:00:00. > :00:07.Today's main headlines in the south-east...
:00:08. > :00:09.Facing legal action - the landlord who's banned people
:00:10. > :00:12.from India, single mums, benefit claimants and battered wives
:00:13. > :00:21.We are live in Maidstone with the details.
:00:22. > :00:23.Dismay from Southern rail as the drivers union
:00:24. > :00:25.announces an overtime ban - meaning more disruption, delays
:00:26. > :00:45.And it was a muggy day with heavy rain tonight, fresher for tomorrow.
:00:46. > :00:50.A controversial Kent landlord who's banned what he calls "coloured
:00:51. > :00:53.people" from renting his properties because he claims they leave a smell
:00:54. > :00:56.of curry is now facing legal action from the Equality and Human Rights
:00:57. > :01:00.They have applied for an injunction against Fergus Wilson
:01:01. > :01:04.Mr Wilson owns hundreds of properties.
:01:05. > :01:07.In a recent letter to his letting agents, he also told them
:01:08. > :01:09.to block single mums, anyone on benefits and plumbers.
:01:10. > :01:12.In this exclusive interview with our reporter, Charlie Rose,
:01:13. > :01:16.he defends his right to choose his tenants.
:01:17. > :01:18.He's the south-east buy-to-let tycoon who who courts controversy
:01:19. > :01:24.Fergus Wilson banned Indian and Pakistani tenants
:01:25. > :01:26.from renting his homes because he says they "leave
:01:27. > :01:32.Now the Equality and Human Rights Commission has stepped in,
:01:33. > :01:36.asking the court if it agrees that Mr Wilson's rules contain
:01:37. > :01:39.Even Asian landlords have been saying to me, well,
:01:40. > :01:41.actually, you're right, it leaves a terrible smell, that's
:01:42. > :01:49.Mr Wilson has previously said he won't let out his properties
:01:50. > :01:52.to single mums, benefit claimants and he has banned what he
:01:53. > :01:57.But he says anyone who falls into these categories can be
:01:58. > :02:03.You say you've received a lot of support about your policy.
:02:04. > :02:09.Doesn't mean to say your policies are right, does it?
:02:10. > :02:12.Well, you have to look at what the man in the street thinks.
:02:13. > :02:18.The reasonable man who rode on the Clapham omnibus.
:02:19. > :02:24.The reasonable man would say to me, this is not racist,
:02:25. > :02:31.And I think, at the end of the day, the Equalities Commission has not
:02:32. > :02:36.It is very surprising that someone has the sort of views these days.
:02:37. > :02:39.1000 houses, why not give 10% to people desperately in need?
:02:40. > :02:44.If you have a lot of money, you can pick and choose.
:02:45. > :02:47.The Commission, now they have decided they do have a strong case
:02:48. > :02:51.against him, they will seek a judgment whereby an injunction
:02:52. > :02:54.will be put in place so that Mr Wilson will be unable
:02:55. > :02:57.to advertise his properties or rent out his properties with such
:02:58. > :03:10.Since the 1990s, Judith and Fergus Wilson have built
:03:11. > :03:14.a property empire of more than 900 houses.
:03:15. > :03:20.Tonight, he remains defiant, believing he has done nothing wrong.
:03:21. > :03:23.And Charlie Rose is in Maidstone now, where Mr Wilson
:03:24. > :03:31.Charlie, Fergus Wilson intends to fight any legal action?
:03:32. > :03:37.Yes. He says if the court agrees with the equality and human rights
:03:38. > :03:42.commission, he will fight it and challenge it and take it to the
:03:43. > :03:45.Supreme Court if necessary. This afternoon, Fergus Wilson told me he
:03:46. > :03:50.one is close to 1000 residential homes across Kent and including here
:03:51. > :03:55.in Maidstone as well. He says that he is not racist and rents out his
:03:56. > :04:05.homes to variety of people, including gurkhas. But tonight, an
:04:06. > :04:11.advocacy group has said they hope this legal action will lead to
:04:12. > :04:16.Fergus Wilson rethinking what they described as his "Outdated views".
:04:17. > :04:18.Commuters using Southern Rail are facing more disruption
:04:19. > :04:20.this summer after the train drivers union Aslef announced an overtime
:04:21. > :04:25.It comes after talks aimed at ending the long-running dispute over
:04:26. > :04:28.Southern say they are "dismayed" by the decision by Aslef members,
:04:29. > :04:30.which experts have said will cause severe disruption.
:04:31. > :04:34.It has been the worst industrial action on Britain's railways
:04:35. > :04:37.in nearly a quarter of a century, but the brief recent respite
:04:38. > :04:40.from disruption is about to come to an end as members of Aslef
:04:41. > :04:46.are set to refuse any overtime from the end of this month.
:04:47. > :04:50.People don't realise what a huge economic impact it can have,
:04:51. > :04:52.if people are travelling down from London for a lovely
:04:53. > :04:58.One time, they arrived and there was no train.
:04:59. > :05:00.I think it is appalling, I think it is totally wrong,
:05:01. > :05:09.Southern say they will try to run as full a timetable as possible,
:05:10. > :05:12.but experts argue that the overtime ban will lead to many
:05:13. > :05:16.Southern Rail is heavily dependent upon, as with other rail operators,
:05:17. > :05:19.on overtime to provide the services, because it has a lack
:05:20. > :05:27.Aslef said they've taken the decision reluctantly
:05:28. > :05:30.after Southern refused to budge on talks in the long-running dispute
:05:31. > :05:31.over the introduction of driver-only operated trains.
:05:32. > :05:34.Yesterday, members of the conductors' union, the RMT,
:05:35. > :05:37.announced they would be striking on May 30th, their 32nd day
:05:38. > :05:40.of action since the start of the dispute last April.
:05:41. > :05:43.The first Aslef walk-outs were in December, leading
:05:44. > :05:46.to the cancellation of all Southern services on strike days.
:05:47. > :05:49.But the strikes and a previous overtime ban were called off
:05:50. > :05:54.at the end of January as new talks were agreed.
:05:55. > :05:56.But by the end of April, members have rejected two deals
:05:57. > :05:59.struck by its leaders with the rail company.
:06:00. > :06:01.I think it is welcome from an RMT perspective.
:06:02. > :06:05.We started the dispute with the train drivers.
:06:06. > :06:07.I am glad that the Southern drivers have persuaded
:06:08. > :06:20.So for Southern commuters, a second summer of disruption looms ahead.
:06:21. > :06:22.A man from Margate has been charged with causing death
:06:23. > :06:25.by reckless driving in Thailand following the death of his
:06:26. > :06:29.Danny Glass was driving a moped with his partner Sophie Rose
:06:30. > :06:37.She was killed instantly when she was run over by a lorry.
:06:38. > :06:39.Both were video bloggers and Mr Glass posted an emotional
:06:40. > :06:45.The driver of the lorry has also been charged.
:06:46. > :06:47.It's the turn of the Liberal Democrats today to launch
:06:48. > :06:53.The party leader, Tim Farron, has been talking about Brexit
:06:54. > :06:56.and pledging to take tough action to sort out the issues over
:06:57. > :07:06.Peter, what are the key issues that appeal to voters in the south-east?
:07:07. > :07:09.The Lib Dems are fighting to gain control of two marginal seats -
:07:10. > :07:13.Their headline pledge is to hold a second referendum over Brexit
:07:14. > :07:20.They also say they would strip Southern Rail of the franchise
:07:21. > :07:25.and put the railway in the hands of government-run companies.
:07:26. > :07:30.And the party also confirms their commitment to oppose any
:07:31. > :07:32.airport expansion at Gatwick, Heathrow or any new airport
:07:33. > :07:35.Although there will be some people who will shrug and say,
:07:36. > :07:39.we have to accept the bleak vision of Brexit, that extreme version
:07:40. > :07:41.of Brexit that Theresa May has pushed through the Commons
:07:42. > :07:44.with the help of Jeremy Corbyn and Ukip, we say a better,
:07:45. > :07:48.And if you believe that there should be hope, this
:07:49. > :07:54.But there's one problem with the Lib Dem strategy
:07:55. > :08:00.in the south-east - their key target seat of Eastbourne
:08:01. > :08:05.voted 57% in favour of Brexit, and despite the manifesto pledge,
:08:06. > :08:09.their candidate, Stephen Lloyd, is opposed to any new
:08:10. > :08:16.This is what people in Eastbourne had to say.
:08:17. > :08:19.That was what we voted on. That was the decision that was made.
:08:20. > :08:21.Most people that voted voted to leave.
:08:22. > :08:26.I am from Brighton and I would like to stay in the EU, so, yeah,
:08:27. > :08:30.I would like an opportunity to vote again.
:08:31. > :08:31.Despite Stephen Lloyd being in direct opposition
:08:32. > :08:34.to the manifesto pledge on Brexit, their leader has acknowledged
:08:35. > :08:41.that the candidate is "independent minded".
:08:42. > :08:44.Other items of interest for voters in the south-east are the party's
:08:45. > :08:51.plans to "find more effective and sustainable ways
:08:52. > :08:53.of managing rail franchises" - like Southern Rail and Govia
:08:54. > :08:57.Thameslink - involving local government.
:08:58. > :08:59.And the Lib Dems also believe any airport expansion should focus
:09:00. > :09:02.on regional airports like Manchester and Birmingham.
:09:03. > :09:06.And staying with the election, here's Natalie Graham with details
:09:07. > :09:08.of our special general election TV debate.
:09:09. > :09:12.It is a political battle over security, trade and immigration.
:09:13. > :09:15.It is a battle over the future of the national Health Service.
:09:16. > :09:20.And it is a battle over how to fund and run our schools.
:09:21. > :09:25.Politicians from the main five parties will be fighting it out
:09:26. > :09:27.here at the Kino in St Leonards on bank holiday
:09:28. > :09:36.And we would like you to be part of the debate.
:09:37. > :09:38.If you live or work in the south-east, and you'd
:09:39. > :09:41.like to be in the audience, send us an e-mail with your name,
:09:42. > :09:44.address and daytime phone number and you could be part
:09:45. > :09:49.The national weather forecast in a moment, but first,
:09:50. > :09:50.let's get the picture in the south-east
:09:51. > :10:05.It has been muggy and warm. Highs of 25 Celsius. It has also been wet. He
:10:06. > :10:09.lost the sunshine from yesterday and as we go through the first part of
:10:10. > :10:16.the night, the rain intensifies. But that clears and behind it, it is a
:10:17. > :10:20.bit fresher. Last May, temperatures dropped to 15-16. Kryptonite,
:10:21. > :10:26.eventually, dropping 29 or ten. It is fresher to start on Thursday. The
:10:27. > :10:30.wind is at an westerly direction. There is a good deal of brightness
:10:31. > :10:34.around. There is the risk of a shower but for many of us it is a
:10:35. > :10:38.dry day. Feeling a bit fresher but by the afternoon, temperatures
:10:39. > :10:44.comfortably leeching highs of 15 or 17. Thursday into Friday, further
:10:45. > :10:49.outbreaks of rain for a time. Potentially up to ten millimetres of
:10:50. > :10:53.rainfall. It is heavy. Overnight into Friday, temperatures 1011
:10:54. > :10:58.Celsius. It is a damp start to Friday but the rain clears and once
:10:59. > :10:58.again, by the afternoon, a mix of sunshine and scattered showers with
:10:59. > :11:02.temperatures once again in the top showers. But it will be a bit
:11:03. > :11:05.warmer.