:00:00. > :00:31.And it wouldn't be a bank holiday weekend without a weather warning. I
:00:32. > :00:40.will have the full forecast later in the programme.
:00:41. > :00:53.A major fire which broke out at a recycling centre in baize last night
:00:54. > :00:55.and was fought at its height by 11 fund times as this lunchtime just
:00:56. > :00:59.been put out. A thick black plume of smoke
:01:00. > :01:02.could be seen for almost 20 miles across Sussex after 200 tonnes
:01:03. > :01:04.of scrap metal caught fire just Part of the A27 had to be
:01:05. > :01:08.closed Our environment correspondent, Yvette Austin,
:01:09. > :01:10.is at the Light Brothers Yvette, why did the fire
:01:11. > :01:20.cause so much smoke? You are right about the amount of
:01:21. > :01:22.smoke. It was a huge plume that could be seen for miles. People were
:01:23. > :01:29.told to keep their doors and windows told to keep their doors and windows
:01:30. > :01:33.closed and the A27 was closed. One of the things they do here is
:01:34. > :01:37.recycle electrical goods, things like vacuum cleaners, microwaves and
:01:38. > :01:43.toasters. So there are things like plastic, rubber and metal and the
:01:44. > :01:44.pile where the fire was was about ten metres high, said that's what
:01:45. > :01:48.caused the smoke. An enormous quantity to be pulled
:01:49. > :01:53.out, damped down and moved off, so that's why it's taking so long
:01:54. > :01:55.and that's why there Do we have any idea
:01:56. > :02:10.of what the cause of It's to early to say yet. The
:02:11. > :02:17.company put on its website that the fire was spotted by CCTV at 7:20pm.
:02:18. > :02:22.The Fire and Rescue Service will Robbie turn up later on today to
:02:23. > :02:26.start the investigation, which will turn on for a few days because there
:02:27. > :02:30.is so much burnt material to go through and the Environment Agency
:02:31. > :02:35.will probably carry out an investigation. This is a registered
:02:36. > :02:39.waste site so there will be rules and regulations they have too abide
:02:40. > :02:41.by and the Environment Agency will want to make sure that it was doing
:02:42. > :02:43.everything it should. From today Ministry
:02:44. > :02:45.of Defence Police officers will be supporting Kent Police as part
:02:46. > :02:47.of on-going increased security following the attack
:02:48. > :02:51.in Manchester on Monday. Highly-visible firearms officers
:02:52. > :02:53.are already patrolling key locations The national threat level remains
:02:54. > :02:58.at critical and members of the public are asked
:02:59. > :03:03.to remain alert. There has been disruption
:03:04. > :03:05.for thousands of passengers at Gatwick Airport this morning
:03:06. > :03:08.with some flights departing without luggage due to problems
:03:09. > :03:11.with the baggage handling system. It's one of the busiest days
:03:12. > :03:14.for the airport with people trying to get away for the bank holiday
:03:15. > :03:17.and school half term. Our reporter Jon Hunt
:03:18. > :03:20.is outside the airport Jon, what exactly
:03:21. > :03:35.happened this morning? Well, it was a breakdown of the
:03:36. > :03:39.baggage conveyor sorting system. Around 430 AM this morning, this is
:03:40. > :03:43.the system that sends your suitcases from the check-in gate where the
:03:44. > :03:47.aircraft is part. It was affecting both terminal so many airlines were
:03:48. > :03:51.affected but EasyJet passengers were worst hit. The problem meant that
:03:52. > :03:56.bags could not be processed in time for some of the flights and bags
:03:57. > :04:01.started accumulating in the terminal areas. There were long queues for
:04:02. > :04:05.passengers as well. The airport says 3000 bags did not make their flights
:04:06. > :04:07.so thousands of holiday-makers and business goers are arriving at their
:04:08. > :04:15.destination without their belongings today. Have the problem been
:04:16. > :04:19.resolved? Well, Gatwick Airport says the problem was resolved at 9am this
:04:20. > :04:23.morning. They would not let our cameras into the airport but I was
:04:24. > :04:25.able to get in and speak to passengers and they were
:04:26. > :04:30.encountering difficulties that 11am this morning. Claire Fox is 31 weeks
:04:31. > :04:35.pregnant, travelling with two children to Greece for a week, they
:04:36. > :04:38.were at the airport at 4am and she says the queue was out of the door.
:04:39. > :04:44.It took them an hour and a half to get through check in and security
:04:45. > :04:48.was round. They got to the gate and the plane had left without them.
:04:49. > :04:53.They were still looking for their bags at 11am this morning. Jamie
:04:54. > :04:57.Hall from Manchester had been training since January for a
:04:58. > :05:01.sporting competition, a world sporting competition. He says that
:05:02. > :05:06.his flight was mist as well and all that training is down the pan.
:05:07. > :05:10.Gatwick has apologised and said it is working with its partners to
:05:11. > :05:12.forward on bags to passengers who do not have them today.
:05:13. > :05:14.With record temperatures predicted for this weekend,
:05:15. > :05:16.there's a warning that popular routes in the South East,
:05:17. > :05:18.like parts of the M25, could take four times
:05:19. > :05:22.More than 15 million cars are expected on the UK's roads over
:05:23. > :05:25.the bank holiday with this afternoon expected to be the busiest period.
:05:26. > :05:28.But there is some good news - Highways England say they've lifted
:05:29. > :05:31.80 miles of roadworks in the South East to
:05:32. > :05:36.And, stay with us for a full weather forecast for the Bank Holiday
:05:37. > :05:42.Margate's Dreamland will re-open this weekend after a multi-million
:05:43. > :05:45.pound revamp including new rides and a music stage.
:05:46. > :05:48.The amusement park was placed in administration less than a year
:05:49. > :05:53.after its re-launch in June 2015 but has since received ?25 million
:05:54. > :05:58.Vintage dodgems and teacups have been added to the ride
:05:59. > :06:02.line-up and they'll also be some live events.
:06:03. > :06:04.What happened subsequent to the opening in 2015 was we had
:06:05. > :06:09.a good range of rides at the park but the financing wasn't quite
:06:10. > :06:13.there to make the overall park, the look and feel of the place
:06:14. > :06:16.and the reliability of the rides and quality of the food quite
:06:17. > :06:20.what it needed to be to give people that great day out and for them
:06:21. > :06:23.to want to come back again and to bring their friends down
:06:24. > :06:25.again, so that's what we've been doing.
:06:26. > :06:27.Now for that all-important bank holiday weather forecast.
:06:28. > :06:33.Lots of sunshine right across the South East at the moment
:06:34. > :06:39.Here's a nice picture of the seaside.
:06:40. > :06:41.A little bit cooler towards the coast with wind coming
:06:42. > :06:45.in from the sea and the wind has picked up a little
:06:46. > :06:51.But is the heat and the sunshine going to last over
:06:52. > :06:55.Well, we think it is going to be quite warm although Monday could
:06:56. > :07:00.There will be lots of sunshine around at times but also the chance
:07:01. > :07:03.All the details in just a little bit.
:07:04. > :07:05.The rest of this afternoon the sunshine is likely to continue.
:07:06. > :07:08.Temperature-wise we'll be up to 26, 20 seven Celsius inland but cooler
:07:09. > :07:10.than that towards the coast with the wind coming
:07:11. > :07:17.Overnight tonight it is going to feel quite muggy.
:07:18. > :07:20.Some late sunshine this evening and we will keep the clear skies.
:07:21. > :07:23.It will stay dry and temperatures will not drop very far either.
:07:24. > :07:25.We will start the day off tomorrow on around 16,
:07:26. > :07:28.maybe 17 Celsius but you can see the showers behind me.
:07:29. > :07:31.They are likely to push through tomorrow morning and some
:07:32. > :07:34.of them could turn out to be heavy and even thundery but some places
:07:35. > :07:37.won't see them at all and it will just be sunny all day.
:07:38. > :07:39.A lot of sunshine around tomorrow afternoon.
:07:40. > :07:42.Just towards coastal areas there is the risk that we could see
:07:43. > :07:44.some coastal fog onshore at times so do watch out for that.
:07:45. > :07:47.The highest of the temperatures will again be inland up
:07:48. > :07:49.into the mid-20s in Celsius once more.
:07:50. > :07:52.Now, we have had a weather warning issued by the Met Office for Sunday.
:07:53. > :07:55.This starts at mid-day on Sunday lasted until midday on Monday,
:07:56. > :07:57.we think there could be the risk of some heavy, thundery downpours,
:07:58. > :08:04.quite lot of rain falling in a short space of time.
:08:05. > :08:07.I think for much of the daytime on Sunday it will be dry.
:08:08. > :08:10.The risk of the showers through the afternoon into the evening
:08:11. > :08:16.By Monday, mostly dry, a few showers at times.
:08:17. > :08:19.Before we go, here's Natalie Graham with the details of our special
:08:20. > :08:25.It's a political battle over security, trade and immigration.
:08:26. > :08:28.It's a battle over the future of the National Health Service.
:08:29. > :08:32.And it's a battle over how to fund and run our schools.
:08:33. > :08:35.Politicians from the main five parties will be fighting it out
:08:36. > :08:40.here in St Leonards on bank holiday Monday, May 29th, and we would
:08:41. > :08:48.If you live or work in the South East, and you'd
:08:49. > :08:54.like to be in the audience, send an email to:
:08:55. > :09:05.We'd like to hear from you view have a story you think we should be
:09:06. > :09:12.covering. Natalie and John will be here at
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