23/11/2017 South East Today

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Today's main news in the South East.

Carrying his bloodstained jeans -

police say it's "tragically

unfortunate" they didn't catch this

Shoreham killer before

he beat a man to death.

Hundreds of Brighton

university lecturers walk out

on strike over job losses.

We're live in Brighton

with the details.

You're like a sister to me. Yes,

twins!

And the stars of panto season

are being celebrated in a new

exhibition.

Sussex Police have said

that it is "tragically unfortunate"

they failed to catch a handyman

from Shoreham who threatened

a customer over a £40

gardening bill -

before he returned

and beat him to death.

Alan Creasey dialled 999

after Duncan Hearsey turned up

at his house demanding the money.

Officers told him to lock his doors.

Hearsey was sentenced to 21 years

at Lewes Crown Court.

Piers Hopkirk reports.

Holding his jeans, soaked in the

blood from the brutal assault, CCTV

footage shows Duncan Hearsey walking

around his neighbourhood, at one

point stopping to shadow-box. Just

minutes before, he had attacked Alan

Creasey, apparently having demanded

money for a gardening job.

But after Hearsey was jailed for 21

years for murder, it emerged police

received a series of calls that

evening reporting his aggressive

behaviour.

Police were initially called on

three separate occasions by people

concerned over Duncan Hearsey's

behaviour. Then at 8:15pm, Creasy

himself called police after an

altercation with Hearsey. Police

attended, but left at 8:30pm,

advising Mr Creasy to lock his

doors. They returned to his home at

9:10pm to find him seriously

injured.

Sussex Police is carrying out an

internal investigation, to examine

whether lessons can be learned.

We

need to investigate to see if the

police have made any error, and it

is a local investigation so they

will be looking to see whether we

did anything we could, and

everything reasonable at the time.

Detectives described as tragically

unfortunate the fact that Hearsey

was not arrested sooner. The force's

professional standards department

will make its own judgment.

Police have launched a murder

investigation following the death

of a man in Folkestone.

The body of 58-year-old

Joe Daniels was found

inside the Red Cow pub in Foord Road

shortly before 11.30

yesterday morning.

He had been shot.

A gun was found at the property,

and police say they can't yet rule

out any third party involvement.

Hundreds of lecturers

at the University of Brighton have,

in the past half hour,

walked out on strike.

The dispute is over compulsory

redundancies and concerns over

the closure of other campuses

in neighbouring towns.

The University and Colleges Union

says thousands of students

in Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings

will see their classes

cancelled during the one

and a half day strike,

which the University has described

as "counter-productive."

The union claims management

are going against a long-standing

"no redundancies" policy.

We feel there is no justification

for these redundancy malt --

redundancies, we feel that possibly

the University's reason for trying

to push this through when they could

lift it quite easily.

Our education correspondent

Lauren Moss is at the University

in Brighton now - Lauren,

the University says this

action is over two members

of staff and unjustified?

The union says if these two members

of staff, who are researchers in

different departments, are made

redundant, it will put an end to the

University's no redundancies policy

hit which has been in place for 21

years. The union says it is taking

this action behind me here to try

and prevent further potential job

losses and cuts in the future, it

claims a research grant has already

been lost on the foreign land

department has closed as well. This

is the latest disruption to affect

Brighton University's campus, we saw

protests after it emerged the campus

in Hasting will close in 2019, that

is good to go ahead although a

limited number of classes will be

running at the new centre which will

open at the time later this year.

What are the University and students

are saying about this action?

The

university claimed the section is

entirely unjustified and not in the

interests of students, they say they

are working hard to resolve the

situation with the two members of

staff. The students' union says it

recognises and emphasises with the

staff, but cannot support the action

thoroughly because of the disruption

it is good to have on the student

body today, tomorrow and possibly

next week.

It's almost the time for Panto -

where nearly all the theatres

are hosting soap stars yelling out

"He's behind you" and

"Oh, no, it isn't".

3 million of us went to a pantomime

last year.

3 million of us went

to a pantomime last year.

But the theatrical form

is being celebrated in Canterbury,

in a unique exhibition

at the Beaney Museum.

It's being staged with help

from the University

of Kent's Special Collections

and Archives department.

Charlotte Wright is there -

and it really is a case of "Oh,

yes it is," isn't it?

PROBLEMS WITH SOUND.

Apologies for the problems with the

sound there.

Sussex cricketer James Vince

top-scored for England on day one

of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.

The 26-year-old, who was born

in Cuckfield, made 83 before

being run out by Nathan Lyon's

superb direct hit.

England, the Ashes holders,

closed day one on 196 for four.

Actually felt reasonably calm

considering the occasion,

and it was my first knock in Test

cricket for a little while, so...

like I said, try to enjoy it as much

as anything, but, you know,

maintain focus out there,

try and enjoy the occasion

of playing in an Ashes Test match

at the Gabba,

without letting it get on top of me.

So I thought we got

the balance quite right today.

England's women's hockey team -

featuring six players

from Kent and Sussex -

are through to the semifinals of the

Hockey World League in New Zealand.

Two goals from former East Grinstead

forward Sophie Bray sealed a 2-1

victory over the United States

in this morning's quarter final.

The team will face hosts New Zealand

in tomorrow morning's semi.

England rugby captain Dylan Hartley

has been left out of the starting 15

for the first time after coach Eddie

Jones for Saturday's match against

Samoa. He drops to the bench, he had

previously led the team for all 22

Test matches under Jones.

Let's take a look

Test matches under Jones.

Let's take a look at the weather

now. Elizabeth is here.

Bit of a blustery start this

morning. Is it going to come down?

Yes, but it will stay quite breezy

for the rest of the day I think. We

started off with some very squally

winds, a band of showers which is --

's work through as well. -- swept

through. We will keep the blue sky

for the most of the afternoon, just

a little bit of fair weather cloud.

Temperatures started the day at 13

and 14 degrees, so as you can see we

have seen a cooling trend as we have

gone through the afternoon. We are

now into much cooler air. For the

first part of the night it is going

to be quite chilly, then this band

of rain spreads in from the south

and temperatures will probably go up

into tomorrow morning. Seven or

eight Celsius, though a cloudy and

damp start the day. But by the time

most of us wake up it should be

drier, and we will see some sunshine

around today with lighter winds, but

it is going

to be.

Highs of only nine Celsius. Perhaps

some rain towards the south coast on

Friday night, but otherwise it is

looking drive for the course of the

weekend. But highs of only five or

six

weekend. But highs of only five or

six Celsius, and some frosty nights

before it gets milder again by the

beginning of next week. Thanks, very

much. And apologies for the

pantomime peace, we will bring you

at least 30 -- we will bring you

eight at 6:30pm.

Also, we will be talking to Brian --

Ryan from Seifert who is a

trampoline champion. Join us at

6:30pm. Goodbye.