07/01/2017 South East Today

Good evening. for the late news at 10:10pm.

A Sussex schoolboy is one of the first children in the country

to receive a prosthetic limb, paid for by the NHS that is

13-year-old Ben Moore from Brighton is already using his new running

The city's been chosen to pioneer the scheme.

A teenager doing what many teenage boys love to do.

Play ball games in the park, running around, keep up with friends.

Ben Moore has a real love of sport and, thanks to his new blade,

there's no limit to what he can do but it's not always been easy.

Right, how have you been doing then, since you've had your blade?

From birth, Ben's right leg didn't grow as quickly as the left.

He made the decision at the age of ten to have amputated.

And then you can show what you can do with it.

Three years on, Ben is one of the first children in the country

to receive a running blade on the NHS.

I used to not be able to, like, be able to run as fast or able

But now I've got a good amount of power in my leg,

So I can do those of skills and hit a ball really well.

Brighton is one of just three areas in the country

pioneering the scheme, which is part of a ?1.5 million

Government fund to help child amputees get active.

But specialists believe it'll actually leads to a saving.

By offering, where appropriate, the prescription, we can give these

children blades and they can compete on a level playing field.

It keeps them fit and healthy, it keeps them out of hospital

and away from other complications that can arise from that.

Ben says he's now training for the Paralympics and is enjoying

There were angry scenes in Maidstone today as a gathering of far right

protesters were met with a counter protest over plans to

The demonstration was organised by the South East Alliance -

a pro-English and anti-extremist and immigration group.

They were outnumbered by around 50 local supporters.

Today is a massive step in Maidstone, especially just

to show you how we want to integrate with people and they want

I can't thank the people for turning up today enough.

Kent Police are searching for the driver of a car

which ended up on its roof in Dover this morning.

Police officers and the Ambulance Service were called to the scene

The male driver reportedly left before the police arrived.

In football, Championship leaders Brighton and Hove Albion success

in the Fourth Round of the FA Cup this afternoon with a 2-0 win over

The victory is the Seagulls' sixth straight win in all competitions.

The draw for the fourth round takes place on Monday evening.

Now the weather with Elizabeth Rizzini.

It felt milder today but it was rather grey

Some miss murky conditions as you can see from our weather

Not for tonight or indeed into tomorrow.

Tomorrow is mostly dry, apart from fine drizzle just falling

Overnight tonight, we'll see some hill fog form again over the dams.

A very great start to the day tomorrow but a mild one as well

Between around 6-7 C for most places.

So, tomorrow, it is a murky start but we might just get something

a bit brighter forming through the afternoon.

Don't hold your breath, it will be predominantly cloudy,

Still mild as we head into the start of next week but turning unsettled,

there will be some rain on Monday afternoon.

Finally, a reminder that BBC South East is hosting a special

Question Time-style debate on the on-going crisis

This is not a dispute with the public, this

is a dispute with the Government and with this company.

A bit of a disgrace, really, isn't it?

That it has gone on as long as it has.

I try to empathise with why they are striking.

You pay too much for delays, cancellations and disruption.

I don't think the Prime Minister has any idea of the level of suffering

and pain that rail passengers and businesses are suffering.

There is only one body responsible for the current strike, this

You'll be able to watch that special programme this coming Monday -

the 9th of January at 7.30pm here on BBC One.

Well, that's all from us here this evening. We're back tomorrow

evening. Until then, have a very good weekend. Goodbye.