:00:00. > :00:08.Seven crew are recovering today after they were rescued
:00:09. > :00:12.from a sinking cargo ship 40 miles off the coast of Thanet.
:00:13. > :00:15.A rescue helicopter from Lydd joined others from the Netherlands
:00:16. > :00:16.and Belgium overnight, working alongside
:00:17. > :00:25.This is the Fluvius Tamar - a 90-metre, 3,000-tonne cargo
:00:26. > :00:28.vessel, now at the bottom of the English Channel.
:00:29. > :00:31.In the middle of the night, the crew issued a MAYDAY call saying
:00:32. > :00:33.they were sinking fast, before abandoning ship
:00:34. > :00:40.And to find out that there were seven people on board
:00:41. > :00:44.who were possibly going into the water, launching their life
:00:45. > :00:46.rafts, it was turning out to be a major, big job.
:00:47. > :00:49.There were three helicopters out there altogether in the end,
:00:50. > :00:53.and there were numerous vessels all standing by.
:00:54. > :00:57.It's the second major operation of Ramsgate in just three weeks.
:00:58. > :01:00.It's the second major operation off Ramsgate in just three weeks.
:01:01. > :01:03.Two men were rescued, one later died, and a third
:01:04. > :01:06.Though this incident had a happier outcome,
:01:07. > :01:08.poor weather conditions made it even more challenging.
:01:09. > :01:11.It was at night, it was in force nine north-westerly winds,
:01:12. > :01:16.the sea state was reportedly up to five metres in size,
:01:17. > :01:20.so being either on a life raft or being in the sea was a very,
:01:21. > :01:24.The ship's crew were airlifted to hospital in Essex suffering
:01:25. > :01:26.from potential hypothermia, but no serious injuries.
:01:27. > :01:28.The Marine Accident Investigation Branch is looking
:01:29. > :01:36.Lucinda Adam, BBC South East Today, Ramsgate.
:01:37. > :01:38.Homes in Hassocks were evacuated this afternoon after a suspicious
:01:39. > :01:45.A cordon has been put in place in the Belmont area,
:01:46. > :01:48.with the bomb squad on site to make the scene safe.
:01:49. > :01:51.Sussex Police are treating it as an isolated incident that's
:01:52. > :01:57.Roads near the harbour in Newhaven were flooded last night
:01:58. > :02:02.The Environment Agency put in extra defences to try and reduce
:02:03. > :02:04.the impact of the surge, and the emergency
:02:05. > :02:08.Residents took their own extra precautions, but no
:02:09. > :02:13.Dog walkers are being warned they need to keep close
:02:14. > :02:16.control of their animals, even if they think they're
:02:17. > :02:18.good-natured, after a spate of recent attacks on sheep
:02:19. > :02:23.Ten sheep were killed last week in the space of three days,
:02:24. > :02:26.and the police are now looking for the dogs' owners.
:02:27. > :02:29.You may find one image in this report distressing.
:02:30. > :02:32.It is an area of chalk grassland right on the edge of Lewes,
:02:33. > :02:35.popular with dog walkers, but last week, some of those walkers
:02:36. > :02:39.Most of the images are too graphic to show at all.
:02:40. > :02:42.For the shepherd who manages the sheep and discovered them,
:02:43. > :02:48.It's not very pleasant carrying the carcass out
:02:49. > :03:00.How...people can not notice that their dog comes
:03:01. > :03:04.These walkers were passing by as we were filming.
:03:05. > :03:08.One of them had come across the aftermath.
:03:09. > :03:12.And then there were another two dead sheep soon after that, and, erm...
:03:13. > :03:15.You know, sometimes they also get caught up in the brambles
:03:16. > :03:19.But the sheep have specifically been put amongst those
:03:20. > :03:22.It helps create a nectar rich haven for butterflies
:03:23. > :03:27.Today, the charity behind the scheme gave this reminder to owners
:03:28. > :03:32.Please don't make assumptions about your particular dog.
:03:33. > :03:35.You may think it's a lovely, sweet dog - it might not be
:03:36. > :03:39.Sussex Police would now like to hear from anybody who knows
:03:40. > :03:45.Football, and Brighton have lost top spot in the Championship tonight.
:03:46. > :03:52.Meanwhile, in League One, it was 0-0 at home for Charlton
:03:53. > :03:56.against Millwall, but disappointment for Adran Pennock on his first match
:03:57. > :03:58.in charge of Gillingham - they lost 1-0 at Oldham.
:03:59. > :04:02.In League Two, Crawley Town beat Hartlepool 1-0.
:04:03. > :04:08.Here's the weather with Kate Kinsella.
:04:09. > :04:11.It's been a pretty cold day, on the whole.
:04:12. > :04:14.Some of us saw a little bit of blue sky and
:04:15. > :04:17.Others have had rain and snow flurries, and that, in
:04:18. > :04:20.The Met Office has issued a yellow weather
:04:21. > :04:23.warning for snow and ice, and that ice risk is
:04:24. > :04:25.really prominent as we head through this evening and overnight.
:04:26. > :04:27.Anything that fell today on untreated roads and surfaces is
:04:28. > :04:34.It's not until tomorrow that we'll start to
:04:35. > :04:38.Minimum temperatures down to zero, maybe minus one.
:04:39. > :04:40.Now, we'll see this cloud moving in through the early
:04:41. > :04:42.hours of tomorrow morning and into Sunday itself.
:04:43. > :04:45.It brings with it some rather persistent rain, which,
:04:46. > :04:49.We could get some snowfall tomorrow morning.
:04:50. > :04:55.It will turn back tomorrow afternoon to rain.
:04:56. > :04:57.The maximum temperature, a touch milder for Sunday.
:04:58. > :05:02.We are looking at seven or eight Celsius.
:05:03. > :05:13.We are back at 6:20pm tomorrow. Enjoy
:05:14. > :05:20.Getting the detail of this cold snap is proving to be challenging and
:05:21. > :05:23.will continue to be so over the next 24 hours. Ice around across eastern
:05:24. > :05:27.parts after the earlier showers then rain pushing in from Northern
:05:28. > :05:33.Ireland across Scotland and a period of snow across eastern Scotland
:05:34. > :05:38.temporarily. It will extend into northern Wales and England too. A
:05:39. > :05:43.chilly night across the East, much milder. Tomorrow, everything nudges
:05:44. > :05:47.further east which gives us an issue because a period of snow across
:05:48. > :05:49.Lincolnshire and East Anglia could give a