:00:12. > :00:13.Good evening. Families of elderly residents at two
:00:14. > :00:16.Sussex care homes say they are upset and disgusted after being told
:00:17. > :00:20.they are closing. These are the second and third
:00:21. > :00:22.homes in St Leonards that the New Century Care company
:00:23. > :00:25.has shut in under a year, blaming the national funding climate.
:00:26. > :00:28.52 residents will be displaced and there are fears more care
:00:29. > :00:35.homes are set to close. Jon Hunt reports.
:00:36. > :00:39.Marjorie is facing her second care home move in the space of the year.
:00:40. > :00:42.Last March, the same company closed the home she used to live
:00:43. > :00:49.We have got to find another home for my mum.
:00:50. > :00:51.She is very frail. She is 88.
:00:52. > :00:53.Something has got to be done about it.
:00:54. > :00:54.95-year-old Alice has dementia and her daughter
:00:55. > :00:57.says she will struggle with the change.
:00:58. > :01:00.She can't do anything for herself. She has to be fed...
:01:01. > :01:03.Everything has to be done for her. She doesn't know what's going on.
:01:04. > :01:12.New Century Care blamed the national funding problem.
:01:13. > :01:29.Linda used to be a manager with the company and says
:01:30. > :01:31.the minimum wage, pension obligations and pressure
:01:32. > :01:34.from the regulator mean homes cannot afford to run on the fees
:01:35. > :01:40.that local authorities are prepared to pay.
:01:41. > :01:42.The government need to put more money into social care,
:01:43. > :01:47.I think there will be more and more providers who will be looking
:01:48. > :01:53.at the bottom line and thinking, "This is just not sustainable."
:01:54. > :01:56.Challenged about social care funding today, the Prime Minister said
:01:57. > :01:58.she recognised there are pressures and said more money is being
:01:59. > :02:03.This is an issue that has been ducked by governments for too long.
:02:04. > :02:06.That is why I have set up work to say, we need to find a solution,
:02:07. > :02:08.so we have a long-term sustainability of our
:02:09. > :02:14.Back in St Leonards, relatives tell me finding new homes
:02:15. > :02:21.It's just a shame because there isn't anywhere in Hastings.
:02:22. > :02:27.It could be judgmental to her health and it's a very worrying moment.
:02:28. > :02:30.The county council said it would explore all potential
:02:31. > :02:33.alternatives to closing the two homes and will be making contact
:02:34. > :02:42.Jon Hunt, BBC South East Today, in St Leonards.
:02:43. > :02:44.A man has died after being hit by a car in Swanley.
:02:45. > :02:47.The 29-year-old was walking on Maidstone Road near the junction
:02:48. > :02:49.with Hockenden Lane just after 10 o'clock last night.
:02:50. > :02:51.He was struck by a silver Renault Clio.
:02:52. > :02:58.Police are appealing for anyone who saw what happened to contact them.
:02:59. > :03:01.The search for a man who jumped off a motorway bridge
:03:02. > :03:03.into the River Medway has been called off for the night.
:03:04. > :03:06.Police and the coastguard were called to the M2
:03:07. > :03:09.A helicopter and divers were involved in the search
:03:10. > :03:12.and the footpath between Junctions 2 and 3 was closed for several hours.
:03:13. > :03:16.It is expected to resume in the morning.
:03:17. > :03:18.More strike action begins on Southern Rail
:03:19. > :03:21.The RMT union is launching a 24-hour strike over
:03:22. > :03:23.the role of the conductor starting at midnight.
:03:24. > :03:26.Southern Rail insists 705 of its trains will run and a full
:03:27. > :03:28.service will resume on Tuesday. The union says Southern needs
:03:29. > :03:37.to "engage" with them, to deal with safety issues.
:03:38. > :03:45.The RSPCA say a dog is "lucky to be alive" after she was abandoned
:03:46. > :03:47.in sub-zero temperatures in Kent. The spaniel, thought
:03:48. > :03:49.to be about a year old, was discovered on Wednesday,
:03:50. > :03:52.surrounded by frozen faeces in a field on Snodland Road
:03:53. > :03:54.in Birling, having been thrown over a six-foot fence.
:03:55. > :03:57.She is now recovering at an RSPCA centre and animal inspectors
:03:58. > :03:58.are trying to find those responsible,
:03:59. > :04:09.Now, we can catch up on the weather, with Elizabeth Rizzini.
:04:10. > :04:13.It was a very cold start to the day today.
:04:14. > :04:18.Minus 7 Celsius degrees in some of our more rural spots.
:04:19. > :04:22.Most of us were cheered up by blue skies and sunshine.
:04:23. > :04:23.The fog, however, is coming back overnight.
:04:24. > :04:28.In rural areas, we are talking about minus 5-6 Celsius.
:04:29. > :04:31.This time, though, there is a Met Office yellow warning
:04:32. > :04:34.It could possibly cause some travel problems tomorrow.
:04:35. > :04:38.Poor visibility on many of the roads and it will be very dense in places.
:04:39. > :04:40.Quite slow to lift and clear in many places.
:04:41. > :04:43.Possibly just brightening up as we head into the afternoon.
:04:44. > :04:46.It will be dry, but feeling cold, too.
:04:47. > :04:49.Top temperatures of just 3-4 Celsius, for the most part.
:04:50. > :04:51.The fog could return on Tuesday morning.
:04:52. > :04:57.It will stay dry, but rather chilly, for the rest of the week.
:04:58. > :05:00.We are back with updates during Breakfast tomorrow morning
:05:01. > :05:06.from just before 6.30am. Goodbye.
:05:07. > :05:14.Good evening. If you are dreading the trudge back to work in the
:05:15. > :05:19.morning I'm not going to help matters. There is the prospect of
:05:20. > :05:23.nasty, freezing fog over the next couple of days. Quite localised but
:05:24. > :05:26.tricky out there on the roads. Disruption possible. Check out your
:05:27. > :05:28.BBC local