12/02/2017

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:00:00. > :00:08.Good evening. at 11pm - now on BBC1 its time

:00:09. > :00:11.A 37-year-old man from Rochester has died in a crash on Chatham Road

:00:12. > :00:15.in Maidstone after his car collided with trees.

:00:16. > :00:19.Police were called to the scene on the A229 slip road

:00:20. > :00:23.towards the Running Horse Roundabout shortly after 3:30am this morning.

:00:24. > :00:30.A pioneering scheme in Sussex designed to tackle loneliness should

:00:31. > :00:32.continue after its current funding expires in June,

:00:33. > :00:37.The project allows doctors to prescribe social activities,

:00:38. > :00:44.Struggling to care for her husband, who has dementia, Anna had

:00:45. > :00:53.But joining a local bowls club has set her well on the way to recovery.

:00:54. > :00:55.Thanks to a prescription from her GP.

:00:56. > :00:59.I was crying a lot for a whole month, and I couldn't get

:01:00. > :01:03.I needed people talking with me and helping me through a very,

:01:04. > :01:15.It's estimated one in five patients who visit their GPs don't primarily

:01:16. > :01:19.Many of them just need somebody to talk to.

:01:20. > :01:22.Under the social prescribing scheme, doctors can refer these patients

:01:23. > :01:24.to voluntary groups, who match them up with activities

:01:25. > :01:30.Social prescribing will save the lives of a lot of older

:01:31. > :01:34.It makes a world of difference to the patient.

:01:35. > :01:37.It means the doctor is freeing up appointments to see other people,

:01:38. > :01:42.Medicine and wellness is more than tablets.

:01:43. > :01:45.What we have to do is commit the will of the Government

:01:46. > :01:51.The pilot project's ?76,000 funding from Crawley Borough

:01:52. > :01:57.But the town's Conservative MP is hopeful it can become permanent.

:01:58. > :01:58.Crawley, several years ago, was designated

:01:59. > :02:03.That wasn't just a label, that is something that again has

:02:04. > :02:07.meant that Crawley is in the lead in this issue, and I think we can be

:02:08. > :02:11.in the lead in terms of tackling loneliness as well.

:02:12. > :02:14.The Council says its decision about whether to keep funding

:02:15. > :02:16.the scheme will depend on evidence that it really is helping

:02:17. > :02:20.to reduce the pressure on health and social care.

:02:21. > :02:23.The key challenge currently facing all our local authorities.

:02:24. > :02:27.Amanda Akass, BBC South East Today, Crawley.

:02:28. > :02:36.A toddler from Tunbridge Wells has died barely two weeks after ?250,000

:02:37. > :02:46.If you will fault Canterbury. It is in itself was great on Friday. Three

:02:47. > :02:55.people were taken before. If one is in with two and -- envoy from London

:02:56. > :02:56.has charged with two is a review for you.

:02:57. > :02:59.A toddler from Tunbridge Wells has died barely two weeks after ?250,000

:03:00. > :03:02.was raised to fly her to America for what her parents hoped would be

:03:03. > :03:06.life-saving surgery. Two-year-old Florence Jackson had

:03:07. > :03:09.A toddler from Tunbridge Wells has died barely two weeks after ?250,000

:03:10. > :03:12.was raised to fly her to America for what her parents hoped would be

:03:13. > :03:14.life-saving surgery. Two-year-old Florence Jackson had

:03:15. > :03:18.Her family say she's left a huge hole in their hearts.

:03:19. > :03:20.Hundreds of people gathered in Ramsgate today for the 75th

:03:21. > :03:23.anniversary of the Channel Dash. A ceremony and flypast were held

:03:24. > :03:26.at the harbour to mark the day 18 pilots took off from Manston

:03:27. > :03:28.to attack the largest German fleet ever assembled.

:03:29. > :03:30.Only five of the men survived the attack in 1942,

:03:31. > :03:34.Football, and a sixth successive home league win for Brighton briefly

:03:35. > :03:36.saw them move to the top of the Championship table.

:03:37. > :03:38.With that and the rest of the weekend's action,

:03:39. > :03:42.It was a pretty one-sided affair at the Amex.

:03:43. > :03:44.12 minutes in, and Tomer Hemed capitalised on a fine cross

:03:45. > :03:48.And after the break, Sam Baldock doubled the lead.

:03:49. > :03:49.More cracks appeared in Burton's defence

:03:50. > :03:54.It made the visitors spark into life, but this header

:03:55. > :03:56.from Glenn Murray ended any hope of a comeback.

:03:57. > :03:58.This free kick from Charlton's Ricky Holmes won't be

:03:59. > :04:03.It would have earned them three points against AFC Wimbledon had it

:04:04. > :04:06.not been for this superb finish from Tom Elliott in stoppage time.

:04:07. > :04:12.He was so happy, he got a yellow card for over-celebrating.

:04:13. > :04:16.It was also his second booking, so he was sent off.

:04:17. > :04:19.In Kent, Gillingham were moments away from being beaten

:04:20. > :04:23.Step up debutant Josh Parker, who snatched this goal in the 95th

:04:24. > :04:28.minute, earning a point for the Gills.

:04:29. > :04:31.In-form striker James Collins was on target to put Crawley

:04:32. > :04:37.But it was two goals from the home side's leading scorer, Danny Hylton,

:04:38. > :04:43.which meant Crawley left Kenilworth Road empty-handed.

:04:44. > :04:49.Let's find out what the weather's going to be like.

:04:50. > :04:54.Just a little more cold weather to come before we see some milder

:04:55. > :04:58.Now, tonight, first of all we see quite a lot of cloud around.

:04:59. > :05:02.But then clearer skies moving in the second half of the night.

:05:03. > :05:05.It's unlikely we'll see frost, though, because of that wind.

:05:06. > :05:08.Temperatures getting down to about two or three Celsius.

:05:09. > :05:12.An easterly, biting wind taking the edge off those temperatures.

:05:13. > :05:14.Although there is a good lot of sunshine on offer,

:05:15. > :05:18.and temperatures up to eight or nine Celsius, it's certainly not

:05:19. > :05:22.going to be feeling that warm because of the wind.

:05:23. > :05:25.But, as we head through the week, well, it's still fairly breezy

:05:26. > :05:29.But some sunny spells around on Tuesday.

:05:30. > :05:33.And a bright and breezy day generally, starting

:05:34. > :05:37.On Wednesday, more cloud around and a few showers,

:05:38. > :05:40.but at least we're seeing some double figures.

:05:41. > :05:42.But by the end of the week it's certainly feeling milder,

:05:43. > :05:49.and also a lot drier than we've had the past couple of days.

:05:50. > :05:53.I'll be back at around 11:20pm with another update

:05:54. > :06:10.For now, from all of us here, have a good evening.

:06:11. > :06:17.Good evening, dull, grey, cold, miserable. And that's just me! The

:06:18. > :06:21.weather hasn't been great leader for most of us, it will be chilly out

:06:22. > :06:26.there with this nagging easterly breeze, wetter weather for Northern

:06:27. > :06:31.Ireland, by the end of the night most of the dampness across parts of

:06:32. > :06:32.Eastern Scotland and North East England, most of the high ground