18/02/2017 South East Today


18/02/2017

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Good evening. for the late news at ten past ten.

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A service has been held in Sussex to mark 100 years since one

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of the worst shipping disasters in history.

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The SS Mendi sank in the English Channel on its way

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671 men drowned and some were buried in Sussex.

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'S a small Sussex church marking a moment in history. One which saw

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hundreds of man Parrish at sea on boards. It sank in just 20 minutes,

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not in battle but here by mistake by another ship. A terrible accident

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occurs. Those responsible did not stop to offer help. At the church in

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Newton, parishioners gathered around a memorial to remember the South

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African servicemen who were en route to France. Guests hear from their

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homeland so what happened should not be forgotten. A lot of our young

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people over so many years in the past were not taught what the

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history was all about. Where we come from, what happens with these kind

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of events, worldwide. We now are going to push that this history is

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known. The Wye a memorial in this small Sussex village? Lord Buxton,

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who lived here, with governors of South Africa at the time the

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disaster struck. We are quite a small but active church, and it is

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just such a privilege to have that link and feel connected to them, to

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those families in South Africa. We are all fans of South Africa, it's

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believed the men were told as the ship went down. 100 years on, they

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will never be forgotten. A candlelit vigil is being held

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later in memory of a Kent toddler Two year old Florence Jackson

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from Speldhurst had neuroblastoma and had been at the centre of huge

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fundraising efforts to fly her to the United States for treatment -

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but she died last weekend. The vigil will be held

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at the village pub. Building work will get underway

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next month in the next stage of the development

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of Folkestone's seafront. Dredging and sea defence work

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is planned to help the construction of up to a thousand new homes

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and renovation of the old railway station the 35 acre development

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is expected to generate 500 jobs. A Kent football club where two

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players have died suddenly of undetected heart problems -

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has raised over thirty thousand pounds to screen its players

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for potential heart defects. Nearly 900 people including players

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and supporters have so far been screened thanks to the fundraising

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campaign by Tonbridge Angels. It follows the deaths

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of Junior Dian 2 years ago, I could name for footballers who

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will be playing today in Kent in senior football, he were playing and

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enjoying their life through having picked up issues on the screening

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and something has been done about it.

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And Brighton have gone back to the top of Championship.

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The Seagulls scored twice in the second half to win two-nil

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at Barnsley and continue their push to the Premiership.

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In League One Charlton drew three- all at Rochdale.

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And Gillingham's winless run continued - going down

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And it was a poor afternoon for Crawley Town in League Two -

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going down three one at home to Morecambe.

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Sussex singer Rag n'bone Man has gone straight

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to the top of the album charts with record breaking sales.

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The album Human from the singer from Uckfield-

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whose real name is Rory Graham- sold a117,000 copies -

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making it the fastest-selling debut release by a male act this decade.

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And the weather now. Good evening. Cloud will come and go as we go

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through this weekend. This evening no exception. Some clear spells and

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it is fairly mild but this was this morning's picture, and as we go

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through tonight we will see it gathering again. We will lose the

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clear skies eventually. Mr Ford developing here and there. Low cloud

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over the Downs. Probably helped by the fact that there is more of a

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temperature at around four or 5 temperature at around four or 5

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degrees. A little bit of drizzle in the cloud first thing tomorrow.

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Breaking away again giving bright and sunny spells. A bit more of a

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breeze blowing tomorrow but temperatures will be in double

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figures at ten or 11 degrees, as they will be all week. Not much

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sunshine, and it easy but pretty mild. That is it for us. Enjoy the

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rest of your weekend. Goodbye. It has been a mild day to day and

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some of us have seen some spring sunshine. Blue skies and sunshine

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here above the River Thames. It has not been sunny everywhere, though.

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We have got more cloud around across more northerly parts of the country.

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Some rain to come tonight across Scotland and northern England, all

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clearing away by the time we get to Sunday morning. And it will be quite

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chilly start to Sunday, particularly in the south-east corner, where

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there could be some mist and fog first thing. Away from the south and

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south-east, it is a milder start to the day. Still quite cloudy on

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Sunday in the west. For central and eastern areas, a different picture

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on Sunday, with more

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