:00:00. > :00:00.Good evening. on the BBC News Channel,
:00:07. > :00:09.Two men have been injured after being attacked by a gang of ten
:00:10. > :00:15.The attack happened at around 3.45 this morning on Mount Pleasant Road.
:00:16. > :00:19.One man was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
:00:20. > :00:23.No arrests have been made and police are appealing for information.
:00:24. > :00:26.Farmers in Sussex are suffering a higher number of sheep deaths
:00:27. > :00:31.caused by dogs than anywhere else in Britain.
:00:32. > :00:33.The problem is at record levels according to
:00:34. > :00:37.In the latest incident 18 heavily pregnant ewes
:00:38. > :00:54.For sheep farmers it is the discovery they dread that a dog has
:00:55. > :01:00.been attacking their livestock. These are some of the 18 ewes found
:01:01. > :01:05.dead. It is believed they were panicked by loose dogs and driven
:01:06. > :01:10.onto the road. We are getting reports maybe four or five times a
:01:11. > :01:17.week if not more where we get multiple reports a day of dogs
:01:18. > :01:21.attacking sheep Inn Fields. It is under reported issue. Helen farms
:01:22. > :01:26.within a few miles of the latest attack. She doesn't know any farmer
:01:27. > :01:32.who has not suffered losses. With her sheep due to land, she says dogs
:01:33. > :01:37.don't need to make contact to cause damage. Sometimes there might not be
:01:38. > :01:42.obvious signs but a loose dog running amongst sheep in the early
:01:43. > :01:48.stages of pregnancy, they can abort them. In the late stages they can
:01:49. > :01:55.deliver early, it is an emotional cost to us and form a financial
:01:56. > :01:58.perspective. The estimated cost was one million. This year it could be
:01:59. > :02:03.higher. Sussex Police are part of a higher. Sussex Police are part of a
:02:04. > :02:08.working group looking at the issue. I have spoken to a number of farmers
:02:09. > :02:13.and all say this is a growing problem. They have spoken to their
:02:14. > :02:16.MPs and the police and crime commission to push for more action
:02:17. > :02:19.to be taken against those who let their dogs run wild.
:02:20. > :02:22.Seven prisons in the South East are set to pay their prison
:02:23. > :02:26.Staff will benefit at Cookham Wood, Elmley, Medway, Stanford Hill,
:02:27. > :02:29.Swaleside, and Rochester in Kent, as well as Lewes in Sussex.
:02:30. > :02:34.The government is trying to boost recruitment and retain officers,
:02:35. > :02:38.amid the pressures of violence and staff shortages.
:02:39. > :02:42.A construction company has been fined ?54,000 after admitting
:02:43. > :02:45.discharging silt-laden water into a tributary
:02:46. > :02:50.The incident happened in October 2014.
:02:51. > :02:54.ICL was contracted to South East Water at the Crowhurst
:02:55. > :02:58.Bridge Water Treatment Works to improve South East Water's
:02:59. > :03:03.RNLI volunteers helped rescue a man who went into cold
:03:04. > :03:06.water shock after jumping from Eastbourne Pier last night.
:03:07. > :03:10.Witnesses saw the 27-year-old struggled in the cold sea
:03:11. > :03:13.conditions after leaping from the Grade-II-listed pier.
:03:14. > :03:18.The man was hoisted aboard the RNLI inshore lifeboat.
:03:19. > :03:21.Hundreds of pounds worth of wild plants have been stolen
:03:22. > :03:27.Three men were seen collecting wild cabbage and wild samphire
:03:28. > :03:31.from Folkestone Warren Site of Special Scientific Interest.
:03:32. > :03:35.It follows a similar theft in January.
:03:36. > :03:38.Onto football and Brighton have gone back to the top of the Championship
:03:39. > :03:41.with victory this weekend at Barnsley - extra celebrations
:03:42. > :03:46.for manager Chris Hughton's 100th league game in charge.
:03:47. > :03:49.He had called for composure from his players after just
:03:50. > :03:53.three wins in seven games and the Seagulls delivered.
:03:54. > :03:56.The first of Sam Baldock's goals a superb half volley
:03:57. > :04:01.He later slotted home another pass from Naukar.
:04:02. > :04:04.Brighton now face tricky home tests against fourth placed
:04:05. > :04:09.In League One it was a six goal thriller between
:04:10. > :04:15.The Addicks with a slice of luck equalising in the 42nd minute.
:04:16. > :04:18.Jordan Botaka's second attempt successful.
:04:19. > :04:21.In the second half, Jorge Teixeira made it two and then another
:04:22. > :04:25.with just minutes to go made it a draw.
:04:26. > :04:28.Gillingham's winless streak continued at Coventry seeing them
:04:29. > :04:33.slip to 18th in the table just a point clear of trouble.
:04:34. > :04:36.The Gills captain Max Ehmer with a consolation goal
:04:37. > :04:42.It was a poor afternoon for Crawley in League Two at home to Morecambe.
:04:43. > :04:46.The visitors were three goals, including this before the break.
:04:47. > :04:49.Only a penalty from James Collins on 77 minutes got the Reds
:04:50. > :05:02.It felt very mild today and lots of sunshine around to
:05:03. > :05:09.It will be quite cloudy tomorrow and it will
:05:10. > :05:11.feel exceptionally mild for this time of year.
:05:12. > :05:17.It will turn windy at times and then through the middle
:05:18. > :05:20.part of the week, it will turn wet and windy before it eventually turns
:05:21. > :05:26.colder as we head towards the end of the week again.
:05:27. > :05:34.We may get some breaks in the cloud into the afternoon. If we do,
:05:35. > :05:42.temperatures could get as high as 15, 16 degrees. Exceptionally mild
:05:43. > :05:46.for this time of year tomorrow and then it will turn cooler from
:05:47. > :05:53.Tuesday onwards. Windy for much of the week, cloudy and then turning
:05:54. > :05:56.colder. We are back at 10:20pm. Until then, enjoy your evening.
:05:57. > :06:17.Goodbye for now. on and on. It is because of the
:06:18. > :06:22.direction of the wind. Tomorrow's temperatures might be higher than
:06:23. > :06:28.today by a couple of degrees. There has been a lot of cloud. But we had
:06:29. > :06:31.some lovely pictures coming in. Some sunshine, but predominantly the
:06:32. > :06:40.clouds have been -- the skies have been cloudy. This will continue as
:06:41. > :06:44.well as a smattering of rain. For all those reasons it isn't going to
:06:45. > :06:47.be a cold night. In fact a night's temperatures will be higher than the
:06:48. > :06:50.daytime maximum averages for this time of year. A murky grey start in
:06:51. > :06:52.the