:00:10. > :00:11.Good evening. stories on the BBC News Channel.
:00:12. > :00:13.Six people have been taken to hospital -
:00:14. > :00:16.It follows a collision between a car and pedestrians
:00:17. > :00:23.The driver of a black VW Beetle is being treated for minor injuries
:00:24. > :00:30.The seriously injured have been taken to a hospital in Brighton.
:00:31. > :00:37.Schools in Medway are struggling to recruit and retain teachers
:00:38. > :00:40.and are having to look overseas to fill empty places.
:00:41. > :00:42.The Council says they're losing out to London and more
:00:43. > :00:55.This primary in Medway is classed as outstanding by Ofsted, no mean
:00:56. > :00:58.feat in an area where finding and keeping teachers is a
:00:59. > :01:01.For one, neighbouring London can tempt them away with
:01:02. > :01:03.enhanced salaries but there's another hurdle.
:01:04. > :01:05.I think there has certainly in the past, a view that
:01:06. > :01:08.Medway is a difficult place to work, pupils are challenging and there
:01:09. > :01:14.I think colleagues are working really,
:01:15. > :01:16.really hard to change that and, certainly in Medway schools, results
:01:17. > :01:20.are improving and we expect that to continue.
:01:21. > :01:22.Medway Council is looking as far afield as South Africa and
:01:23. > :01:25.It's holding a recruitment fair on Wednesday.
:01:26. > :01:31.Some say the Government is doing its bit.
:01:32. > :01:34.For the year 2016-2017, there are 15,000 extra trainee teachers
:01:35. > :01:39.What we have seen over the last 20 years, irrespective of
:01:40. > :01:41.different political parties, has been a stability in a number
:01:42. > :01:47.But Government figures show, over the last few years,
:01:48. > :01:49.the numbers leaving the profession have gone up while
:01:50. > :01:54.recruitment targets have been consistently missed.
:01:55. > :01:57.The announcement of ?320 million more
:01:58. > :01:59.for free schools has missed the point, say some.
:02:00. > :02:01.I've always supported good schools expanding.
:02:02. > :02:03.I think I'd much rather see people putting
:02:04. > :02:05.their focus will do that, rather than just building another school
:02:06. > :02:08.and another school, and another school, with no guarantee of success
:02:09. > :02:17.The national union of teachers blames workload for so
:02:18. > :02:26.One third quit within five years of joining.
:02:27. > :02:29.A man from Seaford is fighting for his life following a road
:02:30. > :02:36.The 23-year-old was riding a motorcycle in Station road
:02:37. > :02:38.in Berwick when he collided with a Land Rover.
:02:39. > :02:42.The motorcyclist was taken to the Royal Sussex
:02:43. > :02:47.The driver of the car was not injured.
:02:48. > :02:50.Kent Police have charged two men after a taxi driver was allegedly
:02:51. > :02:52.threatened and assaulted by two passengers.
:02:53. > :02:56.Two men are reported to have prevented
:02:57. > :02:58.the driver from stopping at Ebbsfleet railway station.
:02:59. > :03:01.The men have been charged with racially aggravated assault
:03:02. > :03:11.Both will appear before Medway Magistrates' Court tomorrow.
:03:12. > :03:14.Thousands of people have taken part in the 33rd Hastings half marathon.
:03:15. > :03:15.Ben Fish battled the windy conditions
:03:16. > :03:27.It's a second victory for the man nicknamed the Blackburn flyer.
:03:28. > :03:30.The finish is very tough in that headwind.
:03:31. > :03:33.It is a very hard last two and a half miles along there.
:03:34. > :03:37.My best time was 67:08 when I won it seven years ago.
:03:38. > :03:39.If the conditions were like last week, I
:03:40. > :03:43.But I knew going in that it would be difficult.
:03:44. > :03:51.Now to Elizabeth Rizzini with the weather.
:03:52. > :03:59.a lot of low cloud, and very little in the way of brightness.
:04:00. > :04:02.We also saw misty and murky conditions on the south coast, too.
:04:03. > :04:04.Overnight tonight, the air is still mild and not dropping
:04:05. > :04:08.These outbreaks of rain mostly light and patchy
:04:09. > :04:10.through the night, sticking around into tomorrow's rush hour.
:04:11. > :04:17.This rain band will put it to a south-eastwards through
:04:18. > :04:21.Top temperatures tomorrow still mild, 12-13 C.
:04:22. > :04:23.Turning significantly colder on on Monday night.
:04:24. > :04:42.Chilly on Tuesday, but dry with some sunshine.
:04:43. > :04:49.That's what we all want to see. Now, don't forget, you can keep
:04:50. > :04:55.up-to-date with all the latest news, features and whether by logging onto
:04:56. > :04:59.our local live pages. That's it from me. We'll be back at 6:30am
:05:00. > :05:01.tomorrow. Have a good evening. Goodbye.