16/04/2017 South East Today

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Residents in East Kent were advised to keep their windows

and doors shut today, as a huge fire took hold

Around 30 firefighters were called to tackle the blaze.

This phone footage captures the fire before it was under control.

Flames billowing in the wind, black smoke filling the air.

It was just plumes of smoke coming from the roof,

and after about 20 minutes of the smoke coming out

the roof, flames started coming through the tiles.

After that, it was all, one after the other,

bits of the roof falling down on each other.

Shortly before 9am this morning, firefighters were called

to the unused Holly Tree pub, a few miles from

The blaze started in the roof and quickly spread.

As the pub lay empty, no-one was injured.

It's not stable, so all the firefighting is happening

The high vehicle has the height to get water onto the exposed

Northdown Road was cordoned off, as fire crews worked

to stop the fire spreading, and they've remained

The last pint was pulled here over a year ago and the building has been

Fire crews will begin their investigation to find out

Briohny Williams, BBC South East Today, Margate.

A 17-year-old racing driver from Surrey has been airlifted

to hospital after a high-speed crash at Donington Park.

Billy Monger from, Charlwood near Gatwick, was taking

part in the British Formula 4 Championships - this is the footage

from his onboard camera just before the crash into another car

He was removed from the car after suffering leg injuries.

The driver of the other car was also taken to hospital.

Two Russian warships have sailed through the English Channel

HMS Sutherland tracked the vessels as they made their way

through the North Sea towards the Dover Straits.

It's the third time Russian ships have used the Channel in six months.

The MP for Dover says authorities in France must prevent another

migrant camp from appearing in the Calais area.

More than 1000 refugees were displaced when a fire

destroyed their camp in nearby Dunkirk last week.

In an aid Centre in Calais, the work continues over Easter.

The volunteers here no longer provide accommodation,

but they do travel to help locations to give out

The emergency backpacks that we give out, like I said, are just

The destruction of the makeshift camp at Dunkirk displaced

large numbers of people, raising fears they may be

re-establishing themselves in Calais to target lorries crossing to Kent.

We're not talking several thousand, but there is still

hundreds of people around, and with the fires,

This is the site of the old, notorious Calais Jungle -

But, say volunteers, there are still people living rough,

playing a game of cat and mouse with the authorities

Today, there was no sign of any massive influx

of migrants back to Calais, but we did see small

groups and individuals and a police presence.

Not too much, sometimes 13, sometimes 15.

We need to make sure that we nip this in the bud

so that we don't start to see repeats of scenes that we saw

We fought so long and hard last summer to get rid

of the jungle that we cannot risk it returning.

That's why it's so important that the French take action

A situation which - for now - appears to be under control.

Robin Gibson, BBC South East Today, Calais.

Now, the weather with Georgina Burnett.

Tomorrow should give us some weather to get out and about,

but there will be a little bit of wet weather to contend with.

Tonight, this rain should be clearing overnight,

although some of it will be left behind in the morning.

So we are looking at a fairly cloudy night altogether and a cloudy start

Some remnants in the morning but also a few showers

Some of those could be a little on the heavy side,

particularly in the afternoon, but we should have some bright

The northerly wind is going to be quite bitter at times.

If you are out of the sunshine, it is probably not going to be

That goes for much of the week. High pressure in control.

It is going to be fairly settled, but some frosty nights to come.

That said we will be back in the morning. Goodbye for now.

If today's conditions were great and stamp, tomorrow's weather offers

more promise, clear