Kent Tonight - Tuesday 3rd October 2023
Catch up on the latest news from across the county with Abby Hook.
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00:02 - Good evening and welcome to Kentonite Live on KMTV.
00:25 I'm Abbey Hooke, here are your top stories
00:27 on Tuesday the 3rd of October.
00:30 Stopping the boats, conservative party believe
00:34 they can end illegal immigration across the channel.
00:38 - The wind of change that carried my own parents
00:42 across the globe in the 20th century was a mere gust
00:47 compared to the hurricane that is coming.
00:52 - Banking on blood, pet donation service say
00:56 collection is crucial to save animal lives.
00:59 - If a dog showed a sign that they were not happy
01:01 with what we were doing, they were unsettled,
01:03 we would stop immediately.
01:05 - And speed awareness, driver issued summons
01:08 after crash involving Jill's player.
01:10 Little policy was announced, but strong language used
01:24 by the Home Secretary on illegal migration to the Kent coast.
01:28 Suella Braverman spoke at the Conservative Party Conference
01:31 this afternoon, setting out how she thinks
01:33 that the party's view on immigration is effective.
01:36 Reacting to the speech, the Deputy Leader
01:38 of Dover District Council has said
01:40 she's only stirring up hate.
01:42 Gabriel Morris has this report.
01:45 - Stopping the boats.
01:47 It's one of Rishi Sunak's five pledges.
01:50 The numbers may be down this year,
01:52 but a Prime Minister still hasn't stopped for crossings.
01:57 And the policy around this has been nothing but controversial
02:01 with charities calling for safe and legal routes.
02:04 The Home Secretary today spoke
02:06 at the annual Conservative Party Conference.
02:09 - We will soon begin closing down asylum hotels.
02:20 - Little policy outlined, but new language used.
02:25 - The wind of change that carried my own parents
02:29 across the globe in the 20th century was a mere gust
02:34 compared to the hurricane that is coming.
02:39 Because today, the option of moving from a poorer country
02:45 to a richer one is not just a dream for billions of people.
02:49 It is an entirely realistic prospect.
02:53 - She spent much of her speech looking back
02:55 at previous Conservative policies,
02:58 saying they were afraid of being racist.
03:02 But looking back at her own time in government,
03:05 the Illegal Migration Act recently passed
03:09 should give the Home Secretary the duty
03:11 to detain and remove anyone entering the UK illegally.
03:16 However, return deals are currently limited
03:18 and the Rwandan deal has been ruled unlawful
03:21 by the Court of Appeals.
03:24 And the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester
03:26 this week could be the last before the next general election.
03:30 Suella Braverman took this opportunity
03:33 to hit out at Labour policy, calling it woke.
03:36 - If being a Labour member, if being a Labour councillor
03:39 means I'm woke, then I'm happy with that.
03:41 As far as I'm aware, there's approximately 170,000 people
03:45 waiting to be assessed.
03:48 So we need to deal with that backlog.
03:50 So, you know, we would make that process more efficient,
03:52 get more caseworkers involved so that we can assess people.
03:55 So the vast majority of people that come across that channel
03:58 on those dangerous crossings, risking their lives,
04:01 they're not doing it for fun,
04:02 they're not doing it because it's an easy way
04:05 of coming across here,
04:07 three quarters of them ultimately get asylum.
04:10 - Yesterday, 472 asylum seekers came across the channel.
04:15 The total numbers are down on last year,
04:18 but many charities warn lives are being risked
04:21 every day across the channel.
04:23 Gabriel Morris for KMTV.
04:25 - Well, joining me on the line now is Steve Smith.
04:29 He's the CEO of Care for Calais.
04:33 Steve, thank you so much for joining me today.
04:35 Firstly, what's your reaction?
04:36 We had some of the speech today in Gabriel's report there.
04:39 What's your reaction to it?
04:40 Some quite powerful language used.
04:44 - It didn't surprise me, but frankly, I was horrified by it.
04:47 It was divisive, it was hate-stoking.
04:51 And although she said that she's not racist,
04:54 I guess the expression would be,
04:55 if it walks like a duck and it swims like a duck
04:58 and it quacks like a duck, then it is a duck.
05:01 And I guess that's what we would say about racists as well.
05:04 And I thought it was lacking credibility in many areas.
05:07 So for example, she said,
05:08 we're going to close down the hotels.
05:11 How do you do that?
05:12 There are some 51,000 asylum seekers
05:15 currently warehoused, stuck, crammed in hotels.
05:19 What do you do with 51,000 people?
05:21 You can't send them all back to their countries of origin.
05:24 You can't send people who have fled Afghanistan,
05:27 Syria, Iraq, Eritrea,
05:29 places where there's conflict going on, severe persecution.
05:32 You can't just send them back.
05:35 There's a return agreement with Albania.
05:37 Yes, you can send the few hundred Albanians back,
05:40 but that's about the end of it.
05:41 So what do you do with the 51,000 who are currently in hotels?
05:44 Do you put them in some massive detention facility
05:47 where they can't work, where there's no future for them?
05:50 What do you do?
05:51 It's just lacking in credibility.
05:52 - Steve, do you think we have the space for that in Kent?
05:55 Obviously, the language you used about Sweller-Brotherton there,
05:57 she's not here to defend herself,
05:59 but you're asking yourself that big question.
06:01 What do we do with the numbers of people?
06:03 These are huge numbers we're talking about.
06:05 You said a detention facility,
06:07 but do we have the space for that here in Kent?
06:09 Is that what residents want to see our land being used for?
06:13 - Of course they don't.
06:14 Of course they don't want to see thousands of people
06:16 stuck away in some sort of camp where there's no way out.
06:19 There'll be no end to it.
06:20 The solution is obviously to clear the backlog.
06:23 174,000, 175,000 individuals
06:26 stuck in the backlog at the moment.
06:28 Clear the backlog.
06:29 Some 75%.
06:31 Your previous speaker said that three quarters
06:32 of asylum claims are accepted.
06:34 That's about right.
06:35 75% accepted.
06:37 So we know that.
06:38 Get them back into the community.
06:40 Allow them to work.
06:41 Allow them to make a living.
06:43 Rejoined by their families.
06:44 Contributing to society.
06:46 Contributing to taxes.
06:47 Not just being stuck away,
06:49 warehoused and completely forgotten about.
06:52 At the same time,
06:54 a way of stopping the boats is to have safe passage.
06:57 So screen them offshore in the same way as Ukrainians.
07:01 Bring them in via a safe route.
07:03 That would start putting the people smugglers
07:04 out of business overnight.
07:06 - Well, Steve, thank you so much for your time today
07:08 and your view, of course.
07:09 Thank you for coming on the show.
07:11 - Thank you.
07:12 - Now, Kent commuters could face travel disruption this week
07:15 as train drivers union, Aslef,
07:16 take part in a week of industrial action.
07:19 The overtime ban comes amidst train strikes
07:21 in which thousands of RMT rail workers are walking out
07:24 due to pay and working conditions.
07:26 This all happening while the Tory party conference
07:29 takes place, of course, in Manchester,
07:30 as we saw in Gable's report there.
07:32 It's something Mick Whelan from Aslef Union
07:34 says was deliberate.
07:36 - Well, we've had 16 months of the Tories lying
07:38 that we've been targeting various events
07:40 from Eurovision to the FA Cup.
07:42 On this one occasion, we decided,
07:43 because they're the protagonists in this,
07:44 that we would target the Tory party conference
07:47 on an industrial basis, not a political one.
07:49 Our members have seen these deals,
07:51 and three times now, they voted 92 to 99%
07:55 for strike action and action short of a strike
07:57 because they haven't had a pay rise for half a decade.
08:00 We do not want to hurt the travelling public.
08:02 I want to spend my time talking about growing railways.
08:04 I want to talk about investment.
08:05 I want to talk about being the centre of a green agenda.
08:07 I want to get out of where we are now
08:08 and go back to do my day job.
08:10 - Well, Mark Harper, the transport secretary,
08:13 has said he put a fair and reasonable pay offer
08:16 to Aslef during pay negotiations,
08:18 along with essential rail reforms.
08:20 He said the average salary for a train driver
08:22 is £60,000 for a 35-hour week,
08:25 and said the pay offer on the table
08:27 would increase this to £65,000.
08:30 Mr Harper said the union needs to stop
08:32 disrupting the general public.
08:35 Now, would you take your pet to the vet to donate blood?
08:40 Well, Pet Blood Bank UK set up stations
08:43 across the county collecting blood
08:44 from up to 23 dogs a day.
08:47 The service started back in 2007
08:49 after legislation was passed
08:50 allowing the collection and storage of animal blood.
08:53 Some have raised concerns about consent
08:55 as dogs can't vocalise what humans can.
08:58 But some vets say the service is crucial
09:00 to saving lives in an emergency.
09:03 This is Olive, and she's here to give blood.
09:06 Just like humans, our fairy friends
09:08 may need a transfusion one day,
09:10 and that just isn't possible without donations.
09:13 So Pet Blood Bank travel across the country
09:16 and county to collect them.
09:18 And the amount of blood donated in one day
09:21 at just one bank is enough to save nearly 100 dogs.
09:26 - Dog blood is split into either being positive or negative.
09:29 Positive blood has to be given to a positive dog.
09:32 Negative blood can be given to any dog in an emergency.
09:35 However, only about 30% of the dog population
09:37 will have negative blood.
09:39 There are certain breeds that are more likely
09:41 to have negative blood, such as German Shepherds, Boxers,
09:45 Flatcoat Retrievers, for example.
09:47 Our blood stocks are managed carefully,
09:49 and we will ask donors to come along to donate
09:52 depending on what blood we need.
09:54 - Once a health check's complete, she's up on the table.
09:58 But some say the service could be problematic
10:01 as the dogs aren't able to give consent like humans can,
10:05 something I put to Olive's owner.
10:07 - Did it ever cross your mind how they do it
10:09 and if the dog was okay?
10:11 - No, no.
10:12 I mean, I figured they wouldn't be doing it
10:14 if the dog wasn't gonna be okay,
10:17 but it's just like human giving blood, so I was quite happy.
10:20 - A change in legislation in 2005
10:23 made it possible to collect, process, and store pet blood.
10:27 Before, vets would have to find emergency donors,
10:30 often in the middle of the night, for a sick dog.
10:32 The demand for a supply of blood and quick
10:35 led them to open Pet Blood Bank.
10:38 They say a preemptive service like this
10:40 makes the donors a priority, too.
10:43 - We rely on the dogs to show us
10:46 that they are happy with what we are doing.
10:49 The owner will give consent on behalf of the dog
10:52 because the dog is their dog.
10:54 Throughout the entire process,
10:56 we focus on the welfare of the dog.
10:58 So we look at cues the dogs give us,
11:01 we look at body language.
11:02 If a dog showed a sign that they were not happy
11:04 with what we were doing, they were unsettled,
11:06 we would stop immediately.
11:07 - So Olive has just completed her ninth donation.
11:12 She won't be able to do another one
11:13 for another eight weeks, but as you can see,
11:16 she's back to her really happy and excitable self.
11:19 Hey!
11:19 Olive's donation will now be packed up,
11:24 collected by a courier, and stored.
11:26 She donated the maximum amount,
11:28 enough to save the lives of four dogs.
11:31 The Blood Bank are now looking
11:32 into a donation service for cats,
11:34 and are even involved in the process for alpacas, too.
11:39 Abbey Hook for KMTV in Tunbridge, Wales.
11:42 - Now time for a very short break,
11:45 but coming up, we'll have more news
11:47 from across the county, including sport.
11:49 See you there.
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15:06 - Hello and welcome back to Kent Tonight live on KMTV.
15:13 Now next tonight, an ambulance landed on the M25
15:17 near Sevenoaks after a crash between a car
15:19 and a motorbike earlier.
15:21 Shortly before 12.30 p.m. police were called to the scene
15:23 alongside National Highways and ambulance crews.
15:26 At the time traffic was stopped between junction five
15:28 for Sevenoaks and junction six for Godstone.
15:31 It's now believed to have cleared
15:32 after the air ambulance left before 2.00 p.m.
15:35 You can get all your travel updates on KMFM of course.
15:39 Now the family of a Maidstone teenager
15:41 have paid tribute to him.
15:43 He was found dead at Moat Park
15:44 after he'd been missing for weeks.
15:47 Russell Burdett Deakin, who was just 17 years old
15:50 was found at around 11 a.m. on Monday,
15:52 just an hour before a planned search in the town
15:54 to try and find him.
15:56 Russell's mother, Michelle, described her son
15:58 as an adventurous boy saying he had the soul of an angel.
16:01 The family now want to raise awareness
16:02 of the struggles younger men and women can face.
16:05 A fundraiser has been set up in memory
16:07 of the former Mid Kent College student
16:09 to help towards his funeral costs and other expenses.
16:12 Next tonight, Kent police has ordered the driver of a BMW
16:17 to take a speed awareness course
16:19 after a crash involving Gillingham FC players.
16:21 27 year old Macaulay Bond was caught on CCTV
16:25 leaving the driver's seat
16:26 following the collision into a wall.
16:28 That was on Woodlands Road back in August.
16:30 Well, with more on this,
16:31 I'm joined by our sports reporter, Bartholomew Hall.
16:34 Now, Bartholomew, following this story,
16:36 what more do we know today?
16:38 - Well, first of all, let's take a step back
16:39 to the 24th of August.
16:41 Now, we heard reports initially of a crash
16:44 which had taken place on Woodlands Road in Gillingham,
16:47 but it wasn't until the following hours
16:48 when CCTV footage, social media footage emerged,
16:52 which appeared to show members of Gillingham FC's first squad
16:55 in their team kits leaving the car in question.
16:57 And you can see from the CCTV there
16:59 just why Kent Police took this so seriously
17:02 in their investigation.
17:03 Now, importantly, and we've heard this from Kent Police
17:05 throughout their investigation,
17:07 no injuries were reported at the scene.
17:09 But the update from them in the last 24 hours
17:12 is that following initial inquiries,
17:14 a driver was issued with a traffic summons letter
17:17 inviting them to take part in a speed awareness course,
17:19 which they must pay to attend.
17:21 Now, you can see from that CCTV footage here,
17:24 leaving the car, George Lapsley, Tim DeYang,
17:26 both members of Gillingham FC's first team.
17:29 And you can also see Macaulay Bond,
17:30 who in this video leaves the driver's side of the BMW.
17:35 Now, the club has declined to comment on the incident,
17:39 saying that it isn't a club issue,
17:41 and that has been their response since the incident took place.
17:44 But we did hear in the weeks since
17:47 from manager Neil Harris.
17:48 Now, he told the media that the incident is a reminder
17:51 to all of us that we need to be careful
17:54 and to make sure that we look after our community as well.
17:56 He said that he's reminded his players of that,
17:59 but the fact that everybody is safe and that, in his words,
18:02 it was a pure accident,
18:04 allows him to sort of step forward from that.
18:06 Now, this latest update obviously does come just days after
18:10 quite positive, actually, quite a positive scene
18:13 for Macaulay Bond on the pitch.
18:15 He scored his first goal for Gillingham
18:17 after joining the club earlier this year.
18:20 The striker opened the scoring on Saturday's home match
18:23 with Mansfield, getting one in just the first three minutes.
18:26 Now, you can see the way that he celebrated that goal
18:28 on the screen there,
18:29 clearly trying to sort of mimic the action of driving a car.
18:32 Now, we don't know if that's related, of course,
18:34 but some have described it as in poor taste
18:38 for him to make such an action following that incident.
18:41 Others saying the important thing is obviously
18:43 that nobody was hurt in the incident.
18:45 But of course, back on the field,
18:46 there are plenty of games happening tonight,
18:48 starting with Gillingham,
18:49 who are taking the trip to Cru Alexander,
18:51 where a win could put them on the top of the table.
18:54 Elsewhere, Ebbs Fleet United are taking on Eastleigh,
18:57 hoping to secure back-to-back victories
18:59 after their first win in five games on Saturday.
19:02 That's kicking off at 7.45,
19:03 and also at 7.45 in the Kent Senior Cup Round Two.
19:06 Last season's finalists Chatham Town
19:08 will take on national south side Tumbridge United at home
19:11 after thrashing Folkestone Victor 5-0 in the first round.
19:15 Kent's Tammy Beaumont says she's pleased and shocked
19:18 to have been named as the PCA's Women's Player of the Year.
19:22 It comes after a highly successful summer
19:24 for the England batter,
19:24 where she became the first woman to hit a century in the 100,
19:28 and scoring a brilliant double hundred
19:30 in the Women's Ashes Test match.
19:32 It marks the second time the England batter
19:34 has won the trophy, first receiving it in 2016.
19:38 After taking the award, the 31-year-old said
19:40 that she won't be retiring any time soon,
19:42 and that her priority is still playing cricket.
19:45 Well, sticking with it, and Kent County
19:47 have announced the departure of Alex Blake and James Logan.
19:51 34-year-old Alex Blake leaves behind 17 years
19:54 of being part of our county side.
19:56 During that time, the one-day specialist
19:57 made 343 appearances for Kent in all formats,
20:01 scoring 6,902 runs overall.
20:05 Whilst James Logan made 12 appearances for Kent
20:07 in the 2021 season after debuting
20:10 in the T20 Blast of that year,
20:12 which of course the club would go on to win.
20:14 Whilst they announced the departures,
20:15 the club's spokesman thanks the players
20:17 for their contributions,
20:18 and wished them the very best for the future.
20:21 Finally from me, two young racers
20:23 from Maidstone and Tunbridge are celebrating
20:25 the glory of becoming title winners
20:27 in the Total Karting Zero Southern Championships.
20:30 Mardens William Sparrow retains
20:32 the junior championship title
20:33 after beating rival Gial Castro
20:35 by two points in the standing.
20:37 Whilst Thomas Merritt from Kings Hill
20:39 won the junior light class title
20:41 after finishing on the podium in every round he raced in,
20:44 and took away three victories.
20:46 He's hoping to make the transition into cars next year
20:49 with his eyes on competing
20:50 in the BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship.
20:54 Well, that's it from me with the sports.
20:56 - Bartholomew with the sports there,
21:07 more sport even in Invicta Sport this Friday coming up.
21:11 Now, don't forget here on Kent Tonight,
21:13 you can watch all the latest stories,
21:15 but also find them on our website
21:16 by logging into kmtv.co.uk.
21:20 Well, there you can check out a video like this one
21:22 about the Princess of Wales paying a visit to Sittingbourne
21:25 to join an education session from children
21:27 with special educational needs and disabilities.
21:30 Take a look.
21:31 The Princess of Wales has paid a visit to Kent today,
21:34 speaking to parents of children
21:36 with special educational needs and disabilities.
21:39 Her Royal Highness joined a sensory development class
21:42 in Sittingbourne for children
21:43 with a range of needs and conditions,
21:46 where she met with families and practitioners from Portage
21:49 to find out more about the support they provide.
21:52 Sessions have been taking place across England and Wales,
21:55 including in Ramsgate.
21:57 This is known as one of the home learning sessions.
22:00 These can either be done in person or virtually,
22:03 and they're either done once a week or once a fortnight.
22:05 Now, at these sessions,
22:06 they'll work on different activities with the children
22:09 to work on their learning and their development.
22:11 - The purpose of the sessions
22:12 is through play-based activities
22:15 to help progress children's developmental skills,
22:18 and that can be physical, social and emotional,
22:22 maths skills, literacy skills.
22:26 So we cover the whole range,
22:28 the same as what a nursery would
22:29 use in the early years foundation stage.
22:32 Physically, Skyla wasn't even sitting unaided
22:35 when I started working with her.
22:37 Now she's starting to pull to stand.
22:40 She's standing unaided
22:42 and even managed to take a couple of steps on her own.
22:45 - Parents and families across the county
22:47 are relying on local services
22:49 to meet their ever-growing needs of their children.
22:52 - She was born with HIE, severe brain damage.
22:57 We don't know yet how severe it is.
23:01 It could be that she might just have learning disabilities,
23:05 or it could be physical as well.
23:07 It's just a case of waiting
23:09 and knowing exactly what happens in the future, really.
23:12 Just wanted her to progress
23:14 and just fulfill as normal as possible, really.
23:17 Just forget her diagnosis
23:19 and just be treated just like any other child would.
23:23 Just have to take day by day, really.
23:25 And just everything that she does,
23:28 we see as an achievement.
23:29 And that's it, really.
23:30 Everything that she's achieving is fantastic
23:33 compared to her prognosis.
23:35 - Portage has celebrated its 40th anniversary this year,
23:39 but support for children
23:40 with special educational needs and disabilities
23:42 continues to be in demand.
23:45 So these families hope this support
23:47 will continue in years to come.
23:50 Sophia Akin for KMTV.
23:52 Now it's time for us to take a very quick look
23:55 at the weather forecast.
23:56 Looking fairly mild this evening,
24:05 lows of 11, highs of 13 in Dover.
24:08 Little bit of wind by tomorrow morning.
24:10 Sun's out though,
24:11 highs of 15 on a cloud in sight.
24:15 And the afternoon, those clouds coming in,
24:17 highs of 18, lows of 17.
24:19 And the next few days look like this.
24:23 Much the same, a bit mixed,
24:24 but staying nice and dry.
24:25 A sunny and hot weekend for the end of our summer.
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24:31 - Finally from us on Kent Tonight,
24:40 from a light show in Kent's famous cathedrals
24:43 to local bakeries in Tunbridge.
24:45 Well, straight after Kent Tonight
24:46 is another brand new episode of Made in Kent.
24:49 While the show is presented,
24:50 the lovely Sophia Akin joins me in the studio now
24:52 to tell us, give us a sneak peek of what's to come.
24:54 So first up, what have you got?
24:56 - Well, you said it there,
24:57 but very soon this year is going to be smelling lovely
24:59 because we're going to have a few loaves of bread here.
25:01 And that's because we've got a Tunbridge baker coming in
25:04 to bring in a few loaves of sourdough.
25:06 Sourdough is kind of classed as an upmarket
25:09 kind of type of bread.
25:10 You see it in sort of all the nice cafes.
25:13 So hopefully we'll get to try it.
25:14 It's gonna smell amazing.
25:15 What's your favourite type of bread, Abby?
25:17 - I do like sourdough as well,
25:18 but you often get sourdough, avocado
25:21 with a bit of bacon, don't you?
25:22 Very, very upmarket. - It's what you have
25:23 on the bread that makes the difference, isn't it?
25:24 - Exactly, yeah, definitely.
25:26 I think that's why you kind of run this show
25:28 because you like to try all the-
25:28 - Yeah, all the food, all the drink.
25:30 It's the best job. - Right, so stick around
25:31 for some bread.
25:32 But what else is to come up?
25:33 Because we go from bread, we go to a light show.
25:35 - It's everything, yeah.
25:36 So we've got the Reverend from Rochester Cathedral.
25:39 He's going to be joining us from the light show live
25:41 just as it's kicking off.
25:42 It's starting at about quarter to seven
25:45 and we're having him join us about five minutes after that.
25:47 We're going to see all the lights, all the display.
25:49 There's a science theme.
25:50 Looking at some past and present scientists from Einstein.
25:54 And it's reflected all over the walls of the cathedral.
25:56 I've covered it the last two years.
25:58 - Yeah, it's something you've been to before, isn't it?
25:59 - It's something I love. - What was it like before?
26:01 - It was really amazing.
26:02 It's something you don't necessarily expect
26:04 to have in a cathedral.
26:06 Of course, it's not going to come for free.
26:08 It does cost a bit of money.
26:09 But they sell out their tickets every single year.
26:12 And I think it's the fact that you've kind of got science
26:14 in a place of worship. - Religious building, yeah.
26:17 - It's really kind of an interesting contradiction
26:20 that goes quite well together.
26:21 - And it'd be interesting to find out
26:22 if those numbers have stayed up,
26:23 if they have sold out,
26:24 especially with the current financial climate as well.
26:26 If people are still putting their hand in their pockets
26:29 to spend money on events like this
26:31 and going to their local cathedrals.
26:33 Well, Sophia, stick around for all that and more.
26:36 We'll swap seats now.
26:37 But that's all from us on Kentonite.
26:39 See you again tomorrow.
26:40 But good night, bye-bye from me.
26:42 And Sophia will be with you soon.
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