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00:00hello and welcome to Kent tonight live on came TV I'm Megan Shaw and here are your top stories on
00:27Friday the fifth of December not guilty woman cleared of manslaughter over fatal
00:34stabbing in Harriotsham okay page and just to update you so the time is 0 300 hours and I'm
00:40now resting on suspicion of murder okay redundancy worries as 85 jobs at risk at
00:46Chatham docks they are you know skilled high-paying jobs that looks like they're
00:52gonna lose and give a gift record broken as kmfm team received 19,000 pounds for
00:59children this Christmas and they remember receiving a toy either through give a
01:04gift or similar campaigns and they you know it had a wonderful positive impact on
01:09them
01:19but first made stone crown court has cleared a 20 year old woman of manslaughter
01:25after her cousin's boyfriend ran at a knife she was holding at arm's length on the
01:302nd of July 2024 Paige Poulton originally from Haringey fatally stabbed Jack
01:35Cadwallader in his act of self-defense as she claimed Cadwallader was
01:40unpredictable and violent Poulton told the jury Cadwallader entered the
01:44apartment she was in during the early hours of the morning making death threats
01:48against Poulton as I've been finding out today a unanimous verdict at Maidstone
01:54crown court found a young woman not guilty of manslaughter after she stabbed her
01:59cousin's boyfriend telling the jury it was self-defense on the 2nd of July last year
02:0419 year old Paige Poulton now 20 fatally wounded Jack Cadwallader in the chest and
02:11was initially charged with murder what are you doing down there what are you doing
02:18get out get out you're both under arrest all right
02:21okay so Paige I'm just to update you so the time is 0 300 hours and I'm now
02:31arresting you on suspicion of murder okay so you do not have to say anything but it
02:34may harm your defense if you do not mention when questioned something which you later
02:37are in court anything you do say may be given in evidence it's all right do you understand
02:41all right okay Poulton told the jury she armed herself only to scare Cadwallader away but when
02:48he ran at her with a garden chair the blade proved fatal witness burn however claimed that her partner
02:55had made no threats throughout the night and picked up the chair only to defend himself from Poulton
03:00Cadwallader was rushed to Maidstone Hospital where resuscitation attempts failed to save him
03:06now cleared Poulton will be released from custody Megan Shaw for came TV in Maidstone
03:13a major steel firm is consulting on 85 redundancies at Chatham Docks
03:23Asalo Metal Kent Wire says all jobs at the site are at risk due to the severity and scale of the
03:30challenges facing the business the site earmarked for housing development has become a political
03:35battleground in recent years as our local democracy reporter Oli Leder has been unpacking for us
03:41Save Chatham Docks! Save Chatham Docks!
03:45Redundancies in the run-up to Christmas that's what ArcelorMittal Kent Wire are consulting on ahead of
03:53pulling out of the site at Chatham Docks it follows a long-standing battle with Peel Waters who own the site
04:03and want to see it developed into thousands of houses something which has divided Medway Council
04:10politically and as the planning authority especially after the area was included in the local plan for the five towns future housing
04:22I really feel for the workers at Mattel they are you know skilled high-paying jobs that looks like they're going to lose
04:30and Mittal did make this very clear that if things didn't change that they would seek to relocate
04:36the plant from Chatham you know Medway Labor have got in my view have got blood on their hands on this
04:42you know in opposition they supported the the docks in power they haven't
04:48All of this comes following a judicial review that's currently underway around the planning application
04:56which was heard at the High Court at the end of October though no ruling has yet been made
05:03Obviously this is a dispute between a private landowner and a business that's operating on that land at the moment
05:12that's obviously subject to continuing legal discussions but I know that the Medway Labor Group has tried to make sure that we got a good solution there
05:24and under the previous conservative administration unfortunately that didn't work in that situation
05:30the threat of 85 redundancies comes during a difficult period for Arsalan Mattel
05:37the largest steel manufacturer in Europe facing low demand and US tariffs
05:44though the companies say they're committed to a fair and thorough consultation process
05:51and will not comment further until that process is complete
05:56Peelwaters say they have tried to work with Arsalan Mattel and other tenants to explore relocation solutions for the last 10 years
06:07but with dozens of jobs on the line the political reverberations of this will be felt for years to come
06:16Now, a man has been charged with the murder of a 19 year old in Chatham
06:28Thorough Road in Chatham had been cordoned off on Tuesday with forensics on the scene
06:33Now, an 18 year old has appeared at Sevenoaks Magistrates Court
06:37as police continue to appeal for information that could assist their investigation
06:42And Anne, reporter Nayla Mohamed has been following the story
06:46So Nayla, you've been following the story, so what's the latest update that you have for us?
06:50So the latest update is that the detectives investigating the death of this 19 year old in Chatham
06:56has charged an 18 year old with murder and this 18 year old is Musa Hassan Saleh from London
07:02and as I've mentioned he has been charged and his next court appearance is going to be on Monday
07:07at the Maidstone Crown Court
07:09There was another person arrested at the time as a 32 year old from Chatham
07:13but he has since been released on bail
07:15And what was the atmosphere like today then?
07:18So residents told our reporter that while they hadn't heard anything
07:24Seeing the police and seeing the cordon very much was unsettling
07:28I mean the forensics team were there as well
07:30It's not something they were probably used to seeing
07:32One man did say that he also didn't let his kids play outside
07:36because the atmosphere was just so tense and unsettling
07:41You don't know what had happened, who had been killed or why they'd been killed
07:44People walking past the scene were continually asking as well what had happened
07:49Sorry, adding that extra pressure
07:51There was a heavy police presence which in itself like I mentioned a few times unsettling
07:56Forensics were present
07:57The search and marine unit had showed up around 10am
08:00Which is when our reporter was there as well, Maisie Walker
08:03And they were there the entire time from like 10 to 4 that Maisie was on the scene
08:09There's the alleyway connecting to the Luton Road was also taped off and searched
08:14There was a drone as well surveying the area and police were called at the 3am
08:18And they had been there consistently throughout the day on that Tuesday
08:21Thank you Neela, we have been following that one so thank you
08:23And now, Friday means it's another episode of the Kent Politics Show
08:29Which airs every Friday just before Kent Tonight
08:32And this week we were joined by two Medway councillors
08:36That's Andrew Lawrence and David Field
08:38Where we discussed anti-social behaviour on the streets of Medway
08:41And whether the five towns are a welcoming place to be
08:45It's the question that we've all faced I think if we've worked or lived in Medway for a while
08:50From somebody who's visiting the area, is Medway a safe place?
08:53I believe in the whole it is, you know, it's great, the great Medway towns
08:57We're all very proud of it
08:59And in general we do feel safe most of the time
09:03And you know, for instance, we see that serious crimes, violent serious crimes are going down
09:11Medway is a safe place, you know, we get thousands of visitors coming to Medway
09:15I've lived in Medway for many many years, David I know as well
09:17You know, I don't feel threatened
09:19Chatham does have a PR problem
09:23You know, you talk to people in Hempstead and Wigmore, which I represent
09:26People don't go to Chatham by and by
09:28They try and go in other places
09:30I think, let's, we can reflect on one or two individual cases
09:33But actually the overall picture on crime seems to be
09:35You know, crime is coming down, David's absolutely right
09:37Police numbers are a record number
09:40You were talking to someone who had been a victim of a crime on the high street
09:44And the first connection that he made between that crime to the flags
09:48Was he right to do that?
09:50In terms of what we're doing in terms of flags
09:54Flags are kind of a symptom of more coarse discourse
10:00Particularly racist discourse coming into a lot of the country
10:04Now, we are proud to be British, I'm proud to be English
10:07I was there very much when we lifted the St George's flag ahead of the Euros final
10:13That the English women run triumphantly
10:16But we do know that sometimes people are using
10:19Unfortunately, these universal systems that we all are part of
10:25To try and divide
10:26And so I do agree actually with the action that we've taken
10:29To remove the flags across Medway where they were put up
10:32I 100% agree with all of that
10:34Except for the fact that of course Medway
10:35Labor raised the Palestinian flag over Gun Wolf last Friday
10:38Well, it seems the UN
10:41Let me just be very clear about this
10:42That particular flag does not represent me
10:45It does not represent my residents
10:48And it is a flag that's being used to intimidate the Jewish community
10:51Up and down this country
10:52We are determined to stamp out all forms of racism
10:55And all forms of discrimination
10:57And that particularly includes anti-Semitism
10:59But we also know that many of Medway residents have raised issues in terms of the Israel-Palestine conflict
11:10And actually for many residents in Medway the Palestinian flag is important
11:15Now, it's time for a quick break
11:17We've got a lot coming up
11:19Our film presenter Chris Deesey is going to break down a major acquisition in Hollywood
11:24And exploring what it could mean for us here in Kent
11:27As film lovers in Kent
11:28And our reporter Phil McDermid will have more about KMFM's Give a Gift campaign
11:34And how they managed to raise more than £18,000 worth of donations
11:38And as we approach the weekend we're looking at the weather
11:41Hoping it's not too rainy
11:43And we'll see you after the break
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15:38chaos, after a water outage. At its peak, 24,000 homes and businesses were left without
15:44running water, with many firms across the town, as well as schools, forced to shut.
15:50And Maisie Walker has more.
15:52Trouble is flowing faster than water in Tunbridge Wells. After losing at least £30,000 in lost
15:58business, a hotel owner says he's facing a financial nightmare.
16:02It's been incredible. So obviously we've been buying water from the supermarkets, we've
16:06also been picking water up from the supplies, but it's been incredibly hard to try and keep
16:13a hotel running on bottled water. At the moment, we're probably getting on for somewhere in
16:19the region of £25,000, £30,000 worth of losses over the last three or four days. And if it
16:24goes much longer than that, we could be up to £60,000 by the end of the week.
16:28At its peak, 24,000 homes and businesses were left without running water, with many firms
16:34across the town, as well as schools, forced to shut. This follows a problem with the chemicals
16:39used to improve the water quality, which caused Penbury's treatment works to shut down on Saturday,
16:45the 29th of November.
16:46This has been nothing short of a disaster, really. This is the busiest period. If you run
16:51a restaurant or a hotel or, you know, retail in town, this is the busy period that you use
16:58to make money that keeps you going in January and February, when people aren't going out
17:03to have meals and all the rest of it. And so it's absolutely crucial that we have support
17:10for our businesses. And we know why it's important, because three years ago, exactly the same thing
17:15happened.
17:16Of course, businesses are not the only ones that were affected. Earlier in the week, parents
17:21of twins were collecting rainwater in their garden to wash the dishes and flush the toilet,
17:26even paying nearly £130 for a hotel room just to have a shower.
17:31It has not been easy, especially when you have bedtime routines and involve a proper bath.
17:40And formula, they can only drink formula because they're allergic to majority of food. So I rely
17:47on water to provide formula to sterilise the bottles. They are that young. Still, we need
17:52to sterilise everything. So it's not been easy, washing up the dishes, washing up the dishes,
17:58their food for the weaning and the clothes. It's day five, we're running out of fresh clothes
18:07for them.
18:08While it was confirmed yesterday that 23,000 properties had water back, those who have seen
18:13their supplies returned, won't be able to drink it without boiling it first.
18:17Maisie Walker for KMTV, Tunbridge Wells.
18:21A frustrated councillor fears Broadstairs is being overlooked after missing out on millions
18:26of pounds worth of regeneration money. Labour's Christian Bright believes the town should be
18:32awarded a significant slice of a £1.5 million pot secured by Thanet District Council in October
18:38from the Pride in Place Impact Scheme, especially after Thanet neighbours Margate and Ramsgate were
18:44collectively awarded £70 million to help tackle their deprivation issues in recent years.
18:50The initiative is aimed at restoring local pride and helping people reclaim their streets.
18:57And improvements have been made to a coastal pathway in Kent as part of a historic walkway
19:02project. The pathway that runs through Dover and in front of the historical St. Martin's
19:07battery has been given improvements including widening the route and improving accessibility.
19:12The scheme, which started out last year, has cost Dover District Council £300,000, with
19:18many organisations stepping in to help funding. The improvement is part of the King Charles
19:24III England Coast Path, which will connect many of England's coastal landscapes.
19:30And the streaming company Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros Discovery Business for £54
19:36billion after a drawn-out battle with competitors such as Comcast and Paramount Skydance. Warner Bros
19:42owns popular franchises such as Harry Potter, Game of Thrones and streaming service HBO Max. However,
19:49with the deal expected to receive security from competition regulators, approval of the change has yet to be
19:56confirmed. But to tell us more, film expert and presenter of Kent Film Club joined us earlier to discuss.
20:02So tell us about this, Chris. What's happened?
20:05Well, it's quite extraordinary because we all know what Netflix
20:08is. It's a streaming service. Always there are concerns, of course, about whether it's going to
20:13take over cinema or supplant cinema. But Warner Bros has been there for over a century. Think of some
20:20of the great films. Harry Potter, my own favourite, Witches of Eastwood. You know, these are films which have
20:25been made by Warner Bros. But now Warner Bros is merging with Netflix. Well, Netflix is really taking over.
20:31So it's extraordinary in the sense that it means a completely new way of looking at what is going
20:38on in the world of film. I mean, Warner Bros will still be making films, it's worth saying. But in terms
20:42of the back catalogue, this is all going to come under Netflix's arm.
20:46And you touched on that a little bit back there. But what could we expect? Could we see Warner Bros
20:53ceasing to be? My understanding is that it's not going to cease to be in the same way that Netflix will
20:59continue to make films. But what I think it will mean is that, you know, Citizen Kane as well, going all the
21:05way back. And this is legendary. This is going all the way back to the beginning of cinema. But what it means is that
21:09it's going to be more, you know, the streaming service is going to take priority. So I think
21:14we're looking at something that just functions in a very different way to what we've ever expected
21:19before. Netflix has, I mean, just 15 years ago, it was thought it's never going to be up there. It's
21:25never going to compete with, as it were, the big boys in terms of what goes on in the world of
21:31corporations and studios. But I think we're seeing a sea change.
21:35And of course, Warner Bros just have a big library of unfinished and unreleased films.
21:40Does this might mean we might be able to see some of these in the near future?
21:43I think that we're probably going down that path, because, well, I mean, the risk is that it'll be more
21:48expensive, because I think it's thought that, you know, the premiums that people are playing on Netflix
21:52will go up. But of course, this is yet to be approved by the authority. So it may not come to be. But the fact
21:57that they've signed this deal, the fact that Warner Bros and Netflix are obviously saying that they want
22:03this to happen, it kind of means that there's a certain momentum ahead here. So it is actually,
22:08see, the way I'd look at it, it's really exciting if your main way of watching films is through the
22:15streaming route. My concern would be whether we'll see a reduction in the films that are being made
22:22exclusively for theatrical for cinema distribution. Yeah, I'm sure with everything, there is maybe a
22:29little bit of a caveat. So are there worries it could lead to a monopoly at all, do you think?
22:33Well, I think that we're going down that path. Also, it's part of a general trend. We've seen that
22:38with Amazon as well in the past. I think we just have to accept that this is the new landscape.
22:42It's very different from the days when you'd have these big movie companies, these big studios,
22:46they would all be making films that would be released in cinemas. The market has changed,
22:50and this is a recognition of that need to adapt. Perfect. Thank you so much, Chris.
22:56And now the weather.
23:04Tonight, we're looking at 9 degrees in Margate, 11 in Tunbridge Wells, showers all around,
23:09unfortunately. Moving on to tomorrow morning, showers clearing to overcast skies, 12 and 6 degrees
23:16are your highs and your lows. Into the PM, quite warm for December, 12 all around, rain's cleared up,
23:21which is always a good thing, overcast. And your outlook, rain on Sunday and Monday, nice and overcast
23:28on Tuesday, warming up by Monday, 15 degrees, but 14 on Tuesday. Again, quite warm in December.
23:40And finally, over at KMFM, they've been taking in gifts from across the county for their Give a Gift
23:45campaign that aims to make sure every child has a gift this year, whether they are in hospital,
23:50care or in difficult circumstances. This year, they've managed to raise more than £18,000 worth of
23:57donations and were visited by members of a paramedic team and a recycling crew. Our reporter,
24:03Finn McDermid, went down to their office to see the buzz for himself.
24:06Now, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, but for some people here in Kent, that doesn't
24:11always look like how people might expect. For some, it can be a difficult time, so four years ago,
24:17KMFM started their annual Christmas Give a Gift campaign to try and make sure that no child would
24:22be without a toy in the holiday season. And this year, they've broken their previous records and
24:27smashed their £10,000 target, raising more than £19,000, plus at least £4,000 worth of toys,
24:34or going to children who need them most. So we're talking about children that are
24:39unfortunately going to be in hospital over Christmas. That is obviously an incredibly
24:43challenging time. And to be able to bring a smile to their face, we've been really lucky to meet
24:50children before who have previously spent time in hospital or parents who were in hospital when they
24:55were younger. And they remember receiving a toy either through Give a Gift or similar campaigns.
25:00And they, you know, it had a wonderful positive impact on them.
25:05With the donations flooding in, Suez Recycling gave £1,000 towards the cause and went down for a tour
25:10of the studio.
25:12Now, the Give a Gift campaign is all about giving children who might be having a difficult Christmas
25:16a reason to smile. And as you can see, I'm sat inside the Suez Recycling bin lorry that they've
25:21brought down with them to the KMFM offices. And they've also brought £1,000 more money to the campaign.
25:27They say it's something they try and do every year, but that Give a Gift was particularly special.
25:32So our contract manager for Ashford, Ryan, heard about the Give a Gift campaign on the radio and
25:37gave me a call straight away to say that it was something he really thought we should get involved
25:41with. And we try and do something around Christmas every year anyway, so it was the perfect timing.
25:45And all our crews and staff across our Maidstone, Ashford and Swell depots were really excited to get
25:50involved. And so we were really lucky to be able to raise the amount that we did.
25:53While many have donated money to KMFM's Just Giving page, others have brought toys to be given out,
26:00with one paramedic team bringing enough to fill most of their car.
26:03So last year at Paddock Wood, my missus here did their own competition or their own fundraiser in
26:11the last two weeks of December type or November. And there is about 40 gifts. So this year she wanted
26:17to make sure that it was more successful and just trying to get as much toys as possible. So we've
26:22created a competition between Medway, our EOC, our dispatches and our call takers, and Paddock Wood to
26:29see who could get the most toys. The donations have now closed and so the process of sorting the toys
26:35and travelling across the county to make sure they find a home this Christmas can now start.
26:40Finn McDermott for KMTV in Medway. That's all from us. Good night.
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