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00:22Hello and welcome to Kent Tonight, live here on KMTV.
00:25I'm Finn McDermott and here are your top stories on Wednesday, the 4th of March.
00:30Building for the future, work on the landmark Elvis House in Canterbury makes it the city's first net zero council
00:37home.
00:37It's just, I think, a game changer in terms of health and wellbeing and to do this for social housing
00:44is just fantastic.
00:45End of an era, beloved local Raynham Soas retires after three decades of serving the community.
00:51There isn't anywhere like this, to be fair. This is a one-off. You know, you can't get this on
00:58the internet.
00:59And football fasting. We speak to Maidstone United striker Mohamedou Fahl about practising Ramadan during the football season.
01:06It's quite tough for me as a striker that, you know, that has a lot of high-intensity running, high
01:13-intensity sprints.
01:26A house in Canterbury that became famous for a picture of Elvis Presley in its window has been given a
01:31new lease of life.
01:32The property on St. Peter's Place, known locally as the Elvis House, has been transformed into Canterbury City Council's first
01:39net zero council home.
01:40Our reporter Kristen Hawthorne has been back to see the finished result.
01:43It was once abandoned and boarded up, but Canterbury's landmark has now been all shook up.
01:50For decades, this house on St. Peter's Place was known for one thing, the picture of Elvis Presley in its
01:57window.
01:58Now, after years of sitting empty, the building has gained another memorable title,
02:03as Canterbury City Council has completed a major retrofit to turn it into the city's first net zero council home.
02:10We started with the house completely bare brick, holes in the walls, windows missing.
02:17We've basically just given it a massive facelift thermally and aesthetically to make it a really efficient, sustainable home.
02:27The last time I was stood here, the Elvis House was just at the beginning of its retrofit journey.
02:32But just over a year later, the house is now completely finished and tenants are able to move in quite
02:37soon.
02:38But how much of a game changer is it really?
02:40So it's incredibly, no condensation, no mould.
02:44It's just, I think, a game changer in terms of health and wellbeing.
02:49And to do this for social housing is just fantastic.
02:52The opportunities are going to be so much better for those people.
02:54The council hopes that this home could help modernise older homes across the district.
03:00I'm very excited to be in this house.
03:01It's absolutely amazing.
03:03The whole house is completely passive house standard now,
03:06which means it's completely energy efficient.
03:10About 90% less energy being used to heat this house and generate energy in this house,
03:16which is absolutely amazing.
03:18So, yeah, the idea is to make sure that all our stock, that is what we own in the council,
03:25is net zero by 2030.
03:29And we've just received a huge grant, Warm Homes Fund,
03:33to help deliver some of the retrofit of our council houses within our stock.
03:39So we'll be using all this information to inform that.
03:41But why did they choose to start with the Elvis house?
03:45This is a property that we've had on our books for many, many years,
03:49I think since the 1970s.
03:51And it's typical of a lot of our housing stock.
03:56So we thought when it came vacant, it was an ideal opportunity.
03:59Instead of just renovating it in the usual way and re-letting it,
04:04but what we wanted to do was use this as a project to see how close to no cost in
04:12operation
04:13we could get a council home as an example,
04:17so that we've got warm, cosy, easy to heat homes that are healthy
04:24and learn the lessons and roll it out across the rest of our stock.
04:27The council has applied to Royal Mail to officially rename the address the Elvis house,
04:32with a plaque planned to mark its history.
04:35And with the first tenants expected by the end of the month,
04:38Elvis could soon be back in the building.
04:41Kristen Hawthorne, KMTV, in Canterbury.
04:47This afternoon, MPs from Kent and the rest of the country
04:50discussed lots of different things during the Prime Minister's questions,
04:54but a lot of it was centred around the war in Iran and the government's response.
04:58So with more concern about the situation and rising energy bills,
05:01Etalee Reynolds joins me in the studio to discuss this more.
05:04So, Etalee, what was the main topic of discussion between Prime Minister Keir Starmer
05:09and the leader of the opposition, Kenneed Badenov?
05:11So as you briefly mentioned there, the discussion that almost dominated PMQs this afternoon
05:16was that focus on the situation in Iran.
05:19Starmer placed a lot of emphasis at the start and just throughout Prime Minister's questions
05:24about how their main concern at the moment is protecting British lives and bringing people home.
05:31So this includes British nationals who are in Iran and might be in surrounding countries
05:37affected by the situation.
05:39We can hear a little bit more about this now and just his stance on the situation.
05:44We need to act, therefore, with clarity, with purpose, and with a cool head.
05:52The protection of UK nationals is our number one priority.
05:57And we're taking action to reduce the threat,
06:00with planes in the sky in the region intercepting incoming strikes,
06:05deploying more capability to Cyprus,
06:08and allowing US planes to use UK bases to take out Iran's capability to strike.
06:14What I was not prepared to do on Saturday was for the UK to join a war
06:19unless I was satisfied there was a lawful basis and a viable thought-through plan.
06:25And what else did the leader of the opposition ask?
06:28So before she asked any of her third question,
06:31before she asked her first question, sorry,
06:33she did pay tribute to those in service in the Middle East.
06:37But her main line of questioning towards the Prime Minister
06:40revolved a lot about the UK's response.
06:43So she's calling for a more offensive action to be taken,
06:47similarly to how the US have responded to the situation.
06:50And we can hear a bit about that and her from Parliament right now.
06:54He is catching arrows rather than stopping the archer.
06:58That's what we're talking about.
06:59Why is he asking our allies to do what we should be doing ourselves?
07:04We are, I would say to Labour MPs,
07:06we are in this war whether they like it or not.
07:10What is the Prime Minister waiting for?
07:13And very briefly, what else was discussed?
07:15So these rising energy prices,
07:18the leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Ed Davey,
07:21also asked for action to be taken to stop these energy bills rising.
07:25I see. Thank you so much for your time, Ethelie.
07:28Now, a man from Sandgate who has been caught
07:31with £1.2 million worth of cocaine
07:33has been imprisoned for 10 years.
07:36John King was part of a large-scale drug operation
07:39before his arrest in July 2020.
07:41Nearly six years on, he's been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
07:45He was arrested after arriving at the port of Dover in a lorry,
07:48which was stopped by Border Force officers
07:50who found 15 kilograms of the substance.
07:52King's lawyer said that his client had accepted his fate
07:55and knew he would be going to prison.
07:58Medway Council's repairs to potholes in Hartlip
08:00has been considered inadequate by local residents.
08:03A spokesperson for Medway Council earlier confirmed
08:05that on January 29th, they'd identified 13 potholes
08:09along Mattill Road and Mattill Lane,
08:11which was set to be fixed.
08:12Some of the smaller potholes have been filled,
08:14but according to some residents,
08:16they say that some of the more dangerous ones
08:17have been left untouched.
08:19Regular vehicle use, as well as the cold and wet weather
08:21of January and February,
08:23have meant the road surface has already fallen into disrepair,
08:26according to locals, posing risks to road users.
08:29Next, a woman who spent three decades
08:32serving the community of Raynham for her sewing skills
08:35has now retired.
08:36Tricia worked at Raynham Sewing Centre for 31 years
08:39and at the end of the month marks the end of her career.
08:42Her shop and wealth of knowledge
08:44has served the community over many generations.
08:47People say it's a place where people can come to chat
08:49and gain advice all while sharing their passion
08:51for arts and crafts.
08:52Our reporter, Leo Thorpe, went down to find out more.
08:56It is the end of an era for a treasured shop in Raynham.
09:00Tricia's been here in the heart of the town for 31 years
09:03and over these years, she has built a loyal and wide community
09:06that she has helped to educate and support.
09:09The sewing centre has always been a welcome place
09:12for people of all ages to get involved.
09:15Particularly to the young,
09:17because now I see some of them that came in with, like,
09:21their mums, they've got children,
09:23but they're still coming back to teach their children.
09:26And after speaking to Trish,
09:28it is evident to see how important this place is
09:31for the local community.
09:33It's a place not just where you come to buy fabrics,
09:35but a place where you can come to chat,
09:37whether that be about sewing, arts and crafts,
09:39or simply just life.
09:41It is a place for the community.
09:43The retirement was announced on social media
09:45and the community flooded the comments
09:47with words of praise and appreciation for Trish.
09:51She is keen to keep the youth engaged with arts and crafts
09:54and hopes she has educated people as best she can.
09:57Many of the community described her shop as a hidden treasure
10:01and described Trish as a person with great advice.
10:05There isn't anywhere like this, to be fair.
10:08This is a one-off.
10:11You know, you can't get this on the internet.
10:13You can't get personal advice
10:15and you can't, you know, talk to someone.
10:18You know, you phone someone and you're on hold,
10:20you're on a call centre, whatever.
10:22You come here and you speak to a real person,
10:24give you real advice.
10:26And this sort of thing is definitely dying, unfortunately.
10:30But, yeah, Trish will be around for a long time, I'm sure.
10:33Though the traditional sewing shop is slowly on the way out,
10:37the hobby is actually becoming more popular among the youth.
10:40The sense of community that cannot be achieved online
10:42helps encourage younger people to attend classes
10:45and converse with the older generation.
10:47And it's only the, probably the slightly older generation
10:50that are the ones that can encourage,
10:54not say what to do, but just encourage and say,
10:56oh, you know, shall we do this, shall we do that?
11:00For them to be able to interact with their children
11:03because there was an awful lack at one stage
11:07of generations meeting.
11:10Trish will retire on the 28th of March
11:13after serving the sewing community for over three decades.
11:16And though she will be deeply missed behind the counter,
11:19the community she has helped to build is here to stay.
11:23Leo Thorpe for KNTV.
11:26After the break, we'll be taking a look at the sporting news
11:28from the past few days, including injuries to major players
11:32and a manager who's going up against the odds,
11:34as well as results for both football and rugby.
11:36We'll also be chatting with our resident GP,
11:39Dr. Duke Julian Spinks, on various topics,
11:41such as the subject of grey matter during pregnancy.
11:44All that and more after this short break.
21:55Now we'll be discussing how to protect your mental health
21:58and the effects of exposure to bad news
22:00with our health expert, Dr. Julian Spinks.
22:08Thank you so much for joining me, Doctor.
22:10First of all, with all the current news about the Iran conflict,
22:14I was wondering if we could get your opinion
22:16on the effects of exposure to bad news.
22:18Plenty of our media outlets are constantly reporting
22:21any updates we might get,
22:22but is this long-term exposure to bad news
22:25something that could affect people's mental health?
22:27I think certainly people who are already feeling a little low or anxious
22:31being exposed to the amount of news we get
22:33and the rapid turnover these days
22:36means that they're put under other pressure.
22:38When I was young, it was every morning opening up the newspaper
22:41and then it was sort of the evening news once a day.
22:44Now it's rolling 24-hour news.
22:46You can put the television on,
22:48you're almost guaranteed within a couple of channels
22:50to find a news story about war.
22:53And inevitably, because people are saying,
22:55you know, it's the start of a much wider conflict
22:57and we'll get sucked into it,
22:58people worry more about it.
23:01I see.
23:01And with that in mind, it's not just media outlets.
23:04Our social media is oftentimes full of these things.
23:07And while obviously it's very good to stay informed
23:09and people need to know what's going on around the world,
23:12do you think that people can almost doomscroll
23:14and get stuck in a spiral of this news,
23:16of more things to worry about?
23:18Yes, and the algorithm doesn't help you.
23:20If you watch a few stories about war or other things,
23:24then it'll start to pick up on that
23:25and serve you more and more of the same type of stories.
23:28And that is difficult to get away from.
23:30I would say that if it's starting to have an effect on you,
23:33step away from it for a bit
23:35because things are still going to be there afterwards.
23:38And the other thing is to put things into perspective.
23:40We repeatedly, every few years, have some sort of crisis.
23:44And in general, it does wind its way through.
23:46We never really know how long it's going to take
23:48to get through there.
23:49But at the same time, really,
23:50it's not worth worrying yourself to death over these things
23:53because the likelihood of things are going to turn out OK.
23:56I see.
23:57Well, moving on to a different story.
23:58There was a grandmother in Gravesend who died,
24:01an inquest found due to an accidental cetraline overdose.
24:05The NHS have been warning about some serious side effects of this drug.
24:08Is this something you've encountered before?
24:11I personally have not.
24:12I must say cetraline is actually a pretty safe drug.
24:16But every drug, if you have enough of it, will become toxic.
24:20And in this case, the coroner found that she had 1.94 milligrams
24:25of cetraline per litre of blood.
24:26And anything above 1.5 is really quite a toxic amount.
24:31And the big mystery is why this happened to be the case.
24:34It appears to be an accidental,
24:35but we don't know the full background.
24:37With cetraline, the main risk is something called serotonin syndrome,
24:41which can happen with that entire group of selected serotonin reuptake
24:46inhibitor drugs.
24:47And that tends to happen occasionally on first dose,
24:50but more often when people mix drugs,
24:52perhaps take a second antidepressant,
24:53or, for example, John's wort will have an effect of increasing that.
24:57So it's always worth checking with the pharmacist or your doctor
25:00before you add in other medication,
25:02even if you can get it over the counter.
25:04But I have to reiterate, actually, for some people who are on cetraline successfully,
25:08the greater risk of stopping it suddenly and becoming significantly worse.
25:12I see. Is there any advice you'd offer to people so they can avoid accidentally
25:17taking more of any kind of drug that they might be prescribed?
25:20Well, there are dosing aids.
25:21You can get little boxes where you put the tablets,
25:24set them up so that you know whether you've taken it that day
25:27and you know exactly what you should be taking.
25:29And that can be useful.
25:30You can set reminders on your phone to say, you know, take your tablets and so on.
25:35I think the biggest risk tends to be when people forget they've taken it
25:38and take a second dose.
25:39Most drugs, you can get away with that for, you know, one or two doses.
25:43But if you're doing it a lot, then obviously the levels in the blood will build up.
25:46I see. We'll move on to another story we've got here.
25:49A new study has found that pregnant women's brains shed grey matter
25:53to prime them for motherhood.
25:55Could you explain a bit about this study and the in-depth of what exactly this means?
25:59This is absolutely fascinating.
26:02The grey matter of the brain, which is the thing that is changing here,
26:05is the one with all the connections and the nerve cells and so on
26:08as opposed to the white matter, which is just wiring, basically.
26:12And women for a long time have talked about having baby brain
26:15or sort of brain fog during pregnancy.
26:17And it does seem to be the case that the brain remodels itself somewhat.
26:21It seems to be a positive thing because what they found was
26:24the women who had this remodelling were less likely to reject their babies,
26:28more likely to say they were bonding properly and so on.
26:31So it may be part of an adjustment to get the woman ready to actually look after a child.
26:36I see. Well, thank you so much for bringing us all the latest health news, Julian.
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30:21Hello and welcome to Kent Tonight, live here on KMTV. I'm Finn McDermott and here are your top stories on
30:27Wednesday, the 4th of March.
30:30Building for the future work on the landmark Elvis House in Canterbury makes it the city's first net zero council
30:36home.
30:37It's just, I think, a game changer in terms of health and well-being and to do this for social
30:43housing is just fantastic.
30:44End of an era. Beloved local Raynham Soas retires after three decades of serving the community.
30:51There isn't anywhere like this, to be fair. This is a one-off. You know, you can't get this on
30:58the internet.
30:59And football fasting. We speak to Maidstone United striker Mohamedou Fahl about practising Ramadan during the football season.
31:05It's quite tough for me as a striker that, you know, that has a lot of high-intensity running, high
31:12-intensity sprints. It can affect me.
31:25But first, a house in Canterbury that became famous for a picture of Elvis Presley in its window has been
31:31given a new lease of life.
31:32The property on St Peter's Place is known locally as the Elvis House and has now been transformed into Canterbury
31:38City Council's first net zero council home.
31:40Our reporter Kristen Hawthorne has been back to see the finished result.
31:44It was once abandoned and boarded up, but Canterbury's landmark has now been all shook up.
31:51For decades, this house on St Peter's Place was known for one thing, the picture of Elvis Presley in its
31:58window.
31:59Now, after years of sitting empty, the building has gained another memorable title,
32:04as Canterbury City Council has completed a major retrofit to turn it into the city's first net zero council home.
32:11We started with the house completely bare brick, holes in the walls, windows missing.
32:18We've basically just given it a massive facelift thermally and aesthetically to make it a really efficient, sustainable home.
32:27The last time I was stood here, the Elvis House was just at the beginning of its retrofit journey.
32:32But just over a year later, the house is now completely finished and tenants are able to move in quite
32:37soon.
32:38But how much of a game changer is it really?
32:41So it's incredibly, no compensation, no mould.
32:45It's just, I think, a game changer in terms of health and wellbeing.
32:49And to do this for social housing is just fantastic.
32:52The council hopes that this home could help modernise older homes across the district.
32:57I'm very excited to be in this house.
32:59It's absolutely amazing.
33:00You know, the whole house is completely passive house standard now,
33:04which means it's completely energy efficient, about 90% less energy being used to sort of heat this house
33:12and generate energy in this house, which is absolutely amazing.
33:16So, yeah, the idea is to make sure that all our stock, that is what we own in the council,
33:23is net zero by 2030.
33:27And we've just received a huge grant, Warm Homes Fund,
33:31to help deliver some of the retrofit of our council houses within our stock.
33:36So we'll be using all this information to inform that.
33:39But why did they choose to start with the Elvis House?
33:42This is a property that we've had on our books for many, many years, I think since the 1970s.
33:49And it's typical of a lot of our housing stock.
33:53So we thought when it came vacant, it was an ideal opportunity instead of just renovating it in the usual
34:00way and re-letting it.
34:02But what we wanted to do was use this as a project to see how close to no cost in
34:10operation we could get a council home as an example
34:15so that we've got warm, cosy, easy to heat homes that are healthy and learn the lessons and roll it
34:23out across the rest of our stock.
34:24The council has applied to Royal Mail to officially rename the address, the Elvis House, with a plaque planned to
34:31mark its history.
34:32And with the first tenants expected by the end of the month, Elvis could soon be back in the building.
34:39Kristen Hawthorne, KMTV, in Canterbury.
34:45Now, don't forget, you can keep up to date with all your latest stories across Kent by logging on to
34:49our website, KMTV.co.uk.
34:51There you'll find all our reports, including this one, about the original time that Kristen went down to the Elvis
34:56House
34:57when its construction was announced in January of last year.
35:00Known as the Elvis Presley House, thanks to this poster, which was sat in the window for more than 40
35:05years,
35:06this derelict two-bedroom home in Canterbury is set to be all shook up.
35:10The council has started work to retrofit the building, to make it the city's first net-zero social home.
35:17There was quite a long process to get to this point, i.e. putting the plans together, getting the funding,
35:22and then we had to find a contractor to carry out the works.
35:25Unfortunately, the first time round, we didn't find suitable contractors, so now we have, and the work starts today.
35:34You know, it's very visible, everyone can see it, so it's going to be a bit of a landmark.
35:38We all know it's called the Elvis House, it's been, it's famous for that, so, you know, Elvis House, retrofit,
35:45this is the future.
35:46You know, hopefully people will be inspired by this as they drive past, and do the same in their own
35:50homes.
35:50The poster of Presley mysteriously left the building three years ago, after reports of anti-social behaviour.
35:56The windows and doors have since been boarded up.
36:00But what is a net-zero home?
36:02Well, it's one that produces as much energy as it consumes, through things like solar panels, heat pumps, and a
36:09heat recovery system, to generate renewable energy.
36:12So, adding installations to the floors, the walls, and the roof, obviously, makes it more efficient in that sense, that
36:20it's not losing heat.
36:21And because it's having solar panels, as well, it's going to draw its energy from the sun.
36:27And because it's only driven by electric, there's no gas on the property.
36:33In just six months, contractors hope that the work to make this home net-zero will be finished, allowing for
36:40it to be used for social housing.
36:42But how much does it cost, and what do residents really think of the change?
36:47The scheme that will be part-funded by the government's UK Shared Prosperity Fund costs around £100,000, due to
36:54the amount of work that needs to be done.
36:56In this particular house, it will be quite expensive, just because there's so much work to be done.
37:01As you can see, it's a very old house.
37:04As well as just the retrofit side of things, you know, putting in the heat pumps and all that, you
37:08know, there's a lot of structure work to be done.
37:10And you can see that the ground is being dug up.
37:12You know, those things all cost...
37:14So, I wouldn't want to use the cost of this house as an example of how much it might cost
37:18in anyone else's house.
37:20As I say, there was a grant to help.
37:24I live here for 26 years.
37:25I just think that the old building's a bit of an eyesore, and it's not very nice inside, I understand.
37:33And, well, I guess families need somewhere to live.
37:37Yes, a family living there would be nice.
37:39With some suspicious minds over the change, the council hopes that it will create a little less conversation about its
37:46infamous looks,
37:47and a little more action about their larger plans to decarbonise the district.
37:52Kristen Hawthorne for KMTV in Canterbury.
37:57Now, here in Kent and around the country, many will be celebrating International Women's History Month,
38:05which honours the many achievements and contributions of women throughout history.
38:09Breakthrough Women is a Kent-based networking community that aims to connect women from a wide range of industries and
38:14backgrounds.
38:15And tomorrow, they're hosting their annual networking event for International Women's Day.
38:19I'm pleased to say I'm joined now by the group's co-founder, Sue Hainsby.
38:23Thank you so much for joining me, Sue.
38:25First of all, can you tell us a little bit about the community and what inspired you to start Breakthrough
38:29Women?
38:31Yes, my co-founder and I, Deborah Turner, we were hosting women in business events before lockdown.
38:39And then during lockdown, like everybody else, we took them online.
38:42And then in February 2022, we felt very strongly that women wanted to get back into a room.
38:48So we decided to host an event, which we did for International Women's Day 2022.
38:55We sold out with about 50 people there.
38:57And everyone was like, well, when are you doing the next one?
39:00We hadn't really thought any further than that initial event.
39:03But here we are going into our fifth year.
39:05So the last few events, we've sold out 80 people.
39:10So it's not just for women who have their own businesses.
39:13It's for all working women in Kent.
39:15And we have 80 of those amazing women in the room with us tomorrow at Eastwell Manor.
39:21We've got two fabulous speakers, both Kent ladies, lovely brunch.
39:25And it's a very inspiring, very welcoming event.
39:29And we're, you know, we're very proud of what we've achieved over the last few years.
39:33Amazing.
39:34Could you give us an insight into the event?
39:36Is there an increasing demand for exclusively female-led business events like this?
39:44We don't ban men.
39:46I mean, if a man's brave enough to come into a room of 80 women, then he's more than welcome.
39:53I think women network differently.
39:55I've had a business for over 20 years.
39:57And I think women network differently.
40:00We create a very welcoming and comfortable environment.
40:03So they're happy to share.
40:06Sometimes some deeply personal things.
40:08We also host some smaller events.
40:10And they, you know, they're much more welcoming.
40:13And people share a lot more of their personal trials and tribulations of running a business.
40:20Often women are running businesses alongside raising a family, running a home.
40:25As we come older, a lot of the women, I've been there myself, looking after aging, unwell parents, grandchildren, running
40:32your businesses, or working full-time in between.
40:35I mean, so we just feel women's event is what works for us.
40:39But men are more than welcome should they wish to attend.
40:42I see.
40:43And with these events, do you often find yourself giving specific advice on how to break into these spaces in
40:49terms of getting these sort of first opportunities for women?
40:52Or tell us more about the nature of the collaborative event.
40:57At these events, these are purely for networking.
41:00And we have our speakers there.
41:03But what we've also hosted, we've worked with Susie Warren-Smith, who many people in Kent will know, to run
41:09some targeted business training.
41:11We didn't feel that there was sufficient business training out there for women at all stages of their business.
41:18So we do that from start-ups right the way through to selling your business.
41:23And we've been doing that over the past three or four years.
41:26And that's been massively successful.
41:27And many of our women have taken up that opportunity.
41:30I see.
41:31Really, really sorry.
41:32I'm so sorry.
41:32I do have to cut you off.
41:33That is all the time we have, I'm afraid.
41:35Thank you so much for joining us, Sue.
41:36Thank you for asking us to join you.
41:40Like I say, that is all the time we have.
41:42But we'll be back after a few minutes with more news from around Kent.
41:46See you in just a second.
41:58See you in just a second.
42:55Bye-bye.
42:56Bye-bye.
43:00Bye-bye.
43:03Bye-bye.
43:12Bye-bye.
43:26Bye-bye.
43:27Bye-bye.
47:36And I'm aware there is one more story about the Marlowe Theatre putting on a production.
47:40Tell us about that.
47:41Yes, so the award-winning To Kill a Mockingbird play is coming to the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury.
47:49This is the first UK tour of the production and the West End and Broadway productions of
47:56it have received many nominations over the years.
48:01The book is very famous and loved by many, so I'm sure people are very interested in going
48:06down to Canterbury to see it.
48:08Absolutely.
48:08I read the book back in my school days.
48:10But for anyone who isn't so familiar, give us a brief rundown of what it's all about.
48:13So it's a courtroom drama that follows a lawyer and a father whose faith in morality and the
48:21legal system is kind of challenged as he's given this case of a man who's wrongly convicted,
48:27all to do with racial injustice.
48:30It's a very poignant book and the play has been adapted by a very famous screenwriter.
48:36Thank you so much, Alia.
48:38And tonight sees another episode of Kent's Student 101, the show for students by students.
48:45It returns to our channel with a brand new team working on it, including a few new faces
48:48who will be sitting right here.
48:50I called up with one of the show's presenters, Jude Moulton, earlier.
48:53Well, thanks so much for joining us, Jude.
48:55First of all, can you tell us a little bit about Student 101, just for anyone who hasn't
48:58heard of it before?
48:59So Kent's Student 101 is a show made by students, for students.
49:03So any kind of questions or concerns that students have, they can watch our show, understand
49:07a bit more about student life, or even some tips and tricks.
49:10So we have a segment called Macro Meals that you can then learn how to make them healthy
49:14in high-protein, low-calorie meals that you can start to then introduce into your student
49:19life, I'd say.
49:20Cool.
49:21And tell us a little bit about what viewers can expect on tonight's show.
49:23So tonight we actually have a new segment called Student 101 Support.
49:27It's a Q&A segment where me and one of my other co-workers will be sitting down on the
49:31sofa and ask you any burning questions a student have.
49:34We have a nature segment called Walk in the Garden, where they're going to a place in
49:39Sittingbourne.
49:40I'm not going to say the name yet to keep you guys that intrigued.
49:44So they can actually go and have some break from studying.
49:47We also have We Try Out, and this week's quite funny because they tried out some skateboarding.
49:51So it is quite interesting this week, a bit humorous.
49:53Brilliant.
49:53I've done skateboarding before for a package.
49:55It's not the kind of thing you can really just pick up.
49:57Oh, it's so difficult.
49:58It's so difficult.
49:59Brilliant.
50:00And what's the thing you're looking forward to most on the show tonight?
50:02I would say personally it's going to be the Q&A segment because as a student myself, there's
50:07a lot of burning questions I have, especially about post-uni life.
50:11It's quite scary, to be honest with you.
50:13So it's quite nice that we have a segment that we can start talking about that and start
50:17having them questions raised about students because there's a lot of things that go unnoticed,
50:22I'd say.
50:23And where can people watch Student 101?
50:25On Wednesday at 6.45 it will be live, and then you go on kmtv.co.uk so you can
50:30watch
50:30it on the recordings tab.
50:31Brilliant.
50:32Thanks so much, Jude.
50:34Now many are observing Ramadan around the world, and here in Kent is no different.
50:39And among those fasting are a number of athletes.
50:41We spoke with Maidstone United striker Mohamedou Fahl on his experiences with fasting while training
50:46and some of the reactions that other footballers in other leagues, such as the Premier League,
50:51have faced to these pauses in play for fasting.
50:54First of all, can you tell me all about how observing Ramadan changes the daily schedule
51:00of a footballer?
51:03Wow.
51:05It changes it quite a bit.
51:09I'd probably say a lot of your morning routine is what has changed.
51:15Instead of probably, you know, getting a little lying, you are having to wake up a little
51:20bit earlier, depending on what time cutting the fast is.
51:25So right now it's about 5.20, 5.30.
51:29So it would require me waking up maybe 30 minutes to an hour before to make sure that I get
51:37the
51:37appropriate fluids, the appropriate food on board.
51:41And then after that, we can pray and then start fasting.
51:45And can you tell me a bit about how Ramadan and how fasting impacts you as a football player?
51:50Obviously, you're a striker, especially your physical game.
51:53Yeah, it's tough for me, especially the 3 p.m. kickoffs.
51:56They are a bit hard.
51:59You know, before we've even started the game, when we're going out to warm up, I'm already
52:03thirsty.
52:04You know, throat is dry.
52:06But, you know, it's good because, you know, you build your mentality as well, you know,
52:15during this time as well.
52:16So, yeah, no, it's tough.
52:19But the mental rewards of doing it and spiritual gains of it as well are definitely rewarding,
52:25especially after Ramadan finishes.
52:27And you've played for quite a few different clubs, Dulwich, Hamlet, Enfield, now Maidstone
52:33United.
52:33Throughout your career, have clubs always been understanding of the significance of
52:37Ramadan, especially, you know, from when you were a young player all the way to now?
52:43Not so much at Dulwich, Hamlet, only because of the reason I can't remember fasting while
52:48I was there anyway.
52:50But Enfield, they were understanding.
52:54You know, they didn't take me fasting for weakness.
52:59In fact, they saw it as strength and it's the same at Maidstone.
53:02You know, it hasn't stopped them from playing me or treat me any different.
53:08If anything, they make sure that, you know, they're quite accommodating and they make sure
53:11that anything that I need personally, whether it's on the pitch, off the pitch, anything
53:17to make my life easier during Ramadan, they make sure that it's done.
53:22Amazing.
53:23We've touched on the physical impact of fasting.
53:26Is there a mental impact as well?
53:27You spoke about that.
53:29Spirituality.
53:29Tell us a bit more about that.
53:31Yeah, of course.
53:33You know, before I get onto the spiritual side of things, you know, mentally, just knowing
53:37that, you know, if I can do 60 or 75 or 90 minutes, not eating, drinking for 10, 12 hours,
53:46then, you know, I can do anything, you know?
53:50You know, we seem to think as humans that we need these things constantly, but I think
53:56it just goes to show that you can put your body under different stresses or different
54:02challenges and you are definitely stronger than you think.
54:05Like, it's just loads of things I could get into spiritually, loads of things.
54:09But, for example, you know, during Ramadan, we have to do, give charity, you know, we have
54:16to go to the mosque and pray around eight or nine and do longer prayers.
54:22You know, those are the things that help me connect with my Lord, you know, helping other
54:28people, putting a smile on their face, whether that's through, you know, a smile or doing something
54:33good for them or even something that, you know, scoring a goal of that, you know, makes
54:37people happy as well.
54:39So, yeah.
54:42Yeah.
54:44I see.
54:45There's something else I wanted to touch on.
54:46Recently, sections of fans at Leeds Elland Road Stadium actually booed while play was paused
54:52for players to break their fast.
54:53What more do you think should be done to fight against these negative reactions?
54:59Wow.
55:00It's a really good question.
55:03Um, education, I'd probably say, um, because when you look at it, at the grand scheme of
55:12things, what they, what they've done doesn't really make sense, does it?
55:15Um, so I think personally, um, and I'm really big on that.
55:19I think, um, it's important to, to educate people.
55:22Maybe some people don't know, you know, if you educate them, you speak to them about it,
55:26um, then the choice is theirs.
55:30They can either, you know, choose to understand and be, uh, accommodating or they can, they
55:35can not, um, you know, um, this is not a religion that we try and force onto people.
55:41Um, but, um, I think human decency is the, well, the basic one is to understand and, uh, treat
55:49everyone with respect.
55:52Great to talk to Mohamedou there, but let's have a quick look at the weather before we
55:56go.
56:02Well, it's looking like a clear night tonight and everywhere except for Margate, which is
56:06going to get a lot of that mist we've been seeing throughout today.
56:08Into tomorrow morning, sunny throughout, but still a little bit chilly, temperatures of
56:13six, seven, and eight degrees.
56:15Then into tomorrow afternoon, quite high temperatures, 15 and 16 there with lots of sun.
56:21And here's your outlook, clouds on Friday and Saturday, sun coming out on Sunday with
56:26it getting slightly cooler as we go towards the end of the week.
56:39Well, that's all the time we have.
56:40Thank you so much for watching and we'll see you soon.
56:43Goodbye.
56:59Bye.
57:00Bye.
57:01Bye.
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