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00:38Hello and welcome to Kent Tonight, live on KMTV.
00:41I'm Naila Mahamud and here are your top stories on Thursday 30th April.
00:45Teens behind bars.
00:47Sheppie Death sees three teenagers imprisoned for manslaughter.
00:51However, I have to tell you that I've come to the conclusion that there is no other option than custody
00:56in this case.
00:57Freely available, KMTV atops new broadband streaming methods to reach more homes across the county.
01:04We really much see this as an opportunity to explore and speak to new audiences.
01:10And a royal return.
01:11After more than 20 years since a royal visit, a Chatham Veterans Hospital hosted the Crown Princess.
01:17It's a great opportunity for us to actually share the heritage of the hospital, to actually show it off because
01:23we are really one of the best kept secrets of the Redway Towns.
01:37Three teenagers who killed a man in Sheppie have today been sentenced to a combined 22 years for the attack.
01:43The two 16-year-olds and one 15-year-old who can't be named due to their age lured Alexander
01:49Cashford to laze down in an attempted paedophile sting before attacking him with rocks and a bottle.
01:54The trio were later found guilty of manslaughter and today were sentenced at the Old Bailey.
01:59Here's Chloe Brewster to bring you up to speed.
02:02Three teenagers today were sentenced for the manslaughter of a man three times their age.
02:09Alexander Cashford, a 49-year-old from Minster, was killed in a planned attack on August 10th, 2025, at the
02:17Warden Bay Road area of Lays Down in Sheppie.
02:20It all started when the 16-year-old girl met Cashford by chance in an amusement arcade where he gave
02:27her his phone number.
02:29Using the fake female name Sienna, the girl, alongside a 16-year-old and a 15-year-old boy, arranged
02:36to meet him at the seawall over text.
02:39It was here that the two boys launched a brutal attack on Cashford.
02:43One boy hit him over the head with a bottle, with witnesses seeing rocks also being thrown.
02:49The court heard that the elder boy continued to chase Mr Cashford, accusing him of being a paedophile.
02:57Mr Cashford was eventually knocked unconscious and was pronounced dead just over an hour after he had met up with
03:04the group.
03:04We saw a crowd of people up in this embankment and someone getting resuscitated.
03:10Obviously, it's not a paedophile.
03:13And then the ambulance never took off.
03:15And as night fell, it turned into obviously a crime scene.
03:18Forensic tents went up.
03:22And obviously, it was very sad and solemn.
03:24A post-mortem examination showed injuries to Cashford's face and head, bruises on his limbs and body, alongside a number
03:32of fractured ribs that had punctured his lung.
03:35The Crown Prosecution Service described it as a carefully pre-planned, deliberate and violent attack on someone who was not
03:44expecting it and could not have defended himself.
03:47While the girls' defence argued that the incident was simply a childish escapade that got out of control.
03:53The 16-year-old boy later pled guilty to manslaughter, whereas the two other teens were found guilty in court.
04:01All three denied his murder.
04:04Today, at their sentencing, which was filmed due to the high-profile nature of the case, they were punished for
04:10their actions.
04:11This is what the judge had to say.
04:13You were in a group with others and you intended to humiliate the victim by publicly shaming him,
04:19by recording the attack and sending it around, identifying him as a paedophile.
04:24You are all young and you will still be young when you rejoin society.
04:30You did a terrible thing and you are each paying a price for it.
04:34But there is great potential for each of you to live a good and fulfilling life when you are released.
04:40It's up to you to choose how you will live.
04:43Chloe Brewster for KMTV in Sheppie.
04:47And Chloe Brewster joins me in the studio now to chat more about this.
04:50So, Chloe, what did the judge say?
04:52So, the judge delivered custodial sentences to all three of the teenagers.
04:57That was to spite appeals by some of the teenagers to avoid that.
05:00The eldest boy and girl were both locked up for seven years and the third boy was sentenced to five
05:05years.
05:06The trio left the dock and the girl was crying hysterically and the youngest boy could see wiping his tears.
05:12Following a month-long trial at Woolwich Crown Court earlier this year,
05:15the 16-year-old girl and two boys aged 16 and 15 were acquitted of Mr Cashford's murder.
05:21However, the jury of six men and six women found the female defendant and the youngest child guilty of manslaughter.
05:28And what is the impact of this case?
05:30It's huge, you know, like Mr Cashford's parents, David and Linda,
05:35they read to the court about how their only son was taken from them in a cruel and really violent
05:40way.
05:40They added that Alex was a son, a brother and an uncle,
05:43and he was kind, friendly and compassionate and cared about local animals and wildlife.
05:49Absolutely. And what else can you tell us about this case?
05:53You know, it's a lot. The topics about, you know, Mr Cashford potentially being a failed paedophile sting.
06:03That has a huge influence on the family and everyone who knew him.
06:08They said, it's painful losing a member of your family, but also the slander that was pitied against their son.
06:13That couldn't be further from the truth and it's been really traumatic for them.
06:17And really quickly, how has the case affected the people in Laysdown?
06:22It's something that people won't be able to get off their minds.
06:25You know, this happened and there were lots and lots of witnesses at that time.
06:29And Laysdown won't ever recover from this.
06:32This was holiday makers, the teenagers that were there.
06:36And it will just put that fear in people's minds now going forward.
06:40Well, thank you so much for bringing that story to us, Chloe.
06:45Next, the Kent and Medway Mental Health Trust has been criticised over the treatment of a patient who went on
06:51to stab a man.
06:52The attack, which happened in November 2020 in Gravesend, took place just a month after being discharged from the care
06:59of the NHS.
07:00The man was diagnosed with schizophrenia after the arrest.
07:03An investigation into the trust after he was detained found poor care planning and risks around on early discharge.
07:09His mother came forward to share that she sat in her car for hours, calling staff begging for help.
07:14The trust has apologised, saying that the level of care did not meet the expected standards.
07:21Now, police have captured footage of nearly 40 Kent drivers on their phones and even rolling cigarettes at the wheel
07:27across the county.
07:28Officers were on the lookout for offenders across some of Kent's busiest roads, including the M20, A21 and M26.
07:35During the three-day operation, Kent police stopped 14 lorry drivers, 18 private vehicles and two passenger vehicles.
07:43Officers used a specialist HTV cab to gain a higher vantage point on drivers to make it easier to spot
07:49and record dangerous driving.
07:53Now, whether it's a car, van or motorbike, all these vehicles and more require fuel.
07:59And according to a recent report, oil prices have reached the highest since 2022.
08:04And with the war in Iran being so unpredictable, our business is able to prepare.
08:08Well, we can hear from Tudor Price about his thoughts on that.
08:12I'll be honest with you, there's a huge amount of businesses can do because the change is so quick.
08:16It's really hard for any business to sort of try and respond at the same sort of pace.
08:21All it would take is for the president to announce that actually, you know, the negotiations on a peace deal
08:26were back on the table and actually would see the price drop overnight again.
08:31So it's really hard for businesses to know how to respond.
08:33What we are calling for, of course, is for the government to look at ways in which they can play
08:38a part in mitigating that volatility.
08:41It might be that actually they can try and keep things more stable or it might be higher than normal,
08:46but try and maintain its sort of stability.
08:49So business can at least plan.
08:51It takes time.
08:52And with this volatility, it's really, really hard to know how to sort of protect yourself when it can change
08:59overnight just as quickly.
09:01Now, KMTV is now available and streaming service freely.
09:05It's a big milestone for the channel as more people than ever can now watch our award-winning news and
09:11current affairs content.
09:12It's also the first step to extending our free-to-air coverage to other areas of the county like Canterbury
09:17and Thanet.
09:19Finn McDermott has the story.
09:21Since 2017, KMTV has been reporting across Kent's TVs, but a new expansion of its broadcasting means more people can
09:28watch than ever before.
09:29Through Freely, the channel is available on digital terrestrial television, but from tomorrow, you can also watch us through broadband
09:35without an aerial.
09:37With the move to Channel 8, it also brings the potential for the show to be broadcast to parts of
09:41the county that it wasn't before.
09:43So because of the way that we're changing our broadcasting, you no longer need an aerial to see us.
09:47So I'll show you exactly how you can get access to KMTV no matter where you are in Kent.
09:52First of all, you need to put in our postcode, which is M-E-4-4-A-G.
09:57Once you've done that on your TV or your Freely box, just click the Freely button and you'll be able
10:02to spot us under live TV.
10:05And you'll also find us at our new position on Channel 8 on the TV Guide.
10:10But with the rise of streaming, how many people are aware of their aerial or broadband connection and how much
10:15TV do people watch?
10:17We have cable TV, and I would say the amount of television I watch in a day varies a lot.
10:24I always watch the news at least three times a day, which my wife objects to, but I point out
10:30that it tends to change as the day goes on.
10:32My mum has like a sky, so it just all connects to Wi-Fi.
10:39I do watch about two hours of television every day. News would take up one hour of that in the
10:47morning. And the rest depends on what's on.
10:52Yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I do have. It's fairly local to here, so yeah, I do have aerial TV.
10:57For those who lack broadband, could this present a unique issue for KMTV's audience?
11:02More than half of our audience are made up of households of low income or mid to low income, and
11:08we certainly don't want them to get left behind.
11:11In terms of our public service and the public service channel part of what we're trying to achieve with KMTV,
11:17we really much see this as an opportunity to explore and speak to new audiences.
11:24It's not about leaving our existing one behind.
11:27While questions remain about whether people without access to broadband could be left behind, KMTV say the money saved by
11:33the changes will be reinvested into more local journalism for you.
11:37Finn McDermid for KMTV in Medway.
11:41Now it's time for a quick break, but don't go anywhere, because when we come back, we'll be hearing from
11:46a mental health charity about a new hub that is opening in Kent and Medway.
11:50We'll also take a look at the new trailer for the Generation Cyber series as we spoke to the presenters
11:55Eleanor and Henry earlier today, and a visit here in Medway from a member of the royal family.
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21:20crime and how we can stay safe while using social media in a fun engaging way it was really
21:25interesting because for a first-time presenter we managed it is like eye-opening because you don't
21:31realize how much is going on and what kind of what kind of people did you speak to about this
21:35we spoke to um people from different age range between 11 and 16 and they all showed their
21:40different views and opinions and how they managed their time on social media and what were some of
21:45those opinions well they some of them uh we spoke to one boy who completely deleted all social media
21:51apps which he found very beneficial and it really it could eye-open people to do the same thing and
21:56elena tell us a bit about your episode that you presented well we went to the houses of parliament
22:01to speak to some politicians about what they're doing for young people with ai and then we went
22:06to a special educational school um and we talked to them about how they feel about it and if they
22:12used it at school then we also went to a another school to do a talk with students about what
22:20they think about it and what did you learn i learned that most people think ai can be bad but
22:27it can also
22:28be used for good and that they all think that it's going to like rule the world or something in
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22:35years and it's going to take people's jobs and why is a tv show like this so important for young
22:41people
22:42well i think it's really important because us as younger generations we're constantly on screens
22:47so we're putting that educational content on the screen it's a really engaging way for the younger
22:52generations to feel connected to it and also it's the best way to influence them and elena how about
22:58yourself i think because young people watch a lot of tiktok instagram facebook and all that um but also
23:06older people watch it as well so they can prevent their children from going to ai or social media
23:12and saying harmful stuff and things like that so i think it can help in that kind of way exciting
23:19well
23:19i can't wait to see the episode thank you both for joining me today
23:24now while the king is making headlines with his trip to the united states his sister her royal highness
23:30princess princess anne has been visiting closer to home as the patron of saint john's hospital in
23:35chatham she attended for their raising of the white ensign flag a special naval privilege and finn mcdermott
23:42went down to find out more the hospital of sir john hawkins has been housing veterans and civilians in
23:49chatham for more than 400 years founded by the royal charter of queen elizabeth the first in 1594
23:55and today dignitaries from the royal naval association as well as figures from across
24:00medway welcomed her royal highness princess anne the patron of the charity for her first royal visit
24:06very generously his majesty um offered us the princess royal as royal patron and of course
24:14her royal highness graciously agreed to actually act as our royal patron and that's where we are today
24:23now the hospital of sir john hawkins was founded in 1594 and it's had several royal visits since
24:29in 1964 when the ministry of defense was formed the lord high admiral went to the monarchy
24:34queen elizabeth ii along with the lord warden see at that time it was the queen mother and in 1984
24:39the
24:39queen mother reopened the hospital after it had some refurbishments and in 1994 the late queen elizabeth
24:44ii celebrated the 400th anniversary of the charity and today's visit is a very special one with
24:51her royal highness princess anne now being the patron as she raised the ensign but what exactly does
24:57the ensign mean uh that the white ensign uh has been flown here uh the white ensign obviously doesn't
25:04fly just anywhere it has to have a very close connection uh there are 16 warranted sites around
25:11the country we've just been added to that it symbolizes naval authority and sovereignty and can
25:17only be flown on royal navy ships or on land with special permission plenty of familiar faces were
25:23at the orms house to meet her royal highness and to celebrate the raising of the ensign i had a
25:28really
25:28nice chat with her she was asking me how long i've been in the area and a bit about my
25:32background i think
25:33she was running a little bit late because she was so keen to speak to so many people which is
25:37always a
25:38lovely sign so uh no we had a really a really good chat it was lovely to meet her in
25:42person for the
25:42first time i think she's probably my my favorite royal she's quite no nonsense and and very hard
25:48working so i was it was a delight to meet her oh it is a great honor and a great
25:51privilege we're
25:52delighted to have the princess royal here we have arms houses in mekway we do look after our military
25:58and it's a great honor to have her come and recognize that in us with her royal highness being given
26:05the
26:05patronage after the passing of the late queen elizabeth ii it's likely she'll return to the site of the
26:10oldest royal navy arms house in the country putting medway on the map for receiving royals as well
26:15as raising flags finn mcdermott for kmtv in medway now it's time for another quick break but don't
26:24go anywhere because coming up we'll be taking another look at the sentencing of three teenagers
26:29who killed a man in jeopardy they've been sentenced to a combined 22 years we'll also be hearing from
26:35tudor price about how oil and gas prices are the highest they've been since 2022 because of the
26:41war in iran and also another another look at the visit from in medway from a member of the royal
26:48family
26:48we'll also take a look at the weather it's a lovely study bank holiday weekend also got the sweep sweeps
26:55festival this weekend as well and we'll also have some updated sports news all that and more see you after
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30:40Hello and welcome to Kent Tonight, live on KMTV. I'm Naila Mahamud and here are your
30:45top stories on Thursday 30th April.
30:47Teens behind bars. Sheppie Death sees three teenagers imprisoned for manslaughter.
30:53However, I have to tell you that I've come to the conclusion that there is no other option
30:57than custody in this case.
30:59Freely available, KMTV atops new broadband streaming methods to reach more homes across
31:05the county.
31:06We really much see this as an opportunity to explore and speak to new audiences.
31:12And a royal return. After more than 20 years since a royal visit, a Chatham Veterans Hospital
31:18hosted the Crown Princess.
31:19It's a great opportunity for us to actually share the heritage of the hospital, to actually
31:24show it off because we are really one of the best kept secrets of the Bedway towns.
31:39Now three teenagers who killed a man in Sheppie have today been sentenced to a combined 22
31:44years for the attack. The two 16-year-olds and one 15-year-old who can't be named due to
31:49their
31:49age, lured Alexander Cashford to laze down in an attempted paedophile sting before attacking
31:55him with rocks and a bottle. The trio were later found guilty of manslaughter and today
31:59were sentenced at the Old Bailey. And here's Chloe Brewster to bring you up to speed.
32:04Three teenagers today were sentenced for the manslaughter of a man three times their age.
32:10Alexander Cashford, a 49-year-old from Minster, was killed in a planned attack on August 10th,
32:172025 at the Warden Bay Road area of Lays Down in Sheppie. It all started when the 16-year-old
32:25girl
32:25met Cashford by chance in an amusement arcade where he gave her his phone number. Using the fake female
32:33name Sienna, the girl, alongside a 16-year-old and a 15-year-old boy, arranged to meet him at
32:39the
32:39sea wall over text. It was here that the two boys launched a brutal attack on Cashford. One boy hit
32:47him over the head with a bottle, with witnesses seeing rocks also being thrown. The court heard
32:53that the elder boy continued to chase Mr Cashford, accusing him of being a paedophile. Mr Cashford
33:00was eventually knocked unconscious and was pronounced dead just over an hour after he had met up with
33:06the group. We saw a crowd of people up in this embankment and someone getting resuscitated.
33:12Obviously it's no prevail. And then the air ambulance never took off. And as night fell,
33:19it turned into a crime scene. Forensic tents went up. And obviously it was very sad and solemn.
33:27A post-mortem examination showed injuries to Cashford's face and head,
33:31bruises on his limbs and body, alongside a number of fractured ribs that had punctured his lung.
33:37The Crown Prosecution Service described it as a carefully pre-planned, deliberate and violent
33:44attack on someone who was not expecting it and could not have defended himself. While the girls'
33:50defence argued that the incident was simply a childish escapade that got out of control.
33:56The 16-year-old boy later pled guilty to manslaughter, whereas the two other teens were
34:02found guilty in court. All three denied his murder. Today, at their sentencing, which was filmed due to
34:09the high profile nature of the case, they were punished for their actions. This is what the judge
34:14had to say. You are all young and you will still be young when you rejoin society. You did a
34:21terrible
34:22thing and you are each paying a price for it. But there is great potential for each of you to
34:28live a
34:28good and fulfilling life when you are released. It's up to you to choose how you will live.
34:34Chloe Brewster for KMTV in Sheppie.
34:39And Chloe Brewster joins me in the studio now to talk more. So Chloe, what did the judge say?
34:44So the judge delivered custodial sentences for all three of the teenagers, despite some of them
34:49pleading for this not to be the case. The eldest boy and girl were locked up for seven years and
34:55the
34:55third boy was sentenced to five years. As the trio left the dock, the girl was seen crying, whereas the
35:00youngest boy was seen wiping tears from his eyes. It's obviously a lot to take in at 15, 16 years
35:05old.
35:07This all follows a month long trial at Woolwich Crown Court earlier this year with a 16 year old
35:12girl and two boys acquitted of Mr Cashford's murder. However, the jury of six men and six women found
35:19both the female defendant and the youngest guilty of manslaughter. The oldest boy had already pled guilty
35:25to manslaughter before then. Mrs Justice Chee McGrubb said it was an appalling incident and a
35:32senseless loss of life. He gave you his business card. That was all he did. He did not touch you.
35:36She went on to say that what may have started as a bit of mischief on holiday turned dangerous and
35:41took a man's life. And Chloe, what is the impact of this case?
35:46It's a lot. You know, Mr Cashford's family has spoken about the grief that they've experienced for
35:51losing their son, but also the rumours that have come around from his death. They said
35:56their only son was taken from them in a cruel and violent way. They added Alex was a son,
36:01a brother and an uncle. He was kind, friendly and compassionate. How can words describe the pain
36:07of losing a member of your family? The impact is practically impossible to put into words.
36:12We're all devastated. They also added that they've been slander pitted against their son and that their
36:18family and that this couldn't be further from the truth. Thank you so much for joining us today, Chloe.
36:27Now, the Kent and Medway Mental Health Trust has been criticised over the treatment of a patient
36:31who went on to stab a man. The attack, which happened in November 2020 in Grey's End,
36:36took place just a month after being discharged from the care of the NHS. The man was diagnosed with
36:42schizophrenia after the arrest. An investigation into the trust after he was detained found poor care
36:47planning and risks around an early discharge. His mother came forward to share that she sat in
36:52her car for hours calling staff begging for help. The trust has apologised, saying that the level of
36:58care did not meet expected standards. Police have captured footage of nearly 40 Kent drivers on their
37:05phones and even rolling cigarettes at the wheel across the county. Officers were on the lookout for
37:10offenders across some of Kent's busiest roads, including the M20, A21 and M26. During the three-day operation,
37:18Kent police stopped 14 lorry drivers, 18 private vehicles and two passenger vehicles. Officers used a
37:24specialist HDV cab to gain a higher vantage point on drivers to make it easier to spot and record dangerous
37:30driving.
37:33Now, whether it's a car, van or motorbike, all these vehicles and more require fuel. And according to a
37:40recent report, oil prices have reached the highest since 2022. And with the war in Iran being so
37:46unpredictable, are businesses able to prepare? Well, we can hear from Tudor Price about his thoughts on that.
37:52I'll be honest with you, there's not a huge amount businesses can do. Because the change is so quick,
37:57it's really hard for any business to sort of try and respond at the same sort of pace. All it
38:02would
38:02take is for the president to announce that actually, you know, the negotiations on a peace deal were back
38:07on the table and actually would see the price drop overnight again. So it's really hard for businesses
38:13to know how to respond. What we are calling for, of course, is for the government to look at ways
38:18in
38:18which they can play a part in mitigating that volatility. It might be that they can try and keep things
38:25more
38:25stable or it might be higher than normal, but try and maintain its sort of stability. So business can at
38:31least
38:31plan. It takes time. And with this volatility, it's really, really hard to know how to sort of protect
38:37yourself when it can change overnight just as quickly.
38:42Well, KMTV is now available on streaming service freely. It's a big milestone for the
38:48channel as more people than ever before can now watch our award-winning news and current affairs
38:54content. It's also the first step to extending our free-to-air coverage to other areas of the county,
39:00like Canterbury and Thanet. And Finn McDermott has the story.
39:04Since 2017, KMTV has been reporting across Kent's TVs, but a new expansion of its broadcasting means more
39:11people can watch than ever before. Through freely, the channel is available on digital terrestrial
39:15television. But from tomorrow, you can also watch us through broadband without an aerial.
39:20With the move to channel 8, it also brings the potential for the show to be broadcast to parts
39:24of the county that it wasn't before. So because of the way that we're changing our broadcasting,
39:29you no longer need an aerial to see us. So I'll show you exactly how you can get access to
39:33KMTV no
39:34matter where you are in Kent. First of all, you need to put in our postcode which is ME44AG. Once
39:40you've
39:40done that on your TV or your freely box, just click the freely button and you'll be able to spot
39:45us
39:46under live TV. And you'll also find us at our new position on channel 8 on the TV Guide.
39:53But with the rise of streaming, how many people are aware of their aerial or broadband connection
39:58and how much TV do people watch? We have cable TV and I would say the amount of television I
40:05watch
40:06in a day varies a lot. I always watch the news at least three times a day, which my wife
40:11objects to,
40:12but I point out that it tends to change as the day goes on. My mum has like sky, so
40:17it just like all
40:19connects to Wi-Fi. I do watch about two hours of television every day. News would take up one
40:29hour of that in the morning. And the rest depends on what's on. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I do have. It's
40:37fairly local to here, so yeah, I do have aerial TV. For those who lack broadband, could this present
40:43a unique issue for KMTV's audience? More than half of our audience are made up of households of low
40:48income, or mid to low income, and we certainly don't want them to get left behind. In terms of
40:56our public service and the public service channel part of what we're trying to achieve with KMTV,
41:00we really much see this as an opportunity to explore and speak to new audiences. It's not about
41:08leaving our existing one behind. While questions remain about whether people without access to
41:13broadband could be left behind, KMTV say the money saved by the changes will be reinvested into
41:18more local journalism for you. Finn McDermid for KMTV in Medway.
41:24And now it's time for a quick break, but don't go anywhere, because when we come back, we'll be
41:28hearing from a mental health charity about a brand new hub that is opening in Kent and Medway. We'll
41:34also take a look at the new trailer for the Generation Cywa series. And earlier today,
41:38I spoke to Eleanor and Henley, who are two of the presenters on the show. We'll also take a look
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41:43the sports roundup from today, and also a quick look ahead to the weather this bank holiday weekend.
41:48We've got plenty going on. The Sweeps Festival is a very historic tradition here in Rochester.
41:54And we'll also be taking another look at the Royal, who's come to visit Chatham,
42:00as part as a naval celebration, all that and more. And we'll see you after the break.
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45:25Hello and welcome back to Kent Tonight, live on KMTV.
45:29Now for all you sporting fans, let's catch up with all your sporting headlines with Maria Cletus.
45:43First up, Gin and Lim's players have already been told if they are in the manager's plans for next season,
45:48ahead of the final game.
45:50There is a lot of anticipation in the air, as the club have promised fans big changes this summer, after
45:55another disappointing season.
45:57Manager Gareth Ainsworth expects supporters to be told which players will be axed and who will be staying.
46:03Shortly after Saturday's game against Shrewsbury Town.
46:07Ainsworth is not looking forward to the difficult conversations that lie ahead, as the future of some players' careers hang
46:13in the balance.
46:15Chatham Women's League campaign concluded with a victory to overcome their defeat in the Kent Cup final, but the action
46:22is far from over.
46:23Chatham's defeat to Dartford last Thursday was disappointing, but they bounced back with a 3-0 win at Luton Town
46:30on Sunday,
46:30and have secured third place in National League Division 1, South East.
46:35Now, they wait for Sutton United Clash in the Combined Counties Cup quarter-final.
46:42Well next up, a Medway school under-13s are going to be showing off their skills playing for a national
46:48title at Stoke City's Bet365 Stadium on Monday.
46:52But firstly, they must win the Kent Cup final.
46:56A 16-strong Medway squad heads to Stoke on Sunday ahead of their Bank Holiday Monday final,
47:02and Medway District SFA manager Martin Cheeseman says his boys are very excited for the weekend ahead.
47:09The team's outlook of their game is looking very promising at the moment.
47:13Hopefully, they will succeed in defending their streak.
47:16Maria Cletus for KMTV
47:28Now, airing after Kent tonight is KMTV's latest series.
47:33Generation Cyber investigates whether the virtual world is safe enough for young people,
47:37and how technology will change society as we know it.
47:40And Henley and Eleanor team up with researchers to ask people across the South East about gaming, social media, AI
47:47and ethics.
47:48And here's the trailer for...
47:50We'll be exploring all of this in...
47:52Generation Cyber!
47:54We're going to look at why people act the way they do online.
47:57And how to stay safe.
47:59Cyber attacks can even affect NHS appointments or disrupt travel.
48:03Do you like gaming?
48:05You do.
48:06We're here to play and there's no hate involved.
48:11I think it should matter that you were inappropriate to a kid in a game.
48:14That really messed me up for a couple of days because I was just so angry.
48:18How are these companies not doing anything?
48:20He takes the innocence out of people.
48:22It really does.
48:22It does.
48:23There's no shame in being victimised online.
48:26And really, the best thing that young people can do is have these open and honest conversations like we're having
48:31today.
48:31I think a lot of the time when I'm online, I'm exposed to a lot of racist, misogynistic or homophobic
48:35content.
48:36They like themselves so much better from social media.
48:39So do you say the government's blinded by all the negative instead of looking at the positive?
48:44Yeah.
48:44Yeah.
48:45You're essentially trying to make young people be blind to what's happening.
48:49AI's like a creative sidekick.
48:51My opinion on AI will never change.
48:53I'll see a difference out of it.
48:55I don't know.
48:55Senior enough, it's all we're going to talk to.
48:57That's not the point of living if you're being judged by computers.
49:01So AI ethics isn't simple.
49:03But if you use it for good, you might be able to save the world or just finish your homework
49:07quicker.
49:07What can policymakers do?
49:09What can you do?
49:10As the next generation, what we can control is how people use us humans.
49:17A generation of people who don't see hope, who don't see themselves in the world is about the most dangerous
49:26thing that we can do.
49:28Sounds like I'm watching Love Island.
49:36What does the government do to keep young people safe online?
49:41We're doing a number of things.
49:42First of all, the online safety app, which means that we're restricting content.
49:46I've been subject to racial abuse, people saying the worst of the worst.
49:50But what really helped me was being surrounded by amazing black women and having that strong sense of self within
49:56who I am as a person.
49:57Should we be worried about AI? Should we be excited?
50:01And what's your question for us today? Why should we trust AI?
50:04Majority of the time, it's just not to be trusted.
50:07Do you think you have nothing to say in what happens to do in the parliament?
50:11I mean, I don't think our voices would be heard more than people older than us.
50:15I think when you're younger, you're not really taken seriously.
50:19There's a lot of, like, misogyny everywhere.
50:21And it's just really sad to know that people are just spiteful like that.
50:26I don't see AI technically, like, as the problem.
50:29I'm more like the person using it.
50:30I think they should teach us the dangers of using it.
50:32Because not many people understand the dangers of using AI.
50:39And earlier today, I spoke to the presenters of Generation Cyber, both Henley and Anna, about their experience being part
50:45of the series.
50:47So, Henley, we'll start with you.
50:48Tell us a little bit about your episode, it was about cybercrime and social media.
50:51So, yeah, in our episode, we went across South East England just to get the gist of cybercrime and how
50:57we can stay safe while using social media in a fun, engaging way.
51:00It was really interesting because for a first-time presenter, we managed, it is, like, eye-opening because you don't
51:07realise how much is going on.
51:09And what kind of people did you speak to about this?
51:11We spoke to people from different age ranges, between 11 and 16.
51:15And they all showed their different views and opinions and how they managed their time on social media.
51:20And what were some of those opinions?
51:22Well, they, some of them, we spoke to one boy who completely deleted all social media apps, which he found
51:28very beneficial.
51:29And it really, it could eye-open people to do the same thing.
51:32And Eleanor, tell us a bit about your episode that you presented.
51:35Well, we went to the Houses of Parliament to speak to some politicians about what they're doing for young people
51:41with AI.
51:41And then we went to a special educational school and we talked to them about how they feel about it
51:48and if they used it at school.
51:50Then we also went to another school to do a talk with students about what they think about it.
51:58And what did you learn?
51:59I learned that most people think AI can be bad, but it can also be used for good.
52:06And that they all think that it's going to, like, rule the world or something in a few years and
52:12it's going to take people's jobs.
52:15And why is a TV show like this so important for young people?
52:18Well, I think it's really important because us as younger generations, we're constantly on screens.
52:24So by putting that educational content on the screen, it's a really engaging way for the younger generations to feel
52:29connected to it.
52:30And also, it's the best way to influence them.
52:34And Eleanor, how about yourself?
52:35I think because young people watch a lot of TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and all that.
52:41But also, older people watch it as well so they can prevent their children from going to AI or social
52:48media and saying harmful stuff and things like that.
52:52So I think it can help in that kind of way.
52:55Exciting. Well, I can't wait to see the episode.
52:57Thank you both for joining me today.
53:00Now, let's take a look at the weather for the Maybank holiday.
53:08It's a clear night this evening with temperatures of 16 and 17 degrees across the county, wind speeds peaking at
53:1413 miles an hour in the east.
53:15Much the same tomorrow morning, temperatures reaching 19 degrees across much of Kent, wind speeds at 17 miles an hour
53:21in the west.
53:22Temperatures will climb into the afternoon, Dartford seeing up to 23 degrees and the county staying in the low 20s.
53:28Saturday will see clouds with a chance of rain in some regions of the county.
53:31Monday will see cloudy weather once again.
53:33Temperatures will see 21, 18 and 17 degrees.
53:44Now, while the king is making headlines with his trip to the United States, his sister, Her Royal Highness Princess
53:50Anne, has been visiting closer to home.
53:53As the patron of St. John's Hospital in Chatham, she attended for the raising of the white ensign flag, a
53:58special naval privilege.
54:00And Finn McDermott went down to find out more.
54:03The hospital of St. John Hawkins has been housing veterans and civilians in Chatham for more than 400 years, founded
54:10by the Royal Charter of Queen Elizabeth I in 1594.
54:14And today, dignitaries from the Royal Naval Association, as well as figures from across Medway, welcomed Her Royal Highness Princess
54:21Anne, the patron of the charity for her first royal visit.
54:24Very generously, His Majesty, offered us the Princess Royal as royal patron and, of course, Her Royal Highness, graciously agreed
54:36to actually act as our royal patron and that's where we are today.
54:41Now, the hospital of Sir John Hawkins was founded in 1594 and it's had several royal visits since.
54:48In 1964, when the Ministry of Defence was formed, the Lord High Admiral went to the monarchy, Queen Elizabeth II,
54:54along with the Lord Wardensy.
54:55At that time, it was the Queen Mother.
54:57And in 1984, the Queen Mother reopened the hospital after it had some refurbishments.
55:01And in 1994, the late Queen Elizabeth II celebrated the 400th anniversary of the charity.
55:07And today's visit is a very special one, with Her Royal Highness Princess Anne now being the patron as she
55:13raised the ensign.
55:14But what exactly does the ensign mean?
55:17That the white ensign has been flown here.
55:20The white ensign obviously doesn't fly just anywhere.
55:24It has to have a very close connection.
55:27There are 16 warranted sites around the country.
55:30We've just been added to that.
55:32It symbolises naval authority and sovereignty and can only be flown on Royal Navy ships or on land with special
55:39permission.
55:40Plenty of familiar faces were at the Orms House to meet Her Royal Highness and to celebrate the raising of
55:45the ensign.
55:46I had a really nice chat with her.
55:48She was asking me how long I'd been in the area and a bit about my background.
55:52I think she was running a little bit late because she was so keen to speak to so many people,
55:56which is always a lovely sign.
55:57So, no, we had a really good chat.
55:59It was lovely to meet her in person for the first time.
56:01I think she's probably my favourite Royal.
56:04She's quite no-nonsense and very hard-working.
56:07So it was a delight to meet her.
56:09It's a great honour and a great privilege.
56:11We're delighted to have the Princess Royal here.
56:13We have almshouses in Mepway.
56:15We do look after our military.
56:17And it's a great honour to have her come and recognise that in us.
56:21With Her Royal Highness being given the patronage after the passing of the late Queen Elizabeth II,
56:26it's likely she'll return to the site of the oldest Royal Navy almshouse in the country,
56:31putting Mepway on the map for receiving royals as well as raising flags.
56:35Finn McDermott for KMTV in Mepway.
56:40Now you've been watching Kent Tonight live on KMTV.
56:43And there's more news made just for Kent throughout the evening.
56:45And don't forget you can always keep up to date with the latest news across your county by logging on
56:49to our website.
56:50And don't forget right after the show, Generation Cyber.
56:53But that's all from us this evening and we'll see you tomorrow night.
56:57Goodbye.
57:20Bye.
57:21Bye.
57:21Bye.
57:21Bye.
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