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00:00Good evening and welcome to Kentonite live here on KMTV.
00:26I'm Gabriel Morrison, here are your top stories on Wednesday the 23rd of July.
00:32Antisocial summer broadstairs bracing for more violence after a spike in bad behaviour.
00:37People come here for a holiday with their family, they're never going to come again if they've watched a massive fight break out and it's massively, it's terrible for local businesses.
00:46Roaring into the final, Kentonite's eyes turn to Sunday as Lionesses go for European glory once again.
00:53I'm positive that England can win on Sunday. I think we can do it and I hope we do.
01:01And history high score. I'll test my Kentish knowledge as we rewind for tapes on the county's heritage.
01:07First tonight, you might remember we've reported several times in recent weeks on antisocial behaviour in broadstairs.
01:25During the heat waves, the town has turned into a hot spot with police dispersing 58 people in just the last three weeks.
01:32Now, with schools across Kent breaking up for the holidays, locals say they're fearing for what the summer could bring and how it might affect the tourist trade.
01:42As Finn Badermid reports from Broadstairs.
01:44The seaside town of Broadstairs is used to having many tourists, but now the area seems to also be getting used to underage street drinking, aggressive behaviour and loitering.
01:54On multiple occasions over the last two months, they've seen crowds of young people, with some, intent on causing violence, damage and disorder.
02:01Locals say it was at its worst near the end of June, when A-levels and GCSE takers had finished their exams.
02:07But it has continued. In the last three weeks, Broadstairs has seen the most dispersals in Thanet, with 58 people made to move from an area, ahead of Margate with 56 and Ramsgate with only 10.
02:19Two teenagers were also arrested in the town last week for assaulting a police officer and shopkeeper.
02:24So as we get closer to the summer holidays, are people in the town worried about any more violent behaviour?
02:29Only this year has been a main problem. Last year we had a few problems on the beach, but this year we seem to have a lot of people coming down from parts of Medway.
02:37In South London, there have been hundreds and hundreds of people coming down.
02:40I've grown up here and it was always a safe place to come, and it was fine to hang out with all your friends in the evening.
02:46And I have a younger sister who's just turned 15, and she's just the age where she wants to come out and be around with her friends.
02:54But it's scary, especially for young women.
02:57It's not nice, it doesn't create a nice environment to live in, especially with quite a quiet, idyllic seaside town, and it completely ruins that.
03:04And it also kills the tourist trade. That's the big thing.
03:07You know, people come here for a holiday with their family.
03:09They're never going to come again if they've watched a massive fight break out.
03:13And it's massively, it's terrible for local businesses.
03:16Now, the question does still stand.
03:18Was this a one-off incident of young people from across the county coming down to celebrate the end of their A-levels and GCSEs,
03:25with the select few taking it a bit too far, or is this a systemic problem, not just here in Broadstairs, but across some of Kent's bigger tourist spots?
03:35It's something that's a recurring problem.
03:37It's something that happens every year.
03:40I think what we saw this year was possibly the worst we've ever seen.
03:44And I think the police now know.
03:47They have, they applied for dispersal orders, they put them in place.
03:51They were given reinforcements.
03:53They brought more officers into the district, into the town, to help combat the problems.
03:59So I've got my fingers crossed.
04:01And actually, I don't expect any additional problems.
04:03Kent Police District Commander for Thanet, Chief Inspector Ian Swallow, said that Kent Police has been working with partners and listening to businesses and residents in Thanet
04:11as part of our drive to deter antisocial behaviour and identify anyone suspected of being responsible for causing disorder.
04:18This summer, our neighbourhood teams will continue to provide that reassuring presence.
04:22Many in the town, especially local businesses, seem hopeful that the disorder, like the poor weather, will pass, rather than repeat throughout the summer.
04:31Finn McDermid for KMTV.
04:33Well, Finn joins me on the sofa now.
04:40Finn, you were saying in your report that antisocial behaviour in Broadstairs has been particularly bad over the past month or so.
04:47What more can you tell us about that this evening?
04:49Well, you're right, Gabriel.
04:50During this month, there are still signs of antisocial behaviour in Broadstairs.
04:54And plenty of locals I was speaking to, especially affected businesses, really honed in on certain key incidents,
05:00such as that day near the end of June, where we saw those videos coming out of the town of large groups of young people causing lots of disruption that sort of sparked those initial dispersal orders.
05:10I think that was around the time of the A-level and GCSEs' takers having finished.
05:15But we are still seeing incidents like last week, where two teams were arrested after a police officer and shopkeeper were assaulted,
05:22and another dispersal order being put in the Thanet district to tackle more antisocial behaviour.
05:27And over the weekend, actually, 23 people were asked to leave the local area in Broadstairs and told they could not return for 24 hours or they'd be arrested.
05:35And talk to us a little bit about what the root cause of this could all be.
05:38Well, a majority of people I've been speaking to seem to think it's really a lack of anything else to do,
05:44that if young people had more services for them, you know, like youth clubs,
05:48then they might be less inclined to cause this antisocial behaviour.
05:52Zoe Karasik, the CEO of Pie Factory in Bramsgate, says,
05:56a lack of support and spaces for young people is fuelling feelings of frustration and abandonment.
06:00I asked Councillor Christian Brightmore about where this root cause could start from.
06:06Well, no, that's the million-dollar question.
06:07I think there is absolutely a crisis in young people at the moment.
06:15Let's get that absolutely clear.
06:17I think we have...
06:19Youth services have never recovered from, firstly, austerity from 2010,
06:24and then the Covid pandemic.
06:27I think young people as a whole are incredible.
06:31They have dealt with a lot.
06:33And actually, I, in my role as a district and town councillor,
06:36I speak with young people throughout our district all through the year.
06:41And I would say 90% of them are fabulous in terms of their kindness,
06:45their consideration for others.
06:47But you do have this sense of, at some point,
06:50there is a lack of respect for authority
06:52and there is a lack of consequences for young people.
06:55Now, for some news in brief,
06:58it's been revealed that Folkestone's much-loved air show
07:01isn't expected to return in the near future.
07:05The district council says the high cost of staging the event
07:09could be better spent promoting tourism across the area all year round.
07:13The show hasn't gone ahead since 2023,
07:16despite drawing huge crowds and previously hosting the Red Arrows.
07:20Reaction Online has been fierce,
07:22with locals calling the decision a disaster for the town.
07:25The council says the strategy will continue for the foreseeable future.
07:30And several Kent MPs are demanding
07:33that Southern Water's boss hands back a £700,000 bonus.
07:38They accuse CEO Lawrence Goston
07:40of taking a disgraceful payout on top of a £500,000 salary,
07:45despite sewage leaks, outages and rising bills for customers.
07:48Southern Water defends the deal,
07:50but the government has since banned such bonuses for failing firms.
07:55The MPs, or Labour, say for payment rewards failure
07:58and urge Goston to give it up.
08:01Now, let's move on to some health news now.
08:04Services at Kent Hospitals could take a hit this week,
08:07as some resident doctors are set to walk out on strike.
08:10Well, earlier this month,
08:12more than 26,000 members of the British Medical Association
08:16voted to take industrial action.
08:18Demanding a more than 29% pay rise,
08:22the government has called the strikes reckless and needless.
08:25Well, to explain what this could mean for you at home,
08:28I'm joined now by our health expert, Dr Julian Speaks.
08:31Well, Julian, thank you for joining us once again on a Wednesday.
08:42Well, Dr Strikes come back around again.
08:44We haven't had them for a while now.
08:47They're going to go ahead as the government refuses to budge on pay.
08:51Should they be going on strike?
08:52I do actually support them getting some sort of replacement
08:57and going back to the levels of pay that they did have before.
09:00I'm a little bit concerned about the tactics,
09:04because I think going for that incredibly high amount is losing the public.
09:09And the last set of strikes we had last year,
09:12actually the public were quite supportive.
09:14It is a very difficult decision whether you're going to take industrial action.
09:19And certainly in the GP land,
09:20it's very difficult to get GPs to take anything particularly.
09:24But at the same time,
09:25if we don't actually maintain some of the pay parity that we had before,
09:29we're not going to be able to recruit people into being junior doctors.
09:32And this strike action is a little bit different, I understand,
09:35in the terms of what will actually be happening on a hospital
09:37during this strike action.
09:39Yes, and this is one big difference,
09:40and the BMA has concerns about it.
09:42Previously, there were agreements which said that emergency cover,
09:46so things like A&E and theatres and so on,
09:49was maintained during the strikes.
09:52The things that were lost were the routine outpatient appointments
09:54and the routine operations.
09:56This time around,
09:57they're going to carry on doing those outpatients and operations.
10:00And whether that means that you're going to dilute the cover
10:03that's going to be there for emergencies,
10:04we don't really know, and it's a bit of a worry.
10:07So I suppose if you had a routine appointment at a hospital this Friday
10:10or over that sort of strike action,
10:12if you got busy in the emergency department,
10:14you could have a last-minute cancellation?
10:16You could have a last-minute cancellation,
10:17and it just could be that the hospital's understaffed
10:20to deal with emergencies.
10:22In the past, it's been the more senior doctors,
10:24the consultants and so on,
10:25have been stepping in to do those roles.
10:28And what will things look like in accident and emergency
10:30over these five days?
10:32One would hope.
10:32You don't notice any difference.
10:34I have to say, people wait far too long anyway.
10:37But behind the scenes,
10:39if you're actually exhausting doctors and nurses and so on,
10:42trying to keep up and maintain safety,
10:44you can't do that for very long.
10:46What will be the impact from Friday?
10:49The BMA says the NHS bosses are putting patients' risks at harm.
10:54Will this create more of an impact, do you think?
10:57Well, clearly there's a bit of a danger
10:58if they're not actually giving the same level of emergency cover.
11:01The other end of the spectrum was the structure
11:03for length and waiting times and waiting lists.
11:08And I think that's why the government are pushing,
11:10because they want to say that they're getting those lists down.
11:12So there's always a balance.
11:14And one would hope that they can actually get around the table again
11:16and the government will offer something
11:18and perhaps the BMA will just temper their demands a little bit.
11:23And the strike actions at five days,
11:25is that going to be consecutive or is that going to be broken up?
11:27It's broken up.
11:30Each time, they haven't gone for very long periods of time,
11:33so that you've got a recovery time between the strike days.
11:36Julian, thank you so much for your time.
11:38He'll be back later in the programme with more health headlines.
11:41But we're going to take a quick break now.
11:42Coming back in a few minutes' time,
11:44we'll be speaking about yesterday's Euros game.
11:47What a game that was.
11:48We're getting some reaction from some fans across Medway.
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15:21Welcome back to Ken tonight, live here on KMTV.
15:25Now, the Lionesses have roared into Euro 2025 final after another nail-biting match.
15:31They beat Italy 2-1 in extra time.
15:35Bartholomew has more on that and the rest of today's sports headlines.
15:39Well, Gabriel, it was an absolute spectacle.
15:46I think if you were just like me, you were behind the sofa at some points, jumping up and down on the sofa at rest of it.
15:51I mean, it started off in a few minutes.
16:21The final moment it was getting England into extra time.
16:25This was the moment that the game was the moment that the game was the moment that the game was won, though.
16:27Chloe Kelly scoring a rebounded penalty in extra time to send the Lionesses into the Euros final.
16:36And we saw a picture there of Alessia Russo, of course, as well, made stones buy-in with the Lionesses.
16:41She did amazingly as well in that first half, really keeping the tempo alive.
16:45She was subbed off towards the end of the full 19 minutes.
16:49It does mean now that Gillingham, sorry, not Gillingham, we'll talk about them later, England will face either Germany or Spain in the final.
16:56That is to be decided tonight.
16:57That game kicks off at 8 o'clock.
16:59Gripping stuff, isn't it?
17:01I mean, I only tuned in for the last half hour last night.
17:03I was setting up a new TV, so missed the first half of the game.
17:06But last half hour, what a spectacle it was.
17:09It really was.
17:10Edge of your seat stuff, but all eyes on the final now.
17:12That's right.
17:12We've been speaking with some fans on the streets of Rochester today to ask who they'd prefer.
17:17Is it Germany? Is it Spain? And how they'll be watching along.
17:21Do you know what I mean? Germany's the bogey team, but Spain are really good.
17:25So I'd say...
17:27Daddy!
17:29I'd say Germany.
17:30I'm positive that England can win on Sunday.
17:34I think we can do it.
17:36And I hope we do.
17:38I'd like Spain.
17:40Well, I think I'd prefer Germany.
17:42But I think both Germany and Spain are very different.
17:45Germany, very direct, very quick, and that will cause us a few problems.
17:52And Spain are a very technical side, and they play really pretty football.
17:57I just think we need to come out of the blocks a bit quicker than we have done in the rest of the tournament so far.
18:02I think that Germany most probably will give England a fairly good game, but England will win it.
18:09I think they could.
18:10I mean, you know, now more and more money is being piled into women's football, and it's more recognised.
18:15I think with that comes more eyes, comes more money.
18:18You know what I mean?
18:19It's more attractive, and I think women have got as much right as anyone to get out there and represent the country.
18:25Well, elsewhere in football, Gillingham were unable to make their chances count in a friendly defeat away to Ebbsfleet United.
18:33Joe Gabode struck late on for the Gills in reply to Lennon Peake's opener and a penalty from former Gillingham striker Dominic Samuel.
18:40It was the penultimate test for Gillingham ahead of the start of the League Two campaign taking place.
18:45But despite the loss, manager Gareth Ainsworth was able to find positive side to things.
18:50I was really happy because, look, we've got to take our chances.
18:56We know that.
18:56We're working on it.
18:57We know we've come to this club and everyone's saying, oh, for the past so many years, we haven't had a goal score.
19:01We will score goals.
19:03We've created so many chances tonight.
19:05But I've seen what the frustrations of the Gillingham fans have been for a few years.
19:10We're going to work on hitting the target.
19:12You know, I don't believe there's a thing called confidence.
19:14So I believe that if you practice enough, confidence goes out the window, you're just solid at what you do.
19:21And fans will be hoping Gillingham will be very solid in their performance when they face Accrington on the 2nd of August for the start of that League Two season.
19:29Over to cricket now, though.
19:30And Kent have been struggling out in Cardiff against Glamorgan.
19:33It's day two of their county championship Division Two match with the side.
19:37The hosts took a first innings lead of 172 over Kent, who collapsed from 148 for three to 155 all out.
19:46Well, as things stand, Kent trailed Glamorgan by 115 runs with 10 wickets remaining.
19:53And finally from me, former Tottenham Hotspurs players have taken to the pitch at Whitstable Town FC for a charity match.
19:59Despite some drizzling weather, the event was a kick-out for all involved, raising money for legends on the bench.
20:05Our reporter, Etalee Reynolds, went down to Whitstable to catch up with some of the players.
20:10At Whitstable Football Club, players were warming up and stands were filling up with excited fans who were anticipating not your ordinary football match here in Kent.
20:20Despite a rainy start, this has not deterred the spirits here at Whitstable FC.
20:36A very special charity match is happening, with the Herne Bay Vets playing a team made up of Tottenham Hotspurs legends
20:43to raise awareness and money for the suicide prevention charity, Legend on the Bench.
20:49The charity was set up by ex-professional Mickey Hazard and his sister following his nephew's passing.
20:55Its aim is to set up benches across the UK that provide information and support to those who may need it.
21:02Over the past few years, the charity has seen incredible growth.
21:05It makes me feel proud that despite the devastation that our family suffered, rather than wallowing in self-pity,
21:16we've got up and we've did something about making sure that other families don't suffer the same devastation that we suffered.
21:23And it's gone remarkably well. It's becoming really, really big. It resonates with so many people.
21:30Mickey Hazard wasn't the only legend playing. Mark Falco, David Howells and ex-captain Gary Mabbott were there
21:37to play and support the event and to help raise money for charity.
21:42That's fantastic. I've been very lucky in my career. I was at Spurs for 16 years and a captain for 11 years.
21:48So I've done a lot of these events around the world, basically.
21:51And it's always great to be involved in charity and charitable events.
21:54And today's one, of course, is for the legends on the bench.
21:56And we're hoping to raise a lot of money so that hopefully a lot of benches can be put in the parks,
22:01put in the areas where youngsters go to, and hopefully it will have a serious impact on helping people to be able to reach out.
22:09Despite being one goal up at half-time, ultimately the match went to the legends and the Herne Bay Vets lost 4-1.
22:17Despite this, they say they're very honoured to have been a part of the match that is raising awareness for such an important cause.
22:24It was an unfortunate loss. I mean, we played very well. You know what I mean?
22:27It was a disciplined performance. I told them just to sit back and let them have the ball because they'll just play around you for fun.
22:35We knew they were going to be a bit stronger in the second half and obviously with the legs getting tired.
22:39What a brilliant experience for the blokes, really.
22:42The match was organised by the East Kent Supporters Club and all the money raised from the match will go towards installing benches around the county.
22:51I think we probably went a long way to doing that today. We will release the figures in due course.
22:58But yeah, it's been really great to know that we can actually do something with the community and put something back in there.
23:04Despite a rocky start with the rain, the sun finally came out to shine a light on the charity and the match.
23:11Etterley Reynolds for KMTV in Whitstable.
23:14Now, don't forget you can keep up to date with all your latest stories across Kent by logging on to our website, kmtv.co.uk.
23:23They've fired all our latest reports, including this one, about staying safe in the sea as our summer begins.
23:31You all right, gents?
23:34This is the moment two paddle boarders were rescued off the coast of Laysdown Beach.
23:41Paddle boards are particularly susceptible to windy conditions, becoming the RNLI's most rescued kind of casualty.
23:53With the summer holidays approaching, the RNLI are warning the public about the risks of venturing into the sea, especially in strong winds.
24:01Over the years, it's traditionally been children in inflatable dinghies and lilos and things that's been the issue.
24:09However, we get far fewer of them now and we get far more calls to sit on kayaks and paddle boards.
24:16The issue with them is they sit on the surface of the sea as opposed to in it and they're very susceptible to being blown by the wind.
24:24Living by the coast, it's easy to become complacent and think that nothing's ever going to go wrong, no accidents will happen.
24:29Unfortunately, they can happen anywhere.
24:32So the more that people are aware that while the sea is brilliant fun, it can also be dangerous and needs treating with respect.
24:38That can only be a good thing.
24:40Over 200 people are swept out to sea across the UK each year.
24:44Just behind me, you can see the Isle of Sheppey, where the Whitstable RNLI rescued two individuals who found themselves 300 yards away from the shore.
24:55Roger, starting engines.
24:56Last year, the Whitstable RNLI answered 48 calls for help.
25:02There were 193 accidental water-related fatalities across the UK in 2024, including five people across Kent and Medway.
25:11In windy conditions such as these, it is easy to be blown out to sea.
25:15And with summer upon us, educating children and adults about how to enjoy water safely is a top priority.
25:21We don't want to scare people about going to the beach, not at all.
25:27We want people to understand that it's really great to be by the sea.
25:32Also, we include being by rivers and lakes and things, water anywhere.
25:36It's great to have fun, but so, so, so important to stay safe.
25:41We want youngsters to be aware of a few basic understandings.
25:46Even very young children can understand about tides and winds.
25:50And we always hope that they will take those messages back to their grown-ups.
26:00Coming astern, gents.
26:03If you're planning on heading to the beach for some sun, sea and sand this summer,
26:07simple precautions such as watching out for strong winds and visiting a life-guarded beach
26:12will help you enjoy your holidays safely.
26:14Sophie Denny for KMTV in Whitstable.
26:19All righty, let's take a quick look at the weather.
26:26And Wednesday evening looking rather cloudy and temperatures hovering around the mid to high teens.
26:32And it's staying rather similar as we go into tomorrow morning.
26:35As cloud thickens across the board, some moderate winds to be had.
26:39Now, going into Thursday afternoon, expect some rain staying dry,
26:43but cloudy in the north, winds picking up too.
26:48Well, time for a quick break, but we'll be back with more in a few minutes.
27:21I'm glad you're here to be here.
32:02A few problems on the beach, but this year we seem to have a lot of people coming down
32:05from parts of Midway and South London, hundreds and hundreds of people coming down.
32:10I've grown up here and it was always like a safe place to come and it was fine to kind
32:14of hang out with all your friends in the evening.
32:16And I have a younger sister who's just turned 15, she's sort of just the age where she wants
32:21to come out and kind of be around with her friends, but it's kind of, yeah, it's scary,
32:25especially for young women.
32:26It's not nice, it doesn't create a nice environment to live in, especially with quite a quiet,
32:31idyllic seaside town and it completely ruins that.
32:34And it also kills the tourist trade, that's the big thing, you know, people come here
32:38for a holiday with their family, they're never going to come again if they've watched a massive
32:41fight break out and it's massively, it's terrible for local businesses.
32:46Now the question does still stand, was this a one-off incident of young people from across
32:51the county coming down to celebrate the end of their A-levels and GCSEs, with a select
32:55few taking it a bit too far?
32:58Is this a systemic problem, not just here in Broadstairs, but across some of Kent's bigger
33:02tourist spots?
33:04It's something that's a recurring problem, it's something that happens every year.
33:10I think what we saw this year was possibly the worst we've ever seen and I think the police
33:15now know, they have, they applied for dispersal orders, they put them in place, they were given
33:22reinforcements, they brought more officers into the district, into the town to help combat
33:28the problems. So I've got my fingers crossed and actually I don't expect any additional problems.
33:33Kent Police District Commander for Thanet, Chief Inspector Ian Swallow, said that Kent Police
33:38has been working with partners and listening to businesses and residents in Thanet as part
33:42of our drive to deter anti-social behaviour and identify anyone suspected of being responsible
33:46for causing disorder. This summer, our neighbourhood teams will continue to provide that reassuring
33:51presence. Many in the town, especially local businesses, seem hopeful that the disorder,
33:56like the poor weather, will pass rather than repeat throughout the summer.
34:00Finn McDermid for KMTV.
34:02Now it's time to take a look at the rest of today's health headlines. Our health expert
34:11Dr Julian Spinks joins me now.
34:20Julian, thank you for coming back on the sofa for us. Well, we've seen today a study of nearly
34:251,000 people show that the brain aged faster during the pandemic compared to the brains of people
34:32and analysed before the pandemic. I don't know if you've seen this. What can you tell us a little
34:36bit about the study, why that could all be?
34:37There has been suspicions that COVID itself can affect the brain. People talked about brain fog
34:43around the time and afterwards because viruses go all over the body. They don't stick to one
34:48particular place. But the interesting thing on this study is people who lived through the pandemic
34:52but didn't catch COVID also showed some deterioration in their brain function, which suggests that maybe
35:00things like lockdown, the lack of social interaction and all these other things accelerated some
35:06people's brains. We know people living on their own and the loneliness that goes with that can cause
35:11deterioration. And maybe we saw a microcosm of that during the COVID epidemic.
35:16Let's just clear this up. Is it a bad thing for your brain to get older? Is it making us wiser? Or
35:20actually, is it a bit like getting older? Actually, you might have some health side effects if your
35:24brain health age is getting older. Again, as people get older, they tend to get more forgetful. Our brains
35:30don't function quite as well. But if you accelerate that, it may push some people later on going into
35:36full-blown dementia earlier than they would have done. And also just actually being absent-minded
35:42isn't a very good thing, especially for a GP. And so we really want to try and avoid that sort of thing
35:47happening. We're going to have to look much more closely to see why it should be affecting people even
35:52when they didn't get COVID. I was going to say, and that's going to be something that you're going
35:55to have to look into in the future, I presume, as GPs, as more and more people come in.
36:00Yes. And it's going to have to inform at national level if we had another pandemic, whether you lock
36:05down and have those additional risks associated with it. But it will all really depend on what type
36:11of virus the person is getting. Another health headline today. We've had a warning issued after UK
36:17cases of life-threatening conditions linked to Botox-like products. Well, 38 cases of poisoning
36:24have been recorded in England in the last six weeks, and that's according to the UK Health Security Agency.
36:31So how does this happen? Surely Botox can only be administrated by those who are trained professionals.
36:37So surely it's safe?
36:40It started off that only doctors would administer it. Now there are a lot of aesthetic people who actually
36:46administer it as part of a cosmetic thing. You have to remember that Botox, if you look back
36:52in sort of Agatha Christie's, it was a poison. It's a toxin which paralyzes muscles. You have too
36:58much of it. It paralyzes your ability to breathe and so on. So you do need to be very careful the
37:03way it's administered. And whenever you give an injection, there's a risk that you hit a blood
37:07vessel, which is why we always pull back slightly on the syringe before we inject. Otherwise, you could be
37:12injecting it direct into the bloodstream so it goes around the body and affects areas you're not trying to
37:16paralyze.
37:17Yeah, well, worth noting, no cases so far in Kent, but what message warning would you give
37:22to our viewers?
37:23I mean, the first thing I would say is if you're going to have an aesthetic procedure,
37:26is to actually ask the person who's doing it what training they've got, what qualifications
37:30and so on. Unless they can show a really sort of a good idea as to what they've done and
37:35how they've been trained to maintain that safety, I'd find somebody else. And just be aware of the fact
37:39whenever you put something into your body, there is a risk associated with it. And doctors do a lot of
37:45trained to try and avoid that, but you can never completely eliminate that risk.
37:49Okay, let's go on to another health headline today, on to eye tests. So scans, as part of those routine
37:56tests that we all have from time to time, they can help predict a person's risk of having a heart attack
38:03or a stroke within the next 10 years. Researchers here say that, from the University of Dunstead,
38:09said that they've been using AI as part of this. Is this new, using eye tests to be able to detect
38:19other health anonymies or other diagnoses?
38:22We've always been able to spot things like high blood pressure, the potential for diabetes
38:27and so on. You have to remember that the blood vessels lie on the front of the retina, which
38:32means that when you look into the eye, you can actually see them as if they're through transparent skin.
38:36So it's a very good way of spotting it. The technology is fantastic now. You've got photographs,
38:41you've got things that actually measure the thickness of the retina and so on, which means you can pick up
38:46more diseases. And so it's a very good idea, especially when you get middle age and beyond, to go
38:51and have regular eye tests, because even if your eyes are not needing glasses, you may pick up diseases
38:56that you can go to your doctor about and be treated for.
38:59So if I went to a high street optician to go and get my eyes tested, is this something that they'll look for
39:06or is this something extra I might need to pay for to get them to tell me what that is, maybe?
39:10It'll vary from optometrist to optometrist whether some of the scans are built into it.
39:15But looking for other disease in the eye is very much part of an eye examination.
39:21And so when I go and I have contact lenses and I have checks for that and once a year
39:25I have the full one to you and they check my visual fields and my retina and everything like that.
39:29And so I can go away reassured that they're not finding any major illness.
39:33Just before you go away, earlier in the program we were talking about the doctors,
39:36resident doctor strikes, which are going to start on Friday.
39:40Just tell us a little bit about why are they choosing to do this and what impact might that have?
39:44What they're trying to do is get their pay restored to what it was about 15 years ago.
39:48They did have a hefty pay increase but it's still not quite there.
39:52I'm a little concerned about a tactic which goes for the full amount straight off
39:56and maybe splitting it down will be a better thing and you might get something for the government.
40:00But we've just been told that there's no funding for any pay increases in general practice 26-27.
40:05So it's going to be a tough time.
40:07Julian, thank you as always for joining us with those health headlines.
40:11Well, Kent has seen yet another day of heavy downpours as rail services have been affected going in and out of the county.
40:19Well, trains have been cancelled between Orr near Hastings and Ashford International this afternoon.
40:25The operator says heavy rain and flooding are to blame.
40:29Well, the Met Office's yellow warning for thunderstorms came into force just after midday and finished at 5pm.
40:37Now though, let's take a look at the forecast for the coming days.
40:41Right, going into this evening, weather looking high teens, loads of 16 sunlight winds.
40:54Tomorrow morning, staying roughly the same, just a degree or two higher.
40:58That wind picking up, cloudy skies right across the board.
41:01Into the afternoon though, that's when the rain comes back for you in the south of the county and over in Fannett.
41:07And this is your outlook for the next few days.
41:10Warming up to 25 on Friday and Saturday, but no sign of the sun as it will be hidden behind those clouds.
41:24Alright, time for another break now, but we'll be back with more news in just a few minutes, so stick with us.
41:29Coming up this evening, we have a brand new episode of Kent Chronicles.
41:33It's a show that rewinds the tapes, takes us back in time and shines a light on perhaps some forgotten parts of Kent's rich history.
41:41Well, Finn will be sat on a sofa with me in a moment to test my history knowledge.
41:45So, definitely worth staying tuned for that to see how well I do, and see if you at home the viewer can beat me.
41:51Thanks for watching, Matt.
41:52See you next time.
41:53See you next time.
41:55See you next time.
41:56See you next time.
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53:27screen so some quotes here it was the best of times it was the worst of times
53:33Charles Dickens that's right you got it in once you get full points there three
53:36it was in fact Charles Dickens some other quotes we forged the chains we
53:41wear in life and old Marley was as dead as a doornail quotes there from two
53:45cities and Christmas Carol famously Dickens lived in Chatham and then
53:50Rochester throughout his life all right let's move on to our next one let's this
53:56one might be a bit more obscure so let's see if you can get this right I'm an
53:59ally is that it well do you want to do another one you can make a guess I do
54:08recognize that from somewhere I'm sure viewers at home are screaming this out
54:12right now guess give me another one I'm afraid okay the beginning of one thing
54:16can be the rest of everything so you have to say that again the beginning of one
54:20thing can be the rest of everything I think if you don't get this one you're
54:27not going to get it at all I like Charlie Spring in a romantic way not in a friend
54:31way in Fleming come on we know we have talked about this before in the newsroom
54:36it it's heartstopper do you know the comic that was turned into the Netflix
54:41show heart yes I think it's partially set here and can actually visit the
54:45University of Kent in the comic you can see the cover there and in the show so
54:49yeah yeah it's a comic turned Netflix hit it was written by Alice Oseman who is
54:55originally from Chatham there we go let's go through the next one then yeah let's
54:58have a look you only live twice once when you were born and once when you look
55:04death in the face
55:05Ian Fleming I don't know that's right it is Ian Fleming wrote various Bond novels you
55:11can see a few here Casino Royale live and let die Moonraker I love the cover art
55:15on those classic old books some other quotes once is happenstance twice is
55:19coincidence three times is enemy action and I think this one you would have
55:23gotten it a gentleman's choice of timepiece says as much about him as it
55:27does his suit there we go all right let's have a look at our last one we've got to
55:31be quick on this okay a man selects only for his own good nature only for that the
55:36being of which she tends do you know I can't become another Ken author okay
55:41thus from the war of nature from famine and death the most exalted object which
55:44we are capable of conceiving namely the production of higher animals not George
55:49Orwell please not from Kenny no not George Orwell think outside the box one
55:53general law leading to the advancement of all organic beings namely let the
55:57strongest live and the weakest die think about that quote let the strongest live
56:01and the weakest die you can have to give me the answer all right yeah well you've
56:05been doing so well so far you got three out of four it's Charles Darwin he is
56:09technically an author it's just not a fiction okay he well he did live in
56:14Bromley for a while which at the time where he lived there it was considered
56:17Kentish so I've been a bit cheeky here especially since it's a nonfiction book
56:21but but yeah so you can expect well I was thinking it was a bit Darwin from that
56:25quote yeah yeah yeah well thank you so much for joining us we've got another episode of
56:30Kent Chronicles coming up in just a few minutes time lots on that to to unpack this
56:36evening so do stay tuned on KMTV this evening to join Finn on that program but
56:41that's it from Kent tonight we'll be back at the same time tomorrow we'll have a
56:44late bulletin this evening at 8 p.m for you see you soon goodbye
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