forced to scale back business. it is a bitter blow- a bitter blow. incredibly frustrating. a bitter blow. incredibly frustrating. last - a bitter blow. incredibly frustrating. last time i a bitter blow. incredibly frustrating. last time in a bitter blow. incredibly - frustrating. last time in february we were closed down for five days, and to four days before christmas, without any real update of what will happen for christmas is frustrating to say the least. to say the least. from hotels like this to family to say the least. from hotels like this to family homes to say the least. from hotels like this to family homes committees j this to family homes committees outages are impacting neighbourhoods across kent and sussex. from crowley, paddock to tunbridge wells. carol williams s water has been on and off since thursday. we carol williams s water has been on and off since thursday. carol williams s water has been on and off since thursday. we have been without water and off
wake up to mate you have a shower, you can t wake up to mate you have a shower, you can t brush her teeth, the laundry you can t brush her teeth, the laundry can t go on. it sjust basic things laundry can t go on. it sjust basic things that laundry can t go on. it sjust basic things that you take for granted for every things that you take for granted for every day things that you take for granted for every day. another day of that. another every day. another day of that. another day without water, water bottles, another day without water, water bottles, we ve been to get water, we pay our bottles, we ve been to get water, we pay our rates, we expect a service southeast pay our rates, we expect a service southeast water down to burst pipes. for niany southeast water down to burst pipes. for many households, it s meant relying for many households, it s meant relying on for many households, it s meant relying on water. thousands of southern relying on water. thousan
babb s mill lake last sunday. bob hockenhull was in court. today s inquest heard all four boys died from drowning, so no postmortem examinations have been carried out to preserve their dignity. the hearing was told it was 2:31me on sunday the 11th of december when emergency services received the first call, reporting that four children playing on the frozen lake had fallen into the water. there were further calls from the public with varying accounts on how many children had fallen in. three of the boys were pulled out of babbs mill lake, onto the bank, 22 minutes after that first emergency call. the fourth boy was brought out of the water nine minutes later. detective inspectorjim edmunds told the inquest there were heroic efforts by the emergency services to resuscitate the boys at the scene. they all died in hospital. the tragedy is now the subject
people s quality of life is really compromised. aha, people s quality of life is really compromised. people s quality of life is really compromised. a separate report representing compromised. a separate report representing companies - compromised. a separate report i representing companies supporting people in their own homes says the most common reason given by staff are leaving is the need to earn more money. the government says it s putting significant extra funding into social care, increasing the national living wage and running a recruitment campaign. allison holt, bbc news. problems were caused by burst pipes due to snow and ice dying rapidly overnight and outages are expected to be up to 48 hours. here s how kirk reports. with no water coming to the taps today, they have been forced to scale back business. it is a bitter blow.