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Dominic King: Michael Chapman, armed forces redundancies and Dire Straits

Michael Chapman, armed forces redundancies and Dire Straits

BBC Radio Kent - Dominic King, Michael Chapman, armed forces redundancies and Dire Straits

A Kent teenager, who was kicked and punched to death in 2006, would have turned 21 today.

Dom talks to the father of Michael Chapman, who was killed when his was 16 years old, on what would have been his 21st birthday. Also, Dom hears how many redundancies the armed forces will make.

Dominic King talks to the father of Michael Chapman, who was punched and kicked to death when his was 16 years old in 2006. Today Michael would have been celebrating his 21st birthday. Following his death, Michael's parents Lloyd and Sue Chapman launched the campaign Protect Our Children Against Violence.  

Dom hears the full details of the redundancies that the Army and the Royal Navy are making. They are the first wave of redundancies announced in last October's defence review. In total, the Army is to lose 7,000 staff and the Royal Navy will lose 5,000 over three years. Dom gets the reaction of Bob Paxman, a former Kent-based SAS soldier and current Chief Executive of the charity Talking2Minds.

Terence Reis, frontman of Kent band Waterhorse, is taking the place of his idol Mark Knopfler and performing with the other Dire Straits members Alan Clark, Phil Palmer and Chris White. They'll perfom at the Royal Albert Hall at a one-off charity gig in aid of The Lord's Taverners, a charity giving young people a sporting chance.

Drivetime across the South East is a six-month pilot from BBC Radio Kent, BBC Sussex and BBC Surrey. For Listen Live on the iPlayer, you will hear the programme with local bulletins for each county. If you listen on the iPlayer on Listen Again, you will hear the whole programme but with Kent news bulletins only. This pilot is being assessed by the BBC Trust and the BBC will be carrying out audience research to decide whether the pilot continues. Any permanent change would require full Trust approval.

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