16/06/2011 Look East - East

Good evening, and welcome to Look East.

Police a hunt this man, is as they did of trying to abduct boys in

Milton Keynes. It is a priority for me and my staff to reassure the

public. EasyJet says it will start flights

from Southend Airport next year. Shell UK is accused of sleepwalking

into danger after this explosion in Bacton three years ago.

And paramedics become the latest line of defence against their

country's Sir biggest killer. -- thorough the biggest killer.

The hunt is on for a man who is trying to abduct boys in Milton

Keynes. Four cases had been reported this month. The first was

at 6:00pm on 6th June, when a 13- year-old boy was approached by a

man driving a white star -- transit van in Middleton. Three days later,

in Walnut Tree, a man in a blue van told a ten-year-old boy to get into

the car. Police are also investigating reports of two

similar incidents which happened yesterday. First, at 12:30pm in

Middleton, a man in a red van told a boy to get in to the car. And at

8pm, a man in a white van approached a group of four boys.

This is an e-fit of the man in the first two incidents. He is white,

slim and aged around 30 to 40. I am in Middleton, where the first

incident involving a 13-year-old boy took place. We have just given

you the details of all of those incidents, police are taking this

very seriously. But we should emphasise they are attempted

abductions. The man has not been successful, and all of the boys

have escaped. Nevertheless, police say this is very serious. Some more

detail about two of the incidents. In the second incident, the man

threatened to kill the boy after he refused to get into the van. The

boy did manage to escape, and he told his schoolteacher who reported

it to the police. The 4th incident in form -- involved agreed. The man

is said to have got out of the van and run after them, but they

managed to escape. This is a high- level investigation. I was at

Milton Keynes police station earlier, where I was told a gold

command meeting was taking place and that extra patrols are out on

the streets. They are emphasising that parents must know where their

children are. We would ask that they remind their children of the

dangers of speaking to children bed -- strangers. I do want to

emphasise that Nelson -- Milton Keynes is a very safe place to live.

Police say there are extra patrols on the streets, and I did see quite

a lot of police cars on the streets earlier. There is also a campaign

being launched with the council and valour -- volunteers. There is a

leaflet and a campaign in schools reminding children not to get into

vehicles with strangers. I have been talking to parents in this

area. One man told me he was very concerned because he had not heard

anything. And I have an eight year- old son, I think I should have

known about this. I am very concerned. The police should have

been round and told us. I heard about it, and I saw the leaflets.

The first one was three weeks ago, and two weeks ago the next one. But

I have not seen anything happening like that. I know that some people

are very concerned about it so. And it is good to take action. The man

is white, slim, and aged between 30 is white, slim, and aged between 30

and 40. Police are saying that they would like you to call the helpline

would like you to call the helpline number if you have any information.

A retired college lecturer who stabbed his partner to death

because she nagged him has today had his jail sentence for

manslaughter increased from 5 to 7 1/2 years. The Court of Appeal

ruled that Ronald Edwards' initial sentence was too lenient. But the

victim's family say the ruling still does not go far enough.

666 year-old Sylvia Rowley-Bailey died at the hands of her partner

after a row about his dirty clothes. Ronald Edwards said she constantly

criticise and belittled him. In June last year, he stabbed her with

a kitchen knife. He started attacking her, she put her hands up

to try to defend herself. He stabbed her three that wrist. She

collapsed on the floor, until he stabbed her so hard in the back of

the neck that he could not get the knife out. Today, the Court of

Appeal ruled that the term he was handed for her manslaughter was not

tough enough. His term was increased by another two-and-a-half

years. Obviously, I am pleased it has been increased. But I worry

about the message it sends out to society. If there are not big

enough consequences to breaking the rules, what is the point in having

rules? He is retired, he does not have to worry about getting a job

when he comes out. You feel like resolved -- resorting to sarcasm.

It is ridiculous. It seems a ferocious and savage attack. I was

not there, I will never know for sure what happened. But it seemed

very ferocious and savage. Bearing in mind that all she did was get a

little bit cross with him. If someone upsets you that much, you

leave, there are all sorts of alternatives. But he chose not to

take them. Sylvia's family say this was a relationship near its end,

but they never expected this. Today's judgment offers them some

comfort, but they still question whether it just as has been fully

and truly serve. From next year, easyJet will be

flying from Southend. 150 jobs will be created at the airport expects

an extra 800,000 passengers per year. But campaigners against the

expansion are angry about the plan. There will be more choice that from

next year. EasyJet is shaking up the airline industry by moving to

Southend. This will start competing with Luton and Stansted. It is a

small airport, but wants to get bigger. Its owner, The Stobart

Group, is pouring in millions to upgrade facilities. EasyJet will

use it as a hub for the next 10 years. We had built a new control

tower, a new railway station to take advantage of the railways to

London. We had built a new runway. That is a huge impact for her

regeneration in the area. From April next year, easyJet will

operate FF70 per week from Southend. There will be about 10 European

destinations including Barcelona and Ibiza. 800,000 passengers are

expected in the first year. We will be based in three aircraft here. So

we will be starting in time for the Easter holidays, and we are very

pleased that we will be able to help get Southend on the map by

creating an opportunity for people to travel from our other bases into

London for the Olympics. EasyJet has larger bases at Luton and

Stansted. But it has had disagreements with them about

rising landing charges. It has probably got a cheaper deal with

Southend. There has been a campaign against plans to develop the runway.

It will cause problems for people in Southend. With noise, the

pollution, and increased traffic as well. We have been saying -- they

had been saying it will bring more jobs, this is the first step in the

right direction. I own a local business near where all the planes

will be coming from, so it will expand what we are doing and bring

us more clients. With its modern facilities and closer to London,

Southend could be set for take-off. Today's move by easyJet is a shot

across the bows of Luton and Stansted. If the flights prove

popular, easyJet could increase the number of flights there at the

expense of the two bigger airports. The energy company Shell UK has

been accused in court of sleepwalking into danger. The

company has admitted seven breaches of health and safety regulations

following an explosion and fire at its terminal in north Norfolk three

years ago. Shell is one of three companies

hear whose plants produce one third of the UK's natural gas supply. The

gas is piped in from the sea, treated in their plans and then

poured into the National Grid. Of course, the sites contain a large

amount of hazardous and explosive amount of hazardous and explosive

materials. Here is a reminder of what happened in February 2008. The

terminal was sealed off, roads were closed. 10 fire crews were brought

in to fight the blaze. Shell later confirmed its staff have all been

accounted for and there were no casualties.

casualties. Where exactly was the explosion? It

was in that the waste water treatment plant. It blew the roof

off, there was rubble everywhere. We heard from Andrew Marshall bat

because of this was a vessel further up the chain which have not

been properly maintained. As a result, dangerous substances were

finding their way into the treatment plant, producing an

explosive mixture of which was ignited by electric heaters. He

said it was only by good fortune, though most and miracle, that

nobody was killed or seriously injured. The staff had been

changing shifts. He claimed there were serious failures of management

at this treatment plant over a period of years. No risk assessment

had been made, training was poor. And no matter what concerns were

brought to the company by its work force, the company sleepwalked into

danger. Tomorrow, the Council for Shell will address the judge.

Still to come: The paramedics on the front line it in the fight

against the third biggest killer in Britain. And Mike Liggins has been

out in the marshes. It is raining at the moment, but

there is not enough to do any real good. During a drought, nobody

thinks about while lies. The RSPB does. We will tell you what they're

up to after more news from your The Prince of Wales has been in

Colchester, presenting medals. He is the Colonel in-Chief of the

Parachute Regiment, and troops have recently returned from a 4th tour

of Afghanistan. Rain was not going to spoil this

parade. The friends and families sheltering were all there for a

special soldier. Very proud. Absolutely.

He if you are going to get a medal, you may as targeted from the

Colonel in-Chief. They made sure they had an umbrella on hand for

the Duchess of Cornwall. Both were there to present medals to the

soldiers, waiting patiently on the soaking parade ground. Some were

lucky to be there. A bullet went through his helmet. It -- he only

needed stitches but it was lower, he would not be here today.

The Prince of Wales went slowly down one row, pausing to speak to

the injured, while the Duchess went down another. The Prince said he

knew from experience how worried the families of the soldiers would

I would like to take this opportunity to pay a special

tribute to the families here today. As a father of two serving officers,

I have some idea of how difficult it can be when our loved ones are

far away from home, in harm's way. Private Lee and King's family were

there to see him on it, after he lost his legs in an explosion. --

Liam King. He said well done, it made him proud. To be here today

has been brilliant. Having Prince Charles here was

fantastic, it gave everyone a real lift.

Today was a celebration. But before too long, paras from Colchester

could be back out in Afghanistan. The it has been reported that

Prince Harry has been cleared to return to Afghanistan.

He is at Wattisham in Suffolk for the final phase of his training in

the Apache helicopter. The Ministry of defence has refused to confirm

these reports. The reports, in several of today's

papers, should come as no surprise. One headline reads, "Harry Off To

War". I say no surprise because, it is very expensive to train and

Apache pilot. You expect them to go on an operational tour. Captain

Wales, as he is known in the army, is no stranger to Afghanistan,

having served their in 2007. His job was to direct air attacks on to

insurgent positions of. His tour was cut short to ten weeks after

foreign websites broke a media blackout on reporting details of

his service. There was a feeling his unit may be targeted. At the

moment, he is one month into an eight-month conversion Course at

Wattisham airfield, learning the finer points of flying the Apache.

It is no secret he wants to can -- re-tender of Dallas than that it is

not his choice, it is up to the army. -- re-enter Afghanistan.

Reports he might enter are premature. These helicopters are

fighting on two fronts, Afghanistan and Libya. Nobody would have

predicted that Wattisham's Apaches would be carrying out air strikes

in Libya a year ago. If the Prince is in a war-zone, he will be in

harm's way. These helicopters are well armoured but they fly low and

come under direct fire. I spoke to the MoD about Prince Harry and they

simply said, we will not comment on the deployment of individual

personnel. Thank you.

If the police say a woman who was sexually assaulted in her own home

in Ipswich thought she was going to die. A man let himself into the

house in Robin Drive on 5th June. He is described as white, in his

mid-forties, and 5'5" tall. He was wearing a navy fleece and navy

trousers. Police in Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk have agreed to share

information technology services to save money. They are teaming up

with Kent police to form a new unit with 375 staff. The merger will

save up to �4 million over four years.

The line-up has been announced for this year's Latitude Festival in

Suffolk. There will be music from Paloma Faith, Seasick Steve, and

Suede. The Suffolk born actor Ralph Fiennes will also be there.

Today is quiet here, but in 28 days, this area will be transformed into

a festival site with over 100,000 people. Suede, the National and

Paolo mutiny are headlining. -- Nutini. Having small artists is

also important, especially local artists. There are other acts, but

Ed Shearer is dominating. He is big in Norwich and repeating that

business around the country. In four weeks time, he could be twice

as big again. This year, the story of the

Nigerian musician a fella cutey, the Afro beat pioneer, is coming to

the festival. -- Fela Kuti. That is a huge sold-out show, we are very

excited. It has sold out on Broadway.

Organisers say the festival brings around �5 million to be local

economy. They have to see the same financial benefits this year.

Football, and in the draw for the first round of the Carling Cup,

Ipswich Town play Northampton, Colchester head to Wycombe and

Southend host Leyton Orient. The ties will be played in the week

beginning 8th August. Hundreds of Olympic tickets have

been bought by the county council in Essex so that young people can

see the mountain biking event in Hadleigh. The 540 tickets have cost

�23,000. Some of the tickets will go to children in care, some will

go to schools, and others will be allocated as prizes. There are 34

the canoe slalom event at the Lee Valley Water Centre, and 10 tickets

for the opening and closing ceremonies. -- 30, for the canoe

slalom. Coming up, the farmer supplying

water to others from his own a Most of us know about the dangers

of cancer and heart disease. But there is something else which

claims thousands of lives every year. It is what the experts call a

hidden killer. It is septicaemia, which used to be called blood

poisoning. Not treated quickly, it can kill within hours. But now, a

new trial is under way in this region to help paramedics spot the

warning signs much faster. Sue Watkins from Thetford knows

only too well the dangers of sepsis. She had been unwell for a couple of

days, an ambulance was called. Luckily Darren Fowler was on board,

and he quickly realised that she was already in the grip of what can

be a life threatening condition. It had been not recognised, if it

had been left any later, I may not be here today to talk about it.

The earlier we spotted, the earlier we can inform A&E. The quicker they

can react, they have a system in place and we can trigger that

system. On the way in, they will be waiting for us.

Darren's experience helped to pinpoint the problem, but the

condition is notoriously difficult to diagnose. This monitor is now

being tested. A key indicator of sepsis is the level of lactate.

In its worst form, septic shock has a 50% mortality rate. 50% a

patients will die when they progressed to septic shock. The key

is to recognise it early. It's the paramedics are working on

mistrial with the accident and emergency team. A pre- alert with

the early diagnosis saves precious time. Several other hospitals are

also involved, seeking quick intervention with sepsis. They have

this trolley prepared for the first hour of care. Getting an early

shout from ambulance crews is, they say, vital. They will also be doing

three of the six important stages Prix hospital. We know the patient

is coming and we only have to do half of the six steps when they get

here. We have shown a, as have other organisations around the

country, but it can be done with relatively little investment, with

relatively little effort. With education and basic care processes,

we can transform the way these patients are treated.

It is fantastic. How proud can a girl be? I am very proud of the

paramedics who have said this running. They have worked

nationally to set a benchmark. This paramedic trial is pioneering.

There is already interest from the USA and Europe. The aim is to

validate the technique and then see it spread around the world. You may

have noticed it has been raining today. It is still not enough.

Across the region, we are slowly Black skies over Berney Marshes,

not far from Great Yarmouth. This is a 1,000-acre RSPB reserve where

Mark Smart is the site manager. The reserve is home to wading birds

like the avocet, redshank and lapwing but Berney Marshes have to

be managed. Wind pumps and foot drains help provide the habitat the

birds need. If we did not do any of our work,

these areas would become a bone dry and we would lose a lot of the

wildlife which makes the marshes. Farmers too are learning how to

adapt. George Munns, who runs West Moor farm at Chatteris, built this

30-million-gallon reservoir and now sells water to other farmers nearby.

In a year like this, with the prospect of severe shortages in the

late summer, this water is here for us to be able to use. There is also

12 other farmers licensed to take water from here as well.

Back on Berney marshes, there appear to be more cows than birds.

The bird population here is actually steady but is declining

elsewhere. If you do not have the water, you

do not have the food sources. All of the insects which use the water.

If you do not have that, they do not breed, they do not produce

chicks. And so the population will decline to a level where it will

die out. So, as the climate change debate

rages, it seems we are beginning to adapt to drier conditions, finding

small solutions to an increasingly A very moody skies, there. I am

looking forward to the barometer Over last 24 hours, the weather has

transformed into something more unsettled. This is the satellite

chart from earlier. You can see, a scattering of showers. This is the

scene around 6pm this evening. Much of the cloud has cleared. If we go

back to this morning, this is our radar chart, showing the earlier

rainfall. As you can see, there were some hefty showers and the odd

rumble of thunder. Tonight, a few sharp showers are still around but

they will fade to leave us with clear skies. It would get colder

than the last night. We expect lows of seven Celsius. Winds will ease,

to a moderate south-westerly. If you miss out on rain today, there

is a chance of more tomorrow. All eyes are South to this area of low

pressure, pushing these weather fronts up across us. It looks like

tomorrow will be a wet sort of day. That said, a dry start. We could

see sunshine early on. The rain is expected to arrive later,

especially in the east of the region. Tomorrow morning looks

sunny to start off with, then it will quickly cloud over from the

West. The rain will arrive around late morning, pushing steadily

eastwards as it does. There could be heavier bursts in amongst that.

This is used for rain also come to our gardens and fields.

Temperatures of 16 or 17 Celsius at best, not as warm as it has been.

It will be quite breezy in the rain. Through the afternoon and evening,

the rain persists. You will see it is steadily tracking eastwards. It

will linger until midnight on Friday at least. Here is the next

five days. To summarise the weekend as a whole, it is a weekend of

sunshine and showers. The show was look more widespread and heavy on