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On Look East tonight, the latest victims of the drought. These fish

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are removed from a river because they are gasping for life.

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It is much better to take the fish out now, so they can spawn safely

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in the main river. If we came in a couple of months' time, it would be

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much more damaging to the fish and the environment.

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Hello from Stewart and me. Also tonight... The elderly in this

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region cry foul after the Chancellor raids their pensions.

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They made promises and they haven't kept them. You know, it is just

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very upsetting for the older people. Arise Sir Bob. Colchester MP Bob

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Russell is honoured by the Queen. # London's calling to you... #.

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And the pop band from Norfolk Hello. The drought crisis in the

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region took a new turn today. Hundreds of fish had to be taken

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out of a water way, because they were at risk of dying.

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Environment Agency officials launched the operation near

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Peterborough. That is one of the areas worst affected by the driest

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conditions for decades. Meanwhile, water consumers across the region

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received another reminder today about conserving scarce supplies.

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Two weeks today, millions of people will be subject to water

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restrictions, including a hosepipe ban.

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Armed with electrodes to stun the fish, officers against the through

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the water. Levels in this channel of the river are dangerously low.

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Sooner oxygen levels will plummet. It is time to act before it is too

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late. The fish are fairly Poldark. We are getting what we expect.

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sort of fish? The majority are chub and pike. We have had a few sea

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trout. The majority are chub and pike. Fish rescues are not unusual,

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but you would expect them in late July or early August. To have been

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carried out in March is unprecedented and a measure of how

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serious this drought has already become.

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The Environment Agency says the problem here illustrates why people

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must cut water their water use. The amount we use at home has a direct

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impact on river levels. At Stansted Airport until recently, millions of

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litres of water were going to waste every year. Now leaks in ten miles

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of pipe work have been traced and fixed. We have discovered at

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Stansted that we have managed to save 205 million litres compared to

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the previous year, comparing two 80 but Olympic-size swimming pools.

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The problems facing agriculture featured today on BBC Radio

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Cambridgeshire's Breakfast programme. This farm near Duxford

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has decided not to grow water- hungry crops. Rightly or wrongly,

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we have cut back on some emigrated -- on some irrigated root crops. We

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are trying to get an idea of what water will be available to us.

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on the Welland, the rescued fish are quickly released into the main

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river channel. Among those caught this sea trout. Scales are removed

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to check its age. It is much better to take the fish out now, so they

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can spawn safely in the main river. If we came in a couple of months'

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time, it would be much more damaging to the fish and the

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environment. They've six miles of waterway to clear. The rescue

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operation will take anything up to a fortnight to complete. It's a

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scene they fear could become increasingly common as summer

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approaches. The current drought situation is

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reminding us all that we can no longer take water for granted.

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Earlier, I was in the forum in Norwich, where World Water Day was

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being marked. World Water Day is a global event,

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but this year it is particularly apt in this region, because we have

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a hosepipe ban due to start on April the third. Today, they are

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wanting to encourage people to preserve water, using water buts to

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stopping dripping taps. Like the one over here. Marcia Davies from

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Anglian Water, a little thing like this can make good use the Prince.

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It can, about four metres on an average day. -- a little thing like

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this can make a difference. How much could the hosepipe ban

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potentially save? The if you think of one hour, a hosepipe can use

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1,000 metres. It can save huge amounts of water. It gets people to

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think about saving water and use it more effectively. Will it be

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policed or are you trusting people? We know customers are Waterwise. We

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believe customers will help's look after the water supply and control

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water used without us having to control it. What reaction have you

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had about the hosepipe ban, which is happening so early? I do not

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think people are surprised, given it has been the driest the 18

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months in her years. People are pleased we are preparing for summer.

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Some people have asked whether Anglian Water is doing enough to

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stop leaks and protect water supplies. We have invested money to

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look at leakage and we will invest more. The water industry has

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invested about �90 billion, so we are trying to do something, all

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working together to conserve water. Rankin. -- thank you.

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And we would like to hear from anyone who is affected by the

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drought and the water restrictions. You can give us a ring, log on to

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our Facebook page or send us a tweet.

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There has been an outcry today across the region over the

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government's so-called Granny Tax. The over-65s found themselves worse

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off after the Chancellor said he was cutting the tax allowance on

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pension income. We have been to Frinton-on-Sea in Essex to find out

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what retired people there think about the decision.

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It was just windy enough for kite boarding on the front. But this

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perhaps is the mode of transport you are likely to see, this 84-

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year-old said pensioners should fight for their rights. Pensioners

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have paid tax all their working life and deserve to have it when

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retiring. They are high standards here. You are not even allowed to

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sell a scream on the beach. George Osborne may have got a warm welcome

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here Until yesterday and his decision to cut the pensions tax

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break introduced by Winston Churchill. I will freeze the cash

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value of the elements until it alliance with the personal

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allowance, existing book -- protecting the existing allowance.

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It is a major simplification, saving money at no pensioner will

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lose in cash terms. Down on the beach, hardy souls catching the

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spring sun and some were not high pate -- happy. Some people believe

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there will be a pensioners backlash. They are absolutely furious. I

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doubt they will vote for that party next year. The �50 was taken off

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the fuel bill this year. How much of that will be taken next year?

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seems that the Granny Tax has not gone down well. And even in a

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seemingly affluent area like this, one pensioner said, behind the lace

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curtains, people may be surviving on baked beans. We just have to put

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up with it and cut down on spending. That is the only answer. Some

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pensioners we spoke to, said they did not feel they were that bad off.

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The Government says so far they have been protected by the squeeze.

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There is lots more to come on Look East, including tonight's special

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report. It tells the story of one soldier's struggle with combat

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stress. And the band from Norfolk hoping to

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provide the soundtrack for the It has been confirmed that work

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making the whole of the A11 in Norfolk and Suffolk into a dual

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carriageway will start in January. The project was given the go-ahead

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after years of campaigning. Earlier, I spoke to the MP for South West

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Norfolk Elizabeth Truss. I am delighted that we have a date

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in the diary for when the main works in A11 will start. That is

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important for local businesses and residents planning what they will

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do. I hope it will lead to more investment. We know when the dual

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carriageway will begin. Do we know when it will be finished? I have

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not had confirmation, but I am trying to find out. We had some

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starts, then a hiatus. And we did not know when it would start again.

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This work will start and finish? That is right, it is the final

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piece of the jigsaw and once it is completed, the goal will be a dual-

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carriageway. What you see two people who say we do not need more

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roads? We need more roads, especially for getting the economy

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going, as we need better infrastructure and skills, which

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means roads, rail and the airport capacity. People know how important

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goal being made into a dual carriageway it is it. -- know how

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important the A11 being chilled is. -- dualled.

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Elizabeth Truss. A man is being treated in hospital after a

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stabbing in Ipswich last night. It happened at around 9 o'clock in

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Grimwade Street. Police say the victim, who is 32, was chased by

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two men and stabbed with a knife. They are appealing for witnesses.

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A private company has been awarded a contract to run all community

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health services in Suffolk. Serco will takeover small hospitals, like

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the one in Felixstowe. It will also run community nursing and employ

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1000 staff. The union Unison has called it a sad day for the health

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service. One of East Anglia's longest

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serving MPs has been knighted by the Queen. Sir Bob Russell, the MP

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for Colchester, has been honoured for 40 years of public service.

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He has been known to spend the night on the floor of his office if

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he has an early start in London. Last night, he opted for something

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more posh, as he had the family with him. Everyone here for his

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special day. He is nervous. We are not used to that. For him, it is

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recognition of his hard work. 40 years now. He is humbled and very

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proud. As the family prepared to leave, a moment of panic. He had

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lost the invitation. An anxious wait, then it was bound. The day

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could proceed. Bob Russell has been championing the town, first as a

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councillor, then MP. He has never been frightened about speaking out

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on issues close to his heart. says what he feels. IFE does not

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like what I am doing, or the party or the Government, he still speaks

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out. People respect that. It was a very emotional day. I can compare

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it to the day my daughter was married. I was impressed she knew I

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was a Lib Dem MP. Our daughter could not be here, unfortunately,

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because she is expecting a baby. She said, I hope it goes well for

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you. So you are now Lady Russell? Will you use the title? She will.

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He has spent time fighting the establishment. Now he is part of it.

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In the football last night, Ipswich beat Burnley at Portman Road.

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Michael Chopra scored the only goal early in the second half. It's his

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14th goal of the season. Ipswich are up to 14th in the table, having

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lost only once in their last ten games. Two months ago, they were

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just above the relegation places. A win at Watford on Saturday could

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take them into the top half of the table. They lost at home to Watford

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in December. In speedway, the King's Lynn Stars

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unveiled some new faces to the fans last night. After a good first year

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in the Elite League, hopes are high for the new season which starts in

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just a few days. The riders and may have changed,

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but the race remains the same. The fastest man around four lapse takes

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the most points. Last place leads with nothing. Now was the chance to

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see the new crop of riders. At one point, they were quicker than a

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Formula One car. I am not sure if that is still the case. No brakes,

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fixed during. There are plenty more sport you can do that are less

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dangerous. But the thrill the put- on is a thrill. You just get hooked

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when you come here. Much like other sports, the of season sees changes

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to the line ups. With a number of riders leaving for Peterborough,

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there has been a reshuffle. Fan favourites return, one being the

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team captain. We have to go out and enjoy it. And the results can come

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from that. The star has exceeded all expectations last year. After

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five months of no noise, the ancients and fumes returned next

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Wednesday. There will be the local derby with Peter Brugge on Good

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Friday amongst other events. -- with Peterborough.

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This weekend, thousands of people will be running a mile to raise

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money for Sport Relief. The charity, Combat Stress, which supports

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former servicemen and women with mental health problems, is one of

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the charities that gets some of the money. When Peter Doolan returned

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from the frontline in Iraq, he was so severely traumatised that he

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could not remember the next 10 months of his life. Five years on,

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he is still recovering. Our Defence Reporter, Alex Dunlop, has been to

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meet him for tonight's special report.

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Peter Doolan was 17 when deployed to Kosovo. Within days, he faced

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chaos and Cannock Chase -- Cannich. A bomb went off in a flat. The

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mother was dead, but the baby was not crying. You were basically

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social services. Personally, I would have seen it as week to talk

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about any walk -- to talk to anyone about it. I did not talk to anyone

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14 years. It was in his second tour of the Iraq that the stress began

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to take its toll. Peter was forced to shoot a suspect boma. This

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person was deaf and dumb. He was mentally retarded, some would not

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understand signals. I had no choice to shoot him and he was sent there

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to test our defences. To shoot someone, when I get mentally

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disabled myself, but Hearts. He was medically discharged five years ago.

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-- that hurts. You are just unbalanced in your

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body. And you do not even realise it. He throws his Military Cross

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medal in a skip, hides under the table, imagines his own son is an

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Iraqi child. I was frightened and pushed this child away. My child

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started crying, or what I thought was an Iraqi child. I was

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frightened then and my wife came in. You did not know if it would go

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farther than that, so you always had to be around at maybe take the

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children away. How did you get through it? I do not know. You took

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it day by day. Peter is about to complete a business degree. Despite

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being top of his class, he cannot get a job. I think post-traumatic

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stress is not understood. People sometimes do not sleep or wash,

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some get violent, but that is not the case. Soldiers can bring

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discipline, reliance, and we are excluded because we have this

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illness. We asked to be given a chance. Do not give us money, give

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us our pride back. Peter Doolin ending that report by

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Alex Dunlop. The mental health charity, Combat Stress, played a

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huge part in Peter's recovery. Steve Pettitt, its regional welfare

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officer, told me that 85% of his cases relate to service in Iraq for

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Afghanistan. -- or. His caseload has grown enormously. And he

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expects that to continue. I hope we get out of Afghanistan when we can.

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But we expect the numbers to increase for five or six years.

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does it manifest itself? There are people with flashbacks and that

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could be what people expect. But it can also be anxiety about normal

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life. It can, it can be mood swings, changes of temperature, anxiety.

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This has been around for as long as there have been wars. Does the

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nature of our wars and make a difference to how it manifests

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itself? I think it does. We have more referrals from veterans who

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served in Northern Ireland. That is the first time a serving soldier

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did not recognise who his opposition was. The Irish

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Republican Army did not wear uniform. That is similar in Iraq

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and Afghanistan. You cannot tell who is a good or bad person. If

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that is how you wish to turn them. And service people sometimes do not

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want to discuss what was seen, not wanting to burden their families,

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but how important is it to be open with luck once? You have to at

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least open up to your partner. -- with loved ones.

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The family and children are the biggest key. Those people are

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living with this man or woman. You ought it to your partner to get

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yourself sorted out. You have a growing caseload. Is there more

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than military and Government can do? The military is restricted on

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what can be done. The NHS has responsibility for veterans. We

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have to educate senior managers did in the NHS as to what Combat Stress

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does, how we can help, and we are working more and more alongside the

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NHS. Thank you very much. When the Football World Cup is on,

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there is usually a bandwagon of football songs trying to get into

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the charts. And they tend to be of mixed quality. So could the same

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happen for the Olympics? It is that exciting moment of the Olympic

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clock. 127 days to go and counting. A rock band from this region has

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written a song it hopes will become the anthem for London 2012. It is

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called London's Calling. A video shoot for Look East in

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Cambridge. The Colour performing what they hope will be the sound of

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London N12. -- London 2012. SINGING.

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But on the Underground and London, flipping through the newspaper and

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seeing problem after problem. I thought, let us open a song with

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that, then lead one to brighter things.

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# London's calling to you. London's calling to you.

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They are not The Colour or nothing. The drama has sticks linked to back

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slopping out, which hit -- which then hits campus. He calls a

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dramatic Art. We wanted to celebrate going into London 2012

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and make it exciting. IPod dramatic Art would get that element of

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excitement. -- I bought dramatic It is a patriotic song to celebrate

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a momentous year in the light of our country. It is the biggest

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event in the world and we are lucky enough to host it. It is an anthem

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getting everyone on board and excited, because there is still

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mixed feelings. Not everyone is convinced in London. But it could

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be the biggest show of our time. The band will play the song during

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events over the Olympic Games. We're hoping it will catch the

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imagination of the nation. London's Calling, the sound of London 2012.

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And if you want to see the whole video, it is on our Facebook page

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and on bbc.co.uk/norfolk. I know lots of people will be

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running at Sport Relief mild. Some people are running five miles.

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I know lots of people are taking part in Sport Relief events in the

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next few days. Here in Suffolk today, pupils at Kesgrave High

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School donned fancy dress for a Sport Relief mile. They were joined

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by members of the Ipswich Town football team. Most of the big

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events are taking place over the weekend. I will get my running kit

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on in Norwich on Sunday. We will have coverage over the next few

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days. Idlib strike into the weekend with high pressure anchored all

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over the weekend. -- it will be dry into the weekend. It could be

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cloudy overnight tonight and tomorrow. But it will stay dry,

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some misty mornings, giving some hazy sunshine. But it will

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certainly be mild. Some temperatures way above average.

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Clear skies to start tonight, then some low cloud developing. Perhaps

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some fog patches. That prevents temperatures getting lower Celsius.

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We should be free of the ground frost. The winds will be light

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south-easterly for most. Average speeds around the coast just a

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touch breezier. Tomorrow, it could be a grey start. Perhaps not the

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sun shine off this morning. Some low cloud to clear, burning off

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swiftly in land. Further west, temperatures climbing dramatically

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to eating Celsius. Average for this time of year is nine Celsius. --

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claiming dramatically took 18 Celsius. Some cloud lingering,

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particularly around the Norfolk and Suffolk coast, but still feeling

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pleasant in the sunshine. Looking ahead, high pressure is the theme.

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Write to all were us by the weekend, sole light winds and at right

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