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suitable chairman of the Co-op. That is all from the BBC News at

CHEERING. Celebrations in Essex tonight after

campaigners defeat a plan for hundreds of new houses in their

village. But some people believe nimbyism is blocking much needed new

homes in this region. Hello and welcome to Look East with

Susie and me. Also tonight... A rape victim appeals for help in

finding her attacker a year after it happened. I will not be able to rest

until I know he is caught, and justice served, and he cannot hurt

anyone else. Pleased to meet you. Councillors

from Suffolk and Norfolk agree to meet halfway on some council

services. And tributes tonight to the

legendary Cambridge scientist, Fred Sanger, who has died at the age of

95. Hello. Campaigners in Essex are

celebrating tonight after a controversial housing scheme was

turned down by planners. It's the latest example of what some see as

nimbyism blocking new home building in this region.

This week, we've run two special reports on the region's urgent need

for more housing. Today's vote was in the fast`growing district of

Uttlesford in Essex. Over the next 20 years, the Office for National

Statistics expects its population to rise by 27% to around 100,000.

Uttlesford Council currently has more than 1600 households on its

waiting list. It's consulting over a long`term plan to build more than

2000 homes between the villages of Elsenham and Henham. In a moment,

we'll hear from Richard Daniel with the campaigners. But first Alex

Dunlop on the case for many more new homes.

Basically a studio flat. This room, then the kitchen below. Being shown

around the apartment she shares with her husband and baby. They pay ?500

per month because they cannot afford to buy. She works at nearby Stansted

Airport. It is not the easiest situation to be in. Would you be in

favour of new homes in the area? Definitely. The same story for

James, who still lives with his parents. It would be in my favour.

When I have the money for a deposit, it would be perfect. This estate

agents shows how much you would have to buy, up to ?500 for a

four`bedroom house, and a three`bedroom house for ?1000 per

month if you rented it. `` up to ?500,000. And there are plans for

new homes nearby. I am afraid we need it. How not to wreck the area

is the big question. Developers say that Fairfield would be sustainable

and is desperately needed. Two it will have something for everybody.

As well as the development, new open spaces being created. And facilities

for the elderly. We are happy to support that. We have a housing

problem in the district, a sad lack of affordable housing, 1600

households on our list currently waiting for accommodation. They are

either living with and parents, in overcrowded situations, and a

desperate need for more housing. Those against the new housing one

today, but that is likely to be an appeal. `` won today.

So, what do the campaigners think of all that? This evening they are

celebrating in the village pub. Richard Daniel is there.

They are certainly celebrating in style. Campaigners have abandoned

the parish meeting to drink here instead. Today, the fear was

hundreds of houses between this village and nearby Elsenham would go

through, but the plans were thrown out again. Campaigners lived to

fight another day. Henham and Elsenham, it is not hard

to see why people live here. Pretty as a picture, yet close to the M11

and Stansted Airport. Villagers have fought plans to build thousands of

new homes in this rural idyll. Today was the latest round in a

long`running and expensive fight. Seven years and ?100,000 later, here

we are, the community has been fighting this `` has been

magnificent. These villages people choose to 11, paying a premium to do

so, and are not averse to change, it is the sheer scale that is proposed,

one that will change the very nature of the place whatever. This is a

land for the first tranche of houses, 800 houses starting here...

Argument is simple, everywhere should take its fair share of new

housing. You opposed to any new building? Absolutely not, Elsenham

has had planning permission for nearly 500 houses, in a village of

some 800 houses, taking their first year. Lunchtime and protesters

arrived at Uttlesford Council for the planning meeting, defiant and

angry. They are going to be using land we should grow food to feed

ourselves in the future. The road systems, everything else, will not

call. It addresses the roads... HUBBUB. Inside, tempers flared, but

then the decision campaigners wanted just over one hour later. CHEERING.

The plans rejected for a second time. We are very pleased.

Absolutely over the moon. I fear they will come back, like a dog with

a bone. Celebrations tonight, but the fight over where these homes

will go is far from over. People here are not kidding

themselves, that the developers may well appeal, and what we have seen

is mirrored across the region. How to deal with the thorny issue of

where thousands of new homes desperately needed should go. Back

to you. Thank you. Roger Humber is strategic

policy adviser to the Housebuilders' Association. How bad is the

situation as far as houses are concerned? We have built around 3

million fewer houses than the rising population requires over the last

years. The current consensus between the coalition and the Labour Party

is we need these houses. We have only built 200,000, twice in the

last 35 years, and most years, we have averaged about 145,000, so a

massive shortage before we even start inking about the rises in

population we will see over the next 10`20 years. And things like today,

which some people are calling NIMBY, is making the council think again?

Deal a macro councils do not like to plan long`term... `` councils do not

like to plan long`term, and this government scrapped regional plans,

but still said that local plans have to make provision for local housing,

otherwise those will be thrown out and developers will have the right

on appeal. What has gone wrong? In the short`term, we have the credit

crunch and the financial crisis, eliminating a lot of effective

demand, so people still need the houses but cannot afford them. We

now have the government promoting Help to Buy, injecting a lot of

money quickly into the housing economy. New sites being started

quickly, a real upsurge, again, that has to be sustained and cannot just

be on the basis of a government subsidy over three years, it must be

a sustained a planned programme over the next 30 years to recover the

losses over the previous 30 years. And one`shot thing they could do

very quickly? `` one short thing. Developers need access to finance.

We have some large builders, but small builders are doing precious

little. Thank you very much. A rape victim from Essex has been

speaking about her ordeal in the hope of catching the man who

attacked her. A year ago today, she flagged down a car in Basildon for a

lift home and was then attacked. She has been speaking to our home

affairs correspondent Sally Chidzoy. Police have his BNA, but do not know

his name, the victim saying she remember his huge nose and hands. ``

his DNA. He locked in the car during the attack. I begged him to stop all

the way through, it had boxes in the back, the clock was an hour fast. He

was driving an old silver Ford focus. The victim walked along near

a pub. The car stopped and she climbed in. She was driven to nearby

Partridge Green, and raped in a car park in an ordeal that lasted 20

minutes before she was dragged from the vehicle. It led to her decision

to try to rebuild her life in Colchester, the 21`year`old saying

getting in the vehicle was the biggest mistake of her life. He

destroyed my faith, everything, I do not trust anyone, I cannot be in a

room like a restaurant or cinema with more men than women. You are

being brave and coming back and reliving your ordeal. Why is it so

important to you? I will not rest until he is caught, Justice served,

and he cannot hurt anyone else. We are working with Interpol, and we

have circulated the profile to Interpol countries, focusing on

Eastern Europe, so far with no positive hits back. He spoke who are

English, they could be a delivery driver, and he is in his late 30s or

early 40s and, unless he is caught, police feared he may strike again.

Three men from Thetford in Norfolk have been arrested on suspicion of

trafficking people to work in factories illegally. They're being

held by police in Bury St Edmunds after early morning raids on four

addresses in Thetford. They're also being questioned about possible

money laundering offences. A couple from Suffolk who scooped

?148 million on the Euro lottery are getting divorced. Adrian and Gillian

Bayford from Haverhill won the Euromillions draw 15 months ago. A

statement issued by Mrs Bayford today said the couple's marriage had

broken down irretrievably. A little piece of history was made

today on a bridge in wind and in rain. Council leaders from both

Suffolk and Norfolk met on the border to agree a new partnership.

They say it will mean greater co`operation in the future and save

money. The unions believe jobs could be lost.

It's midday and we're precisely midway between Suffolk and Norfolk.

The South Folk and the North Folk are about to bond like never before.

In local government terms at least. Good to see you. And you. Welcome.

It started six months ago when George Nobbs was elected in Norfolk.

He immediately put a call into his counterpart Mark Bee and said let's

talk. And this ground` breaking deal doesn't just bridge a geographical

divide, but a political one too. One's Conservative. The other

Labour. Of course, this is all nice, a symbolic moment, handshake,

all smiles, but what does this mean for the people relying on the

services these councils provide an BM op `` and the employees that work

with them? No problem with German, working together, but it could

impact on jobs levels of services. `` no problems with them procuring

together. The reality is that both councils are being squeezed. They

need to save more than ?340 million. We all recognise protecting

front`line services, protecting the most vulnerable, so we need to look

at efficiencies and if you bring the back office together between county

councils, the saving can be greater. The lease and health are looking at

it, no Local Government has to. The new agreement says...

It is ground`breaking and exciting and we hope what we are doing will

be in courage to buy the government and we get some credit. The fact we

are different parties does not enter our heads. It is believed to be the

first County Council partnership in the country. It is, they argue, the

only sensible way to go. Still to come tonight... We speak to

one of our most senior women clerics as the church puts women bishops

back on the agenda. Plus tributes to a giant of science,

Dr Fred Sanger, whose work transformed our understanding of how

genes work. MPs have been voting this evening on

controversial changes to our armed forces. Under the plans, there will

be a big reduction in the number of regular soldiers. And a big increase

in the number of reservists. The Government was facing a possible

defeat over the issue following a campaign by the Essex MP John Baron.

Andrew Sinclair is at Westminster. Everyone thought this would be

close, but in the last few minutes, John Baron lost his vote by 54

votes, rebels seemingly bought off by last`minute government

concessions or feeling that now was not the time to flex their muscles.

But this is a big issue in our region with lots of military

personnel and there will be other votes on this issue. John Baron says

this is not the end of the matter. A few months ago, Look East filmed

with reservists with the Royal Anglian Regiment training in

Croatia. The government wants to rely far more on these experienced

but part`time soldiers. But among MPs, there is concern whether they

are up to the job and if there are enough people who want to volunteer.

We risk heading towards false economies and unacceptable

capability gaps which people will not thank us for. The MP for

Basildon and Billericay is one, worrying it is being rushed through

without proper scrutiny and debate, and others supporting, much to the

annoyance of ministers. Some people in the government say you are being

disloyal? As an MP, it is incumbent to speak out on matters you think

are important and certain matters rise above party politics. The

government says the way we fight wars is changing and we do not need

as many full`time soldiers, but some, like Bob Russell, feel it is

dangerous, while others feel relying on reserve this will put a big

strain on small businesses. I know the damage when you take one man out

of five men team in an SME and I do not think you have thought about

this impact enough. But many supported the government, including

one who is a reserve list. Soldiers cannot tell the difference when on

the front line. We support the regular army, we know we are up to

the job and now the government is committing ?1.2 billion over the

next ten years to make sure we have enough and training, I know this is

a great deal. This is not the end of the matter, there will be more votes

on defence reforms and more opposition.

Do we know how all our MPs voted? Not yet, but I expect Brian Binley

on the list of Tory rebels. Others who expressed concern, and find

reasons, such us may have found reasons, such as Bob Russell. But

John Baron has made a name for himself and will keep up the fight.

`` others who expressed concern, may have found reasons to go with the

government. The Prime Minister was asked about other issues in

Cambridge and he said he is listening to people's concerns,

exactly what the Chancellor said to us, Ariel Fino and `` a real feeling

we shall he some movement on the Cambridgeshire story very soon.

Thank you very much. The Church of England could approve

women bishops as early as next year after its governing body backed new

proposals. Members of the General Synod voted, with 378 in favour and

eight against. The Church has agreed to offer guidance to those parishes

which reject female ministry. The Reverend Canon Heather Butcher

is an Advisor on Women's Ministry to the Bishop of Norwich. How close are

we now? We could be one year away from the final decision being made,

but we have made tentative progress, this is the first hurdle, and we

will have to see how it goes. It has been described as fragile, if you

are betting women, which I sure you're not how fragile? I hope it

will go through, but the Bishop of Rochester, who chaired the steering

group, spoke on Monday and he said that there is no plan B and we are

not offering a fitter, play, but we cannot afford to have this changed

very much. `` they are not offering as this is accomplished. We hope it

will be excepted without changing it. Some people says it could be a

concession, but it looks to me like a fudge. We are trying to hold

together a variety of people with different views. That is one of the

great strengths and joys of the Church of England, that we are a

broad church. But if you have people that think differently and have

different theological understanding is, it is quite a task to hold them

together, so I I suppose a bit of fudging could go on. What will

happen before voting? I will meet people who are against the

consecration of women bishops, to try to build bridges. I have met

several people in the diocese and will continue to try to create good

relationships. More broadly, the bishops are going to go away to

think about how it would be rolled out across the whole church, so

there is some kind of continuity across the whole of the Church of

England. They will come back in February with their guidelines. And

if those are proved, it then goes to the dioceses that we all have to

have a say and talk about it. So long way to go? Yes, if that

happens, we come back in July or November, and it may go them. And by

the beginning of the year after, we might have a woman bishop? Fwe may

have by 2015. Thank you very much for coming in. `` we may have won by

2015. Professor Fred Sanger, the Cambridge

scientist who pioneered research into the human genome, has died at

the age of 95. Uniquely, he won two Nobel Prizes for chemistry. The

first was in 1958 for his work on the structure of insulin. The second

for his breakthrough research on DNA which laid the foundation for the

de`coding of the human genome. As a young scholar. Fred Sanger

described himself as above average. But nothing special. He went on to

become a giant of science. His work laid the foundations for

understanding and reading the structure of DNA. The building

blocks of all life. I think it is difficult to compare these things,

really, and to me it is very gratifying and it will be useful.

Such modesty was typical of the man, whose work went on to win him two

Nobel Prizes for chemistry. He was the only person in history, and

still is, to have one two Nobel Prize is in chemistry, which are

awarded for outstanding merit its contributions to science and to win

it twice my many years apart as well is quite outstanding. Professor

Sanger spent his whole scientific career in Cambridge. His name was

adopted by Cambridge's Sanger Institute which first mapped the

human genome. And it has helped apply its findings to the

development of medicine. Fred Sanger's achievements, his legacy,

will resonate in the world of science for years to come. As one

fellow professor said, the impact of his work is impossible to

exaggerate. Well, one man who know Fred Sanger

better than most was his fellow Nobel Laureate Professor Sir John

Walker. The pair worked together at the Medical Research Council's

laboratory of molecular biology in Cambridge. He joins us now. Can you

tell us more about Fred Sanger the man? He was wonderful man to be

around, a great inspiration a fantastic experimentalists, who did

very complicated experiments with complicated `` with simple

equipment, and he did not like complex equipment. He preferred to

invent his own ways of doing things. He had enormous persistence, he

could not have solved the problems he did without that persistence and

stamina. He was full of insight. He was an inspiration to everybody

around him. He set a standard for other people to follow. It is hard

to over emphasise how important his work was to all of us. Yes, I am so

glad he was able to see the fruits of his own accomplishments in the

form of the human gene on `` genome and he saw the impact it was having

on biosciences, medicine, and society in general. His name will

not just live for a few years to come, but whatever. And he `` you

work for him, and he got you to work there, and he? Yes, we met in Paris

and he asked if I thought about coming back to England and I thought

I would, and so, I rang him up a few days later and as the fit would be

possible to work with him in Cambridge and he agreed that I could

come for three months, and that was in 1974 and I am still here. Such a

modest man, but described today as one of the greatest scientists in

any generation, would you agree? Absolutely, very few scientists with

equivalent accomplishments, possibly Marie Curie, he could be compared

with her, but otherwise unique. We will not meet another person in our

lifetime again. When I met him, he was very proud to have the Sanger

Institute named after him. He was, he was a modest person, wearing his

fame lightly, he was famous, becoming an icon amongst students,

who loved him, flocking to hear him talk, but I remember when he agreed

his name could be associated with the Sanger Institute, he said

something along the lines, I have allowed you to use my name, make

sure this place is a success. Professor Sir John Walker, thank you

very much. You are welcome. Now for the weather.

The wind hazard is with us. We had a weather front through this morning

bringing some and pleasant conditions. Then brighter skies, but

bands of showers forming behind, affecting many areas through this

evening. This poses a problem, like wind at the moment, and any gap in

the showers, clear spells, means temperatures getting below freezing,

was in some problems with Frost and ice, but not necessarily widespread

or for the whole of the night, mainly between now and midnight. The

showers falling as sleet, with a wintry flavour. After midnight, more

cloud, the showers keeping going, and some wind preventing frost

later. We end the night with temperatures above freezing. A

cloudy start with showers around first thing, the feature will be the

north`easterly wind, making it feel very cold tomorrow, but in proving

through the day, starting with showers which gradually become

lighter and fewer. But still some of them across the eastern half, parts

of Norfolk and Suffolk particularly. Temperature is not

high, seven or eight degrees. And the wind speed will make it feel

very cold. By the end of the day, less showers, but still the chance

of some, and falling as sleet and snow. Beyond that, high`pressure

building, meaning much lighter wind, and clearer skies, so that throws up

the hazard of much colder nights. Although for the next couple of

nights, it is quite windy, so just about free of cost, by the weekend,

we start to bring those numbers down. `` free of frost. Bringing

those numbers down means some frost, possibly some freezing fog. This

showers by the weekend, sunny spells, but feeling quite cold.

Thank you very much, I think. That is all from us, good night.

Goodbye. I'm Nigel Slater, a cook.

And I'm Adam Henson, a farmer. all back in touch with

where our food really comes from. You asked me to grow some

durum wheat to produce your pasta. Our own eggs, our own flour -

couldn't ask for more, really. # Through stormy weather

and bottles of wine... #