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Peter, thank you. That's all from the BBC News

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In the programme tonight: More dramatic escapes from the Clacton

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explosion, as investigations continue in to the cause.

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It look to me like she was heading `` hanging on to the headboard

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because it was at an angle. She could have slid off.

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Hello, and welcome to Look East. Also tonight: Hundreds of jobs under

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threat at RAF Mildenhall and Lakenheath.

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Home births are suspended because this hospital doesn't have enough

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midwives. And, the Hollywood A`list hits

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Duxford. Hello.

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First, tonight: More dramatic stories of survival, after the

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explosion in Clacton yesterday ** Tonight, two people are still in the

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burns unit at Broomfield Hospital. Their condition is described as

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stable. This afternoon, National Grid confirmed it had found no

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faults with its pipeline to the property. An investigation into the

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cause of the explosion is underway. This was the scale of the damage in

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the aftermath of the explosion, debris and emergency teams

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everywhere. Today, the roads were pretty much clear. The activity

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Conde Nast down to focus on the immediate area of the blast. This

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was one of the homes torn apart. The owner said she felt the whole house

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was caving in around her. Still badly bruised, she did not wish to

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be filmed but this was her speaking on BBC Essex. I remember some bloke

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running into the bedroom. I thought, I have got to get out, so

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I started throwing everything, the bricks, he came to give me a hand.

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John backs onto the explosion site and he said the blast rocked his

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house. He said he saw his neighbour perched precariously on the

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wreckage. It looked like she was hanging onto the headboard which was

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at an angle. If she had let go, she would have probably slid off into

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the debris and fire. In the way of the explosion, there was an

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overwhelming desire among locals to do anything to help. How has the

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community responded? The answer is in here. It started as a small

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appeal but, within hours, it turned into a mountain of gifts donated by

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residents. Clapton has had a bad press, but when is a crisis, stick

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together. I brought in some towels and toiletries. But they need

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kitchen utensils so I will pop down the road, even if they are cheap

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ones, it all helps. Yesterday, we filmed Gloria who had to leave her

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home and head to arrest centre taking her pet Ruby. She had to

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leave behind three other dogs who had to leave her home and head to

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arrest centre taking her pet Ruby. She had to leave behind three other

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dogs who were in the conservatory where the roof had collapsed they

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are thick ones, they kept them alive. They are both fine, they are

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all right. The impact has been immense, but this is a community

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came to count its blessings and keen to pull together.

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We don't know what caused the explosion in Clacton. But it's

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thought to have been a problem inside the house. Recent figures

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show the risks from gas are widespread. The Gas Safe Register

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inspected 11,000 homes in the east, and found almost one in five had an

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unsafe appliance. Over the past three years, more than 200 unsafe

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cookers, boilers and fires have been found in the Clacton area.

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It is vital to make sure gas appliances are serviced annually. We

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find regularly people often have their boiler serviced but they may

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forget to have a gas fire done. It may be that you only put it on once

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a year at Christmas. It is really vital to make sure they are serviced

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and families are safe. A close friend of 17`year`old Jay

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Whiston, who was stabbed to death at a party in Colchester, has been

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telling a jury about his last moments. Max Nicolic said the one

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thing he doesn't know is who stabbed his friend. Our chief reporter Kim

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Riley has been at Chelmsford Crown Court. This afternoon, he's been

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giving evidence in court. What has he said?

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The jury watched a two`hour recording of a police interview.

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That's negligible 17th at the time of the party in Colchester in 2012.

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He said the man accused of the murder had pushed him into a bush,

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punched him in the face, it was the start of a big scrap, he said. They

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were like, give me this, I was like, no, he said. He said he

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remembered spitting out blood. He said he remembered his friend

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punching. Everyone was screaming, fight. They were punching and

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bottling him. I said, let him go. He was making noises like he was being

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punched in the gut. He fell to his knees, he couldn't fight any more.

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Moments later, he heard him say, I had been stabbed. This afternoon, he

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was speaking in person behind its green in court, cross`examined by

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the defence barrister. Had the punches to his face affected his

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memory of the evening, he asked? He said, his memory was clear. There

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had been, is that he had been drinking or taking drugs, but he

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said he knew what he saw, how could he forget it? The family of Jay

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Whiston left court tonight after hearing the evidence. The one thing

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I am not able to say is who stabbed him, I would like to know, he said.

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He also said what had happened had affected him very deeply. Edward

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Redmond, 18, denies murder. The jury will not be sitting tomorrow, the

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case resumes on Monday. More than 1,500 US airmen could be

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flying home before the end of the year, as the military tightens its

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belt. And that could be bad news for people living near RAF Lakenheath

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and RAF Mildenhall, because the bases are worth hundreds of millions

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of pounds to the local economy. Our defence reporter Alex Dunlop has the

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details from RAF Lakenheath. No one it seems is immune from

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cuts, not even the U.S. Air Force which is losing to cut Schumacher

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looking to lose 25,000 posts worldwide. Airmen have been told

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here it could be here. A little piece of America in Suffolk, 8000 US

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personnel and families live in and around RAF Mildenhall and RAF

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Lakenheath. Many of their personal possessions are shipped from the

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States by this removals firm. They used to provide 80% of my business,

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even today it is 50%. It will be detrimental. Personnel are being

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asked to voluntarily quit. 1600 may be eligible but it is not known how

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many will head home, the final decision will be made in the

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States. We don't know the numbers but the community here will support

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the families, who loved the local community. How does it impact on

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morale in the base? There has been an impact. The air force generates

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thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of pounds for the local

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economy. We need to take the longer view.

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Look at it as a game of chess. Sometimes personal moving, sometimes

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they move out. The first could be flying home as early as April.

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The government has announced two new The headline figure is 1600.

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The government has announced two new flood defence schemes for the

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region. It's also making it easier for councils to claim compensation

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for the clear`up, following the December storm surge. Andrew

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Sinclair is here. Tell us about the flood schemes?

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These have been on the box for a while but now get the funding to go

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ahead. In King's Lynn there is ?1 million to refurbish the floodgates

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to protect 450 homes, beginning in April. And in Southend, to protect

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250 homes. Confirmation today that a ?37 million scheme the Clapton will

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definitely start in summer. The government is announcing this

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today, to respond to concerns and it wants us to know how much it is

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doing. We've talked a lot about the Bellwin

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Scheme over the last couple of months. That's being changed now?

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Clearing up has been expensive. North Norfolk had a bill of ?3

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million, only half of which is covered by compensation. King's Lynn

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and West Norfolk, ?97,000. The Bellwin Scheme is supposed to, sick

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councils but it has restrictions and has been hard for coastal

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authorities to claim. We have been told the Bellwin Scheme will be

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reviewed. The threshold for councils will be lowered so it is easier to

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claim. Councils will find instead of getting back 85% of their claim,

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they will get 100%. The government is there to support them.

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The review of the formula will make sure we give them the money they

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apply for in the run`up to March, but that scheme is fit for purpose.

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Can we be sure that our councils won't be left out of pocket?

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Ministers have made sympathetic noises, saying they will do what

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they can. This is further confirmation councils will get more

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back than expecting. Some people are saying, we see this flooding

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elsewhere, will there be enough money to go around?

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No`one is to be charged over the death of a patient, which prompted a

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police enquiry at a hospital in Norfolk. 76`year`old James May, from

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Great Yarmouth, died in September at the James Paget Hospital. A member

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of staff was later arrested. Today, police said Mr May's death wasn't

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suspicious. The investigation was set up, after somebody claimed Mr

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May had been given an overdose. But the police say there is no evidence

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that anybody should be prosecuted. A childbirth charity says it's

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considering taking legal action against the Queen Elizabeth Hospital

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at King's Lynn, after it suspended its home birth service for six

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months. The hospital says it's been forced to take the decision because

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of a shortage of midwives. At home in Wisbech with her 16

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months of sun. In April, she is expecting another baby and was

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hoping to have a second home birth until she received a letter from the

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Queen Elizabeth Hospital which is suspending its service to six

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months. Being told our only option is to go to hospital is upsetting

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and wrong. Especially so late in the process. One charity is backing the

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woman and says it may consider legal action. The hospital says it was

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forced to take the decision on safety grounds because of a shortage

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of midwives. I think that is an excuse. There is a national shortage

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of funding for midwives. There are unemployed midwives. They are going

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independent because they are too stretched. Mrs Stevens and her

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husband are now considering paying ?3000 to hire a private midwife so

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she can still have the home delivery she wants. The hospital says Mrs

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Stevens is in the minority and 99% of women they support give birth in

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hospital, with 1% having their babies at home. In a statement, the

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trust said: Mrs Stevens is expecting a little

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girl. She desperately wants to have her

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baby at home but it is a choice she and other mothers will now have to

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pay for. Still to come, the couple from

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Milton Keynes, favourites to win the English badminton champ ships in

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their home town this weekend. And the Imperial War Museum at Duxford

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with a starring role alongside George Clooney and Matt Damon.

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One in three women, and one in five men, will experience domestic

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violence in their lifetime. And, on average, two women are killed by a

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violent partner every week in the UK. Over the last few years, there

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have been four high`profile deaths in Essex where the police have been

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criticised for not doing enough. Now, there will be special advisers

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in local hospitals to spot the signs of abuse in people who may be too

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scared to ask for help. For nine years, this woman we are

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calling Lucy was in a relationship that became progressively more

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abusive. Was the abuse physically violent? Not until I became pregnant

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which is when it became physical. I used to snore really badly, and I

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would wake up to a sharp blow to the stomach. It was like I was too

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scared to sleep, too scared to fall asleep. Lucy was lucky, she

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escaped. Maria stabbings, Jeanette Goodwin and Chrissie Chambers, along

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with her daughter, were all killed by abusive partners in Essex. All

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three cases lead to critical reports from the Independent Police

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Complaints Commission and to a rethink into how police and councils

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and others can help victims and catch perpetrators. Independent

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domestic abuse advisers are now on maternity wards and in accident and

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emergency departments in Essex hospitals, hoping to make contact

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with victims who would not otherwise seek help. It is really important we

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do it here. We have access to clients who are in hidden groups,

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who wouldn't normally go to a domestic abuse agency. They would

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always go to the hospital or GP and disclose it. The idea would be we

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would wear these and record what we see and experience when we go to an

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incident. Since last month, Essex police officers have been using body

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worn video cameras when they attend domestic instances. It is capturing

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the evidence that might have been missed otherwise, the exact comments

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made at the scene. Often we will arrive at an instant

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that may still be occurring, still being committed when we arrive.

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Hopefully, it will lead to more convictions. Lucy says if she hadn't

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escaped her abusive partner, she wouldn't be here today. The question

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is whether the work happening now in Essex is enough to save others in

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her situation. Stacey Richards works with victims

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of domestic violence in Suffolk. She joins us now.

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First of all, what you think of these measures being in Essex?

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Hello. Much as the previous two guests have said, fantastic really

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because the more evidence that can be gathered, the better we can

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process the prosecution. People coming forward to ask for help off

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and have been abused many times, statistics show they have been

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abused many times before they get to us.

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Why is that? Fear, embarrassment. It is sometimes

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quite hard to approach an agency and ask for help. People get very

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frightened when they are in that kind of relationship.

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You are dealing with people who have been through domestic violence, what

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do you say to them when they finally come? They must be brave to get to

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that stage. Extremely, I take my hat off to

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anybody that picks up the phone and reports, and asks for help. It is an

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extremely courageous move, and a very difficult one to take. I am

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really proud of anybody who does. By doing this, we can raise `` can

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raise more awareness of the agencies. The police and agencies

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are finding it hard to improve their treatment of victims.

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Why do think so many people are falling the net?

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Definitely there are far too many tragedies. And police, statutory,

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voluntary agencies, are doing extremely well with their awareness

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training, offering more and more support. Unfortunately, people still

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do not report it. Our neighbours, are they aware, do they feel

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comfortable to pick up the phone and say this is not right and I want to

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do something about it? There may be people watching tonight who are

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either victims, or know someone who they think is a victim of domestic

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violence. What would you say to them that they

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should do? Please, please, have the strength

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and courage to pick up the phone and ask somebody for help. If you don't

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wish to report to the police, perhaps you would feel comfortable

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walking into a children's centre or seeing a nurse at your GP. Whoever

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you feel comfortable speaking to, please pick up the phone, and let us

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stop this happening now. You can see more on that subject in

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the Sunday Politics, Sunday at 11am, on BBC One.

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It's not uncommon for sports stars to get married to each other.

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There's Andre Agassi and Steffi Graff, and Zara Philips and Mike

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Tindall. But there are very few couples who play the same sport, in

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the same team. Chris and Gabby Adcock play mixed doubles in

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Badminton, and are favourites to win the national title in Milton Keynes

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this weekend. It is not uncommon in badminton for

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relationships on court to blossom of court. Chris and Gabby Adcock of the

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latest 24/7 couple. Teenage sweethearts, they tied the knot last

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summer and are still getting used to their own `` their new status.

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Gabrielle White... Gabrielle Adcock! They are the British leading mixed

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doubles team, they are now ranked number five.

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They beat the Olympic champions on the way to winning the Hong Kong

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open. Becoming only the second British pair ever to win on the

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global stage. We both want to succeed and we are driven. It means

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we can be honest and completely truthful with each other where we

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need to work on. I think it is an advantage. We are on a brave lead

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which is better than some people. We get to travel together everywhere.

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Some people who travel away miss their partners. A big advantage.

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Their second big win is expected to come at the National Championships

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this weekend staged in their home town of Milton Keynes. It is great

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they have brought the champ ships to the home of badminton. It should get

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really good crowds. It is an exciting time. The nationals are

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closely followed by the European champion ships in Switzerland. Their

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main focus is on the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. In between, there

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is the small matter of a house move. It is all good for Mr and Mrs

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Adcock. There must be sometimes where you could do with not seeing

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other! We are so used to it from such a

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young age, from the age of 15, we have spent our whole time together.

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We got our own house together and travelled together. We wouldn't know

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any other way. We love what we do and being able to share it together.

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Business or pleasure, badminton's number one couple have a connection

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no others can match. This region is rich in very famous

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people. Everything from film stars to rock stars, and from Prime

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Ministers to Archbishops. Now, we can add George Clooney and Matt

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Damon to the list. Last year, the Hollywood A`listers were at the

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Imperial War Museum at Duxford near Cambridge, to shoot some scenes for

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the film, The Monuments Men. Next week, the film is released, as Mike

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Liggins reports. As film sets go, the Imperial War

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Museum is up there with the best. Now, it features in a new Hollywood

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movie. They have been stealing our art. We need to put a team together

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to protect what is left. The Monuments Men. The scenes were

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filmed in May last year. Here is a relaxed George Clooney on set, he

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directs and stars in The Monuments Men alongside Matt Damon. You see

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George Clooney, Matt Damon, landing in the air foils `` airfield, and

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walking towards the airfield. The film is a true story, allied art

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historians and curators rescued countless works of art stolen by the

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Germans. I never heard the expression, The Monuments Men, which

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captures the essence of this band of people. It wasn't a team of people I

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was familiar with, it is wonderful to learn about them. How long did it

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take to build? 28 years! Really? A big part of my life. Terry has a

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replica Spitfire he built himself. He was involved in the filming at

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Duxford. It took all day to prepare. It was lined up with three flying

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Spitfires. Hugh Bonneville came along and walked part `` past. The

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stars apparently stayed in Cambridge, going to the gym, and

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turning up to play basketball. You can burn their homes and somehow

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they will find their way back. But if you destroy their history, you

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destroy their achievements. As if they never existed. The film opens

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in the UK next week. Why didn't we know about that at the

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time? I could have done basketball if necessary!

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Time now for the weather. We start with the radar picture, a

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huge swathe of rain which pushed up from the south in the afternoon.

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Some of this has produced heavy downpours. Plenty more following in

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behind. A cloudy night, further outbreaks of rain, some of this on

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the heavy side. Depending on the low`pressure weather front, which is

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associated with this rain, that will determine the strength of the wind.

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They could be near gale force for a time on the coast, turning

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temporarily to the north`west before returning to a southerly direction.

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Tomorrow, this is the low`pressure weather system bringing the rain,

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pulling away very quickly tomorrow. Much faster than expected. A better

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day for most of us. Starting cloudy, overnight rain lingering. Much

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brighter weather spreading in quickly. By the early afternoon,

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everywhere should be largely drive. A good deal of sunshine.

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Temperatures at best, nine Celsius. Above average for the time of year.

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A keen and blustery south`westerly wind for much of the day. Make the

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most of the afternoon sunshine. As we head into Friday evening, we

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start to see further showers. This is ahead of another area of rain.

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Friday night into Saturday morning, gale`force winds macro. It rattles

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through quickly. Saturday morning, most of the rain should have gone.

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Still blustery but gale forced wins should ease a touch. Saturday

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morning should be drive. Saturday afternoon, up to 60 mph. Bringing in

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heavy showers which could merge together to give a longer spell of

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rain. Sunday, a scattering of showers. Lighter winds by Monday.

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More wet and windy weather is expected next week. Colder nights to

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come. Perhaps a frost and some ice.

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