14/02/2014 Look East - East

almost 80 mph work recorded. In Devon, the storm brought 40

millimetres of Good evening, I'm Katherine Nash.

First tonight, weather warnings have been issued for gale force winds and

heavy downpours. Ten millimetres of rain is expected to fall overnight

on already saturated ground. And wind speeds could reach up to 70

miles per hour. Earlier this evening, rail passengers on Greater

Anglia were warned of disruption and in Suffolk the Orwell Bridge has

just closed. In a moment, we'll have the latest on the travel situation.

But first, this report from John Cranston.

Battling home through the rain on the A12 in Essex this evening as the

storm approached. Both Queen Elizabeth Bridge over the Thames and

the Orwell Bridge over Ipswich have closed as wind speeds increase. On

the trains, Greater Anglia urged people to travel early.

Just getting there early, first come first serve.

I was meant to be going to London but I haven't gone because of the

weather just in case I couldn't get back.

Commuters faced lengthy delays after a man was hit by a train. In

Hertfordshire, people living in Puckeridge try to dry out their

homes after the last bout of flooding, hoping the latest one

won't bring more. In Luton, a desperate attempt to stop the pitch

getting waterlogged in the hope that tomorrow's football match can go

ahead. We've had a couple of postponements

through waterlogged pitches and we just want to play football so we

resorted to bringing in this cover. The River Chelmer in Essex was in

spate today. It seems the immediate threat is not just more water but

the ferocity of those winds. Dawn Gerber is in our newsroom now.

What's the latest on the trains? There hasn't been as much disruption

as originally thought as many passengers took the advice and

travelled home early. There will be a reduced service across parts of

the network tomorrow because of the high winds. Commuters should check

with the real And what about our roads and airports?

Operators before travelling. The police are warning people not to

travel unless they have two. There are delays on the A120. Luton

airport is warning of disruption and a handful of flights have been

cancelled at Stansted Airport. The worst of the weather is expected

from midnight tonight to 4am. The best thing is to listen to your

local BBC Radio station for more information.

Serial killer Joanna Dennehy appeared at Cambridge Crown Court

today for the beginning of her sentencing hearing. In the dock

alongside her were the three men who helped her. At one point Dennehy

told the court she was not sorry for having killed three men.

This was the first time Joanna Dennehy had been seen in court since

she pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey last November to the three murders

in Peterborough and two attempted murders in Hereford. Brought to

Cambridge to record the sentencing hearing, the serial killer's

barrister said his client's offending was at the high`end of the

criminal scale. The court was told she accepted she acted in a volatile

way from time to time and that she acknowledged that she manipulated

men around her. Her barrister said it was her case that she was not in

sexual relationships with the men. She stabbed to death her friend

Lukasz Slaboszewski, housemate John Chapman, and landlord Kevin Lee, who

she made where a black dress shortly before he died. And then

unexpectedly, Joanna spoke about victim Kevin Lee. In a raised voice

she said there was no sexual interference. "It is hearsay, I was

quick to assault him in a dress, I did put him in a dress, it was

humiliation, pure and simple. There was nothing sexual about it." Then,

just as she was leaving the court in handcuffs, there was a second

outburst. In the presence of her victim's relatives she said, I want

to make everyone to know I'm sorry for the attempted murders but I'm

not sorry for the murders. Sentencing will be later this month

at the Old Bailey. An inquest jury has returned a

verdict of accidental death on four men who were killed when a steel

cage they were working inside collapsed on top of them. Two

brothers from Suffolk Daniel and Tom Hazelton, Peter Johnson and Adam

Taylor died at Claxton Engineering in Great Yarmouth three years ago.

This is the steel cage which collapsed killing four men in

January 2011. It was going to reinforce a concrete base for

pressure testing at Claxton engineering in Great Yarmouth.

Daniel and his younger brother Tom died in the accident with Peter

Johnson and Adam Taylor. The men had been sub contracted from another

firm. They died at the scene from traumatic asphyxia. A solicitor read

out a statement on behalf of the family. We will never be able to

come to terms with our devastating loss.

Four men went to work that day and never came home. The evidence

clearly showed that the men were conscientious and skilled workers

and no concerns were raised about the work they were doing.

The employer is still going but has struggled to find work.

The Health and Safety Executive will now review the evidence in light of

the inquest. They will decide whether criminal proceedings are

appropriate and will announce its decision in due course.

The judge extended his sympathy to the families of the four men. They

met such an tragic and untimely death, she said.

In Football, two of our teams have been in action in League One

tonight. Peterborough hosted Walsall. They drew 0`0. And it was

also a goalless match for Colchester against Swindon. Well, that's all

from me. Time to look at the weather now with Dan.

The Met office have and amber warning out. Some trees could be

downed due to the dampness of the ground. Blustery showers coming in

from the south`west. Temperatures are fairly mild. Saturday will be

quite windy with lots of showers piling on from the south`west. There

will be dry intervals but it will be quite a windy day. It will ease a

little bit as we head through the day. The showers tends to fade away

through the course of the evening leaving a dry night. Sunday is much

and bright after a chilly night. I will leave you with the weekend

summary for London. Let's go to the weather centre to get the national

forecast. Our love hate relationship with the

weather has become unbalanced this winter, I suspect there is not a lot

of love left. Today's storm has not helped. It gave us 20 to 30

millimetres of rain. Snow in the past few hours at lower levels in

eastern Scotland. That should turn to rain again but the blizzards in

the Scottish mountains will continue. This evening, it has