18/02/2014 Look East - East

gone wrong with Wales? But now on BBC One, it's time for

Good evening. Police have described an attack on an 89`year`old woman in

Suffolk as despicable. She is now recovering after being knocked down

by three masked men at her home in Lakenheath last night. This morning,

police presence remained outside the bungalow which was the scene of this

attack. The 89`year`old was in her living room when she heard a loud

bang at the front door, got up, to see what was happening. She told

police the three men broke into the property and struck her. She said

they were wearing dark clothing and had their faces covered. She said

they went through some of her belongings during a search before

leaving the property. Police said once she had been knocked to the

floor, one of the men demanded money. The pensioner was taken to

hospital with a cut to her head and kept in overnight. The attack has

shocked people living on the estate. It is just so sad. Somebody elderly

on their own, what chance have they got against thugs? It is a sad

reflection of what is happening in a lot of communities. Police are keen

to trace three men seen in a black Vauxhall car in the back lane area

of Lakenheath last night. This is just really nasty, this lady is very

vulnerable, is needlessly attacked, probably for money. Police said

tonight the victim has now been released from hospital, has been

given all the help and support she needs, but detectives fear she may

never recover from the ordeal. Next week, this is where a delegate of ``

delegation of experts will be heading, Shanghai. They will be

headed by Norfolk MP Liz Truss, they will find out how the Chinese teach

maths. In the most recent league table, Shanghai is top. The UK is

26. The Hethel Engineering Centre hosts companies which specialise in

the motor engineering industry, they say they need more qualified school

leavers. These businesses will grow in Norfolk using local workforce. ``

they will not grow using local workforce, they will need to look

further afield and recruit from abroad if they cannot find it in the

UK. There is the warning. Dame Rachel de Souza is part of the

delegation, she joins us live. What do you hope to learn? I think there

are some really distinct teaching methods we want to look at. They

start teaching arithmetic very young, out in China. It is very

intense. The children are learning times tables, doing basic

arithmetic, doing their homework and not leaving without having learned

their maths. Some very distinct teaching. Is this not to do with

culture rather than teaching? I'm really looking forward to seeing the

Chinese parents, they really focus on mathematics, very competitive,

and they want children to do well in tests. We want to see how big an

issue that is in Shanghai. I have to say, the report compares a city,

Shanghai, with the whole of the UK, isn't that rather absurd? Shanghai

is huge, 20 million people, so it is a fair comparison. But we are going

to a deprived area, and to Beijing as well. The effect still carries.

Migrant workers and more deprived areas still have the Shanghai

effect. The results are high and we have a lot to learn. Thanks for

joining us. The increase in the number of people turning up at

accident and emergency departments is pretty stark. 18 million in 2005

rose to 21 million by last year. That is why local hospitals are

experimenting with new ways to deal with the surge. The latest to make

changes is the Queen Elizabeth in King's Lynn. What are you here for

today? A college ambulatory emergency care. This staff nurse is

attending to a man who suffered a hypoglycaemic collapse. He will be

seeing a consultant very soon. People like myself with chronic

conditions need places like this where they can drop in. The unit can

deal with 16 common emergency conditions, so where does it get its

patients? Like Anthony, they can be diverted from accident and

emergency, they can be referred from the medical assessment unit, or they

can be referred by their own GP, who has direct access. The average

turnaround is six `` nine minutes. They are getting prompt treatment

from treatment to discharge in one day. The morale is high here and the

team will be expanded. There is genuine enthusiasm over what has

been achieved, not least the saving of hundreds of overnight stays in

hospital that are no longer required. The goal is to have the

unit up and running eventually around the clock.

The amount spent on youth services in Essex is to be cut by more than

half. The county council currently spends ?5 million on services for

13`19 `year`olds, despite protests it will be cut. They are not

proposing any cuts to youth clubs but want to see them run by

volunteers. Campaigners are fighting to save a Victorian church in Essex

from demolition. St Peter's Church has fallen into disrepair. The

Church of England wants to knock it down but preservation groups say

that would be a great loss. Now the weather.

that would be a great loss. Now the Good evening. The showers from

earlier have cleared away so the rest of the night looks dry. Some

clear spells out there, the potential is there for some chilly

temperatures which might bring a touch of ground frost. We start

tomorrow quite chilly but not bad. It will soon warm up and it'll be

quite mild through the day. There will be quite a lot of crowd ``

cloud around. In the afternoon it is looking brighter with some sunshine

breaking through and temperatures climbing to 10 Celsius. Largely

drive for the afternoon. The next weather front pushing through from

the West will bring some patchy rain overnight. That means a wetter days

on the car. `` on the cards. In a moment we will have the National

forecast but I will leave you with the Outlook. The wind will pick up,

some showers or longer spells of rain. It looks for Friday but it

will certainly feel with some rain around. Nothing too

heavy. More international weather next.

Good evening. Whilst today did bring some heavy showers, they moved

through quite quickly. For much of tomorrow, it will stay dry if a bit

cloudy and relatively mild. Patchy cloud at the moment. There will be

some rain later in the day on Wednesday. Any rain through the

night Wednesday. Any rain through the

light. We will see some occasional breaks in the cloud. Foremost, it is

a touch cooler it was last night. It is a rather murky start with a lot

of cloud. Some patchy rain around first thing. Much of the cloud

should lift. A few brighter spells developing and just a few showers

around. Into the afternoon, a good deal of dry weather. Some brighter

spells across parts of the northern isles. Overall full Scotland, we are

sticking with a a lot of cloud. A grey afternoon and patchy light rain

and drizzle. A few showers across parts of northern England.