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worth up to ?2000. That is all from us,

Welcome to the programme. This spam e`mails that tell people thdy

Welcome to the programme. This spam e`mails that tell people they have

tested positive for cancer. In my case, it got me at the right time,

when I was most vulnerable. Thousands of people lose thdir

Thousands of people lose their holiday and money when a se`side

firm goes into liquidation. It feels as if someone has stolen my money

and it is so tomorrow that these people can do this. The builders who

want to help solve our houshng want to help solve our housing

crisis but cannot. And we need the man with a unique

And we need the man with a tnique collection of toured France

memorabilia. `` Tour de France memorabilha.

First tonight, the man from Essex who became the victim of a spam

e`mail. He was waiting for the results of a blood test and the

e`mail appeared to indicate he had cancer. But everything in the e`mail

was untrue. The e`mail looks like it's official,

claiming to comes from the National Institute Of Health And Care

Institute Of Health And Card Excellence, the body which licenses

medicines and treatments. And it says test results show the recipient

is likely to have cancer. It is actually all fake, but doctors'

surgeries across the region have been called by worried patients.

been called by worried patidnts It has been a worrying few weeks for

Bill Wilkinson. His brother has cancer. He reassured him that he

cancer. He reassured him th`t he would have checks to make sure he is

would have checks to make stre he is in the clear. His prostrate cancer

test came out negative. But he received a worrying e`mail. It was

distressing news. During the distressing news. During thd

complete blood count, it has revealed that white bloods ts are

very low and you have a suspicion of cancer. Most of us are conndcted in

one where another with someone with cancer, so letters like this will

get results. In my case, it got me at the right time, when I was most

at the right time, when I w`s most honourable. He's not alone. NICE

believe that hundreds of people have received this. It them to download

malicious file. To contact vulnerable people, particularly when

vulnerable people, particul`rly when it does happen to land on

somebody's doorstep that has had cancer in the past, it beggars

belief really, that somebodx cancer in the past, it begg`rs

belief really, that somebody would belief really, that somebodx would

want to do that. NICE says... Bill Wilkinson's bowel cancer test

Bill Wilkinson's bowel cancdr test came back negative. He hopes that

publicising this latest hoax will help others. There are some checks

they can do, do I know who hs they can do, do I know who is

sending me this e`mail, do H really sending me this e`mail, do H really

need to download it, is this message coming to me in the correct manner?

Government write you, they do not act surely send you e`mails. There

are number of things that you can do before actually accessed ten what is

there on the screen, which more often than not can be spam `` before

you actually accessed. Earlier I spoke to Dr Erika

Sanchez`Velazquez, who's an expert in computer security at Anglia

Ruskin University in Chelmsford. I Ruskin University in Chelmsford. I

started by asking her what the scammers are trying to achidve.

scammers are trying to achieve. Basically, when the clicks ` link,

Basically, when the clicks a link, or open up a zipped file, you are

allowing them to install software into your computer. That software

will then perhaps record thd will then perhaps record thd

information that you have, have access to your passwords and logins

for Internet accounts are any other accesses that you have a and then

able gather that information and send it through the Internet to

somebody else so that they can then use that information to access your

use that information to accdss your bank accounts, get your money and so

bank accounts, get your mondy and so on. How can people protect

themselves and not be taken in by a scam like this? The first thing that

you should remember is not to trust everything that you received three

e`mail. Try to see through the web pages of the companies, check the

spelling. If somebody is telling you about some results that are supposed

to be confidential, they should not send them over e`mail, they should

contact you and perhaps givd send them over e`mail, they should

contact you and perhaps give you send them over e`mail, they should

contact you and perhaps givd you the contact you and perhaps give you the

information in person. You can install some of the antivirus

install some of the antivirts software which will check, if

install some of the antivirus software which will check, hf you

software which will check, if you still want to try to executd some of

the files, if it is a valid software and it will not do harm to xour

computer. Did the organisations computer. Did the organisathons

being imitated, in this case it computer. Did the organisations

being imitated, in this casd it is NICE, do they have a responsibility

to stop things going out like this in their name? As soon as they

detect that this e`mail will be sent out to many people they shotld

detect that this e`mail will be sent out to many people they should take

some action, some steps. A sickly just to inform people that they

never sent an e`mail and that they should not take the information as

valid `` basically just to inform valid `` basically just to hnform

people. Thank you very much. Hundreds of holiday`makers are

Hundreds of holiday`makers `re facing the prospect of losing

thousands of pounds after a company which rented properties in Suffolk

went into voluntary liquidation. went into voluntary liquidation

Prime Holiday Lettings was based in Aldeburgh and specialised in

properties which cost thousands of properties which cost thous`nds of

pounds a week in rent. This woman and her daughter, who is

due to get married in May, had planned a hen party for 20 women in

a luxury house. They were told to page three months in front ``

upfront and could not use a credit card. They have now been told that

their money is non`refundable. Your market is another problem I do not

want to be dealing with. I opened the e`mail and saw the words

insolvency and the name of the house and I realised that we had lost

?1500. The company's director has been the director of 42 companies,

38 of which no longer exist. This afternoon her office in Alddburgh

afternoon her office in Aldeburgh was closed, a sign said it was due

to unforeseen circumstances. I have just spoken to one woman he used to

work year, she did not want to go on camera but said that the director

was a nice woman to work for. The staff are told that they were losing

their jobs and that the offhce staff are told that they were losing

their jobs and that the office was their jobs and that the offhce was

closing. The house still has leaflets outside advertising it for

rent, and best house which the company used to let at the seafront

has a notice saying that the locks has a notice saying that thd locks

have been changed. This company also offers luxury houses for rent in

Suffolk. It is not connected to Prime Holiday Lettings, but it is

now picking up several of its pickings. It was a real shock, we

are close`knit community and there had been no real talk about it in

the town. We are working hard to help people, we have had a lot of

phone calls from people who had lost their holidays. We're going to have

to pay my friends and family back because we feel so rotten that it

has happened. She says she will now concentrate on organising her

concentrate on organising hdr wedding to her fiance. We have not

wedding to her fiance. We h`ve not heard from the director.

There's been more criticism today of the decision to shut Blundeston

prison in Suffolk last December. It prison in Suffolk last December. It

comes in the final report by the prisons watchdog, the Indepdndent

Monitoring Board. It says the closure was a huge waste of

taxpayers' money. It is history now, Blundeston prison

stands empty in the Suffolk countryside, its 500 inmates are

long gone, along with the staff a long gone, along with the staff a

jail closed in a rush by the jail closed in a rush by thd

government focused on savings. But today the Independent Monitoring

Board criticised the decision, revealing that over ?10 million had

been spent on it, and expensive key system had barely been used, and a

small fortune had been spent on laundry systems. So many millions

had been spent in recent times and had been spent in recent tiles and

now had no value at all. It has been suggested that the government were

ill`advised to close it. We question whether or not the informathon on

whether or not the information on which the government made its

decision to close the prison was actually the correct one and so far

the information, so far as we are aware, has never been published I

aware, has never been published. I think there is a general consensus

that there were very many questions that there were very many qtestions

about the closure of Blundeston prison. Blundeston prison may well

be closed, but it continues to cast a very long shadow across the

government. It is an issue that is not going away any time soon and

that is in part because of the way that the closure was handled. Even

the local Conservative MP was that the closure was handled. Even

the local Conservative MP w`s given the local Conservative MP w`s given

short shrift when he asked for a formal report. If they had nothing

to hide they would release the evidence. But in the letter that I

wrote to the Prime Minister, the reply that I got to that, all of the

things that they said they could not do to save the prison had been

things that they said they could not do to save the prison had bden done.

It had all been done, ?10 million It had all been done, ?10 million

had been spent doing all thd It had all been done, ?10 mhllion

had been spent doing all the things had been spent doing all thd things

that they are saying they could not afford to do. The Ministry of

Justice says that the decishon to Justice says that the decision to

close Blundeston was made following a thorough assessment by senior

managers and was based on a range of factors.

A scheme to improve some of the failing schools in Norfolk appears

failing schools in Norfolk `ppears to be getting results. In December

Ofsted placed the county in the bottom 10% in the country. Now it

looks like a project called Norfolk To Good And Great is working.

This primary School is now classed as outstanding but it was on the two

years ago that Ofsted said it was years ago that Ofsted said ht was

satisfactory. It is very much choosing one thing which is in need

of improving, we have done that, of improving, we have done that

done it well, and then moved onto the next thing. Over the cotrse of

the last 18 months to two years, the next thing. Over the course of

the last 18 months to two ydars in the last 18 months to two ydars in

the course of inspections, by doing those things one at a time, the

whole school is outstanding. In September, the county counchl

launched the scheme Norfolk To Good And Great, the idea to turn around

101 schools that Ofsted said needed improving. Out of those, 22 have

been reassessed, 19 have gone up a level two good, and this prdmier

school has gone up to levels, to outstanding. The school believes

outstanding. The school belheves that that is dented the teachers's

determination here to improve `` down to the teachers's

determination. Going down to London and meeting teachers from other

schools that are outstanding has helped us, because we have ended up

helped us, because we have dnded up with good ideas that we can use and

apply here. The man who is responsible for education hdre

apply here. The man who is responsible for education here in

responsible for education hdre in Norfolk is pleased that the schools

are turning around but admits that there is a long way to go. It

are turning around but admits that there is a long way to go. Ht is

are turning around but admits that there is a long way to go. It is a

there is a long way to go. Ht is a bit like turning around a tanker.

there is a long way to go. It is a bit like turning around a t`nker. In

the next few months hopefully we will see more schools moving to be

outstanding, if that keeps coming we will know that the medicine has

served its purpose. This prhmary served its purpose. This primary

school says it is not compl`cent and wants to continue to improve. As

school says it is not complacent and wants to continue to improvd. As for

the Council, it says that it hopes other schools will come up to the

mark. It has been confirmed that ` man

whose body was found in the sea off Lowestoft drowned. 43`year`old Peter

Chambers from Great Yarmouth died a week ago when the boat he w`s

Chambers from Great Yarmouth died a week ago when the boat he was in

overturned. Further toxicology tests are being carried out.

Two other men who were on board are still missing.

Teams clearing the site of two houses which were destroyed by a gas

explosion in Clacton last month have found asbestos. The findings will

delay the clear`up operation and the Health and Safety Executive has been

told. Specialist asbestos rdmoval told. Specialist asbestos removal

experts will be needed to rdmove experts will be needed to remove

some of the potentially haz`rdous some of the potentially hazardous

material. Still to come: The school that

specialises in snooker. Plus, the region's shortage of new

houses. The firms that want to build but say they are being held back.

Deciding which foods are good for you has never been easy. But the

warning that saturated fat is bad warning that saturated fat is bad

fear is now `` is bad for you is now being seen as a simplistic message.

being seen as a simplistic lessage. The research and lies to dozens of

studies involving 600,000 pdople. studies involving 600,000 pdople.

Surprisingly, it found little evidence that switching to

polyunsaturated fat lead to any reduction in the risk of heart

disease. The British Heart Foundation, which co`founded the

study, said that the results were surprisingly and more research was

needed. But this is not an invitation to gorge on cream

needed. But this is not an invitation to gorge on creal cakes

invitation to gorge on cream cakes or meat pies, most people still eat

too much fat over all, as well as to too much fat over all, as wdll as to

many calories. There is strong evidence that the key to a healthy

heart remains a balanced and varied diet, rich in vegetables and fruit,

as well as taking exercise `nd not as well as taking exercise and not

smoking. Dr Mike Knapton is the medical

director of the British Heart Foundation and joins us now. This

seems to be another mixed message. No, this is an improvement on what

we already knew. This is a reliable study, a very big study, we can

believe what it says. What it has believe what it says. What ht has

done is analyse what of other done is analyse what of othdr

studies, put them together and said, studies, put them together and said,

does the type of fat that wd studies, put them together `nd said,

does the type of fat that wd eat, polyunsaturated, which is the fish

and vegetable oils, versus the animal fats, does the type of fat

matter? Surprisingly, it found that matter? Surprisingly, it fotnd that

it had not. It is important to say that the amount of fat probably

that the amount of fat prob`bly still does matter. It is basically

refining our understanding of what a healthy diet is. The problem is that

people will meet `` will only hear half the message and will now think

that they can eat anything. I hope that they will not over interpret

this. It is helpful, becausd the this. It is helpful, becausd the

type of fat, with the notable exception of trans fat, found in

biscuits, margarine and the lake, which is very bad for the hdart the

type of fat does not matter so much. We need to reduce the total amount

of fat in the diet and that is because it is very energy ddnse

of fat in the diet and that is because it is very energy dense and

it is contribute to obesity, diabetes and then all of thd

diabetes and then all of the diseases which are associatdd

diabetes and then all of thd diseases which are associated with

that, including heart disease. Isn't the truth that we get all of these

messages, but what we really the truth that we get all of these

messages, but what we reallx need to messages, but what we really need to

do is just eat a proper balanced diet. I could not agree mord.

do is just eat a proper bal`nced diet. I could not agree more. It is

absolutely right. There is ` diet. I could not agree mord. It is

absolutely right. There is a mistake absolutely right. There is ` mistake

perhaps in spending too much time and rising individual components

within the diet, whether th`t and rising individual components

within the diet, whether that be within the diet, whether th`t be

different types of fat or sugar. What I think you need to do is to

eat a balanced diet, which is rich eat a balanced diet, which hs rich

in fresh fruit, vegetables, lean meat. Try to cut down on salt, sugar

and total fat and do that alongside a healthy lifestyle. Actually, at

the end of the day, the foods that people should eat should be the

foods that they enjoy, because people should eat should be the

foods that they enjoy, becatse it people should eat should be the

foods that they enjoy, because it is foods that they enjoy, because it is

difficult to stick to a diet that you do not enjoy. Healthy dhet,

you do not enjoy. Healthy diet, fresh fruit, fresh vegetablds, lean

meat, is the sort of thing that I would recommend in my surgery. And

enjoy it. And enjoy it. Tomorrow in his Budget, the

Chancellor is expected to give more Chancellor is expected to ghve more

help to home`buyers, to get the housing market moving again. But

there's still an acute shortage of new homes in the East, becatse we're

new homes in the East, because we're not building enough.

In this region we need to build at In this region we need to btild at

least 20,000 new homes everx year to meet demand. But last year we only

managed 11,000. One reason for that is that the number of small building

companies has fallen by 50% since 2007. Here's our Business

Correspondent Richard Bond. Britain's biggest builders are

Britain's biggest builders `re booming. Across our region they are

putting up thousands of new homes. This development is just near

This development is just ne`r Cambridge. The East needs lots of

new homes. It is reckoned we Cambridge. The East needs lots of

new homes. It is reckoned wd need at least 20,000 per year, but last year

we only built 11,000. Big builders we only built 11,000. Big builders

are increasing out substanthally, are increasing out substanthally,

but allowing on them `` but relying on them alone will not suffhcient.

on them alone will not sufficient. The real problem is that sm`ller

The real problem is that smaller builders have not been building at

all over the last five or shx builders have not been building at

all over the last five or six years all over the last five or shx years

and until they are able to get back into the market again and wd

and until they are able to get back into the market again and we will

not fill the gap. Is it trud into the market again and wd will

not fill the gap. Is it true that not fill the gap. Is it trud that

small builders have given up? Chris runs a construction firm based in

Colchester, it hires out eqtipment. But until the recession he built

houses as well, about five year. He no longer does this though. Banks

are reluctant to lend to the no longer does this though. Banks

are reluctant to lend to the small developer and the planning process

is still slow and laborious and I think that the final thing hs the

think that the final thing is the land banks that the larger developer

holds, leaving it very diffhcult land banks that the larger developer

holds, leaving it very difficult for holds, leaving it very diffhcult for

the smaller developers to find holds, leaving it very difficult for

the smaller developers to fhnd the the smaller developers to find the

land. Hundreds of small builders have gone bust, or, like Chris, just

stopped house`building to concentrate on other things. Big

house`builders deny holding huge land banks, but the Tripoli have ``

typically have five years's up their sleeves. If they do not devdlop the

land then the city will take a sleeves. If they do not develop the

land then the city will takd a dim land then the city will takd a dim

view of it, they do not audit. They require a land bank, but thdy

view of it, they do not audht. They require a land bank, but they do

view of it, they do not audit. They require a land bank, but thdy do not

require a land bank, but they do not audit. `` they do not hang onto it.

Experts warn that without m`ny audit. `` they do not hang onto it.

Experts warn that without many more Experts warn that without m`ny more

we will be saddled with a permanent we will be saddled with a pdrmanent

housing shortage. Lots of schools nowadays spdcialise

Lots of schools nowadays specialise in single subjects ` languages,

science, music. But how abott this in single subjects ` languages,

science, music. But how about this ` science, music. But how abott this `

a school in Essex that specialises in snooker.

Moulsham High in Chelmsford is one of only 12 in the country to be

chosen for the Cue Zone project which promotes snooker as a sport

and a way of improving maths. And today one of the all`time greats

dropped in to help. To this generation hears th`t

To this generation hears that celebrity who recently headdd into

celebrity who recently headed into the jungle for a reality TV. To my

generation hears the sporting legends that dominated snooker we

before these youngsters werd born or before these youngsters were born or

even worth twinkle in anyond's I. even worth twinkle in anyone's I.

Renowned for rubbing down the opposition. You are getting very

animated year, this is something that you love. It is a game that has

done me proud and hopefully I have been a good ambassador for the game.

Steve Davis was of course world champion six times, a legend in a

sport which has its roots in smoke`filled shady snooker halls.

Today it is very refreshing, it is all about building in challdnges

all about building in challenges involving numerous they and literacy

and getting the more academic involving numerous they and literacy

and getting the more academhc way and getting the more academhc way

respondent. One of the core values of the school is to enrich, this is

a classic example of enrichment for a classic example of enrichlent for

our students. I have had so much fun. I have won every singld game,

fun. I have won every single game, it is relieved good, I am enjoying

it. I think it is a better way of getting people involved and helping

them with their numerous ear and maths, because it is a fun way of

doing it and it gets people more involved. `` New . I was fortunate

to be involved in the jungle, that to be involved in the jungld, that

was stressful times. This is a different type of day, this is

manic, nonstop. Classroom teaching manic, nonstop. Classroom tdaching

of course once relied heavily on slate and chop, it still dods in a

slate and chop, it still does in a way.

In less than four months' time, 112 days to be precise, one of the

world's biggest sporting spectacles world's biggest sporting spectacles

comes here to this region. One stage of the Tour de Fr`nce

comes here to this region. One stage of the Tour de France will

start in Cambridge and wind its way down through Essex to London.

Thousands of fans will line the route, including Pete Martin. Pete

has been a fan for 16 years and has a house full of Tour stuff to prove

it. Pete Martin has always loved

cycling, but in 1998 he went to visit the Tour de France and fell in

love with the event. He has been back every year since and h`s

photographs of all of the big back every year since and has

photographs of all of the bhg names, photographs of all of the big names,

sprinter Mark Cavendish, thd 20 2 sprinter Mark Cavendish, the 2012

when Bradley Wiggins, and Chris fruit and `` Chris Froom. His

when Bradley Wiggins, and Chris fruit and `` Chris Froom. Hhs home

here houses is large collection of Tour de France memorabilia. The

result library of books, buses, cars and vans. His two`year old son is

even named after the founder of the true difference `` the Tour de

France. And you collect something France. And you collect something

every year? Yes, a bag full year is the aim, but it can be anything.

Posters, glasses, models. The bigger the bag the better. The tour to

France is incredibly well`organised. But they leave signs behind, fans

like me will pick them up. Pete has got signs, shirts, hats, yot name

it. He has even staged his own exhibition in recent years and

cannot wait for Monday the 7th of July when the tour goes from

July when the tour goes frol Cambridge to London. It is an event

in itself, it is a circus anyway. Just being there, even if you do not

get to see much of the writers, Just being there, even if you do not

get to see much of the writers, it is just a great event. `` mtch of

is just a great event. `` much of the cyclists. Who knows, his little

son might even be a Tour de France cyclist one day.

Time for the weather. High pressure has brought us plenty

of dry weather, but there are signs that it is changing. Some heavy

downpours and showers today, it almost felt like April showers

downpours and showers today, it almost felt like April showdrs with

some sunshine in between. Most of them have cleared away. Tonhght

some sunshine in between. Most of them have cleared away. Tonight does

look largely dry, some clear spells around and some patchy cloud will

come and go. Tebbutt zoonothc come and go. Tebbutt zoonotic

spectre to get low enough to bring us frost. Five or six Celsius our

us frost. Five or six Celsits our lowest. High pressure just about

lowest. High pressure just `bout holding on tomorrow and that will be

a fine day for us here in the east. A weather front approaching from the

West will mean that things will hot up for the afternoon. Some parts of

region may record the highest temperatures in the entire country

tomorrow. 18, or perhaps even 19 tomorrow. 18, or perhaps evdn 1

Celsius as possible. It stays tomorrow. 18, or perhaps even 19

Celsius as possible. It staxs dry Celsius as possible. It staxs dry

and fine for the afternoon. This is our pressure pattern for thd end of

our pressure pattern for the end of the week. The weather front crossing

the country. It marks the boundary between the warm air that we have

between the warm air that wd have had and much cooler air. It means

cooler temperatures. Quite a had and much cooler air. It means

cooler temperatures. Quite ` bit colder by day and the return of some

frost overnight. Also some showery conditions. We still have a couple

more warm days to come, Thursday is expected to be pretty good `cross

expected to be pretty good across the eastern half. 16 or 17 Celsius

the possible height, it will turn increasingly cloudy from thd

the possible height, it will turn increasingly cloudy from the West

End by overnight we will st`rt to End by overnight we will start to

get rain spreading in, it should be out of the way by Friday. Cooler

temperatures, it will feel quite temperatures, it will feel quite

different after those warm conditions that we have experienced.

conditions that we have expdrienced. Look at those overnight lows that

could bring us some frost. We are still muddled about trans

fats. Goodbye.