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That's all from the BBC News at Six. It's goodbye from me.

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Anglia Ruskin University in the firing line over the high number

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Paying tribute to a giant of the haulage industry.

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Fakenham says goodbye to Jack Richards.

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Great charisma, great drive, great energy.

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Paramedics say too many drivers do nothing at all

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when they see an ambulance with the blue lights flashing.

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And as we get ready for the World Cup,

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First tonight, new figures obtained by the BBC show

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that more people complain about Anglia Ruskin University than

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The figures show that the number of complaints is rising year

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on year at universities right across the country.

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But the focus is on Anglia Ruskin and its campuses in Chelmsford,

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The survey showed it had 992 complaints and appeals

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Tonight, the university insisted it had nothing to apologise for.

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It said the overwhelming majority of the complaints were actually appeals

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against marks for coursework. Here's our chief reporter Kim Riley.

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A zero skin has more than 3000 students on its sites. 195

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universities across the UK responded to a Freedom of Information

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requests. For complaints and appeals, the University topped the

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league. Today, I came back to tell people to tell the public.

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International business strategy student Fiona parked took to YouTube

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to register a complaint about teaching standards at Anglia Ruskin.

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It is very what I expected, and at the same

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time, it is so frustrating, because then we try to talk to people, the

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staff and the faculty, it seems to have no power to do anything or make

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any changes. Fiona posted comments from other dissatisfied students. I

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wouldn't recommend people paid for it. If it was free, I would

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recommend it, but to pay for university says only a tiny fraction

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of his 992 total are genuine appeals. The vast majority of those

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students who have submitted late perform well in their assessment

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tasks. Students a chance placements. I have heard about some

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other students the Law school, and I thought that

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teachers are really great. six years, and suddenly, this result

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contradict been boasting about, and my own

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personal experiences. latest criticism, the university

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says it is paying the price for a mitigation and appeals process that

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is generous to its students. Dan Lever is the founder of

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Student Hut, a website that helps students choose the right college

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and the right course. And earlier today,

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I asked him whether he thought the number of complaints was rising

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because tuition fees now cost thousands of pounds a year

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and people want value for money. Well, of course, going to university

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now is a very serious investment. Jewish and these of ?9,000 per year,

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and students will be in death come. They are taking a decision

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more seriously than a result, they will expect high

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standards in terms of academic support and things like

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teaching as well. Anglia the vast majority of these were

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appeals, be a lot of unhappy people. That is

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right, so it slightly ties up with some

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research we did recently. In a survey of over 3400 students,

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asked them what them in complaints were. Nearly 20% of students

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nationally at the complain that teaching standards were poor,

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is quite worrying, because something clearly needs to be done about that.

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In particular, at Anglia Ruskin, that figure was quite significantly

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higher 38%. What other things you finding the students complain about?

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Things such as not enough contact hours, so not enough time in

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lectures, tutorials and seminars. 29% of respondents had that

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particular complaint. We also have 30% saying that there's not enough

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emphasis on gaining real world experience. A couple of other

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complaints were things like courses being poorly organised, lectures

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clashing, and cancelled lectures. That has been a big one this year

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due to strike action. Do you feel that students know enough about

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their courses before they actually start? Because they are more

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to be disappointed if they haven't done their research before they go.

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Exactly. I would always urged prospective students and parents to

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really take that decision, all whether to go to university in

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the first phase, but everybody. If you do decide to go,

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it is signing up for. There are a number

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of ways you will be assessed and thought,

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and argue with that. You can see what

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previous student said about their and use that to make more informed

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decisions. Thank you very much. There were no figures available

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for University Campus Suffolk or And that complaints survey was

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carried out by the BBC's File You can hear their report on

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BBC Radio 4 at 8 o'clock tonight. We would love to hear what you

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think, and you can get in touch by Facebook, Twitter

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For the first time in its history, the leader of Southend Council is

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In the local elections last month, the Conservatives lost power.

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Now, after weeks of haggling, the independents have agreed to

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work with Labour and the Lib Dems to take control.

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The winds of change are blowing in Southend. Two weeks after an

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election which saw the Conservatives lose their majority on the council,

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they have now also lost power. Posted by a coalition led by a group

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of independent councillors, with support from Labour and the Liberal

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Democrats. The deal they have agreed here in Southend is an extremely

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rare one in British politics. This would be one of a tiny handful of

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councils where the independents are the biggest group on an

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administration, and where the council is led by an independent

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councillor. The question is, with so many disparate voices forming part

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of the coalition, can it work? The man who will sit in the leader's

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chair when the new council meets on Thursday recognises that he has got

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his work cut out. I am there to facilitate between the three groups.

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I'm not there to lead, so it is up to them. If they want to make it

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work, they will. If they won't tear it apart, they will, but they have

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to think of the consequences doing that for the town, residents,

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and the officers we have to make sure this is a stable

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administration. The Conservatives have had a majority here since the

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turn`of`the`century. They now have to adjust to being in opposition. If

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they are doing the right things but town, that is what we always strive

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to do. We will be supporting to make sure we get the

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town and residents, and if that is the case,

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that, but if we think they are doing the wrong things, then we will

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administration's first task will be to prove that this coalition is a

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Hundreds of people have lined the streets of

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Fakenham to pay their respects to the Norfolk haulier Jack Richards.

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His company's distinctive yellow and red lorries were

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And today his coffin was carried through the

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A sendoff for a special boss, liked and respected by so many. Jack

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Richards died aged 90 after a period of ill health. He established Jack

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Richards and son, a haulage company, in 1956, which now employs more than

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200 local people. Jack was an exceptional man, great charisma,

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great drive, great energy throughout the whole of his life. Sadly, I only

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knew him when he was in his 80s, but even then, an exceptional

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individual. He really wanted to create success, not only for himself

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but for everyone around. A very, very special man. To this driver at

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the firm for 35 years, it was an honour for him to take Jack on his

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final journey on one lorries. That is something I was

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very proud to do, and I think Richards, and I am sure he would

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approve. He was a man who started off with basically nothing, and what

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he has achieved in his lifetime, respect and admiration for what he

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has achieved. Over the years, he expanded his business nationwide. In

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1971, he moved into Fakenham with five vehicles. Now it is a fleet of

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over 200 distinctive yellow lorries. Outside of work, Jack was a key part

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of the community, a member of British Legion for 68 years,

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president of the town band. He was a lovely man, yes. He did a lot for

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the community as well. the carnivals in town, Jack did

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everything he could force, lorries, everything. He was a

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wonderful man. I think he big servant to the town in a lot of

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ways. People respected him very well. So, today, this

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tribute to Jack at a memorial service in the town. Jack Richards

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has left a family, colleagues and dear friends, but

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live on in the hearts of those who knew him.

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89. Sir Eldon Griffiths held the seat between 1964 and 1992 and

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served as a junior minister in Edward Heath's government. His son

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John, who is the leader of St Edmundsbury Borough Council,

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described his father as "an exceptional man".

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A man has been seriously injured after a collision between his car

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crash happened just after 7 o'clock this morning near the Green Man pub

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There were no passengers on the bus at the time but the driver was

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The car driver suffered broken bones.

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The police in Essex say there has been a new lead in the

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It came after the investigation was featured on the BBC

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A reconstruction of his last known movements was broadcast and the

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police say the number of calls they received was in double figures.

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It's now more than two months since the father of five was found dead

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Yesterday, two men, both aged 33, were arrested

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Still to come, the man who coined the phrase shell shock and save

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hundreds of soldiers from execution. And how healthy is grassroots

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football? Concerned the 11 aside game in this region is in decline.

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As a driver, getting out of the way when you see

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an ambulance on an emergency call might seem pretty basic.

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But according to the East of England Ambulance Service, an increasing

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That's despite the flashing blue lights and the sirens.

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And paramedics believe that ultimately, that could cost lives.

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Kevin Burch has spent the afternoon on the road with one ambulance crew.

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This was the a 140 in Suffolk this morning, a four vehicle crash, the

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road closed for a time. The sole aim of the emergency crews was to

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there as quickly as they could, but that

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College of paramedics, is getting had. I think there is an increase,

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due to the number of cars we have on the roads now. Some drivers do some

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strange things in front of us and cause blockages for us to get

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through. To get a taste of what the crews face behind the wheel on a 999

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call, I joined Gary Ball and his partner on their vehicle. Both of

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them were medics in the military who served in Iraq before joining the

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ambulance service. This goal is to a man thought to be having a cardiac

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arrest. We stay professional. There is no point getting frustrated. You

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start bordering on road rage, so really it is a case of staying calm,

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giving people room to make mistakes, and then making progress. Another

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crew is also at the address, so the crew is not needed, but we are

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instantly back on the road, heading west to a child with what

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centres of meningitis. Time is again crucial, and on wet and slippery

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roads, Gary is trying to anticipate the reactions of every other driver.

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You are going against the flow of traffic, almost. The College of

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paramedics says that drivers don't deliver the get in the way, that too

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often they are either destroyed listening to loud music, awesomely

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unaware of what is in the mirror behind them. I seen

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and will up on patterned everything, which can be hazardous to

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pedestrians. It could be a matter of life or death for somebody, side and

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it is a good thing. You have to pull over. You tend to panic and

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should I go or stop? The advice is simple. Pull over to

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the left as quickly and safely as you can. If not, you could very

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easily be putting lives at risk. All this year, we're looking

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at how this region played Tonight, the story of a psychologist

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from Cambridge who saved hundreds Army medical officer Charles Myers

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was the first person to use Soldiers with the condition

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were being shot as malingerers. Stephen Pettitt works for Combat

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Stress, the charity for veterans In 1914, and the outbreak of the

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first truly industrialised world, a war of a unimaginable mechanise

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horror. The British Army was soon facing a new type of Casualty,

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soldiers injured not in the body, but in the mind. Charles Myers, a

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Cambridge academic, went to France as a volunteer doctor, leaving

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behind the peaceful confines of Gonville and Kaya 's College. He

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studied the symptoms of shell shock victims, and used hypnosis to treat

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them. Sometimes, the patients would have disorders of vision, restricted

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visual fields. They often had disorders of taste and smell, and in

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many cases, and need you. Clearly, many of these cases would correspond

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to what today we would call Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Myers'

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findings were published in the medical journal the Lancet, and

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detailed in his own memoirs. On arrival at the base, showed extreme

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apathy, ignorance of his home life, parentage, soldiering, etc. His

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complexion was clay colour. His pupils widely dilator. The effect of

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his treatment was often immediate. Invoice and in general demeanour, it

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once became an absolutely different individual. His complexion changed

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to a healthy view. His pupils became smaller, and his pulse much

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stronger. Delighted with his recovery, he returned after three

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weeks' rest to duty at the front, where he continued in good health.

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Charles Myers saved many shell`shocked mental being shot for

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cowardice. His interventions were not always welcomed. Army generals

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were desperate to get men back to the front, and other doctors were

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often suspicious of his findings. Disillusioned with this reaction,

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Charles Myers returned to Britain to look after men recovering in

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hospital is here, and to continue the work he had begun before the war

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in Cambridge. This is the building paid for by Charles Myers in 1913.

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The department he founded went on to become a world leader in

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experimental psychology. He was the first to publicise the existence of

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cases of post`traumatic stress disorder. That is surely a very

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important thing to have done. Charles Myers is by known means a

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household name, there is no doubting the legacy of his work, and

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light he shone on the psychological cost of war.

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Ed Parker is the co`founder of a charity dealing with war stress, and

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also served in Northern Ireland. That was 100 years ago. Have we got

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it all right are certainly getting there. I think

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there is a way we can go still to rule of service men

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servicewomen, but it is completely different today than it was then.

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The thing is, it can be delay problem counted,? Counted? Yes, it

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is very difficult to identify alongside a physical injury. You can

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see a physical injury, and a diagnosis can be done there and

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then. Mental injuries up and take many years to manifest themselves.

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At 214 or 18 years. For organisations such as ours, we are

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expecting the impact of Afghanistan and Iraq to live on for some time in

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the men and women who have been serving there. What sort of problems

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will there be for them? Well, I am no psychologist, but you talked in

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your report about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and that is really

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the headline that people hang everything on at the moment, but it

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is far broader than that. It is about anxiety, anger and

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depression, and these are areas that are common mental health problems

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within society, and they also do apply to men and women who have

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served as well. Do we take for granted what our service men do

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to easily when they come out of the forces?

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last decade of the support that people have given to our

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don't think we do take them for granted, but

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we continue to remember what they've done on our behalf,

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Armed forces coming out of Afghanistan at the end of this year,

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wounded don't suddenly get better, and we

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affected by the conflict as mental health

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Thank you very much for being with us.

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And for more about this and other stories from the Home Front, you can

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Tomorrow in Look East, the story of Wrest Park, the first stately

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home to become a hospital for wounded soldiers during the war.

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The World Cup in Brazil is just days away now.

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Players worth millions will be playing in front of crowds

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But at the grassroots level, things don't look so good.

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The number of 11`a`side teams in this region is falling.

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Our reporter Phil Daley, himself a Sunday league centre`half,

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Sunday morning, just after ten o'clock. You won't find any million

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pound football is here. In fact, it is Sunday league, and we have to

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play? Why do we do it? Because we love it. It sounds cheesy, but it

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gives you a sense of something to look forward to at the weekends.

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When you work Monday to Friday, it is the best thing to look forward to

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at the end of the week. I find football is the best

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usually. Getting some exercise, I am a big lad,

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get some fitness, go down the pub afterwards with

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few drinks and you are sorted. Body 11 aside picture in the UK is

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decline, with more people deciding to watch them play. Norfolk

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but is now suffering with the rest of the country.

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and what we can do, and hopefully start to

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On the face of it, it is a concern will stop it is not only noted that

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has had problems, Essex two has lost around 5% of teams this year, around

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600 players. Too bad a time, but in the last two years, they have lost

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10% of their lost 14 teams this season, around

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5%. concerned at the core game is in

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decline in should really be concerned and also

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be aware different product for different

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people who can't play every week and week end. Why are we falling out of

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love with 11 a side? Smaller games is still suffer. We have to bear in

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mind on a Sunday and there wasn't as much

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overtime. ultimately, we run football in the

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county. We are one opportunity to keep people playing

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and our and swimming all have more

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participation than sport. Perhaps an inspirational

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World Cup in Brazil can help change all that. Donal Debrett? Don't hold

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your breath! He is a very tough central half, I

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am sure. I am playing golf tomorrow with the former Ryder Cup captain,

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Mark James. That is exciting. Yes, it is. You will want some good

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weather for that as well. Some of the best senior players in

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Europe. Not looking good, weather`wise.

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Sadly. We will try our best. Good evening. A number of showers across

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the region, but also some sunshine. Here are the satellite and radar

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picture. Italy Brighton across eastern parts. Quite a lot of cloud

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moving across the region. This afternoon, a window of brighter

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weather. Sunshine spreading eastwards. In the last few hours,

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heavy showers developing across part of Essex in Cambridge, and they will

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continue to nudge their way north east through the rest evening

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first but at night. They will fade away as we go through

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start the night. Cloud will thicken through the early

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end of tonight. Quite a mile by, temperatures

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A tangle of weather fronts will mean quite a lot of rain

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towards lunchtime on afternoon that the rain may start a

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Norfolk and east Suffolk. Locally, temperatures

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the wind south`westerly turning round later

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clears away to the north`east, but that could take

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Thursday, a ridge develops, a lot of dry, fine weather expected.

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keeping fronts at bay, but bringing into Saturday. Dry initially, but

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this cold Particularly into Saturday. Heavy

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rain tomorrow, dry on Thursday,

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