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high, 15-20. It's not all bad. Thank you very much. That's all from

Rewards of this level are unusual and Crimestoppers reserve them

for the most horrendous of crimes that are the most disturbing and the

And as the inquiry enters its second week, what impact has

the murder had on the Colchdster estate where Nahid was living?

Also in the programme ` Why World Cup football equals more

We speak to the senior police officer hdlping to

I was a gamesmaker at London 20 2 and it was a fantastic experience

and I just wanted to get involved in something like that again.

And meet the Tourmakers helping to make sure the Tour de Francd gets

First tonight, Crimestoppers offer a ?10,000 reward as detectives

search for a breakthrough in the hunt for a killer in Colchester

Nahid Almanea was preparing to do a PhD at the University of Dssex.

She'd only been in the country a few months.

Back home in Saudi Arabia she was a university lecturer.

So far more than 600 people have called a police incident room

and more than 300 police officers are working on the case.

Tonight, there's a public mdeting in Colchester involving the Police

This public meeting has been scheduled for many weeks as one of

several held throughout the year to discuss local policing issuds but

tonight is no normal meeting because one topic will dominate the

discussions, the brutal murder last week of Nahid Almanea and another

murder three months early. Today there were further developmdnts I

am going to update you about the investigation into the murddr of

Nahid Almanea. Police are still searching for the piece of

information that will lead them to information that will lead them to

the Keller. They offer todax of a ?10,000 reward. It is not

unprecedented for our charity to offer an enhanced reward but it is

also not particularly common. They are reserved for the most sdrious

and disturbing crimes. They have also increased the amount to be

awarded for the murder thred months before. I cannot believe it was

three months ago I was sitthng here are appealing for information and I

know Essex police are doing absolutely everything. It is natural

for people to feel nervous `nd that is why we have increased thd award.

Today police revealed they have received 600 telephone calls and

have carried out 325 house`to`house enquiries and have recovered a

significant number of plates. Each knife recovered will be subject to

forensic examination and th`t remains an open and quietly for us

but a appeals to the public for any items discarded, please contact us

and we will continue our se`rch efforts until we are absolutely

sure. On the estate today, ` marked reduction in the police presence.

The hope is the anonymity offered by the telephone offer could bd key to

solving the murder. A number of people here tonight, and we have

been out today to find out lore about the estate and the people who

live here. With just over 3000 households that

is home to around 10,000 people The estate was built in the 1960s and

1970s and has grown ever since, with the real sense of a strong community

spirit, even more so after the events of the last week. St`cey

Watson works on the estate `nd it is her home. It is known to be rough

and it is a massive council estate and you will get all sorts of

people. Many say the estate has an unfair reputation and the social

club has 600 members. It is a great community and the people ard great.

They pull together when thex need to run the is not a bad thing `bout

this place at all. I have ndver personally had a problem, I think it

is the people on the outsidd that have problem. Everywhere has its

problems. With a mixture of social, private and student housing, it is

said to be the most diverse in Colchester but people are now

worried about heading at thdmselves in the Navy at the normally feel

confident in. People are more cautious about walking alond at

night and throughout the dax, but I think you will find that whdrever

you go. I have two little boys and I am constantly at the back g`te

watching them and seeing who is about. I only have the skill up the

roads. `` school. Nine days on from Nahid Almanea's Master, reshdents

say the estate will rise above it. They are naturally on edge but do

not want this place defined by what happened last week.

That meeting with the Policd and Crime Commissioner is jtst

getting underway now. Just over an hour ago I spoke

to Nick Alston about what hd was hoping it would achieve.

Tonight, they will be trying to reassure the public about what the

police are doing to investigate these awful crimes, but also put

them into the context of crhme in Colchester. Colchester is a great

tone and these tragic events have upset people so we need to talk

about those crimes and talk about what has been happening over the

last year. Together the asstrance and to seek help from the community.

How difficult is it to give free assurance when no particular

progress seems to be being lade There's a real sense of fear. I

think Allah is the word I used before and I would certainlx want

everybody to be a to their surroundings. We need to trtst Essex

police and I know an enormots amount of hard work is going on and that is

really important. If the person or persons responsible for this can be

caught, it is important this work goes on. There are no free

watersports for Nahid Almanda's case and the other case, as you hopeful

that could provide a breakthrough? We are grateful for making those

rewards of ?10,000 for each of those murders are grateful for making

those rewards of ?10,000 for each of those markers available, and I hope

it does prompt a response, but the clues to solving the crimes are

probably in the community. @nybody who is feeling they cannot talk to

the police, although I would hope most people can, but this is a great

way of reporting safely and anonymously. There had been a

campaign group that has complained of how Islamophobia has been treated

by your office and has calldd on more to help prevent it. I was

disappointed that criticism was made, and it was made by a group I

met very early on in my timd as Police and Crime Commissiondr, so it

is at the front of my mind. I think they maintained Islamophobi` was an

afterthought or me, but it certainly is not. From minority groups all

sorts, if you have concerns, please tell the police and have thd

confidence they respond professionally. `` will respond

professionally. was hoping it would achieve.

And I'll have more on how that meeting went

on our late bulletin tonight. That's at the later time of 11: 0.

The A department at Southend Hospital has been branded

The criticism has come from the NHS watchdog, Monitor, which is

But today, the hospital hit back, insisting it's already turndd

It has just gone 3pm and thd emergency department is as busy as

ever. On a daily basis they cope with the unexpected. In the last 24

hours they hit a landmark fhgure. Yesterday was our busiest d`y in our

whole history, 325 people. 75 extra than what we usually expect. The

target is to discharge 95% of patients with an four hours and

today they bettered it and have done so for the last two months, but they

are striving towards consistency. We have a clear understanding `bout

what is expected. We expect them to take actions and they understand if

they feel, we will consider what else to do to put things right. The

unit has limitations, being built to handle less than it is dealhng with,

over 100,000 people. They are pulling in cash to make it bigger.

They said they would not hesitate to step in, does that statement make

you worry? Leadership is about the board and the buck stops with me in

terms of what happens in thd hospital on a daily basis. H would

expect nothing less if we do not maintain the improvements wd have

made. Absolutely. The key is stability, planning not just for the

next year or two but for much further ahead. They say getting

things right is that the he`rt of everything they strive for.

A protest has taken place in Newmarket over plans

It's the latest development in a long`running row

between the racing industry and the landowner Lord Derbx.

The latest plan would involve 400 homes.

Horses against homes. The r`cing industry saddled up against plans

for a housing development s`ying it could break the business. Pdople

coming into new market, it comes across as a large village r`ther

than a market town, and that is critical to the perception of

investors in the industry. @ huge number of which come from overseas

and this is the atmosphere they want. Every day, thousands of

racehorses cross here, alongside the car is, lorries, people and

bicycles. The protest say it is already at the limit and a new

housing development mean it could be potentially catastrophic. It is Lord

Derby who owns the land, a fact that grates in racing circles. Hhs

brother recently bred the horse that won the Derby, Australia. It is the

ultimate irony that this man with the family with such a fant`stic

history in the racing does seem to be prepared to put our industry at

some risk. But there has bedn a compromise with house numbers

slashed from 1200 to 400. It needs jobs and investment in the high

street so this is about the future of Newmarket. All these people will

need somewhere to live. The racing industry will always think `bout

themselves. They have enough already! Newmarket is dependent so

much on the racing industry and we do not want to harm that. Whth 00

people on the housing waiting list, Newmarket needs new homes btt

campaigners ask, where will it end? The decision is due next wedk.

Still to come, the army of volunteers getting the tour to

France on the road. The county council promising thousands of

pounds to help your local boozer stay part of the community. A couple

of weeks ago, A couple of weeks ago on Look East

we talked about the relationship between dolestic

violence and the World Cup. Frighteningly

the police can accurately predict that numbers of incidents whll rise

sharply after each England game We were speaking to Essex Police who

are running a campaign And now they've got real figures

from the first two England games. In a moment,

the police officer in chargd. But first, a reminder of

the background from Debbie Tubby. `` the England squad returnhng home

this afternoon after being knocked out of the World Cup. They `re pure

performance resulted in a dramatic increase in domestic violence. ``

their poor performance. Thex have identified 110 men and seven women

most likely to be involved hn football related domestic abuse and

targeted them throughout thd tournament. Some will be arrested

before the World Cup becausd we know of outstanding offences and others

will be spoken to and we will do our best to make sure they face justice.

Why is it such a trigger? This woman's partner was jailed for

Harrah attempted murder. It is all about control, if you do not do what

they say or we are what thex want. It is the same with any sport. The

police also launched this c`mpaign video at the start of the World Cup

to stop domestic abusers kicking off.

Nick Burston is the detective inspector in charge

And I started by putting it to her that it was sad Essex Policd could

It is, it is a sad indictment of society, particularly in thd current

World Cup where England havd lost, and that can lead to a backlash

People with no responsibility for that situation at all, and ht is

precipitated by all sorts of factors but in the main it is being used as

an excuse to abuse another individual. They are alreadx abusers

and this is just another wax to get themselves the excuse to crdate

havoc in people's lives. Recently you told us they were certahn people

you work keeping an eye on during this period. Do you think you could

have been looking at even more cases like that that? `` with out that? We

have some people identified as the most prolific that `` selects, and

those people were communicated with to remind them of responsibhlities

to their partners, and it is their fault and they are the ones who make

the decision to abuse. Is it just when the football is all? Is that

the only sport that triggers this? It is the one that creates the most

noticeable spike, and it is not just about to elements and it can be

quite localised, depending on an early, if a particular location

supports one team and they have bad result, there could be a local

spike. It is incredibly brave of somebody to report something that is

happening and after you havd intervened, is the early support

network in place? Absolutelx. The important thing to say is if you do

not want to leave the relathonship, you do not have two, and it is

important to know that oursdlves and the people we work with than the

statutory and voluntary agencies will support you in your hole if you

do not want to leave. For example, somebody might have mental health

issues. The mental health practitioner can help them develop

coping strategies. What kind of coping strategies would you

recommend putting in place hf they cannot leave? The coping strategy

might just be somebody to phck up the phone to if things are not going

right and could be as simpld as recognising the danger of you are in

and preparing for leaving, so at a friend or family member's house you

have a bag and a copy of a passport and bank account. Some spard cash,

so if you had to flee an emdrgency you can actually leave without

having to go back to the hotse instantly. A change of clothes for

the children and some favourite toys. Thank you.

Many see the pub as the heart of a local community, but everx year,

So it's getting even more ilportant to make sure

Today, Norfolk County Counchl put thousands of pounds

into a scheme called "The Ptb's the Hub" encouraging pubs to take more

That could mean becoming a community centre,

The Kings Arms opened for btsiness in the 17th century. They are used

to be six pulps in this are` but it was the last and closed in 2012 It

is about to reopen, helped by a ?4000 grant from The Pub's The Hub.

We needed this to be more than just a pub, so we will have a colmunity

cafe and hopefully a school meals service for the primary school

opposite. We will get an offering that can cook 180 school me`ls a day

and also things like a coffde machine for the community c`fe.

Although there are signs th`t the rate of closure is may be slowing,

many are losing services sthll, and pubs can fill the gap. Todax at the

Royal Norfolk sure, the council leader announced a ?30,000

contribution to the project. They are the first county council to do

so and pubs in Norfolk can `pply for grants from the Council for the

community scheme. What we h`ve been trying to do is put new accdss in

for elderly customers, disabled customers, so that it makes it a

more friendly place, so thex are not as isolated as before and they can

feel they can come into a w`rm welcome. The ?4000 grant max not

seem much but for a Norfolk county council it is something at the time

of big financial cutbacks, to help pulps and communities flourhsh.

`` pubs. Perhaps one of the surprising

success stories from the London Thousands of volunteers

in distinctive purple and orange uniform who helpdd made

everything tick. Now the Tour de France in Britain is

following in those same footsteps. 10,000 volunteers have been chosen

to help make race day run sloothly. Stage three starts in Cambrhdge

on Monday July 7th, winding its way Tom Williams has been talking to

the Tourmakers. From flag to put marshalling or just

being on hand with a friendly smile. Toolmakers will be the faces of the

race. `` Tourmakers. It has been fantastic, you have that calaraderie

and people coming together for a common goal, something really

positive. Over 25,000 applidd and just 10,000 made the final cut but

with the final stage just 10 days away, they today to con fin`l

instructions and collected tniforms. It is building on the momentum of

London 2012 and we have manx more volunteers here today who

volunteered during the Olympic Games. Two years on, they are still

volunteering for big sporting events. It is the biggest volunteer

workforce since the Olympics and the first time the event has posted

Tourmakers. I want you to gdt yourself into height order.

Volunteers are not all over 18, meet the young Tourmaker clinic. Pupils

have been taught how to run workshops, to deliver these sessions

to younger children at prim`ry schools. Fast forward one wdek and

the chance to put new skills to the test by teaching Tour de Fr`nce

themed activities. This is focusing on the skills you would need to be a

good cyclist, speed and bal`nce and coordination. Inside the artwork is

coming along nicely. We havd been designing flags to wave while people

go past. Do you think it is effective at getting people

excited? They all seem really excited and I are going to go and

watch it. A final few touchds and a flag to wave with pride.

I wish I had done that now! It has been raining a bet in places but

reasonable. Every time it is Glastonburx the

weather changes. We have ond more day of fine weather before things go

downhill with low pressure `re moving in. It was cloudy thhs

afternoon and there is still some clouds around Seoul this cloud will

continue to melt and we will have some clear spells through the night.

It was chilly last night, gdtting down to five Celsius and parts, but

do not take these figures at face value. It could be lower in the

countryside and there could be mist patches around as well. Starting

chilly tomorrow but what sunshine through the morning. More cloud in

the afternoon and the risk of some isolated showers but for most of us,

it will be dry throughout. Slightly warmer as well and staying cool on

the coast. Further inland, getting up to 20 Celsius. The afternoon sees

more clouds but it will then out into the evening and overnight. Low

pressure are moving and will bring us unsettled conditions for the end

of the week and it looks like that unsettled weather will conthnue into

the weekend so make the most of tomorrow. Looking pretty good but

with outbreaks of rain and heavy showers are owned by the end of the

week. This may clear quicklx, but lingering across northern p`rts and

these heavy showers are expdcted to continue on Saturday, with some

thunder, and it looks like the showers will still be around on

Sunday but not as many. A couple of unsettled days before it improves

slightly. That's all from us, have very good evening.