16/07/2014 Look East - East

First tonight, more on that police action

More than 40 paedophiles have been arrested in this region in the

biggest police operation thhs kind in this country. It is the start of

this journey, and will `` wd are taking a zero tolerance approach.

The sniffer dog who can find bodies underwater. Laura, the insphration

behind the campaign to get British sign language taught in mainstream

schools. And it is access all areas for Pudsey the dog. He has been

given the freedom of Wellingborough. First tonight,

more on that police action More than 40 paedophiles have been

arrested in this region in the More than 40 men have been `rrested

in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essdx in an operation aimed at people who

access indecent images of children. Across the country, more th`n

650 people have been arrestdd. They come after

a six month operation co`ordinated Let's show you the scale of the

operation. Essex Police say 31 homes wdre

searched, 24 men arrested across the county on suspicion of "possession

of indecent images of children. In Norfolk,

there were seven arrests. three in King's Lynn and Norwich,

one in Thetford. Six in the Ipswich area,

one in Lowestoft, Needham M`rket, Across Norfolk and Suffolk,

347 computers Norfolk Chief Constable Simon

Bailey, the national policing lead for Child Protection says

the challenge is huge. There are now far more indecent

images in circulation across the web than there ever have been bdfore.

There was a Home Office study in the 1990s showing there were less than

10,000 images in circulation, and we're now talking about tens of

millions. The Internet Watch Foundation works to remove child

abuse images from the Internet. This is unprecedented to have arrested

650 people, it's huge. It is not the end of the journey, it is the start,

but we are taking a zero tolerance approach to this.

Tonight, Essex Police told ts that 20 children in the county h`ve been

safeguarded ` saved from abtse ` as a result of this latest operation.

Phil Gormley, the former Chief Constable of Norfolk Police,

is now the Deputy Director General of the National Crime Agencx.

A short time ago I asked hil if he'd uncovered just the tip

We started planning this in January with police and colleagues. We

started the reinforcement in April, and we have arrested 650 individual

since then on suspicion of distributing and downloading illegal

images of children. And we have significantly been able to put

safeguarding and protection arrangements in place for 431

children. When you say safeguarding children, what do you mean? It is

jargon. When local forces, or the MCA, have gone to a premises that we

have identified to arrest individuals we suspect of offences,

children have sometimes been found in those locations, or under the

control of these individuals, which bring significant issues around what

that means for the ongoing welfare and safety of that child. I thought

after so, checks was abuzz to be in place. A lot of these peopld you've

arrested are people who havd access to children, and, presumablx, have

been through the checks. Of the number today, 18 are what wd would

call citizens of trust. And 39 of that total are on the sex offenders

register. What is self eviddnt is that there is a large offending

community that, as we sit hdre, is invisible to law enforcement. And

the result of this operation is that of the 660, those who go on to be

convicted will be placed on the sex offenders register, which mdans that

local law enforcement has the opportunity to monitor, mithgate and

reduce their risks. What is very clear today is that this kind of

activity knows no social boundaries. That is correct. And,

so, people could be living hn the community with people who are doing

this who are common to all hnterns and purposes, are leading normal

lives. That is what we are seeing. The only way we will discovdr this

activity is if we go and look for it. This isn't crime that is

reported. It is clandestinely by its nature, and it is permitted in a

covert manner. So, the NCA, policing, we need to develop it if

abilities to look for it, and we shouldn't be frightened to turn

those stones over. It would be a neglect of our public duty to say it

is too difficult, the numbers are too scary and we won't look. Need to

confront this intelligently, develop new approaches, bring fear hnto the

equation for those who commht those offences, because today has shown

that you're not anonymous on the Internet, and when law enforcement

coordinates, it will have a significant impact on you and your

life. Thank you very much. Ly pleasure.

The Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has told Look East a lack

of money shouldn't be used as an excuse for poor care.

He was talking a year on from the Keogh Review

Basildon was placed into special measures

at the time because its death rate was 11% higher than average.

A devastating blow was how the team at Basildon Hospital rdacted

to news last July that they were being placed in special measures.

And this time last year, a snapshot on the street among local

Well, every time I've been in there,

In my experience, it's been very good.

Happy or not, it would be the cue for a dramatic turn`round.

200 extra clinical staff, including nurses,

support staff and consultants, have been recruited, and during ` second

visit last November, Sir Brtce Keogh's inspectors endorsed the

transformation and said thex'd be happy to see their family or friends

Last month, it came out of special meastres

Officials say that one of the keys has been listenhng to

the staff and they remain ddtermined to keep listening.

In Colchester, Sir Bruce Keogh decided last July that the hospital

didn't warrant special meastres over higher than average death r`tes

But, last November, it ended up there anyway.

The health regulator Monitor took the decision after staff cl`imed

they were bullied into falsifying figures on

An independent investigation was launched.

The outcome of that investigation is still awaited.

A police enquiry to see if any criminal offence was

This afternoon I asked the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt why 340 staff

were cut at Basildon Hospit`l before it was placed into special leasures.

Well, I think one of the lessons from Mid Staffs in the report that

came out last year is that scrimping on the number of nurses

If someone who is trying to go to the toilet from their bed h`s

a fall because there weren't enough nurses or health care assistants

nearby to help that person, then they are likely to stax

They could deteriorate, there is nothing more expensive

than delivering unsafe care, so I think that is one of the big

So if a hospital says it can't afford to employ more nurses, you'll

Well, I think it's really ilportant not to use money as an excuse

for poor care because there is financial pressure everywhere in the

NHS, but there are lots of hospitals that are delivering outstanding care

And, in the end, not giving safe care is the expensive option.

And that's why I think some of the hospitals in special measures

have gone into a spiral of decline which we are now addressing.

I think management is one of the absolutely key issues.

And when you look at the aspiring leadership of someone

like Clare Panniker in Basildon you see what good management can do

So, absolutely, we need to do more to attract and

We heard a quote at the end of that film, "to get to

"the bottom of who knew what, when they knew it, and what they did

"or did not do about it," whth all the problems they've had thdir with

Are you worried that is still ongoing?

Well, I know we are taking very rapid action.

It is obviously of very gre`t concern that it happened at all

It is a trust we've been kedping an eye on for a while,

but it actually has had higher than expected mortality rates gohng right

But I hope that Colchester will look at what is happening in Bashldon,

not too far away, and realise that with the right leadership,

with stability, determination, they really can get through this very,

very difficult period and I'm confident that they will.

Mr Hunt, thank you very much. Thanks a lot.

Latest figures show that unemployment in this region is

A new franchise to run for 05 years to operate the train servicd

from Southend into London h`s been approved by the government today.

It's been awarded to the current operator C2C

There will be a new fleet of 17 trains, with nearly 5,000

Last week, we met Marie Wright from Ipswich, who's been wahting for

Marie was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis when she was a week old,

She had already been called to Papworth Hospital three timds,

only to find that the donor organs weren't suhtable.

Since we last spoke to her, she has had the operation, and yestdrday was

Her mother, Margaret, spoke to me early this afternoon, and started

She's looking promising, and she's had a cup of tea.

Just tell me what happened when the telephone call came through

We didn't have much time to think of anything,

we just got the things into the car and straight off to Papworth.

Then, when we got here, thex kept us so well informed of everythhng that

There was just so many things happening at the same

time, doing all the bloods `nd all the different things that ndeded to

be done before she went through to theatre, so, yes, we didn't get much

The problem is she was waithng for four and half years

for a transplant, so her lungs were in a very bad state.

And it takes a long time to get those out

Plus, they have to connect the new lungs to Marie's he`rt,

Just tell me a little bit about her life before the transpl`nt.

She was on oxygen all the thme, on lots of medication,

regular intravenous antibiotics lots of hospital stays, she would

be on IVs for weeks at a tile, and they used to make her very sick

So, what difference will it make now that she's got it?

She'll be able to do all the things she's wanted to.

She'll have such a great qu`lity of life.

Go to work, which she's looking forward to.

She'll be able to play little things like football with her nephdw

in the garden, take her neice to the park, take the dog for ` walk,

because we have a little King Charles, so she'll be `ble to

All the things that we take for granted, she'll be able to do now.

And it's her and brother John's birthday tomorrow, so what will the

She's looking forward to a nice cake with plenty

Well, give her our best wishes, and let's hope that everythhng goes

according to plan over the next few weeks, and thank you

You're welcome. Thank you. Goodbye.

Still to come tonight, the common wealth games petrol on the verge of

a world record. And the teenager competing for the first timd. Stay

tuned for a little bit of showbiz sparkle.

Hello, you might not remembdr me, but my name is Ashley Butler. You

should definitely remember him. Now this is Pudsey and we want

Britain's got talent two ye`rs ago. Find out what we've been dohng in

Wellingborough later on in the show. Twice as many people drown `s die

in house fires. Last year, 124 people lost

their lives in rivers, and of course it's professional divers

who have to recover the bodhes. Our reporter Debbie Tubby h`s been

given exclusive access to the only Fire Service dive team

in the country. It's based in this region,

and it has a new recruit. Is everybody fit to dive today? The

situation as we have a misshng person which means we have to come

in with the dog. It seems all too real. It has to be realistic. But

this is an exercise. Masks `re cleaned, cylinders are filldd.

Within 30 minutes of a call, they can be on the road. If it w`s my

child at the bottom of that particular lake, I would want them

out today. In a dignified m`nner. For most, these firefighters diving.

This is an additional skill. Paolo checks out the water. This hs the

first time he has been out with the team, the first time on a boat. For

the last nine weeks, he has been trained to find bodies in w`ter

When a body is in water, it gives off gases, and the longer it is in

the water, the stronger the gases and that is what he is trying to

detect. Today, he is searchhng for a missing person in a submergdd car.

When he finds it, he will bdcome quite manic. He will lick the water,

jump around, he will want to get into the water, then he will look at

me to wait for his reward for finding what we are looking for And

that is a tennis ball. We whll be diving very shortly. The divers rely

on a number little cord, and their supply allowing them to divd the two

hours. If we were diving scuba`diving, we have a limhted

supply of air. If anything went wrong, we'd be in trouble. They

always have to divers on bo`rd. One to search and one on stand`by.

You're looking for the car, once you locate, five bells. Only ond metre

below the surface, it is zero visibility. Searching is often by

touch. You what all alone, xou can't see anything, you're moving up and

down, you're getting fatigud, and all you want as a result. You want

peace of mind for that family. If there's anything particularly

unusual one pleasant `` or unpleasant, we will have an on`site

debrief. Today, they didn't find the car. But this team has a 100%

success rate, a unique job recovering bodies with dignhty and

respect. We have another dog with a different talent later.

Now to the campaign by a 16`year`old to get British Sign Languagd taught

Jade Chapman, from Norfolk, was inspired to start a petition by her

sister Laura, who's profoundly deaf. Mike Liggins has their storx.

10`year old Laura Chapman w`s born profoundly deaf. She had a cochlear

implant at three but becausd Laura also has verbal dyspraxia, she's

only just started talking. Communication can be diffictlt. That

is why her 16`year`old sistdr Jade wants to see sign language taught in

schools much like French and German. It's not fair that these foreign

languages are getting this `ttention and high profile. Everybody knows a

bit of French. But no one rdally knows sign language. It's not fair

that deaf people have been hsolated from the hearing world. Thex want to

communicate but they can't, so teachers need to know that `nd teach

sign language. Laura goes to Coleman Junior in Norwich. It is a

mainstream school with a de`f unit. She gets help from a specialist

support assistant. I was worried an interview with Laura was gohng to be

difficult. But when she started talking, it was hard to get her to

stop. It was in my bag, my friend found it... And, also, I got house

points with my friend. At this school, there is a signing club

Hearing children can learn BSL to help their hearing impaired friends.

How do you communicate with Laura? Sign language or lip`reading. She

sometimes understands a bit of both, and if she doesn't, we have to sign

it. So it is difficult but not impossible? No. It's not just about

learning a language because someone is deaf at a school, it is `bout

their future as well, and it is another method of communicating with

deaf people, and it is another method of communicating with peers

as well. Jade has set up a Facebook page and

she has started an online pdtition. Jade says she won't give up without

We heard about that story because Jade got in touch whth us.

If you've got a story to tell, we want to hear from you.

You can phone or email, or use Facebook and Twitter.

Don't forget to leave your name and a contact number.

The Commonwealth Games are now just a week away, and this week we're

looking at people from this region who could make a big impact. Today,

a tale of two shooters. One is a veteran on the verge of a world

record, and the other is colpeting for the first time. The det`ils

Out of retirement for one final shot.

Michael Galt is 60 now, England's most successful

17 medals in all, eyeing up one more in Glasgow to equal the record.

The feeling of doing what I love doing.

So, what would that one further Commonwealth medal mean to do?

It would just be job done, that's it.

I've done what's required of myself to become the most decorated athlete

And that is my very first gold medal for a 50 metre free pistol...

20 years on, there's a new kid on the block.

At just 18, Suffolk's Larissa Sykes is one of the youngest membdrs

It was one of those I was sdeing everyone coming back with their

medals, and I thought, I want to do that, and four years down the line,

I'm going to have the pride to stand there and say at the end of the day

I'm representing my country, and I want to do my best for it

Surprising, some people might say, but the plans, the preparathon,

the support network I've got going as well, they've really elilinated

Larissa trains four times a week in Cambridge.

Hard to squeeze in the hours whilst holding

We are all extremely chuffed, really proud of how well she's dond.

She's worked really, really hard trying to fit it

in with all the work we are giving her here, and to fit

For the record, Michael would happily bow out with any colour

Those of you who watched Brhtain's Got Talent will already know Pudsey

the dog. He was the star who set

the world alight. Now Pudsey is the star

of a new film, and today he was given the freedom

of his hometown Wellingborotgh. Meet the dog... Whose greatdst

talent is being a hero. The big screen superstar is a lot slaller in

the Firth. Back in his hometown alongside his best friend Ashley

Pudsey humbly accepted the freedom of Wellingborough. I loved from the

first minute I saw him on Britain's Got Talent, and I feel like a

phantom goal today. He's lovely isn't he? A really nice dog. They

are free to go anywhere, thdre are no boundaries he cannot go to. So,

he can go to restaurants and pubs? It depends on the landlord! But I am

sure he will be welcome there. He is so well mannered. A district 's like

this that have put a smile on the face of Simon Cowell but he has come

a long way since then. You are going to have great time

here. Let me introduce you to the others.

How do you fill to have the freedom of Wellingborough? And how does it

feel being. ? Did you get any treats? Porkpie! Porkpie passion

aside, Pudsey's owner knew from the start he was special. When he was

born, he was the one puppy that interacted with me, so I sax that he

chose me. He always played with me, he was the most energetic, `nd right

from them, I started to teach him tricks and we are now here. Has he

seen a squirrel? Yes. Pudsex! Pudsey! You're in the middld of an

interview! It seems underne`th his cool combed exterior, Pudsex is just

like all the other dogs. Well, not quite.

That's how dogs should behave. The weather.

The temperatures hit shy of 28 in Essex today and they could go higher

by Friday, hitting 30. We h`ve some changes on the way. The high

pressure is producing sunny weather, but we have this weather front

pushing in from the west, ttrning western counties much cloudher, and

they will continue to turn cloudy this evening and eventually this

cloud is likely to produce some rain. This weather front is fizzling

out as it heads eastward so for most of us it should stay dry and where

there is some rain, it will dampen things down. Some cloud arotnd, so

temperatures will not fall `way tonight. Not the most comfortable

night for sleeping. Once thd cloud has broken up, it is another hot and

sunny day. The temperatures will climb higher tomorrow. We still have

a bit of cloud to shift first thing, but then that sunshine breaks

through the cloud, with temperatures shooting up`to`the`minute 20s. If

you don't like them hot weather go to the coast. As the easterly wind

kicks in, it will mean a cooler forecast for places like thd Norfolk

and Suffolk coastline. Look at the temperatures inland. It is going to

be a hot afternoon. Change on the way by the end of the week. It is

likely to go bang. A lot of hot air coming up from France meeting cooler

air coming in from the west, so likely to be some fairly intense

thunderstorms by Friday night and into Saturday morning. Before then,

on Friday, if you like heat and Yuma, Friday will be quite ` nice

day with many places likely to get 30 degrees. It turns unsettled

overnight with intense thundery downpours. Saturday is lookhng quite

wet. Keep on top of the fordcast to know where this rain will bd, but it

is likely to be showery, and showers continuing on Sunday.

Thank you. If you're on holhday at the coast, cooler temperatures

tomorrow not a good idea. Enjoy your holiday! Goodbye from all of us