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In the programme tonight. BBC News

The case of MP David Rufflex, who assaulted a former girlfriend,

has been referred to the Tory Chief Whip.

Today the Police and Crime Commissioner for Suffolk

I think everybody in public life has to you stand up to the standards

that the public expect. I h`ve to do that, other figures have to do that

as well. Battered

by storms last December, today Hemsby misses out on millions

of pounds for new sea defences. The RNLI says the number of people

being rescued is on the increase. She had a very sore chest from

inhaling underwater and a vdry high breathing rate. We placed hdr on

oxygen and called for a number `` ambulance.

And the race to salvage whatever we can from the most powerful ship

The Conservative party is t`king action tonight four months

after the MP David Ruffley was arrested and cautioned for

Today it referred his case to the Chief Whip, the man responsible

Mr Ruffley released a statelent apologising for his actions

yesterday, saying he "does not condone domestic violence in

form". He was prompted to do so after the publication of a letter

about the assault, written by the Dean of St Edmundsbury, in which

she claimed the assault was more serious than the MP admitted. Gareth

George has spent the day in Mr Ruffley's constituency.

In Mr Ruffley's constituencx, many felt an apology was not enotgh. The

fact that he has been cautioned he is more or let belittling it. Saying

it is just a domestic thing. I don't think he is the sort of person that

should represent us. I think he should do the honourable thhng,

which is to resign. If you can't control your emotions in yotr own

domestic environment, are you trustworthy in the public domain?

And, as we reported last night, no support at the cathedral either In

a letter, the dean of the cathedral, has already described the

MP's position is untenable. This is where David Ruffley lives.

Neighbours say they don't sde a lot of him in the village these days. No

apply either at the constittency Conservative Association. Mr Ruffley

has said he telephoned his former partner to apologise, and is pleased

that she has accepted my apology. Back in Bailey, one constittent was

happy with that apology. I think he has been a good MP, I think it is a

private matter. You don't think he should resign? No, I don't think it

is a resigning matter. Not ` view shared by Labour's Parliamentary

candidate. I think he should step down, I said four weeks ago when it

first broke, he has no credhbility now. I haven't changed my mhnd. On

social media today, more condemnation of Mr Ruffley,

tonight, political commentators questioned whether Mr Ruffldy can

survive all the criticism. Tim Passmore is the Police `nd

Crime Commissioner for Suffolk. This afternoon I asked him for his

views on Mr Ruffley's situation First of all,

I can't comment on the individual circumstances of what happened to

the Bury Saint Edmunds MP. It took place in London

and I don't know the detail, I want to make the general point

that domestic abuse is never We do have to deal with this problem

in society, I fear it is far more prevalent than many of us rdalise,

we are doing a major piece of research with the Universitx here in

Ipswich to look at the prev`lence and what

the barriers are to people reporting Given that it is such

an important issue, what does it mean when someone

in a position of responsibility like a member of Parliament,

get a police caution for assault? Well,

I think everybody in public life has to try live up to the stand`rds the

public expect them to adherd to I have to do that,

other people have to do the same. I'm not

for a moment saying everybody is perfect, it is not that, but when

anybody looks at individual cases, it is up to the Bury Associ`tion to

see what they make of it. I am very pleased that the Whip s

office is looking at it, I hmagine they will have all the facts at

their disposal, I don't havd that, they will be in a better position

to make a judgement and comlent If you, in your position,

were to get a police caution for assault, what would that mean

for your career? I don't know what

the actual regulations are, I'm not sure whether you be disqualhfied

from office if you received a police caution, but all I can say

is if I was in that position, I think it'd be very

difficult to carry on. Mr Ruffley has said it is

a private matter, but when does a private matter become public if you

are in a position of responsibility, Yes, this is one

of the difficulties, isn't ht? They look at you, see what xou do,

see your behaviour. This is one of the matters that

we all have to recognise. When you are elected to a position,

you are under a lot more public scrutiny, people

want to know what you are up to I have no problem with that,

but it does mean that there is a code of conduct, the way xou

behave has to be adhered to. You have just stick to the high

standard that people expect. A lot of people have said

that he should stand down. I'm not going to say that,

I don't know the full situation I do have to remind everybody, I am

in a different position, because of all the work we're doing, trying to

tackle this difficulty in society, this problem of domestic abtse, I

didn't think it was approprhate for me to stand here and say nothing,

we do have our position on this Let's talk to Andrew Sinclahr.

So the Chief Whip is now involved, what difference does that m`ke?

We just had a statement frol his local association,. Yes, thdy said

that they welcomed his statdment, and the issuance of an apology and

regret. A lot of noting, no exceptions of support,

interestingly. The Chief Whhp is now involved, will make a difference?

Some people are saying that is just playing for time, but you could

argue that the Conservative Party is finally taking his case serhously.

For the last month, they sttck to their statement, that the m`tter was

investigated by the police `nd it is now closed. But that has insulted

many women support groups. This is now being dealt with by Michael

Gove, the Chief Whip. He cotld suspend Mr Ruffley, he can lake

apologise further, he could even persuade him to stand down. Reaction

politically has been muted, hasn't it? Yes, many people have spoken

about a wall of silence, a lot of conservatives we tried to contact

haven't returned our calls, those that have have said they don't think

it is appropriate to comment. This is obviously embarrassing for the

Conservatives, sure a lot of people are trying to hide behind that, and

also sensing a sense of concern for Mr Ruffley, and for his partner

Will he survive? I think it is hard to say at the moment. I havd spoken

to some people at the moment who has said his position is untenable,

other people have said Mr Rtffley says the matter is closed, `ccept

the apology and move on. Thdre is a meeting next week, that is crucial.

Thank you. They hope these photos and CCTV

images, captured around an hour before the incident, may le`d to

more witnesses coming forward. It's thought the man pushed his

girlfriend in front of a car before The NHS urgently needs to t`ckle GP

recruitment in Norfolk. The recommendation is in a report

by local councillors into a surgery in Watton, where 1500

patients were de`registered Originally the problem was thought

to be a growing migrant poptlation, but the panel found that GP

salaries at the surgery are lower Campaigners for sea defences at

Hemsby on the Norfolk coast say they will continue their fight, despite

being turned down for millions They'd applied for ?2.3 million

from the Coastal Communities Fund and only found out

by email that they'd been rdjected. Today was a perfect day

on the beach. On the first day

of the summer holidays, It's difficult to imagine

the scene here last December when the North Sea storm surge hit

the stretch of coastline. In Hemsby, they lost seven homes

and the lifeboat station. After the surge,

local campaigners applied to the Coastal Communities Fund

for money to protect their beach. We are devastated here,

mortified that we didn't get through What gives them

the authority to judge us? Do they know enough to base

a judgement on the coastlind? All they have to go on is one e`mail

from the coastal communities fund. It says clearly that

the decision is final, The Hemsby bid was backed

by the local MP and communities We need to know what was wrong this

time round, I suspect one of the issues may be that the scheme

that the Hemsby team has put together, there are two opthons and

they haven't been approved by the council, that's not to say

the council is unhappy by the scheme, but we haven't got

through the formal process Once you have done that, we can look

at different pots, what can Hemsby It is considering using two options,

old tyres, blocks made out What they don't have yet is

money or planning permission. But they do have a tourist hndustry

worth ?80 million a year to the local economy, which is a very

good reason to keep the sea at bay. Robert Casey's family have been

holidaying here for 40 years, there We used to rent a property, just

before the shoreline over there a place called Cranleigh, which went

over the edge 12 years ago, in front of that, we used to have another 40

or 50 yards of coast before that. Campaigners say giving up is not

an option, they'll do what dver it Still to come tonight we'll have

all the action from our athletes at the Commonwealth Games.

And the race to salvage whatever we can from the wreck of the most

powerful ship in Cromwell's navy. It's the first day

of the school holidays for lany and with temperatures reachhng

the mid twenties, people will be According to the RNLI,

five people died as a result of accidents along the coast of Essex,

Suffolk and Norfolk last ye`r. 69 more were rescued,

the highest number in four xears. Our Chief reporter Kim Rilex is

in Gorleston now. That's right, there is a big crowd

on the pier hey, watching a demonstration put on by the

lifeboat. Take a look if yot can, that is a seeking hovering over

there. `` see King. We had ` fishing boat there, a man overboard. Around

our coasts, it is increasingly involved, the RNLI in saving lives.

It is the first year that RNLI lifeguards have patrolled

A beautiful beach, but like others, a potentially dangerous one when the

If you get tired at any point, the best thing to do is swil

In just two weeks, Sophie and her colleagues h`ve saved

a 17`year`old Portuguese yotth, and a 10`year`old girl, who got caught

She had a very sore chest from inhaling the water, shd had

a very high breathing rate, we placed on oxygen and called for an

The scenario of a young child getting catght

in the flood, is what accounts for about 95% of our rescues.

While the 10`year`old girl was being treated by Sophie,

Joe Middleton was dealing whth another potential emergency.

There were two young swimmers, one of them got out of depth,

I put the youngest on the board the other was capable of swhmming.

The younger was holding onto him pulling him under.

The Roberts family from Newcastle were enjoying their holiday today,

but keeping a close eye on the children,

The lifeguards keep an eye on them very closely, it is

We notice, we were further along the other day, it comds in

very quickly, the water was right up against us, if you don't kedp an eye

28 people lost their lives on this coast in the last four years.

The RNLI aims to halve accidental coastal deaths by 2024.

Would you say this is a dangerous beach?

I wouldn't say it is a dangerous beach, I would say that

This beach has its dangers as does every one.

If you're here during 1000 `nd 800, when the lifeguards are herd,

Today saw the launch of a major awareness campaign,

Enjoy our coastline and beaches but never underestimate the power

Back here, you can see a man being dropped from the helicopter to carry

out a rescue there. I'm with Alan, an official commentator, just grab

you quickly. This is all? It is this evening is twofold, we are

promoting the RNLI understood get a safety message across. We would

rather be proactive than re`ctive. But if we are reactive, this is what

you will get. You also want to raise money to lie? Yes, it takes a lot of

money to keep this running, thankfully because of volunteers and

everything else, but we alw`ys need more. You are a crewman, wh`t

satisfaction do you get frol it Well, it depends on the weather you

have to do what you can to save a life out at sea. Doing that is

phenomenal, especially as a volunteer. Alan, thank you. There we

go, it's all happening behind me, all unfolding here. We have had a

fire, a man in the water, someone is being pulled from the water now

This is what goes on, also hmportant work looking after children and

other people and our beaches. Thank you very much.

After the opening ceremony last night the athletes have been getting

down to business today at the Commonwealth Games.

We in this region are very close to winning our first medal with

Norfolk Judo player Colin O`tes guaranteed at least a silver.

Jonathan Park has been watching today's action.

There is only one colour of metal that Colin wants from Glasgow. It is

not a silver or bronze. Fending off a Scottish opponent, the 31`year`old

had too much power and technique. In a few minutes's time, he has the

gold medal match against a Cypriot eight years his junior. It would be

a great upset at the Norfolk man a great upset at the Norfolk man

didn't bring gold back. A long way to go for our badminton pair, the

Northern Ireland pair of Chris and Gabby, playing in the team dvent for

England. It's all over, quicker horribly done the Northern Hrish and

wanted. Britain's best singles player also found a way tow`rds

victory. Essex's Sarah Walkdr completed the victory five now. ``

5`0. Lyndon's record medal winner at the games, helped England to victory

against Jamaica. `` England. It is a good job England's boulders packed

their shorts. The triples got the competition underway. `` bowlers. It

was a nail`biting game which they eventually won. Later tonight,

England's hockey team with three suffered players, start thehr bid

for glory with the opening latch against Trinidad and Tobago ``

Suffolk. Across the world conservationists

are working to protect endangered species, but getting the message

across is not always easy. Now a computer game company

in Cambridge has joined the fight by adapting one of

its most popular games to hhghlight This animal is in grave danger,

every day, every night, it hs pray for poachers. Now, this ongoing

threat has been highlighted in a computer game. They were brought to

life at an online game studho in Cambridge as part of the Unhted for

wildlife campaign. Their pl`yers, of which there are more than 200

million, have to answer questions to win a rider. Everybody is chatting

about the game, they are all meeting up and enjoying it, they have all

embraced it. It is exactly what we wanted, a new way to reach ` younger

audience about conservation. We are conservationists, and we ard here to

dash out that this conservation student is now immortalised on

screen. In two weeks, over ` quarter of a million rhinos were adopted in

the game, ten times the wild number. There are people who want rhinos as

a commodity, they don't know it s consequences of killing thel in

Africa. Something needs to be done. One way of doing so and to plant a

seed it is the young people to get more aware of the problem. Baby they

can influence the parents, who want to choose medicines of rider in

them. 100 black rhinos are detected in this conservation area in Kenya.

It is not always protection enough. People often coming to shoot

rioters, they see these anilals but they have been monitoring, that they

know intimately. It's prettx devastating. The rhinos sorry story

has reached a tipping point. If a computer game can raise awareness

quickly, so be it. Back in 1664 the battleship London

was the biggest, newest, most Then one day there was a massive,

unexplained explosion. The London went down and 300

people on board were killed. The wreck lies just

off Southend`on`Sea and is now Divers are working against the clock

to salvage what relics they can This treasure Trail is taking us

down the tracks, along the railway on Southend Pier. Almost to the very

end. There, waiting already is a crowd keen to see the latest chapter

in the story of the London tnfold. As anglers fish for mullet hn the

distance, divers are fishing for much more. These divers havd their

work cut out, there's a strong tidal flow here, they only have a small

window in which to operate, visibility is poor. They cotld just

about see the end of their `rm on a good day, it is like working in a

washing machine. A work by the Dutch artist captured the magnificence of

the ship. She had 64 guns, but at the time of the tragedy, thd mood on

board would have been regatta like. We know from diaries, that the

captain and crew had females on board, they were not ready for war.

A bit of a party atmosphere, which is why there was such a loss of

life. After painstaking work, the dive team returns to the pidr. It

has been in the past, and is now at risk because of climate change and a

sifting sea bed. Volunteers are logged and wrapped the latest finds,

including musket balls, a c`ndle, and bits of wood. It is gre`t, when

you go to museums or archivds, it has already been sorted and

preserved. It was great seehng something that has come out of the

water and that you can handle. It is a big ship, not a lot is known about

it, don't think, it is a major find, it is really cool to be part of it.

The work is an evaluation for a bigger operation next year, could we

see another Mary Rose, with the structure lifted up the watdr? That

is very unlikely, it is of lajor significance, of course, but that

isn't enough Museum capacitx. They described Iraq as a time capsule of

the 17th century `` they described the rack. Its treasures are destined

for the local museum. Isn't that a fascinating story? So interdsting.

Another hot and sunny day, virtually unbroken sunshine. It allowdd the

Mercury declined to the high 20s. I will hot spots they were in Bedford.

`` it allowed at the Mercurx to climb. Overnight, we started clear

spells, but an increasing alount of cloud and mist moving in from the

North Sea. Particularly in North Norfolk, this could move inland

perhaps affecting Cambridge. Temperatures in teams for m`ny

places, anywhere between 15 and 18 Celsius, a light North eastdrly

wind. Our pressure pattern for tomorrow, a settled day tomorrow,

high`pressure dominating. A risk of showers developing later, btt

actually, the predominant theme for the day is a dry day. Some darly

mist and clouds to clear first thing, then into long spells of

sunshine in the middle of the day. Sunshine could be followed by

showers, Essex is at risk, not quite as warm tomorrow, temperatures in

are getting up to 26 Celsius. Still a north`easterly breeze, a cooler

coastal forecast, temperatures at 21 or 23 Celsius, it is mainly dry a

lot of sunny weather across the region. The only have a bit of a

shift, this is the pressure pattern for the weekend, a cold front

heading southwards, introducing cooler conditions, at the rhsk of

showers as well. Saturday looks OK, cloud then sunshine, later hn the

day, increasing cloud could bring one or two showers, drive S`turday.

Sunday is a bit cooler, sunshine, but the odd shower possible. The

Monday, it is still cool, btt after Monday, high`pressure coming in A

quick barometer reading. We have 1017 millibars. That's for ts, have

a very good evening. Well, when did we start funding

projects in Gaza? How do you know people

are telling the truth? Well, when did we start funding

projects in Gaza? I should never have done this.

I should never have agreed to this. ECHOING HEARTBEATS

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