10/02/2014 Look East - West

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Police have been describing how they had to put their car in the path of

an elderly woman driver who was travelling the wrong way in the

outside lane of a dual carriageway. She came off the M11 heading north

on the A11, then took an exit but somehow managed to rejoin the A11,

driving north now on the southbound carriageway. Police set up a road

block to stop her on the A14 at Newmarket. Our reporter Nikki Fox is

there now. Sunday afternoon on the A14 near

`` this is where the main route is going in and out of East Anglia so

you can imagine how busy this was when this incident happened. A

number of people have described on social media websites how terrifying

it was to see this car coming towards them in the wrong direction

at 50 mph. As Simon reports, the driver may not have even stopped,

had it not been for the bravery of officers.

Sunday afternoon on the A14 near Cambridge, Tom and his father drive

east. Just across the barrier, they spot an elderly lady doing the same.

The only problem? She is on the wrong carriageway, heading straight

towards oncoming vehicles. Tom filmed this footage from the

passenger seat. Cambridgeshire Police were flooded with 999 calls.

PCs Ian Manly and Chris Thompson were scrambled to try and stop the

woman before she or anyone else was seriously hurt. We turned around,

heading towards her, managed to slow down all the traffic headed towards

her so that they were safe, protected behind us. And then we

caused her to stop on the A14. This is the actual police footage of what

happened next. With the road clear and a rolling road block in place,

Ian and Chris put their own car in the path of the oncoming vehicle. It

was a fairly nervous time, if I am honest. We were potentially going to

deliberately crash into her to bring her to a stop. Fortunately, she

stopped before colliding with our vehicle and then she was about 30

centimetres from us. The woman, 81 from Essex, told officers she had

tried to get off the road several times without success. Police say

she was suffering from mental health problems and was later returned

safely home. She will not be prosecuted.

Two men have been `` this is not the first time this

has happened. Back in 2009, five people were killed when a Polish

driver travelled the wrong way down the M1. Last year, a pensioner lost

her life after travelling the wrong way down the A1. Although police say

this driver will not be prosecuted, her license may be revoked.

Two men have been found guilty of helping a serial killer. Joanna

Dennehy herself has already admitted to murdering and then dumping the

bodies of three men in ditches near Peterborough last year. She's also

admitted two counts of attempted murder. Neil Bradford reports from

Cambridge Crown Court. In the dock, Gary Stretch appeared

to nod as the jury foreman delivered each of the guilty verdicts. The

47`year`old, who stands at 7'3'' tall was an accomplice to

Peterborough serial killer Joanna Dennehy. She admitted killing three

men last March and burying their bodies in ditches near the city. She

also admitted trying to kill two men in Hereford while on the run from

police. Today, Stretch was found guilty of one of those attempted

murders, a frenzied and unprovoked knife attack on John Rogers. He was

also convicted of helping Dennehy dispose of the bodies of each of the

murder victims. His co`defendant in this case, 36`year`old Leslie

Layton, also from Peterborough, was found guilty of perverting the

course of justice. The jury of eight women and four men are still

undecided on a number of charges against them. They are still

deliberating on a further attempted murder charge against Gary Stretch

and two counts of preventing the lawful and decent burial of a body

against Leslie Layton. They will continue their deliberations here at

Cambridge Crown Court tomorrow. Talks have been taking place today

in an attempt to save 900 jobs in Corby. Solway Foods is one of the

town's biggest employers and runs a large factory supplying chilled

foods. The company says it may have to close the site as it isn't fit

for purpose. Essex County Council is releasing ?1

million of emergency funding to tackle road flooding. It says the

county has suffered its longest period of wet weather for many

years. It plans to identify the 60 worst flooding points by the end of

the week so action can be taken to clear culverts, empty gullies and

remove debris. Another of our long standing MPs is

facing questions about his future. The Conservative Association in

Saffron Walden will decide on Thursday if Sir Alan Haselhurst will

be their candidate at the next election. By then he will be 77 and

facing his tenth election. For the last 36 years, Sir Alan

Hasselhurst has represented Saffron Walden, being returned as its MP

with ever`increasing majorities. A new runway! Unlike his colleague Tim

Yeo, nobody is complaining about him being a bad local MP. He has played

a leading role in the campaign against the second runway at

Stansted and is currently fighting for improvements to the West Anglian

rail line. This is about his age. Has he become too old to serve his

constituents? Age has got nothing to do with it. You know, if he is good

enough then he is good enough for the job. My husband retired at 60

and I think that's, you know, I don't... We need a younger person,

don't we? No`one in the party is speaking publicly about this but I

understand that one or two people in the local association are

questioning whether at the age of 76, it is time for him to retire. He

has told his local newspaper... The age of MPs has become a bit of

an issue at Westminster. The 2010 intake brought in a large number of

young members. The culture of youth is what it's all about but no, it is

not what it's all about. In China, for example, I would be young,

wouldn't I? Their leaders are much older. You need the balance. Sir

Alan is telling friends he hopes his party will back him on Thursday. He

still believes he has a lot to offer.

That's all from me. Let's have a look at the weather.

Once the last of the showers have cleared the corner, we are left with

a largely dry night. Some frost and ice as temperatures fall close to

freezing. Tomorrow morning, some short lived brightness in the East

but thicker cloud and outbreaks of rain marching eastwards. This we

will be heavy at times, accompanied by fresh southerly winds, touching

gale`force around the course. But to be, the rain should have gone.

Reuters skies following in. The bright afternoon. `` brighter skies.

Eventually dragging in some showers, which could turn wintry. During

tomorrow evening and tomorrow night, the chance of some snow in

places. Perhaps even a couple of centimetres. In a moment, the weasel

have the National forecast but I leave you

Good evening. You have my permission to complain about too many repeats

with the British weather at the moment because yet again it looks as

though our winter weather is set to continue with a repeat of last week.

Sunny spells and scattered showers today and this is the next area of

low pressure pushing in from the west. It influences our weather for

the rest of the week. More rain to come and gales and severe gales to

come. Ice is a possible risk. That means a cumulative total perhaps or

40-70 millimetres and that is an extra two to three inches. It will

exacerbate the flooding we have already got across England at the

moment. The cloud, wind and rain is already pushing in from the west.

There will be a widespread frost. Ice could be a problem first thing

in Northern Ireland. Snow in the hills and maybe in the North East of

Scotland we could see snow at lower levels. Rain through northern

England and Wales and Somerset. Some of that rain could be quite intense

coupled with squally, gusty winds on exposed coasts. In the east it

starts off relatively dry, but it will not be long before the wind and

the rain spreads further east. Up into the North the snow showers

continue on the hills, but by the end of the afternoon we could see

wet snow even at lower levels. A cold day. There is a potential for

some snow showers at lower levels across England and Wales on Tuesday

night and into Wednesday. On Wednesday it is this area of low

pressure which is the main factor in Wednesday's weather. More wet and

windy weather. An early amber warning has already been issued from

the South West. Severe gales are likely as we continue to see some

very wet weather coming into central and southern areas. The strongest

winds follow in behind those showers. In Scotland you are

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