05/03/2014 Look East - West

high-level talks to resume the crisis continue.

Here in the East: A murder inquiry is launched after a man is killed in

a fire at a disused hotel in Northamptonshire.

And lock`in at a drop`in centre Protestors say they're angry at cuts

to mental health services. The battle to get girls into

engineering jobs ` this college is starting with 14`year`olds.

And a tough job but someone has to do it ` learning about chocolate.

Hello, first tonight a fatal fire that's started a murder inquiry The

fire began in a disused building in Wellingborough in Northamptonshire

last night. When fire crews brought the blaze under control, they

discovered a body. A man has been arrested. Our reporter Emma Baugh is

at the scene for us now. Bylaw Midland Road in

Wellingborough. It's a very busy street. It's partway between the

railway station and the town centre. There would have been quite a few

people around last night when the fire broke out. If you look at the

front of the building, you can see it would have been a serious fire

because the paint has blistered outside the windows. People have

been coming to lay floral tributes ` so shocked that someone here could

have lost their life. It looked really bad. You couldn't

really see anything. I walked past and could see that the windows had

been smashed in. I tried looking earlier, and all you could see was

just darkness. You can't see anything because of where the smoke

has been. To know that somebody could

potentially have been murdered is sickening. To know that you live in

a town where something like that could happen is very upsetting.

What are police saying? They are saying that a 48 euros man

was taken to hospital. He couldn't be saved. `` a 48`year`old man.

Another man has been arrested in connection, and charged with murder.

Investigations are still going on tonight. They're wanting people to

come forward forward with any information. They are still carrying

out enquiries, but they need people to come forward with vital pieces of

information. A coroner has told Cambridgeshire's

Ambulance Service it must learn from its mistakes. David Morris said the

family had a right to feel aggrieved over the death of schoolgirl Elouise

Keeling. She died of an asthma attack after the East of England

Ambulance Service sent paramedics to the wrong address. Fae Southwell was

in court. Elouise Keeling's family heard today

that an asthma attack claimed her life. The 14`year`old collapsed

struggling to breathe. An ambulance was sent, but went instead to the

wrong address. When paramedics arrived after nearly 20 minutes she

had no pulse. The coroner criticised the delay.

The family is grateful to the coroner for the sensitive way he has

dealt with them. The result of the coroner 's findings `` as a result

of his findings, lessons will be learned.

This was not the first time that had been a mix`up. A call handler based

in Norwich had little local knowledge, and there was no warning

on her screen that both RAF bases shared the same postcode.

We need a new process to make sure that we don't just rely on

postcodes. We also need to use road names. We have escalated our call

handling regime, so that if there are any problems call handlers will

flag them to their team leaders Within minutes of her collapse, her

condition was critical. Even if the ambulance had arrived

earlier, it was unlikely she would have survived. The coroner was

satisfied that Mike satisfied that the amulet service had acted

properly. Given her rapid deterioration, he

said it was unlikely that an earlier intervention would have had any

bearing on the outcome. Her family have now set up a charity to raise

awareness about asthma. Protestors in Cambridge are refusing

to leave an NHS building after plans were announced to cut some services.

A twice weekly drop`in clinic for people with personality disorders is

due to close at the end of the month, as the NHS Foundation Trust

responsible needs to save more than ?6 million. But campaigners say

lives are at risk. Cuts cost lives!

Protesters here are furious. This service keeps them going.

It's incredibly important. It gives people a lifeline. The service is

meant to be for life. It's a false economy. It's saving money in one

area, but putting extra pressure on the A services. The patients have

barricaded themselves in. They have lifelong personality

disorders which include extreme mood swings and feeling quietly empty.

They say they won't move until the clinic is saved.

It can be the difference between life and death. Just getting by

I don't think I'll be able to get by without the service. It's what has

got me through. We mac it somewhere to be for people who have similar

diagnoses. The NHS foundation says it has to

save more than ?6 million this financial year. Including ?2 million

for the division that fund this clinic. L M the clinic has been here

for a very long time. It's very sad that it is having to

change. With the way in which the health service has such severe

funding constraints, mental`health services in particular are

suffering. This is a national problem.

The trust says it hopes these patients will take up other services

in the community. They say they will stay here for as long as it takes. A

report into the death of a mother who was murdered by her ex`husband

in Peterborough says more could have been done to protect her.

Vitalija Baliutaviciene left Lithuania in May 2010 to escape her

husband, and came to Peterborough. In July that year, she reported that

he'd assaulted her and made threats to kill her. They divorced in

September. The following year, there was another assault, and in August

Vitalija was reported missing. Her body was found in Poland in October.

13 months later, Rimas Venclovas was jailed for life. But despite citing

a number of failings, today's domestic homicide review concluded

that it was unlikely her death could have been prevented.

Vitalija Baliutaviciene was a frightened woman. CCTV captured her

last moments alive in August 20 1 ` being forced along a street in

Peterborough by her ex`husband Rimas Venclovas. Her body was later found

in Poland. The authorities say the death at the hands of her husband

was inevitable. As people will know, this was very,

very difficult, and the view of everybody that was interviewed as

part of the review, and of the judge, was that this man was very,

very determined to kill his wife. But a report published today says

that she could have been better protected. The domestic homicide

review found a serious lack of communication between agencies.

When he fled the country, he was flagged up as a wanted man. UK

border control was not alerted. There was an anomaly in technology.

The UK Borders agency or using a different system. Whilst we

circulated the suspects, he didn't show up as wanted on their system.

The report says a catalogue of errors involving other agencies also

put her at greater risk. On February 11, 2011, she told her son's primary

school that her ex`husband was a dangerous man, and not to let him do

the school pick`up. This interaction was never shared. On 23 March, the

boy told a social worker that his father had threatened to kill his

mother. Again, this information was not passed on. After two arrests,

both without charge, the report said police and the Crown Prosecution

Service should have taken a more robust approach in their

investigations. The officers that investigate

domestic abuse crimes were investigating other crimes ` they

weren't specialists, they weren t as highly trained, they weren't as

skilled and experienced. And they didn't have the partnership support

that our specialist domestic abuse investigators have now.

Lessons have been learned ` new systems are in place, and Rimas

Venclovas is behind bars. But for Vitalija, a Lithuanian national

seeking safety in Peterborough, it's all too late.

There were angry scenes in Luton last night after it was claimed that

a man with severe autism was beaten up by two police officers. It comes

just weeks after Leon Briggs from Luton died in police custody. And,

once again, senior officers found themselves answering questions at a

heated public meeting where people were demanding the officers involved

be taken off duty. Who in here thinks they should be

suspended immediately? Anger ran deep throughout this

public meeting. Don't touch me! Restrain me, gas me,

then! The room was packed so not everyone

was allowed in. At the centre of this case ` Farouk Ali who is

severely autistic with a mental age of five. It is alleged that he was

beaten up in an unprovoked attack by police officers, as he was putting

out neighbours' bins for collection. We're just so upset about the whole

situation because it's difficult to care for someone that has autism,

and has a severe learning disability. With autism, it's a

spectrum ` it changes from day to day, and this has put such

psychological pressure on him. Pictures of Farouk's injuries

allegedly linked to the incident have been handed to the police, and

form part of an investigation. These exclusive images provided by

witnesses show the police car used by the two officers on the day of

the reported attack. It was parked near Farouk's house. The family s

lawyer points out that he doesn t just want suspensions, at this

stage. We want a declaration from

Bedfordshire Police that there is in fact something that has gone wrong,

and further to that what we require is a recommendation for change.

Changes that are going to be implemented by Bedfordshire Police

so that this never happens again. The question is, do you think we

trust you? The Assistant Chief Constable and

the Police and Crime Commissioner looked a little cowed by events

The incident was reported later in the morning, after they had contact

with Mr Ali. That will be part of the investigation, and, as I said,

the officers will have to account for all their actions and decisions

in the course of that interaction. The decision, on this occasion, has

been to restrict the officers, not suspend them. That decision will be

reviewed as the investigation progresses, in due course.

It's the job of the Police and Crime Commissioner Ollie Martins to hold

the Chief Constable to account. Police admit this incident, and the

recent death in custody of Luton man Leon Briggs, has undermined trust

and confidence in policing, here. In last night's football:

Peterborough United's playoff hopes were dented as they went down

two`nil at Sheffield United. Ben Davies opened the scoring just after

half`time for the Blades with a terrific free kick. And the home

side made sure of the points when Chris Porter scored two minutes

before time. Posh remain in sixth place.

Meanwhile, relegation`threatened Stevenage secured an encouraging

point at Crawley. They went one up through Bira Dembele in the first

half, but despite saving a penalty, there was last minute disappointment

for Boro when Matt Tubbs grabbed a last minute equaliser for Crawley.

Boro remain three points from safety. Those are your top stories

tonight. Now, it's over to Stewart and Susie for

come forward so they can be eliminated from the enquiry.

Still to come tonight: what next for the venue which hopes to become the

region's newest racecourse which are marked plus the art of the

chocolatey. Here's a worrying statistic. Despite

the fact that we need to recruit a million more engineers in this

country over the next five years, the industry is still struggling to

convince women to get involved. The figures are stark. Last year, 28,000

boys applied to university to study engineering. The figure for girls `

just 4,000. And the industry doesn't mince its words about the reasons.

They don't blame the young women. They blame their parents. In a

moment we'll speak to one of the country's top engineers, but first

this report from Jo Taylor, who's spent the day at the University of

Northampton, at an engineering event aimed at 14`year`olds. Engineering

has been male`dominated for years. It's hoped experiments like this

will ignite a passion for science in women. Queen of bikers Maria

Costello is trying to inspire young women to overcome their fears. It

was difficult for my family to understand that their daughter was

going to race motorcycles around the Isle of Man. It took them a long

time to understand... When I carried on... Even after breaking bones... I

wanted to do it. I think when I got my MBE they realised I hadn't just

been wasting my time. We're being warned that girls' enthusiasm for

science is getting worse, partly because parents aren't being

encouraging enough. I'm really worried, despite all this, that

parents and grandparents aren't changing their perception. The girls

aren't getting told about the different careers they could be

doing ` robotics... Design engineering, aeronautical

engineering. It's all clean engineering. Today is about making

girls believe that they can achieve in science. And they are. But recent

research shows that up to 92% of girls who got A and A* in double

science at GCSE still walked away. It's changed my view on things. I

thought only men could ride motorbikes. Now I know women can do

stuff that men can. You feel overpowered sometimes. I go to air

cadets. It's mainly boys. You've got to show them that girls can do it

too. It's important girls change their mind about science. The UK

needs another one million engineers in the next five years. It's hoped

events like the one today will lead to an explosion in female engineers

` lending a whole new theory to the Big Bang theory! Professor Dame Ann

Dowling is the head of the Department of Engineering at the

University of Cambridge. She's about to become the first female president

of the Royal Academy of Engineering. These events are fun but are they

going to be enough to persuade girls to become engineers? Events were

girls get introduced to careers in science and engineering are really

important. At the engineering department in Cambridge we run a

number of events. Even for children as young as seven or eight. It

really helps to bring the parents and as well. They get involved in

doing all sorts of things. Things that help show just how creative and

innovative engineering is. We show off the opportunities. This whole

idea about the parents coming in is interesting but surely you can't get

away from the fact that there are differences between men and women

and their brains? Women make its not be as attracted to that kind of job?

`` might not be. I agree there are differences. But actually,

engineering is so creative and in many ways it really suits women.

They do so well. They have to make the first step to find out what it

is about. People often think that engineering is dirty and DC but

actually the jobs that engineering means these days are things like

manufacturing medicines or, if I think about the staff on my own

department, we have women talking about magnetic fields. Others are

working on concrete that will absorb carbon dioxide. It is really

exciting things. They make a huge difference. Sometimes I think people

think only in terms of car mechanics when they talk about engineering.

There is a whole wealth of interesting and well`paid careers.

You are passionate about it, but what was your personal journey? My

father was an engineer. That is one of the things that we often find,

when there has been a family member involved in science then women learn

about it more and go into it. I have always been interested in the world

around me and how things work. I then got interested in other things.

I got a summer job and I wanted to reduce the noise of aircraft. That

is where my professional career began. Thank you.

Fans of the Great Leighs racecourse in Essex say they are becoming

increasingly confident that horse racing will return ` and return

soon! We've heard that a few times over the years. The course has had a

chequered past to say the least. But today it got a vote of confidence

from one of Newmarket's top trainers, with her eye on a million

dollar prize. In the stables at Great Leighs today, eight`year`old

Mull of Killough ` preparing to run in the Godolphin Mile in Dubai at

the end of the month. This all`weather surface hasn't seen

official racing for five years, but today trainer Jane Chapple`Hyam

watched as Mull rode out at a gallop, with another of her horses

in training ` Jungle Bay. He's eight years old. Sometimes you've got to

wake them up and take them somewhere different. They can get complacent.

We just thought that an hour down the road... It would be a nice wake

up call for the horse, having had three months off in Newmarket. I'll

speak for a lot of Newmarket trainers. They'll be itching for

this to open up. It's only an hour away from headquarters. It's ideal

to get down here. The track is perfect, the bends are sweeping and

the straights are fair. It's got to happen. The dream of creating

Britain's first new racecourse in 80 years collapsed when the banks

pulled the plug after less than a year. It's now in the hands of new

owners, led by the betting company BetFred. Barry Root is founder of a

club which offers its members a share in horse ownership. We set the

club up here in 2008 and had about 100 members at that time. Many have

left, simply because the course isn't here. It's a fantastic track `

so close to Newmarket, where our horses are. We want to come back.

Below are the foundations for a permanent grandstand. Planning

permission has been obtained. There's talk of further improvements

in the pipeline, and vastly increased prize money of up to

?50,000 a meeting. Personally, I'm optimistic about the long`term

future. The facilities are second to none. The course is fantastic. It's

got an amazing catchment area and I think it'll be a great asset to

British racing. The key date now is April, when a board meeting of the

British Horse Racing Authority will decide whether to allocate fixtures

here. A green light could trigger a new round of investment and the

first of a new series of races from early next year. Mull of Killough

gets his chance of million dollar glory on March the 29th in Dubai.

Soon after, the authorities here will hope the renamed Chelmsford

City Racecourse will win an even bigger prize.

It's the kind of lesson many of us would have enjoyed at school or even

now. A master class in chocolate. The students were from Northampton

College. The teacher was a master chocolatier. But it's not as easy as

it looks... As Louise Hubball reports. Originally offered to the

gods by the Aztecs, cocoa beans evolved into chocolate to become a

much loved treat. But for these 18`year`old catering students at

Northampton College, chocolate is a challenge. When you make these

flowers... A master chocolatier has come to give them tips on how to get

the temperature, crystal structure and cooling just right. First task `

making flowers. Hold the paper this side... Go up... Pull it back... You

get that little line. It was OK. Not as easy as I thought but it was

fine. It was really difficult. You have to be so perfect with it. You

have to keep your hands steady. But the end result is quite spectacular.

Mark Tilling has been ranked seventh in the world in chocolate circles.

His creations are a feast for the eyes. And now he wants to share his

secrets. I love coming to colleges. I love teaching the kids. It's such

a great ingredient. It's a versatile ingredient to do things with. I love

eating it as well! Not too much! The young people here have been

inspired. It's been incredible. You don't realise how much you can do

with chocolate until it's explained to you. It's been broken down by one

of the best in the country. I want to be a pastry chef and I've got a

competition coming up. I'm doing a chocolate cup so this is perfect

timing. Have you picked up any secret tips? Definitely, he just

showed me a few little tweaks. Who knows if a future master chocolatier

has been crafted here today? Fantastic. It would be a shame to

eat it. I would say that for a long time. `` save it.

Time now for the weather. During the winter, we had hardly any frost. But

this morning temperatures dropped very sharply and in some places it

was minus four. Look out the temperatures shot up during the day,

however. We can expect more of the same over the next few days. Looking

at the satellite picture, you can see across the south`east is were we

got most of the sunshine. There was a little bit of cloud in the

afternoon but that has melted away. We are looking at the night with

some long and clear spells. It will probably not get as cold. It should

stay above freezing. There will be a little bit of cloud around later on

and that helped to keep the temperatures up. Once the cloud

breaks it may get down to two or three Celsius. For most it should be

around four or five degrees. The winds are coming from the south

westerly direction. Tomorrow, the pressure will extend across the

British Isles and that will mean some more fine conditions.

Particularly through the morning. It should stay dry tomorrow. For the

afternoon it looks as though the cloud may increase but certainly a

fine day expected. Temperatures will once more claim to around 12 or 13

Celsius. `` climb. The winds will also freshen. Moderate breeze. This

is a sign of things to come for Friday. We have got a week weather

front coming and that will bring some rain. This is the pressure

pattern for Friday. It is a cold front and it marks the boundary

between the mild air and cold it up to the North. The skies are

generally going to be quite cloudy through much of Friday and could be

the odd spot of rain. Temperatures claiming to around 12 Celsius. At

the weekend, high pressure will be firmly in place and it will be here

to stay. Temperatures may well should top two around 14. 15 Celsius

is also possible. Keep a lookout for the ground frost, however. That

looks lovely. We will see you tomorrow. Goodbye.