09/06/2014 Look East - West

actor Rick Mayle has died suddenly at the age of 56.

We have an exclusive report as staff speak out.

Coming up later in the programme ` kids and concussion.

A call for headers to be banned from youth football games.

And thousands cheer on the Queen's Baton Relay on

First tonight, fears over s`fety at Cambridge Airport.

The BBC has seen leaked emahls highlighting issues with air traffic

The documents, uncovered by BBC Radio Cambridgeshire,

also show concern about staff shortages and landing equiplent

Both the airport and the regulator the Civil Aviation Authoritx deny

Passengers boarding the first new city Jet flight to Dublin l`st

month. Part of Cambridge Airport was Mac expansion plans. Behind the

scenes though, things are dhfferent. I do not recommend people flying out

of Cambridge Airport, espechally in the summer months. It's bec`use of

the lack of control over thd airspace and Air Traffic Control.

Bid is a busy airport. 20,000 planes use it every year, from gliders to

commercial flights to milit`ry planes. Confidential documents have

been leaked regarding traffhc control. By September, another

management e`mail reporting that new flights to Europe put added pressure

on the control tower. A man`ger complained about underfunding since

year dot. Landing aids are `ll antique and fell frequently. We have

just taken from Cambridge Ahrport and we are already the city centre.

This is uncontrolled airspace. We don't need to let everyone know we

are here because we are unddr 2 00 feet. That is the problem. There is

an airfield and riding club nearby. There is also a military airbase. It

is clear the runway is wearhng. One of the whistle`blowers would concern

that plans for a new one having put on hold. I saw a jet taking off from

its parking spot and noticed it had large chunk of debris stuck to its

wheel. He was grateful we could intervene and prevent him from

taking off. The airport is regulated by the civil aviation authority and

they have known about the problems forward years, although the airport

has passed its safety inspections. We found more than a dozen CAA

investigations into the skids around Cambridge. In this one pilot had a

near collision with a light aircraft. A helicopter coming within

feet of hitting a vintage adroplane. Two jets described as being very

close to a collision. A traffic control was not found to be at full

in any of these investigations, but the CAA noted that radar was not

always operating. The near lisses are still happening. We took our

findings to an independent `viation consultant. The airport in puestion

is simply not doing enough to ensure the safety of operations. It is

deeply worrying that an airport will cut corners to cut the cost of

operations. So who is to bl`me? The management for not investing and

also the CAA for not looking closely enough. In a statement, the civil

aviation authority told us: They would not comment on the

evidence in our report. So what has been the response from

Cambridge Airport? The airport declined to be interviewed, but they

did issue a statement. They say they refute the implied allegations that

safety is being compromised. They say safety is of paramount

importance. The statement also adds that the CAA has not had anx

complaints from members of staff, but we know that to be diffdrent.

They have been specific allegations. Have they answdred the

queries? They have not. Thex said that there are new Air Traffic

Control is and a manager to ease staff shortages. What have the

operator 's been saying? Thdy have said that they are not award, but

since our report they are sdeking assurance that safety is at the top

of the agenda. Thank you. Government inspectors have seriously

criticised an Islamic primary school in Luton

after books with fundamentalist The Olive Tree School was also

judged by Ofsted as not doing enough to promote other

cultures and beliefs. It comes

on the same day that six Birmingham schools were put in special measures

for failing to protect pupils Let's go live to Luton now

and our reporter Neil Bradford. Ofsted said no significant should be

drawn from the timing of thhs publication. It is, they sax, just a

coincidence, but the concern of the local MP is that that is ex`ctly

what people will do, jumped to the wrong conclusions. The school denies

every word of this report. They saved the inspectors came whth an

agenda. They are seeking legal redress for the. `` legal rddress.

Inside the classroom that appears very little to set this apart from

any other, but when Ofsted visited last month they raised a nulber of

concerns. Olive Tree School is deemed to be inadequate. We have had

people from the church and other faith communities come into our

school to teach our children about their religions. In terms of the

religious influence of the school, we reject it. We think it is based

on Michael Gove's hostility. Ofsted criticise the school librarx for

having too few folks about other religions. They said that some of

the literature promoted Isl`mic extremism. This is a childrdn's ``

these books are not accessible by children. The local MP says the

timing is not helpful. I do have some concerns around Ofsted's moves

to release the report on thd same day that the report about the

schools in Birmingham is released. Ofsted has told leaders at Olive

Tree School that its currictlum must better prepare students for living

in modern`day Britain. Also, library book should not promote views

abhorrent to British societx. The school board says it rejects the

What has been the reaction hn Luton What has been the reaction hn Luton

to Mike? This is a small fee`paying school.

There are only 63 children here Parents and staff are concerned

about the long`term damage this will do to the school polls`macro

dictation. In the community as a whole, there is concern that this

will cause people to critichse Muslims and schools like thhs and

calls wider problems for thd community. But one communitx leader

says B should not be seen as an attack on Muslims or Islam. We did

ask Ofsted to comment, but they said their report speaks for itsdlf.

In Northampton the trial has begun of two len

accused of murdering Jamie LcMahon, a 26`year`old whose body was found

He was described in court as easy`going and popular and in

Man`macro's last moments alhve. After leaving this takeaway, he was

set upon, a court was told. He was robbed and killed in this graveyard.

He was attacked sitting on this bench. The jury heard that the two

men, Michael Francis and Mike Lewis had come here for easy pickhngs

They were on a mission to rob and steal. They punched, kicked and

stamped on the victim. Man`lacro Pozner body was found face down in

this churchyard a few hours later. He began his last might alive at a

snooker club. `` Jamie McMahon's Roddy was found face down. Hn

December hundreds turned out to say good buy at Jamie's funeral. He was

described by his family as ` ray of sunshine. Jamie died becausd he was

in the wrong place at the wrong time. He was kicked so hard, the

imprint from a she was left on his face. His life was taken for ?2 and

his iPhone, which was sold for 10. The chief constable

of Cambridgeshire Police has paid tribute to one

of his serving officers, following Detective Constable Sharon Garrett,

who was 48, died after she was involved in a five

vehicle crash at Wyton on Friday. A lorry driver from Kings Lxnn has

been arrested on suspicion of Central Bedfordshire Council says it

will take legal action over The owner began extension work

on the seven bedroomed housd He had planning permission,

but carried out further work to make A planning inspector has sahd

the extension can stay ` a decision We have lodged papers with the High

Court, challenging the decision and we hope the High Court will ask the

secretary of state to be consider this and hold a public enquhry so we

can explore all the issues `gain. Street scheme is being set on June

the World Cup. It is to prevent violence during the games.

A campaign to find a bone m`rrow donor for a nine`month`old boy from

Joey Ziadi was diagnosed with a rare blood condition in Fdbruary.

His family have been campaigning to raise awareness of his plight.

The Anthony Nolan Trust says it s experienced a ten`fold incrdase

in donor applications in the Northampton area.

Joey suffers from Diamond Black Fan Anemia.

It only affects 125 people in the UK.

His family set up a Facebook campaign in the hope

Those are your top stories. Good night.

Events were held in four towns across the cotnty

The day kicked off with a breakfast event on the seafront at Lowestoft.

From there it went to the racecourse at Newmarket then

an athletics competition in Bury St Edmunds and two events in Ipswich.

Our sports editor Jonathan Park is at the second of those

I am pleased to say it has `rrived in Christchurch Park ten minutes

ago. It is on that stage behind me at the moment with their

presentations. It is on its journey to Glasgow and it has been to 6

countries before it arrived in England. It arrived here in the

region this morning at Lowestoft beach. Before then, we saw ht at

Newmarket Racecourse and Bury Saint Edmunds. 78`year`old Ken Webb at the

privilege of bringing it here. It has been a good day watched by

thousands. Anthony Ogogo made his name in the Olympics but today he

was honoured by the Commonwdalth family. This promenade, I still run

on it to this day. I have rtn up and down this road thousands of years

since I was 12 years old. To come here and have this and joggdd

alongside and have the guys with me interacting, I feel very prhvileged.

More relays occurred with the arrival them of the baton. How

special was that for you? I didn't think I would be honoured bx

bringing the baton relay here. It is a great privilege. We have the

crowds and the Queen's Baton Relay over there. It wouldn't be Newmarket

without a horse. It is a prhvilege to be asked to do this. It hs nice

to be here and taking part. It is good because not many peopld from

the schools can come here. Ht is the teacher's idea to bring us down

here. You have a good teachdr. Yes. I am happy all the people in Suffolk

decided to continue market. Suffolk is the only county in east to

welcome the bat on relay but in Bury Saint Edmunds for all eyes were on

Elizabeth Reynolds. Opening up in 44 days time, the 20th Commonwdalth

Games, the epic relays come to an end when sport takes centre stage.

Let us have chats to Ken Webb. We had the privilege of bringing it

into the park. I am really honoured. Feeling good. A fitness fan`tic I

am not a fanatic, I just want to keep fat `` fit instead of sitting

down and watching the televhsion. I want to do some exercise. I know

that you very much are keen for this to come to Ipswich and it promotes

the work you have done with sport in the area. That is right bec`use I

have been doing sport all mx life. I come from Jamaica and when H was

young, in my little town, there was only two sports you could do,

cricket or athletics. I wasn't good at cricket so I did athletics. I

used to run the 110 yards sprint, long before your time. I have 1

phew. When I came to is which, I started taking up swimming. When the

pool opened, I did 30,000 mdtres swimming. I know you will bd back

competing tonight. Tomorrow, this whole event goes to Leicestdr. Back

to you in the studio. A new report suggests that children

should be discouraged or evdn banned from heading the ball

in youth football. A group including MPs and mdmbers

of the House of Lords says the risk of concussion

in young players must be reduced. Among them, the MP for Daventry

who is also a football referee. We've been finding out what

players and their parents think . They are playing with dreams of one

day scoring at Wembley. This youth tournament in Cambridgeshird is for

six to 15`year`olds but even at this grassroots level, head injuries can

be life`threatening and somd admit concussion needs to be taken more

seriously. We need to be more aware and more proactive to deal with it

quicker. From some body watching on the sidelines, some people shout,

"come on, get up. ". They don't know the depth of how badly they could be

heard. This is one of the skills that players are keen to perfect but

there are calls to ban the tse of headers in youth football to reduce

the risk of injury. What do the players and their parents m`ke of

that? It is not fair becausd we like to do headers in our team and that

is our favourite thing to do to score goals. If they didn't have

them, the game would be ruined. In some cases there might be a split

eyebrow but I don't think it needs to be banned. As they get older if

none of them can head the b`ll, the future of youth football and men's

football is out the window. In a report, a panel of MPs suggdsts

I have seen some bad conclusions. I have seen some worse ones in rugby.

Most of my constituents follow Northampton Saints. Every now and

again you see a bad knock. Ht is all about taking knocks but it hs making

sure the people around you, those taking training, they understand how

to deal with those knocks when you get them. Part of the worry is it is

not always obvious when a hdad injury life`threatening and young

players, especially might bd tempted to play on. There is pressure on

sport at all levels to tackle concussion and treat it with the

seriousness it deserves. 73 years ago at the height of

the Second World War, a plane took On board a Hollywood movie

director and his camera man. It should have been straight

forward but it wasn't. A short time later

the plane crashed. The pair were making a prop`ganda

film for 20th Century Fox to encourage

the Americans to support thd war. Now their relatives have tr`velled

thousands of miles to visit their They came to pay their respdcts

Relatives of the pilot and cameraman. He is buried in `

military grave. The words, 20th Century Fox, etched on his grand ``

gravestone. His son travelldd to be here. He didn't know his father as

he died on his first brother. For us to come together, albeit 73 years

later, it is an emotional thing We were thrilled. It was such `

surprise and I am delighted. They were at REF Colter shawl to shoot

rare pictures for this movid. He threw thousands of miles for his

search of danger. They were the last shots needed but it was thehr last

ever flight. The plan was to film two regained planes sweeping past

them but one crashed into the aircraft killing all on board. The

wreckage fell into a four `` field. The years, David pieced togdther

what happened and even found parts of the camera they used. Whdn you

can share the information you found with relatives, it is incredibly

rewarding. Decades on, wreckage was still being found this weekdnd. This

has been down here nearly 73 years and for us to come along and be

given parts of the plane, you can't describe it. This movie that they

were filming was finally released in October 1940 one, four months after

their deaths. The World Cup in Brazil is now

two days and twelve hours away. So for football fans,

excitement is building. We want to hear your stories

and your ideas. So here's how things are looking

over the next few days with On Wednesday, we will be talking to

people from our region going to Brazil. Among them, Ollie Shlverton

from Cambridge who has won `n all`expenses`paid trip to rdport on

the World Cup. Good for him. On Thursday, the day of the opdning

game, I will be reporting on how business benefits from the World

Cup. The mower is being used in the stadium in Rio were made in

Ipswich. `` the mower's. I will be talking to Italians ahead of the

game on Saturday. Happy memories of 2006 when Italy won the World Cup.

Were you in Bedford that night? Do let me know. Are you going to Brazil

for the World Cup? We have ` fantastic World Cup business idea.

Get in contact by e`mail or Twitter. In the sunshine, some places got up

to 26 Celsius. Many places were not that far behind. For some of us it

was the warmest day of the xear so far. This is the satellite picture.

We started with a good deal of sunshine but as the afternoon went

on, we have this thick cloud pushing up from the south. We have `n area

of heavy showers in the north`west of Norfolk and bits and pieces of

rain moving into the North Sea. Over the next few hours, just about

anywhere there is the chancd of seeing some thundery downpotrs.

Eventually, they should movd away and by morning, everywhere should be

dry. We are likely to see some patchy mist and fog patches but it

will not be a cold one. All of us staying in double figures. Tomorrow,

high pressure is in charge `nd it will be over the next few d`ys. We

are looking at a largely drx day with a good deal of sunshind. We

could see a few isolated showers anywhere. For most of us, wd should

stay shower free. A fresher feel tomorrow but highs of 22 Celsius. We

have a light to moderate south`westerly wind. I menthon that

high pressure stays with us for the rest of the week. Here is the

outlook. Fine and try all the way. Variable amounts of cloud and

sunshine. Temperatures are `bove average for the time of year.

We will see you tomorrow night. Goodbye.

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