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high, 15-20. It's not all bad. Thank you very much. That's all from | :00:00. | :00:00. | |
Cambridge and Northampton are named amongst the top places in Britain | :00:00. | :00:17. | |
The pub's the hub, the campaign to keep the local | :00:18. | :00:28. | |
And training the tourmakers ` the volunteers whose job is to | :00:29. | :00:32. | |
ensure the Tour de France gdts a smooth ride through the rdgion. | :00:33. | :00:44. | |
First tonight the student visa scandal. | :00:45. | :00:47. | |
And the fall out for four of our further education colleges | :00:48. | :00:50. | |
For the time being, the government has banned all | :00:51. | :00:56. | |
of them from admitting new students from overseas. | :00:57. | :00:58. | |
It follows an investigation which estimates nearly 50,000 | :00:59. | :01:01. | |
immigrants may have been able to cheat their way through language | :01:02. | :01:04. | |
Across the country 57 private colldges | :01:05. | :01:11. | |
and two universities are accused of failing to make the proper checks. | :01:12. | :01:14. | |
Have some students obtained visas through fraudulent me`ns? | :01:15. | :01:22. | |
The question for one of our fastest growing univershties. | :01:23. | :01:26. | |
Concerns raised by the Immigration Minister in the Commons. | :01:27. | :01:30. | |
We have told a further two universities, the Universitx of | :01:31. | :01:34. | |
Bedfordshire and the University of West London, that they are no longer | :01:35. | :01:38. | |
allowed to sponsor new studdnts pending further investigations, | :01:39. | :01:42. | |
which will decide whether they should also be | :01:43. | :01:45. | |
The University say they do not know why they have been namdd | :01:46. | :01:50. | |
We are confident, from internal reviews, that procedures ard | :01:51. | :01:55. | |
robust and our licence was not suspended this week. | :01:56. | :01:59. | |
We are confident that when we have an audit we will get a clean bill | :02:00. | :02:04. | |
of health and will be free to recruit new international students. | :02:05. | :02:07. | |
The Government claims come after this. | :02:08. | :02:10. | |
Secret filming that appears to show foreign students being helped | :02:11. | :02:13. | |
to cheat to pass their Englhsh tests. | :02:14. | :02:16. | |
It is highly unlikely, the Government say, | :02:17. | :02:19. | |
that some universities and colleges were fulfilling their duty. | :02:20. | :02:23. | |
Passing an English test is a requirement for a student visa | :02:24. | :02:26. | |
but so is proof of academic qualifications and attendance. | :02:27. | :02:31. | |
57 private colleges are now banned from taking new foreign students, | :02:32. | :02:33. | |
Mohammed, from Pakistan, is a student. | :02:34. | :02:47. | |
His visa is legitimate, he says but now he is confused and concdrned. | :02:48. | :02:51. | |
All of my friends are calling me about my university being stspended. | :02:52. | :02:55. | |
Colleges are being told thex should have checked students' certhficates | :02:56. | :03:06. | |
before offering places but colleges in our region say they | :03:07. | :03:09. | |
Gavin Shuker is the Labour LP for Luton South. | :03:10. | :03:17. | |
The University of Bedfordshhre and these four colleges inshst | :03:18. | :03:23. | |
Iron convinced that this is a government approved test from a | :03:24. | :03:40. | |
government approved provider. The University of Bedfordshire has | :03:41. | :03:43. | |
looked what has been coming through the door and has been proven to be | :03:44. | :03:47. | |
legitimate and have been audited in light of these concerns and have not | :03:48. | :03:50. | |
found an issue. I would hopd that the Government, instead of loving | :03:51. | :03:56. | |
from one place to another vdry quickly, would get some perspective. | :03:57. | :04:00. | |
What we have potentially got... What we have potentially got herd and | :04:01. | :04:08. | |
50,000 immigrants that have got their visa by cheating the system. | :04:09. | :04:13. | |
If there was abuse of the sxstem like that going on, it is strely | :04:14. | :04:17. | |
right that it is investigatdd. That is the main point. If there is abuse | :04:18. | :04:24. | |
involving 50,000 students that would be remarkable failure on thd hands | :04:25. | :04:29. | |
of the Government. What I c`n say is that institutions like the | :04:30. | :04:31. | |
University of Bedfordshire where they have audited the 200 students | :04:32. | :04:36. | |
affected, they have found clear and compelling evidence that I think | :04:37. | :04:39. | |
will mean they will be returned back to good order. Accurately robustly | :04:40. | :04:44. | |
defending that university btt do you think there is potentially ` risk | :04:45. | :04:51. | |
from some institutions that when we are talking about so much money that | :04:52. | :04:54. | |
foreign students bring in there is a temptation, perhaps, to turn a blind | :04:55. | :05:00. | |
eye? `` ICU are robustly defending. I am sure that some institutions | :05:01. | :05:07. | |
will have that but any reputable institution will not go down this | :05:08. | :05:12. | |
path. What they will want to do is take the assurances from thd | :05:13. | :05:15. | |
Government approved agencies. If there is a failure here, it is with | :05:16. | :05:19. | |
the Home Office. We needed to get to the bottom of what has gone on | :05:20. | :05:25. | |
whilst not penalising good institutions adding to UK exports | :05:26. | :05:29. | |
and seeing great young men `nd women educated in our times. Have had | :05:30. | :05:33. | |
contact with any other colldges Bedford have told us this could put | :05:34. | :05:41. | |
them out of business. Absolttely. These smaller institutions rely on | :05:42. | :05:44. | |
planning to have students in the country. We are in June. September | :05:45. | :05:51. | |
is not far away for your long or multi`year courses. That is why we | :05:52. | :05:55. | |
need some robust action takdn quickly to get to the bottol of what | :05:56. | :05:59. | |
is going on and to get the good institutions cleared while tackling | :06:00. | :06:03. | |
abuses from others that turned a blind eye. | :06:04. | :06:03. | |
Within the past couple of hours the Northampton couple extraditdd to the | :06:04. | :06:06. | |
United States to face fraud charges have been released from prison. | :06:07. | :06:12. | |
Paul and Sandra Dunham, who deny the charges, fought | :06:13. | :06:14. | |
extradition, fearing they'd be held in a detention centre for months. | :06:15. | :06:17. | |
Our reporter Neil Bradford has got the latest and joins us | :06:18. | :06:19. | |
It was around 4:30pm UK timd, 11:30am in the US, that the couple | :06:20. | :06:37. | |
were formally released from custody in Maryland. They are now m`king a | :06:38. | :06:40. | |
seven hour car journey to North Carolina, where they must rdside | :06:41. | :06:48. | |
with their friends, who put up the $250,000 bail. A few moments ago, I | :06:49. | :06:52. | |
spoke to Mr Donovan, who gave his reaction. Very pleased to bd where | :06:53. | :07:05. | |
we are. . We did not know until now meant that we would be rele`sed The | :07:06. | :07:10. | |
jail told us that we would be going back to court so we were not 10 % | :07:11. | :07:14. | |
sure. It has happened and that is good. What happens now? When they | :07:15. | :07:21. | |
arrive in North Carolina thdy will effectively be under house `rrest. | :07:22. | :07:25. | |
They both have electronic t`gs fitted and I am told that they will | :07:26. | :07:28. | |
be confined to the first floor of the house and the garden. They will | :07:29. | :07:35. | |
have to have regular contact with US marshals and officials in the US | :07:36. | :07:40. | |
state of Maryland, where thdy face 13 charges of fraud and | :07:41. | :07:42. | |
money`laundering, totalling $1. million. The prosecutors sax that | :07:43. | :07:49. | |
they used company credit cards to find a lavish lifestyle, paxing for | :07:50. | :07:53. | |
everything from groceries to expensive artwork, even a dog house. | :07:54. | :08:00. | |
They deny the charges. The trial is not expected for another few months. | :08:01. | :08:02. | |
New research today suggests small and medium size businesses `re | :08:03. | :08:05. | |
driving the economic recovery and that our region is at the forefront. | :08:06. | :08:07. | |
Businesses in 64 of the UK's biggest cities werd given | :08:08. | :08:10. | |
a bit of health check, assessing productivity and profitabilhty | :08:11. | :08:15. | |
Whether they're pursuing innovation and how well they're compethng | :08:16. | :08:21. | |
Milton Keynes comes fifth for the highest concentration of | :08:22. | :08:29. | |
Milton keynes is also up thdre, in fourth place, for the highest | :08:30. | :08:36. | |
Overall, perhaps unsurprisingly Cambridge scores the best | :08:37. | :08:44. | |
But Northampton also secures a place in the national top ten | :08:45. | :08:50. | |
Stuart Ratcliffe has been to visit a business there which is | :08:51. | :08:53. | |
Oyster cards ` a familiar shght if you use the tube in London. | :08:54. | :09:02. | |
But the software behind them is controlled | :09:03. | :09:04. | |
Novacroft has doubled its workforce over the last two years. | :09:05. | :09:12. | |
I think it will not be long before we are known | :09:13. | :09:17. | |
What we are seeing now is that whilst London is growing, | :09:18. | :09:26. | |
in terms of economic abilitx, actually a lot of people ard moving | :09:27. | :09:29. | |
And Northampton hope that this building could attract even more | :09:30. | :09:40. | |
small businesses to the town, because when complete this | :09:41. | :09:44. | |
could be home to 55 new small businesses. | :09:45. | :09:52. | |
The local enterprise partnership here is also providing support | :09:53. | :09:55. | |
Companies in the new enterprise zone also benefit from tax breaks, | :09:56. | :10:01. | |
which means Northampton is now competing and on occasions beating | :10:02. | :10:06. | |
We are not to be modest about our achievements. | :10:07. | :10:12. | |
I think now and we certainlx should not be in the future. | :10:13. | :10:15. | |
We are not Cambridge or Milton Keynes, we are | :10:16. | :10:17. | |
This is undoubtedly an excellent place | :10:18. | :10:24. | |
to come and start and grow a business and is a lot mord | :10:25. | :10:27. | |
But today's report says there's no room for complacency. | :10:28. | :10:34. | |
Saying the government needs to do more to work with towns | :10:35. | :10:37. | |
and cities to improve infrastructure and training. | :10:38. | :10:45. | |
A man is being questioned after the body of an 82`year`old woman | :10:46. | :10:47. | |
Police officers found the body at the house in Latimer, Stony | :10:48. | :10:53. | |
A 48`year`old man was arrested later in the afternoon. | :10:54. | :10:59. | |
Thames Valley Police officers have been carrying out house to house | :11:00. | :11:02. | |
inquiries and have put a guard outside the propertx. | :11:03. | :11:05. | |
But they say they believe this is an isolated incident. | :11:06. | :11:09. | |
A post mortem is due to be carried out. | :11:10. | :11:14. | |
It's become known as the jewel in Newmarket's crown. | :11:15. | :11:17. | |
But now the multi`million pound racing industry fears | :11:18. | :11:20. | |
its future could be compromhsed by a housing development. | :11:21. | :11:23. | |
There are concerns it will put off new investors | :11:24. | :11:25. | |
and jeopardise the safety of horses, riders and the public. | :11:26. | :11:30. | |
urging the landowner, Lord Derby, to rethink his plans. | :11:31. | :11:38. | |
Today, the racing industry saddled up against plans | :11:39. | :11:43. | |
for a housing development on the edge of Newmarket, | :11:44. | :11:46. | |
People coming into Newmarket, it comes across as a large village | :11:47. | :11:54. | |
And that is critical to the perception of investors | :11:55. | :12:01. | |
A huge number of which come from overseas. | :12:02. | :12:07. | |
This is the atmosphere they want to invest in. | :12:08. | :12:10. | |
Everyday, thousands of horsds cross here alongside the cars, lorries, | :12:11. | :12:17. | |
And the protesters say that things are already at the lhmit | :12:18. | :12:23. | |
Throw into the mix a new housing development up there | :12:24. | :12:26. | |
and they say it is a potenthally catastrophic combination. | :12:27. | :12:30. | |
It is Lord Derby who owns the land, a fact that grates | :12:31. | :12:35. | |
His brother recently bred the horse that won the Derby ` Australia. | :12:36. | :12:43. | |
Australia was foaled in a farm right next to Hatchfield | :12:44. | :12:47. | |
farm and it is an ultimate hrony to us that this man with a famhly that | :12:48. | :12:53. | |
has such a fantastic historx in racing does seem to be prepared | :12:54. | :12:58. | |
House numbers slashed from 1200 to 400. | :12:59. | :13:09. | |
Newmarket needs new homes, jobs and investment into the high street | :13:10. | :13:13. | |
This is really about addressing the future of Newmarket. | :13:14. | :13:15. | |
The horse industry itself is growing rapidly and all those peopld will | :13:16. | :13:18. | |
The racing industry will always think about themselvds. | :13:19. | :13:26. | |
Newmarket is dependent so mtch on the racing industry and we don't | :13:27. | :13:32. | |
With 300 people on the housing waiting list, | :13:33. | :13:38. | |
Campaigners say if we approve this then where does it end? | :13:39. | :13:50. | |
Now over to the rest of the programme with David and Susie. | :13:51. | :14:01. | |
Still to come, the army of volunteers getting the tour to | :14:02. | :14:21. | |
France on the road. The county council promising thousands of | :14:22. | :14:26. | |
pounds to help your local boozer stay part of the community. A couple | :14:27. | :14:30. | |
of weeks ago, A couple of weeks ago on Look East | :14:31. | :14:36. | |
we talked about the relationship between dolestic | :14:37. | :14:39. | |
violence and the World Cup. Frighteningly | :14:40. | :14:41. | |
the police can accurately predict that numbers of incidents whll rise | :14:42. | :14:42. | |
sharply after each England game We were speaking to Essex Police who | :14:43. | :14:45. | |
are running a campaign And now they've got real figures | :14:46. | :14:48. | |
from the first two England games. In a moment, | :14:49. | :14:51. | |
the police officer in chargd. But first, a reminder of | :14:52. | :14:55. | |
the background from Debbie Tubby. `` the England squad returnhng home | :14:56. | :15:03. | |
this afternoon after being knocked out of the World Cup. They `re pure | :15:04. | :15:09. | |
performance resulted in a dramatic increase in domestic violence. `` | :15:10. | :15:25. | |
their poor performance. Thex have identified 110 men and seven women | :15:26. | :15:30. | |
most likely to be involved hn football related domestic abuse and | :15:31. | :15:33. | |
targeted them throughout thd tournament. Some will be arrested | :15:34. | :15:39. | |
before the World Cup becausd we know of outstanding offences and others | :15:40. | :15:45. | |
will be spoken to and we will do our best to make sure they face justice. | :15:46. | :15:51. | |
Why is it such a trigger? This woman's partner was jailed for | :15:52. | :15:57. | |
Harrah attempted murder. It is all about control, if you do not do what | :15:58. | :16:02. | |
they say or we are what thex want. It is the same with any sport. The | :16:03. | :16:10. | |
police also launched this c`mpaign video at the start of the World Cup | :16:11. | :16:14. | |
to stop domestic abusers kicking off. | :16:15. | :16:17. | |
Nick Burston is the detective inspector in charge | :16:18. | :16:18. | |
And I started by putting it to her that it was sad Essex Policd could | :16:19. | :16:23. | |
It is, it is a sad indictment of society, particularly in thd current | :16:24. | :16:38. | |
World Cup where England havd lost, and that can lead to a backlash | :16:39. | :16:43. | |
People with no responsibility for that situation at all, and ht is | :16:44. | :16:48. | |
precipitated by all sorts of factors but in the main it is being used as | :16:49. | :16:52. | |
an excuse to abuse another individual. They are alreadx abusers | :16:53. | :17:01. | |
and this is just another wax to get themselves the excuse to crdate | :17:02. | :17:06. | |
havoc in people's lives. Recently you told us they were certahn people | :17:07. | :17:10. | |
you work keeping an eye on during this period. Do you think you could | :17:11. | :17:15. | |
have been looking at even more cases like that that? `` with out that? We | :17:16. | :17:27. | |
have some people identified as the most prolific that `` selects, and | :17:28. | :17:37. | |
those people were communicated with to remind them of responsibhlities | :17:38. | :17:42. | |
to their partners, and it is their fault and they are the ones who make | :17:43. | :17:48. | |
the decision to abuse. Is it just when the football is all? Is that | :17:49. | :17:54. | |
the only sport that triggers this? It is the one that creates the most | :17:55. | :18:01. | |
noticeable spike, and it is not just about to elements and it can be | :18:02. | :18:07. | |
quite localised, depending on an early, if a particular location | :18:08. | :18:12. | |
supports one team and they have bad result, there could be a local | :18:13. | :18:17. | |
spike. It is incredibly brave of somebody to report something that is | :18:18. | :18:21. | |
happening and after you havd intervened, is the early support | :18:22. | :18:28. | |
network in place? Absolutelx. The important thing to say is if you do | :18:29. | :18:33. | |
not want to leave the relathonship, you do not have two, and it is | :18:34. | :18:39. | |
important to know that oursdlves and the people we work with than the | :18:40. | :18:43. | |
statutory and voluntary agencies will support you in your hole if you | :18:44. | :18:49. | |
do not want to leave. For example, somebody might have mental health | :18:50. | :18:55. | |
issues. The mental health practitioner can help them develop | :18:56. | :19:01. | |
coping strategies. What kind of coping strategies would you | :19:02. | :19:03. | |
recommend putting in place hf they cannot leave? The coping strategy | :19:04. | :19:10. | |
might just be somebody to phck up the phone to if things are not going | :19:11. | :19:16. | |
right and could be as simpld as recognising the danger of you are in | :19:17. | :19:23. | |
and preparing for leaving, so at a friend or family member's house you | :19:24. | :19:29. | |
have a bag and a copy of a passport and bank account. Some spard cash, | :19:30. | :19:36. | |
so if you had to flee an emdrgency you can actually leave without | :19:37. | :19:39. | |
having to go back to the hotse instantly. A change of clothes for | :19:40. | :19:44. | |
the children and some favourite toys. Thank you. | :19:45. | :19:49. | |
Many see the pub as the heart of a local community, but everx year, | :19:50. | :19:53. | |
So it's getting even more ilportant to make sure | :19:54. | :19:56. | |
Today, Norfolk County Counchl put thousands of pounds | :19:57. | :20:01. | |
into a scheme called "The Ptb's the Hub" encouraging pubs to take more | :20:02. | :20:04. | |
That could mean becoming a community centre, | :20:05. | :20:07. | |
The Kings Arms opened for btsiness in the 17th century. They are used | :20:08. | :20:30. | |
to be six pulps in this are` but it was the last and closed in 2012 It | :20:31. | :20:38. | |
is about to reopen, helped by a ?4000 grant from The Pub's The Hub. | :20:39. | :20:44. | |
We needed this to be more than just a pub, so we will have a colmunity | :20:45. | :20:50. | |
cafe and hopefully a school meals service for the primary school | :20:51. | :20:56. | |
opposite. We will get an offering that can cook 180 school me`ls a day | :20:57. | :21:02. | |
and also things like a coffde machine for the community c`fe. | :21:03. | :21:06. | |
Although there are signs th`t the rate of closure is may be slowing, | :21:07. | :21:14. | |
many are losing services sthll, and pubs can fill the gap. Todax at the | :21:15. | :21:23. | |
Royal Norfolk sure, the council leader announced a ?30,000 | :21:24. | :21:29. | |
contribution to the project. They are the first county council to do | :21:30. | :21:35. | |
so and pubs in Norfolk can `pply for grants from the Council for the | :21:36. | :21:41. | |
community scheme. What we h`ve been trying to do is put new accdss in | :21:42. | :21:46. | |
for elderly customers, disabled customers, so that it makes it a | :21:47. | :21:52. | |
more friendly place, so thex are not as isolated as before and they can | :21:53. | :21:56. | |
feel they can come into a w`rm welcome. The ?4000 grant max not | :21:57. | :22:04. | |
seem much but for a Norfolk county council it is something at the time | :22:05. | :22:11. | |
of big financial cutbacks, to help pulps and communities flourhsh. | :22:12. | :22:16. | |
`` pubs. Perhaps one of the surprising | :22:17. | :22:21. | |
success stories from the London Thousands of volunteers | :22:22. | :22:23. | |
in distinctive purple and orange uniform who helpdd made | :22:24. | :22:26. | |
everything tick. Now the Tour de France in Britain is | :22:27. | :22:28. | |
following in those same footsteps. 10,000 volunteers have been chosen | :22:29. | :22:31. | |
to help make race day run sloothly. Stage three starts in Cambrhdge | :22:32. | :22:34. | |
on Monday July 7th, winding its way Tom Williams has been talking to | :22:35. | :22:37. | |
the Tourmakers. From flag to put marshalling or just | :22:38. | :22:53. | |
being on hand with a friendly smile. Toolmakers will be the faces of the | :22:54. | :23:10. | |
race. `` Tourmakers. It has been fantastic, you have that calaraderie | :23:11. | :23:15. | |
and people coming together for a common goal, something really | :23:16. | :23:24. | |
positive. Over 25,000 applidd and just 10,000 made the final cut but | :23:25. | :23:30. | |
with the final stage just 10 days away, they today to con fin`l | :23:31. | :23:37. | |
instructions and collected tniforms. It is building on the momentum of | :23:38. | :23:42. | |
London 2012 and we have manx more volunteers here today who | :23:43. | :23:46. | |
volunteered during the Olympic Games. Two years on, they are still | :23:47. | :23:53. | |
volunteering for big sporting events. It is the biggest volunteer | :23:54. | :23:59. | |
workforce since the Olympics and the first time the event has posted | :24:00. | :24:09. | |
Tourmakers. I want you to gdt yourself into height order. | :24:10. | :24:15. | |
Volunteers are not all over 18, meet the young Tourmaker clinic. Pupils | :24:16. | :24:21. | |
have been taught how to run workshops, to deliver these sessions | :24:22. | :24:24. | |
to younger children at prim`ry schools. Fast forward one wdek and | :24:25. | :24:31. | |
the chance to put new skills to the test by teaching Tour de Fr`nce | :24:32. | :24:39. | |
themed activities. This is focusing on the skills you would need to be a | :24:40. | :24:44. | |
good cyclist, speed and bal`nce and coordination. Inside the artwork is | :24:45. | :24:52. | |
coming along nicely. We havd been designing flags to wave while people | :24:53. | :24:57. | |
go past. Do you think it is effective at getting people | :24:58. | :25:02. | |
excited? They all seem really excited and I are going to go and | :25:03. | :25:08. | |
watch it. A final few touchds and a flag to wave with pride. | :25:09. | :25:20. | |
I wish I had done that now! It has been raining a bet in places but | :25:21. | :25:22. | |
reasonable. Every time it is Glastonburx the | :25:23. | :25:36. | |
weather changes. We have ond more day of fine weather before things go | :25:37. | :25:40. | |
downhill with low pressure `re moving in. It was cloudy thhs | :25:41. | :25:46. | |
afternoon and there is still some clouds around Seoul this cloud will | :25:47. | :25:56. | |
continue to melt and we will have some clear spells through the night. | :25:57. | :26:03. | |
It was chilly last night, gdtting down to five Celsius and parts, but | :26:04. | :26:08. | |
do not take these figures at face value. It could be lower in the | :26:09. | :26:14. | |
countryside and there could be mist patches around as well. Starting | :26:15. | :26:21. | |
chilly tomorrow but what sunshine through the morning. More cloud in | :26:22. | :26:28. | |
the afternoon and the risk of some isolated showers but for most of us, | :26:29. | :26:34. | |
it will be dry throughout. Slightly warmer as well and staying cool on | :26:35. | :26:39. | |
the coast. Further inland, getting up to 20 Celsius. The afternoon sees | :26:40. | :26:46. | |
more clouds but it will then out into the evening and overnight. Low | :26:47. | :26:54. | |
pressure are moving and will bring us unsettled conditions for the end | :26:55. | :26:58. | |
of the week and it looks like that unsettled weather will conthnue into | :26:59. | :27:02. | |
the weekend so make the most of tomorrow. Looking pretty good but | :27:03. | :27:07. | |
with outbreaks of rain and heavy showers are owned by the end of the | :27:08. | :27:15. | |
week. This may clear quicklx, but lingering across northern p`rts and | :27:16. | :27:21. | |
these heavy showers are expdcted to continue on Saturday, with some | :27:22. | :27:28. | |
thunder, and it looks like the showers will still be around on | :27:29. | :27:34. | |
Sunday but not as many. A couple of unsettled days before it improves | :27:35. | :27:41. | |
slightly. That's all from us, have very good evening. | :27:42. | :27:49. |