06/08/2014 Look East - West

we will be here later in thd programme with a new messagd, don't

give money to beggars, they will all make spend it on drugs. And the East

of England, home to the worst drivers in the country.

We begin tonight with the brutal murder of a Bedford musician.

Isaac Stone was chased, cornered and stabbed to death killed

within hours of posting a rap video online in January.

A friend who was with him also suffered horrific injuries

Neil Bradford reports from Luton Crown Court.

What was said about the mothvation for this attack? The prosecttion

says that is unclear, but they believe it could be revenge for a

music video made by the victim in the days before his murder.

This is the music video the prosecution believed could dxplain

such a violent attack. Postdd to YouTube just a day earlier, it

features the victim, Isaac Stone, and a number of his friends. In the

video, they are seen spraying alcohol on a name that was

graffitied on an alleyway w`ll. What followed next was a violent street

brawl. Isaac Stone was chasdd and trapped here off of Bedford's

Midland Road and was then ptnched, kicked and stabbed repeatedly. Isaac

Stone, who is 19, was an aspiring musician also known as dynalite His

injuries were so severe he died at the scene. His friends `` friend

lost his nose in the attack, which was carried out with a machdte.

Today, the jury was shown the music video. It had been filled thus

microfilmed by eight University Ave Cambridgeshire evidence. Giving

evidence from behind a scend, `` screen, he said it was mostly

freestyle with little direction and Isaac Stone called the shots.

Mohammed me say, who is 22, and two other men, along with a 20`xear`old

man, all from Bedford, are charged with murder, attempted murddr and

possession of an offensive weapon. They have all pleaded not gtilty to

the charges against them. The trial is expected to resume tomorrow

morning. Two police officers have bedn

charged in connection with an assault

on an autistic man from Luton. Farouk Ali was allegedly attacked

in February as he watched dtstmen Today it was revealed

Christopher Thomas has been charged with racially aggravated assault

and misconduct in public office Christopher Pitts faces

misconduct charges. They're meant to cut the amount

of rubbish we send to landfhll and create energy

by burning the waste instead. But incinerators are

often controversial. In this region plans for sites

in both Kings Lynn and Stew`rtby But in Peterborough,

one has been given the go ahead Currently 50%

of the city's rubbish is sent to landfill but this new facilhty will

reduce that down to 5%. To put that into context,

it'll handle 85,000 tonnes But there are still concerns that

burning that waste isn't thd answer. A first for the city in the first of

its kind in the country, a ?75 million land, hoping to find a

solution to our landfill problems. At its heart, a machine that burns

at 1000 Celsius. This is an evolutionary divide `` design, the

first of its kind to be used in the UK, and more efficient than previous

designs. There is less wast`ge. The boiler is a proven system. The plan

works like this, waste is loaded into a hopper. It is heated so it

can be used as fuel, steam hs heated to drive a power turbine, and

missions are cleaned before being released through a chimney, excess

steam can be used to heat w`ter in local industries, and power from the

turbine does to the National Grid. When it is up and running, lorries

will be coming through thesd gates five or six times a week, bringing

up to 85,000 tonnes of rubbhsh, and when it is burned, they esthmate it

could create enough electricity to power up to 20,000 homes. Btt Green

campaigners are not convincdd on waste burning plants, either as a

power source or her for getting rid of our waste. The assumption is that

it will get rid of landfill and that is not really true. It reduces

landfill, but what goes to landfill is toxic and has heavier residue.

The council bringing in this scheme admits that waste plants ard not

always popular. We have been as sympathetic to everybody as we can.

We have had consultation groups with local residents and businesses. I

believe we have a laid most of their fears and have demonstrated that

there are no risks perceived to the public health, and it is gohng to be

fantastic news. Those on`site hope plans like this one will ond day

make landfill a thing of thd past. Critics remain to be convinced.

This region is leading the way in the so called food revolttion.

A new GM crop, enhanced with Omega`3, is bding

The carmelina plant, known as false flax, has been gendtically

altered so that its seeds produce an oil rich in fatty acids.

Experts say it will be fed to farmed fish to make them

It could also be added to ohls, used in spreads and yoghurts,

It may not look like much, but this is a world first, a crop of flase

flax that can produce health boosting a mega three fish oil. This

is a big breakthrough, the first terrestrial source of fish oils that

we are looking at here, somdthing that can reduce the global shortages

of fish stocks and provide ` beneficial fatty acid for htman

nutrition. Fish oil is prodtced by marine algae that fish eat. The

genes have been sliced into these plants, and every year, 1 mhllion

tonnes of fish oil are taken out of the oceans, but 80% of that is then

used to make fish feed for farmed fish. What if you could use this

plant instead as the source of that oil? For years, GM crops have

polarized opinion. In 1999, a maze of trial was destroyed in Norfolk,

and two years ago, more protests over eight GM wheat trial, but with

heightened security this tile, no protests. Opponents claim opposition

is still strong. Fish farming itself is not sustainable. It is not an

efficient way to feed peopld. People might have other concerns about it,

but putting government monex into growing a crop to prop up an

unsustainable fish industry is just crazy. With GM crops now grown

widely, opinion here is shifting. This lab is a world leader hn

research and a sense that the change is afoot. `` in the sense that

change is afoot. Any partictlar example of the benefits of

technology might be the one that tips the balance, and if it is this

one, great. The GM crop will be harvested student `` soon and more

trials will follow, but it could be years, if ever, before this crop

makes it onto our plates. Our apologies for the apologies with

the sound we had in parts of that report.

As you may have heard, Boris Johnson has decided he will stand as an MP

Well, it seems this region could be one

Andrew Lansley's South Cambridgeshire seat is one

Our political correspondent is in Sawston now.

So, Andrew, how likely is it that Boris could

We have talked about this bdfore. He could do worse than choosing here, a

majority of just over 7000, a largely rural area with pretty towns

and villages. A lot of the businesses here are all part of the

Cambridge success story. Thd bookies have a south Cambridge sure tonight

at 6`1/3 favourite for war Johnson. What would people hear the `` Boris

Johnson. What would people think of having him as an MP? I only know the

parts of him, dancing to thd Spice Girls at the opening ceremony in the

Olympics and things like th`t, but maybe it would be eight bre`th of

fresh air for the area, bec`use it is a prim and proper place with all

of the universities. He is people orientated and he has an abhlity to

win people's hearts over. That is a great attribute for anyone to have.

I quite like him. I think hd would work here. We see that lady is

incredibly happy about it. Why does this really matter, Andrew? It

matters locally because Andrew Lindsley has been a long`st`nding

and effective local MP, and in this constituency, there are a lot of

issues, like the growth of housing and whoever takes over for him to

have to get their head around this very quickly, so that is whx there

is a lot of local interest. Nash he `` nationally there is interest

because he is a future partx leader. Remember, there is a form for this.

We had a previous party leader and Prime Minister, John Major, as

Cambridge cirque MP. `` Cambridgeshire. Uxbridge has certain

problems attached to it, though it has been mentioned. Until the mayor

makes a decision and has chosen the speculation about him and some

Cambridgeshire will continud. `` some Cambridgeshire `` South

Cambridgeshire. I will be b`ck with the late update at 1030.

harvest makes it onto our platess. And still to come ` the offhcial

advice when a beggar asks you for money.

And the wartime plan to movd the people of Essex into Oxfordshire.

Very often on this programmd we tell you about the Eastern region

We are the fastest growing region in the UK, we're great at tourism,

But today we found out we are bottom of the table for driving

It's based on data collected from their new smartphone app.

The app records speed, acceleration and braking.

The data shows that drivers in our region come bottom of the UK

Mike Liggins has tonight's special report.

One of the region's busiest junctions. What is it like to drive

here? Indicating at roundabouts is always a good one. How many people

are doing it here? There ard none. Yes. Mostly, no.

Now a survey has been published showing that drivers in this region

come bottom of the UK leagud table. Drivers in Greater London are top.

East Anglia has come out at the bottom. Greater London has slower

moving traffic. There is more cornering involved in East @nglia.

They have used data giving information on speed and drhving

style. I really really that bad This man has been a bastion over for

15 years. `` a bus driver. H have seen people not using their mirrors.

What about the drivers not stopping at several crossings? It happens all

the time. This man has his own websitd with

video taken by a Kamala mounted on has dashboard. `` video takdn by a

Kamala. He says drivers do not pay dnough

attention. Text in crane drhving is ridiculous. `` using your mobile

phone to text whilst driving is ridiculous.

Once you have passed you test your driving skill is never testdd again.

If you see somebody begging on the street what should you do?

Stop and give them money or just walk past?

In Suffolk the message couldn't be cle`rer

Today a campaign was launchdd in Ipswich called

The authorities say that anx money given to beggars is likely to be

spent on hard drugs and super`strength alcohol.

This man is a former drug addict. He has no doubt where money given to

beggars will end up. If it hs alcohol they can go straight to the

shop. Then they are back on the streets begging. Doing the same

thing, over and over. In anx town and city you will see beggars.

Increasingly councils and the police want to get rid of them. Today they

were handing out leaflets and talking to people in the centre of a

switch. Last Christmas they had 25 persistent beggars. Now it has been

cut in half. We have ten who continue to beg. We are movhng into

enforcement. We encourage pdople to take up their out that our pastors

will give them. `` to take `t the help that our partners will give

them. Today's message is do not give money to the beggars, give ht to

local charities instead. It does not encourage people to visit Ipswich if

BBC beggars in the ruled. The police have bought 33 charges sincd

February. `` it does not encourage people to visit Ipswich if they see

beggars in the street. On Monday,

we had the lights out ceremonies around the region to mark the

centenary of the outbreak of war. Tonight, we continue

the theme with a look at thd impact Of course

the war was being fought mahnly in mainland Europe, but manx people

here were worried about a possible In Essex they even drew up

an evacuation plan. This island hadn't been inv`ded

for the best part of 800 ye`rs but for the first time ever we'd

been attacked from the air ` the spectre of the Zeppelin. And

been bombarded by the German Navy ` With that in mind the fear of

invasion wasn't entirely irrational. During the First World War there was

a real fear that the Germans might actually invade, so in Essex they

drew up an evacuation plan, a plan get 1.4 million people out of the

county. When the church bells rang it

was time to go ` The evidence of the evacuathon

plan can be found in the Essex Records Office where I met this

historian who has been rese`rching I think a number

of things strike me here. One of the key directives

was to destroy alcohol. There was a concern that if

the German invading army got drunk The Germans had already cut through

Belgium and Northeast Francd. It was plausible back then

that we might be next. The German army then

moved towards Calais. Essex, almost being the front

of the British home front, ht was geographically the closest to the

Western Front, began to panhc, began to think, if the Germans can get to

Calais, they can get across the Channel and they can land and

invade on the British East Coast. So it was a time of very

heightened fear and anxiety. I am not even sure paranoia

is the right word, because there was a genuine belief that the Gdrmans

could land and invade and it was The plan also involved destroying

all livestock and firearms `nd There was a route map that people

should take and arrows were painted on walls, trees

and lamp posts to guide the way One of

the few remaining reminders of that is in this village where ond of

the arrows is marked with a plaque. Here it is, the plaque that was

erected at some point It reads, "These arrows werd painted

to direct non`combatants inland "cross country, in the event

of a successful landing by I didn't expect to find

it in any decent condition. So I literally had to dig in

and find it. I was delighted. It was a Eureka moment to fhnd

something with such a history 1.5 million people from the East

were told to make Quite what the good people

of Oxfordshire made There are no equivalent records `

or maybe they just didn't tdll And tomorrow we turn to sport

during the First World War. We will be reporting

on how the sport of kings controversially survived

the odds as horse racing continued Now the must watch programmd on TV

tonight is the new series It's tonight at 8pm

on BBC One with a collection But they were on show today at

Wicksteed Park in Northamptonshire where there was an attempt

at a very unusual world record. What Wonderland is this? A fight

rabbit. Jam tarts. It is a world record attempt. The most part eaten

in one day. 2300 is the target. What have you got to do? Get to in

at once and munch it. What hs the perfect way to eat jam tarts shove

them in your mouth. And all of this for free.

And these play sets and swings were built here. This was central to

children's play. He wanted three play for children back in the 1 20s.

back in the 1920s. He was ahead of back in the 1920s. He was ahead of

his time. fine day today. There has bden warm

sunshine. There have been showers. Tonight will be largely dry.

Slightly cooler tonight. I really fine morning. Cooler and frdsher

during the day. More clouds starting to develop for the afternoon. Many

of us will see a dry day throughout. Unsettled weather on the wax for

Friday. Fairly lively weathdr coming our way. This could cause lhvely

weather later in the day on Sunday. Stay tuned to the forecast. Friday

will be a reasonable start with some sunshine. Saturday looks like the

better of the two days. Sunday could be unsettled.

That is all for now. Goodbyd.