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Killed as he delivered pizz`s - the devoted dad who lost his

This was a senseless crime for the cost of three pizzas. I hopd this

cost of three pizzas. I hope this sends a strong message around people

thinking about their actions. Too little too late -

plans for a new free school in Luton hit the buffers after the government

pulls the plug. A subtle but cloudy outlook. Join me

later for the details. First tonight, a widow wept today,

as two men were convicted of killing her husband in an attack

over a take away. Father-of-two Ali Qasemi,

whose wife Fawzia was pregn`nt with their third child,

was ambushed as he delivered pizzas. Following the conviction

of Joel Lawson and Mark Lintott of manslaughter, Pizza Hut pledged

to review its safety procedtres It was a normal night,

and normal shift. Ali Qasemi was delivering food

across the city, then an order came in for three

pizzas costing around ?50. Ali Qasemi was lured here to

Shrewsbury Court just before 1am. Unbeknown to him, it

was a false address. He was knocked to the ground

with a single punch, his pizzas After the attack, the men wdnt

inside and carried on partying. Joel Lawson admitted punching Ali

Qasemi. Mark Lintott from Peterborotgh

denied robbery and manslaughter, After the verdict, a friend

spoke of the anguish It was a very devastating

incident on Fawzia's life. This incident has ruined her,

not only her own life He was the main bread winner,

he just went to work, he was just Police said the men had

been drinking for most This is a really senseless

crime for the sake of And I hope this sends a strong

message around people thinking about their actions and thinking

through the possible consequences of what they may think

is just a silly act. The two men will be sentencdd later

for their crime, but left a mother without her husband and thrde

children without a father. Pizza Hut have told us

that since the attack, They've got a new way of verifying

orders and have reviewed drhver training to try and stop anything

like this from ever happening again. Next - it was due to open

it's doors in September, offering parents a choice

and driving up standards. But tonight plans for

St Anne's High, a new free school The Department for Education has

withdrawn its support, saying not enough progress

had been made. But with the town in desper`te need

of more school places, what next? Here's our political

reporter Tom Barton. 35 free schools are now open in our

part of the region and another 21 are in the pipeline,

including the Chiltern Academy, planned to be open

on this site in 2018. But, another free school in Luton

has hit the buffers, raising questions `bout

this flagship government policy. This morning, St Anne's High School

for Girls had a website that was proudly looking forward

to welcoming its first pupils. But, by lunchtime, that

website was off-line, replaced by a message

that the project Normally on a story like thhs I d

stand at the location where this That though, is one of the problems

with this project, they All we know is this school

was going to be built somewhere within three miles

of here in Luton town centre. A previous attempt to open a girls'

free school in Luton did have a proposed site at this

land on Kingsway. But that project collapsed,

costing taxpayers ?180,000. The Department for Education has

refused to tell us how much has been spent on this latest failed project,

but the local Labour MP says the government's free school model

isn't what the town needs. We've got a young population,

a growing population and that means we need

comprehensive education. At the moment, the only typd

of school we are banned from opening is one that is planned by the local

authority and built by it. I think about the students that

aren't going to have school places and the wasted time from civil

servants going on a project which was never going to work

and the government was warndd about. This is the second time it's

happened and it needs to stop. In a letter sent to those

involved in the project, Luton council didn't support

the proposed school and today reassured parents there are enough

spaces for the town's children. We are actively trying to btild

new schools in the next few years. We have to because we have ` growing

population in Luton, and therefore we have got a number

of options that we've been So I can assure them there will be

a place found for you in Luton. Free schools can, in theory, be set

up by anyone and they are opening The Wixams Academy in Bedford

is due to open next year. Their head says the key to success

is working We've been working with

the community for over a ye`r now, working with an existing local

primary school, we have a great We were here on Saturday

at a community event and it's a very ambitious,

very vibrant community. They are very, very keen

and very welcoming of us. There's no doubt that Luton

will need more school places But opening new schools to fill that

need is proving to be a challenge. The fact that two

planned free schools have been scrapped in Luton does

suggest education officials are looking closely at

what's going on here. That said, the council supports

the school that's going to be built on this site

and there is every indication this Our reporter Mousumi Bakshi is here,

just explain to us briefly They were part of a series of

Government in 2010. You will Government in 2010. You will

remember the big society slogan from a few years ago? It was designed

remember the big society slogan from a few years ago? It was deshgned to

a few years ago? It was designed to encourage more independence for

people, including parents who want to shape their children's education

future. They are free of local authority control so they c`n set

their own term times, said teacher pay and ignore the national

curriculum. So it was a coalition policy going for six years, is the

will still behind it in Westminster? People in favour of April .2 the

numbers of success and need the good will to continue there are currently

400 up and running. David Cameron said there would be another 500 by

20 20. But now there is a ndw name 20 20. But now there is a new name

at the top and Theresa May will want to shape her own education policy.

There was a big announcement on education? Yes, the government has

education? Yes, the governmdnt has dropped its plans to convert all

schools into academies, announcement made in the Queen's Speech. All

schools would have been publicly funded, independent schools free

from local authority control. It was the element of compulsion that

prompted howls of protest from up and down the country. Thank you very

much. Cambridge City Council has announced

it's to double the number The council had agreed to t`ke 0

refugees as part of a government scheme to help people

from war-torn countries. They now say they will take 100

directly from camps close Last night we told you Addenbrooke's

Hospital in Cambridge had been It's meant patients who aren't

critical being sent away and some non urgent

operations being cancelled. Well today that pressure

has started to ease, Peterborough City Hospital

remains on black alert. Hundreds of people turned ott

tonight for a concert The founding member of Pink Floyd

left the band after just three years, sliding into mental illness

after a battle with drugs. He then moved to Cambridge

and withdrew from public life. Stars including Blur's Grah`m Coxon

were at tonight's event, which also saw the unveiling

of a new art installation. The piece was commissioned

for what would have been That's all from me, I'll leave

you with the weather from Alex. Quite cloudy across the reghon

at the moment so temperatures perhaps not dropping as low

as they could. The chance of some mist and fog

patches developing as we go Temperatures into single figures

just about, so a low of around eight or 9 degrees for most parts

of the region by first So, it may just be a bit of a misty,

cloudy start to the day. Essentially a settled forecast

with high-pressure controllhng things, but that weather front close

by could mean quite And possibly across northern

counties, a few spots of light rain or drizzle out of the thickest

of the cloud. So where it remains cloudy,

it will still be quite mild with temperatures around

13 or 14 degrees. But if we get any brightness

or sunshine those temperatures But it looks as though that will be

in short supply The national weather's coming up,

but here's the outlook. It's a rather cloudy

outlook for the weekend, The chance of some brighter

spells developing later. My colleague Helen Willetts has with

the national