:00:09. > :00:13.Good evening, and welcome to Look East.
:00:13. > :00:18.Police a hunt this man, is as they did of trying to abduct boys in
:00:18. > :00:23.Milton Keynes. It is a priority for me and my staff to reassure the
:00:23. > :00:27.public. EasyJet says it will start flights
:00:27. > :00:32.from Southend Airport next year. Shell UK is accused of sleepwalking
:00:32. > :00:36.into danger after this explosion in Bacton three years ago.
:00:36. > :00:46.And paramedics become the latest line of defence against their
:00:46. > :00:49.
:00:49. > :00:55.country's Sir biggest killer. -- thorough the biggest killer.
:00:55. > :00:59.The hunt is on for a man who is trying to abduct boys in Milton
:00:59. > :01:04.Keynes. Four cases had been reported this month. The first was
:01:04. > :01:11.at 6:00pm on 6th June, when a 13- year-old boy was approached by a
:01:11. > :01:17.man driving a white star -- transit van in Middleton. Three days later,
:01:17. > :01:20.in Walnut Tree, a man in a blue van told a ten-year-old boy to get into
:01:20. > :01:26.the car. Police are also investigating reports of two
:01:26. > :01:32.similar incidents which happened yesterday. First, at 12:30pm in
:01:32. > :01:36.Middleton, a man in a red van told a boy to get in to the car. And at
:01:36. > :01:41.8pm, a man in a white van approached a group of four boys.
:01:42. > :01:51.This is an e-fit of the man in the first two incidents. He is white,
:01:52. > :01:55.
:01:55. > :01:59.slim and aged around 30 to 40. I am in Middleton, where the first
:01:59. > :02:03.incident involving a 13-year-old boy took place. We have just given
:02:03. > :02:08.you the details of all of those incidents, police are taking this
:02:08. > :02:12.very seriously. But we should emphasise they are attempted
:02:12. > :02:19.abductions. The man has not been successful, and all of the boys
:02:19. > :02:23.have escaped. Nevertheless, police say this is very serious. Some more
:02:23. > :02:28.detail about two of the incidents. In the second incident, the man
:02:28. > :02:32.threatened to kill the boy after he refused to get into the van. The
:02:32. > :02:38.boy did manage to escape, and he told his schoolteacher who reported
:02:38. > :02:43.it to the police. The 4th incident in form -- involved agreed. The man
:02:43. > :02:48.is said to have got out of the van and run after them, but they
:02:48. > :02:52.managed to escape. This is a high- level investigation. I was at
:02:52. > :02:56.Milton Keynes police station earlier, where I was told a gold
:02:56. > :03:00.command meeting was taking place and that extra patrols are out on
:03:00. > :03:04.the streets. They are emphasising that parents must know where their
:03:04. > :03:12.children are. We would ask that they remind their children of the
:03:12. > :03:18.dangers of speaking to children bed -- strangers. I do want to
:03:18. > :03:22.emphasise that Nelson -- Milton Keynes is a very safe place to live.
:03:22. > :03:26.Police say there are extra patrols on the streets, and I did see quite
:03:27. > :03:32.a lot of police cars on the streets earlier. There is also a campaign
:03:32. > :03:35.being launched with the council and valour -- volunteers. There is a
:03:35. > :03:40.leaflet and a campaign in schools reminding children not to get into
:03:40. > :03:44.vehicles with strangers. I have been talking to parents in this
:03:44. > :03:48.area. One man told me he was very concerned because he had not heard
:03:48. > :03:55.anything. And I have an eight year- old son, I think I should have
:03:55. > :04:01.known about this. I am very concerned. The police should have
:04:02. > :04:07.been round and told us. I heard about it, and I saw the leaflets.
:04:07. > :04:16.The first one was three weeks ago, and two weeks ago the next one. But
:04:16. > :04:26.I have not seen anything happening like that. I know that some people
:04:26. > :04:27.
:04:27. > :04:30.are very concerned about it so. And it is good to take action. The man
:04:30. > :04:37.is white, slim, and aged between 30 is white, slim, and aged between 30
:04:37. > :04:43.and 40. Police are saying that they would like you to call the helpline
:04:43. > :04:47.would like you to call the helpline number if you have any information.
:04:47. > :04:50.A retired college lecturer who stabbed his partner to death
:04:50. > :04:56.because she nagged him has today had his jail sentence for
:04:56. > :05:01.manslaughter increased from 5 to 7 1/2 years. The Court of Appeal
:05:01. > :05:07.ruled that Ronald Edwards' initial sentence was too lenient. But the
:05:07. > :05:11.victim's family say the ruling still does not go far enough.
:05:11. > :05:17.666 year-old Sylvia Rowley-Bailey died at the hands of her partner
:05:17. > :05:21.after a row about his dirty clothes. Ronald Edwards said she constantly
:05:21. > :05:26.criticise and belittled him. In June last year, he stabbed her with
:05:26. > :05:33.a kitchen knife. He started attacking her, she put her hands up
:05:33. > :05:38.to try to defend herself. He stabbed her three that wrist. She
:05:38. > :05:42.collapsed on the floor, until he stabbed her so hard in the back of
:05:42. > :05:46.the neck that he could not get the knife out. Today, the Court of
:05:46. > :05:50.Appeal ruled that the term he was handed for her manslaughter was not
:05:50. > :05:56.tough enough. His term was increased by another two-and-a-half
:05:56. > :06:02.years. Obviously, I am pleased it has been increased. But I worry
:06:02. > :06:07.about the message it sends out to society. If there are not big
:06:07. > :06:12.enough consequences to breaking the rules, what is the point in having
:06:12. > :06:19.rules? He is retired, he does not have to worry about getting a job
:06:19. > :06:26.when he comes out. You feel like resolved -- resorting to sarcasm.
:06:26. > :06:32.It is ridiculous. It seems a ferocious and savage attack. I was
:06:32. > :06:38.not there, I will never know for sure what happened. But it seemed
:06:38. > :06:43.very ferocious and savage. Bearing in mind that all she did was get a
:06:43. > :06:47.little bit cross with him. If someone upsets you that much, you
:06:47. > :06:52.leave, there are all sorts of alternatives. But he chose not to
:06:52. > :06:57.take them. Sylvia's family say this was a relationship near its end,
:06:57. > :07:01.but they never expected this. Today's judgment offers them some
:07:01. > :07:07.comfort, but they still question whether it just as has been fully
:07:07. > :07:12.and truly serve. From next year, easyJet will be
:07:12. > :07:18.flying from Southend. 150 jobs will be created at the airport expects
:07:18. > :07:27.an extra 800,000 passengers per year. But campaigners against the
:07:27. > :07:31.expansion are angry about the plan. There will be more choice that from
:07:31. > :07:37.next year. EasyJet is shaking up the airline industry by moving to
:07:38. > :07:42.Southend. This will start competing with Luton and Stansted. It is a
:07:42. > :07:50.small airport, but wants to get bigger. Its owner, The Stobart
:07:50. > :07:56.Group, is pouring in millions to upgrade facilities. EasyJet will
:07:56. > :08:01.use it as a hub for the next 10 years. We had built a new control
:08:01. > :08:08.tower, a new railway station to take advantage of the railways to
:08:08. > :08:12.London. We had built a new runway. That is a huge impact for her
:08:12. > :08:18.regeneration in the area. From April next year, easyJet will
:08:18. > :08:24.operate FF70 per week from Southend. There will be about 10 European
:08:24. > :08:30.destinations including Barcelona and Ibiza. 800,000 passengers are
:08:30. > :08:34.expected in the first year. We will be based in three aircraft here. So
:08:34. > :08:37.we will be starting in time for the Easter holidays, and we are very
:08:37. > :08:42.pleased that we will be able to help get Southend on the map by
:08:42. > :08:48.creating an opportunity for people to travel from our other bases into
:08:48. > :08:51.London for the Olympics. EasyJet has larger bases at Luton and
:08:51. > :08:56.Stansted. But it has had disagreements with them about
:08:56. > :09:01.rising landing charges. It has probably got a cheaper deal with
:09:01. > :09:06.Southend. There has been a campaign against plans to develop the runway.
:09:06. > :09:11.It will cause problems for people in Southend. With noise, the
:09:11. > :09:17.pollution, and increased traffic as well. We have been saying -- they
:09:17. > :09:21.had been saying it will bring more jobs, this is the first step in the
:09:21. > :09:24.right direction. I own a local business near where all the planes
:09:24. > :09:29.will be coming from, so it will expand what we are doing and bring
:09:29. > :09:36.us more clients. With its modern facilities and closer to London,
:09:36. > :09:40.Southend could be set for take-off. Today's move by easyJet is a shot
:09:40. > :09:44.across the bows of Luton and Stansted. If the flights prove
:09:44. > :09:50.popular, easyJet could increase the number of flights there at the
:09:50. > :09:53.expense of the two bigger airports. The energy company Shell UK has
:09:53. > :09:57.been accused in court of sleepwalking into danger. The
:09:57. > :10:01.company has admitted seven breaches of health and safety regulations
:10:01. > :10:08.following an explosion and fire at its terminal in north Norfolk three
:10:08. > :10:13.years ago. Shell is one of three companies
:10:13. > :10:17.hear whose plants produce one third of the UK's natural gas supply. The
:10:17. > :10:22.gas is piped in from the sea, treated in their plans and then
:10:22. > :10:25.poured into the National Grid. Of course, the sites contain a large
:10:25. > :10:34.amount of hazardous and explosive amount of hazardous and explosive
:10:34. > :10:38.materials. Here is a reminder of what happened in February 2008. The
:10:38. > :10:43.terminal was sealed off, roads were closed. 10 fire crews were brought
:10:43. > :10:47.in to fight the blaze. Shell later confirmed its staff have all been
:10:47. > :10:52.accounted for and there were no casualties.
:10:52. > :10:54.casualties. Where exactly was the explosion? It
:10:55. > :11:00.was in that the waste water treatment plant. It blew the roof
:11:00. > :11:03.off, there was rubble everywhere. We heard from Andrew Marshall bat
:11:03. > :11:07.because of this was a vessel further up the chain which have not
:11:07. > :11:10.been properly maintained. As a result, dangerous substances were
:11:10. > :11:14.finding their way into the treatment plant, producing an
:11:14. > :11:18.explosive mixture of which was ignited by electric heaters. He
:11:18. > :11:23.said it was only by good fortune, though most and miracle, that
:11:23. > :11:27.nobody was killed or seriously injured. The staff had been
:11:27. > :11:31.changing shifts. He claimed there were serious failures of management
:11:31. > :11:36.at this treatment plant over a period of years. No risk assessment
:11:36. > :11:45.had been made, training was poor. And no matter what concerns were
:11:45. > :11:51.brought to the company by its work force, the company sleepwalked into
:11:51. > :11:56.danger. Tomorrow, the Council for Shell will address the judge.
:11:56. > :12:00.Still to come: The paramedics on the front line it in the fight
:12:00. > :12:04.against the third biggest killer in Britain. And Mike Liggins has been
:12:04. > :12:10.out in the marshes. It is raining at the moment, but
:12:10. > :12:15.there is not enough to do any real good. During a drought, nobody
:12:15. > :12:25.thinks about while lies. The RSPB does. We will tell you what they're
:12:25. > :12:30.
:12:30. > :12:34.up to after more news from your The Prince of Wales has been in
:12:34. > :12:40.Colchester, presenting medals. He is the Colonel in-Chief of the
:12:40. > :12:43.Parachute Regiment, and troops have recently returned from a 4th tour
:12:43. > :12:48.of Afghanistan. Rain was not going to spoil this
:12:48. > :12:54.parade. The friends and families sheltering were all there for a
:12:54. > :12:59.special soldier. Very proud. Absolutely.
:12:59. > :13:02.He if you are going to get a medal, you may as targeted from the
:13:02. > :13:06.Colonel in-Chief. They made sure they had an umbrella on hand for
:13:06. > :13:10.the Duchess of Cornwall. Both were there to present medals to the
:13:10. > :13:18.soldiers, waiting patiently on the soaking parade ground. Some were
:13:18. > :13:22.lucky to be there. A bullet went through his helmet. It -- he only
:13:22. > :13:26.needed stitches but it was lower, he would not be here today.
:13:26. > :13:31.The Prince of Wales went slowly down one row, pausing to speak to
:13:32. > :13:35.the injured, while the Duchess went down another. The Prince said he
:13:35. > :13:41.knew from experience how worried the families of the soldiers would
:13:41. > :13:49.I would like to take this opportunity to pay a special
:13:49. > :13:56.tribute to the families here today. As a father of two serving officers,
:13:56. > :14:03.I have some idea of how difficult it can be when our loved ones are
:14:03. > :14:12.far away from home, in harm's way. Private Lee and King's family were
:14:12. > :14:20.there to see him on it, after he lost his legs in an explosion. --
:14:20. > :14:25.Liam King. He said well done, it made him proud. To be here today
:14:25. > :14:30.has been brilliant. Having Prince Charles here was
:14:30. > :14:35.fantastic, it gave everyone a real lift.
:14:35. > :14:41.Today was a celebration. But before too long, paras from Colchester
:14:41. > :14:45.could be back out in Afghanistan. The it has been reported that
:14:45. > :14:48.Prince Harry has been cleared to return to Afghanistan.
:14:48. > :14:52.He is at Wattisham in Suffolk for the final phase of his training in
:14:52. > :14:59.the Apache helicopter. The Ministry of defence has refused to confirm
:14:59. > :15:03.these reports. The reports, in several of today's
:15:03. > :15:07.papers, should come as no surprise. One headline reads, "Harry Off To
:15:07. > :15:12.War". I say no surprise because, it is very expensive to train and
:15:12. > :15:16.Apache pilot. You expect them to go on an operational tour. Captain
:15:16. > :15:22.Wales, as he is known in the army, is no stranger to Afghanistan,
:15:22. > :15:26.having served their in 2007. His job was to direct air attacks on to
:15:26. > :15:30.insurgent positions of. His tour was cut short to ten weeks after
:15:30. > :15:34.foreign websites broke a media blackout on reporting details of
:15:34. > :15:38.his service. There was a feeling his unit may be targeted. At the
:15:38. > :15:44.moment, he is one month into an eight-month conversion Course at
:15:44. > :15:48.Wattisham airfield, learning the finer points of flying the Apache.
:15:48. > :15:55.It is no secret he wants to can -- re-tender of Dallas than that it is
:15:55. > :16:00.not his choice, it is up to the army. -- re-enter Afghanistan.
:16:00. > :16:04.Reports he might enter are premature. These helicopters are
:16:04. > :16:08.fighting on two fronts, Afghanistan and Libya. Nobody would have
:16:08. > :16:15.predicted that Wattisham's Apaches would be carrying out air strikes
:16:15. > :16:20.in Libya a year ago. If the Prince is in a war-zone, he will be in
:16:20. > :16:25.harm's way. These helicopters are well armoured but they fly low and
:16:25. > :16:28.come under direct fire. I spoke to the MoD about Prince Harry and they
:16:28. > :16:30.simply said, we will not comment on the deployment of individual
:16:30. > :16:34.personnel. Thank you.
:16:34. > :16:38.If the police say a woman who was sexually assaulted in her own home
:16:38. > :16:42.in Ipswich thought she was going to die. A man let himself into the
:16:42. > :16:48.house in Robin Drive on 5th June. He is described as white, in his
:16:48. > :16:54.mid-forties, and 5'5" tall. He was wearing a navy fleece and navy
:16:54. > :16:57.trousers. Police in Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk have agreed to share
:16:57. > :17:03.information technology services to save money. They are teaming up
:17:03. > :17:07.with Kent police to form a new unit with 375 staff. The merger will
:17:07. > :17:10.save up to �4 million over four years.
:17:10. > :17:13.The line-up has been announced for this year's Latitude Festival in
:17:13. > :17:21.Suffolk. There will be music from Paloma Faith, Seasick Steve, and
:17:21. > :17:26.Suede. The Suffolk born actor Ralph Fiennes will also be there.
:17:26. > :17:36.Today is quiet here, but in 28 days, this area will be transformed into
:17:36. > :17:38.
:17:38. > :17:48.a festival site with over 100,000 people. Suede, the National and
:17:48. > :17:49.
:17:49. > :17:57.Paolo mutiny are headlining. -- Nutini. Having small artists is
:17:57. > :18:03.also important, especially local artists. There are other acts, but
:18:03. > :18:08.Ed Shearer is dominating. He is big in Norwich and repeating that
:18:08. > :18:14.business around the country. In four weeks time, he could be twice
:18:14. > :18:19.as big again. This year, the story of the
:18:19. > :18:29.Nigerian musician a fella cutey, the Afro beat pioneer, is coming to
:18:29. > :18:31.
:18:31. > :18:34.the festival. -- Fela Kuti. That is a huge sold-out show, we are very
:18:34. > :18:39.excited. It has sold out on Broadway.
:18:39. > :18:46.Organisers say the festival brings around �5 million to be local
:18:46. > :18:49.economy. They have to see the same financial benefits this year.
:18:49. > :18:51.Football, and in the draw for the first round of the Carling Cup,
:18:51. > :18:54.Ipswich Town play Northampton, Colchester head to Wycombe and
:18:54. > :18:56.Southend host Leyton Orient. The ties will be played in the week
:18:56. > :19:00.beginning 8th August. Hundreds of Olympic tickets have
:19:00. > :19:03.been bought by the county council in Essex so that young people can
:19:04. > :19:08.see the mountain biking event in Hadleigh. The 540 tickets have cost
:19:08. > :19:12.�23,000. Some of the tickets will go to children in care, some will
:19:12. > :19:15.go to schools, and others will be allocated as prizes. There are 34
:19:15. > :19:25.the canoe slalom event at the Lee Valley Water Centre, and 10 tickets
:19:25. > :19:28.
:19:28. > :19:33.for the opening and closing ceremonies. -- 30, for the canoe
:19:33. > :19:43.slalom. Coming up, the farmer supplying
:19:43. > :19:45.
:19:45. > :19:48.water to others from his own a Most of us know about the dangers
:19:48. > :19:51.of cancer and heart disease. But there is something else which
:19:51. > :19:54.claims thousands of lives every year. It is what the experts call a
:19:54. > :19:57.hidden killer. It is septicaemia, which used to be called blood
:19:57. > :20:00.poisoning. Not treated quickly, it can kill within hours. But now, a
:20:00. > :20:06.new trial is under way in this region to help paramedics spot the
:20:06. > :20:10.warning signs much faster. Sue Watkins from Thetford knows
:20:10. > :20:12.only too well the dangers of sepsis. She had been unwell for a couple of
:20:12. > :20:16.days, an ambulance was called. Luckily Darren Fowler was on board,
:20:16. > :20:23.and he quickly realised that she was already in the grip of what can
:20:23. > :20:30.be a life threatening condition. It had been not recognised, if it
:20:30. > :20:36.had been left any later, I may not be here today to talk about it.
:20:36. > :20:40.The earlier we spotted, the earlier we can inform A&E. The quicker they
:20:40. > :20:44.can react, they have a system in place and we can trigger that
:20:44. > :20:48.system. On the way in, they will be waiting for us.
:20:48. > :20:51.Darren's experience helped to pinpoint the problem, but the
:20:51. > :20:59.condition is notoriously difficult to diagnose. This monitor is now
:20:59. > :21:05.being tested. A key indicator of sepsis is the level of lactate.
:21:06. > :21:09.In its worst form, septic shock has a 50% mortality rate. 50% a
:21:09. > :21:16.patients will die when they progressed to septic shock. The key
:21:16. > :21:21.is to recognise it early. It's the paramedics are working on
:21:21. > :21:26.mistrial with the accident and emergency team. A pre- alert with
:21:26. > :21:36.the early diagnosis saves precious time. Several other hospitals are
:21:36. > :21:41.also involved, seeking quick intervention with sepsis. They have
:21:41. > :21:48.this trolley prepared for the first hour of care. Getting an early
:21:48. > :21:53.shout from ambulance crews is, they say, vital. They will also be doing
:21:53. > :21:58.three of the six important stages Prix hospital. We know the patient
:21:58. > :22:03.is coming and we only have to do half of the six steps when they get
:22:03. > :22:09.here. We have shown a, as have other organisations around the
:22:09. > :22:14.country, but it can be done with relatively little investment, with
:22:14. > :22:18.relatively little effort. With education and basic care processes,
:22:18. > :22:22.we can transform the way these patients are treated.
:22:22. > :22:26.It is fantastic. How proud can a girl be? I am very proud of the
:22:26. > :22:30.paramedics who have said this running. They have worked
:22:30. > :22:35.nationally to set a benchmark. This paramedic trial is pioneering.
:22:35. > :22:45.There is already interest from the USA and Europe. The aim is to
:22:45. > :22:47.
:22:47. > :22:52.validate the technique and then see it spread around the world. You may
:22:52. > :23:02.have noticed it has been raining today. It is still not enough.
:23:02. > :23:02.
:23:02. > :23:05.Across the region, we are slowly Black skies over Berney Marshes,
:23:05. > :23:12.not far from Great Yarmouth. This is a 1,000-acre RSPB reserve where
:23:12. > :23:15.Mark Smart is the site manager. The reserve is home to wading birds
:23:15. > :23:21.like the avocet, redshank and lapwing but Berney Marshes have to
:23:21. > :23:30.be managed. Wind pumps and foot drains help provide the habitat the
:23:30. > :23:34.birds need. If we did not do any of our work,
:23:35. > :23:40.these areas would become a bone dry and we would lose a lot of the
:23:40. > :23:44.wildlife which makes the marshes. Farmers too are learning how to
:23:44. > :23:54.adapt. George Munns, who runs West Moor farm at Chatteris, built this
:23:54. > :23:57.
:23:57. > :24:01.30-million-gallon reservoir and now sells water to other farmers nearby.
:24:01. > :24:06.In a year like this, with the prospect of severe shortages in the
:24:06. > :24:10.late summer, this water is here for us to be able to use. There is also
:24:10. > :24:13.12 other farmers licensed to take water from here as well.
:24:13. > :24:16.Back on Berney marshes, there appear to be more cows than birds.
:24:16. > :24:21.The bird population here is actually steady but is declining
:24:21. > :24:29.elsewhere. If you do not have the water, you
:24:29. > :24:33.do not have the food sources. All of the insects which use the water.
:24:33. > :24:37.If you do not have that, they do not breed, they do not produce
:24:37. > :24:41.chicks. And so the population will decline to a level where it will
:24:41. > :24:47.die out. So, as the climate change debate
:24:48. > :24:57.rages, it seems we are beginning to adapt to drier conditions, finding
:24:58. > :25:03.
:25:03. > :25:11.small solutions to an increasingly A very moody skies, there. I am
:25:11. > :25:15.looking forward to the barometer Over last 24 hours, the weather has
:25:15. > :25:21.transformed into something more unsettled. This is the satellite
:25:21. > :25:25.chart from earlier. You can see, a scattering of showers. This is the
:25:25. > :25:30.scene around 6pm this evening. Much of the cloud has cleared. If we go
:25:30. > :25:37.back to this morning, this is our radar chart, showing the earlier
:25:37. > :25:40.rainfall. As you can see, there were some hefty showers and the odd
:25:40. > :25:45.rumble of thunder. Tonight, a few sharp showers are still around but
:25:46. > :25:55.they will fade to leave us with clear skies. It would get colder
:25:55. > :25:58.than the last night. We expect lows of seven Celsius. Winds will ease,
:25:58. > :26:04.to a moderate south-westerly. If you miss out on rain today, there
:26:04. > :26:08.is a chance of more tomorrow. All eyes are South to this area of low
:26:08. > :26:14.pressure, pushing these weather fronts up across us. It looks like
:26:14. > :26:17.tomorrow will be a wet sort of day. That said, a dry start. We could
:26:18. > :26:21.see sunshine early on. The rain is expected to arrive later,
:26:21. > :26:26.especially in the east of the region. Tomorrow morning looks
:26:26. > :26:31.sunny to start off with, then it will quickly cloud over from the
:26:32. > :26:36.West. The rain will arrive around late morning, pushing steadily
:26:36. > :26:41.eastwards as it does. There could be heavier bursts in amongst that.
:26:41. > :26:47.This is used for rain also come to our gardens and fields.
:26:47. > :26:53.Temperatures of 16 or 17 Celsius at best, not as warm as it has been.
:26:53. > :26:57.It will be quite breezy in the rain. Through the afternoon and evening,
:26:57. > :27:06.the rain persists. You will see it is steadily tracking eastwards. It
:27:06. > :27:13.will linger until midnight on Friday at least. Here is the next
:27:13. > :27:17.five days. To summarise the weekend as a whole, it is a weekend of
:27:17. > :27:24.sunshine and showers. The show was look more widespread and heavy on