12/09/2011 Look East - East

In Look East tonight: The 21st century slave trade on a

travellers' site in Bedfordshire. How could it happen here? When

police came here early this morning, they released two men from inside

this shed. Around the corner, a darkened area. There are four beds

and if we look over here you can see four passport photographs

scattered on this worktop. Also tonight: The man killed by

suspected Somalian pirates while on a dream holiday in Kenya. And his

wife has been taken hostage. First pictures of the disgraced

Peer, Lord Hanningfield, after he is released early from jail.

And the fragile cling-film baby who turned into a sturdy three-year-old.

First tonight, 24 men are being looked after at a specialist

medical centre after being kept as slaves on a travellers' site.

Housed in kennels and sheds, maltreated and malnourished, some

of them are so weak that their stomachs wouldn't be able to handle

a proper meal. In a moment, how these vulnerable men are recruited,

but first our reporter who was on the raid in Bedfordshire and is now

at their police HQ. Here, police are issuing regular

update. Over 200 officers to depart early yesterday morning. I was

there as they swept through the Greenacre travellers' site near

Leighton Buzzard. It was a police operation to rescue the exploited.

Officers smashed locks to read several of the 24 men being held

against their will. Among them, these two victims who were gently

led away to safety. Their masters put them to work day and night.

Some people were covered in excrement and dirty clothing. After

being cared for, given food and fresh clothing, we hope to

interview them. That will take a long time because these people are

institutionalised. One person we know has been here for 15 years.

Two m, this is normal life. police swept through the Greenacre

travellers' site in Leighton Buzzard, one man lost his temper.

The victims were mostly from the UK. But there were some from Poland and

Romania. Vulnerable, these people were approached at benefit offices

and soup kitchens for the hopeless. They were offered work of �80 pay

per day. When they got to the side, police say they receive no money.

Their heads were shaved and they were given little food. They were

threatened if they tried to leave. When police came here this morning,

they found two men inside the shed. Around this corner, there are four

beds. Here are some passport photographs scattered on this

worktop. Mostly, people were from the UK. Some were so seriously

malnourished that a regular meal could kill them. There being slowly

reintroduced to food. The victims are now being cared for at a centre.

The travellers we spoke to said he did not know what was going on on

the site. Pretty sick. Police have made a number of arrests. The

Serious Organised Crime Agency were involved in the operation.

Detectives believe this small caravan site is the hub of a multi-

million pound human trafficking organisation spreading beyond the

UK. Some of those rescued had been forced to work in Scandinavia and

possibly elsewhere in Europe. Police have told us 9 of the 24 men

they rescued have left the medical centre today, refusing to provide

state and or co-operate with officers. Police are hoping the

remaining 15 well assist their inquiries. We have to get

scientific evidence so that we can bring people before the courts.

What we don't want is for the victims to be subject to this

treatment in future. We have to make sure these investigations are

solid and sound. Tonight, the wife of one of the travellers who was

arrested has accused the police are prejudice. They say it was part of

an unnecessary crackdown on members of their community. Modern-day

slave labour is clearly a serious issue in the UK. This is a

sensitive crime for the police to investigate.

This is unlikely to be an isolated incident. So how can slavery exist

here in the 21st century? Our reporter has been discovering how

vulnerable people can fall victim to such shocking abuse.

This man works to help the socially excluded. 50 come here every day,

rough sleepers, migrant workers, the mentally ill and addict.

Protecting the vulnerable is not easy. If things are going on in

secret, I am not sure how one would ever investigate. We certainly have

our eyes and ears around the town all the time. People who don't come

into here, we find ways of going out and engaging with them. But if

they don't want to engage with us, that is it, they don't. The slavery

and servitude Act became law in April 2010. It seeks to plug a gap

between where there is no proof of trafficking or -- and where people

are forced to perform a Labour. Prior to this Act being brought

into force, there were offences which could be prosecuted, such as

false imprisonment. In my view, they didn't deal with the long-

standing severe forms of these cases that seeks to undermine

Schumann rights and freedoms. everyone's budget under pressure,

ensuring the vulnerable are protected gets tougher by the day,

he says. Joining us from London now is Aidan

McQuade, the Director of Anti- Slavery International. Were you

shocked or surprised by this horrific case? I was shocked but

not surprised. The British Government estimates that there are

3,000 people in some form of in forced labour in the UK at any one

time. This is representative of many of the abuses which may be

occurring across the UK. What kind of things are these people been

forced to do? Possibly the most well-known form of forced labour in

the UK at the moment is within the sex industry. We also see some

forced labour in domestic servitude and within construction, catering

and cleaning. Erie has not covered by a parts of the licensing

authority set up in the aftermath of the Morecambe Bay disaster

several years ago. Many of the victims were British. People tend

to associate force Labour with those brought in from abroad.

is one of the main problems with current policy in Britain. There is

an excessive focus on trafficking as an immigration crime, rather

than as a forced labour offence. It is essential the British Government

refocuses its priorities so that it addresses this issue as it is,

rather than as they imagine it to be. What should be done now to help

the victims in this case? We have heard some of them have refused to

give statements. Police are calling some of them institutionalised.

What appears to be happening appears to be good beginnings in

terms of health and nutrition. After that, they need legal advice

as to what their rights are. Then the need social counselling in

order to help them recover from whatever abuse has occurred. After

that, the police can take statements so the courts can work

out what has gone on you. Thank you very much.

More now on the murder of a holidaymaker from Hertfordshire and

the kidnap of his wife. David Tebbutt was shot in the early hours

of Sunday morning at a beach resort on the coast of Kenya. His wife

Judith was taken away by gunmen. Today, a friend told Look East that

David Tebbutt was a compassionate man who worked tirelessly for

charity. The this is the house where the

couple have lived for 20 years. The left your days ago for what would

have been a dream holiday, according to one neighbour. But on

their first night at this a Paris - - on safari, the became victims of

suspected Somali pirates. So far, we have not discovered a motive.

There might be contact looking for ransom, but we're not sure. David

Tebbutt was a finance director in publishing. He was a brilliant

financial or -- financial director and very generous to our charity in

terms of giving his time and expertise. He did a lot for the

charity and ran the Marathon twice. He was determined. If he was going

to do something, he did it well. I heard he died defending his wife.

In a way, that does not surprise me. Judith Tebbutt was taken away by

boat. The resort Security said he did not open fire or for fear of

injuring her. The Kenyan military are assisting the police. In their

home town, family and friends were keeping away from the cameras. Last

Christmas, the couple threw a party for friends and neighbours. They

spoke of their love for adventurous travel, but nothing could have

prepared them or their family for the consequences of this latest

travel. -- of their latest travel. Later, all the football and the

rugby from the weekend. Plus what happened to the cling-film baby

A court has heard how a former manager with the Crown Prosecution

Service killed his wife after a row over the debts they ran up together

on a TV shopping channel. Shirley Goring's body was found at the home

they rented at Mundesley in Norfolk. Her husband Warren, who is 67,

denies murder. Our reporter has been following the trial at

Chelmsford Crown Court. The Crown Prosecution Service

opened the trial to its former manager by saying that Warren

Goring brutally strangled his wife to death. It claims he accepts he

killed her, but disputes his intentions when he got hold of her.

Apparently had -- he has no memory of what happened at night. The

couple rented their house and their bank accounts were overdrawn. They

spend �10,000 on a TV shopping channel. Women's clothes, necklaces

and jury were found unopened in the house. Warren Goring told police he

had argued with his wife about their finances. He said bailiffs

were due to evict them the following morning. He said she had

gone on and on at 10. He flipped. He did not check her or call for

help. When police pulled him over when he was driving his car, he

said he was on his way to the police station. Warren Goring was a

manager at the Crime Prosecution Service until he retired in 2008.

In court today, a neighbour described him as a pleasant

gentleman. The prosecution claimed that Warren Goring had just one

motive and that was took seriously injure or kill his wife, of he

ignored her struggles to survive. The former leader of Essex County

Council has been released from prison early. Lord Hanningfield was

given a nine month sentence in July for fiddling his parliamentary

for fiddling his parliamentary expenses. He served nine weeks of

his jail term. Off to do the shopping, the sort of a normal

everyday task that a Lord Hanningfield is getting used to

once again. He was sentenced in July for fiddling �14,000 in

parliamentary expenses. I spoke to him earlier today and he said he

did not feel ready to give an interview on camera just yet but he

would in due course. He said he just wanted to go and do his

shopping and sort things out and the next few weeks. He was released

under a scheme called home curfew, which it normally means agreeing to

be home between seven at night and seven in the morning. His former

constituents were shocked that he served just nine weeks of a nine-

month sentence. He should get put back in. It is not acceptable.

few are given a nine-month sentence you should serve nine months. Nine

weeks is a small proportion of the sentence. Their view was echoed by

the opposition at County Hall. Councils will prosecute people who

defrauded the benefits system and this is a very similar case and

those sorts of people do not get released after only serving a small

portion of their sentence. investigation into the expenses

account held by Lord Hanningfield is being investigated. At this

stage of the county council will not comment any further.

Service personnel at RAF Marham have thanked the people of Norfolk

for helping keep the base open. Aircrew marked the start of Battle

of Britain week by exercising their freedom of the city of Norwich.

Thousands signed a petition to save RAF Marham from closure. A huge

feeling of a thanks for the people who supported us. I know that

thousands of signatures were petitioned and that is incredible.

Thank you to the people of Norfolk. Team Lotus could be leaving Norfolk.

The team's principal, Tony Fernandes, has revealed in a

magazine interview that the team is looking at a move at the beginning

of next season. He told Autosport magazine that they are looking at

sites near Silverstone and in Oxfordshire.

Chefs and musicians came together at a festival with a difference

this weekend. About 20,000 people turned up for Harvest at Jimmy's

near Ipswich. Among the big names queen of cakes Mary Berry and on

stage The Kooks and Eliza Doolittle. Spit-roasted hog roast, Dorset lamb

marinated in Chile, and cherry Bakewell tarts come up all sample

at this year's harvest. -- Bakewell tarts, all sample at this year's

harvest. The cows are over their but it is so strange when you have

a 25,000 people. Mary Berry shares some home dishes on stage but what

is her top tip? Baking means that it is important to way accurately.

It makes such a difference and you can get success every time. --

# I hate to think that you miss me. # It's merely nice because there

are other festivals and I live not far and it is great to not have to

travel too far to come to a festival that is just as good as

all the others. Highlights were fans? We love all

the music and the bid has been fantastic. The food and music were

brilliant. Ostrich burgers! They were great. With plans for next

year already under way, fans can look forward to some tasty dishes,

served up with a good selection of The party political conference

season is well underway. Today the Greens closed their conference with

an appeal to disaffected Liberal Democrats to come and join them.

The Greens have always regarded the East as one of their strongholds

and they have achieved some notable successes here. But support for the

party is patchy as our political correspondent reports. More than

4,000 people headed to the park for her this affair. It is a clear sign

that there is a number of people in this region who feel strongly about

environmental issues. We are seeing consistent growth in Green Party

support and membership across East Anglia. It is now one of our

strongest regions. There is a number of new places in rural and

urban areas alike where we have been selected making a difference

at a local level. Green Party supporters -- support is still a

very patchy. If you move away from the city there is just a handful of

areas where the Green Party has any kind of stronghold. Voting trends

war and it is going to get harder. When times are -- boating trains

Lord Hanningfield came last -- this is a simple reminder that the party

Football now and there was not a single winner among our sides at

the weekend, with most of them now , but not -- in a slow motion, it

looks a bad, but not according to the referee. Today, at the

When you look at it on the tape you can see what happened. To survive

in the pair rarely, these are the games you need to win. It started

badly. There was only one goal scored. Norwich had their chances.

Earlier, a striker denied the Baggies from capping an eventful

debut. Ipswich are still waiting for their time. With nine new

signings on the pitch, Paul Jewell was able take time to gel. Brighton

are 10 points ahead. It needs to happen quickly. Colchester had a

job after Anthony Wordsworth gave An angry Southend manager says that

there are few players he will not feature for the club again. The

damage was done in a ten-minute spell for Swindon. The Blues are 12

On to rugby, and it needed a try from Norfolk's Ben Youngs to spare

England's blushes against Argentina on Saturday in the Rugby World Cup.

England ended up winning 13 - 9. Meanwhile Northampton's Courtney

Lawes has been cited for allegedly striking Argentina's Mario Ledesma

with his knee during the same match. And in Formula One, Sebastian

Vettel won yesterday's Italian Grand Prix for Milton Keynes Red

Bull. If he wins the next Grand Prix in Singapore he will become

World Champion for the second successive year.

It is nearly three years now since we ran a story about a tiny baby

suffering from a very rare heart problem. He was saved because

doctors wrapped his heart in a very special type of cling film. Matthew

Molloy from Northampton has DiGeorge syndrome, a DNA deficiency

that caused two holes in his heart. We went along to Matthew's third

birthday party. Matthew Molloy is much loved by a

family who feared he would not see his birthday. His heart was beating

-- is a beating beneath a surgical cling film. He has had life-saving

surgery. Your mind goes back to the early days. You think, he is still

here and a look at him now. He is special and he is spoiled because

it could have been a different story. We spoil him every birthday

because it is a celebration that he is here. At four days old, Matthew

Molloy was diagnosed with DiGeorge syndrome, which caused two holes in

his heart and blocked a major artery. His body was starved of

blood and oxygen. It affects his heart and his speech. It has

affected his development. We are hoping to raise the money for a

special type of bed that will be -- a special type of bed that will be

a safe place for him to sleep. brothers remember his first days

very well. It was scary. The ambulance came and they carried him

out. When he was a little baby... He is bigmouth. He is three years

old. -- he is they get now. Surgeons have said that this has

been one of the most complicated surgery is they have had to perform.

For now it is time to celebrate a It is so fantastic to see how well

he is doing. I hope our reporter It has been very windy. As these

pictures show, you can see that the Cambridge University Botanic Garden

was closed today as a precautionary measure. We have these pictures

from Norfolk that show why they made that decision. There was a

potential for branches to come down due to the gusts of wind. I have a

lead the table of the areas that had the strongest gusts of wind. --

a league table. The romance of the hurricane have moved to more than -

- the remnants of the hurricane have moved to northern Britain. It

has been a pretty fine day for us, if rather windy. This was the scene

from about 5 o'clock. A bit more sunshine to enjoy and it will stay

dry overnight. The winds will gradually start to ease over the

course of the night. A little bit a patchy cloud around at times and

temperatures could dip down to about ten Celsius. The winds will

still come from the westerly direction and we are looking at a

moderate breeze inland. Into tomorrow, a different sort of day,

because we have the chance of some scattered showers and some sunny

spells. The wind speed will pick up tomorrow but it will not be quite

as windy. There could be quite a scattering a showers and one or two

of them could be quite heavy. A moderate to fresh sup at -- south-

westerly wind through the afternoon. Towards the end of the day, the

showers will diminish, and we will be left with a fine end to the day

with some sunshine. For the rest of the week, this is how it looks. We

have pressure starting to build. On Wednesday you will see the odd

isolated shower in effect bought high pressure will start to build

and the isobars are further apart, meaning light to winds. Thursday

looks like a pretty fine day. Scattered showers for tomorrow. On

Wednesday it is more effect that could have the odd shower. --

Norfolk that could have the odd shower. We will keep a fine weather

for Friday and it will possibly produce the odd shower overnight.

Showers will linger into Saturday and the wind speed will pick up. It