:00:07. > :00:10.In Look East tonight... More than 2.6 million people are unemployed.
:00:10. > :00:14.So why does this engineering company need to recruit staff from
:00:14. > :00:18.Australia? Hello and welcome to the programme.
:00:18. > :00:24.Also tonight.... The latest on the CCTV car. Their
:00:24. > :00:27.pictures. Your stories. What happens when this bridge
:00:27. > :00:37.breaks down? And should the council take over the maintenance?
:00:37. > :00:46.
:00:46. > :00:49.And the latest of our Olympic First tonight, the engineering
:00:49. > :00:56.company with plenty of contracts, but precious few local youngsters
:00:56. > :00:59.able to make the grade. They call it the skills gap. Figures released
:00:59. > :01:04.this week show that unemployment in this region went up last month by
:01:04. > :01:07.3,000 to 213,000. But that doesn't mean there aren't any jobs. Very
:01:07. > :01:10.often, the problem is finding the right person with the right
:01:10. > :01:15.qualifications. For one company in Cambridgeshire, the situation is so
:01:15. > :01:18.bad, it is recruiting from the other side of the world.
:01:18. > :01:21.Z-Tech is exactly the sort of company the government would like
:01:21. > :01:25.to encourage. It provides electronic detection systems for
:01:25. > :01:33.companies like Anglian Water and the London Underground. This
:01:33. > :01:36.company is now reliant on Aussies and Kiwis. They are very highly
:01:36. > :01:43.trained, walking straight into a job with us we are so short of
:01:43. > :01:45.their skills. They are very well trained back home with their
:01:45. > :01:48.traditional engineering apprenticeships, which we seem to
:01:49. > :01:53.struggle to offer these days. workers are only here on temporary
:01:53. > :01:56.visas. For the most part, they are funding travels around Europe. But
:01:56. > :02:02.the vocational courses they have completed at home make them highly
:02:02. > :02:07.employable here. I did an apprenticeship for about 3.5 years.
:02:07. > :02:13.That covers everything, from basic domestic wiring to industrial
:02:13. > :02:19.controls. I was worried when I came over and heard about unemployment.
:02:19. > :02:24.The more people you speak to, you were told about it being difficult
:02:24. > :02:29.to get hard-working people. company says the problem is two
:02:29. > :02:35.fault, colleges not offering be courses needed, or students are
:02:35. > :02:41.interested in taking them if the courses are there. It is difficult
:02:41. > :02:47.convincing that this is a valued Korea, not the soft option, we need
:02:47. > :02:52.highly educated people to do this sort of job for us. As it it
:02:52. > :02:57.believes colleges are not offering the skills needed, they are
:02:58. > :03:06.investing in their own training programmes. It offers a worthwhile
:03:07. > :03:11.alternative to a degree. You can do this and are able to get the skills
:03:11. > :03:17.and qualifications that gets you a decent salary without having the
:03:17. > :03:23.debt you would have at university. Their working visas or only valid
:03:23. > :03:26.for up to two years. But once the habit -- but once they have expired,
:03:26. > :03:31.these people will call back down and are taking their skills with
:03:31. > :03:34.them. Let's speak to Stephanie Fernandes
:03:34. > :03:43.from the Institution of Engineering and Technology. She's at their HQ
:03:43. > :03:53.in Stevenage. This is a worrying situation. This does not speak well
:03:53. > :03:55.
:03:55. > :04:04.for the economy. It is very worrying. We are experiencing a
:04:04. > :04:07.shortage of engineers. It will have a negative impact on the UK economy.
:04:07. > :04:09.We will not be able to invest in cutting carbon issues or
:04:09. > :04:13.rebalancing the economy towards manufacturing or technology-based
:04:13. > :04:20.sectors. Is this a problem with their education or people not
:04:20. > :04:28.wanting to go into engineering? again, part of the problem lies
:04:28. > :04:31.within the education system. Ourl skills survey shows that almost
:04:31. > :04:33.half of employers say that graduates do not meet their skills
:04:33. > :04:39.requirements, especially in the areas of literacy, numeracy,
:04:39. > :04:42.expertise and practical skills. There needs to be much more
:04:42. > :04:44.provision for young people to equip them with crucial technical and
:04:44. > :04:48.practical skills. Be it through academically or more vocational
:04:48. > :04:51.types of learning. That could be apprenticeships, which are very
:04:51. > :04:55.successful in equipping young people with the key skills and
:04:56. > :05:01.making them much more employable. I think we need to address
:05:01. > :05:07.perception... I am sorry, we have Adderley, sorry to interrupt. Do
:05:07. > :05:13.you think there is an MLA -- do you think there is an image problem
:05:13. > :05:17.with engineers? I think so. We need to promote the benefits of going
:05:17. > :05:22.into a science or engineering based job. The skills survey shows more
:05:22. > :05:27.and more employers are looking to recruit graduates from Europe who
:05:27. > :05:33.have much more positive outlooks on science and engineering based jobs.
:05:33. > :05:38.We have to do more in this country to turn that balance around. Thank
:05:38. > :05:41.you very much. And we were only able to run that
:05:41. > :05:44.story because Z-Tech sent us an email. If you've got a story, don't
:05:44. > :05:48.forget to get in touch in the usual ways.
:05:48. > :05:51.Let's stay with jobs, because Tesco has found itself at the centre of a
:05:51. > :05:55.row today after it appeared to offer a permanent job which only
:05:55. > :05:58.paid expenses. The company is taking part in a government scheme
:05:58. > :06:03.designed to give unemployed people work experience. Tesco says calling
:06:03. > :06:06.it permanent was a simple mistake. Our chief reporter Kim Riley has
:06:06. > :06:14.been looking at the government scheme and finding out if it really
:06:14. > :06:20.does help people find a paid job. Tesco appeared to offer permanent
:06:20. > :06:23.nights -- night shift to a permanent job seeker. And they
:06:23. > :06:29.would continue to receive Jobseeker's Allowance, but not earn
:06:29. > :06:34.a wage. Tesco said the permanent work on its now removed
:06:34. > :06:38.advertisement was a mistake caused by job seeker plus. Many large
:06:38. > :06:41.retailers signed up to the Government schemes. But
:06:41. > :06:46.Waterstone's pulled out, and Sainsbury said it will only take
:06:46. > :06:52.part in future voluntary schemes. This man has been sent on two
:06:52. > :06:56.placements. It does not help me. I do not see why that is a
:06:56. > :07:03.requirement to still be able to receive your Jobseeker's Allowance.
:07:03. > :07:07.It does not help me. But most people approve of the scheme.
:07:07. > :07:12.you are doing something, even if not getting paid, that is more
:07:12. > :07:15.sustainable than giving people money to do nothing. If you are
:07:15. > :07:20.unemployed and having trouble getting back into the industry, at
:07:20. > :07:26.least it helps. It is a way of getting experience and that could
:07:26. > :07:30.set you up for a possible interviewed. The Government is
:07:30. > :07:34.defending a case lodged in the High Court saying the scheme is a breach
:07:34. > :07:40.human rights legislation on forced Labour. Nick Clegg visited
:07:40. > :07:44.Cambridgeshire last month as youth unemployment hit 80,000,
:07:44. > :07:49.championing the expansion of apprenticeships and work-experience.
:07:49. > :07:53.For its part, Tesco told me that kind of nature of work it was
:07:53. > :07:57.advertising comes with a guaranteed job interview at the end. -- kind
:07:57. > :08:02.of night shift work. It said that many of the people on these
:08:02. > :08:07.placements had been given jobs. It emphasised that, while on work
:08:07. > :08:13.experience, they were not a substitute or replacement for
:08:13. > :08:16.Tesco's full-time staff. A council has insisted that it has
:08:16. > :08:22.improved standards following the death of a one-month-old baby in
:08:22. > :08:25.Southend. Baby Robert was born in 2009. His mother had a history of
:08:25. > :08:30.drink and mental health issues. But it has emerged that several
:08:30. > :08:32.agencies failed to refer her for help. Earlier tonight, I spoke to
:08:32. > :08:39.Chris Doorly from Southend's Safeguarding Children Board and
:08:39. > :08:42.asked how it was allowed to happen. It is it always very difficult. One
:08:42. > :08:48.of the issues in this situation was that we discover that people were
:08:48. > :08:52.not checking back on records enough, something we have put a lot of work
:08:52. > :08:57.into improving and correcting. It is difficult, because you are only
:08:57. > :09:03.seeing what you see on that day. And that sheering off historic
:09:03. > :09:09.information is very important in identifying risk and vulnerability.
:09:09. > :09:13.-- and that sheering off historic information. A lot of work was done
:09:13. > :09:19.in the area of improving access to young mothers and single homes
:09:19. > :09:24.parents to housing, because this woman was homeless. You talk about
:09:24. > :09:31.that day. Surely visitors would have seen that woman was almost?
:09:31. > :09:35.Yes. And work was done to help with the issue of housing. But during
:09:35. > :09:41.this review and as a result of it, a lot of work has been done to try
:09:41. > :09:46.and strengthen and develop that. has been said that the Baby Peter
:09:46. > :09:51.case contributed, leading to an increase in workload. Surely the
:09:51. > :09:55.death of one child should help prevent the death of a second?
:09:56. > :10:00.After the death of Baby Peter and be a mite of publicity, there were
:10:00. > :10:06.many more referrals to children and social care services, because of a
:10:06. > :10:13.heightened awareness of concern about children. To go back to be
:10:13. > :10:18.the Robert, he died of Infant Death Syndrome. It highlighted council
:10:18. > :10:23.services should have done more. There were feelings to work to
:10:23. > :10:28.guidelines, poor record-keeping. It has been two years since the
:10:28. > :10:33.Serious Case Review. Can people be confident in the agencies for
:10:33. > :10:38.safeguarding children? You cannot be complacent. We keep these things
:10:38. > :10:42.under constant scrutiny and work very hard to see that, when risks
:10:42. > :10:49.and identified, we keep them under scrutiny and continue to see them
:10:49. > :10:54.improve. That has been proven to be the case in Southend. Thank you for
:10:54. > :10:57.joining us. Thank you. Later in the programme The coach at
:10:57. > :11:07.Northampton Saints rules himself out of the England job. And your
:11:07. > :11:08.
:11:08. > :11:12.stories after our reports last The rides at a funfair in King's
:11:12. > :11:14.Lynn were closed to customers a short time ago in tribute to a
:11:15. > :11:18.three-year-old boy who died after an accident nearby. The accident
:11:18. > :11:27.happened on King Street at 5.30 yesterday afternoon. The boy died
:11:27. > :11:32.later in hospital. All morning people came to lay
:11:32. > :11:36.flowers in the boy's memory. Some clearly knew him. Others did not,
:11:36. > :11:41.but just wanted to pay their respects. The accident happened
:11:41. > :11:46.outside his restaurant close to the King's Lynn market, where the chief
:11:46. > :11:51.steward told me stall holders and ride operators wanted the place to
:11:51. > :11:59.fall silent for five minutes tonight as a mark of respect.
:11:59. > :12:08.rights will be on, but no customers served or any music playing. -- the
:12:09. > :12:15.rides. Our heart and soul go out to this family. It was closed for a
:12:15. > :12:19.Park last night as police continued an investigation. At her mac was
:12:20. > :12:25.taken away. There was a petition for the road to be closed during
:12:25. > :12:30.the market. But it is said it is too early to make that decision.
:12:30. > :12:40.put in a lot of planning every year with organisers. Many different
:12:40. > :12:45.groups. And we review safety plans, check safety plans. What is the
:12:46. > :12:51.best solution? What we need is the advice from the police when
:12:51. > :12:55.everyone is certain as to exactly what happened. This is a busy part
:12:55. > :12:59.of town and one woman, who did not want to be interviewed, said the
:12:59. > :13:03.small roundabout near where the accident took place is dangerous
:13:03. > :13:10.for pedestrians. Police are appealing for any witnesses to
:13:10. > :13:13.contact them. Former Energy Secretary, Chris
:13:13. > :13:17.Huhne, made his first appearance at court today accused of perverting
:13:17. > :13:20.the course of justice. He's alleged to have asked his ex-wife Vicky
:13:20. > :13:23.Pryce to take penalty points for a speeding offence in Essex nine
:13:23. > :13:26.years ago. The case has been adjourned until March 2nd.
:13:26. > :13:30.Another review has been ordered into the conviction of a man found
:13:30. > :13:34.guilty of murder. Simon Hall from Ipswich was jailed for life in 2003
:13:34. > :13:38.for stabbing Joan Albert at her home in Capel St Mary. He's always
:13:38. > :13:40.maintained his innocence. A previous appeal was rejected. Now
:13:40. > :13:46.the Criminal Cases Review Commission has agreed to re-examine
:13:46. > :13:49.the case. Suffolk County Council wants to
:13:49. > :13:54.take over the management of a bridge which has been closed for
:13:54. > :13:57.maintenance 151 times in the past five years. The Bascule Bridge in
:13:57. > :14:02.Lowestoft is a bottleneck for traffic. At the moment, it's
:14:02. > :14:09.managed by the Highways Agency. But the council believes it can do a
:14:09. > :14:16.better job. If you ask people in Lowestoft, what they think, they do
:14:16. > :14:20.not hold back. Absolutely horrendous. It is a pain in the
:14:20. > :14:25.neck. Today. A modest half of mile or so
:14:25. > :14:33.of queues. This is the bridge when raised. When it breaks down, as it
:14:33. > :14:37.did recently. It cuts the town in two causing gridlock. We saw a huge
:14:37. > :14:41.foot fall because the bridge was closed. From the air, the critical
:14:41. > :14:46.role the bridge plays is all too clear. In 2008, the Highways Agency
:14:46. > :14:49.spent over �2 million trying to improve reliability. But BBC Radio
:14:49. > :14:53.Suffolk has found, over the past five years, the bridge has been
:14:53. > :14:57.forced to close 151 times. That was mainly overnight, but also 11 times
:14:57. > :15:05.during the day. Now the county council has had enough. It wants to
:15:05. > :15:09.take over management from the Highways Agency. Ownership would
:15:09. > :15:16.remain with central Government, but we would be grossly it about
:15:16. > :15:20.repairs. We would work out a scheme of improvements. -- we would talk
:15:20. > :15:23.about repairs. The Highways Agency says it tries to keep closures to a
:15:23. > :15:26.minimum. It points out the bridge is complex and needs regular
:15:26. > :15:36.maintenance. But the patience of businesses and many others over
:15:36. > :15:38.
:15:38. > :15:41.this ageing bridge is now wearing Councils in Essex have welcomed a
:15:41. > :15:48.deal that will keep the Coryton oil refinery open for the next three
:15:48. > :15:51.months. Essex County Council and Thurrock Council both say the
:15:51. > :15:56.arrangement is good news, but that they're committed to securing its
:15:56. > :16:03.long-term future. The refinery has been under threat since its owners
:16:03. > :16:05.Petroplus went into administration, with up to 1,000 jobs at risk. The
:16:05. > :16:11.councils say they've been working closely with the administrators and
:16:11. > :16:15.the government and will Continued to do so.
:16:15. > :16:18.A mother from Essex fears she may not be able to attend the trial of
:16:18. > :16:21.the men accused of killing her son, because she can't afford to travel
:16:21. > :16:24.to Germany. An MP is now campaigning for more help for
:16:24. > :16:29.people like Marie Heath. Marie Heath lights a candle on the
:16:29. > :16:36.urn that holds the ashes of her son Lee. I do not suppose we will move
:16:36. > :16:40.on, we will always miss him, he was a big part of the family. Lee Heath
:16:40. > :16:44.lived and worked in Germany. Last year, bouncers beat him up outside
:16:44. > :16:47.a club in Frankfurt. He died. Mrs Heath has letters from the court
:16:47. > :16:50.saying the bouncers' lengthy trial will start next month. She says she
:16:50. > :16:54.couldn't live with herself if she doesn't travel to Germany to see
:16:54. > :16:58.the men accused of killing her son face justice. I know it is a lot of
:16:58. > :17:04.money. We are looking at over 60 flights to go out for the trial
:17:04. > :17:13.once a week. We need some help to get there. Her MP, Priti Patel,
:17:13. > :17:18.says that help should come from the Government. These families are left
:17:18. > :17:22.on their own to fight their corner. When you see the amount of support
:17:22. > :17:27.given to criminals, whether in terms of education or whatever
:17:27. > :17:32.support, it is there for them. Under victims of crime are
:17:32. > :17:38.constantly forgotten about. We need to rebalance the justice system.
:17:39. > :17:48.group called support After murder or manslaughter of Broad said it is
:17:49. > :17:52.
:17:52. > :18:02.Marie Heath says she is determined to get to Germany for the trial and
:18:02. > :18:10.
:18:10. > :18:12.More now on the controversy surrounding the new CCTV cars
:18:12. > :18:15.introduced to combat illegal parking on the streets of
:18:15. > :18:20.Bedfordshire. As we saw on yesterday's programme, the cars
:18:20. > :18:28.drive around taking pictures using a camera mounted on the roof. After
:18:28. > :18:31.the programme, many of you got in touch. They are the New Kids On the
:18:31. > :18:37.Block, camera cars said to be six times more effective than a traffic
:18:37. > :18:41.warden, using GPS and technology recognising number plates. It seems
:18:41. > :18:47.many viewers have been caught out by these yellow cards. We heard
:18:47. > :18:51.from a pensioner who was ticketed for shopping on that -- for
:18:51. > :18:55.stopping on the main road when he closed his garage and a wine
:18:55. > :19:00.merchant done after unloading stock. Now Joan Smith has been in touch
:19:00. > :19:08.and tells us she, too, has been snapped because she pulled into
:19:08. > :19:13.drop-off her friend who is also called Joan Smith. We go for lunch
:19:13. > :19:21.once a week. It gets her out. But that the vehicle taking my vehicle
:19:21. > :19:26.stopped me pulling out. And I am only a pensioner. Lots of you have
:19:26. > :19:30.written in. Martin said he is a disabled driver and tells us he
:19:30. > :19:35.received a ticket from this. But the photograph was taken from the
:19:35. > :19:39.back, there for failing to notice the Blue Badge on his front
:19:39. > :19:43.windscreen. And we had a letter from Duncan saying it is
:19:43. > :19:49.interesting the council can magically find money to run the
:19:49. > :19:55.services -- run the service Wells cutting services elsewhere. And
:19:55. > :20:00.David said he thinks these cars are a good idea, stopping pavements
:20:00. > :20:04.been blocked and grass spoiled by people parking in considerably.
:20:04. > :20:11.Central Bedfordshire council said checks and balances are in place,
:20:11. > :20:17.with footage reviewed at the day and those with problems can appeal.
:20:18. > :20:25.-- reviewed every day. What could you do?
:20:25. > :20:32.LAUGHTER. I will have to jump out whilst the car is moving. We do
:20:32. > :20:39.talking before we pull-out and then she is out. She has appealed and
:20:39. > :20:45.this has not cost her �70. The nimble Joan Smith and her friend
:20:45. > :20:47.Joan Smith. Thank you to everyone who got in touch.
:20:47. > :20:51.The Director of Rugby at Northampton Saints, Jim Mallinder,
:20:51. > :20:54.says he has not applied for the job of England manager. He had been
:20:54. > :20:57.tipped as one of the leading contenders. But speaking
:20:57. > :21:02.exclusively to Look East today, he says, for now, he wants to focus on
:21:03. > :21:07.his club's success. He has transformed the club after
:21:07. > :21:11.five years at Franklins Gardens. But getting a good players into the
:21:11. > :21:15.England squad is the achievement that has put him on the
:21:15. > :21:20.international spotlight. Speculation has been rife as to who
:21:20. > :21:27.will succeed Martin Johnson. Ford Jim Mallinder, it was a case of
:21:27. > :21:31.will he or will he. Until today. has to be the right thing at the
:21:31. > :21:35.right time and right place. At the moment, I am concerned with getting
:21:35. > :21:41.Northampton to win something and we have a chance this year and that is
:21:41. > :21:45.what I am focusing on. It is fair to say Rugby is light at
:21:45. > :21:52.Northampton. So it is not surprising that the coach's
:21:52. > :21:57.decision not to go for the England job has proven pop, -- popular.
:21:57. > :22:06.is a good idea. Northampton Saints art in a good position and it is
:22:06. > :22:13.good for him Tuesday. He is a good man. It is brilliant news. Never
:22:13. > :22:18.mind England, please stay here. Whilst eyes are on the top job at
:22:18. > :22:21.Twickenham, Jim Mallinder's eyes are not likely to stray far from
:22:21. > :22:30.Franklin's Gardens. Stage you, son.
:22:30. > :22:33.LAUGHTER. -- stay here. Some of the world's greatest
:22:33. > :22:36.cyclists will be trying out the new Olympic Velodrome when the World
:22:36. > :22:40.Cup begins there tomorrow. Among them will be our very own Victoria
:22:40. > :22:44.Pendleton from Bedfordshire. Four years ago, Victoria won two gold
:22:44. > :22:48.medals in Beijing. London 2012 will be her last games, so she wants to
:22:48. > :22:57.go out on high. The target this year is three gold medals. This
:22:57. > :23:03.report is from our Olympic Correspondent Shaun Pe eel.
:23:03. > :23:10.She has conquered the world, but now it is back to the one she has
:23:10. > :23:13.had a weird dreams about. I am always being chased, but I think
:23:13. > :23:22.that is the nature of the profession. I will always want to
:23:22. > :23:26.move forward or go somewhere. Being chased is a common theme. Victoria
:23:26. > :23:32.says she is retiring after the Olympic Games, leaving three big
:23:32. > :23:37.ones, the one or Cup this weekend, World Championships in Australia
:23:38. > :23:42.and then London. -- World Cup. It is the start of a long goodbye for
:23:42. > :23:47.a very decorated cyclist. I want to make the most of these last three
:23:47. > :23:52.races. I am constantly told by my team that I am kidding myself
:23:52. > :23:57.thinking I can leave. I am told I will miss that after one year. I
:23:57. > :24:03.will never say never. I do not think it will be sprinting.
:24:03. > :24:09.Victoria is probably the best I have seen her since Beijing. We are
:24:09. > :24:15.seeing the real Victoria stepping back up. Her attitudes is brilliant.
:24:15. > :24:21.There may be 9 million bicycles in Beijing, but only one had Victoria
:24:21. > :24:27.Pendleton, coming home with two gold medals, coming home to stardom.
:24:27. > :24:34.But last year, she said she lost her hunger to win. It looks like
:24:34. > :24:43.she has her more Jo Black right in the nick of time. -- got her mojo
:24:43. > :24:51.back. I have not felt this good since 2008. It anyone doubted her
:24:51. > :24:56.motivation, just watch, and wheels are very much for turning.
:24:56. > :25:06.Those crashes always looked very painful. Prepare yourself for a bit
:25:06. > :25:07.
:25:07. > :25:13.Mild weather almost to begin with, continuing over night. We are
:25:13. > :25:18.between two weather fronts. That is because of a ridge of high pressure
:25:18. > :25:24.bringing westerly winds. The cold front brings colder weather on
:25:24. > :25:28.Saturday, then mild weather returns next week. The satellite picture
:25:28. > :25:33.shows some breaks in the cloud bringing some brightness. And some
:25:33. > :25:40.mild temperatures. And there is much colder weather coming down
:25:40. > :25:44.from Scotland, holding off from us until Saturday. Some cloud stopping
:25:44. > :25:51.temperatures falling to low tonight. Temperatures dipping down to about
:25:51. > :25:56.five Celsius in gaps. Most of us avoiding frost. The cloud will be
:25:56. > :26:04.Vicar in the North. Temperatures could be as mild as 7 Celsius in
:26:04. > :26:09.the breeze. -- cloud will be Flecker. A lot more cloud tomorrow.
:26:09. > :26:18.Generally a lot of cloud. Possibly the colour -- possibly fit enough
:26:18. > :26:25.for light rain or drizzle. Nevertheless, it will be a mild day.
:26:25. > :26:32.We above the average of 7 Celsius. That is because of the westerly
:26:32. > :26:36.wind. During the afternoon, it stays cloudy, thickening up in the
:26:36. > :26:41.North, with some spots of drizzle. During the night, we could find
:26:41. > :26:48.further rain as well. Saturday morning, things changing, becoming
:26:48. > :26:53.much breezier. Mild and the morning, been rain in the afternoon followed
:26:53. > :27:00.by colder weather. Some brighter weather during the end of the day,
:27:00. > :27:05.frost during the night and first thing Sunday morning. Then south-
:27:05. > :27:12.westerly winds back for early next week. That brings the temperatures
:27:12. > :27:17.back up once more. It will be colder, but not for long. The
:27:17. > :27:22.heaviest rain on Saturday. Cold and bright on Sunday with frost. Frost
:27:22. > :27:31.on Monday morning, then breeze picking up. The careful if you are