:00:10. > :00:15.Hello and welcome to a new week on Look East. Coming up in the next 30
:00:15. > :00:19.minutes... Hosepipe ban just weeks away as the experts admit the
:00:19. > :00:25.drought conditions have left us short of water. We have had the
:00:25. > :00:28.driest five months since records began for this time of year. So
:00:28. > :00:32.we've got to make sure that water companies, farmers and other users
:00:32. > :00:39.of water work together to solve the problems that we think we will be
:00:39. > :00:43.facing in a serious way this summer. The garage mechanic told he's going
:00:43. > :00:46.to jail after his reckless drive in a customer's sports car left a boy
:00:46. > :00:51.dead. Harry Rednapp's tribute to plucky
:00:51. > :01:01.Stevenage after they hold Spurs at bay in the Cup.
:01:01. > :01:12.
:01:12. > :01:15.And we take you inside the Olympic Hello. Water consumers in the Look
:01:15. > :01:20.East region were warned today they could face water restrictions in a
:01:20. > :01:25.few weeks. Hosepipe bans look almost certain in areas where river
:01:25. > :01:29.levels have fallen to record lows. The source of the problem is simple.
:01:29. > :01:32.We haven't had nearly enough rain. The five months from September to
:01:32. > :01:36.January were the driest across this region since 1910. 2011 was the
:01:36. > :01:40.driest calendar year since 1921. And river flows on the Little Ouse
:01:40. > :01:49.and the Waveney are at their lowest level since records began.
:01:49. > :01:56.This reservoir in Northamptonshire, just 60% full. Without sustained
:01:56. > :02:02.rain now, parts of this region will be hit with a hosepipe ban. It is
:02:02. > :02:10.already officially in drought. And do not be filled by snow, it takes
:02:10. > :02:14.one-third of that to produce proper water. The drought summit had many
:02:14. > :02:19.key players, including the water companies themselves, discussing
:02:19. > :02:24.measures that could be in place for the short and long-term to mitigate
:02:24. > :02:28.against shortages. This could reoccur because of changing weather
:02:28. > :02:35.patterns and we need to be prepared. People are much more savvy in
:02:35. > :02:39.households in other countries and also saving money. Labour dismissed
:02:39. > :02:45.this summit as more talk and no action. There could be tension
:02:45. > :02:52.between competing consumers. There are also warnings about threats to
:02:52. > :02:57.wildlife. Utilities want to keep providing to consumers. I visited a
:02:57. > :03:03.wetland Trust where and rare wading birds should be feeding in fields.
:03:03. > :03:07.But irrigation ditches have run dry. It is hoped farmers will be
:03:07. > :03:12.flexible with what has grown. And also flexible about extracting
:03:13. > :03:17.water from local rivers. Now is the time to decide what seeds to plant,
:03:17. > :03:23.because nobody wants to have lots of crops that there might not be
:03:23. > :03:27.enough water for. This is that difficult time for farmers. When
:03:27. > :03:34.this is finished, the reservoir will hold 41 billion litres of
:03:34. > :03:41.water. That is the good news. The bad news is it will be 2015 and the
:03:41. > :03:44.drought is on our doorstep now. By far the biggest supplier in this
:03:44. > :03:48.region is Anglian Water. It's investing about �20 million on
:03:48. > :03:51.bringing water into the region from the Midlands and the North. The
:03:51. > :03:54.Managing Director, Peter Simpson, was at the summit today. When I
:03:54. > :03:58.spoke to him earlier this afternoon, I started by asking what the
:03:58. > :04:04.meeting had achieved. We have to recognise we are in a drought. It
:04:04. > :04:10.is a significant period for hour -- for us. What is terribly important
:04:10. > :04:16.is that we do not over-react and recognise that, if we had a third
:04:16. > :04:20.dry winter, the summer of 2013 could be difficult challenges. We
:04:20. > :04:27.have to think about what we can do now to medicate not just the impact
:04:27. > :04:31.this summer -- to mitigate not just the impact this summer, but of 2013.
:04:31. > :04:36.How much of what are we are consuming is coming from other
:04:36. > :04:41.parts of the country? Most of the water in the Anglian region is from
:04:41. > :04:47.rivers in that region. We are relatively self-contained and
:04:47. > :04:53.export about 13% to other companies. We are relatively self-contained.
:04:53. > :05:02.About 50% comes from ground water, about 50% from reverse. This
:05:02. > :05:06.drought has been acute in the West, which has been incredibly dry. It
:05:06. > :05:10.has been the driest for 100 years. It is a balance between ground
:05:10. > :05:17.water and surface water. But largely geographically within this
:05:17. > :05:24.region. Can we expect hosepipe bans? It is likely, particularly in
:05:24. > :05:29.the West, particularly the catchment which has been the driest
:05:29. > :05:34.of over 100 years. We have not made that decision yet, but will do so
:05:34. > :05:41.in the coming weeks. It seems to cost us more when there is a
:05:41. > :05:47.shortage. Will we pay more for our water? In terms of the investments
:05:47. > :05:54.are referred to, around �20 million, and although words we are doing to
:05:54. > :05:58.keep leakage lower, all of that is really being funded by big
:05:58. > :06:03.companies, so it will not be reflected in customers' bills.
:06:03. > :06:07.Thank you. You are more than welcome.
:06:07. > :06:11.So the big question has to be is there much rain coming over the
:06:11. > :06:16.next couple of weeks? Chris Bell is here. It looks like we will see
:06:16. > :06:26.some patchy rain over the next few days. Generally, the region will
:06:26. > :06:36.There is some good news and weather-wise with some milder air
:06:36. > :06:40.
:06:40. > :06:43.by Thursday and Friday. More A car mechanic who took a
:06:43. > :06:47.customer's Porsche for a ride has admitted causing the death of an
:06:47. > :06:50.eight-year-old boy by dangerous driving. In January last year, 32-
:06:50. > :06:57.year-old Gary Reader was working at Kwik Fit in Maldon. He took the car
:06:57. > :07:02.without permission. A Porsche, Essex Police issued this
:07:02. > :07:06.because it is the actual vehicle two mechanics from this Kwik Fit
:07:06. > :07:12.garage took for a right without permission, knocking down and
:07:12. > :07:20.killing eight-year-old boxing fan Ryan Fleming. It would be another
:07:20. > :07:24.difficult day for his family. a typical day. The family were at
:07:24. > :07:30.court to seek Gary Reader plead guilty to causing Ryan's death by
:07:30. > :07:36.dangerous driving. He was at the wheel, a Kwik Fit tiger better.
:07:36. > :07:45.Timothy Smith, 19, was in the passenger seat when the accident
:07:45. > :07:51.happened in the A41 -- the A414 in Maldon. Outside court, surrounded
:07:51. > :07:55.by Ryan's family, an Essex Police officer read the statement.
:07:55. > :08:00.Witnesses described the manner of driving prior to the collision as
:08:00. > :08:05.excessively fast, erratic and unnecessary and witnessed the
:08:05. > :08:09.wheels spinning and almost losing control. During police interviews,
:08:09. > :08:16.Timothy Smith gave a prepared statement that Gary Reader's
:08:16. > :08:19.driving made him nervous at he asked him to slowdown. Kwik Fit
:08:19. > :08:25.supported the investigation and said its thoughts were with the
:08:25. > :08:29.right Ian Fleming's family. Gary Reader and Timothy Smith will be
:08:29. > :08:39.back on 20th March have to be sentenced and the judge told Gary
:08:39. > :08:39.
:08:39. > :08:42.Reader that, in his case, prison is A memorial service is being held in
:08:42. > :08:46.Essex tonight for John Suddards, the former vicar of Witham, who was
:08:46. > :08:50.stabbed to death in his vicarage near Bristol last week. His body
:08:50. > :08:55.was found by builders on Tuesday. He moved to the village of
:08:55. > :08:59.Thornbury last summer. The service will be held at his former church.
:08:59. > :09:03.A 47-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Police have
:09:03. > :09:06.been given another 36 hours to question him.
:09:06. > :09:09.Tributes have been paid to a 13- year-old girl found dead at her
:09:09. > :09:12.home in Norfolk. Maisie Baxter, a pupil at Framingham Earl High
:09:12. > :09:16.School, was found dead in Trowse on Saturday. There were no suspicious
:09:16. > :09:19.circumstances. She has been described as a bright student who
:09:19. > :09:24.was a pleasure to teach. Candles are being lit at a church service
:09:24. > :09:29.tonight in her memory. People can come in and light a candle, think
:09:29. > :09:33.their own plots and perhaps signed a book of condolence. In this way,
:09:33. > :09:38.we will be helping the family and also themselves and giving
:09:38. > :09:42.expression to what they are feeling deeply inside. It is a difficult
:09:42. > :09:45.time for all of us. The East of England Ambulance Trust
:09:45. > :09:50.is often criticised for the time it takes to answer some emergency
:09:50. > :09:52.calls. But a BBC investigation has shown that ambulances can often
:09:52. > :09:58.face severe delays outside hospitals, because of pressure on
:09:58. > :10:03.accident and emergency departments. It has been a recurring theme on
:10:03. > :10:09.Look East, patients waiting too long for an ambulance to arrive.
:10:09. > :10:14.86-year-old Irene Edwards waiting an hour and three-quarters to be
:10:14. > :10:20.taken to hospital just a couple of hundred yards from her home. And in
:10:20. > :10:27.January, this baby was in intensive care after his mother, who needed a
:10:27. > :10:31.Caesarean operation, waited almost two hours for an ambulance. Filming
:10:31. > :10:36.in the ambulance service's Essex control room, the Inside Out
:10:36. > :10:41.problem -- Inside Out programme pinpointed many of the problems.
:10:41. > :10:45.There was a problem with one patient being rushed to hospital.
:10:45. > :10:50.We are waiting for cubicles to Anglian Water. There are only a
:10:50. > :10:57.certain amount there and an amount of stuff that can handle them.
:10:57. > :11:04.Until those are free, we need to stay with the patient. -- cubicles
:11:04. > :11:14.to become free. There has been a 75% increase in people waiting more
:11:14. > :11:15.
:11:15. > :11:21.than 15 minutes. By 88% at Ipswich. And 131% at the Norfolk and Norwich,
:11:21. > :11:25.where there were over one hour waits for ambulances outside.
:11:25. > :11:35.not good for patients, waiting in the ambulance much longer, and be
:11:35. > :11:39.
:11:39. > :11:43.ambulance cannot get back on the The crew back at brownfield were
:11:43. > :11:49.able to hand over their patient after waiting outside for 40
:11:49. > :11:54.minutes. The control centre received 50 calls an hour and they
:11:54. > :11:58.were immediately diverted to another emergency.
:11:58. > :12:03.And you can see that full report in Inside Out tonight at 7:30pm on BBC
:12:03. > :12:07.One. The family of a three-year-old boy
:12:07. > :12:12.who was killed in a road crash at a fair in Norfolk have released a
:12:12. > :12:16.picture of him taken just a few weeks ago. Rio Bell, who lived in
:12:16. > :12:20.Lowestoft, died after being hit by an Audi car near the Mart Fair in
:12:20. > :12:23.King's Lynn on Wednesday. A crash that killed two people on
:12:23. > :12:26.the M11 in Essex was a tragic accident an inquest in Chelmsford
:12:26. > :12:28.has ruled. The crash near Stansted Airport involved a lorry and a
:12:29. > :12:32.coach carrying holidaymakers. It closed the motorway in both
:12:32. > :12:36.directions for several hours. This was the aftermath of the crash
:12:36. > :12:40.last April. After developing a fault, the coach driver pulled onto
:12:40. > :12:44.the hard shoulder. Just over a minute later, a lorry smashed into
:12:44. > :12:50.the back of it. Two people were killed. A 63-year-old passenger and
:12:50. > :12:53.the 53-year-old Polish lorry driver. The inquest heard he was under the
:12:53. > :12:56.speed limit and he had no traces of drink or drugs. However, the lorry
:12:56. > :13:06.had crossed over the rumble lines when it struck the coach. The
:13:06. > :13:13.
:13:13. > :13:16.deaths were recorded as a tragic A talented footballer from Essex
:13:16. > :13:23.has taken his first steps on the road to recovery after being
:13:23. > :13:31.injured in a brawl. Nicky Morgan was outside a nightclub made famous
:13:31. > :13:37.by television show. His ordeal began on October 27th
:13:37. > :13:42.out side the Sugar Heart nightclub. He was caught up in a brawl
:13:42. > :13:46.involving 10 men outside the nightclub. He hit his head on the
:13:46. > :13:51.kerb, leaving him paralysed from the shoulders down. Medical experts
:13:51. > :13:56.feared the worst for his recovery. Thanks to treatment at the Stoke
:13:56. > :14:01.Mandeville hospital he is taking his first steps. He spoke on camera
:14:01. > :14:06.for the first time. Little by little, day-by-day, Nicky
:14:06. > :14:12.Morgan's body is coming back to life. The 6 ft 7 goalkeeper, a
:14:12. > :14:16.former lorry driver, was getting to grips with the wheelchair. He has
:14:16. > :14:19.been there for two months and is making extraordinary progress. When
:14:19. > :14:26.he lay in bed at the Queen's Hospital in Romford there were dark
:14:26. > :14:32.times. There will be stages when you are down, lying in bed and you
:14:32. > :14:41.cannot move. The visitors keep you going, but every night you're on
:14:41. > :14:50.your own. Lying on a bit in darkness. There were tough times. I
:14:50. > :14:55.had a few tears, I thought looking back on it, it help me. My mum and
:14:55. > :15:00.dad were telling me I could move my fingers when I could not do
:15:00. > :15:04.yesterday, I said it did not mean anything, but not registering in my
:15:04. > :15:10.brain that potentially that will make other things move. My thumb
:15:10. > :15:18.started moving, my wrist came back, slowly, at the body is starting to
:15:18. > :15:23.think about getting back to normal. You have to try and treat your body,
:15:23. > :15:31.learning to walk again. Learning to pick things up. It is mundane but
:15:32. > :15:37.you have to do that, retrain your body back to normality. Have you
:15:37. > :15:44.any thought of playing football again? I would absolutely love to.
:15:44. > :15:49.It is something I have doing -- I have been doing since I could walk.
:15:49. > :15:55.I would love to be able to play it again. In the situation we are in
:15:55. > :16:01.at the moment, even aiming to walk out of here is a big task. Playing
:16:01. > :16:06.football will be even difficult -- even more difficult. Once I can
:16:06. > :16:12.walk Malby my next goal. Nicky has the backing of a very close family,
:16:12. > :16:20.and has been hugely buoyed up by messages of support. He has more
:16:20. > :16:25.than matched all the goals set by them -- set for him. He is
:16:25. > :16:30.concentrating on walking one step at a time.
:16:30. > :16:34.That is remarkable. Stevenage can look forward to making some money
:16:34. > :16:38.in the FA Cup, had terrific nil-nil draw with Spurs means they have
:16:38. > :16:43.earned themselves a bumper pay-day. It was a case of When Harry met
:16:43. > :16:47.Gary as the two managers went head- to-head for the first time. This is
:16:47. > :16:54.what the fuss is all about, the FA Cup and all the history that goes
:16:54. > :17:04.with it. It was a packed house, farm hoping -- some hoping for a
:17:04. > :17:06.
:17:06. > :17:13.giant killing. The magic of the Cup I am not sure about the dress code
:17:13. > :17:18.but the passion was evident. Fans and celebrities gathered to watch
:17:18. > :17:22.the pick of fifth-round ties. Stevenage used to be -- are used to
:17:22. > :17:28.big games after two trips to Wembley in recent years, so this
:17:28. > :17:34.game was never about making up the numbers. Every game we glide to win,
:17:34. > :17:38.that is the aim. -- we glide to win. Despite going up against one of the
:17:38. > :17:42.best managers in the country, the fans were confident their side
:17:43. > :17:48.could cause an upset. When we beat Spurs and get someone like Bolton
:17:48. > :17:53.at home in the next round, who knows? Stevenage did what they do
:17:53. > :18:03.best, restricting Spurs in all areas of the pitch. Both sides had
:18:03. > :18:04.
:18:04. > :18:09.half-chances. All was clear at half-time. Spurs were left with due
:18:09. > :18:15.clear cut chances, and when they did find the net, Scott Parker was
:18:15. > :18:21.offside. A series of of Syed -- long-range strikes almost got them
:18:21. > :18:27.in front. We will come their with plenty of energy and try to turn it
:18:27. > :18:33.into a similar game as we have done today. Full-blooded FA Cup affair.
:18:33. > :18:41.We will need some fortune. thought we would win, but one
:18:41. > :18:46.mistake and you could be at the Cup. In the end we took the draw. One of
:18:46. > :18:53.those nice days of football where no one goes unhappy, no riots, no
:18:53. > :18:57.anything, just really good feeling. Stevenage worked very hard.
:18:57. > :19:03.Fantastic effort and they deserve the replay. Next up is Notts County
:19:03. > :19:05.in League One, and if they beat Spurs in the replay, Bolton at home
:19:05. > :19:11.in the quarter-finals. No such luck at Carrow Road,
:19:11. > :19:17.Norwich City were knocked out by Leicester. They went down 2-1. In
:19:18. > :19:22.the league, goals aplenty for the region's sides.
:19:22. > :19:26.At times this season, Paul Jewell and Ipswich have been out of touch
:19:26. > :19:29.and out of luck. Things have changed dramatically. The
:19:29. > :19:38.goalkeeper should have been sent off for this tackle against the
:19:38. > :19:45.Cardiff striker, but he lived to tell the tale. This victory moves
:19:45. > :19:55.them 15 points clear of the relegation zone. Paul Jewell says
:19:55. > :20:00.
:20:00. > :20:06.We had some poor decisions and the Benson football -- the balance of
:20:06. > :20:15.the ball has gone against us, but today was good. A slick first-half
:20:15. > :20:21.display Birkle just above a dull second period, -- display for
:20:21. > :20:31.Colchester but a dull second period. They lost against Yeovil.
:20:31. > :20:32.
:20:32. > :20:36.Successive wins for Southend ensure the lead the way in League Two.
:20:37. > :20:46.Very pleased, it was a hard-working victory. Crewe are difficult team
:20:47. > :20:51.
:20:51. > :20:55.to break down. They will travel to Now a quick word about Late Kick
:20:55. > :21:05.Off, Darragh McAnthony will be there with his ambitions for
:21:05. > :21:06.
:21:06. > :21:16.12 Rugby Union, Northampton Saints are still on course for a top-four
:21:16. > :21:17.
:21:17. > :21:27.finish in the Premiership. They Elsewhere, Bedford Blues won their
:21:27. > :21:27.
:21:27. > :21:34.first away match since November. They beat Moseley 24-15. The local
:21:34. > :21:38.high jumper won his event yesterday, struggling in his first event but
:21:38. > :21:45.clearing later. In the cyclist World Cup -- Cycling World Cup,
:21:45. > :21:53.Victoria Pendleton could not add to the medals she won on Friday. She
:21:53. > :21:58.lost out in the semi-finals of the Whatever sport you take part in,
:21:58. > :22:02.there is always the washing to do. There are many hard-working parents
:22:02. > :22:07.at their who are the unsung heroes of their sports clubs. It is much
:22:07. > :22:11.the same in the Olympics. This summer, when the Olympic Torch
:22:11. > :22:19.makes its way around the country, somebody asked to clean the get.
:22:19. > :22:27.That is where laundry comes in. -- clean the kits. That is where this
:22:27. > :22:32.laundry comes into play cool -- into play. Step this way, we will
:22:32. > :22:40.give you at Europe the area. There are very big tumble dryers here. In
:22:40. > :22:50.this area, all the items get placed on hangers. Where the torch relay
:22:50. > :22:50.
:22:50. > :22:58.is concerned, we're talking about the staff of 350, not this group of
:22:58. > :23:05.people doing the relay. These jackets are wet, they go into the
:23:05. > :23:11.steamer and come out neat and tidy. Even then, you have an automatic
:23:11. > :23:19.folder. Just imagine having one of those at home. How handy. We are a
:23:19. > :23:29.little pressed for time so here is a film. The laundry is a bit like a
:23:29. > :23:32.
:23:32. > :23:42.factory. Lots of pearls and trousers. -- sheets. Its themes and
:23:42. > :23:42.
:23:42. > :23:46.swishes and swirls. An average of 350,000 items per week. The laundry
:23:46. > :23:53.lorries will cross the country to pick up clothes from wherever there
:23:53. > :23:57.really is. We're doing something for the whole country. Are you
:23:57. > :24:07.interested in the Olympics? wasn't that I am now. It is great
:24:07. > :24:17.
:24:17. > :24:22.and brilliant. To the City of Olympic organisers hope for the
:24:22. > :24:26.8,000 ordinary folk, the torch relay will be the greatest day of
:24:26. > :24:35.their lives. It starts in May and reaches our region in July. The
:24:35. > :24:41.overnight stops are in Peterborough, Ipswich, Cambridge and Luton. One
:24:41. > :24:51.thing is for sure, the clause will be beautifully pressed. -- the
:24:51. > :24:57.
:24:57. > :25:06.How do you avoid losing a sock in the drier? Everything is coded in
:25:06. > :25:09.some way or another. They will be put in bags with colds on them. --
:25:09. > :25:19.according on them. They will go where they should go. Absolutely no
:25:19. > :25:29.chance of losing lottery? No chance of losing Andre at all. We are
:25:29. > :25:32.
:25:33. > :25:36.Thank you very much. The weather now. We have warm weather on the
:25:36. > :25:43.way for the time of year, by the time we get to the end of the week,
:25:43. > :25:49.the dry weather will stay with us. There will be high pressure across
:25:49. > :25:53.the Continent. We have a westerly flow coming out across the Atlantic.
:25:53. > :25:57.That brings us the less cold weather. Lot of cloud on the
:25:57. > :26:00.satellite image, drifting southward through the course of the evening.
:26:00. > :26:07.It will bring some cloudy conditions. We could see spots of
:26:07. > :26:14.rain from that. Rather cloudy, light rain in the north. Most
:26:14. > :26:24.places they frost free. We already are seeing the effects of that. You
:26:24. > :26:28.
:26:28. > :26:33.can see on the map sunspot of Moderate south-westerly wind. With
:26:33. > :26:38.that cloud around it should keep us away from frost. For tomorrow we
:26:38. > :26:41.will stay fine and dry. There will be a mix of some sunshine.
:26:41. > :26:48.Temperatures tomorrow already starting to move up into double
:26:48. > :26:52.figures. 10 or 11 Celsius. That will make it feel chilly. The dry
:26:52. > :26:56.weather will be with us into Tuesday evening. We are going to
:26:56. > :27:06.look at the pressure pattern on Wednesday. Warm fronts moving in
:27:06. > :27:06.
:27:06. > :27:14.across the country, so that is the first sign of the mild air. By the
:27:14. > :27:20.time we get to Thursday, it will be on top of us. We will see some rain
:27:20. > :27:26.on Wednesday but by Thursday it will be 15 degrees. Well above