:00:10. > :00:17.Welcome to Look East. In the programme tonight, a jail for the
:00:17. > :00:20.drunk driver who killed this couple at 120 mph. They were the centre of
:00:20. > :00:25.everything, they were lovely couple. We struggle every day to come to
:00:25. > :00:29.terms with the loss. Keep cutting the police and forces will have to
:00:29. > :00:33.merge, a warning from one of our chief constables. If you want to
:00:33. > :00:39.take money from out of the organisation, one of the things we
:00:39. > :00:44.will have to look at will be merging police forces. Relatives
:00:44. > :00:46.meet the council after a care home was closed down. I am with a
:00:46. > :00:56.grandmother from Peterborough who is giving her grandson the ultimate
:00:56. > :01:04.
:01:04. > :01:09.Good evening. A drunk driver who killed a couple air crash at 120
:01:09. > :01:13.mph has been jailed today for four years. Paul Adams and Kathryn Dunn
:01:13. > :01:18.were driving to the airport for a Caribbean holiday when they were
:01:18. > :01:21.kept on the Aone-for-two near Newmarket. Ben Edwards was driving
:01:21. > :01:28.back from a nightclub over the limit and on the wrong side of the
:01:28. > :01:31.road. -- on the A 142. He was so badly injured that it has taken
:01:31. > :01:35.five years to take the case to court.
:01:35. > :01:39.Shielded by his mother, Ben Edwards knew he was heading to jail. Found
:01:39. > :01:43.guilty of causing this, a high- speed head-on crash that killed
:01:43. > :01:48.both Paul Adams and Kathryn Dunn. The couple were seen to be married
:01:48. > :01:53.and were heading off on a holiday of a lifetime to the Caribbean. --
:01:53. > :01:59.about to be married. Today Paul Adams's sister if spoke for the
:01:59. > :02:04.family. He was happy and very popular. They were in love and had
:02:04. > :02:10.been together a long time. They were on the holiday of their dreams
:02:10. > :02:14.and they were on the the airport route. They were the centre of
:02:14. > :02:19.everything, there were a lovely couple. We struggle every day to
:02:19. > :02:25.come to terms with the loss. brother had two young children, two
:02:25. > :02:32.twin girls who were 12 at the time. This was absolutely tragic for them
:02:32. > :02:37.and they try every day to deal with what happened. Coming home from a
:02:37. > :02:42.nightclub, Ben Edwards crashed here on the wrong side of the road. His
:02:42. > :02:48.Mercedes was doing 120 mph. He was over the drink limit and had traces
:02:48. > :02:51.of cannabis in his blood. He he was so badly injured in this car it was
:02:51. > :02:56.Bob not to be in the public interest to prosecute him, but
:02:56. > :03:02.after he started driving again, the case was reopened. Today, at he was
:03:02. > :03:06.jailed for four years. No sentence will make up for our loss. It is
:03:06. > :03:10.what we expected. We knew he would serve only two of those years, but
:03:10. > :03:18.we know in the circumstances because of his injuries, that was
:03:18. > :03:22.probably the limit. No sentence will ever bring them back to us.
:03:22. > :03:28.Today's sentence will hopefully draw a line under the events of
:03:28. > :03:34.this incident for the families involved. Era in the wrong place at
:03:34. > :03:39.the wrong time. -- they were in the wrong place. He said fate had never
:03:39. > :03:44.been so cruel, as the judge passed sentence.
:03:44. > :03:48.There is a warning from one of our chief constables that police forces
:03:48. > :03:52.will be forced to merge if cuts to the police service continue. Simon
:03:52. > :03:57.Parr says if the government continues to impose big budget cuts,
:03:57. > :04:07.something will have to give to protect the front line. In a moment
:04:07. > :04:10.
:04:10. > :04:18.we will speak to the Chief Minister. If government cuts to please can
:04:18. > :04:23.services continue, what could happen? I want to ensure it people
:04:23. > :04:26.are as safe as possible, and I would say if you want to take money
:04:26. > :04:32.out of an organisation without protecting the front line, one of
:04:32. > :04:36.the things we have to look at will be merging police forces. Depending
:04:36. > :04:41.on the level of cuts, if the services come under threat we would
:04:41. > :04:46.have to consider merging. The region's police forces have had
:04:46. > :04:51.to slash millions from the Budget. Many jobs have gone. Recruitment
:04:51. > :05:00.has been frozen. Police stations have been closed. They harrowed
:05:00. > :05:04.sourcing where they can. -- they have had to hide source.
:05:04. > :05:11.Simon Parr believes the Keith -- it is possible chief constables could
:05:11. > :05:16.go. You could have four counties with One chief. You would be to get
:05:16. > :05:21.the management structures right. I would be surprised if Iraq
:05:21. > :05:31.redundancies in the next five years, but we may need to restructure. --
:05:31. > :05:31.
:05:31. > :05:38.If There are. We will see how far we can go before collaboration
:05:38. > :05:44.becomes a step. The last government thought about it and pulled back.
:05:44. > :05:54.At some point they will consider it. At some point they will consider it.
:05:54. > :05:55.
:05:55. > :05:58.The Home Office says forces do not It appears the merger of police
:05:58. > :06:08.forces is not on the political agenda, but clearly some chief
:06:08. > :06:10.
:06:10. > :06:15.constables are looking ahead to Nick Herbert is responsible for the
:06:15. > :06:18.police. He joins us from Westminster. You say mergers are
:06:18. > :06:22.not necessary, but two people at the top of their profession are
:06:22. > :06:27.saying it is almost inevitable if what the Chancellor says comes to
:06:27. > :06:31.fruition. They were looking ahead on a hypothetical question in five
:06:31. > :06:37.years' time, with the suggestion there would be further spending
:06:37. > :06:44.cuts them. The Chancellor has set out a comprehensive review with a
:06:44. > :06:49.four year programme. Bringing budget deficit back under control,
:06:49. > :06:52.it is right that police should pay their part. -- play their part. We
:06:52. > :07:00.are convinced they can do that by taking the right decisions, driving
:07:00. > :07:04.up cost. They can protect the front line. The last government tried the
:07:04. > :07:10.idea of mergers, they were forced to abandon it because local
:07:10. > :07:20.opposition was so strong. Forces want to voluntary Murch, the need a
:07:20. > :07:25.robust business case, and they need local support. Can you guarantee
:07:25. > :07:31.after the present round of cuts in the next spending review there will
:07:31. > :07:35.not be any more cuts? Nobody can look that far ahead, the spending
:07:35. > :07:40.review takes us to the end of that four year period. There will be
:07:40. > :07:46.another spending review them. The idea is that we eliminate the bulk
:07:46. > :07:54.of the deficit. We're doing that because the country inherited this
:07:54. > :08:01.appalling economic mess. We had to tackle that. Nobody disputes...
:08:01. > :08:05.police forces have to pay their part. -- play their part. No one
:08:05. > :08:09.disputes that the cuts are necessary. They are disputing the
:08:09. > :08:15.level of cuts. The chief Constable's are saying they need
:08:15. > :08:23.enough money to do that. They're talking about a future budgets that
:08:23. > :08:32.they do not know. This is entirely speculative. We believe they can
:08:32. > :08:35.share services, collaborate. That is happening. They can do lots of
:08:35. > :08:44.things that got crossed the force boundaries without necessarily
:08:44. > :08:47.losing local identity. If the idea was such a good one, then it would
:08:47. > :08:52.have run in the last government. It was stopped because people opposed
:08:52. > :08:56.it. We're not going to go back to this idea that the previous
:08:56. > :08:59.government had of regional government, or the idea of a
:08:59. > :09:07.regional Tear which is what would floor if you think that we are
:09:07. > :09:10.going to merge from regional forces. This isn't the first time that
:09:10. > :09:15.chief constables have expressed concern about the effect of the
:09:15. > :09:22.cuts on the front line. There are you sure these can all be taken
:09:22. > :09:26.from back offices? We are convinced. Savings can be made across policing
:09:26. > :09:36.that will protect frontline services. We believe that is
:09:36. > :09:37.
:09:37. > :09:41.possible. That is happening up and down the country. Savings can be
:09:42. > :09:47.made, we do not think it is necessary to speculate about what
:09:47. > :09:51.will be happening in five years' time. The chief Constable's a would
:09:51. > :10:00.be better to focus on what they should do to drive the savings in
:10:01. > :10:08.the immediate future. Still to come, FA Cup dreams
:10:08. > :10:13.shattered for Stevenage, knocked out by Tottenham.
:10:13. > :10:16.Forget play stations and new bicycles, I am with my grandmother
:10:16. > :10:26.from Peterborough are giving her grandson the ultimate present, her
:10:26. > :10:30.
:10:30. > :10:34.It has been revealed there have been problems with direct it at a
:10:34. > :10:38.care home in Suffolk which was forced to close last week. 15
:10:38. > :10:44.elderly residents were moved out of a house in Lowestoft because
:10:44. > :10:48.conditions were unacceptable. -- Orme House.
:10:48. > :10:55.This is almost in Lowestoft, today it was locked up, the net curtains
:10:55. > :11:01.were drawn. The residents left last week, but exactly why this care
:11:01. > :11:08.home closed down is not clear. Today, social services invited
:11:08. > :11:12.residents to a meeting at the town library. This woman's brother-in-
:11:12. > :11:16.law was in the house, and she was shocked to learn the fire exits
:11:16. > :11:21.were blocked. The fire department had very serious concerns and
:11:21. > :11:28.expressed them straight away. They were called in, in less than
:11:28. > :11:33.Freddie four hours they acted very quickly. -- 24 hours. A problems
:11:33. > :11:41.were also discovered in 2009, but they were resolved by the time the
:11:41. > :11:48.Care Quality Commission visited last year. This woman's mother had
:11:48. > :11:58.to be moved. She is very upset, as they all laugh. She is very
:11:58. > :11:59.
:11:59. > :12:04.comfortable four-star -- they are all upset. All the residents of
:12:04. > :12:12.Orme House have now been found alternative accommodation. Suffolk
:12:12. > :12:16.police are talking about what went A man from Essex has been killed in
:12:16. > :12:20.a crash in Spain. Roger Emery from Ingrave near Brentwood was in a
:12:20. > :12:24.friend's car which came off a motorway near Alicante. The driver
:12:24. > :12:30.also died. Two other friends in their sixties from Essex were also
:12:30. > :12:33.injured. A man has been arrested by police
:12:33. > :12:36.investigating a string of sex attacks in Chelmsford. He was
:12:36. > :12:41.picked up when officers returned to the scene of an attempted rape in
:12:41. > :12:46.New Street. Another man is under arrest after a woman reported being
:12:46. > :12:50.assaulted this morning. A second woman has been charged
:12:50. > :12:56.with the murder of Barry Reeve. He was found dead his dead last -- he
:12:56. > :12:59.was found dead at his home last week.
:12:59. > :13:02.Thousands of containers normally transported on our region's roads
:13:02. > :13:07.can now be put on the railways instead. The government says the
:13:08. > :13:17.idea, unveiled in Felixstowe today, could take lorries off the
:13:17. > :13:21.Every day thousands of lorries rumble across the region,
:13:21. > :13:27.especially on the key artery linking the UK's biggest terminal
:13:27. > :13:32.of Felixstowe with the Midlands. But low carbon is the key to
:13:32. > :13:35.economic growth, which explains this new plan. The goal, to get
:13:35. > :13:39.around 30,000 containers of the roads across the East, and on to
:13:39. > :13:44.trains instead. This will set a very good example,
:13:44. > :13:49.because it makes sense in the north and east, it makes sense everywhere
:13:49. > :13:54.that you can use this sort of system for distribution.
:13:54. > :13:59.It is called a low card and freight dividend project. There are �7.5
:13:59. > :14:03.million and the pot, to offer payments to firms to decide to
:14:03. > :14:12.shift from dropped to train. We all know that there is going to be
:14:12. > :14:16.carbon tax, more carbon emissions zones. We are here to help the
:14:16. > :14:25.companies look at alternatives to reduce costs now and in the future.
:14:25. > :14:29.There is the capacity to cope with the growth. We expect growth to
:14:29. > :14:39.double in more than 20 years' time. But there were some within the
:14:39. > :14:42.
:14:42. > :14:46.industry who remain sceptical. Where we have a Neish, -- niche,
:14:46. > :14:50.there is an enormous amount of flexibility, but you do not get
:14:50. > :14:57.that flexibility using trained as. It is hoped the idea could catch on
:14:57. > :15:00.across the country. -- using trains. 150 jobs have been saved at a
:15:00. > :15:04.printing firm in Essex. The Polestar plant in Colchester was
:15:04. > :15:08.facing closure as the company looked to cut costs, but in a
:15:08. > :15:11.letter to their MP, so Bob Russell, the chief executive said an
:15:11. > :15:15.agreement had been reached a key that opened.
:15:15. > :15:23.Plans to close parts of the centre of Colchester to traffic have been
:15:23. > :15:27.criticised by traders. Only buses and taxis would be allowed to use
:15:27. > :15:31.the high street between 10am and 6pm each day. The borough council
:15:31. > :15:34.wants to improve the street for shoppers. Deliveries to shops will
:15:34. > :15:38.have to be made in the early morning or evening. Consultation on
:15:38. > :15:45.this plan has just begun. If it goes ahead it is expected to be
:15:45. > :15:50.enforced by the end of the year for. Businesses would be affected. They
:15:50. > :15:53.would not be able to taking goods during the day, and customers would
:15:53. > :15:57.not be allowed to collect their goods.
:15:57. > :16:01.A council worker says he was shocked and almost in tears when he
:16:01. > :16:04.discovered a puppy dumped in a bin next to the A14 in Suffolk. Jason
:16:04. > :16:11.Bloomfield says he hopes to keep the Staffordshire cross terrier
:16:11. > :16:14.unless is so honour comes forward. This dog was found in a bin. Posted
:16:14. > :16:22.through the top with rubbish, he had no microchipped, and is living
:16:23. > :16:31.for the moment with his rescuer. heard a noise, and commotion, and
:16:31. > :16:37.the dog was trying to jump out. My colleague couldn't believe it. I
:16:37. > :16:44.said, there's a dog in the then! It was by pure chance that Jason
:16:44. > :16:49.Bloomfield fountain. Due to the bad weather, he was emptying the bins
:16:49. > :16:55.two days earlier than normal. You just do not expected. I was
:16:55. > :16:59.nearly in tears. There were big brown eyes looking out at me. The
:16:59. > :17:03.scary thing is that would not normally have been indeed until
:17:03. > :17:08.Friday. His call marks show that he had
:17:08. > :17:12.tried to get out. Someone must have put him in there. Knowing this area,
:17:12. > :17:15.I cannot imagine that an animal could have jumped in easily from
:17:15. > :17:19.that distance. Unless his owner comes forward,
:17:19. > :17:25.Jason Bloomfield is keen to give him a home for all stop I cannot
:17:25. > :17:31.believe anyone a human would actually do that.
:17:31. > :17:41.He knows that if Dusty could Torquay would have a tale to tell.
:17:41. > :17:41.
:17:41. > :17:45.-- Could Talk, he would have a tale When the region's biggest insurance
:17:45. > :17:48.company dropped the name it had used for more than 200 years, it
:17:48. > :17:53.caused a stir, but that was three years ago, and today most people
:17:53. > :17:57.know Norwich Union as Aviva. It may be changed to become a
:17:57. > :18:04.global company, and today the release their annual results, but
:18:04. > :18:08.has the change been good for I have to take an important
:18:08. > :18:12.decision. The world of insurance has been
:18:12. > :18:18.transformed in recent years. Cheeky new brands have entered the fray,
:18:18. > :18:21.making life difficult for old ones. Three years ago that region's
:18:21. > :18:26.biggest insurer, Norwich Union, dropped his name, replacing it with
:18:26. > :18:30.one which jarred with the people of Norwich. It is a pity because
:18:30. > :18:35.Norwich Union is known for Norwich, and Norwich is known for Norwich
:18:35. > :18:39.Union. It was born here, so should stay here. It is an institution.
:18:39. > :18:43.So, has this helped or hindered the company?
:18:43. > :18:47.Their share of the general insurance market has declined in
:18:47. > :18:52.recent years. Although the company says this is because it has got out
:18:52. > :18:57.of unprofitable lines of business, not because of the rebrand. The
:18:57. > :19:01.market share was falling before the rebrand, but it continued into 2010.
:19:01. > :19:06.However, Aviva says it has regained its position as the UK's biggest
:19:06. > :19:15.general insurer. We have and 84% awareness of the
:19:15. > :19:24.Aviva name. At the time of the brand, it was a 68% awareness of
:19:24. > :19:27.the Norwich Union ran. Analysts say that...
:19:27. > :19:31.As soon as you lose a brand with as much history and heritage as
:19:31. > :19:34.Norwich Union, especially one rooted so strongly in one
:19:34. > :19:39.particular place, there is a huge amount of risk. They did think
:19:39. > :19:41.about it but from a commercial point of view, the advantage of
:19:41. > :19:48.having the one global brand was pretty convincing.
:19:48. > :19:55.Today, they announced higher annual profits. Its name change may have
:19:55. > :20:00.hurt to local pride, but it means it has remained a successful
:20:00. > :20:04.employer, or with 6,000 staff. This time last night, thousands of
:20:04. > :20:09.Stevenage fans were in London with dreams of a giant killing in the FA
:20:09. > :20:19.Cup against Spurs. Unfortunately it did not go to plan,
:20:19. > :20:19.
:20:19. > :20:23.but Stevenage gave it a good goal. -- go.
:20:23. > :20:27.It is not every day you get to play against a Premier League team, so
:20:27. > :20:32.the stands were full to bursting. Not everyone was confident they
:20:32. > :20:39.would pull off a giant killing, it did not spoil the mood for. If we
:20:39. > :20:45.can hold out 0-0, maybe we can still something. They could
:20:45. > :20:53.probably Madras tonight, and then they will do. To win here today, it
:20:53. > :20:57.would be magnificent. It would be nice to score. They did not have to
:20:57. > :21:01.wait long to start worrying their hosts. Joel Byrom drew the
:21:01. > :21:09.attention of Brian Nelson, whose tackle left the referee pointing to
:21:09. > :21:15.the penalty spot. No sign of nerves, as Joel Byrom slotted home the
:21:15. > :21:22.penalty. The perfect start almost got better. Stevenage nearly made
:21:22. > :21:29.it 2-0. Seconds later, Spurs levelled the match with Jermain
:21:29. > :21:35.Defoe. Mark Roberts brought a save from the Tottenham keeper, but his
:21:36. > :21:40.night soon changed for the worst, to hand the advantage disburse.
:21:40. > :21:47.Both sides knew the next goal was crucial. Spurs grab it, Jermain
:21:47. > :21:53.Defoe showing why he is one of the nation's best strikers. Stevenage
:21:53. > :21:56.could not get back a tie, but they proved what they are capable of.
:21:56. > :22:00.They played well for a good one hour. There were plenty of
:22:00. > :22:07.qualities that came out of the grip, and with more of fortune we might
:22:07. > :22:12.have got on level fortune. I did not think this would be easy.
:22:12. > :22:16.People said you will murder them. They don't know what they're
:22:16. > :22:21.talking about. It was nothing to be ashamed of. They left with their
:22:21. > :22:31.heads held high. An excellent game to watch. I am going home buzzing.
:22:31. > :22:34.
:22:34. > :22:37.They played Super. No rest for Stevenage, who are
:22:37. > :22:41.playing Chesterfield at the weekend. Most grandparents will do anything
:22:41. > :22:44.for their grandchildren, but one women is giving her grandson the
:22:44. > :22:49.ultimate gift, line. Stevie Plavec-Maples spends 60
:22:50. > :22:53.hours a week plugged into a kidney dialysis machine. He is only four
:22:53. > :23:00.and has had one transplant that failed. In a few months he will get
:23:00. > :23:03.a donor kidney from his granny, Tracy.
:23:03. > :23:07.Stevie Plavec-Maples is like any other four-year-old, but with a
:23:07. > :23:12.real fighting spirit. He has been in and out of hospital since four
:23:12. > :23:17.weeks old, but now, thanks to his devoted grandmother, his life could
:23:17. > :23:26.be about to change. I do not think it is a long operation, it is about
:23:26. > :23:36.two are us. -- two or as long. I will know more or after the scan. I
:23:36. > :23:36.
:23:36. > :23:41.am not thinking about myself, just about my grandson. He spends... He
:23:41. > :23:46.has had one transplant, but it failed. This is just normal life
:23:46. > :23:50.for him. I would not be able to do it without him going through it. If
:23:50. > :23:56.you have a child who is unwell all the time, it makes you sad, so I am
:23:56. > :24:00.grateful he is happy. When he gets his new kidney, it
:24:00. > :24:04.could only last 10 to 15 years, then he will be faced with having
:24:05. > :24:10.another transplant. That is why mum and dad are not giving there's now,
:24:10. > :24:15.so they could donate when he is a teenager, making the grand mother's
:24:15. > :24:20.sacrifice so much more important. It is fantastic what he is doing.
:24:20. > :24:26.It would be difficult for me to do it. She came forward to with her
:24:26. > :24:33.name. I appreciated. It means the world. Now he is looking forward to
:24:33. > :24:39.the difference it will make his life. I know what I'm going to do,
:24:39. > :24:49.I'm going to eat chips. Is that what you're going to do? The you
:24:49. > :24:49.
:24:49. > :24:53.know how many chips and going to have? A lot! You have got the
:24:53. > :25:01.opportunity to do something really good for somebody, and I just want
:25:01. > :25:05.to go ahead and do it now, and nothing is going to stop me now.
:25:05. > :25:11.The transplant surgery is expected in weeks, ready for him to start
:25:11. > :25:15.school in September, with his new kidney.
:25:15. > :25:19.Good luck to them both. And everyone loves chips!
:25:19. > :25:29.I hope he enjoys them! He deserves them.
:25:29. > :25:29.
:25:29. > :25:34.There is virtually no rain on the forecast for several days. We are
:25:34. > :25:40.going to talk about high pressure. Which is across the Bay of Biscay.
:25:40. > :25:45.The sub-tropical Atlantic mass is coming across as, as you can see
:25:45. > :25:50.from the chart. It is going to turn increasingly mild over the next few
:25:51. > :25:56.days. Having had clear skies today, it will turn cloudy tonight. Not
:25:56. > :26:00.good news if you're going to be looking out for the Northern Lights.
:26:00. > :26:06.During tonight, it is unlikely to produce rain. It will protect us
:26:06. > :26:15.from falling temperatures. Temperatures at around three
:26:15. > :26:19.Celsius. Tomorrow is going to be different. There is going to be a
:26:19. > :26:26.lot more cloud around. There will be more bright spells, and it will
:26:26. > :26:33.be windier. But it still says mild, with high temperatures of 11 or 12,
:26:33. > :26:40.54 Fahrenheit. With the thicker cloud, just a spot of light reign
:26:40. > :26:47.or drizzle. -- light green. Looking ahead to the weekend, the high
:26:47. > :26:53.pressure moves, so it is right over us for the weekend. That means find
:26:53. > :26:59.conditions with light wind. The forecast looks dry for the next
:26:59. > :27:02.four days. Look at the temperatures for the weekend. 14 Celsius is
:27:02. > :27:06.about six degrees above average. There will be plenty of cloud on
:27:06. > :27:10.Monday, and it looks as though the north-easterly wind will bring in
:27:10. > :27:20.some plied from the North Sea, bringing down the tender just a
:27:20. > :27:28.little bit. The temperatures overnight will not be too low to