:00:08. > :00:12.On Look East tonight, the latest victims of the drought. These fish
:00:12. > :00:16.are removed from a river because they are gasping for life.
:00:16. > :00:20.It is much better to take the fish out now, so they can spawn safely
:00:20. > :00:23.in the main river. If we came in a couple of months' time, it would be
:00:23. > :00:26.much more damaging to the fish and the environment.
:00:26. > :00:30.Hello from Stewart and me. Also tonight... The elderly in this
:00:30. > :00:34.region cry foul after the Chancellor raids their pensions.
:00:34. > :00:39.They made promises and they haven't kept them. You know, it is just
:00:39. > :00:45.very upsetting for the older people. Arise Sir Bob. Colchester MP Bob
:00:45. > :00:55.Russell is honoured by the Queen. # London's calling to you... #.
:00:55. > :01:04.
:01:04. > :01:08.And the pop band from Norfolk Hello. The drought crisis in the
:01:08. > :01:12.region took a new turn today. Hundreds of fish had to be taken
:01:12. > :01:13.out of a water way, because they were at risk of dying.
:01:13. > :01:17.Environment Agency officials launched the operation near
:01:17. > :01:20.Peterborough. That is one of the areas worst affected by the driest
:01:20. > :01:23.conditions for decades. Meanwhile, water consumers across the region
:01:23. > :01:26.received another reminder today about conserving scarce supplies.
:01:26. > :01:32.Two weeks today, millions of people will be subject to water
:01:32. > :01:37.restrictions, including a hosepipe ban.
:01:37. > :01:42.Armed with electrodes to stun the fish, officers against the through
:01:42. > :01:48.the water. Levels in this channel of the river are dangerously low.
:01:48. > :01:55.Sooner oxygen levels will plummet. It is time to act before it is too
:01:55. > :01:59.late. The fish are fairly Poldark. We are getting what we expect.
:01:59. > :02:04.sort of fish? The majority are chub and pike. We have had a few sea
:02:04. > :02:09.trout. The majority are chub and pike. Fish rescues are not unusual,
:02:09. > :02:13.but you would expect them in late July or early August. To have been
:02:14. > :02:16.carried out in March is unprecedented and a measure of how
:02:16. > :02:19.serious this drought has already become.
:02:19. > :02:24.The Environment Agency says the problem here illustrates why people
:02:24. > :02:28.must cut water their water use. The amount we use at home has a direct
:02:28. > :02:31.impact on river levels. At Stansted Airport until recently, millions of
:02:31. > :02:37.litres of water were going to waste every year. Now leaks in ten miles
:02:37. > :02:44.of pipe work have been traced and fixed. We have discovered at
:02:44. > :02:50.Stansted that we have managed to save 205 million litres compared to
:02:50. > :02:53.the previous year, comparing two 80 but Olympic-size swimming pools.
:02:53. > :02:55.The problems facing agriculture featured today on BBC Radio
:02:55. > :03:01.Cambridgeshire's Breakfast programme. This farm near Duxford
:03:01. > :03:08.has decided not to grow water- hungry crops. Rightly or wrongly,
:03:08. > :03:16.we have cut back on some emigrated -- on some irrigated root crops. We
:03:16. > :03:19.are trying to get an idea of what water will be available to us.
:03:19. > :03:22.on the Welland, the rescued fish are quickly released into the main
:03:22. > :03:28.river channel. Among those caught this sea trout. Scales are removed
:03:28. > :03:32.to check its age. It is much better to take the fish out now, so they
:03:32. > :03:35.can spawn safely in the main river. If we came in a couple of months'
:03:35. > :03:38.time, it would be much more damaging to the fish and the
:03:38. > :03:43.environment. They've six miles of waterway to clear. The rescue
:03:43. > :03:45.operation will take anything up to a fortnight to complete. It's a
:03:46. > :03:49.scene they fear could become increasingly common as summer
:03:49. > :03:53.approaches. The current drought situation is
:03:53. > :03:56.reminding us all that we can no longer take water for granted.
:03:56. > :04:01.Earlier, I was in the forum in Norwich, where World Water Day was
:04:01. > :04:06.being marked. World Water Day is a global event,
:04:06. > :04:11.but this year it is particularly apt in this region, because we have
:04:11. > :04:17.a hosepipe ban due to start on April the third. Today, they are
:04:17. > :04:25.wanting to encourage people to preserve water, using water buts to
:04:25. > :04:30.stopping dripping taps. Like the one over here. Marcia Davies from
:04:30. > :04:38.Anglian Water, a little thing like this can make good use the Prince.
:04:38. > :04:46.It can, about four metres on an average day. -- a little thing like
:04:46. > :04:52.this can make a difference. How much could the hosepipe ban
:04:52. > :04:57.potentially save? The if you think of one hour, a hosepipe can use
:04:57. > :05:04.1,000 metres. It can save huge amounts of water. It gets people to
:05:04. > :05:12.think about saving water and use it more effectively. Will it be
:05:12. > :05:18.policed or are you trusting people? We know customers are Waterwise. We
:05:18. > :05:25.believe customers will help's look after the water supply and control
:05:25. > :05:32.water used without us having to control it. What reaction have you
:05:32. > :05:37.had about the hosepipe ban, which is happening so early? I do not
:05:37. > :05:44.think people are surprised, given it has been the driest the 18
:05:44. > :05:47.months in her years. People are pleased we are preparing for summer.
:05:47. > :05:54.Some people have asked whether Anglian Water is doing enough to
:05:54. > :05:59.stop leaks and protect water supplies. We have invested money to
:05:59. > :06:05.look at leakage and we will invest more. The water industry has
:06:05. > :06:14.invested about �90 billion, so we are trying to do something, all
:06:14. > :06:18.working together to conserve water. Rankin. -- thank you.
:06:18. > :06:21.And we would like to hear from anyone who is affected by the
:06:21. > :06:25.drought and the water restrictions. You can give us a ring, log on to
:06:25. > :06:28.our Facebook page or send us a tweet.
:06:28. > :06:31.There has been an outcry today across the region over the
:06:31. > :06:34.government's so-called Granny Tax. The over-65s found themselves worse
:06:34. > :06:37.off after the Chancellor said he was cutting the tax allowance on
:06:37. > :06:39.pension income. We have been to Frinton-on-Sea in Essex to find out
:06:39. > :06:45.what retired people there think about the decision.
:06:45. > :06:52.It was just windy enough for kite boarding on the front. But this
:06:52. > :06:58.perhaps is the mode of transport you are likely to see, this 84-
:06:58. > :07:01.year-old said pensioners should fight for their rights. Pensioners
:07:02. > :07:09.have paid tax all their working life and deserve to have it when
:07:09. > :07:14.retiring. They are high standards here. You are not even allowed to
:07:14. > :07:19.sell a scream on the beach. George Osborne may have got a warm welcome
:07:19. > :07:25.here Until yesterday and his decision to cut the pensions tax
:07:25. > :07:28.break introduced by Winston Churchill. I will freeze the cash
:07:28. > :07:34.value of the elements until it alliance with the personal
:07:34. > :07:39.allowance, existing book -- protecting the existing allowance.
:07:39. > :07:44.It is a major simplification, saving money at no pensioner will
:07:44. > :07:52.lose in cash terms. Down on the beach, hardy souls catching the
:07:52. > :07:58.spring sun and some were not high pate -- happy. Some people believe
:07:58. > :08:08.there will be a pensioners backlash. They are absolutely furious. I
:08:08. > :08:15.doubt they will vote for that party next year. The �50 was taken off
:08:15. > :08:20.the fuel bill this year. How much of that will be taken next year?
:08:20. > :08:24.seems that the Granny Tax has not gone down well. And even in a
:08:24. > :08:31.seemingly affluent area like this, one pensioner said, behind the lace
:08:31. > :08:38.curtains, people may be surviving on baked beans. We just have to put
:08:38. > :08:43.up with it and cut down on spending. That is the only answer. Some
:08:43. > :08:52.pensioners we spoke to, said they did not feel they were that bad off.
:08:52. > :08:55.The Government says so far they have been protected by the squeeze.
:08:55. > :08:58.There is lots more to come on Look East, including tonight's special
:08:59. > :09:01.report. It tells the story of one soldier's struggle with combat
:09:01. > :09:11.stress. And the band from Norfolk hoping to
:09:11. > :09:15.
:09:15. > :09:18.provide the soundtrack for the It has been confirmed that work
:09:18. > :09:21.making the whole of the A11 in Norfolk and Suffolk into a dual
:09:21. > :09:25.carriageway will start in January. The project was given the go-ahead
:09:25. > :09:31.after years of campaigning. Earlier, I spoke to the MP for South West
:09:31. > :09:36.Norfolk Elizabeth Truss. I am delighted that we have a date
:09:36. > :09:40.in the diary for when the main works in A11 will start. That is
:09:40. > :09:48.important for local businesses and residents planning what they will
:09:48. > :09:55.do. I hope it will lead to more investment. We know when the dual
:09:55. > :10:02.carriageway will begin. Do we know when it will be finished? I have
:10:02. > :10:08.not had confirmation, but I am trying to find out. We had some
:10:08. > :10:14.starts, then a hiatus. And we did not know when it would start again.
:10:14. > :10:21.This work will start and finish? That is right, it is the final
:10:21. > :10:28.piece of the jigsaw and once it is completed, the goal will be a dual-
:10:28. > :10:34.carriageway. What you see two people who say we do not need more
:10:34. > :10:38.roads? We need more roads, especially for getting the economy
:10:38. > :10:46.going, as we need better infrastructure and skills, which
:10:46. > :10:55.means roads, rail and the airport capacity. People know how important
:10:55. > :11:03.goal being made into a dual carriageway it is it. -- know how
:11:03. > :11:06.important the A11 being chilled is. -- dualled.
:11:06. > :11:10.Elizabeth Truss. A man is being treated in hospital after a
:11:10. > :11:15.stabbing in Ipswich last night. It happened at around 9 o'clock in
:11:15. > :11:21.Grimwade Street. Police say the victim, who is 32, was chased by
:11:21. > :11:24.two men and stabbed with a knife. They are appealing for witnesses.
:11:24. > :11:26.A private company has been awarded a contract to run all community
:11:27. > :11:30.health services in Suffolk. Serco will takeover small hospitals, like
:11:30. > :11:34.the one in Felixstowe. It will also run community nursing and employ
:11:34. > :11:36.1000 staff. The union Unison has called it a sad day for the health
:11:36. > :11:39.service. One of East Anglia's longest
:11:39. > :11:42.serving MPs has been knighted by the Queen. Sir Bob Russell, the MP
:11:42. > :11:45.for Colchester, has been honoured for 40 years of public service.
:11:45. > :11:51.He has been known to spend the night on the floor of his office if
:11:51. > :11:59.he has an early start in London. Last night, he opted for something
:11:59. > :12:06.more posh, as he had the family with him. Everyone here for his
:12:06. > :12:12.special day. He is nervous. We are not used to that. For him, it is
:12:12. > :12:20.recognition of his hard work. 40 years now. He is humbled and very
:12:20. > :12:26.proud. As the family prepared to leave, a moment of panic. He had
:12:26. > :12:34.lost the invitation. An anxious wait, then it was bound. The day
:12:34. > :12:38.could proceed. Bob Russell has been championing the town, first as a
:12:39. > :12:45.councillor, then MP. He has never been frightened about speaking out
:12:45. > :12:51.on issues close to his heart. says what he feels. IFE does not
:12:51. > :12:59.like what I am doing, or the party or the Government, he still speaks
:12:59. > :13:04.out. People respect that. It was a very emotional day. I can compare
:13:04. > :13:11.it to the day my daughter was married. I was impressed she knew I
:13:11. > :13:16.was a Lib Dem MP. Our daughter could not be here, unfortunately,
:13:16. > :13:26.because she is expecting a baby. She said, I hope it goes well for
:13:26. > :13:29.
:13:29. > :13:36.you. So you are now Lady Russell? Will you use the title? She will.
:13:36. > :13:41.He has spent time fighting the establishment. Now he is part of it.
:13:41. > :13:45.In the football last night, Ipswich beat Burnley at Portman Road.
:13:45. > :13:50.Michael Chopra scored the only goal early in the second half. It's his
:13:50. > :13:54.14th goal of the season. Ipswich are up to 14th in the table, having
:13:54. > :13:57.lost only once in their last ten games. Two months ago, they were
:13:57. > :14:00.just above the relegation places. A win at Watford on Saturday could
:14:00. > :14:02.take them into the top half of the table. They lost at home to Watford
:14:02. > :14:06.in December. In speedway, the King's Lynn Stars
:14:06. > :14:09.unveiled some new faces to the fans last night. After a good first year
:14:09. > :14:12.in the Elite League, hopes are high for the new season which starts in
:14:12. > :14:14.just a few days. The riders and may have changed,
:14:14. > :14:18.but the race remains the same. The fastest man around four lapse takes
:14:18. > :14:26.the most points. Last place leads with nothing. Now was the chance to
:14:26. > :14:31.see the new crop of riders. At one point, they were quicker than a
:14:31. > :14:38.Formula One car. I am not sure if that is still the case. No brakes,
:14:38. > :14:46.fixed during. There are plenty more sport you can do that are less
:14:46. > :14:53.dangerous. But the thrill the put- on is a thrill. You just get hooked
:14:53. > :14:58.when you come here. Much like other sports, the of season sees changes
:14:58. > :15:03.to the line ups. With a number of riders leaving for Peterborough,
:15:03. > :15:12.there has been a reshuffle. Fan favourites return, one being the
:15:12. > :15:21.team captain. We have to go out and enjoy it. And the results can come
:15:21. > :15:26.from that. The star has exceeded all expectations last year. After
:15:26. > :15:34.five months of no noise, the ancients and fumes returned next
:15:34. > :15:44.Wednesday. There will be the local derby with Peter Brugge on Good
:15:44. > :15:47.
:15:47. > :15:50.Friday amongst other events. -- with Peterborough.
:15:50. > :15:56.This weekend, thousands of people will be running a mile to raise
:15:56. > :15:58.money for Sport Relief. The charity, Combat Stress, which supports
:15:59. > :16:02.former servicemen and women with mental health problems, is one of
:16:02. > :16:05.the charities that gets some of the money. When Peter Doolan returned
:16:05. > :16:09.from the frontline in Iraq, he was so severely traumatised that he
:16:09. > :16:12.could not remember the next 10 months of his life. Five years on,
:16:12. > :16:14.he is still recovering. Our Defence Reporter, Alex Dunlop, has been to
:16:14. > :16:20.meet him for tonight's special report.
:16:20. > :16:29.Peter Doolan was 17 when deployed to Kosovo. Within days, he faced
:16:29. > :16:35.chaos and Cannock Chase -- Cannich. A bomb went off in a flat. The
:16:36. > :16:41.mother was dead, but the baby was not crying. You were basically
:16:41. > :16:47.social services. Personally, I would have seen it as week to talk
:16:47. > :16:54.about any walk -- to talk to anyone about it. I did not talk to anyone
:16:54. > :17:04.14 years. It was in his second tour of the Iraq that the stress began
:17:04. > :17:07.
:17:07. > :17:11.to take its toll. Peter was forced to shoot a suspect boma. This
:17:11. > :17:18.person was deaf and dumb. He was mentally retarded, some would not
:17:18. > :17:23.understand signals. I had no choice to shoot him and he was sent there
:17:23. > :17:31.to test our defences. To shoot someone, when I get mentally
:17:31. > :17:40.disabled myself, but Hearts. He was medically discharged five years ago.
:17:40. > :17:47.-- that hurts. You are just unbalanced in your
:17:48. > :17:52.body. And you do not even realise it. He throws his Military Cross
:17:52. > :18:00.medal in a skip, hides under the table, imagines his own son is an
:18:00. > :18:06.Iraqi child. I was frightened and pushed this child away. My child
:18:06. > :18:11.started crying, or what I thought was an Iraqi child. I was
:18:11. > :18:16.frightened then and my wife came in. You did not know if it would go
:18:16. > :18:24.farther than that, so you always had to be around at maybe take the
:18:24. > :18:31.children away. How did you get through it? I do not know. You took
:18:31. > :18:38.it day by day. Peter is about to complete a business degree. Despite
:18:38. > :18:45.being top of his class, he cannot get a job. I think post-traumatic
:18:45. > :18:53.stress is not understood. People sometimes do not sleep or wash,
:18:53. > :18:58.some get violent, but that is not the case. Soldiers can bring
:18:58. > :19:04.discipline, reliance, and we are excluded because we have this
:19:04. > :19:09.illness. We asked to be given a chance. Do not give us money, give
:19:09. > :19:12.us our pride back. Peter Doolin ending that report by
:19:12. > :19:15.Alex Dunlop. The mental health charity, Combat Stress, played a
:19:15. > :19:18.huge part in Peter's recovery. Steve Pettitt, its regional welfare
:19:18. > :19:24.officer, told me that 85% of his cases relate to service in Iraq for
:19:24. > :19:32.Afghanistan. -- or. His caseload has grown enormously. And he
:19:32. > :19:39.expects that to continue. I hope we get out of Afghanistan when we can.
:19:39. > :19:44.But we expect the numbers to increase for five or six years.
:19:44. > :19:49.does it manifest itself? There are people with flashbacks and that
:19:49. > :19:59.could be what people expect. But it can also be anxiety about normal
:19:59. > :20:06.life. It can, it can be mood swings, changes of temperature, anxiety.
:20:06. > :20:09.This has been around for as long as there have been wars. Does the
:20:10. > :20:17.nature of our wars and make a difference to how it manifests
:20:17. > :20:21.itself? I think it does. We have more referrals from veterans who
:20:21. > :20:27.served in Northern Ireland. That is the first time a serving soldier
:20:27. > :20:31.did not recognise who his opposition was. The Irish
:20:31. > :20:37.Republican Army did not wear uniform. That is similar in Iraq
:20:37. > :20:43.and Afghanistan. You cannot tell who is a good or bad person. If
:20:44. > :20:48.that is how you wish to turn them. And service people sometimes do not
:20:48. > :20:55.want to discuss what was seen, not wanting to burden their families,
:20:55. > :21:05.but how important is it to be open with luck once? You have to at
:21:05. > :21:05.
:21:05. > :21:10.least open up to your partner. -- with loved ones.
:21:10. > :21:17.The family and children are the biggest key. Those people are
:21:17. > :21:24.living with this man or woman. You ought it to your partner to get
:21:24. > :21:30.yourself sorted out. You have a growing caseload. Is there more
:21:30. > :21:37.than military and Government can do? The military is restricted on
:21:37. > :21:42.what can be done. The NHS has responsibility for veterans. We
:21:42. > :21:47.have to educate senior managers did in the NHS as to what Combat Stress
:21:47. > :21:54.does, how we can help, and we are working more and more alongside the
:21:54. > :21:57.NHS. Thank you very much. When the Football World Cup is on,
:21:57. > :22:02.there is usually a bandwagon of football songs trying to get into
:22:02. > :22:08.the charts. And they tend to be of mixed quality. So could the same
:22:08. > :22:15.happen for the Olympics? It is that exciting moment of the Olympic
:22:15. > :22:18.clock. 127 days to go and counting. A rock band from this region has
:22:18. > :22:25.written a song it hopes will become the anthem for London 2012. It is
:22:25. > :22:32.called London's Calling. A video shoot for Look East in
:22:32. > :22:42.Cambridge. The Colour performing what they hope will be the sound of
:22:42. > :22:51.
:22:52. > :22:56.London N12. -- London 2012. SINGING.
:22:56. > :23:01.But on the Underground and London, flipping through the newspaper and
:23:01. > :23:06.seeing problem after problem. I thought, let us open a song with
:23:06. > :23:12.that, then lead one to brighter things.
:23:12. > :23:22.# London's calling to you. London's calling to you.
:23:22. > :23:35.
:23:35. > :23:41.They are not The Colour or nothing. The drama has sticks linked to back
:23:41. > :23:48.slopping out, which hit -- which then hits campus. He calls a
:23:48. > :23:53.dramatic Art. We wanted to celebrate going into London 2012
:23:53. > :24:03.and make it exciting. IPod dramatic Art would get that element of
:24:03. > :24:10.
:24:10. > :24:16.excitement. -- I bought dramatic It is a patriotic song to celebrate
:24:16. > :24:22.a momentous year in the light of our country. It is the biggest
:24:22. > :24:25.event in the world and we are lucky enough to host it. It is an anthem
:24:25. > :24:30.getting everyone on board and excited, because there is still
:24:30. > :24:37.mixed feelings. Not everyone is convinced in London. But it could
:24:37. > :24:41.be the biggest show of our time. The band will play the song during
:24:41. > :24:50.events over the Olympic Games. We're hoping it will catch the
:24:50. > :24:54.imagination of the nation. London's Calling, the sound of London 2012.
:24:54. > :25:01.And if you want to see the whole video, it is on our Facebook page
:25:01. > :25:06.and on bbc.co.uk/norfolk. I know lots of people will be
:25:06. > :25:14.running at Sport Relief mild. Some people are running five miles.
:25:14. > :25:17.I know lots of people are taking part in Sport Relief events in the
:25:17. > :25:20.next few days. Here in Suffolk today, pupils at Kesgrave High
:25:20. > :25:23.School donned fancy dress for a Sport Relief mile. They were joined
:25:23. > :25:28.by members of the Ipswich Town football team. Most of the big
:25:28. > :25:32.events are taking place over the weekend. I will get my running kit
:25:32. > :25:38.on in Norwich on Sunday. We will have coverage over the next few
:25:38. > :25:46.days. Idlib strike into the weekend with high pressure anchored all
:25:47. > :25:52.over the weekend. -- it will be dry into the weekend. It could be
:25:52. > :25:59.cloudy overnight tonight and tomorrow. But it will stay dry,
:25:59. > :26:04.some misty mornings, giving some hazy sunshine. But it will
:26:04. > :26:10.certainly be mild. Some temperatures way above average.
:26:10. > :26:17.Clear skies to start tonight, then some low cloud developing. Perhaps
:26:17. > :26:22.some fog patches. That prevents temperatures getting lower Celsius.
:26:22. > :26:29.We should be free of the ground frost. The winds will be light
:26:29. > :26:35.south-easterly for most. Average speeds around the coast just a
:26:35. > :26:40.touch breezier. Tomorrow, it could be a grey start. Perhaps not the
:26:40. > :26:45.sun shine off this morning. Some low cloud to clear, burning off
:26:45. > :26:51.swiftly in land. Further west, temperatures climbing dramatically
:26:51. > :26:57.to eating Celsius. Average for this time of year is nine Celsius. --
:26:58. > :27:02.claiming dramatically took 18 Celsius. Some cloud lingering,
:27:02. > :27:08.particularly around the Norfolk and Suffolk coast, but still feeling
:27:08. > :27:13.pleasant in the sunshine. Looking ahead, high pressure is the theme.
:27:13. > :27:23.Write to all were us by the weekend, sole light winds and at right