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Hello and welcome to a new week on Look East with Susie and me.

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In the programme tonight: Four men from Luton appear in court accused

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of plotting a terrorist attack in the UK.

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Parts of the region go on flood alert tonight as the wettest April

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on record puts rivers at risk of bursting their banks.

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It's a record year for the metal thieves, but the police claim they

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are now beating them. Security alert at our museums after

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Chinese treasures valued at millions of pounds vanished from

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Of the Prime Minister was forced to abandon a visit to Milton Keynes

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today after he was summoned to Parliament over the Jeremy Hunt

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affair. He had to turn back. He was due to

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visit party activists on the build- up to the local elections this week.

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BAA committee was gathering when they found out about the news he

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was returning to London. Party officials were trying to look at

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the bright side. It is a lovely day. As you can see, I am not worried,

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we are going back out on the streets.

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He would have defended the need for spending cuts and he was going to

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visit a nearby a firm that specialises in PlusNet technology.

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This is the kind of company that could lead us out of recession.

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Most people we spoke to in Bletchley are tightening their

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belts. We have to pay the bills and keep up with financial commitments.

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However, there is no increase in salaries so it is tough.

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country is in a mess. Nobody has any money. You have to ride it out.

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Spending cuts have to be made and we can't complain. Labour wants

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this week's elections to be a referendum on the economy. The

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shadow chancellor was campaigning in Norwich yesterday.

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Conservatives said their plan would work. If you raise taxes earlier,

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you can get unemployment down and it has not worked. While the Lib

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Dems are using the Jeremy Hunt scandal to show how different they

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are to the others. We have signed up all the links with Blair, Ed

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Miliband, Cameron and Osborne, we have had to work hard. The Prime

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Minister hopes to rearrange his visit to Milton Keynes but it won't

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be before Thursday. Four men arrested in Luton have

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been charged with plotting a terrorist attack in the UK. All

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four were remanded in custody after a hearing at Westminster

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magistrates court. There were six main charges and they kick --

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include carrying out an attack, researching an attack and raising

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money from overseas to fund their activities. The prosecution claimed

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one of the targets was the Territorial Army centre in Luton.

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Sally Chidzoy is at Westminster magistrates court. What else was

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said? Let us go through those names again. They are all from Luton and

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brought to Westminster magistrates court for their parents which

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lasted under 20 minutes. The men, who wore tracksuits or two next,

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all are British citizens, one of Bangladeshi origin and one from

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Pakistani background and they spoke to confirm their names and ages.

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The thrust of the case is that they were allegedly planning attacks in

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the UK, including an attack on the Territorial Army centre in Luton.

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It is alleged that they worked for Al-Qaeda and planned to carry out

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attacks on coalition forces on the Pakistani and Afghan border. Last

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week, they were arrested at various addresses in Luton. There was a 5th

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man who was arrested and he was released without charge. The list

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of charges is quite detailed, isn't it? They go into considerable

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detail, talking about encouraging travel overseas, encouraging in --

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encouraging physical training, downloading, researching and using

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electronic files on a jihadi website. Also collecting and

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supplying funds for terrorist purposes overseas. The men are

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charged with having various documents in a position, for

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example 44 ways to support Jihad and techniques of silent killing

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and Al-Qaeda at Manuals. They will appear at the Old Bailey on May

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11th. My parts of the region are on flood

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alert tonight after the heavy rain. This evening, a large caravan park

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in Northamptonshire is being evacuated. We've got more than half

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the average total for the whole of April this weekend. The Environment

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Agency says many rivers are in danger of bursting their banks and

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the problem could get worse. This is I broke a reservoir.

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Because of the rain this weekend, it needs to release 280 million

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gallons of water into the river. A warning has been issued for homes.

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It is worrying when you see it coming up like this but because it

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has happened for five times before, it will be on the far side.

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these drivers are said to have helped others who were not as

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equipped as themselves. Many vehicles did get through. A flood

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diversion signs left this car stuck in a field. My a navigator did not

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show me this road. Matthew Spencer questioned the doubt of a rising

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water levels. This river at Huntington is no longer passable

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because of the excessive water levels and a fallen tree. This is

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Great Shelford, many issues -- one of the many places issued with a

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flood warning. Peter Elliott's asparagus crop is under water.

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has serious implications on certain areas of asparagus. I suspect it

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will die back and we won't Harvester it. If although the flood

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situation has improved, so too will come the warnings. We have quite

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high a river levels Stella in existence. We would like people to

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There are serious worries that the Billing Aquadrome in

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Northamptonshire, the biggest caravan site in the region is on

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alert. What is the situation there tonight? We have been advised to do

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a precautionary evacuation. We are doing that now. We have been in the

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process for 2 1/2 hours. How close is the water to coming into the

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side? The waters have risen but the biggest issue is the rainfall that

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is due. When did you first hear you were going to be moved out and what

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is your reaction? I found out about 30 minutes ago when I returned from

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work. It is a big park and we have had to evacuate. Do you know where

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you are going tonight? I know where I am going, yes. Would you like to

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share that? I will be going to my brother's house. What is the mood

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genuinely? I have to say, it has been fantastic. Everybody has

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worked well together. We have a robust plan that is put into place.

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All of the holidaymakers have worked with first and we are

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evacuating at a high rate of knots. If the water does get in, what

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damage would you expect to be done? It will be low level damage. It

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won't be all over the park. It is nothing that we couldn't cope with.

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Thank you for being with us. I hope everything remains safe.

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We have had quite an April. It feels like it has rained every day

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this month. He would be almost right, with the

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exception of the 1st April, was the only complete dry day. As for the

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beginning of May, I will be back later with a full forecast.

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More to come including the goals from the weekend full bore.

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A plus the great art theft from a A footballer from Essex left

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partially paralysed after a nightclub -- a nightclub brawl

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could soon be home. Nicky Morgan was injured outside a nightclub in

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Brentford. This weekend, he was back on the pitch to celebrate his

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club winning the league. It is the day Nicky Morgan was dreaming of,

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back on his feet. The goalkeeper returned to their hero's welcome.

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Amazing. It is a day and did not think would happen. A long time ago.

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It was not at the front of my mind. It was a goal to aspire to.

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months ago, Nicky was taken to the Queen's Hospital in Romford, unable

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to move from the shoulders down. He was transferred to the spinal unit

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at Stoke Mandeville. Look East went to visit him in February as he

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began to get more feeling in his legs. Since then, his progression

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has been remarkable. I was not prepared to sit back and let this

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be me. I still need to work on my arms but I am totally independent.

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-- let his defeat me. I have done it in the last month. His return

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was a double celebration for fans of the club, they just won the

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league for the first time. He was able to watch from the sidelines

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and join his team-mates to collect a medal. He has been such a large

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part of our season even though he's not been here. I really believe,

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and the players do as well, that he helped us in our promotion. He

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drove everyone on. I'm not sure we would be where we are if it was not

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for Nicky. His next step is to be discharged from hospital. The

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ultimate aim is to play for his club again.

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Two men have appeared in court, charged with murdering a 29 year-

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old man in Clacton. Oliver Smith- Daye died after he was attacked in

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a car park on New year's Day. Charlie Roberts and Alan Didier

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will face trial along with a woman who was charged earlier.

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Controversial plans to convert a pub in King's Lynn into an Islamic

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community centre have been approved by councillors. There were more

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than 700 objections, but the West Norfolk Islamic Association says

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the plan for the Queen's Arms will build bridges in the community. The

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English Democrats are stepping up their campaign in Essex. They are

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fighting for an English parliament. They what makes in George's they

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are public holiday and wants to inject some commonsense into local

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politics. We are English nationalists and we are looking for

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an English parliament. We do not see why when Scotland is moving

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towards independence England should not be recognised. Norwich City

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will be playing in the Premier League this season. Their safety

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was mathematically guaranteed despite being outclassed by

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Liverpool at the weekend. Norwich lost 3-0 but with other

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results going for them, Premier League safety is now secure.

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Saturday's game will be remembered for several reasons, but above all

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a sensational goal by Luis Suarez. It will no doubt be replayed for

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many years to come. Norwich against Liverpool, a highlight in the

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camera. For the away supporters it was a dream. For the home fans it

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was a bit of a nightmare. Spirits were dampened. If Carlos Tevez had

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given the Norwich defence sleepless nights, another South American

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meant those memories resurfaced all too quickly. Luis Suarez pounced on

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a mistake to fire Liverpool ahead. His second was even better. Another

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error, Luis Suarez balls the net. In the second path, Liverpool

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should have added to their goals sooner. He inexplicably decided to

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try a cheeky check. Who can question his judgment? Shortly

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after, he did best. What a goal! a season saturated by positives,

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one worrying statistic stands out. This is the 7th time they have let

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They boast only two clean sheets in 36 Premier League games. 63 goals

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in all. Three mistakes, three goals. Luis Suarez is quality. All about

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Luis Suarez. What an individual performance. He was brilliant.

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are paid 10, at the end of the day he will punish you. He and

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Liverpool exposed areas of concern. With Norwich guaranteed another

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season in the top flight, this result will soon League -- soon be

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forgotten. Ipswich finish their Championship

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campaign in a disappointing 15th position. They finished on a high,

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beating Doncaster at 3-2. Tommy Smith, Ryan Stevenson and Jason

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Scotland scored the goals for Ipswich Town. Where did it all go

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wrong for Paul Jewell? It started so well, the first goal of the

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season they beat Bristol City. Four defeats in August, including that

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7-1 thrashing by Peterborough, brought them down the table. There

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was a brief respite but it was October and November that destroyed

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their season. Seven defeats in a role. The Sun to 21st and were in

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danger of relegation. From then on, it was damage limitation. Next

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season will be without Grant Leadbitter, who is leaving the club

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in the summer. In League Two, great news for Southend, they can still

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gain automatic promotion. 2-0 win over Oxford was just what they

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needed. Results went their way, meaning they can still go up to

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League One without the need for play-offs. To go to the last game

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of the season with an opportunity to go up automatically is fantastic.

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We were disappointed because we were in the driving season --

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driving seat for a long time. We shot ourselves in the food.

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Confidence was eroded. In the end, to have this bonus of an

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opportunity is fantastic. You can get more from the manager Paul

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Sturrock on Late Kick Off tonight at 11:05pm. We will be hearing

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about the final games of the season, what managers do when they're under

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pressure. In snooker, he might well have missed the blue, but Essex

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snooker player Ali Carter stormed through to the quarter-finals of

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the world championships in Sheffield. He won a final frame

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decider against Judd Trump. You can see how delighted he was on the

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BBC's Board website. Have a look. - - Sport website. Cancelled services,

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delayed journeys and commuter chaos. The cost of cable theft is spelt

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bike thousands of travellers across the region. Today there was

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confirmation that this was the worst day so far or -- worse year

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so far. The police need tougher powers to

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crack down on defenders -- offenders. The good news is the

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number of incidents has fallen. The police are confident their winning

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the war. This is the task force. There braving the coldest night of

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the year in a quest to cut down on this. To the thieves, this is what

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it is all about. Overhead power cables and underground signalling

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cable containing copper. The price of this metal has risen sharply

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over the past five years. So has the cost to rail operators. Cable

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theft is a big problem for me in my team. If you put it in terms of

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train delay, 40,000 minutes in the last year. To give that context,

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that is 27 days of delay. Those delays are costly. Network Rail

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lead to compensate the rail operators who in turn have to

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compensate us. The last six years have been expensive. So much more

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is at stake here than just the financial cost. Each one of these

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cables carries 25,000 volts. 10 people were killed trying to steal

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them last year. Last few months have seen a decrease in thefts

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across the Anglia region. Network Rail and the British Transport

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Police believe that is down to their cable theft task force.

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Increased patrols like this will help to cut crime that costs

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between five and �6 million last year. The government are ruling out

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any further funding for such ventures. I think what the

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Government wants to do, and police would be supportive, is look at the

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impact that a range of measures that will be impact -- introduced

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this year is going to have on the stolen metal market. Measures such

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as banning cash payments and giving greater powers to magistrates when

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sentencing thieves. With the Olympics just three months away,

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the thought of trains grinding to a halt means not everyone shares the

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confidence of the police. Two museums in the region have

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withdrawn their collections of Chinese jade following a break-in

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at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge two weeks ago. Chinese

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works of art valued at millions of pounds were stolen. It comes at a

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time when the Fitzwilliam Museum has been chosen to exhibit major

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Chinese art this summer. There is growing excitement over

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the most exhibit -- most ambitious exhibit to date. Part of the

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Cultural Olympiad. The museum says it will not discuss security,

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meanwhile, police are hoping these posters and an appeal on Crimewatch

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will lead into the four men who got away with �18 million worth of

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treasure. Today, the museum keepers Bowcock the sense of loss. We love

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these treasures as much as the public and it was a great shock. We

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love these projects and we research them. It is like babies. We really

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want them back. 25 police officers are now operating on the project,

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trying to jail the gang. We have the vehicle we believe was involved

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in the burglary, very distinctive. There is a dent in the van. We

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appeal to anybody yet there that may have seen this vehicle, either

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between 7th April when it was stolen from London on 13th April,

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the day of the burglary, to come forward with any information they

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have got. If Ipswich Museum, targeted by thieves who stole up

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rhino horn, replaced it with a replica of. It is reviewing

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security again, removing a small number of jade items. What's unique

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about museums is we have the real thing, something very special, you

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can get that close to something that is real. At the same time, if

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we take advice that something is valuable, we will review whether we

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keep it on display are not. Tonight, the Fitzwilliam Museum remains

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defiant, determined the latest exhibition will go ahead exactly as

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planned. This exhibition has been two years in the making, it is the

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most important exhibition of this kind ever, it will never be

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repeated. We are delighted it is going ahead and we will not be

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beaten by these people. We are now going to get the weather. We've had

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going to get the weather. We've had the most hideous weekend of rain.

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What a weekend. Just to let you know how wet it was, he rose and

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figures. -- he rather figures. 33 mm. That is three-quarters of the

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average monthly rainfall in just two days. As I speak, the forecast

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is really changing. We had this area of showers developing. This

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could be on every side. Then I think we will see another weary at

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-- another part of rain. There is the potential for local flooding.

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Temperatures will be eight or nine Celsius. It will be a rather warm

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night because of all the rain. The rain will be accompanied by eight

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easterly wind. Tomorrow, this plant will move up worth -- this weather

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front this from the south but then halts all brass. We start of wet

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and windy with the potential of heavy rain. Some of that could lead

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to localised flooding in places. Then we should see the rain become

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lighter. We may see the main band of rain lingering in the north of

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our region right through the day. Temperatures will be around 15

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degrees Celsius. Not a great day. Once the rain has clear, the wind

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will die down. This is the afternoon for many of us. Quite

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cloudy. Some showers lingering in the north. Wednesday, Thursday and

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Friday, some showers and rain. Those are the overnight

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