:00:21. > :00:25.Hello and welcome to Look East. Our top story tonight: Airline
:00:26. > :00:28.passengers get out of their cars and walk along the central reservation
:00:29. > :00:30.of the M11 in Essex after a lorry sheds its load blocking the
:00:31. > :00:33.northbound carriage near Stansted Airport. People were walking up and
:00:34. > :00:39.down with their suitcases and it was so dangerous. ?? new line Plans to
:00:40. > :00:42.build a string of electricity pylons across Essex and Suffolk are put on
:00:43. > :00:45.hold. Campaigners claim it's a victory for people power.
:00:46. > :00:53.And the region's expanding space industry stands by to receive a
:00:54. > :00:58.major financial boost from Europe. And I am in Kettering for this
:00:59. > :01:11.year's BBC Children In Need. I am not alone. Say hello. Hello.
:01:12. > :01:15.Hello. Let's start tonight with that major jam on the M11. People making
:01:16. > :01:18.their way to Stansted to catch flights got out of their cars and
:01:19. > :01:21.dragged their suitcases along the central reservation. Their patience
:01:22. > :01:25.ran out this morning after a lorry shed its load, blocking the
:01:26. > :01:27.north`bound carriageway in Essex. The accident happened just before
:01:28. > :01:30.six o'clock this morning, on the northbound stretch between junctions
:01:31. > :01:36.seven and eight, resulting in long tailbacks. The road was finally
:01:37. > :01:41.re`opened at 1:00pm. Our reporter Felicity Simper has spent the day at
:01:42. > :01:47.the M11. Traffic here on the Syria is moving
:01:48. > :01:53.freely this evening. All three lanes are now open, but earlier today, it
:01:54. > :01:55.was a very different story. An accident happened just before six
:01:56. > :02:05.o'clock this morning and cause seven hours of frustration for drivers.
:02:06. > :02:08.This was the problem, and also 50 foot long steel cables lying in the
:02:09. > :02:14.carriageway, just down the road from Stansted airport. What should have
:02:15. > :02:18.been rush hour was anything but, and with the motorway closed there were
:02:19. > :02:26.miles of tailbacks. The recovery was a lengthy process. The cables were
:02:27. > :02:30.secured and lifted onto a lorry. This woman was one of those stuck.
:02:31. > :02:36.She was going to work from Braintree. She says that she moved
:02:37. > :02:39.four yards in two hours. People were walking up and down with their
:02:40. > :02:46.suitcases, in between the southbound and North Wing `` northbound
:02:47. > :02:51.carriages on the Syria, also won the hard shoulder. It was so dangerous,
:02:52. > :03:10.but you cannot say anything to the people. It was horrendous. `` on the
:03:11. > :03:14.M11. Hundreds of people missed flights, but today, the budget
:03:15. > :03:18.airlines seem to have got it right. Dionne Smith, who was stuck on the
:03:19. > :03:20.M11, made it to Stansted and onto her flight. Thanks, Ryanair, she
:03:21. > :03:26.tweeted, for rebooking us onto Bremen at no extra cost. And this
:03:27. > :03:32.tweet from Just Euan. Ryanair have been great post`M11 debacle. On
:03:33. > :03:35.another flight at no extra cost. EasyJet says it opened up extra
:03:36. > :03:38.desks and brought in additional staff to get its passengers on the
:03:39. > :03:43.next available flights. Back on the M11, the recovery took
:03:44. > :03:47.several hours, leading to a very long Friday morning for commuters
:03:48. > :03:51.and holiday`makers alike. The mortar were reopened just before one
:03:52. > :03:56.o'clock this afternoon. Since then there have not been any problems and
:03:57. > :03:59.it looks like this evening's journey for motorists as a lot smoother than
:04:00. > :04:02.it was this morning. Earlier I spoke to the travel
:04:03. > :04:06.journalist Simon Calder, and asked him what rights you had if you
:04:07. > :04:11.missed your plane because of a traffic jam.
:04:12. > :04:15.Basically, you do not have many legal rights. You have a contract
:04:16. > :04:20.with the airline which says that I promised to get to the airport, in
:04:21. > :04:25.the case of easyJet and Ryanair, 40 minutes before departure. If you
:04:26. > :04:30.fail to do that, even through no fault of your own, if you do not
:04:31. > :04:36.have a legal leg to stand on. They can quite happily say, you have
:04:37. > :04:40.broken the contract. Both easyJet and Ryanair have policies that allow
:04:41. > :04:45.you, if you arrive within two hours of your plane having gone, to pay
:04:46. > :04:49.them more money and they will try and get you on the next flight. That
:04:50. > :04:53.is them being nice to you rather than a legal remedy. In this
:04:54. > :05:01.instance, it looks like Ryanair and easyJet have in particularly nice,
:05:02. > :05:05.and actually accommodated lots of passengers on flights without extra
:05:06. > :05:11.charge. Why have they done that? EasyJet likes to think of itself as
:05:12. > :05:16.the nice low`cost airline. In the past, they have been more generous.
:05:17. > :05:20.If you go back a year and a half to when we had terrible snow at
:05:21. > :05:23.Stansted airport, that caused all sorts of problems with people
:05:24. > :05:30.getting to the airport and through security. That was at a time of mass
:05:31. > :05:34.mayhem, and Ryanair were sticking to their guns and saying, no, if you
:05:35. > :05:40.missed your flight, you have got to book again. On this occasion, they
:05:41. > :05:46.are showing much more generosity and respect towards their passengers,
:05:47. > :05:51.which is commendable. It is part of the, hello, we are nice and cuddly,
:05:52. > :05:58.we are the new Ryanair, were not nasty. What about insurance? Do you
:05:59. > :06:04.have cover from insurance when you have with that to cover your
:06:05. > :06:07.holiday? That all depends. Besides the flight there will be lots of
:06:08. > :06:12.people who have maybe booked a weekend away. It just so happens
:06:13. > :06:16.that there is not another flight available until Sandy and that is
:06:17. > :06:21.all spoilt. They may have paid for a hotel, and it all gets messy very
:06:22. > :06:26.quickly. It depends how good your travel insurances. Mine is pretty
:06:27. > :06:32.lousy because I did not he much for it. It only covers medical expenses.
:06:33. > :06:37.If you have a gold`plated policy, the chances you will get some sort
:06:38. > :06:42.of recourse. Is there any sort of compensation you could get the cause
:06:43. > :06:46.of the cause of your accident? For example, if the lorry that sheds its
:06:47. > :06:52.load is fine to have been faulty in some way? If I had booked a special
:06:53. > :06:57.weekend away and lost lots of money, had a miserable time and lots of
:06:58. > :07:01.stress, I would be very interested in knowing, if, as you say, it was
:07:02. > :07:06.found to be the responsibility of the haulage company, I think I will
:07:07. > :07:09.be talking to their insurance company to see what kid of
:07:10. > :07:14.recompense and might get for my disappointment. Simon Calder, thank
:07:15. > :07:17.you very much. Meanwhile there's disruption on the
:07:18. > :07:21.railway after a freight train derailed near King's Lynn. 14 wagons
:07:22. > :07:24.carrying sand jumped the tracks earlier this afternoon. First
:07:25. > :07:32.Capital Connect has cancelled trains between Kings Lynn and Downham
:07:33. > :07:35.Market, replacing them with buses. Campaigners have welcomed a decision
:07:36. > :07:38.to delay the building of a new line of electricity pylons across Suffolk
:07:39. > :07:41.and Essex. The National Grid says the proposed 17`mile high`voltage
:07:42. > :07:44.link between Bramford near Ipswich and Twinstead in Essex will not be
:07:45. > :07:47.needed until the 2020s. They carry the power the country
:07:48. > :07:50.needs, but by any standards, they are not things of beauty. The
:07:51. > :07:53.campaigners who've fought a four`year battle against a new line
:07:54. > :07:56.of pylons say they would blight some of our most beautiful countryside.
:07:57. > :07:59.John Foster's home stands above a valley looking towards Hintlesham
:08:00. > :08:03.and Hadleigh, already a landscape peppered with pylons. These are the
:08:04. > :08:09.smaller distribution pylons. We think that enough is enough. The big
:08:10. > :08:16.transmission pylons are twice as tall. They have a far greater impact
:08:17. > :08:19.on the skyline and the countryside. When people say that you just do not
:08:20. > :08:25.want this in your backyard, how do you react? People do say that, but
:08:26. > :08:31.the countryside is something that is of value to everyone. It is fought
:08:32. > :08:44.and trade, it is of value to the people who enjoy the countryside.
:08:45. > :08:47.That is an economic and if it. . The Stop The Pylons campaign brought
:08:48. > :08:52.together a coalition of protest and countryside groups. And some
:08:53. > :08:55.celebrities, too. As a country, as a nation, we need to think about what
:08:56. > :08:58.we are handing down to our ancestors. During the consultation
:08:59. > :09:01.period, the National Grid conceded that about a quarter of the route,
:09:02. > :09:04.through parts of the Stour Valley and Dedham Vale, should be covered
:09:05. > :09:08.by underground cable at considerable extra cost, which would be added to
:09:09. > :09:12.electricity bills. It has put the project on hold because of delays in
:09:13. > :09:16.new offshore wind projects and the proposed Sizewell C. But it's
:09:17. > :09:18.postponed, not cancelled. If you look at the network and East Anglia,
:09:19. > :09:30.there is a significant pinch point between Bramford and Twinstead. The
:09:31. > :09:34.connection will be required in the future. The company says it would
:09:35. > :09:37.cost an extra ?500 million to put all 17 miles of cables underground.
:09:38. > :09:43.Campaigners are determined more metal monsters are not the answer.
:09:44. > :09:46.Police today confirmed that a body found three weeks ago at Wenhaston
:09:47. > :09:50.in Suffolk was that of missing teenager Miller Redpath. The
:09:51. > :09:54.18`year`old was discovered in the overgrown rear garden at the family
:09:55. > :10:01.home. Police still don't know how he died, but say it wasn't suspicious.
:10:02. > :10:04.A new mobile service in Suffolk could help more people who suffer
:10:05. > :10:08.from a potentially blinding eye disease. It takes a team of glaucoma
:10:09. > :10:11.experts on the road to visit rural towns, to save patients travelling
:10:12. > :10:20.into Ipswich Hospital. The team behind it say it's saving the NHS
:10:21. > :10:26.half a million pounds a year. On the outskirts of town, heading into it,
:10:27. > :10:31.white van man. This van is packed with high`tech equipment. It is
:10:32. > :10:36.delivering a vital service for people with quite coma. The base for
:10:37. > :10:40.today's the car park of the local Co`op. On board is a team of
:10:41. > :10:45.optometrists and technicians. It means regular testing is now just
:10:46. > :10:49.minutes not miles away. And all the results are logged so they can then
:10:50. > :10:54.be accessed and assessed remotely by a hospital consultant. No stone has
:10:55. > :10:59.been left unturned. A full clinical assessment is being done and it is
:11:00. > :11:03.being reviewed by real specialist. It is the best of both worlds, care
:11:04. > :11:07.closer to home and the best quality care. So what is glaucoma? It's
:11:08. > :11:16.normally linked to increased fluid pressure in the eye. In the UK, it
:11:17. > :11:20.affects 2% of people aged over 40. It's been called the silent thief in
:11:21. > :11:23.the night because it develops gradually, with a loss of vision and
:11:24. > :11:25.potential blindness if left untreated. We are going to do a
:11:26. > :11:29.quick check of your peripheral vision. The service is run by a
:11:30. > :11:31.private firm as part of a deal struck with the local clinical
:11:32. > :11:38.commissioning group. It's appointment only. 20 patients each
:11:39. > :11:45.day. Around 3,500 every year. Here we try and do what takes about 45
:11:46. > :11:50.minutes. It would often take longer that a hospital. It is good that
:11:51. > :11:55.they are coming to us rather than going to Ipswich Hospital. There are
:11:56. > :11:58.problems with parking. Certain things the NHS is brilliant for and
:11:59. > :12:02.this is one of them. It's already been operating in Felixstowe. It's
:12:03. > :12:14.in Leiston until the end of the month, and then it's heading off to
:12:15. > :12:17.Stowmarket. Still to come this evening, the
:12:18. > :12:24.weekend weather, plus what you have been up to for Children In Need.
:12:25. > :12:27.Look East can reveal tonight that the region's booming space industry
:12:28. > :12:36.is in line for a major financial boost. The money is coming from a
:12:37. > :12:39.billion pound pot in Europe. It will benefit scientific research,
:12:40. > :12:41.including companies in the UK space belt in Essex and Hertfordshire. Our
:12:42. > :12:47.political correspondent Andrew Sinclair has tonight's special
:12:48. > :12:50.report. There are thousands of satellites
:12:51. > :12:55.orbiting the earth, and a small but growing number of them have been
:12:56. > :13:01.made in the East. At this company in Stevenage they build them. Here in
:13:02. > :13:06.Chelmsford, they make the ?100,000 sensors and the imaging equipment to
:13:07. > :13:09.go inside them. So the news that the European Union will keep supporting
:13:10. > :13:15.space research is welcoming places like these. It is reassuring,
:13:16. > :13:18.particularly as we are doubling the number of people we had in this
:13:19. > :13:24.facility associated with space imaging, having just recruited 60
:13:25. > :13:28.people of the last four months. To know that our customer base is
:13:29. > :13:34.continuing to receive funding clearly help support the decision we
:13:35. > :13:39.have just made. Today one for MEPs visited the companies, encouraging
:13:40. > :13:45.them to bid for this new money. This is very competitive. It is the new
:13:46. > :13:50.space race. China, India, Brazil, they are developing. This Chelmsford
:13:51. > :13:55.companies selling to them but it would not be doing so if it did not
:13:56. > :13:59.have the foundation stone of research and innovation from Europe.
:14:00. > :14:06.The announcement next week will be about more than just space. The EU
:14:07. > :14:11.will approve ?60 billion of funding for science, research and technology
:14:12. > :14:16.across Europe. And the region's Euro MPs who have helped negotiate this
:14:17. > :14:21.five`year package expect us to do well out of it. 20% of all research
:14:22. > :14:27.working Cambridge is already funded Ivy EU. MEPs say that many other
:14:28. > :14:33.companies and people across the East should benefit. It is significant
:14:34. > :14:38.for businesses and universities. It is an area where we get back more
:14:39. > :14:42.than we put into the EU budget. They will have to bid for the money, but
:14:43. > :14:47.the feeling among MEPs is that for those at the cutting edge of
:14:48. > :14:49.technology, the potential is out of this world.
:14:50. > :14:52.And there's more news and debate from the region's politicians in
:14:53. > :14:55.this weekend's edition of Sunday Politics. Etholle George presents
:14:56. > :15:02.the programme live, this Sunday at 11 o'clock, on BBC One.
:15:03. > :15:05.Sport now, and one of the biggest sporting upsets this time last year
:15:06. > :15:11.was England beating the All Blacks at Twickenham. Tomorrow it's the
:15:12. > :15:13.rematch. More than a third of the England squad come from this region,
:15:14. > :15:16.including five players from Northampton Saints. They have
:15:17. > :15:18.dominated the Premiership season so far. James Burridge has been to the
:15:19. > :15:23.England camp. The match is over. It is a record
:15:24. > :15:27.victory for England. This was not supposed to end this way for New
:15:28. > :15:31.Zealand. It was magnificent and memorable, but when you beat the All
:15:32. > :15:39.Blacks, do better beware of the backlash. The result was a big
:15:40. > :15:44.statement last year, but on its own, it will quickly the forgotten about.
:15:45. > :15:49.We need to take it on to another level and to be decided is not only
:15:50. > :15:54.the best in the world, but they have all the experience and are going for
:15:55. > :16:00.unbeaten year. They are highly motivated to beat us. Dylan Hartley
:16:01. > :16:07.knows what to expect. The Kiwi turned Englishman celebrates his
:16:08. > :16:10.50th cap tomorrow. He remembers all too well his friends from high
:16:11. > :16:15.school. It will give meeting Ulster in the back of my neck. That
:16:16. > :16:27.emotional energy will probably give me a boost. It is quite nice. 50
:16:28. > :16:33.seems insignificant. `` give me a tingle. It is a massive honour for
:16:34. > :16:46.me. This region makes up one third of the England squad. Dylan Hartley
:16:47. > :16:49.and Tom Youngs, Hartley was injured last year. Tom Young stick his
:16:50. > :16:56.chance and he was surprised how well he did, playing for the British
:16:57. > :17:00.Lions. Tom Ince very dynamic. They are slightly contrasting hookers,
:17:01. > :17:05.but England are lucky to have both of them. Where do you think you can
:17:06. > :17:12.hurt England the most this weekend? Set pieces are good for us. The
:17:13. > :17:16.scrum will be difficult. The game is generally one lost on the efficiency
:17:17. > :17:22.of the break down. We got that right last year. For the eight layers of
:17:23. > :17:28.the region staying here this week, this is the acid test. New Zealand
:17:29. > :17:32.do not like losing. Can England produce a performance of such
:17:33. > :17:36.consistency that will give the whole country something to shout about?
:17:37. > :17:39.You can see highlights of that England`All Blacks match on BBC
:17:40. > :17:44.Three tomorrow night, starting at seven o'clock.
:17:45. > :17:49.It's BBC Children In Need Day and across the region people have been
:17:50. > :17:51.raising money for the annual appeal. Tonight, the regional live broadcast
:17:52. > :18:00.comes from Kettering in Northamptonshire. Let's go there now
:18:01. > :18:04.and say hello to Janine Machin. The gates have only been open for
:18:05. > :18:11.half an hour, but people have already flooded into the park. This
:18:12. > :18:16.is the oldest theme park in the country. Tonight it is playing host
:18:17. > :18:21.to Children In Need. We have the pirate ship setting off and the
:18:22. > :18:27.carousel. People are bringing their cheques and they have been raising
:18:28. > :18:30.money all day. It is freezing. I am going to grab this rabbit to keep
:18:31. > :18:47.warm. Let's look at the things you have in doing to raise money. We are
:18:48. > :18:48.going to try this busking song. Song`mac, here comes Pudsey been
:18:49. > :19:23.again. `` THEY SING. I just want to busk
:19:24. > :19:32.the day away. With young Pudsey who can sway.
:19:33. > :20:00.Please support Children In Need. Thank you, everybody, in
:20:01. > :20:12.Northampton. # If you can help us, it's all in aid of Children In Need.
:20:13. > :20:28.# I just want to busk the day away. # With young Pudsey who can sway. #
:20:29. > :20:37.We're live in Cambridge here. # For BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. As you can
:20:38. > :20:42.see, I have come inside for a little bit of a warm up. Take a look at all
:20:43. > :20:47.of these people. We have a 200 strong choir. This is one of the
:20:48. > :20:52.main focus points of BBC Children In Need. They will be singing with lots
:20:53. > :20:56.of other choirs around the country to a Gary Barlow tune. Alice, what
:20:57. > :21:03.are you looking forward to the most? Just getting the vibe of the
:21:04. > :21:09.everybody singing. Have you done anything like this before? No. It is
:21:10. > :21:14.the first time. What has been the hardest bit about rehearsing? Just
:21:15. > :21:19.learning all the words and all the moves and putting it all together.
:21:20. > :21:24.It is a Gary Barlow tune, the ones he wrote for the Golden Jubilee?
:21:25. > :21:37.Yes. I have heard you guys sing and you absolutely amazing. `` you are.
:21:38. > :21:45.Let's see what has been going on. These men have been hard at work for
:21:46. > :21:51.over four hours. We will need to play a CD. Is that OK? The BBC
:21:52. > :21:57.producer arrives late 90s already fretting about the night's big
:21:58. > :22:02.moment. Children's wires from all over the UK will come together to
:22:03. > :22:06.sing a Gary Barlow song. This is network television, going out across
:22:07. > :22:11.the country. Possibly 10 million people watching. So when they say,
:22:12. > :22:18.Kettering, you are wrong, we need to be on. The theme park started life
:22:19. > :22:28.in nine 1043. Since then, it has been a firm favourite for
:22:29. > :22:33.generations. At 1:30pm, the children arrived. It is going to be a long
:22:34. > :22:41.and tiring day. How are you feeling? Excited. What do you think
:22:42. > :22:48.of the song? Good. You're like Gary Barlow? Yes. They are really
:22:49. > :22:55.excited, really happy to be here. And you have rehearsed them well?
:22:56. > :23:05.Yes, we have two quire masters. One for the boys and one for the girls.
:23:06. > :23:10.`` choir masters. By two o'clock, the BBC's finest on in place and
:23:11. > :23:14.very busy. Outside broadcasts can be complicated and much can go wrong,
:23:15. > :23:23.but hopefully not in the hands of this in junior. I'm testing this
:23:24. > :23:28.out. It sends the pictures from our cameras back to the satellite van.
:23:29. > :23:37.We have ordered this equates and, so I have got to if it does not work,
:23:38. > :23:43.Pudsey will be very upset. Trying to organise 200 excited children is not
:23:44. > :24:00.easy. The conductor has a real job on her hands. THEY SING. Outside,
:24:01. > :24:06.Janine is chatting to BBC radio Northampton. There will be lots of
:24:07. > :24:11.running around. I have got my flat shoes on, so that is a real first
:24:12. > :24:16.for me. The joy if it is that you get into all of it. The BBC producer
:24:17. > :24:26.is trying to keep the children quiet. He is failing miserably. THEY
:24:27. > :24:32.SING. But the rehearsals go well. Nothing can possibly go wrong, or
:24:33. > :24:39.can it? You will never guess who I have want
:24:40. > :24:43.into. It is Pudsey bear. We are going to be here at the theme park
:24:44. > :24:49.all evening. You will be able to keep up`to`date with what we're
:24:50. > :24:54.doing on BBC One the evening. If you're in the area, come and Sears.
:24:55. > :24:57.Some of the rides are open. We are here and we hope to see you here as
:24:58. > :25:04.well. Thank you for all the fundraising.
:25:05. > :25:08.Thank you. It is quite chilly, isn't it?
:25:09. > :25:10.Thank you. It is quite chilly, isn't Yes, and
:25:11. > :25:15.temperatures will drop further this evening. Hype `` has meant light
:25:16. > :25:24.winds and clear skies. That will mean a cold night. There will be a
:25:25. > :25:29.risk of widespread frost. The risk, as we go through the night, is of
:25:30. > :25:35.mist and fog patches forming, particularly across the West and the
:25:36. > :25:40.south of the region. It may get very close to freezing in towns and
:25:41. > :25:48.cities, and polite in the countryside. We could get as low as
:25:49. > :25:54.`1, and perhaps minus two degrees. The weather looks try for tomorrow.
:25:55. > :25:57.There is a lot of cloud around and the reason for that is this weather
:25:58. > :26:05.front. It is over Scotland and it will push site. It will introduce
:26:06. > :26:13.more cloud as it gets here. `` it will push south. The South might
:26:14. > :26:18.start with brighter skies, but we can see this blanket of cloud. It
:26:19. > :26:25.will feel cold underneath the cloud. Nine degrees will be the best
:26:26. > :26:30.temperature tomorrow. The winds will be light and westerly. The cloud
:26:31. > :26:35.will spread everywhere by the end of the day. That means it will not be
:26:36. > :26:39.as cold tomorrow night. We are not expecting a frost tomorrow night for
:26:40. > :26:50.Sunday night. This weather front isn't reducing career. `` is
:26:51. > :26:54.introducing cold array. Expect the spell of rain from Monday. The
:26:55. > :27:04.significance of it is the Calder are it introduces. `` the colder air. It
:27:05. > :27:09.will flood across the British Isles by the end of next week. By Monday
:27:10. > :27:14.and Tuesday, much cooler temperatures. The thickest of the
:27:15. > :27:20.cloud on Sunday might produce light rain and drizzle. On Monday, we will
:27:21. > :27:26.get this weather front. It will bring steady rain in the middle of
:27:27. > :27:30.the day. Look at the temperature for Tuesday and the overnight low
:27:31. > :27:37.temperatures. We are below freezing. Expect a much colder week. Thank you
:27:38. > :27:41.very much, and thank you to all of you have in raising money for BBC
:27:42. > :27:43.Children In Need. Have a great weekend.