:00:07. > :00:13.Trouble in the flock at Christmas ` we investigate our safety record on
:00:14. > :00:19.poultry after health officials confirm a low`risk disease in
:00:20. > :00:27.turkeys. I have had so many calls from small
:00:28. > :00:31.producers this morning doing a great job supplying a nation with their
:00:32. > :00:34.Christmas turkeys, and now they are an absolute panic.
:00:35. > :00:38.Hello and welcome to Look East with Susie and me. In other news tonight:
:00:39. > :00:51.The region's Ambulance Service goes in search of 400 new staff to bring
:00:52. > :00:55.its service up to standard. We are not hiding the fact that
:00:56. > :00:57.recruitment is a problem. Controversy breaks out over
:00:58. > :01:01.Colchester Zoo's decision to shoot dead three escaped wolves.
:01:02. > :01:03.And, running out of puff ` smokers come under pressure to stub it out
:01:04. > :01:16.at the region's hospitals. Hello. The region's turkey producers
:01:17. > :01:20.hit back today following reports that a livestock bug had been
:01:21. > :01:25.detected at a poultry farm. They said the scare threatened this
:01:26. > :01:29.year's Christmas trade. Health officials say it's the first time in
:01:30. > :01:33.this country a strain of MRSA had infected turkeys. They won't say
:01:34. > :01:37.where the outbreak is exactly, but it is somewhere in East Anglia.
:01:38. > :01:42.Experts insist there is no need for concern ` it's a very minor
:01:43. > :01:47.infection and does not pose a risk to humans. But turkey producers are
:01:48. > :01:52.worried about the impact on sales in the run`up
:01:53. > :02:01.one in three turkeys produced nationally is from this region. Last
:02:02. > :02:08.year, it was worth 114 compounds. These birds in Norfolk have a clean
:02:09. > :02:13.bill of health. This farm is nowhere near the infected unit. We hear
:02:14. > :02:18.about various risks all the time. At the beginning of the year, we had a
:02:19. > :02:22.horse meat scare. We are always being told to cook our poultry
:02:23. > :02:29.properly, especially with the risk of salmonella, so MRSA is not a
:02:30. > :02:35.problem. And that message is backed up by health officials who said the
:02:36. > :02:40.livestock `based MRSA discovered on a small farm is very low risk. The
:02:41. > :02:46.turkeys infected can still go into the food train. It is particularly
:02:47. > :02:52.prevalent in livestock in Europe, and we eat imported meat with that
:02:53. > :02:59.strain of MRSA on it, and there have been no problems with that. The risk
:03:00. > :03:04.to human health is very low. The timing of this MRSA case in the
:03:05. > :03:11.run`up to Christmas is not ideal. This region is a major hub for the
:03:12. > :03:16.turkey industry, from huge reducers like Bernard Matthews, to this
:03:17. > :03:21.smallholding. None could forget the slaughter of tens of thousands of
:03:22. > :03:26.poultry in the east after an outbreak of bird flu hit this region
:03:27. > :03:30.five years ago. The risk to people was low, but consumer confidence and
:03:31. > :03:33.turkey production took a hit. Producers know that public
:03:34. > :03:37.perception, however misplaced, is critical. I have had so many people
:03:38. > :03:43.this morning calling me wondering what to do. In my opinion, it is
:03:44. > :03:50.irresponsible of the press. Shoppers here were not put off. As long as
:03:51. > :03:54.people tell you what you need to know and you stick to the rules,
:03:55. > :04:00.cook it properly, what can go wrong? So you will have a turkey?
:04:01. > :04:04.Absolutely. I have a huge amount of faith in my local butchers. The
:04:05. > :04:08.messages straightforward. Cook all poultry thoroughly. Producers hope
:04:09. > :04:12.this will be a minor blip in their busiest time of year.
:04:13. > :04:20.Richard Bond is here. How worried should people in the industry be
:04:21. > :04:25.nice to mark the timing is awful. More turkeys are bought at Christmas
:04:26. > :04:31.than during the whole of the rest of the year, and the industry does
:04:32. > :04:34.depend on public trust. There is no rational reason why people should
:04:35. > :04:37.change their shopping habits. This strain doesn't normally affect
:04:38. > :04:40.humans, and there is very little chance of catching the infection, as
:04:41. > :04:48.long as normal hygiene standards are observed. Sales fell during the bird
:04:49. > :04:53.flu epidemic and have not really recovered, have they? No, but that
:04:54. > :04:59.is a much more serious matter. There was a huge cult of birds. The centre
:05:00. > :05:03.of this inquiry are going to be passed into the food chain.
:05:04. > :05:06.The East of England Ambulance Service has admitted it still needs
:05:07. > :05:11.hundreds more paramedics before it can meet its targets for getting to
:05:12. > :05:15.999 calls on time. It was one of the main points discussed at a board
:05:16. > :05:18.meeting for ambulance bosses in Ipswich. On the table, a major
:05:19. > :05:21.review of how the service is performing after months of
:05:22. > :05:24.criticism. It's called a Clinical Capacity Review and it shows that
:05:25. > :05:28.recruitment is still a major problem. 400 extra front`line staff
:05:29. > :05:33.are needed over the next four years, as well as 50 new ambulances. But so
:05:34. > :05:36.far this year the Trust has only been able to recruit seven
:05:37. > :05:42.paramedics. And all this at a time when demand is rising ` up 6% in the
:05:43. > :05:47.past ten months. The report says the East of England Ambulance Service is
:05:48. > :05:53.under pressure in all areas. In a moment we'll hear from the man in
:05:54. > :06:00.charge, but first Nikki Fox on the pressures faced by front`line staff.
:06:01. > :06:08.Hello, do you require an emergency and villains? Grace has been working
:06:09. > :06:15.at this control room for 2.5 years. She moved from admin because she
:06:16. > :06:20.wanted to make a difference. I have got a call, I can hear someone
:06:21. > :06:25.moving. It sounds like they might be people talking in a different
:06:26. > :06:32.language. A Slovakian man has called 909 for a friend that is in pain,
:06:33. > :06:36.but he can't understand grace, and she can't understand him. I am going
:06:37. > :06:44.to call for an interpreter and we will call you back. I can't take any
:06:45. > :06:51.calls while I deal with this, and it has already been seven minutes, and
:06:52. > :06:55.we still don't know what is going on with the patient. After 15 minutes,
:06:56. > :07:00.the agency providing interpreters says it cannot find a Slovakian
:07:01. > :07:06.speaker. The Amblin scene has to go in anyway. They will approach with
:07:07. > :07:12.caution. Norwich is one of three call centres in the East. It
:07:13. > :07:17.coordinates nearly 1 million journeys each year. It is a constant
:07:18. > :07:25.reminder of targets. They work their socks off while they are here. We
:07:26. > :07:30.can't do any more than that. But we are starting to help pick staff
:07:31. > :07:36.morale up and we are getting there slowly. For those on the other end
:07:37. > :07:39.of the phone who call on the surface, delays make up mini half of
:07:40. > :07:44.complaints. They are often caused by vehicle is held up at hospital. But
:07:45. > :07:49.new Halo staff have improved things. We have got three inbound at the
:07:50. > :07:53.moment and five ambulances already at the hospital off`loading
:07:54. > :07:59.patients. The technology allows them to let matrons know if they have got
:08:00. > :08:04.ambulances on the way. On Easter Monday, and emergency tent was set
:08:05. > :08:10.up after 17 cute outside the hospital. The new system means that
:08:11. > :08:17.has been no repeats. When the beds are full, the hospital will
:08:18. > :08:21.experience delays. What we can do is minimise the impact on the Ambulance
:08:22. > :08:28.Service by returning our crews to the road as soon as possible. Back
:08:29. > :08:32.in the control room, and other corn handler is talking to the relatives
:08:33. > :08:37.of an 86`year`old. Calls relating to older people make up over half the
:08:38. > :08:43.work load. The latest involves an emotional exchange. A very
:08:44. > :08:48.distraught lady on the phone, who sings her mother has just died at
:08:49. > :08:55.the table. On the phone that lady needed some comfort. It is a range
:08:56. > :09:03.of emotions the staff have to go through. I have been threatened and
:09:04. > :09:10.sworn at. Someone threatened to kill me when I asked for the address. The
:09:11. > :09:15.service has hit its target to reach the most seriously ill patients
:09:16. > :09:21.within eight minutes in four months. The staff hope it is the start of
:09:22. > :09:27.better things to come. The ambient servers is all of us. We all want to
:09:28. > :09:30.do the best we can. `` the Ambulance Service.
:09:31. > :09:34.That meeting in Ipswich today was held at the football club. When it
:09:35. > :09:37.was over, I sat down with the interim Chief Executive Andrew
:09:38. > :09:44.Morgan to talk about this latest plan to turn things around.
:09:45. > :09:50.We haven't got what we need. The capacity review sets out the gap we
:09:51. > :09:58.have got. I have said all along that we need to do better with what we
:09:59. > :10:04.have got, but I think we needed more of it. This now quantifies how much
:10:05. > :10:09.extra we need. But after your turnaround plan, the marsh review
:10:10. > :10:14.set your plan could not work because you could not find the staff that
:10:15. > :10:18.you said you would find. This has now proved to be right. I said that
:10:19. > :10:25.recruitment was going to be an issue. But I'm not going to sit back
:10:26. > :10:31.and say it is all too difficult, let's just forget the whole thing.
:10:32. > :10:35.But your plan was almost a promise that you would get those staff. It
:10:36. > :10:42.was setting out the target we set ourselves. I dedicated unrealistic.
:10:43. > :10:50.`` I don't think it is unrealistic. But you even offered a ?2000 golden
:10:51. > :10:55.handshake and you still haven't attracted them. Yes, we have been
:10:56. > :11:01.trying. We haven't got the numbers we want. It is the same in any
:11:02. > :11:08.ambulance trust. I'm pretty sure they would all be saying they cannot
:11:09. > :11:12.get enough. When you see a local MP saying what the trust really needs
:11:13. > :11:20.is leadership, what is your reaction? He is right and I am
:11:21. > :11:25.giving it leadership. I and the interim Chief Executive and I am
:11:26. > :11:32.staying as such. If you were the right man for the job, why didn't
:11:33. > :11:39.they give you the job? You will have to ask them that. It is not for me
:11:40. > :11:45.to say. Why did you stay when they didn't obviously want you to stay
:11:46. > :11:52.permanently? I have been in the NHS 32 years. I love it deeply, it is
:11:53. > :11:58.fantastic in our society. I am addicted to this trust, it is the
:11:59. > :12:05.best embodiment of what I believe the NHS is about. I am committed to
:12:06. > :12:10.what I am trying to do here. This trust which, according to a lot of
:12:11. > :12:15.people, is failing to do what it should be doing. The journey we are
:12:16. > :12:19.on to put things right... But when you said you were going to recruit
:12:20. > :12:28.all of those staff, the increase over last 12 months has been seven.
:12:29. > :12:33.I am not hiding the fact that recruitment is a problem. Our
:12:34. > :12:41.performance is getting better. But you say that this trust is an
:12:42. > :12:48.important of what you expect the NHS to be. It is failing. It is not
:12:49. > :12:54.failing, it has had significant problems, it is starting to come out
:12:55. > :13:02.of them. Some people would say that is good and positive, other people
:13:03. > :13:06.would say you are in denial. I can assure you I am not. I just want
:13:07. > :13:11.people to have a balanced view that we are doing a number of things much
:13:12. > :13:14.better than we used to do, but we are absolutely clear, we know where
:13:15. > :13:18.our challenges lie. Seven people arrested over the
:13:19. > :13:22.discovery of a cannabis farm in Bradenham in Norfolk have been
:13:23. > :13:25.bailed until January. Officers discovered 1000 plants and four
:13:26. > :13:29.tonnes of tobacco on Sunday in what they've called one of the biggest
:13:30. > :13:31.operations they've come across in recent years.Three of those
:13:32. > :13:34.arrested, thought to be foreign nationals, remain in police custody
:13:35. > :13:36.on behalf of the immigration authorities.
:13:37. > :13:40.The Prime Minister said again today he understands concerns about plans
:13:41. > :13:44.to turn part of the A14 into a toll road. David Cameron says he's been
:13:45. > :13:46.lobbied by Suffolk MPs over the issue.
:13:47. > :13:49.Managers at Colchester Zoo have been silent today after they were
:13:50. > :13:52.criticised over a decision to shoot three wolves which escaped from an
:13:53. > :13:56.enclosure. The police confirmed today that it was the zoo, not the
:13:57. > :14:01.police, who ordered the killing. The RSPCA said it was a shame that such
:14:02. > :14:06.beautiful wild animals were kept enclosed in the first place.
:14:07. > :14:12.Colchester Zoo was opened today, but not to television cameras. And, for
:14:13. > :14:18.one family visiting, there were many unanswered questions. I heard they
:14:19. > :14:23.cordoned the whole slew of, but they didn't evacuate when they heard the
:14:24. > :14:27.animals were missing. And that would have worried you if you had been
:14:28. > :14:32.there? Definitely. The alarm was raised at ATM yesterday. Five wolves
:14:33. > :14:37.had escaped through a damaged fence. One went back into the
:14:38. > :14:43.enclosure, another was darted and captured. But three were shot dead.
:14:44. > :14:47.Today, the RSPCA said this was a difficult situation. The authorities
:14:48. > :14:55.had to take into account public safety, as well as the welfare of
:14:56. > :14:59.these wild animals. The zoo also faced criticism for shooting wolves
:15:00. > :15:06.it had initially described as naturally timid and of no threat to
:15:07. > :15:12.the public is not cornered. Today, the zoo has declined all requests
:15:13. > :15:17.for interviews and says it is investigating. On the controversial
:15:18. > :15:23.decision to shoot dead three of the wolves yesterday, it had this to
:15:24. > :15:27.say. They are wild animals, it was an unpredictable situation, and they
:15:28. > :15:32.would have posed a risk to the public. Colchester's Mayor has
:15:33. > :15:36.rallied to the zoo's defence. Lots of people come forward and throw in
:15:37. > :15:44.debt to pennies, and I believe the zoo did what they felt they had to
:15:45. > :15:50.do. No added distress to animals. If they couldn't sedate them, it isn't
:15:51. > :15:57.for us. They work with animals continuously. We are only looking in
:15:58. > :16:03.on their situation. Essex Police say if they find evidence the fence was
:16:04. > :16:15.tampered with the rebels launched a criminal investigation.
:16:16. > :16:21.`` they will launch. Still to come: The cream of the
:16:22. > :16:25.region's contemporary art goes on display. And, smokers come under
:16:26. > :16:27.more pressure not to light up on hospital premises.
:16:28. > :16:31.In tonight's special report, detectives re`open a murder inquiry
:16:32. > :16:35.into a man's killing 18 years ago. The body of Ian Grant was found on
:16:36. > :16:41.wasteland near Cambridge in November 1995. He had been shot in the head.
:16:42. > :16:45.Since then the trail of evidence has gone cold, until now. Detectives say
:16:46. > :16:48.they have made a major break`through and have launched a cold`case murder
:16:49. > :16:54.investigation. This report is from our Home Affairs Correspondent Sally
:16:55. > :17:01.Chidzoy. 18 years after nightclub bouncer Ian
:17:02. > :17:07.Grant was killed in Cambridge, detectives believe they are on the
:17:08. > :17:12.verge of a breakthrough. A cold Case review of the forensic evidence,
:17:13. > :17:18.combined with a number of potential witnesses coming forward, has given
:17:19. > :17:24.fresh impetus to this case. People have moved on. The intimidation that
:17:25. > :17:29.existed 18 years ago is no longer there, and I am optimistic we will
:17:30. > :17:34.unlock the truth. Police say Ian Grant was on the periphery of a
:17:35. > :17:38.criminal network. He died moments after leaving his home. A doctor
:17:39. > :17:44.discovered his body. Police believe Ian Grant was lured away from his
:17:45. > :17:49.home. He ended up on this wasteland. Please believe the gunmen
:17:50. > :17:55.were hidden below this dip out of view. He was then shot in the back
:17:56. > :18:01.of the head. Police say the 24`year`old body`builder, who was
:18:02. > :18:06.six foot five and worked as a nightclub doormen in St Ives, had
:18:07. > :18:10.plans to build a business. He had ambition. He wanted to be a
:18:11. > :18:17.successful operator of door staff, and he was getting there. We know
:18:18. > :18:23.team made enemies on the way. He also made a number of enemies. We
:18:24. > :18:29.want to know what those vendettas were, he was involved, and why. At a
:18:30. > :18:33.news conference at the time, Ian Grant's girlfriend appealed for
:18:34. > :18:38.information to catch the killer who used a pistol. Her car was set
:18:39. > :18:44.alight two weeks before his death. Ian Grant worked at this club. In
:18:45. > :18:48.the 90s, the door security industry was not regulated like it is today.
:18:49. > :18:53.Now, people are coming forward with information on the case. The tech is
:18:54. > :18:55.say they plan to knock on doors of potential witnesses in the next few
:18:56. > :18:59.days. Smokers have given a cool reception
:19:00. > :19:03.to calls for the NHS to ban smoking anywhere on hospital premises. Most
:19:04. > :19:06.of the region's hospitals have signs forbidding smoking, but the bans are
:19:07. > :19:11.rarely enforced. One smokers' rights group said it was the job of the NHS
:19:12. > :19:25.to care for patients, not to "nag, cajole or bully smokers to quit."
:19:26. > :19:30.For some people, the cravings are just too strong. Addenbrooke's
:19:31. > :19:39.Hospital in Cambridge have rules on where people can smoke, but they are
:19:40. > :19:45.often ignored. From next year, it will be banned completely across the
:19:46. > :19:52.whole site, and people wanting to light up will have to leave the
:19:53. > :20:00.grounds. If you want to smoke, they should have an area where you can
:20:01. > :20:05.and keep it away from people who don't want to see it. Nowhere near
:20:06. > :20:10.the hospital. It would help me because I would not want to come out
:20:11. > :20:14.and find somewhere to smoke. Opposite the main entrance here,
:20:15. > :20:19.they used to be a smoking shelter. It has been taken away, but still
:20:20. > :20:24.patients, staff and visitors come over here for a smoke. This site has
:20:25. > :20:28.gone smoke`free before, in 2006, but after three years they gave up. Some
:20:29. > :20:33.staff said they encountered aggression, and sometimes even
:20:34. > :20:37.violence, when they asked smokers to stop. Our concerns about the
:20:38. > :20:43.implementation. When patients are stressed, it is hard to ask them to
:20:44. > :20:49.leave the premises to have a cigarette. Managers say the hospital
:20:50. > :20:54.should lead by example. We can no longer be composted in supporting
:20:55. > :21:00.smoking by allowing it to be on site, when we are here to try and do
:21:01. > :21:04.the best we can to make our patients as healthy as possible. So, will
:21:05. > :21:06.this ban help smokers kick the habit, or simply provoked an angry
:21:07. > :21:10.backlash? What is the situation where you
:21:11. > :21:13.work? Do get in touch. In football, the Peterborough United
:21:14. > :21:17.chairman Darragh MacAnthony says his players are "choking", and are on a
:21:18. > :21:21."pathetic" run. Posh were beaten 3`2 by Brentford last night to stretch
:21:22. > :21:25.their losing streak in League One to five games and drop to fifth in the
:21:26. > :21:29.table. Elsewhere, Northampton remain bottom of League Two, but secured a
:21:30. > :21:33.crucial point at Chesterfield. There was better news for Southend who
:21:34. > :21:39.climbed to third with victory at Portsmouth.
:21:40. > :21:48.If you're a fan of Peterborough United, you will be wondering where
:21:49. > :21:54.it is all going wrong. The campaign started well enough, but a run of
:21:55. > :21:58.six games without a wind has seen Darren Ferguson's side fall ten
:21:59. > :22:04.point drift of the two. Against Linford they were leading 2`1 with
:22:05. > :22:07.only ten minister go, but a lack of concentration at the back proved
:22:08. > :22:12.costly. Colchester recorded their first wind in seven games against MK
:22:13. > :22:21.dons will stop Craig Eastman put the home side ahead. Southend boss Phil
:22:22. > :22:29.Brown praised his side's resilience. I got off to the worst possible
:22:30. > :22:34.start, thanks to this wonder goal. Then they lost their substitute
:22:35. > :22:39.after only four minutes on the pitch. But it seemed to inspire
:22:40. > :22:50.Southend. Two second`half goals mean they climbed to third in the table.
:22:51. > :22:55.They showed plenty of Clark chasing Chesterfield, ending a run of four
:22:56. > :23:00.successive away defeats. When it comes to artists like Damien
:23:01. > :23:03.Hirst and Tracey Emin it seems the great British public is divided.
:23:04. > :23:08.Contemporary art can be like Marmite ` you either love it or hate it. Now
:23:09. > :23:11.there's a new collection of contemporary art at the University
:23:12. > :23:15.Campus Suffolk. Part of the collection is on show and Mike
:23:16. > :23:23.Liggins has been to have a look at it. The collection is that the
:23:24. > :23:28.University College building on the waterfront in Ipswich. Over 120
:23:29. > :23:36.works, it is the idea of two internationally known artists. In a
:23:37. > :23:40.unique model, all the artists have donated their work to the
:23:41. > :23:48.collection. What we have not established yet is what we are going
:23:49. > :23:54.to do with it. It has arrived in a short amount of time, and actually,
:23:55. > :23:59.now we have got to work out how we pull it apart and use it for student
:24:00. > :24:03.purposes, for external purposes, whether it will stay here or be sent
:24:04. > :24:11.out on tour to other venues. It represents the forest. This man is a
:24:12. > :24:17.third`year final art student at the university. He thinks the collection
:24:18. > :24:24.is an inspiration. I am thinking of collaborating with a few artists to
:24:25. > :24:30.be part of a collection as big as this. I think people do sometimes
:24:31. > :24:36.find contemporary art quite difficult. They are not necessarily
:24:37. > :24:42.sure how to react. I love it. I am not a great fan of challenging art.
:24:43. > :24:47.I like something that represents an image, but I can appreciate the time
:24:48. > :24:56.and effort that goes into it. It is fantastic. Is it OK to think it is
:24:57. > :25:06.rubbish? Yes, maybe not rubbish, maybe you don't understand
:25:07. > :25:11.something. You have to accept that what they do is meaningful for them.
:25:12. > :25:19.The collection is on show until January 16 and the exhibition is
:25:20. > :25:24.free. That is the second time he has had
:25:25. > :25:41.headphones on this week! Good evening. This sunset shot was
:25:42. > :25:48.sent in by a viewer. We have actually had high pressure over the
:25:49. > :25:56.UK for a week now, and that is not necessarily a good thing at time of
:25:57. > :26:01.year. This has brought a lot of cloud. We also have this warm front
:26:02. > :26:05.moving in overnight, last night and this morning, which brought us some
:26:06. > :26:16.patchy rain. It introduced some less cold F. `` air. Visibility is not
:26:17. > :26:22.great. It is not going to be particularly cold. Temperatures will
:26:23. > :26:27.only get down to about four Celsius, so we should not have any frost
:26:28. > :26:32.worries tonight. We start tomorrow in a similar vein to today. Maybe a
:26:33. > :26:38.glimmer of brightness, but on the whole, the day stays white cloudy.
:26:39. > :26:46.Light winds and tides of eight or nine Celsius. Looking ahead, it
:26:47. > :26:53.starts to change because we say goodbye to the high pressure and the
:26:54. > :27:01.cloudy conditions, and say hello to this lively area of low pressure,
:27:02. > :27:08.which will push this cold front across us. The main feature of it
:27:09. > :27:12.will not be the rain, it will be the strength of the wind, and that will
:27:13. > :27:16.make it feel considerably colder. Temperatures will fall away during
:27:17. > :27:21.the day, and that wind will be the factor in how our weather feels.
:27:22. > :27:25.Brighter, sunny spells from Friday. The chance of some coastal showers.
:27:26. > :27:34.Overnight, tempered as will fall away. `` temperatures. On Sunday,
:27:35. > :27:38.high`pressure moves back in and we start to go back to where we are
:27:39. > :27:39.now. We will be back tomorrow. Good
:27:40. > :27:44.night.