:00:00. > :00:14.the north and west. That's all from the BBC news at six.
:00:15. > :00:26.Today on the coast. The Prime Minister sees for himself the misery
:00:27. > :00:28.caused by the tidal surge last week. We need to get people back into
:00:29. > :00:31.their homes. Hello and welcome to Look East. Also
:00:32. > :00:35.tonight: It's not just people who have been made homeless by the rough
:00:36. > :00:39.seas. More than 100 seal pups are being cared for at this sanctuary.
:00:40. > :00:41.Ipswich Town are caught up in the latest spot`fixing scandal.
:00:42. > :00:46.Detectives arrest a Blackburn player after a match at Portman Road last
:00:47. > :00:49.week. And poured into a bin. The Co`op
:00:50. > :01:01.extends its ban on super`strength beers to all of its stores in this
:01:02. > :01:05.region. Hello. The Prime Minister travelled
:01:06. > :01:09.to the East Anglian coast today to see for himself the damage caused by
:01:10. > :01:21.last week's surging tides. Coastal communities have spent another day
:01:22. > :01:29.mopping up. And counting the cost of the flooding. David Cameron flew
:01:30. > :01:32.into Wells next the Sea in Norfolk for a hastily arranged visit. He
:01:33. > :01:35.wanted to see for himself. The damage caused by the tidal surge on
:01:36. > :01:39.Thursday night. In many places, the tides were higher than in the great
:01:40. > :01:42.disaster of 1953 when more than 300 people were killed. The Prime
:01:43. > :01:51.Minister said the damage was limited because of our sea defences.
:01:52. > :01:55.The water came through that door. All along the coast, there are
:01:56. > :02:00.plenty of people with stories to tell. This morning, the Prime
:02:01. > :02:04.Minister held some of them. This man told how his shop filled like a
:02:05. > :02:14.swimming pool. All of this is where it? They had the highest tide in
:02:15. > :02:19.record. He says in 30 years his shop has never flooded. Of those shops on
:02:20. > :02:23.the quayside were flooded, or mere handful of homes were affected. The
:02:24. > :02:26.Environment Agency has spent ?1 million on flood defences you. The
:02:27. > :02:35.Prime Minister is convinced that is why many places got off lightly. The
:02:36. > :02:40.flood was bigger than 1953. 24,000 homes were flooded them. This time,
:02:41. > :02:45.only 1000 homes were flooded. Now we have to make sure the insurance pays
:02:46. > :02:51.out and they can get rid of the furniture and carpets and get the
:02:52. > :02:56.money for the loss. There is always more that can be done. There are
:02:57. > :02:59.always lessons to learn. Whether that is personal flood defences that
:03:00. > :03:04.householders can put in, new flood defence scheme is the government
:03:05. > :03:07.should be funding. Labour and the coalition have ploughed a lot of
:03:08. > :03:11.money into the region's sea defences over the last 15 years. The Prime
:03:12. > :03:20.Minister said that the still money available for more if they feel they
:03:21. > :03:27.need it. The Met emergency services. They told him the early warning
:03:28. > :03:37.system worked well, but there was a problem with mobile phones and
:03:38. > :03:43.getting signals. This is appalling, he said. Today, the government set
:03:44. > :03:46.up a committee to oversee reconstruction of homes and
:03:47. > :03:50.businesses. Prime Minister determined that those who were
:03:51. > :03:53.affected are not forgotten. Just how serious was the tidal surge
:03:54. > :03:59.on Thursday night? The worst damage to property and lives was in 1953.
:04:00. > :04:04.More than 300 people were killed and more than 24,000 homes were flooded.
:04:05. > :04:07.This time, there were no serious injuries, but about 200 homes across
:04:08. > :04:12.Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk were flooded. The Environment Agency says
:04:13. > :04:18.the water reached its highest point in Kings Lynn. 20 centimetres higher
:04:19. > :04:21.than 1953. Today, the Borough Council in Great Yarmouth said it
:04:22. > :04:26.would try to help with the cost of demolition and rehousing for anybody
:04:27. > :04:29.who was made homeless. The impact of the rough seas is also
:04:30. > :04:32.being felt by RSPCA staff in Norfolk. They are dealing with
:04:33. > :04:44.dozens of injured seal pups washed up on the shore in the stormy
:04:45. > :04:48.conditions. The wildlife centre at East Winch is now appealing for
:04:49. > :04:51.equipment to help cope. They want an industrial food mixer and cushioned
:04:52. > :04:54.floor mats to help with the feeding. The pups need help once they become
:04:55. > :04:57.separated from their mothers. That's the picture at East Winch.
:04:58. > :05:00.Let's get today's clean`up latest from Norfolk now, and our chief
:05:01. > :05:06.reporter. This is what remains of a line of
:05:07. > :05:14.beach huts, tossed in the air near Cromer Pier. Memories of family
:05:15. > :05:23.holidays strewn along the sea wall. The prom covered in rocks and
:05:24. > :05:27.pebbles thrown up by the sea. Concrete blocks tossed aside. On the
:05:28. > :05:31.pier, big progress has been made since the storm ripped apart a large
:05:32. > :05:39.area of decking. Part of the Pavilion Theatre booking office. In
:05:40. > :05:42.the bar, the sea was visible through a hole in the four. After minor
:05:43. > :05:51.damage, the theatre has been repaired. The box office is no
:05:52. > :05:58.mobile phone that comes to me. We hope to have a fully functioning box
:05:59. > :06:04.to open tomorrow. The shore is expected to be up and running again
:06:05. > :06:11.very soon. We hope to open on Thursday. We were so upset not able
:06:12. > :06:16.to do anything. As entertainers, you want to work and put on a show. The
:06:17. > :06:27.council have been rehousing families along the coast. It is devastating.
:06:28. > :06:32.But no one has lost our lives. Properties can be put back. It is
:06:33. > :06:38.unfortunate that people lose their possessions. But we are pleased that
:06:39. > :06:43.lives have been saved. Sometimes people say we are crying wolf when
:06:44. > :06:48.we issue these warnings, but I think people saw on Thursday night just
:06:49. > :06:53.how important it is to be ready. No one has any idea yet how expensive
:06:54. > :06:56.this corrupt will prove to be. It will take months. Councils are
:06:57. > :06:58.expected to appeal to central government for help.
:06:59. > :07:01.In Lowestoft, there has been an angry reaction to the flooding. Some
:07:02. > :07:05.traders and homeowners say there were not enough sandbags. The local
:07:06. > :07:08.council says it did the best it could and that lessons for the
:07:09. > :07:11.future will be learned. St John's Road in Lowestoft bore the brunt of
:07:12. > :07:14.the flooding. And today contractors working for the council arrived to
:07:15. > :07:17.help residents clear the debris. Patricia Gleeson had water three
:07:18. > :07:30.feet deep surge through her rented house. But she claims they got no
:07:31. > :07:39.help getting just the basics to try to protect the property. On
:07:40. > :07:45.Thursday, we tried to get sandbags. We were told they don't do them in
:07:46. > :07:48.Lowestoft. If you want any sand, go to the beach and fill your own
:07:49. > :07:51.backs. On the other side of the Bascule Bridge, criticism from
:07:52. > :08:00.traders too. Some have temporarily shut up shop, while others try to
:08:01. > :08:07.calculate the losses. I think I have lost ?20,000. We have just spent
:08:08. > :08:12.some money on the shop to do it up. I was devastated. A few doors down
:08:13. > :08:18.at this insurance business, a team pumped out the cellar on Friday.
:08:19. > :08:23.This morning, they came back to find the water had poured in again. It
:08:24. > :08:30.was a shame. We thought we were doing well. Today, we just would
:08:31. > :08:33.have been making good the electrics. We could not stop the water. Across
:08:34. > :08:37.the road, Andrew Martin has been forced to dump stock. He says he too
:08:38. > :08:43.tried to get sandbags, but was told they'd all been sent to neighbouring
:08:44. > :08:48.Great Yarmouth. If the sandbags would have been supplied to us, that
:08:49. > :08:54.would've stopped at least 50% of the damage. We are always looking to
:08:55. > :08:58.learn and improve. Anything wouldn't get quite right this time, we want
:08:59. > :09:08.to wreck and get it right next time. Believe me, there will be a
:09:09. > :09:11.next time. This part of Lowestoft had already been identified as
:09:12. > :09:15.vulnerable to flooding. And just two weeks ago, a plan revealed for
:09:16. > :09:18.improved defences. The events of the past few days have proved why
:09:19. > :09:28.securing the funding for that plan is now more critical than ever.
:09:29. > :09:32.Essex Police have announced plans to close their marine unit and reduce
:09:33. > :09:35.the number of dogs they use to save money. A number of specialist marine
:09:36. > :09:39.officers will remain in the force to provide knowledge and expertise. But
:09:40. > :09:42.their boats will be sold and the force may hire in their specialised
:09:43. > :09:45.equipment. The police dogs that are being retired could be able stay
:09:46. > :09:49.with their handlers as pets. If not, police say a suitable home will be
:09:50. > :09:52.found for the animals. These changes will save around ?750,000.
:09:53. > :09:55.A footballer who took part in a Championship match at Ipswich Town
:09:56. > :09:57.last week has been arrested by detectives investigating alleged
:09:58. > :10:00.spot fixing. DJ Campell was playing for Blackburn Rovers at Portman Road
:10:01. > :10:02.on Tuesday evening. On Tuesday night, Campbell illegally
:10:03. > :10:04.tackled this Ipswich defender. The striker received a yellow card from
:10:05. > :10:07.the referee. It is an incident believed to be at the centre of a
:10:08. > :10:15.police investigation into spot fixing in professional football. On
:10:16. > :10:22.Tuesday night, I was delighted. I was shocked this morning when
:10:23. > :10:25.someone said there was a suggestion that something untoward had
:10:26. > :10:38.happened. I thought it was a good game and a good when. Campbell is
:10:39. > :10:42.well known. He had a successful loan spell last year. Ipswich wanted to
:10:43. > :10:46.make it a permanent signing. He is the highest profile of six football
:10:47. > :10:49.was arrested following an investigation by the National Crime
:10:50. > :10:56.Agency. The information was passed on by a national news paper. It
:10:57. > :11:01.relates to fixing a specific moment in the game, such as a yellow card
:11:02. > :11:05.or an own goal. I don't think we have the evidence to suggest this is
:11:06. > :11:11.widespread. Like many in the game, I just hope it is not widespread. The
:11:12. > :11:15.fact of the matter is that if this is proven to be the case in terms of
:11:16. > :11:21.these allegations, it is a wake`up call. The Professional Footballers'
:11:22. > :11:24.Association see this case demonstrates the real issue football
:11:25. > :11:30.faces in terms of corruption and highlights the need for football to
:11:31. > :11:33.educate the players of these risks. Campbell's future in the game
:11:34. > :11:42.depends on the outcome of a police investigation.
:11:43. > :11:53.Still to come: The police launch this year's Christmas drink drive
:11:54. > :11:57.campaign. So our reporter has a few drinks and goes for a drive. Stay
:11:58. > :12:01.with us to see what happened next. A ban on super strength drinks in
:12:02. > :12:05.Ipswich is being rolled out across the rest of the region. The Co`op
:12:06. > :12:11.said today all cheap drink with an alcoholic content of 6.5% or more.
:12:12. > :12:14.Was being withdrawn immediately. It's claimed the Ipswich scheme
:12:15. > :12:19.reduced anti social behaviour and problems associated with on`street
:12:20. > :12:23.drinking. It received national recognition and some other stores
:12:24. > :12:28.followed suit. Today, the regional Co`op group ceremoniously dumped its
:12:29. > :12:30.super`strength drinks. At an East of England Co`op in
:12:31. > :12:34.Norwich, they're pulling super`strength beer and cider from
:12:35. > :12:40.the shelves. From today, you won't find it in any of their 140 stores
:12:41. > :12:47.in Norfolk, Suffolk or Essex. On the pavement outside, a publicity stunt
:12:48. > :12:50.to drive the message home. That this sort of booze should be binned.
:12:51. > :12:57.Those who work with homeless people have seen how this quick hit of
:12:58. > :13:02.alcohol affects them. Liver problems which can be related to causing
:13:03. > :13:07.cancers. I think this is the tank of choice because it is cheap, readily
:13:08. > :13:10.available and it has a high percentage of alcohol and sugar so
:13:11. > :13:13.it gets into peoples systems very quickly. Last year the Co`op
:13:14. > :13:17.followed the lead of smaller of licences in Ipswich and was the
:13:18. > :13:20.first big chain to ban to sale of high strength booze. Police say the
:13:21. > :13:27.number of street drinkers in Ipswich has halved. But others told us
:13:28. > :13:31.they've simply moved elsewhere. People walk past the matter is not
:13:32. > :13:38.right. But they are going to do it. Whether a policeman comes up to us
:13:39. > :13:45.or not. Take a look at all the offers another alcohol in the store.
:13:46. > :13:51.For an off online. Half`price. Even the beer is on offer. Isn't the
:13:52. > :13:56.court giving out a mixed message? Not at all. The product we have
:13:57. > :14:01.removed is a designer product to get people drunk quickly. Wine and other
:14:02. > :14:08.products are there for you to enjoy in a very controlled way. If you
:14:09. > :14:14.drink enough of anything, you will probably get drunk. Other major
:14:15. > :14:17.outlets told us they have local initiatives limiting alcohol sales,
:14:18. > :14:21.but none has imposed a blanket ban like the Co`op. Street drinking is a
:14:22. > :14:24.complex problem and the Co`op's action isn't meant to work in
:14:25. > :14:27.isolation. They're relying on other agencies such as drug action groups
:14:28. > :14:31.and the NHS to play their part. The hope that more addicts can bin their
:14:32. > :14:33.dependency for good Meanwhile, the region's police chiefs have launched
:14:34. > :14:35.their Christmas drink drive campaigns.
:14:36. > :14:38.Last year was the first for some time where convictions for drink
:14:39. > :14:41.driving actually went up. Police forces across the region. Have
:14:42. > :14:44.decided to combine their resources to get the message across. Now how
:14:45. > :14:48.about this for an assignment. We asked Mike Liggins to have a few
:14:49. > :14:49.glasses of wine and then try to drive.
:14:50. > :14:53.Three senior officers representing six Police forces across the region
:14:54. > :15:03.with one message. Don't drink and drive. You feel you are UK. Someone
:15:04. > :15:07.might do something from which does not give you time to react because
:15:08. > :15:13.of senses being dull. You end up having a collision that you would
:15:14. > :15:17.have avoided when you were so were. `` sober. But have you wondered what
:15:18. > :15:21.happens to a person when they drive under the influence of alcohol? To
:15:22. > :15:25.put that to the test, I drove a Lotus Evora at the Hethel test track
:15:26. > :15:28.with Chris Inspector Chris Spinks as my passenger. Driving sober, I was
:15:29. > :15:32.accurate and entirely safe. But then I had two small glasses of wine. I
:15:33. > :15:36.should say at this point that this demonstration has been carefully
:15:37. > :15:39.risk assessed. We are carrying a tent under controlled circumstances
:15:40. > :15:44.under the supervision of Norfolk Police and our friends at Lotus
:15:45. > :15:52.cars. Technically I was under the drink drive limit but my driving was
:15:53. > :15:58.nowhere near as safe. The only safe way you know you know where near the
:15:59. > :16:03.safe limit and that your driving is not impaired is not to have a drink
:16:04. > :16:18.at all. Then I had two more glasses of wine and I was drunk. Can I drive
:16:19. > :16:21.through these columns? I could operate the car. But was I fully in
:16:22. > :16:25.control? No. My driving through the cones was exaggerated and any my
:16:26. > :16:38.reaction on the brake test, nowhere near good enough. Reaction time is
:16:39. > :16:43.much slower. The consequences of being breathalysed our loss of
:16:44. > :16:47.items, loss of livelihood, domestic problems and inability to pay your
:16:48. > :16:50.mortgage. In the early hours of Saturday morning.Essex Police went
:16:51. > :16:54.to the M11 near Saffron Walden. A young driver in her 20s had lost
:16:55. > :16:57.control of her car. It went up the embankment and rolled. With her
:16:58. > :17:00.breath smelling strongly of alcohol, she was taken to hospital with a
:17:01. > :17:03.broken shoulder. If you are caught drink driving, you will lose your
:17:04. > :17:07.licence, you could lose your freedom or even lose your life. One again
:17:08. > :17:16.this Christmas, the Police are urging you not to do it.
:17:17. > :17:25.As they say, please don't try that at home. Next, the challenge to get
:17:26. > :17:29.the region's schools up to the mark. Over the next three nights we'll be
:17:30. > :17:32.looking at what schools are doing to improve teaching and exam results.
:17:33. > :17:35.We're going to start in Peterborough. Last year, only a
:17:36. > :17:37.quarter of the city's most disadvantaged pupils achieved five
:17:38. > :17:43.good GCSEs. So what's being done about it?
:17:44. > :17:49.An extra maths class at St Joseph Fisher Hgh School in Peterborough.
:17:50. > :17:56.Some of the these students are from disadvantaged backgrounds. And for
:17:57. > :18:00.each of them the school gets an extra ?900 a year. It's called the
:18:01. > :18:03.pupil premium and it's meant to help raise standards. Almost half the
:18:04. > :18:07.pupils at this school qualify and it can be used for classes like this.
:18:08. > :18:18.Previously, I used to be in the lowest class. Now I am second top. I
:18:19. > :18:27.was predicted grade F. Last month I got a grade B. Now I am aiming for
:18:28. > :18:30.grade C. I am close to grade C no. This extra maths revision class is
:18:31. > :18:36.one of the things this school can now do, paid for using the pupil
:18:37. > :18:40.premium. And it seems to be working. Of the pupils who qualify for the
:18:41. > :18:43.premium, this year, half achieved the grades expected of them at GCSE
:18:44. > :18:48.level. That's an increase on the year before when it was fewer than a
:18:49. > :18:52.third. It could be providing a taxi home, breakfast club on the day of
:18:53. > :18:55.an exam or a summer school. Across the East, just over a third of
:18:56. > :19:01.disadvantaged children are achieving the minimum level at GCSE. And in
:19:02. > :19:06.That's below the average across England of 38.5%. Some local
:19:07. > :19:09.authority areas did better than others. In 2012, Luton did best at
:19:10. > :19:13.nearly 44%. While Peterborough was the worst performing at just over
:19:14. > :19:20.26%. But they say they've since improved. In 2008 inspectors said
:19:21. > :19:26.this school was failing. In October this year, they rated it as good.
:19:27. > :19:29.The turnaround of the school has been significant over a short period
:19:30. > :19:33.of time. Part of that has to be attributed to the Pupil Premium
:19:34. > :19:38.funding. In the school, that is over ?300,000. But even here poorer
:19:39. > :19:47.pupils fall well behind their peers. The real challenge now is closing
:19:48. > :19:50.that gap. If your school is working hard to
:19:51. > :19:54.lift its performance, we want to hear from you.
:19:55. > :20:05.The Cambridge snooker star Neil Robertson has added another title to
:20:06. > :20:09.his impressive collection. He is the new UK Champion after beating Mark
:20:10. > :20:12.Selby in a dramatic finish last night. It means that Neil has become
:20:13. > :20:15.only the eighth player in snooker history to win the Triple Crown.
:20:16. > :20:21.That's the World Championship, the Masters and the UK titles.
:20:22. > :20:27.Congratulations! How does it feel? Incredible. Forced to win the world
:20:28. > :20:40.title and then the Masters in 2012 and then the UK just after that. It
:20:41. > :20:44.is incredible. To join the likes of Alex Higgins and Terry Griffiths and
:20:45. > :20:47.Steve Davis, it is incredible. Something I'll always trained all.
:20:48. > :20:53.This is the trophy that was missing from my CV. Parting the winning
:20:54. > :20:59.balls last night was the most satisfied been winning a tournament.
:21:00. > :21:05.We have pictures of that important mess on the black. Was that crucial
:21:06. > :21:11.for you? It was, because I should've won the frame about 15 minutes
:21:12. > :21:17.before that. Mark Foster is way back. You should have won it. Healer
:21:18. > :21:23.of white and black cleaned before the shop and I I think that put too
:21:24. > :21:32.much pressure on. I potted the black and just quickly gained my
:21:33. > :21:46.composure. 9`7 is very different to 8`8. You came over to Cambridge from
:21:47. > :21:50.Australia in your early 20s. My mum came over midway through the
:21:51. > :21:56.internment and she doesn't get to watch me live very often. Usually as
:21:57. > :22:02.it `` usually it is in the middle of the night. It was fantastic to have
:22:03. > :22:10.there. She flew over on the day of the world final to watch me. I was
:22:11. > :22:17.just joking around about keeping her run for the Masters in January
:22:18. > :22:25.because she is good luck. Thank you for joining us.
:22:26. > :22:28.Keeping on top of the household DIY chores can be time`consuming and
:22:29. > :22:34.expensive, especially if you live in an older house. So imagine what it's
:22:35. > :22:38.like looking after a castle which is 1,000 years old. Imagine no more.
:22:39. > :22:45.The castle is in Colchester. Renovation work is nearly finished.
:22:46. > :22:52.And soon they will be welcoming a steady stream of new admirers.
:22:53. > :22:56.In the oldest recorded town in Britain stands the biggest Norman
:22:57. > :23:00.keep. It is the largest surviving one ball in the whole of Europe.
:23:01. > :23:05.Looking over Colchester for 1000 years, it has seen many changes. The
:23:06. > :23:12.latest is a big renovation to the museum inside. Here we are inside.
:23:13. > :23:20.We will turn left up the staircase. Ancient graffiti on the walls. This
:23:21. > :23:29.is said to be the largest Norman spiral staircase in the country. A
:23:30. > :23:35.strange fact but true. Preserving history is modernising the inside is
:23:36. > :23:44.the challenge for builders. The dramatic incident change the castle
:23:45. > :23:46.in the 1500. The woman's had built a vaulted structure and there were
:23:47. > :23:51.certain weaknesses. One of the Norman walls collapsed which brought
:23:52. > :24:00.down the roof. We know that the number of prisoners escaped. Some
:24:01. > :24:11.managed to escape, though I think some people will have died under the
:24:12. > :24:15.rubble. We want people to realise they are in a castle, but also have
:24:16. > :24:26.modern technology and display things that Colchester has to offer. These
:24:27. > :24:32.fireplaces and Norman toilet are also available for people to look
:24:33. > :24:39.at. The renovation should be complete next year before it
:24:40. > :24:43.reopens. A fairly settled weather pattern for
:24:44. > :24:47.us this week. We are on the periphery of this area of high
:24:48. > :24:51.pressure. This is acting to prevent any of these low`pressure weather
:24:52. > :24:55.systems from pushing from the West. Essentially, it will be quite
:24:56. > :25:04.settled for much of this week. Expect try and bright days. Will be
:25:05. > :25:07.some code around a pack. Looking at the satellite image at the moment,
:25:08. > :25:11.you can see there have been some areas of high and medium level cloud
:25:12. > :25:14.around, but some breaks in them. That will mean for so most
:25:15. > :25:19.temperatures will drop the low freezing. Expect a widespread ground
:25:20. > :25:28.frost. Locally and here frost in places. Visibility not so great.
:25:29. > :25:31.These are the sort of temperatures we can expect. It is possible we
:25:32. > :25:37.could get them to freezing or just below in rural spots. We start
:25:38. > :25:41.tomorrow quite chilly. Some missed to clear first time. It should get
:25:42. > :25:48.away into mid`morning. Then things will brighten up. We said see some
:25:49. > :26:04.sunshine. Some code feeding through. It could turn out the skies... Not
:26:05. > :26:07.quite as comfortable as today. The winds are southerly. Largely by up
:26:08. > :26:12.right into the afternoon with some areas of cloud moving in from time
:26:13. > :26:15.to time. Tomorrow night, mist and fog is expected to become more
:26:16. > :26:20.widespread. The pressure pattern not changing a great deal. Eventually
:26:21. > :26:27.the weather front will make its way into our part of the world. Later in
:26:28. > :26:31.the day on Thursday and into Friday. We're looking at a dry few days.
:26:32. > :26:36.Some mist and fog to clear first thing on Wednesday. Quite chilly. In
:26:37. > :26:42.terms of cold nights, Tuesday and Wednesday night have the potential
:26:43. > :26:50.for a frost. Some rain will arrive by the end of the day on Friday.
:26:51. > :26:56.Being on the edge of high pressure has cost something lovely. We have
:26:57. > :26:58.had some great sunsets. Let's finish with some of those.
:26:59. > :27:04.We are back at 10:25pm. Goodbye.