:00:00. > :00:00.Peter, thank you. That's all from the BBC News
:00:07. > :00:11.In the programme tonight: More dramatic escapes from the Clacton
:00:12. > :00:20.explosion, as investigations continue in to the cause.
:00:21. > :00:25.It look to me like she was heading `` hanging on to the headboard
:00:26. > :00:26.because it was at an angle. She could have slid off.
:00:27. > :00:32.Hello, and welcome to Look East. Also tonight: Hundreds of jobs under
:00:33. > :00:34.threat at RAF Mildenhall and Lakenheath.
:00:35. > :00:36.Home births are suspended because this hospital doesn't have enough
:00:37. > :00:37.midwives. And, the Hollywood A`list hits
:00:38. > :00:52.Duxford. Hello.
:00:53. > :00:54.First, tonight: More dramatic stories of survival, after the
:00:55. > :01:01.explosion in Clacton yesterday ** Tonight, two people are still in the
:01:02. > :01:06.burns unit at Broomfield Hospital. Their condition is described as
:01:07. > :01:09.stable. This afternoon, National Grid confirmed it had found no
:01:10. > :01:15.faults with its pipeline to the property. An investigation into the
:01:16. > :01:21.cause of the explosion is underway. This was the scale of the damage in
:01:22. > :01:24.the aftermath of the explosion, debris and emergency teams
:01:25. > :01:30.everywhere. Today, the roads were pretty much clear. The activity
:01:31. > :01:36.Conde Nast down to focus on the immediate area of the blast. This
:01:37. > :01:40.was one of the homes torn apart. The owner said she felt the whole house
:01:41. > :01:46.was caving in around her. Still badly bruised, she did not wish to
:01:47. > :01:51.be filmed but this was her speaking on BBC Essex. I remember some bloke
:01:52. > :01:58.running into the bedroom. I thought, I have got to get out, so
:01:59. > :02:05.I started throwing everything, the bricks, he came to give me a hand.
:02:06. > :02:11.John backs onto the explosion site and he said the blast rocked his
:02:12. > :02:15.house. He said he saw his neighbour perched precariously on the
:02:16. > :02:20.wreckage. It looked like she was hanging onto the headboard which was
:02:21. > :02:25.at an angle. If she had let go, she would have probably slid off into
:02:26. > :02:30.the debris and fire. In the way of the explosion, there was an
:02:31. > :02:34.overwhelming desire among locals to do anything to help. How has the
:02:35. > :02:42.community responded? The answer is in here. It started as a small
:02:43. > :02:49.appeal but, within hours, it turned into a mountain of gifts donated by
:02:50. > :02:58.residents. Clapton has had a bad press, but when is a crisis, stick
:02:59. > :03:01.together. I brought in some towels and toiletries. But they need
:03:02. > :03:08.kitchen utensils so I will pop down the road, even if they are cheap
:03:09. > :03:13.ones, it all helps. Yesterday, we filmed Gloria who had to leave her
:03:14. > :03:16.home and head to arrest centre taking her pet Ruby. She had to
:03:17. > :03:19.leave behind three other dogs who had to leave her home and head to
:03:20. > :03:22.arrest centre taking her pet Ruby. She had to leave behind three other
:03:23. > :03:29.dogs who were in the conservatory where the roof had collapsed they
:03:30. > :03:38.are thick ones, they kept them alive. They are both fine, they are
:03:39. > :03:42.all right. The impact has been immense, but this is a community
:03:43. > :03:44.came to count its blessings and keen to pull together.
:03:45. > :03:50.We don't know what caused the explosion in Clacton. But it's
:03:51. > :03:53.thought to have been a problem inside the house. Recent figures
:03:54. > :03:57.show the risks from gas are widespread. The Gas Safe Register
:03:58. > :04:02.inspected 11,000 homes in the east, and found almost one in five had an
:04:03. > :04:05.unsafe appliance. Over the past three years, more than 200 unsafe
:04:06. > :04:16.cookers, boilers and fires have been found in the Clacton area.
:04:17. > :04:21.It is vital to make sure gas appliances are serviced annually. We
:04:22. > :04:25.find regularly people often have their boiler serviced but they may
:04:26. > :04:30.forget to have a gas fire done. It may be that you only put it on once
:04:31. > :04:33.a year at Christmas. It is really vital to make sure they are serviced
:04:34. > :04:38.and families are safe. A close friend of 17`year`old Jay
:04:39. > :04:41.Whiston, who was stabbed to death at a party in Colchester, has been
:04:42. > :04:45.telling a jury about his last moments. Max Nicolic said the one
:04:46. > :04:48.thing he doesn't know is who stabbed his friend. Our chief reporter Kim
:04:49. > :04:51.Riley has been at Chelmsford Crown Court. This afternoon, he's been
:04:52. > :04:59.giving evidence in court. What has he said?
:05:00. > :05:03.The jury watched a two`hour recording of a police interview.
:05:04. > :05:08.That's negligible 17th at the time of the party in Colchester in 2012.
:05:09. > :05:12.He said the man accused of the murder had pushed him into a bush,
:05:13. > :05:22.punched him in the face, it was the start of a big scrap, he said. They
:05:23. > :05:27.were like, give me this, I was like, no, he said. He said he
:05:28. > :05:31.remembered spitting out blood. He said he remembered his friend
:05:32. > :05:38.punching. Everyone was screaming, fight. They were punching and
:05:39. > :05:43.bottling him. I said, let him go. He was making noises like he was being
:05:44. > :05:49.punched in the gut. He fell to his knees, he couldn't fight any more.
:05:50. > :05:55.Moments later, he heard him say, I had been stabbed. This afternoon, he
:05:56. > :05:59.was speaking in person behind its green in court, cross`examined by
:06:00. > :06:06.the defence barrister. Had the punches to his face affected his
:06:07. > :06:16.memory of the evening, he asked? He said, his memory was clear. There
:06:17. > :06:20.had been, is that he had been drinking or taking drugs, but he
:06:21. > :06:26.said he knew what he saw, how could he forget it? The family of Jay
:06:27. > :06:30.Whiston left court tonight after hearing the evidence. The one thing
:06:31. > :06:36.I am not able to say is who stabbed him, I would like to know, he said.
:06:37. > :06:43.He also said what had happened had affected him very deeply. Edward
:06:44. > :06:45.Redmond, 18, denies murder. The jury will not be sitting tomorrow, the
:06:46. > :06:53.case resumes on Monday. More than 1,500 US airmen could be
:06:54. > :06:57.flying home before the end of the year, as the military tightens its
:06:58. > :06:59.belt. And that could be bad news for people living near RAF Lakenheath
:07:00. > :07:03.and RAF Mildenhall, because the bases are worth hundreds of millions
:07:04. > :07:10.of pounds to the local economy. Our defence reporter Alex Dunlop has the
:07:11. > :07:15.details from RAF Lakenheath. No one it seems is immune from
:07:16. > :07:20.cuts, not even the U.S. Air Force which is losing to cut Schumacher
:07:21. > :07:27.looking to lose 25,000 posts worldwide. Airmen have been told
:07:28. > :07:33.here it could be here. A little piece of America in Suffolk, 8000 US
:07:34. > :07:41.personnel and families live in and around RAF Mildenhall and RAF
:07:42. > :07:47.Lakenheath. Many of their personal possessions are shipped from the
:07:48. > :07:53.States by this removals firm. They used to provide 80% of my business,
:07:54. > :08:04.even today it is 50%. It will be detrimental. Personnel are being
:08:05. > :08:07.asked to voluntarily quit. 1600 may be eligible but it is not known how
:08:08. > :08:14.many will head home, the final decision will be made in the
:08:15. > :08:17.States. We don't know the numbers but the community here will support
:08:18. > :08:23.the families, who loved the local community. How does it impact on
:08:24. > :08:33.morale in the base? There has been an impact. The air force generates
:08:34. > :08:37.thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of pounds for the local
:08:38. > :08:44.economy. We need to take the longer view.
:08:45. > :08:48.Look at it as a game of chess. Sometimes personal moving, sometimes
:08:49. > :08:53.they move out. The first could be flying home as early as April.
:08:54. > :09:00.The government has announced two new The headline figure is 1600.
:09:01. > :09:04.The government has announced two new flood defence schemes for the
:09:05. > :09:07.region. It's also making it easier for councils to claim compensation
:09:08. > :09:11.for the clear`up, following the December storm surge. Andrew
:09:12. > :09:17.Sinclair is here. Tell us about the flood schemes?
:09:18. > :09:23.These have been on the box for a while but now get the funding to go
:09:24. > :09:29.ahead. In King's Lynn there is ?1 million to refurbish the floodgates
:09:30. > :09:38.to protect 450 homes, beginning in April. And in Southend, to protect
:09:39. > :09:42.250 homes. Confirmation today that a ?37 million scheme the Clapton will
:09:43. > :09:46.definitely start in summer. The government is announcing this
:09:47. > :09:49.today, to respond to concerns and it wants us to know how much it is
:09:50. > :09:53.doing. We've talked a lot about the Bellwin
:09:54. > :09:59.Scheme over the last couple of months. That's being changed now?
:10:00. > :10:03.Clearing up has been expensive. North Norfolk had a bill of ?3
:10:04. > :10:12.million, only half of which is covered by compensation. King's Lynn
:10:13. > :10:17.and West Norfolk, ?97,000. The Bellwin Scheme is supposed to, sick
:10:18. > :10:22.councils but it has restrictions and has been hard for coastal
:10:23. > :10:26.authorities to claim. We have been told the Bellwin Scheme will be
:10:27. > :10:31.reviewed. The threshold for councils will be lowered so it is easier to
:10:32. > :10:37.claim. Councils will find instead of getting back 85% of their claim,
:10:38. > :10:42.they will get 100%. The government is there to support them.
:10:43. > :10:47.The review of the formula will make sure we give them the money they
:10:48. > :10:51.apply for in the run`up to March, but that scheme is fit for purpose.
:10:52. > :10:56.Can we be sure that our councils won't be left out of pocket?
:10:57. > :11:01.Ministers have made sympathetic noises, saying they will do what
:11:02. > :11:07.they can. This is further confirmation councils will get more
:11:08. > :11:10.back than expecting. Some people are saying, we see this flooding
:11:11. > :11:13.elsewhere, will there be enough money to go around?
:11:14. > :11:19.No`one is to be charged over the death of a patient, which prompted a
:11:20. > :11:22.police enquiry at a hospital in Norfolk. 76`year`old James May, from
:11:23. > :11:25.Great Yarmouth, died in September at the James Paget Hospital. A member
:11:26. > :11:30.of staff was later arrested. Today, police said Mr May's death wasn't
:11:31. > :11:35.suspicious. The investigation was set up, after somebody claimed Mr
:11:36. > :11:37.May had been given an overdose. But the police say there is no evidence
:11:38. > :11:47.that anybody should be prosecuted. A childbirth charity says it's
:11:48. > :11:50.considering taking legal action against the Queen Elizabeth Hospital
:11:51. > :11:53.at King's Lynn, after it suspended its home birth service for six
:11:54. > :12:00.months. The hospital says it's been forced to take the decision because
:12:01. > :12:05.of a shortage of midwives. At home in Wisbech with her 16
:12:06. > :12:08.months of sun. In April, she is expecting another baby and was
:12:09. > :12:14.hoping to have a second home birth until she received a letter from the
:12:15. > :12:18.Queen Elizabeth Hospital which is suspending its service to six
:12:19. > :12:23.months. Being told our only option is to go to hospital is upsetting
:12:24. > :12:31.and wrong. Especially so late in the process. One charity is backing the
:12:32. > :12:35.woman and says it may consider legal action. The hospital says it was
:12:36. > :12:41.forced to take the decision on safety grounds because of a shortage
:12:42. > :12:46.of midwives. I think that is an excuse. There is a national shortage
:12:47. > :12:52.of funding for midwives. There are unemployed midwives. They are going
:12:53. > :12:59.independent because they are too stretched. Mrs Stevens and her
:13:00. > :13:04.husband are now considering paying ?3000 to hire a private midwife so
:13:05. > :13:09.she can still have the home delivery she wants. The hospital says Mrs
:13:10. > :13:14.Stevens is in the minority and 99% of women they support give birth in
:13:15. > :13:16.hospital, with 1% having their babies at home. In a statement, the
:13:17. > :13:29.trust said: Mrs Stevens is expecting a little
:13:30. > :13:33.girl. She desperately wants to have her
:13:34. > :13:34.baby at home but it is a choice she and other mothers will now have to
:13:35. > :13:51.pay for. Still to come, the couple from
:13:52. > :13:55.Milton Keynes, favourites to win the English badminton champ ships in
:13:56. > :14:00.their home town this weekend. And the Imperial War Museum at Duxford
:14:01. > :14:03.with a starring role alongside George Clooney and Matt Damon.
:14:04. > :14:09.One in three women, and one in five men, will experience domestic
:14:10. > :14:12.violence in their lifetime. And, on average, two women are killed by a
:14:13. > :14:18.violent partner every week in the UK. Over the last few years, there
:14:19. > :14:22.have been four high`profile deaths in Essex where the police have been
:14:23. > :14:25.criticised for not doing enough. Now, there will be special advisers
:14:26. > :14:32.in local hospitals to spot the signs of abuse in people who may be too
:14:33. > :14:36.scared to ask for help. For nine years, this woman we are
:14:37. > :14:40.calling Lucy was in a relationship that became progressively more
:14:41. > :14:48.abusive. Was the abuse physically violent? Not until I became pregnant
:14:49. > :14:52.which is when it became physical. I used to snore really badly, and I
:14:53. > :14:57.would wake up to a sharp blow to the stomach. It was like I was too
:14:58. > :15:06.scared to sleep, too scared to fall asleep. Lucy was lucky, she
:15:07. > :15:09.escaped. Maria stabbings, Jeanette Goodwin and Chrissie Chambers, along
:15:10. > :15:16.with her daughter, were all killed by abusive partners in Essex. All
:15:17. > :15:20.three cases lead to critical reports from the Independent Police
:15:21. > :15:25.Complaints Commission and to a rethink into how police and councils
:15:26. > :15:28.and others can help victims and catch perpetrators. Independent
:15:29. > :15:33.domestic abuse advisers are now on maternity wards and in accident and
:15:34. > :15:37.emergency departments in Essex hospitals, hoping to make contact
:15:38. > :15:43.with victims who would not otherwise seek help. It is really important we
:15:44. > :15:48.do it here. We have access to clients who are in hidden groups,
:15:49. > :15:52.who wouldn't normally go to a domestic abuse agency. They would
:15:53. > :15:58.always go to the hospital or GP and disclose it. The idea would be we
:15:59. > :16:04.would wear these and record what we see and experience when we go to an
:16:05. > :16:09.incident. Since last month, Essex police officers have been using body
:16:10. > :16:14.worn video cameras when they attend domestic instances. It is capturing
:16:15. > :16:17.the evidence that might have been missed otherwise, the exact comments
:16:18. > :16:22.made at the scene. Often we will arrive at an instant
:16:23. > :16:25.that may still be occurring, still being committed when we arrive.
:16:26. > :16:32.Hopefully, it will lead to more convictions. Lucy says if she hadn't
:16:33. > :16:37.escaped her abusive partner, she wouldn't be here today. The question
:16:38. > :16:39.is whether the work happening now in Essex is enough to save others in
:16:40. > :16:44.her situation. Stacey Richards works with victims
:16:45. > :16:50.of domestic violence in Suffolk. She joins us now.
:16:51. > :17:00.First of all, what you think of these measures being in Essex?
:17:01. > :17:03.Hello. Much as the previous two guests have said, fantastic really
:17:04. > :17:08.because the more evidence that can be gathered, the better we can
:17:09. > :17:13.process the prosecution. People coming forward to ask for help off
:17:14. > :17:17.and have been abused many times, statistics show they have been
:17:18. > :17:23.abused many times before they get to us.
:17:24. > :17:33.Why is that? Fear, embarrassment. It is sometimes
:17:34. > :17:36.quite hard to approach an agency and ask for help. People get very
:17:37. > :17:41.frightened when they are in that kind of relationship.
:17:42. > :17:45.You are dealing with people who have been through domestic violence, what
:17:46. > :17:50.do you say to them when they finally come? They must be brave to get to
:17:51. > :17:56.that stage. Extremely, I take my hat off to
:17:57. > :18:01.anybody that picks up the phone and reports, and asks for help. It is an
:18:02. > :18:07.extremely courageous move, and a very difficult one to take. I am
:18:08. > :18:12.really proud of anybody who does. By doing this, we can raise `` can
:18:13. > :18:20.raise more awareness of the agencies. The police and agencies
:18:21. > :18:25.are finding it hard to improve their treatment of victims.
:18:26. > :18:31.Why do think so many people are falling the net?
:18:32. > :18:37.Definitely there are far too many tragedies. And police, statutory,
:18:38. > :18:41.voluntary agencies, are doing extremely well with their awareness
:18:42. > :18:46.training, offering more and more support. Unfortunately, people still
:18:47. > :18:52.do not report it. Our neighbours, are they aware, do they feel
:18:53. > :18:57.comfortable to pick up the phone and say this is not right and I want to
:18:58. > :19:01.do something about it? There may be people watching tonight who are
:19:02. > :19:03.either victims, or know someone who they think is a victim of domestic
:19:04. > :19:08.violence. What would you say to them that they
:19:09. > :19:13.should do? Please, please, have the strength
:19:14. > :19:18.and courage to pick up the phone and ask somebody for help. If you don't
:19:19. > :19:21.wish to report to the police, perhaps you would feel comfortable
:19:22. > :19:26.walking into a children's centre or seeing a nurse at your GP. Whoever
:19:27. > :19:30.you feel comfortable speaking to, please pick up the phone, and let us
:19:31. > :19:36.stop this happening now. You can see more on that subject in
:19:37. > :19:42.the Sunday Politics, Sunday at 11am, on BBC One.
:19:43. > :19:47.It's not uncommon for sports stars to get married to each other.
:19:48. > :19:50.There's Andre Agassi and Steffi Graff, and Zara Philips and Mike
:19:51. > :19:54.Tindall. But there are very few couples who play the same sport, in
:19:55. > :19:57.the same team. Chris and Gabby Adcock play mixed doubles in
:19:58. > :20:03.Badminton, and are favourites to win the national title in Milton Keynes
:20:04. > :20:07.this weekend. It is not uncommon in badminton for
:20:08. > :20:13.relationships on court to blossom of court. Chris and Gabby Adcock of the
:20:14. > :20:18.latest 24/7 couple. Teenage sweethearts, they tied the knot last
:20:19. > :20:27.summer and are still getting used to their own `` their new status.
:20:28. > :20:32.Gabrielle White... Gabrielle Adcock! They are the British leading mixed
:20:33. > :20:34.doubles team, they are now ranked number five.
:20:35. > :20:39.They beat the Olympic champions on the way to winning the Hong Kong
:20:40. > :20:44.open. Becoming only the second British pair ever to win on the
:20:45. > :20:48.global stage. We both want to succeed and we are driven. It means
:20:49. > :20:54.we can be honest and completely truthful with each other where we
:20:55. > :21:01.need to work on. I think it is an advantage. We are on a brave lead
:21:02. > :21:06.which is better than some people. We get to travel together everywhere.
:21:07. > :21:12.Some people who travel away miss their partners. A big advantage.
:21:13. > :21:15.Their second big win is expected to come at the National Championships
:21:16. > :21:20.this weekend staged in their home town of Milton Keynes. It is great
:21:21. > :21:26.they have brought the champ ships to the home of badminton. It should get
:21:27. > :21:32.really good crowds. It is an exciting time. The nationals are
:21:33. > :21:36.closely followed by the European champion ships in Switzerland. Their
:21:37. > :21:41.main focus is on the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. In between, there
:21:42. > :21:47.is the small matter of a house move. It is all good for Mr and Mrs
:21:48. > :21:50.Adcock. There must be sometimes where you could do with not seeing
:21:51. > :21:55.other! We are so used to it from such a
:21:56. > :22:04.young age, from the age of 15, we have spent our whole time together.
:22:05. > :22:08.We got our own house together and travelled together. We wouldn't know
:22:09. > :22:15.any other way. We love what we do and being able to share it together.
:22:16. > :22:16.Business or pleasure, badminton's number one couple have a connection
:22:17. > :22:24.no others can match. This region is rich in very famous
:22:25. > :22:27.people. Everything from film stars to rock stars, and from Prime
:22:28. > :22:31.Ministers to Archbishops. Now, we can add George Clooney and Matt
:22:32. > :22:33.Damon to the list. Last year, the Hollywood A`listers were at the
:22:34. > :22:37.Imperial War Museum at Duxford near Cambridge, to shoot some scenes for
:22:38. > :22:39.the film, The Monuments Men. Next week, the film is released, as Mike
:22:40. > :22:59.Liggins reports. As film sets go, the Imperial War
:23:00. > :23:07.Museum is up there with the best. Now, it features in a new Hollywood
:23:08. > :23:12.movie. They have been stealing our art. We need to put a team together
:23:13. > :23:17.to protect what is left. The Monuments Men. The scenes were
:23:18. > :23:21.filmed in May last year. Here is a relaxed George Clooney on set, he
:23:22. > :23:27.directs and stars in The Monuments Men alongside Matt Damon. You see
:23:28. > :23:43.George Clooney, Matt Damon, landing in the air foils `` airfield, and
:23:44. > :23:47.walking towards the airfield. The film is a true story, allied art
:23:48. > :23:53.historians and curators rescued countless works of art stolen by the
:23:54. > :23:57.Germans. I never heard the expression, The Monuments Men, which
:23:58. > :24:03.captures the essence of this band of people. It wasn't a team of people I
:24:04. > :24:12.was familiar with, it is wonderful to learn about them. How long did it
:24:13. > :24:18.take to build? 28 years! Really? A big part of my life. Terry has a
:24:19. > :24:24.replica Spitfire he built himself. He was involved in the filming at
:24:25. > :24:30.Duxford. It took all day to prepare. It was lined up with three flying
:24:31. > :24:37.Spitfires. Hugh Bonneville came along and walked part `` past. The
:24:38. > :24:47.stars apparently stayed in Cambridge, going to the gym, and
:24:48. > :24:52.turning up to play basketball. You can burn their homes and somehow
:24:53. > :24:57.they will find their way back. But if you destroy their history, you
:24:58. > :24:59.destroy their achievements. As if they never existed. The film opens
:25:00. > :25:14.in the UK next week. Why didn't we know about that at the
:25:15. > :25:20.time? I could have done basketball if necessary!
:25:21. > :25:25.Time now for the weather. We start with the radar picture, a
:25:26. > :25:30.huge swathe of rain which pushed up from the south in the afternoon.
:25:31. > :25:36.Some of this has produced heavy downpours. Plenty more following in
:25:37. > :25:42.behind. A cloudy night, further outbreaks of rain, some of this on
:25:43. > :25:46.the heavy side. Depending on the low`pressure weather front, which is
:25:47. > :25:52.associated with this rain, that will determine the strength of the wind.
:25:53. > :25:56.They could be near gale force for a time on the coast, turning
:25:57. > :26:02.temporarily to the north`west before returning to a southerly direction.
:26:03. > :26:08.Tomorrow, this is the low`pressure weather system bringing the rain,
:26:09. > :26:14.pulling away very quickly tomorrow. Much faster than expected. A better
:26:15. > :26:18.day for most of us. Starting cloudy, overnight rain lingering. Much
:26:19. > :26:23.brighter weather spreading in quickly. By the early afternoon,
:26:24. > :26:30.everywhere should be largely drive. A good deal of sunshine.
:26:31. > :26:35.Temperatures at best, nine Celsius. Above average for the time of year.
:26:36. > :26:41.A keen and blustery south`westerly wind for much of the day. Make the
:26:42. > :26:47.most of the afternoon sunshine. As we head into Friday evening, we
:26:48. > :26:54.start to see further showers. This is ahead of another area of rain.
:26:55. > :26:58.Friday night into Saturday morning, gale`force winds macro. It rattles
:26:59. > :27:07.through quickly. Saturday morning, most of the rain should have gone.
:27:08. > :27:12.Still blustery but gale forced wins should ease a touch. Saturday
:27:13. > :27:18.morning should be drive. Saturday afternoon, up to 60 mph. Bringing in
:27:19. > :27:23.heavy showers which could merge together to give a longer spell of
:27:24. > :27:31.rain. Sunday, a scattering of showers. Lighter winds by Monday.
:27:32. > :27:34.More wet and windy weather is expected next week. Colder nights to
:27:35. > :27:39.come. Perhaps a frost and some ice.