09/02/2014 Look East - East


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Hello, I'm Jenny Kirk. A driver's been describing how he

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made a dramatic escape after his van was swept away by floodwater. Graham

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Collins was trying to cross a flooded ford on a road near Bishops

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Stortford when his van became engulfed by the swollen river. The

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damage on the vehicle at the moment is obviously all this aside, all of

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the back doors are smashed. Graham's fan is a write`off,

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destroyed after being swept away by flood water. Debris still decorates

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his windscreen. This is what happened after he and two others

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took a short cut. It just drifted along for about 150 metres. It got

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to the Ford, smashed into a car that was already underwater and then

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started to sing. When it is loaded up with water, it weighs three

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tonnes. The water just picked it up and took it like a wafer. Graham

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escaped out of the window of his van and clung onto this fence to pull

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themselves out. He doesn't help the driver of this car get to safety.

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His grief was compounded by thieves. They struck while the van was stuck

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in the water, stealing is expensive equipment. The above is the risk to

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getting into the water to get to the van, which I find incredible. I

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don't even know of the machines will work. Elsewhere, the damage is still

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visible where residents had to be rescued as the water rose around the

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block of flats. The downstairs people were disabled so they got a

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fire boat out to get into the top because it was fine there. And near

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Cambridge, families resorted to wind down manhole covers, after the force

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of water lifted them up, spreading gardens with sewage. We could not

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use any of the facilities in the house. No toilets, no showers, no

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bleeding. So I had to hire a portable toilet at my own cost,

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because Anglian Water did not deem it as their responsibility. We had

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to sort yourself out. This region has not been submerged like the

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south`west but here, for those that were caught out, the impact is still

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costly. The region's longest`standing MP

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could be the latest to face deselection by his local

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Conservative party. Sir Alan Haselhurst, who's represented

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Saffron Walden since 1977, told Look East today he wants to stand again

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next year. He'll address the executive of his constituency party

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on Thursday when they meet to discuss the matter. The local party

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has confirmed some members feel that, at the age of 76, he should

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stand down. Last week, Tim Yeo was deselected from South Suffolk.

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The cause of a fire which tore through an office block in Bedford

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yesterday is still unclear. Crews were at the Old Town Hall for more

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than ten hours. The block of former council offices was due to be

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demolished. To the weekend's football. Stevenage

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and Colchester's games were postponed due to the weather.

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Norwich claimed an unlikely but much`needed point in the Premier

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League and there were some important late goals. Tom Williams rounds up a

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busy day. late goals.

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After a 7`0 thrashing in the reverse fixture, Norwich deep down would

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have been worried about a similar humbling. But this time, the

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Canaries gave their big`spending visitors cause for concern. Nathan

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fired an early warning shot. Gary Hooper thought it could have put

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them in front. The linesman had other ideas. Man City soon woke up.

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Although Man City dominated second half possession and chances, it was

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Norwich who could have stolen it. Van Wolfswinkle within a whisker of

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converting Nathan Redden's cross. Seconds later, Anthony Pilkington so

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close but the wrong side of the bar. With City's relegation rivals

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picking up points, this point could prove vital.

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McCarthy described the draw at Barnsley as a blooming good point.

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Two down with ten to play, Christophe popped up and David's

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free kicks after made it two. Town three points outside the play`offs.

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Peterborough also staged a dramatic fightback to League One promotion

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chasers Leyton Orient 20 minutes from time, as an equaliser was

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headed before it was won from a distance. Posh up into the

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play`offs. MK Dons did them a favour beating Walsall. Macleod jipped them

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in front. Wallsall had a man sent off, allowing Ben Reeves to double

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their lead. Macleod made it 3`0. Mansfield ended Southend's eight

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match unbeaten run in League Two, scoring in either half. Clifford was

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sent off for the Blues, with Leonard wrapping a late consolation.

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Northampton's survival hopes were dented further. Plymouth 2`0

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winners, the Cobblers seven points from safety.

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Rugby and a late converted try gave Northampton Saints victory over

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Exeter Chiefs as they climbed to the top of the Premiership. In difficult

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conditions the Saints snuck a tight win 17`16, moving them up the table

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one point ahead of Saracens, who lost at home to London Irish earlier

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on Saturday. To the weather and here's Georgina

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Burnett. Good evening. I am afraid it is

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going to be colder, which we ahead and the Met Office has got a yellow

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warning for ice. That is until 10am. Be careful if you are driving.

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Through the night, just a view showers around. The winds finally

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easing. Temperatures dipping a little more than they have, close to

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freezing in some parts. Tomorrow morning, some showy outbreaks of

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rain for the morning commute. Improving by the afternoon so any

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brightness later on in the day. Temperatures up to six or seven

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Celsius but a lot less windy. Between Tuesday and Thursday, more

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wet and windy weather is on the cards. The Met Office are some

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yellow warnings in place. I will keep you updated.

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That's it for now. I'll be back with another bulletin tonight at around

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10:15. Until then, have a good evening.

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Good evening. We have a significant number of severe warnings out. Most

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of them have been issued on the River Thames today. Now, of course,

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with more rain due this week, that is not good news, and as well as

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that, we are expecting some gales as well on the coast. But this week,

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perhaps an increased risk of some snow as well. At the moment we are

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in a quiet spell of weather, with fewer showers around, this evening

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and overnight. There is a risk as temperatures get close to freezing

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that there could be some ice first thing in the morning. Temperatures

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will be lower out in the countryside. We could even have a

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smattering of snow tonight and first thing in the morning over the hills

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of Wales, the Midlands, up into northern England and Scotland. But

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tomorrow will be quieter, once again. Still scattered showers

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around. For the east of

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