:00:00. > :00:09.Hello and welcome to Look East. In the programme tonight. All change
:00:10. > :00:13.at A Could a new system at King's Lynn help hospitals cope with the
:00:14. > :00:16.rising numbers? An 89`year`old woman attacked by
:00:17. > :00:20.three masked men at her home at Lakenheath.
:00:21. > :00:24.Solving a mystery fit for Indiana Jones. We speak to the professor who
:00:25. > :00:32.is helping to crack this 600`year`old code.
:00:33. > :00:46.And the winners go to Wembley. How Posh pinched it on penalties.
:00:47. > :00:52.First tonight, the changing face of accident and emergency departments.
:00:53. > :00:55.Are hospitals finally getting to grips with the ever increasing
:00:56. > :01:00.number of people coming through their doors? The increase in people
:01:01. > :01:06.turning up at A nationally is pretty stark. In 2004, a total of
:01:07. > :01:10.17.8 million. By 2012, that had risen to 21.7 million. So, across
:01:11. > :01:13.the region hospitals are experimenting. Installing new
:01:14. > :01:18.buildings, diverting some patients and using their staff in different
:01:19. > :01:22.ways. The latest to make changes ` the Queen Elizabeth in King's Lynn.
:01:23. > :01:28.This report is from our Chief Reporter Kim Riley.
:01:29. > :01:31.They call it AEC. That is Ambulatory Emergency Care. Staff nurse Emma
:01:32. > :01:40.Gray attending to Anthony, who suffered a diabetic collapse. He'll
:01:41. > :01:43.be seeing a consultant very soon. There are people like myself, who
:01:44. > :01:46.have chronic conditions, and really do need places like this where they
:01:47. > :01:54.can drop in to put themselves right on track. The new unit began as a
:01:55. > :02:01.pilot last summer and was up and running officially in the New Year.
:02:02. > :02:06.Patients can be diverted from A for treatment. They can be referred
:02:07. > :02:10.by the hospital's medical assessment unit. They can be referred to by the
:02:11. > :02:20.Rome GP, who has direct access to the duty consultant `` own GP.
:02:21. > :02:23.Things here happen quickly. The patients we see in the unit
:02:24. > :02:26.historically would have stayed in hospital for at least one night. Our
:02:27. > :02:30.average turnaround is three hours, nine minutes. Since we opened in
:02:31. > :02:34.August of last year we have seen 1200 patients. Only 96 of those have
:02:35. > :02:38.had to be admitted to hospital. We have had 100% response rate from our
:02:39. > :02:41.patient satisfaction surveys. It is all about the fact they are getting
:02:42. > :02:47.prompt treatment from admission to diagnosis and discharge, all within
:02:48. > :02:51.one day. Fisherman Jim, from King's Lynn, is here with swollen legs and
:02:52. > :02:56.serious pains, looking for answers. What do you think about the staff?
:02:57. > :03:03.They are good. They are good. Friendly. They are doing their job.
:03:04. > :03:11.I just have to wait and see the results. This is kind of new and we
:03:12. > :03:14.want to share our success with the local hospitals, and want to be
:03:15. > :03:21.evolving through the whole of the NHS. I think that is part of the
:03:22. > :03:26.solution to ease the pressure on A Morale on the team here is
:03:27. > :03:29.high. They're soon to be joined by new recruits, with the unit
:03:30. > :03:34.eventually aiming to be up and running around the clock. There is
:03:35. > :03:39.genuine infuser is about what has been achieved here, not least the
:03:40. > :03:47.saving of money. The aim is to have the unit up and running around the
:03:48. > :03:50.clock. And the Queen Elizabeth is far from
:03:51. > :03:54.being the only hospital to make changes. Kim is here now and can
:03:55. > :03:57.explain more. The West Suffolk at Bury St Edmunds introduced an AEC
:03:58. > :03:59.system last September. Basildon has something similar. And Southend is
:04:00. > :04:02.trialling that approach at the moment. And Colchester has a new
:04:03. > :04:06.Emergency Assessment Unit running three days a week as a pilot, and
:04:07. > :04:09.there are assessment units at the Princess Alexandra, Harlow and the
:04:10. > :04:14.James Paget, Gorleston, plus more beds in A Last month I went to
:04:15. > :04:23.see the temporary urgent care unit at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital,
:04:24. > :04:26.right next to A The emphasis there is treating people with minor
:04:27. > :04:36.injuries within the community, and giving them the back`up to return
:04:37. > :04:40.home quickly. They would help to get back home. So, variations on the
:04:41. > :04:45.triage system to prevent those long waits in A and, where possible,
:04:46. > :04:48.keep people out of hospital. An 89`year`old woman has been
:04:49. > :04:52.discharged from hospital, after being attacked by three masked men
:04:53. > :04:56.at her home at Lakenheath. It happened just after 8pm last night.
:04:57. > :05:01.The police in Suffolk have described the attack as "despicable".
:05:02. > :05:04.This morning, a police presence remained outside the bungalow, which
:05:05. > :05:09.was the scene of this attack, involving three men in Arrowhead
:05:10. > :05:13.Drive. The 89`year`old was in her living room, when she heard a loud
:05:14. > :05:16.bang at the front door and got up to see what was happening. It was
:05:17. > :05:21.between 7:45pm and 8:05pm last night. The woman told police how the
:05:22. > :05:25.three men broke into the property and struck her. She said they were
:05:26. > :05:29.wearing dark clothing and had their faces covered. She said they went
:05:30. > :05:33.through some of her belongings, doing a search, before leaving the
:05:34. > :05:37.property. Police say that once she was knocked to the floor, one of the
:05:38. > :05:41.men demanded money. The pensioner was taken to hospital in Bury St
:05:42. > :05:44.Edmunds with a cut to her head and kept in overnight. The attack has
:05:45. > :05:50.shocked people living on the estate. Ted is one of them. It is so sad,
:05:51. > :05:57.and especially somebody elderly on their own perhaps. What chance do
:05:58. > :06:00.they have against thugs? It is a very sad reflection of what is
:06:01. > :06:12.happening in a lot of communities today. Police are keen to trace
:06:13. > :06:16.three men seen any black Vauxhall car in the back lane area of
:06:17. > :06:22.Lakenheath. Officers aren't sure this was random or the victim was
:06:23. > :06:26.targeted, but they are determined to catch those responsible and have
:06:27. > :06:36.appealed to the criminal fraternity to turn them in. Thankfully this
:06:37. > :06:40.type of crime is rare in Suffolk, so when it does happen it will attract
:06:41. > :06:43.attention and investigation. This is just really nasty. This lady was
:06:44. > :06:46.vulnerable. She had a lot of support from social services and is
:06:47. > :06:52.needlessly attacked in her own home. We think they were after money.
:06:53. > :06:55.This'll be life changing. Although she will pull through, with no
:06:56. > :06:58.medical issues, this'll be life changing for her, emotionally,) and
:06:59. > :07:01.how she lives at home. Police want anyone with information to call them
:07:02. > :07:07.on 101 or on Crimestoppers on 0800555111.
:07:08. > :07:11.The amount Essex County Council spends on services for teenagers is
:07:12. > :07:14.to be cut by more than half. Councillors say they've decided to
:07:15. > :07:20.keep youth club buildings open, but lose staff. Tom Barton is in
:07:21. > :07:23.Chelmsford. So Tom, the council are committed to keeping youth clubs
:07:24. > :07:32.open, but only if volunteers can be found? That is right. Many people
:07:33. > :07:36.have expected the council to add nouns it was cutting at least some
:07:37. > :07:48.youth clubs, but today they said they were keeping all open `` and .
:07:49. > :07:54.Those activities will be delivered by volunteers. A third of sessions
:07:55. > :08:00.in new clothes in Essex are done by volunteers. That begs the question
:08:01. > :08:04.of the fact they will have two get three times that number of
:08:05. > :08:08.volunteers to step up to the plate in two years. That has led to lay
:08:09. > :08:13.the questioning whether there are another volunteers, whether enough
:08:14. > :08:17.people come forward. Of course, it raises the question of what happens
:08:18. > :08:21.if they can't find enough volunteers in some areas. The council says it's
:08:22. > :08:31.listened to young people. Is this is u`turn? There has been a very vocal
:08:32. > :08:34.campaign in Essex. More than 3000 young people responded to a
:08:35. > :08:45.consultation. Hundreds sign petitions, and back in October in
:08:46. > :08:49.Chelmsford, they replied. The council says they have listened and
:08:50. > :08:56.responded to those wishes by Cuban youth clubs open. It is difficult to
:08:57. > :09:07.call this a U`turn `` keeping youth clubs open. The council says it is
:09:08. > :09:13.facing a difficult budget restraint, and these cuts are the only way they
:09:14. > :09:17.can keep the service open. A plan to protect part of the A12 in
:09:18. > :09:21.Suffolk from flooding has been made public. A number of raised banks
:09:22. > :09:23.could be built along the road, where it crosses the estuary at
:09:24. > :09:26.Blythburgh. The road is between tidal flood plains, which are often
:09:27. > :09:29.below water level. The police in Essex have released
:09:30. > :09:33.CCTV pictures of two men, who were caught on a security camera they
:09:34. > :09:37.were trying to knock down. It happened at the Morning Fresh Bakery
:09:38. > :09:40.in West Hanningfield. A trailer was taken from the site. It happened
:09:41. > :09:48.between 6.55pm and 7.20pm on Saturday night.
:09:49. > :09:51.Campaigners are fighting to save a Victorian church in Essex from
:09:52. > :09:55.demolition. St Peter's Church in the village of Birch near Colchester has
:09:56. > :09:58.fallen into disrepair. The Church of England wants to knock it down.
:09:59. > :10:04.Preservation groups say it would be a great loss.
:10:05. > :10:12.St Peter's Church was built 170 years ago. It is an Essex landmark.
:10:13. > :10:18.Recent burials are in the church yard, but this church could soon be
:10:19. > :10:23.demolished. The church has in use for regular worshipper 25 years. It
:10:24. > :10:27.is a ruin and one which would cost millions to restore. That is why the
:10:28. > :10:32.church of England says the only viable option is to knock it down.
:10:33. > :10:38.It will be a shame. It is an important building, not just in
:10:39. > :10:45.itself, but because it is a centre of a conservation area. Base a
:10:46. > :10:54.demolition would be a tragedy. English Heritage say it is
:10:55. > :11:01.unjustified `` they say demolition. In local surveyor wants to turn it
:11:02. > :11:08.into a private home for his family. People want the building kept. The
:11:09. > :11:13.project is viable for occupation by the developer. Therefore, it makes
:11:14. > :11:18.no sense in our view to go ahead and demolish something against the
:11:19. > :11:25.wishes of local people. Not everyone wants the church to become a home. I
:11:26. > :11:33.would like to see the church taken down and a remembrance garden in its
:11:34. > :11:37.place, so local people can tend their graves. It is a landmark and
:11:38. > :11:43.has been here for years. To knock it down would be a shame. It should
:11:44. > :11:51.say, because it is a fantastic building. It is the centrepiece of
:11:52. > :11:56.the village. A spokesman said proposals to convert the church into
:11:57. > :12:05.a home would viable or sustainable. The dieses supports the demolition.
:12:06. > :12:22.`` still to come. Peterborough are on
:12:23. > :12:27.their way to Wembley. Why are the Chinese so much better at teaching
:12:28. > :12:35.maths than we are? Education experts in Bordeaux East to learn more ``
:12:36. > :12:38.will go. A professor from the University of
:12:39. > :12:41.Bedfordshire is being hailed as a real`life Indiana Jones, after
:12:42. > :12:44.cracking the code of a mysterious mediaeval document. This is it. It's
:12:45. > :12:48.called the Voynich manuscript. We know it's 600`odd years old. And it
:12:49. > :12:51.shows plants and stars as well as mysterious human figures. But it's
:12:52. > :12:55.the script that makes it famous, because no`one has ever deciphered
:12:56. > :12:58.what these symbols mean. Over the years it's become infamous and it
:12:59. > :13:03.even features in the Indiana Jones books. And the man who cracked it is
:13:04. > :13:06.Stephen Bax, Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of
:13:07. > :13:15.Bedfordshire. Earlier I asked him how he did it.
:13:16. > :13:18.My background is in linguistics, and basically what I did was try to
:13:19. > :13:21.identify pictures and match them with particular words alongside. I
:13:22. > :13:26.see it as a picture crossword, working out which latter letters
:13:27. > :13:33.match the sound. Why is it important? It is a big manuscript,
:13:34. > :13:36.with lots of interesting details. If only we could understand the
:13:37. > :13:40.manuscript, it would give us an insight into mediaeval thinking. The
:13:41. > :13:44.script has been uncrackable for 600 years, so I think my efforts, which
:13:45. > :13:47.are still partial, are a kind of chink in the armount of the
:13:48. > :13:55.manuscript, which I hope will open it up to future understanding of the
:13:56. > :14:01.mediaeval mind. There has been an air of mystery around it. You think
:14:02. > :14:04.it is a treatise on nature? I think it is a mediaeval treatise on
:14:05. > :14:20.nature, written in an un`known script. I think we are now a step
:14:21. > :14:26.forward cracking it. The words you found, can you describe the ones
:14:27. > :14:33.you've managed to crack? The interesting one is the word Taurus,
:14:34. > :14:37.which is next to a picture of stars. The word alongside it seems to be a
:14:38. > :14:41.foreign word, which if you use those letters and compare it to the two
:14:42. > :14:49.plants, you can start to build up the system of letters as a whole
:14:50. > :14:55.system for the manuscript. There is still more work to do. You are being
:14:56. > :15:00.hailed as a real`life Indiana Jones. What do you make of that? My
:15:01. > :15:13.children had to laugh at that. They pointed at my balding head. Great to
:15:14. > :15:16.talk to you. A group of teachers and education
:15:17. > :15:20.experts are going to Shanghai next week to learn how they teach maths.
:15:21. > :15:25.In the most recent league table, China comes top. England is down in
:15:26. > :15:29.26th place. The delegation is being led by the Norfolk MP and Education
:15:30. > :15:33.Minister Liz Truss. It also includes Dame Rachel de Souza, who runs a
:15:34. > :15:36.number of schools in Norfolk. We'll hear from Dame Rachel in a moment,
:15:37. > :15:44.but first the background from Dawn Gerber.
:15:45. > :15:49.The contrast could not be clearer. Shanghai schoolchildren are the best
:15:50. > :15:55.in the world at maths, while British peoples like behind, ranked 26th in
:15:56. > :16:02.this study. That is why the education minister and North MP
:16:03. > :16:06.Elizabeth truss it heading east. Businesses in her county want
:16:07. > :16:11.skilled staff. This engineering centre is a hub with over 30
:16:12. > :16:16.companies in the energy and motor industry and many people with the
:16:17. > :16:21.right qualifications. It is important that students looking to
:16:22. > :16:25.work in engineering sector have got good competency in both maths and
:16:26. > :16:30.English. If you take the energy sector, it is growing and growing.
:16:31. > :16:35.We need the workforce that can manufacture these products to meet
:16:36. > :16:39.the demand. The classroom is where changes have to be made. Norfolk
:16:40. > :16:45.schools have been criticised for being among the worst performing in
:16:46. > :16:59.the country. We have to be open`minded and DeMarco minded to
:17:00. > :17:04.new schools. `` two new learning. If students fail to get good grades,
:17:05. > :17:10.they could lose out, because places like this will have to look further
:17:11. > :17:14.afield and maybe even abroad. Dame Rachel de Souza is the CEO of the
:17:15. > :17:17.Inspiration Trust, which runs seven schools in Norfolk, and has helped
:17:18. > :17:23.two schools out of special measures and into "outstanding" . And when I
:17:24. > :17:29.spoke to her late this afternoon, she told me why she thinks the
:17:30. > :17:34.Chinese are doing so well. I think there are two things. There
:17:35. > :17:38.are the methods they use, and we are already using those methods and
:17:39. > :17:44.seeing great result in our classrooms. There was also an
:17:45. > :17:47.attitude towards maths. Parents and students are pro mathematics. They
:17:48. > :17:54.see maths as the key to unlock a great future. We need to do that.
:17:55. > :18:00.Let us look at the methods. A lot of modern talk takes us back to how we
:18:01. > :18:10.used to do things. I used in Singapore mathematics in my primary
:18:11. > :18:15.schools. The students do rigorous timetables. The homework is done and
:18:16. > :18:20.marked and returned by the very next morning, so students get instant
:18:21. > :18:25.feedback. A lot is about rigour and intense teaching, so intense blocks
:18:26. > :18:29.of teaching. The little ones can do it. My little six`year`olds are
:18:30. > :18:34.doing Singapore maths and are only a year ahead of the students above
:18:35. > :18:44.them. It works. What about aspiration? What I'm dying to see is
:18:45. > :18:48.Chinese parents in action. There is a whole approach to mathematics and
:18:49. > :18:54.support for your child learning mathematics. We have to learn from
:18:55. > :19:02.over there. We can be a bit anti`maths, seen it as
:19:03. > :19:07.anti`creativity in the UK. Is to do with the way mathematics is taught?
:19:08. > :19:13.The teachers not make it interesting enough? If you look at the Chinese
:19:14. > :19:18.model, they not trying to entertain. They are teaching basic concepts,
:19:19. > :19:27.basic arithmetic in very intense blocks. Young people respect that.
:19:28. > :19:33.You remember that teacher who was rigorous and you remember it. Is it
:19:34. > :19:39.about discipline? Become back to that rigour and discipline.
:19:40. > :19:43.Youngsters love to learn, and every get them young and start laying the
:19:44. > :19:49.foundations of good arithmetic, I have no doubt we can be topping and
:19:50. > :19:53.beating the Chinese. We need to do it for our own economy and that each
:19:54. > :19:59.of these young people. Mathematics is key to all the best jobs now. It
:20:00. > :20:10.is a different world. Thank you very much. Outdoor swimming pools are
:20:11. > :20:16.read enough. Outdoor pools donated to village by a local duke or
:20:17. > :20:21.unique. That is a story in Beds. It was built by the Duke of Bedford for
:20:22. > :20:33.his staff, but tonight it is on the verge of closing the good.
:20:34. > :20:42.It is a miserable debris night. `` February. This has been here for a
:20:43. > :20:47.century. It is run by a group of trustees. The recent weather has not
:20:48. > :20:57.been kind to the pool. There is a lot of maintenance needed. Here is a
:20:58. > :21:01.trustee. What is the problem? Lack of people to organise and take
:21:02. > :21:07.responsibility to get things done. We need a committee and more people.
:21:08. > :21:11.We had a great year last year. We made good surplus, but unfortunately
:21:12. > :21:14.the people involved have got too much work to do in other areas and
:21:15. > :21:20.are not able to give their time to it. We are on the verge of closing
:21:21. > :21:24.through lack of people support, not a money. That will be a shame
:21:25. > :21:30.because this pool has been used by generations. It is quite unique. I
:21:31. > :21:34.should think every child in the village has used this pool for
:21:35. > :21:40.enjoyment over the years. Many have learned to swim here. It is
:21:41. > :21:45.virtually a unique situation. You can come and have a picnic with your
:21:46. > :21:51.family. It is not a swimming pool, it is a lie down and place to have
:21:52. > :21:58.fun. You have called a meeting. Are you confident you will get people to
:21:59. > :22:06.come forward? Yes. We have had a few names come forward. Thank you for
:22:07. > :22:09.coming tonight. The pool is open at May. Whether it is open this may.
:22:10. > :22:19.Whether it is over Miss Maple depends on what happens tonight. ``
:22:20. > :22:23.this may. Peterborough United have made it to
:22:24. > :22:26.a Wembley final for the first time in 14 years. They beat Swindon Town
:22:27. > :22:29.last night in the southern area final of the Johnstone's Paint
:22:30. > :22:32.Trophy, but only after a nervous penalty shoot`out. The first leg
:22:33. > :22:36.finished 2`2. Last night they came from a goal down to draw level and
:22:37. > :22:38.will play either Chesterfield or Fleetwood on March 30th.
:22:39. > :22:42.Life is never dull at Peterborough Utd. Promotions, relegations and now
:22:43. > :22:43.the chance to win their first cup final at the home of English
:22:44. > :23:01.football. He runs to the near side to salute
:23:02. > :23:05.the fans. Tommy Rowe is out of contract at the end of the season,
:23:06. > :23:08.but his spot kick could prove priceless. For much of last night's
:23:09. > :23:11.game against Swindon they struggled, conceding a scrappy goal after half
:23:12. > :23:14.an hour. Swindon should have scored a second but tired towards the
:23:15. > :23:17.end.Posh meanwhile showed plenty of pluck, and 15 minutes from time,
:23:18. > :23:24.their top scorer Britt Assombalonga took advantage. Tied at 3`3 on
:23:25. > :23:29.aggregate, and with no extra time being played, it came down to
:23:30. > :23:34.penalties. Swindon started and promptly wished they hadn't. One of
:23:35. > :23:39.two bad misses for the home side. It was 3`3 when Tommy Rowe stepped up
:23:40. > :23:43.to strike the winning penalty. And after a torrid winter of poor form
:23:44. > :23:54.in front of fewer fans, Posh at last have something to shout about. You
:23:55. > :23:57.can't underestimate how getting into a cup final changes everything. You
:23:58. > :24:02.noticed the feel`good factor last night. It lifts everyone. Going to
:24:03. > :24:07.Wembley, for a club like Peterborough, is a big deal. It is
:24:08. > :24:12.not like Manchester United where it happens every so often. It is a once
:24:13. > :24:16.in a lifetime opportunity. Manager Darren ferguson will be hoping a cup
:24:17. > :24:19.final can inspire his team to promotion via the play`offa and, who
:24:20. > :24:25.knows, it may not be their only date at Wembley this season.
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:25:12. > :25:17.Today we recorded temperatures of 11 Celsius. It felt springlike. We are
:25:18. > :25:24.still in an unsettled weather pattern. Today we saw a good
:25:25. > :25:32.shattering of showers. Some were on the heavy side. There are more to
:25:33. > :25:36.come and heading eastwards. You still may catch a shower before the
:25:37. > :25:42.end of the day, but they will tend to clear out into the North Sea. But
:25:43. > :25:46.the much of the night it looks dry. That'll allowed temperatures to drop
:25:47. > :25:52.over the next few hours. It is cold a love for a touch of ground frost.
:25:53. > :25:56.It'll be quite isolated and a patchy frost when we get it. Those winds
:25:57. > :26:01.will fall to a patchy frost when we get it. Those winds will fall to
:26:02. > :26:04.alight south`westerly. Into you will notice a weather front portion in
:26:05. > :26:10.from the West, but it won't get yours until overnight. We are into a
:26:11. > :26:15.reasonable forecast for tomorrow. It'll be a mainly dry day with light
:26:16. > :26:20.winds, and it will feel quite springlike wants more. If we are
:26:21. > :26:24.lucky, we will see something brighter. Where the cloud is
:26:25. > :26:28.thickest, that might produce an isolated shower. It is looking mega
:26:29. > :26:40.dry forecast and not a bad forecast all. `` like a dry forecast. There
:26:41. > :26:44.will be a light wind. There is a little more cloud for the afternoon.
:26:45. > :26:49.That is coming from the West and will bring a sunlight and patchy
:26:50. > :26:51.rain overnight on Wednesday. It changes our forecast once bought
:26:52. > :27:02.into a rather cloudy and down forecast for Thursday. The wind
:27:03. > :27:09.speed picks up and it will stay windy from Thursday right into the
:27:10. > :27:12.weekend. We start Thursday quite cloudy and misty in places. They'll
:27:13. > :27:27.be some outbreaks of rain. The middle of the day that batter and
:27:28. > :27:33.dryer. `` looks better. They'll be showers on Friday and they will be
:27:34. > :27:38.around on Saturday. The tempered as will be cooler by the weekend ``
:27:39. > :27:46.temperatures. Good