:00:00. > :00:09.'s hello and welcome to this special edition of look East, live from the
:00:10. > :00:14.village of Gillingham in Norfolk. Last night at about 7:30pm, a
:00:15. > :00:19.helicopter came down in one of these fields behind me, killing all four
:00:20. > :00:23.people on board. Also tonight: Is more money on its
:00:24. > :00:26.way for the arts? Theatre is hope for good news in the budget next
:00:27. > :00:30.week. And back in the swing: Louis Smith
:00:31. > :00:41.faces his first competition since London 2012.
:00:42. > :00:47.Let me first of all tell yot about who was on board this helicopter
:00:48. > :01:03.when it crashed. Lord Ballyddmond, who owned nearby Gillingham Hall.
:01:04. > :01:06.Then there was the captain, and his co`pilot. Those people were on board
:01:07. > :01:11.the helicopter when it came down in thick fog last night at abott
:01:12. > :01:15.7:30pm. In this field behind me about two or 300 yard into the
:01:16. > :01:18.field, the helicopter has ldft a scar in the ground that goes on for
:01:19. > :01:23.about 50 metres before you get to the crashed helicopter.
:01:24. > :01:26.Interestingly, one part of the helicopter is facing forward, but
:01:27. > :01:31.the tale is facing backward, so you can imagine that it went in with
:01:32. > :01:34.some force. Let me tell you where Gillingham is. We are about 200
:01:35. > :01:39.yards from the border betwedn Norfolk and Suffolk. You can see it
:01:40. > :01:42.on this map. Last night, Aldx Dunlop was here soon after the helhcopter
:01:43. > :01:46.crashed, and he has spent the whole day finding out exactly what
:01:47. > :01:49.happened. As the fog lifts, it is cle`r that
:01:50. > :01:53.in the few brief seconds after take`off, something somehow has gone
:01:54. > :01:57.catastrophically wrong. The blades contorted, the front of the
:01:58. > :02:01.helicopter torn apart by thd impact as it slammed into the ground. From
:02:02. > :02:07.the air, you can see the short distance it flew from Gillingham all
:02:08. > :02:11.over the A1 for three, ending up just 500 yards away in a ploughed
:02:12. > :02:15.field. Part of a nearby copse is cordoned off. Might it have played
:02:16. > :02:19.this treat? We just don't know. James Avery was having a cup of TFA
:02:20. > :02:26.takeaway nearby when he heard the aircraft take up at around 7:30pm.
:02:27. > :02:30.We had the helicopter take`off, and start going across the road over a
:02:31. > :02:37.field, and about one minute into the flight, it seemed to be verx low,
:02:38. > :02:43.and we heard a loud bang, followed by the jet turbine engine slowing
:02:44. > :02:46.down quite rapidly. People `re used to seeing the helicopter flxing in
:02:47. > :02:53.and out of the stately home of Lord Ballyedmond. These exclusivd
:02:54. > :02:57.pictures, taken last week on the estate, show the AgustaWestland
:02:58. > :03:02.helicopter the four men werd in It was just two years old. It has
:03:03. > :03:04.emerged that Lord Ballyedmond was suing the manufacturers over safety
:03:05. > :03:10.concerns with the aircraft. The company says for now, it can't
:03:11. > :03:14.comment. I'm afraid there are one or two people, members of my own
:03:15. > :03:19.association... Speaking to the BBC's six years ago, the peer was one of
:03:20. > :03:23.Northern Isles riches busindssman, with over ?400 million. Polhce but a
:03:24. > :03:27.corner on the crash site last night debris was scattered over a wide
:03:28. > :03:31.area. The helicopter was en route to Northern Ireland when it went down
:03:32. > :03:35.in thick fog. An area of about 00 square metres, that is withhn a cord
:03:36. > :03:38.in that covers both rural and road networks, which is why a cord and is
:03:39. > :03:43.still in place on the roads. Is that they breed possibly still on the
:03:44. > :03:47.roads? yes, that is why we have extended the cord and, to m`ke sure
:03:48. > :03:51.we cover any site to potenthal evidence. These helicopters can fly
:03:52. > :03:54.in fact that a problem, and you can take off, be in town, to yotr
:03:55. > :04:01.destination and never see the ground, and that is fine. That is
:04:02. > :04:05.what they are designed to do, but there are visibility criterha when
:04:06. > :04:09.taking off and landing, so hf the fog was as bad as it was in Beccles,
:04:10. > :04:14.I was surprised that he would take off in something like that.
:04:15. > :04:17.It is now up to investigate is to establish how the aircraft came
:04:18. > :04:22.down, whether it was the result of technical failure, or the wdather or
:04:23. > :04:26.a combination of any of those factors. Within the last hotr and a
:04:27. > :04:30.half, the form in's bodies have been removed from the site. This is just
:04:31. > :04:37.the start of a long, painst`king investigation.
:04:38. > :04:40.There has been a very big police presence here, and we have heard
:04:41. > :04:46.that the bodies have just bden removed. We saw two vans go out at
:04:47. > :04:50.about five o'clock, and then two more at about 20 to six. Lets talk
:04:51. > :04:55.to an inspector from local police. This has involved police from both
:04:56. > :04:59.Norfolk and Suffolk Bulldog that is correct, and support from other
:05:00. > :05:03.forces as well. What has bedn the role of the police today? Initially,
:05:04. > :05:08.assessing the situation, whdre we can, establishing what happdned and
:05:09. > :05:10.then to set up an investigation into the matter with the air
:05:11. > :05:14.investigation Branch. The police have said they are happy with the
:05:15. > :05:20.situation, and you are now handing it over. Yes, to the A Investigation
:05:21. > :05:23.Branch, and they will furthdr enquiries this weekend. The roads
:05:24. > :05:27.have been closed a while, bdcause there was debris and one of the
:05:28. > :05:31.roads. Yes, that is normal practice for a cord in like this. We spread
:05:32. > :05:35.it as wide as the need to, `nd on this occasion, that took in some of
:05:36. > :05:39.the major roads in this are`. People will worry about using the roads the
:05:40. > :05:44.night, but they are likely to reopen within half an hour? Yes. The reason
:05:45. > :05:49.it took so mistimed was to lake sure they were safe and clear of debris
:05:50. > :05:54.first. Presumably, you will be on`site here for a long timd, making
:05:55. > :05:59.sure the area remains safe? Yes that is correct. We will be here for
:06:00. > :06:05.as long as the Error Investhgation Branch need is to be, and wd will be
:06:06. > :06:09.assisting with cordons. Thank you very much for joining us here this
:06:10. > :06:18.evening. Let me just tell you a bit `bout
:06:19. > :06:21.Gillingham Hole. Apparently, Lord Ballyedmond has been here for 1
:06:22. > :06:25.months or two years, and wotld fly into its a week, in about 2:30pm in
:06:26. > :06:29.the afternoon, have a look `round the building work, and therd was
:06:30. > :06:33.extensive. Somebody tell me about the marble being unloaded hdre to be
:06:34. > :06:38.put inside the hall. He would then fly off about 7:30pm. That would be
:06:39. > :06:43.a Wednesday or Thursday, and he would come again on Sunday dvening
:06:44. > :06:47.and fly off. Gillingham Hall itself is set just behind three chtrches,
:06:48. > :06:51.there is one which is falling down, a Church of England Church, and the
:06:52. > :06:54.Catholic Church further up. One of the gates is being put up at the
:06:55. > :06:59.front of the hall, somebody told me today, and that had been very
:07:00. > :07:03.expensive and imported from India. Kevin Birch has been in the village
:07:04. > :07:08.today to get local reaction. A helicopter flying into and out of
:07:09. > :07:12.Gillingham Hall had, say sole residents, become a familiar sight.
:07:13. > :07:15.This man watched it arrived yesterday afternoon, then, hn the
:07:16. > :07:22.evening, heard its engines once again. The helicopter was t`king off
:07:23. > :07:28.from the hall, and then all of a sudden, after a few seconds, it just
:07:29. > :07:36.went blank, cut out. For a feud seconds, and then I heard it going
:07:37. > :07:40.down altogether. Locals werd aware of the helicopter coming and going,
:07:41. > :07:43.especially at weekends, but few seemed to know much about the
:07:44. > :07:49.Congress businessman on board. I have heard several people dhscuss
:07:50. > :07:56.the hall and the owner, and nobody really knows who the owner hs. The
:07:57. > :08:00.village hall in Gillingham was today being used as a command centre by
:08:01. > :08:04.the police that they coordinated the crash response. Among locals, there
:08:05. > :08:09.was a sense of shock and surprise that the helicopter had even been
:08:10. > :08:13.flying, given the thick fog. It was like pea soup. It was awful out
:08:14. > :08:17.there. People were saying they could not see beyond their hands. My
:08:18. > :08:21.partner for she heard something We were sitting on the boat, and she
:08:22. > :08:32.thought she has a bigger at quarter to eight. To snuff out for lives
:08:33. > :08:34.like that is terrible. This man has worked offshore for much of his
:08:35. > :08:36.career. He admits he is no dxpert, but has made countless helicopter
:08:37. > :08:39.flights, often in atrocious conditions. A couple of thotsand
:08:40. > :08:43.times, for the 12 years I w`s working offshore, I have bedn on
:08:44. > :08:48.approaches to oil platforms in gales, really strong winds `nd so
:08:49. > :08:52.on, snowstorms, rain, whatever, and they are very stable platforms in
:08:53. > :08:58.those conditions. Everyone we spoke to had just one immediate thought `
:08:59. > :09:06.the relatives. This is a colmunity which tonight have them firlly in
:09:07. > :09:09.its prayers. As I have mentioned, Lord
:09:10. > :09:17.Ballyedmond had extensive btsiness in Northern Ireland. He was known as
:09:18. > :09:21.Eddie Hockey before joining the House of Lords. I spoke to the BBC's
:09:22. > :09:27.Northern Ireland Economics Dditor John Campbell. I asked him how it
:09:28. > :09:29.all started. He was a farmer's son, and then went to work in thd United
:09:30. > :09:35.States as a pharmaceutical sales wrap. He came home and was selling
:09:36. > :09:38.veterinary drugs at the bridfcase, a one`man operation. Over the years,
:09:39. > :09:41.he built that into an enormous business, employing hundreds of
:09:42. > :09:46.people and turning over tens of millions of pounds, and he became
:09:47. > :09:50.fabulously wealthy as a restlt. How important is he to their local area?
:09:51. > :10:00.Enormously important. The f`ctories that he owns, there are four of
:10:01. > :10:03.them, they employ 1000 people and probably pump about ?40 million
:10:04. > :10:08.worth of wages into that economy every year. He is a huge figure one
:10:09. > :10:12.of the pre`eminent businesslen of his generation. In this part of the
:10:13. > :10:17.world, he kept a very low profile. Was that the same there? Didn't like
:10:18. > :10:22.to give too many interviews, he was quite a private man, but also very
:10:23. > :10:25.politically engaged. He sat as a Conservative peer in the Hotse of
:10:26. > :10:32.Lords, and once sat in the tpper chamber of the Irish Parlialent
:10:33. > :10:36.What has been the reaction locally? Everybody, right from the pdrson on
:10:37. > :10:39.the streets to the political leaders, have said how shocking it
:10:40. > :10:45.is that he has died in this terrible way. What about this helicopter
:10:46. > :10:50.business he was running? Th`t is a very small sideline that he had His
:10:51. > :10:54.business was pharmaceuticals, and it was almost like a hobby that came a
:10:55. > :10:58.bit of sideline business. Hd least one or two helicopters, and had this
:10:59. > :11:02.other one for his own use, but it was by no means a big part of his
:11:03. > :11:07.business. And yet, even with that, we hear he was taking action against
:11:08. > :11:10.the manufacturers? Yes, and it should be said about Eddie Haughey,
:11:11. > :11:15.he was not slow to take people to court if he thought he had been
:11:16. > :11:19.wrong. In this case, neither he had found helicopter defects, and had
:11:20. > :11:21.lodged papers in the High Court in London suing AgustaWestland, the
:11:22. > :11:26.manufacturer of the helicopter. Thank you very much.
:11:27. > :11:31.We saw that report earlier from Alex Dunlop. He has been here a long time
:11:32. > :11:35.today. We ought to say about this, is there any question that there was
:11:36. > :11:39.mechanical failure with this? I think it is worth underlining that
:11:40. > :11:42.despite his fears over safety, there is no suggestion technical failure
:11:43. > :11:46.was responsible. We simply don't know. Local people were surprised
:11:47. > :11:49.that the aircraft took off hn such thick fog. That could play ` part.
:11:50. > :11:54.What will happen now, the investigation will be handed over to
:11:55. > :11:57.the Air Investigators, who will be on`site through the weekend. The
:11:58. > :12:01.wreckage is likely to stay hn place for several days. Thank you image.
:12:02. > :12:08.That is it from here. Back to the studio.
:12:09. > :12:10.Thank you. In other news, one of the best`known gangmasters in the Fens
:12:11. > :12:13.has admitted deliberately ddstroying the payslips of Eastern European
:12:14. > :12:16.workers so he could underpax them. Martyn Slender paid some Latvians
:12:17. > :12:19.less than half the National Minimum Wage. His punishment was a suspended
:12:20. > :12:23.jail sentence. But he'll also have to 200 hours unpaid community work.
:12:24. > :12:31.Our Chief Reporter Kim Rilex was in court.
:12:32. > :12:35.Martyn Slender arriving at court after admitting using two other
:12:36. > :12:38.unlicensed gangmasters to stpply him with Labour. He deliberatelx
:12:39. > :12:44.destroyed some payslips to tnderpay workers. The prosecution sahd the
:12:45. > :12:49.managing director was paying nothing like he should have been. One
:12:50. > :12:55.Latvian worker in the fields reportedly was earning ?60 per week
:12:56. > :12:59.less than Lithuanian colleagues only ?151 for 510 hour days, and
:13:00. > :13:05.that is less than half the national minimum wage. The district judge
:13:06. > :13:09.said the offence was so serhous it merited a prison sentence, but as Mr
:13:10. > :13:11.slender was a previous good character and had pleaded gtilty, it
:13:12. > :13:17.would be suspended for 12 months. The macro can I have a word? Do you
:13:18. > :13:22.regret underpaying your work is Just a quick word, please? Getting
:13:23. > :13:26.rich while they were getting poor? Living on the Brad line? I know that
:13:27. > :13:30.you do regret it. I'm sure xou do. Would you just say that people? Have
:13:31. > :13:34.you repaid any of them? Last September, Martyn Slender was
:13:35. > :13:40.exposed in an investigation by the BBC into the expectation of Eastern
:13:41. > :13:43.European workers. Two weeks later, and 110 people arrested in ` series
:13:44. > :13:47.of police raids. Today, the court heard his business at now
:13:48. > :13:51.collapsed. He was ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work.
:13:52. > :13:54.The soft drinks company Britvic has closed its factory in Chelmsford.
:13:55. > :13:58.Until recently, the plant in Widford employed around 230 people. A
:13:59. > :14:11.technical centre will remain on site until May.
:14:12. > :14:18.Still to come: Tales of two Olympians. More medal glory for
:14:19. > :14:22.Paralympic skier Jade and their ethics guy, as they take silver and
:14:23. > :14:28.Louis Smith prepares for his first competition since London 2002.
:14:29. > :14:32.It's the budget next week, `nd for the first time in a number of years,
:14:33. > :14:34.the region's theatres are fdeling cautiously optimistic. All 30
:14:35. > :14:38.theatres in our region have had to endure funding cuts. And it's not
:14:39. > :14:42.been helped by the fact that most of the money which the governmdnt gives
:14:43. > :14:46.to the arts is spent in London. It works out at ?69 for every resident
:14:47. > :14:51.in the capital, but just ?4.60 per person outside London. Thosd are the
:14:52. > :14:54.annual figures. But George Osborne just might have some good ndws, as
:14:55. > :15:01.our political correspondent Andrew Sinclair reports.
:15:02. > :15:11.I hate the piano and I hate you Final rehearsals at this thdatre in
:15:12. > :15:14.Colchester for Betty Blue Exes, a new musical opening tonight. Good
:15:15. > :15:18.audiences and increased sponsorship has helped them get through
:15:19. > :15:22.austerity, but any extra help would be most welcome. We are verx help
:15:23. > :15:27.hopeful after the budget, that regional theatre will see more
:15:28. > :15:30.funding, more investment in the arts means we have opportunities for new
:15:31. > :15:35.talent, that we can be more ambitious, and that we can put on
:15:36. > :15:39.great shows. Running a theatre has always been a challenge, and a
:15:40. > :15:43.massive disparity in funding with those in London has always felt
:15:44. > :15:49.unfair, particularly now, whth money so tight. London, which has all
:15:50. > :15:52.those fringe theatres and concert galleries, major national theatres
:15:53. > :15:55.and dance companies, all those commercial theatres as well, is
:15:56. > :15:59.absolutely stuffed with cultural product, and why is it that the
:16:00. > :16:05.fattest kid in the room gets all the bonds? MPs from the region have
:16:06. > :16:08.campaigned for years for more funding, and that could be `bout to
:16:09. > :16:13.happen. Ministers are understood to be looking at ways of pushing more
:16:14. > :16:17.lottery funding away from London. Next week, the Chancellor is
:16:18. > :16:21.expected to announce a constltation into plans for tax breaks for
:16:22. > :16:25.regional theatre. The proposals are still being worked out, but
:16:26. > :16:30.companies which take reducthons on tour may well benefit from this tax
:16:31. > :16:34.break. `` productions. This also applies to theatres producing their
:16:35. > :16:37.own work. There may also be incentives for investors. I think
:16:38. > :16:42.the government recognises that a loss of investment has happdned in
:16:43. > :16:46.our capital city, and we have also benefited in the regions, pdrhaps as
:16:47. > :16:50.much as we could, and I think this commercial incentive will do a loss
:16:51. > :16:55.for companies to come out into the regions more, but also, critically,
:16:56. > :16:59.to support new writing. Any changes will not end the disparity with
:17:00. > :17:02.London, and in fact they ard likely to be very small. But after the last
:17:03. > :17:05.few years, they will be verx welcome in our regional theatres.
:17:06. > :17:08.And as well as reviewing thd week's news, the Sunday Politics whll be
:17:09. > :17:12.looking at what else next wdek's budget may hold for our reghon.
:17:13. > :17:15.That's on Sunday at 11 here on BBC One.
:17:16. > :17:17.Sport now, and with news of more success in Sochi, here's Tol.
:17:18. > :17:20.Thank you. They've become the most successful
:17:21. > :17:22.British women in Winter Par`lympic history. Visually`impaired skier
:17:23. > :17:25.Jade Etherington and her guhde Caroline Powell, who's from Essex,
:17:26. > :17:28.have won their fourth medal in Sochi, silver in the super combined
:17:29. > :17:39.event, taking their individtal tally to three silvers and a bronze.
:17:40. > :17:43.Jade Etherington, led by Basildon's Caroline Powell, had a tough
:17:44. > :17:46.decision this morning. Push hard for gold and risk losing everything or
:17:47. > :17:49.get to the bottom safely and claim another silver or bronze. They went
:17:50. > :17:55.for the first option, throwhng everything at the mountain. Was
:17:56. > :17:58.great gaining by Caroline Powell. They made up almost three sdconds on
:17:59. > :18:02.the Russian favourites, onlx to miss out by a fraction over half a
:18:03. > :18:11.second. Ayes she is an amazhng speed skier, and an amazing technhcal
:18:12. > :18:13.skier, and I am just happy. Without Caroline and asked to working
:18:14. > :18:19.together, the communication was spot on, and we fought all the w`y, so
:18:20. > :18:23.silver. They are the first Britons to win four medals at the P`ralympic
:18:24. > :18:24.Winter games. They still have one final chance for an elusive goal on
:18:25. > :18:28.Sunday. To football. It's the start of a
:18:29. > :18:32.vital few weeks for Norwich and boss Chris Hughton. His side takds on
:18:33. > :18:35.four teams currently in the Premier League's bottom seven beford that
:18:36. > :18:38.dreaded run`in. First, though, tomorrow it's Southampton who're
:18:39. > :18:45.mid`table. Nathan Redmond scored the winner against Saints back hn
:18:46. > :18:50.August. We can't look at the last four games
:18:51. > :18:54.and feel that we need to get all our points before then. We have nine
:18:55. > :18:59.games to go, and nine games means nine opportunities to get points.
:19:00. > :19:02.But we are getting to the stage of the season now where the gales are
:19:03. > :19:05.becoming bigger. Elsewhere, two significant battles
:19:06. > :19:08.in the play`off race. Wigan are at Ipswich ` that's seventh ag`inst
:19:09. > :19:11.ninth in the Championship. Hn League One, MK Dons could jump above
:19:12. > :19:18.Peterborough and into the play`offs if they win their regional derby.
:19:19. > :19:22.Peterborough won the best tdam in the league, and we want to lake sure
:19:23. > :19:25.that we are in a position at the end of the game that we are still
:19:26. > :19:29.competing with them. But it is just another game.
:19:30. > :19:31.Now, it's the first of thred successive cup final weekends.
:19:32. > :19:33.Cambridge and Peterborough's footballers are at Wembley hn the
:19:34. > :19:36.coming weeks. But this Sund`y, Northampton's rugby players are
:19:37. > :19:41.hoping to kick things off whth victory in the LV Cup. Saints are at
:19:42. > :19:47.Exeter. Cup finals are always going to be
:19:48. > :19:50.close, closely contested affairs, and playing at Exeter is a big
:19:51. > :19:56.challenge. We are aware of that and we asked training hard, tryhng to
:19:57. > :19:58.stick but we at are doing. Good luck to them.
:19:59. > :20:02.Over the years, sporting colebacks have been a bit hit and miss. For
:20:03. > :20:04.every Sir Steve Redgrave, there are several Bjorn Borgs! This wdekend,
:20:05. > :20:11.Cambridgeshire gymnast begins his bid to qualify for the Commonwealth
:20:12. > :20:16.Games. `` Louis Smith. It is time for Louis Smith to prove
:20:17. > :20:19.he has still got it. But ond Briton's modern greats will only
:20:20. > :20:23.find out when he stands and cons of the judges. It has been nearly two
:20:24. > :20:26.years since I have competed. I have been doing routines in training and
:20:27. > :20:30.they have been going really well, but who knows? As soon as I put my
:20:31. > :20:36.hand up to do the routine, H don't know if I will be excited or
:20:37. > :20:41.nervous. All I can do is prdpare the way I know how to in the gyl. Was
:20:42. > :20:45.like old times at Huntingdon, Lewis and his training partner back in
:20:46. > :20:49.harness and targeting this summer's Commonwealth Games. One step at a
:20:50. > :20:52.time, Louis needs to perforl in three competitions, starting at the
:20:53. > :20:58.Indus Championships in Wigan this weekend. He has changed a loss. He
:20:59. > :21:01.is more mature, he is a mord rounded individual, I should say. Hd
:21:02. > :21:07.understands the media, work, and so many sing there were things he did
:21:08. > :21:10.not understand a few years `go. He is working diligently and economic,
:21:11. > :21:13.and understands exactly what you must do to get ready for thd
:21:14. > :21:18.competition. I have every confidence that he will make it. Louis has been
:21:19. > :21:21.in the gym for two months, `nd needs to return to somewhere near his
:21:22. > :21:25.London best, when he coped with a tonne of pressure to leave Twenty20
:21:26. > :21:28.with a silver and a bronze. If his comeback is successful, it will
:21:29. > :21:33.likely end in Glasgow. The road to Rio is blocked for a specialist like
:21:34. > :21:37.Lewis. I could not go to Rio just on the pommel horse. I would nded to do
:21:38. > :21:40.other apparatus, and the wax the British team is evolving, I don t
:21:41. > :21:45.think I have what it takes to make the team. But if I was my own
:21:46. > :21:51.nation, and I was representhng myself, I could definitely go to Rio
:21:52. > :21:54.and challenge for a medal! But that is not the case. Louis will be
:21:55. > :21:58.working on the pommel horse again in Wigan, along with the parallel bars.
:21:59. > :22:02.It does not always go to pl`n, but he has had the ability to pdrform
:22:03. > :22:05.when it matters. Wigan might not be London, but you get the feeling the
:22:06. > :22:11.show man wants to prove he hs still the man. Unbelievable!
:22:12. > :22:15.That's it. Previews to all this weekend's fixtures on the BBC Sport
:22:16. > :22:19.website. Thank you.
:22:20. > :22:23.Thorpe Hall in Peterborough is a historic house but it's also home to
:22:24. > :22:26.a hospice. And that can cause a few problems. Which is why the Sue Ryder
:22:27. > :22:29.charity has launched a ?6 mhllion appeal. The charity currently helps
:22:30. > :22:37.1,500 families, but is hoping to double that with a modern extension
:22:38. > :22:44.and a day centre. Did you have a good sleep? Xes, I
:22:45. > :22:48.slept a lot this morning. C`ring is sometimes just about making time.
:22:49. > :22:53.Graham from Peterborough is being treated for lymphoma. For this
:22:54. > :22:59.sister, it is less a ward, lore a home. I came here as a studdnt nurse
:23:00. > :23:03.and fell in love with the place really. It is like one big family,
:23:04. > :23:08.and it is really centred on the patients. These people are `t a
:23:09. > :23:14.really difficult point in their lives, and they need support and a
:23:15. > :23:18.bit of laughter, and I think that is what we try and give them. @ lot of
:23:19. > :23:24.people think it is very mord bit and a miserable place, but it is really
:23:25. > :23:28.not. It is a beautiful building but it has its challenges. With shared
:23:29. > :23:33.rooms and facilities that are hard to get to. That is a too bad. That
:23:34. > :23:36.is a too bad, and there is ` three`bedroom down there. To get to
:23:37. > :23:40.the bathroom, anyone on this site needs to go over there to the
:23:41. > :23:44.toilet. Now, they are trying to raise money to build a modern
:23:45. > :23:48.extension to old building. This is one of the old walled gardens at
:23:49. > :23:52.Thorpe Hall, and it is going to become home to the new hosphce
:23:53. > :23:57.building. It will have 20 ensuite bedrooms offering greater privacy,
:23:58. > :24:01.and it will all be on one ldvel offering the latest in hosphce care.
:24:02. > :24:05.With end of life care, they need privacy, they need to spend time
:24:06. > :24:08.with their families, so within the new`build, having single rooms with
:24:09. > :24:16.ensuite facilities and the opportunity to have the accdss to
:24:17. > :24:20.the gardens outside, that whll be fantastic for them. But for now
:24:21. > :24:23.care continues in the same thoughtful way it has for ydars
:24:24. > :24:30.They have lovely personalithes, all of them. They are all sweet and
:24:31. > :24:35.kind. Once again, she is allost back to my old Shirley. Laughing and
:24:36. > :24:40.smiling, and not quite full of them, but the quarters, I knew? The
:24:41. > :24:45.charity Sue Ryder has already raised more than a million. Today, BBC
:24:46. > :24:48.Radio Cambridgeshire has plddged its support. It is thought it whll be
:24:49. > :24:52.next year when the ?6 million tiger is reached.
:24:53. > :24:55.`` target. And for more information about
:24:56. > :24:59.Thorpe Hall and that appeal, go to log on to
:25:00. > :25:03.bbc.co.uk/radiocambridgeshire. Let's find out about the we`ther
:25:04. > :25:07.now. Here's Alex. Good evening. Last night we
:25:08. > :25:10.experienced thick fog and also low temperatures. Quite a shift night,
:25:11. > :25:15.with no fog and the temperatures will be milder. Let's review those
:25:16. > :25:17.temperatures from last night. A number of places recorded
:25:18. > :25:25.temperatures close to freezhng or just below, but look at the swing.
:25:26. > :25:28.It has to be said, some fog took a long time to clear, so the sunshine
:25:29. > :25:37.did not come out till lunchtime for some of us, but 16 Celsius hn a
:25:38. > :25:41.number of locations. 17 Celsius at Writtle in Essex. We are expecting
:25:42. > :25:43.those values to continue through the weekend, particularly Sundax, when
:25:44. > :25:47.there will be long spells of sunshine. Having said that, that we
:25:48. > :25:52.can get up to be cloudy start. When the sunshine comes out, it will feel
:25:53. > :25:55.pleasantly warm, but compard to last weekend, it will be slightlx
:25:56. > :25:59.breezy, so even though we rdcord temperatures of 16 or 17 degrees, it
:26:00. > :26:03.might not feel as warm as that. Let's look at the detail with the
:26:04. > :26:17.pressure pattern at the momdnt. A weak front head down from the
:26:18. > :26:19.north`west. That already me`ns that the breeze is starting to phck up,
:26:20. > :26:22.and it becomes cloudy across the region, so for much of the night, it
:26:23. > :26:25.looks as if that will stay cloudy. A lot of low`level cloud around, but
:26:26. > :26:27.we shouldn't have problems with the mist and fog. With breeze and cloud,
:26:28. > :26:29.milder temperatures for tonhght something like six or seven
:26:30. > :26:32.degrees. The wind is a moderate north`westerly. We start thd weekend
:26:33. > :26:35.with a huge amount of cloud around, but it looks as though therd is some
:26:36. > :26:40.hope for it too thin and brdak through the morning, so into the
:26:41. > :26:44.afternoon, it looks brighter. The cloud will hold temperatures back,
:26:45. > :26:49.but sunshine comes up, 16 Cdlsius, and maybe even above that is
:26:50. > :26:53.possible. A noticeable breeze comes from the north`west, but thd
:26:54. > :26:57.afternoon for all of us looks like better prospects for some stnshine.
:26:58. > :27:03.Then, the pressure pattern stays pretty much the same, certahnly into
:27:04. > :27:06.the start of next week. High pressure still dominates. A bit of a
:27:07. > :27:09.breeze for Sunday as well. Sunday also looked like we will sed some
:27:10. > :27:14.long spells of sunshine, a really fine day. Locally, temperattres may
:27:15. > :27:17.get to 18 Celsius. There will be increasing cloud moving in from the
:27:18. > :27:21.west later, but that should not spoil the day. We start next week
:27:22. > :27:27.that it will be difficult to predict where we get cloud. Any clotd that
:27:28. > :27:28.starts to break out, the values could be higher for Monday `nd four
:27:29. > :27:33.choose day. could be higher for Monday `nd
:27:34. > :27:37.Thank you very much. That is authorised this evening. Hope you
:27:38. > :27:41.have a very good weekend. Wd will be back on Monday. Goodbye.