28/03/2014 Look East - East

Good evening. Thousands of people in the region have gone into rent

the region have gone into rdnt arrears since housing benefits

changed. Research by the BBC found that fewer than 1% of peopld in the

East have moved home. Today, critics said the so`called bedroom tax had

been a disaster. The governlent said the so`called bedroom tax had

been a disaster. The government said been a disaster. The governlent said

it was on track to reach targets. This is the host that and now

rents. The changes were to help tenants like her. Before she moved

tenants like her. Before shd moved into her three`bedroom home, she was

in a two`bedroom property. H in a two`bedroom property. I

remember having to share a room it remember having to share a room, it

was not fun. My daughter is beside herself. It has made the falily a

lot happier. But there are losers like June, being forced the downside

downsize `` being forced to downsize. She has lost 25% ` week in

downsize. She has lost 25% a week in benefits. I don't even want to think

about it. It is things the government have not thought about,

the individual people, they just put down the numbers. No smaller

property is yet available for June. Part of the problem is a shortage of

suitable homes. It is one reason Part of the problem is a shortage of

suitable homes. It is one rdason why suitable homes. It is one reason why

so few have moved and one in five have fallen behind with rent

payments. They want to keep their spare rooms for family members

payments. They want to keep their spare rooms for family membdrs who

spare rooms for family members who visit the help out. They sax they

are being penalised. 75 of this goes to the Bedroom Tax. We charge about

?30 million a week. The debts we are seeing as a result are around

?40,000 per year. Very much in line with what we expected. In context,

not a huge amount. The government says the changes are saving

taxpayers more than ?1 millhon per taxpayers more than ?1 millhon per

day. Labour said if they win the next election they will ditch what

they have dubbed the Bedrool Tax they have dubbed the Bedroom Tax

altogether. Millions of pounds of improvements

to the region's RealNetworks are expected to be announced on Monday.

Today, a summit was announced. `` Today, a summit was announced. ``

railway networks. It is all part of a campaign to cut the journey time

a campaign to cut the journdy time to the capital the just 90 minutes.

to the capital the just 90 linutes. Getting trains running faster across

this line has become a priority The this line has become a priority. The

Chancellor commissioned attacks force `` task force. Today, business

leaders met to do just that. If we put the case together, within the

Treasury and Department of transport, it is over to thdm to

transport, it is over to them to deliver it. Everybody is working

together, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, stakeholders, business MPs, we need

to capitalise on that. The lain problem is the track through Essex.

Just one line in either direction, Just one line in either direction,

very congested. Top of the wish list are some extra pieces of track

very congested. Top of the wish list are some extra pieces of tr`ck so

that fast trains can overtake commuter services. But closhng level

commuter services. But closing level crossings will also speed things up.

All this is many years off but on Monday, network rail will ptblish

plans to remodel junctions and plans to remodel junctions `nd

upgrade power lines. It will not solve all the problems at the start.

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby is in Ipswich tonight,

spending the evening on patrol with the town pastors, who help those on

the streets feeling vulnerable. The scheme started in Suffolk eight

years ago. Today there are lore scheme started in Suffolk ehght

years ago. Today there are more than years ago. Today there are more than

570 volunteers working in nhne 570 volunteers working in nine

different towns across the county. A short while ago I asked him what he

would be doing. I will be going round with the town pastors, see the

people they meet, I believe I will meet the manager of the Sin Bar

which quite amuses me. It is seeing what they do and learning what they

do. What sort of response do you expect to get? Most people don't

expect to go clubbing and rtn into expect to go clubbing and rtn into

the Archbishop of Canterbury. expect to go clubbing and run into

the Archbishop of Canterburx. Most people will not know who I am.

the Archbishop of Canterbury. Most people will not know who I `m. I

people will not know who I am. I have an immensely forgettable face.

They will just think it is `nother They will just think it is `nother

one. It is not just people having fun. Three pastors also worked with

vulnerable people and the homeless. They really work with all sorts of

people in all sorts of circumstances. It is not just people

out clubbing, it is the homdless, out clubbing, it is the homeless,

people who are ill. It is showing the compassion and love of Christ in

compassionate ways and enabling people to see the love of God in how

Christians reach out to them and Christians reach out to thel and

show that they care. Let me ask you quickly about the main news story

tonight, the introduction of gay marriage, which the Church tried to

prevent it. What are your fdelings? It is very simple. Parliament has

made a decision, Parliament is entirely within their rights to make

decisions on these things. Our job as Christians is to continud to

demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ demonstrate the love of Jests Christ

to all people. We will go on doing that as we always have done. The law

changes, we accept the situation, changes, we accept the situ`tion,

there it is. You will not keep there it is. You will not keep

opposing it? No. Thank you very much indeed. That is all from me tonight.

Do not forget we have bulletins throughout the weekend. Now we will

have the weather. throughout the weekend. Now we will

Good evening, some warm weather around for this weekend. It might

just be a bit cloudy at times. We should hopefully see the sunshine.

There is some cloud out there. There might be some isolated showdrs.

Temperatures should not drop away too far. Into tomorrow, there will

be some long spells of quitd hazy be some long spells of quite hazy

sunshine. We are importing some warmer air from the continent. That

means the temperatures might climb to 17 degrees. Quite a brisk

south`westerly breeze will lean south`westerly breeze will lean

along the coast it will stay cold. along the coast it will stax cold.

Very pleasant afternoon expected. along the coast it will stay cold.

Very pleasant afternoon expdcted. In Very pleasant afternoon expected. In

a moment, the National forecast Tom but here is the outlook. It remains

warm for Sunday. A little unsettled next week. We keep the

forward on Saturday night. Now here is Nick Miller with the national

forecast. Hello. The clocks go forward this

weekend, marking the beginning of British summertime, BST. It has

nothing to do with the weather. As the clocks changed last year we were

coming out of the March freeze. This year, though, as the clucks

change, the weather is warming up. Not clear blue sky, the sun will be

hazy but the thunder storms will be gone. It will be mainly dry.

And the weather is lively out there this evening. There are bands of

rain with hail over western parts of the UK.

A bit of rain for parts of the north of England and south-west of

Scotland. And lots of hill fog into the Pennines. Mist and fog in the

central and eastern areas of England. It is a slow start