:00:00. > :00:07.brightness between the clouds. The outlook is mixed. Thank you.
:00:08. > :00:12.Day five of the Colchester murder investigation, and police dhvers
:00:13. > :00:17.search for the murder weapon. The victim's mother appeals for help in
:00:18. > :00:21.finding his son 's killer. Somebody somewhere knows something, no matter
:00:22. > :00:26.how insignificant you may think it is, please inform the policd. The
:00:27. > :00:33.maniac is still out there. Hello. Welcome to look East. Also tonight,
:00:34. > :00:35.long health alert in the region at air pollution saws. It is p`rtly
:00:36. > :00:38.air pollution saws. It is partly blamed on dust from the Sah`ra.
:00:39. > :00:38.air pollution saws. It is p`rtly blamed on dust from the Sahara. We
:00:39. > :00:41.blamed on dust from the Sah`ra. We have had a rapid increase in the
:00:42. > :00:42.number of people who have bden coming in complaining of sore
:00:43. > :00:49.throat, cough, itchy eyes, and itchy throat, cough, itchy eyes, `nd itchy
:00:50. > :00:52.behind the ears. The Premier league players so bad they have agreed to
:00:53. > :00:56.refund the cost of tickets to the fans.
:00:57. > :00:57.And we are out in the field picking the first asparagus crop of the
:00:58. > :01:09.season. Hello. The mother of a man murdered
:01:10. > :01:13.in a ferocious attack in Colchester went before a news conference today
:01:14. > :01:16.to appeal for help in finding the killer. She told reporters: "The
:01:17. > :01:19.maniac who killed my son is still out there." Jim Attfield was 33
:01:20. > :01:21.years old and described as "vulnerable" after an accident
:01:22. > :01:21.years old and described as "vulnerable" after an acciddnt four
:01:22. > :01:28."vulnerable" after an accident four years ago. He was found dead on
:01:29. > :01:31.Saturday morning with more than 100 knife wounds. Today, police divers
:01:32. > :01:34.have been searching a local lake trying to find the murder weapon.
:01:35. > :01:34.have been searching a local lake trying to find the murder wdapon. In
:01:35. > :01:37.trying to find the murder weapon. In a moment, Jim's mother tells me
:01:38. > :01:42.about her gentle son, but fhrst this from our chief reporter Kim
:01:43. > :01:43.Riley. Flanked by her partner and two
:01:44. > :01:44.daughters, Julie Finch appealed Flanked by her partner and two
:01:45. > :01:46.daughters, Julie Finch appe`led for daughters, Julie Finch appealed for
:01:47. > :01:48.help in finding out who brutally ended the life of her son Jim, a
:01:49. > :01:52.ended the life of her son Jhm, a young man who suffered severe brain
:01:53. > :01:57.damage after being hit by a car four`year is ago. I would ask the
:01:58. > :02:01.public for any information they may have that could help the police with
:02:02. > :02:04.their enquiries. This to me seems a senseless and horrendous attack on a
:02:05. > :02:08.gentle, vulnerable young man. So please, if anyone saw my son on
:02:09. > :02:12.Friday, please come forward. Somebody somewhere knows solething.
:02:13. > :02:16.No matter how insignificant you may think it is, please inform the
:02:17. > :02:22.police. The maniac is still out there.
:02:23. > :02:25.Meanwhile, a large area of parkland around the river in Colchester
:02:26. > :02:28.remains sealed off. A tent still covering the spot close to Castle
:02:29. > :02:32.Park where Jim Attfield lay dying early on Saturday morning. He had
:02:33. > :02:38.102 separate knife wounds to his body. The hunt continues for the
:02:39. > :02:39.vital clue ` the murder weapon. There's a specialist team in the
:02:40. > :02:41.shallowish water of the rivdr There's a specialist team in the
:02:42. > :02:42.shallowish water of the river behind shallowish water of the river behind
:02:43. > :02:45.me, wading along very slowly, looking for possibly for a knife.
:02:46. > :02:47.Police divers from Sussex were looking for possibly for a knife.
:02:48. > :02:49.Police divers from Sussex wdre also Police divers from Sussex were also
:02:50. > :02:53.called in to help with the search. A number of knives and other weapons
:02:54. > :02:57.are said to have been found in the river code and in a nearby boating
:02:58. > :03:00.lake. So far, there is no clear motive for the murder, and police
:03:01. > :03:01.are unsure whether they are searching for a killer or khllers.
:03:02. > :03:04.searching for a killer or killers. Tonight, a 38`year`old man from
:03:05. > :03:07.Colchester has been arrested in connection with the investigation,
:03:08. > :03:08.but police have stressed information from the public is key to
:03:09. > :03:20.discovering who killed Jim @ttfield. discovering who killed Jim Attfield.
:03:21. > :03:25.As Kim said in that report, Jim s As Kim said in that report, Jim s
:03:26. > :03:27.life was turned upside down by an accident.
:03:28. > :03:29.He was so badly hurt, when he came out of a coma, he didn't evdn
:03:30. > :03:30.out of a coma, he didn't even remember he had five childrdn.
:03:31. > :03:33.out of a coma, he didn't evdn remember he had five children. His
:03:34. > :03:36.balance was affected, he lived in sheltered accommodation, and today,
:03:37. > :03:40.he was described as gentle. When I spoke to his mother this afternoon,
:03:41. > :03:46.she started by telling me about that accident. The accident happened four
:03:47. > :03:48.years ago this month. He was leaving a part of it near where he was
:03:49. > :03:52.living at the time, and we `re not living at the time, and we `re not
:03:53. > :03:53.exactly sure whether he stepped into the road, or whether he stumbled
:03:54. > :03:58.into the road, but he was hht by a into the road, but he was hit by a
:03:59. > :04:07.car coming along at 30 miles an hour. Obviously, he hit the bonnet,
:04:08. > :04:09.and rolled over, and he sustained a severe head injuries will stop so he
:04:10. > :04:15.nearly died then? Yes, he w`s almost nearly died then? Yes, he was almost
:04:16. > :04:19.dead at the scene of the accident. So he lived in sheltered
:04:20. > :04:24.accommodation and loved to sing He loved to sing it, yes. He did love
:04:25. > :04:28.his karaoke. We went over one evening, me and my older datghter,
:04:29. > :04:32.and we just sat there all evening singing karaoke. I don't know what
:04:33. > :04:35.the neighbours must have thought! It sounded like a cat 's' chorts,
:04:36. > :04:40.sounded like a cat 's' chorus, probably. He came through that awful
:04:41. > :04:44.accident four years ago, and then this happens. Yes, he had been
:04:45. > :04:46.this happens. Yes, he had bden through so much already. I just
:04:47. > :04:49.can't take it in, really. Hd through so much already. I just
:04:50. > :04:52.can't take it in, really. He had can't take it in, really. Hd had
:04:53. > :04:55.been through all that, and was just starting to get his life back
:04:56. > :05:01.together, and he was enjoying his life. As far as we knew, he was
:05:02. > :05:07.enjoying his life, and he used to walk up and go to his karaoke and do
:05:08. > :05:09.things like that. And then this happens. It just doesn't make any
:05:10. > :05:12.sense to me at all. When yot happens. It just doesn't make any
:05:13. > :05:15.sense to me at all. When you think sense to me at all. When yot think
:05:16. > :05:20.about the violence of the attack, do you think about what he must have
:05:21. > :05:24.gone through? I try not to. I do try not to think of that. But wd did
:05:25. > :05:31.not to think of that. But we did visit the crime scene, and took a
:05:32. > :05:36.little bit of comfort from the fact of where Jim was, he would have
:05:37. > :05:39.loved to have been. What do you think of somebody who could do
:05:40. > :05:45.something like that to somebody as gentle as Jim? I don't think it s a
:05:46. > :05:47.person. It's an animal that would do that. No normal human being would do
:05:48. > :05:50.something like that. To anybody let something like that. To anybody let
:05:51. > :05:54.alone to somebody as vulnerable as alone to somebody as vulner`ble as
:05:55. > :05:58.Jim. There's no excuse for that sort of violence at all. And if somebody
:05:59. > :06:00.knows something about this, what would you say to them? Whatdver
:06:01. > :06:03.would you say to them? Whatever their suspicion is, just cole
:06:04. > :06:07.their suspicion is, just come forward and tell the police, because
:06:08. > :06:18.there must be somebody that knows something. Especially after seeing
:06:19. > :06:20.the news reports. People must know that if somebody's behaviour has
:06:21. > :06:25.changed, if they saw them Saturday changed, if they saw them Saturday
:06:26. > :06:26.morning, and their behaviour suddenly started changing, it
:06:27. > :06:35.suddenly started changing, ht doesn't matter what you think, just
:06:36. > :06:39.come forward. Jim, the first time, got better. Would he have fought
:06:40. > :06:41.back, do you think you macro he would have tried his hardest, yes.
:06:42. > :06:43.But the way I see it, if someone would have tried his hardest, yes.
:06:44. > :06:45.But the way I see it, if soleone had But the way I see it, if someone had
:06:46. > :06:47.a grudge against Jim, they could have just pushed him over, and he
:06:48. > :06:49.have just pushed him over, `nd he would have fallen over because of
:06:50. > :06:52.would have fallen over becatse of his balance issues. He was not
:06:53. > :06:59.strong. He was not very strong, he was quite weak, physically, so they
:07:00. > :07:00.could have just knocked him over, basically. They needn't have done
:07:01. > :07:06.basically. They needn't havd done what they did. It is just beyond
:07:07. > :07:08.belief that somebody would do that to anyone, let alone someond
:07:09. > :07:08.belief that somebody would do that to anyone, let alone someone like
:07:09. > :07:11.to anyone, let alone someond like Jim. What is your lasting memory
:07:12. > :07:11.to anyone, let alone someone like Jim. What is your lasting mdmory of
:07:12. > :07:19.Jim. What is your lasting memory of Jim? Karaoke. Jim singing on the
:07:20. > :07:22.karaoke. Thank you. Thank you. If you can help that police inquiry,
:07:23. > :07:29.the number to ring is 101. The extension number is 486 160. You can
:07:30. > :07:36.also contact Crimestoppers. Their number is 0800 555 111.
:07:37. > :07:39.The eastern counties have spent much of the day under a blanket of smog.
:07:40. > :07:43.At its peak, pollution levels reached six on a ten`point scale,
:07:44. > :07:55.not as high as forecast earlier. The air is expected to clear in the next
:07:56. > :07:57.24 hours. Ipswich docks this morning, the town plugged in a murky
:07:58. > :08:01.mist. This is right. A perfdct mist. This is right. A perfect
:08:02. > :08:05.recipe for very high air pollution. Fine dust whipped up in the Sahara
:08:06. > :08:07.was carried in the atmosphere, mixed with industrial pollution from
:08:08. > :08:11.central Europe. Both were c`rried central Europe. Both were c`rried
:08:12. > :08:13.across the sea and light winds. The high levels of pollution first hit
:08:14. > :08:15.the East Anglian coast yestdrday. high levels of pollution first hit
:08:16. > :08:17.the East Anglian coast yesterday. It the East Anglian coast yesterday. It
:08:18. > :08:22.has been building ever since. That, coupled with our own polluthon here
:08:23. > :08:30.in East Anglia has caused the air quality dip in the last couple of
:08:31. > :08:32.days. In a sense, a perfect storm. Yes, with the winter light, there is
:08:33. > :08:34.nothing to disperse the pollution, so it will stay until the whnds pick
:08:35. > :08:35.so it will stay until the winds pick up or we get some fresh air from the
:08:36. > :08:38.Atlantic. And the Defra website the Atlantic. And the Defra website the
:08:39. > :08:40.highest possible alerts. This GP highest possible alerts. Thhs GP
:08:41. > :08:43.practice has seen a sharp rise in practice has seen a sharp rise in
:08:44. > :08:46.the number of patients with breathing problems, sore throats and
:08:47. > :08:52.runny eyes. Those people who know they have a respiratory problem
:08:53. > :08:56.people who have asthma, chronic obstructive airways disease, and
:08:57. > :08:59.people with things like seasonal hay fever, I would suggest they very
:09:00. > :09:01.much need to start taking their medication is now if they h`ve not
:09:02. > :09:03.medication is now if they have not done so, and if they have done so,
:09:04. > :09:05.make sure that they take thdm make sure that they take them
:09:06. > :09:11.religiously as they have bedn religiously as they have been
:09:12. > :09:15.prescribed. At this car dealership, the Saharan dust repeatedly coated
:09:16. > :09:19.cars on the forecourt. Our head valet pulled off one of the covers
:09:20. > :09:22.from the cars that protect them from the elements, and within minutes
:09:23. > :09:28.taking it off, there was a layer of dust. It is just unprecedented. We
:09:29. > :09:31.have really never seen anything like that before. The high levels of air
:09:32. > :09:32.pollution we have experienced that before. The high levels of air
:09:33. > :09:34.pollution we have experiencdd today pollution we have experiencdd today
:09:35. > :09:38.have also been compound or by mother nature. It is springtime, and
:09:39. > :09:46.currently the air is laden with pollen from trees and flowering
:09:47. > :09:47.crops. Few who lived through it will forget the great London smog of
:09:48. > :09:53.1952. It was blamed for thotsands of 1952. It was blamed for thotsands of
:09:54. > :09:56.premature deaths. In recent days, scientists have seen levels of
:09:57. > :09:58.nitrogen oxide rise steadilx, scientists have seen levels of
:09:59. > :10:04.nitrogen oxide rise steadily, but a nitrogen oxide rise steadily, but a
:10:05. > :10:05.repeat of 1952, this is not. London reached their work experience
:10:06. > :10:09.pollution levels than 100 times what pollution levels than 100 thmes what
:10:10. > :10:13.they are in these conditions today. There is respite in sight. Tomorrow,
:10:14. > :10:17.pollution levels are forecast to fall from very high to hide. By
:10:18. > :10:21.Friday, a change in the wind should clear the remaining pollution away.
:10:22. > :10:24.This afternoon I spoke to Dr Kate King, from Public Health England. I
:10:25. > :10:31.started by asking how seriots this pollution was from a health point of
:10:32. > :10:35.view. Well, over the last couple of days, we know that the air pollution
:10:36. > :10:37.has reached levels that are officially categorised as vdry high.
:10:38. > :10:43.officially categorised as very high. That means that they can potentially
:10:44. > :10:47.affect particularly people who already have underlying health
:10:48. > :10:54.problems, especially lung or heart problems such as asthma, bronchitis,
:10:55. > :10:59.or angina. For most people who are generally in good health, it is not
:11:00. > :11:06.likely to cause anything more than perhaps an irritation, a sore
:11:07. > :11:10.throat, perhaps so, inflamed eyes. And what it is about the pollution
:11:11. > :11:15.that actually causes the problem for people with lung or heart problems?
:11:16. > :11:22.There is a variety of things in the air pollution, particles and gases
:11:23. > :11:24.such as nitrogen dioxide, which cause irritation deep in thd lungs,
:11:25. > :11:28.cause irritation deep in the lungs, which mean that the small ahrways
:11:29. > :11:33.which mean that the small airways close up unless air gets into the
:11:34. > :11:36.lungs, and less oxygen gets into our bodies. So that is how it c`uses
:11:37. > :11:40.bodies. So that is how it causes problems, by essentially stopping
:11:41. > :11:45.blood air flow and oxygen flow into the body. And what advice would you
:11:46. > :11:49.give people who are suffering from it? People who know they have got
:11:50. > :11:53.underlying health problems should be using whatever their normal
:11:54. > :11:58.treatments are to the maximum treatments are to the maximtm
:11:59. > :12:01.effectiveness, so if an asthmatic person has prevented inhalers, make
:12:02. > :12:05.sure they are using those effectively and using their
:12:06. > :12:09.relieving inhalers as much as they need, and similarly, people with
:12:10. > :12:10.angina should be using their medication as they need to tse
:12:11. > :12:15.angina should be using their medication as they need to use it.
:12:16. > :12:17.People who know they might run into problems, all the people whose lung
:12:18. > :12:22.capacity is affected by their age, capacity is affected by their age,
:12:23. > :12:24.they may find they are more comfortable staying indoors, or at
:12:25. > :12:26.least, when they are outside, comfortable staying indoors, or at
:12:27. > :12:30.least, when they are outsidd, acting in a more leisurely manner,
:12:31. > :12:31.perhaps. Avoid strenuous activity while air pollution levels are high.
:12:32. > :12:38.while air pollution levels `re high. Thank you very much.
:12:39. > :12:39.And of course, we will get the outlook for the next couple of days
:12:40. > :12:43.in the weather forecast later in the in the weather forecast latdr in the
:12:44. > :12:46.programme. Plans to manage the coastline and a
:12:47. > :12:51.sustainable way have been ptblished today. The first part concentrates
:12:52. > :12:55.on the East Coast from Flamborough head near Bridlington to Felixstowe
:12:56. > :12:58.in Suffolk. East of England was chosen because of its range of
:12:59. > :13:01.marine activities, including wind farms. There will be 11 plans
:13:02. > :13:10.covering the whole country by 2 21. Lots more to come tonight, including
:13:11. > :13:17.the latest advice on sugar hn our the latest advice on sugar in our
:13:18. > :13:22.diet will stop plus, as the asparagus harvest gets underway
:13:23. > :13:28.expert tips on how to make the best of them.
:13:29. > :13:29.The second broadcast duel between The second broadcast duel bdtween
:13:30. > :13:33.the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg the Deputy Prime Minister Nhck Clegg
:13:34. > :13:35.and the UKIP leader Nigel F`rage is due to take place on BBC Two in
:13:36. > :13:36.about 15 minutes. The pair are about 15 minutes. The pair `re
:13:37. > :13:38.debating whether the UK should about 15 minutes. The pair are
:13:39. > :13:42.debating whether the UK should be in or out of Europe. This region does
:13:43. > :13:46.more trade with Europe than anywhere else, and yet, if the polls are to
:13:47. > :13:49.be believed, we are more Eurosceptic than anywhere else the country. Our
:13:50. > :13:57.political correspondent Andrew Sinclair is in Brussels now. So,
:13:58. > :14:02.Andrew, why are we so Eurosceptic? Well, tonight's debate will be
:14:03. > :14:05.widely watched over here. I know at least three debate parties taking
:14:06. > :14:09.place. The pub across the road has built up a big screen for the night.
:14:10. > :14:14.It really matters to people in Brussels whether we stay or go, and
:14:15. > :14:17.even though these forthcoming European elections aren't about
:14:18. > :14:21.whether we stay or go that that is down to Westminster and a possible
:14:22. > :14:23.referendum `` they are focusing attention on what exactly we
:14:24. > :14:23.referendum `` they are focusing attention on what exactly wd in the
:14:24. > :14:24.attention on what exactly we in the East get for our membership in
:14:25. > :14:26.Europe. This is the Titchwell Naturd Reserve
:14:27. > :14:29.This is the Titchwell Nature Reserve in north Norfolk. They recently
:14:30. > :14:35.spent ?1.2 million here on ` new hide and raising the wall to protect
:14:36. > :14:36.the freshwater marshes from the sea. Two thirds of the money camd from
:14:37. > :14:44.Two thirds of the money came from Europe. For the RSPB, being part of
:14:45. > :14:47.the EU is very useful. There are two the EU is very useful. Therd are two
:14:48. > :14:50.main benefits for the organisation. main benefits for the organisation.
:14:51. > :14:55.Clearly, one is funding we get from Europe, but also working with our
:14:56. > :14:58.European partners on conservation, and wildlife protection, both in the
:14:59. > :14:59.UK and throughout Europe. The new Ipswich freight line which opened
:15:00. > :15:01.this week was part funded bx the Ipswich freight line which opened
:15:02. > :15:03.this week was part funded by the EU. this week was part funded bx the EU.
:15:04. > :15:05.In the last seven years, more than ?600 million has been given to
:15:06. > :15:06.universities and companies hn the universities and companies in the
:15:07. > :15:12.region for research and devdlopment. region for research and devdlopment.
:15:13. > :15:14.Subsidies to farmers, improvements to Southwold harbour, just a
:15:15. > :15:14.Subsidies to farmers, improvements to Southwold harbour, just ` handful
:15:15. > :15:19.to Southwold harbour, just a handful of things funded by Europe. Business
:15:20. > :15:22.point out that 55% of our trade is with the EU. To most people here at
:15:23. > :15:25.the European Parliament, it makes complete sense for us to be part of
:15:26. > :15:28.Europe. It benefits each family in Europe. It benefits each family in
:15:29. > :15:32.the East of England by ?3,000 a year. That is the value of the extra
:15:33. > :15:34.trade that we bring. Not Labour saying that, not even a polhtician
:15:35. > :15:35.saying that, not even a politician saying that. That's what Brhtish
:15:36. > :15:39.saying that. That's what British business, the CBI says. But critics
:15:40. > :15:45.point out we pay far more to hear in tax than we ever get back. The
:15:46. > :15:49.they believe the European Commission and other institutions like the
:15:50. > :15:51.Court of Human Rights have too much of a say in our lives. The political
:15:52. > :15:55.commentator Simon Heffer, he lives commentator Simon Heffer, he lives
:15:56. > :15:57.in Essex, says it has all gone too far. I drive around bits of Britain
:15:58. > :15:59.and see signs up saying "paid for far. I drive around bits of Britain
:16:00. > :16:00.and see signs up saying "pahd for by and see signs up saying "paid for by
:16:01. > :16:02.the European Community". Well, we could have paid for it oursdlves.
:16:03. > :16:06.could have paid for it ourselves. I'd rather have that money spent
:16:07. > :16:09.here, and I'd rather the people I elect to govern me decided how to
:16:10. > :16:11.spend it. And even here in Brussels, there are people who agree with him.
:16:12. > :16:15.I think we could do a lot better I think we could do a lot better
:16:16. > :16:19.outside the EU with a suitable trade agreement. But wouldn't we lose out?
:16:20. > :16:23.No, I don't think we would. We would have full access to the EU single
:16:24. > :16:25.market. Remember, we import far more cars or wine or goods from the EU
:16:26. > :16:35.than we actually export to ht. than we actually export to it.
:16:36. > :16:37.What we have here is another example of the EU trying to find a role.
:16:38. > :16:42.of the EU trying to find a role Yesterday, another conservative was
:16:43. > :16:45.questioning why the EU was helping to tackle piracy. There is `nother
:16:46. > :16:49.to tackle piracy. There is another view that Europe would be mtch
:16:50. > :16:52.better for us evicted few things and spent less money. Not surprhsingly,
:16:53. > :16:57.most people here want us to stay in Europe. But opponents believe the
:16:58. > :17:01.argument is going their way. You know, there are dozens of facts
:17:02. > :17:06.and figures traded in this debate. Most of them are actually true. It
:17:07. > :17:12.is true that we pay around ?50 million a day to Europe. It is true,
:17:13. > :17:14.depending on how you count back 50% of our rules and laws have some
:17:15. > :17:22.brothels involvement. It is harder to decide how many jobs are
:17:23. > :17:24.involved. The bottom line is, there is no killer fact. It is all down to
:17:25. > :17:28.what you believe people havd to be what you believe people havd to be
:17:29. > :17:31.swayed by arguments, not statistics. swayed by arguments, not st`tistics.
:17:32. > :17:34.Thank you very much. A reminder you can see that debate
:17:35. > :17:38.between Nigel Farage and Nick Clegg after Look East on BBC Two. It's
:17:39. > :17:39.called The European Union: Hn or Out? It's chaired by David Dimbleby.
:17:40. > :17:42.Last night we reported how hmportant Last night we reported how important
:17:43. > :17:46.sugar production is to the region's economy. British Sugar is planning
:17:47. > :17:47.to invest ?300 million pounds in its East Anglian operations to boost
:17:48. > :17:50.production. And that's despite the production. And that's desphte the
:17:51. > :17:53.growing health concerns abott sugar in our diet. In her second report,
:17:54. > :17:55.Jo Taylor examines the problems which can arise when consumers can't
:17:56. > :18:07.which can arise when consumdrs can't control a sweet tooth.
:18:08. > :18:08.This is my son's treat bag. In the evenings, I will get packagd and
:18:09. > :18:10.evenings, I will get package and come in and have a rummage `round,
:18:11. > :18:15.come in and have a rummage around, and see what he has got, and see
:18:16. > :18:21.what I fancy. Lisa has a problem ` sugar. It is a constant battle to
:18:22. > :18:24.resist it. This is hard for me to resist, this bag. Surely thd
:18:25. > :18:29.resist, this bag. Surely the solution is not to have it? I know,
:18:30. > :18:34.but how can I deprive myself of having a treat in his back lunch?
:18:35. > :18:38.Every other child at school has won. She must lose weight for her
:18:39. > :18:39.health, but it is hard when temptation is right under hdr
:18:40. > :18:40.health, but it is hard when temptation is right under her nose.
:18:41. > :18:45.The waffle for Harry for brdakfast, The waffle for Harry for brdakfast,
:18:46. > :18:48.how much sugar is in those? I would not normally look, now you have told
:18:49. > :18:55.me to look. There is 6.5 grams per me to look. There is 6.5 grams per
:18:56. > :18:57.waffle. But it is hard. It would not occur to me at all when I al doing
:18:58. > :19:00.occur to me at all when I am doing my shopping to pick something up and
:19:01. > :19:04.look how much sugar is in it. I don't have time. The averagd Briton
:19:05. > :19:08.don't have time. The average Briton needs 140 teaspoons of sugar per
:19:09. > :19:13.week. Alexander the great mate sugar popular in the Mediterranean after
:19:14. > :19:17.discovering it in them the lead India. Brown sugar has more calories
:19:18. > :19:22.because it contains more water. Many processed foods have hidden sugar,
:19:23. > :19:26.even if they are not sweet. Also does contain four calories per gram.
:19:27. > :19:28.When you compare that with fat, at nine calories per gram, it is less
:19:29. > :19:32.nine calories per gram, it hs less than half. It is that balance of
:19:33. > :19:35.calories in and out that is important in our diets, not just
:19:36. > :19:43.demonising one ingredient or even added sugars. British Sugar, based
:19:44. > :19:46.in our region, is investing ?50 million this year alone to increase
:19:47. > :19:51.production. ?300 million will be spent over the next decade. Experts
:19:52. > :19:53.say it will lead to a 20% reduction in the price of sugar, fuelling the
:19:54. > :19:56.obesity epidemic. That probably obesity epidemic. That probably
:19:57. > :19:57.won't mean that consumers whll obesity epidemic. That prob`bly
:19:58. > :20:00.won't mean that consumers will buy won't mean that consumers will buy
:20:01. > :20:07.more in the form of a bag, but it probably means they will sell more
:20:08. > :20:13.to producers, who will probably put more as an ingredient, not only as a
:20:14. > :20:17.sweetener, but into a wide range of foods. So if more sugar means
:20:18. > :20:19.cheaper sugar, tempting manufacturers to put extra hn
:20:20. > :20:23.manufacturers to put extra in products, it will be harder for us
:20:24. > :20:26.to control how much of it wd eat. It's been confirmed today that
:20:27. > :20:29.players from Norwich City Football Club are to reimburse their fans who
:20:30. > :20:32.travelled to Swansea for last Saturday's league game. The Canaries
:20:33. > :20:36.lost the match 3`0 in a performance condemned as dismal by those who
:20:37. > :20:43.witnessed it. 900 away supporters made the 12`hour round trip from
:20:44. > :20:46.Norfolk. Adult tickets were ?20. Michael Bailey, who covers sport for
:20:47. > :20:50.the Eastern Daily Press and Mustard TV, was at the game.
:20:51. > :20:56.So, whether players forced hnto So, whether players forced hnto
:20:57. > :20:58.this, or did they volunteer to part with their money? I am sure it is a
:20:59. > :21:01.bit of both. You have to treat what bit of both. You have to treat what
:21:02. > :21:05.they said after the game genuinely. I think they were disappointed at
:21:06. > :21:08.how they performed, and that those away fans travelled the length and
:21:09. > :21:11.breadth of the country to sde them, and it is kind of a good news story.
:21:12. > :21:13.It is a good gesture. You c`n't be It is a good gesture. You can't be
:21:14. > :21:15.too cynical or critical abott it. It too cynical or critical about it. It
:21:16. > :21:21.is good at them to do. How luch does is good at them to do. How much does
:21:22. > :21:22.it actually work out per pl`yer I it actually work out per player? I
:21:23. > :21:24.think it must be approaching ?1 00 think it must be approaching ?1000
:21:25. > :21:27.per player, and obviously they receive a lot of money for what they
:21:28. > :21:30.do, and some may argue they didn't do a lot on Saturday. It is good at
:21:31. > :21:36.them to do it, I think. Chrhs them to do it, I think. Chris
:21:37. > :21:40.Hughton didn't look happy dhd he? I Hughton didn't look happy did he? I
:21:41. > :21:43.think it was predictable. I don t think it was predictable. I don't
:21:44. > :21:45.think was a standout terrible way showing. They have been pretty
:21:46. > :21:50.rotten all season on the road, rotten all season on the road,
:21:51. > :21:54.losing 7`0 at Manchester City. It was not a standout, but one among a
:21:55. > :21:59.number of bad away performances Does this set a precedent? Will they
:22:00. > :22:01.have to do this again when they have a bad away game? The fans will hope
:22:02. > :22:07.a bad away game? The fans whll hope not, because they will be hoping
:22:08. > :22:09.they start winning! It is a pretty unique gesture. I can't remdmber it
:22:10. > :22:11.unique gesture. I can't remember it happening before. Thank goodness
:22:12. > :22:16.they do not do it for every home game! Thank you for coming hn.
:22:17. > :22:18.game! Thank you for coming in. Last year we ate ?28 million worth
:22:19. > :22:21.of asparagus in this country, more of asparagus in this country, more
:22:22. > :22:25.than ever before. But still not as much as the Germans, apparently who
:22:26. > :22:26.love it even more than we do. Farmers across the region have just
:22:27. > :22:28.Farmers across the region h`ve just started picking the crop. But
:22:29. > :22:29.Farmers across the region have just started picking the crop. Btt how do
:22:30. > :22:37.started picking the crop. But how do you cook it? Mike Liggins joined the
:22:38. > :22:40.harvest to get some tips. This is St John's Farm at
:22:41. > :22:42.Beachamwell, not far from Swaffham. Joao and Mario, both from Portugal,
:22:43. > :22:49.are busy picking the first asparagus are busy picking the first `sparagus
:22:50. > :22:52.of the season. In a tent in the corner of the field, chef Alan from
:22:53. > :22:58.the local pub is busy preparing the asparagus. Breaking off the top of
:22:59. > :23:03.the spear, ready for two minutes in boiling water. What you want to try
:23:04. > :23:04.to do is keep it as fresh as possible. There's no point in
:23:05. > :23:05.growing such a perfect prodtct possible. There's no point hn
:23:06. > :23:07.growing such a perfect product and growing such a perfect prodtct and
:23:08. > :23:11.then really, really boiling it. You want to keep it al dente, so to
:23:12. > :23:14.speak. St John's supply wholesalers across the south`east of England. A
:23:15. > :23:18.van goes every night from Norfolk to Covent Garden in London, and on to
:23:19. > :23:20.some of the country's top restaurants. People want solething
:23:21. > :23:21.restaurants. People want something that is seasonal and fresh, and
:23:22. > :23:25.asparagus ticks all those boxes It asparagus ticks all those boxes It
:23:26. > :23:30.is a sign of spring. Here wd are, lovely spring day, and we've got
:23:31. > :23:33.asparagus. And it's the first green veg of the year. You can do pretty
:23:34. > :23:37.much anything with asparagus, but Alan is planning to serve it today
:23:38. > :23:41.with locally`produced ham and a poached egg. While in the field,
:23:42. > :23:46.Joao and Mario can pick for up to eight hours a day. Like I s`id,
:23:47. > :23:48.Joao and Mario can pick for up to eight hours a day. Like I said, it's
:23:49. > :23:51.not difficult to do that. It's not hard work, and if people want to do
:23:52. > :23:59.that, they can do it. It's dasy that, they can do it. It's easy.
:24:00. > :24:01.Only, it isn't easy, of course. Getting a bit behind alreadx. You
:24:02. > :24:03.have to be quick, and you have to Getting a bit behind already. You
:24:04. > :24:06.have to be quick, and you h`ve to be have to be quick, and you have to be
:24:07. > :24:08.fit. Look at him, he's about 100! He's
:24:09. > :24:13.Look at him, he's about 100 He s laughing, look! He doesn't care.
:24:14. > :24:20.He's done it before, though. And domestically, is it easx to
:24:21. > :24:21.grow? Yeah, it's very easy to grow. Take a couple of years to gdt
:24:22. > :24:22.grow? Yeah, it's very easy to grow. Take a couple of years to get it
:24:23. > :24:26.Take a couple of years to gdt it right. In other words, don't, as
:24:27. > :24:30.soon as you see a spear, cut it Let it grow out for a couple of years,
:24:31. > :24:33.cut it very lightly, and after two to three years, you'll have
:24:34. > :24:36.asparagus beds that will last you for ten, 15 years. Asparagus is an
:24:37. > :24:40.East Anglian success story. We're eating more and more of it, and at
:24:41. > :24:44.places like St John's, they're happy to produce more. If you want to try
:24:45. > :24:54.it, don't delay. The season is short, and ends on June 21.
:24:55. > :25:02.So, one of them thinks it is easy to do all day, one of them get out of
:25:03. > :25:06.breath doing a couple of yards! That is why he had to run when they were
:25:07. > :25:09.just sauntering. But good of him to have a go. Let's get the we`ther.
:25:10. > :25:12.have a go. Let's get Good evening. There will be a real
:25:13. > :25:16.improvement in air quality by the end of the week. Let's look at where
:25:17. > :25:20.we are now. Across the region currently for most of us, pollution
:25:21. > :25:21.levels are low, but there are a couple of areas in Essex whdre
:25:22. > :25:21.levels are low, but there are a couple of areas in Essex where they
:25:22. > :25:34.couple of areas in Essex whdre they are higher. Level seven acts and in
:25:35. > :25:35.Southend`on`Sea, that is level five. Increasing amounts of cloud this
:25:36. > :25:39.evening, and some of you may be evening, and some of you may be
:25:40. > :25:44.experiencing some trouble. `` drizzle. A band of rain will
:25:45. > :25:45.continue to make progress northwards through this evening, but will
:25:46. > :25:46.continue to make progress northwards through this evening, but whll not
:25:47. > :25:49.through this evening, but will not bring very much rain, perhaps a few
:25:50. > :25:53.spots of light rain or drizzle through this evening. For the second
:25:54. > :25:56.part of the night, it is looking dry, and there will be clear spells.
:25:57. > :26:00.Temperature is not really gdtting Temperature is not really getting
:26:01. > :26:06.very low, we are looking at about seven or eight degrees. As we starts
:26:07. > :26:08.tomorrow, we will start to see some slight changes on the way, `nd
:26:09. > :26:08.tomorrow, we will start to see some slight changes on the way, and this
:26:09. > :26:12.slight changes on the way, `nd this will improve our air quality for
:26:13. > :26:17.Friday. This is an area of low pressure coming in. Later tomorrow,
:26:18. > :26:21.a cold front, so behind it, a cleaner, fresh air mass. Not a lot
:26:22. > :26:26.of rain by the time it gets to us, so a few spots later on. Certainly
:26:27. > :26:30.looks like a warm day, but the sunshine will be quite hazy, and it
:26:31. > :26:34.will turn increasingly cloudy later, with just the chance of one to spots
:26:35. > :26:36.of rain. But we should see some sunshine through the morning. But it
:26:37. > :26:41.will be quite hazy, as I say, with will be quite hazy, as I say, with
:26:42. > :26:45.high`level cloud around. And temperatures varied across the
:26:46. > :26:50.region. On the coast, with the southeasterly breeze, a little
:26:51. > :26:55.cooler. Further west, 19 or even 20 degrees possible. We get more cloud
:26:56. > :26:58.increasing through the afternoon, and this may just produce a few
:26:59. > :27:02.spots of light rain or drizzle. Perhaps it will come in the form of
:27:03. > :27:12.an eye dilated shower across western counties. For Friday, it is looking
:27:13. > :27:14.like a dry and bright start, but more cloud later may produce
:27:15. > :27:17.like a dry and bright start, but more cloud later may producd a few
:27:18. > :27:23.spots of rain, and once we got that cold front through, much clearer
:27:24. > :27:27.feels to things, but also a bit cooler for Friday. On Saturday, we
:27:28. > :27:29.started dry and bright, but increasing cloud could produce
:27:30. > :27:29.started dry and bright, but increasing cloud could prodtce a few
:27:30. > :27:34.spots of rain. It looks like an spots of rain. It looks like an
:27:35. > :27:36.unsettled end the weekend. Thank you very much. That is it.
:27:37. > :27:41.Thank you very much. That is it From all of us, thank you for your
:27:42. > :27:45.company, and see you tomorrow night. Goodbye.