:00:14. > :00:18.The A47 could be closed through the rush hour. We'll have the l`test on
:00:19. > :00:22.the Easter getaway. A violent robber on the run. Suffolk
:00:23. > :00:25.Police apologise after they admit it took too long to warn the ptblic.
:00:26. > :00:34.Introducing the high`tech scarecrow. Yet another use for the new
:00:35. > :00:37.generation of mini`copters. And there will be sunshine over the bank
:00:38. > :00:53.holiday weekend, but you max need an umbrella by Sunday.
:00:54. > :00:56.There are major delays tonight on one of our busiest holiday routes as
:00:57. > :00:59.the Easter getaway begins. The A47 at Middleton near King's Lynn is
:01:00. > :01:03.blocked after a serious acchdent. It's the route thousands of people
:01:04. > :01:06.will be using to get to the North Norfolk coast. Our chief reporter
:01:07. > :01:14.Kim Riley has the latest thdre and across the East as the tourhst
:01:15. > :01:17.season gets into full swing. The A47 blocked in both their erecthons
:01:18. > :01:23.after an accident this afternoon. The women from the lorry and a man
:01:24. > :01:29.from the car were treated bx paramedics at the scene. Thd holiday
:01:30. > :01:37.route remains closed. Heavy traffic on the Alpha 127 as day`trippers
:01:38. > :01:43.headed home. Motorists suffdred long delays and frustration. The airports
:01:44. > :01:53.like Stansted are set for a bumper weekend. Were 30,000 passengers up
:01:54. > :01:58.on last year due to new routes. Crowds of visitors at the zoo in
:01:59. > :02:02.Norfolk. A survey showed th`t people taking a break here at home would
:02:03. > :02:08.boost the economy by hundreds of millions of pounds. The weather
:02:09. > :02:17.makes a difference, but even if it is overcast, it is a beautiful place
:02:18. > :02:20.to visit. It is the last dax I can spend with the kids while I was
:02:21. > :02:28.working during the holiday. We packed a picnic and off we go. For
:02:29. > :02:33.the zoo it has been a great season. We have been experiencing up to
:02:34. > :02:45.200,000 people in a day, whhch is phenomenal. Tourism in Essex is a
:02:46. > :02:51.?400,000 industry. If it gods well here, it points to a successful
:02:52. > :02:56.summer. We had a pure start last year, but it went well. This weekend
:02:57. > :03:08.is very important for the two risen 64. `` tourism sector. This was Alex
:03:09. > :03:15.looking ahead to last Easter weekend. A good produce an hsolated
:03:16. > :03:29.snow shower and an accumulation of a centimetre. It will be calldd around
:03:30. > :03:36.the coast. `` cold. Children are enjoying their last few days of the
:03:37. > :03:42.holiday. The A312 is moving steadily tonight despite heavy traffhc.
:03:43. > :03:49.Pictures Justin at the A14 shows traffic flowing smoothly. Mdanwhile
:03:50. > :03:53.the Highways Agency has admhtted that part of the A11 bypass at
:03:54. > :04:01.Elveden won't be open in tile for Easter. Last month they said one
:04:02. > :04:08.stretch would be ready by E`ster. Today they made the decision for
:04:09. > :04:14.safety reasons. We are at the northern end of the
:04:15. > :04:28.A11. Behind me is a pristind stretch of road. The Elveden bypass. It will
:04:29. > :04:34.not be open cos of safety rdasons and traffic management issuds. They
:04:35. > :04:42.decided to be cautious and delayed the opening. The upshot is that the
:04:43. > :04:50.traffic will be waning slowly through the village. The highways
:04:51. > :04:57.agency hoped to be running traffic along this road by now, but it is
:04:58. > :05:02.empty. It was set to be open today, according to the man in charge when
:05:03. > :05:07.he spoke to us last month. We are hoping to open it by 17th of April.
:05:08. > :05:15.There will be a 40 mile per hour speed limit where we finish the
:05:16. > :05:21.work. The shops and farms w`nted he weekend clear of congestion, but now
:05:22. > :05:29.it will be Phil on a busy wdekend. `` full. We were hoping it would be
:05:30. > :05:36.open, but we have to accept that it is not.
:05:37. > :05:43.These recent aerial shots of the Elveden I pass sure how it spreads
:05:44. > :05:46.out around the village. But drivers this weekend will have to w`it a
:05:47. > :05:54.little bit longer to get onto the fresh tarmac. Just to be cldar,
:05:55. > :06:01.there will not be a delay to the overall project. That will open as
:06:02. > :06:08.planned in September. The thdying up around it should take three months
:06:09. > :06:15.after that. Later in the programme: We will find
:06:16. > :06:22.out, life, about any congestion from the control centre on the M25.
:06:23. > :06:26.The police in Suffolk have `dmitted today they took too long to tell
:06:27. > :06:29.people a violent criminal w`s on the loose. Jerry Monerville was serving
:06:30. > :06:31.eight years for robbery when we he went missing from Hollesley Bay
:06:32. > :06:35.prison on Tuesday. An announcement about the escape was not made until
:06:36. > :06:38.the following day. Tim Passlore the Police Commissioner, says the police
:06:39. > :06:41.must act quicker. This report from our home affairs corresponddnt.
:06:42. > :06:44.Prisoner on the run Jerry Monerville got eight years for slashing and
:06:45. > :06:51.robbing a teenager after behng given leave from prison in Suffolk. It was
:06:52. > :06:56.20 hours before police warndd the public. The Police and Crimd
:06:57. > :07:02.Commissioner said they should have acted sooner. I can't see why it
:07:03. > :07:05.took 20 hours. That is a long time. Look at the risk factor at what
:07:06. > :07:12.might have happened. I'm not convinced it is the correct way to
:07:13. > :07:15.proceed. Once inside Police HQ, the PCC discuss the missing person with
:07:16. > :07:24.the chief constable while on the ground, their officers put their
:07:25. > :07:29.hands up. We have been slow off the mark in making it public, btt we
:07:30. > :07:34.have certainly been carrying out enquiries. We have not been sitting
:07:35. > :07:39.doing nothing. We have been actively looking for the prisoner. I want to
:07:40. > :07:44.emphasise that public safetx as a priority. But you could be
:07:45. > :07:52.proactively putting it out there and making checks at the same thme. We
:07:53. > :07:55.will be in future. Suffolk police have been quick to admit thdy should
:07:56. > :08:00.have put out a public alert on the prisoner on the run. It is clear
:08:01. > :08:05.that, from now on, they will be judged on actions and not words The
:08:06. > :08:13.police and crime commission believes they should put out alerts on social
:08:14. > :08:17.media within two hours. Jerry Monerville vanished on Tuesday, but
:08:18. > :08:32.it is not the first time thd police had been criticised for del`ys. 11
:08:33. > :08:42.hours passed when three violent criminals escaped a secure hospital
:08:43. > :08:48.in Suffolk. In Cheshire, Chdster reported in missing prisoner after
:08:49. > :08:51.three hours. The trial of a Premier Leagte
:08:52. > :08:54.footballer has been delayed because important CCTV pictures of the
:08:55. > :08:57.incident have been lost by the police and prosecutors. Jamds
:08:58. > :08:59.Tomkins denies assaulting a police officer outside the Sugar Htt
:09:00. > :09:02.nightclub in Brentwood. His lawyer accused the Crown Prosecution
:09:03. > :09:13.Service of incompetence. Gareth George was in court in Basildon
:09:14. > :09:19.he's in our Essex newsroom now. James Tomkins is 25. He plaxs for
:09:20. > :09:22.West Ham in the Premier League. We have pictures of them arrivhng at
:09:23. > :09:29.Basildon magistrates Court this morning. He is a defender. He has
:09:30. > :09:36.represented England at all levels up to under 21, and lives in Essex
:09:37. > :09:52.Before Christmas, he was involved at an incident and a nightclub that
:09:53. > :09:56.features and The Only Way Is Essex. He was charged with assaulthng a
:09:57. > :10:04.police officer and resisting arrest. He has denied them. This trhal today
:10:05. > :10:12.was delayed because the inchdent had been captured on CCTV camer`s. The
:10:13. > :10:17.footage had been seized by Dssex Police, but the Crown Prosecution
:10:18. > :10:28.Service field to provide it in court this morning. It seemed that no one
:10:29. > :10:31.knew where it was. James Tolkins is represented by Rupert Bauers and he
:10:32. > :10:35.said it should have been thrown out there and then. He said that it is
:10:36. > :10:41.unfair for allegations to h`ng over him. Eventually the footage was
:10:42. > :10:54.found and rather than throw the case out, magistrates moved it to a date
:10:55. > :11:02.in September. Police in Essdx have named a man they want to qudstion
:11:03. > :11:20.regarding a murder in Braintree They want to speak to Luke Dva.
:11:21. > :11:22.A police car has been stolen in Essex. The unmarked Skoda Octavia
:11:23. > :11:25.estate had been parked outshde the home of a Metropolitan Police
:11:26. > :11:28.officer near the village of Doddinghurst. Burglars brokd into
:11:29. > :11:31.the house to get the car kexs. They may not be aware the vehicld is a
:11:32. > :11:34.police car. A recruitment campaign has been
:11:35. > :11:47.launched to get people to bdcome firefighters. Still to come: Ipswich
:11:48. > :11:52.town are tantalisingly closd to the play`offs. And we go behind the
:11:53. > :12:01.scenes with a teenage thing sensation, Charley Hull.
:12:02. > :12:05.I'm sure you remember these pictures of oilseed rape fields from our
:12:06. > :12:09.programme last night, as far as the eye can see. It's been a bulper year
:12:10. > :12:13.for rape seed but there is ` problem ` how to keep the birds frol having
:12:14. > :12:15.their fill. These days, scarecrows don't quite do it.
:12:16. > :12:19.Pilfering pigeons are nothing new, farmers desperate to figure out how
:12:20. > :12:22.to keep them at bay. As well as the evolving and revolving scardcrow,
:12:23. > :12:31.there is the big bang theorx or the solar powered shriek. That hs
:12:32. > :12:34.incredibly loud! What is th`t mimicking? It can play anything from
:12:35. > :12:44.seagulls to rooks depending on what we are trying to deter. The trouble
:12:45. > :12:48.is that for pigeons, the fe`r factor doesn't last long. We chase them up
:12:49. > :12:51.into the trees there, but they come back before you know it. On the
:12:52. > :12:57.family farm near Sudbury, 27`year`old Richard has comd up with
:12:58. > :13:00.a new tactic. The drone comds from different heights and angles all the
:13:01. > :13:04.time with different sounds so it is something they can't get usdd to in
:13:05. > :13:07.a hurry. This is not about people playing with toys. It is behng
:13:08. > :13:12.driven by the economics of farming. Any farmer will tell you th`t get a
:13:13. > :13:16.flock of pigeons on a crop `nd they will destroy large areas quhckly. So
:13:17. > :13:22.you don't need to lose much before this type of kit can pay for itself.
:13:23. > :13:26.Will it catch on? There are a lot of neighbouring farmers near hdre who
:13:27. > :13:30.know what is going on so I think there will be more about. There will
:13:31. > :13:37.never be a quick fix to pigdon problems, but this is just `nother
:13:38. > :13:40.weapon that puts the fun back in it. Richard works full`time as `
:13:41. > :13:43.full`size helicopter pilot, but he is keen to develop this machine
:13:44. > :13:46.further, not least its abilhty to carry out preprogrammed patrols
:13:47. > :14:06.across the fields. It cost ?150 and covers 1600 acres. It is sedn here
:14:07. > :14:10.is a shrewd, shrieking investment. Now if you are a football f`n and
:14:11. > :14:13.you support anybody apart from MK Dons or Luton Town, you are either
:14:14. > :14:26.very excited about the Eastdr weekend or very nervous.
:14:27. > :15:06.Ipswich are in effect of thd fight for a retard,
:15:07. > :15:09.consistency and performances and results. We have never really had a
:15:10. > :15:13.bad run or a really good run. It has just been consistent, picking up
:15:14. > :15:16.points as we move along. I think the gaffer has found a group of 20
:15:17. > :15:21.players who, when called upon, give consistent performances. A stressful
:15:22. > :15:25.time of the year but the pl`yers have found time to relax, showing
:15:26. > :15:31.off their other talents with the Junior Blues, a generation who have
:15:32. > :15:36.grown up with the club. 12 straight seasons at this level, but that
:15:37. > :15:40.could be about to change. Pdople at my school mainly support thd Premier
:15:41. > :15:43.League teams and to say your team is in the Premier League when xou
:15:44. > :15:54.support the local team is qtite a nice feeling. I hope we do go up,
:15:55. > :15:57.that will be amazing. I hopd Norwich get relegated as well. We'vd got a
:15:58. > :16:01.small budget compared to a lot of teams in and around us and we have
:16:02. > :16:07.done fantastic. From chairm`n all the way down, the gaffer has been
:16:08. > :16:10.fantastic. All the lads are buzzing. The Easter period is often decisive.
:16:11. > :16:12.Ipswich start with a trip to Watford on Saturday before a home m`tch with
:16:13. > :16:21.Bournemouth 48 hours later. The week after it's second`place
:16:22. > :16:22.Burnley, they could be up bx the time Town visit, then Sheffheld
:16:23. > :16:34.Wednesday on the final day. It gives a massive buzz to the town.
:16:35. > :16:40.Is it extra special for you having followed Ipswich as a youngster
:16:41. > :16:43.Yeah. I'm from Ipswich, I'm a boyhood Town fan, I want to do
:16:44. > :16:52.everything possible to get Hpswich into the Premier League. Only goal
:16:53. > :16:57.difference keeps them out of the top six. They're on a roll, hophng to
:16:58. > :17:02.strike when it matters. They've known about it all season.
:17:03. > :17:05.The dreaded final four fixttres are here for Norwich. Close your eyes if
:17:06. > :17:08.you have to. Liverpool first on Sunday, Manchester United ndxt week,
:17:09. > :17:14.then Chelsea before Champions League hopefuls Arsenal on the fin`l day.
:17:15. > :17:18.Norwich will almost certainly need a result or two if they're to avoid
:17:19. > :17:21.relegation from the Premier League. They're two points above Fulham but,
:17:22. > :17:27.on paper, the bottom three `ll have easier run`ins. So first up for
:17:28. > :17:34.Norwich, Liverpool, who are eying the title. We've had good
:17:35. > :17:45.performances against Arsenal and Manchester city, so Liverpool have
:17:46. > :18:01.to have an off day. It's re`lly Norwich against worries. Su`rez ``.
:18:02. > :18:04.Now our sides in Leagues Ond and Two play tomorrow and again on Daster
:18:05. > :18:07.Monday. Here's Good Friday's games. And talking to Colchester's manager,
:18:08. > :18:11.he's rather hoping the Us whll be safe after Easter. They're `t home
:18:12. > :18:13.to Oldham. MK Dons have fallen out of the play`off picture.
:18:14. > :18:16.Peterborough though right in it They're at Bradford. Steven`ge are
:18:17. > :18:19.getting into must`win territory if they're to survive. Four pohnts from
:18:20. > :18:22.safety heading to Sheffield United. In League Two, Southend, who are in
:18:23. > :18:25.the final play`off spot, go to second`placed Rochdale. And Wycombe
:18:26. > :18:29.` Northampton's simply huge ` that's third`from`bottom against
:18:30. > :18:36.second`bottom. Let's take a closer look. Chris Wilder says it hs not
:18:37. > :18:42.make or break, but he certahnly knows it is significant. Looking at
:18:43. > :18:50.the table, they need to win. Defeat makes survival that much harder
:18:51. > :18:57.Chris Wilder and Northampton. Their last training session in thd battle
:18:58. > :19:02.to stay up. We do have a few dogs of war. We have men with experhence who
:19:03. > :19:10.are up for the fight. They have shown that in their perform`nces and
:19:11. > :19:21.results. There are massive fixtures this weekend. Wycombe tomorrow and
:19:22. > :19:26.Portsmouth on Monday, lose both and it could be heavy. Good Friday's
:19:27. > :19:39.League One Games: Portsmouth on Monday, lose both and
:19:40. > :19:45.it could be heavy. Good Friday's `` anyone below 52 points will need a
:19:46. > :19:50.result to get over the line. Historically, at least 50 points
:19:51. > :19:53.keeps you in the division. Without Chris Wilder, they could have been
:19:54. > :20:00.relegated by now, but they `re on top form. Their status rests on the
:20:01. > :20:11.next fortnight, starting with Wycombe tomorrow.
:20:12. > :20:17.Keep up`to`date on your loc`l BBC Radio station.
:20:18. > :20:20.Can I just tell you about a programme this weekend on BBC East
:20:21. > :20:24.about the teenage golfer Ch`rley Hull. We have been following her
:20:25. > :20:27.story for the last ten years on this programme. When she was nind years
:20:28. > :20:31.old, she beat 24,000 other women to win the Ladies Amateur titld. Last
:20:32. > :20:34.year, she helped Europe beat America as the youngest player in the
:20:35. > :20:40.Solheim Cup. She was just 17 years old. James Burridge has been given
:20:41. > :20:43.exclusive access to Charley's world. She is the teenage tigress growing
:20:44. > :21:09.up fast and her swing is a thing of beauty.
:21:10. > :21:16.Welcome to my home. I live here with my mum and dad. From photo shoots to
:21:17. > :21:22.fitness, family life to famous friends, we have a special hnsight
:21:23. > :21:29.into what it takes to creatd a champion. She is a world be`ter
:21:30. > :21:37.There is no question in my lind She is on the threshold of greatness
:21:38. > :21:45.now. It is wonderful. I am competitive in everything I do. I
:21:46. > :21:58.would probably be competitive when tying my shoelace. Charlie has come
:21:59. > :22:05.to California to play and the first major of the year. She will be up
:22:06. > :22:13.against 100 of the world's best players. After her success `nd the
:22:14. > :22:22.Solheim Cup, she has fans in the United States. I love the pressure.
:22:23. > :22:28.I love the feeling that you had to pull it off or be embarrassdd.
:22:29. > :22:41.People pay to watch as an pdople get a buzz out of it. I am just me. It
:22:42. > :22:50.is not fake. I see what I sde, if people like me, that's good
:22:51. > :22:55.And you can see the full programme on Easter Sunday at 4.30pm on BBC
:22:56. > :23:10.One in the East. Let's go back to the state of the
:23:11. > :23:17.roads. We are talking to Mr Jobson at the control centre. Junction six,
:23:18. > :23:27.where the road was blocked, is cleared and open again.
:23:28. > :23:32.Are we that much busier than usual? We are but not as busy as a normal
:23:33. > :23:35.Thursday before Easter. I think that is because the holiday is at the end
:23:36. > :23:44.of the school holidays rathdr than the beginning. Where should people
:23:45. > :23:49.avoid in the next couple of hours? I don't think they should be `voided
:23:50. > :24:07.anywhere but they should be aware that it may take longer where it is
:24:08. > :24:16.busy. The M25 to junction 27. That is near Ainfield. Otherwise, if
:24:17. > :24:25.you're travelling, it doesn't look too bad tonight. Now, it is quite
:24:26. > :24:33.good. If you are travelling, have a safe journey. But have a look at the
:24:34. > :24:38.weather. It gets off to a promising start,
:24:39. > :24:45.our Easter weekend. Certainly some sunshine and dry weather tolorrow
:24:46. > :24:49.and Saturday, but by the tile we get to Easter Sunday, there is rain to
:24:50. > :24:54.come. A promising start this morning with fine weather across thd
:24:55. > :24:59.region, but look how this cloud develops from the north`west. This
:25:00. > :25:02.was a weak weather front he`ding southwards across the region and it
:25:03. > :25:07.has still not cleared away. It produced a little bit of light rain
:25:08. > :25:15.but that has now cleared. Wd are now entering a cloudy regime, btt it
:25:16. > :25:28.moves south to make a dry nhght Could be chilly temperatures, with
:25:29. > :25:31.the potential for growing frost There is enough of a breeze on the
:25:32. > :25:37.Norfolk coast to keep temperatures at seven Celsius. Tomorrow, a
:25:38. > :25:40.northerly wind will bring cool weather but there will be a lot of
:25:41. > :25:48.sunshine, particularly in the morning. Expect fine weather. You
:25:49. > :26:00.might want to wrap up warm. And part of Norfolk and Suffolk, it could be
:26:01. > :26:05.eight Celsius. Elsewhere, ftrther south, we are looking at hehghts of
:26:06. > :26:10.12 Celsius. For the afternoon, there could be more cloud around, although
:26:11. > :26:17.it looks like it will stay dry if not sunny. Our thoughts turn to
:26:18. > :26:21.Easter Sunday because we have got an area of low pressure moving in from
:26:22. > :26:28.the continent. This isn't great news. The timing is uncertahn, but
:26:29. > :26:33.it looks as though we are all going to be in for rain, particul`rly the
:26:34. > :26:39.south`east corner of the cotntry. It could be on the heavy side, so keep
:26:40. > :26:45.checking the forecast over the next few days. There is something to come
:26:46. > :26:54.before then. A similar pattdrn for Friday, but sunny spells. More cloud
:26:55. > :26:58.in the afternoon with maybe an isolated shower, but it looks dry
:26:59. > :27:03.for most of us. Not the best forecast for Easter Sunday, but it
:27:04. > :27:17.is like it will be a dry dax on Monday.
:27:18. > :27:27.Just remember, a year ago she was predicting snow! Goodbye.