:00:00. > :00:00.Moyes has been sacked after a season of blue results. He spent just ten
:00:00. > :00:14.months in Welcome to the east. Tourisl bosses
:00:15. > :00:17.are calling it the best Easter in years. With numbers going through
:00:18. > :00:22.the roof, what does it mean for the summer season? As long as the
:00:23. > :00:28.weather stays on our side, ht will be a great year. Why did thd
:00:29. > :00:32.16`year`old hang herself at a children's home?
:00:33. > :00:37.Her inquest begins. The first women's tour of Britain.
:00:38. > :00:42.We speak to the stars. Britain has talent. The trahner
:00:43. > :00:52.Clive Brittain toxin that the favourite for the 1000 Guindas. ``
:00:53. > :00:56.talks about. Hello. First tonight a feel good
:00:57. > :00:59.factor at last for the tourhsm industry in this region. A late
:01:00. > :01:04.Easter and good weather combined to bring out the crowds in force. Some
:01:05. > :01:09.attractions reported a doubling of visitor numbers year on year. In a
:01:10. > :01:12.moment we'll hear from one of the region's tourism bosses, but first
:01:13. > :01:17.this report from our Chief Reporter Kim Riley.
:01:18. > :01:20.There were 10,000 bikes on show yesterday at Southend Shakedown s
:01:21. > :01:24.charity event boosting the numbers flocking to the seafront in
:01:25. > :01:27.Southend. Traders sent out `n SOS to the local factory when they ran out
:01:28. > :01:31.of ice cream. Up the coast hn Norfolk at Cromer, four months after
:01:32. > :01:34.the pier was damaged by the storm surge, people were enjoying the
:01:35. > :01:43.sunshine. Seafront traders were smiling. It is a good start. We
:01:44. > :01:47.often find Easter is cold when it is at the end of March so people don't
:01:48. > :01:51.come, but this year we have seen the opposite. People have come down and
:01:52. > :01:58.we appreciate the trade. It is exactly what we needed. It wasn t
:01:59. > :02:01.just the seaside resorts th`t were celebrating. A large number of
:02:02. > :02:07.attractions have noted imprdssive figures. The group which runs Banham
:02:08. > :02:14.Zoo said it had 7,500 visitors, more than double of last year. Whth
:02:15. > :02:20.Africa Alive near Lowestoft and the Dinosaur Adventure Park, thd group
:02:21. > :02:23.saw numbers top 20,000. Audley End House and Gardens said it h`d been
:02:24. > :02:32.fantastically busy with over 7, 00 visitors. We are deep in thd marshes
:02:33. > :02:34.in Norfolk right now and thhs is the world of BeWILDerwood, this
:02:35. > :02:42.adventure park has been another top performer. We are up 82% on last
:02:43. > :02:45.year. The last two years bedn very tough for those of us in Norfolk
:02:46. > :02:49.because the weather has been really tough. The recession has bedn tough.
:02:50. > :02:52.People are feeling a bit more confident with the pound in their
:02:53. > :03:02.pocket and they see better times ahead. That counts for a lot. Heavy
:03:03. > :03:05.traffic on the Broads yesterday Early reports from the day boat
:03:06. > :03:08.owners association are positive The Colne Valley Railway in Essdx also
:03:09. > :03:11.pulled in the crowds, adding to a picture of one of the region's vital
:03:12. > :03:17.industries, tourism, finallx getting up steam.
:03:18. > :03:21.Martin Dupee runs Banham Zoo, Africa Alive and the Dinosaur Park. He s
:03:22. > :03:24.also the chairman of the Norfolk Tourist Attractions Association
:03:25. > :03:33.Earlier this afternoon I asked him how this Easter had compared to
:03:34. > :03:36.others in recent years. If we compare with last year, the weather
:03:37. > :03:40.last year wasn't good at all which means it is easy to be up on that.
:03:41. > :03:44.But comparing to 2011, becatse that is a similar time of Easter, we re
:03:45. > :03:50.still doing very well compared to that and other attractions H've been
:03:51. > :03:54.speaking to report similar growth. How much is it down to the weather
:03:55. > :04:01.and how much to the feel`good factor? It is a little bit of both.
:04:02. > :04:04.Predominantly the weather. That makes a massive difference. We can
:04:05. > :04:09.feel good but if it is pourhng we will stay indoors. Money is all tied
:04:10. > :04:13.up with how the economy is doing. Do you think people are feeling more
:04:14. > :04:18.confident about spending money? I think generally there is th`t. There
:04:19. > :04:23.are some areas where people are still feeling the pinch and that
:04:24. > :04:27.will continue. But it is making sure they value the time they have got
:04:28. > :04:30.and they get out when they can. A few years ago we talked abott the
:04:31. > :04:34.staycation, whether that is still around I'm not sure. But thhs
:04:35. > :04:38.weekend all the caravan parks I have spoken to have been busy so people
:04:39. > :04:44.are coming out and spending time in the county. Do you think it is a lot
:04:45. > :04:50.of visitors to the region or people locally getting out and spending
:04:51. > :04:54.more money? It is a bit of both Not to make a simple answer, thhs is the
:04:55. > :05:00.first time that holiday`makdrs do come to the coast, the caravan parks
:05:01. > :05:04.are now open. People are out and about but it is also the tile when
:05:05. > :05:08.the majority do not go on holiday until summer. Some will takd a short
:05:09. > :05:16.break and the county is ide`l for this. How much is this a good omen
:05:17. > :05:23.for the summer? It is a fantastic omen. It is a long hard winter for
:05:24. > :05:28.Norfolk attractions. When wd've got a late Easter it makes it h`rder.
:05:29. > :05:33.Now that it is here, and it has been a good Easter for us, we ard set up
:05:34. > :05:37.for a good summer. As long `s the weather stays on our side, H think
:05:38. > :05:41.it will be a great year. Th`nk you very much. You are more than
:05:42. > :05:45.welcome. An inquest has been told th`t over a
:05:46. > :05:48.two month period the police had been called ten times to deal with a
:05:49. > :05:52.teenager who eventually hanged herself in a children's homd. The
:05:53. > :05:55.body of Becky Watkins was found at the Evergreen Home in Brandon in
:05:56. > :05:58.June 2009. The court also hdard concerns about whether staff at the
:05:59. > :06:04.home had kept each other informed. Ian Barmer is in Bury St Edlunds
:06:05. > :06:11.now. Becky Watkins was found hanged from a wardrobe for in her room at
:06:12. > :06:18.his children's home. She was 16 and from Braintree in Essex. Shd had a
:06:19. > :06:23.short but troubled life. We had evidence of family problems, health
:06:24. > :06:28.problems and mental health problems. She was on the child protection
:06:29. > :06:35.register and had been put in foster care. 2008 she took a paracdtamol
:06:36. > :06:40.overdose. 2009 she was secthoned under the mental health act. In
:06:41. > :06:45.April 2009, she was sent to the Evergreen home. The inquest heard
:06:46. > :06:52.when she was there she was diagnosed with depression, post`traum`tic
:06:53. > :06:56.stress disorder. And suicid`l disorders. She told a friend she was
:06:57. > :07:01.going to kill herself and s`id she was exhausted at having to put on a
:07:02. > :07:07.brave face all the time. In the two months she was at the home, Suffolk
:07:08. > :07:10.police were there ten times to deal with incidents involving her. Are
:07:11. > :07:15.they saying her death could have been prevented? We heard evhdence
:07:16. > :07:20.from a senior care assistant who said Becky had told a colle`gue a
:07:21. > :07:25.few days before that she was going to kill herself. Two days bdfore she
:07:26. > :07:29.did it. The care assistant said she did not know about this and if she
:07:30. > :07:34.had, she would've told the night shift and the girl would not have
:07:35. > :07:37.been left alone. She was chdcked every ten or 15 minutes so that is
:07:38. > :07:45.no suggestion the staff werd not doing their job. This inquest summed
:07:46. > :07:48.up the plight of Becky Watkhns. An inquest told the court she was a
:07:49. > :07:54.girl who did not see herself with a future. Thank you very much.
:07:55. > :07:58.The owners of a series of l`kes near King's Lynn where two peopld died
:07:59. > :08:01.last year have received mord than 400 suggestions on what thex should
:08:02. > :08:04.do with the site. Swimming remains banned at Bawsey Pits but it's
:08:05. > :08:10.proved impossible to keep pdople out. Dawn Gerber has this rdport.
:08:11. > :08:15.For years this was an industrial site used for extracting sand and
:08:16. > :08:21.gravel. Since then it has bden in unofficial leisure park and the ban
:08:22. > :08:25.on swimming is ignored. Last summer this man try to find a teen`ger who
:08:26. > :08:32.had gone missing in the watdr. Both drowned. Now there are moves to
:08:33. > :08:37.prevent further tragedies. New safety signs and a great reference
:08:38. > :08:41.have been devised. Since thd incident last summer we havd large
:08:42. > :08:47.pictures of the leaks. This allows us to conduct a thorough se`rch
:08:48. > :08:56.across each leak to make sure we do not miss anywhere. The owners of the
:08:57. > :09:00.water State safety is and always has been a number one priority. The
:09:01. > :09:06.companies say they want to hmprove the site and are seeking thd views
:09:07. > :09:13.of local people on what thex want. Since the 1st of April they have had
:09:14. > :09:19.over 400 responses. Suggesthons include developing it as I water
:09:20. > :09:24.centre, an eco`lodge and having a cafe on site. The coroner who
:09:25. > :09:28.conducted the inquest is also compiling a report on action needed
:09:29. > :09:42.to improve the site. Local people have until the end of the month to
:09:43. > :09:45.have their say. A brother and sister who helped
:09:46. > :09:48.rescue the sole survivor of a merchant ship torpedoed off the
:09:49. > :09:51.Cornish coast during the Second World War have been traced to
:09:52. > :09:54.Norfolk `70 years on. The SS Gairsoppa sunk off Ireland with ?150
:09:55. > :09:57.million worth of silver on board. Denis Driver and Betty Broughton had
:09:58. > :09:59.been evacuated to the Lizard peninsula where the survivor was
:10:00. > :10:05.washed up. Betty and her brother had lhved in
:10:06. > :10:10.Norfolk for two decades. Thd thought the only ones still to be alive from
:10:11. > :10:15.the rescue and the enemies by recent attention. It is embarrassing
:10:16. > :10:22.really. Evacuated like thousands of others children, Betty was 04 and
:10:23. > :10:26.her brother just 12. She had been with friends walking on the clifftop
:10:27. > :10:31.watching a small boat being bashed against the rocks when they raised
:10:32. > :10:38.the alarm. At first there wdre several men in the boat but after a
:10:39. > :10:46.while, two or three of them drowned. We ran down to the boat and shouted
:10:47. > :10:52.at the man. I put my pixie food around his feet because he was so
:10:53. > :10:59.cold. The man was second officer Richard Ayers, the sole survivor. It
:11:00. > :11:04.had been torpedoed 13 days darlier. After `` out of 35 crewmen who made
:11:05. > :11:15.it to the lifeboats, he was the on the one to shore. Dennis believes
:11:16. > :11:19.his sister helped him save his life. It was seeing their sake th`t made
:11:20. > :11:23.this officer decide the safdst place for him should have been to remain
:11:24. > :11:28.in the boat otherwise he might try to get to shore. Months latdr they
:11:29. > :11:37.met the officer who wanted to thank them. I came across an article on
:11:38. > :11:41.the internets which had been written by the sole survivor. I realised it
:11:42. > :11:47.was the same story my father had written. The man who wrote the
:11:48. > :11:54.article, I managed to trace him I did not realise he had been trying
:11:55. > :11:59.to trace my auntie for years. The cargo has since been recovered.
:12:00. > :12:10.Later this year the rescuers will be presented with a coin made from the
:12:11. > :12:18.silver recovered. Still to come. Why are Newm`rket
:12:19. > :12:22.filly is favourite for the Guineas. And Luton Town celebrate a return to
:12:23. > :12:24.the football league with ch`mpagne and the champions later in the
:12:25. > :12:27.programme. There's exactly a month to go before
:12:28. > :12:32.the European elections and the campaign has started to hot up. The
:12:33. > :12:36.Prime Minister has spent thd day on tour while UKIP has ruffled feathers
:12:37. > :12:39.with its posters on immigration Today one of the smaller parties
:12:40. > :12:43.launched its campaign in thd region. The Green Party came very close to
:12:44. > :12:46.winning a seat here last tile round. So they are hoping for a
:12:47. > :12:55.breakthrough this time. This from our political correspondent Andrew
:12:56. > :12:59.Sinclair. The venue was a church in the centre
:13:00. > :13:03.of Cambridge, the turnout is not brilliant but the greens ard going
:13:04. > :13:08.into this campaign feeling very confident. Last time their top
:13:09. > :13:13.candidate came within 1% of winning a seat. This time his party leader
:13:14. > :13:17.thinks he can do it. The grden message is proving popular with
:13:18. > :13:22.young people and supporters of other parties, she says. There is a lot of
:13:23. > :13:28.disillusionment with the Lib Dems over the issue of tuition fdes and
:13:29. > :13:32.nuclear arms. Lots of labour people believe the final straw was Rachel
:13:33. > :13:38.Reeves seeing baby be toughdr on benefits and Tories. There `re also
:13:39. > :13:45.issues like green belt and financial regulation for the Tories. Not
:13:46. > :13:50.surprisingly, the party is talking a lot about green transport and energy
:13:51. > :13:55.but it will also focus on the growth of foodbanks in the region. It will
:13:56. > :13:59.publish figures showing how many people rely on them. The Grdens may
:14:00. > :14:05.be a small party in this cotntry but in the European party `` European
:14:06. > :14:12.Parliament the our big playdrs. Keith Taylor has been a Gredn MEP
:14:13. > :14:15.for the Southeast. The Greens in the European Parliament at the fourth
:14:16. > :14:22.largest political group. We sit on every committee. We cannot win every
:14:23. > :14:27.argument but we are certainly pushing the European Union hn a
:14:28. > :14:31.bullying direction. Over thd last decade they have built up a notable
:14:32. > :14:38.presence in the East, espechally Norwich. Since the last European
:14:39. > :14:42.elections, they gained their first MP at Westminster and have
:14:43. > :14:46.counsellors on to Essex county council for the first time. They
:14:47. > :14:50.have also started to lose some of their seats in Norfolk, leading
:14:51. > :14:57.critics to wonder if support is starting to Weaver. So to whn a seat
:14:58. > :15:01.this time round with silencd critics and be good for party morald.
:15:02. > :15:04.It was a day of joy and despair for two of our football teams ydsterday.
:15:05. > :15:08.Stevenage were relegated from League One after a fairy tale rise from the
:15:09. > :15:11.non league. But Luton Town `re looking forward to life back in the
:15:12. > :15:20.football league. Ten thousand fans were at Kenilworth Road yesterday
:15:21. > :15:25.for the game and a celebrathon. It is a prize which has eluded Luton
:15:26. > :15:33.year after year, one of football's toughest trophies to win. This time
:15:34. > :15:37.the result didn't matter. Already conference champions, but in fandom
:15:38. > :15:46.president could bask in the glory. This will do. Greatest day of the
:15:47. > :15:53.year. Michael Owen and his fellow directors, players, managers and
:15:54. > :15:57.fans all rallied to recover Luton Town of `` Luton Town's lost
:15:58. > :16:06.status. The secret of success was called and lots of them. `` Nick
:16:07. > :16:11.Owen. In years to come, whatever the club may go, I may not be hdre but
:16:12. > :16:17.to look back and think I was part of getting this club back on the map
:16:18. > :16:19.and back up the leagues, th`t will make me feel very proud and
:16:20. > :16:27.hopefully my grandchildren very proud. This was in contrast to the
:16:28. > :16:33.struggle of Stevenage. Relegation from the one was confirmed following
:16:34. > :16:38.a 3`1 defeat at Bristol citx. There was an air of resignation around the
:16:39. > :16:43.club. Everybody for a now h`s been preparing for the job ahead.
:16:44. > :16:47.Clearing the decks, getting together and building what is on herd to make
:16:48. > :16:54.sure we get this club back to winning ways. Four years ago but I
:16:55. > :17:01.beat Luton to the conferencd title now they will lock horns next
:17:02. > :17:05.season. This club can definhtely move forward, especially with the
:17:06. > :17:09.foundations and has now. Big Afro has brought a family feel to the
:17:10. > :17:20.whole football grounds now. `` began after. With its fan base, wd can go
:17:21. > :17:31.further I think. `` with thhs gaffer. Few will want to face a
:17:32. > :17:34.revived Luton Town next season. So one promotion and one relegation
:17:35. > :17:43.confirmed but for lots of f`ns the waiting goes on. A quick rotnd up
:17:44. > :17:48.now with Shaun Peel. Ipswich's play`off hopes suffered a
:17:49. > :17:57.setback over the Easter weekend The lead twice thanks to goals but the
:17:58. > :18:04.visitors deserved their rew`rd. This deflected free kick secured ago ``
:18:05. > :18:11.secured a draw. Two penalties took his tallx to 29
:18:12. > :18:17.for the season. Colchester `re walking a tightrope, just one point
:18:18. > :18:23.from Easter. This goalless draw at Crewe. One manager says one win from
:18:24. > :18:35.two will keep them up. `` their manager. So friends had just about
:18:36. > :18:39.secured their play`off placd at the top. Courtesy of one nil win at
:18:40. > :18:44.Accrington Stanley. If you're a cycling fan, 2004 looks
:18:45. > :18:46.good. The Tour de France passes through Cambridgeshire and Dssex in
:18:47. > :18:49.July and before that there's something else to look forw`rd to.
:18:50. > :18:53.The first ever Woman's Tour of Britain is now just two weeks away.
:18:54. > :18:57.The best female riders in the world and five days of racing. And the
:18:58. > :19:06.organisers hope it will help put women's facing on an equal footing
:19:07. > :19:10.with the men. Cyclists freewheeling into berries
:19:11. > :19:19.and Edmonds after testing a section of the women's course. In the pack,
:19:20. > :19:25.Emma Trott, sister of Laura Trott. What do you think of the cotrse
:19:26. > :19:30.where is my it is up and down and rolling. People think it is flat
:19:31. > :19:34.here but it is not. How important is the women's tour for the sport?
:19:35. > :19:40.Mathers is the only word yot can use for that. It is the first ever
:19:41. > :19:45.women's tour of Britain. Thdy will be reading for the same prize money
:19:46. > :19:51.as men. It will be massive for women, not just for those r`cing but
:19:52. > :19:58.at grassroots level. The disparity between women and men in sport is
:19:59. > :20:04.shocking. Less than half of 1% of sports sponsorship goes to women and
:20:05. > :20:07.we want to change that in the UK. We have taken everything which happens
:20:08. > :20:15.in the men's tour and copying it for the women's tour. Writers lhke Tanya
:20:16. > :20:21.say it is about time. Tanya is a landscape article `` landsc`pe
:20:22. > :20:25.architect but says she is ddtermined to become a professional wrhter She
:20:26. > :20:30.says the level of competition is incredibly high. You just h`ve to go
:20:31. > :20:33.out there and watch the professionals when this tour comes
:20:34. > :20:40.through. Watch what the womdn put themselves through to see that we
:20:41. > :20:46.have as good as the men. Thd first stage in May the 7th ends in
:20:47. > :20:53.Northampton. Stage two ends in Bedford. Stage three ends in
:20:54. > :21:00.Clacton. Stage four ends in Welwyn Garden City. The two ends in Bury St
:21:01. > :21:03.Edmunds. Move over Sir Bradley, it is time women's cycling got the
:21:04. > :21:09.intention `` got the attenthon it deserves. Some nice pictures of
:21:10. > :21:13.those mountains in Suffolk. Newmarket is getting ready for one
:21:14. > :21:16.of the most important weekends in the racing calendar the 1,000 and
:21:17. > :21:19.2,000 Guineas. Trainers comd from all over the world to pit their
:21:20. > :21:23.rising stars against one another. But the favourite is a local filly `
:21:24. > :21:31.trained by one of the most experienced men in the business
:21:32. > :21:35.Emerging from her stables in Newmarket this morning, could this
:21:36. > :21:39.be a superstar horse in the making? Rizeena is her name and she is
:21:40. > :21:44.favourite to take the 1000 Guineas classic a week on Sunday. That could
:21:45. > :21:47.bring a lot of pressure, but her trainer has ways of dealing with
:21:48. > :21:58.those worries. That doesn't make any difference. I don't shoot it with
:21:59. > :22:01.the horse so she doesn't worry. If you think it is sugar cubes which
:22:02. > :22:12.get them on side, things have moved on. I checked them at 830 in the
:22:13. > :22:22.evening. If they do not appdar, I go in the box to see why. I dish out
:22:23. > :22:34.about a hundred parliaments every month. Some cheeky ones get more
:22:35. > :22:38.than one. `` polo mints. Rizeena is being weighed every day to see she
:22:39. > :22:44.is at her perfect weight. Attention to detail is everything. Rizeena is
:22:45. > :22:50.on the left, who sits on thd right? Her companion. You think having a
:22:51. > :22:56.companion or boyfriend has `nything to do with how they perform? It
:22:57. > :23:01.does. It makes her more rel`xed This horse is a great walker. Her
:23:02. > :23:09.action is a lot down to him because she wants to walk with him. She
:23:10. > :23:14.extends her length of leg. 30 years ago Pebbles was the one to watch and
:23:15. > :23:24.did not disappoint, taking begin his title. He also had a winner in 993.
:23:25. > :23:28.The best of you will be on show next weekend to deny a British wdnt. For
:23:29. > :23:34.the man who still thinks of himself as an apprentice, there is `lways
:23:35. > :23:45.next year. `` to deny Clive Brittain a win.
:23:46. > :23:49.What a lovely man. The weather now! Good evening. It might have been
:23:50. > :23:53.cooler today and there have been some showers but the prospects are
:23:54. > :23:59.quite reasonable. There will be sunshine and some showers. Ht is
:24:00. > :24:03.unlikely we will see any frost. There are still a few showers across
:24:04. > :24:10.the western half of the reghon. They are starting to fade away. Ht is
:24:11. > :24:16.looking largely dry with cldar spells and some mist patches
:24:17. > :24:21.possible. Not a cold night. A light southerly winds. Into tomorrow, we
:24:22. > :24:26.have a week what their front which will move into the West Country
:24:27. > :24:33.slowly. `` week weather front. It will make slow progress tow`rds the
:24:34. > :24:40.east. Cloudy for the afternoon. We should get off to a bright start,
:24:41. > :24:44.especially across the eastern half. We will eventually get rain but for
:24:45. > :24:51.most of us not till after nhghtfall. A bright picture for the morning
:24:52. > :24:56.with patchy cloud. Norfolk will do better for sunshine during the day.
:24:57. > :25:00.The cloud bubbling up could produce an isolated showers here and there.
:25:01. > :25:08.Warm temperatures across thd western half. Peeling comfortable in the
:25:09. > :25:12.sunshine. `` feeling comfortable. The winds will keep temperatures
:25:13. > :25:18.down on the coast. It was the end of the day, we see increasing cloud.
:25:19. > :25:24.After dark, this rain will lake its way east towards across the region.
:25:25. > :25:28.Perhaps just the odd heavy burst. This weather front should bd quickly
:25:29. > :25:33.out of the way on Thursday lorning. It might mean the eastern h`lf will
:25:34. > :25:40.remain damp first thing. Right across the West. The next fdw days,
:25:41. > :25:45.there might be an isolated shower tomorrow. Eastern counties remain
:25:46. > :25:53.cloudy with early rain. Rishng up from the West. Temperatures reached
:25:54. > :26:00.18 degrees. On Friday it looks largely dry with sunshine around. A
:26:01. > :26:03.warm day with highs of 17 ddgrees. We have the risk of an isol`ted
:26:04. > :26:10.shower towards the afternoon and cooler towards the app `` towards
:26:11. > :26:15.the weekend. These overnight temperatures are not very low,
:26:16. > :26:20.around seven Celsius. We should all be frost free this week.
:26:21. > :26:25.Thank you very much. Best temperatures are midwedk!
:26:26. > :26:52.That's all from others. Good evening. Goodbye.
:26:53. > :26:57.Some people don't think real change in Europe is possible.
:26:58. > :27:01.Some people don't think real change is necessary.
:27:02. > :27:04.Some people don't think it's worth fighting for.
:27:05. > :27:07.But we want to make Europe work for Britain,
:27:08. > :27:13.and give you the final say with an in-out referendum in 201 .