:00:09. > :00:21.And the remarkable story of the pacifist who served
:00:22. > :00:24.Determined not to fight but determined to help.
:00:25. > :00:28.Two men appear in court accused of perverting the course
:00:29. > :00:31.of justice over the death of a worker on a farm.
:00:32. > :00:34.And expansion plans at Southend Airport.
:00:35. > :00:51.The target, five million passengers a year, by the end of the ddcade.
:00:52. > :00:55.70 years ago today the Allied invasion of Europe began
:00:56. > :00:58.Special events have been taking place across the region tod`y to
:00:59. > :01:05.70 years ago today the Allidd invasion of Europe began
:01:06. > :01:11.by landing thousands of soldiers on the beaches of Normandy.
:01:12. > :01:14.It's probably the last time a major anniversary is marked by
:01:15. > :01:16.so many veterans with most of them now in their 90s.Thd
:01:17. > :01:28.The former head of the army was the guest of honour as was 89`year`old
:01:29. > :01:34.guest of honour as was 89`ydar`old Lynn man, who landed on the beach at
:01:35. > :01:43.face macro on D`Day. He saw heavy fighting inland. We made our way to
:01:44. > :01:48.ramble, near Pegasus Bridge, and it wasn't very nice there, because
:01:49. > :01:50.snipers were having a go at us. German fighter planes were coming
:01:51. > :02:01.down, shales were dropping and we down, shales were dropping and we
:02:02. > :02:06.got through that. A tremendous day, that huge armada, 5000 ships, the
:02:07. > :02:12.aircraft, landing on the beaches. aircraft, landing on the be`ches. It
:02:13. > :02:16.was a success but what if it hadn't been? What would Europe look like
:02:17. > :02:23.today? We have great gratitude in our hearts. It has been a btsy few
:02:24. > :02:29.days for 16 air assault Brigade based in Colchester. They h`ve been
:02:30. > :02:33.at a drop zone for paratroopers on D`Day and was the first French
:02:34. > :02:38.village to the liberated. 200 paratroopers from the brigade were
:02:39. > :02:43.among 300 men from Britain, France and Canada and the US, who tsed the
:02:44. > :02:48.same crop tribute to the paratroopers who
:02:49. > :02:55.fought in Normandy. I am sc`red enough in the, checking my
:02:56. > :02:59.equipment, but they had to do that, they also had to fight on the
:03:00. > :03:03.ground. They are truly bravd men and I thank them for their service.
:03:04. > :03:08.I thank them for their servhce. The Prince of Wales watched the drop. He
:03:09. > :03:13.wanted to be in France to p`y his own tribute to the D`Day veterans.
:03:14. > :03:21.It is a very special moment, just to salute them and thank them, the ones
:03:22. > :03:23.who survived, how they did, when you think of the
:03:24. > :03:29.everything flying around, terrifying. But the fact thdy did,
:03:30. > :03:33.it's remarkable. Back at the D`Day service in the original school
:03:34. > :03:40.children were involved. They knew all about the men who fought and
:03:41. > :03:47.died on the beaches. The Germans had taken over France and as English
:03:48. > :03:52.wanted to get France back. What about the young soldiers on D`Day,
:03:53. > :03:56.what do you think about them now? Parade. They tried their best, and
:03:57. > :04:03.they sacrificed their lives. It's they sacrificed their lives. It s
:04:04. > :04:11.nice to remember what they did for our country. Lame man spread the
:04:12. > :04:18.load of remembrance. `` Land man read the odour of remembrance.
:04:19. > :04:29.Before allowing bugler played the last post.
:04:30. > :04:34.More on that later in the programme. We would love to hear your stories
:04:35. > :04:54.as well. The Chief Executive of Southend
:04:55. > :04:57.University Hospital says thdy were quick to spot the signs of blood
:04:58. > :05:01.poisoning on a baby thought to have been infected by a contamin`ted
:05:02. > :05:04.drip. Basildon Hospital is also monitoring a baby which may have
:05:05. > :05:19.been infected. Both had been given The baby here is said to be
:05:20. > :05:23.responding well to treatment. It had been given one batch of feed,
:05:24. > :05:30.described as" ace of blood poisoning. The test results will
:05:31. > :05:33.confirm either way. We spotted the signs of infection for this baby and
:05:34. > :05:36.started treatment pretty quickly, started treatment pretty quhckly,
:05:37. > :05:40.with the appropriate antibiotics. As we would do with any infection that
:05:41. > :05:47.a young baby contracts. An intravenous fluid is given to babies
:05:48. > :05:50.who can't take milk. It was made here by an independent comp`ny and
:05:51. > :05:56.sent to hospitals across thd country. Basildon Hospital `lso has
:05:57. > :06:00.a baby that are shown symptoms of blood poisoning. It has been given
:06:01. > :06:05.antibiotics, although a blood test has since proved negative. Five
:06:06. > :06:11.hospitals across our region have confirmed cases. The public health
:06:12. > :06:16.England says as the batch of food expired on June two, the more babies
:06:17. > :06:19.will have been infected. It is carrying out a full investigation.
:06:20. > :06:22.Two men have appeared at thd Old Bailey in London to face charges
:06:23. > :06:26.over the death of a worker on a farm in Suffolk almost three years ago.
:06:27. > :06:28.They're accused of conspiring to pervert thd course
:06:29. > :06:35.of justice, during the official investigation into the tragddy.
:06:36. > :06:42.This case was called at midday at the Old Bailey. The judge w`s told
:06:43. > :06:45.the Old Bailey. The judge was told that the two defendants werd
:06:46. > :06:50.that the two defendants were accused of conspiring together to do an act,
:06:51. > :06:55.namely the production, supply a full supply documents to the health and
:06:56. > :07:00.safety executive with intent to pervert the course of justice. It is
:07:01. > :07:06.alleged to have happened sometime between the 18th of December 2011
:07:07. > :07:10.and the 15th of August 2013. The prosecutor told the judge said both
:07:11. > :07:14.men were accused of falsifyhng men were accused of falsifying
:07:15. > :07:19.records given to the H S E when he investigated the death of a man
:07:20. > :07:25.called John Glass. He worked for an animal feed company. He was found
:07:26. > :07:29.dead at da Shum on the 19th of December in 2011. The HSC s`id
:07:30. > :07:31.December in 2011. The HSC said he had launched an enquiry into what
:07:32. > :07:38.happened and was during that enquiry that the offences were alleged to
:07:39. > :07:44.have been committed. Mr Finch, who is 66, and Mr Herman, who is from
:07:45. > :07:48.Halesworth in Suffolk, spokd only once during the hearing to confirm
:07:49. > :07:54.their names. The defence barrister said they were both on unconditional
:07:55. > :07:57.bail and the judge agreed that should continue. He
:07:58. > :08:04.defendants that a provision`l trial date would be set for Febru`ry of
:08:05. > :08:11.next year and that would take place at the Crown Court in Norwich.
:08:12. > :08:20.Julian Carr, managing director of study but there says they whll
:08:21. > :08:26.create much`needed jobs in the area. A new flight of two new destination.
:08:27. > :08:31.Six new routes are being latnched from Southend airport and p`ssenger
:08:32. > :08:36.numbers are expected to continue to grow. 5 million is its capacity, we
:08:37. > :08:42.have just over a million now. The opportunity to really grow is there.
:08:43. > :08:47.The facilities that are there, we have a very good facility now which
:08:48. > :08:53.can support a lot more growth. Stowe Bart Ayr has invested ?120 lillion
:08:54. > :08:58.into the airport and bought it in 2008, since then, passenger numbers
:08:59. > :09:02.have grown rapidly. Latest figures show that last year, Stanstdd
:09:03. > :09:06.handled around 18 million passengers, Luton 9.5 million,
:09:07. > :09:13.Southend had already increased to just under 1 million 460,000 passed
:09:14. > :09:16.through Norwich. The growth of the airport will create jobs, but
:09:17. > :09:21.airport will create jobs, btt not everyone is happy. There is ongoing
:09:22. > :09:25.legal action from scores of people living nearby, worried
:09:26. > :09:28.airport grows, so will the noise, meaning house prices could all. We
:09:29. > :09:31.meaning house prices could `ll. We are aware that we live in a densely
:09:32. > :09:37.completed area and we work closely with the local councils and the
:09:38. > :09:40.local residents groups to make sure that we mitigate those concdrns The
:09:41. > :09:44.airport says it is attracting customers for leisure and btsiness,
:09:45. > :09:50.and is hoping to carry 200,000 travellers on six new routes over
:09:51. > :09:51.the next year, and is on target to attract 5 million passengers by
:09:52. > :09:55.2020. An A doctor who washed his feet
:09:56. > :09:59.in front of a patient at the Princess Alexandra Hospital
:10:00. > :10:02.in Harlow has been struck off. It was one of a string
:10:03. > :10:05.of incidents between 2009 and 2011 highlighted by the Medical
:10:06. > :10:07.Practitioners Tribunal Service. Dr Farzal Haque had claimed
:10:08. > :10:09.complaints against him Plans to demolish
:10:10. > :10:24.and move a war memorial in Norwich have been attacked
:10:25. > :10:26.by councillors and on social media. The memorial is
:10:27. > :10:28.outside St.Cuthbert?s They want to move
:10:29. > :10:31.the brass plaques inside But critics say nobody
:10:32. > :10:49.will be able to see them. It's just if an extent to lhmbo 30
:10:50. > :10:54.years, but the criticism was not expected. The proposal is move the
:10:55. > :10:57.brass plaques from the warmdr manorial there, bring them inside
:10:58. > :11:03.the church porch behind secure glass. The Reverend floated the idea
:11:04. > :11:06.in the parish magazine. He says it's not about destruction but
:11:07. > :11:09.preservation and security. They had been several attempts to steal the
:11:10. > :11:15.metal, the last just weeks `go. I metal, the last just weeks ago. I am
:11:16. > :11:19.absolutely amazed, our intention has all along been to secure and enhance
:11:20. > :11:26.the heritage of this brass tone. have been working along with the
:11:27. > :11:30.British Legion and Heritage Society to ensure these plaques are
:11:31. > :11:34.safeguarded for the future. Local councillor Bill Cozens had tried to
:11:35. > :11:39.stir up local debate. He says stir up local debate. He saxs it is
:11:40. > :11:41.sad that on the anniversary of D`Day, there is talk of demolishing
:11:42. > :11:47.a war memorial. Every time H a war memorial. Every time I come
:11:48. > :11:53.out from Norwich through thhs road, I see the plaques the war mdmorial
:11:54. > :11:56.and the reefs and everything, it is a constant reminder to me to the
:11:57. > :12:05.people here who sacrificed their lives. For now, this is just a plan,
:12:06. > :12:08.one which the Church insists will be a fitting tribute to the men of the
:12:09. > :12:19.area who gave their lives in two world wars.
:12:20. > :12:25.Still to come, how the codebreakers misled the Germans about whdre the
:12:26. > :12:29.attack would be. But first the remarkable story
:12:30. > :12:32.of a man who served on the beaches of Normandy but refused
:12:33. > :12:35.to fight or even carry a gun. David Briggs had a strong Christian
:12:36. > :12:37.faith. He was one of 60,000 people
:12:38. > :12:41.in Britain who refused to fhght ` But as a medic in the army, he chose
:12:42. > :12:47.to be in the teeth of the battle. Alex Dunlop has been to meet him
:12:48. > :12:59.at home in Bedford. David Briggs is your quintessential
:13:00. > :13:02.gentleman. Now 96, the formdr schoolmaster recounts how at 16,
:13:03. > :13:09.schoolmaster recounts how at 16 he decided he could never go to war. I
:13:10. > :13:13.said, this isn't right, whatever the answer is, war isn't the answer.
:13:14. > :13:18.said, this isn't right, whatever the answer is, war isn't the answer I
:13:19. > :13:23.felt that the enemy wasn't really her killer, the enemy was war
:13:24. > :13:28.itself. Yet David did go to war as an Army medic. I wanted to save
:13:29. > :13:34.life, for me the medical corps was the answer. I didn't want to be
:13:35. > :13:40.thought a coward and to be a coward, it was against the grain with me.
:13:41. > :13:46.But I must be a part of it. So in June that in 44 with this armband is
:13:47. > :13:51.only means of defence, David approached the beaches of Normandy.
:13:52. > :13:57.The first thing I saw was the dead body of a Canadian, lying in the
:13:58. > :14:03.sea. You were under fire copy had no gun, you must have felt verx
:14:04. > :14:08.vulnerable. It sounds silly, but the whole thing was so I'm real, in a
:14:09. > :14:14.way, we didn't have time to think `` unreal. How do you square away that
:14:15. > :14:18.non`resistance with all the thousands of Christians who went and
:14:19. > :14:26.bought and died, fighting what they thought was against evil? I find
:14:27. > :14:30.this very difficult. This is what my friend Frank and I were constantly
:14:31. > :14:40.talking of. David's best friend Frank was an Army 's soldier, this
:14:41. > :14:46.wartime letter is from him. I admire your actions immensely though I
:14:47. > :14:54.don't agree with your views. In a wide sense, of course, I thhnk you
:14:55. > :14:58.are right. I hate and detest war. He felt that it was right and I felt it
:14:59. > :15:03.was wrong. There is no bridge between those two convictions,
:15:04. > :15:09.really. Anyway, I trust we shall soon have an end of the whole
:15:10. > :15:13.horrible business. And what appealed they will be us to work in.
:15:14. > :15:16.Tragically, that would never happen. Frank was killed in Normandx
:15:17. > :15:24.Frank was killed in Normandy in 1944. His faith and his wife Mary
:15:25. > :15:27.kept David Strong but he won't forget the monkey told his son that
:15:28. > :15:30.he refused to carry a gun. He took me aside and said, you know what
:15:31. > :15:33.happens to people who disobdy happens to people who disobey
:15:34. > :15:39.orders, don't you? And that was the end of the conversation. Wh`t you
:15:40. > :15:45.think thinking meant by that? To be frank, I thought I would be shot for
:15:46. > :15:51.not agreeing to carry a gun. Mercifully, that order was
:15:52. > :15:55.overwritten next day. David received his long service medals but
:15:56. > :15:59.conscientious objectors werdn't decorated nor could they rise
:16:00. > :16:04.through the ranks. Young corporal Briggs put himself in harm 's way
:16:05. > :16:12.but he says, you put his conscience first.
:16:13. > :16:20.10,000 soldiers were killed on the beaches but it could have bden so
:16:21. > :16:22.much worse. British intelligence managed to
:16:23. > :16:24.persuade the Nazis that the invasion could come at Calais
:16:25. > :16:27.and not in Normandy. But how did the Allies know that
:16:28. > :16:30.the Germans had taken the b`it? Because Bletchley Park
:16:31. > :16:32.in Buckinghamshire was decrypting It was in these humble little huts
:16:33. > :16:45.that the codebreakers of Bldtchley that the codebreakers of Bldtchley
:16:46. > :16:52.Park decrypted, translated `nd sorted messages. Some of the
:16:53. > :16:56.information gleaned help st`ff plot the movement of enemy shipping as
:16:57. > :16:59.well as allied forces in the English Channel in the run`up to D`Day. It
:17:00. > :17:06.was very exciting, of course, we was very exciting, of course, we
:17:07. > :17:14.knew about all the Mulberrys row and the bits of harbour, of course the
:17:15. > :17:18.German E boats, they would be a great deal of trouble to us. There
:17:19. > :17:24.was a tremendous amount of `ctivity going on. There was so much work
:17:25. > :17:31.that sometimes you couldn't go home at the end and there was quhte a bit
:17:32. > :17:34.of pressure. We felt very responsible because we did feel that
:17:35. > :17:36.if we didn't keep things up`to`date, it could even mean
:17:37. > :17:42.people being killed. To givd people being killed. To give that
:17:43. > :17:47.landing on the beaches of Normandy the best possible chance, D`Day
:17:48. > :17:53.decoy operation had been planned. Double agent codenamed Garbo was one
:17:54. > :18:00.of a network of spies feeding the Germans force information. That the
:18:01. > :18:05.invasion would be at Calais. We were intercepting the German translations
:18:06. > :18:11.and bankrupting them, could see whether they had followed the bait
:18:12. > :18:18.we had given them. The messages behind this tell us about the fact
:18:19. > :18:20.that the elaborate decoy was huge in D`Day success,
:18:21. > :18:26.allowed to British intelligdnce to monitor what was being said so the
:18:27. > :18:31.lies and false information was being believed. It kept the Germans
:18:32. > :18:36.sitting in Calais up until August, when we attacked them there. They
:18:37. > :18:42.were still waiting for the invasion across the sea that never h`ppened.
:18:43. > :18:48.Such was the secrecy at Bletchley that even when the end came, it was
:18:49. > :18:56.another 30 years before Jean and her families exactly what they did in
:18:57. > :19:00.the war. Colbourne is from the Imperial War Museum. We have
:19:01. > :19:01.the war. Colbourne is from the Imperial War Museum. We havd heard
:19:02. > :19:08.Imperial War Museum. We have heard a lot about the beaches and the
:19:09. > :19:10.soldiers on the beaches but this region was important for thd part it
:19:11. > :19:15.played from airbases. It certainly was. Cases like Duxford, if you
:19:16. > :19:19.imagine the carpet of airfidlds imagine the carpet of airfields all
:19:20. > :19:23.around East Anglia, they had a huge role to play in this operation. That
:19:24. > :19:31.is beforehand in terms of softening up the German air force, ensuring
:19:32. > :19:35.that when they looked up, it was one of theirs, doing work behind the
:19:36. > :19:41.beach as well. Duxford's pilots did a lot of work attacking marshalling
:19:42. > :19:42.yards, targets behind the areas to ensure the Germans couldn't
:19:43. > :19:47.reinforce those areas. And of course bombing and attacking areas in the
:19:48. > :19:57.paddock. `` in Calais. I max get paddock. `` in Calais. I max get a
:19:58. > :20:05.lot of veterans coming to you at the Imperial War Mrs. Today is important
:20:06. > :20:13.for all of them. It certainly is. It is privilege to meet these guys We
:20:14. > :20:23.have met veterans from America, from the UK, they are all getting old
:20:24. > :20:27.now, a lot of people said on the 60s anniversary that it was
:20:28. > :20:31.last times they would assemble in large numbers but I wouldn't bet
:20:32. > :20:36.against them being there for the characters they're! They make doing
:20:37. > :20:42.this job a real pledge. Do xou this job a real pledge. Do you think
:20:43. > :20:47.we will carry on remembering when those old soldiers are gone or do
:20:48. > :20:51.you think it will become something as part of history and we
:20:52. > :20:56.market in the way we have done today? I hope that doesn't happen, I
:20:57. > :21:00.hope we do continue to remember it, if you think of our region
:21:01. > :21:04.particularly, the legacy these guys left behind, those historic
:21:05. > :21:12.airfields, all around, the memorials to their sacrifice. All of these
:21:13. > :21:18.places, D`Day marks a huge turning point in the war. This country is
:21:19. > :21:21.still very interested in the Second World War, and I genuinely see that
:21:22. > :21:33.continuing. Thank you. You've probably heard
:21:34. > :21:35.of or seen the 1952 film Singin? In The Rain ` an Amdrican
:21:36. > :21:51.musical comedy starring Gene Kelly, It's the story of showbiz Hollywood
:21:52. > :21:56.in the 1920s, when silent movies finally found their voice. A film
:21:57. > :22:01.often described as one of the best ever musicals. Now Singin' In
:22:02. > :22:04.ever musicals. Now Singin' Hn The Rain has been brought to thd Theatre
:22:05. > :22:09.Royal in Norwich, more than 60 years after the film came out. They have
:22:10. > :22:14.been many productions of Singin particular, I feel, the production
:22:15. > :22:21.values are so high, to look at. It has everything from
:22:22. > :22:25.the film plus a couple of extra songs that weren't in
:22:26. > :22:28.originally. The show has kept the comedy, the glamour and recreated
:22:29. > :22:34.Gene Kelly's iconic song and dance scene and the man who has to fill
:22:35. > :22:38.his shoes is James Lisa. unique situation, I have never
:22:39. > :22:44.danced in the rain before, to wonderful. It's from Reeva most
:22:45. > :22:51.physically challenging show I have done. They have a special stage they
:22:52. > :22:55.have brought in. Underneath is a tank full of water, the writers up
:22:56. > :23:03.and can drain off, because it's not just a shower but 12,000 litres of
:23:04. > :23:07.water they will be dancing in. We have three water tanks in total
:23:08. > :23:10.feel to it for times before it goes on stage and gets to the cast. To be
:23:11. > :23:18.nice to be cast months, we do hate the rain to 30
:23:19. > :23:23.degrees. `` hate the rain. This is what he has to perform in, and when
:23:24. > :23:27.he is dancing and singing in the rain, if you are in the front few
:23:28. > :23:41.rows, you're guaranteed to Just time for some of your stories
:23:42. > :23:46.about D`Day. A nice one frol Douglas Smith called near Lowestoft, he flew
:23:47. > :23:52.a Halifax in the days during the run`up to D`Day to soften up the
:23:53. > :23:57.German positions, he says, there are not many of us left. Brian from the
:23:58. > :24:02.Chelmsford regimental Association wants us to mention Albert Wilson
:24:03. > :24:11.who was 90 in March and topped capture Pegasus Bridge. And he not
:24:12. > :24:12.from Rosemary who says, my dad Frederik Piper was in the Royal Navy
:24:13. > :24:18.during World War II, transferring soldiers from the ships
:24:19. > :24:25.to the beach and the family filmed him back there. He has now sadly
:24:26. > :24:30.died but she says, I only realised today the first time what
:24:31. > :24:33.special film we have which we can show our grandchildren. Thank you to
:24:34. > :24:40.everybody. Time for the weather Lots of sunshine across the region,
:24:41. > :24:44.that heat and humidity will eventually bring thunderstorms as we
:24:45. > :24:51.head into tomorrow. It doesn't even out there, lots of sunshine to end
:24:52. > :24:56.the day, and try initially. Later, the risk of some storms coming up.
:24:57. > :25:03.Further east, staying dry at least at this stage. As you can see, quite
:25:04. > :25:08.a mucky night. But tomorrow, it's all about this one, humid ahr
:25:09. > :25:13.up from Spain and France, interacting with this cold front. It
:25:14. > :25:20.will bring * of some thunderstorms. It looks like we will see some
:25:21. > :25:31.storms across the morning, then the region focuses to the West. The Met
:25:32. > :25:34.office have a yellow warning out for that for the risk of some severe
:25:35. > :25:39.thunderstorms. The potential for some large hail and gusty whnds
:25:40. > :25:43.Through the course of tomorrow, we will see areas of thunderstorms
:25:44. > :25:48.working their way northwards. Some uncertainty as to how far e`st they
:25:49. > :25:52.will tend to be. They will clear northwards, there will be a dry
:25:53. > :25:56.spell late morning with a spell of hazy sunshine and then the real risk
:25:57. > :26:01.of some nasty through the afternoon and into the
:26:02. > :26:08.evening. some large hail and gusty winds.
:26:09. > :26:09.Temperatures will be variable, getting up to maybe 25 degrdes.
:26:10. > :26:13.getting up to maybe 25 degrees. Where you are underneath those
:26:14. > :26:18.storms, they could be lower and cooler along the coast. Into
:26:19. > :26:22.tomorrow, the showers and storms clear, a fine end to the day.
:26:23. > :26:23.clear, a fine end to the dax. Then things to quieten down for Sunday.
:26:24. > :26:33.Much of the day will be dry the bulk of the region, the risk of
:26:34. > :26:38.one or two showers. Has begun through Sunday night into Monday,
:26:39. > :26:42.more thundery weather across the region, particularly the East. A lot
:26:43. > :26:50.of uncertainty about the timing of it. The outlook doesn't thundery at
:26:51. > :26:57.times but some dry weather to be had, especially on Sunday. Ht could
:26:58. > :26:59.linger into Monday night as well. At this stage, Tuesday licking mainly
:27:00. > :27:12.dry. A word about the Sunday polhtics
:27:13. > :27:17.this weekend. They may not have done it in you work but the UKIP caused
:27:18. > :27:20.an earthquake a couple of weeks ago, but many of our town halls they are
:27:21. > :27:27.having to deal with the fallout. are looking at the inch stick
:27:28. > :27:30.alliances which have sprung up, but are they good for democracy? And
:27:31. > :27:34.Charles Clarke tells what hd about UKIP and why it's important
:27:35. > :27:38.that all politicians The average person moves home
:27:39. > :28:03.eight times during their life. So that's eight times
:28:04. > :28:07.we have to move the sofa. Eight times
:28:08. > :28:10.we have to redecorate. Eight times
:28:11. > :28:15.we have to locate the stopcock. But there's one thing
:28:16. > :28:17.that's easy to do when you move - you can switch your TV licence
:28:18. > :28:20.online.