:00:00. > :00:00.degrees. It is that little bit cooler through the weekend, but the
:00:00. > :00:24.weather is looking pretty very good that we have got something
:00:25. > :00:28.open in the area rather than everybody having to travel to
:00:29. > :00:33.Colchester but in an ever`growing time, we need full maternity
:00:34. > :00:40.services. Firefighters have broken strike action to rescue people
:00:41. > :00:45.trapped. Class field dominated research.
:00:46. > :00:49.Lawn mowers MeteoGroup chimney pictures of the World Cup. `` meets
:00:50. > :00:52.your trendy First tonight,
:00:53. > :00:54.a partial victory for campaigners who want maternity services reopened
:00:55. > :00:59.at two coastal towns in Essdx. Mothers have not been able to give
:01:00. > :01:02.birth in the midwife`led unhts in They were closed temporarilx
:01:03. > :01:07.because of a shortage The move sparked a series
:01:08. > :01:12.of protests. The news the units will reopen
:01:13. > :01:15.on an on demand basis has left many worrying about how that will work
:01:16. > :01:18.in practice. It was a decision
:01:19. > :01:21.by a health trust already in crisis The closure of the midwife
:01:22. > :01:29.birthing units provoked protest. The shortage of staff has caused a
:01:30. > :01:31.crisis. Today, a change of heart, of
:01:32. > :01:35.sorts. Both will reopen but they whll
:01:36. > :01:39.not be staffed 24 hours a day. Instead, midwives will be c`lled
:01:40. > :01:42.in when needed. She gave birth to Henry just
:01:43. > :01:49.before they had each unit shut. When I had him,
:01:50. > :01:52.it was the middle of the night. The midwife had not sat up
:01:53. > :01:54.waiting until she got a call. She had to wake`up,
:01:55. > :01:58.get herself dressed. I had to wait for
:01:59. > :02:03.the midwife to turn up to the unit. It is very good that we havd got
:02:04. > :02:08.something open in the area rather than everybody
:02:09. > :02:10.having to travel to Colchester but in an ever`growing town,
:02:11. > :02:13.we need full maternity servhces Safety concerns caused by
:02:14. > :02:17.a shortage of midwives at Colchester Three months ago, there was one
:02:18. > :02:22.midwife per 39 births at Colchester. When we had to close them
:02:23. > :02:31.for births, that meant that we were able to bring midwives from both
:02:32. > :02:37.of those hospitals to work here So that has given us
:02:38. > :02:42.an extra midwife per shift. Also we have funding for 5.6
:02:43. > :02:46.full`time equivalent midwives, So that has made
:02:47. > :02:52.a big difference to us and we have Today, the trust said it is open to
:02:53. > :02:56.the idea of reinstating 24`hour cover but
:02:57. > :02:58.only if the number of mothers using An on demand service is
:02:59. > :03:11.a lot better than a shut service. This time yesterday,
:03:12. > :03:12.we're talking about a shut service It is a good decision
:03:13. > :03:17.but is not over. Today marks a victory
:03:18. > :03:19.for new parents but they know Births will resume at the two units
:03:20. > :03:24.by the beginning of next month. This afternoon I spoke to
:03:25. > :03:26.Amanda Hallums, the director of Women's and Children's sdrvices
:03:27. > :03:29.at Colchester Hospital. I asked whether this change
:03:30. > :03:31.of plan was an admission they had been wrong to
:03:32. > :03:34.close the units in the first place. We took the decision based on
:03:35. > :03:37.the fact that we needed to hncrease and improve upon our midwife numbers
:03:38. > :03:42.at Colchester General Hospital. We gave an undertaking to do that
:03:43. > :03:46.and review the decision tod`y at our Since that time, we have delivered
:03:47. > :03:53.on what we said we would do. We have increased the number of
:03:54. > :03:55.midwives at Colchester, enabling us to
:03:56. > :04:02.review the decision as to the next But this, as far as the tendering
:04:03. > :04:11.midwife`led units is concerned, They have not got
:04:12. > :04:20.a 24/7 service like they had This is what we consider to be
:04:21. > :04:24.realistic and resilient What we are wanting to do is work
:04:25. > :04:30.with the midwife`led units `nd the communities around those units
:04:31. > :04:34.in order to increase the nulber We have actually seen,
:04:35. > :04:39.during this temporary period of closure, an increase
:04:40. > :04:44.in home births in that area. Are you saying that going b`ck
:04:45. > :04:49.to 24/7 cover is an option? Yes, it is very much an option,
:04:50. > :04:53.one that we would wish to consider. However we have got to be rdalistic
:04:54. > :04:59.and what we have got to do is work with the local communities,
:05:00. > :05:02.with the midwives of those units to increase
:05:03. > :05:05.the number of births there. We have spoken to some mothers who
:05:06. > :05:09.are concerned that they will be asked to leave the unit verx soon
:05:10. > :05:11.after giving birth, will not get the The whole philosophy of card
:05:12. > :05:21.around midwife`led units is to enable the woman to give birth there
:05:22. > :05:27.and transfer her home, and the baby, as soon as possible
:05:28. > :05:30.in the postnatal period to the care Having said that,
:05:31. > :05:36.nobody would be transferred home if Thank you very much.
:05:37. > :05:44.Thank you. Richard Daniel is outside
:05:45. > :05:47.Colchester General now. So, Richard, as we heard,
:05:48. > :05:49.that decision was taken But the Hospital Trust is still
:05:50. > :05:54.in special measures. Do we have any more news on those
:05:55. > :06:13.inquiries into allegations that In simple words, no. These three
:06:14. > :06:15.inquiries, there is one which is an internal independent report. That
:06:16. > :06:20.was completed in February btt has was completed in February but has
:06:21. > :06:23.not yet been published. We `re waiting for that. Meanwhile, there
:06:24. > :06:26.is an Essex Police investig`tion which is still ongoing to see if any
:06:27. > :06:30.criminal offences were commhtted as criminal offences were committed as
:06:31. > :06:35.part of these allegations and manipulation of waiting timds. On
:06:36. > :06:39.top of that, there is a third inquiry which is led by
:06:40. > :06:44.into all cancer services at the hospital. There is a turnaround plan
:06:45. > :06:50.as well being led by the regulator as well. A lot still to come, if you
:06:51. > :06:57.like. The leadership of the hospital is still remember? Still very much.
:06:58. > :07:01.The chairman, the current chairman, has announced her plans to step down
:07:02. > :07:07.from the board in September. There will need to be a new one. Also, the
:07:08. > :07:09.hospital still has yet to appoint a permanent new chief executive. Thank
:07:10. > :07:10.you very much. The family of a woman
:07:11. > :07:11.from Colchester say the disability charity Scopd is
:07:12. > :07:14.trying to wash its hands of her. Scope is proposing to close 11 care
:07:15. > :07:16.homes across the country, The charity wants to phase out
:07:17. > :07:31.the homes in favour Helen is 33. She needs
:07:32. > :07:39.round`the`clock care and has left at this home for five years. As a baby,
:07:40. > :07:42.she developed a lump on her head made up of blood vessels. Dtring
:07:43. > :07:47.routine operation to remove it she suffered brain damage. She hs doubly
:07:48. > :07:54.incontinent so you have to feed her. You have to calm her down when
:07:55. > :08:02.she gets agitated. And it is 24 7 care. Her family used to look after
:08:03. > :08:07.her at home. They still take her on holiday but as they have agdd,
:08:08. > :08:11.things have got tougher. I did it 24 hours a day, seven days a
:08:12. > :08:16.weeks a year for 28 years. There comes a time when you are worn out
:08:17. > :08:23.and cannot do it any more. It headlines:
:08:24. > :08:26.At a meeting, to relatives why it wants to close
:08:27. > :08:31.belongs. This is about country we want for disabled people.
:08:32. > :08:36.It is not about putting them big old`fashioned home which might
:08:37. > :08:41.have been right in the 1960s. would say it is not for everybody. I
:08:42. > :08:44.think that everybody can independently but qualified what I
:08:45. > :08:51.mean by that. This somebody to be by themselves all the
:08:52. > :08:55.time. There was inspected in January and received a flawless report.
:08:56. > :08:57.Care Quality Commission said staff treated residence with respdct and
:08:58. > :09:05.encouraged their views. That environment was homely and that the
:09:06. > :09:07.people who live there received good care which met their needs. Helen's
:09:08. > :09:13.relatives feel so strongly about planned closure they have made a
:09:14. > :09:19.video. I could not believe that they would be so naive as to think that
:09:20. > :09:24.they could take all these severely disabled people and just put them
:09:25. > :09:28.out in the community. Helen's family say independent living is an
:09:29. > :09:32.aspiration a lot of disabled people desire but they argue that `ll hell
:09:33. > :09:34.needs is a safe and loving home. We found out about that story
:09:35. > :09:35.because Helen Edwards' family If you have got
:09:36. > :09:39.a story to tell you can contact us But please don't forget to leave
:09:40. > :09:44.a contact number. Security staff have been hired to
:09:45. > :09:46.patrol Wisbech town centre during the opening matches
:09:47. > :09:48.of the World Cup. The so called street marshals
:09:49. > :09:50.will try to prevent drink`rdlated violence during England's m`tches
:09:51. > :09:54.against Italy and Uruguay. It's been set up by
:09:55. > :09:58.Fenland District Council. The police and taxi trade
:09:59. > :10:02.have welcomed the idea. Some striking fire fighters
:10:03. > :10:05.in Suffolk have broken their strike to rescue a number of people who
:10:06. > :10:08.were trapped after a crash between Across Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk
:10:09. > :10:12.there have been a total of 25 call outs since the strike
:10:13. > :10:15.started at 9 o'clock this morning. There have now been 13 strike days
:10:16. > :10:18.in a dispute over pensions Around 150 firefighters on the march
:10:19. > :10:35.through Brentwood this mornhng, the through Brentwood this morning, the
:10:36. > :10:40.first 24`hour stoppage in a long campaign against changes to their
:10:41. > :10:44.pensions. They were marching to the offices of the local MP, Eric
:10:45. > :10:49.Pickles. Firefighters are around ?29,000 per year. They pay lore than
:10:50. > :10:55.?29,000 per year. They pay more than ?4000 in pension contributions. They
:10:56. > :11:00.have now been told that thex must work to the age of 16 or see it
:11:01. > :11:05.its cut. It is how I will stpport my family when I will retire
:11:06. > :11:09.have changed my life. I joined the service when I was 21.
:11:10. > :11:14.do it and uncommitted to my job and they are taking it away frol me We
:11:15. > :11:20.need to win this dispute and be have an ancient work force that
:11:21. > :11:30.cannot do the job. are not sacked from the fire service
:11:31. > :11:40.because they are not fit on the scene when this car
:11:41. > :11:48.overturned in Brentwood. broke into flames on the M10. There
:11:49. > :11:55.were no passengers on board. the blaze under control. At 9am
:11:56. > :12:01.Ewok out. Suffolk Fire and across the County, 60% of normal
:12:02. > :12:08.cover. them back on duty. A serious road
:12:09. > :12:12.traffic collision. Some of our on`call firefighters responded but I
:12:13. > :12:16.am pleased to see that some of our firefighters taking
:12:17. > :12:19.industrial action has steppdd away from the picket line becausd of the
:12:20. > :12:24.serious nature. Norfolk assure the public that emergency
:12:25. > :12:29.calls would be answered Pickles' office was surrounded. He
:12:30. > :12:36.was in Northamptonshire. I recognise that there are some internal clocks
:12:37. > :12:41.in the trade unions or that I respect that but we have got
:12:42. > :12:45.good deal for firefighters. There is a good deal
:12:46. > :12:49.moderate side, I think, of the union will
:12:50. > :12:57.there is no breakthrough, the union has called a further seven hours
:12:58. > :13:03.stoppage a week on Saturday. Also coming up:
:13:04. > :13:08.Alex will be easier with details of a killer weekend ahead.
:13:09. > :13:23.And lawn mowers keeping the World Cup graph short over there. More
:13:24. > :13:28.than one third of the vegetables grown in this country are grown in
:13:29. > :13:31.the veins. A large proportion of fruit and vegetables for
:13:32. > :13:32.And now this region it's becoming a world leader in cutting edge farming
:13:33. > :13:35.Mike Cartwright sent this rdport from Cereals arable show
:13:36. > :13:44.This is farming moving into the future.
:13:45. > :13:46.Cameras on the drone above showing farmers
:13:47. > :13:54.Because most of the farm machinery, such as tractors, has GPS
:13:55. > :14:01.technology, we can create a map of the health of the crops, which
:14:02. > :14:05.It means that things like fertiliser and pesticides can
:14:06. > :14:12.How crops performed in previous years has always helped
:14:13. > :14:14.farmers predict how they will grow in the future.
:14:15. > :14:21.through genome research carried out in these labs in Norwich.
:14:22. > :14:23.Developed over the last five years, results are now being seen
:14:24. > :14:30.Now, scientists are identifying what those genes do.
:14:31. > :14:34.Genes that make the perfect grain or make the crop disease hardy.
:14:35. > :14:37.Now, scientists are learning how to combine those genes to make
:14:38. > :14:43.What we are trying to do is get more stable yields
:14:44. > :14:45.so even if you have different years and different weather events
:14:46. > :14:48.you will be more protected and will rely less on pesticide spraxs.
:14:49. > :14:51.It is about balancing what the farmer can do
:14:52. > :14:55.and giving the plant protection and having the potential to realise
:14:56. > :14:59.the yield on the farm in a luch more consistent and resilient manner.
:15:00. > :15:03.I have already seen three or four different species of bumblebee.
:15:04. > :15:06.This doctor is working with the Government to boost biodiversity
:15:07. > :15:12.Using specialist software, helping farmers produce better crops
:15:13. > :15:16.whilst protecting plants, animals and insects for pollination.
:15:17. > :15:19.For many crops, it is part of the production.
:15:20. > :15:22.Oilseed rape produce seeds which are pressed into oil,
:15:23. > :15:28.10% of the yield of oilseed rape, for some varieties that havd been
:15:29. > :15:31.measured, is dependent on insects coming and visiting and
:15:32. > :15:36.If you manage the environment in a way that does not allow space
:15:37. > :15:40.for those insects, you lose 10% of your yield.
:15:41. > :15:43.Our part of the world has bden called the breadbasket of England.
:15:44. > :15:52.A basket now bristling with cutting`edge technology.
:15:53. > :15:55.Dr Belinda Clarke is director of Agri`Tech East
:15:56. > :16:04.Why is this region best placed to lead this field?
:16:05. > :16:13.We think it is critical. We are home to some of the most innovative
:16:14. > :16:20.producers and growers in thd country. We also have world`class
:16:21. > :16:24.research both in biosciences and software and competing technology
:16:25. > :16:29.and also engineering. We also have some real entrepreneurs with a track
:16:30. > :16:33.record in converting research into businesses. He put all that together
:16:34. > :16:39.and we have a world leading regional cluster. Who opened to this are the
:16:40. > :16:45.farmers? Extremely open. We know that the yields have plateated,
:16:46. > :16:49.certainly in cereals in recdnt years. And we know that there is a
:16:50. > :16:55.lot of hope and agriculture to solve a lot of the
:16:56. > :16:58.major challenges facing the planet. So being able to make that step
:16:59. > :17:03.change alongside improving sustainability in something that
:17:04. > :17:08.farmers are welcoming. As you drive around the countryside, what farmers
:17:09. > :17:12.grow has changed over the ydars We're going to see more changes as
:17:13. > :17:16.they go into the next 20 years? think we might. Not only in the
:17:17. > :17:22.crops that we varieties, but also in the way that
:17:23. > :17:26.farmers are forming. some technologies enabling increased
:17:27. > :17:29.efficiency, use of smartphones tablet technologies. Use of GPS and
:17:30. > :17:38.satellite. I changes not only in the crops but
:17:39. > :17:43.manage them. We used to say that farmers moved
:17:44. > :17:48.because there was a good motntain or a milk lake or things like that. Are
:17:49. > :17:53.those days gone? I think so. The data around how much would we have
:17:54. > :17:57.left on the planet should all frighteningly smart. It is ` matter
:17:58. > :18:01.of weeks. We know that as we eat more food than we produce.
:18:02. > :18:07.Again, climate change, too many people
:18:08. > :18:10.hungry. There really is increased pressure on farmers to increase
:18:11. > :18:19.productivity. If you could look that one thing over the last few days,
:18:20. > :18:24.what is the most exciting? The flying crop checker has gendrated a
:18:25. > :18:30.lot of excitement. It is such a different view from when thdy are
:18:31. > :18:34.walking across it. That is something that will be seen on
:18:35. > :18:36.since. Thank you very much.
:18:37. > :18:38.Scientists at the University of Cambridge say new research could
:18:39. > :18:41.help them unravel some of the underlying causes of autism.
:18:42. > :18:43.They've discovered the condition could be linked to
:18:44. > :18:46.higher levels of steroid hormones in the mother?s womb before birth.
:18:47. > :18:48.The Autism Research Centre says, for the first time, it provds that
:18:49. > :18:53.All the elements of a compldte human are now in place but the fetus is
:18:54. > :18:57.still only six centimetres long though the placenta is much bigger.
:18:58. > :19:04.But what if your development at an early stage turns out to be
:19:05. > :19:12.He was diagnosed with an autistic spectrum disorder whilst at school.
:19:13. > :19:16.Autism, as a condition, does tend to be heavily routine`led.
:19:17. > :19:19.So obviously as you live with the condition, you develop routines
:19:20. > :19:24.For instance, I do X and then Y and that will take me so long.
:19:25. > :19:28.And then I will do Z and that will take me so long
:19:29. > :19:30.and then the next day I start going from the beginning again.
:19:31. > :19:33.Over at the autism research centre at the University of Cambridge,
:19:34. > :19:37.this professor is at the forefront of research and is
:19:38. > :19:41.His team has made an important advance
:19:42. > :19:48.We have found that children who go on to develop autism have higher
:19:49. > :19:55.levels of prenatal steroid hormones, like testosterone.
:19:56. > :19:58.I think this is important because it is something that we have
:19:59. > :20:00.been able to measure prenat`lly and it is nongenetic.
:20:01. > :20:05.That is telling us that part of the explanation
:20:06. > :20:23.He says some people could interpret this as relevant for a pren`tal
:20:24. > :20:26.this as relevant for a prenatal test but he said it was not carried out
:20:27. > :20:28.with that aim. It is thought there are some 700,000
:20:29. > :20:29.people living in the UK with autism. It is a lifelong
:20:30. > :20:30.and disabling condition. This Cambridge research will not
:20:31. > :20:32.help those people living with it but it is another milestone
:20:33. > :20:35.in the journey to understand a condition which has no officially
:20:36. > :20:37.recognised cure. After having qualified
:20:38. > :20:44.as a lawyer last year, he is now looking to take his first step to
:20:45. > :20:47.his chosen profession, with a law He is convinced understanding autism
:20:48. > :20:53.holds the key, not only for those The start of the World Cup
:20:54. > :21:04.is now just hours away. Brazil play Croatia in the opening
:21:05. > :21:09.match in Sao Paulo at nine tonight. Last night,
:21:10. > :21:10.we met some of the people Tonight, Mike Liggins reports
:21:11. > :21:34.on how companies here are profiting What do you need for a decent game
:21:35. > :21:47.of football? You need a ball of course, some friends and something
:21:48. > :21:53.to play on. That is where Ransoms coming. They are supplying lawn
:21:54. > :22:01.mowers like this to four of the World Cup stadiums.
:22:02. > :22:09.For them it is all about prestige. They sell all around the world and
:22:10. > :22:16.to be part of the World Cup matters. The London Olympics use them, as did
:22:17. > :22:21.the previous World Cup. It gives our workforce a great deal
:22:22. > :22:26.see the machines they make so well is at the stages events. For other
:22:27. > :22:29.companies it is less about prestige and more about shifting product. Did
:22:30. > :22:36.you know that much of merchandise being sold in the
:22:37. > :22:38.supermarket started in the Middle East. Must have items like World Cup
:22:39. > :22:44.ducks. Big companies benefit and so do
:22:45. > :22:52.small ones. Simon Williams and the small ones. Simon Williams `nd the
:22:53. > :22:56.company specialising in travel to Brazil from his spare room hn
:22:57. > :23:03.Norwich. Business has multiplied five times in a year, partly as a
:23:04. > :23:06.result of the World Cup. We have got the big group of England fans in the
:23:07. > :23:11.Amazon. They with a Brazilian guide and I will go
:23:12. > :23:19.and meet Sao Paulo and what do Urugu`y game
:23:20. > :23:31.and hopefully have a good time. Norwich to the fan shaped d`mn
:23:32. > :23:34.accent I've heard World Cup song titled John Ruddy Would Upsdt That.
:23:35. > :23:37.# John Ruddy would have saved that. #
:23:38. > :23:43.I am at Rio de Janeiro because I am a volunteer for the World Ctp.
:23:44. > :23:48.Thanks for the video, clear. It is not clear if she gets to
:23:49. > :23:51.fishbowl but good luck with the volunteering. Keep your
:23:52. > :23:53.photos and videos coming. Jtst e`mail me or contact me through
:23:54. > :23:59.Twitter. Have just had it confirmed that Alex
:24:00. > :24:06.knows nothing about football. He said, " oh, he looks quite good. "
:24:07. > :24:14.said, " oh, he looks quite good " Anyway, good evening. It has been
:24:15. > :24:18.another warm day but it has been another miserable day
:24:19. > :24:26.sufferers, with a very high pollen count.
:24:27. > :24:35.only got one more day of high pollen and then subsides
:24:36. > :24:44.cloudier. It has not been particularly cloudy today
:24:45. > :24:55.temperatures getting to arotnd 22,000. For the afternoon we
:24:56. > :25:08.through this evening. As thd sun goes down, clear skies
:25:09. > :25:19.face value because they may get a bit lower.
:25:20. > :25:29.feel warmer and more humid as the humidity will start to rise
:25:30. > :25:42.places. We have got this onshore breeze that has been
:25:43. > :25:57.Increasing amounts of cloud for the afternoon
:25:58. > :26:09.it could be heavy and sundrx. You wonder about the weekend.
:26:10. > :26:23.be more cloud around, particularly for Norfolk.
:26:24. > :26:34.Increasing amounts of sunshhne throughout the day but
:26:35. > :26:41.building next week. It could start to warm up
:26:42. > :26:44.There'll be more of that interview with Nino Severino
:26:45. > :26:52.She got the diagnosis and w`s shocked and upset. I remember
:26:53. > :26:59.shocked and upset. I remembdr the time when we both got it and I was
:27:00. > :27:11.beside myself. It was very difficult. It was very, verx
:27:12. > :27:13.difficult. I have never, ever experienced strength any human
:27:14. > :27:16.being. I mean, what's of hulans go being. I mean, what's of humans go
:27:17. > :27:24.through while things but thhs woman was 30 years old and she had just
:27:25. > :27:28.retired things at her feet. So many amazing
:27:29. > :27:38.things. Then fight and she, and I say it to this
:27:39. > :27:42.day, she never once, through the whole ordeal, complained.
:27:43. > :27:44.There will be more of that tomorrow. That is it from us.