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degrees. It is that little bit cooler through the weekend, but the

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weather is looking pretty very good that we have got something

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open in the area rather than everybody having to travel to

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Colchester but in an ever`growing time, we need full maternity

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services. Firefighters have broken strike action to rescue people

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trapped. Class field dominated research.

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Lawn mowers MeteoGroup chimney pictures of the World Cup. `` meets

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your trendy First tonight,

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a partial victory for campaigners who want maternity services reopened

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at two coastal towns in Essdx. Mothers have not been able to give

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birth in the midwife`led unhts in They were closed temporarilx

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because of a shortage The move sparked a series

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of protests. The news the units will reopen

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on an on demand basis has left many worrying about how that will work

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in practice. It was a decision

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by a health trust already in crisis The closure of the midwife

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birthing units provoked protest. The shortage of staff has caused a

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crisis. Today, a change of heart, of

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sorts. Both will reopen but they whll

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not be staffed 24 hours a day. Instead, midwives will be c`lled

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in when needed. She gave birth to Henry just

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before they had each unit shut. When I had him,

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it was the middle of the night. The midwife had not sat up

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waiting until she got a call. She had to wake`up,

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get herself dressed. I had to wait for

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the midwife to turn up to the unit. It is very good that we havd got

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something open in the area rather than everybody

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having to travel to Colchester but in an ever`growing town,

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we need full maternity servhces Safety concerns caused by

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a shortage of midwives at Colchester Three months ago, there was one

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midwife per 39 births at Colchester. When we had to close them

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for births, that meant that we were able to bring midwives from both

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of those hospitals to work here So that has given us

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an extra midwife per shift. Also we have funding for 5.6

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full`time equivalent midwives, So that has made

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a big difference to us and we have Today, the trust said it is open to

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the idea of reinstating 24`hour cover but

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only if the number of mothers using An on demand service is

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a lot better than a shut service. This time yesterday,

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we're talking about a shut service It is a good decision

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but is not over. Today marks a victory

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for new parents but they know Births will resume at the two units

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by the beginning of next month. This afternoon I spoke to

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Amanda Hallums, the director of Women's and Children's sdrvices

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at Colchester Hospital. I asked whether this change

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of plan was an admission they had been wrong to

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close the units in the first place. We took the decision based on

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the fact that we needed to hncrease and improve upon our midwife numbers

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at Colchester General Hospital. We gave an undertaking to do that

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and review the decision tod`y at our Since that time, we have delivered

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on what we said we would do. We have increased the number of

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midwives at Colchester, enabling us to

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review the decision as to the next But this, as far as the tendering

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midwife`led units is concerned, They have not got

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a 24/7 service like they had This is what we consider to be

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realistic and resilient What we are wanting to do is work

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with the midwife`led units `nd the communities around those units

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in order to increase the nulber We have actually seen,

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during this temporary period of closure, an increase

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in home births in that area. Are you saying that going b`ck

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to 24/7 cover is an option? Yes, it is very much an option,

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one that we would wish to consider. However we have got to be rdalistic

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and what we have got to do is work with the local communities,

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with the midwives of those units to increase

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the number of births there. We have spoken to some mothers who

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are concerned that they will be asked to leave the unit verx soon

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after giving birth, will not get the The whole philosophy of card

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around midwife`led units is to enable the woman to give birth there

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and transfer her home, and the baby, as soon as possible

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in the postnatal period to the care Having said that,

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nobody would be transferred home if Thank you very much.

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Thank you. Richard Daniel is outside

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Colchester General now. So, Richard, as we heard,

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that decision was taken But the Hospital Trust is still

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in special measures. Do we have any more news on those

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inquiries into allegations that In simple words, no. These three

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inquiries, there is one which is an internal independent report. That

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was completed in February btt has was completed in February but has

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not yet been published. We `re waiting for that. Meanwhile, there

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is an Essex Police investig`tion which is still ongoing to see if any

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criminal offences were commhtted as criminal offences were committed as

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part of these allegations and manipulation of waiting timds. On

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top of that, there is a third inquiry which is led by

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into all cancer services at the hospital. There is a turnaround plan

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as well being led by the regulator as well. A lot still to come, if you

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like. The leadership of the hospital is still remember? Still very much.

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The chairman, the current chairman, has announced her plans to step down

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from the board in September. There will need to be a new one. Also, the

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hospital still has yet to appoint a permanent new chief executive. Thank

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you very much. The family of a woman

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from Colchester say the disability charity Scopd is

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trying to wash its hands of her. Scope is proposing to close 11 care

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homes across the country, The charity wants to phase out

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the homes in favour Helen is 33. She needs

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round`the`clock care and has left at this home for five years. As a baby,

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she developed a lump on her head made up of blood vessels. Dtring

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routine operation to remove it she suffered brain damage. She hs doubly

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incontinent so you have to feed her. You have to calm her down when

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she gets agitated. And it is 24 7 care. Her family used to look after

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her at home. They still take her on holiday but as they have agdd,

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things have got tougher. I did it 24 hours a day, seven days a

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weeks a year for 28 years. There comes a time when you are worn out

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and cannot do it any more. It headlines:

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At a meeting, to relatives why it wants to close

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belongs. This is about country we want for disabled people.

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It is not about putting them big old`fashioned home which might

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have been right in the 1960s. would say it is not for everybody. I

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think that everybody can independently but qualified what I

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mean by that. This somebody to be by themselves all the

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time. There was inspected in January and received a flawless report.

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Care Quality Commission said staff treated residence with respdct and

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encouraged their views. That environment was homely and that the

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people who live there received good care which met their needs. Helen's

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relatives feel so strongly about planned closure they have made a

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video. I could not believe that they would be so naive as to think that

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they could take all these severely disabled people and just put them

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out in the community. Helen's family say independent living is an

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aspiration a lot of disabled people desire but they argue that `ll hell

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needs is a safe and loving home. We found out about that story

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because Helen Edwards' family If you have got

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a story to tell you can contact us But please don't forget to leave

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a contact number. Security staff have been hired to

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patrol Wisbech town centre during the opening matches

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of the World Cup. The so called street marshals

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will try to prevent drink`rdlated violence during England's m`tches

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against Italy and Uruguay. It's been set up by

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Fenland District Council. The police and taxi trade

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have welcomed the idea. Some striking fire fighters

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in Suffolk have broken their strike to rescue a number of people who

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were trapped after a crash between Across Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk

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there have been a total of 25 call outs since the strike

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started at 9 o'clock this morning. There have now been 13 strike days

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in a dispute over pensions Around 150 firefighters on the march

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through Brentwood this mornhng, the through Brentwood this morning, the

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first 24`hour stoppage in a long campaign against changes to their

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pensions. They were marching to the offices of the local MP, Eric

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Pickles. Firefighters are around ?29,000 per year. They pay lore than

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?29,000 per year. They pay more than ?4000 in pension contributions. They

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have now been told that thex must work to the age of 16 or see it

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its cut. It is how I will stpport my family when I will retire

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have changed my life. I joined the service when I was 21.

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do it and uncommitted to my job and they are taking it away frol me We

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need to win this dispute and be have an ancient work force that

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cannot do the job. are not sacked from the fire service

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because they are not fit on the scene when this car

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overturned in Brentwood. broke into flames on the M10. There

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were no passengers on board. the blaze under control. At 9am

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Ewok out. Suffolk Fire and across the County, 60% of normal

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cover. them back on duty. A serious road

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traffic collision. Some of our on`call firefighters responded but I

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am pleased to see that some of our firefighters taking

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industrial action has steppdd away from the picket line becausd of the

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serious nature. Norfolk assure the public that emergency

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calls would be answered Pickles' office was surrounded. He

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was in Northamptonshire. I recognise that there are some internal clocks

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in the trade unions or that I respect that but we have got

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good deal for firefighters. There is a good deal

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moderate side, I think, of the union will

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there is no breakthrough, the union has called a further seven hours

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stoppage a week on Saturday. Also coming up:

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Alex will be easier with details of a killer weekend ahead.

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And lawn mowers keeping the World Cup graph short over there. More

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than one third of the vegetables grown in this country are grown in

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the veins. A large proportion of fruit and vegetables for

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And now this region it's becoming a world leader in cutting edge farming

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Mike Cartwright sent this rdport from Cereals arable show

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This is farming moving into the future.

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Cameras on the drone above showing farmers

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Because most of the farm machinery, such as tractors, has GPS

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technology, we can create a map of the health of the crops, which

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It means that things like fertiliser and pesticides can

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How crops performed in previous years has always helped

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farmers predict how they will grow in the future.

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through genome research carried out in these labs in Norwich.

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Developed over the last five years, results are now being seen

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Now, scientists are identifying what those genes do.

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Genes that make the perfect grain or make the crop disease hardy.

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Now, scientists are learning how to combine those genes to make

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What we are trying to do is get more stable yields

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so even if you have different years and different weather events

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you will be more protected and will rely less on pesticide spraxs.

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It is about balancing what the farmer can do

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and giving the plant protection and having the potential to realise

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the yield on the farm in a luch more consistent and resilient manner.

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I have already seen three or four different species of bumblebee.

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This doctor is working with the Government to boost biodiversity

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Using specialist software, helping farmers produce better crops

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whilst protecting plants, animals and insects for pollination.

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For many crops, it is part of the production.

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Oilseed rape produce seeds which are pressed into oil,

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10% of the yield of oilseed rape, for some varieties that havd been

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measured, is dependent on insects coming and visiting and

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If you manage the environment in a way that does not allow space

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for those insects, you lose 10% of your yield.

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Our part of the world has bden called the breadbasket of England.

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A basket now bristling with cutting`edge technology.

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Dr Belinda Clarke is director of Agri`Tech East

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Why is this region best placed to lead this field?

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We think it is critical. We are home to some of the most innovative

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producers and growers in thd country. We also have world`class

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research both in biosciences and software and competing technology

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and also engineering. We also have some real entrepreneurs with a track

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record in converting research into businesses. He put all that together

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and we have a world leading regional cluster. Who opened to this are the

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farmers? Extremely open. We know that the yields have plateated,

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certainly in cereals in recdnt years. And we know that there is a

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lot of hope and agriculture to solve a lot of the

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major challenges facing the planet. So being able to make that step

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change alongside improving sustainability in something that

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farmers are welcoming. As you drive around the countryside, what farmers

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grow has changed over the ydars We're going to see more changes as

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they go into the next 20 years? think we might. Not only in the

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crops that we varieties, but also in the way that

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farmers are forming. some technologies enabling increased

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efficiency, use of smartphones tablet technologies. Use of GPS and

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satellite. I changes not only in the crops but

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manage them. We used to say that farmers moved

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because there was a good motntain or a milk lake or things like that. Are

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those days gone? I think so. The data around how much would we have

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left on the planet should all frighteningly smart. It is ` matter

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of weeks. We know that as we eat more food than we produce.

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Again, climate change, too many people

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hungry. There really is increased pressure on farmers to increase

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productivity. If you could look that one thing over the last few days,

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what is the most exciting? The flying crop checker has gendrated a

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lot of excitement. It is such a different view from when thdy are

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walking across it. That is something that will be seen on

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since. Thank you very much.

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Scientists at the University of Cambridge say new research could

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help them unravel some of the underlying causes of autism.

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They've discovered the condition could be linked to

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higher levels of steroid hormones in the mother?s womb before birth.

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The Autism Research Centre says, for the first time, it provds that

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All the elements of a compldte human are now in place but the fetus is

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still only six centimetres long though the placenta is much bigger.

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But what if your development at an early stage turns out to be

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He was diagnosed with an autistic spectrum disorder whilst at school.

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Autism, as a condition, does tend to be heavily routine`led.

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So obviously as you live with the condition, you develop routines

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For instance, I do X and then Y and that will take me so long.

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And then I will do Z and that will take me so long

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and then the next day I start going from the beginning again.

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Over at the autism research centre at the University of Cambridge,

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this professor is at the forefront of research and is

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His team has made an important advance

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We have found that children who go on to develop autism have higher

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levels of prenatal steroid hormones, like testosterone.

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I think this is important because it is something that we have

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been able to measure prenat`lly and it is nongenetic.

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That is telling us that part of the explanation

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He says some people could interpret this as relevant for a pren`tal

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this as relevant for a prenatal test but he said it was not carried out

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with that aim. It is thought there are some 700,000

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people living in the UK with autism. It is a lifelong

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and disabling condition. This Cambridge research will not

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help those people living with it but it is another milestone

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in the journey to understand a condition which has no officially

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recognised cure. After having qualified

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as a lawyer last year, he is now looking to take his first step to

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his chosen profession, with a law He is convinced understanding autism

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holds the key, not only for those The start of the World Cup

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is now just hours away. Brazil play Croatia in the opening

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match in Sao Paulo at nine tonight. Last night,

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we met some of the people Tonight, Mike Liggins reports

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on how companies here are profiting What do you need for a decent game

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of football? You need a ball of course, some friends and something

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to play on. That is where Ransoms coming. They are supplying lawn

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mowers like this to four of the World Cup stadiums.

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For them it is all about prestige. They sell all around the world and

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to be part of the World Cup matters. The London Olympics use them, as did

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the previous World Cup. It gives our workforce a great deal

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see the machines they make so well is at the stages events. For other

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companies it is less about prestige and more about shifting product. Did

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you know that much of merchandise being sold in the

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supermarket started in the Middle East. Must have items like World Cup

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ducks. Big companies benefit and so do

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small ones. Simon Williams and the small ones. Simon Williams `nd the

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company specialising in travel to Brazil from his spare room hn

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Norwich. Business has multiplied five times in a year, partly as a

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result of the World Cup. We have got the big group of England fans in the

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Amazon. They with a Brazilian guide and I will go

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and meet Sao Paulo and what do Urugu`y game

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and hopefully have a good time. Norwich to the fan shaped d`mn

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accent I've heard World Cup song titled John Ruddy Would Upsdt That.

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# John Ruddy would have saved that. #

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I am at Rio de Janeiro because I am a volunteer for the World Ctp.

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Thanks for the video, clear. It is not clear if she gets to

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fishbowl but good luck with the volunteering. Keep your

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photos and videos coming. Jtst e`mail me or contact me through

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Twitter. Have just had it confirmed that Alex

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knows nothing about football. He said, " oh, he looks quite good. "

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said, " oh, he looks quite good " Anyway, good evening. It has been

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another warm day but it has been another miserable day

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sufferers, with a very high pollen count.

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only got one more day of high pollen and then subsides

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cloudier. It has not been particularly cloudy today

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temperatures getting to arotnd 22,000. For the afternoon we

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through this evening. As thd sun goes down, clear skies

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face value because they may get a bit lower.

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feel warmer and more humid as the humidity will start to rise

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places. We have got this onshore breeze that has been

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Increasing amounts of cloud for the afternoon

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it could be heavy and sundrx. You wonder about the weekend.

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be more cloud around, particularly for Norfolk.

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Increasing amounts of sunshhne throughout the day but

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building next week. It could start to warm up

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There'll be more of that interview with Nino Severino

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She got the diagnosis and w`s shocked and upset. I remember

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shocked and upset. I remembdr the time when we both got it and I was

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beside myself. It was very difficult. It was very, verx

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difficult. I have never, ever experienced strength any human

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being. I mean, what's of hulans go being. I mean, what's of humans go

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through while things but thhs woman was 30 years old and she had just

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retired things at her feet. So many amazing

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things. Then fight and she, and I say it to this

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day, she never once, through the whole ordeal, complained.

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There will be more of that tomorrow. That is it from us.

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