:00:10. > :00:12.I'm Susie Fowler Watt. Hillsborough Castle.
:00:13. > :00:16.The Essex Police Commissioner held a public meeting in Colchester
:00:17. > :00:19.tonight in the wake of the murder of the student Nahid Almane`.
:00:20. > :00:21.Crimestoppers have put up a reward of ?10,000 for information.
:00:22. > :00:24.In a moment I'll be speaking to the Crime Commissioner, but first
:00:25. > :00:40.It was supposed to be a routine meeting but instead it was a chance
:00:41. > :00:47.to hear more about concerns about the undersold murders of Jales
:00:48. > :00:54.Hatfield and Nahid Almanea. I do not know if it is safe for my son or my
:00:55. > :00:58.wife or not. We wanted to know what the police is doing. I think there
:00:59. > :01:03.is a general tension in the community. At a press conference
:01:04. > :01:07.Crimestoppers said they are offering a reward of ?10,000 for information
:01:08. > :01:11.leading to the arrest and conviction of the Keller. It is not
:01:12. > :01:18.unprecedented to offer this reward. `` the killer. But it is not,
:01:19. > :01:24.neither. They are reserved for the most serious crimes. The sttdent was
:01:25. > :01:30.brutally stabbed on her way to university a week ago. The charity
:01:31. > :01:35.said it was doubling to ?10,000 reward for information on the murder
:01:36. > :01:43.of James and feel. He was stabbed in March. `` Hatfield. She died close
:01:44. > :01:45.to the estate where many people are naturally on edge. People are more
:01:46. > :01:51.cautious about walking street alone at night and through
:01:52. > :02:00.alleyways. wherever you go. In whatever estate.
:02:01. > :02:04.I have two little Roy 's and I am constantly watching
:02:05. > :02:06.message from detectives so far is to remain vigilant and put personal
:02:07. > :02:08.safety first. Just after the public meeting,
:02:09. > :02:11.I spoke to the Essex Police and Crime Commissioner Nick Alston
:02:12. > :02:13.and asked him how it had gone. unusual opportunity from melbers of
:02:14. > :02:29.the public to hear from a senior investigation into these dreadful
:02:30. > :02:37.murders. What he has been doing How we and Colchester can help. It is an
:02:38. > :02:43.unusual opportunity for members of the public to hear that. And to ask
:02:44. > :02:46.about how they are feeling hn Colchester. What were they telling
:02:47. > :02:50.you? There was the University. One of the senior
:02:51. > :02:58.members of the university sharing some of the reflecthons from
:02:59. > :03:04.students as well. I engaging with members of thd public
:03:05. > :03:16.and managing the crime concern I think was how long it can
:03:17. > :03:23.be sustained and will be everything we can to make stre
:03:24. > :03:29.resources the person or persons responsible
:03:30. > :03:34.for these murders are brought to evidence it is a hate crime. But a
:03:35. > :03:39.campaign group office for not doing enough on
:03:40. > :03:46.working to stop it and Islam phobia. working to stop it and Islal phobia.
:03:47. > :03:52.It was not an afterthought to reach out to them as a community. I
:03:53. > :03:58.visited them in Harlow and Southend. We have had a major conference to
:03:59. > :04:02.deal with hate crime. We had many members from minority communities
:04:03. > :04:07.from different faith groups present. It is not an afterthought. Xes, we
:04:08. > :04:12.can always do more. I will make sure we do. Thank you very much.
:04:13. > :04:15.Mps have accused the department of the environment of leaving Norfolk
:04:16. > :04:18.taxpayers in the lurch, after it changed its mind about fundhng a
:04:19. > :04:22.The head of the department faced angry questioning this afternoon
:04:23. > :04:24.after she revealed there had been concerns about the scheme, long
:04:25. > :04:27.Our political correspondent Andrew Sinclair watched
:04:28. > :04:35.the exchanges and a short thme ago he told me what happened.
:04:36. > :04:46.The decision to cancel the contract has left them with a constant `` a
:04:47. > :04:52.compensation bill of 35mm pounds. It went wrong after the Department with
:04:53. > :04:57.true waste credits of ?169 million which it had only awarded
:04:58. > :05:00.before. Members of the account committee
:05:01. > :05:05.business of waste contracts. The permanent secretary faced dhfferent
:05:06. > :05:08.`` hostile questions. She said the department was concerned about
:05:09. > :05:15.whether Norfolk could meet the deadline in time to get this project
:05:16. > :05:19.approved. This led MPs to say, why if you had concerns did you award
:05:20. > :05:26.the money? She said department is to dies is an Fai cup
:05:27. > :05:32.concerns but ultimately it hs advise. That did not impress the
:05:33. > :05:37.chairman. you to advise them. You changed your
:05:38. > :05:44.mind and Norfolk council the bill for your change of mind.
:05:45. > :05:50.That is have not got a result. They were
:05:51. > :05:55.aware of local local MPs and others to that
:05:56. > :06:01.project. They went their eyes open. There were hostile
:06:02. > :06:07.questions about why Norfolk steep compensation clauses. One MP
:06:08. > :06:13.said it was said the final decision rested with
:06:14. > :06:22.Norfolk County Council. whole thing was a train wreck. It is
:06:23. > :06:26.very clear that MPs will A protest, on horseback, has taken
:06:27. > :06:28.place in Newmarket over plans A group which represents key figures
:06:29. > :06:29.from the racing industry is fighting the plans to build four hundred
:06:30. > :06:42.homes at Hatchfield Farm, A decision is due next week. Now the
:06:43. > :06:45.weather. A dry night ahead but possibly a cold night because we
:06:46. > :06:52.will have clear the night and a chance of mhst
:06:53. > :07:00.patches forming out in the countryside, places like
:07:01. > :07:10.this a little bit lower. A cold start
:07:11. > :07:22.tomorrow and bright and sunny in It will be cooler on the coast
:07:23. > :07:35.because of afternoon. It does turn more
:07:36. > :07:43.unsettled and there would be heavy and thundery downpours around. Good
:07:44. > :07:47.evening. A little bit later than usual. The weather over the next
:07:48. > :07:53.couple of days will change. Let me show you the satellite picture. You
:07:54. > :08:00.can see the cloud streaming across the Atlantic. This weather front
:08:01. > :08:05.Weller upset the weather across -- will upset the weather in the
:08:06. > :08:11.south-west. As far as tonight is concerned, cool, even Chile by
:08:12. > :08:18.Thursday morning. There is some rain around across the north-west of the
:08:19. > :08:25.country. In the south-west, that is what is heading into the direction
:08:26. > :08:28.of Cornwall. In the east, temperatures could be