:00:00. > :00:00.New security measures for electronic devices have been introduced
:00:00. > :00:08.The four American aircrew who were killed when their helicopter crashed
:00:09. > :00:12.on the coast of Norfolk werd brought down by geese smashing throtgh
:00:13. > :00:27.Not all windscreens are deshgned to withstand a bird impact. We are all
:00:28. > :00:31.shocked by what has happened. The surgery saying it's letting this
:00:32. > :00:33.doctor go because Public sector strikes are planned
:00:34. > :00:36.across the country tomorrow. So how will it affect us
:00:37. > :00:39.in this region? As Newmarket gets ready for the
:00:40. > :00:58.July Festival, the racing industry First tonight, how a flock
:00:59. > :01:02.of geese brought down an Amdrican military helicopter, killing all
:01:03. > :01:05.four people on board.The helicopter from the air force base
:01:06. > :01:10.at Lakenheath crashed at Cldy marshes in Norfolk seven months ago.
:01:11. > :01:14.The birds had smashed through the windscreen, knocking three
:01:15. > :01:16.of the crew unconscious. Just three seconds
:01:17. > :01:20.after the bird strike, the helicopter hit the ground.
:01:21. > :01:27.Kevin Burch is at Lakenheath now, Kevin.
:01:28. > :01:33.Yes, this report has taken `bout six months to publish. It confirmed what
:01:34. > :01:40.many people thought at the time this was down to a bird strhke. The
:01:41. > :01:45.enquiry says there is clear evidence that this was the case. The impact
:01:46. > :01:50.of the strikes has taken thd experts by surprise. It was a low`ldvel
:01:51. > :01:55.training mission stimulator in the night`time rescue of a pilot which
:01:56. > :02:02.ended in disaster. The remahns scattered across the marshes. For
:02:03. > :02:15.lives last. Back at the basd, comrades were in shock. I c`nnot
:02:16. > :02:26.imagine how the families fedl. There were four victims. This report tells
:02:27. > :02:30.how they were Manhattan ten feet up when a flock of geese took flight.
:02:31. > :02:35.This enquiry says it is possible the keys had been startled by hdlicopter
:02:36. > :02:38.noise. Once in the air, thrde of them penetrated the windscrden,
:02:39. > :02:47.leaving the pilot and co`pilot unconscious. Another one hit the
:02:48. > :02:59.gunner. Another bird damaged the stabilisation system. The hdlicopter
:03:00. > :03:04.was part of the 56 rescue Spuadron. It specialises in search and rescue
:03:05. > :03:10.operations in hostile environments around the world. It will mxstify a
:03:11. > :03:20.lot of people that such a sophisticated aircraft was
:03:21. > :03:29.vulnerable. If it had hit other areas it may not have damagdd the
:03:30. > :03:41.system. This is an area where large flocks of birds congregate. The key
:03:42. > :03:47.lesson to be learned is that perhaps training flights ought to t`ke place
:03:48. > :03:50.elsewhere. The American air force says it will review the way it
:03:51. > :03:59.operates and make changes to make sure of safety. A string of multiple
:04:00. > :04:05.bird strikes proved too much with catastrophic consequences. We have
:04:06. > :04:13.been getting reaction from one of the families. This came frol the
:04:14. > :04:19.father of the pilot. He said he was taken in today for a two`hotr
:04:20. > :04:21.briefing. He says that was originally this was down to a bird
:04:22. > :04:29.strike and not pilot error. Kevin.
:04:30. > :04:30.Kevin, thank you. David Learmount is the Oper`tions
:04:31. > :04:40.and Safety Editor at Flightglobal. I asked him how rare it is for a
:04:41. > :04:47.bird strike to bring down a military helicopter? They are not
:04:48. > :04:55.particularly rare but a dis`ster like this is great. Is therd no way
:04:56. > :05:03.that these helicopters can be protected from bird strikes? They
:05:04. > :05:09.cannot possibly protect frol this. The whole reason for the hawk type
:05:10. > :05:14.of helicopter is that it should be light, nimble and fast. If they are
:05:15. > :05:19.murdered, it would be none of those things. Is there any question that
:05:20. > :05:24.the pilot or someone should have known that by taking off in an area
:05:25. > :05:28.where that is a lot of wildlife they could have caused this
:05:29. > :05:34.incident? They would have known that as a risk but that night`tile, birds
:05:35. > :05:39.do not usually fly. This max have been early in the evening this time
:05:40. > :05:43.of year but it would have bden pitch dark then. The theory as to what
:05:44. > :05:47.actually happened is that the birds were on the ground at the noise of
:05:48. > :05:55.the helicopter scared them hnto the air. Originally, it was the presence
:05:56. > :06:00.of the helicopter which frightened them and that led to this tragedy.
:06:01. > :06:03.People in the military will be looking at this and making plans for
:06:04. > :06:10.the future. What sort of thhng where they be looking at? One of the
:06:11. > :06:18.things the military has got to do is take reasonable risks even hn
:06:19. > :06:27.peacetime. The pilots were practising a crucial wartimd role.
:06:28. > :06:31.They were practising saving the life of a pilot who has been shot down
:06:32. > :06:40.behind enemy lines pulled up the whole idea of the helicopter was to
:06:41. > :06:44.`` in at a very low level at high speed and pick up the pilot and get
:06:45. > :06:49.out before they even realisd he is there. The essentials of thhs is
:06:50. > :06:55.that they should be a low`ldvel under cover of darkness and that
:06:56. > :07:01.they should be able to do this without being seen. But you cannot
:07:02. > :07:07.practice this unless you pr`ctice in reality at low level. That hs what
:07:08. > :07:13.these men were doing what I suspect that in future, they will look at
:07:14. > :07:18.the possibility of having a pick`up song which is a little further from
:07:19. > :07:23.the actual coast, maybe not that far away but remember this, if ` fighter
:07:24. > :07:28.pilot comes down behind enely lines, you do not choose where it hs. The
:07:29. > :07:33.exercises have to be realistic and when you do realistic milit`ry
:07:34. > :07:36.exercises, there will always be some risk.
:07:37. > :07:40.A doctor in Essex has told Look East he's losing his job
:07:41. > :07:42.because the government has withdrawn vital funding.
:07:43. > :07:45.The Whitley House Surgery in Chelmsford says
:07:46. > :07:47.the cuts will affect patients. The government says
:07:48. > :07:54.the change will make the system fairer across thd board.
:07:55. > :08:04.Doctor Daniel with one of the patients he sees each week. He has
:08:05. > :08:10.worked at this surgery for ` couple of years but he is losing hhs job. I
:08:11. > :08:19.would say I have been putting a brave face on it. I am heartbroken.
:08:20. > :08:29.Will it be difficult to leave the patient you have forged bonds with?
:08:30. > :08:32.Very much so. It is gut`wrenching. The surgery says it can no longer
:08:33. > :08:37.afford to keep the doctor bdcause of something called the minimul
:08:38. > :08:41.practice income guarantee is being phased out. The surgery says that
:08:42. > :08:49.means of the next seven years, it will lose ?600,000. The minhmum
:08:50. > :08:54.practice income guarantee w`s a top`up payment given to GP cactuses
:08:55. > :09:00.which faced a drop in incomd and a new GP contract brought in `n 2 04.
:09:01. > :09:08.The practice manager says the surgery cannot afford to lose the
:09:09. > :09:13.payment or the doctor. He sdes 33 patients a week. We are loshng those
:09:14. > :09:15.appointments because of that. We have also lost missing appohntments
:09:16. > :09:37.because of this. In a statelent GPs say they are under more
:09:38. > :09:42.pressure. We recently reported how 1500 patients at this surgery were
:09:43. > :09:47.told to find another GP bec`use it did not have enough doctors. The
:09:48. > :09:49.last day for this doctor is tomorrow. He has found a short`term
:09:50. > :09:55.contract at another practicd. Dr Brian Balmer is from the
:09:56. > :09:57.Essex Local Medical Committdes. He represents all GPs in Essex.
:09:58. > :10:00.When I spoke to him earlier this afternoon.
:10:01. > :10:02.I put it to him that if all GPs got the same levdl of
:10:03. > :10:14.funding it must be a fairer system. It is very difficult to movd from
:10:15. > :10:22.one system to another. Some practices and some patients may
:10:23. > :10:25.notice changes. If I am part of a surgery where I cannot get `n
:10:26. > :10:34.appointment for a long time because the doctor has gone, I will move to
:10:35. > :10:41.another surgery, Willow? Anxbody who needs care urgently will sthll be
:10:42. > :10:45.seen as before. The routine appointments, it is possibld that
:10:46. > :10:55.they will have to wait slightly longer. We are hoping practhces can
:10:56. > :11:00.work as efficiently as posshble If you cannot make an appointmdnt,
:11:01. > :11:05.phone up and cancel it. Bill all surgeries be affected like this Or
:11:06. > :11:12.are some surgeries going to be winners? This change is abott 6 % of
:11:13. > :11:19.surgeries across England. They will be winners and losers. They are
:11:20. > :11:23.recycling this money. It is a movement of resources from some
:11:24. > :11:27.practices to others. We reckon we will have about 40 practices that
:11:28. > :11:33.will lose significantly over the years. Should the surgeries have
:11:34. > :11:44.been ready for this and havd made plans for it? When this mondy was
:11:45. > :11:47.awarded to practices, it was a integration of funding they had from
:11:48. > :11:52.a previous contract. The government said it was in perpetuity. Last
:11:53. > :11:57.year, the government decided it would stop this year.
:11:58. > :12:01.Thousands of public sector workers in this
:12:02. > :12:04.region will be on strike tolorrow. The day of action is in a dhspute
:12:05. > :12:06.with the government over pax, pensions and working condithons
:12:07. > :12:09.Our chief reporter Kim Riley is here.
:12:10. > :12:11.Who is striking? Council staff, health workers,
:12:12. > :12:15.teachers, civil servants and firefighters to name but a few.
:12:16. > :12:19.The government froze pay for many public sector workers from 2010
:12:20. > :12:24.That was followed by a payrhse cap of 1% which remains in place.
:12:25. > :12:27.The trade unions say taking into account the cost of living
:12:28. > :12:30.their members have endured a series of pay cuts.
:12:31. > :12:33.So six unions have called this day of action tomorrow.
:12:34. > :12:38.The Fire Brigades Union, the civil service union PCS, Unite,
:12:39. > :12:48.Unison, GMB and the National Union of Teachers.
:12:49. > :12:56.The joint unions say it will be the biggest strike since the strike of
:12:57. > :13:00.the pensions years ago. We hope our members will support it. Th`t is
:13:01. > :13:07.good indication that they whll. We regret the inconvenience th`t is
:13:08. > :13:13.caused to parents. We take strike action with a heavy heart. Ht is not
:13:14. > :13:19.something they do lightly. Tnion action means some 350 children will
:13:20. > :13:27.have to stay at home at this school. We are not happy. It is an
:13:28. > :13:30.inconvenience. I would like more information to know why thex are off
:13:31. > :13:40.rather than just being told they are off. It is hard because thex have to
:13:41. > :13:47.take time off work. I think it could cause a lot of problems. David
:13:48. > :13:55.Cameron criticised the strike ballot. It is based on 827% turnout.
:13:56. > :13:59.How is it right that our chhldren's education can be disrupted by unions
:14:00. > :14:07.acting in this way? of Teachers.
:14:08. > :14:09.It?s very difficult to predhct the scale of the disruption tomorrow
:14:10. > :14:12.but it?s clear many of our schools will be hard hit
:14:13. > :14:15.These are the latest figures we have from the county councils.
:14:16. > :14:17.In Norfolk, 30 schools are expected to be closed.
:14:18. > :14:19.Another 30 partially open. In Suffolk, some 13 schools closed
:14:20. > :14:21.and 38 others partially open. And finally, Essex.
:14:22. > :14:23.The information we have gathered points to 39 schools being closed
:14:24. > :14:31.completely and a further 67 partially open
:14:32. > :14:35.Some schools will not have notified the County Council. Expect those
:14:36. > :14:39.numbers to be exceeded. and a further 67 partially open
:14:40. > :14:41.A man has died after falling into a grain silo in Norfolk.
:14:42. > :14:44.It happened in the village of Fincham near Downham Market.
:14:45. > :14:47.The police are investigating. A review into the death of Dystna
:14:48. > :14:49.Blunnie and her unborn child two years ago has been published today.
:14:50. > :14:52.They were killed by her former fianc?e,
:14:53. > :14:57.Tony McLernan, who was jaildd for a minimum of 27 years last xear
:14:58. > :14:58.The review recommends better training
:14:59. > :15:20.and a more co`ordinated approach. The company celebrating 100 years of
:15:21. > :15:22.hearts. The latest challengd for C. Getting ready for the women's open
:15:23. > :15:29.at Royal Birkdale. Racing now and the three`dax July
:15:30. > :15:31.festival stars tomorrow at Newmarket.
:15:32. > :15:34.To mark the occasion some of the biggest names in the sport
:15:35. > :15:38.are being honoured in the town. Tom Williams is at Newmarket now.
:15:39. > :15:49.Thank you. Welcome to the Jtly course. Hardly a flower or blade of
:15:50. > :15:56.grass out of place. A bit of pruning and tweaking ahead of the fdstival
:15:57. > :16:00.which starts tomorrow. It is every trainer and owner 's dream to be
:16:01. > :16:05.here on race day. They will be wanting to stand here in thd first
:16:06. > :16:13.position after the race. Ond and a half million pounds in prizd money
:16:14. > :16:19.up for grabs. 30,000 people expected and a thrilling few days to come.
:16:20. > :16:26.You will have heard of the Hollywood walk of Fame, this is the r`ce
:16:27. > :16:37.tracks and set to it. They have dedicated some of the great names on
:16:38. > :16:44.the high street today. It w`s quite a cloud which had gathered to see
:16:45. > :16:48.it. A master trainer, a night and a legend. The Henry Cecil was champion
:16:49. > :16:59.trainer ten times. The racing community gathered in his honour. He
:17:00. > :17:04.would not have understood that he was always like that when hd gained
:17:05. > :17:15.recognition. But he would bd very proud, as we all are. There are many
:17:16. > :17:29.other legends noted here. Hxperion was a great racehorse. Fred Archer,
:17:30. > :17:35.a jockey. Fred Archer was apprenticed to the stables where I
:17:36. > :17:39.train. He came when he was 02 and he weighed four stone eight on arrival.
:17:40. > :17:47.He wrote his first winner when he was 15. It took nearly 70 ydars
:17:48. > :17:55.before anyone rode as many winners. These states have been balkdd by
:17:56. > :18:03.genuine high achievers. It helps to make the town special. Another
:18:04. > :18:16.trainer destined for legend`ry status is so Michael Stoute. He
:18:17. > :18:20.boasts ten trainer titles whll stop this is a rare glimpse into his
:18:21. > :18:26.world ahead of one of the top summer festivals. The July meeting is an
:18:27. > :18:29.important festival. That is a lot going on in the town with the sale
:18:30. > :18:44.and hospitality for the people come to visit. It is high`qualitx racing.
:18:45. > :18:51.I enjoyed the horses and he allows me to come and roam around. I do not
:18:52. > :19:01.keep a horse here pulled up when I had a couple of horses, I could not
:19:02. > :19:09.afford these charges. As colpetitive now as ever, even it top tr`iner at
:19:10. > :19:14.Royal Ascot. I remember when he started, he tried to make it to the
:19:15. > :19:19.top and he has not changed ` single bit. He started with virtually
:19:20. > :19:23.nothing. He has one 17 Englhsh classics and most of the big races
:19:24. > :19:32.around the world. He is incredible. He is a credit to the profession.
:19:33. > :19:36.You would not bet against hhm being in the running again. He has spent
:19:37. > :19:46.months crafting his strategx, drawing on years of experience. We
:19:47. > :19:53.are set for a thrilling few days of racing. Ladies Day tomorrow and
:19:54. > :19:55.gentlemen stay on Friday. Jtly cup day on the Saturday. Definitely a
:19:56. > :20:01.chance to dress for `` to ilpress. Tom Williams is at Newmarket now.
:20:02. > :20:03.In golf, the Women's Open starts at Royal
:20:04. > :20:06.Birkdale tomorrow with 18`ydar`old Charley Hull from Kettering,
:20:07. > :20:08.one of the leading contenders. She is already
:20:09. > :20:12.the leading money winner on the Ladies European Tour and won her
:20:13. > :20:13.first title in Morocco in M`rch James Burridge has been givdn
:20:14. > :20:31.exclusive access to Charley on tour. How is it going? 2014 has bden
:20:32. > :20:44.nonstop for C. One month Australia, the next America. Trying to Alan 's
:20:45. > :20:52.the demands of professional golf. I practice every day. Do you think I
:20:53. > :21:03.should have a day off M a d`y off never hurts. She almost does too
:21:04. > :21:10.much. Occasionally I will gdt a text message saying she is very tired. It
:21:11. > :21:14.is trying to find the balance. Alongside her loving family, she now
:21:15. > :21:21.has an experienced coaching team behind her. I am looking at what the
:21:22. > :21:33.foot and he is doing. That hs dutiful. `` beautiful. We are in the
:21:34. > :21:39.entertainment business becatse people pay to watch us. People get a
:21:40. > :21:50.buzz out of it. What about the impact you are having? Pretty good
:21:51. > :22:00.so far. Younger people know of me and they start playing golf because
:22:01. > :22:08.of me. She will take on the world 's best once again tomorrow. I have a
:22:09. > :22:14.picture of me and you together when I was about nine or ten years old.
:22:15. > :22:20.You have to be fearless to reach the top. You can never be afraid of
:22:21. > :22:23.failing the top if you have a shot that this risky and it will cost you
:22:24. > :22:29.a big cheque or win you the championship, you have to t`ke it
:22:30. > :22:33.on. A lot of players do not take it on and they never quite makd it I
:22:34. > :22:39.think she will be the sort that takes it on because she wants to be
:22:40. > :22:42.a winner. She has the game `nd the gumption. The first major thtle
:22:43. > :22:45.cannot be far away. exclusive access to Charley on tour.
:22:46. > :22:49.Finally tonight, congratulations to the Olney Headwear company hn Luton
:22:50. > :22:52.which is 100 years old this year. The company specialises in boaters
:22:53. > :22:55.and flat caps and is hoping to start exporting to America.
:22:56. > :23:03.Louise Hubball has been to leet some of the people who work there.
:23:04. > :23:13.It is the last touch of a m`ster hand that counts. Producing the
:23:14. > :23:17.perfect straw boater in Luton in the 1950s. They are still making them in
:23:18. > :23:26.the town. John has worked all his life. He even met his wife here You
:23:27. > :23:32.enjoy it. Sometimes, it does get boring but some jobs are different.
:23:33. > :23:39.Some, you are glad to get off of. His wife is still a machinist
:23:40. > :23:47.upstairs. I love it. You have lots of different pieces. When the
:23:48. > :23:51.company was founded 100 years ago, women did not even have the vote. So
:23:52. > :23:57.much has changed since then. Here, the hats have kept on coming for
:23:58. > :24:01.that they manufacture 3000 hats a week. Customers include schools
:24:02. > :24:11.John Lewis and Lord's Crickdt Ground. The company has rem`ined
:24:12. > :24:20.family owned. What is the sdcret? We adapt and change. Styles cole and
:24:21. > :24:26.go. We are very lucky at thd moment that hats and caps are popular
:24:27. > :24:37.again. All of a sudden, caps are very trendy. The business h`s an
:24:38. > :24:43.annual turnover of ?1.7 million It is a source of immense pridd. A
:24:44. > :24:49.centenary is something to bd praised. A family business,
:24:50. > :24:52.especially, when lots of falily members are involved, it is
:24:53. > :24:59.something quite special to get to 100 years. Fathers and Sons work
:25:00. > :25:07.together in the cutting rool as well as the boardroom. The next target is
:25:08. > :25:14.expansion into the American market. And so to the weather.
:25:15. > :25:24.We had unseasonably windy wdather today. Guests of about 45 mph. This
:25:25. > :25:28.weather front is pushing in from the east and it will bring some patchy
:25:29. > :25:34.rain later on. You can look at the satellite chat and you can see this
:25:35. > :25:39.large bank of cloud making hts way westwards through this afternoon.
:25:40. > :25:43.Eastern counties have already got a big blanket of cloud out thdre. You
:25:44. > :25:49.may see a glimmer of sunshine if you are in advert. This cloud whll track
:25:50. > :25:54.westwards overnight. It will bring light and patchy rain. That will
:25:55. > :25:59.arrive into the early hours of tomorrow morning. A lot of cloud.
:26:00. > :26:05.Temperatures will likely to stay in the mid`teens for most of us. The
:26:06. > :26:11.breeze will continue overnight. It will ease tomorrow. Tomorrow does
:26:12. > :26:17.not look so windy. This is where we are tomorrow. The weather front is
:26:18. > :26:24.heading westwards. Warmer and more humid air behind it. There will also
:26:25. > :26:28.be a line of rain on it. Thd significance of that is that
:26:29. > :26:32.although most of us will sed a bit of patchy rain or drizzle, `s it
:26:33. > :26:36.heads westwards, it is likely to become more persistent and heavy.
:26:37. > :26:42.The end of the day looks as if it could be quite wet for Westdrn
:26:43. > :26:49.counties. Essex likely to sde something brighter by the end of the
:26:50. > :26:55.day. Quite a shift in temperatures depending on which half of the
:26:56. > :27:01.leading you are based. Eventually, that rain will clear away. Ht looks
:27:02. > :27:09.as if by the end of the day, it will become largely dry. When we get to
:27:10. > :27:13.Friday, a brief grades of hhgh pressure. Perhaps a risk of a
:27:14. > :27:18.shower. Whether systems pushing in from the West for the weekend. A
:27:19. > :27:25.mixed bag with sunshine and showers. Friday is looking pretty good. We
:27:26. > :27:29.get to the weekend and it whll warm up. Feeling humid for Fridax and
:27:30. > :27:32.Saturday. The morning is looking good with sunshine but the `fternoon
:27:33. > :27:38.with the showers which could be heavy and punditry. Thank you very
:27:39. > :27:41.much. We will be back tomorrow night at the same time and same place
:27:42. > :27:55.Thank you for your company, good night.
:27:56. > :27:58.and this time the challenge is bigger than ever.
:27:59. > :28:02.Six young songwriters mark a major anniversary.
:28:03. > :28:06.It'll be really difficult to write a song for World War I
:28:07. > :28:09.They're really going to have to put themselves in those people's shoes.
:28:10. > :28:14.Guys, did that go perfectly? Did we forget the tune?
:28:15. > :28:16.I just don't want to mess it up There's a lot of pressure.
:28:17. > :28:20.A brand-new series of The Big Performance.