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In the programme tonight ` and on BBC One we

A lucky escape for 42 primary school children after this coach crashes

When we arrived here we acttally found a bus literally on its side.

It was travelling in a group of three other buses which werd all not

involved in the accident but still quite a frightening scene.

More details emerge about a woman pushed to her death on this main

The raw material for real ale.

Why this field is the holy grail for beer lovers

And find out why a new exhibition hopes to spark a life`long hnterest

in engineering. 42 primary school children `re

tonight safe and well after a crash which left thdir coach

on its side in a field in Norfolk. Some have cuts and bruises `nd

some are suffering from shock but The accident happened on thd A1

near the village of Hilgay in Norfolk at

about 11 o'clock this morning. Five members of staff

and one parent were also on board. Yes, it is a far stretch of the A10

bypassing h.d ilgay. From the north to you go down to King's Lynn to the

south, to Littleport and Elx. It was from that direction that thd

children were heading north on their way to hundred Stanton. The accident

happened around 11.00pm. Ffs about a quarter of a mile down from where

I'm talking now, that the coach left the road. It is pretty clear that

things would have been much more serious had not everyone bedn

wearing a seatbelt. All emergency services were called after ` coach

travelling in scone voi overed turned and fell into a deep ditch.

The air bloom s and and par`medics called in. Everything in pl`ce for a

major rescue operation. You can understand the police were shocked

when they came across this scene and wondered what they might find. In

the event, 42 children were on board, five teachers, one p`rent

helper and all escaped unhurt. Only the driver had minor injurids. They

all got off with no real injuries. All assessed by paramedics, all

deemed to be suitable to get on another bus and go back to school,

which is really positive. The only injury we have is a slight hnjury to

the driver but I think it is suspected he will make a full

recovery. How did the children cope? Really well. A lot are were

frightened. Not a pleasant experience on a school trip. By the

time I got here they were shtting on the bank having their picnic talking

about their experience with officers and firemen and really being quite

jovial about it. So a posithve outcome to what could have been a

terrible situation. The children from the stricken coach appdared

calm as they were transferrdd to a relief vehicle for the journey home.

Children, teachers and parents arriving back at the Willial Westly

primary school this afternoon. We were kept updated in terms of who

was on the coach and who wasn't and what happened. There was an update

coming in every hour. That definitely helped. I would like to

say a big thank you to all hnvolved. They handled it impeck bli. It is

very shocking. They seem to have all come out OK. So we are very

relieved. It is great everyone is alive and safe. Alex tells le she

had her seatbelt fastened. Hs that right? Quite a lot of us screamed. A

recovery team at the scene of the crash on the A10 this afternoon The

coach one of a fleet operatdd by rich monds of Royston. Therd is no

clear picture yet of what c`used it to leave the road. The A10 was

blocked for much of the Dand much of the traffic being funneled through

Hilgay. It opened again aftdr the coach was pulled clear by the

recovery team. It'll now be checked over as police try to find out what

caused that crash. On that night tonight they are appealing for any

witnesses or anyone who saw what happened or who has any further

information, to call their serious collisions investigation te`m. The

number to call is 101. The police in Norfolk say a woman

who died in what appeared to be road accident was actually pushed

into the path of a car by a man she was walking with.

The man then threw himself hn front of the same car at Terringon St

John, near Kings Lynn. The pair were in their 20s `nd

came originally from Lithuania. Within the last hour the police have

been named the people. They were from Lithuania and engaged. It

appeared to police at fist this was a tragic accident but then witnesses

have started to come forward, revealing that what they saw was the

woman being shoved on to thd east bound carriageway in the split

second before both she and the man were struck and died. To add to the

bizarre nature of this tragddy, both were wearing barefoot with no shoes.

It is a case that left police puzzled. Its a mystery. I'm

satisfied that I know how physically they have met their deaths. `` it is

a mystery. But I don't understand what has led to that, what has been

the catalyst with them apparently walking with very little clothing

on, certainly no shoes, its a mystery and it is one I'm kden to

unravel. It wasn't just walking barefoot which made them

distinctive. She was wearing a pink top which was virtually fluorescent

in the sun. The earlier sighting of them was at 1230 on Sunday lunch

time by the A46 at Wisbech. Then they stopped at this farm shop in

Walpole High Way. Police sax when they were inside the shop, the

couple asked the staff separately to call the police, "call police." They

didn't appear agitated. Before officers arrived they had already

gone. Less than an hour latdr, they were both dead on the A57. H think

in a small community like this, we are not used to things like this and

people are very shocked. I think we feel very much for the eastdrn

European Community at a loss and it is not going to be easy for them as

well We should spare a thought for the driver involved in the

collision. He would, presum`bly have had no time to act. No time and

is highly distressed, as yot can can imagine, from being involved in in

this. He said their stop at the farm shop suggested they were in need of

help but he seems to find ott what in his words was the catastrophic

very event that proved the catalyst for this chain of events.

Protestors gathered outside the first open hearing into plans to

have their say over proposals for the Northern Distributor Ro`d from

the A47 at Postwick to Taverham Today's session was at the @ssembly

Essex County Council says it's concerned there won't be enough

nursery places when new Govdrnment rules come into effect.

From September the number of two`year`olds receiving state`funded

Flood victims, who have just returned to

their homes after a freak storm in August last year, have bden

forced to leave again because of more floods, Their homes at Rayleigh

in Essex were swamped for the second time in 12 months on Sunday.

Mobile phone footage of the moment a road became a river. Home`owners

tried desperately to keep the water out. This afternoon, though, as

sodden carpets were taken away, it was clear not everyone in Vhctoria

Avenue, Rayleigh, had succedded It is just like a river. This whole bit

was like a river. Today reshdents were surveying the damage. The

drains just can't cope. It's not just rain water, it is sewerage

water. It smells disgusting. It is awful. If it gets in contact with

anything, it all has to be thrown away. So, it is horrible. It is just

a nightmare. It is all deprdssingly familiar. This footage was taken

last year during another frdak downpour. 11 months virtually to the

day, we had gone through thd same thing of trying to save your house

for four or five hours and ht was just like history repeating itself.

Unfortunately it is just thd amount of rain that comes down in such a

short period of time, you are just constantly trying to battle. And

it's always a losing battle unfortunately. The floodwatdrs

receded just as quickly but residents are worried buildhng more

house also put more pressurds on the drains and lead to more floods.

Linda from the Rayleigh acthon group showed me some plans for more

housing. We were told that the drains could cope. I think what you

have been seeing today tells you that is not the case. In a statement

Rochford district council s`ys its long`term development plans require

that land with an increased risk of flooding is set aside as public

space. It says any planning application will have to be

accompanied by a flood risk assessment and a surface water

drainage strategy. But locals still fear a repeat of this.

The murder of a Saudi student in Colchester last month will

feature on the BBC's Crimew`tch programme tonight.

Nahid Almanea died from stab wounds more than a month ago after

Police hope to get informathon from people who may not be

Colchester residents but max have been visiting the area at the time.

The Norfolk triathlete Chrissie Wellington has appdaled

for help after the bike she rode to victory in an Ironman World

She took to twitter to show this CCTV footage showing the thdft of

She said it had great sentimental value to her.

The railway station at King's Lynn has reopened

Network Rail says it started as a re`wiring project

Today's ceremony was perforled by the former Tory MP,

The 8. Had 4 from cringes cross to King's Lynn pulls N passengdrs

department from all eyes ard on the special guest. `` the 8.44. Michael

Portillo, who documented Grdat British Railways on BBC Two is here

to officially open King's Lxnn station. I think it is a most

successful refurbishment. I think it is important to give people loving

places to walk through and walk past which includes railway stathons

Most of us our hearts are lhfted if we have good architecture. For more

than 100 years the Royal Tr`in uses this line and the Queen comds to

this station when she travels to Sandringham. She will be carried

back in time to a period whdn actually design was pretty good It

is quite interesting that at the beginning of the 21st century we are

looking back it old design `nd appreciating it. It's received a ?1

million makeover and in keeping with the station's grade II heritage

status, they've gone for a 09 #r50s' theme. The gold highlights the royal

connection. There is old`stxle signage and all the benches have the

Great Eastern Railway logo. First Capital Connect and Network Rail

originally intended only to carry out rewiring but ended up rdtiring

the entire building. It soon became very clear through the involvement

of the local community and through the passion and commitment of the

local project team that we could do an awful lot more, so we have worked

with the local community, whth some brilliant local businesses to fully

refurbish the station. First Capital Connect hope the thousands of

commuters who use this stathon will like the new look. They say it

provides a great gateway into the town and surrounding areas. Still to

come, extreme engineering. The exhibition that hopes to infire

young people. And why this crop in Norfolk is a

field of gold. The start of the Commonwealth Games

is now just one day There are, of course,

plenty of competitors from this region and throughout the G`mes

we'll let you know how they get on. And tonight, to get us in the mood,

Tom Williams is live from Glasgow. Thank you. Welcome to Glasgow and

the banks of the River Clydd. This an image you will become very

familiar with over the coming weeks. That's the Scottish exhibithon and

Conference Centre, where six sports are staged during the Games. I have

spent the day in Glasgow gatging the mood in the city.

The Commonwealth Games have landed. Glasgow with a very traditional

very Scottish welcome. Have you got a special Commonwealth tune you are

playing? I don't, no. I just thought it was such a nice day, maybe

tourists would like it hear a bit of bagpipes. There are people from all

over the world here obviously. I thought I'd maybe make a bit of

money and let tourists hear the pipes. Spectators from 71 countries

swarming the city. The Australians, as ever, making themselves known. We

are supporting our daughter, Lauren Wells who is running in the 400m

hurdles for the Australian @thletics Team and enjoying some beautiful

summer weather in Glasgow. Braced for the worst, visitors are having

to improvise. Just one day for the opening ceremony, there is `

scramble form any remaining tickets. What are you queueing up for? Any

tickets. We have tickets for the opening ceremony. That's lucky. We

were lucky. We have family hn Glasgow. We live in Norwich and we

are up here for the fortnight to have a look around. Mix it tp with a

bit of a holiday. This is going out in Look East. Your family whll see

that tonight. ! Great. Team England has 428

athletes in Glasgow. 10% from our region. They come here to chill out

and fulfil their media commhtments. At the BBC ` not THE BBC but the

Belvedere Bowling Club, good enough to lone their facilities to the

English for two weeks under clear instructions ` to keep off the

playing service. What is thd mood amongst the athletes? Good. People

People are excited. A lot looking forward to fighting in the judo or

competing in their sports. Colin's talent emerged as an early `ge,

winning medals age 6 T carrhed him to the London Olympics. `` ht

carried him. Now the Commonwealth Games. You missed out on a ledal in

the mriks. How are you using that experience to take to the G`mes in

Glasgow? I think for the Olxmpic Games, what pops into my he`d is

frustration. I will produce a performance on the day which is a

surprise in beating one of the world's best. He lost to thd

eventual gold medallist in the Olympic quarter`final. I have had a

really good two years in thd judo world. I have driven myself up to

fourth in the world. It'll lake me want to produce medal`winning

performances. They are in the spirit and with 1.5 billion people tuning

in, all eyes are focussed on Glasgow.

Yes, lots of excitement to come but what about the past? Ron WWoolwark

from Newmarket competed in two Games. `` Ron Walwark.

In a corner of Ron Walwark's garden, you will you will fhnd the

of a Bolton boy's Caribbean adventure ` race walking 20 miles

in the heat and humidity of Jamaica, in his quest for Commonwealth gold.

The reason is ` in 1966 it was still the Brhtish

At the Congress, at those G`mes they decided to drop

All the Commonwealth walkers that have followed me since then have

only been Commonwealth champions, I have been Empire

34 countries of the British Commonwealth of nathons

proudly flew at Kingston at the Royal opening of the eighth

We'd had such support on the streets.

And crossing the line, or coming into the stadium,

knowing you were first, that have been a really special moment.

You go into the stadium and it was bright like this,

And even though there were not many people in

the stadium, you still had to walk a lap of the track, which was great.

Ron Wallwark of Bolton won his gold medal

It was about 11.00pm when we got our medals.

Ron moved to Newmarket 40 ydars ago where he remains

a mentor to local athletes, keen to pass on his race`walking wisdom

Mentally Ron has given me a lot of help of getting into that stage

and when you are at the elite level you need every bit of help xou can

I never really accomplished anything in sport at school

Whatever your early life is like t can be changed, I thhnk sport

Athletics, in particular, bdcause whatever your shape or size, there

Well, we are gearing up for the still inspires, nearly 50 ydars on.

Well, we are gearing up for the opening ceremony tomorrow. The

actual sporting action doesn't start until Thursday when we are hoping we

might have our fist medallist. We saw him earlier. Norfolk's Colin

Oakes. He is in action in the judo in the funny`looking building over

there, affectionately known as the armadillo. We are also lookhng

forward to our gymnasts getting started in the building which

lookses like a spaceship. Wd will keep you up`to`date with all our

athletes' progress. I have been to concerts in both of

those halls, they are fabulous. You can watch the Commonwealth Games

opening ceremony tomorrow nhght on BBC One from 8.00pm.

When it comes to inspiring students to take up engineering, the experts

Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.

The essential building blocks for a good career.

But, of course, you need a healthy dose of inspiration too.

And now a science centre in Cambridge is using

the summer holidays as a ch`nce to excite children of all ages.

What is science. What is engineering? About building and

creating all sorts of things. Some of those things will fail. Some will

work. They have to come along and discover. If they find out `bout

engineering as a by`product, great. The push, the pull, the whoosh, the

wow. This is how science should be. Opening young eyes to the world

around them. What works, how it works, and why it does.

I had never known that light works. My mum told me there was little tiny

men and they light it up. I believed her. Now I know how it actu`lly

works, which is good. Their heads full of stories, this new exhibition

detangles the myths from re`lity. Called Extreme Engineering, it is

gives the very youngest a glimpse into a field that's strugglhng to

capture the next generation. Science is thought to be hard ex spdcially

the physical sciences. I thhnk students, if they come into it too

late, have a closed mind. They think it is hard they can't do it. But

students of this age, children of this age are fearless. They are

willing to have a G having seen things, having asked questions,

having built things, having watched them fall down, they learn from

their experience. By the tile they get to an older age, they are

open`minded and much more prepared to give it a G I think this is a

wonderful experience for thdse children. This doesn't look like

science, this just looks like fun s it? Basically, yeah. It's khnd of

fun working out what shapes will actually ` won't actually go at the

top but will just dance along inside. That bit is kind of sciency,

but the rest is just fun, w`tching it. The Cambridge Science Cdntre

opened last year. Since then, 4 ,000 visitors. This is their sumler

blockbuster. We had school kids, we have had

families. We have done a few trial sessions and they are playing for

over 30, 40 minutes on a single exhibit. It is fantastic to see some

of the things they are building Sometimes creations fail but that's

part of engineering. It is what we like seeing and doing here hn our

exhibition. Children, are, by nature, complex, curious, creative,

all the traits of the best engineers. Capture young minds now

and you might just them for life. `` just have them. That's at science

bit and it is fun. I like the idea of the little man

inside the traffic lights changing T `` changing it.

As the popularity of real ale grows in this country,

so does the demand for the special barley needed by the brewers.

But even if you are a fan of real ale, I wonder if yot know

It's used by craft brewers around the world and they are happy

The name, Maris Otter and its spiritual home ` a field in Norfolk.

There's barrely and then thdre's Maris Otter. Those in the know call

it the Rolls`Royce of malting barley. Most varieties last two or

three years before they are replaced but this one is approaching its half

century and that's because ht is so good, for brewing proper English

ale. We are in west Norfolk, not far from the coast. This is called the

mother field. The growing mdrchants use it to breed the perfect crop

which then they use as seed. This small pot is the perfect ex`mple of

Maris Otter. This is where `ll our Maris Otter will stem from for the

next five years. It's as trte to the perfect Maris Otter as can be. You

can't grow it just anywhere. Most of the UK crop comes from Norfolk and

there's been a 40% increase in sales in the last two years alone. It is a

combination of the soil typds and the climate we get. We have the

right soil types with the rhght weather at the right time which

produces, then, the Bess malting barley. You cannot make beer out of

raw barley. It has to be malted first. That frees up the enZions and

soluable nitrogen the brewers needs. Much of this plant is

state`of`the`art but they still do it the old way. The barley hs

steeped in water and left to prout and has to be raked to stop the new

shoots matting together. Thdn it is dried in a kiln for three d`ys and

shipped to breweries. One tonne of barley makes around #,000 phnts The

The craft `` 6,000 pints Thd craft`brewing industry is booming

across the UK and around thd world which has meant an increase in Maris

Otter. When Maris Otter was first bred, there were 200 brewerhes. Most

of the new craft brewers ard looking to make traditional cask alds and

marries otter is the malt for making that beer. This is the end result,

real ale, from the Rolls`Roxce of barley, grown, malted and brewed in

Norfolk. And so to the weather, Alex.

Botha Thank you very much, cheers. We have high pressure extending

across the British Isles. So a settled forecast for the next few

days, staying mainly dry and tale start to feel warmer as the week

progresses `` dry and it'll start to feel warmer. I stay mainly dry

because there was cloud across Norfolk which was hard to shift

today T produced a few spots of rain in places. There it stays, dlsewhere

sunshine and a fine end to the day across many parts. Overnight some

cloud comes and goes and cldar spells as well but temperattres

probably not dropping very low. Down to around 14 or 15 at their very

lowest. In tomorrow, our prdssure patterns shift slightly and we get

more of an easterly breeze. This will be good news in a way where, we

have the cloud we are likelx to see drier air, clearer skies and more

sunshine. You might pick up an isolated shower but you will notice

the breeze as the day progrdsses. By the afternoon, feeling cooldr across

the coast. Just an isolated shower but for many it is looking drier

throughout the day. Long spdlls of warm sunshine. In many placds

temperatures up to 27 or 28. Along the coast, the easterly bredze will

keep things cooler. The cooler breeze will be become as

temperatures soar into the afternoon. It is looking drx, warm

and sunny for the afternoon. Beyond there, that's pretty much where it

stays. We still have a small risk of a shower for any of these d`ys but

certainly looking like a warm sunny day for Thursday, with long spells

of sunshine. Some areas of patchy cloud and perhaps the greatdst risk

of showers for Thursday and Friday across the western half of the

region. Still a bit of an e`sterly breeze but looking settled.

Temperatures overnight hovering around 15 or 14 at their lowest and

temperatures just around thd mid`20s during the day. Thank you vdry much.

It looks very nice. It is r`ining over Italy, I saw.

That is he a all from us. Goodbye. `` that's all from us.