:00:17. > :00:17.Good evening, I'm Jenny Kirk. team event.
:00:18. > :00:19.The Conservative party is t`king action tonight four months
:00:20. > :00:22.after the Suffolk MP David Ruffley was arrested and cautioned for
:00:23. > :00:25.Despite an apology from Mr Ruffley, the case has now been referred to
:00:26. > :00:30.the Chief Whip, the man responsible for party discipline.
:00:31. > :00:32.In David Ruffley's constitudncy it seemed that many felt
:00:33. > :00:39.The fact that he has been c`utioned, he is more or less belittling it.
:00:40. > :00:49.I don't think he's the sort of person to represent an area.
:00:50. > :00:54.I think he should do the honourable thing which is to resign.
:00:55. > :00:58.If you can't control your emotions in
:00:59. > :01:03.your domestic environment, `re you trustworthy in the public domain?
:01:04. > :01:06.He has been a competent MP, basically.
:01:07. > :01:14.No, I don't think it is a resigning matter.
:01:15. > :01:19.He wasn't in, neighbours said they don't see much
:01:20. > :01:24.No reply either at the Bury St Edmunds constituencx
:01:25. > :01:29.I said four weeks ago, when it first broke,
:01:30. > :01:39.And on social media, more condemnation of Mr Ruffley
:01:40. > :01:46.The Bury Saint Edmunds Fawcdtt Society tweeted...
:01:47. > :01:51.A researcher for a Conservative MP, one of the first to complain
:01:52. > :01:57.If I had done something likd that, I think it would be difficult
:01:58. > :02:02.We are actually trying to do something with this problem
:02:03. > :02:06.in society, we have to try lead by example here, I have alw`ys said
:02:07. > :02:10.Tonight, political commentators questioned weather Mr Ruffldy
:02:11. > :02:17.Earlier, I caught up with our political correspondent
:02:18. > :02:20.Andrew Sinclair, who explained whether having the Chief Whhp now
:02:21. > :02:25.Well, some people will say that this is just the Conservative Party
:02:26. > :02:29.You could also argue that this is the Conservative Party finally
:02:30. > :02:33.Until last month they have hidden behind this statement that
:02:34. > :02:37.the matter was dealt with by the police at the time
:02:38. > :02:42.Many women's groups found that insulting.
:02:43. > :02:45.Now the Chief Whip is involved, Michael Gove, the new Chief Whip.
:02:46. > :02:50.He could suspend David Ruffley from the party, he could make him
:02:51. > :02:54.apologise, he might even persuade him to stand down.
:02:55. > :02:58.However the political reacthon has been muted, hasn't it?
:02:59. > :03:01.Yes, there has been talk about a wall of silence.
:03:02. > :03:05.Many Conservatives that we tried to speak to haven't returned otr calls,
:03:06. > :03:10.those that have have said they felt it inappropriate to comment.
:03:11. > :03:13.This is a very embarrassing issue for the Conservative Party, it's
:03:14. > :03:16.possible a lot of people max feel if they stay quiet it may go away.
:03:17. > :03:21.Also the sense of concern for Mr Ruffley,
:03:22. > :03:25.who has been unwell in recent years, and also for his former partner
:03:26. > :03:27.Talking of political reaction, we have had a statement
:03:28. > :03:31.from the Conservative Party who say they welcome Mr Ruffley's statement
:03:32. > :03:34.of yesterday, and they note his acceptance of responsibhlity
:03:35. > :03:40.They are noting a lot of thhngs but interestingly, no sign of stpport.
:03:41. > :03:44.I think it is very hard to set the moment, I've spoken to some
:03:45. > :03:48.people who believe his position is untenable, I've spoken to other
:03:49. > :03:51.people who have said look, Mr Ruffley has said that thhs is a
:03:52. > :03:54.private matter, his former girlfriend has accepted
:03:55. > :03:58.There is a meeting of the local party next week,
:03:59. > :04:05.A man thought to be an illegal immigrant has bedn killed
:04:06. > :04:08.by a reversing coach at its depot in West Norfolk.
:04:09. > :04:11.The accident happened at Harrods in Bexwell just after 1:00pl
:04:12. > :04:16.Police say the man who died was in his 20s or 30s and
:04:17. > :04:22.A rolling road block's been in place this evening while police
:04:23. > :04:26.It's part of an investigation into the deaths of a Lithuanian couple
:04:27. > :04:34.It's believed Tadas Zaleskas pushed his fiance in front of a car
:04:35. > :04:40.They were earlier spotted on the A1101 where searches have
:04:41. > :04:45.57 workers have been made rddundant across Suffolk,
:04:46. > :04:48.Norfolk and Essex after a car parts supplier went btst.
:04:49. > :04:53.Unipart Automotive has 6 local branches including a factorx in
:04:54. > :05:00.Some jobs have been saved in a deal to buy parts of the business
:05:01. > :05:03.Campaigners for sea defences at Hemsby on the Norfolk coast say they
:05:04. > :05:06.will continue their fight ddspite being turned down for millions
:05:07. > :05:11.They'd applied for ?2.3 million from the Coastal Communities Fund
:05:12. > :05:16.and only found out by email that they'd been rdjected.
:05:17. > :05:18.On the first day of the summer holidays,
:05:19. > :05:23.It's difficult to imagine the scene here last December
:05:24. > :05:29.when the North Sea storm surge hit the stretch of coastline.
:05:30. > :05:34.In Hemsby, they lost seven homes and the lifeboat station.
:05:35. > :05:37.After the surge, local campaigners applied to
:05:38. > :05:40.the Coastal Communities Fund for money to protect their beach.
:05:41. > :05:48.We are devastated here, mortified that we didn't get through
:05:49. > :05:58.We don't know why. We have been told we don't closely fit their criteria.
:05:59. > :06:01.The Hemsby bid was backed by the local MP and communities
:06:02. > :06:08.council, that's not to say the council is unhappy
:06:09. > :06:11.about the scheme, but we haven't got through the formal process
:06:12. > :06:18.Once you have done that, we can look at different pots.
:06:19. > :06:22.What can Hemsby do to protect its beach and dunes?
:06:23. > :06:24.It is considering using two options, old tyres, blocks made out
:06:25. > :06:33.What they don't have yet is money or planning permission.
:06:34. > :06:38.But they do have a tourist hndustry worth ?80 million a year to
:06:39. > :06:46.the local economy, which is a very good reason to keep the sea at bay.
:06:47. > :06:49.Within 24 hours of the openhng ceremony of the Commonwealth Games,
:06:50. > :06:53.a competitor from our region has won a gold mddal
:06:54. > :06:56.Norfolk Judo player Colin O`tes won his final bout this evening
:06:57. > :06:58.Alex Dunlop has more on his victory and the rest
:06:59. > :07:22.There was only one colour of metal that Colin Oates wanted ` gold. The
:07:23. > :07:26.player had too much power and technique for the Cypriots, eight
:07:27. > :07:30.years his junior. It would have been a big upset if you didn't rdturn
:07:31. > :07:34.goals are to Norfolk. But hd didn't disappoint. It was a good d`y for
:07:35. > :07:39.me, I came with one purpose and that me, I came with one purpose and that
:07:40. > :07:45.was take gold. I was probably the favourite, and it's often tough to
:07:46. > :07:50.deliver. But I did today. There is a long way to go for our badmhnton
:07:51. > :07:53.players, Sarah Walker from Dssex completed England's victory over
:07:54. > :08:07.Northern Ireland, five Passchendaele. Our bowlers got the
:08:08. > :08:13.competition underway. A tight game with their Malaysia and counterpart,
:08:14. > :08:18.a nailbiter they eventually won Tonight, a Sussex duo helped
:08:19. > :08:24.England's men's hockey team sweep aside true and Tobago in thdir
:08:25. > :08:32.opening group match. `` Trinidad and Tobago. All eyes on Colin O`tes
:08:33. > :08:40.others hope to take to the same podium in a few days. And they are
:08:41. > :08:46.hoping to have Colin Oates live on radio Norfolk tomorrow. This weather
:08:47. > :08:56.is nice, Alex, will it conthnue Believing, another hot day `nd warm
:08:57. > :09:00.night follows, we have low cloud and Mr moving in from the North Sea
:09:01. > :09:07.that could affect Norfolk overnight. `` low cloud and mist. This list and
:09:08. > :09:14.low cloud will be stubborn to shift the first thing. Increasing amounts
:09:15. > :09:18.of cloud for the afternoon, might produce the odd shower, in the
:09:19. > :09:26.firing line is Essex, a heavy downpour there. Highs of around 25
:09:27. > :09:30.or 26 Celsius. In a moment, Darren with the National forecast, but here
:09:31. > :09:50.is our outlook. A bit more cloud on Saturday, mainly dry,
:09:51. > :09:58.is getting too much for many people. By Sunday, the temp will be cooler
:09:59. > :10:26.than today. Tonight, another warm and comfortable night for sleeping.
:10:27. > :10:30.Ireland will have the last of the hot days. 26 to grazing Glasgow for
:10:31. > :10:33.the Commonwealth Games. Very different on the east coast in
:10:34. > :10:36.Carnoustie, where we have the shooting. Medals in the morning but
:10:37. > :10:37.it could