:00:00. > :00:22.That isn't the way that our parents would have thought
:00:23. > :00:27.A court hears that a man stabbed his step`daughter to death
:00:28. > :00:33.Blasting ahead ` one of the country's largest sea
:00:34. > :00:40.And our gold rush continues and there is a clean sweep
:00:41. > :00:51.for this region in the pommdl horse at the Commonwealth Games.
:00:52. > :00:53.There is a warning tonight that our Accident and Emergency departments
:00:54. > :00:56.are being stretched to breaking point, because many patients are not
:00:57. > :01:02.They want to be seen straight away ` even with minor ailments.
:01:03. > :01:05.Record numbers of patients are attending the region's hosphtals,
:01:06. > :01:10.leading to much longer waithng times and already under`pressure
:01:11. > :01:19.It has also raised questions again about the adequacy of our GP
:01:20. > :01:23.Alex Dunlop has been looking at the figures.
:01:24. > :01:26.People often think Accident and Emergency departments are pushed
:01:27. > :01:32.But this summer they too ard feeling the heat, as they experience huge
:01:33. > :01:39.The James Paget Hospital, near Great Yarmouth, recently had
:01:40. > :01:45.Normally its A would have expected around 180 patients ` instead,
:01:46. > :02:07.I think people are more keen to come to A We have people coming who
:02:08. > :02:11.would probably feel better the next morning with some paracetamol.
:02:12. > :02:13.In July 2011, just over 1,300 people attend James Paget's A
:02:14. > :02:16.in one week compared to more than 1,500 the same week this sulmer
:02:17. > :02:21.Up from 1,200 hundred to 1,700 at Ipswich Hospital.
:02:22. > :02:25.At the Norfolk and Norwich, up from 1,700 to more than 2,000.
:02:26. > :02:29.And at Colchester a jump from 1,400 to 1,700.
:02:30. > :02:36.It means waiting time targets are missed and hospitals are penalised.
:02:37. > :02:39.Colchester will soon run a trial to ease the pressure on A
:02:40. > :02:42.GPs will treat some patients who arrive there.
:02:43. > :02:45.If it works they may set up a permanent Urgent Care Centre `
:02:46. > :02:51.Pressures within the NHS aren't helping eithdr.
:02:52. > :02:54.Some turn up at A rather than wait days
:02:55. > :03:02.Many rural surgeries, like this, are struggling to attract doctors.
:03:03. > :03:07.At the Norfolk Norwich Hospital, they are adapting and expanding A
:03:08. > :03:11.The hospital boss says some people see themselves as much constmers
:03:12. > :03:26.We want it, we wanted now, `nd we want it right. Our parents would not
:03:27. > :03:32.have thought about accessing health care like that. But because then
:03:33. > :03:34.other walks of life we are consumers, why not in health care?
:03:35. > :03:36.It is the most important thing that It is the most important thhng that
:03:37. > :03:38.we consume. As Anna Dugdale added,
:03:39. > :03:40.A departments may soon have to be The health service is having
:03:41. > :03:43.to adapt ` and fast. Earlier I spoke to Alex Stewart
:03:44. > :03:46.from Healthwatch Norfolk, Did he accept that a lot of the
:03:47. > :03:52.problems being reported werd not to do with hospitals or staffing, but
:03:53. > :03:56.were down to how people use A They are almost victims
:03:57. > :03:58.of their own success, because they People want to go there, but I think
:03:59. > :04:05.they forget that it is Accident and Emergency, and sometimes they
:04:06. > :04:09.treat it like an urgent treatment centre and obviously it is not there
:04:10. > :04:12.for that reason. I think the problem really is that
:04:13. > :04:16.there are so many choices that people have they are
:04:17. > :04:20.a bit confused about what to do. How much of the blame is
:04:21. > :04:23.down to the fact that peopld can't get the appointments they w`nt
:04:24. > :04:26.at their GP's surgery ` they are I can understand that
:04:27. > :04:36.that is frustrating. But we are living
:04:37. > :04:38.in an ever`changing society. For example, in Norwich we have
:04:39. > :04:41.a walk`in centre, so people can get They might have to wait a wee while,
:04:42. > :04:46.but there are those opportunities. What about this point that we are
:04:47. > :04:49.much more demanding these d`ys? We are consumers, not just patients,
:04:50. > :04:53.and we expect things immediately. I would agree that that
:04:54. > :04:58.is very much the case. However, I think people have to have
:04:59. > :05:01.a realistic expectation that there is so much money in the system
:05:02. > :05:03.and there is only We have talked about this issue many
:05:04. > :05:10.times ` it has been around for years, this idea that peopld need to
:05:11. > :05:13.be educated not to go to A So what can be done to persuade
:05:14. > :05:17.people not to go in I think we all have a duty to try
:05:18. > :05:25.and encourage people to understand For example,
:05:26. > :05:31.local pharmacies have a wealth of They are often open longer
:05:32. > :05:38.than general practice hours. There is NHS 111 that people can
:05:39. > :05:43.ring up and seek information. There are peer support groups
:05:44. > :05:46.for a range of conditions that So I think it is looking around
:05:47. > :05:53.rather than expecting the A department to have
:05:54. > :05:55.the answer to your problem. A jury at Chelmsford Crown Court has
:05:56. > :06:02.been told that a man stabbed his step daughter to death `fter
:06:03. > :06:06.their relationship came to an end. A witness told the court th`t
:06:07. > :06:09.Simon Meecham had warned that he would "do something I will regret"
:06:10. > :06:11.just days before 26`year`old The jury heard today that Leanne
:06:12. > :06:26.Meecham used to get pushed `round by Meecham used to get pushed `round by
:06:27. > :06:30.her former partner Simon Meecham her former partner Simon Meecham
:06:31. > :06:39.when he had been drinking. He had been to court for assault. When
:06:40. > :06:45.Leanne Meecham decided that she had had enough of their relationship,
:06:46. > :06:54.she begged `` he begged her to think again. He then threatened to kill
:06:55. > :07:00.her and himself. But Leanne Meecham find a new boyfriend and according
:07:01. > :07:04.to her sister she was happy. The jury heard today from a man whose
:07:05. > :07:11.car was worked on by Simon Leecham. car was worked on by Simon Meecham.
:07:12. > :07:15.He said that he had seen Silon Meecham several times before the
:07:16. > :07:21.incident. One time he turned up set, another tackiness carrxing a
:07:22. > :07:26.bottle of whiskey. On one occasion he told the man that he might do
:07:27. > :07:30.something he would regret. On another occasion, he said that he
:07:31. > :07:31.might throw Leanne Meecham bendy stares and make it look likd an
:07:32. > :07:39.stares and make it look like an accident. The man told him that he
:07:40. > :07:41.did not mean that. Leanne Meecham was stabbed earlier this ye`r. Simon
:07:42. > :07:48.Meecham was found beside the sea, he Meecham was found beside the sea, he
:07:49. > :07:54.had stabbed himself three thmes Simon Meecham said that while he
:07:55. > :07:57.does not dispute causing Le`nne Meecham's injuries, keep says he did
:07:58. > :08:00.Meecham's injuries, keep saxs he did not intend to kill her. He attempted
:08:01. > :08:03.not intend to kill her. He `ttempted to kill himself.
:08:04. > :08:06.The Conservative Party is mdeting in Bury St Edmunds tonight to
:08:07. > :08:08.discuss David Ruffley's dechsion to step down and the search
:08:09. > :08:12.The MP announced on Monday he would go at the next election.
:08:13. > :08:14.It comes after he received a police caution in March for
:08:15. > :08:20.Five years after the death of Sir Bobby Robson, his cancer research
:08:21. > :08:26.The Football Association has been in Ipswich today to pay tribute to
:08:27. > :08:28.one of England's most successful ever managers.
:08:29. > :08:31.He died after an 18`year battle with cancer.
:08:32. > :08:36.Sir Bobby called his foundation "his last and greatest team".
:08:37. > :08:39.He is probably a dying breed now, you know, the way he did thhngs
:08:40. > :08:44.I always say he was like a lanager, but he was a bit of a coach as well.
:08:45. > :08:46.He liked to join in and take training.
:08:47. > :08:48.He knew how to relax the players, but he had the respect
:08:49. > :08:51.That is all you can ask from a manager.
:08:52. > :08:54.A huge plume of sand and gr`vel was blasted ashore in Essex today
:08:55. > :08:58.at the start of work to defdnd more than three miles of our shoreline.
:08:59. > :09:05.It is costing ?36 million and will protect the area
:09:06. > :09:26.Sand and gravel thunders onto the beach. This is the start of work to
:09:27. > :09:27.create a platform to PC. 300 tonnes `` 300,000 tonnes of granitd
:09:28. > :09:27.create a platform to PC. 300 tonnes `` 300,000 tonnes of granite are
:09:28. > :09:31.`` 300,000 tonnes of granitd are being shipped in from Norway.
:09:32. > :09:32.`` 300,000 tonnes of granite are being shipped in from Norwax. The
:09:33. > :09:39.being shipped in from Norway. The gravel will be loaded into ` barge.
:09:40. > :09:46.We will then retrieve the rocks at high water and then we will bring
:09:47. > :09:50.the men at the water. We will repeat this. This is what they hope
:09:51. > :09:51.the men at the water. We will repeat this. This is what they hopd to
:09:52. > :10:01.this. This is what they hope to achieve ` sandy beaches. And it must
:10:02. > :10:02.happen quickly. At the moment, steps that used to lead to the beach do
:10:03. > :10:09.that used to lead to the be`ch do not go anywhere. It used to be
:10:10. > :10:13.beautiful down here, but thd beaches have gradually disappeared. It is a
:10:14. > :10:21.shame. People bring their children here. Even if you go down to the
:10:22. > :10:25.beach, there are many big rocks It is not safe for children. So why is
:10:26. > :10:27.this scheme being funded whdn is not safe for children. So why is
:10:28. > :10:29.this scheme being funded when so this scheme being funded whdn so
:10:30. > :10:39.many other schemes are not. It comes down to the government rules. For
:10:40. > :10:41.every pound of damage, the government gets a grant. That
:10:42. > :10:42.every pound of damage, the government gets a grant. Th`t is
:10:43. > :10:49.every pound of damage, the government gets a grant. That is why
:10:50. > :10:54.this scheme qualified. We are in critical condition in places. This
:10:55. > :11:02.will establish a better state of affairs. Tourists are coming and the
:11:03. > :11:12.project is on schedule. It should be finished by the end of 2015.
:11:13. > :11:16.The East's Gold rush contintes at the Commonwealth Games ? we are
:11:17. > :11:19.And from pulled pork to posh burgers, just some
:11:20. > :11:30.Cast your mind back six months and remember that mild, wet winter.
:11:31. > :11:33.Not much in the way of snow or frost.
:11:34. > :11:38.But now, our fruit growers are reaping the benefits.
:11:39. > :11:40.The apple harvest has come three weeks earlier than last year
:11:41. > :11:45.Over the last 50 years, we have lost 80% of our orchards.
:11:46. > :11:49.But those growers that remain have been growing more apples to meet a
:11:50. > :12:07.Some things are always the same Every apple that we buy has to be
:12:08. > :12:13.picked by hand. There is no other way to do it. These apples will be
:12:14. > :12:15.going to the supermarket, btt way to do it. These apples will be
:12:16. > :12:18.going to the supermarket, but the going to the supermarket, btt the
:12:19. > :12:27.pecking is early because of the conditions this year being just
:12:28. > :12:32.right. John started farming fruit nearly 20 years ago. Now he produces
:12:33. > :12:37.nearly 2% of the national crop of apples and pears. This is one of the
:12:38. > :12:44.earliest harvests on record. We have had good temperatures they `nd night
:12:45. > :12:49.had good temperatures they and night and above average rain. This has
:12:50. > :12:50.brought the crop forward. Wd will be harvesting the apples the weeks
:12:51. > :12:56.harvesting the apples the wdeks earlier this year. 50 years ago,
:12:57. > :13:04.earlier this year. 50 years ago there were many orchards here. But
:13:05. > :13:05.most have been pulled up because it was too difficult to competd with
:13:06. > :13:12.was too difficult to compete with imports. This is the future of fruit
:13:13. > :13:14.growing. It is intensive, btt imports. This is the future of fruit
:13:15. > :13:20.growing. It is intensive, but it is growing. It is intensive, btt it is
:13:21. > :13:30.profitable. We planted this farm over the last ten years. It is all
:13:31. > :13:46.new orchards and new stock. We get very good crops. Sometimes we take
:13:47. > :13:49.15 or 20 tonnes per acre. There is increased consumer demand for apples
:13:50. > :13:56.and pears. Consumers are concerned of the effects on the climate. That
:13:57. > :14:03.has given great support to local supply. It supports local
:14:04. > :14:07.communities and businesses. 60% of the apples that we buy are hmported,
:14:08. > :14:13.but that is falling. Shoppers and supermarkets now want more fruit
:14:14. > :14:18.that is produced at home. That will come from farms like this.
:14:19. > :14:23.It has been a fantastic afternoon at the Commonwealth Games `
:14:24. > :14:27.Yes, success in the cycling but the main attraction yet again has come
:14:28. > :14:30.in the gymnastics, with gymnasts from our region battling for medals.
:14:31. > :14:37.The details now with Tom Williams, who is in Glasgow.
:14:38. > :14:40.It was one of the most eagerly anticipated moments
:14:41. > :14:48.It came in the Hydro Arena behind me in the gymnastics:
:14:49. > :14:51.The pommel horse final with gymnasts from our region fighting it out
:14:52. > :14:56.And it was Corby's Dan Keatings, competing for Scotland here
:14:57. > :15:02.He trains at Huntingdon Gym Club with Peterborough's Louis Smith,
:15:03. > :15:05.who claimed bronze on his comeback to major competition ` an error
:15:06. > :15:11.England's golden boy, Max Whitlock from South Essex,
:15:12. > :15:22.We have got the highest scorers in the world at the moment, so he could
:15:23. > :15:26.have gone to anyone of us three. the world at the moment, so he could
:15:27. > :15:28.have gone to anyone of us three It have gone to anyone of us three. It
:15:29. > :15:33.was such an amazing final and I was happy to be ended with thesd two
:15:34. > :15:42.guys. It was a great final to be involved in. Scoring a 16 is huge.
:15:43. > :15:51.Well done to my team`mate who won as well. I went for a difficult
:15:52. > :15:53.routine. At the end, I was tired and I had nothing left to give. It was
:15:54. > :15:55.great fun. However a little earlier, M`x
:15:56. > :15:57.Whitlock did win another gold ` his He has another chance this dvening
:15:58. > :16:02.in the rings final, and one more chance tomorrow in
:16:03. > :16:06.another apparatus final, to conclude Away from the Hydro Arena and onto
:16:07. > :16:14.the streets of Glasgow ` cycling's time trial today certainly lade
:16:15. > :16:18.getting around the city hard work. All the taxi drivers were whinging,
:16:19. > :16:22.but two of our cyclists had reason He missed
:16:23. > :16:32.the Tour de France through illness. Silver for Norfolk's Emma Pooley,
:16:33. > :16:40.who is retiring after the g`mes Hunger and desire are commonplace
:16:41. > :16:44.in elite sport. Alex Dowsett had anger too, fuelling
:16:45. > :16:48.his veins, as he set off on his time He missed London 2012 with
:16:49. > :16:55.a broken elbow, he has battled A bout of bronchitis scuppered
:16:56. > :17:01.his Tour de France dream through No one wanted that today more than I
:17:02. > :17:09.did. Obviously there was disappointment I
:17:10. > :17:11.was not picked Right back to when I was a kid,
:17:12. > :17:20.I pull something out of the bag Norfolk's Emma Pooley was
:17:21. > :17:29.battling emotions too. Her time trial was her cycling
:17:30. > :17:34.swansong before retirement. She faced a straight shootott
:17:35. > :17:39.for gold with New Zealand. She led at every time check,
:17:40. > :17:42.but the Kiwi power on the final It was close,
:17:43. > :17:50.but I am glad to be on the podium. When you come through
:17:51. > :17:52.and the one person behind you was quicker it is a little bit
:17:53. > :17:55.disappointing, but I do not think I Even if I had,
:17:56. > :18:00.I would have had to be satisfied. There is no rest
:18:01. > :18:02.for these two either. Both are back on the bike
:18:03. > :18:07.in the road race on Sunday. And there is a real hope
:18:08. > :18:13.for another gold tonight ? it is at Cambridgeshire's Ellen Falkner
:18:14. > :18:18.and her English team mates battle They are guaranteed silver
:18:19. > :18:24.after beating Wales this afternoon. Now, to one of the last night's
:18:25. > :18:27.highlights and long jump gold for Injury meant he was a doubt to even
:18:28. > :18:34.compete here, but our Olymphc champion stepped up to the mark
:18:35. > :18:36.and proved his critics wrong. I spoke to him the morning
:18:37. > :18:44.after the night before. Congratulations. What is it like for
:18:45. > :18:53.you to add a Commonwealth medal to you to add a Commonwealth mddal to
:18:54. > :18:57.the Olympic medal? A huge sense you to add a Commonwealth medal to
:18:58. > :19:00.the Olympic medal? A huge sdnse of the Olympic medal? A huge sdnse of
:19:01. > :19:06.relief. It was great to know that I can still perform at the highest
:19:07. > :19:08.level. It shows that I am not a one`hit wonder, which some people
:19:09. > :19:15.had said. What is it about you one`hit wonder, which some people
:19:16. > :19:16.had said. What is it about xou and had said. What is it about you and
:19:17. > :19:23.your ability to perform when it matters the most? I love being in
:19:24. > :19:29.those environments. It is good to have a crowd cheering you on. They
:19:30. > :19:33.want you to do well. They get have a crowd cheering you on. They
:19:34. > :19:40.want you to do well. They gdt behind you. You have to feed off of that.
:19:41. > :19:44.That is what I tried to do. That is what I do every time. They are
:19:45. > :19:50.what I do every time. They `re cheering for you to do well. Some
:19:51. > :20:00.have suggested that you werd lucky have suggested that you werd lucky
:20:01. > :20:05.to win at the Olympics. Absolutely. It takes years and years of training
:20:06. > :20:07.and hard work and pushing your body to the limit. After that, I had
:20:08. > :20:15.major injuries that could h`ve ended major injuries that could h`ve ended
:20:16. > :20:23.my career. It is hard. When you are getting up early every morning and
:20:24. > :20:28.you are pushing yourself hard, then you have someone having a go at you
:20:29. > :20:35.who has no idea of the journey that you have been on. It is hard to
:20:36. > :20:37.take. You have to think, I will prove people wrong with my
:20:38. > :20:48.performance. I would like to think that I have gone some way in doing
:20:49. > :20:55.so. Hopefully, in a couple of weeks' time I can do it again and that will
:20:56. > :21:01.put it to bed. I am going to be a new dad. I am very excited. I will
:21:02. > :21:04.be having my first child, wdll new dad. I am very excited. I will
:21:05. > :21:07.be having my first child, well not be having my first child, well not
:21:08. > :21:13.me obviously but my partner. We cannot wait to start a family, it is
:21:14. > :21:17.going to be fantastic. Congratulations again.
:21:18. > :21:20.The European Championships next before the challenge of fatherhood,
:21:21. > :21:25.The main focus tonight is the athletics at Hampden Park.
:21:26. > :21:27.Keep your eye out for Hertfordshire's Jodie Whlliams
:21:28. > :21:33.Milton Keynes husband and wife pair Chris and Gabby Adcock
:21:34. > :21:36.are through to the last 16 in the badminton mixed doubles.
:21:37. > :21:39.Essex squash duo Peter Barker and Daryl Selby are going wdll
:21:40. > :21:42.There was a time when street food was probably a
:21:43. > :21:46.But in the past 10 years, there has been a dramatic change.
:21:47. > :21:50.It is more likely to be gourmet food cooked in a custom`built trtck.
:21:51. > :21:52.It has grown so popular it has its own awards.
:21:53. > :21:55.Tonight, the regional finals are being held here in Norwich `nd Mike
:21:56. > :22:05.has gone down to find out what it is all about.
:22:06. > :22:10.There are around one Dozen St food vendor 's here. There are many
:22:11. > :22:17.different types of food. Thhs is different types of food. This is
:22:18. > :22:26.Andrew and his waffle on a stick. It is not really a competition as much
:22:27. > :22:31.as it is about good food. If you thought that street food was a
:22:32. > :22:34.greasy spoon then you need to think again. Street food is skilldd
:22:35. > :22:36.greasy spoon then you need to think again. Street food is skilled chefs
:22:37. > :22:43.cooking with good ingredients in a very stylish way. This is m`rinated
:22:44. > :22:49.very stylish way. This is marinated chicken. Chinese style buns cooked
:22:50. > :22:57.in this kitchen. This managds to in this kitchen. This managds to
:22:58. > :22:59.have a restaurant, but he got fed up with that. I like it becausd I am
:23:00. > :23:01.not in a kitchen. I am outside with that. I like it because I am
:23:02. > :23:03.not in a kitchen. I am outshde and not in a kitchen. I am outside and
:23:04. > :23:09.in the sun. It is more fun. I am only doing one thing. The street
:23:10. > :23:12.food movement started in Amdrica, food movement started in America,
:23:13. > :23:19.came to London, and is now on our streets. This man runs a pizza
:23:20. > :23:23.company. With a bit more work we will get there. We will nevdr have
:23:24. > :23:28.the same crowd as in London, but I think the vibe is here. It hs about
:23:29. > :23:33.think the vibe is here. It is about the food and seeing everythhng being
:23:34. > :23:46.made. It is a good price and good value for money. This man from
:23:47. > :23:55.Colchester is also competing today, with what they claim is the best
:23:56. > :23:59.Mexican chilli. This man is making burgers from a small van. It is
:24:00. > :24:05.small but I think there is enough small but I think there is enough
:24:06. > :24:13.space. Do you ever fight with each other? Not yet. The next Gordon
:24:14. > :24:14.Ramsay is going to come from other? Not yet. The next Gordon
:24:15. > :24:19.Ramsay is going to come from the street, not from a restaurant. I
:24:20. > :24:21.don't think that young people have the patience to work under an
:24:22. > :24:23.don't think that young people have the patience to work under `n angry
:24:24. > :24:29.chef any more. They want to go out and make their dishes tomorrow. The
:24:30. > :24:31.winner will go through to the final. If you want to know who the
:24:32. > :24:40.winner is look at this webshte. Have winner is look at this website. Have
:24:41. > :24:51.you had a good day? It has been brilliant. This has my name on it.
:24:52. > :24:53.I'm going to taste it. It is lovely, I would eat more, but I am on a
:24:54. > :24:59.diet. There are some thundery showers
:25:00. > :25:19.heading our way. They will move heading our way. They will love
:25:20. > :25:22.eastward through the evening. However, it will be dry tonight
:25:23. > :25:22.eastward through the evening. However, it will be dry tonhght and
:25:23. > :25:32.However, it will be dry tonight and quite warm. Temperatures, 14`17
:25:33. > :25:36.Celsius. Tomorrow will start quite promisingly, but there will be some
:25:37. > :25:41.unsettled weather in the second half of Friday and at the start of the
:25:42. > :25:50.weekend. There will be sunshine in the morning but increasing `mounts
:25:51. > :25:54.of cloud. Some places will stay dry. Where there is sunshind, it
:25:55. > :25:59.dry. Where there is sunshine, it will be quite warm. The shutters
:26:00. > :26:09.will become more widespread through the evening. `` the showers. Then
:26:10. > :26:21.heavier showers will arrive early on Saturday. Hopefully, they will be
:26:22. > :26:25.finished before Saturday afternoon. The weather will improve on Sunday.
:26:26. > :26:30.Sunday is the better day of the weekend. There will be showdrs on
:26:31. > :26:33.Friday, thundery rain overnight weekend. There will be showers on
:26:34. > :26:36.Friday, thundery rain overnhght into Friday, thundery rain overnight into
:26:37. > :26:40.Saturday, then some dry weather then showers on Saturday afternoon.
:26:41. > :26:48.There will be some sunshine in between. On Sunday, it will be a
:26:49. > :26:56.little bit cooler but long spells of sunshine. Temperatures reaching a
:26:57. > :27:03.highs of 22 Celsius. It will be fine and mostly dry.