:00:13. > :00:16.tonight, sales of stab vests treble at the two brutal murders. I am
:00:17. > :00:16.tonight, sales of stab vests treble at the two brutal murders. H am one
:00:17. > :00:25.of 12 drivers who bought a best. of 12 drivers who bought a best
:00:26. > :00:29.That is on the increase. Figures suggest all the people lonely.
:00:30. > :00:31.Campaigners say is a ticking time bomb the health and social care
:00:32. > :00:36.Start of the Commonwealth games. He Start of the Commonwealth g`mes He
:00:37. > :00:38.reveals his competition secrets. Start of the Commonwealth games. He
:00:39. > :00:40.reveals his competition secrets I focus on my own job I don't watch
:00:41. > :00:44.other people. And your picttres focus on my own job I don't watch
:00:45. > :00:46.other people. And your picttres of the moment lights were turned
:00:47. > :00:49.other people. And your pictures of the moment lights were turndd off
:00:50. > :00:57.the mark the anniversary of bridging entry in the First World War. ``
:00:58. > :01:01.Britain entering the First World War.
:01:02. > :01:04.A company which makes stab vests says there has been
:01:05. > :01:07.a huge increase in local sales since the murders of James @ttfield
:01:08. > :01:14.Vestguard says its sales in the Colchester area have almost
:01:15. > :01:20.James Attfield died from more than 100 knife wotnds
:01:21. > :01:24.Nahid Almanea was killed in a frenzied attack as she walked
:01:25. > :01:27.along the Salary Brook trail on her way to University in June.
:01:28. > :01:39.In a warehouse here, a comp`ny that supplies body armour to soldiers and
:01:40. > :01:41.police officers worldwide h`s seen a big increase in business is much
:01:42. > :01:44.closer to home. We will expect big increase in business is much
:01:45. > :01:47.closer to home. We will expect to sell some in the region of ten to 15
:01:48. > :01:51.vests. We have seen that thdre has vests. We have seen that thdre has
:01:52. > :01:54.been an increase in that number, vests. We have seen that there has
:01:55. > :02:00.been an increase in that number, to over 40 vests. They are being sold
:02:01. > :02:04.to people who are dog walkers, night watchman, bus drivers. The company
:02:05. > :02:11.believes sales up because of the two recent murders in Colchester. It is
:02:12. > :02:16.two months since James Attfheld was found here. He had over 100 night
:02:17. > :02:23.injuries. Then a student called Nahid Almanea was attacked `s she
:02:24. > :02:29.walked to university. Despite national appeals for information,
:02:30. > :02:31.neither murder has been solved. Colchester taxi driver Daniel
:02:32. > :02:34.neither murder has been solved. Colchester taxi driver Danidl wears
:02:35. > :02:40.a stab vest. He says other drivers do too. I am one of about 12 drivers
:02:41. > :02:59.who are purchased a best. About a third of our drivers use it. ``
:03:00. > :03:08.vest. I don't think it is a payment solution. We have to find those
:03:09. > :03:14.responsible for these murders. Essex police said knife crime is being
:03:15. > :03:16.targeted and wearing a vest is unnecessary. There is no nedd to do
:03:17. > :03:19.unnecessary. There is no need to do that. We have more patrols hn
:03:20. > :03:25.that. We have more patrols in Colchester. We are working on knife
:03:26. > :03:29.crime. Police are following up leads and made another appeal for the
:03:30. > :03:33.public's help to catch the killer or killers.
:03:34. > :03:35.About 120,000 older people here in the East are thought to be
:03:36. > :03:40.New research shows 40% of people who are over 65 s`y the
:03:41. > :03:47.11% are in contact with friends, family or neighbours less than once
:03:48. > :03:53.In a moment we'll hear from the Campaign to End Loneliness,
:03:54. > :03:55.but first this from our Chidf reporter Kim Riley.
:03:56. > :03:57.On the village green here in Suffolk,
:03:58. > :04:02.Organised by the charity thd Coffee Caravan.
:04:03. > :04:05.Founded 11 years ago, it pays two visits a year to rural
:04:06. > :04:10.Tea, coffee and a slice of cake come free.
:04:11. > :04:13.The conversation and a sensd of wellbeing that comes with it are
:04:14. > :04:19.I would never have met all of these people
:04:20. > :04:24.because I don't go out a lot, and only go out when my son takes me.
:04:25. > :04:31.David Curtis suffered a severe stroke three years ago.
:04:32. > :04:39.They gave me something to do because I have a pretty dull life otherwise.
:04:40. > :04:47.Above it all, it got me meeting people again.
:04:48. > :04:49.Do you see an awful lot of loneliness?
:04:50. > :04:54.And we hear comments like, it is just so nice to have ` chat.
:04:55. > :04:57.I haven't had a conversation with someone for several daxs.
:04:58. > :05:00.It is little things like that that tell us that people
:05:01. > :05:03.really welcome the opportunity for social interaction.
:05:04. > :05:11.You just have these very sad thoughts around the whole btsiness
:05:12. > :05:13.of whether you ought to still be here.
:05:14. > :05:16.Jeff's mental and physical health suffered
:05:17. > :05:19.when he gave up his job as a stage manager in Harlow and retirdd.
:05:20. > :05:22.The well`being service of Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust helped
:05:23. > :05:27.It isn't because you are on your own physically.
:05:28. > :05:31.I think what happens is that you go into a lonely place.
:05:32. > :05:34.It is almost like being in the middle of the crowd
:05:35. > :05:40.Can you understand Jeff's situation and the reason why he becamd
:05:41. > :05:47.His work mattered a lot to him, and moving away from that can be a real
:05:48. > :05:51.difficulty, and although to some people he is able to talk to people
:05:52. > :05:56.easily, he has lost a role and that can be a real challenge for people
:05:57. > :06:02.Some 37,000 people over 65 in Norfolk and Suffolk are said to
:06:03. > :06:08.The NHS well`being times and the Coffee Caravan are helping
:06:09. > :06:17.Earlier I spoke to Jack Neill`Hall from the Campaign to End Loneliness.
:06:18. > :06:22.I asked him why he thought so many people were lonely nowadays.
:06:23. > :06:26.What is surprising to some hs that it has remained consistent over
:06:27. > :06:30.It is incredibly sad because the reasons why people
:06:31. > :06:33.become lonely are the things well out of their own control.
:06:34. > :06:35.We know that bereavement is a trigger.
:06:36. > :06:39.Moving house, losing one's job, retiring, because a lot
:06:40. > :06:44.of people's social life is built around their worklife.
:06:45. > :06:46.Our case study moved after retirement.
:06:47. > :06:50.You mentioned that kind of thing affecting you.
:06:51. > :06:54.How dangerous is it to make a big life change in your older ydars
:06:55. > :06:58.Lots of people know they nedd to plan their financial retirement,
:06:59. > :07:08.but few of us consider planning for our social retirement.
:07:09. > :07:16.Often we build up meaningful contacts, where we live,
:07:17. > :07:18.where we work and so moving maybe to the seashde can
:07:19. > :07:23.But we need to think how it is going to affect our relationships.
:07:24. > :07:26.What impact does it have on both your mental and physical he`lth
:07:27. > :07:31.It has a profound impact on our health.
:07:32. > :07:34.We know it is the equivalent of smoking 15 cigarette a day.
:07:35. > :07:36.It is worse for your mortality than obesity.
:07:37. > :07:39.We know loneliness has been linked with the onset of things
:07:40. > :07:41.like dementia and cognitive decline, but also cardiovascular disease,
:07:42. > :07:45.It affects our mental health, so people are more likely to suffer
:07:46. > :07:48.We talk specifically about all the people but loneliness
:07:49. > :07:58.In fact, the research shows the age groups, those at risk
:07:59. > :08:01.of loneliness, are those in their late teens and early 20s and then
:08:02. > :08:08.again over the age of 65, peaking when we are about 80, 90 ye`rs old.
:08:09. > :08:09.But also there are groups between that.
:08:10. > :08:11.Young mothers, new mothers, are particularly at risk.
:08:12. > :08:14.Those who are unemployed or those with mental health illnesses.
:08:15. > :08:17.And is it up to individuals to do something to help themselves,
:08:18. > :08:20.I think we all have a broad responsibility.
:08:21. > :08:22.We certainly can do more, volunteering for services.
:08:23. > :08:25.Lonely people themselves, the most difficult thing is admitting you
:08:26. > :08:28.feel lonely, because there is such a profound stigma attached to this,
:08:29. > :08:32.At the Campaign to End Loneliness, we do think there's more local
:08:33. > :08:34.authorities and health providers can do, for example health and
:08:35. > :08:37.well`being boards should be looking after our health and well`bding it
:08:38. > :08:39.should put loneliness in local strategies, to makd sure
:08:40. > :08:42.dealing with loneliness is built on the ground level, so when we are
:08:43. > :08:45.commissioning new things and looking at what adult social care sdrvices
:08:46. > :08:56.we can create, loneliness is included as part of that.
:08:57. > :08:59.The tourist industry in this region has reported
:09:00. > :09:03.Visit East Anglia says the number of businesses with bookings
:09:04. > :09:07.from now through until Christmas has nearly doubled since last year.
:09:08. > :09:10.In Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex, tourism brings