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:00:00. > :00:00.In the programme tonight: 6.00pm. So goodbye from

:00:00. > :00:07.A bereaved mother speaks out after two of her daughters die

:00:08. > :00:18.in a car which shouldn't have been on the road.

:00:19. > :00:22.I would never want anyone to go through what I go through.

:00:23. > :00:25.Why this region is being hit hardest.

:00:26. > :00:28.The football season is back, with very different starts for Ipswich

:00:29. > :00:41.And I am at the Imperial War Museum, where after last week's

:00:42. > :00:42.commemorations there has been a big surge in interest in the First World

:00:43. > :00:49.War. First tonight, a mother who lost

:00:50. > :00:52.two daughters because the car they were travelling in had dangerous

:00:53. > :00:56.tyres has warned drivers to do more Tamzin and Jessica Portor were

:00:57. > :01:04.killed on the A47 near King's Lynn. They were in a Ford Focus car

:01:05. > :01:07.when it swerved suddenly The coroner was told the car had a

:01:08. > :01:13.slow puncture uneven tyre pressure The girls' mother, Lorraine Mason,

:01:14. > :01:18.says you should never assume Our chief reporter Kim Riley is near

:01:19. > :01:35.the scene of the crash in Walsoken. Just after Christmas 2012 I stood on

:01:36. > :01:41.this very stretch of road, recalling a very sad story. Three children on

:01:42. > :01:46.a planned visit to see their father. They had a planned visit to the

:01:47. > :01:49.cinema as a post`Christmas treat. It ended sadly, with two sisters being

:01:50. > :01:54.pronounced dread at hospital. `` pronounced dead.

:01:55. > :01:55.Marie Easter arriving at today's inquest

:01:56. > :01:59.She had been driving him and his three children along the A47

:02:00. > :02:02.when her Ford Focus car rolled off the road, into a ditch, flipping

:02:03. > :02:06.Jessica, seven, and Tamsin, ten, suffered fatal head injuries.

:02:07. > :02:08.Giving evidence, she said she suddenly saw

:02:09. > :02:15.I went to the left to avoid a head`on.

:02:16. > :02:18.We went into a snake, I lost control.

:02:19. > :02:23.Her partner, Alan, said he was in the front passenger

:02:24. > :02:28.In the back, his children Liam, Tamsin and Jessica.

:02:29. > :02:31.He had asked all three children, "Is your seat belt on?"

:02:32. > :02:37.He said he hadn't seen the other car himself but, "I believe my partner.

:02:38. > :02:41.If she said there was another car there, that's good enough for me.

:02:42. > :02:46.She loves those children like anything."

:02:47. > :02:49.The coroner said the girls suffered multiple injuries

:02:50. > :02:54.She said Jessica had not been wearing a seat belt.

:02:55. > :03:00.Both rear tyres were defective and tyre pressures uneven.

:03:01. > :03:09.Physically check if seat belts are put on.

:03:10. > :03:12.Physically check your tyres, the pressures.

:03:13. > :03:16.If you think something is not right, do not drive it.

:03:17. > :03:19.It is just a valuable lesson to be learned, because I would never want

:03:20. > :03:25.anyone to go through what I go through every single day of my life.

:03:26. > :03:29.Have you got any thoughts about dear Jessica and Tamsin now?

:03:30. > :03:40.Mrs Mason thanked police, emergency services and other road users

:03:41. > :03:53.The children's father left court saying he had no comment to make.

:03:54. > :04:00.Let's not forget Liam, 12. He was sitting right next to his two

:04:01. > :04:04.sisters on that final journey. His mother said he was trying his best

:04:05. > :04:08.to call after an experience that would always haunt him. `` to cope.

:04:09. > :04:12.New figures out today show that the East of England is the worst

:04:13. > :04:16.In Essex, it costs farmers ?2.1 million last year, up 11%.

:04:17. > :04:19.In Suffolk 1.5 million, a 36% rise on the year before.

:04:20. > :04:33.The most common targets were fuel tools machinery and even livestock.

:04:34. > :04:42.And a six farm after a visit from flight Kuipers. They are not all our

:04:43. > :04:47.farmers have to contend with. John's security measures include

:04:48. > :04:51.electronic gates activated only by his mobile phone. The thieves are

:04:52. > :04:56.still get through. In the last 26 months alone we have had to make

:04:57. > :05:00.claims approaching ?100,000 to our insurance company. That is a cost

:05:01. > :05:07.which must be born and is becoming very painful. What are you losing?

:05:08. > :05:15.In one night, we lost a brand`new slaughter, a pick`up truck, a

:05:16. > :05:18.trailer, a utility vehicle and a lawn mower, all in one night. If we

:05:19. > :05:25.leave anything anywhere, they will have it. We wish people would

:05:26. > :05:31.realise the heartache it causes. This is the farm's main fuel tank.

:05:32. > :05:35.In one incident, thousands of litres of diesel was siphoned out, despite

:05:36. > :05:42.extra security measures. It shows just how determined thieves are.

:05:43. > :05:48.This has smart water... Technology is making modern machine are harder

:05:49. > :05:53.to steal. This dealer makes sure all of its vehicles are fitted with the

:05:54. > :05:57.latest tracking and anti`theft devices. They say that farmers can

:05:58. > :06:02.also do more to help their own security. We have to blog or

:06:03. > :06:06.gateways, make sure there are no escape routes. It is very difficult

:06:07. > :06:10.at harvest time is when the ground is dry because people can drive

:06:11. > :06:17.around and get access. This is a major problem. What we are noticing,

:06:18. > :06:20.and those in other counties are seeing the same, if it is the easily

:06:21. > :06:25.saleable items that can be exported, often to eastern Europe where

:06:26. > :06:28.agriculture is flourishing, they are going from places like Felixstowe

:06:29. > :06:35.and are the bits of kit that are now being targeted. Back at John's farm,

:06:36. > :06:40.it is one of the busiest times of the Lord he had stolen was worth

:06:41. > :06:43.?50,000. `` detractors he had stolen. He says it is crippling

:06:44. > :06:45.local industry. Earlier this afternoon,

:06:46. > :06:49.he told me why he believes there is so much rural crime in this part

:06:50. > :06:52.of the country. Unfortunately East Anglia has got

:06:53. > :06:54.the biggest machinery in the UK. We have got the biggest tractors,

:06:55. > :06:56.implements and fields. Unfortunately, that is just

:06:57. > :06:59.what thieves are looking for. We have now got international

:07:00. > :07:02.gangs who steal tractors to order. These are the big pieces

:07:03. > :07:05.of kit that you see in fields. They get them down to ports on the

:07:06. > :07:10.back of a lorry, whisk them across the channel into eastern Europe and

:07:11. > :07:15.sell them right across the globe. They are big

:07:16. > :07:19.and very difficult to move. The thieves put the tractors on the

:07:20. > :07:29.back of curtain sided lorries. That is the big articulated

:07:30. > :07:33.vehicles that have flexible sides. You can get just about the biggest

:07:34. > :07:39.tractor on those and get them away. Yes, until this year,

:07:40. > :07:47.we had seen the international gangs going for the very biggest

:07:48. > :07:51.and most expensive pieces of kit, But this year, we have seen them

:07:52. > :07:57.also taking medium`sized tractors, three or five years old,

:07:58. > :08:01.not worth nearly as much. We have worked out that the reason

:08:02. > :08:05.they are taking these is there is a big demand in the developing world,

:08:06. > :08:09.where implements are smaller and the technology is not there to use

:08:10. > :08:15.or repair the most modern tractors. It is not just the big implements,

:08:16. > :08:20.it is domestic fuel oil as well. Yes, and the tanks

:08:21. > :08:24.for these are usually cited near roads, so it is easy to fill

:08:25. > :08:28.from them, but that has enabled thieves to spot them and, equipped

:08:29. > :08:35.with a van with a tank in it and One word of advice to anybody who

:08:36. > :08:40.lives in the countryside to stop these

:08:41. > :08:44.people stealing almost anything? What is needed for everybody,

:08:45. > :08:47.be they a farmer or just living in the countryside, is to keep

:08:48. > :08:51.an eye out for anything suspicious. Be the eyes and ears

:08:52. > :08:54.of the countryside. Let your local farmers know if

:08:55. > :08:56.you see anything that could be dodgy going

:08:57. > :09:00.on and also let the police know. That is the only way you can enforce

:09:01. > :09:04.the same levels of security that are Fire crews in Norfolk dealt with

:09:05. > :09:17.more than 160 calls relating to The worst rainfall was on Friday

:09:18. > :09:23.evening around the Upwell Outwell The County Council is asking anyone

:09:24. > :09:27.affected by the flooding to get Network Rail came under fire

:09:28. > :09:35.from commuters today after weekend This time it was work to improve

:09:36. > :09:41.signalling in the Ipswich area. The result ` 32 trains cancelled

:09:42. > :09:43.and 18 trains running late. A short while ago I asked Dave Ward

:09:44. > :09:57.why. We apologise for the delay but it

:09:58. > :10:00.appears that activities we thought could work in parallel could not be

:10:01. > :10:08.done, so we lost about four hours yesterday evening. If you know that

:10:09. > :10:12.at 8pm, can you not stop what you are doing and get the system back in

:10:13. > :10:17.place so that claims can start running normally on Monday morning

:10:18. > :10:20.when it is important? That is a good description and precisely what we

:10:21. > :10:25.did. The original estimate to complete the whole job would mean

:10:26. > :10:29.the railway would not be opened until about 10am. That was not

:10:30. > :10:35.acceptable so we put our efforts into restoring the signalling system

:10:36. > :10:41.and restoring it safely and opened just after 6:30am. This is the

:10:42. > :10:44.second time in three months we have done an interview with Network Rail

:10:45. > :10:51.about overrunning engineering works from the weekend. Why can you not

:10:52. > :10:59.stop it? We tried and are acutely aware of the destruction it causes.

:11:00. > :11:05.There are 1800 trains running and we cancelled 18 trains. That is eating

:11:06. > :11:11.too many and destruction or people but is not something we take likely.

:11:12. > :11:15.`` that is 18 to many and we do not take it lightly. Our safety record

:11:16. > :11:19.is second to none and, believe it or not, our punctuality record is

:11:20. > :11:24.amongst the strongest in Europe. Each time one of these things

:11:25. > :11:29.happens, it diminishes that. I have been looking at the Tweets. "No

:11:30. > :11:39.other business could operate like this." " Horrendous, shambolic."

:11:40. > :11:42.These people are fed up with this. I can understand people being angry

:11:43. > :11:47.and fed up when we do not deliver a promise. That is the pivotal point

:11:48. > :11:50.for me. We have to understand that each time these things happen...

:11:51. > :11:54.When you are renewing infrastructure, ?2.2 billion of work

:11:55. > :11:59.in the Anglian region in the next five years, most of that

:12:00. > :12:05.infrastructure is very old and what happens is that when you start to

:12:06. > :12:09.pull at a Park and renew it, we find things we do not expect. That is not

:12:10. > :12:13.acceptable. We have to make sure that we deliver our promise each and

:12:14. > :12:14.every weekend and night when we undertake the vital investment these

:12:15. > :12:24.railways need. A charity has condemned

:12:25. > :12:26.as horrible the way people in Colchester failed to help when

:12:27. > :12:30.a young woman had an epileptic fit. Two young men even filmed the fit

:12:31. > :12:33.on their mobile phones. Perhaps even more worryingly other

:12:34. > :12:36.people just stood and watched. The charity Epilepsy Action says

:12:37. > :12:39.more needs to be done to help Maggie's seizures can be

:12:40. > :12:45.life`threatening but she is determined to live

:12:46. > :12:49.as normal a life as possible. While walking her dog, she

:12:50. > :12:53.collapsed and lost consciousness. After a few minutes, unable to move

:12:54. > :12:57.or speak, she was confronted They were pointing their phones

:12:58. > :13:03.at me, laughing and making fun of me because I had wet myself

:13:04. > :13:08.and had blood on my face. One of the boys brought his phone

:13:09. > :13:13.very close to my face, I think to get a close`up cos there was a lot

:13:14. > :13:17.of blood where I had bit my tongue. My dog growled and he stepped back,

:13:18. > :13:20.looked uncomfortable Maggie posted details of her ordeal

:13:21. > :13:24.online. She received many responses,

:13:25. > :13:28.many from people who have epilepsy and are too afraid to leave

:13:29. > :13:32.their own home. It brought tears to my eyes,

:13:33. > :13:35.the thought that someone could treat my friend that way and

:13:36. > :13:38.the thought of her having a seizure alone and to wake up and find two

:13:39. > :13:44.people filming you is disgraceful. We could all help someone

:13:45. > :13:47.who is having a seizure... There are around 40 different types

:13:48. > :13:50.of epileptic seizure. This video gives advice

:13:51. > :13:53.on what people should do If the seizure lasts longer than

:13:54. > :13:57.five minutes, It is very common for people to

:13:58. > :14:03.sustain injury during those seizures and if somebody is with them,

:14:04. > :14:06.they can protect them from any danger and also watch them and make

:14:07. > :14:12.sure they recover successfully. What depresses Maggie most was the

:14:13. > :14:15.reaction of people in the park, who I believe these boys made

:14:16. > :14:22.a mistake and should not have done But the people sitting around that

:14:23. > :14:29.were out of the situation, What happened to Maggie was shocking

:14:30. > :14:33.but she says it may at least highlight a condition which

:14:34. > :14:40.affects 600,000 people in the UK. So what should you do if you see

:14:41. > :14:44.somebody having an epileptic fit? The experts say there are three

:14:45. > :14:47.key steps you should take. Cushion their head and remove

:14:48. > :14:52.anything which could do them harm. Place them in the recovery position

:14:53. > :14:55.and if possible stay with them Online shopping celebrated

:14:56. > :15:03.its 20th birthday today. Of course,

:15:04. > :15:05.it's changed the way we buy. But it's also affected

:15:06. > :15:07.the way companies sell. They've had to build distribution

:15:08. > :15:10.warehouses to get the goods to Many of those warehouses are

:15:11. > :15:15.in this region. Online sales are expected to

:15:16. > :15:22.reach ?107 billion this year. More than a third of that total is

:15:23. > :15:25.from sales to people using Ben Thompson has spent the day

:15:26. > :15:30.at a distribution centre in Can you believe it is 20 years

:15:31. > :15:36.since our first online transaction? It has changed the way we buy

:15:37. > :15:39.and sell. We are here at the John Lewis

:15:40. > :15:41.distribution centre in Milton Keynes, where thousands

:15:42. > :15:45.of items are flying around. Some of the 100,000 or

:15:46. > :15:49.so that they stock at this site. They are being sent to people

:15:50. > :15:52.who have ordered online You have spent a lot of money

:15:53. > :16:01.on this site. Clearly it is a big investment

:16:02. > :16:03.for you. But does it replace

:16:04. > :16:07.traditional high street stores? It is not as simple as saying

:16:08. > :16:09.that one replaces the other. About one third

:16:10. > :16:12.of our sales are online. You can see the items whizzing

:16:13. > :16:15.around today. But our customers are saying

:16:16. > :16:19.that they like to do both. They maybe researche online

:16:20. > :16:23.before going into a store or people shopping online

:16:24. > :16:25.and having the items delivered to I just want to introduce you to

:16:26. > :16:33.James, The challenge, of course,

:16:34. > :16:39.when looking at online retailing has been the security and safety

:16:40. > :16:43.of the technology. There was not any security in that

:16:44. > :16:51.first transaction. What has happened

:16:52. > :16:56.with online shopping has transformed Back in the day,

:16:57. > :17:00.they would have access to tens of thousands of products,

:17:01. > :17:05.today it is tens of millions. Making sure that all

:17:06. > :17:10.the big retailers keep up with More of us now doing it on mobile,

:17:11. > :17:16.expecting it quicker with the convenience that comes with

:17:17. > :17:20.24/7 on the Internet. Very quickly, that original

:17:21. > :17:25.transaction 20 years ago All of our teams played

:17:26. > :17:43.their first matches this weekend. Contrasting starts for East Anglian

:17:44. > :17:46.rivals Ipswich and Norwich. Mick McCarthy described

:17:47. > :17:48.the Championship as bonkers, after Town out`played

:17:49. > :17:50.and beat Fulham, who'd just come Norwich meanwhile endured

:17:51. > :17:55.an uneasy start, losing at Wolves. Controversy surrounded a sending off

:17:56. > :17:58.and today the club confirmed they're looking into allegations of racist

:17:59. > :18:04.behaviour by a small group of fans. This man's wait for a first victory

:18:05. > :18:09.as manager goes on. A demoralising start all round,

:18:10. > :18:13.made worse hours after when Norwich revealed they are investigating

:18:14. > :18:16.allegations of racist behaviour There are reports that two fans were

:18:17. > :18:35.ejected, West Midlands police told us they

:18:36. > :18:40.have not received Norwich had not won

:18:41. > :18:50.on the opening day for 11 years. This second half effort

:18:51. > :18:55.their only shot on target. Martin was sent out

:18:56. > :18:57.and could yet face further The only goal was

:18:58. > :19:02.scored minutes later. Life in the Championship,

:19:03. > :19:05.not a pushover. I was disappointed with

:19:06. > :19:07.the first yellow. It affects the game and it came

:19:08. > :19:11.at a point where we were dominating We still had a couple of chances

:19:12. > :19:18.near the end to get something. those hopes seemed justified

:19:19. > :19:24.but the manager was quick to play Daryl Murphy scored the first,

:19:25. > :19:31.before a second was added. Their newly`relegated opponents gave

:19:32. > :19:36.them a late scare It does not matter what

:19:37. > :19:43.you have spent or done. It was hard but they all worked

:19:44. > :19:46.exceptionally well together. Some trepidation for Norwich,

:19:47. > :19:53.who have two home matches to kick With 45 games to go,

:19:54. > :20:14.both know nothing is won yet. It has been revealed in the last few

:20:15. > :20:18.minutes that Martin Olsen has been charged with improper conduct and

:20:19. > :20:20.has until Thursday to respond to that charge.

:20:21. > :20:23.Defeat for Norwich was the only blip on an otherwise fabulous start for

:20:24. > :20:27.We now have ten sides, eight of them won.

:20:28. > :20:29.Strangely all five in League Two won 1`0, including

:20:30. > :20:34.They were very keen to prove a point on the opening day.

:20:35. > :20:37.When you have waited as long as Cambridge and Luton, the opening

:20:38. > :20:41.day of life back in the Football League is something special.

:20:42. > :20:44.Over 6000 swarmed into this sun`drenched stadium

:20:45. > :20:48.and more than 1000 made the trip to Carlisle.

:20:49. > :20:52.The question was whether their teams could handle the occasion.

:20:53. > :20:57.At Cambridge, this early penalty miss proved pressure could tell.

:20:58. > :21:01.200 miles north, Luton took a deserved lead.

:21:02. > :21:09.Back at the Abbey, they had to wait an hour for the deadlock to break.

:21:10. > :21:17.Cambridge's longest serving player calming the nerves.

:21:18. > :21:22.His side's first league goal in almost a decade.

:21:23. > :21:24.It is a relief, there is no doubt about that.

:21:25. > :21:27.We set out to prove that we are good enough.

:21:28. > :21:32.We have to prove ourselves over ten, 20 or 30 games but this was good.

:21:33. > :21:36.Luton playing on in Cumbria, even if the goalkeeper gives

:21:37. > :21:46.We have shown all the attributes that we will need throughout

:21:47. > :21:51.A season which has only just started and feels like

:21:52. > :22:06.There is never a dull moment in the Football League.

:22:07. > :22:09.Don't forget our football service at teatime on Sundays, when we bring

:22:10. > :22:13.You can also watch your team on the Football League Show on Saturday

:22:14. > :22:16.And it's available on the iPlayer all week.

:22:17. > :22:20.It's a week now since we marked the 100th anniversary start of the

:22:21. > :22:22.First World War with a series of events rights across the country.

:22:23. > :22:25.There has already been a surge of interest in everything

:22:26. > :22:27.about the Great War, especially at the Imperial War

:22:28. > :22:40.Good morning, everybody. It may have been 100 years ago but

:22:41. > :22:47.maybe we are just beginning to really learn about the First World

:22:48. > :22:52.War. At the Imperial War Museum, a history lesson from a former history

:22:53. > :22:56.teacher for young and old. Recently it seems to play a second fiddle to

:22:57. > :23:01.World War II, that have become very popular. People are very interested

:23:02. > :23:05.in the history, with their relatives. Obviously this year, with

:23:06. > :23:09.the 100 year anniversary of the start of the war, there has been an

:23:10. > :23:13.upsurge in people's interest. Duxford may have been an era base

:23:14. > :23:18.but they have their own trenches, where visitors got a sense of what

:23:19. > :23:27.life might have been like waiting for the call to go. And you do not

:23:28. > :23:33.really learn until you experience the feel of a uniform, the fear of a

:23:34. > :23:39.gas attack or the weight of an Enfield. I think it was 7500 people

:23:40. > :23:44.got hurt or had injuries on the first day of the war. The things

:23:45. > :23:49.that they were wearing were quite heavy and quite itchy so it must

:23:50. > :23:54.have been quite uncomfortable. This place would not exist if it was not

:23:55. > :23:59.for the First World War. It was built in 1918 as a training base for

:24:00. > :24:02.pilots. Many buildings remain and this original accommodation block

:24:03. > :24:08.for the pilots has survived. The reason they came here was the land

:24:09. > :24:14.was quite flat without many trees and they wanted the error field as a

:24:15. > :24:18.training station so you would have learn pilots and you wanted to give

:24:19. > :24:24.them plenty of room and blazers they could land without doing too much

:24:25. > :24:29.damage. Many of these stories have not been told or buried with the

:24:30. > :24:38.fallen and only now, 100 years on, are we really grasping the cause and

:24:39. > :24:42.effect of the First World War. Within the last hour, government

:24:43. > :24:46.sources have confirmed that tornadoes on the trick will be going

:24:47. > :24:53.to the Middle East in coming days and they will join the humanitarian

:24:54. > :24:58.effort in Northern Iraq. I have been told that the tornadoes will, within

:24:59. > :25:02.the next 48 hours, the heading out to eBay 's in the Mediterranean or

:25:03. > :25:08.Middle East, perhaps by Chris or Turkey. `` Cyprus. They will be

:25:09. > :25:14.operational by the end of the week, I understand. They will not be doing

:25:15. > :25:20.combat operations. They are equipped with high`tech imaging operation so

:25:21. > :25:23.will be eyes in the skies, pinpointing where the refugees are

:25:24. > :25:24.so that humanitarian aid can be targeted on the ground. Thank you

:25:25. > :25:38.very much. It was not the hurricane that

:25:39. > :25:41.brought us the most rain over the past few days, but the thundery rain

:25:42. > :25:44.which pushed up from the south to stop at an unofficial site in

:25:45. > :25:49.Cambridge, the recorded 130 millimetres of rain, over five

:25:50. > :25:55.inches. That is double what you would expect from the whole month of

:25:56. > :26:00.August. At our official posts, we also had impressive totals. On

:26:01. > :26:06.Sunday, many of us had less than 20 millimetres. It did produce some

:26:07. > :26:14.pretty blustery winds. We had gusts, as you can see, of over 40 mph. It

:26:15. > :26:20.has been pretty blustery today. It has meant that these showers have

:26:21. > :26:24.whisked on through. Some of those have proved heavy and thundery and

:26:25. > :26:28.there are more to come over the next few hours. Eventually, they should

:26:29. > :26:32.move away to the east and it should become largely dry and clear for

:26:33. > :26:40.many of us. Not aid bad night for watching the moon. We should see

:26:41. > :26:42.those winds easing down a touch, although still remaining pretty

:26:43. > :26:47.blustery especially towards the cost. Tomorrow, there is the low

:26:48. > :26:50.pressure associated with birth. A pressure associated with birth. A

:26:51. > :26:57.westerly flow, dragging in some showers but they will be few and far

:26:58. > :26:59.between. For many of us, a dry day with some sunshine although you

:27:00. > :27:08.could see heavy showers with the fund are mixed in. `` with thunder.

:27:09. > :27:12.Still quite windy, with a good moderate breeze. We finished the day

:27:13. > :27:16.with some showers around but for many of us, some sunshine to end the

:27:17. > :27:22.day. Wednesday is looking dry for everyone at the moment but by

:27:23. > :27:26.Thursday, a greater risk of some showers. They are likely to be

:27:27. > :27:30.slow`moving with the lack of wind. We could still have a few around on

:27:31. > :27:37.Friday but hopefully some fine and dry weather as well. Just before I

:27:38. > :27:39.go, your overnight lows. # It is only a supermoon. #

:27:40. > :27:46.Goodbye.