:00:00. > :00:21.Suffolk and Norfolk. Labour goes to Lowestoft to attack low pay at the
:00:22. > :00:27.seaside. The average working wage is below the national average hn
:00:28. > :00:32.Lowestoft and that is something a Labour government would really help
:00:33. > :00:35.with. Commuter anger as real fears get the green light for an hnflation
:00:36. > :00:42.busting rise. Thieves make off with lead the
:00:43. > :00:45.roofing worth ?200,000. And making hay in the countryside,
:00:46. > :00:54.all for the good cause. Labour went on the offensivd today
:00:55. > :01:00.claiming that workers around the coast are far worse
:01:01. > :01:02.off than people who work elsewhere. Senior Labour party figures
:01:03. > :01:04.chose the holiday season to go to Lowestoft.
:01:05. > :01:08.They claimed coastal towns were being left behind
:01:09. > :01:10.by the coalition government. The party released figures showing
:01:11. > :01:15.that in the Waveney constittency, the average worker earns
:01:16. > :01:18.around ?350 a week. That's ?70 less than
:01:19. > :01:21.the national average. It says women in the area e`rn
:01:22. > :01:25.an average of ?240 a week. That's ?90
:01:26. > :01:27.below the national figure. This from our chief reporter
:01:28. > :01:33.Kim Riley. An upbeat mood on the Prom this
:01:34. > :01:37.morning as local supporters greeted Labour's seaside express totr.
:01:38. > :01:41.It's highlighting its one nation message, that no part
:01:42. > :01:44.of the UK will be forgotten. Despite polls showing Labour is yet
:01:45. > :01:48.to be trusted on the economx, rising star Gloria De Piero is
:01:49. > :01:51.leading the charge. If you were to ask people,
:01:52. > :01:56."Who do you think will most help you and your family,"
:01:57. > :01:59.Labour is streets ahead. That to me is the question
:02:00. > :02:02.on the economy, because what other question on the economy is there.
:02:03. > :02:05.It's about whether it will help you, your family, your household budget,
:02:06. > :02:10.that's the only thing that latters when we're talking
:02:11. > :02:17.about a recovery economy. Just a short walk
:02:18. > :02:19.from the golden beaches, Kikley `` Kirkley. Bedsit land, a lot of
:02:20. > :02:21.poverty here. 72`year`old Ralph has run
:02:22. > :02:25.a furniture business here for almost 40 years.
:02:26. > :02:30.He is depressed by its declhne. From what it was,
:02:31. > :02:37.we had post offices, garages, every store you like.
:02:38. > :02:42.A bank, all gone. I think it's terrible.
:02:43. > :02:45.If we didn't have charity shops we wouldn't have nothing at all
:02:46. > :02:48.Sally`Anne, currently a full`time carer for her
:02:49. > :02:53.son, wants eventually to return to work, but prospects look bldak.
:02:54. > :02:58.The whole town is dead, just a dead`end town, nothing here at all.
:02:59. > :03:01.How easy is it to get a job? Very hard.
:03:02. > :03:07.It took my mum almost three years to find a job moving here.
:03:08. > :03:09.This man is trying to survive and support his family
:03:10. > :03:16.on part`time work, unable to get employment as a chef.
:03:17. > :03:24.I need a full`time job. I have to survive myself.
:03:25. > :03:28.I do leafleting, one day jobs.. But how does the present MP answer
:03:29. > :03:34.Labour's criticisms over low wages? What our challenge now is,
:03:35. > :03:39.is to raise incomes and wagds in the Lowestoft area, and policies
:03:40. > :03:41.like improving skills, improving infrastructure and policies like
:03:42. > :03:50.the enterprise zone which m`kes it easier for businesses to cole and
:03:51. > :03:52.set up here will help address that. A touch of Punch
:03:53. > :03:59.and Judy politics in an are` Labour is anxious to recover.
:04:00. > :04:09.Rail travellers in this reghon have been told today that fares will rise
:04:10. > :04:12.again by more than inflation. From January 1st, tickets whll
:04:13. > :04:15.cost on average 3.5% more. It's in line with an agreed formula.
:04:16. > :04:17.So, what will it mean for commuters here?
:04:18. > :04:19.It means some commuters will have to pay hundreds more
:04:20. > :04:23.each year to get to work. Let's have a look at what
:04:24. > :04:26.a 3.5% rise would mean. For Greater Anglia passengers, an on
:04:27. > :04:31.the day return ticket from Norwich to Liverpool Street would cost more
:04:32. > :04:34.than ?109 ` an increase of ?3.7 . Meanwhile, a peak season ticket
:04:35. > :04:42.on the same route would cost more than ?8,700, a rise of ?295.
:04:43. > :04:44.On the C2C from Essex into London, a season ticket from Shoeburyness
:04:45. > :04:53.to Fenchurch Street would cost just under ?3,500.
:04:54. > :04:56.A rise of ?118. The Government says it can't
:04:57. > :05:06.afford to subsidise rail services any more than it already dods.
:05:07. > :05:12.We are in the midst of the biggest investment in the railway sxstem
:05:13. > :05:17.since Victorian times, and the question has to be asked about how
:05:18. > :05:22.much passengers should be and how much out of general taxation, and
:05:23. > :05:23.that is a conversation that needs to continue to happen between ly
:05:24. > :05:33.department and the Treasury. But the Campaign for
:05:34. > :05:36.Better Transport says since the Government came to power in
:05:37. > :05:39.2010, fares have risen by 24% while wages have gone up by just 6.9%
:05:40. > :05:42.Commuters we spoke to today were unimpressed.
:05:43. > :05:50.I think they are just clickhng the money and not using it as wdll as
:05:51. > :05:57.they can. To ask for an addhtional 3% on top of the fact you c`n wait
:05:58. > :06:03.up to an hour for a train. H probably ought to London two or
:06:04. > :06:08.three times a week and I wotld struggle to pay more than I am at
:06:09. > :06:12.the moment. I feel that I al being priced off the trains.
:06:13. > :06:15.Greater Anglia says it is investing in rail services.
:06:16. > :06:17.?20 million is being spent on refreshing the carriages
:06:18. > :06:20.and buying more rolling stock. And despite fares rising faster than
:06:21. > :06:23.the rate of inflation for more than a decade, more people than dver are
:06:24. > :06:27.using the train, with the ntmber of passengers doubling in 14 years.
:06:28. > :06:29.We'd love to hear what you think about the increases `
:06:30. > :06:32.you can contact us via email, Facebook or Twitter.
:06:33. > :06:35.Look East can reveal the nulber of metal thefts
:06:36. > :06:38.from churches is falling. In Suffolk, Norfolk
:06:39. > :06:41.and Essex they have fallen by two thirds in the last two years.
:06:42. > :06:44.But there is growing concern that the figure could go up again
:06:45. > :06:45.when money for a task force, which was set up to deal with
:06:46. > :07:04.the problem, runs out in September. Up until a month ago, it was lead
:07:05. > :07:08.rather than tar pollen on this roof. We looked up and we could sde
:07:09. > :07:14.daylight through the rafters and realised something signific`nt had
:07:15. > :07:18.happened. The impact has bedn huge. It has shocked all the local people
:07:19. > :07:22.who know and love this building and the last thing we want to do is keep
:07:23. > :07:30.this lot, but it appears th`t is what we will have to do at the
:07:31. > :07:41.moment. The number of metal thefts in these local dioceses is have
:07:42. > :07:50.dropped. This trend is refldcted nationally. In that time, there has
:07:51. > :07:54.been an ?800,000 drop in cl`ims The National metal theft task force was
:07:55. > :08:00.set up to protect churches like this, and they work has been
:08:01. > :08:03.credited with a drop in met`l theft, but the funding is expiring next
:08:04. > :08:09.month and the government believes the problem is almost solved. The
:08:10. > :08:14.task force targets thieves `nd rogue elements of the scrap industry. So
:08:15. > :08:24.far 1000 people have been arrested and metal theft has reduced by 4%.
:08:25. > :08:30.Some are saying it is short`sighted to stop its funding. 18 months ago
:08:31. > :08:35.one would have thought the latter was settled but with the rise in the
:08:36. > :08:43.cost of lead and easy ways of detecting it, we still have NSU The
:08:44. > :08:49.lead was quoted with smart water, a chemical coating which makes the
:08:50. > :09:04.material easier to trace and more difficult to sell on. The rdpairs
:09:05. > :09:08.will cost ?100,000 for this church. Norman Baker, the Home Office
:09:09. > :09:14.minister will be live on radio tomorrow morning, and sitting
:09:15. > :09:18.regarding his justification on scrapping the task force. `` and
:09:19. > :09:24.selling. A toddler is
:09:25. > :09:26.in a critical condition aftdr being hit by an ice cream van in Harlow.
:09:27. > :09:28.It happened in the Northbrooks area at arotnd :30
:09:29. > :09:31.yesterday afternoon. The 22`month`old boy was inhtially
:09:32. > :09:33.taken to the Princess Alexandria Hospital but has now been
:09:34. > :09:35.transferred to Addenbrooke's Hospital for specialist tre`tment.
:09:36. > :09:38.A man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after an asxlum
:09:39. > :09:41.seeker was found dead insidd a shipping container in Essdx.
:09:42. > :09:43.The victim was one of 35 people from Afghanistan, including 15 children,
:09:44. > :09:45.found at Tilbury Docks on S`turday. Essex Police said officers
:09:46. > :09:47.in Northern Ireland had arrdsted a 34`year`old man on suspichon
:09:48. > :09:51.of manslaughter and immigration offences.
:09:52. > :09:54.A man's appeared in court today charged in connection
:09:55. > :09:57.with two fires in Westcliff`on`Sea. Emergency crews were called
:09:58. > :09:59.after gas mains were set alhght beneath two blocks of flats.
:10:00. > :10:01.More than 50 people had to leave their homes.
:10:02. > :10:03.Police charged a 26`year old man with arson with
:10:04. > :10:05.intent to endanger life. Sam Brown, of no fixed addrdss,
:10:06. > :10:08.appeared before Southend Magistrates court this mornhng.
:10:09. > :10:09.The incidents happened in the London Road area on Sunday night
:10:10. > :10:18.and Monday morning. Did you know the Chinese province
:10:19. > :10:19.of Jiangsu has a permanent representative in Chelmsford?
:10:20. > :10:21.He's there to capitalise on the growing economic ties
:10:22. > :10:24.between the two regions. Today, there has been a celdbration
:10:25. > :10:27.in Essex to mark 25 years of business links with Chin`, and
:10:28. > :10:35.the hope is those links will bring even more business to this region.
:10:36. > :10:43.Look closely in the atrium `t the headquarters of Essex Countx Council
:10:44. > :10:46.and you can see hints of a long`standing international
:10:47. > :10:53.friendship that is proving dver more valuable. Now permanently installed
:10:54. > :11:00.in an office in County Hall, an official representative of Jiangsu
:11:01. > :11:07.province in China, helping businesses from here expand over
:11:08. > :11:15.there. Businesses in Essex have long`standing relationship with
:11:16. > :11:20.China. 5500 miles away, Jiangsu is an economic hotspot, so how did the
:11:21. > :11:25.links with Essex begin? 25 xears ago the daughter of a senior politician
:11:26. > :11:34.in Jiangsu was studying at what was then Chelmsford technical college,
:11:35. > :11:41.and they started a link with the province. Back in 2008, China
:11:42. > :11:50.donated these priceless sculptures to display as the ties strengthened.
:11:51. > :11:54.This man is about to expand his medical equipment business hnto
:11:55. > :12:00.China, and the links have sloothed the way. Doors were opened for us
:12:01. > :12:06.whereas before it would havd been quite difficult to do on our own. We
:12:07. > :12:12.flew out and wear label quickly to decide on a warehouse and workshop
:12:13. > :12:15.that was suitable. But does the council have reservations about
:12:16. > :12:21.doing business with the country that has questions to answer abott human
:12:22. > :12:25.rights? Batters for national governments and leaders to decide.
:12:26. > :12:30.We are getting business for companies in Essex to help them
:12:31. > :12:35.expand and create jobs. And entrepreneurs like this man hopes
:12:36. > :12:46.the bonds will continue to grow alongside the huge Chinese dconomy.
:12:47. > :12:55.Still to come, the home of the British Grand Prix on its bdd to
:12:56. > :12:57.keep another major racing event And how making hay is making a
:12:58. > :13:03.difference in the countryside. The scale of violence in prhsons
:13:04. > :13:05.in this region has been revdaled in a confidential document leaked
:13:06. > :13:07.to BBC East. Today,
:13:08. > :13:09.the Justice Secretary Chris Grayling denied the service was in crisis.
:13:10. > :13:13.But prison officers are reporting a surge in attacks
:13:14. > :13:15.and suicides behind bars. Recent examples include Chelmsford
:13:16. > :13:17.Jail, where staff had to withdraw to safety after losing control
:13:18. > :13:22.of a wing. A squad of specially trained
:13:23. > :13:24.officers were called in. While at Peterborough Prison,
:13:25. > :13:28.officers and inmates were injured in six outbreaks of violencd
:13:29. > :13:30.in recent weeks. In a moment,
:13:31. > :13:31.a campaigner for prison reform. That's after this from our home
:13:32. > :13:44.affairs correspondent Sally Chidzoy. Overcrowded and understaffed,
:13:45. > :13:48.presents have been under motnting pressure for years. In Chellsford
:13:49. > :13:54.error this month, former prhsoners climbed onto netting to encourage
:13:55. > :14:00.other inmates to join in. Sdrious assaults on prisoners and staff have
:14:01. > :14:05.shot up by over one third in a year, with self harm and suicide cases
:14:06. > :14:10.also rising. It can be hard to get a detailed picture of what is going on
:14:11. > :14:29.behind the walls but these detailed reports shall just that. `` show. In
:14:30. > :14:42.Peterborough, and offer was scolded and earlier this month a prhsoner
:14:43. > :14:46.was slashed from ear to most. `` mouth. The Justice Secretarx admits
:14:47. > :14:52.the service is under pressure but says it is not as bad as it was
:14:53. > :14:57.Violence today is that a lower level than it was five years ago. We have
:14:58. > :15:01.challenges from an increased population and we are meeting those
:15:02. > :15:05.challenges and recruiting more stuff but I am clear that there is no
:15:06. > :15:13.crisis. The errors pressure but no crisis. Experts on prisons say the
:15:14. > :15:17.government cannot ignore wh`t is happening, the high level of
:15:18. > :15:22.assaults and the number of prisoners self harming.
:15:23. > :15:31.Let's hear from Juliet Lyon, director of the Prison Reform Trust.
:15:32. > :15:39.The report highlighted worrxing levels of violence. What do you
:15:40. > :15:45.think the reason is? We are seeing not only a rise in violence, which
:15:46. > :15:52.is very worrying, but a redtction in staffing levels. It is no
:15:53. > :15:58.coincidence that prisons ard under such a high degree of presstre. You
:15:59. > :16:07.have to have enough high qu`lified staff to run them. The Justhce
:16:08. > :16:12.Secretary has admitted that they are under pressure but he says ht is not
:16:13. > :16:18.a crisis, do you agree? It depends upon how you define a crisis. We
:16:19. > :16:23.have a public service that hs there to hold people securely and safely
:16:24. > :16:31.and in many places it seems not to be doing so. Around half thd people
:16:32. > :16:37.that leave are convicted ag`in, and you have this rise in violence and
:16:38. > :16:41.suicide, and massive budget cuts, and the Justice Secretary who is
:16:42. > :16:50.driving a reform programme that I would suggest is befitting tndue
:16:51. > :16:56.pressure on public services. `` is putting. We should expect them to
:16:57. > :17:01.try to reduce reoffending, `nd simply hanging onto the reshdent
:17:02. > :17:10.population and trying to reduce deaths. We really need to look ahead
:17:11. > :17:16.much further and ask serious questions about what prisons are for
:17:17. > :17:23.and who should be behind bars? Why do we not make sure they'd hs not
:17:24. > :17:31.adequate staff in prisons across the country? In the short`term hs at all
:17:32. > :17:37.about money funding? `` mondy and funding. It is not all about money
:17:38. > :17:42.but it plays an important p`rt. The benchmarking process the costs down
:17:43. > :17:47.to the lowest private prison costs, and that has meant losing staff and
:17:48. > :17:56.changing conditions of servhce and making equipment for diffictlt. It
:17:57. > :18:03.is also about morale. A decdnt person runs not only on this plan ``
:18:04. > :18:10.on discipline but enabling people to learn skills and do jobs within the
:18:11. > :18:14.present, and about prisoners and staff working together to m`ke sure
:18:15. > :18:19.it is a decent place. That hs hard to do when budgets and staff are
:18:20. > :18:21.being cut back and people are feeling anxious.
:18:22. > :18:25.Silverstone, the home of thd British Grand Prix, is getthng ready
:18:26. > :18:29.for the biggest motorcycling event in this country, the Moto GP.
:18:30. > :18:32.But there is now a big question mark over the future of the event.
:18:33. > :18:36.The race promoters have signed a contract to switch the GP to
:18:37. > :18:39.a new circuit in Wales. But the venue isn't ready ydt
:18:40. > :18:41.and Silverstone is confident this month's racing won't be the last
:18:42. > :18:42.at the Northamptonshire circuit Our sports editor Jonathan
:18:43. > :18:59.Park has spent the day therd. Britain's fastest on two whdels
:19:00. > :19:06.promoting the world's biggest bike race. It is claimed this ye`r's
:19:07. > :19:12.might be the last for some time and it is heading to a field in Wales.
:19:13. > :19:18.Britain's top riders are not convinced. It is not easy to build
:19:19. > :19:23.the racetrack and all the associated things so until we see something
:19:24. > :19:29.concrete it will be hard to say It could be anything. The layott looks
:19:30. > :19:38.pretty good but we have to see how it is in real life. I will be sad to
:19:39. > :19:42.miss Silverstone itself. Thhs is still only a computer`gener`ted
:19:43. > :19:47.image with no financial backers yet found, but the developers are
:19:48. > :19:54.looking for government financial support. Representatives today
:19:55. > :20:02.visited Silverstone. We are the only ones qualified to run the r`ce.
:20:03. > :20:06.Donington came up with investment and the circuit in Wales dods not
:20:07. > :20:13.yet exist and they need to raise the money to build that circuit. If the
:20:14. > :20:17.race cannot be run in 2016 hn Wales then it could be up for grabs again.
:20:18. > :20:22.Silverstone want to keep thd race but were not prepared to agree to
:20:23. > :20:31.the financial terms offered in the new contract. The margins are tight
:20:32. > :20:38.and despite well over 100,000 fans paying to watch the race, it is not
:20:39. > :20:42.a big moneymaker for Silverstone. Silverstone said that when they
:20:43. > :20:49.tried to get government support to keep the British Grand Prix, the
:20:50. > :20:54.government rejected their attempts. We see a great project going on
:20:55. > :21:00.inside of Wales but we have to be patient and see what goes ahead
:21:01. > :21:04.Right now we have a great f`cility and I have some great memorhes from
:21:05. > :21:14.the last format years and I am looking forward to making others.
:21:15. > :21:20.Conservationists launched a project today to restore precious whldflower
:21:21. > :21:23.meadows in the Norfolk countryside. It's being done by cutting green
:21:24. > :21:28.hay and using the seeds to supply farmland locations, which
:21:29. > :21:30.have seen their meadows decline Prince Charles has been involved
:21:31. > :21:34.and it's being backed by a number of local conservation groups.
:21:35. > :21:41.It's already been tried oncd, last year, and it appears to be working.
:21:42. > :21:46.Wild flowers lining the roads, unnoticed by drivers
:21:47. > :21:48.but abundant in South Norfolk. Here we have knapweed,
:21:49. > :21:51.this purple one. We have birdsfoot trefoil,
:21:52. > :21:58.the yellow one, and this ond, which has gone to seed, is sulphur clover,
:21:59. > :22:01.and that's nationally endangered. And it is seeds
:22:02. > :22:07.from this plant they need to create new wildflower meadows becatse there
:22:08. > :22:10.has been a dramatic decline. Once upon a time, most
:22:11. > :22:12.of the meadows in lowland England would be very much like this.
:22:13. > :22:16.In the last 70`odd years, we have seen massive changes
:22:17. > :22:26.in agriculture and most hay today is produced from fields of just one
:22:27. > :22:30.or two different species of grass. They are very productive
:22:31. > :22:33.and they produce fantastic hay but they do not have the mix
:22:34. > :22:36.of wild flowers you get with this. Today they are cutting down and
:22:37. > :22:38.collecting what they call green hay. All across the country,
:22:39. > :22:42.teams of conservationists are doing exactly that.
:22:43. > :22:55.It is part of the Coronation Meadows project, to commemorate the
:22:56. > :22:58.Queen's Diamond Jubilee. From this roadside, it takes
:22:59. > :23:01.a short journey. We have a handful of farmers who
:23:02. > :23:05.have prepared the ground and then we bring in the grden hay,
:23:06. > :23:07.and it is essential for the seed soil contact to have bare ground.
:23:08. > :23:10.Once the hay is covered, the seed settles and hopefully we
:23:11. > :23:12.will get germination. Restoring
:23:13. > :23:16.and recreating meadows will provide rare habitats which insects,
:23:17. > :23:20.small birds and mammals depdnd on. By next summer,
:23:21. > :23:31.this area of ground will hopefully be knee`high full of wild flowers,
:23:32. > :23:33.the basis of a new meadow, `nd we hope for more funding to expand this
:23:34. > :23:38.project right across Norfolk. Fans of MK Dons queued
:23:39. > :23:40.around the block this morning for tickets for the Cup gamd
:23:41. > :23:43.against Manchester United. It's being described as the biggest
:23:44. > :23:45.match in the club's history. Some fans camped out overnight
:23:46. > :23:48.as 29,000 tickets for the Capital Cup match at Stadiul MK went
:23:49. > :23:50.on sale this morning. It's 19 years
:23:51. > :23:52.since United were involved at this stage of the compethtion.
:23:53. > :24:01.The fixture was sold out by this afternoon.
:24:02. > :24:04.Big, big game and we're going to win it.
:24:05. > :24:07.Nothing to do with me but for my sons,
:24:08. > :24:12.I have been in the queue since :30 for them.
:24:13. > :24:14.I've been up since 6:30. It means a lot
:24:15. > :24:16.because I both support both teams and it's for my birthday.
:24:17. > :24:17.I've been here since half past seven.
:24:18. > :24:19.Why? Buying tickets for friends.
:24:20. > :24:20.For friends! Aren't I good?
:24:21. > :24:23.Very lucky friends. They are.
:24:24. > :24:31.I hope they are watching it too I deserve a reward.
:24:32. > :24:50.You should not give up on some are just yet but we had in for ` cooler
:24:51. > :24:55.week. Temperatures remaining below normal and also showers arotnd and a
:24:56. > :25:03.chilly night West tonight probably the coldest since the start of the
:25:04. > :25:07.summer. This week whether front has brought showers across the region
:25:08. > :25:18.and we currently have some of those showers lingering, but quitd a lot
:25:19. > :25:23.of gaps and sunshine to end the day. A lot of these showers have been
:25:24. > :25:29.liked but the odd headache one and currently quite a few around
:25:30. > :25:34.Peterborough. They are clearing so you can expect them to feed
:25:35. > :25:40.overnight, so any showers whll be heading out towards the North Sea
:25:41. > :25:45.and a largely dry night but temperatures may plummet tonight.
:25:46. > :25:53.These are the sort of values we can expect tonight, but some pl`ces it
:25:54. > :26:02.in the countryside, five Celsius is possible. `` out in the countryside.
:26:03. > :26:05.Bright with sunshine through the morning and in the afternoon we will
:26:06. > :26:12.develop more cloud and that could produce more showers. They will be
:26:13. > :26:18.mostly isolated but the odd heavy downpour could be possible.
:26:19. > :26:22.Temperatures remaining cool at around 18 Celsius and a light to
:26:23. > :26:31.moderate north`westerly wind and the risk of more showers. This hs the
:26:32. > :26:36.pressure pattern for Thursd`y, with more clouds being introduced and
:26:37. > :26:42.perhaps the odd shower but xou can see high pressure building from the
:26:43. > :26:47.south`west. This promises some slightly more settled weathdr for
:26:48. > :26:50.the past part of the weekend, but it also may mean that temperattres
:26:51. > :26:56.return to normal by the start of next week. Quite a cloudy d`y
:26:57. > :27:01.expected for Thursday and the chance of sunshine and showers on Friday,
:27:02. > :27:04.but we start the weekend looking guy with sunny spells but not bdfore
:27:05. > :27:09.some chilly nights. That's all from us, have good
:27:10. > :27:18.evening. Good night.