:00:11. > :00:18.As thousands collect their results, what are the alternatives to
:00:19. > :00:30.You can speak to other people and they understand you, rather than
:00:31. > :00:31.being criticised. Helping young people,
:00:32. > :00:33.the healing effect of horses. And pulling in the crowds
:00:34. > :00:47.at the Clacton Airshow. First tonight, more pressures on the
:00:48. > :00:51.Tornado squadron as we learn the jets could be sent to Nigeria to
:00:52. > :00:55.help in the search for school girls At the moment they are involved in
:00:56. > :01:02.operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Just nine days ago they left Marham
:01:03. > :01:06.to help RAF transport planes, dropping supplies to refugees who
:01:07. > :01:08.were hiding in the mountains Now their mission will be
:01:09. > :01:13.increasingly one of intelligence, taking high resolution pictures
:01:14. > :01:30.of action on the ground. This may be the home of the Tornado,
:01:31. > :01:35.but all eyes were on this bomber, the highlight. Today was a chance of
:01:36. > :01:41.the base technology families who support it. Some of whom are heading
:01:42. > :01:47.out on its last tour of Afghanistan. They do bring the whole squadron
:01:48. > :01:54.together, and with the community. We have done 11 years on the ground, as
:01:55. > :02:01.the recovery from the operation will be significant, both for here the
:02:02. > :02:09.Royal air force. For many year, this is current focus, those in the
:02:10. > :02:14.skies. Nine days ago they left here and went to Afghanistan. They
:02:15. > :02:19.delivered aid to those on the ground. But the man who leads it, it
:02:20. > :02:24.has been a frantic fortnight. This plane is a vital asset, he
:02:25. > :02:31.maintains. Building of the intelligence and sharing that
:02:32. > :02:37.information all goes to help the peace, and allows our
:02:38. > :02:47.decision`makers. You envisage a combat role? We will continue with
:02:48. > :02:51.the humanitarian aid. Three more planes will be heading out to
:02:52. > :03:00.Nigeria to help look for these schoolgirls. You have Tornado was
:03:01. > :03:08.deployed in Afghanistan and Cyprus. Are you stretching the elastic? We
:03:09. > :03:13.are very busy. As a force, we are working as hard as we have worked in
:03:14. > :03:20.a long time. One aircraft which is for decades old, the Tornado as more
:03:21. > :03:29.than kept that keep. The local economy would lose out, it successor
:03:30. > :03:41.will make Norfolk its home. Are they owned it too much pressure? In the
:03:42. > :03:46.video, they were saying no. `` under too much pressure. We have paid
:03:47. > :03:52.Tornadoes in Afghanistan and six and Cyprus, and possibly some in
:03:53. > :03:57.Nigeria. That is more than half of the force. Those that aren't flying
:03:58. > :04:03.been serviced and engineered. There's a lot of pressure on the
:04:04. > :04:12.force. How realistic is the prospect of being sent to Nigeria? Very
:04:13. > :04:16.realistic. The MoD have not commented that the problem with
:04:17. > :04:21.Nigeria is it is in central Africa. You will have to back up a lot,
:04:22. > :04:25.including engineering and fuel supply. Also, the problem they have
:04:26. > :04:32.with the planes as they are trying to find a runway. You mentioned they
:04:33. > :04:37.are due to be retired? It is celebrating its 40th birthday and
:04:38. > :04:46.will be replaced with this aircraft. It is an American aircraft. It isn't
:04:47. > :04:49.quite as capable as the Tornado. But it will be coming in about five
:04:50. > :04:55.years time. It has had teething problems, which are being sorted
:04:56. > :05:16.out. It is come here, which is important. `` coming here. Marks the
:05:17. > :05:20.English have fallen. Our chief reporter was an Essex.
:05:21. > :05:23.History in the making at Alderman Blaxhill School in Colchester.
:05:24. > :05:26.These are the last of its students to queue up for their GCSE results.
:05:27. > :05:29.After 59 years, the school is closing its doors due to
:05:30. > :05:38.And eventually what would you like to do?
:05:39. > :05:42.Hopefully something to do with rugby or if not, join the military.
:05:43. > :05:46.I don't think my grades are good enough,
:05:47. > :05:51.I got a C in my maths, which is the most important thing to me.
:05:52. > :05:54.Have you been terribly nervous about this?
:05:55. > :06:00.Rosie lining up for a photo alongside 16`year`old
:06:01. > :06:08.He arrived at the school without a word of English five years ago.
:06:09. > :06:10.Four As and an A* among his 13 good passes.
:06:11. > :06:12.Are you pleased with how you have done?
:06:13. > :06:20.They will get me to sixth form to do the courses I wanted to, but
:06:21. > :06:25.We couldn't do anything about the closure.
:06:26. > :06:28.That was down to student numbers, there weren't enough students
:06:29. > :06:34.What we have done is focused on doing what we can do something
:06:35. > :06:37.about, which is doing the best we can for every single student.
:06:38. > :06:41.I think we can be very proud of what we have achieved in doing that.
:06:42. > :06:43.An A in financial calculation, which I'm very happy about.
:06:44. > :06:47.Emma from Suffolk has good reason to be pleased with her grades.
:06:48. > :06:54.A B in geography, an A in both of the English language papers I took.
:06:55. > :06:57.16`year`old Emma is Miss Teen South Suffolk.
:06:58. > :06:59.A photographer spotted her potential as a model.
:07:00. > :07:02.She is soon to compete in the final of the Miss Teen Great
:07:03. > :07:08.Does that mean you're going to say no more learning, let's try a bit
:07:09. > :07:18.I would like to do some modelling as well, but I do think education is
:07:19. > :07:21.very important to continue with my future, because I'm not quite sure
:07:22. > :07:26.So you're keeping your feet firmly on the ground, are you?
:07:27. > :07:30.Emma's parents, Rob and Kim, are fully supportive of her pursuit of
:07:31. > :07:39.the Miss Teen crown, but reassured she knows the value of education.
:07:40. > :07:44.More than a third of all girls will leave school without five GCSEs, and
:07:45. > :07:48.according to a leading charity, many will become trapped in poverty.
:07:49. > :07:52.The overall employment rate for women is slowing down.
:07:53. > :07:55.When you compare women with men, double the number of women work
:07:56. > :07:59.in low paid jobs and women are two and a half times
:08:00. > :08:03.more likely to need treatment for depression and anxiety.
:08:04. > :08:12.Dr Carole Easton is from the Young Women's Trust, she's in London now.
:08:13. > :08:22.Young girls are still do better than boys, why is it a problem then?
:08:23. > :08:28.Young girls do better on average in GCSEs when they are 16. What that
:08:29. > :08:32.hides is that afterwards there are more young women than young men who
:08:33. > :08:37.are not in education, employment and training, so it is not something
:08:38. > :08:43.which is a staining, and really about young girls, but there are
:08:44. > :08:51.opportunities but, narrow than men. Is that society's fault? At our
:08:52. > :08:55.trust, the women we speak to say they'd take responsibility, but they
:08:56. > :09:00.also tell us they're getting very narrow advice, being encouraged to
:09:01. > :09:05.go into traditional roles. They're not been encouraged to do IT,
:09:06. > :09:12.technology and other things. These could be better opportunities for
:09:13. > :09:18.training. Is that not getting encouragement from school or
:09:19. > :09:25.college? From everyone they encounter. The careers advice is
:09:26. > :09:31.that some women say they don't get a good advice. They don't know what
:09:32. > :09:35.they wanted 16. Young women particularly need a second chance.
:09:36. > :09:40.Emma talked about doing one thing and then moving on to another. The
:09:41. > :09:45.young women we speak to hear say give us advice at 20 or 21, maybe
:09:46. > :09:50.we'll take a more serious event, but we want an opportunity and chance to
:09:51. > :09:55.do something then. Do you think it is true of all young people that
:09:56. > :10:00.actually they don't realise at the age when they take the exams how
:10:01. > :10:05.important that can be in later life? That is right, although that is not
:10:06. > :10:11.a criticism. Young people are only 16 when they are his exams. I think
:10:12. > :10:16.we deserved the offer young people another chance when they're ready to
:10:17. > :10:19.it. Particularly for young women, where their choices may have,
:10:20. > :10:23.narrow, we need to have another think about how to broaden their
:10:24. > :10:28.horizons and support them in doing it. And encourage trainers and
:10:29. > :10:33.employers to give young people a chance, it may not have had good
:10:34. > :10:40.grades in the past. In 15 seconds, tell me what you would do to change
:10:41. > :10:46.it. I think they should be given another chance for some really good
:10:47. > :10:53.careers advice as training, and some tryouts in different places.
:10:54. > :10:55.Hundreds of people went to the funeral today
:10:56. > :10:59.of a young man ` murdered at a house party in Norfolk.
:11:00. > :11:01.20`year`old Connor Barrett was stabbed to death in Hemsby in May.
:11:02. > :11:03.He'd been celebrating a 21st birthday.
:11:04. > :11:19.It was at the Minster here. More than 500 people turned out for his
:11:20. > :11:23.funeral. In the hearse, his name was spelt out in flowers. Many of the
:11:24. > :11:27.mourners were young people and inside the church at the front was a
:11:28. > :11:32.signed banner, bearing tribute and messages to their friends and the
:11:33. > :11:37.Chelsea football club logo. His white cotton was taken in by six of
:11:38. > :11:50.his friends, closely followed by his family `` coffin.
:11:51. > :11:53.Unnecessary violence is not what we look for and is wrong.
:11:54. > :11:56.I know that several family members have joined groups that seek to
:11:57. > :11:58.change some of the prevalent attitudes in parts of our community.
:11:59. > :12:01.And if this campaigning can do anything to reverse that current
:12:02. > :12:11.trend to resort to violence, then we might well say that something really
:12:12. > :12:24.The Rector also said that although there may be anger, he hoped those
:12:25. > :12:28.affected could in time find healing and forgiveness.
:12:29. > :12:31.A man has been arrested after a child was rescued from a burning
:12:32. > :12:35.Neighbours helped bring the young boy to safety on Tuesday.
:12:36. > :12:38.A 50`year`old man has been charged with neglecting or abandoning
:12:39. > :13:01.Campaigners hoping to correct a busy road have been given some glimmer of
:13:02. > :13:06.hope. This two stretches of the routes need improvements, according
:13:07. > :13:14.to campaigners. During the street is not included.
:13:15. > :13:19.The experts join the search for live grenades at the seaside.
:13:20. > :13:22.Alex will be here with the weather for the bank holiday weekend.
:13:23. > :13:30.And find out what wowed the crowds at the Clacton airshow.
:13:31. > :13:35.Of course, this is the first year students need to stay in some form
:13:36. > :13:40.But there's concern that pupils are automatically sticking with school,
:13:41. > :13:44.without really considering all the other options.
:13:45. > :13:48.NACRO, the crime reduction charity, works with disadvantaged people
:13:49. > :13:53.It has four education centres in this region,
:13:54. > :13:56.and says that shoe horning people into A levels could mean that
:13:57. > :14:03.thousands end up with nothing to show for two years of study.
:14:04. > :14:06.Here in Huntington, there is another option to staying in school.
:14:07. > :14:10.Taster sessions and skills like mechanics to get teenagers back
:14:11. > :14:15.These young people haven't been in trouble with the police, but
:14:16. > :14:20.The charity has picked them up to prevent them playing truant
:14:21. > :14:25.and even stop them from being at risk of offending.
:14:26. > :14:30.Following his GCSEs, 17`year`old Michael dropped out of college.
:14:31. > :14:33.He says it wasn't right for him and felt judged because of
:14:34. > :14:45.This feels like an adult environment and you can mix in.
:14:46. > :14:47.If you're not feeling good, you can step out.
:14:48. > :14:50.You can really talk to other people and they understand you, whereas you
:14:51. > :14:55.are not being criticised by 30 odd other people in the class.
:14:56. > :14:59.What is it about working here that has been so successful for you?
:15:00. > :15:02.Everything is great, everyone is great.
:15:03. > :15:04.If you can get a qualification behind it, that is fantastic.
:15:05. > :15:07.Michael earns ?30 a week on his course.
:15:08. > :15:13.Why do you think it works better for you here?
:15:14. > :15:16.There is less people so there is more stuff to get around.
:15:17. > :15:21.I'm taking a sport course in September, so hopefully I will
:15:22. > :15:25.be able to get a job to do a sport I'm interested in.
:15:26. > :15:28.NACRO is concerned that with people having to remain in education
:15:29. > :15:31.until they're 18, teenagers will feel they have no
:15:32. > :15:37.I think the message is mainstream doesn't work for everyone,
:15:38. > :15:42.We provide a variety of vocational courses.
:15:43. > :15:44.An integral part of the programme is to give them
:15:45. > :15:48.work experience so they are able to go out and experience real`life
:15:49. > :15:55.Maths and English lessons boost the students' skills here, and in the
:15:56. > :15:58.coming weeks NACRO will be working with local schools to offer students
:15:59. > :16:08.another option if their results aren't quite what they hoped for.
:16:09. > :16:10.The race is on to make sure a stretch
:16:11. > :16:14.of beach in Essex is safe enough to open for the Bank Holiday weekend.
:16:15. > :16:18.Explosives experts have been searching a section of sand
:16:19. > :16:23.The stretch has been sealed off after a number of live hand
:16:24. > :16:29.It's hoped the beach will be declared safe
:16:30. > :16:45.No families on the speech, instead two men in hard hats and high
:16:46. > :16:50.visibility jackets, looking for more grenades. This is Claire Watson, who
:16:51. > :16:54.found the fit the grenade on Sunday and nearly threw it for her dog to
:16:55. > :16:59.fetch. She was relieved to see a chord and up and a search under way.
:17:00. > :17:07.It is important because you don't know how many are out there. It is
:17:08. > :17:12.concerning for the public. If a child had picked that up, they would
:17:13. > :17:18.not had the sense to put it down. They may have thrown it. A man from
:17:19. > :17:25.the council spoke to pinpoint where she found the explosive and of the
:17:26. > :17:28.the search was to concentrate on. He gave this reassurance. The
:17:29. > :17:34.information from the Army is that these are relatively benign objects.
:17:35. > :17:39.They are quite hard to detonate, but it seems to be that because we found
:17:40. > :17:45.five grenades all in a very similar location, they are part of a crate.
:17:46. > :17:51.This is a picture of the grenade found on Saturday. It is almost as
:17:52. > :17:55.good as new, suggesting a crate has protected it from sea water. That
:17:56. > :18:01.crate has been disturbed, because we are close to the port of Felixstowe.
:18:02. > :18:07.That is why the grenades are washing up. There are often 12 grenade in a
:18:08. > :18:14.crate, so there may be another seven somewhere else. This is amateur
:18:15. > :18:20.footage of one of the grenades are being destroyed in a controlled
:18:21. > :18:26.explosion. Meanwhile, locals have possible explanations. My theory is
:18:27. > :18:32.that during the Second World War, a destroyer was sunk just off the
:18:33. > :18:38.pointy. It is possible they had some of these hand grenades. This
:18:39. > :18:43.business said trade hadn't been hit by the beach closure, but the hope
:18:44. > :18:47.is the search will be finished and the beach reopened by Saturday.
:18:48. > :18:51.Meanwhile, day`trippers are being warned to be careful.
:18:52. > :18:53.You probably know about the beneficial effects of animals,
:18:54. > :18:57.Stroking dogs can help lower blood pressure and has been shown to
:18:58. > :19:01.reduce levels of anxiety for people with Alzheimers.
:19:02. > :19:05.But a charity in Milton Keynes is using horses to help children.
:19:06. > :19:11.Ride High has changed the lives of hundreds of young people
:19:12. > :19:18.These are the children whose luck, whose hope is running out.
:19:19. > :19:20.These are the horses and ponies which give it back.
:19:21. > :19:23.This girl has Asperger's and wouldn't speak.
:19:24. > :19:38.When she first came here, she didn't speak to a single adult,
:19:39. > :19:40.but Quincy, the Norwegian fjord, that was something different.
:19:41. > :19:42.She just started speaking and when she rides, she whispers to
:19:43. > :19:47.The charity Ride High was set set up five years ago, teaching young
:19:48. > :19:51.Since then, 400 children have found comfort and confidence
:19:52. > :19:54.And it is all thanks to a eureka moment experienced
:19:55. > :20:00.My mother was diagnosed as being terminally ill.
:20:01. > :20:04.I thought she was going to die. There was as grey pony.
:20:05. > :20:07.I remember lying on its back, and it made things bearable.
:20:08. > :20:09.Although it wasn't conscious, I think something
:20:10. > :20:14.about that experience I had saved me, and kept me OK.
:20:15. > :20:17.It made me think, kids and horses, we could do something brilliant
:20:18. > :20:25.Once unhappy, these children have now found a reason to
:20:26. > :20:28.They have ponies and peers and prospects.
:20:29. > :20:36.I always argued with my sisters and with a lot of people.
:20:37. > :20:41.I found confidence again, to speak to new people I've never met before.
:20:42. > :20:51.Since I've come here I probably talked to more people in public,
:20:52. > :20:58.It is taking young people who are at their most vulnerable, who come
:20:59. > :21:02.from disadvantaged backgrounds, and using horses to give them
:21:03. > :21:10.It is horse power, bringing calm to what can be the turmoil
:21:11. > :21:26.The crowds have turned out to support
:21:27. > :21:29.140,000 are expected in Clacton today and tomorrow.
:21:30. > :21:33.The organisers say they need ?1 from every person who goes to see the
:21:34. > :21:50.Well, it has clouded over and has started to rain. Most people have
:21:51. > :21:54.headed home but it has been a beautiful day, warm and sunny. Lots
:21:55. > :22:02.of people turned up and some of them got here early to get a good spot to
:22:03. > :22:07.see all the action. A Spitfire. In the bright skies over the seafront,
:22:08. > :22:13.thousands came to soak up the spectacle of the airshow. It is a
:22:14. > :22:22.chance to get together. We come to the red arrows. We come every year.
:22:23. > :22:27.It is a great day. Saw the forecast, it was good. We heard it was a good
:22:28. > :22:31.spectacle. The main attraction, there are only two remaining
:22:32. > :22:38.Lancaster bombers in the world flying together for the very first
:22:39. > :22:42.time. The airshow team have done a fantastic job by putting together
:22:43. > :22:49.the line`up. The plane is a huge draw and flying with the other
:22:50. > :22:53.Lancaster has brought lots of people to the event. We saw that as one of
:22:54. > :22:59.the main draws to bring people here. While other air shows have
:23:00. > :23:06.folded, Clacton has managed to keep going even though it is free. It is
:23:07. > :23:11.due to the sponsorship we get with a local businesses who are keen to
:23:12. > :23:19.beat part of it. There are brochure sales, and we have people going
:23:20. > :23:28.around with the nation buckets, and if everybody but ?1 in there, we
:23:29. > :23:35.could secure another show. It create ?1 million to the economy, but with
:23:36. > :23:39.the support, organisers can't guarantee it will still be here in
:23:40. > :23:48.five years time. I am standing on the balcony in the main building, a
:23:49. > :23:55.great view behind me. It is a vital location of the team. How busy has
:23:56. > :24:02.been for you, Colin? Fairly busy. We have had some missing children to
:24:03. > :24:08.look for. We also had to go to a vessel which was in difficulty. How
:24:09. > :24:12.much preparation is involved here? The preparation for next year starts
:24:13. > :24:19.today, and we will have meetings from April with the other emergency
:24:20. > :24:23.services, police, fire. It culminates in the two days of the
:24:24. > :24:29.airshow where we hope everything works perfectly. Colling, thank you
:24:30. > :24:33.adjoining me. They too tomorrow. The red arrows will be here, and Dave
:24:34. > :24:42.will be live from radio Essex tomorrow morning. Do tune in. I am
:24:43. > :24:53.anxious about the weekend weather. Let's ask the woman who knows. Hello
:24:54. > :24:57.there. After a fine start, things are turning cloudy. This low
:24:58. > :25:02.pressure is moving in, so more cloud from the west, so any sunshine in
:25:03. > :25:06.short supply. One or two light showers also with the figures of
:25:07. > :25:10.this cloud. This evening we will see those showers develop more widely.
:25:11. > :25:14.Some platers may escape them and stay dry, but into the early hours
:25:15. > :25:19.there is a potential them to keep going. They will clear out to North
:25:20. > :25:24.Sea, but there will be more around tomorrow. Tonight will stay in
:25:25. > :25:30.double figures, lows of ten and 14 degrees. Tomorrow shows this weather
:25:31. > :25:37.front clearing away the creepy the morning. High`pressure starting to
:25:38. > :25:43.build in, so tomorrow is a good day. Brighter skies and sunshine into the
:25:44. > :25:47.bulk of the day. Feeling pleasant in the sunshine. Power in that sunshine
:25:48. > :25:53.to make it comfortable. It will turn a bit cloudy at times, feeling
:25:54. > :26:01.cool. I is between 17 and 18 degrees. This wind from the North
:26:02. > :26:06.direction. `` highs between. Many others will stay dry, and then you
:26:07. > :26:10.think about that bank holiday weekend. This is our pressure
:26:11. > :26:16.pattern. Sunday into Monday. It doesn't end well but it is not a bad
:26:17. > :26:21.start. Saturday and look promising, so just to summarise, some sunny
:26:22. > :26:27.spells on Saturday. The risk of a few showers but many staying dry. A
:26:28. > :26:31.chilly start on Saturday. Lots of sunshine around but it gradually
:26:32. > :26:38.turns wet and windy Monday, but it might not be towards the latter part
:26:39. > :26:45.of the day. I would say the board of our bank holiday weekend not look
:26:46. > :26:50.bad at all. `` bulk of our bank holiday. As the Monday, wet and
:26:51. > :26:54.windy weather getting to us, but not before some chilly nights. Look at
:26:55. > :27:07.those values. Down into single figures. And a quick check with the
:27:08. > :27:12.barometer for you. Feeling better now? It is the end of August. We are
:27:13. > :27:17.back tomorrow night. Good night.