:00:15. > :00:25.maternity unit that's had to close twice in the last two months because
:00:25. > :00:27.
:00:27. > :00:31.it's just too busy. The MLP facing court action over his expenses.
:00:31. > :00:38.Stewart Jackson accuses the Parliamentary watchdog of being
:00:38. > :00:48.heavy-handed. �9 million to mark the history of the Silverstone circuit.
:00:48. > :00:54.
:00:54. > :00:58.And is this the luckiest unlucky man in Britain. First tonight, the
:00:58. > :01:02.maternity unit that had to close twice in the last two months because
:01:02. > :01:05.it is just too busy. Peterborough City Hospital is struggling, and
:01:05. > :01:08.it's not alone as we experience some of the fastest growth in the
:01:08. > :01:13.country. In Milton Keynes between 2001 and 2011, the population grew
:01:13. > :01:17.by more than 36,000 to around a quarter of a million. In
:01:17. > :01:27.Peterborough there were 26,000 more people. And in Corby nearly 8,000
:01:27. > :01:28.
:01:28. > :01:31.more - up nearly 15%. In healthcare alone it's a big challenge. For
:01:31. > :01:35.example, in Peterborough 3,500 babies were born in hospital in
:01:35. > :01:43.2004. By 2008 it was up to more than 4,000. Last year, up again, to
:01:43. > :01:53.4,800. This report now from Emma Baugh on the issues facing the City
:01:53. > :01:54.
:01:54. > :01:58.Hospital. It is just after nine in
:01:58. > :02:06.Peterborough's maternity unit, one of the country's high birth rate
:02:06. > :02:10.hotspots. This lady has just had her little baby but some moms do not
:02:10. > :02:17.actually make it here, with staff having to take the vehicle decision
:02:17. > :02:22.of turning people away. We don't do that lately but we might have to
:02:22. > :02:29.divert ladies to other units to ensure they and their babies are
:02:29. > :02:34.safe. Women are having to go to a unit that there are not used to. We
:02:34. > :02:41.obviously appreciate that but we do need to ensure the safety of
:02:42. > :02:45.everybody. If unit is forced to close, staff contact nearby units to
:02:45. > :02:50.see if they would be happy to take them but managers say that if a
:02:50. > :02:58.woman turns up in Labour, he would not be turned away. It is not taken
:02:58. > :03:02.lightly. We have a manager of the day who reviews activity and the
:03:02. > :03:08.amount of staff in through the 24-hour period. The primary concern
:03:08. > :03:13.is to make sure that we have the right number of midwives looking
:03:13. > :03:18.after the right number of women. Staff have been on duty for less
:03:18. > :03:25.than five hours but already three babies have been born by Caesarian
:03:25. > :03:27.section, to have been unnaturally and six women have gone into labour.
:03:27. > :03:33.Peterborough has the sixth highest birth rate in Britain but those
:03:33. > :03:37.having their babies today did not heal the staff were under pressure.
:03:37. > :03:43.I trusted them with both my other labourers, so I am in safe hands at
:03:43. > :03:49.this hospital. There are enough people around to help with
:03:49. > :03:53.everything so I am quite happy. After eight hours, six babies had
:03:53. > :04:01.been born with another four on the way. Staff cannot guarantee that
:04:01. > :04:04.unit will have to close again, with an ever-growing opt elation. -- an
:04:04. > :04:07.ever-growing population. The MP for Peterborough, Stewart
:04:07. > :04:10.Jackson, is being taken to court over his parliamentary expenses. The
:04:10. > :04:13.body that oversees MPs' allowanaces, IPSA, says he owes them �54,000. But
:04:13. > :04:19.Mr Jackson says he's done nothing wrong. He's asking the courts to
:04:20. > :04:21.intervene saying that IPSA is being heavy handed. Let's get more on the
:04:21. > :04:30.story from our political correspondent, Andrew Sinclair.
:04:30. > :04:35.What's going on? This all goes back to the all rules on MPs expenses.
:04:35. > :04:43.They used to be able to claim for mortgage payments on their second
:04:43. > :04:46.homes but that was done away with in 2010. Exocet to MPs, we will give
:04:46. > :04:50.you another 15 months to make alternative arrangements, but if
:04:50. > :04:57.your home goes up in value in that time we would expect you to pay back
:04:57. > :05:01.the capital gain. They have reassessed Mr Jackson's home in
:05:01. > :05:09.Peterborough and they say it has gone up and they wanted back.
:05:09. > :05:14.disputing this figure? Yes, he he doesn't agree with the valuation. He
:05:14. > :05:18.says that �54,000 is far more than I received in expenses in that period.
:05:18. > :05:27.He is prepared to pay back some money but not all that. He says that
:05:27. > :05:36.is being heavy-handed and is trying to bully him in two submission. --
:05:36. > :05:44.IPSA is being heavy-handed. What happens next? IPSA says that the
:05:44. > :05:49.rules are transparent and fair, but many MPs think that the rules do
:05:49. > :05:51.them out of money, I think he is just dying to make a stand.
:05:51. > :05:54.The MP for Mid Bedfordshire, Nadine Dorries, says the Conservative Party
:05:54. > :05:58.should consider a pact with UKIP. She was talking after the Tories
:05:58. > :06:03.decided to allow her back into the party. Ms Dorries was suspended last
:06:03. > :06:09.November after appearing on TV in I'm A Celebrity Get me Out Of Here.
:06:09. > :06:14.Mike Cartwright reports on the reaction in her constituency.
:06:14. > :06:22.The plan was to reach eight different audience, a journey into
:06:22. > :06:29.the heat of the jungle. But from her party, the cold shoulder. They have
:06:29. > :06:36.no welcomed her back. But was there a decision right? I would say no.
:06:36. > :06:41.There has to be a standard maintained. Why do you think it is
:06:41. > :06:48.good that she is back? Because she is a good MP and she does things for
:06:48. > :06:53.people around here. I don't think she did anything to dreadful. I
:06:53. > :07:02.don't think she committed any crimes. I do think it was out of
:07:02. > :07:07.order. I can say, I am going off for a month from my job. I would get the
:07:07. > :07:13.sack. This constituency has had an independent MP since the autumn. But
:07:13. > :07:19.now they are taking Nadine Dorries back into the fold. She has
:07:19. > :07:23.obviously had to deal with Mr Cameron and Mr Osborne who are
:07:23. > :07:27.rather angry with her. They thought it was a very silly thing to do when
:07:27. > :07:37.she did I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. An awful lot of young
:07:37. > :07:42.people are now relating to her. Labour. Nadine Dorries mad. They
:07:42. > :07:46.topped the party's leaders as arrogant posh boys.
:07:46. > :07:53.Earlier I spoke to Nadine Dorries and asked her for her reaction at
:07:53. > :07:56.being welcomed back to the party. am surprised it has taken so long, I
:07:56. > :08:01.think it is overdue. I think most people thought it would be a couple
:08:01. > :08:07.of weeks. I wouldn't have accepted any conditions and I think the
:08:07. > :08:12.leadership probably knew that. I would not have accepted any shackles
:08:12. > :08:17.or conditions so I'm not surprised by that. Is it fair to say that the
:08:17. > :08:24.timing was because there are rumours going around that you're being would
:08:24. > :08:31.buy you get? I suppose it would be feared that somebody to say that. I
:08:31. > :08:40.would say that as a fair deduction. You are known for your Euro-sceptic
:08:40. > :08:48.views. It is not out of the question that you and UKIP could form an
:08:48. > :08:55.alliance. Now, anybody that knows me knows that my first problem with the
:08:55. > :08:59.leadership was over grammar schools. I am also Euro-sceptic. I want the
:08:59. > :09:05.money we spend on you not spending in our own country. I want control
:09:05. > :09:11.of our own borders and to limit immigration and everyone knows that
:09:11. > :09:17.is what I stand for. It is hardly surprising. Do you feel that unity
:09:17. > :09:23.on a collision course with your own party? Is it perhaps time for you to
:09:23. > :09:27.persuade the Tories to link up with UKIP? I do not think that is an
:09:27. > :09:31.issue that is out of the question, I think it is one that will be debated
:09:31. > :09:37.over the next few months. I think the Queens speech yesterday has very
:09:37. > :09:39.clearly that there leadership is addressing some of these issues,
:09:39. > :09:45.particularly over immigration. I think we will have an interesting
:09:45. > :09:53.time. Do you think there should be a formal pact in the future? I think
:09:53. > :09:58.it should be discussed. Do you stand by your comments about Mr Cameron
:09:58. > :10:08.and Mr Osborne? That was in the past. It is a new parliament today
:10:08. > :10:09.
:10:09. > :10:12.and we are looking forward. Silverstone racing circuit is to
:10:12. > :10:18.receive �9 million to develop their heritage centre. Heritage lottery
:10:19. > :10:23.fund is putting forward money help it get underway.
:10:23. > :10:26.Silverstone is known as one of the worlds finest motor racing venues
:10:26. > :10:35.but it wants to be more than that, at destination for business and
:10:36. > :10:42.technology, including a heritage centre. The story of Silverstone has
:10:42. > :10:47.not ever been told. I think for the nation it is very important that
:10:48. > :10:50.this project goes ahead. This is where the museum will be based,
:10:50. > :10:58.creating a new entrance to the circuit looking something like this.
:10:58. > :11:04.It will tell a story that started in Saxon times, including its role as
:11:04. > :11:11.an airbase for Wellington bombers during World War II. One side of the
:11:11. > :11:15.circuit will store the archive which contains racing memorabilia. The
:11:15. > :11:19.other side will be the heritage centre where there will be an
:11:19. > :11:24.exhibition which traces the history of the site which is 5000 years old.
:11:24. > :11:29.But it is the memorabilia that will finally be seen by an estimated
:11:29. > :11:37.300,000 people per year. Most of the history is buried in this store
:11:37. > :11:41.room. There is everything from race results to programmes. Picking out
:11:41. > :11:49.an example here, the International Grand Prix, the first one ever here,
:11:49. > :11:58.1948. A race card from a Grand Prix in 1975, the drivers signing on
:11:58. > :12:07.seat. -- signing on sheet. The funding from the Heritage lottery
:12:07. > :12:09.fund is expected to be followed by more. It could be ready by 2016.
:12:09. > :12:13.A new diagnostic centre for people with autistic disorders is being
:12:13. > :12:17.opened in Cambridge. The facility at the Ida Darwin Hospital in Fulbourn