:00:13. > :00:16.in the programmes are married. Claims for compensation for former
:00:16. > :00:27.steelworkers who say their jobs Claims for compensation for former
:00:27. > :00:40.Horrendous, really, when you think moments before this 12—year—old
:00:40. > :00:45.Horrendous, really, when you think successful sixth form college in the
:00:45. > :01:08.Good evening. Compensation to dozens of steelworkers who saved their
:01:08. > :01:13.lives were put at risk is a step closer tonight. A solicitor has
:01:13. > :01:15.lives were put at risk is a step agreed to represent those who worked
:01:15. > :01:21.at the British steel plant in Corby. Some of them developed lung cancer
:01:21. > :01:23.and emphysema year and believed those illnesses were caused by the
:01:23. > :01:26.working conditions there, it is those illnesses were caused by the
:01:26. > :01:38.latest in a series of compensation claims. The steel plant opened in
:01:39. > :01:43.clean—up of the site started in 1983, and took about ten years.
:01:43. > :01:50.clean—up of the site started in the late 80s and early 90s, and
:01:50. > :01:58.deformities. In 1999, 18 families compensation, blaming toxic waste
:01:58. > :02:01.from the site. In 2010, while not publicly accepting response was
:02:01. > :02:09.from the site. In 2010, while not Corby Council agreed compensation
:02:09. > :02:14.Horrendous, really will stop when you think about it, it was really,
:02:14. > :02:32.really bad, it was a bad job, if dangerous and dirty job. David
:02:32. > :02:33.years ago, he had part of his lung removed after being diagnosed with
:02:33. > :02:37.cancer. Yet one of hundred and removed after being diagnosed with
:02:37. > :02:41.people who are seeking compensation for the health —— he is one of
:02:41. > :02:46.people who are seeking compensation for the health problems they have
:02:46. > :02:56.had which they believe was because of the working conditions. It is the
:02:56. > :02:57.by—product to get from coal. There was smoke and fumes, everything
:02:57. > :03:07.think about it, because you had was smoke and fumes, everything
:03:07. > :03:10.job to do and you got on with it. Des Collins successfully campaigned
:03:10. > :03:16.for compensation for the Corby children born with limb deformities.
:03:16. > :03:19.The High Court ruled that Corby Council was negligent in its clear
:03:19. > :03:27.up of the toxins in the former growing belief that British steel
:03:28. > :03:35.was also negligible. The knowledge of those people was becoming more
:03:36. > :03:40.apparent, the industry people were running it and they failed to take
:03:40. > :03:44.preventative action to make sure those working in the industry were
:03:44. > :03:52.protected. The men who worked here nationalised British Steel Co.
:03:52. > :03:59.British Steel may log exists, it was sold off death ago —— British Steel
:03:59. > :04:12.no longer exists, it was sold off is responsible? It is likely this
:04:12. > :04:17.government department that picks up the tab at the end of the day.
:04:17. > :04:22.The government was not in a position proceedings have not begun. Des
:04:23. > :04:32.Collins says he hopes to formally lodged the case for compensation in
:04:32. > :04:37.12—year—old boy jumped into the river Cam despite concerns from
:04:37. > :04:43.12—year—old boy jumped into the friends that he was a weak swimmer.
:04:43. > :04:46.And Andy Collings drowned in August, it took nine hours to find his body.
:04:46. > :04:59.of August, he had been enjoying it took nine hours to find his body.
:04:59. > :05:03.day off on the banks of the River Cam. A local fisherman said today
:05:03. > :05:05.that the children were mucking around, splashing in the water and
:05:05. > :05:09.he saw them jump in, he saw one around, splashing in the water and
:05:09. > :05:14.escaped a struggle but he thought they were messing around. By the
:05:14. > :05:20.time Andy's friends realised he they were messing around. By the
:05:20. > :05:23.in time, it was to late. A number of people tried to find him, police
:05:24. > :05:30.search and rescue, firemen and the public, but his body was found the
:05:30. > :05:36.The children were witnesses, did the The coroner decided it would be
:05:36. > :05:41.The children were witnesses, did the distressing to bring them into
:05:41. > :05:46.statements. The children described Andy as able to swim but not strong
:05:46. > :05:50.swimmer. Before they jump in, one child asked him if he was sure,
:05:50. > :05:53.swimmer. Before they jump in, one was not a good swimmer. One girl
:05:53. > :06:00.said he appeared to get his foot stuck, he was struggling and calling
:06:00. > :06:04.for help. We had from a detective sergeant who described the water
:06:04. > :06:08.visibility as poor, there were a lot of read and you could not see the
:06:08. > :06:13.bottom, which is why it took so of read and you could not see the
:06:13. > :06:18.What the reaction from the coroner? He said the childrenstatements were
:06:18. > :06:23.extremely harrowing and he would contact him at council with a bid to
:06:23. > :06:28.putting in more life aid on the river bank. —— he would contact
:06:28. > :06:33.The troubled Surgicentre at the Stevenage hospital is tonight back
:06:33. > :06:36.in the hands of the NHS. The deal has cost £15 million but managers
:06:36. > :06:43.say the change will ensure patient safety after previous owners were
:06:43. > :06:52.criticised for poor standards of care. It is the same building, but
:06:52. > :06:57.the Surgicentre is no more. The criticised, services were deemed
:06:57. > :07:03.substandard, patient files were lost. Three people died. Now it
:07:03. > :07:04.substandard, patient files were back in the hands of the NHS. The
:07:04. > :07:10.main difference is that the facility is being run by clinical members of
:07:10. > :07:17.staff, so doctors and nurses who have a real working knowledge of how
:07:17. > :07:19.a building like this should be used to the optimum. The difference that
:07:19. > :07:25.will change will be an increase to the optimum. The difference that
:07:25. > :07:29.facility. That means treating more people. These six theatres here
:07:29. > :07:32.facility. That means treating more not used enough. GPs had been told
:07:32. > :07:38.not to refer patients for routine needing routine surgery travelled
:07:38. > :07:46.miles to other hospitals. The centre treats 200 patients per week, staff
:07:46. > :07:56.and to do more. At the moment it is half full, that is appalling when
:07:56. > :08:06.understand the anxiety that people had, there was a problem with the
:08:06. > :08:12.change. I am sure people will make these services highly now. I am
:08:12. > :08:16.change. I am sure people will make happy it is being changed, you get
:08:16. > :08:20.better service, and you are well looked after. I hope the service
:08:20. > :08:25.will be better, they will find the notes better. Managers here know it
:08:25. > :08:31.will not be easy winning back the Stephen McPartland is the MP for
:08:31. > :08:36.Stevenage and has campaigned for the centre to come under NHS control. I
:08:36. > :08:43.spoke to him and asked him whether this suggested that privatisation
:08:43. > :08:53.does not work. The problem we had previous government —— under the
:08:53. > :09:00.previous government which was not up to scratch. The medical director was
:09:00. > :09:04.you are convinced the situation could not happen again under your
:09:04. > :09:09.party's drive to bring more private money into the NHS? My party does
:09:09. > :09:14.not have any drive to bring private money into the NHS, we are proud of
:09:14. > :09:20.it and we're not going to privatise it. The Secretary of State and the
:09:20. > :09:24.prime ministry —— Prime Minister has said that. This situation can never
:09:24. > :09:32.happen again, and it would never happen under our control because
:09:32. > :09:37.under the previous government, you just had to be willing, now you
:09:37. > :09:40.under the previous government, you to be qualified and have experience
:09:40. > :09:45.of providing patient treatment. This has cost a lot of money for the
:09:45. > :09:49.NHS, £15 million, is that good value for your constituents? It sounds
:09:49. > :10:06.like a large sum of money, the facility is state—of—the—art and the
:10:06. > :10:10.bought, like your house, you would have two gets money from people
:10:10. > :10:19.buying your house. What will this mean for patients? It means that it
:10:19. > :10:23.will be managed by doctors and nurses, so now patients will be
:10:23. > :10:26.will be managed by doctors and first and they will be put first
:10:26. > :10:36.with their families. Are you saying the best NHS hospitals should be run
:10:36. > :10:38.forward? As far as I'm concerned, the best hospitals are run by the
:10:38. > :10:44.best managers that are proud of the best hospitals are run by the
:10:44. > :10:52.are building the Lister Hospital into a centre of clinical excellence
:10:52. > :11:00.and it is stuffed full of people who are proud of the NHS and I am very
:11:00. > :11:04.A new campaign was launched today opposing plans for a toll on the
:11:04. > :11:12.section of the A14. Companies which use the road every day say it could
:11:12. > :11:18.The government says says it is keen to hear what people say about this
:11:18. > :11:22.Suffolk, critics were not holding back, accusing ministers of muddled
:11:22. > :11:27.thinking. Rather than consultation, they want the idea consigned to
:11:27. > :11:30.thinking. Rather than consultation, scrapheap. If government was to
:11:30. > :11:35.think of wanting to shoot themselves in the foot and with the ricochet of
:11:35. > :11:39.the bullet, shoot us in the head, they could not have devised a better
:11:39. > :11:46.plan. The government says if they want a less congested A14, this
:11:46. > :11:47.plan. The government says if they the answer. But today, it is being
:11:47. > :11:53.talked about that it could have the answer. But today, it is being
:11:53. > :11:54.visitors. The business was crammed with young entrepreneurs, including
:11:54. > :12:00.this man who had a Cajun street with young entrepreneurs, including
:12:00. > :12:07.venture. As someone who is going to be travelling to events up and down
:12:07. > :12:10.the country, this will cost extra money of other travellers spent
:12:10. > :12:11.the country, this will cost extra so it'll have an effect on the
:12:11. > :12:15.business and determine travelling further afield. Two no rows in the
:12:15. > :12:24.country is anyone having to pay further afield. Two no rows in the
:12:24. > :12:29.use and a road. —— there were in the country is anyone having to pay
:12:29. > :12:38.use and a road. —— there were in the use and a road. This has been called
:12:38. > :12:47.economy. If it is so vital to the to the government, say campaigners,
:12:47. > :12:55.Officers investigating the murder of a grandfather from Kempston says
:12:55. > :12:59.developments in the case. Jewellery taken from the home has been found
:12:59. > :13:02.in the house in Bedford. The wedding jewellery belonged to the victim's
:13:02. > :13:07.fighter —— partner and has been jewellery belonged to the victim's
:13:07. > :13:17.away for tests. He was stabbed to death in May in his house. It is a
:13:17. > :13:20.significant because it is a link between two areas which we have
:13:20. > :13:22.significant because it is a link before. It also offers potential
:13:22. > :13:29.forensics opportunities and that jewellery will be going after the
:13:29. > :13:31.examination, so it is very useful progress. Royal Mail is recruiting
:13:31. > :13:35.more than 2000 seasonal workers progress. Royal Mail is recruiting
:13:35. > :13:39.its sorting centres across the region. It wants to take on more
:13:39. > :13:41.than 1000 staff in Northampton for the Christmas period. 300 in the
:13:41. > :13:50.days and the bilingual reach its final destination —— the barley will
:13:50. > :13:54.reach. It's final destination of Libya.
:13:54. > :14:03.Still to come, we need your suggestions for the region's unsung
:14:03. > :14:08.sporting heroes. And the best college in the country for A—level
:14:08. > :14:12.results, so how do they do it? We speak to the principal and the
:14:12. > :14:18.students. The UK Independence Party is meeting
:14:18. > :14:24.in London tonight for it's annual conference. The party leader has
:14:24. > :14:29.told us he's proud of the role UKIP councillors are playing on local
:14:29. > :14:32.authorities in this region. Four months ago, the party gained 45
:14:32. > :14:37.seats on our county councils. Critics say those new councillors
:14:37. > :14:39.haven't been good enough. But leader Nigel Farage rejects that, saying
:14:39. > :14:41.they've been playing a constructive role. Our political correspondent
:14:41. > :14:48.Andrew Sinclair is in at Westminster.
:14:48. > :14:56.We seem to have a problem getting the sound. I think we can hear his
:14:56. > :15:04.report. It is the party that refuses to go
:15:04. > :15:09.away. For the last 14 years its opponents have claimed UKIP is just
:15:09. > :15:15.a flash in the pan. Yet it keeps on winning elections. In Cambridgeshire
:15:15. > :15:18.and here in Norfolk, so many UKIP councillors were elected that they
:15:18. > :15:22.were able to persuade the authorities to change the way in
:15:22. > :15:25.which decisions are made. We have really shaken things up. Cabinet
:15:26. > :15:28.government is to end in Norfolk County Council because of UKIP,
:15:28. > :15:34.array. Normally UKIP hold their conferences in hotels. This year
:15:34. > :15:38.they have picked the grand setting of Westminster Central Hall. The
:15:38. > :15:42.party believes it has turned a corner and is being taken more
:15:42. > :15:46.seriously. At those who have to deal with UKIP on a daily basis have
:15:46. > :15:50.concerns —— but those. They claim its members don't turn up for
:15:50. > :15:57.meetings and obsess about national issues. I am not convinced they are
:15:57. > :16:03.making the sort of impact that benefits the people of the county in
:16:03. > :16:07.the way that they would like. It is naivete that goes with that. A real
:16:08. > :16:09.lack of understanding of what Cambridgeshire is about, of what the
:16:09. > :16:15.places they represent are about. One of the criticisms I often hear is
:16:15. > :16:22.that your councillors know a lot about Europe and immigration and
:16:22. > :16:23.national issues but they are vague when it comes to local issues, are
:16:23. > :16:31.they out of their depth? No but they proved we have a bit to learn. But I
:16:31. > :16:32.think they will, and the reason I think that is because our
:16:32. > :16:38.councillors, like MEP candidates, are being drawn from a very wide
:16:39. > :16:39.background and different experiences of life. Nigel Farage knows that
:16:39. > :16:44.with councillors in local government, his body has an
:16:44. > :16:45.opportunity to show the public it can be serious if given
:16:45. > :16:51.responsibility. —— his party has opportunity. When he meets them he
:16:51. > :16:55.will say well done but he will also say, don't mess up.
:16:55. > :16:59.We will try again. Those UKIP members meeting just down the road
:16:59. > :17:05.tonight and they are in buoyant mood. This really has been the year
:17:05. > :17:08.that UKIP entered the mainstream of British politics, winning 150
:17:09. > :17:13.council seats across the country. Mr Farage was saying he does not want
:17:13. > :17:18.them to be dogs in a manger commie wants them be very constructive. The
:17:18. > :17:21.problem is that UKIP is under enormous scrutiny. Already one
:17:21. > :17:25.councillor has resigned and two are under investigation in Norfolk. In
:17:25. > :17:29.Cambridgeshire, a councillor has been investigated and in
:17:29. > :17:36.Lincolnshire, the entire party has fallen out with each other. It has a
:17:36. > :17:41.long way to go before anyone will take it very seriously.
:17:41. > :17:46.If you are looking for a school or college that gets good results in
:17:46. > :17:47.A—levels and gets students into the right university, look no further.
:17:47. > :17:54.The best place in the country is Hills Road Sixth Form College in
:17:54. > :18:02.Cambridge. So how do they do it? A one—to—one tutorial system is, they
:18:02. > :18:03.say, at least part of the answer. But now a change in the way colleges
:18:03. > :18:08.are funded is making it increasingly unaffordable. Ben Bland has spent a
:18:08. > :18:12.day with staff and students. Achieving your goals isn't always
:18:12. > :18:16.easy. But each year most of the students at Hillsborough in sixth
:18:16. > :18:19.form college get places at top universities including Cambridge and
:18:19. > :18:25.Oxford. And this is what gives them the edge. Hazel wants to study law
:18:25. > :18:27.and in this personal tutorial session, she's getting advice on
:18:27. > :18:32.application. We were going through my personal statement, Miss Higgins
:18:32. > :18:37.was helping me identify what I could expand on. It is only in the
:18:37. > :18:42.one—to—one meetings that they can hone in on smaller things that are
:18:42. > :18:47.specific to you like extracurricular and things like that. It was the
:18:47. > :18:52.best performing state sixth form college in England. 80% of the
:18:52. > :18:57.greats that students got here were within the range of grades required
:18:57. > :19:00.by top universities. It is significantly higher than the
:19:00. > :19:04.national average. That is why this college gets many more applications
:19:05. > :19:09.from students than there are places available. Practical subjects like
:19:09. > :19:13.science are popular here, but expensive to provide. The way the
:19:13. > :19:18.government fund sixth form education is changing this month. Under the
:19:18. > :19:22.new formula, colleges like this could get less money, making it hard
:19:22. > :19:27.to keep providing those personal tutorials. We have to find a way to
:19:27. > :19:31.ensure we continue to offer that high—quality guidance. It is a
:19:31. > :19:38.challenge, it is not going to be easy but we have to find a way to
:19:38. > :19:43.keep it. It is really at the heart of what we do. That will mean making
:19:43. > :19:46.savings in other areas and was welcomed in the common room. The
:19:47. > :19:51.tutorial system is great, we get weekly reminders of what we have to
:19:51. > :19:56.do. My tutors help me a lot, I wasn't sure if I wanted to take a
:19:56. > :20:01.gap year and he has provided a lot of support. There have already been
:20:01. > :20:05.cuts to further education for 16 to 19—year—olds in recent years. The
:20:05. > :20:10.challenge is to find ways of saving even more money by keeping a prized
:20:10. > :20:16.possession at the top of the table —— position.
:20:16. > :20:17.The search is onto find this year's BBC East Sporting Unsung Hero. We're
:20:17. > :20:25.looking for people who give up hours of their own time to help others
:20:25. > :20:34.play sport. If you know someone who fits the bill it's time to let us
:20:34. > :20:35.know. Shaun Peel is the organiser in the East region. What kind of people
:20:35. > :20:36.are we looking for? The centre forward in football scores a
:20:36. > :20:44.hat—trick he gets the credit. Nobody thinks of the groundsman. The
:20:44. > :20:45.swimmers get the medals and a credit, nobody thinks about the
:20:45. > :20:55.coach, the people working behind the scenes. People who enable others to
:20:55. > :20:55.play sport. They wash the kit, they do the runs in the minibuses and the
:20:56. > :21:07.cars, they go to the meetings, the unsung sporting heroes and it is
:21:07. > :21:08.time to sing up for them. And we've had a good record in the East,
:21:08. > :21:09.haven't we? We have had a couple of people in recent years who have gone
:21:09. > :21:17.on to win the national title. Lance Haggis from Bedford, the basketball
:21:17. > :21:18.coach, went to the NEC in 2010 and one a national title. Doreen Adcock
:21:18. > :21:24.from Milton Keynes, the swimming coach, also won the national title.
:21:24. > :21:25.We are looking for your nominations. Give us the details of how to apply.
:21:25. > :21:28.Go to the website, bbc.co.uk/unsunghero. Nominate your
:21:28. > :21:33.Sporting Unsung Hero today! Thank you very much. Don't you wish
:21:33. > :21:38.you could be more enthusiastic! On Tuesday we showed an interview
:21:38. > :21:44.with the Cambridge scientist, Professor Stephen Hawking, because
:21:44. > :21:49.this week a new film about him is released. The film is simply called
:21:49. > :21:50.Hawking. The subtitle: A Remarkable Man, A Remarkable Story. The
:21:50. > :21:55.premiere is tonight in Cambridge. Mike Cartwright is there.
:21:55. > :22:00.Yes, we are at the pre—drinks do for the premiere. These are family
:22:00. > :22:06.friends, colleagues of Professor Stephen Hawking. He is over there in
:22:06. > :22:11.that corner. Take a look at these pictures, this was his arrival a
:22:11. > :22:17.short time ago. A lot of media interest into night's events. But
:22:17. > :22:21.what is truly extraordinary about a night is that age 21, Stephen
:22:21. > :22:26.Hawking was given just three years to live. Nearly 50 years on, this
:22:26. > :22:32.special premiere is celebrating his remarkable life.
:22:32. > :22:40.I have lived over two thirds of my life with the threat of death
:22:40. > :22:44.hanging over me. His story. A film about the life of the most famous
:22:44. > :22:49.scientist on the planet. Because every new day could mean my last.
:22:49. > :22:57.How he defied a disease, Cambridge and a glittering career. His
:22:57. > :23:03.friends, his family. Mary, his sister, appears in the film. She
:23:03. > :23:08.told us about a Big Brother who always loved the limelight. Apart
:23:08. > :23:12.from the motor neurone, he has written had everything that a man
:23:12. > :23:19.could want. Family life, children, professional career. Fame. Stephen
:23:19. > :23:24.Moyes wanted to be a celebrity. I am glad he achieved that —— Stephen
:23:24. > :23:29.always wanted to be. His life changing moment in his words, his
:23:29. > :23:35.diagnosis of motor neurone disease, his book, a brief history of Time,
:23:35. > :23:42.and the everyday and the people who look after him. When I went to my
:23:42. > :23:46.job interview, I thought he was going to ask me about my past
:23:46. > :23:51.medical history and what I have done in care but he didn't, he asked if I
:23:51. > :23:59.could cook poached eggs. I was 19 at the time and I lied because I didn't
:23:59. > :24:03.know how to cook poached eggs. But I got the job straightaway. At
:24:03. > :24:08.Cambridge I met a new generation of cosmologists. Part documentary, part
:24:08. > :24:14.dramatisation so why did Professor Hawking make this film now? He had
:24:14. > :24:22.just turned 70 and that is probably nearly 50 years longer than he was
:24:22. > :24:28.given to live. I think perhaps he felt now was the time to make a film
:24:28. > :24:33.that did show more about his life and who he was. He is notoriously
:24:33. > :24:37.guarded about his past, his life and his family. He is very protective of
:24:37. > :24:41.his family. He is described as having one of the greatest minds of
:24:41. > :24:46.a generation. Tonight he will be watching his own life story.
:24:46. > :24:52.Very soon they will leave here, they had across the road to a cinema for
:24:52. > :24:56.the premiere. It will be broadcast to numerous and is across the
:24:56. > :25:00.country and there will be a special Q and a session after that. We
:25:00. > :25:04.understand there will be special interviews from Buzz Aldrin and also
:25:04. > :25:08.Richard Branson. It is fitting that Stephen Hawking came to this
:25:08. > :25:13.premiere in the city where he lives and works.
:25:13. > :25:14.Thank you very much, from both of us! .
:25:14. > :25:24.The weather is improving and over the next few days it will stay dry
:25:24. > :25:28.and gradually warmer. By the weekend the temperature is could be up to 22
:25:29. > :25:34.degrees. Today we have had some rain, a slow—moving weather front.
:25:34. > :25:38.For many it has stayed very cloudy right into the afternoon with
:25:38. > :25:43.continued spots of light rain or drizzle. It has started to clear
:25:43. > :25:50.away and the satellite image shows how significant that clearance is.
:25:50. > :25:56.In the last few hours clear skies across much of the region, some of
:25:56. > :26:01.you may have seen sunshine and blue sky. Overnight we will have clear
:26:01. > :26:07.skies for some of the time. It is possible in those spots that tend to
:26:07. > :26:11.get cold, it could get down to eight or nine Celsius. For many of us, it
:26:11. > :26:16.will stay at ten or 11 degrees. The winds are largely light westerly. We
:26:16. > :26:20.start tomorrow with quite a lot of clout, it will be a bit of a mixed
:26:20. > :26:24.bag —— quite a lot of cloud. Temperatures are still expected to
:26:24. > :26:29.climb to 17 degrees. Perhaps up to 18 Celsius. With a light west to
:26:29. > :26:34.north—westerly wind it should feel quite comfortable for tomorrow. It
:26:34. > :26:39.will stay dry for the next few days, our pressure pattern is
:26:39. > :26:43.bringing high pressure in from the south—west. It means dry weather but
:26:43. > :26:50.it is going to bring quite a lot of moisture. Some warmer weather. It
:26:50. > :26:55.may well stay quite cloudy at times and it will be difficult to forecast
:26:55. > :26:59.where the cloud will thin and break. All these weather fronts being
:26:59. > :27:03.pushed to the North. The next few days will get gradually warmer. For
:27:03. > :27:08.Saturday it could end up staying cloudy, that will be hit and miss.
:27:08. > :27:13.Some places may see something brighter, perhaps something sunny.
:27:13. > :27:18.It looks better by Sunday for all of us, sunny spells developing. We
:27:18. > :27:21.continue that theme into the start of next week with that high—pressure
:27:21. > :27:27.staying firmly in place. With the light winds it should be pleasant.
:27:27. > :27:31.Overnight lows staying just about in double figures. If you have a
:27:31. > :27:34.barometer and you need a reading, give it a tap and you will get a
:27:34. > :27:42.reading of 1005 millibars. Every time I see the forecast that
:27:42. > :27:44.the budget gets higher for Monday. We're complaining! —— that
:27:44. > :27:46.temperature gets higher. We