:00:20. > :00:24.Hello and welcome to Look East in tonight's programme. A year on from
:00:24. > :00:28.a fire in Essex which killed a mother and her five young children,
:00:28. > :00:33.their father says he wants answers. I hope someone will come forward and
:00:33. > :00:45.help me and my family and the whole closure. We don't want anything
:00:45. > :00:47.help me and my family and the whole enforcement — police in Bedfordshire
:00:47. > :00:55.and their attempts to cut down street robberies on teenagers The
:00:55. > :00:58.scheme, but is it really affordable? And, the Duke of Edinburgh back
:00:58. > :00:58.scheme, but is it really affordable? public duties and enjoying some
:00:58. > :01:17.Good evening. A father whose family was killed in a suspected arson
:01:17. > :01:21.attack on their home has today said he still wants answers. It's almost
:01:22. > :01:23.a year since the fire ripped through the downstairs of the terrace in
:01:23. > :01:28.Harlow. Dr Sabah Usmani and her the downstairs of the terrace in
:01:28. > :01:32.young children were killed. Their father, Dr Abdul Shakoor, was the
:01:32. > :01:36.only survivor. The police launched a murder investigation — their biggest
:01:36. > :01:40.to date. But still, no—one has been charged. In a moment we'll hear
:01:40. > :01:45.to date. But still, no—one has been Dr Shakoor, after this report from
:01:45. > :01:51.Shakoor spoke to Susie Fowler—Watt. It is the stuff of nightmares. To
:01:51. > :01:59.watch your house burn and to find more tragedy was to follow. His
:01:59. > :02:05.remaining son died soon after, and his remaining daughter days later.
:02:05. > :02:11.In the last few minutes, we found out that the little boy didn't make
:02:11. > :02:19.it. There is no easy way to break extreme for her three—year—old body
:02:19. > :02:23.to cope with. The site of the burnt out house and six hearses carrying
:02:23. > :02:34.six coffins brought the community together to grieve. Friday prayers
:02:34. > :02:39.minute's son is at all its games the next day, and at a public meeting,
:02:39. > :02:44.people showed how they felt. How is that father going to cope with
:02:44. > :02:49.losing his whole family? Police believe the fire was started after
:02:49. > :02:53.burglars targeted the house. Despite three arrests and a £10,000 reward,
:02:53. > :02:57.no one has been charged with the murders. For now, their friends
:02:57. > :03:06.remember them on benches at a local school, inscribed with the names of
:03:06. > :03:19.the children. They are sheltered by the canopy of their mother. Earlier
:03:19. > :03:28.today, Dr Shakoor spoke to our correspondent. The last year was
:03:28. > :03:34.very tough. Even though one year has almost passed, the memories of that
:03:34. > :03:39.tragic night is still in my mind very fresh, that separated my family
:03:39. > :03:55.enormous, but the strong belief very fresh, that separated my family
:03:56. > :04:04.faith in Allah has given me great solace. The memories of my children
:04:04. > :04:12.are in my heart. Also, I am getting flashbacks of the night. It is hard
:04:12. > :04:17.for me. You mention the memories of your children. Can you mention more
:04:17. > :04:26.about the children. Your daughter wasn't she? She was beautiful, our
:04:26. > :04:44.beloved daughter. She was very members. Everyone loved her. She
:04:44. > :04:54.also used to bring a smile. When we saw her, we were always thankful
:04:54. > :04:58.that he has blessed us. The other children were such a blessing on us
:04:58. > :05:04.too. How helpful has the support of memorial at the local school, been
:05:04. > :05:12.for you? Absolutely, the support is amazing. Especially in my hospital,
:05:12. > :05:17.Princess Alexandra. They really started from the beginning. I came
:05:17. > :05:25.to the hospital and my family were brought there. I am having ongoing
:05:25. > :05:36.memorial that has been installed in the school. There are five beautiful
:05:36. > :05:46.children engraved. And also the whole community stood with me at a
:05:46. > :05:51.difficult time. Me and my family. They helped me to stand, basically.
:05:51. > :05:57.They have played an important role in my recovery. How difficult is it
:05:57. > :06:08.for you that nobody has been charged with any crime in relation to what
:06:08. > :06:13.happened? Me, my family, everyone in the community, they have suffered a
:06:13. > :06:30.lot from what has happened. And still they will suffer. My mother,
:06:30. > :06:36.everyone, they are anxiously waiting to see the killers of this innocent
:06:36. > :06:39.family brought to justice as soon as possible. If there is anyone out
:06:39. > :06:43.there who is watching this, who knows something about what happened
:06:43. > :06:52.that night, what would you say to them today? I hope and I leave that
:06:52. > :06:58.forward, and help me and my family and all the community so we can
:06:58. > :07:02.forward, and help me and my family to closure, come to terms, you know.
:07:02. > :07:08.The other important thing is that we don't want anything to happen again.
:07:08. > :07:14.We want other families to be safe. That is really important. It is
:07:15. > :07:24.We want other families to be safe. great nation, we have to make sure
:07:24. > :07:32.regardless of our bindings and associations. So mother and children
:07:32. > :07:39.feel safe on the streets and in their homes. Thank you very much for
:07:40. > :07:45.talking to us. Thank you very much. robberies against teenagers. Almost
:07:45. > :07:49.a third of all victims are under the age of 18. Offenders are also likely
:07:49. > :07:54.to be in their teens. Recent crime figures show the number of robberies
:07:54. > :08:07.Bedfordshire Police say there are reports on how officers are using a
:08:07. > :08:12.enforcement to tackle the problem. Bedfordshire Police robbery squad.
:08:12. > :08:23.They are calling on a teenager 13—year—olds. The boy, aged 17,
:08:23. > :08:26.They are calling on a teenager reluctant to answer the door. Hello.
:08:26. > :08:29.Do you want to come down so we can have a chat? The officers are not
:08:29. > :08:34.going anywhere will stop he has little choice but to let them in. As
:08:34. > :08:42.it stands, I need to speak to you about eight robbery. You are under
:08:42. > :08:46.arrest rest at the moment. A few days away, the robbery squad also
:08:47. > :08:53.search the teenager's home. They recover various items of interest,
:08:53. > :08:57.including cash and a mobile phone. Almost two thirds of victims of
:08:57. > :09:02.street robbery in Beds are aged under 26. Offenders tend to be of a
:09:02. > :09:08.similar age. Police say it is a worrying trend. Young people today
:09:08. > :09:12.have so much more technology in their pocket than 20 years ago.
:09:12. > :09:17.have so much more technology in did not have mobile phones or iPods.
:09:17. > :09:25.They are seen as easy targets. The most likely person to be a victim of
:09:25. > :09:30.a robbery is a male between 16 and 24. Education is just as important
:09:30. > :09:31.as enforcement. The force's Street safe campaign has now been rolled
:09:31. > :09:37.out to dozens of schools across safe campaign has now been rolled
:09:38. > :09:40.county. These teenagers told me safe campaign has now been rolled
:09:40. > :09:48.has made them think about their personal safety. I am going to go
:09:48. > :09:49.out in groups more. I am going to stay in groups and not have my
:09:49. > :09:54.headphones in. I know I have to stay in groups and not have my
:09:54. > :09:59.out in groups, and that I must make sure I am in well lit areas. For
:09:59. > :10:02.those who become involved in street robberies, the consequences can
:10:02. > :10:04.those who become involved in street severe. A lot of young people don't
:10:04. > :10:07.realise that a street robbery is a criminal offence that has a maximum
:10:07. > :10:14.sentence in the UK. If they are criminal offence that has a maximum
:10:14. > :10:19.of a group and one person in that group commits an offence, they can
:10:19. > :10:22.be found guilty of street robbery. Luton street robbery squad say they
:10:22. > :10:29.will continue their operation to Next tonight, what the Government's
:10:29. > :10:32.Help To Buy scheme means for people trying to get onto the housing
:10:32. > :10:36.ladder here. The Prime Minister chose Northampton today to launch
:10:36. > :10:40.offering mortgages to people who have just a 5% deposit. Two banks
:10:40. > :10:46.have already offered lending rates of 4.99%. So what does that mean? In
:10:46. > :10:53.Northampton, this is the average price of a house — £165,000. If
:10:53. > :10:56.Northampton, this is the average bought that with a 95% loan over 25
:10:56. > :11:11.years you'd be paying £915 a month where the average house price is
:11:11. > :11:23.Northampton for David Cameron's You took a tour around the estate
:11:23. > :11:30.behind you estimate he did. There is a mixture of homes have. Behind
:11:31. > :11:38.behind you estimate he did. There is is a three bed house. With a normal
:11:38. > :11:49.But with this scheme, the deposit is just £10,000. The Prime Minister in
:11:49. > :11:53.Northampton. Here to launch his scheme to get more people a leg
:11:53. > :11:54.Northampton. Here to launch his the property ladder. The answer
:11:54. > :11:57.Northampton. Here to launch his to make sure that hard—working
:11:57. > :12:02.people can get on the housing ladder and own a home of their own. House
:12:02. > :12:08.prices across the country are not accelerating at an unsustainable
:12:08. > :12:14.rate. No .8% increase in house prices if you exclude London and the
:12:14. > :12:18.hard—working people who can afford mortgage payments you can't get
:12:18. > :12:21.hard—working people who can afford mortgage because they have to raise
:12:21. > :12:25.a huge deposit. Couples like Kaylee and Chris from Kettering. They have
:12:25. > :12:33.rented for five years. Now, with the 95% loan, they can get a mortgage.
:12:33. > :12:35.It is affordable. We have seen a mortgage adviser and looked over
:12:36. > :12:39.their goods. It is more than we mortgage adviser and looked over
:12:39. > :12:50.paying in rent, but at the end of the day it will be our home. There
:12:50. > :12:57.costing from £200,000 upwards. The developer since the Help to Buy
:12:57. > :13:01.Scheme came in, sales have doubled. Help to buy was only for new homes.
:13:01. > :13:06.Today, it was extended to older properties to. Housing experts say
:13:06. > :13:11.the housing market could once again overheat. Help To Buy could push up
:13:11. > :13:15.prices. The main problem is the overheat. Help To Buy could push up
:13:15. > :13:19.of housing supply. We are building about half as many homes as we need
:13:20. > :13:23.in this country. Unless we address this problem, prices will carry
:13:23. > :13:26.in this country. Unless we address going up. This housing development,
:13:26. > :13:31.where we are, the person who runs it says they will bring forward more
:13:31. > :13:34.housing, or building more quickly because of the Help To Buy scheme.
:13:34. > :13:39.That is the simple fact. Builders won't build if the buyers can't
:13:39. > :13:41.That is the simple fact. Builders Today, the Prime Minister visited
:13:41. > :13:42.one of the fastest—growing regions in the country. A region where many
:13:42. > :13:49.have struggled to afford a home in the country. A region where many
:13:49. > :13:55.So far, the deals under the scheme have a fixed rate of interest for a
:13:55. > :13:59.interest rates to go up dramatically in the future, there are questions
:14:00. > :14:08.as to whether people will be able to afford their repayments. People
:14:08. > :14:08.as to whether people will be able to asking the question, why not just
:14:08. > :14:27.Police in Northampton will tonight retrace the steps of a man who was
:14:27. > :14:30.murdered in the town centre a week a ago. Jamie Macmahon's body was found
:14:30. > :14:31.in the churchyard of St Giles last Wednesday morning. He'd suffered
:14:31. > :14:43.head injuries. Tonight, officers factory is now being overlooked and
:14:43. > :14:47.the future of its workers ignored. Still to come on Look East tonight:
:14:47. > :14:50.Chris Bell will be here with your weather and news of a cold snap on
:14:50. > :14:58.the way. And who was the Duke so pleased to
:14:58. > :15:02.see on a visit to this region? One in ten of us get on a bike at
:15:03. > :15:06.least once a week and in some parts of the region it's almost half of
:15:06. > :15:10.us. So, of course, there are more bikes on the road and more
:15:10. > :15:13.opportunities for them to be stolen. The latest figures show that more
:15:13. > :15:22.than 26,000 bikes were stolen in this region over the last year. The
:15:22. > :15:25.biggest number were taken from Cambridgeshire, which is why the
:15:25. > :15:29.police have decided to try something a bit different.
:15:29. > :15:33.Cambridge city centre and a bike thief appears to be busy at work
:15:33. > :15:41.using a bolt cutter he breaks the lock. This is actually a lock—up
:15:41. > :15:44.stage by Cambridge police. The officer is wearing plain clothes and
:15:44. > :15:49.with a cutter in his hand he rides away through a busy street and not
:15:49. > :15:54.one person reported it. I think Google raleigh on others to do it
:15:54. > :15:59.for them. They watch the theft occurring and we think someone else
:15:59. > :16:03.will contact the police. We would contact —— we would urge people to
:16:03. > :16:08.contact the police and we will assist you. As part of a push to
:16:08. > :16:19.stop the thefts, they were at the student fair trying to help students
:16:19. > :16:23.to keep their bikes said. The campaign has been timed to coincide
:16:23. > :16:28.with Freshers' Week when hundreds of new students arrive in Cambridge and
:16:28. > :16:33.will be buying new bikes like these, in some cases spending more
:16:33. > :16:39.than £2500 on the bike itself but not buying a decent enough lock to
:16:39. > :16:43.keep it safe. Across East angler, Cambridgeshire was the worst area
:16:43. > :16:46.for bike theft. Here are this this this text... ——
:16:46. > :16:59.statistics... Some locks are said to be no better
:16:59. > :17:04.than using a piece of ribbon to secure your bike, but with no
:17:04. > :17:14.industry standard to gauge people, how do cyclists choose a lot? I
:17:14. > :17:21.suppose if it looked newer and stronger, I would take that one.
:17:21. > :17:25.Cambridgeshire Police said more bikes are stolen in October than any
:17:25. > :17:28.other month and we hope this campaign will make life more
:17:28. > :17:33.difficult for the thieves. There was a time when you had to go
:17:33. > :17:37.to a dusty museum or an art gallery if you wanted to see great
:17:38. > :17:46.paintings. Do they not have good cleaners? ! But now a BBC project is
:17:46. > :17:48.trying to change all that for children at schools across the
:17:48. > :17:52.country. It's called Your Paintings and means that instead of going to
:17:52. > :17:56.see art, the art goes to see the pupils. Today, one of them was at
:17:56. > :18:02.the Benjamin Britten High in Lowestoft. Kevin Burch was there
:18:02. > :18:08.too. There was a real buzz of Benjamin
:18:08. > :18:16.Britten High to the, so what could create such clamour? Grand Theft
:18:16. > :18:22.Auto IV? No, they all wanted to see this painting called That Conjurer.
:18:22. > :18:30.It is worth £14 million and is one of several that is being taken into
:18:30. > :18:37.schools. The students can get closer to it and see the detail rather than
:18:37. > :18:42.going to an old dusty gallery. Slowly a story builds and in this
:18:42. > :18:48.case it is about how people can be naive and be deceived. It is one of
:18:48. > :18:55.the early works by one of the founders of the Pre—Raphaelite
:18:55. > :19:06.brotherhood. In terms of security we have two members of staff here and
:19:06. > :19:11.we brought it over using a van driven by proper art transporters
:19:11. > :19:18.and the van is secure. It has environmental controls and all sorts
:19:18. > :19:24.of things. You know, it is pretty safe where it is for the day.
:19:24. > :19:28.Normally the painting is kept at the museum but this is every opportunity
:19:28. > :19:38.for the children and after studying at the start to sketch their own
:19:38. > :19:49.images on the theme of the Conjurer. I am not sure what I should be
:19:49. > :19:58.drawing. It is a good idea to inspire younger people to get into
:19:58. > :20:03.art. I will let you carry on. I have to say, it has been fantastic. I
:20:03. > :20:10.think a lot of people worry about going to art galleries and the fuel
:20:10. > :20:15.that art is not for them. By bringing a piece of really important
:20:15. > :20:24.art to a school where children are in their own environments, they are
:20:24. > :20:26.used to it, it will stimulate the curiosity without making them feel
:20:26. > :20:30.like they should be quiet, or they should not ask questions, or they
:20:30. > :20:33.are in a beard or unusual environment. This is one of a string
:20:33. > :20:42.of schools that will play host to great pieces of work. The idea seems
:20:42. > :20:49.to be clever and captivating. The headteacher is to blame, he
:20:49. > :20:52.thinks they are dusty! And you can find out more about the
:20:52. > :20:58.project online at bbc.co.uk/your paintings.
:20:58. > :21:01.It is just two months since the Duke of Edinburgh resumed his public
:21:01. > :21:05.engagements following his operation and spell in hospital in June. Today
:21:05. > :21:09.he was in Norfolk, touring a new care complex in the market town of
:21:09. > :21:18.Aylsham. The £14 million development has been described as a model for
:21:18. > :21:23.the future care of the elderly. He was clearly in good form at the
:21:23. > :21:28.age of 92. During his visit to the one with one of the people that the
:21:28. > :21:32.Duke met was older than him. He was escorted by a retired pharmacist who
:21:32. > :21:38.was the founder of the Aylsham care trust 22 years ago. The volunteers
:21:38. > :21:45.at its new centre are like a big society in action. The Duke liked
:21:45. > :21:51.what he saw. The Broadlands School Of Dance added to the festivities.
:21:51. > :21:59.They said Michael 's care complex also includes a care home and
:21:59. > :22:04.pharmacy. He visited Giving Lane View which has 30 apartments. It is
:22:04. > :22:15.promoting independent living backed up by 24 hour in his care. I told
:22:16. > :22:23.him that we were living in flats but we had our own sense of
:22:23. > :22:30.independence. It is the best of both worlds, really. Do you think he was
:22:30. > :22:42.impressed by what he saw? Yes, he was genuinely interested. Ted and
:22:42. > :22:46.Barbara presented the Duke with a patchwork wall hanging adorned with
:22:46. > :22:53.words of us from all the tenants. They are present to his new
:22:53. > :22:58.great—grandson Prince George. We have put the initials of Kate and
:22:58. > :23:04.William and George on to patchwork. Always tell them that you love them.
:23:04. > :23:10.The royal visit to mark the bringing together of so many different
:23:10. > :23:23.amenities made it an emotional day for rice. It was the highlight of my
:23:23. > :23:33.life. I have tried to make a few lives better. Quite a few lives,
:23:33. > :23:37.hopefully. He is now 87 and this centre has
:23:37. > :23:40.been his vision for almost 30 years. Today the visit of the Duke marked a
:23:40. > :23:59.dream fulfilled. The cold weather is set to return. A
:23:59. > :24:06.series of cold fronts are working their way towards us. The first came
:24:06. > :24:11.through to the —— today slowly, and some cloud with that cold front.
:24:11. > :24:15.Throughout this evening it will continue to make its journey
:24:15. > :24:20.southwards and eastwards. There could be some light patches of
:24:20. > :24:26.rain. Most of the night will be dry but there are cloudy skies.
:24:26. > :24:32.Temperatures were the cloud breaks will dip to nine or 10 Celsius.
:24:32. > :24:38.Mostly it will be 11 or 12 Celsius with a light breeze. A pretty mild
:24:38. > :24:45.night coming up and that will be the last mild night for a while. This
:24:45. > :24:47.cold front will move in and bring some of the colder here tomorrow.
:24:47. > :24:52.You can see the blue the chart indicating that colder here. It will
:24:52. > :24:59.start to feel colder as we get into the afternoon. Mainly dry but some
:24:59. > :25:05.sunny intervals to. Some scattered showers will move on from the North
:25:05. > :25:10.and West towards the late afternoon. Temperatures are still quite high at
:25:10. > :25:16.around 14 or 15 Celsius. Slightly lower than today. For the rest of
:25:16. > :25:20.the afternoon on Wednesday into the evening, some of those blustery
:25:20. > :25:23.showers will move through, there could be some heavy showers and
:25:23. > :25:29.places. On Wednesday night and two Thursday morning, a few showers
:25:29. > :25:32.coming down the North Sea for Norfolk and Suffolk. Some rumbles of
:25:32. > :25:44.thunder of of the North Norfolk coast. Quite unsettled weather.
:25:45. > :25:47.Gusts of 30 mph. That will continue to bring unsettled weather for
:25:47. > :25:55.Friday night into Saturday morning. Henry Rayment possible across Easter
:25:55. > :26:06.and Anglia. —— Easter and parts of Anglia. Temperatures made it up to
:26:06. > :26:11.21 Celsius today and in those same sports it will be 11 or 12 Celsius
:26:11. > :26:17.on Thursday, so quite a big difference. For Thursday there is a
:26:17. > :26:22.high temperature of around 12 Celsius. It will stay unsettled on
:26:22. > :26:30.Friday into Saturday. Drier in the West. Quite windy conditions for the
:26:30. > :26:34.East. Overnight lows of five or eight Celsius. Feeling chilly at
:26:34. > :26:38.night. Thank you, Chris.
:26:39. > :26:41.And just before we go, a reminder that we're looking for this year's
:26:42. > :26:46.Sporting Unsung Hero. It's for people who give up their own time to
:26:46. > :26:49.help others play sport. If you know someone who fits the bill then you
:26:49. > :26:54.can nominate them for the award. For all the details go to
:26:54. > :26:59.bbc.co.uk/unsunghero. Join us at 10:30pm. Goodbye.