28/01/2014 Look East - West

In Look East, who decided that this man's life should" macro this

agreement at the inquest into the death of Robert Gould.

The couple from law and to insure say they are facing years in jail in

America despite not being convicted of any crime.

Later in the programme, the latest stage in the campaign to boot out

racism from the terraces. And controversy erupts over the

Queen's household finances. Hello. First tonight, his last few hours

were a living hell. That's according to the family of Bob Goold, an

Alzheimer's patient who died in Addenbrooke's last year. His family

say Addenbrooke's Hospital withdrew his medication, as part of the

controversial Liverpool Pathway without their permission. Today the

inquest into his death also heard conflicting evidence about who

authorised Mr Goold's treatment Mike Cartwright is outside

Huntingdon Law Courts now. Yes, leaving the inquest tonight the

family said they hope this would stop other people dying in the same

way. We have had more medical evidence today, we have heard from a

senior doctor who said she was not the one who authorised the final

care plan. We heard from a nurse who said she was this `` she was

surprised to see the family so distressed because she thought the

family had authorised it. His wife and family, who believe he should be

alive today. His last days in hospital, they say, were hell. My

dad was clutching at the air and making noises like a wounded animal.

Everything had been stripped from him. We were told he had been on the

LCP. We were devastated `` Everton `` devastated. Addenbrooke's stopped

food without his permission. The hospital say the family had

authorised the final care plan. This doctor is one of three that in

evidence said they had not authorised the plan. Bob Goold

fractured his skull after a fall in his Stevenage home. He arrived at

Addenbrooke's on February the 3rd. On the 18th he was placed on the

Liverpool Care Pathway but did not die until seven days later. The

hospital said their communication with the family was poor but their

care was appropriate and in Mr Goold's for `` best interest.

Treatment withdrawn from bronchial pneumonia. The family are

disappointed and still waiting for a formal decision. They believe Mr

Goold should still be alive today. We should get the coroner's decision

in under a month but today he spoke for his sympathy for the family and

his praise of the medical teams and the way they gave their evidence but

this case has received a lot of media attention and again the

Liverpool Care Pathway is back in the headlines.

A court has heard how a Peterborough woman who killed three men and

attempted to murder two more had sadomasachistic tendencies. ``

sadomasochistic. Joanna Dennehy disposed of her victims' bodies in

ditches across Cambridgeshire. Two men are on trial accused of helping

her. Gary Stretch and Leslie Leyton will not be giving evidence. They

both deny the charges. The case continues.

A couple from Northamptonshire are fighting extradition to the United

States, after being accused of fraud. But Paul Dunham and his wife

Sandra say they've done nothing wrong and haven't had any charges

officially put to them. If they re deported, they could face up to two

years in jail waiting for their trial.

Once a company chief, now facing a jail term. Paul Dunham was a company

shareholder, first in this country and then the United States, but a

business disagreement led to a civil case, then turned criminal with

claims he has embezzled $1 million, claims he denies. We believe we have

strong evidence to show we are telling the truth but nobody will

examine the evidence without extraditing us to the US. We have

been advised that most likely once we get there we will not be given

bail and we will be held in secure prison, separated from one another,

and typically it is one to two years before the case would come to trial.

The case has been taken up by campaign group Friends Extradited.

They believe are extradition policy is wrong on a number of counts.

There is a lack of opportunity to test the evidence before you are

sent away from home. And sometimes it is more fair if you are trade in

your own country rather than being extradited. Thirdly, why on earth do

we agreed to extradite months or even years before the trial? In a

statement, the Home Office said the Home Secretary has a very limited

role, only considering requests on specific grounds. Guilt or innocence

is a matter for the trial courts. The Home Secretary had intervened in

the case of Gary McKinnon. I have concluded that the extradition would

give rise to such a high risk of him ending his life. The couple say they

also suffer from ill`health and they have... What would be awful is if

they were sent to the States and spent months in prison, having never

had the opportunity to demonstrate their own innocence. The couple will

appear at the High Court next month to hear if they will be extradited.

They say the thought of being separated in a foreign jail is

almost too much to bear. The Interim Chairman of the troubled

East of England Ambulance Service has resigned. Dr Geoffrey Harris

took up the position last summer. In July the entire board of the Trust

resigned, following serious concerns about the way the service was being

run. The ambulance service has told Look East the process to appoint a

new chairman has already started. The funeral has taken place of one

of the four US airforce crew who died when their helicopter crashed

on the North Norfolk coast. Captain Christopher Stover has been buried

at the Air Force Academy in Colorado. His wife Sarah said the

short time she was married to her Husband was "worth every second .

Less crowding, faster journey times and more destinations. That is

what's being promised for commuters in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and

Cambridgeshire. New trains are due to enter service on the Thameslink

service in the next few years and a mock`up of the new Thameslink trains

were unveiled in London today. Here's Waseem Mirza with the

details. Yes, the government is promising

these trains will revolutionise services on the Thameslink line

That covers the service which starts in Bedford, goes onto Luton then

onto London, Gatwick and Brighton. But by 2018 these new trains will

also operate services from Peterborough and Cambridge. Thanks

to a new tunnel in London some of these services will then also

continue to Gatwick and Brighton and potentially onto other destinations

` without changing. But will these trains really make a difference to

commuters? It is a big, significant step

forward. Fantastic new trains, part of an ambitious programme to upgrade

the infrastructure across the country. All we are doing at

Thameslink, it is the extra capacity by adding more trains through the

centre of London during peak hours. These new trains will run on a newly

expanded Thameslink network which has meant a multi billion pound

upgrade that has lasted for years. Originally, it was hoped it would be

finished in the year 2000 and this upgrade still hasn't finished. But

some commuter groups are also worried that there'll be a reduction

in service from Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire .once engineering work

begins at London Bridge later this year.

Obviously if there was a cancellation, if you are going to

Gatwick airport, whereas at the moment you have a train every 1

minutes, they would be every half hour. It could be at maximum and

hours wait. That is totally unacceptable. `` and our's weight.

It is possible that for trains an hour can be for `` put through the

train to Gatwick. The government and the train company insist it will be

worth it, but commuters should not get too excited, because even after

the engineering work is finished the new trains will not come into

service for at least another two years.

The installation of electronic flood warning signs has been delayed

because of flooding. Cambridgeshire and Norfolk councils were hoping to

install the signs at well me. `` Welney. This driver avoided the 25

mph diversion but could have got stuck. This road runs through

Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. It is frequently flooded and when closed

it means fewer customers for this pub in Welney. It is difficult. We

have half the village living on the other side of the suspension bridge.

It is a long way to commute and it discourages younger and working age

people from moving into the village. The old flood posts tell drivers how

deep the water is, but only once they are in it. New electronic signs

are ready but can't be installed until the water is gone. It is clear

the road is flooded but even in the past hour while we have been here at

least a dozen `` a dozen drivers have gone through. But the county

councils are hoping is that the new digital signs telling drivers how

deep the water is will discourage them from chancing it and cut the

number who get stranded. It acts like one of those measuring posts

but having `` instead of having to wait to get to the deepest point,

the information will be available where drivers can make their

decision whether to carry on or turn around. So far this winter the road

has flooded and been closed on 5 days. Each council is buying three

new signs. Norfolk puts the cost of theirs at ?26,000. It will not stop

the flooding but drivers will have a better idea what they are getting

themselves into. Granting permission for a new

housing development was the only way to save an historic air hangar. That

is according to the local council. The crumbling shed one was built in

1915 and is the only one of its kind to survive in Europe.

better idea of what they're getting themselves into. Still to come, we

see the Queen on royal duties near Sandringham. And we are live at

Carrow Road as the new league stars aim to kick racism into the long

grass. Higher student fees and the cost of

living means times are tough for many students in the region. But

today a special offer from Essex University. They are cutting the

cost of a post graduate degree by 25%.

The discount is worth between ?1000 and ?4,000 and is being offered to

students from Essex to mark the university's 50th year. We have 11

higher education institutions offering postgraduate degrees here

in the east. And last year there were 5,750 students knuckling down

to their first year. It has been an eventful 50 years at Essex

University. Back in the 1960s student riots given the reputation

as a hotbed of radicalism. They miss visitors have included Nelson

Mandela. How has your visit been? Back in the early days, a public

appeal for money to make the plan is a reality raised ?1 million, so to

mark the University's 50th birthday, and to repay that generosity, the

University is offering county of Essex scholarships. Students born

living are educated in Essex to start a postgraduate research or

Masters degree this October will get 25% of the fees. And the university

says that could be worth to ?4000. The Deputy Vice Chancellor explained

why they should consider it. Thick new things, be brave, go to the edge

of knowledge is, invent things, and at the end of it, have an additional

qualification to an undergraduate degree that we would hope set people

up very well in their careers in the future. This offer is not just for

twentysomethings, it is open to everyone? Is open to everyone. 50th

anniversary scholarships are something we wish to get back to the

people of Essex. And for current post that explained why they thought

further study was worth it. You need to put yourself a level above

everyone else, a lot of people nowadays are going to university,

doing degrees, and the job market is really tough. Is no barrier of age

to be able to do this, in some cases it is an advantage because you have

a sort of greater depth of experience from what you have done

previously. If you enjoy studying there is always more to learn,

always more that you can get from university. As they can get local

people in doing research I think that must be a good thing. And with

the campers still expanding the university hopes that the next 50

years will be as ground`breaking as the first. In sport, some of

tonight's football fixtures have fallen victim to the wet weather.

But the Premier League match at Norwich goes ahead.

The visitors are Newcastle United and the club is using the game to

highlight the campaign against racism. Tom Williams is at Carrow

Road now. Welcome to Carrow Road. The fighter

football against a scuba nation is high on the agenda. Both sets of

players will be winning one of these T`shirts. The managers will wear a

badge and the is also a supplement in the programme highlighting the

work of Kick It Out in campaigning in the last 20 years. There was a

word beginning with the letter and that some football fans used to

shout at me. There was a world beginning `` word beginning with B

some fans used to shout at me. They do not do this any more. Each

Premier club uses one game per season to highlight the Kick It Out

antiracism campaign. This manager has faced racial abuse. The strides

that we have made in the 20 years since Kick It Out have been involved

have been incredible. We must applaud them and also show racism

the red card and other campaigns have worked very hard. But racism

still contains football in this anti`Semitic gesture has and hemp a

ban. Stan Collymore has faced a barrage of abuse on Twitter. I have

had bananas thrown at me and they think that if they threw the colour

at me they could put me off. Norwich midfielder Nathan Redmond is an

ambassador for the scheme and believes other players have a

responsibility to stamp it out. We must set a good example to younger

players and everyone who watches football stop this is a chance to

turn around Norwich City boss might season and to highlight a fight that

is bigger than football. A spokesman from the club said that Kick It Out

is not just geared towards football's fight against racism but

also against all forms of discrimination in the game. Kick It

Out was set up during your time here at Norwich. Have you noticed much

change? I think the game has evolved and besiegers are in place to pull

out these people who break the rules. I think the game is a lot

nicer place to watch football melodies. We are surviving on a

match by match basis until victory against Hull. Has that bought some

time now? Norwich are a team where if they survive in the Premier

League and have a good season, the league is extremely tight and one

when the movie up three or four places and that is what the bottom

half of the Premier League will face for the rest of the season. It is a

very tough league and I would like to see people stick with the manager

and keep buying them for the rest of the season. With a win tonight, they

can go into the top half? There are five points covering ten places in

the bottom half of the table which is crazy. I do not remember it being

like this before. A win tonight is highly possible and they could move

up into the top half of the table. Thank you for joining us. There is a

full programme of matches tonight but some of them have been put paid

to buy the weather. These of the matches that are off. There is

coverage of all the matches that have survived the weather on your

local BBC Radio station and will bring you all the results are

normally the bulletin. The Queen has been getting advice

from some MPs today. They said Her Majesty should tighten her belt and

find new ways of making more money from the Royal palaces.

The Queen herself was in Norfolk doing her day job and opening a new

village hall. In a moment we'll hear from one MP who wants to see a bit

of thriftiness at Buckingham Palace. That's after this report from Dawn

Gerber. The Queen paid a special visit to a

village on the North Norfolk coast. She was here to open the new village

hall in Thornham. This is the first time we have seen the Queen. She

asked me what I thought of the hole and I said it was brilliant. It is a

village of only 400 people saw the Centre plays a big role in bringing

the community together. There was a great bars in the hall `` bars and

we are just starting up live theatre and have been very well supported

indeed. Only a select few were lucky enough to see hello to the Queen in

person . She said it was a lovely hall and we had an activity area for

games. This visit coincides with MPs calling for the Royals to make more

savings. They say at least 50 million pounds is required to

upgrade while properties. It should be a mixture of their own money and

the money of the taxpayer. What they bring to the country in terms of

tourists and attractions is what makes Britain individual and great

so I have no problem with my tax contribution. So there is still

great support for the Queen on the public and here in Thornham the

visit today will be on the all remember.

So who is it saying the Royal Household needs to make some

changes? It's the Commons Public Accounts Committee. Richard Bacon,

the MP for South Norfolk, is one of its members. Do you think the Queen

is to tighten her belt? It was a special year the year before last

with a diamond jubilee which is why the expenditure was higher and we

see this should make efforts to restore that position because the

reserves have fallen very low. I have been some changes in the way

that the Royal family grant is provided and I think they did not

think that maintenance was worth assessing and I think a lot of

people feel that we have Mark Willis `` marvellous heritage places and

they are worth restoring. Some of the income that is provided for that

should come from visitor numbers. Have you looked around Buckingham

Palace to see how bad it is? I visited Buckingham Palace and

Washington in a matter of a few weeks. The White House is much

martyr. Visitor numbers have gone up and the Houses of Parliament have

800,000 visitors and the Tower of London 2.4 million. Buckingham

Palace is now open 78 days per year. I did not realise you were

name`dropping about where you have been. It was some years ago but

there is no doubt that if we to pay for this in these tight times you do

not want to do it cheap and shoddy job on important national building.

Visitor income is one way to do that.

Winds from the East will come on in the next few days. A large area of

low pressure is coming across the British Isles which means we have

had showers today which have formed together to give heavy downpours,

particularly over the last hour of sole in the eastern half of Suffolk

and Essex. Through this evening and overnight these showers will

continue and the potential is there for these to be quite heavy. I will

be a lot of cloud around and temperatures will not fall to

below. Most places will not have frost tonight. Tomorrow morning

there will be showery rain the first thing and maybe just some snow.

There will be nothing expected to settle and as we go through the day,

that easterly wind will strengthen which will make things feel quite

raw. Temperatures will be around six degrees but factor in the wind and

it will feel quite chilly. Tomorrow night, the potential is there for

cold temperatures. Looking ahead, we keep that easterly wind for Thursday

which will be a very cold day. But look what is coming. A large area of

low pressure from off the Atlantic which will bring a smile that but

wet and windy conditions. That rainfall will not be welcome at all.

For the next couple of days, expect things to feel colder. Thursday

looks dry but it will be quite cloudy and temperatures may not get

over four degrees. There is potential for some showers but these

may well be wintry in places but nothing expected to settle. Any

showers will be likely to be rain. There is a risk of frost but then in

comes the mole which brings us heavy rain for Friday and Friday night.

Wind speeds will pick up from the south that it will be largely dry as

we start the weekend.