:00:00. > :00:08.forces and protestors. That is all from BBC News. It is goodbye from
:00:09. > :00:14.A Peterborough Garage sentence for a total of 54 years for sexually
:00:15. > :00:20.abusing, grooming and pimping young girls. Their victims were just 3
:00:21. > :00:24.and 14 years old. What is really important is that these girls have
:00:25. > :00:29.been believed. That is important to the road to recovery.
:00:30. > :00:32.Beating prostate cancer, the medical trials in Bedford that are making a
:00:33. > :00:37.difference and attracting international attention.
:00:38. > :00:40.Later in the programme we will talk to join her about the power of
:00:41. > :00:44.cinema and how it can help people with dementia.
:00:45. > :00:47.Bigger and better than ever, the all`new Huntington Jim after a 1
:00:48. > :00:58.million face`lift. Good evening.
:00:59. > :01:03.Hello and welcome to Thursday's Look East.
:01:04. > :01:10.Good evening. Two men and three teenage boys have been sentenced for
:01:11. > :01:13.what prosecutors describe as one the "worst cases" of child abuse they've
:01:14. > :01:16.seen. Five girls from Peterborough, aged just 13 and 14, underwent
:01:17. > :01:19.horrific sexual abuse. These are the faces of the gang responsible for
:01:20. > :01:23.grooming, abusing and pimping them. The ringleader, Zdeno Mirga was
:01:24. > :01:27.sentenced to 16 and a half years in a young offender's institute. Hassan
:01:28. > :01:34.Abdulla was jailed for 20. Renato Balog will serve 12, Jan Kandrac
:01:35. > :01:40.five and a half. We can't show you the face of the youngest gang member
:01:41. > :01:45.because he's just 14. Today he was given a six month rehabilitation
:01:46. > :01:54.order. Louise Hubball has been following the case, and joins us now
:01:55. > :01:59.live from the Old Bailey. The judge told the men he has ``
:02:00. > :02:04.they had viewed the girls as easy meat. They showed little emotion as
:02:05. > :02:10.they were sentence, two of them were rosaries and around their necks The
:02:11. > :02:12.judge described the oldest as a depraved predatory paedophile and
:02:13. > :02:18.one of the 18`year`olds as a bullying with an ungovernable sexual
:02:19. > :02:21.appetite. The Crown Prosecution Service
:02:22. > :02:26.described it as one of the worst cases of child sex abuse it had ever
:02:27. > :02:29.seen. It happened here in Peterborough were five vulnerable
:02:30. > :02:40.young girls were groomed and abused. This is one of the rapists,
:02:41. > :02:50.18`year`old Mr Abdullah. He claimed here that he was still a virgin But
:02:51. > :02:58.in the Atlantic, murder was the boss of the gang. `` Zdeno Mirga was the
:02:59. > :03:02.leader of the gang. He sold a girl with learning difficulties for 20.
:03:03. > :03:08.In this part she was tied to a bench and abused by groups of men and
:03:09. > :03:12.boys. 32`year`old Hassan Abdulla was the oldest member of the gang.
:03:13. > :03:13.During police questioning and speaking through a translator he
:03:14. > :03:39.denied everything. And there were other members. For
:03:40. > :03:44.the first time we can name 18`year`old Renato Balog and
:03:45. > :03:49.17`year`old Jan Kandrac, the fat boy is only 14 years old. The police
:03:50. > :03:55.praised the bravery of the jungles that came forward. To protect her
:03:56. > :04:00.identity, this 13`year`old was mac are spoken by an actor. After I left
:04:01. > :04:04.court I thought that the boys would come out and get me. I am scared
:04:05. > :04:09.that they will kill me when they get out. And the future if I ever have a
:04:10. > :04:13.boyfriend or a child it would be hard to live with someone because
:04:14. > :04:17.this will always be in my heart and head. The things that happens to me,
:04:18. > :04:24.I will not be able to forget when I am older. Another of the victims
:04:25. > :04:29.also describes what happened to her. Again it is displayed by an actor. I
:04:30. > :04:37.am trying to move on but I cannot forget what happened. I wanted them
:04:38. > :04:39.to pay for what they did. My prime concern is to support these girls
:04:40. > :04:45.and make sure they get all the best report for the future. They will ``
:04:46. > :04:48.we will be with them on their journey to recovery step`by`step and
:04:49. > :04:54.we will ensure that we do all that we can to help them. We are with
:04:55. > :04:59.them and they deserve the best. The Judge Bevan told four of the men
:05:00. > :05:03.that they had brought discredit to their fellow roommates and to Hassan
:05:04. > :05:07.Abdulla, an Iraqi Kurd who sought asylum here and has a UK passport,
:05:08. > :05:11.he said he had betrayed his debts to this country. Louise Hubball, BBC
:05:12. > :05:14.Look East, at the Old Bailey. All along the police have described
:05:15. > :05:17.the investigation as being "victim led". Earlier I spoke to Detective
:05:18. > :05:28.Superintendent Gary Ridgway and asked him how it started.
:05:29. > :05:32.Back at the beginning of 2013, we worked with our police officers and
:05:33. > :05:36.social workers and we ask them to give us a list of young people that
:05:37. > :05:39.they thought might be vulnerable to exploitation and Atlas group and we
:05:40. > :05:44.then talk to young people and said to them you may want to speak to us
:05:45. > :05:48.today or in a few weeks time, but what we want to do is for you to
:05:49. > :05:55.share your experiences, but you have heard and let us take that.
:05:56. > :06:01.As this process ongoing and are still looking and asking for people
:06:02. > :06:03.to come forward? There is an inquiry being conducted by ourselves and the
:06:04. > :06:09.local children's protection services. We have unrelated
:06:10. > :06:13.investigation is ongoing as well at the moment where we have engaged
:06:14. > :06:17.with a large number of people and we are seeking to start other
:06:18. > :06:22.investigations and get them through to a successful conclusion. It is
:06:23. > :06:27.not just about the criminal Justice act, it is about doing the best for
:06:28. > :06:31.the young people concerned. It is difficult for young girls to
:06:32. > :06:35.talk about what they went through but it face multiple questioning in
:06:36. > :06:41.court, do you think that process could be improved? I believe the
:06:42. > :06:45.Criminal Justice System does all it can in terms of allowing young
:06:46. > :06:48.people to give evidence through videolink and they have been struck
:06:49. > :06:53.in terms of the nature of questions the girls can be asked. But at the
:06:54. > :06:55.end of the day there is one said trying to prove one has done
:06:56. > :07:00.something and the other proving that they did not. It is a challenge for
:07:01. > :07:04.young people and I do not underestimate the difficulties they
:07:05. > :07:08.have in giving evidence. This case has been centred around
:07:09. > :07:14.Peterborough, is there a particular problem with this kind of abuse and
:07:15. > :07:17.this location? I believe this affects all of our communities and
:07:18. > :07:21.cities, the only difference with Peterborough is that we have chosen
:07:22. > :07:25.to be proactive and start to look into this to say what we can find.
:07:26. > :07:30.Heathrow is no difference to any other city in the UK. Today must
:07:31. > :07:37.mark something of conclusion for you in this case and in the words of two
:07:38. > :07:45.of those victims, " I cannot forget, I won't be able to forget. " For
:07:46. > :07:48.them it still goes on. Absolutely, however people feel about the
:07:49. > :07:51.outcome of this investigation and the convictions and the sentencing,
:07:52. > :07:55.we must never forget that the real victims in this are the young people
:07:56. > :07:59.who have had such a polite on their lives and I hope that they can draw
:08:00. > :08:02.some strength from this and use it Detective Superintendent Gary
:08:03. > :08:04.Ridgway talking to me earlier. As part of the healing process. And
:08:05. > :08:07.on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire's Breakfast Show they'll be asking
:08:08. > :08:15.should we regard sex offenders themselves as victims? That's
:08:16. > :08:18.tomorrow morning from 6am. In other news, medical trials to
:08:19. > :08:19.treat prostate cancer at Bedford Hospital are attracting
:08:20. > :08:23.international recognition. The trials focus on diet and food
:08:24. > :08:26.supplements. Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer for men
:08:27. > :08:31.with more than 40,000 diagnosed every year in the UK. Just over 80%
:08:32. > :08:35.survive for five years or more, but more than 10,000 men die of the
:08:36. > :08:41.disease every year. Stuart Ratcliffe reports.
:08:42. > :08:44.We all know that healthy eating is important and that a good diet can
:08:45. > :08:53.reduce and even prevent some diseases.
:08:54. > :08:58.The research carried out at Bedford Hospital suggest that concentrated
:08:59. > :09:05.solutions of things such as broccoli or even green tea could help in the
:09:06. > :09:08.fight against prostate cancer. This is an MRI image of the prostate
:09:09. > :09:10.gland. You can see the tumour within it.
:09:11. > :09:13.In particular, doctors have been looking at the effect these foods
:09:14. > :09:16.have on a patient's PSA ` the prostate`specific antigen. The
:09:17. > :09:25.higher this reading, the more likely it is that a man has prostate
:09:26. > :09:29.cancer. Laboratory studies have already shown that they have
:09:30. > :09:32.anti`cancer properties either by reducing the `` growth rate of
:09:33. > :09:38.cancer cells or stopping them spreading on making them die when
:09:39. > :09:41.they ought to. The basic science is already there but what hadn't been
:09:42. > :09:47.proven is that if you could combine them with their be a clinical effect
:09:48. > :09:53.on humans and that is what we are trying to achieve in this study To
:09:54. > :09:58.be clear, this is not a cure? No, but prostate cancer is a very
:09:59. > :10:02.unusual disease. For some men it is a disease that grows slowly so if we
:10:03. > :10:05.could slow the rate down even further, it would mean that they
:10:06. > :10:08.could live with this disease for many years without needing surgical
:10:09. > :10:11.intervention or radiotherapy. Ray Cheesbrough was diagnosed with
:10:12. > :10:15.prostate cancer over three years ago and is one of the patients who's
:10:16. > :10:25.taken part in this trial. He's seen his PSA reading drop by 40%.
:10:26. > :10:32.Initially I was having unique tract problems and bladder problems. Now I
:10:33. > :10:37.do not have any of those problems. I do not have to get up during the
:10:38. > :10:42.night and those with large prostate will know what I'm talking about. I
:10:43. > :10:46.can go out and have a few pints of beer and not worry that I will be up
:10:47. > :10:49.during the next two or three times. It's early days for this research,
:10:50. > :10:54.but its findings are attracting worldwide attention. And for Ray, he
:10:55. > :11:01.says the treatment is now allowing him to get on with his life.
:11:02. > :11:04.Four teenagers have gone on trial today accused of murdering a
:11:05. > :11:07.pensioner. Luton Crown Court heard how 65`year`old Sharif Demirsay was
:11:08. > :11:10.held down and stabbed 11 times while his home in Kempston was burgled
:11:11. > :11:17.last May. Neil Bradford was in court. The prosecution say the
:11:18. > :11:23.attack lasted three minutes. Enough time to stab grandfathered Sharif
:11:24. > :11:29.Demirsay 11 times. He died shortly afterwards. A jury at Luton Crown
:11:30. > :11:34.Court today heard how his partner was also stabbed during the
:11:35. > :11:38.Bergoglio last May. The prosecution allege that Travis Dixon and his
:11:39. > :11:41.accomplice and two other teenagers aged 16 and 17 went to the home of
:11:42. > :11:46.the couple in Kinston to steal cash and gold. The safety of them entered
:11:47. > :11:51.the house and the fourth estate outside. The jury heard how inside
:11:52. > :11:57.the house Sharif Demirsay was held to the ground and stabbed in the
:11:58. > :12:01.front and back of his body. He was kicked and jurors were told that all
:12:02. > :12:07.three teenagers shouted, " kill him!" And jumping around like an
:12:08. > :12:11.animal. CCTV captured three teenagers walking towards the house.
:12:12. > :12:18.Only two of them are visible here and minutes later the same group are
:12:19. > :12:21.seeing `` seen running away. No DNA or fingerprints have been
:12:22. > :12:26.recovered, neither have any murder weapons. The prosecution told the
:12:27. > :12:31.jury they will present enough evidence to prove that the teenagers
:12:32. > :12:36.were responsible. Opening for the prosecution, Jane Bickerstaffe told
:12:37. > :12:41.the jury that it did not matter what individual role each of them took,
:12:42. > :12:46.they were all in it together. By law that makes them all equally
:12:47. > :12:48.responsible, she said. The four teenagers denied murder and the
:12:49. > :12:55.trial is expected to last for six weeks.
:12:56. > :12:59.Police are to exam CCTV footage after a bus crashed on the Luton to
:13:00. > :13:02.Dunstable busway and hit the perimeter fence. It happened near
:13:03. > :13:04.the Sainsbury's store in Dunstable yesterday afternoon. Two people were
:13:05. > :13:07.treated in hospital for minor injuries. Police are now
:13:08. > :13:10.investigating the cause of the accident. The incident closed the
:13:11. > :13:14.busway, but it later reopened. A former pigsty in Wisbech, which
:13:15. > :13:16.local people say has been used as living accommodation. Is to be
:13:17. > :13:19.demolished. Residents living near the site in Newbridge Lane say it's
:13:20. > :13:22.been used by Eastern European migrants sleeping rough.When our
:13:23. > :13:25.cameraman visited yesterday, there was clear evidence that the sty has
:13:26. > :13:28.been lived in. It's built on land owned by Fenland District Council.
:13:29. > :13:31.They are now preparing to remove it. to set up an action group to put in
:13:32. > :13:56.place a proper plan for the future. Still to come: Elite facilities for
:13:57. > :14:07.the gymnasts. Plus find out if Stuart was lost for
:14:08. > :14:11.words when he won another award! The actor John Hurt launched a
:14:12. > :14:14.?50,000 appeal today to help create a screen heritage centre in Norwich.
:14:15. > :14:17.Mr Hurt is patron of the film education charity behind the
:14:18. > :14:20.?660,000 project. It is hoped that people with a disability and others
:14:21. > :14:26.living with dementia will particularly benefit. Cinema City in
:14:27. > :14:29.the centre of Norwich was founded in the late 1970s ` the first regional
:14:30. > :14:33.film theatre in the country. Seven years ago, after a major rebuild, it
:14:34. > :14:35.re`opened as a state of the art, three screen cinema. Alongside its
:14:36. > :14:39.commercial operations, there's the film education charity Cinema Plus.
:14:40. > :14:43.Currently, these rickety stairs are the only way to get to the top of
:14:44. > :14:51.the building, where they have big plans! We want to turn this floor
:14:52. > :14:55.into what we'll call the Screen Heritage Centre. They have planning
:14:56. > :14:58.permission, listed buildings consent ` now they must raise ?50,000 to
:14:59. > :15:02.unlock support from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The first thing we
:15:03. > :15:06.want to do is make sure this space is accessible to every member of the
:15:07. > :15:12.public. At the moment the disabled can't come to this first floor. The
:15:13. > :15:15.plan is to make sure it's completely accessible, and attract more
:15:16. > :15:23.audiences to this floor, and the activity of Cinema City. A new
:15:24. > :15:27.entrance, via the courtyard, and a lift to the first floor will open up
:15:28. > :15:30.the space to all. Pictures of old cinemas and theatres ` like the
:15:31. > :15:33.Norwich Hippodrome, demolished in the 60s to make way for a
:15:34. > :15:38.multistorey car park ` can trigger memories in those who live with
:15:39. > :15:46.dementia. People have all sorts of memories of going to the pictures.
:15:47. > :15:51.It's powerful. Being able to work with people with dementia, and using
:15:52. > :15:55.film, is great. 22`year`old Ruth loves cinema. I don't have a
:15:56. > :16:02.disability but I need support with other things. What excites you about
:16:03. > :16:08.cinema and the images you see? I get really excited. I've got an
:16:09. > :16:14.interactive brain so I can dream of anything I want. It takes me to a
:16:15. > :16:17.different world. Early next month they'll hear whether they're to
:16:18. > :16:22.receive a ?500,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. If all goes
:16:23. > :16:38.well, the new centre could open its doors this time next year. I spoke
:16:39. > :16:44.to John Hurt, who is supporting the campaign. It's opening up an
:16:45. > :16:47.understanding of the language of film. It's a very specific language
:16:48. > :16:51.and it's still quite young ` only 100 years old. It's inextricably
:16:52. > :16:59.part of our lives now. I don't think we could survive without cinema of
:17:00. > :17:07.some sort. It's such an evocative art form. I know they want to help
:17:08. > :17:15.people with dementia because it can evoke such memories? This is true.
:17:16. > :17:23.It's hugely helpful. Do you look back at your childhood and remember
:17:24. > :17:31.getting interested in film? Did it inspire you to become an actor? It
:17:32. > :17:38.did! I go back to comedies... Alec Guinness. I said that to somebody
:17:39. > :17:49.the other day and they asked who he was! Help, I thought! It's those
:17:50. > :18:02.things that are so evocative. You never lose them. You see film from a
:18:03. > :18:06.different perspective. When you watch, do you watch differently? I
:18:07. > :18:14.have a more critical eye. Sometimes I wish I didn't know this or that,
:18:15. > :18:20.and could just sit and enjoy. On the other hand, it's also what I'm
:18:21. > :18:30.arguing. One should have a critical faculty. The same way you do with
:18:31. > :18:33.literature. You can read a book and nobody finds it difficult to
:18:34. > :18:37.describe why they like a certain writer. We should talk about film
:18:38. > :18:46.that way. Everyone can be a film`maker now. We all have our own
:18:47. > :18:49.gadgets. People look at things in different ways ` through their
:18:50. > :18:55.phone... All the more reason for education. You don't want to have a
:18:56. > :19:05.flood of not very good films. It worries me. We had a very strong
:19:06. > :19:11.voice before the First World War. That's when film was young. We
:19:12. > :19:16.became kind of second to America. Their voice is different from ours.
:19:17. > :19:27.It's taken us a long time to get back to an appreciation of our own
:19:28. > :19:30.society. I'm supporting this because any support you can give that helps
:19:31. > :19:49.that voice to be heard properly again is essential. John Hurt
:19:50. > :19:52.talking to me earlier. Huntingdon Gymnastic Club is
:19:53. > :19:54.celebrating the opening of its new extension today. It's cost almost
:19:55. > :19:57.?1.5 million. The Gymnastics Club launched the careers of Olympic
:19:58. > :20:00.medallists Louis Smith and Daniel Keatings and it's hoped this new
:20:01. > :20:11.extension will increase our chances of producing more elite athletes.
:20:12. > :20:16.Our reporter Ben Bland is there now. We often hear about the Olympic
:20:17. > :20:22.legacy. This is what it looks like. It is a brand`new hall at Huntingdon
:20:23. > :20:30.Gymnastic Club. They are training young gymnasts. We may well see them
:20:31. > :20:37.performing sometime in the future. An impressive display. They were
:20:38. > :20:49.performing under pressure. In the audience were two world`class
:20:50. > :20:57.gymnast. `` gymnasts. I remember coming into the building one day. It
:20:58. > :21:05.was finally happening. It is great to see this. Louis Smith performed
:21:06. > :21:13.his Olympic routine. He still trains here. He has been since he was six
:21:14. > :21:19.years old. Sir John Major was also there and he did the official
:21:20. > :21:23.honours. I remember opening the official gymnasium 23 years ago. All
:21:24. > :21:36.that has happened in between, with Louis Smith and so one... It is a
:21:37. > :21:43.fantastic sport. `` so on... The refurbishment has cost almost ?1.5
:21:44. > :21:48.million. This young boy slept in a tent in his garden for almost a year
:21:49. > :22:02.to respond just shut. It is worth it. `` raise sponsorship. It is fun
:22:03. > :22:11.to use it. He hopes that one day he will perform at the level of people
:22:12. > :22:15.like Dan Keatings. We had the gym and it showed what level we could
:22:16. > :22:17.get it. With this one then you don't know what level anybody could get
:22:18. > :22:27.to. The more talent that comes through, they could reach even
:22:28. > :22:30.better levels. The club now has 900 members. Up from 500 before the
:22:31. > :22:38.London Olympics. They know that space for even more to join. We can
:22:39. > :22:40.be more easily. We have more space. Louis Smith was having to do his
:22:41. > :22:48.routines with toddlers running around. We can now have a good
:22:49. > :22:59.programme will not shrink elite talent. `` while nurturing our elite
:23:00. > :23:07.talent. We even spotted a possible future champion taking her first
:23:08. > :23:13.steps! They are back at work now. The classes have started. Let's
:23:14. > :23:24.speak to one of the cultures. `` the coaches. These guys have now got
:23:25. > :23:30.more space to push themselves. We are now able to push them on. We are
:23:31. > :23:36.able to see their potential. In times gone by, we have been clamped
:23:37. > :23:46.into one whole but no longer. `` cramped. `` hall. Some people have
:23:47. > :24:03.asked me to take a go myself but I have the excuse... I don't have my
:24:04. > :24:12.gym kit! Harry looks like a star of the future.
:24:13. > :24:24.Now for the weather. It has been the wettest winter on record. Over the
:24:25. > :24:33.next week, we will be seeing more rain. There was a lot of cloud and
:24:34. > :24:40.drizzle this morning. The satellite picture shows this huge bank of
:24:41. > :24:56.cloud. Here is a photograph. This was sent in by Pete. We don't have
:24:57. > :25:03.your surname! It shows the cloud. We are seeing some showers tonight.
:25:04. > :25:07.There are some around Norfolk. They are likely to be on the light side
:25:08. > :25:14.and over the second half of the night they should clear away. There
:25:15. > :25:20.is cooler air coming and as well. `` coming in. Temperatures may get down
:25:21. > :25:31.to close to freezing. Two to three Celsius in some parts. Restart
:25:32. > :25:35.tomorrow quite chilly. It is not a bad day. It will feel a bit cooler
:25:36. > :25:44.and fresher. We will see plenty of sunshine. A mortal bright and sunny
:25:45. > :25:47.weather to come. But for many the temperatures will be in single
:25:48. > :25:55.figures. You will notice the difference. Eight or nine degrees. A
:25:56. > :25:59.moderate wind. There is a risk of showers for the afternoon and that
:26:00. > :26:05.continues to the evening. We may well see some showers developing
:26:06. > :26:13.through the evening. This is the price chart for the weekend. There
:26:14. > :26:16.are a few fronts out there. For the most part it looks like there will
:26:17. > :26:23.be very dry weather. Saturday looks a better day of the two. It will be
:26:24. > :26:26.windy on both days. Increasing amounts of cloud by the end of the
:26:27. > :26:31.day on Saturday. Some drizzle around. On Sunday, it will be cloudy
:26:32. > :26:40.with some drizzle. Temperatures will go motor again. Some showers are
:26:41. > :26:48.arriving on Monday. Here is the barometer check. Thank you.
:26:49. > :26:50.Finally, before we go, huge congratulations to Stewart who
:26:51. > :26:53.scooped the Royal Television Society's Regional Presenter of the
:26:54. > :26:57.Year award at a ceremony in London last night. It's the second year in
:26:58. > :27:00.a row he's won the accolade! Thank you very much indeed. I'm astonished
:27:01. > :27:06.nobody's mentioned my appearance in the Alan Partridge film. I'm very
:27:07. > :27:12.lucky that I work with people who are very talented and put a lot of
:27:13. > :27:15.trust in me. Three of them are here tonight ` Shaun, Tony and Matt. They
:27:16. > :27:18.are director, technical manager and cameraman. Nicky O'Donnell is always
:27:19. > :27:24.the most supportive you could wish for. Most of all, my wife Jane is
:27:25. > :27:44.here. Thank you to the judges and thanks to the Royal Society. It
:27:45. > :27:52.means a lot. Well done! Hail need a bigger cabinet! Goodbye.