:00:00. > :00:15.370 Good evening. The drunk driver sentenced to 20 months in prison
:00:16. > :00:20.killing his sister. Good eight miles of rail tr`ck help
:00:21. > :00:22.the Fens cash in on Cambridge? The government says it is now a
:00:23. > :00:26.priority. We will be here later in thd
:00:27. > :00:29.programme with the report on the desperate need for more mental
:00:30. > :00:32.health beds for young peopld. One teenager's story.
:00:33. > :00:33.And, lottery funding for thhs group in Colchester to try to change the
:00:34. > :00:46.image of Essex girls. Good evening. A drunk driver is
:00:47. > :00:49.beginning a 20`month prison sentence tonight for causing the death of his
:00:50. > :00:53.sister. Nathan Scotchford w`s nearly twice the legal drink`drive limit
:00:54. > :00:56.when he drove his van into the River Neene. His 19`year`old sistdr
:00:57. > :01:01.Natalie was a passenger. Shd was killed. Today, Nathan Scotchford
:01:02. > :01:04.listened as a judge told hil he will now have to carry the responsibility
:01:05. > :01:15.for her death for the rest of his life. Emma Baugh was in Petdrborough
:01:16. > :01:20.Crown Court and joins me now. Well, few of us can imagine the pain
:01:21. > :01:25.and suffering caused to the family, losing a daughter in such a stout
:01:26. > :01:30.and tragic way. But then seding their son sentenced for her death.
:01:31. > :01:34.The family have said to the judge, they asked him not to send him to
:01:35. > :01:41.prison, saying they could not properly grieve for Natalie, knowing
:01:42. > :01:45.that they would lose their son to. Awaiting his sentence for the crash
:01:46. > :01:51.which killed his sister. Nathan Scotchford was nearly twice over the
:01:52. > :01:56.legal drink drive limit when his van crashed into the river. It was last
:01:57. > :02:00.July and he and Natalie had been on a night out. Driving home, he lost
:02:01. > :02:05.control, plunging into the hcy water. Eyewitnesses recall how he
:02:06. > :02:11.went back into the water to try and save her. He got out and he was
:02:12. > :02:16.summing around shouting that his sister was in the van. This other
:02:17. > :02:20.fishermen who was with us, he stripped off, jumped in, but there
:02:21. > :02:24.was nothing he could do. He tried to get her out, but there was
:02:25. > :02:29.absolutely... The van was too far in. The court heard he will carry
:02:30. > :02:33.the responsibility of his bdloved sister's death for the rest of his
:02:34. > :02:38.life. The guilt he feels whdn he looks in his parents's eyes will
:02:39. > :02:42.resonate with him for as long as he lives. This is a tragic casd which
:02:43. > :02:48.has Kelly had devastating ilpact on all the family. Justice must be done
:02:49. > :02:51.and the sentence has been p`ssed. However, there can be no grdater
:02:52. > :02:56.punishment than having the responsibility of having killed your
:02:57. > :03:02.sister. This is a sad example of the devastating effects of drivhng over
:03:03. > :03:07.the prescribed limit. The jtdge gave his sympathy to the family `nd said
:03:08. > :03:11.it was clear the grief Nath`n Scotchford's thoughtless actions had
:03:12. > :03:17.brought to them. They asked for mercy, but he said he did not just
:03:18. > :03:24.think about them. He had to send a message to stop more young people
:03:25. > :03:28.drinking and driving home. Nathan Scotchford will servd half of
:03:29. > :03:33.his 20 month sentence. The family had said that they wept as his
:03:34. > :03:37.sentence was passed. They s`id that sending him away could not possibly
:03:38. > :03:42.punish him more than he does himself. Every single day.
:03:43. > :03:46.Reopening the railway line to Wisbech is now a strategic priority,
:03:47. > :03:49.according to the Transport linister. A special rail summit, held in
:03:50. > :03:52.Westminster today, heard how a new rail link would help promotd growth
:03:53. > :03:58.and spread the wealth of Calbridge into the Fens. Wisbech is now one of
:03:59. > :04:04.the largest towns in England without a railway station. At one thme
:04:05. > :04:07.Wisbech actually had two. The last one to close was Wisbech East, with
:04:08. > :04:12.the last passenger train le`ving that station in 1968. Let's take a
:04:13. > :04:14.look at the current proposal. It would involve reopening the
:04:15. > :04:21.eight`mile line which links Wisbech to March. From there, it cotld join
:04:22. > :04:24.the existing railway. Ultim`tely, those in favour would like to see
:04:25. > :04:28.trains travelling directly from Wisbech to March, Ely and into
:04:29. > :04:33.Cambridge. Andrew Sinclair joins us from Westminster now. It all sounds
:04:34. > :04:41.very positive, but when is `nything likely to happen? The campahgn to
:04:42. > :04:44.reopen this line has been going on for years, but it certainly seems to
:04:45. > :04:48.be gaining momentum. Ministdrs don't turn up at summits like these unless
:04:49. > :04:51.they really feel there is a chance of something happening.
:04:52. > :04:54.Cambridgeshire needs much bdtter transport links. It helps btsiness
:04:55. > :05:01.and people get to work. Could be branch line be part of the solution?
:05:02. > :05:09.No wonder the train out of Liverpool Street is crowded. For more than 120
:05:10. > :05:15.years the Bramley line took passengers do with back. Today, the
:05:16. > :05:20.line is overgrown. Many people it has contributed to the town's
:05:21. > :05:25.economic decline and it is time it was reopened. We have no public
:05:26. > :05:30.transport here, so anything they can do to open up for the town. You have
:05:31. > :05:35.to travel for ten or 15 minttes to get to the nearest train st`tion. It
:05:36. > :05:38.would save on parking. This afternoon, her at Westminstdr, local
:05:39. > :05:43.politicians and business le`ders presented their case to the
:05:44. > :05:47.Transport minister. They sahd if the line was reconnected to the Ely to
:05:48. > :05:51.Peterborough track, it would halve many journey times. Cambridge could
:05:52. > :05:55.be reached in 40 minutes, and local companies could use the lind again
:05:56. > :05:58.to transport freight. The mhnister said he recognised the line's
:05:59. > :06:02.importance. They left the mdeting feeling positive. For the fhrst time
:06:03. > :06:06.in a long career, I realised something is going to happen, and I
:06:07. > :06:10.am confident that over the ledium term we shall see movement on this.
:06:11. > :06:17.But the original cost of opdning the line has gone up to ?50 million But
:06:18. > :06:21.the campaigners argue it cotld still be profitable, and it would not take
:06:22. > :06:25.long to do. The line is there. Working on this track does not
:06:26. > :06:29.interfere with other parts of the network, and so it is something we
:06:30. > :06:33.can move quickly on. It is hmportant for the area that we do. People in
:06:34. > :06:37.Wisbech have waited a long time for this scheme to go ahead, and I
:06:38. > :06:41.believe the time is now to deliver on it. All this is happening as
:06:42. > :06:45.Network Rail prepares to upgrade the nearby fen line which runs to
:06:46. > :06:49.Cambridge and London, and to make improvements to the Ely Junction.
:06:50. > :06:52.All that and today's meeting are signs that, after many years of
:06:53. > :06:57.neglect, there is a growing realisation that growing part of our
:06:58. > :07:04.region need a better rail sdrvice `` Rowell.
:07:05. > :07:10.It will speak some years before this line will reopen. There are
:07:11. > :07:15.feasibility studies to be done, and ?50 million to be found. Having said
:07:16. > :07:18.that, we could see the first money for this scheme coming throtgh
:07:19. > :07:22.before the end of this year. The regional developer at fund wants to
:07:23. > :07:26.make a series of grants by the end of this year. `` regional ddveloper
:07:27. > :07:29.and fund. That could be an hmportant first step.
:07:30. > :07:32.As you may have heard, the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines
:07:33. > :07:36.flight has been extended ovdr a much wider area. It was on route from
:07:37. > :07:38.Kuala Lumpur to Beijing when it disappeared on Saturday. An
:07:39. > :07:48.engineering graduate from C`mbridge University was among the passengers
:07:49. > :07:54.on board. Louise Hubball reports. In Kuala Lumpur, families of those
:07:55. > :07:58.on board missing flight 370 Hope for answers. Among the passengers,
:07:59. > :08:05.27`year`old Cambridge gradu`te Yuchen Li, recently married. His
:08:06. > :08:10.wife, who is not on the flight, is still studying in Cambridge. It is
:08:11. > :08:14.understood he had just started a high`powered role in Beijing.
:08:15. > :08:17.Thousands of miles away, thd Cambridge College where he studied,
:08:18. > :08:21.issued a statement, describhng him as a hugely talented and likeable
:08:22. > :08:27.person with a brilliant carder ahead of him. Our heartfelt sympathy goes
:08:28. > :08:32.to his wife, family, friends and colleagues at this extremelx
:08:33. > :08:37.worrying time. The internathonal search for the missing aircraft has
:08:38. > :08:41.been widened in the seas of Vietnam and Malaysia. None of the ddbris and
:08:42. > :08:47.oil slicks spotted so far h`ve proved to be linked to the
:08:48. > :08:49.disappearance. As the operation expands, relatives continue to hope
:08:50. > :08:53.for news. A mystery illness which has killed
:08:54. > :08:56.dogs across the country has now been found in Northamptonshire. @ Jack
:08:57. > :09:01.Russell, which was walked in a forest near Northampton, didd with
:09:02. > :09:04.the disease. It's the first confirmed case in the region. The
:09:05. > :09:07.symptoms which are similar to "Alabama Rot" include kidnex
:09:08. > :09:17.problems and skin lesions. Like Cartwright reports.
:09:18. > :09:25.The disease has reached our part of the world. Warnings to date with the
:09:26. > :09:31.latest dog to have died, whdre the dog is thought to have quarter. Now,
:09:32. > :09:35.that are on the lookout for other cases. A healthy three`year`old Jack
:09:36. > :09:42.Russell died within three d`ys. We took some plants, and despite our
:09:43. > :09:47.treatments, he went downhill so much we had to put him to sleep. 27 dogs
:09:48. > :09:51.have died in just over a ye`r with the disease. The new Forest has seen
:09:52. > :09:55.12 deaths. The remainder of cases are dotted across England and Wales.
:09:56. > :09:59.The latest case is in Northamptonshire. What is dhfficult
:10:00. > :10:04.about this disease is that they don't know how it is spread. They
:10:05. > :10:08.don't know how to prevent it, and they don't know how to treat it Is
:10:09. > :10:12.it a toxin in the ground? Is it a bacteria? Alabama Rot was associated
:10:13. > :10:16.with a toxin. We are not finding that in most cases. We don't know
:10:17. > :10:22.how to prevent it, but it sdems sensible to me that if you go for a
:10:23. > :10:30.dog walk, make sure you wash their feet afterwards. Some walkers to
:10:31. > :10:34.date were worried, but not `ll. There are other country parks to
:10:35. > :10:40.walk around stop it does put a question in my mind. I am strprised
:10:41. > :10:44.there are no facilities herd to clean your dog. We have dond the
:10:45. > :10:47.best we can to clean him up. If it is a serious problem, maybe that is
:10:48. > :10:54.something they should think about doing. But he will not stop? No
:10:55. > :10:57.Hundreds of dogs are walked through the woods here every week. The
:10:58. > :11:03.Forestry Commission says thd paths will stay open. I think a ddfinite
:11:04. > :11:07.feeling is the health and s`fety of visitors and that dogs is otr
:11:08. > :11:11.priority, and that is why wd are working with veterinary specialists
:11:12. > :11:14.to help identify the cause `nd put in place any measures which might
:11:15. > :11:19.help reduce the risk. So far, one case has been confirmed herd. The
:11:20. > :11:29.fear is that other dogs will show signs of the disease.
:11:30. > :11:32.Like a dripping tap ` that's how one resident has described the noise
:11:33. > :11:35.caused by buses on the Luton and Dunstable guided bus way. J`n
:11:36. > :11:38.Chamberlain's home is just feet from the track. She says the thudding
:11:39. > :11:42.caused as buses pass by is ruining her life. She's now joined her
:11:43. > :11:47.neighbours to urge the council to take action.
:11:48. > :11:50.They moved to Dunstable to dnjoy their retirement. Jan and Mhke
:11:51. > :11:57.Chamberlain say their garden is no longer a peaceful haven. Thdy say
:11:58. > :12:06.the sound of the busway is driving them out. It is just so annoying. It
:12:07. > :12:14.is aggravating. It is so constant, it just doesn't stop. Up to 320
:12:15. > :12:19.buses a day pass just feet from their bungalow. From 6am until
:12:20. > :12:27.midnight. Their neighbours `re equally frustrated. All of ` sudden,
:12:28. > :12:37.a bus goes by. You say, there goes a bus. You are doing something, and
:12:38. > :12:42.all of a sudden, what's that? It goes through your mind, it hs a
:12:43. > :12:46.typical thing to say, what's that? Residents say the engine sotnds are
:12:47. > :12:51.not causing them concern, nor is the volume. It is the frequency of the
:12:52. > :12:55.cards they hear. That, they say is being caused by the gaps in the
:12:56. > :13:02.guide rails. They want the local council to fill them in. Luton
:13:03. > :13:05.Borough Council says the gaps are integral to the design, allowing for
:13:06. > :13:09.expansion and contraction in extreme temperatures. It says its engineers
:13:10. > :13:15.continue to work with the rdsidents to find a solution, but so far, all
:13:16. > :13:20.have proved unworkable. The residents say a solution is needed
:13:21. > :13:26.fast. The noise is very aggravating, very invasive, and of
:13:27. > :13:30.course, it is continual. Along with their neighbours, Mike and Jan have
:13:31. > :13:33.appointed a solicitor to act on their behalf. They said thex are not
:13:34. > :13:36.opposed to the busway, simply the noise.
:13:37. > :13:40.Residents in Welney say the village is open for business, despite signs
:13:41. > :13:43.saying its roads are closed. The Welney Wash Road has been flooded
:13:44. > :13:48.for several months, but the water has now receded. New electronic
:13:49. > :13:52.signs were put in place earlier this year to warn motorists when the road
:13:53. > :13:56.was unsafe to use. But locals say they haven't been removed. The signs
:13:57. > :13:58.cost ?20,000 and were paid for by the county councils for Norfolk and
:13:59. > :13:59.Cambridgeshire. Those are your top stories tonight.
:14:00. > :14:04.Now, over to Stewart and Susie. there is no plan for any further
:14:05. > :14:07.searches. . Essex Police sax a woman's been taken to hospital after
:14:08. > :14:10.she lost control reversing her car and crashed into a house. It
:14:11. > :14:15.happened this morning in Hexbridge near Maldon. The crash has caused
:14:16. > :14:29.substantial damage to the btilding. No `ne was in the house at the time.
:14:30. > :14:32.Still to come on the progralme tonight. The professor in charge of
:14:33. > :14:36.making Great Britain's cyclhng team go faster. Plus what does the phrase
:14:37. > :14:41."Essex Girl" mean to you? Wd talk to the arts centre awarded ?50,000 to
:14:42. > :14:44."challenge the stereotype". Some of you will already know these figures
:14:45. > :14:46.but they are staggering. Suhcide is the third biggest killer of
:14:47. > :14:49.teenagers. One in ten children aged between five and 16 have a lental
:14:50. > :14:52.health problem. And yet there is growing concern over a shortage of
:14:53. > :14:55.facilities to care for them. Last week on Look East we were ghven
:14:56. > :14:59.exclusive access to an adoloscent mental health unit in Essex. The St
:15:00. > :15:03.Aubyn Centre is one of only two of its kind in the country so there's a
:15:04. > :15:06.chronic shortage of beds for those most seriously ill. Rachel Crick
:15:07. > :15:13.contacted us after the programme. Our chief reporter Kim Rilex has
:15:14. > :15:17.been to hear her story. 19`xear`old ritual used to try and hide her
:15:18. > :15:22.teenage depression that 17 the pretence ended and her life fell
:15:23. > :15:29.apart. Now she makes no attdmpt to hide the scars on her arms `nd
:15:30. > :15:35.elsewhere. There is nothing anyone could do that would make me ashamed
:15:36. > :16:00.of this, that is part of me. Before being admitted to the centrd, she
:16:01. > :16:04.spent a week being assessed. I have some experience of seeing sdvere
:16:05. > :16:11.eating disorders and unlike and that was a very depressing time. Did that
:16:12. > :16:24.damage you further? I feel that it ended much of my recovery. @fter you
:16:25. > :16:27.saw our report last week yot wanted to speak out about the lack of
:16:28. > :16:33.resources for young people like yourself a couple of years `go. I
:16:34. > :16:38.was so lucky in managing to have the care and support from brillhant
:16:39. > :16:42.staff and the brilliant psychiatric unit but knowing that there are
:16:43. > :16:47.hundreds of young people out there who are struggling and they are
:16:48. > :17:02.trying to talk to people but there is not enough resources for
:17:03. > :17:14.everybody. What did the centre do for you? What did St Aubyn do? They
:17:15. > :17:22.give me an amazing support `nd they helped me through it and I believe
:17:23. > :17:26.if it had not been for the tnit and their staff treating me with such
:17:27. > :17:35.support, I would not be herd today. They saved your life? Definhtely,
:17:36. > :17:41.without a doubt. You tried to take your life on a number of occasions.
:17:42. > :17:48.I did that I feel blessed that those people were there at the right time
:17:49. > :17:53.and doing that job and saving young people like me. I know it is the
:17:54. > :18:10.cliche but it does need to be the yeti rooted that it is genuhnely ``
:18:11. > :18:22.reiterated that it is genuinely life or death. The charity SANE runs a
:18:23. > :18:40.mental health helpline. If xou need support or advice this evenhng their
:18:41. > :18:44.number is 0845 767 8000. Thdre was a time not so long ago when you would
:18:45. > :19:02.have struggled to name a top British cyclists. The Tour de Francd is
:19:03. > :19:06.coming to Britain this year. Technically the sport is ch`nging
:19:07. > :19:09.fast too. So much so that the Great Britain cycling team has appointed a
:19:10. > :19:13.professor from the University of Cambridge to help them go f`ster.
:19:14. > :19:16.We'll hear from him in a molent But first Simon Newton can give us a
:19:17. > :19:19.quick history lesson with the help of bikes from very different eras.
:19:20. > :19:27.Simon. This bike weighs abott ten kilos and is from 1986 and hs worth
:19:28. > :19:33.quite a lot of money. If yot jump forward to the late 1990s, the
:19:34. > :19:39.advent of carbon fibre brought about a real change in this bike weighs
:19:40. > :19:48.less than seven kilos and costs the price of a small car. This lan runs
:19:49. > :20:01.a bike shop here in Norwich. What is the difference between your bike
:20:02. > :20:10.that costs ?3000 and that all is old steel bike? Even the bottle cages
:20:11. > :20:22.are made out of carbon fibrd. Carbon fibre is the real differencd. The
:20:23. > :20:33.real effect is an aerodynamhcs? A lot of technology know is going into
:20:34. > :20:39.road bikes. Bikes fundament`lly remain the same and it will be very
:20:40. > :20:50.interesting to see where those advances come in the next fdw years.
:20:51. > :21:10.Professor Tony Purnell is Hdad of Technical Development for the Great
:21:11. > :21:13.Britain Cycling Team. He's previously worked with the Jaguar
:21:14. > :21:18.Formula one team. On Friday he'll be speaking at the Cambridge Science
:21:19. > :21:22.Festival. He's in Cambridge now Cycling is mainly about the rider
:21:23. > :21:27.and in Formula one you may be the most brilliant driver in thd world
:21:28. > :21:32.but if you are not in the rhght car you do not have a hope. That is a
:21:33. > :21:39.profound difference. Formul` one is technology lead while cycling is
:21:40. > :21:47.more human. Why do you think so many engineers are cyclists? To race a
:21:48. > :21:53.bike needs a lot of hard work and a degree of sharp thinking and soul
:21:54. > :22:08.being an engineer, I would like to think that it is the perfect sport
:22:09. > :22:17.because both have that in common. What are your goals at the loment?
:22:18. > :22:22.London was so successful for British cycling but our ambition is to try
:22:23. > :22:29.to equal or better the performance of London and we have lost ` few
:22:30. > :22:34.starters. But there are somd youngsters coming up and thd women
:22:35. > :22:49.look fantastic and hopefullx might seem can make them that tinx little
:22:50. > :22:52.bit faster. Thank you very luch For years, Essex Girls, verx
:22:53. > :22:55.unfairly, have been the butt of jokes about miniskirts and white
:22:56. > :23:01.stilletos. But they are fighting back. A charity in Colchestdr has
:23:02. > :23:05.been given tens of thousands of pounds of Lottery money to help
:23:06. > :23:25.change the image. It says it's time the old stereotype was forgotten. TV
:23:26. > :23:37.show is the only way as Essdx `` The Only Way Is Essex has startdd a
:23:38. > :23:42.debate across the country. Perhaps typical Essex girls are mord
:23:43. > :23:54.interested in nightclubbing than anything else. Do you think the
:23:55. > :23:58.images damaging? Yes, we had a story from a young girl who went for an
:23:59. > :24:02.interview for a job in London. She was asked where she was frol and she
:24:03. > :24:08.said that she was from Essex and they all started laughing. H think
:24:09. > :24:11.that is damaging cos the idda that someone from Essex is low
:24:12. > :24:18.intelligence will affect yotr chances in a job interview. Does it
:24:19. > :24:28.make you angry? I do not know if I am angry but I think we are very
:24:29. > :24:39.tired of it now. Dame Helen Mirren proves that Essex women are high
:24:40. > :24:46.achievers as does this Olympics and the singer. She is confident enough
:24:47. > :24:55.to chase her dream. I am 16 and I am from Essex. What did you make of the
:24:56. > :24:58.Essex image in court jester? I know very few people who look like that
:24:59. > :25:10.and sound like that and livd their lives like that. I do not w`nt to be
:25:11. > :25:15.classed as one of those Essdx girls. A stereotype, even an unfair one,
:25:16. > :25:29.will be difficult to banish. It has been a nice day with lots of
:25:30. > :25:34.sunshine around the region. You can see the Jetstream on Sunday was more
:25:35. > :25:39.or less over the UK but over the last few days it has been shifting
:25:40. > :25:43.much further zero words and that means a lot of drives settldd
:25:44. > :25:48.weather. But high pressure brings its own challenges in the form of
:25:49. > :25:57.cloud cover. This is the satellite picture from this morning. @ little
:25:58. > :26:04.bit of low cloud lingering `long the north coast but elsewhere it was a
:26:05. > :26:13.lovely day with lots of us sunshine. Not quite as chilly here
:26:14. > :26:18.but across Norfolk and Suffolk we could get some frost becausd of the
:26:19. > :26:28.light when is from the north`east. It will be another fine day for many
:26:29. > :26:33.of us tomorrow but through the morning of all verbal bee cloud it
:26:34. > :26:39.will start to break up and should be sunshine from lunchtime onw`rds Low
:26:40. > :26:43.cloud will stay over the cotrse for most of the day and that will bring
:26:44. > :26:49.the temperature is back a lhttle. Some places inland will get up to 15
:26:50. > :26:56.degrees. Towards tomorrow nhght winds will continue to come in and a
:26:57. > :26:59.lot of fog will develop for the first part of Thursday mornhng which
:27:00. > :27:03.could be problematic for thd morning rush hour because there could be
:27:04. > :27:09.dense fog around. Overall Thursday will be quite a cloudy day for most
:27:10. > :27:14.of the day. The high pressure will slowly drift Southwest and `
:27:15. > :27:21.north`westerly breeze will do develop with cloud developing over
:27:22. > :27:29.the next few days. It will be a bit cloudier on Thursday and sole sunny
:27:30. > :27:33.spells will return for Frid`y, then it will get cooler for Saturday It
:27:34. > :27:39.will be less breezy.