:00:00. > :00:10.Hello and welcome to Look E`st. . In the programme tonight...
:00:11. > :00:12.The fight to keep The Fens dry. Is enough being done to hold b`ck the
:00:13. > :00:30.water? Question marks over the futtre of
:00:31. > :00:47.the American airbase at Lakdnheath. . .
:00:48. > :00:51.Good evening. More money nedds to spent on improving flood defences in
:00:52. > :00:55.The Fens. That was the mess`ge at a special summit held in
:00:56. > :00:59.Cambridgeshire today. The government says local authorities can now bid
:01:00. > :01:02.for a share of ?140 million to protect communities from flooding,
:01:03. > :01:05.but there are concerns that The Fens will not receive its fair share
:01:06. > :01:08.With the double threat of rhsing sea levels and wetter winters, lany are
:01:09. > :01:19.concerned the area is particularly vulnerable. Mike Cartwright is near
:01:20. > :01:27.Chatteris and joins me now. If is local all the ADL would havd been
:01:28. > :01:34.under water. The James Heandy crisscrossed, but after one of the
:01:35. > :01:41.wettest winters in the world, the defences have been pushed to the
:01:42. > :01:49.limit. Thousands of acres under water, communities cut off. Why have
:01:50. > :01:58.you only started doing this now Anger and frustration in Solerset.
:01:59. > :02:05.It cannot be allowed to happen The Fens in, see one of the MPs. There
:02:06. > :02:09.cannot be money diverted to other parts of the country. Our area needs
:02:10. > :02:16.to get the maintenance that it needs to protectors from the risk of this
:02:17. > :02:22.happening again. House is lost to the sea in Norfolk. Sea defdnces
:02:23. > :02:29.tested, floodwater from the surge coming inland. ?12 million of been
:02:30. > :02:33.spent on the River defences, but is more money for the region on the
:02:34. > :02:40.way? We have had unprecedented rainfall. It is the wettest January
:02:41. > :02:48.on record. The investment wd have made has really paid off. It shows
:02:49. > :02:55.how important it is to have flood risk management at the front of
:02:56. > :03:04.everyone's mind. Roads and farmland in The Fens, with communitids like
:03:05. > :03:11.this desperately wanting solething done. It is very difficult for us.
:03:12. > :03:16.The villages on the other shde of the suspension bridge. Therd are
:03:17. > :03:20.young children here and it hs difficult for people to comlute It
:03:21. > :03:25.makes it difficult to persu`de people to move into the are`.
:03:26. > :03:33.Despite heavy rainfall this winter, The Fens have got relativelx well,
:03:34. > :03:41.but in these lands, water ldvels will always be a worry. Aftdr this
:03:42. > :03:46.he surge, the defences were, working, save the environment
:03:47. > :03:50.agency. That is the challenge for places like Somerset. Communities
:03:51. > :03:55.there are more likely to be at the head of the queue for addithonal
:03:56. > :04:01.government funding. Politichans and agencies ERC they need extr` money
:04:02. > :04:04.he afford defences in the ftture. A 26`year`old man has been charged
:04:05. > :04:07.in connection with the murddrs of two teenagers at Fishermead in
:04:08. > :04:10.Milton Keynes. Brahim Hajji from the Netherlands was arrested on
:04:11. > :04:13.suspicion of murder, yesterday. The arrest was in connection with the
:04:14. > :04:16.murders of 19`year`old Mohaled Abdi Farah and 18`year`old Amin @hmed
:04:17. > :04:24.Ishmail, who were both shot on the Fishermead estate in May 2001.
:04:25. > :04:27.The Pentagon is keeping tight`lipped tonight over speculation th`t its
:04:28. > :04:33.American air base at Lakenhdath could close. The RAF base is home to
:04:34. > :04:39.4,500 military personnel who are supported by 2,000 British `nd
:04:40. > :04:42.American civilian staff. If the base did close, there are fears the local
:04:43. > :04:54.economy would lose millions and that thousands of jobs would be lost It
:04:55. > :05:03.was business today as usual at RAF Lakenheath. There was also ` special
:05:04. > :05:09.guest, the local MP. But thhs goodwill visit came at a potentially
:05:10. > :05:14.worrying time. There is talk that the base could close or scale back
:05:15. > :05:21.dramatically to save money. This is the premier European fighter base
:05:22. > :05:25.for the Americans in Europe. The report to the United States
:05:26. > :05:29.government, no decisions had been made by the government yet. You d
:05:30. > :05:34.expect them to consider opthons from time to time. Our message locally as
:05:35. > :05:42.they are very welcome here `nd we are very proud that the planes and
:05:43. > :05:48.the brilliant playlets who claim are here. United States personndl did
:05:49. > :05:55.not want to talk about the possible decision. It is a sensitive
:05:56. > :06:03.decision. There is another sensitive decision, which could see the
:06:04. > :06:08.removal of the Jets. There hs also the option of removing some of its
:06:09. > :06:15.refuelling tankers from its nearby sister base. There is a tradition
:06:16. > :06:20.and 70 years of history, but it is also about money. Databases are
:06:21. > :06:25.believed to bring in about ?500 million a year to this local
:06:26. > :06:30.economy. It is always a worry when you read reports like this. Whatever
:06:31. > :06:35.happens, it will be sometimd before they make that decision and we will
:06:36. > :06:38.certainly be working with the RAF and the American year forced to get
:06:39. > :06:44.as much notice as we and pl`n for the future if this does comd about.
:06:45. > :06:49.The United States, may decide to meet change nothing and makd, but it
:06:50. > :06:55.is a worrying time for the base and the community. Any decision is
:06:56. > :06:57.likely, however, to be quitd a long way off.
:06:58. > :07:01.In just a few months, work will start on the biggest new town to be
:07:02. > :07:04.built in Britain since Milton Keynes. Plans to transform the
:07:05. > :07:07.former RAF Oakington site wdre first suggested in 1999, but after years
:07:08. > :07:13.of arguments, plans were finally submitted in 2007. The town of
:07:14. > :07:24.Northstowe will eventually have 10,000 homes and a population of
:07:25. > :07:31.more than 24,000. And today, Look East was given access to thd site,
:07:32. > :07:40.before the bulldozers move hn. In Spain, RAF Oakington was a bustling
:07:41. > :07:46.military base. This was a vhsit by Princess Alexandra. But no, it lies
:07:47. > :07:53.empty. Eventually, a whole new tone will be built. The aircraft bank
:07:54. > :08:00.anglers are already gone, so what fate for the remaining monulents of
:08:01. > :08:05.its former life. They have `sked people for feedback on that. The
:08:06. > :08:19.pillboxes could be used for many things. It has even been suggested
:08:20. > :08:22.that the used as bat hotels Before major any major development year,
:08:23. > :08:28.there needs to be major transport improvements. This phase of 3,5 0
:08:29. > :08:39.new homes is unlikely to go ahead until the upgrade of the A14 is
:08:40. > :08:45.complete in 2020. The first phase of 1,500 new homes has been given the
:08:46. > :08:49.go`ahead. Building is due to start this year. Some people belidve that
:08:50. > :08:58.could cause problems. They would rather they waited until evdryone
:08:59. > :09:07.else wrote here had caught tp. We have the whole area with thd
:09:08. > :09:10.requirement with a huge number of houses to be built and therd's a
:09:11. > :09:18.consultation is to whether they are all necessary. There is no
:09:19. > :09:22.indication yet how many of the homes in the second stage will be
:09:23. > :09:29.affordable housing. Developdrs are asking local people to put forward
:09:30. > :09:32.their views for the first planned new tone in the United Kingdom for
:09:33. > :09:35.over 50 years. The latest stage of the ?25 million
:09:36. > :09:38.redevelopment of Huntingdon's town centre officially opened today. A
:09:39. > :09:41.400`space multistorey car p`rk is now ready and new shops and
:09:42. > :09:44.restaurants will be built, replacing Chequers Court shopping centre and
:09:45. > :09:51.the tax office, which closed last year. The local council hopds to
:09:52. > :09:55.attract new big name retaildrs. The plans are part of a wider scheme to
:09:56. > :10:00.regenerate the centre of Huntingdon. Later, Alex has the weather. Plus,
:10:01. > :10:03.auctioning Elvis ` a full collection of every song he ever made going
:10:04. > :10:08.under the hammer in Bury today. I will be back at ten with `nother
:10:09. > :10:14.update. Do join me then, if you can. Bye for now.
:10:15. > :10:17.Still to come tonight, a Welbley final for Cambridge United. And
:10:18. > :10:29.Elvis fans get all shook up at a record auction.
:10:30. > :10:32.It's been claimed today that 75 ,000 container lorries will disappear
:10:33. > :10:38.from the A14, thanks to a ndw rail link in Suffolk. The new tr`ck is
:10:39. > :10:42.just under a mile long, but its impact will be enormous. It's called
:10:43. > :10:45.the Ipswich Chord and it's the final link in the Felixstowe to Ntneaton
:10:46. > :10:49.rail line. As well as removhng freight traffic from the ro`ds, it
:10:50. > :10:55.promises to make life easier for other rail passengers. It is almost
:10:56. > :11:01.ready to open, two pieces of track, 40 bridges, and it is only 0.2 km
:11:02. > :11:10.long, that the industry is very excited. `` for bridges. It is the
:11:11. > :11:14.most exciting thing we have seen in this area for a wild. They `re of
:11:15. > :11:19.regional and even European significance. The rail minister was
:11:20. > :11:25.here today and said that it would be a portent for the economy. Ht is
:11:26. > :11:33.going to be much easier and cheaper to transport. The trains th`t are
:11:34. > :11:41.transporting out can take up to 19 containers. At the moment, real
:11:42. > :11:47.freight from Felix so either goes via London, which can be very slow,
:11:48. > :11:52.or cross`country. Trains from the ports come into the sightings and
:11:53. > :11:56.then have to wait while the engine changes ends before continuhng on to
:11:57. > :12:03.the Midlands. Once the court is open there will be no need to waht. And
:12:04. > :12:07.rail passengers will also bdnefit. It is going to take people down to
:12:08. > :12:10.London, which will means th`t all of those people who have been waiting
:12:11. > :12:19.for a freight train to get out of their way, that will become a thing
:12:20. > :12:26.of the past. It costs ?57 mhllion. Proof, said the rail ministdr, that
:12:27. > :12:31.ministers nowadays understand the importance of improving
:12:32. > :12:37.infrastructure. This was a Cinderella region for a wild. We
:12:38. > :12:43.have had visits from the Prhme Minister. The government is taking
:12:44. > :12:47.this region seriously and pttting the investment in. The first test
:12:48. > :12:53.train will run along here on Monday and opens for real in ten wdeks
:12:54. > :12:57.Well, this weekend promises to be an active one, as people raise money
:12:58. > :13:00.for Sport Relief. The target is to raise more than ?50 million for
:13:01. > :13:05.charity. You can run a mile, you can ride a bike, go for a swim, or do
:13:06. > :13:17.just about anything. The phone lines open any minute now. Let's go to one
:13:18. > :13:23.of the call centres now. Thank you. I am here at an hnsurance
:13:24. > :13:34.company where they are pullhng out all of the stops for Sport Relief.
:13:35. > :13:37.As you can see, the entire call centre is gearing up for thd phone
:13:38. > :13:41.lines, which will open shortly, but first, let's take a look at what
:13:42. > :13:48.some of you guys have been doing across the region. It startdd with
:13:49. > :13:53.the Battle of the backsides, Alan Shearer and Robbie Savage shtting in
:13:54. > :13:58.every seat at Wembley Staditm, all 80,000. It continued this morning,
:13:59. > :14:04.with two fans from the Univdrsity of Bedfordshire getting bums on seats.
:14:05. > :14:10.Cambridge businessman Ed Goodman have not got a Wembley, so he made
:14:11. > :14:15.it with his office, 100 seats in a saddle sore three minutes, `ll four
:14:16. > :14:22.spot `` Sport Relief. Well done You can sit down now. They had `
:14:23. > :14:26.marathon football tournament here, featuring teams representing all 21
:14:27. > :14:33.Premier League clubs, the idea to play just one season in one day 380
:14:34. > :14:40.games, ?25,000 raised, and the Premier League champions Thomas
:14:41. > :14:44.Stoke city. Don't laugh! Byd`bye managers have also been doing their
:14:45. > :14:52.bit. In a special TV progralme called football managers with jokes,
:14:53. > :14:58.Carl Robinson told a cracker. I feel like a dog, and he goes, how long
:14:59. > :15:03.for, ever since I was a puppy, he said, OK, jump on the couch and will
:15:04. > :15:09.have a look. He said, I am not allowed on the couch. I think this
:15:10. > :15:13.morning, the players, some back from six Nations duty, did a mild of
:15:14. > :15:19.passing without dropping thd ball. At the BBC Essex, a cyclist and
:15:20. > :15:25.others cycled from South Bend to Colchester, back in six hours,
:15:26. > :15:29.without leaving the building. In Milton Keynes, these guys dhd the
:15:30. > :15:33.equivalent of the three pigs challenge, which meant up and down
:15:34. > :15:40.this wall 400 times. And at this naval base, they `` Air Force Base,
:15:41. > :15:47.they ran, they wrote and thdn they rode. ?850 raised for Sport Relief.
:15:48. > :15:52.If you want to give your tr`iners in outing this year, loads of fun runs
:15:53. > :15:57.this weekend. There will be one in your town. It is only a mild after
:15:58. > :16:03.all, and what is that betwedn friends?
:16:04. > :16:07.Fantastic fundraising going on across the region. I am keeping a
:16:08. > :16:12.very close eye on the time, because we are just coming up to thd lines
:16:13. > :16:17.opening here. I am going to hand you over to these wonderful voltnteers
:16:18. > :16:28.to countdown. Nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one!
:16:29. > :16:34.Fantastic. The lines are officially open. But have a chat to sole of the
:16:35. > :16:39.people taking part. `` let's have a chat. Why go out on Friday night
:16:40. > :16:45.when you can be calling me here and making a good donation to a good
:16:46. > :16:49.cause? What does Sport Relidf mean to you? I had a friend who lost a
:16:50. > :16:52.leg in a motorcycle accident and that it was not for his whedlchair
:16:53. > :16:56.accident he would not have been able to recover as quickly as he did Get
:16:57. > :17:03.on the phone lines and raisd some money. A huge organisation here How
:17:04. > :17:07.much planning went on? Weeks and weeks, but we took ?66,000 last year
:17:08. > :17:14.and we are looking to better that this year. How long are you here
:17:15. > :17:18.tonight Mister Mark `` tonight? We have been years since eight o'clock
:17:19. > :17:22.this morning. We need peopld to pick up the phone. Fantastic. All the
:17:23. > :17:28.best. Don't worry if you thhnk you have left it too late. You have not.
:17:29. > :17:41.But some of its taking placd across the weekend. `` lots of. He was the
:17:42. > :17:49.bloke in the crash, and? `` who was the bloke in the crash helmdt?
:17:50. > :17:53.Lots of big sporting fixturds this weekend, including a Wemblex final.
:17:54. > :17:56.We'll start with the Premier League. Norwich City welcome Sunderland to
:17:57. > :17:59.Carrow Road tomorrow hoping their knack of winning must`win home games
:18:00. > :18:03.continues. If they don't, they could find the relegation zone
:18:04. > :18:10.uncomfortably close come 5:00pm There is something about walking out
:18:11. > :18:16.at a must win game. Whether it is the pitch or the pressure that
:18:17. > :18:20.brings the best out of the lan. In November, a thumping at Manchester
:18:21. > :18:23.City. Canaries came from behind to pull themselves out of the bottom
:18:24. > :18:29.three. Three weeks later, a wind over Crystal Palace again g`ve them
:18:30. > :18:34.the belief that they could beat the drop. Following an eight`gale run
:18:35. > :18:40.without a win, they woke and hauled to Carrow Road, the team also
:18:41. > :18:46.struggling. A draw until thd 87th minute this time. Home advantage.
:18:47. > :18:59.Personally, I want to win every game. At home I think we fedl
:19:00. > :19:02.confident in ourselves. If we are still in the Premier League after
:19:03. > :19:08.these games, we have to try and do something. After Sunderland on
:19:09. > :19:13.Saturday, there are just three more home games last for them. They will
:19:14. > :19:21.be hoping `` hoping the fin`l day's with Arsenal not another must win on
:19:22. > :19:24.stop `` must win. In the Championship, a big ask for Ipswich
:19:25. > :19:27.Town if they're to make the play`offs. Brighton away thd
:19:28. > :19:30.challenge this weekend and on Monday's Late Kick`off as wdll as
:19:31. > :19:33.highlights from that game. Our reporter has been for a few holes
:19:34. > :19:36.with Mick McCarthy and his players. Dreams of a return to the Premier
:19:37. > :19:39.League aren't over yet. The last couple of years have been a
:19:40. > :19:42.bit of a relegation battle `t times, so it is nice to be looking upwards
:19:43. > :19:45.rather than behind. Do you think the playoffs are not out of the
:19:46. > :19:53.question? Definitely not out of the question. If we can stay around four
:19:54. > :19:56.or six points, that is still attainable. We will keep pushing
:19:57. > :20:00.right to the end. There is football tonight. Hn League
:20:01. > :20:04.Two, Southend will be withott striker Barry Corr for their trip to
:20:05. > :20:06.Bristol Rovers after his red card. Then tomorrow, Northampton's scrap
:20:07. > :20:09.at the bottom continues awax at Morcambe. In League One tomorrow,
:20:10. > :20:13.Colchester and Peterborough are both at home, while local rivals MK Dons
:20:14. > :20:18.and Stevenage battle it out at Broadhall Way. The last two times
:20:19. > :20:21.Cambridge United have been to Wembley, they've lost and not even
:20:22. > :20:25.scored a goal. They return this weekend in the final of the FA
:20:26. > :20:27.Trophy, where the Conferencd team are hot favourites to beat
:20:28. > :20:30.Conference South side Gosport Borough.
:20:31. > :20:37.Two captains, one piece of civil where, and iconic London landmark,
:20:38. > :20:42.prime location to promote the trophy final. Cambridge are strong
:20:43. > :20:48.favourites against Gosport. It looks a mismatch, but don't call ht a
:20:49. > :20:52.cruise. It is a 50`50 game. It is a game that is there to be ond for
:20:53. > :20:57.both teams. I do not think there is any doubt about that. The hhstory
:20:58. > :21:04.books are riddled with teens who are supposedly underdogs who win the
:21:05. > :21:07.day. `` teams. We are a well of sugar we are aware that we have to
:21:08. > :21:15.play well. Today, a light training session led by Richard. The team are
:21:16. > :21:22.on the up. The FA trophy is one half of a possible double, big prize
:21:23. > :21:27.promotion back into the leak. We must get out of this league. It is
:21:28. > :21:33.encouraging. But we do not go up this year, I think we will next
:21:34. > :21:41.year. Where exactly is Gosport? The south coast. This hairdressdr was
:21:42. > :21:47.let go, complete with broken heart. It did not work out. I have had a
:21:48. > :21:51.good career outside of the league, but to finally get to Wembldy and
:21:52. > :21:55.then play the team that let you go, when you are a kid, that brdaks your
:21:56. > :22:03.heart, really, and it is a good day, really, I can't wait. For two local
:22:04. > :22:08.lads, Sunday is a special occasion. Luke has just arrived on stop not
:22:09. > :22:19.signed in time for Wembley, instead, he will join 10,000 fans hoping it
:22:20. > :22:22.is third time lucky at Wembley. In rugby, Northampton Saints will be
:22:23. > :22:24.delighted to welcome back their International stars for this
:22:25. > :22:27.weekend's Premiership trip to Sale Sharks. The likes of this m`n,
:22:28. > :22:31.Luther Burrell, and George North, Courtney Lawes, Dylan Hartldy are
:22:32. > :22:35.back from Six Nations duty `s they get back to the bread and bttter of
:22:36. > :22:41.the league. And you can follow the rugby, the football and everything
:22:42. > :22:48.else on the BBC Sport Website. Thank you. For very good re`son we
:22:49. > :22:53.have been discussing our favourite Elvis song. Not during the
:22:54. > :22:58.programme! What record? I w`s just saying, it is difficult to decide,
:22:59. > :23:03.but I think stuck on you is probably up there. He moves very well in that
:23:04. > :23:11.one! I do not think we have got time for mine, I have a whole list.
:23:12. > :23:14.Today, in Bury St Edmunds, ` collection of every record Dlvis
:23:15. > :23:17.made came up for auction. Everything from the big hits to some that are
:23:18. > :23:27.not so well known. His latest flame on an old record
:23:28. > :23:33.player. It is his favourite Elvis track. He started collecting Elvis
:23:34. > :23:39.records when he first heard the king and his father's workshop in
:23:40. > :23:43.Ireland. `` in his father's workshop. People in the workshop
:23:44. > :23:49.were passionate about his mtsic and it could be heard just about
:23:50. > :23:52.everywhere at the time. That is how he started and he has only just
:23:53. > :24:05.stopped. 2000 records going under the hammer. Rarities, bootldgs, you
:24:06. > :24:10.name it. Don't be cruel? Yes. But now, he is retiring, and thd
:24:11. > :24:14.collection has got to go. Pretty much every UK release of Elvis
:24:15. > :24:16.Presley records, but the bizarre thing is that many of them have
:24:17. > :24:22.never been played. I have not been able to get all shook up out of my
:24:23. > :24:28.head ever since we set up this sale. How does it go? Don't do thhs to
:24:29. > :24:40.me! I'm all shook up! Yeah, yeah. You have killed me!
:24:41. > :24:47.Fair to say Elvis collectors come in all shapes and sizes. I bumped into
:24:48. > :24:58.Les Miller who was filling holes in his collection. He bought a picture
:24:59. > :25:04.disc for ?8. He got it. Bargain Is that a bargain? I don't know. Yes.
:25:05. > :25:23.The failed raise a total of ?7, 00, will have more space, and wd are now
:25:24. > :25:34.all humming Elvis tunes. `` Bill has more speace. Sunshine was abundant
:25:35. > :25:38.today. Is it ends of a care home did a sponsored wheelchair walk and they
:25:39. > :25:43.raised ?300 for Sport Relief, so well done for them. There is going
:25:44. > :25:49.to be some sunshine this wedkend and there will be some showers. Amateurs
:25:50. > :25:54.will stay on the cool side. There's also the return of some frosty
:25:55. > :25:59.nights, particularly for Sunday night. There have been some showers
:26:00. > :26:05.and they have been quite isolated, but there is still the chance of
:26:06. > :26:08.some showers in the next hotr. The showers are expected to become more
:26:09. > :26:12.widespread later on, and thdy may have a bit of hail in them `nd even
:26:13. > :26:16.a rumble of thunder. An little bit of an unsettled night, and
:26:17. > :26:20.temperatures falling away, so certainly getting close to freezing.
:26:21. > :26:25.There will still be a gusty wind with these showers, but temperatures
:26:26. > :26:28.could get lower than this, bringing the risk of a frost and somd icy
:26:29. > :26:32.patches. We start our weekend quite chilly. There will be sunshhne
:26:33. > :26:38.through the morning. Shower clouds will build through the day. We could
:26:39. > :26:41.really catch a shower just `bout anywhere and there is again the risk
:26:42. > :26:48.of them turning heady with perhaps some hail. Similar temperattres to
:26:49. > :26:52.today. Nine or ten Celsius. Factor in the breeze and it will fdel a bit
:26:53. > :26:56.chilly in the winds and we still have the risk of showers for the
:26:57. > :27:00.afternoon. Most of them shotld die off overnight but they might keep
:27:01. > :27:07.going on in coastal parts of the region. Our pressure pattern shows
:27:08. > :27:11.that it is unsettled. No longer do we have high pressure keeping things
:27:12. > :27:18.fine. We have a low coming hn on Monday. It will not arrive till
:27:19. > :27:23.after nightfall. For Sunday, sunshine and showers, staying cool.
:27:24. > :27:28.Wind coming in from the North West. Rain overnight going into Ttesday.
:27:29. > :27:33.Must take note of Sunday night, a sharp frost and some fog patches
:27:34. > :27:37.around, so certainly colder than we have seen too much for the whole
:27:38. > :27:44.winter and spring. Thank yot. Raise lots of money for sports relief
:27:45. > :27:47.From all of us, have a good night. Goodbye. `` Sport Relief.