:00:00. > :00:00.brightness between the clouds. The outlook is mixed. Thank you.
:00:00. > :00:09.Hello and welcome to Look E`st. Coming up in the programme tonight:
:00:10. > :00:14.Killed at a notorious acciddnt blackspot. An inquest hears of
:00:15. > :00:20.Hannah's final fatal journex. High alert on health as air
:00:21. > :00:23.pollution peaks in this reghon. We'll be here later in the
:00:24. > :00:26.programme. The rising tide of obesity. As the sugar industry
:00:27. > :00:30.booms, so do our waistlines. But who's to blame?
:00:31. > :00:32.And an East Anglian success story. Why our region has the pick of the
:00:33. > :00:47.asparagus crop. First tonight, a court's bedn
:00:48. > :00:53.hearing of the final fatal journey of a teenager who lost her life at a
:00:54. > :00:57.notorious accident blackspot. Hannah Yates was just 19 years old, full of
:00:58. > :01:03.fun, with her whole life ahdad of her. She was described by hdr family
:01:04. > :01:06.as full of fun with her whole life ahead of her. But an inquest heard
:01:07. > :01:11.today how one night last November, she lost control of her car on
:01:12. > :01:14.Northbank, near Whittlesey. A notorious stretch of road, the
:01:15. > :01:17.Northbank stretches for somd miles alongside the River Nene towards
:01:18. > :01:20.Peterborough. Hannah's death was one in a series of accidents last winter
:01:21. > :01:23.that led to safety barriers being erected. Today, campaigners said the
:01:24. > :01:27.safety measures still didn't go far enough.
:01:28. > :01:31."A beautiful girl, who we mhss so much. Our hearts are broken." the
:01:32. > :01:38.words of Hannah Yates' family after today's inquest into her de`th. She
:01:39. > :01:46.died after her car went into the River Nene at Whittlesey ond night
:01:47. > :01:50.last winter. The inquest he`rd that it was at the seven o'clock in the
:01:51. > :01:55.evening. Hannay Yates was h`ppy in herself and on her way to sde her
:01:56. > :02:00.boyfriend. An eyewitness saw that her car crashed through the trees
:02:01. > :02:02.and into the water. He said the car was sucked underneath and
:02:03. > :02:08.eventually, the car lights disappeared. The driver who stopped
:02:09. > :02:11.said he heard Hannah shouting from the car, saying, "Help me, H can't
:02:12. > :02:16.get out, I'm trapped." It sounded like she was banging on the glass.
:02:17. > :02:20.It was one of a series of accidents. Starting with Hannah's death on the
:02:21. > :02:23.3rd of November. Then, over a week, four cars also plunged into the
:02:24. > :02:28.River Nene, with passengers thrown into the water and having to escape.
:02:29. > :02:29.On second December, the bodx of Keith Pettitt from Corby was
:02:30. > :02:33.recovered from a car. into the water and having to escape.
:02:34. > :02:39.On second December, the And on the same day, another accident. This
:02:40. > :02:41.time the driver was unhurt. Today, the coroner said Hannah's ddath was
:02:42. > :02:44.accidental, losing control while negotiating a bend.
:02:45. > :02:46.time the driver was unhurt. Today, the coroner said He gave an open
:02:47. > :02:53.conclusion on Keith Pettit's death, saying he couldn't be sure ht was
:02:54. > :03:00.accidental. After Hannah's death, her family joined campaigners
:03:01. > :03:06.calling for better safety mdasures. If we can raise awareness from what
:03:07. > :03:10.happened to Hannah, we can help save other people and stop other families
:03:11. > :03:13.going through this. It will be in her name. A temporary 40mph speed
:03:14. > :03:19.limit was brought in and safety barriers put up on the bend where
:03:20. > :03:25.she died. It is a terrible shame that it took Hannah's death and then
:03:26. > :03:33.the subsequent death later on, only a few weeks later, and then further
:03:34. > :03:37.accidents that happened in November of last year, to persuade the city
:03:38. > :03:42.council finally to realise the need for a safety barrier on this road.
:03:43. > :03:47.Campaigners are calling for more safety measures across the county.
:03:48. > :03:51.Obviously, the barrier is already in and has been constricted on that
:03:52. > :03:55.particular bend. Unfortunatdly, it comes down to cost and risk
:03:56. > :03:58.management as to where else to put barriers. There are so mini rose in
:03:59. > :04:06.the county where water runs alongside, it is not practical or
:04:07. > :04:09.effective to do that. Hannah's family said they were disappointed
:04:10. > :04:12.the coroner didn't ask for lore safety measures but that thdy have
:04:13. > :04:19.to accept what has happened and move on with their lives.
:04:20. > :04:22.In less than 24 hours, a ch`nge in the law could mean online ilages of
:04:23. > :04:24.child sexual abuse are more difficult to block. The
:04:25. > :04:27.Cambridgeshire`based charitx the Internet Watch Foundation is
:04:28. > :04:30.concerned that a vote in thd European Parliament tomorrow will
:04:31. > :04:36.lead to images remaining on the internet for longer. At the moment,
:04:37. > :04:41.they're removed within 60 mhnutes of a report being made in the TK.
:04:42. > :04:48.Ben Bland is in our newsrool and has more on this. This is causing a real
:04:49. > :04:52.worry for the Internet Watch Foundation, mainly because they are
:04:53. > :04:56.not exactly sure about the hmpact this change the law could h`ve on
:04:57. > :05:01.them and the work they do. Their fear is that it could slow down
:05:02. > :05:06.ability to block access to child pornography images. We are talking
:05:07. > :05:09.about thousands of web pages. Last year alone, they received rdports of
:05:10. > :05:14.more than 13,000 websites that were hosting images of children being
:05:15. > :05:19.sexually abused. At the momdnt, if somebody reports website hosting
:05:20. > :05:23.images of child sex abuse, the web address can be blocked almost
:05:24. > :05:27.immediately. They added to ` list that is shared with all of the
:05:28. > :05:30.internet service providers, who provide internet connection to
:05:31. > :05:35.people's homes, and they voluntarily block that address. It seems as
:05:36. > :05:39.though the new law, the one that is being proposed, would make ht
:05:40. > :05:43.illegal for internet providdrs to do that in future. Instead, thdy might
:05:44. > :05:48.have to go and get a court order first before blocking the shte, and
:05:49. > :05:53.that would mean people being able to access those illegal images for
:05:54. > :05:57.longer in the meantime. One of the Eastern region's members of ``
:05:58. > :06:03.member of the European Parlhament raised that today. This is
:06:04. > :06:07.irresponsible and dangerous and that amendment must not be allowdd to go
:06:08. > :06:10.through. And the reason that this matters is because actually removing
:06:11. > :06:15.and deleting the images can take anything from an hour to a couple of
:06:16. > :06:18.weeks, so this ability to block the address, block access to those
:06:19. > :06:23.images in the meantime, is one of the key weapons in the fight against
:06:24. > :06:30.sexual abuse of children online So why are they doing this? It is all
:06:31. > :06:33.part of a bigger attempt to change European law, to make it easier for
:06:34. > :06:38.legitimate businesses to do trade across the whole of Europe, making
:06:39. > :06:42.it easier for businesses to access customers reliably, even if they are
:06:43. > :06:47.in another European country, without any worry of their websites being
:06:48. > :06:50.blocked or slowed down. Frol the customer point of view, makhng it
:06:51. > :06:53.easier for people to buy online It should be just as easy for le in
:06:54. > :06:57.Cambridge to buy from a bushness that is in Belgium as it should be
:06:58. > :07:02.to buy from a firm operating online that is based in Bedfordshire. And
:07:03. > :07:06.they say that a more unified approach, more joined up system
:07:07. > :07:09.would help businesses boost their profits and create jobs and giving
:07:10. > :07:14.businesses that confidence would help them in that aim. So that is
:07:15. > :07:21.why this whole law is being proposed, but some of our MVPs,
:07:22. > :07:24.Conservative and Labour, want an assurance that there will still be
:07:25. > :07:31.the ability to block access to illegal content if needed. Thanks
:07:32. > :07:34.very much. A jury has been hearing frol the
:07:35. > :07:37.first witness in the trial of five men accused of sexually abusing
:07:38. > :07:40.vulnerable young girls in Peterborough. Giving evidence via
:07:41. > :07:43.videolink, the woman, who w`s 1 at the time, told Cambridge Crown Court
:07:44. > :07:46.she was raped by 28`year`old Yasir Ali. Under cross`examination, she
:07:47. > :07:54.said didn't tell anyone. Shd felt scared. The five men deny all the
:07:55. > :07:57.charges. The police have named the woman who
:07:58. > :08:03.died at Charles would detention centre. Claims that she was denied
:08:04. > :08:06.medical assistance going to be investigated. An inquest her death
:08:07. > :08:09.will open. The Police and Crime Commissioner
:08:10. > :08:11.for Bedfordshire has been interviewed under caution bx the
:08:12. > :08:13.Independent Police Complaints Commission. Earlier this ye`r, Olly
:08:14. > :08:16.Martins admitted giving awax confidential information about the
:08:17. > :08:20.death in custody of Leon Brhggs Mr Briggs, who was from Luton, died in
:08:21. > :08:24.November after he was detained by Bedfordshire Police.
:08:25. > :08:28.Next tonight, more on that dust cloud that's blown in from the
:08:29. > :08:34.Sahara. Pollution levels here in the east have hit the highest point on
:08:35. > :08:37.the scale. Health experts h`ve advised the elderly and those with
:08:38. > :08:40.heart and lung conditions to avoid outdoor exercise. The air is
:08:41. > :08:47.expected to clear in the next 2 hours.
:08:48. > :08:55.This was Luton this morning. Like much of the region, the fog remained
:08:56. > :08:58.throughout the day. The sun was doing its best to burn throtgh but
:08:59. > :09:02.it was a gloomy journey to work the many. Dust from the Sahara which has
:09:03. > :09:06.blown north across Europe, combined with air pollution from exh`ust
:09:07. > :09:07.fumes on both sides of the Channel and a light wind,
:09:08. > :09:10.fumes on both sides of the Channel and a light have raised air
:09:11. > :09:16.pollution levels. This map shows the worst affected areas in the east,
:09:17. > :09:20.highlighted in purple. In Mhlton Keynes, Christine Peel names the
:09:21. > :09:25.conditions for causing her sore throat and leaving her breathless.
:09:26. > :09:30.It is a tightness in the chdst and you can hear that when I am
:09:31. > :09:34.breathing, it is wheezy. So it is not... I can't actually get my
:09:35. > :09:44.breath through properly. Thdn I have a sore throat. Then sometimds, the
:09:45. > :09:47.eyes start itching. People with respiratory problems are most likely
:09:48. > :09:52.to be affected by the higher pollution levels. The Sahar`n sand
:09:53. > :09:59.is only likely to be an annoyance to drivers. Weather forecasters say
:10:00. > :10:03.conditions are not helping. Now the turn southeasterly, we have brought
:10:04. > :10:05.in pollution from the continent and that is coupled with our own
:10:06. > :10:12.pollution in East has caused the problems with air conditiondrs. The
:10:13. > :10:15.perfect storm? In a sense, with the wind so light, nothing is there to
:10:16. > :10:21.disperse it and it will be down to the wind picks up all week hntroduce
:10:22. > :10:24.fresh air from the Atlantic. Air quality monitoring stations like
:10:25. > :10:28.this provide real`time data about air pollutant levels. In Milton
:10:29. > :10:32.Keynes, they are higher than usual but the experts say they ard still
:10:33. > :10:37.within safe limits and therd is no real cause for concern. Chrhstine
:10:38. > :10:41.Peel says she won't be taking any chances. She plans to stay hndoors
:10:42. > :10:50.until the dust has cleared `nd the air`pollution drops.
:10:51. > :10:53.This afternoon, I spoke to Dr Kate King, of Public Health Engl`nd, and
:10:54. > :10:55.asked her how concerned shotld we be?
:10:56. > :10:58.I think we have to recognisd that air quality can be an important
:10:59. > :11:01.factor in various people's health, particularly if they have already
:11:02. > :11:05.got lung problems or heart problems, and knowing that over the l`st
:11:06. > :11:08.couple of days and into the next few days, air quality pollution levels
:11:09. > :11:14.will be very high, I think that s important, that people know and plan
:11:15. > :11:20.for. What are the possible risks, then? The risks are mainly for
:11:21. > :11:22.people who have already got lung problems, breathing difficulties,
:11:23. > :11:25.such as asthma or chronic obstructive airways disease, or for
:11:26. > :11:34.people who have got heart dhsease or for older people, whose lung
:11:35. > :11:37.function has fallen away with age. They might well find that the air
:11:38. > :11:45.pollution affects their bre`thing and their ability to undert`ke
:11:46. > :11:47.exercise. So what's your advice to those people, then, who are
:11:48. > :11:50.particularly vulnerable? Those people that have asthma shotld be
:11:51. > :12:00.using their preventive inhalers properly and using their trdatment
:12:01. > :12:03.inhalers as they need them. People who know they might be runnhng into
:12:04. > :12:06.problems should limit how strenuously they exercise ott of
:12:07. > :12:12.doors whilst the air polluthon levels are high. And if thex are
:12:13. > :12:16.finding themselves affected, either in their breathing or their eyes, or
:12:17. > :12:20.a sore throat, anyone should go in doors and just limit their time
:12:21. > :12:27.spent in this air while it hs of such poor quality.
:12:28. > :12:31.Dr Kate King talking to me darlier. And if you've got a story about the
:12:32. > :12:35.dust cloud, or any pictures, we d love to hear from you. You can
:12:36. > :12:37.email, phone or there's Twitter and Facebook too. And Alex will be here
:12:38. > :12:48.later in the programme with a a war memorial in the centrd of
:12:49. > :12:52.Huntington has been awarded grade two listed status. Designed by
:12:53. > :12:57.Kathleen Scott, the wife of polar explorer Captain Scott, it hs one of
:12:58. > :13:00.500 being given the protectdd status by English Heritage this ye`r.
:13:01. > :13:02.Those are your top stories tonight. Now it's over to Stewart and Susie
:13:03. > :13:14.for the Lots more to come tonight, hncluding
:13:15. > :13:20.the latest advice on sugar hn our diet will stop plus, as the
:13:21. > :13:28.asparagus harvest gets underway expert tips on how to make the best
:13:29. > :13:31.of them. The second broadcast duel bdtween
:13:32. > :13:35.the Deputy Prime Minister Nhck Clegg and the UKIP leader Nigel F`rage is
:13:36. > :13:38.due to take place on BBC Two in about 15 minutes. The pair `re
:13:39. > :13:42.debating whether the UK shotld be in or out of Europe. This region does
:13:43. > :13:46.more trade with Europe than anywhere else, and yet, if the polls are to
:13:47. > :13:49.be believed, we are more Eurosceptic than anywhere else the country. Our
:13:50. > :13:57.political correspondent Andrew Sinclair is in Brussels now. So
:13:58. > :14:02.Andrew, why are we so Eurosceptic? Well, tonight's debate will be
:14:03. > :14:05.widely watched over here. I know at least three debate parties taking
:14:06. > :14:08.place. The pub across the road has built up a big screen for the night.
:14:09. > :14:08.You built up a big screen for the night.
:14:09. > :14:10.It are built up a big screen for the night.
:14:11. > :14:11.It really matters to people in Brussels whether we in
:14:12. > :14:11.It really matters to people in Brussels whether we stay thd
:14:12. > :14:14.It really matters to people in Brussels whether we stay or go, and
:14:15. > :14:14.even though these forthcoming European elections aren't c`re
:14:15. > :14:17.even though these forthcoming European elections aren't about
:14:18. > :14:19.whether we stay or go that that is down to Westminster and a possible
:14:20. > :14:19.and are down to Westminster and a possible
:14:20. > :14:21.referendum you down to Westminster and a possible
:14:22. > :14:24.referendum `` they are focusing attention on what exactly wd in the
:14:25. > :14:26.East get for our membership in Europe.
:14:27. > :14:30.This is the Titchwell Naturd Reserve in north Norfolk. They recently
:14:31. > :14:30.spent ?1.2 million here on ` new hide and are
:14:31. > :14:30.spent ?1.2 million here on ` new hide and raising a
:14:31. > :14:32.spent ?1.2 million here on ` new hide and raising the wall to protect
:14:33. > :14:32.the high hide and raising the wall to protect
:14:33. > :14:32.the freshwater hide and raising the wall to protect
:14:33. > :14:32.the high is hide and raising the wall to protect
:14:33. > :14:32.the freshwater marshes hide and raising the wall to protect
:14:33. > :14:35.the freshwater here hide and raising the wall to protect
:14:36. > :14:36.the freshwater marshes from the sea. Two thirds of the money camd from
:14:37. > :14:44.Europe. that the Two thirds of the money camd from
:14:45. > :14:48.Europe. For the RSPB, being part of the EU is very useful. Therd are two
:14:49. > :14:52.main benefits for the organhsation. Clearly, one is funding we get from
:14:53. > :14:57.Europe, but also working with our European partners on conservation,
:14:58. > :14:57.and wildlife protection, both in the UK gene
:14:58. > :14:58.and wildlife protection, both in the UK and throughout Europe. The new
:14:59. > :15:02.Ipswich freight line which opened is Ipswich freight line which opened
:15:03. > :15:03.this week was part funded bx the EU. In the last seven years, more than
:15:04. > :15:04.in you In the last seven years, more than
:15:05. > :15:06.?600 million has been given to need ?600 million has been given to
:15:07. > :15:12.universities and companies hn the region for research and devdlopment.
:15:13. > :15:14.Subsidies to farmers, improvements to Southwold harbour, just ` handful
:15:15. > :15:17.of things funded by Europe. to to Southwold harbour, just ` handful
:15:18. > :15:21.of things funded by Europe. Business point out that 55% of our trade is
:15:22. > :15:22.with the EU. To most people here at the European Parliament, it makes
:15:23. > :15:23.you the European Parliament, it makes
:15:24. > :15:25.complete and the European Parliament, it makes
:15:26. > :15:28.complete sense for us to be part of Europe. It benefits each falily in
:15:29. > :15:30.the East of England by ?3,000 a year. That is the value of the extra
:15:31. > :15:32.trade that we bring. you year. That is the value of the extra
:15:33. > :15:35.trade that we bring. Not Labour saying that, not even a polhtician
:15:36. > :15:39.saying that. That's what Brhtish business, the CBI says. But critics
:15:40. > :15:39.point out we pay far more to hear in tax and
:15:40. > :15:41.point out we pay far more to hear in tax than we ever get back. The
:15:42. > :15:49.they believe the European Commission and other institutions like the
:15:50. > :15:49.Court of Human Rights have too much you
:15:50. > :15:54.Court of Human Rights have too much of a say in our lives. The political
:15:55. > :15:57.commentator Simon Heffer, hd lives in Essex, says it has all gone too
:15:58. > :16:00.far. I drive around bits of Britain and see signs up saying "pahd for by
:16:01. > :16:04.the European Community". Well, we could have paid for it oursdlves.
:16:05. > :16:08.I'd rather have that money spent here, and I'd rather the people I
:16:09. > :16:11.elect to govern me decided how to spend it. And even here in Brussels,
:16:12. > :16:15.there are people who agree with him. I think we could do a lot bdtter
:16:16. > :16:19.outside the EU with a suitable trade agreement. But wouldn't we lose out?
:16:20. > :16:23.No, I don't think we would. We would have full access to the EU single
:16:24. > :16:33.market. Remember, we import far more cars or wine or goods from the EU
:16:34. > :16:37.than we actually export to ht. What we have here is another example
:16:38. > :16:42.of the EU trying to find a role Yesterday, another conservative was
:16:43. > :16:47.questioning why the EU was helping to tackle piracy. There is `nother
:16:48. > :16:50.view that Europe would be mtch better for us evicted few things and
:16:51. > :16:53.spent less money. Not surprhsingly, most people here want us to stay in
:16:54. > :16:59.Europe. But opponents believe the argument is going their way.
:17:00. > :17:03.You know, there are dozens of facts and figures traded in this debate.
:17:04. > :17:07.Most of them are actually true. It is true that we pay around ?50
:17:08. > :17:14.million a day to Europe. It is true, depending on how you count back 50%
:17:15. > :17:17.of our rules and laws have some brothels involvement. It is harder
:17:18. > :17:24.to decide how many jobs are involved. The bottom line is, there
:17:25. > :17:30.is no killer fact. It is all down to what you believe people havd to be
:17:31. > :17:32.swayed by arguments, not st`tistics. Thank you very much.
:17:33. > :17:36.A reminder you can see that debate between Nigel Farage and Nick Clegg
:17:37. > :17:39.after Look East on BBC Two. It's called The European Union: Hn or
:17:40. > :17:43.Out? It's chaired by David Dimbleby. Last night we reported how hmportant
:17:44. > :17:46.sugar production is to the region's economy. British Sugar is planning
:17:47. > :17:49.to invest ?300 million pounds in its East Anglian operations to boost
:17:50. > :17:52.production. And that's desphte the growing health concerns abott sugar
:17:53. > :17:55.in our diet. In her second report, Jo Taylor examines the problems
:17:56. > :18:07.which can arise when consumdrs can't control a sweet tooth.
:18:08. > :18:10.This is my son's treat bag. In the evenings, I will get packagd and
:18:11. > :18:16.come in and have a rummage `round, and see what he has got, and see
:18:17. > :18:22.what I fancy. Lisa has a problem ` sugar. It is a constant battle to
:18:23. > :18:27.resist it. This is hard for me to resist, this bag. Surely thd
:18:28. > :18:31.solution is not to have it? I know, but how can I deprive myself of
:18:32. > :18:36.having a treat in his back lunch? Every other child at school has
:18:37. > :18:40.won. She must lose weight for her health, but it is hard when
:18:41. > :18:45.temptation is right under hdr nose. The waffle for Harry for brdakfast,
:18:46. > :18:52.how much sugar is in those? I would not normally look, now you have told
:18:53. > :18:57.me to look. There is 6.5 gr`ms per waffle. But it is hard. It would not
:18:58. > :19:00.occur to me at all when I al doing my shopping to pick something up and
:19:01. > :19:05.look how much sugar is in it. I don't have time. The averagd Briton
:19:06. > :19:09.needs 140 teaspoons of sugar per week. Alexander the great m`te sugar
:19:10. > :19:15.popular in the Mediterranean after discovering it in them the lead
:19:16. > :19:19.India. Brown sugar has more calories because it contains more water. Many
:19:20. > :19:24.processed foods have hidden sugar, even if they are not sweet. Also
:19:25. > :19:28.does contain four calories per gram. When you compare that with fat, at
:19:29. > :19:32.nine calories per gram, it hs less than half. It is that balance of
:19:33. > :19:35.calories in and out that is important in our diets, not just
:19:36. > :19:43.demonising one ingredient or even added sugars. British Sugar, based
:19:44. > :19:46.in our region, is investing ?50 million this year alone to hncrease
:19:47. > :19:51.production. ?300 million will be spent over the next decade. Experts
:19:52. > :19:56.say it will lead to a 20% rdduction in the price of sugar, fuelling the
:19:57. > :20:01.obesity epidemic. That prob`bly won't mean that consumers whll buy
:20:02. > :20:07.more in the form of a bag, but it probably means they will sell more
:20:08. > :20:14.to producers, who will prob`bly put more as an ingredient, not only as a
:20:15. > :20:18.sweetener, but into a wide range of foods. So if more sugar means
:20:19. > :20:20.cheaper sugar, tempting manufacturers to put extra hn
:20:21. > :20:25.products, it will be harder for us to control how much of it wd eat.
:20:26. > :20:28.It's been confirmed today that players from Norwich City Football
:20:29. > :20:31.Club are to reimburse their fans who travelled to Swansea for last
:20:32. > :20:34.Saturday's league game. The Canaries lost the match 3`0 in a performance
:20:35. > :20:38.condemned as dismal by thosd who witnessed it. 900 away supporters
:20:39. > :20:45.made the 12`hour round trip from Norfolk. Adult tickets were ?20
:20:46. > :20:50.Michael Bailey, who covers sport for the Eastern Daily Press and Mustard
:20:51. > :20:56.TV, was at the game. So, whether players forced hnto
:20:57. > :21:00.this, or did they volunteer to part with their money? I am sure it is a
:21:01. > :21:03.bit of both. You have to trdat what they said after the game genuinely.
:21:04. > :21:06.I think they were disappointed at how they performed, and that those
:21:07. > :21:11.away fans travelled the length and breadth of the country to sde them,
:21:12. > :21:15.and it is kind of a good news story. It is a good gesture. You c`n't be
:21:16. > :21:22.too cynical or critical abott it. It is good at them to do. How luch does
:21:23. > :21:24.it actually work out per pl`yer I think it must be approaching ?1 00
:21:25. > :21:27.per player, and obviously they receive a lot of money for what they
:21:28. > :21:36.do, and some may argue they didn't do a lot on Saturday. It is good at
:21:37. > :21:41.them to do it, I think. Chrhs Hughton didn't look happy dhd he? I
:21:42. > :21:45.think it was predictable. I don t think was a standout terrible way
:21:46. > :21:50.showing. They have been pretty rotten all season on the ro`d,
:21:51. > :21:55.losing 7`0 at Manchester City. It was not a standout, but one among a
:21:56. > :21:59.number of bad away performances Does this set a precedent? Will they
:22:00. > :22:05.have to do this again when they have a bad away game? The fans whll hope
:22:06. > :22:09.not, because they will be hoping they start winning! It is a pretty
:22:10. > :22:12.unique gesture. I can't remdmber it happening before. Thank goodness
:22:13. > :22:18.they do not do it for every home game! Thank you for coming hn.
:22:19. > :22:21.Last year we ate ?28 million worth of asparagus in this countrx, more
:22:22. > :22:25.than ever before. But still not as much as the Germans, apparently who
:22:26. > :22:29.love it even more than we do. Farmers across the region h`ve just
:22:30. > :22:37.started picking the crop. Btt how do you cook it? Mike Liggins joined the
:22:38. > :22:40.harvest to get some tips. This is St John's Farm at
:22:41. > :22:44.Beachamwell, not far from Swaffham. Joao and Mario, both from Portugal,
:22:45. > :22:51.are busy picking the first `sparagus of the season. In a tent in the
:22:52. > :22:56.corner of the field, chef Alan from the local pub is busy preparing the
:22:57. > :23:01.asparagus. Breaking off the top of the spear, ready for two minutes in
:23:02. > :23:04.boiling water. What you want to try to do is keep it as fresh as
:23:05. > :23:07.possible. There's no point hn growing such a perfect prodtct and
:23:08. > :23:11.then really, really boiling it. You want to keep it al dente, so to
:23:12. > :23:14.speak. St John's supply wholesalers across the south`east of England. A
:23:15. > :23:18.van goes every night from Norfolk to Covent Garden in London, and on to
:23:19. > :23:22.some of the country's top restaurants. People want solething
:23:23. > :23:26.that is seasonal and fresh, and asparagus ticks all those boxes It
:23:27. > :23:30.is a sign of spring. Here wd are, lovely spring day, and we'vd got
:23:31. > :23:33.asparagus. And it's the first green veg of the year. You can do pretty
:23:34. > :23:38.much anything with asparagus, but Alan is planning to serve it today
:23:39. > :23:41.with locally`produced ham and a poached egg. While in the fheld
:23:42. > :23:49.Joao and Mario can pick for up to eight hours a day. Like I s`id, it's
:23:50. > :23:56.not difficult to do that. It's not hard work, and if people want to do
:23:57. > :24:01.that, they can do it. It's dasy Only, it isn't easy, of course.
:24:02. > :24:06.Getting a bit behind alreadx. You have to be quick, and you h`ve to be
:24:07. > :24:10.fit. Look at him, he's about 100 He s
:24:11. > :24:15.laughing, look! He doesn't care He's done it before, though.
:24:16. > :24:22.And domestically, is it easx to grow? Yeah, it's very easy to grow.
:24:23. > :24:26.Take a couple of years to gdt it right. In other words, don't, as
:24:27. > :24:30.soon as you see a spear, cut it Let it grow out for a couple of years,
:24:31. > :24:33.cut it very lightly, and after two to three years, you'll have
:24:34. > :24:36.asparagus beds that will last you for ten, 15 years. Asparagus is an
:24:37. > :24:40.East Anglian success story. We're eating more and more of it, and at
:24:41. > :24:44.places like St John's, they're happy to produce more. If you want to try
:24:45. > :24:54.it, don't delay. The season is short, and ends on June 21.
:24:55. > :25:02.So, one of them thinks it is easy to do all day, one of them get out of
:25:03. > :25:06.breath doing a couple of yards! That is why he had to run when they were
:25:07. > :25:09.just sauntering. But good of him to have a go. Let's get the we`ther.
:25:10. > :25:12.have a go. Let's get Good evening. There will be a real
:25:13. > :25:16.improvement in air quality by the end of the week. Let's look at where
:25:17. > :25:20.we are now. Across the region currently for most of us, pollution
:25:21. > :25:31.levels are low, but there are a couple of areas in Essex whdre they
:25:32. > :25:35.are higher. Level seven acts and in Southend`on`Sea, that is level five.
:25:36. > :25:39.Increasing amounts of cloud this evening, and some of you max be
:25:40. > :25:44.experiencing some trouble. `` drizzle. A band of rain will
:25:45. > :25:48.continue to make progress northwards through this evening, but whll not
:25:49. > :25:51.bring very much rain, perhaps a few spots of light rain or drizzle
:25:52. > :25:56.through this evening. For the second part of the night, it is looking
:25:57. > :26:00.dry, and there will be clear spells. Temperature is not really gdtting
:26:01. > :26:06.very low, we are looking at about seven or eight degrees. As we starts
:26:07. > :26:10.tomorrow, we will start to see some slight changes on the way, `nd this
:26:11. > :26:15.will improve our air qualitx for Friday. This is an area of low
:26:16. > :26:20.pressure coming in. Later tomorrow, a cold front, so behind it, a
:26:21. > :26:24.cleaner, fresh air mass. Not a lot of rain by the time it gets to us,
:26:25. > :26:28.so a few spots later on. Certainly looks like a warm day, but the
:26:29. > :26:32.sunshine will be quite hazy, and it will turn increasingly cloudy later,
:26:33. > :26:36.with just the chance of one to spots of rain. But we should see some
:26:37. > :26:41.sunshine through the morning. But it will be quite hazy, as I sax, with
:26:42. > :26:45.high`level cloud around. And temperatures varied across the
:26:46. > :26:50.region. On the coast, with the southeasterly breeze, a little
:26:51. > :26:55.cooler. Further west, 19 or even 20 degrees possible. We get more cloud
:26:56. > :26:58.increasing through the afternoon, and this may just produce a few
:26:59. > :27:02.spots of light rain or drizzle. Perhaps it will come in the form of
:27:03. > :27:12.an eye dilated shower across western counties. For Friday, it is looking
:27:13. > :27:17.like a dry and bright start, but more cloud later may producd a few
:27:18. > :27:23.spots of rain, and once we got that cold front through, much cldarer
:27:24. > :27:27.feels to things, but also a bit cooler for Friday. On Saturday, we
:27:28. > :27:31.started dry and bright, but increasing cloud could prodtce a few
:27:32. > :27:36.spots of rain. It looks likd an unsettled end the weekend.
:27:37. > :27:41.Thank you very much. That is it From all of us, thank you for your
:27:42. > :27:46.company, and see you tomorrow night. Goodbye.