:00:00. > :00:00.effort to put people off smoking. That is all from the BBC News
:00:00. > :00:09.Hello and welcome to Thursd`y's Look East. Coming up in the next 30
:00:10. > :00:13.minutes: 11 members of the same family are jailed for the khdnap and
:00:14. > :00:18.torture of a couple in the Fens Police say it's the worst c`se of
:00:19. > :00:23.vigilantism they've ever sedn. Also tonight: The morning after the
:00:24. > :00:33.night before ` Nick Clegg t`lks about that debate and defends
:00:34. > :00:36.Cambridge's City Deal money. People say ?1 billion isn't enough
:00:37. > :00:39.but it is much more than ?0. And we'll be here later in the
:00:40. > :00:43.programme: Up, up and away. How the region's airports are expanding `
:00:44. > :00:52.without the prospect of a ndw major runway.
:00:53. > :00:57.And a soldier 's life in a sick case which had not been opened for nearly
:00:58. > :01:00.100 years. Good evening. First tonight, it s
:01:01. > :01:03.been described by police as the worst case of vigilantism they've
:01:04. > :01:08.ever seen, like a scene frol a Hollywood film. 11 members of the
:01:09. > :01:12.same family kidnapped and tortured a couple they wrongly believed
:01:13. > :01:23.murdered their elderly relative Today, those family members were
:01:24. > :01:28.jailed for a total of 60 ye`rs. The pregnant woman and her partner were
:01:29. > :01:33.held against their will and eaten in an attempt to extract confessions.
:01:34. > :01:35.But 75`year`old Gertrude Fr`nkham from west Norfolk had actually died
:01:36. > :01:38.from natural causes. Our hole affairs correspondent Sally Chidzoy
:01:39. > :01:44.was in court to hear today's verdicts.
:01:45. > :01:52.Behind bars tonight, members of a family fixated on revenge. They are
:01:53. > :02:03.relatives of Gertrude Frankham who had been married to Iman often
:02:04. > :02:08.referred to as the king of the gypsies. The family were convinced
:02:09. > :02:13.she had been murdered and khdnapped the man they believed responsible.
:02:14. > :02:20.And his pregnant late `` he`vily pregnant partner. They beat them and
:02:21. > :02:26.filmed it. There was blood on her face and she was very distrdssed.
:02:27. > :02:32.She was heavily pregnant at the time and people were forcing her to say
:02:33. > :02:37.what they wanted her to say. She would have been in fear for her own
:02:38. > :02:46.life as well as the safety of her unborn child. Police were alerted
:02:47. > :02:48.after the dot dial nine 990 is tell pleased they had a confession after
:02:49. > :03:06.beating the women. Police investigated the murder
:03:07. > :03:27.allegations. Won it was the family who ended up in
:03:28. > :03:31.the dock. Sentencing the 11 defendants to a total of 60 years in
:03:32. > :03:35.jail, the judge said they wdre a family who saw themselves as being
:03:36. > :03:40.above the law, that they ard imposed their own law. He said the punched,
:03:41. > :03:45.kicked and drag the male victim into a warehouse and forced him hnto a
:03:46. > :03:51.chair. He said it was a scene reminiscent of some while Hollywood
:03:52. > :03:57.film. The family still insist Gertrude Frankham was murdered.
:03:58. > :04:03.She will get her justice and the police know who the murderer is
:04:04. > :04:08.None of the family should a Morse. `` showed remorse.
:04:09. > :04:12.The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, was in Cambridge tod`y
:04:13. > :04:16.talking up the benefits of City Deal status. That's the funding for the
:04:17. > :04:19.region which could be worth up to ?1 billion. Mr Clegg took a totr around
:04:20. > :04:23.the Science Park, something he says the money will build on to dnsure
:04:24. > :04:27.that the city continues to be a magnet for high tech companhes. But
:04:28. > :04:29.it was only this week that the chief executive of the Cambridgeshire
:04:30. > :04:33.Chambers of Commerce called into question what the deal is actually
:04:34. > :04:39.worth and how much impact the extra cash will have.
:04:40. > :04:43.We really feel that the Citx Deal is inadequate to deal with the kind of
:04:44. > :04:50.problems that we already have. We have said is it a real Deal or a raw
:04:51. > :04:54.deal? We think it is the latter And it was precisely that point that
:04:55. > :05:00.I put to Nick Clegg directlx when I had the opportunity to talk to him
:05:01. > :05:04.earlier today. I don't agree. The problem hs when
:05:05. > :05:16.you make an announcement like this that people say it isn't enough
:05:17. > :05:19.It is interesting you see ?0 billion because only 100 million is
:05:20. > :05:26.guaranteed. No, 100 million comes up front then
:05:27. > :05:31.400 million is revenue generated here that would be normally sent
:05:32. > :05:38.down to the Treasury but is retained here. But you are right the other
:05:39. > :05:46.half a billion needs to be latched. The commuters who will be able to
:05:47. > :05:51.travel more freely will be less interested in which hundreds of an
:05:52. > :05:53.comes from where. That is the main thing that people are worridd
:05:54. > :05:57.about, the congestion and transport links.
:05:58. > :06:04.They were talking about representing the business community. There is a
:06:05. > :06:10.feeling that this money will just paper over the cracks.
:06:11. > :06:20.This is a plan which, unlikd the bad old days, when plans for Calbridge
:06:21. > :06:27.were drafted on the back of an envelope, this is a decision made
:06:28. > :06:32.locally. Local business people have been authors of this plan.
:06:33. > :06:39.The rest is, if we don't get it right, at government and local
:06:40. > :06:42.level, we could have companhes going off to silicon valley. If wd don't
:06:43. > :06:47.get this right they will le`ve. That's why we have to get it right.
:06:48. > :06:53.I like to see the positive side of this. This is ?1 billion City Deal
:06:54. > :07:01.that didn't exist. Let's talk about your debate with Nigel Farage
:07:02. > :07:08.because this area is a UKIP stronghold.
:07:09. > :07:12.How did you think you performed I enjoyed it and would have debates
:07:13. > :07:17.like that every day. When someone like Nigel Farage comes along and
:07:18. > :07:22.says I can lift all the problems from your shoulders because it is
:07:23. > :07:25.someone else's fault I can understand that is an attractive
:07:26. > :07:32.idea. Nevertheless, people are listening.
:07:33. > :07:35.The UKIP vote stands at 21% in this region and we now have over 50
:07:36. > :07:40.councillors at county and dhstrict level. They are a force to be
:07:41. > :07:45.reckoned with, aren't they? Indeed and it is an attracthve
:07:46. > :07:53.argument but a dangerous ond. Have to look at the bigger picture. One
:07:54. > :08:02.in seven of the businesses hn this country were created by people who
:08:03. > :08:07.came from elsewhere in the world and created taxes. It is better for us
:08:08. > :08:10.to be in the European Union. Thank you.
:08:11. > :08:13.Police in Milton Keynes say they're becoming increasingly concerned for
:08:14. > :08:17.the welfare of a teenager who's been missing from her home for more than
:08:18. > :08:20.a week. Cailey`Anne Payne is 16 She was last seen with friends on
:08:21. > :08:30.Saturday in London. Our reporter Ben Bland is in Milton Keynes for us
:08:31. > :08:36.now. Ben, what more can you tell us? Cailey`Anne went missing last
:08:37. > :08:38.Wednesday, more than a week ago She was seen at Milton Keynes train
:08:39. > :08:45.station that evening and has only been seen once on Saturday lorning
:08:46. > :08:50.in the acting area of West London. She is 16 years old and has gone
:08:51. > :08:55.missing before but detectivds are worried for three reasons, because
:08:56. > :09:00.she is on her own, has no access to money and the length of timd, seven
:09:01. > :09:05.days, is giving them cause for concern and they are treating its
:09:06. > :09:09.very seriously indeed. I asked one of the detectives estimate have any
:09:10. > :09:15.luck tracking her down using her mobile phone signal or bank card
:09:16. > :09:21.usage. We are doing lots of enquiries as is standard procedure.
:09:22. > :09:26.We are keen to get communitx intelligence. Any friends or family
:09:27. > :09:34.who now Cailey`Anne and makd no worse years are asked to cole
:09:35. > :09:39.forward and share information. The police have issued a description
:09:40. > :09:47.and a photo. She is white, five foot three, of medium build with long
:09:48. > :09:50.dark red hair. They ask for people who see her to appeal to her to get
:09:51. > :09:54.in touch with her family and let them know she is safe.
:09:55. > :09:58.The family are worried as you can imagine. They are working clothes
:09:59. > :10:03.with police and we are making sure they are supported well the search
:10:04. > :10:07.continues. Detectives tell me they are focusing
:10:08. > :10:14.their search in London and here in Milton Keynes. They are urghng
:10:15. > :10:24.anyone who sees Cailey`Anne to get in touch with them by calling 1 1.
:10:25. > :10:30.An amateur footballer has bden arrested and charged for posting
:10:31. > :10:33.abusive tweets. Nine tweets were sent, two of them allegedly
:10:34. > :10:40.discriminating against a disabled person. The FA would not reveal the
:10:41. > :10:44.exact content of the tweets but he has until next week to respond to
:10:45. > :10:48.the charges. It's estimated that it could take
:10:49. > :10:51.councils in this region eight years to clear the backlog of rep`irs to
:10:52. > :10:55.our roads. A freezing winter followed by a wet one have left
:10:56. > :10:58.roads severely potholed and damaged. The government has given cotncils in
:10:59. > :11:02.the East more than ?15 millhon in extra funding. But one industry
:11:03. > :11:08.group says it's a drop in the ocean and it will be years before all the
:11:09. > :11:14.damage can be put right. What we would like to see is a more
:11:15. > :11:19.proactive maintenance schemd for the area and more money being ptt into
:11:20. > :11:25.fixed those roads. Whether that money comes from local or n`tional
:11:26. > :11:29.government. In less than 24 hours, a vote in
:11:30. > :11:35.Brussels could mean online hmages of child sexual abuse become more
:11:36. > :11:39.difficult to block. That is the concern of the Cambridgeshire `based
:11:40. > :11:47.charity the Internet Watch Foundation.
:11:48. > :11:55.Restrictions on the Internet registered. Better for businesses,
:11:56. > :12:00.with their websites less able to be blocked. They brought here for more
:12:01. > :12:08.freedom on the web and now fears that more images of children will be
:12:09. > :12:13.difficult to remove. We must not allow any weakening of powers to
:12:14. > :12:17.tackle child abuse. But I am confident that reason will
:12:18. > :12:28.prevail and this very unfortunate vote will be overturned.
:12:29. > :12:32.The IAAF can have pictures removed almost instantly but they could
:12:33. > :12:42.though remain up for days or even weeks until permission has been
:12:43. > :12:45.granted. The Internet Watch Foundation wouldn't speak on camera
:12:46. > :12:54.but said they would be watching developments. The vote is l`ter this
:12:55. > :13:00.year and if it goes the samd way, changes to the Telecom bill will
:13:01. > :13:05.become binding. We want to have a system th`t allows
:13:06. > :13:13.companies like the IAAF the ability to take child abuse images of the
:13:14. > :13:17.Internet. We want to be abld to do that internationally and not just in
:13:18. > :13:24.the UK. The IAAF worried that more child
:13:25. > :13:29.images are being viewed every day and they will lose the power to
:13:30. > :13:34.remove them. Northampton will look to reach the next round of the cup
:13:35. > :13:43.tonight. The Highways Agency says its plans
:13:44. > :13:45.for improvements are on schddule and the plan to have consultations next
:13:46. > :13:48.month. delayed after it emerged he had a
:13:49. > :13:48.fraud conviction. He served six months for the offence
:13:49. > :13:50.month. Those are the top stories for
:13:51. > :13:56.tonight. He used to weigh 70 stone, but is
:13:57. > :14:00.now down to 22 stone. The operation could reduce his weight by ` further
:14:01. > :14:02.seven stone. Still to come: The pioneering surgery to help women
:14:03. > :14:17.with all bladder problems. Smog and pollution levels in parts
:14:18. > :14:20.of this region have been higher than anywhere else for the second day
:14:21. > :14:23.running, according to the Mdt Office. South easterly winds have
:14:24. > :14:26.blown dust from the Sahara.. And pollution from the continent. But
:14:27. > :14:29.tonight there are questions over the levels of pollution and whether
:14:30. > :14:45.they've really been as bad `s predicted. This is a Birds Dye view
:14:46. > :14:49.at Luton Airport. All of thdse buildings shrouded by a curtain of
:14:50. > :14:53.smog. It has been a murky phcture in more ways than one. I region was
:14:54. > :14:56.predicted to be one of the worst places in the country for pollution.
:14:57. > :15:01.Depending on which experts xou listen to. There is still a blanket
:15:02. > :15:05.of haze across Norwich at the moment. The Met office says that any
:15:06. > :15:13.pollution scale of one to tdn, it will be ten. That means verx high.
:15:14. > :15:19.Defra says it will be low. Tnless you are in a city or town or buy a
:15:20. > :15:23.busy road. If one or two pl`ces have a high reading and you colotr a
:15:24. > :15:27.large area of the map with that colour then everybody thinks they
:15:28. > :15:30.will get bad pollution levels. It is a bit like telling people who live
:15:31. > :15:34.on the top of a hill that there will be flooding and it applies only to
:15:35. > :15:43.people in the valleys. Saharan dust coated cars yesterday.
:15:44. > :15:46.A perfect recipe for high ahr pollution. The Defra websitd showed
:15:47. > :15:51.the highest alert possible hn purple. But it has not been as high
:15:52. > :16:03.as forecast. Despite the warnings, this man took his job for `` took
:16:04. > :16:08.his dog for the usual walk. I would not say the experts are
:16:09. > :16:12.right or wrong. But we do normally get sand blowing up from thd Sahara
:16:13. > :16:21.at this time of year. With ` strong southerly and I suppose with the
:16:22. > :16:25.high`pressure and low presstre, weak spectre it.
:16:26. > :16:27.The warnings have continued. Although the readings from this
:16:28. > :16:32.monitoring station in Norwich have been consistently low. This man is
:16:33. > :16:35.an expert in weather and air pollution at the University of East
:16:36. > :16:40.Anglia. He says it does not take much for the forecast to be wrong.
:16:41. > :16:44.There are three elements kex to a good forecast. Getting the weather
:16:45. > :16:51.right, quantifying how much volition there is, and understanding the
:16:52. > :16:58.atmospheric chemistry. `` quantifying how much polluthon there
:16:59. > :17:01.is. Experts say that while air pollution
:17:02. > :17:08.is a serious issue, it should be kept in perspective. We apologise
:17:09. > :17:14.for sound problems during that report.
:17:15. > :17:17.It's nearly four months since the Government's Airports Commission
:17:18. > :17:20.left Stansted off the short list for a new runway. It was a move that
:17:21. > :17:23.delighted campaigners opposdd to expansion. But ever since Stansted
:17:24. > :17:25.has been showing signs of growth, handling more passengers and
:17:26. > :17:29.announcing new deals with ahrlines. And it's not just at Stanstdd. Luton
:17:30. > :17:32.and Southend have also been expanding. So does it matter we re
:17:33. > :17:39.probably not going to get a new major runway?
:17:40. > :17:43.The Airports Commission may have said an initial "no" to a sdcond
:17:44. > :17:46.runway at Stansted. But that does not mean that the region's `irports
:17:47. > :17:49.are going nowhere. They havd substantial spare capacity. Recent
:17:50. > :17:52.weeks have seen a flurry of announcements by airlines planning
:17:53. > :17:54.major growth. This week it was easyJet, planning to double
:17:55. > :17:57.passenger numbers at Luton. Last week, Flybe announced six ndw routes
:17:58. > :18:00.from Southend. Two weeks ago, Ryanair said it would incre`se
:18:01. > :18:04.passenger numbers at Stanstdd by 50%. How much spare capacitx do the
:18:05. > :18:07.region's airports have? Luton currently flies ten million
:18:08. > :18:08.passengers a year. It could, with Government permission, fly tp to 18
:18:09. > :18:18.million. Southend currently flies ond million
:18:19. > :18:21.and could go up to 5 million, if it was allowed to. Stansted, ctrrently
:18:22. > :18:25.at 18 million, has permission to go up to 35 million. But if pl`nning
:18:26. > :18:34.controls were relaxed, it could go up to 45 million on just ond runway.
:18:35. > :18:39.From an 18 million passenger starting point this year, wd believe
:18:40. > :18:43.in the next 15 to 20 years, we'll be at 35 million. As we go beyond that
:18:44. > :18:49.figure, depending on growth rates over the next ten to 15 years,
:18:50. > :18:53.getting up to 45 million. 45 million would be ten million more
:18:54. > :18:59.than they presently have permission for. That's the size of Birlingham.
:19:00. > :19:02.So we would not simply roll over and accept it. We would want to discuss
:19:03. > :19:05.with the airport the noise hmpact, the air quality impact, and to
:19:06. > :19:10.ensure the interests of loc`l people were safeguarded.
:19:11. > :19:13.With anything up to 35 years of spare capacity, Stansted fedls it
:19:14. > :19:17.can ease any shortage of runway space in the South East. And it is
:19:18. > :19:20.not the only place that feels that way.
:19:21. > :19:23.Southend is one of the airports that will be able to provide addhtional
:19:24. > :19:27.capacity before any new runway is built. So we can grow our route
:19:28. > :19:33.network and help to solve some of the South East airport capacity
:19:34. > :19:36.issues. The Airports Commission is looking
:19:37. > :19:39.at Heathrow and Gatwick for possible new runways. But fears Stansted will
:19:40. > :19:55.be left with nowhere to grow appear overdone. More women are sahd to
:19:56. > :19:58.suffer from bladder problems than some forms of cancer. But it can be
:19:59. > :20:03.embarrassing to talk about `nd many suffer in silence. 18 at
:20:04. > :20:08.Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Cambridge has become the first in this region
:20:09. > :20:11.to use a new type of keyhold surgery to repair the damage. They want to
:20:12. > :20:19.get this message across: If you have a problem, get help.
:20:20. > :20:25.Are you feeling nervous abott your surgery today?
:20:26. > :20:31.Ahead of her operation, this woman hopes it will change her life. She
:20:32. > :20:35.is lucky that the gynaecology team here has won a national accolade for
:20:36. > :20:39.helping women with unary and pelvic floor problems. While some `re keen
:20:40. > :20:46.to have this operation, othdrs don't have it so easy.
:20:47. > :20:51.Older ladies may just put up with things until it has got to the point
:20:52. > :20:57.really cannot put up with any more. That is because they just dhd not
:20:58. > :21:01.want to talk to their GP about it. It is not pain, just discomfort But
:21:02. > :21:12.you don't want to tell people about it.
:21:13. > :21:16.She is being given a general anaesthetic but the procedure will
:21:17. > :21:21.only take 20 minutes. The hospital has been praised for its usd of
:21:22. > :21:26.keyhole surgery. But today, the operation is being done
:21:27. > :21:32.conventionally. I can see where the healthy tissue is and where the
:21:33. > :21:38.weaker tissue is. I can then join them up and provide strength.
:21:39. > :21:43.Figures show that one in five women suffer from these kinds of problems.
:21:44. > :21:47.Higher than some cancers and diabetes. But only a quarter of
:21:48. > :21:53.women seek help. If they did look for treatment, there is an 80%
:21:54. > :21:59.success rate. Penny has alrdady encouraged others to seek advice
:22:00. > :22:04.over similar problems. The lore ladies that go out and talk about
:22:05. > :22:07.what they have had done, and that has made a huge difference to their
:22:08. > :22:12.lives, those who are out thdre worrying that it is surgery need not
:22:13. > :22:20.worry. We have a vast range of options.
:22:21. > :22:31.One alternative is Botox. Soon the surgery is over and it is only lunch
:22:32. > :22:34.time. She will go home tomorrow In 1916, a young soldier from
:22:35. > :22:38.Hertfordshire was killed at the Battle of the Somme. Edward Ambrose
:22:39. > :22:40.was just 18 and when he went to war he took a suitcase with him for all
:22:41. > :22:53.his personal possessions. There's all sorts of things, this
:22:54. > :22:56.being perhaps one of the nicest .. Stored away for almost a century,
:22:57. > :23:03.this suitcase tells a fascinating story. Inside, the personal
:23:04. > :23:07.possessions of Private Edward Ambrose, just 18 when he was killed.
:23:08. > :23:17.His mother was said to be so heartbroken that she locked the case
:23:18. > :23:20.and its contents in an attic. The case is an incredible condition as
:23:21. > :23:22.are its contents. Photographs, medals, and Private Ambrose's pipe
:23:23. > :23:33.and cigarette case containing hand`rolled cigarettes.
:23:34. > :23:38.It's the totality of everything a snapshot of a young man's lhfe at
:23:39. > :23:48.the moment he died. The poignant half smoked pipe or picture of his
:23:49. > :23:51.girlfriend is just so touchhng. Private Ambrose, the eldest of six,
:23:52. > :23:54.joined the 6th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment in 1905. The
:23:55. > :23:59.following year, he was on the front line in the Battle of the Somme He
:24:00. > :24:05.died a few days after being hit by shell fragments.
:24:06. > :24:16.One of the most interesting pieces is his wallet. It contains pieces of
:24:17. > :24:20.shrapnel. The suitcase contained many letters.
:24:21. > :24:24.This was from Private Ambrose's father, just days before his son
:24:25. > :24:28.went to war. "No doubt you will think it is
:24:29. > :24:32.strange to get a letter frol dad but I thought I must write you just a
:24:33. > :24:36.few lines before you sail away from home. I remind you that you are
:24:37. > :24:40.quite young, so you must trx to take care of yourself and don't forget to
:24:41. > :24:46.ask your Heavenly Father to help you."
:24:47. > :24:48.Private Ambrose's possessions, including this French phrasd book
:24:49. > :24:52.for soldiers, will go on display later this year as part of the
:24:53. > :24:54.Hearts At War project. A unhque collection, but sadly and all too
:24:55. > :25:03.familiar story. So poignant. A very moving letter.
:25:04. > :25:26.Now the weather. The air quality is changing. More
:25:27. > :25:30.clear air coming in from thd Atlantic will mean less pollution
:25:31. > :25:36.around. We will also see sole rain. The cleaner air is coming in on this
:25:37. > :25:39.weather front. It has some rain on it but as it tracks its way eastward
:25:40. > :25:45.it is weakening. For most p`rts of the region, it will turn
:25:46. > :26:01.increasingly cloudy. A few spots of rain. By the end of the night, it
:26:02. > :26:09.looks dry. Not particularly cold. A south`westerly wind. Into the
:26:10. > :26:20.morning, Mr will clear first thing. The cloud is expected to thhcken. We
:26:21. > :26:29.may see some sunshine. Tempdratures are bit cooler than they have been.
:26:30. > :26:33.The afternoon looks as though it will be brighter with a better
:26:34. > :26:36.chance of sunshine. Pressurd patterns show that there ard more
:26:37. > :26:41.Atlantic weather fronts on their way. Tightly squeezed isobars saw a
:26:42. > :26:45.noticeable south`westerly breeze over the next few days. That will
:26:46. > :26:52.bring mixed fortunes for thd weekend. Some rain at the wdekend,
:26:53. > :26:55.but not throughout it. We start Saturday dry and bright sunshine.
:26:56. > :27:06.But that may turn cloudy as the day progresses. A south`westerlx breeze
:27:07. > :27:14.for the weekend. Some outbrdaks of rain on Sunday morning. But try and
:27:15. > :27:21.break by the afternoon. `` but dry and bright by the afternoon. Some
:27:22. > :27:37.sunshine. A mild night. I suppose we need a bit of rain
:27:38. > :27:48.That is all from us. Goodbyd.