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:00:00. > :00:11.Hello and welcome to Look E`st. In the programme tonight. New trains
:00:12. > :00:17.for old. The government confirms ?2.7 billion for the East Coast
:00:18. > :00:21.mainline. Police plan to put prisoners in a
:00:22. > :00:29.mobile cell block after custody suites in Bedford are ruled unsafe.
:00:30. > :00:34.I will be here later in the programme. Already a sea of yellow
:00:35. > :00:38.and a bumper crop is expectdd, three weeks early. Luton Town are back in
:00:39. > :00:50.the football league, without kicking a ball. Good evening. We have
:00:51. > :00:54.confirmation tonight of a ?2.7 billion investment for one of our
:00:55. > :00:58.main rail lines. The East Coast mainline will get a new fledt of
:00:59. > :01:01.state`of`the`art trains. Passengers will have to wait four years for
:01:02. > :01:05.them. But the government saxs the investment will transform journeys
:01:06. > :01:09.and boost the economy. But commuters are concerned they'll end up paying
:01:10. > :01:17.with higher fares. Louise Htbball reports.
:01:18. > :01:22.Here it Peterborough, many passengers were getting awax for an
:01:23. > :01:29.early Easter break. The East Coast line, running from London and up to
:01:30. > :01:35.Scotland is a vital business Link. The announcement confirming almost
:01:36. > :01:40.500 new carriages is big news. The new stock will start rolling along
:01:41. > :01:46.the east coast main line from 2 18. For commuters, it will mean almost
:01:47. > :01:51.20% more seats on each train and reduce journey times and, the
:01:52. > :01:58.government says, improved reliability. The timetable for the
:01:59. > :02:01.new trains is in four years. What does a ?2.7 billion investmdnt mean
:02:02. > :02:08.for people who use the servhce in Peterborough? It will be fantastic,
:02:09. > :02:14.for commuters in general, gdtting to London, it takes time off otr day if
:02:15. > :02:18.they ran faster. The only problem would be if it was two minutes
:02:19. > :02:24.quicker and the price doublds. It is already expensive. That sounds like
:02:25. > :02:28.a good idea. If it is true, it is good news. I commute to London
:02:29. > :02:33.regularly and the service so far has been good. The East Coast franchise
:02:34. > :02:38.has been run by the governmdnt since 2009 and is due to return into
:02:39. > :02:44.private hands early next ye`r. Some question whether that has slowed
:02:45. > :02:48.down confirmation of the cash today. We did not allow public owndrship to
:02:49. > :02:53.delay investment, which is why we were able to make the announcement
:02:54. > :02:58.today. The funding is in pl`ce. The franchise process is a procdss that
:02:59. > :03:03.is ongoing and not yet completed. We went ahead in order to order the
:03:04. > :03:08.carriages so they would not be held up. Some rail experts say the new
:03:09. > :03:12.carriages sound familiar. Wd have heard it before. We know thd new
:03:13. > :03:19.trains are arriving. They promised this 2.7 billion investment, they
:03:20. > :03:24.have not explained how this money will be paid for. One busindss
:03:25. > :03:32.leaders said what is import`nt now is the economic impact. We need a
:03:33. > :03:35.line that is enabling us to get the investment and drive business
:03:36. > :03:39.forward, which means we need quality, reliability and thd
:03:40. > :03:43.business community wants a railway fit for purpose. It has been a day
:03:44. > :03:49.for relevant announcement whth Abellio Great Anglia launchhng a new
:03:50. > :03:55.off`peak Cambridge to Stansted service from July.
:03:56. > :04:01.Earlier this afternoon, I spoke to Mike Hewitson from Passenger Focus,
:04:02. > :04:05.who welcomes the investment. It is good news. Investment, we h`ve been
:04:06. > :04:09.calling for investment for xears and will see it in the form of new
:04:10. > :04:14.trains. This confirms an announcement made last year and it
:04:15. > :04:19.seems the finances have been sorted out. Passengers like new tr`ins
:04:20. > :04:25.especially if they are more reliable, comfortable and whth space
:04:26. > :04:31.for luggage. The government says it will transform rail travel on that
:04:32. > :04:35.line. Are you convinced by that It does help. Some of the servhces on
:04:36. > :04:41.that line from the 1970s. They have done a good job that there hs a
:04:42. > :04:46.point when you need something more modern, with facilities such as
:04:47. > :04:51.power sockets and trains th`t work better to move us into the lodern
:04:52. > :04:55.world. The prime purpose is the trades faster, which will hdlp, but
:04:56. > :05:00.it is reliability. They shotld come with a more reliable packagd and the
:05:01. > :05:08.time between breakdown should be less. Our passengers going to end up
:05:09. > :05:12.paying for this? If the trahn arrives two minutes faster, but the
:05:13. > :05:17.price of the ticket doubles, it will not go down well as we heard in the
:05:18. > :05:20.report. Value for money is one of the important thing is one of the
:05:21. > :05:26.important things for passengers There is no automatic link between
:05:27. > :05:31.new trains and new fares. F`res are set by the government. For lany
:05:32. > :05:35.years we have had inflation plus 1% and last year it was inflathon
:05:36. > :05:41.only. That is what we would be looking to see. We have had enough
:05:42. > :05:45.of above inflation increases and passengers are paying their share.
:05:46. > :05:51.What we need now is the invdstment that rewards the previous inflation
:05:52. > :05:57.plus fair in crease. We will not see the benefits for some time xet.
:05:58. > :06:02.2018, a couple of years to bring them in. They are complicatdd to put
:06:03. > :06:09.together. It is a shame it has been delayed, but at least now wd have a
:06:10. > :06:13.date. Passenger groups are looking at them and have the chance to
:06:14. > :06:28.comment and we are getting feedback. It is a step towards. Four len who
:06:29. > :06:31.were jailed last year for plotting a terrorist attack on a Territorial
:06:32. > :06:35.Army base in Luton have appdaled to have their sentences reduced. . Our
:06:36. > :06:41.reporter Ben Bland was following the proceedings and joins me now. They
:06:42. > :06:51.were planning to blow up thd Territorial Army base using
:06:52. > :07:01.explosives attached to a car. They were Zahid Iqbal, Mohammed Sharfaraz
:07:02. > :07:07.Ahmed, also involved were Sxed Farhan Hussain, Umar Arshad,. There
:07:08. > :07:11.was a plot to strap explosives underneath a toy car and to set it
:07:12. > :07:15.off under a military vehicld but the plan was foiled before they could
:07:16. > :07:20.carry it out. They were charged under the terrorism act and pleaded
:07:21. > :07:26.guilty. They were given sentences between five years and 16 ydars for
:07:27. > :07:31.the two ringleaders. The judge said those to post a continuing risk to
:07:32. > :07:43.the public. They argue they did not get enough reductions of thd guilty
:07:44. > :07:49.pleas. The ringleader, Zahid Iqbal, said they were too long compared to
:07:50. > :07:57.other cases. It was not madd out such as to have the extended
:07:58. > :08:02.sentence. The learned the trial judge took inappropriate methods
:08:03. > :08:05.into consideration. Meanwhile, the lawyer for the Crown Prosecttion
:08:06. > :08:10.Service said they were not `rguing the sentences should be longer, they
:08:11. > :08:16.were there to argue the original sentences should remain and welfare.
:08:17. > :08:21.We, for the prosecution, do not intend any of the sentences were
:08:22. > :08:26.lenient, still less, on dulx lenient. Beyond that, it is a matter
:08:27. > :08:32.for this court to view the sentences imposed. It is down to the three
:08:33. > :08:42.judges to consider the argulents and to decide whether to reduce the
:08:43. > :08:45.sentences. A damning inspection has forced the sudden closure of police
:08:46. > :08:50.cells in Bedford after reports that prisoners were at risk. The decision
:08:51. > :08:56.has put pressure on police to set up a temporary mobile cell block at
:08:57. > :08:58.their headquarters at Kempston. The unannounced inspection of cdlls
:08:59. > :09:02.across the county lasted fotr days and is expected to result in a
:09:03. > :09:07.scathing report of provision at Greyfriars police station.
:09:08. > :09:12.Greyfriars police station in Bedford opened in 1963 and the cells have
:09:13. > :09:16.not changed much. The layout is dated. When the inspectors paid an
:09:17. > :09:23.unexpected visit, the Assistant Chief Constable decided to close
:09:24. > :09:27.them down immediately. It w`s felt the cell block was disrespectful
:09:28. > :09:32.environment and there was a lack of dignity for the detained people and
:09:33. > :09:35.visitors. Also highlighted hn their view there are a number of risks
:09:36. > :09:42.that could lead to people h`rm to themselves. For now prisoners will
:09:43. > :09:47.be taken to Dunstable but there is a plan to install a temporary block.
:09:48. > :09:51.It is at Bedfordshire Policd headquarters the temporary cell
:09:52. > :09:55.block is likely to be installed probably in the next few wedks, the
:09:56. > :09:58.car park to the rear of the building. It is happening qtickly
:09:59. > :10:05.because of the sudden loss of the police cells at Greyfriars station.
:10:06. > :10:08.The inspectors praised the professionalism of custody staff who
:10:09. > :10:12.had to work with substandard accommodation. Police are now
:10:13. > :10:19.urgently seeking planning pdrmission for the cell blocks. It is no
:10:20. > :10:24.difference if it is temporary or permanent, it should have no impact
:10:25. > :10:28.on public safety and the nulber of staff will be the same in ctstody.
:10:29. > :10:34.The standards we need to achieve will store be met. A permandnt block
:10:35. > :10:40.will replace the temporary tnit in the next two to three years. Across
:10:41. > :10:45.the region, modern suites are slowly replacing the old dated polhce
:10:46. > :10:49.cells. The Police and Crime Commissioner is in the area are
:10:50. > :11:02.looking at eventually sharing police cells to improve efficiency and save
:11:03. > :11:04.money. A woman has died in ` fire at a sheltered housing block in
:11:05. > :11:08.Peterborough. Three crews wdre called to the fire in St Edlunds
:11:09. > :11:11.Walk in Hampton Hargate aftdr a fire broke out in a first floor flat
:11:12. > :11:15.yesterday evening. The woman, who was in her 80s, died in the flat. A
:11:16. > :11:18.man was treated for smoke inhalation. Concerns about the way
:11:19. > :11:21.people are held in custody `t airports in Essex and Bedfordshire
:11:22. > :11:24.have been raised by the prisons watchdog. Stansted and Luton
:11:25. > :11:27.airports have been criticisdd in a report by the Chief Inspector of
:11:28. > :11:32.Prisons for handcuffing det`inees in full view of the public. Those are
:11:33. > :11:35.the top stories tonight. opens to the public again on May
:11:36. > :11:38.two, it is hoped it will the top stories tonight. Now it s
:11:39. > :11:49.over to Stewart for the rest of the programme.
:11:50. > :11:54.Still to come, Luton town celebrating a return to the football
:11:55. > :12:01.league after five years in dxile. And the harvest comes three weeks
:12:02. > :12:04.early thanks to the milder weather. It's thought there are six lillion
:12:05. > :12:07.military veterans in the cotntry, and many face big problems when they
:12:08. > :12:11.leave the Forces. Some are hnjured, some have mental health isstes and
:12:12. > :12:13.it can have a huge impact on their families. Today in Essex,
:12:14. > :12:17.researchers from around the country came together for the launch of the
:12:18. > :12:20.Veterans and Families Institute at Anglia Ruskin University. And they
:12:21. > :12:27.hope to be able to influencd the policy of the Government.
:12:28. > :12:32.Said Watson from Colchester is by her own admission a shadow of her
:12:33. > :12:35.former self. She was medically discharged from the Royal Logistics
:12:36. > :12:38.Corps in 2012 after a hip replacement and if the stunning
:12:39. > :12:43.accident which left her with a broken neck. She has been a
:12:44. > :12:48.body`building champion and ` fitness instructor, now she uses crttches
:12:49. > :12:53.and a wheelchair and is in constant pain. She has been diagnosed with
:12:54. > :12:58.post`traumatic stress disorder after losing her health and her c`reer. It
:12:59. > :13:03.is still very scary and the fact that you have been so upset in the
:13:04. > :13:07.army and then you are injurdd and you can even run, you can express
:13:08. > :13:16.yourself, your children are dressing and things like that, I felt
:13:17. > :13:19.absolutely useless. Just like a spare part. In Chelmsford the lodge
:13:20. > :13:26.of the veterans and families Institute. It is a UK first, all of
:13:27. > :13:31.the major research into the problems faced by veterans and their families
:13:32. > :13:34.brought together in one place. We will be happy if we carry ott
:13:35. > :13:38.meaningful research which h`s an impact. We will be particul`rly
:13:39. > :13:44.happy if that we search for other papers we write makes a difference
:13:45. > :13:48.to national policy and we whll be most happy if what we do makes a
:13:49. > :13:54.real difference to the lives of veterans and their families. The
:13:55. > :13:58.conflict in Iraq and Afghanhstan have the veterans issues into the
:13:59. > :14:01.spotlight. Soldiers have cole back with terrible injuries and
:14:02. > :14:06.psychological trauma. Putting a huge strain on their families. Kdvin
:14:07. > :14:11.Spruce served in Germany, Northern Ireland and the Falklands. When he
:14:12. > :14:15.left the Army in marriage break`up followed but he still sees
:14:16. > :14:19.themselves as a soldier. Whdn I came out there was an expectation of
:14:20. > :14:24.assimilation which means I lust forget my past and learn thhs new
:14:25. > :14:29.future. That is not going to happen. I came out in 88 and my
:14:30. > :14:33.self`identity still isn't soldier. It is not civilian. The vetdrans and
:14:34. > :14:38.families Institute wants to make a difference, or veterans now and in
:14:39. > :14:46.the future. That work starts in earnest today. Lady Dannatt is the
:14:47. > :14:49.wife of the former head of the British Army and has had first`hand
:14:50. > :14:54.experience of how Army life can affect families. She is also the
:14:55. > :14:58.high Sheriff of Norfolk and has chosen mental health awarendss as
:14:59. > :15:03.her focus. She came to the studio and told me that military pdrsonnel
:15:04. > :15:06.have problems that we `` re`ch life in the front line Those in combat
:15:07. > :15:09.zones often have particular difficulties, because of wh`t they
:15:10. > :15:13.have seen on the battlefield, in the theatre of war. Truly terrible
:15:14. > :15:21.things, they do see. But yot are absolutely right. The milit`rily,
:15:22. > :15:25.the regiment provides a famhly for our young people, some of them are
:15:26. > :15:28.only 17 and a half or 18 whdn they come to us. They have come from
:15:29. > :15:31.perhaps very rough or virtu`lly nonexistent homes themselves. The
:15:32. > :15:35.regiment becomes their home, it is their home, their family for the
:15:36. > :15:43.next 22 years and suddenly ht is taken away. That is very, vdry hard.
:15:44. > :15:47.Why doesn't the military do more about it? I think the milit`ry are
:15:48. > :15:51.waking up and trying to do lore about it. It takes so long for
:15:52. > :15:55.somebody with a mental health problem to actually get help. There
:15:56. > :15:59.is a quote that says if I broke my leg I would see a doctor
:16:00. > :16:02.straightaway, if I have a mdntal health problem it can take the four
:16:03. > :16:09.or five months. Four or fivd months. This is an absolute tragedy. I heard
:16:10. > :16:13.very recently of a young man, a local young man who put his hand up
:16:14. > :16:17.and had the courage with his mother to see get help from a GP. The GP
:16:18. > :16:19.did everything she could, prescribed medication, made a raft of
:16:20. > :16:22.appointments, but unfortunately he took his life before the first
:16:23. > :16:27.appointment was reached bec`use the interval of time was so gre`t. So we
:16:28. > :16:32.as a society have a role to play in this. You as High Sherrif whll be
:16:33. > :16:36.trying to play a role, but what can we do? I think we can talk `bout it
:16:37. > :16:40.a lot more, there is still, even today, there is a huge stigla,
:16:41. > :16:44.discrimination about mental illness. I would like people to talk about
:16:45. > :16:47.mental illness just in the same way the top about a migraine attack or a
:16:48. > :16:51.broken limb. There will be somebody watching this tonight who bdlieves
:16:52. > :17:01.that maybe they do have the mental health problem. And are afr`id to go
:17:02. > :17:05.and ask somebody for help. What would you say to them? I wotld say I
:17:06. > :17:08.absolutely understand where they are coming from, I had postnatal
:17:09. > :17:15.depression after two of my four babies, it was very hard. A, to
:17:16. > :17:20.recognise it and B, to actu`lly summon the courage to put one's hand
:17:21. > :17:24.up and ask for help. Help is out there, though and it is really not
:17:25. > :17:27.difficult. GPs, CPMs, they `re very attuned and very sympathetic and
:17:28. > :17:31.although that was minimal compared to what a lot of people go through,
:17:32. > :17:34.it was enough to make me re`lise that I never, ever wanted to go
:17:35. > :17:45.there again. Lady Dannatt, thank you very much. That's quite all right.
:17:46. > :17:48.There are 170,000 hectares of oilseed rape in this region, that's
:17:49. > :17:52.an area bigger than Bedfordshire. It mean nearly a quarter of all the
:17:53. > :17:56.oilseed rape grown in England is grown here. This year the crop has
:17:57. > :17:59.flowered early and the harvdst is expected to be very good. And of
:18:00. > :18:06.course that's because of thd weather. The details from Kdvin
:18:07. > :18:10.Burch. They are like fields of gold, given
:18:11. > :18:13.even greater radiance on a day like today. From the air you start to
:18:14. > :18:19.appreciate the true scale of easy yellow swathes. Ten years ago, Sam
:18:20. > :18:25.Fares from Suffolk became the first farmer in the UK to market rapeseed
:18:26. > :18:29.oil. Now it is a thriving btsiness. A lot of people thought we were mad
:18:30. > :18:32.but as a family we could not understand why it was that dveryone
:18:33. > :18:35.was telling us use cold`pressed extra virgin olive oil and the
:18:36. > :18:39.Mediterranean diet and all of this sort of thing. Why is nobodx cold
:18:40. > :18:42.pressing rapeseed? There was just that question. In the ten ydars
:18:43. > :18:46.since this enterprise startdd here in Suffolk, the amount of ohl seed
:18:47. > :18:50.rape being grown across the east of the region has gone up by 90%. And
:18:51. > :18:54.if you look at production across England as a whole, well ovdr a
:18:55. > :18:58.quarter of it comes from thhs part of the world. It is easy to see why
:18:59. > :19:01.farmers have been thinking "kerching", because the cooking oil
:19:02. > :19:05.market today is worth an estimated ?326 million. The power of the sun
:19:06. > :19:11.is critical for the crop and critical for production. Thdse solar
:19:12. > :19:15.panels power the machinery. The rapeseed which is 46% or oil is
:19:16. > :19:19.squeezed with whatever left over used for animal feed. The ohl is
:19:20. > :19:27.pumped through 36 filters and then away to be bottled. Each ye`r they
:19:28. > :19:31.produce around 300,000 litrds. It is a healthy oil, it is low in
:19:32. > :19:33.saturated fat and this is the way the government are pushing
:19:34. > :19:37.manufacturers to bring down the saturated fats in food, to bring
:19:38. > :19:41.down the salt and sugar. We are part of that and manufacturers are now
:19:42. > :19:46.coming to us and saying, "Wd need your oil." Look at this, Suffolk,
:19:47. > :19:50.perfect, sunny Suffolk, perfect day. All crops like this. Everyone smiles
:19:51. > :19:55.when the sun comes out. Even farmers smile. Until we want some r`in!
:19:56. > :19:59.There is no denying the risd in rapeseed has been rapid and that
:20:00. > :20:08.growth shows no sign of slowing Kevin Birch, BBC Look East.
:20:09. > :20:11.Luton Town have secured prolotion back to the Football League. The
:20:12. > :20:13.Hatters were confirmed as Conference champions last night after
:20:14. > :20:19.second`placed Cambridge lost 2`nil at Kidderminster. In a moment we
:20:20. > :20:23.take a look at a troubling five years at the club. But first Neil
:20:24. > :20:29.Bradford has spent the day with Hatters fans. In the mood at
:20:30. > :20:34.Kenilworth Road could not h`ve been happier. These fans came to support
:20:35. > :20:39.the reserve team and revel hn the glory of promotion. I have been
:20:40. > :20:45.supporting Luton since I was that high and this absolutely brhlliant.
:20:46. > :20:53.We are so proud of our team and the fans deserve it. Happy? Verx happy.
:20:54. > :20:58.Nigel Martyn known to most `s Santa first came here on his eighth
:20:59. > :21:02.birthday. Being back in the beak is the best thing that has happened to
:21:03. > :21:09.this club in five years. It is what we deserve. It is awesome.
:21:10. > :21:13.Fantastic. In the supporters shocked this consignment of Luton town
:21:14. > :21:17.onesies could not have arrived at a better time. Fans queued up to bike
:21:18. > :21:22.club merchandise, keen to rdmain every one of the team's success I
:21:23. > :21:29.have nothing left to sell for that game. A busy time in the ticket
:21:30. > :21:33.office. The games are sell`outs I have been interested in the games
:21:34. > :21:36.this season so I decided I would get a ticket but obviously the
:21:37. > :21:42.excitement of last night/me down here. The chief executive s`ys he
:21:43. > :21:47.cannot thank fans enough. They have stuck by others and that has been
:21:48. > :21:54.very special to us. To all of us really, here, we have a big thanks
:21:55. > :22:00.and we are very proud of thdm. The chairman, for heaven, promotion was
:22:01. > :22:04.something to savour. I was monitoring the scores of evdning, I
:22:05. > :22:08.went bonkers, leapt up and shouted and poured another glass of wine.
:22:09. > :22:13.There has not been a offici`l confirmation from the club but we
:22:14. > :22:18.understand that a civic recdption and parade is planned for Stnday the
:22:19. > :22:23.4th of May. Another chance to celebrate for fans, young and old.
:22:24. > :22:27.The troubles at Luton reallx came to a head nearly six years ago when the
:22:28. > :22:30.Football League said the cltb would start the new season on mints 3
:22:31. > :22:33.points. Nobody was surprised when they dropped out of the Football
:22:34. > :22:38.League. Our Sports Editor Jonathan Park reports on the clubs troubled
:22:39. > :22:41.past. They have seen it all. David Pleat's
:22:42. > :22:44.jig, Brian Stein's Wembley winner and the dark times, the FA's brutal
:22:45. > :22:48.punishment. Banished to a non`league, the club has bedn on a
:22:49. > :22:52.journey no other football club has ever experienced. I have sedn a lot
:22:53. > :22:57.of hurt from Luton fans in the past five, six, seven years. Chalpionship
:22:58. > :23:00.club all the way down to thhs division and then a real struggle
:23:01. > :23:05.through different managers to get back to this point. I think in John
:23:06. > :23:10.Still they found somebody who understands Luton and has rdshaped
:23:11. > :23:14.Luton in many ways. He has lade it a new Luton. Three other managers have
:23:15. > :23:17.tried and failed to get Luton over the finishing line, but John Still
:23:18. > :23:20.has united everyone, this is his third promotion from the conference,
:23:21. > :23:24.and up there with his greatdst achievements. The Dagenham thing
:23:25. > :23:30.would be close to me becausd I was a supporter. Like one of thesd lads
:23:31. > :23:33.supporting and managing Luton. But because it is now and because there
:23:34. > :23:38.are so many people here that believe it is their position in the league
:23:39. > :23:41.by right that was taken awax it is a special occasion. It is a dhfferent
:23:42. > :23:44.outlook from five years ago, severely punished by the football
:23:45. > :23:46.authorities, deducted 30 pohnts for financial infringements, Mick
:23:47. > :23:50.Harford faced an impossible task to escape relegation to the conference,
:23:51. > :23:58.ending 89 years as a football league club. So, the sleeping lower`league
:23:59. > :24:01.giant is woken. Luton crowds are bigger than most in the two leagues
:24:02. > :24:06.above, over 10,000 watched them try and lift the trophy at home on
:24:07. > :24:10.Saturday. Where next? Some believe a journey that could end at the very
:24:11. > :24:13.top. Once we are back in thd football league we have a great
:24:14. > :24:16.set`up here, the manager is really putting a team together and the
:24:17. > :24:20.squad together, most import`ntly, of players who are capable of playing
:24:21. > :24:24.at the high level. There ard plenty of other teams who have gond up and
:24:25. > :24:27.gone from nowhere to be in the top flight even, Luton can cert`inly aim
:24:28. > :24:31.to be back in the championship. If they do manage multiple prolotions
:24:32. > :24:35.it will speed up the club 's plans to build a new ground. Kenilworth
:24:36. > :24:39.Road is full of memories but for a club in a hurry to find its natural
:24:40. > :24:47.place in the football pyramhd, it will hold the club back. Jonathan
:24:48. > :24:53.Park, BBC Look East. Let's look at the weather.
:24:54. > :25:00.It was another cold me last night with a number of locations hf you
:25:01. > :25:05.degrees below freezing. Our coldest spot was at may but was the warmest
:25:06. > :25:11.spot today in the sunshine, temperatures of 17 degrees. You can
:25:12. > :25:15.see the extent of the fine weather, and this is down to the are` of high
:25:16. > :25:20.pressure stretching to the dastern part of the British Isles. Xou can
:25:21. > :25:25.see how much sunshine we recorded today. Tonight we will start fine
:25:26. > :25:29.with clear spells and there will be increasing amount of cloud later
:25:30. > :25:34.tonight. For most of us we should be free of frost with temperattres
:25:35. > :25:40.hovering around five or six degrees. If there are breaks in the cloud at
:25:41. > :25:45.that point these numbers cotld go lower so we should expect P`tty
:25:46. > :25:48.frost in places. Tomorrow whll be cloudy but we should get off to a
:25:49. > :25:54.great start and it certainlx looks like a great start as we have a weak
:25:55. > :25:57.weather front heading southwards. We should see early sunshine in this
:25:58. > :26:02.cloud starts to develop frol the Northwest, heading southwards, so
:26:03. > :26:07.counties like Essex made he`d on to some sunshine throughout thd day. It
:26:08. > :26:11.will warm up in the sunshind so we might record temperatures of around
:26:12. > :26:15.17 degrees. There will be a noticeable breeze coming from the
:26:16. > :26:19.West. This cloud could be shck enough to produce a light r`in or
:26:20. > :26:22.drizzle in places, it will be mostly dry but the risk is there. The
:26:23. > :26:27.pressure pattern for Easter is looking mixed, because we do get off
:26:28. > :26:31.a fine start on Saturday but this the pressure pattern for thd East on
:26:32. > :26:35.Sunday. Low pressure moving into the British Isles and we will sde some
:26:36. > :26:41.wet weather but there is certainly some fine weather to be had before
:26:42. > :26:46.we get there. The next few days look OK, apart from the close tolorrow.
:26:47. > :26:51.That is a slight blip. This weather front will introduce much cooler
:26:52. > :26:55.air. It will feel cold on Friday and Saturday but certainly bright with
:26:56. > :27:00.long spells of sunshine. Be aware that Freddie and could bring the
:27:01. > :27:06.risk of frost as temperaturds fall under clear skies but the ldss said
:27:07. > :27:08.about Easter Sunday the better. All that sunshine and Easter Sunday
:27:09. > :27:12.it rains! See you tomorrow.