:00:00. > :00:00.Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six, so it's
:00:00. > :00:08.Good evening and welcome to Wednesday's Look East. Coming up in
:00:09. > :00:11.the next 30 minutes: Dropped while being loaded into an ambulance.
:00:12. > :00:16.91`year`old Ernest Harper died of his injuries. Today, a coroner says
:00:17. > :00:20.it must never happen again. A dramatic twist in the trial of a
:00:21. > :00:25.gang accused of sexual abuse in Peterborough. Two men walk free.
:00:26. > :00:30.We'll be here later in the programme as the Women's Tour of Britain gears
:00:31. > :00:34.up in the east. As stage one rolled into Northampton, we'll speak to the
:00:35. > :00:37.best placed Brit, live. And a new nest for a television
:00:38. > :00:48.favourite. Springwatch migrates to Suffolk.
:00:49. > :00:54.Good evening. First tonight ` the tragic death of an elderly man who
:00:55. > :00:58.fell as he was being helped into an ambulance. Today, the Bedfordshire
:00:59. > :01:10.coroner called on Bedford Borough Council to make public its inquiry
:01:11. > :01:21.into his death. This report from Neil Bradford.
:01:22. > :01:33.And just begun a new life. The 70 rolled from Luton had been remarried
:01:34. > :01:40.for six weeks. She was stabbed to death by her brother`in`law John
:01:41. > :01:46.Evans. He attacked as she sat in a car on Trent Road. Passers by red
:01:47. > :01:53.just `` rushed to help but were unable to save her. Evans, who has a
:01:54. > :02:02.history of mental illness claims to have little recollection of that
:02:03. > :02:08.day. He also pleaded guilty to trying to kill his mother.
:02:09. > :02:16.He has never explained exactly why he has done it.
:02:17. > :02:21.I'm sorry, that was not the story about 91`year`old Ernest Harper. We
:02:22. > :02:24.will try to return to that later. The ongoing trial of a gang accused
:02:25. > :02:28.of sexually abusing five young girls in Peterborough took a new turn
:02:29. > :02:31.today after two of the defendants walked free from court. Three others
:02:32. > :02:34.are still facing allegations that vulnerable girls were targeted on
:02:35. > :02:37.social networking sites and used for sex. Our reporter Louise Hubball was
:02:38. > :02:39.at Cambridge Crown Court today. Louise, this is a long and
:02:40. > :02:47.complicated trial. What happened today?
:02:48. > :02:55.It is complex and the youngest victim was just 13 at the time of
:02:56. > :03:00.the alleged offences. Today, two of the men walked free from court on
:03:01. > :03:06.direction from the judge, the jury found an 18`year`old not guilty of
:03:07. > :03:14.one count of sexual assault and two of trafficking. A 24`year`old was
:03:15. > :03:27.acquitted of two sexual offences. Others still face charges. There
:03:28. > :03:33.remain three defendants who are facing a total of 18 sexual counts.
:03:34. > :03:41.The defence case started today. Yes, we heard from a 22`year`old who
:03:42. > :03:47.still faces five charges of rape. He was described by the prosecution as
:03:48. > :03:50.the principal offender. Their cases that the men drove the girl is
:03:51. > :03:56.around and flash cars and make them think they in loving relationships
:03:57. > :04:10.and that's you was known to some of the girls as Mr Base. `` nice. He
:04:11. > :04:13.said he would be embarrassed to hang around with a girl under 16 because
:04:14. > :04:26.she would still be a child. The trial continues.
:04:27. > :04:31.One in three of us over the age of 65 will develop dementia. And today
:04:32. > :04:34.a national campaign was launched to try and get more of us to understand
:04:35. > :04:38.the disease. Peterborough is backing it and a special Dementia Resource
:04:39. > :04:42.Centre is due to open in the city in the summer. To give you an idea of
:04:43. > :04:44.numbers, there are currently 1,675 people living with the disease in
:04:45. > :04:55.Peterborough alone but that's expected to increase by 20% over the
:04:56. > :05:01.next seven years. Big names fronting it old campaign.
:05:02. > :05:20.A song that is all about friends and in this case, dementia friends. From
:05:21. > :05:25.helping someone get on the right bus to simply raising awareness on
:05:26. > :05:29.social media. This lady is in her 60s and was diagnosed four years
:05:30. > :05:34.ago. Her daughter says it is like her mother is gradually
:05:35. > :05:41.disappearing. She is now a Dementia Friend.
:05:42. > :05:47.This campaign has taught me lots of things. So to the general person
:05:48. > :05:51.outside of the dementia circle it is a great start for information on how
:05:52. > :06:02.you can get involved or just understand what it is like.
:06:03. > :06:07.There are thousands of participants but they need more numbers.
:06:08. > :06:11.We want to see businesses taking on the responsibility but there is more
:06:12. > :06:19.work to do. Peterborough is one area of the UK
:06:20. > :06:22.looking to become dementia friendly. This specialist resource centre will
:06:23. > :06:28.become the first in the region. This is tremendously important to
:06:29. > :06:32.the council which is why we have invested money in this facility and
:06:33. > :06:42.we think it will be an excellent resource.
:06:43. > :06:47.Dementia is the biggest health issue of modern times. The message is, if
:06:48. > :06:51.we all do our bit, everyone can live well.
:06:52. > :06:54.And if you'd like more information on how to become a Dementia Friend,
:06:55. > :06:57.just log on to the Alzheimer's Society website ` that's
:06:58. > :07:08.alzheimer's.org.uk ` to find out more.
:07:09. > :07:13.Talks have broken down between the owners of the Silverstone circuit
:07:14. > :07:19.and a new potential investor. They had hoped to sell off the investment
:07:20. > :07:27.land but it has been announced that no deal has been struck. The BR DCE
:07:28. > :07:31.has already completed a separate deal for the industrial estate and
:07:32. > :07:34.is surrounding development land. When Siobhan Meade moved to
:07:35. > :07:38.Stevenage last November she was looking forward to a new life with
:07:39. > :07:41.her fiance and a new job. Instead her life became a misery. She was
:07:42. > :07:46.targeted by gangs of teenagers who tormented her for being blind. The
:07:47. > :07:58.abuse got so bad she ended up filming it and reporting it to the
:07:59. > :08:02.police as a hate crime. Siobhan Meade is fiercely
:08:03. > :08:08.independent. Line 1016, she gets around to help of her guide dog. But
:08:09. > :08:11.he couldn't protect her when she was abused by teenagers.
:08:12. > :08:15.It ranges from being sworn it in the street because I am blind, being
:08:16. > :08:21.intimidated by young people, circling me, deliberately walking
:08:22. > :08:25.into lamp posts, making my life really uncomfortable. The worst one
:08:26. > :08:32.was when I was nearly marked for being blind.
:08:33. > :08:38.Siobhan now gives talks to the polls in school. It is to get the class
:08:39. > :08:46.and ideal of what it is like to be blind.
:08:47. > :08:54.This talk will help people respect deaf, blind or people in
:08:55. > :08:57.wheelchairs. We heard her harrowing it could be
:08:58. > :09:05.and how it ruins peoples lives. Abusing someone with disabilities is
:09:06. > :09:10.a hate crime but many incidents go unreported. Lined people can feel
:09:11. > :09:15.intimidated. You feel angry and embarrassed. I
:09:16. > :09:18.know myself I have actually spelt I don't want to stand and be in
:09:19. > :09:22.conflict with somebody so you just leave.
:09:23. > :09:26.We all have to live in society so why not make it better. The majority
:09:27. > :09:32.of young people on their own are probably really decent people. It is
:09:33. > :09:37.when they get into groups, peer pressure gets the better of them.
:09:38. > :09:47.Viking get the message across there will be a better understanding.
:09:48. > :09:55.Siobhan tracked her offenders by winning a body camera and handing it
:09:56. > :10:00.to police. Ambulance crews had increased
:10:01. > :10:07.amounts of calls over the bank holiday. Mainly for false. Others
:10:08. > :10:25.include road collisions, cardiac arrests and allergic reactions.
:10:26. > :10:32.EasyJet carried more than 5.5 million passengers last month alone,
:10:33. > :10:37.an increase of 10% on last April. Ryanair's passenger numbers rose by
:10:38. > :10:50.5.7% 7.8 million for the same period. EasyJet carried more than 62
:10:51. > :10:54.million. Easyjet is developing flying robots
:10:55. > :10:57.to help with the maintenance of its aircraft. The drones will be used to
:10:58. > :11:00.scan and assess planes and report damage back to engineers. Easyjet
:11:01. > :11:09.says it could save them millions and halve the number of flight delays.
:11:10. > :11:21.It would normally take engineers more than a day to find any
:11:22. > :11:25.problems. The drones can take 3D images in a matter of minutes. The
:11:26. > :11:28.technology is being developed by a team that includes experts from the
:11:29. > :11:29.University of Bristol. Those are your top stories tonight.
:11:30. > :11:46.Now it's over to David and Susie for Still to come. It is not looking
:11:47. > :12:03.good for the weekend. We have the forecast. Springwatch rolls into
:12:04. > :12:07.self work. `` Suffolk. The Women's Tour got under way today
:12:08. > :12:10.` five stages held over five days. And all of them in the East. It is
:12:11. > :12:14.the first international women's race of its kind. And the organisers hope
:12:15. > :12:18.that in the years to come it will become the Tour de France of women's
:12:19. > :12:21.racing. Today they raced through Northamptonshire. James Burridge has
:12:22. > :12:25.been with them. And he's in Kettering now, James.
:12:26. > :12:32.Welcome to Kettering. We have had fantastic access. Right in the heart
:12:33. > :12:39.of the truck behind me is where they have their crucial team meetings
:12:40. > :12:48.before the riders go wild. This really is the nerve centre. Copy
:12:49. > :12:51.machines crucial of course. We will show you the lie of the line.
:12:52. > :13:00.Showers for the team after they finish. To my right this is all the
:13:01. > :13:03.engine room. The small bits and pieces. Here are the extra
:13:04. > :13:08.supplements the team needs an vital small bits of details they can go
:13:09. > :13:13.through as a unit, and once racers finished they can watch look East.
:13:14. > :13:20.It has been a fascinating day to see so many people come out and watch
:13:21. > :13:24.this inaugural women's race. They expected a crowd but not one quite
:13:25. > :13:32.like this. Across the Channel big crowds are standard but here this
:13:33. > :13:36.was new ground. Over 5000 people crammed into a picturesque market
:13:37. > :13:44.town for a moment of sporting history. The inaugural women's tour
:13:45. > :13:51.of Britain. For Britain to put this on is amazing. There are so many
:13:52. > :14:01.people, I can't believe it. It is hugely important and as a British
:14:02. > :14:07.rider I am proud. As the clock struck 11/100 of the world's best
:14:08. > :14:24.riders hit the road, a wave of noise rolling down the streets `` struck
:14:25. > :14:33.11, 100 of the world's. I liked it when the cyclists went past. I fell
:14:34. > :14:43.off my bike. Women's sport receives less than 1% of sports sponsorship.
:14:44. > :14:48.Names were made and a market was born, making events like this
:14:49. > :14:53.possible. The tour is incredible because it sets a positive tone, not
:14:54. > :14:58.just about sport but encouraging young girls and boys to think about
:14:59. > :15:11.cycling as an option. We habited in France, but having something `` have
:15:12. > :15:17.the tour De France, but were about 2012 we would not have this. One of
:15:18. > :15:23.a number of villages struck by the law of the tour. It swept through
:15:24. > :15:33.the landscape. Police on hand to sort the traffic. You have close
:15:34. > :15:39.roads and towns. It causes a bit of disruption and not every councillor
:15:40. > :15:43.or member of a town council is that of the doing it. But the ones who
:15:44. > :15:49.are brave enough to say, come on get on with it see the benefits of it.
:15:50. > :16:00.In just over two hours they crossed the line. The winner was from
:16:01. > :16:25.Sweden. Day one turn and it definitely delivered `` day one .
:16:26. > :16:34.What was it like? It was fantastic. It was unbelievable. I suppose you
:16:35. > :16:39.can never have expected that support? I knew the organisers were
:16:40. > :16:45.nervous about people turning up. They can rest and know they put on a
:16:46. > :16:50.good event. We still have four more days ago. What is your next
:16:51. > :16:53.challenge? I go back to America and have four more days ago. What is
:16:54. > :17:01.your next challenge? I go back to America and having few races Trott
:17:02. > :17:10.and it seems women's cycling has taken off? It was definitely the
:17:11. > :17:15.best events. Everyone realised that and they put the time and effort in
:17:16. > :17:21.to make it better. This week was great. Best of luck. Let us give you
:17:22. > :17:28.a understanding of the tour because it starts in South Leicestershire,
:17:29. > :17:32.but it makes its way through Northamptonshire and it finishes in
:17:33. > :17:36.Bedfordshire tomorrow evening. It has been a fascinating day, a Gray
:17:37. > :17:49.Davis cycling and thousands have come out to watch. `` a great day.
:17:50. > :17:52.With the European elections just a fortnight away, one leading think
:17:53. > :17:56.tank is predicting that more people than ever will vote for parties that
:17:57. > :17:59.are against the whole idea of the European Union. In this region, most
:18:00. > :18:03.people will vote in the east of England constituency where last time
:18:04. > :18:06.two of the seven seats went to the UK Independence Party. UKIP's always
:18:07. > :18:08.done well in Euro elections because they use the proportional
:18:09. > :18:11.representation system. Now their success has encouraged other parties
:18:12. > :18:20.with similar views. This from our political correspondent Andrew
:18:21. > :18:24.Sinclair. Students of history will know it was
:18:25. > :18:29.in the village here where the peasant revolt of 1381 began and so
:18:30. > :18:33.it was here that the English Democrats launch their call for an
:18:34. > :18:40.English revolt. The party wants us to have our own parliament and spent
:18:41. > :18:44.our taxes only here in England. It is the UK structure which we think
:18:45. > :18:50.is operating against our interests. The only have to think that in
:18:51. > :18:54.Scotland and Wales there are free prescriptions of everybody. In
:18:55. > :19:00.England, hours have gone up. Deciding how we want to be governed
:19:01. > :19:06.is a key theme of the minor parties at this election. The alliance which
:19:07. > :19:10.has had minor success in local elections once bring a Christian
:19:11. > :19:18.focus to European politics. We are standing for traditional marriage.
:19:19. > :19:23.We also stand for withdrawing from the EU because money is wasted
:19:24. > :19:28.there. The European Parliament is littered with former UKIP members
:19:29. > :19:36.who have fallen out with Nigel Farage. This man has set up what he
:19:37. > :19:39.calls the true UKIP. I can tell you there's nothing happening in there
:19:40. > :19:48.which should concern us. We leave Europe. Westminster should make our
:19:49. > :19:55.laws. Whilst those in the trade union movement has set up their own
:19:56. > :20:01.party. Those at the moment are cutting worker's standards, lowering
:20:02. > :20:07.the minimum wage, allowing people to work in other countries on the basis
:20:08. > :20:11.of their country's minimum wage. Not wanting to be left out, the BNP,
:20:12. > :20:17.worried about the influence of Europe. Free movement sees me they
:20:18. > :20:23.will come this way. We don't move the other way. Everyone is coming
:20:24. > :20:30.here and it is because of the European Union. Those of the
:20:31. > :20:37.mainstream parties are supportive of EU membership to a greater or lesser
:20:38. > :20:40.extent, but the recent success of UKIP has given these parties hope
:20:41. > :20:46.they're tapping into a new wave. According to the think tank as many
:20:47. > :20:53.as a third of the seats here could be held by empty EU parties after
:20:54. > :20:56.these elections. Finally tonight, Springwatch is migrating to Suffolk
:20:57. > :21:02.after three years broadcasting from a nature reserve in Wales. The
:21:03. > :21:04.programme will be based at the RSPB reserve at Minsmere, on the coast
:21:05. > :21:07.between Aldeburgh and Southwold. Three weeks of live wildlife
:21:08. > :21:10.coverage kicks off on Monday May 26th. Shaun Peel has been for a look
:21:11. > :21:21.around. The world famous Minsmere nature
:21:22. > :21:24.reserve in Suffolk. Home to more than 5000 species, over wetlands and
:21:25. > :21:31.woodlands, heathlands and grasslands, sand dunes and shingle.
:21:32. > :21:42.And now for the next three years, home to the BBC's Springwatch. Wow,
:21:43. > :21:46.so this is it, this is the studio? Absolutely. This is the structure
:21:47. > :21:48.they're going to use, where the show will be broadcast from. What an
:21:49. > :22:02.absolutely stunning view. We just don't know what might turn
:22:03. > :22:05.up. We have just had a flock of cranes drift across the reserve, a
:22:06. > :22:09.really rare bird here despite the common name. It's really difficult
:22:10. > :22:13.to be certain what we will be able to showcase but we are certain that
:22:14. > :22:18.whatever we do show will be fantastic. Yes, hello and welcome to
:22:19. > :22:23.the final programme of Springwatch 2013. For the last three years
:22:24. > :22:30.Springwatch has been embedded in Wales but they have always coveted
:22:31. > :22:33.Minsmere. It is the jewel in the RSPB's crown and now this corner of
:22:34. > :22:37.Suffolk will be British nature's shop window. Cameras have been
:22:38. > :22:41.installed around the site of the first three weeks of broadcasting at
:22:42. > :22:45.the end of May. The reserve will still be open and bosses here are
:22:46. > :22:50.hoping that TV cameras will inspire people to visit. The excitement is
:22:51. > :22:57.building. It is fantastic to be able to show people what fantastic
:22:58. > :23:03.wildlife we have here. Particularly here at Minsmere. It is one of the
:23:04. > :23:08.best places to watch wildlife in the UK. The BBC's first ever live bird
:23:09. > :23:12.watch was from Minsmere 25 years ago, and now the live cameras are
:23:13. > :23:16.back, back from the west coast of Wales to the east coast of England.
:23:17. > :23:26.The stage is set now for the real stars of Minsmere to put on a show.
:23:27. > :23:28.And BBC Radio Suffolk will have more on Springwatch on their breakfast
:23:29. > :23:38.programme tomorrow morning. Etholle George will be talking to presenter
:23:39. > :23:45.Chris Packham at 7.10am. We know it'll get worse because you rain
:23:46. > :23:50.there. More wet and windy weather to come. We had a number of showers
:23:51. > :23:55.across the region today. Here is a satellite picture from today. Some
:23:56. > :23:59.sunshine this morning but those showers come in words. Some of those
:24:00. > :24:04.showers are quite heavy. They will fade away now and a lot of dry
:24:05. > :24:08.weather developing this evening. Taking a look at the bigger picture
:24:09. > :24:15.you can see this next area of cloud developing. Tomorrow there will be
:24:16. > :24:20.some wet weather to come. A lot of dry weather tonight, quite a bit
:24:21. > :24:29.cloud though, especially later on tonight and we will keep that
:24:30. > :24:32.moderate wind. Tomorrow is all about these weather fronts coming in from
:24:33. > :24:39.the south`west. A warm front bringing patchy rain and this more
:24:40. > :24:47.active cold front bringing rain. For much of Thursday a lot of cloud,
:24:48. > :24:55.outbreaks of rain, intermittent no. `` though. The winds tomorrow or
:24:56. > :25:03.lights and temperatures at best about 14 or 15 degrees. But as they
:25:04. > :25:11.say, later afternoon there could be some heavy, possibly thundery
:25:12. > :25:15.outbreaks of rain. For Friday low`pressure comes in, so quite a
:25:16. > :25:22.blustery day, with some heavy showers as well. Then we get this
:25:23. > :25:28.cold front developing on Friday night. That should hopefully clear
:25:29. > :25:34.by the afternoon so is laid into Sunday, but the low is still weather
:25:35. > :25:39.is on Sunday and the winds are turning around. It will turn cooler
:25:40. > :25:45.towards the end of the weekend. Overall it does stay unsettled. Some
:25:46. > :25:46.sunshine in between the showers, but with all that it should stay weather
:25:47. > :25:55.to be mild at night. with all that it should stay weather
:25:56. > :26:21.to be mild at That is all from us. See you tomorrow.
:26:22. > :26:26.'This is the story of Nick Clegg - a man entrusted by a nation
:26:27. > :26:30.'to act upon the policies he proposed.