20/06/2014 Look East - West

Vauxhall's life`saver, the new van is launched that saved 1200 jobs in

Luton. We will be here later in thd the

millions of pounds being potred into potholes in the region.

And World Cup Michael takes a look at the highs and lows of an England

fan. First tonight, the two Peterborough

men who've been sentenced to a total of 32 years in jail for

trafficking underage girls for sex. In May this year, Yasir Ali and

Daim Ashraf were convicted of 24 offences against vulndrable

girls, some were as young as 13 Louise Hubball is at

Cambridge Crown Court now. Daim Ashraf laughed in the dock as

he was sentenced. Yasir Ali showed no emotion as he was given 20 years

in prison and described as `` by the judge as dangerous.

Yasir Ali and Daim Ashraf , men who groomed vulnerable girls as young

as 13, trafficking them frol their homes into Peterborough for sex

This is a story of the ordeal their victims went

through and what is being done to prevent it happening again.

28`year`old Yasir Ali raped four girls,

He denied everything when rdpeatedly challenged by an officer.

Picking young girls up, driving them around, giving them alcohol and

taking them to dead`end roads and going to hotels with young girls.

You are not, you are a sexual predator.

Yasir Ali abused one teenagdr in a car in this park in Peterborough.

He changed from being seemingly caring and attentive to a r`pist.

She has been brave enough to tell her story.

He told me I was beautiful and then he turned horrible.

I did feel like he was just using me for sex, but I was in love with him.

The girl planned a holiday with Yasir Ali and gave him hundreds

Then she found he had gone without her and got married to someone else.

I can't trust anyone any more, because he told me

if I was good`looking, he would have stayed with md.

It has made me feel that no one will ever want

Just come forward and tell someone about it before they take control .

Today, Yasir Ali and Daim Ashraf wdre

Outside court, the officer in charge gave his reaction.

I think it is telling that the judge described Ali as dangdrous.

These are dangerous individtals and they are off the street.

Other victims that may be ott there can draw strength frol that.

These are dangerous people and they are

This has been a victim`led investigation.

The focus in Peterborough is to make sure it does not happen agahn .

We are trying to get more people to identify there max

We?re working with taxi drivers doormen, schools.

This case was brought to cotrt simply because girls were

I was given access to the work the police are doing in schools in

Peterborough to try to help teenagers spot the signs of sexual

abuse. It is part of a national scheme and officers say it works.

We will be talking about exploitation today.

Police in Peterborough have taken the battle

For these 13 and 14`year`olds, it is time for a frank disctssion.

I want you to write down wh`t exploitation means to you.

If you don't know, just write, "I don't know."

They were shown a film depicting grooming and abusive relationships.

This is a tool to identify who in the gang holds the power.

In a scenario where older boys ply younger girls with drink

This work has been going on for nearly five years.

All are aware that the city has now seen two high`profile

I think safeguarding students has always been at the centre

of our work, but these cases have highlighted concerns and as a school

There is an issue with Peterborough, a few cases.

We get children coming to us after, if they're not happy to spe`k to

They can come to the schools and talk to their teachers and head

teachers. Obviously,

that gets referred to us if there is I found today quite useful,

because I didn't know there were websites that you can go to if those

sorts of things happen to you. Were you surprised to learn

what exploitation meant? Yeah, I didn't have a clue

about what it meant, but now I do. Yasir Ali and Daaim Ashraf Dxploited

vulnerable girls by making them feel Many victims didn't realise they

were being abused and hope this trial prevent others

from falling into the same trap The judge said the jury had seen

through the men's' lies. Thd challenge now for the policd and the

city council is to ensure that all teenagers are equipped to bd able to

identify exploitation in re`l life. A doctor working at Bedford Hospital

has told an inquest she would have fdlt more

comfortable if she'd receivdd more Dr Surabhi Choudhary was giving

evidence at the inquest into the death of 10`month`old

Luca Downie from Bedford. He died from a heart condithon

at the hospital in April last year. Some children's services were

suspended at the hospital Vauxhall in Luton has offichally

launched its new van today. The latest Vivaro marks

a turning point for the factory which only a few years

ago was threatened with closure In 2010, 365 people lost thdir jobs

and the parent company GM w`rned the factory would close if it w`sn't

selected to build the new v`n. But after months of lobbying by the

Government and trade unions, Luton 1,200 jobs were secured

for the next decade. Our business correspondent

Richard Bond reports. It's what every factory worker wants

` a new product which guarantees The new Vivaro van is coming

off the Luton production line. Morale was low

and people had their heads down and now we have a new contr`ct

and things are looking good. Better than what it

was 12 months ago. People have seen the new vehicle

coming down the line, hopeftlly we Winning the new contract

hasn't been pain`free. Hundreds of jobs were lost to

the recession as demand Vauxhall has increased the TK

content of the new van There's a lot of benefit

in having the suppliers close to the manufacturing plants `

logistics costs a lot of money and we cannot afford to movd things

around so much, it is important to More local suppliers have

been given contracts. The seats are made by a company

in Dunstable. We employee 53 currently,

going forward with the new lodel we should go and increase

our employee headcount, as well It is very important,

we are the only seat supplidr and GM UK suppliers will get ?600 lillion

worth of new business over the next But the factory still has plenty

of challenges. The UK market for vans is

recovering, which is good ndws. But half of the vans go

for exports to Europe and mtch of Some European economies

have been slow. There are signs that that is

turning a bit of a corner. But actually the example in Austria

where they have sold out of the current van, so there is a good

sign that Europe is coming back Britain used to have

three van factories. Three people, including two

teenagers, have been arrestdd after a 16`year`old boy was stabbed

near a school in Milton Keynes. Police said there was a fight

in Phoenix Drive in Leadenh`ll, near St Paul's Catholic School,

yesterday afternoon. The victim was taken to hospital,

but the injuries aren't thotght to Investigations are underway tonight

into what caused a serious fire Crews were called to

Harvey Reeves Road Residents living nearby werd told

to keep their windows and doors The fire was described by

firefighters at a very tensd. At its height, smoke can be seen from

miles. Fire crews were calldd to the scrap yard late last night. Modern

technology was used to help bring the blaze under control. We have a

robot that we can use remotdly. We sent it to an area and use ht to

great success and got into the fire and used Appliances to make

successful attacks on the fhre. It was a very aggressive tactic, on our

part. Throughout the night, residents were 22 keep Windows ``

told to keep windows closed. A local fun run was cancelled.

The couple from Northampton who were extradited to the US

There is still delays on thd Mon after it was closed southbotnd. It

took emergency services to ours to clear the scene. The road rdopened

after five o'clock, four people had to be taken to the Luton and

Dunstable Hospital. The couple from Northampton who were

extradited to the US Paul and Sandra Dunham fought

extradition, but were remanded Today, the Prime Minister s`id

the government did examine The couple had tried to takd

their own lives. Now a court

in Maryland will release thdm. They'll be together for the first

time since they were sent to the US. They should be released early next

week. First, back to Stewart and Susie

for the rest of the news, Still to come, worries that we are

running out of GPs. And thex look back on a good night for England

fans. Now if you are fed up with

dodging potholes in the road there is some good news tonhght

Councils across the region have managed to

get a big share of government money to repair damaged roads.

Today local councils learned they're to get an extra ?22 million

of government money to mend potholes in our region.

Norfolk, Essex and Northamptonshire will be the biggest winners,

followed by Suffolk, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

It costs around ?61 to repair a pothole.

The government says the money will pay for more than

It is today with the pothold gang. Essex received one of the bhggest

government hand`outs in England ?4.4 million. The cash cannot come

soon enough. In recent years we have had a lot of damage on the roads and

we are playing constant catch up. We will try to do these repairs

properly so we may not appe`r as many potholes but what we'll do the

repair will be done properlx. This pothole almost cost this man his

life, fracturing his skull `fter swerving to avoid it. At thd High

Court he was awarded nearly ?70 000. I have suffered permanent injuries

and they are life changing `nd I do think somebody had to be held to

account. Today's announcement of an extra ?22 million is welcomd news

for councils who are faced with compensation claims from ro`d users.

We potholes which are stopphng people getting to work and

endangering people, you need now is done immediately. That is what this

will provide. A welcome sight for people, councils like North`mpton

sure that do more with dedicated repair teams and equipment will get

more government cash. The epuipment you see today is used as thd most

up`to`date technology. It mdans we can do a whole lot of potholes very

close together with minimum disruption. We keep trialling

different bits of kept incltding best machine, ideal for small rural

roads. Trying to get the best value we can out of what money we have

got. The local government Association says decades of

underfunding have trapped local councils in an endless cycld but the

question is will this money be enough to smooth the way?

Senior doctors are warning that some of

the region's GP surgeries are facing their gravest crisis for decades.

It's to do with recruitment and a lack of trained medics to

It's a subject that will evdn be discussed

The worry is that unless young doctors can be

persuaded to go into general practice, thousands of patidnts

The pressure is rising and the statistics tell a stark story. The

man for medical services is going up and there are not enough GPs to go

around. This is probably thd worst workforce crisis in 30 years. We are

getting reports from a lovely way of real difficulties recruiting GPs. If

you have been to the doctor lately you will have seen some changes

Surgeries have been high`tech places wearing a lot of care now t`kes

place. The increased worklo`d has led many established doctors to

retire early and with fewer graduates opting for general

practice be and is a signifhcant shortage. It is a practice with

16,000 patients and we are short of six doctors. They will be down to

two GPs within a few months. They do not think they can provide ` safe

service any more. Despite the drop, the take`up of training places are

still relatively high but wd have been told by local medical

committees that GP training courses attached to hospitals like West

Suffolk are only half will. This woman is training as a doctor in

London but is spending four months in Stowmarket. Suffolk is a great

place to work and I have re`lly enjoyed it with a great range of

things to do outside of work and it is great to have diversity. Do you

think you might come back? H would not say no. Whether she comds back

or not the failure to solve the crisis could have far reachhng

consequences. I worry that we are seeing the privatisation of health

care. Then we will lose that personal care that the population

has grown to appreciate. Many general practices are small

businesses in their own right and that is the funding model. There is

an opportunity for general practices to offer additional salary for new

GPs coming in and packages for new GPs to attract people. With less

than a year to the general dlection the political pressure to solve the

crisis is on the rise. At least we were concentrathng!

And you can see the health linister and Suffolk MP Dan Poulter

interviewed about that storx in this weekend's Sunday Politics.

It's at 11 o'clock on BBC One on Sunday.

Some people in the seaside town of Southwold say they are strprised

a food bank is needed. It's being launched tomorrow.

It's backed by local churchds and they say there are needx people

who will benefit. Southwold is a picture postcard town

in an area where beach huts can sell for ?145,000 and 82 bed terrace for

more than 300,000, and you light think they'd is not any for food

banks. Organisers say the owners head and poverty. One of thd gaps

has been revered and is delhvery service or dropping where pdople can

collect parcels. The food b`nk warehouse will deliver packdd

parcels for individuals and couples and families and then we will store

them locally. They will be delivered out to wherever they are nedded

This church like many relies on the generosity of the community. Every

week around 20 bags of food are donated locally helping 70 families.

Wherever you are and that c`n be in a wealthy part of the country you

can be the person on low income who is self`employed and has run into

difficulty with ill`health `nd is not getting enough money, and it is

wonderful when we see local communities getting together and

rallying roads to make sure people in situations like that get

emergency food. Nearly 3400 people in east Suffolk were given food

parcels last year and demand is increasing. Having this new facility

means local people can get hmmediate help and will not have to spend

money travelling miles to gdt it. who will benefit.

So we now know, England are out of the World Cup.

Italy lost to Costa Rica thhs afternoon which means Roy Hodgson's

Last night, we watched as Uruguay's Luis Suarez scored twice to break

As World Cup Mike reports, it was a night of ups and downs

The pub in Cambridge packed out for a game England dare not lose.

As always, watching England is a nail`biting affair

In from Steven Gerrard and off the bar!

Around the region, the Wilson family,

San the dog cannot take his eyes off and in Wellingborough, staying

The first goal was always going to be important and guess who scored?

The goal was greeted by the odd shake of the head

All of them corners, Wayne Rooney needs to pull it together.

In Norwich, they are on the edge of their seats.

And when Wayne Rooney scores, there is great excitement.

Luis Suarez scores again and this face pretty much stms up

They had world`class players, we were average at best.

England are coming home and the only option now is to become

That was a great face! Hope for good weather. I have to check thd weather

for Sunday because I am doing a skydive on Sunday. It is looking

good! I think you are going to be

jumping, good luck, you are brave woman. More sunshine than ydsterday.

Temperatures have been up to 22 Celsius. Many other parts of the

region are not far behind. That is about average for this time of year.

Several degrees cooler around the course because we had an onshore

breeze but through the afternoon the thicker cloud cleared so most of us

enjoyed long spells of sunshine Overnight, staying dry for lost of

us with further spills of clearness with mist and fog but for most of

us, not a cold night. We max just see rural spots dropping into single

figures. The summer spoils this `` solstice, looking very summdrlike

with high pressure in chargd. Lots of sunshine meaning areas of

sunshine but temperatures in up to around 23 Celsius and then the best

of the sunshine it could get higher. A few degrees colder run thd course

with an onshore breeze and finishing the day went further spills of

sunshine. The sun setting at around 25 past nine. Sunday, a simhlar day

what long sunny spells and warm and into the working week, Mond`y and

Tuesday, probably more clouds around. Some sunshine is well with

the chance some of us could see some showers and the showers could be on

the Sharp said and with the wind becoming more north`easterlx it

could be a cooler day as well. Looking like the real breakdown in

the weather later Looking like the real breakdown in

the weather later in the working week. Thank you. That is th`t from

all of us, have a good weekdnd. Goodbye.

I saw you before and I thought you were so beautiful.

I wish that love could come into my life.

You were with someone! Who was it? Who were you with?

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