:00:00. > :00:00.high, 15-20. It's not all bad. Thank you very much. That's all from
:00:00. > :00:17.Cambridge and Northampton are named amongst the top places in Britain
:00:18. > :00:28.The pub's the hub, the campaign to keep the local
:00:29. > :00:32.And training the tourmakers ` the volunteers whose job is to
:00:33. > :00:44.ensure the Tour de France gdts a smooth ride through the rdgion.
:00:45. > :00:47.First tonight the student visa scandal.
:00:48. > :00:50.And the fall out for four of our further education colleges
:00:51. > :00:56.For the time being, the government has banned all
:00:57. > :00:58.of them from admitting new students from overseas.
:00:59. > :01:01.It follows an investigation which estimates nearly 50,000
:01:02. > :01:04.immigrants may have been able to cheat their way through language
:01:05. > :01:11.Across the country 57 private colldges
:01:12. > :01:14.and two universities are accused of failing to make the proper checks.
:01:15. > :01:22.Have some students obtained visas through fraudulent me`ns?
:01:23. > :01:26.The question for one of our fastest growing univershties.
:01:27. > :01:30.Concerns raised by the Immigration Minister in the Commons.
:01:31. > :01:34.We have told a further two universities, the Universitx of
:01:35. > :01:38.Bedfordshire and the University of West London, that they are no longer
:01:39. > :01:42.allowed to sponsor new studdnts pending further investigations,
:01:43. > :01:45.which will decide whether they should also be
:01:46. > :01:50.The University say they do not know why they have been namdd
:01:51. > :01:55.We are confident, from internal reviews, that procedures ard
:01:56. > :01:59.robust and our licence was not suspended this week.
:02:00. > :02:04.We are confident that when we have an audit we will get a clean bill
:02:05. > :02:07.of health and will be free to recruit new international students.
:02:08. > :02:10.The Government claims come after this.
:02:11. > :02:13.Secret filming that appears to show foreign students being helped
:02:14. > :02:16.to cheat to pass their Englhsh tests.
:02:17. > :02:19.It is highly unlikely, the Government say,
:02:20. > :02:23.that some universities and colleges were fulfilling their duty.
:02:24. > :02:26.Passing an English test is a requirement for a student visa
:02:27. > :02:31.but so is proof of academic qualifications and attendance.
:02:32. > :02:33.57 private colleges are now banned from taking new foreign students,
:02:34. > :02:47.Mohammed, from Pakistan, is a student.
:02:48. > :02:51.His visa is legitimate, he says but now he is confused and concdrned.
:02:52. > :02:55.All of my friends are calling me about my university being stspended.
:02:56. > :03:06.Colleges are being told thex should have checked students' certhficates
:03:07. > :03:09.before offering places but colleges in our region say they
:03:10. > :03:17.Gavin Shuker is the Labour LP for Luton South.
:03:18. > :03:23.The University of Bedfordshhre and these four colleges inshst
:03:24. > :03:40.Iron convinced that this is a government approved test from a
:03:41. > :03:43.government approved provider. The University of Bedfordshire has
:03:44. > :03:47.looked what has been coming through the door and has been proven to be
:03:48. > :03:50.legitimate and have been audited in light of these concerns and have not
:03:51. > :03:56.found an issue. I would hopd that the Government, instead of loving
:03:57. > :04:00.from one place to another vdry quickly, would get some perspective.
:04:01. > :04:08.What we have potentially got... What we have potentially got herd and
:04:09. > :04:13.50,000 immigrants that have got their visa by cheating the system.
:04:14. > :04:17.If there was abuse of the sxstem like that going on, it is strely
:04:18. > :04:24.right that it is investigatdd. That is the main point. If there is abuse
:04:25. > :04:29.involving 50,000 students that would be remarkable failure on thd hands
:04:30. > :04:31.of the Government. What I c`n say is that institutions like the
:04:32. > :04:36.University of Bedfordshire where they have audited the 200 students
:04:37. > :04:39.affected, they have found clear and compelling evidence that I think
:04:40. > :04:44.will mean they will be returned back to good order. Accurately robustly
:04:45. > :04:51.defending that university btt do you think there is potentially ` risk
:04:52. > :04:54.from some institutions that when we are talking about so much money that
:04:55. > :05:00.foreign students bring in there is a temptation, perhaps, to turn a blind
:05:01. > :05:07.eye? `` ICU are robustly defending. I am sure that some institutions
:05:08. > :05:12.will have that but any reputable institution will not go down this
:05:13. > :05:15.path. What they will want to do is take the assurances from thd
:05:16. > :05:19.Government approved agencies. If there is a failure here, it is with
:05:20. > :05:25.the Home Office. We needed to get to the bottom of what has gone on
:05:26. > :05:29.whilst not penalising good institutions adding to UK exports
:05:30. > :05:33.and seeing great young men `nd women educated in our times. Have had
:05:34. > :05:41.contact with any other colldges Bedford have told us this could put
:05:42. > :05:44.them out of business. Absolttely. These smaller institutions rely on
:05:45. > :05:51.planning to have students in the country. We are in June. September
:05:52. > :05:55.is not far away for your long or multi`year courses. That is why we
:05:56. > :05:59.need some robust action takdn quickly to get to the bottol of what
:06:00. > :06:03.is going on and to get the good institutions cleared while tackling
:06:04. > :06:03.abuses from others that turned a blind eye.
:06:04. > :06:06.Within the past couple of hours the Northampton couple extraditdd to the
:06:07. > :06:12.United States to face fraud charges have been released from prison.
:06:13. > :06:14.Paul and Sandra Dunham, who deny the charges, fought
:06:15. > :06:17.extradition, fearing they'd be held in a detention centre for months.
:06:18. > :06:19.Our reporter Neil Bradford has got the latest and joins us
:06:20. > :06:37.It was around 4:30pm UK timd, 11:30am in the US, that the couple
:06:38. > :06:40.were formally released from custody in Maryland. They are now m`king a
:06:41. > :06:48.seven hour car journey to North Carolina, where they must rdside
:06:49. > :06:52.with their friends, who put up the $250,000 bail. A few moments ago, I
:06:53. > :07:05.spoke to Mr Donovan, who gave his reaction. Very pleased to bd where
:07:06. > :07:10.we are. . We did not know until now meant that we would be rele`sed The
:07:11. > :07:14.jail told us that we would be going back to court so we were not 10 %
:07:15. > :07:21.sure. It has happened and that is good. What happens now? When they
:07:22. > :07:25.arrive in North Carolina thdy will effectively be under house `rrest.
:07:26. > :07:28.They both have electronic t`gs fitted and I am told that they will
:07:29. > :07:35.be confined to the first floor of the house and the garden. They will
:07:36. > :07:40.have to have regular contact with US marshals and officials in the US
:07:41. > :07:42.state of Maryland, where thdy face 13 charges of fraud and
:07:43. > :07:49.money`laundering, totalling $1. million. The prosecutors sax that
:07:50. > :07:53.they used company credit cards to find a lavish lifestyle, paxing for
:07:54. > :08:00.everything from groceries to expensive artwork, even a dog house.
:08:01. > :08:02.They deny the charges. The trial is not expected for another few months.
:08:03. > :08:05.New research today suggests small and medium size businesses `re
:08:06. > :08:07.driving the economic recovery and that our region is at the forefront.
:08:08. > :08:10.Businesses in 64 of the UK's biggest cities werd given
:08:11. > :08:15.a bit of health check, assessing productivity and profitabilhty
:08:16. > :08:21.Whether they're pursuing innovation and how well they're compethng
:08:22. > :08:29.Milton Keynes comes fifth for the highest concentration of
:08:30. > :08:36.Milton keynes is also up thdre, in fourth place, for the highest
:08:37. > :08:44.Overall, perhaps unsurprisingly Cambridge scores the best
:08:45. > :08:50.But Northampton also secures a place in the national top ten
:08:51. > :08:53.Stuart Ratcliffe has been to visit a business there which is
:08:54. > :09:02.Oyster cards ` a familiar shght if you use the tube in London.
:09:03. > :09:04.But the software behind them is controlled
:09:05. > :09:12.Novacroft has doubled its workforce over the last two years.
:09:13. > :09:17.I think it will not be long before we are known
:09:18. > :09:26.What we are seeing now is that whilst London is growing,
:09:27. > :09:29.in terms of economic abilitx, actually a lot of people ard moving
:09:30. > :09:40.And Northampton hope that this building could attract even more
:09:41. > :09:44.small businesses to the town, because when complete this
:09:45. > :09:52.could be home to 55 new small businesses.
:09:53. > :09:55.The local enterprise partnership here is also providing support
:09:56. > :10:01.Companies in the new enterprise zone also benefit from tax breaks,
:10:02. > :10:06.which means Northampton is now competing and on occasions beating
:10:07. > :10:12.We are not to be modest about our achievements.
:10:13. > :10:15.I think now and we certainlx should not be in the future.
:10:16. > :10:17.We are not Cambridge or Milton Keynes, we are
:10:18. > :10:24.This is undoubtedly an excellent place
:10:25. > :10:27.to come and start and grow a business and is a lot mord
:10:28. > :10:34.But today's report says there's no room for complacency.
:10:35. > :10:37.Saying the government needs to do more to work with towns
:10:38. > :10:45.and cities to improve infrastructure and training.
:10:46. > :10:47.A man is being questioned after the body of an 82`year`old woman
:10:48. > :10:53.Police officers found the body at the house in Latimer, Stony
:10:54. > :10:59.A 48`year`old man was arrested later in the afternoon.
:11:00. > :11:02.Thames Valley Police officers have been carrying out house to house
:11:03. > :11:05.inquiries and have put a guard outside the propertx.
:11:06. > :11:09.But they say they believe this is an isolated incident.
:11:10. > :11:14.A post mortem is due to be carried out.
:11:15. > :11:17.It's become known as the jewel in Newmarket's crown.
:11:18. > :11:20.But now the multi`million pound racing industry fears
:11:21. > :11:23.its future could be compromhsed by a housing development.
:11:24. > :11:25.There are concerns it will put off new investors
:11:26. > :11:30.and jeopardise the safety of horses, riders and the public.
:11:31. > :11:38.urging the landowner, Lord Derby, to rethink his plans.
:11:39. > :11:43.Today, the racing industry saddled up against plans
:11:44. > :11:46.for a housing development on the edge of Newmarket,
:11:47. > :11:54.People coming into Newmarket, it comes across as a large village
:11:55. > :12:01.And that is critical to the perception of investors
:12:02. > :12:07.A huge number of which come from overseas.
:12:08. > :12:10.This is the atmosphere they want to invest in.
:12:11. > :12:17.Everyday, thousands of horsds cross here alongside the cars, lorries,
:12:18. > :12:23.And the protesters say that things are already at the lhmit
:12:24. > :12:26.Throw into the mix a new housing development up there
:12:27. > :12:30.and they say it is a potenthally catastrophic combination.
:12:31. > :12:35.It is Lord Derby who owns the land, a fact that grates
:12:36. > :12:43.His brother recently bred the horse that won the Derby ` Australia.
:12:44. > :12:47.Australia was foaled in a farm right next to Hatchfield
:12:48. > :12:53.farm and it is an ultimate hrony to us that this man with a famhly that
:12:54. > :12:58.has such a fantastic historx in racing does seem to be prepared
:12:59. > :13:09.House numbers slashed from 1200 to 400.
:13:10. > :13:13.Newmarket needs new homes, jobs and investment into the high street
:13:14. > :13:15.This is really about addressing the future of Newmarket.
:13:16. > :13:18.The horse industry itself is growing rapidly and all those peopld will
:13:19. > :13:26.The racing industry will always think about themselvds.
:13:27. > :13:32.Newmarket is dependent so mtch on the racing industry and we don't
:13:33. > :13:38.With 300 people on the housing waiting list,
:13:39. > :13:50.Campaigners say if we approve this then where does it end?
:13:51. > :14:01.Now over to the rest of the programme with David and Susie.
:14:02. > :14:21.Still to come, the army of volunteers getting the tour to
:14:22. > :14:26.France on the road. The county council promising thousands of
:14:27. > :14:30.pounds to help your local boozer stay part of the community. A couple
:14:31. > :14:36.of weeks ago, A couple of weeks ago on Look East
:14:37. > :14:39.we talked about the relationship between dolestic
:14:40. > :14:41.violence and the World Cup. Frighteningly
:14:42. > :14:42.the police can accurately predict that numbers of incidents whll rise
:14:43. > :14:45.sharply after each England game We were speaking to Essex Police who
:14:46. > :14:48.are running a campaign And now they've got real figures
:14:49. > :14:51.from the first two England games. In a moment,
:14:52. > :14:55.the police officer in chargd. But first, a reminder of
:14:56. > :15:03.the background from Debbie Tubby. `` the England squad returnhng home
:15:04. > :15:09.this afternoon after being knocked out of the World Cup. They `re pure
:15:10. > :15:25.performance resulted in a dramatic increase in domestic violence. ``
:15:26. > :15:30.their poor performance. Thex have identified 110 men and seven women
:15:31. > :15:33.most likely to be involved hn football related domestic abuse and
:15:34. > :15:39.targeted them throughout thd tournament. Some will be arrested
:15:40. > :15:45.before the World Cup becausd we know of outstanding offences and others
:15:46. > :15:51.will be spoken to and we will do our best to make sure they face justice.
:15:52. > :15:57.Why is it such a trigger? This woman's partner was jailed for
:15:58. > :16:02.Harrah attempted murder. It is all about control, if you do not do what
:16:03. > :16:10.they say or we are what thex want. It is the same with any sport. The
:16:11. > :16:14.police also launched this c`mpaign video at the start of the World Cup
:16:15. > :16:17.to stop domestic abusers kicking off.
:16:18. > :16:18.Nick Burston is the detective inspector in charge
:16:19. > :16:23.And I started by putting it to her that it was sad Essex Policd could
:16:24. > :16:38.It is, it is a sad indictment of society, particularly in thd current
:16:39. > :16:43.World Cup where England havd lost, and that can lead to a backlash
:16:44. > :16:48.People with no responsibility for that situation at all, and ht is
:16:49. > :16:52.precipitated by all sorts of factors but in the main it is being used as
:16:53. > :17:01.an excuse to abuse another individual. They are alreadx abusers
:17:02. > :17:06.and this is just another wax to get themselves the excuse to crdate
:17:07. > :17:10.havoc in people's lives. Recently you told us they were certahn people
:17:11. > :17:15.you work keeping an eye on during this period. Do you think you could
:17:16. > :17:27.have been looking at even more cases like that that? `` with out that? We
:17:28. > :17:37.have some people identified as the most prolific that `` selects, and
:17:38. > :17:42.those people were communicated with to remind them of responsibhlities
:17:43. > :17:48.to their partners, and it is their fault and they are the ones who make
:17:49. > :17:54.the decision to abuse. Is it just when the football is all? Is that
:17:55. > :18:01.the only sport that triggers this? It is the one that creates the most
:18:02. > :18:07.noticeable spike, and it is not just about to elements and it can be
:18:08. > :18:12.quite localised, depending on an early, if a particular location
:18:13. > :18:17.supports one team and they have bad result, there could be a local
:18:18. > :18:21.spike. It is incredibly brave of somebody to report something that is
:18:22. > :18:28.happening and after you havd intervened, is the early support
:18:29. > :18:33.network in place? Absolutelx. The important thing to say is if you do
:18:34. > :18:39.not want to leave the relathonship, you do not have two, and it is
:18:40. > :18:43.important to know that oursdlves and the people we work with than the
:18:44. > :18:49.statutory and voluntary agencies will support you in your hole if you
:18:50. > :18:55.do not want to leave. For example, somebody might have mental health
:18:56. > :19:01.issues. The mental health practitioner can help them develop
:19:02. > :19:03.coping strategies. What kind of coping strategies would you
:19:04. > :19:10.recommend putting in place hf they cannot leave? The coping strategy
:19:11. > :19:16.might just be somebody to phck up the phone to if things are not going
:19:17. > :19:23.right and could be as simpld as recognising the danger of you are in
:19:24. > :19:29.and preparing for leaving, so at a friend or family member's house you
:19:30. > :19:36.have a bag and a copy of a passport and bank account. Some spard cash,
:19:37. > :19:39.so if you had to flee an emdrgency you can actually leave without
:19:40. > :19:44.having to go back to the hotse instantly. A change of clothes for
:19:45. > :19:49.the children and some favourite toys. Thank you.
:19:50. > :19:53.Many see the pub as the heart of a local community, but everx year,
:19:54. > :19:56.So it's getting even more ilportant to make sure
:19:57. > :20:01.Today, Norfolk County Counchl put thousands of pounds
:20:02. > :20:04.into a scheme called "The Ptb's the Hub" encouraging pubs to take more
:20:05. > :20:07.That could mean becoming a community centre,
:20:08. > :20:30.The Kings Arms opened for btsiness in the 17th century. They are used
:20:31. > :20:38.to be six pulps in this are` but it was the last and closed in 2012 It
:20:39. > :20:44.is about to reopen, helped by a ?4000 grant from The Pub's The Hub.
:20:45. > :20:50.We needed this to be more than just a pub, so we will have a colmunity
:20:51. > :20:56.cafe and hopefully a school meals service for the primary school
:20:57. > :21:02.opposite. We will get an offering that can cook 180 school me`ls a day
:21:03. > :21:06.and also things like a coffde machine for the community c`fe.
:21:07. > :21:14.Although there are signs th`t the rate of closure is may be slowing,
:21:15. > :21:23.many are losing services sthll, and pubs can fill the gap. Todax at the
:21:24. > :21:29.Royal Norfolk sure, the council leader announced a ?30,000
:21:30. > :21:35.contribution to the project. They are the first county council to do
:21:36. > :21:41.so and pubs in Norfolk can `pply for grants from the Council for the
:21:42. > :21:46.community scheme. What we h`ve been trying to do is put new accdss in
:21:47. > :21:52.for elderly customers, disabled customers, so that it makes it a
:21:53. > :21:56.more friendly place, so thex are not as isolated as before and they can
:21:57. > :22:04.feel they can come into a w`rm welcome. The ?4000 grant max not
:22:05. > :22:11.seem much but for a Norfolk county council it is something at the time
:22:12. > :22:16.of big financial cutbacks, to help pulps and communities flourhsh.
:22:17. > :22:21.`` pubs. Perhaps one of the surprising
:22:22. > :22:23.success stories from the London Thousands of volunteers
:22:24. > :22:26.in distinctive purple and orange uniform who helpdd made
:22:27. > :22:28.everything tick. Now the Tour de France in Britain is
:22:29. > :22:31.following in those same footsteps. 10,000 volunteers have been chosen
:22:32. > :22:34.to help make race day run sloothly. Stage three starts in Cambrhdge
:22:35. > :22:37.on Monday July 7th, winding its way Tom Williams has been talking to
:22:38. > :22:53.the Tourmakers. From flag to put marshalling or just
:22:54. > :23:10.being on hand with a friendly smile. Toolmakers will be the faces of the
:23:11. > :23:15.race. `` Tourmakers. It has been fantastic, you have that calaraderie
:23:16. > :23:24.and people coming together for a common goal, something really
:23:25. > :23:30.positive. Over 25,000 applidd and just 10,000 made the final cut but
:23:31. > :23:37.with the final stage just 10 days away, they today to con fin`l
:23:38. > :23:42.instructions and collected tniforms. It is building on the momentum of
:23:43. > :23:46.London 2012 and we have manx more volunteers here today who
:23:47. > :23:53.volunteered during the Olympic Games. Two years on, they are still
:23:54. > :23:59.volunteering for big sporting events. It is the biggest volunteer
:24:00. > :24:09.workforce since the Olympics and the first time the event has posted
:24:10. > :24:15.Tourmakers. I want you to gdt yourself into height order.
:24:16. > :24:21.Volunteers are not all over 18, meet the young Tourmaker clinic. Pupils
:24:22. > :24:24.have been taught how to run workshops, to deliver these sessions
:24:25. > :24:31.to younger children at prim`ry schools. Fast forward one wdek and
:24:32. > :24:39.the chance to put new skills to the test by teaching Tour de Fr`nce
:24:40. > :24:44.themed activities. This is focusing on the skills you would need to be a
:24:45. > :24:52.good cyclist, speed and bal`nce and coordination. Inside the artwork is
:24:53. > :24:57.coming along nicely. We havd been designing flags to wave while people
:24:58. > :25:02.go past. Do you think it is effective at getting people
:25:03. > :25:08.excited? They all seem really excited and I are going to go and
:25:09. > :25:20.watch it. A final few touchds and a flag to wave with pride.
:25:21. > :25:22.I wish I had done that now! It has been raining a bet in places but
:25:23. > :25:36.reasonable. Every time it is Glastonburx the
:25:37. > :25:40.weather changes. We have ond more day of fine weather before things go
:25:41. > :25:46.downhill with low pressure `re moving in. It was cloudy thhs
:25:47. > :25:56.afternoon and there is still some clouds around Seoul this cloud will
:25:57. > :26:03.continue to melt and we will have some clear spells through the night.
:26:04. > :26:08.It was chilly last night, gdtting down to five Celsius and parts, but
:26:09. > :26:14.do not take these figures at face value. It could be lower in the
:26:15. > :26:21.countryside and there could be mist patches around as well. Starting
:26:22. > :26:28.chilly tomorrow but what sunshine through the morning. More cloud in
:26:29. > :26:34.the afternoon and the risk of some isolated showers but for most of us,
:26:35. > :26:39.it will be dry throughout. Slightly warmer as well and staying cool on
:26:40. > :26:46.the coast. Further inland, getting up to 20 Celsius. The afternoon sees
:26:47. > :26:54.more clouds but it will then out into the evening and overnight. Low
:26:55. > :26:58.pressure are moving and will bring us unsettled conditions for the end
:26:59. > :27:02.of the week and it looks like that unsettled weather will conthnue into
:27:03. > :27:07.the weekend so make the most of tomorrow. Looking pretty good but
:27:08. > :27:15.with outbreaks of rain and heavy showers are owned by the end of the
:27:16. > :27:21.week. This may clear quicklx, but lingering across northern p`rts and
:27:22. > :27:28.these heavy showers are expdcted to continue on Saturday, with some
:27:29. > :27:34.thunder, and it looks like the showers will still be around on
:27:35. > :27:41.Sunday but not as many. A couple of unsettled days before it improves
:27:42. > :27:49.slightly. That's all from us, have very good evening.