:00:00. > 3:59:59That's it. It all starts on Wednesday evening. We're looking
:00:00. > :00:13.Good evening. forward to it.
:00:14. > :00:17.The lawyer of a man who was shot in the street in broad daylhght
:00:18. > :00:20.on his way to work in Luton has been telling a jury he belidves he
:00:21. > :00:24.The victim, Atif Ali, was told he may never walk `gain
:00:25. > :00:28.after sustaining horrific injuries during the attack last May.
:00:29. > :00:32.Today, Mr Ali gave evidence from behind a screen in the courtroom.
:00:33. > :00:36.Six men are on trial accused of conspiracy to murder.
:00:37. > :00:42.It was in May last year that Atif Ali was shot in the leg
:00:43. > :00:47.The 28`year`old from Luton was on his way to work.
:00:48. > :00:50.A car drove into the back of his car, and when the drhver got
:00:51. > :00:55.The prosecution says it was a hit man hired
:00:56. > :01:00.by a man who wanted a relathonship with the victim's fiancee.
:01:01. > :01:06.One of the defence lawyers put it to Atif Ali that months
:01:07. > :01:10.before he was shot he had hhred someone to attack the other man
:01:11. > :01:18.The man representing the defendant said:
:01:19. > :01:34.Mr Khan then put it to him that he had hired
:01:35. > :01:46.There are six men on trial, charged with conspiracy to lurder.
:01:47. > :01:49.The prosecution says 28`year`old man Mahroof was the mastermind
:01:50. > :01:59.He's admitted shooting Atif Ali but denies he was trying to kill
:02:00. > :02:01.Matthew McCafferty is accusdd of providing the sawn`off shotgun,
:02:02. > :02:03.while Mahroof's brother`in`law, Mahboob Baig, is accused
:02:04. > :02:08.The prosecution says Mark O'Neil was thedriver
:02:09. > :02:15.The jury also heard statements taken from eyewitnesses, among thdm
:02:16. > :02:18.a teenage brother and sister who'd been walking to the bus stop.
:02:19. > :02:20.They heard a bang like a firework, she said.
:02:21. > :02:23.Her brother said he swa blood on the floor.
:02:24. > :02:26.The six defendants deny conspiracy to murder.
:02:27. > :02:34.The trial is due to continue tomorrow.
:02:35. > :02:37.RAF Lakenheath has welcomed a new commander today.
:02:38. > :02:39.Robert Novotny has told Look East that, as the political tenshon
:02:40. > :02:43.mounts in Ukraine, 48 Fightdr Wing will be prepared for action.
:02:44. > :02:47.Its F15 fighter jets have in the past played
:02:48. > :02:57.an important role in campaigns in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
:02:58. > :03:01.today, 44`year`old a fighter pilot takes command of 48th Fightdr Wing.
:03:02. > :03:06.Looking on, military top br`ss and local civilian dignitarhes.
:03:07. > :03:08.As a perk of the job, Colonel Robert Novotny even gets
:03:09. > :03:18.As they salute the Star Spangled Banner, Robert Novotny survdys some
:03:19. > :03:23.of the 5000 airmen, three spuadrons of the F`15 fighters,
:03:24. > :03:27.and the squadron of helicopters which will be under his comland
:03:28. > :03:29.Sometimes, everybody gets really lucky.
:03:30. > :03:31.This is absolutely my number one choice, though.
:03:32. > :03:33.You talk about a great wing, forward, in the middle
:03:34. > :03:36.of the fight, there's so many great things going on, I'm just thrilled
:03:37. > :03:42.RAF Lakenheath may be cocooned in the Suffolk countryside, but it's
:03:43. > :03:46.on the front line of combat operations thousands of milds away.
:03:47. > :03:48.Its air crews have seen acthon in Iraq,
:03:49. > :03:56.This is RAF Lakenheath's kex asset, air superiority.
:03:57. > :04:00.And with current tensions rhding high in Ukraine the base is on what
:04:01. > :04:04.they call a heightened statd of awareness as the military draws down
:04:05. > :04:10.in Afghanistan, the attention he is now focusing on Eastern Europe.
:04:11. > :04:13.Lakenheath's F`15s on a recent exercise in Lithuania.
:04:14. > :04:19.To give reassurance to NATO's Baltic allies as Russia flexes its muscle.
:04:20. > :04:22.You know, I know that we are watching that.
:04:23. > :04:24.I know that all of our national partners ard
:04:25. > :04:27.watching it, our neighbours are watching it very closely.
:04:28. > :04:30.And if the call comes, whatdver that may be, we will be prepared.
:04:31. > :04:33.As Washington looks to cut defence spending, a recent think tank report
:04:34. > :04:36.casts doubts over RAF Lakenheath's future as a base for the Amdricans.
:04:37. > :04:41.The new boss is keen to kill the rumours.
:04:42. > :04:44.After a rousing morale boosting sing along, the outgoing colonel
:04:45. > :04:50.His successor and his wife head indoors to unpack
:04:51. > :05:00.Rail links to Stansted Airport have been upgraded with a new service
:05:01. > :05:04.Greater Anglia have increasdd the number of trains
:05:05. > :05:08.from one an hour to services running every half hour during the week
:05:09. > :05:11.Eight extra trains are being put on and will be run in an addition
:05:12. > :05:19.Step on a train and end up on a flight abroad without
:05:20. > :05:25.From Cambridge, that is verx much a reality with a new half hourly
:05:26. > :05:30.We know Cambridge is growing, attracting in all sorts
:05:31. > :05:33.of high`tech businesses, and we know Stansted airport is
:05:34. > :05:40.On the platform, the new service is going down well.
:05:41. > :05:43.It's very convenient to have two trains per hour.
:05:44. > :05:46.It should make it a lot quicker to get home e`ch time
:05:47. > :05:49.I'm really pleased there is a better service.
:05:50. > :05:51.I fly quite frequently from London Stansted and I live
:05:52. > :05:56.It was only in February this year that @bellio
:05:57. > :05:59.Greater Anglia was criticisdd in a passenger survey with just over
:06:00. > :06:05.It now hoping a more frequent service to Stansted
:06:06. > :06:17.A clear`up operation has bedn taking place following the weekend storms.
:06:18. > :06:19.Lightning, torrential rain, and flash flooding hit several
:06:20. > :06:24.These were the scenes in Br`mpton near Huntingdon, one of
:06:25. > :06:33.It's the second time it's bden affected by heavy rain this month.
:06:34. > :06:36.Now, after all that rain will there be more bad weather in stord
:06:37. > :06:46.Thankfully, a quiet spell of weather to come over the next few d`ys.
:06:47. > :06:48.More heavy thunderstorms around the area but we do h`ve quite
:06:49. > :06:52.a lot of cloud and mist movhng in from the north`east to gdt
:06:53. > :06:54.through this evening and ovdrnight, so quite misty and murky through
:06:55. > :06:59.Temperatures tonight not dropping lower than 15 Celshus
:07:00. > :07:04.It's going to feel muggy and humid tomorrow morning.
:07:05. > :07:06.It starts off quite cloudy in the morning,
:07:07. > :07:09.some low cloud and mist which will thin away as we go through
:07:10. > :07:12.the morning, leaving some bright sunny spells by the afternoon.
:07:13. > :07:15.Temperature wise, we might get up to 26 degrees Celsius, so fdeling
:07:16. > :07:19.very warm, almost hot by thd afternoon with more easterlx wind.
:07:20. > :07:21.It stays dry through Tuesdax evening.
:07:22. > :07:24.John Hammond is up next with your national weather.
:07:25. > :07:26.I'll leave you with the three`day outlook and wd see
:07:27. > :07:30.that hot weather continuing with the chance of thunderstorms by Friday.
:07:31. > :07:43.Good evening. If you were unfortunate enough to be at the
:07:44. > :07:49.sharp end of the weekend storms you'll be pleased to know that the
:07:50. > :07:54.atmosphere is less volatile now Temperatures of 28 Celsius on the
:07:55. > :07:57.Sussex coast today. Most places were fine and warm.
:07:58. > :08:03.In Scotland it was cool with the breeze off the sea. Some eastern
:08:04. > :08:07.coasts will be cooler. They will be the exception. Most of us very warm
:08:08. > :08:12.and the vast majority will stay dry. That is the way overnight. A lot of
:08:13. > :08:13.low cloud drifting to eastern