:00:00. > :00:13.Four forces target the rat`runs used by fly`tippers,
:00:14. > :00:26.We are going to take the push to rural communities to give them the
:00:27. > :00:27.policing service they deserve and tackle the criminals who are a
:00:28. > :00:34.scourge on people's lives. As thousands collect their GCSE
:00:35. > :00:37.results, what happens to the young And we'll be here later
:00:38. > :00:41.in the programme seeing How one charity is using horsepower
:00:42. > :00:44.to help disadvantaged children. In the skies for the
:00:45. > :00:58.Clacton Airshow. First tonight,
:00:59. > :01:00.a major crackdown on the crimes that Today, hundreds of police officers
:01:01. > :01:19.from six forces, four in our region, came together to search vehicles on
:01:20. > :01:21.the region's crime rat`runs. The major routes used
:01:22. > :01:23.by metal thieves, burglars and rogue traders to cross
:01:24. > :01:25.county borders and avoid capture. Cambridgeshire suffers more
:01:26. > :01:28.from rural crime than anywhere else in England,
:01:29. > :01:29.losing ?2.7 million last year. In a lay`by on the A1,
:01:30. > :01:33.officers on the hunt for those using the region's roads
:01:34. > :01:35.to carry out rural crime. Numberplate recognition scanning
:01:36. > :01:37.for illegal vehicles, motorbike police pulling over vans
:01:38. > :01:42.they want to take a closer look at. We have only been here 20 minutes
:01:43. > :01:46.or so and already a dozen vehicles The officers are checking
:01:47. > :01:52.everything, the driver's details, any passengers' details
:01:53. > :01:54.and what is being carried Theft of metal, catalytic converters
:01:55. > :02:02.being stolen, you will see us pulling in vehicles carrying plant
:02:03. > :02:05.and tractors, checking and making sure, because one tractor
:02:06. > :02:12.is about ?70,000, probably more. That is quite a lot of theft,
:02:13. > :02:16.that is a lot for a farmer to lose. Further up the road for officers,
:02:17. > :02:18.success. Driver and passenger, both male,
:02:19. > :02:26.have been arrested on suspicion of theft and transferred to our local
:02:27. > :02:31.police station in Peterborough. Mainly it is scrap metal
:02:32. > :02:36.from some of the containers on industrial units locally so it
:02:37. > :02:41.has been taken to be weighed in. Crime cost farmers ?3 million
:02:42. > :02:45.in Cambridge last year. The worst affected county
:02:46. > :02:47.in the country according to We work very closely with
:02:48. > :02:54.the police. There are farmer schemes
:02:55. > :02:58.out there as well. Farmers are acting as the eyes
:02:59. > :03:01.and ears of the police in the countryside doing our best to get a
:03:02. > :03:04.grip on what is a worrying problem. Today's operation involving hundreds
:03:05. > :03:06.of officers across four counties in our region, Cambs, Herts,
:03:07. > :03:11.Beds and Northants. Police out in numbers today,
:03:12. > :03:14.but is this enough to tackle rising As much as it is high`vis today,
:03:15. > :03:18.that is one tactic. There will be lots of sort
:03:19. > :03:21.of covert tactics that will be used and we are going to take
:03:22. > :03:24.the push to rural communities to give them the service they deserve
:03:25. > :03:27.and tackle the criminals that are With the decline
:03:28. > :03:33.in police resources, some communities perhaps feel left
:03:34. > :03:36.out with policing response. Today is a day
:03:37. > :03:39.of action where we are going to get out there, show a lot of visibility
:03:40. > :03:42.and target those people who cause Today forces combined to track
:03:43. > :03:48.criminals across boundaries. A costly exercise
:03:49. > :03:51.but they hope it will reduce crime A man who was attacked with
:03:52. > :04:00.a meat cleaver and saw his friend stabbed to death has told a court
:04:01. > :04:07.they were not looking for trouble. Shajidur Rahman was left with deep
:04:08. > :04:11.scars to his face after a brawl in a Giving evidence against his alleged
:04:12. > :04:15.attackers he told the jury he was Neil Bradford was in
:04:16. > :04:30.Luton Crown Court. Shajidur Rahman was repeatedly asked
:04:31. > :04:35.under cross`examination whether he and his friends were looking for
:04:36. > :04:39.trouble that night. Searching for violence, and whether they were
:04:40. > :04:46.armed with knives, and repeatedly he said they were not armed and they
:04:47. > :04:51.were trying to avoid trouble. During the attack in January, Shajidur
:04:52. > :04:58.Rahman was repeatedly hit in the face with a meat cleaver, causing
:04:59. > :05:06.some significant injuries. His friend, an inspiring musician, was
:05:07. > :05:11.killed in the brawl just off Bedford's Midland Road. The
:05:12. > :05:15.prosecution say it was fast`moving, violent and savage. Four men from
:05:16. > :05:27.Bedford are accused of that attack which happened after a music video
:05:28. > :05:31.was made by the victim. Did Shajidur Rahman shed any more light on the
:05:32. > :05:36.significance of that video? He told the jury that the video was very
:05:37. > :05:42.much Isaacs torn's project, a three`minute video which involves
:05:43. > :05:49.many of his friends in various parts of Bedford. In some cases they can
:05:50. > :05:54.be seen spraying alcohol on a name on the wall. When asked what was the
:05:55. > :06:02.significance he told the jury he did not know, he's play took part
:06:03. > :06:06.because of his love of rap music. The accused denied charges of
:06:07. > :06:10.murder, attempted murder and possessing an offensive weapon. The
:06:11. > :06:14.trial is expected to resume tomorrow.
:06:15. > :06:16.Arsonists have set fire to a series of thatched houses
:06:17. > :06:19.The Fire Service was called to a total of five homes
:06:20. > :06:23.The first was at Offord Cluny near Huntingdon just after midnight.
:06:24. > :06:25.The other four were in nearby Brampton, two
:06:26. > :06:29.on the Green, one on West End Road and another on the High Street.
:06:30. > :06:37.The police in Milton Keynes have released an e`fit image of a man
:06:38. > :06:41.they want to speak to in connection with the rape of a teenager.
:06:42. > :06:44.The 18`year`old woman was attacked in Pencarrow Place in the Fishermead
:06:45. > :06:48.It's understood she passed a group of men before one
:06:49. > :06:55.Police also want to identify five men taken from CCTV images
:06:56. > :07:00.The wait is over for the region's teenagers earning
:07:01. > :07:07.Across the board the proportion gaining A to C has
:07:08. > :07:11.risen although the number achieving the top A* has fallen slightly.
:07:12. > :07:15.Grades in maths have risen sharply but in
:07:16. > :07:17.English they've fallen, something many feel is down to a change
:07:18. > :07:26.History B, biology B, chemistry B, physics B, ICT Nationals,
:07:27. > :07:37.Results day at North Cambridge Academy is thoroughly civilised.
:07:38. > :07:41.One`to`one with the principal, Amy has exceeded her expectations.
:07:42. > :08:02.They do put more pressure on themselves.
:08:03. > :08:11.I think the expectation also is harder.
:08:12. > :08:18.But we are in a world where we strive for more.
:08:19. > :08:21.For the first time in years the emphasis solidly
:08:22. > :08:25.on exams, an attempt to improve academic standards.
:08:26. > :08:29.The pressure is evident, not least at this academy
:08:30. > :08:35.It has been so stressful but it has been good at the same
:08:36. > :08:38.time because I know I am working towards something really good.
:08:39. > :08:41.I am going to have to put a lot more work in.
:08:42. > :08:44.I spent a lot of hours revising and I think my results reflect that.
:08:45. > :08:48.It is only for a month or a month and a half so you have
:08:49. > :08:52.I am concerned about the focus on examinations.
:08:53. > :08:56.I do not think life chances should be based on an exam at the end.
:08:57. > :08:59.I think a system where there is a little bit of flexibility is far
:09:00. > :09:02.fairer to a far wider range of students.
:09:03. > :09:08.At this Catholic school, some parents had concerns.
:09:09. > :09:10.When we had the modular one for my daughter previously it was
:09:11. > :09:13.stress`free because you had time to build up to
:09:14. > :09:17.the end result whereas this was just the exam and we struggled with
:09:18. > :09:24.Two years ago this academy was the eighth worst performer in England.
:09:25. > :09:37.These are the first school exams that really matter.
:09:38. > :09:41.For Vicky and thousands like her, it was a nerve wracking morning.
:09:42. > :09:53.More than a third of girls will leave school without
:09:54. > :09:55.five GCSEs, and according to a leading women's charity many will
:09:56. > :10:03.The overall employment rate for women is stalling.
:10:04. > :10:06.Twice as many women work in low paid jobs compared to men, and they're
:10:07. > :10:08.more likely to need treatment for depression and anxiety.
:10:09. > :10:12.Dr Carole Easton is from the Young Women's Trust and a few minutes
:10:13. > :10:14.ago I asked her if headlines about girls traditionally out`performing
:10:15. > :10:29.Yes, it hides the true picture. For more than a decade there have been
:10:30. > :10:33.more young women over the age of 18 outside of education, employment or
:10:34. > :10:39.training and that seems to get hidden by the fact they do slightly
:10:40. > :10:46.better at GCSEs, and then the picture changes dramatically. Where
:10:47. > :10:49.is it going wrong. There are fewer options for young women and once
:10:50. > :10:55.they get to 18 they are offered a narrow range of jobs. There are not
:10:56. > :11:00.so many jobs for them to do and they are being encouraged to work in
:11:01. > :11:04.traditional roles like nursing or childcare and the boys are being
:11:05. > :11:08.given much broader range of options, more apprenticeships, and
:11:09. > :11:13.they seem to have broader choices and be given more second chances.
:11:14. > :11:19.Young women tell us they do not get second chances. If they did not do
:11:20. > :11:25.well or took the wrong subject, they are stuck or do not find anything to
:11:26. > :11:31.do at all. Does this come down to gender discrimination? I think
:11:32. > :11:35.gender discrimination on some occasions and narrowness of vision
:11:36. > :11:41.and viewer. I think people need help to understand that young women and
:11:42. > :11:44.young men are capable of much more and with some encouragement and
:11:45. > :11:47.support young women will have the confidence to do a broader range of
:11:48. > :11:53.subjects and a broader range of occupation. Do we need to rewind and
:11:54. > :11:59.say that careers advice is lacking? I think careers advice has a mixed
:12:00. > :12:07.reputation amongst the young women we have spoken to. They needed again
:12:08. > :12:12.at 20 or 21. So many young women do not know, many of us did not know
:12:13. > :12:18.what to do at 16, but by the time they get to 20 or 21 they might know
:12:19. > :12:22.what they want and they are not being given the chance they want.
:12:23. > :12:28.What advice would you give young women who have had their results? If
:12:29. > :12:34.you have done well, congratulations. If you have not done well, hang out
:12:35. > :12:40.for a second choice. Exam results are not the be all and end all and
:12:41. > :12:41.people do well and we need to help them get the second chances they
:12:42. > :12:45.might need later. There's been speculation
:12:46. > :12:47.on the stock market today that the American drug giant Pfizer may
:12:48. > :12:50.make a fresh bid to buy the UK The company revealed last month that
:12:51. > :12:56.building work for a new Cambridge The experts join the search
:12:57. > :13:18.for live grenades at the seaside. Alex will be here with the weather
:13:19. > :13:21.for the bank holiday weekend. And find out what wowed
:13:22. > :13:29.the crowds at the Clacton airshow. Of course, this is the first year
:13:30. > :13:34.students need to stay in some form But there's concern that pupils are
:13:35. > :13:40.automatically sticking with school, without really
:13:41. > :13:43.considering all the other options. NACRO, the crime reduction charity,
:13:44. > :13:47.works with disadvantaged people It has four education centres
:13:48. > :13:52.in this region, and says that shoe horning people
:13:53. > :13:55.into A levels could mean that thousands end up with nothing to
:13:56. > :14:02.show for two years of study. Here in Huntington, there is another
:14:03. > :14:06.option to staying in school. Taster sessions and skills
:14:07. > :14:09.like mechanics to get teenagers back These young people haven't been
:14:10. > :14:14.in trouble with the police, but The charity has picked them up to
:14:15. > :14:19.prevent them playing truant and even stop them from being
:14:20. > :14:24.at risk of offending. Following his GCSEs, 17`year`old
:14:25. > :14:29.Michael dropped out of college. He says it wasn't right for him
:14:30. > :14:32.and felt judged because of This feels like an adult
:14:33. > :14:44.environment and you can mix in. If you're not feeling good,
:14:45. > :14:46.you can step out. You can really talk to other people
:14:47. > :14:50.and they understand you, whereas you are not being criticised by 30 odd
:14:51. > :14:54.other people in the class. What is it about working here that
:14:55. > :14:58.has been so successful for you? Everything is great,
:14:59. > :15:01.everyone is great. If you can get a qualification
:15:02. > :15:04.behind it, that is fantastic. Michael earns ?30 a week
:15:05. > :15:06.on his course. Why do you think it works better
:15:07. > :15:12.for you here? There is less people so there
:15:13. > :15:16.is more stuff to get around. I'm taking a sport course
:15:17. > :15:20.in September, so hopefully I will be able to get a job to do
:15:21. > :15:24.a sport I'm interested in. NACRO is concerned that with people
:15:25. > :15:27.having to remain in education until they're 18,
:15:28. > :15:30.teenagers will feel they have no I think the message is mainstream
:15:31. > :15:36.doesn't work for everyone, We provide a variety
:15:37. > :15:41.of vocational courses. An integral part
:15:42. > :15:43.of the programme is to give them work experience so they are able to
:15:44. > :15:47.go out and experience real`life Maths and English lessons boost the
:15:48. > :15:54.students' skills here, and in the coming weeks NACRO will be working
:15:55. > :15:58.with local schools to offer students another option if their results
:15:59. > :16:07.aren't quite what they hoped for. The race is
:16:08. > :16:09.on to make sure a stretch of beach in Essex is safe enough to
:16:10. > :16:13.open for the Bank Holiday weekend. Explosives experts have been
:16:14. > :16:17.searching a section of sand The stretch has been sealed
:16:18. > :16:22.off after a number of live hand It's hoped
:16:23. > :16:40.the beach will be declared safe No families on the speech, instead
:16:41. > :16:46.two men in hard hats and high visibility jackets, looking for more
:16:47. > :16:51.grenades. This is Claire Watson, who found the fit the grenade on Sunday
:16:52. > :16:57.and nearly threw it for her dog to fetch. She was relieved to see a
:16:58. > :17:04.chord and up and a search under way. It is important because you don't
:17:05. > :17:09.know how many are out there. It is concerning for the public. If a
:17:10. > :17:14.child had picked that up, they would not had the sense to put it down.
:17:15. > :17:18.They may have thrown it. A man from the council spoke to pinpoint where
:17:19. > :17:25.she found the explosive and of the the search was to concentrate on. He
:17:26. > :17:30.gave this reassurance. The information from the Army is that
:17:31. > :17:36.these are relatively benign objects. They are quite hard to detonate, but
:17:37. > :17:41.it seems to be that because we found five grenades all in a very similar
:17:42. > :17:45.location, they are part of a crate. This is a picture of the grenade
:17:46. > :17:51.found on Saturday. It is almost as good as new, suggesting a crate has
:17:52. > :17:59.protected it from sea water. That crate has been disturbed, because we
:18:00. > :18:03.are close to the port of Felixstowe. That is why the grenades are washing
:18:04. > :18:11.up. There are often 12 grenade in a crate, so there may be another seven
:18:12. > :18:14.somewhere else. This is amateur footage of one of the grenades are
:18:15. > :18:21.being destroyed in a controlled explosion. Meanwhile, locals have
:18:22. > :18:29.possible explanations. My theory is that during the Second World War, a
:18:30. > :18:36.destroyer was sunk just off the pointy. It is possible they had some
:18:37. > :18:40.of these hand grenades. This business said trade hadn't been hit
:18:41. > :18:44.by the beach closure, but the hope is the search will be finished and
:18:45. > :18:46.the beach reopened by Saturday. Meanwhile, day`trippers are being
:18:47. > :18:50.warned to be careful. You probably know about
:18:51. > :18:52.the beneficial effects of animals, Stroking dogs can help lower blood
:18:53. > :18:56.pressure and has been shown to reduce levels of anxiety
:18:57. > :19:00.for people with Alzheimers. But a charity in Milton Keynes is
:19:01. > :19:05.using horses to help children. Ride High has changed the lives
:19:06. > :19:10.of hundreds of young people These are the children whose luck,
:19:11. > :19:17.whose hope is running out. These are the horses
:19:18. > :19:19.and ponies which give it back. This girl has Asperger's
:19:20. > :19:22.and wouldn't speak. When she first came here,
:19:23. > :19:37.she didn't speak to a single adult, but Quincy, the Norwegian fjord,
:19:38. > :19:39.that was something different. She just started speaking and
:19:40. > :19:41.when she rides, she whispers to The charity Ride High was set set up
:19:42. > :19:46.five years ago, teaching young Since then, 400 children have
:19:47. > :19:50.found comfort and confidence And it is all thanks to a eureka
:19:51. > :19:53.moment experienced My mother was diagnosed
:19:54. > :19:59.as being terminally ill. I thought she was going to
:20:00. > :20:03.die. There was as grey pony. I remember lying on its back,
:20:04. > :20:07.and it made things bearable. Although it wasn't conscious,
:20:08. > :20:08.I think something about that experience I had saved
:20:09. > :20:13.me, and kept me OK. It made me think, kids and horses,
:20:14. > :20:16.we could do something brilliant Once unhappy, these
:20:17. > :20:24.children have now found a reason to They have ponies and peers
:20:25. > :20:27.and prospects. I always argued with my sisters
:20:28. > :20:35.and with a lot of people. I found confidence again, to speak
:20:36. > :20:40.to new people I've never met before. Since I've come here I probably
:20:41. > :20:50.talked to more people in public, It is taking young people who are
:20:51. > :20:57.at their most vulnerable, who come from disadvantaged backgrounds,
:20:58. > :21:01.and using horses to give them It is horse power, bringing calm to
:21:02. > :21:09.what can be the turmoil The crowds have turned out to
:21:10. > :21:25.support 140,000 are expected in Clacton
:21:26. > :21:28.today and tomorrow. The organisers say they need ?1 from
:21:29. > :21:47.every person who goes to see the Well, it has clouded over and has
:21:48. > :21:51.started to rain. Most people have headed home but it has been a
:21:52. > :21:55.beautiful day, warm and sunny. Lots of people turned up and some of them
:21:56. > :22:03.got here early to get a good spot to see all the action. A Spitfire. In
:22:04. > :22:08.the bright skies over the seafront, thousands came to soak up the
:22:09. > :22:16.spectacle of the airshow. It is a chance to get together. We come to
:22:17. > :22:24.the red arrows. We come every year. It is a great day. Saw the forecast,
:22:25. > :22:29.it was good. We heard it was a good spectacle. The main attraction,
:22:30. > :22:32.there are only two remaining Lancaster bombers in the world
:22:33. > :22:38.flying together for the very first time. The airshow team have done a
:22:39. > :22:44.fantastic job by putting together the line`up. The plane is a huge
:22:45. > :22:50.draw and flying with the other Lancaster has brought lots of people
:22:51. > :22:55.to the event. We saw that as one of the main draws to bring people
:22:56. > :23:02.here. While other air shows have folded, Clacton has managed to keep
:23:03. > :23:06.going even though it is free. It is due to the sponsorship we get with a
:23:07. > :23:12.local businesses who are keen to beat part of it. There are brochure
:23:13. > :23:21.sales, and we have people going around with the nation buckets, and
:23:22. > :23:28.if everybody but ?1 in there, we could secure another show. It create
:23:29. > :23:36.?1 million to the economy, but with the support, organisers can't
:23:37. > :23:43.guarantee it will still be here in five years time. I am standing on
:23:44. > :23:50.the balcony in the main building, a great view behind me. It is a vital
:23:51. > :23:56.location of the team. How busy has been for you, Colin? Fairly busy. We
:23:57. > :24:04.have had some missing children to look for. We also had to go to a
:24:05. > :24:09.vessel which was in difficulty. How much preparation is involved here?
:24:10. > :24:15.The preparation for next year starts today, and we will have meetings
:24:16. > :24:19.from April with the other emergency services, police, fire. It
:24:20. > :24:25.culminates in the two days of the airshow where we hope everything
:24:26. > :24:31.works perfectly. Colling, thank you adjoining me. They too tomorrow. The
:24:32. > :24:38.red arrows will be here, and Dave will be live from radio Essex
:24:39. > :24:43.tomorrow morning. Do tune in. I am anxious about the weekend weather.
:24:44. > :24:53.Let's ask the woman who knows. Hello there. After a fine start, things
:24:54. > :24:59.are turning cloudy. This low pressure is moving in, so more cloud
:25:00. > :25:03.from the west, so any sunshine in short supply. One or two light
:25:04. > :25:07.showers also with the figures of this cloud. This evening we will see
:25:08. > :25:11.those showers develop more widely. Some platers may escape them and
:25:12. > :25:15.stay dry, but into the early hours there is a potential them to keep
:25:16. > :25:20.going. They will clear out to North Sea, but there will be more around
:25:21. > :25:26.tomorrow. Tonight will stay in double figures, lows of ten and 14
:25:27. > :25:30.degrees. Tomorrow shows this weather front clearing away the creepy the
:25:31. > :25:37.morning. High`pressure starting to build in, so tomorrow is a good day.
:25:38. > :25:44.Brighter skies and sunshine into the bulk of the day. Feeling pleasant in
:25:45. > :25:49.the sunshine. Power in that sunshine to make it comfortable. It will turn
:25:50. > :25:53.a bit cloudy at times, feeling cool. I is between 17 and 18
:25:54. > :26:03.degrees. This wind from the North direction. `` highs between. Many
:26:04. > :26:08.others will stay dry, and then you think about that bank holiday
:26:09. > :26:12.weekend. This is our pressure pattern. Sunday into Monday. It
:26:13. > :26:18.doesn't end well but it is not a bad start. Saturday and look promising,
:26:19. > :26:22.so just to summarise, some sunny spells on Saturday. The risk of a
:26:23. > :26:28.few showers but many staying dry. A chilly start on Saturday. Lots of
:26:29. > :26:32.sunshine around but it gradually turns wet and windy Monday, but it
:26:33. > :26:38.might not be towards the latter part of the day. I would say the board of
:26:39. > :26:46.our bank holiday weekend not look bad at all. `` bulk of our bank
:26:47. > :26:52.holiday. As the Monday, wet and windy weather getting to us, but not
:26:53. > :26:57.before some chilly nights. Look at those values. Down into single
:26:58. > :27:11.figures. And a quick check with the barometer for you. Feeling better
:27:12. > :27:16.now? It is the end of August. We are back tomorrow night. Good night.