:00:00. > :00:00.week. Great, Peter, thanks very much. It
:00:00. > :00:13.This time 16 people ` including children ` are found
:00:14. > :00:26.They don't have x`ray machines or monitors. All they have is their
:00:27. > :00:27.eyes and ears. It comes in the week more pressure
:00:28. > :00:31.is piled on our hauliers, a shortage of drivers and a new EU directive
:00:32. > :00:34.that could keep some off the road. The choices facing our teenagers,
:00:35. > :00:38.as new laws mean they must stay We'll have the last in our special
:00:39. > :00:45.reports into racing in Newmarket. How has the industry recovered
:00:46. > :00:54.after the Godolphin scandal? And meet the bongo babies `
:00:55. > :00:57.the little girls keeping hopes We begin tonight with
:00:58. > :01:09.the lorry load of men, women and children discovered
:01:10. > :01:12.in Peterborough this morning. It's the second time
:01:13. > :01:15.in less than two weeks that illegal immigrants have been found
:01:16. > :01:19.on vehicles in this region. This morning police were called to
:01:20. > :01:21.Frank Perkins Parkway and discovered 16 stowaways who'd
:01:22. > :01:41.travelled from Africa. It was less than a fortnight ago
:01:42. > :01:50.that 35 people in our region were in a container. By the time they were
:01:51. > :01:55.found one had died and not all was seriously ill. A similar discovery
:01:56. > :02:00.today. 16 suspected illegal immigrants found hidden in a lorry
:02:01. > :02:03.stopped all of them alive but it is another case in which people have
:02:04. > :02:08.risked their lives because of their desperation to come to this country.
:02:09. > :02:10.This was the moment when police swooped on a lorry
:02:11. > :02:13.in Peterborough, after reports that 16 people were hidden inside.
:02:14. > :02:16.It has now been confirmed that all 16 were from the North African
:02:17. > :02:20.and it is thought they were trying to enter the UK illegally.
:02:21. > :02:28.The lorry had just arrived here in Peterborough to deliver parts
:02:29. > :02:31.The people inside were discovered at around 9:30am
:02:32. > :02:36.The security team at the site called police after the driver said he
:02:37. > :02:39.Cambridge police arrested the ten men and six women
:02:40. > :02:41.and alerted the Home Office immigration enforcement team.
:02:42. > :02:43.The suspected illegal immigrants were to be interviewed
:02:44. > :02:45.by enforcement officers before going into police custody.
:02:46. > :02:49.A Home Office spokesperson said, we work closely with the police to
:02:50. > :02:56.Where someone is found to have no legal right to remain in the UK,
:02:57. > :03:00.Thousands of lorries make their way through our region every single day.
:03:01. > :03:03.Many of them begin their journeys on the continent, arriving at
:03:04. > :03:09.They then make their way along A14 across Northamptonshire,
:03:10. > :03:14.It is the responsibility of the lorry drivers and
:03:15. > :03:18.their companies to make sure no`one is hidden inside the vehicle.
:03:19. > :03:21.If that happens and they haven't taken adequate
:03:22. > :03:24.steps to prevent it, they can be fined ?2000 for each person entering
:03:25. > :03:31.Yet less than two weeks ago in the south of our region, 35 people,
:03:32. > :03:36.including some children, were rescued from a container in Essex.
:03:37. > :03:41.They were Sikhs from Afghanistan and one man died during the crossing.
:03:42. > :03:44.The others were found after being heard shouting for help and banging
:03:45. > :03:50.A reminder of how dangerous such journeys can be and equally how
:03:51. > :04:04.A new figure out today shows an increase in the number of people
:04:05. > :04:10.migrating to the UK. Up until the year ending March it went up by
:04:11. > :04:16.70,000. Of course, that only covers people arriving here legitimately.
:04:17. > :04:19.Those who arrive in containers and lorries are not included within
:04:20. > :04:23.those figures, and with those thousands of lorries that travel
:04:24. > :04:28.through the region every day it is impossible to say how many people
:04:29. > :04:31.are attending and succeeding in entering the country illegally.
:04:32. > :04:33.Lorry drivers themselves, and the companies they work for,
:04:34. > :04:35.are both fined hundreds of pounds for each illegal immigrant
:04:36. > :04:41.It could be one of the issues contributing to a
:04:42. > :04:45.Haulage firms across the East say they're struggling to recruit
:04:46. > :04:50.and a new European qualification is making the problem worse.
:04:51. > :04:52.There are warnings we'll all feel the effect
:04:53. > :05:06.Rocky Chambers from Northampton got his lorry licence back in the '70s.
:05:07. > :05:11.In his mid 50s, he's the average age for an HGV driver.
:05:12. > :05:15.It's an industry which is failing to attract young people.
:05:16. > :05:23.Rocky says everyone's not cut out for the job.
:05:24. > :05:30.You have two be a certain person nowadays. There are so many rules
:05:31. > :05:36.and regulations. It seems every five minutes the government changes
:05:37. > :05:38.everything and moves the goalposts on what you're been doing for years.
:05:39. > :05:41.Recruiting younger drivers isn't the only problem.
:05:42. > :05:45.In two weeks time a new European competency qualification comes in,
:05:46. > :05:48.which involves 35 extra hours of training.
:05:49. > :05:52.At one of the region's training centres ` for the past six weeks `
:05:53. > :06:04.they've been full, with drivers trying to meet the deadline.
:06:05. > :06:14.Come the tenth of September if they don't compete their training they
:06:15. > :06:18.can incur ?1000 in fines. If they have completed the 35 hours but are
:06:19. > :06:30.not carrying the qualification card, that is another fine. If you want to
:06:31. > :06:35.drive a truck like this it will take you more than three years to qualify
:06:36. > :06:38.and cost you between ?3000 and ?4000.
:06:39. > :06:40.At one of the oldest family run hauliers in the country they
:06:41. > :06:45.have had to turn to agencies to bolster their workforce.
:06:46. > :06:51.The agencies are saying they are struggling getting people in. There
:06:52. > :06:55.are more older drivers approaching their 50s, even in their 70s. The
:06:56. > :06:57.young people are not coming into the industry.
:06:58. > :07:00.Back in the cab, Rocky says he welcomes the new training being
:07:01. > :07:03.brought in, but there are fears it might put others off and have
:07:04. > :07:09.knock on effects on our ability to deliver goods around the country.
:07:10. > :07:12.Earlier I met up with Pete Butler ` Employment Services Manager with
:07:13. > :07:16.the Road Haulage Association ` to ask what could be done to make
:07:17. > :07:26.A lot of places are now offering apprenticeships for logistics.
:07:27. > :07:29.That is one way of getting into it because there is no money
:07:30. > :07:37.It will cost you a minimum of ?200,000 to get the licence
:07:38. > :07:41.which is what is required by the lorry driver today.
:07:42. > :07:45.Could they not contribute to the cost?
:07:46. > :07:47.But the problem you have with companies, they say,
:07:48. > :07:51.I'll train you up, how long are you going to stay with me for?
:07:52. > :07:54.Are you going to move down the road for an extra 5p an hour?
:07:55. > :07:59.If lifestyle is a factor, surely better pay might make them
:08:00. > :08:06.Wouldn't it be better if, like on the continent,
:08:07. > :08:10.they have better roadside facilities, supplied by government?
:08:11. > :08:13.We have better roadside facilities, truck parts,
:08:14. > :08:17.They are secure and it keeps everybody in one place.
:08:18. > :08:21.That will cut down on what people call the lifestyle,
:08:22. > :08:24.but in fact some people like working in a job Monday to Friday.
:08:25. > :08:27.If it is an ageing industry and all the drivers are not going to
:08:28. > :08:30.take this qualification, what kind of situation will we be
:08:31. > :08:41.A lot of the drivers, who drive your farmers, are temporary drivers.
:08:42. > :08:48.They may be retired and the farmers were calling them during harvest
:08:49. > :08:53.If they haven't done the driving licence,
:08:54. > :08:59.When the Christmas rush starts in October,
:09:00. > :09:03.the drivers aren't going to be there to be called in for holiday relief.
:09:04. > :09:08.Eventually, when we haven't got enough drivers, goods in the
:09:09. > :09:13.When you go to do your weekly shopping at the major
:09:14. > :09:25.97% of everything we use in this country goes by road.
:09:26. > :09:30.Obviously the country needs to keep on functioning and we need
:09:31. > :09:35.We have got to be able to recruit younger people in the industry.
:09:36. > :09:37.It is not just the fact that you start
:09:38. > :09:42.in the industry at 18 as a driver and that is that until you are 65.
:09:43. > :09:46.There is a career path, a progression if they want to do it.
:09:47. > :09:49.They go from driving to office staff, to management,
:09:50. > :09:56.I want to ask you about our main story tonight,
:09:57. > :10:00.the fact that 16 people have been found in a lorry in Peterborough.
:10:01. > :10:05.How much of an issue is that for lorry drivers?
:10:06. > :10:10.They don't have monitors to check for CO2 emissions.
:10:11. > :10:13.All they have is their eyes and their ears.
:10:14. > :10:18.If the vehicle is secure, all the flaps down and secured, if it is a
:10:19. > :10:23.box van, if the rear door is locked and secured, as far as they are
:10:24. > :10:30.If they carry out these checks that is the best they can do.
:10:31. > :10:33.Can people really get inside and lock the doors?
:10:34. > :10:37.No, what will happen is there will be a team of them.
:10:38. > :10:40.It'll be your turn to go tonight and I will stay
:10:41. > :10:46.Of course, this might be something else putting
:10:47. > :10:50.It could be but security at the ports
:10:51. > :11:04.An investigation is underway after a young man was sexually
:11:05. > :11:08.It happened in the early hours of Tuesday morning
:11:09. > :11:12.in this alleyway next to the mosque between Mawson Road and Mill Road.
:11:13. > :11:15.The victim ` in his 20s ` said his attacker was
:11:16. > :11:18.of Mediterranean appearance and was wearing a dark hooded top.
:11:19. > :11:22.Detectives are scouring CCTV footage from the area.
:11:23. > :11:25.Fresh talks are to be held between union leaders and the
:11:26. > :11:29.government in a bid to avert further industrial action by firefighters.
:11:30. > :11:32.Members of the Fire Brigades Union in England and Wales have staged
:11:33. > :11:36.a series of walkouts in protest at plans to change their pensions
:11:37. > :11:44.They'll meet the Fire Minister, Penny Mordaunt, next week.
:11:45. > :11:47.Work to stop worms destroying an historic site in Hertfordshire
:11:48. > :11:52.The chalk cave beneath the streets of Royston dates back to
:11:53. > :11:56.But the carvings on the walls were crumbling.
:11:57. > :12:00.The vibrations from traffic overhead still pose a threat to the site but
:12:01. > :12:04.conservators from English Heritage have managed to control the pests.
:12:05. > :12:07.The work took three years to complete.
:12:08. > :12:10.I am absolutely over the moon about the work that was done.
:12:11. > :12:13.It has made such a difference to the cave.
:12:14. > :12:16.It has secured its future for, goodness knows, how many years.
:12:17. > :12:22.It is cleaner, it is brighter and we know for sure
:12:23. > :12:36.The cost of living for people who live in country areas is now so high
:12:37. > :12:39.that some have to choose between buying food or heating their homes.
:12:40. > :12:42.Across the East, Luton has the highest proportion of people
:12:43. > :12:44.Now one charity is calling on households
:12:45. > :12:47.which use heating oil to buy their supplies early, to avoid potential
:12:48. > :12:59.Filling up with fuel in the summer may be the last thing on your mind
:13:00. > :13:06.but consider this. Right now it would cost ?600. This winter it
:13:07. > :13:10.could be ?200 more. It helps if you buy in bulk. Sylvia and others in
:13:11. > :13:15.this village have signed up to a syndicate scheme which has 3000
:13:16. > :13:22.vendors across Norfolk. What makes this syndicate different it is not
:13:23. > :13:29.just placing an order for us, it goes into a county syndicate. We get
:13:30. > :13:40.the benefits from that. How much have you saved? About ?100. The team
:13:41. > :13:57.negotiate on Sylvia's Behar. Each month it buys 150,000 litres of oil
:13:58. > :14:04.`` Sylvia's but `` behalf. How much cheaper than the market price? 2p
:14:05. > :14:08.cheaper which makes a big difference over the year. The charity says the
:14:09. > :14:14.cost of living is the biggest issue for many in these areas. It is the
:14:15. > :14:22.difference between putting food on your table. We are seen is getting
:14:23. > :14:26.worse over the last few years. But oil price over the last jerk of a
:14:27. > :14:40.template for a roller`coaster, so why the distributors give us an
:14:41. > :14:47.easier ride? `` last year could be a template. We have to follow the
:14:48. > :14:49.market trends. While many top of their towns, those in the
:14:50. > :15:05.countryside can top up their tanks. The new academic year is fast
:15:06. > :15:17.approaching, and just two weeks after the GCSE
:15:18. > :15:22.results, many teenagers are still From this year, the Government's
:15:23. > :15:24.raising the participation age. That means that everyone is now
:15:25. > :15:24.expected to either study full time, work or volunteer, while still
:15:25. > :15:29.doing some form of training, But what does it mean
:15:30. > :15:36.for the students at the centre It's an anxious time
:15:37. > :15:41.for these students. They've just had their GCSE results,
:15:42. > :15:44.but many of them are still There's only one thing for sure,
:15:45. > :15:49.a change in the law means they have to continue in education or
:15:50. > :15:53.training until they're 18. Leaving school to do nothing
:15:54. > :16:05.is no longer an option. Having nothing is no good to anyone.
:16:06. > :16:10.It doesn't help their self`esteem or their confidence. We want a
:16:11. > :16:12.confident young workforce who are ready for employment.
:16:13. > :16:14.10,000 youngsters study here at Northampton College.
:16:15. > :16:17.Today, prospective students were given a chance to see
:16:18. > :16:30.Opening`day gives people a chance to think what they want to do. I wasn't
:16:31. > :16:34.sure what I wanted to do. It is helpful because I didn't know what I
:16:35. > :16:35.wanted to do, but to date has held me.
:16:36. > :16:37.But not all teenagers want to be a full`time student.
:16:38. > :16:40.Andy Parsons turned down a university place to do
:16:41. > :16:41.an engineering apprenticeship with Siemens.
:16:42. > :16:49.After three years he's just been taken on as a qualified technician.
:16:50. > :16:55.I chose an apprenticeship over university because I could in and I
:16:56. > :17:00.had some support beyond my education. I was guaranteed a job
:17:01. > :17:05.which I am now in. There are more career progression choices.
:17:06. > :17:08.And that's one clear advantage over university, where students gain a
:17:09. > :17:14.useful qualification, but afterwards often struggle to find work.
:17:15. > :17:22.When he finished university you go into a big pool of people with the
:17:23. > :17:28.same qualifications. In an apprenticeship it relates to what
:17:29. > :17:32.you want to do. You also have the experience. Apprenticeships are
:17:33. > :17:36.growing in popularity, especially with students being put off by the
:17:37. > :17:40.fees. There are young people who don't want to be left with death and
:17:41. > :17:48.want to learn skills earlier in their career. That is why we are
:17:49. > :17:52.putting emphasis in reinvigorating apprenticeships. Not all options
:17:53. > :17:57.suit all teenagers, but with the choice of college or apprenticeships
:17:58. > :17:58.or volunteering, it is hoped everyone can work towards a future
:17:59. > :18:01.career. Last year, the Godolphin racing
:18:02. > :18:04.stables in Newmarket was the centre of a major doping scandal,
:18:05. > :18:07.with the revelation that trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni had injected
:18:08. > :18:11.horses with illegal steroids. A second Newmarket trainer was then
:18:12. > :18:14.caught doing the same thing, and the two were banned
:18:15. > :18:17.for a total of 13 years. In the final part
:18:18. > :18:19.of our special series on horse racing, Louise Hubball asks, has
:18:20. > :18:23.Newmarket's reputation recovered? In Newmarket,
:18:24. > :18:30.reputation is everything. But this was the scandal that
:18:31. > :18:34.sent shock waves through racing. Godolphin trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni
:18:35. > :18:37.banned for eight years Another Newmarket trainer,
:18:38. > :18:43.Gerard Butler, banned for five, More than 12 months on,
:18:44. > :18:52.a day at the races, like here at And with the best view in the house,
:18:53. > :18:57.this voice of the sport welcomes the British Horse
:18:58. > :19:01.Racing Authority's new guidelines in response to the scandal, including
:19:02. > :19:18.drugs testing without warning. They have brought out a new format
:19:19. > :19:29.which will go over the world, which no drugs will be allowed to use to
:19:30. > :19:31.help horses run faster. Has a reputation recovered? Yes. We have
:19:32. > :19:35.got rid of bad apples. And here you don't have to look far
:19:36. > :19:46.for an expert opinion It is typical of any environment in
:19:47. > :19:50.which you have big money. There is always somebody trying to get an
:19:51. > :19:54.edge. In this case, the culprits were caught. They were punished and
:19:55. > :19:59.they are no longer in the game. It hasn't had any effect on
:20:00. > :20:06.attendances. It hasn't affected betting turnover. Is there any
:20:07. > :20:09.lasting damage? It is a reputation long established and is a world wide
:20:10. > :20:10.reputation, which hasn't been damaged.
:20:11. > :20:12.Godolphin politely declined my request for an interview.
:20:13. > :20:15.And certainly here on Newmarket's gallops it's very much business
:20:16. > :20:22.And that's a bonus for the regions economy.
:20:23. > :20:28.The reality is the trainers bring an ?80 million of the local area and
:20:29. > :20:31.employ more than 2000 people. And there is more investment
:20:32. > :20:35.proposed, a new, ?5 million gallops here on the racecourse side to
:20:36. > :20:52.reduce horses having to cross town. There are a lot of countries across
:20:53. > :20:57.the world that all ready race. There is China which has been talked
:20:58. > :21:04.about. We manage the biggest gallops in the world. We are training over
:21:05. > :21:12.there. We are also providing horses. A lot of brooding goes on here and
:21:13. > :21:15.any industry setting up will require significant numbers of horses.
:21:16. > :21:17.The National Horse Racing Museum is also being completely revamped
:21:18. > :21:24.and enhanced ` and hopes to pull in 50,000 visitors to the town a year.
:21:25. > :21:32.One of the things we have is the opportunity to refocus on the
:21:33. > :21:36.reputation internationally as the historic home of horse racing. This
:21:37. > :21:46.is where it started and where the historic home of horse racing. This
:21:47. > :21:48.is where it started and weather `` where the world comes to see horse
:21:49. > :21:48.racing. But this whole complex industry
:21:49. > :21:51.revolves around the health An outbreak of equine flu would cost
:21:52. > :21:54.racing millions of pounds and research is ongoing in Newmarket
:21:55. > :21:57.to improve vaccines. If it breaks down, the horses aren't
:21:58. > :22:00.protected. This is a world steeped in heritage
:22:01. > :22:03.and bloodlines ` but as the past year has proved, reputation can be
:22:04. > :22:20.robust and ensure future success. After their victory against
:22:21. > :22:27.Manchester United, MK dons will play Bradford. The manager admits he will
:22:28. > :22:32.face a battle to keep some of his best players. He says the club
:22:33. > :22:37.doesn't need or have to sell but admits interest has grown.
:22:38. > :22:39.New arrivals at Woburn Safari Park could play a key role
:22:40. > :22:42.in the conservation of a rare species of antelope.
:22:43. > :22:44.There are thought to be only around 100 East African mountain
:22:45. > :22:49.Now their number has been boosted by the birth of twins
:22:50. > :22:55.Their keeper Lindsey Banks has been telling Look East
:22:56. > :23:02.They were born on the 3rd of August and are about three weeks old so
:23:03. > :23:06.we're keeping a close eye on them, but they seem to be doing well,
:23:07. > :23:11.It is really amazing for keepers here to have these babies.
:23:12. > :23:14.The bongo is a species which is endangered
:23:15. > :23:17.and they're twins, so it is rare to have twins of this species.
:23:18. > :23:20.Historically, there's only been recorded 50 sets
:23:21. > :23:23.of bongo twins in captivity, two of which have only survived
:23:24. > :23:37.These guys grow real fast so they are cute at the minute but they will
:23:38. > :23:42.By the time they are one they will be adults.
:23:43. > :23:44.One seems a little bolder than the other.
:23:45. > :23:53.As an antelope species, they are stunning.
:23:54. > :23:58.It is a real shame that it is the one animal people don't know
:23:59. > :24:03.They are a mountain antelope so they are classed
:24:04. > :24:09.These populations are fragmented so the conservationists are trying to
:24:10. > :24:14.get the populations together as they can increase the gene diversity,
:24:15. > :24:17.so it is why it is important we are breeding this species so potentially
:24:18. > :24:21.in the future these animals, genetically, can contribute to
:24:22. > :24:37.We wait until they are a few weeks old to give them a name, and this
:24:38. > :24:40.section we name according to the year so we will have to start
:24:41. > :25:01.Gorgeous little things. Let's take a look at what the weather has in
:25:02. > :25:10.store for us. Hallo, the end of August is looking mix but a sneak
:25:11. > :25:17.preview for September `` hello. We will see some fine and dry weather.
:25:18. > :25:24.Haemorrhages respectable for the beginning of September and also some
:25:25. > :25:29.sunshine `` temperatures. We have a weak weather front moving in. It has
:25:30. > :25:34.produced rain across Wales and eastern England. It will weaken when
:25:35. > :25:40.it gets to us. There's a lot of cloud so it will be a cloudy
:25:41. > :25:45.evening. Some cloud breaks the rain giving spit and spot for this
:25:46. > :25:49.evening. The rain arriving across Cambridgeshire as well as western
:25:50. > :25:54.part of Norfolk. Some places remaining dry. The rain is very
:25:55. > :25:59.patchy but this evening you may find a bit of dampness in places.
:26:00. > :26:04.Overnight it will remain dry weather a lot of cloud, some clear skies
:26:05. > :26:11.with the breeze is strong. It'll blow that cloud crosses and in the
:26:12. > :26:17.morning it could rain. With that rain and cloud the temperatures are
:26:18. > :26:20.holding up into double figures, around 12 or 13 Celsius. Tomorrow
:26:21. > :26:25.morning start and a bit of a cloudy note and a breezy one. We are likely
:26:26. > :26:30.to see that dampness again and that is because an area of high pressure
:26:31. > :26:35.up towards Scotland. You may find a bit of rain coming in from time to
:26:36. > :26:40.time, but many areas remaining dry, and the breeze will blow the cloud
:26:41. > :26:47.quickly across East Anglia alone some blue sky and sunshine. In any
:26:48. > :26:50.sunshine, temperatures holding around 19 or 20 Celsius. If you are
:26:51. > :26:56.stepping out tomorrow night, it could be damp in places again but it
:26:57. > :27:02.will be a mild night. Temperatures holding up in double figures, around
:27:03. > :27:07.12 or 13 Celsius. As I said, high pressure slowly moving in from the
:27:08. > :27:13.south. This is a hurricane in possession of two words, but not
:27:14. > :27:19.bothering us. The good news is that there will be a light breeze. Let's
:27:20. > :27:28.have a look at the sorry. Cloudy on Friday and Saturday, Sunday writer
:27:29. > :27:38.then come Monday, some good sunny spells `` brighter. That is all from
:27:39. > :28:16.now. I will be back with the late update at 10pm. Have a good evening.
:28:17. > :28:18.Go away if you don't me to speak to you like that!
:28:19. > :28:22.Most schools exclude disruptive pupils.
:28:23. > :28:25.I ain't putting up with this any more.
:28:26. > :28:30.But one school takes them in and promises five GCSEs.