08/09/2014 Look East - West

In Look East tonight: So it's goodbye from me,

Flights suspended and the terminal evacuated.

The bomb squad is called to a major security alert at Luton airport.

Also tonight: our reporters at Luton and Stansted

Police open another investigation into alleged abuse at a former

It wasn't punishment. Children were punched in the face. And the

remarkable story of Harrison, whose parents were advised to switch off

his life`support machine when he was just four weeks old.

First tonight a full scale security alert has just

been called off at Luton Airport, after a suspect package was blown

Armed police were called to the scene this afternoon.

The airport was evacuated and flights diverted to other

We'll be talking to our reporter Louise Hubball

at Stansted in a moment, first let's go live to Luton and get

Within the last 15 to 20 minutes, the airport has begun to reopen. The

police cordons have disappeared and the emergency service vehicles have

finally drifted away. Flights have started taking off although they

appeared to be private aviation jets. Earlier today, there were no

incoming flights, nothing landing here because after 1:30pm, a

suspicious package was found in a security search area. The bomb

disposal team were called in and they carried out a controlled

explosion, just after 5pm. It does appear that on this occasion, it was

a false alarm. It looks as though the police are

not taking any chances, are they? Certainly not. Remember, the UK's

threat level has recently been increased. The days away from the

anniversary of the September the 11th bombings. These are well

rehearsed plans for airports around the country and Luton is no

exception. Luton is slightly different in that there is a one

runway, one terminal airport. Flights have to be diverted and

passengers have to be taken away from the terminal.

It's slightly different now as people are making their way to the

terminals. Earlier, people were sitting on these banks, waiting for

news. We arrived at the roundabout and we were not let out. We were

diverted back to the town centre of Luton. There was a situation here.

We don't know anything. We were queueing up for food and we saw

everyone being evacuated. We didn't know what was going on and they told

us to get out. Although the airport is reopening, it's going to be an

exceptionally difficult evening for passengers. Tomorrow will be pretty

awful as well. EasyJet say they have cancelled 12 flights tonight. A

difficult day for passengers at Luton.

Louise flights have been diverted to the airport this

The message here is that there is no impact. All flights are rowing to

reschedule, I'm told. Also, although, as you mention, six planes

were diverted to Stansted, there doesn't appear to have been any

knock`on impact to the timetable from that. The airport tells me they

deal with 60,000 passengers a day. That's around 600 flights. Those

extra six planes have not made much of a difference. What is

interesting, having spent the afternoon here, as people have

landed, they got off the plane, check their phone for the latest

news and they've heard about what has happened. They have been worried

and so from that point of view, this has had a knock`on impact for all

air passengers. A fourth investigation has been

launched into allegations of abuse at an old children's home

in Bedfordshire. Police now believe there could

hundreds The police themselves first looked

into claims of abuse at St Francis boys' home more than 20 years ago

but no one has ever been charged. Our home affairs correspondent

Sally Chidzoy reports. Surrounded by boys, priest Father

John Ryan, now dead comedy is at the of abuse allegations, along with

other clergy and staff at the home in Beds. It was inside this old

building that the victims say they were sexually, emotionally and

physically abused in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. All three previous

investigations came to nothing. But now police have revealed to

surviving suspects have been identified. Our main focus now is to

concentrate on suspects that are still alive. I've got a small team

working with me and my aim is to gain sufficient evidence to charge

those individuals and for them to be brought to justice. Detectives say

they believe what went on in this place was horrendous. This fresh

investigation will focus not only on new alleged victims that have made

contact with police but ex`residents and witnesses, including those who

first cave statements two decades ago. We have 34 victims that have

come forward, to date. We have in excess of 70 potential witnesses to

speak to. In recent days, we have had more victims come forward. We

could be looking at several hundred victims coming forward. There will

be quite a percentage of those will be giving evidence against suspects

who are deceased but is only when we speak to these people at length that

we can then identify the suspect is still alive. Police have so far

traced some alleged victims across Europe, the United States and

Australia. Detectives believe many more victims have yet to come

forward to help unlock the dark and damaging secrets at Saint Francis

boys home. When the investigation was closed

last November, former residents said Earlier tonight I asked one of them,

David Cox, how he felt about today's news that

the police were reopening the case. I think the best way to describe

today's muses frustratingly happy. Frustrating, because it is the third

investigation, or now before. We've had three investigations since the

early 1990s and all of them have come to nothing. I am happy because

it is now being led by a senior investigator with a dedicated team

and it seems as though they will go back to square one and investigate

fully, right from the very first investigation. Hopefully, no stone

will be unturned. In going back to the beginning, it is very likely

that you and other residents will have to face going through your

statements yet again. How do you feel about that? And necessary evil,

I think the best way to describe it. I have to keep revisiting the same

subject and it is slightly traumatic. Under the circumstances,

if we can get closure out of it, one way or another, I think it is a

necessary evil. It has to be done. You have said before that you were

very seriously physically abused. You were beaten. Yeah. What happened

at the home, at the hands of the priests and nuns, was brutality. It

wasn't corporal punishment. It was absolutely brutal. Children were

punched in the face. They were caned until they bled on their backsides

and the tops of their legs. They were kicked. They were thrown

through doors. You know, it is very, very hard when I meet up with the

other old boys to listen to some of the stories and my own abuse. Do you

think that the likes of operation you tree and the fact the spotlight

is very much of... `` Operation Yewtree. I think the fact that this

operation, which involved Jimmy Savile, which I might have had

connections with my home, the fact that became a such a high`profile

case and that so many celebrities have been into this operation, it

has had more prominence on the news and the social media. Yes, it has

reached out to a lot more people. People who may well have not

bothered to do anything about it are now looking into it themselves and

saying, yes, in actual fact, I was at that place and I was abused. Yes,

I think I will come forward. The police want anybody with a think

can help to contact them in confidence or

lorries queueing at the level crossing near Ely station. Cars can

use the underpass but high vehicles have to wait for the barriers to go

up. At the busiest times, that causes congestion. Councillors have

new dash now approved a new bypass. We get so much heavy traffic come

this way and it is the only sensible solution. It is needed but it is a

shame in a way. I'm thinking of the view and the wildlife. I have been

here for 50 years and that would be the best thing that has ever

happened. This is the view of Ely Cathedral that you see as you

approach the city from the south. Some people fear building the bypass

would ruin that view for ever. Others say it would help to reduce

congestion, shorten journey times and bring economic benefits. It is

violent dash vital for the wider community. We have had people here

who talk about being held up by the railway. The rail industry went more

trains to go from Ely. Something has to happen and this is the something.

The new bypass would be one long, crossing the river. Some people

remain strongly opposed to the idea. Naturally, English Heritage is

disappointed about the outcome of today's meeting and the decision of

the County Council's planning committee, who have been minded to

approve the application, as we believe there is not a

justification. Opponents say there are alternatives, such as making the

existing underpass bigger so all vehicles could use it. Arguments

like this have prompted Eric pickles to step in, meaning the final

decision could be out of the County Council 's hands. `` Eric Pickles.

They're a new type of school which the government says will

Two more University Technical Colleges are

There are now sites in Harlow, Silverstone, Daventry and

a brand new one on the Cambridge Biomedical campus near Addenbrookes

The new term has begun but these classrooms still are not ready. For

the time being, the students are being taught off site but they are

among the first batch to join the new technical college. These are the

super labs. It's a bridge between school and the world of work. It is

so big and I think it is totally amazing. When I saw the offer of a

school that specialises in biomedical science, I thought this

is the opportunity for me. It's a major stepping stone between school

and industry. It will give me experience with employers. There are

brilliant links here with Adam Brooks and other external companies

and businesses so I can definitely get into the science industry that

way, to the opportunities that I will have. For years, employers have

complained that schools were not turning out work ready students but

today the government continued to roll out its cancers. Students

joined them at age 16 and do normal GCSEs but in addition, they are

taught technical subjects. In this case, biomedical and environmental

science and technology. We have state`of`the`art laboratories, way

beyond even a first year university student would see. Our model is that

we learn that the academics and apply them in real life challenge

projects so that students are thinking and having to delve into

the depths of the subject. Students here will work from 8:30am to 5pm,

another nod towards the world of work. Another one is due in

Peterborough next year. Work is continuing here and across three

floors of this new technical College, which is almost the size of

Old Trafford. Those patterns on the front represent viruses, one of the

many topics to be taught here in just two weeks time.

Cambridge University has decided that all HGVs used

by its contractors must be adapted with pedestrian

The university is planning a billion pounds of development

in the city over the next five years and says it wants the trucks

of two`year`olds here as more than doubled on September last year.

There's 17 families on the waiting list. The nursery may have to

expand. It's a great opportunity for the

families to be able to access the two`year`old funding. However,

there's a slight worry that the nurseries, you know, we may expand

too big and then won't be able to provide the quality for what the

two`year`olds need to be able to develop. Under new law, over 250,000

two`year`olds from middle income families can have 15 hours a week

free childcare. In some areas, increased demand could be met with a

blank. In Northamptonshire, there are 3380 children eligible for

funding but less than 900 active registered child minders, a drop

from 1200. The main reason people report to us they've left is all the

recording of the development meaning they can't spend precious time with

the children and you have to get that balance right.

At this country park, a fun day to raise awareness of child minding.

Nicky has been in the job for three years. She loves every moment, but

she says many new recruits lose their way, bogged down by

bureaucracy and legislation. It's only changed in 2012 and they have

already brought in new regulations for September of this year. As a new

childminder registering, they have qualified under one bit of

regulation, then it's changed again. It's the constant rolling of paper

work. Nikki has been inundated with inquiries. Luke has been one of the

lucky one. Jive been lucky to find Nikki. Friends have had problems

finding places. I don't have to travel too far to get him to the

ideal place. Quality, affordable childcare should be the building

blocks of a strong economy, but if those working parents can't find it,

those two`year`olds may just have to stay at home.

A mother from Luton is campaigning for tighter regular laces on beauty

salons after her daughter suffered serious burns `` regulations.

Harleigh Kay wasn't given the recommended allergy test by the

salon and suffer add serious reaction. Her mother's campaign

features on Inside Out and has attracted 2,000 followers on

Facebook. I kept thinking every day it would get better and better but

it got worse and worse. Her face, eyes and nose, just swollen. I could

hear her struggling to swallow. I thought at one point that I was not

going to be here for much longer, trying to breathe and knowing how

that feels is absolutely petrifying. I was crying, I was scared, I didn't

know what the final outcome was doing to be. When the consultant

said she would need an extensive eye test, I was really scared.

The British Association of Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology also

wants the industry regulated to protect customers.

Earlier Carolyn Cross from BABTAC told me Harleigh's injuries were

Preventible. You are told that clients coming for any sort of

tinting should have a patch test done at least 24 hours before they

have the treatments. That doesn't matter whether a Klein's been having

this treatment done for years, if they go to a new salon, that still

should test them. So without any regulation, does it mean anyone

without any proper training could set up a beauty salon? Very sad to

say but that is the case at the moment. I trained over 35 years ago.

It's a different industry now as it was then. The beauty industry is

stepping into more advanced cosmetic treatments and therefore some sort

of regulation does need to be looked at. The consumer needs that

protection so I'm hoping things will change in the future and the

Government will become more aware of this.

Why do you think up until now the Government's been reluctant to do

anything? I think because of the way beauty treatments have been viewed

perhaps, you know, often people think that a beauty salon will offer

a manicure, med cure, now we are seeing them offering more advanced

treatments and the training behind them is critical. They need to have

the correct qualifications and standards behind them so they can

get the correct insurance to protect themselves and the consumers. People

watching, what should they look for when they go to a salon for the

first time? I'm really glad you have asked this question, I'll often say

when you go into a salon, don't be frightened to ask, do they have

qualified staff, have a look out for the qualifications. Quite a few may

put their qualifications on the wall behind reception, so don't be

apprehensive to ask the questions. The salon should be proud to say

yes, my staff are qualified, they have recognised qualifications. That

then should be reassuring the client that they are in safe hands. If by

any chance they have a bad reaction to something like Harleigh did, what

should they do? They certain shrill should contact the salon

straightaway and they should offer you good support. If they are

qualified, verified and insured, they will be able to give customers

correct advice and guidance needed. Now a story about a child taken

seriously ill soon after he was born when she was four weeks old. The

parents of Harrison Greater Manchester were adviced by doctors

that it was time to switch off his life support machine `` Harrison

Grahame. He had meningitis and there were fears he could be severely

brain damaged. Now this week, he's starting school. Like any

four`year`old, Harrison's full of energy and, like any parents, his

mother's anxious about him starting school. Kelly's trepidation is mixed

with pride because things could have been so different.

When he was a baby, Harrison developed group B meningitis. Within

weeks, they faced a terrible decision. When you hear that word

you go into complete panic. It's the end of the world, it's devastating.

He had hundreds of wires coming out of his head with a knitted hat. The

doctors spoke to us and told us that, in their experience, a child

having that amount of medication would only be able to breathe for

himself, he wouldn't hear, see, walk or talk, he'd be trapped in his own

body. Great Ormond Street Hospital advised they switch off the life

support machine. They cried a lot, talked a lot, saw a psychologist and

told their family. But the day they went to say goodbye, Harrison

started breathing for himself. It was Harrison, our little boy, who

is a complete fighter, an amazing child and a little miracle and he

done it all by himself. Four years on, Harrison's like any other child,

looking up to his big brother and copies everything he does. His

family can't believe how lucky they are to see him go to school. It's a

huge transition for me, but an amazing moment. We are so proud of

him. He's recovered more than what I thought. Someone to play with and

argue with. Harrison's favourite thing at the moment is his new toy

tractor and spending time with his brother. They may argue

occasionally, but even that is something the family is grateful

for! Isn't that just a great story. A

lovely story. Quite emotional.

Let's get on with the weather. I'm going to start off by saying

thank you to Steve for sending in this amazing picture of the morning

mist and sunshine. Many of us will be waking up to

scenes like this tomorrow morning. Let's take a look at today's highs.

It was cooler on the coast with the on shore wind. Loads of sunshine

around today with hardly a cloud in the sky for much of the day. We are

starting to see thicker cloud move down from the north though. We'll

have areas of cloud around tonight but a lot of clear skies too. Some

mist and perhaps dense fog patches for some of us. A range of

temperatures, a lot of the values will be where we have built up

areas, so anything between nine and 12. In some rural spots, we could

drop down to a chilly five. We have the very light winds too. It may

take a while for the mist and fog to clear. We have high pressure in

charge so it means a dry start to the day even though it will be

chilly. Another try day with decent sunny

spells. Temperatures at best around 19,

perhaps 20. Inland, we could see again around 22. A light

east`to`north`east wind. On shore around the coast, temperatures will

be a degree or so lower here and we finish the day dry and fine with

some seeing more sunshine than others. That sets the scene for the

rest of the week. The amount of sunshine will affect

the temperatures. We may see something higher than 18 on

Wednesday and Thursday. We keep light winds and these are

your overnight lows. Rural spots will probably stay on the chilly

side. I've got a charity golf tomorrow.

Looks all right! It does. Lucky you. Goodbye.