:00:00. > :00:00.Taking guns off our streets. it from Edinburgh we
:00:07. > :00:09.Northamptonshire Police announces its first amnesty in over a decade,
:00:10. > :00:15.An over`reaction or a sensible precaution?
:00:16. > :00:18.Reaction to the security sc`re which brought Luton Airport to
:00:19. > :00:24.The motorcycle drag racer who survived a crash
:00:25. > :00:29.And, the ex`servicemen from this region getting re`dy
:00:30. > :00:47.Will it improve safety on the streets or leave weapons
:00:48. > :00:53.That is the question being `sked of Northamptonshire Police aftdr they
:00:54. > :00:58.It is the first time in a decade that the force has
:00:59. > :01:02.Back in 2003, more than 500 guns and nearly 1,300 rounds
:01:03. > :01:17.This is why police do not w`nt guns in criminals' hands.
:01:18. > :01:19.In Northamptonshire, more than 350 weapons were crushed and
:01:20. > :01:28.Locked away in the police armoury, there is an array of firearls.
:01:29. > :01:33.All of these weapons have bden recovered by officers here
:01:34. > :01:41.Here we have a sawn`off shotgun that was taken from a burgl`ry.
:01:42. > :01:51.Now, there will be an amnesty to get more guns of the street.
:01:52. > :01:59.This is indicative of peopld trying to safely dispose of firearls and of
:02:00. > :02:04.This will make the area a safer place.
:02:05. > :02:06.At this hunting and fishing shop in the town,
:02:07. > :02:14.I think people who are willhng to use this amnesty will be mostly
:02:15. > :02:19.people who may have found a gun in a relative's house
:02:20. > :02:23.when they have been clearing it out after they have died, perhaps.
:02:24. > :02:29.It is probably not people who have a gun for the wrong reason.
:02:30. > :02:33.Gun crime is low in this arda, but what is the public percdption?
:02:34. > :02:36.People who I hang around with do not have guns.
:02:37. > :02:38.I have never heard anyone t`lk about guns.
:02:39. > :02:42.Anything they can get to make the streets safer to walk
:02:43. > :02:50.This gun was taken while executing a drug warr`nt.
:02:51. > :02:53.This gun is real but officers would like replicas to be handed hn too.
:02:54. > :03:03.This one is a police`issue firearm and the other fires blanks.
:03:04. > :03:05.It is very difficult to tell the difference between them.
:03:06. > :03:08.If someone pointed it at yot, would you know?
:03:09. > :03:12.The force gathered more than 500 guns in the last amnestx.
:03:13. > :03:16.This time, they want to destroy even more.
:03:17. > :03:21.Mike Cartwright, BBC Look E`st, Northampton.
:03:22. > :03:24.Glen Banks runs projects to tackle youth crime in the county.
:03:25. > :03:36.Mr Banks, are amnesties a waste of tile?
:03:37. > :03:47.I do not think that they ard a waste of time. They are a short`tdrm fix.
:03:48. > :03:56.The majority of weapons that are handed in May not be from criminally
:03:57. > :04:00.minded people. People who w`nt them for criminal reasons will not hand
:04:01. > :04:05.them in because they need them. I was speaking to a former gang member
:04:06. > :04:09.last night, someone who had been involved in crime for many xears and
:04:10. > :04:20.has now turned his life arotnd, and I asked him what he would do. He
:04:21. > :04:25.said he would not hand guns in. However, any amnesty is a good thing
:04:26. > :04:36.because it means less guns on the street. When I say we have ` gun
:04:37. > :04:38.crime problem, I do not mean as bad as other cities, but even one gun is
:04:39. > :04:40.a problem. The police say Northamptonshire
:04:41. > :04:51.doesn't have a gun problem ` I travel around the country talking
:04:52. > :04:59.about knights and guns. One gun on the street is a problem. Thdy are
:05:00. > :05:04.very dangerous in the wrong hands. My mother told me when I was young
:05:05. > :05:08.that I would never have a motor bike because they are dangerous. But
:05:09. > :05:11.motorbikes are not dangerous, it is the person who is driving. @ weapon
:05:12. > :05:15.in the wrong hand is dangerous. The last amnesty
:05:16. > :05:28.in the county was 11 years `go ` It did not make much differdnce We
:05:29. > :05:37.spoke about whether it was going to make a difference with prisoners,
:05:38. > :05:41.particularly bank robbers and people who have used firearms to t`ke
:05:42. > :05:46.people's lives. They did not think it would make a difference. I do
:05:47. > :05:51.think that it is important that guns come off the street and if this is a
:05:52. > :05:57.way of getting guns of the street, whether they are illegal or illegal,
:05:58. > :06:01.it can only be good. Thank xou for your time this evening.
:06:02. > :06:03.Luton Airport has been accused of over`reacting to a securhty
:06:04. > :06:06.alert which effectively shut the site down for almost four hours
:06:07. > :06:08.Flights were suspended and thousands of passengers were
:06:09. > :06:10.told to leave the terminal xesterday afternoon after a suspect p`ckage
:06:11. > :06:16.Today, a normal afternoon at Luton Airport.
:06:17. > :06:22.Hundreds of passengers evactated from the terminal buildings.
:06:23. > :06:26.A full scale security alert caused by a suspect item
:06:27. > :06:41.There had been reports that the item was later discovered to be ` set of
:06:42. > :06:50.here straight hours. The report has not confirmed this. In a st`tement,
:06:51. > :06:55.the airport said that the object had electronic cables and had not been
:06:56. > :06:58.identified. The passenger who the bag belonged to could not account
:06:59. > :07:03.for the item and told the officers he had left the baggage unattended.
:07:04. > :07:10.The bag was eventually destroyed in a controlled explosion. Somd people
:07:11. > :07:13.have criticised the airport for over reacting and believe that p`rts of
:07:14. > :07:18.the airport could have been left open. The whole airport was shut
:07:19. > :07:26.down and all the surrounding roads. It was a judgement call, but with
:07:27. > :07:27.the benefit of hindsight it does appear that they could have taken
:07:28. > :07:34.another course of action. In total,
:07:35. > :07:35.easyJet cancelled 41 flights. Six flights due to land herd
:07:36. > :07:37.were diverted elsewhere. All the passengers were brotght
:07:38. > :07:39.in by coach. Some people have criticised
:07:40. > :07:42.the airport for over`reacting, but the policing unit says security
:07:43. > :07:46.procedures worked The airport says in a time
:07:47. > :07:51.of heightened security, the public Captain Chris McGee has been
:07:52. > :08:02.a pilot for 30 years. She has flown during many
:08:03. > :08:04.of the major security alerts, Earlier tonight,
:08:05. > :08:20.she told me she did not belheve In my personal opinion, thex did not
:08:21. > :08:26.overreact. When the situation start to happen, you do not have luch time
:08:27. > :08:31.to react. It is very distressing for everyone with the delays, btt I
:08:32. > :08:35.think you would rather be in a situation where positive action had
:08:36. > :08:41.been taken to minimise a direct We are on high security at the moment.
:08:42. > :08:44.I think they did the right thing. The threat level was raised almost
:08:45. > :08:51.two weeks ago. How much of our concern is that you? It is ` great
:08:52. > :08:55.concern to anyone who travels and flies. Into rehab more information,
:08:56. > :09:04.it is hard to say how much ` threat it is. `` until we have mord
:09:05. > :09:10.information. You were flying when the alert happened. What were you
:09:11. > :09:15.told? We were not told very much. It would not have caused us major
:09:16. > :09:25.problems. We knew that therd would be delays. In terms of the
:09:26. > :09:31.information, professionally we try to minimise it. We will look at the
:09:32. > :09:36.fine details when we are on the ground and everyone is home safely.
:09:37. > :09:56.You have been a pilot for 30 years now. What do you remember about nine
:09:57. > :10:01.11. `` 9/11? At that time, security teams came onto my aircraft and
:10:02. > :10:06.removed all the plates and glasses. These objects were thought to be
:10:07. > :10:13.possible weapons and they wdre replaced by paper copies. Wdre you
:10:14. > :10:22.surprised by the decision ydsterday? They would have been looking at the
:10:23. > :10:28.operational perspective. He perhaps decided to act like this because
:10:29. > :10:33.there was not much informathon in terms of the security team `t the
:10:34. > :10:42.airport. A lack of informathon does lead to great frustration and people
:10:43. > :10:47.filling in the gaps. Are yot happy that security is good enough at
:10:48. > :10:54.airports in this country? Yds, I think it is. They do take action
:10:55. > :10:59.quickly. The threat level h`s been raised and I have seen changes that
:11:00. > :11:01.have been implemented to make sure that that is dealt with.
:11:02. > :11:05.More details on the extra checks for taxi drivers in Milton Keynes,
:11:06. > :11:08.after it was revealed a serial rapist had been working
:11:09. > :11:11.Last night, the local council voted on new rules
:11:12. > :11:14.which will mean all drivers will undergo fresh police checks.
:11:15. > :11:16.A scandal that has shocked the region and rocked
:11:17. > :11:18.Last month, it emerged a convicted rapist had
:11:19. > :11:23.The revelations led to Milton Keynes mayor Subhan Shafiq `
:11:24. > :11:25.who had vouched for him during his application `
:11:26. > :11:32.He has so far refused to speak to the BBC.
:11:33. > :11:43.Can I ask you some questions? Wide EU not want to talk to us? `` why do
:11:44. > :11:44.you not want. Following last night's council
:11:45. > :11:46.meeting, more than 1,300 taxi drivers in Milton Keynes will
:11:47. > :11:48.also undergo police checks. It was agreed that in futurd,
:11:49. > :11:51.all applications from drivers with convictions for sexual or vholent
:11:52. > :12:01.offences will be refused, unless How can there be any excepthonal
:12:02. > :12:04.circumstances when someone has that kind of conviction?
:12:05. > :12:06.The authority will employ two extra enforcement officers to cope
:12:07. > :12:10.Licence applications will also take longer, allowing more time to
:12:11. > :12:15.consult law enforcement agencies and to interview drivers.
:12:16. > :12:22.The reputational damage dond to the taxi industry has been serious. We
:12:23. > :12:32.need to work together and m`ke the taxi industry work. We have over
:12:33. > :12:35.1300 drivers in Milton Keynds and they play a vital role in the
:12:36. > :12:43.economy. Taxis are safe in Lilton Keynes. Last night, the leader of
:12:44. > :12:49.the council called on those who granted the licence to examhne the
:12:50. > :12:52.conscience. There is no way to make them stand down.
:12:53. > :12:55.New safety barriers have bedn installed on a section of the A 4
:12:56. > :12:58.Last year, ten workers were seriously hnjured
:12:59. > :13:02.Since April, there have been four "near misses" in this region alone.
:13:03. > :13:07.A lorry on the M6 swerves into a lane closed off by traffic cones to
:13:08. > :13:09.protect roadside workers, n`rrowly missing a police patrol car.
:13:10. > :13:14.But here on the A14, outside Cambridge,
:13:15. > :13:19.new technology is being used on the regions roads for the first time.
:13:20. > :13:21.These crash cushions have bden constructed
:13:22. > :13:28.This is what can happen if a vehicle strikes an old style
:13:29. > :13:37.But these crash cushions work very differently.
:13:38. > :13:51.If a vehicle hits the end of this barrier, it takes the energx out of
:13:52. > :13:56.the impact by Constantine in `` by crumpling.
:13:57. > :13:58.The Highways Agency says safety is a top priority,
:13:59. > :14:08.The guys who are working on the road have a job to do and they nded to
:14:09. > :14:15.concentrate. At the same tile, they have cars going past at gre`t speed.
:14:16. > :14:17.The public need to be made `ware of this and take great care whdn they
:14:18. > :14:17.are driving. The crash cushions cost the same
:14:18. > :14:20.as the old style barriers and, with much more work anticip`ted here
:14:21. > :14:23.on the A14, it is likely thdy will become a familiar sight to lotorists
:14:24. > :14:52.and a reassuring presence Still to come. And I in the sky to
:14:53. > :15:05.look at the flooding. And a new challenge for injured service men.
:15:06. > :15:12.We will stay with that storx. The summer of sport is not over.
:15:13. > :15:25.Tomorrow, and new games will start and Prince Harry is involved. Many
:15:26. > :15:33.will compete in the Invictus Games. A reporter has been to meet some of
:15:34. > :15:38.the competitors. I was involved in a life changing accident. I w`s in
:15:39. > :15:47.hospital for several years. I was badly burnt. I was unable to
:15:48. > :15:55.continue my military duties, but I still wanted the adventure `nd
:15:56. > :16:05.challenge. For this man, thd open road has a destination. He hs aiming
:16:06. > :16:11.for the Invictus Games. These games are for injured servicewomen. These
:16:12. > :16:15.men and women here have achheved so much already, but being seldcted for
:16:16. > :16:26.this team is another milestone in their lives. This man was flying a a
:16:27. > :16:35.plane when a court fire. His recovery is still ongoing. H was a
:16:36. > :16:46.patient for two years. I have had 58 operations. It has given me a lot of
:16:47. > :16:51.freedom. It has given me frdedom on the road and the ability to travel
:16:52. > :16:58.significant distances on my bike. This man is also competing. He lost
:16:59. > :17:04.his right leg while onto it in Afghanistan. When you leave the
:17:05. > :17:12.Army, you missed the team environment. When you are working
:17:13. > :17:17.together in places like Afghanistan, your friends are still
:17:18. > :17:24.close. That is what the Invhctus Games is about. The excitemdnt is
:17:25. > :17:30.building up now. He is up vdry early every morning for training. What is
:17:31. > :17:38.life like at the moment knowing that this competition is approaching It
:17:39. > :17:44.has taken over everything. Ht is important to hit targets and not to
:17:45. > :17:51.drink. The pressure is alwaxs there. After spending three months battling
:17:52. > :17:56.for selection, these men ard now ready for action. They have already
:17:57. > :18:03.served their country with distinction once, and now it is time
:18:04. > :18:08.to do it again. You can see the opening ceremony tomorrow at 7pm.
:18:09. > :18:24.There will also be more covdrage on the red button and on my pl`yer 12
:18:25. > :18:28.months ago, there was an arda in Suffolk that people were trxing to
:18:29. > :18:36.protect. But unfortunately, the marshes were flooded last ydar. The
:18:37. > :18:43.impact was very bad. Now, the team is looking to the future with some
:18:44. > :18:56.high`tech kit. It used to bd simple to walk here. Now you have to walk
:18:57. > :19:07.through thinking mad. `` sthnking mud. Much of this area is under
:19:08. > :19:13.assault water. Everything is now covered. We do not want to keep
:19:14. > :19:24.fighting to maintain somethhng that is unsustainable. The cost hs huge.
:19:25. > :19:35.The consensus is that there is no way to restore it. To help the team
:19:36. > :19:47.develop a management plan, they are using this to have a bird 's eye
:19:48. > :19:59.view. It is doing a very detailed scan. It is very cost`effective We
:20:00. > :20:08.filmed here almost one year ago during an archaeological dig. Today,
:20:09. > :20:17.that area is now an island, like it would have been in the dist`nt past.
:20:18. > :20:25.This land is claimed land. Xou cannot stop the sea. It is difficult
:20:26. > :20:36.to stop trying to do somethhng and just to watch. We hope it bdcomes a
:20:37. > :20:47.flood storage area and a good area for wildlife. Thankfully, it said
:20:48. > :20:52.the village from the flooding. The impact of the flooding is clear to
:20:53. > :21:03.see. Animals and plants are now dying. However, the team relain
:21:04. > :21:05.philosophical. They say that there is no definitive line, only one
:21:06. > :21:27.point in time. Now it is time for the weather. This
:21:28. > :21:38.photograph was taken this morning in Norfolk. We may see more mornings
:21:39. > :21:45.like this. This week, it will remain mainly dry. There will be some
:21:46. > :21:51.sunshine and some cloud, as well. This week, things will remahn
:21:52. > :21:58.settled. The high pressure hs keeping the weather quite nhce
:21:59. > :22:06.across the whole British Isles. Tonight, there will be some cloud as
:22:07. > :22:13.you can see on this satellite image. There will also be some sunshine.
:22:14. > :22:18.Overnight, it will be dry. However, it could be quite a cold night. In
:22:19. > :22:29.the countryside, we could sde 6`7 Celsius. Later in the night, the may
:22:30. > :22:35.be some wet weather resulting in some fog in the morning. Thdn there
:22:36. > :22:41.will be sunshine in the morning although there will be more cloud in
:22:42. > :22:51.the afternoon. In the sunshhne there will be highs of 19`20 Celshus.
:22:52. > :22:57.There will be a light winds. Expect more cloud in the afternoon, but it
:22:58. > :23:09.will not be a bad day. For the rest of the week, the high presstre will
:23:10. > :23:14.mostly hang on. On Thursday, because of weather overnight on Wednesday,
:23:15. > :23:26.we could wake up to cloudy conditions. There is a posshbility
:23:27. > :23:31.of mist. Hopefully we will then see a bit of sunshine. The weather will
:23:32. > :23:40.recover on Friday. It is looking like it will be a sunny day. For the
:23:41. > :23:50.start of the weekend, it looks like it will turn increasingly cloudy.
:23:51. > :23:56.one extreme and the other. Freezing cold, and so much brain that there
:23:57. > :23:59.have been floods. Climate experts have just finished our major project
:24:00. > :24:03.confirming that our winters have become more turbulent in recent
:24:04. > :24:10.years. What can we expect in years to come? Earlier, I spoke to one of
:24:11. > :24:17.the offers, Professor Phil Jones. We have been looking at these long
:24:18. > :24:21.records that go back to abott 1 00. In some periods, there are very
:24:22. > :24:26.little difference is between winter and winter but over the last few
:24:27. > :24:32.winters, since 2000, we havd had a greater variety of winters, from one
:24:33. > :24:38.extreme to the other. We have had a run of three very positive winters,
:24:39. > :24:46.and two very negative winters. This is very unusual in the stathstical
:24:47. > :24:49.sense given the long records. One thing I've found interesting was
:24:50. > :24:56.that you say it is specific`lly December that is the worst `ffected
:24:57. > :25:01.month. Yes. We had been looking at the three winter months, December,
:25:02. > :25:04.January, federally, and although you see some things in January `nd
:25:05. > :25:11.feathery as well, they are lore pronounced in December. `` January
:25:12. > :25:15.and February. We have a poshtive values, strong westerlies in some
:25:16. > :25:21.Decembers, and then some negative ones. You will have noticed that in
:25:22. > :25:27.the weather in previous winters We have had some cold winters `nd
:25:28. > :25:31.relatively dry winters. And then we have had ones like last winter which
:25:32. > :25:39.is relatively wet, and relatively one. `` relatively warm. Wh`t does
:25:40. > :25:43.this mean for future winters? Has been this change, where we `re
:25:44. > :25:48.seeing more bad winters. Is that mean we will statistically see more
:25:49. > :25:55.bad winters in the future? Ht is impossible to say, really. But based
:25:56. > :26:00.on the trends, particularly for December, we would expect them to be
:26:01. > :26:09.as variable, based on recent trends over that period. We need to do more
:26:10. > :26:16.research to find out why thhs `` these winters have become so
:26:17. > :26:19.variable, so we're looking `t relationships with features in the
:26:20. > :26:23.Arctic, particularly relating to Greenlands, and seeing weather
:26:24. > :26:28.changes in the greenhouse g`ses and solar output might be the c`uses of
:26:29. > :26:33.this. Professor Phil Jones, speaking to me earlier. Rocks to look forward
:26:34. > :26:37.to them! `` lots. And we were glad to bring
:26:38. > :26:45.you pictures of that crash, but we will bring you those tomorrow. Great
:26:46. > :26:47.pictures, but something to look for two. Goodbye. ``