20/02/2017 Look East (West)

The view from Milton Keynes as Badminton England

loses its appeal over Olympic funding.

The data we have been able to supply to back up our case was very

compelling. A very disappointing day today that that message has not been

heard. Celebrating migrant

communities in Peterborough. We ask the Government if EU workers

can definitely stay after Brexit. The brothers from the East in

the middle of a football fairytale. And later, the new project designed

to attract more American to this to our region. -- American tourists.

They won a medal in Rio and were on course for more

in Tokyo, but badminton players in Milton Keynes will no longer

get funding to train for the next Olympics.

Badminton England - based in the town -

has lost its appeal against the decision by UK Sport

It puts facilities and staff at risk as well as being a major blow

Our sports editor, Jonathan Park, reports.

It was always going to be a decisive day for Badminton. Its funding was

stripped by UK sport, not convinced it's players could win medals at the

next Olympic Games in Tokyo. Their futures are resting on the result of

today's appeal. It is half past 11 and right now in that building

behind me Badminton England laws-mac Chief Executive is taking a phone

call from UK APPLAUSE Sport.

They will find out the result of the appeal and it will have a massive

impact on the sport's future. It was bad news. The appeal failed. You

must be terribly frustrated. We are but we are incredibly resilient. We

are equally determined. It is a big blow. We were looking for about ?1.2

million a year to get us to Tokyo. It is a tough hurdle to overcome but

it is not something that will declare our ambition to provide

medals for Great Britain in four years. Every year, money is

distributed for the pursuit of medals.

Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge one Britain's first Olympic medal for 12

years. A few months later, the entire funding was cut for Tokyo.

After Rio, we were so positive. There was such a buzz. We felt like

Milton Keynes, the Badminton Centre would go onwards and upwards after

Rio. It is just deflated now. Unlike 31 other Olympic and Paralympic

sports, Badminton will get nothing in the run-up to Tokyo. The number

of players training you will be cut and staff at its headquarters in

Milton Keynes have been warned of possible redundancies. I knew it was

imminent, not actually today, but it is bad news. Unbelievable. It has

"Asians for the sport and also Milton Keynes. They have had it here

for a while, so that might threaten that now. Badminton one small --

once more moments like this, but now it has to pick itself up from the

floor and get ready for Tokyo. Jonathan is at Milton

Keynes for us now. Is this is the end

for our Olympic hopes? Winning any Olympic medal or

Paralympic medal is hard when you have money, so imagine what it is

like without any at all. The sport has one last-ditch attempt to get

some public money, and that is to appeal to the sports and resolution

panel. It has 20 days to decide whether or not to do that. I

understand that is probably unlikely. What it means now is

problems for the younger players in the game, those targeting 2024 in

2028. We will not really know what will happen to that generation until

later on closer to the time. The immediate players, the likes of

Chris Adcock, they have more of a chance because they have sponsorship

behind them already. But it is still very uncertain for all of Badminton

here. Next tonight, the concerns

of European citizens as the Government begins negotiating

the UK's exit from the EU. Peterborough is the fourth

fastest-growing place Between 2001 and 2011,

the population grew by more than 27,000,

mostly as a result of migration. For example, more than 6,500 people

came from Poland. Today, the city's been

celebrating its migrant communities, Alice, from Portugal,

with her British husband, Stewart. She has been here for 13 years

and is worried about whether EU citizens like her will be

allowed to stay. Without guarantee, I don't know

what will happen in two years. I am married to a Brit,

so we have four children and one So if we would have to go,

it would separate family. I came here in 1983 and I have

since worked in the NHS. And since Brexit,

I really feel insecure. It doesn't feel very good

to be a foreigner in this My concern is that ordinary

people, human beings, which we all are, are being treated

as bargaining chips. I know that MPs have been saying

we need the same guarantees from the European Union,

but as we are the ones who are leaving, I think

it is up to us to offer Today's event was a chance

for people to come together to support those who have made

Peterborough their home. There is no question that

immigration has had an impact here in Peterborough,

with latest census figures showing that in ten years,

more than 27,000 people moved here. And the city is still one

of the fastest-growing in Britain. But not everyone agrees

that migration has been I think there's too many people that

are in Peterborough now, and there's not enough houses

and I think there will be It has been a city that I should

think from the 1960s we have At the end of the day,

there's reason for it to be good because we can redevelop,

we can let people in, but at the end of the day,

it is taking other people's jobs For families here, they fear that it

could be a long time before they find out exactly

where they stand. Peterborough's MP is part

of the Government's team working out the terms of the UK's exit

from the European Union. Earlier, I asked Stewart Jackson

when EU migrants would Well, unfortunately,

it is not in our hands. It is certainly the case

that the vast bulk of European Union countries do want to assist

in securing the bonafides and future of their own citizens

in the UK individually. But as this process is going to be

managed by the European Commission and the Council of Ministers,

we're not really in a position But you can rest assured

that the British Government, David Davis, Boris Johnson

and particularly the Prime Minister, is absolutely committed

to resolving this issue And do you yourself believe that

migration, especially from the EU, It has been good, but it

is not a one-way street. People say, well, you know,

they pay taxes, they work hard. That is all true and we welcome

people who want to be decent citizens and make a contribution

to our society in Peterborough. But the sheer size and scale

of the EU migration since 2004 has placed a massive burden on public

services in the city, particularly things like housing,

school places, health So, you know, it is not just

one side of the story. It is all very well the Treasury

saying that the tax revenue is great, it is a net plus,

but actually, my constituents have borne the burden of uncontrolled

immigration over the last 12 years. It has been a very

considerable burden. We keep hearing, don't we,

that the NHS would not be able to So, post Brexit, who will be allowed

in and who will not be? Well, let's have the debate

on the basis of facts. 3.6% of the NHS workforce

is EU migrants. There are many thousands

from outside the EU across the whole world, and what we all have

when we can control our immigration policy and it is not beholden

to the European Court of Justice and the EU Commission,

under the free movement directive, is we will get gifted and talented

people contributing to our public Whether it is China, India,

Singapore, South America, So I think it is an opportunity

for us to be an outward looking, global trading nation and that

includes getting the brightest But, ultimately, it will be

a decision for the British people It's been described as a world-first

- a drug-screening machine that's small enough to be carried

but strong enough to detect substances like

cannabis and cocaine. The Intelligent Fingerprinting

device works by analysing And now the Cambridge company that

makes the kits has been given ?3 million to launch the product

onto the global market. It is as small as a doorbell,

but no hopers of this device are hoping that size really does

matter when it comes Blood, urine, even hair can be

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and development later, the makers are now confident their product

will attract a wide variety of uses. Everything from a mortuary

through to roadside drug screening, once we have the correct approvals,

into police detention cells so that you can check people to see

whether they have actually taken drugs before they are arrested,

right the way through to use The drug testing market is worth

around $2.7 billion and it is no accident that much of the investment

for these laboratories Success lies across the Atlantic,

but for now, the company Certainly, as manufacturing volumes

increase, and if the key market for us is potentially the US,

60, 70% of the drug testing market is in the US,

that could well happen. But, currently, the UK

is the focus for both R, scale-up of our current

manufacturing activities So, made in Britain for now but

hoping to make it big in America. The weakening of the pound

against the US dollar could mean a successful roll-out for this

Cambridge-born drug testing kit. Around 300 jobs are being

created in Daventry at a new Amazon warehouse

on the Royal Oak Industrial Estate. They're among 5,000 new,

full-time jobs being created by the online retailer

in the UK this year. The recruitment will take Amazon's

workforce in the UK to more You are watching Look East,

with Susie and me. Stay with us for Julie's full

five-day weather forecast. We are at the Imperial War Museum

in Duxford, as it welcomes And we want your help in honouring

the region's musical legends. you will know it was

a weekend of giant killing. And there could be more

tonight, with Sutton United You can see that game

live on BBC One. The winner will play Lincoln City

in the quarterfinals. Of course, Lincoln stunned

the footballing world at the weekend by becoming the first non-league

side to make it this far in the competition

for over 100 years. The Imps are managed by two

brothers from Essex, As you can imagine, there has been

lots of support for the Cowleys and their giant-killing

run in Essex. The oldest cup competition in world

football is known for producing But this goal from Lincoln

City saw them becoming the first non-league club

in over 100 years to reach Is it in?!

It is in! The men who masterminded the victory

over Premier League side Burnley are Essex Brothers,

Danny and Nicky Cowley. They both kicked off their careers

at the grassroots level of football. FitzWimarc School in Rayleigh

is where they worked as PE teachers. Danny's wife still works

at the school and can see how his influence has

inspired the children. Danny is inspirational

for everyone, really. I would include myself in that,

in terms of life in general. I am hoping that this will be

the beginning for him of a life While Danny worked at the school,

he also managed semi-professional He guided them to an

impressive third-place finish, in a season where

they held their own against Former students were

inspired by his work ethic. I was a pupil at the school and it

really rubbed off on me He actually made me go

into the teaching pathway. I was not sure if I wanted

to go into that, but his passion, his love, his motivation,

I came here and he made me want to Jason, along with his

colleagues and former students, have followed

the brothers' professional success. A trip to Arsenal awaits

Lincoln City, if the Gunners beat Sutton United, the lowest-ranked

team left in the competition. Danny's wife does not think

that is an easy task. We are really excited now

to watch tonight's game. Talking to the different people

about what they want, I think the underlying message

was people saying, "It is Arsenal, it is Arsenal."

But I would not be so sure. They are now 90 minutes away

from booking a place at Wembley. And after beating one

Premier League side, for these brothers from Essex,

anything is now possible. 75 years ago today,

at the height of World War II, the so called "friendly

invasion" of East Anglia Thousands of men,

women and machines - Now, the tourism

industry in this region wants to make sure our wartime

history is not forgotten. Mike Liggins reports from

the Imperial War Museum at Duxford. and a tourism campaign called

The Friendly Invasion. 75 years ago, 180,000 US servicemen

came to East Anglia, to serve with Now, Visit East Anglia

has put together new itineraries, based

on locations like Duxford, The Queen has her royal retreat

here in East Anglia. They like that.

We have our Downton Abbeys. We have links golf courses,

we have English whisky distilleries. All the things that we know American

tourists like, we tick those boxes, as well as having

the peg of the 75th anniversary At today's launch, there

were several VIPs here, from Plato, Tom Hanks's

production company which is planning to make a new TV

series about the 8th Army Air Force. The same company made the worldwide

hit, Band of Brothers, and are now in production

of the series, which is based I can't promise exactly

if we will be shooting here, but certainly we do so much research

on what we do with these projects. There will certainly be that

presence to do research. What does it look like,

what did it look like, and to talk to some of

the local people, who have knowledge, of what it

was like in the '40s Tom Hanks will not start in the

production, but will be involved behind the scenes. The worst job you

could have in the Second World War was to be piloted one of these

aeroplanes. It was pretty tough. The stories behind that are simply

extraordinary. It is estimated there are 10 million

staying visits throughout the year in our region but with the

blockbuster series about our wartime series on the way,

visit East Anglia says that the potential to sell

the region to a worldwide has described his latest tournament

win as "unbelievable". Last night, Stuart

Bingham from Essex battled his way to

win the Welsh Open. It was his first major

title since winning the World Championship

two years ago, resisting a comeback

from his opponent, to win in the final

frame in Cardiff. Is a it was not the greatest final.

Stewart has not made a habit of it of late. But after a marathon match,

finally the title was his. I think that Judd Trump actually outclass

me. At times, I did not know what to do. To get my hands on another

trophy is fantastic. He had raced into a 4-0 lead. But Judd Trump

fought back to take the lead and Stuart had to win the final two

frames to win the match. He had but of pressure on him after becoming

world champion, but it looks as if he is now back to his best. The

40-year-old practices in Essex. His victory in the World Championship

was a surprise to many. To win the ultimate is the ultimate. You know

then that you are good enough to compete at the very highest level.

Stuart Bingham! ?70,000 on the trophy. Not a bad night. Though, he

has an eye on the number one spot in the world.

The BBC is asking for your help to mark BBC Music Day.

We are putting up six official blue plaques in the region,

Your ideas will help us decide who, what or where to celebrate.

Here is Shaun Peel, with a few ideas to get the ball rolling.

This is the East Anglia Railway Museum. A funny place for a rock

concert, but this is where Blur played their first ever concert, to

around 200 people. They have won, but who else can you think of?

We are Shirley Bassey first concert or maybe really Pink Floyd legend

We are Shirley Bassey first concert or maybe really Pink Floyd

lived? This is a chance for everyone to engage and before the opinions.

It does not have to be rock music based. It can include classical,

folk, jazz. The likes of Johnny Dankworth. It may even be a famous

tune. Legend has it that Humpty Dumpty was actually a canon which

used to sit on the wall behind me. It was used during the English Civil

War. We have many great venues may be worthy of mention. We have the

Cambridge folk Festival. They do not necessarily have to go to people.

They could go to a venue. The school is we are Ed Sheeran made his first

public appearance. Paul Simon made his first public

appearance in the United Kingdom at a pub which no longer exists. What

about the blue plaque for the art which is now in its place? A lot of

fantastic ideals. I did not know about the Humpty Dumpty.

Good morning. We started this morning as you can see from the

satellite picture, with this front across the region. Temperatures vary

impressive this morning. Temperatures this afternoon getting

up to 18 Celsius. It was on this day 18 years ago that

we got the highest ever temperatures for the speedy. Overnight telling,

you can see this band of rain settling across the region. But

tomorrow, a front pulling away. Overall, tomorrow will have a bit of

rain and drizzle, but eventually, in the late morning, it should become

dry and we should see some decent brightness and sunshine.

Temperatures getting up to about 12 Celsius. We finished the day with a

lot of cloud once again, producing rainfall here and here. Wednesday,

we should see some greater conditions. On Thursday, another

front coming in from the west. Basically, looking very windy. You

can see how tightly packed these isobars are. That should rattle

through and will leave us with Duvalier in greater conditions.

By Friday, the wind should have eased and gone to the North. It

should bring in much mild more air. Temperatures much more like the

average for this time of year, 7-8 C. Next weekend, some more rain

for quail on Saturday. Sunday looking the better of the two days,

largely dry with a few showers. Rather win the next weekend, too. I

should say we mentioned a shopping centre and actually picked up the

wrong picture of it.