02/03/2017 Look East (West)

What next for the police force judged by inspectors

I think it's important that the public in Bedfordshire know that the

level of policing the receiving at the moment is not good enough.

We ask the Chief Constable what's going on at Bedfordshire Police.

Also tonight: A new appeal by police seeking the people

who killed a 60-year-old woman in Milton Keynes.

The little girl who needs to raise thousands of pounds

And I'm stepping back in time to Renaissance Italy here in

Cambridge's Fitzwilliam Museum. First tonight, a damning verdict

on Bedfordshire Police and why it The Inspectorate of Constabularies

today released the results of their inspections

of all our forces. Cambridgeshire and Thames Valley,

which covers Milton Keynes, Northamptonshire and Hertfordshire

were told they require improvement. But Bedfordshire Police was the only

force in in the country to be classed as inadequate -

with particular criticism for its work on preventing crime

and supporting victims. In a moment we'll hear

from the Chief Constable, but first this report from Tom

Barton. Bedfordshire Police officers search

for evidence after the arrest of a As well as a small amount

of cannabis, they found several thousand pounds

in cash and a number of SIM This one here, that was found down

the side of the bed. But while this arrest has

been successful, the force has today been found to be

failing by the policing watchdog. It is a deeply disappointing

result for the force. The force, I think, will say

they don't recognise some of the things that I've identified

within my findings, but I think

it is important that the public in Bedfordshire know that

actually, the level of policing service

they are receiving at the moment

is simply not good enough. Overall, the verdict

was that the force was 43 inspection reports have been

published to daily into every police force

in England and Wales. Only one, though, Bedfordshire,

has been found to be The force, though, said it has

been unfairly judged. In Luton, Bedfordshire's

gangs and guns unit goes to drugs seized

during a recent arrest. Alongside ?15,000 worth

of heroin and cannabis, they But this team, dealing

with some of the highest level series

crime in the country, A victim, says Bedfordshire,

of the fact that this force only receive the same sort of funding

as low crime, rural areas. If you've got a force that's

trying to combat the level of criminality,

we need the resources to do so, otherwise we will never eradicate it

and prevente it long-term. That, for you, is

the biggest challenge? I would like to be

ahead of the game, rather than trying to

enforce and just be dealing I think more resources would enable

us to do that and concentrate As the suspected drug

dealer arrested this morning is taken into custody,

the force that's investigating him faces some serious questions

about its own performance. Earlier, I spoke with

the Chief Constable of Bedfordshire Police,

John Boucher, who says the verdict Clearly, I'm very, very

disappointed with the grading. Bedfordshire Police is rebuilding,

modernising and working tirelessly to protect

vulnerable people and connect with our communities,

and very little of the really good work that has been done

has been commented on in But they are also saying there is no

consistent community presence and that you are failing

to stop crime at source. According to HMIC,

you are failing in your basic task of protecting

the public, aren't you? They say we need to do more

about domestic abuse, they were concerned

about vulnerability, so we put more resources into vulnerability -

and crime's changing, so domestic abuse,

we've set up a new unit, We are protecting more

people and dealing with domestic abuse

in a far better way. You know better than anyone

that this is fundamentally a Aren't you, therefore,

losing the funding argument? No, I don't think we are losing

the funding argument. At the moment, the funding

formula is being looked at. I genuinely believe the police

minister is listening. We need, just to bring us somewhere

towards parity, only towards parity, another

300 police officers. That's 30% more in our

workforce, which is about That sounds like a terribly large

amount of money but, in policing terms, it really isn't,

and that would provide us with an ability to protect

the communities in Bedfordshire and provide local

policing in a way that has to be This isn't a force that has

resourses that you can just move resources around without having

an impact elsewhere. What is your message

to people right now watching this, living in

Bedfordshire, who think they've got a failing police

force on their hands? The way I describe this is that this

force is literally being rebuilt. That has been happening

for the last 18 months. I'm really looking

forward to the HMIC coming in later this year

because I have absolutely no doubt the credit that the force deserved

in the last inspection will definitely be

provided in the next inspection, We're not sitting still,

we have to modernise in Bedfordshire, we have to be

smarter than other people and the officers and staff of this

force do an incredibly difficult

job brilliantly. Help me find my mother's killers:

That's the plea from a Milton keynes man after his mother was killed

by a gang in Milton Keynes. In January, six men broke

into the home of Hang Yin Leung, pinning her down and

stealing her belongings. The 65-year-old died

of her injuries ten days later. Her death is now being

treated as murder. To me, what has been

taken cannot be replaced. So, please, if you

have any information on the events that took place

on the 31st of January, please contact Crimestoppers

at Thames Valley Police. Today, Keith Leung paid

tribute to his mother and spoke of the lifelong

friend he had lost. I just remember her as someone

who is bubbly, energetic, as the way that she would want

to be remembered. Mrs Leung's Palace

in Milton Keynes was picked out by a gang of six men,

who returned on the 31st of January. It was on this night

that they forced their way inside,

pinning her to the floor. Police today were keen to stress

this is no longer a burglary, but a murder investigation

and they are appealing for the public's help to

find those responsible. We ask anyone who has

travelled between Milton Keynes and Ellsbury

on that evening, Tuesday the 31st of January,

between 6:30pm and 9:30pm, if they've

noticed a car driving erratically, dangerously, possibly up to six

persons in their vehicle, The thieves that targeted

Mrs Leung's house took a number of possessions,

including a gold oyster Rolex and her long service police medal

from Hong Kong. Police want to hear from anyone

who may have information about these items and wish to assure the public

that there is a team of 30 officers who are dedicated to

catching those responsible. Next tonight, four-year-old

Halle Heriot from Peterborough It means she can't walk unaided

and is in pain on a daily basis. She's been accepted for a new form

of surgery at Great Ormond Street Hospital but it's not

currently funded on the NHS. So Halle's parents are launching

a campaign to raise It's physio every day

for Halle Heriot. The family's hope is that

a special treatment at Great Ormond Street

could help relieve the pain

and spasms in her legs, There are days where I truly do

sit with my husband and roar our eyes out, because you do

have that feeling of, why us? If we were to wait

for the NHS, it would The treatment the family

want her to have is called selective

dorsal rhizotomy. It's not currently available

on the NHS in England. With after-care, it

will cost ?55,000. NHS England said that evidence

surrounding the treatment is currently limited, but they have

offered it to a number of patients They say they hope that this will

give them vital information about They are sat in limbo

at the minute waiting to find out whether this is going to be

available to them in the NHS. In the meantime, they

will have to fund it if I can understand that it's a very

frustrating situation for Hopefully, by this time nest

year, we'll have some The family except there

is pressure on NHS We understand that NHS doesn't see

it as a priority operation. We just have to do

what we need to do. If she can wake up

in the morning smiling and get on with things,

wecan as well. She's ectremely determined

and extremely positive. On the flip side of

the heartbreak is that she is so determined and that's what this

operation will give her. Just a different

opportunity, a better It could be two years

before the treatment could become NHS funded,

but the family here said they can't It's been announced that this summer

will be the final year of Cambridgeshire's Secret Garden

Party. Since it opened with one stage

and 1,000 visitors in 2003, the music festival has steadily

grown in size - last year In a statement, the festival's

founder said all good things must come to an end, but told revellers

to watch this space for the phoenix The festival's headline acts have

featured Ed Sheeran and Bastille and the event has been twice crowned

Best Small Festival by UK Festivals. Time to hand you over

to Susie and David. The Renaissance exhibition

in Cambridge with objects rescued How many of us know a young person

with a mental health problem? You may know one but may not realise it.

One in four young people in the East would not confide in someone

if they were experiencing a mental health problem,

according to a survey by The Prince's Trust.

The charity also found many young people worry that

mental health issues could affect their job prospects.

Even the Prince's Trust was alarmed by its own findings.

Alarmed that 80% of 16-24 year olds surveyed still feel a stigma talking

It suggests that 46%, almost half of young

people in the region, have experienced

And a third of them, 34%, say they didn't seek any help.

When Alice turned eight, the man she idolised, her father, was sent to

prison. Alice began to suffer from depression and anxiety. Apart from

close friends, others at her school bullied her and her self-esteem

crumpled. I struggled to trust people. I had no motivation to do

anything and it was awful. My mum, who is a successful woman, I wanted

to be like her but had no motivation. The Princes trust says

greater expectations at school, peer pressure, fears over getting a job,

a home, all play a part. A lot of young people are struggling on their

own and what we are aiming to do is how we support young people to have

the confidence to speak up to the people around them. Young royal

patronage helps break down the stigma over mental health. From

chatting to children in Essex about classroom pressures to visiting this

project to improve youngsters confidence and the role of employers

is crucial. Luton airport has trained 150 young people suggested

by the Princes trust. 86 have found a job. The key thing is to give

these young adults opportunities at the airport. We can show them the

door that they can open themselves. It was the Norfolk and Norwich

Hospital that opened the door for Alice. She is working towards a

degree in nursing. Excited, but really scared and happy as well.

Really happy and I feel like the experience I have got will mean I do

well. I never thought I would say that. I feel good now. As a young

ambassador for the Princes trust, Sophie heads to Westminster to

relate her story to MPs. Her and the charity's message, hash tag take

control. For help and advice

about mental health, you can go to youngminds.org.uk

or call 0800 802 5544. A head teacher in Harlow has told

Look East he will resign rather than sack staff if his school loses

out under the government's Passmore's Academy in Harlow is one

of nearly 1,000 schools in the East According to the government,

more than 70% of schools in Suffolk, Bedford Borough, Peterborough

and Essex will get more cash. But it's a bleaker picture in Luton

and in Southend - no schools This from our reporter

Mousumi Bakshi. Vic is a busy man, a man who could

put himself out of a job last year. He is facing a cut of ?750 and he

could lose up to 20 teachers. I have let them know that for that year I

will draw the plan up on how they can save that money but I will not

implement it. There will be a difficult choice for me and them in

the fact that I will either have to leave or they will have to get rid

of me because I am not willing to do that. There were always going to be

winners and losers as a result of the school funding. Around 11,000

schools are set to benefit with 9000 losing out. Across the country there

have been protests and at least one headteacher resignation. According

to the government, funding is at an all-time high but bills are going up

so in real terms, schools are feeling poorer. Under the changes,

all schools will be given a lump sum but take into account local

geography. It is surprising that in Luton one of the poorest pockets of

the country 57 out of 59 primary schools will the budget is cut. If

the idea was to give the funding to those areas where there is the

greatest need, greatest deprivation, then one would think any government

would put that as a priority, but this is not the case in terms of

Luton. From another critic, accusations the government has

simply got its sums wrong. For too long, government has failed that

there is disparity in funding. That may be true but that is not the same

essay question which is the one we are setting which is are we spending

the right amount on education? If the budget cuts bite, how much

longer will this headteacher be educating pupils?

The Department for Education said school funding in Essex would go

up by over ?20 million if the new funding

The system for distributing current funding

is unfair, opaque and outdated and we want to end

You can see more on this story on the Sunday Politics

programme at 11 o'clock, BBC One, on Sunday.

It wasn't to be for Luton Town fans who were dreaming

The Hatters faced Oxford in the semifinal of the Checkatrade

trophy last night, but were beaten by a goal in the 84th minute.

That was after a brave fight back, which nearly saw them take

They must now pick themselves up and go for promotion.

A night that promised so much. The price of a Wembley final. Luton are

in the middle of a promotion push but they only had eyes for Oxford.

They were ready for a dramatic night. Leaked two against League 1

and the Hatters had the bar rattling. Jake Gray will be kicking

himself it wasn't 1-0. Luton were still full of running and thought

that equalised. It was difficult to tell if they had to have crossed the

line. And its bird Oxford on and they doubled their lead. Martin

Johnson's cross into the back of the net. Luton finally got the goal to

reignite their Wembley wish. With the clock ticking, Kenilworth Road

exploded from 2-0 down it was 2-2. Danny Hilton with goal number 24 the

season. Extra time loomed but then disaster struck just two minutes

later, the Hatters switched off from a corner and Johnston pounced.

Without doubt the goal of the game and Oxford were going to Wembley.

The Hatters heartbroken, manager seething at the defensive lapse. A

Coventry Oxford final, Luton's fall focus now on promotion. We have to

be relentless. We have to show that we wanted. But this disappointment

behind us and get promoted because that is the goal. One route to

Wembley is blocked for Luton but there is always the play-off final.

Now the Renaissance, meaning rebirth, saw a profound change

in artistic style and the revival of learning in Europe

The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge has one of the finest collections

of Renaissance paintings in the country and while we now

see objects from that time as treasures, a major

new exhibition, Madonnas and Miracles, aims to show

they were instead everyday domestic items of devotion.

The exhibition features many beautiful objects never seen

From golden Madonnas to devotional words to luxurious rock crystal

rosaries, all on display at an exhibition with a difference. Broken

up into intimate rooms to make it feel like a renaissance home. What

we are trying to do is to create a piece of Renaissance Italy here in

Cambridge. Often you see them denuded of any context. If you can

try to recreate the original context, it helps the public

understand the context in which these works of art would have been

seen and appreciated. There are many Private devotional items such as

this portable altar piece. The simple wooden panels were

commissioned to give thanks for a miracle in this case surviving an

earthquake. One of the exhibition highlights that they had never left

Italy before and neither had this beautiful wooden doll. Venerated for

generations with people queueing to kiss its feet, the Italian

Franciscan nunnery where it was housed was destroyed by an

earthquake in October. But this survived. This event is unusual

because it is a result of four years of research across Cambridge

University. What we are putting on here is cutting edge. What we are

focusing on his family, we have works that were aimed at children,

even babies and all different kinds of people across the social

spectrum. This research was funded by 2.3 billion euros European grant

and are marks the art, a very contemporary concern. We are very

worried about the future post Brexit and what that will mean for European

funding of British academic projects. By walking under the

arches, the exhibition allows you to immerse yourself completely in the

Renaissance in a very personal way. It opens to the public next Tuesday.

Fascinating collection. I was in Northampton this morning and it felt

quite warm. Quite mild but it will get chilly tonight. Some showers

earlier for some parts of the region. Also some lovely sunshine so

once the winds eased this afternoon, it was quite pleasant but we have a

changeable forecast on the way. This is the pressure pattern showing this

weather system coming in from the South West which will bring us a wet

forecast tonight and tomorrow and that will hang around into the

weekend. We start the evening dry with clear spells so it will allow

things to get rather chilly and temperatures down to three two

Celsius. Some patchy rain. Tomorrow we start with wet weather around. It

will quickly spread northwards. Low pressure on the scene so expect a

wet and windy forecast tomorrow. A brisk wind coming from the south and

we are likely to reach highs of ten, 11 degrees. It will not feel

pleasant. If you live in Southern counties, a good chance you will

find it a drier and brighter towards the end of the day, but across

northern counties, it could stay rather overcast and wet but

eventually the rain will clear. Then we are into the weekend and it is

pretty changeable. Low pressure on the scene, weather front is coming

our way, quite breezy conditions. Rain at times, particularly for

Sunday. Perhaps Sunday looks more of a wash-out than Saturday.

Temperatures of the nine Celsius. Rain clearing first thing on

Saturday, brighter weather in the middle before more rain. And

uncertain start to next week and chilly temperatures overnight.

Just before we go, I'm sure many of you will have children

or grandchildren who dressed up for World Book Day today.

We went to Bignold Primary School in Norwich to find out what pupils

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