:00:07. > :00:09.In the programme tonight, easing the pressures on our hospitals.
:00:10. > :00:12.The new website that could help so-called bed-blocking.
:00:13. > :00:14.It would be very useful to have somewhere straightforward
:00:15. > :00:16.I could go to that is going to give me access
:00:17. > :00:26.Why Cambridge is concerned about the
:00:27. > :00:37.The Northampton Saints, with history in their sights.
:00:38. > :00:40.The medals for the two naval veterans,
:00:41. > :00:54.nearly 80 years after a devastating earthquake in Chile.
:00:55. > :00:57.First tonight, a new plan to try to ease pressures on our hospitals.
:00:58. > :01:00.One of the biggest issues is finding places for usually elderly patients
:01:01. > :01:02.who are medically fit, but need further care packages -
:01:03. > :01:06.In the latest figures for January, we can see the scale of the problem.
:01:07. > :01:09.Addenbrookes Hospital lost more than 700 bed days with patients
:01:10. > :01:10.awaiting nursing or residential home placements.
:01:11. > :01:14.the figure was 466 bed days for the county's two hospitals.
:01:15. > :01:17.Part of the problem is marrying up patients who need a place with
:01:18. > :01:20.So, in Hertfordshire, they are pioneering a new scheme
:01:21. > :01:28.involving a website. Kate Bradbrook reports.
:01:29. > :01:31.Part of the problem is marrying up patients who need a place with
:01:32. > :01:34.So, in Hertfordshire, they are pioneering a new scheme
:01:35. > :01:43.involving a website. Kate Bradbrook reports.
:01:44. > :01:55.Preparations for St Patrick's Day at the care home in Stevenage. This
:01:56. > :01:58.could often be the best option for people after leaving hospital, but
:01:59. > :02:07.there is a problem of finding places. We are trying to establish
:02:08. > :02:11.whether there are vacancies. We have to phone round all of them and
:02:12. > :02:18.trying to get an answer, I could only get two of them. And I spent
:02:19. > :02:23.all their team on the phone. No, the council has come up with a new way
:02:24. > :02:33.of tackling the problem, and online booking system. It allows staff to
:02:34. > :02:41.search for places in real-time, including the needs of the patient
:02:42. > :02:48.and the location. It means people are not hanging around. They are not
:02:49. > :02:58.waiting around any corridor. For us, it means even more swiftly. I am
:02:59. > :03:02.considered adopting an assessment for bed 20 name. We are looking for
:03:03. > :03:10.a placement in a residential home. As part of the new system, they are
:03:11. > :03:16.seen by assessors at the hospital. I am between the care home Andy
:03:17. > :03:24.hospital. I will conduct comprehensive assessment to find
:03:25. > :03:31.suitable homes for residents to be discharged. And tool to make sure
:03:32. > :03:40.that all the information coming from the care home is accurate, because I
:03:41. > :03:47.am impartial. This system will be accessible for the public from next
:03:48. > :04:00.month. This is good news for Susan. She is a killer and from time to
:04:01. > :04:06.time need to book respite care. -- carer. It would be really good of
:04:07. > :04:14.their was a system where they could access all the information that I
:04:15. > :04:19.required quickly. In the system, hundreds of bed places have been
:04:20. > :04:22.saved already and it is believed that the system could be ruled out
:04:23. > :04:25.across the country. Earlier, I spoke to Andrew Kaye
:04:26. > :04:28.of Independent Age, a charity which gives a voice to older
:04:29. > :04:30.people, and asked him how concerned he was
:04:31. > :04:32.about the impact of bed Unfortunately, the number of elderly
:04:33. > :04:36.people and others stuck in hospital has just been stubbornly high
:04:37. > :04:38.for the whole of 2016 It used to be the case
:04:39. > :04:42.in the NHS, during the winter, that the number of people stuck
:04:43. > :04:45.in hospital that could not be The NHS are now saying this
:04:46. > :04:49.is an all-year-round problem. In England, as a whole, for just
:04:50. > :04:52.under 200,000 people in January, What are your specific concerns
:04:53. > :04:59.about the impact on the elderly? For many older people,
:05:00. > :05:01.if they have planned surgery in hospital,
:05:02. > :05:03.once they are medically fit and ready to leave
:05:04. > :05:05.hospital, it really is no longer the best place
:05:06. > :05:07.for them to be. Medical experts say that, in terms
:05:08. > :05:10.of older hospital patients, it can lead to pressure sores and,
:05:11. > :05:13.in the worst cases, muscle wastage. We do not want to see
:05:14. > :05:15.people getting infections. We want people to be supported,
:05:16. > :05:23.in the end, in the right We do not want to see
:05:24. > :05:26.people getting infections. We want people to be supported,
:05:27. > :05:29.in the end, in the right care environment.
:05:30. > :05:32.That can often be in their own home. Do you welcome the website developed
:05:33. > :05:34.by Herts County Council, to try and speed up the process
:05:35. > :05:37.of getting elderly Frankly, in a situation
:05:38. > :05:43.where there are far too many people stuck in hospital
:05:44. > :05:46.for longer than they need to be, any new website or service
:05:47. > :05:49.that can be made available to speed up
:05:50. > :05:57.discharge is welcome, but we cannot do so in an unsafe
:05:58. > :06:00.and coordinated manner rush hospital patients out to the
:06:01. > :06:04.nearest available bed. We need to make sure
:06:05. > :06:07.that is the proper care home and the correct safe environment
:06:08. > :06:18.for an older person. If money was not an issue,
:06:19. > :06:23.what would you ask for, in terms of changes,
:06:24. > :06:25.to try and stop this We have to be clear it is not even
:06:26. > :06:29.just a case of bed blocking. The term gives
:06:30. > :06:31.the impression that it is older people who want
:06:32. > :06:33.to be in this situation. What we need in the system
:06:34. > :06:36.as a whole is a far better approach in making sure that
:06:37. > :06:39.when a patient comes in with their family,
:06:40. > :06:41.they are asked for their own views on where they want to
:06:42. > :06:43.receive after care. So, all these decisions are made up
:06:44. > :06:47.front, maybe even on the first day What we are seeing,
:06:48. > :06:49.unfortunately, is far too many chaotic situations,
:06:50. > :06:51.where people are scrambling around at the last minute trying to find
:06:52. > :06:54.a suitable care place. That is no longer
:06:55. > :06:56.any good for the NHS and certainly no good
:06:57. > :07:02.for older patients. Next tonight, how councils
:07:03. > :07:04.in our region are looking at a new way to raise money
:07:05. > :07:07.for local good causes, Local authorities have
:07:08. > :07:10.seen their government funding cut They were given the power to set
:07:11. > :07:18.up their own lotteries a decade ago and, now,
:07:19. > :07:20.councils in Daventry, King's Lynn, Peterborough
:07:21. > :07:22.and Corby are planning The Teamwork Trust in Corby offer
:07:23. > :07:37.classes like this for people with learning difficulties
:07:38. > :07:39.and mental health problems. As some pots of grant
:07:40. > :07:41.funding have dried up, they have signed up to benefit
:07:42. > :07:44.from a new lottery, run To get funding which will make
:07:45. > :07:48.a day-to-day difference to the general opportunities
:07:49. > :07:50.we can give our members, we find ourselves doing more
:07:51. > :07:53.and more bids and the opportunity that the lottery gives us
:07:54. > :08:04.will help significantly. It is hoped the Corby Lottery
:08:05. > :08:08.will raise ?20,000 a year for local That is about 10% of what the local
:08:09. > :08:12.council spends on grants right now. The council insists this is not
:08:13. > :08:15.to replace current funding, We do have a considerable amount
:08:16. > :08:24.that we give out in small grants, but helping organisations receive
:08:25. > :08:27.more is a good thing to do and we want to be able to do that.
:08:28. > :08:30.This is not about replacing grants. Regardless of local authorities
:08:31. > :08:33.having less and less money, This is about supporting
:08:34. > :08:41.our local community. Others warned, however,
:08:42. > :08:43.about becoming reliant on If it completely replaces grant
:08:44. > :08:46.funding, there is a problem If it is additional to grant
:08:47. > :08:50.funding - fantastic. The reality is that it is
:08:51. > :08:53.replacing a large part of grant funding, because the money
:08:54. > :08:57.is simply is not available any more. Tickets will be sold
:08:58. > :08:59.online and cost ?1. 20p of that ?1 will
:09:00. > :09:00.go towards prizes. Another 20p will go
:09:01. > :09:04.on administration and VAT. That will leave 60p in the ?1
:09:05. > :09:07.to go to good causes. The Corby Lottery
:09:08. > :09:09.still needs approval But people here seem keen to take
:09:10. > :09:17.part, for a ?25,000 jackpot. If it goes towards good causes
:09:18. > :09:20.locally - excellent. It is a good idea, but will
:09:21. > :09:23.they reduce my council tax? No, there is no council tax
:09:24. > :09:26.reduction if you play. Well, there you go, then.
:09:27. > :09:30.I would not play it. For now, lottery income will be just
:09:31. > :09:33.another ingredient, when it comes But it will become more
:09:34. > :09:37.important as council budgets And MPs James Cartlidge
:09:38. > :09:47.and Kelvin Hopkins will be discussing the necessity for those
:09:48. > :09:50.lotteries on the Sunday Politics It is worth more than ?4 billion,
:09:51. > :09:58.but could the UK's gaming industry fall foul of our decision
:09:59. > :10:01.to leave the EU? Cambridge is home to around 50
:10:02. > :10:03.companies - one of the highest Its success is built on its ability
:10:04. > :10:11.to freely share data across Europe, but there are now concerns that
:10:12. > :10:31.trade barriers could end that. An epic voyage into the vacant
:10:32. > :10:37.heartlands and then escaped to a parallel universe at the touch of a
:10:38. > :10:44.button. More than 30 million of us play computer games every day. But
:10:45. > :10:50.will Brexit burst the bubble? 90 people work in this country, one
:10:51. > :10:56.third of them coming from the European Union. The sea keeping on
:10:57. > :11:04.top of the gaming industry requires employing the very best. We work on
:11:05. > :11:10.a world stage and the games industry is global. It moves very quickly.
:11:11. > :11:15.Specialists in mere jolt over the world. To remain world leaders, we
:11:16. > :11:22.have two employee internationally. According to the trade body which
:11:23. > :11:29.looks at the industry, 40% of companies have thought about moving
:11:30. > :11:35.abroad because of the exit decision. That is a worry for the local MP.
:11:36. > :11:39.Cambridge is one of the leaders in the gaming industry. It is a huge
:11:40. > :11:46.industry. We have to bang the drum for it. It is also seen people with
:11:47. > :11:55.different skill sets. It is not just people with information technology
:11:56. > :12:05.skills. Recruited from Germany, Lisa also please delete rule any new
:12:06. > :12:10.game. While the company could hire locally, nurturing and finding that
:12:11. > :12:16.time can take time. You cannot just turn on and off at. It could take a
:12:17. > :12:21.generation to educate, from primary School straight through to
:12:22. > :12:25.university. If we come love the talent from the European Union, we
:12:26. > :12:35.cannot just turn it on in the United Kingdom the next day. Potential
:12:36. > :12:39.restrictions on who they can employ and from queer, means that with
:12:40. > :12:40.Brexit on the horizon, the competition from around the world
:12:41. > :12:44.will only intensify. A gang who stole ?3 million
:12:45. > :12:46.from jewellery shops, including one in Milton Keynes,
:12:47. > :12:49.have been jailed for The six Romanian men raided 11
:12:50. > :12:52.stores across the country, including Fraser Hart in Centre
:12:53. > :12:54.MK, in November 2015. The six men will each serve between
:12:55. > :12:57.six and eight years in prison. In the MK raid, they started a fire
:12:58. > :13:01.and blocked access to the road, in order to make off with ?650,000
:13:02. > :13:07.six hundred worth of jewellery. It has emerged more than ?1.6
:13:08. > :13:09.millionwas spent last year maintaining a redundant
:13:10. > :13:11.regional fire control centre Earlier this week, Look East
:13:12. > :13:14.revealed that the centre was still unused, more than eight
:13:15. > :13:17.years after it was built. It was mothballed after reforms
:13:18. > :13:19.designed to change the way emergency calls were
:13:20. > :13:21.handled were abandoned. The government says the figure
:13:22. > :13:23.is a ?400,000 reduction on 2010. The main costs were rent and rates,
:13:24. > :13:26.but more than ?200,000 were spent on maintenance
:13:27. > :13:28.and ?25,000 on electricity. And will it stay
:13:29. > :13:31.spring-like this weekend? First back to Stewart and Susie,
:13:32. > :13:43.for the rest of the news. # You only get one life and I wanted
:13:44. > :13:48.to give it to you. #. We look ahead to a documentary
:13:49. > :13:51.tonight on the rise of the Shires. And the much-capped Saints
:13:52. > :13:53.hoping to make history two young sailors from this region
:13:54. > :14:02.were serving with the Royal Navy when a terrible earthquake
:14:03. > :14:06.killed thousands of people. All the sailors went ashore
:14:07. > :14:09.to help with the rescue. At the time, the Chilean
:14:10. > :14:11.authorities were too busy Those two young sailors
:14:12. > :14:18.are now in their 90s - the Chilean Ambassador came
:14:19. > :14:24.to Cambridge to award them The victims and the survivors
:14:25. > :14:37.of the 1939 earthquake, many, Medals for
:14:38. > :14:45.two former Navy men. A thank you from the
:14:46. > :14:51.Chilean Ambassador. For what they did for his country
:14:52. > :14:56.nearly 80 years ago. Three minutes of havoc so fearful
:14:57. > :14:59.as to make the destructive power of modern warfare seem
:15:00. > :15:01.like a nursery game Two Chilean cities are flattened
:15:02. > :15:08.in a devastating earthquake. Frank Burton was on HMS Ajax,
:15:09. > :15:17.Basil Trott HMS Exeter. Anchored there, the Navy launched
:15:18. > :15:20.a humanitarian mission. The demolition that occurred
:15:21. > :15:28.in such a short time. Especially as we had been in that
:15:29. > :15:31.town only one week previously. The thing I remember most
:15:32. > :15:34.about the earthquake I had a full pint of beer
:15:35. > :15:41.on the table, and the earthquake happened, and the glass went
:15:42. > :15:43.like that and suddenly Chile plans to decorate
:15:44. > :15:50.all of the officers and men. Some were awarded medals,
:15:51. > :15:57.but then the war got in the way. Finally, for these two
:15:58. > :16:01.veterans in Cambridge, We believe that it is never late
:16:02. > :16:06.to recognise this kind of support, The solidarity demonstrated
:16:07. > :16:11.by the crew of both ships If we could give assistance,
:16:12. > :16:18.if we were going to be able to help somebody,
:16:19. > :16:23.that made it all the better for us. We were delighted to sort
:16:24. > :16:25.of give something back. Here today, Frank's
:16:26. > :16:28.great-granddaughter. He and Basil, thought to be the last
:16:29. > :16:30.two to be decorated. A proud moment for them
:16:31. > :16:32.and their families. Rugby now, and three players
:16:33. > :16:39.from Northampton Saints will hope to make history this weekend
:16:40. > :16:42.as England go for back-to-back They're also chasing a world
:16:43. > :16:48.record for the number of successive victories -
:16:49. > :16:52.tomorrow would make it 19 matches. But tonight, Saints play a rare
:16:53. > :16:56.match against Bedford Blues. Graham McKechnie is the sports
:16:57. > :17:11.editor at BBC Northampton, These two old East Midlands rivals
:17:12. > :17:16.have been playing each other since 1895. But it is relatively rare that
:17:17. > :17:22.they need. Professionalism has meant that they are usually in different
:17:23. > :17:28.divisions. Which is why tonight cos Jane is a big deal for supporters
:17:29. > :17:32.from both cups, 4000 expected here. Both teams fielding good line-ups as
:17:33. > :17:40.well. The fixture has come about because Saints have had a couple of
:17:41. > :17:46.free weekends and they need gametime before Leicester next Saturday. It
:17:47. > :17:52.is also said Patrick Bay. -- St Patrick's Day. Before that massive
:17:53. > :17:55.encounter tomorrow in Dublin. Another trophy on
:17:56. > :17:56.the road to history. Dylan Hartley one of three
:17:57. > :17:58.crucial Northampton cogs... ..in England's's Sweet
:17:59. > :18:05.try scoring chariot. Back at Franklins Gardens,
:18:06. > :18:11.they are already popping corks, Names like Grayson and Rodber who
:18:12. > :18:19.know what it takes to win in Dublin. Ireland's motivation
:18:20. > :18:23.is to spoil England's's party. England going for an out
:18:24. > :18:26.and out world-record. As a player, they are desperate
:18:27. > :18:32.to achieve those things but you know you've got to compartmentalise,
:18:33. > :18:34.get your brain away from it, As dull as it sounds,
:18:35. > :18:38.if they don't, they're in a world of trouble,
:18:39. > :18:40.if they do do that, they have Hartley, Courtney Lawes and Tom Wood
:18:41. > :18:46.have 189 caps between them. Wood was out of favour one year ago
:18:47. > :18:50.but could win his 50th cap. Courtney Lawes has been
:18:51. > :18:53.a revelation in the pack Dylan had a great game
:18:54. > :18:59.against Scotland, he's playing well. Courtney has been outstanding,
:19:00. > :19:02.gets better and better. Woody, culturally is really
:19:03. > :19:09.important in that group, We are not seeing it as a daunting
:19:10. > :19:14.thing going to Ireland, were all very excited
:19:15. > :19:17.by the opportunity It is a scary thing to do,
:19:18. > :19:30.there is a level of expectation or pressure as you might call it
:19:31. > :19:33.but we are excited by it. Norfolk's Ben Youngs will be ready
:19:34. > :19:35.to snipe from scrum half, If all goes to plan in Dublin,
:19:36. > :19:55.a few more legends could be made. That match tomorrow in Dublin. Here,
:19:56. > :19:56.kick-off is at 7:45pm and we will have live comedy BBC radio
:19:57. > :20:01.Northampton. -- live commentary. We all know it takes dedication
:20:02. > :20:04.to get to the top in any sport. But perhaps we don't always see just
:20:05. > :20:08.what goes on behind the scenes He travels from his home
:20:09. > :20:14.in Huntingdon to a pool in Sheffield And last year, he won a
:20:15. > :20:17.silver medal at the Our sports editor Jonathan Park
:20:18. > :20:20.went with him on the Spent studying,
:20:21. > :20:30.travelling and training. First things first,
:20:31. > :20:31.a breakfast for champions. Lots of fruits and these
:20:32. > :20:39.special protein seeds. He normally gives us a bit more
:20:40. > :20:44.grief when he's trying to drink it. Owen's 15 and in his final year
:20:45. > :20:49.of GCSEs, but when he's not cramming for exams,
:20:50. > :20:53.he's diving for medals. So this one here is the first
:20:54. > :20:56.one I got last year... And I got an individual
:20:57. > :21:05.silver medal on the 10m. That was at the European Junior
:21:06. > :21:10.Championships, but in Russia, At the World Junior
:21:11. > :21:16.Championships in December. He is a serious talent,
:21:17. > :21:19.targeting the 2024 Olympics, The love he's got for the diving,
:21:20. > :21:22.I think, that strives him Obviously, he is on the go
:21:23. > :21:27.from seven until at least Owen and his sister, Chloe,
:21:28. > :21:31.study at Hinchingbrooke He is very good at finding
:21:32. > :21:36.what he needs to do and then So he doesn't really
:21:37. > :21:42.have a lot of downtime, so it's an impressive commitment
:21:43. > :21:45.he is taking on. With his books and his diving kit,
:21:46. > :21:49.it is now off to catch a train, six times a week he goes
:21:50. > :21:51.from Huntingdon to Sheffield, Sometimes, the travelling is more
:21:52. > :21:55.than the actual training itself, And the sport so much.
:21:56. > :22:06.That I just think it is worth it. Eventually, just over two hours
:22:07. > :22:08.later, Owen and dad Lee arrive in time for training
:22:09. > :22:10.with the Sheffield Diving Club. Positive T shape, get your
:22:11. > :22:14.chest and your legs, make sure you are looking
:22:15. > :22:16.for your entry points. Owen's a 10m specialist,
:22:17. > :22:20.where nerves of steel are required. You just get used to it
:22:21. > :22:22.after a while, I guess. I've been at it
:22:23. > :22:24.for like three years. Thankfully, Owen's on top form,
:22:25. > :22:31.proving why he's highly rated. He is, from my point of view,
:22:32. > :22:34.probably one of the best The reason being for that is
:22:35. > :22:39.that there is no one else in this country that can go through water
:22:40. > :22:43.like Owen can. Sheffield had to Huntingdon
:22:44. > :22:47.via Doncaster and Peterborough, Back again to do it
:22:48. > :22:51.all again tomorrow. Owen is certainly going the extra
:22:52. > :22:59.mile to achieve his Olympic dream. It is exhausting, but rewarding -
:23:00. > :23:02.when it goes well. That is extraordinary. Incredible,
:23:03. > :23:15.and what a talent. A treat now for fans of The Shires -
:23:16. > :23:19.the country band who have been At the moment,
:23:20. > :23:22.they are in Australia, then come back here for gigs
:23:23. > :23:24.across this country. Among the venues, Southend, Ipswich,
:23:25. > :23:26.Chelmsford and Norwich. Tonight, the duo, who
:23:27. > :23:29.come from Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, are the subject
:23:30. > :23:31.of a special documentary Here's a quick preview
:23:32. > :23:35.with Maria Veronese. # But it is more than I can see.
:23:36. > :23:46.# country music band to reach the top
:23:47. > :24:02.ten in # You only get one life. I want to
:24:03. > :24:08.give it to you #. Says that, the last 2.5 years have
:24:09. > :24:14.been a whirlwind for The Shires as they reunite -- reignite our
:24:15. > :24:21.interest in country music. A documentary following the success of
:24:22. > :24:28.their debut album, Brave, shows the band working here and across the
:24:29. > :24:34.pond in Nashville, Tennessee. It is very exciting and nerve-racking. It
:24:35. > :24:39.is competitive and people are getting off the bus every day from
:24:40. > :24:43.every little town saying, I can be the next big thing. Behind the
:24:44. > :24:47.scenes, the documentary goes to where the TV series, Nashville, is
:24:48. > :24:53.filmed. # Somewhere we can be alone #.
:24:54. > :25:01.And the heart of where Taylor Swift made the country John Virgo popular.
:25:02. > :25:12.That is where you play as a songwriter. -- country genre
:25:13. > :25:16.popular. It is intimate and nerve-racking. You have someone
:25:17. > :25:20.sitting right in front of you. Who knew two years ago that all of this
:25:21. > :25:27.would happen to them cos with two gold albums under their belts,
:25:28. > :25:29.confirmed as the fastest selling UK country act ever, it is no wonder
:25:30. > :25:32.the universe is at their feet. And you can see the full programme
:25:33. > :25:36.on The Shires tonight at 10:30 on BBC Four and of course on BBC
:25:37. > :25:43.iPlayer. They are the nicest people, The
:25:44. > :26:00.Shires. The sun rising. Generally, a lot
:26:01. > :26:03.more cloud around today. You can see that on the satellite picture. You
:26:04. > :26:08.can see the brakes. A lot of those holes filled in. Outbreaks of rain
:26:09. > :26:12.already. Overnight tonight, I think we are going to hold onto an awful
:26:13. > :26:17.lot of cloud with further patchy rain. By some of us, it could be a
:26:18. > :26:25.largely if not completely dry night. Winds gusting at 40 mph. We will
:26:26. > :26:30.hold onto a mainly moderate to fresh westerly. Saturday's weather
:26:31. > :26:35.dependent on the waterfront -- weather front. Rain at times, cloud,
:26:36. > :26:38.but dry weather to. Hopefully the cloud will break now and again to
:26:39. > :26:46.allow brightness and sunshine through. One today, highs of around
:26:47. > :26:50.14 Celsius. -- warmer today. We finished the day largely dry but
:26:51. > :26:54.bits and pieces of rain around. Sunday's weather it still dependent
:26:55. > :27:02.on this waiting weather front moving up and down. It is making it very
:27:03. > :27:06.difficult this weekend. Again, we could have brightness and sunshine.
:27:07. > :27:13.The chance we could see a little rain, too. Most should be on the
:27:14. > :27:18.light side, late in the day. Sunday, gasps of 30 or 40 mph. Up rates of
:27:19. > :27:22.rain on Monday, but the better chance of seeing lightness and
:27:23. > :27:24.sunshine on Tuesday, but also showers.
:27:25. > :27:28.A reminder that the Sunday Politics this weekend.
:27:29. > :27:35.We are on at 11am to discuss National Insurance cogitations and