20/10/2016

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:00:00. > :00:00.Here on BBC One it's time for the news where you are.

:00:00. > :00:00.Here in the East: Police and other agencies missed opportunities

:00:07. > :00:14.after a baby was killed by a pet dog, a review found today.

:00:15. > :00:17.After protests, will there be a U-turn on plans to close

:00:18. > :00:19.main roads into Cambridge at rush-hour?

:00:20. > :00:27.And the football stars tackling regeneration in Bedfordshire.

:00:28. > :00:31.It was an aggressive dog and police knew about it but didn't act before

:00:32. > :00:39.That is the conclusion of a special review into the death of Molly Mae

:00:40. > :00:44.She was six months old when she was savagely mauled by the

:00:45. > :00:48.Her mother and grandmother were jailed

:00:49. > :00:51.over the incident but the report said nothing could have prevented

:00:52. > :01:01.Emotions have run high ever since baby Molly Mae was

:01:02. > :01:04.mauled to death by her family's pet pit bull, Bruiser.

:01:05. > :01:07.When the child's mother and grandmother attended

:01:08. > :01:10.court, relatives and friends repeatedly turned on the media.

:01:11. > :01:13.Last month, Claire Reilly admitted owning a

:01:14. > :01:17.Susan Olcott admitted being in charge of one.

:01:18. > :01:22.But beyond the family, could the authorities have prevented

:01:23. > :01:26.Today the results of a serious case review were finally

:01:27. > :01:30.The family had contact with agencies and there were

:01:31. > :01:36.An overall comment has to be that people needed to be more

:01:37. > :01:42.People needed to ask the basic question as

:01:43. > :01:46.to whether there was a dangerous animal in the household or not.

:01:47. > :01:48.It is Northamptonshire Police who have

:01:49. > :01:58.She alerted the RSPCA who e-mailed the police

:01:59. > :02:03.The review cites poor practice among agencies and says midwives and

:02:04. > :02:06.health visitors should have been more curious,

:02:07. > :02:11.nothing suggests that any single professional could, or should, have

:02:12. > :02:17.This lady lives opposite the house where the dog attacked.

:02:18. > :02:20.She praises the bravery of the two officers who

:02:21. > :02:23.tried to save the baby but says the blame must rest with the child's

:02:24. > :02:28.She told me the dog would never attack her baby.

:02:29. > :02:33.The next day, it did, so I was really upset.

:02:34. > :02:38.You live opposite that house and the horror of

:02:39. > :02:40.that night, what rings in your mind most?

:02:41. > :02:48.You heard the dog howling as well, didn't you?

:02:49. > :02:55.It was howling and it had attacked the grandmother

:02:56. > :03:02.The serious case review said Claire Reilly had shown

:03:03. > :03:05.a level of deceit when dealing with agencies but they said it couldn't

:03:06. > :03:08.be proved that she had deliberately misled them about risks to her

:03:09. > :03:13.It was conceded that the dots linking the various agencies were

:03:14. > :03:19.The serious case review has come up with a number of

:03:20. > :03:20.recommendations but they cannot be enforced.

:03:21. > :03:24.For example they suggest that all midwives and health

:03:25. > :03:27.visitors should proactively ask parents if they have pets in the

:03:28. > :03:32.They suggest nationally that front line police officers should

:03:33. > :03:36.formally recognise aggressive dogs as a potential danger to children

:03:37. > :03:40.and it should be mandatory for vets to report their concerns

:03:41. > :03:44.about any dangerous or out-of-control dogs they come into

:03:45. > :03:48.It is Northamptonshire Police who have the most to learn

:03:49. > :03:53.At the time Molly Mae was killed by the dog, they had

:03:54. > :03:56.no formal policies or procedures in place to deal with incidents like

:03:57. > :04:06.Transport bosses have backtracked tonight on plans to close six major

:04:07. > :04:09.roads in Cambridge to peak-time traffic.

:04:10. > :04:12.The scheme to reduce congestion caused uproar amongst

:04:13. > :04:18.Our reporter is at one of the congestion

:04:19. > :04:32.I am on Mill Road and the news will bring relief to the thousands of

:04:33. > :04:38.people who signed a petition against the plans. It is called the city

:04:39. > :04:41.deal, and eight point plan to cut congestion that is currently

:04:42. > :04:46.is a problem that affects cities is a problem that affects cities

:04:47. > :04:49.across the country. In Cambridge it is particularly acute. The ageing

:04:50. > :04:53.road layouts means something as simple as getting to the work can

:04:54. > :04:58.become a daily nightmare. Earlier this month, protests were sparked by

:04:59. > :05:05.one aspect of the scheme, an idea to shut the city 's six main busiest

:05:06. > :05:08.roads during the rush hour. The leader of the City Council defended

:05:09. > :05:15.the plan, saying public transport would benefit. We need to reverse

:05:16. > :05:19.the problem is that he has. But usage is falling because sometimes

:05:20. > :05:22.people can get stuck in a bus for up to one hour so that is not visible

:05:23. > :05:29.problem but it does mean striking a balance between both users, vans

:05:30. > :05:35.moving around the city and cars. Does this mean the plans have been

:05:36. > :05:40.totally abandoned? Now, a public consultation into the scheme has

:05:41. > :05:45.just concluded and options including taxing commuter parking spaces and

:05:46. > :05:48.building in more investment for the bus and bicycle networks are still

:05:49. > :05:54.being considered. The City Council has always said doing nothing is not

:05:55. > :05:55.an option. What is accessible solution to cutting congestion looks

:05:56. > :06:01.like remains to be seen. Around 300 patients had their

:06:02. > :06:04.hospital appointments cancelled today because of a problem

:06:05. > :06:06.with the computer system. Peterborough City Hospital declared

:06:07. > :06:08.a critical incident this morning as doctors

:06:09. > :06:12.couldn't access patient records. The problem has now

:06:13. > :06:14.been resolved but they are looking at what actions

:06:15. > :06:17.to take over any future technical We've got all our patients

:06:18. > :06:23.cared for on the wards and we have clearly printed off

:06:24. > :06:27.anything we need to print off so any slight problems with

:06:28. > :06:36.computers but we've never this and I hope we never experience

:06:37. > :06:42.anything like this again. They grew up on council

:06:43. > :06:44.estates and went on to find fame and fortune

:06:45. > :06:46.as Now three premiership stars

:06:47. > :06:50.want to give the same opportunity to youngsters

:06:51. > :06:52.in Bedfordshire. Former England defender

:06:53. > :06:55.Rio Ferdinand, West Ham captain Mark double and ex-hammers

:06:56. > :06:59.striker Robbie Zamora and working under regeneration project at

:07:00. > :07:03.Houghton Regis including social and affordable housing and

:07:04. > :07:06.state-of-the-art sporting It is a long way from the football

:07:07. > :07:16.pitch but today Rio Ferdinand and Bobby Zamora are here in London

:07:17. > :07:18.at this property trade show. They have big plans

:07:19. > :07:21.for the regeneration of the Bedfordshire town,

:07:22. > :07:23.along with the council. Any site will have to have sports

:07:24. > :07:27.education and community The pair, along with

:07:28. > :07:34.Mark Noble, have formed a development company called Legacy,

:07:35. > :07:37.their first project is the At its heart will be

:07:38. > :08:06.a new Sports Academy and

:08:07. > :08:08.community facilities. Some people think it's just

:08:09. > :08:10.about a big housing estate, is Have you heard us

:08:11. > :08:13.mention housing yet? We haven't, so obviously housing

:08:14. > :08:16.is part of it but Before anything is agreed upon,

:08:17. > :08:20.we know the local community have It's hoped up to 50%

:08:21. > :08:24.of the housing will be affordable to meet

:08:25. > :08:28.the needs of local people. Those we spoke to agree

:08:29. > :08:31.change is needed. There doesn't seem to be much

:08:32. > :08:33.going on around here, we have to go maybe

:08:34. > :08:41.sometimes to Luton for activities. It will make the area

:08:42. > :08:44.better for the kids It is all well and good

:08:45. > :08:49.building houses, but there's nothing

:08:50. > :08:52.for the kids to do. Very few details about

:08:53. > :08:54.the scheme have so far been decided

:08:55. > :08:57.and questions remain It is council land,

:08:58. > :09:07.currently restricted by the Department for Education so

:09:08. > :09:11.there would be a number of hurdles to get through before

:09:12. > :09:13.the land is released but we are confident

:09:14. > :09:15.the Government will help us

:09:16. > :09:19.to overcome those hurdles. The only council

:09:20. > :09:21.in port at this time would be our land,

:09:22. > :09:27.which we are excited to use. It is an unusual

:09:28. > :09:29.partnership of these We are told work could start

:09:30. > :09:40.on the site by summer 2018. The Northamptonshire

:09:41. > :09:41.-based yacht maker recruitment drive almost a year

:09:42. > :09:45.after going into administration. It follows a turbulent

:09:46. > :09:48.few months for the Earlier this year its Corby factory

:09:49. > :09:51.closed with the loss Two Russian investors stepped

:09:52. > :09:55.in to save the firm and now Fairline is looking to hire

:09:56. > :09:57.another 20 workers. There were some showers across

:09:58. > :10:03.the region earlier and most of those have now cleared away so the rest

:10:04. > :10:07.of the night does look largely dry. There will be some clear spells

:10:08. > :10:10.developing as well so this could be Temperatures down to six Celsius

:10:11. > :10:14.in some parts of the region. In the countryside

:10:15. > :10:18.it could be colder. We still have high

:10:19. > :10:23.pressure trying to build in so essentially, a lot

:10:24. > :10:26.of fine and dry weather expected It may turn cloudy at times

:10:27. > :10:30.and there is the risk of some showers developing but the bulk

:10:31. > :10:34.of the day looks as though it will Some sunshine expected but

:10:35. > :10:39.temperatures perhaps not higher than A moderate northerly

:10:40. > :10:44.wind will make it feel a The national weather

:10:45. > :10:47.is coming up but here It is looking fairly settled

:10:48. > :10:51.for the weekend, lots of fine and dry weather with some

:10:52. > :10:54.sunshine around, a little on the cool side with

:10:55. > :10:57.highs of 13 degrees. Overnight, temperatures falling away

:10:58. > :11:04.into single figures. The outlook, mostly dry for the next

:11:05. > :11:18.few days. Now the national outlook. Good evening. We are likely to the

:11:19. > :11:22.all colours of the autumn, tomorrow, fog could be an issue. Today, West

:11:23. > :11:26.has been best. Beautiful sunny spells breaking through the cloud in

:11:27. > :11:30.western areas but running down through North Sea coasts again, a

:11:31. > :11:34.frequent rash of showers. Some coming further inland but look at

:11:35. > :11:37.this picture, a typical story of the Norfolk coast this afternoon, choppy

:11:38. > :11:42.seas and rather threatening looking skies. It stays breezy through the

:11:43. > :11:44.night here and showers die back towards the Norfolk and Suffolk

:11:45. > :11:46.coast. Elsewhere, clear skies.