:00:00. > 3:59:59either to put the United back into the United States. Join me now on
:00:00. > :00:00.BBC Two, and A family from Dunstable
:00:00. > :00:00.killed by a Campaigners call for
:00:07. > :00:13.tougher penalties. Why Peterborough Council is spending
:00:14. > :00:16.?50 million to buy up All the details in
:00:17. > :00:20.your forecast for the The family of a mum and three
:00:21. > :00:36.children from Dunstable killed by a driver using his phone have
:00:37. > :00:39.urged other motorists not to touch their mobiles
:00:40. > :00:41.when behind the wheel. Tomasz Kroker's lorry ploughed
:00:42. > :00:44.into Tracey Houghton's car He'd been scrolling
:00:45. > :00:50.through music on his phone. Today he's been sentenced to ten
:00:51. > :00:52.years in prison. A scene of complete devastation,
:00:53. > :00:59.following the crash on the @34 which killed a mother from Bedfordshire
:01:00. > :01:02.and three children. Tracey Houghton died instantly,
:01:03. > :01:05.along with her sons Ethan and Joshua and her partner's
:01:06. > :01:10.daughter Amy Goldsmith. Lorry driver Tomasz Kroker
:01:11. > :01:13.had been scrolling through music on his mobile phone
:01:14. > :01:16.when he smashed into a queud of Our children lost their
:01:17. > :01:23.lives because of the But we are not the only famhly
:01:24. > :01:31.to have suffered due to what is perceived by many as minor,
:01:32. > :01:37.inconsequential crime. A crime that takes place
:01:38. > :01:41.on our roads every day. Today, Tomasz Kroker
:01:42. > :01:45.was jailed for ten years. The judge said his attention
:01:46. > :01:48.to the road was so poor he might as well have
:01:49. > :01:51.had his eyes closed. So this is the area
:01:52. > :01:54.that we have set aside as a At Ethan's school in Dunstable,
:01:55. > :01:58.plans are now well underway for a permanent memorial
:01:59. > :02:01.for him and his 11-year-old brother Joshua, who was due
:02:02. > :02:06.to start here in September. Pupils liked him, staff likdd him,
:02:07. > :02:10.one of those pupils that actually doesn't bring attention
:02:11. > :02:12.to himself because he was jtst a model pupil and Josh,
:02:13. > :02:15.who was due to join us, never arrived but, of course,
:02:16. > :02:18.similarly we heard the same about The family had been
:02:19. > :02:24.on their way back to Bedfordshire from a camphng trip
:02:25. > :02:27.when the crash happened. The lorry that hit them
:02:28. > :02:31.was travelling at 50 mph. We need to educate people
:02:32. > :02:33.about the dangers. I think the deterrent needs to be
:02:34. > :02:37.such that it is a deterrent, actually stops people
:02:38. > :02:39.from using their phones. And I think there is
:02:40. > :02:41.probably some options around technology
:02:42. > :02:42.as well to prevent it. You don't need to be
:02:43. > :02:45.using your phone whilst driving That is the message echoed
:02:46. > :02:47.by family members who are campaigning for all drivers to
:02:48. > :02:50.keep their eyes on the road Well, the Houghton and Goldsmith
:02:51. > :03:00.families weren't the only ones to be affected by that crash -
:03:01. > :03:02.Adam Pearson from Milton Keynes was left critically injured
:03:03. > :03:05.after being in the first car to be Our reporter Waseem Mirza wdnt
:03:06. > :03:11.to meet him this evening and is in our newsroom in
:03:12. > :03:19.Dunstable now. Yes, Adam Pearson is from Walnut
:03:20. > :03:24.Tree in Milton Keynes. He w`s Tree in Milton Keynes. He was
:03:25. > :03:29.driving the first card that the lorry driver hit at 50 mph. Adam was
:03:30. > :03:33.left in a critical condition, the list of injuries and nets. They
:03:34. > :03:36.include a crushed Adam, fractured ribs, a torn artery in his heart, a
:03:37. > :03:40.collapsed lung, lacerated lhver ribs, a torn artery in his heart, a
:03:41. > :03:45.collapsed lung, lacerated liver and collapsed lung, lacerated lhver and
:03:46. > :03:47.a broken back. Despite all that, he survived.
:03:48. > :03:49.It makes me feel extremely angry that this accident
:03:50. > :03:53.This wasn't a freak of nature, it wasn't down to weather
:03:54. > :03:55.conditions or it wasn't down to circumstances that are beyond
:03:56. > :03:58.anyone's control, this was simply down to the fact that a person
:03:59. > :04:01.decided to pick their phone up and decided to do something
:04:02. > :04:09.as trivial as selecting what music they were going to listen to.
:04:10. > :04:11.And to do it that they took their attention of the rate for such
:04:12. > :04:14.And to do it that they took their attention of the rate for stch a
:04:15. > :04:18.long period of time. Pleading with motor is not to that
:04:19. > :04:24.owns, is the message getting through? Not really. The RAC says
:04:25. > :04:29.the illegal use of mobile phones by people behind the wheel is that
:04:30. > :04:31.epidemic proportions. The latest research shows that nearly `
:04:32. > :04:33.epidemic proportions. The l`test research shows that nearly a third
:04:34. > :04:38.of people admitted to it last year. Compared to fewer than a tenth in
:04:39. > :04:42.2014. If it thought that tougher penalties might be more of `
:04:43. > :04:47.deterrent? Currently drivers can get three penalty points and ?100 fine
:04:48. > :04:51.year, that will go up to six points year, that will go up to six points
:04:52. > :04:54.on the license and they could face ?200 in fines. They say that you
:04:55. > :04:58.could also face jail if injuring ?200 in fines. They say that you
:04:59. > :05:03.could also face jail if injtring a person killing someone, as we have
:05:04. > :05:05.already seen today, but the British safety charity Brake, say it is much
:05:06. > :05:11.more about changing attitudes than more about changing attitudds than
:05:12. > :05:13.culture alone. We need a cultural shift,
:05:14. > :05:15.they way we have seen a cultural shift when it
:05:16. > :05:17.comes to drink-driving. I think most people now,
:05:18. > :05:19.right minded people wouldn't think that was
:05:20. > :05:21.an acceptable risk. So we do need to educate people
:05:22. > :05:24.on the dangers of mobile phones We sometimes say driving under the
:05:25. > :05:26.influence of a mobile phone, it is as dangerous as drink-driving,
:05:27. > :05:29.people should view it like that The remaining tougher calls for
:05:30. > :05:33.sentences for drivers to use their phones behind the wheel. Thd comment
:05:34. > :05:35.phones behind the wheel. The phones behind the wheel. The comment
:05:36. > :05:37.has promised those changes `nd has promised those changes `nd
:05:38. > :05:42.tougher penalties will come into force next year. -- the Government.
:05:43. > :05:44.Thank you. Plans to revitalise Peterborough
:05:45. > :05:46.city centre are a step closer, with the announcement
:05:47. > :05:48.that the council plan to invest ?15 million to get
:05:49. > :05:50.the project moving. The idea has been around
:05:51. > :05:52.since the early 1970s the North Westgate area
:05:53. > :05:54.would be transformed, but complex land ownership issues
:05:55. > :05:57.have stalled progress. Prime development land
:05:58. > :06:01.in one of Britain's fastest-growing cities
:06:02. > :06:05.but for 40 years, We have another example of one
:06:06. > :06:11.of the problems which is a row of terraced houses in many
:06:12. > :06:13.different ownerships. They've all got to be
:06:14. > :06:16.acquired separately. One of those who has
:06:17. > :06:18.helped to develop It's very accessible but it's a big
:06:19. > :06:24.site to put things on. If you had too many shops,
:06:25. > :06:31.can you sell them all at once? It's the second time the cotncil
:06:32. > :06:36.has made a direct move Here at Northwest Gate,
:06:37. > :06:41.the council are looking to earmark ?15 million
:06:42. > :06:45.so they can take a lead rold in the And here at Fletton
:06:46. > :06:50.Quays, the council have already announced
:06:51. > :06:53.they are working with others here to kick-start development
:06:54. > :06:55.in this part of the city. But as the council has just put
:06:56. > :06:59.up its council tax, is this the right way to be
:07:00. > :07:04.spending public money? It's inappropriate
:07:05. > :07:07.for the public, Especially for people
:07:08. > :07:13.like me, a pensioner. We are a growing city
:07:14. > :07:16.so we have to move with the times so if it means
:07:17. > :07:19.we've got to spend money, The new business that comes
:07:20. > :07:22.in will probably offset The council defends
:07:23. > :07:25.its latest decision. People do get agonised about things
:07:26. > :07:28.like that but it is capital money,
:07:29. > :07:30.it's not revenue money. Obviously there will
:07:31. > :07:31.be a cost because you are borrowing it but it
:07:32. > :07:34.will all come back to a great advantage
:07:35. > :07:36.in the end in extra business rates and extra
:07:37. > :07:40.council tax and so on, as well as making
:07:41. > :07:45.a profit out of it. The council says if they do agree to
:07:46. > :07:49.come up with the money, it will be two years before any
:07:50. > :07:51.plans become a reality. Emma Baugh, BBC Look
:07:52. > :07:55.East, Peterborough. Detectives investigating a stabbing
:07:56. > :07:58.in Hitchin earlier this month have named a man they want to speak
:07:59. > :08:01.to about the incident. Officers believe 32-year-old
:08:02. > :08:04.Richard Campbell from Bromldy in Kent may be able to help
:08:05. > :08:07.with their investigation. The attack took place
:08:08. > :08:10.following an altercation between two One of the men was stabbed
:08:11. > :08:17.and was taken to hospital where he remains in a seriots
:08:18. > :08:20.but stable condition. A knife was recovered
:08:21. > :08:21.near the scene. Post Office workers walked out
:08:22. > :08:26.on strike today for the second time in two months in a dispute over
:08:27. > :08:28.jobs, pensions and branch closures. Several branches in our region,
:08:29. > :08:31.including this one in Wellingborough in Northamptonshire,
:08:32. > :08:33.were affected by the action. Members of the Communication Workers
:08:34. > :08:36.Union and Unite say they've not ruled out further action
:08:37. > :08:47.in the run-up to Christmas. Our biggest fear is that thdy will
:08:48. > :08:49.close, as they've done in many of the towns,
:08:50. > :08:51.especially across the Eastern region and the Midlands
:08:52. > :08:54.where they've gone from major sites with many counters into a small
:08:55. > :08:56.franchise like WH Smiths with one or two, possibly
:08:57. > :08:59.three counties that doesn't serve the public, it doesn't servd
:09:00. > :09:01.the business and it certainly doesn't serve our members' jobs,
:09:02. > :09:03.terms and futures. Cambridge train station has
:09:04. > :09:06.won a national award Cambridge Cycle Point
:09:07. > :09:08.opened earlier this year, and is the largest cycle park
:09:09. > :09:11.at a UK station. Today it won Station of the Year
:09:12. > :09:14.in the National Cycle-Rail Awards for being a 'flagship'
:09:15. > :09:18.station for cyclists. The three storey building has spaces
:09:19. > :09:23.for nearly 3,000 bikes. We've bulletins in BBC Breakfast
:09:24. > :09:29.in the morning from 6.30 but I'll leave you tonight with the weather
:09:30. > :09:32.for the week ahead with Julhe. It's already turning quite misty
:09:33. > :09:37.and murky and we're expecting The winds will be light
:09:38. > :09:41.and already in some spots, we've actually got lows
:09:42. > :09:44.of around seven Celsius. So a little bit lower
:09:45. > :09:46.than these values. And the Met Office have actually
:09:47. > :09:49.issued a yellow warning for tonight and tomorrow
:09:50. > :09:52.morning for the fog. There's the likelihood of some
:09:53. > :09:55.tricky travelling conditions. So once the mist and fog has gone
:09:56. > :09:59.tomorrow, I think we're going to see thicker cloud and some
:10:00. > :10:02.outbreaks of mainly light and patchy rain pushing down from
:10:03. > :10:04.the north but it shouldn't amount
:10:05. > :10:06.to very much. Temperatures, though,
:10:07. > :10:07.cooler than today, only up to about 11 Celsius in some spots
:10:08. > :10:10.which is 52 Fahrenheit. And then, on Wednesday, high
:10:11. > :10:15.pressure building in so it's looking a fine and dry day but it looks
:10:16. > :10:19.like a cold and frosty start. Quite widespread ground frost
:10:20. > :10:21.but then we should enjoy some decent sunny spells
:10:22. > :10:24.but temperatures for many of us only making it up to around nine
:10:25. > :10:28.Celsius, 48 Fahrenheit. And Thursday, high-pressure
:10:29. > :10:33.still in charge, so another dry day. But, again, fairly widespread ground
:10:34. > :10:36.frost and some of us could see a touch of air frost in places
:10:37. > :10:38.with temperatures perhaps just struggling
:10:39. > :10:41.into double figures. And then Friday, all change,
:10:42. > :10:43.another weather front That is going to introduce some
:10:44. > :10:47.thicker cloud and some outbreaks of rain and
:10:48. > :10:50.some of this rain really cotld be Now, in a moment,
:10:51. > :10:53.Louise will have the national forecast but I'll leave
:10:54. > :10:56.you with the outlook for At the moment, it looks likd showers
:10:57. > :11:07.or longer spells of rain side. Strong northerly winds, some
:11:08. > :11:08.sunshine and also some rain for the weekend. The National weather coming
:11:09. > :11:16.up now with Louise. Halloween 2 16 up now with Louise. Halloween 2016
:11:17. > :11:20.has almost come and gone but it has left some spookily interesting
:11:21. > :11:25.statistics. It has been a third consecutive mild Halloween. The
:11:26. > :11:31.warmest was in 2014, 20 four Celsius. Today we have been breaking
:11:32. > :11:37.records in Wales, the warmest Halloween, 22 Celsius. A glorious
:11:38. > :11:41.shot, fairly indicative of what we had in Wales today, sent in by
:11:42. > :11:44.weather watcher earlier. A different story further north and east. The
:11:45. > :11:50.cloud made it great and in the Northern Isles temperatures didn't
:11:51. > :11:55.climb above nine Celsius. It is as cold air set to descend south
:11:56. > :11:56.through the course of the night tonight and brings a marked contrast
:11:57. > :11:58.for