25/04/2017 Look East (West)

In Look East tonight, the biggest pharmaceuticals hub in Europe.

Why AstraZeneca is committed to Cambridge despite

Jail for a teenage hacker from Hertfordshire.

We ask how he did it and how he got caught.

And the risk of a frost tonight with further wintry showers.

One of the biggest investments in our region's booming science

industry moved a step closer today with the topping out

of AstraZeneca's new headquarters in Cambridge.

2,000 staff will work there, developing a new generation

of life-saving drugs and forging closer ties with the wider

There is so much building going on in Cambridge,

it's starting to be called CraneBridge.

And at the biomedical campus today, it was easy to see why.

AstraZeneca topped out its new research centre

The concrete frame having been completed, the roof and glass

padding will now be installed on the ?500 million building.

Right now, we are over 2000 people in over eight

sites around Cambridge, so we are very well integrated

The plans are to start moving those 2000 people

into our fantastic new building, hopefully at the end of 2018.

The building will feature open laboratories and glass walls,

reflecting the company's collaborative approach.

It's already working with scientific neighbours to develop new drugs.

It works because we are the scientists, we are the academic

clinicians that developed the drugs in the clinic.

But we are not the ones making the drugs, and making drugs that

So these partnerships, like this one with AstraZeneca,

are essential for the progress of cancer medicine.

This region has the biggest cluster of drugs firms in Europe,

which is why Astra decided to close its old research base in

But the scientists inside the posh new building will be under

Three years ago, AstraZeneca fought off a takeover bid

To have an independent future, Astra needs to dream up

new blockbuster drugs in areas such as cancer and respiratory

The boss will be keeping a close eye on his scientists.

They are here to discover new medicines, that's

That's why we are so excited, being surrounded by the LMB,

the laboratory of medical biology, the Cancer Research Centre,

the University, the Eden Brooke Hospital -

The referendum result made no difference to Astra's determination

Whether it's successful will be a big test of whether the drugs

AstraZenica employs scientists from around the world, so how

Earlier, I asked Dr Andy Williams, Vice President of the Cambridge

operation, if he's concerned about restrictions on free movement

At the moment, we have not seen much effect. The draw of Cambridge is

very great, and that is what we see here in the Cambridge area. I do not

see any reason why that will not be the case moving forward but we also

need to think about our local community and how we bring more

people to deliver the benefits of growth in Cambridge. We would like

to see a higher skilled local population, improved transport limps

from the wider region into Cambridge, so everybody gets the

benefit. We have skills from the local community, Europe and the

world. How many local jobs will there be? It is hard to say but we

found many people and the local area so I would put the number into the

hundreds. Within the support services, catering, cleaning, or

those jobs which are not seen as directly involved with science, most

of not all will be taken by local people. We know that banks and

multinationals can relocate at the drop of a hat, so how do we know you

are fully committed to a long-term future in Cambridge? It is a huge

building. The reality is, we have a huge investment here in Cambridge.

The draw of Cambridge are the people already here, the university, the

companies around the advocate general culture. It is a great place

to be an great place to relocate. A lot of good science, generosity,

collaboration, and it is those key collaborations which will keep a

safe as long as I can think. Science and economics aside, what will

actually be done in the building behind you that will change people's

lives? There will be personalised medicines, medicines given the

smaller population but have a better chance of working, and will

transform the lives of the patients who take them.

A man from Hertfordshire has been sentenced to two years in a young

offenders institution after pleading guilty to charges

As a teenager, Adam Mudd created a computer programme that

brought down major networks around the world.

It was police effort in this region that stopped him.

Our reporter, Waseem Mirza, has been following the case.

Well, Clare, this is a story about a 16-year-old

from Hertfordshrie who facilitated hacking on an industrial scale.

Adam Mudd was 16 when he created a tool in his bedroom which,

after successful test attacks, was then sold on the internet

In all, this digital weapon was used more than 1.7 million times.

One of the victims was the University of Cambridge.

The regional crime unit in the Eastern region is the biggest crime

unit outside London. We have heavily invested in working with all of the

seven forces that we represent and also with the other regional units

and the National Crime Agency so we can make a real difference.

The Old Bailey heard Mudd made over a third of a million pounds in just

18 months by posing as a rent-a-hack in this way.

The judge said his offences had caused great and last damage,

and what will shock a lot of people is that he was just 17 years

Experts say, every day, computer use can be a gateway

The is a lot of science that may be an indicator of someone involved in

cybercrime that there is an escalation through low-level

activities through the more serious offending, and we can see gaming

being as a training ground for some of those.

Police in our region believe they're closing the net on the web's most

serious criminals and making clear that, when hackers cause such

widespread damage to businesses, they will face time in prison.

The private hire firm Addison Lee is to create 250

The taxi company is relocating its call centre to Hampton -

The city council welcomed the move, saying low business rates

and cheaper officer space were making the city

Next to the race to be the first mayor of Cambridgeshire.

The new role comes with new powers over housing, transport and growth

The Green Party candidate is a disability rights campaigner

Our political reporter, Mousumi Bakshi, put Julie Howell

I'm Julie Howell, I'm standing for the Green party and we object

to the creation of a new post of Mayor, but as this has

been forced upon us, as a mayor, I will be

Houses, yes, transport, yes, but communities that really work.

What's your one big policy area that you will concentrate

My first policy area is transport because I really do want to break up

I will not be spending money on new roads, for example.

I know that many people are calling for new roads,

Let's find out what the real issue is here.

Because I think that many people will commute using the train once

they realise that you can actually work while you travel.

What sets you apart from the rest of the candidates?

Apart from being female - all the other candidates

What sets me apart is they tend to be at county council level,

That means I'm so much closer to residents.

Can you tell us something unusual, something that people

People may not know that I have multiple sclerosis,

You may be expecting us all to be politicians with many decades

I only entered politics as a politician a year ago, actually.

The rest of the time I have been a disability rights

Can you tell us how much money has been set aside under

the devolution deal for affordable housing in Cambridge?

A portion of the money that has been set aside for the devolution deal

The reason for that is because we have got a very

You may be the mayor for Cambridgeshire,

what's your favourite place in Cambridgeshire?

You know, I go around Cambridgeshire, I go to Cambridge,

but my heart is not in Cambridge, my heart is in Peterborough.

Lovely to visit these other places, spent a day in Ely the other day

and I love it, it's beautiful, but my heart - my heart

Cycling fans are in for a treat this summer as the Tour of Britain

Stage six of the mens' race runs between Newmarket

And before that, on 7th June, the womens' event starts

in Northamptonshire with a stage from Daventry to Kettering.

And that's the late news from Look East.

We'll leave you with the weather from Alex Dolan.

The wintry flavour to our weather will continue for the next couple of

days. We have got wintry showers affecting the region. Some of them

are heavy, the possibility of hail, sleet and snow. Also temperatures

getting down below freezing in some parts of the region. That will mean

a widespread frost and the risk of icy patches first thing tomorrow. A

brisk northerly wind about will be a feature of our weather tomorrow.

Similar weather conditions. This weather feature is close by. We are

likely to see sunshine at times. It will feel bitterly cold with that

northerly wind and further scattered showers. Any could be heavy with

hail or sleet mixed in. It will feel colder now wind. Temperatures around

nine Celsius. As the day goes on, those showers are expected to become

more isolated and a very cold night follows. After a frosty start to

Thursday, Good evening. Another cold night

lies ahead after what was a chilly day for swathes of the UK. This is

the Highlands of Scotland. 25th of April and lying