19/10/2016 Look East

In the programme tonight, another hospital goes

Inspectors say some parts of Princess Alexandra

I think we are in a low place at the moment as a trust.

We have more patients that we have ever seen before.

We have more buildings which are falling apart

There has to be a fundamental and radical change in the way

A jury hears a harrowing 999 recording of the moment the owner

of a mansion in Essex was shot during a burglary.

We join Olympic gymnast Louis Smith on a visit to a mosque

after his controversial video which appeared to mock Islam.

I'm on the Western Front in France where two British soldiers whose

graves were wrongly marked at a local cemetery have finally

First tonight, the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow

Inspectors say some parts aren't safe and improvements

The Care Quality Commission was scathing in a number of areas.

Among the few positives - caring staff and an outstanding

In a moment the chief executive, but first

Joanne's father is 96 and has Nikki Fox.

Joanne's father is 96 and has dementia. He was admitted to the

Princess Alexandra in February. She describes the lack of care her

father received as frightening. When I say care, I mean things like

attention to timing of antibiotics, making sure that there was a

constant fluids in the can lard. We didn't get that with dad. He rapidly

went downhill. This is a hospital that's now been branded unsafe in

A critical and end of life care and this is why. Levels of nurse

staffing in the resuscitation room were unsafe. Why? Staff shortages.

Recruitment in Harlow is a big problem because staff get paid more

in London. 14 ambulances queued to transfer patients and hospital staff

failed to manage the situation. Why? Is casity. A fills up because

frail patients in wards can't be moved on. One patient was in the

hospital for a year despite being fit to leave. Lastly the mortuary

was using a trailer-type unit to store an additional 20 bodies. This

was parked outside in a loading bay. The reason? Capacity once again and

ageing equipment. But there were positives. Staff were caring. The

maternity unit was rated outstanding. Cancer targets were

also met. And one MP thinks the hospital is being sold short. It is

incredible given it is an aged building, given the issues that I've

spoken about didn't and emergency being highest per head than almost

anywhere in the country. Given the problems with recruitment, it is

incredible that the vast majority of residents get an excellent service

from the staff. No one is denying the Chief Executive has a challenge

on his hands and he is already under scrutiny by the NHS about

allegations surrounding expenses claims while in charge of another

hospital in Hull. The NHS is in a terrible state at the moment. We

need good mansioners and it is disappointing that we have ended up

in the same situation that we had in Hull and it is not acceptable. Now

in special measures the hospital will get more funding and the

inspectors will be watching for improvements closely.

This afternoon I spoke to Phil Morley, the Chief Executive

of the Princess Alexandra, to get his reaction to the report.

If you look at the outcomes and you look at the five things that are

really important for patients, is my mortality safe? Will I survive being

in hospital? Will I get an infection? Will anything that happen

to me that shouldn't? Will I need to complain. On those five things we

are among the top of the hospitals in England. You've gone from

requires improvement to inadequate and that's a bad journey? It is a

bad journey. We're in a low place at the moment as a trust. We have more

patients than we have seen before. We have more buildings which are

falling apart on us than we have had before. Part of the inadequate were

the mortuary fridges which were deemed not fit for purpose. The

beds, we're 60 beds... You had people outside the mortuary? Yes, we

had temporary storage facilities outside the mortuary. They were

adequate, but weren't in the real mortuary block. As far as management

is concerned, there is criticism of management? Staff in the NHS feel at

times that they can speak as much as they like, but there is nothing much

that management can do. We are encouraging them to speak up. I've

met 750 staff in the last ten days of they have come up with 500

suggestions. Isn't that shutting the stable door after the horse has

bolted? Shouldn't you have been doing thatary year ago? I do regular

walk-abouts and I have conversation with staff. There was criticism that

management didn't go into A? Sometimes when A is busy, the last

thing is you need somebody going in to say how are you doing? How many

times a week? I try to go a department twice a week and once a

week I will have a speciality come and talk to me. The criticism is of

the NHS and not of you? How much is done to me as Chief Executive? Yes.

This is the organisation I run. Could I be a better Chief Executive?

Could I work harder and could I listen more? You challenge yourself

all the time about those things. There was severe criticism of your

previous role at a previous hospital before you came here, criticism of

you? Indeed. Do you think that that criticism was fair? I don't think

that criticism was fair. I think when you look at the previous

hospital I worked in, it was the worst hospital in England for

mortality. It was missing its financial targets of the it had

8,000 patients waiting on waiting list. I took that trust from being

one of the worst in England to be a high performing hospital and when I

left there, it was achieving its standards and achieving all its

financial targets and the quality was high. So why did so many people

think that you were responsible for a hospital which wasn't doing as

well as it could have done? I think it is always easy to blame someone

who is leaving. I think it is always easy to say it is the person at the

top's fault. In your previous job, there were people who thought you

were part of the problem? Indeed. And you're saying now you are not

part of the problem? I have ealways done what I've done for patient

care, for staff safety, for looking after the people that hospitals are

here for. Yes, I've got a tremendous amount still to give for Harlow.

Thank you. A pleasure. The moment a businessman called 999

during a burglary at his mansion Timothy Mardon was shot in the leg

during a break-in at Three men, all from Essex,

deny aggravated burglary Gareth George is at Chelmsford

Crown now. Well, Timothy Mardon gave evidence

here today and he described the moment when barricaded behind his

bedroom door he was shot by a burglar trying to get in. He said,

"Suddenly there was an explosion and I was thrown to the ground and the

door burst open." ." Someone shouted, "Is the weed?" He said, "I

don't deal weed. I work for an insurance company." He called 999

and unknown to the burglars the incident was recorded. In the dock

the three accused listened calmly to the evidence, Kalebh Shreeve,

Charlie Simms and Christopher Bergin deny ago gra rating burglary and

wounding with intent and possessing a firearm with intent to endanger

life. Charlie Simms, who the prosecution say fired the bendon, a

12 bore shotgun, denies a charge of attempted murder. Today, jurors at

the court in Chelmsford listened to the 999 call insurance executive

Timothy Mardon made at 4.30am, when intruders started yemying a window

at his Grade II listed mansion called the Scald old Rectory in

Sible Hedingham. Mr Mardon is heard telling the call handler I've locked

myself in the bedroom upstairs. Later, when an intruder reaches his

bedroom door, there is an audible bang. And then shouting, where is

the money? Mr Mardon, who has been shot is heard saying, "I'm dying."

After more shouting, the intruder leaves with Mr Mardon's wallet and a

watch worth $3,000. The call handler asks, "What have they done to you?"

Mr Mardon replies, "They have shot and tried to kill me. He is heard

saying help. Help. As the call handler assures him the police and

an blapl are on their way. Yesterday in court, during his opening speech,

Mr Christie said the defendants targeted the mansion in the mistaken

belief they would find drug money inside. It took the emergency

services 40 minute to say get to Mr Mardon. He told the jury he feared

he would bleed to death and he made a dressing out of the cord of his

dressing gown. The case continues. Unemployment in the East has risen

for the first time in four months. The total out of work stands

at 123,000, a rise of 11,000 Two first world war soldiers

from an Essex regiment have been Until now nobody knew the graves

actually contained the remains For tonight's special report,

Alex Dunlop travelled to Albert in France to be with the relatives

of the dead men after their correct remains were discovered

on the battlefield. The remains of Harry and William

fittingly borne by royal Anglicans, soldiers with strong connections to

the old Essex Regiment. Local people came to pay their respects. Leading

the mourners, nine family members who never imagined they would be

making the journey from south Essex to France. You just don't realise

what that generation went through. And our generation, how easy we've

had it in some ways. A lot of ways. And also we found letters from

Harry, from the war that he wrote to his mum and dad, we were reading

through them and it made it so poignant now. Both men according a

burial with full military honours. What makes the story of these

21-year-olds Harry and William so remarkable, is a water time clerical

error. For a century it was thought they were buried this this cemetery,

in fact, their bodies lay in a battlefield just two miles away.

They were discovered by this historian.

The are for three years Peter Barton and his team mapped the tunnels,

used to undermine the enemy. In November 1915 Harry and William

were on century duty when a massive German mine erupted below them. The

fall-out killed them and six comrades. It is about eight or ten

feet below that where we recovered the two British soldiers. Today

Peter showed me the place they called the Glory Hole. The first

instance, there is gosh, this is very serious, but that quickly

changes to the point where you know you've found somebody who has been

missing for 100 years and then you think can we identify this man?

Thanks to advances in DNA testing the MoD were able to trace hard

crisis and William's family. Two generations on. I didn't even know

he existed. Were you moved? Were you shocked? I was shocked and shocked

and then thinking well not moved at first, but then like, you start

delving into it and you think how they suffered and how they died and

you get a bit emotional. I've never known anything like this in 20 years

of working for the can. Commission a case where so much evidence has been

gathered and two individuals given back their identity and families

with material that I have never seen before. It has been etion siting

burg moving, and I feel like I know William and Harry now. The

headstones commemorating the deaths of the soldiers stands in the town's

cemetery, the bodies of the men, Charles Aldridge, a farler's son,

and Harry, a moulder from Luton are still buried somewhere beneath the

craters. It is too difficult, too dangerous to rekefr their remains.

As Harry and William's families take a final tour of the place they died,

it is sobering to think up to 40 bodies are recovered from the

Western Front every year. A century on, two more at least have been laid

to rest. Still to come, Alex will be here

with the weather. After mocking Islam in a video, Louis Smith tries

to make amends by visiting a mosque. New figures out this week show house

prices in the East of England are rising faster than anywhere else

in the country. More than 13% over the last year,

an increase of ?32,000 Not so good if you're struggling

to get on the ladder. We've asked Leigh Milner to do

the number crunching, But first Katherine Nash has

been talking to estate This is the three bedroomed

semi-detached property. House hunting in feelics stow. Seb started

looking a few years ago, but needed more time to save up for a deposit.

Now, ready to buy, he is interested in this three bed semi on the market

today at ?179,000. I have been looking more about three years. I

looked at a property just around the corner for ?105,000 and then I

started to save to get on the ladder. Stayed at home, stayed in on

the odd weekend and I have now got enough money to buy a house, but

house prices have gone up considerably so it is tougher than

ever. Across England, average house prices have risen by 9%. However

here in the east that figure stands at 13.3%. There is more opportunity

for mortgages with people. There is a lot more buy-to-let investment

going on certainly in the last few years. It is a better place to put

your money than in the banks. Near Huntingdon this 17th century

cottage is on the market for ?535,000, and the owners have had

one offer. I feel the market is buoyant. With the growth at the

moment and in the east of England I think it bucked all fear that is the

EU referendum was going to have a lull in the summer market. We're

seeing property rises up to 15%. But while the price hike is good for

those selling property, for others, even getting on to the property

ladder is a struggle. Sarah Roberts is a trainee chef on

minimum wage. She is also a single mum and rents a two bedroom

property. She is worried she will never own her own place.

I don't think it is feasible with how wages are and how everything is

increasing. It makes me a little sad. I want more for my son. I want

something to hand down to him. As soon as I leave this house I have

got nothing to show for my ?600 rent. In Felix stow, Seb likes the

house and thinking of making an offer. Thinking of becoming a

homeowner before he's priced out of the market.

Katherine Nash with some examples from Suffolk,

But what about the rest of the patch?

It turns out the hotspots aren't necessarily where you'd expect.

OK, well let's start with Cambridgeshire where house prices

The average house price there is roughly ?278,000.

Let's get an expert opinion on what that means if you live

A lot of people can't afford to buy still on the market. The average

house price in Cambridge is over ?450,000. You technically need a

salary of about ?95,000 a year to be able to buy it.

Now if you think that's expensive, figures show those who commute

to London from other nearby counties such as Essex are feeling

the squeeze even more so as prices there are soaring with an average

Just to put that into perspective, it's ?58,000 than the average price

Why, well it's because of places like Basildon where house prices

Another popular county for commuters is Hertfordshire.

When compared with other counties in the East.

It has one of the highest increases for house prices of 16.1%.

That means you can expect to pay almost

If you think that's a little too out of your price range,

not too far away in Luton, a house will set you back

If you want even cheaper, the average price in Norfolk

It's here and Suffolk where they've seen the lowest increase of around

It's here where you'll also find the cheapest place to live

Well, if you're a commuter travelling to London you can expect

to start paying more on average for a house.

In particular places such as Essex, Hertfordshire,

Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire.

I've been told by various estate agents the reason behind this

is because despite prices increasing It's still much cheaper overall

to live just outside of London and commute in,

Also for families, it remains a much preferred choice when it come

Norfolk and Suffolk remain the cheapest places to live

But the overall average cost of a house continues to rise,

Football now and our teams from the Championship and League One

Pick of the ties - the first match between Peterborough

Elsewhere the pressure increased on the manager of MK Dons,

Karl Robinson, but Ipswich got a much needed win

James Burridge has the pick of the action, starting

Some of this lot were still at school when Peterborough

and Northampton last played in the League.

Seven years which has seen both beset by various ups and downs.

I still think, especially the older generation,

they look at this one as the real big game.

My dad brought me here when I was ten or 11

and I was brought up with it since then really.

I'm really excited. I love the atmosphere.

So a lot of my friends are Northampton fans so I love it.

The match lived up to the billing, even if for the Cobblers

Marcus Maddison delivering the ball on a plate.

He set-up Shaquile Coulthirst for the first, Ryan

Despite sustained pressure from Northampton in the second half

Tom Nicholls' volley put the game beyond doubt.

Posh leapfrogging their opponents in the table.

I think the boys stuck to the game plan really well.

We knew it was going to be a physical battle.

We knew we had to win our individual battles first and foremost

It was good to score two set plays something we work on a lot.

It's not acceptable that level of performance.

We have conceded two set pieces and one cross in the box.

Second half, I thought we had the better of the play,

but if you don't take your chances, you don't win games of football.

Well, if you're a fan of Ipswich Town you haven't

Their first goal in 502 minutes courtesy of captain Luke Chambers.

Freddie Sears made it 2-0 late on his first goal in 38 games.

Town's first win in six matches with a clean sheet to boot.

A welcome relief for manager Mick McCarthy.

Consentration or a lack of cost Norwich at Fulham.

Two penalties from Graham Dorrans gave them a comfortable advantage.

Back came Fulham in a 15 minute spell.

They scored twice, 2-2 it finished and the canaries slip to second

MK Dons boss Karl Robinson is under real pressure.

His side haven't won at home since March and last night

he said his side may have to cheat more to win matches.

He was left livid by refereeing decisions as his side conceded twice

in the final three minutes to draw 3-3 with Bristol Rovers.

The Peterborough gymnast, Louis Smith, missed the Olympic

celebrations in London yesterday so that he could visit mosques

Last week mobile phone footage emerged of him appearing

He has since apologised, describing his actions

This report is from Athar Ahmed from the BBC's Asian Network.

He was the poster boy of the Olympics in 2012.

And winner of one of the country's most watched shows.

But now Louis Smith is facing a different challenge -

getting his reputation back on track after accusations of

It comes after a video was posted online showing the 27-year-old

apparently mocking Islam which led to him receiving death threats.

Now the gymnast is meeting Muslims around the country.

This is the mosque itself. Shoes are fine up to here.

Sitting down with them to explain why.

What you say can resonate with some people on a personal level.

And what I didn't want is people to see that video and think it's OK

to do what I did or take it one step or further or two steps further.

While his fellow Olympians celebrated their Rio success

in parades being thrown for Team GB earlier this week, Smith

decided not to take part because of the controversy

I don't want to antagonise situations.

I don't want people to feel like he has done that he's done

and now he's out having a great time.

He's out partying and socialising and stuff.

REPORTER: That must be hard seeing the other athletes celebrating

their victory and success and not being there?

It is hard, but at the same time I'm in this position

because of my own actions and my own behaviour.

Young Muslims who have met the gymnast say they're pleased

I remember watching Louis win his medal in 2012.

So when this video came out it was disappointing.

I thought should I have supported him or not?

But today shows that it was the right thing to do.

Thank you very much. Very kind of you to say.

Smith now plans to take up invitations to visit other mosques

around the country in the coming weeks and hopes to rebuild his

career and reputation as one of Britain's finest Olympians.

Time to get the weather now. Here is Alex. Thank you very much. Good

evening we have had such a variety of weather conditions across the

region today. Some big waves on the north for folk coast. Some fine

weather in Bedford and sunshine across many of the western counties.

Lots of showers across eastern counties. Again another one from

Norfolk here showing a double rainbow and this has been caused by

an area of low pressure that's close by. We have had a north-westerly

wind and it continued to bring in showers across many eastern counties

from the North Sea. If we run the satellite sequence you can see from

this morning the main focus of the showers has been across parts of

Norfolk, but they are getting down further towards Suffolk and into

Essex as well. We could expect further showers particularly across

the coast and across the eastern counties. Further west, there are

one or two dotted around, but not so heavy. Through the evening and for

the first part of the night, expect a further risk of those showers, but

the general trend will be for those to fade away. By the end of the

night they should be out of the way and it will be dry. Temperature wise

there will be a lot of cloud around and breeze. So temperatures probably

eight or nine Celsius at their lowest, but if you get any clear

spells, they could go down a few degrees lower than that. It couldnd

up being a chilly start to the day tomorrow. A similar set-up on the

pressure pattern tomorrow. The low starts to move eastwards of the

centre of that low further away from us. Although there will be showers

coming in from the North Sea, they're not expected to be heavy.

There could be a good scattering of them and hopefully sunshine in

between. They are toe fo can yoused across eastern counties. Perhaps

cloudy at times as we go through the afternoon and the win coming in from

the north making it feel chilly. Temp tures 13 or 14 Celsius. A shift

in pressure pattern as we get to the end of the week. So the area of low

pressure continues to move eastwards and that starts to change our wind

direction to an easterly. It will bring in colder air. You will notice

the area of low pressure down to the west. That could produce some

unsettled weather, but the weekend should be dry. So expect a largely

dry day for Friday, but cloudy, perhaps an isolated shower and at

the moment for us in the east, Saturday and Sunday are looking dry

with sunshine. A little on the cool side with highs of 13 Celsius. And

certainly those overnight temperatures dropping away as we get

to the end of the weekend. We put the winter duvet on this

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