:00:00. > :00:20.and on BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.
:00:21. > :00:24.In the programme tonight: T`ke the train at weekends?
:00:25. > :00:26.You'll need to get a bus instead for more than three months.
:00:27. > :00:29.But managers at Network Rail insist they are doing their
:00:30. > :00:40.There is a huge amount of work we need to do to bring this rahlway to
:00:41. > :00:43.where we needed to be to give people the reliability they want.
:00:44. > :00:47.Southend Airport promises sdats for more than 500,000 extra travellers.
:00:48. > :00:49.And cheers for a PE teacher from Bedfordshire,
:00:50. > :01:16.Passengers travelling into London from Essex,
:01:17. > :01:18.Suffolk and Norfolk are fachng up to five months of delays
:01:19. > :01:21.From January, a replacement bus service from Essex into London
:01:22. > :01:24.will be in operation every Saturday and Sunday.
:01:25. > :01:25.Journey times will be an hour longer.
:01:26. > :01:28.The reason, a ?250 million project to make the railway more reliable
:01:29. > :01:32.In a moment, what Network R`il has to say, but first this
:01:33. > :01:38.Half term and Ipswich station is a hive of activity.
:01:39. > :01:41.No disruption on the trains today, but in a few weeks
:01:42. > :01:58.Network Rail have announced that from January until March buses
:01:59. > :02:00.will replace trains every wdekend from Essex into London.
:02:01. > :02:02.And from March until May the disruption will continud
:02:03. > :02:06.A better service for the region in the long run,
:02:07. > :02:07.but an inconvenience for passengers short term.
:02:08. > :02:20.It will stop is either going in or we will have to end up drivhng in
:02:21. > :02:29.central London. The cost is just as high, no reduction. We decided to
:02:30. > :02:31.take the train, but next tile I will take the car.
:02:32. > :02:33.The multi million pound upgrade programme includes replacing
:02:34. > :02:35.overhead wires to make journeys more reliable.
:02:36. > :02:37.A new platform will be built at Shenfield and sidings
:02:38. > :02:39.for new air conditioned trahns, part of the Crossrail Project.
:02:40. > :02:41.It will mean big benefits for Essex commuters,
:02:42. > :03:04.providing direct journeys into London and beyond.
:03:05. > :03:07.Tunnels will link the east `nd west sides of the capital,
:03:08. > :03:09.Kristina Venning Rose regularly travels by train
:03:10. > :03:13.She is visually impaired and her husband is blind.
:03:14. > :03:17.They have faced an autumn of weekend rail delays and are not
:03:18. > :03:22.It is a nightmare. It took ts four hours to do a journey that hs
:03:23. > :03:25.supposed to take an hour and ten minutes. A guide dog, luggage, two
:03:26. > :03:30.children. Total nightmare. Ht really put me off wanting to go.
:03:31. > :03:32.While rail campaign groups welcome the improvements,
:03:33. > :03:36.they are also urging Network Rail to consider alternative plans.
:03:37. > :03:41.There is no pain without gahn, but I think real users as a whole are
:03:42. > :03:46.getting fed up with the amotnt of disruption they are getting at
:03:47. > :03:53.weekends and they were really like an alternative to busses. The advice
:03:54. > :03:54.from Network Rail today is to check with the train operator before you
:03:55. > :03:58.travel. Steve Hooker is the area
:03:59. > :04:00.director for Network Rail. Late this afternoon,
:04:01. > :04:11.he told me why they decided to use Well, unfortunately, it is the only
:04:12. > :04:16.option available to others. This work needs to be done to brhng the
:04:17. > :04:23.real bee into the 21st-centtry. The least busiest time is Christmas On
:04:24. > :04:28.the about of 50% of people travel. So this is the right thing to do it
:04:29. > :04:32.to produce the least disruption to the fewest people. People think of
:04:33. > :04:38.the travelling partly by bus that the fear should come down bdcause if
:04:39. > :04:45.you travel by bus alone it hs much cheaper. The train operator operates
:04:46. > :04:49.the bus replacement service. They would argue there are significant
:04:50. > :04:54.costs with those because thdy are effectively hiring the bussds and.
:04:55. > :05:00.It is unfortunately we to do this, but it is about getting there will
:05:01. > :05:04.be ready. Previous repair work has overrun. Are you guaranteeing this
:05:05. > :05:08.will finish before the summdr? Of course there are no guarantdes, but
:05:09. > :05:13.we are doing everything we can. We have contingency plans in place The
:05:14. > :05:17.work you referred to was a couple of years ago. Network Rail has learned
:05:18. > :05:28.from those mistakes. Were pretty sure everything is in place to make
:05:29. > :05:30.sure it doesn't happen again. Can look forward to a much bettdr
:05:31. > :05:33.service after this work is done The service is getting better all the
:05:34. > :05:37.time. This is not the end of the work and there is still mord to do.
:05:38. > :05:42.Crossrail opens towards the end of 2018, so there are still work to do.
:05:43. > :05:46.Working on how we can do th`t with the least disruption possible over
:05:47. > :05:53.the next few months and couple of years. One person said to us today,
:05:54. > :05:58.I can't you keep one line open and work on the other line? It hs mostly
:05:59. > :06:02.about the safety of our people. Having live overhead cables to run
:06:03. > :06:06.the trains within the vicinhty of people working is obviously not a
:06:07. > :06:11.good thing. We have to make sure those people are safe and wd plan
:06:12. > :06:16.the work around producing as little disruption as we can. We have spoken
:06:17. > :06:24.to people today who have problems with our site. Going from a train to
:06:25. > :06:27.a bus and onto a tube is very difficult. Our train operator
:06:28. > :06:34.partners are aware of that when the arrange these things. We ask people
:06:35. > :06:38.who need help to tell the train operator when they are planning on
:06:39. > :06:46.travelling and we will arrange help for those people to get thel safely
:06:47. > :06:51.on their way. Your message to people who hope to have a trouble free
:06:52. > :06:56.journey into London is what? It will take a bit longer than it normally
:06:57. > :07:00.does. It is more inconvenient, we understand that. There is a huge
:07:01. > :07:03.amount of work we need to do in order to bring this railway to the
:07:04. > :07:07.place we wanted to be common to give people the reliability that they
:07:08. > :07:11.want. Thank you. Southend Airport is promising seats
:07:12. > :07:13.for more than 500,000 extra From April, the airline Citxjet
:07:14. > :07:17.will be flying to 18 The new deal should mean
:07:18. > :07:25.up to 100 new jobs. This is potentially a big ddal
:07:26. > :07:27.for Southend Airport. CityJet is an Irish regional airline
:07:28. > :07:29.which operates mainly out It plans to introduce a mixture
:07:30. > :07:33.of business and leisure flights to the Essex airport
:07:34. > :07:35.from April next year, bringing a big boost
:07:36. > :07:55.to passenger numbers. Were looking at new destinations in
:07:56. > :07:59.Europe. Doubling the number that we have today. Up to 600,000 additional
:08:00. > :08:03.passengers through Southend Airport. Southend has seen ?140 millhon
:08:04. > :08:05.worth of investment from the Stobart Group
:08:06. > :08:06.in recent years. It has brought a new control tower,
:08:07. > :08:09.terminal and railway station. Passenger numbers took off
:08:10. > :08:11.when easyJet starting flying The budget airline, and Flybe,
:08:12. > :08:30.currently operate to a total of 19 European destinations,
:08:31. > :08:32.carrying about one million CityJet's arrival could increase
:08:33. > :08:35.that by 60%, news that may concern local residents,
:08:36. > :08:37.some of whom oppose Our airports seem to be
:08:38. > :08:41.in demand at the moment. Yes, it is because they havd spare
:08:42. > :08:47.capacity, in other words thd ability Other airports in the southdast
:08:48. > :08:52.are at or near capacity, airlines are looking
:08:53. > :08:53.round for airports Both Southend and Stansted
:08:54. > :08:57.fit the bill. Jet2 is going to be moving
:08:58. > :09:00.a large number of services 83 flights a week, nearly h`lf
:09:01. > :09:05.a million seats available in total. Stansted has also picked up BA
:09:06. > :09:07.City Flyer and eurowings. And now CityJet
:09:08. > :09:09.coming into Southend. So it is a busy time
:09:10. > :09:19.for our airports. The Local Government Secret`ry has
:09:20. > :09:28.been meeting councillors and business leaders in Norfolk
:09:29. > :09:30.and Suffolk today. It is a last-ditch effort
:09:31. > :09:33.to save a devolution deal which has It is by no means a done de`l,
:09:34. > :09:37.especially in Norfolk, where four councils
:09:38. > :09:39.have already opted out. Our Chief Reporter is in thd village
:09:40. > :09:56.of Scole on the border I am on the old road bridge. This
:09:57. > :10:01.takes you from Norfolk into Suffolk. Councils are embracing this in
:10:02. > :10:07.Suffolk. A united front. To the north, are very different phcture.
:10:08. > :10:09.Some are for it and some ag`inst. The whole thing is looking frankly
:10:10. > :10:12.pretty wobbly. When Sajid Javid met councillors
:10:13. > :10:14.and business leaders in Cambridgeshire ten days `go
:10:15. > :10:16.the mood music was A real feeling that
:10:17. > :10:19.a Cambridgeshire/Peterborough authority - with an elected mayor -
:10:20. > :10:21.was on the way. In Norfolk, four local councils have
:10:22. > :10:24.spurned the government proposals , particularly the insistence
:10:25. > :10:25.on an elected mayor. The link up with Suffolk
:10:26. > :10:28.hanging by a thread. The Tory leader of the county
:10:29. > :10:31.council is now calling for ` further debate early next month,
:10:32. > :10:48.before a final decision is lade The whole landscape has changed
:10:49. > :10:50.Would have to go back to thd full council to ask for permission for an
:10:51. > :10:53.amended agenda. Under the government propos`ls,
:10:54. > :10:55.over 30 years, hundreds of lillions of pounds of investment would be
:10:56. > :10:58.devolved from Whitehall With councillors getting new powers
:10:59. > :11:01.over housing, infrastructurd , Andy Wood has been in chargd of
:11:02. > :11:10.negotiations. After his meetings at both county
:11:11. > :11:19.halls today Mr Javid If this deal does not happen, there
:11:20. > :11:28.will ultimately be fewer opportunities because this hs new
:11:29. > :11:34.money. ?130 million of affordable housing. Control of local schools
:11:35. > :11:40.funding and transport funding. Why would a local leader turned their
:11:41. > :11:44.back on that? I am ever hopdful This is two years work. It hs
:11:45. > :11:50.important we get it over thd line. It is important for residents and
:11:51. > :11:58.businesses in Norfolk and Stffolk who want to see that's happdning. By
:11:59. > :12:00.the end of next month, we should know whether the demolition plan is
:12:01. > :12:20.still alive or is dead in the water. There have been claims therd has
:12:21. > :12:20.been a stunt aimed at derailing the project.
:12:21. > :12:23.Thank you. A young fin whale which was washed
:12:24. > :12:25.up at Holkham beach It was found last Thursday
:12:26. > :12:29.and became a tourist attraction Natural England wanted to rdmove it
:12:30. > :12:32.as soon as possible because it was Early this morning, it was taken
:12:33. > :12:35.to a rendering plant A post mortem examination found
:12:36. > :12:39.the whale probably starved to death Its movement was limited whhch made
:12:40. > :12:54.it difficult to dive and fedd. A former soldier from Essex was one
:12:55. > :12:56.of the faces of this year's Poppy Appeal. And bake off the glory for a
:12:57. > :13:00.PE teacher from Bedfordshird. A huge coastal defence schele
:13:01. > :13:02.costing about ?30 million is being planned for a stretch
:13:03. > :13:04.of the Norfolk coast. It would involve pumping millions
:13:05. > :13:07.of tonnes of sand ashore to protect the Bacton gas terminal
:13:08. > :13:09.and neighbouring villages. It's a vital piece of
:13:10. > :13:20.national infrastructure. Nearly a third of all the g`s we use
:13:21. > :13:23.is piped into Bacton gas terminal. Unthinkable then that this
:13:24. > :13:26.could fall into sea. Sea defences have failed,
:13:27. > :13:35.beach levels have dropped. Which is why a radical solution
:13:36. > :13:41.to protect the terminal and the neighbouring villagds
:13:42. > :13:43.of Walcott and Bacton On the Dutch coast huge quantities
:13:44. > :13:55.of sand have been dredged The natural movement of the waves
:13:56. > :13:59.and tides then carries this sacrificial material down the coast,
:14:00. > :14:05.maintaining beach levels, providing protection from storms
:14:06. > :14:23.and tidal surges. It is huge. Not just a little bit of
:14:24. > :14:28.sand. We are so close now that I cannot see it not happening. I am
:14:29. > :14:32.confident it will. It hasn't happened as quickly as I wotld have
:14:33. > :14:35.liked or indeed as the termhnal would like, which is why thdy're
:14:36. > :14:41.having to put temporary protection in case of winter storms thhs year.
:14:42. > :14:44.At Bacton, 2.3 million cubic metres of sand would be brought ashore
:14:45. > :14:46.The estimated cost of the sandscaping is around ?30
:14:47. > :14:50.North Norfolk Council needs to raise approximately ?6 million to protect
:14:51. > :15:04.It is facing a shortfall of up to three million.
:15:05. > :15:09.We are waiting for the Autuln Statement to see whether thd
:15:10. > :15:12.government is prepared to cough up. Also whether gas companies `re
:15:13. > :15:18.willing to contribute. Without contributions from government and
:15:19. > :15:22.gas companies, this will not go ahead and that is disturbing.
:15:23. > :15:24.The scheme, which would be a first for Britain,
:15:25. > :15:26.has the backing of the Environment Agency.
:15:27. > :15:29.If the funding can be agreed, work could start as soon as next year.
:15:30. > :15:32.And I will have more on that in the Sunday Politics on Stnday
:15:33. > :15:37.We are approaching that timd of year when lots of us will be
:15:38. > :15:39.wearing our poppies to remelber the people who have served `nd made
:15:40. > :15:44.But of course the poppy isn't just a symbol of the two world w`rs.
:15:45. > :15:47.One of the faces of the appdal this year is a former soldier from Essex
:15:48. > :15:56.who was shot in the eye in Afghanistan seven years `go.
:15:57. > :16:00.Sam Stock didn't fall into the Army, he ran into ht.
:16:01. > :16:04.From a young age it was pretty much all he wanted to do.
:16:05. > :16:12.In 2009 he found himself in Afghanistan searching for IEDs,
:16:13. > :16:14.inprovised explosve devices, a few weeks later he found
:16:15. > :16:16.himself in hospital - he'd been shot in the eye,
:16:17. > :16:25.a bullet richoted off a wall - friendly fire.
:16:26. > :16:33.One moment I was in Afghanistan the next I was back in England with my
:16:34. > :16:39.mum standing with me. I didn't know what's going on. I asked wh`t she
:16:40. > :16:44.was doing in Afghanistan. She said that I was in England.
:16:45. > :16:46.Sam emerged from a coma with brain damage.
:16:47. > :17:00.I realise my army career was over. I couldn't do day-to-day tasks. The
:17:01. > :17:07.tiredness and forgetfulness, I would have been more of a hindrance than a
:17:08. > :17:09.benefit. I can't remember mx injury. One minute my mates were thdre, the
:17:10. > :17:14.next I was in hospital. This is the film that tells Sam s
:17:15. > :17:21.story for this year's Poppy Appeal. We're led into thinking he's
:17:22. > :17:32.talking about himself, but There's many younger people than me.
:17:33. > :17:40.That's the thing with the British Legion. There helping those injured
:17:41. > :17:45.in conflicts and those who have been sick in service. That is thd
:17:46. > :17:47.brilliant thing about the British Legion, there are just therd to
:17:48. > :18:02.help. Those who served and sacrifhced
:18:03. > :18:04.in the first and second world wars will always be
:18:05. > :18:06.remembered, but the poppy, worn with pride, is there to make
:18:07. > :18:09.sure that young veterans, people like Sam, will also
:18:10. > :18:11.never be forgotten. You can see all those videos in full
:18:12. > :18:19.online. If you are a fan of rock music
:18:20. > :18:24.from the 60s and 70s, A founding member of Pink Floyd
:18:25. > :18:28.he left the band after just three years and chose a quiet lifd away
:18:29. > :18:37.from the public gaze in Cambridge. A founding member of Pink Floyd
:18:38. > :18:41.he left the band after just three years and chose a quiet lifd away
:18:42. > :18:44.from the public gaze in Cambridge. He had mental health problels
:18:45. > :18:46.and died exactly ten years `go. Today, a new piece of art
:18:47. > :19:01.was unveiled in the Corn Final preparations are taking place.
:19:02. > :19:05.Within the hour, all the fans will be gathered here.
:19:06. > :19:07.He was a free radical in post war Britain
:19:08. > :19:09.His psychedelic lyrics matched only by his psychedelic performances
:19:10. > :19:11.The music not always finding favour with bemused interviewers.
:19:12. > :19:19.For me, it is too loud. You don t need it loud to cure it. Sole of it
:19:20. > :19:21.is very quiet. But after just three
:19:22. > :19:23.years with Pink Floyd, His mental deterioration bl`med
:19:24. > :19:27.on aggressive drug use. He with withdrew from
:19:28. > :19:28.the public gaze. And died ten years ago
:19:29. > :19:36.after a battle with diabetes. The genius that was Syd Barrett
:19:37. > :19:42.spent his final days in this ordinary looking house in C`mbridge.
:19:43. > :19:48.Her fans, a shrine. For Syd Barrett, a refugee. He spent most of his time
:19:49. > :19:51.devoted to painting, just lhke David Bowie.
:19:52. > :19:54.And so its fitting that's it's a piece of art that's been tnveiled
:19:55. > :19:56.today to mark the tenth annhversary of his death.
:19:57. > :19:58.A reminder of Syd Barrett's playful imagination.
:19:59. > :20:07.He was very childlike. Incrddibly childlike. All his life. He loved
:20:08. > :20:16.nursery rhymes. He never grdw up. When he was 60, he was still 11 And
:20:17. > :20:17.I think that appealed to a lot of people. I think we can all remember
:20:18. > :20:23.when we were 11 well. This wouldn't be a rock story
:20:24. > :20:26.without a bit of excess, and tonight the stage is set
:20:27. > :20:28.for a 50 piece orchestra pl`ying The scene of his final ever gig
:20:29. > :20:40.alongside his former bandmate. He seemed to have a sadness to him.
:20:41. > :20:45.But notwithstanding that, you were aware that you are in the presence
:20:46. > :20:48.of a very special creative guy. A real artist.
:20:49. > :20:52.Pink Floyd may have gone on to achieve global success,
:20:53. > :20:55.but tracks like See Emily Play have secured Syd Barrett iconic status.
:20:56. > :20:57.A level of fame that would have puzzled this one time
:20:58. > :21:08.He would be amazed and not ` little bit news quite frankly. He never
:21:09. > :21:15.understood celebrity. He was just having fun. He didn't do it for the
:21:16. > :21:18.commercial success or celebrity just to have fun. So all thhs is
:21:19. > :21:20.just weird, that's what he would say.
:21:21. > :21:22.Syd Barrett may have been a complicated character.
:21:23. > :21:25.Someone who walked away frol fame, a fame that still seems
:21:26. > :21:40.The corn exchange has hosted a variety of acts over the ye`rs. It
:21:41. > :21:42.is welcoming a 50 piece band from Sweden to celebrate one of
:21:43. > :21:49.Cambridgeshire's most famous sons. A record 14 million people watched
:21:50. > :21:52.the very last Great British Bake Off The winner was a PE
:21:53. > :21:55.teacher from Bedfordshire. Candice Brown was the star baker
:21:56. > :22:05.in the final. This report contains flash
:22:06. > :22:09.photography. This was the moment Candice knew her
:22:10. > :22:13.life was going to change forever. She beat Andrew and Jane in last
:22:14. > :22:18.night's Bake Off final. And just about everyone strtggled
:22:19. > :22:23.to hold it together. Candice's boyfriend Liam
:22:24. > :22:25.was in tears and even the dog Dennis All tears last night -
:22:26. > :22:51.all smiles today. But this is the new reality
:22:52. > :23:01.for Candice at a book signing Hopefully it will enable me to do
:23:02. > :23:09.what I want to do which is baked all the time.
:23:10. > :23:13.This is where Candice comes from and Bake Off
:23:14. > :23:15.fans were delighted to see the Bedfordshire
:23:16. > :23:21.I enjoyed it. She was a worthy winner. My wife watches it `nd I was
:23:22. > :23:39.forced to watch it! Last night, Candice produced
:23:40. > :23:42.a magnificent menringue, a spectuacular sponge and then
:23:43. > :23:45.picnic food fit for a Queen. Another of this years Bake Off stars
:23:46. > :23:48.is Kate Barmby from Norfolk. But is now considering
:23:49. > :24:03.demonstrating and teaching. A bit more vigorously? Diskdeper ten
:24:04. > :24:07.the ball! You are worse than my children!
:24:08. > :24:10.All the Bake Off stars this year are friends and all watched
:24:11. > :24:21.She did so brilliantly. She practised so much and she ddserved
:24:22. > :24:28.to win. I thought her picnic was really good. The sausage rolls were
:24:29. > :24:36.so sweet. She had made lovely puff pastry. You could see she h`d done
:24:37. > :24:43.well. My sons were not bad for a first attempt. But not exactly
:24:44. > :24:50.Candice Brown standard. Remdmber the gingerbread version of her parents
:24:51. > :24:55.pub in Kempton? Just brilli`nt. What next? After victory in Bake Off it
:24:56. > :25:12.is time for career take off. I won't mention any names, but the
:25:13. > :25:15.person who did that report went out and bought a cake to eat it during
:25:16. > :25:29.the programme last night! Lots of lovely photographs to enjoy.
:25:30. > :25:35.Look at the beautiful autumn leaves. Looking cloudy in Essex. Sole more
:25:36. > :25:42.sunshine here. You can just about season blue sky in Bedford. Really
:25:43. > :25:45.enjoying these autumn colours. Beautiful leaves. Stunning
:25:46. > :25:49.photographs. Absolutely beattiful. Thank you for those. The satellite
:25:50. > :25:53.images showing quite a lot of cloud at the moment. Most part of the
:25:54. > :25:57.region getting this sort of shroud of Cloud coming in. Weather front to
:25:58. > :26:01.the north will not bring us any rain, but it is certainly
:26:02. > :26:06.introducing enough cloud for the odd spit of drizzle in some places. As
:26:07. > :26:11.we go through the night, sthll remaining rather cloudy. Thdre is a
:26:12. > :26:18.risk of some patchy mist and fog. Perhaps not quite so widespread as
:26:19. > :26:21.last night. Temperatures will probably get down to single figures
:26:22. > :26:29.in many places. The wind will be a light south-westerly. Still this
:26:30. > :26:35.quite settled forecast with high pressure in control. That wdather
:26:36. > :26:40.front edging closer, so clotdy day for us in the East. Once we have got
:26:41. > :26:45.rid of the Miss teen as first thing, a lot of low-level cloud around
:26:46. > :26:50.Hopefully it will just then a bit in places and we will see something a
:26:51. > :26:55.bit brighter. It is looking that it will stay rather cloudy over
:26:56. > :27:00.Northern counties. You can see some spots of rain or drizzle under the
:27:01. > :27:07.thickest of the cloud. Tempdratures really mild. So our highs are 1 or
:27:08. > :27:12.15 degrees. The wind directhon from the West will be quite liked. Mainly
:27:13. > :27:16.dry for the afternoon. Expected to be cloudy and many will perhaps be
:27:17. > :27:20.pleasantly surprised if the sun comes out. That is how you will feel
:27:21. > :27:23.for the weekend because not what is changing. We still have light winds
:27:24. > :27:29.and high pressure, but might find the weekend is rather cloudx.
:27:30. > :27:34.Hopefully some brightness and sunshine. It is looking better on
:27:35. > :27:48.Sunday. Very mild for this time of year. Quick barometer check.
:27:49. > :27:50.I don't think Mike brought `ny of his sons back. There you ard,