24/01/2017 Look East

Hello and welcome to Look East. Our top story tonight:

The hospital patient who made the news last week

after being evicted from his hospital bed

speaks for the first time about HIS side of the story.

If I could walk, if someone needed a bed, I would stay on the floor.

A widow from Suffolk describes the chilling moment

as a gunman massacred holidaymakers on a beach in Tunisia.

I thought my best chance was to play dead.

The Duchess of Cambridge gives a boost to a children's charity.

And the school pupils who played a starring role

The NHS patient who refused to leave his hospital bed for two

years has today been giving his side of the story.

Adriano Guedes was admitted to the James Paget Hospital

But once he recovered, he refused to leave.

But this year, the NHS got a court order to evict him.

Mr Guedes is Portuguese but has lived here for 15 years.

He's now spoken for the first time about why he effectively blocked

The James Paget says he was made repeated offers of accommodation,

This exclusive report is from Debbie Tubby.

is paralysed from the chest down, he can't move from this bed.

He spends his day locked in a council flat in Suffolk.

Nothing personal, but I don't want to be isolated.

Having carers just two trains use three or four times a day is not a

life. It is like being in prison. meant he lost the use

of his arm and legs. He says he was admitted to

the James Paget hospital in Aug 2014 for mental health

not medical reasons. Did you want to stay in the

hospital? At the beginning, I went on hunger strike. I wanted to stop

my life. What is it you wanted to be given to leave the hospital? Of

wheelchair because I need it. A place that was wheelchair friendly.

It has cost nearly ?300,000 for you to stay in the hospital which you

say you didn't want to be in. Someone else could have used that

bed. I feel very bad. It's very bad to occupy a place that should be

with someone in need. But, at the same time, I didn't cause the

situation. If I can't move, if I can walk, I would have left the hospital

by my own means. Do you feel guilty that someone else could've used that

bed? Not guilty. I feel pity. and other agencies have

repeatedly offered him care In December the hospital

went to court. If you assault someone, who cannot

defend themselves, it is one thing. But when you abuse are disabled, it

is something else. the 63 year old is on

hunger strike again. I have not eaten. I am waiting for a

way out. Either things work out or I passed away.

The James Paget Hospital says it HAS acted compassionately

Adriano Guedes says he doesn't want to rely on benefits.

He just wants to live independently with the help of carers.

You are in his home. How did he seem to you? Adriano Guedes is not the

easiest of people to get on with. He has refused accommodation a lot of

people would have accepted. You can't help but be moved by his story

and where he is living. He can move out of his bed. His neighbours don't

know he is there. Is on the visitors he sees our carers who turn up four

times a day. He has no complaints about those carers. He has no

television, no radio, and the only communication he has to the outside

world is with a basic mobile phone. He didn't even know the cold to his

flat, so it was difficult for us to get in to see him. When he was

evicted from the hospital on ten January, he refused to go inside the

flat and sat outside for seven hours in the cold until a paramedic and

the neighbour persuaded him to go when. He knows it will be very

difficult to get out again. The James Paget Hospital has added,

detailed planning took place to achieve his safe discharge from

hospital. Suffolk County Council now looks after his care in the

community and say they will continue to work with partners and Adriano

Guedes to ensure he continues to receive appropriate levels of care

and support. Thank you. A coroner was told today that

a holidaymaker from Suffolk as a gunman opened fire

on a beach in Tunisia. Allison Heathcote who

lives in Felixstowe Her husband Philip was one of 38

people who were shot dead. Our chief reporter Kim Riley

has sent this In a written statement to the court,

she told of her pure fear as events unfolded. As the gunman brought

terror to the intellect beach, she heard gunshots in rapid succession.

The Metropolitan Police have recorded where all of those who died

were located. She says she was aware of being shot in the upper arm and

felt the sharp stinging pain. Are not aware of the full extent of her

injuries. She and realised she had been shot in the abdomen. She

received five shots in all. The gunshots were getting closer, she

said. I was feeling for my wife and lay still in the sand. I thought my

best chance was to play dead. I asked my husband if he was all

right. There was no response. I realised he had not made it. His

body was flown home by the RAF. Alison had critical injuries. She

was carried off the beach to be rushed to hospital. She spent three

weeks in an induced coma. Months more after that. It took a long time

to process it. When we started to do the funeral, it started to hit home.

Since then, good days and bad days. You just have to go with it. She

told the inquest her husband shared her love of cricket and had been a

huge Manchester United fan. A straightforward, honest man, taken

from her on holiday to celebrate 30 happy years of marriage.

are on course for a rise of more than ?50

to cover the soaring cost of adult social care.

gave the go ahead for the increase this afternoon.

Our political reporter Vikki Irwin was at the meeting.

Quite a few papers to get through this afternoon at the Cabinet

meeting. They agreed ?480 million worth of cuts. In that, they have

said ?30 million of savings must be made. ?8.5 million will have to come

from reserves. Council tax will increase by 3%. The council

responsible for financing told a meeting that the council where

prioritising children and young People's services, also adult social

care. The Labour opposition said they would not be speaking against

the increase in the council tax, but he said he wanted them to dig deeper

into the pockets of the reserves and ultimately central government needed

to fund local government properly. Will this be enough to cover future

care? Households in Suffolk will be looking at about ?56 extra on their

bill. That will boost cough here by ?8.5 million. Of the adult social

care department is also facing ?6 million worth of cuts. It is going

to face a really difficult time in the year, with increasing pressures

and an ageing population. Thank you. An HGV driver has been convicted

of using his mobile phone Magistrates in Ipswich heard how

he was spotted driving erratically. The conviction comes

during a campaign to get motorists Professional HGV driver from

Peterborough arriving at court. Magistrates heard how he was pulled

over on the A14 in June last year after a police officer spotted his

lorry swerving across lanes. Sergeant Barry Abbott said he saw

the driver with a mobile phone in his hand and the phone screen was

on. He addressed the court through a polish interpreter. He told

magistrates he was innocent and the reason he veered between lanes was

because there were ruts worn into the road he was having to follow. He

said it would have been impossible for the Sergeant to see inside his

cab and he had a printout proving he was not using his phone. Of

magistrates found the Sergeant guilty. He was ordered to pay a

fine, costs and was given three penalty points. If driving is your

livelihood, you should be aware of the risks. He will have seen the

consequences of mobile phone usage throughout his professional career.

It is very shocking. What message would you give to drivers? Don't use

your mobile phone. Avoid temptation. Out of arms reach. That call can

wait. You need to drive and the right. This latest conviction

coincides with a national safety campaign. From this year, the final

payable and points penalty will double.

Centre Parcs is dealing with a possible outbreak of the Norovirus.

A higher than normal level of sickness was noticed.

It was about 2 percent of their guests.

Managers have increased cleaning rounds,

During the weekend break that started last Friday,

The Lord Chancellor says she will visit Chelmsford Prison -

following the suicide of a man who was mentally ill.

An inquest jury found that Dean Saunders had been 'let down'

The Prison Ombudsman says staff "did too little to protect" him.

You're watching Look East with Stewart and me.

Coming up next, the Duchess of Cambridge on a fund-raising drive

The regional weather is staying very cold -

And, the starring role played by pupils at a school in Suffolk

The Duchess of Cambridge was in Norfolk today.

Supporting a charity which provides hospice care for chidlren with life

The East Anglia Children's Hospice looks after 750 young

And is spear-heading a fund-raising appeal to build

Today, she met children and their families at the charity's

Four year old Nell Cork presents the Duchess of Cambridge with a posy

Her family one of the many who have received care

This was Nell's five year old brother Finnbar in November 2015.

Four months later he'd been diagnosed with a brain tumour.

He was a lovely five-year-old boy. He loved riding his bike, Star Wars,

friends and going to school. It was only really this time last year when

he was in hospital that we knew he wasn't well. It progressed very

quickly. It was difficult to get out of bed some mornings. You have too,

especially when we have other children to look after.

The Duchess of Cambridge was at Quidenham as a

But for the families she was also here as a mother.

Listening to their stories. But she also shared the fun side of life. My

daughter asked her what it was like to be a princess. She said she got

looked after very well by her husband. She said her children like

to run off in different directions, so it must be very hard work to have

four. You can see she genuinely cared. Two years ago, an appeal was

launched. This site is limited in size and accessibility and they

cannot expand to cope with increased demand. There is no hydro pool here,

which is something which has benefited her. But travelling to

Cambridge is too long journey. With the new hospice, that is something

they will have. The quality of care here is first-class. But that is in

spite of the building, not because of that. We will be able to provide

much more planning new hospice is built. The fundraising is now

halfway. In the meantime, the care and support and giggles will go on.

The Chelsea Flower Show is used to staging all sorts of weird

Well, this year, they are planning an eye-catching attraction.

To draw attention to the plight of neglected horses.

So how do you tell the story of the work of a charity?

The Norfolk based World Horse Welfare organisation?

It started with Clippy who was left abandoned outside

His suffering unnoticed until he was rescued.

Clippy's story has been transferred to the drawing board and will soon

take pride of place at the world's most prestigious flower show.

The idea for this is to show how animals can be rescued and re-homed.

This is the area that shows where animals are forgotten about. Then we

move into an area which is open to the sky and the sun.

It's all thanks to a donation from a supporter of Snetterton based

The charity, which is celebrating its 90th birthday,

Hopefully this will attract more people to come and find out about

the work of the charity. Increasingly, charities are teaming

up with sponsors and garden designers to promote their cause at

the Chelsea flower show. It is an international stage.

With a host of gold medals from Chelsea behind them,

Jonathan and Adam have a special affection for their latest garden,

almost all of its 800 plants sourced from a nursery in Norfolk.

This is about getting people to reflect on the importance of

charities. And helping animals. If they can get more supporters to

enable them to do so, that has got to be a good thing.

While Clippy is nursed back to health,

the hope is this garden should ensure that will horses like him,

This week, the town of Milton Keynes is celebrating its 50th birthday.

What started off as a group of villages in rural Buckinghamshire

is now one of our fastest growing towns.

It also takes its art very seriously.

And it's hoping to become a European Capital of Culture.

Louise Hubball has been on a cultural tour of Milton Keynes.

Around the many corners of Milton Keynes

you will find public statues fluid sculptures.

like this horse standing outside a bank with the same logo.

This shopping centre installation celebrates this accessible art that

has always been at the heart of the town.

the idea is for you to go out and find the originals yourself.

I think art is always about thinking about what will come next. How can

you construct a space which will work 50 years from now or 100 years?

It makes sense to integrate art into the urban fabric. Over the years,

there has been far more going on in the art scene than just these

brutalist beasts. In 1988 roads were closed

when Michael Jackson performed here. MK Bowl bathing in the heyday

of stadium tours. Sir John Dankworth and

Dame Cleo Laine founded A melting pot for

all types of music. But they had no idea Milton Keynes

was about to be developed My father really grew to love Milton

Keynes. It has been very supportive of the stables. Now it is touring

venue. Stadium MK is also developing

as a concert venue, theatre is thriving,

and MK Gallery is undergoing They have decided to bid for

European capital of culture in 2023. No-one would have expected that of

Milton Keynes years ago. But I think it demonstrates the energy and

activities that you see today. So the concrete cows may be living

out their retirement But the success and vitality

of the arts scene here A glance at the download

charts this afternoon will tell you that Ed Sheeran

is number one and two And his video of the song Castle

on the Hill is the number one is described as Ed's love letter

to his home county of Suffolk. and features children

from a local school. # When I was six years

old, I broke my leg. # Now I'm running from my

brother and his friends. # You can taste the sweet

perfume of the mountain. The video has been viewed more

than 7 million times Meet the stars of

Castle on the Hill. All of them sixth formers

at Ed Sheeran's old school. We were told to act natural,

act like young people. Are looking normal and

doing what normally do. It was just what he did when he was

younger with his friends. Hugo is descended from the Hollywood

legend Douglas Fairbanks Junior. And there is a big resemblance

to a certain Ed Sheeran. I think my dad had a bit of fun

a couple of years after I was born Because we do look

quite similar, really. Castle on the Hill

is all about Suffolk. The directors needed actors

who would just jell naturally. Because we are all such

a close group of friends, there were no points

where it was awkward or anything. We went to the banger

racing and I hadn't been And a house party seems really

good and the bonfire. # 15 years old and smoking

hand-rolled cigarettes. It takes a while to work out that

7 million people will be watching Walking around school

and people recognised us But it is quite a cool

thing to think about. Gives us something

awesome to look back on. Castle on the Hill will put

Framlingham on the map It's a love song for Suffolk,

going out to an audience worldwide. A lot of proud parents watching

this. Also seeing, I didn't know you smoked! Just on film, I hope!

Here are some photographs. Another taken in Grantchester in Cambridge.

Lots of bright blue sky today once the fog lifted. We start to get more

widespread fog again this evening. Likely to cause some travel

disruption. Freezing fog patches will become more widespread as we go

through the night. A risk of ice on untreated surfaces. We start the

evening on a dry zero. The fog will become a problem as we go through

the evening. Quite extensive by the end of the night. Temperatures below

freezing. Down to around -2 in many places. This is likely to lift into

low-level cloud tomorrow. High-pressure keeping are relatively

settled. Tomorrow is likely to be more cloudy than today. Fog patches

are a problem through the morning rush-hour. Some brighter spells

possible, but a fairly cloudy picture for many of us. Similar

temperatures to today. Looking ahead, a bit of a shift with

high-pressure. Starting to move eastwards. We start to develop this

south-easterly wind. That brings a lot of cold air from the continent

towards us. It will feel even colder on Thursday. If it feels cold

tomorrow, wait till Thursday. That wind strengthening will make it feel

raw. A lot of cloud around. Feeling very cold indeed. We get to the end

of the week and slightly less cold. Looking largely dry if cloudy, but

temperatures recovering slightly. By Saturday and into Sunday, we're back

up to around 8 degrees by day. Last night, the visibility was

terrible. You might get the impression

that history is just a record Very often,

the line between fact and fiction In this series, I'm exploring how

three turning points in our history have been manipulated to become

our greatest historical legends. I want to be entertained.

Entertain me.