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attacker Khalid Massoud was acting alone.

In the programme tonight: The row over Universal Credit

Landlords say the new welfare system is unworkable.

If a tenant who is already in situ is switched on to Universal Credit,

the landlord issues an eviction notice because they know it will be

three months before they get any money. People will wonder why

landlord would evict the body who was not in arrears, who has done

nothing wrong. Their leader on Norfolk County

council resigns from the party And is there more of this beautiful

blue sky and sunshine on the way? I'll be here with your weekend

forecast. First tonight, the landlords who say

they'll evict tenants who are put on the Government's

new welfare scheme. It's called Universal Credit,

and Great Yarmouth was one of the first places in the country

where it was rolled out. It's designed to simplify welfare

by combining six different payments It's paid once a month,

rather than every two weeks. In the past, housing benefit

was paid directly to landlords. But now it goes to the claimant,

who should then pay Landlords say the new system brought

in by the Department for Work And some say they will evict tenants

if they are put on Universal Credit. I haven't been able

to pay for TV licence. I haven't been able to pay council

tax, Virgin Media, anything. This debt is just one

of the problems for 19-year-old He worked for his family's

building company until last year, when his grandad,

who ran the business, fell ill. Now he's in the process

of trying to claim For three months, he hasn't

received any money. I've sat down a couple

of times, and I've just felt like crying,

because obviously I'm having to sit here with hardly any food,

hardly any When I've had to borrow ?1000

from my grandad to pay some rent so I don't get kicked out, I've

sat there with my grandad not very It's made me feel upset, angry,

especially at Universal And it's not just

claimants who are angry. Over 60 landlords in the area say

they are now refusing to rent to people

who are on the scheme. If a tenant who is already in situ

is switched on to Universal Credit, landlords are issuing them

with repossession notices simply because they know it's going to be

up to three months before they get The Government would say that

you can apply to get the rent The tenant has to be

eight weeks in arrears, and the tenant has to agree before

the payment of the rent can Nearly 60% of council housing

tenants that are on the new scheme Universal Credit,

known locally as UC, is seen by a number of homeless

charities is one of the main reasons people are being forced

onto the streets. In October, we were looking

after about 20-25 homeless people. We counted up a few weeks ago,

and we were up to about 56. And what you think

the behind that is? Back at Dan's, he fears

that he will soon face eviction. It is widely agreed

that welfare reform But for many landlords

and claimants, Universal Credit is Robbie West, BBC Look

East, Great Yarmouth. The Great Yarmouth MP

is Brandon Lewis, who's also I asked him for his reaction

to the landlords' concerns. Was it a sign that the problems

with Universal Credit had I would say to any landlord looking

to evict somebody because they have gone on to Universal Credit to look

at themselves very hard. People will wonder why a landlord would evict

somebody who is not in arrears, who has done nothing wrong, I think that

would be an atrocious thing to do, and it would be hard for residents

to be evicted when they have done nothing wrong. But it if it is

having such an effect on the landlords' ability to get money from

them, they are worried about going out of their business themselves. If

they have a problem with a tenant in the past, and that tenant is going

on to Universal Credit, the WP will work with the tenant, the claimant

and the landlord to see whether alternative payment arrangements

should be made, which means the money should continue to go directly

to the landlord. If a tenant gets into arrears, they can approach DWP

to look at having the money paid into the landlord. The landlords are

saying it can take eight weeks for that to work through the system and

again then get their money. Councils do have a fund that people can apply

to the claimant is struggling or have issues, and Great Yarmouth

council not only had an underspend on that last year, but this year has

an increase in the size of that fund. In terms of the landlord's

position, if they have a tenant who is moving onto universal credit, and

they have genuine concerns about their ability to continue to pay, if

they talk to DWP, DWP will talk to them and the tenant to see how they

can stay on that from the very beginning. But if these so-called

safety nets are in place to help those landlords and tenants, why are

less so many problems in Great Yarmouth with this roll-out? First

of all, we have a pilot, and any change in the system will have

challenges. If they come to me, struggling to deal with DWP or the

forms, they can come to me, I will do what I can to facilitate them. I

have made that offer to the association, and I have not had a

response despite asking several times. As the constituency MP, would

you rather Great Yarmouth hadn't been chosen for this project? With

any new project, you would like everything to be smooth from the

beginning, but we work in the real world. Universal Credit has been

rolling out across the country, and getting on top of that in getting it

for the residents is absolutely the right thing, and what we are seeing

is that it is getting more people into work, getting more people are

just have that self-respect and responsibility to take their life

forward in a positive way. Brandon Lewis, thank you very much.

S It's six months to the day

vanished after a night out in Bury St Edmunds.

And today, the police gave us an update on their work

searching a landfill site at Milton in Cambridgeshire.

They believe his body was taken there in a bin lorry.

And they have confirmed a team from the Health and Safety Executive

the police are now three weeks into this search which they say could

take up to ten. The officers involved are specially trained, and

have already been through more than 845 tonnes of material as they hunt

for signs of Corrie. It is a massive and meticulous operation for the

team, working alongside them, officials from the HSE. Both the

police and Corrie 's mother Nicola say they do believe he will be found

here. The health and safety team on site will need to start their own

detailed work when that happens. Going back step-by-step through

every stage of the system from one that waste was picked up in Bury St

Edmunds about 35 miles from here and placed in landfill. To answer the

obvious question, why wasn't Corrie detected, and to make sure that

something similar can't happen again in the future. This site was always

one line of enquiry, but at the start of this month, it became the

main focus, when it was confirmed that the weight of the waste was

heavy enough to contain him. Detectives have talked of thousands

of hours of investigation work that have already been completed, yet six

months on since this young airman vanished, the agonising wait for

answers continues. A leading councillor for the UK

Independence Party has resigned from the party over what he calls

"unresolvable issues" Until last night, Toby Coke

was the leader of the Ukip group He will now sit as an Independent

until the local elections in May, A photocall by the quayside today

was bound to be eclipsed by the sudden resignation of Toby Cook, a

leading Ukip play both locally and nationally. Still, they put a brave

face on it. He has been a faithful servant for us. Very set in his

ways. He is very forceful and doesn't tolerate fools. For four

years, Toby Cook led a 12 strong Ukip group on the local council. He

paid a key part in the so-called rainbow Alliance coalition and

fought hard against the proposed and controversial incinerator in King's

Lynn. West Norfolk made it very clear what they felt about this, and

we will fight against it. But yesterday he wrote: S what issues

did he resign over? The issue over candidates and seats. There was a

possibility of defection, he wanted things to work out one way, but the

local branch just were not prepared to go the whole way with him.

But this Ukip activist is delighted by the news. He says Mr Coke was out

of touch with his own party. I don't think anybody will miss him, to be

honest, apart from the Conservatives. Do you think he is a

conservative in Ukip clothing? I always said he was a conservative

plant. We have tried to contact Mr Coke, but he is unavailable for

comment. I spoke to his wife earlier today who said he was busy fielding

calls. Voters seemed either unconcerned or unaware. Did you know

who he was? No. Did you know whose party he represented? No. Toby Coke?

Don't even know who he is. It is confident the title return in time

for the next elections! No, the leader of Ukip in Suffolk

County Council fell out with his party, and in Essex, just about

every councillor has decided not to stand in this year's county council

elections. On top of that, there have been arguments within the local

parties in Tendring and Basildon, and Douglas Carswell keeps having

run-ins with his leadership, so you could be forgiven for thinking that

Ukip is imploding at the moment. So, why is it happening? Lack of

leadership, nobody is banging heads together at the moment. Some of it

is down to inexperience. Many of those who got elected didn't expect

to win, they found local government quite hard-working, some have become

quite disillusioned, and then there is this ongoing battle in Ukip about

the future direction of Ukip post-referendum, posed Nigel Farage.

Does it move to the right, to the left of the cup Labour voters, and

all this is going on on the eve of a local election campaign. Andrew,

thank you. You're watching Look

East from the BBC. Still to come tonight: Jules will be

here with the weekend weather. And all the action from

Red Nose Day, including the school in Basildon setting a world record

for paper chains. Celebrations are under way in Harlow

to mark its 70th anniversary. On 25th March 1947,

Harlow was officially It was built to ease overcrowding

in London following the destruction The new town was designed for 60,000

people, but these days And it has many claims to a place

in the record books. The first post-war tower block

was built there, and the first Let's go to our chief reporter

Kim Riley, who's in Harlow now. We are at the local hall, and behind

me are children from the Marc Warren Academy, we have had a fantastic

steel band concert, and the place has been packed over the last hour

or so. It was 70 years ago tomorrow that Harlow was officially

designated a new town, a factory town.

Children from five local schools launched the birthday celebrations

in style. A concert with the message that at the age of 70, Harlow is a

town of opportunity, a great place to live. A lot of younger people are

here, and the schools are getting a lot better, we have had a lot more

money put into them, and things like this, it is just a great thing to do

for them. I think it is a great town, it has a great future, it is

very good for the old and also the youngsters as well. We have been

here about 18 years now, so I really love Harlow. It has a really good

community spirit, really good. Everyone pulls together in times of

crisis, every body is there. To mark the eve of the official birthday,

cake created by Harlow Council employee took centre stage, the cake

represented the town's future, its present had its past.

NEWSREEL: With all the flats ready, Harlow is ready for it switch on.

The post-war Labour government land for a community of some 60,000

people to the west of the existing village of Harlow, split into

neighbourhoods each with its own shopping precinct, community

facilities and plenty of open space. The masterplan was drawn up by

architect Sir Frederick Debord, here explaining the layout to the Queen

in fridge Prince Philip from the top of the Hughes Tower. He was said to

be the only town planner to live in the town he designed. A tower that

in the 50s was nicknamed prime town by the National press because of its

booming young population. In 2010, Harlow became the first sculpture

town. In its squares, precinct and public buildings, there are more

than 80 works on public view, many of national significance. Harlow

remains full of surprises. The leader of Harlow Council is with

me. You are not letting this 70th birthday go by without a good party?

Absolutely, and this event is just one of many happening across the

town, there are garden parties, cultural events, live music, street

parties, it is a fantastic celebration bringing the community

together. It is all about pride in the town? Absolutely, Harlow is a

fantastic place with green spaces and sculptures, but it has a strong

community spirit which is why I love it. And confidence for the future?

Absolutely, we have a great heritage of the last 70 years, and we look

forward to a vibrant future for the next 70. We have an enterprise zone,

science park, jobs being created, investment, infrastructure, as part

of the garden town initiative, so released wrong and vibrant future.

You are letting the party go on all year? We couldn't let it go without

a strong community celebration, but this is community led, so the

councillors facilitating that with some funding, but it has been grown

from the community. I'm going to a garden party at a local community

farm tomorrow morning, and it is a real strong community, fantastically

proud of what is going on. It has been great being here, and a great

atmosphere, thank you and good luck with all the events taking place. In

the early years, Harlow relied very much on manufacturing jobs, and a

lot of those jobs were created when factories moved out of London.

But in recent decades many of those factories have closed down,

Our business correspondent Richard Bond reports on the changing

NEWSREEL: The Duke of Edinburgh finds time during his busy programme

to visit Harlow New Town and chat with workers who live

They've a large rubber factory there, already in production.

It was set up as a factory town, a blue-collar place

But it wasn't long before Harlow struck hi-tech gold.

A researcher called Charles Kao invented optical fibre here in 1966.

Without that, the modern digital economy wouldn't work.

The site where that invention was made is now a science

and technology campus called Kao Park.

Harlow is part of what is called the London-

Stansted-Cambridge corridor, an area rich in hi-tech companies.

But it is at the poor end of that corridor,

unemployment here is relatively high, so it needs to up its game.

And what better way to do that than to build a data centre?

Data centres are the centre of the digital economy,

so it's a pivotal part of the London-Stansted-Cambridge

Which is really at the moment experiencing huge growth

in technology companies, in bioscience companies,

All of whom are very key customers to a facility like this.

The US defence giant Raytheon has moved to Kao Park

The 400 staff carry out research which goes into a range

The company's investing in skills by taking on 26 graduates a year.

I would say it is a male-dominated industry, but there is a lot

of females coming into the business, so I think that those people

will start to filter up into the business and get

That was one of the advantages of just moving across the town.

I could retain my existing workforce who have got tremendous experience,

but now I can attract new blood into that organisation,

which allows us to grow and to have the workforce

Much has happened since Charles Kao made his invention, but he'd be

proud the seed he sowed is bearing fruit.

And for more details on the birthday celebrations, you can go to the

website: Rugby now, and it's a sell-out crowd

at Franklin's Gardens tomorrow for one of the most anticipated

rugby games of the season - the derby between

Northampton and Leicester. The good news for the Saints -

international stars like Dylan Hartley and George North

are available again There's no rest for one

of the world's most famous rugby George North, the Welsh Dragon,

hunting down another Lions tour, and hoping to breathe some

fire into the Saints' season ahead of another feisty derby

with arch rivals Leicester. If you want a game to come

back to that is not too similar from an international,

this is one of them. The rivalry between

the two clubs is huge. Obviously everyone knows,

there is no hiding that. And I think this game will be a good

one to get back into, one of our North is rarely out

of the headlines. The latest case, an alleged

bite that took during Wales' game against France

in the Six Nations. One of the most chaotic

and extraordinary ends to a game No action has been taken

to, to the frustration Sometimes when all the cameras

are there, they capture stuff, and And obviously this one time

it doesn't get picked up, and there is no ruling,

but from my point of view, it was disappointing in the whole

game, sort of thing. North is one of a number

of international is returning England captain Dylan Hartley has

played more games for this country than his club

so far this season. Last time he returned

from international duty, he was red How the club handle

their returnees will Just basically looking

at what they have done over the last few weeks,

playing for England, Wales and France, I suppose,

and checking at how they've trained

and where they are at. I think mentally it is as big

an issue as physically, so, you know, we make sure we have a good

chat with the lads, see how they're feeling,

what they want to do, Franklin's Gardens tomorrow

is a sell-out for the first It has been a rough, tough,

uncompromising season for Saints, and they need their stars

to shine tomorrow. James Burridge, BBC

Look East, Northampton. In football, Norwich City appear

to be close to announcing Huddersfield Town's head of football

operations, Stuart Webber, The 33-year-old specialises

in recruitment. He's been credited for transforming

the Huddersfield team. They currently lie third

in the Championship table. And across the country,

thousands of people have been doing silly, funny,

and often rather strange Thanks very much to everyone who's

sent in footage and photos today. The special programme

with Lenny Henry and the team starts But first, Shaun Peel has been

looking at what you've been up to. 300 singers, six Sainsbury's

stores in one day. Give it up for the Essex

and Suffolk choir Funky Voices. In Basildon, 300 children

from Saint Margaret Academy Primary broke the world record

for the longest paper The previous record was 3.2

kilometres, and they beat it Now, give us a wave,

children from this middle school with a giant Mexican wave in Bury St

Edmunds. There were silly socks

on the show in Suffolk today, and at Northampton Academy,

the principal was gunged. McFly drummer Harry Judd turned up

at Saint Gregory is primary school in Sudbury as the pupils had

a Christmas dinner. And to make it even more surreal,

he played the drums Ten-year-old Blake has

a rare bone condition But Blake wanted to raise money

for those less fortunate. So he went to school

in Trimley St Martin with red hair. At Great Lees near Braintree,

a gallopathon at Chelmsford City racecourse, the idea to run,

but like a horse. School was out today

at this primary in Norfolk. And the prize for best photo goes

to teaching assistant Well done, everybody! And Julie is

getting into the spirit, Anju? Don't mention the nose!

I would love to do the whole thing like this, but I sound ridiculous,

so I will take it off! It has been a cracking day, especially forgetting

out in the garden, I could actually smell my higher since earlier. We

have had lots of sunshine across the region, and temperatures around 13

Celsius, 55 Fahrenheit. You can see from the satellite picture this

morning, there was a lot of cloud around, especially in the south, and

we have seen lots of unbroken sunshine for most of us to end the

day, and it means a pretty quiet night. We will have a long clear

spell, hardly any cloud, maybe a little bit of patchy fog in the

north, but even here it will be very patchy indeed. Underneath clear

skies, it could turn quite chilly. Inland, Lowes 3-5 degrees, but it

sheltered spots, we could get down to freezing. Tomorrow, high pressure

right over the top of us, whether fronts circulating all around, but a

cracking day for us. A chilly start, but we should enjoy plenty of

sunshine, just a bit of patchy Fairweather cloud drifting through

at times. Temperatures away from the coast, 14 Celsius at best, 57

Fahrenheit, but with the onshore north-easterly, light to moderate.

Temperatures are little lower on the coast, but a good day for a trip to

the seaside, finishing with lots of unbroken sunshine again. So that is

Saturday, and as for Sunday, high-pressure still in charge again.

It is virtually over the top of us, shift position slightly, but there

is a chance that we will have lots of sunshine, but perhaps a bit more

cloud around, especially late on in the day, feeding in of the North Sea

oil the easterly wind. Again, temperatures of around 13 Celsius.

All in all, not a bad weekend a tall, subtle differences with

regards to the symbols as in Saturday just a bit of patchy cloud,

Sunday figure cloud later in the day, the sunshine should

breakthrough on Monday, and on Tuesday, fine and dry and perhaps

warmer still as the wind turns southerly and we should see

temperatures around 15 Celsius. And before I go, don't forget, Saturday

night, the clocks spring forward one hour. I had already forgotten! I

nearly didn't actually show that. Thing goodness you reminded me, that

could have been disastrous. Red Nose Day, Mothering Sunday, clocks go

forward, it is a big week end. Enjoy it! Goodbye.