:00:00. > :00:00.Hello and welcome to Look East. so it's goodbye from me -
:00:00. > :00:00.In the programme tonight: With a deepening crisis in GP
:00:07. > :00:12.surgeries, school children are asked to consider a career in medicine.
:00:13. > :00:15.Fined for taking their children out of school for a family holiday.
:00:16. > :00:23.Today, they lost their fight in court.
:00:24. > :00:31.We have not impacted our kids's education in any way and we have
:00:32. > :00:34.improved the family life of our children and given them an
:00:35. > :00:35.experience they would not have had otherwise.
:00:36. > :00:37.The Secretary of State for International Trade tells us
:00:38. > :00:39.he believes farmers shouldn't be concerned about getting
:00:40. > :00:47.And as seaside resorts get ready for the summer season, we ask what is
:00:48. > :00:56.the attraction? A warning tonight about a deepening
:00:57. > :00:59.crisis in our GP surgeries. The British Medical Association says
:01:00. > :01:04.the NHS is at breaking point and the Government needs to end
:01:05. > :01:07.what it calls a crisis The situation in our region is among
:01:08. > :01:13.the worst in the country. In Mid Essex, for example,
:01:14. > :01:17.there was a 12% drop in the number of GPs in just over a year -
:01:18. > :01:20.that's a loss of 27 In a moment, a project in Suffolk
:01:21. > :01:28.where surgeries are coming together to share the workload,
:01:29. > :01:31.but first, Robby West reports from Essex, where doctors are trying
:01:32. > :01:34.to encourage schoolchildren This morning, Dr Siddiqui
:01:35. > :01:44.swapped his patients for pupils. I am honoured to be talking
:01:45. > :01:47.to you today about a career Talking to over 20 sixth-form
:01:48. > :01:55.children, he tried to tempt them Nationally there is an issue
:01:56. > :02:01.in terms of recruitment of GPs and GPs locally wanted to do
:02:02. > :02:04.something locally to promote general practice as a career
:02:05. > :02:07.to our students in year ten and 11. Since the NHS was formed in 1948,
:02:08. > :02:12.general practice has been the first port of call for people
:02:13. > :02:15.who become ill. While surgeries have modernised,
:02:16. > :02:19.the principals have stayed the same. But in Essex, surgeries like this
:02:20. > :02:22.one are struggling to find doctors to fill them and figures show
:02:23. > :02:25.the amount of GPs in This problem is made worse
:02:26. > :02:32.by a growing ageing population Doctors fear that if this
:02:33. > :02:41.recruitment crisis is not solved soon, it could start to affect
:02:42. > :02:44.the level of care they provide. Back at the school, some
:02:45. > :02:46.of the pupils seemed open I can see all the different
:02:47. > :02:53.specialities and see what I could go into because I haven't completely
:02:54. > :02:55.made my mind up. I've always wanted to be a doctor
:02:56. > :03:03.until a couple of months ago. But it has helped seeing
:03:04. > :03:06.the other side of it. Dr Siddiqui didn't shy away from
:03:07. > :03:12.the realities of the profession. It is tough and there
:03:13. > :03:14.is a lot of training that is involved and very long hours
:03:15. > :03:17.and a long working week. Are GPs talking young students
:03:18. > :03:21.out of becoming GPs? I sincerely hope that is not
:03:22. > :03:24.the case and that is not the experience I have
:03:25. > :03:26.had in particular. With training to work
:03:27. > :03:28.in his profession taking over a decade, this will not stop
:03:29. > :03:32.the gradual decline quickly. Health bosses are worried
:03:33. > :03:35.that the problems they have recruiting could start to become
:03:36. > :03:37.problems for patients Across the region more and more GP
:03:38. > :03:47.practices are working together Kevin Burch reports
:03:48. > :03:54.from the Suffolk GP Federation, 58 independent GP practices
:03:55. > :03:59.covering 580,000 patients, but working together to improve
:04:00. > :04:14.services, and help doctors Step inside the Haven health medical
:04:15. > :04:21.Centre and you get a snapshot of the changing face of the GP. Paul
:04:22. > :04:26.Driscoll has been one for more than 20 years while this man is working
:04:27. > :04:34.his way through medical training. I cannot think of a job that I would
:04:35. > :04:37.enjoy doing more, to do be able to develop that doctor-patient
:04:38. > :04:40.relationship over time and followed that up and see how people grow and
:04:41. > :04:47.how they manage their health throughout the years is really
:04:48. > :04:52.rewarding. They look at some of our older GPs and they see how hard we
:04:53. > :04:56.are working and a lot of this is bureaucracy and things that could be
:04:57. > :05:01.done elsewhere so we do have it to look at how we can change that.
:05:02. > :05:06.There are four practices in Felixstowe and three are now working
:05:07. > :05:12.as won under the banner of Suffolk primary care with a total of some
:05:13. > :05:16.18,000 patients. Tackling GP recruitment and retention is key and
:05:17. > :05:24.the three practices share two emergency care practitioners. Jo is
:05:25. > :05:30.one of them. She is off to see Brian who is in his 80s and feeling
:05:31. > :05:37.breathless. It is using all this keel is available and making the
:05:38. > :05:41.surgeries run smoother and creating a lot more appointments for patients
:05:42. > :05:48.registered. It all helps ease the doctors loads. So too does this.
:05:49. > :05:53.From free PM, patient calls are rooted to this one point at
:05:54. > :05:58.Felixstowe Community Hospital and one GP on a route undertake triage
:05:59. > :06:05.and see those patients who need help like Kathleen who is 95 and had a
:06:06. > :06:10.fall. In Essex, they can be beautiful as long as it is not too
:06:11. > :06:14.big and keeps the best bits of that corner shop model that is key.
:06:15. > :06:17.We asked the Department of Health for an interview, but they declined.
:06:18. > :06:20.In a statement they said, "We remain committed to an extra
:06:21. > :06:35.5,000 doctors in general practice by 2020.
:06:36. > :06:38.A couple who were fined for taking their two children out
:06:39. > :06:41.of school for a week have lost their fight in court.
:06:42. > :06:42.Matt and Kerry Thomas, who live in Norwich,
:06:43. > :06:45.said it was the only way they could afford a family holiday.
:06:46. > :06:48.But today, magistrates found them guilty and ruled their children had
:06:49. > :07:02.Matt and Ceri Thomas know they have broken the law. They could have paid
:07:03. > :07:08.the ?240 fine but decided to take their fight to court. If logic and
:07:09. > :07:13.common sense can prevail, I shall win. Last summer they took their
:07:14. > :07:20.children out of school and headed for the Spanish sun. It cost ?1800.
:07:21. > :07:26.In the summer holidays it would have cost ?3000. The court was told this
:07:27. > :07:30.was a difficult balance between a child's right to education and
:07:31. > :07:36.family life, but the local authority rules are clear. If a child misses
:07:37. > :07:46.school in five days in a row, the law is broken. The schools said
:07:47. > :07:51.their week away had a direct impact on their education. How can you tell
:07:52. > :07:56.they did not suffer? Because I read their school reports and they have
:07:57. > :08:01.improved in geography and Spanish. The head says schools have such a
:08:02. > :08:07.full curriculum that just a few days out can be damaging. They could miss
:08:08. > :08:14.a really important concept and there is not the opportunity to catch up
:08:15. > :08:19.for how they are going to get back that lost education. Despite being
:08:20. > :08:25.found guilty, the couple escaped not just the fine but costs. Magistrates
:08:26. > :08:29.gave them a nine month conditional discharge. The law needs to be more
:08:30. > :08:37.clearly defined. The people in Parliament need to set down clear
:08:38. > :08:41.rules for headteachers to follow. Local councils are watching the case
:08:42. > :08:47.of another father who took his daughter to Florida and one at the
:08:48. > :08:52.High Court. His local authority challenge the decision at the
:08:53. > :08:54.Supreme Court. This couple have yet to book their next summer break
:08:55. > :08:56.which may well be in August. The Chief Executive of Stansted
:08:57. > :08:58.has defended security after a protest by 17 people that
:08:59. > :09:03.meant flights had to be diverted The group was campaigning
:09:04. > :09:09.against the deportation of people The nine women and eight men have
:09:10. > :09:16.been released on bail. They'll appear before
:09:17. > :09:20.magistrates next month. Where the breach actually happened
:09:21. > :09:23.was in a part of the campus, the airport campus, which wasn't
:09:24. > :09:25.in our main, critical part, so it was well
:09:26. > :09:28.away from the terminals. It was in an area that was contained
:09:29. > :09:32.very quickly, it was within 100 I will point out it was a criminal
:09:33. > :09:38.act and the people involved, 17 people, have been charged
:09:39. > :09:46.with criminal activity. The price war between budget
:09:47. > :09:48.airlines at Stansted Another low-cost carrier has arrived
:09:49. > :09:51.offering more than a million seats Jet2 is aiming to challenge the
:09:52. > :10:12.dominance of Ryanair and easyJet. It is the new kid on the block.
:10:13. > :10:19.Stansted's newest airline intends to give rivals a run for their money.
:10:20. > :10:23.Jet2 will fly to 27 tourist destinations. There is a lack of
:10:24. > :10:30.package holiday products and flight only products to leisure
:10:31. > :10:35.destinations. Our product is very much in demand. We have an
:10:36. > :10:38.award-winning tour operator, airline and we thought our product would be
:10:39. > :10:48.very successful in the east of England. All Jet2 flights will be in
:10:49. > :10:53.brand-new Boeing planes with room for 180 passengers. The company has
:10:54. > :10:59.created more than 250 new jobs at Stansted. It is a big change moving
:11:00. > :11:10.south from our predominantly northern basis. Jet2 will be
:11:11. > :11:15.competing head-on with Ryanair and easyJet on key routes such as
:11:16. > :11:19.Alicante and to be fair. I like to travel, always looking for the
:11:20. > :11:27.cheapest prices so if it gets cheaper, it would be perfect. The
:11:28. > :11:32.more competition that is the better. Jet2's arrival will upset the
:11:33. > :11:38.established order at Stansted. Four years of Ryanair has been the number
:11:39. > :11:42.one airline here with easyJet second, but Jet2 wants to replace
:11:43. > :11:49.easyJet as number two. Its arrival is a big vote in confidence in
:11:50. > :11:52.Stansted at an uncertain time. Ryanair and easyJet have seen off
:11:53. > :11:56.challenges before, but with bookings going well, Jet2 can see only blue
:11:57. > :12:04.skies ahead. Still to come tonight: It's
:12:05. > :12:25.been the warmest day IM at this village in Great Yarmouth
:12:26. > :12:28.as we look ahead to the start of the holiday season.
:12:29. > :12:31.Now we've started the process of leaving the European Union,
:12:32. > :12:34.thoughts have turned to what deals can be struck.
:12:35. > :12:36.Today, the International Trade Secretary was in the region
:12:37. > :12:39.to assure farmers that getting a good deal for agriculture
:12:40. > :12:45.Dr Liam Fox said he understands that farmers are concerned,
:12:46. > :12:48.but he believes the concern is misplaced.
:12:49. > :12:51.He was speaking on a visit to Camgrain,
:12:52. > :13:01.after this from our political correspondent Andrew Sinclair.
:13:02. > :13:08.He is known as one of the three Brexiteer is, one of those
:13:09. > :13:14.responsible for making life after the EU a success. Liam Fox was
:13:15. > :13:20.admiring the view from the top of a grain store. He was here to campaign
:13:21. > :13:26.in the Mayall election but farmers saw this as an opportunity to vent
:13:27. > :13:31.his ear. In an ideal world we want tariff free trade that allows asked
:13:32. > :13:40.to export our products to Europe and the globe. That will allow us to
:13:41. > :13:45.compete and allow us to grow. It is Liam Fox's job to negotiate new
:13:46. > :13:50.train kills not just with the EU but countries around the and he has a
:13:51. > :13:56.lot on his plate. Businesses from every sector in the country, like
:13:57. > :14:01.the car industry, pharmaceuticals, innovation are looking to him to
:14:02. > :14:04.help them find new markets and this is a negotiation which means there
:14:05. > :14:11.has to be give and take and I have heard some MPs expressed the concern
:14:12. > :14:17.that in that list of things to be sorted out, agriculture and farming
:14:18. > :14:20.may lose out. MPs say the agricultural lobby is powerful in
:14:21. > :14:25.other countries. Why should a country outside the EU be given free
:14:26. > :14:31.market access? And food in this country is produced to high welfare
:14:32. > :14:36.standards, a trade deal with a country with lower standards would
:14:37. > :14:42.hit our farmers. Farmers are producing to the highest standards
:14:43. > :14:47.so we have a good quality of products. We must not allow others
:14:48. > :14:51.to undercut us. Farming has been heavily dependent on the EU. The
:14:52. > :14:55.subsidies which farmers receive in the future will be determined by the
:14:56. > :14:58.sort of trade deals they get, so farming is looking to the doctor to
:14:59. > :14:59.deliver. I spoke to Liam Fox during his visit
:15:00. > :15:03.and asked him about farmers wanting Could he give them reassurance
:15:04. > :15:09.that this was likely to happen? The idea of introducing impediments
:15:10. > :15:13.to trade or investment in a post-Brexit European economy
:15:14. > :15:18.does not make any sense at all. If you look at countries
:15:19. > :15:20.like France, their agricultural exports to the United Kingdom
:15:21. > :15:23.are greater than our It makes no sense whatsoever
:15:24. > :15:29.to penalise French producers as a result of Britain leaving
:15:30. > :15:32.the European Union, so I think in the end,
:15:33. > :15:35.the economic arguments will trump some of the political concerns that
:15:36. > :15:39.exist with our European partners But that agricultural lobby in other
:15:40. > :15:45.EU countries is particularly strong, That could work to our advantage,
:15:46. > :15:52.because if that agricultural lobby in other countries is so strong,
:15:53. > :15:56.and we've all seen pictures of what happens when French farmers
:15:57. > :16:00.are not very pleased with government policies, why would they react
:16:01. > :16:04.well to any proposals to introduce tariffs,
:16:05. > :16:07.which will actually hurt them more then it'll hurt UK producers,
:16:08. > :16:10.because they actually export more But there is concern that
:16:11. > :16:17.governments abroad actually back their farmers more
:16:18. > :16:20.than our government backs farmers. How much of a priority
:16:21. > :16:24.is agriculture for you? Priority needs to be given
:16:25. > :16:28.to the areas where we are dependent as a country on the produce
:16:29. > :16:32.and clearly farming is a very big part of that, not just here but also
:16:33. > :16:36.in an area I represent So clearly that is a very
:16:37. > :16:42.economic and employment element that the government
:16:43. > :16:46.will take into account. I understand some of the concerns,
:16:47. > :16:49.but I think some of the concerns We will want to maintain
:16:50. > :16:53.an open trading environment Uncertainty is difficult for any
:16:54. > :16:58.industry, but particularly in agriculture where they do have
:16:59. > :17:02.to plan ahead. How soon do you think it will be
:17:03. > :17:07.before we know where farmers stand? We have got a two-year period that
:17:08. > :17:11.started yesterday and a lot of that will be how quickly our European
:17:12. > :17:16.partners come to us with a view of the trade picture
:17:17. > :17:18.that we want to see. We have made it very clear
:17:19. > :17:22.what we want to see and I just hope we ensure that common sense
:17:23. > :17:26.and rationality are not trumped by short-term
:17:27. > :17:30.political considerations, because if we are rational about it,
:17:31. > :17:33.then we will end up with a prosperous Europe
:17:34. > :17:38.and if we look towards tariffs and barriers that don't exist today,
:17:39. > :17:41.that is not just bad for us, it is bad for the global
:17:42. > :17:44.economy as well. 79 years ago, with the world
:17:45. > :17:51.on the brink of war, a very special cargo arrived by ship
:17:52. > :17:55.in the port of Harwich. 200 children with no belongings
:17:56. > :17:59.brought here to escape the horrors Over the coming months,
:18:00. > :18:03.thousands of children would come as part of what was
:18:04. > :18:07.called the Kindertransport. Some children went to London to stay
:18:08. > :18:09.with foster families, Today, one of those who was rescued
:18:10. > :18:14.met school children in Cambridge to talk about his life as a refugee
:18:15. > :18:20.during the war. It's absolutely amazing
:18:21. > :18:22.to see that again. Returning to the place that Gerald
:18:23. > :18:25.calls his wartime home. Setup to give a place to stay
:18:26. > :18:29.for older children who sometimes Today telling students
:18:30. > :18:38.what it was like to return. It is really emotional, but it is 73
:18:39. > :18:42.years since I first came here, But it has brought back
:18:43. > :18:50.a surge of feeling. You remember any particularly
:18:51. > :18:55.memorable discussions that you had? Students from the Parkside Community
:18:56. > :19:01.College had been working with Gerald to discover how he found refuge
:19:02. > :19:05.in the city in a world ravaged My clothes and one German mark
:19:06. > :19:23.which translated into a few pennies, so we were totally dependent
:19:24. > :19:28.on the refugee committee and the kind people
:19:29. > :19:31.who looked after us. A chance for the students
:19:32. > :19:33.to imagine what it was like If I was Gerald, I would feel
:19:34. > :19:42.like it would be very hard to move, because you are moving from Germany
:19:43. > :19:45.to England and you don't All he had was the clothes
:19:46. > :19:50.on his back, so he's quite impressive to see that he has
:19:51. > :19:54.actually become a professor. Lots of his family did die
:19:55. > :19:58.in Germany and I think I would find it quite hard to just move
:19:59. > :20:01.on as well as he did. This film showing children doing
:20:02. > :20:05.chores in another hostel for Spanish refugees is part of the project put
:20:06. > :20:09.together by Cambridge-based charity Key Stage Arts,
:20:10. > :20:14.telling the story of those like this man, who was just seven
:20:15. > :20:19.when he left Spain. I was very young and obviously
:20:20. > :20:22.at that age, you take things as they come,
:20:23. > :20:26.and I came from a small mining village and suddenly to have this
:20:27. > :20:31.experience on a boat and arriving in a strange country,
:20:32. > :20:35.being put in a vast tented camp, Today, a chance for students
:20:36. > :20:43.to learn more from the past and the history right
:20:44. > :20:52.on their doorstep. Of course the Easter holidays
:20:53. > :20:57.are seen by many as the start It's big business for this
:20:58. > :21:01.region, bringing in more The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge
:21:02. > :21:09.is the most popular free attraction, with Colchester Zoo topping the list
:21:10. > :21:12.for places that charge. One of our most popular
:21:13. > :21:29.destinations is Great Yarmouth. This is done model village created
:21:30. > :21:37.in the early 60s and very popular still today. Just being careful.
:21:38. > :21:41.Tourism is worth around ?500 million to the local economy, so what
:21:42. > :21:44.happens in places like Merivale this summer really matters.
:21:45. > :21:47.The choo-choo train sets off for another summer
:21:48. > :21:53.The town is a hive of activity at this time of year.
:21:54. > :22:04.There are 5.6 million day trips to Yarmouth every year,
:22:05. > :22:10.but these days the town has to work a bit harder to attract people,
:22:11. > :22:17.with a marketing campaign which includes this TV ad.
:22:18. > :22:20.We are always trying to extend the season,
:22:21. > :22:22.get more people here and attracting new people, so we are targeting
:22:23. > :22:26.Essex and the Home Counties this year, so people who have never been
:22:27. > :22:28.before perhaps adding to our loyal base of visitors.
:22:29. > :22:35.90% of people have been here before, they come year after year,
:22:36. > :22:36.but new visitors are always important.
:22:37. > :22:38.The tourism industry is continually investing for the future.
:22:39. > :22:40.At this model village, they have just spent
:22:41. > :22:47.The big rocket and the mountain this year has been one of the biggest
:22:48. > :22:49.things we have done in terms of space and size and
:22:50. > :22:54.You have to keep adding every year, otherwise everybody gets used to it
:22:55. > :22:56.and they won't come back to see you again.
:22:57. > :22:58.Across the region, tourism is big business.
:22:59. > :23:02.In Northamptonshire they have also launched a new marketing campaign
:23:03. > :23:09.Back in Yarmouth, familiarity is also important.
:23:10. > :23:13.Tony Kemp has been driving the road train for nine years
:23:14. > :23:22.We've got a lot to offer, Yarmouth and it's a really nice
:23:23. > :23:26.Even when it's raining it's a really nice place to come.
:23:27. > :23:29.So just come and see us and come and see the trains,
:23:30. > :23:33.the Pleasure Beach, come and see all the fish and chip shops we have
:23:34. > :23:37.Come and see us, it's a really nice place to come.
:23:38. > :23:40.Of course what really matters is the weather.
:23:41. > :23:45.Now, whether the weather will be any good this year is anyone's guess.
:23:46. > :23:50.In Yarmouth, and for all our tourist venues, they are hoping the sun
:23:51. > :24:09.Lovely day today. 17 degrees and the forecast for tomorrow and the
:24:10. > :24:14.weekend is good, but you don't need me wittering on about the weather.
:24:15. > :24:24.Let's get a professional to the job so back to the studio. Is he right?
:24:25. > :24:28.We thought it was hotter. It got higher than that. We have had the
:24:29. > :24:40.warmest day so far in our region. Plenty of blue skies. What did we
:24:41. > :24:44.get to? In Cambridge, 22 Celsius, 72 Fahrenheit and many other places not
:24:45. > :24:50.far behind. That does not beat the record for the warmest day we have
:24:51. > :24:56.ever seen because that was back in 1968. I should say that was the date
:24:57. > :25:05.in March. But 22 is still very nice indeed. The areas of thick cloud
:25:06. > :25:09.drifting fruit although this pushes in from the West is likely to
:25:10. > :25:14.produce a few showers, but for many it is a dry evening and night and a
:25:15. > :25:21.very mild one. Temperature is no lower than ten or 11 Celsius. These
:25:22. > :25:27.are the kind of values we should see by day. Tomorrow we have this cold
:25:28. > :25:31.front moving through. We will have that cold front introducing thicker
:25:32. > :25:38.cloud and outbreaks of rain. That rain not for everybody, but for most
:25:39. > :25:43.of us it will be on the light side and still pretty warm. Not as warm
:25:44. > :25:50.as today but up to 17 Celsius in some spots. Mainly moderate
:25:51. > :25:54.south-westerly winds. Is that cold front pulls away, it will become the
:25:55. > :26:00.drive for most of us by the end of the day with just a few showers
:26:01. > :26:04.around. Saturday a slightly fresher feel to things. Some showers and
:26:05. > :26:11.they could be heavy but by Sunday with high-pressure building in, any
:26:12. > :26:20.showers isolated indeed. By Monday dry and becoming warmer as well. See
:26:21. > :26:22.you later. A nine-year-old girl
:26:23. > :26:23.from Peterborough has become an internet sensation,
:26:24. > :26:26.all because she likes to take Lucy Harris, who has autism
:26:27. > :26:31.and Down's syndrome, has taken one every night for more
:26:32. > :26:35.than a year now and her dad has Her story has been watched
:26:36. > :26:39.by more than 500,000 people We wanted to do this selfie video
:26:40. > :27:10.because it dawned on me that we have loads of these pictures on my wife's
:27:11. > :27:13.phone, on my phone. It was really cool
:27:14. > :27:16.watching it fly by. The routines are something
:27:17. > :27:21.that she needs to make sense You can see the whole family
:27:22. > :27:33.on The One Show tonight. Keep watching, it
:27:34. > :27:39.follows our programme. We will see you tomorrow night. Good