:00:00. > :00:07.Douglas Carswell, who became the first Ukip Mp
:00:08. > :00:10.says he won't stand again in Clacton.
:00:11. > :00:16.But believes he still has the support of local people.
:00:17. > :00:24.I may upset one or two party bosses but local people, I do not think I
:00:25. > :00:30.have upset them. I always thought he was a wrong one. I think he is
:00:31. > :00:33.stupid. The man cannot make his mind up and he wants to be in politics.
:00:34. > :00:36.A mental health trust apologises to the family of this man
:00:37. > :00:37.after their neglect contributed to his death.
:00:38. > :00:39.Jailed - the driver whose load smashed
:00:40. > :00:44.because it wasn't tied down properly.
:00:45. > :00:53.And let's get ready to tumble. This is Ben who is hoping to break a
:00:54. > :00:56.world record at the London Marathon on this weekend and into the
:00:57. > :01:03.Guinness Book of World Records. Go and get them, Ben.
:01:04. > :01:07.Douglas Carswell, who became the first
:01:08. > :01:09.Ukip MP in 2014 says he won't stand
:01:10. > :01:14.and instead will back the Conservative candidate.
:01:15. > :01:15.We've been waiting for Douglas Carswell
:01:16. > :01:20.to declare his hand since the snap General Election was announced.
:01:21. > :01:22.It was just last month that he stood down from Ukip
:01:23. > :01:28.He says he helped win the referendum last June.
:01:29. > :01:37.This from our Political Correspondent Andrew Sinclair.
:01:38. > :01:48.In many ways, today's news is not a surprise. Ever since leaving Ukip
:01:49. > :01:52.last month, he has been telling people he has achieved his ambition
:01:53. > :01:58.of getting us out of the European union. Yet again, Clacton becomes an
:01:59. > :02:02.important seat to watch. He knew she could not win here and he stood
:02:03. > :02:08.down. This is a Ukip town and he has recognised that. It does put us in a
:02:09. > :02:13.strong position but we cannot assume we are going to walk home with the
:02:14. > :02:17.seat. We have a lot of work to do and need to get the right candidate
:02:18. > :02:23.and fight the right campaign. Today I am leaving the Conservative Party
:02:24. > :02:28.and join Ukip. The decision to defect to Ukip and win the election
:02:29. > :02:35.a lecture fight the debate over Europe. He cited GP shortages and
:02:36. > :02:41.housing for his main reason of leaving the Conservatives. This
:02:42. > :02:46.merged it was all part of a plan to infiltrate Ukip and put pressure on
:02:47. > :02:51.David Cameron not go back on his promise to call a referendum and it
:02:52. > :02:56.worked. His stances on emigration put him at odds with the new party
:02:57. > :03:00.leader. He tried to undermine everything we stood for in terms of
:03:01. > :03:08.policy, in terms of campaigns. We should have dealt with this at the
:03:09. > :03:13.end of 2015. He became MP for Harwich and Clacton 12 years ago and
:03:14. > :03:18.built up a large personal vote. The reason why he felt so confident
:03:19. > :03:24.joining Ukip. The decision to become an independent not go down well with
:03:25. > :03:28.voters. Has he let the party down? I think so. If he wants to do that
:03:29. > :03:32.then we cannot do anything, unfortunately. This part of his
:03:33. > :03:35.career is at an end. For Clacton, a new era begins.
:03:36. > :03:37.Douglas Carswell won four elections in Clacton
:03:38. > :03:40.but he has tested the patience of voters after first defecting
:03:41. > :03:42.from the Tories to Ukip then becoming an independent.
:03:43. > :03:57.Alex Dunlop is Clacton now. We should give Douglas Carswell his
:03:58. > :04:02.due. When you left the Tory fold he commanded a majority of three and
:04:03. > :04:05.have thousands and when he became an independent MP, some people were fed
:04:06. > :04:11.up that there was no massive climate here for him to quit. We only
:04:12. > :04:18.approached 15 to 20 people and none of them maunders but go passing. As
:04:19. > :04:25.job done, time to go to not wash with anyone. I spoke to. I think it
:04:26. > :04:30.is stupid. The man cannot make his mind up now does not want to be part
:04:31. > :04:35.of politics. You cannot decide which party and is stupid. He is not going
:04:36. > :04:39.to stand as an MP and he's putting his week behind the Conservatives.
:04:40. > :04:43.We thought that would be the case. He swapped and went back and
:04:44. > :04:50.forwards. No, I do not think so. He is going back to what he was before.
:04:51. > :04:53.I think he would not have got in as an independent anyway. You think he
:04:54. > :04:58.is standing down because he might not get in or he has done the right
:04:59. > :05:05.thing? Note the Commons he would get back in, to be honest. -- no,
:05:06. > :05:10.because he will not get back in. I always thought he was a wrong one.
:05:11. > :05:19.You did a Churchill. I think he flipped to UK mac because he does
:05:20. > :05:25.not know where he is going. -- Ukip. If he does not know, what chance do
:05:26. > :05:29.we have? Douglas Carswell told his constituents to do that he looks
:05:30. > :05:35.forward to reading the papers without appearing in any of them. I
:05:36. > :05:36.suggest he gives tonight's additions and tomorrow's edition is a mess.
:05:37. > :05:42.Thank you very much. -- a mess. I spoke to Douglas Carswell this
:05:43. > :05:45.afternoon and asked how he was feeling about becoming
:05:46. > :05:52.the former MP for Clacton. I have a very fond illusion ship
:05:53. > :05:59.with Clacton and my constituents. I am sad to be saying goodbye to them.
:06:00. > :06:04.-- relationship. I have delight. I went into politics to get us out of
:06:05. > :06:08.the European union and I feel the job is done. You say you have a fond
:06:09. > :06:13.relationship with the people and Clacton. We could not find a single
:06:14. > :06:18.person who had a good word to say about you. They say you cannot make
:06:19. > :06:23.up your mind. You have left to parties and you have left them. I
:06:24. > :06:28.think I can point to the fact that I had a pretty solid mandate. I was
:06:29. > :06:33.elected four times to represent Clacton. I never lost an election in
:06:34. > :06:38.Clacton yet. Do you regret antagonising some people along the
:06:39. > :06:43.way? That has been business in the local Tory party and Ukip. NIgel
:06:44. > :06:47.Farage said you were responsible for the divisions and the infighting
:06:48. > :06:53.stopped as soon as you left. To make sure we had a referendum and we won
:06:54. > :06:58.the referendum on Europe, I did upset one or two people running the
:06:59. > :07:04.Conservative Party and Ukip at the time. In terms of local Borders, I
:07:05. > :07:10.have stood for election for times in Clacton and I have been returned. I
:07:11. > :07:13.may upset one or two party bosses, but local people, I have not upset
:07:14. > :07:22.them. You must have known you were not going to be elected this time
:07:23. > :07:28.because you do not have the following is an independent. If you
:07:29. > :07:30.look at my record in supporting leaving the European union and
:07:31. > :07:36.winning the referendum, you will see someone who is not scared to stand
:07:37. > :07:42.as an outsider. On most occasions when I stood and one, I was not
:07:43. > :07:47.expected to win. I remember interviewing you when you defected
:07:48. > :07:50.to Ukip. You said it was about all the other problems affecting
:07:51. > :07:55.Clacton, the NHS... The job has not been done on those issues at all,
:07:56. > :08:02.has it? As well as campaigning on getting us a referendum, I have
:08:03. > :08:05.campaigned at great length at safeguarding local services are
:08:06. > :08:10.Clacton hospital and making sure we get a new seafront at Holland on
:08:11. > :08:15.Sea. I can point to the successes of those campaigns. When you say, job
:08:16. > :08:21.done, it gives lie to that because you think it all was about Europe at
:08:22. > :08:25.the end of the day. I made it very clear that my priority in going into
:08:26. > :08:31.Parliament was to nature we had a referendum and we won that
:08:32. > :08:36.referendum. It is possible to do that and be a committed constituency
:08:37. > :08:40.MP. What about the future? Somebody who knows you well says you like the
:08:41. > :08:45.terminator and you will be back. I would love to be able to watch the
:08:46. > :08:49.news and what programmes like this without appearing on it. It has been
:08:50. > :08:56.a wonderful experience being the local MP and being the member of
:08:57. > :09:00.Parliament for Clacton has been the highest honour of my life. I want to
:09:01. > :09:05.do something different. No return to politics? No,. Thank you.
:09:06. > :09:08.The family of a man who died in the care of a mental health
:09:09. > :09:10.trust in this region say funding cuts are to blame.
:09:11. > :09:12.Neil Jewell had paranoid schizophrenia
:09:13. > :09:14.and died in 2014 after a catalogue of failings.
:09:15. > :09:17.An inquest found that neglect by the Norfolk and Suffolk
:09:18. > :09:24.mental health trust contributed to his death.
:09:25. > :09:31.Neil Jewell family back in Norfolk, packing up the motor home they had
:09:32. > :09:37.been living out during the three-week inquest. They have had to
:09:38. > :09:41.wait years to hear story. -- have his story heard. Living
:09:42. > :09:45.independently, he was visited weekly by a care worker he knew well that
:09:46. > :09:50.when the trust needed to save money, that changed. He was not seen for
:09:51. > :09:55.nine months and ran out of medication. This started a chain of
:09:56. > :10:00.events that led to his death. There were no beds here and the nearest
:10:01. > :10:04.hospital was in London. Against usual policy, he was placed in a
:10:05. > :10:12.private nursing home. Staff there could not cope, so he was restrained
:10:13. > :10:17.and transferred to Ipswich. The he was tranquillised but neither his
:10:18. > :10:22.heart rate nor pulse was monitored. The next day he had a cardiac
:10:23. > :10:27.arrest. Five days later, he died in hospital. Having to sit by his
:10:28. > :10:32.bedside holding his hand when they turned off the life-support was just
:10:33. > :10:39.awful and watching him die again. It affected us quite badly. You cannot
:10:40. > :10:44.take in what has happened and to let him go again like that was awful.
:10:45. > :10:49.The family is pleased the inquest recognised neglected by the mental
:10:50. > :10:54.health trust and cost savings played a part in his death. It is very rare
:10:55. > :11:05.that that finding is made and that goes some way to say how extensive
:11:06. > :11:10.the failings were in this particular" interest. The handing
:11:11. > :11:14.out of drugs, the monitoring of tranquillised patients and patients
:11:15. > :11:24.must be considered when restructuring where the... When they
:11:25. > :11:28.make these reorganisations, it is the people who should be at the
:11:29. > :11:33.centre of these decisions and the care should be at the centre. The
:11:34. > :11:39.trust says they apologise for what has been deemed at as our trust's
:11:40. > :11:45.part in the contribution to this patient's death and the care
:11:46. > :11:52.provided was not acceptable. It has also improved training and the
:11:53. > :11:53.family want those in charge to understand the consequences of
:11:54. > :11:56.cutbacks. -- acknowledge. A lorry driver has been sentenced
:11:57. > :12:00.to 18 months in prison after a steam engine came off his vehicle,
:12:01. > :12:02.seriously injuring six Philip Last was told he had shown
:12:03. > :12:05.gross negligence and carelessness, and he was extremely lucky
:12:06. > :12:15.that no-one had died. The aftermath of September 2015
:12:16. > :12:19.crash. The steam engine slid off a low loader and hit a bus coming in
:12:20. > :12:27.the other direction. For passengers were badly injured to stop a fifth
:12:28. > :12:32.passenger and the driver suffered life-threatening injuries. He spoke
:12:33. > :12:36.to us shortly after leaving hospital. I do get angry and you are
:12:37. > :12:41.going to, unfortunately, because you know it is not your fault. You are
:12:42. > :12:44.going to think, look what you have done to me. I'm going to have to
:12:45. > :12:50.deal with those for the rest of my life. He arrived at Ipswich Crown
:12:51. > :12:56.Court to see the lorry driver who caused the crash face justice. Seen
:12:57. > :13:04.here at an earlier hearing, he admitted ?6 of causing serious
:13:05. > :13:10.injury by dangerous driving. -- six pounds. He should have used change
:13:11. > :13:16.but used a mixture of chains and canvas straps and the frayed and
:13:17. > :13:21.broke. His honour sentenced him to 18 months in prison and disqualified
:13:22. > :13:27.him from driving for 21 months and told him if not a miracle, it was
:13:28. > :13:38.virtually tours in the extreme that no one died as a result of this
:13:39. > :13:43.gross negligence. Virtually tours. Just at this moment in time, we are
:13:44. > :13:46.pleased to say that the incident has reached a conclusion which will
:13:47. > :13:53.allow Michael to continue with his recovery. The court was told how he
:13:54. > :13:59.was deeply sorry for the consequences of the crash. His
:14:00. > :14:02.defence lawyer says not a day goes by when he wishes he had tied it on
:14:03. > :14:03.properly. Still to come tonight: running
:14:04. > :14:06.the London marathon with a tumble And who would live
:14:07. > :14:10.in a house like this? Our region, with its wonderful
:14:11. > :14:21.coastline, is a big draw Southwold is one of
:14:22. > :14:25.the most desirable resorts but that popularity
:14:26. > :14:29.brings its own problems. More than half the houses
:14:30. > :14:41.in the town are second homes. 80 team unity group is hoping to buy
:14:42. > :14:45.the old hospital to build low-cost homes. -- a community group.
:14:46. > :14:57.We are just outside the meeting. We could not get in it because it was
:14:58. > :14:59.packed. It shows you the strength of feeling there is about the old
:15:00. > :15:03.hospital. This is our first look inside
:15:04. > :15:06.Southwold hospital since it closed Once a busy place full
:15:07. > :15:14.of doctors, nurses and patients, it is now just a series
:15:15. > :15:23.of empty rooms and dark corridors. Save our Southwold want to stop
:15:24. > :15:29.the hospital being sold for development and hope instead
:15:30. > :15:39.it can be bought It would be a tragedy
:15:40. > :15:45.if this building was turned into second homes
:15:46. > :15:47.or market homes for residents here because this town really
:15:48. > :15:49.needs new business, new people to join
:15:50. > :15:51.the community and what we would
:15:52. > :15:58.like to do is to turn it into a business hub
:15:59. > :16:00.and a community hub. With its old fashioned
:16:01. > :16:05.seaside charm, lighthouse and pier,
:16:06. > :16:07.Southwold is lovely but is the town now becoming a victim
:16:08. > :16:09.of its own success? 59% of houses here
:16:10. > :16:11.are a second homes. That is why young people who work
:16:12. > :16:14.in Southwold can barely On the high street,
:16:15. > :16:18.it's the butchers, where He rents a house in the town
:16:19. > :16:23.with friends but has little hope of That is a pipe dream, unfortunately,
:16:24. > :16:26.at least at present. I do not think so, no,
:16:27. > :16:34.not unless I win the Save Our Southwold are hoping one
:16:35. > :16:38.use for the old hospital An average house price
:16:39. > :16:46.across the immediate The range of prices could be
:16:47. > :16:52.anything from 250 perhaps for a small one-bedroom flat up
:16:53. > :16:54.to the house behind us which is about to go
:16:55. > :16:59.onto the market ?2.57 million. No-one really knows
:17:00. > :17:11.but on the open market Some here believe that it is a fight
:17:12. > :17:27.for the future of the town. Quite passionate tonight, as you
:17:28. > :17:33.might expect. It is early days. The hospital is owned by the NHS. They
:17:34. > :17:38.sent us a statement which says they have to secure best value for the
:17:39. > :17:43.site. They have to raise money and go through the planning process. It
:17:44. > :17:46.is early days. We will have more on our late bulletin at 10:30pm.
:17:47. > :17:49.If you fancy renting something for a short break in the region,
:17:50. > :17:53.A cottage by the sea, a cruiser on the Broads,
:17:54. > :17:58.But if you want something on the grand scale and if you have
:17:59. > :18:10.A grade two listed stately home in Suffolk. Ten bedrooms, eight
:18:11. > :18:20.bathrooms and a butler. Kevin has been finding out what you get for
:18:21. > :18:24.your money. It sits within an estate of 5000 acres. It is regarded as one
:18:25. > :18:29.of the finest stately homes in the region. Whether it is people wanting
:18:30. > :18:37.to visit for the day for weddings, or now read the whole place, the
:18:38. > :18:44.more the merrier. They know that we do not have the same budgets and we
:18:45. > :18:48.are fighting the tide. It is the same with clients that come to use
:18:49. > :18:52.the house. It is a different relationship but we are doing it
:18:53. > :18:57.because they want the country has experience and be argued that giving
:18:58. > :19:03.it to them. He lives in part of the hall with his wife, children and
:19:04. > :19:08.dogs but the rest could be yours for ?3000 per night. You need not stop
:19:09. > :19:12.there. There are extras. The good have your own chef and private
:19:13. > :19:18.butler who will play the grand piano while you and your guests relax. The
:19:19. > :19:23.butler is also there to keep an eye on things along with security staff,
:19:24. > :19:27.who makes sure the rules that are laid down to protect the hall and
:19:28. > :19:32.their contents are followed to the letter. They are working hard to
:19:33. > :19:38.offer something special and interest is growing across the Atlantic. We
:19:39. > :19:43.just took a beginning. It is an agent who does mostly American. In a
:19:44. > :19:49.sense, it has taken six or seven years of feeling we are not making
:19:50. > :19:53.any progress to getting bookings. Whether it is economy or other
:19:54. > :19:58.factors. We are relaxed at the moment. Like anything big, it is
:19:59. > :20:02.slow moving. It needs time to get it right. I am confident that through
:20:03. > :20:07.this year we will make in roads and get more traction. Huge estates need
:20:08. > :20:12.to pay their way and having invested heavily in parts of the building,
:20:13. > :20:16.like the old servants quarters which was industry appear just the few
:20:17. > :20:20.years ago, the family are hoping this rental offer of luxury with a
:20:21. > :20:28.light touch could prove highly lucrative, too. I am impressed the
:20:29. > :20:32.butler can play the piano as well. We might call.
:20:33. > :20:36.More than 30,000 people are expected to run
:20:37. > :20:41.Among them the world's top athletes, the fun runners and those
:20:42. > :20:54.He will run the 26.2 miles in under six hours with the tumble dryer on
:20:55. > :20:56.his back. This from our sports editor...
:20:57. > :21:03.It has to weigh 25 kilos and I've got it.
:21:04. > :21:10.Newmarket is full of thoroughbreds and now meet the latest one.
:21:11. > :21:14.44-year-old Ben and his six-year-old tumble dryer.
:21:15. > :21:20.A lot of other people have been saying it but to me it is a
:21:21. > :21:26.I am finished with my running, really.
:21:27. > :21:29.This is more of a strength test than a running test, I believe.
:21:30. > :21:31.Ben is well used to pounding the streets.
:21:32. > :21:37.He has completed 29 marathons and nine in London.
:21:38. > :21:39.At stake this time is a white goods world record, clearly
:21:40. > :21:45.Ben might be the only one going for a spin around the London
:21:46. > :21:47.Marathon course with a tumble dryer on his back.
:21:48. > :21:52.I do believe there is at least another two others
:21:53. > :21:58.who are also going for the same record of fastest marathon
:21:59. > :22:00.carrying a household appliance white goods.
:22:01. > :22:02.I have to beat them and get under six hours
:22:03. > :22:15.This is him on the BBC show Special Forces Ultimate Hell Week.
:22:16. > :22:21.He survived to tell the tale and will be running London
:22:22. > :22:27.It is phenomenal and the profile raising we have received from Ben
:22:28. > :22:30.running round with a tumble dryer on his back with Racing Welfare on
:22:31. > :22:33.Ben's has trained at 4am in the snow, even
:22:34. > :22:36.being stopped by curious police patrols and he gets a few looks in
:22:37. > :22:44.People look at me, like, what on earth are you doing?
:22:45. > :22:48.Other people see it and a couple of minutes later I get a bleep on my
:22:49. > :22:53.Ben has pretty much heard all the gags.
:22:54. > :22:56.All that's left to say is let's get ready to tumble!
:22:57. > :23:04.How did that start, that idea? I do not know. Good question.
:23:05. > :23:06.Now, if you were watching Look East last week
:23:07. > :23:15.you'll have seen our feature on Eminent
:23:16. > :23:18.Son of wonderhorse Frankel as he prepared for the new season.
:23:19. > :23:20.Well, today he won the Craven Stakes at Newmarket
:23:21. > :23:24.He's now 10-1 to win the first Classic of the season.
:23:25. > :23:31.There was a lot of cloud across the region today. Some photographs to
:23:32. > :23:38.show you where we start that blue sky and sunshine. Here is one and
:23:39. > :23:43.some sun breaking through the trees in Suffolk. We have had a weak
:23:44. > :23:49.weather front crossing the region. This has thrown a lot of cloud but
:23:50. > :23:53.there have been some gaps and sunshine. We ended the day on a
:23:54. > :23:59.cloudy note. One or two spots of light drizzle in places. Through the
:24:00. > :24:04.night, a lot more cloud around and a different night to last night. Last
:24:05. > :24:08.night was down to freezing and tonight more mild. These are the
:24:09. > :24:14.temperatures for tomorrow morning. During the night, down as low as
:24:15. > :24:19.five Celsius. High pressure is still on the scene. Keeping are settle
:24:20. > :24:24.this week weather front is heading down and behind it cooler air coming
:24:25. > :24:31.from a cold sauce. Having said that, a warm day tomorrow. Quite cloudy
:24:32. > :24:38.and chants of one or two isolated showers. Most having a dry day and
:24:39. > :24:41.some brighter spells. You little bit of sunshine but quite cloudy. Look
:24:42. > :24:47.at these temperatures. Up to 16 Celsius. The wind is something known
:24:48. > :24:51.to be north-west tomorrow and that is a sign of things to come. It
:24:52. > :24:58.cooler a source coming our way. Into the beak and it is looking cooler
:24:59. > :25:02.because of the pressure. That weather front heading southwards.
:25:03. > :25:12.Cooler ears screaming down from the north. Much good Saturday. -- cooler
:25:13. > :25:19.air. Sunny spells around and one or two showers. They will be isolated.
:25:20. > :25:25.For the next couple of days, cloudy on the map and temperatures up to 11
:25:26. > :25:31.Celsius on Saturday. A shift from our day tomorrow. One or two
:25:32. > :25:35.isolated showers. Temperatures recover for Sunday but cool to start
:25:36. > :25:40.next week. Largely dry and temperatures dropping away to bring
:25:41. > :25:50.us the chance of a frost for next week. Here is the barometer check
:25:51. > :25:54.for tonight. That's got a frown from Stewart. It is arctic. Thank you
:25:55. > :25:59.very much. Good evening.