:00:00. > :00:00.Hello and welcome to Look East. so it's goodbye from me -
:00:00. > :00:07.In the programme tonight: The agony of the families of the missing.
:00:08. > :00:16.Left in limbo, but never giving up hope.
:00:17. > :00:21.I often say now, I am sorry, I thought you were my son, sorry for
:00:22. > :00:23.staring. What the leaked Labour Manifesto
:00:24. > :00:26.means for us here in the East. Accident investigators demand carbon
:00:27. > :00:40.monoxide alarms are installed Out on the Broads today, many boat
:00:41. > :00:44.owners are complacent about the so-called silent killer. And as the
:00:45. > :00:47.Norfolk and Norwich Festival gets under way, I will be trying out the
:00:48. > :00:57.VR playground. First tonight, the hidden anguish
:00:58. > :01:00.of hundreds of people in the region who've had a loved one missing
:01:01. > :01:03.for more than a year. While thousands of people
:01:04. > :01:06.disappear across Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk every year,
:01:07. > :01:09.most are found. But Look East has discovered there
:01:10. > :01:13.are 313 cases where the missing Some cases hit the headlines,
:01:14. > :01:18.like the search for the airman Corrie McKeague, and Luke Durbin,
:01:19. > :01:21.who vanished 11 years ago in Ipswich, but many
:01:22. > :01:25.don't make the news. Musician Anthony Stammers was 27
:01:26. > :01:28.when he left the family home Today, his parents Rob and Julie
:01:29. > :01:49.told us they'll never give up It has had a horrendous effect on us
:01:50. > :01:58.all. There are a few incidents where I have looked at people which must
:01:59. > :02:03.have been waived. You sing, was it him? The problem is you wanted to be
:02:04. > :02:10.him, you want these people to be him and you have got to rationalise it
:02:11. > :02:17.and say, no, it wasn't. I often say to somebody, I thought you were my
:02:18. > :02:22.son, sorry I was staring. It is very difficult. The impact you were
:02:23. > :02:27.talking about, you cannot imagine how it impacts on your life. When he
:02:28. > :02:31.left the house, he had every intention of going to his
:02:32. > :02:37.grandfather's funeral. Let us know you are safe. He had suffered from
:02:38. > :02:45.some depression but we felt he was getting through it. I often shout,
:02:46. > :02:54.hallow, Anthony, I'm home. It is a habit just in the hope that he will
:02:55. > :02:59.reply. Hello, mum. You never stop searching, you never give up hope
:03:00. > :03:08.that you will see him someday. Even now we sit down regularly and plan
:03:09. > :03:15.the next thing. We have been to North Wales, you go into a church,
:03:16. > :03:21.you leave a poster. We rarely go out without a leaflet or two in case we
:03:22. > :03:26.bump into people. Anthony, we love you so very much and miss you so
:03:27. > :03:33.very much, and all your friends miss you. We just love you and want you
:03:34. > :03:40.back in our lives and hopes you want us in yours. And just to make
:03:41. > :03:43.contact and let us know you are safe and well.
:03:44. > :03:46.Rob and Julie Stammers talking about their missing son Anthony.
:03:47. > :03:48.If you want help or advice, you can go to missingpeople.org.uk
:03:49. > :03:56.or call their confidential helpline on 116 000.
:03:57. > :03:59.The big election story of the day has been the leaking
:04:00. > :04:04.We'll have more on that in a moment, but first some breaking news.
:04:05. > :04:06.Late this afternoon, we heard that the Green Party
:04:07. > :04:08.will not be fielding a candidate in North Norfolk.
:04:09. > :04:11.That's the seat currently held by the Lib Dem MP Norman Lamb,
:04:12. > :04:14.who is considered vulnerable this time round.
:04:15. > :04:16.Our political correspondent Andrew Sinclair is here.
:04:17. > :04:30.This is potentially quite significant because Norman Lamb
:04:31. > :04:37.holds the seat with quite a small majority, just 4000. You will see
:04:38. > :04:42.why this is interesting. Ukip came third with 8000 votes and on Tuesday
:04:43. > :04:46.it said it would not stand this time, instead telling its supporters
:04:47. > :04:54.to vote Conservative. Tonight the Greens, those are the wrong figures
:04:55. > :04:59.there, sorry, last time round, the Greens who polled 1400 votes said
:05:00. > :05:03.that they have decided not to stand either so they can help Mr Lamb.
:05:04. > :05:11.They said, we would rather Norman Lamb wins rather than a pro Brexit
:05:12. > :05:18.conservative. So the Lib Dems, Labour and the Conservatives will
:05:19. > :05:22.stand and the battle will be close. How common are these unofficial
:05:23. > :05:29.pacts? They are not, but we have seen quite a few of them. Ukip have
:05:30. > :05:34.told their supporters to back the Brexit MP. The Lib Dems have stood
:05:35. > :05:41.down in Brighton to give the Greens a chance. Talking of nominations,
:05:42. > :05:47.the deadline has passed for anyone who wants to stand in this election.
:05:48. > :05:50.Labour, the Lib Dems and Tories are standing in nearly every seat in the
:05:51. > :05:59.region. The Greens are standing in most seats with nothing yet from
:06:00. > :06:04.Ukip. What about Labour's manifesto? We have heard about their plans for
:06:05. > :06:07.scrapping tuition fees and nationalising industries, but there
:06:08. > :06:13.are a few things which will play well in this region. The plans may
:06:14. > :06:19.yet change but it seems Labour has big ideas for the region if it wins
:06:20. > :06:24.the election. The draft manifesto accuses the Tories of taking formal
:06:25. > :06:27.communities for granted with chronic underfunding in transport and public
:06:28. > :06:33.services. Labour it says will borrow to fund infrastructure projects,
:06:34. > :06:35.transport will be a priority. It from the sea is that superfast
:06:36. > :06:41.broadband will be available everywhere within five years. There
:06:42. > :06:47.will be uninterrupted phone coverage and devolution will be rolled out
:06:48. > :06:52.across the region. The manifesto reaffirms Labour's commitment to
:06:53. > :06:55.nuclear power. It will support new projects like Sizewell C and keep
:06:56. > :07:02.the hunting ban and renationalise the trains. Other ideas which could
:07:03. > :07:06.go down well, Labour says it will change the law to stop banks and the
:07:07. > :07:12.Post Office from closing branches in areas where there is a local need.
:07:13. > :07:19.The big criticism is there are no costings so it is hard to say how
:07:20. > :07:22.Labour will pay for all this. Ukip launch their fisheries policy saying
:07:23. > :07:27.fishermen along the east coast will have a friend in Ukip. Ukip once
:07:28. > :07:31.asked to have control of all our territorial waters for fishing.
:07:32. > :07:33.Their worry is the Tories will give away our fishing rights in the
:07:34. > :07:36.forthcoming Brexit negotiations. Labour's house-building plans
:07:37. > :07:38.were revealed as part They want to build more
:07:39. > :07:42.than 100,000 council and housing Here in the East, the issue
:07:43. > :07:46.of house-building is likely Some councils say it's
:07:47. > :07:49.the biggest problem they face. Our business correspondent Richard
:07:50. > :07:58.Bond reports from Colchester. Amy is a senior carer at a home
:07:59. > :08:01.for the elderly in Colchester. She works all the hours she can
:08:02. > :08:05.with one aim in mind - to buy a place of her own,
:08:06. > :08:09.but it's not easy. I am paying over ?500
:08:10. > :08:12.in rent on a flat. On top of that, I'm trying
:08:13. > :08:16.to save up for a 10% deposit, ideally a ?12,000 deposit
:08:17. > :08:23.on a ?120,000 flat. Yearly, house prices are going up,
:08:24. > :08:27.so it is quite difficult to save up They are building plenty
:08:28. > :08:32.of new homes in Colchester, although some people feel
:08:33. > :08:34.they are not always Over the last decade,
:08:35. > :08:39.the council says a thousand homes have been erected,
:08:40. > :08:42.many on the town's outskirts. This developer is building 140
:08:43. > :08:47.three, four and five Prices range from
:08:48. > :08:55.?330,000 to ?440,000. We launched in March and since then
:08:56. > :08:59.we have had a terrific response, a lot of local people looking
:09:00. > :09:03.to trade up to bigger properties, and also we see a fair percentage
:09:04. > :09:07.of our buyers do commute into London And people that are closer to London
:09:08. > :09:14.at the moment are moving down the line to get value for money
:09:15. > :09:17.and are still commuting to London. Colchester is a good place to gauge
:09:18. > :09:20.the scale of the housing Not only has the town seen one
:09:21. > :09:25.of the fastest rates of house-building over the last ten
:09:26. > :09:28.years, it is also working on three so-called garden communities
:09:29. > :09:32.with neighbouring councils and yet there are still 4,000 people
:09:33. > :09:37.on the local housing waiting list. Wherever you look, house-building
:09:38. > :09:41.never seems to catch up with demand. It's reckoned the region needs
:09:42. > :09:45.30,000 new homes a year. The actual rate of building
:09:46. > :09:48.in the East has fluctuated over the years, but at 21,000 last year
:09:49. > :09:54.has remained below target. All the main parties want to up
:09:55. > :09:57.the rate of house-building, but this expert says
:09:58. > :10:00.they face big obstacles. The planning system is becoming
:10:01. > :10:04.increasingly dysfunctional despite what the government claims
:10:05. > :10:08.to have done to it and at the other end of the scale, small
:10:09. > :10:11.house-builders are unable to get We cannot rely on a small number
:10:12. > :10:16.of large house-builders to supply everything we need
:10:17. > :10:19.because their capacity is not infinite, so I think there are many
:10:20. > :10:22.obstacles that a new incoming administration will have to look
:10:23. > :10:26.at afresh with new eyes and come Amy would love a politician to wave
:10:27. > :10:32.a magic wand for her. Meanwhile, she keeps
:10:33. > :10:36.working and saving. Do we know much yet about where
:10:37. > :10:51.the main parties stand on housing? Labour want to thought lots of new
:10:52. > :10:54.homes, a million over five years, half of them council housing is or
:10:55. > :11:00.housing association properties. They want to limit rent increases and
:11:01. > :11:07.they want to offer three-year tenancies as well. They haven't
:11:08. > :11:12.spelt out their intentions but the Tories are expected to force
:11:13. > :11:18.developers to use land and to limit overseas ownership of homes. The Lib
:11:19. > :11:22.Dems are keen to place the homeless into independent homes rather than
:11:23. > :11:28.emergency shelters. They want to set up a housing investment bank to fund
:11:29. > :11:33.house-building. Ukip is keen on getting councils to bring empty
:11:34. > :11:36.homes back into use and to give priority to British applicants for
:11:37. > :11:40.housing and the Greens keen on social housing. They want to scrap
:11:41. > :11:41.help to buy and bring in a Private renters charter.
:11:42. > :11:44.Now we've been asking viewers for their questions and we've had
:11:45. > :11:50.one from someone asking about Airey housing.
:11:51. > :11:56.They were basically council houses built after the war and many are
:11:57. > :12:03.suffering from structural problems. We may have pictures of some being
:12:04. > :12:07.demolished. They are not accepted for mortgages unless repaired using
:12:08. > :12:13.certain approved methods and their bill for this has to be paid for the
:12:14. > :12:18.owner. They view us as she faces a bill of up to ?60,000 so she can
:12:19. > :12:23.sell the property and she says this wasn't explained to her by the as
:12:24. > :12:29.housing association she bought from. She says is there an MP who will
:12:30. > :12:35.take this up for me? Any MP would look into it but as far as I have
:12:36. > :12:37.been able to find out today, it is not a matter of party policy.
:12:38. > :12:39.We're asking you to tell us the election issues that
:12:40. > :12:45.As part of that, we're running a series of films on our Facebook
:12:46. > :12:52.This evening, a visit to a Turkish barbers in Ipswich.
:12:53. > :12:58.I would like to vote for people who stand for this country,
:12:59. > :13:04.who make their people have an easier life.
:13:05. > :13:06.The person who gives more help for people,
:13:07. > :13:12.The aristocrats, they just want to protect rich people.
:13:13. > :13:15.As a businessman I suppose anything that keeps the business rates low
:13:16. > :13:26.or anything business-related would be quite useful.
:13:27. > :13:33.I want Tony Blair because he was great.
:13:34. > :13:35.From my very distant memory, I suppose Tony Blair
:13:36. > :13:49.Take from the rich and give it to the poor.
:13:50. > :13:51.So what are you thinking about the general election?
:13:52. > :13:53.Are the parties talking about the things that
:13:54. > :13:57.Remember, you can get in touch on Twitter using the #getsmyvote,
:13:58. > :14:12.Still to come: Mike Liggins is on a swing with a difference.
:14:13. > :14:19.This is the VR playground, it is a virtual world and I am speeding
:14:20. > :14:24.through a cityscape. It is all part of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival.
:14:25. > :14:27.You can find out all about it later in the programme.
:14:28. > :14:31.Accident investigators are calling for carbon monoxide alarms to be
:14:32. > :14:34.made a legal requirement on boats on the Norfolk Broads.
:14:35. > :14:37.They say a year after a couple and their dog
:14:38. > :14:39.died on their own boat, not enough is being done
:14:40. > :14:48.Katherine Nash is at Potter Heigham on the Broads now.
:14:49. > :14:56.Potter Heim is a popular place for holiday-makers to take out boats
:14:57. > :15:00.especially when the sun is a sunny as today. Boat hire companies take
:15:01. > :15:05.the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning seriously giving those
:15:06. > :15:09.incidents last year. I have been to one company that has fitted 120
:15:10. > :15:13.boats with carbon monoxide alarms. Michael Whitaker, director
:15:14. > :15:15.of Herbert Woods, showing me around Each one fitted with a carbon
:15:16. > :15:20.monoxide alarm to warn We have got a smoke alarm,
:15:21. > :15:26.which is the sort of thing you would expect at home anyway,
:15:27. > :15:28.but we have also fitted By having the alarm
:15:29. > :15:37.that the customer knows there is no risk and that they can be sure
:15:38. > :15:41.that they have got a safe place Herbert Woods suited its fleet
:15:42. > :15:45.with the alarms following the death of a couple and their dog
:15:46. > :15:48.on board their boat Love for Lydia A report by the Marine Accident
:15:49. > :15:53.Investigation Branch released today found that Alan Frost
:15:54. > :15:56.and Tina Wilkins died of carbon monoxide poisoning
:15:57. > :15:59.from the boat's engine. In a safety video, filmed on board
:16:00. > :16:02.the boat, it says the couple This is an example of
:16:03. > :16:07.a carbon monoxide alarm. It is relatively inexpensive
:16:08. > :16:10.to buy considering that At the moment, it is not a legal
:16:11. > :16:16.requirement to have one on board But the Marine Accident
:16:17. > :16:20.and Investigations Branch A law would certainly help in this
:16:21. > :16:24.respect, but ultimately it is the responsibility
:16:25. > :16:26.of individual boat owners to ensure that for the safety
:16:27. > :16:29.of their own boats and the people on them, and a carbon monoxide alarm
:16:30. > :16:35.is an essential piece of equipment. But out on the Broads today not
:16:36. > :16:39.all boat users had installed alarms. The reason I have not got one
:16:40. > :16:42.fitted inside is just It is one of those jobs
:16:43. > :16:46.on the list I haven't done. It is very irresponsible of me
:16:47. > :16:49.because it is fatal. When they come on board we have
:16:50. > :16:51.got carbon monoxide, we do see the vents and looking
:16:52. > :16:54.at that gives us confidence that although we cannot test
:16:55. > :16:57.the heater in its own right, Carbon monoxide poisoning
:16:58. > :17:01.is known as a silent killer. Over the years, there have been
:17:02. > :17:05.a number of campaigns to raise awareness of the dangers in the hope
:17:06. > :17:19.lives can be saved. Marine accident investigation Branch
:17:20. > :17:25.is keen to stress it is up to boat owners to fit those carbon monoxide
:17:26. > :17:26.alarms. They take minutes to install and the message is clear, it could
:17:27. > :17:28.save lives. The Norfolk and Norwich
:17:29. > :17:29.festival starts tomorrow It's one of the region's most
:17:30. > :17:33.important arts events and includes music, theatre,
:17:34. > :17:35.literature and fine art. As well as the art, festivals
:17:36. > :17:37.like this often claim to bring Mike Liggins has been
:17:38. > :17:45.to find out if that's true. Today on the concourse
:17:46. > :17:50.at Norwich Station, you sit on a swing while wearing
:17:51. > :17:56.a virtual reality headset. And the buildings are
:17:57. > :18:00.whizzing past me now. The organisers of the Norfolk
:18:01. > :18:07.and Norwich Festival think it is and will have eight
:18:08. > :18:11.playgrounds dotted around the city. It is hearing a great concert
:18:12. > :18:16.for a great singer or a great pop song that makes your spine tingle,
:18:17. > :18:19.all that is art. It brings us together,
:18:20. > :18:23.makes us celebrate life. Will VR playgrounds help to bring
:18:24. > :18:28.the community together? According to its inventors
:18:29. > :18:31.from the Thrill Laboratory, If you are looking at the VR
:18:32. > :18:37.playground, one person is performing It is this social interaction,
:18:38. > :18:41.social cohesion and a shared If any town or city knows
:18:42. > :18:47.about the power of art to transform it must be Hull where the people
:18:48. > :18:51.appear to be loving its status We are seeing a good reach
:18:52. > :18:58.into communities across the city and the general sense of confidence
:18:59. > :19:02.and pride is up and really confident Back in Norwich the big show this
:19:03. > :19:09.weekend is called Summer, It's a seven hour spectacular using
:19:10. > :19:17.local people which is absolutely For that day, it brings
:19:18. > :19:23.them together as a group It's very complex and rich and funny
:19:24. > :19:28.and fragile and sad. One of the people
:19:29. > :19:33.taking part is Sharon. In one part of the show,
:19:34. > :19:37.the performers layout items Why did you want to
:19:38. > :19:42.be involved in this? One because it sounded
:19:43. > :19:45.like extreme fun. It is meeting new people
:19:46. > :19:48.and a chance to do something out Which has to be an
:19:49. > :19:52.understatement surely? But perhaps that is what all
:19:53. > :19:55.good art should do - William Galinsky is
:19:56. > :20:08.the Artistic Director of Norfolk He has led seven festivals
:20:09. > :20:22.and this is his last. It is my last but I am programming
:20:23. > :20:27.most of the 2018 Festival before I go. You have described yourself as
:20:28. > :20:32.Willy Wonka. Do you think that legacy of bringing communities
:20:33. > :20:37.together is the most important thing you have achieved? Community is the
:20:38. > :20:41.beginning, where you start. You arrived here and the first thing I
:20:42. > :20:47.wanted to discover was he with Norfolk and Norwich and what is the
:20:48. > :20:52.community, the people who live here? What are our stories, what is our
:20:53. > :20:58.shared history and really to make things in response to who we are,
:20:59. > :21:03.where we live and our shared genes and bring people together. Given
:21:04. > :21:10.that importance of art and culture, do you think it is reflected in the
:21:11. > :21:16.funding you get? For certain it is. Norwich City Council and the Arts
:21:17. > :21:22.Council have entrusted us to do a big job, an important job and for a
:21:23. > :21:26.city of this size, and arts Festival really can create quite a head of
:21:27. > :21:32.steam and bring a lot of attention as well. We had about Hull and the
:21:33. > :21:39.effect city of culture is having on Hull. Is there something we aspire
:21:40. > :21:45.to? I think Norwich should definitely put its hat in the ring.
:21:46. > :21:50.It will be a great city of culture, there is a lot going for Norwich, a
:21:51. > :21:55.lot of people are moving here and Norwich is in the ascendance. As far
:21:56. > :21:59.as your highlights of the festival, are there things that stick in your
:22:00. > :22:08.mind over the last seven years that you are proud of? Dinosaur petting
:22:09. > :22:12.zoo was one of my great moments, 10,000 children saw it for free
:22:13. > :22:19.before it went to Broadway. Robert Wilson's walking was something we
:22:20. > :22:25.did in 2012 but there are also great things this year, Museum of the Moon
:22:26. > :22:30.from tomorrow evening, the VR playground which we saw just there
:22:31. > :22:34.and also a racehorse company are coming back with their show super
:22:35. > :22:37.Sunday at the Theatre Royal. A quick circus from Finland.
:22:38. > :22:39.Next, to a centenary of a world first.
:22:40. > :22:42.It involves a bi-plane, a very brave man and some camels
:22:43. > :22:45.and it was re-enacted today at the Stow Maries
:22:46. > :23:06.A personal tour for the Duque of Gloucester or they be too. In 1917
:23:07. > :23:10.it was... He was treated to a re-enactment. A century ago at a
:23:11. > :23:16.British biplane came to the rescue of an score for McGregor. He had
:23:17. > :23:22.been shot in the Angkor Wat fighting in the desert. The nearest hospital
:23:23. > :23:27.was 45 minutes by air or three days by camel. The plane was called in by
:23:28. > :23:34.the troops who recognise that this guy would probably die if he went on
:23:35. > :23:37.a camel taking three days. They asked the pilot to ship him back to
:23:38. > :23:44.the hospital and that is what they did. The first recorded aeromedical.
:23:45. > :23:48.It must have been difficult to get the patient into the aeroplane. You
:23:49. > :23:53.are surrounded by wires and goodness knows what. Little did they know it
:23:54. > :23:57.but that pilot and his casualties had just made history. His Royal
:23:58. > :24:03.Highness went on to open a museum to honour 37 Squadron. Its pilots
:24:04. > :24:07.defended London from aerial attacks during the First World War. If it
:24:08. > :24:11.were not for those men, the outcome could have been different because of
:24:12. > :24:16.the nature of flying in those days, as many men were lost in accidents
:24:17. > :24:23.as they were lost in combat. From the biplanes to the Hercules,
:24:24. > :24:24.another warhorse. And stay it flew into salute this little-known
:24:25. > :24:36.centenary. It was an amazingly warm day to day.
:24:37. > :24:41.It certainly was, but quite a chilly start because these are the
:24:42. > :24:46.overnight lows last might. Some places down to freezing but we
:24:47. > :24:52.climbed to 19 in lots of regions today. A beautiful scene here on the
:24:53. > :24:57.Norfolk coast and a lovely start in Northamptonshire. At the moment we
:24:58. > :25:01.have this warm, humid air coming up from the south that will eventually
:25:02. > :25:06.bring us some rain but for now we start the evening drive with some
:25:07. > :25:11.showers trying to get in some southern parts of the region. Some
:25:12. > :25:17.parts of the region will escape them but there will be the odd heavy one.
:25:18. > :25:21.Much milder than last night with lows of eight or 9 degrees. This
:25:22. > :25:27.weather system ships northwards through the day tomorrow. It will
:25:28. > :25:32.still be slightly humid through the day. Some sunshine as well, but also
:25:33. > :25:39.please showers are likely to persist into the afternoon and there could
:25:40. > :25:45.be the God thundery downpour. Temperatures of 19, 20 degrees. Into
:25:46. > :25:50.the weekend, this system coming in from the South West stars to bring
:25:51. > :25:56.some fresh conditions. The risk of some showers for the weekend but it
:25:57. > :26:02.does mean although temperatures will be in the high teens, we lose that
:26:03. > :26:08.humid field that we will continue to feel tomorrow. Saturday and Sunday,
:26:09. > :26:15.largely dry, turning cloudy later. The risk of some showers on Sunday
:26:16. > :26:19.and a cooler start to next week, temperatures overnight nobler than 8
:26:20. > :26:24.degrees. It is beginning to feel like summer is around the corner.
:26:25. > :27:17.That is all from us. Have a very good evening. Goodbye.
:27:18. > :27:24.Ukip created history and won us all Brexit.