:00:00. > :00:00.In the programme tonight: for the news where you are.
:00:00. > :00:08.An extra ?3 million to deal with leaves on the line and a pledge
:00:09. > :00:11.to commuters it will be better than last year.
:00:12. > :00:14.The Education Secretary prolises to raise standards and improve
:00:15. > :00:28.And another well is washed tp on the North Norfolk coast. It is thought
:00:29. > :00:33.to be a fin whale. First tonight, a promise from
:00:34. > :00:39.Greater Anglia and Network Rail The severe delays and disruption
:00:40. > :00:43.caused by leaves on the lind in this region last year won't or,
:00:44. > :00:47.at least, shouldn't happen `gain. They've spent an extra ?3 mhllion
:00:48. > :00:51.on new equipment to stop thd tracks getting slippery and repair damaged
:00:52. > :01:00.trains closer to home. In a moment, we'll hear frol both
:01:01. > :01:02.organisations, but first, Alex Dunlop has been looking
:01:03. > :01:05.at the practical solutions Meet Greater Anglia's latest weapon
:01:06. > :01:09.in the war on slippery rails. A new lathe which skims dam`ged
:01:10. > :01:12.metal from the wheels. Damaged caused by
:01:13. > :01:15.leaves on the line. The work which was carried out
:01:16. > :01:18.here in Derby is now It means wheels can be menddd
:01:19. > :01:22.in a third of the time. The lathe is just one
:01:23. > :01:25.weapon in a new armoury. Network Rail has brought in extra
:01:26. > :01:29.specialist trains which cle`n and then sprays a sandy glud over
:01:30. > :01:34.rails to stop trains slipping. And a so-called Sandrover
:01:35. > :01:38.to reach more remote lines. This is about being prepared
:01:39. > :01:41.for worst-case scenario not With extreme weather,
:01:42. > :01:46.we get a lot more of that now, we've got to prepared
:01:47. > :01:47.for worst-case scenario. So leaves on the line,
:01:48. > :01:50.you reckon you've got We have covered ourselves
:01:51. > :01:53.far, far, far better A November many commuters
:01:54. > :02:00.would rather forget. Six weeks of leaves fell on the line
:02:01. > :02:03.in just a fortnight. 10 out of 27 engines
:02:04. > :02:06.were out of action. As the leaves fell, they were
:02:07. > :02:10.crushed by trains using the lines. It left a thin residue,
:02:11. > :02:13.which lead to the wheels sphnning on the rails and that creatdd
:02:14. > :02:17.so-called flat spots, which means the wheels were no
:02:18. > :02:20.longer perfectly round. Some schedules will be tweaked,
:02:21. > :02:25.more lineside vegetation will be cleared and local landowners will be
:02:26. > :02:30.asked to remove some trees. It's one of three stations
:02:31. > :02:39.in Norfolk where, as you can see, there are quite a few
:02:40. > :02:40.overhanging trees. From now on, trains will only stop
:02:41. > :02:44.here if requested and that leans that drivers won't have to break
:02:45. > :02:47.or accelerate in case of le`f mulch The hope now that the weathdr
:02:48. > :02:51.will be kind and that commuters if not all content,
:02:52. > :02:55.will at least be forgiving. Earlier I spoke representathves
:02:56. > :02:57.of both the train company We saw Jamie Burles
:02:58. > :03:01.from Greater Anglia in that report. I began by asking him
:03:02. > :03:04.whether he was now looking forward to happy customers
:03:05. > :03:18.for the next few months. That is certainly the aim, so we are
:03:19. > :03:22.investing millions of pounds extra and the ultimate aim of courses to
:03:23. > :03:27.keep the trains running and keep them running on time. Some of those
:03:28. > :03:31.trains to London you are gohng to start five minutes earlier so it
:03:32. > :03:35.will take longer. It is all about sticking to the journey timd and
:03:36. > :03:42.making sure people get therd. Talk to me about these six speci`list
:03:43. > :03:48.trains you have. Are they rdally going to be able to cope with the
:03:49. > :03:53.hundreds of miles of track? This is not a new thing. Yes, they do. We
:03:54. > :04:00.have a number of circuits they work on. They did not work last `utumn.
:04:01. > :04:07.They did. What they were trxing to deal with was a bigger problem in a
:04:08. > :04:11.shorter time. A top line in the press release is Greater Anglia and
:04:12. > :04:16.Network Rail work together on this project. How difficult is that
:04:17. > :04:20.relationship? We have to work together because we are a r`il
:04:21. > :04:28.system and we need the track and we need the trains to work as well as
:04:29. > :04:34.possible. Quite often there may be a problem on the track, something that
:04:35. > :04:40.is Network Rail's responsibhlity yet the passengers blame him. That's not
:04:41. > :04:44.fair, is it? It is a question of a partnership. I don't think people
:04:45. > :04:49.care whose problem the issud is they just wanted resolved and that
:04:50. > :04:54.there are things I am responsible there are things I am responsible
:04:55. > :05:00.for and he is responsible for and both of us work as hard to solve
:05:01. > :05:05.them. We can't in a difficult season. What is your promisd to
:05:06. > :05:09.passengers today? We have countless actions and millions of pounds extra
:05:10. > :05:13.that we will spend and that is making sure we are in far bdtter
:05:14. > :05:18.shape than we were this timd last year. Our passengers still going to
:05:19. > :05:23.be frustrated by leaves on the line? The problem will never go away
:05:24. > :05:27.completely but as Jamie has said, we are investing a very large `mount of
:05:28. > :05:32.money on top of what we norlally do for autumn to do everything we can
:05:33. > :05:35.to make this year better. Wd are confident we are much better
:05:36. > :05:40.prepared for the autumn this year and people will see that.
:05:41. > :05:48.A well has been washed up on the North Norfolk coast. It is thought
:05:49. > :05:52.to be a fin whale and about 12 metres long.
:05:53. > :06:00.This speech is about 400 metres behind me in that direction. It is
:06:01. > :06:05.high tide at the moment and we thought that in the pitch black it
:06:06. > :06:13.was not safe to go onto the beach to get pictures of the well but this is
:06:14. > :06:17.what we know. A fin whale ddad, 40 feet long was washed up on the beach
:06:18. > :06:21.this afternoon and the estate has issued a statement and it s`ys, the
:06:22. > :06:31.wardens from the reserves h`ve reported well to the investhgation
:06:32. > :06:36.programme who hope to carry out a postmortem to establish the cause of
:06:37. > :06:43.death. Plans are in place to remove the fin whale from the beach. We
:06:44. > :06:48.advise the public to not approach the carcass. Two sperm whalds were
:06:49. > :06:52.washed up along the coast. Four others were found dead on the
:06:53. > :06:59.Lincolnshire coast. It is thought they were part of a pod who might
:07:00. > :07:04.have lost their way. Earlier it is high tide and having spoken to
:07:05. > :07:08.somebody representing the estate, they say they are hoping thd carcass
:07:09. > :07:11.might be washed out to sea on the high tide although clearly they will
:07:12. > :07:13.know more by first light tolorrow morning.
:07:14. > :07:15.The Competition and Markets Authority has launched
:07:16. > :07:18.an investigation into the t`keover of Bernard Matthews.
:07:19. > :07:20.The Norfolk-based turkey producer was sold to the food tycoon
:07:21. > :07:26.The investigation will make sure the deal does not
:07:27. > :07:31.have a negative effect on consumers by blocking competition.
:07:32. > :07:34.The Education Secretary was in Norwich today with a promise
:07:35. > :07:36.that children in the city whll be given more opportunities
:07:37. > :07:43.to improve their lives and she wants it to happen by 2020.
:07:44. > :07:45.A recent survey placed Norwhch close to the bottom when it
:07:46. > :07:48.comes to improving young people's life chances.
:07:49. > :07:53.This from our political correspondent Andrew Sinclahr.
:07:54. > :07:56.The Education Secretary with apprentices at Norwich City
:07:57. > :08:01.The new Government is very keen to talk about improving
:08:02. > :08:04.opportunities, particularly for young people
:08:05. > :08:10.You are going to be the first person in your family heading
:08:11. > :08:15.Most of the A-level students in this room were going to be the fhrst
:08:16. > :08:20.I have picked a university closer to Essex.
:08:21. > :08:22.Justine Greening believes that with the right encouragement
:08:23. > :08:25.and good teaching young people can raise their aspirations,
:08:26. > :08:29.get better jobs and improve their social mobility,
:08:30. > :08:32.which is why she's designatdd Norwich one of the first
:08:33. > :08:36.Over three years, around ?6 million will be spent
:08:37. > :08:40.on creating apprenticeships, encouraging staff from colldges
:08:41. > :08:44.and universities to work with local schools, while employers will be
:08:45. > :08:48.funded to provide mentoring and career advice.
:08:49. > :08:51.I think, in the end, if we are really going
:08:52. > :08:55.does not matter where you start you can make the best
:08:56. > :08:57.of your talents and your potential, it is probably going
:08:58. > :09:00.One is making sure young people have the knowledge
:09:01. > :09:06.The second is then having f`ntastic experiences as they grow up,
:09:07. > :09:08.whether it's the national chtizens' service, and we really
:09:09. > :09:12.want to make sure young people in Norwich get access to th`t,
:09:13. > :09:17.But critics question if such a scheme can really work.
:09:18. > :09:21.A ?1 billion initiative to help troubled families was judged this
:09:22. > :09:25.week to have had little imp`ct, while Labour say opportunitx areas
:09:26. > :09:30.We have seen quite clearly that Norwich is going to lose
:09:31. > :09:33.?14 million in the next round of education cuts
:09:34. > :09:36.and the money they are offering unless the other areas
:09:37. > :09:38.are being underfunded as well, means that Norwich children
:09:39. > :09:40.are going to lose out despite this money.
:09:41. > :09:45.So they are giving with one hand and taking with the other.
:09:46. > :09:48.The government wants opporttnity areas to be one of its flagship
:09:49. > :09:51.policies and this will be one of the places where its success
:09:52. > :10:07.But from the rest of the late team, goodnight.
:10:08. > :10:15.Some showers earlier across the region. They have now cleardd but
:10:16. > :10:19.there is the risk of more fdeding in from the North Sea, particularly
:10:20. > :10:24.affecting the coastal part of Norfolk and Suffolk. Temper`tures
:10:25. > :10:31.not falling quite so low further west. Temperatures could be six or 7
:10:32. > :10:35.degrees. High pressure building in, low pressure still close by and
:10:36. > :10:40.still that northerly wind, so although there will be a lot of dry
:10:41. > :10:46.and bright weather, we do rtn the risk of some of those showers coming
:10:47. > :10:52.in on those North Philly wins. Particularly for the eastern part of
:10:53. > :10:58.Norfolk and Suffolk. Factor in that moderate northerly wind, it will
:10:59. > :11:00.feel chilly. The outlook and it is looking like a largely settled
:11:01. > :11:02.Temperatures up into double figures. The outlook, mostly dry for the next
:11:03. > :11:15.few days. Now the national outlook. Good evening. We are likely to the
:11:16. > :11:16.all colours of the autumn,