:00:00. > :00:20.independent child sexual abuse inquiry. Join me now
:00:21. > :00:28.The huge coastal defence scheme costing ?30 million has been planned
:00:29. > :00:33.for a stretch of the Norfolk coast. And the settled but rather cloudy
:00:34. > :00:35.outlook. Join me for the details later.
:00:36. > :00:39.Rail passengers travelling into London from Essex,
:00:40. > :00:41.Suffolk and Norfolk are facing up to five months of delays
:00:42. > :00:49.From January a replacement bus service from Essex into London
:00:50. > :00:53.will be in operation every Saturday and Sunday.
:00:54. > :00:57.Journey times will be an hour longer.
:00:58. > :01:01.The reason, a ?250 million project to make the railway more reliable
:01:02. > :01:11.Half term and Ipswich station is a hive of activity.
:01:12. > :01:14.No disruption on the trains today, but in a few weeks
:01:15. > :01:19.Network Rail have announced that from January until March buses
:01:20. > :01:22.will replace trains every wdekend from Essex into London.
:01:23. > :01:24.And from March until May the disruption will continud
:01:25. > :01:48.This work needs to be done to bring the real we enter 50% of normal
:01:49. > :01:49.passengers travel at Christmas. the real we enter 50% of normal
:01:50. > :01:50.passengers travel at Christlas. This passengers travel at Christlas. This
:01:51. > :01:54.is the most sensible time to do it. A better service for
:01:55. > :01:57.the region in the long run, but an inconvenience
:01:58. > :02:02.for passengers short term. It will stop us either
:02:03. > :02:05.going in or we will have to end up The cost is just as
:02:06. > :02:09.high, no reduction. We decided to take the train,
:02:10. > :02:19.but next time I will take the car. The multi million pound upgrade
:02:20. > :02:23.programme includes replacing overhead wires to make
:02:24. > :02:25.journeys more reliable. A new platform will be built
:02:26. > :02:27.at Shenfield and sidings for new air conditioned trahns,
:02:28. > :02:34.part of the Crossrail Project. It will mean big benefits
:02:35. > :02:35.for Essex commuters, providing direct journeys
:02:36. > :02:37.into London and beyond. Tunnels will link the east and west
:02:38. > :02:40.sides of the capital, While rail campaign groups
:02:41. > :02:50.welcome the improvements, they are also urging Network Rail
:02:51. > :02:52.to consider alternative plans. There is no pain without gahn,
:02:53. > :02:56.but I think real users as a whole are getting fed up with the amount
:02:57. > :02:59.of disruption they are getthng at weekends and they were rdally
:03:00. > :03:04.like an alternative to busses. The advice from Network Rail today
:03:05. > :03:07.is to check with the train A new airline is to begin flying
:03:08. > :03:18.from Southend Airport. CityJet will offer up to 18
:03:19. > :03:21.new European destinations bringing This is potentially a big deal
:03:22. > :03:35.for Southend Airport. CityJet is an Irish regional airline
:03:36. > :03:37.which operates mainly out It plans to introduce a mixture
:03:38. > :03:41.of business and leisure flights to the Essex airport
:03:42. > :03:43.from April next year, bringing a big boost
:03:44. > :03:47.to passenger numbers. The destinations are being worked
:03:48. > :03:50.through but there will be Etropean destinations and we are looking
:03:51. > :03:53.towards 18 new destinations which is double what we have today
:03:54. > :03:57.and it will create up to 600,00 additional passengers
:03:58. > :04:04.through Southend Airport. Southend are seeing Andrew million
:04:05. > :04:15.pounds worth of investment from the Stobart Group in rdcent
:04:16. > :04:18.years, it has brought a new control tower,
:04:19. > :04:19.terminal and railway station. Passenger numbers took off
:04:20. > :04:21.when easyJet started The budget airline and Flybe
:04:22. > :04:33.operate to a total of 19 Carrying a million
:04:34. > :04:36.passengers a year. The arrival of CityJet
:04:37. > :04:38.could increase that by 60%. News that may concern
:04:39. > :04:39.local residents. Some of whom oppose
:04:40. > :04:45.the airport expansion. A huge coastal defence scheme
:04:46. > :04:48.costing about ?30 million is being planned for a stretch
:04:49. > :04:51.of the Norfolk coast. It would involve pumping millions
:04:52. > :04:54.of tonnes of sand ashore to protect the Bacton gas terminal
:04:55. > :04:58.and neighbouring villages. It's a vital piece of
:04:59. > :05:03.national infrastructure. Nearly a third of all the g`s we use
:05:04. > :05:07.is piped into Bacton gas terminal. Unthinkable then that this
:05:08. > :05:11.could fall into sea. Sea defences have failed,
:05:12. > :05:18.beach levels have dropped. Which is why a radical solution
:05:19. > :05:21.to protect the terminal and the neighbouring villagds
:05:22. > :05:23.of Walcott and Bacton On the Dutch coast huge
:05:24. > :05:36.quantities of sand have been The natural movement of the waves
:05:37. > :05:45.and tides then carries this sacrificial material down the coast,
:05:46. > :05:48.maintaining beach levels, providing protection
:05:49. > :05:53.from storms and tidal surges. We are so close now that I cannot
:05:54. > :06:04.see it not happening. It hasn't happened as quickly
:06:05. > :06:12.as I would have liked or indeed as the terminal would like,
:06:13. > :06:15.which is why they're having to put temporary protection in casd
:06:16. > :06:18.of winter storms this year. At Bacton, 2.3 million
:06:19. > :06:21.cubic metres of sand The estimated cost of
:06:22. > :06:26.the sandscaping is around ?30 North Norfolk Council needs to raise
:06:27. > :06:47.approximately ?6 million to protect It is facing a shortfall
:06:48. > :06:51.of up to three million. We are waiting for the Autuln
:06:52. > :06:54.Statement to see whether the Also whether gas companies
:06:55. > :06:57.are willing to contribute. Without contributions
:06:58. > :06:59.from government and gas companies, this will not go ahead
:07:00. > :07:01.and that is disturbing. The scheme, which would be a first
:07:02. > :07:04.for Britain, has the backing If the funding can be agreed,
:07:05. > :07:07.work could start And we'll have more on that story
:07:08. > :07:14.in the Sunday Politics this Sunday A young fin whale washed
:07:15. > :07:18.up at Holkham beach The carcass was found last Thursday
:07:19. > :07:22.and became a tourist attraction. Mild temperatures caused it
:07:23. > :07:24.to decompose rapidly so Natural England wanted to remove
:07:25. > :07:26.it as soon as possible. Early this morning, specialhsts
:07:27. > :07:29.took it to a rendering We are approaching that time of year
:07:30. > :07:39.when many people wear poppids to remember those who have served
:07:40. > :07:41.and made sacrifices But the poppy isn't just a symbol
:07:42. > :07:47.of the two world wars. One of the faces of this year's
:07:48. > :07:50.Poppy Appeal is a former soldier from Essex who was shot
:07:51. > :07:53.in the eye in Afghanistan Sam Stock didn't fall
:07:54. > :07:58.into the Army, he ran into it. From a young age it was pretty much
:07:59. > :08:03.all he wanted to do. In 2009, he found himself
:08:04. > :08:07.in Afghanistan searching for IEDs, inprovised explosve devices,
:08:08. > :08:15.a few weeks later he found inprovised explosve devices.
:08:16. > :08:17.A few weeks later he found himself in hospital -
:08:18. > :08:21.he'd been shot in the eye, One moment I was in Afghanistan
:08:22. > :08:28.the next I was back in England I asked what she was
:08:29. > :08:33.doing in Afghanistan. Sam emerged from a coma
:08:34. > :08:39.with brain damage. If he survived, he would no longer
:08:40. > :08:43.be a soldier. The tiredness and forgetfulness,
:08:44. > :08:55.I would have been more One minute my mates were thdre,
:08:56. > :09:06.the next I was in hospital. This is the film that tells Sam's
:09:07. > :09:09.story for this year's Poppy Appeal. We're led into thinking he's
:09:10. > :09:15.talking about himself, That's the thing with
:09:16. > :09:32.the British Legion. They're helping those injured
:09:33. > :09:34.in conflicts and those who have That is the brilliant thing
:09:35. > :09:39.about the British Legion, Those who served and sacrifhced
:09:40. > :09:55.in the first and second world wars will always be remembered,
:09:56. > :09:57.but the poppy, worn with pride, is there to make sure
:09:58. > :09:59.that young veterans, people like Sam, will also
:10:00. > :10:01.never be forgotten. You can see all those videos
:10:02. > :10:03.in full online. We are back in Breakfast
:10:04. > :10:06.tomorrow from 6:30pm, but I'll say goodnight and leave
:10:07. > :10:17.you with Alex with the weather. It is looking mostly drive.
:10:18. > :10:22.Temperatures getting into shngle figures across many counties to 90.
:10:23. > :10:26.Could be some mist and fog patches developing, although they are not
:10:27. > :10:29.expected to be as widespread as last night. High-pressure still keeping
:10:30. > :10:35.our outlook settled, but we might end up with some cloud. This weather
:10:36. > :10:42.front heading southwards through the day. Possibly producing somd light
:10:43. > :10:43.rain or drizzle is to the Northern counties. The rest of the region
:10:44. > :10:44.counties. The rest of the rdgion looks as though it will stay dry.
:10:45. > :10:49.looks as though it will stax dry. Hopefully some brighter spells.
:10:50. > :10:54.Temperature is around 15 degrees, so very mild indeed. The mild theme
:10:55. > :11:00.continues. The National fordcast is continues. The National fordcast is
:11:01. > :11:02.coming up. Here is our outlook. Hopefully some brightness
:11:03. > :11:05.fine and dry and on the mild side. My colleague Helen Willetts has with
:11:06. > :11:06.the national