09/01/2017

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:00:00. > :00:00.Hello and welcome to the Look East late news.

:00:00. > :00:07.The girlfriend of missing airman Corrie McKeague tells Look East

:00:08. > :00:11.she's pregnant and just wishes he'd come home.

:00:12. > :00:15.Being a mum is something I've always wanted to be,

:00:16. > :00:23.but it's just a horrible time, isn't it, really?

:00:24. > :00:27.An inquest in Chelmsford hears how a prisoner electrocuted himself

:00:28. > :00:44.Well, I'll have all the details in your weather for the week ahead.

:00:45. > :00:49.First tonight, Corrie McKeague's girlfriend has told Look East

:00:50. > :00:55.April Oliver, who's a personal trainer in Norfolk, has been talking

:00:56. > :00:58.about her relationship with the airman, who's been missing

:00:59. > :01:02.She discovered she was pregnant just a couple of weeks

:01:03. > :01:06.We'll hear from her, and from Corrie's mother,

:01:07. > :01:13.She's always wanted to be a mother, but looking at the scan

:01:14. > :01:16.of her and Corrie Mckeague's unborn child, April Oliver wishes

:01:17. > :01:19.the circumstances could have been different.

:01:20. > :01:21.Their baby is due late spring, early summer.

:01:22. > :01:24.The 21-year-old personal trainer, who lives in West Norfolk,

:01:25. > :01:28.first met Corrie on an online dating website last summer.

:01:29. > :01:31.She only discovered she was pregnant a fortnight after

:01:32. > :01:35.You know when the lady showed its foot?

:01:36. > :01:38.Yes. That was really, really good.

:01:39. > :01:44.Corrie's mother, Nicola Urquhart, and April's parents have known

:01:45. > :01:47.about the pregnancy since the outset and are supporting her.

:01:48. > :01:49.Corrie, who was based at RAF Honington in Suffolk,

:01:50. > :01:53.was last caught on CCTV in the early hours of Saturday 24 September

:01:54. > :02:00.The 23-year-old had been enjoying a night out with friends before

:02:01. > :02:03.he left this nightclub alone in the early hours.

:02:04. > :02:07.After entering an area behind some shops, he disappeared.

:02:08. > :02:13.As this home video shows, Corrie Mckeague is an extrovert

:02:14. > :02:16.and happy to perform for both family and friends.

:02:17. > :02:20.His family say he would talk to anyone.

:02:21. > :02:23.Every week Nicola flies to Suffolk from Scotland to coordinate

:02:24. > :02:30.Last week she brought in a team of private

:02:31. > :02:34.Preparations are in place for the birth of Corrie and April's baby.

:02:35. > :02:37.April now hopes for some personal privacy for her and her baby's

:02:38. > :02:39.health, both families now determined that efforts are now

:02:40. > :02:49.focused on finding Corrie, this unborn baby's father.

:02:50. > :02:52.Earlier today, Susie Fowler-Watt sat down with April Oliver

:02:53. > :02:57.Corrie's mother Nicola Urquhart was there too.

:02:58. > :03:01.They invited the Look East cameras along now so that April can focus

:03:02. > :03:04.on her unborn baby for the rest of her pregnancy.

:03:05. > :03:12.April started by talking about her relationship with Corrie.

:03:13. > :03:16.We started seeing each other, and it was quite casual.

:03:17. > :03:20.We were both seeing other people at the time, and then we led

:03:21. > :03:24.on to have conversations whereby we thought it was getting serious,

:03:25. > :03:28.and what we were going to do and what plans we had.

:03:29. > :03:35.So, yes, we were sort of getting on our way to being just us

:03:36. > :03:38.and happy and seeing what we wanted out of each other.

:03:39. > :03:41.We'd had conversations about children and what

:03:42. > :03:48.It was something I hoped he would be here to help me make

:03:49. > :03:54.And you say you've had to go through it alone -

:03:55. > :03:59.did you have any doubts about whether you wanted to keep the baby?

:04:00. > :04:02.There is the element of, what if he did not come back,

:04:03. > :04:07.Again I had to think about it and take a sensible approach.

:04:08. > :04:10.Being a mum is something I've always wanted to be,

:04:11. > :04:18.right from when I was younger, but it is just

:04:19. > :04:28.And you're still hopeful Corrie will come home?

:04:29. > :04:32.There's nothing I would love more, is for him to walk through the door

:04:33. > :04:38.Yes, I would probably cry, that would be the first thing.

:04:39. > :04:41.But my only concern is getting him home and how we can

:04:42. > :04:49.And, Nicola, for you, this is another twist in

:04:50. > :05:06.I've known from the beginning, but April is 21,

:05:07. > :05:15.she's pregnant and there are exceptional circumstances behind it,

:05:16. > :05:18.so it is something that somebody would normally want to keep quiet

:05:19. > :05:22.but that's only thing she's had to deal with just now.

:05:23. > :05:25.We have been trying to keep it quiet -

:05:26. > :05:28.hopefully by doing this it will draw a line under it and April

:05:29. > :05:31.to get the chance to try and enjoy her pregnancy as best

:05:32. > :05:32.she can, but safely, without any additional stress.

:05:33. > :05:34.And this will be your first grandchild.

:05:35. > :05:37.It should be a joyous occasion for you.

:05:38. > :05:41.I was at the scan with April the other day

:05:42. > :05:45.and I don't think any one could see that and not be affected by it.

:05:46. > :05:47.But it is incredibly difficult to bounce my head,

:05:48. > :05:50.as it is for April as well, from the excitement of a new baby

:05:51. > :05:53.to what we are actually trying to focus on just now,

:05:54. > :06:07.This is a difficult thing to think about,

:06:08. > :06:12.but I guess, potentially, you're looking at the possibility of having

:06:13. > :06:21.It is something all of us are thinking about, but again, as I've

:06:22. > :06:25.said so many times before, I won't accept Corrie isn't coming back

:06:26. > :06:32.It's not constructive - it doesn't help me find him.

:06:33. > :06:36.While we have no news, they're still the chance he could come back,

:06:37. > :06:38.so I will just keep thinking that way.

:06:39. > :06:46.Nicola and April, thank you both very much.

:06:47. > :06:48.And for more information on the search for Corrie Mckeague go

:06:49. > :06:57.Other news now, and an inquest in Chelmsford has heard how

:06:58. > :06:59.a prisoner who was under observation electrocuted himself with wires

:07:00. > :07:04.25-year-old Dean Saunders died a year ago at Chelmsford Prison.

:07:05. > :07:08.The inquest heard his electrocution was only the third recorded

:07:09. > :07:12.in a prison in England and Wales since records began.

:07:13. > :07:14.Dean Saunders' parents, Mark and Donna,

:07:15. > :07:17.arriving at the coroner's court in Chelmsford this morning.

:07:18. > :07:20.Mark Saunders gave evidence today and, his voice breaking

:07:21. > :07:23.with emotion, he said he believed his son had

:07:24. > :07:27.This inquest is expected to last at least a week.

:07:28. > :07:29.The evidence is being heard by a jury.

:07:30. > :07:31.Caroline Beasley-Murray, the senior coroner,

:07:32. > :07:34.told them, we will be looking into whether the state authorities

:07:35. > :07:37.did or did not do everything they could to prevent

:07:38. > :07:43.The 25-year-old from Winsford in Essex, seen here with his partner

:07:44. > :07:45.Claire and son Teddy, electrocuted himself using wires

:07:46. > :07:49.from a TV set in his cell at Chelmsford prison,

:07:50. > :07:51.only the third electrocution recorded in prisons in England

:07:52. > :07:58.He was in prison because, during a suicide attempt

:07:59. > :08:01.at the family home, he'd stabbed his father,

:08:02. > :08:04.who'd been trying to stop him, and had been charged

:08:05. > :08:09.His family say signs he was acutely mentally ill were ignored,

:08:10. > :08:11.and they say he should have been under constant supervision

:08:12. > :08:15.Instead, an officer checked on him every half an hour.

:08:16. > :08:17.Dean's partner said a nurse at the prison had assured

:08:18. > :08:22.She told the jury Dean was never given the opportunity to get help.

:08:23. > :08:30.A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found

:08:31. > :08:34.The woman in her 20s, named locally as Kerri McAuley,

:08:35. > :08:38.was found at Southalls Way in the City late last night.

:08:39. > :08:41.A JustGiving page, set up to help the family pay for funeral costs,

:08:42. > :08:49.In the draw for the fourth round of the FA Cup,

:08:50. > :08:52.made this evening, Norwich will play Arsenal if they can beat Southampton

:08:53. > :08:55.Ipswich also have a replay against Lincoln.

:08:56. > :09:02.If they win that, Town will play Championship leaders Brighton

:09:03. > :09:04.at Portman Road at the end of the month.

:09:05. > :09:19.Thank you. We will have patchy rain from the North West moving down

:09:20. > :09:23.tonight, but dry weather as well with long and clear spells. The

:09:24. > :09:28.strength of wind should prevent frost foremost, but under clear

:09:29. > :09:32.skies, temperatures as low as one Celsius, and we may see frost in

:09:33. > :09:37.sheltered spots. Tomorrow a bit of overnight rain, but for many of us a

:09:38. > :09:42.dry start with some brightness and sunshine. Temperatures tomorrow

:09:43. > :09:43.around eight Celsius, and as we head into the afternoon, cloud thickens

:09:44. > :09:59.from the West and some rain the East, with most light

:10:00. > :10:02.and sporadic. On Wednesday, a cold front pushes down from the North

:10:03. > :10:04.West than behind it colder air following in. After a mild start to

:10:05. > :10:06.Wednesday, cloud and patchy rain, and it will become brighter with

:10:07. > :10:09.showers and feeling colder. Initially we will have temperatures

:10:10. > :10:11.around nine or 10 Celsius, but as the Caldaire feeds them,

:10:12. > :10:16.temperatures fall away to seven Celsius. On Wednesday, isobars are

:10:17. > :10:20.close together because it will be windy and bitterly cold. Sunny

:10:21. > :10:24.spells and showers, so could be wintry. A yellow warning for Norfolk

:10:25. > :10:28.for occasional snow showers which could cause disruption to travel. A

:10:29. > :10:34.lot of uncertainty still but that weather front morning stays in place

:10:35. > :10:39.on Friday for Norfolk. After a cold and frosty start, a wintry showers

:10:40. > :10:42.anywhere and height of three or four Celsius. Feeling chilly and the

:10:43. > :10:47.other thing for Friday, went developing in the North Sea and

:10:48. > :10:53.springtime stock market the risk of coastal flooding in Norfolk, Suffolk

:10:54. > :10:58.and Essex. A low risk. Any concerns, contact the Environment Agency

:10:59. > :10:59.website. Now the National forecast that I leave you with the outlook

:11:00. > :11:04.for next weekend. precipitation we get will be of a

:11:05. > :11:05.wintry nation and Thursday is one