:00:00. > :00:00.Hello, and welcome to the Look East late news.
:00:00. > :00:00.In the programme tonight: The region's biggest train operator
:00:07. > :00:11.sells 40% of its franchise to a Japanese investor.
:00:12. > :00:15.The future of nuclear power in Suffolk.
:00:16. > :00:17.Our environment reporter has a special report.
:00:18. > :00:22.Out of the FA Cup at non-league Lincoln, who scored the winner
:00:23. > :00:40.It's been announced that a Japanese investor.
:00:41. > :00:45.In the main rail service in this region.
:00:46. > :00:47.The train operator Abellio says the partnership with Mitsui
:00:48. > :00:49.will lead to "significant improvements" for passengers.
:00:50. > :00:51.The Government will have to approve the deal.
:00:52. > :00:54.But the surprise announcement has been criticised by unions
:00:55. > :00:59.who said it made a "mockery" of the franchising process.
:01:00. > :01:02.It follows the news that an Italian company is due to buy the C2C
:01:03. > :01:05.franchise that runs the line from London to Southend.
:01:06. > :01:18.Our business correspondent Richard Bond reports.
:01:19. > :01:20.It's a deal that comes at a critical time
:01:21. > :01:24.It is only three months since the Dutch firm Abellio started
:01:25. > :01:28.It was won on the back of a promise to transform services in Essex,
:01:29. > :01:31.Suffolk and Norfolk through a ?1.4 billion investment.
:01:32. > :01:33.A completely new fleet of trains will be introduced with the aim
:01:34. > :01:37.of cutting average journey times by 10%.
:01:38. > :01:43.Hundreds of carriages will be made in this yard in Derby.
:01:44. > :01:46.The company Abellio is selling a stake to is Mitsui,
:01:47. > :01:48.a Japanese conglomerate with interests in everything
:01:49. > :01:54.Abellio won't say how much Mitsui is paying for it's 40% stake,
:01:55. > :01:57.but this will be the first time a Japanese company
:01:58. > :02:03.will be a shareholder in a British train company.
:02:04. > :02:07.It makes a mockery of the tendering process because tendering processes
:02:08. > :02:10.are quite tough and they must satisfy safety grounds,
:02:11. > :02:20.We have got this company who's coming out of the blue,
:02:21. > :02:23.never been in the process and suddenly they are buying
:02:24. > :02:29.Sports Direct getting involved in the train industry?
:02:30. > :02:31.Japan's rail system is best known for it's 200 mile
:02:32. > :02:34.Unfortunately for local commuters, there's no chance of any
:02:35. > :02:40.Abellio says Mitsui was the best partner to help transform
:02:41. > :02:45.Its promises include introducing regular 90-minute
:02:46. > :02:49.services between Norwich and Liverpool Street,
:02:50. > :02:51.all passengers will care about is whether such
:02:52. > :02:58.Our business correspondent Richard Bond reporting and earlier
:02:59. > :03:06.I asked Richard what he thought was behind the decision to sell.
:03:07. > :03:09.When Abellio first pitch for this franchise it did so as part
:03:10. > :03:16.of the joint bid with another transport company called Stagecoach.
:03:17. > :03:19.Stagecoach pulled out and Abellio ploughed on on their own
:03:20. > :03:24.It is now saying that it was always it is intention and wish to be
:03:25. > :03:28.Basically you have got to bear in mind that when you are running
:03:29. > :03:33.a major franchise like this over nine years, there are huge
:03:34. > :03:37.risks and being part of a joint venture
:03:38. > :03:43.Should we be concerned that this company Mitsui was not part
:03:44. > :03:45.of the bidding process considering it now owns 40%
:03:46. > :03:52.It still owns 60% of the company and is still in charge
:03:53. > :03:56.Mitsui is being vetted by the Department for Transport
:03:57. > :03:59.and the Government act to put out a statement to light saying that it
:04:00. > :04:03.would only approve this partial sale once both parties have satisfied us
:04:04. > :04:10.that passengers will benefit from it.
:04:11. > :04:15.Mitsui is a fit and proper partner for Abellio.
:04:16. > :04:19.Football and Ipswich have been dumped out the FA Cup
:04:20. > :04:25.It was a poor performance from Town and they paid the price
:04:26. > :04:30.Lincoln scored the only goal of the game to move
:04:31. > :04:34.Joining me from the ground is Alex Mathie the former Town
:04:35. > :04:41.player and summariser for BBC Radio Suffolk tonight.
:04:42. > :04:46.How do you explain that performance away?
:04:47. > :04:52.I think it was a poor performance from Ipswich. Lincoln wanted the
:04:53. > :04:57.game, wanted to win the game a lot more than we did. They had a good
:04:58. > :05:02.game plan and they were the better team on the night, to be fair. Terry
:05:03. > :05:10.Butcher said he was embarrassed and that it was a disgrace. Do you agree
:05:11. > :05:14.with that? I would agree with that. I was frustrated watching it, seeing
:05:15. > :05:18.a team like Ipswich Town playing away they did. All credit to
:05:19. > :05:22.Lincoln, they came out and they played very well. There was a lot
:05:23. > :05:25.more hunger and desire from their players than Ipswich players to go
:05:26. > :05:28.through to the next round of the cup. Where do you lay the blame with
:05:29. > :05:35.Mike kids at the players or Mick McGrath the? To be fair, the players
:05:36. > :05:39.got to stand up and be counted. Small pitch, tight areas, they've
:05:40. > :05:43.got to have the confidence to go out and play. Tonight, they didn't have
:05:44. > :05:47.that hunger or desire to go through to the next round. The Lincoln
:05:48. > :05:50.have got to take responsibility. have got to take responsibility.
:05:51. > :05:52.Thank you very much indeed for joining us tonight.
:05:53. > :05:54.And BBC Radio Suffolk will have more reaction
:05:55. > :05:58.to the match on their breakfast programme tomorrow morning.
:05:59. > :06:00.A dog walker from Suffolk told Suffolk Coastal Council
:06:01. > :06:04.about the dangerous state of the cliffs at Thorpe Ness.
:06:05. > :06:11.Maggie Scorer contacted the council last Thursday with her concerns.
:06:12. > :06:14.On Saturday a man was killed at the base of the cliffs.
:06:15. > :06:25.unless something was done, either putting a cordon to stop
:06:26. > :06:28.people going above and also below, and certainly big signs to warn
:06:29. > :06:30.people about the dangers, tragedy would happen.
:06:31. > :06:33.The police have released images of the final two
:06:34. > :06:39.Who were in Bury St Edmunds at the same time Corrie
:06:40. > :06:46.The airman from RAF Honington disappeared after a night out
:06:47. > :06:49.Officers say the woman and the cyclist could be
:06:50. > :07:00.Time is running out for people who want to have their say over
:07:01. > :07:02.plans for a new nuclear power station in Suffolk.
:07:03. > :07:03.With the second round of public consultation
:07:04. > :07:13.Sizewell C would be the biggest civil engineering project ever
:07:14. > :07:16.It would take up to ten years to build.
:07:17. > :07:19.Our environment reporter Richard Daniel has been looking
:07:20. > :07:23.Minsmere, a world-renowned nature reserve that sits cheek
:07:24. > :07:28.The prospect of a massive construction site close
:07:29. > :07:37.From that, potential to disturb birds in the non-breeding season,
:07:38. > :07:39.in the winter, but also in their breeding territories
:07:40. > :07:42.if there is too much noise, impact on the water levels,
:07:43. > :07:44.that could potentially affect their feeding areas.
:07:45. > :07:47.EDF says it's carrying out environmental surveys.
:07:48. > :07:49.But it won't publish detailed information until the final stage
:07:50. > :08:05.Sizewell C would effectively double its size.
:08:06. > :08:08.Add to that the area needed for contractors
:08:09. > :08:12.compounds and soil excavation and stockpiles during construction.
:08:13. > :08:25.This is where part of the campus accommodation as EDF is
:08:26. > :08:28.Our position all along has been in order
:08:29. > :08:30.for the region to benefit truly and for the local community's
:08:31. > :08:33.impact to be reduced, it would be much more
:08:34. > :08:35.effective to split the campus accommodation into more urban
:08:36. > :08:43.earmarked for Sizewell C lie Sizewell Marshes, fen meadow
:08:44. > :08:44.habitat conservationists describe as "irreplaceable".
:08:45. > :08:47.Part of this special site of scientific interest would be lost
:08:48. > :08:54.if a new access road to Sizewell C is built across it.
:08:55. > :08:56.A lot of that is of a significant concern.
:08:57. > :08:58.We would also begin certain about the wider
:08:59. > :09:07.The raising of ground water through the more.
:09:08. > :09:09.We have a moral and ethical right to minimise the disruption.
:09:10. > :09:11.EDF says it's already begun creating wetland habitat
:09:12. > :09:14.We have a moral and ethical right to minimise the disruption.
:09:15. > :09:18.We accept there will be disruption, but there are also be a lot
:09:19. > :09:21.of benefits to be brought by this project and it's up to us to make
:09:22. > :09:24.sure we get the balance in terms of minimising the impact,
:09:25. > :09:27.while still bringing the significant benefits it can bring to Suffolk.
:09:28. > :09:29.Conservationists say at this stage they don't have sufficient
:09:30. > :09:31.information to gauge what the full environmental impact
:09:32. > :09:40.But it's clear even now that there's plenty at stake.
:09:41. > :09:43.Coming up now the weather with Julie.
:09:44. > :09:54.Thank you very much. In some spots, we have got minus three and we could
:09:55. > :09:58.see those temperatures dropping lower in places. Widespread frost
:09:59. > :10:02.and later in the night we could see is thicker cloud drifting down from
:10:03. > :10:07.the north. That could produce a patchy rain and drizzle. For most of
:10:08. > :10:11.dry night. The cloud increases, the temperature could rise again in some
:10:12. > :10:14.spots. Some of us not waking up to eight frost and light winds
:10:15. > :10:19.overnight. Tomorrow, high pressure in charge. The weather front to the
:10:20. > :10:24.north. Even where we have the thicker cloud, we will hope it will
:10:25. > :10:27.break in times to allow some brightness and sunshine through. It
:10:28. > :10:31.does look like in the south-eastern corner that is where we are
:10:32. > :10:35.expecting the best of tomorrow's sunshine. Temperatures really
:10:36. > :10:41.struggling to about three or four Celsius. Saying on the chilly side.
:10:42. > :10:44.Holding onto the light south to south-westerly winds. We finished
:10:45. > :10:49.the day largely dry and five with a fair amount of cloud around. Light
:10:50. > :10:53.rain and drizzle in the north may be. In a minute, the National
:10:54. > :10:58.forecast, but I will leave you with the outlook. Thursday and Friday,
:10:59. > :11:00.high pressure still in charge. A lot of cloud around. Breaks in the
:11:01. > :11:03.south. from time to time. Staying settled
:11:04. > :11:08.still. Nick has the national forecast this evening.
:11:09. > :11:12.Hello. If you are watching the football earlier it turned out to be
:11:13. > :11:18.an evening for football fans in Lincolnshire. This is how it looked
:11:19. > :11:20.at the start of the day. No idea whether this weather watcher is a
:11:21. > :11:25.football fan, it's a fan of weather that matters here. All sorts of
:11:26. > :11:28.weather, from 13 in Aberdeenshire to two, despite the sunshine in Kent. I
:11:29. > :11:33.wonder if this six in the cloud across the Midlands into northern
:11:34. > :11:36.England and parts of Wales felt colder, particularly in these misty
:11:37. > :11:40.and foggy conditions in this weather watcher view. Some drizzly rain
:11:41. > :11:44.around at times still from the thicker cloud into parts of England
:11:45. > :11:45.and Wales overnight, hill fog too. Cloud for Scotland and