:00:20. > :00:22.Major engineering work on the rail line between Norwich
:00:23. > :00:26.It means anyone travelling on Abellio Greater Anglia services
:00:27. > :00:28.to the capital will need to use replacement buses
:00:29. > :00:31.for part of their journey. The work lasts until the New Year.
:00:32. > :00:33.For many people across the region, enjoying
:00:34. > :00:35.the end-of-year festivities is just a train ride away.
:00:36. > :00:37.But for passengers heading to London from
:00:38. > :00:40.Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex, a warning that journeys will involve
:00:41. > :00:43.Closures on the London Liverpool Street line will allow engineers
:00:44. > :00:52.Overhead power lines will also be replaced.
:00:53. > :00:54.In the summer, you may recall, there were
:00:55. > :00:56.some problems with the overhead lines.
:00:57. > :00:58.We had to have reduced speeds in the summer,
:00:59. > :01:00.because the overhead lines were sagging.
:01:01. > :01:02.So, they are putting in brand-new overhead lines.
:01:03. > :01:04.So, hopefully, in the summer, the trains will be
:01:05. > :01:10.According to Greater Anglia, passenger numbers drop by 40%
:01:11. > :01:15.Nevertheless, it is not taking any chances, laying on 1,000 coaches,
:01:16. > :01:21.to transport passengers to their final destinations.
:01:22. > :01:24.It has not been too bad, but I live up in
:01:25. > :01:26.London, and come back because my parents live here.
:01:27. > :01:29.So, I travel every weekend back to London.
:01:30. > :01:31.So, this is continuous. Every week.
:01:32. > :01:35.Then, a couple of months and then they are
:01:36. > :01:39.doing it all again. So, it is a bit annoying.
:01:40. > :01:42.It has been OK coming from Colchester here.
:01:43. > :01:44.We got on a bus. It was comfortable enough.
:01:45. > :01:50.Yeah, as far as I am concerned, we did prepare for it.
:01:51. > :01:52.Buses will also replace trains between Ely and Cambridge over
:01:53. > :01:55.But with fewer people travelling, the region's
:01:56. > :02:02.rail lines lines are likely to remain quiet.
:02:03. > :02:04.A fire which killed a woman and her youngest daughter
:02:05. > :02:07.Alina Kordaszewski and 11-year-old Emila died
:02:08. > :02:09.in the blaze at their home in Braintree on Wednesday.
:02:10. > :02:11.The fire service concluded its investigation
:02:12. > :02:13.today and found the fire started in the lounge.
:02:14. > :02:15.Rafal Kordaszewski paid tribute to his wife and daughter,
:02:16. > :02:17.saying he had been overwhelmed by the public's generosity.
:02:18. > :02:29.More than ?20,000 has so far been raised for the family.
:02:30. > :02:33.A medieval hall is set to become England's national writing centre.
:02:34. > :02:36.Dragon Hall in Norwich has been awarded ?800,000, to provide
:02:37. > :02:38.opportunities for people to get involved in creative writing.
:02:39. > :02:39.The funding from Arts Council England
:02:40. > :02:47.will allow the new centre to open in 2018.
:02:48. > :02:49.Volunteers from across our region will be preparing Christmas lunch
:02:50. > :02:51.for those who would otherwise spend tomorrow alone.
:02:52. > :02:54.In Bury St Edmunds, one charity is cooking a three-course meal
:02:55. > :03:07.Here at Gatehouse, they are busy preparing for their annual annual
:03:08. > :03:12.Around 120 people who would otherwise be alone over
:03:13. > :03:14.the holidays have been invited to a three-course Christmas meal.
:03:15. > :03:17.We have about 17 kilos of Brussels sprouts to get peeled.
:03:18. > :03:21.And the same in parsnips and carrots.
:03:22. > :03:26.We are lucky that the turkey is donated by a local catering company,
:03:27. > :03:28.so that already comes sliced and cooked for us.
:03:29. > :03:31.The people that attend the lunch are a real mix of people.
:03:32. > :03:34.Some of them are just people who live on their own.
:03:35. > :03:36.Younger people who find themselves in a situation
:03:37. > :03:38.where they are removed from their family,
:03:39. > :03:40.so they come along to the Christmas lunch.
:03:41. > :03:45.And sofa surfing and homeless people.
:03:46. > :03:47.This is a real community affair, where local businesses
:03:48. > :03:50.organisations and households have donated the food and are helping to
:03:51. > :03:51.deliver Christmas hampers across Bury St Edmunds
:03:52. > :03:59.The charity was set up 30 years ago and say it is
:04:00. > :04:02.important, especially at this time of year, to hold this event,
:04:03. > :04:10.so the community can come together on Christmas Day.
:04:11. > :04:21.Now, here is Georgina Burnett, with the weather.
:04:22. > :04:35.Good evening. The flying conditions for Father Christmas may not be so
:04:36. > :04:41.bad to make. It is a largely cloudy a fear tomorrow. But mainly dry,
:04:42. > :04:47.with the odd patch of drizzle. High temperatures of 1314 Celsius.
:04:48. > :04:56.Overlay, some rain clearing in time to as a dry but called Boxing Day. A
:04:57. > :05:00.filament of sunshine as the a patient takes more control.
:05:01. > :05:03.That is all from us, but if you visit the Look East Facebook page,
:05:04. > :05:13.we have prepared a special Christmas greeting.
:05:14. > :05:20.Hello. Nice and toasty both inside and out. It even struggling to snow
:05:21. > :05:25.across the Scottish hills, it's so mild outside, whether you like it or
:05:26. > :05:30.not. It's all thanks to this storm, big windstorm in the North Atlantic.
:05:31. > :05:35.It is drawing up warm air from the southern climes. You can see the
:05:36. > :05:40.Azores, warm air moving in our direction. It's here to stay. Just
:05:41. > :05:44.in time for Christmas. Cloudy with bits of rain in the centre pushing
:05:45. > :05:49.through across parts of Scotland, western part of the UK. It could be
:05:50. > :05:51.quite heavy, that rain, for a time. The real story