:00:12. > :00:13.Hello, I'm Shaun Peel. Kennedy, BBC News at Vimy Ridge.
:00:14. > :00:15.Fire investigators are trying to establish how ten beach huts
:00:16. > :00:18.caught fire this morning on Mersea Island in Essex.
:00:19. > :00:23.Eight have been destroyed and two are badly damaged.
:00:24. > :00:28.Pictures of the scene on social media showed the beach huts
:00:29. > :00:30.on Empress Avenue completely burnt to the ground.
:00:31. > :00:33.The alarm was raised shortly before 2am this morning.
:00:34. > :00:35.Firefighters found propane gas cylinders inside
:00:36. > :00:42.There's an awful lot of people who will lose a lot of emotional
:00:43. > :00:45.things in these beach huts, memories, and actual things.
:00:46. > :00:47.We've had cases of mild vandalism in the past
:00:48. > :00:55.Two years ago in January, three of the huts were set on fire
:00:56. > :01:01.These huts can change hands for up to ?25,000 a time.
:01:02. > :01:06.The area has been cordoned off to allow an investigation into how
:01:07. > :01:13.Essex Police are trying to find a three-year-old girl from Clacton
:01:14. > :01:17.Peggie Happer was last seen five days ago.
:01:18. > :01:19.Officers are concerned because her parents,
:01:20. > :01:24.are believed to be involved with drugs.
:01:25. > :01:27.Coastguards were involved in rescuing three groups
:01:28. > :01:30.of people cut off by the tide in Norfolk today.
:01:31. > :01:33.All are safe and well but the news comes as
:01:34. > :01:38.a whistle-blower claims the service is at breaking point.
:01:39. > :01:41.It's mid-morning in Felixstowe but already, with the temperatures
:01:42. > :01:43.climbing, sun-seekers are coming in their droves.
:01:44. > :01:47.But this is a spot at Cobbolds Point where the pull of the water can be
:01:48. > :01:49.especially deceptive on the ebb tide.
:01:50. > :01:51.And even on a warm day the water temperature
:01:52. > :01:57.But it is not just currents and cold which should alarm us,
:01:58. > :01:59.says the whistle-blower behind today's allegations,
:02:00. > :02:03.Citing the mass closure of main coastguard centres,
:02:04. > :02:07.including those at Great Yarmouth and at Walton in Essex.
:02:08. > :02:09.This leak pinpoints a number of alleged problems,
:02:10. > :02:12.including people without the right qualifications, low morale,
:02:13. > :02:18.All that, it's claimed, leads to problems retaining staff.
:02:19. > :02:20.Our casualty rate rose by 58% last year.
:02:21. > :02:23.John Creswell is from the Coastal Patrol Rescue.
:02:24. > :02:25.Last year alone, it helped more than 160 people
:02:26. > :02:30.Now we are dealing with Dover Coastguard,
:02:31. > :02:33.which is 160 miles to the south, or Humber Coastguard,
:02:34. > :02:39.I mean, we're having more responsibility thrust on us.
:02:40. > :02:42.The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said, we're very proud of our
:02:43. > :02:46.coastguard, both our full-time staff and volunteers,
:02:47. > :02:48.around the coastline for the work they do to ensure
:02:49. > :02:54.the safety around our coast 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
:02:55. > :02:57.We're committed to looking after our staff and we take any
:02:58. > :03:01.concern about our coastguard operations very seriously.
:03:02. > :03:03.The dossier of allegations has already been passed
:03:04. > :03:10.to MPs and will be studied in the coming weeks.
:03:11. > :03:12.Football now and, with just a handful of games left,
:03:13. > :03:16.five of our sides still have realistic hopes of
:03:17. > :03:19.One of them isn't Norwich, though, despite beating
:03:20. > :03:29.Just a pity it's too late in the season for it to matter.
:03:30. > :03:30.The magnificent seven included braces for Hoolahan
:03:31. > :03:33.and Pritchard, with six of the goals coming in the first half
:03:34. > :03:37.Caretaker boss Alan Irvine said, that the best display
:03:38. > :03:42.Mick McCarthy said, we give two soft goals away.
:03:43. > :03:45.The only consolation for Ipswich was of no consolation, really,
:03:46. > :03:50.In League 1, Southend's play-off hopes took a hit
:03:51. > :03:54.John White with the Southend goal but it wasn't enough.
:03:55. > :03:57.Defeat leaves them one point from the pack with four to go.
:03:58. > :03:59.Northampton lost 2-1 to Sheffield United as the Blades
:04:00. > :04:02.came from behind to secure promotion to the Championship,
:04:03. > :04:05.ironically under former Northampton boss Chris Wilder on a triumphant
:04:06. > :04:11.MK Dons drew 1-1 at Swindon as Kieran Agard's penalty
:04:12. > :04:18.In League 2, Luton go fourth after winning 1-0 at Barnet,
:04:19. > :04:21.thanks to this second-half strike from Olly Lee.
:04:22. > :04:25.There was yet another twist in the play-off story as Stevenage
:04:26. > :04:28.crumbled at Colchester as the home side won 4-0,
:04:29. > :04:30.with all four goals coming in the first half.
:04:31. > :04:32.In means that Stevenage dropped to fifth, just behind Luton,
:04:33. > :04:35.and Colchester climb to tenth, just two points from the mix
:04:36. > :04:40.And Cambridge in ninth are also two points off the play-off places
:04:41. > :04:44.after beating League 2 whipping boys Leyton Orient 3-0.
:04:45. > :04:48.The goals from Berry, O'Neil and Mans.
:04:49. > :04:50.In rugby, in the Premiership, heartbreak for Northampton,
:04:51. > :04:53.who lost to a last-minute try at Wasps this afternoon.
:04:54. > :04:56.Saints ran in five tries but still lost by 32-30 as Wasps
:04:57. > :05:01.stole victory with a try at the death.
:05:02. > :05:10.OK, let's get the weather with Sara Thornton
:05:11. > :05:18.I hope you've enjoyed the lovely sunshine today but I have to tell
:05:19. > :05:22.you that temperatures are above average for this time of year and as
:05:23. > :05:26.we go through the next few days you will see them coming back down to
:05:27. > :05:32.where they should be. Much cooler but it will be dry although you will
:05:33. > :05:36.have to be pretty hardy to be out on the beach as people were today. The
:05:37. > :05:42.cloud sinks towards us from the north and the West with maybe some
:05:43. > :05:47.patchy drizzle. It is not rainfall that it brings but cooler air.
:05:48. > :05:56.North-westerly winds set in for tomorrow. We the sunshine. Some
:05:57. > :06:01.afternoon showers for some of us but look at that knock on temperatures.
:06:02. > :06:03.That's the story through the coming week.
:06:04. > :06:17.Good evening. If you can use a smelter describes the weather it
:06:18. > :06:18.would be owed a barbecue, and why not? Beautiful