09/04/2017 Look East

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Fire investigators are trying to establish how ten beach huts

caught fire this morning on Mersea Island in Essex.

Eight have been destroyed and two are badly damaged.

Pictures of the scene on social media showed the beach huts

on Empress Avenue completely burnt to the ground.

The alarm was raised shortly before 2am this morning.

Firefighters found propane gas cylinders inside

There's an awful lot of people who will lose a lot of emotional

things in these beach huts, memories, and actual things.

We've had cases of mild vandalism in the past

Two years ago in January, three of the huts were set on fire

These huts can change hands for up to ?25,000 a time.

The area has been cordoned off to allow an investigation into how

Essex Police are trying to find a three-year-old girl from Clacton

Peggie Happer was last seen five days ago.

Officers are concerned because her parents,

are believed to be involved with drugs.

Coastguards rescued three groups of people cut off by the tide

All are safe and well but the news comes as

a whistle-blower claims the service is at breaking point.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency says it's taking

It's mid-morning in Felixstowe but already, with the temperatures

climbing, sun-seekers are coming in their droves.

But this is a spot at Cobbolds Point where the pull of the water can be

especially deceptive on the ebb tide.

And even on a warm day the water temperature

But it is not just currents and cold which should alarm us,

says the whistle-blower behind today's allegations,

Citing the mass closure of main coastguard centres,

including those at Great Yarmouth and at Walton in Essex.

This leak pinpoints a number of alleged problems,

including people without the right qualifications, low morale,

All that, it's claimed, leads to problems retaining staff.

Our casualty rate rose by 58% last year.

John Creswell is from the Coastal Patrol Rescue.

Last year alone, it helped more than 160 people

Now we are dealing with Dover Coastguard,

which is 160 miles to the south, or Humber Coastguard,

I mean, we're having more responsibility thrust on us.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said, we're very proud of our

coastguard, both our full-time staff and volunteers,

around the coastline for the work they do to ensure

the safety around our coast 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

We're committed to looking after our staff and we take any

concern about our coastguard operations very seriously.

The dossier of allegations has already been passed

to MPs and will be studied in the coming weeks.

In rugby, in the Premiership, heartbreak for Northampton,

who lost to a last-minute try at Wasps this afternoon.

Saints blasted five tries in a fine performance,

and they were heading victory when Wasps stole the points

at the death to claim victory by 32 points to 30.

A real blow to Northampton's play off hopes and the pressure is on to

It was the hottest day of the year so far, temperatures

But it's not set to continue into the new week.

That's it for now, we're back in Breakfast at 6.30am.

Well, we did see those temperatures up into the mid-20s Celsius

today, well above average for the time of year.

Still pretty chilly in the sea though at this time of year,

so anyone on Clacton Beach today who made their way into the water

I hope you enjoyed the sunshine today and the warmth

because over the next few days, much, much cooler.

That's where we should be for the time of year, really.

But dry as we head towards the Easter weekend most days.

What we've got at the moment is a cold front slipping towards us

from the north and west and as it approaches, it brings cold air with

Although there will be some sunshine to start us off tomorrow morning.

At the moment it is bringing that cloud in with it.

That north-westerly wind really starting to develop

But I think temperatures overnight should largely hold up in the mid-to

high single figures, certainly in our towns,

and we'll start with some sunshine first thing tomorrow morning.

As the day wears on, though, cloud starts to bubble up and also

we'll see some showers coming in from the north and west

as the day wears on, mostly clipping part of Norfolk,

Those temperatures, just ten to 12 Celsius for most of us tomorrow.

And as we go through the week, staying in the low teens.

That's it for now, we're back in Breakfast at 6.30am.

Good evening. Was it spring or summer today? They crushed and some

of you may have been asking. A beautiful day across much of eastern

and south-eastern England. We saw highs of 25 degrees. Slightly

fresher in the north-west of England, and much fresher behind the

rain bearing weather front in the far north-west. As the front pushes

south, it will