22/10/2012
With four out of nine A&E departments across north west London set to shut, Karl Mercer looks at the impact of the closures. Plus, it's been a terrible summer for British wine.
With four out of nine Accident and Emergency departments across north west London set to close, Karl Mercer finds out what impact the shake-up will have on patients and their families.
Wine expert Tim Atkin reveals why the summer's torrential weather has been so devastating for English wine.
And a secret diary helps Larry Lamb to uncover the truth about hangings at Newgate Prison.
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Newgate Prison diary
Duration: 08:30
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Weather's impact on English wine
Duration: 08:06
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A & E closures
Duration: 08:33
English wine
As England suffered the wettest summer since records began, the effect on our English wine has been devastating.
With the grape not being able to grow in the wet conditions some vineyards such as Nyetimber in Sussex and Thelnetham Vineyard in Norfolk will not harvest this year due to the impact in quality.
Rain fell across England more or less continuously since the beginning of June, and the Met Office has confirmed this has not only been the wettest, but one of the coldest and dullest periods for over a century.
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Figures for June 2012 show that 150mm of rain fell 鈥� more than double the average amount. English Wine Producers say that the only other time it has been this devastating is due to frost but there has never been a problem at the flowering stage.
Tim Atkin, renowned wine expert visits Biddenden Vineyard in Kent - one of the biggest wine producers in England. They have seen their harvest drop by over 30% and it has had serious repercussions on the time in which they could pick the grape.
Inside Out听also visits a hobby vineyard in Norfolk who have seen their entire harvest wiped out and haven鈥檛 been able to produce a single drop.
Vicar's little black book of death
The chaplain at London's Newgate Prison in the early 19th Century felt compelled to record prison hangings in a personal diary.
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The Reverend Horace Salusbury Cotton assiduously listed every execution to take place听at Newgate听between 1812 and 1839.
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The book听turned up at a provincial auction in West Sussex last year. It has never been published or studied.
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on the 麻豆社 News website.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Matthew Wright |
| Series Producer | Andy Richards |
| Reporter | Karl Mercer |
| Reporter | Tim Atkins |
| Reporter | Larry Lamb |
Broadcast
- Mon 22 Oct 2012 19:30麻豆社 One London