30/04/2012 East Midlands Today

This is East Midlands Today with This is East Midlands Today with

Anne Davies, and me, Quentin Rayner. Tonight, the parents living with

knowing their children will die early. Callum died last week. His

brothers and sisters place the same fate. It is like a nightmare from

which we can't wait up. The circus animals on the move because of the

floods. The river has burst its bank. Clare is halfway round the

marathon of all marathons. He is -- she is wowing them with every step.

So on breaking news. Police have sealed off St in Nottingham because

of a shooting. can you tell us what is happening so far? It is early

days. The police have just sealed off the main bowler Bard, where

this appears to have happened. We have tried to find out what has

been going on. There is at helicopter overhead. There is a man

-- by witnesses said there was a man with black close carrying a gun.

She had a massive bang. She thinks the car sped off, but details are

still coming in. We're still trying to establish what has happened.

would leave it there for now, but if we have an update, we will they

The parents of a 12-year-old boy who has just died from an incurable

disease have spoken of their pain. Callum Smith from Leicester passed

away on Thursday. But for his parents Nicola and Scott the

nightmare of the last few years continues. Their two remaining sons

suffer from the same condition. They've been speaking to our

reporter Helen Astle. He was just a cheeky, boisterous boy it. Callum

died in hospital surrounded by his family. In 2006, he was diagnosed

with ALD, in incurable brain disease. His brothers also suffer

the same condition. I cannot describe what it does to you to

watch your child deteriorate... suffer in pain. A dot will never

leave us, because of the other two boys. You understand everything

about the illness, don't you? In the weeks before his death, Callum

had problems breathing. His parents have made the agonising decision to

switch off:'s life-support machine. It is something that we agonised

over the days. I knew that day it was right for him. Once we knew

what was happening, we called our boys down, and they came down to

the hospital, and they had a few minutes with him, and said their

goodbyes, and then they went. That was heartbreaking. Absolutely

heartbreaking. It is heartbreaking. Next, who should pay the workplace

parking levy - the workers or the highly profitable company they work

for? Two unions are taking industrial action insisting that

Imperial Tobacco can afford to pay for it outright rather than passing

on part of the cost to their members. Mike O'Sullivan has this

The company car park that is that the centre of an industrial dispute.

600 ship-workers Park here at Imperial Tobacco in Nottingham.

They have started a week long overtime ban and work to rule. They

claimed the company, making a big profit, should be paying the whole

parking levy instead of passing it on to staff. As a consequence, 55

minutes of production profit will cover the cost of this whole

parking levy. Imperial Tobacco's profit was down 6% in 2011, but it

still made �507 million in the UK. The unions say that the cost of the

parking levy will be �120,000 per year. They are asking the workers

to pay �120 towards the levy. In a The city council introduced the

parking levy to help with building two more tramlines. Employers are

liable. The overall -- the overtime ban is due to end on Sunday. The

company and the two unions involved all agree on one thing though. They

all say that workplace parking levy is unfair to car commuters using

Plenty more on its way here on East Midlands Today. Including - should

it be yes or no to a Mayor? We will be live at the Nottingham Playhouse,

where opponents will be having their say ahead of the big vote on

Thursday. Two people found shot dead at a house near Nottingham

have been named by the police. The bodies of Archie McKelvie, who was

64, and his daughter Corrin Barker were found in the property at West

Bridgford on Thursday. A shotgun was recovered and police say

they're not looking for anyone else. The bodies were discovered by

officers investigating the death of Pauline Barker, who was Corrin's

mother. Her body was pulled from the River Trent earlier this month.

The teachers' strike has been called off. The dispute had been

taken to the arbitration service. Teachers have stayed at a number of

stoppages. The union has said that will be no more stoppages during

the exam period, but they will take further action if the talks fail.

There are just three days to go until voters decide whether

Nottingham should have a directly elected mayor. As we speak,

opponents have taken to the stage to make their case for and against

it. So far the issue has sparked a mixed response within the city. Our

reporter Geeta Pendse is at the Nottingham Playhouse where the

debate is taking place. Yes, so far the campaign for and against a city

mayor in Nottingham has been a colorful one. In the last few days

this leaflet in particular has raised the temperature. The Labour

party who are against a mayor highlighted the fact the BNP & EDL

are supporting a yes vote - opponents say using the racist card

is scaremongering. But the Labour party have defended it. As I speak,

some key players are taking part in a debate here at the Playhouse.

They're hoping to win over voters and answer their questions. Well,

earlier I spoke to two of speakers who are for and against, and I

asked members of the audience what they wanted to hear about. This is

about the yes campaign. This is not about individuals, it is but the

principle of what do it is right or wrong for the city. Rather than

wait for a mayor to be imposed on the city, the people have the last

not to say dramatic -- democratic accountability is right for us.

They are trying to thrust upon Nottingham eight failed system. It

has failed in Doncaster or, Stoke, Tower Hamlets and a number of other

places. It has been very costly and we could do without it. I am here

to find out whether it will influence the county and the people

who live there when they visit the city. What is the advantage of

having a mayor? What are the disadvantages? It will be

interesting to see what the debates are for and against this. They are

asking us to vote for something we are not certain about, so it is a

disadvantage to be doing that. They should have printed what the role

of the net would be. Then they should have had a referendum.

Tonight's event is a chance for the audience to reflect on the

arguments for and against. And we'll have a considered look and

all the reaction to the debate in our late bulletin at 10:25pm. I

liked what she did there! A woman from Leicestershire has reached the

half-way point in her mission to complete the London Marathon.

Claire Lomas from Melton Mowbray was paralysed from the chest down

in a riding accident five years ago. Yesterday, in her special bionic

suit she reached something of a landmark in her incredible journey

and Paul Bradshaw was with her. Battling wind and rain as she

crosses the Thames at Tower Bridge, Clare Lomas has been buoyed by the

support that has been with their every step of the way. We have had

a lot of kind people, and it does give me that drive to keep going.

Eight days into her epic trek, Clare had inspired a familiar face.

Everything about her life has been positive, and she says she is

getting out there. I am having a baby. You can do anything. They are

so many people here supporting her today -- today. It is not just

celebrities who have been inspired. I wasn't sure if I was going to

take part because of the weather, and then I saw her. I am really

proud that she is doing it. It is really good. Wearing the buyer

might suit that has given her the opportunity to undertake this feat

of endurance, she is satisfied with their progress. It is pretty

amazing. It would be nice to get to the finish line, but we are getting

there! We will keep marching on. Passing the infamous Tower of

London, she knows that she has more of this in -- more of this

Extraordinary. She is amazing. It was raining in London, and no

work was spared the deluge over the weekend. A school closed today

after a tree fell in the playground. It is having to ensure a

neighbouring trees are now safe as well.

The Vries and wet weather has forced one business to up sticks. -

- the recent wet weather. The circus had to move after its pitch

was flooded. What A difference a day makes. This

circus is like Noah's Ark, horses, Tigers, camels and separate stock

in trade -- trailers. -- stuck in trailers. When the circus moved

here yesterday conditions were good but overnight the river burst its

banks. We are with the end of the circus. This has caused this

tremendous problems. He was a nice green fields about 330 this morning

all this happened. Suddenly we were in a lake so the animals had to be

loaded, moved to higher ground so we have been up all night moving

them. That has left this circus high and dry. They have been coming

to this site since the late 80s. is a chance to earn some money

instead of losing it every week, and it is a big problem that we

cannot find somewhere else. We have got everything to contend with this

year with the Olympics so each holiday is a milestone that we

don't want to lose out on. But cost of the animals the circus decided

to move to higher ground owned by the same farmer. Stuck with no

alternative they are now facing fresh problems. Whilst the circus

had a licence for the flooded site it doesn't have one for this site.

Martin Lacey says the council has told him they cannot operate here

because it is a contaminated site, but he says the show has to go on

because they cannot afford for it not to and they are open to foreign

night. -- Open tomorrow night. Blaby District Council has told are

still working with partners to a good fight sides in the local area

that might provide a more appropriate area. Sport now and it

is flooded with goals. All the goals from the final day of

this season's action in the Championship to come, but first

Notts County. Their playoff dream is still alive after an

extraordinary win at the weekend which saw their fans first crushed,

then utterly jubilant. It was a potential Nyman, going to

a Wycombe Wanderers side he needed to win to avoid being relegated.

First blood went to Wycombe in the first minute. As if that wasn't a

bizarre enough to minutes later this shot levelled up. If they were

going down, they were going down fighting. A penalty, their

opportunity, an opportunity it took. The Magpies need to a response and

they found it five minutes before half-time. This, the first of two

rockets which can be a so important. 2-2, half-time, everything riding

on 45 minutes of football. Wycombe's top scorer seemed to have

come up with something special. The clock ticked down, one minute to go,

not that Keith Kyle was watching it. A 10 to not look at the clock, and

at look at the players' reactions. You have got to know the areas you

want to put the ball in. The he was staying cool, but so did his plays.

They headed to level things up. But they needed more. In injury-time, Q

Alan Judge, Notts delirium. Great finish. He hit the woodwork eight

or nine times, trying to do a conscious effort in training to get

him closer to the goal with the emphasis on shooting.

Results elsewhere mean that Notts County's fate is not completely in

their own hands. But the equation is simple enough. Notts must simply

get a better result than both Stevenage and Carlisle do in the

final games of the season next Saturday. Tension packed.

So, onto our final goals round-up of the Championship season. Our

three teams were going into the last weekend of the campaign with

really only pride to play for. Paul Bradshaw starts his look back with

Leicester City who travelled to Elland Road. The Foxes secured a

top-ten finish with victory at Elland Road. Martin where corn post

-- Pan's honesty put City ahead. Leeds drew level late in the second

half. The winner came from the teenage debutante. The Rams were

denied a final day victory despite a decent display. Derby had a goal

ruled out for offside, David Bull grabbed a point for Peterborough.

Derby finished off than a leak. The Reds were looking to send their

fans home happy after a miserable season, and that is just what

happened. Steve Cotterill's former side had no answer as Forest

enjoyed a rare home win. The finished 10 points above the drop

zone. So then, Derby finish 12th, Forest

19th and Leicester City in 9th spot. It's onto the future now, and

Leicester manager Nigel Pearson has given his first in-depth interview

about his plans for the summer to Late Kick Off. He talks about

reducing the size of the squad and bringing in the right types of

players. How we strengthen and the types of

plays that common, -- that come in, they have got to be hungry enough

to make next season successful. Catch more of that interview on

Late Kick Off later tonight night. While Former Derby and Notts

defender Michael Johnson is in the studio to talk about County's big

game next weekend, their last chance to make the play-offs.

That's 11.05pm here on BBC1. That's what's happening in the

League. And could Mansfield Town be about to rejoin the football

league? A 3-0 win at the weekend sets them up nicely for this week's

two-legged play-off semi-final against York. Whatever happens, a

good year for the Stags. We are chuffed with what we have done. The

squad was chucked together at the start of the season, we have

exceeded expectations. We are confident in our ability but we

know she's a really tough test against York, they are a very

strong and fit. There are good at what they do.

Perhaps Mansfield can be inspired by Ilkeston FC? They won their

play-off promotion at the weekend, just 18 months after the clubs

predecessor, Ilkeston Town, went into liquidation. We were there,

witnessing some great scenes. And we'll have a full report tomorrow.

Finally, no play off slip-ups from basketball's Leicester Riders

either. They thrilled a sold-out crowd at Loughborough University in

the second leg of their quarter final yesterday. A fine display of

shooting and driving to the net helping them to demolish Sheffield

Sharks. Now the band will play at Loughborough again this Sunday for

the semi-final against Glasgow. noise and energy is fantastic. The

fans have been great for my four years here. It seems that we are

building. Now we are in the semi- finals. Second place in the regular

season, and now we want when the whole thing. I reckon they stand a

pretty good chance. It is getting up and coming in

England, basketball. Now, a question for you. What have

a vintage Rolls Royce, a caravan and a jamboree got in common?

Lord Baden-Powell, of course. Yes, he was presented with a caravan,

and a Roller to pull it, in the 1920s as a thank you by

appreciative Scouts for founding the worldwide movement. Well,

Jamroll and Eccles, as the car and caravan are known, are now rarely

together. But they've been recently re-united in Derby so Rolls-Royce

heritage engineers can restore them. Here's James Roberson.

At a jamboree at Chatsworth, what could be more appropriate than the

sight of the car himself, his very all -- his very own at Rolls-Royce.

In 1929 at a similar jamboree in Birkenhead he was first presented

with her to celebrate scouting global 21st birthday. All the

Scouts were asked to donate one penny each to buy gifts for the

founder. He was a carp, and a caravan. -- it was a car. Although

they that survive in recent years they have hard the been together

until now. At a Rolls-Royce facility in Derby engineers are

taking a rare opportunity to restore jam roll alongside Eccles,

named after the maker which normally now lives in Essex. The

car and caravan are still almost exactly as he would have received

them, right down to his writing desk and narrow couch bed. Eccles

does have some would what did to the Russian. Former coach builder

and lifelong scout is helping bring it back up to scratch. It is a

challenge but for a good cause. amazing man. The Derbyshire

enthusiast who owns it says Baden- Powell's wanted some braces, not a

car or a caravan. When it was given to him at Birkenhead, a great shock,

he didn't get one thing he wanted but that was put right by the Irish

as he presented him with a pair of braces. Eccles will soon return to

the National Scout Centre and jam roll will be out and about in the

summer at scatting events. This has ignited the interest of scouting in

young and old, taking the past into the future.

I would love one like that. You need so Shen for that. The --

You either love it or hate us. I will take you back did yesterday in

a moment but we have got more rain to come in the next 24 hours. If

you're concerned about any flooding There is the number for you. Here

is yesterday's radar image, in moved in from the early hours, was

with us all day, but what you can't see is how strong the wind was. He

did finally do this alone but if you are stuck underwrote it was

very cold. -- under it. What a contrast for today. With the

sunshine, some able sunshine, temperatures rocketing. 10 degrees

above yesterday. We can see the temperatures starting to bubble up.

It is back to the drawing board tomorrow. We will see some heavy

rain through the night once again. He looks as though most of the rain

will be across southern areas. Northern areas may just escape and

have a dry night. Rain moving in once again. The temperatures will

not fall very far. Tomorrow morning we start with that rain, it looks

as though it will be with us for much of the day. Some heavier

outbreaks. We could see gusts up to 50 mph. Another word, breezy day.

Temperatures suppressed again. Forward and state the rains are

also courses, it will be quite cloudy and damp. Hopefully things

should dry up a little bit was the end of the week. Dashed towards.

A search is under way in Nottingham after reports of the shooting. What

is the latest? The main police cordon has been

expanded and we can see a section where every window is shot out.

Investigators have just arrived on the scene. Just a month ago a 22

rolled was shot and injured. Very much in the early stages this