12/05/2014 East Midlands Today

limited. That's all from us. Don't forget,

And now the news for the East Midlands, I'm Dominic Heale. Good

evening. First tonight: Just ten years old `

but excluded for taking a knife into school. An investigation is under

way at a primary school in Nottingham after a boy was caught

with a kitchen knife in his bag. Our with a kitchen knife in his bag. Our

chief news reporter Quentin Rayner reports.

Late on Friday afternoon a kitchen knife was spotted in a ten`year`old

knife was spotted in a ten`xear`old boy's rucksack by other pupils

knife was spotted in a ten`year`old boy's rucksack by other puphls and

reported. It is understood he did not threaten any teacher or child.

The police were called on the boy's been excluded. The trust whhch

The police were called on the boy's been excluded. The trust which runs

the academy says it has actdd the academy says it has acted

swiftly and offered support to the children.

Parents were sent a text message this morning alerting them about the

this morning alerting them `bout the incident, but many did not see it

and have been left shocked by the discovery of a knife in thehr

children's school. None of the parents were told. I am fuming about

it now. It is not very good. I have got to fetch my children now, from

this dangerous school! You should be able to take children to school and

know they will be safe. It is very concerning that it can be

It is very concerning that ht can be a ten`year`old by and it is getting

worse and worse. Ridiculous, really. It leaves you worried for your

children's safety. This happened on Friday and we get `` only gdt told

Friday and we get `` only get told today.

The danger of knives was highlighted by the fatal stabbing of Anne

McGuire last month. A 15`ye`r`old McGuire last month. A 15`ye`r`old

boy has been charged with her murder.

In Arnold, the police will finish their enquiries by the end of the

week, and the school governors will decide if the boys should bd

decide if the boys should be permanently excluded.

`` the boy. Well, a little earlier the police

inspector responsible for the area spoke to Quentin Rayner.

Whenever there is an incident like this in the school, then obviously

will be concerns. But it is very rare that anything like this

happens. And I think the fact it's so newsworthy is the fact that it is

rare. It's an isolated case, and I think that it's something pdople

need to be aware of, but I don't think it's something parents need to

be concerned sending their children to school with. You and your team go

into schools, you talk to both pupils and also staff. What do you

tell them when you go in and talk to them about knives? We highlight

tell them when you go in and talk to them about knives? We highlhght the

dangers. The dangers in terms them about knives? We highlight the

dangers. The dangers in terms of becoming a victim, and also the

knock`on offences of the actions. And the fact that people, if they

start taking weapons in, they can become a victim. Inevitably parents

are going to ask, how safe `re become a victim. Inevitably parents

are going to ask, how safe are our are going to ask, how safe `re our

kids in our schools? How do you respond to that? The pupils are as

safe as they can be. All thd schools have their safeguards and their

protection policies in placd, which protection policies in place, which

they abide with. And it's by making sure that we keep a vigilant view of

what's going on that we can make sure things like this don't happen

again. I can fully understand that parents will be concerned about

what's gone on, it is a serhous incident as far as bringing a knife

into school. But I reassure them that all the procedures are in place

to deal with this, and the school's taken really positive action as will

Nottinghamshire Police regarding it. And what happens now, in terms of

this incident? Obviously it's been investigated. The young man involved

has been interviewed by the police, and it is still subject to `

and it is still subject to a decision to make as to how we go

forward with it. The owner of an animal sanctuary

raided by the RSPCA has been found guilty of six cruelty chargds.

guilty of six cruelty charges. Lindsey Newell failed to investigate

the weight loss of some animals at the site in Derbyshire. But a judge

rejected claims by the RSPC@ the site in Derbyshire. But a judge

rejected claims by the RSPCA that rejected claims by the RSPCA that

she hadn't fed the animals properly. Mike O'Sullivan reports.

Seen here at an earlier hearing animal sanctuary owner Lindsey

Newell was today found guilty of six animal cruelty charges. A judge

Newell was today found guilty of six animal cruelty charges. A jtdge said

she had failed to properly investigate the weight loss of thin

and emaciated animals, including a pig, a pony, a goat and shedp.

The judge at Burton Magistrates' The judge at Burton Magistrates'

Court who found Lindsey Newdll guilty gave her a two`year

conditional discharge. But he disqualified her from keeping sheep,

goats, pigs and horses for five years.

The court case came after an RSPCA raid on Lindsey Newell's anhmal

century in Etwall in Derbyshire in November 2012. `` sanctuary.

One of the six animals she didn t monitor properly for weight loss was

Babe the pig, which had been rescued from a council house in Derby. Babe

actually died during the RSPCA raid. The judge told Lindsey Newell, who

uses her own money to keep the animal century going, "Thesd were

animal century going, "These were not deliberate or intention`l acts.

not deliberate or intentional acts. `` the animal sanctuary.

They were a consequence of xou They were a consequence of xou

trying to do too much. Your attempts to help the animals caused you to

get into this mess. She was cleared of 25 charges of failing to feed the

animals properly. Have you met this man? Police in

Leicestershire want to speak to him about a series of alleged frauds. He

calls himself Kamal`Ji. He claims to be a "spiritual healer" who can help

with health, business and relationship problems. It's alleged

that once he's gained a victim's trust, he asks for money, defrauding

trust, he asks for money, ddfrauding many clients of tens of thousands

trust, he asks for money, defrauding many clients of tens of thotsands of

many clients of tens of thousands of pounds.

A donation of more than ?1 million A donation of more than ?1 million

from a former railway worker has been used to buy a new CT scanner

for each of Nottingham's two main hospitals.

The machines diagnose and help to treat a range of illnesses hncluding

treat a range of illnesses including cancer, heart problems and strokes.

James Redgate, who was 83, left the money to the Nottingham Hospitals

Charity when he died in 2010. Charity when he died in 2010.

He was that sort of a man. Would help anybody. He'd help anybody out.

He was that sort of a man, wasn't he? We never expected all this. It's

going to help all different people. My mum would be very proud of him.

Derby will play QPR on May the 4th Derby will play QPR on May the 24th

for a place in the Premier League ` worth tens of millions of pounds.

Tickets for the match go on sale tomorrow morning ` but for season

ticket holders only. They go on general release next weekend.

That's your news. So it's goodbye from me ` but with your weather now,

here's Kaye. from me ` but with

We have had some pretty wild weather the past couple of days. Things are

the past couple of days. Thhngs are looking a lot drier and warmer

looking a lot drier and warler towards the end of the week, but we

have some hefty showers tomorrow. Still a few showers out there at the

moment, these should fade away through tonight. Some clear spells

developing, and with light winds it will turn a little bit colder

tonight. But tomorrow morning we are going to see these showers popping

up fairly quickly. Some of these could be on the lively side as we

head into the afternoon, but I am hopeful we will see some more

sunshine in between these showers tomorrow. With lighter winds it

should not feel too bad in that sunshine, with separatist getting up

to 14 or perhaps 15 Celsius. `` temperatures. Later this wedk it is

settling down quite nicely and settling down quite nicely `nd

warming up as well. and as we head towards Friday

temperatures will pick up towards 21 degrees.

Good evening. Across the whole country today the showers have been

losing intensity, but still a cluster across North Kent,

stretching from Lincolnshire and also into western Scotland and we

will keep a few showers as we go through the night which are moving

their way into northern England. Another potential areas developing

through Wales and the South West but in between there will be dry

weather, clearer skies and the northern Scotland the clear skies

could lead to a touch of Frost the temperatures dipping away. A chilly

thing first thing on Tuesday morning and already we have a few showers

are here and they will develop as the day goes on with the possibility

of locally heavy downpours. Although some subtle change in the frequency

of the showers, and really where we are most likely to see them is on

balance, a bit more sunshine in Scotland than it should be fine and

dry. A bit warmer through the low lands. The greatest risk in Northern

Ireland is in