31/07/2014 East Midlands Today

northern parts of the UK. Not great news for the closing ceremony.

You're watching East Midlands Today with Anne Davies and me, Dolinic

Heale. Tonight: Nottingham has been raised for its ambitious

house`building programme. And 7 years on veterans remember

Britain's first jet fighter. A modern inquiry is underway `fter a

Sydney old girl was found ddad. Good evening and welcome to the

programme. A 23`year`old wolan has been arrested on suspicion of murder

following the death of a 7`xear`old girl. Police were called to a flat

in Bestwood Park early this morning, our reporter Geeta Pendse is there

now. Geeta, what do we know? Good evening. Police were called here

this morning at half past fhve. It was over concern for a Child. A

23`year`old woman has been `rrested on suspicion of murder and the 9

Europe man on suspicion of `ssault. Neighbours understandably fdlt too

distressed to speak on camera but they told me what it felt lhke to

wake up this morning and find a flurry of police activity on their

street. On hearing the reason why there were these and an ambtlance

they were very distressed. One woman told me she had been trying all

afternoon since hearing abott the girl's death. The 23 year women and

47`year`old man who have bedn arrested remain in custody pending

further investigations and ` postmortem examination is expected

tomorrow at the latest. Next tonight, a damning review h`s

revealed that almost 100 people received unacceptable care hn

hospital or in the communitx in the days before they died. In some cases

patients were resuscitated when they'd asked not to be. Health care

bosses in Leicestershire have apologised and say changes `re being

made. Helen Astle reports. The report makes for difficult reading.

The records of almost 1400 patients who died up to June 2014 were looked

at and the results were shocking. an inner city allotment to flourish.

Police have handed over horticultural equipment to `llotment

holders in Nottingham, equipment they've seized from cannabis

growers. A prison officer's been treated in hospital after an inmate

bit off part of his ear. It's the latest in a series of attacks at the

jail in Nottingham. It comes as new national figures reveal a strge in

assaults on prison staff. For more, here's our Social Affairs Affairs

Correspondent, Jeremy Ball. What more can you tell us about this

latest attack? Details are still being investigated. But we know that

police were called to the j`il yesterday morning, after an officer

was assaulted. That officer's still receiving medical treatment, after

being released from hospital. This afternoon we've confirmed that part

of his ear was bitten off. @nd the Prison Officers' Association told me

it's the latest in a string of assaults, by inmates who ard due to

be deported. The reason? Well, they know they'll be prosecuted. And

they're so desperate to avohd deportation, that they'd prdfer to

stay in jail. What are the Prison Service saying? Well, they've sent

us a statement. That says staff safety's a priority and that anyone

who attacks them can expect severe consequences. But officers `t

Nottingham have been raising concerns for some time. Thex held

this protest more than two xears ago after a number of serious assaults.

This victim had to be medic`lly retired after losing the sight in

one eye. Now the POA claims the situation's getting worse. @nd

they're blaming overcrowding, and staffing levels. And is this

happening at other prisons? Yes Today we've had national figures

from the Ministry of Justicd. There were 370 serious assaults on prison

officers across England and Wales last year. That's the highest on

record. The government's bedn talking about the prison service

facing "challenges," while the opposition's talking about `

"crisis". And just last weekend there was a serious disturb`nce at

Nottinghamshire's Ranby Prison. Within the last hour police have

told as a body has been found any Nottingham factory which burned down

last night. Police were called to the works building in base word at

11 o'clock last night. Investigators are now looking to find the cause

and identify the body. This morning the damage to this Nottingh`m

clothing factory became cle`r. Overnight, when the blaze w`s at its

height there were 50 firefighters here. There were some night shift

workers at the nearby superlarket who were evacuated. People nearby

were told to close doors and windows as smoke poured out. I am bdlow It

was just eyelevel with this factory and the flames were above that. It

looked as if it was getting quite fears. Police confirmed tod`y a body

was found inside the factorx and it has yet to be identified. There are

no indications yet as to how the fire started. There will be an

ongoing investigation to get to the bottom of the cause. The order of

the factory has been in Indha but I am told they will mow fly b`ck to

Nottingham. This family bushness stooge here for more than three

decades. A 32`year`old man has been sentenced to life in prison for

stabbing his ex girlfriend's new partner to death at their home in

Hinckley. James Burton from Earl Shilton stabbed Matthew Dunn 29

times at the house in Factory Road in January whilst his former

girlfriend and her 14`month old son were in the property. Burton will

serve a minimum term of 30 xears in jail. He was found not guilty of a

charge of threats to kill. Dast Midlands Ambulance Service has made

"significant improvements" `ccording to the NHS Trust Development

Authority. Criticism of EMAS over response times, patient card and

leadership led to an increase in monitoring by the authority. But it

says the service has since lade progress in improving care puality

and services. EMAS bosses s`y it's a "step in the right direction".

Derby`based aero engine makdr Rolls`Royce has reported a fall in

half`yearly pre`tax profits. It s blaming shrinking government defence

spending and what it calls "currency headwinds". In a statement hssued to

the London Stock Exchange this morning, the company said that in

the six months to the end of June it made ?644 million, that's a 20% fall

on the same period last year. A factory that's been a familx

business for more than 30 ydars has been destroyed by a fire in

Nottingham. Nottingham has been praised for its ambitious council

house building programme. The city is creating 400 new homes over the

next four years as part of ` major regeneration project. Today, the

shadow housing minister toured the biggest development site at Lenton

and urged the construction hndustry to pick up the pace of its building

programme. Labour's predicthng a massive shortage of houses by 2 20.

Sarah Teale reports. It is the largest council house buildhng

project in a generation. Five tower blocks which stood years since the

60s are being pulled down and replaced with 140 properties. The

view from the top shows just how constantly things are changhng. One

week ago that pile of rubbld down there was the tower block the same

as that one. The residents were moved into this purpose`built

housing accommodation for elderly people. The local MP said she would

like to see more projects lhke this to meet growing demand. Labour said

there would be a shortfall of homes, 100,000 of those in the East

Midlands. They reckon the average house price year will rise by 3 ,000

two ?212,000. They are pledging to get 200,000 homes each year bill to

solve the crisis. I believe the construction industry can gdar up

and move up a level. There hs no reason that with some intervention

from government we can get the market working again so we can get a

supply of homes which meets the man. On this site alone apprenticeships

are being offered. `` meets demand. It is the big boost for the

community and it takes me ott of the box from university. This whll be

finished by next November. Rolls`Royce says it's genuinely

sorry after some of its workers were exposed to radioactive material when

a piece of equipment broke. The company's nuclear arm has admitted

breaching environmental and health and safety rules, but it's denied it

acted recklessly. Today, a judge decided to delay passing sentence on

the company for several weeks. From Derby Crown Court, Simon Hare

reports. This was the equiplent at the centre of the radiation skiers

three years ago. Around the size of a small screw and normally found

within the end of this road, the deed you are active source fell off

during tests. It was later found and handled by four workers at this

plant where components for nuclear submarines were being made. One

welder wiped it on his clothes as he tried to work out what it w`s. It

should normally have been kdpt safely inside this container. The

barrister for Rolls`Royce s`ys the firm was genuinely sorry for what

had happened. He said the rhsk of workers dying in the future was

unlikely. The testing is now carried out at the new facility. Prosecution

costs in this case have now run well into six figures and the judge will

now have to consider what ldvel any fine will be set at. Sentencing is

expected to take place in Sdptember. Leicester City Council could scrap

its funding for Park And Ride services. Both Leicester City and

Leicestershire County Counchl have been subsidising the servicd for the

last 17 years. But the City Council's support is now under

threat because of cost savings it's having to make. Campaigners in

Newark have criticised plans to remove the CT scanner from the

town's hospital. Managers s`y nearly half of all CT scans carried out at

Newark are on patients who live closer to King's Mill Hospital.

It'll put the second scanner there and Newark will get a mobild service

instead. Hospital campaigners say it's another blow, following on from

the loss of the town's accident and emergency department. Peopld who

abuse Blue badges to park illegally in Nottingham are being warned they

could be fined up to ?1,000. The City Council has launched a fresh

crackdown on motorists who display borrowed, expired or fake Blue

badges. The council says fr`udulent use is an increasing problel.

Allotment holders in Nottingham have taken possession of a large amount

of cannabis growing equipment, but for entirely innocent horticultural

reasons. The equipment's cole from the police. They confiscated it

during raids on cannabis growing operations. Today it was all handed

over to grateful gardeners `nd growers at St Ann's in the City

Simon Ward reports. It is ghving something back to the community It

comes from cannabis growers and why not give something back. It is

community engagement and a good was it of outlook for something that is

quite negative in the community The donation is warmly welcomed from the

charity which runs the allotments. When we were asked if we wotld like

to take it it was a resoundhng yes. Hopefully a lot of it will be passed

around to the gardeners on the site here. Previously it would h`ve been

destroyed but thanks to this scheme it can be used for legal gardening

purposes instead. Still to come Looking back to the dawn of the jet

fighter. 70 years ago the Gloster Meteor, powered by an engind

developed in Leicestershire, flew operationally for the first time.

Now over to sport. Plenty of the feel`good factor in

Nottingham Forest. Most of ht going to just one man. In the back of your

men, there's that little bit of nervousness and the nervousness is

probably what we all thrive on. He said the new signings and hdre's not

done yet. I like to look after the German was much money as it was

mine. I have to go to the owners of the film `` the football cltb and

say that I think I have valte for money for the football club and say

that I think I have value for money for every player. Promotion is their

ambition, getting there is ` challenge. You cannot just have a

team of getting in the Premher League without putting the building

blocks in place. If I was s`t on the terraces, I would want a manager who

was passionate. Boxing and he wanted one last fight in Vegas. He may get

his wish. Talks are under w`y with an American ever to pay`per`view

fight to be staged at the MGM Grand in January. Discussions are well

underway and a decision shotld be made in the next few days. Hn

cricket, there is action in the 50 overs. Last night, Nottingh`mshire

celebrated in Cardiff as thdy continued their unbeaten st`rt.

Derbyshire chasing Worcestershire. Leicestershire's game startdd at

2pm. Their total, a. `` 142. That is all in sport. More intimate's late

golden. Finally tonight, before the weather, veterans have been

remembering Britain was my first jet fighter which first flew

operationally 70 years ago. The Gloster meteor used engines

developed in Leicestershire. `` co`star meteor.

The first models used jet engines tested in the old lady would works

and work. This man from Wigston worked there is a 24`year`old in the

1940s. This man also worked there. He had to make the blades for the

revolutionary engine. It was poured into this mould and once it was set,

it was turned over and I had the job of breaking off the malt. `` mould.

It was fast enough to countdr Hitler was Mike Best. `` decanter Hepler's

best. There were only two ahrcraft that good. The move dawn to these

works. `` Lee moved on to these new works. This engine possibly powered

an original meet you. We all thought that what we were doing was

worthwhile. The evidence thhs year. `` the evidence is secure.

A lot of rain in the south of our region this afternoon.

There certainly was spot on the thunderstorms seem to set a little

further If you are playing cricket tonight,

does not look too bad. Tomorrow a lot of cloud around and a scattering

of showers. For now, let us look back on the month. It has bden warm

and sunny but not as warm as last July. It is the eighth month in a

row that temperatures have been higher than average.

into the afternoon. The rain then such to stop into the weekend. If