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Tonight - Derby based Rolls Royce is to pay hundreds of millions

of pounds to settle claims of bribery and corruption.

But with no-one being prosecuted, has someone got away with it?

Awarded Prime Minister regards who says she will stand up. Plus the

campaign against knife crime. My card is breaking for my son. It's

big and I cant help it and I have to live with this for the rest of my

life. And one of Derbyshire's finest comedy boxing legends he retired to

run a chip shop. Welcome to Tuesday's

programme with Dominic Heale it was carefully planned

and went on for 24 years. And it was carried out by one

of this region's flagship For four years, the Derby

aero-engine maker's been the subject of the biggest investigation

in the history of the Serious Fraud Office and will now have to pay

a record amount to settle the case. But, tonight, we'll be asking why

nobody is facing jail. First, though, Navtej Johal

has the background. Grey skies of a Rolls-Royce in Derby

today, but the cloud of the corruption and bribery prosecution

hanging over the firm has now lifted. The cost, a ?671 million

settlement. The aero firm is set to pay ?479 million plus costs of the

Serious Fraud Office. They cited investigating claims of wrongdoing

overseas in 2012. Rolls-Royce will also pay ?141 million to the US

Justice Department and 21.5 million to Brazilian regulators. This type

of settlement is known as a deferred Grecian agreement. They allow

organisations to pay huge penalties, but avoid prosecution, it is freely

admits to economic crimes such as fraud or bribery. The scale of the

settlement is unprecedented. In these years fraud office's 28 year

history, this is the largest penalty it has ever issued. The court heard

that the case against Rolls-Royce involves bravery of senior foreign

officials and senior staff. Stretching across the globe and its

businesses from 1989 to 2013. Lawyers said the conduct was

carefully planned and led to large contracts earning as much as a

quarter of ?1 billion. Countries including India, Russia, Nigeria and

China were named as places where there was either conspiracy to

corrupt or failure to prevent bribery. Rolls-Royce told as nobody

was available for an interview today, but instead releases video

which the firm recorded itself. The behaviour uncovered in the course of

the investigations by the Serious Fraud Office and other parties is

completely unacceptable and we apologise. Unreservedly for it. 'S

rise is a very large, international company and it is financially very

well served. It is quite in order to pay theirs. It can do so over a

period of four years. It is a large amount, but it is a manageable.

It is a large amount, but it is a manageable.

This is only the third deferred prosecution

since the agreements became law three years ago.

In a moment we'll hear from the Serious Fraud Office,

but first Quentin Rayner's been getting reaction

There was urgency in the High Court today to resolve this settlement

both here and in the States, before Donald Trump's inauguaration.

It's thought the opportunities to secure these deals in the US may

By entering this voluntary agreement, Rolls Royce has

But this has been condemned by an organisation called

Corruption Watch, who's stated mission is to expose corruption

By not prosecuting Rolls-Royce, the Serious Fraud Office is

unfortunately giving the impression that some companies are just too big

and too politically important to prosecute.

These deals that are made, deferred prosecution agreements,

are actually a pretty good deal for the company.

They don't get convicted, they don't have

to plead guilty to anything and not all of the wrongdoing that

they've been involved in will necessarily get

So, this is why companies like these deals.

Since the investigation, Rolls Royce has declared on its website

that, "High standards of ethical behaviour

are essential to protecting the reputation and long-term

We are committed to conducting our activities in a wholly ethical

manner and have zero-tolerance to bribery and corruption.

We have put in place the people, the processes and the support

network needed to live up to our promise to be trusted

City commentators say investors will be shocked by the scale

Pre-tax profits are forecast to halve when they're

reported next month, and it's thought Rolls Royce's

reputation will have taken quite a hit.

The man in charge of the investigation with David Green, the

director of the Serious Fraud Office. I caught up with him a while

ago. Why do you cut deals that let guilty

people get off scot free? A deferred prosecution agreement

today deals only with the company. We will now focus our attention on

them as our priority and in due course, decide which if any of them

should be charged based on the evidence. And this could be people

currently employed by Rolls-Royce? It will be those to whom the

evidence points. Could you give us an idea of how many people? No. How

big was this as an investigation for you? I opened this investigation in

2012. It has involved 70 employees from us. It has concerned 30 million

documents that have been examined. It dealt with conduct stretching

back for decades. It also concerned seven jurisdictions, seven different

countries and in three divisions of Rolls-Royce business. A huge

investigation, but then the serious fraud offered is used to such

investigations such as libel. Is any trip in the perception that big

companies around the world get away with the sort of thing they do? Is

it just the way the world is run in high finance? I don't think have ?1

billion can be described as getting away with it. What it reflects is

they have had to discourage their illicit profits may have paid a very

significant financial penalty, which has been discounted, because of what

the court called their exemplary cooperation with the S F O

investigation. We will leave it there, thank you very much indeed.

Thank you. Next - today's big

story about Brexit. The Prime Minister has now made

clear we cannot remain a member of the single market when we leave

the European Union. How has that gone down

here in the East Midlands? We've been to the constituency

of one of those rebellious Tory MPs, who have openly disagreed

with their leader on Brexit ever From Loughborough, here's our

political editor Tony Roe. While the Prime Minister made her

speech to the diplomats in London, we watched in a cafe

near Loughborough town Hall. We are leaving the

European Union, but were This is the seat of the former

Education Secretary She wants us to stay

in the single market and said it would be destructive

to have a hard Brexit. She is, though, encouraged

by the Prime Minister's speech. And there's clearly

been a huge amount of work going on across Government

to think about what that future There are clearly much

for details, much more negotiations, but I thought the tone

of the speech and the awareness of the magnitude of the important

new relationship was very welcome. We know that Nicky

Morgan picked great importance on what people

in Loughborough marketplace say. Well, there is no market

today, but plenty of people around

to get reaction from. I think any strong Prime Minister

should have said, this was We should take the fact that some

people are unhappy with being in the EU and use that

to press for reforms within the EU. Well, I'm fed up of

the European market. The Government are in Brussels

or wherever they are. They say we've got

to do this, we've got We should be in charge

of our own money, we should be in I just don't think we

should be tied to the Anna Soubry is in the same

camp as Nick Morgan. For her, the PM's speech did not

indicate a hard Brexit. We are going to be out

of the single market. Her critics for too long have been

saying that she has not been specific about what our aims

of negotiations are. Our new relationship

with the European Union The Prime Minister

has been very clear. Well, she hasn't said anything today

that she has not said She spelt it out

rather more clearly. It was more accepting that this has

got to be in everybody's And tonight, the Labour

leader in the European Parliament,

the East Midlands' the Prime Minister of giving up

on the single market before A woman accused of the manslaughter

of her niece has told the jury at Leicester Crown Court she treated

the baby like her own child. Chaunfang Zheng denies violently

shaking seven-month-old Phoebe Guo to stop her crying

at her flat in Lutterworth. Giving evidence at the second day in

her defence, she was cross-examined about the events leading up to the

death of her knee is Phoebe. The 31-year-old had been looking after

the baby at her flat on Linden dies in Lutterworth in March 2000 15. Her

parents were working nearby at the family takeaway. The prosecution

alleges within half an hour in her saltier, CB suffered eight

catastrophic brain injury. Cost examining her, the prosecution said

you had for young children all in a very small flat. Phoebe was crying

and refusing to eat. You were feeling very stressed, weren't you?

She replied, I did not feel stressed. The prosecution continued,

you pick up Phoebe into your arms and you violently shake her to stop

crying. She replied, no. Phoebe died four hours later having never be

gained consciousness. The prosecution claim she lost control

and shook the baby. She says her knees went pale and lost

consciousness as she tried to feed her. The prosecuting barrister asked

would you tell her mum and dad what you did to her. I tried to

resuscitate her, I tried to save her, she replied. You're simply not

telling the truth, are you? All I say is fact, she replied. She denies

manslaughter, the trial continues. She denies manslaughter,

the trial continues. Police have begun a murder

investigation after a body was found Officers were called

to Cromer Street just after 9:30am this morning and forensic teams

are still there tonight. There are also cordons in place

on Mayfield Road and Lyme Street. A 50-year-old man has been arrested

on suspicion of murder A man's been arrested after tonnes

of dirt were dumped on the steps The front of the court was taped

off this morning while A passer-by alerted

police at around 7am, spotting a tractor and a muck

spreader abandoned outside. When police arrived,

they arrested a 49-year-old You're watching East Midlands today

here in the East Midlands. Next tonight, the profoundly moving

accounts from three parents They've come together with

a powerful message, Today, the three parents

were given knives, which Nottinghamshire Police had

seized in covert operations. The parents in turn presented

the knives to an artist. He's using them to help create

a huge and extraordinary monument The chap pulled out a kitchen knife

and stabbed him eight times. In the heart, in the face, straight through

the heart. You do get a ten inch knife and plunged it in his neck.

One stab wound in his neck. A single knife wound to the chest. He didn't

have a chance. He bled to death, literally. They didn't stop their

sons being murdered. Their mission now to save other parents their

pain. Dealing with the fact that your child is no longer with you and

taking away in such a horrible way. If you lay what lot of emotions. My

life is over. It's been a hard five years and it's not getting any

easier. My heart is breaking for my son. It's breaking. How dangerous a

knife is. A danger highlighted by this, created out of 100,000 knives

gathered together from police for knife amnesty is across the country.

It's called the night angel. Today, they handed its crater at three

knives was received by Nottinghamshire Police who used

targeted operations rather than amnesties to fight knife crime. Is

about the individual to have a propensity for violence and to feel

the need to carry this type of weapon and targeting those people to

take them off the streets. It was those people that were in possession

of these knives. That is correct, yes. It is hoped when finished, this

will occupy the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square. Hugely important,

usually. If we can raise awareness and just one person from going

outside with the knife and taking another persons life. It's not just

a statue, it's a work of art and its lives, its salts. My son will never,

ever be forgotten. When I'm dead and gone, it will still be there for

people to see. Celtic money programme tonight,

Derbyshire town remembers its most famous son. The former heavyweight

boxing champion Heald from Swadlincote and never forgot his

Swadlincote and never forgot his roots.

The chair of a Nottinghamshire parish council has resigned,

along with three other councillors, because of threats made over plans

to hire private security guards for their village.

Selston councillor Robert Sears-Piccavey says

he and his colleagues had been subject to what he calls a negative

The idea of private security has been mooted to combat anti-social

The issue has divided opinion in Selston, with opposition

There's going to be a new visitor's centre in Sherwood Forest.

A planning application's been approved

for the site at Forest Coner in Edwinstowe.

The project was created by a consortium, led by the RSPB.

The new site will mean the current visitor's centre and car park,

which dates back to the 70s,will be removed.

A charity, which has trained more than 16,000 Leicestershire

schoolchildren in first aid skills, is now expanding its

Heartwize was at Leicestershire Cricket Club last night teaching

young cricketers what to do if someone has a cardiac arrest.

Our health correspondent Rob Sissons has more.

After going in the water, I don't remember anything until I woke up

Mark was running in Derbyshire, Sylvia in the sea on holiday

Two hulking great lifeguards came over and worked on

Are just remember coming to the top of a slight hill

and just feeling a little bit out of breath and then all of a

Inspiring stories for young cricketers.

30 chest compression and then 30 rescue breaths.

Once you sit down and learn the fundamentals on the

basics, it's quite a simple task that anyone can do and it's

They don't know whether, when or where

they may witness a cardiac arrest, but this should help them know

Sadly, in this country, the majority of people don't get dudes

early resuscitation, so instead of getting survival

rates of perhaps 40%, its under 10% in the UK.

It's quite easy, like if you narrow it down

Anything is better than nothing, I guess.

At Loughborough town Cricket club, they've got a defibrillator.

Backed by the Joe Humphrey's Memorial trust, they want

to train as many cricketers as possible.

We want to be as equipped as we can be, in order to deal with that.

Both in terms of the professional game, but also, the

recreational game and the scores of clubs and recreational players

that are out there at the weekend playing the sport.

Originally, Leicester City's ambassador Alan Birchenall was

going to be there, but he is recovering

His life saved by one of these, a defibrillator.

I think he is doing quite well. If you're watching, keep on going. Here

Rugby and Leicester Tigers head coach Aaron Mauger has

confirmed he's is looking to bolster his squad.

The Tigers haven't won in four games and need injury cover

One name in the frame is experienced French

international centre Maxime Mermoz from Toulon.

As well as being a rugby union star, the 30-year-old he is a model.

Mauger told BBC Leicester Sports Martin Ballard

We've been searching for a replacement for Manu Tuilagi.

Obviously, the guy has long-term injuries, but nothing

So, is he amongst those players that you are looking at?

He's definitely one of those players we're looking at.

Football and one that Nottingham Forest News, Tyler Walker has gone

out alone again to Port Vale. Meanwhile, the club continue to hunt

for a new manager and is moving closer to appointing a senior member

of staff in the finance department. Now, we have features on two

different sport for you tonight. Table tennis coming up, but first,

Britain has become the first country in the world to recognise Parkour

as a sport. To most people, doing a back-flip

off a wall seems like a crazy idea, but this extreme sport has really

taken off here in the East Midlands. Now table tennis is a sport

that's played by many. The East Midlands is playing a big

part in its resurgence. And the national championships

are being held for the first time This is Britain's top player

and Britain was Michael This is Britain's top

player and Britain's These sessions at the new

table tennis centre at Carlton the Willows

Academy in Nottingham. I think it is a great sport

to watch at high level when It's on TV, you can't

connect yourself to it. It opens your eyes to

what table tennis really is. The East Midlands has a reputation

for developing players. Two of the four strong Olympic

team were from here. They finished fifth in the event,

Britain's best ever Mostly a lot of table

tennis going on in Nottingham in general these days

at the universities. Great to come to a school

like this, we got a And to see so many kids

that actually do play The future of the sport

is in younger hands, like Giorgio,

for whom today was so special. It's probably the best

thing ever written. At a session like this,

40 years ago, a young Derbyshire schoolboy was inspired

to take up the sport. The coach that started us

playing that day, he sat all of us down after we'd had this

big session of table tennis and he said, "One day, one of you guys

could be next English champion." For now, Paul Drinkhall

is number one, the five times national champion

is looking to make it six and join his coach as second

on the all-time list to the University of

Nottingham in March. And those championships take place

over the first weekend in March. Giorgio was great there, wasn't he?

He could be the next champion. In his day, he was one of the most

famous boxers in Britain. Jack Bodell, the former

British Heavyweight champion, is said to have put his home town

of Swadlincote on the world map. In the 70's, Jack retired

to run a chip shop, but never forgot his

South Derbyshire roots. After his death last November,

a new exhibition has opened in Swadlincote

to celebrate his life. I think it's an opportunity

to celebrate the life, the sporting life, of one of South Derbyshire

and Swadlincote's most famous sons, Inside Sharpes pottery

Museum in Swadlincote, the new exhibition on the life

of the boxing legend. Born in 1940, Bodell went

into the call industry, Ken Land's father ran

amateur boxing for So, Jack was at my father's house

regularly and we became big friends. We got to know him very well

and he was always there. It was typical, real

South Derbyshire. Very difficult

sometimes even for me. I'm South Derbyshire,

but it was difficult for me sometimes even

understand we were saying. When he turned professional,

he trained at the Royal Oak boxing George Balfour is still

a member of that club, which has contributed

to the exhibition. The first time I ever walked

in there was when I was 12, Jack was by the bag

there in the ring. The biggest thing that ever,

to Swadlincote for boxing. Jack's greatest triumph

was to beat Joe Bugner in 1971, to become British

heavyweight champion. Graham and Jackie,

volunteers with the magic Attic charity, but the exhibition

together to celebrate The Bodell family have

donated or loaned us other items belonging to Jack,

including his shorts, And I think what we've

done has done him proud. Jack retired in 1972

and his old sparring partner, Muhammad Ali, came to open the chip

shop Jack set up in Coventry. Even when he retired

to Coventry, Jack Every Friday, he used

a come back for a pint and people would stop him

on Swadlincote high Street Jack died in Coventry last

November, but his hometown Anywhere you go in

this country, when he mentioned Swadlincote,

nine times out of ten, somebody will follow it up

by saying Jack Bodell. And Jack, during his

career, put some of the And he put Swadlincote

and South Derbyshire on the map. That's just one of our stories on

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I have returned to cloudy skies. We got up this morning debuted. It.

Gorgeous in east bridge for it. Thank you to David for sending that

end. A lovely start, but only cloud did increase and it has been quite

benign. Pictures like this as we head through the afternoon. A little

bit damp as well. As we head into tonight, a little change. We hold on

to be cloud, patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle as well, all

courtesy of the weak front. High pressure in charge. A lot of

moisture in the year, that weak front as well, eg bits and pieces of

light rain and is all. Because of the cloud as well, it does mean that

might be said of the UK, we should be mostly frost free. Temperatures

will vary between three and 6 degrees as we had through the early

hours of the morning. Patches of mist and fog forming. A little bit

like Groundhog Day for tomorrow. Again another cloudy day on the

cards. Thick enough at times very few spots of rain. Some of us will

stay dry and much like today, the winds will stay fairly gentle.

Temperatures back up again. Not doing too bad for January. Highs of

seven. I wish I could tell you something else other than it says

the same. High pressure still firmly in charge. Repeat the process but

Thursday and Friday as well. Light winds, it was acquired out and

about. Most of us will be dry and for the overnight period, it should

be largely frost free as well. We started up was tempered as a little

bit as we head towards the weekend, but still a lot of settled weather.

Tonight, tomorrow, after Wednesday, but there is a common for Friday,

settled. Driver most of us, if you spot of light rain. Staying with us

into the weekend. There are only some anyways you can say is settled,

dry, cloudy, light winds. You're doing wearing well very a lot of

time by saying the same thing over and over. It's very, very dull.

Never mind, you're here to cheer us up.

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