:00:02. > :00:06.Hello. Inside Out East Midlands is at Ilkeston in Derbyshire where
:00:07. > :00:10.later we'll be investigating mobility scooter safety. Coming up
:00:10. > :00:16.in the next half hour: From Leicester to Malawi - how the
:00:16. > :00:20.medicines we don't want are saving lives. It's heartbreaking. I have
:00:20. > :00:23.found myself in tears many times in Africa.
:00:23. > :00:28.We meet the people who've had close calls with dangerous drivers on the
:00:28. > :00:34.pavement. Even when you're on the ground, the scooter was still
:00:34. > :00:37.bumping into you. Where can you be safe if not on a pavement?
:00:37. > :00:47.And why the East Midlands is at the heart of a British wrestling
:00:47. > :00:57.
:00:57. > :01:00.comeback. Each year �300 million worth of
:01:00. > :01:06.medicines prescribed to us but not used, are either destroyed or
:01:06. > :01:10.dumped. There is nothing wrong with them, they're not even out of date.
:01:10. > :01:14.But as soon as you walk out of the pharmacy the rules say they can't
:01:14. > :01:17.be used by anyone else. For over 30 years now, a charity in Leicester,
:01:17. > :01:22.started by a couple of GPs shocked at the waste, have been doing
:01:22. > :01:25.something about it. Tony Roe travelled with InterCare to Malawi
:01:25. > :01:35.to find out how the drugs we don't want are reaching those who need
:01:35. > :01:38.
:01:38. > :01:41.This is how we get around. It's not an ambulance we'd recognise at home.
:01:41. > :01:46.We're bouncing around in the back of a pick-up truck in the hours
:01:46. > :01:51.between medical centres. Roads are rough tracks, unfinished, or empty
:01:51. > :01:55.highways. Only the very wealthy can drive. People walk or cycle for
:01:55. > :02:00.miles to get the medicines we take for granted. It's the basic
:02:00. > :02:06.medicines that we are dealing with. And if we can keep sending them the
:02:06. > :02:11.basic medicines, we can make a That includes painkillers we pay
:02:11. > :02:20.pennies for. Pills which would cost a day's pay for most in Malawi,
:02:20. > :02:25.Our lives in a way are about novelty and stimulation but here
:02:25. > :02:30.it's about survival. We shouldn't forget we're in one of the poorest
:02:30. > :02:33.countries in the world. So any medicines they can get are not
:02:33. > :02:38.going to be wasted in Malawi. you very much. Thank you. That's
:02:38. > :02:40.great. All right then, bye. Bye. John Graham is a volunteer
:02:40. > :02:47.collecting returned, unused drugs from doctors' surgeries in
:02:47. > :02:50.Loughborough. Over 1,000 surgeries now help InterCare. It's a very
:02:50. > :03:00.slick operation. The medicines that go out are clearly needed in each
:03:00. > :03:04.
:03:04. > :03:08.clinic. They use them, they know Darkness comes rapidly in Africa.
:03:08. > :03:12.Our first medical centre is Nzama. It's in the south of the country
:03:12. > :03:16.near the Mozambique border. We've of given up on this one and we'll
:03:16. > :03:26.do tomorrow morning because they haven't got any electricity.
:03:26. > :03:32.
:03:32. > :03:36.There's a power cut. There's a power cut most days. When you get
:03:36. > :03:39.more patients in November? It is the rainy season. More malaria.
:03:39. > :03:44.We use the camera light to look around. It's a bit different to a
:03:44. > :03:52.labour ward in the UK! We find three women about to give birth.
:03:52. > :03:56.Two have walked from Mozambique. The coats are made by the Cosby
:03:56. > :04:03.Quilters. And the teddy bears are donated by a Lutterworth Rotary
:04:03. > :04:12.Club. And these ladies will give birth in the next day or two?
:04:12. > :04:17.They have started already, A warehouse near Leicester is the
:04:17. > :04:20.hub for InterCare. Crammed with rescued drug supplies, staffed with
:04:20. > :04:23.volunteers including pharmacists and doctors. A charity which exists
:04:23. > :04:31.because a couple of Leicester GPs back in the '70s realised how
:04:31. > :04:34.stupid it is to throw useable drugs away. It is a crying shame because
:04:34. > :04:39.the need is as great as ever in Africa and in the Third World
:04:39. > :04:49.generally. Here we are in England looking at this subject very
:04:49. > :04:50.
:04:50. > :04:53.closely to see whether we can be of InterCare sends drugs direct to
:04:53. > :04:57.clinics in six of Africas poorest countries.
:04:57. > :05:07.So this is Malawi-bound? Yes. Direct means posted to an
:05:07. > :05:10.Some walk 45 kilometeres to be treated at this clinic, Alan and
:05:10. > :05:17.Carol have stuffed their cases with teddies and quilts for babies born
:05:17. > :05:20.here. Small luxuries at a place with great need.
:05:20. > :05:23.The purpose of the visit is to assess if the right drugs are being
:05:23. > :05:29.sent. What would it be like if you did
:05:29. > :05:33.not get assistance? It would be a disaster. Because if you visited
:05:33. > :05:43.the hospital, you would see the people coming. So if you don't have
:05:43. > :05:49.
:05:49. > :05:52.those medicines then people will They use the kangaroo method with a
:05:52. > :05:55.mother keeps it close to them because they have not got
:05:55. > :06:03.incubators. The quilts and teddies for the
:06:03. > :06:08.newborns go quickly. Not everyone can get one. Is that symbolical the
:06:08. > :06:15.whole thing? Yes, but it does not necessarily make it easier. When
:06:15. > :06:18.you have handed it out, there are We head north to Malawi's second
:06:18. > :06:28.city, Blantyre. Nearby is St Joseph's at Limbe. It's a big
:06:28. > :06:30.
:06:31. > :06:38.hospital. They don't have enough Do you do prescriptions for
:06:38. > :06:42.outpatients? Yes, we have a dispensary. This mother is low on
:06:42. > :06:52.energy and sucking on nut solution. Her baby is tiny - perhaps too tiny,
:06:52. > :06:55.
:06:55. > :07:00.It is heartbreaking, I have cried many times in Africa. Situations
:07:00. > :07:05.like that little baby. Yes, they bring me to tears on a regular
:07:05. > :07:08.basis. How can I do it? Even in less rural areas, poor
:07:08. > :07:18.nutrition malaria and AIDS all contribute to a high mortality rate
:07:18. > :07:19.
:07:19. > :07:22.among children. The need is apparent everywhere because one is
:07:22. > :07:29.a lot bigger and offers a wider range of services but that does not
:07:29. > :07:39.mean that there are both catering to very real needs.
:07:39. > :07:43.
:07:43. > :07:46.Another day bouncing down the road How are you? Fine, and you? Here
:07:46. > :07:56.there is a small medical centre awaiting a rush of patients when
:07:56. > :07:57.
:07:57. > :08:07.the rainy season starts and malaria Do you get any medicine or drugs?
:08:07. > :08:12.
:08:12. > :08:16.No. There's a community here, a Back in Leicestershire, a volunteer
:08:16. > :08:22.for InterCare is applauding themselves. This is the highest
:08:22. > :08:27.award given to volunteer groups across the UK.
:08:27. > :08:32.Their work has been recognised with the Queen's Award for Volunteering.
:08:32. > :08:39.It's wonderful we can help people with so much need out there and who
:08:39. > :08:43.have no opportunity for getting It's a powerful welcome from the
:08:43. > :08:47.orphans at Malanje. There are over 800,000 orphans in Malawi, many a
:08:47. > :08:57.consequence of AIDs. At this place there is no government help for the
:08:57. > :09:01.
:09:01. > :09:07.sick. They have saved our lives, InterCare soap, InterCare, he must
:09:07. > :09:17.Alan and Carol spent two weeks on the road visiting hospitals and
:09:17. > :09:21.
:09:21. > :09:24.medical centres InterCare supply They were able to see what was
:09:24. > :09:32.needed. And in some places, what wasn't. The important thing is to
:09:32. > :09:39.get the drugs used. This is very important. This is very important.
:09:39. > :09:43.We need it. InterCare is sending more medicine's than ever before.
:09:43. > :09:52.We have spent �10 million worth. Most of the charity's costs are
:09:52. > :09:57.postage. The certain way of making sure that essential supplies arrive.
:09:57. > :10:00.Yet InterCare only use a fraction of the medicine's that we as a
:10:00. > :10:08.nation Burn in incinerators or Berry in landfill while others
:10:08. > :10:12.remain without. The need is very dramatic and we
:10:12. > :10:18.can do all we can but we can do so much more if we get some more money
:10:19. > :10:22.to fund us. The award-winning and life saving
:10:22. > :10:27.work of Leicester charity, InterCare. Now mobility scooters
:10:27. > :10:30.give freedom to disabled people who might otherwise be stuck at home.
:10:30. > :10:32.But as more people are using them, accidents are on the rise. Now
:10:32. > :10:42.campaigners are calling for compulsory training to help prevent
:10:42. > :10:47.
:10:47. > :10:50.It's the boy racers who get the bad press and face sky high insurance
:10:50. > :11:00.costs. But there's a smaller machine on the roads which is
:11:00. > :11:03.
:11:03. > :11:07.causing chaos in some parts of the Many have no insurance and the
:11:07. > :11:13.drivers are completely untrained. It is the rise of the mobility
:11:13. > :11:17.This mobility scooter owned by Wayne Rogers from Leicestershire
:11:17. > :11:23.wouldn't be legal if he took it on the road, but could this be the
:11:23. > :11:27.future of travel as sales of mobility scooters soar? We see
:11:27. > :11:31.these every day, they do around four mph. Myself and some friends
:11:31. > :11:36.thought it would be a good birdie at to see if we could get as much
:11:36. > :11:45.out of date as possible. I am absolutely convinced this is
:11:45. > :11:47.Let's be serious - it's unlikely we'll see scooters on our streets
:11:47. > :11:52.reaching this speed. But for many, mobility scooters have become
:11:52. > :12:02.essential. They can only reach a top speed of 8mph, but dangerous
:12:02. > :12:06.
:12:06. > :12:10.driving by some riders has caused I do need a licence or training or
:12:10. > :12:18.even insurance. I don't need a licence. Maybe that is why sales
:12:18. > :12:22.are booming and more than 500 million on our pavements around our
:12:22. > :12:26.country. I have come to Ilkeston with somebody who had a close call
:12:26. > :12:29.and lived to tell the tale - just. Joyce Steeples was run down by a
:12:29. > :12:32.mobility scooter and its driver while out shopping. It's taken her
:12:32. > :12:42.months to recover. First she was in hospital and then she was
:12:42. > :12:43.
:12:43. > :12:48.housebound. Now she's finally So you were out shopping minding
:12:48. > :12:53.your own business? Yes, I was on a very wide pavement. What exactly
:12:53. > :13:00.happened? The traffic was busy so why did not hear this lady saying
:13:00. > :13:09."excuse me, I need to pass" and she ran into my back. She knocked me
:13:09. > :13:15.down. And so I couldn't get up, I was just days to. And I think the
:13:15. > :13:20.police car that was passing, they phone for the ambulance.
:13:20. > :13:25.competent the person is on the scooter is a big question because
:13:25. > :13:34.even when you're on the ground, the scooter was still bumping into you.
:13:34. > :13:37.Where can you be safe if it is not So what's changed? Why's this
:13:37. > :13:40.become such a problem? Well, it could be down to the sheer number
:13:40. > :13:43.of scooters out there. It's said there's one for almost every 20
:13:43. > :13:46.people in Britain, but we can't be sure. For many they've become a
:13:46. > :13:49.lifeline, and while most people ride them responsibly, some don't.
:13:49. > :13:52.It's likely more and more scooters will mean more scooter related
:13:52. > :14:01.accidents here in the East Midlands. Caren Jephson had a scooter scare
:14:01. > :14:06.when her son was run over by one in Derby city centre.
:14:06. > :14:11.Our City in the back office are at work, under a herd of date of
:14:11. > :14:16.Offiah and commercially, my staff say he has been hit. My thought it
:14:16. > :14:19.was a car. Every parent's worst nightmare.
:14:19. > :14:22.Before Christmas, Isaac was knocked down outside the shop where his mum
:14:22. > :14:30.works. Caren's shock turned to surprise when she discovered it was
:14:30. > :14:36.indeed a mobility scooter which had run Isaac over, and not a car.
:14:36. > :14:39.I was quite relieved, I thought thank Christ it was not a car. But
:14:39. > :14:42.when I thought -- .net injuries, there was not much difference from
:14:42. > :14:48.a car. Isaac was battered, bruised and
:14:48. > :14:53.badly shaken. He says he didn't see the scooter coming. It came across
:14:53. > :14:57.the road out of nowhere, so I went this side of the window and it went
:14:57. > :15:00.over my foot and bashed into the window.
:15:00. > :15:08.The driver did apologise, it was an accident. But as Caren found out,
:15:08. > :15:14.collisions with pedestrians aren't uncommon. When I was taking Isaac
:15:14. > :15:18.to the doctors, and when I went to the police, I was shocked by every
:15:18. > :15:23.person I spoke to that new somebody that had been injured by a mobility
:15:23. > :15:26.scooter. How many people had been hit by them, and nothing is being
:15:26. > :15:31.done. So are pedestrians safe? Some
:15:31. > :15:34.critics point to the many "grey areas" with mobility scooters.
:15:34. > :15:43.If it's possible for anyone to hop on and ride one without any lesson
:15:43. > :15:47.or safety checks, isn't it time to change the law? We must be careful
:15:47. > :15:51.that we do not introduce laws which prevent people from using the
:15:51. > :15:56.abilities gritters, because then they end up housebound. We think it
:15:56. > :16:00.is more about providing education and training. There is no overall
:16:00. > :16:04.responsibility for training, so at the moment some of the
:16:04. > :16:10.organisations selling the scooters provide it, and occasionally a
:16:10. > :16:12.police force, but generally it is that retailers, so there is a
:16:12. > :16:15.variety on the training and what sort of training it is.
:16:15. > :16:18.One such responsible retailer is KMA Mobility, a Derbyshire company
:16:18. > :16:21.which has sold hundreds of mobility scooters over the years. They think
:16:21. > :16:31.driver training isn't enough - there should be some bigger changes
:16:31. > :16:34.
:16:34. > :16:40.to improve scooter safety. Here they are in all shapes and sizes!
:16:40. > :16:45.These are a real lifeline, aren't they? Yes, a lot of people would be
:16:45. > :16:50.stuck indoors if they do not have them. So they come in different
:16:50. > :16:55.sizes and different powers, this one looks are par for one. This is
:16:55. > :17:01.eight miles an hour. You are able to use that on the road. A but all
:17:01. > :17:08.of these can be used on the pavement? There is Baswich to move
:17:08. > :17:13.it took four miles an hour on the pavement., -- there is a switch.
:17:13. > :17:21.drive one of these, I do not need a licence, training or insurance? Is
:17:21. > :17:26.that might? Bay should all be a legal requirement, there should be
:17:26. > :17:31.a meat -- legal regulation. Should there be some changes to the law?
:17:31. > :17:37.Yes, I believe there should be some regulation from our level we should
:17:37. > :17:39.be regulated on how we sell a scooter, and it should be chased up
:17:39. > :17:42.on by somebody like Trading Standards.
:17:42. > :17:45.It's not just pedestrians at risk. Scooter drivers are in danger too.
:17:45. > :17:50.Just weeks ago an elderly lady from Derby was killed after her mobility
:17:50. > :17:54.scooter collided with a lorry. Last year, on average, there were two
:17:54. > :17:59.accidents a week across the country. These pictures, taken after another
:17:59. > :18:09.accident, highlight the damage that can be done. But some riders have
:18:09. > :18:09.
:18:09. > :18:13.no choice but use the road, and that's created its own challenges.
:18:13. > :18:16.It is a lifeline, a would not be able to go out of my flat without
:18:17. > :18:20.Scott Moy would be lost without his scooter. He's had one for eight
:18:20. > :18:23.years, and he's never had an accident - but if he wants to go
:18:23. > :18:27.above 4 mph, and many scooters go twice as fast, the Highway Code
:18:27. > :18:37.says he must take it on the road, and it needs to be registered with
:18:37. > :18:37.
:18:37. > :18:42.the DVLA. I will use a bus lane or cycle path, but at eight miles an
:18:42. > :18:49.hour, you have to go on the road. So you have people honking their
:18:49. > :18:52.due, get off the road! Where do you stand? What do you do?
:18:52. > :18:55.A special test like the one for driving a car or riding a motorbike
:18:56. > :18:58.may reduce the risks of riding a scooter on the road. The Department
:18:58. > :19:02.for Transport says it's exploring the idea, and that would certainly
:19:02. > :19:07.please Caren Jephson. She's started a petition calling for improved
:19:07. > :19:16.scooter safety. She wants to make sure any irresponsible drivers face
:19:16. > :19:23.the consequences. Or I think there should be some sort of Locke put
:19:23. > :19:27.into place, like a proficiency test, and also be able to identify the
:19:27. > :19:32.mobility scoters, because I have had loads of e-mails were people
:19:32. > :19:36.have been hit but they cannot identify the person. And I think we
:19:36. > :19:41.should be more vigilant on the pavements, the streets and shopping
:19:41. > :19:46.centres. Finally tonight, remember Big Daddy,
:19:46. > :19:49.Giant Haystacks and Kendo Nagasaki? Those larger than life characters
:19:49. > :19:55.who brought wrestling into our living rooms back in the '60s, '70s
:19:55. > :19:58.and '80s? Now, a brand-new breed of professional wrestlers is
:19:58. > :20:08.attracting a big following from all ages, and they're hoping to revive
:20:08. > :20:10.
:20:11. > :20:15.the glory days when men wearing It's 1988 - the last big fight
:20:15. > :20:18.night at the De Montfort Hall in Leicester. Audiences are dwindling,
:20:18. > :20:28.and television is about to pull the plug on professional British
:20:28. > :20:38.
:20:38. > :20:43.The sport all but died and American wrestling - more athletic,
:20:43. > :20:53.glamorous and violent - took over. But after a gap of almost a quarter
:20:53. > :20:58.of a century, British professional wrestlers are back in British rings.
:20:58. > :21:05.A lot has been done in 20 years, so Risley is no different. We have
:21:05. > :21:12.just got to move with the times. -- wrestling. It could definitely come
:21:12. > :21:17.back and be bigger than it is. Wrestling is the perfect think for
:21:17. > :21:20.the family. Kids are excited, and the adults have bigger smiles on
:21:20. > :21:23.their faces than the kids! Venues like Leicester are regularly
:21:23. > :21:32.sold out. John Shipley is the promoter here - he doubles up as a
:21:32. > :21:37.wrestler, the bad boy Hired Gun John Dunn. Wrestling is making a
:21:37. > :21:42.comeback, because we are putting good family entertainment into it.
:21:42. > :21:47.It appeals to all generations. At this show we have children from
:21:47. > :21:50.four years old up to people of 70 and older.
:21:50. > :21:53.On John Shipley's bill tonight is Xander, one of only 20 or so
:21:53. > :21:59.professional wrestlers in this country.
:21:59. > :22:03.I don't need music! He's been studying for a degree in
:22:03. > :22:12.advertising. But his mind is rarely on books and essays. He gets his
:22:12. > :22:17.kicks in the wrestling ring. Since a very young age, wrestling
:22:17. > :22:25.has been my passion. Ever since I saw it when I was 12 years old, it
:22:25. > :22:30.is all I have ever wanted to do. The reason why I went into studying
:22:30. > :22:35.advertising, was because I wanted a back-up plan in case wrestling fell
:22:35. > :22:42.through, like if I ever got injured badly or wrestling did not take off
:22:42. > :22:45.for me. Stixx from Nottingham is the second
:22:45. > :22:55.professional on the bill. Most of his opponents have day jobs - he
:22:55. > :22:57.
:22:57. > :23:07.doesn't. MUSIC: "We Will Rock You" by Queen.
:23:07. > :23:11.I normally play the bad guy. And it is a lot of fun to almost
:23:11. > :23:16.manipulate the audience, to make them act like you want them to act.
:23:16. > :23:21.If you want them to boo you, you can get them to boo you. If you
:23:21. > :23:31.want them to cheer the other guy, they will. It is a strange sense of
:23:31. > :23:34.
:23:34. > :23:38.accomplishment, controlling that Stixx knows the outcome before he
:23:38. > :23:42.enters the ring. He usually wins. Kayfabe is the art of portraying
:23:42. > :23:45.something as real when it's not. Everyone knows the fights are
:23:45. > :23:55.choreographed - but it's not important for the enjoyment of the
:23:55. > :24:01.
:24:01. > :24:07.I used to work in an office, and I would come in and say did anyone
:24:07. > :24:11.see the resting last night? Bay would say, it is not real. Then
:24:11. > :24:16.somebody would say it who saw EastEnders last night, like it was
:24:16. > :24:22.a real thing. What is the difference? We call it escapist
:24:22. > :24:26.entertainment. People do not worry whether it is fate of real, people
:24:26. > :24:30.just come to have fun. -- fake or real.
:24:30. > :24:33.A month later, the biggest show is at the Bonus Arena in Hull. The
:24:33. > :24:36.guest of honour is the old King of Mystery and Mayhem, Kendo Nagasaki,
:24:36. > :24:44.now 66 years old. Kendo is a Samurai warrior and mystic who was
:24:44. > :24:53.born in Stoke on Trent. He has never uttered a word in public, yet
:24:53. > :24:58.he was perhaps the most famous wrestler of the golden era.
:24:58. > :25:08.When I was young, I remember my father and yelling and screaming at
:25:08. > :25:14.the television set watching Kendo Nagasaki vessel. -- wrestling.
:25:14. > :25:18.is the master of mystery and mayhem! Ben I've finally went to a
:25:18. > :25:23.wrestling match in at Wolverhampton, and I could not believe what it was
:25:23. > :25:28.like. As soon as he appeared, the audience exploded, and I thought
:25:28. > :25:31.the building was going to come down. Outside is Kendo's stretch limo.
:25:31. > :25:39.Present-day wrestlers have a long way to go before they acquire the
:25:39. > :25:42.wealth of the old stars. The Hull show, featuring Xander and
:25:42. > :25:45.Stixx, may be a template of the future of British wrestling -
:25:45. > :25:55.keeping the old British sense of fun, but adding glamour and glitz,
:25:55. > :25:58.
:25:58. > :26:08.Today Alpha Female is one of the big draws. It's a contest between
:26:08. > :26:10.
:26:10. > :26:20.Beauty, known in the sport as Beauty takes a battering - but
:26:20. > :26:27.
:26:27. > :26:33.Basie me and they feel sorry for my opponent, so they automatically boo
:26:33. > :26:40.me. As I am from Germany, everybody hates Germany, but the people have
:26:40. > :26:43.to be happy after the match, so they'd love the Babyface more.
:26:43. > :26:48.For modern professional wrestlers, life is hard. Nathan Cruz is on the
:26:48. > :26:54.bill, and astonishingly this is his fourth fight of the weekend.
:26:54. > :26:58.couple of our guys next week will be working 12 bookings per week, so
:26:58. > :27:08.wrestling 12 times in one week. We that the bookings, they cannot live
:27:08. > :27:09.
:27:09. > :27:12.the life of a professional wrestler. Even when they're not fighting, the
:27:12. > :27:15.wrestlers' bodies are constantly getting a hammering. The next day
:27:15. > :27:25.Stixx and Xander are back in the gym, coaching aspiring young
:27:25. > :27:29.
:27:29. > :27:34.We trained very hard to do what we do, and we practised relentlessly
:27:34. > :27:38.to make sure we can do it spot on it each time. So there is that
:27:38. > :27:48.athletic nature to wrestling that is essential, but it is also a but
:27:48. > :27:49.
:27:49. > :27:54.looking the part as well. Dive straight over. 1, 2, very nice.
:27:54. > :28:00.even if it goes right, it is still painful. There is no such thing as
:28:00. > :28:03.fake gravity. If you throw a 250lb man and they land the wrong way, it
:28:03. > :28:05.is going to hurt! With audiences on the rise, the
:28:05. > :28:08.next aims are to attract bigger sponsorship deals and get British
:28:08. > :28:12.professional wrestling back on television. For new professionals
:28:12. > :28:22.like Xander and Stixx, the dream is to become as big as the titans of
:28:22. > :28:24.
:28:24. > :28:28.British wrestling making a comeback here in the East Midlands. That's
:28:29. > :28:33.it from Ilkeston for this week, thanks for watching. Goodbye.
:28:33. > :28:36.Next week - what's it like living on the street of shame?