:00:05. > :00:08.In tonight's programme, what is it like to know your home is at risk?
:00:08. > :00:13.The week after the Government gave the go-ahead for High Speed Two, we
:00:13. > :00:19.meet some of the people most affected. I just feel numb, I can't
:00:19. > :00:23.believe we have just found this a out.
:00:23. > :00:27.Shake it off, lunged to press. Walsall personal fitness trainer
:00:27. > :00:31.Paul Wilson investigates why we are the fattest region in Europe and
:00:31. > :00:36.takes on a challenge to sort out three serial dieters. This is
:00:36. > :00:46.probably the hardest thing I have ever done! I didn't realise how
:00:46. > :00:47.
:00:47. > :00:55.And football dreams can come true, we catch up with someone of the
:00:55. > :01:05.stars of the future. I am Mary Rhodes and this is Inside
:01:05. > :01:10.
:01:10. > :01:20.Welcome to Tamworth, home to the Reliant Robin and to some of the
:01:20. > :01:29.country's fattest people. And all because we asked Paul Wilson to
:01:30. > :01:34.Guess what, recent studies show that six in every 100 people think
:01:34. > :01:40.they are obese but the real number is one in four people who are obese.
:01:40. > :01:47.The fact is we are getting used to being fat, we think it is normal.
:01:47. > :01:53.I am doing a documentary about diet. If a are you saying I am fat?
:01:53. > :01:56.you go swimming, men look at you as a look at the size of her. And at
:01:56. > :02:00.the end of the day, you are the size you are and if people don't
:02:01. > :02:05.like it, it is tough. I have come to Tamworth, obesity central. This
:02:05. > :02:09.is not just home to the fattest people in England, but Europe. 30%
:02:10. > :02:19.of people here are now classed as obese. Come on, Tamworth, it does
:02:20. > :02:26.
:02:26. > :02:28.I want to make sure I get about three 1/2 stone off. I went on a
:02:28. > :02:34.diet for Highland hospital because I was having a stomach operation
:02:34. > :02:40.and I lost two Stones in two months. I was naughty, I started eating
:02:40. > :02:50.chocolate and cream cakes. I put Freestone back on in two years.
:02:50. > :02:52.
:02:52. > :03:00.I run out or becomes in Walsall. Quite a few people seem to come
:03:00. > :03:04.along as a last resort -- I run out or boot camps. Tracy in her late
:03:04. > :03:08.thirties and forties, she has been piling on the pounds despite
:03:08. > :03:14.efforts. This is probably the hardest thing I have ever done! I
:03:14. > :03:18.didn't realise how unfit I am. Oh, dear God. I think he is trained to
:03:18. > :03:25.kill me. Then there's her husband, Brian. He
:03:25. > :03:30.claims he was always 17 stone are now his size is beginning to tell.
:03:30. > :03:35.Find getting older, I want to be fitter. I want to be able to play
:03:35. > :03:39.with the grand kids rather than dying. I am finally, 22 stone at
:03:39. > :03:43.Tom. He likes his beer and his nights out and although he says he
:03:43. > :03:49.does not eat rubbish, he likes to feel full after a meal - and that
:03:49. > :03:54.means big portion sizes. I am rarely worn out. I can't breathe. I
:03:54. > :03:59.know it is a common use of it but I have got asthma. I try it to
:03:59. > :04:04.breathe in and out as much as I can. It is still retiring. I have tried
:04:04. > :04:09.every other kind of dieting and exercise in. I went to a gym for
:04:09. > :04:14.about a year, did not get any great results and I thought it was
:04:14. > :04:18.basically down to me being... If I need somebody to give me the cake
:04:18. > :04:26.when I am left to my own accord, I sometimes give up and move to
:04:26. > :04:30.Our three guinea pigs are going to give video diaries and we will see
:04:30. > :04:34.how they try to cut at Luton, sugar and alcohol and coming to boot camp
:04:34. > :04:40.at least three times a week, whatever the weather, and all this
:04:40. > :04:46.just before Christmas. I must admit that I hurt so badly now. Really,
:04:46. > :04:50.really badly. I am walking like I have got two broken legs. It is the
:04:50. > :04:54.most ridiculous thing I have ever done. I am a 43-year-old
:04:54. > :04:58.grandmother for goodness sake. Why can't I just be content with
:04:59. > :05:04.knitting? Is it is hard, I will not lie to you. Not eating what you
:05:04. > :05:07.want when you want, it does not sound like a very harsh thing that
:05:07. > :05:12.it is when you have not had anything that you like for six
:05:12. > :05:17.weeks. While they were doing that, I went to find out why people in
:05:17. > :05:20.the Midlands are so fat. The experts say we are still eating as
:05:20. > :05:25.if we are working in heavy industry but we are not burning those sort
:05:25. > :05:35.of calories. Being poor does not help, we want cheap, quick hit
:05:35. > :05:35.
:05:35. > :05:41.calories. People are consuming foods which are -- and are simply
:05:41. > :05:45.not exercising enough to burn it off. What they are looking for day-
:05:45. > :05:53.to-day is the calories to keep them going and it does mean that people
:05:53. > :05:56.eat high-fat foods and food for comfort and foods that are cheap.
:05:56. > :06:02.People are not thinking about an extra few years of life later on,
:06:02. > :06:04.they actually thinking about the day-to-day existence. Being out of
:06:05. > :06:10.work is certainly a factor for people who have become serial
:06:10. > :06:14.dieters. The Cambridge Diet worked for a while. And I have done weight
:06:14. > :06:19.Watchers, but with that, you think you can ate this chocolate and then
:06:19. > :06:23.you go on to more chocolate so it did not really work for me. And
:06:23. > :06:30.then there's more, just cutting down. But because I am not working
:06:30. > :06:40.and I am bored, it is like I will sit and watch television and the
:06:40. > :06:50.I was hoping it would get easier and it is not. I am really enjoying
:06:50. > :06:54.
:06:54. > :06:58.it. I can see results. I have lost 9lb now. It is a killer! He is
:06:58. > :07:04.constantly killing me. Shake it off. That it has been a bit of a mixed
:07:04. > :07:09.bag. The first week was really hard. I can see how it is so easy for
:07:09. > :07:12.them to give up in the first week. But I think the second week, I have
:07:12. > :07:16.had more feedback from people saying you are full of energy,
:07:16. > :07:21.getting up earlier, getting to sleep earlier on that night. My
:07:21. > :07:25.diet is good, I am not moping around the place, I am up and doing
:07:25. > :07:29.stuff during the day instead of just moping around. My girlfriend
:07:29. > :07:35.says she can notice something off my belly. OK, but come worked for
:07:35. > :07:39.you. If you turned up and you can afford it. -- boot camp worked for
:07:39. > :07:43.you. But most experts believe that the economic crisis is going to
:07:43. > :07:49.make the Midlands' statistics even worse. A babysitter levels are
:07:49. > :07:53.likely to increase. -- obesity levels. As people are having to cut
:07:53. > :07:58.budgets even more, cheaper and more processed foods are likely to be
:07:58. > :08:08.even more prominent and so I predict that people will get fatter
:08:08. > :08:13.and less healthy. And the already high rates of obesity will increase.
:08:13. > :08:16.But people like Tom and Tracy and Brian are proving that you can turn
:08:16. > :08:23.things around. Throw away the jogging pants because nothing else
:08:23. > :08:26.fit. Make this year the year that wind put some of the parts of
:08:26. > :08:31.Europe into the headlines for the good reasons.
:08:31. > :08:36.I will go back next Monday and I will start again and I will get the
:08:36. > :08:41.weight off and I will be fit and healthy. To me, that is far more
:08:41. > :08:46.important than being slim. My dad died when he was 42, a massive
:08:46. > :08:54.heart attack, he ate and drank too much and smoked too much. I do not
:08:54. > :08:58.want to be like that. I felt loads better. Physically better, mentally,
:08:58. > :09:02.and a couple of weeks off over Christmas, I slipped a bit but it
:09:02. > :09:05.is not as hard tonight as it was the first time I came. Loans easier.
:09:05. > :09:09.I can get to the top of the stairs without getting out of breath which
:09:09. > :09:15.is great. But you know what? Boot camp is not for everybody but
:09:15. > :09:18.gentle exercise will make a different. Check with your GP
:09:18. > :09:23.before you do anything too vigorous. And if you're looking for some
:09:23. > :09:28.inspiration to lose weight or get fit, you can find us on Facebook.
:09:28. > :09:33.You can also post your own comments and tapes and catch up on the video
:09:33. > :09:40.diaries of Tracy and Tom as we continue to follow their progress.
:09:40. > :09:44.I was tempted to pick a piece and say, "so be it". I have eaten a
:09:44. > :09:48.sausage roll but part of May went don't, because if you have one, you
:09:48. > :09:51.will have another. Last week, the Government decided to press ahead
:09:51. > :09:55.with the high-speed rail link between London and the West
:09:55. > :09:59.Midlands. While there was celebration in some quarters, for
:09:59. > :10:09.some most affected and likely to lose their homes, it was very
:10:09. > :10:14.
:10:14. > :10:20.This land has been farmed by this family for a century. But that
:10:20. > :10:25.could be about to change. Somewhere, Robert's future is being redrawn by
:10:25. > :10:29.a man he has never met, a man with a map. It is the morning of the
:10:29. > :10:34.Government's decision on HS2, the high-speed rail link between London
:10:34. > :10:38.and Birmingham. And Robert's Farm is right in the firing line. He and
:10:38. > :10:41.his wife, Jane, had invited me to join them as they await the
:10:41. > :10:44.decision. We are just a few minutes away from
:10:44. > :10:49.the announcement, how are you feeling? I guess so much has been
:10:49. > :10:52.leaked about what the announcement will be, we are dreading the worst.
:10:52. > :10:58.We are still waiting to see what happens and what the announcement
:10:58. > :11:02.is. This is the way we find out, on television. No contact from the
:11:02. > :11:05.Government to us officially. This is it, this is the announcement.
:11:05. > :11:10.Full speed ahead, a new fast rail line between London and the
:11:10. > :11:15.Midlands and eventually the North of England. As expected, HS2 get
:11:15. > :11:23.the go-ahead. It makes you wonder what the point of the consultation
:11:23. > :11:27.is, when they are totally had their minds to do it. We can look forward
:11:27. > :11:31.to possibly four years in this house and that is it. But suddenly
:11:31. > :11:34.Robert hears the news is even worse than he was expecting. There have
:11:34. > :11:38.been some last minute changes to the route, no longer does it plough
:11:38. > :11:43.through the couple's home but through all of their other
:11:43. > :11:46.buildings including those rented by local businesses. It is not just
:11:46. > :11:52.going through our house and the edge of the properties but straight
:11:52. > :11:58.through all the farm, all the offices, all the businesses. So
:11:58. > :12:04.once all of our tenants see this, they will be on to us and realise
:12:04. > :12:08.that their time on our Farm is over if this all goes ahead. It has now
:12:08. > :12:13.impacted on around 40 people who work here. I just feel numb. I
:12:13. > :12:21.can't believe we have just found this out. Again, on the Web.
:12:21. > :12:27.And many others are in a similar position. I am on my way to meet a
:12:27. > :12:31.group of people determined to stop HS2 going ahead. And I know I am in
:12:31. > :12:34.the right place when I discover their campaign mascot - a big white
:12:34. > :12:38.elephant. It is just after 3 o'clock now so
:12:38. > :12:41.people living on the HS2 route, including those here in Kenilworth,
:12:42. > :12:46.will have had a few hours to think about the announcement this morning.
:12:46. > :12:51.What they after now is detail and I am hoping to get that from the
:12:51. > :12:54.Transport Secretary. We are ready for a new chapter in Britain's
:12:54. > :12:59.transport history, one designed to boost our economy and our country
:12:59. > :13:03.just as the first coming of the railways or the motorways did for
:13:03. > :13:13.previous generations. That is why I have given the green light to HS2.
:13:13. > :13:16.
:13:16. > :13:20.It is deeply disappointing but at least we now know where we are.
:13:20. > :13:29.failed to understand the logic of what he is saying. But we have
:13:29. > :13:34.heard it all before and the fight starts here. Off-course, where
:13:34. > :13:39.there are losers, there are also winners. Many politicians and
:13:39. > :13:45.business leaders are overjoyed that high-speed rail is on its way to
:13:45. > :13:50.the West Midlands. High-speed rail can put down 22,000
:13:50. > :13:54.jobs for this region. It is great news for the region and the people
:13:54. > :14:00.of the region. It will bring investment and thousands of jobs.
:14:00. > :14:05.This is a major announcement, underpinning Birmingham's relevance
:14:05. > :14:11.as a major city. This is not the story of the rights
:14:11. > :14:16.and wrongs of a chest to, instead, now it has been approved, I want to
:14:16. > :14:20.see what it will mean for those living along the route. Some are
:14:20. > :14:24.digging in for a lengthy fight. This is the leader of Warwick
:14:24. > :14:28.District Council and he shows me where the line will cut through
:14:28. > :14:33.this village. Even now he believes he can stop it.
:14:33. > :14:38.We might have to take legal action. We hope not and that sense prevails
:14:38. > :14:47.but that is likely we will have to spend money in the courts to stop
:14:47. > :14:50.this fiasco. We will do that. How can you say that people who are
:14:50. > :14:54.paying their council tax want that money stopping projects like this
:14:54. > :14:58.rather than improving their quality of lives?
:14:58. > :15:03.I speak to the people in the villages and nobody is saying, do
:15:03. > :15:08.not do that. When we had a vote of the full council, the whole council
:15:08. > :15:16.voted for us. I believe that is the way we will go.
:15:16. > :15:20.Can a legal challenge really make a difference? It did not here.
:15:20. > :15:25.The construction of this toll road was the last major infrastructure
:15:25. > :15:30.project in the West Midlands. For more than a decade, protesters
:15:30. > :15:34.fought against it. In the courts, a public inquiry and drew direct
:15:34. > :15:40.action, tongue -- tunnelling under properties to try to stop them
:15:40. > :15:45.being demolished. It delayed the project but did not stop it. This
:15:45. > :15:51.woman was among the campaigners that lost out. The cottage she grew
:15:51. > :15:58.up and suddenly had a new neighbour. A 14 lane superhighway. Ten years
:15:58. > :16:04.on what advice does she have for those fighting High Speed Two?
:16:04. > :16:07.What are you hoping to get out of this meeting? To learn about
:16:07. > :16:14.compensation and how easy or difficult it is to get access to
:16:14. > :16:18.compensation. We have heard many bad -- many bad reports of dealing
:16:18. > :16:23.with the Department of Transport. To begin with, and described what
:16:23. > :16:29.it was like before the road was built? We looked out onto a field
:16:29. > :16:33.with horses, and now we have 14 lanes of motorway. You can hear the
:16:33. > :16:39.traffic. She may have lost her fight but
:16:39. > :16:45.Robert and Jane are keen to learn what they can. What do we have to
:16:45. > :16:51.expect in the next few years? Adie, I am afraid. My advice to you
:16:51. > :17:01.is, try to get out. It is as simple as that because it takes a chunk of
:17:01. > :17:03.
:17:03. > :17:09.your life. All the things that happened to us, it was not a happy
:17:09. > :17:14.experience. For example, we did not know they would be working at night.
:17:14. > :17:20.We had terrible problems with vibration that made us very ill.
:17:20. > :17:25.The mad, you are just living in squalor. Did they give you the
:17:25. > :17:34.option of moving out and buying the house? Yes, we looked at that and
:17:34. > :17:41.thought it was a possibility. But what we were offered, we have a
:17:41. > :17:44.nice country cottage and an acre of land, and we could not have got a
:17:44. > :17:49.semi-detached house in the village with that money.
:17:49. > :17:53.The compensation to four years to come through. There are laws
:17:53. > :17:57.governing how much people should receive and the government has
:17:57. > :18:05.promised to go on and above those for people affected by high speed
:18:05. > :18:10.to. But the details will not be announced until the spring.
:18:10. > :18:20.yourself dedicated on what it will be and do not be afraid. Be firm
:18:20. > :18:20.
:18:20. > :18:26.and strong. If it is wrong, do not set time, you have to fight. What
:18:26. > :18:32.do you think about what she had to say? Very scary and 1am. The
:18:32. > :18:38.timescales, particularly about all of the problems while it was
:18:38. > :18:41.constructed with the noise and dust and fumes. Are we learned a lot.
:18:41. > :18:46.was also interesting how she advised us just to sell up and get
:18:46. > :18:51.out because of everything that goes on with construction. We have to
:18:51. > :18:55.think of that as well. We were thinking perhaps we could stay and
:18:55. > :19:02.work around it and fight for compensation, but it is worth
:19:02. > :19:12.thinking about the advice she gave Tied to their land by the legacy of
:19:12. > :19:13.
:19:13. > :19:18.100 years of family farming, they will find it hard to leave.
:19:18. > :19:22.For our final story, we travel back in time to 2008 as Phil Upton
:19:22. > :19:28.discovers what happened to a group of youngsters who featured back
:19:28. > :19:33.then, who were hoping to make a career in football.
:19:33. > :19:37.In 2008 we met three young budding footballers from the academies of
:19:37. > :19:43.West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa. They all dreamed of becoming
:19:43. > :19:47.an international football star. become a West Bromwich Albion
:19:47. > :19:52.first-team players and hopefully England as well. Football is
:19:52. > :19:56.basically my life. Tonight we catch up with the boys as they take the
:19:57. > :20:01.next step towards that team. There will be setbacks, whether that his
:20:01. > :20:05.injury are net getting in the team, and you have to cope with that
:20:05. > :20:09.because it is a tough profession. And we look at the science behind
:20:09. > :20:16.sporting success. While they have physical and technical training,
:20:16. > :20:22.the mental side will actually allow them to be successful. Thousands of
:20:22. > :20:32.boys will sign up to elite football academies like this. But only a
:20:32. > :20:35.
:20:35. > :20:38.handful ever progress. Adil Nabi, Ryan Allsop, and Gary
:20:38. > :20:46.Gardner all started out just like these youngsters, where the
:20:46. > :20:51.emphasis is on fun and development. In the early years, technique is
:20:51. > :20:56.important and intelligence. Development will not take place
:20:56. > :21:00.without intelligence. And personality. At junior level,
:21:00. > :21:05.things get more competitive and this is where football start to get
:21:05. > :21:09.serious. Ultimately as an Academy we are
:21:09. > :21:16.judged on the number of players we develop to go in and around the
:21:16. > :21:21.first team. Beyond that, our objective is to maximise the boys''
:21:21. > :21:28.potential of on and off the pitch. By the time they finish school,
:21:28. > :21:35.only a handful of the players have awarded a scholarship. It is a long
:21:35. > :21:39.and competitive wrote. Not everyone will make it.
:21:39. > :21:44.But Adil Nabi has made it and last year, he started his first
:21:44. > :21:48.professional contract. Getting a scholarship was my target
:21:48. > :21:53.and my dream, since I started at the age of six or seven and to get
:21:53. > :21:58.a professional contract as well was the icing on the cake.
:21:58. > :22:02.But he takes nothing for granted. I think there are only two flat
:22:02. > :22:08.with me now that had been with since nine or ten years old. -- two
:22:08. > :22:12.Lad. It is the dream start that every
:22:12. > :22:16.player wishes for and Adil Nabi is one of the lucky few because it
:22:16. > :22:21.does not work out this way for everyone.
:22:22. > :22:26.Around 80% of these players will never make the grade. Players like
:22:26. > :22:31.jazz Mulhall and who was released by West Bromwich Albion.
:22:31. > :22:34.I remember the day we were released. We trained in the morning and at
:22:34. > :22:39.lunchtime the coaches came in and said we wanted to talk about our
:22:39. > :22:44.futures, and I still remember not being able to eat anything and when
:22:44. > :22:50.I got home, I'd head home, and I sat down in the living room and I
:22:50. > :22:58.said to myself, even though I was expecting it, today is the day I
:22:58. > :23:01.have been released, and it was not a nice night. In spite of this, he
:23:01. > :23:06.is determined to continue with a career in football.
:23:06. > :23:11.You have to be realistic about these things. That is one clubs'
:23:11. > :23:16.opinion and does not mean to say I cannot come back in three, four of
:23:16. > :23:21.even five years time, playing the professional game.
:23:21. > :23:25.He has gone to see this doctor to see if the signs of the sport can
:23:25. > :23:29.help him improve his game. We know that certain psychological
:23:29. > :23:35.characteristics and qualities such as being more confident, more
:23:35. > :23:39.mentally tough, and motivation and attentional focus, there is
:23:39. > :23:43.certainly a list of qualities that help to explain why some athletes
:23:44. > :23:52.might be more successful than others.
:23:52. > :24:02.What do you think would be one area you could focus on for improvement?
:24:02. > :24:06.As a defender, making good tackles. What are these strategies, one of
:24:06. > :24:10.those is imaginary. Using your mind's eye to see and feel
:24:10. > :24:18.different experiences related to football. How often should I use
:24:18. > :24:22.these techniques? Daily, weekly, hourly? You need to think about the
:24:22. > :24:27.mental side as much as you approach the physical side. I would
:24:27. > :24:30.encourage you to treat it as much as you do physical practice, and
:24:30. > :24:34.build it in as consistent away as you can.
:24:34. > :24:38.The success of these players is not just about how good they are with
:24:38. > :24:41.their feet but how well they used their mind.
:24:41. > :24:46.The mental skills they can use to manage pressure and get the most
:24:46. > :24:52.from training can also be used to help them refocus and stay pop --
:24:52. > :24:58.stay positive when they might be experiencing new types of setback.
:24:58. > :25:05.Brian has also suffered a setback. When his contract came to an end,
:25:05. > :25:09.he was released. It was a bit of a shock. They pulled me into the
:25:09. > :25:15.office and told me I was not getting another contract. Obviously,
:25:15. > :25:20.I was devastated. In hindsight, you are fighting for each other's spot.
:25:20. > :25:24.You are fighting against your mates which is the hard thing about it.
:25:24. > :25:28.But fortunately for him, championship side Millwall quickly
:25:28. > :25:35.snapped them up. As a goalkeeper, there are even fewer opportunities
:25:35. > :25:39.making the process of breaking into the game even tougher. It is it up
:25:39. > :25:44.at and four goalkeepers it often happens later than outfield players.
:25:44. > :25:51.You can get into your '30s and then play your best football.
:25:51. > :25:55.Ryan knows how good -- lucky he is to get a second chance.
:25:55. > :26:00.Millwall have given me a chance to come and impress here and try to do
:26:00. > :26:04.my best and that is all I can do. Setbacks like this are part and
:26:04. > :26:09.parcel of football. When players are starting out and trying to
:26:09. > :26:13.prove themselves. But even players with the brightest prospects can
:26:13. > :26:18.struggle, especially when faced with serious injury.
:26:18. > :26:22.In my second year I had a bad injury. A ruptured at interior
:26:22. > :26:27.cruciate ligament, and I knew other players had that before and I
:26:27. > :26:31.thought it would never happen to me and it was hard. I could not
:26:31. > :26:34.explain how hard it was. I would have days when I would go home and
:26:34. > :26:40.even cry. Injuries like this can affect
:26:40. > :26:44.players at any time during their Khadija but he had barely started.
:26:44. > :26:50.Piece of the injury as a setback but we also saw that as an
:26:50. > :26:56.opportunity for him to get stronger and technically better than he has
:26:57. > :27:05.come out of it a better player. Aston Villa have gone on to sign
:27:05. > :27:14.him and he took part in a magnificent debut.
:27:14. > :27:18.I feel brand new. 12 months' rest. Despite the setbacks, the three
:27:18. > :27:28.inspired -- aspiring footballers that we met in 2,000 Band Aid have
:27:28. > :27:28.
:27:28. > :27:31.all taken the next step towards their dream. -- 2008.
:27:31. > :27:36.Their strength of character and resilience will be more important
:27:36. > :27:41.than ever before. You have to realise what has to be
:27:41. > :27:46.done to make it in the game otherwise it will just pass you by.
:27:46. > :27:50.They must now try to forge a career as a professional footballer.
:27:50. > :27:55.still have a lot to learn and hopefully I can learn that training
:27:55. > :27:59.with the first team. If from now on, these guys will be
:27:59. > :28:02.playing alongside and competing against the best footballers in the
:28:02. > :28:07.country. It is a matter of taking some of
:28:07. > :28:10.that experience on while I wait for my opportunity, but then again
:28:10. > :28:17.trying to take their position as well.
:28:17. > :28:23.Late Kick Off is back tonight at 11:05pm. We will be looking at what
:28:23. > :28:29.is happening for Coventry City, as the club appears to be in freefall.
:28:29. > :28:35.That is all from me tonight. By May next Monday if you can.
:28:35. > :28:41.Next week, pregnant and desperate. We need one tenants living in