0:00:03 > 0:00:04Good evening.
0:00:04 > 0:00:05This week: The soldier having a vital operation
0:00:06 > 0:00:07to help him walk unaided.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09And the research project here in Bradford helping to improve
0:00:09 > 0:00:13the health of future generations.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28Hello, I'm Keeley Donovan and this week we are in Bradford.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Coming up on the programme: Helping a hero - we have the exclusive story
0:00:31 > 0:00:34of the spinal operation that could be vital for soldier
0:00:34 > 0:00:39and amputee Ben Parkinson.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42You'll be all right, don't worry, you're in good hands.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Also tonight: The Bradford tower block which could pose a fire risk
0:00:45 > 0:00:47to people living there.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Obviously, you want to know that you're safe.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53It's like when you go to bed at night, you want to know that
0:00:53 > 0:00:55you'regoing to be waking up in the morning.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58And later in the programme: Meet the twins whose lives have been
0:00:58 > 0:01:01studied since they were born.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06You might remember soldier Ben Parkinson, who fought back
0:01:06 > 0:01:10from devastating injuries after an explosion in Afghanistan.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12Ben, who's from Doncaster, lost both of his legs,
0:01:12 > 0:01:15broke his back and suffered a brain injury.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19Now he's had another major operation to straighten his spine and help him
0:01:19 > 0:01:21achieve his dream of walking again.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24I should warn you that Emma Glasbey's report has some
0:01:24 > 0:01:27images of the surgery.
0:01:27 > 0:01:28Bye-bye,sweetheart.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Ben Parkinson is heading for the operating theatre once again.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33He s about to undergo major surgery on his back that
0:01:33 > 0:01:40could help him achieve his dream of walking unaided.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42How are you feeling about the operation?
0:01:42 > 0:01:46Excited.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48It s been over ten years I ve been waiting for it,
0:01:49 > 0:01:52so now I can t wait.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54The aim of the operation is to straighten his spine
0:01:54 > 0:01:58so he can balance better on his prosthetic legs.
0:01:59 > 0:02:00You ll be all right, don t worry.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03You re in good hands.
0:02:03 > 0:02:04Far more nervous than he is.
0:02:04 > 0:02:09He s cool as a cucumber, we re in bits.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13In 2006, paratrooper Ben Parkinson was serving in Afghanistan
0:02:13 > 0:02:20when he suffered massive injuries in a landmine explosion.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Both his legs were amputated, he fractured his pelvis,
0:02:23 > 0:02:26broke his back and suffered a major brain injury that
0:02:26 > 0:02:28affected his speech.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Doctors did not think he would survive.
0:02:31 > 0:02:36Ben was told he would never walk or talk again.
0:02:36 > 0:02:41But in the 11 years since that explosion, Ben has fought back,
0:02:41 > 0:02:46determined to defy medical opinion and make the remarkable recovery
0:02:46 > 0:02:50no one was expecting.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Over the last couple of years, Ben has been getting frustrated
0:02:53 > 0:02:58because he s been struggling to balance on his prosthetic legs.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02Keep your shoulder up.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06He had surgery in 2009 to install rods and screws in his back,
0:03:06 > 0:03:09but now Ben s spine has curved at the bottom and his body
0:03:09 > 0:03:13is pulling him sideways.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16If you look from behind, you can see that this side
0:03:16 > 0:03:22of his pelvis is much further from his shoulder than this one.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25It's actually hoiked across like that.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29He can't get his weight on to this side of his pelvis.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31We think that Ben is not going to progress much more
0:03:31 > 0:03:34than this unless he s got his back straightened, so that he can
0:03:34 > 0:03:37actually shift his centre of gravity from one side to the other.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41The curve in Ben s spine has not only affected his walking.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44For the first time in years, Ben has been complaining
0:03:47 > 0:03:49It's uncomfortable and it's making him sort of quite
0:03:49 > 0:03:56unhappy and quite worried.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59So this operation is hugely important?
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Yes, everything to Ben.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05There are good medical reasons why it's got to be done, but for Ben,
0:04:05 > 0:04:08it's all about the walking.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Ben s ultimate goal is to walk without crutches, but he also needs
0:04:11 > 0:04:17to feel more balanced and secure on his legs.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19So how has the walking been going?
0:04:19 > 0:04:23My walking is going a lot, lot better but I need this
0:04:23 > 0:04:30operation to progress.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33So you're confident this is going to make a big difference to you?
0:04:33 > 0:04:34I am, yeah.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37I don t know how big yet, but it will definitely make
0:04:37 > 0:04:42a difference in some way.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44It s Monday morning - operation day.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Despite the fact he s about to undergo major surgery,
0:04:46 > 0:04:50Ben is feeling happy and relaxed.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53Never mind nerves, Ben s only complaint is about the hospital
0:04:53 > 0:04:56compression stockings.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00I want to show you this.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Not much use.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Are you disappointed you don t get to wear them?
0:05:04 > 0:05:06I m very disappointed, yes.
0:05:06 > 0:05:07Hello, Ben.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Nice to see you again, welcome.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12The operation is taking place in Preston because the hospital
0:05:12 > 0:05:17is also home to the specialist Mobility Rehabilitation Centre.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19It means afterwards Ben s legs can be adapted to work
0:05:19 > 0:05:22with his straighter spine.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25We ve got a whole team assembled downstairs in theatre.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28We ve got somebody monitoring your spinal cord.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Then we ve got the anaesthetic machine and the X-ray
0:05:30 > 0:05:33team all there, as well.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Eight years ago Ben had surgery to install screws
0:05:36 > 0:05:41and two rods in his back following his spinal fracture.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45Now his spine has curved below these rods.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49The surgeons plan to put more screws in at the bottom of Ben s
0:05:49 > 0:05:53back and then add length to the original rods.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58They ll use the new screws to help to the original rods.
0:05:58 > 0:05:59Roll right in.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Get as near as you can.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03For Ben, it s the day he s been waiting for.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05The day he ll, hopefully, move that much closer
0:06:05 > 0:06:08to walking tall securely.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10But for Ben s family, it s yet another day
0:06:10 > 0:06:15anxiously waiting for news from the operating theatre.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Bye.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20I don t think it can ever get any easier.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23I don t think.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26No matter how old your kids are, you never think that this
0:06:26 > 0:06:28is what you re going to be doing.
0:06:28 > 0:06:29See you later on.
0:06:29 > 0:06:30You ll be right.
0:06:30 > 0:06:31I m glad it s here.
0:06:31 > 0:06:32I m just apprehensive now.
0:06:32 > 0:06:38I just want it to be over and we ll
0:06:38 > 0:06:40With Ben now under general anaesthetic, the two surgeons make
0:06:40 > 0:06:43sure everything is in place.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45OK, all good?
0:06:45 > 0:06:46Good to go?
0:06:46 > 0:06:48This operation is likely to take somewhere between
0:06:48 > 0:06:51four and six hours.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54It all depends on how many new screws need attaching
0:06:54 > 0:06:57to the original one s in Ben s spine.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59The surgeons won t know that until this operation
0:06:59 > 0:07:03is a little further along.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06One of the first tasks will be to find the original rods
0:07:06 > 0:07:10and screws in Ben s back.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13We ve found the spine which is a good start.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15We ve got down to the old instrumentation, which is great.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Do you know yet how many new screws are going in?
0:07:18 > 0:07:19I think we re going for six.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21Yeah, we ll see how
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Good, right what size have we got here?
0:07:23 > 0:07:25That s a 50.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29Once the screws are in place, it s time for the new rods to be
0:07:29 > 0:07:32aligned with the original one s in Ben s back.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35It s a difficult procedure and I should warn you now that
0:07:35 > 0:07:40cutting the metal rods is not a delicate task.
0:07:40 > 0:07:41Ready?
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Yeah, well done.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46With the new screws and rods successfully in, the surgeons can
0:07:46 > 0:07:51get to work straightening Ben s spine.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55So we ve got hold of his spine below and we ve got hold of his spine
0:07:55 > 0:07:58above and we re just stretching out the inside of the curve.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01X-rays are then carried out the inside of the curve.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04in the right place and see how much of the curve they ve
0:08:04 > 0:08:07managed to straighten out.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09So far, it s looking pretty good.
0:08:09 > 0:08:10It s looking fairly well balanced.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13We re very happy with the X-rays and how it all looks.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15And you must be feeling pretty tired now?
0:08:15 > 0:08:16Getting that way.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19I ll be looking forward to a cup of tea.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22With the operation successfully completed,
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Ben will now spend the night on the Critical Care Unit here.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Hopefully, tomorrow he ll be moved on to a ward where he ll be able
0:08:28 > 0:08:32to continue his recovery.
0:08:32 > 0:08:33Easy does it.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35That's excellent.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Two weeks on, and Ben is already back at home and working
0:08:38 > 0:08:44to regain his strength.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46That starts to pull a bit, does it?
0:08:46 > 0:08:50Physiotherapy is now key for his ongoing recovery.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53It will take a while for us to get the muscles stretched again
0:08:53 > 0:08:56so that he's got symmetry, but once he's got symmetry back,
0:08:56 > 0:08:59then we'll be laughing, I'm sure of it, yeah.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02For Ben's family, after the worry and nerves about the surgery,
0:09:02 > 0:09:06it is now a chance to look forward to the improvement they hope it
0:09:06 > 0:09:08will bring to his life.
0:09:08 > 0:09:14There probably are other operations that this will lead
0:09:14 > 0:09:16on to, but one at a time.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20The next one won't be as scary, but this one was a scary one
0:09:20 > 0:09:24and we are glad it's over and we're fairly sure that it's
0:09:24 > 0:09:29an absolute 100% success.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31Good.
0:09:31 > 0:09:32I'm happy.
0:09:32 > 0:09:40Very, very, very good.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42For Ben, that dream of walking unaided once again
0:09:42 > 0:09:46is a huge step closer.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55And if you've got a story you would like to tell us
0:09:55 > 0:09:58about, you can contact us on Facebook or Twitter.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00Coming up on the programme: The children whose lives are being
0:10:00 > 0:10:05studied to help future generations.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10A fire safety expert claims that a block of flats in Bradford
0:10:10 > 0:10:15could be a risk to life.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Summer Berry Residences, which you can see behind me here,
0:10:17 > 0:10:20is an eight story block which houses private tenants and people placed
0:10:20 > 0:10:22there by Bradford Council too.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25I've been investigating.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33This is the story of an international investment
0:10:33 > 0:10:39opportunity which was just too good to be true.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42It s also the story of high-rise, low-rental apartments that
0:10:42 > 0:10:46could have potential fire risks.
0:10:46 > 0:10:52We say that this building is unsafe for human habitation.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56Obviously, you want to know that you're safe.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59It's like when you go to bed at night, you want to know that
0:10:59 > 0:11:03you're going to be waking up the morning.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07These are Summer Berry Residences in Bradford.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09They used to be offices.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Then they were converted into more than 200 low-rent flats
0:11:11 > 0:11:16in an eight-storey tower block.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Some apartments are occupied by tenants placed here
0:11:18 > 0:11:19by Bradford Council, and some by tenants
0:11:19 > 0:11:23with private landlords.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27Apartments at Summer Berry are being sold for as little as £5,000.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30Sounds cheap, doesn t it?
0:11:30 > 0:11:31But our investigation shows they might not be
0:11:31 > 0:11:35as good as they look.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38Hong Kong, on the other side of the world.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Investors have lost money buying leaseholds at Summer Berry,
0:11:41 > 0:11:44and they ve been left with apartments which are run down
0:11:44 > 0:11:46and could need costly repairs.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59This glossy promotional film was made by one of the same
0:11:59 > 0:12:01companies involved at Summer Berry, aimed at the same
0:12:01 > 0:12:06Far East investors.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08In Hong Kong, Yorkshire-based property lawyer Martin Scott has
0:12:08 > 0:12:13been hired by investors who say they lost money.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18TRANSLATION: My friend saw an advertisement saying
0:12:18 > 0:12:19we could get a 40% discount.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22I hope we recover our losses.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25TRANSLATION: We thought the British legal system was perfect
0:12:25 > 0:12:29because we have the similar good legal system in Hong Kong.
0:12:29 > 0:12:35So all the buyers didn t expect there would be any problems.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37There are some unusual aspects to these flats.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40On the lower and ground floor behind me, 35 spaces were sold off
0:12:40 > 0:12:44without any detailed plans.
0:12:44 > 0:12:45But planning permission was never obtained and
0:12:45 > 0:12:48the work never happened.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51They ve effectively bought a title number, which is registered
0:12:51 > 0:12:56in the Land Registry as a leasehold title, but the title
0:12:56 > 0:13:00doesn t represent an actual property ? it s thin air.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02So they ve bought thin air?
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Yes, they ve bought thin air.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08In February this year, on behalf of Hong Kong leaseholders,
0:13:08 > 0:13:12a detailed report was carried out by a building management company.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15It said the building had defects relating to life safety and public
0:13:15 > 0:13:21health and needed nearly £9 million repair work.
0:13:21 > 0:13:26We commissioned surveyors to carry out a root and branch review
0:13:26 > 0:13:31of the building and found, to our horror, it was unsafe.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34After the tragedy at Grenfell Tower, how well protected are people
0:13:34 > 0:13:36in low-rent housing?
0:13:36 > 0:13:40Martin Scott believes it s a widespread issue.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42As Grenfell demonstrates, the problem with building
0:13:42 > 0:13:46regulations are widespread.
0:13:46 > 0:13:51This is just one of a number, I suspect, of accommodations that
0:13:51 > 0:13:54have been built for students and other residents
0:13:54 > 0:13:57which are substantially substandard.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00We decided to find out more, so we tried to rent an apartment.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04We were surprised at what we found.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Our researcher went to a rental agency in Bradford,
0:14:07 > 0:14:11Citywide Lettings, asking to see a flat at Summer Berry.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13She was shown an apartment, and took a three-month
0:14:13 > 0:14:16rental for £300 a month.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18She was given no information by the letting agency
0:14:18 > 0:14:22or in the apartment about fire safety.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24This is the room, Keeley.
0:14:24 > 0:14:25So, this is it?
0:14:25 > 0:14:26Yeah.
0:14:26 > 0:14:27It's not very big.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29I thought it was going to be an apartment.
0:14:29 > 0:14:30It's filthy.
0:14:30 > 0:14:31It is, yeah.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33I suppose at least you've got a window.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35Have a look, you'll be in for a surprise here.
0:14:35 > 0:14:36Oh!
0:14:36 > 0:14:38Not the greatest outside space, is it?
0:14:38 > 0:14:40No.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42We paid in advance, without giving a full name,
0:14:42 > 0:14:44an accurate address, details of employment,
0:14:44 > 0:14:48or reference, or any confirmation that our researcher was entitled
0:14:48 > 0:14:51to live in the UK.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53It was very, very easy to get this room.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55I could basically be anybody.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57Well, you have, you've made somebody up here.
0:14:57 > 0:14:58Yeah.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02Other than your first name, this is made up information, isn't it?
0:15:02 > 0:15:03Yeah.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05So you are totally under the radar here.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08I know after Grenfell, they weren't able to identify some
0:15:08 > 0:15:12of the people in the block of flats and they wouldn't be able
0:15:12 > 0:15:15to tell who you were, where you came from.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18At the end of August, we asked an independent fire safety
0:15:18 > 0:15:22expert to take a look round and make a limited inspection.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25There are lots and lots of fire escape signs, directional signs
0:15:25 > 0:15:28which are required to help people escape, but a lot of them
0:15:28 > 0:15:30are quite confusing.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Sometimes they lead back on each other and sometimes I can come out
0:15:33 > 0:15:36of a room and not have any directional sign.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39To take the worst case scenario, escaping in the middle of the night
0:15:39 > 0:15:42when the powers gone would have given me grave concerns.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44In the corridor, Tony looks above the ceiling panels
0:15:44 > 0:15:46and doesn t like what he finds.
0:15:46 > 0:15:52We find compromises and breaches in the compartmentation
0:15:52 > 0:15:54where we have mains 240 volt cables running from one compartment into
0:15:54 > 0:15:58another which are not fire-stopped.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02In this case, a hole has been knocked in the wall.
0:16:02 > 0:16:03The cable s been led through and left.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06The key thing is the protected route because that s where everyone comes
0:16:06 > 0:16:08to as a conversion point to leave the building.
0:16:08 > 0:16:09That s our common route.
0:16:09 > 0:16:14That is the thing that has to be 30 minutes protection.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17Tony found fire extinguishers with out of date inspection labels,
0:16:17 > 0:16:20and extinguishers that would be difficult to use in a fire.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22He also found fire doors which were incorrectly fitted,
0:16:22 > 0:16:27including one which would jam when fully opened.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30From what he s seen, Tony believes there could be a risk
0:16:30 > 0:16:33to life if a fire broke out in the building.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35I would have great concerns that escaping from the fifth
0:16:35 > 0:16:39and sixth floors upwards, even those lower floors,
0:16:39 > 0:16:43would be quite difficult in some circumstances.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45From a risk assessment point of view, there
0:16:45 > 0:16:48are certainly some work, I believe, that needs to be done.
0:16:48 > 0:16:49Would you feel comfortable living here?
0:16:49 > 0:16:52I would have concerns.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56There are supposed to be fire alarm tests here every Monday at 11.00am.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00We monitored them over a seven-week period and there was only one.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02But what do the residents think?
0:17:02 > 0:17:04I decided to find out.
0:17:04 > 0:17:05Oh, they're horrible.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07They are, they're horrible.
0:17:07 > 0:17:08Do you feel unsafe living here?
0:17:08 > 0:17:09I do, yeah.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11I don't want to live here, to be honest.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14You live here because it's a cheap place to live?
0:17:14 > 0:17:15Yeah.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18The only time they ever bother you is when you owe them money.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20That's the only time they care about you.
0:17:20 > 0:17:21Do you rent this privately?
0:17:21 > 0:17:22No, I'm on benefits.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24So the council have placed you here?
0:17:24 > 0:17:25Yeah, yeah.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28That makes you want to move on, but it's just finding somewhere
0:17:28 > 0:17:31to move to isn't always as easy as that.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33So they've got you over a barrel a bit, really?
0:17:33 > 0:17:34Pretty much.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38Who s making sure these apartments are safe?
0:17:38 > 0:17:39This is where it gets complicated.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42A string of companies have been linked to Summer Berry.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44One of them has gone into liquidation.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Three months ago, the freehold of the building passed
0:17:47 > 0:17:51from a Jersey-based company, CFIF Nominee Ltd, to another company
0:17:51 > 0:17:57in London with a similar name, CFIF Holding (No 1) Ltd.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00This company told us that a fire risk assessment had
0:18:00 > 0:18:02been carried out in July and the West Yorkshire Fire Service
0:18:02 > 0:18:05were happy with the fire safety management and fire safety
0:18:05 > 0:18:07maintenance programme of the building.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11No issues relating to breaches of compartmentation or ambiguous
0:18:11 > 0:18:17signage on escape routes had been identified.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19Despite Inside Out s evidence to the contrary,
0:18:19 > 0:18:21the company said fire tests had, in fact, been carried out
0:18:21 > 0:18:25every Monday at 11.00am and logs were kept.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27What about the letting agency which needed so few details before
0:18:27 > 0:18:31renting an apartment to one of our researchers?
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Citywide Lettings told us there appeared to have been
0:18:33 > 0:18:36a failure by a member of staff and their internal procedures
0:18:36 > 0:18:39had been tightened.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43They ve now decided not to market any properties at Summer Berry.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46Most importantly of all, what about the safety of tenants,
0:18:46 > 0:18:5055 of them placed here by Bradford Council?
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Bradford Council and West Yorkshire Fire Service said in a joint
0:18:53 > 0:18:56statement they d made three site visits since June and found no
0:18:56 > 0:18:58evidence for taking enforcement action, to prohibit the building s
0:18:58 > 0:19:04use or to launch a prosecution.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07They said this was subject to review and reconsideration and any
0:19:07 > 0:19:11new concerns should be passed to them immediately.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14They said they would continue to monitor conditions at Summer Berry.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Their most recent visit was on 20th September,
0:19:17 > 0:19:21three weeks after we filmed possible fire risks.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23So despite our expert s concerns, Summer Berry is classed
0:19:23 > 0:19:29as officially safe, but would you be happy living there?
0:19:29 > 0:19:31This is what happened four days ago.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Tenants filmed this on the sixth floor last Thursday when they say
0:19:34 > 0:19:38a pan containing oil overheated.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42Residents don t want to appear
0:19:42 > 0:19:44alarms went off and it took ten minutes for security staff
0:19:44 > 0:19:48from the ground floor to get there.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50The building's management company says the sixth floor smoke detector
0:19:50 > 0:19:55had been deliberately damaged before the incident.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58We re passing our findings to the council and the Fire Service.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Let s hope, after Grenfell, all tenants continue to be fully
0:20:00 > 0:20:06protected from the risk of fire.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12For the past ten years, a huge research project called Born
0:20:12 > 0:20:15in Bradford has been studying the lives of thousands of children
0:20:15 > 0:20:18across the city with the aim of improving health and prospects
0:20:18 > 0:20:23for future generations, including these lovely ten-year-old twins.
0:20:28 > 0:20:29It s an annual ritual.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31Best dresses, hair in ribbons.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34Twins Ruby and Rayya have been having their photo taken once a year
0:20:34 > 0:20:37ever since they were babies.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39But this is more than a snapshot.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42It s just one of the ways in which throughout their lives
0:20:42 > 0:20:46the girls have been recorded and monitored by scientists.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50Ten years ago, researchers recruited 13,500 Bradford infants
0:20:50 > 0:20:54to help build a picture of the city s health.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58Ruby and Rayya s mum signed up because of their older sister.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01I was approached when I was pregnant with the twins and they explained
0:21:01 > 0:21:05that it was about childhood illnesses and because I've got
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Amelia, who has a rare genetic condition, I felt
0:21:07 > 0:21:11like it was the right thing to do.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13One more.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15Brilliant!
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Born in Bradford is one of the world's biggest
0:21:17 > 0:21:18medical research studies.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21It set out ten years ago to study and unpick the causes
0:21:21 > 0:21:25of childhood illness.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27There was plenty to go at when they launched.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Alarmingly high infant mortality rates.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32Add to that poverty, obesity, education problems,
0:21:32 > 0:21:36that s why a group of scientists decided to turn medical detectives,
0:21:36 > 0:21:38collect information at birth, and study it alongside health
0:21:38 > 0:21:41records.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Our early life is really important.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46It's a really critical window for shaping our health as we grow
0:21:46 > 0:21:49up, so it's not what happens when you're 40 or 50,
0:21:49 > 0:21:51it's what happens in pregnancy and the first couple of years
0:21:51 > 0:21:55in life that's so important to us.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59Their first investigations concentrated on Bradford.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02They covered things like diabetes, the effects of cousin marriage
0:22:02 > 0:22:06and lifestyles in pregnancy, but then others spotted that Born
0:22:06 > 0:22:10in Bradford was a rich source of information.
0:22:10 > 0:22:15As the reputation of the study grew, we got more and more national and,
0:22:15 > 0:22:17ultimately, international interest about the data that
0:22:17 > 0:22:19we were collecting.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22Our work on air pollution that we did with some
0:22:22 > 0:22:24of our European colleagues has really driven the agenda
0:22:24 > 0:22:26against diesel cars.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Our work on diet, chemicals in the diet, has led
0:22:29 > 0:22:32to legal changes in the US, as well as all the local
0:22:32 > 0:22:36stuff that we are doing to try and improve things.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39A lot s happened in Bradford in ten years.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41They ve built this city park, Bradford City have been to Wembley
0:22:41 > 0:22:45and a hole in the ground became a shopping centre.
0:22:45 > 0:22:50There have been a lot of changes in the children s lives too.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Which is why Born in Bradford is doing another round
0:22:53 > 0:22:55of evidence gathering.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58For the next two years, this mobile research centre will be
0:22:58 > 0:22:59stationed around the city.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01And then put your feet right back.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04And the thousands of children will be called in to be weighed,
0:23:04 > 0:23:05measured and scanned.
0:23:05 > 0:23:15Today, its Ruby and Rayya s turn.
0:23:16 > 0:23:21Themed idea is that...
0:23:21 > 0:23:24The idea is that all this information we collect will be
0:23:24 > 0:23:26a really valuable resource for researchers in the future,
0:23:26 > 0:23:29so really this is a chance to think about collecting anything
0:23:29 > 0:23:32and everything we can that we think is going to be important.
0:23:32 > 0:23:33Good girl.
0:23:33 > 0:23:34Are you going to press on there?
0:23:34 > 0:23:35It's all done now!
0:23:35 > 0:23:37So how was it, girls?
0:23:37 > 0:23:40It was really fun and that is where we got the pinpricks.
0:23:40 > 0:23:41Yeah.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43And it was fun having the scanning things.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45What do you think is going to happen to all the information?
0:23:45 > 0:23:48Probably going to go to the whole wide world.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51The whole wide world!
0:23:51 > 0:23:57This is one of the research projects that might use their information.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01One of the things that we find is that the number of children have
0:24:01 > 0:24:05difficulty with fine motor skills and the impact of this unknown life
0:24:05 > 0:24:11is quite profound.Try and stay within box.The research is tested
0:24:11 > 0:24:14temp three children when they started school and again when they
0:24:14 > 0:24:21became the age of eight.We have this amazing database. What it
0:24:21 > 0:24:26allows us to do is understand what sort of factors early on in life
0:24:26 > 0:24:31ultimately determine a child's outcome.They will watch either
0:24:31 > 0:24:35children develop. This is where the ten-year-old's information will come
0:24:35 > 0:24:41in.Hi, guys? Have you had a go on this yet?To give the children a bit
0:24:41 > 0:24:46more help, they are also using robotics.Does anybody want to have
0:24:46 > 0:24:51a go at this? This system can't divide gentle forces that will help
0:24:51 > 0:24:57people learn.These Bradford children are some of the first in
0:24:57 > 0:25:01the country to practice handwriting with virtual reality robotic pens.
0:25:01 > 0:25:06It looks like you are in a different world, that you're standing in a
0:25:06 > 0:25:12normal position.It felt like you were really right writing on paper.
0:25:12 > 0:25:17There is lots of evidence that children who are less active become
0:25:17 > 0:25:21less physically healthy but also are at higher risk of mental health
0:25:21 > 0:25:27problems. Motor skill problems start to impact on educational attainment.
0:25:27 > 0:25:32The research project to grow over the last ten years. Sadly, so the
0:25:32 > 0:25:38problem is that the scientist ever to tackle.The children being born
0:25:38 > 0:25:41in this hospital today faced the same if not greater risks than they
0:25:41 > 0:25:47did when we started. Childhood obesity, childhood diabetes. Studies
0:25:47 > 0:25:51like Born in Bradford around the world, New Zealand, the states, in
0:25:51 > 0:25:54Europe, were spending too much time describing the problem rather than
0:25:54 > 0:25:59tackling the issues.That is why a Born in Bradford got involved in
0:25:59 > 0:26:07activities like this. Better start Bradford run a variety of groups
0:26:07 > 0:26:11with the common aim, to improve the health of small children and their
0:26:11 > 0:26:15parents and some of the most deprived parts of the city,
0:26:15 > 0:26:20developed with the help of Born in Bradford.I just going to read book.
0:26:20 > 0:26:26A lot of the information that they have helped us to understand the
0:26:26 > 0:26:30needs in our area. It gave us some really useful information for how to
0:26:30 > 0:26:37set the programmable.Born in Bradford are now recruiting 5,000
0:26:37 > 0:26:41children who have taken part in better start groups, and that's what
0:26:41 > 0:26:46unique about this, do not just being observed. Born in Bradford will
0:26:46 > 0:26:51measure what effect attending the activities has on the children's
0:26:51 > 0:26:59development.Knowing words like start and finish...Star! It is the
0:26:59 > 0:27:02world's first experimental birth group study.There was a
0:27:02 > 0:27:10questionnaire that we filled in, one of the half hours it took! It is a
0:27:10 > 0:27:17very valuable piece of work. Anyway I can help, research point of view,
0:27:17 > 0:27:25I will.There is a science Festival in Bradford's city park, chants for
0:27:25 > 0:27:29the Born in Bradford team to meet their participants.We have 30,000
0:27:29 > 0:27:35people involved in border Bradford. I am really keen to grow the next
0:27:35 > 0:27:39generation of scientists. I'm colouring a picture of science. The
0:27:39 > 0:27:46most scientific thing about it is that it goes on to the back.A
0:27:46 > 0:27:49horrible disease called diabetes of lots of people are getting it
0:27:49 > 0:27:54because we are eating far too much of this stuff, and drinking too much
0:27:54 > 0:27:58of this stuff.When we can start seeing what we can to do to improve
0:27:58 > 0:28:02the health of the whole city, for me this is the most exciting place you
0:28:02 > 0:28:07can be in the world right now to do science.Another set of twins in for
0:28:07 > 0:28:12photo session. This isn't for a medical reason, if the keep a visual
0:28:12 > 0:28:17record of each year the study.We started with four in the first year,
0:28:17 > 0:28:23no we between 50 and 60 pairs of twins every year. The longer we do
0:28:23 > 0:28:27it, though, the more interesting the pictures become.The scientists
0:28:27 > 0:28:34agree. Some of the most powerful science from the study will come
0:28:34 > 0:28:39when the children of today are in their 60s or 70s. It is a lifetime
0:28:39 > 0:28:46commitment. You have to be in it for the long game.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50That is all from here in Bradford, but make sure you join us next week
0:28:50 > 0:28:54when we examine claims that there were delays in the emergency
0:28:54 > 0:29:00services response after the Manchester Arena bombing. And I join
0:29:00 > 0:29:03the local trades people coming together to help disabled couple.