:00:06. > :00:12.This is East Midlands Today. The top story.
:00:12. > :00:15.A mother's anger as an airline refuses to carry her disabled son.
:00:16. > :00:19.EasyJet says Declan's electric wheelchair is too heavy to get on
:00:19. > :00:22.the plane. What they have done is making feel
:00:22. > :00:27.even more different, because he cannot fly because of his
:00:27. > :00:34.wheelchair. Also, the vending machine fire that
:00:34. > :00:37.did this to a hospital's A&E unit. Plus, holding auditions for an
:00:37. > :00:47.album, the army wife recording songs for soldiers.
:00:47. > :01:03.
:01:03. > :01:07.And, Kasper Schmeichel signs for Good evening. Welcome.
:01:07. > :01:12.The top story, a mother says her son has been let down by an airline
:01:12. > :01:16.who refused to carry his specialised wheelchair. Declan
:01:16. > :01:20.Spencer is disabled and has deduce the chair. He has flown without any
:01:20. > :01:24.problems with other airlines, but EasyJet says it will not taking
:01:24. > :01:31.because the wheelchair is too heavy. His mother is thinking of taking
:01:31. > :01:37.legal action. Declan is 12 years old. He lives
:01:37. > :01:43.with his mother. He has muscular dystrophy. He has lost the ability
:01:43. > :01:48.to walk. He is now in a wheelchair, and for easyJet, that is a problem.
:01:48. > :01:54.They say the chair is too heavy to lift. It is really upset end. What
:01:54. > :01:57.is it should have done, they have made him feel even more different,
:01:58. > :02:02.-- what EasyJet have done. They have made a 12-year-old feel very
:02:02. > :02:07.sad. The family were due to fly to Cyprus. They have had to alter
:02:07. > :02:11.their flights because of the policy. For Declan, it is to be a very
:02:11. > :02:16.special holiday. He is having spinal surgery, he will have metal
:02:16. > :02:24.rods either side of his spine. Afterwards, he will not be able to
:02:24. > :02:29.be lifted manually. He cannot stay in his own wheelchair on the plane.
:02:29. > :02:39.And, he will not be able to sit in a plane seat. Other airlines will
:02:39. > :02:51.
:02:51. > :02:59.accept his wheelchair. EasyJet said, The fact that his wheelchair, he
:02:59. > :03:04.needs it, and so it cannot be taken to pieces. They say they cannot fly
:03:04. > :03:07.out with it because he is so severely disabled. It is not right.
:03:08. > :03:14.She believes the policy amounts to discrimination. She is getting
:03:14. > :03:17.legal advice. EasyJet have told us they are
:03:17. > :03:22.refunding the tickets and the family of going on holiday with
:03:22. > :03:27.another airline. Birt Alexandra says the experience has been
:03:27. > :03:30.upsetting. I spoke to Robin Meadowcroft, the chief executive of
:03:31. > :03:36.the most British of the campaign. I asked him for his reaction to the
:03:36. > :03:42.decision. We are very disappointed at the
:03:42. > :03:47.stance. We wish they would have talked to the family and found a
:03:47. > :03:52.solution. Lots of families are affected by this. It comes down to
:03:52. > :03:57.health and safety. 60 kilograms is a heavy weight to carry. Yes, but
:03:57. > :04:02.other airlines find ways of overcoming the problem. You cannot
:04:02. > :04:06.have a specialist piece of equipment being dismantled by
:04:06. > :04:11.engineers in one airport, and if it all right at the same destination,
:04:11. > :04:16.reassembled. It is not going to work, the kit is expensive. There
:04:16. > :04:23.is a better solution that other airlines find. Can you put pressure
:04:23. > :04:27.on easyJet to market their roles? - - look at their rules? We are
:04:27. > :04:32.trying to have a positive relationship, to find a solution.
:04:32. > :04:37.They have got this wrong. Ultimately, the onus is on the
:04:37. > :04:44.person booking the flight to make sure they look up the rules, and if
:04:44. > :04:48.it does not work, go with an alternative. Yes, but if all other
:04:48. > :04:55.airlines are accommodating these wheelchairs, that is not right, and
:04:55. > :04:59.there is legislation about equal access. Are you hopeful that you
:04:59. > :05:02.might see a change in the future, and it will become easier for
:05:02. > :05:11.people with wheelchairs to travel abroad? I am always hopeful, but
:05:11. > :05:16.the fight goes on. He was the 370 if a soldier to fall
:05:16. > :05:19.in Afghanistan. Today he was buried with full military honours in
:05:19. > :05:23.Nottingham. Lance Corporal Martin Gill was killed earlier this month
:05:23. > :05:28.while on foot patrol. Today, friends and comrades paid tribute
:05:28. > :05:34.to him. Lance Corporal Martin Gill came
:05:34. > :05:37.home today. The soldier from 42 Commando was buried at the Roman
:05:37. > :05:43.Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd in Woodthorpe. He was
:05:43. > :05:47.given full military honours. I saw him growing up, he was young,
:05:47. > :05:53.athletic, a great swimmer, and I remember him swimming his first
:05:53. > :05:58.sponsored mile for charity. He always put others before himself.
:05:58. > :06:02.He was killed on fifth June. An hour into a foot patrol in south
:06:02. > :06:06.Helmand and leading from the front, he was fatally wounded by small
:06:06. > :06:11.arms fire. He was promoted to lance-corporal within three months,
:06:11. > :06:16.that is testimony to the man who we are talking about. Professional,
:06:16. > :06:22.loyal, selfless in every act. These were the characteristics that stood
:06:22. > :06:26.him out. Those who knew him said that he was always destined to be a
:06:26. > :06:33.Royal Marine. He was fearless, but his death follows his mother's
:06:33. > :06:38.recently. She was a young woman, she died of cancer, only three
:06:38. > :06:41.months ago. This is the third death in that immediate family. Days
:06:41. > :06:46.after he was killed, the Prime Minister said he would never be
:06:46. > :06:56.forgotten. Family, friends and comrades would insure that he never
:06:56. > :06:57.
:06:57. > :07:01.It took more than 70 firefighters hours to bring under control, and
:07:01. > :07:06.caused damage totalling millions. The fire at one of our main
:07:06. > :07:12.hospitals also meant the closure of its accident and emergency unit,
:07:12. > :07:21.and the transfer of patients to other units in the East Midlands.
:07:21. > :07:25.Let's go live to Rob Sissons, at the Chesterfield Royal Hospital.
:07:25. > :07:31.Accident and emergency now back up and running, but for 16 hours it
:07:31. > :07:38.was closed, patients were ferried to other hospitals, and the fire
:07:38. > :07:47.started all the way down there in the main entrance. What took hours
:07:47. > :07:51.to destroy, it will take many months to put right.
:07:51. > :07:54.It is a friendly welcome, but not the first impression a major
:07:54. > :07:57.hospital would want to give. The staff have been praised for the way
:07:57. > :08:02.they have got the building back in action, even though the main
:08:02. > :08:05.entrance is closed. It was not too bad, they are coping well.
:08:05. > :08:09.Everything was fine, the appointment was as quick as it
:08:09. > :08:13.normally is. It is incredible to think this devastating fire was
:08:13. > :08:17.caused by an electrical fault in a vending machine. It started on
:08:17. > :08:23.Saturday night. A newsagents, waiting area and the main entrance
:08:23. > :08:28.were badly damaged. It will cost millions to repair. We are open for
:08:28. > :08:35.business. The department which was evacuated on Saturday evening,
:08:35. > :08:40.Sunday morning, it was reopened on Sunday at 1pm. We remained open to
:08:40. > :08:43.our patients, we are still admitting people for surgery.
:08:43. > :08:48.entrance might not be the most attractive front door, but it has
:08:48. > :08:51.meant the building can stay open. They will be no cancellations for
:08:51. > :08:55.patients, but they are being warned they might have to wait longer or
:08:55. > :09:00.walk to another part of the building. The struggle damage to
:09:00. > :09:05.the main entrance is so severe, it could take months to reopen. The
:09:05. > :09:12.priority is cleaning up what they can. The only comings and goings on
:09:12. > :09:16.management and engineers, with the long road to rebuilding the head.
:09:16. > :09:22.-- ahead. How long before things get back to
:09:22. > :09:26.normal? It will be many months. Patients will have to get used to a
:09:26. > :09:31.lot of changes. They are having to use this entrance. The patients
:09:31. > :09:37.come from Ripley, Matlock, and when they come into the hospital, they
:09:37. > :09:42.will find some changes. This fracture clinic is shut, and this
:09:42. > :09:47.area is fenced off. Plenty of volunteers on hand to direct people.
:09:47. > :09:52.The entrance did not have any sprinklers, why is that? We were
:09:52. > :09:59.told there is no legal requirement for that, but the rebuilding of the
:09:59. > :10:05.main entrance, only refurbished a couple of years ago, they will look
:10:05. > :10:08.next time at whether to put them in or not.
:10:08. > :10:12.Coming up, the fall weather forecast, and what a crazy day it
:10:12. > :10:16.has been. And, East Midlands Today has been
:10:16. > :10:26.on tour this weekend. We bring you all of the highlights from the
:10:26. > :10:30.
:10:30. > :10:34.A man has pleaded guilty to daubing racist graffiti outside a building
:10:34. > :10:37.in Nottinghamshire. Magistrates heard that a pig's head was left on
:10:38. > :10:41.a poll outside the building in West Bridgford, which has been
:10:41. > :10:47.considered as a possible site for a mosque. The sentencing of
:10:47. > :10:51.Christopher Paine has been adjourned, pending reports.
:10:51. > :10:55.School children and teachers in Nottingham could be facing changes
:10:56. > :11:00.to their term times and holidays. The City Council is to consult with
:11:00. > :11:05.staff, pupils and parents about whether a change to five or six
:11:06. > :11:09.shorter-term would help learning and reduce tiredness.
:11:09. > :11:14.Derby's special baby-care unit will remain closed to new admissions for
:11:14. > :11:19.most of this week. Only parents and staff are allowed them. This is
:11:19. > :11:24.after two babies were infected with the MSSA bug. Three others have
:11:24. > :11:29.been cabin the bacteria on their skin. The Royal Derby Hospital says
:11:29. > :11:34.investigations are continuing. The �600 million has been cut from
:11:34. > :11:38.the social care budget for all the people in the last 12 months. That
:11:38. > :11:42.is the claim from the charity Age UK, were read it will mean more all
:11:42. > :11:46.the people being left isolated in their own homes -- were read.
:11:46. > :11:51.Friends of the elderly have been illustrating exactly what that is
:11:51. > :11:56.like. 10 volunteers have lived in their homes without any human
:11:56. > :12:00.contact. Geoff Maskell was the first to
:12:00. > :12:06.visit one volunteer. It is always nice to have visitor,
:12:06. > :12:11.but for the last week, nobody has been to call here. The occupant is
:12:11. > :12:20.in her 30s, but this is part of an experiment on isolation and older
:12:20. > :12:26.people. Hello! Good to see you! Able welcome after a week without
:12:26. > :12:31.company. No visitors, calls for access to the internet. No human
:12:31. > :12:36.contact, stuck in here. I had to do tasks every day, wearing empathy
:12:36. > :12:42.Aids to mimic the debilitating effects of old age that some people
:12:42. > :12:47.have. For a kimono, the physical constraints made a huge difference.
:12:48. > :12:53.-- for a keen runner. I live on my own, but under these conditions, I
:12:53. > :12:58.felt trapped. I wanted to do things, but I had to stay end. The week is
:12:58. > :13:03.over, but according to the charity, 12% of all the people feel trapped
:13:03. > :13:08.in their own home. 200,000 seniors do not get out of the house, and
:13:08. > :13:13.50% say that television is their main company. But this is Larkhill.
:13:13. > :13:22.When it opened two years ago, a quarter of the residents needed
:13:22. > :13:30.some kind of care. Not any more. Over 30 people in two years have
:13:30. > :13:40.come out of the support package. That is due to our care that we
:13:40. > :13:43.
:13:43. > :13:48.I have got a family, but you are on your own ones that door closes. But
:13:48. > :13:53.now you have only got open your door and somebody is passing!
:13:53. > :13:58.council should be doing this! Everybody should be doing this. I
:13:58. > :14:03.have said this all along - they should close all the old folks'
:14:03. > :14:08.homes and build big places like this.
:14:09. > :14:14.We are joined by Sandra Taylor, a trustee with Friends of the Elderly,
:14:14. > :14:18.the organisation that carried out the project. Why did you do this?
:14:18. > :14:25.We wanted to raise awareness among the public about how many people
:14:25. > :14:28.are so isolated and, also, what might be able to be done about it.
:14:28. > :14:34.What will you be able to learn from this? It is an interesting
:14:34. > :14:38.experiment - just a week and it was almost unbearable. We had 10 young
:14:38. > :14:44.people from all walks of life, all over the country, giving blogs and
:14:44. > :14:48.video diaries. Their findings and experiences will be looked at by
:14:48. > :14:54.Northumbria University as part of a wider study into social isolation,
:14:54. > :15:02.with the hope that that can inform social policy and the ways in which
:15:02. > :15:08.we might be able to help. A huge amount has been cut from the social
:15:09. > :15:13.care budget - is this really going to make any difference? �600,000,
:15:13. > :15:18.as reported by Age UK, is a dramatic reduction, and will make a
:15:18. > :15:24.difference to people who depend on social care. Charities like ours
:15:24. > :15:28.are very dependent on a voluntary activities, contributions from
:15:28. > :15:33.charitable funds and individuals. We will work hard, and continue to
:15:33. > :15:40.work hard, to provide services, but we can't replace state services and
:15:40. > :15:45.wouldn't expect to. Let's hope this experiment goes some way to helping
:15:45. > :15:49.people make informed decisions in future.
:15:49. > :15:53.Homes and had to be evacuated earlier today because of a fire at
:15:53. > :15:58.a scrapyard in Derbyshire. Crews were called to Lift & Shift in
:15:58. > :16:02.Cromford Road in Langley Mill just before 11am this morning. Concern
:16:02. > :16:06.about a number of cars and acetylene cylinders in the
:16:06. > :16:09.scrapyard prompted the move to evacuate some residents.
:16:09. > :16:14.Police have issued this image of a man they want to trace in
:16:14. > :16:17.connection with an indecent assault on a 14-year-old girl in Leicester.
:16:17. > :16:21.It happened on June 3rd as the teenager was waiting at a burger
:16:21. > :16:29.van outside Anstey Lane Club. Anyone with information is asked to
:16:29. > :16:34.contact officers. Summer arrived in the East Midlands
:16:34. > :16:40.yesterday. And this sunshine certainly drew the crowds -- crowds
:16:40. > :16:46.to the Derbyshire County Show. We were all there, too, with our
:16:46. > :16:49.roadshow, inviting visitors to have a go at doing our jobs!
:16:49. > :16:59.We couldn't have asked for a better day here at the Derbyshire County
:16:59. > :17:10.
:17:10. > :17:15.Show. The sun has come out and so This is just the kind of thing you
:17:15. > :17:25.need on a gorgeous summer's a day like today - a vintage car. But we
:17:25. > :17:26.
:17:26. > :17:32.have got one or two classics of our And here he is. Dominic, you have
:17:32. > :17:42.been very busy. I have been doing a lot of this. Thank you. I was
:17:42. > :17:49.
:17:49. > :17:53.handing out rosettes earlier. I Are you enjoying the show? I am. It
:17:53. > :17:58.is a really good show because it is not to massive, just the right size,
:17:58. > :18:03.and there is lots to see and do. And the crowds are stopped in at
:18:04. > :18:13.our roadshow and had a go at doing our jobs. Hello and welcome to the
:18:14. > :18:31.
:18:31. > :18:41.So, that's it from the Derbyshire County Show. If you missed us this
:18:41. > :18:49.
:18:49. > :18:53.Whatever you do, come on down! It looked fantastic. Still to come:
:18:53. > :18:59.Singing for soldiers - as auditions are held up, we need the army wife
:18:59. > :19:09.who aims to raise spirits and money through music.
:19:09. > :19:11.
:19:11. > :19:18.# Although you are in my hard # I It has all been going on in the
:19:18. > :19:22.sport! We start with two new signings for
:19:22. > :19:26.Leicester City. Midfielder Neil Danns comes from Crystal Palace but
:19:26. > :19:30.the man who has really caught the eye is Kaspar Schmeichel. He is the
:19:30. > :19:35.son of Peter, formerly of Notts County, and joining Sven Goran
:19:35. > :19:39.Eriksson for the third time. The builders here are delighted to
:19:39. > :19:43.see him, but Leicester's pursuit of Kaspar Schmeichel has not been
:19:43. > :19:47.entirely straightforward. After Leeds made their offer public,
:19:47. > :19:53.Schmeichel insisted he wanted to stay in Yorkshire. And yet here he
:19:53. > :19:59.is. It is just football. It is in the past and I wish Leeds all the
:19:59. > :20:06.best. I am a Leicester City player now and over the moon to be here. I
:20:06. > :20:10.can't wait to get going. Renowned for sometimes pulling off
:20:10. > :20:15.a spectacular save, it is not always fun being one of the back
:20:15. > :20:24.four. He can be very focused. don't really notice what's going on
:20:24. > :20:29.other than on the pitch. I just want to win. When we don't, I am
:20:29. > :20:35.not happy. It wasn't just Kaspar. They have signed Neil Danns, as
:20:35. > :20:41.well, who has real ambition for his new club. It was great to be
:20:41. > :20:49.offered the chance to go and play for Rangers. But once I knew that
:20:49. > :20:55.the fans of the club were aiming for the Premier League, that is
:20:55. > :21:00.something that is in my ambitions, as well. As for Kaspar, who we know
:21:00. > :21:05.from Notts County, he has had three wins in three years. He just wants
:21:05. > :21:13.stability to see a contract through. Things out of my control dictated
:21:13. > :21:19.these last couple of times. I hope that I can, but football throws up
:21:19. > :21:24.some weird stuff sometimes and you can't always plan. I guess another
:21:24. > :21:28.promotion would rather sit in, to! Nottingham Forest's manager Steve
:21:28. > :21:32.McLaren has headed for France to try to persuade the midfielder to
:21:32. > :21:36.stay at the club. The 26-year-old French and is out of contract and
:21:36. > :21:41.has attracted interest from Premier League sides but McLaren want Guy
:21:41. > :21:45.Moussi to stay. It in cricket's Twenty20, more than
:21:45. > :21:51.8,000 people were at Trent Bridge yesterday seeing Nottingham beat
:21:51. > :21:55.Lancashire. They now top the table. They returned a international
:21:55. > :22:00.cricket did not go well for Nottingham's Samit Patel. He was
:22:00. > :22:04.just three balls and when this disaster fell upon him. He went for
:22:04. > :22:10.a run that never was and was slow in getting back. It wasn't great
:22:10. > :22:17.for Stuart Broad. He was run out as England were hammered by Sri Lanka.
:22:17. > :22:21.Derbyshire are back in championship action today. Wes Durston got a
:22:21. > :22:25.century. Well done to Lucy Hall, the
:22:25. > :22:29.triathlete repeated on Friday. She won gold.
:22:29. > :22:33.It is difficult for most of us to imagine what it is like having a
:22:33. > :22:37.loved one away serving in the forces overseas. One person who
:22:37. > :22:43.knows is another of two from Derby, whose soldier husband is due to go
:22:43. > :22:47.to Afghanistan this year. To occupy the time he is away and to support
:22:47. > :22:51.our forces overseas, Stacey Fisher is raising money by a recording her
:22:51. > :23:01.own songs. In fact, she hopes to produce a whole album, with
:23:01. > :23:08.performances by like-minded amateurs.
:23:08. > :23:13.# Where is the love? Natasha from the East Midlands,
:23:13. > :23:18.singing her own competition for the judges hearing Derby. Like another
:23:18. > :23:25.well-known singing competition, there is an ex involved, but this
:23:25. > :23:29.is aimed at a different audience. These auditions are for amateur
:23:29. > :23:35.singers and composers to perform on an album supporting British forces
:23:35. > :23:39.overseas. It's the brainchild of Stacey Fisher from Derby. Her
:23:39. > :23:43.husband Dan, a soldier, is off again to Afghanistan and she wants
:23:43. > :23:47.to release an album for the charity she has founded, Singing For
:23:47. > :23:51.Soldiers. The we are looking for singers to feature on the album.
:23:51. > :23:57.They will get studio time and raise money for charity and also perform
:23:57. > :24:00.at events throughout the UK. It is open to anybody - you don't need a
:24:00. > :24:08.professional experience. We have had people come from all over -
:24:08. > :24:12.Surrey, London, Wales. It has been every be good turnout.
:24:12. > :24:16.# Two weeks have gone and still no word.
:24:16. > :24:20.The kids are asking why, where is daddy?
:24:20. > :24:25.Stay EC has already written and recorded her own track for the
:24:25. > :24:31.album, outlining the anguish wives feel when their husbands go off at
:24:31. > :24:36.four. I wanted to do something that would help everybody and raise lots
:24:36. > :24:39.of money for a good cause. What is it about Singing For
:24:39. > :24:44.Soldiers that attracted your attention? But what does husband
:24:44. > :24:50.Dan think of it all? He is really proud. He is a bit biased because
:24:51. > :24:55.he is my husband, but he is really supportive.
:24:55. > :25:03.Stacey hoped the album, sold to raise money for troops' relief,
:25:03. > :25:08.will be out this year, with some of these audition lease on it. -- of
:25:08. > :25:12.these people auditioning on it. What a brilliant idea! I can't
:25:12. > :25:22.think of anything worse than standing on a cross and singing.
:25:22. > :25:25.
:25:25. > :25:32.How scary! We are not known for The weather has been extraordinary.
:25:32. > :25:37.It has been very hot and humid. The weather is starting to change, so
:25:37. > :25:42.good news if it has not been agreeing with you. As family of
:25:42. > :25:45.swans decided to go out for a bit of a walk. Thank you to Brian, who
:25:45. > :25:50.captured these shots of them walking along the road. Do dad got
:25:50. > :25:53.annoyed with the traffic and stood in front of the cars to hold up the
:25:53. > :25:57.proceedings until mum and decades crossed the road.
:25:57. > :26:04.We are going to start to see slightly better temperatures coming
:26:04. > :26:09.in, but we wait until tomorrow at to see them. We start to see a few
:26:09. > :26:15.heavy, thundery showers tonight. A few showers on the radar today but
:26:15. > :26:20.they have not produced much rain. You might get a dry shower, where
:26:20. > :26:24.you hear the thunder and see the lightning but don't get much rain.
:26:24. > :26:29.It will stay quite hot and humid with a minimum temperature of 12
:26:29. > :26:33.Celsius. The showers are still around first thing tomorrow, mainly
:26:33. > :26:38.across the east of the region. We stay quite cloudy through Tuesday
:26:38. > :26:42.and it will be quite drizzly at times, as well. Patchy rain on and
:26:42. > :26:48.off into the afternoon. Daytime temperatures going back to what
:26:48. > :26:52.they should be for the time of year. A maximum of 19 Celsius. A decent
:26:52. > :26:57.day on Wednesday. We will stay reasonably warm and temperatures
:26:57. > :27:01.will be around 19 Celsius. A bit of cloud coming and going into the
:27:01. > :27:05.afternoon, and we have high pressure building back in towards
:27:05. > :27:10.the end of the week. At the moment, it looks as if we will stay mainly
:27:10. > :27:14.dry. There will always be the opportunity for a light shower but
:27:14. > :27:18.the temperatures will go back down to more realistic values. If you
:27:18. > :27:24.have not felt very well - I have had bad asthma - it will go back to