:00:08. > :00:12.This is East Midlands Today with Kylie Pentelow and Dominic Heale.
:00:12. > :00:15.Our top story tonight - a mobility scam lands a father and son in jail.
:00:15. > :00:22.Shane and Laurence Johnson lived the high life by conning vulnerable
:00:22. > :00:27.pensioners out of their savings. believe they are totally motivated
:00:27. > :00:30.by money and nothing else, which makes them very heartless. Also
:00:30. > :00:37.tonight - a security guard is shot in the leg as armed raiders target
:00:37. > :00:41.a convenience store. Andy authorities say that people are to
:00:41. > :00:45.blame for unnatural growth in the pigeon population and all the
:00:45. > :00:55.problems that caused us. Past it! Goodbye after 37 years teaching at
:00:55. > :01:05.the same school. The best thing is being in the classroom, not filling
:01:05. > :01:08.
:01:08. > :01:13.in paperwork or meetings, actually Good evening. Welcome to Friday's
:01:13. > :01:16.programme. First tonight, the father and son who conned the
:01:16. > :01:19.elderly in a mobility scooter scam. Trading Standards officers believe
:01:19. > :01:26.Shane and Lawrence Johnson from Kegworth could have made as much as
:01:26. > :01:29.�100,000 from their dodgy dealings. They lived the high life -
:01:29. > :01:32.including driving luxury sports cars. Tonight, the Johnsons are
:01:32. > :01:40.starting a prison sentence after a judge described what they'd done as
:01:40. > :01:43.a disgrace. Mike O'Sullivan has this report. Father and son Shane
:01:43. > :01:51.and Lawrence Johnson arrving at Nottingham Crown Court. They'd
:01:51. > :01:54.already pleaded guilty to a string of consumer protection offences.
:01:54. > :01:57.Would you like to apologise? Two of the companies the Johnsons were
:01:57. > :02:01.involved in. This woman's 86 year- old dad was targeted twice in
:02:01. > :02:06.Nottingham, overcharged for two mobility scooters. The second time
:02:06. > :02:10.after they'd been arrested. I don't believe have their clients' best
:02:10. > :02:16.interests at heart, they are totally motivated by money and
:02:16. > :02:20.nothing else, which makes them very hard as people. Off camera, they
:02:20. > :02:24.told me they were sorry and wanted to stay in business to repay the
:02:24. > :02:28.victims and that included the disabled and amputees. They told
:02:28. > :02:31.that to the judge as well but he said they were not fit and proper
:02:31. > :02:34.people to be involved in any business involving the vulnerable
:02:34. > :02:42.and he jailed them for 12 months. The Johnsons set up Nottingham
:02:42. > :02:46.Mobility in 2008 based at Ruddington in Nottinghamshire.
:02:46. > :02:49.Shane Johnson later started another company based at his home and
:02:49. > :02:53.Kegworth. Trading Standards officers have uncovered 27 victims
:02:53. > :03:01.involving more than �30,000, but say this could be the tip of the
:03:01. > :03:03.iceberg. They were taking money from ability eight and were not
:03:04. > :03:08.supplying or they were overcharging or in some cases persuading people
:03:08. > :03:11.to buy things they did not really need. Sometimes supplying them
:03:11. > :03:14.several times with the same thing in a short period. Reputable
:03:14. > :03:20.traders have also been appalled and have backed calls for more
:03:20. > :03:24.regulation. We are dealing with the vulnerable and elderly in our
:03:24. > :03:27.market place and they come to us nine out of 10 times in some sort
:03:27. > :03:30.of distress so they want help and the last thing people should be
:03:31. > :03:36.doing is taking advantage of them. Jac O'Brien left the court saying
:03:36. > :03:41.she was delighted and relieved that the Johnsons had been sent down.
:03:41. > :03:47.She hoped it delivered a clear message to unscrupulous dealers. In
:03:47. > :03:54.our Leicester studio is Troy Young from Age Concern. You have had the
:03:54. > :03:58.details, sadly, this thing isn't unusual? It isn't. I must admit, I
:03:58. > :04:02.was shocked and disgusted when I heard about the scale of this. And
:04:02. > :04:08.my heart goes out to the victims. Do you think we can never beat
:04:08. > :04:11.people like the Johnsons, who prey on the elderly and vulnerable?
:04:11. > :04:17.sort of thing is completely avoidable. At the end of the day,
:04:17. > :04:21.people need to avoid buying the sort of equipment from cold colours,
:04:22. > :04:25.there was never any need to do that. Also, do not feel pressurised by
:04:25. > :04:30.hard-selling tactics, get several quotes and take your time and shop
:04:30. > :04:33.around. You mentioned a few things but is there anything else that
:04:33. > :04:38.elderly people should be thinking about to be found themselves being
:04:38. > :04:43.called? There are plenty of reputable dealers out there, and
:04:43. > :04:47.suppliers, as the report said. They can come to organisations like
:04:47. > :04:51.ourselves, Age Concern, for help or speak to the local council, there
:04:51. > :04:54.is no need for them to struggle but the sort of decision On the Run.
:04:54. > :04:57.am sure families and friends of the elderly are thinking about what
:04:57. > :05:02.they could do to make sure their friends and relatives are not
:05:02. > :05:06.caught out in this way, is there any advice? And sure families want
:05:06. > :05:08.to help and nowadays younger members of the family might be able
:05:08. > :05:14.to assist with things like searching for information on the
:05:14. > :05:21.internet. Older people should not feel reluctant to approach families
:05:21. > :05:24.for assistance in this important matter. Thank you. A police hunt is
:05:24. > :05:30.underway this evening after a security guard was shot and wounded
:05:30. > :05:38.in an attempted robbery outside a supermarket in Eastwood. James
:05:38. > :05:44.Roberson is there. What has happened? This normally busy road
:05:44. > :05:50.is sealed off. After the attack on a security guard at this Tesco
:05:50. > :05:58.Express between Eastwood and Kimberly. It happened between
:05:58. > :06:01.1:25pm and the skippers attacked along Edward Road. A security van
:06:01. > :06:05.arrived for a routine of restocking of the cash machine outside and one
:06:06. > :06:09.of the guards was jumped by the attackers, one of them shot 10,
:06:09. > :06:13.several times to the leg and the injured guard was given first aid
:06:13. > :06:17.and taken to hospital for further treatment. Forensic checks were
:06:17. > :06:20.continuing at the scene tonight, which became something of a
:06:20. > :06:26.curiosity to locals earlier. The police are still interviewing
:06:26. > :06:30.people nearby when the attack took place. We have identified a number
:06:30. > :06:35.of witnesses. We will be speaking to them individually and taking
:06:35. > :06:40.accounts from them and were necessary statements. There will be
:06:40. > :06:45.additional uniformed patrols in the area, those are senior officers
:06:45. > :06:51.attached to this and an incident room has been set up and manned by
:06:51. > :06:54.experienced detectives. Group 4 security have confirmed this
:06:55. > :06:57.evening that their security guard was shot just above the knee cap
:06:58. > :07:01.and he is in the Queen's Medical Centre but his injuries are not
:07:01. > :07:05.life-threatening. The police are still looking for three men who did
:07:05. > :07:09.not get away with any money but did get away in a black vehicle, we're
:07:09. > :07:12.not sure what sort. The police are still keen to talk to anybody who
:07:12. > :07:16.might have seen this incident and they would like them to contact
:07:16. > :07:23.either Nottinghamshire police or, if they wish, anonymously on crime
:07:23. > :07:27.stoppers. Thank you. You're watching East Midlands Today. Still
:07:27. > :07:31.to come. The weekend weather forecast with Sara. And fashion in
:07:31. > :07:40.the capital, Leicester's Dugans have opened up a boutique off
:07:41. > :07:43.Carnaby Street. -- Leicester students. A man has been remanded
:07:44. > :07:46.in custody after appearing in court accused of attempting to rape a
:07:46. > :07:49.child. Officers were called to woodland in Rainworth on Wednesday
:07:49. > :07:52.afternoon following reports of an attack on a ten year-old boy. Shaun
:07:52. > :08:01.Tudor, who's 43 and formerly of the West Midlands, has been charged
:08:01. > :08:04.with the attempted rape and sexual touching of a child aged under 13.
:08:04. > :08:07.Derby City Council has stepped in after reports of problems with body
:08:07. > :08:10.piercings. The Health Protection Agency linked a number of cases of
:08:10. > :08:14.infected piercings to a single business in the city. Derby City
:08:14. > :08:20.Council is investigating. The firm, which hasn't been named publicly,
:08:20. > :08:22.has been advised about its hygiene practices. An influential report
:08:22. > :08:28.has revealed that Nottinghamshire police don't have enough non-
:08:28. > :08:31.frontline staff to replace the number of officers it plans to cut.
:08:31. > :08:34.The findings by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary have
:08:34. > :08:41.raised concerns about the impact on levels of crime. Quentin Rayner has
:08:41. > :08:44.more details. This report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of
:08:44. > :08:50.Constabulary into all 43 forces is acknowledged to be the most
:08:50. > :08:53.authoritative study so far into the effect of the budget cuts. HMIC has
:08:53. > :08:56.established that between March 2010 and March 2015, the Derbyshire
:08:56. > :08:59.force proposes to lose 149 officers, Leicestershire expects to see a
:08:59. > :09:09.drop of 214 officers but the biggest fall is likely to be in
:09:09. > :09:10.
:09:10. > :09:14.Nottinghamshire, with 455 posts going. The force has to find
:09:14. > :09:17.savings of �46 million over the next four years. But the HMIC has
:09:17. > :09:26.calculated that it doesn't have enough non-frontline officers to
:09:26. > :09:31.redeploy to plug the gap. Chief constables are in an impossible
:09:31. > :09:35.situation to meet the budget reductions. The HMI see report has
:09:35. > :09:39.also said that if you reduce numbers by more than 10%, which
:09:39. > :09:43.will happen in Nottinghamshire as indeed elsewhere, there is a risk
:09:43. > :09:46.of crime going up by 3%. In a statement, Nottinghamshire Police
:09:46. > :09:51.said: We do not underestimate how very difficult it will be to
:09:51. > :09:54.further reduce crime in the coming years. Nottinghamshire is facing
:09:54. > :09:58.the fourth highest budget cut and to achieve all our ambitious plans
:09:58. > :10:01.with ever shrinking budgets will be a major challenge. The Home
:10:01. > :10:03.Secretary, Theresa May, insists that it is possible for the police
:10:03. > :10:08.to make significant budget cuts without affecting frontline
:10:08. > :10:15.policing by reducing bureaucracy and backroom functions. It's a view
:10:15. > :10:19.not shared at grassroots. There are plenty of other areas of government
:10:19. > :10:23.that you can find these savings and. The first duty of any government is
:10:23. > :10:28.to protect citizens and if you cut the people out of the police
:10:28. > :10:30.service, you will be in danger of putting that at serious risk.
:10:30. > :10:35.government says the emphasis must be on deployment and visibility.
:10:36. > :10:38.But Labour is calling for the police budgets to be renegotiated.
:10:38. > :10:43.Thousands of people are dying everyday in the worst drought in
:10:43. > :10:47.Somalia for 60 years. And now communities across the East
:10:47. > :10:50.Midlands are trying to help. Paul Bradshaw has been to the St
:10:50. > :10:58.Matthews area in Leicester, where they're raising money for those
:10:58. > :11:01.affected. Shocking images of children who are dying. What's
:11:01. > :11:06.happening in Somalia might be far away but it's affecting thousands
:11:06. > :11:11.of people in the East Midlands. Take Fatima. She works in a
:11:11. > :11:21.restaurant in Leicester. Every month she sends money back to her
:11:21. > :11:21.
:11:21. > :11:26.relatives in Somalia. She says her customers feel bad for eating.
:11:26. > :11:31.sit down and it's nice food and people are dead because of having
:11:31. > :11:36.no fit. In this mosque, people are, to pray, asking for help for family
:11:36. > :11:46.and friends thousands of miles away. They are starving. If the rain does
:11:46. > :11:47.
:11:47. > :11:51.not, in a very short time, life will be very difficult. They are
:11:51. > :11:58.like, we are suffering here, and we're doing our best. If I have any
:11:58. > :12:05.money, I send it straight away. They don't have food, they don't
:12:05. > :12:09.even have shatter. They don't have, even small children are dying on
:12:09. > :12:15.the streets. Because of hunger. Members of the Somali community on
:12:15. > :12:18.Leicester's St Matthews estate are now raising money to try and help.
:12:18. > :12:22.There are households who have relatives in those areas and can
:12:22. > :12:27.you imagine when you get the phone call and your relatives cannot even
:12:27. > :12:34.speak to you because of the tragedy? Some people may be help
:12:34. > :12:43.one month's worth of food or water and some people, for example, if
:12:43. > :12:47.they find a kilo of meat, people cannot it to cook it. There's a
:12:47. > :12:56.saying in Somalia. Use your feet to escape drought. Today, the message
:12:56. > :12:58.To make a donation to the East Africa Crisis Appeal, visit the
:12:58. > :13:08.Disasters Emergency Committee website, where you'll find several
:13:08. > :13:17.
:13:17. > :13:19.Next, a growing problem that spreads disease as well as making
:13:19. > :13:22.our towns and cities a mess. We're talking about pigeons. The
:13:22. > :13:32.authorities say people are to blame because they feed them, leading to
:13:32. > :13:36.a big increase in numbers. Simon These pictures are a problem,
:13:36. > :13:43.because their population has become unnaturally high. The authorities
:13:43. > :13:47.say it is because humans have made their population so high. We have
:13:47. > :13:55.got bread, chapatis, scorns. This is what we find on a daily basis
:13:55. > :13:59.here. We have got a pile of rice, and also some chicken. A pile of
:13:59. > :14:06.chips as well with pieces of bread. The pigeons do not eat this, they
:14:06. > :14:12.do not eat chicken. In the last nine months, Mohammed has fined 13
:14:12. > :14:16.people for feeding pigeons large amounts of food. �80 fines under
:14:16. > :14:21.the litter laws. Today was the first of four and roadshows warning
:14:21. > :14:26.people not to feed pigeons. Should you be spending money on roadshows?
:14:26. > :14:30.Yes, because it matters to people. What we do not want is a city where
:14:30. > :14:34.we have people leaving out a lot of food which attracts rats and other
:14:34. > :14:39.things. This is about saving money, because if we do not have people
:14:39. > :14:43.leaving this food out, the problem will reduce. At the moment, the
:14:43. > :14:49.council is not considering a cull. But do people think the pigeons are
:14:49. > :14:53.a problem? They damaged buildings. I am sure there are plenty of other
:14:53. > :14:57.areas out of the city centre where they could go. There are the fabric
:14:57. > :15:07.of the country, so it is neither here nor there. There will always
:15:07. > :15:12.be pigeons. To me, in the 21st century they should not be here.
:15:12. > :15:16.You do not see any mess in the city centre. The people are still being
:15:16. > :15:25.encouraged to feed wild birds in their gardens. Some of their
:15:25. > :15:28.numbers are in decline. But pidgins are a different matter. -- pigeons.
:15:28. > :15:33.It is famed for being one of the most fashionable streets in the
:15:33. > :15:37.world, but for the first time De Montfort University is such --
:15:37. > :15:41.using Carnaby Street in London to showcase the work of art and design
:15:41. > :15:51.students. They have set up a store to attract customers and industry
:15:51. > :15:54.
:15:54. > :15:58.Swinging Sixties, Carnaby Street was the place to be seen in the
:15:58. > :16:02.world of fashion and pop. Fast- forward 50 years, and Leicester
:16:02. > :16:10.students are using it as a way of showcasing their work, but in a
:16:10. > :16:14.very modern way with a pop-up of beauty. From unusual on where it --
:16:14. > :16:19.underwear and two other close, this area has been taken over by the
:16:19. > :16:23.students. It is the first Eric -- the first time they have done this.
:16:23. > :16:30.The idea is to put their work into the heart of the fashion capital.
:16:30. > :16:36.It gives people to have a chance to put their work in the eye it. And
:16:36. > :16:40.also it leads industry insiders see it. One of the students is from
:16:40. > :16:44.Leicester. She is 22 and has already been named as a young
:16:44. > :16:48.designer to watch by British fashion the legends. But this is
:16:48. > :16:54.the first time she has seen her clothes in store. As soon as I
:16:54. > :17:00.walked in this morning, it was like old, well, it is in the shop! There
:17:00. > :17:06.is a price tag on it, as they is my name on it. It is actually real. It
:17:07. > :17:09.is not just sort of a thing I have dreamed of. The store is owned by a
:17:09. > :17:13.former De Montfort University student who has given it a to the
:17:13. > :17:19.Department rent-free for a month. Past graduates are also given the
:17:19. > :17:27.chance to showcase their work as well. To make this a reality,
:17:27. > :17:32.drying clothes are, your work, that is what fashion is all about.
:17:32. > :17:36.pity it will close on Sunday. Students are hoping they will be
:17:36. > :17:44.the next in the long run editors or a -- of designers to make their
:17:44. > :17:48.mark on Carnaby Street. -- the boutique. I can remember Carnaby
:17:48. > :17:55.Street in its heyday! Still to come, is the pressure back
:17:55. > :18:04.on for Rebecca Adlington? And will it be perfect weather
:18:04. > :18:09.Macro 4 v Nottingham Riviera? -- weather.
:18:09. > :18:13.Time for the sport. And Mansfield's double gold medallist Rebecca
:18:13. > :18:18.Adlington is aiming for more honours at the World Championships
:18:18. > :18:22.in Shanghai. She is competing in three events. It is the last major
:18:22. > :18:27.championships before the Olympics, and despite her previous success,
:18:27. > :18:31.she admits she is feeling nervous. The it is so hard to make the
:18:31. > :18:38.Olympics, especially with the depth we have in British swimming.
:18:38. > :18:42.will be very hard in the Olympic trials. It will be so emotional for
:18:42. > :18:47.people. Someone who knows she definitely
:18:47. > :18:51.will be there is open waters when a Kerri Anne Payne. She has become
:18:51. > :18:56.the first member of Britain's team, after winning in the world
:18:56. > :19:00.championships postop the idea of swimming in a lake may be shivering,
:19:00. > :19:07.but it is a fast-growing sport. Hundreds would be taking part right
:19:07. > :19:12.here this weekend. It is bought at its simplest, a wet
:19:12. > :19:19.suit and a stretch of water, and that is it. It with more lakes and
:19:19. > :19:24.rivers opening up, competitions are taking off. You are fighting with
:19:24. > :19:29.others. There is lot of close contact, elbows to the head. It is
:19:29. > :19:33.a free for all. This is the National Water Sports Centre on the
:19:33. > :19:39.edge of Nottingham. It has regular swimmers, but this weekend more
:19:39. > :19:43.than 1000 will take to the water in a series of events. Your eye in the
:19:43. > :19:50.open, it is full of weeds, you have people around you, you get knocked
:19:50. > :19:59.about. As tomorrow is the big swim. For ages 11 and over, distances of
:19:59. > :20:02.5000 -- 500, 10031000 metres. Open- water swimming is booming, and the
:20:02. > :20:08.world championship win this week will make sure it is a hit in the
:20:08. > :20:13.London Games. It was in the Olympics for the first time last
:20:13. > :20:18.time, and Britain are very good at it. I think it has really given the
:20:18. > :20:26.sport a post. The but this weekend, swimming is only part of it. After
:20:26. > :20:32.tomorrow, Sunday's Ironman event takes place. At 6am, competitors
:20:32. > :20:37.take a 2.5 mile swim, 112 miles on a bike and then a marathon. About
:20:37. > :20:43.10 hours of the most gruelling sport.
:20:43. > :20:48.Brave souls! If you want to swim, you can register from 11 o'clock at
:20:48. > :20:54.the National Water Sports Centre. He has Triad at Wimbledon, was the
:20:54. > :20:58.UK's number one for 15 years, and represented Britain at four Olympic
:20:59. > :21:03.Games. -- Paralympic Games. Jayant Mistry is now facing a new
:21:03. > :21:11.challenge. He has been triumphant on the court
:21:11. > :21:18.for years, but now a giant's job is to insure that President's
:21:18. > :21:23.competitors enjoy the Paralympics boss of -- Jayant's. This is the
:21:23. > :21:28.first time in a very long time, and I am privileged am proud to be part
:21:28. > :21:34.of it. A after retiring, he wants to give something back. His new job
:21:34. > :21:40.is wheelchair tennis manager for 2012, a dream come true. I live in
:21:40. > :21:44.Stratford, literally outside the Olympic just -- Stadium. He has
:21:44. > :21:51.been on a fact-finding mission where the world's top stars are in
:21:51. > :21:54.action. You do not want to be thinking about the competition. We
:21:55. > :22:00.want people just to concentrate on being the best out there and
:22:00. > :22:06.playing the best they can do. countdown to 22 of his honour.
:22:06. > :22:16.Cricket, and Nottinghamshire's steward brought made a duck indeed
:22:16. > :22:19.
:22:19. > :22:25.first Test match. -- Stewart brought. Leicestershire should be
:22:25. > :22:29.Sri Lanka if the weather holds tomorrow.
:22:29. > :22:33.For many children, today is the one that they have been waiting for,
:22:33. > :22:36.the last day of school before the holiday. But for one
:22:36. > :22:40.Nottinghamshire teacher it is the end of an era.
:22:40. > :22:49.Simon Fletcher began work at his school in West Bridgford 37 years
:22:49. > :22:53.ago, and has been there ever since. When Simon Fletcher started in the
:22:53. > :22:59.classroom at 79-2 37 years ago, he never believed he would be there
:22:59. > :23:04.now. The best thing is being in the classroom, actually teaching. It is
:23:04. > :23:09.not paperwork, it is actually teaching. He tells lots of jokes
:23:10. > :23:16.and he loves maths, and is really funny and a great teacher. He is a
:23:16. > :23:21.lovely man. We are sad to see him go. He is a really good guy. He has
:23:21. > :23:25.put loads of effort into helping the school. He has talked to
:23:25. > :23:30.several generations of the same family, and is so happy he has
:23:31. > :23:37.never even applied for another job anywhere else. He has only had one
:23:37. > :23:42.day off sick. Now he has decided to retire. The there are one or two
:23:42. > :23:52.people I have taught who their parents are also the Africa were
:23:52. > :23:52.
:23:52. > :23:57.also in my class. I have not get got to grandparents! To mark his
:23:57. > :24:02.dedication, the children have composed a special song, organised
:24:02. > :24:06.a party, and thanks to the renaming of the school drive, ensured that
:24:06. > :24:13.this is one teacher who will soon be gone but never forgotten.
:24:13. > :24:18.He does not look old enough, does Know, he does not. Getting that
:24:18. > :24:28.drive named after him, he deserves a medal.
:24:28. > :24:36.
:24:36. > :24:40.Today was the first day the beach opened in Nottinghamshire. There is
:24:40. > :24:46.lots of entertainment there as well, although a few just decided to bury
:24:46. > :24:50.themselves in the sand. You could get inside these big inflatables if
:24:50. > :25:00.you were brave enough. It takes a lot of energy to try and get them
:25:00. > :25:10.to turn round on the water. I think it did get everybody's approval.
:25:10. > :25:11.
:25:12. > :25:21.The beach was on again. We just got the tramp and then walked over.
:25:22. > :25:23.
:25:23. > :25:33.is better than Skegness! Perfect! Give a wave! The sun was shining,
:25:33. > :25:38.
:25:38. > :25:42.and it was a very nice day. He is a Thank you for that. It has been
:25:42. > :25:47.changing throughout the afternoon. We have not seen too many showers,
:25:47. > :25:53.but there is still a chance through the early part of this evening. One
:25:53. > :25:58.or two could be on the heavy side as well. They do slowly start to
:25:58. > :26:07.clear a way towards the south. We have got clearer skies, and it will
:26:07. > :26:15.be a chilly night. It could be as low as eight Celsius. In rural
:26:15. > :26:18.areas it could go down to four or five Celsius. It means that first
:26:18. > :26:23.thing tomorrow morning we will start to dry, there will be some
:26:23. > :26:28.early morning sunshine. There is an area of low pressure in the North
:26:28. > :26:37.Sea, and it is building up as well from the south-west. We bossy
:26:37. > :26:43.showers on Saturday, but also some sunshine as well. It will always be
:26:43. > :26:48.quite windy at the beach, a windy weekend. The cloud will start to
:26:48. > :26:53.fluctuate as well. The further inland you are, temperatures will
:26:53. > :27:01.be quite good. It will feel quite warm in the sunshine. Saturday
:27:01. > :27:07.night in two Sunday will be dry, especially once the showers go away.
:27:07. > :27:17.There will be increasing wins across the Lincolnshire coast line.
:27:17. > :27:17.
:27:17. > :27:27.-- winter. We are holding on to that high pressure. Monday will be
:27:27. > :27:28.