:00:05. > :00:08.This is East Midlands Today with Anne Davies and me Quentin Rayner.
:00:08. > :00:13.Tonight, after the riot, the vandals are read the riot act.
:00:14. > :00:16.After two night of violence, justice is swift. Hundreds of
:00:16. > :00:18.people have appeared at Nottingham magistrates' court today, the
:00:19. > :00:24.youngest an 11 year-old girl who has pleaded guilty to criminal
:00:24. > :00:29.damage. Also, a wall of shame, the rioters wanted by police to face up
:00:29. > :00:33.for their crimes. And after the extraordinary disturbances in the
:00:33. > :00:40.East Midlands, MPs tell the Prime Minister what is needed now to stop
:00:41. > :00:47.this happening again. In other news, the man who lost his
:00:48. > :00:52.wife, and the thieves who stole their jewellery. They are my
:00:52. > :01:02.precious memories from the last two years of our marriage. It is
:01:02. > :01:07.
:01:07. > :01:10.Good evening and welcome to Thursday's programme. First tonight
:01:10. > :01:11.it's been a day when reality caught it's been a day when reality caught
:01:11. > :01:16.up with the rioters, when they appeared in court to face the
:01:16. > :01:19.consequences. Among them, an 11 year-old girl, who admitted going
:01:19. > :01:23.out with a gang of up to thirty youths in Nottingham who were
:01:23. > :01:28.throwing missiles and damaging buildings. The city's magistrates
:01:28. > :01:38.court is still dealing with dozens of people accused of being involved.
:01:38. > :01:43.
:01:43. > :01:51.Our reporter is there. They are struggling to press the court is
:01:51. > :01:57.still sitting here in Nottingham. A total of 502 people have been now
:01:57. > :02:02.arrested. 61 of them have now been charged. The police have told us
:02:02. > :02:07.that they had charged 15 people with that firebombing incident at
:02:07. > :02:11.the police station on Tuesday night. The charges include arson with
:02:11. > :02:16.intent, and a violent disorder. Many of the people who have been
:02:16. > :02:25.caught up in this, and who have appeared here at the magistrates'
:02:25. > :02:31.court our children. Beyond this one of them was 11-year-old.
:02:31. > :02:34.11-year-old and part of this mayhem. We cannot identify the girl. She
:02:34. > :02:42.appeared that Nottingham magistrates' court after two nights
:02:42. > :02:48.in the cells. She pleaded guilty to two charges, -- criminal damage,
:02:48. > :02:52.and attempted criminal damage. She was part of a 30 strong a gang who
:02:52. > :02:57.threw missiles and caused the damage. The judge asked her what
:02:57. > :03:03.she thought about getting caught up in this. She said she was being a
:03:03. > :03:09.don, she said she would join in. She said she did not know how
:03:09. > :03:14.serious this was. As she was referred to a youth attending a
:03:14. > :03:21.panel, others took their turn in the dock. They were distinctive in
:03:21. > :03:28.their police issued jogging bottoms, T-shirts and plimsolls. The obvious
:03:28. > :03:33.person charged was 44-year-old. Charges range from a public order
:03:33. > :03:39.offences, to criminal damage. The judge had harsh words for those who
:03:40. > :03:46.appeared before him. He shouted at 24-year-old Craigie Cave. He told
:03:46. > :03:52.him to get a life, and sort himself out. He said -- he asked him
:03:52. > :03:59.whether he felt ashamed of themselves. He said these yobbos
:03:59. > :04:04.were viewed as Gummer by the public. The judge has faced criticism over
:04:04. > :04:09.the sentences. He said if he wants someone to blame, go and see the
:04:09. > :04:12.government, do not blame if the judges and magistrates to do their
:04:12. > :04:20.job for Professor -- profession League and with the guidelines laid
:04:20. > :04:24.down. The Justice Secretary, Ken Clarke, was asked about those
:04:24. > :04:30.guidelines. He said although he did not agree, he did have some
:04:30. > :04:34.sympathy with the judges. He would prefer the judges to use their
:04:34. > :04:38.common sense, and follow their own judgment. The court here at
:04:38. > :04:46.Nottingham is still processing many of those cases from the people who
:04:46. > :04:49.have been charged, they will continue to do so until they have
:04:49. > :04:52.Well the court is still sitting here at Nottingham as the system
:04:52. > :04:59.struggles to process the dozens of people charge over the rioting in
:04:59. > :05:05.the city. In Leicester, there wa handful of
:05:05. > :05:08.arrests. Today the police released pictures of people they wanted to
:05:08. > :05:13.identify. The police were not taking any
:05:13. > :05:18.chances last night. Children coming into Leicester city centre were
:05:18. > :05:22.being stopped and searched. The teenagers who brought by eczema had
:05:22. > :05:27.their tyres let down. It was never going to be popular, but his was an
:05:27. > :05:36.effective message. They said they would take our bikes to be did not
:05:36. > :05:44.leave the area. I saw an adult walking about with a hood. They are
:05:44. > :05:51.telling us to calm down and go home. After what happened the night
:05:51. > :05:56.before police needed to get tough. On Tuesday they needed it riot dear.
:05:56. > :06:03.They are to the damage was caught on camera. Today Leicestershire
:06:03. > :06:09.Police released these pictures from CCTV. They hope the public will
:06:09. > :06:13.help them identify them. Many youths have been arrested, there
:06:13. > :06:19.has been huge public presser pourri hardline response. There were
:06:19. > :06:29.questions about the causes. There is a lack of things to do. There is
:06:29. > :06:30.
:06:30. > :06:35.a lack opportunities. There are no jobs, that does not excuse it.
:06:35. > :06:39.Obviously there is a definite reason behind it. This is not a --
:06:39. > :06:44.this is not behaviour of people who think they have a bright future.
:06:45. > :06:49.They think they have nothing to lose. Two trucks were set on fire
:06:49. > :06:59.near the city centre, it turned out to be an isolated incident. Most
:06:59. > :07:05.
:07:05. > :07:08.people will be hoping that it stays that way.
:07:08. > :07:11.It's been a busy day in the courts and also at Westminster where
:07:11. > :07:14.Parliament was recalled. It gave MP's from the East Midlands their
:07:14. > :07:16.first opportunity to question the Prime Minister on the government's
:07:16. > :07:25.response to the disturbances. Our Political Editor John Hess is there
:07:25. > :07:30.for us tonight. So John, what has been said so far? MPs want to take
:07:31. > :07:34.part of this emergency debate even though it is part a recess. They
:07:34. > :07:44.want answers, and a degree of certainty about what is happening
:07:44. > :07:45.
:07:45. > :07:54.next. Does he seem to excuse his behaviour as down to bad economic
:07:54. > :07:59.are blurred. They are excusing poor behaviour. We need to see spending
:07:59. > :08:07.on the police, and the fire service, and the much-maligned back office
:08:07. > :08:11.staff. We need those teams TBL to respond effectively. Officers were
:08:11. > :08:16.reluctant to use force. What a assurances can he give them if they
:08:16. > :08:21.have to use force? The Prime Minister has said that CCTV has
:08:21. > :08:30.proved highly valuable, can explain of how it will be easier for
:08:30. > :08:36.committees to get more CCTV? With me outside our Parliament are
:08:36. > :08:41.too experienced ministers, Alan Duncan, and Vernon Coaker. I was
:08:41. > :08:45.struck by the measured tone from MPs, very little political point-
:08:46. > :08:50.scoring, what do you think it needs to be done to address this problem?
:08:50. > :08:57.It is right that Parliament came back, and I think this unity is a
:08:57. > :09:01.good thing. I can assure people we have a firm grip on this. Although
:09:01. > :09:05.it Vernon Coaker would like a public inquiry, I do not want to
:09:05. > :09:10.see a load of men in suits sitting on a panel. There I think this
:09:10. > :09:16.place needs to work, all of MPs need to work out why so many young
:09:16. > :09:20.people do not know the difference between right and wrong. Why is
:09:20. > :09:25.that keeping? I cannot answer that in at two minutes, it is a lot of
:09:25. > :09:29.things, family breakdown, the lack of good schools, the lack of fear
:09:29. > :09:35.and a priority. He is a combination of all those things are I'm going
:09:35. > :09:41.to bring in Vernon Coaker, while we bring up a young people who do not
:09:42. > :09:47.have any respect for discipline? Quite a lot of young people do. The
:09:47. > :09:52.appalling thing that we saw on our television screens show that for a
:09:52. > :10:02.minority there is a significant problem. We need to understand why
:10:02. > :10:03.
:10:03. > :10:06.that is. We need an inquiry, we need to look at families. It is
:10:06. > :10:15.important that we say we are pleased with the policing that was
:10:15. > :10:23.taking place across Nottinghamshire. I'm worried about the police cuts,
:10:23. > :10:29.resources are in issue. Swift - the -- twist just were a. We need to
:10:29. > :10:39.cease with the justice. We need severe sentences that are given to
:10:39. > :10:40.
:10:40. > :10:42.the perpetrators. Thank you very much indeed.
:10:42. > :10:45.$$NEWLINEYou're watching East Midlands Today from the BBC.
:10:45. > :10:51.Sport's on its way when we find out why Derbyshire's coming to
:10:51. > :11:01.Nottinghamshire, and we're not talking cricket. Ironing the depths
:11:01. > :11:04.of Derbyshire, I'm about to go in there.
:11:04. > :11:08.An investigation is underway into a suspected arson attack at a former
:11:08. > :11:11.pub in Derby. The Old Sherwood Foresters pub on St Thomas Road -
:11:11. > :11:14.which dates back to 1836 - is currently being converted into a
:11:14. > :11:18.Sikh temple. Firefighters were called here late last night.
:11:18. > :11:22.Derbyshire Police say at the moment they're not linking the fire to the
:11:22. > :11:25.disorder in the city earlier this week.
:11:25. > :11:28.A 24 year old man from Arnold appeared in court earlier today,
:11:28. > :11:33.charged with manslaughter. 29 year- old Shane Lee was found unconscious
:11:33. > :11:37.on Hallams Lane in Arnold on Sunday morning. He later died in hospital
:11:37. > :11:40.from head injuries. The 24 year old has been bailed but will appear at
:11:40. > :11:47.Nottingham Crown Court on the 25th August. A second man remains on
:11:47. > :11:49.bail pending enquiries. Thieves who broke into a house to
:11:49. > :11:52.steal jewellery have wreaked more damage than even they probably
:11:52. > :11:55.intended. Andrew Dickenson's house in Leicestershire was broken into
:11:55. > :11:58.yesterday and all his dead wife's jewellery has been stolen. He says
:11:58. > :12:08.every piece taken is a memory of his wife Michelle and he's
:12:08. > :12:12.
:12:12. > :12:16.desperate to have them back. From There are work men at Andrew
:12:17. > :12:21.Dickenson's House today, installing a new alarm system. But it has come
:12:21. > :12:25.too late to save his wife's jewellery. Wings, bangles and
:12:25. > :12:30.bracelets - each one a precious memory. It is particularly
:12:30. > :12:34.upsetting because my wife passed away in January this year. I am
:12:34. > :12:40.still coming to terms with that and to be faced now with the loss of
:12:40. > :12:45.precious memories is heartbreaking. Michel's death is still very raw
:12:45. > :12:49.for Andrew and for their two children. The jury was a memento of
:12:49. > :12:55.32 years of married life. favourite piece was a bring that we
:12:55. > :12:59.bought in Lake Garda. -- a you ring up. At the funeral director's, we
:12:59. > :13:05.had to ask for that to be removed from her body because it was the
:13:05. > :13:09.most treasured possession she had. And you wanted it? I wanted it back
:13:09. > :13:12.and now I don't have it any more. Police have asked pawnbrokers to be
:13:12. > :13:18.on the lookout for people trying to sell large amounts of gold
:13:18. > :13:23.jewellery. Andrew just wants some or any of the pieces returned.
:13:23. > :13:28.Called his treasure, basically. My wife was a treasure. You could
:13:28. > :13:32.write a story on every single one. We went to the jewellery Quarter in
:13:32. > :13:35.Birmingham especially to buy her memorable pieces of jewellery and
:13:35. > :13:41.now we don't have them any more because some person has invaded my
:13:41. > :13:45.world. This is East Midlands Today. Next
:13:45. > :13:50.tonight, four people have appeared in court in connection with
:13:50. > :13:55.fraudulently claiming more than �220,000 in benefits. Two people
:13:55. > :14:00.were sent to prison. Leicester City Council says the cases highlight
:14:01. > :14:05.how big the problem is. The judge described the actions of
:14:05. > :14:10.the two people as cheating the public. The pair, from Leicester,
:14:10. > :14:15.both pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to benefit fraud Podmore
:14:15. > :14:21.than �75,000. They admitted owning a home Jaqueline claimed to have
:14:21. > :14:25.rented. What some went on to claim income support as a lone parent,
:14:25. > :14:30.housing and council tax. council take a very tough stance
:14:30. > :14:34.and we have a zero-tolerance policy of benefit fraud. Over the last six
:14:34. > :14:39.years, the investigations team have been in the top 10 councils in the
:14:39. > :14:45.country. There is was not be any benefit fraud case heard today.
:14:45. > :14:52.After a trial, a woman was found guilty of forgery claiming �62,000
:14:52. > :14:56.of benefits. Meanwhile, another woman pleaded guilty to dishonestly
:14:56. > :15:02.claiming �84,000 of benefits. Leicester City Council says people
:15:02. > :15:06.simply cannot get away with it, but today's cases are just the tip of
:15:06. > :15:10.the iceberg. The court was told that Watson, who used to be a
:15:10. > :15:16.school governor, and Bates, will have to sell their home and the
:15:16. > :15:20.money will be repaid. The judge sentenced Watson to 16 months in
:15:20. > :15:28.prison and Bates to eight months in prison. The judge said that
:15:28. > :15:31.benefits were for the needy and not for the greedy. This was agreed.
:15:32. > :15:36.-- this was agreed. With the events of the last few
:15:36. > :15:40.days unfolding hearing England, it is easy to forget there is an
:15:40. > :15:43.ongoing humanitarian crisis in East Africa. 18 of relief workers in
:15:43. > :15:49.Leicester is appealing to the public to remember the millions
:15:49. > :15:55.facing disease and starvation. They are sending three tons of medical
:15:55. > :15:59.equipment to Kenya next week. For Suresh, making sure these
:15:59. > :16:05.crucial supplies making to Kenya is especially important because he was
:16:05. > :16:11.born there. I feel that not enough is being done and this is not a
:16:11. > :16:17.man-made problem. They have not had any rain for two years and that is
:16:17. > :16:22.the cause of this problem. I really want to help as much as I can.
:16:22. > :16:25.estimated 250 children are dying every day in East Africa, and one
:16:25. > :16:31.Briton in sachet like this can help set them on the road to recovery.
:16:31. > :16:36.The team are taking out 15,000 of them. Most international aid is a
:16:36. > :16:41.riding in this region of eastern Kenya, but supplies from Leicester
:16:41. > :16:46.will go to Eldoret just north of Nairobi and then to the Ethiopian
:16:46. > :16:49.border, where more aid is needed. So ranges, medical gloves, mineral
:16:49. > :16:54.packs and milk drinks have been donated by local companies, but
:16:54. > :16:59.there is space for another ton. if anybody has anything to do with
:16:59. > :17:04.medical supplies, equipment or medicines, and even Tories, because
:17:04. > :17:09.we want to try and help the children who have nothing left.
:17:09. > :17:12.cargo is being transported for free and the duo are using their own
:17:12. > :17:18.money to a journey with it to make sure it reaches those who need it
:17:18. > :17:24.most. Later in the programme, Trial does
:17:24. > :17:28.caving and Sara takes a rain check. -- Kylie does caving. We will see a
:17:28. > :17:36.small amount of rain macro overnight and bear is more to come
:17:36. > :17:41.overnight. -- there is more to come.
:17:41. > :17:43.Here is an inspiring tale for you. A soldier who lost his right leg
:17:43. > :17:48.when a landmine exploded in Afghanistan is cycling through the
:17:48. > :17:52.East Midlands today as part of a 500 mile charity ride. Matt
:17:52. > :17:58.Woollard is being accompanied along the six-day root and hopes to raise
:17:58. > :18:03.more than �10,000. Cycling 500 miles in six days is
:18:03. > :18:09.tough, even for keen cyclist. But when you only have one leg, it's
:18:09. > :18:14.completely different. The hills take it out of me straight away. It
:18:14. > :18:18.is basically like hopping up a hill because you can only use one leg
:18:18. > :18:25.and you have the momentum of the lads behind you, so the best thing
:18:25. > :18:30.to do is to just attack it. Cycling up the hill format uses around 300%
:18:30. > :18:33.more energy than an able-bodied riders. 12 months ago, he made a
:18:33. > :18:40.comment that he thought it would be good to doing a sponsored by grind
:18:40. > :18:48.to make money for the stadium centre in Pirbright. This is the
:18:48. > :18:53.result. -- a sponsored bike ride. Matt used the Sandes Centre during
:18:53. > :18:57.his recovery. It offers welfare facilities and support to military
:18:57. > :19:05.personnel and their families. He hopes this ride will raise over
:19:05. > :19:11.�10,000. But are expected to reach -- reach Pirbright tomorrow.
:19:11. > :19:17.If you see him whizzing by, say hello. 500 miles in six days is a
:19:17. > :19:21.lot. Forest have a signing at last.
:19:21. > :19:25.Their 4th signing of the summer. It is striker Matt Derbyshire, who has
:19:25. > :19:29.joined them from Greek side Olympiakos. If they have not told
:19:29. > :19:34.us the fee, but we know that Matt has agreed a three-year deal,
:19:34. > :19:39.having previously played for Blackburn Rovers where he scored 20
:19:39. > :19:43.league and cup goals. He was back in Britain last season, on loan at
:19:43. > :19:46.Birmingham City, but now he says he is really keen to work with Steve
:19:46. > :19:51.McLaren. Leicester City manager Sven Goran
:19:51. > :19:54.Eriksson says he has no intention of selling Sol Bamba. The defender
:19:54. > :19:59.has been linked with a move to Blackburn but with Leicester in a
:19:59. > :20:05.strong financial position, there is no need to listen to any of us.
:20:05. > :20:08.First of all, he is not for sale. He is our player and he will go on
:20:08. > :20:12.being our player. Secondly, we have not heard anything from Blackburn
:20:12. > :20:17.or any other club about him so I don't know where that is coming
:20:17. > :20:23.from. He is young Clough fast and from the East Midlands.
:20:23. > :20:27.Kyle Ryde is motorcycling's newest star. B38 -- rewrote the record
:20:27. > :20:35.books when he won his first championship race at 13 and last
:20:35. > :20:40.weekend, he knocked up another victory - at Brands Hatch.
:20:40. > :20:48.The chequered flag goes out, number 77 wins it. This was the moment
:20:48. > :20:58.Kyle Ryde became a record-breaker. At the age of 13 years, he won a
:20:58. > :21:05.British championship - a triumphant first. I thought top five was good,
:21:05. > :21:10.but a winner was excellent. I was nearly ready to start crying but I
:21:10. > :21:15.kept it in. There is a real family heritage to what he does. His dad
:21:15. > :21:19.is a former sidecar racer and build one of his early bikes himself.
:21:19. > :21:26.Everything is in the wheels. Scooter, a push bike, mini bike, he
:21:26. > :21:31.was well up for it. As a family, life now revolves around Carlisle's
:21:31. > :21:35.road trips, both here and abroad. Bat has picked out the very best
:21:35. > :21:41.young riders from across Europe and it is a sign of his very real trap
:21:42. > :21:47.-- talent, but travelling is hard. It is worse for my dad because I am
:21:47. > :21:51.always asleep. And so is finding the money. Every spare penny we
:21:51. > :21:56.earn goes to him. We have fund- raising events where the community
:21:56. > :22:02.get involved and everyone is behind us. Without all these people, we
:22:02. > :22:05.wouldn't be able to do it. As for his mum, she is supportive, but no
:22:05. > :22:15.one should could suggest that top- level racing is safe. It doesn't
:22:15. > :22:19.matter where he comes. But it stays until the chequered flag, so I know
:22:19. > :22:24.he is safe. It has been hard and expensive getting this far, but he
:22:24. > :22:34.is a young man with an entire community behind him. A great start
:22:34. > :22:38.in the making. Coberley, he will repay us one day! -- hopefully.
:22:38. > :22:42.In cricket, Nottinghamshire have signed the West Indies batsman
:22:42. > :22:46.Darren Bravo until the end of the season, after David Hussey and Adam
:22:46. > :22:54.Voges both left the club. There is one championship match we are
:22:54. > :22:59.keeping an eye on. Wes Durston hit a career-best of 151, and
:22:59. > :23:04.Derbyshire's bowlers then set upon their work. There are still two
:23:04. > :23:12.days to go. Tomorrow, or we will hear from Nottingham Forest's new
:23:12. > :23:18.signing, Matt Derbyshire of all stock.
:23:18. > :23:24.For do not wonder how to spend your weekend. It is time for our guide.
:23:24. > :23:31.It seems there was plenty to discover for Kylie in -- under her
:23:31. > :23:35.feet. I am just outside Matlock Bath. I
:23:35. > :23:45.have had a 20 minute walk to get here and my adventure has not even
:23:45. > :23:47.
:23:47. > :23:52.started yet. I need to get kitted Looking equally stylish, with me
:23:52. > :24:00.are Barber and Nigel. They arcading experts, thankfully, and we are
:24:00. > :24:04.going in this little Hobbit hole. No ropes? Know. Why I disappear
:24:04. > :24:08.into a dark cave, here are some other things you can get up to. It
:24:08. > :24:15.is time for the Summer Sundae weekender at Leicester's de
:24:15. > :24:19.Montfort Hall. In Nottingham, head to the Forest raised ground for a
:24:19. > :24:27.Caribbean Carnival. Once you get in the cave, it is quite cool. A
:24:27. > :24:32.little slippery underfoot and you have to watch your head.
:24:32. > :24:38.passage gets a little bit wider here and then a... It opens up into
:24:38. > :24:42.that. It feels like a cave but it is an abandoned mine with a natural
:24:42. > :24:50.features like stalagmites and stalactites. It is a great sense of
:24:50. > :24:55.adventure. We have had to bring all sorts of special equipment down
:24:55. > :24:59.here to show you what it looks like. If I get the cameraman to turn his
:24:59. > :25:03.light off and I turn this one off, you can see it is really pitch
:25:03. > :25:09.black. Lighting up the dark on Saturday, the firework
:25:09. > :25:13.championships are on at Belvoir Castle. And it from Saturday, the
:25:13. > :25:17.Pony Club Championships, with more than 1,500 members competing. You
:25:17. > :25:27.can go along and watch for free. What is it about caving that gets
:25:27. > :25:28.
:25:28. > :25:33.you? It is the wow factor. When you go round a corner, it is like, wow!
:25:33. > :25:43.It is that sense of adventure. The kids say, "I didn't think it was
:25:43. > :25:44.
:25:44. > :25:49.like this!" Time for me to an end up in the daylight.
:25:49. > :25:59.That suggests that Jason is still in their! Kylie is showing no dark
:25:59. > :26:06.To the weather. A few dark clouds. We will get a bit of sunshine over
:26:06. > :26:11.the weekend. A picture to remind you of a holiday he in Sussex.
:26:11. > :26:18.Thank you to Peter for sending this in. He says he arranged the pebbles
:26:18. > :26:22.himself for the photograph! We are going to start to see a small
:26:22. > :26:27.amount of rain working into the far north of the region overnight. The
:26:27. > :26:31.cloud is starting to increase and it makes it quite humid. It will
:26:31. > :26:35.stay quite breezy and the rain starts to work further south by the
:26:35. > :26:42.early hours, producing some Hill fog across parts of the Peak
:26:42. > :26:47.District. First thing tomorrow, the weather front is still around so it
:26:47. > :26:51.keeps us quite cloudy. The further south you are, it is a drier start
:26:51. > :26:54.but there is still some cloud around and just a glimmer of
:26:54. > :27:01.brightness into the afternoon. Temperatures not disappointing,
:27:01. > :27:06.considering the cloud. There is rain on the way, just starting to
:27:06. > :27:10.come in over my shoulder and that will join us overnight on Friday
:27:10. > :27:20.into Saturday. They called France takes its time to clear on Saturday
:27:20. > :27:21.
:27:21. > :27:28.morning, tipping us quite damp. -- a called Patch. A few sunny spells