:00:04. > :00:13.This is East Midlands Today. Tonight:
:00:13. > :00:18.The teenager who encouraged violent disorder via Facebook. Amed Pelle
:00:18. > :00:23.called on more than 2000 people to attack police stations and continue
:00:23. > :00:27.the riots. Also, the deputy comes to town to
:00:27. > :00:34.see for himself the firebombed Canning Town circus. I think people
:00:34. > :00:42.should be proud that there was not any rioting in the city centre.
:00:42. > :00:47.income can be tired -- not become can be proud of that. People have
:00:48. > :00:57.been knocking on Arab doors and asking what they can do to help.
:00:58. > :00:58.
:00:58. > :01:05.And seven stages, 100 AX and 30,000 fans. -- 100,000 axe and 30,000
:01:05. > :01:08.fans. It is a Summer Sundae in Leicester.
:01:08. > :01:11.Good evening and welcome to Friday's programme.
:01:11. > :01:15.A teenager admitted in court today that he used Facebook to encourage
:01:15. > :01:19.others to join the riots in Nottingham. Amed Pelle sent
:01:19. > :01:22.messages via the social networking site to more than 2,000 people. In
:01:22. > :01:25.a police interview he said he believed that the riots should
:01:25. > :01:31.continue and more police stations should be attacked. He also said
:01:31. > :01:38.that he felt the police pick on black youths. Our correspondent was
:01:39. > :01:42.in court. During the rioting, police had been
:01:42. > :01:52.monitoring social networking sights to see what messages had been sent
:01:52. > :01:58.to find out when and where violence may happen. They picked up when to
:01:58. > :02:04.take -- 22-year-old Amed Pelle and he was taken to jail. He sent a
:02:05. > :02:12.message is on Facebook. He said that it one black youth was killed
:02:12. > :02:21.they would kill one million police. He also reference a high and
:02:21. > :02:25.clothing store in Nottingham. Amed Pelle said he did not want to
:02:25. > :02:30.take part but he wanted the right to continue and he said that the
:02:30. > :02:34.police pick on black youth and this was a demonstration of black youths
:02:34. > :02:44.against a party. The latest arrest figures are related to disorder
:02:44. > :02:45.
:02:45. > :02:50.Detectives are continuing to check CCTV so that the number of arrests
:02:50. > :03:00.could increase. Amed Pelle was just one of the people caught in the
:03:00. > :03:02.
:03:02. > :03:06.East Midlands. The judge said that Amed Pelle did not understand how
:03:06. > :03:11.his comments would be taken. He is due to be sentenced at the Crown
:03:11. > :03:14.Court. As promised, yesterday, the Deputy
:03:14. > :03:16.Prime Minister Nick Clegg was in the East Midlands today. First stop
:03:16. > :03:20.was Nottingham and Canning Circus Police station, the one that was
:03:20. > :03:27.firebombed on Tuesday night. There he met police and community leaders
:03:27. > :03:31.who had been on the front line that evening.
:03:31. > :03:35.Chaos at Canning circus. These were the scenes on Tuesday night. Today
:03:35. > :03:41.Nick Clegg was in town to talk to the police officers who had been on
:03:41. > :03:47.the front line. There were one or two of them... Yes, I saw the
:03:47. > :03:54.pictures. He topped with a local MPs and council leaders as well as
:03:54. > :03:57.the heads of various community groups. -- he spoke with. He agreed
:03:57. > :04:03.that the front line was being stretched too thin. I have just
:04:03. > :04:07.heard that police officers have been reassuring myself and members
:04:07. > :04:13.of the committee that there will be no frontline cuts to the
:04:13. > :04:16.neighbourhood policing teams whatsoever. Magistrates worked late
:04:16. > :04:20.into the night dealing with those who had been arrested after the
:04:20. > :04:24.violence. Nick Clegg had a clear message for anyone who attempted to
:04:24. > :04:29.follow their example. For any youngster or anyone who thinks this
:04:29. > :04:33.might be an occasion to cause trouble, think again. Look at what
:04:33. > :04:37.is happening with the increasing number of arrests. He will not get
:04:37. > :04:44.away Scot free. You will get a knock on the door. You cannot get
:04:44. > :04:49.away with this but no consequences. Confidence is key for politicians
:04:49. > :04:54.and leaders and one sign up the confidence is that the Caribbean,
:04:54. > :04:59.all in Nottingham will go ahead as planned for Saturday. -- horrible.
:04:59. > :05:03.It is a risk that community leaders say they are prepared to take. It
:05:03. > :05:07.is a chance for the community to come together for a day of
:05:07. > :05:11.celebration. And the fight back goes on in other
:05:11. > :05:13.cities as well. In Leicester the damage caused by the riots and its
:05:13. > :05:23.aftermath is estimated to be costing the city over �1 million.
:05:23. > :05:25.
:05:25. > :05:29.Tonight there is still a high police presence in the city. There
:05:29. > :05:32.are dozens of police here tonight. They are here to provide
:05:32. > :05:36.reassurance to the public and provide protection to local
:05:36. > :05:42.businesses. But some people are being stopped and searched. All
:05:42. > :05:48.this is with them preventing any more of violence.
:05:48. > :05:52.The were images that shocked and raised questions as to why. An Age
:05:52. > :06:02.Concern minibus completely destroyed after being set alight.
:06:02. > :06:03.
:06:03. > :06:08.This woman comes to lunch here once a week. Old people come to the sort
:06:08. > :06:12.of places. Without the bus we cannot get here. But there is some
:06:12. > :06:18.good news. Leicester City Council has lent the charity a bus and
:06:18. > :06:24.thousands of pounds of charity is being given to get a new bass.
:06:24. > :06:28.Age Concern is such a good charity. They need new vehicles. We were
:06:28. > :06:33.able to give them a substantial donation towards their appeal.
:06:33. > :06:37.over a cup of tea, the head of Age Concern in master told me loads of
:06:37. > :06:41.money were giving money. We have had young schoolchildren coming
:06:41. > :06:45.into our offices with little bits of pocket-money wanting to put a
:06:45. > :06:49.little into buying an ambulance. Out in the City, the aftershock of
:06:49. > :06:54.a night of rioting is still being felt. I was here on Wednesday
:06:54. > :06:57.morning when many of the shop windows were smashed. Now they are
:06:58. > :07:01.all boarded up waiting to be replaced. Shop owners are keen to
:07:01. > :07:06.stress that it is business as usual, but what happened on these streets
:07:06. > :07:12.late on Tuesday night near the early hours of Wednesday morning is
:07:12. > :07:17.set to cross -- cost the city Dili. By the time you have added up all
:07:17. > :07:23.of the loss in property and people cancelling bookings and things, you
:07:23. > :07:30.are looking at an excess of �1 million. It is a busy lunchtime and
:07:30. > :07:36.the topic of conversation is what should happen to be rioters. They
:07:36. > :07:43.will not do it again if they got a win with salt on it. The if they
:07:43. > :07:49.were put away for a while they would realise what they had done.
:07:49. > :07:55.They need to do Labour unpaid. They need to work. The police here have
:07:55. > :07:57.been working between 12 and 15 hour shifts. There is steely
:07:57. > :08:04.determination in the officers to make sure that would happen here
:08:04. > :08:07.does not happen again. The This week's riots have put huge
:08:07. > :08:09.pressure on our police forces. Earlier I spoke to Simon Cole,
:08:09. > :08:13.Leicestershire's Chief Constable, and began by asking him, given the
:08:13. > :08:18.cost of the operation, how long can the high number of officers be kept
:08:18. > :08:22.on the streets? Every day of every week of every year we look at the
:08:22. > :08:27.resources that we need. We will have spent at the end of the
:08:27. > :08:31.weekend about �250,000. We have a contingency budget that is more
:08:31. > :08:36.than that and the increased it for this year's budget. We will be
:08:36. > :08:41.going as long as we need to for positive action against those who
:08:41. > :08:47.offended three days ago. You cannot keep this going all the time. The
:08:47. > :08:52.fear is that the writers will return. What then? -- de rioters.
:08:52. > :08:58.The at is an interesting view. What we have been doing over the last
:08:58. > :09:02.couple days, we have had many arrests, and we are carrying out an
:09:02. > :09:06.investigation into what happened three nights ago. We hope that
:09:06. > :09:11.people are getting the message that be are policing this very firmly
:09:11. > :09:17.but very Bailey and we will do what we need to do to protect local
:09:17. > :09:21.communities. -- very fairly. are facing potential cuts of up to
:09:21. > :09:28.�34 million in the next four years. How much has thus strengthen the
:09:28. > :09:32.case for reviewing this Budget reduction? -- this strengthened the
:09:32. > :09:37.case for reviewing these budget reductions? I will accept that we
:09:37. > :09:43.have got to take our share of dealing with national issues. It
:09:43. > :09:47.did not affect our policing on Tuesday evening. We have plans
:09:47. > :09:52.looking ahead to try and maintain our frontline, whenever else we
:09:52. > :10:02.have to do. Of course I would like more resources. There is no chief
:10:02. > :10:09.
:10:09. > :10:12.constable that would not. Joining us now is Graham Allen, the MP for
:10:12. > :10:14.Nottingham North. You've just published your second
:10:14. > :10:19.report into early intervention which is a programme ultimately
:10:19. > :10:22.aimed at really stopping what we've just seen.
:10:22. > :10:25.It is being piloted here in Nottingham and after what we've
:10:25. > :10:29.just seen it doesn't seem to be working. I think it will work. We
:10:29. > :10:36.need to pair off some of the followers from some of the harder
:10:36. > :10:41.cases. That is a two prong situation. Our policing in
:10:41. > :10:45.Nottingham has been exemplary. I hope the magistrates back the
:10:45. > :10:49.police up. Some of the early signs are not particularly good on that.
:10:49. > :10:55.There is the long-term strategy as well. How do we stop people doing
:10:55. > :11:02.this again? How do we break the inter-generational cycle, where a
:11:02. > :11:06.lot of us go through families and goes father to son and on? But not
:11:06. > :11:10.a game has been doing in the last few years is supporting young mums
:11:10. > :11:14.and helping them raise their children. -- what Nottingham has
:11:14. > :11:18.done. Everyone on the street has been asking me what the parents are
:11:18. > :11:25.doing. We need to support those parents early on so their children
:11:25. > :11:28.can be raised in the right way rather than be feral children.
:11:28. > :11:31.But how do you change the mindset of someone who thinks rioting is
:11:31. > :11:34.fun and getting arrested just an occupational hazard? Pie think it
:11:34. > :11:38.would be too late at that point and you would need a stick at that
:11:38. > :11:42.point to make sure that they are properly policed. I think before
:11:42. > :11:47.the child grows up you need to intervene much earlier. They need
:11:47. > :11:51.to do what we are doing in Nottingham. Social and emotional
:11:51. > :11:58.aspects of learning, life skills, how to build relationships, how to
:11:58. > :12:06.be a decent citizen. You say this has only been going for a four
:12:06. > :12:11.years. Do you think it will work and that the kids... It is not a
:12:11. > :12:16.cure all. We need to build out the problems that have the -- rather
:12:16. > :12:20.than have the consequences. Not just rioting, lifetime on benefits
:12:20. > :12:29.and drinking, that is the lifetime policy to go with the short-term
:12:29. > :12:32.response we have seen. We have to leave it there. Thank you very much.
:12:32. > :12:35.You are watching BBC East Midlands Today, and later, an old favourite
:12:35. > :12:41.returns because the branch line is enjoying a boom. One rural line has
:12:41. > :12:44.seen passenger numbers double in just four years.
:12:44. > :12:47.A former leader of Derby City Council has been jailed for five
:12:47. > :12:49.years for child sex offences. Maurice Burgess, who is 63 and from
:12:49. > :12:52.Normanton, admitted 11 charges of indecently assaulting four boys
:12:52. > :12:55.under 14. Derby Crown Court heard that Burgess had two previous
:12:55. > :13:05.convictions for similar offences. He was the Liberal Democrat leader
:13:05. > :13:17.
:13:17. > :13:25.of the city council for two years from 2003. 1,000 council homes
:13:25. > :13:32.could be demolished -- demolished him an ambitious home building
:13:32. > :13:37.project. It is a scheme that could cost up to �60 million.
:13:37. > :13:43.They have been part of the landscape in Nottingham since 1967.
:13:43. > :13:49.Now these tower blocks are showing their age. I have had three leaks
:13:49. > :13:55.over the last week. There has been excessive damage on the ceiling.
:13:55. > :14:02.There is an up and a down to living here. The view is amazing. High
:14:02. > :14:08.rise flats along what older buildings could also be demolished.
:14:08. > :14:15.The city council says that about 1,000 old flats and houses would be
:14:15. > :14:19.replaced by 500 new homes. We will be building more appropriate
:14:19. > :14:27.housing in the City. There is a need for family housing and
:14:27. > :14:33.bungalows as well. This will freeze up a council house for a family to
:14:33. > :14:37.live in. It would be the biggest building project in Nottingham in
:14:38. > :14:43.25 years. B Campsall has promised to rehouse all residents but not
:14:43. > :14:48.everyone has been happy about it. - - the council. This is such a
:14:48. > :14:54.community focused area. I think it will ruin my life. I didn't like
:14:54. > :15:00.what they moved me last time. would not like to get a new house.
:15:00. > :15:05.I still want to stay in Nottingham. A series of meetings is being held
:15:05. > :15:08.in the next few weeks where residents can get more information.
:15:08. > :15:17.The city council will decide whether to go ahead with the
:15:17. > :15:27.rebuilding project at a meeting next month. The skyline will change.
:15:27. > :15:41.
:15:41. > :15:44.Indeed! Many of our branch railway lines
:15:44. > :15:47.were famously killed off by Dr Beeching's axe in the 1960s. They
:15:47. > :15:50.were closed for being too costly and inefficient. But some of our
:15:50. > :15:53.smallest surviving routes are going from strength to strength. In fact,
:15:53. > :15:56.one rural line in Derbyshire has seen its passenger numbers almost
:15:56. > :15:59.double over the last four years. A new sitcom is being filmed here.
:15:59. > :16:04.But for those who use this line its appeal has increased to investment
:16:04. > :16:09.rather than showbiz glamour. It is a comfortable ride and in his
:16:09. > :16:13.frequent. It is every hour. Four years ago, just over 200,000
:16:13. > :16:18.passenger journeys were made on the line every year, but now it is
:16:19. > :16:23.almost 400,000, and last year saw a 20 % increase. It has got a new
:16:23. > :16:28.life and a new role. No one would think of closing it now. It brings
:16:28. > :16:33.people into Derby and Nottingham. It connects people into London. It
:16:33. > :16:38.plays a vital role. Other small rail lines are seeing similar rises.
:16:38. > :16:44.With more people holidaying at home, the summer months are particularly
:16:44. > :16:47.popular. It is a good service. It was a day trip with the kids.
:16:47. > :16:52.heading back from a holiday in the Peak District and going back to
:16:52. > :16:57.London. It is changing at Derby and hopefully it will be a good journey.
:16:57. > :17:04.With Nottingham and in using a parking levy next year, the number
:17:04. > :17:08.of commuters is expected to rise even higher. We want people to
:17:08. > :17:16.choose using the train as their first choice, really. From the work
:17:16. > :17:26.we had been doing we have been having success. People like branch
:17:26. > :17:27.
:17:27. > :17:29.lines. It is Friday, so the weekend starts
:17:29. > :17:33.here, but in Leicester it's already Summer Sundae as festival-goers
:17:33. > :17:36.settle down for three days of music. By and although the umbrella has
:17:36. > :17:45.had already been in use and master, it will not be all doom and gloom
:17:45. > :17:55.this weekend. More weather for you towards the end of the programme. -
:17:55. > :17:56.
:17:56. > :17:59.- in Leicester. And now for sport, with all of the thrills.
:17:59. > :18:01.He is the man who once said no to Manchester United, played for
:18:01. > :18:04.England Under 21s and spent several seasons abroad enjoying Champions
:18:04. > :18:14.League football. Now striker Matt Derbyshire is ready to reignite his
:18:14. > :18:24.
:18:24. > :18:29.Matt Derbyshire is a man on a mission. I always believe in my
:18:29. > :18:35.ability. To get off to a good start would be a good thing. That is the
:18:35. > :18:38.most important thing. footballing career began at
:18:38. > :18:45.Blackburn after he turned down Manchester United. I was looking at
:18:45. > :18:52.a couple of clubs as a youth player. There was Manchester United and
:18:52. > :18:56.Blackburn but being a Blackburn fan the on the decision was made -- was
:18:56. > :19:03.to go for Blackburn. His boyhood favourites would find him and he
:19:03. > :19:07.had the chance to experience Champions League football. Now my -
:19:07. > :19:12.- when Nottingham Forest came calling with a deal he knew he had
:19:12. > :19:16.his chance. I am always pushing myself every single year. There is
:19:16. > :19:23.no reason why we cannot be at the top where we should be. He has
:19:23. > :19:28.scored goals for his country. Like everybody we have got in, there is
:19:28. > :19:33.an extra motivation for him. They have to do well. If he does well it
:19:33. > :19:38.might help fans forgive him after being named after one of his
:19:38. > :19:46.fiercest rivals. By am from Blackburn, born in Blackburn, said
:19:46. > :19:54.there is no reason to hate me because of my name! Spotted briefly
:19:54. > :19:59.at training this morning, was a new player, he was going under a
:19:59. > :20:01.medical. We will keep you posted. Forest
:20:01. > :20:05.travel to Milwall tomorrow, while Leicester City's record summer
:20:05. > :20:08.signing comes up against his former club as the Foxes try to keep up
:20:08. > :20:11.their winning start to the season. Matt Mills cost over �5 million
:20:11. > :20:18.from Reading. Here he is scoring against Leicester last season, but
:20:18. > :20:22.now the roles are very much reversed. My family will be here. I
:20:22. > :20:27.think it will be a good thing to get out of the way. I am looking
:20:27. > :20:34.forward to it. They have got a strong side this year. We are
:20:34. > :20:38.confident, two wins in two. Looking forward to the next game.
:20:38. > :20:40.Derby County go to Watford and they are also looking for back to back
:20:40. > :20:45.league wins. But they are without five central defenders because of
:20:45. > :20:50.injury. That should mean a first league start for 18-year-old Mark
:20:50. > :21:00.O'Brien, who's faced more than his share of adversity. Mated 1009,
:21:00. > :21:01.
:21:01. > :21:06.Vicarage Road, and his debut as a second half sub. -- made 2009.
:21:06. > :21:11.make me baby when I was 16 and then two down the line -- to make me a
:21:11. > :21:17.player when I was 16 and then take me on two years down the line is
:21:17. > :21:22.extraordinary. That should have been the start of great things and
:21:22. > :21:28.tell Mark found out he had a potentially fatal heart defect. He
:21:28. > :21:31.was operated on but it a must we would his season. I went to the
:21:31. > :21:35.bottom of the lowest and now I am on a big high. I cannot explain
:21:35. > :21:42.what it feels like. It is unbelievable. Chances were limited
:21:42. > :21:47.last year but he now has his break. He came on during last Saturday's
:21:47. > :21:53.opening day win and started on Tuesday. He is in line to keep his
:21:53. > :22:02.place. I think because of what he has been through, the heart
:22:02. > :22:07.operation, -- it would make a lot of people think about the future.
:22:07. > :22:11.He was out there and I think his bravery stands out a mile. It has
:22:11. > :22:16.been terrible the way people have been dropping out with injury. I
:22:16. > :22:20.felt I was leading the team were bare bones. Hopefully they can show
:22:20. > :22:25.what they can do and give all the chances they can get. What has it
:22:25. > :22:30.been like? It has been more than I ever expected. I am loving every
:22:30. > :22:36.minute of it. They have not won their first two League games since
:22:36. > :22:39.1973. If that changes tomorrow, Mark is in for a double celebration.
:22:39. > :22:42.Notts County, who will be determined to put their Carling Cup
:22:42. > :22:45.exit behind them, entertain Charlton at Meadow Lane. And of
:22:45. > :22:47.course there is full commentary on all the local matches on your BBC
:22:47. > :22:50.local radio station, with highlights on the Football League
:22:50. > :22:53.Show just after half eleven tomorrow night.
:22:53. > :22:55.Meanwhile Mansfield Town are suing Ilkeston FC for loss of earnings
:22:55. > :22:58.after their ill-fated pre-season game earlier this month. The match
:22:58. > :23:07.had to be abandoned after three stags players were injured.
:23:07. > :23:10.Defender John Thompson needed 40 stitches in a facial wound.
:23:10. > :23:12.Darren Bravo is making his debut for Nottinghamshire in this
:23:12. > :23:22.evening's 40-over game. Derbyshire have a great chance to beat
:23:22. > :23:31.
:23:31. > :23:34.It's been dubbed the Grandson of Glastonbury, and today the little
:23:34. > :23:36.bundle arrived in town. Thousands of music fans are expected to
:23:36. > :23:46.attend Leicester's Summer Sundae festival over the next three days.
:23:46. > :23:55.
:23:55. > :23:59.The gates are open, the hospitality is in place and the stage is set
:23:59. > :24:04.for Summer Sundae. Now in its element here, it is expected to be
:24:04. > :24:08.bigger than ever. It requires quite a big team to run it and several
:24:08. > :24:14.months of organisation. It is always the things that crop up at
:24:14. > :24:20.the last moment, the -- at the last moment that test the organisation.
:24:20. > :24:27.2000 visitors will be under a canvas. It is just good music.
:24:27. > :24:32.chilled out. It is quite relaxed. Everyone is quite friendly. It has
:24:32. > :24:35.a really unique vibe and atmosphere. This is the biggest of at seven
:24:35. > :24:40.stages at the Festival, and over the next three days, they will be
:24:40. > :24:45.hosting over 130 axe. The music scene here is just arriving at the
:24:45. > :24:53.moment. An event like this, that gives those artists a chance to
:24:53. > :24:59.appear with established acts, is incredibly important. Among them,
:24:59. > :25:05.Dancing Lotus, who open the show. This is easily the begin -- biggest
:25:05. > :25:09.gig we have ever played. We are on a massive stage on a bill with
:25:09. > :25:19.great axe. It is truly a massive honour. It would not be a proper
:25:19. > :25:25.
:25:25. > :25:33.I had been driving pass that all week. I was wondering what it was.
:25:33. > :25:40.It looked very similar and dark. It was great having backstage
:25:40. > :25:45.passes. But that is one of the great joys of those stages -- shows.
:25:45. > :25:53.Now for the weather. Just to put you in a holiday mood, this
:25:53. > :25:58.fantastic shot sent him. It was I think if you are heading off to
:25:58. > :26:02.the coast for the weekend it should be a better day on Sunday, not
:26:03. > :26:08.Saturday. We have a weather front fortnight. It is a band of rain
:26:08. > :26:13.that has already started to arrive and parts of Derbyshire. It is
:26:13. > :26:19.fragmenting as it works its way eastwards. There will be some
:26:19. > :26:21.showery bursts of rain overnight. 15 Celsius is the minimum
:26:21. > :26:26.temperature. The heavier bursts during the early hours of tomorrow
:26:26. > :26:31.morning and it will clear a way eastwards. These guys will not
:26:31. > :26:37.Brighton too much tomorrow. There will be the odd glimmer of sunshine
:26:37. > :26:42.but it should still be quite warm. The maximum temperature will be 21
:26:42. > :26:45.Celsius tomorrow. Sunday is the better day out of the two. There is
:26:45. > :26:52.a little bit of rain working its way up from the south. At the
:26:52. > :26:56.moment, the East Midlands will stay dry, and there will be more
:26:56. > :27:01.sunshine around. The temperatures will be around the low twenties. It
:27:01. > :27:05.will not be overly warm but it will feel pleasant if you are outside
:27:05. > :27:10.for any length of time. We have some high pressure building on
:27:10. > :27:14.Monday. In the afternoon there will be a change. The cloud will start
:27:14. > :27:20.to increase but it should remain dry throughout Monday. Temperatures
:27:20. > :27:25.will be very similar to the began. Tuesday is about the only day when
:27:25. > :27:29.there is the opportunity for us to see a shower. It is a little bit