31/08/2011 East Midlands Today

This is East Midlands Today with Kylie Pentelow and me, Dominic

Heale. Did doctors leave a father to die?

A family claim they do not resuscitate order was placed

without their permission. Nobody had mentioned the possibility of

the order being put on. I was just absolutely distraught really.

Also tonight: of the kebab house explosion, a witness saw a man

running from the scene. Plus the French travellers enjoying

a holiday in a busy Leicester roundabout. She has come back to

England because they've been here before and they find it very pretty.

And from a blot on the landscape to a beauty spot, an old mining

Welcome to Wednesday's programme. First tonight, the man who was left

to die after doctors decided it wouldn't be right to try to save

him. Bill Bilbie had been admitted to hospital just days beforehand.

His family say they should've been consulted over his treatment. And

in an email sent to them in error, a senior doctor admitted that

mistakes were made. Simon Hare reports.

Cards of empathy for the loss of a much loved husband and father. He

died at the cue MC in Nottingham last week. -- the QMC. Finally, the

doctor admitted that they didn't tried to resuscitate you to the

order. The medical notes had been mocked do not resuscitate. I felt

sick, absolutely physically sick. The fact that it had not been

discussed, nobody had even mentioned the possibility. I was

just absolutely distraught. In a subsequent e-mail, inadvertently

sent to a friend, the medical director said that although it

appeared to be the right clinical decision, we failed to communicate

that proper decision to the daughter. They just said that they

didn't know that I was next of kin because they hadn't looked out the

paperwork. I basically said that I cannot believe that anybody would

make a life-or-death decision without checking the facts first.

Guidelines issued by the British Medical Association and the Royal

College of Nursing say that these orders should only be issued after

discussion with patients or the family. His family has now made a

formal complaint to the hospital. It has launched an investigation

and apologised for the breakdown in communication. Officials say the

man did receive the correct quality of care.

Earlier, I asked Derbyshire GP Dr Ben Lobo to outline the rights that

families and patients have as they near the end of their life. It is

important to acknowledge that this is a complex and sensitive matter,

but patients have like -- rights in law. With patience to have the

ability to make their own decisions, they usually go through a process

with the doctors and nurses about treatment decisions. Patients have

an independent right in law to make an advanced decision to refuse

treatment, even refusing life- sustaining treatment. That can be

legally binding on doctors and nurses. Should their families

always be told, no matter whose decision it was? Should the

relatives be told? It depends upon of the decision and the context of

that decision. Good practice is to include many people in that

decision and the sharing of that decision where it adds to the care

and support the best care for the patient. In certain circumstances,

say, where the patient says I do not want to share that information,

doctors and nurses have to make sure they look after the

confidentiality issues. In most circumstances, doctors and nurses

should make contact and communicate well with the family and friends.

Two doctors, commissions ultimately have the final say? It depends how

that decision is made. In an emergency, when there is no clear

decision being made in advance, doctors are compelled to make their

best interests decision for their patient. Doctors are accountable.

They just cannot make decisions on a whim. There are protections in

place to support patience and the decision-making process. This is an

emotional time for the family but it seems the difficulties are

coming down to communication problems. Communication is the most

powerful to all of getting quality of care better. If you can, take

time to have a conversation in advance, to plan ahead, take time

to talk and doctors and nurses made -- need to make time to listen

effectively and explore expectations and ideas. If that is

done well, it avoids many of the crisis.

-- crises. There are claims tonight that a man

wearing a balaclava mask was seen running from the scene of an

explosion that killed a shop worker at a fast food outlet on

Leicester's Narborough Road. It comes as the police named the

victim as Fiaz Ahmed Ansari. Mike O'Sullivan reports.

This is where the explosion happened at 2:20am on Monday. All

the rubble has been clear the way from what was once a kebab shop. --

clear away. It was thought that no one was injured at first but during

site clearance on Monday, a body was discovered. Today, the police

named the victim. This is his photograph they few days before,

whilst on his way to a contractor who had worked on the job. It has

been a shock. He was genuine, good for the area, he mixed in and was

doing everything right. I've spoken to one eyewitness from the night of

the blast. The eyewitness says a man wearing a balaclava was seen

running from the scene seconds after the explosion. He dropped

some sort of back and got into a car. The police have arrested for

women and two men. They are still being questioned. This is a murder

investigation and they are appealing for anyone who saw any

suspicious activity in the area to get in contact with them.

This is East Midlands Today, later in the programme: it's transfer

deadline day and Natalie's got news from Leicester city.

A crowd has gathered at Leicester City. A Premier League player is

expected any minute now. Find out In other news tonight: Fire crews

have evacuated homes in a village in Leicestershire after a gas main

caught fire. It happened this lunchtime on Riverside Walk in

Ashfordby. Fire crews evacuated homes within a 100 metres of the

fire which spread to a house and a caravan.

A little girl, who prompted a huge police search when she was reported

wandering alone in a city street at dusk yesterday night, has been

found safe and well. 60 officers started searches and house to house

inquiries in Arnold in Nottingham, after a concerned woman told the

police the little girl was out alone. Today, it was confirmed the

girl had in fact returned home last night, soon after being spotted

here on Coppice Road. The police had this advice for anyone finding

a vulnerable child. Our advice is don't be afraid to get involved.

However, don't take the child away from the area. Find out from the

child with a need to be in contact with and then seek assistance.

Phone as an seek assistance from people near by.

-- phone us and seek assistance.The Lord Mayor of Leicester, Councillor

Robert Wann, is at the centre of allegations that he was able to

dodge fines for parking near the council's headquarters, while other

motorists had to pay up. Now there are calls for an

independent investigation by the Standards Board of England. Let's

get more from our Political Editor, John Hess. John, what's the

background to this? The allegation is that he had

parking tickets with fines totalling up to �450, when he

parked his car outside the city council's New Walk administrative

offices. But after he alerted council officials, the parking

tickets were either cancelled or written off. Rob Wann is one of

Leicester's most senior Labour politicians and a former chairman

of Leicestershire's police authority. He took over the

ceremonial role of Lord Mayor in May, the same time that Sir Peter

Soulsby was elected Leicester's first City Mayor. It's Mayor

Soulsby, now its most powerful politician, who lodged a formal

complaint. I understand leaked documents reveal that Councillor

Wann, the current Lord Mayor, had allegedly evaded fines on five to

seven occasions. So, will there be an inquiry?

An internal inquiry by a small committee of city councillors,

described to me as far too cosy, ruled out referring the Lord Mayor

to the powerful Standards Board of England. That's the organisation

that investigates complaints of misconduct in local government.

Instead, it's been left to the council's chief legal officer to

consider the next move. But that's angered Mayor Soulsby. He says

given the prominence of the councillor involved, the issue

needs to be dealt with independently and transparently. As

for Rob Wann, he told me he's making no public comment while any

investigation continues. Tonight, as Lord Mayor, he'll carry out his

civic duties as normal. He's due to attend a reception at Oadby on

Anglo-Indian trade. Around a dozen French travellers

who set up their home on a roundabout in Leicester have been

given notice to leave the site. It's the second time the group have

come to the city. Helen Astle reports.

I have a notice from the council... The travellers have been on the

roundabout for four days. The police and the council are worried.

We have no stopping of places in Leicestershire for them to go to,

any transit sites. There are very few throughout the country. We try

to tolerate travellers and a lot of areas. Unfortunately, in this area,

it is a busy road and a distraction to drivers. It is dangerous for the

children. This is what they wanted to do. They have always moved

around and they continue to do so. Their lives are not particularly

sad. They are living at the life they want to live. Rebecca told me,

through a translator, why she is in Leicester. She has come back to

England because they've been here before and they find it pretty.

They wanted to come back here and see it again. How does she feel

about being asked to leave the side? Because we are travelling

people, we are used to that and so when the police come, we play our

role and removal long. All of the travellers here have now been

served a notice to quit the site. The ones I've spoken to have told

me that they will leave by tomorrow night. If they don't, the council

will take them to court to have them evicted.

Derbyshire's air ambulance helped in a dramatic rescue of 22 people

stuck on a fairground ride in Skegness yesterday. One woman was

left with serious head injuries, others suffered minor injuries. Air

ambulance staff have described it as an unusual scenario, with the

ride on its side with people stuck inside and others trapped high up.

A shoplifter with a history of violent and racially abusive

behaviour has been banned from the Sneinton area of Nottingham for two

years. James Anderson, who's 50, subjected staff and customers to

abuse over a six month period. He was seen intimidating staff on 13

different occasions, including threatening to set his dog on them.

The court order lasts until August 2013.

Now the clever people who are in charge of making all our TVs

digital have spent the whole day helping those who are a little

confused about the big switchover that happened last night.

Yes, they've been at a roadshow in Nottingham answering your questions

after the analogue signal from the Waltham transmitter was turned off.

If your TV, or in fact your brain, is still a little fuzzy, don't

worry. We have an expert on our sofa, Megan Lewis from Digital UK.

So, Megan what are the common issues today? The switch-over has

gone well and the questions we've been getting are the sort of things

we would expect. People are wanting help with retuning. There is an

overlap area which is not unusual. Sometimes, people will put up a

different news service. We have been helping people to get their

preferred news service back. Other than that, people seem to have

dealt with it well and there is still lots of help available if

people want to contact us all look at our website. People might be

tempted to hire a TV repair man or woman. Would you advise against

that? I would advise against it. Virtually all the issues can be

resolved by having a chat with the staff on our advice line all

looking at our website. Hopefully by this time, all your viewers will

be switched. They can guide you through, can't they? The person on

the phone so as to push different buttons. They chat whilst she was

sacked by the television and will talk you through the process, until

you are happy that it is sought a. A so double say that some of the

channels are fuzzy... -- some of the people I have spoken to say the

channels are fuzzy. People tried to retuned too early and may have not

had the full strength at that point. If people retune at teatime, all

the TV channels should be there. There is a helpline as well.

You're watching East Midlands Today. Still to come: she normally fixes

up houses, now Sarah Beeny helps Food companies here are being

offered help to export their goods to Asia. And it could make them

millions. Top of the list, selling curry made

in the East Midlands to India. It may sound strange but experts says

the opportunities are not to be sniffed at. Paul Bradshaw reports.

Lifting the lid on a global market worth billions. Food manufacturers

in the East Midlands know how to make good Indian food. Now they are

learning how to export that expertise back to India. The global

economy and the world is changing. India is now a major power base. I

think we in Britain or, even though our parents came from India, we

need to tap into that huge growth that India is having now and will

continue to have. Halle region is not short of big name food

manufacturers. -- our region. Companies like us recognise the

enormous growth potential of building export markets with India.

It is a great opportunity for the East Midlands and companies based

in the East Midlands to export and create more employment, more

businesses and also the employment in the supply chain. A last year,

trade between the two countries was worth �10 billion. Whilst imports

from India grew by 27 %, the export market has increased by almost 40 %.

Anything that raises the appreciation and understanding of

the need to export our products and services around the world has to be

a good thing. In this part of the world, we have a particular benefit

of having an Asian community producing Asian products which are

eminently exportable. Whilst these curries are bound for supermarket

shelves, further down the line, they could be heading much further

afield. The Nottingham chef Sat Bains is

encouraging people to host coffee mornings to help raise money for

charity. The Michelin-starred chef is backing a national campaign by

Macmillan Cancer Support. The idea is to get people across the country

to hold coffee mornings on the 30th September. Sat Bains says Macmillan

nurses were invaluable when his own grandmother was ill. I remember

them this is coming. They used to support her. I didn't know who they

were but they used to stay with her through the night. It was

incredible. They were like angels. I was 20 years of age and it was an

emotional time. We are in a position now where we can support

it as much as we can. There was talk of a new signing for

Leicester City! It is... This is the last chance this year for clubs

to buy players. A small crowd had gathered here tonight because we

are expecting at Premier League player to arrive. We understand

that Everton striker Jermaine Beckford could be joining Leicester

City. The club have been linked with a number of strikers today. We

must say that but Beckford has apparently accepted a bid, Everton

have accepted a bid. Beckford is a highly rated striker and it is a

big deal because it would be a cool if Leicester attracted him here. --

-- a coup. We understand that Jermaine Beckford will be coming

here this evening and will be in talks with the club. Let's have a

look at the rest of the activity today.

The busiest club today has been Leicester City. Sven Goran Eriksson

boss macro phone has been hot all day. 1:00pm and the Swede was coy

about so -- signing Jermaine Beckford. It is enough to look at

his goalscoring record. There is a suggestion that it has been

accepted. Is that not true? comment. But by mid-afternoon,

Everton had accepted a bid from It is all quite at Derby County but

Nottingham Forest striker Joe Vagana should sign for Watford. No

one was available to comment today but at the weekend, Steve McLaren

showed his frustration. This continues the season... There are

reasons which we have been talking about for two years and have

continued this year. We have to do some work in the next few days to

address what we have been saying all along. And Notts County...

Nothing to report for Martin Allen with the bulk of his business

having been done in the beginning of the window.

Back here, no sign of Jermaine Beckford yet but the club's

officials and hierarchy are working very hard this evening to try to

bring in a striker. 12 Cricket -- on to cricket, and England are

playing India in the T20 match at Old Trafford. Nottinghamshire's

Alex Hales is making his debut in the side. He's one of four Notts

players in the team - captain Stuart Broad, Samit Patel and

Graeme Swann are the others. Leicestershire have let go a player

today. They are in action this evening against Middlesex. They are

about 303 runs behind so not a good day for Leicestershire. At

Leicester City, we are hoping for the arrival of a new player this

evening and will bring you the latest in our late bulletin.

Up until the late '80s, the Nottinghamshire village of Newstead

was lively and bustling. The local coal mine brought money into the

area and created jobs. 20 years on though the villagers

thought it needed some TLC. So they called in the BBC programme Village

SOS with presenter Sarah Beeney and in turn received a Lottery grant of

more than �400,000. With that they've transformed old

pit tips into a thriving country park as Jonathan Cecil found out.

Newstead was a thriving mining community with social clubs,

doctors' surgeries and shops, all paid for by mining. On the edge of

the village is a 220 acre site, once used to dump mining waste, and

that is where the community are to build a country park. Where do you

start? When everyone is out of work, it is a struggle. Michael runs a

charity which helps young people by teaching them fishing. We were very

interested in engaging them in the local community as well as

education because it is important having young people on board if you

are going to do anything in the village. He wants to transform the

pond into a fishing lake with a state-of-the-art visitors' centre

which could be a helpful local activities and possesses. But he

has not been alone. The BBC's village SOS has been filming for

the last year and they were successful in getting money from

the lottery fund. 20 year-old Ashley works for the charity and

will be heavily involved in the project. He is eager to see his

mates help out. It has had a positive impact and we are just at

the start. This is not just going to last a year, it will be an

ongoing project. There will be opportunities for work within the

park. They also had help from a business mentor to take their

vision forward. You cannot create a country park from scratch within a

year but we have laid 10,000 hedgers, created hundreds of acres

of fencing, you can probably see the building behind me that has the

largest single tower wall in the world. That was built with over 100

members of the local community hand building and packing those tyres.

We've done an amazing job and have engaged well over 50 % of the

community in this project in some way. The community is celebrating

their success so far with a festival, featuring big-name bands

at the side from the 9th to 11th September. The profits will further

We have had a cloudy wheat so far but we are hopeful of things

becoming brighter as we head towards the end of the week.

Tonight, cloudy and mostly dry. The small chance they are clad will

thicken. -- the crowd will thicken. Temperatures will drop down to 11

Celsius for most of us. Colder in some rural spots. Tomorrow, the

cloud will thin during the day and it will brighten up into the

afternoon. Temperatures still quite cold at around 18 on 19 Celsius.

That is 66 Fahrenheit. On Thursday, as we going to Friday, we will see

an unsubtle day. It will be a dry day with quite a bit of sunshine

expected. That will be reflected in the temperatures. They will creep

up a little bit, a high of 22-23 Celsius. Into Saturday, the cold

front will slowly move its weight in during the day so Saturday will

start of dry but the cloud will increase and the rain will push in

later on into the afternoon. The warm weather stays with us across

the weekend. Saturday is looking at around 22 degrees. Sunday, some dry

and settled conditions around but we are expecting some rain.

Temperatures will drop off a little bit. Not doing too bad for

September which it will be by the News Justin, a man has been

arrested over the death of a three- year-old boy in Derbyshire. The

child was taken to hospital in Derby a serious injuries on Tuesday

afternoon. He was later transferred to

Nottingham where he died this afternoon. A 21 year-old man has

been arrested and remains in custody. Police say they are