:00:07. > :00:10.Good evening. Welcome to East Midlands Today. First tonight, the
:00:10. > :00:14.young for -- father taunted by crowds moments before he fell to
:00:14. > :00:20.his death from the top of a power bloc.
:00:20. > :00:24.Len climbed up the building in Nottingham last July. An inquest
:00:24. > :00:31.heard today that Osman was seriously depressed after a long
:00:31. > :00:35.battle for asylum. Osman mother and peasants travelled
:00:36. > :00:42.from Iraq to hear it chilling details of how he died -- cousins.
:00:42. > :00:46.He was goaded to jump by a crowd below. TRANSLATION: I was waiting
:00:46. > :00:49.for him for 10 years and well and I heard about his death, I was
:00:49. > :00:54.devastated and became ill. It was shocking that some people
:00:54. > :00:57.encouraged him to drop -- jump. Today's inquest heard that he had
:00:57. > :01:01.become distressed because he could not get a clear decision about his
:01:01. > :01:06.immigration status. He had been fighting for asylum almost 10 years.
:01:06. > :01:09.It climbed on to the railing of the 7th floor balcony, he had taken
:01:09. > :01:15.cannabis and seemed to be praying. A neighbour and police spent two
:01:15. > :01:19.and was trying to persuade him to get help but suddenly he jumped off
:01:19. > :01:23.fell after prawns were shouted from below. Be carrying -- coroner said
:01:23. > :01:27.it was horrific, a baying crowd willing him to jump. One witness
:01:27. > :01:31.said they thought it was funny. It even carried on when the police
:01:31. > :01:35.arrived. It was exactly what happened in Derby where another
:01:35. > :01:40.crowd encouraged a 17-year-old to jump off a car park. That prompted
:01:40. > :01:44.calls for extra police powers. Some of Osman's friends were at the
:01:45. > :01:53.inquest. They are astonished that people can be so Palace. It is
:01:53. > :02:02.disgusting. I cannot understand it at all -- so callous. It is verbal
:02:02. > :02:06.abuse to a vulnerable man. Man at - - Osman's family say they blame the
:02:06. > :02:11.Immigration Service fought his death. They say that his legal
:02:11. > :02:16.status had caused immense anxiety. They should put the questions to
:02:16. > :02:21.the Home Office, they were told. What are the immigration
:02:21. > :02:24.authorities saying about Osman's death? We approached the Home
:02:24. > :02:28.Secretary and the immigration minister at the Conservative
:02:28. > :02:31.conference in Manchester. They did not have time to speak to us. I
:02:31. > :02:35.have heard from the UK Border Agency. They described his death as
:02:35. > :02:40.a tragedy. They say deepest sympathies go out to his family and
:02:40. > :02:45.friends. They told me that they had been helping him return voluntarily
:02:45. > :02:49.to Iraq. Today's inquest suggested that his legal status was pretty
:02:49. > :02:54.unclear and he had been at his wit's end over this. Why was it so
:02:54. > :02:58.confusing? In it is often confusing. Asylum cases are often difficult to
:02:58. > :03:03.prove either way. We know he had made an asylum claim. He had been
:03:03. > :03:10.turned down. He was in the process of making a fresh claim. Then the
:03:10. > :03:12.people -- people living giving him a legal help ran out of funding. It
:03:12. > :03:17.left him homeless without permission to stay here or work. He
:03:17. > :03:23.didn't have any money or legal support. He couldn't go home either.
:03:23. > :03:27.His friends think that was the final straw. What a sad case.
:03:27. > :03:32.A judge has described the case of a driver who caused the death of a
:03:32. > :03:37.young student as one of the worst he has ever come across. The court
:03:37. > :03:40.heard how 11 years ago Naeem Imran Rashid was involved in a high-speed
:03:40. > :03:45.car chase. In the crash that followed, student Nadeep Singh
:03:45. > :03:49.Walia was killed. Afterwards, at Rashid fled to Pakistan evading
:03:49. > :03:56.justice for 10 years. Today, he was finally jailed for dangerous
:03:56. > :04:01.driving. Nottingham, summer 2000. A night
:04:01. > :04:06.out for four friends, among them 19-year-old st University student,
:04:06. > :04:10.Nadeep Singh Walia. As he and his friends left a club, a nightmare
:04:10. > :04:15.journey began. Nottingham Crown Court heard that Naeem Imran Rashid,
:04:15. > :04:21.then a 23-year-old Nottingham taxi driver and father of four, was also
:04:21. > :04:25.out with friends. Drunk but driving his Peugeot, Rashid started to
:04:25. > :04:31.trace the -- chase the car that Nadeep Singh Walia was in a
:04:31. > :04:35.passenger in. They were terrified. The Rover crashed and Nadeep died
:04:35. > :04:39.instantly. A year later, Rashid skipped bail to Pakistan where he
:04:39. > :04:46.has lived for 10 years, marrying for wives and having 10 more
:04:46. > :04:51.children. This year, he finally returned to Britain saying that he
:04:51. > :04:54.wanted freak NHS surgery on his injured back. Today the judge said
:04:54. > :04:59.that it was one of the worst cases of causing death by dangerous
:04:59. > :05:03.driving he had ever seen. He also said that Nadeep's family had been
:05:03. > :05:08.waiting for 10 years for justice and now they are going to get it.
:05:08. > :05:15.Rashid was given nine years to two months in jail. Outside the court,
:05:15. > :05:20.Nadeep's family thanked the police for pursuing the case. One officer
:05:20. > :05:25.even worked into his retirement. has tried every which way to get
:05:25. > :05:28.away with this crime. As you have seen today, that has come back to
:05:28. > :05:33.haunt him and he has been sentenced accordingly. It has been 11 years
:05:33. > :05:39.now and it has never been closed for us, this sentence. We are going
:05:39. > :05:44.to carry on reliving it because we will always miss our brothers.
:05:44. > :05:50.Rashid's family left the court without comment.
:05:50. > :05:56.We have lots more to come. A peek at a very 21st century building. It
:05:56. > :06:06.has got wood on the walls, grass on the roof and these in the garden.
:06:06. > :06:08.
:06:08. > :06:13.Stay with us for a look around the From new buildings too old. We are
:06:13. > :06:16.off to one of our most famous tourist attractions, Newstead Abbey,
:06:16. > :06:21.on the edge of Nottingham. It is the ancestral home of the
:06:21. > :06:24.Romantic poet Lord Byron, once described as mad, bad and dangerous
:06:24. > :06:27.to know. According to conservationistss, the
:06:27. > :06:32.Abbey which is now owned by Nottingham City Council, is itself
:06:32. > :06:38.in a bad way and needs urgent renovation work. Our reporter is
:06:38. > :06:45.there. Where have these rather alarming claims come from?
:06:45. > :06:49.Good evening. It is an American organisation which has put Newstead
:06:49. > :06:53.Abbey on the watch list. At the moment, around 80,000 visitors come
:06:53. > :07:01.here every year. They come to be learned about Lord Byron and the
:07:01. > :07:10.history. Tonight, it is the future that is under threat.
:07:10. > :07:14.It's Gothic arches mate history to rival any tale by it Lord Byron. It
:07:14. > :07:20.dates back to the 12th century and was built as penance by a pink for
:07:20. > :07:24.the murder of an archbishop. Today, they are newer concerns about
:07:24. > :07:29.keeping the historic stately home intact. It has just been classed
:07:29. > :07:33.among the 30 monuments are most at risk in the UK. A second blow after
:07:33. > :07:37.the city council closed the Abbey to the public six days a week.
:07:37. > :07:43.building is suffering and. You can see that there is water coming into
:07:43. > :07:50.what was the medieval chapter house. For the long term, there needs to
:07:50. > :07:55.be investment to stop Newstead Abbey from corroding, decaying. It
:07:55. > :07:59.also needs to be open to the public. After the some of opening it just
:07:59. > :08:03.one Sunday a week, people really should be able to get to have
:08:03. > :08:07.Newstead Abbey more frequently. is not great news either for local
:08:07. > :08:11.enthusiasts who have already thought one -- fought one bitter
:08:11. > :08:15.campaign to try to keep the house and Lord Byron collection open.
:08:15. > :08:20.This is a jewel in Nottingham's crown. It is somewhere we should
:08:20. > :08:25.maintain and somewhere we should be proud. So much wonderful history
:08:25. > :08:29.here. Unfortunately, it has been laid to waste at the moment. It
:08:29. > :08:34.needs a massive programme of work doing to it. In these days of
:08:34. > :08:40.modern budget pressures, any immediate rescue of this historic
:08:40. > :08:47.home could be nothing more than a romantic notion.
:08:47. > :08:50.Joining me now is Nottingham City Council. How much money does the
:08:50. > :08:55.council put into Newstead Abbey? council has subsidised the
:08:55. > :09:00.operation for about �600,000 a year. This year, we introduced a new
:09:00. > :09:04.business model which we had talked about introducing far a number of -
:09:04. > :09:08.- a period of time. It is looking to reduce cost and it has proved
:09:08. > :09:13.very successful. This report says that a strategy of maintenance,
:09:13. > :09:18.long-term maintenance, is urgently needed. Isn't that the criticism of
:09:18. > :09:22.your department? I do not see it that way. An estate such as this is
:09:22. > :09:25.very large and this property requires a great deal of
:09:25. > :09:31.maintenance and upkeep. We are pleased that the list recognises
:09:31. > :09:37.the importance of this attic for loss -- assets. That will open up
:09:37. > :09:41.new doors for benefactors. They may help and assist us in terms of
:09:41. > :09:45.maintaining the building. Shouldn't money have been put in before now?
:09:45. > :09:50.Money is put in on a regular basis and we have quite an extensive
:09:50. > :09:54.maintenance programmes. We raised money for the west wall which
:09:54. > :09:58.needed restoring and we make sure it is not at terms of risk in terms
:09:58. > :10:05.of English Heritage. But to the building is now on the danger list.
:10:05. > :10:10.If their organisations come forward, will the council fund it? It is not
:10:10. > :10:17.a list of danger. But it does recognise that there are challenges.
:10:17. > :10:21.This is a way of opening up the international profile and the
:10:21. > :10:25.council is committed since its ownership in 1931 of maintaining
:10:25. > :10:29.access to the abbey. A very briefly, the organiser is saying that you
:10:29. > :10:36.have not done a good enough job. It is a criticism of your department.
:10:36. > :10:39.Will you be put in a -- more money in? There is a lot of different
:10:39. > :10:45.requirements for the council to fund. With an estate such as this,
:10:45. > :10:49.you are constantly doing different work and new work. I think it is
:10:49. > :10:54.saying that there is an opportunity, it has its challenges, and if
:10:54. > :11:01.people will work with us, we cannot be used -- looked to sustain its
:11:01. > :11:04.future. A it was Lord Byron who said that building and I --
:11:04. > :11:10.Newstead Abbey and I stand and fall together. Campaigners will be
:11:10. > :11:15.hoping it is still standing in many years to come.
:11:15. > :11:19.In other news, around and 90 jobs will be lost in Derby after Royal
:11:19. > :11:24.Mail confirmed it is shutting its sorting office. The closure was
:11:24. > :11:27.first proposed back in May after a fall in the amount of post there.
:11:27. > :11:33.While they also all operations in Derby will move to Nottingham by
:11:33. > :11:37.2014. Just over half of the 200 staff will also be transferred.
:11:37. > :11:41.Power has been restored to homes and businesses in a town in
:11:41. > :11:45.Derbyshire after a fire at an electrical sub-station knocked out
:11:45. > :11:48.their electricity. The blaze at Long Eaton started in the early
:11:48. > :11:52.hours of this morning. Some buildings were evacuated because of
:11:52. > :11:57.fears of an explosion. Around 50 houses and local businesses spent
:11:58. > :12:02.much of the day in darkness but the power is now back on.
:12:02. > :12:05.Good to hear. Next, a challenging time for every teenager. What to do
:12:05. > :12:09.when you have to leave school. Thousands of school leavers have
:12:09. > :12:13.been thinking about just that at a huge Careers Fair in Nottingham.
:12:13. > :12:19.Figures suggest that the vast majority of them will choose to
:12:19. > :12:24.stay on in education. Fewer than 10% get an apprenticeship or a job.
:12:24. > :12:28.As our reporter has discovered, some -- many are pretty hopeful
:12:28. > :12:33.despite the economic gloom. Meet the future. Heading your way
:12:33. > :12:39.soon. Thousands of school leavers have been looking at their next
:12:39. > :12:42.step at this Careers Fair in Nottingham. The young people I have
:12:42. > :12:46.been speaking to know all about the economy, had taffetas out there,
:12:46. > :12:52.they know about the big jump in her university fees as well. What I
:12:52. > :12:55.have been struck by is that of -- their optimism and their
:12:55. > :12:58.determination. It is going to be quite hard so we really need to
:12:58. > :13:02.work hard and get the qualifications we need which will
:13:02. > :13:06.help us postop a lot of pressure on people but you have got to ignore
:13:06. > :13:13.it and go with what you want. Apprenticeships are quite low, on
:13:13. > :13:18.minimum wage. The best way To do It... The choices seem bewildering
:13:18. > :13:25.but careers advisers already know the trains. Last year in Nottingham
:13:25. > :13:30.and Nottinghamshire, 86% of school leavers stayed in education. 8%
:13:30. > :13:35.went into employment with training. 1% got a job without training. That
:13:35. > :13:38.leaves around 5% with no job, no training or doing something else.
:13:38. > :13:43.It is incredibly tough for students to go straight into employment at
:13:43. > :13:48.the moment. We are in an economic recession. The opportunities for
:13:48. > :13:51.state employment are very very limited indeed. Unemployment become
:13:51. > :13:54.so more complicated -- as an climate becomes more complicated,
:13:54. > :14:00.they realise that they needed the qualifications before they can
:14:00. > :14:10.enter the world of work. Many are determined to follow their dreams.
:14:10. > :14:14.
:14:14. > :14:20.Even if dream jobs might now be A new school which you have a
:14:20. > :14:23.taster offer has now been officially opened, and could remain
:14:23. > :14:31.the newest school in Derbyshire for many years to come. Shirland
:14:31. > :14:35.Primary was just completed before tougher restrictions took hold.
:14:35. > :14:44.Welcome to Shirland Primary which has just officially opened at a
:14:44. > :14:51.cost of just over �5.5 million. I want to find out more. We are going
:14:51. > :14:58.to show you round our new school. The school was previously on at two
:14:58. > :15:08.sites. This distinctive would frame gives it a very natural feel.
:15:08. > :15:13.mosaics were made by a year six. We will always remember them. As you
:15:13. > :15:23.can see this school is curved, this half of the building is where the
:15:23. > :15:23.
:15:23. > :15:30.junior pupils are. Over there it is a multi- used airier, you can play
:15:30. > :15:34.sports like tennis and badminton. How do you feel about being the
:15:34. > :15:42.headteacher of this brand new school? As you know, I'm very proud
:15:42. > :15:46.of this school. They have a lovely new environment to learn in.
:15:46. > :15:51.A former Olympian came to improve Davington schools. Donna Kellogg
:15:51. > :15:55.has been teaching us Badminton. What do you think about the new
:15:55. > :16:01.school? I think it is an amazing new school, you are very lucky to
:16:01. > :16:06.have these facilities here. Everyone has had a go at Badminton.
:16:06. > :16:13.Hopefully you'll be a to pay its -- deal to play lots of new sports in
:16:13. > :16:23.the future. A grass roof complete the school, and is one of many new
:16:23. > :16:23.
:16:23. > :16:30.Eco beaches. Thank you for showing us around. We are reporting from at
:16:30. > :16:33.Shirland Primary in Derbyshire. Getting the children to do his job
:16:33. > :16:37.for him! Are a major crackdown on
:16:37. > :16:41.environmental crime has been successful. Council enforcement
:16:41. > :16:50.officers say they have seen massive reductions in letter and fly-
:16:50. > :16:54.tipping. North-west Leicestershire District Council tackle the
:16:54. > :16:58.offences across both district. They find it a 53 people for the
:16:58. > :17:01.offences. Work is at the British Sugar
:17:01. > :17:09.factory in Nottinghamshire -- workers at the British Sugar
:17:09. > :17:17.factory have accepted a pay offer. After insufficient support for
:17:17. > :17:26.industrial action they have accepted a free 0.5 % increase.
:17:26. > :17:31.We are heading back to Newstead Abbey for the weather forecast.
:17:31. > :17:35.I am keeping my fingers crossed, the rain clouds are lingering
:17:35. > :17:45.the rain clouds are lingering overhead. I'll have more at the end
:17:45. > :17:45.
:17:45. > :17:50.of the programme. You could almost feel Lord Byron
:17:50. > :17:55.You could almost feel Lord Byron striding through the grounds. Now
:17:55. > :17:58.the sport. We are deliberating in the sport,
:17:58. > :18:03.Nottingham Forest are still searching for rainy manager. They
:18:03. > :18:07.have received more than 40 applications in the post. They are
:18:07. > :18:12.hoping to make a shortlist, interviewed and -- and appoint a
:18:12. > :18:16.new man a four-day game against Coventry in one week.
:18:16. > :18:24.At Leicester City, Sven-Goran Eriksson has not given up hope of
:18:24. > :18:30.bringing David Beckham to the club. He is trying to persuade the backs,
:18:30. > :18:36.and their owners have the resources, he has promised in a coaching role.
:18:36. > :18:40.How could he resisted the East Midlands!
:18:40. > :18:42.At the cutting -- at Notts County, Martin Allen has been shortlisted
:18:43. > :18:47.for the League One manager of the for the League One manager of the
:18:47. > :18:52.Month award. They have gotten into the play-off places.
:18:52. > :18:58.The curse must have struck already, they lost last night in these
:18:58. > :19:07.Johnston's Paint Trophy. It is a chance for your club to
:19:07. > :19:15.make some money, in the first half Notts County look like a good bet.
:19:15. > :19:25.They scored a goal, in the second half the opposition produced at
:19:25. > :19:27.
:19:27. > :19:32.three goals in 30 minutes. Mark -- Mark Randall let fly. They are out
:19:32. > :19:38.of the Johnston's Paint Trophy, but the fans are pleased that lead you
:19:38. > :19:43.signed a new contract. He revealed that he had taken a pay cut.
:19:43. > :19:47.The boxing and bin-man and may be no more, Randall a Munro is
:19:47. > :19:51.determined to become a world champion, he lost his first title
:19:51. > :19:58.fight last year, he is considered to -- considering quitting his job
:19:58. > :20:02.to continue training full-time. He is as famous for his day-job as
:20:02. > :20:10.the is for his boxing prowess. Rendall Munro has made a virtue of
:20:10. > :20:13.doing the been rounds in Leicester. That could all begin to change.
:20:13. > :20:20.Once you get into the lead, you need to start thinking ahead of
:20:20. > :20:24.yourself. You need to make that one or 2% difference. That could be the
:20:24. > :20:33.step to becoming a world champion. To be able to go full time he needs
:20:33. > :20:42.a sponsor, tricky Indies economic times. It is going to be a hard
:20:42. > :20:51.life. The guy driving my truck has been there since the beginning, it
:20:51. > :20:55.is going to be hard, true friend stick by you. His camp are lining
:20:55. > :21:01.up a world title eliminator for next month. He's going to move out
:21:01. > :21:05.of home to concentrate on the build up. This time there is a twist.
:21:05. > :21:13.said if I can afford to get a track -- to get a caravan, I would move
:21:13. > :21:17.in. He started laughing. He told me he has got one per May. I am
:21:17. > :21:27.sleeping outside of the gym in a caravan! If it means being world
:21:27. > :21:27.
:21:27. > :21:37.champion, that is what it's is all about. When it is knowing comedy is
:21:37. > :21:42.not coming in! We you cooking breakfast, -- with you cooking
:21:42. > :21:45.breakfast? I will. A boxer looking for me access --
:21:45. > :21:51.looking for success, whatever it takes.
:21:51. > :21:58.We ended the sport on cricket, sad to report the death of former
:21:58. > :22:03.England cricketer Graham Dilley, at just a pity two years old. -- 52-
:22:03. > :22:11.year-old. He was best known for England's famous Ashes win in 1981,
:22:11. > :22:17.the Botham Tests. A sad day for sport.
:22:17. > :22:23.If the two, that is nothing! If you're driving past Lubbenham,
:22:23. > :22:29.you may notice something unusual. It is a straw bale pirate ship,
:22:29. > :22:35.built for the annual scarecrow Festival this month. It has cannons
:22:35. > :22:38.and sales, it is all right, it is still standing. The farmer who owns
:22:38. > :22:45.the field says they are planning something even bigger than next
:22:45. > :22:51.year. It takes months of planning, there is a team a people who spend
:22:51. > :22:59.six or seven weeks making it. Next year we're going to build something
:22:59. > :23:03.spectacular. Excellent staff. From spectacular. Excellent staff. From
:23:03. > :23:09.pirates to poets, one of those nights.
:23:09. > :23:17.Newstead Abbey looks rather beatable.
:23:17. > :23:27.-- beatable. Driving up the A60, lots of excited
:23:27. > :23:27.
:23:28. > :23:35.faces. Tonight is the first night other a new festival. Lots of rides
:23:35. > :23:41.to have a go at, candy floss, lots of sweeties. A family occasion. A
:23:41. > :23:48.blustery night, at the moment it is dry. We have rain on the way, the
:23:48. > :23:53.clouds starting to gather overhead. The rain will move southwards.
:23:53. > :24:00.Becoming quite heavy and persistent Borrie time, a little more showery
:24:00. > :24:08.later on. It is going to turn quite chilly, down to single figures,
:24:08. > :24:16.nine Celsius a bizarre minimum temperature. -- that is a minimum
:24:16. > :24:22.temperature. Tomorrow morning, blustery south-westerly winds.
:24:22. > :24:27.Showers will start to form early on tomorrow morning, a fee of those
:24:27. > :24:35.showers -- a few of those showers will go towards the Peak District.
:24:35. > :24:43.Some thunder, and unsettled day, some sunshine makes dinner. One
:24:43. > :24:49.thing that we will notice, it will feel much colder, maximum
:24:49. > :24:55.temperatures of around 14-15 degrees. Feeling a little cooler
:24:55. > :25:00.with the wind. We have a low pressure towards the north of us.
:25:00. > :25:06.High pressure is trying to build up in the south. That will squeeze
:25:06. > :25:11.asked, is staying very windy. It will remain quite unsettled at
:25:11. > :25:21.times, rain and showers. The weekend will see the temperatures
:25:21. > :25:27.paid a down a little bit. Leading quite chilly. It is getting dark,
:25:27. > :25:35.still feeling quite barmy. Before you go, are you partial to
:25:35. > :25:39.the bright light of Leicester? BBC Radio Leicester is working with the
:25:39. > :25:44.local council and businesses to celebrate what Leicester has to