18/10/2011 East Midlands Today

This is East Midlands Today. Tonight, the horrifying failings of

a police force which did not protect a victim of domestic

violence. Casey Brittle contacted the

Nottinghamshire force 11 times but was murdered by her ex-boyfriend.

There is no excuse for an up-to- date policy not been in existence

at all times. They first bought first-time buyers,

5% deposits courtesy of a council. Hopefully next year we could have

our own house. Plus a cut begets the two-star

Michelin treatment in a top restaurant. This is the sort of

place I always hoped I would get an opportunity to work in.

And at Steve Cotterill will be here taking charge of Forest for the

first time tonight. I will be back Good evening.

First tonight, Nottinghamshire Police have apologised for failing

to protect a woman who had made a string of complaints about domestic

violence. Casey Brittle was beaten to death by her violence ex-

boyfriend last October. Today the IPCC released a damning

report on the case. From this happy smiling photo you

would never guess that Casey Brittle was terrified. The police

knew how badly she was being abused because they had been asked to help

her 11 times. It is two years since she made her first 999 call to

report a number of assaults. She told the police she was too

frightened to take it further. Other people have also made

complaints about her ex-boyfriend and the police got one report that

he had head-butted Casey in public and was heard threatening to kill

her and shook her mother and grandmother. Tragically, it was not

enough to protect her and she was murdered on 6th October last year.

A horrific crime but hardly a surprise. It was shocking to the

extreme. So traumatic. It was almost unreal. For that, I am

deeply sorry because dealing with domestic abuse probably his murder

prevention. Today those mistakes prompted stinging criticism in this

official report. The Independent police plaints -- Independent

Police Complaints Commission said that the officers should have

blocked abuse and that there were systemic failings in the way they

dealt with the abuse and most stopping the of all, the force had

not made changes recommended a whole year before Casey's death.

That was after they looked into a similar case involving a victim

called Gail Hadhili. This force fully accepts that the policy they

had was not fit for purpose. Bowe was identified to them as a result

of our Gail Hadhili investigation. They wear in the process of

updating the policy and the recommendations we have made have

not been implemented. There is no excuse for an up-to-date advice

policy not been in existence at all times. Nottinghamshire Police are

determined to learn the lessons from the tragedy. These officers

were watching a graphic film about domestic abuse to date as part of a

hard hitting training programme that is being given to everyone who

works for the force. What we have got to remember is that two to

three women are killed each week by domestic violence and until it

happens we do not realise the risks that some women and families living

in domestic violence are in. Casey Brittle's mother is helping to

train the police took spot domestic violence. She described her

daughter as beautiful, ambitious and front. She says Casey's mother

-- she says Casey's death has left her with a lingering sense of loss.

Paul Broadbent is with us now. Sister and -- systemic and

horrifying failures, it does not get much worse than this. No, it

doesn't. At a conduct and behaviour collectively is completely

inexcusable and I have made public and private apologies. Casey's mum

has been an inspiration to us in the way she has handled it and is

working with our officers. Do you think Nottinghamshire Police could

have saved her life? We will never know and the IPCC report also

pointed out that we will never know if actions we could have taken

could have saved Casey's life. What we do know is that we should have

done much more than we did. IPCC also said that there were no

excuses that -- no excuses for the recommendations after the Gail

Hadhili's case not being implemented. We were incredibly

slow to learn from past experience. We have now put processes, policies

and procedures in place that are robust in the extreme as you and

the public would expect to make sure that nothing like this ever

happens again. But, there was nothing in place, was there?

Nothing in place between those two cases that was fit for purpose?

Why? As I said, we were slow to react to the situation and the way

things had gone and had been allowed to meander along. That is

no longer the case. There is a firm grip in the organisation about what

should be done to prevent domestic abuse and to investigate it once it

has happened. Precisely what has been done? What is in place? There

is an extensive training package which includes the DVD that has

been referred to earlier. There is a strong policy. There is

governance in place from top to bottom which includes personal

accountability on a day basis for risk assessment of incidents

attended that goes right through the organisation to make sure there

is a strong and relentless grip on managing effectively and preventing

domestic abuse, which is murder prevention. You have publicly

declared that you want to be the best performing force in the

country by 2015. That is a major setback? It is indeed but what we

need to do and what we have done is learnt better, hard and long

lessons from this to make sure it never happens again -- learn a

bitter lessons. Later in the programme, claims that

thousands of homes are being rushed through on green belt land. It is

crazy that they should build on land that is absolutely superbly

A man has been charged with murdering a 29-year-old Richard

Ziemacki in Derby city centre. Richard Ziemacki who was fund had a

son died after being assaulted outside Greggs on the Cornmarket in

the early hours of Sunday. Dozens of floral tributes have been left

at the scene. Karl Wayte who is from a but the Burton area and his

23 has been remanded in custody until Thursday.

Research by missing Derby woman is back on in Italy. Glenys Turner

from Mackworth went on holiday to Lake Como but she has not been seen

for more than a week. The search of a was called off for a time because

the police ran out of resources. Now divers are searching the late

to try to find a. Nottingham City Council has agreed

to change its academic year from three testified. Summer holidays

will be reduced to four weeks. They believe it will improve educational

standards and attendance. The change will be introduced from

September the 2013. It has been claimed that plans to

build thousands of new homes on green belt land in East Midlands

are being deliberately rushed through to beat a change in the law.

One of our MPs Broxtowe's Anna Soubry has warned of a danger of

urban sprawl. It has been raised in Parliament.

Is this the green belt under threat?

The green belt was one of those great twentieth-century ideas after

the Second World War to protect our green and pleasant land. Now in the

East Midlands, is that I deal about to be consigned the to the history

books? This land is part of the green belt

to prevent urban sprawl between the cities of Nottingham and Derby. It

is protected land to safeguard communities from losing their

identity to over-development. But it has now been earmarked for some

of the 4000 new homes that Broxtowe council wants to build on green

belt to meet growing demand. It is controversial. We are very worried

that we are going to lose our last bit of green belt. That is the

first thing. Lots of other issues, the road is extremely busy now. 800

homes will add about 1600 cars extract. Plus the triumph over the

other side. There will be �1.400 car park spaces there. Not only is

it green belt but it is very good quality agricultural land, probably

the best agricultural land in Broxtowe. It is just crazy that

they should build on land that is absolutely superb agricultural land.

Today, MP Anna Soubry secured a parliamentary debate to raise her

concerns about the threat to the green belt in Nottinghamshire.

doing what Broxtowe is unfortunately doing, there is a

real danger of their presumption in favour of development on our green

belt which will mean that it will be completely wrong Wrobel to over-

keen that developers -- vulnerable. The government values the green

belt highly and it is an essential planning to will to prevent urban

sprawl and its retention is a coalition agreement essential.

The government says that 30 green- belt sites are now under threat,

many of them in the East Midlands. Why would some councils want to

rush through some of these developments? Let us take Broxtowe

and as an example. It says it needs to build over the next 15 up to 18

years, over 6000 homes. To meet that local demand, if it would

prefer to build those houses on so- called brownfield sites but there

are not enough available. That is why it is having to look at its

green belt. Another factor too is that from next April the

government's localism Bill becomes law. That gives local communities

much bigger power over where these housing developments it should be

and how many houses should be built. Some of our local councils are very

sceptical about this new piece of legislation. They think it will act

as a block on some of the housing developments that they say we need

on the next -- over the next few years. They say we need this house

in more than ever before. More homes could be built on green

belt land but will people be able to afford them? First-time buyers

have complained for years that they cannot get onto the property ladder

because the size of the deposit required is too big. Help is now on

the way. A councillor Leicestershire has become the first

in the country to join forces with their high street bank to offer

cut-price deposits. Instead of relying on the Bank of mum and dad,

first-time buyers and Blaby can get support from the district council.

This lady's situation is simple. She is 32, has a full-time job and

wants to buy her first house. She moved back came to start saving and

her boyfriend did the same. Now one year on, bat first house is still a

long way away. It is frustrating. We have worked out that we can

afford to run a house and afford the bills and mortgage. The initial

problem is getting off the starting block, the deposit that they ask

for. That is the main stumbling block. It is rarely stopping us

from moving forward. Now the local council hearing Blaby wants to help.

They have teamed up with Lloyds to cut deposits in half from 10% to 5%.

Suddenly their first home may become a lot more affordable.

a win-win situation. It helps first-time buyers, gets the

pressure off the affordable housing market and helps to get the housing

market moving again. We already friends can help out with

increasing deposits, however this is for the local council and they

will step in and help with those of such deposits, giving the first-

time buyer a bigger chance to get on the ladder.

The Association of Residential letting Agents says that the UK's

private rental sector is nearing capacity. Being able to buy your

own home may never have been more important. Thanks to a new -- Union

scheme in Blaby, was something they become a reality. It is becoming

closer now. Hopefully by next year we can have our own house and will

be living together. Fingers crossed. Next tonight, a BBC investigation

has revealed that hundreds of children may have been physically

abused in Britain's mosques and religious schools called madrasas.

There have been more than 400 allegation since 2009, 36 of them

where Leicester. Young people at prep at a madrasas.

Supplementary classes like this one are attended by thousands of Muslim

children every week across the East Midlands. They provide religious

guidance and teachings from the Koran. Figures obtained by the BBC

have highlighted a number wrote -- worrying number of cases of alleged

abuse at madrasas, some of which are in Leicester. It is absolutely

terrible. I think that even a one- shot not being protected, it should

be a matter of concern for the whole community. They are

vulnerable young people. It happens in all sections of society but that

does not excuse anyone. We need to do our utmost to ensure those who

are vulnerable are given maximum protection. While there are no

allegations of wrongdoing against this madrasa, 36 are alleged to

have taken place within Leicester. Muslim leaders say steps are being

taken to ensure that children are being protected. Some madrasas have

signed up to the safeguarding project and work closely with the

police. And with the local authority and even with the Crown

Prosecution Service so that went places come forward, we make sure

that we have an input so that we can learn from what has happened

and try to translate this into our future training for other madrasas

so we do take it extremely seriously. In the light of these

revelations, it is hoped that other There will be more on the story

tonight. In other news: Police have named the man who was murdered in

Matlock this weekend. 42 year-old Alexander Blick lived in Matlock

Bath and died from head injuries. His body was discovered in the

grounds of the library at Steep Turnpike on Sunday morning. A 43

year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

A new recycling service has been introduced across Leicester. Orange

bags are being delivered to houses in the city. They can be used to

recycle glass, bottles, tins, paper, cardboard and are being collected

by orange coloured lorries. The decision is expected on where

Derby's new 50 metres swimming pool will be built. The choice is

between the Razorlight site and the sight of the former Derbyshire

Royal Infirmary. Rivera lights is thought to be the front runner.

Still plenty more. Including Sara. We will be keeping a chill in the

air for the next few days, but the strong winds tonight will keep the

frost at bay, although tomorrow it might be a different story.

were cut off in your prime. That always happens.

I just keep going regardless. Starting with Nottingham Forest,

they begin life under new manager Steve Cotterill. They take on

Middlesbrough having lost all but one of their last eight games.

Kirsty Edwards is at the City Ground. A tough task ahead for the

new man in charge? It seems that way. Nobody could

have predicted just how bad things were going to be this season. It is

all change at the City Ground. Steve Cotterill was introduced to

the media yesterday. He seemed up for the challenge and he will have

to be. Forest start the game just two points off the bottom of the

league. Middlesbrough are just two points off the top. One man who has

been through all the lows is a former captain, John McGovern. A

big job ahead by Steve Cotterill. Not ideal to be taking over a team

at the wrong end of the league. But the supporters and everyone at the

club know a lot of the players played in the side last season when

we got to the play offs. Maybe a few little tweets, a few little

changes in the side and maybe they can get back to the form they

showed last season. There is no reason why they should not. Would

you say his first priority is the defence? That has been the main

talking point this season. Last season it was watertight and this

season the floodgates have been opened. That is an area weather has

to be a massive improvement. The manager's job is to get all the

players focus on the job and pulling in the same direction. With

the ability that they have got, he might have a little bit of luck by

getting a result tonight. If he has that, that will set him in good

stead for the rest of the season. It is a little bit cold at the

ground tonight, although if Forest get a win, the cold will soon be

forgotten. Another new face in charge at Forest, but at Derby

County things are much more settled. They play at Reading tonight

following the news of a new contract for their manager.

Now Nigel Clough and his coaching staff are committed until 2000 and

fitting, where anything change? is business as usual. I do not

think it matters how long, we would just keep on trying to do the job

in the same way. His years at the Ram has so far have not always been

easy, but this year things are looking up. We have worked our

socks off so far and the boys have done very well and the gaffer has

to take a lot of credit. But Derby start tonight and face the next

three months without the leading scorer Steven Davis. We have been

so unlucky with injuries in the last few years. It was very

innocuous when you saw it, but there was no intent or malice. He

ends up with a partial, fractured skull and will be out for 12 weeks.

The Rams play this evening on the back of an impressive draw with

Southampton. Leicester Tigers' England stars are

back with their club and despite falling out of the World Cup at the

quarter-finals, they are upbeat. We spoke to Toby Flood and Tom Croft,

both of whom want to put the on and off the field business in New

Zealand behind them. It still hurts and you feel as though it was an

opportunity missed. There were facets that were not quite right on

the field. Excuse me. The big thing is to have dealt with it and to put

it to bed. If you are selected for the Six Nations, whatever changes

may happen, you have to get on with it and put your hand up again.

was not due to lack of effort. Up until the last minute I was not

sure what was going on because I was knocked out. They thought until

the last minute. That is a testament to the team we have got.

In four years time we will still be there. -- they fought. We tried our

best as a group of individuals. I know there are issues to sort out.

But in nine weeks' time we will be back inside that squad. We have

always been the same it with England with Stubbs said in the

papers or on TV, but the most important thing is what the coach

is saying and what the players are saying. That is the most important

thing. The whole media thing was bound to happen and the boys are

ready and prepared to ignore that. Briefly back to the football I am

off to the City Ground and will bring you a report on this event's

late news. If it is commentary you are after, Radio Nottingham or

Radio Derby is the place to be for some sharp analysis. A full report

on both games tomorrow evening. We have everything right here.

Now, it is a real-life Masterchef story. A cook, hand picked from an

East Midlands kitchen to work with no less than a double Michelin-

starred chef, which is quite something, at his restaurant in

Mayfair. That is what has happened to

Corporal Jason Wood. He is usually serving hungry airmen and women at

RAF Cottesmore in Rutland. A taste of the highlight. Little

did Jason would no that when he entered a contest to create a

pudding it would prove so sweet. He is working with top London chef

Richard Corrigan who spotted him in the competition and offered him a

place in his kitchen for the day. only decided to be a real chef

about 15 years ago and it has been a long, steady road. This is the

sort of place I hoped I would get an opportunity to work in. This

time, it was salmon and meat on the menu and as in any kitchen the

temperature can rise. I want you to do what I want. He is thinking how

busy it all is. He has not let himself down. Most people come in

here and hide in the corner. Bomber got completely stuck in. It is the

same sort of atmosphere, the banter is the same. It is very good.

while Jason has shown he can stand the heat, he got out of the kitchen

for a while. As part of his prize he went the other side of the

serving hatch for his own Michelin- starred dinner with a message for

those left behind. I am having a lovely day, guys, thank you very

much. It is just like our canteen! If only we had one false start we

have got a kitchen and you have never seen anything like it.

We have got a microwave. It is a wonderful story. It was hot

in the kitchen, but it is not hot outside. You can see where I am

This is a lovely picture of a cause first thing this morning in the

early morning mist. Andy must have been feeling the cold first thing

today. Please keep your pictures coming in. We always love to see

them. We have got some fairly strong winds with us and it will

remain that way overnight. There are still showers across the north

of the region will stop the further south you are, they are starting to

die away. They could continue into the early parts of the morning

across the Peak District. It will turn very chilly overnight and it

will be colder in rural areas. But the strength of that north-westerly

wind it should prevent a frost unless it is very sheltered way you

are. It means tomorrow morning is going to be a nippy start first

then, but that cloud will increase and there are quite a few showers

around tomorrow as well. They will be clearing towards the south as

the day goes on. It will have an impact on the overnight

temperatures tomorrow night. It will still be a breezy day. Daytime

temperatures reach a maximum of ten Celsius tomorrow. Under the clear

skies and the high pressure, the winds will start to ease off on

Thursday. Thursday night will be very cold. It will change again by

Friday. That cloud will increase again and it is going to change

direction of the wind. They will be more south-westerly and they will

strengthen on Friday as well. It will have an impact on the

temperatures. We will stay mainly cloudy and there will be further

bands of rain on Friday and Saturday, but it will lift the

temperatures at night time. Only just clinging on to double

figures. You are back for the late bulletin. It is busy.