:00:03. > :00:07.This is East Midlands Today with Dominic Heale and me, Anne Davies.
:00:07. > :00:17.Our top story tonight - three years' jail for a man who tried to
:00:17. > :00:25.
:00:25. > :00:32.He sent text messages saying to bring bricks. The villagers who
:00:32. > :00:38.have built themselves a feat -- fake speed camera. Motorbikes can
:00:38. > :00:45.go at 130 mph through this road. Plus cold comfort from electric
:00:45. > :00:50.blankets. How old and faulty wiring could kill. I got out just in time
:00:50. > :00:54.in my slippers, and the curtains went up in flames. With heavy
:00:55. > :01:04.weekend snow forecast, we joined the gritting teams keeping our
:01:05. > :01:06.
:01:06. > :01:09.Good evening. First tonight, a Nottingham man who sent text
:01:09. > :01:11.messages calling on people to join last summer's riots has received a
:01:11. > :01:14.lengthy jail sentence. Sam Lowe pleaded guilty to encouraging
:01:14. > :01:16.violent disorder by sending messages which told people to 'come
:01:16. > :01:19.with bricks'. The police say the sentence reflects how irresponsible
:01:19. > :01:29.Lowe's actions were at a time when people were rising up against them
:01:29. > :01:37.
:01:37. > :01:41.across the country. Sarah Teale was Last August, when a buyer --
:01:42. > :01:46.violent riots broke out -- broke out across the country, hundreds of
:01:46. > :01:52.people were jailed for joining in the borough -- violence. Today,
:01:52. > :02:02.this man was jailed as well. Seen here in the crates tracksuit with
:02:02. > :02:06.
:02:06. > :02:16.Strutt on the arms, -- stripes, he admitted sending text messages to
:02:16. > :02:22.
:02:22. > :02:26.160 contacts on his phone. This was He later sent a further message.
:02:26. > :02:32.Although some violence broke out, his actions did not create any
:02:32. > :02:39.specific problems here, but a woman who received those messages, told
:02:39. > :02:43.the police, and he was arrested later that night. He had 13
:02:43. > :02:50.previous convictions, including one for assault, for which he was
:02:50. > :02:58.sentenced to 12 months in a young offenders' institution. He was also
:02:58. > :03:05.under an as Bowe, and he took his father's car without consent and
:03:05. > :03:10.crashed it. His family were visibly upset when the judge sentenced him
:03:10. > :03:15.to the maximum possible term of three years and three months. He
:03:15. > :03:20.gave him another nine months for car events -- car events. The judge
:03:20. > :03:26.said it was surprising that he had received a young volunteer of the
:03:26. > :03:33.year award for his work tackling gangs and violence. But he told him,
:03:33. > :03:43.you have put a great deal into the community, but you took a huge
:03:43. > :03:43.
:03:43. > :03:46.amount a way for it. -- our way And what have Nottinghamshire
:03:46. > :03:49.Police said? They're pleased, they say Lowe's conviction is a great
:03:49. > :03:51.result for the force, highlighting some 'first class work' by the
:03:51. > :03:54.digital investigation unit. Accessing deleted messages on
:03:54. > :03:57.Blackberry messenger is incredibly difficult because of the rigorous
:03:57. > :04:02.security settings. But the police managed to recover those messages
:04:02. > :04:10.to secure this conviction. They said it should be a clear warning
:04:10. > :04:13.to criminals who think they're safe using Blackberrys to commit crime.
:04:13. > :04:16.And just tell us how many people have been charged in connection
:04:16. > :04:18.with last year's riots. Well, the latest figures we had are that 97
:04:18. > :04:21.were arrested in leicester with 62 charged with criminal offences
:04:21. > :04:24.while Nottinghamshire Police tell us 141 have been arrested and 87 of
:04:24. > :04:27.them charged. Nottinghamshire police said they were pleased with
:04:27. > :04:30.the long sentence given to Lowe today and said it reflected how
:04:30. > :04:37.irresponsible his actions were at a time when people were rising up
:04:37. > :04:40.against the police on a national scale. Next tonight, around 2,000
:04:40. > :04:43.police officers will be on the streets of Leicester tomorrow as
:04:43. > :04:44.the English Defence League march through the city. It's the
:04:44. > :04:54.organisation's second visit to Leicester and counter
:04:54. > :04:56.
:04:56. > :05:01.demonstrations will also take place in the city. Helen Astle reports.
:05:01. > :05:04.The City's police commander and his there were on the radio this
:05:04. > :05:09.morning to reassure businesses and the public that the committee will
:05:09. > :05:14.be saved tomorrow. 2000 officers will be involved in the operation
:05:14. > :05:18.tomorrow, and 1,300 of those a public order trained, and every
:05:18. > :05:22.single neighbourhood officer will be on duty in their neighbourhoods.
:05:22. > :05:28.They are coming to protect the city of Leicester. Two separate protests
:05:28. > :05:32.will be taking place. The English Defence League will be marching
:05:32. > :05:37.down St Margarets way and then towards the clock tower and out
:05:37. > :05:46.along the same way. Unite Against Fascism will be taking a different
:05:46. > :05:52.route. These are some of the scenes when the two groups stays a protest
:05:52. > :05:59.in 2010. The routes have been devised by the police and will take
:05:59. > :06:09.place at 12:30pm. We are showing the EDL that we are not going to
:06:09. > :06:12.allow them to drive us apart. will as a city carry on together.
:06:12. > :06:18.The police are not be expecting us may protesters as last time,
:06:18. > :06:21.because -- but some businesses are quite worried. Some are closing on
:06:22. > :06:30.the marches are taking place. have had to cover all the windows
:06:30. > :06:34.outside. It is going to close at 12 o'clock. We will reopen about 2
:06:34. > :06:39.o'clock, depending on what happens in the meantime. Tonight, a vigil
:06:39. > :06:46.is due to be held at Leicester Cathedral appealing for police. --
:06:46. > :06:51.piece. We want to celebrate what is best about Leicester and showbiz
:06:51. > :06:57.and support for each other. Leicestershire police say it will
:06:57. > :07:04.cost the force �1 million. Traders will hope that he doesn't cost them
:07:04. > :07:08.to delay in these tough economic times. Another big story this
:07:08. > :07:11.weekend could well be the weather. It seems the cold's won the battle
:07:11. > :07:15.with the mild - and snow's on the way. We'll have a full forecast at
:07:15. > :07:21.the end of the programme. But the end of the programme. But
:07:21. > :07:25.here's Sally with the overview. are keeping an eye on this system,
:07:25. > :07:31.and as the rain hits the well- established cold air, it is going
:07:31. > :07:36.to be turning from rain into snow from mid-afternoon tomorrow. The
:07:36. > :07:46.Met Office have heightened their weather warning to an amber alert.
:07:46. > :07:46.
:07:47. > :07:50.Potentially up to 10 centimetres of Residents who are desperate to slow
:07:50. > :07:53.down the traffic through their village have put up a fake speed
:07:53. > :07:55.camera. The camera, which looks exactly like the real thing, stands
:07:55. > :07:58.on private land next to a busy Nottinghamshire main road. The
:07:58. > :08:08.county council says it could be a hazard. But campaigners say it's
:08:08. > :08:18.doing a good job - as James Roberson reports. A speed camera in
:08:18. > :08:28.Compton, a village on the A 16 -- A616. It is not a real camera, but
:08:28. > :08:29.
:08:29. > :08:33.a fake one. If there is an accident on the road, and they cite the
:08:33. > :08:37.camera as a reason for that accident, we have looked into it
:08:37. > :08:47.but it is legal. There's no doubt as is working. Villagers have
:08:47. > :08:47.
:08:47. > :08:52.as is working. Villagers have become desperate to ensure that...
:08:52. > :09:02.You can see the speed of that truck coming through. Another one coming
:09:02. > :09:03.
:09:03. > :09:05.now. 16 last Prowler through a 40 now. 16 last Prowler through a 40
:09:05. > :09:11.zone. The speed limit for this error... We hope the camera's going
:09:11. > :09:16.to make a big difference. Despite the 14 oz Prowler signs and estate
:09:16. > :09:22.camera, I ate at still seen plenty of traffic still going through this
:09:22. > :09:26.village at well over 40 mph. County councillors agree that the limit is
:09:26. > :09:32.often ignored, and accept the camera is slowing traffic down.
:09:32. > :09:37.But... We have to bear in mind there is no warning for the sign,
:09:37. > :09:46.and they might be a possibility of creating a accident. That is the
:09:46. > :09:56.concern. They hope an interactive speed sign will go up in the near
:09:56. > :09:57.
:09:57. > :10:00.future. In other news, Nottinghamshire County Council's
:10:00. > :10:02.confirmed plans to cut almost four hundred jobs as part of its
:10:02. > :10:04.forthcoming budget. It needs to find further savings of twelve
:10:04. > :10:07.million pounds over the next two years. Meanwhile, Leicestershire
:10:07. > :10:10.County Council is due to finalise proposals to freeze council tax and
:10:10. > :10:20.save an extra 10 million pounds. An estimated one thousand council
:10:20. > :10:21.
:10:21. > :10:23.posts will go over the next four years. The Government is planning
:10:23. > :10:26.to bail out the financially troubled Peterborough and Stamford
:10:26. > :10:29.Hospitals trust. It's one of seven NHS organisations expected to share
:10:29. > :10:32.�1.5 billion pounds over the next 25 years. The trust has been
:10:32. > :10:42.struggling with PFI repayments for the new Peterborough City Hospital
:10:42. > :10:43.
:10:43. > :10:45.which serves patients from South Lincolnshire and Rutland. Still to
:10:45. > :10:50.come on the programme. That crucial weekend weather forecast. And
:10:50. > :10:57.Sport's live from Pride Park. weather means that the covers are
:10:57. > :11:07.on the pitch at Pride Park, trying to keep it covered. It is derby
:11:07. > :11:15.
:11:15. > :11:18.It looked freezing there. Well the big freeze is definitely heading
:11:18. > :11:21.our way this weekend and if you've got the electric blankets out, you
:11:21. > :11:24.might want to check them over. One Nottingham couple lost everything
:11:24. > :11:27.when their house burned down because of faulty wiring. A recent
:11:27. > :11:33.survey found 60 per cent of blankets that were inspected were
:11:33. > :11:37.dangerous. Jonathan Cecil has the details. Because of an electric
:11:38. > :11:43.blanket, this couple lost everything where -- when their
:11:43. > :11:47.house caught fire. The flames were shooting out from under the bed.
:11:47. > :11:51.They are curtains here, of course. We got out in time. I jumped into
:11:51. > :11:55.my slippers, and the curtains went up in flames. They were extremely
:11:55. > :12:03.lucky and were able to get out of the house in time. All of their
:12:03. > :12:09.belongings were burned or damaged by the fire forced Dr --. All of my
:12:09. > :12:13.books have gone. It is like my party has disappeared. Electric
:12:13. > :12:21.blankets have been around for nearly 100 years, but in recent
:12:21. > :12:24.tests, they found 63 % failed safety checks. We had one case that
:12:24. > :12:30.when they were switched on, there was a burning sensation, and we
:12:30. > :12:36.managed to catch that one. There were various issues where -- with
:12:37. > :12:41.wear and tear, and the wiring has perished. 40 blankets have caused
:12:41. > :12:45.nine house fires in Nottinghamshire in the last three years. The 40
:12:45. > :12:49.blankets taken out of circulation by the council had been made safe
:12:49. > :12:53.and donated to a dog rescue centre. It has been a difficult year for
:12:53. > :12:57.this couple, but final preparations are being done, and they hope to
:12:58. > :13:07.move back into their home within the next month. Were they used an
:13:08. > :13:08.
:13:08. > :13:11.electric blanket this winter? Police are growing increasingly
:13:11. > :13:17.concerned for a 24-year-old woman who has been missing from home.
:13:17. > :13:21.Rosie McCann in Nottinghamshire was last seen on the morning of the
:13:21. > :13:25.16th January. The mother of two dropped her children off at school
:13:25. > :13:28.and has not been seen since. Trading standards officers from
:13:28. > :13:33.Nottinghamshire County Council are warning parents to be on the
:13:33. > :13:37.lookout for unsafe baby's dummies. Purchase from legitimate shops,
:13:37. > :13:40.they are decorated with beads and other small object and are then
:13:40. > :13:44.sold on the internet. Officers warned that the decorations can
:13:44. > :13:49.come loose, the glue is untested and the Sioux this cannot be
:13:49. > :13:54.properly sterilised. She has been described as the best
:13:54. > :14:00.female balloonist in the country, possibly the world. Dr Janet Folkes,
:14:00. > :14:05.an academic at the University of Nottingham, but 50 world records.
:14:05. > :14:10.But supper last month, she lost her battle with cancer. Dr Folkes died
:14:10. > :14:17.at the age of 52. Her final at -- funeral was held in Burton Joyce
:14:17. > :14:21.today. Our reporter looked back at a life filled with it then to.
:14:21. > :14:28.Janet's final journey, outside the church, a small version of the
:14:28. > :14:32.balloon that took her on all those She is one of the best female
:14:32. > :14:40.pilots in the world, certainly the best British female pilot and if
:14:40. > :14:46.you look at her career, she has done some absolutely amazing things.
:14:46. > :14:49.She had great courage, huge scale and I hated flying against her
:14:49. > :14:54.because she would always beat me! But she was a wonderful pilot.
:14:54. > :14:57.Standby. At the best of times, there and not many people who could
:14:57. > :15:01.manage this but between chemotherapy sessions for cancer,
:15:01. > :15:04.Janet took part in one of the work -- most gruelling balloon races.
:15:05. > :15:10.One year earlier, she broke the women's record for staying in the
:15:10. > :15:14.air the longest. This is the moment when she found out. We are 10,000
:15:14. > :15:23.ft at 12 o'clock and we have had our world record for two minutes!
:15:23. > :15:28.Friends say Janet saw the cancer as an inconvenience and would not let
:15:28. > :15:33.it stop her. She had flown and I have been in awe of this woman. It
:15:34. > :15:39.has been a privilege to be allowed to be part of her world.
:15:39. > :15:43.John it was also a high flyer in the academic world. An expert in
:15:43. > :15:48.lasers and high-powered water jetting. The circumstances in which
:15:48. > :15:51.she fought cancer, she just kept going. She was even in at Christmas
:15:51. > :15:57.talking about coming back in January to do more teaching. She
:15:57. > :16:00.definitely lived life to the full. Jan it took me on my first and only
:16:00. > :16:05.balloon flight for a special report in Switzerland. She was known for
:16:05. > :16:08.always putting others first. There are many ideas for a lasting
:16:08. > :16:13.tribute to her but friends say it is her spirit of adventure that
:16:13. > :16:19.will live on. Dr Janet Folkes whose funeral was
:16:19. > :16:24.held today. A lovely lady. Time for the sport now and column has
:16:24. > :16:31.deserted us and is out in the cold. --: Has deserted us. I don't mind
:16:31. > :16:37.the cold at all because this is the big one. At least for fans of Derby
:16:37. > :16:40.and forest. A sell-out crowd inside Pride Park and you see the two
:16:40. > :16:44.fierce rivals battle it out again. And as for the manager's? They
:16:44. > :16:51.might like to tell us that it is just another three points on offer
:16:51. > :16:56.but we know it is more than up. # What doesn't kill you makes you
:16:56. > :17:01.stronger #. It does not matter where we are in
:17:01. > :17:04.the table, we will beat Forest at all costs. Bragging rights for the
:17:04. > :17:11.next seven months until we play them again unless they get
:17:11. > :17:15.relegated. I think we will after them. Two managers united in
:17:15. > :17:18.rivalry, reds against Rams is always hotly-contested but given
:17:18. > :17:21.their differing fortunes this season, it is not just local pride
:17:21. > :17:26.at stake. They are more informed than we are,
:17:26. > :17:30.we know that. Hopefully it is the case that form can go out of the
:17:30. > :17:35.window during these games but it could be just the right game for us.
:17:35. > :17:40.A lot of Derby supporters will be enjoying seeing them down there but
:17:40. > :17:47.they are in the same league. We enjoy these games. 11 League places
:17:47. > :17:52.separate the two teams. Confident wise, they seem worlds apart.
:17:52. > :17:55.have been the ones in the bottom half of the table fighting for
:17:56. > :18:00.points so we know how it feels Andrine know how hard they will
:18:00. > :18:04.find it. In every game we play, we nearly out stack the opposition
:18:04. > :18:08.apart from the most important statistic which is keeping clean
:18:08. > :18:14.sheets and scoring goals. Always eventful but how will the shape the
:18:14. > :18:19.rest of the season? That is the managers' point of you
:18:19. > :18:22.but for the players, they will walk out on to this pitch to be greeted
:18:22. > :18:26.by an absolute wall of sound. We wondered how they were gearing up
:18:26. > :18:31.for the game. Let's start with Derby and their dressing room, with
:18:31. > :18:36.Craig Bryson. For Derby, it is a chance to do the double over their
:18:36. > :18:45.bitter rivals. You can forget the victory against the odds earlier
:18:45. > :18:50.COMMENTATOR: A finish and it is Jeff Hendrik!
:18:50. > :18:56.When you get a goal early and then you are up against right uppercuts
:18:56. > :19:02.the start. You need to stick in and get a result. With 10 men, that is
:19:02. > :19:09.unbelievable. Team spirit was given as the reason for their success.
:19:09. > :19:15.good mix between Europe and all. I don't know if I am getting bolder
:19:15. > :19:18.or the team is getting under -- a good mix between young and old.
:19:18. > :19:22.Cray Bryson hails from Scotland, home to some of the fiercest
:19:22. > :19:27.footballing rivalry. As for Sunday's game, he cannot wait.
:19:27. > :19:35.is a bit different when you are playing local rivals in a derby
:19:35. > :19:38.game at home. But it is not guaranteed, any game in the
:19:38. > :19:48.championship, you have to earn the right to play. It will be a big
:19:48. > :19:52.game the Sunday but hopefully we That is the view of the people who
:19:52. > :19:57.spend all their time here at Pride Park. What about the players who
:19:57. > :20:06.will be here on Sunday? In the away changing room? Kirstie Edwards went
:20:06. > :20:12.to meet Forest new boy, Danny As Forest get said to face Derby,
:20:12. > :20:20.cant a former Rahme help to dig them out of trouble? -- A former
:20:20. > :20:24.Ram? I joined when hours 21 and it is a good football club and it
:20:24. > :20:30.really helped me to move forward and have a good career. On Sunday,
:20:30. > :20:34.I will be hoping to get through points off them. Danny Higginbotham
:20:34. > :20:38.joins the club struggling in the Regula -- relegation zone. We will
:20:38. > :20:42.show what we have got. There are some very good players in the squad.
:20:42. > :20:48.Nine years on from his Derby days, he is hoping to make an impact for
:20:48. > :20:53.Forest. Starting at his old club. If we can get a result at Derby,
:20:53. > :20:58.that will fill the lad with confidence. It feels great, a very
:20:58. > :21:03.good dressing room. Hopefully everybody pulling together and if
:21:03. > :21:11.we can get a couple of results very quickly, we can start looking up
:21:11. > :21:15.Of course, there was a big departure from Forest over the
:21:15. > :21:18.transfer window. Defender Wes Morgan. He is expecting to make his
:21:18. > :21:23.debut for new club Leicester City at Brighton over the weekend. He
:21:23. > :21:28.has been talking to the BBC Late Kick Off's and Ashley Jackson about
:21:28. > :21:32.just how that feels. -- Natalie Jackson. Getting to know everybody.
:21:32. > :21:39.So different but I am settling down now. Getting more and more used to
:21:39. > :21:43.it, getting to know the people better. Getting comfortable and
:21:43. > :21:50.hopefully I can repeat the good times I have had with forest at
:21:50. > :21:58.You can see more of that interview and it is worth a watch on Monday's
:21:58. > :22:05.Late Kick Off at five past 11. It is really very cold here, you
:22:05. > :22:09.can see my breath and the covers on the pitch, and the undersoil
:22:09. > :22:13.heating. That has meant it there is a no game for Notts County this
:22:13. > :22:17.weekend, the match in Stevenage is postponed because Meadow Lane is
:22:17. > :22:21.frozen. Also Sunday's big family day for Nottingham rugby has also
:22:21. > :22:25.gone the same way, that is off. At least the cricketers and the hockey
:22:25. > :22:30.players are playing. Nottinghamshire's Stuart Broad was
:22:30. > :22:36.the star of England's bombers, brilliant performance in the third
:22:36. > :22:41.Test against Pakistan. 436, best not mention the batsmen.
:22:41. > :22:45.Great women's women are through to the semi-finals in the hockey.
:22:45. > :22:51.Helen Richardson scored the final goal in their 4-1 win over Korea.
:22:51. > :22:55.As for the match here, it is live on BBC Radio Derby and BBC Radio
:22:55. > :23:03.Nottingham and BBC One. Kick-off at 12:15, do not miss it.
:23:03. > :23:13.We could not after that, thank you, Colin. And now for a look at the
:23:13. > :23:13.
:23:13. > :23:20.It is looking very likely for the snow. I have bought a sledge! We
:23:21. > :23:23.are watching the charts to keep the We heard about the preparations in
:23:23. > :23:26.Nottinghamshire and then our reporter went out with one of the
:23:26. > :23:32.gritting crews. They have been filled with 10
:23:32. > :23:35.tonnes of salt. And the drivers are preparing for a cold night.
:23:35. > :23:41.Tonight we are going to have road surface temperatures of minus nine
:23:41. > :23:45.Celsius. An ear temperatures of minus four. It does not matter when
:23:46. > :23:55.you are wrapped up warm. You cannot beat the hat! You have got to have
:23:56. > :24:02.
:24:02. > :24:12.a penguin had. Does the beard help? We are going from Newark towards
:24:12. > :24:12.
:24:12. > :24:21.Derbyshire and then Langworth, Do you ever get lost? Not on the
:24:21. > :24:29.main routes. Always a first time. We have usually got much with us. -
:24:29. > :24:35.- maps. Everybody expects the roads to be greeted so they can go to --
:24:35. > :24:41.gritted so they can go to work. They never see us. On a normal
:24:41. > :24:47.night, we will put 15 grams of salt per square metre. Tonight, with it
:24:47. > :24:51.being called a, we are taking that up to 20 grams. When you have got a
:24:51. > :24:54.car following you, you can see the sort coming out in the light. We
:24:54. > :25:04.are doing all we can to prevent ever be sipping on the ice, and
:25:04. > :25:05.
:25:05. > :25:09.that is it, I will go happy. -- go The gritters will be out in force
:25:09. > :25:13.tonight but of course it is not quite as cold as last night. A
:25:13. > :25:18.couple of degrees between friends, what is that? A Met Office weather
:25:18. > :25:22.won it for the snow tomorrow has been heightened to an amber warning.
:25:22. > :25:26.Potential is now very real for that snow. That is across the course of
:25:26. > :25:29.the afternoon into the evening. Widespread snow in the East
:25:29. > :25:35.Midlands. If you manage to get out and about, we would like to see
:25:35. > :25:40.your photographs pulled up send us an e-mail with them. -- your
:25:40. > :25:42.photographs. Send us an e-mail. You can see the very, very cold
:25:42. > :25:47.conditions with temperature struggling by day to get much above
:25:47. > :25:54.freezing. A widespread frost expected tonight. Although the
:25:54. > :25:59.temperatures but has called off last night, still very cold indeed
:25:59. > :26:04.-- temperatures still very cold last night. Tomorrow start on a
:26:04. > :26:08.very cold and frosty note. Bright first thing but soon through the
:26:08. > :26:12.morning, the cloud spread its way in as the system from the West
:26:12. > :26:17.moves in and the rain hit that established colder air and that is
:26:17. > :26:21.where we will see it starts to fall as snow. Temperatures around two
:26:21. > :26:24.degrees. It edges in with part of Derbyshire and the Peak District
:26:25. > :26:29.and then the rest of us following suit with widespread snow heading
:26:29. > :26:36.our way. Five-10 centimetres settling across the East Midlands.
:26:36. > :26:43.The timings of it, the temperatures only dropped through the evening
:26:43. > :26:46.and overnight so the cold weather will stay with us into the morning.
:26:46. > :26:50.Sunday morning starts on an icy note, that is your next warning in
:26:50. > :26:54.place, a yellow warning for potentially slippery conditions for
:26:54. > :26:59.Sunday morning and also patches of freezing fog. If you are out and
:26:59. > :27:07.about early Sunday morning, please be careful and check the regular
:27:07. > :27:10.weather updates on line, on TV and We are dumbfounded. Don't forget,
:27:10. > :27:14.Sunday politics for the East Midlands is looking at ways to turn