:00:08. > :00:15.This is East Midlands Today. Tonight: Does your partner have a
:00:15. > :00:21.violent past? Now you can find out. Knowing the truth could have saved
:00:21. > :00:28.her life. Now Clare's law is coming to the East Midlands.
:00:28. > :00:31.Per Test in it Nottingham about council cuts that will see 200 jobs
:00:31. > :00:37.go and a rise in council tasks -- attacks.
:00:37. > :00:41.Plus, keeping the Queen safe in Leicester.
:00:41. > :00:51.And by royal appointment, the school choir getting ready to sing
:00:51. > :01:01.
:01:01. > :01:04.for the Queen on Thursday. Welcome to Monday's programme.
:01:04. > :01:09.First tonight, could a check on a partner's history help to protect
:01:09. > :01:12.women and men from domestic violence? A scheme that allows
:01:12. > :01:15.people to check for relevant convictions is to be tried in
:01:15. > :01:19.Nottinghamshire. It is one of four police force areas taking part in a
:01:19. > :01:22.pilot scheme. It is being called Clare's Law after a woman who was
:01:22. > :01:32.killed by her former boyfriend in Manchester. But there have been
:01:32. > :01:34.
:01:34. > :01:39.similar cases here. This woman was beaten to death by
:01:39. > :01:43.her former boyfriend. Her murder prompted huge changes in the way
:01:43. > :01:48.the police to deal with violent partners. But in the last year they
:01:48. > :01:54.have dealt with five more killings related to domestic violence. Now
:01:54. > :01:58.be forced has volunteered to test a radical new approach. It is going
:01:58. > :02:02.to start releasing information about the violent partners. It will
:02:02. > :02:08.enable victims to make an application to the police and then
:02:08. > :02:12.the police can make a disclosure where appropriate. Once the victim
:02:12. > :02:19.has the information that they would not normally have, they can make an
:02:19. > :02:27.informed decision. The head of Nottingham's Women's Aid centres is
:02:27. > :02:31.happy but is cautious. Not all perpetrators of domestic violence
:02:31. > :02:38.are known to the police. The largest majority of them are not.
:02:38. > :02:42.It might give a sense of false security. Be please get around 500
:02:42. > :02:47.complaints -- the police get around 500 complaints about domestic
:02:47. > :02:53.violence in Nottinghamshire. Sometimes it is just about noise
:02:53. > :03:00.but sometimes it is over serious crimes. The police are hoping these
:03:00. > :03:03.new regulations will make a serious difference.
:03:03. > :03:05.Thousands of people and dozens of businesses in a Derbyshire town
:03:05. > :03:08.have been severely affected by a water shortage today. Severn Trent
:03:08. > :03:16.says a faulty ball valve at a reservoir caused the problems that
:03:16. > :03:20.have affected Long Eaton all day. The signs say it all. Businesses
:03:20. > :03:26.and schools have had to close today in Long Eaton after a fault
:03:26. > :03:32.developed in a reservoir that feeds much of the town. I went to see the
:03:32. > :03:36.reservoir, an underground storage facility. There was some flooding
:03:36. > :03:42.of a golf course which meant that engineers had to initially shut out
:03:42. > :03:47.the output. During the night we had a problem with the ball valve.
:03:47. > :03:52.big would that be? It is bigger than the one in the toilet. It is
:03:52. > :03:57.the size of a football. It operates in a very serious way -- a similar
:03:57. > :04:01.way. Once the water gets to a certain level, the valve
:04:01. > :04:05.automatically start to fill the reservoir. Unfortunately it did not
:04:05. > :04:15.in this instance and it began to flag. Thousands of properties have
:04:15. > :04:16.
:04:16. > :04:22.been affected in long even today. So have businesses small and large.
:04:22. > :04:25.All I can do is apologise for the inconvenience. Severn Trent says
:04:25. > :04:35.that what a surprise in Long Eaton should be getting back to normal
:04:35. > :04:38.
:04:38. > :04:41.about now. -- water supplies. Still to come on the programme:
:04:41. > :04:47.Swimmer Rebecca Adlington qualifies in the 200 metres. All eyes are on
:04:47. > :04:54.the 800 now. She was overcome with emotion when she won the race, but
:04:54. > :04:57.Rebecca Adlington has booked horse but -- her spot in London 2012.
:04:57. > :05:02.This evening Nottingham City Council will have set its budget
:05:02. > :05:05.for the coming year. A budget that includes a �20 million cut in
:05:05. > :05:07.spending. It will mean nearly 200 job losses and a rise in council
:05:07. > :05:10.tax. As councillors mulled the figures inside the debating chamber,
:05:10. > :05:20.protestors outside voiced their anger. They say council services
:05:20. > :05:27.
:05:28. > :05:33.are being cut to the bone. Their message was loud and clear.
:05:33. > :05:37.Fight the cuts. These protesters were demonstrating outside
:05:37. > :05:43.Nottingham's Town Hall, where inside, councillors were agreeing
:05:43. > :05:49.to �20 million of cuts to the overall �277 million budget. One of
:05:49. > :05:55.the coolest cat is the proposal to close -- one of the cruellest cuts
:05:55. > :06:00.is to close two old people homes. Imagine if your mother and father
:06:00. > :06:03.could not spend their days in a home like that. That is shocking.
:06:03. > :06:08.The campaigners protesting today say that the spending cuts are
:06:08. > :06:13.avoidable. But inside the council house, the Budget will be rubber-
:06:13. > :06:21.stamped, and that means that 200 jobs will go and not the them city
:06:21. > :06:24.residents will see their council tax go up. -- Nottingham City.
:06:24. > :06:29.believe they could freeze the council tax this year and we also
:06:29. > :06:34.feel that there are a number of savings in the next few years that
:06:34. > :06:39.would enable the council tax to be frozen in subsequent years as well.
:06:39. > :06:43.Next year there will be a big hole in the Budget if we do not put the
:06:43. > :06:51.council tax up this year. That will mean double the number of cuts in
:06:51. > :06:56.next year. We are talking about compassionate conservatism. Not a
:06:56. > :07:00.gum City Council says that it is being unfairly penalised. -- and
:07:00. > :07:08.Nottingham City Council. It warns that more cuts will come. There
:07:08. > :07:13.will be a total of �24 million in cuts over the next two years.
:07:13. > :07:16.Very close to those deliberations. Nottingham City Council is to begin
:07:16. > :07:19.legal proceedings to remove a group of protestors from the Old Market
:07:19. > :07:22.Square. The authority will go to court tomorrow after the anti-
:07:22. > :07:25.capitalist campaigners ignored an eviction notice that was served on
:07:25. > :07:29.them a week ago. Officials will apply for the powers to remove all
:07:29. > :07:32.the tents from the site. Newark police station is to house a
:07:33. > :07:35.regional one stop shop in the fight against metal thefts. The crime is
:07:35. > :07:38.costing the region hundreds of thousands of pounds. Thieves have
:07:38. > :07:40.stolen lead from churches, train lines and even war memorials. Now
:07:40. > :07:50.police officers from the East Midlands will work with other
:07:50. > :07:59.
:07:59. > :08:03.You are watching East Midlands today.
:08:03. > :08:06.According to charities helping the homeless it is a very bad time to
:08:06. > :08:09.be out on the streets. But that is where more and more people are
:08:09. > :08:12.finding themselves. There has been a sharp increase in the number of
:08:12. > :08:15.rough sleepers in the East Midlands. And yet, many of the organisations
:08:15. > :08:18.and services which offer support have problems of their own. It is
:08:18. > :08:22.one of the issues featuring on tonight's Inside Out for the East
:08:22. > :08:26.Midlands. For almost a year, the woods next
:08:26. > :08:31.to an old quarry in Mansfield has been where Martin sleeps, rather
:08:31. > :08:37.than the town centre. If I sleep in town I get kicked in the back or
:08:37. > :08:41.urinated on or sometimes you get a glass bottle thrown at you. This is
:08:41. > :08:46.the Beacon Centre. They provide food and somewhere to wash. But
:08:46. > :08:50.from April, funding has been caught. One person in for food today has
:08:50. > :08:54.her own bad news. Teresa got a housing association place in
:08:54. > :08:59.September which meant she could stop sleeping rough. But she has
:08:59. > :09:03.now got an eviction notice because of cuts to the supporting people
:09:03. > :09:13.budget. Tonight on Meet The Author, see the human consequences of the
:09:13. > :09:17.
:09:17. > :09:21.cuts, Agassi -- and see why the cuts have led to losses of hundreds
:09:21. > :09:25.of pounds a month. That's Inside Out, at 7:30pm here
:09:25. > :09:29.on BBC One. It's going to be one of the biggest
:09:29. > :09:33.days in Leicester for years so preparations are well underway. If
:09:33. > :09:36.you did not already know, the Queen, Prince Philip and the Duchess of
:09:36. > :09:44.Cambridge will all be visiting the city on Thursday. Locals, shop
:09:44. > :09:49.owners and the Mayor cannot wait. With just three days to go and tell
:09:49. > :09:55.the royal visit, excitement is mounting. Flags and bunting and
:09:55. > :10:00.even the China are flying off of the shelves. I think it is really
:10:00. > :10:05.nice. It is a really nice picture of her. We cannot get enough of it.
:10:05. > :10:10.We have sold the lot of flags. Hundreds of flights are with the
:10:10. > :10:15.Union Jack and with the Queen's picture. We are hoping to sell
:10:15. > :10:19.thousands of them before she comes. Over at the cathedral, hundreds of
:10:19. > :10:24.flowers have been arriving. At the city centre, police have been
:10:24. > :10:28.making security checks. We have been checking the street furniture
:10:28. > :10:35.and drains and those kinds of things to make sure that things are
:10:35. > :10:40.nice and Secure and ready for a Thursday. The royal party will come
:10:40. > :10:47.here to the clock tower after a visit to a university. People in
:10:47. > :10:53.Leicester are very excited. We are looking forward to it. It is a
:10:53. > :10:58.great opportunity for the city. represents independence and
:10:58. > :11:07.democracy and all of that. It will be good. It will brighten up the
:11:08. > :11:13.place. It is going to be amazing. I am really excited about! We have
:11:13. > :11:17.10,000 Union Flags for people to wait on the day. It will be red,
:11:17. > :11:22.white and blue on Thursday. Leicester might be the first stop
:11:22. > :11:29.in the Queen's tour of the country, but people here are hoping it will
:11:29. > :11:32.be one she will never forget. Young people will very much be at
:11:32. > :11:35.the heart of the city's welcome to Her Majesty and the other Royal
:11:35. > :11:45.guests. Two groups have been busy getting their acts together. We
:11:45. > :11:46.
:11:46. > :11:52.have been to see how they are getting on.
:11:52. > :11:58.At one end of Leicester, they are singing their hearts out. At
:11:58. > :12:04.another, they are slugging it out. Both groups have a royal
:12:04. > :12:08.appointment to keep on Thursday. The Churchill Junior School Choir
:12:08. > :12:16.was chosen by Leicester Cathedral to perform at a special service for
:12:16. > :12:20.the royal party. This song is an adaptation of a hem, and is a
:12:20. > :12:25.celebration of anniversaries. not think it can get any better
:12:25. > :12:29.than this. It is a delight. For the children to say that they have sung
:12:29. > :12:33.before the Queen is something that I will never forget. I feel really
:12:33. > :12:39.happy and really proud that we have been chosen. You are you looking
:12:39. > :12:46.forward to seeing the most? Duke of Edinburgh. Why? Because
:12:46. > :12:53.there are lots of songs about him and I would like to meet him.
:12:53. > :12:57.Middleton might as well be the future Queen. I am really proud for
:12:57. > :13:01.our school because we are going to sing to them as well. At New
:13:01. > :13:06.College, it is robot war. Students are priming their machines to
:13:06. > :13:10.impress the Duke of Edinburgh. He has taken interest in the
:13:10. > :13:16.university's idea to offer its expertise to 40 projects in a
:13:16. > :13:20.square mile of the inner-city. can take some of our expertise and
:13:20. > :13:28.research and take it out into the local community for its benefit.
:13:28. > :13:38.am excited to meet them. I am scared. The Diamond Jubilee is just
:13:38. > :13:41.
:13:41. > :13:45.around the corner, and Leicester is No a lot of practising going on.
:13:45. > :13:51.You have probably heard of blue plaques marking locations where a
:13:51. > :13:55.famous person lived or worked. Now there are Red Wheels that are
:13:55. > :13:59.awarded to places linked to the history of transport. A
:13:59. > :14:03.surprisingly, there are quite a few around the East Midlands, more so
:14:04. > :14:09.than in any other region in the country. The latest one has been
:14:09. > :14:14.unveiled in AGM and by our very own Kylie Pentelow.
:14:14. > :14:19.In its heyday in the mid- 19th century, this was the place to
:14:19. > :14:23.begin your journey to London. Now the people in it are going nowhere
:14:23. > :14:30.fast but using the London Road station as their GM. The building
:14:30. > :14:39.has now been awarded a Red wheel, which with a bit of muscle power, I
:14:39. > :14:43.unveiled. Why has a gym been given a will? It is quite fun messed
:14:44. > :14:49.about with and so it shows what a railway station of that era looked
:14:49. > :14:55.like. When this was billed, many of the things Victorians did was not
:14:55. > :15:01.by halves. They said, we are here and important. When I was young
:15:01. > :15:06.this sort of thing was on the go and used by railways. We were all
:15:06. > :15:15.well spotters. The youth of today will not recognise this for what
:15:15. > :15:20.it's worth. It was vandalised by juveniles. This is British heritage.
:15:20. > :15:25.Another equally impressive side has been awarded Red Wheels in the East
:15:25. > :15:31.Midlands. Many in Derbyshire like the Derby round House, the canal
:15:31. > :15:37.port, the National Tramway Museum. And in Leicestershire, Foxton Locks
:15:37. > :15:41.has been given a red will. None of those have been converted into
:15:41. > :15:48.swimming pools and housing one in an old railway station comes with
:15:48. > :15:53.its own challenges. We do have some issues with maintenance or the
:15:53. > :15:57.building features because there is limited work you can do with it but
:15:57. > :16:02.they are all challengers and I would not change it. Training might
:16:02. > :16:10.have replaced the trains but it has still worked out the best way to
:16:10. > :16:17.knock this building into shape. A lovely old building that has not
:16:17. > :16:22.been demolished. Lovely! Still to come: after a perfect start to the
:16:22. > :16:32.week, what does the weather hold for the next four days?
:16:32. > :16:51.
:16:51. > :16:56.I am with Amy-Lou who is getting Time now for the sport. We are
:16:56. > :17:00.going to start with the British Olympic swimming trials because
:17:00. > :17:06.already five East Midlanders have qualified to the games. The Bill
:17:06. > :17:10.story has been Mansfield Becky Adlington. A brilliant performance
:17:10. > :17:18.in the 400 metres last night but she pulled out of the 200 metres
:17:18. > :17:24.freestyle. We found out why. It is here where you can sense the
:17:24. > :17:29.emotion and what it means to people to make London 2012 even someone as
:17:29. > :17:36.seasoned as Rebecca Adlington. She was due to compete this morning but
:17:36. > :17:40.she pulled out for emotional reasons and physical ones. She got
:17:40. > :17:44.a rapturous reception as she took to the simple to compete in the 400
:17:44. > :17:50.metres. She led from start to finish but she admitted she was
:17:50. > :17:56.terribly nervous. She had four years of thinking of reaching
:17:56. > :18:03.London 2012 and when she finally got there, the emotion was too much.
:18:03. > :18:11.I do not want to cry again but I am so happy, relieved, excited! So
:18:11. > :18:15.much love for Joe as well. I know we can come here and stand there
:18:15. > :18:20.strong and proud of to be British and work together. A tearful
:18:20. > :18:23.Rebecca Adlington talking about her colleague and friend Jo Jackson.
:18:23. > :18:31.What about the rest of those simmers?
:18:31. > :18:35.Four others are, Joe ejection did qualify it as well as Fran Halsall
:18:35. > :18:42.who rather strangely, her goggles snapped on the start-line. She had
:18:42. > :18:51.to borrow a pair and she just sneak in under the Lion. Five East
:18:51. > :18:54.Midlands winners of two London 2012. Before a ball was kicked, Leicester
:18:54. > :18:59.were favourites for promotion but things have not gone to plan so far
:18:59. > :19:04.this season. Inconsistent form has left them trailing the leading pack
:19:04. > :19:10.in the championship and with games running out, the and 69 Derby
:19:10. > :19:15.against Coventry is the perfect place to pick up some points.
:19:15. > :19:22.on Leicester! War paint at the ready, the big question was whether
:19:22. > :19:27.Leicester had left it too late. have not had back-to-back wins. We
:19:27. > :19:32.are waiting for a run of games. the best of starts for the home
:19:32. > :19:36.team. Just six minutes in and a chance to go ahead when the Foxes
:19:36. > :19:40.were awarded a penalty but Neil Danns failed to find the net. They
:19:40. > :19:45.kept the pressure on and eventually it paid off. Jermaine Beckford's
:19:45. > :19:48.shot was saved but Dave Nugent was there for the rebound. Chances
:19:48. > :19:52.galore came and went for a Leicester team desperate for points
:19:52. > :19:56.to close the gap on the leading pack and Beckford combined with
:19:56. > :20:01.Nugent again to double the home side's lead. But Coventry were not
:20:01. > :20:09.done yet. They were handed a lifeline when Wes Morgan was judged
:20:09. > :20:12.to have fouled outside the box. They ended the game with 10 men
:20:12. > :20:17.when a red card was awarded for a dangerous tackle but this was all
:20:18. > :20:21.about victory and three valuable championship points. Back-to-back
:20:21. > :20:25.wins for Leicester for the first time. They push for the play-offs
:20:25. > :20:31.is on. The with the number of games left in the league we are running
:20:32. > :20:37.out of time, but it just keeps us in the race and that is the
:20:37. > :20:41.important thing. A good day for Leicester. And a decent weekend for
:20:41. > :20:47.other teams to. Draws for Derby and Forest and another win for Notts
:20:47. > :20:54.County. Derby County must have feared the
:20:54. > :20:58.worst when they went 2-0 down to Birmingham. They doubled their lead
:20:58. > :21:02.after the break but Derby's fightback began with a Stephen
:21:02. > :21:05.Davies header. It was his first start since fracturing his skull
:21:05. > :21:12.and the fightback was complete thanks to this goal from the
:21:12. > :21:16.Robinson. Coming here shows what team spirit we have got. We do not
:21:17. > :21:22.fear coming to any place. We are a team, a young gang of lads who
:21:22. > :21:27.loved playing football. No pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for
:21:27. > :21:31.Forest but at least they grabbed another point. Gareth McCleary but
:21:31. > :21:37.the Reds in front. Barnsley were a different side after the break and
:21:37. > :21:42.got their equaliser. Forest always -- almost grabbed a late winner
:21:42. > :21:47.towards the end but it was saved. Four points of the relegation zone.
:21:47. > :21:51.Four we were beaten last year, and the year before so it has not been
:21:51. > :22:01.too much of a happy hunting ground for us. Before the game we might
:22:01. > :22:13.
:22:13. > :22:18.More on those games plus a feature on Leicester player and web
:22:18. > :22:24.entrepreneurs Neil Danns on tonight's Late Kick Off on BBC One
:22:24. > :22:29.at 11:05pm. Not to be messed. Rugby, Leicester Tigers still in the hunt
:22:29. > :22:32.for a top to finish after their 10th win of the season. At times it
:22:32. > :22:38.looked like mud wrestling but Leicester mastered the conditions
:22:38. > :22:43.much better that their opponents cluster. Tiger slid five tries to
:22:43. > :22:48.keep up their run of form that has seen them climb the table. They are
:22:49. > :22:56.four points behind second-placed Saracens with Richard Cockerill
:22:56. > :22:59.praising his players mental status. Any chance Nottingham Panthers
:22:59. > :23:05.winning the Elite League title came to an end at the weekend. They came
:23:05. > :23:10.from behind to beat 54-3 on Saturday but defeat by 5-3 at
:23:11. > :23:20.Coventry yesterday it ended any possibility of a title. And does go
:23:20. > :23:24.to Belfast for the first leg of their Challenge Cup final. We will
:23:24. > :23:30.be of to see them from the airport tomorrow.
:23:30. > :23:35.Thank you, Colin. As we are talking about quite a lot this week, it is
:23:35. > :23:39.going to be a very busy time for lots of people preparing for that
:23:39. > :23:43.royal visit. Among them is a Leicestershire girl who has a
:23:43. > :23:49.really important duty to carry out on the big day. Carol Hinds has
:23:49. > :23:51.been to meet her. The family have been fouled -- they
:23:51. > :23:55.are raising to refurbish a children's cancer were that the
:23:55. > :23:58.Leicester Royal Infirmary since their son died in January. They say
:23:58. > :24:02.he would have been proud of his sister Amy-Lou who will be
:24:02. > :24:08.presenting flowers to the Duchess of Cambridge when she visits
:24:08. > :24:15.Leicester on Thursday. A secret her parents have kept for weeks. Just
:24:15. > :24:20.before half term, we were asked to keep it quiet for security reasons
:24:20. > :24:25.and we were careful that we did not say anything to anybody. It is
:24:25. > :24:31.really exciting. I cannot wait to do it. What would you say to her?
:24:31. > :24:34.do not know. George loved sport and through him the family from Stoney
:24:34. > :24:42.Stanton has met a number of celebrities but the duchess will be
:24:42. > :24:47.the first royal. Very exciting and very -- Amy-Lou is very excited.
:24:47. > :24:51.had been practising my curtsy. Duchess is recognised as one of the
:24:51. > :24:57.world's best-dressed women. Amy-Lou will be wearing a new pair of shoes
:24:58. > :25:02.and sporting a special hairdo when she meets her. I will have my hair
:25:02. > :25:07.curled with lots of pretty flowers in. Not only will this six year old
:25:07. > :25:14.be presenting a Posy, she will also be joining the royal party for
:25:14. > :25:21.lunch. Thursday will be a memorable day.
:25:21. > :25:30.She is so placed. Lovely! Curls and flowers fit for a princess -
:25:30. > :25:35.fantastic! Time for the weather. We have seen a bit of a mixture
:25:35. > :25:38.weather-wise over the last few days. We got away rain yesterday and the
:25:38. > :25:44.We got away rain yesterday and the weather front is still affecting us
:25:44. > :25:48.tonight. A lovely picture to show you sent in by Alan of a squirrel.
:25:48. > :25:52.Keep your pictures coming in. What we have got this evening is low
:25:52. > :25:58.pressure that brought all the wet weather yesterday still sitting
:25:58. > :26:03.across the south-east corner and it could start to pep itself out a bit
:26:03. > :26:08.through the evening. The further west you travel, the temperature
:26:08. > :26:13.soon starting to drop. A widespread frost and the temperatures within
:26:13. > :26:19.the towns and cities around one or two Celsius but in rural areas it
:26:19. > :26:26.could do go down to minus three. The cloud starting to come back in
:26:26. > :26:30.through the eastern side in the early hours. It will be quite a
:26:30. > :26:35.bright start, the cloud thinning in the afternoon and lambing a bit of
:26:35. > :26:41.sunshine across most of the East Midlands. Daytime temperatures of
:26:41. > :26:45.nine Celsius. We start to lose the cloud overnight, a weather front
:26:45. > :26:50.working its way down from the north-west. The isobars tightening,
:26:50. > :26:55.so it will not only be wet overnight on Wednesday but it will
:26:55. > :26:59.become quite windy. High pressure pushing up from the South, playing
:26:59. > :27:04.its part towards the end of the week but what we will see on
:27:04. > :27:08.Wednesday is a once one band of rain goes three, quite a few
:27:08. > :27:13.showers following behind. Thursday we are left with a lot of cloud
:27:13. > :27:17.cover, the wind starting to ease. For a daytime temperature of eight
:27:17. > :27:23.or nine Celsius on Thursday. Towards the end of the week as the
:27:23. > :27:27.high pressure builds up, we start to see the milder air back in.
:27:27. > :27:31.Friday could be a bit on the cloudy side but temperatures above