:00:16. > :00:20.This is East Midlands Today with Dominic Heale and me, Anne Davies.
:00:20. > :00:22.Our top story tonight - the McCanns. More hopeful than ever of finding
:00:22. > :00:24.Madeleine alive. Good evening. Welcome to Wednesday's programme.
:00:24. > :00:27.Five years after Madeleine went missing, Kate and Gerry McCann have
:00:27. > :00:29.spoken of their renewed hope of finding their daughter.
:00:29. > :00:32.The couple, from the village of Rothley in Leicestershire, say the
:00:32. > :00:35.Metropolitan Police review of the case which started a year ago has
:00:35. > :00:37.lifted a massive burden from their shoulders. They believe new leads
:00:37. > :00:41.identified by Scotland Yard detectives could result in the
:00:41. > :00:45.inquiry being re-opened again in Portugal. Mike O'Sullivan's been to
:00:45. > :00:55.a press conference held by the McCanns in London today. His report
:00:55. > :01:00.
:01:00. > :01:04.contains some flash photography. Five years on, Kate and Gerry
:01:04. > :01:09.McCann I'll still attracting huge media interest. An Age progressed
:01:09. > :01:12.image of Madeleine, sharing her at 9 years old, is keeping her case in
:01:12. > :01:17.the public eye. I felt really encouraged because I
:01:17. > :01:22.could see her in the image so it didn't look unusual. It didn't
:01:22. > :01:25.strike me as a child I didn't know and because of that, I feel this
:01:25. > :01:28.could be in useful investigative tool.
:01:28. > :01:33.Madeleine disappeared from her parents' holiday apartment in
:01:33. > :01:40.Portugal five years ago tomorrow. We wanted a review to be conducted
:01:40. > :01:46.and that is why the can paint for it for five years. -- campaigned.
:01:46. > :01:49.As the review has highlighted, there are lots of opportunities and
:01:49. > :01:55.new information emerging. I am more confident than ought than
:01:55. > :01:58.at any point in the last four 1/2 years that we will actually find
:01:58. > :02:03.Madeleine. The couple say they have been
:02:03. > :02:07.through pain, sadness, anxiety, frustration and anger over the last
:02:08. > :02:13.five years. They don't want Madeleine's younger twin brother
:02:13. > :02:16.and sister to go through the same thing. I don't really want them to
:02:16. > :02:22.have the burden of this, of having to keep looking and looking and
:02:22. > :02:26.looking and not being able to stop. We need to find her now.
:02:26. > :02:29.Five years on, the recants say they have renewed hope in the search for
:02:29. > :02:39.that length thanks to the Metropolitan Police Review and this
:02:39. > :02:42.
:02:42. > :02:48.Our reporter joins us from our Westminster studio. What are the
:02:48. > :02:52.hopes now for this Metropolitan Police Review?
:02:52. > :02:57.Kate and Gerry McCann said a massive burden had been lifted from
:02:57. > :03:04.them knowing that the Metropolitan Police investigative review was
:03:04. > :03:09.going on. They said they couldn't comment on the nature of the 195
:03:09. > :03:14.Leeds that have been identified so far by the Scotland Yard detectives
:03:14. > :03:20.but they have said that they were hoping it really could result in
:03:20. > :03:26.them being able to identify who was responsible for taking Madeleine
:03:26. > :03:32.and leading them to find her. Gerry McCann said he felt more confident
:03:32. > :03:35.now, today, five years on, then he had in the last four and a half
:03:35. > :03:40.years, that some sort of breakthrough could be made. It's
:03:40. > :03:46.incredible to think that five years on, at the mechanics are feeling a
:03:46. > :03:51.lot better about things than they were a few years ago. That will be
:03:51. > :03:57.echoed where they come from in the village of roughly. What do they
:03:57. > :04:04.say about the support they have had from the people at home?
:04:04. > :04:08.The recants -- they spoke warmly about their home village. It is
:04:09. > :04:14.where they tried to bring up the twin brother and sister of
:04:14. > :04:20.Madeleine with as normal a life as they can because they are in the
:04:20. > :04:27.media spotlight and it has been a difficult job for them but they say
:04:27. > :04:32.that is where they do feel at home and the children have got fat --
:04:32. > :04:37.have got friends and go to parties. They do the normal things that
:04:37. > :04:43.children of that age do. They say that in their home village, that is
:04:43. > :04:48.where they feel secured, safe and comfortable. It was the scene, of
:04:48. > :04:54.course, of yellow ribbons around the village green, there. Very
:04:54. > :04:59.emotional scene. The family say it is where they feel safe and
:04:59. > :05:03.comfortable. The funeral of a Leicestershire
:05:03. > :05:06.runner who died during the London Marathon has taken place today. 30-
:05:06. > :05:09.year-old Claire Squires collapsed in the last mile of the event.
:05:09. > :05:14.Since her death, people have donated more than a million pounds
:05:14. > :05:20.to her chosen charity, the Samaritans. Today around 600 people
:05:20. > :05:24.were at her funeral in Claire's home village in North Kilworth.
:05:24. > :05:27.There was a red theme, it was her favourite colour. There were so
:05:27. > :05:32.many people at the private ceremony that some had to listen through
:05:32. > :05:41.speakers in the church grounds. Joining us now from St.Andrew's
:05:41. > :05:45.Church at North Kilworth is the Reverend Emma Davies. Thank you for
:05:45. > :05:51.joining us. This is a story that really has touched the nation's
:05:51. > :05:56.heart. What was it about her that has made everyone respond in this
:05:56. > :06:00.extraordinary way? Well, I think what came out of
:06:00. > :06:09.today's service was just how generous-hearted Clare was and how
:06:09. > :06:12.full of life she was. She was one of these rare people who was truly
:06:13. > :06:16.a life giver. We heard stories from her family today and I spoke to
:06:17. > :06:21.people outside afterwards who talked about how much she had
:06:21. > :06:24.looked after them. It is that sort of generous-hearted and us that has
:06:24. > :06:33.touched people. And how did people remember Claire
:06:33. > :06:38.today? I understand red walls warned. There were red wristbands
:06:38. > :06:42.handed out with her name on them to everybody who came to the church.
:06:42. > :06:47.Lots of people for the Curragh -- the colour red and it brightened
:06:47. > :06:51.the scene. What tributes were paid? It was a
:06:51. > :06:57.private service today. It was private but it was a service
:06:57. > :07:01.to which all of care's family and friends were invited. The 600
:07:01. > :07:08.people we saw felt they knew her well and wanted to say goodbye to
:07:08. > :07:13.her. Tributes were paid by her partner, Simon. It was a sad
:07:13. > :07:18.service but it was also a hopeful service. There were tears but also
:07:18. > :07:23.moments of laughter as anecdotes were told. We give thanks for
:07:23. > :07:27.Clare's life and we entrusted her into God's safe hands and had a
:07:27. > :07:31.sense of Christiane hope which will hopefully help people comfort one
:07:31. > :07:41.another at this difficult time. An extraordinary day and very
:07:41. > :07:41.
:07:41. > :07:44.moving, I am sure. Politicians are making their final
:07:44. > :07:46.pitch before elections tomorrow that could shake-up how two of our
:07:46. > :07:49.cities are run. In Derby, the Conservative-LibDem coalition faces
:07:49. > :07:52.a strong challenge from Labour. And in Nottingham, there's a referendum
:07:52. > :07:56.on whether its political leader should be replaced by a directly-
:07:56. > :08:06.elected city mayor. Here's our Political Editor John
:08:06. > :08:07.
:08:07. > :08:11.Hess. Good evening. Which councils have elections tomorrow?
:08:11. > :08:14.It is easier to say which councils have got elections rather than
:08:14. > :08:24.those who haven't because most of us won't be going to the polls
:08:24. > :08:26.
:08:26. > :08:32.tomorrow. Derby City, Amber Valley. In
:08:32. > :08:37.Nottingham we have the mayoral Nottingham we have the mayoral
:08:37. > :08:42.referendum. If you want to test the political mood of the East Midlands,
:08:42. > :08:51.it's to Derby you should go. The city council is a Conservative-led
:08:51. > :08:57.coalition with the Lib Dems. The current make-up is Labour 22,
:08:57. > :09:03.Conservatives 16 and the Lib Dems, on 12. One third of seats, that's
:09:03. > :09:12.17, are being contested. Labour needs just four additional seats to
:09:12. > :09:17.take overall control. That is why I suspect all the political leaders
:09:17. > :09:27.will be keeping an eye on the Derby result because that will give a
:09:27. > :09:32.
:09:32. > :09:39.real test on where Middle England is going. What will be the question
:09:39. > :09:44.on the ballot paper in Nottingham? It is quite convoluted language. I
:09:44. > :09:54.will give you an example. If you want to maintain the status quo the
:09:54. > :09:54.
:09:54. > :10:01.question you will be asked is reduce support the current system
:10:01. > :10:04.in which an leader is an elected councillor chosen by a vote of
:10:04. > :10:10.other elected councillors? So you vote for the status quo?
:10:10. > :10:16.Yes. An elected -- and elected councillor. If you want to vote for
:10:16. > :10:20.a city mayor, this is option two, it will save on the form, by a
:10:21. > :10:30.mayor who is elected by voters. There are certain similarities
:10:31. > :10:32.
:10:32. > :10:37.between the questions. It has taken a while for this to
:10:37. > :10:41.get going but it has been Electa hide by some of the propaganda. One
:10:41. > :10:48.of the questions being asked by the anti- camp is, who has been paying
:10:48. > :10:55.for the adverts that have appeared in the Nottingham post? Turn inside.
:10:55. > :10:59.Look at page two and page 3. Those adverts are not cheap.
:10:59. > :11:09.We have to ended here but the big question is how the vote will turn
:11:09. > :11:09.
:11:09. > :11:11.out. It's emerged that a British soldier
:11:11. > :11:15.who was killed in Afghanistan on Friday had lived in Nottingham.
:11:15. > :11:18.Michael Roland was shot while on patrol in Helmand province. His
:11:18. > :11:23.family says he was proud to be part of the Queen's company Grenadier
:11:23. > :11:26.Guards. He's been described by his commanding officer as a terrific
:11:26. > :11:28.soldier with a bright future who will be missed hugely.
:11:28. > :11:31.Detectives investigating the killing of Malakai McKenzie have
:11:31. > :11:34.made four more arrests. The 19- year-old was shot dead outside this
:11:34. > :11:39.pub at Sherwood in Nottingham, a week and a half ago. Today three
:11:39. > :11:42.men were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. The fourth man's
:11:42. > :11:50.suspected of assisting an offender. The police are still appealing for
:11:50. > :11:53.Police are appealing for witnesses after a 93-year-old man was injured
:11:53. > :11:56.in a road traffic collision in Sandiacre. The pensioner was
:11:56. > :12:02.knocked down by a light coloured van as he crossed Derby road on
:12:02. > :12:05.Monday afternoon. The van failed to stop and drove away from the scene.
:12:05. > :12:15.The pensioner suffered injuries to his leg and was taken to Nottingham
:12:15. > :12:18.
:12:18. > :12:23.City Hospital. Next, a university Engineer who was
:12:23. > :12:27.left for dead in Nottinghamshire is backing a campaign to make streets
:12:27. > :12:35.safer score cyclists. He suffered fractures to his neck,
:12:35. > :12:41.back and ribs. Our reporter has been to meet him. What happened?
:12:41. > :12:48.I think I landed in my head. A car hit me from behind. It threw me off
:12:48. > :12:54.my bike and on to the road. This is what happened to the spine
:12:54. > :12:57.when it he was hit by a car. You can see it was fractured.
:12:57. > :13:03.Three there to break, three fractures, any one of which could
:13:03. > :13:06.have caused paralysis or death. He has been studying the effect of
:13:06. > :13:11.traffic collisions for a decade. This is what happens when a cyclist
:13:11. > :13:16.is hit from behind. If you are hit by a car, it makes a
:13:16. > :13:21.difference in terms of resistance when you get hit by the car itself
:13:21. > :13:27.but also it affects how far and high you are thrown.
:13:27. > :13:37.He is backing a campaign from Break to introduce 20 mph speed limits in
:13:37. > :13:43.
:13:43. > :13:51.For an employment tribunal has said that Boots acted unlawfully when
:13:51. > :13:57.they cut overtime pay. Boots said they were disappointed with the
:13:57. > :14:01.outcome and claimed that the vast majority of employees had accepted
:14:01. > :14:05.the changes. Now we uncover a hidden gem that is
:14:05. > :14:12.steeped in history. It is fairly unlikely that you will have visited
:14:12. > :14:16.Ellis Manor House, but tonight we broke under the spotlight. -- we
:14:16. > :14:19.have the right under the spotlight. Centuries-old paintings had been
:14:19. > :14:26.discovered there, some of them had been called the most important of
:14:26. > :14:34.their kind in the country. Familiar faces of our heritage.
:14:34. > :14:38.Many, instantly recognisable. My little gem is West -- is less well
:14:39. > :14:48.known. Tucked away here is somewhere we have not seen before.
:14:48. > :14:53.It is called Ellis Manor House. It is certainly steeped in history. It
:14:53. > :15:03.started life as the home of Anthony Ellis, a rich merchant back in
:15:03. > :15:03.
:15:03. > :15:10.early Tudor times. Today's Lord of the manor is Clive. This house
:15:10. > :15:20.takes in all of early European British history. For much of the
:15:20. > :15:20.
:15:20. > :15:28.last century it was a wet to read. -- Rectory. What do these walls
:15:28. > :15:31.show? It is looking out into way pleasure garden. When they were
:15:31. > :15:36.done the Merchant was seeing things around the world, and he wanted to
:15:36. > :15:40.bring them back there. More than 500 years later, they are described
:15:40. > :15:50.as the most important domestic paintings of their date in the
:15:50. > :15:51.
:15:51. > :15:55.country. This is night. A rather splendid dear. The rest of it is
:15:55. > :16:03.covered over. What can you do? have been in touch with people, and
:16:03. > :16:08.they have done a complete survey. It has shown that it will take 500
:16:08. > :16:17.hours, and �100,000 to conserve. Is this going to be your lifetime's
:16:17. > :16:22.work? It probably is. I would rather not think a bit like that! -
:16:22. > :16:26.- think of it like that! He is hoping that this hidden gem will
:16:26. > :16:30.not be done any more. Still to come, news of a special
:16:30. > :16:35.programme on the continuing drought in the region.
:16:35. > :16:42.The story of Houdini the hamster, he has already escaped twice,
:16:42. > :16:52.causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage.
:16:52. > :16:54.
:16:54. > :16:59.We do have a lot of soft toys. It is all about the Olympics. You
:16:59. > :17:09.might have seen in the shops, they are everywhere.
:17:09. > :17:10.
:17:10. > :17:20.This is the one for 2012. He is a funny little thing. He only has got
:17:20. > :17:24.
:17:24. > :17:34.one eye! This one was from Beijing. We are looking for people who have
:17:34. > :17:44.Olympics memorabilia. Get in touch, send us your picture. Thank you
:17:44. > :17:44.
:17:44. > :17:50.very much for this little fellow. Thank you for lending him. We will
:17:50. > :17:55.Thank you for lending him. We will Thank you for lending him. We will
:17:55. > :18:00.take great care. Time for the sport.
:18:00. > :18:05.I'll be talking about the Olympics in just a moment time. We will
:18:05. > :18:09.start with football, none of our Championship sides can make the
:18:09. > :18:14.play-offs, there is one team in action tonight, Mansfield Town,
:18:14. > :18:18.they have been in amazing form this year. They are away at York City,
:18:18. > :18:24.in their semi-final first leg, as they look to make a return to the
:18:24. > :18:28.Football League. They were relegated to the
:18:28. > :18:35.conference four years ago, despite dreams of a great escape. He
:18:35. > :18:40.claimed at a turbulent time -- it came at a turbulent time. The owner
:18:40. > :18:45.sold up, he was still the landlord of the stadium, and at one point
:18:45. > :18:51.lock the team out in a dispute over rent. All of that is behind them,
:18:51. > :18:57.with John Radford owning the club. The fans are the leading again.
:18:57. > :19:01.They have done very well. We are excited about it. Hoping we are
:19:01. > :19:07.going to get back in the Football League. A massive credit to the
:19:07. > :19:13.chairman, the backroom staff, the players, they have done prettily in
:19:13. > :19:16.the last 12 months. You got to believe, don't you? That is one of
:19:16. > :19:24.the biggest things we have managed to achieve, but some believe back
:19:24. > :19:29.into the city, and the football club. -- belief. It works two ways,
:19:29. > :19:39.you want them to be the top man. They go into tonight's semi-final
:19:39. > :19:44.as favourites. They have won 13 out of their last 15 games. We have
:19:44. > :19:48.hunger, desire, it has been immense. In the last 15 games, when people
:19:48. > :19:53.started questioning us, I think the one thing about these boys, they
:19:53. > :19:58.have come back get people. It's going to be an interesting scenario
:19:58. > :20:02.in the play-offs. We are looking very hungry. If everything goes
:20:02. > :20:06.well, and we perform, it will be a proud moment to lead the boys out
:20:06. > :20:10.at Wembley, but we know we have a lot of work to do before then, and
:20:10. > :20:13.we are focused on Wednesday. Good luck to them.
:20:13. > :20:17.We will let you how they get on tomorrow night.
:20:17. > :20:20.If cricket, and Nottinghamshire's new chief executive says she is
:20:20. > :20:25.proud to be leading the way in the male-dominated sport. Lisa
:20:25. > :20:30.Pursehouse takes over from Derek Brewer, after seven years as his
:20:30. > :20:35.deputy. She was speaking today after becoming the first woman to
:20:35. > :20:40.take up the position in first class cricket. Having all this fuss is
:20:40. > :20:45.taking a little time to get used to. On the other hand, I am aware if
:20:45. > :20:55.there are women out there who feel that this is impossible, I am
:20:55. > :20:58.really pleased that I dispel that myth. Nottinghamshire have been in
:20:58. > :21:05.action today, not a great start to their County Championship match
:21:05. > :21:15.with Lancashire. Despite Stuart Broad and Graham swan being in the
:21:15. > :21:15.
:21:15. > :21:25.team, they're all 165 out for 169. Derbyshire are continuing their
:21:25. > :21:26.
:21:26. > :21:31.early season form, they are 362-9. Leicestershire have a slow start,
:21:31. > :21:35.with Yorkshire making 329-5. Back to the Olympics, if you are
:21:35. > :21:39.looking where Britain's medals are going to come from, cycling has to
:21:39. > :21:44.be right up there. There are hopes that Dhabi will become a leading
:21:44. > :21:47.light in the sport. A ballet drome is set to open in 2014, and a
:21:47. > :21:53.pioneering project is trying to encourage more youngsters into the
:21:53. > :21:59.saddle. We are not professionals. We are
:21:59. > :22:03.doing it for fun. Fun is not something usually taught in schools.
:22:03. > :22:06.These students at Brookfield Primary School are having a field
:22:06. > :22:11.day learning to cycle. It is part of a scheme tried to get people in
:22:11. > :22:18.the City more active. The long-term aim is to get more healthy kids, to
:22:18. > :22:24.get the opportunity to get them out of the house, away from the
:22:24. > :22:30.PlayStation. Since the scheme started in 2007, the number of
:22:30. > :22:34.students cycling into school has risen to 6.7%. That equates to 2000
:22:34. > :22:39.journeys into class every day. healthy child is not about them
:22:39. > :22:42.being held the mind, it is about a healthy body, about developing the
:22:42. > :22:49.expertise, and the creativity of the whole child. It is very
:22:49. > :22:58.important. I think I cycle more, because I enjoyed more. It is quite
:22:58. > :23:04.fun having races. I really enjoy it. We drive around the track in the
:23:04. > :23:08.relay race. Derby his fortune enough to have -- Dhabi is
:23:08. > :23:16.fortunate enough that it is the only place in the country provides
:23:16. > :23:18.this training programme. David Brown spoke said that -- it is said
:23:18. > :23:24.that Dhabi will produce a world champion in the next ten years
:23:24. > :23:31.because of all of these things that are happening.
:23:31. > :23:37.That is your sport. What price a new pet? Well, for the
:23:37. > :23:45.Cooper family, it proved quite high. All they wanted was a hamster, but
:23:45. > :23:51.the aptly named Houdini stage an escape from his box. He chewed his
:23:51. > :23:56.way through the car causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage.
:23:56. > :24:02.Victoria's car is playing up, it is only doing around 45 mph. It became
:24:02. > :24:12.faulty after an animal went on the ban Page and queued up some wires -
:24:12. > :24:13.
:24:13. > :24:17.- run. He was the culprit, Houdini the hamster, his owners have only
:24:17. > :24:21.just bought him when he carried out his first escape. My mum went to
:24:21. > :24:28.the supermarket, I stayed in the car to look after him. He started
:24:28. > :24:36.biting his way through the box, to try and get out. He eventually made
:24:36. > :24:43.a big hole, and he bit my finger. My mum was coming back, and I was
:24:43. > :24:49.trying to keep him in the back, he bit my finger again, and I dropped
:24:49. > :24:58.in on the floor. He climbed up behind the dashboard. The RAC were
:24:58. > :25:06.called out, and spent two hours looking bore him. -- looking for
:25:06. > :25:10.him. The man was laughing when he got out the car. He said, we are
:25:10. > :25:14.going to have to take the holiday - poured out to get the hamster.
:25:14. > :25:24.was not his only escape, it happened again at home. This time
:25:24. > :25:27.he had an -- he had a brush with death, after encountering the cat!
:25:27. > :25:37.He is safely in this ball, that perhaps he is planning his next
:25:37. > :25:38.
:25:38. > :25:41.great escape. -- but perhaps. News of a special programme tonight,
:25:41. > :25:47.News of a special programme tonight, it is all about the drought in the
:25:47. > :25:57.region. Even though it has been the wettest April on record, and
:25:57. > :25:59.
:25:59. > :26:05.withers have risen, the water is still low. -- be with there are
:26:05. > :26:13.rivers. More details on that later. We
:26:13. > :26:21.should get some rain tomorrow. Some of the rain will be on the heavy
:26:21. > :26:28.side. We have a breather from a today. We had some sunshine this
:26:28. > :26:34.afternoon. -- we have a breather. That rain is going to pounce on us
:26:34. > :26:40.later. It is all linked to this weather front. The exact location
:26:40. > :26:45.is subject to change. It could go north, it could go south. It looks
:26:45. > :26:54.like it may cut us into tonight. The cloud will be increasing, we
:26:54. > :26:58.will see the Rana rearing its ugly head. -- the rain. We could see any
:26:58. > :27:04.extra 20 mm of rain in Leicestershire. Further north, it
:27:04. > :27:14.should stay dry, quite cloudy, 4-5 degrees. Tomorrow morning, not a
:27:14. > :27:16.
:27:16. > :27:26.very pleasant rush hour. The Rana get it wriggle on -- be Rana is
:27:26. > :27:26.
:27:26. > :27:30.widespread. Temperatures dented, down to a 11-a 13 degrees. Friday,
:27:30. > :27:33.bad weather front worked its way southwards. At the moment it is