:00:04. > :00:16.This is East Midlands Today. Tonight, the case for High Speed
:00:16. > :00:21.Rail. A report says we would be £2 billion a year better off. The new
:00:21. > :00:25.study predicts a huge HS2 windfall for Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire,
:00:25. > :00:30.but what about Leicestershire? Really angry and frustrated because
:00:30. > :00:34.Leicester gets no more than a passing reference in today's report.
:00:34. > :00:41.The tenants facing eviction because of the so—called bedroom tax. It is
:00:41. > :00:49.my home, I have lived here with my kids, why should I go out? Plus, the
:00:49. > :00:58.six—year—old voted the UK's most inspirational child. She has a smile
:00:58. > :00:59.on her face all the time, she has taught us all a lesson and
:00:59. > :01:06.resilience, coping and determination. And back in time, the
:01:06. > :01:20.house where all the MoD cons are not at all mods.
:01:20. > :01:26.Good evening. A new report says the HS2 rail line could bring more than
:01:26. > :01:32.£2 billion a year to Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire by 2037. Critics have
:01:32. > :01:38.claimed the route is a waste of money, but the Transport Secretary
:01:38. > :01:43.says this fresh study proves the case for the development of the
:01:43. > :01:47.high—speed link. It will cut through the East Midlands sweeping through
:01:47. > :01:51.large parts of Leicestershire before heading north. This new study
:01:51. > :01:55.analyses the economic benefits to Nottingham in Derby, but there is no
:01:55. > :02:02.mention of Leicester. That has angered the city's politicians and
:02:02. > :02:09.business leaders. Billed as a fast—track to regional
:02:09. > :02:13.growth. This is not convincing taxpayers in Leicester. The
:02:13. > :02:22.Transport Secretary and East Midlands MP is sticking with the
:02:22. > :02:26.plan. We need HS2. It is a bypass for the clogged arteries of our
:02:26. > :02:32.transport system. It will reap the burden from our overcrowded system.
:02:32. > :02:37.The point about High Speed Rail is that you will not have to travel on
:02:37. > :02:39.it to gain from it. As it cuts across the corner from
:02:39. > :02:46.Leicestershire without stopping, there is little chance people in the
:02:46. > :02:49.county will use the line. They are not happy Leicester is being left
:02:49. > :02:56.out. Pretty typical. Lester seems to get left out of a lot of things.
:02:56. > :03:01.Doesn't seem very fair, does it? I think it's rubbish. It is too much
:03:01. > :03:07.money for so many people. In the grand scheme of things, it may well
:03:07. > :03:12.be worth it. Politicians from all sides are not convinced. My
:03:12. > :03:19.constituents will be damaged, we will get all of the pain and none of
:03:19. > :03:23.the game. Even if the government had lots of money you could not support
:03:23. > :03:26.a project which only delivers 50p of value. I am really angry and
:03:26. > :03:33.frustrated because Leicester gets no more than a passing reference. We
:03:33. > :03:37.could benefit from HS2 by having a direct link onto the new line once
:03:37. > :03:41.it is built. Business leaders in the city have their eyes set on a
:03:41. > :03:47.separate project. We are disappointed not to be included in
:03:47. > :03:50.these plans and HS2 will have a negligible effect on the rest of the
:03:50. > :03:55.economy. For us, the electrification of the Midland mainline meant that
:03:55. > :03:58.we could get to London in under an hour and that could make a real
:03:58. > :04:03.difference. Construction will not start until 2017, with predicted
:04:03. > :04:10.multi—billion pound benefits for Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire much
:04:10. > :04:18.further down the line. Still to come, Leicestershire and
:04:18. > :04:25.England cricketer hangs up his boots but he says he has had a ball. My
:04:25. > :04:31.body has taken too much of a battering. I want to leave while I
:04:31. > :04:37.still can walk. I could have squeezed another couple of years out
:04:37. > :04:46.but it is time to go. Next, a city council is taking court
:04:46. > :04:53.action against tenants who get into rent arrears because of the bedroom
:04:53. > :04:57.tax. Nottingham City Council says a minority people either can't or
:04:57. > :05:02.won't pay the occupancy charge. It was introduced by the government to
:05:02. > :05:08.claw—back benefit payments. Around 8000 council tenants are affected by
:05:08. > :05:12.the charge, but many of them are struggling to pay it. James Robson
:05:12. > :05:18.meant to meet modern woman who fears she will lose her home. Although she
:05:18. > :05:23.does not own this council house, this woman spent thousands of pounds
:05:23. > :05:32.on it. Now she is facing eviction. It is making me ill. A tenant here
:05:32. > :05:38.for 15 years, her three children have now all grown up and moved out.
:05:38. > :05:41.It means she now only uses one of her bedrooms. To reduce benefit
:05:41. > :05:44.payments, the government says councils must charge tenants for
:05:44. > :05:51.unused bedrooms. Nottingham city homes says she must pay an extra £4
:05:51. > :05:54.a week she has so far not paid. She has received threats of court
:05:54. > :05:58.action. A UN inspector says the charge could be against human
:05:58. > :06:02.rights. Nottingham City Council says they are trying to help tenants
:06:02. > :06:06.avoid eviction. We would have to evicted they get to a stage where
:06:06. > :06:12.arrears come to an amount that we agree is too much. What we are
:06:12. > :06:18.trying to do is find other ways to help them through this crisis so
:06:18. > :06:23.that we don't have to get to an eviction. A campaign group says the
:06:23. > :06:29.council should not be considering evictions. The council must not join
:06:29. > :06:33.in with that, they must turn pressure back on to the government
:06:33. > :06:38.and say no, we are not going to evict people. It is wrong for the
:06:38. > :06:42.council to pass this pressure onto individual people who are not
:06:42. > :06:45.because of the housing problem, not because of the financial situation
:06:45. > :06:52.which cost increased costs and benefits. We can say we are not
:06:52. > :06:56.going to evict. Only one council and the whole country has actually made
:06:56. > :07:01.a policy not to evict. This woman says she needs a large home to
:07:01. > :07:08.support her grandchildren. Isn't it favour for a family to have this
:07:08. > :07:15.house? No it's not, because it is my home. Why should I go? I am not
:07:15. > :07:20.getting any younger. I haven't got the money to start all over again.
:07:20. > :07:26.The campaign group meets in Clifton tonight.
:07:26. > :07:33.The police's power to stop and search people, it has been a
:07:33. > :07:37.contentious issue. Three years ago, the Leicestershire force was heavily
:07:38. > :07:41.criticised. Since then, the number of searches has dropped
:07:41. > :07:48.dramatically. From 25,000 a year to 5000.
:07:48. > :07:53.Kenny has been stopped and searched by the police several times. I have
:07:53. > :08:02.been searched about three times, two times, but they were a bit cheeky.
:08:02. > :08:06.He is one of several young people taking part in a consultation in
:08:06. > :08:10.Leicestershire to find out if stop and search powers are being used
:08:10. > :08:17.appropriately. It has made me realise that sometimes things do
:08:17. > :08:26.have to happen. It can change how you think about things. They want to
:08:26. > :08:32.talk to you and why they are searching you, but sometimes they
:08:32. > :08:38.don't say that. They don't say your rights or anything like that. To me,
:08:38. > :08:46.it is quite a good reason to be honest. Out on the road with two
:08:46. > :08:51.PCs. We are checking the city's car parks after a rise of break—ins. If
:08:51. > :08:58.they see anyone acting suspiciously, they could be stopped and searched.
:08:58. > :09:02.Driving slowly you see people hiding between cars and on the stairwells.
:09:02. > :09:10.You can see if anybody is loitering and hanging around. In the past,
:09:10. > :09:13.Leicestershire Police had a poor reputation for stopping and
:09:13. > :09:18.searching too many people. From 25,000 to 5000 people now, making
:09:18. > :09:23.sure it is much more focused on the areas of high criminality and making
:09:23. > :09:27.sure that we are protecting people from harm as well. It has been a
:09:28. > :09:32.pretty quiet afternoon, the officers haven't stopped and searched anyone.
:09:32. > :09:36.The policy is still controversial, but Leicestershire Police say it is
:09:36. > :09:41.a vital one in their fight against crime.
:09:41. > :09:46.Council staff in Nottinghamshire are to become the latest group to be
:09:46. > :09:52.guaranteed to be paid more than the minimum wage. The authorities might
:09:52. > :10:00.—— the authorities' plans mean they will receive an extra £7.45 an hour,
:10:00. > :10:05.costing the council more per year. We are talking about people who
:10:05. > :10:11.deliver important front line services in our communities. School
:10:11. > :10:19.cooks, care assistants, cleaners, people who don't get paid very much
:10:19. > :10:22.for good services. I think it is the right thing to do, having them a
:10:22. > :10:26.decent hourly rate. It gives them a little bit of spending power to help
:10:26. > :10:33.the local economies. Members of the UK and is hearty —— UK Independence
:10:33. > :10:38.Party have removed their leader. He was told he would receive no police
:10:38. > :10:42.action relating to racist remarks on a social networking site. He will
:10:42. > :10:49.face a disciplinary committee. Leicester could receive £3 million
:10:49. > :10:54.from Arts Council England if it becomes the city of culture. The
:10:54. > :10:58.team behind the bid have less than three weeks to submit the final
:10:58. > :11:01.document of the judging panel. Lester's attempt to take the title
:11:01. > :11:07.is being underwritten by the City Council to the tune of £12 million.
:11:08. > :11:11.You're watching East Midlands Today. A long—distance swimmer from
:11:11. > :11:18.Nottinghamshire is closing in on a remarkable record. Adam Walker has
:11:18. > :11:24.just completed the fifth stage of the Ocean's 7 Challenge, a series of
:11:24. > :11:29.ocean swims across the globe. Adam Swamy 18 miles across the Tsugaru
:11:29. > :11:35.Channel in Japan. Earlier he explained to us just how long it to
:11:35. > :11:43.and the dangers he faced. It took me 15 and have ours. It took me four
:11:43. > :11:48.and a half hours to do the last two miles, the currents were crazy. I
:11:48. > :11:54.had to do Sprint sets because the currents are constantly trained to
:11:54. > :12:01.pursue West. I had to do that pace, imagine if you doing having our
:12:01. > :12:09.sprints, the pilot did not speak any English. This is all in the dark as
:12:09. > :12:17.well, isn't it? Yes. I finished two hours in the dark and I saw the
:12:17. > :12:22.sharks underneath. Was that one of your worst moments? Well, I was
:12:22. > :12:29.stung repeatedly in the face at the start, jellyfish stings, I was sick
:12:29. > :12:36.for the first four hours. At that, I had no fuel, then I was told to
:12:36. > :12:43.Sprint. This went on for eight hours, then the waves came over and
:12:43. > :12:48.I was gasping. Sounds like you are having a great time. Why put
:12:48. > :12:53.yourself through that? It's the challenge, you want to challenge
:12:53. > :12:58.yourself and see how far I can push myself. I was breathing extremely
:12:58. > :13:02.heavily for seven or eight hours out there. Once you've done it you
:13:02. > :13:08.realise you can do anything you want. Were you surprised how capable
:13:09. > :13:17.you have been? I don't think you know you can achieve these things. I
:13:17. > :13:21.hadn't swum open water at all. I watched a movie about a man swimming
:13:21. > :13:29.the channel, I wondered if I could do that. Once I did the English
:13:29. > :13:34.Channel I thought what is the next channel, the Gibraltar Straits,
:13:34. > :13:39.Europe to Africa. I went on from there, thinking I wonder if I can do
:13:39. > :13:46.the seventh hardest in the world. What is the next big swim challenge?
:13:47. > :13:58.Cook Strait in New Zealand. That's pretty cold. You went on the
:13:58. > :14:03.Irish...? Yes.We will hopefully see you again when you're finished.
:14:03. > :14:09.Thank you very much. Brave but quite mad.
:14:09. > :14:14.Next tonight, you are about to meet the UK's most inspirational child.
:14:14. > :14:18.She is from Grantham and last year she was diagnosed with large cell
:14:18. > :14:24.lymphoma. She beat hundreds of others to the title, and tonight she
:14:24. > :14:30.will be getting her reward from Prince Harry.
:14:30. > :14:37.It happened so fast, it was like looking down, it happening to
:14:37. > :14:44.somebody else and not being real. I started off with something that
:14:44. > :14:49.didn't do the job and then I went to Nottingham hospital. At school she
:14:49. > :14:56.takes on a teacher role and helps them. From what teachers have told
:14:56. > :15:01.me, she will explain it to them. Through the whole illness and
:15:01. > :15:07.experience, she has had a smile on her face. She has taught us all a
:15:07. > :15:11.lesson in resilience, coping and determination. She has been
:15:12. > :15:16.absolutely phenomenal. She had four weeks recovery time and came back
:15:16. > :15:22.after Easter. You would never know she had been out of class. She
:15:22. > :15:25.slotted straight back in. Her work has been phenomenal. They did work
:15:25. > :15:33.with her at the hospital. The patients and their families have a
:15:33. > :15:41.tough time. The chemotherapy is no problem at all, so I am just
:15:41. > :15:50.delighted. She has been practising curtsies. She is absolutely over the
:15:50. > :15:57.moon. I am most looking forward to getting to meet Prince Harry and
:15:57. > :16:04.stay in a hotel and have a posh breakfast. That's lovely. She is not
:16:04. > :16:07.the only one getting an award tonight ceremony. The children's
:16:07. > :16:13.committee nursing team from Nottingham's Children's Hospital
:16:13. > :16:19.also beat hundreds to be voted the best medical team. Still to come:
:16:19. > :16:24.The perfect antidote to our wasteful, throwaway culture. We meet
:16:25. > :16:29.a man who for decades has resisted the urge to upgrade any of his many
:16:29. > :16:33.household appliances. And we have got everything but the kitchen sink
:16:33. > :16:42.in the forecast, rain, sunshine, warmth and our first proper autumn
:16:42. > :16:49.storm. Join me later. Autumn storms are coming. Kicking up
:16:49. > :16:57.a storm in sport. Coming up tonight, our search for sport and a major new
:16:57. > :17:03.stadium for the East Midlands. First, rugby and a big blow for
:17:03. > :17:08.Leicester Tigers and England. What seemed an innocuous knock on
:17:08. > :17:10.Sunday's game, Croft has had to have reconstructive surgery and his
:17:10. > :17:31.season is over. With his mop of blonde hair, Matthew
:17:31. > :17:34.Hoggard became one of the most recognisable and best England
:17:34. > :17:38.cricketers. A household name appearing recently on prime—time
:17:38. > :17:44.television shows like celebrity Masterchef and the question of
:17:44. > :17:48.sport. But at the age of 36, he is finishing his career with
:17:48. > :17:51.Leicestershire. The body is getting older and bawling is getting
:17:51. > :17:58.harder. It is taking its toll. The enjoyment is still there but you
:17:58. > :18:02.still have to be able to move in the morning and that is getting harder.
:18:02. > :18:13.He played 93 times for England and he wrote of the 2000 that a Mac and
:18:13. > :18:21.a key role of the 2005 Ashes. On the bus were the streets were packed, it
:18:21. > :18:26.was amazing. People lining the streets in Trafalgar Square was an
:18:26. > :18:30.amazing feeling. He has got countless highlights to look back on
:18:30. > :18:33.and the final win for Leicestershire. He was disappointed
:18:33. > :18:40.about being dropped and frustrated not to play more for his county, but
:18:40. > :18:46.his love for the game has not diminished. There will be tears when
:18:46. > :18:52.I walk off the pitch for the last time. I have enjoy every moment of
:18:52. > :18:55.it, even the hard times. It makes the good times even better, as I
:18:55. > :19:00.still enjoy my cricket. The body has taken too much of a battering, so I
:19:00. > :19:07.want to leave while I still can walk. I could have maybe squeezed
:19:07. > :19:12.another couple of years out, but it is time to go. And you can see the
:19:12. > :19:18.full interview on BBC Sport website. It is Hoggard's last game, at home
:19:18. > :19:26.to Hampshire. Today, colleagues spent most of the day sheltering
:19:26. > :19:32.from the rain. A similar story at Derby, Derbyshire 99—1 when play
:19:32. > :19:42.stopped. It has been a bit better down at Lord's, 106 T1— two. A major
:19:42. > :19:44.new stadium for the East Midlands, there are currently only the indoor
:19:45. > :19:48.velodrome is in England. This year, the fourth will be nearing
:19:49. > :19:53.completion in Derby. Our cameras were allowed in for a first look. At
:19:53. > :19:58.the back of this football stadium there is a new landmark going up. It
:19:58. > :20:03.is costing 27 and a half million pounds, but the city and the
:20:03. > :20:08.Midlands is getting something unique. It is not just the
:20:08. > :20:13.velodrome, it is attracting interest from all around this region and the
:20:13. > :20:17.country, exciting a lot of people locally. We have got 150 work
:20:17. > :20:22.stations, able can come to the gym here, a concert venue for up to 5000
:20:22. > :20:29.people, and exhibition Centre, meeting the real needs. This is what
:20:29. > :20:35.it will look like. There are only three other in draw —— indoor
:20:35. > :20:42.velodrome is in England. There is only one of these velodromes of this
:20:42. > :20:50.type in Europe. Workers on time and on budget. No turning back. Cycling
:20:50. > :20:55.has become a boom sport, in terms of those doing and watching major
:20:55. > :21:02.events. Now there is a chance of doing both on our doorstep. We need
:21:02. > :21:05.your help, we are looking for people in your community who make a
:21:05. > :21:09.difference, to give their time to help others play sport without
:21:09. > :21:15.getting any financial reward. The search is on for the BBC Sport
:21:15. > :21:21.unsung hero 2013. For the last ten years, I have
:21:21. > :21:26.travelled to all parts of the East Midlands to film special people who
:21:26. > :21:29.give up their time to help others play sport. For amateur sport to
:21:29. > :21:38.happen, wherever it is, it needs volunteers. We are hunting those who
:21:38. > :21:47.go the extra mile. Last year, I came across sporting —— sport in
:21:47. > :21:58.desperate. A community sports centre built by a remarkable couple. ——
:21:58. > :22:05.Sport in Desford. The national judges agreed, these two became the
:22:06. > :22:13.unsung heroes at the annual awards live on the BBC. This trophy is for
:22:13. > :22:19.many of the dozens of coaches and volunteers at Sport in Desford who
:22:19. > :22:25.make it work. It was just bananas. The noise is incredible. You look
:22:25. > :22:34.around and see everybody standing up. This is just crazy. We felt the
:22:34. > :22:37.award was very much for the whole group of volunteers that help to
:22:38. > :22:42.make this work and continue to make it work. We need your help again to
:22:42. > :22:47.honour those people who give their time and their enthusiasm to help
:22:47. > :22:49.others play sport, to build a better community and to give great
:22:49. > :22:56.publicity to their club or organisation. People grow through
:22:56. > :22:59.sport, we see at all the time. We see youngsters coming in who love
:22:59. > :23:07.it. They also growing confidence, and you can see them growing as
:23:07. > :23:12.people. Our East Midlands winner will take their seat at the BBC
:23:12. > :23:18.sports personality of the year award in December, but the deadline is
:23:18. > :23:29.just a month away. You can get a form by calling:
:23:29. > :23:37.And we are looking forward to receiving your entries.
:23:37. > :23:46.Get them in as soon as possible. That just great. It is so exciting
:23:46. > :23:51.when they win. Finally tonight, the ultimate recycler, the
:23:51. > :23:54.Nottinghamshire man who has been using the same household appliances
:23:54. > :24:00.for most 80 years. The thrifty former textile worker has largely
:24:00. > :24:06.kept his house just as it was since his parents died 50 years ago.
:24:06. > :24:13.John Collingwood has lived in this house in West Bridgford forfeit his
:24:13. > :24:18.79 years. When his parents died, John stayed on in the house with his
:24:18. > :24:22.brother. Ever since he has barely parted with the thing. I don't
:24:22. > :24:31.believe in throwing things away. Make it last. From his clock to his
:24:31. > :24:35.vacuum cleaner, and even this lawn mower, John guarantees things work
:24:36. > :24:44.for life. My mother bought this than in the 50s and I have kept using it
:24:44. > :24:50.every day seven days a week, and I have had no trouble whatsoever. ——
:24:51. > :24:57.this oven. The house even retains a relic from the water. I am going
:24:57. > :25:04.into the air raid shelter winner used to staging the wartime. We
:25:04. > :25:09.stayed in here and had bunk beds in it, neighbours, children used to
:25:09. > :25:15.come and stay as well. We used to wait here until the alarm went off
:25:15. > :25:20.and then we would all come out after that. John's neighbours approve of
:25:20. > :25:25.his make do and mend mentality. I think it is very commendable, there
:25:25. > :25:32.should be more of that. We are more of a throwaway society. And it seems
:25:32. > :25:40.John's fondness for all things vintage even extends to his viewing
:25:40. > :25:51.habits. Who is he Collingwood vintage?
:25:51. > :25:58.The look of horror on your face. You make do and mend, don't you? I do
:25:58. > :26:06.make do and mend. Here is the weather forecast. It has been
:26:06. > :26:12.cloudy, damp and very wet. And that cloud and rain, temperatures have
:26:12. > :26:19.been struggling. 11 Celsius was high in Ashbourne. We are pulling in
:26:19. > :26:24.warmer air, so it should improve the tomorrow. Yes, it will start off
:26:24. > :26:31.quite grey, a bit of drizzle around. At it will brighten up, temperatures
:26:31. > :26:36.could be back up into the 20s. We did see brightness this morning, the
:26:37. > :26:41.clouds quickly engulfed us and the rain set in this afternoon. It is
:26:41. > :26:48.starting to fragment and will be cleaning. It leaves a lot of low
:26:48. > :26:54.clouds, hill fog and drizzly outbreaks of rain. On the plus side,
:26:54. > :27:00.it is a lot milder, 11 or 12 degrees our lowest temperature by morning.
:27:00. > :27:04.It doesn't look pretty first thing in the morning, a lot of mist
:27:04. > :27:09.around, drizzly outbreaks of rain, mist and low cloud will be lifting
:27:09. > :27:16.through the morning, cloud will break up into the afternoon, so some
:27:16. > :27:18.brightness later in the day, day and I say some sunshine to end the day
:27:18. > :27:22.as well. Temperatures responding, up to around 20 or 21 Celsius. You can
:27:22. > :27:26.see what is lurking behind me, another batch of rain which will
:27:26. > :27:29.sweep through on Thursday night. It should clear out of the rain for
:27:29. > :27:35.Friday. Once weather systems. It is looking
:27:35. > :27:43.pretty dismal for the weekend. I will have more later. Unsettled. I
:27:43. > :27:47.am starting a bloody push at ten o'clock tomorrow morning.