:00:00. > :00:08.This is East Midlands Today with Anne Davies and me, Dominic Heale.
:00:08. > :00:17.Tonight — a man's charged with murdering four people in Leicester's
:00:17. > :00:21.Spinney Hill house fire. The blaze claimed the lives of our
:00:21. > :00:25.mother and three teenage children. An 18—year—old is due in court
:00:25. > :00:29.tomorrow. Also tonight, support squads are
:00:29. > :00:34.sent into two hospital trusts to improve standards of care.
:00:34. > :00:39.Plus, grass from the London Olympics. The school but now has an
:00:39. > :00:42.Olympic playing field. And one of the biggest collections
:00:42. > :00:48.of theatrical costumes to ever go under the hammer. Is this a greedy
:00:48. > :01:02.gold? —— is this a really gold? Good evening. First tonight, a man's
:01:02. > :01:07.been charged with murder following a fatal house fire in Leicester. A
:01:07. > :01:10.mother and her three teenage children died in the blaze last
:01:10. > :01:13.Friday morning. An 18—year—old will appear in court
:01:13. > :01:17.tomorrow when inquests into their deaths are expected to be opened.
:01:17. > :01:31.Our reporter Helen Astle is at the scene of the fire now. Helen, what
:01:31. > :01:35.else can you tell us? The 18—year—old man was arrested on
:01:35. > :01:39.Sunday night. He had been questioned for the maximum amount of time, and
:01:39. > :01:41.a few hours ago he was charged with murder.
:01:41. > :01:44.The fire broke out here last Friday. The emergency services received the
:01:44. > :01:48.call just after half past midnight. It was too late, a mother and her
:01:48. > :01:50.three teenage children died. Shehnila Taufiq, her 19—year—old
:01:50. > :02:01.daughter Zainab, and her two sons, 17—year—old Bilal, and Jamal who was
:02:01. > :02:05.15, all perished. The funerals of the families are yet to take place.
:02:05. > :02:08.The fire happened after a fatal assault on Kent Street in the city,
:02:08. > :02:11.where 20—year—old football coach Antoin Akpom died. Yesterday
:02:11. > :02:20.19—year—old Abdul Hakim of Wood Hill appeared before Leicester
:02:20. > :02:24.Magistrates charged with his murder. Wood Hill has been under the glare
:02:24. > :02:29.of the media spotlight for the last week, and for the community the
:02:29. > :02:35.morning continues. A special prayer vigil will be held tomorrow night.
:02:35. > :02:43.Joining me is the Bishop of Leicester. A very distressing week
:02:43. > :02:47.for the community. A sad time for all the people of Leicester. But
:02:47. > :02:51.Leicester has a proud tradition of people coming together in times of
:02:52. > :02:57.difficulty, and that is what you have seen here. Tell me about this
:02:57. > :03:04.tomorrow night. This will be a ritual of prayer at the church at St
:03:04. > :03:08.Peter's, it will be attended by representatives of the family, also
:03:08. > :03:14.by representatives of all the major faiths in this part of the city. And
:03:14. > :03:19.also the city mayor and the Chief Constable. We shall pray for those
:03:19. > :03:25.who died, for all who mourn, and we will pray for this community, for
:03:25. > :03:32.courage, and for peace and for strength at a very testing time. It
:03:32. > :03:36.is very important that all the communities come together. I think
:03:36. > :03:40.we have seen that. People came together in the mosque a few days
:03:40. > :03:49.ago, people have been contacting each other up, laying flowers. If
:03:49. > :03:54.you walk the streets talk —— and talk to people, you find that
:03:54. > :03:56.sense, strong sense of community and determination that these tragic
:03:56. > :04:05.events will not divide people from one another. The 18—year—old who has
:04:05. > :04:11.been charged is due to appear before Leicester magistrates tomorrow
:04:11. > :04:12.morning. Also tomorrow, inquests are expected to be opened into the
:04:12. > :04:20.family. Ciaran More action was announced today to
:04:20. > :04:25.improve care at two hospital trusts in the East Midlands.
:04:25. > :04:26.It's after both trusts were found to have higher than expected death
:04:27. > :04:30.rates. Now other trusts seen as more
:04:30. > :04:33.successful by the Government are to offer support and advice to help
:04:33. > :04:40.sort out problems. Rob Sissons reports. The chairman of the
:04:40. > :04:45.criticised Sherwood Forest hospitals trust is now looking to the future.
:04:45. > :04:50.Higher death rates he says have come down, and the failings uncovered by
:04:50. > :04:54.the team sent in to investigate the hospitals he says are now being
:04:54. > :04:59.addressed. They found a number of things we needed to do. There were
:04:59. > :05:08.13 focus areas that needed to be dealt with quickly. We are largely
:05:08. > :05:13.through those urgent points. The other troubled trust runs Grantham,
:05:13. > :05:17.Boston and Lincoln hospitals. Both trusts will be partnered with what
:05:17. > :05:27.is seen —— what I seen as more successful hospitals in South
:05:27. > :05:34.Yorkshire. It is an opportunity for the more successful trusts to learn
:05:34. > :05:39.as well as the other trusts. The two trusts are among 11 across England
:05:39. > :05:43.still under special measures. With change directors being sent in to
:05:43. > :05:49.make sure that our improvements. Does this amount to a culture change
:05:49. > :05:54.within the NHS? The Government hopes this. They say problems should not
:05:54. > :05:58.be sat on, there should be more openness in the health service, and
:05:58. > :06:08.problems tackled. Labour says what is needed is more nurses. What are
:06:08. > :06:12.these problems? The investigation team in Sherwood Forest found
:06:12. > :06:16.problems with a backlog of complaints, found that there needed
:06:16. > :06:21.to be better communication. Patients were moved between wards too much.
:06:21. > :06:25.All of this triggered by higher death rates.
:06:25. > :06:30.A man diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic has admitted stabbing
:06:30. > :06:32.a Nottingham chef to death. 23—year—old Marcin Cwiakalo from
:06:32. > :06:34.Radford pleaded guilty to manslaughter due to diminished
:06:34. > :06:41.responsibility at Nottingham Crown Court. He was sentenced to 20 years
:06:41. > :06:45.for the murder of Mark Blades in June last year, outside a restaurant
:06:45. > :06:51.in the city centre. Police described the attack as a "shocking, random
:06:51. > :06:54.act of violence". The number of burglaries in
:06:54. > :06:58.Nottinghamshire over the summer rose by almost a quarter compared to last
:06:58. > :07:02.year. A report by Nottinghamshire Police revealed that break—ins were
:07:02. > :07:06.up 24% in the five months between April and August compared with the
:07:06. > :07:10.same period last year. The force said this was down to a combination
:07:10. > :07:13.of people leaving doors and windows unlocked due to the hot weather, and
:07:13. > :07:18.unusually low burglary figures for last year.
:07:18. > :07:22.This is East Midlands Today here on the BBC, and still to come: A final
:07:22. > :07:24.curtain call for one of the biggest collections of theatrical costumes
:07:24. > :07:28.and props. Yes, the end of an era as 25 years
:07:28. > :07:40.of stitching and sticking is put up for sale. This is the largest
:07:40. > :07:50.theatrical costume sale we have ever had. It is quite unbelievable.
:07:50. > :07:53.A mother whose son has been missing for five days has made a desperate
:07:54. > :07:58.plea for him to come home. 14—year—old Ciaran Sweeney left his
:07:58. > :08:06.home on Saturday. His mother told Sarah Teale that the family is
:08:06. > :08:12.heartbroken and needs him back. The posters say it all. A plea for
:08:12. > :08:19.missing Ciaran Sweeney to come home. His mother has bought up 200 posters
:08:19. > :08:25.around the estate in Mansfield since the 14—year—old went missing on
:08:25. > :08:28.Saturday morning. He was in trouble for having a mobile phone that did
:08:28. > :08:35.not belong to him, and he was going to be arrested. He is not going to
:08:35. > :08:45.be arrested. And he is not in trouble. We just want him home. Safe
:08:45. > :08:51.and well. Everybody at home is worried. Everybody in the community
:08:51. > :08:59.and the school is worried. Has he ever done anything like this before?
:08:59. > :09:02.He has never run off like this before. I pray somebody out there is
:09:02. > :09:07.helping him, but now is the time to encourage him to come home. Police
:09:07. > :09:13.say they are growing increasingly concerned for Ciaran's welfare. The
:09:13. > :09:18.last time he was seen he was wearing a black coat, hooded top and
:09:18. > :09:24.tracksuit bottoms. We have officers they could take —— dedicated to
:09:24. > :09:30.trying to find Ciaran. We have sightings of him on the estate, but
:09:30. > :09:37.we have just got to find him. What would your message to Ciaran be? We
:09:37. > :09:46.just love you so much. And we just miss you dearly. Please come home,
:09:46. > :09:57.get in touch. And if anybody has seen him, it is breaking all of our
:09:57. > :10:00.hearts. The head teacher of a troubled
:10:00. > :10:03.school in Leicester has been suspended by the City Council.
:10:03. > :10:06.The governors at Uplands Junior School have also lost their power.
:10:06. > :10:09.The council says it stepped in to suspend Tim Luckcock to ensure that
:10:09. > :10:13.standards didn't slip any further and to ensure that pupils at the
:10:13. > :10:16.school get the best education. We would always want to be working with
:10:16. > :10:24.our Government bodies and headteacher. —— governing bodies. So
:10:24. > :10:28.to issue a warning notice was very unusual, but a result of the
:10:28. > :10:31.seriousness of the situation. We have to think of the best interests
:10:31. > :10:35.of the children. The Derby—based aero engine maker
:10:35. > :10:39.Rolls Royce has announced a new deal worth almost a billion pounds.
:10:39. > :10:42.It's to provide new Trent XWB engines for a fleet of 25 Airbus
:10:42. > :10:49.aircraft for the German airline Lufthansa. The airline also has an
:10:49. > :10:53.option to buy a further 30 aircraft. The Trent XWB had its maiden test
:10:53. > :10:59.flight in June this year. Rolls—Royce says it's become its
:10:59. > :11:02.fastest selling Trent engine. And the announcement of that deal
:11:02. > :11:07.with Lufthansa rather proves the point of our next story. Because,
:11:07. > :11:11.today, the new head of British trade and investment in Germany told us he
:11:11. > :11:14.wants to see more East Midlands companies breaking into this
:11:14. > :11:17.thriving market. British companies actually export
:11:17. > :11:23.twice as much to Germany as to Brazil, Russia, India and China put
:11:23. > :11:25.together. Dan Rutstein's based in Berlin, but today he was visiting
:11:25. > :11:33.firms in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire. James Roberson
:11:33. > :11:37.reports. It may be modest looking, but this
:11:37. > :11:44.Leicestershire company is doing big things in Germany. Today it was
:11:44. > :11:49.visited by the new head of the UK trade and industry mission based in
:11:49. > :11:53.Berlin. He came to see the firm that has developed these devices using a
:11:53. > :12:00.screw action to move mechanisms from aircraft landing gear to meet
:12:00. > :12:09.slices. The firm has received an exclusive deal. The customers to not
:12:09. > :12:16.only demand in terms of quality and delivery, but also they want us to
:12:16. > :12:24.be continuous in development. A German colleague has enabled the
:12:24. > :12:28.winning of sales from Germany. As soon as we make something, we speak
:12:28. > :12:41.with the customer and show what we have. 45 miles away, Dan Rutstein
:12:41. > :12:46.has come to visit. This firm, which also employs German colleagues,
:12:46. > :12:53.makes birthing devices to stop the sparks which can cause catastrophic
:12:53. > :12:59.fires in fuel depots. We launched our German division in April 2011,
:12:59. > :13:05.and since that time sales have increased by approximately 30%, and
:13:05. > :13:09.they are on an upward trend. Whether you have never tested international
:13:09. > :13:15.waters or you are already exporting, our job is to help these
:13:15. > :13:19.customers —— companies. We could help build networks and even use
:13:19. > :13:28.ambassadors and embassies and residences to launch products. Both
:13:28. > :13:32.companies see Germany as the market to grow into.
:13:32. > :13:35.We heard there from Dan Rutstein who represents UK Trade and Industry in
:13:35. > :13:39.Germany. Well, the UKTI's regional head for the East Midlands is the
:13:39. > :13:43.soon to be retiring Peter Hogarth. I spoke to him earlier, and I asked
:13:43. > :13:51.him why the Germans seem to like doing business with us. There is a
:13:51. > :13:56.very long history of dealing with Germany. We have done business with
:13:56. > :14:02.them for many years, and quite simply Germans like doing business
:14:02. > :14:05.with the British. I remember one captain of industry saying his
:14:05. > :14:10.advice was to learn Mandarin, because China was the next big
:14:10. > :14:16.export market. China is a growing market, but we should not forget the
:14:16. > :14:24.very big markets that already exist, and that we are very strong in. We
:14:24. > :14:28.have spoken to your man in Germany. He is crucial to linking East
:14:28. > :14:33.Midlands firms with German firms. That is working well. Yes, we have
:14:33. > :14:39.40 people in Germany and three offices across the country, and it
:14:39. > :14:43.reflects how important Germany is to the UK economy. 10% of the exports
:14:43. > :14:50.from the East Midlands go to Germany. That is a couple of billion
:14:50. > :14:58.pounds per year. It is not just for the big boys like Rolls—Royce, is
:14:58. > :15:07.it? In a macro know, if anybody here has a product they want to launch in
:15:07. > :15:12.Germany, they can use our premises. Anybody can get access to them.
:15:12. > :15:17.Finally, and briefly, which is going to be the next big country in terms
:15:17. > :15:25.of an emerging market for us? Probably Indonesia.
:15:25. > :15:28.A toy shop in Leicester which has been trading for 30 years will
:15:28. > :15:33.finally close next week after attempts to find a new owner failed.
:15:33. > :15:38.Dominoes toy shop in the city centre was placed into administration
:15:38. > :15:41.earlier this month. Two years ago it was named best independent toy store
:15:41. > :15:43.in Britain, but has recently struggled to compete against online
:15:43. > :15:49.retailers and supermarkets. A closing down sale starts tomorrow
:15:49. > :15:52.morning. A new design for Richard III's tomb
:15:52. > :15:55.has been revealed by Leicester Cathedral.
:15:56. > :15:59.Plans for the raised tomb, with a deeply carved cross on a floor
:15:59. > :16:04.inlaid with a large Yorkist white rose, will now be submitted to
:16:04. > :16:06.planning officials. Set within the cathedral's chancel, the £1.3
:16:06. > :16:16.million project will also see changes to the cathedral's internal
:16:16. > :16:19.layout, windows and lighting. It's not often you bump into Queen
:16:19. > :16:24.Elizabeth I, a '20s flapper, AND Henry VIII all in one room, but I
:16:24. > :16:27.did today. The auction rooms in Nottingham are
:16:27. > :16:30.holding what you could say is the sale of the century — as a
:16:30. > :16:34.lifetime's collection of theatrical costumes and props go under the
:16:34. > :16:36.hammer. I joined an interesting cast of
:16:36. > :16:52.potential purchasers at today's viewing.
:16:52. > :17:01.There's no business quite like a theatrical costume year. This is one
:17:01. > :17:07.in a million, 20,000 outfits from every musical, Opera production you
:17:07. > :17:20.could think of. This is made for my fair Lady. Did you realise you had
:17:20. > :17:28.this many costumes? No. It is the end of an era. We have been going 25
:17:28. > :17:32.years, and we are all sad that it is finished, but it is nice to see the
:17:32. > :17:37.collection here and for people to appreciate it. I find it quite sad
:17:37. > :17:49.that the business we have been dealing with for 20 odd years is
:17:49. > :17:57.going. This is by far the largest of these theatrical sales we have ever
:17:57. > :18:06.had, and it is quite mild blowing. —— mind blowing. These are from the
:18:06. > :18:12.Wizard of oars, and this, there are incredible headdresses. Over there,
:18:13. > :18:18.some lush staff. All of this is from Carmen. I think I am going to be
:18:18. > :18:25.here for hours. One item I would like to keep is that. How much it
:18:25. > :18:41.will make is anybody's guess. You were obviously impressed, you
:18:41. > :18:44.came back with a new outfit! If you want to go, the auction
:18:44. > :18:49.starts on Saturday. Still to come: Rolling out the
:18:49. > :18:51.Olympic legacy. Plastic grass used at the 2012 Games is re—laid on a
:18:51. > :19:08.school playing field in Grantham. Sport now.
:19:08. > :19:10.First tonight, we can exclusively reveal that Nottingham Forest are
:19:10. > :19:21.close to signing Chelsea youngster Nathaniel Chalobah on loan. The
:19:21. > :19:25.England under 21 international, who can play in midfield or defence
:19:25. > :19:28.spent much of last season on loan at Watford where he scored five goals.
:19:28. > :19:31.Several Championship clubs have been after his services. But tonight he
:19:31. > :19:34.was finalising a loan deal at Forest subject to a medical.
:19:34. > :19:38.On to Leicester City, and what a start to the season they are
:19:38. > :19:41.enjoying — five wins in seven Games means they are sitting pretty near
:19:42. > :19:45.the top of the table. After the heartbreaking end to last season —
:19:45. > :19:48.just missing out in the play—off semifinals — this campaign is
:19:48. > :19:51.getting across that line. And for one man in particular it's about
:19:52. > :20:03.putting the past firmly behind him. Angela has more.
:20:03. > :20:08.It was one moment that cost less to the dreams of promotion last season,
:20:08. > :20:13.and the man who missed that penalty is desperate to make amends. His
:20:13. > :20:18.devastation was painful to see, and today he spoke about that
:20:18. > :20:34.faithfulness. It was a very bad moment. I forgot in this moment. In
:20:34. > :20:39.the new season we need to be focused. He found himself on the
:20:39. > :20:46.bench, but the manager knew it was just a matter of time. He is a huge
:20:46. > :20:49.talent, and he is a matchwinner, so I am pleased he has been able to
:20:49. > :20:57.deal with the disappointments of the end of last season. And move on, and
:20:57. > :21:03.I think that is good for us. It is important to be back in the team
:21:03. > :21:08.now, and I am happy to be back. And to do my best for the team.
:21:08. > :21:13.Galvanised by last season's disappointment, Leicester look
:21:13. > :21:18.certain to do one better this time round.
:21:19. > :21:23.When it comes to international cricket it was a fantastic summer
:21:23. > :21:26.for England. And not just the men. The women's side had their own Ashes
:21:26. > :21:29.success, and this week Nottinghamshire's Jenny Gunn
:21:29. > :21:32.returned home to show off the trophy. She says the women's game
:21:32. > :21:44.has never been stronger. Kirsty Edwards reports.
:21:44. > :21:48.When she is not performing heroics on the pitch, you will find Jenny
:21:48. > :21:58.teaching cricket in schools like this one. Some girls lacked the
:21:58. > :22:05.confidence to do it, and you just saw the how good these girls are.
:22:05. > :22:09.Jenny works for a scheme that aims to get more youngsters into the
:22:09. > :22:14.game, and how better to inspire these girls than to show them the
:22:14. > :22:19.Ashes trophy? To be coached by an England international, you are not
:22:19. > :22:27.going to get many opportunities like that. Also getting their hands on
:22:27. > :22:33.the trophy this week, Jenny's club team—mates along with her biggest
:22:33. > :22:37.fan, her father, who played in the Nottingham Forest European cup
:22:37. > :22:44.winning side. Very proud of her and all the girls. It is getting better
:22:44. > :22:52.every year. It is a good game to watch. Jenny was part of the side
:22:52. > :22:59.that won the Ashes in 2005. She says the game has come on leaps and
:22:59. > :23:05.bounds. Australia has become professional, and we have proven a
:23:06. > :23:10.point that we have had the most successful summer in a long time and
:23:10. > :23:13.hopefully we will get stronger. In cricket, Nottinghamshire bowed to
:23:13. > :23:15.the inevitable as Durham won the County Championship with a
:23:15. > :23:18.comfortable victory at the Riverside. Notts not out of
:23:18. > :23:21.relegation trouble — and need a result at home to Somerset to be
:23:21. > :23:24.sure of safety. The weather wrecked another day of
:23:24. > :23:32.cricket at Grace Road, where you imagine Leicestershire are just
:23:32. > :23:36.desperate for the season to end. Commiserations to Jake Ball, a back
:23:36. > :23:42.injury rules him out of the final at the weekend.
:23:42. > :23:46.A small corner of a Grantham school no longer has a wet boggy pitch they
:23:46. > :23:52.can't use. Instead, artificial turf has been laid — donated from last
:23:52. > :23:55.year's Olympics. Today the new tougher turf was officially
:23:55. > :24:06.inaugurated — by an Olympic gold medallist. Jonathan Cecil reports.
:24:06. > :24:10.It is green, but it is not real. This plastic turf was used in the
:24:10. > :24:15.Olympics for trap shooting, and Great Britain won a gold on it.
:24:15. > :24:21.Today it has been installed at this Grantham school. They have their own
:24:21. > :24:27.gold medal winner, Tim Bailey, to open their pitch. This whole area
:24:27. > :24:32.was grass before, we could not go on it during the winter. But now it is
:24:32. > :24:40.easier to clean and maintain, and easier for us instead of being
:24:40. > :24:45.cramped on one playground. It really brings as out a bit more, because we
:24:45. > :24:50.have an Olympic gold medallist to our school, and it is good to shake
:24:50. > :25:00.his hand and hold a gold medal for myself. It is another way to keep
:25:00. > :25:07.the Olympics legacy alive. I think in this day and age of recycling, it
:25:07. > :25:15.is nice to see something being up cycled and creating a facility for
:25:15. > :25:20.all the kids to enjoy. Two schools based in the town cater for pupils
:25:20. > :25:25.aged between three and 19, many with autism, and some having learning
:25:25. > :25:29.profound difficulties. This new page will allow the pupils to exercise
:25:29. > :25:39.all year round. And already, it has been put to good use.
:25:39. > :25:47.An all—weather playing field is probably a good idea!
:25:47. > :25:51.We have had our fair share of rain, but things are settling down. We
:25:51. > :25:59.deserve a bit of quiet weather, and some warmth. That is what is heading
:25:59. > :26:04.our way. Today's weather front is clearing out. High pressure is
:26:04. > :26:08.building in, and this has staying power so it will stay with us until
:26:08. > :26:14.the start of next week. It will steer away these weather fronts. It
:26:14. > :26:19.is a quiet picture, staying dry into the weekend. I cannot promise clear
:26:19. > :26:24.blue skies, there will be quite a lot of cloud, but some brightness to
:26:24. > :26:27.cheer things up. Things are warming up. If we get that brightness and
:26:27. > :26:35.sunshine, temperatures could rocket back up. Today's latest satellite
:26:35. > :26:40.and radar picture, you can see the rain has cleared away. We have seen
:26:40. > :26:44.some gorgeous sunshine this afternoon. The cloud will roll back
:26:44. > :26:55.in vogue through tonight. That will keep those temperatures up tonight.
:26:55. > :26:59.Tomorrow morning quite acquired —— cloudy start of the day. In the
:26:59. > :27:05.afternoon there will be some bright spells, the best across eastern
:27:05. > :27:10.parts as we head on into the afternoon. But temperatures fairly
:27:10. > :27:15.respectable, 17, perhaps 18 Celsius. Not a lot in the way of change as we
:27:15. > :27:19.head on into the weekend. High pressure stays with us into the
:27:19. > :27:27.weekend. We will start to draw in south winds though. ——
:27:27. > :27:32.south—westerly winds. But as I say, but Clyde will be chopped up so some
:27:32. > :27:43.brightness and sunshine around. —— that cloud.
:27:43. > :27:46.A slow improvement. That is it from us. See you for the
:27:46. > :27:47.late news. Goodbye.