21/10/2013 East Midlands Today

This is East Midlands Today with Dominic Heale and me, Anne Davies.

Tonight: Closing within week ` a care home for people with severe

dementia. More than 30 patients will have to move out by November. Five

weeks from Christmas and they are putting those people through total

misery. Also, please step up their hunt for two toddlers taken from

their mother. Plus, a terror trial at the Old Bailey is told about guns

found at a teenager's home. And find out why I am at the home of

summarising Newton to discover more about his family tree. `` Sir Isaac

Newton. Good evening and welcome to the

programme. First tonight, inspectors have ordered the closure of a care

home in East Midlands because of big worries about failing standards.

In a damming report, the Care Quality Commission found many of the

residents who had dementia were not having their needs met adequately.

At least 33 people are currently at the home and now face being moved.

Our health correspondent Rob Sissons has the latest.

The owners of this home in Nottingham say they had been

struggling to bring me home up to scratch. The inspectors found a

catalogue of problems. Residents were not being safeguarded from the

risk of abuse, staff not always responding to basic care needs,

residents at risk of neglect. Elizabeth is one of at least 33

residents who now face the people of moving. Her son visits every day but

tonight said he simply could not break the news to her. I have not

told my mother because I do not want to upset her. At 103, there is a big

chance that a move from here would be her last move. The inspectors

said, we saw that some people did not have access to an emergency call

alarm in their bedroom. There was a lack of staff in communal areas. We

saw one person supported to beat two breakfasts when another person did

not get any food or assistance. The inspection report makes for

depressing reading but the picture painted is not one David recognises.

It is absolutely fantastic. I have no complaints. I have not seen

anything untoward. I trust the staff 100%. Methodist homes, a charity,

took over the facility in 2011, after the collapse of Southern

Cross. They say they have struggled to improve it. They have refurbished

the centre but there was concern is about care which led to the closure

decision, supported by Nottingham social services. The city council

would not put anyone up for interview but they told us these

decisions for closure are only made in very rare and exceptional

circumstances. They have said they want to reassure relatives that they

will do all they can to ensure the smooth transition of residence to

alternative homes. Worrying times for residents and

their families. What is going to happen? Tomorrow there are going to

be meetings at the hospital for families and relatives of the

residents at the care home. They will be told what arrangements will

be made. It is likely that a lot of the residents will be offered

alternative homes. But as we heard from David in the report, how

traumatic will that be for some of these people? A lot of them have

dementia and change is extremely unsettling for them and their

families. I have heard from David, but it would be interesting to hear

what other relatives think. He says he does not recognise what the

inspectors... He is happy? He thinks the staff are doing a good job. He

is happy? He thinks the staff are doing a good job. Here's their two

and half hours a day, not all I think there are a lot more

developments to come but the 9th of November is the date they are

looking towards closing the home. For now, thank you.

A terrorism trial has been told that police found several lethal guns

when they searched the home of a Leicestershire teenager.

The jury's heard that he was planning a Columbine`style massacre

at his former school in Loughborough. Our social affairs

correspondent Jeremy Ball is at the Old Bailey in London. Who's been

giving evidence this afternoon? The jury heard from the police firearms

expert who examined the weapons and ammunition found that the

teenager's home. He showed us ten different guns, all of them have

guns, `` all of them bear guns and other things, but powerful enough to

kill people. The police found a downloaded document on the boy's

computer which gave instructions to make real pistols. The boy had

started making modifications consistent with the instructions. We

cannot identify the 17 `year`old on trial for legal reasons, but today

he was accompanied in the dock by an intermediary. His Asperger's

syndrome makes it difficult for him to concentrate. The jury has been

told about plans he made to attack Muslims and his own school in

Loughborough. They heard he had admitted possessing petrol bombs and

pipe bombs. What they have got to decide is whether those weapons

really were being stockpiled for an act of terrorism.

Still to come on the programme tonight: A surprise appearance at

the City ground on Saturday. The Forest chairman's wife witnessed

her first ever game and saw her husband as she's never quite seen

him before. We have seen some of these before.

Typical autumnal weather today. Have we seen the back of the rain? All of

the details coming up later. Two young children who were taken

from their mother's care by their father are still missing tonight.

Saleem Tahir from Nottingham took the brother and sister from a hotel

near Stoke on Friday. Both children are under the age of three. Here's

our chief news reporter Quentin Rayner.

Two and a half `year`old and her brother have not been seen for three

days. They were taken at 5pm on Friday from a room at this hotel

near Stoke`on`Trent where they were staying with their mother. Her

father 40 `year`old Saleem Tahir forced is way past their maternal

grandmother and took the children. Detectives believe they are with him

and his mother, a 67 `year`old, who is also the children's grandmother.

Having previously discovered the easiest route out, he went via a

fire exit with the two children. Some minutes later, the grandmother

came down to reception in hysterics and told reception what had

occurred. Obviously, at that point, the police were alerted. Our

priority is around the safe return of these children. We are anxious

for the father to make contact with us using the 101 number because we

want to bring this matter to a resolution as quickly as possible.

It is a stressful situation for children. It needs to be resolved

and the sooner we do that, the better for all concerned. The

children were last seen at around 8pm on Friday evening with their

father near a tanning salon on the Bristol Road in South Birmingham.

The police have been focusing their search in this part of the city.

CCTV footage is also being analysed. The detectives are urging

anyone to call 101 immediately if they see the group and not to

approach their father in case it distresses the children.

Three men appeared at Nottingham Crown Court today charged with the

murder of a man in Beeston. The body of Simon Hay who was 47 was

discovered by police in a flat on Villa Street on Sunday, 13th

October. Callum Dickinson and Karl Raynor from Beeston and Christopher

Royton from Cotgrave have been remanded in custody. Their next

court appearance will be in February.

Detectives are investigating a suspected arson attack on a firework

shop in Derby. Fire crews were called to Big Boy Fireworks last

night, with police closing Ashbourne Road at Markeaton Island as a

precaution because of the contents of the shop. Shutters protect the

shop but the owner believes the attackers poured something through

the letter box. The head of UK Coal production says

some of Britain's mines, like Harworth Colliery in North

Nottinghamshire, could be reopened. That's if the Government diverts

some of the subsidies it's using for renewable energy. Some power

companies claim that green policies are the reason behind spiralling

bills and there are fears that overlooking coal could result in

blackouts. The jury at an inquest into the

deaths of a pregnant Derbyshire woman, her son and her former

partner three years ago has been sent home for the night, after

starting to consider its verdicts. The jury is also considering whether

there were failings by Derbyshire Police in the week before the

deaths. James Roberson is at Derby coroner's court now. James, remind

us of the background to this case. Yes, the events go back to the

second June, 2010. At around 11am, the bodies of 38`year`old Rachael

Slack and her two`year`old son Auden were found, along with the body of

Auden's father, Andrew Cairns aged 44. They were all discovered with

multiple stab wounds at Rachael's cottage at Holbrook in Derbyshire.

Cairns had been arrested by Derbyshire Police a week before the

deaths for making threats to kill, but was released on bail without

charge. The jury's been asked to return

verdicts on all three of them and there are also questions about

Derbyshire Police they may have to consider, aren't there? Yes, the

jury's been asked to consider whether Rachael and Auden were

unlawfully killed and if so, whether their deaths were intentional and

therefore murder. Or whether they were victims of voluntary

manslaughter. In other words, the person that killed them was of

unsound mind. However, if they wish to return longer, narrative

verdicts, then the coroner has also asked them to consider seven

questions about Derbyshire Police's conduct in the week before the

stabbings. The jury's also been asked if there

was a failure by Derbyshire Police to update their risk assessments on

Rachael and Auden. The jury deliberated for four hours today and

then were sent home. They'll resume their discussions at 10am tomorow.

A campaign's begun in Nottingham to try to reduce the impact of the

norovirus this winter. Community health workers will be putting up

posters in GPs' surgeries, nursing homes and health centres across the

city. Nationally, around a million people catch the vomiting bug every

year. The campaign's aiming to minimise the spread by reminding

people to stay at home for an extra two days even after their symptoms

have stopped. Some of our region's Highways Agency

workers are to wear cameras to help with a crackdown on motorists

driving through roadworks. Earlier this year, two staff narrowly

escaped serious injury when a drunk driver careered through cones at

roadworks on the M1 near Nottingham. The cameras are small enough to be

attached to the worker's jacket and is flipped down to capture the

action. The biggest Diwali celebrations

outside India are under way in Leicester. 6,500 lights were

switched on along Belgrave Road last night. More than ?100,000 is being

spent on this year's celebrations, with 80,000 coming from the city

council. The event which marks the beginning of the religious festival

of light has become an annual party for all Leicester's communities.

Rail bosses have been accused of negligence and putting commercial

interests before safety at the level crossing in Nottingham where three

people died. The allegations were made today at a hearing of the

Transport Select Committee of Mps. The level crossing has since been

replaced with a footbridge at a cost of around ?1.6 million. Mike

O'Sullivan has this report. Three lives were lost at this

railway crossing in four years. In November, 2008, this grandmother and

her grandson aged seven were hit by a train. Last November, 13 `year`old

Lindsay died after being hit by a tram. Today one of the victims

relatives gave evidence at a select committee. My wife and grandson

would be still with me. The negligence, that has caused the

accident. The level crossing today looks totally different with a ?1.6

million footbridge in place. This footbridge has replaced the level

crossing. Both families campaign for it and Network Rail agreed after

Lindsay's death. The level crossing was closed in February and this

footbridge was opened on Friday. Critical comments about the level

crossing were made by a retired British rail manager who has worked

as a safety consultant. In my view, the level crossing was wrong and I

suspect, I don't suspect, it is my belief that commercial

considerations influenced safety. No one from Network Rail has been

available for comment. They are due to give evidence before the

committee in November. Still to come: Relativity meets

gravity. A worldwide hunt's under way for

relatives of Sir Isaac Newton, the man who did for apples what

Archimedes did for bath water. It will be a Eureka moment, I

promise! It will be a Eureka moment in sport tonight.

Natalie never disappoints. Coming up, the Nottingham Forest

chairman as you have never seen him before, but first, Derby County have

brought in a new player on loan. Liverpool defender Andre Wisdom.

He's 20 and has played in the Premier League and for the England

Under`21s. The Rams pulled off one of the results of Championship at

the weekend, as Kirsty Edwards reports.

The game was action packed from the off. Derby ahead after just eight

minutes. It is there! Four minutes later and Watford were back in it.

The manager Steve McClaren not happy. Just before the break, the

Rounds were back in front. Ward has scored! Which? Derby found

themselves pegged back again, a spectacular shot . One last role of

the dice for Steve McClaren. He brought on a striker and the gamble

paid off. I think both teams can be satisfied with the football they

played but disappointed with the goals. Character in the end.

Leicester City remain our best placed teams in the Championship.

They are third in the table after a win over Huddersfield. Jessica

Creighton reports. No Place like home for Leicester

City. Unbeaten here at the King Power Stadium after picking up

another three points at the weekend. The goalkeeper made a

howler in the last game but he was back to his best on Saturday,

keeping Huddersfield at bay early on. At the other end, David Nugent

linked up well with another player, putting Leicester had with his third

goal of the season. The opening goal opened the game up. `` the early

goal. The foxes doubled their lead before the break. Anthony Gerard

powered a header into his own net. Huddersfield pulled a consolation

goal back, another own goal. Not the way he would have wanted to mark his

100th appearance for the club. Foxes are back to winning ways and state

third in the championship. Onto Nottingham Forest and an

exclusive interview with chairman and owner Fawaz Al Hasawi who says

as long as he is at Forest, manager Billy Davies will be there. Fawaz

gave Davies a new four`year contract last week, but Saturday was a big

day for the Kuwaiti chairman for another very important reason, as I

found out. He has ploughed millions into

Nottingham Forest. I just want the fans to be happy. He has faced

scrutiny from the media and the fans. I believe what I see, not what

I hear. This weekend he was judged by his guest critic, his wife. On

Saturday, she came to her first`ever Nottingham Forest match. If you

lose, will she be allowed back? I doubt it. Now, no. He wasn't joking.

When he watches a game, he goes through a whole range of emotions.

He said, when I win, I start to cry and I feel shame. I said, go ahead

and cried, show them your love. This goal was enough to move anyone, a

breathtaking half`time strike. It was a big week for him after he gave

the manager Billy Davies a new four`year contract. Billy likes

Nottingham and we like him too and if I am going to be around, Billy

will be with me. It was a painful experience watching the game next to

her husband. He was jumping up and down, biting his nails and the team

put him through it, missing chance after easy chance. I have a sore

hand now. He keeps jumping all of the time. The act of times he was

elbowing me and nudging me. `` the amount of times. This was when

Bournemouth scored the equaliser. He takes the lows of football very

hard. He and his family make sacrifices. He has to be here all

the time. When I saw the fans all around him and the love and passion

of football... After the game, they had to go their separate ways. But

both say the sacrifices are worth it in the pursuit to push Nottingham

Forest to the Premier League. In League one, Notts County find

themselves second from bottom of the table. Just as it looked like Notts

had turned a corner, they suffered another defeat on Friday night going

down 2`0 at Swindon. Inconsistencies really costing Chris Kiwomya's side

at the moment. In League Two, it was a frustrating weekend for Mansfield

Town. They're in eighth place after a goalless draw at Torquay.

In ice hockey, the Nottingham Panthers skated into the semifinal

stage of the Continental Cup after a 3`1 win over Dinamo Juniors Riga of

Latvia. Panthers finish top of Group B with three wins from three. They

made it past the Latvians thanks to goals from Matt Francis, David

Clarke and Leigh Salters. It was a fantastic weekend for Nottingham and

means they will travel to Italy next month for the next round.

And finally, big congratulations to Alex Lowes who this weekend become

the youngest ever British Superbikes champion, following victory at

Brands Hatch yesterday. The Derby`based rider took the title by

seven points, despite going into the final weekend trailing the defending

champion Shane Bryne by a point. Lowes' win comes just a week after

his twin brother Sam claimed the World Supersport title. Well done to

both of them. What a family!

Now, a search is under way to find the relatives of one of the greatest

scientists of all time. Yes, a Lincolnshire family with four

generations related to Sir Isaac Newton are supporting a world`wide

project to map more branches of his family tree. Navtej Johal's been to

Newton's home to find out more. They say the Apple does not fall far

from the tree. For the relatives of the man regarded as many as the

father of science, that is something that they are banking on. Meet the

Newtons, Philip, his son, Mark, grandson, David, and finally, great

grandson, to `year`old Sess. They are relatives of Sir Isaac Newton.

This family is helping to start a search for more relatives who

discovered why the Apple dropped and allowed your pet to drop in as the

credited inventor of the cat flap. We think more people should

appreciate the fundamentals of science that he originated from

here. Grantham should be proud of him, not just us. He was born here.

I think Family Reunion is a misnomer because these are people we have

never met but a gathering of Newtons perhaps, apple bobbing or

something equally exciting. The story goes that it was while sat

under this tree at his family home that Sir Isaac Newton came up with

his dairy of gravitation by watching the fall of an apple from its

branches. `` his theory of gravity. We have got a Twitter account so if

you think that you are the Newton who might be related, get in touch.

We will find out for you. The Newtons are hoping to celebrate

their roots next year. Cat flap? Extraordinary.

I had no idea about that. Sir Isaac Newton would be on Twitter

these days. He would have lots of followers! How

is the weather doing? Unfortunately, we have a few more

downs before any of the ups this week. A lot more rain to come thanks

to an area of low pressure. Today's cold weather front has pushed

through now, but behind that, we pulled through much milder air. Not

particularly cold but it has been quite wet today. We have round to

heading our way tomorrow. A repeat performance tomorrow. Outbreaks of

heavy rain, gusty winds. At least it is not cold, wet and windy. It will

stay on the mild side tomorrow. Today's brain, half an inch of rain

this morning. We did get some dry up its `` today's brain. Most of us

will dry out tonight. Showers in more western parts. For most of us,

it is dry and cloudy and very windy. We have winds coming in from

southerly directions. 14 or 15 degrees, this is where we should be

for daytime highs, so an exceptionally mild night to come.

Tomorrow, most of us will start drive. It rapidly goes downhill.

Heavy rain pushing in from the west `` it will start dry. Just like

today, not raining all day, there will be brighter bits, particularly

in the evening. A bit of sunshine before the day is done. The winds

coming in from the south so still relatively mild. Into Wednesday,

lows still very close by so we will see showers on Wednesday. They will

come to an fairly gusty winds as well. A mixture of sunshine and

showers, but staying on the mild side. 15 degrees once again as a top

temperature. Thursday looks like being the Drysdale the week. Fairly

cloudy. By the end of the day, the clouds will increase and more rain

to come `` the driest day of the week.

It does not feel wintry. Milder than it should be. See you on

late news. Goodbye.