:00:00. > :00:09.This is East Midlands Today with Anne Davies and me, Dominic Heale.
:00:10. > :00:20.Tonight: A misadventure verdict on a burglar who died trapped inside a
:00:21. > :00:22.chimney. It's thought Kevin Gough was burgling a solicitors office
:00:23. > :00:29.when he became lodged behind a bricked up fireplace.
:00:30. > :00:33.Also tonight, as our war dead are remembered, the East Midlands
:00:34. > :00:40.prepares for next year's centenary of the start of the Great War.
:00:41. > :00:44.And we are in the East Midlands and market town voted the best in the
:00:45. > :00:50.country for raising a family. Where am I? Find out shortly.
:00:51. > :00:52.And a new plan to rejuvenate shopping in Nottingham. A deal to be
:00:53. > :01:04.signed within days. Good evening and welcome to the
:01:05. > :01:08.programme. First tonight: Unusual and tragic ` that was the
:01:09. > :01:11.description today of the death of a man in Derby, who was found in a
:01:12. > :01:13.bricked`up chimney at an office building.
:01:14. > :01:14.The body of 43`year`old 0 0 building.
:01:15. > :01:17.The body of 43`year`old Kevin Gough was discovered behind an old
:01:18. > :01:23.fireplace at a solicitors in the city. It's thought he could have
:01:24. > :01:31.been there for weeks. James Roberson reports.
:01:32. > :01:38.On May one this year, this solicitors firm in Derby called in
:01:39. > :01:43.builders and pest control officers. Staff hadn't noticed an infestation
:01:44. > :01:47.of flies and a bad smell. When the builders broke through a bricked up
:01:48. > :01:53.fireplace, they found what appeared to be the decomposed body of a man.
:01:54. > :01:59.An inquest heard that the man was 43`year`old Kevin Gough from St
:02:00. > :02:06.Helens. He had arrived in Derby and within one day he was being hunted
:02:07. > :02:13.by police in connection with this `` a burglary. He left his DNA at the
:02:14. > :02:19.scene when he cut himself falling through a glass window. On the 15th
:02:20. > :02:24.of March he was last seen alive at a homeless centre. Then he vanished
:02:25. > :02:29.until he was discovered six weeks later at the solicitors. He got in
:02:30. > :02:38.by removing a chimney pot and wriggling down inside the building.
:02:39. > :02:42.He had become wedged heads downwards with the narrow chimney restricting
:02:43. > :02:47.his breathing. His T`shirt also cut across his throat and his other
:02:48. > :03:01.clothing block airflow up or down the chimney. As mother told the
:03:02. > :03:05.coroner that her son had formed her. A detective told the inquest that
:03:06. > :03:13.police would not find anyone else involved, and the coroner said he
:03:14. > :03:17.must have chosen to get into the chimney himself, not knowing the
:03:18. > :03:22.fireplace at the bottom was bricked up with no airflow and that such
:03:23. > :03:30.closed chimneys contained supplicating gases such as carbon
:03:31. > :03:34.monoxide. The coroner told the family that he hoped it was some
:03:35. > :03:40.small comfort to know that Kevin Gough would almost certainly have
:03:41. > :03:47.lost consciousness within some minutes and would not have been
:03:48. > :03:50.trapped for hours before dying. The death was recorded as by
:03:51. > :03:56.misadventure. And there's more on that story on
:03:57. > :03:59.our online news pages. At 11am today, the East Midlands
:04:00. > :04:04.fell silent to mark Armistice Day 1918, when the guns ceased firing in
:04:05. > :04:07.the First World War. Yesterday, on Remembrance Sunday,
:04:08. > :04:11.the dead of all armed conflicts were remembered in towns, villages and
:04:12. > :04:13.cities. Thoughts are now turning to next
:04:14. > :04:23.year when another significant milestone is marked ` 100 years
:04:24. > :04:34.since the outbreak of war in 1914. 95 years on and Armistice Day is
:04:35. > :04:38.marked in time`honoured tradition. On a grey, damp day, medals and
:04:39. > :04:39.poppies are a vivid reminder of the courage and sacrifice stop then
:04:40. > :05:07.silence. BUGLE PLAYS. This was Nottingham's
:05:08. > :05:11.old Market Square. I'm so proud. Similar scenes at the heart a's war
:05:12. > :05:18.memorial in the marketplace. And at Leicester Cathedral. Yesterday, in
:05:19. > :05:23.brighter weather, Remembrance Day services were held across the
:05:24. > :05:30.region. In Loughborough poppy petals were scattered as veterans looked
:05:31. > :05:33.on, seemingly lost in thought. Every anniversary is important but next
:05:34. > :05:43.year's will be special dash the centenary. The war was a catalyst
:05:44. > :05:50.for huge social change across Britain. Across the East Midlands, a
:05:51. > :05:56.massive programme is being planned. Nottinghamshire's is advanced. There
:05:57. > :06:01.was not a family or village untouched by this and people have
:06:02. > :06:08.forgotten that. We want to remind people and will do that with events
:06:09. > :06:17.at a local level in every single village. We will bring the war
:06:18. > :06:22.memorials to life. We hope that a lot of what we have will be of
:06:23. > :06:31.interest to a wider audience than just Nottinghamshire. It will be a
:06:32. > :06:40.fitting tribute to this out `` thousands of East Midlands who died.
:06:41. > :06:45.The Government is defending its decision to intervene in the running
:06:46. > :06:48.of a Muslim free school in Derby. The Al Madinah school has been
:06:49. > :06:52.described as dysfunctional and inadequate by Ofsted inspectors.
:06:53. > :06:55.It's been put into "special measures" by Ministers, with a
:06:56. > :06:59.warning it will be shut if standards don't improve. The Education
:07:00. > :07:07.Secretary, Michael Gove, told the Commons today that it was right for
:07:08. > :07:12.him to step in. Derby was one of the 20% weakest
:07:13. > :07:17.local authorities in the country and the Right Honourable lady said
:07:18. > :07:20.nothing about that. She turns a blind eye to failure on the part of
:07:21. > :07:25.Labour local authorities and when this government takes steps in order
:07:26. > :07:30.to improve state education, she has nothing to say.
:07:31. > :07:33.More than 230 people have been arrested as part of a crackdown on
:07:34. > :07:36.criminals by Leicestershire Police. Dubbed Operation Tiger, the force
:07:37. > :07:39.has been carrying out more patrols, forcing entry to suspects homes and
:07:40. > :07:44.tackling anti`social behaviour. Over the past two weeks, drugs and stolen
:07:45. > :07:48.property have also been seized. The police have called it a success. The
:07:49. > :07:52.operation will continue into next year.
:07:53. > :07:55.Concern is growing for a man who has gone missing from his home in
:07:56. > :07:58.Derbyshire. Scott Walker hasn't been seen since he left his house at
:07:59. > :08:04.Langley Mill for his journey to work on Thursday. He never arrived there.
:08:05. > :08:09.Police are appealing to him to get in touch and for any information on
:08:10. > :08:12.his whereabouts. Still to come tonight, we're inside
:08:13. > :08:24.the winning dressing room after the weekend's all`East Midlands
:08:25. > :08:28.footballing affair. And I'm in the East Midlands today
:08:29. > :08:30.dressing room, sheltering from the cold and rain. All the details
:08:31. > :08:40.later. A deal to rejuvenate shopping in
:08:41. > :08:44.Nottingham could be struck as soon as next week if councillors agree to
:08:45. > :08:49.put ?50 million of public money in the pot. That would trigger a
:08:50. > :08:52.redevelopment plan for the Broadmarsh Shopping Centre including
:08:53. > :09:02.more shops, cafes and a multiplex cinema. Our reporter Jo Healey's in
:09:03. > :09:11.Nottingham City centre now, picking over those plans.
:09:12. > :09:17.It was built in the 1970s and, let's face it, it is a bit tired and
:09:18. > :09:22.jaded. The City Council has wanted to do something about this place for
:09:23. > :09:26.years and it is almost exactly two years since Westfield pulled out of
:09:27. > :09:33.the deal. Now the council is more optimistic. What does it have in
:09:34. > :09:38.store? First of all, how much do shoppers reckon that Broadmarsh
:09:39. > :09:40.Shopping Centre needs a boost? It is outdated. 0 0
:09:41. > :09:50.Shopping Centre needs a boost? It is outdated. It is really sad and it
:09:51. > :10:00.needs decoration. Better shops. It is just a bunch of shops on one side
:10:01. > :10:04.and emptiness on the other. With new people coming in, it creates a
:10:05. > :10:11.better impression of the city. We've been waiting for years for something
:10:12. > :10:16.to be done. What sorts of changes are in the plan? It promises to be a
:10:17. > :10:24.bit of a cracker. Much more in the way of leisure. Multiplex cinema,
:10:25. > :10:30.cafes, restaurants, and a big investment in transport and car
:10:31. > :10:37.parking. ?21 million. Including a new tram stop. The City Council is
:10:38. > :10:44.set to contribute ?50 million in partnership with the Centre owners.
:10:45. > :10:47.It is tired and needs investment and it is not a great shopping
:10:48. > :10:55.experience for people. With the kind of investment that the City Council
:10:56. > :11:01.are looking to make, we will see a dramatic improvement. I think people
:11:02. > :11:07.will recognise a sharp uplift in the quality of the city centre. That
:11:08. > :11:11.will be helped by another part of the deal which will eventually
:11:12. > :11:18.revamp Nottingham's Victoria shopping centre nearby. So, lots
:11:19. > :11:22.going on here. Next week, the executive board of the City Council
:11:23. > :11:26.will meet and be asked to agree the ?50 million contribution. If so,
:11:27. > :11:29.work could start in 0 ?50 million contribution. If so,
:11:30. > :11:29.work could start in 2015 0 ?50 million contribution. If so,
:11:30. > :11:40.work could start in 2015 and finish by 2017. Four years' time.
:11:41. > :11:43.Radio Nottingham's breakfast show with Andy Whittaker will be
:11:44. > :11:47.exploring the story further ` that's just after 7am.
:11:48. > :11:50.Police officers looking for a GP from Beeston who's gone missing say
:11:51. > :11:55.they've had another possible sighting of her. Elizabeth Kinston,
:11:56. > :11:59.37, is thought to have been seen outside a supermarket in The Meadows
:12:00. > :12:09.on the day she went missing ten days ago. The police are appealing for
:12:10. > :12:13.good Samaritans who may have helped her to come forward.
:12:14. > :12:16.The reburial of King Richard III's bones in Leicester's Cathedral looks
:12:17. > :12:20.likely to be delayed. The Cathedral Fabric Commission says it needs
:12:21. > :12:23.longer to consider the impact of the new tomb on the rest of the
:12:24. > :12:26.building. Officials want more information on key aspects of the
:12:27. > :12:30.scheme and say this will take at least six months.
:12:31. > :12:33.A Derbyshire building company has paid ?2.7 million in compensation to
:12:34. > :12:39.the driver of a crane which collapsed in Liverpool city centre.
:12:40. > :12:42.Bowmer and Kirkland, along with an engineering firm, paid the
:12:43. > :12:46.compensation to Iain Gillham after the accident left him paralysed. The
:12:47. > :12:52.crane collapsed on apartment buildings in July 2009. Iain
:12:53. > :13:00.remembers nothing about the accident. Bowmer and Kirkland won't
:13:01. > :13:04.comment. Bodily functions which you no longer
:13:05. > :13:10.control and cannot deal with. You require carers to help. That means
:13:11. > :13:18.you have to have carers. That is probably the worst. Worse than not
:13:19. > :13:30.being able to walk. Having to deal with what I have two deal with no,
:13:31. > :13:35.`` now. There's no point in looking for revenge.
:13:36. > :13:38.Now if you're wondering where's the best place to raise your family, new
:13:39. > :13:41.research suggests the answer could be close at hand. One
:13:42. > :13:44.Nottinghamshire town has come top of the class when it comes to things
:13:45. > :13:47.like schools and property prices. So where is it? It's Bingham in
:13:48. > :13:48.Nottinghamshire and Sarah Teale has spent the day there 0
:13:49. > :13:55.Nottinghamshire and Sarah Teale has spent the day there to find out what
:13:56. > :14:03.makes it so special. Marketplace Bingham, 11 o'clock.
:14:04. > :14:06.Locals here are proud that the place they call home is the best in the
:14:07. > :14:13.country for raising a family. The report found it had three excellent
:14:14. > :14:20.schools, a low crime rate, lots of social clubs and activities, good
:14:21. > :14:26.shops and affordable housing. It's a great place to live. It is
:14:27. > :14:35.brilliant. There is a lot to do and great facilities and shops. It is a
:14:36. > :14:40.nice atmosphere. More families can come here because Bingham is
:14:41. > :14:44.expanding. Several hundred new homes have been built on the outskirts and
:14:45. > :14:49.plans for another major housing development have been agreed. That
:14:50. > :14:55.will see around 1000 new homes built here along with a primary school and
:14:56. > :15:03.other facilities. The average cost of a two bedroom house is pretty
:15:04. > :15:10.reasonable as well. Around ?140,000. That is cheaper than the national
:15:11. > :15:14.average. Bingham grabs you. It's a market town but feels like a
:15:15. > :15:21.village. If you have your children in schools here, they are
:15:22. > :15:29.outstanding skills. So, you will move from three bedroom 24`bedroom
:15:30. > :15:35.and eventually bungalows. But not everything is perfect. A lack of
:15:36. > :15:44.parking is an issue. And Bingham has had to defend itself from critics.
:15:45. > :15:49.Last year, a family moved away when they were the victims of an
:15:50. > :15:56.anti`Islam attack. We were victims of racist abuse. The only people
:15:57. > :16:04.that supported those were our neighbours and the local reverent.
:16:05. > :16:11.No one else, not the council. I believe it was an isolated incident
:16:12. > :16:16.and a great shame. It is a great place to bring up a family. That is
:16:17. > :16:23.something they are proud to shout about.
:16:24. > :16:25.Now, the sport. First, Leicester City and Nottingham
:16:26. > :16:29.Forest go into the international break in great shape as they push
:16:30. > :16:33.for promotion, but it was Forest who came out on top, against the form
:16:34. > :16:36.book, in the all`East Midlands match at the King Power Stadium on
:16:37. > :16:48.Saturday. We promised you a cracker and the team's delivered. Natalie
:16:49. > :16:52.Jackson was there. Leicester City and Nottingham Forest
:16:53. > :16:58.are on the promotion march, both banging the drum in the top of the
:16:59. > :17:05.table. That's 30,000 down here today. One of the lucky few to get a
:17:06. > :17:16.ticket. I think it will be quite boisterous today. Just keeping my
:17:17. > :17:25.fingers crossed. It's not just about rivalry but remembrance. A special
:17:26. > :17:36.fixture for an East Midlands derby. BUGLE PLAYS.
:17:37. > :17:46.Nottingham Forest haven't won for eight years at Leicester City but it
:17:47. > :17:49.could have been a different story. Leicester City had a number of
:17:50. > :18:01.chances but it was Nottingham Forest who take there. There was a reward
:18:02. > :18:09.for hard work with this second goal. It was unlike him but striker David
:18:10. > :18:15.Nugent missed a penalty saw in the end it finished 2`0. Nottingham
:18:16. > :18:26.Forest close the gap by six points and become in the first six. I don't
:18:27. > :18:37.like losing local derbies but we'll have to move on. Never try and put
:18:38. > :18:43.these players done. The togetherness amongst the staff and the rest of
:18:44. > :18:49.the people is absolutely top`class and that's what you showed outside.
:18:50. > :19:00.You showed the spirit of this football club. Well done.
:19:01. > :19:03.At Derby County, they've found their new Director of Football Operations
:19:04. > :19:06.` the man who'll work alongside coach Steve McClaren. He's Chris
:19:07. > :19:06.Evans ` the former Sheffield Wednesday 0
:19:07. > :19:08.Evans ` the former Sheffield Wednesday assistant manager. He's
:19:09. > :19:11.spent the last year as a widely`travelled scout and will look
:19:12. > :19:16.after Derby's scouting network, as well as dealing with agents.
:19:17. > :19:19.Evans will have a good impression of what Derby already have ` he was
:19:20. > :19:28.there to watch them demolish his former club at the weekend.
:19:29. > :19:38.Against Sheffield Wednesday Derby put in a performance that leads you
:19:39. > :19:43.bouncing out of the stadium. We gave the five forward players the freedom
:19:44. > :19:45.to go and express themselves. A host of early chances meant there
:19:46. > :20:28.visitors were on the back foot. A proper confidence boost. How far
:20:29. > :20:40.can the Rams go? What a great team. What football. We have to be
:20:41. > :20:46.consistent. If it carries on like this, the drinks should definitely
:20:47. > :20:49.be on Steve McClaren. In the FA Cup, Mansfield's reward
:20:50. > :20:52.for first`round victory is an attractive second`round trip to
:20:53. > :20:55.either Oldham or Wolves. They were the only one of our clubs to get
:20:56. > :20:58.past Saturday's test. Jessica Creighton starts our round`up at St.
:20:59. > :21:03.Albans City. Mansfield may have thought they were
:21:04. > :21:09.at risk of a giant`killing at St Albans but their resistance broke
:21:10. > :21:13.just at half`time. Two quick goals set them on their way. Once they
:21:14. > :21:19.started rolling over their opponents, there was no stopping
:21:20. > :21:33.them. The FA Cup provided Nottingham's
:21:34. > :21:45.first game. Last year, Alfreton beat Wrexham at
:21:46. > :21:53.this stage in the competition. This time, the Welsh side got ahead and
:21:54. > :21:57.never let it slip. This penalty was the only thing that offered anything
:21:58. > :21:59.to Alfreton. In ice hockey, an injury`hit
:22:00. > :22:03.Nottingham Panthers had a really disappointing road trip to Scotland.
:22:04. > :22:06.Beaten 4`2 in Fife on Saturday, and then on penalty shots in Edinburgh
:22:07. > :22:09.last night. On the bright side for them, Sunday's visit from Sheffield
:22:10. > :22:12.is already almost sold out. Get your tickets fast.
:22:13. > :22:15.And just to round up the rest quickly, in case you missed it,
:22:16. > :22:18.Leicester Tigers were victorious in the LV Cup on Friday. Then over the
:22:19. > :22:21.weekend Nottingham Rugby lost at Moseley but basketball's Leicester
:22:22. > :22:23.Riders continued winning and still top the table.
:22:24. > :22:27.And finally from me, Derby's new on`loan defender Andre Wisdom might
:22:28. > :22:30.know his way round a back four but hasn't quite mastered the route to
:22:31. > :22:34.Pride Park and this is the result. That's a very expensive car in a
:22:35. > :22:38.very deep, wet hole after Wisdom's SatNav took him up a terrible track
:22:39. > :22:42.on the way to Saturday's game. I imagine he's taken some fair old
:22:43. > :22:52.stick for this. And I dread to think of the bill. At least he is playing
:22:53. > :22:55.well. We've been waiting for a very
:22:56. > :22:59.special guest to join us on the programme this evening. In fact he's
:23:00. > :23:03.so important that Anne has gone to the reception area here at the BBC
:23:04. > :23:13.to meet him. Anne, what's happening? Not a lot at the moment. No prizes
:23:14. > :23:18.for guessing who the guest is ` yes, a big, yellow bear called Pudsey.
:23:19. > :23:21.And here he is, just in time. Well, the final countdown begins
:23:22. > :23:25.here. Children In Need 2013 is on Friday. More than ever, we want you
:23:26. > :23:28.to get involved on behalf of children and young people in the
:23:29. > :23:34.East Midlands who, for whatever reason, need a helping hand. We'll
:23:35. > :23:38.be at Nottingham Tennis Centre on Friday night ` that promises to be a
:23:39. > :23:42.fabulous and worthwhile evening. And through the rest of the week we'll
:23:43. > :23:45.be seeing what kind of work the money you raise pays for. First
:23:46. > :23:49.let's just take a look at the numbers involved. Last year, you
:23:50. > :23:55.raised more than ?1 million here in the East Midlands ` nearly ?1.1
:23:56. > :23:58.million, in fact. A fantastic total, up on the year before. It's an
:23:59. > :24:01.achievement that allows Children In Need this year to be helping 136
:24:02. > :24:05.projects across the East Midlands, which currently have grants to a
:24:06. > :24:16.value of ?6 million. And people are already collecting money ahead of
:24:17. > :24:19.the big night on Friday. We are trying to raise ?1 million which
:24:20. > :24:27.would be a massive achievement. Today, we are riding a rickshaw
:24:28. > :24:30.around Nottingham city centre. Charnwood 20:20 got nearly ?87,000
:24:31. > :24:33.for a scheme that helps teenage girls at risk in Loughborough And
:24:34. > :24:36.this project ` The Nottingham Photographers' Hub ` was given
:24:37. > :24:42.nearly ?90,000 to help young people, some of them homeless. That's just a
:24:43. > :24:46.couple of examples of the work that's funded by Children in Need.
:24:47. > :24:50.The biggest slice ` a third of the money ` goes to projects dealing
:24:51. > :24:55.with child poverty. A fifth helps children with disabilities. And
:24:56. > :24:57.smaller percentages to address abuse, behavioural problems,
:24:58. > :25:00.distress and other serious issues facing children and young people.
:25:01. > :25:12.And over the next three nights, we'll be looking in more detail at
:25:13. > :25:17.some of those projects. And I promise you that so many of
:25:18. > :25:24.those groups you will be seeing this week are truly inspirational. On
:25:25. > :25:28.Friday night from 6pm we'll be down at Nottingham tennis centre so come
:25:29. > :25:35.and join us. It's a great evening with fun things going on. It is such
:25:36. > :25:38.a great night and it proves there are some fantastic people out there
:25:39. > :25:44.doing great things for children and young people in the East Midlands
:25:45. > :25:54.who really need our help. We'll see you then. Now, the weather.
:25:55. > :26:04.I hope he is waterproof because it has been wet and horrible today. We
:26:05. > :26:18.have had some beautiful pictures sent in. This is the River Trent.
:26:19. > :26:23.The weather front will clear away through tonight and pressure is
:26:24. > :26:28.building in behind that and that will settle things down nicely
:26:29. > :26:33.tomorrow. A dry and sunny day just like Sunday and some sunshine into
:26:34. > :26:42.the afternoon. It will be cooler than today. We have some rain first.
:26:43. > :26:50.It has been light and drizzly this afternoon but it will get heavier
:26:51. > :26:58.for the first part of the night. Some mist and fog as well. It will
:26:59. > :27:04.clear away to the south in the early hours of the morning. Tomorrow
:27:05. > :27:11.morning, the rain will continue to clear to the south and behind that
:27:12. > :27:16.we have some cloud across southern parts of Leicestershire. It will
:27:17. > :27:27.finally clear away and we will have sunshine in the afternoon. A little
:27:28. > :27:31.bit hazy at times with higher cloud. High`pressure tries to hold on for
:27:32. > :27:44.Wednesday but it gets sunk to the south. So it is a dry day but we
:27:45. > :27:46.will see the cloud increasing. We'll see you later.