:00:09. > :00:13.This is East Midlands Today with Dominic Heale and me, Anne Davies.
:00:14. > :00:23.Tonight: Guilty. The sex attacker who targeted six women in one night.
:00:24. > :00:28.He is found guilty of 18 sex offences. He was filmed chasing one
:00:29. > :00:37.of his victims along the street. The court has heard evidence of some of
:00:38. > :00:41.the worst crimes imaginable. A fresh warning that terrorists are
:00:42. > :00:47.stepping up their attempts to place bombs on freight planes.
:00:48. > :00:55.Leicestershire's police commissioner gets strict talking from teenagers.
:00:56. > :01:04.Art as therapy. How a project in Nottingham is helping to transform
:01:05. > :01:09.the lives of a group of women. Good evening. First tonight: The law
:01:10. > :01:13.catches up with a prolific and dangerous sex attacker. Harbinder
:01:14. > :01:20.Khaktar from Derby was today found guilty of 18 offences, including
:01:21. > :01:23.five rapes. Incredibly, 14 of those offences, including three of the
:01:24. > :01:28.rapes, took place in just ONE night last February. One of his
:01:29. > :01:32.traumatised victims said what happened to her had affected every
:01:33. > :01:35.part of her life. In another twist, Khatkar today became the first
:01:36. > :01:38.person in Debyshire to be re`tried under double jeopardy laws after
:01:39. > :01:55.earlier being acquitted of raping ANOTHER woman in 2011.
:01:56. > :02:03.CCTV footage shows Harbinger on the prowl. He was about to embark on a
:02:04. > :02:08.horrific catalogue of attacks on women. The CCTV shows one victim
:02:09. > :02:13.fleeing from him with him in pursuit. She fought him off, as did
:02:14. > :02:17.another victim on the street. A third is unlucky. He then follows a
:02:18. > :02:24.woman home from the pub, bursts into her house in attacks but is driven
:02:25. > :02:28.off. Round the corner, he knocks a double and gets inside. He reaps a
:02:29. > :02:31.terrified woman downstairs while her children sleep upstairs. Hours
:02:32. > :02:44.later, 0 children sleep upstairs. Hours
:02:45. > :02:47.later, he leaves and goes to a flat where he knocks and tries to attack
:02:48. > :02:49.another woman but she managed to get him to leave with money. This has
:02:50. > :02:51.been one of the largest and most complex investigations undertaken by
:02:52. > :02:57.my team of detectives. The attacks were not his first. Two years ago,
:02:58. > :03:05.he was rested for others. He has also been found guilty of four
:03:06. > :03:09.attacks. This is the first case in Derbyshire were an acquittal has
:03:10. > :03:14.been overturned by the Court of Appeal so that the same charges can
:03:15. > :03:18.be brought against the same man. The court heard a witness impact
:03:19. > :03:23.statement saying he'd completely wrecked her life, leaving her
:03:24. > :03:28.terrified to go out and unable to forget her nightmare ordeal. It's
:03:29. > :03:35.the impact, not just on the victim but on their family as well. The
:03:36. > :03:38.judge will pass sentence on Friday but has already indicated he faces a
:03:39. > :03:41.life sentence. There are fresh warnings tonight
:03:42. > :03:45.that the terrorists who planted an explosive device found on a plane at
:03:46. > :03:49.East Midlands Airport are using more sophisticated techniques. That's
:03:50. > :03:52.come from government officials who say bomb makers in the Middle East
:03:53. > :04:03.are determined to develop explosives that are much harder to detect.
:04:04. > :04:08.It was the moment East Midlands airport became the focus of an
:04:09. > :04:14.international security alert. Three years ago, a bomb, sent from Yemen,
:04:15. > :04:21.was found on a plane. It was disguised inside a printer. Now,
:04:22. > :04:24.there is a new warning. Officials in Whitehall say terrorists in Yemen
:04:25. > :04:31.are determined to develop bombs that are harder to spot. The devices are
:04:32. > :04:37.becoming more difficult because they are sealing them up so that the
:04:38. > :04:41.papers don't get out so much. They are designing explosives that don't
:04:42. > :04:46.smell so much so that dogs can't sniff them. They are designing them
:04:47. > :04:51.so they look like similar things. This professor has spent ten years
:04:52. > :04:56.developing a special laser that can detect trace amounts of explosives.
:04:57. > :05:01.He says we need radical approaches to security in order to stay safe.
:05:02. > :05:06.The techniques we have currently were developed 40 years ago. They
:05:07. > :05:11.have got used to those and we now need new techniques that change the
:05:12. > :05:18.game, stuff that really puts the advantage back on the harder `` in
:05:19. > :05:23.the hands of security people. East Midlands airport is getting new
:05:24. > :05:25.security body scanners, another element in the global fight against
:05:26. > :05:28.terrorism. A little earlier, I spoke to the
:05:29. > :05:31.BBC's security correspondent, Frank Gardner, and I began by asking him
:05:32. > :05:41.in what way terrorists bombs are becoming more sophisticated. There
:05:42. > :05:48.is a small group of professional, clever expert bomb in Yemen who have
:05:49. > :05:53.been devising nonmetallic bonds that are very hard to detect and
:05:54. > :05:59.disguised in ordinary things, either packed flat against the body or
:06:00. > :06:06.described `` disguised in printer ink cartridges. One of these devices
:06:07. > :06:10.was brought out of Yemen just weeks before the London Olympics but
:06:11. > :06:14.people in Whitehall are convinced they are continuing to devise these
:06:15. > :06:22.devices and coming up with new ways to fill security. How worried should
:06:23. > :06:28.booby? Not too worried. Britain has got scanners and efficient systems
:06:29. > :06:32.for this. The worry is when you get on planes in airports that don't
:06:33. > :06:36.have sufficient security, where the operator is not paying attention,
:06:37. > :06:43.where they don't have up`to`date body scanners. I am sure you have
:06:44. > :06:47.seen people being patted down, but also with these tongs and a little
:06:48. > :06:53.swab. That is looking with explosive traces. If you have been anywhere
:06:54. > :06:58.near explosives, you may not think you have handled it, but somebody
:06:59. > :07:04.you know know somebody who has handled it that will show up. East
:07:05. > :07:07.Midlands airport are awaiting scanners, but traditionally, airline
:07:08. > :07:15.travel has or has been the safest way to travel. I don't think it's
:07:16. > :07:18.becoming more dangerous. Al`Qaeda has had a fascination with using
:07:19. > :07:24.planes as bonds, as targets. They will not give that up. But the
:07:25. > :07:28.airline security regime has got harder for them to penetrate in the
:07:29. > :07:32.last ten years. They are trying to come up with new ways to get through
:07:33. > :07:39.that, but it is a harder target for them than it was.
:07:40. > :07:42.Still to come: New slippers for old. Why hundreds of elderly people are
:07:43. > :07:54.being offered comfy new footwear that COULD save their lives.
:07:55. > :07:59.The funeral took place today of one of the four people who died in a
:08:00. > :08:03.house fire in North Derbyshire. 27`year`old Claire James died when
:08:04. > :08:08.her house at North Wingfield caught fire last month. Her seven year old
:08:09. > :08:11.daughter survived. The funerals of Josie Leighton and her sons Tyler
:08:12. > :08:17.and Jordan, who also died in the fire, will be held on Friday.
:08:18. > :08:20.Hundreds of motorists are stuck on the M1 in Leicestershire this
:08:21. > :08:21.evening after a lorry overturned and the motorway was 0
:08:22. > :08:25.evening after a lorry overturned and the motorway was shut going south.
:08:26. > :08:31.The crash blocked the southbound carriageway between junction 22 and
:08:32. > :08:34.21A. One person was taken to the Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham
:08:35. > :08:38.following the accident with injuries that are not thought to be
:08:39. > :08:50.life`threatening. Recovery work is continuing. The carriageway MAY open
:08:51. > :09:04.around 7pm. I have seen, at junction 23, cars on the hard shoulder and
:09:05. > :09:07.reversing back`up, backwards, going back up to junction 23, the slip
:09:08. > :09:11.road. For the very latest travel news,
:09:12. > :09:14.keep listening to your BBC local radio station through the evening.
:09:15. > :09:17.Inspectors say improvements have been made at the Bradgate Mental
:09:18. > :09:21.Health Unit in Leicester but more work still needs to be done. The
:09:22. > :09:24.Care Quality Commission previously gave two warning notices over
:09:25. > :09:29.record`keeping and the physical needs of patients. The inspectors
:09:30. > :09:32.did find improvements in those areas but say more should be done to
:09:33. > :09:39.ensure that appropriate numbers of suitably skilled and knowledgeable
:09:40. > :09:42.staff are on duty. What do young people actually think
:09:43. > :09:46.about the police and how could relations be improved? Well, over
:09:47. > :09:51.1,000 young people in Leicestershire have been given the chance to
:09:52. > :09:54.address just those questions. Their best suggestions will be revealed by
:09:55. > :09:59.the county's Police and Crime Commisioner later this month, but
:10:00. > :10:10.will he act on them? Our social affairs correspondent, Jeremy Ball,
:10:11. > :10:13.joins us now from South Wigston. Come to any high street and you can
:10:14. > :10:20.bet you will find teenagers who say they don't like the police. You will
:10:21. > :10:24.hear complaints about disrespect and stop and search. That is why the
:10:25. > :10:31.local police Commissioner came to the college behind me to look for
:10:32. > :10:36.solutions. These are Asian and I getting stopped and searched. It is
:10:37. > :10:42.called the big conversation and it is about making changes to what
:10:43. > :10:53.young people feel about the police. This is stereotyping. The police and
:10:54. > :11:00.crime commission won't be surprised by the complaint said. They have
:11:01. > :11:04.come up time and time again. What ever police do, once young people
:11:05. > :11:11.are older, it will affect them. Right now, it is more towards hate.
:11:12. > :11:19.I have tried to look a police officer and the blank you. They
:11:20. > :11:23.don't interact with young people. If police went into primary schools and
:11:24. > :11:33.developed positive relationships with children, they are more likely
:11:34. > :11:38.to not be against them so much. He is planning to use the best ideas to
:11:39. > :11:43.improve very poor relationships but he knows that way be easy. So,
:11:44. > :11:51.Jeremy, can this really make a practical difference? The police
:11:52. > :11:54.commissioner is convinced that it can and here's looking at whether
:11:55. > :11:59.they can build more trust by changing things like how they train
:12:00. > :12:03.officers and the recruitment process. I asked him what surprise
:12:04. > :12:07.to most about what young people have suggested that the sessions. Their
:12:08. > :12:13.relationships with the police are not what we want to be and we need
:12:14. > :12:19.to address that lack of warmth and trust. The core issues are fairness
:12:20. > :12:23.which are shown through today. Some people might say, you will not get
:12:24. > :12:35.ideas here from people causing problems. Through these 25 people,
:12:36. > :12:40.we will hit 2000 people, and that is valid. That is valid and a large
:12:41. > :12:44.number of conversations, and quantity has a quality all of its
:12:45. > :12:51.own! We're getting that feedback and I don't accept it is shallow. I set
:12:52. > :12:58.this up because I didn't have the answers. It's worth saying that the
:12:59. > :13:04.big conversation has even heard from young offenders down the road from
:13:05. > :13:07.here, locked up. Their views will be considered as well and the findings
:13:08. > :13:11.will be revealed when the youth commission unveils its final results
:13:12. > :13:14.at Leicestershire's police headquarters.
:13:15. > :13:17.Still to come: A key fixture for the high`flying rams. Tonight, Derby
:13:18. > :13:27.County take on Middlesbrough, where manager Steve McClaren's managerial
:13:28. > :13:31.career began. Thankfully for those fans, tonight
:13:32. > :13:37.will not be too windy. Tomorrow, on the other hand, a very windy day
:13:38. > :13:42.indeed. Full details on the next few moments.
:13:43. > :13:45.Nottingham City Council is defending paying almost ?600,000 last year in
:13:46. > :13:52.discretionary redundancy payments for staff who promise not to
:13:53. > :13:57.complain. The so`called "compromise agreements" are paid on top of
:13:58. > :14:01.statutory redundancy. The council claims they protect it from further
:14:02. > :14:03.legal costs like tribunals. The TaxPayer's Alliance has criticised
:14:04. > :14:16.such agreements as wasteful but council leaders say it only equates
:14:17. > :14:20.to ?4,000 per person. If you fall and injure yourself at
:14:21. > :14:23.home, it can be a really distressing experience, especially if you have
:14:24. > :14:26.to go to hospital. Treating patients who have fallen over costs the NHS
:14:27. > :14:29.?6 billion a year. Well, today, older people in Leicestershire have
:14:30. > :14:41.been given advice on how to stay steady on their feet this winter.
:14:42. > :14:46.For James and Mary, even getting up the stairs can take its toll. Mary
:14:47. > :14:51.has dementia and suffered a stroke three years ago which makes a
:14:52. > :15:00.unsteady on her feet. Mary is afraid of the cooker now. When she fell, if
:15:01. > :15:05.frightened her and she didn't want to get up and I have got to try and
:15:06. > :15:10.get her up. Four is common after strokes. To give 0
:15:11. > :15:15.get her up. Four is common after strokes. To give Mary a bit more
:15:16. > :15:21.confidence, James has brought Mary to a slipper exchange. Anyone over
:15:22. > :15:27.65 can bring their old slippers in exchange for new ones. It's been
:15:28. > :15:31.organised by the parish council to make older people feel safer in
:15:32. > :15:35.their home. Slippers have been fitted by a specially trained team
:15:36. > :15:40.of fitters who asked them all sorts of questions about their medical
:15:41. > :15:46.needs. The slippers are Velcro fastenings so they can be
:15:47. > :15:51.comfortable. Hopefully, that will reduce the amount of force people
:15:52. > :16:00.experience. One third of over 65 's full every year. That amounts to 3
:16:01. > :16:05.million people across the country. In Leicestershire alone, 3000 people
:16:06. > :16:10.have been admitted to hospital with hip fractures, mostly caused by
:16:11. > :16:15.falls since 2006. After a proper fitting in a new pair of slippers
:16:16. > :16:19.each, James and Mary arrived back at their house. The slippers are just a
:16:20. > :16:32.small step in reducing the risk of Mary falling at home.
:16:33. > :16:36.Eight giant beams that will support the roof of the new food hall at
:16:37. > :16:39.Leicester Market have been lifted into position. The laminated timber
:16:40. > :16:42.beams were brought in from Denmark. The longest measures 25 yards. The
:16:43. > :16:45.work took place overnight to avoid disruption to the market. The
:16:46. > :16:48.project's costing ?7 million. The existing building will be demolished
:16:49. > :16:56.and the work's expected to finish in March.
:16:57. > :16:59.A piece of art inspired by one of Britain's greatest sculptors has
:17:00. > :17:01.been unveiled in Nottingham. The wedge`shaped work, called Juggernaut
:17:02. > :17:04.of Nought, has been installed outside Nottingham Trent
:17:05. > :17:09.University's School of Art Design in Shakespeare Street. It's the work
:17:10. > :17:14.of Richard Trupp, who says he was inspired by his time working with
:17:15. > :17:17.Sir Anthony Caro. The 89`year`old, who died in October, was regarded as
:17:18. > :17:33.the greatest sculptor of his generation.
:17:34. > :17:42.Coming up: A big night for Derby, but first, breaking news. Nottingham
:17:43. > :17:44.Forest are tonight going to issue a formal complaint to the Football
:17:45. > :17:47.League after talented midfielder Nate Chalobah was racially abused
:17:48. > :18:01.during the game at Millwall last night.
:18:02. > :18:06.Last night at half`time, he complain to the assistant manager that he had
:18:07. > :18:11.been subject to racist chanting by a section of Millwall fans. He claims
:18:12. > :18:15.a group of home supporters taunted him with racist language while he
:18:16. > :18:22.was injured on the sidelines during the game. In the second half, he
:18:23. > :18:27.scored the equaliser in the match. But he felt so upset by the alleged
:18:28. > :18:31.racist incident that he asked his club to report the matter to the
:18:32. > :18:36.football league. The club are now issue a formal complaint to Millwall
:18:37. > :18:40.and the league and say they treat any incident of this nature
:18:41. > :18:45.extremely seriously and will be liaising closely with the relevant
:18:46. > :18:55.authorities in their investigation of the issue. Nate joined Forest on
:18:56. > :18:58.loan from Chelsea in September. Onto football matters on the pitch
:18:59. > :19:01.and Leicester City. They are still top despite defeat at Sheffield
:19:02. > :19:04.Wednesday last night. Not many would have expected Leicester to lose and
:19:05. > :19:07.it looked like they would continue their dominance in the league when
:19:08. > :19:11.Anthony Knockeart put them ahead just three minutes into the game but
:19:12. > :19:15.Conor Wickham had other ideas. He was the star of the show for the
:19:16. > :19:23.South Yorkshire team and scored two goals to give the manager`less
:19:24. > :19:26.Wednesday all three points. Well, Derby County play tonight and
:19:27. > :19:30.they are really flying at the moment. Since manager Steve McClaren
:19:31. > :19:37.arrived, the Rams have taken 17 points out of 24. In the next hour,
:19:38. > :19:49.they take on Middlesborough, a team where McClaren's managerial career
:19:50. > :19:52.all began. McLaren in George huge success at
:19:53. > :20:01.Middlesbrough, winning the League Cup and taking them to Europe. That
:20:02. > :20:13.time was buzzing and rocking! Great nights. Cup finals. That's the kind
:20:14. > :20:18.of thing we want to create here. He certainly managed to create a buzz
:20:19. > :20:22.so far. Just one defeat in eight games and they have won their last
:20:23. > :20:34.three. There is no shortage of belief amongst the players. I don't
:20:35. > :20:39.think there is anything in the dressing room of any opposition of
:20:40. > :20:43.players we face. If we bring our best game, we can deal with anybody
:20:44. > 0:13:48and be anybody. McLaren first met the team before the game against
0:13:49 > 0:13:48Ipswich. So, could he have imagined, back then, he would have
0:13:49 > 0:13:48done so well since? From that position, to where we are now, I
0:13:49 > 0:13:48don't think anybody would have dream of that kind of a start. I have got
0:13:49 > 0:13:48to give credit to the players, recovering from a setback from the
0:13:49 > 0:13:48club, to reacting the way they have, gone on the way they haven't
0:13:49 > 0:13:48played the football they have. How far they want to go, it is up to the
0:13:49 > 0:13:48players. It's a challenge. We try to do that every game. We have to make
0:13:49 > 0:13:48sure we keep knocking them over the head and keep their feet on the
0:13:49 > 0:13:48ground. Cricket and no sleep for fans
0:13:49 > 0:13:48tonight. The second Ashes test begins in Adelaide, with England
0:13:49 > 0:13:48hoping for a much better performance. Two men who know all
0:13:49 > 0:13:48about the Ashes are former Leicestershire and England stars
0:13:49 > 0:13:48Matthew Hoggard and Paul Nixon. How do you see the test match going?
0:13:49 > 0:13:48It's up to England to fight back and make sure the senior players stand
0:13:49 > 0:13:48up and be counted. They have been in this situation before. Australia
0:13:49 > 0:13:48won't be easy to beat in Adelaide and I'm sure England will be doing
0:13:49 > 0:13:48all the right things in the warm`ups and pre`match preparations to put
0:13:49 > 0:13:48Adelaide on the map as a victory to England. Your thoughts on the game?
0:13:49 > 0:13:48A massive game. It will be interesting to see what England do
0:13:49 > 0:13:48with the batting. I think England will win the test. Much flatter
0:13:49 > 0:13:48pitches. More batsmen friendly. Ice hockey Nottingham Panthers
0:13:49 > 0:13:48secured their sixth straight home victory last night at the National
0:13:49 > 0:13:48Ice Centre. They thrashed Elite League leaders Belfast Giants by
0:13:49 > 0:13:488`3. Leigh Salters scored twice and there were also goals for David
0:13:49 > 0:13:48Clarke, Matt Francis, Robert Lachowicz, Petr Kalus and Chris
0:13:49 > 0:13:48Capraro. Coach Corey Neilson said the win wasn't so much a statement
0:13:49 > 0:13:48to the rest of the league but a reminder to his players of what
0:13:49 > 0:13:48they're capable of. And now, how contemporary art is
0:13:49 > 0:13:48helping transform lives. A Nottingham gallery has been working
0:13:49 > 0:13:48closely with a group of women, many of whom have been the victims of
0:13:49 > 0:13:48domestic violence. The aim is to boost their confidence through art,
0:13:49 > 0:13:48and as Geeta Pendse has been finding out, for some, it's given them a
0:13:49 > 0:13:48voice for the first time. Breaking through a mask of silence,
0:13:49 > 0:13:48the ethos behind this project. Many here have experienced abusive
0:13:49 > 0:13:48relationships and mental health problems. Over two months, these
0:13:49 > 0:13:48workshops aim to give the women a new voice through art. Quite a lot
0:13:49 > 0:13:48of them have been through traumatic relationships in the past and are
0:13:49 > 0:13:48surviving domestic violence, so we decided to set up a project to help
0:13:49 > 0:13:48them feel empowered through the medium of art. Louise could barely
0:13:49 > 0:13:48speak when she attended the pilot project last year. Now she's back
0:13:49 > 0:13:48and mentoring other women. I was quiet on the very first session,
0:13:49 > 0:13:48didn't speak to anybody, so the fact I am doing this now is actually
0:13:49 > 0:13:48quite a big step for me. Contemporary art is not everyone's
0:13:49 > 0:13:48cup of tea, but the project is about making exhibitions like this one
0:13:49 > 0:13:48more accessible. The women are encouraged to question what they
0:13:49 > 0:13:48see, react and incorporated in their own work. Working with art forms
0:13:49 > 0:13:48ranging from photography to painting, for Louise, it's also a
0:13:49 > 0:13:48chance to share experiences. It's been humbling to see the other women
0:13:49 > 0:13:48as well. State, another exhibition space will be open. This time, it
0:13:49 > 0:13:48will showcase the women's work. Tomorrow is a very windy day indeed,
0:13:49 > 0:13:48particularly the further north you are. That is why we find ourselves
0:13:49 > 0:13:48in the amber warning zone. It's pretty whether we get an amber
0:13:49 > 0:13:48warning. We could potentially see blasts of 80 mph, but probably more
0:13:49 > 0:13:48likely to be 60`70 mph. Tonight, that is a much easier tale to tell
0:13:49 > 0:13:48because there are clearer skies. Then the breeze picks up. Maybe just
0:13:49 > 0:13:48a bit of a ruler or frost for tomorrow morning. Tomorrow, you
0:13:49 > 0:13:48might see a few people looking like that for a time. But check out
0:13:49 > 0:13:48tightly isobars are. That means it be windy. As we make our way through
0:13:49 > 0:13:48the afternoon, that band of rain turns heavy for a time and very
0:13:49 > 0:13:48windy. Disruption as possible, particularly to public transport.
0:13:49 > 0:13:48Amber warning means to be prepared for it. Behind it, we have this band
0:13:49 > 0:13:48of high pressure, meaning it is more settled. However, it will also be
0:13:49 > 0:13:48much colder. All of this mild there we have had starts to spell away
0:13:49 > 0:13:48from behind us and that cold arctic air will start to move down, so
0:13:49 > 0:13:48Friday looking like a very cold day indeed. While it will be much drier
0:13:49 > 0:13:48and settled and nowhere near as windy, it will be very cold indeed.
0:13:49 > 0:13:48We will see a largely settled weekend on Saturday and Sunday, but
0:13:49 > 0:13:49tomorrow, one or two hats.