:00:00. > :00:10.All This is East Midlands Today with Geeta Pendse and me, Dominic Heale.
:00:11. > :00:13.Tonight ` an inquiry's underway after a stroke victim, turned away
:00:14. > :00:17.from a hospital, died. Good evening. Welcome to Monday's programme.
:00:18. > :00:20.First tonight ` a stroke patient who was turned away from hospital
:00:21. > :00:25.because it was five o'clock on a Friday evening has died. It is no
:00:26. > :00:33.good just saying these things happen. They don't. They must not
:00:34. > :00:37.happen again. The Serious Fraud Office confirms it has started a
:00:38. > :00:41.criminal investigation into allegations of bribery and
:00:42. > :00:46.corruption at Rolls`Royce. Plus, it's one of the busiest
:00:47. > :00:52.shopping days before Christmas, but why do so many of us leave it so
:00:53. > :00:57.late? And Lester's singing sensation, Sam
:00:58. > :01:08.Bailey, gets the Christmas number one.
:01:09. > :01:12.Good evening and welcome to the programme. First tonight, a stroke
:01:13. > :01:16.patient who was turned away from hospital because it was five o'clock
:01:17. > :01:19.on a Friday evening has died. John Mallalieu's grieving widow Ruth is
:01:20. > :01:20.left wondering whether he might have survived had he not been redirected
:01:21. > :01:28.from King's Mill hospital. She says the ambulance was just
:01:29. > :01:31.three minutes from the stroke unit when they were diverted to
:01:32. > :01:38.Nottingham. More from our Health Correspondent Rob Sissons. John
:01:39. > :01:40.Mallalieu's death raises many questions, but there have 0
:01:41. > :01:42.Mallalieu's death raises many questions, but there have been few
:01:43. > :01:47.answers from the ambulance service or the hospitals. It should have
:01:48. > :01:52.been a straightforward journey, it is 19 miles from continent to the
:01:53. > :01:57.stroke unit at Kings Mill hospital. Ruth Mallalieu says the ambulance
:01:58. > :02:01.was only three minutes away when it was diverted, adding another 15
:02:02. > :02:05.miles to the hospital in Nottingham. She reckons because of Friday
:02:06. > :02:11.evening traffic, the added journey took an hour. And John service
:02:12. > :02:17.disputes that and says it took half that time. I said to the ambulance
:02:18. > :02:21.man, I have never had such a horrendous journey in all my life
:02:22. > :02:30.and my poor husband kept saying, I am slipping, I am slipping. With
:02:31. > :02:34.three minutes to go, they told them not to take on there but to take
:02:35. > :02:37.into the city Hospital. The Angelus men were furious. It `` we would
:02:38. > :02:41.have 0 men were furious. It `` we would
:02:42. > :02:45.have got nearby five o'clock. Five o'clock is the cut`off time for the
:02:46. > :02:53.Kingsmill hospital to take new patients on a Friday. The experience
:02:54. > :02:56.of the couple were not good in this situation. We need to make sure this
:02:57. > :03:02.does not happen again and I would like to apologise on behalf of the
:03:03. > :03:08.NHS. Two local MP, it is clear something went very wrong. I cannot
:03:09. > :03:14.prove that this particular ambulance came from the Nottinghamshire area,
:03:15. > :03:18.but I will bet it did not. It took a long time to get there in the first
:03:19. > :03:19.place. I understand content is a reward sport but it should 0
:03:20. > :03:25.place. I understand content is a reward sport but it should have been
:03:26. > :03:28.quicker. Also bursting to have been navigational errors, that is
:03:29. > :03:34.inexcusable today particularly today. If they were local people,
:03:35. > :03:40.they would know the roads better than the dead. Following the death
:03:41. > :03:47.of John Mallalieu, the initial findings of the enquiry are expected
:03:48. > :03:53.in mid`January. A reporter joins us in the studio. A disturbing case
:03:54. > :03:57.when we are told all the time to act fast when it comes to strokes? Yes,
:03:58. > :04:03.we are told that all the time. Television adverts told us to look
:04:04. > :04:09.out for the key symptoms of stroke and minutes matter. You should act
:04:10. > :04:12.fast and I a name names. In this case, the ambulance may have taken
:04:13. > :04:20.about 40 minutes to get to that house. `` dial 999. It took the best
:04:21. > :04:24.part of two hours to get to Kings Mill hospital. There are many
:04:25. > :04:27.questions around us we want to put too East Midlands and John service
:04:28. > :04:33.and the hospital, also refused interviews so far. When there is
:04:34. > :04:39.preliminary findings come out next month, we hope they will face
:04:40. > :04:42.questioning as to what went wrong in this case and lessons. It is not the
:04:43. > :04:49.first time we have featured problems with stroke patients getting to
:04:50. > :04:56.hospital. Any month ago we reported how sons were taken to queue MC by
:04:57. > :05:02.mistake. `` how some were taken to queue MC hospital by mistake.
:05:03. > :05:04.Heavy rain and gale`force winds are causing problems for travellers
:05:05. > :05:08.across the region. In Ruddington, drivers using the A60 found the
:05:09. > :05:11.route blocked by a fallen tree at the top of Kirk Lane. Weather
:05:12. > :05:14.forecasters are warning that the combination of wind and rain could
:05:15. > :05:16.cause flooding and bring down trees causing widespread disruption.
:05:17. > :05:20.Meanwhile, dozens of rail services have been delayed or cancelled. East
:05:21. > :05:22.Midlands Trains have been running a significantly reduced service to
:05:23. > :05:27.London St Pancras this afternoon and evening because of storms. Network
:05:28. > :05:32.Rail has imposed speed restrictions on some routes. It's to reduce the
:05:33. > :05:35.risk caused by trees and other debris blocking lines and damaging
:05:36. > :05:46.overhead power lines and signals So, have we seen the worst of it yet?
:05:47. > :05:51.Anna's here later with the forecast. The simple answer is no, the rain
:05:52. > :05:56.intensifies and the winds strengthened to give us a stormy
:05:57. > :06:05.night. I'll have an in`depth forecasts metering the programme. ``
:06:06. > :06:09.litre in the programme. But next tonight ` The serious fraud
:06:10. > :06:11.office has confirmed it's started a criminal investigation into
:06:12. > :06:13.allegations of bribery and corruption at Rolls`Royce. The
:06:14. > :06:17.Derby`based engine maker says it's fully co`operating. Some of the
:06:18. > :06:21.allegations date back more than 20 years and centre on claims of
:06:22. > :06:29.improper payments made in Far East markets. Mike O'Sullivan has this
:06:30. > :06:33.report. The allegations have been swirling around Rolls`Royce for more
:06:34. > :06:39.than a. Allegations that millions of pounds were paid out in backhanders
:06:40. > :06:42.to help secure a jet engine deals. Today the Serious Fraud Office
:06:43. > :06:46.confirmed those allegations are now being looked at as part of a
:06:47. > :06:52.criminal investigation. Rolls`Royce has made it clear it wants to get to
:06:53. > :06:56.the bottom of the claims surrounding deals in Indonesia, China and
:06:57. > :06:57.elsewhere. At the annual general meeting, the Chief Executive
:06:58. > :07:27.said... It is claimed that in Indonesia in
:07:28. > :07:32.1990 bright was paid so that ideal for 700 engines would go through
:07:33. > :07:38.with the national airline. A controversial figure in Indonesia,
:07:39. > :07:44.the son of the then president, who has lived a playboy lifestyle, has
:07:45. > :07:50.already denied accepting $20 million and a blue Rolls`Royce car.
:07:51. > :07:55.Rolls`Royce is also carrying out its own review of business ethics
:07:56. > :08:00.worldwide. That is being done by a senior litigator. He started work in
:08:01. > :08:12.January and that work is yet to be computed `` completed.
:08:13. > :08:15.A pharmacy service which aims to stop people clogging up GP surgeries
:08:16. > :08:20.with unnecessary appointments says it's been a huge success. The scheme
:08:21. > :08:25.is now in its 10th year. Pharmacists say the services they offer and save
:08:26. > :08:31.patients time and money and keep the NHS running more efficiently.
:08:32. > :08:37.Little Jacob Wood is the latest patient to sign up for a pharmacy
:08:38. > :08:43.first at this chemist in Nottingham. His mum is already a member of the
:08:44. > :08:50.scheme which allows her to receive certain medicines free of charge
:08:51. > :08:57.without bothering her GP. I have four kids so it is usually good for
:08:58. > :09:01.me if we need medicine. You can just come and get it straightaway if they
:09:02. > :09:06.have a temperature instead of going to the doctor so it is really good.
:09:07. > :09:12.It frees up a lot of the time GP so they can concentrate on more complex
:09:13. > :09:17.needs. Pharmacy first has been up running for ten years. Some 250,000
:09:18. > :09:25.patients have taken advantage of the scheme. This frees up tens of
:09:26. > :09:27.thousands of GP appointments. Patients are being urged to use
:09:28. > :09:33.their pharmacist more over the Christmas period to relieve pressure
:09:34. > :09:37.on GPs. A lot of people don't appreciate what pharmacist can do
:09:38. > :09:42.now. Pharmacists have upscaled considerably over the last ten
:09:43. > :09:48.years. We are not just filling prescriptions. We provide a whole
:09:49. > :09:53.range of services. Patients exempt from prescription charges can join
:09:54. > :10:00.pharmacy first by registering at their local pharmacy.
:10:01. > :10:05.If you are leaving it to the last minute, you are not alone. We're
:10:06. > :10:09.talking about Christmas shopping ` today was expected to be the busiest
:10:10. > :10:11.day of the year on the UK's High Streets.
:10:12. > :10:15.The Highcross centre in Leicester says it's had its best Christmas
:10:16. > :10:19.since it opened five years ago. Jo Healey is there for us now. Good
:10:20. > :10:26.evening. I hope you have picked up a bargain. Yes, hello. You may think
:10:27. > :10:31.it is late in the day to be shopping at this place is open until nine
:10:32. > :10:36.o'clock tonight. I struggle to park my car here this morning it was so
:10:37. > :10:44.busy. Last week they had half a million people shopping here. Today
:10:45. > :10:53.they were expecting 94,000 shoppers. Why are all leaving its soul mate?
:10:54. > :10:55.`` so late. We got married a week ago and we
:10:56. > :10:58.haven't had time. 0 We got married a week ago and we
:10:59. > :11:06.haven't had time. It has to be done this Christmas. I've left it to the
:11:07. > :11:12.last minute. We started quite early on in October as though we have
:11:13. > :11:17.managed to find a good bargain when we needed it. But you're still
:11:18. > :11:22.shopping, why? For me, something to wear on Christmas Day. I want to see
:11:23. > :11:31.if I can get a bargain for myself now, you save money if you wait.
:11:32. > :11:38.Just finishing off today. Even though it is one of the busiest days
:11:39. > :11:43.to do it? I was working. We tried to do as much as we could online but we
:11:44. > :11:51.forgot a few things. Would going home, we got here early and now we
:11:52. > :11:56.are done. Well, Joe is the general manager. Is it normal for people to
:11:57. > :12:02.finish in such a rush? Absolutely. People are finished work, school
:12:03. > :12:06.broke up and we anticipate this kind of rush just before Christmas. We
:12:07. > :12:11.heard people saying they're looking for bargains already, are you
:12:12. > :12:16.expecting another surge on Boxing Day with the scale `` with the
:12:17. > :12:21.sales? We are expecting Boxing Day and the days after to be huge, they
:12:22. > :12:27.always are. Is this a record`breaking year? It definitely
:12:28. > :12:33.is for us. We're five years old now. Have extended customers will stop it
:12:34. > :12:40.has been really successful which is great for our retailers. Thank you
:12:41. > :12:45.for joining us. It sounds like a happy Christmas here. Back to you.
:12:46. > :12:50.Still to come. Drama on the field of play.
:12:51. > :12:53.A squirrel stopped play. Much hilarity at the match between
:12:54. > :13:02.Leicester City and QPR after a rodent invades the pitch.
:13:03. > :13:05.Sport is just around the corner but here's something with a football
:13:06. > :13:05.theme, because when X Factor winner Sam Bailey 0
:13:06. > :13:08.theme, because when X Factor winner Sam Bailey sang at the King Power
:13:09. > :13:15.stadium last week, she told the crowd it it was her Christmas
:13:16. > :13:17.present to them. Now the former Gartree prison officer from
:13:18. > :13:30.Leicestershire has got the present she was hoping for ` the Christmas
:13:31. > :13:33.number one. Here's Quentin Rayner. It is called skyscraper and it has
:13:34. > :13:43.taken Sam Bailey to the heights of the charts. 0
:13:44. > :13:46.taken Sam Bailey to the heights of the charts. With her debut single,
:13:47. > :13:51.the X factor winner has secured the Christmas number one spot. The
:13:52. > :13:57.devoted foxes fan got to sing at last week at the stadium. To
:13:58. > :14:03.celebrate getting number one, I'm going to spend an wonderful
:14:04. > :14:09.Christmas with my family, maybe have a bit of champagne but I don't drink
:14:10. > :14:13.so I will go back to a cup of tea. I can't wait to celebrate with my
:14:14. > :14:19.family and friends. It has been amazing. The single is one of the
:14:20. > :14:27.fastest selling of the year and the proceeds are going to two children
:14:28. > :14:32.charities. I still don't feel famous because I am still acting stupid are
:14:33. > :14:40.owned famous people. I still love my egg and chips and steak and chips.
:14:41. > :14:44.I'm still me. The prison service said any celebration inside Gartree
:14:45. > :14:48.would be inappropriate but they congratulated Sam on her massive
:14:49. > :14:57.achievement. Merry Christmas everyone. It is great that the money
:14:58. > :15:03.is going to children's charities. Now for sport. I have never seen a
:15:04. > :15:07.reaction to a half`time performance like that one.
:15:08. > :15:12.We are going to start with cricket because Graeme Swann's brother has
:15:13. > :15:18.left the Nottinghamshire defence. Graeme Swann created controversy by
:15:19. > :15:21.retiring and then suggesting that some international cricketers had
:15:22. > :15:27.their heads up their own backsides. I asked his brother about this. I
:15:28. > :15:33.think the reaction has been a bit strong. I can understand he's making
:15:34. > :15:36.accusations, but no names have been named so until names have been put
:15:37. > :15:45.forward people should reserve judgement. He has always been quite
:15:46. > :15:49.outspoken. He always does things in a certain style, including the
:15:50. > :15:53.announcement of the retirement, what you make of the timing and the
:15:54. > :15:57.reaction? I thought the end of the series might have been his time to
:15:58. > :16:02.go at some of the reaction has been ludicrous. You would think he had
:16:03. > :16:07.left in the middle of war, dereliction of duty and all that
:16:08. > :16:10.nonsense. He is a sportsman who thinks he has hit the wall and
:16:11. > :16:16.walked off into the sunset and that is all there is to it. You suspect
:16:17. > :16:22.it will blow over and we will be left looking back over his career,
:16:23. > :16:26.what would you say? I think what he has achieved has been astonishing.
:16:27. > :16:31.He debuted just before his 30th birthday, he achieved so much in
:16:32. > :16:41.five years and it was amazing. He has this image with the drive, he
:16:42. > :16:47.must have steel behind him? I think he has a facade to some degree, he
:16:48. > :16:54.has always been a bit about JoCo. He was always a professional sportsman.
:16:55. > :16:59.Two days into controversies, is part of him that will enjoy that? Part of
:17:00. > :17:06.him well. He likes to be the centre of attention, he admits that. Part
:17:07. > :17:12.of think it is ridiculous, all the attraction. When it comes down to
:17:13. > :17:16.it, yes just finally hit the wall and that's what it comes down to.
:17:17. > :17:20.In football, it's been a significant weekend for Leicester City. And yet
:17:21. > :17:23.another winning one for Derby County. Leicester had a great win
:17:24. > :17:26.but more importantly their financial future appears to be secure. The
:17:27. > :17:31.club's owner has effectively wiped out debt of ?103 million by
:17:32. > :17:36.converting loans to shares. It was the Christmas present to top the
:17:37. > :17:42.lot, a club saddled with debts of over 100 million is now stable and
:17:43. > :17:47.then victory over a promotion rival. The only thing which stopped
:17:48. > :17:51.everyone was a squirrel. He took centre stage for five minutes. Nice
:17:52. > :17:53.one for the goalkeeper 0 centre stage for five minutes. Nice
:17:54. > :17:58.one for the goalkeeper to chase the animal off the pitch and then for
:17:59. > :18:07.showing his understanding with this goal. This goal leaves them third in
:18:08. > :18:13.the table. Meanwhile Derby County get their seventh in a row. It was
:18:14. > :18:19.followed by a missed penalty and missed chances before this wonderful
:18:20. > :18:25.finish made it too. There was a little warble when this own goal was
:18:26. > :18:32.scored. Craig Bryson soon cut through the defence to ease derby to
:18:33. > :18:37.another classy Vic today in their astonishing run of results. ``
:18:38. > :18:40.classy victory. Nottingham Forest believe they've
:18:41. > :18:44.got a good Christmas in store. Their list of matches looks tough `
:18:45. > :18:47.they're playing three of the top six. But on their trip to the
:18:48. > :18:50.Children's Wards at the Queen's Medical Centre this afternoon, they
:18:51. > :18:55.were taking it in their stride. As Mark Shardlow reports. Who's that
:18:56. > :19:02.dressed in red carrying presents? One of them is the hero of the
:19:03. > :19:07.weekend, coming to hand out guests. That's a great strike, what is says.
:19:08. > :19:12.He made two stunning saves at Birmingham. He said he definitely
:19:13. > :19:21.touch this one but was most pleased with his acrobatics here. He kept
:19:22. > :19:26.yet another clean sheet. Andy Reid is no stranger to these wards. He
:19:27. > :19:34.enjoyed a bit of ant. Who is your favourite player? And day. It's a
:19:35. > :19:42.setup. Most of us have children ourselves. My son was in here when
:19:43. > :19:47.he was born. It is nice to come back and try and put a smile on the faces
:19:48. > :19:50.of the children. Forest have been given Christmas day off before
:19:51. > :19:57.kicking off their programme al home to QPR boss. We look forward to them
:19:58. > :20:02.coming to the city ground. A winner too would make a nice present. I
:20:03. > :20:05.have asked them to surprise me this year for a present.
:20:06. > :20:09.In League One Notts County were moments away from returning to the
:20:10. > :20:12.foot of League One ` but battled back against Bristol City.
:20:13. > :20:15.This is the 89th minute at Meadow Lane. County are a goal down.
:20:16. > :20:19.They're pressing for an equaliser and they're awarded a penalty. The
:20:20. > :20:24.kick's taken by Alan Sheehan ` and it's a valuable draw for Notts as
:20:25. > :20:27.they enter the key Christmas period. Mansfield Town had a dramatic day `
:20:28. > :20:28.even by their standards ` as their slide down League 0
:20:29. > :20:32.even by their standards ` as their slide down League Two continues.
:20:33. > :20:36.Jamie McCombes second had given the Stags a 2`1 lead and the points
:20:37. > :20:39.looked safe as the match went into injury time. But then came the
:20:40. > :20:43.pantomime ending. Accrington Stanley scored twice in added time to steal
:20:44. > :20:51.a 3`2 win. The late goals leave the Stags without a league win in 12
:20:52. > :20:55.games. Rugby. The Leicester Tigers captain
:20:56. > :20:56.Toby Flood is to leave the club at the end of the 0
:20:57. > :20:58.Toby Flood is to leave the club at the end of the season. Director of
:20:59. > :21:01.Rugby Richard Cockerill confirmed the news after the Tigers heavy
:21:02. > :21:04.defeat at title rivals Saracens. Flood's got 60 England caps and has
:21:05. > :21:08.been at Leicester for five years. The club had been hopeful they'd
:21:09. > :21:11.persuade him to stay ` but he now seems likely to go and play in
:21:12. > :21:15.France. Tigers' Christmas started very badly. They conceded six tries
:21:16. > :21:23.at Saracens in a rare heavy defeat going down by 49 points to ten.
:21:24. > :21:27.That's it for the sport. Thank you. Loved the squirrel.
:21:28. > :21:31.Now you don't need us to tell you that with only two sleeps left until
:21:32. > :21:34.Christmas Day, it's an exciting time for children. But how much has the
:21:35. > :21:37.festive season changed over the years? We've been to Kirk Langley
:21:38. > :21:45.Primary School in Derbyshire to ask pupils what they think Christmas was
:21:46. > :21:52.like in the olden days. I don't think they had Christmas trees and
:21:53. > :21:56.tinsel is and angels. They wouldn't have got much presence because they
:21:57. > :22:04.were quite poor. Except for the king and queen. I wasn't there. I think
:22:05. > :22:10.they didn't get much presence in the olden days. My mummy told me she
:22:11. > :22:21.only got an orange, some pencils and mints. I think they would go around
:22:22. > :22:28.building snowmen and things. I think they might go sledding. They had no
:22:29. > :22:33.television and no heating. There was no Christmas lights or electricity.
:22:34. > :22:42.They would use a gramophone to play music. It is like a thing, you put
:22:43. > :22:48.what you put what he wanted and it goes round and round. In the olden
:22:49. > :22:54.days, they wouldn't have that much decorations. I think they would
:22:55. > :23:07.because Christmas Day is a time to have Choi and peace and love and
:23:08. > :23:12.hope. Happy Christmas. You have to have a bit of hope. He said Love.
:23:13. > :23:16.So what was the reality? How was Christmas celebrated decades ago? We
:23:17. > :23:18.asked Teresa Mikula to delve into the archives. Here's her selection
:23:19. > :23:20.of family films celebrating the festive season, some dating back to
:23:21. > :23:30.the 1930's. Well, this our last full East
:23:31. > :23:42.Midlands Today # Santa baby... # Hurry down the
:23:43. > :24:33.chimney tonight. # Noel, noel. # The programme will
:24:34. > :24:49.return on January the a lot has changed but a lot hasn't.
:24:50. > :24:52.Let's see what the all important Christians that the Christmas
:24:53. > :24:54.weather will be like. It will be called an crisp on Boxing
:24:55. > :24:56.Day but It will be called an crisp on Boxing
:24:57. > :25:04.Day before that we have stormy conditions to contend with. Deals
:25:05. > :25:10.and very heavy rainfall. The Met Office have issued a yellow warning.
:25:11. > :25:15.This is for the Peak District which could have gale force winds. The jet
:25:16. > :25:21.stream is driving all the weather systems are way and this area of low
:25:22. > :25:25.pressure is with us at the moment. The rain has eased for a time
:25:26. > :25:29.through the end of the afternoon. The winds have been strengthening as
:25:30. > :25:33.we go through the afternoon. Into the evening, we will see the rain
:25:34. > :25:38.becoming intense and the winds becoming stronger. We might get
:25:39. > :25:44.gusts of 50 miles an hour Wales play and possibly up to fit `` 60 miles
:25:45. > :25:50.an hour. The heavy rain will clearly in the early hours. We get lost in
:25:51. > :25:53.the showers behind that. Tomorrow we continue to have squally showers,
:25:54. > :25:56.they may be wintry in each, especially on high ground. There
:25:57. > :25:57.will also be bright 0 especially on high ground. There
:25:58. > :26:02.will also be bright and sunny conditions. It will remain windy
:26:03. > :26:09.throughout Christmas Eve self. It is feeling much colder tomorrow. Highs
:26:10. > :26:15.of six or seven Celsius. The winds continue to die down, giving us are
:26:16. > :26:23.settled Christmas day. The frost starts on Christmas Day. Friday
:26:24. > :26:28.looks like we are set to have another spell of wet and windy
:26:29. > :26:34.weather. We will keep you updated in the next few days.
:26:35. > :26:39.Do come and join us. This is our last bulletin. The programme returns
:26:40. > :26:41.on January the 2nd. Although, as you'd expect, we'll have news
:26:42. > :26:44.bulletins throughout the festive period here on BBC One. However
:26:45. > :26:48.you're spending Christmas and the New Year ` may it be everything you
:26:49. > :26:51.hoped for. We're leaving you tonight ` in traditional style ` with some
:26:52. > :26:54.young choristers from Leicester Cathedral singing, Hark the Herald
:26:55. > :27:01.Angels sing. Good night and Merry Christmas.
:27:02. > :27:21.# MUSIC: Hark The Herald Angels Sing by Leicester Cathedral choristers. #
:27:22. > :27:36.Glory to the newborn king! # Peace on earth, and mercy mild. # God and
:27:37. > :27:46.sinners reconciled. # Joyful all ye nations rise. # Join the triumph of
:27:47. > :27:48.the skies with th'angelic host