:00:00. > :00:00.That's all from us. It's goodbye from me. And on BBC
:00:00. > :00:09.This is East Midlands Today with Anne Davies and me, Dominic Heale.
:00:10. > :00:28.Tonight, on film ` the moment a teenager was shot dead.
:00:29. > :00:34.How early intervention can help save secondary schools. Hopefully it will
:00:35. > :00:43.give them a successful career when they are older. How air force pilots
:00:44. > :00:49.are taking part in a distant war, flying drones from here in the
:00:50. > :00:53.region. It really is rocket science. I out with the first children in
:00:54. > :01:03.Europe whose science lessons are seriously taking off.
:01:04. > :01:10.Good evening. Welcome to Wednesday's programme. First tonight ` A court's
:01:11. > :01:13.heard that gang warfare led to the shooting dead of a teenager in
:01:14. > :01:16.Nottingham. The jury was shown CCTV footage of
:01:17. > :01:22.the moment Malakai McKenzie was killed by a gunman in a pub car
:01:23. > :01:26.park. Today a man who it's claimed fled to Bermuda denied murder and
:01:27. > :01:35.attempted murder. Mike O'Sullivan has this report. It was gang
:01:36. > :01:38.warfare, said the prosecution at Nottingham Crown Court and that is
:01:39. > :01:43.what led to a teenager being shot dead. This was the aftermath of the
:01:44. > :01:49.killing. 19`year`old Malakai MacKenzie died when he was shot in
:01:50. > :01:51.the early hours as he sat in a car in a pub car park in Nottingham on
:01:52. > :01:54.April 2012. 0 in a pub car park in Nottingham on
:01:55. > :01:59.April 2012. Today the CCTV footage capturing the moment he was killed
:02:00. > :02:04.were shown to a jury in a murder trial. The CCTV played in court
:02:05. > :02:09.shows four hooded men coming into the car park. They circle around it
:02:10. > :02:15.and one goes to the side of a parked car. He fires inside killing Malakai
:02:16. > :02:22.MacKenzie. Then the four men ran off. The prosecution say one of
:02:23. > :02:30.those men was chef Kia Robinson. He went on trial today and denies
:02:31. > :02:36.murdering Malakai MacKenzie and one count of attempted murder. He later
:02:37. > :02:45.fled to Bermuda. They say was the culmination of two rival gangs from
:02:46. > :02:50.the base that area. This man, fired the shots and is now serving life
:02:51. > :02:54.after being convicted of murdering Malakai MacKenzie last year. There
:02:55. > :02:59.have been several previous fights between the gangs including one
:03:00. > :03:04.incident when Cameron was stabbed at a probation office. Mr Robinson's
:03:05. > :03:07.trial could last for a month or more.
:03:08. > :03:12.Next, how early learning could help save Nottingham's failing secondary
:03:13. > :03:15.schools. It's just one idea being discussed at a national conference
:03:16. > :03:19.being held here in the East Midlands.
:03:20. > :03:22.It comes exactly one month after six of Nottingham's schools were put
:03:23. > :03:32.into special measures. Eleanor Garnier reports. VO is just three
:03:33. > :03:36.years old and he is busy showing his little sister what he gets up to at
:03:37. > :03:38.this early learning programme at Brock Stoke's children's centre in
:03:39. > :03:50.Nottinghamshire. They might only be toddlers but the
:03:51. > :03:55.aim of this early work to raise children's aspirations and encourage
:03:56. > :03:57.enthusiasm for learning. It is very important because it is the base of
:03:58. > :03:57.their 0 important because it is the base of
:03:58. > :03:58.their future. 0 0 important because it is the base of
:03:59. > :04:03.their future. Everything they are doing here, they will take to
:04:04. > :04:10.primary school and it will give them a successful career. It is vital.
:04:11. > :04:12.Early intervention is one of the key themes at this national education
:04:13. > :04:18.conference being held here in Nottingham. Schools in the region
:04:19. > :04:24.have been under the spotlight recently. Derby's Al`Madinah Free
:04:25. > :04:29.Schools labelled dysfunctional by inspectors and six secondary schools
:04:30. > :04:36.here in Nottingham have been put in special members `` special measures
:04:37. > :04:43.by Ofsted. One of the keynote speakers, the Shadow Education
:04:44. > :04:47.Secretary, Tristam Hunt. Maximum is facing particular challenges. A lot
:04:48. > :04:52.of good work has been done here on early intervention. It is a big
:04:53. > :04:57.problem. There is problems of parenting, potential leadership, all
:04:58. > :05:01.sorts of issues which come together. No single person is at fault but
:05:02. > :05:05.what is good in Nottingham is people getting together to solve these
:05:06. > :05:11.problems. Nottingham is not alone. Eight years ago, Lester was facing
:05:12. > :05:16.similar problems. I know the parents and young people in Nottingham will
:05:17. > :05:24.be worried and I say to them, have confidence, look at how Lester has
:05:25. > :05:27.transformed. I have every confidence that Nottingham will do the same for
:05:28. > :05:31.their residents as we have been able to achieve in Leicester. Parents are
:05:32. > :05:36.convinced that early learning will help their children's futures but
:05:37. > :05:40.education professionals are clear. These programmes are only part of
:05:41. > :05:45.the solution to improving Nottingham's secondary schools.
:05:46. > :05:49.Meanwhile the man behind plans for a new free school in Nottingham says
:05:50. > :05:52.he hopes it'll become a model for outstanding education. The Central
:05:53. > :05:56.Nottingham Free School aims to open on Hounds Gate in September next
:05:57. > :05:59.year. It's promising strong links with local companies, a promise
:06:00. > :06:04.welcomed by the local Chamber of Commerce. It also wants a 46 week
:06:05. > :06:13.school year and will offer childcare from seven in the morning until
:06:14. > :06:17.seven in the evening. Six weeks holidays is enough and it
:06:18. > :06:22.is enough for the general population. The curriculum will be
:06:23. > :06:26.enriched, will be stimulating and challenging and will give pupils a
:06:27. > :06:31.time to make sense of what they are learning and apply it at a more
:06:32. > :06:36.paced rate instead of cramming something into a shorter working
:06:37. > :06:38.year. Plans to pedestrianise part of
:06:39. > :06:42.Leicester city centre have been temporarily withdrawn. It's after
:06:43. > :06:46.concerns were raised by a planning inspector. The proposals involve
:06:47. > :06:53.removing cars from the old town part of the city, close to where Richard
:06:54. > :06:55.III body was found. A public inquiry started yesterday to consider
:06:56. > :06:58.objections but the hearing was brought to a close this morning.
:06:59. > :07:01.80% of people who've responded to Nottinghamshire County Council's
:07:02. > :07:04.budget consultation have rejected a 5% increase in council tax. The
:07:05. > :07:05.Labour`run 0 5% increase in council tax. The
:07:06. > :07:11.Labour`run authority is consulting on how much it should raise council
:07:12. > :07:15.tax by in the next financial year. It will be the first increase in
:07:16. > :07:24.four years. 45% of people have so far opted for the smallest proposed
:07:25. > :07:28.rise of 1.99%. Still to come ` a culture change in
:07:29. > :07:38.the countryside. Why more farmers are turning to
:07:39. > :07:41.tourism and embracing localism. In sports, we are looking ahead to
:07:42. > :07:49.what is going to be a huge night of European action for the Tigers.
:07:50. > :07:58.Next tonight: Air force pilots have been telling us how they're fighting
:07:59. > :08:01.a distant war, from a base right here in the East Midlands.
:08:02. > :08:05.They're flying unmanned drones above Afghanistan, by remote control. But
:08:06. > :08:14.it's extremely controversial as our Social Affairs Correspondent, Jeremy
:08:15. > :08:25.Ball, reports. Tom is piloting missions over Afghanistan but Canon
:08:26. > :08:29.`` but can still commute into work at Leicestershire. They are
:08:30. > :08:32.providing vital surveillance to protect troops on the ground but
:08:33. > :08:38.they are armed with laser`guided bombs and missiles and sometimes the
:08:39. > :08:42.crew have to open fire. It is the same task that we did before but now
:08:43. > :08:47.I am doing it sat on the ground rather than in the aircraft. At the
:08:48. > :08:50.end of the day, you are going home to your family, you are not having
:08:51. > :08:55.time to recondition yourself after being in a war zone. That must be
:08:56. > :09:01.difficult to deal with. The supervision is there to people can
:09:02. > :09:07.have a break between military and domestic life. Our supervisors are
:09:08. > :09:12.aware of the issues with that. These are the control stations where they
:09:13. > :09:15.are flying drones over Afghanistan. They are such a game changer because
:09:16. > :09:20.they can go deep into enemy territory without risking lives. The
:09:21. > :09:23.drone pilots have to follow strict is roles of engagement in the same
:09:24. > :09:26.as flying a 0 is roles of engagement in the same
:09:27. > :09:34.as flying a jet. The project has been highly controversial. It has
:09:35. > :09:44.been the subject of an anti`war campaign. Some argue drones are
:09:45. > :09:53.counter`productive and are creating M I believe they help to save
:09:54. > :09:59.lives. The lives of our troops, the lives of our NATO allies `` Allies
:10:00. > :10:05.and the lives of Afghan civilians. Some worry this is reducing war to a
:10:06. > :10:11.video game where real people are getting killed. You have real troops
:10:12. > :10:16.on the ground. They like to have this stuff above the head because
:10:17. > :10:20.they know it helps to protect them. Soldiers from the region have been
:10:21. > :10:23.using smaller drones on these operations. This footage was filmed
:10:24. > :10:33.in Afghanistan by the reconnaissance force. We couldn't get out of the
:10:34. > :10:41.compound. We flew this out and find out where the enemy contact aware.
:10:42. > :10:48.It saves lives. They can pick up ie de's. Afghan estate in ``
:10:49. > :10:56.Afghanistan operations are winding down but these drones are here to
:10:57. > :11:00.stay. Jeremy was talking to the defence
:11:01. > :11:05.minister, Mark for once was. Developers behind ambitious plans
:11:06. > :11:08.for a new Robin Hood`themed tourist attraction in Nottinghamshire have
:11:09. > :11:11.been given an ultimatum by the County Council. They now have just
:11:12. > :11:14.over two months to prove exactly how they're going to fund it.
:11:15. > :11:15.If they can't, they risk being kicked off the 0
:11:16. > :11:18.If they can't, they risk being kicked off the project. With that in
:11:19. > :11:20.mind, the Council's already drawing up alternative plans to replace the
:11:21. > :11:23.existing Sherwood Forest visitor centre. To tell us more, Simon Hare
:11:24. > :11:37.joins us from the centre now. Good evening. We are at Edwin Stowe,
:11:38. > :11:41.home of the existing Sherwood Forest visitor centre. That site is going
:11:42. > :11:45.to be returned to natural woodland so there are plans for an
:11:46. > :11:53.alternative attraction on a nearby site. That will be called Discover
:11:54. > :11:56.Robin Hood. A ?30 million flagship tourist attraction including things
:11:57. > :12:01.like medieval re`enactments and providing work for around 100 local
:12:02. > :12:05.people. Those plans were first announced 15 months ago but so far
:12:06. > :12:09.no confirmation yet of whether funding for it is coming from. Now
:12:10. > :12:15.the county council has told the private developers that they have to
:12:16. > :12:19.meet a deadline at the end of March to prove how they are going to pay
:12:20. > :12:23.for it. Just in case it doesn't come off, the authority have drawn up
:12:24. > :12:27.plans for an alternative attraction and it is a move that has been
:12:28. > :12:33.welcomed by representatives of the local community here. We have to
:12:34. > :12:38.have a reasonable attraction. It doesn't have to be all singing, all
:12:39. > :12:48.dancing but it has to be worthy of the name Robin Hood. The developers
:12:49. > :12:52.behind it say they are committed to delivering that Robin Hood themed
:12:53. > :12:57.attraction and they are extremely confident of meeting the council's
:12:58. > :13:00.deadline. Thank you very much. Women aged over 50 are being urged
:13:01. > :13:04.by doctors not to skip their smear tests. The latest figures reveal
:13:05. > :13:10.take`up has been falling in the East Midlands.
:13:11. > :13:13.A study by the charity Cancer Research UK says women who fail to
:13:14. > :13:19.attend a screening after their 50th birthday are six times more likely
:13:20. > :13:22.to end up with cervical cancer. Our Health Correspondent Rob Sissons
:13:23. > :13:30.is here. Rob, tell us more about these figures on take up. Women aged
:13:31. > :13:35.25 to 64 are invited for regular smears. Screening can pick up early
:13:36. > :13:35.cell changes that can lead to cancer if left 0
:13:36. > :13:40.cell changes that can lead to cancer if left alone. The latest concern is
:13:41. > :13:45.about the over 50's where take up has been falling for years. In that
:13:46. > :13:47.age group across the East Midlands one in five women didn't attend a
:13:48. > :14:02.smear test last year. They are sad to say 4000 lives in
:14:03. > :14:09.England. Rates of cancer have halved since screaming was `` screaming was
:14:10. > :14:19.brought him back in 1998. Older women are at risk and experts want
:14:20. > :14:22.more people to attend the screening. It does get uncomfortable for people
:14:23. > :14:27.after the change of life which is about 50. That is the reason why
:14:28. > :14:31.women stop coming if they have been coming regularly. Another reason is
:14:32. > :14:36.when they get into their late 50s, they haven't had a new partner for a
:14:37. > :14:39.long time and are not active any more and perhaps don't realise that
:14:40. > :14:45.it is still necessary because they might have caught the virus that
:14:46. > :14:50.causes the cancer, whether they were young and it sits there. As they get
:14:51. > :14:56.older, their immune system weakens and it can resurface. At the Royal
:14:57. > :15:00.Derby Hospital, the specialist says a third of newly diagnosed cases are
:15:01. > :15:06.in the early 50s anti`fears any falloff in the uptake of smears will
:15:07. > :15:12.mean more cases been detected late. Out of every 14 smears, only one of
:15:13. > :15:15.them is abnormal and that one abnormal smear represents
:15:16. > :15:21.precancerous changes that can be treated very effectively and very
:15:22. > :15:24.easily before reaching the stages of survival cancer. Almost all cases of
:15:25. > :15:28.cervical cancer are caused by the Human Papiloma Virus. In future,
:15:29. > :15:30.cases are likely to come down as HPV vaccine is routinely offered to 12
:15:31. > :15:45.and 13`year`olds these days. Still to come ` Anna's been working
:15:46. > :15:49.on your weather forecast. After a mild day today, it is hard to
:15:50. > :15:54.believe that this time last year we were talking about sledging and
:15:55. > :15:56.snowman. Not to night. It is mostly about the rain. I will tell you more
:15:57. > :16:03.later. Growing numbers of farmers in our
:16:04. > :16:08.region are turning to tourism to help their businesses survive. With
:16:09. > :16:11.farming incomes falling, a quarter of farmers are now offering farm
:16:12. > :16:16.holidays and selling their own produce.
:16:17. > :16:19.Tourism experts also believe the recent horse meat scandal means
:16:20. > :16:21.people want to see exactly where their food comes from, and how it's
:16:22. > :16:38.made. James Roberson reports from
:16:39. > :16:48.Derbyshire. Matlock Meadows Farm is anything but traditional. Can I get
:16:49. > :16:52.you anything else? Josh serves coffees to customers and they can
:16:53. > :16:56.also meet the animals with the farmer. The forms still has its milk
:16:57. > :17:05.heard that rabbits, sheep and chickens are an added attraction.
:17:06. > :17:11.The biggest draw is Mandy's farm made ice cream. With farmers
:17:12. > :17:17.struggling for the price they get their milk, it was do something or
:17:18. > :17:22.die. We wanted to add value to the milk. We felt the ice cream would be
:17:23. > :17:26.the best thing for us. We are in a good location in tourist. We thought
:17:27. > :17:33.it would appeal to the local community. In the summer, I bring my
:17:34. > :17:37.next`door neighbour's children, my relatives from Australia. They love
:17:38. > :17:45.coming to see the animals and the people who run it. The farm now
:17:46. > :17:45.fully accessible. They have invested in 0
:17:46. > :17:51.fully accessible. They have invested in an ice cream trike for weddings
:17:52. > :17:56.and next, a classroom. We are intending to do school visits. We
:17:57. > :18:07.want to show children the full cycle from the cow to the milk and ice
:18:08. > :18:18.cream. Local tourism experts say it is not surprising farmers who raise
:18:19. > :18:26.live stock for meat also making changes. They see whether animals
:18:27. > :18:30.are reared from farm to fork. Now they are starting to taste success
:18:31. > :18:41.and hope ice cream will secure their day `` Derry in the future. `` dairy
:18:42. > :18:44.in the future. Time now for the sport.
:18:45. > :18:47.First Leicester City have completed the signing of former England
:18:48. > :18:50.striker Kevin Phillips on a contract until the end of the season. The
:18:51. > :18:53.prolific 40`year`old goal scorer seen here playing for Blackpool,
:18:54. > :18:59.helped Crystal Palace get promotion to the Premier League last season.
:19:00. > :19:05.It's another well known forward to add to table topping Leicester's
:19:06. > :19:10.impressive strike force. But it's not just Leicester's goal
:19:11. > :19:14.scorers attracting attention. Young talented defender, Liam Moore, is
:19:15. > :19:18.hot property but the club say he's not for sale. It comes after reports
:19:19. > :19:22.today linking him with a move to a Premier League club. Strong
:19:23. > :19:26.performances from Moore, have seen him win the Football League's Young
:19:27. > :19:30.Player of the Month award and gain an England Under 21 call`up. Today
:19:31. > :19:35.there's been speculation Leicester have rejected a ?2 million bid for
:19:36. > :19:39.him from Fulham. Onto rugby and Leicester Tigers are
:19:40. > :19:44.gearing up for a huge night of European rugby this weekend. A sell
:19:45. > :19:48.out crowd will see them take on the might of Ulster on Saturday as both
:19:49. > :19:51.sides battle it out for a home tie in the Heineken Cup quarter finals.
:19:52. > :19:53.It's important because the top European sides are so hard to beat
:19:54. > :20:17.on the road. Kirsty Edwards reports. When the players step out onto the
:20:18. > :20:19.pitch, the atmosphere is going to be electric. Make no mistake, this is
:20:20. > :20:37.going to be a huge game. It makes a big difference and the
:20:38. > :20:41.crowd are always tremendous. Knowing they will be there, we see it as a
:20:42. > :20:45.fortress and I don't think they realise how important they are to us
:20:46. > :20:50.in helping us get the results. It will be nice to reward them for all
:20:51. > :20:54.the times they stand by us. We have had some times where we haven't
:20:55. > :20:59.performed well in stock we can reward them with a home
:21:00. > :21:05.quarterfinal. What is the competition for places like? It was
:21:06. > :21:05.pretty tasty out there. You can tell it 0
:21:06. > :21:14.pretty tasty out there. You can tell it is a big game. There is the added
:21:15. > :21:19.extra and they are trying harder. This is why it is so big. You can
:21:20. > :21:26.imagine the reception they got as they arrived for their quarterfinal
:21:27. > :21:34.last year away at Toulon. They do make it pretty intimidating. It is
:21:35. > :21:41.quite an interesting place to go and play. It was advantage for them that
:21:42. > :21:45.he and if we win this weekend, it will be our turn to play at home
:21:46. > :21:51.this year. A way to go yet but what will it mean to win this
:21:52. > :21:55.competition? We have a great opportunity this weekend. The
:21:56. > :21:58.history of the European cup is huge and something we want to be a part
:21:59. > :22:00.of and make our own piece of history.
:22:01. > :22:03.Cricket and six Nottinghamshire players have been named in England's
:22:04. > :22:06.provisional squad for the World Twenty20. Along with captain Stuart
:22:07. > :22:12.Broad are Alex Hales, Michael Lumb, Samit Patel, Harry Gurney and James
:22:13. > :22:23.Taylor. I love Twenty20. It is an
:22:24. > :22:29.opportunity to show what you can do and express yourself. It will be a
:22:30. > :22:31.dream come true. Like it would be to anyone to play in a World Cup, it
:22:32. > :22:36.would Staying in Nottingham with the Notts
:22:37. > :22:40.County Ladies who are building a strong squad for the start of the
:22:41. > :22:44.Women's Premier League in April. There's been a new signing today and
:22:45. > :22:47.there's more to come. This afternoon Scottish International defender
:22:48. > :22:50.Rachel Corsie put pen to paper on a one year deal. She is 24 and joins
:22:51. > :22:54.from Glasgow City. Rachel is a qualified accountant but says the
:22:55. > :23:01.move allows her to give up the day job and become a full time
:23:02. > :23:07.professional. It is something that is really exciting for me. I have
:23:08. > :23:11.moved from Glasgow. I felt it was an opportunity to progress my own game
:23:12. > :23:14.and be part of something really special. And finally from me, AFC
:23:15. > :23:17.Hinckley and Hinckley Nomads are amongst the names being considered
:23:18. > :23:20.for a possible new football club in the town. Fans are campaigning to
:23:21. > :23:24.form a new community team after Hinckley United in Leicestershire
:23:25. > :23:28.was wound up last year. Tonight they are to hold a public meeting to
:23:29. > :23:30.decide the name of the new club and to decide what colours the kit could
:23:31. > :23:47.be. I like pink leafing mix `` I like
:23:48. > :23:51.Hinckley Phoenix. Next, the children whose classes
:23:52. > :23:54.really are rocket science. University space experts are working
:23:55. > :23:58.with young pupils to bring their science lessons to life.
:23:59. > :24:01.Jo Healey's been to Bramcote Hills Primary in Nottingham, the first
:24:02. > :24:09.school in Europe to be working on building a satellite.
:24:10. > :24:17.I love space because you get to be weightless and there is black holes.
:24:18. > :24:24.It is amazing to think there is so much beyond our earth. I love space
:24:25. > :24:31.because there is lots of different planets that you need to explore.
:24:32. > :24:42.Betis sort them. How do you harness all that energy and interest to make
:24:43. > :24:48.science lessons interesting? With funding from the European Space
:24:49. > :24:53.Agency, we have put together a number of experiments designed at
:24:54. > :24:57.creating a satellite. As a group, they decide what material they would
:24:58. > :25:07.recommend to the space agency as the better material for building a
:25:08. > :25:13.satellite. I chose Steele because it is magnetic. Aluminium. The question
:25:14. > :25:19.they were asked to find out and encouraged them to have fun with
:25:20. > :25:25.science which is what it is all about. It is the first school to
:25:26. > :25:33.roll it out across this country and Europe and beyond. I need to learn
:25:34. > :25:46.more about this so I can make my own satellite. When he does, it will be
:25:47. > :25:49.out of this world. And ``. I reckon he will do it. The weather has been
:25:50. > :26:02.very mild for January, hasn't it? This is your weather picture. This
:26:03. > :26:11.was yesterday just before sunset. Thank you to mark for sending this
:26:12. > :26:19.picture in. Let a scarcity back 12 months. This time last year, our
:26:20. > :26:27.lowest temperatures were down to minus four Celsius. No real sign of
:26:28. > :26:32.any snow in the forecast at the moment. Back to tonight, here is the
:26:33. > :26:36.cold front that is going to push its way through over the next few hours
:26:37. > :26:41.bringing us some rain. At the moment, it is patchy in nature but
:26:42. > :26:46.as we head towards the end of the evening, it starts to become heavy
:26:47. > :26:53.and intense for a time. It will clear way to the west and behind it
:26:54. > :26:57.is a dry end to the night. A minimum night`time temperature of five
:26:58. > :27:02.Celsius. Some bright spells around first thing tomorrow morning. One of
:27:03. > :27:07.two showers around but as we go into the afternoon, the showers become
:27:08. > :27:14.more frequent and heavy in nature on Thursday. We are only looking at a
:27:15. > :27:22.top temperature of a Celsius. Not as mild as what we have had today. ``
:27:23. > :27:26.top temperature of eight Celsius. The weekends, Saturday is looking
:27:27. > :27:29.particularly wet. The rain will clear away to give us a decent day
:27:30. > :27:41.on Sunday. I think five seems pretty cold. That
:27:42. > :27:43.is it from us. Amy will be here with our late
:27:44. > :27:45.bulletin. Goodbye.