10/02/2014 East Midlands Today

reputation enhanced. That's it. Starting on BBC Two now,

Jeremy Paxman And now the news for the East

Midlands. A jury's been shown dramatic footage

of the moment a Sikh spiritual leader was attacked with an axe

during a religious ceremony at a temple in Leicester. The court was

told the defendant will allege he'd been sexually abused by the Guru

twenty years ago in India. Quentin Rayner reports.

Last August, he was in the UK from the Punjab on an official visit. His

first function was an early`morning religious visit in Leicester. He had

bought a three foot axe in the previous week. He entered the player

Hall. Footage shown to the Julie captured him walking up to the

platform and wielding the axe. He was quickly overpowered and

screaming and shouting could be heard. The leader's right arm was

broken and he had a cut to his face. The court was told that he had been

heading for the guru's head. The court was told the guru had stayed

at the home of the man's uncle the night before. After being

overpowered by worshippers he said he did not believe in the living

guru. The court heard that since his arrest, he had alleged that the guru

sexually abused him 20 years ago in India. The jury was told that

whether it was out of hatred or revenge, he had a crystal clear

motive for wanting to kill the guru. He denies attempting murder but

admits grievous bodily harm. HS2 says up to 600 jobs could be

lost when sites are demolished near the proposed East Midlands station

in Nottinghamshire. And a company boss in Leicestershire is trying to

save a huge car parts factory from being knocked down. HS2 is now

looking at the responses from a public consultation period. Mike

O'Sullivan reports. At the hamlet of Langton near Kirby

in Ashfield, all six homes are set to be 0

in Ashfield, all six homes are set to be wiped off the map. I don't

want to move, particularly because my husband died 14 months ago and I

made a rose garden for him. My grandchildren scattered his ashes so

I just can't leave it. It is a tragedy. Supporters point to

economic benefits but in Leicestershire, the boss of a car

parts 0 Leicestershire, the boss of a car

parts factory employing 450 people is formally objecting. Relocating

could cost between 50 and ?100 million. We have got investment

decisions to make over the next few years and it is difficult because if

you invest any more money with that uncertainty, you could lose out.

This is a real company says it can keep its maintenance depot one 350

jobs here, despite HS2. Demolition work could mean the results of up to

600 jobs. This is an 80 acre site and its layout is largely dictated

by railway operations 30 years ago. We believe there's enough space for

to exist side`by`side. HS2 says the station development will lead to the

creation of 1500 jobs. The region's aerospace industry is

being boosted by a multi`million pound support fund. The Government

backed programme is protecting thousands of jobs. Our reporter

Eleanor Garnier's been to see one Leicestershire engineering firm

that's taking on more staff. It does not get any more precise

than this. They have been making blades for aeroplane engines here

since 1941. The family business employs 124 people but now it is

growing. Job numbers will increase and it is more important we do not

need 0 and it is more important we do not

need to 0 and it is more important we do not

need to move away from our local community. We are immensely proud of

the yearly and will be staying on this site for the future. That means

around 25 new jobs in the next four years, good news for apprentices

like this 21`year`old. I have been given the opportunity to go on a

course like this and it has helped me grow as an individual. It is a

benefit for me on every level. This is one of the first companies to

sign up for the shearling link in growth fund, getting ?1 million from

the government pot of money and no other Midlands companies are

following in its depths. The aerospace industry is very

important. We have a Rolls`Royce and you cannot 0

important. We have a Rolls`Royce and you cannot get any better but we

also have a huge supply base supplying others as well. The

challenge is to make them competitive so they can compete on

the global scene. There are already 30,000 people in the East Midlands

working in the aerospace industry. With extra money, training and

support, it is hoped that number will grow as this region takes a

greater share of the global market. In football, there's one important

result from the Championship tonight. At the Ipro Stadium Derby

County one, Queens Park Rangers zero.

A good note to end the news on. That's your news. So, it's goodbye

from me but with your weather now, here's Kaye Forster.

There's a lot of weather over the next 0 0

There's a lot of weather over the next few days and some of us will

see snow, he went to the field to the weather. We will pull in some

cold earlier so do not be surprised if you see some sleet or snow.

Fairly quiet through tonight with the showers fading away. Like twins

so the temperature will be below freezing by the morning. `` light

winds. The rain will quickly push in with these short, sharp downpour.

You can see by around lunchtime it moves through quickly sold dry and

bright for the afternoon. The showers turning increasingly when

Terry as the afternoon goes on. For the temperature it will feel a bit

colder. In a few moments, we will have a full national

Good evening. You have my permission to complain about too many repeats

with the British weather at the moment because yet again it looks as

though our winter weather is set to continue with a repeat of last week.

Sunny spells and scattered showers today and this is the next area of

low pressure pushing in from the west. It influences our weather for

the rest of the week. More rain to come and gales and severe gales to

come. Ice is a possible risk. That means a cumulative total perhaps or

40-70 millimetres and that is an extra two to three inches. It will

exacerbate the flooding we have already got across England at the

moment. The cloud, wind and rain is already pushing in from the west.

There will be a widespread frost. Ice could be a problem first thing

in Northern Ireland. Snow in the hills and maybe in the North East of

Scotland we could see snow at lower levels. Rain through northern

England and Wales and Somerset. Some of that rain could be quite intense

coupled with squally, gusty winds on exposed coasts. In the east it

starts off relatively dry, but it will not be long before the wind and

the rain spreads further east. Up into the North the snow showers

continue on the hills, but by the end of the afternoon we could see

wet snow even at lower levels. A cold day. There is a potential for

some snow showers at lower levels across England and Wales on Tuesday

night and into Wednesday. On Wednesday it is this area of low

pressure which is the main factor in Wednesday's weather. More wet and

windy weather. An early amber warning has already been issued from

the South West. Severe gales are likely as we continue to see some

very wet weather coming into central and southern areas. The strongest

winds follow in behind those showers. In Scotland you are

probably wondering what the