:00:00. > :00:09.Welcome to East Midlands Today with Anne Davies, and me Maurice Flynn.
:00:10. > :00:26.Our top story: The infection spreading at an alarming rate.
:00:27. > :00:32.This former soldier is up for a national award. He was has a smile
:00:33. > :00:37.on his face. He's an inspiration to everybody.
:00:38. > :00:45.From the heart of the European Union, I have come to Brussels. And
:00:46. > :00:50.the vending machine on a village scale, using the loss of the corner
:00:51. > :01:04.shop. I use it practically every day. I get my eggs and milk year. ``
:01:05. > :01:08.here. Good evening and welcome to Friday's
:01:09. > :01:11.programme. First tonight, 350 cases of scarlet fever have now been
:01:12. > :01:16.confirmed across the East Midlands ` and that's just so far this year.
:01:17. > :01:21.It's the highest number for 24 years. Parents are being urged to
:01:22. > :01:24.look out for the symptoms of the bacterial infection, which is most
:01:25. > :01:34.common in children. Our Health Correspondent Rob Sissons reports.
:01:35. > :01:38.It is the red rash that gives scarlet fever... Name. Across the
:01:39. > :01:44.East Midlands, there have been 350 confirmed cases this year, compared
:01:45. > :01:50.to 75 in the first 11 weeks of last year. You can see here where the
:01:51. > :02:00.cases are in the region. They tend to peak every five years. Derbyshire
:02:01. > :02:04.has the most. In this primary school, they have had a number of
:02:05. > :02:11.suspected scarlet fever cases and have written to parents. We have had
:02:12. > :02:14.three cases we feel might be scarlet fever. They have been to their
:02:15. > :02:25.doctor and been prescribed antibiotics. Symptoms generally take
:02:26. > :02:33.several days to appear. The rash comes 12 to 48 days later. Red
:02:34. > :02:36.blotches turn into a rash that feels like sandpaper, looks like sunburn
:02:37. > :02:44.and maybe itchy. It usually starts in one place and spreads to other
:02:45. > :02:49.parts of the body. It is really important if you feel your child has
:02:50. > :02:53.scarlet fever, that you get to the doctor for treatment. Partly because
:02:54. > :03:00.we want these things treated and taken out of circulation. When Bill
:03:01. > :03:05.Maynard got scarlet fever, there were no antibiotics. He spent 16
:03:06. > :03:13.weeks in isolation, but in some ways it kick`started his show business
:03:14. > :03:19.career. While I was in there, I learned to play the ukelele. I was a
:03:20. > :03:27.big George Formby fan as a boy, as I think most kids were. When I came
:03:28. > :03:31.out, after 16 weeks, I was ready to be launched on the unsuspecting
:03:32. > :03:37.British public. These days, parents are being asked to keep an eye out
:03:38. > :03:40.for those symptoms. It's been revealed a theatre failed
:03:41. > :03:41.to carry out background checks on volunteers working with child
:03:42. > :03:45.performers. The Concordia Theatre in Hinckley
:03:46. > :03:49.has been at the centre of child sex abuse allegations. However, the
:03:50. > :03:52.police say the theatre has now made significant progress.
:03:53. > :03:56.Well, our reporter Geeta Pendse has the details. Geeta, how did this
:03:57. > :03:59.come to light? It was back in October when police
:04:00. > :04:02.received information about two male members of staff at the Concordia
:04:03. > :04:06.Theatre who were thought to have a sexual interest in children. They
:04:07. > :04:10.were arrested and released on police bail. It also emerged there were two
:04:11. > :04:16.volunteers and an actor with previous convictions of child sex
:04:17. > :04:19.abuse. The theatre hadn't picked up on these because volunteers hadn't
:04:20. > :04:29.undergone adequate background checks ` raising major concerns for the
:04:30. > :04:39.police. Clearly, if there was a neck vectored system in place previously
:04:40. > :04:41.`` an effective system in place previously for doing background
:04:42. > :04:51.checks, then potentially these people might not have been allowed
:04:52. > :04:53.to remain within the theatre. Well, the Concordia Theatre says it's
:04:54. > :04:56.co`operating fully with the authorities to put in place a more
:04:57. > :04:59.robust set of child protection measures. These have included a
:05:00. > :05:03.change of staff and vetting system. As a result the police have put off
:05:04. > :05:07.a review of the theatre's licence, providing it puts into place the
:05:08. > :05:09.changes by May. At that point the council will consider whether to
:05:10. > :05:13.re`issue a child performance licence. The police say they are
:05:14. > :05:17.still investigating whether any children at the theatre were abused
:05:18. > :05:23.and welcome any information from the public.
:05:24. > :05:27.Sport coming up ` live from the I`pro stadium in Derby.
:05:28. > :05:40.Where the big game of the weekend is taking place.
:05:41. > :05:49.Yes, it is derby against For B. `` Forest. We are behind the scenes
:05:50. > :05:54.later on. More up`to`date's news. The daughter
:05:55. > :05:57.and son`in`law of a couple whose remains were found in a garden have
:05:58. > :06:00.admitted burying them nearly 16 years ago. The bodies of William and
:06:01. > :06:03.Patricia Wycherley were discovered at a house in Forest Town last
:06:04. > :06:06.October. Susan and Christopher Edwards have denied murder. But
:06:07. > :06:10.today at Nottingham Crown Court they admitted obstructing a coroner in
:06:11. > :06:15.the execution of his duty by burying the bodies. A terrorism trial has
:06:16. > :06:18.been shown more home`made videos of a Leicestershire teenager. Michael
:06:19. > :06:22.Piggin has denied preparing plans and weapons for a Columbine High
:06:23. > :06:25.School`style attack. The Old Bailey jury saw Michael Piggin spraying "No
:06:26. > :06:31.More Mosques" on a Loughborough leisure centre. They've been told
:06:32. > :06:35.that the local mosque was top of his list of potential targets. They were
:06:36. > :06:48.also shown more video footage of him testing petrol bombs.
:06:49. > :06:59.This is Michael. Here we go. Here we go.
:07:00. > :07:04.A Nottinghamshire primary school once ranked among the best in the
:07:05. > :07:07.country is being put into special measures. St Edmund Campion in West
:07:08. > :07:10.Bridgford was judged as outstanding by inspectors. But in January, the
:07:11. > :07:13.school's head teacher was removed from her post and replaced by an
:07:14. > :07:21.acting head. Ofsted says the school is providing an unacceptable
:07:22. > :07:24.standard of education. Hundreds of farmers were today given
:07:25. > :07:28.lessons in how to avoid injury while they're working.
:07:29. > :07:31.The agricultural industry has one of the worst safety records in the
:07:32. > :07:34.country, being responsible for one in five of all work`related
:07:35. > :07:37.injuries. Today farm workers were given
:07:38. > :07:47.practical demonstrations of how to avoid some of the most common
:07:48. > :07:51.hazards. Sarah Teale reports. A potentially tragic farming
:07:52. > :07:54.accident, but fortunately, this is just a dummy. It is part of a
:07:55. > :08:01.demonstration to hundreds of local farm workers, I letting some of the
:08:02. > :08:05.hazards they face. This event was organised by the Health and Safety
:08:06. > :08:09.Executive, to try and improve the poor safety record in the industry.
:08:10. > :08:16.The agricultural industry accounts for just over 1% of workers, but it
:08:17. > :08:22.is responsible for 20% of all work`related injuries. In the East
:08:23. > :08:28.Midlands in the last year, there has been one death and 45 serious
:08:29. > :08:34.injuries on farms. One victim was in a wheelchair for six months after
:08:35. > :08:39.being run over by a poorly maintained tractor on a farm near
:08:40. > :08:50.Melton Mowbray. His pelvis was crushed and he punctured a lung. The
:08:51. > :08:55.company was fined ?10,000. Very few accidents are inevitable. Things
:08:56. > :08:58.happen because of a lack of thought or for a small bit of expenditure or
:08:59. > :09:08.maintenance that would make the job so much safer. And more effective.
:09:09. > :09:15.Up to 400 farmers and workers are standard `` attended the workshop.
:09:16. > :09:18.We want to make the place safer. There are a lot of things you don't
:09:19. > :09:28.think about that are potentially dangerous. I think farmers can be
:09:29. > :09:31.too relaxed about dangers. It is an industry that takes the risks for
:09:32. > :09:38.granted and this event is to make people stop and think about what
:09:39. > :09:44.they're doing. Hopefully that will ultimately cut the numbers of deaths
:09:45. > :09:49.and serious injuries in a notoriously dangerous industry.
:09:50. > :09:52.A Derbyshire soldier, who was paralysed in Afghanistan, has begun
:09:53. > :09:55.a new mission to become a schoolteacher.
:09:56. > :09:58.Next month Ben Zissman's up for a national award for injured
:09:59. > :10:01.servicemen who overcome adversity. And he's hoping to compete in the
:10:02. > :10:10.next Paralympic Games. Our Social Affairs Correspondent, Jeremy Ball,
:10:11. > :10:14.reports. Dealing with a class of five and
:10:15. > :10:17.six`year`olds is not easy, and imagine how much tougher and it is
:10:18. > :10:20.if you are paralysed from the waist down. That hasn't stopped then
:10:21. > :10:34.volunteering as a teaching assistant. His determination has
:10:35. > :10:36.earned him an award. It means such a lot. Various charities are
:10:37. > :10:47.recognising that I'm still achieving. I am still trying to put
:10:48. > :10:54.together how it works in a wheelchair. The children don't
:10:55. > :11:01.care, as long as you have the knowledge. He is so upbeat, he
:11:02. > :11:06.always has a smile on his face. He does whatever we asked him to do.
:11:07. > :11:12.Considering he is so young, he is an inspiration to everyone. Then was
:11:13. > :11:19.injured in Afghanistan when he was working as an engineer and his
:11:20. > :11:26.convoy was hit by a roadside bomb. I went through the top of the
:11:27. > :11:36.vehicle. The most amazing thing is that after all of that, I have still
:11:37. > :11:43.got myself here. A lot of people, you know, three people died in that
:11:44. > :11:50.attack. It is amazing still to be here and tell the tale. Ben is not
:11:51. > :11:57.going to let his injuries stop him looking forward. This summer he is
:11:58. > :12:02.getting married. And he is focusing on competitive hand cycling and is
:12:03. > :12:09.hoping to make it to the Paralympics.
:12:10. > :12:12.Good luck. The elections to the European
:12:13. > :12:16.Parliament may be two months away but the rivalry between two of our
:12:17. > :12:18.MEPs has boiled over during a televised debate. UKIP's Roger
:12:19. > :12:22.Helmer has been accused of not bothering to turn up to vote at the
:12:23. > :12:26.European Parliament. The claim was made by the Liberal
:12:27. > :12:28.Democrat Bill Newton`Dunn during a debate for our East Midlands Sunday
:12:29. > :12:41.Politics programme. From Brussels, here's our Political Editor, John
:12:42. > :12:46.Hess. The European Parliament and the EU
:12:47. > :12:51.will be explaining to us what these elections are all about. That's why
:12:52. > :12:57.are elected members know that there's a lot at stake. But is this
:12:58. > :13:02.a flavour of what we can expect? Roger Helmer never turns up. His
:13:03. > :13:07.voting record is dreadful. My attendance record and voting record
:13:08. > :13:12.is better than the average of your party. I would like you right now to
:13:13. > :13:23.apologise. That's not true. You were not there yesterday. On the surface,
:13:24. > :13:28.a row about voting records. But at the heart of this clash between
:13:29. > :13:36.Roger Helmer in Bill Newton`Dunn is what is really in Britain's
:13:37. > :13:42.long`term economic interests. They fancy themselves at making some
:13:43. > :13:49.really knock out there. But we can match them all the way. This brewery
:13:50. > :13:53.was set up a 40% of its funding on the European Union. But neither is
:13:54. > :14:05.doubt over whether Britain should stay in the European Union. Bakewell
:14:06. > :14:12.market and Derbyshire sheep farmers are also torn. If we carry on, we
:14:13. > :14:19.will get subsidies, but if we came out, we would have less red tape.
:14:20. > :14:26.You never see the MEPs, because the constituency is too big. We may need
:14:27. > :14:35.some other Belgian chocolates as a sweep there. `` we may need some of
:14:36. > :14:42.those Belgian chocolates as a campaign sweetener.
:14:43. > :14:45.Catch that debate in full on the Sunday Politics for the East
:14:46. > :14:48.Midlands from 11 o'clock, here on BBC One. Plenty more to come on the
:14:49. > :14:51.programme tonight. Including something for the weekend from Anna.
:14:52. > :14:59.Yes, no spring has sprung, winter is fighting back.
:15:00. > :15:03.Thousands of people across our region are taking part in events for
:15:04. > :15:05.Sport Relief. It's a time to get active and also raise money for good
:15:06. > :15:09.causes. Some of the big events took place
:15:10. > :15:20.today, but there'll be even more over the weekend. Simon Ward joined
:15:21. > :15:24.the fun in Leicester. The pupils, parents and staff at
:15:25. > :15:38.this school and Leicester are off on their sport relief mile. Music to
:15:39. > :15:44.keep them going. We have had a great start to wear mourning. It is a big
:15:45. > :15:48.challenge for Kieren, whose longest walk so far is half a mile. Today,
:15:49. > :15:56.he is hoping to double back distance. It took a lot of
:15:57. > :16:09.organisation. You think you will make the whole mile? Yes. And he did
:16:10. > :16:18.make it all the way to the finish. We're raising money for kids in
:16:19. > :16:27.other countries. The special guest today inspired the children. All the
:16:28. > :16:32.kids from the school, family members and staff, all dressed up and it was
:16:33. > :16:39.really good. I got to walk round with Kieran, walk round the whole
:16:40. > :16:41.mile with his Walker. And the celebrations continued long after
:16:42. > :16:51.they had finished their Sport Relief mile. Cracking stuff. Well done if
:16:52. > :16:55.you took part. Time for sport and there is only once place for Colin
:16:56. > :17:07.to be tonight ahead of the game this weekend.
:17:08. > :17:13.The players know there is so much more than the usual local rivalry at
:17:14. > :17:18.stake, and here's why. This is the first time in 20 years these clubs
:17:19. > :17:24.have come together, both looking at potential promotion. With both teams
:17:25. > :17:35.having had a dip in form recently, this scheme could be the one that
:17:36. > :17:39.makes or breaks their season. It is about points, it is about
:17:40. > :17:56.pride, but this time, it is all about promotion. They are all big
:17:57. > :18:03.games, but this one has a touch of spice. It is not just about Derby
:18:04. > :18:12.and Forest, it is about the play`off position. It is passion, it is
:18:13. > :18:19.energy. It is going to be a high octane game. I have no fingernails
:18:20. > :18:38.left and it has not even kicked off. It is going to be a bloodbath.
:18:39. > :18:49.They are fighting to get promoted and biting to set our place in the
:18:50. > :18:54.play`offs. That always seems to be something going on. Hopefully, the
:18:55. > :18:57.football will be the main talking point after the game. We would like
:18:58. > :19:17.the Derby fans to go away happy. Whoever wins on Saturday will be one
:19:18. > :19:24.step closer to promotion. This promises to be the biggest clash in
:19:25. > :19:41.decades. We cannot emphasise enough how much
:19:42. > :19:44.this one means. Plenty of other football this weekend ` and some big
:19:45. > :19:51.events in other sport too. Rounding things up, here's Kirsty Edwards.
:19:52. > :19:56.At Leicester city this week, we have been given special access behind the
:19:57. > :20:03.scenes as they continue their march towards the top flight away at
:20:04. > :20:11.Blackburn tomorrow. You can watch an exclusive feature on Monday night on
:20:12. > :20:18.BBC One. Nottingham County have a big clash with Carlisle tomorrow.
:20:19. > :20:25.There is a big local derby for Mansfield Town in the two. They are
:20:26. > :20:33.at home to Chesterfield. Keep up with the action on your local BBC
:20:34. > :20:41.Radio station. In rugby, Leicester Tigers are at home. In ice hockey,
:20:42. > :20:49.Nottingham Panthers have been having a bit of fun of the ice. This is a
:20:50. > :20:54.song they have recorded to celebrate reaching the Challenge Cup final.
:20:55. > :21:01.They have the first leg of that in Belfast tonight.
:21:02. > :21:06.Good luck to all our teams in action in what ever sport this weekend, but
:21:07. > :21:12.we are focused on Derby against Forest. Take a look at this motley
:21:13. > :21:23.crew, because the face`off has begun. Let's stop to you first. We
:21:24. > :21:29.have been talking about Sport Relief already. What are you up to this
:21:30. > :21:53.weekend? We are putting together Sport Relief the Five. `` Rivals. We
:21:54. > :22:02.have legends coming out of our dressing room and fittingly, red and
:22:03. > :22:08.white by the colours. I am not happy with these colours, but the cause is
:22:09. > :22:16.the most important thing. Don't try and sneak that fly again. Come in,
:22:17. > :22:23.gentlemen. You are both playing in the game. Let's talk about the big
:22:24. > :22:28.game. It is a big game, now matter how you look at it. It is all to
:22:29. > :22:42.play for at the moment and Forest need the points. How about Derby? If
:22:43. > :22:47.we get the right result tomorrow, they will drop out of the top six.
:22:48. > :22:54.What does it take to win a game like this? It is about pride. It is about
:22:55. > :23:00.wearing the shirt for themselves, but the manager and the fans.
:23:01. > :23:11.Hopefully, the result goes the right way. Briefly, which is the most
:23:12. > :23:16.important game, Saturday or Sunday? No competition, Sunday. Don't forget
:23:17. > :23:27.you can see a full report on the match on Monday on East midlands
:23:28. > :23:32.Today. That is a reason why we are
:23:33. > :23:35.surrounded by giant food. An inventor's come up with a novel idea
:23:36. > :23:38.to help rural communities which have lost their village shop. It's a
:23:39. > :23:40.giant vending machine full of essential groceries.
:23:41. > :23:44.The first one has just been installed in a pub car park near
:23:45. > :23:47.Ashbourne in Derbyshire. But there are plans to place them in other
:23:48. > :23:56.villages in the area. Simon Hare reports.
:23:57. > :24:01.This convenience store it really is open all hours. It has recently
:24:02. > :24:06.opened behind a pub at Clifton near Ashbourne in Derbyshire. It stops
:24:07. > :24:13.everything from hot dogs to food for hungry dogs. It is that range of
:24:14. > :24:18.items you need day`to`day, where it is a real pain getting in your car
:24:19. > :24:24.to drive for two or three miles to get what you need. I use it every
:24:25. > :24:32.day. I get my eggs and milk here and once villagers get used to it, it
:24:33. > :24:40.will be a boon for us. If I want E`bacc, the court is six to two. I
:24:41. > :24:50.do the numbers, press OK and it gets the product. This collection unit is
:24:51. > :24:57.quite important, because it means you can do delicate products like
:24:58. > :25:04.eggs. I have bottled milk and eggs and bacon and bread. Guess what I
:25:05. > :25:12.had for breakfast. Where else can you go shopping and have a pint at
:25:13. > :25:20.the same time? The idea came from a couple of pints in the pub. It went
:25:21. > :25:27.from a discussion over a pint of beer to a shop. It's incredible.
:25:28. > :25:31.There are plans for other shops like this in the area. But they are
:25:32. > :25:44.hoping for interest from a major retailer.
:25:45. > :25:50.Simple, but genius. It is a brilliant idea, a giant vending
:25:51. > :25:58.machine. Could we get sunshine and rain?
:25:59. > :26:08.If you are unlucky, you would have been caught in showers today. But
:26:09. > :26:14.also some stunning rainbows. The weekend and continues, sunshine and
:26:15. > :26:21.showers. The temperature quite chilly throughout. There may be some
:26:22. > :26:25.rumbles of thunder and some hail, but as we go into the evening, a
:26:26. > :26:33.line of more organised showers moving through. Once the showers
:26:34. > :26:40.ease, the wind also begins to die down and we're looking at laws of
:26:41. > :26:45.two or three Celsius tonight. There is a risk of ice first thing
:26:46. > :27:04.tomorrow morning. The Mac office have issued a yellow warning. ``
:27:05. > :27:08.then met offers. `` Derby the Met Office.
:27:09. > :27:18.A strengthening south`westerly winds tomorrow afternoon. Looking further
:27:19. > :27:24.ahead, it is Sunday. A cloudy start, showers in the morning, but we are
:27:25. > :27:28.hopeful the showers will ease in the afternoon. Still quite chilly, but
:27:29. > :27:33.Sunday afternoon is looking like the best part of the weekend. Sunday
:27:34. > :27:40.night, a widespread frost. So watch out.
:27:41. > :27:46.We are back at ten o'clock. We'll have good pictures of the lull
:27:47. > :27:47.before the