:00:00. > :00:12.shop floor ahead of a key by`election in Newark.
:00:13. > :00:15.And now the news for the East Midlands, I'm Jim Davis. First
:00:16. > :00:17.tonight, Reece Theison wanted to Midlands, I'm Jim Davis. First
:00:18. > :00:19.tonight, Reece Theison wantdd to die tonight, Reece Theison wanted to die
:00:20. > :00:21.by being shot by the police. So he went into a snooker club with a fake
:00:22. > :00:24.handgun and sparked off a tdn`hour handgun and sparked off a ten`hour
:00:25. > :00:27.armed siege. Our cameras exclusively captured the dramatic moment the
:00:28. > :00:31.police ended the stand`off by shooting him with a baton round. And
:00:32. > :00:38.shooting him with a baton round And today, he got five years in jail.
:00:39. > :00:40.Simon Hare reports. I promise you, you will be `rrested
:00:41. > :00:49.I promise you, you will be arrested properly, or we get you. Thd siege
:00:50. > :00:50.at the snooker club in Nottinghamshire finally comes to an
:00:51. > :00:52.Nottinghamshire finally comds to an end in the early hours of March
:00:53. > :00:56.Nottinghamshire finally comes to an end in the early hours of M`rch 14.
:00:57. > :01:00.20`year`old Reece Theison h`s been stunned with a non`lethal round. Ten
:01:01. > :01:01.stunned with a non`lethal round Ten hours earlier, he threatened police
:01:02. > :01:04.with what was initially thotght to with what was initially thought to
:01:05. > :01:06.be a sawn`off shotgun, but turned out to be an air pistol. Nottingham
:01:07. > :01:09.Crown Court heard that Reecd out to be an air pistol. Nottingham
:01:10. > :01:09.Crown Court heard that Reece Theison Crown Court heard that Reecd Theison
:01:10. > :01:11.had wanted to commit suicide Crown Court heard that Reece Theison
:01:12. > :01:13.had wanted to commit suicide by being shot by the police. Dtring the
:01:14. > :01:16.being shot by the police. During the siege he told officers, I w`nt
:01:17. > :01:17.being shot by the police. Dtring the siege he told officers, I want you
:01:18. > :01:24.to hurt me. After they had stunned him, he said, wide and you shoot me
:01:25. > :01:30.with a real gun? `` why didn't you shoot me? He didn't know that two
:01:31. > :01:35.women had locked themselves in an office in the club during the
:01:36. > :01:36.siege. They were trapped thdrefore six hours before being rescued.
:01:37. > :01:39.six hours before being rescted. Today they both came to court to see
:01:40. > :01:42.Reece Theison jailed for five years, after earlier admitting
:01:43. > :01:48.years, after earlier admitthng possessing an imitation gun. I can't
:01:49. > :01:52.let him destroy my life all I feel that he has. But I have been
:01:53. > :01:53.diagnosed with post`traumatic diagnosed with post`traumathc
:01:54. > :01:55.stress, something that to be diagnosed with post`traumatic
:01:56. > :01:59.stress, something that to bd honest with you up until now I didn't
:02:00. > :02:02.believe that existed, because I am a tough person. He has robbed me,
:02:03. > :02:09.Reece Theison has robbed me of my happiness. He had already pointed
:02:10. > :02:12.his gun at three under armed police officers who initially arrived to
:02:13. > :02:15.arrest him after he had been reported as acting suspiciotsly The
:02:16. > :02:17.reported as acting suspiciously. The judge said it was only thanks to the
:02:18. > :02:21.skill and restraint of the `rmed skill and restraint of the armed
:02:22. > :02:24.police called to the scene that Reece Theison was not shot dead.
:02:25. > :02:24.police called to the scene that Reece Theison was not shot dead He
:02:25. > :02:28.Reece Theison was not shot dead. He was described as a disturbed
:02:29. > :02:33.character. He will serve at least half of his sentence before being
:02:34. > :02:37.considered for release. He has been banned from contacting the two women
:02:38. > :02:41.for life. Two boys have been lured into cars
:02:42. > :02:44.in Leicester and sexually assaulted in two separate incidents which
:02:45. > :02:48.police say could be linked. Both assaults happened in the Spinney
:02:49. > :02:52.Hill Park area. The first boy, who was 12, was assaulted in Constance
:02:53. > :02:57.Road in March. An eight`year`old boy was then enticed into a car on Mere
:02:58. > :03:00.Road last Saturday. Both offenders are described as Asian men. Police
:03:01. > :03:10.say they're taking the reports very seriously. We have done is huge
:03:11. > :03:14.amount of work in local schools and with local parents, pushing the
:03:15. > :03:16.stranger danger message, and asking communities for information about
:03:17. > :03:19.who they suspect could be responsible for this. Whethdr they
:03:20. > :03:22.responsible for this. Whether they have seen any suspicious behaviour.
:03:23. > :03:24.Clearly it was a busy locathon have seen any suspicious behaviour.
:03:25. > :03:27.Clearly it was a busy location and a busy time of the day.
:03:28. > :03:30.Plans have been released for a new housing development in the place
:03:31. > :03:33.where six children were killed in a house fire. The former Philpott
:03:34. > :03:36.family home on Victory Road in Derby was demolished last year. Mhck and
:03:37. > :03:38.Mairead Philpott were both jailed for the manslaughter of their
:03:39. > :03:40.for the manslaughter of thehr children. Five new houses are to be
:03:41. > :03:42.built and will be managed by children. Five new houses are to be
:03:43. > :03:45.built and will be managed by Derby Homes. Work begins later thhs month.
:03:46. > :03:47.Two high`profile events due to take place in Derby's Assembly Rooms will
:03:48. > :03:51.go ahead despite a huge fire at the go ahead despite a huge fird at the
:03:52. > :03:55.venue two months ago. It's been confirmed that the Derby Folk
:03:56. > :03:57.Festival will now mostly be held in the Market Place and the Derby
:03:58. > :04:01.Comedy Festival has found alternative venues for most of its
:04:02. > :04:04.acts. The blaze above the theatre's car park means the Assembly Rooms
:04:05. > :04:08.will be closed for at least 18 months.
:04:09. > :04:10.Many cases of prostate cancdr in Many cases of prostate cancer in
:04:11. > :04:14.Leicestershire are going undiagnosed. That's according to
:04:15. > :04:16.health officials. Every year, around 380 men are diagnosed with prostate
:04:17. > :04:22.cancer in Leicestershire and Rutland. Doctors are encouraging men
:04:23. > :04:26.to look out for symptoms and get tested early.
:04:27. > :04:28.Now, elections are looming, but in Newark there's an extra twist with a
:04:29. > :04:31.Parliamentary by`election ndxt month Parliamentary by`election next month
:04:32. > :04:35.following the resignation of Patrick Mercer. The Conservatives are
:04:36. > :04:39.defending the seat and the party today wheeled out its biggest gun,
:04:40. > :04:47.the Prime Minister, to lend support. Here's our chief news reporter
:04:48. > :04:48.Quentin Rayner. Newark's Conservatives chosd
:04:49. > :04:49.Quentin Rayner. Newark's Conservatives chose one
:04:50. > :04:49.Quentin Rayner. Newark's Conservatives chosd one of
:04:50. > :04:52.Newark's Conservatives chose one of the Tone's most prominent locations
:04:53. > :04:57.to parade their candidate alongside the party leader. The sugar factory
:04:58. > :05:02.has been operating for almost a century, employing up to 150 people
:05:03. > :05:05.and producing a quarter of ` million tonnes of sugar every year. A
:05:06. > :05:09.spoonful is meant to make the medicine go down, but how do the
:05:10. > :05:15.Tories ensured voters are not sweet topped instead by UKIP, splhtting
:05:16. > :05:17.the vote and allowing Labour in? For Labour this is about notching
:05:18. > :05:20.something up before the gendral something up before the gendral
:05:21. > :05:26.election. For UKIP this is `bout making a national point. For us it
:05:27. > :05:34.is about representing local people. Our UKIP a threat? There is a threat
:05:35. > :05:36.from either side. It is important to win votes, win people over `nd
:05:37. > :05:38.convince people that our candidate is the candidate that can stand up
:05:39. > :05:44.for local people. UKIP needdd 2 % for local people. UKIP needdd 2 %
:05:45. > :05:47.swing to take the away from the Tories. Do the Tories fear a
:05:48. > :05:48.Tories. Do the Tories fear ` backlash against the resignation
:05:49. > :05:53.Tories. Do the Tories fear a backlash against the resign`tion of
:05:54. > :05:54.their former disgraced MP? Ht has been a distressing episode.
:05:55. > :05:55.Something that should not h`ve Something that should not have
:05:56. > :06:00.happened. The right thing h`s happened. The right thing has
:06:01. > :06:01.happened, he has resigned, and no Newark and the surrounding villages
:06:02. > :06:02.have a chance to choose a ndw member have a chance to choose a new member
:06:03. > :06:10.of Parliament `` Newark havd the of Parliament `` Newark have the
:06:11. > :06:12.chance. Expect a big push from all the parties.
:06:13. > :06:15.And there's a by`election special on the Sunday Politics for the East
:06:16. > :06:21.Midlands this weekend. Join Marie Ashby and Andrew Neil from 11am here
:06:22. > :06:25.on BBC One. That's your news for now from the
:06:26. > :06:28.East Midlands. Join me for BBC Radio Leicester's Breakfast show on Monday
:06:29. > :06:31.with Jo Hayward. Thanks for watching and I'll leave you with Charlie
:06:32. > :06:34.Slater and a look ahead to the weekend's weather.
:06:35. > :06:39.Slater and a look ahead to Good evening. Things are promising
:06:40. > :06:45.to turn wet in the next few hours, unfortunately. As for tomorrow, a
:06:46. > :06:50.day of show resigned quite windy, potentially up to 40 mph. Tonight,
:06:51. > :06:54.into the early hours, this rain will push on from the West. It whll turn
:06:55. > :06:59.heavy at times and potentially thundery. That is what that yellow
:07:00. > :07:05.and green flashes about. Because of the wind and rain, it will be
:07:06. > :07:10.inconsequential in the end. Saturday morning, there will be standing
:07:11. > :07:13.water around. Things will brighten up a time, but into the aftdrnoon,
:07:14. > :07:14.Maureen starts to pile in. It up a time, but into the afternoon,
:07:15. > :07:20.Maureen starts to pile in. Ht will Maureen starts to pile in. It will
:07:21. > :07:22.be another windy day. `` more rain. The combination of show resigned
:07:23. > :07:23.The combination of show reshgned wind will make temperatures around
:07:24. > :07:31.15 Celsius. `` showers and wind. It 15 Celsius. `` showers and wind It
:07:32. > :07:32.is not a nice weekend. Lots of wet weather around.
:07:33. > :07:37.forecast, where things are looking pretty unsettled for the next couple
:07:38. > :07:44.of days. Good evening. In this country, no
:07:45. > :07:47.two days of whether are stacked in this country, no two days of whether
:07:48. > :07:58.are Saky the same. But this weekend, it will feel like no two hours are
:07:59. > :08:02.the same. This area of low pressure is pushing in from the south-west,
:08:03. > :08:10.already bringing some pretty wet weather to southern and western
:08:11. > :08:17.parts of the UK. The rain will move northwards and eastwards, quite a
:08:18. > :08:19.lot of rain in places. Technically