09/05/2014 East Midlands Today

shop floor ahead of a key by`election in Newark.

And now the news for the East Midlands, I'm Jim Davis. First

tonight, Reece Theison wanted to Midlands, I'm Jim Davis. First

tonight, Reece Theison wantdd to die tonight, Reece Theison wanted to die

by being shot by the police. So he went into a snooker club with a fake

handgun and sparked off a tdn`hour handgun and sparked off a ten`hour

armed siege. Our cameras exclusively captured the dramatic moment the

police ended the stand`off by shooting him with a baton round. And

shooting him with a baton round And today, he got five years in jail.

Simon Hare reports. I promise you, you will be `rrested

I promise you, you will be arrested properly, or we get you. Thd siege

at the snooker club in Nottinghamshire finally comes to an

Nottinghamshire finally comds to an end in the early hours of March

Nottinghamshire finally comes to an end in the early hours of M`rch 14.

20`year`old Reece Theison h`s been stunned with a non`lethal round. Ten

stunned with a non`lethal round Ten hours earlier, he threatened police

with what was initially thotght to with what was initially thought to

be a sawn`off shotgun, but turned out to be an air pistol. Nottingham

Crown Court heard that Reecd out to be an air pistol. Nottingham

Crown Court heard that Reece Theison Crown Court heard that Reecd Theison

had wanted to commit suicide Crown Court heard that Reece Theison

had wanted to commit suicide by being shot by the police. Dtring the

being shot by the police. During the siege he told officers, I w`nt

being shot by the police. Dtring the siege he told officers, I want you

to hurt me. After they had stunned him, he said, wide and you shoot me

with a real gun? `` why didn't you shoot me? He didn't know that two

women had locked themselves in an office in the club during the

siege. They were trapped thdrefore six hours before being rescued.

six hours before being rescted. Today they both came to court to see

Reece Theison jailed for five years, after earlier admitting

years, after earlier admitthng possessing an imitation gun. I can't

let him destroy my life all I feel that he has. But I have been

diagnosed with post`traumatic diagnosed with post`traumathc

stress, something that to be diagnosed with post`traumatic

stress, something that to bd honest with you up until now I didn't

believe that existed, because I am a tough person. He has robbed me,

Reece Theison has robbed me of my happiness. He had already pointed

his gun at three under armed police officers who initially arrived to

arrest him after he had been reported as acting suspiciotsly The

reported as acting suspiciously. The judge said it was only thanks to the

skill and restraint of the `rmed skill and restraint of the armed

police called to the scene that Reece Theison was not shot dead.

police called to the scene that Reece Theison was not shot dead He

Reece Theison was not shot dead. He was described as a disturbed

character. He will serve at least half of his sentence before being

considered for release. He has been banned from contacting the two women

for life. Two boys have been lured into cars

in Leicester and sexually assaulted in two separate incidents which

police say could be linked. Both assaults happened in the Spinney

Hill Park area. The first boy, who was 12, was assaulted in Constance

Road in March. An eight`year`old boy was then enticed into a car on Mere

Road last Saturday. Both offenders are described as Asian men. Police

say they're taking the reports very seriously. We have done is huge

amount of work in local schools and with local parents, pushing the

stranger danger message, and asking communities for information about

who they suspect could be responsible for this. Whethdr they

responsible for this. Whether they have seen any suspicious behaviour.

Clearly it was a busy locathon have seen any suspicious behaviour.

Clearly it was a busy location and a busy time of the day.

Plans have been released for a new housing development in the place

where six children were killed in a house fire. The former Philpott

family home on Victory Road in Derby was demolished last year. Mhck and

Mairead Philpott were both jailed for the manslaughter of their

for the manslaughter of thehr children. Five new houses are to be

built and will be managed by children. Five new houses are to be

built and will be managed by Derby Homes. Work begins later thhs month.

Two high`profile events due to take place in Derby's Assembly Rooms will

go ahead despite a huge fire at the go ahead despite a huge fird at the

venue two months ago. It's been confirmed that the Derby Folk

Festival will now mostly be held in the Market Place and the Derby

Comedy Festival has found alternative venues for most of its

acts. The blaze above the theatre's car park means the Assembly Rooms

will be closed for at least 18 months.

Many cases of prostate cancdr in Many cases of prostate cancer in

Leicestershire are going undiagnosed. That's according to

health officials. Every year, around 380 men are diagnosed with prostate

cancer in Leicestershire and Rutland. Doctors are encouraging men

to look out for symptoms and get tested early.

Now, elections are looming, but in Newark there's an extra twist with a

Parliamentary by`election ndxt month Parliamentary by`election next month

following the resignation of Patrick Mercer. The Conservatives are

defending the seat and the party today wheeled out its biggest gun,

the Prime Minister, to lend support. Here's our chief news reporter

Quentin Rayner. Newark's Conservatives chosd

Quentin Rayner. Newark's Conservatives chose one

Quentin Rayner. Newark's Conservatives chosd one of

Newark's Conservatives chose one of the Tone's most prominent locations

to parade their candidate alongside the party leader. The sugar factory

has been operating for almost a century, employing up to 150 people

and producing a quarter of ` million tonnes of sugar every year. A

spoonful is meant to make the medicine go down, but how do the

Tories ensured voters are not sweet topped instead by UKIP, splhtting

the vote and allowing Labour in? For Labour this is about notching

something up before the gendral something up before the gendral

election. For UKIP this is `bout making a national point. For us it

is about representing local people. Our UKIP a threat? There is a threat

from either side. It is important to win votes, win people over `nd

convince people that our candidate is the candidate that can stand up

for local people. UKIP needdd 2 % for local people. UKIP needdd 2 %

swing to take the away from the Tories. Do the Tories fear a

Tories. Do the Tories fear ` backlash against the resignation

Tories. Do the Tories fear a backlash against the resign`tion of

their former disgraced MP? Ht has been a distressing episode.

Something that should not h`ve Something that should not have

happened. The right thing h`s happened. The right thing has

happened, he has resigned, and no Newark and the surrounding villages

have a chance to choose a ndw member have a chance to choose a new member

of Parliament `` Newark havd the of Parliament `` Newark have the

chance. Expect a big push from all the parties.

And there's a by`election special on the Sunday Politics for the East

Midlands this weekend. Join Marie Ashby and Andrew Neil from 11am here

on BBC One. That's your news for now from the

East Midlands. Join me for BBC Radio Leicester's Breakfast show on Monday

with Jo Hayward. Thanks for watching and I'll leave you with Charlie

Slater and a look ahead to the weekend's weather.

Slater and a look ahead to Good evening. Things are promising

to turn wet in the next few hours, unfortunately. As for tomorrow, a

day of show resigned quite windy, potentially up to 40 mph. Tonight,

into the early hours, this rain will push on from the West. It whll turn

heavy at times and potentially thundery. That is what that yellow

and green flashes about. Because of the wind and rain, it will be

inconsequential in the end. Saturday morning, there will be standing

water around. Things will brighten up a time, but into the aftdrnoon,

Maureen starts to pile in. It up a time, but into the afternoon,

Maureen starts to pile in. Ht will Maureen starts to pile in. It will

be another windy day. `` more rain. The combination of show resigned

The combination of show reshgned wind will make temperatures around

15 Celsius. `` showers and wind. It 15 Celsius. `` showers and wind It

is not a nice weekend. Lots of wet weather around.

forecast, where things are looking pretty unsettled for the next couple

of days. Good evening. In this country, no

two days of whether are stacked in this country, no two days of whether

are Saky the same. But this weekend, it will feel like no two hours are

the same. This area of low pressure is pushing in from the south-west,

already bringing some pretty wet weather to southern and western

parts of the UK. The rain will move northwards and eastwards, quite a

lot of rain in places. Technically