:00:15. > :00:16.And now the news for the East Midlands.
:00:17. > :00:20.First tonight, a teenage neo`Nazi who built lethal
:00:21. > :00:23.bombs has been cleared of terrorism offences after his
:00:24. > :00:27.The court heard that Michael Piggin stockpiled weapons
:00:28. > :00:33.But the jury couldn't agree if he was serious about carrying out
:00:34. > :00:36.a Columbine High School style`massacre in Loughborough.
:00:37. > :00:40.Our social affairs correspondent, Jeremy Ball, reports.
:00:41. > :00:48.This is a crossbow. Just got it.
:00:49. > :00:50.Michael Piggin was obsessed with weapons, guns,
:00:51. > :00:57.This is footage of him testing Molotov cocktails behind
:00:58. > :01:00.the leisure centre in Loughborough, one of a string
:01:01. > :01:05.of home`made video clips showing him ranting about fighting Muslims.
:01:06. > :01:06.We obviously treat this very seriously indeed.
:01:07. > :01:10.Anything of this type, where a person is putting together
:01:11. > :01:15.items such as improvised explosive devices, one has to assume that
:01:16. > :01:20.they can prove fatal, if handled incorrectly.
:01:21. > :01:22.And if someone has a particular mindset to use them
:01:23. > :01:25.against other individuals, it can result in the loss of life.
:01:26. > :01:28.The terrorism investigation was prompted by a search of
:01:29. > :01:31.Michael Piggin's home. But it was the last thing the police expected.
:01:32. > :01:36.They came here to look for a knife he used to threaten
:01:37. > :01:41.They were horrified by what they found.
:01:42. > :01:44.He had an arsenal of weapons, powerful airguns, a machete
:01:45. > :01:51.They found detailed plans to repeat the Columbine massacre
:01:52. > :01:56.In his bedroom, there was a swastika flag on the wall and a copy
:01:57. > :02:00.of Hitler's Mein Kampf and the room was a shrine to notorious
:02:01. > :02:04.plastered with newspaper cuttings about killers like Anders Breivik.
:02:05. > :02:07.He used to come to school with swastikas stitched into his jumper
:02:08. > :02:13.He was someone who stuck to himself. I think people were
:02:14. > :02:17.We were so shocked and I think the shock masked
:02:18. > :02:24.Michael Piggin portrayed himself as a revolutionary.
:02:25. > :02:26.We are against the Muslim invasion of our country.
:02:27. > :02:31.And recorded chilling threats to kill Muslims.
:02:32. > :02:33.This is him spray`painting no more mosques.
:02:34. > :02:38.He named the local mosque at the top of his list of targets.
:02:39. > :02:41.But he insisted his plans were just a fantasy that helped him
:02:42. > :02:45.cope with persistent bullying and the jury could not reach a verdict.
:02:46. > :02:47.They also heard he had a form of autism
:02:48. > :02:54.Awareness of Asperger's syndrome is growing
:02:55. > :02:57.but still many people do not get diagnosed at the appropriate time.
:02:58. > :03:02.It is really important we do pick up these youngsters so that they
:03:03. > :03:07.Almost 20 people were named on Michael Piggin's hit list.
:03:08. > :03:10.They were warned by the police they had been threatened.
:03:11. > :03:13.The jury found the threat was not real but detectives are
:03:14. > :03:19.convinced it is a threat that had to be taken seriously.
:03:20. > :03:21.Our social affairs correspondent Jeremy Ball has been
:03:22. > :03:26.Were there any concerns raised about Michael Piggin's behaviour?
:03:27. > :03:29.There had been several complaints at his school about
:03:30. > :03:32.his extremist behaviour, the school we're not allowed to identify.
:03:33. > :03:35.We actually heard from a former teacher there who said
:03:36. > :03:38.Piggin asked him which gun he would like to be shot with.
:03:39. > :03:41.There are formal processes for dealing with concerns
:03:42. > :03:43.like that through what is known as the Prevent programme.
:03:44. > :03:47.But Leicestershire Police were never told about Michael Piggin
:03:48. > :03:50.and his school says it is because the complaints it received
:03:51. > :03:54.and that, essentially, they did not indicate what emerged
:03:55. > :03:58.This is the second terrorism trial that has collapsed with no verdict.
:03:59. > :04:03.Essentially because this case was not about what
:04:04. > :04:07.Michael Piggin did, it was about what he was planning to do next.
:04:08. > :04:12.He admitted he was making the bombs, he admitted he had
:04:13. > :04:19.The jurors had to decide whether he was serious about going
:04:20. > :04:24.At the end of the day, some of them believed him, others didn't.
:04:25. > :04:26.That is why the terrorism charges have been dropped.
:04:27. > :04:29.He is now going to be sentenced for less serious explosives
:04:30. > :04:33.Let us leave it there for now. Thank you.
:04:34. > :04:38.After 90 years of mining, Thoresby Colliery in Nottinghamshire
:04:39. > :04:40.has started the slow wind down to closure.
:04:41. > :04:43.270 redundancy notices have been sent out and will arrive
:04:44. > :04:49.The Union of Democratic Mineworkers say there's still a way
:04:50. > :04:54.of keeping the pit open for four years, but UK Coal say it
:04:55. > :04:59.Absolutely gut wrenching for the people who will be receiving
:05:00. > :05:01.those letters tomorrow morning, along with their families.
:05:02. > :05:04.Asking them to come for interviews next week, telling them
:05:05. > :05:09.Nearly ?17 million could be spent on improvements to schools
:05:10. > :05:14.The county council says there is a huge backlog of school repairs
:05:15. > :05:19.Priority is being given to buildings in the worst condition.
:05:20. > :05:24.The proposals will be discussed by the authority's cabinet on Monday.
:05:25. > :05:27.One of our major hospitals is to build a multi`storey car park
:05:28. > :05:30.in the next 18 months to alleviate chronic parking problems.
:05:31. > :05:33.Queues for the main car park at the Leicester Royal Infirmary
:05:34. > :05:36.can stretch hundreds of yards at peak times.
:05:37. > :05:39.Patients and visitors say the time spent waiting to park
:05:40. > :05:45.We have to leave at least an hour in advance to be on time
:05:46. > :05:51.If you come in yourself, you don't stand a chance of getting to your
:05:52. > :05:56.You can queue for half an hour quite regularly.
:05:57. > :06:02.If you are lucky, like we are at the moment, you're straight in.
:06:03. > :06:05.Sometimes you can stop here for three quarters of an hour.
:06:06. > :06:06.The solution is relatively straightforward.
:06:07. > :06:08.It is to build a multi`storey car park
:06:09. > :06:12.on the site you can see behind me. There are a couple of alternatives.
:06:13. > :06:16.There will be some disruption while we do that
:06:17. > :06:19.because we will lose car parking space, but it will be worth it.
:06:20. > :06:22.We are looking at a 600`space car park.
:06:23. > :06:25.Newsnight's starting now over on BBC Two and I'll have more news
:06:26. > :06:40.I'll leave you with Kaye and the weekend weather.
:06:41. > :06:46.And fairly decent weekend. I cannot rule out the odd shower. It is
:06:47. > :06:54.largely dry. There will be more brightness as well. Things are
:06:55. > :07:01.starting to warm up at last. Not a lot changing for us overnight.
:07:02. > :07:07.Staying dry. Quite a lot of cloud. Temperatures could slide into single
:07:08. > :07:12.figures. Most of us, staying in double figures. We kick off the
:07:13. > :07:19.weekend dry. Quite a lot of cloud in the morning. Cloud breaking up in
:07:20. > :07:23.the afternoon. It may trigger a couple showers. Most of us will
:07:24. > :07:27.escape them. A more pleasant afternoon with temperatures up to 17
:07:28. > :07:32.or 18 degrees. The outlook more sunshine and even warmer by Sunday.
:07:33. > :07:40.showers into the early part of next week. Enjoy the weekend, if you can.
:07:41. > :07:46.Now the national outlook. Hello, lots of outdoor plans ahead.
:07:47. > :07:52.By and large, we are in pretty good shape. A quick look back at spring.
:07:53. > :07:57.It was the third warmest on record but the dullest May in Northern
:07:58. > :08:02.Ireland on record. It has been dull across many parts of the UK in
:08:03. > :08:07.actual fact. Scotland had some sunshine and parts of East Anglia
:08:08. > :08:14.and the south-east as well. Under the cloud tonight temperatures will
:08:15. > :08:17.stay well up. But under the clear