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:00:07. > :00:09.This is East Midlands Today with Sarah Teale and Dominic Heale.

:00:10. > :00:12.The pensioner who starved to death after being fleeced

:00:13. > :00:27.Peter Rose responded to hundreds of letters demanding cash for prizes

:00:28. > :00:32.and was left penniless. It affects health and the ability to

:00:33. > :00:39.be alone at home. It can catse an early death. Also tonight, Hman

:00:40. > :00:51.forcibly searched by five police officers planned legal action.

:00:52. > :00:58.Plus, the Conservatives are back in business in Newark. And the sun is

:00:59. > :00:59.out and a sell`out crowd is on its way to Derby. It is time for

:01:00. > :01:11.cricket. First tonight,

:01:12. > :01:13.the niece of a pensioner who paid out more than ?30,000 in response to

:01:14. > :01:18.scam letters says she believes the relentless pressure frol the

:01:19. > :01:22.fraudsters killed him.79`ye`r`old Peter Rose from Leicestershhre had

:01:23. > :01:28.been a company managing dirdctor. But the last ten years of

:01:29. > :01:32.his life were ruined by the hundreds of letters a week he receivdd,

:01:33. > :01:38.claiming he had won big mondy. Now his niece says scam victims are

:01:39. > :01:41.addicts, and would like to see psychological counselling for them,

:01:42. > :01:58.similar to that for alcoholhcs It was in this block of flats in

:01:59. > :02:03.Wigston, Leicestershire, last November, that the police found

:02:04. > :02:09.Peter Rose collapsed, thin, wasted and surrounded by piles of scam

:02:10. > :02:13.mail. He lived alone here for the last ten years of his life but

:02:14. > :02:21.became obsessed with letters he received telling him he was a winner

:02:22. > :02:27.if he paid a fee first. His niece told me how it affected thel. They

:02:28. > :02:31.would be piles of mail and xou would have two push to get through it In

:02:32. > :02:38.his lounge, there were piles everywhere, even in the washing

:02:39. > :02:43.machine. He was brainwashed. He believed everything they were

:02:44. > :02:48.telling him. Eventually, with his mailbox to small to take thd

:02:49. > :02:54.letters, he had to drive to the sorting office to take them by the

:02:55. > :02:59.sack load. They have some of the thousands of letters he recdived

:03:00. > :03:04.will stop it is addressed to him. That is the psychology of it. They

:03:05. > :03:09.want him to believe he is special and that is what they have

:03:10. > :03:13.achieved. If you see a lot of this type of mail, it is likely they are

:03:14. > :03:27.being scammed and you need to contact Trading Standards vha

:03:28. > :03:34.Citizens Advice. I believe ht is like a drug or alcohol addiction. I

:03:35. > :03:38.would like it to be recognised as an illness and to give support to

:03:39. > :03:44.people suffering this abuse. Despite living within a short distance of

:03:45. > :03:49.food shops, he collapsed from a lack of food and died shortly afterwards

:03:50. > :03:56.in hospital. Do you think this killed them? I believe so. Hf this

:03:57. > :03:58.had not happened, he would still be with us.

:03:59. > :04:01.He says it was unjustified, undignified and over the top.

:04:02. > :04:04.Wayne McKenzie is planning legal action after being forcibly strip

:04:05. > :04:07.searched by five police offhcers at a station in Derby.

:04:08. > :04:12.It's not the first time concerns havd been

:04:13. > :04:15.raised about strip searches and the confiscation of clothes

:04:16. > :04:20.An independent inspection has already raised concerns.

:04:21. > :04:30.It was a little bit scary bdcause I was escorted to the cells, `s I

:04:31. > :04:34.remember, by about five offhcers, although I was being cooper`tive.

:04:35. > :04:37.Wayne McKenzie says he took off his top, but says what happened

:04:38. > :04:45.They made the suggestion of me taking my trousers off and I

:04:46. > :04:48.refused because I realised they had no jurisdiction to do this to me.

:04:49. > :04:51.It was described by the polhce on record as minimum force.

:04:52. > :04:55.It makes me feel, if that is minimum force, what is maximum forcd?

:04:56. > :05:05.Police can carry out strip searches if they believe someone is hiding

:05:06. > :05:10.a Class A drug or something that may harm them.

:05:11. > :05:13.Clothes are confiscated if people are believed to be vulnerable and

:05:14. > :05:19.Safety inspectors last year said it was happening too often

:05:20. > :05:39.Wayne got the police footage to defend him

:05:40. > :05:45.He was found not guilty of a public order offence.

:05:46. > :05:48.I still have a recurring nightmare about the strip search itself.

:05:49. > :05:53.I don't feel the same as I was before it.

:05:54. > :05:56.Derbyshire Police wouldn't comment on the case in detail

:05:57. > :06:01.as his complaint is currently being investigated.

:06:02. > :06:08.What are the issues at the heart of this case?

:06:09. > :06:15.The police have to make somd fine judgements when people have been

:06:16. > :06:22.drinking. They have to weigh up the risks and use proportionate

:06:23. > :06:26.responses, so look at what hs the right thing to do in each c`se.

:06:27. > :06:30.There have been concerns in Derbyshire and this man is convinced

:06:31. > :06:36.that things were done wrong in his case. We will have to wait to hear

:06:37. > :06:37.Derbyshire Police's side of things when they have completed thd

:06:38. > :06:40.investigation. Dozens of staff at Derby's @ssembly

:06:41. > :06:44.Rooms have lost out on work, The car park was badly damaged

:06:45. > :06:48.by a huge fire in March. The BBC's learned that more than 50

:06:49. > :06:51.employees are on zero`hours contracts, whhch means

:06:52. > :06:53.they aren't getting any work Opposition city councillors say

:06:54. > :06:59.its own staff shouldn't be East Midlands fire fighters

:07:00. > :07:06.are to go on strike again. Their on`going national dispute is

:07:07. > :07:08.over pensions A 24`hour walk`out is planndd

:07:09. > :07:14.from 9:00am on the 12th of June and a sdven`hour

:07:15. > :07:18.strike on the 21st of June. Fire service bosses say thex will

:07:19. > :07:22.continue to respond to emergencies. More than 100 football hoolhgans in

:07:23. > :07:25.the East Midlands are being stopped from going to the World Cup because

:07:26. > :07:28.they're serving banning orddrs. Most have had to hand

:07:29. > :07:31.their passports to police. It's to prevent them getting to

:07:32. > :07:34.Brazil for the games, Banning orders also mean thdy can't

:07:35. > :07:38.travel to some towns, or go within a certain dist`nce of a

:07:39. > :07:45.stadium when their team is playing. Anna's escaped the studio to

:07:46. > :08:00.enjoy the sunshine in Derbyshire. I'm at the cricket in Derby and the

:08:01. > :08:05.sparkling skies are perfect for the match. But this is the calm before

:08:06. > :08:12.the storm. I don't think yot are like the forecast!

:08:13. > :08:15.A court's heard how relativds of a Mansfield couple shot dead

:08:16. > :08:17.and then buried in their back garden were dtped into

:08:18. > :08:21.For years, they received Christmas cards from

:08:22. > :08:26.But the court heard they'd `ctually been sent by the Wycherley's

:08:27. > :08:30.She and her husband deny murdering her parents.

:08:31. > :08:44.The niece who thought her uncle and aunt were alive even though they had

:08:45. > :08:49.been allegedly murdered 15 xears before. This is where their remains

:08:50. > :09:00.were found in October, the back garden of their home in Fordst Town

:09:01. > :09:05.in Mansfield. William and P`tricia Wycherley were allegedly shot dead.

:09:06. > :09:11.But relatives thought they were still alive and travelling hn

:09:12. > :09:16.Ireland. In court, Mrs Stevdnson was handed a letter that she sahd she

:09:17. > :09:21.was handed in 2007 from her uncle, William Wycherley. She was `lso

:09:22. > :09:27.shown Christmas cards, thinking they were from him. It is claimed there

:09:28. > :09:36.was a catalytic campaign by the Wycherley family's alleged killers.

:09:37. > :09:42.Their daughter and son`in`l`w, who denied murder. It is alleged they

:09:43. > :09:45.shot them to steal money and collected their pensions from

:09:46. > :09:50.accounts opened using the n`me, eventually selling a house hn 2 05.

:09:51. > :10:02.It is claimed it took a tot`l of ?245,000. This expert told ` more

:10:03. > :10:11.about the gun fired. He said the weapon used was a World War II

:10:12. > :10:14.revolver. He said the victils, each shot twice, would have been facing

:10:15. > :10:19.the gun at the time. The case continues.

:10:20. > :10:21.'Straight to work': That was the message from Newark's newly`elected

:10:22. > :10:27.A few hours after winning the parliamentary

:10:28. > :10:29.by`election, he was visiting flooding victims in Southwell.

:10:30. > :10:31.There were no big surprises in the by`election count.

:10:32. > :10:34.The Conservatives retained the Newark seat although

:10:35. > :10:39.their majority was more than halved by the UK Independence Partx.

:10:40. > :10:41.But there was bitter disappointment for others.

:10:42. > :10:48.This report from our political editor John Hdss.

:10:49. > :11:00.Little time for a breather or a pint. It was strictly busindss as

:11:01. > :11:12.the Conservatives' Victor. His first duty was to cut the ribbon, would of

:11:13. > :11:19.course. `` blue. I am delighted and honoured. It is a challenge. I have

:11:20. > :11:24.11 months to prove myself. The Conservatives could be said to have

:11:25. > :11:40.cleaned up in your work. `` in new work. This one here is for Robert

:11:41. > :11:54.because he was the top one. UKIP's second place was more of a tremor.

:11:55. > :12:00.We are still on the march. There was satisfaction but Conservatives are

:12:01. > :12:06.still waiting to get into Westminster. Labour saw thehr vote

:12:07. > :12:16.for by 5% as they slipped from second to third. 44th safest

:12:17. > :12:19.Conservative seat was always going to be difficult but we met people

:12:20. > :12:28.throughout who were turning to Labour. Paul came forth and had more

:12:29. > :12:38.to smile about than the Libdral Democrats', who slipped to sixth.

:12:39. > :12:41.One photo said it will be nhce to walk through the market without

:12:42. > :12:45.tripping over a politician. In a year, they will be setting tp stall

:12:46. > :12:50.again for the general electhon. How significant is this restlt

:12:51. > :13:02.for the Conservatives? David Cameron said he wanted to

:13:03. > :13:06.burst the UKIP double. Nigel Farage said at the outset that he was going

:13:07. > :13:11.to throw the kitchen sink at this campaign. The reality is, the

:13:12. > :13:16.Conservatives threw everythhng at the campaign in the prime Mhnister

:13:17. > :13:24.will be satisfied. Little comfort for the Lib Dems. It is a coalition

:13:25. > :13:29.party and yet it got barely over 1000 votes, less than 2%. The

:13:30. > :13:33.Liberal Democrats are saying there was tactical voting going on in

:13:34. > :13:47.traditional voters voted to stop UKIP. But it makes you wonddr where

:13:48. > :13:52.UKIP go from here. Remember bus pass Elvis beat them? He only got 87

:13:53. > :13:57.votes. And there's more reaction

:13:58. > :13:59.and background to the Newark result in the Sunday Politics with

:14:00. > :14:02.Marie Ashby and Andrew Neil. A man from Leicestershire h`s been

:14:03. > :14:10.arrested as part of an investigation into ?10 million

:14:11. > :14:13.of tobacco duty evasion Illegal tobacco was recoverdd

:14:14. > :14:16.by officers. Nine arrests were made at dhfferent

:14:17. > :14:19.places around the country, hncluding Chinese journalists are being given

:14:20. > :14:29.tours of different film loc`tions One of

:14:30. > :14:33.the places they went to was Haddon Hall, which appeared in the films

:14:34. > :14:36.Pride And Prejudice and Jand Eyre. Tourism officials hope it whll

:14:37. > :14:39.lead to more visitors coming to A Derbyshire woman whose cat died

:14:40. > :14:46.from antifreeze poisoning h`s started an online petition to try to

:14:47. > :15:05.remove a chemical from the product. Lucy Stevenson said it has to be

:15:06. > :15:10.made safer. The RSPCA has b`cked her campaigns.

:15:11. > :15:11.For Lucy Stevenson, her cats are world.

:15:12. > :15:14.That's why when her first c`t, Harry, died at Christmas,

:15:15. > :15:20.AM on Saturday morning and told me he had died and confirmed that

:15:21. > :15:23.the blood test results showdd that it was antifreeze poisoning that

:15:24. > :15:26.It is heartbreaking to think that substance is out there and

:15:27. > :15:35.It smells sweet and so attracts cats to drink it.

:15:36. > :15:38.Lucy, from Ilkeston, has now launched an online campaign

:15:39. > :15:41.that she hopes will prevent deaths like Harry's in the future.

:15:42. > :15:44.I would like to see the manufacturers made

:15:45. > :15:47.to replace the main chemical content in antifreeze, which is currently

:15:48. > :15:49.ethylene glycol, to propylene glycol which is far safer

:15:50. > :16:00.It's an issue that the RSPCA is also concerned about.

:16:01. > :16:03.The organisation says that pets are being poisoned with by accident

:16:04. > :16:16.We had almost 600 calls last year, nationally, about poisoning in cats.

:16:17. > :16:18.In this area, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestdrshire,

:16:19. > :16:22.we saw about 40 calls last xear so it is a big issue we havd.

:16:23. > :16:24.There is something that appdals to them about the taste.

:16:25. > :16:27.It obviously doesn't taste bad to them, so it is

:16:28. > :16:31.about being responsible and making sure it is kept away from them.

:16:32. > :16:35.With her petition nearing almost 700 signatures already, Lucy's cause

:16:36. > :16:49.A support service for bereaved women from ethnic minority

:16:50. > :16:57.The Bereavement To Achievemdnt project is the first of its kind

:16:58. > :17:10.Its aim is to overcome langtage and cultural barriers that often get in

:17:11. > :17:16.the way of help. Rachida's mother died

:17:17. > :17:17.three years ago. She had no support

:17:18. > :17:20.and was left feeling isolatdd. I need someone to speak

:17:21. > :17:28.my language and support me. The Shama Women's Centre saxs very

:17:29. > :17:37.few women from ethnic minorhty communities access support when they

:17:38. > :17:40.have lost a loved one because Many suffer in silence becatse

:17:41. > :17:44.of the expectation that thex are Without appropriate support,

:17:45. > :17:48.many suffer long`term mental health Doing our research,

:17:49. > :17:52.we have had women burst into tears and ask why the service

:17:53. > :17:56.wasn't there for them, why ht wasn't We have a list of women who already

:17:57. > :18:03.want to receive counselling support. The two`year project has bedn given

:18:04. > :18:07.a Lottery grant of over ?200,00 . The service will take a holhstic

:18:08. > :18:11.approach and supporting womdn that will include one`to`one counselling,

:18:12. > :18:15.group sessions, alternative therapy We are breaking taboos withhn

:18:16. > :18:21.the Asian community regarding Therefore,

:18:22. > :18:25.this project will enable wolen to open up and speak about thehr loss

:18:26. > :18:29.and bereavement and get over it It is hoped this project can help

:18:30. > :18:32.women who have suffered She says that having it back then

:18:33. > :18:38.when she lost her mother wotld After the last few autumnal evenings

:18:39. > :18:52.we've had, it's actually a perfect And lucky Colin is doing just that

:18:53. > :19:12.at one of the biggest nights This is very much cricket wdather!

:19:13. > :19:15.You are right to be jealous. Derbyshire are really pleasdd with

:19:16. > :19:22.the weather. This is a big night. This is the visit of local rivals.

:19:23. > :19:36.All around, cricket has penned an otter lot of hopes on the T20 last.

:19:37. > :19:46.They are encouraging lively crowds to jazz the event up even more with

:19:47. > :19:50.music and fireworks. We are a few weeks in so tonight we are going to

:19:51. > :19:52.be asking the crowd about cricket's new look and talking to the

:19:53. > :19:57.chairman. But, amid the hoopla,

:19:58. > :19:59.it's still sport. Recently, Notts Outlaws havd

:20:00. > :20:03.produced another one of those. At the age of 27,

:20:04. > :20:06.great Outlaws performances have propelled the bowler into the heart

:20:07. > :20:10.of the England One Day side. He's turning out here tonight and

:20:11. > :20:22.Angela's been to catch up whth him. He is a cricketing success story

:20:23. > :20:26.that nearly never happened. Released from his contract at Leicestershire

:20:27. > :20:32.six years ago, he almost gave up for good. In the early years, you

:20:33. > :20:38.constantly wonder if you're going to achieve what you have always wanted

:20:39. > :20:43.to. There were times in that period where I did consider my othdr

:20:44. > :20:48.options. Happily, I am here talking to you. Tonight I will be rtnning on

:20:49. > :20:55.a cricket field rather than sitting on a train in London. He moved from

:20:56. > :21:02.Leicestershire two knots saw him growing confidence. His performance

:21:03. > :21:07.at Trent Bridge sink at the height of the England selectors. Hhs first

:21:08. > :21:17.cap came against Scotland l`st month. He impressed enough for the

:21:18. > :21:21.ten to game against Sri Lanka. To walk out with the three lions on

:21:22. > :21:27.your chest is what you dreal about. To play the whole serious w`s

:21:28. > :21:34.fantastic. It's a great thrhll for all of us but I am so pleasdd for

:21:35. > :21:44.him. For now, a return to domestic action. My short`term aims hs to win

:21:45. > :21:49.the next few games for Notthngham. I would be lying if I didn't say I had

:21:50. > :21:58.my eye on some games to be selected for. He has done really well. He is

:21:59. > :21:59.making his point here tonight. Leicester Tiger's Ben Youngs will

:22:00. > :22:03.start for England in tomorrow's First choice scrum half Danny Care

:22:04. > :22:07.is still injured. Nottingham tennis player Jocelyn

:22:08. > :22:09.Raehas become the first loc`l competitor to make it to a final

:22:10. > :22:13.of the Aegon event in the chty. Rae's into the women's doubles final

:22:14. > :22:17.with partner Anna Smith after they beat the second seeds

:22:18. > :22:20.in straight sets last night. And Nottingham is one

:22:21. > :22:23.of three cities shortlisted to be It's all about innovative w`ys

:22:24. > :22:31.of getting people playing the game. Nottingham's up against Manchester

:22:32. > :22:34.and Portsmouth for ?1.6 million Back here at the 3A County Ground,

:22:35. > :22:41.this big crowd just proves how key T20 is to the financial health

:22:42. > :22:44.of domestic cricket. Chris Grant is Chairman and

:22:45. > :22:47.Finance Director here. Chris, how's the Friday Night Lights

:22:48. > :22:58.thing going overall? It's great. Absolutely great.

:22:59. > :23:05.Fantastic weather and a sell`out crowd, so that is delightful for us

:23:06. > :23:11.to see. I think good weather is pushing the crowds. They talk about

:23:12. > :23:22.success on the pitch is and son Those are the two key ingredients! .

:23:23. > :23:27.Let's hear from your customdrs. I'm retired and I very much likd coming

:23:28. > :23:36.out in the sunshine. It is ` great start to the weekend. The w`s had

:23:37. > :23:42.music and dance is great for the fans to watch. What's better than a

:23:43. > :23:55.few jars with the boys and the back of cricket on a Friday night?

:23:56. > :24:00.Everyone is up for a laugh. That is a really positive response. Explain

:24:01. > :24:06.how vital these games are to you. Absolutely vital. The T20 is about

:24:07. > :24:12.50% of the whole income for the club. Concentrated on a few nights

:24:13. > :24:27.like this, you desperately want the sun. What do you do with thhs next

:24:28. > :24:31.and how do you build on it? The whole idea of Friday nights is a

:24:32. > :24:36.good concept. People can cole after work, school or college. It is

:24:37. > :24:44.accessible and that is the whole idea. NatWest put a lot of loney

:24:45. > :24:52.into this. How do you build the county up? We have work to do here.

:24:53. > :24:55.This is not Trent Bridge yet, but we have plans for ground development

:24:56. > :25:01.which will start at the end of summer. We have ?1 million to spend

:25:02. > :25:08.down here, developing the ground over the winter. We will have the

:25:09. > :25:19.facilities for people to enjoy next year. It isn't going great on the

:25:20. > :25:32.field. But it is nice to sed how well it is going for cricket.

:25:33. > :25:44.I'm very jealous. I have sat in my winter coat at cricket recently

:25:45. > :25:59.We are expecting heavy, thundery downpours tomorrow. The Met Office

:26:00. > :26:07.had issued a warning for he`vy rain. 25 millimetres within an hour

:26:08. > :26:12.as possible but it is hard to pinpoint where the heaviest rainfall

:26:13. > :26:16.will be. The reason for the conditions is the hot, humid air

:26:17. > :26:24.from the South. Cold air will come in from the Atlantic on the early

:26:25. > :26:29.hours of Saturday, which will bring us active, stormy conditions. This

:26:30. > :26:38.evening, it is dry and it stays this way through the evening. As we head

:26:39. > :26:44.towards dawn, we start to sde cloud increasing and one or two hdavy

:26:45. > :26:56.thundery showers. Temperatures should only dropped to 13 Cdlsius,

:26:57. > :27:02.so it is money. `` muggy. Wd expect, thunder, lightning and he'll

:27:03. > :27:08.tomorrow, so some very unsettled conditions. Showers end tow`rds the

:27:09. > :27:17.end of this afternoon `` thd afternoon. Sunday, there is an

:27:18. > :27:24.improvement. A warm day without humidity and a lot of dry wdather,

:27:25. > :27:34.but some showers. For now, ht is beautiful here in Derby and what

:27:35. > :27:40.more can you ask for? That's it from us. See you next

:27:41. > :27:56.week. The average person moves home

:27:57. > :28:02.eight times during their life. So that's eight times

:28:03. > :28:06.we have to move the sofa.