:00:00. > 3:59:59pleasant in the south-west where the winds are that bit lighter. That is
:00:00. > :00:19.it. Goodbye. They beat a man to death and set his
:00:20. > :00:23.body alight in revenge for ` family member losing her job.
:00:24. > :00:29.Also tonight, the mother and baby who both owe their lives to a
:00:30. > :00:33.cervical smear test. Luckilx, my surgeon managed to perform `
:00:34. > :00:36.procedure while I was pregn`nt to remove my cancer.
:00:37. > :00:40.Well the dangers to be lookhng at the dangers of leaving dogs in cars,
:00:41. > :00:44.we take the temperature test. After only half an hour, the tempdrature
:00:45. > :00:49.has already gone off the sc`le. It is more than 50 degrees.
:00:50. > :00:51.And the sticky subject of World Cup selection. Either way, it is a
:00:52. > :01:01.win`win formats. `` for mathematics. Good evening,
:01:02. > :01:03.welcome to Friday's programle. First tonight, a father,
:01:04. > :01:05.his daughter and her boyfridnd have been given life sentences
:01:06. > :01:09.for murdering a father`of`four Barry Smith's beaten
:01:10. > :01:16.and burnt body was discoverdd in the grounds of the centrd
:01:17. > :01:19.in Kilburn in October last xear Vincent Aitken, Emma Aitken and
:01:20. > :01:25.Nathan Doherty were convictdd and Our reporter Amy Harris is live
:01:26. > :01:39.for us in Leicester this evdning. Good evening. Yes, today was the
:01:40. > :01:43.culmination of a seven`week trial Leicester Crown Court. In court room
:01:44. > :01:47.number two, the jury and Barry Smith's family and friends dndured
:01:48. > :01:52.hours of harrowing evidence. They heard how last autumn he was burnt,
:01:53. > :01:57.he was hit and stamped on and across dragged the ground in what was
:01:58. > :02:04.described by prosecutors as cold, brutal and chilling revenge.
:02:05. > :02:07.Nathan Doherty, pictured, ddscribing how he helped beat traveller Barry
:02:08. > :02:13.Smith to death while he burns the clothes worn in the attack. Mr Smith
:02:14. > :02:17.was hit with a pole queue and had his face smashed with a fence post
:02:18. > :02:21.before being set alight outside the Kilburn welfare social club where
:02:22. > :02:28.Vincent Aitken was a steward with his wife. The jury was told it was a
:02:29. > :02:33.revenge attack after Vincent Aitken's wife, Pamela, resigned from
:02:34. > :02:37.her job at the social club for making a racist remark towards Barry
:02:38. > :02:42.Smith. Today, Nathan Dohertx, Vincent Aitken and his daughter
:02:43. > :02:47.Emma, were found guilty of the murder. Pamela was cleared of
:02:48. > :02:52.assisting an offender. For Barry Smith's family, relief. It has been
:02:53. > :02:57.eight and a half months since my kids' father was taken from them.
:02:58. > :03:01.Today we have seen justice because the three murderers have bedn found
:03:02. > :03:05.guilty of what they have done. But never in my life have I heard
:03:06. > :03:09.anything so horrific of what any human could do to another htman
:03:10. > :03:13.Originally from Doncaster, Lr Smith had been living in the closd`knit
:03:14. > :03:17.Derbyshire village of Kilburn for around five years. He was ddscribed
:03:18. > :03:23.in court as much loved and cherished. He leaves behind four
:03:24. > :03:29.children and three grandchildren. Just go to the grave and le`ve
:03:30. > :03:35.flowers. That is all we can do. Sentencing the trio to a total of at
:03:36. > :03:39.least 52 years in jail, the judge described the attack as a brutal and
:03:40. > :03:46.merciless killing, equivalent to the execution of a defenceless lan.
:03:47. > :03:51.Well, just to give you a bit more detail on those life sentences,
:03:52. > :03:56.Vincent Aitken well serve a minimum of 22 years, Nathan Doherty, 18
:03:57. > :04:00.years, that's a minimum, and Emma Aitken, a minimum of 12. All three
:04:01. > :04:04.looked impassive as their sdntences were read out. For the family of
:04:05. > :04:09.Barry Smith, they have welcomed the news, but as his daughter told me,
:04:10. > :04:13.who you heard from in my report it will never bring him back.
:04:14. > :04:16.Next tonight, health bosses are trying to improve the take`tp
:04:17. > :04:20.In parts of Nottingham it's as low as 50%.
:04:21. > :04:23.The test can ultimately savd lives, something one woman knows only too
:04:24. > :04:27.At 27, Amy Cupit's test saved not only hers
:04:28. > :04:35.On that day I had my first surgery and they wdre just
:04:36. > :04:38.doing a colposcopy under an`esthetic because I was pregnant.
:04:39. > :04:43.She is just pleased she took of the invitation for a sme`r.
:04:44. > :04:45.Because of it she heard she had cancer.
:04:46. > :04:52.It's probably one of the worst days of my lifd.
:04:53. > :04:54.If I hadn't had that smear laybe I wouldn't have known
:04:55. > :04:58.Having a baby had been an uphill struggle.
:04:59. > :05:03.She was eight weeks pregnant when she was told she had cdrvical
:05:04. > :05:10.Innovative surgery, though, in Nottingham,
:05:11. > :05:14.In between being told I had cancer and going back to see
:05:15. > :05:17.my consultant there were all sorts going through my mind:
:05:18. > :05:20.I dreamt of my funeral, of my baby dying, there werd all
:05:21. > :05:27.Women aged 25 to 64 are invhted for cervical screening, but in parts of
:05:28. > :05:32.It's somebody looking at your private area,
:05:33. > :05:35.which is understandably not the nicest thing to have done,
:05:36. > :05:38.but for two minutes of time, you might be uncomfortable, but it
:05:39. > :05:44.Why people don't have it done is beyond me.
:05:45. > :05:46.This is a GP's surgery in Nottingham.
:05:47. > :05:50.Here they've worked hard to get more women to have smears.
:05:51. > :05:54.Cervical screening is just a really good form
:05:55. > :06:00.I think it's important to s`y we are not looking for cancer when
:06:01. > :06:05.We're actually looking at cdrvical cells
:06:06. > :06:10.Amy in Nottingham needs little convincing.
:06:11. > :06:16.years I'd hear someone said to me "you have cancer". But it h`ppened
:06:17. > :06:24.to me so it could happen to anybody.
:06:25. > :06:30.Loads more to come on the programme, including the 80,000
:06:31. > :06:32.fans giving the Download Festival a huge thumbs`up in honour
:06:33. > :06:40.And whatever your plans this weekend, the weather is not looking
:06:41. > :06:45.too bad, but first, I have some thundery showers to talk about. Find
:06:46. > :06:50.out more later. And I will be meeting the primary
:06:51. > :06:56.pupils who are financial br`inboxes. We understand money!
:06:57. > :06:59.A woman's been telling a court how she "lost it"
:07:00. > :07:04.Susan Edwards admits manslatghter but denies murdering her mother
:07:05. > :07:07.and her father before burying their bodies in
:07:08. > :07:15.the back garden of their Mansfield home, as Mike O'Sullivan reports.
:07:16. > :07:22.Susan Edwards, who, with her husband, denies murdering hdr
:07:23. > :07:27.parents gave evidence at Nottingham Crown Court today. The remahns of
:07:28. > :07:31.William and Patricia, killed in 1998, were discovered by police in
:07:32. > :07:35.the back garden of their hole in forest town in Mansfield in October
:07:36. > :07:41.last year. William was shot dead in a bedroom by his wife, said Mrs
:07:42. > :07:44.Edwards, who was visiting dtring a May Day bank holiday. Mrs Edwards
:07:45. > :07:50.said her mother then taunted her, saying she knew her father had
:07:51. > :07:55.abused her as a child and that her mother had been in a relationship
:07:56. > :07:59.with her husband, Christophdr. Mrs Edwards, who admits manslaughter,
:08:00. > :08:05.told her barrister, she kept on and on. At some point, I lost it. I shot
:08:06. > :08:08.my mother. Mrs Edwards wrapped bodies in duvets and put thdm under
:08:09. > :08:13.the bed and left. When she returned with her husband a few days later,
:08:14. > :08:16.she told him what had happened. Mrs Edwards said husband wanted to tell
:08:17. > :08:20.the police but she persuaded him not to, using what she called in motion
:08:21. > :08:26.or blackmail. She said, I used everything in my power. The love
:08:27. > :08:31.between us, for him not to call the police. `` emotional blackm`il. They
:08:32. > :08:35.did not have a car and she suggested the garden for the bodies. @fter
:08:36. > :08:39.they dragged the bodies of her parents into the grave after dark,
:08:40. > :08:46.Mr Edwards went inside and was sick. The prosecution say the couple
:08:47. > :08:46.murdered the parents to ste`l their pensions and savings. Prosecutors
:08:47. > :09:02.said... The prosecution and defence are due
:09:03. > :09:10.to make their closing speeches next week.
:09:11. > :09:12.There's been a further setback to plans
:09:13. > :09:15.for a new ?15 million visitor centre and attraction at Sherwood Forest.
:09:16. > :09:17.Nottinghamshire County Council says it's no longer working with
:09:18. > :09:19.its partner, Discovery Attr`ctions, because it couldn't confirm it
:09:20. > :09:23.A new private partner will now be sought.
:09:24. > :09:26.The council says it's committed to having a new centre in Sherwood
:09:27. > :09:41.At the time we selected our partner they did in fact have the ftnding
:09:42. > :09:46.available, but, as I said, hn a time of difficult funding circumstances,
:09:47. > :09:49.there are original funding did not come through and they have struggled
:09:50. > :09:51.in the period since to find new funders.
:09:52. > :09:53.East Midlands Ambulance Service is predicting a huge rise
:09:54. > :09:58.It's because the first Engl`nd match in the World Cup coincides with hot
:09:59. > :10:03.Managers at Ambulance Control say they expect calls every few seconds
:10:04. > :10:10.and have spent months plannhng for the event.
:10:11. > :10:16.During the match itself, we will have a probably quieter than normal
:10:17. > :10:20.Saturday night because many will being gauged in watching thd match,
:10:21. > :10:24.but what we anticipate from 15 minutes afterwards is that we must
:10:25. > :10:30.to see an increase in activhty, with a particular spike going on for the
:10:31. > :10:34.latter part of 1am to 2am in the morning. `` we will see.
:10:35. > :10:37.It's been a hot and humid d`y today, prompting a new warning
:10:38. > :10:39.from a leading animal charity about the dangers of keeping dogs
:10:40. > :10:42.The Dogs Trust says, despite repeated warnings,
:10:43. > :10:45.almost half of owners still think it's OK to leave their anim`l
:10:46. > :10:53.Sarah Teale has been investhgating just how dangerous that can be.
:10:54. > :10:56.Even the professionals who `re paid to look after their dogs can make
:10:57. > :11:02.Four years ago Nottinghamshhre Police dog handler Mark Johnson left
:11:03. > :11:06.two of his German Shepherds inside his car in baking hot weathdr.
:11:07. > :11:12.Despite that tragic reminder of the consequences, it seems the lessage
:11:13. > :11:20.The Dogs Trust has released this campaign video, showing a dog ice
:11:21. > :11:27.It comes on the back of their research,
:11:28. > :11:30.which shows 46% of owners hdre in the East Midlands believd it s OK
:11:31. > :11:35.I think some people think if they park in the shade or
:11:36. > :11:39.if they leave the windows open that it's OK, but in fact that doesn t
:11:40. > :11:41.make a noticeable differencd to the inside temperature of a car
:11:42. > :11:44.So just how quickly can a car heat up?
:11:45. > :11:49.The temperature is currently 23 degrees.
:11:50. > :11:52.I've left my window slightlx open and we're going to leave thhs
:11:53. > :12:01.inside my car for a few minttes to just see how hot it gets.
:12:02. > :12:06.Now, we've only left it half an hour and already the temperature
:12:07. > :12:12.Basically, once the body telperature reaches 41 degrees
:12:13. > :12:18.the vital organs will no longer be able to function normally.
:12:19. > :12:22.Unfortunately this can lead to organ failure in a very quick perhod `
:12:23. > :12:27.Here at the Dogs Trust in Wxmeswold, they have to be absolutely sure
:12:28. > :12:30.their animals don't suffer from the heat.
:12:31. > :12:33.Particularly their very furry friends, lhke Luna,
:12:34. > :12:38.who likes nothing more than a dip in the paddling pool to cool off.
:12:39. > :12:47.Sarah Teale, BBC East Midlands Today, Leicestershire.
:12:48. > :12:51.That is a very effective video, isn't it?
:12:52. > :12:54.A ban on drinking in the streets across Nottingham has
:12:55. > :12:56.seen alcohol confiscated allost 500 times in its first three months
:12:57. > :12:59.Police and Community Support Officers have had the power to seize
:13:00. > :13:04.The council says the idea is working.
:13:05. > :13:08.More than half of the confiscations happened on streets in Notthngham
:13:09. > :13:16.Derby's been shortlisted as a site for England's first new Further
:13:17. > :13:22.It'll be dedicated to creathng rail engineers for High Speed Two,
:13:23. > :13:31.Birmingham, Manchester and Doncaster are also in the running.
:13:32. > :13:39.The Government should make its final decision next month.
:13:40. > :13:42.Hundreds of children got the chance to find out what it was
:13:43. > :13:44.like to be Second World War evacuees, although only bridfly
:13:45. > :13:46.They were given the chance to re`enact warthme rail
:13:47. > :13:52.The steam train journeys between Leicester and Loughborough
:13:53. > :13:54.were organised by the Great Central Railway as part of a
:13:55. > :14:09.With seeing the old steam trains and people in costume, it reallx gives
:14:10. > :14:12.them a good insight into how it must have been for children their age to
:14:13. > :14:17.have to leave their families, not knowing where they were going, so it
:14:18. > :14:21.helps them understand and elpathise with people from that time.
:14:22. > :14:23.It's finally emerged exactlx how much it cost
:14:24. > :14:26.Derbyshire County Council to pay off its former chief executhve.
:14:27. > :14:32.Nick Hodgson received almost ?220,000.
:14:33. > :14:43.Nick Hodgson was sacked frol his role as chief executive of
:14:44. > :14:50.Derbyshire County Council over a year ago. But it was only today that
:14:51. > :14:52.we learned he was given a p`yoff of almost ?220,000. That is eqtivalent
:14:53. > :15:47.to the pretty broad changes, perhaps even
:15:48. > :15:52.adding a frisson of fear just to ring the changes, as it werd. Just
:15:53. > :15:58.yesterday, the council annotnced it was cutting 27 senior managdment
:15:59. > :16:03.posts, thereby saving ?2.25 million. But after a year of secrecy, we now
:16:04. > :16:04.know exactly how much it cost to fill the council's Chief Exdcutive
:16:05. > :16:09.post. The City of London is home to many
:16:10. > :16:12.of the UK's major financial institutions, but now Nottingham can
:16:13. > :16:16.boast its first Centre of Excellence Dunkirk Primary School's won
:16:17. > :16:22.the accolade for teaching That's a brilliant idea, isn't it?
:16:23. > :18:03.We could have done with that! And we've got more
:18:04. > :18:06.from the classroom later on. We're with the kids who are dicing
:18:07. > :22:50.with World Cup scores to improve At Trent Bridge Notts
:22:51. > :22:52.Outlaws are up Derbyshire's match
:22:53. > :22:59.against Worcestershire only got Leicestershire's match away
:23:00. > :23:06.at Lancashire doesn't start Finally from me, back to thd World
:23:07. > :23:18.Cup. With just over 28 hours till England
:23:19. > :23:21.kick off their campaign, football While kids in playgrounds are
:23:22. > :23:25.swapping World Cup stickers, maths teachers are using the tournament
:23:26. > :23:28.to teach them about probability Jeremy Nicholas has been to one
:23:29. > :23:31.football crazy school Not Rio de Janeiro,
:23:32. > :23:49.but Radcliffe on Trent. Mr Burdes is a bit tall
:23:50. > :24:07.for our pundit booth but he's man of the match for the kids
:24:08. > :24:09.because he teaches maths ushng a World Cup model ` not the sort
:24:10. > :24:13.that is married to a player. If a team rolled a six, then that's
:24:14. > :24:18.a shot at goal and it's going to score unless the opposite tdam,
:24:19. > :24:21.the opponents, roll a one to give The teams are all ranked
:24:22. > :24:26.so they learn about probability It's something that doesn't happen
:24:27. > :24:28.very often Excitement mounts
:24:29. > :24:31.in the knockout stages with There is loads of
:24:32. > :24:39.World Cup World Cup rivalrids of course, but here the big rivalry
:24:40. > :24:42.is between those who collect the World Cup stickers and those
:24:43. > :24:46.who collect the World Cup c`rds Playtime is a chance to get swaps
:24:47. > :24:52.and everyone wants to get mdssy With the stickers you can stick
:24:53. > :24:59.them down and no one can bug you to You can't get them back off
:25:00. > :25:03.and it's really annoying, but with the cards you can swap them
:25:04. > :25:07.and that's really good. Because you could easily drop them,
:25:08. > :25:15.when with stickers you can't. If you card is Messi then you can
:25:16. > :25:19.swap it for loads of bad onds. So, playtime is over, let's go
:25:20. > :25:28.back in the classroom and fhnd out Despite the youngsters tipphng
:25:29. > :25:33.the South American sides, It looks like a popular win,
:25:34. > :25:42.but the real winner is maths, and the kids wouldn't swap Lr Burdes
:25:43. > :26:00.for anyone ` he's a keeper. He clearly is! Back in 1970, I
:26:01. > :26:06.collected cards. I'm delighted( ) Were you born in 1970? No!
:26:07. > :26:13.Well, it's been another lovdly day, perfect if you went to spot the 225
:26:14. > :26:19.leaving East Midlands Airport this morning. Thank you for sendhng this
:26:20. > :26:25.picture in, James. Unfortun`tely, it looks like cloudy conditions
:26:26. > :26:29.tomorrow, so no chance of sdeing it then. It is gained to be fedling
:26:30. > :26:34.cooler this weekend but it should be mostly dry. `` it is going to be.
:26:35. > :26:38.Across the weekend, we can dxpect there to be some bright sunny
:26:39. > :26:43.spells. I will find them solewhere for you! A Met Office warning this
:26:44. > :26:46.evening in force for heavy rain and the potential for thundery showers
:26:47. > :26:49.to move South as we go throtgh the evening, leading to localisdd
:26:50. > :26:53.flooding, so watch out for those of you are heading out and abott. Not
:26:54. > :26:57.everybody will catch them, but where we do get them, some torrential
:26:58. > :27:00.downpours, and those continte into the early hours of Saturday. A cue
:27:01. > :27:10.me and muggy night with lows of 15. me and muggy night with lows of 15.
:27:11. > :27:13.`` a humid. I am hopeful thd cloud will thin to give bright spdlls in
:27:14. > :27:17.the afternoon as we go throtgh the day, but still the risk of ` few
:27:18. > :27:21.showers, though definitely ` dry afternoon with temperatures a bit
:27:22. > :27:25.lower than we have been used to 20 is your maximum. If you havd a
:27:26. > :27:28.barbecue planned, it looks like it should be staying dry tomorrow
:27:29. > :27:34.evening. A settled today on Sunday but plenty of cloud around `nd
:27:35. > :27:39.temperatures at 19. Not bad. Not bad at all. Would you lhke me to
:27:40. > :27:44.name the Brazil 1970 World Cup team? Let me think about that! No, I
:27:45. > :27:47.wouldn't! England play tomorrow Don't forget! How could we( ) Have a
:27:48. > :27:58.great evening. Make the most of your weekend,
:27:59. > :28:00.wherever you are. Use the BBC Weather App to stay
:28:01. > :28:05.one step ahead of the weather.