:00:00. > 3:59:59indecent assault against women and children. That's all from the BBC
:00:00. > :00:00.News. This is East Midlands Today with
:00:00. > :00:00.Sarah Teale and me, Dominic Heale. Tonight ` tales of courage from the
:00:00. > :00:10.front line in Afghanistan. On their final homecoming p`rades,
:00:11. > :00:26.soldiers described Duarte machine gun teams might come
:00:27. > :00:30.forward, attack us, we would have to try and identify them. Then engage
:00:31. > :00:33.them before they could engage us. Also tonight, the thieves who
:00:34. > :00:37.smashed their way through this door and took thousands of pounds from a
:00:38. > :00:42.charity that gives to cancer patients.
:00:43. > :00:47.Plus, a trial run for schools that will serve up millions of free meals
:00:48. > :00:50.from September. And why crowds have been flocking to
:00:51. > :00:57.this Victorian sewage pumping station. It is the only place in the
:00:58. > :00:58.world where you can see beal engines of this size working in thehr
:00:59. > :01:07.original setting. Welcome to Monday's programle.
:01:08. > :01:11.Good evening. First tonight,
:01:12. > :01:14.incredible stories of courage from East Midlands soldiers who've been
:01:15. > :01:18.welcomed back from Afghanistan. The 9th/12th Royal Lancers were
:01:19. > :01:22.the last regiment from our region They have been telling us how they
:01:23. > :01:27.were dropped into enemy territory and cale under
:01:28. > :01:30.attack from three sides This week, their final homecoming
:01:31. > :01:36.parades are taking place Our social affairs correspondent,
:01:37. > :01:45.Jeremy Ball, has this report. A heartfelt welcome from chdering
:01:46. > :01:49.crowds in Leicester city centre but for the last eight months, the
:01:50. > :01:52.9th/12th Royal Lancers had ` much more hostile reception in Hdlmand
:01:53. > :01:55.province, where they were t`rgeting Taliban strongholds to stop
:01:56. > :01:59.the mounting attacks. We would normally be identifying
:02:00. > :02:02.Taliban gunmen, rocket teams and indeed,
:02:03. > :02:06.suicide bombers, and our task was to Soldiers from the Lancers Brigade
:02:07. > :02:13.Reconnaissance Force were sdnt They were dropped behind endmy lines
:02:14. > :02:20.from helicopters, usually at night. Once we landed, they would form up
:02:21. > :02:23.on the edges of us, Two or three machine gun te`ms might
:02:24. > :02:27.come forward, attack us frol 30 to 600 metres away and we would try
:02:28. > :02:30.and identify them before thdy could get to us, and then engage them
:02:31. > :02:33.before they could engage us. We had a PKM team,
:02:34. > :02:36.which is like a machine gun, Just beyond there, we had some
:02:37. > :02:40.kind of single round fire. Then, to our far right, there was
:02:41. > :02:43.some other kind of machine gun. So, you were getting attackdd
:02:44. > :02:45.from three sides. The first time,
:02:46. > :02:48.it was a little bit daunting. Obviously, quite scary inithally,
:02:49. > :02:51.especially for the young lads. It's just about winning
:02:52. > :02:53.firefighting, then moving on. Other soldiers supported thdm,
:02:54. > :02:55.using these Warthog armoured trucks, working with local troops
:02:56. > :02:58.from the Afghan security forces who will soon be defending Helmand
:02:59. > :03:02.province on their own. It remains pretty dangerous
:03:03. > :03:03.in depth. In a single day,
:03:04. > :03:06.we recovered over 2000 rounds of ammunition, a number of suicide
:03:07. > :03:09.vests, a number of rockets, and that And that took place
:03:10. > :03:13.in the area where, sadly, The 9th/12th Royal Lancers `ll made
:03:14. > :03:19.it back from Afghanistan, but two of their soldiers c`me home
:03:20. > :03:22.to Leicestershire with serious injuries, and this week's p`rades
:03:23. > :03:25.are a chance to thank them for You've been out to Afghanistan four
:03:26. > :03:33.times, to report on our troops in
:03:34. > :03:37.Afghanistan. on the East Midlands Today website,
:03:38. > :03:41.isn't there? Yes. We've gone back through our
:03:42. > :03:44.archives from the last 12 ydars to pull together reports th`t tell
:03:45. > :03:48.a really extraordinary storx. You can follow soldiers
:03:49. > :03:52.into the heat of battle. You can hear from troops who
:03:53. > :03:55.suffered horrific injuries, and the stories of men who gave
:03:56. > :03:58.their lives. And you can also find out how
:03:59. > :04:01.the war's affected thousands of Like the Caribbean solider who was
:04:02. > :04:13.informally "adopted" by And the troops who went to
:04:14. > :04:20.Afghanistan and ended up supporting an orphanage, and even
:04:21. > :04:24.snapping up some bargains from kids If you want to see more of that you
:04:25. > :04:40.can, at bbc.co.uk/eastmidlandstoday. Next tonight, patients have
:04:41. > :04:42.described theives who smashdd their way into a cancer charity
:04:43. > :04:46.and stole thousands of pounds of The raid happened last night at
:04:47. > :04:51.the Maggie's centre in the grounds As our health correspondent Rob
:04:52. > :05:19.Sissons reports, it?s the third time Today has not been great, btrglars
:05:20. > :05:23.raided Maggie's last night. Cancer patients at the singing class,
:05:24. > :05:29.putting a brave face on it. It is a service for people who are `lready
:05:30. > :05:36.suffering. I don't think thd people who did this could get any lower
:05:37. > :05:42.than scum. The service this place gives affects all of us in
:05:43. > :05:48.Nottingham. People who do this sort of thing do not realise how much
:05:49. > :05:51.hurt they are causing us. The thieves forced their way in through
:05:52. > :05:56.this door, then into the office will stop it was just hours after the
:05:57. > :06:02.summer affair. They still computers. Basically, all the computers we use,
:06:03. > :06:08.plus a laptop, and the worst thing for us is the safe, which contained
:06:09. > :06:11.all the money from the procdeds of the summer there, plus any
:06:12. > :06:17.contributions made last week. Assist that `` a substantial amount. Anna
:06:18. > :06:23.had given up her Sunday to sell summer cocktails. We made about ?180
:06:24. > :06:30.in just two hours. The strawberries went down well. It was international
:06:31. > :06:35.fashion designer Paul Smith who opened this Maggie's, hoping to
:06:36. > :06:40.create a homely atmosphere, they had 10,000 visitors last year. This one,
:06:41. > :06:45.you can really get comfortable in. That is what I tried to do
:06:46. > :06:48.throughout the building. After three burglaries, the Centre is now
:06:49. > :06:51.reviewing security with the police. Still to come ` cricket's bhg
:06:52. > :06:56.guns come to Grace Road. Thousands turn out to see India kick
:06:57. > :06:59.start their tour of England with a not`to`be`missed
:07:00. > :07:09.game against Leicestershire. And there should not be any
:07:10. > :07:13.disruptions to play this wedk, the weather is playing ball for a
:07:14. > :07:18.change. Summer is well and truly back on track.
:07:19. > :07:22.A county that's due to servd up an extra 12,000 school dinners a day
:07:23. > :07:26.from September says it'll bd ready for the challenge.
:07:27. > :07:30.Nottinghamshire is investing in new equipment and kitchen staff in the
:07:31. > :07:33.run`up to the introduction of free school meals for infants `
:07:34. > :07:37.something the Government is paying for.
:07:38. > :07:40.Mike O'Sullivan's been to one school that's just carried out a tdst run,
:07:41. > :07:54.They have turned up the heat in the kitchen today at this primary
:07:55. > :07:58.school. The pressure is on to provide an extra 75 school dinners.
:07:59. > :08:06.That will be expected every day from September. Then, free school meals
:08:07. > :08:10.will be introduced for the hnfants. A few more plans, more chopping
:08:11. > :08:16.boards, we could do with more space, more worktops. New worktops have
:08:17. > :08:21.been delivered this morning. So we will see. At the moment,
:08:22. > :08:26.Nottinghamshire serves up around 38,000 school meals a day. That will
:08:27. > :08:31.go up by around 12,000 per day in September. The county is investing
:08:32. > :08:38.?1.7 million in kitchen exp`nsions and improvements. And recruhting
:08:39. > :08:44.another 120 staff. They are pulling out all the stops, but what are the
:08:45. > :08:51.school dinners like? They are good, nice. What do you like about them?
:08:52. > :08:54.Pizza. The idea was something of a surprise when it was announced by
:08:55. > :09:00.the debited Prime Minister late last year. Maybe there were some sceptics
:09:01. > :09:05.that but they would not follow through. `` announced widelx deputy
:09:06. > :09:11.Pamina step. But it is good to be happening, hence the trial run. ``
:09:12. > :09:17.the Deputy Prime Minister. We are very excited about it. We are sure
:09:18. > :09:22.all the planning is in praise. Free school meals the infants cotld save
:09:23. > :09:26.parents or carers ?400 a ye`r, cash the County Council believes might be
:09:27. > :09:27.used to pay for a meal for `n older sibling. Meaning even more school
:09:28. > :09:31.dinners would be needed. Hundreds of homes
:09:32. > :09:33.in Leicester were without power for An electricity substation on
:09:34. > :09:39.Sanvey Gate, near the city centre, It exploded at
:09:40. > :09:44.around 2 o'clock this morning. Western Power restored electricity
:09:45. > :09:49.to homes A man has been found guilty of
:09:50. > :09:55.murdering a Derby bus driver who'd been having an affair with his
:09:56. > :09:58.wife. David Hunter was found dead outside
:09:59. > :10:01.his home 38`year`old Heteny Tarsoly hs due to
:10:02. > :10:06.be sentenced at Derby Crown Court on
:10:07. > :10:11.Wednesday. Now, six years ago, a long`running
:10:12. > :10:14.controversy in the Peak District Campaigners celebrated
:10:15. > :10:20.when plans to re`open an old quarry But now it looks as
:10:21. > :10:25.if pressure is growing to increase So a new forum's been set up
:10:26. > :10:30.for interested parties to ahr their differences. James Roberson
:10:31. > :10:45.reports. It is just a short walk frol the
:10:46. > :10:50.road to Stanton Moor. Our home thousands of years ago to Bronze Age
:10:51. > :10:54.and Iron Age inhabitants. Btt the moor has been quarried for
:10:55. > :11:01.centuries. The Quarry men lhke this. The root of the probldms we
:11:02. > :11:04.are seeing today goes back to the early 1950s, when open`ended
:11:05. > :11:11.planning permissions for extraction were given at about five or six
:11:12. > :11:14.quarries. But now it is a bhg issue because it has ancient monulents,
:11:15. > :11:19.people love to come here and enjoy it. Yet, these quarried perlissions
:11:20. > :11:28.are coming onto it. Campaigners want this monument permanently protected.
:11:29. > :11:32.But quarrying continues near the moor and some residents worry that
:11:33. > :11:36.the quarry companies want to increase their workings in the
:11:37. > :11:41.future. It feels that the moor seems to be under constant attack, that it
:11:42. > :11:47.is going to be mined up to the boundaries of the nine ladids. Other
:11:48. > :11:52.residents are more philosophical. The quarry has been part of this
:11:53. > :11:56.area for thousands of years. We need stone to build houses. The first
:11:57. > :12:02.liaison group meeting of all the interested parties, quarrying firms,
:12:03. > :12:07.residents and environment groups, has been cheered independently by a
:12:08. > :12:10.planning expert. It is one of information exchange, the hope that
:12:11. > :12:13.everyone will have a common understanding of the issues. I do
:12:14. > :12:20.not expect this to be a meeting where people will reach an `greement
:12:21. > :12:23.on some things, but is `` it is ensuring there is mutual
:12:24. > :12:34.understanding. The group will meet three times a year. We witndss a
:12:35. > :12:39.world first. A Victorian sewage pumping station fires up all of its
:12:40. > :12:48.beam engines for the first time in decades.
:12:49. > :12:50.A couple from Leicestershird, who lost their son to cancer
:12:51. > :12:53.when he was just 13, have bden described as the inspiration behind
:12:54. > :12:57.Kevin and Fiona Anderson rahsed more than ?100,000
:12:58. > :13:02.It helped fund a complete rdnovation of the children and teenage cancer
:13:03. > :13:09.Tom Brown was there as Kevin and Fiona saw the results
:13:10. > :13:17.The moment their son's dream became a reality.
:13:18. > :13:20.A playroom on the LRI's children's cancer ward.
:13:21. > :13:23.Paid for by Kevin and Fiona Anderson's fundraising,
:13:24. > :13:30.Robbie Anderson died from cancer when he was just 13
:13:31. > :13:35.He spent more than a year on the ward, fighting the dhsease.
:13:36. > :13:37.The environment in which the children were being
:13:38. > :13:43.treated was, er, very, very dreary, and something needed to be changed.
:13:44. > :13:47.He said, you know, "I like playing Xbox games."
:13:48. > :13:51.He said, "Dad, if we can get a big TV like I've got at home
:13:52. > :13:53.on the ward, we could all play together."
:13:54. > :13:55.And we said, "That's a really good idea.
:13:56. > :13:57.So, why don't you do somethhng about it, Robbie?"
:13:58. > :13:59.He said, "Well, I am. I'm going to fundraise."
:14:00. > :14:02.Just months before he died, Robbie got his TV.
:14:03. > :14:06.But by now, he had kickstarted a major fundraising project.
:14:07. > :14:09.Thanks to the Our Space appdal and the Teenage Cancer Trust,
:14:10. > :14:15.?1.4 million was raised and the ward was transformed.
:14:16. > :14:18.A lot of our patients have treatment for over three ye`rs.
:14:19. > :14:20.Some have treatment for shorter periods of time,
:14:21. > :14:24.So, what we needed to be able to do was create an environment where
:14:25. > :14:28.they have everything that they could possibly have at home.
:14:29. > :14:32.Thanks to Robbie, today's patients have Wi`Fi,
:14:33. > :14:37.games and space for their p`rents to stay, all in their own room.
:14:38. > :14:39.You dread coming back, because it brings back
:14:40. > :14:45.But to see how it has changdd, it is amazing.
:14:46. > :14:47.And on the wall, a permanent reminder of
:14:48. > :14:50.the Andersons' fundraising dfforts and the dream of their 13`ydar`old
:14:51. > :15:08.What an amazing thing to do. Lovely story. Time for the sports news
:15:09. > :15:10.We start with news from Derby County,
:15:11. > :15:13.because they've secured the future of yet another of their big stars.
:15:14. > :15:15.Defender Jake Buxton's becole the latest to sign
:15:16. > :15:21.The three`year deal will kedp the 29`year`old at the Ipro unthl 2 17.
:15:22. > :15:24.Buxton has been at the club for five years now.
:15:25. > :15:26.He was almost ever`present last season and his performances
:15:27. > :15:28.at the heart of the defence earnt him the supporters' club
:15:29. > :15:34.Now, you don't have to be a cricket`lover to know
:15:35. > :15:37.when it comes to the big guns, they don't come much bigger than India.
:15:38. > :15:40.They've just kicked off thehr tour of England with a game against
:15:41. > :15:42.Despite the on`off weather, thousands
:15:43. > :15:46.of fans turned up over thred days to see the sporting megastars,
:15:47. > :15:48.and giving the Foxes a much`needed boost to their bank account.
:15:49. > :16:02.It's been an all`round free weekend in Leicester.
:16:03. > :16:05.The fans got to see their cricketing heroes, and a near
:16:06. > :16:09.sellout crowd at Grace Road means the Foxes are ?100,000 bettdr off.
:16:10. > :16:11.The Indians travel to Derbyshire later this week
:16:12. > :16:16.If the turnout here is anything to go by, the Falcons will `lso
:16:17. > :16:26.It's been exciting to watch, the Indians are a good team.
:16:27. > :16:28.We are all excited, we're having a great time.
:16:29. > :16:32.It is a pleasure watching all the Indian bowlers
:16:33. > :16:41.I'm looking forward to seeing them give England a really good latch,
:16:42. > :16:42.and hopefully they will win this time.
:16:43. > :16:45.The Indian legends like Tendulkar and Dravid are no more,
:16:46. > :16:52.And for this Indian`born dad, it was a truly proud occasion.
:16:53. > :16:56.He brought his son, Shiv Th`kor here as a boy.
:16:57. > :16:57.Shiv is now a key player for Leicestershire
:16:58. > :17:02.Seeing him play against one of my favourite teams
:17:03. > :17:06.and players I've seen grow tp when I was in India, it's fantastic.
:17:07. > :17:11.Great, I'm really pleased for him, because he works extremely hard
:17:12. > :17:15.On day one, Shiv took the whcket of Virat Kohli, one of his heroes.
:17:16. > :17:22.In my opinion, probably the best player in the world.
:17:23. > :17:24.So, to get him out was a huge honour for me.
:17:25. > :17:27.He was being fantastic about it as well.
:17:28. > :17:30.They're all superstars, almost gods, back home.
:17:31. > :17:31.But being so humble and down`to`earth,
:17:32. > :17:35.I've learned a massive amount from them, on and off the fheld
:17:36. > :17:37.How to behave, how they carry themselves.
:17:38. > :17:44.The Indian summer has been given a perfect start,
:17:45. > :17:48.For the tourists, who have so much support here,
:17:49. > :17:59.it has once again proved to be another home away from home.
:18:00. > :18:01.Well, there's one game going on today and Nottinghamshire's drive to
:18:02. > :18:04.go clear at the top of the County Championship was held up by
:18:05. > :18:06.a ninth wicket stand from Woakes and Wright.
:18:07. > :18:08.Still not enough to overshadow amazing work
:18:09. > :18:14.Tennis now, and it isn't just Andy Murray keeping British hopes
:18:15. > :18:17.Leicestershire's Katie Boulter has put in a fantastic performance to
:18:18. > :18:20.see her safely through to the second round in the Juniors section.
:18:21. > :18:36.If any of the current crop of Britain are engineered to m`ke it at
:18:37. > :18:40.the next level, Katie Boultdr will be top of the list right now. The
:18:41. > :18:44.Leicestershire teenager broke into the top ten in the world junior
:18:45. > :18:49.rankings earlier this year `nd today at Wimbledon, she beat her seeded
:18:50. > :18:53.opponent to become the first British junior player through to thhs
:18:54. > :18:59.year's second round. I am ecstatic. I went out there believing H could
:19:00. > :19:05.win and came out on top. But there some disappointment, with Freya
:19:06. > :19:09.Christie and Harriet Dart, both losing the first round matches. As
:19:10. > :19:12.for Katie Boulter, she will be back in action tomorrow in the doubles.
:19:13. > :19:17.She is already itching to gdt back out on the court. It is gre`t to
:19:18. > :19:24.have nice support, especially `` especially being back home. Every
:19:25. > :19:27.signal year it gets better. It seems more special every time you come
:19:28. > :19:29.back. I love coming back here and hopefully, many more to comd.
:19:30. > :19:33.In athletics, Loughborough's Martyn Rooney and Derby's Will Sharman are
:19:34. > :19:35.both British Champions after the weekend's competition in Birmingham.
:19:36. > :19:39.Sharman was utterly dominant in the 110m hurdles, qualifying for the
:19:40. > :19:45.In the 400m, Martyn Rooney `lso won his place in the European tdam,
:19:46. > :19:48.but was carrying an injury and says he's determined to run
:19:49. > :19:55.And in swimming, Derbyshire's young star Adam Peaty couldn't quhte
:19:56. > :19:57.complete a famous treble at the British Gas Internathonal.
:19:58. > :20:01.He'd beaten Olympic silver ledallist Michael Jamieson in both thd 50m and
:20:02. > :20:05.100m breast stroke, but just missed out yesterday in the 200m event
:20:06. > :20:21.Now, back to the Victorian dra, when four spectacular steam`powered
:20:22. > :20:23.engines which pumped sewage in Leicester were a source
:20:24. > :20:29.The beautifully decorated bdam engines were in action
:20:30. > :20:34.for decades before eventually being switched off half a century ago
:20:35. > :20:37.Since then, a team of volunteers have lovingly restored
:20:38. > :20:42.them and this weekend they were back in action at Abbey Pumping Station.
:20:43. > :20:44.It's a world first, and so, thousands went along to see
:20:45. > :20:53.the rare sight. Including otr Amy Harris.
:20:54. > :21:02.Victorian ingenuity showcasdd for the first time in decades. @ll four
:21:03. > :21:07.original steam engines runnhng once more at Abbey Pumping Station in
:21:08. > :21:14.Leicester. A rare sight, thought to be a world first. It is the only
:21:15. > :21:18.place in the world where yot can see this size at beam engine working in
:21:19. > :21:24.the original setting. We ard excited about it. These huge beam engines
:21:25. > :21:28.pumped Leicester's sewage from the 19th century right the way through
:21:29. > :21:32.until 1964 when the station close. That was after years of cardful ``
:21:33. > :21:35.but after years of careful restoration, they are as good as new
:21:36. > :21:41.and they are certainly attr`cting the crowds. It is the sort of
:21:42. > :21:47.engineering and was brought up on. It is nice to see it working again.
:21:48. > :21:51.It is amazing. I cannot belheve how old they are and that they can still
:21:52. > :21:57.run so smoothly. It is quitd impressive. You do not see things
:21:58. > :22:02.like this any more, anywherd else. The pumping station is now ` museum
:22:03. > :22:07.and boasts a range of science and technology exhibits. This wdekend,
:22:08. > :22:16.the main attraction was this feat of engineering from Leicester's past.
:22:17. > :22:22.Something very hypnotic abott watching those!
:22:23. > :22:33.Nothing like a well oiled m`chine. People often referred to me in that
:22:34. > :22:37.manner. Can't think why. We had a real struggle with that approach is
:22:38. > :22:40.this weekend and I had to ptt the central heating on. 16 Celshus was
:22:41. > :22:46.the top temperature on Saturday afternoon.
:22:47. > :22:49.But things are on the up, pressure is building once again, keeping
:22:50. > :22:53.things fine for the next few days. Staying mostly dry for most of this
:22:54. > :22:59.week. The rain will be back for the weekend. But sunshine, parthcularly
:23:00. > :23:04.to start. It gets cloudier towards the end of the week. But thhngs are
:23:05. > :23:07.starting to warm up again. Temperatures into the 20s bx
:23:08. > :23:12.Thursday and Friday. It looks as though we will see some showers
:23:13. > :23:17.fading away over the next couple of hours. Any remaining showers will
:23:18. > :23:20.fade away. It is dry tonight, some clear spells once again.
:23:21. > :23:26.Temperatures taking a tumbld, down into single figures again in rural
:23:27. > :23:30.areas. Staying in double figures in the towns and city centres. Tomorrow
:23:31. > :23:34.morning, a cold start for some, but another bright start with lots of
:23:35. > :23:38.sunshine. The cloud will buhld into the afternoon, but it will stay dry.
:23:39. > :23:46.Some sunshine towards the evening and temperatures up, 20 or 21
:23:47. > :23:50.Celsius. Coverage is rising even higher into Wednesday, the winds
:23:51. > :23:56.shift round am bringing in warmer air. 22 or 23, lots of sunshine on
:23:57. > :24:00.Wednesday. But things take ` bit of a turn for the worse on Thursday.
:24:01. > :24:05.Cloud increasing and winds picking up, it looks as if it will stay
:24:06. > :24:09.dry, whatever jurors will stay up into the 20s.
:24:10. > :24:14.Produce will put around, so that we get the sunshine at the weekend
:24:15. > :24:33.We will be back with the late news, goodbye for now.
:24:34. > :24:34.If you were there, you'll all get done for murder
:24:35. > :24:38.We don't have to prove who used a knife any more.