:00:00. > :00:00.week. Great, Peter, thanks very much.
:00:07. > :01:13.And for one little boy it's been extra special.
:01:14. > :01:31.village in on horseback. Lancers from Leicestershire
:01:32. > :01:32.Alfie Greasley from Leicester was born four months
:01:33. > :02:36.travel back to the wheat fidlds of Bacardi. How excited I knew about
:02:37. > :02:43.going to school? Is it good? He has just started to say a few words now.
:02:44. > :03:01.He is just under the speech therapist. He has the one`to`one
:03:02. > :03:05.teacher at school. For Alfid, it is about meeting his new friends and
:03:06. > :03:14.teacher and his patents nevdr thought they would see the day.
:03:15. > :03:26.NHS workers marching the 280 miles from Jarrow in the northeast to
:03:27. > :03:28.London passed the half`way lark today, when they arrived here in the
:03:29. > :03:31.East Midlands. They want to highlight the impact of what, they
:03:32. > :03:37.claim, is the creeping priv`tisation of the health service. This report
:03:38. > :03:45.This is a long march with a political message. These protesters
:03:46. > :03:52.have been marching for 12 d`ys now. Spirits are high but feet are sore.
:03:53. > :03:59.What has been amazing is thd number of people shading the storids, it is
:04:00. > :04:11.lifting our spirits. The Labour MP joined them this morning. Pdople are
:04:12. > :04:26.really angry. They are trying to recapture the spirit of the original
:04:27. > :04:32.march for jobs in the 1930s. This is about the future of the Nathonal
:04:33. > :04:37.Health Service. One marker hs a retired NHS doctor. When yot come
:04:38. > :04:44.from overseas usual I `` re`lise how essential it is to have accdss to
:04:45. > :04:46.affordable health care. Thex have been able to release money for this
:04:47. > :04:56.Parliament. Even the manufacturers of bandages are private companies.
:04:57. > :05:04.The principle is to always be free. There is a message for shoppers I
:05:05. > :05:14.would be walking with them hf I was able. I think change is needed.
:05:15. > :05:18.Tomorrow they will reach Loughborough and then Leicester
:05:19. > :05:21.After that it is London and Parliament.
:05:22. > :05:23.An inspection into Leicestershire Police has highlighted signhficant
:05:24. > :05:27.The criticism was part of an investigation into thd way
:05:28. > :05:30.Our Social Affairs Correspondent, Jeremy Ball, is in the newsroom
:05:31. > :05:35.So, are they being accused of fiddling the crime figurds?
:05:36. > :05:43.The force was praised for its integrity.
:05:44. > :05:46.Bosses were so keen to get the figures right, that thex set`up
:05:47. > :05:49.But the Policing Inspectorate found that some crimes still
:05:50. > :05:54.They say that's down to trahning and some systems
:05:55. > :05:59.And they're especially worried that child abuse.
:06:00. > :06:02.The inspectors found 16 child abuse cases that should havd
:06:03. > :06:06.But the records showed only six of them.
:06:07. > :06:13.Today's report says it's a significant concern
:06:14. > :06:18.You can see why, if you've been listening to the news about what's
:06:19. > :06:22.Because these cases were referred by outside agencies,
:06:23. > :06:27.They were investigated by specialist policing teams.
:06:28. > :06:30.But those teams didn't use the force's main crime recording system.
:06:31. > :06:33.That means cases could fall through the net.
:06:34. > :06:35.And Leicestershire Police have been given three
:06:36. > :06:41.What else have they been told to improve?
:06:42. > :06:46.The inspectors say too many of those offences are being written
:06:47. > :06:50.They're also concerned that cautions and warnings are being used,
:06:51. > :06:53.for some suspects who should have been prosecuted.
:06:54. > :06:56.Among them, thieves who werd given penalty notices after stealhng
:06:57. > :07:04.But the inspectors were verx impressed with the way the force
:07:05. > :07:09.And these inspections are going to be taking place at forces
:07:10. > :07:18.Property owners in Leicestershire could soon be charged by thd fire
:07:19. > :07:20.service if they're repeatedly called out to false alarms.
:07:21. > :07:23.Officers say there's been a rise in the number of unnecessarx
:07:24. > :07:27.call`outs ` and they see thd charges as a way of making people t`ke more
:07:28. > :07:47.It is a high`pressure job that can be a life`saver. The fire brigade
:07:48. > :08:00.here in Leicester are having to respond more and more to false
:08:01. > :08:08.alarms. The fire brigade have been called to this dropper take more
:08:09. > :08:11.than once per week and thosd who live and work here are sick of it.
:08:12. > :08:13.It is getting quite tedious really. If anyone would complain it would be
:08:14. > :08:17.me. No Leicestershire's Fird service is considering charging property
:08:18. > :08:25.owners if people are repeatddly calling out the Fire Brigadd for no
:08:26. > :08:32.reason. There they are wrongly called to the building more than
:08:33. > :08:35.nine times the owner has to be 290 for each visit. Doing that xear
:08:36. > :08:39.would have brought in more than ?24,000 in the last year. It is a
:08:40. > :08:44.cost recovery exercise. We have seen an increase in the amount of false
:08:45. > :08:53.alarms from automatic services recently. The housing group which
:08:54. > :08:57.owns this property says it will work with the fire service to prdvent any
:08:58. > :09:00.future false alarm call outs. The proposals could be agreed bx the end
:09:01. > :09:03.of next month. Health managers in Derby sax two
:09:04. > :09:05.of the city's hospitals are rated The Royal Derby Hospital
:09:06. > :09:09.and the London Road Community Hospital were given high scores
:09:10. > :09:11.in NHS England's annual assdssment. Both hospitals were also pr`ised
:09:12. > :09:14.for patient dignity and privacy with scores higher than
:09:15. > :09:29.the national average. South Derbyshire steam locolotive
:09:30. > :09:32.engineer Sir Nigel Gresley could be Gresley made his name designing
:09:33. > :09:36.famous engines like the Mallard Now an application's been lodged to
:09:37. > :09:39.have a bronze statue of the engineer put up
:09:40. > :09:42.on the new concourse of Kings Cross This is East Midlands Today here
:09:43. > :09:47.on the BBC. Stand by
:09:48. > :09:48.for some glittering achievelents in sport and the promise
:09:49. > :10:06.of some glittering weather too. Golden tinge is all around today.
:10:07. > :10:07.The hint of sunshine next wdek but in the meantime blustery conditions
:10:08. > :10:13.to contend with. Now it's time to rejoin Domhnic
:10:14. > :10:15.in France. If you've been watching all week
:10:16. > :10:18.you'll know he and the team have been covering
:10:19. > :10:20.stories and events connected with Tonight, Dom is in rural Picardy
:10:21. > :10:45.where a British victory was Good evening and welcome. This is a
:10:46. > :10:52.very rural community that h`s very strong links with local reghments.
:10:53. > :10:57.100 years ago today exactly the 12th Lancers from Leicestershire carried
:10:58. > :11:03.out what would be the very last cavalry charge against an enemy In
:11:04. > :11:08.August 1914 things were going badly for the British. They had started to
:11:09. > :11:14.retreat and had lost hundreds of men, there was talk of having to
:11:15. > :11:19.fall back and protect parts of Paris. Skirmishes were breaking out
:11:20. > :11:24.between the English and Gerlans but what happened here was a notable
:11:25. > :11:32.victory for the Lancers. Today that was commemorated here in sole style.
:11:33. > :11:37.The harvest is gathered in `s it was in August 1914 at the very start of
:11:38. > :11:45.the great War. Then, two horses were spotted in the fields beading
:11:46. > :11:51.soldiers from the 12th Lancdrs. A skirmish with the Germans ttrned
:11:52. > :11:59.into a full`scale cavalry charge. The last the regiment would never
:12:00. > :12:06.perform. Today's re`enactment was done at the trot rather than a
:12:07. > :12:17.gallop. It was to commemorate events of 19 August 2014. `` 29th of
:12:18. > :12:26.August. It was the last cav`lry charge. There is really no shortage
:12:27. > :12:32.of war memorials in this part of France but today another was
:12:33. > :12:46.unveiled. The regiment responded in perfect French. A wreath was laid by
:12:47. > :12:51.this 17`year`old from Derbyshire whose dad and Grandad were both
:12:52. > :12:57.regimental sergeant majors hn the Lancers. I was scared encasd I
:12:58. > :13:04.messed it up. I was ordered to do it for the regiment. I think it is
:13:05. > :13:14.fantastic being part of somdthing to remember what happened 100 xears
:13:15. > :13:18.ago. Being part of the cadets is fantastic. I feel part of this
:13:19. > :13:26.regiment beading this cap b`dge and it is an honour being here. So many
:13:27. > :13:35.English people have given the lives for France and it is import`nt to
:13:36. > :13:40.respect them. France is one of the few countries that can match Britain
:13:41. > :14:03.for pomp and ceremony. Todax, they did our Lancers proud. Nowadays the
:14:04. > :14:09.very idea of soldiers on horseback carrying Lancers would seem medieval
:14:10. > :14:18.but back in 1914 the 12th L`ncers were well trained to do that job.
:14:19. > :14:22.Our reporter has more. The only danger was the cavalry drivhng
:14:23. > :14:29.through the 12 mile gap. Thd Squadron of the 12th Lancers had the
:14:30. > :14:35.pressing engagement. In fact, despite the classic underst`tement
:14:36. > :14:41.of a historic 1960s recording, the event was more savage than hn any
:14:42. > :14:47.way pleasant. This man was there. He was a boy in Leicester and ten years
:14:48. > :14:53.later is recorded as a bank clerk but also an inmate of a prison in
:14:54. > :14:58.Liverpool. By 1914 he had sdrved his time and join the 12 Royal Lancers.
:14:59. > :15:12.On August 16 they embarked for France. He was interviewed hn the
:15:13. > :15:25.1960s. The German Lance was longer than ours and heavier. In 28th of
:15:26. > :15:30.August during a skirmish thd 12th Lancers were resting believhng nor
:15:31. > :15:37.Germans to be near. Suddenlx, gunfire was heard and Lancers, we
:15:38. > :15:45.have used contemporary film of other cavalry men throughout this report,
:15:46. > :15:50.saddled up quickly. Dragoon guards were nearby, ironically known as
:15:51. > :15:58.Queen Victoria's on. The Colonel in Chief was King George V, is seen
:15:59. > :16:03.here with his cousin, the K`iser. Held by British gunfire the dragoons
:16:04. > :16:07.dismounted to open fire back. The Lancers also initially dismounted
:16:08. > :16:13.like this to return the Gerlan fire but then the Squadron mountdd up and
:16:14. > :16:17.headed for the Germans. We find ourselves at right angles to the
:16:18. > :16:26.line. We walked a couple of hundred yards, galloped and then ch`rged and
:16:27. > :16:33.then we went like madmen. Hd describes the ferocious att`ck at
:16:34. > :16:40.speeds, surprising the unfortunate dragoons who were still off of the
:16:41. > :16:45.horses. I put it to his chest and I had my eyes closed when I w`s doing
:16:46. > :16:51.it. I drew my sword and we were simply mad, we went through them and
:16:52. > :16:59.having got through then we were fired on from behind, we went back
:17:00. > :17:05.through again. Dozens had dhed. Eventually when it was over I
:17:06. > :17:14.dismounted and took up one of the black and white penance. After that
:17:15. > :17:19.we rallied again. The chargd itself passed into regimental legend but
:17:20. > :17:22.among the four Lancers who died and it was Albert Hunt. Dead just four
:17:23. > :17:30.days after arriving in France and one of many East Midlands who would
:17:31. > :17:45.die in a war that claimed mhllions of lives. I'm joined now by a member
:17:46. > :17:52.of the 12th Lancers. This is such a special day in the regiment's
:17:53. > :17:57.history, isn't it? It is thd really important date. We have just come
:17:58. > :18:03.back from Afghanistan but this touches to our hearts. The last
:18:04. > :18:07.cavalry charge of our regimdnt in the First World War. As I s`id,
:18:08. > :18:18.things were not going well hn the early days of the war so thhs must
:18:19. > :18:22.have been a notable victory so early on. I imagine so but also ldt us
:18:23. > :18:26.remember this is the first lonth of World War I and we did not hmagine
:18:27. > :18:31.at that stage what hoarders lay ahead. While we do commemor`te the
:18:32. > :18:38.day as the military victory, it is the start of a very lively `nd
:18:39. > :18:44.difficult period for our regiment, for the British people and Durope.
:18:45. > :18:49.It is an important point to make. Although there has been somd levity
:18:50. > :18:53.today, behind it there at the very CDs occasion. Argue very
:18:54. > :18:59.appreciative of the way the French have posted this event? The French
:19:00. > :19:03.have been superb throughout. We have been talking to the mayor and his
:19:04. > :19:08.team for some months now and the fact we have brought a largd element
:19:09. > :19:13.of the regiment, families of those who lost their lives in the battle,
:19:14. > :19:18.we have been superbly well posted by the French and have been gr`teful
:19:19. > :19:25.for the relationship we havd built. Will you be back again in ftture
:19:26. > :19:31.years? Absolutely. The French have provided a future Memorial `nd
:19:32. > :19:38.Lancers will be back to pavd the respect and remember beyond just
:19:39. > :19:44.this year. Thank you for johning us. This brings us pretty much to the
:19:45. > :19:48.end of a few days reporting live on this very significant annivdrsary,
:19:49. > :19:52.the centenary of the outbre`k of World War I. We hope you find this
:19:53. > :20:02.as interesting and thought`provoking as I have. You have
:20:03. > :20:04.Dom, you've been in Belgium and now France
:20:05. > :20:12.for almost a week now, what memories will you take away with you?
:20:13. > :20:19.been `` when you look up at those huge panels, thousands and thousands
:20:20. > :20:26.of names, it really strikes home. Then the smaller roadside cdmeteries
:20:27. > :20:35.where reads have been laid. Messages from families back on saying we have
:20:36. > :20:41.found you, we miss you. It hs the personal touches that brings it home
:20:42. > :20:41.to me. For many people this is not ancient history but fairly lodern
:20:42. > :20:45.history. And have you found any eviddnce
:20:46. > :21:01.of your own relatives at all? Yes, possibly, there were four deals
:21:02. > :21:05.from the South West, I found one name at Tyne cot cemetery and I will
:21:06. > :21:09.be doing more research on that when I get home. It has been wonderful
:21:10. > :21:13.watching it. Thank you so mtch. And if you want to see some of that
:21:14. > :21:28.amazing footage again from France, It earlier and I said there would be
:21:29. > :21:30.something glittering in sport, I never realised it would be on the
:21:31. > :21:38.sofa! Thank you! What do yot want? I start with news of a new face
:21:39. > :21:41.at Nottingham Forest. Not a player but
:21:42. > :21:43.at long last a new chief Exdcutive. They've been without one
:21:44. > :21:46.for over a year and a half but today Forest announced that
:21:47. > :21:49.Paul Faulkner's been given the job. Seen here talking in
:21:50. > :21:51.his previous role at Aston Villa. Faulkner will officially begin
:21:52. > :21:53.his new post on Monday.Meanwhile Forest fans can now look forward to
:21:54. > :21:57.an exciting tie in the Leagte Cup. They've been drawn away to
:21:58. > :22:04.Premier League Tottenham. Historically to very good for all
:22:05. > :22:08.sides. It is a tough tie for us We will learn a lot about oursdlves in
:22:09. > :22:11.that game and it is one we should relish.
:22:12. > :22:13.Derby County's attempt to bring in Liverpool forward Jordan Ibe
:22:14. > :22:15.isn't moving as quickly as fans might have hoped.
:22:16. > :22:18.Rams head coach Steve McClaren wants to speak to the 18`ye`r`old
:22:19. > :22:22.Derby do seem to be leading the race to sign Ibe,
:22:23. > :22:25.but right now it's all gone quiet, as is clear when I asked McClaren
:22:26. > :22:48.We are just awaiting confirlation from all sides about whether he
:22:49. > :22:55.comes in or not. There is a new signing at Notts, Rhys Brown has
:22:56. > :23:00.arrived from Birmingham. Thdre is stiff competition at Tigers for Alan
:23:01. > :23:04.Williams. Pressure is on to perform. If I am wading the Number tdn shark
:23:05. > :23:12.I will have been doing something right. It is something I am
:23:13. > :23:19.relishing and looking forward to. Now onto the latest sport bringing
:23:20. > :23:27.medals at the Olympics. It hs Paralympic canoeing. The Brhtish
:23:28. > :23:31.team are based in Nottinghal and our reporter has been along to see them.
:23:32. > :23:38.This is the high`performancd centre for team GB Paralympic canoding
:23:39. > :23:47.What the world championships it was in Moscow, 12 events, the won medals
:23:48. > :23:52.in nine of them. This woman won two gold medals in Russia after playing
:23:53. > :24:02.for the sitting volleyball team in London 2012. It is a bit like a
:24:03. > :24:07.transfer market after the P`ralympic games, sports are always looking for
:24:08. > :24:13.new talent. This really took my fancy and I thought I would try yet
:24:14. > :24:19.and see what happens. She is one of the leading lights in the
:24:20. > :24:26.Paralympics and the moment @ndy very good prospect for real. Is ht like
:24:27. > :24:39.Britain's got talent? Do yot all queue up and do your stuff? Less
:24:40. > :24:45.singing than that! I loved `ll the sports. I wanted to try this one. I
:24:46. > :24:49.watched the triathlete last weekend and thought I would like to have a
:24:50. > :24:56.go at that. I can see myself doing a lot of sport. He will not bd doing
:24:57. > :25:03.triathlon next commission m`rk we will make sure! I used to climb I
:25:04. > :25:08.wanted to do a climbing competition while I was still in hospit`l but
:25:09. > :25:17.they would not let me. Why do you do it? Why don't you just have an easy
:25:18. > :25:31.life? I could not do it, my back would be so sitting in an office. I
:25:32. > :25:38.just come here. Go see them before they are really big stars. H think
:25:39. > :25:44.someone could be making a rdtard! By the middle of next week we could be
:25:45. > :25:49.seeing some return. Sunshind and high temperatures as well. Ht has
:25:50. > :25:56.not been too bad for the last couple of days but it has been on the
:25:57. > :26:01.breezy side. Low pressure ptshing into the north and west of the UK.
:26:02. > :26:05.There should not be too much in terms of rainfall but we will see
:26:06. > :26:10.burlesque south`westerly winds through tonight and tomorrow. The
:26:11. > :26:17.bulk of the day should stay dry but the wind will blow in a few showers
:26:18. > :26:23.towards the end of the afternoon. All in all, not a bad day. Some
:26:24. > :26:28.showers this afternoon. The zipped through quite quickly and some
:26:29. > :26:33.beautiful sunshine to end the day. Dry throughout the night and the
:26:34. > :26:40.wind will continue to pick tp. Another relatively mild night. Laws
:26:41. > :26:46.around 13 or 14 Celsius. Tolorrow morning starting bright and breezy,
:26:47. > :26:50.mostly dry for the bulk of the day. The wind blowing more cloud into the
:26:51. > :26:56.afternoon and eventually a couple of showers pushing in towards the
:26:57. > :27:02.afternoon. Most of the day should be bright. In shelter from the wind it
:27:03. > :27:07.will not feel too bad. Tempdratures around average for the time of year.
:27:08. > :27:14.Saturday easy with a couple of showers around. That is thanks to an
:27:15. > :27:25.area of high pressure pushing up from the south. The driest `nd
:27:26. > :27:30.brightest day looks like behng on Sunday and the lighter winds will
:27:31. > :27:33.make it feel warm. A lot of cloud around for the start of next week
:27:34. > :27:41.but that breaking up from Wddnesday onwards. That is good news. I hope
:27:42. > :27:44.you have enjoyed our coverage from France. There is another very
:27:45. > :28:15.special story tomorrow from us for, good night.
:28:16. > :28:17.Go away if you don't me to speak to you like that!
:28:18. > :28:21.Most schools exclude disruptive pupils.
:28:22. > :28:23.I ain't putting up with this any more.
:28:24. > :28:29.But one school takes them in and promises five GCSEs.