:00:00. > :00:00.degrees. Thursday, more of the same. Is that is all from us. Now
:00:00. > :00:21.Tonight ` a breakthrough in the fight against a killer superbug.
:00:22. > :00:42.He knows that can smell deadly infections. Commuters promise faster
:00:43. > :00:50.journeys. Why the Catholic Church is now recruiting priests from Africa.
:00:51. > :01:04.One of the busiest ECMO wants in the world. `` wants.
:01:05. > :01:06.Good evening and welcome to Tuesday's programme.
:01:07. > :01:08.It's the word that chills everyone going into hospital:
:01:09. > :01:12.Well scientists in Leicester have developed a new weapon in the fight
:01:13. > :01:21.Four people a day are dying from Chlostridium difficile or C Diff.
:01:22. > :01:24.Now, as Jo Healey reports, researchers in Leicester have made
:01:25. > :01:32.a breakthrough in the form of an 'electronic nose'.
:01:33. > :01:34.His father got the infection while in hospital in Leicester.
:01:35. > :01:41.You go from being fit and healthy to, you know,
:01:42. > :01:52.His father survived but every year in this country more
:01:53. > :01:56.than 1500 people who are infected die. That is most associated with
:01:57. > :02:00.hospitals and it costs the NHS millions of pounds each year,
:02:01. > :02:06.But treating it is difficult because there are more than 450
:02:07. > :02:18.So that is where this electronic nose comes in.
:02:19. > :02:21.It can analyse patients' faeces, find the bug and the variety.
:02:22. > :02:23.What we have been doing is sniffing out the bugs here.
:02:24. > :02:26.What we take in is the gases that come out from the
:02:27. > :02:29.bugs than we chemically fingerprint them in this machine here.
:02:30. > :02:32.We draw it in and we produce a chemical fingerprint that allows us
:02:33. > :02:35.to look at the individual chemical molecules that make up the smell.
:02:36. > :02:38.The real significance of that is we are able to differentiate those that
:02:39. > :02:40.are infectious from those that are non`infectious, from the smells.
:02:41. > :02:44.At the moment, patients get a blanket treatment with antibiotics.
:02:45. > :02:46.What this electronic nose can do is distinguish
:02:47. > :02:49.between the different strains and therefore allow a lot more targeted
:02:50. > :02:53.The patient would not be given an antibiotic
:02:54. > :03:02.If you can find a way of treating the right type of it, then yes, you
:03:03. > :03:08.Hospitals are working hard to reduce it but also welcome the new research
:03:09. > :03:23.Well, we heard there hospitals have been trying to bring C Diff
:03:24. > :03:27.Well, at their peak there were many people with this awful infection
:03:28. > :03:35.In 2007 the Leicester Royal Infirmary reported
:03:36. > :03:41.nearly 2,000 cases ` it now averages around 60 cases a year.
:03:42. > :03:46.In recent years, NHS England has really toughened up on hospitals `
:03:47. > :03:49.What this shows is the number of cases of C Diff each of our main
:03:50. > :03:56.The red figures show how many they actually recorded,
:03:57. > :03:59.although it's important to say they told us many of the cases weren't
:04:00. > :04:05.Now in recent years, for every patient who was infected with C Diff
:04:06. > :04:08.in hospital over and above those permitted totals the hospital could
:04:09. > :04:16.Earlier this year, that penalty was reduced to ?10,000 but still
:04:17. > :04:28.Well no, I've been told this afternoon, they're now worried about
:04:29. > :04:33.a new group of antibiotic resistant bowel bacteria, known as CRE `
:04:34. > :04:40.Cases are spreading in London and the north west and patients
:04:41. > :04:47.going into hospitals here will be screened for this from next month.
:04:48. > :04:49.Next tonight, wildlife groups have given
:04:50. > :04:52.a cautious welcome to the news that the government is going to part`fund
:04:53. > :04:58.It will include large parts of the East Midlands, in an attempt
:04:59. > :05:04.But a second planned cull of badgers in one badly affected
:05:05. > :05:32.A badger is vaccinated against Tibet doses after being trapped. Today ``
:05:33. > :05:40.against trabecular doses. To back you losers. Our it is good the
:05:41. > :05:43.government is putting some money on the table so we welcome that but we
:05:44. > :05:47.do have some concerns about the amount of money involved. And as of
:05:48. > :05:54.money involved. And also be coordination which is lacking.
:05:55. > :06:00.Vaccination projects could also receive advice from experts. Also
:06:01. > :06:03.free loans of traps and free supplies of vaccines. But the second
:06:04. > :06:07.planned badger cull in the south`west of the country is going
:06:08. > :06:10.ahead. We know that there is no single measure run it saying it will
:06:11. > :06:15.tackle the problem. The disease has now been spitting for around 15
:06:16. > :06:18.years. It covers a large part of the country and we're slaughtering
:06:19. > :06:25.33,000 cattle a year. We do think there is a role for vaccination on
:06:26. > :06:28.the edge of the visit is `` disease. There was no scientific evidence to
:06:29. > :06:33.suggest that a cull will solve the problem. We are totally opposed to
:06:34. > :06:37.any cull comment adoption. This is the way to go we never said we could
:06:38. > :06:40.vaccinate every badger but we are showing the way it can be done. We
:06:41. > :06:45.need more reason is as an quarter nation from the government. It is a
:06:46. > :06:50.good start but there is more to go. The next phase gets under way
:06:51. > :06:54.tonight. It is hoped that will prevent the need for a badger Karl
:06:55. > :07:01.here and protect cattle herds across the region. `` badger cull.
:07:02. > :07:03.another significant transport project gets the green light.
:07:04. > :07:05.Improvements to commuter rail links between Nottingham,
:07:06. > :07:07.Newark and Lincoln, have been given the go`ahead
:07:08. > :07:11.The planned upgrade of the Castle Line follows years of campaigning by
:07:12. > :07:16.It'll cut journey times and the project could be completed
:07:17. > :07:27.Our Political Editor John Hess is at Westminster and has more details.
:07:28. > :07:29.I understand that officials from the Department for Transport
:07:30. > :07:34.have been working closely with East Midland Trains, local council
:07:35. > :07:38.and business leaders over the summer, to upgrade the Castle Line.
:07:39. > :07:40.The Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin is expected to make
:07:41. > :07:43.a formal announcement within a week or so.
:07:44. > :07:46.Certainly, we had a big clue when the Chancellor
:07:47. > :07:52.of the Exchequer George Osborne backed the project during the
:07:53. > :08:11.What exactly are the improvements? We will get a little more detail in
:08:12. > :08:14.a minute from Robert Jenrick. Presently the current rail service
:08:15. > :08:17.stops that many villages, it is slow and can take more than one hour from
:08:18. > :08:22.Lincoln to Nottingham. The investment could cost more than ?1
:08:23. > :08:28.million. It will double the number of direct services especially
:08:29. > :08:36.between Newark and Nottingham. It could cut journey times by 20
:08:37. > :08:41.minutes. I think it would be nice because we get old strains on this
:08:42. > :08:48.line. It is standing room only so it is badly needed. I start university
:08:49. > :08:51.in September and I will be using it fairly regularly and the quicker and
:08:52. > :08:55.more often the trends are the better it will be. I think it is very badly
:08:56. > :09:08.needed because a lot of people go to Nottingham and thinking. ``
:09:09. > :09:16.Nottingham and Lincoln. Paying the third to have to stand is not
:09:17. > :09:22.acceptable. This is good news for you and for a new work. A lot of
:09:23. > :09:30.commuters will look at the ?57 billion being allocated for
:09:31. > :09:36.something else and saying there are projects that could benefit from the
:09:37. > :09:40.cash. This is a line where you could travel faster in 1909 at you can
:09:41. > :09:45.today so I think it will bring thousands of jobs to the area and it
:09:46. > :09:48.will help anyone who commutes or goes to college, goes shopping in
:09:49. > :09:52.any of the towns or villages in this area and it will be a massive
:09:53. > :09:59.benefit. Of course the cash being spent on HS two is a lot of money
:10:00. > :10:04.but this is a huge step forward for the area. Is that funding cast`iron
:10:05. > :10:14.regardless of the outcome of the election? I hope it will continue.
:10:15. > :10:21.There will be a formal announcement in a week or two. Hopefully happier
:10:22. > :10:28.news for commuters on the Cassel line.
:10:29. > :10:29.The Department for Education will meet
:10:30. > :10:31.representatives from Leicester's first free school for Sikhs next
:10:32. > :10:35.Falcons Primary was due to open tomorrow, but those plans have
:10:36. > :10:38.been delayed after its funding was held back by the government.
:10:39. > :10:40.Parents met outside Leicester town hall yesterday to protest
:10:41. > :10:43.There are hopes that a Sikh school could now open
:10:44. > :10:47.An independent inspector has described signs at a controversial
:10:48. > :10:51.junction in Nottingham as "not adequate".
:10:52. > :10:57.handed fines for turning into Station Street from London Road
:10:58. > :11:00.since last summer. The adjudicator directed the council to cancel the
:11:01. > :11:04.fine for a driver who appealed against the penalty. But, the
:11:05. > :11:10.authority has defended the signage as "robust and reasonable".
:11:11. > :11:13.Still to come ` an ice bucket challenge without the ice.
:11:14. > :11:16.This young man's video's being viewed around the world.
:11:17. > :11:30.Churches in the East Midlands are tackling a shortage of Catholic
:11:31. > :11:36.The new priests are taking services, and working in hospitals
:11:37. > :11:39.And for some ` the move here has come as quite a shock.
:11:40. > :11:50.Our Social Affairs Correspondent, Jeremy Ball, reports.
:11:51. > :11:52.Sunday Mass at St Philip's in Mansfield.
:11:53. > :11:54.A typical Catholic parish in a traditional Nottinghamshire
:11:55. > :11:57.mining town but the new priest here grew up in a peasant farming
:11:58. > :12:03.Father Victor is one of seven African priests who have
:12:04. > :12:06.been sent to the East Midlands in response to a request
:12:07. > :12:10.But it was not what he had been planning.
:12:11. > :12:15.I immediately asked my Bishop, why me?
:12:16. > :12:18.I was afraid of leaving my community, leaving
:12:19. > :12:28.He has been getting used to Mansfield's weather
:12:29. > :12:39.He has also been posted to Derby in Loughborough and to
:12:40. > :12:42.He was worried that people would not understand his Nigerian accent.
:12:43. > :12:44.You might have to come in African dress.
:12:45. > :12:45.But no complaints from these Mansfield parishioners.
:12:46. > :12:48.Technically very charismatic, very warm, very welcoming.
:12:49. > :12:58.We have been so used to having an Irish priest coming over here
:12:59. > :13:00.as missionaries and indeed us going over to Africa as missionaries now
:13:01. > :13:03.we've got the African priests coming over here as missionaries to us.
:13:04. > :13:05.It is not just about taking services,
:13:06. > :13:08.when he is not in church, he spends a lot of time visiting hospital
:13:09. > :13:11.patients and he is trying to bring a bit of traditional African
:13:12. > :13:17.What surprised me coming to England is the joy is not the same
:13:18. > :13:31.So, after four years working here in the East Midlands,
:13:32. > :13:46.I really really would love to go back to Nigeria.
:13:47. > :13:49.Leicestershire Police have declined to comment on claims that a report
:13:50. > :13:52.to the Home Office said they were ill`equipped to take the British
:13:53. > :13:57.It's claimed by Sky News that the comments were made in 2010
:13:58. > :14:01.in an unpublished report submitted by the Child Exploitation
:14:02. > :14:09.The decision by the Association of Chief Police Officers to give
:14:10. > :14:12.Leicestershire the lead was reportedly described
:14:13. > :14:17.as a "mistake" as the investigation was said to be too big for them.
:14:18. > :14:19.Leicester City Council have announced how they will demolish
:14:20. > :14:24.The New Walk buildings will be brought down in a controlled
:14:25. > :14:29.The method will bring the two tower blocks down into their own
:14:30. > :14:37.Staff moved to other offices in the city this summer
:14:38. > :14:40.after the buildings were found to be structurally unsafe.
:14:41. > :14:44.Now to a national service which has been saving lives for 25 years but
:14:45. > :14:49.It's provided by a team of specialists based at the
:14:50. > :14:52.They work round`the`clock, treating patients on a life support
:14:53. > :14:59.And to celebrate 25 years of this expertise, we've been given
:15:00. > :15:05.In the first of our series on the Heartlink ECMO Centre,
:15:06. > :15:10.Victoria Hicks takes a look at how it all began at Groby Road.
:15:11. > :15:16.A tiny life being given an extra chance.
:15:17. > :15:20.Weighing just over four pounds, Braden was born four weeks early
:15:21. > :15:32.It was crying begin with then stopped crying and then Tuesday
:15:33. > :15:37.night came down here and that's when I first heard about ECMO.
:15:38. > :15:39.Braden has persistent pulmonary hypertension.
:15:40. > :15:41.Put simply, he cannot breathe for himself.
:15:42. > :15:45.At the Glenfield Hospital a machine is beathing for him.
:15:46. > :15:50.Through this circuit, giving his own heart and lungs a chance to recover.
:15:51. > :15:53.They basically said they couldn't do any more for him,
:15:54. > :16:06.he would have to go on the ECMO, it was his only chance of survival.
:16:07. > :16:10.ECMO is only used when conventional intensive care has not worked.
:16:11. > :16:12.It costs between ?5,000 and ?10,000 a day to trigger patient
:16:13. > :16:15.With constant care from a specialist team.
:16:16. > :16:18.In 1989, Glenfield Hospital was the first in the country to
:16:19. > :16:27.At the time, nobody really understood what it was all about.
:16:28. > :16:29.Apart from one heart surgeon, Dr Richard Furman.
:16:30. > :16:33.He had seen it been used in America, and was sure it could also save
:16:34. > :16:36.The initial experience that we got in Michigan convinced us that
:16:37. > :16:44.When we had only done on very few cases, it was clear that
:16:45. > :16:47.there was a lot more to this treatment than even we do imagine.
:16:48. > :16:52.The charity, Heartlink, was the first to back ECMO.
:16:53. > :17:03.At the time when the NHS would not fund it, Mr
:17:04. > :17:06.Fermin came along and told us about it, and as far as we were concerned,
:17:07. > :17:09.he is a consultant and you listen to what a consultant says.
:17:10. > :17:12.And if they believe in it, someone else has got to back him.
:17:13. > :17:16.He could not manage it on his own and Heartlink was his only chance.
:17:17. > :17:18.It was a decision which nearly bankrupted the charity.
:17:19. > :17:20.Even though Dr Richard Fermin and his colleague took
:17:21. > :17:23.the extra workload of ECMO for no extra pay, and had little support.
:17:24. > :17:25.Everybody actually was against it and telling us that we
:17:26. > :17:29.were wasting our time, we should not do it ` you are just prolonging
:17:30. > :17:44.And it is that success and expertise over the past 25 years which has
:17:45. > :17:50.given ECMO treatment at Glenfield Hospital a world`class reputation.
:17:51. > :17:53.They did a study in newborn infants and a study in adults with
:17:54. > :17:58.which really set the standard for ECMO practice around the world.
:17:59. > :18:07.On tomorrow's program we find out how that expertise save the lives
:18:08. > :18:08.of this patient after she contracted legionnaires
:18:09. > :18:26.In a moment we'll meet Nottingham Forest's new `
:18:27. > :18:28.and long awaited ` Chief Executive, but let's round up Transfer
:18:29. > :18:31.Deadline day first because Leicester City brough in two new players.
:18:32. > :18:33.Both of them are youngsters from Manchester United.
:18:34. > :18:37.Striker Tom Lawrence has signed a four year deal, while fellow
:18:38. > :18:41.forward Nick Powell comes to the King Power on a season long loan.
:18:42. > :18:47.Both could be in first team action against Stoke on the 13th.
:18:48. > :18:50.Now, Nottingham Forest's new Chief Executive who's told us today
:18:51. > :18:53.that his job is clear ` it's to make sure the Reds are ready
:18:54. > :18:57.Paul Faulkner used to be the Chief Exec at Aston Villa
:18:58. > :18:59.and only officially started at the City Ground yesterday.
:19:00. > :19:07.So, just hours into his new job, he's been talking to Kirsty Edwards.
:19:08. > :19:14.The hunt for a new chief executive has been a long one but at last they
:19:15. > :19:22.have their man. Fresh into the job, I met him today to find out what he
:19:23. > :19:27.is hoping to achieve. To help gel things together and help make the
:19:28. > :19:33.manager's life easier where I can. On the commercial side of the club,
:19:34. > :19:39.to develop that and really get us ready to get promoted and be in the
:19:40. > :19:43.Premier League and ready to be a really strong club. They have been
:19:44. > :19:50.without a chief executive for over one and a half years and there have
:19:51. > :19:55.been concerns someone needed to be brought in to oversee the day to day
:19:56. > :19:59.running of the club. I was not here when those situations went on but it
:20:00. > :20:06.is not the reputation that we want here and, as I said, the owner has
:20:07. > :20:11.committed and I will play a part in it and I want to make sure people
:20:12. > :20:16.feel good about the club. I do not want on paid bills and the like.
:20:17. > :20:19.There is a lot of positivity around the club right now and we have two
:20:20. > :20:26.make sure we keep that momentum going. Obviously you have met the
:20:27. > :20:30.owner. How do you see your relationship with him going? I have
:20:31. > :20:35.been really impressed with his passion, his commitment, enthusiasm,
:20:36. > :20:40.knowledge as well of football in general and certainly this club. I
:20:41. > :20:45.expected to be working really closely with him. He has got big
:20:46. > :20:50.ambitions for this club and it is my job to help those, too. The main
:20:51. > :20:59.dream is the Premier League with the site top of the championship it is
:21:00. > :21:03.exciting times. It is very exciting right now. It is early days right
:21:04. > :21:07.now. The real challenge is to keep it going and to stay at the front of
:21:08. > :21:14.the table. Interesting times. There is football action tonight
:21:15. > :21:16.with Notts County and Mansfield Town gearing up for an eagerly awaited
:21:17. > :21:19.Johnstones' Paint Trophy match Overnight deals for them saw French
:21:20. > :21:22.midfielder Drissa Traore arrive Sam Clucas has gone to Chesterfield
:21:23. > :21:28.for an undisclosed fee. Coming in was promising
:21:29. > :21:29.striker Rakish Bingham. Other sport ` golf first,
:21:30. > :21:32.because Lee Westwood has made it into the European Ryder Cup team
:21:33. > :21:35.as one of Captain Paul McGinley's Westwood's form this season was
:21:36. > :21:39.nowhere near good enough for automatic qualification but he
:21:40. > :21:42.has huge experience and has improved In Cricket, it looks
:21:43. > :21:48.like Nottinghamshire's crucial match at Durham will need something
:21:49. > :21:50.special from title`chasing Notts. Set a massive three hundred
:21:51. > :22:02.and seventy`five to win, they're In the second division,
:22:03. > :22:03.Derbyshire allowed leaders Worcestershire to sneak themselves
:22:04. > :22:05.a first innings lead. But decent work
:22:06. > :22:07.from their second innings openers. But in Leicestershire's game at
:22:08. > :22:10.Hampshire its all about Jimmy Adams. The new home planned for
:22:11. > :22:15.Leicester Riders basketball side could make the club
:22:16. > :22:17.a long term force in the game. A brand new ?4.2
:22:18. > :22:20.million arena will go up just outside the city centre `
:22:21. > :22:36.giving the Riders their first The lander 's battered and
:22:37. > :22:40.contaminated but it is right next to the grand union Canal. A short walk
:22:41. > :22:43.from the city centre and it is in the hands of the authorities which
:22:44. > :22:50.means they can make it available for the new arena. Absolutely ecstatic.
:22:51. > :22:54.It is a game changer. We have been waiting, planning, trying a lot of
:22:55. > :22:58.options for the past 20 years to get to a position where we could get to
:22:59. > :23:01.a home we could call on. We are there now so we are absolutely
:23:02. > :23:06.delighted and very focused on delivering the project that we have
:23:07. > :23:10.announced today. It is far from the most attractive places at the
:23:11. > :23:15.moment. A wasteland. But they have an ambitious timetable. They say by
:23:16. > :23:20.this time next year 2300 fans will be here cheering on the riders. That
:23:21. > :23:23.is going to take a lot of work and a lot of committed people are behind
:23:24. > :23:28.it, determined that we will actually make it on that timetable. What we
:23:29. > :23:35.will get at the end of it is something stunning. This is a
:23:36. > :23:39.partnership. It will open up the waterfront. The big winners are
:23:40. > :23:45.definitely the riders, who hope to repeat successes like this again and
:23:46. > :23:49.again. I think this makes riders our long`term force on the British game.
:23:50. > :23:53.We have been quite successful in the past two years but sustaining that
:23:54. > :23:56.is always difficult when you do not know where you are going to be
:23:57. > :23:58.playing. Time will tell about going to do it on the court but riders
:23:59. > :24:08.will have a court. Thank you. A five`year`old boy who can't risk
:24:09. > :24:10.getting cold, has done the ice bucket challenge
:24:11. > :24:13.and managed to stay dry. Albert Tansey from Burbage
:24:14. > :24:15.in Leicestershire was born with half His video has become an internet hit
:24:16. > :24:21.and raised the profile A family tweet alerted us to
:24:22. > :24:33.Albert's video and thousands The five year old needs
:24:34. > :24:39.a heart transplant and cannot have ice thrown over him
:24:40. > :24:43.but was desperate to take part. He has wanted to do this for a
:24:44. > :24:47.while because he has been watching everybody else's challenges so he
:24:48. > :24:50.was so excited at the thought that We got all of the balls out,
:24:51. > :24:56.didn't we? And one of the posts that was
:24:57. > :25:01.actually not linked to the YouTube link actually got over half
:25:02. > :25:06.a million likes on Friday evening and there is another one still there
:25:07. > :25:09.now that has got over 300,000 shares I think we can be confident that
:25:10. > :25:17.over one million people around Albert isn't nominating anyone or
:25:18. > :25:20.asking for donations, What started out
:25:21. > :25:29.as a simple idea to allow a child to do something he could not do,
:25:30. > :25:32.has ended up as a brilliant way of And if you want to see Albert take
:25:33. > :25:42.that challenge again we've popped it on to our Facebook page,
:25:43. > :25:47.and there are the details. You can of course also contact us
:25:48. > :25:51.by Facebook if you want to tell us about a story and you can use it to
:25:52. > :26:18.send us your pictures too, We'll let the weather get a million
:26:19. > :26:23.likes? `` will. It is relatively warm over the next couple of days or
:26:24. > :26:28.so. The temperatures are very dependent on whether we get that
:26:29. > :26:33.sunshine. If we get cloud, temperatures not doing too badly. 17
:26:34. > :26:38.degrees. When the sun pops out there is the potential for them to reach
:26:39. > :26:42.21 degrees. A taste of summer over the next couple of days of you get
:26:43. > :26:46.that sunshine. Sunshine this morning by clouds increasing this afternoon
:26:47. > :26:49.so it is fairly cloudy at the moment. The cloud will start to
:26:50. > :26:53.thicken up and it was such a lower as well later in the night so it may
:26:54. > :26:57.turn a little bit misty. Maybe some health across the Peak District by
:26:58. > :27:02.the end of the night. It will keep the temperature is absolute is
:27:03. > :27:06.really rather a warm one. 13 degrees or 14 degrees. Not falling very
:27:07. > :27:10.fast. Tomorrow morning a completely different picture first thing in the
:27:11. > :27:14.morning. Cloud, mist as well. Eventually the cloud will slowly
:27:15. > :27:16.lift up thin and break into the afternoon so we will get some
:27:17. > :27:23.sunshine and brightness late on in the day. Light, southeasterly winds
:27:24. > :27:28.and so it will go quite present. `` pleasant. Temperatures at 21 degrees
:27:29. > :27:33.or 22 degrees. Perhaps bigger cloud into Thursday but again some breaks
:27:34. > :27:37.in the cloud from time to time. Temperatures in the low 20s. So we
:27:38. > :27:44.are still on for a gradual improvement. Lip flops out of the
:27:45. > :28:46.cupboard. I will see you for late news. Goodbye.
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