:00:00. > :00:22.And now the news for the East Midlands.
:00:23. > :00:25.Five robbers who funded a lavish lifestyle by blowing`up
:00:26. > :00:28.dozens of cash machines have been jailed for a total of 82 years.
:00:29. > :00:31.Nine of their attacks last year were at banks and supermarkets
:00:32. > :00:35.Today a judge said the gang posed a significant risk to the public.
:00:36. > :00:39.Our Social Affairs Correspondent, Jeremy Ball, has more.
:00:40. > :00:41.The gang attacked this bank back in June last year.
:00:42. > :00:46.They were causing explosions, explosions that could have killed
:00:47. > :00:51.This is how the cash machines were blown apart.
:00:52. > :00:56.There were dozens of explosions across the region.
:00:57. > :01:00.The gang escaped with hundreds of thousands of pounds.
:01:01. > :01:02.Highly organised, highly dangerous, there was debris covering
:01:03. > :01:06.a wide area that could have hurt or injured people.
:01:07. > :01:09.They were relentless in what they wanted to achieve,
:01:10. > :01:15.which was the money from those machines to fund their lifestyles.
:01:16. > :01:18.Mary was asleep here in Birstall, when when her local bank was hit.
:01:19. > :01:21.I heard the loud bang, like a bomb going off.
:01:22. > :01:31.I heard an explosion that I thought was an earthquake, and then I looked
:01:32. > :01:35.out the window, and I saw some people at the bank, and I thought,
:01:36. > :01:44.The cash machine here in Mountsorrel was blown up twice within three
:01:45. > :01:49.Today, five men from Merseyside and Coventry were jailed
:01:50. > :01:53.for conspiracy to commit burglaries and cause explosions.
:01:54. > :01:58.They've received sentences ranging from 13 to 18 years in prison.
:01:59. > :02:02.We have worked tirelessly to bring these people to justice.
:02:03. > :02:05.We were very conscious that we had to arrest them, because of the
:02:06. > :02:10.danger to the public, and when we did so, these offenses had ceased.
:02:11. > :02:12.The British Banker's Association says that these attacks put
:02:13. > :02:17.the entire industry under extreme pressure, with frightened staff
:02:18. > :02:29.Tonight, the men responsible are paying with their liberty.
:02:30. > :02:31.A Leicester firm has announced hundreds of job losses
:02:32. > :02:34.at its headquarters and sites across the UK.
:02:35. > :02:36.The Mark Group is blaming the government for a sharp drop
:02:37. > :02:39.in demand for its insulation products from homeowners.
:02:40. > :02:44.It was a government scheme designed to help
:02:45. > :02:48.with the cost of making homes as energy efficient as possible.
:02:49. > :02:51.But it's proved to be controversial from the start.
:02:52. > :02:53.Here at Clifton in Nottingham thousands
:02:54. > :02:58.of properties were supposed to benefit from solid wall insulation.
:02:59. > :03:00.But the project stalled when the government changed it's
:03:01. > :03:11.But now this Leicester energy saving installation firm says changes to
:03:12. > :03:15.the government grant scheme have led to a massive slump in business.
:03:16. > :03:17.The Mark Group is now making a quarter
:03:18. > :03:26.We don't know exactly what the impact will be.
:03:27. > :03:33.We are doing everything we can to minimise that number, of course.
:03:34. > :03:42.The change was designed to cut customer's green levy, but it's led
:03:43. > :03:46.to calls for a major overhaul of the energy efficiency policy.
:03:47. > :03:49.We constantly call for stability in the policy framework, and today,
:03:50. > :03:56.those calls appear to be vindicated, with a very real human consequence.
:03:57. > :04:00.The government says it has created a pipeline of up to ?120 million
:04:01. > :04:04.worth of work, which will be carried out in the coming months,
:04:05. > :04:09.and it says over one million homes will benefit from the project.
:04:10. > :04:14.However, the Mark Group says that this is a sad day for their company,
:04:15. > :04:23.as consultation starts on shedding hundreds of jobs.
:04:24. > :04:25.Derby's trainmaker Bombardier has confirmed it's lost out
:04:26. > :04:30.It had bid for a ?210 million deal to build
:04:31. > :04:36.But the work's gone to German company Siemens.
:04:37. > :04:39.Three years ago Bombardier shed fourtee staff after losing a one
:04:40. > :04:44.and ?1.5 billion contract ` also to Siemens.
:04:45. > :04:47.A health watchdog has criticised the way some elderly patients are
:04:48. > :04:50.discharged from hospitals in Derbyshire.
:04:51. > :04:52.Healthwatch Derbyshire spoke to staff and residents
:04:53. > :04:55.They reported cases of medication notes
:04:56. > :04:59.and personal belongings being lost, and in some cases elderly patients
:05:00. > :05:05.Our correspondent, Rob, has more on this.
:05:06. > :05:08.Rob, it's a real snapshot of how things can go wrong, isn't it?
:05:09. > :05:13.Some of the things uncovered in visiting ten care homes in gathering
:05:14. > :05:19.evidence, the case of a patient sent home in nothing more than a blanket.
:05:20. > :05:22.In another case, a patient was in a diabetic coma when they arrived back
:05:23. > :05:25.at a care home because not enough had been done in the discharge
:05:26. > :05:32.Sometimes, incorrect medication was given to patients.
:05:33. > :05:37.Other problems included personal items sometimes being lost,
:05:38. > :05:40.and there was also concern in some cases patients were more ill
:05:41. > :05:44.after a hospital stay then when they went in.
:05:45. > :05:48.HealthWatch say significant issues that need sorting out.
:05:49. > :05:49.We've been hearing about these issues
:05:50. > :05:53.Now we've got evidence from professionals
:05:54. > :05:56.in care homes that there's a problem, so we feel we have enough
:05:57. > :06:01.evidence for the Acute Trust that they do need to tackle this issue.
:06:02. > :06:04.And, Rob, what have hospitals and social services said in response?
:06:05. > :06:07.Well, they say that they're working to improve things.
:06:08. > :06:09.The challenge of hospital discharges is
:06:10. > :06:14.well`known, and that communication in some cases needs to improve.
:06:15. > :06:20.And some results for you in tonight's sport.
:06:21. > :06:22.Nottingham kicked off their Championship rugby season
:06:23. > :06:25.at Meadow Lane earlier with a win of 19`10 over Bedford.
:06:26. > :06:30.And in the ice hockey, Nottingham Panthers lost 6`2 tonight to Lukko.
:06:31. > :06:33.I'm back with your updates across the weekend, but let's check out
:06:34. > :06:47.Well a few have outdoor plans for the weekend, it does not look too
:06:48. > :06:53.bad. There will be a lot of dry weather around, and even some
:06:54. > :06:55.sunshine, because the cloud has been fairly standard recently. A cloudy
:06:56. > :06:59.evening and night that we have. It will break at times to get a few
:07:00. > :07:04.clear intervals, but mostly we are left with mist and fog forming in
:07:05. > :07:09.places. It should be dry, though, and not a cold night. 15 Celsius.
:07:10. > :07:12.Where we have the mist and fog first thing, that will quickly cleared
:07:13. > :07:16.away. We will be left with a cloudy morning, and outbreaks are patchy
:07:17. > :07:19.rain particularly across the Midlands. It continues this way
:07:20. > :07:23.through the afternoon, but it looks like a good deal more dry weather in
:07:24. > :07:26.the afternoon, and hopefully that club rating to give s'mores sunny
:07:27. > :07:29.spells, and in that sunshine, Tebbutt as of 19 Celsius.
:07:30. > :07:32.The national forecast is next, but I'll leave you with a look
:07:33. > :07:47.Hello. I am sure you cannot wait to find out what the weekend wet ler be
:07:48. > :07:52.like. I have to say -- weather will be like. I have to say it is looking
:07:53. > :07:56.good for most of us. Some of us may have to use our umbrellas, but
:07:57. > :08:04.hopefully for a short moment. This is the satellite today. You will
:08:05. > :08:05.notice this cloud, this is a weather forecast we have said for the past