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A PM backs a mother's fight for more backpacker protection.

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Mia Ayliffe-Chung was murdered in Australia. The country's leader has

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pledged millions to improve safety. I want to see and implement tighter

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regulation of the industry in order to protect young backpackers.

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The private care company which pulled out because it wasn't paid

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enough. On a homecoming for a woman who has made fast work of five gold

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medals and a world record in just over a month. And the romantic or

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used the big screen to pop the big question -- who used. There was no

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way was going to be normal engagement. I couldn't see a

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restaurant and a ring. Good evening and welcome

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to Wednesday's programme with Geeta Pendse and me Quentin

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Rayner. First tonight, the mother

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of a young backpacker stabbed to death in Australia,

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has received a personal letter from the country's Prime Minister

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pledging support to her campaign 20-year-old Mia Ayliffe-Chung

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from Derbyshire was doing unpaid work on a farm when she was attacked

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and killed in a workers' hostel. Our reporter Navtej Johal has been

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to meet Mia's mother. Stabbed to death just weeks

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before her 21st birthday. Mia Ayliffe-Chung from Wirksworth

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had been working on a farm in order She died at this hostel in Home Hill

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in Queensland where she had to stay under the visa rules to do

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the unpaid work. 29-year-old French national

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Smail Ayad has been charged with her murder and that

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of Tom Jackson from Cheshire, In the aftermath of her death,

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her mother Rosie has been campaigning to improve conditions

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for backpackers in Australia, She believes a lack of regulation

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on the system contributed to her daughter's death,

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placing her in a hostel They've got a duty of care,

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they need to be communicating with them, they need to be on-site

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at all times communicating Yesterday her campaign

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received a helping hand. A letter from the Australian Prime

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Minister Malcolm Turnbull which includes a pledge

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of $20 million to help crack down on employers who exploit

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workers in Mia's position. I'm pleased, I'm really delighted

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to have that recognition and to have that response from Malcolm Turnbull

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himself, that meant a lot to me, but it's where we go

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from here, isn't it? What I want to see him do

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is implement tighter regulation of the industry in order to protect

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young backpackers who are working What would Mia have said

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about what you're doing? To be honest, people keep telling me

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how proud Mia would be of me. I don't know where Mia is now

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and I don't want to decide for Mia What she'd probably have

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said would have been, "Mum, your shoes don't go

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with your tights" and "you might have cleaned the carpet

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before the BBC arrived!" You know that she would be a little

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bit proud of you, deep down. I know how Mia felt about me,

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I know she loved me. A prison officer has been arrested,

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and several others have been suspended, after a police

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investigation at Nottingham jail. There have been reports

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that they're accused of goading Muslim inmates,

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until they needed to be Our Social Affairs Correspondent,

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Jeremy Ball, is there. The police have confirmed that

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a 28-year-old member of staff He's been questioned on suspicion

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of "conspiracy to cause He's been released

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on bail while the police We also know that he's one eight

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officers who've now been The Sun newspaper's reported

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that it was prompted by a game Where they used vile racist

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language, and where they scored the most points by provoking Muslim

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inmates, then restraining The Prison Service told me it can't

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give any details, while there's And there've been ongoing

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concerns about violence Although they've been about violence

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committed by inmates. The last monitoring report

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talked about one fellow and it said prisoners

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carried out almost 500 More than 200 of those were attacks

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on members of staff here. It's all been blamed

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on a cocktail of pressures. Overcrowding, staff cuts,

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and powerful new drugs. And after last week's big

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prison riot in Birmingham, those same concerns are now

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being raised nationally. A rapist has been jailed for 18

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years after attacking a woman Richard Houston had denied

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assault by beating, and three counts of rape,

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but was found guilty and ordered to sign the sexual offenders

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register indefinitely. The 24-year-old attacked the woman

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in March this year in what officers have described as a prolonged

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assault, during which he also hit An ex-judge and her husband have

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been jailed after forging a will to get their hands

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on a cottage in Nottinghamshire. Margaret Hampshire, a former

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solicitor, along with her husband Alan have been sentenced to six

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months in prison. They were found guilty of doctoring

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the will of a man who died in 2007 to claim ownership

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of his cottage in Rolleston. While sentencing the pair the judge

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said they had "abused" the positions Police in Leicestershire are trying

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to find a man who allegedly stole a defibrillator from a paramedic

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while he was treating a patient. They've released images of a man

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they'd like to speak to about the incident

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on Regent Street in Hinckley in the early hours of Sunday

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the 4th of December. The paramedic was abused

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and spat on by a crowd. The device was later recovered

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but had been badly damaged. You're watching East Midlands Today

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where sport is on its way with one And they are busy preparing a meal

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for homeless people in Leicester and it will get a present as well.

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We told you yesterday how Nottingham City Council was,

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at one time, paying the lowest hourly rate in the East Midlands

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Now a social care company has told us they've pulled out of working

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in Leicestershire because the hourly rate being paid by the county

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It highlights how local authorities run the risk of losing providers

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Paul Bridge visits one of his regulars.

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56-year-old Joseph has Parkinson's disease and needs help with food

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That was the morning one, this is the lunch one,

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this is the tea-time one and this is the night one.

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Joseph is just one of 18 people Paul Bridge visits on his bike

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He's a home care worker for Radis in Tamworth in Staffordshire.

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The company pulled out of Leicestershire in 2015,

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saying the hourly rate wasn't high enough.

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We've dealt with them for a long time, but we recently handed back

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the contracts because we can't deliver on the fees

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they are offering us, meaning we cannot offer the quality

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Next for Paul Bridge is Sid, who has a heart condition.

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I need help to get the right medication for my complaint.

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I recently had a guy cut from an hour to 45.

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His daughter wanted to get it stopped at an hour,

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Radis says it was being paid ?14.75 an hour in Leicestershire

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In Staffordshire, the county council rate is ?15.75 per hour for urban

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Borderline sustainable, according to the company.

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They say they need around ?16.70 an hour, recommended

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by the Home Care Association and will not return

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to Leicestershire until the price is right.

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We're not bidding for unsustainable contracts.

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We have to say, enough's enough, and hopefully, eventually,

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if everyone does that together, it sends a message to the local

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authorities that they have to take a look at their pricing.

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Back in Tamworth, Paul Bridge goes on to visit Alan, who's

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Some lunch and a bit of help finding the racing results.

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Leicestershire County Council didn't want to be interviewed.

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It said the bid submitted by the company couldn't be evaluated

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because it failed to meet the council's requirements.

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They say the average hourly rate for help to live

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The UK Home Care Association is warning of of an apparent

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increase in home care providers handing back contract

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on the basis of inadequate fee levels.

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Well, social care and its funding is a huge topic and one

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that's shot to the top of the political agenda recently.

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Mike, we've heard that the UK Home Care Assoication wants a ?16.70

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Well, the association says that figure's needed to keep care

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It's to cover care worker costs of just under ?12,

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including the national minimum wage, travel time, supervision

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Then there's the running of the business, round about a fiver,

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leaving a profit, they say of 50p an hour.

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The association says low rates paid by some councils cause instability

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and unacceptably low pay and conditions.

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And some companies are now deciding to walk away or not take

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on cases if the price isn't right for them.

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How much of an impact will be made by the Government's recent

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Well, the Government says that councils can bring forward council

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tax increases to pay for social care, with some saying it's just

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But the Government says more money isn't the only answer.

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Some councils, they say, need to work harder to reduce delays

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in discharging people from hospital beds.

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But last year, East Midlands councils said the region is unable

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to tackle big health issues as funding allocations are,

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Whatever they say, ?20 billion will be spent on social care

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A new, 24-hour Urgent Care Centre has opened at Newark hospital today,

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after a long-running campaign for improvements.

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?700,000 has been spent on the changes, but bosses say calls

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for a return to Accident and Emergency Care won't happen.

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Officially reopened after a major investment.

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For the past few years, this hospital has been known

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as a minor injuries unit and urgent care centre.

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Bosses say the rebranding is subtle, but important.

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The main difference now is we are bringing together primary

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care services out of hours together with services that used to be

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That's great for patients because they can come to one place

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and we can direct them to the most appropriate place to get care

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There were protests at this site five years ago

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following a controversial decision to close the old A unit.

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Some campaigners have described today's rebranding as nothing more

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than a PR tool and it's an issue that continues to

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It doesn't matter what it's called, it's what they do that matters.

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I'd like to see it as an A capable of treating more

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than minor injuries, but I guess financially

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We've never had any issues for myself or my son

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so whether it is an A or urgent care, it's the same service.

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Previously the local MP has raised concerns

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about the care provided here, but now he says he is confident

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I think we can see things are looking up.

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We've got this major investment, it's a very good quality facility

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and all of the statistics are improving for us.

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More patients are coming through the door, fewer people

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are having to be taken onwards to Kingsmill in an ambulance.

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The service in will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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Police have arrested six people near Newark on suspicion

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Officers were called to the New Link Business Park

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Two men are also being sought after they fled the scene.

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Anyone with any information should contact the police.

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Judges at the High Court have agreed that a consultation over the future

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of the local Government of Chesterfield was

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Derbyshire County Council had argued that people in the town weren't

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properly asked if they'd like to form part of

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The Yorkshire city is holding its mayoral elections in May next year,

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Network Rail has started reconstruction work

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on a 116-year-old bridge in Ilkeston.

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The upgrade is part of a bigger project to provide better

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infrastructure along the region's railway lines.

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As well as making the bridge stronger it's hoped it

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will also help visibility for drivers crossing.

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The roads been closed until the end of March 2017

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while the new bridge deck is installed.

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Homeless people in Leicester are getting a hot meal tonight,

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which will be much needed in the cold weather,

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but that's not all - they're also getting Christmas

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presents and another scheme is offering clothing.

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Simon Ward is at the City Retreat in Leicester.

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Simon, how has this all come together?

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It is all totally through donations from the public, giving financial

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donations to provide the food and the food itself has been made by the

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one love charity and Muhammad is the founder here in Leicester. We're

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having a massive winter party here to get everyone in the festive mood.

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We are serving a whole host of food to the homeless and we've been

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joined by asylum seekers and refugees from Syria. We want to give

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a little back to the community for everything they have done for them

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so we got food, presents ready to give out, we are hoping to see some

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happy faces. How many people are homeless, about 50? In Leicester,

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there's an estimated figure of 50 people sleeping on the streets but

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there's also people in hostels, in flats on there or not doing too

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well, so we're trying to treat everybody the same, vulnerable

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people and elderly people as well who are lonely at this time of year.

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Also with us is Ali, an asylum seeker from Iran. You're not

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homeless but you're volunteering to serve the food. Why have you done

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that? When I arrived here, I didn't have any family or friends, but

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these people helped me to start to communicate with society and in my

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new home and now I try to do the same to other people and I try to

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learn this behaviour, to be kind to people who need to be kind. Thanks

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for talking to us. Mike, you're from the pass it on campaign, you're

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providing clothing. We distribute magazines and newspapers into

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communities. We have two bands. -- brands. We brought them both

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together under the pass it on campaign and her colleagues have

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been done eating items over the last four weeks. We got 5000 items and

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were now travelling the country distributing some of these items to

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people that need it most. After the meal is finished, we've got

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pre-loved warm winter where Ike coats, jackets, sleeping bags and

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will be giving them out to people who need it -- like. I've been

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speaking to the volunteers and they say it is great that so many people

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are enjoying a meal and they wish they were fewer people they had to

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support -- there were fewer. Later in the programme: Love Story

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is back on the big screen - watch the lengths one chap went

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to to woo the lady in his life and convince her to say yes

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to his cinematic proposal. First, Leicester City chairman

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Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha has criticised the referee

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for Jamie Vardy's sending off at Stoke on Saturday and also

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the FA for rejecting In a statement released on the Thai

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billionaire's Instagram account. He said he was "sorry for the unfair

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judgment of the referee" and "more He continued by saying,

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"This kind of judgment distorts the charm" of English football

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and that the incident made him "feel Vardy will serve a three-match

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ban following his red card last weekend, meaning

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he misses the Boxing Day clash with Everton, West Ham

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on New Year's Eve and the trip Staying with football and no

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early Christmas present They're out of the FA Cup

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after losing 2-0 at League One The Magpies were hoping

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to secure their place in the third round of the competition

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and a lucrative tie at Premier League leaders Chelsea,

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but Notts conceded two goals The first, a Gwion Edwards header

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inside two minutes and then a Paul Taylor strike only

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six minutes later. It's a sixth defeat in seven

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games for Notts County. Now, she is the fastest woman

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on ice, winning more titles this Nottingham-based short track speed

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skater Elise Christie returned home today after a stunning

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World Cup season. She's broken a world record

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and won five gold medals David Jackson was there

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at her special homecoming. After so much success on the ice, a

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warm welcome back home in Nottingham. It's been mad. I feel

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like the season started terrible and then it's gone the opposite way and

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everything is going really well. I did say it was all are nothing going

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into the season and that's how it has gone, it's going really good.

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Elise has had a phenomenal world Cup season so far. In November she got

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her first gold medal in Calgary and well she didn't meddle in Salt Lake

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City later that month, she broke the 500 metre world record. She followed

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that up with two goals in Shanghai and two more in John -- South Korea.

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Her confidence matches how amazing a skater she is. -- doesn't match. But

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hopefully she will realise it now. Physically I've been in a place

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where I could do this for years and haven't because tactically and

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weaker than my opponents and I think they know that to everyone who has

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supported me has helped me since Sochi. I have shot myself! I've

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actually managed to pull it off for a change! What happened in Sochi was

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the disqualifications and no medals. The aim is to put that right at the

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next Winter Olympics. Every day, everything is geared towards that. I

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was willing to throw away the World Cup tomorrow's championship so the

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best place I can be -- I'm in the best place I can be for the Olympics

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and every day is about that. Everything I want to be world

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champion but if I'm sacrificing that for career, that's not a big issue.

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Elise will be turning banking until the next World Cup event in Dresden

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in February. From there, it's only 12 months until the Olympics in

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South Korea. It seems she could be peaking at a good time.

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What a girl. Super-talented and quick.

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Finally, let's face it a marriage proposal, however it's done,

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is a pretty special moment but one man from the East Midlands has

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genuinely gone the extra mile to make his unforgettable.

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True romantic Dougie Hird from Hinckley spent weeks filming

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a Hollywood-style trailer and secretly arranged for it to play

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at the local cinema, where his unsuspecting girlfriend

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Claire O'Grady was about to watch a film.

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It might look like a trailer for Hollywood's latest blockbuster,

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but this is in fact part of an elaborate marriage proposal

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Filmed across Leicestershire, screened in a packed cinema,

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where his unsuspecting girlfriend Claire was about to watch

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As soon as I saw it, I was like, what?

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I think I said to my mate, what is he doing?

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The video, which has had hundreds of views online,

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shows Dougie running towards the cinema in Hinckley,

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where he then appears in real life and pops the question.

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So how long did it take you to plan and make that trailer?

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From start to finish it was about two months.

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When I was planning it, I couldn't see a normal engagement,

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I never imagined it would be this big and I still sit

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there watching it now thinking, that was for me.

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I think it will take a few more days to sink in.

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Claire and Dougie are now starting to plan their wedding

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and while the date has yet to be fixed, one thing they do now

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This video, we've shown so many people, I think it's going to be

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Imagine if she had nipped to the toilet during the trailers! Now

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let's get the weather. It could be very mild on Christmas

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Day, a record. We're expecting a mild Christmas Day. Today, thank

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you, Devon, for this picture. We started off with cloud across

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Nottinghamshire but we got the sun breaking through and it ended up

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being a lovely afternoon. We are looking at sky is continuing to

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clear which will make for a chilly night with a touch of frost.

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Clearing skies from the north and the winds will be gentle overnight

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which allows temperature to drop to around one or two Celsius so it will

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be quite chilly, a touch of frost and also further south in a little

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bit of patchy fog is likely to form, all parts staying dry slope means

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tomorrow morning will be a lovely start of the day but it will be

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quite chilly, best of the sunshine through the morning. You will see

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cloud amounts increasing into the afternoon but well broken. Most will

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stay dry across northern parts, the risk of the odd, isolated shower. It

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will feel cool tomorrow with highs of seven Celsius. A lot going on on

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the pressure chart. Storm Barbara will stay further north on Friday. A

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brief respite on Christmas Eve when it is mainly dry but Christmas Day,

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another storm will work its way in. It hasn't been named and it will be

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across northern parts but for us, it means the winds will be strong once

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again and exceptionally mild so temperatures as we head towards the

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end of the week, around 10 Celsius and by Christmas Day, highs of 13

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Celsius. It could be a record brighter.

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