09/02/2017 East Midlands Today

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Tonight - a suspended jail sentence for the saleswoman who hounded

Relentless pressure from Barbara Stone took everything from them.

When they realised they'd lost everything, the house they'd lived

in all their life, it was a moment of great trauma. My father, of

course, was a broken man. Also tonight, families take their

fight over children's heart surgery to Downing Street.

The after-care is amazing. The care while you're there is amazing. And I

just think it would be a travesty if they it.

Plus, a huge fire at a derelict textile factory in Leicester may

have been started deliberately. And tributes to Professor Sir Peter

Mansfield, MRI pioneer and Nobel Prize winner, who has died.

Good evening, and welcome to Thursday's programme

First tonight, a "heartless" Leicester saleswoman who pressured

elderly and vulnerable victims into paying out tens of thousands

of pounds for advertising was today given a 22-month suspended prison

Barbara Stone bombarded one elderly couple with daily phone calls,

and harassed them into parting with their life savings.

They have both since died and the judge today told the court,

"they'd been hounded to their deaths."

The case formed part of the biggest investigation ever led by

the East Midlands Trading Standards team into cold calling,

which has seen another ten people prosecuted for fraudulent trading.

The story of what happened to my parents is just astonishing.

Seven years on, it still keeps me awake at night.

Franny Moyle has spent years fighting for

John and Olga Moyle were in their 80s when they became

Working for Leicester-based Aspire magazine, she cold-called Mr Moyle

in 2010, persuading him to place a rental ad for their

It was the start of a 10-month campaign of harassment

which ultimately saw the couple lose the home they shared for 50 years.

It's quite clear to me that Barbara Stone targeted him.

She put him under a huge duress, calling him daily, harassing him.

Between January and October, she was managing to secure ?8,000

How horrified were you when you found out the sums of money

At this stage, John Moyle was nursing his dying wife

Despite repeatedly pleading for the ads to stop,

Stone took ?73,000 from his account, promising that nonexistent sponsors

What did they ever get out of all this money

We didn't get a single booking for the house.

Franny then discovered her father had also been conned out of another

?30,000 by a separate publishing group, Derby-based Wyvern Media,

Franny, describe the impact that all of this ended up

When they realised they'd lost everything, and the house

they lived in all their life, it was a moment of great trauma.

My father, of course, was a broken man.

My mother was ever so brave, and she put the house on the market.

But within about a month of the house going on the market,

In 2011, the East Midlands scambusters team

It was to become the biggest case they'd ever handled.

In 2012, they raided nine Wyvern Media offices.

They discovered thousands of customers were pressured into buying

And in October last year, ten people were sentenced to a total

62-year-old Barbara Stone has previously pleaded guilty

Her other victim was a dogs' charity in Shropshire, which lost ?14,000.

Nottingham Crown Court was told Mr Moyle was at his wit's end,

pleading for the ads to stop, drowning in a sea of paper,

The judge, Stuart Rafferty QC, said John and his wife, Olga,

He sentenced Stone to a 22-month suspended prison

sentence and he told her, "You directly made

The court was told Stone had apologised, but today

Do you want to say anything to your victims, Barbara Stone?

Do you think you should apologise to your victims?

Justice came too late for John and Olga.

Speaking before he died in 2015, John explain

I do get annoyed with myself that I fell for it.

But, I mean, they're just persisting the whole time.

I just wanted to get rid of it all because I had

Franny Moyle struggles to understand why Stone did it.

I see her as the person who brought tragedy on our family.

Joining us now is James Delaney from the East Midlands

scambusters team, who headed up this investigation.

James, welcome. Let's talk about Barbara Stone. From what we saw, she

seemed absolutely relentless. She was heartless. She embarked on a

callous cold calling campaign, subjecting people to direct

pressure, pressurised sales. She was relentless in taking money from them

fraudulently. As we've heard, she worked for Aspire magazine, but she

had previously been employed by Woven magazine. How complex was this

case? This was a huge operation. To put things into perspective, there

was over 230 different publications that were investigated. Over 90

companies but banned nationally. In terms of this scale, we've never

dealt with anything as big. -- over 90 companies that banned nationally.

What kind of message does this send out, do you hope? I hope it sends

out a strong message that we will pursue any business that looks to

make illegal gains fraudulently by misleading and fraudulently

deceiving businesses and consumers. In this case, as in so many others,

elderly people are being targeted. What can they do, and what can their

relatives to? We would say just reported. If you believe you've been

a victim, or you know somebody, you need to report that through to

Trading Standards. So much money has been lost. Is there any likelihood

that the victims get any of it back, if they're still with us? There is

an ongoing process of investigation. We've already seen that we've

managed to recover over ?100,000, which will go directly to some of

the victims involved in the case. That's an ongoing investigation as

well so were hopeful that more money will come forward for that.

Presumably this is something going on all the time. We hope that it

isn't going on all the time, but obviously the larger offences and

the bigger cases that come to our attention, we will act on those.

James, thank you very much indeed for speaking to us.

Next tonight, the battle to save children's heart surgery in

Campaigners joined MPs in Downing Street to hand

in a petition containing nearly 130,000 names - the names

of people fighting to keep the service in Leicester.

Their protest came just two hours after a surprise

the news that the long-awaited public consultation into plans

to end children's heart surgery at Glenfield Hospital had begun.

Our Health Correspondent, Rob Sissons, is there tonight.

Rob, how has this announcement gone down today?

Good evening. Well, it was a surprise, as you mentioned. 16 weeks

of consultation has begun. The clock has started ticking. The fact that

it coincided with this visit to Downing Street was a bit of a shock

for some campaigners. Our political editor was with them as they took

their fight to the heart of government.

The strength of feeling of a community, delivered

In the days of e-petitions, where it's easy to add your name

from your front room, these red boxes contained over

The couriers were East Midlands MPs, Labour and Tory, and campaigners

fighting against closure - including mothers who have

seen for themselves what the heart unit can do.

He had heart saving surgery at five months old.

While we were in there, they didn't just operate on him,

The care while you're there is amazing.

I just think it would be a travesty if they shut it.

There is absolutely no reason on God's earth to close this unit,

It has the best outcomes for children, probably

Two hours before the petition was handed in, NHS England,

which wants to close the congenital heart unit, open the public

Campaigners now know the real fight starts here.

I would say to anybody watching this programme who wants

to save children's heart surgery at Glenfield - get involved,

come along to Leicester Tigers on March the eighth between 6-8 PM.

Make sure your views and voices are heard.

Campaigners will be on the march again this weekend in Leicester,

The key now is to get the decision-makers to take

There will be a public consultation exercise,

which runs until June, and key politically is the fact

that this has the backing of both conservative and Labour MPs

The boss of Leicester's hospitals, John Adler, says this isn't a

fighter parochial self interest. It's about saving a high-performance

unit that is beloved by the local population and also growing. The

slogan on the doors here at Glenfield Hospital is "Hold on to

our hearts." That is the view of one of the consultants I spoke to, who

say they are well up for the fight. We've done it before,

and we will do it again. Our case is very strong,

there is no place to close our unit and dismantle our high

quality service. We fundamentally disagree

with what is being proposed and will NHS England has always argued that

fewer big centres is the way forward. That's in the interest of

children, babies, anyone who needs heart surgery. And they want to move

to that as soon as possible. But here they're saying this is a

fantastic service - don't wreck it. We will leave it there, thank you

very much. It was all smiles

between the managers of Leicester City and Derby County -

but what might last night's FA Cup match do

for their respective seasons? A man who attempted to meet

schoolgirl Kayleigh Haywood for sex days before she was raped

and murdered has been sentenced to 43 months in a young

offenders' institute. Bruce Cordwell contacted 15-year-old

Kayleigh through Facebook The 20-year-old admitted a charge

of attempting to arrange to meet He had nothing to do with her death

at the hands of Stephen Beadman, who was jailed for

35 years last summer. Derby's Rolls-Royce has

announced a new order The company's signed a deal

with Singapore Airlines for their Trent 1000 engines,

to power 19 Boeing 787 It follows a previous order in 2013

for engines to power 50 787s. It's believed that a large fire

at a derelict building near Leicester city centre

was started deliberately The blaze at the former Corah

textiles factory also spread to a car dealership across the road,

damaging dozens of cars. A number of roads were closed

as dozens of firefighters A historic building

going up in flames. This is where thousands used to work

for Leicester hosiery firm, Corah - at its height, considered one

of the world's greatest But in the early hours of this

morning, that history Some of the metalwork that holds

are building up has collapsed, and you can see a number

of the external walls One of the reasons why

the Fire Service is so concerned about what happened here this

morning is that this is the seventh fire on this site

here in the last two years. In fact, a different corner

of the same building was on fire It's destroying the heritage

of Leicester City, because these are old buildings, and our fear

is at some point somebody, whether that's a member of public

or a firefighter, will die. How confident are you that this fire

was caused deliberately? Currently I'm happy

to say that we believe In total, around 35 cars at this

dealership on St Margaret's Way From other local businesses, concern

about yet another fire in the area. I thought, luckily our building

has not gone on fire. There's a lot of concern

because people are worrying But there's nothing you can

do until it happens. The Fire Service is expected to be

here for the rest of the day tackling the pockets of fire that

remain inside the building. Meanwhile, demolition work is due

to start here soon, to. Tributes have been paid

to Sir Peter Mansfield, the British inventor

of the MRI scanner. The Nobel Prize winner died

last night, aged 83. Sir Peter carried out

his pioneering work at the University of Nottingham -

work which revolutionised The University said, "Sir Peter

changed our world for the better and he has left an extraordinary

legacy which will continue to Quentin Rayner looks

back on his life. For someone who failed the 11

plus and was told as a teenager that science wasn't for him,

Sir Peter Mansfield's Nobel Prize He received it for his work forty

years ago, developing MRI scanner technology

at the University of Nottingham. Back then he couldn't be

completely sure it was safe The worst thing that could have

happened would be a cardiac arrest. Working alongside Sir Peter

then was his Ph.D. Student, Peter Morris,

who is carrying on the pioneering He expected things

to happen quickly. We've lost the rock on which MRI

was founded, and the whole world MRI scanners are now commonplace

in major hospitals across the world. They've helped save thousands

of lives by diagnosing cancer is far One is looking at poor quality

images and trying to understand If there is a problem, then it

stands up very, very clearly. So medically I think

there's been a huge advance. And Sir Peter kept up

with developments. Only last month he returned

to the University as it celebrated It's nice to hear that there

is still some interest. Not just locally, but that there

are some interests in MRI I spent ten years working on ways

of reducing the noise level. Few people's lives leave

such a legacy on others. Sir Peter Mansfield,

who died last night. You're watching East Midlands Today.

A representative from Derby's Twin town has come to the city to discuss

projects. 12 months ago Derby City Council announced it would stop

funding the envoy's trips from the German town which left many

frustrated. However, this week meetings have been held to consider

partnerships with the College, University and councils despite the

financial restraints. A third coach found on sale in

Derbyshire has been identified by police as an illegal wildcat pulps.

-- help. The coat's made from the pelt

of a Geoffroys's Cat, It has the highest level

of protection under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered

Species. Anyone wanting to sell

it must have a licence The owner has apologised

to officers. A woman from Leicester is backing

a campaign to help raise awareness The East Midlands has been chosen

as a pilot for the "be clear Figures show that only a third

of people here think that discomfort in the stomach area could be

a sign of the disease. Sharon was diagnosed

with pancreatic cancer in 2013. I was going to the

doctors with problems. I was going with

indigestion, mainly. Indigestion, bloating,

feeling uncomfortable. I was also suffering

weight loss and diarrhoea. Lots of little things that

were all mounting up, Sharon is one of the lucky ones,

as doctors were able to operate. She is now backing the clear

on cancer later campaign to help raise awareness of abdominal

cancers - including pancreatic, The primary message is if they

have had any bloating, diarrhoea or abdominal discomfort for three

weeks or more and they haven't seen a doctor about it,

then we'd like to see them. But if it is, then cancer's

much easier to treat Don't be embarrassed,

they've heard it all before. If you've got diarrhoea, say,

"I've got diarrhoea." If your poo's changed colour,

tell them it's change colour. It is hoped that by raising

awareness, patients will be treated more quickly and

lives will be saved. I enjoy life and I don't

take things for granted Sharon is now cancer free and

has checkups every three months. That is good news. Time now for

sport. Colin has joined us in the studio.

First tonight, can that cup win over Derby rejunevate

Two years ago at this time Leicester were bottom of the Premier League.

Last year at this time they were top.

Now they're fighting relegation again -

But a much changed side last night pulled off a 3-1 win

over the Rams to show, that maybe, just maybe, they have the fight

This was a game that had far more importance

for Leicester City than Derby County -

a chance to get their faltering season back on track.

The home fans were out in force at the King Power Stadium,

but there were clearly some nerves in the stands.

The game didn't really get going until the second half.

The home side took the lead just a minute after the break,

But Derby kept the pressure on and were rewarded

with an equaliser from a deflected Abdul Kamara free kick.

Leicester finished the 90 minutes as the stronger side,

nearly benefiting from some very risky Derby defending.

But the game was destined for extra time, and whatever the under

pressure Claudio Ranieri told his players going into

Foxes created a number of chances, taking the lead through a wonderful

And they sealed their passage into the fifth round with a brilliant

individual effort from the man of the match, Demarai Gray.

COMMENTATOR: Gray has it now, attacking the Derby box.

What a goal, what a goal from Demarai Gray!

Derby made eight changes to their starting 11,

Manager Steve McClaren was very proud of his side's performance.

But unfortunately we just ran out of steam at the end.

They had better quality to win the game.

This was Leicester's first win in 2017, and the first time

Premier League survival is clearly still the priority,

but Andy King says this has the potential to get

It was important to get a win tonight, and to try and kick-start

You know, it's been a tough few weeks for us.

But I think tonight shows the fight within the squad.

Like I said, the win could hopefully kick-start us in the league now.

The win also relievs some of the pressure on Claudio Ranieri

ahead of the crucial game at Swansea on Sunday.

After the game, Derby's Steve McClaren said FA Cup

replays should be scrapped - sparking a big discussion

As you heard in that report, the teams sent out of the dressing

rooms yesterday evening were very different to those

And despite the match producing some top drawer goals,

McClaren remains convinced one-off cup matches are the answer.

I thought the first game was a fantastic game.

Extra time and penalties, one game would have been great.

But nobody wants a replay, especially in the middle of the week

when you've got important games at the weekend.

Just before we leave football - news that Nottingham Forest manager

Gary Brazil has dismissed reports the club were keen to off load

former Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner in January.

The stories appeared in the Danish press,

but Brazil says Bendtner's still a big part of the squad.

At the moment he's not getting a game, but there might come a point

in the future that we really need Nicholas.

From that, my point of view, he's a member of our squad and will be

a member of our squad till the end of the season.

In rugby, no surprises in the England line-up to face Wales

in Cardiff at the weekend - which is very good news

for Leicester Tigers' Ben Youngs and Dan Cole, who both start.

Owen Williams misses out on the Welsh side, though.

I'm going to leave you with a clash between Derby and Nottingham

to decide who wins a league - but not in football.

This is badminton, where the University of Nottingham Club

was playing Team Derby in the final of the National Badminton League.

The spoils went Nottingham's way in front of a big crowd

in the unusual venue of Milton Keynes'

On the winning side, Nottingham lad and Olympian Chris Adcock.

Anybody that came to watch it would have hopefully enjoyed themselves.

It was tougher on the losing team, but I think they also agreed

Hopefully it's going to be a good thing for badminton.

If we can keep the momentum going and get this another year,

Centre MK, I think the shopping centre was called. Taking sport to

the people! That's fantastic. Thank you very

much, Colin. Time now for the weather. I am

frozen, Sara. We may even see a frosty night with

the cloud over the top of us, which is quite rare.

A very similar story being told by all of our Weather Watchers today.

It has been a blanket of grey Cloud sitting over the East Midlands. Out

of that cloud at times we have seen a few snow grains and flurries. That

will continue through the evening and overnight. As I've just

mentioned, a frost developing underneath that blanket of cloud to

show how cold it really is. Temperatures within towns and cities

hovering around freezing tonight. In Rauball areas, one or two snow

showers may give a little dusting. We will see temperatures dropping as

low as -2 Celsius. It will continue in that we first thing tomorrow with

a frosty, cloudy start to the day on Friday. The thickness of that cloud

gradually produces a little bit of snow at times. In the form of snow

flurries, so it will only be very light in nature. The odd grain

allowed into the afternoon. And it feels bitterly cold outside with a

daytime temperature no higher than a 2-3 Celsius. Things will change a

little more Friday night into Saturday. What we're starting to see

as high pressure still in charge of the weather, but we've also got the

weather front coming in. An occlusion just comes in from the

eastern side of the North Sea. As that starts to meet with the cold

air, certainly through Saturday morning it has the potential to

start to turn quite wintry in the form of some snow showers. Not

everybody getting to see them, so there will be some disappointed

people on Twitter later! But we will see whether it does give us a

dusting of snow on Saturday. The air changes into the afternoon to

convert those showers into sleet. A similar story for Sunday, more in

the way of sleet showers because the temperature is just to lift a little

bit. But certainly a cold weekend. Well, I never heard of a snow grain.

It is like snowy drizzle - snizzle! A real weather guru there. Bye-bye.

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