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0:00:03 > 0:00:05It's almost 6:30, you're watching East Midlands Today.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07Tonight: the internet scam that's left a Nottinghamshire
0:00:07 > 0:00:16man £200,000 poorer.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19The victim has lost his home and pension after forging a French ship
0:00:19 > 0:00:24with a woman online.I fully understand how people could take
0:00:24 > 0:00:29their own lives because of shame, embarrassment or just the fact that
0:00:29 > 0:00:35all their money has been taken from them.Also tonight, Brexit means
0:00:35 > 0:00:40Brexit. The EU pulls the plug on Notre Dame's European capital of
0:00:40 > 0:00:45culture bed. Plus the drive to make a drone style flying car, but will
0:00:45 > 0:00:52it ever get off the ground? And who is this the's BBC East Midlands
0:00:52 > 0:01:02unsung hero? Natalie ASBO to tell the winner. Ed is about to tell.
0:01:02 > 0:01:03Good evening.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Welcome to Thursday's programme with Dominic Heale
0:01:05 > 0:01:06and me, Anne Davies.
0:01:06 > 0:01:07Good evening.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09First tonight, a Nottinghamshire man who was conned out
0:01:09 > 0:01:15of £200,000 in an online scam is sharing his story,
0:01:15 > 0:01:19to try to stop other people falling victim to fraudsters.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21The victim, who wants to remain anonymous,
0:01:21 > 0:01:24has lost his pension and home after falling for a pack of lies
0:01:24 > 0:01:29concocted by a woman claiming to live in America.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31He's now working with Nottinghamshire Police to raise
0:01:31 > 0:01:33awareness of online fraud.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37Sarah Teale reports.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40It started out as a friendship forged online.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42A Nottinghamshire man, who we are calling Simon to
0:01:42 > 0:01:47protect his identity, began chatting to a woman called Dora.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49He fell for her sob story, that her father had
0:01:49 > 0:01:54died, being owed gold from a mine in Ghana where he had worked,
0:01:54 > 0:01:56and the only way to release the gold
0:01:56 > 0:01:58was to pay security costs.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Simon paid up.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03Over the space of three years, he ended up giving the fraudsters
0:02:03 > 0:02:06£200,000.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10I was pretty upset with myself, with being caught out, really.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12I would go five or six days without eating, and then I
0:02:13 > 0:02:15plunged into depression.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18I fully understand how people can take their
0:02:18 > 0:02:22own lives because of shame, embarrassment or just the fact that
0:02:22 > 0:02:26all their money has been taken from them.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28When Simon eventually realised he had been scammed,
0:02:28 > 0:02:30he went to the bank and the police.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32He is now working with Nottinghamshire Police
0:02:32 > 0:02:37to stop other people becoming the victims of online fraudsters.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39They are trying to find avenues to make you
0:02:39 > 0:02:43believe, and they are looking for vulnerabilities, the emotional
0:02:43 > 0:02:47story, which we want to believe and sometimes we can feel sorry for
0:02:47 > 0:02:52these people, which is just part of the trick.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Never send any money over the internet.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57We simply do not know who these people are.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00I think that would be our best advice.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Once you get that money abroad, you will
0:03:02 > 0:03:04never, ever see it again.
0:03:04 > 0:03:05These people are scammers.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08These are scandalous people.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11OUt to rob anyone that they can.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15They pick on people, be it romantically, be it business,
0:03:15 > 0:03:18financially, of whatever.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22You will not see your money again.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Simon has lost his pension, have a house that
0:03:24 > 0:03:27he owned with a relative, and other savings.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31But I have the strength to say to myself, I need to get out
0:03:31 > 0:03:32of this.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34I need to dust myself down, stop wallowing in self-pity and
0:03:34 > 0:03:41get on with it.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Illnesses like flu claimed thousands of elderly people's lives
0:03:44 > 0:03:46last winter in the East Midlands.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50What are called "excess winter deaths" reached the second-highest
0:03:50 > 0:03:54level in eight years, according to the very latest figures.
0:03:54 > 0:03:55Our health correspondent Rob Sissons is here.
0:03:55 > 0:04:05So, how significant was the rise in deaths last winter?
0:04:07 > 0:04:12It was quite significant, because it was higher than the highest figure
0:04:12 > 0:04:17we have had, which is 2014, 15. That was particularly bad. Taking a look
0:04:17 > 0:04:23at the figures you can see here but across England and Wales, more than
0:04:23 > 0:04:2734,000 excess deaths as they call them in the Meadows, it was over
0:04:27 > 0:04:313000. That is the number of deaths over and above what you would expect
0:04:31 > 0:04:36in a huge amount runs went up. When set claiming more lives.Can
0:04:36 > 0:04:40anything be done about it?The experts tell us that what people
0:04:40 > 0:04:46need to do is common sense. If you feel unwell, go to the doctor. Go to
0:04:46 > 0:04:51the pharmacy. When you go outside, wrap up warm. Make sure that you
0:04:51 > 0:04:56have plenty of layers on, that you also have the blue jab. That is the
0:04:56 > 0:05:02best protection, against these problems that we keep hearing about.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06I spoke to an expert from Public Health England in the East Midlands.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10She had some other tips for people.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Other advice would be around keeping warm,
0:05:12 > 0:05:15making sure that your house is heated to at least 18 degrees.
0:05:15 > 0:05:16Layering up when you go outside as well.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Keeping an eye on elderly relatives, visiting the pharmacist
0:05:19 > 0:05:21if you feel unwell, with cold or flu symptoms,
0:05:21 > 0:05:30and perhaps ringing the GP's surgery if you're feeling really unwell.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33One thing these figures don't tell us is what it will be like this
0:05:33 > 0:05:40winter.We do know that view is particularly bad, has been bad in
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Australia and New Zealand, so there are predictions it will be a bad
0:05:43 > 0:05:49winter for flu. We also know that East Midlands has had the highest,
0:05:49 > 0:05:52third-highest rate of excess winter deaths last winter. People are
0:05:52 > 0:05:56hoping that it will not be as bad this time round.Fingers crossed.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Brexit means Nottingham can no longer compete in the competition
0:05:59 > 0:06:03to become European Capital of Culture in 2023.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05That's according to the European Commission,
0:06:05 > 0:06:08which says the city, and four other UK bids should be
0:06:08 > 0:06:11immediately excluded.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12Today's announcement has sparked political fury.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15But those behind Nottingham's bid have pledged to keep the city's
0:06:15 > 0:06:18cultural heritage alive, inside or outside of Europe.
0:06:18 > 0:06:28Carolyn Moses reports.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32I colourful showcase any purpose-built inflatable art
0:06:32 > 0:06:36sculpture. This but August when Nottingham unveiled its ambition to
0:06:36 > 0:06:42take its place on the European cultural stage. Showcasing art,
0:06:42 > 0:06:48music, literature and sport. And just last month, with the formal bid
0:06:48 > 0:06:52put forward along with four other UK cities, there was still high hopes
0:06:52 > 0:06:57of success.It gives us an opportunity to show that we are a
0:06:57 > 0:07:00great cultural European city. To share a fantastic culture and arts
0:07:00 > 0:07:05we have.Those hopes have now been shredded, days before the winning
0:07:05 > 0:07:10city was due to be announced, the European Commission has ruled the UK
0:07:10 > 0:07:15and Nottingham but no longer be eligible.The important thing is
0:07:15 > 0:07:19that it has been a very worthwhile process. The bed and that we
0:07:19 > 0:07:25submitted is very strong. Our ambition is to carry that forward
0:07:25 > 0:07:28regardless of this decision, so there are many elements and the
0:07:28 > 0:07:32theme of the bed, we want to take forward. We are still very ambitious
0:07:32 > 0:07:37for the cultural sector in Nottingham.It had covered the cost
0:07:37 > 0:07:42around £150,000 to prepare this big. Now there is pressure mounting on
0:07:42 > 0:07:45the Prime Minister to act, took ensure that by banning Nottingham
0:07:45 > 0:07:51and the UK from entering this EU competition that cultural ties are
0:07:51 > 0:08:04not severed post Brexit. It is clear tonight and they are under strain.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Still to come this evening: could a flying car finally
0:08:07 > 0:08:12be on the horizon?
0:08:12 > 0:08:15It's been a dream for decades, but now a prototype could be
0:08:15 > 0:08:25about to get off the ground, right here in the East Midlands.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Two men arrested yesterday, in connection with raids
0:08:30 > 0:08:37on cashpoints, have been released.
0:08:37 > 0:08:43-- remain in custody.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45It follows a police investigation into dozens
0:08:45 > 0:08:46of attacks, often using diggers, on ATM machines
0:08:46 > 0:08:47across the East Midlands.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50The two women were arrested in Lutterworth in Leicestershire.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Two men arrested in Warwickshire are still in custody.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Severn Trent says it's making good progress on reducing sewer
0:08:54 > 0:08:55flooding and leakage.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57Releasing its half-year figures, the water company said it'd
0:08:57 > 0:09:00reduced leakage by 4 million litres a day and has halved
0:09:00 > 0:09:01external sewer flooding.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03More than £300 million has been spent on improvements.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05Experts at the University of Nottingham have concluded that
0:09:05 > 0:09:09cloning doesn't caused early ageing.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12Last year the team published Nottingham Dollies research
0:09:12 > 0:09:14which showed that the eight-year-old Nottingham 'Dollies'
0:09:14 > 0:09:16had aged normally.
0:09:16 > 0:09:17They have now published a radiographic assessment
0:09:17 > 0:09:21of the skeletons of Dolly, her naturally conceived daughter,
0:09:21 > 0:09:25and the first two sheep to be cloned from differentiated cells.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27A protest's taken place this evening, over plans
0:09:27 > 0:09:30to build some massive new warehouses in Leicestershire.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33A planning meeting's getting underway as we speak,
0:09:33 > 0:09:36to discuss the plans for Magna Park near Lutterworth,
0:09:36 > 0:09:41which would see the distribution complex double in size.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Some people believe it's big enough already.
0:09:43 > 0:09:52Our reporter Giles Taylor is at the meeting tonight.
0:09:53 > 0:09:58Good evening. This incredible space it hang a 42 of Ponting Ford
0:09:58 > 0:10:02aerodrome, where the meeting got underway have few minutes ago. There
0:10:02 > 0:10:06is seating here for 400 people with the council hiring this play
0:10:06 > 0:10:10specifically because of the level of interest. I had been finding out a
0:10:10 > 0:10:13little bit more about what a local resident concerns are.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Along the busy A5 in Leicestershire it
0:10:15 > 0:10:20sits Magna Park.
0:10:20 > 0:10:21Already one of the biggest sites of
0:10:21 > 0:10:24its kind in Europe, it is home to some big-name brands like Argos,
0:10:25 > 0:10:26Asda and others.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28It is ideally located to access the M1 and in 69.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30New plans have been submitted for expansion.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33Residents are unhappy.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36It will be overbearing on the villages.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38It is going to bring extra traffic at extra
0:10:38 > 0:10:40pollution.
0:10:40 > 0:10:46It is also going to bring jobs that we don't need.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48The proposals are into sections of the northern side.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Builders say if approved, it will bring thousands
0:10:50 > 0:10:53more jobs to the area, but for those living
0:10:53 > 0:10:54in the nearby villages, it is
0:10:54 > 0:10:58a step too far.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00Over 80% of people don't live around here who
0:11:00 > 0:11:05work at the Park, because the number of people unemployed is so low.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08We are going to be covered and overrun with warehousing
0:11:08 > 0:11:14and I reckon we are going to have a surplus.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Campaigners have already lost previous battles against expansion,
0:11:17 > 0:11:20and were tonight's plans recommended for approval,
0:11:20 > 0:11:24they fear the result may well be the same.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26The District Council bowed to the pressure of big
0:11:26 > 0:11:30business, it will bring them business rates, and so we are just
0:11:30 > 0:11:34only the resident and we don't have the money and the loud enough voices
0:11:34 > 0:11:44to be heard over the developers.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51Tonight's meeting will continue until midnight. Both the council and
0:11:51 > 0:11:54developers have told us they will not be commenting until the
0:11:54 > 0:11:57conclusion, and Brigadier latest into an iPod like bulletin at
0:11:57 > 0:12:0010:30pm.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Now, from time to time, we have occasion to take
0:12:03 > 0:12:04local councils to task.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07But fair's fair, and tonight one of our councils stands nominated
0:12:07 > 0:12:08for a kind of local government Oscar.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11Yes, step forward Newark and Sherwood District,
0:12:11 > 0:12:14currently nominated for the title 'Council of the Year' by a leading
0:12:14 > 0:12:15local government journal.
0:12:15 > 0:12:16Why?
0:12:16 > 0:12:17What's it's been doing?
0:12:17 > 0:12:22Geeta Pendse's been to Newark to find out.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25A town steeped in history and tradition.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27But now Newark and the surrounding areas are being praised
0:12:27 > 0:12:31as places of growth and innovation.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33Newark and Sherwood district council has been nominated for the
0:12:33 > 0:12:38Council of the year, in a prestigious competition.
0:12:38 > 0:12:43This is one of the reasons why.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46The building of a new £7 million council house in the town.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48This is our hub area where members of staff can come...
0:12:48 > 0:12:51For 40 years, staff were at Kelham Hall, but the
0:12:51 > 0:12:55councils say the move will save money.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58A grade one listed building obviously has maintenance costs,
0:12:58 > 0:13:01which are substantially greater than a modern building.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03We have built in every possible energy efficiency
0:13:03 > 0:13:07into here, so both in the repairs and maintenance costs, the running
0:13:07 > 0:13:15costs of these buildings, we have saved just over £500,000 a year.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17As well as the Council house, over the
0:13:17 > 0:13:20last three years the local authority has invested in a new leisure
0:13:20 > 0:13:23centre, and extra care facility and in this,
0:13:24 > 0:13:27the National Civil War Centre.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29The councils say it has attracted visitors here, which is
0:13:29 > 0:13:32good for local businesses.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36But also the ticket sales mean that the council has a revenue.
0:13:36 > 0:13:37Already for the light switch on.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Are you open on Sunday?
0:13:39 > 0:13:42And businesses seem to be noticing a change, too.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44There are less and less shops that are empty,
0:13:44 > 0:13:46which is good for any town.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48And more and more new businesses coming in,
0:13:48 > 0:13:51young entrepreneurs as well, and I think the combination of those
0:13:51 > 0:13:55together is making us a vibrant town.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58There is certainly a vibrance about the district, and about the
0:13:58 > 0:14:01things that the council are doing with the move to the new premises,
0:14:01 > 0:14:06and an overall encouragement for businesses to relocate.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08The authority will find out next year if
0:14:08 > 0:14:11they have done enough to convince the local government Chronicle award
0:14:11 > 0:14:21judges to crown them council of the year.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26If you're fed up constantly being stuck in traffic jams,
0:14:26 > 0:14:30some blue-sky thinking could be the solution.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33If you've got a spare £1.5 million, a Nottingham-based
0:14:33 > 0:14:37company would like you to consider one of its electric flying cars.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40They could be in production within the next few years.
0:14:40 > 0:14:47Quentin Rayner reports.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51The idea of a flying car is not as far-fetched as you would think. Have
0:14:51 > 0:14:57few years ago James May apply in the Aero car, developed in America in
0:14:57 > 0:15:01the 1940s. Petrol powered, its wings folded back when used as a car and
0:15:01 > 0:15:12it flew at 100 mph with a range of 300 miles.Absolutely fabulous.
0:15:12 > 0:15:18Almost 30 years later, are we about to see the new version take-off as a
0:15:18 > 0:15:22possible idea? Those behind it think so. Come the Mac say their electric
0:15:22 > 0:15:27flying car will be able to and land vertically, of roots and driveways
0:15:27 > 0:15:31and driveways and even water. Part of the journey could be in the air
0:15:31 > 0:15:35and the rest on the road. It would initially be flown by a qualified
0:15:35 > 0:15:40pilot but eventually it could self fly. Here are some of the specs. It
0:15:40 > 0:15:46will carry two people and have a cruising speed of 200 mph. It could
0:15:46 > 0:15:51live to one hour with a rate of 75 miles. It includes an emergency
0:15:51 > 0:15:58parachute system. VRCO is developing it with the University of Derby. £10
0:15:58 > 0:16:03million of investment is ignored, and it will have full size
0:16:03 > 0:16:09operational model certified reply by the end of 2020. Back in the 40s,
0:16:09 > 0:16:13the Aero car never to cough because of the cost and the need to have
0:16:13 > 0:16:16eight separate licences and certificates to operate it. Maybe
0:16:16 > 0:16:27now is the time to land this big idea.
0:16:27 > 0:16:34It looks like a larger drone. Who knows if it will happen? Now it is
0:16:34 > 0:16:35time for the sport.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38We start with rugby because the England,
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Lions and Leicester Tigers forward, Tom Croft, says he broke down
0:16:40 > 0:16:44when he was told he would have to retire from the sport he loves.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47A neck injury has forced Croft to hang up his boots for good
0:16:47 > 0:16:49after a 26-year career, and in an honest and emotional
0:16:49 > 0:16:57interview, he told Colin Hazelden retiring feels brutal.
0:16:57 > 0:17:03He was a back row forward, but you could never keep in there.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05This is where Tom Croft thrived.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Tearing away and tearing through tackles on the wing.
0:17:07 > 0:17:08Freaky tackling.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10Some of the tries that he scored, we have
0:17:10 > 0:17:12missed that the last couple of years.
0:17:12 > 0:17:13He is such a fantastic athlete.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16But now the days of pulling on a rugby shirt are over.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18A back specialist called time, and that
0:17:18 > 0:17:24hurt more than any injury.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26You speak to some ex-players, and said, it is
0:17:26 > 0:17:29like a bereavement, it is like you have lost something.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31I have done for it 16 years, from the Academy, and now
0:17:31 > 0:17:34I won't be doing it any more.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36There are memories the galore.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Time to capitalise' tools, the pinnacle of
0:17:39 > 0:17:41any player's career.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43And tries like this bit of glory for England in the
0:17:43 > 0:17:45Six Nations, a forward dancing through a defence.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47COMMENTATOR:Absolutely brilliant!
0:17:47 > 0:17:50Croft says he treasured every first, but really
0:17:50 > 0:17:53loved winning trophies for Tigers.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57Being there in the final gives that little bit more of an inflated
0:17:57 > 0:18:01chest, but every involvement in every success with the club or
0:18:01 > 0:18:06country or with Lions has been a huge landmark in my career.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09Another big thing that I found hard was when my
0:18:09 > 0:18:13little boy, who is starting to interact and know more about what I
0:18:13 > 0:18:18do, he won't now get that chance and see me in a game any more.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20But obviously you Tube is a wonderful thing.
0:18:20 > 0:18:27I'm sure I will bore him to hell with what daddy used to do.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29Most of us would love to have Tom Croft's legacy,
0:18:29 > 0:18:34as the hashtag said, thank you, Crofty.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Yes, thanks, Crofty - what a servant to the game,
0:18:36 > 0:18:38on and off the pitch.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42More from him on our BBC Leicester Sport Facebook page.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45Now, it s a big night for basketball fans tomorrow.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Team GB are taking on Greece for a place in the qualifiers
0:18:48 > 0:18:53for the Basketball World Cup right here in Leicester.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56It's the first time a game of this size has been staged
0:18:56 > 0:19:00at the Arena, and more than 2,000 fans are expected to be there.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03It is a massive coup for the city, as the very best players
0:19:03 > 0:19:05will be out on court, all bidding for a place
0:19:05 > 0:19:07in the 2019 finals in China.
0:19:07 > 0:19:15Little wonder people are getting excited.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18It is awesome. I am excited to welcome such a talented group in
0:19:18 > 0:19:23hell. We have been watching a lot of their practices. It is good to be a
0:19:23 > 0:19:27great atmosphere on Friday. Great for the Leicester arena, and the
0:19:27 > 0:19:30Leicester Riders. To be hosting such a great event with two big teams.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32And finally from me tonight, the winner of our BBC
0:19:32 > 0:19:33East Midlands Unsung Hero award.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35This year, there were three finalists.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Roy Stowell who has served Charnwood Athletics club for 42
0:19:38 > 0:19:43years, and the amazing Ishmail Saleh from Leicester who has built
0:19:43 > 0:19:48a martial arts club.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51But it is mum-of-two and fitness fanatic Denise Larrad
0:19:51 > 0:20:00who is our winner, and earlier I went to see her.
0:20:00 > 0:20:05Here I am, this morning at this community centre in Hinckley with
0:20:05 > 0:20:09the trophy. Inside there is a long winner, Denise Larrad.Let's remind
0:20:09 > 0:20:17ourselves why she is so incredible. In 2012, Denise Larrad was nominated
0:20:17 > 0:20:21to run with the Olympic torch, after running over 200 have marathons
0:20:21 > 0:20:26herself to raise money for charity. She then decided to devote herself
0:20:26 > 0:20:32to getting others fit. She leads walking and running groups,
0:20:32 > 0:20:38befriending or -- orienteering and fitness classes for the elderly, to
0:20:38 > 0:20:44prevent falls. Some in her groups have dementia, Parkinson's and
0:20:44 > 0:20:48epilepsy and abominable. She works night so she can spend her days
0:20:48 > 0:20:52getting others fit. All generations. She does at around the clock and
0:20:52 > 0:20:58last year she walked or ran nine miles a day, helping others to get
0:20:58 > 0:21:04active. She says, you're never too old to get fit and empowers so many
0:21:04 > 0:21:08people in her local community. We are about to surprise her. We are
0:21:08 > 0:21:23heading in a little room here, got the trophy. I am excited. Let's go.
0:21:30 > 0:21:35Trainees thinks she is here for a photocall, but Denise...
0:21:35 > 0:21:39Congratulations, I am here to announce you are our BBC unsung hero
0:21:39 > 0:21:41of the year for the Midlands. Here is the trophy.
0:21:41 > 0:21:49APPLAUSE Congratulations. How do you feel?
0:21:49 > 0:21:54Really surprised. I thought the other entrants were amazing. You
0:21:54 > 0:21:58think to yourself, what you do is not, what other people do is
0:21:58 > 0:22:03amazing. I just want to get people moving. It is so important so
0:22:03 > 0:22:08important to move...You are going to have us all in tears.
0:22:08 > 0:22:14LAUGHTER Green Graham nominated you. Tell us
0:22:14 > 0:22:19why Denise is a worthy winner.She changes people's lives. It is
0:22:19 > 0:22:23absolutely amazing. You see here just if you have the people whose
0:22:23 > 0:22:27lives she has passed. She gets them healthier, people do things they
0:22:27 > 0:22:32never thought they could normally do. They start of not being able to
0:22:32 > 0:22:37run 100 yards. Within a few years, she has them running marathons. That
0:22:37 > 0:22:42is life changing. For their health and well-being, it is incredible.
0:22:42 > 0:22:49Denise well now go into the national final and two BBC's sport
0:22:49 > 0:22:51personality on December 17.I am so excited.
0:22:51 > 0:22:57LAUGHTER She is the BBC East Midlands unsung
0:22:57 > 0:23:06hero. Congratulations, Denise. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:23:06 > 0:23:10Fantastic and emotional. That was so lovely.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13Now, the story of a dramatic, real-life World War Two prison
0:23:13 > 0:23:15escape which was immortalised in a major film,
0:23:15 > 0:23:18set in the Derbyshire village of Swanwick.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20This week marks 60 years since the release
0:23:20 > 0:23:23of The One That Got Away, which tells the story
0:23:23 > 0:23:27of Flying Officer Franz Von Werra's escape from a POW camp
0:23:27 > 0:23:29in the village.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32Our reporter Navtej Johal has been to Swanwick to meet three
0:23:32 > 0:23:41people whose families were affected by the presence of the camp.
0:23:42 > 0:23:48A cocky World War II prisoner, a dramatic escape, and a chase across
0:23:48 > 0:23:53continents. No wonder this man's Hollywood where the tail was
0:23:53 > 0:23:58immortalised in film. The One That Got Away was released in cinemas 60
0:23:58 > 0:24:04years ago this week and it is here in lb where the Flying Officer along
0:24:04 > 0:24:09with four other prisoners made their escape to this tunnel in 1940 from
0:24:09 > 0:24:13the conference centre which then doubled as a prison. But Jaime would
0:24:13 > 0:24:17have been the site of the prisoner of war camp. The assistant manager
0:24:17 > 0:24:23knows more about this place than most. His uncle was also a prisoner
0:24:23 > 0:24:29here towards the end of the war.He just said to be one day, I was
0:24:29 > 0:24:35prisoner there and I was looked after. I offered to show him around,
0:24:35 > 0:24:39he would never come, and he would never speak about it. I have got
0:24:39 > 0:24:44used to it. I am proud to say it now, and I say it often, Mallorca
0:24:44 > 0:24:48was a prisoner here.John's fellow villagers know how the prisoners
0:24:48 > 0:24:56were looked after. Surely's father would test the prisoners' dies.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59Helen's would mend their shoes. But the horrors of the war prevented
0:24:59 > 0:25:05them from speaking about it openly. I don't ever remember them
0:25:05 > 0:25:10mentioning it at all. I think they looked at them as people who were
0:25:10 > 0:25:15there, prisoners of war, but they never would think that they would
0:25:15 > 0:25:24when everything.I am very proud of him. I find it quite touching,
0:25:24 > 0:25:32thinking about it. It he was a Christian and a preacher. He was
0:25:32 > 0:25:38practising what he preached. That was my dad. Ayes he made it from
0:25:38 > 0:25:43Khan and was captured and sent to Canada from where he escaped again.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47Eventually made it to Bellingham. His story may have been seen across
0:25:47 > 0:25:50the world, but many of the lives he passed are still here in this
0:25:50 > 0:25:54village.
0:25:54 > 0:26:01-- lives he touched. More things now, here's the weather.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03-- lives he touched. More things now, here's the weather.
0:26:03 > 0:26:09Quite cold as we head towards the weekend. Very briefly, to likeI
0:26:09 > 0:26:13watch photo. We did have a stunning sunset across much of the East
0:26:13 > 0:26:18Midlands. Keep your pictures coming in. Mostly dry, plenty of late
0:26:18 > 0:26:25autumn sunshine, but it is set to be cold. Already feeling cold out
0:26:25 > 0:26:30there, should stay dry almost about to the night, clear skies, a rate of
0:26:30 > 0:26:35one and two eyes -- icy showers. Low-temperature is three Celsius.
0:26:35 > 0:26:40That is in towns and cities. Neural sheltered spots close to freezing. A
0:26:40 > 0:26:47touch of Frost here and there. A chilly start to Friday, and it
0:26:47 > 0:26:51remains fairly cold throughout. Lots of autumn sunshine, temperatures at
0:26:51 > 0:26:57best reaching a high of six Celsius. We do have a light wind, and with
0:26:57 > 0:27:01that sunshine it will feel pleasant out and about. The rest of one or
0:27:01 > 0:27:04two showers pushing in here from the Cheshire cat, particularly in the
0:27:04 > 0:27:09evening. These are set to continue Friday, and meant to be very cold
0:27:09 > 0:27:13into Saturday. They could fall as wintry or even a bit of snow of snow
0:27:13 > 0:27:19have higher ground. Saturday, Italy cold, lots of sunshine yet again.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23Kempton is hovering around five Celsius. The risk of it wintry
0:27:23 > 0:27:30showers. Cold on Sunday, before some wet and windy weather arrives on
0:27:30 > 0:27:37Monday. It is certainly time to wrap up warm.
0:27:37 > 0:27:42Eight fleece and staff man. I am going to be a hat person. Enough
0:27:42 > 0:27:48already. There is an image. Good night.