:00:00. > :00:13.Kier Starmer as well. Join me now on BBC Two.
:00:14. > :00:21.And now the news for the East Midlands, I'm Anne Davies.
:00:22. > :00:25.First tonight, figures obtained by the BBC show 500 people
:00:26. > :00:28.in our region have died from an asbestos-related cancer over
:00:29. > :00:31.Derby has emerged as a hot spot for Mesothelioma,
:00:32. > :00:34.with one trade union linking it to the city's industrial heritage.
:00:35. > :00:36.Meanwhile, a specialist centre in Leicester says it's offering
:00:37. > :00:42.new treatments for the disease, as Mike O'Sullivan reports.
:00:43. > :00:44.Retired vicar Richard Bailey and his wife Marilyn
:00:45. > :00:46.from Walton-on-Trent in Derbyshire were told he had
:00:47. > :00:56.It's an incurable cancer caused by breathing in asbestos dust.
:00:57. > :00:59.He started his working life as a 14-year-old apprentice joiner.
:01:00. > :01:03.Cutting up all the asbestos on the circular saws,
:01:04. > :01:07.then filing, cutting, screwing, drilling, everything that
:01:08. > :01:14.goes with applying the asbestos sheets to the wood frames.
:01:15. > :01:19.Asbestos was banned in 1999, after being widely used in industry
:01:20. > :01:26.It's claimed many lives but figures obtained by the BBC show more
:01:27. > :01:29.than 500 people in our region have died from mesothelioma
:01:30. > :01:39.Derby has emerged as a regional hot spot, with 30 deaths in that time,
:01:40. > :01:41.more than any other city or district.
:01:42. > :01:44.A union official told me he believes it's linked
:01:45. > :01:49.to Derby's industrial legacy, especially train-making.
:01:50. > :01:51.People worked when there were thousands working
:01:52. > :01:55.in the railway works over a long period of time, many of them
:01:56. > :01:57.were using asbestos when the employer didn't advise them
:01:58. > :02:03.A specialist team based in Leicester is offering treatment
:02:04. > :02:07.Year on year, the incidents in the UK are still increasing
:02:08. > :02:09.and we are about at 2,600 cases a year.
:02:10. > :02:13.When I first started working with this disease
:02:14. > :02:16.we were about 1,500 cases a year, so you can see that it
:02:17. > :02:20.Richard Bailey was ordained in the mid '80s and survived another
:02:21. > :02:24.The couple's grown-up children now live away from home.
:02:25. > :02:31.Because on media, it is very difficult, even on Facebook
:02:32. > :02:36.or Skype, it is really difficult to actually express your emotions
:02:37. > :02:41.Mr Bailey is now claiming compensation from his former
:02:42. > :02:49.I have no fear whatsoever about dying, I'm not
:02:50. > :02:53.What I am really bothered about is that I can
:02:54. > :02:55.provide for my family, in particular my wife,
:02:56. > :02:59.should the time come when I submit to the cancer.
:03:00. > :03:03.Cases of mesothelioma are expected to reach 3,000 a year.
:03:04. > :03:08.Mike O'Sullivan, BBC East Midlands Today, Derbyshire.
:03:09. > :03:11.A man has been charged with manslaughter following the death
:03:12. > :03:16.Oliver Falivena died after being attacked in the city
:03:17. > :03:19.centre on Monday 5th September last year.
:03:20. > :03:22.Officers discovered him while on their way to another incident.
:03:23. > :03:26.31-year-old Richard Last from Spondon is due to appear before
:03:27. > :03:31.Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court in three weeks' time.
:03:32. > :03:33.Agency workers at Derbyshire's Toyota factory are being warned
:03:34. > :03:39.The firm currently employs 200 staff from an agency called Blue Arrow
:03:40. > :03:45.But in a statement today, it's said falling demand
:03:46. > :03:47.for the models produced there means fewer workers are needed.
:03:48. > :03:52.Toyota says it's currently offering retirement packages to workers
:03:53. > :03:57.and can't comment further on job cuts.
:03:58. > :03:59.Next tonight, there's been a signficant drop in anti-social
:04:00. > :04:02.behaviour in one Leicestershire village since powers were used
:04:03. > :04:07.A six-month Public Space Protection Order has just
:04:08. > :04:12.It was used to ban groups of five or more gathering
:04:13. > :04:20.Earlier last year, anti-social problems, including some vandalism,
:04:21. > :04:23.were building up in the generally quiet village of Countesthorpe.
:04:24. > :04:27.Residents and the authorities decided something had to be done.
:04:28. > :04:31.The temporary power of a Public Space Protection Order
:04:32. > :04:34.was put in place to stop groups of mostly young people gathering
:04:35. > :04:39.Normally, it was advisory, we could educate and inform them
:04:40. > :04:41.that they were in breach of the Public Space Protection
:04:42. > :04:44.Order, then they normally dispersed, so we did that six times,
:04:45. > :04:47.but there were a few core offenders who have actually committed some
:04:48. > :04:50.criminal offences too and we have been very purposeful about taking
:04:51. > :04:55.We did go out and consult with young people, the parish council did
:04:56. > :04:58.a piece of work with young people about what things they
:04:59. > :05:00.would like to happen, and as a result of that,
:05:01. > :05:03.put on some sports sessions and some boxing taster sessions for young
:05:04. > :05:07.Some residents agree there's been improvements.
:05:08. > :05:09.There are a lot less kids hanging about.
:05:10. > :05:12.Particularly at Tesco, here, and in the churchyard,
:05:13. > :05:16.but I have to say, of late, I've not seen that.
:05:17. > :05:19.There have been a lot of cars going, police cars going about,
:05:20. > :05:22.and in general, over this last four, six months, it has got
:05:23. > :05:27.But after these six months, what next?
:05:28. > :05:31.Well, I will do what I can in my role as Police
:05:32. > :05:34.and Crime Commissioner to keep a watch on what's happening and talk
:05:35. > :05:37.to the council and obviously, talk to my colleagues who work
:05:38. > :05:42.As far as youth services are concerned, I am afraid they have
:05:43. > :05:46.been cut pretty badly generally, throughout the region,
:05:47. > :05:50.not just in Countesthorpe, but elsewhere, and I am absolutely
:05:51. > :05:51.delighted by the help that the County Council
:05:52. > :05:54.and the District Council have given in that regard.
:05:55. > :05:56.Only a minority caused problems and the authorities hope
:05:57. > :05:58.they will not have to use stronger powers again.
:05:59. > :06:05.Simon Ward, BBC East Midlands Today, Countesthorpe.
:06:06. > :06:08.Villagers in parts of Leicestershire and Rutland are getting a new kind
:06:09. > :06:14.The mobile service is based in the back of a van.
:06:15. > :06:17.It's the first of its kind in the East Midlands and provides
:06:18. > :06:19.all the services you'd find in a conventional Post Office,
:06:20. > :06:21.replacing branches closed down in eight villages
:06:22. > :06:29.Absolutely brilliant because it is a facility
:06:30. > :06:32.for the people that are disabled or older people that cannot get out.
:06:33. > :06:35.Well, it has been missed for years, I mean, we've had the closure
:06:36. > :06:38.of Post Offices here, then we had a little
:06:39. > :06:42.So, it is useful that it has opened again.
:06:43. > :06:45.Next tonight, one of the youngest guide dog owners in the country
:06:46. > :06:47.has been describing how she hopes her new canine
:06:48. > :06:50.companion will help her lead an independent life.
:06:51. > :06:55.Alice Hopkins is 15 and for three months she's been paired
:06:56. > :06:59.She's one of just 55 people in the country under the age of 18
:07:00. > :07:04.to have a guide dog and Sarah Teale has been to meet her.
:07:05. > :07:09.Monday morning and Alice Hopkins arrives at the Tuxford Academy
:07:10. > :07:12.This year the 15-year-old has been coming to school
:07:13. > :07:24.What has it been like having Billy with you?
:07:25. > :07:27.I think it is good because I don't have to constantly have people
:07:28. > :07:32.watching me, it gives me a bit more freedom.
:07:33. > :07:36.The rules changed in the last few years to allow under 18s to be
:07:37. > :07:38.Alice is the youngest owner in Nottinghamshire.
:07:39. > :07:41.What are the challenges that that brings?
:07:42. > :07:50.So getting her to accept the responsibility, she had a bit
:07:51. > :07:55.of a eureka moment when she realised it was going to be such a commitment
:07:56. > :07:58.and did she want that but also then balancing that up
:07:59. > :08:00.with the independence that she wanted.
:08:01. > :08:02.It became, yeah, this is the route we're going to go down.
:08:03. > :08:07.The amount of work that you have to do with him
:08:08. > :08:10.and the responsibilities is overwhelming.
:08:11. > :08:14.But if you put the work in, you get a good result out of it.
:08:15. > :08:17.Tuxford Academy is one of just a handful of schools in the country
:08:18. > :08:21.Having Billy in school just allows her to gain that independence,
:08:22. > :08:24.build resilience and confidence and go through her school life
:08:25. > :08:30.Alice is now one of just 55 guide dog owners aged
:08:31. > :08:42.What is very noticeable in the short period that she has had Billy,
:08:43. > :08:46.her confidence and her whole demeanour has grown in stature.
:08:47. > :08:48.He seemed to enjoy our cameras today.
:08:49. > :08:56.I can imagine he is a bit of a novelty.
:08:57. > :08:59.Yeah, they did say the novelty would wear off
:09:00. > :09:04.After GCSEs, Alice hopes to stay on at Tuxford
:09:05. > :09:07.And then Billy should allow her the independence
:09:08. > :09:16.Sarah Teale, BBC East Midlands Today, Tuxford.
:09:17. > :09:23.So, it's goodbye from me, but with your weather now, here's Lucy.
:09:24. > :09:29.Thank you. And good evening. Well after the unsettled week with its
:09:30. > :09:33.weather warnings we saw last week, this week is looking a lot more
:09:34. > :09:37.settled. We have high pressure sitting over UK and that will keep
:09:38. > :09:41.things really quite settled over the next few days. We will not see much
:09:42. > :09:45.in a way of change day to day, really. What can we expect? Well,
:09:46. > :09:49.there will be plenty of cloud around as we move through this week. As we
:09:50. > :10:00.get into the midweek those temperatures will creep
:10:01. > :10:05.up a degree or two but it will not be won by any means and there are
:10:06. > :10:08.one or two showers to look out for, the odd spot of rain and drizzle as
:10:09. > :10:11.well. Putting the detail onto the map, plenty of club around tonight.
:10:12. > :10:14.It could be taken of the odd spot of rain or drizzle and we also are
:10:15. > :10:16.looking at a little bit of hill fog and mist. Temperatures dropping to
:10:17. > :10:19.an overnight low between two degrees and three Celsius. Tuesday looks
:10:20. > :10:23.similar to today. The further South, more in the way of brightness and a
:10:24. > :10:27.little bit of uncertainty as to exactly where that boundary will
:10:28. > :10:35.set. Further up to the North, plenty of cloud and a bit of mist and murk,
:10:36. > :10:38.temperatures at a maximum of six Celsius. Not really much NEXT
:10:39. > :10:42.overnight low. In the Wednesday, it is a frosty start to the day, the
:10:43. > :10:45.further South you are. There will be plenty of cloud Arat at the chance
:10:46. > :10:48.of seeing the odd shower but the high pressure moves out to the East
:10:49. > :10:54.so we will see a little bit more of the wide of brightness, temperatures
:10:55. > :10:57.at a maximum of 8 degrees. Thursday, the club's victims, a chance of
:10:58. > :11:02.seeing the odd bit of drizzle, temperatures at a maximum of eight
:11:03. > :11:04.Celsius. I will leave you with the outlook. Similar story as we move
:11:05. > :11:09.perhaps a little milder. If you like the mild weather, you'll have to
:11:10. > :11:13.head elsewhere in the country. Find out more in the national weather
:11:14. > :11:17.forecast. Our weather is going against normal expectations this
:11:18. > :11:20.week. In Highland Scotland some snow to be seen on the hills.
:11:21. > :11:26.Temperatures as high as 12 Celsius today. Over the next few days the
:11:27. > :11:30.coldest air is in the far south-east of England where there is sunshine
:11:31. > :11:35.to be had. Four or five Celsius in Kent. Differences remain over the
:11:36. > :11:40.next few days and here is why. I pressure in control of the weather.
:11:41. > :11:46.Some clear a continental air, but coming into Scotland from the
:11:47. > :11:50.Atlantic plenty of clouds around. Outbreaks of rain through Scotland
:11:51. > :11:51.and Northern Ireland overnight, patchy drizzle into parts of