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