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And now the news for the East Midlands, | :00:14. | :00:15. | |
Two Polish brothers have been jailed for exploiting | :00:16. | :00:18. | |
Nottingham Crown Court was told that Sports Direct unwittingly | :00:19. | :00:24. | |
employed "modern slaves" at its warehouse in Shirebrook. | :00:25. | :00:28. | |
Our social affairs correspondent Jeremy Ball has been | :00:29. | :00:31. | |
following the case, and I asked him what the brothers did. | :00:32. | :00:35. | |
Well, they destroy peoples lives, according to the judge | :00:36. | :00:38. | |
In all, 18 vulnerable men were trafficked over from Poland. | :00:39. | :00:45. | |
We heard they were recruited because they were vulnerable, | :00:46. | :00:48. | |
They were lured here on false promises. | :00:49. | :00:53. | |
Tonight, Erwin and Krystian Markowski beginning | :00:54. | :00:57. | |
They admitted exploiting those workers under | :00:58. | :01:02. | |
We heard that they sent these men to work at Sports Direct | :01:03. | :01:06. | |
through an employment agency, but kept most of their wages. | :01:07. | :01:10. | |
Over a year, we heard, they stole at least ?35,000. | :01:11. | :01:13. | |
You say that they controlled these workers, how? | :01:14. | :01:17. | |
Essentially, it was through threats and violence. | :01:18. | :01:20. | |
We heard that they extorted protection money. | :01:21. | :01:23. | |
When one man complained, he was beaten up and made homeless. | :01:24. | :01:28. | |
We also heard these workers lived in filthy conditions, | :01:29. | :01:31. | |
and that the brothers controlled their bank accounts, | :01:32. | :01:33. | |
and withdrew their earnings through cash machines. | :01:34. | :01:37. | |
Tonight, we've had this reaction from Nottinghamshire's | :01:38. | :01:40. | |
Police Commissioner, who says he's horrified. | :01:41. | :01:43. | |
They've been held as victims, kept as slaves, and treated abominably. | :01:44. | :01:54. | |
And I hope the sentence sends out a strong message that | :01:55. | :01:58. | |
Nottinghamshire Police and the courts aren't going | :01:59. | :02:01. | |
And how were the brothers finally caught? | :02:02. | :02:06. | |
It all ended when one of these victims want into a Nottingham | :02:07. | :02:10. | |
police station and said 11 workers, who were sharing his house, | :02:11. | :02:13. | |
Tonight, we've had a statement from Sports Direct. | :02:14. | :02:17. | |
They've welcomed the brothers' convictions. | :02:18. | :02:21. | |
The firm says it sends a clear message that the exploitation | :02:22. | :02:23. | |
The RSPCA and a vet are demanding action to stop what they call | :02:24. | :02:31. | |
the crisis of horses being cruelly dumped. | :02:32. | :02:36. | |
In the latest case, a mare was tied up and left for dead | :02:37. | :02:39. | |
overnight in the frost, suffering horrific injuries. | :02:40. | :02:43. | |
Animal charities want to know why the law to get horses microchipped | :02:44. | :02:46. | |
The actions of these people, it's a hideous crime. | :02:47. | :02:53. | |
Two months ago, a young horse was dumped with rubbish | :02:54. | :02:57. | |
That was still alive the following morning, | :02:58. | :03:02. | |
On a scale of 1-10 I think that's a ten for suffering. | :03:03. | :03:06. | |
Two weeks ago, a grey mare, thought to have been in labour, | :03:07. | :03:10. | |
On Wednesday evening, three horses - a mare, her foal and another young | :03:11. | :03:20. | |
horse - were found dead in a field near here, in Derbyshire. | :03:21. | :03:26. | |
What do you want to see done about this? | :03:27. | :03:28. | |
I'd like Trading Standards to enforce the law that's | :03:29. | :03:32. | |
Under the passport regulations, these guys should be chipped. | :03:33. | :03:41. | |
Once these guys are chipped, they are a traceable commodity. | :03:42. | :03:44. | |
It says it's seeing more and more horses dumped because people don't | :03:45. | :03:51. | |
want to pay the cost of disposing of the body properly. | :03:52. | :03:55. | |
It wants the Government to take urgent action to... | :03:56. | :04:08. | |
So what do Trading Standards, the enforcers, say about that? | :04:09. | :04:12. | |
There are practical issues around its enforcement. | :04:13. | :04:17. | |
I'm sure it's not having the desired detterent effect | :04:18. | :04:25. | |
There's probably a grey area, in terms of what the RSPCA | :04:26. | :04:30. | |
I think that needs looking at more closely. | :04:31. | :04:35. | |
Meanwhile, another day, another appeal for witnesses. | :04:36. | :04:41. | |
She was dumped on Saturday night in Leicestershire, | :04:42. | :04:46. | |
her back legs tied to railings so she fell, suffering | :04:47. | :04:50. | |
It's time to get tough, say campaigners, to end the cruelty. | :04:51. | :05:01. | |
A man is recovering in hospital after he was seriously injured | :05:02. | :05:04. | |
in a hit and run collision in a Leicestershire | :05:05. | :05:06. | |
It happened on this stretch of Kirkby Road in Barwell. | :05:07. | :05:11. | |
The silver car was later found burnt out on a farm | :05:12. | :05:14. | |
Two cars were also damaged in the collision. | :05:15. | :05:18. | |
A 22-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous | :05:19. | :05:21. | |
bodily harm and drink-driving and has been bailed | :05:22. | :05:23. | |
Next - Number 10's ten-point plan to shape Britain's | :05:24. | :05:30. | |
industrial strategy and the post-Brexit economy. | :05:31. | :05:33. | |
The Government wants to encourage smart energy, | :05:34. | :05:35. | |
robotics and 5G mobile technology, and today the Education Secretary | :05:36. | :05:39. | |
was in Derby to announce an overhaul of technical education to bridge | :05:40. | :05:43. | |
Visiting Bombardier to see London's new Crossrail trains. | :05:44. | :05:51. | |
But the Education Secretary also met graduates and apprentices. | :05:52. | :05:56. | |
She says they're exactly the sort of young people | :05:57. | :05:58. | |
she wants to see emerging from ?170 million of new national | :05:59. | :06:01. | |
The East Midlands engine is a key part of the Industrial Strategy | :06:02. | :06:07. | |
green paper that we've just launched today. | :06:08. | :06:10. | |
I'm here because, within that, skills and making | :06:11. | :06:13. | |
sure our young people have got the skills that companies | :06:14. | :06:16. | |
like Bombardier need is absolutely critical. | :06:17. | :06:18. | |
We know that Germany produces around three times as many | :06:19. | :06:21. | |
technically skilled people coming into its workforce as the UK does. | :06:22. | :06:25. | |
The institutes of technology will enable us to start | :06:26. | :06:27. | |
The Government's talking about investing a lot | :06:28. | :06:31. | |
in apprentices, in more education - do you think this is worthwhile? | :06:32. | :06:34. | |
Especially the rail industry, it's very important to invest in, | :06:35. | :06:38. | |
and for young people to come through. | :06:39. | :06:41. | |
I went to college, did my A-levels in maths and physics. | :06:42. | :06:44. | |
I believe those as a fundamental skill prepares | :06:45. | :06:48. | |
You get the experience and qualifications at the same time. | :06:49. | :06:54. | |
The Education Secretary says at the institutes will provide | :06:55. | :06:58. | |
the skills Britain will need if it's to stay competitive after Brexit. | :06:59. | :07:06. | |
So what do businesses here think of the PM's strategy? | :07:07. | :07:10. | |
A1 Flue Systems, near Ollerton, is the type of manufacturer | :07:11. | :07:16. | |
Family-run for over 40 years, it employs 140 workers, | :07:17. | :07:22. | |
As a company, it wanted Brexit, and is broadly encouraged | :07:23. | :07:28. | |
We have got slight concerns that they are pushing towards technology | :07:29. | :07:36. | |
and not the manufacturing side of things. | :07:37. | :07:39. | |
The company were very pro-Brexit, and we feel it will, eventually, | :07:40. | :07:42. | |
The company has to do all its own training, | :07:43. | :07:48. | |
It's delighted the Government is pledging ?170 million to overhaul | :07:49. | :07:53. | |
technical education, to bridge what's been described | :07:54. | :07:56. | |
We do struggle with skills, because, obviously, | :07:57. | :08:03. | |
school leavers aren't pushed towards manufacturing, they are very | :08:04. | :08:06. | |
We can't get anybody straight out of college to do what we do, | :08:07. | :08:13. | |
so everything is thrown into getting our own skills | :08:14. | :08:15. | |
So, if they are strengthening skills, it would be welcome to us. | :08:16. | :08:21. | |
The biggest business group in the East Midlands | :08:22. | :08:23. | |
It's the first indication that the Prime Minister has listened | :08:24. | :08:27. | |
to what our members have been asking for, which is that business | :08:28. | :08:32. | |
is forefront as part of the Brexit negotiations. | :08:33. | :08:35. | |
The details, how does the strategy and subsequent investment, | :08:36. | :08:40. | |
how does it play out on a practical, local level? | :08:41. | :08:44. | |
Like many other companies, A1 Flue Systems wants | :08:45. | :08:47. | |
business rates reviewed, but says, since the Brexit | :08:48. | :08:50. | |
referendum, it's already seeing more orders than before. | :08:51. | :08:58. | |
That's your news, so it's goodbye from me. | :08:59. | :09:00. | |
But with your weather now, here's Alex. | :09:01. | :09:07. | |
Thanks. The weather for the week ahead is looking at chilly. We've | :09:08. | :09:14. | |
got some frost and fog on the way as well. Easier conditions later this | :09:15. | :09:21. | |
week, but also brighter spells, is not wall-to-wall cloud. A yellow | :09:22. | :09:25. | |
weather warning for fog tonight into tomorrow morning. Take extra care, | :09:26. | :09:30. | |
particularly in the rush hour, there could be tricky driving conditions. | :09:31. | :09:35. | |
BBC local radio will have the latest updates. Through the chorus are | :09:36. | :09:39. | |
tonight, we will have that fog building, in the early hours. Loads | :09:40. | :09:45. | |
of around minus two Celsius tonight. Get those ice scraper is at the | :09:46. | :09:50. | |
ready for tomorrow morning. Tomorrow morning will start at foggy night. | :09:51. | :09:56. | |
Through the day, the cloud will thin and break, so we may see some | :09:57. | :10:04. | |
sunshine. Highs of around 6 degrees. Going through tomorrow night, we | :10:05. | :10:08. | |
will see that cloud building in again. It chilly night again, not | :10:09. | :10:14. | |
quite as quick chilly as tonight, loads of 0 degrees, so the chance of | :10:15. | :10:21. | |
a frost. Towards weapon state, brighter spells in place -- towards | :10:22. | :10:28. | |
Wednesday, highs of 6 degrees. Looking towards the second half of | :10:29. | :10:33. | |
the week, we continue to see those isobars squeezing together. It will | :10:34. | :10:38. | |
feel breezy, drawing in air from the neocons learned. We expected to get | :10:39. | :10:44. | |
rather cold. Thursday is the chilliest day, feeling like -3 out | :10:45. | :10:51. | |
of about, so wrap up warm. Some brightness around, a similar | :10:52. | :10:55. | |
position on Friday, but slightly milder highs of six Celsius, but | :10:56. | :11:02. | |
drizzly its and pieces around. That's it from us comic | :11:03. | :11:03. | |
For the weekend we will have dry weather with sunny spells and it | :11:04. | :11:06. | |
will be a little bit milder. Good evening. We are continuing to | :11:07. | :11:17. | |
see huge righty in the weather. Getting the detail right is proving | :11:18. | :11:25. | |
to be a challenge. This was in Pembrokeshire and other parts of the | :11:26. | :11:30. | |
UK were gloomy throughout the day. The fog is thickening up right now. | :11:31. | :11:35. | |
Particularly pool on the M5 in south-west England. Very foggy | :11:36. | :11:43. | |
across parts of the West Country. This fog is tending to spread its | :11:44. | :11:48. | |
way further eastwards. Some fog as well across parts of Yorkshire. | :11:49. | :11:52. | |
Northern Ireland and Scotland are mild but damn. This is how we will | :11:53. | :11:58. | |
start the day. At eight o'clock in the morning, quite a lot of fog | :11:59. | :12:01. | |
around which could affect the major airports. What all of us have seen | :12:02. | :12:06. | |
fog. There will be Sunni | :12:07. | :12:08. |