:00:00. > :00:20.And now the news for the East Midlands; I'm Maurice Flynn.
:00:21. > :00:23.First tonight, Rolls-Royce has reported one of its biggest ever
:00:24. > :00:36.At ?4.6 billion, it's also one of the biggest losses
:00:37. > :00:40.Our chief reporter Quentin Rayner has the details.
:00:41. > :00:42.Yes, a very big number - ?4.6 billion.
:00:43. > :00:45.It's one of the largest corporate losses ever reported in the UK,
:00:46. > :00:49.and it comes at the end of an awful year for the Derby aerospace giant.
:00:50. > :00:53.It's Britain's most famous company and its name has become
:00:54. > :00:55.shorthand for the very best, but these have not been the best
:00:56. > :01:00.With five profit warnings in three years, it's now had
:01:01. > :01:03.to post the biggest loss in its 133-year history.
:01:04. > :01:05.That said, the bulk of the loss is due to an accounting adjustment
:01:06. > :01:16.Overall the situation is not rosy, but not to the extent that this
:01:17. > :01:19.But it is an uphill battle for Rolls-Royce -
:01:20. > :01:24.but they have embarked on a serious programme of restructuring,
:01:25. > :01:29.cost-cutting, they aim to have savings of about ?200 million
:01:30. > :01:33.So it's not a rosy picture, but nothing to the extent
:01:34. > :01:40.But Rolls-Royce IS going to have to pay ?671 million in combined
:01:41. > :01:43.fines for 24 years of bribery and corruption across the world,
:01:44. > :01:45.exposed after the biggest investigation by the Serious Fraud
:01:46. > :01:52.Office - prompting this video released last month by Rolls-Royce.
:01:53. > :01:54.The behaviour uncovered in the course of the investigations
:01:55. > :01:56.by the Serious Fraud Office and other authorities is completely
:01:57. > :01:59.unacceptable, and we apologise unreservedly for it.
:02:00. > :02:01.When the Deferred Prosecution Agreement was granted
:02:02. > :02:12.by Lord Justice Leveson last month, his verdict was stinging.
:02:13. > :02:14.He said the SFO investigation unearthed the most serious breaches
:02:15. > :02:17.of criminal law in the areas of bribery and corruption -
:02:18. > :02:19.adding that some of this corruption involved controlling the minds
:02:20. > :02:22.As a company Rolls-Royce avoided a criminal prosecution,
:02:23. > :02:25.but now the Serious Fraud Office is looking into bringing
:02:26. > :02:28.It's been reported in certain areas of the press that those
:02:29. > :02:30.investigations could involve up to three dozen people,
:02:31. > :02:33.and Rolls-Royce says it continues to cooperate with the SFO.
:02:34. > :02:35.With 14,000 workers, Rolls-Royce is Derby's biggest employer.
:02:36. > :02:40.What happens at the Sinfin site is keenly felt in the city.
:02:41. > :02:43.They've just got to hope that Rolls-Royce actually have got a plan
:02:44. > :02:46.in place to minimise the effects, to get new orders in.
:02:47. > :02:49.Rolls-Royce to me has always been something good in Derby,
:02:50. > :02:51.and I would hate to think of Rolls-Royce going down.
:02:52. > :02:56.I think they got a get out of jail free card,
:02:57. > :02:57.because of their size, because of...you know,
:02:58. > :03:07.There's no suggestion Rolls-Royce is under threat.
:03:08. > :03:10.It's got a healthy order book, costs are coming down,
:03:11. > :03:13.Its CEO says they're now looking forward,
:03:14. > :03:15.but has called for high standards to be maintained, to ensure
:03:16. > :03:19.that Rolls-Royce becomes a more trusted company.
:03:20. > :03:21.So what about the future prospects for Rolls-Royce
:03:22. > :03:23.selling its technology around the world, after the bribery
:03:24. > :03:28.Here's the view of Howard Wheeldon, an aerospace specialist for two
:03:29. > :03:34.From a reputational point of view I'm less concerned about that -
:03:35. > :03:37.I really don't think that Rolls-Royce is going to face
:03:38. > :03:43.problems in trying to sell its engines to airlines,
:03:44. > :03:49.because of the nature of that 671 million deferred prosecution amount.
:03:50. > :04:01.Post-Brexit, everybody knows the pound is down,
:04:02. > :04:04.so it means Rolls-Royce has taken a big hit on this fund,
:04:05. > :04:11.But of course over time currency rates change,
:04:12. > :04:13.and that particular loss could very well dwindle right down again.
:04:14. > :04:24.What is true is that the underlying profits are down by about a half
:04:25. > :04:27.on what they were last year, from ?1.4 billion to ?813 million.
:04:28. > :04:28.Better than expected, so not a disaster -
:04:29. > :04:33.A 34-year-old man from Leicester has been jailed for hitting a police
:04:34. > :04:35.officer with his van, while fleeing from a building site
:04:36. > :04:38.Courtney Johnson pleaded guilty to theft and causing GBH
:04:39. > :04:41.with intent to resist arrest, after the incident in
:04:42. > :04:44.Today he was jailed for almost four years at Leicester Crown Court.
:04:45. > :04:46.The judge, Philip Head, described his actions
:04:47. > :04:52.Cash grants are being made available to employers in our region,
:04:53. > :04:55.to help former offenders find legitimate jobs.
:04:56. > :04:57.The money's coming from our Police and Crime Commissioners -
:04:58. > :05:00.an attempt to break the cycle of unemployment and crime that some
:05:01. > :05:09.Our social affairs correspondent Jeremy Ball reports.
:05:10. > :05:12.Sam is making a clean start; no-one wanted to give him a job
:05:13. > :05:16.That was until he was given a placement here
:05:17. > :05:21.At the end of the third week they turned around to me and said,
:05:22. > :05:24."We would like to offer you a full-time job."
:05:25. > :05:27.It was like a dream come true, my eyes just lit up
:05:28. > :05:35.No, it really was the best news I could have heard
:05:36. > :05:40.Sam is one of hundreds of people with criminal records who have
:05:41. > :05:41.been given placements through what is known
:05:42. > :05:45.They are working side-by-side with staff at firms like this one
:05:46. > :05:56.an opportunity to make an honest living.
:05:57. > :05:58.The charity is being funded by Leicestershire's Police
:05:59. > :06:01.and Crime Commissioner, who is spending ?40,000 per year
:06:02. > :06:07.You know, there will be some people watching this who will say,
:06:08. > :06:09.you know, "These job opportunities are rewarding people
:06:10. > :06:20.It is really important for the rest of us, for society,
:06:21. > :06:22.that those who have committed crime, paid the punishment,
:06:23. > :06:25.have a chance when they come out to live lawful lives.
:06:26. > :06:28.If they blow that chance, well, that is up to them,
:06:29. > :06:31.but for the rest of us and for them themselves, it is absolutely
:06:32. > :06:33.crucial that they are given that chance; otherwise
:06:34. > :06:40.The Wire Project says two-thirds of its ex-offenders who are given
:06:41. > :06:43.work placements get jobs within a year, and now Sam is
:06:44. > :06:46.It seemed at times when it was impossible.
:06:47. > :06:49.It is like there was this physical barrier, because of
:06:50. > :06:53.I'm in a good position right now, I am not blowing it for anything.
:06:54. > :06:57.Next: A service offering support for people with dementia
:06:58. > :07:05.that's proving so popular, more volunteers are needed.
:07:06. > :07:08.It's called the Side-By-Side service - a kind of unusual matchmaking
:07:09. > :07:09.service which helps people who would otherwise
:07:10. > :07:16.Artemis and Jennifer are both retired teachers,
:07:17. > :07:19.grandmothers, and they share the same interest in books.
:07:20. > :07:22.They have been matched as friends, because one of them has dementia.
:07:23. > :07:30.Artemis was diagnosed five years ago.
:07:31. > :07:32.Jennifer's visits mean Artemis can feel secure walking
:07:33. > :07:39.Their pairing as pals is part of the Alzheimer's Society's
:07:40. > :07:49.It aims to match helpers with those who need support.
:07:50. > :08:00.list in Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire alone.
:08:01. > :08:05.I am so looking forward to her coming.
:08:06. > :08:09.In fact, recently I was telling her I am dreading when the time comes
:08:10. > :08:17.I'm afraid you're stuck with me, because I just go on and on...
:08:18. > :08:19.Well, I love "stuck", cos I keep being stuck with you!
:08:20. > :08:28.And while Jennifer sticks with Artemis, others
:08:29. > :08:30.with dementia claim they LOSE friends following diagnosis.
:08:31. > :08:33.The aim now is to help them pick up vital new ones...
:08:34. > :08:40...and begin a whole new chapter in their lives.
:08:41. > :08:42.A man from Nottingham, who had a cardiac arrest
:08:43. > :08:44.at a football match in Derbyshire, today met the paramedics
:08:45. > :08:48.Ian Taylor showed no signs of life for ten minutes after collapsing
:08:49. > :08:52.Paramedics say the quick reaction of staff and volunteers
:08:53. > :09:11.He was stood behind me, we were talking, and as I looked
:09:12. > :09:12.around he fell down, instantaneously.
:09:13. > :09:14.Just lying flat on his back, not breathing.
:09:15. > :09:28.heart was stopped for quite a while. The CPR kept it going. I was very
:09:29. > :09:34.lucky. Sport now, and four of our sides
:09:35. > :09:51.have been in action tonight, A 4-4 draw at Mansfield Town
:09:52. > :09:56.with Accrington Stanley, while Notts County lost 2-1
:09:57. > :09:58.at home to Exeter. That's your news and sport,
:09:59. > :10:04.but let's check now on the weather - It is a lot cloudier than earlier,
:10:05. > :10:07.and we have some quite mild temperatures coming in. The further
:10:08. > :10:13.to the east you are, is where the best of the brightness was today.
:10:14. > :10:16.This weather front is bringing quite a lot of cloud. Here's what's going
:10:17. > :10:22.on in the bigger picture, we've got a couple of weather fronts so plenty
:10:23. > :10:26.of cloud over the next few days, but it's this change in the weather
:10:27. > :10:32.direction that is dragging in some milder air, and that is where we are
:10:33. > :10:36.seeing temperatures creeping up. So as we go through this evening and
:10:37. > :10:41.overnight we've got plenty of cloud, a few outbreaks of rain, and it is
:10:42. > :10:46.going to be quite murky, some missed about and some fog over higher
:10:47. > :10:52.ground. Temperatures falling to an overnight low of six, 7 degrees. A
:10:53. > :10:56.mild start of the day tomorrow, plenty of cloud around. It will be
:10:57. > :11:01.quite murky first thing, but then into the afternoon sun rain coming
:11:02. > :11:03.up from the south-west. Temperatures at a maximum of
:11:04. > :11:07.weather into the weekend. A bit of fog around to watch out for. Jon
:11:08. > :11:11.Hammond with the national forecast now.
:11:12. > :11:16.Good evening. There is some rain in the forecast but not a lot. Plenty
:11:17. > :11:22.of dry weather to look forward to as we head to the weekend. Cloud
:11:23. > :11:28.delivering some rain but plenty of spaces in between, hence my
:11:29. > :11:31.optimism. One of these blobs of cloud is producing dampness right
:11:32. > :11:36.now. We could see a glancing blow across the far south-east through
:11:37. > :11:40.the early hours and later some rain arriving across the far south-west.
:11:41. > :11:43.In between some hill fog overnight, not desperately cold, for most a
:11:44. > :11:48.touch of frost across the northern Glens of Scotland. At the other end
:11:49. > :11:51.of the UK some wet weather first thing for breakfast, pushing through
:11:52. > :11:52.Devon and Cornwall into South Wales. It won't