:00:12. > :00:14.And now the news for the East Midlands, I'm Dominic Heale.
:00:15. > :00:18.First tonight, a seven-year-old died after communication between care
:00:19. > :00:25.The words of a coroner today after hearing the latest
:00:26. > :00:28.evidence into the death of Shanay Walker in 2014.
:00:29. > :00:31.Shanay's aunt and grandmother are currently serving prison
:00:32. > :00:33.terms for cruelty to her, after she was found to have
:00:34. > :00:39.The inquest into her death is into its second week,
:00:40. > :00:41.and today heard from care professionals that despite concerns
:00:42. > :00:43.for Shanay's welfare, her abusers were too readily
:00:44. > :00:47.It's thought at least ten safeguarding referrals were made
:00:48. > :00:50.But the inquest into her death is hearing about the missed
:00:51. > :00:52.opportunities for the professionals involved to work together.
:00:53. > :00:55.She was in the care of her aunt, Kay-Ann Morris, who was jailed
:00:56. > :00:57.for cruelty to Shanay, along with Shanay's
:00:58. > :01:04.1.5 weeks into this inquest, and we continue to hear that
:01:05. > :01:07.concerns were raised about Shanay Walker,
:01:08. > :01:12.The coroner, Mairin Casey, said there is evidence that
:01:13. > :01:13.information was withheld from the local authority
:01:14. > :01:19.Shanay's aunt, Kay-Ann Morris, was said to have dominated
:01:20. > :01:22.interviews with professionals, and persuaded them that the injuries
:01:23. > :01:28.were accidental, or even self-inflicted by Shanay.
:01:29. > :01:31.Shanay went to Southglade Primary School in Nottingham.
:01:32. > :01:34.Whilst safeguarding referrals were made, staff have been
:01:35. > :01:39.questioned about how effective procedures were at the school.
:01:40. > :01:41.Dr Emma Fillmore gave evidence in the criminal case,
:01:42. > :01:44.and spoke again today at the inquest.
:01:45. > :01:48.She is a consultant paediatrician, who wasn't involved with Shanay,
:01:49. > :01:51.but gave an overview for the inquest.
:01:52. > :01:53.She agreed there was a lot of significant information
:01:54. > :01:58.about Shanay that should have been acted upon.
:01:59. > :02:00.Referring to the aunt, Kay-Ann Morris, she said,
:02:01. > :02:03."It's very concerning that Shanay does not feel she can talk to Kay
:02:04. > :02:06.about how she feels, when Morris is the person
:02:07. > :02:09.who is supposed to be carrying for her."
:02:10. > :02:11.The coroner said, "Communication channels failed miserably
:02:12. > :02:16.between the school, the local authority and health professionals."
:02:17. > :02:19.Giving evidence today was incontinence nurse Stephanie Joiner.
:02:20. > :02:22.She had concerns, and said, "On reflection, I should have
:02:23. > :02:28.She could not explain why she didn't.
:02:29. > :02:30.The aunt, Kay-Ann Morris, was allowed to bring
:02:31. > :02:33.so-called spiritual guardians to meetings with professionals.
:02:34. > :02:37.They were her friends who backed up what she said.
:02:38. > :02:43.Simon Ward, BBC East Midlands Today, Nottingham.
:02:44. > :02:47.The number of people out of work in the East Midlands has gone up again.
:02:48. > :02:50.That's despite figures nationally showing an overall fall.
:02:51. > :02:54.Statistics from October to December show that a 114,000 people
:02:55. > :03:01.That's 6,000 more than the previous quarter across the East Midlands,
:03:02. > :03:04.though the Government points out that more than two-and-a-quarter
:03:05. > :03:09.million people are in work - nearly a record figure.
:03:10. > :03:12.A mystery donor has given ?10,000 to a young girl who needs
:03:13. > :03:19.an operation after thieves stole a collection tin for her appeal.
:03:20. > :03:21.Nine-year-old Kareena Hayes from Long Eaton in Derbyshire has
:03:22. > :03:23.cerebral palsy and needs an operation to help
:03:24. > :03:31.A charity box raising funds for her was stolen from a caf
:03:32. > :03:36.Now an anonymous businessman's put up the money so that Kareena's
:03:37. > :03:44.A nursery had to be evacuated after a digger broke through a gas
:03:45. > :03:49.Firefighters set up a 50-metre cordon in Sneinton, and up to 50
:03:50. > :03:58.Morning rush-hour, and traffic's brought to a standstill.
:03:59. > :04:02.A digger hit a low pressure gas main, causing a severe leak.
:04:03. > :04:05.Emergency services were called to deal
:04:06. > :04:07.with the possibility of an explosion.
:04:08. > :04:09.There was a very pungent, strong gas smell.
:04:10. > :04:11.First priority is, how dangerous is it?
:04:12. > :04:15.Because potentially I've got an explosion, and the explosion
:04:16. > :04:18.range could have been anything up to 80 metres.
:04:19. > :04:20.So my first priority was to evacuate the surrounding area.
:04:21. > :04:23.We have been working closely with the other emergency services,
:04:24. > :04:25.so it's been a joint emergency service project.
:04:26. > :04:29.About 50 homes and businesses were evacuated.
:04:30. > :04:32.So once we'd realised what we'd got, that's when the chaos started.
:04:33. > :04:34.And it was arranging that chaos to make it calm.
:04:35. > :04:37.And that's what we've done successfully.
:04:38. > :04:41.A sports session was due to take place on the playing fields over
:04:42. > :04:44.the road for around 90 children who are off school for half term.
:04:45. > :04:49.Among the first businesses to be evacuated was the nursery next
:04:50. > :04:54.It was breakfast time for around 25 children
:04:55. > :04:59.I literally left with no bag, nothing.
:05:00. > :05:01.I nearly walked out with my slippers on!
:05:02. > :05:03.So it was just getting the children out.
:05:04. > :05:09.We just put them into pushchairs and a cot, and we took them
:05:10. > :05:12.to a youth centre around the corner who kindly opened up
:05:13. > :05:16.for us so we could go in there and use the hall.
:05:17. > :05:19.Residents were allowed to return to their homes by mid-afternoon.
:05:20. > :05:23.The nursery should be open as normal tomorrow.
:05:24. > :05:25.The National Grid, which is responsible for the gas supply,
:05:26. > :05:28.said a temporary repair was done straightaway, and it has now carried
:05:29. > :05:39.Steve Orme, BBC East Midlands Today, Nottingham.
:05:40. > :05:42.A stretch of the A52 in Nottinghamshire is closed in both
:05:43. > :05:44.directions this evening after a serious collision.
:05:45. > :05:49.It's happened between the A46 near Saxondale and the A1 near Grantham.
:05:50. > :05:52.Police are currently at the scene, where a light column
:05:53. > :05:57.Both directions are closed, and drivers are being advised
:05:58. > :06:04.East Midlands Airport's had a 15% rise in the number of passengers
:06:05. > :06:07.Last month nearly 220,000 people travelled through the airport
:06:08. > :06:15.In the previous January, about 190,000 people used it.
:06:16. > :06:17.Airport managers hope new destinations and more flights
:06:18. > :06:25.on popular routes will deliver the airport's busiest ever summer.
:06:26. > :06:27.A Nottinghamshire MP's visiting Jordan, where she's gone to see how
:06:28. > :06:29.millions of Syrian refugees are living in freezing camps.
:06:30. > :06:33.Broxtowe MP Anna Soubry's travelling with a charity that's using British
:06:34. > :06:39.aid donations to keep victims of the war alive.
:06:40. > :06:44.She's gone to a large camp called Zaatari with the charity Oxfam.
:06:45. > :06:47.She spoke to us from there via internet link.
:06:48. > :06:51.This is basically like a great big piece of rubble.
:06:52. > :06:53.There is no vegetation - there's no trees, there's no
:06:54. > :07:06.But at the moment, the reality is it's going to be I think many
:07:07. > :07:13.Finally tonight, Sean Fitzpatrick from Loughborough barely
:07:14. > :07:18.He was too worried to go because of his health.
:07:19. > :07:20.But now, a new invention is enabling Charnwood's youngest diabetes
:07:21. > :07:30.For Sean Fitzpatrick, this monitor has changed his life.
:07:31. > :07:34.The device prompts him to press a button to show he's well.
:07:35. > :07:39.And if he misses a prompt, a family member or a warden are alerted.
:07:40. > :07:41.Hello, you are through to Emma at Charnwood Lifeline,
:07:42. > :07:46.Hello, I'm just checking my activity button and making
:07:47. > :07:49.Yes, that's come through perfectly fine.
:07:50. > :07:56.But if Sean needed help, an ambulance could be called.
:07:57. > :08:00.Sean has heart problems and type-one diabetes.
:08:01. > :08:05.He can fall unconscious if his blood sugar levels get too low.
:08:06. > :08:08.Before he had the device installed, life was very different.
:08:09. > :08:11.It's just made me more confident that I'm going to be found
:08:12. > :08:15.I'm not scared, I'm not petrified, which I used to be.
:08:16. > :08:19.The checks to make sure Sean is OK come from here -
:08:20. > :08:23.Sean, who is 41, is the only person in Charnwood with diabetes
:08:24. > :08:29.Normally, people think that this scheme is for older people,
:08:30. > :08:32.and it's more an emergency response service, you know, for falls
:08:33. > :08:37.And Sean's quite different because he's younger.
:08:38. > :08:39.But it shows that the service can be used for people
:08:40. > :08:45.1,700 people have signed up to the Lifeline Project in Charnwood.
:08:46. > :08:48.The Council offers a 24/7 response, 365 days per year.
:08:49. > :08:55.Just under ?4 per week for each household.
:08:56. > :08:57.It gives him a bit more lease of life.
:08:58. > :09:00.Because we haven't got to keep checking up on him,
:09:01. > :09:03.and he hasn't got to ring us and say, oh, I'm going out.
:09:04. > :09:05.A big change, because he's outgoing now and suchlike.
:09:06. > :09:11.I feel comfortable knowing that somebody will find me
:09:12. > :09:15.I feel that I can try and keep my sugars as low as I possibly can.
:09:16. > :09:18.It just makes me feel happy, it makes me feel
:09:19. > :09:21.Sean is now looking forward to spending more time out
:09:22. > :09:25.of his flat, with his family and his new baby niece.
:09:26. > :09:31.Helen Astle, BBC East Midlands Roday, Leicestershire.
:09:32. > :09:39.But with your weather now, here's Lucy.
:09:40. > :09:45.Thank you, and good evening. Well, it was a grey and wet and to the
:09:46. > :09:50.day-to-day. Our weather watchers still went out though and sent us
:09:51. > :09:55.this photo, sent by Pete in Leicestershire, lots of cloud and
:09:56. > :09:59.rain. The good news, as we go into tomorrow, we will see brighter
:10:00. > :10:03.spells. It will be largely dry, but we could see world to show us. Here
:10:04. > :10:09.is what is good going on in the bigger picture. We have high
:10:10. > :10:15.pressure building income it will be increasingly settled as we move
:10:16. > :10:19.towards Friday. Through tonight, we have cloud around, that front is
:10:20. > :10:23.clearing out to the east. Clearer spells in the mix, largely dry,
:10:24. > :10:29.temperatures falling to an overnight low of around 5-6 C, a bit chilly of
:10:30. > :10:34.an last night, but mild enough not to have a frost first thing. We
:10:35. > :10:41.could see patches of mist and fog, which left quickly. Turning slightly
:10:42. > :10:44.cloudy in the afternoon, temperatures in double figures, with
:10:45. > :10:49.a south-westerly breeze. Into Friday, that is the high pressure
:10:50. > :10:53.building up from the south. It looks like it will be a largely settled
:10:54. > :10:58.and dry day, with one or two patches of fog first thing. The best the
:10:59. > :11:01.sunny spells the further east you going. It will be mild towards the
:11:02. > :11:04.weekend. Up the weekend. Wouldn't promise you
:11:05. > :11:06.two dry days but you never know, here is Nick with the national
:11:07. > :11:11.picture. Hello. We put that cold weekend well
:11:12. > :11:15.behind us now. Temperatures edging upwards and our weather watchers are
:11:16. > :11:19.seeing plenty of signs of spring. Spending more time looking down than
:11:20. > :11:22.looking up at the skies, we see these early blooms. They are set to
:11:23. > :11:26.continue as we are set to stay mild for several more days to come.
:11:27. > :11:29.Average daytime temperature this time of year around eight, but
:11:30. > :11:36.getting into double figures all the way through the weekend. The start
:11:37. > :11:40.of next week into the mid-teens potentially, very mild indeed. It
:11:41. > :11:43.was 14 in Lincolnshire today. A lot of heavy rain to end the day. That
:11:44. > :11:46.clearing from Yorkshire to the North Sea. A few showers in the west and
:11:47. > :11:54.the odd one may continue into the night. Many becoming dry, just this
:11:55. > :11:57.rain still into western parts of Scotland gusty winds. Lighter winds
:11:58. > :12:01.to the south, a few fog patches and the coldest rural spots may pick up
:12:02. > :12:02.a touch of frost. For Thursday, low