24/01/2017 East Midlands Today

And now the news for the East Midlands.

The ruling by the Supreme Court that Parliament should have a say

on triggering our exit from the European Union has been

welcomed by Conservative MPs Anna Soubry and Ken Clarke.

Mr Clarke, the Rushcliffe MP, said he didn't know why

the Government had bothered to pursue the case

And a wise judgment, which protects Parliamentary sovereignty -

that's the MP for Broxtowe's verdict.

Here's our political editor Tony Roe.

When the decision came from the Supreme Court,

Quick to react in the TV studios was Ken Clarke,

his Rushcliffe constituency was one of only two areas in the

East Midlands to vote remain in the EU referendum.

Well, it does restore parliamentary democracy.

I don't know why the Government has been

bothering to resist it, because they are going to win

What they're trying to do is minimise discussion.

Mr Clarke voting against Article 50 when the vote now comes.

Perhaps the only Tory to take that route.

The next row on the horizon is over MPs getting a chance

to debate the issues which will be negotiated over -

leaving the single market, leaving the customs union

and ending free movement of EU workers.

We've moved and abandoned that without even a debate in Parliament.

I think we should debate these things.

Parliament should be debating these things on

That's what we need to do now and have that vote on Article 50,

which we now will have by way of legislation.

Whatever politicians decide or even have a say on will

Businesses are desperately trying to plan for a number of

I was working with businesses only this morning in Derby,

talking about the different potential scenarios that they might

The good news is that they are in a strong position,

However, delay after delay, when it comes to really setting

out the kind of deal that we are going to

Brexit, isn't something that helpful.

John Mann, the Bassetlaw Labour MP, who was in favour of

leaving the EU, says the Supreme Court has been very

clear, so the Government must get on with it and put

The daughter of a couple from Leicester, who were shot

in a terrorist attack in Tunisia, has told an inquest they were

preparing to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary.

Ray and Angela Fisher were among 38 people killed at a resort in 2015

Today, their daughter Donna Bradley told an inquest

in London that her parents wanted to relax in Tunisia

She said after the attack they will never be forgotten,

A Malaysian airline has denied any connection with the corruption

allegations surrounding Derby-based aero-engine maker Rolls Royce.

Last week, the company paid out a record ?670 million,

to settle a court case brought against them by the

It follows allegations they paid millions of dollars

The Malaysian based airline AirAsia has now denied any

Next, there's mounting anger over a decision to move stroke

rehabilitation services out of Nottingham City Hospital

Nottingham MP's have written to the Health Secretary demanding

answers, the Stroke Association says it has concerns and leading stroke

campaigner fears lives could be put at risk by the changes.

Our health Ccrrespondent is in the newsroom.

Rob Sissons, what is the thinking behind this change?

The commissioners, who control the local purse

strings, say they can deliver more high quality

rehabilitation in people's homes as they recover from a stroke.

At the moment, much of the physiotherapy

for Nottinghamshire patients is delivered in

I understand staff there are upset and confused

And are stroke Campaigners are unhappy too?

Yes, they say the devil is in the detail, which they insist

The Stroke Association is worried the care won't be as good.

Now Ossie Newall at the Park in Nottingahm is a stroke survivor.

He does daily exercises in the kitchen where he had his

This is a cost-driven exercise and it's got nothing

And I also feel it is a possibility that peoples' lives would

be put at risk because of where we're going in this.

I think this has been handled very, very badly.

Now Nottingham MP Graham Allen has been collecting comments from NHS

One says, "This is purely about saving money and not quality

Another, "It all sounds highly unsatisfactory."

Nottinghamshire Health Care Trust, which has been awarded

the ?1.5 million contract to provide the rehabilitation

stresses from April, insists it will be high quality it

will maximise independence and points out patients often

engage with therapy better in their own home.

No-one from the NHS organisations involved have been

A man has been charged with criminal damage,

after an East Midlands ambulance was vandalised in Leicester.

The vehicle's windscreen was smashed last week in the Highfields area.

24-year-old Josh Thacker, who lives on Conduit Street,

The Government has ruled that HS2 can't buy land which isn't needed

for the construction of the high speed rail line.

The move could make it more difficult for homeowners

on one side of New Tythe Street in Long Eaton to receive

That's despite some of them living just 40 metres from a proposed

new viaduct which will carry the high speed trains.

Their neighbours opposite whose homes are to be demolished

The parents of a young boy from Leicestershire with a severe

and progressive muscle-wasting disease have pledged to raise

Emma and Alex Hallam set up the charity Alex's Wish,

after their son was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

I'm Alex and I'm in my year six class and

we're doing maths, which is my favourite lesson.

Alex is a happy and popular ten-year-old.

He was diagnosed with Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy

when he was four, a genetic disorder which mainly affects boys.

Gradually, it will rob his muscles of their strength.

It's, like, kind of annoying, because I can't run very fast.

And then I can't really carry as much stuff,

because I'm not as strong and it's just more difficult than it is with

There is no easy and certain living with Duchenne's.

It's life limiting, there is no cure.

As the condition takes hold, the more things

Alex won't be able to do

Little deaths that you won't be able to have the ability to used to

Then you will be able to have the ability to use your arms.

So, it's just a nonstop, constant decline.

So, Alex's parents have set up the charity Alex's Wish.

They've pledged to raise ?1 million by 2020

What were looking at doing at the moment is making

Duchenne a much more manageable condition.

To enable our boys to walk longer, to live more healthily

for as long as possible, to ultimately buy time for that cure.

A quick correction to our roles Royce story, that big fine is being

There are still a couple of areas where there is a bit of fork

There are still a couple of areas where there is a bit of fork around.

Temperatures are OK. Up at around five or 6 degrees are serious. Going

through to tonight, will expect to see some of the fog building back

into the picture again. Particularly over the southern parts. The further

north and west you are, not quite as many. Temperatures round at

freezing. Cold enough for the Met office to issue a couple of

warnings. The yellow one for a fog. The second one for ice. Both of

those lead to tricky driving conditions. That could affect your

rush hour drive tomorrow morning. Keep across your local BBC radio

stations for the latest on that. It largely dull and cloudy day. A

little bit of greatness. Dull and overcast, temperatures at five

Celsius. Mickey most of that, because look at Thursday and then

you are factoring in the wind chill and will feel like minus four

That's all from us on the lunchtime team.

Catch us at 6:30pm this evening for our next update.