BREAK-DANCERS from Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire will hit TV screens on Sunday night next to famous dance troupe Diversity. 

Callum Nicholls, 14, of Mansfield, will be joined by friends Karam Singh, 16, of Derby, Kelvin Clark, 15, of Langley Mill on the one-hour special on ITV at 7pm. 

The trio called Original Kidz were finalists in Sky's Got to Dance competition and caught the eye of producers organising the live street dance spectacular, which will chart Diversity rise to fame and feature new routines and special guests.

Karam said: "We have a power routine, which features spins, tricks and break-dancing, which we will be performing on the show.  

"We were on Got to Dance and, since then, we have been recognised. This is the biggest thing we have done since we were in the final and we cannot wait to perform.

"It's really exciting and we were surprised to be asked to take part in the show. We all feel privileged to have been given the opportunity."

Kelvin added: "I can't wait to perform and, hopefully, we will get a good crowd reaction. Dancing alongside Diversity is a big honour and we have really enjoyed the rehearsals."

Life-saving treatment could be given to more children after public health leaders outlined plans to screen newborn babies for more debilitating genetic diseases.

There are already tests for cystic fibrosis and sickle cell disease among other conditions, but doctors will be able to test for four more conditions as a result of the move.

Public Health England claims the move could see 30 cases identified each year - with life-saving treatment then offered to the babies.

Babies are currently given a heel-prick test aged between give and eight which tests for Phenylketonuria, Congenital hypothyroidism, sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis and Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency.

But now doctors will be able to identify Maple syrup urine disease, Homocystinuria, Glutaric acidaemia type 1 and Isovaleric acidaemia.

The conditions all see babies having problems breaking down amino acids which can cause there to be too much protein in the diet. The problem can lead to coma or brain damage.

Dr Anne Mackie, director of programmes for the NHS Screening Programmes, said: "Screening for these rare disorders has the potential to benefit around 30 children in England each year.

"The early identification of these conditions can prevent death and significantly improve the quality of life for those living with these conditions."

The plans were given a year-long pilot at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust and 20 cases of the conditions were found.

The screening will start on January 12.

Public health minister for England Jane Ellison said: "This is really welcome news.

"Expanding the screening has the potential to make a huge difference to the lives of babies born with rare genetic disorders.

"Detecting the disorders early can help prevent babies being severely disabled or even dying, which is absolutely vital for the families affected."

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With thousands of people suffering the back to work blues after the Christmas break many are looking forward to their next break.

This year the following dates have been named as bank holidays.

For those who are looking further ahead to 2016 here are the bank holiday dates.

A flight to Brussels from East Midlands Airport has been delayed.

The plane was expected to take off at 7.10am on Monday but has been delayed until 10am.

According to airport officials the flight could not take off due to cabin crew sickness.

A spokesman said: "Crew sickness has delayed the flight to Brussels this morning.

"The weather has not affected the airport and other services remain on time." 

A surge in click and collect online orders boosted sales at John Lewis over the Christmas period.

Clothes, GHD Straighteners, coffee machines, furniture and hot water bottles were among the most popular items for Christmas shoppers at the Nottingham branch.

The department store group's total sales rose 4.8 per cent to £777m in the five weeks to December 27.

The growth was driven by a 19 per cent increase in online sales compared with last Christmas, while sales in stores remained level with last year..

Click-and-collect represented 56 per cent of online sales, overtaking home delivery.

The service lets shoppers pick up their online purchases in stores.

Sales of electrical and home technology products – bolstered by Black Friday sales – were up 6.8 per cent year-on-year rise for the five week period.

Homeware growth was 2.3 per cent up on last year for the five week period.

Slaes of fashion and beauty items increased by 7.8 per cent on last year, and there was a 2.3 per cent growth in sales of homeware products.

John Lewis plans to grow its store numbers from 42 to 65, including new locations Birmingham, Leeds and Oxford.

More than 200 people attended the launch of Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes new development, Woodhouse Park.

Seventeen homes have been reserved.

Over the next three years, 290 two to five-bedroom homes will be built at the development on Woodhouse Way, near to Nottingham Business Park. The first are due for completion in January 2015.

Jan Ruston, sales director for Barratt Homes North Midlands, said: "We are thrilled that so many people came to the launch event and that so many homes were reserved within the first few hours of release. If the launch success is anything to go by, it is sure to become one of the most popular developments in our portfolio."

Steve Smith, sales director for David Wilson Homes, said: "Woodhouse Park is an excellent development and the fact that many have been reserved already shows that no-one wants to miss out on the chance to live in such a prime location, with excellent links into the city centre."

Barratt Homes are available to reserve from Bairstow Eves Estate Agents in Wollaton and David Wilson Homes from William H Brown in Kimberley. Alternatively, call Barratt homes: 0844 811 3377 or David Wilson Homes: 0844 811 5544.

Stuart Pearce today pledged he would "come out fighting" as Nottingham Forest's crisis in form goes from bad to worse.

The Reds have now won just twice in 19 games in all competitions – and hit a new low in the form of a 1-0 FA Cup defeat at League One Rochdale.

The continued struggle for wins is leaving the Forest manager under significant pressure, with huge fixtures to come against Sheffield Wednesday and Derby in the next few weeks – games that could decide his fate, if there is not an improvement.

But Pearce insists it is not his – or Forest's – nature to lie down without a fight and says they will come out all guns blazing against Wednesday, as they look to put an end to their miserable run.

The Reds boss has been under pressure before in his short tenure and responded by beating Norwich at the City Ground and he wants the same response again, as Forest prepare to host the Owls.

"There is no way that myself or anyone else at the club are going to be downcast. We are going to come out fighting. That always has been the nature of this club, of this team and of the fans," said Pearce.

"People will judge us on the current run and rightly so. We have been beaten and I have nowhere to hide. But I thought the endeavour of the players deserved a replay.

"But we did not find the opposition net and we have to accept the result and move on from there."

The visit of Wednesday is followed by a massive clash with Derby at the iPro Stadium – two fixtures that could influence the mood at Forest dramatically, depending on results.

"That is the nature of the Championship. If you are winning or losing, the next game is always critical," said Pearce. "We are bang in the middle of things and we have to make sure we get something from the league campaign now.

"We are half way through a league campaign and, from the offset, I said that we would have to be judged at the end of that league campaign."

"You always need a win in football and I am not one to panic. Where are we? We are out of the FA Cup, we have been beaten in a game where we had countless opportunities, countless corners and we have given the opposition a goal. We have to learn from that.

"I am new back into the club, there have been a lot of changes that have gone into the club and obviously we have the embargo situation thrust upon us as well."

As he stood on the touchline as the minutes ticked down in Lancashire, Stuart Pearce wore a look of grim disbelief.

After the final whistle, the Nottingham Forest manager might have swapped his track suit for a proper suit but, for the first time in his tenure, the weary look remained in place as he faced the media.

His words, however, retained a familiar air of determination. The Reds boss still holds a firm belief he can inspire a turnaround to a run of form that has now seen the side win just two of their last 19 games, while bowing out of both cups and seeing their promotion challenge fade away.

His challenge is to persuade his players to believe as much – and to produce as much. Put simply, it has to happen.

With two massive games coming up against Sheffield Wednesday and Derby County, the pressure on Forest and their manager will only increase, if results to do not improve immediately.

But Pearce remains determined and said: "There is the confidence that we can get out of this. We cannot lose track of the position we are in. We are tenth in the Championship and out of the FA Cup.

"We have a decent squad of players. Jack Hobbs is back from injury and has played his first football in a few months, completing 90 minutes.

"We had a couple of players missing in Michael Mancienne and Matty Fryatt. Would they have made a difference? I don't know.

"There is plenty to play for. There is half a season left and I have told the players that we have to make sure we get something from this season."

The performances produced by Hobbs – barring one sloppy back pass – Chris Burke and David Vaughan were among the few highlights on a difficult afternoon for Forest at Spotland.

And Pearce will hope that Hobbs, who has been missing since September with an ankle problem, will be even sharper when it comes to facing the Owls in the league next weekend.

"I was not going to start Hobbs with a view to bringing him off. He has great character, Jack. He has come through without a problem and hopefully that will continue," he said.

"Having Jack back was a big bonus, he had a horrendous injury and has worked hard to get back. Credit to him.

"We did not put him in an under-21 game, we shoved him straight back in and he played 90 minutes in a full blooded cup tie. That is the mark of the man.

"We hope Fryatt will be involved in training this week, Mancienne will be a couple of weeks before he is back.

"What changed for us following that positive start to the season? Losing Cohen, Reid and Hobbs in the same week was the big change for us. We lost three key players within the group."

Forest, not for the first time, were guilty of shooting themselves in the foot amid a performance that, while far from brilliant, should have been enough to steer them into the next round, had they made more of their opportunities.

"Over a number of weeks, we do keep making mistakes," said Pearce.

"Another costly error has cost us the goal and the game. It is working under pressure. Within a team that is not getting results, players operate under pressure. When you are under pressure is when you have more chance of making mistakes.

"I don't think myself, the coaching staff or the players ask for any sympathy in that respect. We just have to work through it.

"I did not have any complaints about the penalty that was given. I did have a complaint about the pass to him, which left him in a tight situation. It was a poor penalty, but it was a penalty.

"I am not sure if we should have had a penalty at the other end, to be honest, I did not see it particularly well. But their's was a penalty, without question."

Pearce, before Sheffield Wednesday, must look to do some more good work in the transfer market, at a time when Forest badly need a lift.

The Reds will be limited to loan signings or free transfer additions, but Pearce believes there are players out there who could be worthy additions.

And the manager will continue to work to bring in two or three new players as soon as possible.

"We are open minded about who we bring in. Greg Halford has left the club over the last few days, we think Dan Harding will leave as well," said Pearce.

"We have to be cute in the embargo situation and make sure we free up a couple of positions to bring players in.

"As soon as anything is close, we will let you know. We are working hard and we have done well on that front, historically.

"We have to be cute. We also have that situation with Stephen McLaughlin, who will become one of our established professionals if he starts another game, which would limit who we could bring in. All of those things are something that we have to keep in mind."

In the past, Pearce has done fine work in the transfer market. But it is also his job to get results on the pitch and it is on that front that the former defender will be judged most, in the coming days and weeks.

Thousands of Nottingham residents are living in sub-standard council houses, according to new figures.

A Freedom of Information Request found that in the last financial year, 6.5 per cent of properties owned by Nottingham City Homes (NCH) did not meet Government targets for what constitutes "a minimum standard of decency".

This includes having modern bathrooms, kitchens, boilers and decent insulation. The figures show that 1,788 houses within NCH's portfolio did not meet the decent homes standards set out nationally.

But the organisation – which manages Nottingham City Council's rented and leasehold homes – said its houses were improving and more homes make the grade now than at any other time since 2011. Between 2011-2012, the number of properties meeting the standard was 19,759.

As of December 2014, the organisation manages 27,144 homes. NCH has blamed problems with releasing funding to make improvements, saying projects are now under way and it is confident all houses will be completed by March 31.

NCH said the work is made up of elements like kitchens, bathrooms, windows, doors, heating and roofs with some properties only requiring a single element to bring them up to standard.

Steve Edlin, assistant director of asset management at NCH, said: "I think Nottingham City Homes has done all it can to bring quality for its residents.

"The message is that we have a programme, it's on top and we're on target to reach that by 2015. If anyone has a problem, ring us up and let us know."

But residents told the Post about the bad experiences they have had. Top Valley resident Gemma Hemsley, 25, said she was forced to sleep in her living room after mould took over the walls in her bedroom.

She said she had been living with the problem for months before the housing provider stepped in. "It was like this for the past year or so," she said. "It's my health at risk, I've not been well. I've had bad anxiety, panic attacks, bad breathing problems.

"They just don't seem bothered, if you have a concern. I think it's shocking."

Daniel Finegan has lived in the NCH-managed Victoria Centre flats for more than 20 years. He said his home was affected repeatedly by flooding.

Mr Finegan said: "It's been flooded about five times and the last was about four or five weeks. It took a long time to replaster the ceiling.

"They're good at keeping the corridors clean but that's about it." NCH falls behind other housing groups in the East Midlands who have managed to hit the target for all their properties over the same time period.

Derby Homes, which manages Derby City Council council houses and estates, said all of its homes made the grade and that it is now "working steadily towards a higher standard".

Leicester City Council, which owns 21,956 properties, has met the standard from 2011-2014, although these figures only reflect surveys up until January 1 2014.

The decent homes criteria states that all social housing is free of health and safety hazards, in a reasonable state of repair with modern kitchens, bathrooms, boilers and insulation.

Local councils have been given £1.6 billion to help them meet this standard between 2011-2015. In addition, a further £160 million has been set aside for 2015-2016.

In a report published in 2006, NCH performed poorly in a review by the Audit Commission, denying it £165 million in funding to make improvements. The commission raised concern about senior and middle managers, the delivery of services, poor financial controls and a lack of transparency and accountability.

The organisation later passed, which led to the release of more than £200 million in combined Government and city council cash to go on the housing stock.

But the home provider had to reapply for this following the election of the coalition Government.

Other issues have included being unable to access properties to make repairs and improvements.

According to Mr Edlin, residents had been contacted at homes which required work. He said: "It's the funding to bring it up to Decent Homes Standard which all councils have done around the county.

"Nottingham City Homes has done as much as it can. It's worked with the residents [and] with its council who campaigned with them to keep funding with the coalition."

In any analysis of the performance of Nottingham City Homes it's important to recognise the great strides that it has made in the past few years.

This was a badly-run organisation with a dismal reputation and a poor housing stock to go with it. In short, it had a mountain to climb and far too many of its tenants were living in properties which fell far below an acceptable standard.

So the legacy of substantially below par performance is the context against which we report today's news that 1,788 of its 27,144 properties still don't meet a government target for a minimum standard of decency.

This is a big improvement on 2011, when only 19,759 met the standard. But it is still too many, and the idea that families are having to live in properties which are neither heated nor equipped to an acceptable level isn't one a 21st century city can be comfortable with.

Tenants still tell stories of mouldy rooms and flooding, the time it takes to get problems solved, and figures show that NCH lags similar organisations in Derby and Leicester, which have managed to hit the government target already.

NCH has had a lot of ground to make up and whether we like it or not allowances have to be made for that and government-inspired funding changes.

Managers say that the organisation has a programme in place to solve these problems and will do so by the end of March.

That moment can't come soon enough and it is unfortunate that Nottingham City Homes' disastrous past still haunts its tenants today.

The managing director of civil and structural engineering company has raised around £6,000 for the Multiple Sclerosis Society after climbing the world's highest free-standing mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro.

David Sumner was also part of a four-man team that raised more than £3,500 for Plumtree Cricket Club.

Their efforts have kick-started an appeal to develop a second ground that would allow the club to provide facilities for disabled cricketers and encourage more young players to take part in the game.

"It was the most amazing experience, and I am delighted and proud to have raised so much money for two causes that are very close to my heart," said Mr Sumner.

"I'm very grateful to those who sponsored me and donated to either or both fundraising efforts. A big thank you to everyone, including many firms in the construction, development and property sector in the East Midlands who supported my challenge."

David, who jointly founded Nottingham-based BSP Consulting in 1999, was part of a 30-strong group of people who tackled Mount Kilimanjaro, which is 19,341 feet above sea level.

He undertook the challenge to raise money for MS research as his wife Pat has lived with the debilitating condition for around 20 years.

As a member of Plumtree Cricket Club he also wanted to support the appeal to expand club facilities and climbed the peak with three fellow cricket club members – Steve Daft, Patrick Shortt and Tony Westbrook.

"Physically it was a tough challenge but when we reached the top it was literally breathtaking. Not only are you gasping for breath due to the altitude, the view above the clouds is quite astonishing. It was stunning and well worth the climb," he added.

BSP Consulting has its headquarters at Oxford Street, Nottingham, and branches in Derby, Leicester and Sheffield. It operates across the UK, providing a range of services to all sectors of the construction industry.

Notts County have loaned out young duo Greg Tempest and Kyle Dixon.

Midfielder Tempest has rejoined Boston United on loan until the end of the season.

The Northern Ireland Under 21 midfielder has already played 14 times for United this season.

His last appearance for the Pilgrims on Boxing Day saw him score in a 5-3 win over Lowestoft Town.

Dixon has agreed to join Conference bottom side AFC Telford on loan until April.

Dixon, 20, only recently returned to Meadow Lane, following a loan spell with Conference North side Boston.

Nottingham's Adam Walker just missed out on the World Open Water Swimming Association Man of The Year Award, after conquering the Ocean's Seven challenge.

The 36-year-old, who lives in Newark and started his audacious attempt to swim across the seven hardest long-oceans around the world seven years ago, finished in second place in voting for the prize.

After completing the Cook Strait, the Molokai Channel, the English Channel, the Catalina Channel, the Tsugaru Strait and the Strait of Gibraltar, he completed the last leg of the Ocean's Seven by swimming the Irish Channel earlier this year.

Walker is the first Briton to complete all seven swims.

There are only four other people in the world who have completed this ultimate challenge of endurance.

During one of his swims he was stung by a deadly Portuguese man-of-war, while dolphins also saved him from a shark.

Walker has also raised over £15,000 for charity, for Make A Wish Foundation children's charity, whale and dolphin conservation and SportsAid.

Walker was up against 11 other nominees for the World Open Water Swimming Association Man of The Year Award and received around 3,000 votes.

Police raided a Hyson Green home seizing what they believed to be cannabis - then asked the grower to claim the crop from them.

About 20 suspected cannabis plants were confiscated by police following a raid.

Police entered a property at Berridge Road West, Hyson Green, at about 8.30pm on Saturday.

Officers said no arrests had yet been made into the find and that enquiries were ongoing.

But the Radford Cops twitter feed run by the beat team asked for the owners to come and collect the crops from Radford Road police station if they wanted to claim them.

We've found this in Hyson Green. Is it yours? Come to Radford Rd Police Station to claim it! pic.twitter.com/hIrPkVWhYd

— Radford Cops (@RadfordCops) January 3, 2015

It follows similar tongue-in-cheek appeals from other police forces.

Not a scam: If you've committed a burglary in the #Leicester area within the last week – come to our #police station & claim a FREE iPad.— Leicester Police (@LeicesterPolice) January 6, 2013

Anyone lost a huge amount of cannabis in the Chelmsley Wood area? Don't panic, we found it. Please come to the police station to collect it.— Solihull Police (@SolihullPolice) December 7, 2012

Anyone with information is asked to call 101, quoting incident 721 of 3 January 2015, or phone Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Nottingham darts fans can start to get excited after the line-up for the 2015 Betway Premier League was announced.

Millions tuned in on Sunday night as Gary Anderson won an epic final against Phil Taylor 7-6 at the Alexandra Palace in London to be crowned the 2015 PDC world champion.

And the duo are among a line-up of ten of the top players in the world confirmed for the 16-week event – which comes to the Capital FM Arena on Thursday, March 12.

As well as 16-time world champion Taylor and Scot Anderson, Stephen Bunting and Kim Huybrechts will make their debuts in the Premier League, while James Wade will also return to the tournament this year, which was won in 2014 by Raymond van Barneveld.

The world's top four players qualify by right alongside six Wildcard selections, who are chosen by the PDC and Sky Sports.

World number one and 2013 Premier League champion Michael van Gerwen and the six-time Premier League winner Taylor head the world's top four, alongside Anderson and two-time world champion Adrian Lewis.

Dutch star van Barneveld, a five-time World Champion, heads the list of Wildcards as the defending champion as the tournament celebrates its 11th season.

The 2009 Premier League champion Wade returns to the fold following a superb 2014, which saw him win the Masters and two PDC ranking events and reach the World Grand Prix final.

The 2014 World Championship finalist Peter Wright and November's Grand Slam of Darts runner-up Dave Chisnall both retain their places for a second season alongside two newcomers, 29-year-old Belgian Huybrechts and 2014 BDO world champion Stephen Bunting.

"The competition for places in the Betway Premier League Darts has been greater than ever this year, and there was a huge amount of deliberation over a host of players for selection," said PDC chairman Barry Hearn.

"We welcome two debutants this season, and Stephen Bunting and Kim Huybrechts will bring an exciting new dimension to the tournament – their games are perfect for the Betway Premier League Darts stage!

"In addition, we welcome James Wade back to the tournament and he has fully deserved his place following an excellent last 12 months. He is another proven performer on the big stage who rise to the challenge of competing for his second Premier League win.

"The announcement of the field kicks off an exciting month as we prepare to kick off the tournament in Leeds on February 5, in a night which is on course to break the record set at the First Direct Arena last March."

The suspects, aged 36 and 20, were arrested in connection with an incident at a flat in James Street at about 3pm on Sunday, January 4.

Police cordoned off the flat, near the Simla Indian restaurant and takeaway, throughout the day and the cordon is set to remain in place for most of Monday, January 5. Mike Radford, owner of Mike's General Store on James Street, has been trading in Kimberley for 37 years and was at his shop when the police turned up. "There was a big police presence - I left the shop briefly and when I came back there were three police cars. "It's not nice at all." Seventy-four-year-old Roy Plumb, of High Street, was at his mother-in-law's house on James Street at around the same time. He was waiting for an ambulance to take his mother-in-law to hospital. He added: "We were a bit concerned because the road was blocked off. "We were curious, quite naturally, as to what happened. "I was very shocked when I saw the police cars." Allan Cassady-Bishop, the owner of Mrs Bishop's Doggy Deli on James Street, said: "It's shocking, obviously. "I think the smaller the town, the bigger the shock it becomes because it's more than likely that people will know at least one of the people involved purely by probability. "Kimberley is a small, pleasant town. Over the year we have spent here we have had nothing unfortunate happen at all." The 18-year-old female victim was supported overnight by specialist officers.

Drivers and public transport users should expect delays around the Crown Island roundabout in Wollaton.

A lorry has broken down near the island and as a result buses are being delayed. Congestion is expected.

A tweet from Nottingham City Transport said: "There are delays on Pink 30 due to a broken down lorry near Crown Island."

Drivers will be able to take further advantage of falling petrol prices when Asda slashes the amount it costs to fill up.

The supermarket will cut the price at the pumps on Tuesday by 2p per litre.

Asda in Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, had the cheapest pump price in the city for unleaded petrol this time last year, at 126.7p.

And the most affordable diesel was available for 132.7p at Asda in Radford Road, Hyson Green.

However, from Tuesday, Asda's new national price cap means drivers will pay no more than 105.7p on unleaded and 112.7p on diesel, the lowest fuel prices seen in the last five years.

Andy Peake, Asda's petrol trading director said: "As fuel prices continue to drop, Asda once again are leading the way with our fourteenth price cut on fuel since September. No matter where customers live, they will benefit from the same fuel price with our national price cap of 105.7ppl for unleaded and 112.7ppl for diesel".

On Monday the cheapest price in Nottingham was 107.7p for petrol and 114.7p for diesel at at Asda in Loughborough Road, West Bridgford.

Further oil price drops are expected before May's general election as a pre-election boost for consumers.

Parents are being urged to swap muffins for tea cakes and ice cream for yoghurt as part of a campaign to cut down on the sugar that children eat.

Public Health England has launched the Change4Life campaign which urges families to make simple swaps to cut out sugary foods and drinks.

In Nottingham nearly 22 per cent of children are classed as obese and life expectancy is more than two years less than the national average.

And in September the Post reported that one in six three-year-olds in the city suffer from visible tooth decay.

Professor Kevin Fenton, National Director of Health and Wellbeing at Public Health England, said: "Reducing sugar intake is important for the health of our children both now and in the future. We are all eating too much sugar and the impact this has on our health is evident.

"This campaign is about taking small steps to address this. We know from past campaigns that making simple swaps works and makes a real difference. This year we wanted to be even more single minded in our approach, which is why we are focusing on sugar alone. The family challenge highlights that simple swaps could lead to big changes if sustained over time."

People will be able to receive a host of swapping sugar for healthy treats advice by searching Change4Life in a search engine and signing up.

A Nottingham man has been arrested after the perimeter of an RAF base was breached.

The man was part of a group of four who were protesting at RAF Waddington about the use of armed drones, controlled from the base.

Lincolnshire Police has arrested four people from the group called End The Drone Wars on suspicion of aggravated trespass - two men aged 52 and 51, and two women aged 64 and 30.

An MoD spokesman said: "We fully respect people's right to protest peacefully within the law but have a duty to protect public property and to ensure that we meet operational needs.

"MOD has a duty to maintain security at all defence installations and uses all lawful means to do so.

"RAF Waddington, like all large airfields, has a large perimeter fence that is protected by a variety of security measures.

"Whilst some protestors did breach the perimeter fence, Reaper operations continued completely unaffected"

Those arrested have been named locally as Chris Cole, 51, from Oxford, Katharina Karcher, 30, from Coventry, Gary Eagling, 52, from Nottingham and Penny Walker, 64, from Leicester.