20/04/2014 East Midlands Today

second round. Thank you for

With your news now for the Dast Midlands, I'm Maurice Flynn.

A two`year`old girl who has endured cancer since she was 11 months old

is back home in the East Midlands after life`saving treatment in the

US. We first met Bethany Topley just before she flew out with her family

in Feburary, now Tom Brown's been back to see how it all went.

A well`deserved Easter treat as two`year`old Bethany enjoys life

back home in Stapleford aftdr ten weeks of specialist radiothdrapy in

America. She was due to havd 30 sessions of the treatment btt

responded so well to it she finished after 23.

That was brilliant news to find out that we could come home early and

see the family because both Bethany and her brother were missing their

grandparents and great grand parents. Just to know the treatment

is working is brilliant news. You must be very proud. Very proud of

how she coped. She is braver than what I can be. What I am. Wd last

saw Bethany in February, just a few days before she left. If shd had

stayed in the UK for the trdatment, it could have left her needhng

facial reconstruction and blind in one eye. But after being funded by

the NHS, she was able to have the pioneering treatment abroad. We are

so grateful for the NHS givhng, to have that chance.

She's as good as new? Yes. How does that make you feel? Happy. She's

better again. Paul and Leslie are now looking to

the future, getting Bethany into nursery and helping her livd a happy

life. The Easter Celebrations at Leicester

Cathedral took centre stage this weekend as the service was broadcast

to a national audience. Aftdr months of planning, the multicultural

service was transmitted livd on BBC one this morning. Victoria Hicks

reports. A service to reflect multictltural

Leicester. Today, the cathedral had a larger than normal audience for

its Easter Day service with one million viewers watching it on BBC

One. You get a bit nervous with that kind

of audience. But what we were doing in the cathedral is what we do in

the cathedral every Easter Day, celebrate the resurrection. But we

wanted to do it really well so that those at home would have a really

good experience of sharing with us. After the baptism and confirmation

of new Christians, about 500 worshippers filled the cathddral to

hear the Dean's sermon... ..and hear the choir and orchestra.

I thoroughly enjoyed it. I thought it was really, really inspirational

to have all the different communities taking part in this It

is about a celebration of togetherness, the wonders of being a

Christian. It was fantastic. I really enjoyed it.

And tomorrow the BBC will fhnish recording two Songs of Praise

programmes from the cathedr`l to be broadcast later this year.

In sport, Nottinghamshire's Lee Westwood took the title at golf s

Malaysian Open. Westwood finished seven clear of those in second at 18

under for the tournament. It's his 41st tour victory.

It doesn't get much tougher than the conditions yesterday. I really

struggled. I think everybodx struggled. It's the hottest I've

every known a golf course. Today was a little bit cooler. When it's

cooler, it's really hot. But I managed to handle it.

Not as warm here as Malaysi`. Let's see how Bank Holiday Monday is

looking weather wise now, Charlie has our forecast.

looking weather wise now, Charlie Good evening. We're in for ` fairly

damp night tonight as we make our way through into the early hours of

bank holiday Monday. There `re a few showers that are just going to skim

their way through the East Lidlands. It is going to be a very mild night

because we have got lots of cloud around, trapping the heat in.

Temperatures 7`10 degrees Cdlsius. For bank holiday Monday, a cloudy

start. In the afternoon, we should see some brightness for a thme,

maybe some blue sky and somd sunshine. A few showers possible,

temperatures on the warm side, 7 and 18 degrees. For the next few

days, low pressure all around us, sucking rain towards us. Kedp the

umbrella handy. Angelina will have your upd`tes in

BBC Breakfast tomorrow, with Geeta here for your evening updatds. For

now from me and the weekend team, good night.

two showers. April showers for much of the rest of the week, spells of

two showers. April showers for much sunshine and staying mild. That

two showers. April showers for much it. We are back tomorrow morning.

From us all on the late team, a very it. We are back tomorrow morning.

Hello again. One day left of the extended weekend. Let's see

Hello again. One day left of the have lined up. Through