03/05/2014 East Midlands Today

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

Hundreds of friends of a Leicestershire RAF officer who died

in Afghanistan last weekend have been supporting his family. They

gathered today in the city to pay their respects to Flight Lieutenant

their respects to Flight Lidutenant Rakesh Chauhan as Amy Harris

reports. From a young age, Rakesh Ch`uhan

dreams of being in the air force, joining up as soon as they left

university. Today family and friends came together in Leicester to pay

their respects. The whole f`mily and their respects. The whole family and

community is getting togethdr. It their respects. The whole f`mily and

community is getting together. It is community is getting together. It is

nice to see the family of R`kesh and nice to see the family of Rakesh and

to assist in whatever we can. Obviously we feel very much for the

family, the loss of the famhly, which is very hard. The people here

keep turning up, hundreds of people turning out from near and f`r

keep turning up, hundreds of people turning out from near and far to pay

turning out from near and f`r to pay their respects to Rakesh and offer

support to his family. We are all heartened by the response we have

heartened by the response wd have had. It has been really helpful that

everybody who has come has been very supportive. We have had lots of good

wishes. Rakesh was one of five wishes. Rakesh was one of five

servicemen killed when their helicopter came down in Kandahar

last weekend. The cause is still unclear. An investigation continues

while a community grieves for a young man who died doing what he

loved. A Leicestershire county councillor

has been suspended from the Conservative party after being

charged with assault. Countx Conservative party after behng

charged with assault. County Hall's charged with assault. Countx Hall's

Conservative group says Tony charged with assault. County Hall's

Conservative group says Tonx Kershaw Conservative group says Tonx Kershaw

was suspended with immediate Conservative group says Tony Kershaw

was suspended with immediatd effect was suspended with immediatd effect

without prejudice. Mr Kershaw without prejudice. Mr Kersh`w

represents the Quorn and Barrow Division and is chair of the

Council's Environment and Transport Scrutiny Committee.

To football. The season ended today To football. The season enddd today

and on great highs for some of our sides. Particularly history`making

Leicester. At the final whistle this afternoon the Foxes lifted the

Championship trophy in front of a sell out crowd. They beat Doncaster

1`0 to finish the campaign on over marvellous, you cannot describe the

season we have had. The sun has come out as well so you couldn't wish for

a better day. Derby, at third in the Championship,

found out today they'll face Brighton in the first leg of the

play`off semi finals. In today's games, the Rams drew 1`1 with Leeds,

while at the City Ground, Forest lost 2`1 to Brighton, lifting their

visitors into the play`offs. Huge excitement in League One for

Notts County fans. Today's results sees them stay up. Almost 3,500 fans

set off from Good evening. It was a cold, even

frosty start to the Bank Holiday weekend but for most of us day one

of three has been dry. We are going to see changes, the first of those

changes spilling across Scotland and Northern Ireland as outbreaks of

rain drifting through the night Getting into parts of northern

England as well. With the cloud and rain it will not be as cold as last

night, temperatures staying in double figures in many cities. In

the south, clear skies once more. Like last night, it is going to be

cold. Parts of the countryside will be down to zero, maybe -1, as we

start Sunday. A chilly start. Generally a fine day was quite a bit

of sunshine. Elsewhere, sunshine in short supply to start with. Dull,

damp morning. It will turn brighter in some areas as the day goes on. In

Northern Ireland, for the afternoon, a pulse of rain is expected to stop

it will push into south-west Scotland later in the day. Maybe

brightening up in parts of northern Scotland and North East England

Showers continuing across north-west England. The odd shower in North

Wales and Midlands but generally the southern half of the UK and dry with

spells of sunshine. Clouding