:00:05. > :00:13.This is East Midlands Today with Kylie Pentelow and me Dominic Heale.
:00:13. > :00:18.Our top story tonight - the taxi ride home that ended in terror.
:00:18. > :00:23.These pictures show just how close he was to the scene of the blast in
:00:23. > :00:29.Leicester. Debris flying everywhere. I was screaming and I put my hands
:00:29. > :00:34.over my head and hoped for the best. Or so, another quarter appearance
:00:34. > :00:39.for a man accused of the murder of Caroline Coyne -- also.
:00:39. > :00:45.And in the running for a big new rail contract, but is it too late
:00:45. > :00:55.for Bombardier? And graduating at Grace Road,
:00:55. > :00:57.
:00:57. > :01:00.India's cricket captain gets an Welcome to Tuesday's programme.
:01:00. > :01:06.First tonight, the dramatic explosion at a kebab shop in
:01:06. > :01:09.Leicester. The police have just confirmed it's now a murder inquiry.
:01:09. > :01:14.In another development, a taxi driver and his passengers have told
:01:14. > :01:17.us they're thankful to be alive. The cab they were in was just yards
:01:17. > :01:20.from the shop when the building exploded, killing a man inside.
:01:20. > :01:23.Speaking exclusively to the BBC, the pair described the terrifying
:01:23. > :01:33.moment when they heard the blast and saw a ball of fire light up
:01:33. > :01:42.
:01:42. > :01:46.Narborough Road in Leicester, from Good evening, this explosion has
:01:47. > :01:50.now turned into a murder enquiry. It was not the dog unit that found
:01:50. > :01:54.the body buried here under the rubble but the demolition workers
:01:54. > :01:59.brought in to clear the site. I spent the day with the taxi driver
:01:59. > :02:02.and his passenger who have told me their exclusive story about having
:02:02. > :02:08.narrowly avoided becoming victims of this explosion.
:02:08. > :02:12.As we came round the corner, we heard a loud bang and the street
:02:12. > :02:17.lit up Orange with massive flames. And there were bricks and glass and
:02:17. > :02:21.I put my hands over my head, I did not know what was happening. I
:02:21. > :02:27.thought, that is it, not, what is happening? I thought, this is the
:02:27. > :02:32.end. It was terrible. Danielle Johnson were on their way home from
:02:32. > :02:39.Leicester when the taxi drove past a kebab shop just as it exploded.
:02:39. > :02:42.It was horrible, like something on a film. We were screaming and the
:02:42. > :02:48.taxi driver slammed his brakes and did not know what was happening. I
:02:48. > :02:54.feel really lucky to be here today. Had it been two seconds different,
:02:54. > :02:58.it might have been different. Hafeji had been driving a taxi and
:02:58. > :03:02.described his frightening experience. Before I crossed the
:03:02. > :03:06.junction of Narborough Road, I saw a flame coming from the takeaway
:03:06. > :03:12.and before I knew it, it just exploded and debris was flying
:03:12. > :03:16.everywhere. A large a bit I believe was a metal shutter flew over the
:03:16. > :03:22.car -- a large object. It hit a building. I feel lucky to be here
:03:22. > :03:26.today. A passer-by filmed the intensity of the fire on a mobile
:03:26. > :03:30.phone. People are gathering to watch, seemingly unaware of the
:03:30. > :03:34.dangers. A day on and investigators have been meticulously examining
:03:34. > :03:39.the rubble where the body was found. Neighbouring businesses have also
:03:39. > :03:43.been clearing up. Because of the explosion, the restaurant window
:03:43. > :03:47.was blown in and destroyed the restaurant upstairs, so we have to
:03:47. > :03:51.close the restaurant for a month. Nobody is coming here because they
:03:51. > :03:56.are frightened of what is going on. I think it will affect every
:03:56. > :04:02.business in the neighbourhood. evening, police are still
:04:02. > :04:07.questioning four women and two men. The clear-up operation is still
:04:07. > :04:11.going on here. The latest update from the police is that a post-
:04:11. > :04:15.mortem examination has been carried out on the man who was killed here,
:04:15. > :04:20.but police are not revealing his identity until they have contacted
:04:20. > :04:25.his family. Regarding the four women and two men arrested,
:04:25. > :04:30.detectives have been granted extra time from magistrates. In terms of
:04:30. > :04:34.the police investigation, interviews are continuing today, --
:04:34. > :04:38.today, tomorrow and over the coming days, but they are appealing for
:04:38. > :04:42.anyone in the area around 2:20pm yesterday to contact them or
:04:42. > :04:45.Crimestoppers confidentially. Next - dramatic pictures caught by
:04:45. > :04:48.our cameras on the streets of Leicester within the last hour.
:04:48. > :04:51.These were the scenes in the St Nicholas Circle area as armed
:04:51. > :05:01.police moved in to make an arrest. It is understood they took away a
:05:01. > :05:04.man near the Bar Gaudi. More on that incident as we get it.
:05:04. > :05:07.A man accused of the murder of Caroline Coyne has been remanded in
:05:07. > :05:10.custody. Carl Powell, from Nottingham, appeared via a video
:05:10. > :05:13.link at the city's Crown Court to make a bail application. He also
:05:13. > :05:23.denies two separate charges under the Sexual Offences Act. Mike
:05:23. > :05:24.
:05:24. > :05:28.O'Sullivan has this report. On a video link, 23-year-old Carl
:05:28. > :05:33.Powell from Calton in Nottingham appeared at the City's Crown Court,
:05:33. > :05:38.charged with the murder of 28-year- old Caroline Coyne. She was found
:05:38. > :05:42.dead with head injuries in the front garden of a house in four new
:05:42. > :05:47.would mount in Nottingham on July the 23rd. Today, the application
:05:47. > :05:51.for bail of Carl Powell was refused and he was remanded in custody
:05:51. > :05:57.until December. At times, Carl Powell rested his chin on his hands
:05:57. > :06:03.as he listened. He has not entered a formal plea yet but contests the
:06:03. > :06:05.allegation of murder. He also faces two separate charges at Nottingham
:06:05. > :06:12.magistrates' court under the Sexual Offences Act. It is alleged they
:06:12. > :06:17.were committed against a female on August 24th. He has pleaded not
:06:17. > :06:19.guilty and is you -- and will face those matters on September 5th.
:06:19. > :06:22.This is East Midlands Today. Still to come.
:06:22. > :06:29.All the bank holiday weekend sport, with a very special piece of
:06:29. > :06:34.silverware! And the weather statistics for August. Find out why
:06:34. > :06:38.the East Midlands were shining above other parts of the UK later.
:06:38. > :06:41.-- was shining. The government has announced it is
:06:41. > :06:46.to delay a decision on who will win a new multi-billion pound rail
:06:46. > :06:49.contract. That decision is of course keenly anticipated in Derby.
:06:49. > :06:52.There was anger and disappointment in the city - and across the
:06:52. > :07:02.country - when local trainmaker Bombardier missed out on the
:07:02. > :07:02.
:07:02. > :07:05.Thameslink contract, leading to huge job cuts. So could the order
:07:05. > :07:09.for new trains for London Crossrail provide a lifeline for Bombardier's
:07:09. > :07:12.workforce? Here's our political editor, John Hess.
:07:12. > :07:18.Crossrail will link West and East London, and will initially need 60
:07:18. > :07:20.new trains. The decision has been delayed to early 2012. Crossrail
:07:20. > :07:26.says that is to "allow the conclusions of the government's
:07:26. > :07:31.review of public procurement to be taken into account." Bombardier
:07:31. > :07:33.said today the news was "welcome and understandable." After
:07:33. > :07:43.Bombardier lost out to Siemens on the last big contract, Conservative
:07:43. > :07:47.MP Pauline Latham led local MPs to see the Prime Minister.
:07:47. > :07:52.I think it gives them more of a chance because before, we have not
:07:52. > :07:55.been able to look at the social context of the bids. This time,
:07:55. > :07:58.because the government have listened, I think they will look at
:07:58. > :08:03.that, and that is much more positive for companies generally in
:08:03. > :08:06.this country, particularly for Bombardier. So there are now four
:08:06. > :08:08.contenders for the Crossrail contract. Bombardier of Derby, the
:08:08. > :08:11.Spanish -based multi-national CAF, Hitachi Rail Europe and Siemens.
:08:11. > :08:21.But Labour MP Chris Williamson insists the original Thameslink
:08:21. > :08:22.
:08:22. > :08:27.contract remains the priority. It is good news and bad news. It is
:08:27. > :08:32.good the government is reviewing the specification. The bad news is
:08:32. > :08:36.it could be too late. Unless they change the decision over Thameslink,
:08:36. > :08:39.vital to the future of Bombardier, the company could collapse in the
:08:39. > :08:42.UK altogether. Well, the way these huge rail contracts are awarded
:08:42. > :08:44.will be scrutinised in Parliament next Wednesday, when Bombardier and
:08:44. > :08:51.Siemens, and the government's Transport Secretary Philip Hammond,
:08:51. > :08:54.all give evidence to MPs. The Red Arrows have resumed
:08:54. > :08:58.training from their base in Lincolnshire after the death of one
:08:58. > :09:01.of their pilots. Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging, from Morcott near
:09:01. > :09:06.Oakham, was killed in a crash shortly after performing at the
:09:06. > :09:10.Bournemouth Air Festival just over a week ago. The whole fleet was
:09:10. > :09:16.grounded for a time. Now they will resume flying with a formation of
:09:16. > :09:20.eight planes instead of nine. Children starting secondary school
:09:20. > :09:23.are being warned they are most at risk of being killed on the roads.
:09:23. > :09:26.The Derbyshire Road Safety Partnership says 11 to 16 year olds
:09:26. > :09:29.are more likely to be killed or injured than any other age group.
:09:29. > :09:37.They are urging pupils not to listen to music or use their mobile
:09:37. > :09:40.phones while crossing the road. Consultants have been brought in to
:09:40. > :09:44.one of our biggest hospital trusts to help slash millions of pounds
:09:44. > :09:47.from spending. At the end of July, the University
:09:47. > :09:56.Hospitals of Leicester had been overspending to the tune of nearly
:09:56. > :10:00.�3 million a month. But managers predict they'll soon be breaking
:10:00. > :10:05.even. Our health correspondent, Rob Sissons, reports.
:10:05. > :10:09.They serve a population of around 1 million, so talk about the running
:10:09. > :10:15.costs of Leicester's NHS hospitals and the numbers of big, �2 million
:10:15. > :10:21.a day. Figures showed the Trust was overspent by more than �11 million
:10:21. > :10:24.in the first four months of the financial year. Consultants will
:10:24. > :10:29.look at savings, but this campaigner says this strategy is
:10:30. > :10:34.not without risk. It is good to have fresh eyes looking at problems,
:10:34. > :10:37.which you have to count -- to take account the effect on morale of
:10:37. > :10:43.those people who stay. What messages the sending to messengers
:10:43. > :10:47.-- to managers? There is a cost improvement programme involving
:10:47. > :10:54.taking out three -- taking out the GAA �0.3 million. It was on track
:10:54. > :10:58.in July to deliver two thirds of what is needed. The focus is on
:10:58. > :11:04.modernising services that cost too much and there is pressure not to
:11:04. > :11:09.rely so heavily on agency staff. And there is a question of raising
:11:09. > :11:14.car-parking charges. One manager recently reminded colleagues, which
:11:14. > :11:17.are the National Health Service, not the National car-parks.
:11:17. > :11:21.A judge has warned a former police officer that he may be jailed after
:11:21. > :11:24.being found guilty of assaulting a man he was trying to arrest.
:11:24. > :11:27.The court heard that Timothy Allatt, who's 33, hit Jake Bramley, threw
:11:27. > :11:37.him against a wall and kicked him during the incident in Nottingham
:11:37. > :11:38.
:11:38. > :11:42.last year. Angelina Socci reports. Timothy Allatt had served with
:11:42. > :11:48.Nottinghamshire police for 11 years. In July last year, he was called to
:11:48. > :11:52.reports of a stolen car. The court was told the suspect, Jake Bramley,
:11:52. > :11:57.jumped out of the vehicle and ran off. Timothy Allatt chased and
:11:57. > :12:01.attempted to arrest him and hit Jake Bramley, threw him against a
:12:01. > :12:05.wall and dragged him to the floor before kicking him in the chest.
:12:05. > :12:09.Timothy Allatt admitted hitting him but said he used a recognised
:12:09. > :12:14.arrest techniques. The judge said she believed Timothy Allatt had
:12:14. > :12:19.struck Jake Bramley in the face with forced which was not just or
:12:19. > :12:22.reasonable. And she did not believe Jake Bramley had acted aggressively
:12:22. > :12:27.or Timothy Allatt would have felt under threat. She said a sustained
:12:27. > :12:31.assault had taken place on a member of the public by a serving police
:12:31. > :12:35.officer and it was a gross breach of trust. She found Timothy Allatt
:12:35. > :12:42.guilty and said a custodial sentence would have to be
:12:43. > :12:45.considered. He will be sentenced on 20th September. He was dismissed
:12:45. > :12:50.from the forced following a misconduct hearing involving a
:12:50. > :12:55.separate incident, that he assaulted a man walking home drunk
:12:55. > :12:59.in 2010. The CPS did not bring a criminal charge but the Independent
:12:59. > :13:07.Police Complaints Commission said today the level of force used by
:13:07. > :13:10.Timothy Allatt on both occasions was unjustifiable and excessive.
:13:10. > :13:13.Figures from the Department of Health show 19% of people in the
:13:13. > :13:17.East Midlands smoke. That's compared with 21% across England as
:13:17. > :13:20.a whole. Research suggests one in two smokers will die of a smoking-
:13:20. > :13:30.related disease. Health experts are trying to encourage more people to
:13:30. > :13:33.quit by using their local NHS Stop Smoking Service. Digital switchover
:13:33. > :13:38.is completed in this region tonight and the old analogue signal will be
:13:38. > :13:41.switched off for good at midnight. It will mean retuning to the new
:13:41. > :13:45.digital channels tomorrow. There is help for anyone who's having
:13:45. > :13:49.trouble. There is the phone number. And we'll be repeating that number
:13:49. > :13:51.before the end of the programme. Hundreds of staff at
:13:51. > :13:54.Nottinghamshire Police have been on strike today in a dispute
:13:54. > :14:04.redundancies at the force. The force says the first eight hours of
:14:04. > :14:05.
:14:05. > :14:10.strike action had no impact on services. Anthony Bartram reports.
:14:10. > :14:14.Civilian staff are striking over cost-cutting measures up by the
:14:14. > :14:19.Nottinghamshire force. Unison members have voted for the walkout,
:14:19. > :14:24.claiming some staff are being made needlessly redundant. By the nature
:14:24. > :14:28.of the work they do and their loyalty and surface, they are not
:14:28. > :14:34.militant people. The fact so many of voting in frame-up -- in favour
:14:34. > :14:38.of industrial action and strike action indicate real concerns.
:14:38. > :14:44.Nottinghamshire police employees 750 civilian staff and has already
:14:44. > :14:48.made many redundant as it plans to save �45 million by 2015. The
:14:48. > :14:54.action involves staff working in support roles across the force,
:14:54. > :14:58.from from line to forensics, cell blocks to 999 control rooms.
:14:58. > :15:03.public will notice a different because we value our staff and the
:15:03. > :15:06.work they do. And when people go on strike, it services will be
:15:06. > :15:10.affected. The critical functions will be staffed and we will make
:15:10. > :15:15.sure people are kept safe and well. You have to look at what is
:15:15. > :15:19.happening to police forces not only here but across the country and the
:15:19. > :15:23.region, they are faced with 20% of cuts in real terms in their central
:15:23. > :15:28.government grant and that is putting chief constables in an
:15:28. > :15:32.impossible situation. We are seeing reductions in police staff numbers
:15:32. > :15:35.across the region, and I think the people will find that
:15:35. > :15:41.incomprehensible. We have asked the government to think again and they
:15:41. > :15:48.should do. There is a plan to deal with this strike and a second
:15:48. > :15:54.walkout on Friday, and 999 calls will still be answered, it has been
:15:54. > :16:02.promised. Now time for the sport!
:16:02. > :16:04.And a giant paperweight! Yes, it looks fantastic, doesn't
:16:04. > :16:07.it? From rank outsiders to t20 Champions, Leicestershire have
:16:07. > :16:10.brought the Cup in dramatic fashion at the weekend. Talisman Paul Nixon
:16:10. > :16:13.is with us very soon. He's not the only one celebrating though,
:16:13. > :16:16.because the Derby County goalkeeper Frank Fielding has earned his
:16:16. > :16:18.second England call-up. He's replaced the injured Rob Green for
:16:18. > :16:21.the Euro 2012 qualifiers against Bulgaria and Wales. His club,
:16:21. > :16:26.though, go into the international break off the back of their first
:16:26. > :16:30.defeat of the season. Here's Ross Fletcher.
:16:30. > :16:37.Fly has been brilliant for Derby. Well let's hope England manager
:16:37. > :16:41.Fabio Capello was not watching the home defeat by Burnley. -- Frank
:16:41. > :16:45.Fielding has been brilliant. An uncharacteristic mistake from the
:16:45. > :16:50.usually unflappable Rams keeper. Burnley had already hit the post
:16:51. > :16:55.before they took the lead through Charlie Austin. It really was not
:16:55. > :17:01.Derby's day. Twice they had chances cleared off the line and after four
:17:01. > :17:05.straight wins, manager Nigel Clough did not want to criticise his team.
:17:06. > :17:10.Robinson scoring what proved to be a consolation. And just to reassure
:17:10. > :17:14.you, Frank Fielding kept the score down with a couple of top-drawer
:17:14. > :17:19.saves. His England call-up is richly deserved.
:17:19. > :17:25.There was welcome first for Leicester here over leaders
:17:25. > :17:30.Southampton. The foxes were two up and cruising. De Riaz Purcell and
:17:30. > :17:37.Richie Wellins with the goals. Rickie Lambert put through his own
:17:37. > :17:42.net to restore Leicester's chances. David Connolly made things tight,
:17:42. > :17:47.but it was relief full Sven Goran Eriksson whose transfer spending
:17:47. > :17:52.has not stopped yet with a Bristol City striker, and Nicky Maynard,
:17:52. > :18:00.back on the agenda. And Nicky Maynard's presence could
:18:00. > :18:10.be because Leicester have just had eight 6.5 million bit turned down
:18:10. > :18:12.by Scottish giants Rangers. Nottingham Forest's season will be
:18:12. > :18:15.decided over the next 28 hours, according to manager Steve McClaren.
:18:15. > :18:18.He says Sunday's humiliation at the hands of West Ham exposed the
:18:18. > :18:19.club's need for new players before the transfer window shuts tomorrow
:18:19. > :18:22.night. The defending, Steve McLaren said,
:18:22. > :18:25.it was like nothing he had seen for years as Forest conceded an own
:18:25. > :18:30.goal, gave Kevin Nolan freedom and the penalty area, the lesson was
:18:30. > :18:36.clear. It is nothing we have not known and we have to do work in the
:18:36. > :18:41.next few days to redress what we have been saying. We will know the
:18:41. > :18:45.ambitions of this club and the next few days. They have been good sides,
:18:45. > :18:50.Miller is a good acquisition and then that was found as a
:18:50. > :18:53.consolation on Sunday. But if reinforcement is needed, isn't --
:18:53. > :19:03.is Steve McLaren confident are getting them? That is a good
:19:03. > :19:11.question. We will see. And as I say, I think for two years, a lot of
:19:11. > :19:17.people have been frustrated. Now I understand why. Just one question
:19:17. > :19:27.remains. If you do not get what you want? It is going to be a long
:19:27. > :19:36.
:19:36. > :19:38.season. That is interesting. There was an
:19:38. > :19:41.extraordinary goal in Notts County's two-nil defeat at Preston
:19:41. > :19:44.- the goalkeeper scored. Yes, the keeper. This is Iain Turner's
:19:44. > :19:47.clearance which turned into so much more - embarrassment for the Notts
:19:47. > :19:49.keeper Stuart Nelson and no doubt the drinks were on his opposite
:19:49. > :19:52.number on Saturday night. So, back to that Friends Provident
:19:52. > :19:56.t20 Trophy - here it is - and the victorious Leicestershire Foxes.
:19:56. > :19:59.They were the outsiders to win on Finals Day, but came through a
:19:59. > :20:02.dramatic one over eliminator in the semi and then crushed Somerset in
:20:02. > :20:05.the final. With me is Foxes' veteran Paul Nixon, who might just
:20:05. > :20:08.have to delay his retirement again now. What a day, Paul, how do you
:20:08. > :20:10.feel now looking back on it? It is almost like a dream, it was surreal.
:20:10. > :20:13.We could not have written the script more perfectly. Everybody
:20:13. > :20:17.came to the party at the right time and played tremendous cricket,
:20:17. > :20:23.handled the pressure. We deserved to win. Quite some celebrations!
:20:23. > :20:27.went on until about 6am! Amazing for you all, really,
:20:27. > :20:34.because you were complete outsiders throughout. Which is strange,
:20:34. > :20:40.because we have been to four finals and we have won two and last two,
:20:41. > :20:46.we proved them wrong! What was the difference? We had more guys that
:20:46. > :20:50.could clear the boundary, and two good spinners. And everybody was
:20:50. > :20:53.ranked high. What about you? You say your body's
:20:53. > :20:58.not quite up to it any more, but you took at least one spectacular
:20:58. > :21:04.catch. I really enjoyed that moment! The form of Matthew voice
:21:04. > :21:08.was in, I am sure he would have caught it! -- a voice. You work
:21:08. > :21:12.hard and strain hard for those catches and to pull that out
:21:12. > :21:16.against the make man -- against the big man, one of the biggest hitters
:21:16. > :21:19.been that the world, that is great. He looks even better in slow
:21:19. > :21:27.motion! Now you get to go to the Champions
:21:27. > :21:34.League in India. Great for the club, yes? A great pay-day for the club.
:21:34. > :21:37.It is first phase, so hopefully we will qualify. You were supposed to
:21:37. > :21:41.have your game -- your last game three weeks ago.
:21:41. > :21:45.And you, are you going to wear the gloves for one last tournament?
:21:45. > :21:51.will rinse the champagne out of my gloves and take them over, we
:21:51. > :21:55.really excited. Is your future with Leicestershire? Yes, I will do some
:21:55. > :22:00.coaching with the guys. And a few other projects away from the game,
:22:00. > :22:04.so plenty going on. This victory will have made a great final
:22:04. > :22:14.chapter. And a fantastic trophy, find you for bringing it in. Take
:22:14. > :22:17.
:22:17. > :22:20.that away and keep it safe before anyone knocks it over!
:22:20. > :22:30.So, back to that Friends Provident t20 Trophy - here it is - and the
:22:30. > :22:38.
:22:38. > :22:41.victorious Leicestershire Foxes. Thanks, Paul. Leicestershire
:22:41. > :22:44.actually paraded their trophy at the match with the touring Indian
:22:44. > :22:46.side at Grace Road yesterday. Lots of great pictures from a great day
:22:46. > :22:50.to come before the end of the programme.
:22:50. > :22:52.Two well dones to finish with - one is to Hurdler Andy Turner, who took
:22:53. > :22:55.bronze in bizarre fashion at the World Championships in South Korea.
:22:56. > :22:58.He finished fourth, but the winner - Cuban Dayron Robles - was
:22:58. > :23:01.disqualified for accidentally catching hold of the runner in the
:23:01. > :23:04.lane next to him. A medal for Turner - a huge pre-2012 boost.
:23:05. > :23:07.The other well done is also to bronze medallists - both the men's
:23:08. > :23:11.and women's England hockey sides took third place in the Euro Hockey
:23:11. > :23:13.Championships. Five East Midlanders were in the men's team - who might
:23:13. > :23:16.actually have been hoping for gold at these games, but picked
:23:16. > :23:19.themselves up to win the third place play-off. And there were
:23:19. > :23:21.eight Leicester Ladies in the Women's side, but it was actually a
:23:21. > :23:24.Nottinghamshire girl who scored the goals. West Bridgford's Helen
:23:24. > :23:26.Richardson getting both in the bronze medal match. Bravo.
:23:26. > :23:34.Nice to have a sport full of congratulations! I hope it carries
:23:34. > :23:37.A truly outstanding weekend of cricket in Leicester - and to see
:23:37. > :23:39.just what it meant to the city, our reporter, Sumeer Kalyani, joined
:23:39. > :23:49.thousands of fans at Grace Road watching India take on
:23:49. > :23:50.
:23:50. > :23:55.Leicestershire. Not quite the stadium of Calcutta,
:23:55. > :23:59.but still plenty of home support for the Indian cricket team.
:23:59. > :24:05.Despite being beaten by England, thousands of fans still turned up
:24:05. > :24:11.to see their heroes. Great to see we can come here and see the
:24:11. > :24:15.players, families together, amazing. It is cracking! Having a great time,
:24:15. > :24:21.a fantastic feeling, everyone is in a great mood, family and friends,
:24:21. > :24:24.top date X Mack the visit to Grace Road has also been made more
:24:24. > :24:29.memorable for the Indian captain who has been made an honorary
:24:29. > :24:33.doctorate of Letters, and this was a first for de Montfort University.
:24:33. > :24:38.Be so is a national and international first, to confer an
:24:38. > :24:41.honorary degree on someone who is a winning captain, but to do it here
:24:42. > :24:46.is marvellous stuff like it was supposed to be a practice game for
:24:46. > :24:55.the Indians but has been a chance for the Foxes to check out their
:24:55. > :24:57.opponents ahead of their tournament in the sub-continent this year.
:24:57. > :25:01.Leicestershire lying down after their exertions over the weekend
:25:02. > :25:06.They apparently only had a few hours' sleep!
:25:06. > :25:16.They did well! Time for the weather. Not cricketing weather but things
:25:16. > :25:21.For August, it has been drier than average so not good for farmers,
:25:21. > :25:27.but also warmer than normal for the East Midlands despite the rest of
:25:27. > :25:32.the UK having a chilly August. And the sum of 2011 has been the
:25:32. > :25:36.cruellest since 1993. -- the summer. It will stay dry and cloudy
:25:36. > :25:41.overnight. Thank you to Nicola for this beautiful sunset taken over
:25:41. > :25:46.the weekend. Thank you for everybody's pictures. We are
:25:46. > :25:49.dominated by this area of high pressure. Despite that, it has been
:25:49. > :25:55.fairly cloudy today and that will continue through this evening and
:25:55. > :26:00.overnight. The cloud could bring light rain for a time before it
:26:00. > :26:04.gets drier overnight. Are a few clear spells towards Wednesday
:26:04. > :26:08.morning, temperatures down to a minimum of 11 Celsius. Tomorrow
:26:08. > :26:12.will start dry, you might see bright spells first thing. Clouding
:26:13. > :26:17.over again but hopeful of back- breaking a bit into the afternoon.
:26:17. > :26:21.Temperatures, quite cool for this time of the year tomorrow, at a
:26:21. > :26:26.maximum of 17 Celsius. That high pressure has moved towards the
:26:26. > :26:31.north-east of the UK, it was state into Thursday, but it will stay
:26:31. > :26:37.cloudy. Into Friday, we should start to see more sunshine,
:26:37. > :26:42.temperatures also starting to recover. 20, 21 degrees. And into
:26:42. > :26:47.the weekend, it dry and settled on Saturday. Temperatures of 21
:26:47. > :26:55.degrees, so perfect weather for Chatsworth on Friday and Saturday,
:26:55. > :26:57.so say hello to was! Just a reminder - retune the telly
:26:57. > :27:01.tomorrow, as digital switchover in this region completes tonight. Here
:27:01. > :27:03.is the number in case of problems. And we'll be looking at common
:27:03. > :27:11.switchover problems here on East Midlands Today - that's tomorrow at