:00:06. > :00:08.This is East Midlands Today with Anne Davies and me, Dominic Heale.
:00:08. > :00:18.Our top story tonight: A council relents after sending a
:00:18. > :00:24.bill for grave maintenance to the mother of a dead soldier. Teresa
:00:24. > :00:28.would son was killed two years ago fighting in Afghanistan. Absolutely
:00:28. > :00:35.horrified they would charge for a fallen soldier. He gave his life
:00:35. > :00:38.for this country and he should have had that.
:00:38. > :00:43.Also, gang members handing knives after getting a letter from the
:00:43. > :00:50.police. Plus, the three warning signs of a
:00:50. > :00:52.stroke. Is there speech slurred? But, are two other symptoms being a
:00:52. > :00:57.overlooked? This Christmas very is more than 80
:00:57. > :01:05.years old but is the oldest decoration in the whole East
:01:05. > :01:08.Midlands? -- it this Christmas fairy.
:01:08. > :01:11.Good evening. First tonight, the mother of a fallen soldier has
:01:11. > :01:16.forced a council to withdraw a bill for hundreds of pounds to maintain
:01:16. > :01:20.her son's grave. Teresa Woods is now urging all councils to drop
:01:20. > :01:30.cemetery bills for soldiers killed in action. Tonight, Downing Street
:01:30. > :01:31.
:01:31. > :01:37.told us it's pleased the council's relented. Helen Astle reports.
:01:37. > :01:42.Corporal Marcin Wojtak, a corporal in the RAF, he died in 2009 whilst
:01:42. > :01:46.serving in Afghanistan. He was 24 years old. He isn't buried in
:01:46. > :01:50.Melton Mowbray and the family chose not have a smaller military
:01:50. > :01:53.headstone, which would not have incurred military charges, because
:01:53. > :01:59.they wanted to list his tours of duty so everyone could see where he
:01:59. > :02:04.had so it. He said to me, if I ever die in Afghanistan, will people
:02:04. > :02:09.remember me? And I promised him that he would be totally remembered
:02:09. > :02:14.and I would do everything in my power. And this is my -- one of my
:02:14. > :02:18.last things I could do for him. family received a bill totalling
:02:18. > :02:25.�458, a one-off charge for maintenance fees at the ceremony --
:02:25. > :02:30.cemetery. Absolutely horrified they would charge for a fallen soldier.
:02:30. > :02:34.I mean, he gave his life for this country and he should have had that
:02:34. > :02:42.completely free. To research is calling for cemetery fees for all
:02:42. > :02:47.service personnel to be waived. said to David Cameron, make sure
:02:47. > :02:52.that all council officers actually wave every single charge and have a
:02:52. > :02:55.set policy for military families. Of those boys do an extremely
:02:55. > :03:00.important job and this is the last thing you can do for these families,
:03:00. > :03:05.not give them the hassle we are having to go through, and not have
:03:05. > :03:10.to battle, and he can do that by just sending an e-mail to all the
:03:10. > :03:15.council officers and say, weighed every single charge. A drop done.
:03:15. > :03:20.Today, the family met the leader of the council, the council that
:03:20. > :03:26.originally built her. You shouldn't have to be battling for the rights
:03:26. > :03:33.of your son. It wasn't picked up earlier and I am sorry. The policy
:03:33. > :03:37.is there, and I am responsible for the fact it wasn't picked up
:03:37. > :03:44.earlier. As soon as it was spotted, we rectified the situation.
:03:44. > :03:50.Downing Street spokesman said, we welcome the decision to not charge
:03:50. > :03:53.Theresa Woods. Teresa is now going to donate �458 to the Royal British
:03:53. > :03:56.Legion. A little earlier I spoke to Patrick
:03:56. > :04:05.Mercer MP, a former army officer, who agreed with the council's
:04:05. > :04:11.decision to waive the fee. Yes, I do. I think this is sensible.
:04:11. > :04:15.It is not a unique case but it is a most unusual case. And I think the
:04:15. > :04:20.council have acted with great foresight and sensitive that the.
:04:20. > :04:25.Do you think there should be a national policy in regards to this?
:04:25. > :04:29.I don't. I don't think this is something for national government.
:04:29. > :04:34.When these cases come up, they need to be dealt with on their own
:04:34. > :04:40.merits and not... There is not one piece of legislation that will fit
:04:40. > :04:47.all of this. What I would say is the council involved has set a very
:04:47. > :04:50.good example to follow. Is there a concern, where do you draw the
:04:50. > :04:56.line? There were other people that give up their lives for this
:04:56. > :05:00.country, not necessary soldiers. course of their Ara, but I think
:05:00. > :05:04.the armed forces who volunteered to put themselves in danger and to
:05:05. > :05:10.accept death as part of the contract, I do think a special case
:05:10. > :05:15.can be made for them. That is not to say that police officers,
:05:15. > :05:20.firemen etc, all of them of course should be respected and honoured,
:05:20. > :05:25.and neither of this category is go out to seek battle, as soldiers,
:05:25. > :05:28.and airmen. Thank you. A man who almost died after being
:05:28. > :05:32.stabbed has called on the courts to hand out tougher sentences for
:05:32. > :05:36.those who carry knives. New figures show that fewer people are being
:05:36. > :05:39.jailed for possessing an offensive weapon. And as Simon Hare reports,
:05:39. > :05:49.the police in Derby have just recovered almost 500 knives during
:05:49. > :05:56.a month-long amnesty. Off the streets and out of harm's
:05:56. > :06:01.way. Police show of the 483 weapons including swords and machete is
:06:01. > :06:07.recovered by operation Jagger. It is twice as many as the total
:06:07. > :06:11.recovered during a similar amnesty to make years ago. -- two years ago.
:06:11. > :06:15.This man knows more than most about the threat of a knife crime. He
:06:16. > :06:21.almost died after being stabbed. He had been a bouncer at this pub when
:06:21. > :06:26.he was attacked by a man he had earlier turned away. 500 knives is
:06:26. > :06:31.a good result but it is the wrong people that are handing these notes
:06:31. > :06:36.in. These are young people that are displaying these knives above the
:06:36. > :06:41.fireplaces. The actually -- the low-life scumbags, the ones that
:06:41. > :06:45.need to be target, the ones that carry knives, because it is part of
:06:45. > :06:51.their lives, need to be target it. Some of the home-made knives did
:06:51. > :06:55.have a sinister purpose. They are used to create violence or injury
:06:55. > :07:00.to people and I would say to people that if you have got them, there is
:07:00. > :07:07.no excuse to have this on your person or in your house, because
:07:07. > :07:11.what would you use them for? They use is for crime and crime and loan.
:07:11. > :07:16.New figures show that the proportion of people jailed for
:07:16. > :07:22.carrying a knife has fallen to its lowest level for almost three years.
:07:22. > :07:28.Just over a 5th of those convicted of possessing a knife or presents
:07:28. > :07:32.if -- offensive weapon went to prison. People need to get bigger
:07:32. > :07:35.sentences. It is out of control at the moment.
:07:35. > :07:38.A paramedic caught breathing in gas and air while on duty for East
:07:38. > :07:42.Midlands Ambulance Service has been suspended for a year by the Health
:07:42. > :07:44.Professionals Council. Nigel Moore, who was based in Derbyshire, was
:07:44. > :07:50.seen using the anaesthetic gas, Entonox, in a fast response vehicle
:07:50. > :07:55.last September. He told the hearing he'd taken to the gas to relieve
:07:55. > :08:00.stress. Moore resigned from the service earlier this year. East
:08:00. > :08:03.Midlands Ambulance Service declined to comment.
:08:03. > :08:05.Six people have been arrested following a protest at a proposed
:08:05. > :08:08.nuclear waste site near Stamford. Plans to put low level radioactive
:08:08. > :08:12.waste at the Kings Cliffe landfill site were given the go-ahead
:08:12. > :08:17.earlier this year. This morning more than 20 demonstrators gathered
:08:17. > :08:20.there. Police then moved in to disperse them. Several protestors
:08:20. > :08:23.had to be cut free after chaining themselves to concrete-filled
:08:24. > :08:27.barrels. Leicestershire Police say a non-
:08:27. > :08:30.emergency number introduced last month is already being widely used.
:08:30. > :08:33.The 101 telephone number is designed to make it easier for
:08:33. > :08:36.people to report minor crimes and discuss non-urgent matters. The
:08:36. > :08:43.service is currently dealing with around a fifth of all non-emergency
:08:43. > :08:46.calls. Officers expect that figure to rise.
:08:46. > :08:48.Medical researchers in the East Midlands have discovered many
:08:48. > :08:53.people don't know all the key warning symptoms of a stroke,
:08:53. > :08:56.Britain's third biggest killer. A Government advertising campaign has
:08:56. > :09:01.increased knowledge of three signs to look out for, but there are
:09:01. > :09:09.others that people just don't seem to be aware of. Our Health
:09:09. > :09:12.Correspondent Rob Sissons has more details.
:09:12. > :09:17.At the Leicester Royal Infirmary, they have done research into what
:09:17. > :09:21.people know about strokes. They have found there are two classics
:09:21. > :09:26.this -- symptoms that a lot of people don't know about. Frank had
:09:26. > :09:29.one of them but the 71-year-old ignored temporary loss of vision
:09:29. > :09:35.until he was taken into hospital with abdominal pains, and further
:09:35. > :09:39.tests revealed a narrowed artery causing sight problems, a site of
:09:39. > :09:45.many strokes for its doublet was that intermittent and short-lived,
:09:45. > :09:50.it was a matter of split seconds that your eyesight was distorted.
:09:50. > :09:55.Sometimes you thought, have I imagined it? Loss of vision is like
:09:55. > :10:00.a shutter coming down and lifting again. It can be a single episode
:10:00. > :10:08.or multiple. This professor says it is not just loss of vision that is
:10:08. > :10:14.a warning sign. Weakness in the leg. I don't mean pain it or pins and
:10:14. > :10:20.needles. All this sudden, you cannot wait bear on one of your
:10:20. > :10:25.legs, your leg comes out the way. This at campaign seems to have
:10:25. > :10:29.raised awareness of classic symptoms. There is also increasing
:10:29. > :10:34.understanding not only among patients but also the NHS of other
:10:34. > :10:39.warning signs. The East Midlands Ambulance Service did not triage
:10:39. > :10:44.patience as -- with leg weakness as patience that would have had
:10:44. > :10:50.strokes. They have now changed ambulance control and publicity,
:10:50. > :10:54.and people with leg weaknesses may be treated as having had a strict.
:10:54. > :10:58.Picking up minor symptoms could prevent a major stroke later.
:10:58. > :11:01.Officials in the Peak Park say they want to spend extra money trying to
:11:01. > :11:04.boost local jobs despite having to make massive budget cuts. The Peak
:11:04. > :11:08.District National Park Authority has to save almost �2 million over
:11:08. > :11:10.four years. But it says it'll still spend �440,000 creating 50
:11:10. > :11:17.apprenticeships across the area, protecting planning jobs, and
:11:17. > :11:20.employing a business advisor for small firms.
:11:20. > :11:23.A survey of the Derby Hippodrome has found that it hasn't been
:11:23. > :11:26.seriously affected by last weekend's fire. Firefighters were
:11:26. > :11:30.called to the Grade II listed building in the early hours of
:11:30. > :11:33.Saturday morning. The site had been left derelict after being badly
:11:33. > :11:40.damaged three years ago. A structural survey says that no real
:11:40. > :11:43.concerns have been raised about the building's stability.
:11:43. > :11:46.Next year's Summer Sundae music festival in Leicester will be
:11:46. > :11:50.taking place a week later. It's been put back because of the London
:11:50. > :11:55.Olympics. The three-day festival at de Montfort Hall will now take
:11:55. > :12:04.place from 17th-19th August. Last year, it attracted more than 7,000
:12:04. > :12:10.people. Make a note of it in your diary.
:12:10. > :12:14.I think that is called a boutique festival - small but perfectly
:12:14. > :12:17.formed, rather like you. I am going to keep that complement.
:12:17. > :12:23.A charity says it's so desperate for money it's had to open a shop
:12:23. > :12:25.to help boost funds. Derby City free advice on debt, benefits and
:12:25. > :12:33.housing, says it's taken this step because of cuts in council and
:12:33. > :12:38.Government funding. James Roberson reports.
:12:38. > :12:42.In the centre of Derby, this charity shop has just opened, and
:12:42. > :12:47.is run by Derby City Mission, a Christian organisation which helps
:12:47. > :12:51.addicts and the homeless, but also provides advice on debts, benefits
:12:51. > :12:56.and housing. The charity says that it has found its former funding
:12:56. > :13:00.from local authorities has been reduced while central Government is
:13:00. > :13:05.asking Chad is to are together and bid jointly for funds but often
:13:05. > :13:09.this bid still failed despite the time and effort put into them.
:13:09. > :13:13.is the pinch charities are finding. The Government is asking them to do
:13:13. > :13:18.more as part of the "big society" with less and it is getting
:13:18. > :13:22.difficult to do that so we are having to diversify. The mission so
:13:22. > :13:28.is the shop as a way of creating a direct stream of money to keep
:13:28. > :13:32.their advice service go ing. Money is a bit more scarce. Charities
:13:32. > :13:35.have to do this to get funding, it is a shame, but they are
:13:35. > :13:44.resourceful people and it is wonderful to see that kind of
:13:44. > :13:50.effort into the can unity. charity shop, however, in a crowded
:13:50. > :13:55.place. There are lots more near this one. Also nearby, businesses
:13:55. > :13:59.offering finance. The mission hopes their shop can compete for
:13:59. > :14:04.donations in these times. We hope to have a constant stream of income.
:14:04. > :14:09.We hope it works. There is more and more need in this area. More people
:14:10. > :14:14.are finding themselves in debt, more people need benefits, and the
:14:14. > :14:19.poor are getting more squeezed. When even one of the Three Kings
:14:19. > :14:21.needs funds, Derby City Mission hopes its shop will last beyond
:14:21. > :14:25.Christmas. Still to come on the programme:
:14:25. > :14:35.The fairy that's a festive fixture. In over 80 years, she's never not
:14:35. > :14:43.
:14:43. > :14:46.been at the top of the tree. Is I suspect she will tell us, too.
:14:46. > :14:50.He's been described as one of the world's leading artists with some
:14:50. > :14:51.of his work being sold for over a million pounds. Now, as part of a
:14:52. > :14:55.touring exhibition, Nottingham Castle is showcasing the sculptures
:14:55. > :15:05.of Anish Kapoor, a man who's already made a mark on the city.
:15:05. > :15:07.
:15:07. > :15:11.Whether it is a sculpture designed for the Olympics or Nottingham's
:15:11. > :15:14.very own Sky Mirror, the artist Anish Kapoor has become famous for
:15:14. > :15:18.his larger-than-life pieces that play with the was imagination and
:15:18. > :15:25.perspective. The exhibition at Nottingham Castle is looking back
:15:25. > :15:30.on his 30 year career, from early pigment pieces inspired by market
:15:30. > :15:34.stalls to sculptures in unusual shapes and sizes. He is creating
:15:34. > :15:38.optical illusions, really, which he wants you to explore and discover
:15:38. > :15:42.for yourself, so it is giving the game away a bit, but a piece like
:15:42. > :15:47.this when he is working with the architect of the building, you are
:15:47. > :15:52.not sure. Ins that is best he has carved in the ball or something
:15:52. > :16:00.protruding out of the space? It changes, and the way you changes --
:16:00. > :16:02.the way you read it changes as you move around it. Just like the Sky
:16:02. > :16:07.Mirror, Anish Kapoor loves playing with the idea of mirrors and
:16:07. > :16:13.reflections. In his world, the image is always distorted and quite
:16:13. > :16:18.surreal, so that you have no sense of space and perspective. They are
:16:18. > :16:23.concave forms and they have a focus. As you move, as a viewer, as you
:16:23. > :16:31.move in and out of that point, it is a mystical point in the middle
:16:31. > :16:35.of space somewhere, you are almost captivated by the objects and how
:16:35. > :16:40.it operates in the room. It is 10 years since the Sky Mirror was
:16:40. > :16:48.installed in Nottingham, creating a well-loved and smart. Now staff
:16:49. > :16:52.hope visitors will enjoy a spectrum of his work so far. That is great
:16:52. > :16:58.stuff, isn't it? I love that Sky Mirror.
:16:58. > :17:01.Grey it talent to. -- great talent.
:17:01. > :17:03.The Politics Show this Sunday explores a radical proposal to
:17:03. > :17:07.launch the first co-operative school in the East Midlands. Here's
:17:07. > :17:11.Chris Doidge. From January, De Vinci Community College will be
:17:11. > :17:15.part-owned by parents and the wider community. And pupils will get a
:17:15. > :17:20.seat on the board that runs the school. How will that work and how
:17:20. > :17:22.do those involved view about the idea?
:17:22. > :17:26.Will find out. Join Marie Ashby for the Politics
:17:26. > :17:29.Show from twelve noon on Sunday. All the weekend's football previews
:17:29. > :17:39.to come, including Derby's game tonight but the big atmosphere will
:17:39. > :17:42.
:17:42. > :17:52.be at the rugby, Leicester Tigers against Northampton. The big local
:17:52. > :18:01.
:18:01. > :18:06.derby and not a ticket to be had at Oh, yes. Welford Road will be sold
:18:06. > :18:13.out. It has been for weeks. Excellent news for the club. When
:18:13. > :18:18.they build this stadium, they didn't think there was going to be
:18:18. > :18:25.enough support to keep it going. It has not panned out that way. Every
:18:25. > :18:31.soldered fixture is a chance to spread Tiger's message. When you
:18:31. > :18:35.get the fixture list, you look at Northampton. So it is the one that
:18:35. > :18:40.players look forward to and especially the fans. Times are hard
:18:40. > :18:46.for everybody and people choose to spend their money elsewhere. But
:18:46. > :18:49.loyal supporters turn out week in and week out. There are a lot of
:18:49. > :18:54.season-ticket holders and we appreciate everybody that turns up.
:18:54. > :18:58.So, it will be full for Tigers first is Saints. It hardly ever
:18:58. > :19:04.lacks drama. Take the Premiership semi-final at the end of last
:19:04. > :19:10.season. A punch by manager Lennie and has since defeat, so will they
:19:10. > :19:15.be thinking revenge? They will have their own motivations and we've got
:19:15. > :19:20.our The Faith Machine, and we will see how it comes to get the.
:19:20. > :19:25.that history is a massive thing. The players come through here and
:19:25. > :19:33.wait with the crowd right above the heads which means they can feel the
:19:33. > :19:37.energy of the fans as they wind themselves up. You wait in the
:19:37. > :19:42.changing room and they start banging their feet, clapping, and
:19:42. > :19:48.you come out and they are roaring. You come down those stairs, 100
:19:48. > :19:52.years old, it has got that old feel. This is a special thing. When they
:19:52. > :20:00.arrive on that pitch, they know they are in for a rough encounter.
:20:00. > :20:03.They always are. It is Tiger's first is Saints.
:20:03. > :20:06.-- Tigers first is Saints. Nigel Clough's looking to avoid an
:20:06. > :20:09.unwanted record tonight, a sixth straight defeat, which would be his
:20:09. > :20:12.worst League run as Derby County manager. In less than an hour, the
:20:12. > :20:17.Rams kick off at Crystal Palace, who beat Manchester United in
:20:17. > :20:23.midweek. At least the players are keeping positive.
:20:23. > :20:30.It is so tight, still. One win and you jump back up there. Two wins
:20:30. > :20:34.and you are in the play-offs. We try to look forward instead of
:20:34. > :20:37.putting doom and gloom on the Games. You have got to take the positive
:20:37. > :20:40.out of it. And you can hear full commentary of
:20:40. > :20:43.the Rams game tonight on BBC Radio Derby. Their coverage gets underway
:20:43. > :20:46.in a few minutes' time. We'll have the goals in our late news.
:20:46. > :20:49.Over the weekend, there's plenty of intrigue for the rest of the East
:20:50. > :20:52.Midlands. There are games at the top and bottom of the Championship,
:20:52. > :21:00.and Notts County's FA Cup adventure into non-league territory. Here's
:21:00. > :21:04.Ross Fletcher. Just over a fortnight ago, Nigel
:21:04. > :21:10.Pearson was wearing the Hull city tracksuit but tomorrow he returns
:21:10. > :21:15.to the KC Stadium but as manager of Leicester City. The midweek win
:21:15. > :21:21.over Blackpool propelled them to the play-off places and Pearson is
:21:21. > :21:27.prepared for a hot reception at Hull. The focus for me is preparing
:21:27. > :21:30.for the game. And the sub-plots, of course, I am aware of them and the
:21:30. > :21:35.reason for a potential distraction. A but we will prepare for the gay.
:21:35. > :21:39.At the other end, Nottingham Forest scrambling out of the relegation
:21:40. > :21:44.zone after their home humbling by Leeds, it is a trip to the Brighton
:21:44. > :21:50.seaside. It is not my is being in the bottom three but we have got a
:21:50. > :21:54.good squad and good players. And I think, you know, we will be fine,
:21:54. > :22:00.but we need to, as you say, get some confidence back in and get
:22:00. > :22:04.some points of. There is no panic at Notts County but a tricky FA Cup
:22:04. > :22:14.second-round tie at Sutton United on Sunday. In front of a national
:22:14. > :22:15.
:22:16. > :22:21.TV camera. That is what it is all about. I love it. I enjoy it. It is
:22:21. > :22:25.another game of football, us against them. A big game for this
:22:25. > :22:32.club. They beat the same opposition three years ago in the first round.
:22:32. > :22:37.They are now focused on a repeat performance. All the details on
:22:37. > :22:44.that plus, of course, all the other rugby, ice hockey and everything
:22:44. > :22:53.else is on Monday. Leicester Riders are in action tonight on basketball.
:22:53. > :23:01.Now, it's that time of year again. Ding Dong merrily on high. The
:23:01. > :23:04.Christmas trees are going up, the decorations are coming out. And one
:23:04. > :23:14.woman in Nottingham reckons she's got the oldest Christmas fairy in
:23:14. > :23:16.
:23:16. > :23:20.the East Midlands. I suspect that might be it. Tom Brown reports. At
:23:20. > :23:25.this house in Clifton, Christmas preparations begin like anywhere
:23:25. > :23:32.else. Decorations come down from the loft. Some have seen better
:23:32. > :23:36.days. How about this? A Christmas Ferry which is almost 80 years old.
:23:36. > :23:43.She was my late grand mal's and then she was passed down to my
:23:43. > :23:50.mother. And, obviously, my mother passed away, so she is mine and my
:23:50. > :23:53.brother's little ferry. My brother climbs in a raft -- in the loft, so
:23:53. > :23:57.we can put her on the Christmas tree. But we do not know what to
:23:57. > :24:04.put the branches because she is so us look -- so small. This has been
:24:04. > :24:07.going on for You Us. Festival, you've got to get the lights down.
:24:07. > :24:14.There is somebody up and a loft that breaks the Christmas lights in
:24:14. > :24:19.the loft! So when we put it at the top, we say, yes, it is time to put
:24:19. > :24:25.the lights on. It has survived for 80 years, so how much longer can
:24:25. > :24:30.she go on? She can do another generation. We hope so. I am
:24:30. > :24:39.treating her like gold. She will even give you a little wave. She is
:24:39. > :24:41.so cute. A little wave! Was that your little
:24:41. > :24:44.fairy wave? Yes.
:24:44. > :24:46.We asked you in our lunchtime programme if you had any other old
:24:46. > :24:50.decorations from Christmas' past and you didn't disappoint us. This
:24:50. > :24:53.Santa Claus is 91 years old and sits on the Christmas tree of
:24:53. > :24:58.Elizabeth Craig from Melton Mowbray. It belonged to her mother and was
:24:58. > :25:01.bought for her first tree in 1920. This lovely Christmas angel is more
:25:01. > :25:05.60 years old and belongs to Donna Oliver from Grantham, after it was
:25:05. > :25:09.handed from her grandmother. And, finally, John Wood from
:25:09. > :25:12.Leicester sent us this picture of his Father Christmas decoration. It
:25:12. > :25:18.was bought by his father in the 1950s and is still used today, even
:25:18. > :25:21.though he says it's a little worse for wear.
:25:21. > :25:24.I don't think he looks too bad at all.
:25:24. > :25:27.So, if you have any very old decorations from Christmas past,
:25:27. > :25:31.then let us know on Twitter, Facebook or email, at these
:25:31. > :25:38.addresses. And we will try to feature them before Christmas.
:25:38. > :25:42.Oh, yes, we will. Have a ferret around in your loft.
:25:42. > :25:47.Father Christmas coming down from the loft to come up for a start up
:25:47. > :25:57.to you have any? My mum has a schoolmate decoration,
:25:57. > :26:00.
:26:00. > :26:04.a shuttlecock angel. I will be putting my Christmas
:26:04. > :26:10.decorations up, but these are the statistics to do with all term
:26:10. > :26:16.which has just come to an end. It was the second warmest on record.
:26:16. > :26:21.Records began in 1910. Many areas across the East Midlands have seen
:26:21. > :26:28.just half the expected rainfall for the period, so, having said that,
:26:28. > :26:33.we did wake up to a frost this morning across the East Midlands.
:26:33. > :26:39.Tonight, we will be much milder with blustery showers and those
:26:39. > :26:43.strong winds. You can send your weather pictures to us as well. We
:26:43. > :26:49.can see this next area of rain accompanied by winds heading from
:26:49. > :26:54.the West. On the radar picture, there have been some showers across
:26:54. > :27:04.that East Midlands. They will continue and wither the patchy
:27:04. > :27:11.aspects of rain. Under that cloud and rain, temperatures will be mild.
:27:11. > :27:17.So, we start off Saturday morning with the rain Clearing. It soon
:27:17. > :27:22.brightens up with good sunny spells. It will be breezy so hang on to
:27:23. > :27:27.your Christmas shopping bags! Temperature-wise, up to around nine.
:27:27. > :27:33.On Sunday, it looks like being largely dry for most of the day but
:27:33. > :27:37.don't rule out the chance of some showers heading our way from the