:00:13. > :00:16.And now the news for the East Midlands, I'm Carolyn Moses.
:00:16. > :00:19.First this evening. Thousands of pounds have been raised for two
:00:19. > :00:22.teenagers whose parents and younger sister died during an incident at
:00:22. > :00:32.their home. It's believed former police officer Toby Day attacked
:00:32. > :00:36.
:00:36. > :00:41.his family before killing himself. Three weeks on from the tragedy,
:00:41. > :00:49.and the police don't know what exactly happened. It is believed
:00:49. > :00:57.that Mr Day stabs his family. His wife, and his six-year-old daughter
:00:57. > :01:06.died. The older children, 13-year- old Adam, and 15-year-old Kimberly,
:01:06. > :01:10.survive the attacked. -- survived. They were taken to hospital, and
:01:10. > :01:15.had been discharged, spending Christmas with family. The children
:01:15. > :01:20.are slowly recovering, the police are yet to interview them, though
:01:20. > :01:25.family liaison officers have been on hand. The local community has
:01:25. > :01:30.raised thousands of pounds for the teenagers. The funerals are
:01:30. > :01:33.expected to take place next month. The headquarters of Leicester City
:01:33. > :01:36.Council is to be demolished. The city's Mayor has revealed that two
:01:36. > :01:42.New Walk Centre towers will be bulldozed. It follows an inspection
:01:42. > :01:45.last year which revealed the offices are structurally unsafe.
:01:45. > :01:49.There's a call for Nottinghamshire County Council to re-think plans to
:01:49. > :01:51.switch off some of its street lights to save money. The
:01:51. > :01:54.opposition Labour group on the authority says the scheme has led
:01:54. > :02:00.to fears over public safety. The council says it'll listen to
:02:00. > :02:03.feedback from the public. Next - A Derbyshire soldier who was
:02:03. > :02:06.almost killed, twice, says he's missing life on the front line.
:02:06. > :02:16.Chris Parrott was blown up in Afghanistan, two years after being
:02:16. > :02:20.
:02:20. > :02:25.shot. Let's have a look at your leg?
:02:25. > :02:29.Martin Whitely was 18 when he got his first war wound. A bullet
:02:29. > :02:36.shattered his leg, in a battle which claim to two of his comrades
:02:36. > :02:44.lives. His next tour of duty left in even more injured, fragments of
:02:44. > :02:53.a grenade had to be removed from his head. There was a tiny gap
:02:53. > :02:59.which the traveller went into. They went into my brain. -- shrapnel.
:02:59. > :03:02.could have been in his grave. making a new start, studying
:03:02. > :03:09.horticulture, studying to become a landscape architect. He would
:03:09. > :03:13.prefer to be back in Afghanistan. He by no chance, I would go back, I
:03:13. > :03:17.miss the camaraderie. You cannot get adrenalin anywhere else. I know
:03:17. > :03:23.it sounds weird, being shot that, things like that, but the adrenalin
:03:23. > :03:31.is unbelievable. The army gave him opportunities he will never have
:03:31. > :03:34.again. His parents are relieved, and delighted Batty's say. -- that
:03:34. > :03:36.he is safe. An MP is warning the East Midlands
:03:36. > :03:40.could lose out on future government funding because the region's voice
:03:40. > :03:47.struggles to be heard. Now local MPs are being urged to form a
:03:47. > :03:52.powerful new group to speak up for the East Midlands.
:03:52. > :04:02.On BTO to a production line, the Prime Minister on a high-profile
:04:02. > :04:02.
:04:03. > :04:09.visit. -- Toyota. Does the region need to raise its profile? That is
:04:09. > :04:13.the opinion of Jon Ashworth. think all the politicians need to
:04:13. > :04:18.come together. We need to pressurise the government to get a
:04:18. > :04:23.better deal for the East Midlands. The region is the have its own
:04:23. > :04:29.government minister, but that role, along with the regional assembly,
:04:29. > :04:38.all created by Labour, there was scrapped by the coalition. -- was
:04:38. > :04:42.scrapped by a coalition. Has the East Midlands lost its voice?
:04:42. > :04:47.think the government had missed a trick by abolishing them. We have
:04:47. > :04:55.some issues that we need to discuss and debate. By the time the Prime
:04:55. > :04:58.Minister next visits the the region, the next parliamentary group will
:04:58. > :05:05.be off the production line. Electric cars could become a more
:05:05. > :05:07.common sight on Leicester's roads in the future.
:05:07. > :05:09.New mums at Leicester's hospitals are being shown a specially
:05:10. > :05:12.designed DVD before they're discharged. Around 15 mothers and
:05:12. > :05:16.their babies are sent home from the Leicester General maternity ward
:05:16. > :05:19.every day. The short film was the brainchild of one of the hospital's
:05:19. > :05:22.midwives to give them more time to spend with each patient. The DVD
:05:22. > :05:24.advises on the care of their baby and explains which health
:05:24. > :05:27.professionals will visit them over the next few weeks.
:05:27. > :05:30.Onto sport - and Derby County's teenage defender Mark O'Brien will
:05:30. > :05:32.miss the rest of the season after getting injured in training on
:05:32. > :05:35.Tuesday. He damaged his cruciate ligament. O'Brien has made 21
:05:35. > :05:37.appearances this season and won a long term contract. Two years ago
:05:37. > :05:41.he had a long lay off after heart surgery.
:05:41. > :05:44.Now - This time of year many birds and mammals have the right idea of
:05:44. > :05:47.hibernating or migrating to warmer climes but, of course, many choose
:05:47. > :05:51.to spend winter here in the East Midlands. And there is plenty for
:05:51. > :05:57.US to do to look after them - as the Sally Goes Wild team has been
:05:57. > :06:06.finding out. Over the winter months there are
:06:06. > :06:11.plenty of things you can do to help your winter wildlife. We asked our
:06:11. > :06:18.experts for tips. I will the ensuing mess material at the these
:06:18. > :06:26.boxes. They are puller parasite. It is vital you do this. -- they are
:06:26. > :06:34.full of parasites. I'll put a zinc sheet on the floor. Plant cuttings
:06:34. > :06:38.over the top. It is nice, warm and insulated. It is easy to feed the
:06:39. > :06:44.birds in your garden, a dozen need to be expensive. It can mean the
:06:44. > :06:51.difference between life and death. Our experts have given you some
:06:51. > :06:59.useful tips, by doing them, you cannot help encourage more visitors
:06:59. > :07:02.your back garden. For more ideas, log on to your local BBC website.
:07:02. > :07:11.Well should we be hibernating perhaps for the rest of this year
:07:11. > :07:17.perhaps for the rest of this year or not. Sara can tell us.
:07:17. > :07:24.A very blustery day. Quite a lot of showers. Some standing water on the
:07:24. > :07:30.roads. Take care if you're travelling anywhere. Gradually we
:07:30. > :07:35.start to see those showers fizzling out. Clearer skies later on tonight.
:07:35. > :07:39.Temperatures down to two Celsius. A little more cloud around, that is a
:07:39. > :07:44.head of a band of rain coming in tomorrow. That will keep us very
:07:44. > :07:49.wet, well into the afternoon, and partly overnight as well. A lot of
:07:49. > :07:52.partly overnight as well. A lot of water on the roads. A cold day,