:00:07. > :00:11.This is East Midlands today. Live from Burghley House near Stamford
:00:11. > :00:17.on the day that the Olympic torch relay passed right through the East
:00:17. > :00:21.Midlands. Everything made way for the Olympic
:00:21. > :00:28.procession, a test run for the real thing in a few weeks' time. It was
:00:28. > :00:33.amazing. I am so proud to be part of it. We have to choreograph a
:00:33. > :00:42.routine incorporating the torch. There will be three of us on their.
:00:42. > :00:46.We will never see this again in our lifetime.
:00:46. > :00:52.In today's other news: rewriting the rules on breast cancer.
:00:52. > :00:58.Scientists say it should be treated as 10 distinct disease is.
:00:58. > :01:08.And a 4th at 10 pensioner falls victim to road rage. The force he
:01:08. > :01:14.
:01:15. > :01:20.pushed me over, I think about it and I think I was let off lightly.
:01:20. > :01:23.Hello, good evening. Welcome to the programme. We are live here at
:01:23. > :01:27.Burghley House in Lincolnshire or just outside Stamford. It is
:01:27. > :01:32.looking beautiful tonight. We have been very lucky with the weather
:01:32. > :01:36.because this was the day that the Olympic torch relay passed through
:01:36. > :01:41.our region. It arrives just about an hour ago here. If you look at
:01:41. > :01:45.these pictures, this was the scene when it appeared. The Olympic torch
:01:45. > :01:50.was handed over right outside the front door of this stately home.
:01:50. > :01:55.The torch was not let but it was a chance to test drive the
:01:55. > :02:00.celebrations and it is clear the Olympic bug has already hit.
:02:00. > :02:03.It was a dress rehearsal on the grandest scale as the Olympic torch
:02:03. > :02:07.relay wound its way across Leicester, Leicestershire and
:02:07. > :02:12.Rutland. Today but a practice run designed to put transport, security
:02:12. > :02:16.and logistics to the Test and one of the biggest test was at Rutland
:02:16. > :02:20.Water where the torch was taken across the reservoir by boat and
:02:21. > :02:27.then handed to a new torch-bearer in front of the Church. Today there
:02:27. > :02:32.was no flame and no torches were actually... But everything was done
:02:32. > :02:38.just as well as it will be on the real torch relay days. Fantastic
:02:38. > :02:43.day. Apart from the rain, but really great. All gone according to
:02:43. > :02:48.plan. A few things to tweak but nothing major. For the production
:02:48. > :02:53.staff were checking every detail to make sure that everything goes to
:02:53. > :02:58.plan. Today for the dress rehearsal we have around 450 individuals,
:02:59. > :03:03.some observers. The core team is around 300, all here to practise
:03:03. > :03:07.their skills. It was also a chance to catch a glimpse of the torch
:03:07. > :03:12.that will be carried the length and breadth of Britain and for a lucky
:03:12. > :03:18.few, a chance to get their hands on the torch itself. It was amazing
:03:18. > :03:23.and I am so proud to be part of it. Everybody was so encouraging and it
:03:23. > :03:28.was so exciting. Roads were closed as the 15 vehicle convoy made its
:03:28. > :03:34.way across the region. Part of an 80 mile trip that took the torch
:03:34. > :03:39.over land, rail and water. Keeping a speedy eye on his progress, the
:03:39. > :03:44.Olympic supremo Lord Sebastian Coe. We need to make sure that come
:03:44. > :03:48.games time, torch relay time, every moment we are tested, that we have
:03:48. > :03:53.been testing ourselves and it is important for our teams to know
:03:53. > :03:58.that we meet the challenges. After setting off from the National Space
:03:58. > :04:06.Centre, the torture joined a steam train for a journey along the track
:04:06. > :04:10.to corn. I felt quite important holding the torch. There were 122
:04:10. > :04:13.stand in torch-bearer is taking part and they were chosen from
:04:13. > :04:17.universities and colleges around the country. Even though the day
:04:17. > :04:21.was not designed for spectators, the crowds did turn out
:04:21. > :04:24.particularly when the convoy made its way through Oakham. The
:04:24. > :04:29.spectacle creating quite a stir in the market town. The organisers
:04:29. > :04:32.will now look in detail at every aspect of this rehearsal so that
:04:32. > :04:38.they are fully prepared when the torch finally takes to the road
:04:38. > :04:41.before the Games and this all happens in May.
:04:41. > :04:45.There is a real air of celebration today. It was lovely here earlier.
:04:45. > :04:50.There were not that many people because it is only a dress
:04:50. > :04:55.rehearsal but with all the entourage, it is a egotistical, not
:04:55. > :04:59.nightmare, because it has gone well. Police did warn drivers to expect
:04:59. > :05:03.delays but when it happens for real, they are expecting thousands to
:05:03. > :05:07.turn out on the streets so they could be quite a different story.
:05:07. > :05:13.Mike O'Sullivan reports on the reaction to the organisation of
:05:13. > :05:17.today's dress rehearsal. The a Olympic torch Kester band arrived
:05:17. > :05:21.with a wave and smile in Loughborough. It was only a
:05:21. > :05:27.rehearsal but a beaks crowd still turned out to see it. Not everyone
:05:27. > :05:31.was impressed. Some drivers and bus passengers held up. The amount of
:05:31. > :05:38.traffic going through the town, the customers are not happy when the
:05:38. > :05:46.meter is running. We are waiting for our past now and it is late. I
:05:46. > :05:52.think it is ridiculous, a waste of time. It has been fine. It is worth
:05:52. > :05:58.doing? Quite exciting. It has been brilliant the wave it has all been
:05:58. > :06:03.awarded correctly and the way that everyone seems enthusiastic.
:06:03. > :06:07.15th vehicle convoy started at the Space Centre in Leicester. Then
:06:07. > :06:11.travelled on for Leicestershire and Rutland. The main idea was to test
:06:11. > :06:16.the convoy crew and the communications rather than
:06:16. > :06:22.encourage people to line the streets. It has taken nine months
:06:22. > :06:26.of planning at the County Council just to get to this stage. 200 road
:06:26. > :06:31.marshals provided in the county to help keep things moving. Backing up
:06:31. > :06:35.the police. A system of rolling road closures, so what should
:06:35. > :06:41.drivers do when the torch arrives for real? Avoid travelling on those
:06:41. > :06:45.routes on the days. If they can't, they have to allow extra time for
:06:45. > :06:49.delays for the journey and if they do get stuck in traffic, we would
:06:49. > :06:55.ask people to be patient and enjoy the spectacle. Some drivers had
:06:55. > :07:04.delays of around 40 minutes today. A much bigger crowd is expected
:07:04. > :07:07.when the relay arrives at the end of June and beginning of July.
:07:07. > :07:13.It is so peaceful here you would never think that had been going on
:07:13. > :07:19.earlier, but the house is live den by the family. Let me introduce you
:07:19. > :07:24.to Miranda. You're outside the front door when the torch arrived.
:07:24. > :07:28.It was tremendously exciting, I had no idea how emotional it would be.
:07:28. > :07:34.There were only a key people here but with all the police, there was
:07:34. > :07:38.a sense of occasion. The first convoy of vehicles helps build
:07:38. > :07:44.excitement and then use the lights and people in uniform, it was
:07:44. > :07:49.fantastic. When does it come here? The third of to live. Are you
:07:49. > :07:55.expecting a lot of people? We hope so. Anyone can come and watch. We
:07:55. > :07:59.will not charge for it, the park is always open. There are particular
:07:59. > :08:06.connections with Burghley House and the Olympics because your
:08:06. > :08:12.grandfather. That is wide. He was the chairman of the Organisation
:08:12. > :08:18.Committee for the 1940 games. Immortalised in Chariots of Fire.
:08:18. > :08:23.The yes he was. There is a big exhibition over there. When you
:08:23. > :08:30.come back to us later, we can have a look at that and the Olympic
:08:30. > :08:34.medals there. Back to Dominic for the rest of today's news.
:08:34. > :08:39.The analysis of hundreds of samples from breast cancer patients in
:08:39. > :08:44.Nottingham has led to a major new discovery. An international study
:08:44. > :08:48.has revealed their Iraq 10 types of breast cancer. The University of
:08:48. > :08:55.Nottingham says until now only four main forms of the disease were
:08:55. > :08:59.known about. Close-up we now know a lot more
:08:59. > :09:03.about breast cancer. Nottingham City Hospital home to a major
:09:03. > :09:09.tissue bank on this blog part of a breast cancer tumour. The cells can
:09:09. > :09:13.be put onto slides and given to research projects. Specimens from
:09:13. > :09:19.the 1990s we used for the latest research. This is opening a new
:09:19. > :09:24.book for us. It is allowing us to delve deeper into the understanding
:09:24. > :09:29.of breast cancer and opens new avenues to identify new drugs, we
:09:29. > :09:36.find treatments. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in
:09:36. > :09:40.women. Nearly 3,700 new cases are diagnosed in 2009 in the East
:09:40. > :09:44.Midlands. Survival rates have improved for 30 years. In Derby,
:09:44. > :09:50.Sandra knows that. She was diagnosed with breast cancer and
:09:50. > :09:54.feared the worst. Each type has to be treated differently. They
:09:54. > :10:00.obviously progress differently. Mine was not aggressive but it was
:10:00. > :10:04.caught early. I had two lots of surgery, 30 sessions of
:10:05. > :10:08.radiotherapy. I have lived life to the full sense. We now know their
:10:08. > :10:14.rut at least 10 types of the disease. Scientists want to know
:10:14. > :10:19.now how each response to different treatments. It is these sorts of in
:10:19. > :10:24.-- improvements that allow us to improve survival. Other work is
:10:24. > :10:31.that you to look at how each subtype is caused and one day look
:10:31. > :10:35.at how to prevent the disease. A man has denied murdering his wife
:10:35. > :10:40.at their home in Nottingham on Christmas Day. Gillian Woodward,
:10:40. > :10:45.who was 56, died from stab would at the house in Bosden Close. Stephen
:10:45. > :10:49.Woodward, who is also 56, will reappear at Nottingham Crown Court
:10:49. > :10:53.for trial later this year. Passengers were evacuated from a
:10:53. > :10:56.railway station this morning because of a train fire. Nottingham
:10:56. > :11:01.station was closed at around 9 o'clock after staff noticed smoke
:11:01. > :11:06.coming out of the train as it arrived. Fire crews were called and
:11:06. > :11:11.all passengers got off safely. East Midlands trains says it has begun
:11:11. > :11:14.an investigation. Union members at a company in
:11:15. > :11:19.Nottingham have voted to take industrial action over the city's
:11:19. > :11:24.new workplace parking levy. Workers at Imperial Tobacco are angry at
:11:24. > :11:31.the company's decision to pass on the cost of the levy to its
:11:31. > :11:34.employees. Members of the GMB union have voted for a week-long overtime
:11:34. > :11:39.ban from April 30th. Imperial Tobacco says it does not envisage
:11:39. > :11:44.any disruption. The family of a woman who died in
:11:44. > :11:48.Goa two years ago say they still do not know how she met her death. The
:11:48. > :11:52.Indian authorities had previously claimed Denyse Sweeney had suffered
:11:52. > :12:02.a drugs overdose, but an inquest in Derby this week heard that was not
:12:02. > :12:03.
:12:03. > :12:11.true. Denyse's sisters look back on
:12:11. > :12:16.photos of happier times. She did love the culture there. Among them,
:12:16. > :12:22.pictures of her first trip to Goa in India. When did you last hear
:12:22. > :12:29.from her? I had text messages from Denys just asking what gives she
:12:29. > :12:33.could bring back for the children. She was happy. Ready to come home.
:12:33. > :12:37.But less than a week after she was due back, they were told she had
:12:37. > :12:41.died. She had been found collapsed in the toilet of a bar and
:12:41. > :12:46.restaurant in the resort. A post- mortem examination found several
:12:46. > :12:51.cuts and bruises on her body, including a large head wind. But
:12:51. > :12:56.the pathologist concluded there was a different cause of death. We were
:12:56. > :13:00.originally told that it was a suspected drugs overdose. We
:13:00. > :13:04.straightaway thought that was wrong. We did not find out until last week
:13:04. > :13:09.when we got the toxicology reports that there was nothing in her
:13:09. > :13:15.system. You can feel like you're stuck in the dark. You are here
:13:15. > :13:19.trying to find the answers and it is recalled after a brick wall.
:13:19. > :13:23.toxicology tests were only carried out after pressure from the British
:13:23. > :13:29.authorities. This week, the Derby coroner recorded an open verdict at
:13:29. > :13:33.an inquest into her death. The we want answers now. It is two years
:13:33. > :13:38.down the line and we have not got any.
:13:38. > :13:43.A pensioner who was the victim of a road rage attack fears the man who
:13:43. > :13:47.did it could strike again. The Derbyshire woman who is only 4 ft
:13:47. > :13:51.10 is still too scared to be identified. She says she fills
:13:51. > :13:57.lucky she was not hurt more badly or even killed in the violent
:13:57. > :14:02.incident became without warning. It may have taken her some time to
:14:02. > :14:07.come forward, but now Helen, not her real name, has revealed that
:14:07. > :14:12.this is where the incident began. Helen now in her sixties used to be
:14:12. > :14:16.a bus driving instructor despite being only 4 ft 10. While driving
:14:16. > :14:24.recently, she came across a range Rover going fairly slowly on the
:14:24. > :14:28.inside lane. I decided to mirror, signal over to the other lane to
:14:28. > :14:34.overtake him but he decided to come with me. Helen accelerated past the
:14:34. > :14:38.Range Rover. On the other side of the roundabout, she stopped to let
:14:38. > :14:42.the Range Rover pass but the driver pulled up behind. She got out to
:14:42. > :14:49.ask what the problem was. I was about to take a step forward and he
:14:49. > :14:54.came running towards me. I was knocked completely off my feet. I
:14:54. > :14:58.was so scared I just jumped back in the car. The police are now trying
:14:58. > :15:02.to find the rage Rover similar to this one and the driver. It could
:15:02. > :15:06.have been so different. I could have died because my head could
:15:06. > :15:12.have banged on the ground. Police now say they are looking for a
:15:12. > :15:22.white man in his early 30s he was between 5 ft 1 and 5 ft 5 inches
:15:22. > :15:26.tall and driving a dark green Range A mother from Leicestershire who
:15:26. > :15:30.has lost the use of her legs will be taking part in the London
:15:30. > :15:36.Marathon this weekend thanks to a state-of-the-art bionic suit.
:15:36. > :15:42.Claire Lomas from Melton was paralysed in a freak riding
:15:42. > :15:46.accident in 2007. On Sunday she intends to walk the full 26 miles.
:15:46. > :15:53.Claire Lomas has been in a wheelchair for the past five years
:15:53. > :15:58.but has -- but as her 14 month old daughter takes her first steps, she
:15:58. > :16:04.is also on her way to getting back on her feet. She can walk about 11
:16:04. > :16:09.steps on heroin. I always said it would be a race at to see who
:16:09. > :16:13.walked first! We will see what happens during the marathon. Claire
:16:13. > :16:16.will be walking the route in a specially designed suit which helps
:16:16. > :16:21.people with spinal injuries get mobile again.
:16:21. > :16:26.I have always wanted to get walking again it and I thought this was a
:16:26. > :16:30.good opportunity for me. The suit came into the UK in generate so I
:16:30. > :16:34.have been training since then and on Sunday I start the London
:16:34. > :16:38.Marathon which I am doing for Spinal Research. I am trying to
:16:38. > :16:42.raise as much as I can for them and I'd appreciate all of the
:16:42. > :16:49.sponsorship to get up to my target of �50,000. It is typical of a
:16:49. > :16:59.woman who has faced so much adversity to take on such an
:16:59. > :17:05.inspirational journey. A I have got Tim Henman and other celebrities,
:17:05. > :17:09.gabby Logan, hopefully a lot more joining me. It should be helpful to
:17:09. > :17:13.keep me going. She said softly on her walk this Sunday morning and it
:17:13. > :17:18.will take between two and three weeks far had to complete her epic
:17:18. > :17:23.Challenge. -- for her to complete her epic Challenge.
:17:23. > :17:28.We will have a full report on that on Monday's programme.
:17:28. > :17:31.Time now for sport. Starting with the football, for our
:17:31. > :17:36.championship teams, the end of the season looks like being a damp
:17:36. > :17:40.squib. It is a very different story in League One. Notts County are in
:17:40. > :17:46.the play-off places and no doubt the man who transformed their
:17:46. > :17:54.fortunes. Football management is a funny old
:17:54. > :17:58.game, just ask this man what he has changed since tea arrived.
:17:58. > :18:02.-- since he arrived. The game plan was to get the players believing in
:18:02. > :18:07.themselves and in need and their response I have had from them is
:18:07. > :18:11.fantastic. No matter how good a manager you want to be or you are,
:18:11. > :18:17.it is down to the players. If you have got good players, you are a
:18:17. > :18:22.good manager. Check out police statistics. Two defeats in 13 games
:18:22. > :18:28.and a sense of confidence sadly lacking before he came -- checkout
:18:28. > :18:31.at the statistics. I wanted to create an atmosphere and vibrancy
:18:31. > :18:36.around the football club. I wanted to come to work and enjoy the work
:18:36. > :18:42.and get the players to enjoy it and be successful. With three weeks
:18:42. > :18:46.left, they are masters of their own destiny now. Exciting times. This
:18:46. > :18:51.is an opportunity to bring the exciting times here and now. A
:18:51. > :18:58.fantastic anniversary year as well. It could be a fantastic end to the
:18:58. > :19:02.season. In rugby, things are looking good for Leicester Tigers.
:19:02. > :19:09.A real turnaround in fortunes which means they are now going for a top
:19:09. > :19:12.to finish in the Premiership. A huge game tomorrow at Harlequins.
:19:12. > :19:16.At times this season the Leicester Tigers have come in for criticism.
:19:16. > :19:20.They are coming good at the right time. With just two games to go,
:19:21. > :19:26.they are in with a chance of finishing top of the league.
:19:26. > :19:31.There are no prizes for finishing top but what really matters is
:19:31. > :19:37.finishing in the top two to get a home tie in the play-offs. It is
:19:37. > :19:42.important to get a home semi-. Only two teams have won again away semi-
:19:42. > :19:46.final. It is difficult to win away from home. It is great to be
:19:46. > :19:50.talking about a top two finished. Many would have counted them out
:19:50. > :19:54.earlier in the season after a dreadful start. Proving some of the
:19:54. > :19:58.doubters wrong and annoying the rest of the sides by keeping them
:19:58. > :20:02.there and pushing at the end of the season is important farce. It is
:20:02. > :20:08.going to be a tough game but the form of the Leicester Tigers RN,
:20:08. > :20:13.you would not bet against them. The cricket continues to struggle
:20:13. > :20:17.on between the showers. At Trent Bridge, a proper captain's innings
:20:17. > :20:21.from Chris Read. His century the only good thing about their batting.
:20:21. > :20:25.Leicestershire are pretty firmly in charge but they have lost a lot of
:20:25. > :20:29.overs to wear the. The Olympics story, the dry run for
:20:29. > :20:34.the torch relay. Two of the East Midlands most famous sports stars
:20:34. > :20:36.Torvill and Dean will be carrying the Olympic torch across the ice at
:20:36. > :20:42.Nottingham's National Ice Centre. Jayne and Chris are back in the
:20:42. > :20:46.city tonight. They have got some very exciting
:20:46. > :20:51.news about the torch relay. What can you tell us? We have been
:20:51. > :20:54.chosen to be torch-bearers so we are very honoured and excited. We
:20:54. > :20:57.have to choreograph a routine incorporating the torch so it will
:20:57. > :21:02.not just be the two of us, it will be the three of us. What does the
:21:02. > :21:08.Olympics mean to you? It is such a special event and to do not realise
:21:08. > :21:11.in the skating world that everyone gets involved and gets to follow
:21:11. > :21:15.all of the different sports in the Olympics. We have got such
:21:15. > :21:20.recognition after winning the Olympics that it open doors for our
:21:20. > :21:25.futures. What do you think is the key to get kids active and engaged
:21:25. > :21:31.in sport? It is getting them into the ice rink to begin with and
:21:31. > :21:34.enjoying it and seeing my excitement of it and being involved
:21:34. > :21:38.with other people. We have both been involved in the centre since
:21:38. > :21:41.the beginning and we have seen the progress they have made in at
:21:41. > :21:45.drawing people in and particularly young children. I think it is
:21:45. > :21:54.fantastic. The show has been a huge success and it has done great
:21:54. > :22:00.things to get people skating? the first series of dancing on ice,
:22:00. > :22:03.we heard how much more interest there was in people going to the
:22:03. > :22:10.eyes rings. We see the temporary ice rinks going up over the winter
:22:10. > :22:13.that gives everyone the opportunity to have a go. It is going to be
:22:13. > :22:19.28th June that you will be back here back in Nottingham. Very
:22:19. > :22:27.exciting news. It will be wonderful. Thank you for talking to us.
:22:27. > :22:37.I will be among the fans for not Sark game tomorrow. Back To
:22:37. > :22:41.
:22:41. > :22:47.We have come across it to the house as promised because here is a
:22:47. > :22:53.fantastic display, dedicated not just to the Olympics but also took
:22:53. > :22:59.Lord Burghley who took part. There was a huge part of putting together
:22:59. > :23:05.the 1948 Olympics -- he was a huge part. He was Miranda Rock's
:23:05. > :23:10.grandfather. Do you remember him? do. He was a force to be reckoned
:23:10. > :23:13.with. He was an enormous character. This is a fantastic display
:23:13. > :23:17.dedicated to him and the Olympics. What do you think is the most
:23:18. > :23:24.iconic thing in it? It has to be the torch. A let us have a look.
:23:24. > :23:31.This is the torch from 1948. Yes. You were within touching of the new
:23:31. > :23:36.torch. How does it compare? It is different in every way. They are
:23:36. > :23:39.both fantastic. How on earth did your grandfather end up with this
:23:39. > :23:47.one? As chairman of the organising
:23:47. > :23:52.committee he was presented with one. One last thing, have a quick look
:23:52. > :24:00.at risk. The Olympic medals that your grandfather one. The gold from
:24:00. > :24:04.Amsterdam in it... 1938. The silver was from Los Angeles.
:24:04. > :24:07.I escaped most of the showers today. What does the weather have in
:24:07. > :24:12.store? We have had quite a few heavy
:24:12. > :24:22.showers. They all started late afternoon after the temperatures
:24:22. > :24:23.
:24:23. > :24:28.increased. This is proof. Thank you for that. Nice to see you in a
:24:28. > :24:31.hailstorm looking pretty in your school uniform. We are starting to
:24:31. > :24:34.see the showers working eastwards. They are with us through a good
:24:34. > :24:39.period of time through the early part of the evening becoming heavy
:24:39. > :24:44.and persistent over the eastern side with hail and thunder likely
:24:44. > :24:47.for a time. It will merge together into the early hours of the morning.
:24:47. > :24:53.It will gradually start to die away across the south. Temperatures
:24:53. > :24:57.there dropping to two degrees. Further north, for five degrees. It
:24:57. > :25:05.will turn misty where the showers Dyer wave. They will develop again
:25:05. > :25:08.in the early morning. A little sunshine. -- they will die away.
:25:09. > :25:15.Hail and thunder also likely with the chance of flash flooding as
:25:16. > :25:21.well. A very wet afternoon for Saturday. Sunday too is going to be
:25:21. > :25:25.quite a showery day. Again there will be some sunshine. Starting dry
:25:25. > :25:29.and quite mist before the showers are rife. If you're travelling to
:25:29. > :25:34.London for the marathon, the temperature in the daytime will be
:25:34. > :25:40.around 14 degrees. Like South westerly winds. A further showers
:25:40. > :25:45.across the south. I think the wish of rain will be granted for the
:25:45. > :25:50.beginning of next week. As one area of low pressure goes away, another
:25:50. > :25:55.one replaces it. More wet and windy weather in store next week.
:25:55. > :25:59.Who cares about that one we are looking at shiny medals. This is