:00:00. > :00:08.This is East Midlands Today with Dominic Heale and Geeta Pendse.
:00:09. > :00:17.Tonight, sending in the military to take on the miners. 30 years on, new
:00:18. > :00:23.government papers reveal how close Mrs Thatcher came to sending troops
:00:24. > :00:27.into the East Midlands coalfield as the hit strike intensified.
:00:28. > :00:34.Also, the tax that helps to pay for the tram improvements in Nottingham
:00:35. > :00:47.goes up by 8.3%. Plus a secret no more, we were `` we
:00:48. > :00:53.reveal why Lester's before city of cultural dream agriculture failed.
:00:54. > :00:54.And wind turbines, a closer look at them.
:00:55. > :00:58.Good evening and welcome to Friday's programme. Confidential Government
:00:59. > :01:01.files released today have revealed that Margaret Thatcher considered
:01:02. > :01:08.sending the army into the coalfields of the East Midlands at the height
:01:09. > :01:11.of the miners' strike. Cabinet papers from 1984 also show she was
:01:12. > :01:15.thinking of declaring a state of emergency, and she was alarmed at
:01:16. > :01:16.cash support for the miners coming from Soviet Russia. This report from
:01:17. > :01:29.our political editor, John Hess. Rufford Colliery closed 20 years
:01:30. > :01:32.ago. But it was a decision taken ten years beforehand that sealed its
:01:33. > :01:33.fate, for its 1,200 miners and thousands of others across the East
:01:34. > :01:48.Midlands. It was in the East Midlands
:01:49. > :01:54.coalfield that the miners strike was going to be won or lost. That is why
:01:55. > :02:00.scores of flying pickets attempted to stop working miners from clocking
:02:01. > :02:03.on for their normal shift but government papers revealed for the
:02:04. > :02:04.first time today revealed how close the Prime Minister 0
:02:05. > :02:07.first time today revealed how close the Prime Minister came to calling
:02:08. > :02:11.in the troops. Three months into the dispute, and with the threat of
:02:12. > :02:15.dockers taking sympathy action, Mrs Thatcher held a meeting of her
:02:16. > :02:16.ministers to consider calling a state of emergency. They feared
:02:17. > :02:20.power cuts and 0 state of emergency. They feared
:02:21. > :02:24.power cuts and food shortages. I am not surprised she considered using
:02:25. > :02:27.the army, I have already said that if she thought it was necessary to
:02:28. > :02:32.use the air force, she would have used that. Preparations were made
:02:33. > :02:36.back then not to provoke a strike but to ensure that if the threat
:02:37. > :02:41.ever echoed again, the Government and the country would be in a
:02:42. > :02:43.position to at least negotiate from some position of strength rather
:02:44. > :02:46.than weakness. At his Derbyshire home today,
:02:47. > :02:51.journalist and author Matthew Parris recalled the crisis as one of Mrs
:02:52. > :02:56.Thatcher's MPs. I don't think there are any astonishing revelations in
:02:57. > :03:01.these papers will stop she had a plan and have had it for some time
:03:02. > :03:08.and this was a long, prepared military style strategy for her. And
:03:09. > :03:09.by no means as might have seemed at the time that it caught the
:03:10. > :03:13.Government 0 the time that it caught the
:03:14. > :03:17.Government unawares. Paddy Tipping was once the MP for the
:03:18. > :03:22.Parliamentary constituency that included Rufford colliery. It is
:03:23. > :03:28.hard not to remember the antagonism and the emotion, family against
:03:29. > :03:34.family in some cases, workers against workers. Troops would have
:03:35. > :03:37.blown the lid off, it would have been a bloody legacy. The troops
:03:38. > :03:42.were kept in the barracks the threat of the dock strike stopped. But the
:03:43. > :03:48.papers showed the extent that she was pushed to the edge. The
:03:49. > :03:51.Government papers revealed it was the dockers once they 0
:03:52. > :03:52.Government papers revealed it was the dockers once they rejected
:03:53. > :04:01.taking strike action. Next, businesses, organisations and
:04:02. > :04:05.individuals in Nottingham are facing another big hike in the workplace
:04:06. > :04:07.parking levy ` the local tax that helps to pay for transport
:04:08. > :04:11.improvements in the city. From April, the city council says it'll
:04:12. > :04:15.go up by more than 8%, a rise that will raise funds for two new tram
:04:16. > :04:25.lines and, according to one senior councillor, bring wider benefits
:04:26. > :04:29.too. It is helping to pay for two new
:04:30. > :04:30.tram lines and transport improvements in Nottingham. And now
:04:31. > :04:31.this 0 improvements in Nottingham. And now
:04:32. > :04:38.this year, the workplace parking levy is going up by an inflation
:04:39. > :04:41.busting 8.3%, to ?362. This firm based in Nottingham city
:04:42. > :04:43.centre provides laser cutting for the textiles, aerospace and motor
:04:44. > :04:44.industries. With 0 the textiles, aerospace and motor
:04:45. > :04:53.industries. With its sister company, it has to pay the workplace parking
:04:54. > :04:57.levy on 13 car parking spaces. That will result in a bill of more than
:04:58. > :05:03.?4,700 from April when the charge goes up. But once again, the tax
:05:04. > :05:09.will be passed on to the workforce. 13 spaces at those sort of values,
:05:10. > :05:13.that is a significant sum of money to find each year and we have no
:05:14. > :05:15.choice but to pass it onto the of staff.
:05:16. > :05:18.The deputy leader of the city council has defended the latest rise
:05:19. > :05:27.in the levy, which was introduced in 2012. There is nothing we could do.
:05:28. > :05:31.Parliament would not rescind the legislation even if we ask them to.
:05:32. > :05:35.You have to remember the benefits the city is getting from this, this
:05:36. > :05:43.is paying for the tram and that has brought in ?500 million worth of
:05:44. > :05:47.investment. But it's been a controversial tax
:05:48. > :05:53.and back at the laser firm, one worker is determined he'll never pay
:05:54. > :05:58.up. I will never pay the levy, I will park elsewhere. I will walk. I
:05:59. > :06:01.will park it as near as I can. The city council says eventually for
:06:02. > :06:07.every ?1 raised, the levy will deliver ?10 of economic benefits.
:06:08. > :06:12.Still to come ` should pupils be fingerprinted ` at school? Privacy
:06:13. > :06:23.campaigners say thousands have ` and it's time more parents complained.
:06:24. > :06:27.And the unsettled theme in the weather shows no sign of change as
:06:28. > :06:32.low pressure after low`pressure moves in but, they will be some dry
:06:33. > :06:37.weather this weekend and I will tell you when later.
:06:38. > :06:42.Next, Leicester lost out in its attempt to become the next UK City
:06:43. > :06:43.of Culture because its bid "lacked ambition". The judging panel also
:06:44. > :06:45.say 0 ambition". The judging panel also
:06:46. > :06:54.say the city relied too much on safe ideas like the Diwali celebrations.
:06:55. > :06:57.As we know, the title for 2017 went to Hull instead. Leicester's bid
:06:58. > :07:04.team say they're disappointed by some of the feedback.
:07:05. > :07:07.Last November, the team behind Leicester's bid to become the UK
:07:08. > :07:16.City of Culture in 2017, gathered at the Curve Theatre to see if they'd
:07:17. > :07:21.won. I am delighted to announce that the UK City of Culture 2017 is Hull.
:07:22. > :07:25.At the time, the judges said Hull's proposal showed its determination to
:07:26. > :07:31.shake off its image of decline and deprivation. And that's why it had
:07:32. > :07:36.scooped the title. It was a city that was hungry, desperate to come
:07:37. > :07:37.out of eight negative perception and find its place in the 0
:07:38. > :07:40.out of eight negative perception and find its place in the world and they
:07:41. > :07:43.will used phrases like they want to find their place in the UK and come
:07:44. > :07:46.out of the shadows. Now, the judging panel has sent
:07:47. > :07:49.feedback to the city council on why Leicester's bid failed. Team members
:07:50. > :07:54.are disappointed that the judges felt the bid lacked ambition and
:07:55. > :07:59.innovation. On the one hand they were saying that we have cultural
:08:00. > :08:02.excellent and then that we were not quite ambitious enough but having
:08:03. > :08:05.worked for months on the programme, I thought it was really ambitious
:08:06. > :08:08.and bold and exciting. The city that prides itself on its
:08:09. > :08:11.diversity, found the judging panel were concerned that their bid hadn't
:08:12. > :08:17.fully developed ideas on how a cultural activity might bring
:08:18. > :08:18.communities together. I think they were two 0
:08:19. > :08:20.communities together. I think they were two comments really about the
:08:21. > :08:24.diversity of the communities in Leicester, one was that it was
:08:25. > :08:28.positive and the strength of the bid and then there was more work week
:08:29. > :08:31.should do to bring people together using culture and some of the
:08:32. > :08:33.communities and we still need to focus on that.
:08:34. > :08:36.The panel felt that Leicester's bid relied heavily on safe ideas like
:08:37. > :08:40.Diwali and festivals. Not so, say the team who will use the feedback
:08:41. > :08:47.to help put the city on the UK's cultural map by 2017.
:08:48. > :08:51.Leicestershire Police has dropped its investigation into former County
:08:52. > :08:58.Council leader David Parsons after an 18`month inquiry into his travel
:08:59. > :09:01.expenses. Last year, officers started looking into trips he made
:09:02. > :09:11.to Europe while he was council leader. The council says it's still
:09:12. > :09:14.expecting final repayments of more than ?2,000 from Mr Parsons after a
:09:15. > :09:19.long`running dispute over a range of expenses.
:09:20. > :09:22.Several staff and inmates at Nottingham Prison were injured in a
:09:23. > :09:24.disturbance which broke out yesterday afternoon. The prison's
:09:25. > :09:27.independent monitoring board says no`one needed hospital treatment but
:09:28. > :09:31.said the injuries weren't trivial. They visited the prison this morning
:09:32. > :09:42.and say the situation is now calm. No`one from the Ministry of Justice
:09:43. > :09:45.has been available for comment. Next tonight, how the sun is shining
:09:46. > :09:48.on one council's green initiative while another's has been blown off
:09:49. > :09:51.course. A Freedom of Information request has revealed that two wind
:09:52. > :10:02.turbines in Rushcliffe produce so little energy it'll take decades to
:10:03. > :10:06.repay the cost. Meanwhile, Gedling's solar panels are so successful that
:10:07. > :10:12.all the council's computers can be powered for the next four years.
:10:13. > :10:16.Ten years ago, two wind turbines were put up in Rushcliffe Country
:10:17. > :10:19.Park. Half of the ?30,000 was paid for by the borough council, the rest
:10:20. > :10:22.from a grant. A Freedom of Information request by the Daily
:10:23. > :10:26.Telegraph has disclosed that last year, the turbines only produced
:10:27. > :10:30.around ?70 worth of power on a lower tariff, and it would take hundreds
:10:31. > :10:33.of years to recoup the cost. They only have a life span of 15 years.
:10:34. > :10:36.The council insists the meter wasn't working properly and the turbines
:10:37. > :10:39.normally produce 3,500 kiloWatt`hours a year. But even at
:10:40. > :10:50.that rate, it would still take about 50 years to pay back what was spent
:10:51. > :10:55.on them. So does it accept they were a waste of money given that wind
:10:56. > :10:58.speed here is low? We regret that we have not got the return that we
:10:59. > :11:02.wanted on the investment and we acknowledge that, we recognise that
:11:03. > :11:06.in hindsight, these have not produced what we anticipated. They
:11:07. > :11:10.are part of the wider measures that we have implemented in the park
:11:11. > :11:14.which enabled it to achieve dreams like status for seven years running
:11:15. > :11:17.but we recognise that we have not got back as much as we hoped.
:11:18. > :11:21.But it's a sunnier story in Gedling. The borough council has installed
:11:22. > :11:24.over 500 solar panels on four of its buildings. It reckons to pay back
:11:25. > :11:27.the ?90,000 cost within five years and in six months generated over a
:11:28. > :11:36.100,000 kiloWatt`hours, enough to power its 250 computers for the next
:11:37. > :11:42.four years. If we prove that it is successful and other authorities
:11:43. > :11:46.then may do the same thing. And it may have saved us money which is
:11:47. > :11:50.definitely a bonus. Other organisations can use this
:11:51. > :11:52.technology effectively and we will help to support that.
:11:53. > :11:58.Critics say Rushcliffe's experience has once again exposed the
:11:59. > :12:01.limitations of wind energy. Next tonight, claims that our
:12:02. > :12:06.children's privacy is being invaded by schools who use fingerprint
:12:07. > :12:07.scanners on their pupils. The civil liberties campaign group Big Brother
:12:08. > :12:09.Watch 0 liberties campaign group Big Brother
:12:10. > :12:11.Watch says more than half of the secondary schools surveyed in our
:12:12. > :12:15.region use so`called biometric scanners to take children's personal
:12:16. > :12:22.data and a quarter of them didn't have parental permission. In a
:12:23. > :12:26.moment, we'll hear more from Big Brother Watch, but first, why have
:12:27. > :12:30.these scanners caused such a fuss? They collect our most personal and
:12:31. > :12:34.unique data. Fingerprints, retina patterns and even the shape of our
:12:35. > :12:40.face and hands. Biometric scanners are now widely used to identify an
:12:41. > :12:42.individual. But today's research from the
:12:43. > :12:45.privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch suggests our region has the
:12:46. > :12:48.highest proportion of secondary schools which use the scanners to
:12:49. > :12:54.collect data from their pupils, and a quarter of them didn't have
:12:55. > :12:56.permission from parents. The scanners are used to record
:12:57. > :12:59.attendance or help children claim school meals. But Big Brother Watch
:13:00. > :13:03.says it infringes on pupils' privacy.
:13:04. > :13:06.The Government has already acted. Last September, a new law came into
:13:07. > :13:10.force meaning schools and colleges must now get written consent before
:13:11. > :13:16.a child's biometric data is taken. Crucially, parents can refuse the
:13:17. > :13:20.school's request. Earlier I spoke to the director of
:13:21. > :13:24.Big Brother Watch, Nick Pickles. I asked him why he thought it was so
:13:25. > :13:34.wrong for schools to collect pupils' data in this way. I think you have
:13:35. > :13:36.got two big problems. First, the conditioning of children and
:13:37. > :13:40.arguably the criminalisation of children by making it seem normal
:13:41. > :13:44.that their fingerprints are taken at regular intervals throughout the
:13:45. > :13:49.day. But also the bigger question is that in the region we saw one in
:13:50. > :13:52.four schools taking fingerprints without parental permission. But I
:13:53. > :13:59.think is particularly worrying. How does it criminalise children by
:14:00. > :14:05.keeping data which keeps them safe and means they don't have to carry
:14:06. > :14:10.around large sums of money? There are alternatives, for example using
:14:11. > :14:14.contactless smart cards or even applications on smartphones. But the
:14:15. > :14:17.broader question is in an age where we are sharing more information
:14:18. > :14:21.about us than ever before, should young people be told at school but
:14:22. > :14:27.it is perfectly normal to place your fingerprint down when you are using
:14:28. > :14:30.services? And this is not just tracking one service, in some
:14:31. > :14:34.schools it is tracking three or four different services so your
:14:35. > :14:41.fingerprint essentially forms the same purpose as an ID card. Hasn't
:14:42. > :14:48.the law already changed on consent so the horse has already bolted?
:14:49. > :14:52.That is only for pupils who have not enrolled yet so that was from the
:14:53. > :14:58.beginning of this school year but our research shows that before the
:14:59. > :15:01.law changed, upwards of 1 million pupils were already being
:15:02. > :15:05.fingerprinted so this report is a wake`up call to both parents of
:15:06. > :15:09.pupils who started secondary school this year but also parents who had
:15:10. > :15:13.pupils already there to say, "do you know that your children may be being
:15:14. > :15:16.fingerprinted and that you have a legal right to ask for an
:15:17. > :15:21.alternative system to be put in place which mark" Is your advice to
:15:22. > :15:26.go along to the school to find out what is happening to your children?
:15:27. > :15:30.Ask your children, and you have a right to withdraw that consent.
:15:31. > :15:34.Derby train`maker Bombardier has lost work worth ?265 million with
:15:35. > :15:42.London Underground after admitting it couldn't complete the work on
:15:43. > :15:45.time. The contract was for modernising signals on almost half
:15:46. > :15:45.of the tube network. The news shouldn't affect train`making in
:15:46. > :15:50.Derby. 0 shouldn't affect train`making in
:15:51. > :15:54.Derby. The city's factory will continue to make underground trains
:15:55. > :15:58.until 2016. A new date has been set for the
:15:59. > :16:01.judicial review into Richard III's reburial. The case will be heard in
:16:02. > :16:07.the Royal Courts of Justice in London on March 13th and is expected
:16:08. > :16:10.to last two days. It comes after the original court battle was adjourned
:16:11. > :16:14.last November. Leicester City Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby says the row over
:16:15. > :16:18.the future of the king's remains has caused considerable inconvenience.
:16:19. > :16:23.A homelessness charity is running a drop`in centre for dgos. Rough
:16:24. > :16:32.sleepers are getting free treatment for their pets, from trainee vets.
:16:33. > :16:38.Sleeping rough can be a dog's life for pets as well as people. And
:16:39. > :16:46.these monthly checks are giving Carly the basic treatment, that Paul
:16:47. > :16:50.simply can't afford. Most of the lads on the streets rely on their
:16:51. > :16:53.dogs, it is company. When you are on your own, they keep you warm as
:16:54. > :16:56.well. The sessions are run by students
:16:57. > :16:58.from the Nottingham Veterinary School. A chance to practice
:16:59. > :17:03.everything from microchipping to worming and fleaing under close
:17:04. > :17:07.supervision. The cost of veterinary care is quite expensive and to have
:17:08. > :17:12.that service free where they will come down to a non`judgemental
:17:13. > :17:15.situation and everybody respects the situation that the service uses are
:17:16. > :17:18.in, they feel more comfortable coming down here and they know they
:17:19. > :17:22.will be treated with respect and a good service from the students.
:17:23. > :17:23.For Carly, this is a welcome dose of tender loving care. And for Paul,
:17:24. > :17:33.it's peace of mind. Still to come: sky`high
:17:34. > :17:38.celebrations. It's 50 years since the Red Arrows first donned their
:17:39. > :17:48.flying gear. Now, there are big plans for a landmark anniversary.
:17:49. > :17:54.A spectacular display. Talking of which, here is Colin!
:17:55. > :17:57.It is, of course, FA Cup weekend and whatever you might have heard, no
:17:58. > :18:07.doubt there is still real magic about the cup. Simon has been on
:18:08. > :18:11.flying form for the Rams and I am sure he will want to play with Derby
:18:12. > :18:14.County. Just ask Derby County fans ` they're looking forward to what is
:18:15. > :18:18.undoubtedly one of the plum ties of the third round as they take on
:18:19. > :18:20.Chelsea at the iPro Stadium. Angela has been looking ahead to the big
:18:21. > :18:43.game. It looks like a David and Goliath
:18:44. > :18:51.encounter, millions of pounds separate these two teams but if Jose
:18:52. > :18:55.Mourinho claims to be the the special one, Steve McClaren can also
:18:56. > :19:01.claim to be pretty special. It is a game we have got nothing to lose in
:19:02. > :19:05.and it should be an enjoyable one. I think we have got a good chance of
:19:06. > :19:13.beating them. Steve McClaren has brought us together. A shock result
:19:14. > :19:17.is what Derby hope for and Chelsea have the utmost respect. I am happy
:19:18. > :19:25.to play against Steve. I have full respect for the championship and as
:19:26. > :19:31.all good managers are. He belongs to a different level so hopefully he is
:19:32. > :19:34.back to the Premier League soon. Premier League giants up against a
:19:35. > :19:37.team fighting hard to get there. Could there be an upset? Most of the
:19:38. > :19:49.crowd here will be hoping so. Another bit of Derby news because
:19:50. > :19:53.Chelsea striker Patrick Bamford will join them after the weekend on loan.
:19:54. > :19:57.He scored 16 goals during a loan spell with MK Dons and was actually
:19:58. > :20:02.a product of the Nottingham Forest Academy. He'll be with the Rams
:20:03. > :20:05.until the end of the season. Nottingham Forest are likely to ring
:20:06. > :20:10.the changes against West Ham United on Sunday, who are likely to play a
:20:11. > :20:13.young side too. So, does the FA Cup still matter? Do expectations weigh
:20:14. > :20:17.heavily at Forest? And how does a striker look at a plan to bring in
:20:18. > :20:24.competition? I've been asking Reds forward, Simon Cox.
:20:25. > :20:32.The history around the football club is probably one of the greatest in
:20:33. > :20:37.the division so there is a bit of pressure but with that comes big
:20:38. > :20:44.personality and big performances from what we call a very good group
:20:45. > :20:50.of players. I think it is good. It takes a bit
:20:51. > :20:54.of stress away from the league. We will go against a team who might not
:20:55. > :20:59.be doing as well as they should be this year and it will be a good test
:21:00. > :21:01.for the players who may not have played as much but we will still
:21:02. > :21:12.field a strong team. We have all got one goal at the end
:21:13. > :21:20.of the season, if the manager decides to bring another striker in
:21:21. > :21:24.and he helps us get to our goal, I am all for that. That improves
:21:25. > :21:28.competition for places and that is healthy.
:21:29. > :21:38.It is a really good place to be. What I would say about the manager
:21:39. > :21:42.is that he is good at getting everybody in and keeping the smiles
:21:43. > :21:46.on their faces. It makes it enjoyable to come in every day and
:21:47. > :21:52.he knows when to have fun and when to be serious as well. The serious
:21:53. > :21:59.business this weekend is given serious coverage. Full live
:22:00. > :22:04.commentary on BBC Radio Nottingham. And on BBC Radio Derby and BBC Radio
:22:05. > :22:07.Leicester. Leicester City are taking their brilliant league form on the
:22:08. > :22:11.road as well to Stoke. If they are to build on their promise and get
:22:12. > :22:14.themselves promoted, Stoke are exactly the kind of side that the
:22:15. > :22:23.Foxes will have to learn to match up to. We have to approach the game as
:22:24. > :22:26.we always do, I well established Premier League team against us so it
:22:27. > :22:30.will be a good test and we will see what happens and I am sure that it
:22:31. > :22:33.will be a good game. Notts County not in action this
:22:34. > :22:38.weekend, but Mansfield are. They have a long trip to Exeter. Weather
:22:39. > :22:41.permitting. In rugby, Leicester Tigers welcome
:22:42. > :22:45.back Captain Toby Flood for the match with Bath. He'll take the
:22:46. > :22:48.Number 12 shirt with Owen Williams continuing at fly`half. Bath's visit
:22:49. > :22:51.one of the highlights of the season. We'll round it up on Monday.
:22:52. > :22:51.In ice hockey, it will take something 0 0
:22:52. > :22:52.In ice hockey, it will take something really 0
:22:53. > :22:54.In ice hockey, it will take something really special for
:22:55. > :22:58.Notthingham Panthers to retain their league title after last night's
:22:59. > :23:02.defeat at runaway leaders Belfast. They'd come back from 2`0 and 3`2
:23:03. > :23:04.down to level it near the end, but the Giants grabbed the winner and
:23:05. > :23:06.are now 16 points clear 0 the Giants grabbed the winner and
:23:07. > :23:08.are now 16 points clear of Panthers and look like they're racing to the
:23:09. > :23:20.title. Still, plenty of twists and turns to
:23:21. > :23:24.come and the trophy up for grabs. It's 50 years since the iconic Red
:23:25. > :23:27.Arrows first took to the skies of Lincolnshire. To mark the
:23:28. > :23:31.anniversary their jets are to be given a make`over. Exact details are
:23:32. > :23:34.expected to be revealed in the next few months ` and the team are
:23:35. > :23:44.already working on a new celebratory routine.
:23:45. > :23:51.The Red Arrows! This is what the red arrows are famous for, action packed
:23:52. > :23:53.displays that entertain the crowd. And they have been doing it for
:23:54. > :24:06.nearly 50 years. It was a combination of several
:24:07. > :24:14.display teams and so we got to a fairly illustrious history. The 50
:24:15. > :24:20.years of the Red Arrows has seen them displayed over 4500 times in 55
:24:21. > :24:25.countries but it is not just about the pilots, it takes around 100
:24:26. > :24:28.people to get the Red Arrows off the ground. The team returned from a
:24:29. > :24:29.tour of the 0 ground. The team returned from a
:24:30. > :24:36.tour of the Middle East last year and since then they have been easy
:24:37. > :24:41.preparing for this season's display. We have been going a long time. But
:24:42. > :24:45.the future has been questioned in recent years and the team has
:24:46. > :24:48.recently suffered tragedy with the deaths of Flight Lieutenant John
:24:49. > :24:55.King and Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham in 2011. The following
:24:56. > :24:56.year, the team performed with just seven aircraft before bringing back
:24:57. > :24:58.their 0 seven aircraft before bringing back
:24:59. > :25:02.their signature diamond nine formation last year. Now at the
:25:03. > :25:07.start of their special anniversary year, the red arrows are planning a
:25:08. > :25:11.few surprises. There are certain elements of the aircraft that may be
:25:12. > :25:16.changing, that are quite significant. We are anticipating
:25:17. > :25:19.about 80 displays but intermittent within that display season, there
:25:20. > :25:23.are special events which I shall be arranging. So lots to look forward
:25:24. > :25:25.to 0 0 arranging. So lots to look forward
:25:26. > :25:30.to for enthusiasts and a busy 12 months for the team. Baulk they
:25:31. > :25:40.never fail to surprise me. Nothing magnificent about the
:25:41. > :25:45.weather at the moment but the unsettled theme is staying with us.
:25:46. > :25:53.There will still be some dry weather across the weekend and it looks wet
:25:54. > :25:57.in the morning of Sunday but maybe even a bit of sunshine on Saturday.
:25:58. > :26:03.Sunday starts off well but then the next Atlantique storm is coming in.
:26:04. > :26:09.First, the weather picture time. Think you, Tony. We have some
:26:10. > :26:15.sunshine when this was taken! To keep your pictures coming in to the
:26:16. > :26:18.e`mail address. Here is the pressure chart with an area of low pressure
:26:19. > :26:25.with us today which will slowly push away as it moves away. The winds
:26:26. > :26:30.will be lighter tomorrow but here is the next low pressure pushing in on
:26:31. > :26:34.Sunday. At the moment, still fairly windy out there and the winds remain
:26:35. > :26:37.strong throughout the evening with a scattering of blustery showers. They
:26:38. > :26:49.start to die at and the winds will begin to ease through the night to
:26:50. > :26:53.night. As they become... Temperatures down to around three
:26:54. > :26:58.Celsius and in rural areas, a chance of a touch of frost. The next area
:26:59. > :27:02.of rain pushes its way in from the South on Saturday morning, maybe
:27:03. > :27:05.turning wintry across the Peak District but it moves away quickly
:27:06. > :27:09.and some lighter winds on Saturday afternoon and possibly a bit of
:27:10. > :27:15.sunshine breaking through the cloud. And feeling fairly pleasant with a
:27:16. > :27:20.high of eight Celsius. On Sunday, there is the big deep area of low
:27:21. > :27:23.pressure and it will move its way in looking fairly bright to start the
:27:24. > :27:27.day on Sunday but you will then start to see the cloud increasing
:27:28. > :27:32.before the rain pushes in and as the rain moves in, the wind strengthens
:27:33. > :27:36.so another spell of wet and windy weather to end the week.
:27:37. > :27:40.It never stops. To universal acclaim, Morris will 0
:27:41. > :27:42.It never stops. To universal acclaim, Morris will be back with
:27:43. > :27:45.the late news tonight. Good night.