:00:00. > :00:12.This is East Midlands Today with Geeta Pendse and me, Dominic Heale.
:00:13. > :00:23.Tonight, a breakthrough in treating high blood pressure. We speak to the
:00:24. > :00:29.first patients to benefit. It made my life a lot better. It is going
:00:30. > :00:33.down. Also denied: New delays and diversions for motorists on the big
:00:34. > :00:39.return to work. Plus the day the wheels of justice grind to a halt.
:00:40. > :00:42.For the first time in history, barristers and solicitors across
:00:43. > :00:48.England and Wales, who care about justice, are refusing to go to
:00:49. > :00:53.court. And ladies and gentlemen, this may be the only functioning
:00:54. > :00:58.Victorian music saloon outside of London but now, the amazing
:00:59. > :01:00.revelations beneath my feet, about what they want to do with the
:01:01. > :01:12.ancient floors below. Good evening. Welcome to Monday's
:01:13. > :01:15.programme. First tonight: breakthrough surgery for high blood
:01:16. > :01:20.pressure has been performed for the first time, in the East Midlands.
:01:21. > :01:22.Linval Henry from Nottingham underwent the procedure because
:01:23. > :01:26.medication wasn't adequately controlling his condition.
:01:27. > :01:32.The experimental technique involves burning nerves around the main
:01:33. > :01:34.artery supplying the kidneys. As Our health correspondent Rob Sissons
:01:35. > :01:45.reports, doctors in Nottingham now hope more patients will benefit.
:01:46. > :01:49.The procedure is called... It is offering hope to patients for whom
:01:50. > :01:53.medication hasn't really brought down their blood pressure enough. In
:01:54. > :01:58.Nottingham, they are hoping to come one of 12 centres across the UK
:01:59. > :02:02.doing more of the work. This man is proud to be a first patient to have
:02:03. > :02:06.it done in the East Midlands. A few weeks on and his blood pressure is
:02:07. > :02:18.down from sky`high levels. I feel a lot better in myself. I am not in
:02:19. > :02:22.pain any more. The technique uses a catheter. This tip burns the nerves
:02:23. > :02:25.surrounding the main artery to the kidneys. The labs where the
:02:26. > :02:32.procedure was done were busy with different cases today but they hope
:02:33. > :02:35.to do more patients here like him. There is a communication process
:02:36. > :02:38.between the brain and kidney which is to do with how the body sets the
:02:39. > :02:42.blood pressure and how it regulates the blood pressure. It seems to be
:02:43. > :02:46.that if you interrupt the communication, mainly in what course
:02:47. > :02:53.of the Vatican nerves, you reduce the signals which are driving blood
:02:54. > :02:56.pressure up. At home, he was on 12 different medications a day to
:02:57. > :03:01.control blood pressure. Now it is five. His father died young because
:03:02. > :03:06.of hypertension. He had always feared a similar fate. Everything is
:03:07. > :03:13.going the way the doctor wants it to go. I am not really too worried. At
:03:14. > :03:17.Nottingham City Hospital, they want to do more of these procedures. But
:03:18. > :03:22.there are lifestyle changes they stress people can make to bring down
:03:23. > :03:25.blood pressure, just as `` such as giving up smoking, reducing salt,
:03:26. > :03:29.taking more exercise and losing weight.
:03:30. > :03:32.Well, a little earlier I spoke to Simon Cooke from The Stroke
:03:33. > :03:35.Association who told me the procedure could help save the lives
:03:36. > :03:43.of people who are not benefiting from medication. It is great that
:03:44. > :03:47.any new procedure is coming which helps reduce the risk of stroke,
:03:48. > :03:51.particularly for this group of patients. It will save lives. That
:03:52. > :03:53.is hugely welcome. We would hope that more money could be put into
:03:54. > :03:58.research to further the development. How big is the risk of
:03:59. > :04:02.stroke for those who have high blood pressure? It is estimated that
:04:03. > :04:06.around 54% of people who have a stroke have high blood pressure is a
:04:07. > :04:12.contributing factor. It is hugely significant. You welcome new
:04:13. > :04:16.treatments but do you think people are doing enough to reduce the risk
:04:17. > :04:20.of strokes in terms of their own lifestyle? There are always things
:04:21. > :04:24.if we can do to help reduce risk. I think the first and most important
:04:25. > :04:27.is to get along to your GP or health practice and have your blood
:04:28. > :04:33.pressure checked regularly, at least once a year. BP is a situation where
:04:34. > :04:38.you cannot necessarily experience symptoms so you need to have a
:04:39. > :04:45.cheque. Lifestyle factors also come into play. Cutting out smoking,
:04:46. > :04:46.reducing alcohol intake, reducing salt intake and taking regular
:04:47. > :04:54.exercise will all help. Still to come: better news on the
:04:55. > :04:58.weather. Are the storms running out of steam? And we'll take a look at a
:04:59. > :05:07.mammoth art display inside a shopping centre.
:05:08. > :05:09.Each one is a work of art. Here to help, elephants like this one. She
:05:10. > :05:21.lost part of her leg to a landmine. 13 people have appeared in court
:05:22. > :05:25.accused of taking part in a Leicester`based immigration scam.
:05:26. > :05:29.They're all suspected of involvement in sham marriages. Our Social
:05:30. > :05:35.Affairs Correspondent, Jeremy Ball, was in court and joins us now. What
:05:36. > :05:40.happened today? Eight men and five women appeared
:05:41. > :05:43.here today. Between them, we heard that they're facing a long list of
:05:44. > :05:48.immigration charges. They're all Nigerian, Cameroonian or Portugese
:05:49. > :05:55.nationals. And they're all accused of organising or taking part in sham
:05:56. > :05:58.marriages over more than a decade. Now they were all arrested back in
:05:59. > :06:01.May last year. Several at addresses here in Leicester. Others around
:06:02. > :06:08.London and Peterborough. Among them, Antonio Semedo. He's a Portuguese
:06:09. > :06:16.national. Today he denied marrying a Nigerian woman to deceive the
:06:17. > :06:19.immigration authorities. Some of the others are facing criminal charges.
:06:20. > :06:25.One of those other people who appeared today has been charged with
:06:26. > :06:28.possessing a number of fake documents. We will hear more about
:06:29. > :06:31.these allegations when the case comes to the Crown Court later this
:06:32. > :06:33.year. This is a real priority for the immigration authorities. Because
:06:34. > :06:36.sham marriages are organised purely to get round the British residency
:06:37. > :06:39.rules. Essentially to help non`European nationals con their way
:06:40. > :06:48.into getting permission to settle here and work here.
:06:49. > :06:52.Police are still waiting to question a woman who was arrested after a
:06:53. > :06:56.baby was born at a sports warehouse in Derbyshire. Officers were called
:06:57. > :07:00.to Sports Direct in Shirebrook on New Years Day, where the baby boy
:07:01. > :07:05.was found, having been born in what they've called unusual
:07:06. > :07:10.circumstances. A 28`year`old woman has been arrested on suspicion of
:07:11. > :07:13.wilful neglect. Both the mother and her baby are being treated at the
:07:14. > :07:18.Leicester Royal Infirmary. The baby is said to be making good progress.
:07:19. > :07:21.An 18`year`old man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his
:07:22. > :07:26.closest friend who was found dead in his burnt out car last July. Ryan
:07:27. > :07:30.Morrell had fallen asleep in the car after attending the Fristock
:07:31. > :07:33.festival near Melton Mowbray. Jack Buckley accidentally dropped his
:07:34. > :07:38.lighter while searching for his possessions in the dark. He didn't
:07:39. > :07:41.know anyone was in the car but failed to raise the alarm after the
:07:42. > :07:48.fire started. Sentencing has been adjourned.
:07:49. > :07:52.Next tonight: a new year and a new series of major roadworks across the
:07:53. > :07:54.East Midlands. Millions of pounds is being spent improving key junctions
:07:55. > :07:57.across the region. Inevitably, there'll be congestion.
:07:58. > :08:01.Chaos even, according to some. Sarah Teale has been taking a look at
:08:02. > :08:06.what's happening. Sarah, these road improvements seem to be
:08:07. > :08:10.never`ending. They do don't they and that's
:08:11. > :08:13.because there's been a lot going on across the East Midlands over the
:08:14. > :08:16.last few months. Major roadworks still ongoing of course on the A453
:08:17. > :08:19.into Nottingham. Beeston's got major tramworks and improvements are being
:08:20. > :08:26.made around the Fosse Park roundabout in leicester. And now
:08:27. > :08:30.there's more roadworks starting. Over in Derbyshire work has begun to
:08:31. > :08:33.widen and improve safety at two roundabouts on the A38 in
:08:34. > :08:36.Derbyshire. It's all part of a ?317 million improvement programme to
:08:37. > :08:40.reduced congestion and boost the local economy. So until June
:08:41. > :08:46.there'll be lane closures and speed restrictions at the Little Eaton and
:08:47. > :08:50.Markeaton roundabouts. Work will take place outside of rushhour
:08:51. > :08:53.between 9.30 and three, and again at night to try and keep disruption to
:08:54. > :08:56.a minimum. Moving further south, into Leicestershire, the busy
:08:57. > :09:04.Catthhorpe Interchange of the M1 at junction 19 is to undergo major
:09:05. > :09:07.roadworks. It's going to take a massive three years to complete and
:09:08. > :09:11.the Highways Agency says over all of that time people should allow extra
:09:12. > :09:13.time for their journeys. Complete overnight motorway closures start
:09:14. > :09:17.tonight and continue all week so if you do travel that route its worth
:09:18. > :09:23.checking the Highways Agency website for detailed information. Into
:09:24. > :09:31.Loughborough and there's been huge disruption while the inner relief
:09:32. > :09:34.road is being built. Work has entered the last major phase with
:09:35. > :09:37.improvements now taking place at the junctions of Leicester and
:09:38. > :09:42.Southfield Road and High Street and Woodgate. When that's finished at
:09:43. > :09:47.the end of March work will move to the Epinal way/Forest Road junction.
:09:48. > :09:51.Work on the whole scheme isn't due to finish until this autumn. So why
:09:52. > :09:56.is all of this work happening at once? I asked Andy Butterfield from
:09:57. > :10:01.the Highways Agency. Although it may not seem it, those works have been
:10:02. > :10:05.carefully planned and coordinated with all those partners to try to
:10:06. > :10:09.make sure there is as little disruption as possible. Most of the
:10:10. > :10:13.work is happening at night or between the rush hours. We have to
:10:14. > :10:22.accept that there will be some short`term pain for the long`term
:10:23. > :10:26.gain that the works will deliver. The government is consulting on
:10:27. > :10:30.plans to set up a 60mph speed limit for a 32`mile stretch of the M1 from
:10:31. > :10:35.junction 28 Matlock all the way up to junction 35. That would be 7am to
:10:36. > :10:43.7pm every day and why? In a bid to cut pollution. So all in all not the
:10:44. > :10:48.best new years news for motorists. Still to come: in sport, Forest club
:10:49. > :10:51.Captain Andy Reid looks back on a good day at the office.
:10:52. > :10:55.Reidy scored yesterday's fifth and final goal against West Ham in the
:10:56. > :11:05.FA cup and signed a new contract at the City Ground.
:11:06. > :11:09.The Chancellor, George Osborne, warned today that 2014 will see
:11:10. > :11:13.further significant cuts to public spending. And it seems the
:11:14. > :11:17.continuing austerity will affect everyone, even barristers.
:11:18. > :11:20.They're already up in arms over proposals by the Ministry of Justice
:11:21. > :11:24.to cut the legal aid budget. This morning they made their feelings
:11:25. > :11:36.known by bringing many of our Crown Courts to a virtual standstill.
:11:37. > :11:41.Today is a momentous day. For the first time in history, barristers
:11:42. > :11:47.and solicitors across England and Wales, who care about justice, are
:11:48. > :11:51.refusing to go to court. Criminal solicitors and barristers from
:11:52. > :11:53.Leicester and Nottingham gathered outside the Galleries of Justice as
:11:54. > :12:00.part of a national mourning of protest. Our system of justice is
:12:01. > :12:06.the envy of the world but gradually, over time, it has become starved of
:12:07. > :12:18.resources. The Ministry of Justice says further cuts are essential as
:12:19. > :12:21.the local... If these cuts come into effect, the advocacy in the Crown
:12:22. > :12:26.Court could be affected because we will not be able to recruit and keep
:12:27. > :12:32.the very best people to do the job. Some of these cases are very complex
:12:33. > :12:35.and have a special needs, especially for victims and witnesses. They
:12:36. > :12:41.argue the profession is in crisis and most barristers are not paid fat
:12:42. > :12:48.cat amounts. The real figures for 25% of the criminal bar is that 25%
:12:49. > :12:56.of them take gross ?25,000 a year or less. The mystery of justice says
:12:57. > :12:59.these cuts will save ?220 million a year and still leave us with one of
:13:00. > :13:03.the most generous legal aid system is in the world. But barristers
:13:04. > :13:10.argue these figures are misleading and that the cuts will degrade the
:13:11. > :13:12.criminal justice system irreparably. The parents of a Nottinghamshire
:13:13. > :13:16.teenager with anorexia say they're having to travel to Yorkshire just
:13:17. > :13:18.so she can get the care she needs. There's currently no in`patient
:13:19. > :13:21.facility for anorexia in Nottinghamshire, despite an internal
:13:22. > :13:27.review highlighting the need for a specialist service. The local NHS
:13:28. > :13:30.Trust says it doesn't want to take children away from their families.
:13:31. > :13:37.The Robinsons say their daughter Amelia needs better support closer
:13:38. > :13:40.to home. And on Inside Out East Midlands this
:13:41. > :13:46.evening you can hear from other local families affected by Anorexia,
:13:47. > :13:49.that's on BBC One from 7.30. It's been described as one of the
:13:50. > :13:54.East Midlands historic and architectural gems. Now even more of
:13:55. > :13:58.its hidden past is about to be revealed.
:13:59. > :14:02.We're talking about the Malt Cross, the only surviving saloon music hall
:14:03. > :14:06.outside London. As James Roberson reports, it's just won nearly ?1.4
:14:07. > :14:08.million from the Lottery to open three floors, including the 11th
:14:09. > :14:21.century caves, below the existing Victorian building.
:14:22. > :14:27.Tucked away on Saint James's Street just off the old Market Square, the
:14:28. > :14:31.exterior belies its spectacular interior. Built in 1877, it is now
:14:32. > :14:36.the only functioning saloon music hall outside the capital but it is
:14:37. > :14:43.not the spark that has changed, it is what lies beneath. In the 80s and
:14:44. > :14:47.90s, the two floors below were used as an Indian restaurant but the
:14:48. > :14:52.partly hidden Victorian colours reveal that this was originally a
:14:53. > :14:55.very different space. Here we are on the lower ground floor. Got to
:14:56. > :15:00.imagine that the ceiling wasn't there and around the top here would
:15:01. > :15:04.have been a balcony. Just like in the top. Just like the top. This
:15:05. > :15:09.flaw would have been a Victorian roller`skating rink. It says on the
:15:10. > :15:12.blueprints. It was also used as a billiards room. Perhaps the most
:15:13. > :15:17.extraordinary area is the third floor down. This cave was from the
:15:18. > :15:21.old monastery that stood on the side from 1100. The monks would have
:15:22. > :15:26.brought up water to make wine and beer and cider. They would have
:15:27. > :15:30.stored it along these prints here, along with meat, so that you
:15:31. > :15:35.couldn't see the rat bites in it or the mould. Here is the boiler that
:15:36. > :15:41.would have heated the building in Victorian times. ?1.38 million from
:15:42. > :15:44.the Heritage lottery fund will transform all of these three
:15:45. > :15:48.currently hidden levels. The idea that we gave them they thought were
:15:49. > :15:54.really exciting, to engage with tourism, artists and musicians and
:15:55. > :15:58.Heritage craft that would have been associated with the music Hall at
:15:59. > :16:02.the time. It was cute too good an offer to turn down. Heritage is an
:16:03. > :16:06.important part of tourism and this is fantastic news for the city. It
:16:07. > :16:11.will bring people from all over the UK and hopefully all over the world.
:16:12. > :16:19.The trust hope to open the three floors this coming September.
:16:20. > :16:26.Well I never. Fascinating. It's time now for sport.
:16:27. > :16:30.First tonight the club captain of Nottingham Forest has been in our
:16:31. > :16:40.new look studio this afternoon after signing a new contract at the City
:16:41. > :16:43.Ground. His new deal was announced yesterday after Forest thrashed West
:16:44. > :16:47.Ham of the Premier League by 5`0, in the FA cup. Andy scored the fifth
:16:48. > :16:51.and final goal of the game to take his team into the fourth round in
:16:52. > :16:54.style! Shortly after the club released the news that he'd extended
:16:55. > :17:00.his contract by two and a half years. Earlier Reidy popped in to
:17:01. > :17:09.chat to us and told me how he now wants to go and lead his team into
:17:10. > :17:15.the Premier League. It is a relief. It is something that I suppose plays
:17:16. > :17:18.on your mind sometimes and now that it is sorted, it's great. I'm
:17:19. > :17:22.absolutely delighted. The club have been good to me and I think I've
:17:23. > :17:26.been good to them. It was the right thing to get it done. The timing is
:17:27. > :17:30.pretty good as well, I suppose, on the back of a win yesterday. And
:17:31. > :17:35.what a result in the cup for you yesterday. We've got some footage of
:17:36. > :17:46.the goals. The first one, a penalty by... He is not shy, is it?
:17:47. > :17:49.Obviously not. Would he have been in trouble as captain if this had not
:17:50. > :17:53.have gone on? Yes, of course. If you are going to do something like that,
:17:54. > :17:56.there are risks that come with it. He got away with it yesterday but I
:17:57. > :18:05.wouldn't be keen on him doing that again. Your heart must have been in
:18:06. > :18:09.your mouth. Listen, it went in, so that is the main thing. I thought
:18:10. > :18:14.Henry was going to take it because he scored the last one that he took.
:18:15. > :18:19.Jamal looked like he really fancy that. He is not too shy so he ended
:18:20. > :18:28.up taking it and luckily enough, it went in. In the second half, the
:18:29. > :18:33.hat`trick, which we can see, he is an extraordinary talent. What is
:18:34. > :18:36.special about him? He was fantastic yesterday. He has done well since he
:18:37. > :18:41.has come in. It has been a start`up for him and he has a bit to learn.
:18:42. > :18:45.He is another lad in our squad who isn't shy. We all like him. He has
:18:46. > :18:48.been threatening to do this for awhile. He's been a little bit
:18:49. > :18:51.unlucky and yesterday, things went well for him. If he keeps his feet
:18:52. > :18:58.on the ground, has a fantastic feature again `` ahead of him. The
:18:59. > :19:05.third goal was a fantastic goal. You also got on the fourth `` scoresheet
:19:06. > :19:08.yourself. What would it mean for you to have a good season in the
:19:09. > :19:13.championship? Things are going really well at the moment. I've
:19:14. > :19:17.scored a couple of goals and that always helps. I was absolutely
:19:18. > :19:25.delighted to get on the scoresheet yesterday. I made a late run. My
:19:26. > :19:30.legs were a little bit tired after all the games that we've played. It
:19:31. > :19:34.was nice to round the day off with a goal and then get the contract
:19:35. > :19:37.sorted, and of him that goes with it. It turned out to be a fantastic
:19:38. > :19:42.day for me and for the club and everybody involved. A special day.
:19:43. > :19:46.Thanks for coming in. Now onto Derby, where it's not just
:19:47. > :19:50.Rams fans hoping to see them in the Premier League next season. Jose
:19:51. > :19:54.Mourinho's is rooting for them too. His Chelsea side beat them 2`0 in
:19:55. > :20:04.the cup but it was a performance Derby could be proud of.
:20:05. > :20:10.The magic of the FA Cup was well and truly alive at Derby, a sell`out
:20:11. > :20:15.crowd, hopes high for an upset. This Chelsea side are real contenders for
:20:16. > :20:20.the Premier league title. If Derby are going to make it nine wins out
:20:21. > :20:28.of 11, they are going to have to be at their very best.
:20:29. > :20:37.We are going to have you, Chelsea. They will rise to the occasion and
:20:38. > :20:41.hopefully upset the special one. No lack of respect for the cup from
:20:42. > :20:54.Jose Mourinho. Some changes to his team but still packed full of stars.
:20:55. > :21:05.It was a good first half for Derby. They had a number of chances. And
:21:06. > :21:08.they were strong in defence, too, mainly restricting the visitors to
:21:09. > :21:14.some long`range shots. As the game went on, Chelsea looked more and
:21:15. > :21:19.more threatening. The player broke the deadlock after 65 minutes. Just
:21:20. > :21:24.five minutes later, O made sure of the win. There was still time for
:21:25. > :21:34.Derby to threaten but it wasn't to be. I wish them the best for the
:21:35. > :21:41.championship. I hope that next season, I can come here, not in the
:21:42. > :21:44.cup but in the Premier league. The players were doing all the talking
:21:45. > :21:50.beforehand and they were saying, this is where we want to be, we want
:21:51. > :21:59.to play like this every week. They have put a lot of responsibility on
:22:00. > :22:03.themselves. They must feel now, that experiencing that packed stadium,
:22:04. > :22:07.that they want more of this. Derby and Leicester play each other
:22:08. > :22:10.this coming Friday. With that in mind Leicester City boss Nigel
:22:11. > :22:18.Pearson rested five players against Stoke as they lost 2`1 in their cup
:22:19. > :22:23.game over the weekend. Promotion is the priority so it was
:22:24. > :22:28.a result which went `` will not hurt too much. Jones gave Stoke a
:22:29. > :22:31.first`half lead, before of the few highlights in a fairly ordinary
:22:32. > :22:38.game. This was the strike for Charlie Adam, to make it 2`0. Less
:22:39. > :22:41.to got a goal back but they couldn't force a replay.
:22:42. > :22:44.In the league, there was no game for Notts County, but Mansfield Town's
:22:45. > :22:47.revival continued at Exeter. Lee Stevenson scored just before half
:22:48. > :22:51.time to make it three games without defeat for the Stags in League Two.
:22:52. > :23:02.Rugby, and the Leicester Tigers needed a last minute try to prevent
:23:03. > :23:07.being beaten by old rivals Bath. There was a full house yesterday to
:23:08. > :23:12.see the Tigers take the lead with this Benjamin try. But they are
:23:13. > :23:15.missing almost a full team of players with injuries and the
:23:16. > :23:20.pressure showed. Bath went ahead, scoring the next three tries. With
:23:21. > :23:24.ten minutes left, this player crept in behind the forwards and crawled
:23:25. > :23:27.over to give Leicester a chance to get back in the game. They grabbed
:23:28. > :23:31.that chance in the last minute. It needed the video referee to confirm
:23:32. > :23:36.that Jamie Gibson had touched down fairly in the corner. So the scores
:23:37. > :23:44.were level. It left this kick to win it. In the wind and rain, Owen
:23:45. > :23:48.Williams just push it wide. In ice hockey there was no close
:23:49. > :23:50.finish at the National Ice Centre. The Panthers had an emphatic win
:23:51. > :23:55.over Cardiff Devils Nottingham scored five times in the first
:23:56. > :23:58.period. And they got eight goals in a remarkable 20 minutes to blow away
:23:59. > :24:02.their Welsh visitors. Two players got hat tricks. First it was Matt
:24:03. > :24:12.Ryan. And then local boy Rob Lachovitz got his third to complete
:24:13. > :24:16.a 9`2 thrashing. You may not have herd but there's
:24:17. > :24:19.been a stampede of elephants through two of our biggest shopping centres.
:24:20. > :24:20.Don't worry though, they're not real.
:24:21. > :24:30.In fact, they're rather beautiful and they're here for a very good
:24:31. > :24:36.reason as Jo Healey discovered. There are 30 of them, here, on a
:24:37. > :24:42.mission. This is to protect the Indian elephants. Elephants are my
:24:43. > :24:46.favourite animal. They remind you of India and I am so happy to be here.
:24:47. > :24:50.There is a message to save elephants. They are so beautiful and
:24:51. > :24:56.intelligent. Yeah, really good. We want to save them, definitely. And,
:24:57. > :25:01.Asian elephants are threatened with extinction, partly their habitat
:25:02. > :25:08.disappearing, son, injured like landmines. And here is the
:25:09. > :25:13.inspiration behind the whole tour. The reason why we are doing it is to
:25:14. > :25:17.raise money for the Asian elephant foundation. As well as running shop
:25:18. > :25:21.and it `` shopping centres, we are passionate about elephant
:25:22. > :25:24.conservation. Each elephant weighs ten stone, was manoeuvred in here by
:25:25. > :25:30.a forklift truck and a seam of six people. They finished in the early
:25:31. > :25:41.hours of this morning but luckily, they are here for another five
:25:42. > :25:44.weeks. I love elephants. They are very
:25:45. > :25:49.intelligent, you know. Just like you!
:25:50. > :25:54.We've had some gorgeous winter sunshine today but we still cannot
:25:55. > :25:58.get away from those wins at the moment. We have low anchored to the
:25:59. > :26:02.north and west of the UK. It has been battering us with its wins all
:26:03. > :26:05.day long. But things are improving over the next few days. We don't see
:26:06. > :26:09.that area of low pressure starting to fill in and push its way
:26:10. > :26:13.northwards. We can see the ice bars will open out. We have to keep a
:26:14. > :26:16.close eye on this cheeky chappie which may come in on Wednesday.
:26:17. > :26:27.Otherwise, it is looking pretty decent for the next few days. It is
:26:28. > :26:30.a lot calmer. Winds will be a lot lighter. It will be drier as well.
:26:31. > :26:33.Those showers will start to diminish and we are staying on the mild side
:26:34. > :26:36.as well. We've had a little bit of a forcefield around East Midlands so
:26:37. > :26:39.far today with not too many of these showers pushing in. A couple of them
:26:40. > :26:42.are trying to creep into the north and west now and these may continue
:26:43. > :26:44.during the evening of the first part of the night. Generally, it is
:26:45. > :26:47.drying up to the latter part. We will see temperatures falling away.
:26:48. > :26:50.Not falling very far at all. Those of seven or eight Celsius. That is
:26:51. > :26:54.about where we should be for the daytime maximum temperatures for
:26:55. > :26:58.this time of year. The winds will stay quite strong tonight. They
:26:59. > :27:01.would be their first thing. A couple of showers around first thing as
:27:02. > :27:04.well. These should become a lot lighter and they will eventually die
:27:05. > :27:08.away into the afternoon. Some sunshine to enjoy later in the day.
:27:09. > :27:12.The winds will ease down as well. It's a lot better in terms of how it
:27:13. > :27:16.feels with highs of nine or 10 Celsius. In two Wednesday and a
:27:17. > :27:19.decent day for daylight hours on Wednesday. Perhaps a little bit of
:27:20. > :27:24.rain creeping in later on but pretty decent.
:27:25. > :27:54.You like the changes we've made to our studio. Goodbye.
:27:55. > :28:14.TOM: # And if there's anybody left in here
:28:15. > :28:18.# That doesn't want to be out there... #