:00:00. > :00:00.goodbye from me. On BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams
:00:00. > :00:07.This is East Midlands Today with Geeta Pendse and me, Dominic Heale.
:00:08. > :00:19.Tonight, remembering the Kegworth Air disaster. 25 years on, we speak
:00:20. > :00:21.to the ambulance chief whose crews were first on the scene. In other
:00:22. > :00:25.news, police 0 were first on the scene. In other
:00:26. > :00:33.news, police discover the body in Leicester. For workers apply for
:00:34. > :00:40.redundancy at a council that is axing hundreds of jobs. In this gun
:00:41. > :00:46.amnesty, I found out what happens to them next. And join me later when we
:00:47. > :00:59.will be gazing at stars and making comics. `` comets.
:01:00. > :01:05.Welcome to the programme. Our main story: Prayers have been
:01:06. > :01:08.said this morning in memory of the 47 people who died in the Kegworth
:01:09. > :01:12.air disaster. It's 25 years ago today that the aircraft crashed on
:01:13. > :01:16.the M1 embankment near East Midlands Airport. Villagers and relatives of
:01:17. > :01:21.the victims attended a service at Kegworth Parish Church. At the same
:01:22. > :01:23.time, wreaths were laid at the memorial in Kegworth cemetery by the
:01:24. > :01:26.chief constable of Leicestershire Police and a parish council
:01:27. > :01:32.representative who was involved in the rescue and recovery efforts in
:01:33. > :01:36.January 1989. The scene on the M1 today. Well, a former chief
:01:37. > :01:41.ambulance officer has spoken to us ` the first time he's spoken in public
:01:42. > :01:45.` about that night. His teams were the first to reach the site of the
:01:46. > :01:46.crash. James Roberson's report contains images of that night and of
:01:47. > :01:47.the 0 contains images of that night and of
:01:48. > :01:47.the aftermath 0 contains images of that night and of
:01:48. > :01:59.the aftermath of the tragedy. The broken fuselage of the plane on
:02:00. > :02:05.the M1 embankment. It had been flying from Heathrow to Belfast when
:02:06. > :02:09.it was diverted to East Midlands airport with an engine problem. It
:02:10. > :02:17.crashed onto the busy motorway is just short of the runway. I
:02:18. > :02:21.collected lots of letters of thanks. This was the chief ambulance
:02:22. > :02:25.officer. He has an archive of documents from the disaster at his
:02:26. > :02:29.Leicestershire home, including the official annual in`service blog for
:02:30. > :02:35.the night. We had a radio message to say that it was believed to be down
:02:36. > :02:41.on the motorway. In those days, and even staff were not paramedics.
:02:42. > :02:45.There was a male driver and a female attendant. several people grabbed
:02:46. > :02:53.the attendant and said thank you are here, they helped onto the wind and
:02:54. > :02:59.pushed into the aircraft. The disaster meant a new emergency
:03:00. > :03:04.first. Helicopters to ferry the injured from hospital stop I ran my
:03:05. > :03:10.crew saying, don't worry, we have you safe. We'll pop you in this
:03:11. > :03:11.helicopter and fly off to helicopter. 0
:03:12. > :03:14.helicopter and fly off to helicopter. People said, I don't
:03:15. > :03:18.want to do that. Some of our staff adopted the casualties and one chap
:03:19. > :03:24.actually flew all the way from England back to Belfast with his
:03:25. > :03:29.casualty because the guy was afraid of flying so he actually took him
:03:30. > :03:34.home. A year later, I realise the effect it had on me. At the same
:03:35. > :03:40.time the next year, the phone rang, and it was the control room with
:03:41. > :03:43.another message and I actually physically went cold. Something
:03:44. > :03:50.brought it all went back. All that is left is this plaque which recalls
:03:51. > :03:55.that 47 people died but it also pays tribute to the heroic efforts of the
:03:56. > :04:00.rescuers who made sure that 79 people did survive that terrible
:04:01. > :04:03.disaster. You can read more about the Kegworth
:04:04. > :04:06.disaster in BBC Online's special 25th anniversary report, which
:04:07. > :04:08.includes analysis of the crash and its aftermath, as well as interviews
:04:09. > :04:20.with the survivors. Investigations are continuing
:04:21. > :04:25.tonight after the discovery of a woman's body at a house in
:04:26. > :04:27.Leicester. Police sealed off two seperate roads in the city while
:04:28. > :04:37.they carried out forensic examinations. One man has been
:04:38. > :04:42.arrested. Helen Astle reports. Officers were called to a house on
:04:43. > :04:45.this street in the Belgrave area of Leicester shortly before half past
:04:46. > :04:50.six this morning. There, they discovered a woman's body. The road
:04:51. > :04:53.has remained sealed off all day. Neighbours say the couple who lived
:04:54. > :04:59.in the house were quiet and word well`known. I have been here for
:05:00. > :05:02.over 20 years and have had no problems here. All the other
:05:03. > :05:08.neighbours are friendly with each other. But this one particular
:05:09. > :05:14.neighbour, we didn't know much about them. a couple of police cars went
:05:15. > :05:20.past 6am. We were surprised to hear what had happened. It is not 0
:05:21. > :05:23.expected of this area. It is a shock, really. Less than a mile
:05:24. > :05:30.away, the police cordoned off another street and carried out more
:05:31. > :05:36.forensic examinations. Later in the afternoon, a black Vauxhall Corsa
:05:37. > :05:41.was taken away. There were more police in the morning. They were
:05:42. > :05:45.keeping quite quiet about what was going on but as the day progressed,
:05:46. > :05:46.they seem to be more and more police officers coming down to the 0
:05:47. > :05:48.they seem to be more and more police officers coming down to the street
:05:49. > :05:55.and investigation teams. Anybody on the street, people will tell you
:05:56. > :05:59.they kept to themselves. The police say the investigation they have been
:06:00. > :06:05.carrying out today are connected to the discovery of the woman's body. A
:06:06. > :06:09.man has been arrested. He is currently in hospital receiving
:06:10. > :06:12.treatment. In the meantime, the police are urging anyone with any
:06:13. > :06:16.information to contact them. Next tonight, the scale of the task
:06:17. > :06:20.facing our local councils as they try to balance their budgets. It's
:06:21. > :06:23.emerged that at least 3,500 local authority staff face losing their
:06:24. > :06:27.jobs in the East Midlands over the next few years. Derby City Council,
:06:28. > :06:37.for example, needs to shed 350 posts this year. So, how many people are
:06:38. > :06:40.taking voluntary redundancy? Well, so far, the council has only been
:06:41. > :06:43.able to offer that option to four people. Officials say that means
:06:44. > :06:47.it's inevitable that there'll have to be hundreds of compulsory job
:06:48. > :06:51.cuts. One senior politician is suggesting that it may now be time
:06:52. > :06:53.to consider cutting the number of councils themselves. With more
:06:54. > :07:06.details, here's Simon Hare. It looks like there are trouble
:07:07. > :07:11.times ahead for the staff of Derby City Council. 350 jobs have got to
:07:12. > :07:17.be cut here in the next few months. It is still not clear which posts
:07:18. > :07:23.will go. The counsellor in charge of the city's budget revealed on BBC
:07:24. > :07:24.radio Derby's breakfast show this morning that so far, it had only be
:07:25. > :07:28.able 0 morning that so far, it had only be
:07:29. > :07:34.able to offer voluntary redundancy terms to just four people. The
:07:35. > :07:39.inevitable outcome will have to be compulsory job cuts. That cuts are
:07:40. > :07:43.relentless. They are deep and sustained and we are finding it very
:07:44. > :07:51.difficult to find the savings and certainly, those will ultimately
:07:52. > :07:56.result in compulsory job cuts. Unison says it is concerned it will
:07:57. > :08:00.impact front line services and Derby City Council isn't alone. Just
:08:01. > :08:06.yesterday, we reported how Leicestershire City Council needs to
:08:07. > :08:06.lose about 700 posts over the next four years. Derbyshire county
:08:07. > :08:12.council needs to shed 0 four years. Derbyshire county
:08:13. > :08:15.council needs to shed about 1600. It says compulsory redundancies will be
:08:16. > :08:19.a last resort and Nottinghamshire county council is currently
:08:20. > :08:25.consulting on plan that would see 758 jobs lost. The financial
:08:26. > :08:30.situation facing our local authorities is so severe that one
:08:31. > :08:33.senior Conservative councillor, leader of the Tory group in
:08:34. > :08:38.Derbyshire and deputy chairman of the local government Association is
:08:39. > :08:41.reported to have said it could be time to cut the actual number of
:08:42. > :08:48.councils that represent our communities. This is East Midlands
:08:49. > :08:52.today. Still to come. Star spotting. It's
:08:53. > :08:58.that time of year when we're all encouraged to gaze towards the
:08:59. > :09:04.heavens. But look up tonight, and you are likely to see cloud and feel
:09:05. > :09:05.the rain. However, there will be some perfect stargazing 0
:09:06. > :09:08.the rain. However, there will be some perfect stargazing conditions
:09:09. > :09:14.later in the week. I will tell you when shortly.
:09:15. > :09:20.Police have made two arrests after a car crash in Nottingham in which two
:09:21. > :09:22.men died. Janaid Shafiq, aged 19, from Nottingham, and 22`year`old
:09:23. > :09:26.Abubakr Ahmed, from Peterborough, died at the scene. Both were
:09:27. > :09:32.students at Nottingham Trent University. Their car crashed into a
:09:33. > :09:35.tree on Carlton Road at around 11.20pm last night. A 21`year`old
:09:36. > :09:41.and 24`year`old have been arrested and bailed pending further
:09:42. > :09:50.enquiries. Elizabeth Byrne and her daughter, Skye Fletcher, were
:09:51. > :09:56.witnesses at the scene. I heard a loud bang, looked outside my window
:09:57. > :10:02.and saw blood car. I shut my mum, I rang the eminence and the police,
:10:03. > :10:08.and outside the was just crashed over by the tree. I spoke to the
:10:09. > :10:13.driver for a little bit, telling him it would be OK and that the ambience
:10:14. > :10:18.was on its way, we could see the eminence coming up it street and try
:10:19. > :10:22.to get him to stay calm. The Electoral Commission says urgent
:10:23. > :10:25.action should be taken in Derby to make sure May's elections are held
:10:26. > :10:28.securely. Officials have identified the city as being at 'higher risk'
:10:29. > :10:32.of electoral fraud, after four people were found guilty of offences
:10:33. > :10:35.in July last year. The Commission wants tighter security at polling
:10:36. > :10:41.stations, such as voters showing ID as well as their polling card.
:10:42. > :10:41.Weapons collected by Leicestershire Police 0
:10:42. > :10:47.Weapons collected by Leicestershire Police during an amnesty have been
:10:48. > :10:49.melted down today. More than one hundred and thirty firearms
:10:50. > :10:54.including antique rifles and fake Uzi machine guns were handed in last
:10:55. > :10:58.September. The police say the operation is a major step in making
:10:59. > :11:03.sure guns are kept out of the hands of criminals. But once they've been
:11:04. > :11:13.melted down where do they end up? Eleanor Garnier's been to find out.
:11:14. > :11:20.Molten iron at a cool 1500 Celsius but some of this metal has been hot
:11:21. > :11:23.property. Temperatures in this factory, a sign of the lengths the
:11:24. > :11:29.police are going to to cut down on crime. These weapons were all
:11:30. > :11:35.collected in a gun amnesty back in September last year. Officers say
:11:36. > :11:39.around 130 guns were handed in and half of them were illegal because
:11:40. > :11:46.they weren't registered with the police. And now they are all for the
:11:47. > :11:51.melting pot. Destined to be destroyed. we have loads of weapons
:11:52. > :12:02.from the mystique, shotguns, rifles, handguns, pistols, and there is even
:12:03. > :12:06.an Uzi in here. Some of them can be used to threaten people and cause
:12:07. > :12:10.people fear, violence, so it is important that all the weapons,
:12:11. > :12:16.whether fake or real, are melted down and turned into another ``
:12:17. > :12:20.other things. Once the weapons are delivered to this factory near
:12:21. > :12:28.Melton Mowbray, there is no turning back. Picked up by a giant magnet,
:12:29. > :12:32.they are melting down with other scrap metal, and finally, and
:12:33. > :12:33.perhaps surprisingly, ending up like this, as 0
:12:34. > :12:39.perhaps surprisingly, ending up like this, as greats for drains and
:12:40. > :12:41.manhole covers. Nottingham's tram system should be
:12:42. > :12:46.extended even further ` to Kimberley, according to a Government
:12:47. > :12:47.planning inspector. Phase two of the tram is currently under construction
:12:48. > :12:49.and 0 tram is currently under construction
:12:50. > :12:52.and will reach Clifton and Chilwell. Planning inspector Kathleen Ellison,
:12:53. > :12:57.said extending the network to Kimberley should be regarded as
:12:58. > :13:01.desirable. The recommendation was made in a report allowing an appeal
:13:02. > :13:05.for 116 homes on the potential route through Nuthall.
:13:06. > :13:10.A 16`year`old boy who went missing from his home in Derby on New Year's
:13:11. > :13:14.Eve has been found safe and well. Tristan Wilson left his home over a
:13:15. > :13:15.week ago. Officers had appealed for information on his 0
:13:16. > :13:18.week ago. Officers had appealed for information on his whereabouts.
:13:19. > :13:22.Police say he was found in the area of the city this morning.
:13:23. > :13:25.Students at the University of Leicester are to be offered paid
:13:26. > :13:29.internships whilst studying for their degrees. The project will
:13:30. > :13:39.provide 500 placements for undergraduates each year, as Sumeer
:13:40. > :13:44.Kalyani reports. Pod casting with a purpose. This woman is recording her
:13:45. > :13:47.latest staff interviews. It is part of the new job at the University of
:13:48. > :13:54.Leicester which she secured after following a graduate internship at
:13:55. > :13:56.its PR department. The job market is so combat that it is 0
:13:57. > :13:59.its PR department. The job market is so combat that it is so having any
:14:00. > :14:03.of that unity to do an internship before you graduate has got to be
:14:04. > :14:09.invaluable. The University will provide paid casements to 500
:14:10. > :14:09.undergraduates every year which it claims 0
:14:10. > :14:15.undergraduates every year which it claims is a sound investment. our
:14:16. > :14:19.students faced tough competition from students around the world so
:14:20. > :14:23.what this gives them is a strong platform. Business leaders have
:14:24. > :14:24.criticised 0 platform. Business leaders have
:14:25. > :14:28.criticised students for not having the necessary skills when they leave
:14:29. > :14:33.college. I think those students who have spent time in the working world
:14:34. > :14:36.are much more prepared for it when they leave university, they know
:14:37. > :14:36.what to expect, then know how to behave in a 0
:14:37. > :14:40.what to expect, then know how to behave in a working environment and
:14:41. > :14:45.then had to be a response or member of the team and the difference is
:14:46. > :14:51.very stark. It is hoped the project will help students be more prepared
:14:52. > :14:55.for the workplace. It's one of the UK's oldest schools
:14:56. > :14:59.of art and design ` for 170 years a variety of budding artists have
:15:00. > :15:01.learnt their craft in Nottingham. Now an exhibition at Nottingham
:15:02. > :15:10.Trent University is showcasing their work and exploring the school's
:15:11. > :15:16.origins. I went to take a look. From the acclaimed painter Dame Laura
:15:17. > :15:20.Knight to rock music photographer, this is Nottingham Trent
:15:21. > :15:25.University's own wall of fame, the works of 100 former students are
:15:26. > :15:31.being displayed across the campus to mark 170 years of art education. The
:15:32. > :15:37.School of Art and design originally started as the Nottingham government
:15:38. > :15:39.School of design. It was one of several institutions set up to
:15:40. > :15:44.improve the design skills of industrial workers. Soon enough, it
:15:45. > :15:50.attracted hundreds of local lace workers. They understood the
:15:51. > :15:54.economic imperatives for the country so Art and design education started
:15:55. > :15:59.to support the manufacturing industry and also because it was
:16:00. > :16:06.believed that we needed to develop a consumer market for products within
:16:07. > :16:10.the UK. Stuart Trevor is founder of the UK fashion chain all Saints. He
:16:11. > :16:14.was a student here in the late 1980s. Some of his designs feature
:16:15. > :16:19.in the exhibition. They have external tutors, they come in, they
:16:20. > :16:28.are designers and they come in and they inspire you and you learn from
:16:29. > :16:31.them what it is like to go out into the big wide world and come up with
:16:32. > :16:36.something. The school has come a long way since its industrial
:16:37. > :16:40.origins with modern techniques and innovations at the heart of
:16:41. > :16:45.teaching. This exhibition, which runs for a month, is as much as
:16:46. > :16:53.about celebrity the past as looking output can come next. Did you know,
:16:54. > :16:56.the musician Damon Albarn's parents went to Nottingham Trent University
:16:57. > :17:01.and they are artists and their work is at the university.
:17:02. > :17:11.Coming up, stand by for some celestial bodies. Yes, why has this
:17:12. > :17:17.static that is making my head going wild got anything to do with outer
:17:18. > :17:27.space? The report coming up will be out of this world. It is time for
:17:28. > :17:32.the sports news. We start with football. We have rugby and ice
:17:33. > :17:35.hockey coming up to. First, the former Derby and Notts
:17:36. > :17:39.County defender Michael Johnson has denied being homophobic in the wake
:17:40. > :17:41.of stepping down from the FA's anti discrimination board after making
:17:42. > :17:43.controversial comments two years ago. On the BBC show The Big
:17:44. > :17:43.Questions, 0 ago. On the BBC show The Big
:17:44. > :17:57.Questions, he said this: despite the campaign against
:17:58. > :17:57.homophobia, do you support the fight against 0
:17:58. > :18:03.homophobia, do you support the fight against homophobia? Listen, what I
:18:04. > :18:09.support their campaign? Because of my beliefs, because of the Bible
:18:10. > :18:21.that I read, in that chapter in the Bible, it does state that
:18:22. > :18:24.homosexuality is... He says he is deeply sorry and regrets coating
:18:25. > :18:30.that part of the Bible and felt put on the spot J wring the programme.
:18:31. > :18:33.Johnson had a 20`year career in the game and was working voluntarily for
:18:34. > :18:38.the FA anti`discrimination advisory board. He said he felt he had to
:18:39. > :18:40.step down but felt it was a great shame. He insisted he doesn't
:18:41. > :18:43.discriminate against gay people and wanted the chance to show he had
:18:44. > :18:46.changed his views. Next Leicester City manager Nigel
:18:47. > :18:51.Pearson has given his strongest hint yet there may be movement on player
:18:52. > :18:54.contracts at the club. Ten Foxes players, and Nigel Pearson himself
:18:55. > :18:58.are out of the contract in the summer and as Kirsty Edwards reports
:18:59. > :19:09.it looks like it will be an interesting January. This could well
:19:10. > :19:12.be a profitable month for the foxes. All the talk not only about the
:19:13. > :19:17.players that may be coming in during the transfer window but crucially,
:19:18. > :19:17.in succession continues over the feature 0
:19:18. > :19:22.in succession continues over the feature of a number of the current
:19:23. > :19:25.stars. Amongst the ten out of contract at the end of the season
:19:26. > :19:33.are the likes of gold paper Kasper Schmeichel, Captain Wes Morgan and
:19:34. > :19:37.leading scorer David Nugent. Fans fear other clubs may capitalise on
:19:38. > :19:42.the situation and try to lure them away this January and some of them
:19:43. > :19:44.have expressed their frustration that as yet, there has been no new
:19:45. > :19:48.deal offered. 0 that as yet, there has been no new
:19:49. > :19:53.deal offered. I do understand there has been a feeling in security may
:19:54. > :19:58.be amassing the fans have probably voiced some opinion in those lines
:19:59. > :20:03.but hopefully, things will resolve themselves in a positive manner for
:20:04. > :20:08.everybody. Alternately, we have to try and keep minds on the job in
:20:09. > :20:11.hand and that is to try and achieve promotion this season. If we work in
:20:12. > :20:12.the same fashion, we have a good chance to 0
:20:13. > :20:18.the same fashion, we have a good chance to do that. While he hopes to
:20:19. > :20:26.keep hold of his big stars, he is also looking to add to the squad. I
:20:27. > :20:32.will do everything to keep my squad gather and hopefully add to it and
:20:33. > :20:37.go from there. Could we see any deals being done in the near future?
:20:38. > :20:40.I don't know what the near future is but let's hope so.
:20:41. > :20:45.Derby have completed the sale of winger Michael Jacobs to Wolves.
:20:46. > :20:47.Jacobs leaves the Rams just 18 months after arriving from
:20:48. > :20:50.Northampton. It's thought the deal is worth ?300,000 with a sell`on
:20:51. > :20:53.clause included. Rugby and at Leicester Tigers, Toby
:20:54. > :20:58.Flood's England career looks to be over as he's set to be left out of
:20:59. > :21:03.the Six Nations squad. Flood has won 60 caps for his country over the
:21:04. > :21:06.past seven years. But his decision to move to French side Toulouse next
:21:07. > :21:13.season goes against head coach Stuart Lancaster's rule of only
:21:14. > :21:16.picking players based in England. And Tigers coach Richard Cockerill
:21:17. > :21:24.wouldn't be surprised to see him left out. The rules are if you go
:21:25. > :21:30.abroad, you won't get picked for England. He's with us now so they
:21:31. > :21:33.can him for the six Nations but like most coaches, they look to the
:21:34. > :21:37.future, if Toby is not going to be around next season, there is some
:21:38. > :21:41.sense in looking forward and getting one of the younger guys in. But we
:21:42. > :21:44.will see tomorrow at 12 o'clock when they announced the squad. We will
:21:45. > :21:47.indeed. And in ice hockey, the Nottingham
:21:48. > :21:51.Panthers are in Scotland to face the Braehead Clan tonight in the second
:21:52. > :21:58.leg of the Challenge Cup Quarter final. The Panthers take an 8`0 lead
:21:59. > :21:59.into the tie. Natalie, thank you very much indeed.
:22:00. > :22:00.Next tonight, 0 very much indeed.
:22:01. > :22:04.Next tonight, be prepared ` we are now going to take you out of this
:22:05. > :22:08.world. Where did the stars come from? What would an alien look like?
:22:09. > :22:11.What is it like to explore Mars? Well, at Leicester University, they
:22:12. > :22:22.are dedicating this evening to the wonders of the universe. Our very
:22:23. > :22:29.own star Jo is there. Hello. When I was a child, this was as good as
:22:30. > :22:33.gold `` stargazing God. If you are very lucky and sophisticated, you've
:22:34. > :22:38.got to use something like this, probably a bit smaller. Now, if you
:22:39. > :22:48.are a fan of space, you get to come to nights like this, . This is what
:22:49. > :22:54.has inspired the event at Leicester, BBC Two's Stargazing
:22:55. > :22:58.Live. It has attracted a host of new fans to our solar system. Here they
:22:59. > :23:05.ask, some of them making most of the cosmic fun. I like space. Being here
:23:06. > :23:10.allows you to be part of something that is quite over and, looking into
:23:11. > :23:18.space, and for them, it is oh look, there is the and the Earth. What are
:23:19. > :23:25.you making? I am making comics. We are making it with Worcester sauce,
:23:26. > :23:31.and dirt. And sand and water. I am standing on a Vander Graaf generator
:23:32. > :23:39.and that is all to do with the aurora borealis, the Northern
:23:40. > :23:49.lights, you can look at rockets. You can make, it's with dry ice, try
:23:50. > :23:56.some freeze`dried marshmallows. They are expecting 2500 people here
:23:57. > :23:58.tonight. Astronomy has taken off. It certainly has taken. Paul, how is
:23:59. > :24:00.it? You are 0 certainly has taken. Paul, how is
:24:01. > :24:01.it? You are macro 0 certainly has taken. Paul, how is
:24:02. > :24:10.it? You are macro it is very popular. It is great. The general
:24:11. > :24:15.public can ask scientists questions and that is what makes it so
:24:16. > :24:23.popular. How important is it, Lewis, that we look at outer space? I think
:24:24. > :24:25.we are a cubist bunch. We try to understand the world around us as
:24:26. > :24:27.well as space and use 0 understand the world around us as
:24:28. > :24:33.well as space and use that information to inform us what we do
:24:34. > :24:39.back down here on Earth. It inspires people, it gets kids into science,
:24:40. > :24:43.that is important, but by learning things in outer space, we can apply
:24:44. > :24:47.that knowledge and technology back on Earth in hospitals and in the
:24:48. > :24:52.third world, it is all about transferring knowledge, not just
:24:53. > :24:59.keeping it where it is. I know you look at whether there is life out
:25:00. > :25:02.there, is there? maybe. Maybe there is an intelligent alien in the
:25:03. > :25:07.galaxy looking back. I think it is more likely we have some hardy life
:25:08. > :25:08.forms, something like bacteria on the surface 0 0
:25:09. > :25:14.forms, something like bacteria on the surface of Mars. Clearly, Lester
:25:15. > :25:22.is very much a centre. Thank you very much. Tonight, it BM, BBC Two,
:25:23. > :25:28.Stargazing Live. 7pm, here tonight, a big stargazing outdoor event but I
:25:29. > :25:31.have to say it is pouring down so I guess we will be finding out soon in
:25:32. > :25:37.the weather whether that will be successful or not. It is funny you
:25:38. > :25:41.should say that. We're about to bind up the good news or not, it is very
:25:42. > :25:45.dependent on the weather. Tonight is in the best night to be out
:25:46. > :25:48.stargazing with all the rain we have on the way. But things do improve
:25:49. > :25:53.with clearer skies expected overnight, Thursday, Friday and
:25:54. > :25:57.Saturday so some good news there. Back to now, we do have rain pushing
:25:58. > :26:01.in and what we have to bear in mind is another of our rivers have flood
:26:02. > :26:02.alerts in force and with the added rainfall tonight, 0
:26:03. > :26:05.alerts in force and with the added rainfall tonight, there is that risk
:26:06. > :26:08.so do be extra careful if you are heading out and about. He was the
:26:09. > :26:12.low pressure that is bringing in the rain at the moment. It is relatively
:26:13. > :26:17.small at the moment. It will be quite quick to move away to give us
:26:18. > :26:21.an improving story on Thursday. Here is the current position of the rain
:26:22. > :26:25.that is with us at the moment. It is patchy but it will turn increasingly
:26:26. > :26:29.intense as we go into the early hours of Thursday morning, just for
:26:30. > :26:34.a time. Once it clears away, behind it we will start to see the showers
:26:35. > :26:37.push in. They are heavy in nature and they do have the risk of rumble
:26:38. > :26:41.of thunder. All the cloud and rain, it is a mild night, though, seven
:26:42. > :26:44.Celsius. 0 it is a mild night, though, seven
:26:45. > :26:47.Celsius. The showers still with us first thing tomorrow morning but
:26:48. > :26:52.they start to die out and it is an improving story throughout the day.
:26:53. > :26:54.One or two showers around but bright and sunny intervals as we go into
:26:55. > :27:00.the afternoon. Temperatures tomorrow, we'll look at highs of
:27:01. > :27:05.nine Celsius but the wind starts to change election and it will be more
:27:06. > :27:13.northwesterly and you will notice it feeling a bit cold as you head Frome
:27:14. > :27:17.from work tomorrow. Cloud coverage will increase to the day and this
:27:18. > :27:22.area of rain, as it makes its way towards us, it will start to ease so
:27:23. > :27:26.patchy rain towards the end of the day. Let's look at the day. Say
:27:27. > :27:30.hello to high pressure, a rare sight at the moment, it will be crisp,
:27:31. > :27:32.cold, but plenty of sunshine so let's look forward to that.
:27:33. > :27:37.cold, but plenty of sunshine so let's Little bird tells me it will
:27:38. > :27:45.be a lot colder next week, possibly, we shall see. I shall be back with
:27:46. > :27:46.the late news. I do hope you can tune in. Until then, good night.