:00:00. > :00:11.shaking your head. That is horrible. That is all from the
:00:12. > :00:16.This is East Midlands Today with Anne Davies and me, Dominic Heale.
:00:17. > :00:18.Tonight: Good news on jobs. Bosses say our big fall in unemployment is
:00:19. > :00:22.unprecedented. New figures show we are leading the
:00:23. > :00:30.way. Is the economic recovery in the bad? Everyone seems more confident
:00:31. > :00:35.than last year. More smiles. Also, an inquest is told of the final
:00:36. > :00:42.moments of a woman who died on a crossed channel swim.
:00:43. > :00:47.Plus, a major coup for Donington Park. It is to become the
:00:48. > :00:53.headquarters for the world's first electric car racing Championships.
:00:54. > :00:54.And I will be getting used to life in the slow lane on England's
:00:55. > :01:11.shortest motorway. Welcome to Thursday's programme.
:01:12. > :01:14.First tonight, solid signs of strong economic recovery in the East
:01:15. > :01:17.Midlands. We've seen the biggest drop in unemployment of any region
:01:18. > :01:20.in the UK, according to official figures. One business leader says
:01:21. > :01:27.the fall in unemployment is unprecedented. Certainly, local
:01:28. > :01:29.firms are taking on more staff. But are they offering high`quality jobs?
:01:30. > :01:36.Here's our political editor John Hess.
:01:37. > :01:41.If you want to find out why the economy seems so bright in this
:01:42. > :01:45.region, you need to come to a place like this. This place likes
:01:46. > :01:52.mouldings `` makes mouldings for industry. It has taken on extra
:01:53. > :01:56.staff over the last six months and aims to take on an additional ten
:01:57. > :02:00.people over the next year. We service a number of different
:02:01. > :02:03.industries and we are seeing investments over the years of
:02:04. > :02:09.recession, they are starting to buy across all industries, from
:02:10. > :02:09.electrical to building. In the 0
:02:10. > :02:14.electrical to building. In the East Midlands, 149,000
:02:15. > :02:20.registered out of work. That is down 16% on the last quarter and 21.6%
:02:21. > :02:25.over the last year. We have never seen it on this scale before. We are
:02:26. > :02:29.seeing a combination of factors. There is real job growth and many
:02:30. > :02:33.companies are taking on additional people. We are also seeing the
:02:34. > :02:37.effects of Bennett reform so people are looking more vigorously for
:02:38. > :02:42.work. And the degree of people still remaining in training and education.
:02:43. > :02:48.Are these new jobs secure or just temporary? Most people are saying we
:02:49. > :02:54.will take someone on for one year, two years or on a temporary vacancy
:02:55. > :02:57.in order to work out how it goes. At Westminster today, one of our senior
:02:58. > :03:02.MPs questioned whether the economic upturn was at the real deal. We need
:03:03. > :03:09.to have a debate on real action given that under this employment no
:03:10. > :03:13.longer seems to be a root out of poverty `` under this government
:03:14. > :03:20.employment no longer seems to be a root out of poverty. Is the economic
:03:21. > :03:24.upturn reflected on the street? I feel better than I did a year or so
:03:25. > :03:30.ago. I feel my job specs have improved. Feeling quite confident. A
:03:31. > :03:39.little bit more secure. Financially, my wages have gone up. Overall, I
:03:40. > :03:43.think, yes, things are looking up. The changes to benefit payments may
:03:44. > :03:46.also have been a factor. But looking at the figures, there is no doubt
:03:47. > :03:56.our region economically is leading the way.
:03:57. > :03:59.Lucy Haynes is the regional head of the bosses' organisation the CBI and
:04:00. > :04:00.she's in our Leicester studio. Obviously, this is encouraging. Why
:04:01. > :04:02.are the latest 0 Obviously, this is encouraging. Why
:04:03. > :04:07.are the latest job numbers so good here in the East Midlands? I think
:04:08. > :04:10.one of the reasons for that is because of the diverse range of
:04:11. > :04:16.sectors that we have in the East Midlands. There has been talk about
:04:17. > :04:20.the rebalancing of the economy and I think perhaps we are starting to see
:04:21. > :04:25.that in the East Midlands. It really is good news. It is good news that
:04:26. > :04:30.we are seeing labour market recovery, we are seeing businesses
:04:31. > :04:34.take people on. There has been a huge dent in the levels of youth
:04:35. > :04:40.unemployment which is obviously really important. We have seen
:04:41. > :04:46.increasing levels of part`time employment and full`time employment.
:04:47. > :04:48.Really good signs. Is this a jobs recovery based on short`term
:04:49. > :04:54.contracts and low pay or are these good, sustainable jobs? There is
:04:55. > :04:58.nothing to suggest that. We are seeing increases in levels of
:04:59. > :05:04.part`time employment, but we are also seeing part time employed
:05:05. > :05:08.people going into full`time as well. I think one of the issues in the
:05:09. > :05:10.East Midlands is very much around productivity. That is the measure of
:05:11. > :05:14.output and time needed 0 productivity. That is the measure of
:05:15. > :05:18.output and time needed to do that. What we really need to see in the
:05:19. > :05:22.East Midlands is increased productivity. We need businesses
:05:23. > :05:27.selling more. We need to see them becoming more efficient. Then we
:05:28. > :05:30.will be able to see them pay their staff more and hopefully take on
:05:31. > :05:40.more people as well. Thank you very much.
:05:41. > :05:43.A court's been hearing about the final moments of a swimmer from
:05:44. > :05:46.Leicestershire who died while attempting to cross the English
:05:47. > :05:49.Channel. Susan Taylor died from swimming in the sea for long enough
:05:50. > :05:51.to make her heart stop. Helen Astle reports.
:05:52. > :05:58.Today her brother and parents came to the coroner 's court to hear
:05:59. > :06:01.answers. Why did she die? The 34`year`old had given up her job to
:06:02. > :06:08.start training to swim the channel in the hope of raising money for a
:06:09. > :06:14.charity. The challenge got under way in the early hours of the 14th of
:06:15. > :06:20.July last year. Then with just a mile to go update stopped. In
:06:21. > :06:24.distressing evidence, the court heard that she suddenly collapsed.
:06:25. > :06:28.Her brother a paramedic who was on the support boat following her
:06:29. > :06:34.described what happened. Susan was showing signs of fatigue, she kept
:06:35. > :06:39.going, but soon she was sick and she had to stop again. I told her to get
:06:40. > :06:42.out. Susan then lay on her back and seemingly became unconscious. She
:06:43. > :06:53.then rolled over onto her front and lay facedown in the seat motionless.
:06:54. > :06:59.`` in the C. David then helped to pull the one to the support boat.
:07:00. > :07:02.She wasn't breathing. She was airlifted to hospital but she died
:07:03. > :07:07.before she could be treated. Following her death, thousands of
:07:08. > :07:11.people donated money to the hospice, over ?100,000 has been raised. A
:07:12. > :07:16.representative from the charity spoke on behalf of the family. Susan
:07:17. > :07:19.was a wonderful person dedicated to helping those less fortunate than
:07:20. > :07:26.herself. It was a great comfort that Susan died trying to accomplish her
:07:27. > :07:32.childhood ambition in aid of such worthy causes. We have received
:07:33. > :07:40.support from many people. The coroner recorded a verdict of
:07:41. > :07:44.misadventure. He said that she was not undertaking the swim for glory,
:07:45. > :07:48.she was doing it because of her love for other people. She has probably
:07:49. > :07:55.achieved far more in her life than many of us can hope to.
:07:56. > :07:58.Still to come: Plugging a hole ` built during the industrial
:07:59. > :08:01.revolution, this canal's sprung a leak. Lots of them. Now it's been
:08:02. > :08:09.emptied so repair work can get under way.
:08:10. > :08:14.It has been an interesting day weather`wise. Heavy showers at
:08:15. > :08:21.times. The main concern over night is ice.
:08:22. > :08:27.Next tonight, some big news from Donington Park today. It's to become
:08:28. > :08:37.the multi`million pound headquarters for the world's first
:08:38. > :08:40.electric motor racing Championships. It's being hailed as a critical leap
:08:41. > :08:44.forward for the company which took over the running of the race track
:08:45. > :08:47.some three years ago. It secures the future of the track and promotes
:08:48. > :08:50.Britain as a leading innovator in energy`efficient cars. Sarah Teale
:08:51. > :08:53.has the full story. It has had a somewhat chequered past
:08:54. > :08:57.over the last few years but this is the exciting future for Donington
:08:58. > :09:08.Park. The circuit is to become the global headquarters for formula
:09:09. > :09:12.capital E. It is a game changer for the new company that took over in
:09:13. > :09:16.2010 and have been slowly rebuilding. A great programme of
:09:17. > :09:21.racing. It needed something like this to really kick ass into the
:09:22. > :09:26.bigger league and put Donington Park on the international map. With big
:09:27. > :09:30.money and big names like Richard Branson and Leonardo DiCaprio
:09:31. > :09:35.involved, Donington Park was up against ferocious worldwide
:09:36. > :09:40.competition. The fact is that Britain is the home of the worldwide
:09:41. > :09:44.motorsports industry. This is a great location. Next door to an
:09:45. > :09:50.international airport. The logistics partner is DHL. They are here. The
:09:51. > :09:56.motorway and railway is here. There is a good and well trained workforce
:09:57. > :09:58.in the area. This is an exciting new development in the world of
:09:59. > :10:04.motorsport. The cars will look very similar to the traditional ones we
:10:05. > :10:10.are used to seeing. They will be powered exclusively by electricity
:10:11. > :10:14.and capable of reaching speeds of up to 150 miles an hour. The races will
:10:15. > :10:20.start in September and take place around the streets of ten cities
:10:21. > :10:24.worldwide including London. The racing teams will also use the
:10:25. > :10:28.Donington Park circuit testing and development work on the racing cars
:10:29. > :10:32.which means the famous faces involved will be flying in to watch.
:10:33. > :10:36.It will be the case that Leonardo DiCaprio is bound to come and see
:10:37. > :10:40.how it is doing. I am sure that may well be quite a popular day in the
:10:41. > :10:46.district. There is no doubt this is a major coup for the Donington
:10:47. > :10:54.Park, placing it at the heart of a new vision for the future of the
:10:55. > :10:57.motor industry. The police in Derbyshire have asked
:10:58. > :11:01.a man to stop fundraising in the name of six children who died in a
:11:02. > :11:05.house fire started by their father Mick Philpott. The Catch Me When I
:11:06. > :11:09.Fall appeal was set up in the wake of the fire in 2012 to help other
:11:10. > :11:17.local children. But relatives of the Philpott children wanted it stopped
:11:18. > :11:20.from raising money in their name. In a statement, the police said they
:11:21. > :11:24.had investigated the way the appeal was being run and had found no
:11:25. > :11:26.wrongdoing. Even so, they've advised that no further money be collected.
:11:27. > :11:30.Mick Philpott, the children's mother, Mairead, and a family friend
:11:31. > :11:32.Paul Mosley are all serving prison sentences for manslaughter.
:11:33. > :11:35.New figures suggest crime in Nottinghamshire isn't falling as
:11:36. > :11:39.much as in other parts of the country. There's been a 1% drop in
:11:40. > :11:43.the number of reported offences last year, compared to a 10% fall across
:11:44. > :11:46.England and Wales. There was a large rise in shoplifting and sexual
:11:47. > :11:49.offences and 1,300 extra violent crimes in the county. Officers have
:11:50. > :12:04.blamed changes in the way crimes are collated and say people are also
:12:05. > :12:06.more confident about reporting them. An alcohol`free bar is opening up in
:12:07. > :12:16.the East Midlands. It's run by a charity that helps people
:12:17. > :12:20.with drink problems and has been given a grant of ?340,000 from the
:12:21. > :12:24.National Lottery. A Government survey suggests around one in eight
:12:25. > :12:27.people in our region never drink alcohol. The venue is also aimed at
:12:28. > :12:30.people who do, but fancy a change from a boozy night out.
:12:31. > :12:34.A stones throw from the Old Market Square, it looks like a club. If you
:12:35. > :12:39.arrive so that here, you will leave that way. There is not a drop of
:12:40. > :12:45.alcohol here. People are looking to be more healthy and everyone is more
:12:46. > :12:49.aware of addiction issues as well. Should more of us switch to alcohol
:12:50. > :12:53.free alternatives more often? In the East Midlands, one in five people
:12:54. > :13:00.were drinking at a level that increases the risk of damaging their
:13:01. > :13:04.health. 83,000 alcohol related hospital admissions were reported in
:13:05. > :13:09.2011 and 149 people died from alcohol`related causes. Jason told
:13:10. > :13:12.me drink was killing him until he quit nine years ago. He is one of
:13:13. > :13:22.the first to sample the alcohol free bar. It is ideal for Nottingham.
:13:23. > :13:26.People in recovery, it is ideal. People are getting more
:13:27. > :13:32.health`conscious and not going on mad benders like in the 80s and
:13:33. > :13:35.90s. Cheers. Plenty of media attention today, but will be public
:13:36. > :13:39.give it a second glance when it opens next week to estimate the
:13:40. > :13:42.people who hand out National Lottery money are convinced it is a good
:13:43. > :13:50.cause. They have granted over ?300,000 to the venture set up by a
:13:51. > :13:54.Nottingham drugs and alcohol charity. We have funded a project
:13:55. > :14:01.similar to this recently in Liverpool. That has shown success.
:14:02. > :14:12.With around 100 drink choices and alcohol free cocktails, they are
:14:13. > :14:17.hoping to shake up Nottingham's nightlife great idea.
:14:18. > :14:20.We will see if it catches on. Striking lecturers have accused
:14:21. > :14:23.their university of bullying them, by docking them a full day's salary
:14:24. > :14:26.for a two`hour strike. Staff at Nottingham Trent University took
:14:27. > :14:29.part in a national stoppage this morning over pay. But their managers
:14:30. > :14:32.have taken legal advice and say, along with 40 other universities,
:14:33. > :14:39.they are entitled to dock strikers a whole day's money, even though the
:14:40. > :14:42.walk`out only lasted two hours. We have members here today who I have
:14:43. > :14:46.not seen take industrial action before. I think it has angered our
:14:47. > :14:52.members sufficiently to force them to come out. They are being bullied,
:14:53. > :14:56.essentially. It is a democratically voted for strike and to say they
:14:57. > :15:04.will dock as the day's paper two hours is frankly disingenuous. ``
:15:05. > :15:07.the day's pay. Plans to revamp the main entrance to
:15:08. > :15:09.Nottingham's Victoria Centre have been approved. The design includes
:15:10. > :15:13.an extended glass entrance with lighting panels which change colour.
:15:14. > :15:15.The centre's owners say it's a key part of its ?40 million
:15:16. > :15:18.refurbishment which starts next month. The city council's already
:15:19. > :15:20.approved proposals for similar entrances at the Clock Tower and
:15:21. > :15:25.Glasshouse Street. A leaky pipe's a pain at the best of
:15:26. > :15:28.times. But a canal that's leaking is an entirely different kettle of
:15:29. > :15:30.fish. On the Erewash Canal in Nottinghamshire, a loch's been
:15:31. > :15:39.drained so repair work can get under way. While they're at it,
:15:40. > :15:42.they'll fix a set of lock gates and repair the brickwork. All part of a
:15:43. > :15:48.nationwide, ?45 million programme of canal repairs. Amy Harris reports.
:15:49. > :15:57.Stepping into the past, these workmen are storing and repairing
:15:58. > :16:01.this loch in Derbyshire. It dates back to the Industrial Revolution.
:16:02. > :16:06.Not surprisingly, it is in need of a face`lift and there is a fair bit to
:16:07. > :16:11.do. We have got a 250`year`old canal and we have got to keep it working.
:16:12. > :16:11.Each loch takes a bit of tender loving care. 0
:16:12. > :16:17.Each loch takes a bit of tender loving care. Pointing, brickwork
:16:18. > :16:24.repairs. It is required to keep the canal in tiptop condition. This is
:16:25. > :16:28.one of 100 lochs across the country undergoing repair work for the
:16:29. > :16:34.benefit of the 33,000 bows that pass through them every year. `` boats.
:16:35. > :16:43.It will cost ?50,000 and take up to four weeks. But while the loch is
:16:44. > :16:49.closed, to boats, it is open to the public on Sunday. You would not
:16:50. > :16:54.believe it, but their role people living here who did not know the
:16:55. > :16:58.canal and the loch was here. It will be eye opening. I hope they come and
:16:59. > :17:03.have a look. It is part of their heritage. The loch will be open from
:17:04. > :17:11.10am until 4pm. Read chance to see the of engineering from the past and
:17:12. > :17:18.the work to protect its the future `` a red chance.
:17:19. > :17:22.Still to come: Is this the world's worst motorway?
:17:23. > :17:33.It's just one mile long, doesn't go anywhere and the roadworks are
:17:34. > :17:38.never`ending. Full story later. Talking about never`ending...
:17:39. > :17:41.Colin, take no notice! It gets harsher and harsher.
:17:42. > :17:45.I will get on with it. First, it's not until March, but the
:17:46. > :17:47.build up to the Derby`Forest match has started already. Today Derby
:17:48. > :17:51.confirmed they're changing where away fans will sit at the iPro
:17:52. > :17:55.Stadium from next season. Rams supporters will be behind both goals
:17:56. > :17:58.and the away fans moved to a corner. Interestingly, the club will trial
:17:59. > :18:04.the plans at that Forest game. Natalie Jackson explains.
:18:05. > :18:05.From next season, the 0 Natalie Jackson explains.
:18:06. > :18:15.From next season, the South stand here at the iPro Stadium becomes a
:18:16. > :18:19.home fans only area. It means Rams supporters can sit behind both
:18:20. > :18:21.goals. 0 supporters can sit behind both
:18:22. > :18:27.goals. The away fans will be tucked away over there in the south`east
:18:28. > :18:33.corner. Chief Executive says it gives the head coach Steve McClaren
:18:34. > :18:37.home advantage. Certainly, Steve is behind it. For him and the players
:18:38. > :18:41.to come out to an arena where all of the fans behind the team is
:18:42. > :18:52.fantastic. It will help spur them on. Chief operating officer John
:18:53. > :18:58.Vickers has widely consulted fans. We sometimes have 4500 away fans
:18:59. > :19:10.hide the South stand goal making noise. `` behind. We feel we are
:19:11. > :19:15.giving away the home advantage. Since we left the baseball ground,
:19:16. > :19:20.we have not had a central area of the home supporters. I think it will
:19:21. > :19:24.be much better. We have always wanted to be behind the goal and
:19:25. > :19:28.push them into the corner. We have spoken about it further number
:19:29. > :19:36.years. The club will trial the plans at the coming East Midlands derby
:19:37. > :19:45.giving Forest and allocation of 2700 tickets. I see no point in entering
:19:46. > :19:46.into a tit`for`tat exercise and giving them 0
:19:47. > :19:51.into a tit`for`tat exercise and giving them 2000 and leaving 700
:19:52. > :19:57.unsold seats. The game with Forest is on the 22nd of March.
:19:58. > :20:00.Other news form the Rams, Derby have signed Nuneaton goalkeeper Kelle
:20:01. > :20:05.Roos on a two`and`a`half`year deal for an undisclosed fee.
:20:06. > :20:08.Leicester City Manager Nigel Pearson has confirmed they've turned down a
:20:09. > :20:13.second bid from Fulham for young defender Liam Moore. Moore has
:20:14. > :20:17.impressed with his performances at the heart of the Leicester defence
:20:18. > :20:20.this season. Pearson says as far as he's aware he's the only player the
:20:21. > :20:23.club have received official bids for this January. And he's hoping
:20:24. > :20:30.attention from the Premier League isn't a distraction. I think there
:20:31. > :20:33.is always the danger when their respective Laois and surrounding
:20:34. > :20:46.players' future is that it can have an adverse effect. `` when there is
:20:47. > :20:50.speculation. Hopefully it will not have a negative effect.
:20:51. > :20:53.Nottingham Forest have sent striker Ishmael Miller back to Yeovil on
:20:54. > :20:56.loan until the end of the season. He's already spent a month there
:20:57. > :20:59.scoring three goals. Finally from me, the Nottingham
:21:00. > :21:03.woman who took up Brazilian jujitsu as a student and now she says she's
:21:04. > :21:06.aiming for the moon. Vanessa English has already become a world champion
:21:07. > :21:10.as a purple belt. This week she's going for an even bigger title in
:21:11. > :21:20.Lisbon. Tom Brown has been to meet her.
:21:21. > :21:30.One. Two. In a small hall in Nottingham, this Brazilian teachers
:21:31. > :21:39.Brazilian jujitsu. In Vanessa English, he has got a real star. I
:21:40. > :21:43.love my life 0 English, he has got a real star. I
:21:44. > :21:49.love my life and I love jujitsu being a big part of my life. Vanessa
:21:50. > :21:55.is a special girl. She is one of the most dedicated students I have over
:21:56. > :22:00.here. Vanessa only picked up the sport four years ago. Already, she
:22:01. > :22:02.is a world champion at purple belt, beating opponents who have more
:22:03. > :22:11.experience and who are often much bigger. Nice. I have had people say
:22:12. > :22:18.to me, you feel like a 100 kilo guy but you are 50 kilos. What is going
:22:19. > :22:23.on? That is a nice feeling. But being the best requires a relentless
:22:24. > :22:29.training schedule and Vanessa has to fit it all around her job as a home
:22:30. > :22:32.carer. She has to do her overnight shifts and she goes all the way
:22:33. > :22:33.through the night and the next morning she is here training. It is
:22:34. > :22:38.a contrast. One day I 0 morning she is here training. It is
:22:39. > :22:44.a contrast. One day I would like to do jujitsu completely full`time. If
:22:45. > :22:48.that is what I have to do to reach my goal is, then that is what I will
:22:49. > :22:50.do. Her goal this week is a brown belt title at the European
:22:51. > :22:54.Championships in Lisbon. That would leave her just one below the top
:22:55. > :23:00.division of lap belt and her ambition does not end there ``
:23:01. > :23:05.blackbelt. I am going to the moon. The sky is not the limit for me. I
:23:06. > :23:11.am going beyond that. I want to be the best.
:23:12. > :23:18.All that in just four years. Remarkable performance from her and
:23:19. > :23:22.she is really going along way. Just shows what is positive thought
:23:23. > :23:25.does. You have to believe you will get to the top.
:23:26. > :23:28.Don't mess with Vanessa! The shortest motorway in England has
:23:29. > :23:32.opened in Leicestershire. It's just one`mile long and I suspect the
:23:33. > :23:36.chances of getting stuck in a traffic jam are pretty low.
:23:37. > :23:40.I think you are right there! So, what exactly is it used for and
:23:41. > :23:44.where is it? Our reporter Eleanor Garnier's been finding out.
:23:45. > :23:49.Motorways are of course the driving, not for walking. You might
:23:50. > :23:53.think I am taking a bit of a risk. If this was a real motorway, you
:23:54. > :24:00.would be right. Luckily for me, it isn't. Which works here. I am going
:24:01. > :24:08.to find out what he does. `` Richard. This is a one mile stretch
:24:09. > :24:13.of road, three lanes, white lines under high shoulder. I am team
:24:14. > :24:19.manager for the Highways Agency. Here we do a lot of operational
:24:20. > :24:24.training in a safe environment where we can replicate the motorway
:24:25. > :24:29.without having to affect the public by closing motorways. Highways
:24:30. > :24:36.officers from across the country come to the motorway to do their
:24:37. > :24:40.training, whether it is towing vehicles, putting up screens around
:24:41. > :24:45.accident or even organising the traffic, it can all be done here. It
:24:46. > :24:49.allows us to develop our skills in a safe environment and also learn from
:24:50. > :24:53.our mistakes. We are constantly changing and learning new skills.
:24:54. > :24:57.Coming to a facility like this gives us the opportunity to learn more
:24:58. > :25:00.skills. This stretch of motorway as part of the 1.9 mile 0
:25:01. > :25:04.skills. This stretch of motorway as part of the 1.9 mile runway.
:25:05. > :25:08.Officers still need to do some training on a real motorway, but 90%
:25:09. > :25:12.of the courses the new staff can be done here. While they get on with
:25:13. > :25:18.their training, I am going to relax in the slow lane. Or should I save
:25:19. > :25:25.lane one. One thing is for certain, I am certainly not going to get
:25:26. > :25:26.stuck in a traffic jam `` or should I 0
:25:27. > :25:32.stuck in a traffic jam `` or should I say lane one? Let us hear it for
:25:33. > :25:35.the highways workers, they do a vital job.
:25:36. > :25:39.You don't think about them having to practice doing stuff like that but
:25:40. > :25:44.it is quite obvious. Dangerous on the motorways,
:25:45. > :25:49.especially when it is wet like today.
:25:50. > :25:54.Despite the fact we had such a wet start to the day and we certainly
:25:55. > :25:59.saw some pretty lively showers as well with the sky is really
:26:00. > :26:02.darkening across the East Midlands, we are left with the remnants of the
:26:03. > :26:09.water that has fallen. There is a weather warning in force tonight. It
:26:10. > :26:17.is with regards eyes on untreated pavement Zandra Rhodes `` ice.
:26:18. > :26:21.Wintry showers across the peak district. Gradually they will sink
:26:22. > :26:30.towards the south. Clear skies across the eastern side. A little
:26:31. > :26:33.bit more cloud. That will have an impact on how much frost we are
:26:34. > :26:40.likely to see. It's coldest temperatures in the East, that is
:26:41. > :26:44.the main area where we will see ice problems. Very wet on Friday. Rain
:26:45. > :26:48.coming in in the early part of tomorrow morning. Why the time this
:26:49. > :26:53.weather front reaches us, it will weaken slightly. It will still be a
:26:54. > :26:58.very cold day. It will be damp and dismal. The temperatures by the
:26:59. > :27:01.afternoon, a southerly breeze. Around five or six degrees. It will
:27:02. > :27:06.increase further through the early part of the evening. Milder air is
:27:07. > :27:11.starting to come in. Saturday morning starts fine and dry. It soon
:27:12. > :27:17.changes as the day goes on. Further bands of rain coming in on Saturday.
:27:18. > :27:22.Temperatures recover a bit. Sunday after a dry and cold start to the
:27:23. > :27:26.day, it will certainly start to change once again. The deep area of
:27:27. > :27:30.low pressure moves in. Gale force winds likely. A band of heavy rain
:27:31. > :27:36.working East. The low pressure does not know where to go on Monday so
:27:37. > :27:40.it. Off wet and cold `` it will start off wet and cold. How is your
:27:41. > :27:45.thumb? Serious accident.
:27:46. > :27:54.Thank you for helping me with all of the little personal tasks!
:27:55. > :28:18.A star will be born on The Voice 2014!