:00:00. > :00:00.rise. That is all
:00:00. > :00:07.This is East Midlands Today with Dominic Heale and me, Anne Davies.
:00:08. > :00:08.Tonight ` age discrimination. Nottinghamshire police face a
:00:09. > :00:09.multi`million 0 Nottinghamshire police face a
:00:10. > :00:21.multi`million pound compensation bill. In a landmark case, a tribunal
:00:22. > :00:26.rules that around 100 Elisa officers who were forced to retire were
:00:27. > :00:30.unfairly dismissed. Also tonight, shock news figures
:00:31. > :00:34.reveal the scale of our region's obesity epidemic. And after 16
:00:35. > :00:39.months in hospital, premature baby Taran goes home.
:00:40. > :00:44.It will be really nice. As a family, we needed this, because we missed
:00:45. > :00:49.out on so much time together. And is this a dying art?
:00:50. > :00:53.Sheila certainly knows how to do it, but it seems fewer of us are
:00:54. > :01:06.whistling in public. Find out why later.
:01:07. > :01:14.Good evening. A hundred former police officers have won a landmark
:01:15. > :01:17.age discrimination case. They were all forced to retire from the
:01:18. > :01:21.Nottinghamshire force because they'd served more than 30 years. But today
:01:22. > :01:30.an employment tribunal found that they were unfairly dismissed. And
:01:31. > :01:32.now the force is expecting compensation claims worth millions
:01:33. > :01:34.of pounds. Our Social Affairs Correspondent, Jeremy Ball, is at
:01:35. > :01:42.Nottinghamshire's Police Headquarters. Jeremy, why did these
:01:43. > :01:47.officers lose their jobs? It was all about cutting the salary bill.
:01:48. > :01:49.Nottinghamshire police had to make substantial savings, but police
:01:50. > :01:56.officers cannot be made redundant under the law. So instead, this was
:01:57. > :02:00.one of five forces using a power known as Regulation A19. That power
:02:01. > :02:01.allows the police to make officers retire after 30 years 0
:02:02. > :02:03.allows the police to make officers retire after 30 years of service,
:02:04. > :02:08.but only if it is in the interests of effect this and efficiency. But
:02:09. > :02:11.the officers argued that it was never intended for large`scale job
:02:12. > :02:14.cuts and that it was Age Discrimination Act. This is a huge
:02:15. > :02:16.blow for a force that is already struggling to balance its 0
:02:17. > :02:18.blow for a force that is already struggling to balance its budget,
:02:19. > :02:22.because it is expecting compensation claims of up to ?3.5 million. I got
:02:23. > :02:27.the chief constable's reaction a short time ago. At the time, I said
:02:28. > :02:29.we regretted the fact that we were losing officers who had given good
:02:30. > :02:32.service. But at 0 losing officers who had given good
:02:33. > :02:36.service. But at the time the decision was made, it was based on
:02:37. > :02:41.making decisions to balance the books and allow the force to reshape
:02:42. > :02:46.to deliver a better service. It was a huge mistake, wasn't it? It was a
:02:47. > :02:50.decision based on good legal advice which was taken in order to deal
:02:51. > :02:56.with problems facing not just this force, but a number of others. So,
:02:57. > :02:58.what does today's decision mean for those officers who were forced to
:02:59. > :03:02.retire? Dave Wakelin used to be a chief superintendent Heyer at
:03:03. > :03:09.Sherwood Lodge. How significant do you think this judgement is? Very
:03:10. > :03:11.significant. Not only does it affect 100 offices in Nottinghamshire, it
:03:12. > :03:13.is many other officers across the country 0
:03:14. > :03:17.is many other officers across the country whose forces chose to use
:03:18. > :03:21.this regulation. So in terms of impact across the UK, it is
:03:22. > :03:25.significant. It will will say as a chief superintendent, you will have
:03:26. > :03:28.been given a big payoff and a big pension. Why should you get
:03:29. > :03:33.compensation from forces struggling to make ends meet? That was much
:03:34. > :03:39.discussed at the time. When we started the litigation, it was never
:03:40. > :03:40.about the money or compensation. It was about 0
:03:41. > :03:46.about the money or compensation. It was about the injustice that we all
:03:47. > :03:48.felt through being forcibly ejected from Nottinghamshire police.
:03:49. > :03:53.Everybody is different. Some of those officers I know left struggled
:03:54. > :03:57.to find work and may not have work now. The police pension is a good
:03:58. > :04:02.pension, but we paid into it for years. We take what we are entitled
:04:03. > :04:07.to. But for many of us, it was not about the money, but the injustice.
:04:08. > :04:11.Do you want your job back now? I would have to give that some serious
:04:12. > :04:14.thought. This would put me in a difficult position with
:04:15. > :04:20.Nottinghamshire police, this challenge the chief constable.
:04:21. > :04:24.Others may take a different view. Nottinghamshire police say they are
:04:25. > :04:26.now considering whether to appeal against today's decision, so it is
:04:27. > :04:29.not over yet. Further education colleges across
:04:30. > :04:33.the East Midlands are facing deep spending cuts ` the worst outside
:04:34. > :04:35.London. That's according to new figures released by the Association
:04:36. > :04:37.of Colleges. It 0 figures released by the Association
:04:38. > :04:42.of Colleges. It warns that thousands of students at this region's 22
:04:43. > :04:45.colleges will be affected. One of our MPs has now written to the
:04:46. > :04:55.Education Secretary Michael Gove to demand an explanation. This report
:04:56. > :04:58.from our Political Editor John Hess. Many of our colleges provide the
:04:59. > :05:04.building blocks to a career or trade for thousands of school leavers . In
:05:05. > :05:05.the East Midlands, the number of 18`year`olds attending Effie
:05:06. > :05:10.colleges is higher than the national average. But over the next month,
:05:11. > :05:15.the colleges will find out their funding for the next academic year,
:05:16. > :05:21.and it will be substantially lower. This is a targeted cut. Many of the
:05:22. > :05:28.most vulnerable of our student population and need the support we
:05:29. > :05:32.are currently giving them. The Department for Education proposes a
:05:33. > :05:36.17.5% spending cut from this September. In the East Midlands,
:05:37. > :05:40.colleges will lose ?7.2 million in funding. That will directly affect
:05:41. > :05:44.the courses of just over 9500 students, according to the
:05:45. > :05:44.Association 0 students, according to the
:05:45. > :05:45.Association of 0 students, according to the
:05:46. > :05:51.Association of Colleges. At Westminster, the scale of the budget
:05:52. > :05:54.cuts has outraged many MPs. Further education colleges give young people
:05:55. > :05:57.the skills they need for the future. We need a better skilled
:05:58. > :06:03.workforce, so I hope the government will think up again about the cuts.
:06:04. > :06:07.These colleges also voiced anger over a lack of consultation. Even
:06:08. > :06:11.the further Education Minister has described the budget cuts as
:06:12. > :06:11.regrettable. I appreciate the pressure 0
:06:12. > :06:19.regrettable. I appreciate the pressure is on the budget of FE
:06:20. > :06:30.colleges. But in 2012`13, pupils were funded for 450 hours and we
:06:31. > :06:34.raised that to 540 hours, a rise of 16%. And this is a cut of almost the
:06:35. > :06:39.same magnitude. The government says funding for immediate school leavers
:06:40. > :06:43.remains its priority, but for older students, this has become a lesson
:06:44. > :06:46.in deficit reduction. Staying with education, leaders of a
:06:47. > :06:49.Leicester secondary school have been accused of an appalling betrayal
:06:50. > :06:54.after choosing to convert to an academy. Governors at Rushey Mead
:06:55. > :06:58.voted by 11 to three to take the school out of council control. It
:06:59. > :07:01.will remain state`funded, but will have more freedom over its finances,
:07:02. > :07:06.curriculum, length of terms and staff pay and conditions. The
:07:07. > :07:08.National Union of Teachers is criticising the decision, saying it
:07:09. > :07:18.won't benefit pupils, and is predicting that staff will now
:07:19. > :07:24.leave. I don't think there will be any significant changes by Rushey
:07:25. > :07:28.Mead becoming an academy, but we think it is in the best interests of
:07:29. > :07:31.our young people, will enable us to have the financial sustainability
:07:32. > :07:35.and will help us support local schools through sponsorship. You are
:07:36. > :07:38.watching East Midlands Today. Still to come this evening, it's
:07:39. > :07:41.curtains for a former art deco cinema. Plans to knock down part of
:07:42. > :07:49.the former Regent Theatre in Hinckley are approved, but
:07:50. > :07:52.campaigners tell us they fight on. Three East Midlands counties have
:07:53. > :07:58.some of the highest levels of obesity in England, according to new
:07:59. > :08:01.figures published today. In those counties, an average of two thirds
:08:02. > :08:06.of the population have piled on the pounds and are officially classed as
:08:07. > :08:10.overweight or obese. All of which raises big questions about how to
:08:11. > :08:18.tackle the obesity epidemic. Our Health Correspondent Rob Sissons
:08:19. > :08:22.reports. Here is how the land lies. 68% of
:08:23. > :08:26.the bill in Lincolnshire are reckoned to be either overweight or
:08:27. > :08:32.obese, according to public health England. In Derbyshire, it is 67%,
:08:33. > :08:38.and in Nottinghamshire, 66%. The England average is nearly 64. Kind
:08:39. > :08:42.the figures are the real lives. I have come to meet in Berlin
:08:43. > :08:43.Nottinghamshire to meet one woman who battled with weight for years.
:08:44. > :08:44.She ended up 21 0 who battled with weight for years.
:08:45. > :08:47.She ended up 21 stone, 0 who battled with weight for years.
:08:48. > :08:55.She ended up 21 stone, and going abroad to pay for a gastric band. I
:08:56. > :09:02.felt unhappy. I shied away from social gatherings. It is your life,
:09:03. > :09:05.your body. Reflecting on forking out 3400 pounds for a gastric band three
:09:06. > :09:11.years ago, Lynn says it has been worth it. She is down seven stone to
:09:12. > :09:15.14. She was refused NHS funding for the operation and thinks that is
:09:16. > :09:19.wrong. They could do more about it with regards to the price of the
:09:20. > :09:23.operation if you stay in this country. My operation was half what
:09:24. > :09:29.it was in this country. Why? How much the NHS should provide is
:09:30. > :09:32.controversial. Many councils with responsibility for public health are
:09:33. > :09:37.reviewing support services. Operations for obesity are not good
:09:38. > :09:41.news. That is the fact of the matter. You want to avoid them if
:09:42. > :09:46.possible, so we want services in place that will avoid people having
:09:47. > :09:52.to go into surgery. I wish people could have spent the day in my old
:09:53. > :09:55.body, for people who are thin to take a step back and think about
:09:56. > :09:58.that, more than just making fun of people.
:09:59. > :10:02.The Derby train maker Bombardier could find out tomorrow if it's won
:10:03. > :10:05.a new one billion pound contract. The deal would see hundreds of
:10:06. > :10:08.carriages built for London's new Crossrail line. Bombardier's up
:10:09. > :10:08.against Spanish firm CAF and Japan`based 0 0
:10:09. > :10:13.against Spanish firm CAF and Japan`based Hitachi. Unions say it's
:10:14. > :10:18.vital it doesn't miss out this time after failing to win the Thameslink
:10:19. > :10:21.contract in 2011. Hackney cab drivers near Nottingham
:10:22. > :10:26.Station claim they're being unfairly targeted by the city council. It's
:10:27. > :10:31.planning to use CCTV to enforce parking rules on Station Street. The
:10:32. > :10:34.local authority says it's responding to complaints about some cab drivers
:10:35. > :10:39.not staying in the designated rank and parking on double yellow lines.
:10:40. > :10:42.Drivers say their parking area isn't sufficient, but the council has said
:10:43. > :10:46.it's recently extended the taxi rank on the street.
:10:47. > :10:52.Next tonight, the premature baby who's been described as a little
:10:53. > :10:55.miracle. His fight for survival has staggered doctors and now, after
:10:56. > :11:02.spending his first 16 months in hospital, baby Taran is finally
:11:03. > :11:04.going home. After all this time, his parents are thrilled that he can now
:11:05. > :11:06.be 0 parents are thrilled that he can now
:11:07. > :11:14.be reunited with his twin brother. Jo Healey's been to the Leicester
:11:15. > :11:17.Royal Infirmary. I'm on the children's ward, and this
:11:18. > :11:18.is the only 0 0 I'm on the children's ward, and this
:11:19. > :11:19.is the only home 0 I'm on the children's ward, and this
:11:20. > :11:24.is the only home so far that baby Taran has known since he was worn 16
:11:25. > :11:29.months ago, 23 weeks early. He is now able to go home. Look at the
:11:30. > :11:36.size of him! How do you feel now that he is going home? I can't
:11:37. > :11:42.explain it. Very emotional. Nervous, because I know he has got a long
:11:43. > :11:49.journey to go, but so happy. Sorry! It must be wonderful. It is amazing
:11:50. > :11:55.to get this far. It has been a struggle. When you look at him now,
:11:56. > :12:00.people would not believe how poorly he was. Now he can join his twin
:12:01. > :12:01.brother, who is having a snooze. And his 0 0
:12:02. > :12:08.brother, who is having a snooze. And his big brother. Yeah, it is going
:12:09. > :12:11.to be interesting, because all three have different personalities. As a
:12:12. > :12:15.family, we needed this, because we have missed out on so much time
:12:16. > :12:22.together. Incredibly, when he was born, Taran Wade just ?1 back row 12
:12:23. > :12:26.ounces. It has been something of a miracle to have saved him, hasn't
:12:27. > :12:31.it? I can't believe how well he has done. I heard that you threw
:12:32. > :12:37.everything at him. Literally everything we could think of. We
:12:38. > :12:41.just were trying to keep him alive and help him get better. To see the
:12:42. > :12:45.two of them together with all the family there, him and his twin
:12:46. > :12:49.brother, and to see him going home will be fantastic. I know the family
:12:50. > :12:55.are grateful for everything the hospital has done. That is it from
:12:56. > :12:59.the children's ward, where we have one very happy family.
:13:00. > :13:03.There are more signs of optimism in the East Midlands economy. The
:13:04. > :13:07.region's seen one of the biggest increases in apprenticeship
:13:08. > :13:09.vacancies. The National Apprenticeship Service's latest
:13:10. > :13:16.figures show there was a 37% increase in vacancies here, the
:13:17. > :13:19.second highest in the country. And the service says the traditional
:13:20. > :13:27.male domination of apprenticeships is rapidly diminishing, with a huge
:13:28. > :13:37.rise in applications from women. James Roberson reports.
:13:38. > :13:44.At one of Network Rail's depots in Derby, 24`year`old Katie is checking
:13:45. > :13:46.ear. Katie from a Ilkeston in Derby started as an apprentice with
:13:47. > :13:51.Network Rail five years ago, when she was 19. She won apprentice of
:13:52. > :13:53.the year in 2012 and has fitted in well as an engineer in a
:13:54. > :13:58.traditionally male oriented industry. There is a very small
:13:59. > :14:03.number of females out on the track, but it is increasing. I see more
:14:04. > :14:08.ladies out there when I am on track. It has always been seen as a male
:14:09. > :14:11.environment, but we are breaking the mould. To have females joining the
:14:12. > :14:16.organisation is superb. Katie has done well on the scheme. She has now
:14:17. > :14:20.found herself a permanent position in the organisation. Increasingly,
:14:21. > :14:25.East Midlands firms want apprentice is. They have realised that taking
:14:26. > :14:29.on an apprentice provides a struck should, safe and supportive way of
:14:30. > :14:32.growing a business. And that has been matched by demand from young
:14:33. > :14:35.people for getting into work through apprenticeship. That is true for
:14:36. > :14:37.these 220`year`olds, 0 apprenticeship. That is true for
:14:38. > :14:41.these 220`year`olds, apprentices within Nottinghamshire engineering
:14:42. > :14:46.firm that has worked on projects including the roof at Wimbledon's
:14:47. > :14:50.Centre Court. Emma and Matthew have gained vital experience and
:14:51. > :14:53.qualifications. I have come out of this with my degree and five years
:14:54. > :14:58.of work experience in a good company. I definitely feel I made
:14:59. > :15:02.the right choice. I have got friends who went to uni who are now coming
:15:03. > :15:06.towards the end of it and regretting that they have got a desk at the
:15:07. > :15:13.end. They have should have gone for an apprenticeship. Their boss also
:15:14. > :15:16.values apprentices. Oliver started as one and now partly owns the
:15:17. > :15:22.company. I would recommend it to anyone. It is the best way to get
:15:23. > :15:25.into work and train. I have gone from apprentice to director in nine
:15:26. > :15:31.years. With a ?1 billion government in the rail industry coming up,
:15:32. > :15:31.Network Rail once apprentices like Katie to 0
:15:32. > :15:36.Network Rail once apprentices like Katie to start in their grandson
:15:37. > :15:48.depots. Coming up, a whistle`stop tour ` of
:15:49. > :15:57.whistling. There was a time when a lot of us did this in the street.
:15:58. > :16:00.So, why not now? Campaigners have vowed to fight on
:16:01. > :16:07.to save a 1920s Leicestershire theatre which is set for demolition.
:16:08. > :16:09.Plans to knock down the rear of the former Regent Theatre and cinema in
:16:10. > :16:14.Hinckley were approved by councillors last night. Thousands of
:16:15. > :16:25.people have now joined a campaign and donated cash to preserve the
:16:26. > :16:30.building for community use. It was Hinckley's gateway to
:16:31. > :16:36.Hollywood. The Regent was headline news when it opened back in 1929.
:16:37. > :16:42.Today, nearly 90 years on, it is the talk of the town again as a battle
:16:43. > :16:46.rages over its survival. This building has been keeping people
:16:47. > :16:52.entertained in the town for decades as a venue for theatre, films and
:16:53. > :16:57.most recently a bingo hall. At for the last six months, it has remained
:16:58. > :17:01.empty and soon, most of it could be gone altogether. Last night,
:17:02. > :17:05.councillors approved a planning application to keep the frontage,
:17:06. > :17:13.but demolish the rear of the art deco building, replacing this with a
:17:14. > :17:15.supermarket car park. We have got a major regeneration plan going
:17:16. > :17:21.ahead. There will be difficulty with people parking in the town. To
:17:22. > :17:25.support the rest of the town, we need as much car parking space as we
:17:26. > :17:28.can. But campaigners who want the building preserved for community use
:17:29. > :17:33.have vowed to fight on, and thousands of people have backed
:17:34. > :17:37.them. They have raised over ?3000 in public donations to entice an
:17:38. > :17:44.investor to buy the building. It is not just us. They are fighting the
:17:45. > :17:48.community. We are coming up with our own reasons for it to stay, and it
:17:49. > :17:53.is not just to keep a building, it is to utilise it. But without a huge
:17:54. > :17:57.cash injection, there is only so match they can do. While there was
:17:58. > :18:00.no indication yet of when the bulldozers will move in, the
:18:01. > :18:01.campaigners know that time is running out to rescue 0
:18:02. > :18:07.campaigners know that time is running out to rescue the Regent.
:18:08. > :18:11.Now the sport. First, Nottingham Forest are our
:18:12. > :18:15.only side left in the FA Cup. Tonight, they look to book a place
:18:16. > :18:19.in the fifth round for the first time in nine years. They play
:18:20. > :18:22.Preston North End and ahead of the tie, club captain Chris Cohen has
:18:23. > :18:31.given an exclusive interview to Kirsty Edwards.
:18:32. > :18:37.Standing strong without the help of crutches, just a box to help me. The
:18:38. > :18:42.tall, talismanic captain has had a difficult couple of months. In
:18:43. > :18:42.2011, he suffered a bad knee injury. Last November, 0
:18:43. > :18:47.2011, he suffered a bad knee injury. Last November, he suffered the same
:18:48. > :18:51.fate with his other knee. It is one of those things, part and parcel of
:18:52. > :18:57.playing football. It is hard to take when it is something you love doing
:18:58. > :19:04.everyday and it is taken away. It is not a big thing compared to what is
:19:05. > :19:08.going on in the world, but Elizabeth thing in my life. It is difficult to
:19:09. > :19:12.watch the lads train every day. You want to be part of it. He has always
:19:13. > :19:16.been a great ambassador for the club, both on and off the pitch. His
:19:17. > :19:24.absence was a big loss to his team`mates and the fans. The amount
:19:25. > :19:24.of support and letters I have had off fans and 0
:19:25. > :19:28.of support and letters I have had off fans and friends and text phone
:19:29. > :19:34.calls have been overwhelming. That gives you the motivation to come
:19:35. > :19:38.back better than you were before. And hopefully, I will be stronger
:19:39. > :19:43.and a bit 0 And hopefully, I will be stronger
:19:44. > :19:51.and a bit unbreakable after this. Like a robot! Yeah, Robocop! Before
:19:52. > :19:56.the injury setbacks, he tasted a promotion from league one. He is
:19:57. > :20:01.hoping by the time he returns, they will be in the Premier League. Not
:20:02. > :20:05.sure if I will get a game or not. I will have to worry about that later.
:20:06. > :20:10.For the club to be in the Premier League is where it belongs. We have
:20:11. > :20:15.got a long way to go. We have to stay focused. We have got an amazing
:20:16. > :20:21.squad and a great manager. So Chris is disappointed to be missing out on
:20:22. > :20:26.tonight's big cup tie, but at least today, I made him feel ten feet
:20:27. > :20:29.tall. And if they win tonight, they will
:20:30. > :20:32.meet Sheffield United in the next round. There'll be full match
:20:33. > :20:37.commentary on Preston against Forest in Matchnight on BBC Radio
:20:38. > :20:40.Nottingham from seven o'clock. Boxing, and George Groves has called
:20:41. > :20:43.for his world title defeat by Nottingham Carl Froch to be deemed
:20:44. > :20:50."no contest", claiming the referee was wrong to end the fight when he
:20:51. > :20:52.did. WBA and IBF super middleweight champion Froch beat Groves when
:20:53. > :20:59.Howard Foster stepped in during round nine in their last fight. The
:21:00. > :21:04.International Boxing Federation has since ordered a rematch, citing
:21:05. > :21:07."inappropriate conduct" by Foster. The 25`year`old Londoner, writing on
:21:08. > :21:16.Twitter, added that the result should be changed because of what he
:21:17. > :21:20.calls Foster's "incorrect" decision. Rugby, and a player forced to retire
:21:21. > :21:24.from the game after a head injury is aiming to raise thousands of pounds
:21:25. > :21:27.for the charity which helped him. Nottingham's David Jackson is hoping
:21:28. > :21:32.to cycle from Leeds to Meadow Lane for the final game of the season.
:21:33. > :21:42.The ride is in support of the Headway charity. I have set myself
:21:43. > :21:47.the challenge to do it. I have been working with the guys from Headway
:21:48. > :21:51.to make sure it happens. If I don't turn up for kick`off, I don't, but I
:21:52. > :21:56.am sure I will get there at some point. Winter Olympics and Derby and
:21:57. > :21:57.Leicester 0 point. Winter Olympics and Derby and
:21:58. > :21:58.Leicester City tomorrow on the sport.
:21:59. > :22:02.Now, whatever happened to whistling? In the old days, a tuneless trill
:22:03. > :22:12.from the milkman helped usher in the new day. Not always so welcome was a
:22:13. > :22:16.well`aimed whistle from a builder. I quite liked it, actually! But now,
:22:17. > :22:20.according to a new book on the subject, far fewer of us are doing
:22:21. > :22:23.it in public. Geeta Pendse has been finding out why and has met a
:22:24. > :22:23.pensioner who's determined to maintain the 0
:22:24. > :22:28.pensioner who's determined to maintain the art of whistling.
:22:29. > :22:37.SHE WHISTLES. Meet Sheila Howard from Sutton
:22:38. > :22:40.Bonington. She is a former world whistling champion who has
:22:41. > :22:47.entertained audiences for five decades. I like the music. I quite
:22:48. > :22:51.like doing something a little bit different, and it gets me around the
:22:52. > :22:54.world! While Sheila loves to whistle, a new book by a Nottingham
:22:55. > :23:01.academic suggests that few of us whistle in public Tom compared to
:23:02. > :23:04.previous generations. There aren't so many messenger boys and errand
:23:05. > :23:08.boys as they used to be, so that kind of whistling has gone.
:23:09. > :23:14.Secondly, the whole thing became discouraged in the 1980s so that
:23:15. > :23:20.builders or construction workers would not do it. Back in 1977 on a
:23:21. > :23:25.TV programme that's life, Sheila tried to get the public to have a
:23:26. > :23:39.go. We thought we would do the same today. That's it. Can't do it! Just
:23:40. > :23:45.like that! Give it a go! I can't whistle. Well, seeing as I have
:23:46. > :23:48.asked everyone to give it a go, I thought it is only fair that I show
:23:49. > :24:03.off my whistling skills as well. Here we go.
:24:04. > :24:14.I almost believed it! The only thing whistling today was the wind.
:24:15. > :24:18.Certainly was. Yes, we have seen gusts of wind today pushing up
:24:19. > :24:22.towards 50 miles an hour. But we have got away with it when you have
:24:23. > :24:26.seen how southern parts of the country have had it. This is what
:24:27. > :24:28.the jet stream looks like, six miles up in the air. It is a 0
:24:29. > :24:30.the jet stream looks like, six miles up in the air. It is a fast moving
:24:31. > :24:35.ribbon of air that is driving all the bad weather away. It is stuck
:24:36. > :24:39.and does not look like it is moving any time soon, so bad news. Looks
:24:40. > :24:43.like we will see more wet and windy weather before we come to the end of
:24:44. > :24:49.the month. More lost ducks and geese wandering around as well. We have
:24:50. > :24:57.still got all of this low`pressure spilling around us for the next few
:24:58. > :25:00.hours. While it will not be quite as windy, we are still in for a breezy
:25:01. > :25:09.night Dom and all of the showers will gradually fizzle out. Tomorrow,
:25:10. > :25:15.it will be another breezy day. My tie has been knocked out of kilter
:25:16. > :25:19.by all that wind! The rain will move in in the afternoon. Make the most
:25:20. > :25:23.of it being dry in the morning, because the rain will come in in the
:25:24. > :25:26.late part of the afternoon, heavy enough to provide us with a bit of
:25:27. > :25:32.standing water and maybe some localised flooding. For the next few
:25:33. > :25:41.days, they are just queueing up to get in. That is because of the jet
:25:42. > :25:46.stream. It is stuck to the south of us. That leads to unsettled weather.
:25:47. > :25:51.That nasty weather front will be making its way towards us by the
:25:52. > :25:56.weekend. For the next few days, we have got a very unsettled outlook.
:25:57. > :26:02.It has been so windy that it has not my tie sideways and blown the gadget
:26:03. > :26:06.out of my hands as well! A wonky tie and a dropped click! At least you
:26:07. > :26:10.did not have anything else to click. We will blame the bad weather. He
:26:11. > :26:12.might drop it again on the late news, so don't miss it. That is it
:26:13. > :26:39.from us. Bye`bye. NICK CLEGG: Are you in,
:26:40. > :26:42.or are you out?