:00:00. > :00:13.This is East Midlands Today. Tonight, the Government loses
:00:14. > :00:17.patience with Derby's troubled Al`Madinah free school. The school
:00:18. > :00:21.is to close, the Government says it has failed pupils but some parents
:00:22. > :00:27.are angry. I am disgusted. They haven't taken
:00:28. > :00:32.our children into consideration in this this. Also tonight, two
:00:33. > :00:37.brothers are jailed after police in Derby smashed a human trafficking
:00:38. > :00:42.racket. And turbulent time, the University
:00:43. > :00:45.of Nottingham research is using virtual reality headsets and this
:00:46. > :00:51.cyber motion simulator to try to make air travel more comfortable.
:00:52. > :00:58.And as if we haven't had enough rain, find out why this Hollywood
:00:59. > :01:07.musical is making such a splash. Woo!
:01:08. > :01:12.Hello. Good evening. Welcome to Friday's programme. First tonight,
:01:13. > :01:16.the controversial Al`Madinah free school in Derby has been ordered by
:01:17. > :01:21.the Government to shut its secondary school. The move comes after Ofsted
:01:22. > :01:26.placed Al`Madinah in special measures last October, stating it
:01:27. > :01:30.was chaos, dysfunctional and inadequate.
:01:31. > :01:33.Pupils must now find new places by September.
:01:34. > :01:38.The primary school will however remain open. Serra is with us now.
:01:39. > :01:42.It is quite a shock development? It is to some degree but this school
:01:43. > :01:47.has been widely condemned for some time for offering a poor quality of
:01:48. > :01:53.teaching. The school's minister Lord snatch has written to the new trust
:01:54. > :01:57.`` truce tees confirming it must close at the end of the summer term.
:01:58. > :01:59.He says he is concerned at the poor quality of teaching and the lack of
:02:00. > :02:19.breadth in the curriculum. He said: Today's news comes after a pretty
:02:20. > :02:25.turbulent year for this school. The Al`Madinah faith school opens in
:02:26. > :02:31.September 2012. Almost a year later, the education funding agency
:02:32. > :02:34.confirms it is investigating alleged financial irregularity, then come
:02:35. > :02:39.concerns that strict Islamic practises are being imposed,
:02:40. > :02:43.including forcing teachers to wear Muslim dress. Ofsted make an
:02:44. > :02:49.emergency visit, and ordered the school to shut immediately. A week
:02:50. > :02:53.later it re`open, the school is described by Ofsted inspectors as
:02:54. > :02:57.dysfunctional and in chaos and places it in special measures. The
:02:58. > :03:00.Prime Minister gets involved. If they don't take immediate corrective
:03:01. > :03:04.action to deal with these things, yes, it should close. After pressure
:03:05. > :03:09.to resign, the chair of the Governors steps down.
:03:10. > :03:14.We believe the positions of the trustees has become untenable due to
:03:15. > :03:18.mismanagement. It has become a national embarrassment. Lord Nash
:03:19. > :03:24.announces a new education trust a month later. The current group of
:03:25. > :03:28.governor, people who got it badly wrong are standing down. A week ago
:03:29. > :03:34.a new board of trustees took over. Today, parents of children at the
:03:35. > :03:39.school gave their reaction to the news I was going to move my son any
:03:40. > :03:40.way, because he wasn't happy, he wasn't making 0
:03:41. > :03:43.way, because he wasn't happy, he wasn't making any progress, he
:03:44. > :03:51.wasn't engaging into any of the learning. I have to say I adisgusted
:03:52. > :03:56.at Lord Nash for making this desex, they haven't taken our children into
:03:57. > :04:02.consideration. The man in charge of turning things round at the primary
:04:03. > :04:06.school is Barry Day, he is the current Chief Executive of the
:04:07. > :04:08.Greenwood Foundation Trust `` Greenwood Dale Foundation Trust. He
:04:09. > :04:13.comes with experience of turning round failing school, he told me
:04:14. > :04:19.earlier it wassing the right decision to shut the school.
:04:20. > :04:22.`` was Setting up a primary and secondary, despite the community
:04:23. > :04:28.giving them advice that is not what they should do, was destined to
:04:29. > :04:32.failure. If you add to that, a lack of basic system, a lack of basic
:04:33. > :04:35.understanding about what a professional school should be, you
:04:36. > :04:42.have a recipe for disaster. It is damaging to the reputation of free
:04:43. > :04:45.schools. Of course it S there is no doubt about that, because people
:04:46. > :04:50.will judge all free schools based on Al`Madinah and one or two others.
:04:51. > :04:56.It's a job I have got to do now, to show that given a chance, this
:04:57. > :05:00.school can turn itself round and not just be satisfactory but become good
:05:01. > :05:00.or outstanding. Sarah, has 0
:05:01. > :05:00.or outstanding. Sarah, has this 0
:05:01. > :05:04.or outstanding. Sarah, has this ever happened
:05:05. > :05:08.before, that a government orders a free school to close? It has
:05:09. > :05:13.happened once but it is rare. The Government puts schools in special
:05:14. > :05:14.measures and the hope is they on and improve. 0 0
:05:15. > :05:17.measures and the hope is they on and improve. The Government doesn't want
:05:18. > :05:23.this. It bangs the drums for the policy so it is damaging for them.
:05:24. > :05:26.Labour's waded into this today, saying it has come to symbolise
:05:27. > :05:26.everything that is wrong with the free 0
:05:27. > :05:26.everything that is wrong with the free school 0
:05:27. > :05:31.everything that is wrong with the free school programme. Finally, this
:05:32. > :05:34.may not be the end of things. Lord Nash says the the primary school
:05:35. > :05:38.manages to turn things round and offer high quality education moving
:05:39. > :05:44.on from here the secondary school may re`open, the focus remains on
:05:45. > :05:46.getting 140 secondary school pupils new places at other schools in the
:05:47. > :05:51.city. That is some job. We will leave it
:05:52. > :05:54.there. Next tonight, two brothers have been
:05:55. > :05:55.jailed 0 Next tonight, two brothers have been
:05:56. > :05:59.jailed for trafficking vulnerable men into the East Midlands to
:06:00. > :06:03.exploit them for tens of thousands of pounds. The modern day slavery
:06:04. > :06:06.racket was only discovered after one of the victims sought help from
:06:07. > :06:07.church workers. From Derby Crown Court we 0
:06:08. > :06:10.church workers. From Derby Crown Court we have this
:06:11. > :06:14.report. The cramped conditions where some of
:06:15. > :06:19.the men were discovered living. Mattresses infested with bed bugs. A
:06:20. > :06:24.judge said the victims had been dehumanised. It came to light when
:06:25. > :06:28.police raided a number of houses in Derby last July. They found evidence
:06:29. > :06:34.that a dozen cheque and Slovak men were being exploited for benefit,
:06:35. > :06:34.and wages. Victims had been lured to the UK 0
:06:35. > :06:38.and wages. Victims had been lured to the UK with promises of work and
:06:39. > :06:45.money. There was plenty of work, but they saw very little of the money.
:06:46. > :06:49.TRANSLATION: when I was back in Prague I met with these people and
:06:50. > :06:56.they promised they would give me ?50 a week or something.
:06:57. > :07:00.When they started talking about England I thought I have never been
:07:01. > :07:07.there, let's go. It ended up the way I ended up. I ended up with 10 or ?5
:07:08. > :07:11.instead. Brothers Igor Marcin and Marek Marcin admitted human
:07:12. > :07:17.trafficking and were today jailed for 52 months and 40 months
:07:18. > :07:20.respectively. On the face of it everything appears legitimate to the
:07:21. > :07:24.employer they are sending their victims to work at. Some evidence
:07:25. > :07:27.this gang were looking at trafficking more people Absolutely,
:07:28. > :07:28.you heard there was mention of Skype chat 0 0 0
:07:29. > :07:33.you heard there was mention of Skype chat where they were talking round
:07:34. > :07:38.other victims, o potentially female victims. Their wives Dagmar and
:07:39. > :07:43.Gabriella admitted fraud and were given ten and eight month sentences
:07:44. > :07:46.respectively but walked free having already received more than half
:07:47. > :07:51.their sentence on remand. It is estimated the family made more than
:07:52. > :07:54.150,00 pounds from the scam. A hearing to determine what happens to
:07:55. > :07:54.their 0 hearing to determine what happens to
:07:55. > :07:56.their assets, 0 hearing to determine what happens to
:07:57. > :08:05.their assets, including prestige cars is due to be heard later.
:08:06. > :08:10.Still to come. How a Nottinghaming club is helping Denmark tackle
:08:11. > :08:15.gang`related crime. Plus how using one of these could
:08:16. > :08:25.reveal the incredible details of Nottingham's underground world.
:08:26. > :08:29.`` Nottingham. Now, could virtual reality technology help to overcome
:08:30. > :08:34.some of the stresses of air travel? Such as lack of leg room, and
:08:35. > :08:38.turbulence. That is the focus of a multimillion pound research project
:08:39. > :08:41.led by the University of Nottingham. The new technology means that
:08:42. > :08:46.passengers wearing headsets could feel as if they have been
:08:47. > :08:53.transported to somewhere like a tropical island. Mike has been to
:08:54. > :08:58.Germany to fine out more. I am being strapped into a motion similar for.
:08:59. > :09:00.A pod that can be shaken to mimic the effect of turbulence. I will be
:09:01. > :09:01.wearing a 0 the effect of turbulence. I will be
:09:02. > :09:03.wearing a virtual 0 the effect of turbulence. I will be
:09:04. > :09:06.wearing a virtual reality headset, showing a magic carpet ride over a
:09:07. > :09:11.tropical island during my flight. To try to help me overcome the stress
:09:12. > :09:17.of being buffeted. Are you OK? This research into
:09:18. > :09:19.comfort is being carried out in Germany.
:09:20. > :09:24.Research being led by the University of Nottingham. We have to deal with
:09:25. > :09:29.noise, we have to deal with smell, crying baby, and what this research
:09:30. > :09:34.is about is looking at whether technologies can support passenger
:09:35. > :09:37.comfort. It is juddery when the turbulence comes but you have so
:09:38. > :09:44.much to look at you are not thinking about it. The project is looking at
:09:45. > :09:48.air travel in 2050. Virtual reality could take us outside the plane we
:09:49. > :09:51.are on At one point you will have a mobile phone. You enter the plane
:09:52. > :09:54.and you might get a tool from the air plan where you plug in your
:09:55. > :09:58.smartphone, with all the things you are interested in, and then you can
:09:59. > :10:02.put this thing on your head and then you can enter the different world.
:10:03. > :10:05.In nearby Stuttgart more research. Aircraft of the future may have no
:10:06. > :10:07.window, allowing 0 Aircraft of the future may have no
:10:08. > :10:12.window, allowing the cabin to be used for image, the back of the seat
:10:13. > :10:17.could be turned into a screen with the horizon controlled by space age
:10:18. > :10:22.glasses. Even budget airlines may want do this. There is another
:10:23. > :10:28.aspect in terms of a better flight experience, in terms of more
:10:29. > :10:33.comfort, which is also a selling point, probably particularly for
:10:34. > :10:40.budget air lines. The research is costing EU taxpayers
:10:41. > :10:44.round ?2.8 million. It is being done across six countries. If we can
:10:45. > :10:49.understand the issues for the airline, for the airport, for the
:10:50. > :10:53.passenger, it is money well spent. It is claims the `` claimed the
:10:54. > :11:01.research could help people overcome their fear of flying.
:11:02. > :11:05.Extraordinary stuff. A Leicester primary school which was left
:11:06. > :11:12.devastated following a fire in 2012 is to re`open. Catherine June
:11:13. > :11:17.orschool was so bad didamaged they had to use temporary classroom, the
:11:18. > :11:21.school will rope in May. Controversial plans for an outdoor
:11:22. > :11:25.cycle track on part of a Derby wildlife reserve have been approved.
:11:26. > :11:25.The Sanctuary nature reserve was set up 0
:11:26. > :11:30.The Sanctuary nature reserve was set up on Pride Park a decade ago. The
:11:31. > :11:35.cycle track will cover a fifth of it, next to the new velodrome. More
:11:36. > :11:40.than 1,000 people objected to the partial loss of the reserve but
:11:41. > :11:45.councillors gave the project the go`ahead by just six votes to five.
:11:46. > :11:49.If UK Independence Party kicked off its regional campaign today in
:11:50. > :11:52.Nottingham for May's European Parliament elections. UKIP is
:11:53. > :11:57.pinning hopes on some of these candidates getting elected. The
:11:58. > :12:02.party currently has two out of the five MEPs that represent our region.
:12:03. > :12:09.Leading its list for the East Midlands is Roger Helmer, a former
:12:10. > :12:14.Tory MEP who defected to UKIP We say Europe is damaging brings it is
:12:15. > :12:17.costing us money, it is undermining democracy and we want a referendum
:12:18. > :12:21.now. 0 democracy and we want a referendum
:12:22. > :12:25.now. Now, boxing school has been so successful at helping to reduce gang
:12:26. > :12:30.problems in Nottingham, that the concept is being exported to
:12:31. > :12:31.Denmark. Members of the Nottingham School 0
:12:32. > :12:34.Denmark. Members of the Nottingham School of Boxing are travelling to
:12:35. > :12:38.scanned they've away to take part in a conference and tournament. We went
:12:39. > :12:44.to see them training. `` it is a tough sport that is
:12:45. > :12:47.helping tough young people. The Nottingham School of Boxing is
:12:48. > :12:52.offering an alternative to hanging round on the streets. The chance to
:12:53. > :12:55.work out and compete. For us to get international reck in addition for
:12:56. > :13:00.other people outside Nottingham and England to recognise what we are
:13:01. > :13:05.doing is fantastic. And I think it just motivates us to carry on in
:13:06. > :13:09.what we are doing you know. Today that are off to Denmark to meet one
:13:10. > :13:13.a team that visited Nottingham last summer. They will attend a
:13:14. > :13:17.conference to show how this club has steered people away from problems.
:13:18. > :13:22.The club helped me a lot. I went through a bad time when I was
:13:23. > :13:22.younger, getting into trouble with the 0
:13:23. > :13:26.younger, getting into trouble with the police, associating with gangs.
:13:27. > :13:34.Didn't have a release for the action I had. Brought me into the boxing.
:13:35. > :13:39.Spoke to me and install installed belief. Without things like this,
:13:40. > :13:45.there has to be an abundance of kids just like me who would end up on the
:13:46. > :13:49.streets doing gang violence or pushing drugs or all those different
:13:50. > :13:53.things we don't need to be doing. It is a vibrant and successful club
:13:54. > :13:59.that shares the community centre, but they want to expand further and
:14:00. > :14:05.are searching for they own gym. `` their own gym.
:14:06. > :14:10.We will see how they get on. You are watching East Midlands Today. Coming
:14:11. > :14:13.up the sport. The Foxes are flying. It has been absolutely remarkable,
:14:14. > :14:13.here at 0 0 It has been absolutely remarkable,
:14:14. > :14:15.here at the 0 It has been absolutely remarkable,
:14:16. > :14:18.here at the stadium they are going for a tenth win in a row are
:14:19. > :14:24.Leicester City, we will be looking ahead.
:14:25. > :14:32.Time for us to clamber down into the biggest network of man`made caves in
:14:33. > :14:36.Britain. The caves lie beneath Nottingham and experts are hoping to
:14:37. > :14:42.make the underground world a much more accessible. It is all to do
:14:43. > :14:47.with technology. The Nottingham caves is working on a smartphone
:14:48. > :14:50.application that allows us to navigate what is beneath our feet.
:14:51. > :14:55.One cave in particular is attracting a great deal of attention.
:14:56. > :14:58.Now many of us associate Nottingham's caves with tourist
:14:59. > :15:04.attractions like the castle. But if you walk through the city seven
:15:05. > :15:07.threr is a cavernous world beneath our feet. Most are shut off to the
:15:08. > :15:12.public but experts are working on a new way to make them accessible to
:15:13. > :15:18.all of us. Welcome to the Peel Street caves.
:15:19. > :15:23.This 3`D images has backbench produced as part of the cave survey.
:15:24. > :15:30.They use laser scanners to document round 70 of the 500 or so man`made
:15:31. > :15:31.caves. So we have panoramic imagery. If you move the phone or the tablet.
:15:32. > :15:34.Now 0 If you move the phone or the tablet.
:15:35. > :15:38.Now the team are working on a smartphone application, which will
:15:39. > :15:41.enable us to see what lies beneath. When you are walking past an
:15:42. > :15:45.interesting building with a cave underneath it you might have no idea
:15:46. > :15:50.it has a cave. That QR code or following the map will hopefully
:15:51. > :15:56.show you what is there and show you some magical gems under the city.
:15:57. > :16:04.From wine cellars to dungeons each cave has a unique history. These
:16:05. > :16:08.ones were the muse of a painter who etched and sketches into the cave
:16:09. > :16:15.wall, and in fact the Kayes seem to be inspiring artists of the present.
:16:16. > :16:19.`` caves. Turner Prize nominated artist Marvin chet win got
:16:20. > :16:24.permission to film in the Cas caves. The entrances to the caves are very
:16:25. > :16:29.almost like the Harry Potter trick of, you don't expect that platform
:16:30. > :16:34.to exist, there is a gap and you go through a domestic door and you are
:16:35. > :16:36.in a tunnel, then in a completely out of this world strange
:16:37. > :16:37.environment. David and his 0
:16:38. > :16:40.environment. David and his team hope to have the
:16:41. > :16:49.phone application ready for use by the end of the month.
:16:50. > :16:51.That is stunning. I I love that. Time for sport. Today, 0
:16:52. > :16:53.That is stunning. I I love that. Time for sport. Today, focus on
:16:54. > :16:57.Leicester City, top of the championship. Just can't seem to
:16:58. > :17:02.stop break records. Colin has been to find out how they are doing it.
:17:03. > :17:08.Remarkable things are happening here at the stadium. Lesster city are
:17:09. > :17:12.going for their tenth win in a row. If they beat Watford they will have
:17:13. > :17:16.more points now than they did in the whole of last season. No wonder the
:17:17. > :17:20.Gaffer Nigel Pearson has been made manager of the month for January,
:17:21. > :17:25.when his team picked up 15 points out of 15. Even so, he is not
:17:26. > :17:32.letting himself get carried away There is a sense of enjoyment, you
:17:33. > :17:39.know, the players are really good to work with. They are self motivated.
:17:40. > :17:45.They have a desire to go out this season, and achieve. I suppose all
:17:46. > :17:50.those things together make for a chemistry and interaction which
:17:51. > :17:54.allows you to go out and do well. So congratulations to Nigel Pearson,
:17:55. > :17:54.but of course, the manager is only a part of 0 0
:17:55. > :17:55.but of course, the manager is only a part of the story. 0
:17:56. > :17:58.but of course, the manager is only a part of the story. It is the players
:17:59. > :18:09.who have to go and do out tn pitch. There are so many keys to Leicester
:18:10. > :18:13.City's success from back to front. Including Matty James, the
:18:14. > :18:14.midfielder has had a great time since arriving from Manchester
:18:15. > :18:16.United. He has been sitting down and talking
:18:17. > :18:33.to our own Natalie Jackson. Matty James is the Lancashire lad. I
:18:34. > :18:39.am from Rossendale. Matty James scores. Who is all abouts he's They
:18:40. > :18:46.made me feel welcome, I am happy to be here.
:18:47. > :18:52.He is 22. Plays in midfield and is loving life ten points clear at the
:18:53. > :18:57.top of championship. I have never experienced it in my
:18:58. > :19:01.playing career, it has been magnificent, all the lads are
:19:02. > :19:06.talking between ourselves and talking, can we keep go, can get
:19:07. > :19:12.ten, 11? We want the try and win as many games as possible. His best
:19:13. > :19:17.buddy is Danny drink water. We have grown up since we were really young,
:19:18. > :19:21.we were at Manchester United together. We spent time away from
:19:22. > :19:23.the club together, we don't live far away from each other. It is one of
:19:24. > :19:25.these things, 0 0 away from each other. It is one of
:19:26. > :19:30.these things, you know, sometimes you have a bond with a player, it
:19:31. > :19:34.makes it easier, especially if he is the person next to you. James
:19:35. > :19:36.started his career at Manchester United. When it comes to, you know,
:19:37. > :19:36.a 0 0 United. When it comes to, you know,
:19:37. > :19:39.a new contract you 0 United. When it comes to, you know,
:19:40. > :19:43.a new contract you had to deal with himself yourself, you didn't have an
:19:44. > :19:47.agents, it was you as a individual. I had to go and speak to him
:19:48. > :19:51.personally. When the bid came in from thrers he let me speak and I
:19:52. > :19:58.have nerve looked back since. So Alex and Nigel Pearson have been
:19:59. > :20:02.huge influences. The set up here, the club, it is made to be in the
:20:03. > :20:02.Premier League. Fingers crossed we get 0
:20:03. > :20:06.Premier League. Fingers crossed we get there. If we were to line up at
:20:07. > :20:15.Old Trafford that would be magnificent.
:20:16. > :20:19.Matt there just one of a number of key figures here at Leicester City.
:20:20. > :20:25.Let us talk to someone with a 40 year association with this club.
:20:26. > :20:28.Alan birch natural. Remarkable times here. Yes, not seen them the my
:20:29. > :20:30.time. 0 here. Yes, not seen them the my
:20:31. > :20:34.time. It is really exciting times for the club. What is behind it?
:20:35. > :20:39.Matt talked about the spirit and egg, is that what you Sport Relief
:20:40. > :20:40.it to be? What is behind it is quality. Nigel has 0
:20:41. > :20:44.it to be? What is behind it is quality. Nigel has put a quality
:20:45. > :20:49.side. It's a squad. A strong squad, a lot of ability, hence the nine
:20:50. > :20:53.game winning streak. It is so exciting. Wouldn't it be fantastic
:20:54. > :20:58.if all three of us went up. It is a great possibility. I mean it would
:20:59. > :21:02.set the place alight. I would do you guys the world of good. We would
:21:03. > :21:10.love it. We will be watching this weekend, to see if Derby and Forest
:21:11. > :21:14.can take another step. Forest have a Blackpool Derby. They have Queen's
:21:15. > :21:20.Park Rangers at home. We have to take the game to QPR. We
:21:21. > :21:24.know they are a good team. They have made good additions in Jan. Charlie
:21:25. > :21:30.Austin has gone out. Matt Phillips has gone out, but they have replaced
:21:31. > :21:36.them with thrive three striker, they have the experience. Them, along
:21:37. > :21:41.with thre, it is for them to really lose `` Leicester, and not go up.
:21:42. > :21:45.The number of games we have played Blackpool, including the last game
:21:46. > :21:50.where they beat us and games before that, they have dominated the game
:21:51. > :21:55.so much. We have created so many things we have been unfortunate not
:21:56. > :22:00.to take something from the game. Including the play`off matches, so
:22:01. > :22:05.they are a bogey team. I don't think too much about the past, I don't
:22:06. > :22:09.look too much into, you know, the speculations and, you know the
:22:10. > :22:13.things that people talk about. I look forward to the next game. So
:22:14. > :22:18.there is a buzz, excitement for all three team, these really are
:22:19. > :22:22.thrilling times here in the East Midlands, elsewhere plenty of other
:22:23. > :22:23.stuff going on, in the Football League one 0 0
:22:24. > :22:27.stuff going on, in the Football League one Notts County have a
:22:28. > :22:34.tricky game. They could use a win there. Mansfield have Southend in
:22:35. > :22:39.League Two. Rugby, Leicester Tigers are back in action. They need to win
:22:40. > :22:45.their next four games. They have us withster away, and as for the ice
:22:46. > :22:49.hockey, it is the classic, Panthers against Steer, if you haven't got a
:22:50. > :22:53.ticket you won't get one. Pretty much sold out there.
:22:54. > :22:59.But here at Leicester it is about going for ten in a row, wouldn't
:23:00. > :23:00.that be something? A full report, of course, on Monday East Midlands
:23:01. > :23:02.Today. 0 course, on Monday East Midlands
:23:03. > :23:06.Today. It might just happen. I thought he was going to kick that
:23:07. > :23:11.ball. And we would catch it. A Derbyshire actor who shot the fame
:23:12. > :23:17.in Hollywood, before being shot dead in a soap. Any clues? He is among
:23:18. > :23:23.the cast leading a production that has just arrived in Nottingham and
:23:24. > :23:29.it is not JR. I only know this because it is written down, you
:23:30. > :23:34.might remember Maxwell Caulfield from Grease 2 or the Colbys. Sara
:23:35. > :23:38.has been catching up with him and you will work out why it is we have
:23:39. > :23:43.sent her. It has been one of the wettest
:23:44. > :23:48.Januarys on record, but audiences here have been discovering that it
:23:49. > :23:55.is no only been raining outside, but indoors as well. Did you feel that?
:23:56. > :24:02.# What a glorious feeling # I'm happy again. #
:24:03. > :24:07.The Hollywood musical Singin' In The Rain is full of charm, romance and
:24:08. > :24:12.glamour, but how do they make it rain indoors? We have three storage
:24:13. > :24:17.tanks on the stage, which has 12,000 litres of water, so one flick of a
:24:18. > :24:21.button we can make it rain on stage, but we have the bonus of question
:24:22. > :24:26.flood the stage, so we have filters in so we recycle the water and so
:24:27. > :24:31.everything we flood with and it goes back in to the tank, goes through
:24:32. > :24:37.filters and back on to stage so we can use that for however long we are
:24:38. > :24:41.in for. Studio boss RF Simpson played by Maxwell Caulfield is
:24:42. > :24:49.keeping his feet dry and the show on the road. My character is the head
:24:50. > :24:53.of movie studio. It is our lot where this wonderful romantic story is
:24:54. > :25:01.unfolding. Does he manage to keep his feet dry? I do until the curtain
:25:02. > :25:04.where we do a big number that sends everyone home with a song in their
:25:05. > :25:09.heart. If you are lucky 0 everyone home with a song in their
:25:10. > :25:13.heart. If you are lucky enough to be coming to see the show and happen to
:25:14. > :25:23.be sitting on the front two rows I would recommend your waterproofs.
:25:24. > :25:32.Some of us never grow up. She can tap dance. I thought she will tap
:25:33. > :25:39.dance. We thought we would import some of the rain into the studio. We
:25:40. > :25:44.don't need to. Very appropriate. I hope you have your rain Mac. If you
:25:45. > :25:50.fancy a bit of Singin' In The Rain you are in luck. Plenty of chances
:25:51. > :25:56.as it is unsettled. Blustery showers on Saturday, but the main feature
:25:57. > :26:03.will be the wind, it is expected to gust 40`50mph, but up to 60mph in
:26:04. > :26:06.exposed area, Sunday it remains unsettled. So, as we go through this
:26:07. > :26:10.evening it is this area of low pressure that is moving in, giving
:26:11. > :26:15.us a spell of very wet weather through the night. But as we go into
:26:16. > :26:20.tomorrow, the isobars continue to squeeze together, giving us really
:26:21. > :26:25.strong gusty winds through the day. With the wind and rain we have a
:26:26. > :26:29.warning for Leicestershire where the ground is saturated and we have
:26:30. > :26:34.flood alerts in force. That is in place until Sunday morning.
:26:35. > :26:37.So we have had a decent day with lovely winter sunshine, but the
:26:38. > :26:42.cloud will start to push in, we will see one or two showers round and the
:26:43. > :26:45.rain will arrive later this evening. Round about midnight and it pushes
:26:46. > :26:49.through to the east as we go into the early hours of Saturday morning.
:26:50. > :26:55.A lot of cloud round, keeping it mild, lows of just four degrees. So
:26:56. > :26:59.a few showers round first thing, you might be lucky to see a bit of
:27:00. > :27:03.sunshine if you are up early, because things change, the cloud
:27:04. > :27:08.starts to increase and the showers push in as we go into the afternoon.
:27:09. > :27:12.These are heavy, blustery showers moving through. Decent spells of dry
:27:13. > :27:18.weather to the east, but into the west more in the way of shower,
:27:19. > :27:22.highs of eight degree, here we have the gusty south to south`westerly
:27:23. > :27:26.winds. Sunday is a slow improvement. Plenty of showers round and it
:27:27. > :27:29.remains windy but the winds ease through the day and any showers on
:27:30. > :27:32.Sunday will gradually become lighter, so an improving story
:27:33. > :27:39.across the week. That is what we like. An improving
:27:40. > :27:40.story. Much like ourselves. Yes, like a fine wine 0
:27:41. > :27:43.story. Much like ourselves. Yes, like a fine wine that has been
:27:44. > :27:46.corked. Cheers. Have a lovely weekend.