:00:00. > :00:10.This is East Midlands Today, with Dominic Heale and me, Anne Davies.
:00:11. > :00:22.Tonight: Protests, campaigns and petitions. But the axe still falls.
:00:23. > :00:26.Councillors approve a budget cut. If there was an easy way to avoid these
:00:27. > :00:34.reductions, we would do, but there are not.
:00:35. > :00:38.Death in Cyprus, Daniel's grieving family demand answers. Losing your
:00:39. > :00:45.child is unbearable. The fact that we don't know what has
:00:46. > :00:52.happened to him, we have to live with that.
:00:53. > :00:54.Plus, screening for breast cancer, why are 100,000 women still missing
:00:55. > :01:01.out? And, and astonishing eyewitness
:01:02. > :01:05.account of the great War was Erik Lesser famous Christmas Day truce. A
:01:06. > :01:09.voice came over from the German lines, happy Christmas, English.
:01:10. > :01:18.To which we replied, happy Christmas, Fritz.
:01:19. > :01:22.Good evening, and welcome to Thursday's programme.
:01:23. > :01:24.First tonight: Campaigners have been protesting outside Nottinghamshire
:01:25. > :01:31.County Council against planned budget cuts of ?83 million. The
:01:32. > :01:35.final budget was being thrashed out today, but it's expected to lead to
:01:36. > :01:37.hundreds of job cuts, and a reduction in many services.
:01:38. > :01:40.Protesters say the cuts are unnecessary and will have a huge
:01:41. > :01:46.impact on the people of Nottinghamshire. The council,
:01:47. > :01:50.though, say they have no choice and have to make tough decisions. Sarah
:01:51. > :01:55.Teale joins us in the studio with more.
:01:56. > :02:02.This graph shows quite clearly why cuts are having to be made. You can
:02:03. > :02:05.see the funding gap between the budget which is needed to continue
:02:06. > :02:08.running all the current services, and the actual budget which is
:02:09. > :02:12.expected. And the difference is ?154 million which will need to be saved
:02:13. > :02:16.over the next three years. Just over an hour ago, ?83 million of cuts
:02:17. > :02:29.were finalised. The council say they are essential. Protesters disagree.
:02:30. > :02:34.Protesters were in fine voice this morning outside Nottinghamshire
:02:35. > :02:40.County Council. They were here to demonstrate against a cut in funding
:02:41. > :02:44.to Nottingham Playhouse. More protests came later from Unison
:02:45. > :02:49.opposing the principle of all council cuts. During public
:02:50. > :02:53.consultation, 38,000 people gave their views, many showing strong
:02:54. > :02:57.support for the Playhouse. Even famous names joined the campaign to
:02:58. > :03:01.save its funding. Why do you think they have not listened?
:03:02. > :03:13.I think they had made up their mind already. In all honesty, I don't
:03:14. > :03:17.think it is a genuine consultation. This is not about getting them to
:03:18. > :03:20.change their mind, this is about getting them to think about the
:03:21. > :03:23.future and how they can support us in other ways.
:03:24. > :03:26.Why can't they give more money to the most vulnerable people who need
:03:27. > :03:31.our care and support. Amanda agrees with that sentiment, her son has
:03:32. > :03:37.respite care at a short break centre in Chilwell. It has had one year's
:03:38. > :03:41.reprieve from closure but it will still have to shut. To lose it all
:03:42. > :03:45.together will be devastating. To pull him out of that environment
:03:46. > :03:51.and put Tim Sommer Alves is not going to be an easy thing. Not just
:03:52. > :03:56.him or the other adults, it will affect all of them. The council
:03:57. > :04:02.leader call the decision is painful and sickening.
:04:03. > :04:08.120 different savings proposals had been decided, including council tax
:04:09. > :04:14.going up nearly 2%. School dinners increasing by 10p. A reduction in
:04:15. > :04:18.youth centres, closures of day services, and recycling centres.
:04:19. > :04:23.Council reserves of ?42 million are being drawn on to fund capital
:04:24. > :04:29.projects like the widening of roads. These cuts today did not
:04:30. > :04:33.single `` signal the end of thing. There are still millions of pounds
:04:34. > :04:39.of savings to come to close that funding gap.
:04:40. > :04:45.The leader of the council is with us, he has come straight from the
:04:46. > :04:50.meeting. The government has been saying these cuts are relatively
:04:51. > :04:55.modest. Is what you have done today necessary? If there were an easier
:04:56. > :05:03.way of dealing with it, we would have taken that route. There is no
:05:04. > :05:08.alternative for us. This council is dramatically underfunded by the
:05:09. > :05:14.government. We inherited an hundred and ?32 million budget deficit, we
:05:15. > :05:22.lost ?20 million in grants. We have to make savings. Can we talk about
:05:23. > :05:27.efficiency. This document drawn up by the Department of local
:05:28. > :05:31.government, 50 examples of sensible savings, sharing back office
:05:32. > :05:36.functions, cutting free sandwiches in meeting. Have you explored every
:05:37. > :05:41.avenue to become more efficient? I have a copy of that in my briefcase,
:05:42. > :05:48.I have read it. A great many of those things we are doing. We are
:05:49. > :05:52.cutting back. The last thing we want to do is affect front line services,
:05:53. > :06:00.particularly for our most vulnerable residents. We saw in that report,
:06:01. > :06:03.there is a day centre you are cutting. You did say you would make
:06:04. > :06:08.sure vulnerable adults are protected, that does not seem to
:06:09. > :06:13.have happened. Where we can, we are doing. It is not possible because of
:06:14. > :06:18.the huge level of savings we are forced to make, it is not possible
:06:19. > :06:23.to save every single facility people tell us they need. We have looked
:06:24. > :06:32.very carefully where we are cutting, the level of use, alternative
:06:33. > :06:36.facilities available locally. It is a very difficult time for us. Thank
:06:37. > :06:42.you for coming in. A grieving mother from
:06:43. > :06:45.Leicestershire says she'll keep fighting for answers about how her
:06:46. > :06:48.son died, 2,000 miles away. Daniel Brewster from Coalville was found
:06:49. > :06:51.with fatal head injuries while on holiday in Cyprus. His family say
:06:52. > :06:54.the police have dismissed his death as a "drunken Brit abroad". They've
:06:55. > :07:03.been speaking to our reporter Helen Astle.
:07:04. > :07:10.Sometimes, I wake up and I cannot believe this has happened. For
:07:11. > :07:15.current Brewster, it has been a harrowing year. Last June, her
:07:16. > :07:19.23`year`old son Daniel flew to Cyprus to be a best man at a
:07:20. > :07:24.wedding. On a night out before the ceremony, he became separated from
:07:25. > :07:28.his friends. He was later found with serious head injuries under this
:07:29. > :07:33.large concrete plant pot. Police say Daniel must have lifted it up and
:07:34. > :07:39.the plant pot fell onto his head. The container did not break. Daniel
:07:40. > :07:47.died days later in hospital. I wish I could piece together and say this
:07:48. > :07:54.could have happened. It is absolutely feasible. But I find it
:07:55. > :07:59.difficult. Impossible. They cannot understand how he came to be
:08:00. > :08:02.injured, and said the police had been dismissive. I got the
:08:03. > :08:09.impression it was being put down to a Brit abroad, if you drinks, an
:08:10. > :08:13.accident. I asked the police officer if he could accompany us to the
:08:14. > :08:20.scene and explain how this had come about. Although it was only a
:08:21. > :08:29.five`minute ride away, he said he didn't have time to do that. Losing
:08:30. > :08:33.your child, unbearable. But, the fact that we don't know what has
:08:34. > :08:40.happened to him, and we have to live with that. It is so painful. The
:08:41. > :08:44.inquest is due to be held in Cyprus at the end of March. Karen and David
:08:45. > :08:48.are fundraising to pay for a solicitor so they can try to get
:08:49. > :08:51.answers to what happened to Daniel, and why.
:08:52. > :08:57.Still to come: It's colder, but no snow.
:08:58. > :09:05.Here's Anna, with a look ahead to the forecast.
:09:06. > :09:10.Our beautiful spring flowers are set to feel the chill, as temperatures
:09:11. > :09:17.plummet. Thankfully, this note is staying away. More details later.
:09:18. > :09:23.Next tonight: 100,000 women missed out on breast screening in the East
:09:24. > :09:27.Midlands last year. The latest figures are out today. When it comes
:09:28. > :09:31.to 53 to 70`year`olds, our part of the world does better than anywhere
:09:32. > :09:34.else in England. But, as our health correspondent Rob Sissons reports,
:09:35. > :09:46.it still leaves one in five women not taking up the invite. Surely's
:09:47. > :09:52.cancer was picked up early following in routine screening appointment.
:09:53. > :09:56.One year on, she is doing well. She remembers she cannot forget hearing
:09:57. > :10:03.the word which knocked her sideways. I never heard another word after
:10:04. > :10:09.they said the word, cancer. I was shaking. I couldn't tell my family.
:10:10. > :10:16.How do you bring it up? By the way, I have got breast cancer. It is
:10:17. > :10:20.about spotting subtle changes, even before women experience symptoms.
:10:21. > :10:28.Breast screening saves lives but, between one in four and one in five
:10:29. > :10:32.women women eligible for the test do not go for them. The Nottingham
:10:33. > :10:34.Breast Institute says it is simple and quick.
:10:35. > :10:38.The mammogram only takes a couple of minutes. All of the nurses are
:10:39. > :10:50.female. They are used all shapes and sizes. It is not a panful test. Some
:10:51. > :10:55.women find it uncomfortable. Take`up for 53 to 73`year`olds was 80%. 76%
:10:56. > :11:02.was the England average. It means 100,000 missed out on the breast
:11:03. > :11:06.screening. Women aged between 50 and up to 74 will get an invite to
:11:07. > :11:12.screening. If a woman hasn't attended before, please think about
:11:13. > :11:20.going this year if that invitation arrives.
:11:21. > :11:24.For every death prevented, about three cases are identified and
:11:25. > :11:32.treated. Take`up has improved because of mobile clinics. Last
:11:33. > :11:35.year, we had at least 160 ladies picked up with breast cancer, using
:11:36. > :11:38.their mobiles. So it is something we want to carry on with.
:11:39. > :11:46.Women need to be registered with their GP to get an invite.
:11:47. > :11:53.A Nottingham Forest football has been cleared after not king Iman to
:11:54. > :11:58.the ground in a restaurant. He hit the man, insect organs, leaving him
:11:59. > :12:05.needing surgery. It happened in 2012 on New Year.
:12:06. > :12:22.Today, a jury found him not guilty of grievous bodily harm.
:12:23. > :12:27.The factory that was once home to a major Derby employer is to be
:12:28. > :12:30.demolished. Permission's been given to clear the now largely empty
:12:31. > :12:33.celanese plant at Spondon. The chemical manufacturing site's the
:12:34. > :12:36.size of 110 football pitches. At its height, it employed 20,000 people.
:12:37. > :12:39.Most production ended in 2011. It's not yet known what'll replace it.
:12:40. > :12:42.Rolls`Royce says it hasn't yet decided exactly where it will build
:12:43. > :12:45.its next generation of aeroengines. As we reported yesterday the new
:12:46. > :12:48.models will be 25% more fuel efficient than the first versions of
:12:49. > :12:52.its existing Trent engines. Staff will be hoping that Derby is chosen
:12:53. > :12:56.as the main plant to make them. But the firm has emphasised that the
:12:57. > :13:03.aeroengine industry is a global one. Simon Hare has been to take a look
:13:04. > :13:06.at the new technology. Rolls`Royce says the future is
:13:07. > :13:09.bright, the future is turquoise. Turquoise is just the final paint
:13:10. > :13:16.colour we've put on it. Fundamentally, it's a carbon fibre
:13:17. > :13:19.blade under there. This is the latest fan blade
:13:20. > :13:21.technology for its two new generations of engines.
:13:22. > :13:25.It saves significant weight, around 750 pounds for an engine of this
:13:26. > :13:28.size. An airliner that can save that amount of weight can then afford to
:13:29. > :13:31.fly another seven or eight passengers.
:13:32. > :13:34.That will make them more efficient than the existing Trent engines. The
:13:35. > :13:38.latest of which hasn't even entered service yet. For the moment, they
:13:39. > :13:43.have been called "advance" and "ultra" fan. A final decision on
:13:44. > :13:47.their actual names will be taken later. But, for many, there's a
:13:48. > :13:51.bigger question to answer. Will it be built in Derby? We don't know at
:13:52. > :13:54.the moment, is the honest answer. We've developed a lot of the
:13:55. > :14:02.technology here, but also in the rest of Europe. At the moment, it's
:14:03. > :14:05.a technology and research programme, and where we finally do the
:14:06. > :14:09.production will be subject to a much later decision. Although there are a
:14:10. > :14:13.lot of people employed in Derby, we are a global company, so we do use
:14:14. > :14:17.skills around the world. It's tested here, a lot of the design work was
:14:18. > :14:20.done here. But, equally, some of the technology has come from our plants
:14:21. > :14:22.in Germany and elsewhere in the United States.
:14:23. > :14:25.We recognise it is a global company, but they have been here for
:14:26. > :14:27.over 100 years. The two are definitely linked. What is good for
:14:28. > :14:30.Rolls`Royce is always good for Derby.
:14:31. > :14:35.It is hoped the new engines will be ready within ten years.
:14:36. > :14:40.Volunteers at food banks say they're handing out a growing number of
:14:41. > :14:43.parcels to people who are in work, but still can't afford food. Indeed,
:14:44. > :14:46.many charity food projects here in the East Midlands are reporting
:14:47. > :14:51.their busiest year ever. Jo Healey reports.
:14:52. > :15:01.Jess works full`time, but earns little. Something had to give.
:15:02. > :15:05.I was missing meals so my daughter could eat, basically, because things
:15:06. > :15:08.were getting quite tough. Although it was tough, she didn't think she
:15:09. > :15:13.could have food parcels because she works. But so do many people who
:15:14. > :15:18.come here to Ilkeston. It was more the people on benefits and
:15:19. > :15:21.pensioners. But now we've found a massive increase, it has probably
:15:22. > :15:26.tripled now, in the working sector. So, people who have jobs but still
:15:27. > :15:29.need food? Yeah. This is a typical food parcel for a
:15:30. > :15:33.single adult, to last them around three days. They, plus couples, who
:15:34. > :15:37.get a bit more, account for around 70% of the people who come here. And
:15:38. > :15:45.this is a typical children's pack, and they account for 27% of all food
:15:46. > :15:49.parcels handed out here each year. Homeless people account for just 3%.
:15:50. > :15:56.This week, a Shadow Minister visited, and heard they provided
:15:57. > :16:00.2,500 meals here last year alone. Speaking to people, it's a lot of
:16:01. > :16:04.people you would not expect to be here at a food bank, the majority of
:16:05. > :16:06.which are in work or desperately seeking work.
:16:07. > :16:11.Jess says, if she needed to now, she would go to her local food bank in
:16:12. > :16:22.Eastwood. And it seems many more people are having to do just that.
:16:23. > :16:26.Still to come, our latest Great War feature.
:16:27. > :16:29.Time now for the sports news. Coming up: The Leicester lads, in
:16:30. > :16:32.rugby and in cricket. But we'll start with some football
:16:33. > :16:36.news, because Nottingham Forest have lost a third key player to injury.
:16:37. > :16:40.Midfielder Andy Reid is out for up to six weeks with a hernia problem.
:16:41. > :16:43.He's been a big part of Forest's season, but will have an operation
:16:44. > :16:47.this week. All three of our clubs could be
:16:48. > :16:50.represented on the pitch at the iPro for the England Under`21s match with
:16:51. > :16:52.Wales on Wednesday night. Leicester's Liam Moore, Forest's
:16:53. > :16:56.Jamal Lascelles, and Derby's Patrick Bamford and Will Hughes, are all in
:16:57. > :17:01.Gareth Southgate's squad. Rugby's Leicester Tigers now. At
:17:02. > :17:05.Newcastle this weekend, they could well be led again by Ed Slater. His
:17:06. > :17:09.story is incredible. He came very late to the game, he was 21 when he
:17:10. > :17:13.came to Tigers as injury cover. Less than four years on, he's just
:17:14. > :17:14.captained them, and is breaking into the England side. Kirsty Edwards
:17:15. > :17:27.reports. He is a big man who is experienced.
:17:28. > :17:35.Last Sunday was one of his proudest moments yet. It was huge for me.
:17:36. > :17:39.Obviously, I was a big supporter of the club as a kid so I am aware of
:17:40. > :17:43.the people who have done the job before. The people I have played
:17:44. > :17:43.with have got a lot of experience. To lead 0
:17:44. > :17:45.with have got a lot of experience. To lead the side at was massive for
:17:46. > :17:56.me. Ed Slater has established himself at
:17:57. > :18:01.the heart of the side and recently got called up for England. Amazing,
:18:02. > :18:06.considering he only took up rugby at the age of 15 and didn't turn
:18:07. > :18:12.professional until he was 21. I had never heard of him when he turned up
:18:13. > :18:17.wanting to play. OK, you can train with us. He has a great attitude.
:18:18. > :18:20.Physically very good. A little bit of aggression. It shows you don't
:18:21. > :18:27.have to come through academies, you can turn up. Turn up and if you are
:18:28. > :18:33.better than the people we have got, you can play. Which is what he did.
:18:34. > :18:37.He was picked to lead the side last weekend ahead of more experienced
:18:38. > :18:43.team`mates. He jokingly points out he has a 100% record as captain. We
:18:44. > :18:48.were having a laugh about that. I was really happy with the wind. A
:18:49. > :18:52.lot of criticism has come our way particularly after the Gloucester
:18:53. > :18:56.game. It was a big step in the right direction for us as a team, to get
:18:57. > :18:59.that win, to have three on the bounce, it is a huge boost for us.
:19:00. > :19:02.He may have 0 bounce, it is a huge boost for us.
:19:03. > :19:06.He may have trodden a very different path than most in this sport, but Ed
:19:07. > :19:14.Slater is still very much on the road to glory.
:19:15. > :19:19.They play at the weekend, but there was some action last night in ice
:19:20. > :19:23.hockey, with Nottingham Panthers demolishing Coventry 7`2. Amazing
:19:24. > :19:26.what a fully fit squad can do. He's been talked about in the same
:19:27. > :19:29.breath as Sachin Tendulkar. He features on almost every list of
:19:30. > :19:33.future England cricket stars but, even in the middle of preparing for
:19:34. > :19:35.an operation on a hand injury, Leicestershire's Shiv Thakor hasn't
:19:36. > :19:38.forgotten where he's come from. I was with him as he went back to his
:19:39. > :19:40.old school 0 was with him as he went back to his
:19:41. > :19:46.old school to try and inspire a new generation.
:19:47. > :19:53.Around a decade ago, some Leicestershire Police it is stood in
:19:54. > :19:57.this assembly hall, and inspired a young shift back. Now he is doing
:19:58. > :20:01.the same. If we can inspire them, not just to play cricket but to stay
:20:02. > :20:08.active for a long time, we will have a positive incident `` influence.
:20:09. > :20:18.They have certainly not forgotten him here. I have been told, here we
:20:19. > :20:24.are. The first name on there. It made me wonder what people he had
:20:25. > :20:31.actually been. Best to ask my teachers. If I had 30 of him in my
:20:32. > :20:38.class, it would have been lovely. He was quite a caring child. It is not
:20:39. > :20:46.like that now! In the end, it is all about the cricket. This road show
:20:47. > :20:50.links directly into games divertimento. There is no point of
:20:51. > :20:59.doing six Weezer cricket and leaving them. We chain the teachers, the
:21:00. > :21:04.kids as coaches `` train. The man himself has come a long way from
:21:05. > :21:09.being this 11`year`old. A nasty finger injury is on his way right
:21:10. > :21:14.now, but top level England recognition is the target. I am
:21:15. > :21:18.fully aware there was a shake up going on in England. I'm probably
:21:19. > :21:25.six games away from being up there. It is at the back of my mind. I need
:21:26. > :21:31.to get my runs, get my wickets, get myself in a position where they have
:21:32. > :21:39.no choice. As for the children, one word from them. Awesome. That is
:21:40. > :21:47.something his career could be to `` too.
:21:48. > :21:53.For many, the centenary of the start of World War One is a time to
:21:54. > :21:56.reflect on the role played by relatives in the conflict. Through
:21:57. > :21:59.the BBC's World War One At Home project, we've discovered diaries
:22:00. > :22:01.and photographs that have lain unseen for years. As well as paper
:22:02. > :22:04.records, Leicester University's history archive contains a number of
:22:05. > :22:07.audio interviews conducted with former soldiers. One tape was
:22:08. > :22:10.labelled with the name Arthur Tugwell, but no more information.
:22:11. > :22:13.Well, after an appeal on BBC Radio Leicester, his family came forward.
:22:14. > :22:17.I went to meet them, to find out more about Arthur, and the famous
:22:18. > :22:29.Christmas Day truce of 1914 which he actually witnessed.
:22:30. > :22:35."Casualties have not been heavy. I estimate five killed, and ten
:22:36. > :22:38.wounded." The writing is small and difficult
:22:39. > :22:38.to read, but the words have special significance 0 0
:22:39. > :22:46.to read, but the words have special significance for Daisy. It is the
:22:47. > :22:49.diary of her great`great`grandfather, Arthur
:22:50. > :22:51.Tugwell, a 16`year`old who was one of the first 100,000 to sign up to
:22:52. > :22:54.fight in the 0 of the first 100,000 to sign up to
:22:55. > :22:57.fight in the Great War. It wasn't something that he ever talked about
:22:58. > :23:01.very much, because I think it must've been very gruelling. Because
:23:02. > :23:08.he was one of the first people to actually enlist.
:23:09. > :23:13.His diaries are among a treasure trove of items contained in a metal
:23:14. > :23:16.trunk which lay untouched in attics. Now, the family is starting
:23:17. > :23:16.to 0 0 attics. Now, the family is starting
:23:17. > :23:17.to piece everything 0 attics. Now, the family is starting
:23:18. > :23:22.to piece everything together. He looks very young. He doesn't look
:23:23. > :23:25.scared. From trench maps, to the letters home, it's a priceless
:23:26. > :23:28.archive. The family also has an audio recording of Arthur recalling
:23:29. > :23:36.the famous Christmas Day truce in 1914.
:23:37. > :23:40.MAN: During Christmas Eve, there was very little firing from either our
:23:41. > :23:46.trench, or from the Germans' side. During the night, it ceased
:23:47. > :23:55.entirely. Absolutely quiet. To my amazement, lights appeared on the
:23:56. > :24:03.parapet. Candles. He served in the London Regiment,
:24:04. > :24:07.stationed just south of Ypres. After a while, a voice came over from the
:24:08. > :24:09.German lines. Happy Christmas, English. To which we replied, happy
:24:10. > :24:13.Christmas, 0 English. To which we replied, happy
:24:14. > :24:20.Christmas, Fritz. Back came the message, see you in the morning, and
:24:21. > :24:21.no firing. He might think that amazingly famous episode 0
:24:22. > :24:24.no firing. He might think that amazingly famous episode has been
:24:25. > :24:29.embellished over the years, but from his words, that is what happened.
:24:30. > :24:33.During that Jews, they were just mates again. They could trust one
:24:34. > :24:38.another in a situation like that where, if you hours previously, they
:24:39. > :24:42.were shooting, trying to kill one another. All of a sudden, it is
:24:43. > :24:44.Christmas, let us lay down our weapons and just be human beings
:24:45. > :24:54.again. We 0 weapons and just be human beings
:24:55. > :24:59.again. We exchanged cigarettes. On Christmas Eve night, they were
:25:00. > :25:07.singing carols. The cheering rings in my head now. That tune will last
:25:08. > :25:17.me until I am in my old age. Merry Christmas. I recognise the tune of
:25:18. > :25:20.that went for him, Holy Night. It doesn't matter whether you knew him
:25:21. > :25:28.because the power of his words will live on forever.
:25:29. > :25:33.You can hear more of Arthur's recording, and his story, on the
:25:34. > :25:44.BBC's World One At Home website, in the BBC Radio Leicester section.
:25:45. > :25:56.Time now for the weather. We are definitely going to be
:25:57. > :26:02.feeling much colder over the next few days. We should still see plenty
:26:03. > :26:05.of sunshine. Thank you for sending in this picture. Overnight, quiet
:26:06. > :26:05.and cold. 0 in this picture. Overnight, quiet
:26:06. > :26:08.and cold. Yesterday, 0 in this picture. Overnight, quiet
:26:09. > :26:13.and cold. Yesterday, I was talking about snow. The low pressure is
:26:14. > :26:18.actually sitting further south than we anticipated, taking that risk of
:26:19. > :26:27.snow away from the East Midlands. We have some showers around. Some hail
:26:28. > :26:30.earlier today. A dry evening, clear spells, temperatures are taking a
:26:31. > :26:30.real 0 spells, temperatures are taking a
:26:31. > :26:32.real tumble 0 spells, temperatures are taking a
:26:33. > :26:39.real tumble tonight, down to two Celsius. Lower in sheltered spots,
:26:40. > :26:43.with a touch of frost. That low pressure will move in bringing a
:26:44. > :26:47.little rain and sleet to the south of Leicestershire. For most of us,
:26:48. > :26:51.it will be a dry day on Friday, a lot of cloud around through the
:26:52. > :26:57.morning but, in the afternoon, we will start to see Sunny spells in
:26:58. > :27:04.from the west. Staying cold, with that wind, temperatures up to six
:27:05. > :27:07.Celsius. The weekend is not looking too bad. By day, Saturday and Sunday
:27:08. > :27:08.looking drive. Saturday, 0 too bad. By day, Saturday and Sunday
:27:09. > :27:10.looking drive. Saturday, a 0 too bad. By day, Saturday and Sunday
:27:11. > :27:15.looking drive. Saturday, a good deal of sunshine, more cloud in the
:27:16. > :27:21.afternoon. An area of rain will push its way in, moving through Saturday
:27:22. > :27:21.night into Sunday morning. Once that clears 0
:27:22. > :27:27.night into Sunday morning. Once that clears the way first thing, it is an
:27:28. > :27:31.improving story on Sunday. Temperatures will stay around
:27:32. > :27:39.average or just below. By March, it will be a low average.
:27:40. > :27:45.The start of the meteorological spring. That's all from us. Join us
:27:46. > :27:47.again during the Ten O'Clock News this evening. Goodbye.