:00:00. > :00:08.Yard's handling of the case. That's all from the BBC News
:00:09. > :00:13.This is East Midlands Today with Anne Davies and Dominic Heale.
:00:14. > :00:22.Tonight, tears in the dock from a woman accused of causing thd death
:00:23. > :00:25.of two toddlers by careless driving. Sharmila Mistry described colliding
:00:26. > :00:41.with to`macro pushchairs after her car was hit by another.
:00:42. > :00:44.Plus, the moment after a stroke or heart attack back unless long`term
:00:45. > :00:49.damage. And a council digs deep and spends
:00:50. > :00:58.?100,000 on a machine to repair potholes three times more qtickly.
:00:59. > :01:01.Welcome to Thursday's progr`mme First tonight, a woman accused of
:01:02. > :01:04.causing the deaths of two toddlers by careless driving has spoken of
:01:05. > :01:11.the moments after the fatal collision. She told a court her car
:01:12. > :01:17.filled with smoke and she thought it was going to explode. Oliwidr Baczyk
:01:18. > :01:20.and Zofia Tabaka died in hospital after their pushchairs were hit in
:01:21. > :01:23.Leicester in the summer of 2012 Our reporter Eleanor Garnier is at the
:01:24. > :01:33.junction where the incident happened. Eleanor what else did you
:01:34. > :01:38.hear in court today? It was the third day of the trial of
:01:39. > :01:42.Sharmila Mistry, and after hours of evidence from eyewitnesses, police
:01:43. > :01:48.and investigators, it was hdr turn to give her version of events. And
:01:49. > :01:52.she was tearful as she described in detail what she says happendd on
:01:53. > :01:58.that day. This is the scene tonight during rush hour. But the crash
:01:59. > :02:05.just before 10am on a Mondax morning in the summer of 2012 left ` scene
:02:06. > :02:08.of devastation. Sharmila Mistry had been driving down Narborough Road
:02:09. > :02:13.North, talking on a hands`free device, something she had done for
:02:14. > :02:18.the past 12 years because hdr job involved hundreds of miles of
:02:19. > :02:25.driving. She accepts that she was doing 36 mph in a 30 mile browse
:02:26. > :02:28.own. When she got to this jtnction, she drove through an amber light and
:02:29. > :02:34.was hit by another vehicle from the right. That `` that driver had gone
:02:35. > :02:39.through a red light. Sharmila Mistry told the jury, on impact, the whole
:02:40. > :02:46.car jolted. I jolted. I wasn't going straight any more. I froze. My hands
:02:47. > :02:51.were on the steering wheel but I couldn't control anything. She
:02:52. > :02:54.described how smoke from thd airbags was filling her car. She sahd, I
:02:55. > :03:01.thought the car was going to explode. The jury heard how her car
:03:02. > :03:04.mounted this pedestrian isl`nd, knocking the pushchairs of Olivier
:03:05. > :03:10.back check and Zofia Tabaka. Both died of head injuries. The
:03:11. > :03:14.prosecution alleges that Sh`rmila Mistry was distracted by her phone
:03:15. > :03:19.call and because she was ovdr the speed limit it minimised her chances
:03:20. > :03:26.of avoiding a collision. Shd denies to`macro counts of death by careless
:03:27. > :03:29.driving. The trial continues. An inquest has heard how parents
:03:30. > :03:38.were told their newborn babx had died at birth only to discover he
:03:39. > :03:41.was still breathing. Midwivds spent 30 minutes resuscitating Riley
:03:42. > :03:44.Hartin but stopped after believing they'd been unsuccessful. However,
:03:45. > :03:48.the court heard that the cotple were handed their son only to find he was
:03:49. > :03:54.still alive. He died two daxs later from lack of oxygen. Sarah Teale has
:03:55. > :03:58.been at the inquest. The inquest at Nottingham coroners
:03:59. > :04:04.Court first heard from the baby s father, who said he had concerns the
:04:05. > :04:10.way his partner was treated during her labour at Kings Mill Hospital at
:04:11. > :04:16.Sutton in Ashfield, and concerns about the birth of his baby son last
:04:17. > :04:20.February. The court heard how Jodie was considered low risk when she
:04:21. > :04:24.went into labour and things were progressing normally, until the
:04:25. > :04:28.baby's heartbeat could no longer be detected. The baby was born 20
:04:29. > :04:34.minutes later, showing no shgns of life. Midwives spent 30 minttes
:04:35. > :04:38.trying to resuscitate him btt with no apparent response. He was handed
:04:39. > :04:44.to his parents and they subsequently discovered that he was breathing.
:04:45. > :04:47.And he was making some noisds. The baby was transferred to Leicester
:04:48. > :04:53.Royal infirmary but he died 31 hours later. The head of the maternity
:04:54. > :04:58.unit at Kingsmill hospital told the inquest they had followed all
:04:59. > :05:01.guidelines. It was discoverdd that Jodie was suffering from an
:05:02. > :05:05.extremely rare condition, where a blood vessel to the baby had
:05:06. > :05:13.ruptured during labour, starving him of oxygen. He told the inqudst it
:05:14. > :05:17.was an extremely difficult condition to diagnose and even an emergency
:05:18. > :05:23.Caesarean at that stage of labour would not have saved Riley's life.
:05:24. > :05:26.The inquest continues. The jury in the trial of a
:05:27. > :05:30.Leicestershire teenager who's accused of terrorism offencds has
:05:31. > :05:34.been discharged. 18`year`old Michael Piggin from Loughborough went on
:05:35. > :05:37.trial at the Old Bailey this week. He's denied possessing weapons and
:05:38. > :05:40.plans for a purpose connectdd with terrorism, and a second charge of
:05:41. > :05:49.possessing a poisons handbook that's banned under A new trial's dxpected
:05:50. > :05:52.to begin next week. A Serious Case Review has found that
:05:53. > :05:56.the authorities failed to protect three children from rape and sexual
:05:57. > :05:59.assaults for more than a decade Robert and Rita Oldham from
:06:00. > :06:04.Clipstone in Nottinghamshird were jailed last year for a total of 26
:06:05. > :06:06.years after abusing the children. The Serious Case Review found that
:06:07. > :06:10.professionals often disbelidved the complaints made by the children
:06:11. > :06:14.Nottinghamshire police has apologised for its failings in the
:06:15. > :06:17.investigation. Police in Nottinghamshire are
:06:18. > :06:21.investigating two armed robberies in the same week they began a gun
:06:22. > :06:25.amnesty. Both raids happened last night. A Nottingham shopkeeper and
:06:26. > :06:31.customers were threatened bx a man thought to have a gun at thd McColls
:06:32. > :06:37.store on Carlton Hill. Minutes later two men threatened staff at the
:06:38. > :06:40.Tesco petrol station in Top Valley. It's not yet known if policd are
:06:41. > :06:43.linking the attacks. A two`week firearms amnesty began in the county
:06:44. > :06:47.on Monday. Still to come: Fixing a hold in the
:06:48. > :06:50.road. With drivers risking damage to car
:06:51. > :06:51.wheels, suspension and steering councils are struggling to cope with
:06:52. > :07:04.a huge backlog of pothole rdpairs. A school has apologised for making
:07:05. > :07:09.some of its pupils wear a shgn when they wanted to go to the tohlet The
:07:10. > :07:15.policy was withdrawn after ` parent complained that it was degr`ding. A
:07:16. > :07:19.teaching union says it doesn't endorse anything that could
:07:20. > :07:30.embarrass a child. From Derby, Simon Hare reports.
:07:31. > :07:33.Today's edition of the Sun newspaper called it a scandal and carried a
:07:34. > :07:43.picture of ace `` a child wdaring the sign. The junior school near
:07:44. > :07:46.Derby have made boys where the sign saying, I'm going to the tohlet
:07:47. > :07:51.when they needed to do that. The school says it was to ensurd that
:07:52. > :07:55.only one child was in there at any one time, but it has now bedn
:07:56. > :07:59.withdrawn after a parent colplained. In a statement and letter to
:08:00. > :08:03.parents, the headteacher sahd the sign had been introduced because
:08:04. > :08:07.damage had recently been catsed to doors and sinks in the school
:08:08. > :08:11.toilets. Toilets had also bden blocked, causing a flood. Btt
:08:12. > :08:15.following complaints from a parent, they had immediately stopped using
:08:16. > :08:20.them. The statement concludds, we are sorry if this has caused any
:08:21. > :08:27.distress or upset. He just took it that it was OK, whereas we were
:08:28. > :08:33.horrified. Why? Because he looks like he has been branded. I had no
:08:34. > :08:41.idea that anything like this was happening or going on. You `re
:08:42. > :08:45.worried about it? Yes. It is very degrading to him. We are surprised
:08:46. > :08:49.that a school would do this. Usually they would issue a toilet p`st two
:08:50. > :08:54.children, not have signs hanging around their neck. We do not agree
:08:55. > :08:58.with anything that would embarrass children. The parent who colplained
:08:59. > :09:02.and who spoke to the Sun newspaper declined to be interviewed by us,
:09:03. > :09:05.saying he did not want to t`ke the matter any further.
:09:06. > :09:08.Thousands of victims of a ddadly lung disease are to get mord in
:09:09. > :09:15.compensation under a new government scheme. But one East Midlands MP
:09:16. > :09:17.says it's not nearly enough. Former industrial workers who've contracted
:09:18. > :09:23.mesothelioma in retirement `re to receive an average of ?123,000. The
:09:24. > :09:28.details were announced todax by the government. John Hess joins us from
:09:29. > :09:40.Westminster. John, how many victims are eligible? We are talking
:09:41. > :09:43.initially of 3500 victims, but the figure could be much higher because
:09:44. > :09:50.people that might have been exposed to asbestos last during thehr
:09:51. > :09:57.younger working lives, that could easily contract into Mesothdlioma
:09:58. > :10:00.Bill and their retirement ydars On the East Midlands Today, we have
:10:01. > :10:04.heard from any of the victils and families angered at being unable to
:10:05. > :10:07.sue former employers becausd the business no longer exists. This is
:10:08. > :10:14.where the new government compensation scheme kicks in. If you
:10:15. > :10:19.have been diagnosed recentlx and cannot claim, you can apply to the
:10:20. > :10:22.scheme. If you cannot find xour employer and their insurancd
:10:23. > :10:30.company, this scheme is there for you. How much can they expect?
:10:31. > :10:37.?123,000, plus ?7,000 in legal fees, which you can keep. Of course, more
:10:38. > :10:43.details offered today from the government. This is where the detail
:10:44. > :10:49.comes. Victims diagnosed after July 2012, less than two years ago, who
:10:50. > :10:54.cannot trace their former elployers, will be able to tap into a
:10:55. > :11:00.compensation pot of about ?380, 00. One of our MPs has campaigndd on
:11:01. > :11:06.behalf of the victims, and while welcoming today's announcemdnt, he
:11:07. > :11:10.says more could have been done. It is quite inadequate. We are talking
:11:11. > :11:15.about a situation in which families have been bereft for decades,
:11:16. > :11:19.sometimes, in all of this. They have been living hand to mouth. @nd they
:11:20. > :11:24.come along and say, we will average it out of profits we have m`de. I
:11:25. > :11:29.don't think that's good enotgh. There are people who died, `nd
:11:30. > :11:32.solicitors take up their cases and they get four or five times this
:11:33. > :11:38.amount of money because thex are individual cases. I have to tell you
:11:39. > :11:43.that the government is adam`nt that today's announcement ends an era of
:11:44. > :11:48.injustice. The first compensation could be paid out from this scheme
:11:49. > :11:51.as early as July. Thank you. A total of nine people have now been
:11:52. > :11:54.charged with conspiracy to lurder after three people were att`cked in
:11:55. > :11:58.a Leicester street. It follows an incident on E`st Park
:11:59. > :12:01.Road in January. Three men `nd a woman, all from Leicester, were due
:12:02. > :12:05.in court today, along with three men from London. Two other men `lready
:12:06. > :12:08.face conspiracy to murder charges. One, aged 25, is also accusdd of
:12:09. > :12:11.attempted murder. Rolls Royce is setting up a 24`hour
:12:12. > :12:15.hotline for whistle blowers following concerns over corruption
:12:16. > :12:18.allegations. The Serious Fr`ud Office began a formal investigation
:12:19. > :12:23.into the engine maker last xear amid claims of bribery and
:12:24. > :12:27.corruption in Asia. Some of the allegations date back more than 20
:12:28. > :12:34.years. The company says it'll also reclaim any bonuses paid to staff
:12:35. > :12:37.found guilty of corruption. Nottingham's two biggest hospitals
:12:38. > :12:41.say they urgently need to fhnd 4 million in savings. Managers in
:12:42. > :12:44.charge of the QMC and Nottingham City hospital have put a frdeze on
:12:45. > :12:50.recruitment and cancelled non essential spending on equiplent If
:12:51. > :12:53.they fail to break even this year, the hospitals could lose extra
:12:54. > :13:00.payments from the NHS. Bossds say the changes won't affect patient
:13:01. > :13:03.safety. Next tonight, could cooling the body
:13:04. > :13:06.temperature of patients immddiately after they've had a stroke help
:13:07. > :13:10.patients live better lives afterwards? Experts at the
:13:11. > :13:14.University of Nottingham sax it s possible that disabilities caused by
:13:15. > :13:19.the most common type of stroke could be cut by a third. They are leading
:13:20. > :13:24.the UK research in what is ` Europe`wide project. As Rob Sissons
:13:25. > :13:27.reports, cooling the body is already used when the emergency services
:13:28. > :13:39.deal with patients who've h`d a cardiac arrest.
:13:40. > :13:43.Zoe has had a cardiac arrest and they are worried her brain hs
:13:44. > :13:47.suffering in repairable dam`ge, so they are cooling it. Evidence
:13:48. > :13:51.suggests that the sooner shd is cooled, the slower her brain cells
:13:52. > :13:58.will die and the less brain damage she will suffer. It is a race
:13:59. > :14:04.against time, and it will bd when the same principle is tried on
:14:05. > :14:11.stroke patients in the UK, too. If we start on this side... From the
:14:12. > :14:15.front line to the classroom at the University of Nottingham, where
:14:16. > :14:19.nurses and doctors from fivd UK hospitals are being taught how to
:14:20. > :14:24.cool down stroke patients. Remember, you can take them
:14:25. > :14:30.completely off. Water fills cooling pads to bring down body temperature
:14:31. > :14:37.from 37 degrees, down to 34, with drugs used to stop shivering. The
:14:38. > :14:41.idea is to cool the body to protect the brain. When you have a stroke,
:14:42. > :14:45.the cells start to die becatse they are not getting enough oxygdn. If
:14:46. > :14:53.you call down the body, it needs much less energy and so fewdr brain
:14:54. > :14:58.cells will die. It has been a long journey for these patients. Most
:14:59. > :15:07.have had a stroke. Adapting can take months, even years. The/published
:15:08. > :15:11.rate it my left hand side. The more they can learn about the situation,
:15:12. > :15:17.the better it is going to bd, hopefully, for anybody else. I can
:15:18. > :15:23.move, but not very far. 20 xards maximum. There have been fotr small
:15:24. > :15:27.studies and it is Ray promising looking like it could reducd
:15:28. > :15:32.disability after a stroke bx a third, which would be dramatic.
:15:33. > :15:36.Recognising the symptoms and acting fast is important. The results of
:15:37. > :15:41.the clinical trial are not dxpected the three`year 's.
:15:42. > :15:45.When it comes to things that drive people round the bend, potholes are
:15:46. > :15:48.right up there at the top of the list. Every year councils ddal with
:15:49. > :15:52.thousands of complaints and then spend millions trying to fix them.
:15:53. > :15:56.Part of the problem is keephng up with the sheer number of repairs.
:15:57. > :16:05.But now a new machine is lending a helping hand. Here's Quentin Rayner
:16:06. > :16:10.to tell us more. They are the bane of every road
:16:11. > :16:14.user's life. The result of what happens when rainwater finds its way
:16:15. > :16:19.through tiny cracks and pushes up from below. The damage is worse when
:16:20. > :16:24.it freezes and water expands, making an even bigger hole. And thdy are
:16:25. > :16:28.making a hole in council budgets. In the past year, Leicester have spent
:16:29. > :16:32.over ?1 million on carriageway defects, including potholes.
:16:33. > :16:36.Derbyshire is receiving almost 00 calls each week, and so far this
:16:37. > :16:41.year well over 7000 potholes have been reported across the cotnty
:16:42. > :16:46.Nottinghamshire has ten crews out everyday, who repaired over 34, 00
:16:47. > :16:54.potholes last year. No wonddr they drive people mad. Not in a very good
:16:55. > :16:59.state. I have changed the rhght`hand side and the left one is gohng down
:17:00. > :17:05.over one of the potholes in Nottingham. Not cheap. If you do not
:17:06. > :17:09.invest, you get bad roads. The council have to do more but it is
:17:10. > :17:14.the budget. The council will complain they have not got dnough
:17:15. > :17:17.money to fill potholes. We pay road tax. It is not as if we are not
:17:18. > :17:23.paying towards the upkeep of the roads. There is a call for councils
:17:24. > :17:27.to do more, and that is what Nottingham has done. Enter the
:17:28. > :17:33.Multihog, a ?100,000 machind which will speed up repairs. It's spinning
:17:34. > :17:39.teeth rip up and prepare a damaged road surface in a fraction of the
:17:40. > :17:44.time it used to take. It is cutting the time it takes by about ` third.
:17:45. > :17:48.It is completing this area hn a roundabout and our, which would
:17:49. > :17:53.normally take three hours. Ht goes down two inches. Really, it is a
:17:54. > :17:58.much more efficient way of doing repairs. You will not just see it
:17:59. > :18:03.repairing the roads. Other attachments transform it into a grit
:18:04. > :18:08.spreader or a snowplough. There is no end to its talents, like you two.
:18:09. > :18:12.Thanks, Quentin. One question drivers are asking is why are
:18:13. > :18:15.potholes still such a probldm? In the East Midlands we've had a mild
:18:16. > :18:19.winter and not a particularly wet one. It's a question I put to Simon
:18:20. > :18:29.Williams, a spokesman for the motoring organisation the R@C.
:18:30. > :18:33.Normally, it is the freezing conditions that wreak havoc on the
:18:34. > :18:38.roads, as water gets into the cracks and expands and makes things worse.
:18:39. > :18:42.This year, we had a mild winter We are seeing that vehicles ard making
:18:43. > :18:47.road defects worse by going over them. We need councils to fhx the
:18:48. > :18:50.roads as they are supposed to. They are given the money to do so but
:18:51. > :18:56.they are not spending any additional budget on road maintenance, as they
:18:57. > :19:01.have in previous years. Isn't it a scandal? The tax taken from drivers
:19:02. > :19:06.is ?50 billion, and we are tnder investing inroads. As motorhsts we
:19:07. > :19:10.have the right to expect good quality roads. At the moment, some
:19:11. > :19:15.seem more like an assault course, and drivers are having to change
:19:16. > :19:20.course, putting them at risk of accidents. Also, the wear and tear
:19:21. > :19:24.on vehicles is terrible. We are seeing an increase in damagd to
:19:25. > :19:29.vehicles caused by potholes. The money that is not being spent and
:19:30. > :19:35.should be spent is more than made up for, presumably, in claims from
:19:36. > :19:39.disgruntled motorists. Motorists should claim the damage restlting
:19:40. > :19:44.from driving over a pothole. The important thing is to report it We
:19:45. > :19:49.urge every motorist to report potholes to the local authority so
:19:50. > :19:53.that a repair can be carried out. In terms of compensation, you can only
:19:54. > :19:56.claim if the council is aware of the pothole and has the opportunity to
:19:57. > :19:59.fix it. Thank you. And we'd like to hear about your
:20:00. > :20:03.experiences with potholes. Tell us more and send us your pictures at
:20:04. > :20:09.these addresses. And we'll have an update later in the programle.
:20:10. > :20:12.Now, the sport. We start tonight with crickdt and
:20:13. > :20:15.our very special guest Paul Nixon, the former Leicestershire and
:20:16. > :20:17.England wicketkeeper who's now teaching young cricketers in
:20:18. > :20:21.partnership with this man, Craig Parry. We'll get onto the P`ul Nixon
:20:22. > :20:24.Academy later but I want to start with your thoughts on England,
:20:25. > :20:32.finally ending their losing streak by beating the West Indies. Yes and
:20:33. > :20:36.Stuart Broad leading from the front, which is wonderful. He has capped
:20:37. > :20:38.and it very well. Perfect preparation for the World Ctp
:20:39. > :20:44.because the pictures in the West Indies were slow. We have bden
:20:45. > :20:52.finding out who can do it at important times under presstre.
:20:53. > :20:58.Let's talk about Stuart Bro`d. Does he look the part, does he look like
:20:59. > :21:03.being a Test captain? Very luch so. He is experienced and he knows how
:21:04. > :21:06.every body feels as an all`rounder. He has been through good and bad
:21:07. > :21:11.times, which makes him a very rounded individual. For me,
:21:12. > :21:18.definitely. He carried things beautifully. Who will be next. Craig
:21:19. > :21:22.Parry is director of PTC sport. You have made him the front man for the
:21:23. > :21:29.Paul Nixon Academy. What is the plan? It is about 16 to 19`xear`olds
:21:30. > :21:32.coming in and getting an edtcation but at the same time learning
:21:33. > :21:37.professional cricket, learnhng the skills that Paul learned through his
:21:38. > :21:41.career. We can see some of the stuff from the launch. We have sedn this
:21:42. > :21:46.in football but why not before with cricket? We have been waiting for
:21:47. > :21:52.someone with Paul's enthusi`sm and expertise. Basically, he fits the
:21:53. > :21:56.bill, so it is great to fin`lly get cricket off and running in
:21:57. > :22:01.Leicestershire. We have high hopes. We can see the enthusiasm. H you
:22:02. > :22:07.looking for the next James Taylor, Stuart Broad? Absolutely. Wd want
:22:08. > :22:09.the kids to come through, gdt their education sorted, learn frol quality
:22:10. > :22:13.players and make sure that some buddy comes through for England If
:22:14. > :22:21.not, they have another path to get a job afterwards. Is this really a way
:22:22. > :22:27.forward? Do you think it will unearth future stars? No qudstion.
:22:28. > :22:30.At 16, all of the county 's wave goodbye to their kids on ac`demies.
:22:31. > :22:35.There is a lot of talent and we want to find them. Let's finish with the
:22:36. > :22:41.World Cup. Would you care to make a prediction? We have to be at our
:22:42. > :22:45.best. If we make the semifinal it would be a great achievement. Good
:22:46. > :22:49.luck with the Academy and thank you for joining us.
:22:50. > :22:53.Derby County defender Kieron Freeman has gone out on loan to Sheffield
:22:54. > :22:56.Utd. It follows his recent return from Notts County. Meanwhild more
:22:57. > :22:59.recognition for the Rams. Steve McClaren's been nominated for the
:23:00. > :23:07.Championship Manager of the Month while left back Craig Forsyth's up
:23:08. > :23:12.for the player award. It is probably for all of the clean
:23:13. > :23:16.sheets we have heard. Three in a row. It was a team effort. There
:23:17. > :23:19.were few of the boys that could have been nominated, but fortunately it
:23:20. > :23:22.is my name that been picked out Also in football, an eyecatching
:23:23. > :23:24.performance from Leicester City s Kaspar Schmiechel in goal for
:23:25. > :23:29.Denmark against England at Wembley last night. A really solid show with
:23:30. > :23:34.a couple of big saves beford Daniel Sturridge was finally able to find a
:23:35. > :23:37.way past him. Certainly did his reputation no harm at all and
:23:38. > :23:40.earlier in the evening both Derby's Will Hughes and Leicester's Liam
:23:41. > :23:48.Moore made appearences as England's Under 21s beat Wales 1`0.
:23:49. > :23:52.And in Badminton, our own Chris Adcock and Gabby White are through
:23:53. > :23:54.to the quarter finals of thd Mixed Doubles at the All England
:23:55. > :23:59.Championships ` the sport's equivalent of Wimbledon. Thdy'll be
:24:00. > :24:07.looking for a good showing hn this Commonwealth Games year.
:24:08. > :24:12.Plenty to look forward to. World Cup, Commonwealth Games, end of the
:24:13. > :24:17.football season. And plenty of responses to our
:24:18. > :24:28.potholes story, which has sparked a flurry of e`mails, phone calls and
:24:29. > :24:32.messages. This one says, Derby is full of them. You can report them to
:24:33. > :24:37.the council but they still have not fixed them.
:24:38. > :24:46.This one says, I am sick of potholes around saffron Lane's areas.
:24:47. > :24:52.Horrendous, according to an e`mail from David. A recent incident cost
:24:53. > :24:56.us ?160 for a replacement alloy wheel and two tires. Alan tdlephoned
:24:57. > :25:01.to say potholes around Grantham are horrendous. He uses a mobilhty
:25:02. > :25:07.scooter and had to have a wheel replaced because of potholes.
:25:08. > :25:10.Barbara said total resurfachng properly is what it needs and would
:25:11. > :25:33.probably be cheaper than many bodged repair jobs.
:25:34. > :25:42.Thank you for all that, and thank you to everybody else who wrote in.
:25:43. > :25:48.Potholes always get us going. Now time for the weather.
:25:49. > :25:54.Just like you have to avoid potholes, there is rain to `void for
:25:55. > :25:58.the next 12 hours, but things are improving with some decent weather
:25:59. > :26:04.for the end of the week. First, a stunning view here. Overnight
:26:05. > :26:08.tonight, it is staying cloudy and mild with outbreaks of rain. You can
:26:09. > :26:12.notice the rain sitting to the north and west. It stays away for a time
:26:13. > :26:15.and we are left with a cloudy evening producing a little light
:26:16. > :26:21.rain and drizzle for the first part of the night. Heading towards the
:26:22. > :26:28.dawn, we start to see rain loving in. As I mentioned, it is mhld.
:26:29. > :26:32.Tomorrow morning it will st`rt cloudy and damp. The rain is pushing
:26:33. > :26:39.away quite quickly through to the south`east. As it moves awax, things
:26:40. > :26:44.start to improve considerably. We will see some decent sunshine
:26:45. > :26:50.through the afternoon on Frhday But it is a bit breezy with the westerly
:26:51. > :26:54.wind. Looking at the weekend, pretty good. It will be a frosty start with
:26:55. > :26:58.quite a bit of cloud first thing that that should start to clear away
:26:59. > :27:05.and the sunshine will come out and we are looking at highs of 03
:27:06. > :27:08.degrees. That is about four degrees higher than you would expect at this
:27:09. > :27:15.time of year. Looking into Sunday, it is generally dry. More clout than
:27:16. > :27:20.on Saturday. A little rain for the night but look what is creeping in.
:27:21. > :27:25.High pressure. Once that is with us from Monday, it stays throughout
:27:26. > :27:29.much of next week, keeping ts settled and fine and sunny by day.
:27:30. > :27:32.Some really promising weathdr to come. Just the rain to move through
:27:33. > :27:36.during the night to night. Lovely.
:27:37. > :27:42.I am opening a restored railway bridge in Derbyshire tomorrow.
:27:43. > :27:45.Not everybody gets to say that! How do you open a bridge? Lhke that.
:27:46. > :27:48.Goodbye.