:00:00. > :00:00.chilly old week, George. Rais thank you. That's all from the
:00:00. > :00:08.This is East Midlands Today, with Anne Davies, and me, Dominic Heale.
:00:09. > :00:19.Tonight, after spending 20 years on the run, a paedophile priest looks
:00:20. > :00:22.set to die in prison. 85`year`old Francis Paul Cullen gets
:00:23. > :00:28.15 years for a series of sex attacks on children.
:00:29. > :00:32.Also tonight, Forest manager Billy Davies is sacked following
:00:33. > :00:37.Saturday's drubbing by Derby. Did a good job. Don't know how he will
:00:38. > :00:42.turn it around, to be honest. Plus, should pregnant women be paid
:00:43. > :00:47.hundreds of pounds to stop smoking? And from this... To this. A council
:00:48. > :00:58.gives way to complaints over faded road markings.
:00:59. > :01:03.Good evening and welcome to Monday's programme. First tonight, a Catholic
:01:04. > :01:08.priest who abused children across the East Midlands over a four`decade
:01:09. > :01:11.period has been jailed for 15 years. Today a court heard claims that the
:01:12. > :01:14.church covered up Francis Paul Cullen's wicked crimes and
:01:15. > :01:19.effectively helped him to avoid capture. One victim wrote a personal
:01:20. > :01:30.letter to Cullen saying he hoped he would rot in jail. From Derby Crown
:01:31. > :01:35.Court, Simon Hare reports. To some, you was an enthusiastic,
:01:36. > :01:40.charismatic and friendly priest. `` he was. But to others, a predatory
:01:41. > :01:46.paedophile. Last month, Francis Paul Cullen admitted 21 counts of sexual
:01:47. > :01:51.abuse against seven boys and girls over a 34 year period from 1957 to
:01:52. > :01:58.1991. It began here at a church he had helped to set up. Christ the
:01:59. > :02:02.King on this estate in Derby. Altar boys and schoolchildren in his care
:02:03. > :02:07.were abused. A complaint about his conduct was launched as early as
:02:08. > :02:11.1964 but he stayed in his job and later to Buxton, and then
:02:12. > :02:17.Nottingham. The abuse continued. Many of the victims say Cullen stole
:02:18. > :02:22.their childhood and deeply affected their adult relationships. In a
:02:23. > :02:26.personal letter to Cullen read out in court today, one told him, you
:02:27. > :02:30.had a calling from the Devil and I am sure your maker cannot wait to
:02:31. > :02:36.meet up with you. I don't know if you will what in hell. I hope you
:02:37. > :02:39.rot in jail. Today's sentence, the 15 years imprisonment, go some way
:02:40. > :02:43.to providing a degree of pleasure for the victims of this case. Any
:02:44. > :02:47.sentence passed will never truly reflect the damage that has been
:02:48. > :02:52.caused by Francis Paul Cullen towards his young and vulnerable
:02:53. > :02:55.victims. Cullen had been on the run from the authorities for more than
:02:56. > :02:58.20 years. Living here in Tenerife. While here
:02:59. > :03:04.comic he told that he had been a priest back in the UK. `` while
:03:05. > :03:10.here, you told. And he even wore a priest's. Collar. He was arrested
:03:11. > :03:15.last summer. Jailing Cullen for 15 years, the judge told him, you took
:03:16. > :03:20.full advantage of your position and the trust in which you were held to
:03:21. > :03:26.satisfy your perverted lust. To say that you were a disgrace to your
:03:27. > :03:31.cloth understates your activity. This was gross hypocrisy. Your
:03:32. > :03:36.entire life was alive. It is expected Cullen will be aged almost
:03:37. > :03:39.96 before he can be considered for parole. Meaning his sentence could
:03:40. > :03:41.prove to be for the rest of his life.
:03:42. > :03:44.Earlier this evening I spoke to Father Andrew Cole from the Catholic
:03:45. > :03:52.Church, and asked him for his reaction to today's sentence.
:03:53. > :03:56.I am pleased Cullen has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. It
:03:57. > :04:01.is a long sentence which reflects the gap `` gravity of his offences
:04:02. > :04:06.and the scandal it has caused among the wider community and the hurt he
:04:07. > :04:10.has caused to his victims. One victim did say they felt the church
:04:11. > :04:15.turned a blind eye to this and Cullen was moved from parish to
:04:16. > :04:19.parish as part of a cover`up. I can understand why they feel that. I
:04:20. > :04:22.have not seen anything in his personal file to indicate that was
:04:23. > :04:27.the reason why he was moved on. If there was, if people knew and did
:04:28. > :04:31.nothing, then I am truly sorry about that. But will something be done? It
:04:32. > :04:36.is wonderful you are sorry but will something be done about it? We now
:04:37. > :04:41.work transparently with the police and other statutory authorities when
:04:42. > :04:45.such patients arise. If a priest is suspected of having abused a minor,
:04:46. > :04:50.he is immediately taken out of the ministry and the alleged offences
:04:51. > :04:55.are investigated by the police and services. All of those who are
:04:56. > :04:59.selected for ordination to the priesthood have to undergo. A
:05:00. > :05:03.logical assessment and we are confident that the measures we have
:05:04. > :05:10.taken as a response to what has happened before have led to the
:05:11. > :05:15.Catholic Church being a much better safeguard of children and vulnerable
:05:16. > :05:19.adults. `` undergo a psychological assessment. It needs stamping out
:05:20. > :05:24.and we will do whatever we can to do that. Thank you.
:05:25. > :05:27.Police have made a number of arrests after two men died in a road
:05:28. > :05:31.accident in Nottinghamshire. It happened around 10pm last night in
:05:32. > :05:36.Ravenshead. Three men were inside a silver Rover when it went off the
:05:37. > :05:40.road and hit a telegraph pole. The driver and front`seat passenger died
:05:41. > :05:42.at the scene. A third man sustained injuries described as
:05:43. > :05:46.non`life`threatening. Police have arrested three other men in their
:05:47. > :05:50.20s suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
:05:51. > :05:53.ASDA has announced that 200 managerial jobs are to go at its
:05:54. > :05:58.George clothing headquarters in Lutterworth and its main offices in
:05:59. > :06:02.Leeds. The supermarket chain won't specify how many posts will go from
:06:03. > :06:06.its Leicestershire operation. The move is part of a new five`year plan
:06:07. > :06:11.by the firm to tackle increasing competition from rival supermarkets.
:06:12. > :06:13.The police watchdog is to investigate Nottinghamshire Police
:06:14. > :06:19.over a former officer who was wrongly convicted of rape. Trevor
:06:20. > :06:24.Gray faced a re`trial last month where a jury unanimously found him
:06:25. > :06:28.not guilty. His wife Alison helped to clear his name by finding new
:06:29. > :06:35.evidence. The IPCC will examine whether steps were taken to identify
:06:36. > :06:39.and locate significant witnesses. Still to come, goodbye Billy. As
:06:40. > :06:42.Nottingham Forest sack their manager, we'll be looking at the
:06:43. > :06:50.possible replacements being lined up at the City Ground.
:06:51. > :06:54.Next tonight, a controversial experiment paying pregnant women
:06:55. > :07:02.hundreds of pounds to quit smoking during pregnancy. It's been tried in
:07:03. > :07:07.one part of Derbyshire and may soon be extended. The women can pocket
:07:08. > :07:11.more than ?700 each in shopping vouchers. That's if they stay off
:07:12. > :07:16.smoking both during and after their pregnancy. But is it a proper way to
:07:17. > :07:23.spend taxpayers' money? Here's our health correspondent, Rob Sissons.
:07:24. > :07:26.It's thought to be an East Midlands first, Offering financial rewards to
:07:27. > :07:30.help pregnant women who smoke kick the habit.
:07:31. > :07:37.Just over 200 women in Derbyshire signed up to it. Their challenge, to
:07:38. > :07:42.be smoke`free from around 12 weeks into pregancy right the way through
:07:43. > :07:46.to six months after the birth. Their reward, up to ?752 in shopping
:07:47. > :07:51.vouchers. But it proved too difficult for most of them. Just 56,
:07:52. > :07:55.only a quarter, managed to stay off the cigarettes all the way through
:07:56. > :08:04.till birth. And only 26 resisted smoking all the way through to the
:08:05. > :08:09.finish line. That is six months after the baby arrives. On the face
:08:10. > :08:10.of it a poor success rate, but those behind the experiment insist it's
:08:11. > :08:22.money well spent. ?700 is very consider the cost and
:08:23. > :08:29.the cost to the NHS of smoking is very high. ?6,000 per pregnancy.
:08:30. > :08:33.So does how it work? To avoid cheating, the women were given
:08:34. > :08:36.regular breath tests. Every time they passed, the vouchers stacked
:08:37. > :08:42.up. Starting at ?8, incentives for each clear test rise to a maximum of
:08:43. > :08:46.?32. So, the less you smoke, the more you can shop. And now there's
:08:47. > :08:51.talk expanding from one part of Derbyshire to the rest of it. But
:08:52. > :08:53.with the risks of smoking in pregnancy well`known, should it
:08:54. > :09:01.really take vouchers for women to put down their cigarettes while the
:09:02. > :09:06.taxpayer picks up the bill? It sends out the wrong signal. It is
:09:07. > :09:09.morally wrong and wasting taxpayers' money. It doesn't work
:09:10. > :09:13.and is taking valuable resources from other schemes which might work.
:09:14. > :09:17.In what way is this a good idea and in what way can this rolling out and
:09:18. > :09:20.expansion be justified? Well, it can, say those at
:09:21. > :09:24.Derbyshire County Council behind the scheme. ?37,000 has already been
:09:25. > :09:29.spent. And they say you can't put a price on the health of a baby and
:09:30. > :09:32.its mum. Thank you. The Chancellor of the Exchequer,
:09:33. > :09:36.George Osborne, has been talking up the revival of the East Midlands
:09:37. > :09:39.economy. His post`Budget visit to the region today coincided with a
:09:40. > :09:48.multi`million pound jobs boost for Leicester and Leicestershire. Here's
:09:49. > :09:52.our political editor, John Hess. On the factory floor today, the
:09:53. > :09:57.Chancellor was praising the makers and manufacturers of the East
:09:58. > :10:01.Midlands. Boal Aluminium makes components for the construction in
:10:02. > :10:05.the car industry. We export about 30% of what we make but at the
:10:06. > :10:08.moment the main growth is coming through from the UK and that is
:10:09. > :10:13.where it is really being led from. The company employs 130 people but
:10:14. > :10:16.because of the revival in the East Midlands Manufacturing, it is orally
:10:17. > :10:21.considering taking on extra staff to meet demand. `` already. That will
:10:22. > :10:26.be music to the ears of George Osborne, especially after a
:10:27. > :10:31.multi`million pound programme to boost jobs and apprentices in the
:10:32. > :10:37.Midlands was unveiled today. It is so important is Midlands is making
:10:38. > :10:43.things and that is Mrs growing. `` it is important the East Midlands.
:10:44. > :10:50.The local MP and Treasury Minister Nicky Morgan needs a revived economy
:10:51. > :10:59.if she is to retain her seat next year. A TUC report suggests the
:11:00. > :11:07.value of average workers' pay is unlikely to recover for another ten
:11:08. > :11:12.years, though. People can afford to buy more now even compared with six
:11:13. > :11:19.months ago. We are really pleased with the new Budget report. Things
:11:20. > :11:23.seem to be getting better. It means we have an area of the country that
:11:24. > :11:27.is growing as the economy grows and that is the way to grow the living
:11:28. > :11:34.standards of people here. The Chancellor also stopped over at
:11:35. > :11:38.Derby, weather can be `` where the Cathedral could be doing with some
:11:39. > :11:40.more cash. Some more tea and a little bit of sympathy for this
:11:41. > :11:43.Chancellor. The servicemen who inspired the
:11:44. > :11:48.Hollywood film The Great Escape were remembered in Leicester today. A
:11:49. > :11:51.service was held at the War Memorial on Victoria Park to mark the 70th
:11:52. > :11:57.anniversary of the murder of 50 RAF officers, shot by the Gestapo. A
:11:58. > :12:06.wreath was laid by the Leicester RAF Association. I think those men
:12:07. > :12:09.represented what Allied servicemen represented, that they made the
:12:10. > :12:13.ultimate sacrifice to allow you and I to live the lives we are leading
:12:14. > :12:17.today. What aid from well this would have been if they hadn't paid that
:12:18. > :12:21.ultimate sacrifice. `` what a different world.
:12:22. > :12:24.And now for news of a victory for people power for residents who'd
:12:25. > :12:28.been complaining about a lack of visible road markings. Just a week
:12:29. > :12:31.after we ran the story on East Midlands Today, fading white lines
:12:32. > :12:34.were refreshed and repaired. Locals say they're delighted their voices
:12:35. > :12:42.have been heard, as Sarah Teale reports.
:12:43. > :12:48.The lines at the bottom of the road have been newly painted. This
:12:49. > :12:52.driving instructor takes us on another journey around
:12:53. > :12:56.Nottinghamshire. The transformation along the route is obvious. Well,
:12:57. > :13:01.you filmed on the Thursday and on the Monday, the white lines were
:13:02. > :13:05.there! The problem was highlighted by the road safety markings
:13:06. > :13:11.Association about two weeks ago. They released a survey which showed
:13:12. > :13:16.38% of all the white lines in these Midlands needed replacing
:13:17. > :13:21.immediately or within six months. `` in the East Midlands. All the ones
:13:22. > :13:28.we pointed out have been done! Absolutely! It is extremely
:13:29. > :13:31.pleasing. Nottinghamshire County Council were responsible for
:13:32. > :13:38.repainting the markings in Key West. They have around 2500 miles to
:13:39. > :13:44.maintain across the county of road. Has it been affected by cutbacks?
:13:45. > :13:47.Yes. All of our highway maintenance budgets have been affected and so we
:13:48. > :13:52.have less money now to spend on the white lines that we had two or three
:13:53. > :13:56.years ago. But, nevertheless, we are trying to do the ones which are a
:13:57. > :14:01.priority, so the junctions, the zebra crossings and stop lines at
:14:02. > :14:04.signals. All the ones which have a real safety implication if we don't
:14:05. > :14:10.do them are the ones we are trying to do first. It is a problem which
:14:11. > :14:13.stretches across the area. We filmed this roundabout which motorists
:14:14. > :14:16.complain is virtually invisible because it is so worn out. The
:14:17. > :14:24.council says they will be fixing it in the next few weeks.
:14:25. > :14:27.Fantastic! Getting things done! Still to come, after the weekend's
:14:28. > :14:35.hailstorms and this morning's frost and ice, what does the weather hold?
:14:36. > :14:38.And meet my new friend Candy. She has turned down the chance to
:14:39. > :14:48.perform for Simon Cowell and I'm not telling porkies!
:14:49. > :15:00.An interesting name for a pig! Candy! Doesn't go with bacon! Oops!
:15:01. > :15:03.I did say that! Now for the sport. `` I did not say that!
:15:04. > :15:06.First tonight, Nottingham Forest chairman and owner Fawaz Al Hasawi
:15:07. > :15:15.has stressed the need for patience as he looks to appoint a new
:15:16. > :15:23.manager. Billy Davies was sacked last night after just over a year as
:15:24. > :15:25.boss of City Ground. To light, Fawaz al Hasawi is looking
:15:26. > :15:32.to appoint his fifth manager in 20 months. Things need to change. We
:15:33. > :15:36.have nine games to go and we have to concentrate on it, we have to do it
:15:37. > :15:43.and that is that. There is nobody in mind at the moment. The manager for
:15:44. > :15:48.the reserve team and academy, he is in charge at the moment. It might be
:15:49. > :15:54.temporary or he might continue to the end of the season. Billy Davies
:15:55. > :15:58.returned for his second spell in charge 13 months ago. Forest have
:15:59. > :16:02.been in the top six all season but on Saturday, they suffered an
:16:03. > :16:05.embarrassing 5`0 defeat in Derby, they haven't won in eight games and
:16:06. > :16:12.they slipped out of the play`off places. Stunned, really. Why no we
:16:13. > :16:17.haven't been doing well but stunned. Quite surprisingly really,
:16:18. > :16:21.given the team's performance on Saturday and the results previously.
:16:22. > :16:27.I think he caused in self, not talking to the media. It was all
:16:28. > :16:35.conspiring against him. Just one bad performance. I do not think you
:16:36. > :16:41.should be sacked. This afternoon, he met with the owner. In a surprise
:16:42. > :16:46.move, one former captain arrived and the club confirmed he had joined on
:16:47. > :16:56.loan. Something the chairman later denied. No, we don't have any loan
:16:57. > :17:00.signings. So he hasn't signed? No. The former captain was today at the
:17:01. > :17:05.training ground, too. He has been given an ambassadorial role and Al
:17:06. > :17:15.Hasawi says all immediate bands have been lifted with immediate effect.
:17:16. > :17:20.`` immediate bans. Our sports editor joins us now. This morning, we were
:17:21. > :17:25.all convinced he was coming. Tell us where we are? It seems there has
:17:26. > :17:31.been a massive U`turn and Fawaz al Hasawi told us himself he had spoken
:17:32. > :17:35.to representatives earlier today and I spoke to a person who is usually
:17:36. > :17:42.part of Neil Warnock's coaching staff. They expected to be at the
:17:43. > :17:45.City Ground this afternoon. Then the former captain arrives at the
:17:46. > :17:53.training ground but later the chairman says he has not signed on
:17:54. > :17:58.loan, despite confirmation on the club's own website! He says now he
:17:59. > :18:04.is talking to a number of managers and Gary is in temporary charge, who
:18:05. > :18:09.is the academy coach at Forest. This all sounds like utter chaos! That is
:18:10. > :18:15.football, Colin! Predictably unpredictable. For many years there
:18:16. > :18:18.have been ups and downs that Forest. Only Fawaz al Hasawi now knows what
:18:19. > :18:24.will happen next. And we are in danger of forgetting the play`off
:18:25. > :18:29.race isn't over for them? No. Nine games left, they are seventh and not
:18:30. > :18:31.out of touch. They have a game tomorrow evening against Charlton.
:18:32. > :18:36.We presume Gary will be in charge for that, but who knows?! We will
:18:37. > :18:39.wait and see. So, the match between Derby and
:18:40. > :18:43.Forest is followed by a sacking for the second time this season. For
:18:44. > :18:45.Rams fans, the stunning result just highlights their transformation
:18:46. > :18:47.since Nigel Clough got the axe. Angela Rafferty now reports on a
:18:48. > :19:05.great day for Derby. It has been 20 years since a derby
:19:06. > :19:11.match has meant quite so much and it could mean for either side `` glory
:19:12. > :19:20.for either side and disaster for the other. The dream starts for Derby
:19:21. > :19:30.County... Billy Davies in the dugout could barely watch as the rounds ran
:19:31. > :19:39.rampant. `` the rounds display `` the rounds. Then they made it 3`0.
:19:40. > :19:43.And back for the Reds. The misery mounted for Forest as Johnny Russell
:19:44. > :19:53.made it four. And then hat`trick history was rewritten. Derby's
:19:54. > :20:00.biggest ever win over Forest in more than 100 years. Absolutely
:20:01. > :20:08.fantastic! Best day of my life! What you live for! Main rivals!
:20:09. > :20:15.Brilliant! I think it was just outstanding. They hat`trick. A day
:20:16. > :20:22.I'll will never forget. So remarkable, that, on so many levels.
:20:23. > :20:25.Drama, too, at Leicester City. Their manager, Nigel Pearson, is back home
:20:26. > :20:28.this evening after a two`night stay in hospital. He was ill during
:20:29. > :20:32.Saturday's game at Blackburn, as Mark Shardlow reports.
:20:33. > :20:36.The club says Nigel Pearson was suffering sickness when the team
:20:37. > :20:41.arrived at the burn. He was in the stands, watching, as this goal
:20:42. > :20:45.extended Leicester's unbeaten run to 17 games. But this wasn't to be
:20:46. > :20:49.another win. A Blackburn equaliser put an end to the scoring for the
:20:50. > :20:53.day, and while the fans were pondering a second`half miss that
:20:54. > :20:58.might have captured the points, Nigel Pearson was getting medical
:20:59. > :21:09.attention. He was taken ill. He felt unwell in the game and was taken to
:21:10. > :21:12.hospital as a precaution. To get tests on a Sunday is very difficult
:21:13. > :21:14.so we're just waiting for the final tests, but fully expecting to be out
:21:15. > :21:17.today and hopefully at the game tomorrow. Just feeling unwell. They
:21:18. > :21:21.haven't had the test results so I think it would be wrong of me to
:21:22. > :21:25.speculate. He just felt unwell. It is not the first time he has been
:21:26. > :21:34.admitted to hospital. Four years ago he went tests when feeling ill while
:21:35. > :21:39.at Hull city. His message today was that it is business as usual.
:21:40. > :21:42.Elsewhere, there was a massive boost to Notts County, who can begin
:21:43. > :21:46.dreaming of a great escape after hammering fellow strugglers
:21:47. > :21:51.Carlisle. Haydn Hollis and Ronan Murray had the Magpies two ahead at
:21:52. > :21:54.half time. But no`one in the ground will have felt properly secure until
:21:55. > :22:00.Hollis got his second and Notts' third on 47 minutes. James Berrett
:22:01. > :22:04.did pull one back for the visitors. But when Gary Liddle sealed it, he
:22:05. > :22:09.did so in style. Just watch this ` brilliant! Notts remain bottom but
:22:10. > :22:13.at least stay in touch. And in League Two, Mansfield played
:22:14. > :22:20.out a derby draw with Chesterfield, Ollie Palmer very nearly winning it
:22:21. > :22:23.for the Stags in stoppage time. In Rugby, Leicester Tigers have a
:22:24. > :22:27.habit of hitting form at the right time, and they're doing it again
:22:28. > :22:32.this season. Led by the power of the Pacific to six tries and a complete
:22:33. > :22:35.mauling of Exeter. The best they've played with the ball in hand all
:22:36. > :22:39.season, according to Director of Rugby Richard Cockerill. And set up
:22:40. > :22:46.beautifully for the upcoming derby away at Northampton and European
:22:47. > :22:52.quarterfinal in France. Brilliant stuff from them! And
:22:53. > :22:57.also, a big, big week ahead for Nottingham Panthers. They will try
:22:58. > :23:00.an overturn a three`goal gap in the second leg of the Challenge Cup
:23:01. > :23:04.final tomorrow night, all before the first leg of their play`off against
:23:05. > :23:06.Braehead Clan on Thursday. Do not forget, more on late kick`off on the
:23:07. > :23:12.departure of Billy Davies' departure. Tomorrow night, a full
:23:13. > :23:17.football programme, so, no doubt, all the drama will keep rolling and
:23:18. > :23:20.rolling and rolling! And Natalie might be making an
:23:21. > :23:23.appearance on the late news just in case anything happens between now
:23:24. > :23:26.and then. Stay tuned! Next tonight, she's turned down
:23:27. > :23:33.Simon Cowell and an offer to bypass the auditions to appear on Britain's
:23:34. > :23:36.Got Talent. Not many people do that! That's because she's simply not up
:23:37. > :23:43.to performing yet. She will, though, when she's ready, "darling"! So just
:23:44. > :23:46.who is this diva? Well, she has graciously agreed to appear on East
:23:47. > :23:53.Midlands Today, and Jo Healey went to meet her.
:23:54. > :23:57.Yes, I have come to Manor farm at Eastleigh to meet Candy, the
:23:58. > :24:02.performing pig. I'm a bit cautious about this. The last time did
:24:03. > :24:06.anything like it, I met Darren, the waving goat. But he would not waive
:24:07. > :24:10.for me. You are not going to, are you? You are not. Goodbye. I'm
:24:11. > :24:29.going. Don't believe you! Candy is a two`year`old rescue pig.
:24:30. > :24:39.She loves showing off. I think Apple Mac is an amazing animal! `` I think
:24:40. > :24:46.Candy! She was fantastic. She is clever! She turned down the chance
:24:47. > :24:50.to perform for Simon Cowell. We don't feel she is there yet. She
:24:51. > :24:54.needs a bit more training this summer and then maybe next year we
:24:55. > :24:58.will think about it. She knows her name and she knows she is the
:24:59. > :25:04.special pig out of everybody. We have our Easter Parade coming up and
:25:05. > :25:09.she dresses up as an Easter egg. She was a dark princess at Halloween.
:25:10. > :25:24.She has ATR. But will she performed for me? Sit! Sit! Up! Candy? Up! You
:25:25. > :25:33.won't do anything for me, will you? You won't, will you? Just no point!
:25:34. > :25:41.You won't even sit! What is the point?! She went to do
:25:42. > :25:44.it! I can think she of something Candy might have done and Jo
:25:45. > :25:48.wouldn't have liked it! We could have had her sitting in here if she
:25:49. > :25:52.were up to being in a studio. I'd think the director would want to
:25:53. > :25:57.think about that! Or, indeed, our lovely weather presenter!
:25:58. > :26:04.Good evening. We had some beautiful spring sunshine but, boy, was it
:26:05. > :26:11.wintry today. Temperatures as low as `3. Our tender plants have had a bit
:26:12. > :26:15.of a shock, that is for sure, and they are looking a bit sorry for
:26:16. > :26:20.themselves, but do keep your pictures coming in. We had a ridge
:26:21. > :26:23.of high pressure across us for the last 24 hours.
:26:24. > :26:26.That gave us the clear skies overnight and the gorgeous sunshine
:26:27. > :26:30.today but it is very transient. It has been shoved out of the way and
:26:31. > :26:35.in its place comes a weather front, and this will be stubborn and stay
:26:36. > :26:40.with us for much of the day tomorrow. So a completely different
:26:41. > :26:45.feel and feeling autumnal, if anything. Feeling quite chilly and
:26:46. > :26:49.cloudy and damp. You can see the cloud quite nicely on the satellite
:26:50. > :26:52.picture. Ahead of that, we are dry at the moment but the cloud starts
:26:53. > :26:55.to increase and we see the rain pushing in through the early hours
:26:56. > :27:01.of the morning. Nothing particularly heavy about it at it is cloudy and a
:27:02. > :27:07.damp night. The cloud, wind and rain will hold those temperatures up, so
:27:08. > :27:11.nowhere near as cold tonight. Down to four or five degrees. A
:27:12. > :27:14.completely different start to tomorrow. Wetter, cloudier and we
:27:15. > :27:19.see these outbreaks of rain through the morning. They will slowly
:27:20. > :27:23.fragment into the afternoon, breaking up a bit, but then heavy
:27:24. > :27:27.showers following from that as the wind starts to turn into an easterly
:27:28. > :27:31.direction. Chilly, and seven or eight is the top to budge. The rain
:27:32. > :27:35.pushes out of the way tomorrow night and we are picking up an easterly
:27:36. > :27:37.wind. That will make it feel cold over the next few days and bring in
:27:38. > :27:46.few showers as well. No one day ever the same, is it?
:27:47. > :27:49.That is the delight of living here! Good night.