:00:00. > :00:14.in a moment with analysis of that debate between Nick Clegg and Nigel
:00:15. > :00:18.And now the news for the East Midlands, I'm Dominic Heale.
:00:19. > :00:22.Hundreds of teachers have been marching today in protest at changes
:00:23. > :00:25.to their pay, pensions and working conditions. A one`day strike by the
:00:26. > :00:31.National Union of Teachers affected around three hundred and thirty
:00:32. > :00:40.schools across the region. Almost 90 schools in Derby and Derbyshire were
:00:41. > :00:43.closed or partially closed. In Nottinghamshire, that figure was
:00:44. > :00:47.125, and there was a similar number in Leicestershire. In response, the
:00:48. > :00:56.Government has accused the NUT of holding back children's education.
:00:57. > :01:01.Here's Geeta Pendse. Sending a clear message to the
:01:02. > :01:05.education Secretary. Teachers gathered to mark through Nottingham
:01:06. > :01:10.city centre this morning, a day of strike action over pay, pensions and
:01:11. > :01:14.working conditions. The teaching table increase in time and length.
:01:15. > :01:21.We already work in excess of 60 hours a week. They are not alone.
:01:22. > :01:26.Unless the hundreds also met at Victoria Park to march through the
:01:27. > :01:31.city centre. `` in Leicester. And in Derby union members gathered at the
:01:32. > :01:34.marketplace. With teachers on the picket lines, many schools had
:01:35. > :01:40.reduced lessons or were forced to close which left parents with the
:01:41. > :01:43.task of making new arrangements. It's been inconvenienced because I
:01:44. > :01:50.have an older daughter and my little ones in nursery. So we have
:01:51. > :01:54.different timings and everything. They should stop acting like
:01:55. > :01:59.children and get on with their work. I fully support the teachers commits
:02:00. > :02:08.the right thing for them to do. It's just inconvenient it's only one day.
:02:09. > :02:14.The government has condemned strike action, saying it disrupts
:02:15. > :02:17.parents's lives, holds back children's education and damages the
:02:18. > :02:22.reputation but many here believe it is necessary step to safeguarding
:02:23. > :02:26.the future of teaching. Well, today's teachers' strike doesn't
:02:27. > :02:28.appear to have caused a big stir at Westminster.
:02:29. > :02:36.Earlier I spoke to our Political Editor John Hess. And I asked him to
:02:37. > :02:40.describe the reaction among MPs. Interesting that there was no
:02:41. > :02:43.reference during Prime Minister's Questions. The only formal
:02:44. > :02:49.government response came from the schools minister who said his
:02:50. > :02:53.officials at the Department for Education were fully engaged with
:02:54. > :02:56.talks with the seven unions, although he was critical of the Nu
:02:57. > :03:01.teeth are being the only union taking strike action. Is the
:03:02. > :03:07.government offering anything in terms of concessions? They say the
:03:08. > :03:12.talks are detailed and serious, covering teacher workloads,
:03:13. > :03:17.in`school training, inset days as well as school funding. The key
:03:18. > :03:21.complaint is that neither the schools minister or his boss, the
:03:22. > :03:26.education secretary Michael Gove, are taking part in the talks. Is
:03:27. > :03:31.Michael Gove part of the problem as far as teachers are concerned? He
:03:32. > :03:36.didn't take part in trying to bring up the heat of this dispute during
:03:37. > :03:40.questions in the Commons on Monday, and I think that's a sign that he
:03:41. > :03:50.wants to call down the rhetoric and get the dispute settled.
:03:51. > :03:53.A murder trial's been told that a gang leader organised the shooting
:03:54. > :03:56.of a 15`year`old boy in Derby. Kadeem Blackwood was killed with a
:03:57. > :04:00.sawn`off shotgun, after being challenged to a fight in a park. The
:04:01. > :04:03.court heard he turned up with a knife, not expecting guns to be
:04:04. > :04:05.used. Michael Hamblett`Sewell is accused of murder because he
:04:06. > :04:09.allegedly ordered the shooting, although he didn't fire the gun. The
:04:10. > :04:13.trial continues. The leader of Derby City Council has
:04:14. > :04:16.called for the resignation of a councillor who posted a picture of
:04:17. > :04:20.himself on Twitter holding an AK`47 assault rifle. Liberal Democrat Ajit
:04:21. > :04:23.Atwal ` who represents Abbey Ward ` says the picture was taken seven
:04:24. > :04:27.months ago on a personal trip to India. He says it has nothing to do
:04:28. > :04:34.with his position as a councillor and magistrate. However he has
:04:35. > :04:37.admitted to being naive. Passengers on board a Ryanair flight that
:04:38. > :04:40.plunged twenty thousand feet due to cabin pressure problems, have
:04:41. > :04:44.started legal proceedings against the airline.
:04:45. > :04:46.A number of those on the flight heading to East Midlands Airport
:04:47. > :04:49.suffered physical and psychological injuries. They're now seeking
:04:50. > :05:00.compensation from the company. Carol Hinds reports.
:05:01. > :05:06.On the masks came down, I just felt I was going to die, really. Two
:05:07. > :05:15.years ago, this Brazilian national and Ph.D. Student at Loughborough,
:05:16. > :05:25.boarded a Ryanair flight from Milan. The plane had reached 31,000 feet
:05:26. > :05:28.but just north of Switzerland, it lost cabin pressure. The crew
:05:29. > :05:34.started an emergency descent of about four miles in five minutes. It
:05:35. > :05:38.levelled out at 10,000 feet and the passengers were flown home from
:05:39. > :05:41.Germany on another flight. It was an ordeal that Patricia says has made
:05:42. > :05:46.it difficult for her to get on a plane. The effect have been
:05:47. > :05:54.devastating, and it's been almost two years since the accident, and it
:05:55. > :05:57.changed my life completely. Solicitors have issued legal
:05:58. > :06:03.proceedings against Ryanair on behalf of the affected passengers,
:06:04. > :06:05.who are seeking compensation. Since we were instructed, Ryanair have
:06:06. > :06:11.admitted liability, however the legal limitation period that applies
:06:12. > :06:15.to this action is only two years and expires at the beginning of April so
:06:16. > :06:19.to protect their legal rights we have had to issue proceedings
:06:20. > :06:23.against Ryanair. We contacted Ryanair about today's developments
:06:24. > :06:30.but they told us it's company policy not to comment on pending legal
:06:31. > :06:34.proceedings. Time for the weather now.
:06:35. > :06:42.We have had our fair share of showers earlier today. Even reported
:06:43. > :06:46.a bit of snow in parts of the East Midlands. Unsettled through the
:06:47. > :06:51.night with further showers, and rather cold out there. The showers
:06:52. > :07:00.are being driven in from the east, they continue for the next few
:07:01. > :07:08.hours. Mostly falling as rate or sleet. `` rain. There may be a bit
:07:09. > :07:15.of frost around first thing tomorrow. Also the risk of some ice
:07:16. > :07:18.on untreated surfaces. Actually start to Thursday, largely dry first
:07:19. > :07:29.thing but then the showers. To arrive. They will be intense through
:07:30. > :07:33.the afternoon. I will leave you with your Outlook.
:07:34. > :07:35.blowing. On the outlook, it is warming up towards the weekend.
:07:36. > :07:45.Here's Nick Miller with more. Some of the many faces of spring
:07:46. > :07:47.weather showed themselves today. Sun in Scotland, snow in the showers
:07:48. > :07:55.that moved in across England. Hail as well. Adrian took this picture
:07:56. > :07:56.from Essex and the chilly feel stays with us for the rest