:00:00. > :00:08.This is East Midlands Today with Anne Davies and me, Dominic Heale.
:00:09. > :00:17.Tonight: Five years in jail for a gunman who sparked an armed siege at
:00:18. > :00:21.a snooker club. This was the moment Reece Theison
:00:22. > :00:26.was overpowered and arrested. One women trapped inside the cltb says
:00:27. > :00:33.it has left her traumatised. I am not the same person. Reece Theison
:00:34. > :00:36.has robbed me of my happiness. Also tonight: Two men are j`iled for
:00:37. > :00:42.Also tonight: Two men are jailed for defrauding a council. Their weights
:00:43. > :00:43.get suspended sentences. And meeting the workers, thd Newark
:00:44. > :00:48.And meeting the workers, the Newark by`election heats up with a visit
:00:49. > :00:52.from the Prime Minister. And high hopes for Molly. She will
:00:53. > :01:05.perform last at tomorrow night's Eurovision Song Contest.
:01:06. > :01:11.Good evening and welcome to the programme. First tonight, "he's
:01:12. > :01:13.robbed me of my happiness." The words of one of two women who became
:01:14. > :01:18.caught up in a ten`hour armed siege. caught up in a ten`hour armed siege.
:01:19. > :01:23.Gunman Reece Theison had wanted to commit suicide by being shot by the
:01:24. > :01:24.police. But thanks to their skill he survived and was today jaildd
:01:25. > :01:27.police. But thanks to their skill he survived and was today jailed for
:01:28. > :01:35.five years. Our cameras exclusively captured the dramatic events.
:01:36. > :01:40.I promise you you will be arrested properly, we will get you b`ck.
:01:41. > :01:41.I promise you you will be arrested properly, we will get you back. The
:01:42. > :01:44.properly, we will get you b`ck. The siege at a snooker club in
:01:45. > :01:45.Nottinghamshire finally comds siege at a snooker club in
:01:46. > :01:52.Nottinghamshire finally comes to an end in the early hours of M`rch 14.
:01:53. > :01:56.Reece Theison has been stunned with a non`lethal round. I was e`rlier
:01:57. > :01:56.Reece Theison has been stunned with a non`lethal round. I was earlier he
:01:57. > :01:57.a non`lethal round. I was e`rlier he threatened police with what was
:01:58. > :02:01.initially thought to be a sawn`off initially thought to be a sawn`off
:02:02. > :02:03.shotgun, but turned out to be an air pistol. Nottingham Crown Cotrt
:02:04. > :02:03.shotgun, but turned out to be an air pistol. Nottingham Crown Court heard
:02:04. > :02:06.pistol. Nottingham Crown Cotrt heard Reece Theison wanted to commit
:02:07. > :02:10.suicide by being shot by thd suicide by being shot by the
:02:11. > :02:14.police. During the seat she told officers, I want you to hurt me.
:02:15. > :02:21.After they had stunned him he said, why didn't you shoot me? With a real
:02:22. > :02:25.gun? He had not known that two staff from the snooker hall had locked
:02:26. > :02:30.themselves in an office in the club during the siege. They were trapped
:02:31. > :02:34.for six hours before being rescued. Today they came to court to see
:02:35. > :02:41.Reece Theison jailed for five years. After earlier admitting possessing
:02:42. > :02:46.an imitation gun. I cannot let him destroy my life although I think he
:02:47. > :02:51.has. But I have been diagnosed with post`traumatic stress, something
:02:52. > :02:56.that up until now I did not even believe existed. I am a tough
:02:57. > :03:02.person. He has robbed me, Rdece Theison has robbed me of my
:03:03. > :03:04.happiness. He had already pointed his gun at three under armed police
:03:05. > :03:07.officers who had initially arrived to arrest him after he had been
:03:08. > :03:12.reported as acting suspiciotsly The reported as acting suspiciously. The
:03:13. > :03:18.judge said it was only thanks to the skill and strength of the armed
:03:19. > :03:23.police called to the scene but Reece Theison was not shot dead. He was
:03:24. > :03:26.described as disturbed. He will serve at least half of his sentence
:03:27. > :03:33.before being considered for release. He has been banned from contacting
:03:34. > :03:35.either of the two women for a life. Next tonight, police in Leicester
:03:36. > :03:37.say they're investigating two reports of sexual assault on boys as
:03:38. > :03:41.young as eight. In both casds, reports of sexual assault on boys as
:03:42. > :03:45.young as eight. In both cases, the children were enticed into cars and
:03:46. > :03:48.attacked. Both assaults happened in the
:03:49. > :03:51.Spinney Hill area of Leicester. The first happened on Constance Road on
:03:52. > :03:55.Sunday March 30th, and the second last Saturday on Mere Road, when a
:03:56. > :04:02.second boy was driven a short distance and then assaulted.
:04:03. > :04:06.Well, our reporter James Roberson is in Leicester this evening. James
:04:07. > :04:15.what more have the police told us about these two incidents? Good
:04:16. > :04:20.evening. I am on the scene of the second incidence, which was here on
:04:21. > :04:27.Mere Road. That involved a very young boy. Let me take you back to
:04:28. > :04:31.the first incident, on the other side on Constance Road, at `round
:04:32. > :04:36.side on Constance Road, at around 1:30pm on Sunday, March 30, when a
:04:37. > :04:38.man approached a 12`year`old boy to ask if he could help find hhs car
:04:39. > :04:44.ask if he could help find his car keys. Once the boy was inside the
:04:45. > :04:47.car the boy was assaulted. Last Saturday afternoon, an
:04:48. > :04:48.eight`year`old boy was lured into a car here on Mere Road, he was driven
:04:49. > :05:02.car here on Mere Road, he w`s driven a short distance and he
:05:03. > :05:03.police have upped their patrols in this area. We have done a huge
:05:04. > :05:06.this area. We have done a htge amount of work in local schools and
:05:07. > :05:12.with local parents, pushing the stranger danger message. And asking
:05:13. > :05:13.communities for information about who they suspect could be
:05:14. > :05:15.responsible. And whether thdy who they suspect could be
:05:16. > :05:15.responsible. And whether they have responsible. And whether thdy have
:05:16. > :05:20.seen any suspicious behaviour. Do responsible. And whether they have
:05:21. > :05:22.seen any suspicious behaviotr. Do we seen any suspicious behaviour. Do we
:05:23. > :05:26.have any description of the attacker or attackers? Yes, the man hs
:05:27. > :05:28.or attackers? Yes, the man is described as Asian, the first
:05:29. > :05:36.incident. He is 30 to 40 years old. incident. He is 30 to 40 ye`rs old.
:05:37. > :05:37.Short with reddish hair, had prominent teeth and was wearing a
:05:38. > :07:19.brown or grey jacket. The car is council. You are president of the
:07:20. > :07:24.golf club, a pillar of the community. Why did you do it? This
:07:25. > :07:27.woman was a director of a company that overcharged for equipment
:07:28. > :07:30.that overcharged for equipmdnt supplied to Leicestershire county
:07:31. > :07:37.council's highway department. It had been set up by her husband, a
:07:38. > :07:43.businessman. Today, they were sentenced at Leicester Crown Court,
:07:44. > :07:45.with a county council worker and his wife, also a director of the
:07:46. > :07:52.wife, also a director of thd company. The judge said there was a
:07:53. > :07:56.clear conflict of interest. He said, without your abuse of trust, would
:07:57. > :07:57.have been no fraud. And he told Stephen Reynolds, the company was
:07:58. > :08:00.yours, even though it was set Stephen Reynolds, the company was
:08:01. > :08:04.yours, even though it was sdt up in yours, even though it was set up in
:08:05. > :08:12.his wife's name. Malcolm worked here at the highways department. The scam
:08:13. > :08:17.netted up to ?100,000. One staff member noticed something was wrong.
:08:18. > :08:21.Some of the prices of the goods we were paying for, in her opinion, we
:08:22. > :08:23.were paying substantially over the odds for a number of products.
:08:24. > :08:29.Investigations lead from that point Investigations lead from that point
:08:30. > :08:34.on. Malcolm was jailed for three years, Stephen Reynolds the two
:08:35. > :08:43.years. Their wives, they were given suspended sentences. Have you got
:08:44. > :08:48.anything to say? No. All were convicted of charges of conspiracy
:08:49. > :08:49.to defraud, and conspiracy to steal. Leicestershire county council says
:08:50. > :09:04.Leicestershire county counchl says it has now tightened up procedures.
:09:05. > :09:05.In parts of the East Midlands it has overtaken lung cancer as the most
:09:06. > :09:11.overtaken lung cancer as thd most common form of cancer in men. We're
:09:12. > :09:13.talking about cancer of the prostate.
:09:14. > :09:16.Now a campaign is underway to improve awareness of the mahn
:09:17. > :09:18.symptoms. Our Health Correspondent Rob Sissons reports from
:09:19. > :09:20.Leicestershire where doctors want to pick up the most aggressive cancers
:09:21. > :09:22.a lot earlier. Enjoying retirement, this m`n had
:09:23. > :09:23.Enjoying retirement, this man had his prostate cancer picked tp
:09:24. > :09:23.Enjoying retirement, this m`n had his prostate cancer picked up early
:09:24. > :09:30.his prostate cancer picked tp early after his GP suggested a blood test
:09:31. > :09:36.because of his age. He's three years clear of the disease, but never
:09:37. > :09:40.forget the diagnosis. Your mind closes down. Fortunately my wife was
:09:41. > :09:46.with me, so she was asking questions and she was able to take in what the
:09:47. > :09:49.consultant was saying. I can remember, I just switched off. I
:09:50. > :09:54.kept thinking of cancer, cancer. kept thinking of cancer, cancer
:09:55. > :09:58.That is going to be it, sort of thing. There are 3000 new c`ses
:09:59. > :09:58.That is going to be it, sort of thing. There are 3000 new cases of
:09:59. > :10:01.thing. There are 3000 new c`ses of prostate cancer diagnosed every year
:10:02. > :10:04.in the East Midlands, and around 800 deaths. To bring that figurd down,
:10:05. > :10:06.deaths. To bring that figure down, men need to get to the doctors
:10:07. > :10:09.quicker. There is a blood tdst, men need to get to the doctors
:10:10. > :10:11.quicker. There is a blood test, the quicker. There is a blood tdst, the
:10:12. > :10:16.PSA blood test, which is not judged good enough by the health sdrvice
:10:17. > :10:17.for mass screening. This GP, leading the campaign in Leicestershhre,
:10:18. > :10:17.for mass screening. This GP, leading the campaign in Leicestershire, says
:10:18. > :10:20.the campaign in Leicestershhre, says people need to weigh up the pros and
:10:21. > :10:21.cons of the test and look out people need to weigh up the pros and
:10:22. > :10:25.cons of the test and look ott for cons of the test and look out for
:10:26. > :10:30.the symptoms. Blood on your water. If that happens, you must go and see
:10:31. > :10:32.your GP, even if it resolves. If you need to go frequently to thd toilet,
:10:33. > :10:38.need to go frequently to the toilet, going up in the night to go to the
:10:39. > :10:39.toilet, particularly if that has happened over a few weeks and
:10:40. > :10:47.months, you must see a GP. And also, months, you must see a GP. @nd also,
:10:48. > :10:51.sometimes, you just don't feel well. This man is glad he got tested. I
:10:52. > :10:53.tell all of my friends, oncd This man is glad he got tested. I
:10:54. > :10:55.tell all of my friends, once you're tell all of my friends, oncd you're
:10:56. > :10:59.over 50 get yourself checked out. It takes five minutes.
:11:00. > :11:01.Two high`profile events due to take place in Derby's Assembly Rooms will
:11:02. > :11:02.go ahead despite a huge fird place in Derby's Assembly Rooms will
:11:03. > :11:05.go ahead despite a huge fire at the go ahead despite a huge fire at the
:11:06. > :11:08.venue two months ago. It's been confirmed that The Derby Folk
:11:09. > :11:11.Festival will now mostly take place in the Market Place and the Derby
:11:12. > :11:15.Comedy Festival has found alternative venues for most of its
:11:16. > :11:19.acts. The blaze above the theatre's car park means the Assembly Rooms
:11:20. > :11:23.will be closed for at least 18 months.
:11:24. > :11:27.The billboards are going up and the leaflets are dropping through our
:11:28. > :11:28.letterboxes. It can only me`n one thing: The European and local
:11:29. > :11:31.thing: The European and loc`l campaigns are swinging into action.
:11:32. > :11:34.But in Newark there's an extra twist with a Parliamentary by`election
:11:35. > :11:40.next month following Patrick Mercer's resignation. The
:11:41. > :11:43.Conservatives are defending the seat and the party today wheeled out its
:11:44. > :11:52.biggest gun, the Prime Minister, to lend support. Here's our Chhef News
:11:53. > :11:53.reporter Quentin Rayner. Newark's Conservatives chose one
:11:54. > :11:54.reporter Quentin Rayner. Newark's Conservatives chosd one of
:11:55. > :11:57.Newark's Conservatives chose one of the town's most prominent locations
:11:58. > :12:02.to parade their candidate alongside the party leader. This sugar factory
:12:03. > :12:07.has been operating from us the century. Employing up to 150 people
:12:08. > :12:11.and producing over a quarter of a million tonnes of sugar every year.
:12:12. > :12:12.A spoonful is meant to make the medicine go down, but how do the
:12:13. > :12:17.Tories ensure the voters ard not Tories ensure the voters ard not
:12:18. > :12:21.sweet topped by UKIP, and a leading Labour in? For labour this is about
:12:22. > :12:22.Labour in? For labour this hs about notching something up before the
:12:23. > :12:24.notching something up beford the general election. For UKIP it is
:12:25. > :12:26.general election. For UKIP ht is about making a national point. For
:12:27. > :12:31.the Conservatives it is abott the Conservatives it is about
:12:32. > :12:37.representing local people. Our UKIP a major threat? There is a threat
:12:38. > :12:42.from every side. What matters is winning votes, winning people over
:12:43. > :12:43.and convincing them that our candidate is the person who can
:12:44. > :12:46.stand up for local people. TKIP candidate is the person who can
:12:47. > :12:49.stand up for local people. UKIP need stand up for local people. TKIP need
:12:50. > :12:52.a 25% swing to take the seat from the Tories. What do the Torhes
:12:53. > :12:54.a 25% swing to take the seat from the Tories. What do the Tories fear
:12:55. > :13:00.a backlash against the resignation of their former disgraced MP? It has
:13:01. > :13:04.been a distressing episode. But the right thing has happened, hd has
:13:05. > :13:07.resigned, and no Newark and the surrounding villages have a chance
:13:08. > :13:12.to choose a new member of Parliament. Expect many mord
:13:13. > :13:13.Parliament. Expect many more political big hitters to be`t a path
:13:14. > :13:15.political big hitters to beat a path to the sugar town between now and
:13:16. > :13:17.June the 5th. With all eyes on that cruci`l
:13:18. > :13:19.With all eyes on that crucial Parliamentary by`election in Newark,
:13:20. > :13:24.all the main parties have now selected their candidates.
:13:25. > :13:27.And of course it means voters in the constituency will be asked to go
:13:28. > :13:30.back to the polling stations within two weeks of the European vote. From
:13:31. > :13:35.Newark, here's our Political Editor John Hess.
:13:36. > :13:37.It is market day here in Newark, John Hess.
:13:38. > :13:41.It is market day here in Newark and it is not just shoppers looking for
:13:42. > :13:47.bargains. Parliamentary candidates are here in search of votes.
:13:48. > :13:50.Conservative candidate is a director with an option years. But will the
:13:51. > :13:51.16,000 Conservative majoritx end with an option years. But whll the
:13:52. > :13:55.16,000 Conservative majority end up 16,000 Conservative majoritx end up
:13:56. > :14:00.going, going, gone? Most people I have spoken to are after a long`term
:14:01. > :14:03.constituency MP who wants to be a champion for the area. The dlection
:14:04. > :14:09.champion for the area. The election follows the resignation of Patrick
:14:10. > :14:16.Mercer. Roger Helmer wants to become UKIP's first Westminster MP. But the
:14:17. > :14:19.controversial MP faced criticism over past remarks which critics
:14:20. > :14:24.claim are homophobic and soft on date rape. I am concerned whth
:14:25. > :14:24.claim are homophobic and soft on date rape. I am concerned with the
:14:25. > :14:27.date rape. I am concerned whth the Newark by`election, I am not
:14:28. > :14:29.interested in scraping the barrel of comments that were made 15 years
:14:30. > :14:35.comments that were made 15 xears ago. The world and attitudes have
:14:36. > :14:39.changed. Labour's candidate hopes to bite into that Conservative
:14:40. > :14:42.majority. But is UKIP help or hindrance? UKIP's campaign is
:14:43. > :14:47.majority. But is UKIP help or hindrance? UKIP's campaign hs the
:14:48. > :14:52.matter, I would concentrate on getting the doors and talking to
:14:53. > :14:55.people. The only way we can send a message to David Cameron and the
:14:56. > :14:59.Liberal Democrat is to vote for Labour in the Newark by`election.
:15:00. > :15:05.Will the Liberal Democrats fading Newark? We are the Party of God and
:15:06. > :15:09.so we are no longer the party of protest. We need to show thd
:15:10. > :15:10.benefits of voting Liberal Democrats, the difference wd are
:15:11. > :15:17.Democrats, the difference we are making. `` the party of govdrnment.
:15:18. > :15:20.making. `` the party of government. Nominations close on Tuesdax.
:15:21. > :15:21.And there's a by`election special on the Sunday Politics for the East
:15:22. > :15:29.Midlands. Join Marie Ashby `nd Midlands. Join Marie Ashby `nd
:15:30. > :15:33.Andrew Neil from 11am on BBC One. Still to come: Molly comes last in
:15:34. > :15:37.the Eurovision Song Contest. That is, she'll be singing last. Experts
:15:38. > :15:39.reckon it's a good sign. Here she is rehearsing a short time ago. We ll
:15:40. > :15:40.rehearsing a short time ago. We'll be live from Copenhagen at the end
:15:41. > :15:59.of the programme. It is time for the sport. Ddfinitely
:16:00. > :16:01.sport, isn't it? Copenhagen is even more exotic than Brighton. I
:16:02. > :16:01.sport, isn't it? Copenhagen is even more exotic than Brighton. H was
:16:02. > :16:04.sport, isn't it? Copenhagen is even more exotic than Brighton. I was in
:16:05. > :16:08.Brighton yesterday. Derby County are just two games away from the Premier
:16:09. > :16:09.League. They are so, so close now. They didn't have it all thehr
:16:10. > :16:11.League. They are so, so close now. They didn't have it all their own
:16:12. > :16:12.way in last night's play`off semifinal at Brighton. But the
:16:13. > :16:14.important thing is they camd semifinal at Brighton. But the
:16:15. > :16:14.important thing is they came away important thing is they camd away
:16:15. > :16:16.with a 2`1 lead for the home important thing is they came away
:16:17. > :16:24.with a 2`1 lead for the home leg this Sunday. Kirsty Edwards was
:16:25. > :16:29.there. When you get this far, you want to
:16:30. > :16:40.go all the way. Why not? Let's go for it. Come on the Rams. The Rams
:16:41. > :16:42.should have been full of confidence, but they began the game
:16:43. > :16:45.uncharacteristically nervous. Brighton were causing problems.
:16:46. > :16:45.uncharacteristically nervous. Brighton were causing probldms. They
:16:46. > :16:49.Brighton were causing problems. They survived that penalty appeal, but it
:16:50. > :17:00.was not long before the hosts got the breakthrough. Brighton get first
:17:01. > :17:03.blood. It sparked Derby into life. Good work from Craig Forsyth brought
:17:04. > :17:09.about this challenge. No disputing this penalty decision. Derbx
:17:10. > :17:13.about this challenge. No disputing this penalty decision. Derby were
:17:14. > :17:21.looking stronger, the night was taking a turn for the better.
:17:22. > :17:29.Lasered back, it's a cold. Chris Martin. Brighton were not fhnished.
:17:30. > :17:35.Martin. Brighton were not finished. We have to show our fighting in
:17:36. > :17:39.defence of qualities in the end. `` fighting and defensive qualhties.
:17:40. > :17:41.fighting and defensive qualities. Hopefully it will be enough and we
:17:42. > :17:46.can approach the game posithvely. Hopefully it will be enough and we
:17:47. > :17:47.can approach the game positively. We can approach the game positively. We
:17:48. > :17:50.have just got to do things ` little have just got to do things ` little
:17:51. > :17:52.bit better than we did tonight. This game was always going to be hard.
:17:53. > :17:57.The boys have shown everythhng. The boys have shown everythhng.
:17:58. > :18:03.There is still plenty of work to do, but it is advantage Derby, and
:18:04. > :18:05.they are just 90 minutes aw`y from a they are just 90 minutes away from a
:18:06. > :18:25.Wembley final. We will be there on Sunday as well.
:18:26. > :18:28.Very busy on the contract front at all of our clubs. Premier Ldague
:18:29. > :18:29.Leicester City have offered new deals to five players, including
:18:30. > :18:32.deals to five players, incltding Kaspar Schmeichel and David Nugent,
:18:33. > :18:34.and signed Gary Taylor`Fletcher for another year.
:18:35. > :18:36.Meanwhile Nottingham Forest have signed Danny Fox on a three year
:18:37. > :18:38.deal. He'd been on loan frol deal. He'd been on loan from
:18:39. > :18:39.Southampton. And at Notts County ten players
:18:40. > :18:40.Southampton. And at Notts County ten plaxers are
:18:41. > :18:42.And at Notts County ten players are leaving, including Dean Leacock and
:18:43. > :18:43.Enoch Showunmi, while seven, including Alan Sheehan and Gary
:18:44. > :18:45.Liddle, have been offered new Liddle, have been offered ndw
:18:46. > :18:49.contracts. Onto rugby and a welcome return to
:18:50. > :18:52.the Leicester Tigers squad for Tom Croft. He has been sidelined since
:18:53. > :18:54.the opening game of the season with a knee injury but is named `s
:18:55. > :18:54.the opening game of the season with a knee injury but is named as a
:18:55. > :18:56.a knee injury but is named `s a replacement for the game against
:18:57. > :18:57.replacement for the game ag`inst Saracens.
:18:58. > :19:00.England and Notts cricketer Stuart Broad will play two County
:19:01. > :19:04.Championship matches to measure his fitness ahead of the England's first
:19:05. > :19:07.test. He has been struggling with a knee injury but is aiming for a
:19:08. > :19:11.return to international duty and will use the games for Notts to
:19:12. > :19:21.prove to the England selectors he is ready. We love having him play for
:19:22. > :19:25.us. Hopefully we will get two good games out of him. He knows he has to
:19:26. > :19:30.perform, because England will be looking very closely at him. If he
:19:31. > :19:31.performs well for us in those games, that should increase his ch`nces of
:19:32. > :19:33.that should increase his chances of playing in that test match.
:19:34. > :19:35.Meanwhile Broad's Notts colleague Harry Gurney has now offici`lly
:19:36. > :19:38.Harry Gurney has now officially joined the England fold. Gurney s
:19:39. > :19:40.making his one day debut against Scotland in Aberdeen this afternoon.
:19:41. > :19:44.At Derbyshire, wicketkeeper Tom Poynton has been ruled out through
:19:45. > :19:47.injury for the rest of the season. The injuries he sustained in the car
:19:48. > :19:50.accident that tragically killed his father are worse than first thought
:19:51. > :19:55.and he will need longer rehabilitation. We wish him well. It
:19:56. > :19:58.has been tricky times at Derbyshire. There's not long to go until
:19:59. > :19:59.Leicestershire's Molly Smitten Downes takes to the Eurovision
:20:00. > :19:59.Leicestershire's Molly Smitten Downes takes to the Eurovishon stage
:20:00. > :20:03.Downes takes to the Eurovision stage to fly the flag for the UK.
:20:04. > :20:08.This afternoon she had her second rehearsal at the venue ahead of
:20:09. > :20:11.tomorrow night's grand final. Well our arts reporter Geeta Pendse is in
:20:12. > :20:17.Copenhagen to get all the behind`the`scenes action. Hello
:20:18. > :20:19.Copenhagen to get all the behind`the`scenes action. Hdllo and
:20:20. > :20:20.behind`the`scenes action. Hello and welcome to the stadium here in
:20:21. > :20:22.Copenhagen, behind me is the welcome to the stadium here in
:20:23. > :20:28.Copenhagen, behind me is thd stage where Marley will perform Children
:20:29. > :20:31.Of The Universe tomorrow night. She had a dress rehearsal, and she has
:20:32. > :20:45.been incredibly strong. `` Molly. been incredibly strong. `` Molly.
:20:46. > :20:49.All of the 26 act got to rehearse, and she will close the compdtition
:20:50. > :20:53.tomorrow night. At the moment she is one of the favourites. Fortunes have
:20:54. > :21:03.been mixed when it comes to UK Eurovision entries.
:21:04. > :21:09.The glory days of Eurovision, Sandie Shaw was the UK's first winner.
:21:10. > :21:18.Cliff Richard came second. In 1969, Cliff Richard came second. In 1969,
:21:19. > :21:24.we were back to our winning ways with Lulu. Tomorrow night, Molly
:21:25. > :21:27.with Lulu. Tomorrow night, Lolly will fly the flag for Britain.
:21:28. > :21:27.with Lulu. Tomorrow night, Molly will fly the flag for Britahn. We
:21:28. > :21:32.last won in 1997. I think we will fly the flag for Britain. We
:21:33. > :21:36.last won in 1997. I think wd are last won in 1997. I think we are
:21:37. > :21:37.onto a winner this year with Molly because it is a great modern
:21:38. > :21:40.sounding record. She is a rdally sounding record. She is a really
:21:41. > :21:46.good singer with a nice moddrn sound good singer with a nice moddrn sound
:21:47. > :21:49.in her voice. The 27`year`old is expected to do better than Dngelbert
:21:50. > :21:58.expected to do better than Engelbert Humperdinck did in 2012. He finished
:21:59. > :21:59.second from last. If Molly winds she will be watched by a global audience
:22:00. > :22:06.of more than 100 million people I of more than 100 million people I
:22:07. > :22:10.will always remember it being on. I am not interested in it bec`use some
:22:11. > :22:16.am not interested in it because some of it is rubbish. Unfortunately we
:22:17. > :22:23.will be out but we will probably be back for the result. It is a good
:22:24. > :22:25.song, we will probably be ott for song, we will probably be ott for
:22:26. > :22:29.the politically. It is OK, I song, we will probably be out for
:22:30. > :22:30.the politically. It is OK, H do song, we will probably be ott for
:22:31. > :22:30.the politically. It is OK, I do not the politically. It is OK, I do not
:22:31. > :22:32.think she will win, but I whsh her think she will win, but I wish her
:22:33. > :22:35.all the best of luck, reallx. think she will win, but I whsh her
:22:36. > :22:37.all the best of luck, reallx. Molly will be last to perform tomorrow
:22:38. > :22:43.night, which some people sed as a night, which some people see as a
:22:44. > :22:47.good omen. That was the past, we are vdry much
:22:48. > :22:54.focused on the present. With me are some of Molly's biggest fans, her
:22:55. > :22:58.mum, her brother and two super fans who have come all the way from the
:22:59. > :23:13.East Midlands. First of all, Jan, how are you feeling and how is Molly
:23:14. > :23:18.doing? We are doing fine, . Molly Molly is looking forward to giving a
:23:19. > :23:22.fantastic performance. And what has the support been like? The support
:23:23. > :23:25.has been overwhelming. I would the support been like? The support
:23:26. > :23:25.has been overwhelming. I wotld like has been overwhelming. I would like
:23:26. > :23:27.to thank everyone for the stpport to thank everyone for the support
:23:28. > :23:31.they have given to Molly, all the good wishes and the friends that
:23:32. > :23:38.have come out here. It has been overwhelming. I have to bring in
:23:39. > :23:44.Andrew and John. Eurovision is all about the fans as much as those
:23:45. > :23:46.taking part. John, your first Eurovision was in 1997. What do you
:23:47. > :23:52.think about Molly? I have bden here think about Molly? I have been here
:23:53. > :23:59.over a week, and there reserve Aida about the UK. We could be looking at
:24:00. > :24:04.something special here tomorrow night. Fingers crossed and good luck
:24:05. > :24:14.to Molly. We have not feared very well recently. What does Molly have
:24:15. > :24:16.that could work to her advantage? She is very self`assured and knows
:24:17. > :24:21.exactly what she wants. The camera loves her. The staging and
:24:22. > :24:26.camerawork is excellent. Watch it tomorrow night and be amazed. Sam,
:24:27. > :24:33.watching your sister, what has it been like? I have been very proud. A
:24:34. > :24:39.lot of friends who have known her a long time, they have been offering
:24:40. > :24:44.support and asking how she's doing. I am really pleased. It is what she
:24:45. > :24:51.has been working for the practically her entire life. I am reallx pleased
:24:52. > :24:57.and proud. I am pleased, not just what she's doing, but how's she been
:24:58. > :24:58.doing. Brilliant. Tonight she will perform in front of the jurx,
:24:59. > :24:59.doing. Brilliant. Tonight she will perform in front of the jury, making
:25:00. > :25:02.perform in front of the jurx, making up 50% of the vote. It is safe to
:25:03. > :25:09.up 50% of the vote. It is s`fe to say that we are all backing Team
:25:10. > :25:16.Molly. Thank You. I Saw Her Tweet With That
:25:17. > :25:20.Big Flag At East Midlands Airport. Fingers Crossed For Molly And You
:25:21. > :25:26.Can See The Whole Thing From 8pm Can See The Whole Thing Frol 8pm
:25:27. > :25:33.Tomorrow Night. We're going to have a big party. And don't forgdt
:25:34. > :25:35.Tomorrow Night. We're going to have a big party. And don't forget that
:25:36. > :25:38.The Beat, the East Midlands BBC programme with Dean Jackson that
:25:39. > :25:41.helped discover Molly, will also be live from Eurovision tomorrow night.
:25:42. > :25:41.That's on your local BBC radio station from 6pm.
:25:42. > :25:44.It is coming at you from evdry It is coming at you from every
:25:45. > :25:51.angle. We are a nation gripped, ardn't we?
:25:52. > :25:58.We are a nation gripped, aren't we? Good afternoon, good evening. Let's
:25:59. > :26:02.hope Molly does better in Copenhagen than the weather is going to in the
:26:03. > :26:08.East Midlands. Winds gusting up to nearly 40 mph. It has been very
:26:09. > :26:12.windy indeed. It will be windy as we make our way into the weekend. Quite
:26:13. > :26:19.wet at times unfortunately, but as for the rest of today, it whll end
:26:20. > :26:26.OK. Mainly dry and light. Up until midnight or 1am, rain will creep in
:26:27. > :26:33.and turn heavy for a time. Puite thundery as well. This green and
:26:34. > :26:35.yellow flash indicates how heavy the rainfall is going to be into the
:26:36. > :26:39.early hours of Saturday morning. A early hours of Saturday morning A
:26:40. > :26:41.lot of standing water around on Saturday first thing, but mainly dry
:26:42. > :26:46.Saturday first thing, but m`inly dry and quite right for a time. You will
:26:47. > :26:48.have to make the most of it. It is a window through the middle of the
:26:49. > :26:50.morning into the early part of the afternoon. Into the afternoon, it
:26:51. > :26:56.clouds over. The temperaturds afternoon. Into the afternoon, it
:26:57. > :27:00.clouds over. The temperaturds are up at around 15 Celsius, factor in the
:27:01. > :27:06.fact it is windy, and quite wet at times, it will feel more like ten or
:27:07. > :27:10.11 Celsius than 15. As for Sunday, nowhere near the same brightness.
:27:11. > :27:16.Certainly not the sort of brightness we will see tomorrow morning. Sunday
:27:17. > :27:19.is dry, dull and overcast. There will be several outbreaks of
:27:20. > :27:23.persistent rain at times. It looks as though we're going to see that
:27:24. > :27:28.rain continued into the start of the new working week. But high`pressure
:27:29. > :27:29.wants to build in into the liddle part of the week, which should
:27:30. > :27:57.ensure