:00:10. > :00:18.With your news now for the East Midlands, I'm Maurice Flynn.
:00:19. > :00:20.First tonight, a new report claims the closure of two pits, including
:00:21. > :00:26.Nottinghamshire's Thoresby Colliery, will cost the taxpayer up to ?75
:00:27. > :00:30.million. UK Coal wants to shut Thoresby in 18
:00:31. > :00:34.months' time, to avoid bankruptcy. More than 500 people would lose
:00:35. > :00:37.their jobs. But the TUC says the Government ought to take a
:00:38. > :00:42.longer`term view, after refusing a bail`out for the firm.
:00:43. > :00:44.It'll be terrible news for the miners, their families, their
:00:45. > :00:47.communities, but Her Majesty's Treasury will lose ?75 million in
:00:48. > :00:50.lost income tax, national insurance, there will be we reckon about ?1
:00:51. > :00:54.billion of damage to the local economy because of supply chain
:00:55. > :01:04.impacts ` frankly there is no economic case for closure. It would
:01:05. > :01:07.be completely the wrong thing to do. The RSPB is offering a reward for
:01:08. > :01:11.information leading to a conviction, over the death of a goshawk.
:01:12. > :01:15.The 11`year`old female was found with two broken legs on the
:01:16. > :01:19.Chatsworth Estate. The charity believe she was caught in an illegal
:01:20. > :01:22.spring trap. They say goshawks have been repeatedly targeted in the
:01:23. > :01:26.northern Peak District, and are now on the brink of disappearing from
:01:27. > :01:29.the area completely. Onto sport, and the final day of the
:01:30. > :01:32.league season in rugby union's Premiership.
:01:33. > :01:34.With their place in the end`of`season play`offs already
:01:35. > :01:38.confirmed, Leicester Tigers beat Saracens 31`27.
:01:39. > :01:40.Derby County are getting ready for their biggest game of the season so
:01:41. > :01:44.far. They take on Brighton tomorrow in
:01:45. > :01:49.the home leg of their play`off semifinal. The winners of the tie
:01:50. > :01:51.will head to Wembley. Derby go into the game with a 2`1 advantage from
:01:52. > :01:55.the first leg. We'll approach it like we have done
:01:56. > :01:58.for pretty much every game this season, especially at home, we've
:01:59. > :02:02.got a very good home form heading into it, and I think that'll stand
:02:03. > :02:06.us in good stead because we'll have near on 30,000 cheering us on, and
:02:07. > :02:08.hopefully they can will us to a victory.
:02:09. > :02:12.Now, if you didn't know, there's a huge singing contest this weekend.
:02:13. > :02:15.No, not Eurovision ` though more on that in a moment.
:02:16. > :02:18.No, this is about the Sweet Adeline International Contest in Nottingham.
:02:19. > :02:22.Derbyshire's Dale Diva decided to perform on the tram on the way to
:02:23. > :02:26.it. They're among more than 1,500 women taking part, for a chance to
:02:27. > :02:30.represent the UK Netherlands at the World Championships in America
:02:31. > :02:34.next year. What did you make of their singing?
:02:35. > :02:39.It was good. Did you expect to see that on a tram? No, not really.
:02:40. > :02:42.What did you make of the singing? Fabulous! Brightened everybody up.
:02:43. > :02:47.Everybody was smiling. It was good. Very good. Did you expect to see
:02:48. > :02:49.that on a tram ever? No, never ` and it brightened the journey up. It
:02:50. > :02:55.were wonderful. Now to that other song contest `
:02:56. > :02:58.Eurovision! Less than two hours now until it kicks off in Copenhagen.
:02:59. > :03:00.Close friends and family of Leicestershire's Molly
:03:01. > :03:03.Smitten`Downes are with her in Denmark. They're supporting the
:03:04. > :03:07.Rothley singer who is representing the UK. She's performing last
:03:08. > :03:15.tonight, singing a song she wrote herself.
:03:16. > :03:19.THEY CHEER. I'm so pleased for her. She's worked
:03:20. > :03:23.so hard over the years to get somewhere, and now it looks like
:03:24. > :03:27.she's taking full advantage of it. Terrific. It's been amazing support.
:03:28. > :03:31.It's just been a real buzz around Leicester.
:03:32. > :03:35.And also live ` and already on air tonight from Copenhagen ` is The
:03:36. > :03:36.Beat, the very show that helped discover Molly; that's on your local
:03:37. > :03:38.BBC radio station already. Beat, the very show that helped
:03:39. > :03:42.discover Molly; that's on your It started at 6:00, so see if you can
:03:43. > :03:44.watch one and listen to the other for a great insight from behind the
:03:45. > :03:48.scenes. A little closer to home, it's been a
:03:49. > :03:51.proper spring day full of sunshine and showers. Let's check your
:03:52. > :03:53.weather now for the rest of the weekend. Sara has our forecast.
:03:54. > :03:55.and showers. Let's check Good evening. Well, the showers
:03:56. > :03:59.finally arrived and they are certainly going to stay with us as
:04:00. > :04:02.well through Sunday. It will be quite a cool day tomorrow, and in
:04:03. > :04:05.between those showers though we're still likely to see a little bit of
:04:06. > :04:08.sunshine. Now, they're continuing throughout the evening and
:04:09. > :04:11.overnight, one or two heavy ones still remaining into the early
:04:12. > :04:13.hours, and still a blustery night with that west`south`westerly wind
:04:14. > :04:17.and night`time temperature of nine Celsius. Throughout tomorrow morning
:04:18. > :04:20.though, the wind remains quite strong and gusty, the showers
:04:21. > :04:24.continue to filter in as well. The odd heavy one's still likely into
:04:25. > :04:27.the afternoon, with a chance of some thunder, but the temperatures
:04:28. > :04:31.reaching a maximum of 14 Celsius tomorrow. It is going to be a little
:04:32. > :04:34.bit cooler, certainly feeling fresh outside, but high pressure is
:04:35. > :04:37.building in to finish of the week. Simon Ward will have your updates
:04:38. > :05:12.tomorrow; the first of those at 18:50.
:05:13. > :05:20.Good evening. We have seen plenty of showers scattered across the country
:05:21. > :05:24.today. There will be drier and brighter spells in between. Low
:05:25. > :05:28.pressure is sitting across the country, with some tightly packed
:05:29. > :05:32.isobars to the south. That indicates some strong winds. They will
:05:33. > :05:36.continue throughout the night, going up to gale force at times. The main
:05:37. > :05:42.focus of the wettest weather across parts of West Wales is this rain. It
:05:43. > :05:48.will not be a particularly cold start to Sunday. Showers, not
:05:49. > :05:51.everywhere, some of us will see drier weather weather window of
:05:52. > :05:57.sunshine around, but be prepared for those showers if you're stepping out
:05:58. > :06:01.in the morning. Throughout the day on Sunday, a bit of an improvement
:06:02. > :06:02.across parts of south-west England