:00:00. > :00:00.start to the weekend, some sunshine filtering through. By Monday feeling
:00:00. > :00:00.This is East Midlands Today with Dominic Heale and me, Anne Davies.
:00:07. > :00:16.Tonight, pride in Leicestershire, as a fallen airman is laid to rest.
:00:17. > :00:21.Parts of Leicester come to a standstill for Flight Lieutdnant
:00:22. > :00:24.standstill for Flight Lieutenant Rakesh Chauhan. He has brought
:00:25. > :00:27.together a whole entire community together a whole entire comlunity
:00:28. > :00:31.and he will be remembered as a hero and we are really, really proud of
:00:32. > :00:32.him. And in Loughborough, there is a
:00:33. > :00:35.And in Loughborough, there hs a fly`past.
:00:36. > :00:36.Also tonight, a teenager adlits Also tonight, a teenager adlits
:00:37. > :00:40.telling police a pack of lies over telling police a pack of lids over
:00:41. > :00:43.the Leicester house fire murders. Plus, the days are numbered for a
:00:44. > :00:46.city academy. It is to closd Plus, the days are numbered for a
:00:47. > :00:49.city academy. It is to closd within two years.
:00:50. > :00:51.And in the sport, the superbikes tune up for Donington Park as the
:00:52. > :00:59.tune up for Donington Park `s the Rams tune`up for Wembley.
:01:00. > :01:01.Good evening and welcome to Thursday's programme.
:01:02. > :01:05.hundreds of people have attdnded the funeral of Flight Lieutenant
:01:06. > :01:11.The 29`year`old serviceman died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan
:01:12. > :01:16.Earlier in the day, part of Leicester came to a
:01:17. > :01:23.Shops shut and crowds lined the streets to pay their respects.
:01:24. > :01:27.Victoria Hicks has the first of two special reports on how a colmunity
:01:28. > :01:48.Hundreds lined the streets, from the young to the old. They came together
:01:49. > :01:52.to remember Rakesh. They were very sad to hear the news but on the
:01:53. > :01:57.other side he died as a hero and served his country. At this young
:01:58. > :02:01.age, he has sacrificed his life for Great Britain and the community and
:02:02. > :02:06.humanity and I think this is the highest honour we can give him today
:02:07. > :02:13.for his last journey and so he can rest in peace. He did fantastically
:02:14. > :02:17.for the country and we are so proud of what he has done. Flanking the
:02:18. > :02:23.hearse, six friends, as the 29`year`old made his last journey
:02:24. > :02:27.along Belgrade's Golden mild. Most of the shops closed. An
:02:28. > :02:29.unprecedented display of respect for a family that has lost so much.
:02:30. > :02:30.unprecedented display of respect for a family that has lost so mtch. And
:02:31. > :02:31.a family that has lost so much. And as a private family says goodbye in
:02:32. > :02:35.the most public of ways, thdy say the most public of ways, they say
:02:36. > :02:38.they do so because it would have been their son's final wish. For a
:02:39. > :02:39.young man so committed to his been their son's final wish. For a
:02:40. > :02:42.young man so committed to hhs life young man so committed to hhs life
:02:43. > :02:46.in the RAF, his brother says, this is exactly what he would have
:02:47. > :02:56.wanted. A funeral with full military honours. We wanted to be here today
:02:57. > :03:00.to show our respect to Rakesh and also to show our support to his next
:03:01. > :03:04.of kin. Sadly cut down so young in his life, you won't be able to
:03:05. > :03:09.realise his career, but he will long be remembered as a true hero. From
:03:10. > :03:15.here, the cortege headed to Loughborough.
:03:16. > :03:22.The sombre, sorrowful reminder of a war being fought thousands of
:03:23. > :03:26.And so they came to mourn and to remember a colleague,
:03:27. > :03:30.a friend, a brother, a son, who died for the country he was
:03:31. > :03:39.As the cortege arrived, his mum kissed her son's coffin
:03:40. > :03:42.During the short service, Rakesh's father paid tributd to him,
:03:43. > :03:46.telling the congregation, we are indebted to you and the
:03:47. > :03:51.The chaplain, who had known him since he was 11,
:03:52. > :03:55.said that Rakesh wanted to lake a difference in the world and
:03:56. > :04:04.After the service, there was a fly`past by an RAF Hawk.
:04:05. > :04:09.Rakesh's cousins paid tribute to him.
:04:10. > :04:13.He's a hero and we are really, really proud of him.
:04:14. > :04:18.Sad but very happy that he lived for the 29 years that he did live to
:04:19. > :04:29.I was in Afghanistan a week before the accident.
:04:30. > :04:32.I saw how professional he w`s, saw how highly he was regarded
:04:33. > :04:36.by the crews that he worked with, and it is a huge loss for us all.
:04:37. > :04:39.The funeral service was by his school chaplain at his request.
:04:40. > :04:44.He felt that it was up to him to step up and do the job that he
:04:45. > :04:48.He felt it made a real difference to the world that
:04:49. > :04:52.he was doing a good thing and he was doing it with all his heart.
:04:53. > :04:55.For those here today, Rakesh will always be remembered
:04:56. > :04:58.as a man with a big heart who was selfless and kind.
:04:59. > :05:07.A man who everyone is proud to have known.
:05:08. > :05:10.Still to come, why it's the end of the road
:05:11. > :05:14.Plus, why this hospital thinks thhs small
:05:15. > :05:26.device could make a huge difference for patients, even save lives.
:05:27. > :05:29.A teenager charged with murdering a family of four
:05:30. > :05:33.in a house fire has admitted lying throughout police interviews.
:05:34. > :05:36.The botched arson attack in Leicester claimed the lives of a
:05:37. > :05:41.Today, Nathaniel Mullings s`id it was stupid
:05:42. > :05:47.But he didn't start the blaze and didn't even know it was going
:05:48. > :05:54.Sarah Teale has been at Nottingham Crown Court.
:05:55. > :05:57.Well, it started theatrically, with defence barrister
:05:58. > :06:00.Dexter Dias QC calling his client to the witness box with the words, "Mr
:06:01. > :06:06.He then asked the 19`year`old whether had he told the truth to
:06:07. > :06:10.police in two days of interviews over the arson attack on the
:06:11. > :06:16.Mullings replied, "I told numerous lies through police intervidws
:06:17. > :06:21.and it was a cowardly and stupid thing to do but I in these certain
:06:22. > :06:27.Mr Dias then asked him whether he had known about plans to
:06:28. > :06:31.firebomb the house in which Shehnila Taufiq and her three childrdn died.
:06:32. > :06:35.He said, "No, I didn't know but I did know there was a plan to smash
:06:36. > :06:39.The jury had heard the gang had meant to target
:06:40. > :06:42.the family home of a man who they believed had been involved
:06:43. > :06:46.in the stabbing of their friend Antoin Akpom earlier in the evening
:06:47. > :06:51.And the court had been shown some CCTV
:06:52. > :06:58.Mullings was asked who it was caught on camera.
:06:59. > :07:04.He was asked whether that petrol can had anything to do with the fire.
:07:05. > :07:09.It had been in his boot for several days as a precaution.
:07:10. > :07:11.He was asked why he'd disposed of it.
:07:12. > :07:15.He said he was in shock after the firebomb attack and added,
:07:16. > :07:18."I was scared and I didn't want to be caught with anything on le".
:07:19. > :07:20.He also admitted disposing of a phone
:07:21. > :07:24.because he'd made numerous contacts with some of his co`defendants.
:07:25. > :07:28.He said when police asked hhm about it all, he was in a desperately
:07:29. > :07:34.cowardly state and didn't want to admit to anything that night.
:07:35. > :07:37.And he admitted to the jury he had previous convictions?
:07:38. > :07:42.In March 2009, he pleaded gtilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm.
:07:43. > :07:46.He was 14 at the time and it was a fight at school.
:07:47. > :07:48.He described it as a stupid little feud with
:07:49. > :07:55.Eight defendants face murder charges which they all deny.
:07:56. > :08:01.The trial at Nottingham Crown Court continues.
:08:02. > :08:04.Nigel Farage is to have his dry`cleaning bill paid
:08:05. > :08:07.by a protestor who threw an egg at him in Nottingham.
:08:08. > :08:11.Frederick Glenister admitted assaulting the UKIP leader but said
:08:12. > :08:23.Our chief news reporter, Quentin Rayner, was in court.
:08:24. > :08:28.Magistrates were shown footage of the moment on May the 1st when
:08:29. > :08:30.Frederick Glenister threw an egg at Nigel Farage as he was about to go
:08:31. > :08:33.on a walkabout and greet UKHP on a walkabout and greet UKHP
:08:34. > :08:36.supporters in Nottingham. They were told Frederick Glenister had not
:08:37. > :08:39.planned it but when he realised the party leader was in town, hd took
:08:40. > :08:44.party leader was in town, he took his opportunity and bought some
:08:45. > :08:47.British eggs. The court heard that 33`year`old Frederick Glenister was
:08:48. > :08:50.a man of conviction who stood by those convictions. His solicitor
:08:51. > :08:57.told the magistrates there was a long tradition, rightly or wrongly,
:08:58. > :08:58.of people throwing eggs at politicians. Frederick Glenister was
:08:59. > :08:59.politicians. Frederick Glenhster was given a conditional discharge for 12
:09:00. > :09:03.months. Magistrates told hil he given a conditional discharge for 12
:09:04. > :09:04.months. Magistrates told hil he had gratuitously degraded the UKIP
:09:05. > :09:10.leader. He was ordered to p`y 2 0 leader. He was ordered to p`y 2 0
:09:11. > :09:17.pounds, ?100 of which is to pay Nigel Farage's cleaning bill. But he
:09:18. > :09:19.says he had no remorse. Frederick Glenister, who has no previous
:09:20. > :09:23.convictions, was told his bdhaviour convictions, was told his bdhaviour
:09:24. > :09:28.wasn't acceptable even though the egg was not considered a weapon.
:09:29. > :09:30.The Metropolitan Police says there'll be a substantial phase
:09:31. > :09:33.of activity in the Madeleine McCann investigation in the coming weeks.
:09:34. > :09:36.The force's Assistant Commissioner says it'll be led by police
:09:37. > :09:38.in Portugal with the involvement of British officers.
:09:39. > :09:40.Madeleine, from Rothley in Leicestershhre,
:09:41. > :09:44.went missing on a family holiday in Praia da Luz seven years ago
:09:45. > :09:46.Earlier this month, British police arrived in the resort
:09:47. > :09:53.The number of children being discharged
:09:54. > :09:56.from Nottingham's hospitals overnight has nearly quadrupled in
:09:57. > :10:00.two years, despite bosses promising to cut down on the practice.
:10:01. > :10:04.921 patients aged under 15 were discharged at night
:10:05. > :10:10.That compares with 241 two years ago.
:10:11. > :10:14.In total, nearly 5,000 patidnts in Nottingham were sent home between
:10:15. > :10:20.The Hospitals' Trust says it always acts in the best interest
:10:21. > :10:26.Voting is under way in polling stations across the East Midlands.
:10:27. > :10:28.Along with a handful of local elections in Derby,
:10:29. > :10:31.Amber Valley and Bassetlaw, voters are choosing the five Euro MPs
:10:32. > :10:36.The result of the European election won't be
:10:37. > :10:44.known until late on Sunday night, after the rest of Europe has voted.
:10:45. > :10:46.A troubled Nottinghamshire school deemed to have
:10:47. > :10:49."serious weaknesses" by govdrnment inspectors is to close.
:10:50. > :10:52.It was hoped a new sponsor could be found for the
:10:53. > :10:59.But today teachers told puphls about the plans to completely shut
:11:00. > :11:08.the school by 2016, as Emily Anderson reports.
:11:09. > :11:12.The end of another day at school, but today, the students here have
:11:13. > :11:17.but today, the students herd have been told their school is closing.
:11:18. > :11:22.And they were given the news before their parents. I'm absolutely
:11:23. > :11:24.furious, the fact that I'm having to learn this via a text message from
:11:25. > :11:27.my son! Absolutely livid that learn this via a text message from
:11:28. > :11:33.my son! Absolutely livid that it has been via the grapevine! While other
:11:34. > :11:38.parents `` why won't the parents told first? Why weren't we told at
:11:39. > :11:41.the same time? It's ridiculous! It was four years ago when the parents
:11:42. > :11:47.fought a long campaign to kdep the fought a long campaign to kdep the
:11:48. > :11:52.school open. It was turned hnto an academy under the guidance of the
:11:53. > :11:56.Trust but earlier this year, it lost control of ten schools, including
:11:57. > :12:02.Sherwood, because of worries about performance. In a statement, the
:12:03. > :12:06.executive principal of the trust said he fully understands the recent
:12:07. > :12:08.frustrations of parents and staff. After the decision to close the
:12:09. > :12:12.school was taken, the redhead school was taken, the redhe`d
:12:13. > :12:15.academy trust has been asked to secure a good education for all the
:12:16. > :12:20.students involved. The decision to transfer to the
:12:21. > :12:25.redhead academy trust is part of an agreement with the Department of
:12:26. > :12:31.Education to find new sponsors for academies. It means some pupils will
:12:32. > :12:34.be offered a place here at the Carlton academy next September.
:12:35. > :12:39.Years ten and 11 will remain here while they take their GCSEs. After
:12:40. > :12:41.today's announcement, many parents have been left feeling their fight
:12:42. > :12:46.four years ago was for nothing. A man accused of murder has claimed
:12:47. > :12:49.that it was another defendant who carried out the brutal attack
:12:50. > :12:52.in Derbyshire last year. The prosecution says three people
:12:53. > :12:55.beat 48`year`old Barry Smith to death before setting light to
:12:56. > :12:59.his body outside a club in Kilburn. James Roberson reports
:13:00. > :13:03.from Leicester Crown Court. Four people in all are
:13:04. > :13:06.on trial here at Leicester Crown Court for what occurred last October
:13:07. > :13:10.at this welfare club in Kilburn, where a father`of`four was `llegedly
:13:11. > :13:15.beaten to death and then burnt. It's claimed Vincent Aitken
:13:16. > :13:17.and his daughter Emma and her partner Nathan Doherty were involved
:13:18. > :13:20.in the murder, while Pamela Aitken But the courts heard Pamela Aitken
:13:21. > :13:27.had an argument with 48`year`old Barry Smith which resulted
:13:28. > :13:29.in her losing her job at the club and the attack on
:13:30. > :13:34.Mr Smith was in revenge for that. Today, 27`year`old Nathan Doherty
:13:35. > :13:38.in his defence claimed it was Vincent Aitken who alone attacked
:13:39. > :13:42.Mr Smith with a pool cue and then Nathan Doherty denies attacking Mr
:13:43. > :13:50.Smith himself or burning his body. All of the defendants deny all
:13:51. > :13:52.of the charges Next tonight,
:13:53. > :14:04.the new technology which it's claimed could save lives, s`ve
:14:05. > :14:07.hospital staff valuable time and cut Yes, King's Mill in Nottinghamshire
:14:08. > :14:15.is the first hospital in thd East Midlands to use a hi`tech system to
:14:16. > :14:19.record key patient observathons That's things like blood
:14:20. > :14:27.pressure and temperature. As our health correspondent
:14:28. > :14:30.Rob Sissons reports, they hope it'll mean shorter hospital stays
:14:31. > :14:37.and quicker treatment. Yes, patient notes, observations,
:14:38. > :14:45.never far from the patient at the never far from the patient `t the
:14:46. > :14:46.end of the bed and relatives really should not be looking at thdm but
:14:47. > :14:49.should not be looking at them but sometimes sneak a look. Herd, things
:14:50. > :14:51.sometimes sneak a look. Here, things are changing, and some say ht could
:14:52. > :15:08.save and they say it is already bringing
:15:09. > :15:14.big differences. Do you feel sick at all? Basic observations are input,
:15:15. > :15:18.including breathing rate, blood pressure and temperature. It's a lot
:15:19. > :15:21.quicker, more efficient. We haven't got the mess of paperwork, running
:15:22. > :15:32.around for notes. One, why are you around for notes. One, why are you
:15:33. > :15:37.in hospital? I keep falling down. King's Mill is still being closely
:15:38. > :15:39.monitored. They call it special measures. It is after the unexpected
:15:40. > :17:23.high level of death how to get out of the fastest flow.
:17:24. > :17:24.Just last week, four teenagers how to get out of the fastest flow.
:17:25. > :17:26.Just last week, four teenagdrs had Just last week, four teenagers had
:17:27. > :17:31.to be rescued from a stretch of the Derwent further downstream hn Derby.
:17:32. > :17:34.Derwent further downstream in Derby. There had been playing in the river
:17:35. > :17:41.and they had not realised how deep and stronger currents were, and
:17:42. > :17:43.became disoriented in a way, away from the bank, so they went to a
:17:44. > :17:45.place of safety, which was an from the bank, so they went to a
:17:46. > :17:47.place of safety, which was `n island place of safety, which was `n island
:17:48. > :17:51.they found halfway down the river. We are getting more and mord
:17:52. > :17:51.they found halfway down the river. We are getting more and more rescues
:17:52. > :17:55.from rivers. People on a dax like from rivers. People on a day like
:17:56. > :18:03.today is the Areva like this and want to jump into cool down. Places
:18:04. > :18:05.like this, keep away from the water. `` people on a day like tod`y
:18:06. > :18:05.like this, keep away from the water. `` people on a day like today see
:18:06. > :18:05.like this, keep away from the water. `` people on a day like tod`y see a
:18:06. > :18:14.`` people on a day like today see a river like this. I was told to then
:18:15. > :18:16.take one more step out into the fastest flow and it was a step too
:18:17. > :18:21.far. I am very heavy but the force far. I am very heavy but the force
:18:22. > :18:26.of the water took me off my feet but fortunately I was attached to his
:18:27. > :18:28.three firefighters and safety rope. But of course other people in the
:18:29. > :18:35.But of course other people hn the river wouldn't be so lucky. ``
:18:36. > :18:38.attached to three firefightdrs. He said on the phone he did that! I
:18:39. > :18:43.had no idea! Crikey! Still to come,
:18:44. > :18:45.here comes the rain again! It was heavy overnight, heavy
:18:46. > :18:50.this afternoon, and guess what? It will be heavy again tomorrow so
:18:51. > :18:56.keep your water proves handy It will be heavy again tomorrow, so
:18:57. > :18:58.keep your water proves handy and the umbrella on stand`by. I will be back
:18:59. > :19:12.in the dry with your detaildd in the dry with your detaildd
:19:13. > :19:13.forecast shortly. The studio is surprisingly quiet because it is
:19:14. > :19:16.surprisingly quiet because ht is that time again.
:19:17. > :19:19.Coming up in the sport, the latest on the Rams' trip to
:19:20. > :19:22.Wembley for the play`off final, but it's not all football this week
:19:23. > :19:25.It's also the biggest weekend in Donington Park's year `
:19:26. > :19:29.The only British round of the series this year.
:19:30. > :19:53.And today's the day they opdn it all up to the public.
:19:54. > :20:02.It is the biggest event of our year and it takes a lot of getting right.
:20:03. > :20:04.It is on my doorstep so obvhously always look forward to Donington.
:20:05. > :20:09.Even more so for me this year. always look forward to Donington.
:20:10. > :20:15.Even more so for me this year. What matters in sport is to allow the
:20:16. > :20:21.stars to be accessible to the fans. I think I've crashed on every corner
:20:22. > :20:31.here, so I know what not to do and now I've just got to figure out how
:20:32. > :20:33.to get fast! Leon is a popular boy around these parts. It is hhs home
:20:34. > :20:38.around these parts. It is his home track, as you saw there. Derby
:20:39. > :20:41.County pretty popular as well at the moment. They are off to Wembley in
:20:42. > :20:43.the play`off final looking for Premier League football over the
:20:44. > :20:46.weekend. It is a renaissance for weekend. It is a renaissance for
:20:47. > :20:55.them and for head coach Steve McClaren, and this, a chance that
:20:56. > :20:58.hangs on Harry Redknapp. He was welcomed back into England football
:20:59. > :21:07.and he was given the coach's job. It will be an interesting meeting.
:21:08. > :21:20.Well, ahead of this game at Wembley, so much attention on Derby County
:21:21. > :21:25.and head coach Steve McClaren. Today, the newspapers are focused on
:21:26. > :21:28.his relationship with Harry Redknapp. Is a great story for the
:21:29. > :21:30.media, isn't it? And a fairx Redknapp. Is a great story for the
:21:31. > :21:30.media, isn't it? And a fairy tale media, isn't it? And a fairy tale
:21:31. > :21:36.ending to the season. Starthng there ending to the season. Starthng there
:21:37. > :21:40.and ending up at Wembley as our opponents. Only a short while ago he
:21:41. > :21:44.was part of the coaching staff at was part of the coaching st`ff at
:21:45. > :21:50.Queens Park Rangers. How ironic it has come full circle. The former
:21:51. > :21:55.England manager, one of the most famous faces in the game, will lock
:21:56. > :21:59.horns in a Wembley showdown. There's a lot of pressure on Queens Park
:22:00. > :22:05.Rangers to go up. A lot of loney. And we all know the story. I think
:22:06. > :22:09.they are the favourites. I think the bookmakers make them the favourites.
:22:10. > :22:14.They've been in great form. Had a good run. A young side full of
:22:15. > :22:21.energy. A good team. Attire at the QPR press call, Harry said he did
:22:22. > :22:28.not regret giving Steve a route back into English football. `` today at
:22:29. > :22:31.the QPR press call. He was great when he was here. But you always
:22:32. > :22:35.knew he would work somewherd and knew he would work somewhere and
:22:36. > :22:38.when the opportunity came. That was the understanding and obviotsly
:22:39. > :22:44.the understanding and obviously Derby, it was a job he couldn't
:22:45. > :22:47.resist. I'm looking forward to a cup of tea and a big hug at the end, no
:22:48. > :22:51.of tea and a big hug at the end no matter what happens. Now the talking
:22:52. > :22:54.is over, Steve McClaren is on the brink of one of the richest matches
:22:55. > :23:01.in football and a return to the Premier League.
:23:02. > :23:03.So, Derby County, superbikes. Plenty of other sports news as well! Lets
:23:04. > :23:11.give you a round`up. A new addition give you a round`up. A new addition
:23:12. > :23:14.to the Leicester City team sheet. The fans favourite Martin Btzza
:23:15. > :23:16.The fans favourite Martin Buzza Lasky has agreed a new one`day deal
:23:17. > :23:19.as the club get ready for lhfe Lasky has agreed a new one`day deal
:23:20. > :23:19.as the club get ready for life in as the club get ready for lhfe in
:23:20. > :23:26.the Premier League. `` one year the Premier League. `` one xear
:23:27. > :23:27.deal. In Nottingham, they are gearing up to welcome some of the
:23:28. > :23:30.best cyclist in the world, `s gearing up to welcome some of the
:23:31. > :23:34.best cyclist in the world, as the city plays host to the milk race
:23:35. > :23:43.this weekend. 60,000 turned out last year and Ed Clancy being among the
:23:44. > :23:48.men taking part, it promises to be quite an event.
:23:49. > :23:52.The crowds are out to here at Donington. Not for me! For people
:23:53. > :23:54.like this man. We have adopted him even though he is French. Do you
:23:55. > :23:57.regard this as your home tr`ck even though he is French. Do you
:23:58. > :24:03.regard this as your home tr`ck now? Definitely. I'm only about 20
:24:04. > :24:07.minutes down the road. So for me it is very much feeling like a home
:24:08. > :24:12.race. We have fans supporting and coming at the weekend so I feel at
:24:13. > :24:13.home here. You are sitting well in the championship. How do you
:24:14. > :24:14.home here. You are sitting well in the championship. How do yot think
:24:15. > :24:20.the championship. How do you think it is going? We have some strong
:24:21. > :24:22.races. It has gone well. Two wins. So it is going well. Competitive and
:24:23. > :24:28.So it is going well. Compethtive and there's a lot of fighting going on,
:24:29. > :24:36.so the first top five riders are very close. You've had a mixed time
:24:37. > :24:40.after that dramatic high side. Yes, it was going well until I r`n out of
:24:41. > :24:43.talent! And then irony hurt myself. But, yeah, when conditions are
:24:44. > :24:46.talent! And then irony hurt myself. But, yeah, when conditions `re hard
:24:47. > :24:51.like this and tricky, a loss of water, then a smaller `` small
:24:52. > :24:56.water, then a smaller `` sm`ll mistake is very costly. But so far
:24:57. > :24:59.things are working well. We see you here on the podium at Donington?
:25:00. > :24:59.things are working well. We see you here on the podium at Donington I
:25:00. > :25:02.here on the podium at Donington? I hope so. There are many British
:25:03. > :25:08.riders and they are not going to make it easy, that's for sure! Thank
:25:09. > :25:11.you so much for joining us. Despite the accident, very much one of our
:25:12. > :25:13.own, and looking to get on the podium here at Donington Park. And
:25:14. > :25:15.it's going to be a big weekend podium here at Donington Park. And
:25:16. > :25:16.it's going to be a big weekdnd all it's going to be a big weekdnd all
:25:17. > :25:20.around for sport. The Wembley around for sport. The Wembley
:25:21. > :25:23.build`up is all tomorrow. It's a huge weekend for sport.
:25:24. > :25:25.In all sorts of respects. As we hand over to the weather, we havd
:25:26. > :25:28.In all sorts of respects. As we hand over to the weather, we have been
:25:29. > :25:32.getting reports from Lincolnshire Fire Rescue Service, who say a
:25:33. > :25:34.number of properties have bden flooded in South Lincolnshire in
:25:35. > :25:35.just the last few hours. These just the last few hours. These
:25:36. > :25:41.pictures were taken by Andrdw in pictures were taken by Andrew in
:25:42. > :25:43.market deepening. He says hd took market deepening. He says he took
:25:44. > :25:45.them at the height of the storm Areas of Bourne also suffering from
:25:46. > :25:47.Areas of Bourne also sufferhng from the downpour. It seems to be
:25:48. > :25:49.Areas of Bourne also suffering from the downpour. It seems to bd the
:25:50. > :25:54.south and east of our region which has been particularly affected, so
:25:55. > :25:55.that there's that out. A lot of water there! Crikey! Let's get the
:25:56. > :26:07.latest. Yes, you are right, particularly
:26:08. > :26:08.fantastic storms and rainfall, and we are expecting further rahn
:26:09. > :26:08.fantastic storms and rainfall, and we are expecting further rain and
:26:09. > :26:12.we are expecting further rahn and heavy, scattered showers throughout
:26:13. > :26:16.the day tomorrow with the chance of some thunder again. So a warning for
:26:17. > :26:17.heavy rainfall remains in force for the rest of the season becatse
:26:18. > :26:19.heavy rainfall remains in force for the rest of the season because of
:26:20. > :26:20.standing water and localised flooding, so something to bd
:26:21. > :26:23.standing water and localised flooding, so something to be aware
:26:24. > :26:24.through the next few hours. Through the day, we actually had sole
:26:25. > :26:25.through the next few hours. Through the day, we actually had some fairly
:26:26. > :26:29.the day, we actually had sole fairly decent dry weather to start. The
:26:30. > :26:30.rain started to move in at `bout mid`afternoon time with particularly
:26:31. > :26:32.heavy rain out towards the East. mid`afternoon time with particularly
:26:33. > :26:34.heavy rain out towards the Dast As heavy rain out towards the Dast As
:26:35. > :26:39.we go through the next few hours, we had the risk for some heavy,
:26:40. > :26:41.thundery showers. They start to clear away for time this evening
:26:42. > :26:43.clear away for time this evdning before we see another band of
:26:44. > :26:44.showers pushing through again, before we see another band of
:26:45. > :26:46.showers pushing through agahn, with showers pushing through agahn, with
:26:47. > :26:49.the risk of the odd rumble of thunder, so further heavy rainfall
:26:50. > :26:54.expected and minimum night`time temperatures of 10 degrees. First
:26:55. > :26:57.thing tomorrow morning, the best of the dry weather will be out to the
:26:58. > :26:58.East tomorrow as we continud to have East tomorrow as we continue to have
:26:59. > :27:00.these showers rolling in ovdr these showers rolling in over
:27:01. > :27:04.Leicestershire, Derbyshire `nd even Leicestershire, Derbyshire `nd even
:27:05. > :27:05.Mansfield, so if you are in Nottinghamshire and out towards
:27:06. > :27:09.Lincolnshire, you should sed dry Lincolnshire, you should sed dry
:27:10. > :27:10.spells, particularly in the afternoon, and some long spells
:27:11. > :27:10.spells, particularly in the afternoon, and some long spdlls of
:27:11. > :27:12.afternoon, and some long spells of sunshine. If you are lucky to get
:27:13. > :27:13.the sunshine tomorrow, we're sunshine. If you are lucky to get
:27:14. > :27:16.the sunshine tomorrow, we'rd looking the sunshine tomorrow, we'rd looking
:27:17. > :27:19.at highs of 17 or 18. The low pressure is with us Friday hnto
:27:20. > :27:23.pressure is with us Friday into Saturday and that is set to bring us
:27:24. > :27:27.further heavy rain and, you guessed it, thundery showers! So if you are
:27:28. > :27:31.heading to Wembley or staying here, be prepared, as it is looking rather
:27:32. > :27:37.unsettled. But briefly improving by bank holiday Monday.
:27:38. > :27:44.I'm glad you said that! It has been a conveyor belt of wetness! A lovely
:27:45. > :27:53.picture behind us. You are back for the late news? Yes.
:27:54. > :27:56.When the first travellers crossed America, they were faced with this -
:27:57. > :28:03.from snow-capped mountains to arid plains and thick forests.
:28:04. > :28:12.The very nature of the American personality was defined.
:28:13. > :28:15.Ray Mears explores the land behind the Hollywood legend
:28:16. > :28:19.and discovers the wild that made the west.