:00:14. > :00:16.And now the news for the East Midlands. I'm Dominic Heale. Good
:00:17. > :00:19.evening. First tonight, shopkeepers pulled
:00:20. > :00:20.down their shutters and people lined the streets chanting prayers as
:00:21. > :00:21.Flight Lieutenant Rakesh Chauhan's Flight Lieutenant Rakesh Ch`uhan's
:00:22. > :00:22.funeral cortege made its way Flight Lieutenant Rakesh Chauhan's
:00:23. > :00:24.funeral cortege made its wax through funeral cortege made its wax through
:00:25. > :00:25.Leicester and then Loughborough today. The 29`year`old serviceman
:00:26. > :00:33.today. The 29`year`old servhceman died in a helicopter crash in
:00:34. > :00:36.Afghanistan last month. He was described today as a true hdro.
:00:37. > :00:40.described today as a true hero. Victoria Hicks reports.
:00:41. > :00:44.They came in their hundreds to pay their respects to Flight Lidutenant
:00:45. > :00:45.their respects to Flight Lieutenant Rakesh Chauhan. Young and old,
:00:46. > :00:46.friends and strangers, unitdd Rakesh Chauhan. Young and old,
:00:47. > :00:47.friends and strangers, united in the friends and strangers, united in the
:00:48. > :00:50.grief of a community. At thhs friends and strangers, unitdd in the
:00:51. > :00:52.grief of a community. At this young grief of a community. At thhs young
:00:53. > :00:55.age, he has sacrificed his life for Great Britain. And the commtnity and
:00:56. > :00:59.Great Britain. And the community and humanity. On the whole, we `re
:01:00. > :00:59.Great Britain. And the commtnity and humanity. On the whole, we are very
:01:00. > :01:03.humanity. On the whole, we `re very emotional. I am very close to the
:01:04. > :01:07.family myself. And I knew R`kesh myself as well and he was a very
:01:08. > :01:09.dedicated officer and he was totally into his job. At this young age, he
:01:10. > :01:15.into his job. At this young age he did fantastic for the country. Shops
:01:16. > :01:16.here closed this morning, an unprecedented display of respect for
:01:17. > :01:19.a well`known family. The family unprecedented display of respect for
:01:20. > :01:27.a well`known family. The falily that has lost so much. We are extremely
:01:28. > :01:32.proud of him and what he achieved. He got to his rank at a very young
:01:33. > :01:37.age. He rose through the ranks very rapidly. I know he did that because
:01:38. > :01:39.he was very, very hard`working, rapidly. I know he did that because
:01:40. > :01:48.he was very, very hard`working, very dedicated. He was a natural born
:01:49. > :01:51.leader. The cortege, flanked by six of the men Rakesh Chauhan served
:01:52. > :01:54.with, stopping for a moment outside the family business started by his
:01:55. > :01:59.grandfather. Many were chanting Hindu prayers. Hundreds then
:02:00. > :02:00.followed the 29`year`old as he made his last journey along Belgrave s
:02:01. > :02:07.his last journey along Belgrave's Golden Mile. We wanted to bd here
:02:08. > :02:08.today to show our respect to Rakesh Chauhan and also show our stpport
:02:09. > :02:11.today to show our respect to Rakesh Chauhan and also show our support to
:02:12. > :02:13.his next of kin. Sadly cut down so young in his life, he won't be able
:02:14. > :02:14.to realise his career but he young in his life, he won't be able
:02:15. > :02:15.to realise his career but hd will young in his life, he won't be able
:02:16. > :02:24.to realise his career but he will be one remembered as a true hero. ``
:02:25. > :02:26.all remembered. From here, the cortege made a slow processhon to
:02:27. > :02:28.Loughborough. They came to mourn cortege made a slow procession to
:02:29. > :02:31.Loughborough. They came to lourn and Loughborough. They came to mourn and
:02:32. > :02:32.to remember a colleague, a friend, a son, a brother. As the cortege
:02:33. > :02:36.son, a brother. As the cortdge arrived, Rakesh's mother kissed her
:02:37. > :02:39.son's coffin. During the service, his father paid tribute, telling the
:02:40. > :02:46.congregation how indebted they were to him and how proud they all were
:02:47. > :02:50.of him. It was up to him to step up and do the job he was being asked to
:02:51. > :02:52.do. He felt it made a real difference to the world. That he was
:02:53. > :02:54.difference to the world. Th`t he was doing a good thing and he was
:02:55. > :02:56.difference to the world. That he was doing a good thing and he w`s doing
:02:57. > :03:03.it with all his heart. After the service, a fly`past by an RAF Hawk.
:03:04. > :03:05.Rakesh's cousins paid tribute to him. He'll be remembered as a hero
:03:06. > :03:55.and Nottingham earlier this month.
:03:56. > :03:59.Magistrates were told he wanted to highlight what he regards as the
:04:00. > :04:02.party's dangerous policies. The 33`year`old was given a conditional
:04:03. > :04:07.discharge for 12 months and fined ?200.
:04:08. > :04:08.Even if you don't find it a productive or tasteful method of
:04:09. > :05:23.protest, time? It is absolutely ridiculous.
:05:24. > :05:24.It was only four years ago when parents fought a long campaign to
:05:25. > :05:28.parents fought a long campahgn to keep the school open when it was
:05:29. > :05:35.known as the Gedling School. It was turned into an academy under the
:05:36. > :05:38.guidance of the E`ACT Trust. But only this year, the trust lost
:05:39. > :05:41.control of ten schools, including Sherwood, because of worries about
:05:42. > :05:44.performance. In a statement, the executive principal of the trust has
:05:45. > :05:48.said he fully understands the recent frustrations of parents and staff.
:05:49. > :05:51.After the decision to close the school was taken, the Redhill
:05:52. > :05:55.Academy Trust has been asked to secure a good education for all the
:05:56. > :05:58.students involved. The decision to transfer to the Redhill Academy
:05:59. > :06:02.Trust is part of an agreement with the Department for Education to find
:06:03. > :06:06.new sponsors for academies. It means pupils in years seven, eight and
:06:07. > :06:09.nine here will be offered a place at the Carlton Academy from September.
:06:10. > :06:15.Years ten and 11 will remain at this site while they take their GCSEs.
:06:16. > :06:16.Parents won the fight to save this school in 2010 but, after today's
:06:17. > :06:18.school in 2010 but, after today s announcement, many have left feeling
:06:19. > :06:26.their fight was for nothing. That's your news, so it's goodbye
:06:27. > :06:41.from me, but now, the weather. As expected, there was some heavy
:06:42. > :06:46.rain earlier today. Rainfall totals well over an inch in parts of the
:06:47. > :06:49.East Midlands. More to come tomorrow with heavy and scattered showers but
:06:50. > :06:56.also decent spells of brightness in the afternoon. Showers have cleared
:06:57. > :06:59.to the north. We have had a dry evening but more showers will come
:07:00. > :07:06.in during the night. There will be the potential for some thunder. As
:07:07. > :07:14.we go through the morning tomorrow, we start to see the showers becoming
:07:15. > :07:19.confined to the West. All of us should see some dry and sunny spells
:07:20. > :07:24.in the last part of the afternoon. in the last part of the afternoon.
:07:25. > :07:26.An unsettled start for Frid`y in the last part of the aftdrnoon.
:07:27. > :07:29.An unsettled start for Friday with An unsettled start for Friday with
:07:30. > :07:38.low pressure still with us on Saturday leading to more rahn.
:07:39. > :07:51.% N % Nd, | B a afternoon. Feeling cool. I leave you