:00:00. > :00:14.Thank you. That is all from us for this evening. It is
:00:15. > :00:17.Now the news from the East Lidlands, I'm Jo Healey. Good evening.
:00:18. > :00:20.UKIP's leader Nigel Farage says his party's sights are now set
:00:21. > :00:22.on winning next week's Newark parliamentary by`election,
:00:23. > :00:27.after UKIP triumphed in the European elections.
:00:28. > :00:31.It topped the poll in the E`st Midlands with a 33% share of the
:00:32. > :00:34.vote, up 16% on the last Euro elections.
:00:35. > :00:36.It secured two MEPs, veteran Eurosceptic Roger Hdlmer
:00:37. > :00:50.Here's our Political Editor John Hess.
:00:51. > :00:54.Jubilation for UKIP supporters. The party secured a third of thd
:00:55. > :00:54.Jubilation for UKIP supportdrs. The party secured a third of the total
:00:55. > :00:59.party secured a third of thd total East Midlands vote. Topping the
:01:00. > :01:04.poll, Roger Helmer, who hopds East Midlands vote. Topping the
:01:05. > :01:08.poll, Roger Helmer, who hopes to repeat the success as UKIP's
:01:09. > :01:15.candidate in the by`election. UKIP's second elected Euro LP is
:01:16. > :01:16.Margot Parker. We've had a solid response from people and in
:01:17. > :01:21.Nottingham, I can recall the response from people and in
:01:22. > :01:27.Nottingham, I can recall thd book across the square to shake our
:01:28. > :01:34.hands. Cheers to for the Conservatives. A returns to European
:01:35. > :01:36.Parliament. I am honoured to have been re`elected to serve the people
:01:37. > :01:43.been re`elected to serve thd people of the East Midlands. A big change
:01:44. > :01:44.for me but with a background in local government, I hope th`t will
:01:45. > :01:51.local government, I hope that will help me with this new role. This is
:01:52. > :01:56.how the East Midlands voted, with UKIP on 368,000 votes. Labour lost
:01:57. > :01:59.the battle for second place and is 11,000 votes behind the
:02:00. > :02:01.Conservatives. A good showing for the Greens, attracting almost 6 .
:02:02. > :02:09.the Greens, attracting almost 6%. That meant defeat for the Lhberal
:02:10. > :02:12.Democrats. We've got to find a better way to get the message
:02:13. > :02:16.across. Britain has to stay in Europe. We haven't got that message
:02:17. > :02:20.across. Disappointment for Labour. Its vote was pegged to fourth place,
:02:21. > :02:26.leaving Glenis Willmott as its sole leaving Glenis Willmott as hts sole
:02:27. > :02:32.MEP. We were only .6% behind so it was very close. UKIP can celebrate.
:02:33. > :02:35.They returned to MEPs. That was expected. What was and was `
:02:36. > :02:35.expected. What was and was a particularly strong perform`nce by
:02:36. > :02:39.particularly strong performance by the Conservatives, who also sent to
:02:40. > :02:42.MEPs to the European Parliament. MEPs to the European Parlialent
:02:43. > :02:46.That will please the prime Minister will dash with that crucial
:02:47. > :02:48.by`election just around the corner. Another factor in the selection, 70%
:02:49. > :02:52.Another factor in the selection 70% of us in the East Midlands didn't
:02:53. > :02:56.even bother to vote at all. It was the worst turnout figure since
:02:57. > :03:01.direct elections to the European Parliament began 15 years ago.
:03:02. > :03:03.With the political focus now firmly in Newark,
:03:04. > :03:06.people in the Nottinghamshire town have mixed emotions on UKIP's
:03:07. > :03:17.The a quiet, wet and gloomy morning in new work, as early shoppdrs go
:03:18. > :03:24.in new work, as early shoppers go about their Bank Holiday business.
:03:25. > :03:29.But as far as next week 's by`election is concerned, things
:03:30. > :03:30.really are hotting up. UKIP's performance is better in thd
:03:31. > :03:31.really are hotting up. UKIP's performance is better in the East
:03:32. > :03:34.Midlands than any other reghon and Midlands than any other reghon and
:03:35. > :03:40.in Newark, they managed to secure 32% of the vote. If it is the same
:03:41. > :03:42.voting pattern in next week's by`election, Roger Helmer may just
:03:43. > :03:47.secure UKIP's first heat se`t in the secure UKIP's first heat seat in the
:03:48. > :03:50.House of Commons. If they do what they say there are going to do, yes,
:03:51. > :03:52.but something has got to change. they say there are going to do, yes,
:03:53. > :04:02.but something has got to change. We are in a right mess. They work hard
:04:03. > :04:08.to get an Emmy dash and MP in, good luck to them. Newark has always been
:04:09. > :04:11.a conservative town and UKIP are doing what most people want them to
:04:12. > :04:17.do. It's the same old thing, the three parties. The people at the
:04:18. > :04:20.bottom don't get much say at all. As the political focus shifts closer to
:04:21. > :04:24.home, it is back to work for clock party campaign is a new work, as
:04:25. > :04:35.they look to make gains on what is currently a voting knife edge. ``
:04:36. > :04:39.Newark. Investigations are underway
:04:40. > :06:38.into the cause of a factory fire in heartbreaking. Very sad. At the
:06:39. > :06:43.time, I wasn't sure whether we could get another one. Even if it does, it
:06:44. > :06:44.is not the one that her Majdsty is not the one that her Majesty
:06:45. > :06:48.touched. I feel it for Mich`el. I touched. I feel it for Mich`el. I
:06:49. > :06:53.wish they'd had taken mine instead. wish they'd had taken mine instead.
:06:54. > :06:57.But they didn't. The couple are now appealing for the medal to be
:06:58. > :07:03.returned. Whoever has got it, even if they just put it back through the
:07:04. > :07:13.letterbox, it would mean so much to us. It really did hurt us. Anyone
:07:14. > :07:18.with any information is being urged to contact Nottinghamshire police.
:07:19. > :07:23.fans turned out in Nottingh`m today to show their support for boxer Carl
:07:24. > :07:28.George Groves. He'll be defending his two world titles at Wembley on
:07:29. > :07:49.The countdown is on to the biggest fight in British boxing history.
:07:50. > :07:52.Promoters say 200 million pdople will be watching worldwide. Today,
:07:53. > :07:54.Carl came back to his hometown for his final public work`out and
:07:55. > :07:56.thousands were there to see him. It is all over the world and wd are so
:07:57. > :08:00.is all over the world and we are so proud to have this fight coling from
:08:01. > :08:08.our own city. It would be a lot faster, a lot quicker. He ddserves
:08:09. > :08:10.it. He deserves to have his hand raised in front of 84,000 people. He
:08:11. > :08:17.is a legend. It means a gre`t deal is a legend. It means a great deal
:08:18. > :08:19.to him. It's fantastic. My fans have been behind me since day one
:08:20. > :08:19.to him. It's fantastic. My fans have been behind me since day ond and
:08:20. > :08:20.to him. It's fantastic. My fans have been behind me since day one and the
:08:21. > :08:25.been behind me since day ond and the turnout today shows how much it
:08:26. > :08:33.means to them. It is humbling and I feel it. It's a great night for
:08:34. > :08:36.British boxing. It's a great time. He's given everything to thd British
:08:37. > :08:41.public for so long. This is the pinnacle now, for any fighter. So,
:08:42. > :08:45.just five days to go until fight night. The next time we will see him
:08:46. > :08:46.inside the ring, you will be defending his two world titles in
:08:47. > :08:55.front of 80,000 at Wembley Stadium. Believing. It has been a rather dull
:08:56. > :09:01.and damp bank holiday Mondax and damp bank holiday Monday and as
:09:02. > :09:04.we had through the next few days, there isn't much improvement. Today
:09:05. > :09:06.has been hampered by this area of rain which has been working its way
:09:07. > :09:09.up from the south. It stalled rain which has been working its way
:09:10. > :09:11.up from the south. It stalldd over western parts and through tonight,
:09:12. > :09:13.it will slowly start to cle`r western parts and through tonight,
:09:14. > :09:17.it will slowly start to clear away. Still plenty of cloud about
:09:18. > :09:22.overnight tonight and it is not long before the next area of heavy rain
:09:23. > :09:25.starts to work its way in, too. Without cloud and rain overnight, it
:09:26. > :09:27.will not be a cold night. Temperatures will manage to hover
:09:28. > :09:31.around 11 or 12 Celsius. Th`t heavy around 11 or 12 Celsius. That heavy
:09:32. > :09:35.rain will be with us in the morning. The Met office has issued a weather
:09:36. > :09:37.warning for heavy rain. It could affect the morning rush hour so do
:09:38. > :09:43.be a perfect dash aware of that. It be a perfect dash aware of that. It
:09:44. > :09:47.sticks with us for much of the day. Behind that, it will start to become
:09:48. > :09:52.more patchy but it would be a cold day, a dull day and a damp day.
:09:53. > :09:54.Temperatures will only get tp to about 13 or 14 Celsius. There is
:09:55. > :09:57.little improvement as we get through the week.
:09:58. > :10:16.Good evening. If I were to conduct a straw poll about the weather events
:10:17. > :10:20.today, I suspect we would get a split decision. There were
:10:21. > :10:26.significant differences around, we have sunshine and some warmth, but
:10:27. > :10:31.also this cloud and rain coming up through the Channel into the north
:10:32. > :10:35.of England. On top of that, some showers in the north-west, some of
:10:36. > :10:41.them thundery from Northern Ireland and Scotland, so a real eclectic
:10:42. > :10:46.mix. This will drift away over the next few hours, we will keep the
:10:47. > :10:51.cloud overnight, and we will see more significant rain pushing in off
:10:52. > :10:55.the north sea. There is a level of uncertainty just where this rain
:10:56. > :11:00.will be sitting in the morning, but current thoughts, across north
:11:01. > :11:10.Norfolk, into the Midlands and maybe east Yorkshire as well. It will be
:11:11. > :11:14.accompanied by a cool breeze. In the south-west we should see a better
:11:15. > :11:15.day for Cornwall and Devon, and into south Wales as