:00:00. > 3:59:59More on that and all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.
:00:00. > :00:13.That's With your news now for the
:00:14. > :00:16.East Midlands, I'm Maurice Flynn. After retaining his world titles,
:00:17. > :00:19.Nottinghan's Carl Froch has In what he called the biggest
:00:20. > :00:26.and best fight of his life, he knocked`out opponent George Groves
:00:27. > :00:29.in front a record crowd at Wembley, then spoke exclusively to Angela
:00:30. > :00:42.Rafferty, in his only dressing room It was a knockout punch where the of
:00:43. > :00:50.a world champion. Eight rounds into the rematch, Carl Froch finally
:00:51. > :01:01.silenced his challenger. It was the biggest match of my life. The first
:01:02. > :01:06.few rounds were edgy, then this is devastating right hand. He has
:01:07. > :01:12.successfully defended his world title and settled scores with George
:01:13. > :01:22.grows. He promised to deliver and did just that. I have got no hard
:01:23. > :01:33.feelings. It is a sport. I will let him worry about me now. It was
:01:34. > :01:37.absolutely amazing. Justice has been served. Carl Froch was the better
:01:38. > :01:44.fighter and is the better fighter. Early weather clothes off when there
:01:45. > :01:51.were talks about a fight in Las Vegas.
:01:52. > :01:57.Was that a proposal? Sort of. I had a few words. He got down on one knee
:01:58. > :02:03.and said, Rachel, I haven't got a ring, but will you marry me? An
:02:04. > :02:05.unbelievable night after a truly remarkable night.
:02:06. > :02:08.See Angela's exclusive interview with him in full on our Facebook
:02:09. > :02:11.page. A charity fund`raiser who previously ran from Derbyshire all
:02:12. > :02:15.the way to his native Switzerland is planning a new challenge. This time
:02:16. > :02:18.to cycle more than 1,000 miles. It's to fund research into cancer after
:02:19. > :02:21.his family, and close friends, were affected by the disease. Simon Hare
:02:22. > :02:40.Two years ago, Gerard set off to run a marathon a day for a month. It
:02:41. > :02:44.took him from his home near Derby to his native home village in
:02:45. > :02:48.Switzerland, and raised ?50,000 for cancer research. Now Gerard and a
:02:49. > :02:56.group of friends are planning an even longer challenge. To run from
:02:57. > :03:04.Derbyshire to Monte Carlo. Most people can't believe we are doing.
:03:05. > :03:09.Everyone is very supportive. Our family and friends are for the same
:03:10. > :03:13.hurt from cancer in recent years. My wife had cancer and is thankfully
:03:14. > :03:21.overrate, my mum died of it a few months ago. There was a huge need to
:03:22. > :03:26.raise lots of money to help find a cure. Absolutely. There will have to
:03:27. > :03:31.complete around 1000 miles over nine days. Until I set off on their
:03:32. > :03:38.journey later this month, plenty of training to be done.
:03:39. > :03:40.Around 1,500 people endured today's summer`like temperatures to complete
:03:41. > :03:43.a half`triathlon in and around Nottinghamshire. The Outlaw at Holme
:03:44. > :03:47.Pierrepont included a half marathon, a one mile swim and a 56 mile cycle.
:03:48. > :03:53.The winning team completed it in just over four hours.
:03:54. > :04:01.It is absolutely great. Very inspiring. It was a bit hot for
:04:02. > :04:08.them, but they did well. It is awesome. I have done it and I know
:04:09. > :04:12.what they are going through. Hats off to them.
:04:13. > :04:24.The weather now. We are ending with a little bit of
:04:25. > :04:38.rain. It will gradually produce some showers into ahead of it, a lot of
:04:39. > :04:47.cloud, so. The old heavy `based even into the afternoon tomorrow. Daytime
:04:48. > :04:56.temperatures dropping by a few degrees.
:04:57. > :05:12.Good night. Hope you had a nice weekend, it was
:05:13. > :05:16.a warm and sunny one across central and eastern areas. A different story
:05:17. > :05:20.out west with signs of change. It will be a different week this week
:05:21. > :05:27.with some rain around. Some sunshine too. For a time, it will feel a good
:05:28. > :05:33.deal cooler. There is a complicated cold front
:05:34. > :05:34.producing patchy rain in the west right now. Sharp bursts