:00:00. > :00:18.With your news now for the East Midlands, I'm Maurice Flynn.
:00:19. > :00:20.The children of three policdmen killed on duty have spoken of their
:00:21. > :00:24.PCs Bryan Moore and Andy Munn were killed
:00:25. > :00:28.by a drunk driver in Leicestershire, and PC Ged Walker was killed
:00:29. > :00:35.The charity COPS helped thehr families and now, as Jo Healey
:00:36. > :00:41.reports, their children want to help others, in memory of their dads
:00:42. > :00:43.Waking up that morning and being told
:00:44. > :00:48.by my grandma that he'd been killed on duty, whilst on duty, was...
:00:49. > :00:51.I don't think I can ever describe that pain that it was,
:00:52. > :00:54.and the pain I've now got to live with for the rest of my lifd.
:00:55. > :00:59.Matt's dad, PC Ged Walker, was killed on duty in Nottinghalshire.
:01:00. > :01:04.Alex's dad, Andy Munn, died with Bryan Moore,
:01:05. > :01:09.The charity COPS supports children like them.
:01:10. > :01:13.I don't really like to talk about it but when I go away to the
:01:14. > :01:18.They know what to say because they've been through the sale thing.
:01:19. > :01:21.People understood you and they knew why you were tpset.
:01:22. > :01:25.They understood your grief `nd the depth of how upset you were
:01:26. > :01:27.It was amazing having that lifeline, being able to talk to peopld
:01:28. > :01:34.Being able to talk to someone my age about the tragedy th`t we've
:01:35. > :01:41.So now they are saying thank you, raising funds for COPS in Jtly
:01:42. > :01:50.I'm not going to lie, I'm very scared.
:01:51. > :01:59.To more of the day's news now, and the police
:02:00. > :02:01.in Leicester are appealing for witnesses after a car hht
:02:02. > :02:04.a tree, killing one man and leaving another in a serious condithon.
:02:05. > :02:07.It happened early this mornhng on Welford Road in the city,
:02:08. > :02:09.near to the junction with Knighton Lane East.
:02:10. > :02:12.A Leicestershire`based horsd rider has died during an event
:02:13. > :02:16.Jordan McDonald was killed while on a cross`country course
:02:17. > :02:18.at the Nunney International Competition near Frome.
:02:19. > :02:21.The trials were suspended ydsterday, restarting today with flags
:02:22. > :02:26.at half`mast to pay tribute to the 30`year`old.
:02:27. > :02:29.What I've gathered from his family, an incredibly talented young man.
:02:30. > :02:34.Not only a commercial airline pilot but an incredibly accomplished rider
:02:35. > :02:37.as well. A musician. It's jtst such a tragic loss for them
:02:38. > :02:44.Air Accident Investigators have taken over the inquiry
:02:45. > :02:48.into the cause of this weekdnd's plane crash near the M1.
:02:49. > :02:51.Police say it was two men who died when the plane came down
:02:52. > :02:59.Witnesses say it swerved aw`y from the carriageway before crashing
:03:00. > :03:01.Rutland's Kendrew Barracks hosted a special event today to mark
:03:02. > :03:04.World War I. It included a special ballet commemorathng both
:03:05. > :03:07.the beginning of the Great War and the withdrawal, 100 years later,
:03:08. > :03:14.of British troops from Afgh`nistan. Simon Ward reports.
:03:15. > :03:16.For this performance, they don't just need dancing skills,
:03:17. > :03:20.This group, called Gravity And Levity,
:03:21. > :03:25.at performing Rites Of War, a piece about soldiers serving in w`rs 00
:03:26. > :03:28.years apart ` the First World War and the conflict in Afghanistan
:03:29. > :03:32.So, normally, our floor would be, obviously, the dance floor.
:03:33. > :03:35.We just flipped our floor by 90 degrees.
:03:36. > :03:37.So it gives a completely different perspective
:03:38. > :03:41.on the work and offers a different viewpoint for the audience `s well.
:03:42. > :03:45.Kind of a bird's`eye view looking down on someone from above.
:03:46. > :03:48.The dance is part of a wider arts and community event at Kendrew
:03:49. > :03:53.Barracks, which was RAF Cottesmore before the Army took over.
:03:54. > :03:56.We have a large military base now in the county.
:03:57. > :03:59.The first time we've had anxone so big coming here.
:04:00. > :04:02.And we wanted to make sure, as a major cultural organis`tion
:04:03. > :04:05.in Rutland, that we did somdthing to bring together the Army
:04:06. > :04:10.community and the local poptlation who have lived here for somd time.
:04:11. > :04:15.And, judging by the reaction, people enjoyed this mix of the
:04:16. > :04:25.Finally, ninjas have been g`thering in Nottinghamshire this weekend
:04:26. > :04:28.Followers of the martial art Ninjutsu tr`velled
:04:29. > :04:34.to take part in the European Ninja Festival at Farndon near Newark
:04:35. > :04:35.Alongside their belt gradings, students took part
:04:36. > :04:40.It's a great chance to train with different nationalities,
:04:41. > :04:44.We all get together for the same reason,
:04:45. > :04:47.I've been here last year and I like it.
:04:48. > :04:52.I've always been interested in Japan's culture, ninjas,
:04:53. > :04:59.Great to meet so many of yot at Seagrave's Summer Fayre darlier.
:05:00. > :05:02.A few light showers there. Let's see what's next with Kaye
:05:03. > :05:05.Good evening. It's certainlx been a grey day today.
:05:06. > :05:07.We are lacking that sunshind, that's for sure.
:05:08. > :05:09.There will be some brightness around this week but we stax
:05:10. > :05:13.It will be mostly dry for this week and, yes, some brightness,
:05:14. > :05:15.although we will be chasing that cloud around once again.
:05:16. > :05:17.Still a few showers around at the moment.
:05:18. > :05:19.These ones will fade away overnight tonight
:05:20. > :05:23.Quite a lot of cloud to start with but dven that
:05:24. > :05:26.will be chopped up towards the early hours of the mornhng to
:05:27. > :05:30.Staying on that muggy side, though, with temperatures down to
:05:31. > :05:34.Some sunshine around first thing in the day.
:05:35. > :05:37.The cloud will roll back in as we head through the mornhng
:05:38. > :05:41.into the afternoon but therd will be some holes in it so a little bit
:05:42. > :05:45.And we will stay dry all dax long tomorrow as well,
:05:46. > :05:48.Staying really quite settled this week.
:05:49. > :05:51.Lots of dry weather and highs of around 21 degrees.
:05:52. > :06:15.The weather won't be far of what we experience of this weekend. Dry
:06:16. > :06:20.weather here and there and fearing amount of sunshine. The best of
:06:21. > :06:24.sunshine is in the West. Temperatures getting into the low
:06:25. > :06:31.20s. Disappointingly cloudy further east. In between, a few showers
:06:32. > :06:34.North-west Scotland and Wales, the odd sharp shower disappearing
:06:35. > :06:39.through the night. We could see one or two light showers across East
:06:40. > :06:44.Anglia and Kent. The breeze has been keeping temperatures down through
:06:45. > :06:48.the day. It will keep temperatures around 12-13. Elsewhere,
:06:49. > :06:52.temperatures up more than where they should be for this time of the year.
:06:53. > :06:57.Varying amounts of sunshine around. Breezy in the south-east. Thicker
:06:58. > :07:00.cloud pushing into northern parts of Scotland through the morning and
:07:01. > :07:06.early afternoon. It could be misty on the coasts, and light bursts of
:07:07. > :07:13.rain and drizzle and temperatures lower than recently. Mainland
:07:14. > :07:14.Scotland, the sunshine will be out, temperatures into the 20s. Very