:00:15. > :00:18.And now the news for the East Midlands, I'm Maurice Flynn.
:00:19. > :00:20.Police have described a husband and wife, who murdered her parents,
:00:21. > :00:26.Susan and Christopher Edwards shot dead her elderly parents so they
:00:27. > :00:29.could get their hands on thdir money ` after believing they had been
:00:30. > :00:33.They literally got away with murder for 15 years, until jurors, today,
:00:34. > :00:41.The police found the remains of the elderly couple here in Forrest
:00:42. > :00:47.They had each been shot twice and wrapped in duvets.
:00:48. > :00:51.This is where the remains of William and Patricia Wycherley lay
:00:52. > :00:54.in their back garden grave undiscovered for 15 years.
:00:55. > :00:57.No one in this tiny cul`de`sac, or the wider world, suspected ` thing.
:00:58. > :01:02.Their daughter and son`in`l`w, Susan and Christopher Edwards,
:01:03. > :01:05.formerly of Dagenham, were today convicted of murder by
:01:06. > :01:11.They decided on their coursd of action, which was to travel to
:01:12. > :01:16.Mansfield, kill this elderlx couple who they knew would not be lissed,
:01:17. > :01:22.I would describe that as pretty cold and calculatdd.
:01:23. > :01:27.The police said that the Wycherleys, aged 85 and 63, were each shot twice
:01:28. > :01:32.A World War II, .38 Colt Commando revolver,
:01:33. > :01:38.Some of the bullets recoverdd from the grave.
:01:39. > :01:40.The police say that the shooting happened on thd May Day
:01:41. > :01:46.The Edwards say that they btried the Wycherleys the next weekend
:01:47. > :01:49.The grave had been dug in the daytime, by agreement,
:01:50. > :01:52.and the couple then sat and watched the television together.
:01:53. > :01:55.The Eurovision Song contest, they recall.
:01:56. > :01:57.They set their alarm for the early hours of the
:01:58. > :02:04.following morning so they could get up and bury the bodies.
:02:05. > :02:07.The day after the Bank Holiday shootings, Susan Edwards closed
:02:08. > :02:08.the Wycherleys' account at the Halifax in Mansfield.
:02:09. > :02:12.She set up a bogus joint account with her mother.
:02:13. > :02:13.The Wycherleys' pension money was paid in.
:02:14. > :02:15.In 2005, the Edwards forged the Wycherleys' signatures
:02:16. > :02:21.They sent Christmas cards to relatives to convince them that
:02:22. > :02:31.It is quite astonishing. In that particular area gunshot noises or
:02:32. > :02:36.someone digging the back garden to hide bodies seems very unbelievable.
:02:37. > :02:46.In one two`year period spending ?14,000 on memorabilia conndcted to
:02:47. > :02:56.She was a bit odd and he used to do all the shopping.
:02:57. > :02:58.He would say good morning very quietly.
:02:59. > :03:02.His wife was always a coupld of steps behind him.
:03:03. > :03:09.The Edwards fled to France for a year after the Pensions
:03:10. > :03:12.Authority asked to interview William Wycherley so he could get a 100th
:03:13. > :03:17.Christopher Edwards, running out of money, confessed to his stepmother
:03:18. > :03:24.They gave themselves up by e`mail and travelled back to
:03:25. > :03:28.They don't appear to have m`ny friends, they are not close to any
:03:29. > :03:34.other family members, they `re very isolated, they are very togdther.
:03:35. > :03:37.It seems that everything that they do is together
:03:38. > :04:05.In a statement, two of William Wycherleys' nieces said
:04:06. > :04:14.They had used their family to get their own way.
:04:15. > :04:17.Police say they had to smash a car window to rescue
:04:18. > :04:20.a toddler who was alone and crying in a vehicle this afternoon.
:04:21. > :04:22.Passers`by at Clay Cross in Derbyshire feared the
:04:23. > :04:24.18`month`old girl was overhdating as the windows were shut.
:04:25. > :04:26.Police say a 46`year`old man has been detained.
:04:27. > :04:29.It was just red and dehydrated and clearly upset and crying.
:04:30. > :04:31.Two women consoled it, give it a drink,
:04:32. > :04:34.and carried it into a social centre that was adjacent to the car park.
:04:35. > :04:36.The Prime Minister has been in Nottinghamshire today,
:04:37. > :04:37.pledging money to repair the region's potholes.
:04:38. > :04:39.David Cameron says Derbyshire, Nottingham, and Leicestershhre will
:04:40. > :04:43.share over ?9 million to fix more than 1,000 holes in our roads.
:04:44. > :04:44.Here is our chief news reporter Quentin Rayner.
:04:45. > :04:47.They are the bane of every road user's life, costing millions
:04:48. > :04:50.Left unfilled, they fill politicians' mailbags
:04:51. > :04:54.Kimberly is blighted by the problem, so he met residents on Victoria
:04:55. > :04:56.Street who have been complahning about their roads for years.
:04:57. > :04:59.He has got his list, so he hs going to hand his list over.
:05:00. > :05:03.It really matters to hard`working people.
:05:04. > :05:07.I have lost count of the nulber of conversations I have had with
:05:08. > :05:09.people who have had to repahr their bike, motorcycle,
:05:10. > :05:13.But, because of the potholes, it is costing them money.
:05:14. > :05:16.Mr Cameron's concern was appreciated.
:05:17. > :05:20.It is really good that he h`s taken the time to come to Nottinghamshire
:05:21. > :05:23.to look at the potholes and listen to what local residents havd to say.
:05:24. > :05:31.As long as the money goes on potholes and the job is good
:05:32. > :05:33.Nottinghamshire has been awarded more than ?3 million
:05:34. > :05:37.It was on the news this morning that they will be doing it next spring,
:05:38. > :05:44.The money is there now, so they need to get on with it.
:05:45. > :05:47.The AA says that what is nedded is resurfacing and not patching
:05:48. > :05:51.Where potholes are stopping people from getting to work without
:05:52. > :05:55.damaging their cars or endangering cyclists or motorcyclists,
:05:56. > :06:02.The Prime Minister took to the airwaves on BBC Radio Nottingham.
:06:03. > :06:07.It is enough money to fill in 3 million potholes.
:06:08. > :06:10.Road users in Leicester told us what they thought.
:06:11. > :06:13.That is the trouble, it needs to be done.
:06:14. > :06:17.If they are going to start repairing them, it can only be a bonus.
:06:18. > :06:21.It is about time that they spent a bit of money.
:06:22. > :06:23.In return for the cash, the Government expects councils to
:06:24. > :06:29.Quentin Rayner, BBC West Midlands Today, Kilberly.
:06:30. > :06:40.But with your weather now, here is Anna Church.
:06:41. > :06:49.You will be happy to hear that there is more good weather to comd this
:06:50. > :06:58.weekend. It will be dry and warm with sunny spells. Tonight, there
:06:59. > :07:05.will be clear skies at times. Temperatures sometimes in shngle
:07:06. > :07:10.figures. Tomorrow morning, ` settled start to Saturday. It will be a
:07:11. > :07:17.pleasant day. The cloud will break and there will be sunny spells.
:07:18. > :07:24.Temperatures, 21 Celsius. It may create a little higher. Sunday is
:07:25. > :07:32.going to be dry and settled. There will be plenty of sunshine. Here is
:07:33. > :07:37.your outlook for the next fdw days and then
:07:38. > :07:43.Hello there. Tomorrow is the longest day, the summer solstice, it's not
:07:44. > :07:47.often that we bring you good news, but it does look promising for this
:07:48. > :07:50.weekend. There may be a little rain in the far north of Scotland,
:07:51. > :07:53.otherwise it should be dry and there'll be good spells of sunshine.
:07:54. > :07:57.With light winds, it should feel quite warm as well. The reason for
:07:58. > :08:02.the quiet weather, this blocking area of high pressure out to the
:08:03. > :08:07.west. We do have weak weather fronts towards the Northern Isles. Nor
:08:08. > :08:11.cloud for the -- more cloud in the northern half of Scotland. The night
:08:12. > :08:12.is dry, clear spells an lite winds as