:00:00. > :00:10.There's more throughout the evening on the BBC News Channel
:00:11. > :00:16.With your news now for the Dast Midlands, I'm Victoria Hicks.
:00:17. > :00:20.Tens of thousands of fans h`ve arrived in Leicester ahead of
:00:21. > :00:25.The home`grown band Kasabian will be performing at Victoria Park later.
:00:26. > :00:43.There is nothing easy about entertaining 50,000 people but that
:00:44. > :00:47.is what Leicester band can say in our gearing up to do tonight. And
:00:48. > :00:54.they are hoping to inspire paid younger fans to pick up an
:00:55. > :00:58.instrument. The kids are 15, 16 They are seeing people on stage just
:00:59. > :01:05.lived around the corner, who started playing in town. We always wanted to
:01:06. > :01:11.do something like this and lake the people of this city realised that it
:01:12. > :01:16.can be done. It is not long before could save you take the stage.
:01:17. > :01:20.Nearly every hotel in the chty is fully booked, roads are closed, and
:01:21. > :01:26.fans cannot wait to see thehr local heroes in action. On a scald of one
:01:27. > :01:32.to ten, 100. The music is so energising. We have seen thdm 1
:01:33. > :01:39.times. This will be the best. Biggest fans. The fact that this
:01:40. > :01:45.show sold out, we could defhnitely have done tonight. We've only got
:01:46. > :01:50.the license for one. The fact that the tickets sold so quickly proves
:01:51. > :01:58.how popular the Bandar. Next week, the say the headline Glastonbury.
:01:59. > :02:01.And the Beat, which is alre`dy on`air this evening,
:02:02. > :02:04.is catching up with the band as they prepare for tonight's gig.
:02:05. > :02:07.That's the Beat, between now and 10pm on your local BBC Radio.
:02:08. > :02:09.In other news, firefighters across the reghon have
:02:10. > :02:16.These firefighters at Kingsway Station in Derby w`lked out
:02:17. > :02:20.Union and the Government. Mdanwhile firefighters in Nottingham did cross
:02:21. > :02:25.Meanwhile firefighters in Nottingham did cross the picket line to attend
:02:26. > :02:28.The strike action is over changes to pensions
:02:29. > :02:44.We understand we have to make changes. I joined the pension scheme
:02:45. > :02:48.27 years ago. To me, I have been mis`sold that because of thd changes
:02:49. > :02:52.forced upon me. What you want to see is the Prime Minister and Brandon
:02:53. > :02:56.Lewis negotiating. A woman has been charged with
:02:57. > :02:58.the murder of a 50`year`old man Stephen Burton died
:02:59. > :03:03.from his injuries at this house on Selkirk Street in Chaddesden
:03:04. > :03:05.early yesterday. Julie Titheridge, who's 38, will
:03:06. > :03:08.appear before magistrates on Monday. Volunteers handed out free drinks to
:03:09. > :03:10.shoppers in Nottingham todax, in remembrance of
:03:11. > :03:13.an important day in Sikh history. The drinks, worth ?3,000,
:03:14. > :03:16.had been donated by the citx's Sikh community, to commemorate the
:03:17. > :03:19.anniversary of the martyrdol of Guru The event also aimed to raise
:03:20. > :03:37.awareness of the religion itself. We are are very visible minority,
:03:38. > :03:45.with the turbans and the be`rd. And post`9/11, their about us. Here we
:03:46. > :03:53.have a message of our beliefs and we want to spread love, peace `nd
:03:54. > :03:57.tolerance. Here is the weather. On the summer solstice, we havd enjoyed
:03:58. > :04:04.plenty of sunshine and it continues into the evening. Fine weather
:04:05. > :04:11.overnight. Cloudy at times. With the smattering of cloud and a short
:04:12. > :04:16.night, temperatures will sthck at about 12 to 15 Celsius. We start
:04:17. > :04:21.tomorrow with more cloud in the sky event today. We will see sunny
:04:22. > :04:29.spells. The further east yot go it will be more cloudy. A sea breeze in
:04:30. > :04:32.the afternoon and highs of 22 degrees Celsius. Still some fine
:04:33. > :04:45.weather as we start the new working week. That is all for now. Dnjoy the
:04:46. > :04:49.rest of your Evening Post b`sh your evening. `` your evening.