:00:00. > :00:12.Now it's time for the news where you are.
:00:13. > :00:22.And now the news for the East Midlands, I'm Maurice Flynn.
:00:23. > :00:26.of Nottingham's trams say they're furious work's been delayed.
:00:27. > :00:28.The ?570 million project should have been ready for passengers
:00:29. > :00:30.by December, but it'll be next year, although now
:00:31. > :00:52.Tiling on the road in Chillwell But the contractors have missed the
:00:53. > :00:59.deadline which would have sden the tram we opened by December. It is
:01:00. > :01:03.dire. The whole of the road are struggling. From very early on we
:01:04. > :01:07.were OK, but now we have had to close on a Thursday now, because of
:01:08. > :01:12.the impact because people are frustrated about how to get here.
:01:13. > :01:16.I'm absolutely furious, to wake up in the morning and see it in the
:01:17. > :01:22.papers, without being told `bout it first. It is an absolute disgrace.
:01:23. > :01:28.Julie Cameron's shop is getting compensation from the city `nd
:01:29. > :01:35.county councils. She is recdiving around 15 `` ?1500 month, btt she is
:01:36. > :01:42.losing most of her trade, and traders here can only claim back 70%
:01:43. > :01:46.of their losses. It has been obvious to everyone here that this was not
:01:47. > :01:49.going to be finished by Decdmber. As recently as Monday, the contractors
:01:50. > :01:54.assured us that they were still on course for that, but it was clear
:01:55. > :01:59.that they weren't. Things h`ve been so tough that a special hardship
:02:00. > :02:02.fund has already paid out ?000, 00, with the prospect of more to come.
:02:03. > :02:09.Michael Sullivan, BBC East Lidlands Today.
:02:10. > :02:11.Contractors say the delay is because they've had to dig some
:02:12. > :02:15.Mike O'Sullivan pressed the project director on when trams would be
:02:16. > :02:17.operational, now the Decembdr 1 th deadline is to be missed.
:02:18. > :02:20.It is not going to be the 14th of December or the 15th
:02:21. > :02:22.of December, which would have been operational services.
:02:23. > :02:28.It will be as early in the new year as we can possibly makd it
:02:29. > :02:31.It will be as early as we can possibly make it.
:02:32. > :02:34.It will be as early as we can possibly make it.
:02:35. > :02:36.The failures of police and mental health workers dhrectly
:02:37. > :02:39.led to the violent death of a Nottinghamshire grandf`ther,
:02:40. > :02:42.John McGrath from Stapleford was killed by his own grandson,
:02:43. > :02:47.The family of John McGrath and William Barnard arrive
:02:48. > :02:51.at the inquest in Nottinghal to view the coroner's findings.
:02:52. > :02:57.If mental health workers and police had done
:02:58. > :03:00.their jobs properly and thoroughly, William Barnard would not h`ve been
:03:01. > :03:06.John McGrath was stabbed to death at his home in Stapleton
:03:07. > :03:13.We knew as a family all the circumstances, but we w`nted
:03:14. > :03:18.the wider world to see all the failings that have been out there,
:03:19. > :03:26.William had been diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic
:03:27. > :03:29.but hadn't been taking his medication for months.
:03:30. > :03:32.He had also been the prime suspect in a street robbery
:03:33. > :03:38.An independent enquiry found three police officers had
:03:39. > :03:45.Nottinghamshire Police has since issued them with management advice.
:03:46. > :03:47.We have had an opportunity this week to speak to
:03:48. > :03:50.the family ourselves and apologise for that, and we are writing to them
:03:51. > :03:56.after today to discuss how we can maintain further contact and assure
:03:57. > :04:01.Mr McGrath's family fought for the hearing to be held,
:04:02. > :04:08.They say it was making sure that John hadn't died in vain th`t had
:04:09. > :04:15.Simon Hare, BBC East Midlands Today, Nottingham.
:04:16. > :04:18.A travel agents in Derbyshire was robbed today.
:04:19. > :04:21.Police say a man with a knife threatened staff at Thomsons
:04:22. > :04:25.He stole foreign currencies, including the Jamaican Doll`r,
:04:26. > :04:29.Croatian Kuna and Euros, from the safe before fleeing.
:04:30. > :04:32.Concern has been raised abott the number of solar parks planned
:04:33. > :04:37.Energy companies want to secure new locations before governlent
:04:38. > :04:43.But people living in villagds near Loughborough fear they're
:04:44. > :04:50.In the heart of rural Leicestershire known for its simple yet sttnning
:04:51. > :04:55.landscape, over 40 acres of this agricultural land could soon
:04:56. > :05:02.With other solar fields being considered in the local are`,
:05:03. > :05:06.some residents think that this is not the right location.
:05:07. > :05:09.I think we have got a tension here between food production on one hand
:05:10. > :05:16.My view is that the energy parks, the solar parks, could be shted
:05:17. > :05:22.in other places, so we are not losing valuable land like this.
:05:23. > :05:29.Emotions run high as the colpany behind this project explain how they
:05:30. > :05:34.They say it would generate dnough energy to power nearly 3000 homes
:05:35. > :05:38.while protecting the local environment.
:05:39. > :05:41.There will be areas for plants to grow, and that
:05:42. > :05:44.encourages a more diverse r`nge of species and habitats and it
:05:45. > :05:50.The prospect of it is making me furious.
:05:51. > :05:53.I think it is industrialisation of the countryside,
:05:54. > :05:58.and I really don't think it is an appropriate place to put it at all.
:05:59. > :06:01.Down the road in Wyneswold, one of the largest solar farms in the UK is
:06:02. > :06:07.The government is proposing to limit the subsidies for large
:06:08. > :06:11.Developers will be keen to complete new sites as soon as possible,
:06:12. > :06:17.with the wealth of land in rural Leicestershire, companies m`y see it
:06:18. > :06:24.Emily Anderson, BBC East Midlands Today.
:06:25. > :06:27.That's it from me, but after the weather affected some of the
:06:28. > :06:30.region's cricket matches today, I'll leave you now with Anna and a look
:06:31. > :06:42.Not great news today for Nottinghamshire and Leicestdr
:06:43. > :06:45.cricket. We are expecting more rainfall this weekend. On S`turday,
:06:46. > :06:49.there will be some heavy showers around. With that in mind, we do
:06:50. > :06:54.still have a warning in force for this heavy rainfall as it m`y lead
:06:55. > :06:58.to some localised flooding. As we continue through this evening,
:06:59. > :07:03.cloudy with some outbreaks of rain. Some heavy pulses for a timd. It
:07:04. > :07:09.tends to become a bit lightdr as we head towards dawn. As we have some
:07:10. > :07:13.drier spells, we also have some mist and fog. Minimum temperaturds of 11
:07:14. > :07:17.Celsius. A cloudy start to Saturday, and as I mentioned, there whll be
:07:18. > :07:24.some heavy rain around. This ring is heading south as we head through to
:07:25. > :07:27.the afternoon. It made bring the odd rumble of thunder with it.
:07:28. > :07:32.Disappointing temperatures. A high of 16 Celsius. I will leave you know
:07:33. > :07:33.which outlook for the next few days. Sunday is looking
:07:34. > :07:36.move towards Sunday. The top temperature again 20. Fewer showers.
:07:37. > :07:39.Most out towards the east. That's the way it is looking.
:07:40. > :07:48.Good evening. For some the weather put on a show today - lightning and
:07:49. > :07:53.hail. For others more of a no-show. Showers at Wimbledon stayed away.
:07:54. > :07:59.They were further west. Torrential downpours with the lightning flashes
:08:00. > :08:04.over East Anglia. Local flooding in for folk. Showers through
:08:05. > :08:10.Glastonbury. Thunder storms over Mid Wales
:08:11. > :08:11.currently. Flashes of lightning will ease away during the night. Wet