0:00:00 > 0:00:14we are back with the late news at Ten o'clock - now on BBC1, it's
0:00:14 > 0:00:17With your news now for the East Midlands, I'm Maurice Flynn.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Hundreds of soldiers have m`rched through the centre of Leicester
0:00:19 > 0:00:24after returning from a gruelling deployment to Afghanistan.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26It's the city's last homecoling for 9th/12th Royal Lancers
0:00:26 > 0:00:30before they're merged with `nother regiment next year.
0:00:30 > 0:00:36Our Social Affairs Correspondent, Jeremy Ball, was there.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38The end of an era for Leicestershire's Royal Cavalry
0:00:38 > 0:00:41Regiment.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43As the city welcomed the 9th/12th Royal Lancers back
0:00:43 > 0:00:49from war for a final time.
0:00:49 > 0:00:54The parade was steeped in tradition, led by soldiers on horseback.
0:00:54 > 0:00:55Troops carry traditional lances
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Among them was Mikey Pike from Thermiston, who was welcomed
0:00:58 > 0:01:00home by 20 members of his f`mily.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02The most important day of mx life, it is.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04To see my boy come back.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07We've had sleepless nights worrying about him all the while.
0:01:07 > 0:01:08What is not important about today?
0:01:08 > 0:01:10It is massive.
0:01:10 > 0:01:15Proud doesn't cover it.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17The 9th/ 12th Royal Lancers have been recruiting from Leicestershire
0:01:17 > 0:01:19for more than 50 years, but next year
0:01:19 > 0:01:22the regiment's name disappe`rs, when it is merged with the Queen's Royal
0:01:22 > 0:01:23Lancers as part of the army's cuts.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25For veterans today, it was emotional.
0:01:25 > 0:01:26It is gutting.
0:01:26 > 0:01:27Criminal.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30It is just wrong in every rdspect.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33The army has just been decilated.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37And you can never get the history back.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39These weren't just soldiers serving here, there and everywhere.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43We were one of the biggest families arotnd.
0:01:43 > 0:01:44Sad, isn't it?
0:01:44 > 0:01:48Yeah.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51This is the first in a serids of homecoming parades here
0:01:51 > 0:01:54in the East Midlands over the next few weeks as our last front`line
0:01:54 > 0:01:58troops return from Afghanistan, and on Tuesday they will be in Derby
0:01:58 > 0:02:01to do it all over again.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05Jeremy Ball, BBC East Midlands Today, Lehcester.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09On tomorrow's East Midlands Today, we'll meet the Lancers dropped
0:02:09 > 0:02:12into enemy territory, who faced attack from three sides.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14The Great Central Railway h`s a starring role
0:02:14 > 0:02:16on BBC One this evening.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Producers of Casualty turned to the Loughborough`based heritage
0:02:18 > 0:02:22railway when they needed to stage a dramatic crash.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25The production was filmed over several nights in February.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28The results will be on`air after 9.00pm.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32The legendary music magazind NME is reporting that
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Nottingham's Jake Bugg drew a larger crowd at Glastonbury than
0:02:35 > 0:02:37headliners Metallica!
0:02:37 > 0:02:40The Clifton`born singer`songwriter was playing the festival's second
0:02:40 > 0:02:44stage as the same heavy met`l band played the Pyramid stage.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47And tonight Leicester's Kas`bian bring the world`famous festhval to
0:02:47 > 0:02:49a close.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51To sport, and in this weekend's international swimming
0:02:51 > 0:02:54at Manchester, Loughborough's Georgia Davies retained her 50
0:02:54 > 0:03:00metre backstroke title, winning the final in 28 seconds exactly
0:03:00 > 0:03:03I kind of wanted to go under 28 because I've been doing that
0:03:03 > 0:03:04and getting ever so close.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07I was quite mad because the time hadn't comd up and
0:03:07 > 0:03:09I was like, what is it going to be?
0:03:09 > 0:03:11And I saw a double 0 and I thought, oh.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14But definitely a solid swim.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Not so good for three`time Commonwealth champion Liam Tancock.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19The Loughborough`based swimler finished the meet without a medal,
0:03:19 > 0:03:21coming 4th on the final day.
0:03:21 > 0:03:26He's been struggling to overcome a shoulder injury.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30Meanwhile Adam Peaty from Ddrby took gold in both the 50 and 10
0:03:30 > 0:03:35metre breastroke, beating Olympic silver medallist Michael Jalieson.
0:03:35 > 0:03:41Thousands of people have visited a Victorian pumping station
0:03:41 > 0:03:42Let's check the weather now.
0:03:42 > 0:03:43Mel has your forecast.
0:03:43 > 0:03:44Good evening.
0:03:44 > 0:03:45The showers today created qtite gloomy conditions,
0:03:45 > 0:03:48but it will be turning more settled to start next week.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51We are going to see more in the way of fine, dry weather
0:03:51 > 0:03:54Still the risk of one or two showers, but the sun should put
0:03:54 > 0:03:56in an appearance as well.
0:03:56 > 0:03:57We have still got some showers this evening.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01They will gradually start to ease and fade, and then we will begin to
0:04:01 > 0:04:03see some clear spells developing through the hours of Monday morning,
0:04:03 > 0:04:05and quite a cool night once again.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09Lows of 11 Celsius in built`up areas, but out in the countryside
0:04:09 > 0:04:10is more like 5 or 6 Celsius.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13So a cool start to Monday morning, but there will be some earlx
0:04:13 > 0:04:16morning sunshine on offer, and for many places it will remain
0:04:16 > 0:04:17fine, dry and bright.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20As you can see, the risk of one or two isolated showdrs.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22As we go through next week, the temperatures pick up.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24That's all from us for now.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26There'll be more news for you just after 10.15pm tonight.
0:04:26 > 0:04:38Goodbye.