26/07/2014

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:00:16. > :00:17.With your news now for the East Midlands, I'm Maurice Flynn.

:00:18. > :00:20.After hundreds of years burhed, feared lost, King Richard IHI has

:00:21. > :00:26.Not only does it mark his lhfe and legacy, but the exact spot where

:00:27. > :00:30.It was officially opened thhs morning, and the first wave

:00:31. > :00:37.There's a real sense of anthcipation here today as the first vishtors

:00:38. > :00:41.here are waiting to get a glimpse of this new visitor centre dedicated

:00:42. > :00:47.I would imagine this would be stunning.

:00:48. > :00:49.It's great for Leicester that this has happened.

:00:50. > :00:55.I came to Leicester to studx history and I did this kind of history, so,

:00:56. > :01:01.you know, it's so exciting, really, yeah.

:01:02. > :01:04.Leicester's elected mayor officially opens the centre and the

:01:05. > :01:10.Many travelling for hundreds of miles to see it.

:01:11. > :01:13.I'm a teacher in Holland, so I like to tell my kids

:01:14. > :01:19.To see a centre like this dedicated to a king I ve

:01:20. > :01:23.always admired and been intdrested in, is just remarkable.

:01:24. > :01:28.The centre aims to tell the story of Richard III through his dynasty,

:01:29. > :01:34.This is the spot where King Richard III's bones were found under

:01:35. > :01:42.And this glass floor gives visitors an intimate view of the grave he lay

:01:43. > :01:48.The exact place and the exact position where we found the remains.

:01:49. > :01:57.This new centre is yet another jewel in Leicester's crown.

:01:58. > :02:07.And firmly puts the city at the centre of the Richard III story

:02:08. > :02:09.A disturbance has broken out at a prison

:02:10. > :02:13.It's after 120 inmates at Ranby Prison refused to rettrn to

:02:14. > :02:18.The Prison Officers' Associ`tion confirmed the "serious incident

:02:19. > :02:23.A spokesman for the Prison Service said there was minor damage but no

:02:24. > :02:29.Possibly the region's newest war memorial was officially unvdiled

:02:30. > :02:32.It's in Selston in Nottingh`mshire and commemorates

:02:33. > :02:37.the 80 villagers who have dhed while fighting for their cotntry.

:02:38. > :02:39.It's the village's first melorial to its fallen, and was dedicated

:02:40. > :02:50.To sport, and Loughborough's Fran Halsall has set another record in

:02:51. > :02:55.Having already qualified for tonight's 50 metre freestyle,

:02:56. > :02:58.Halsall then led throughout the 50 metre fly heat to set a new British

:02:59. > :03:08.I just wanted to chill out, keep it a bit low`key this lorning

:03:09. > :03:11.because, obviously, I've got the 50 freestyle final tonight,

:03:12. > :03:15.It was just a good swim, I suppose, which is quite nice.

:03:16. > :03:17.She will be joined in tonight's semifinal 50 mdtre fly

:03:18. > :03:20.and final 50 metre freestyld by fellow Loughborough swimler,

:03:21. > :03:25.Amy Smith, who came second hn her 50 metre fly heat to qualifx.

:03:26. > :03:28.It's looking like a rivalry between Australia's Josh Be`ver

:03:29. > :03:32.A slow reaction to the gun saw the Loughborough swimmer just come

:03:33. > :03:35.second in qualifying for tonight's semi`final 50 metre backstroke just

:03:36. > :03:40.behind Beaver, who, last night, shared bronze in the 100 metres

:03:41. > :03:45.And this morning it's just about getting up racing,

:03:46. > :03:53.making it back for the semifinal this evening, which will be good.

:03:54. > :03:55.That's just some of the events today.

:03:56. > :03:58.Full coverage of course on BBC One, Two and Three throughout thd Games.

:03:59. > :04:01.If you're inside watching that, let's see what weather you're

:04:02. > :04:06.Good evening to you and I think the news that it's going

:04:07. > :04:09.to be getting cooler over the next day or so is going to come

:04:10. > :04:12.as welcome relief to those sick and tired of being hot and bothdred

:04:13. > :04:16.As you can see, there are showers on the way as we make our way through

:04:17. > :04:20.Some of them quite heavy, potentially thundery as well.

:04:21. > :04:22.Not everybody is going to see them though.

:04:23. > :04:27.They are far and few between to an extent but, as you can also see from

:04:28. > :04:30.those temperatures, it is going to be another very warm night, but as

:04:31. > :04:33.we make our way through to Sunday, yes, there is some sunshine around

:04:34. > :04:36.at times but it's a mainly cloudy day and you might even have to dodge

:04:37. > :04:39.a couple of showers once we go into the afternoon but thosd

:04:40. > :04:42.20`21 degrees Celsius rather than 26`27 but, thankfully,

:04:43. > :04:45.the new working week starts off on a largely dry note.

:04:46. > :04:47.It's just going to be a little bit cooler.

:04:48. > :04:50.The Beat's on your local BBC radio from six reporting tonight

:04:51. > :04:52.from three festivals ` Simon Says in Leicester, plts

:04:53. > :04:56.Derbyshire's Indietracks and the Not Glastonbury Festiveral in Bdeston.

:04:57. > :05:16.More for us here, earlier than usual tomorrow at 5.00pm.

:05:17. > :05:24.A bit of a change on the way, in fact it has already started in the

:05:25. > :05:24.north and west of the UK. It will be cooler, temperatures slipping back

:05:25. > :05:27.to where they cooler, temperatures slipping back

:05:28. > :05:34.to where they should be for this time of the year. Some sunshine but

:05:35. > :05:40.also some outbreaks of rain. Ahead of this crowd, some sunshine and

:05:41. > :05:43.heat, 29 in Southampton but only 16 in the Western Isles. Heavy rain for

:05:44. > :05:53.a time overnight working its way deep words -- eastwards. Elsewhere,

:05:54. > :05:54.largely dry, particularly in southern counties. Warmer in