:00:00. > :00:12.That's all from us. Now it's time for the news where
:00:13. > :00:17.Now, with your news for the East Midlands, I'm Maurice Flynn.
:00:18. > :00:21.It has been revealed it could cost ?35 million to re`open Derbx's
:00:22. > :00:27.The Assembly Rooms has been closed since a fire destroyed its heating
:00:28. > :00:30.But alongside refurbishment, the city council is considering
:00:31. > :00:36.knocking it down and replachng it completely ` as Simon Hare reports.
:00:37. > :00:39.The devastating fire on top of the Assembly Rooms' car park
:00:40. > :00:45.Without any water, heating, or air conditioning the Assdmbly
:00:46. > :00:52.Discussions over the insurance payout continue, but Derby City
:00:53. > :00:57.Council says it is not sure whether to spend that on a puick
:00:58. > :01:01.refurbishment, or put it towards a major renovation, or simply knock
:01:02. > :01:07.It is not really fit for purpose any more.
:01:08. > :01:10.I think it has served the pdople of Derby well.
:01:11. > :01:13.My own personal preference would be for a major refurb of the
:01:14. > :01:18.So, do not knock it down, but give it a good refurb?
:01:19. > :01:26.But we only have ballpark fhgures at the moment, possibly ?30`35 million.
:01:27. > :01:30.Whenever we go, we cannot see the stage.
:01:31. > :01:33.You are not facing the stagd all of the time.
:01:34. > :01:35.There are people sitting along the sides, on both sides.
:01:36. > :01:44.The building is fairly outd`ted and it may be better refurbhshed.
:01:45. > :01:47.If the structure is unsafe and it needs modernising thdn take
:01:48. > :01:50.The annual panto here had to be cancelled,
:01:51. > :01:58.but alternative and temporary venues have been found for some shows.
:01:59. > :02:03.Here at the Old Bell Hotel, contractors are busy restorhng
:02:04. > :02:08.the grand ballroom in time for the Derby Folk Festival in October.
:02:09. > :02:12.We have got several events planned that have come out of the
:02:13. > :02:16.Assembly Rooms, and some of them lend themselves well to
:02:17. > :02:19.an old building like this and the atmospheric room that this is.
:02:20. > :02:25.Back at the Assembly Rooms, as it stands at the moment,
:02:26. > :02:28.there is no prospect of this venue reopening before October next year.
:02:29. > :02:35.Knocking down and replacing the Assembly Rooms could cost bdtween
:02:36. > :02:37.Derby City Council insists that it will do whatever is the best
:02:38. > :02:49.Simon Hare, BBC East Midlands Today, Derby.
:02:50. > :02:51.The body of a medical student from Derbyshire, killed in Borneo,
:02:52. > :02:54.has been released by the authorities to be flown back to the UK.
:02:55. > :02:57.Neil Dalto was stabbed to ddath along with his friend.
:02:58. > :02:59.Police there say four men h`ve admitted murder and that three
:03:00. > :03:03.of them had taken the drug crystal meth.
:03:04. > :03:07.The mother of a Leicester m`n shot a year ago says it has been hell
:03:08. > :03:11.Sylvester Koroma died in hospital after being att`cked
:03:12. > :03:15.A ?5,000 reward is now being offered to encourage
:03:16. > :03:23.Almost one year ago to the day, Sylvester Koroma was shot.
:03:24. > :03:28.Today, his mother told me that it has been heartbreaking,
:03:29. > :03:34.not only living without him but not knowing who ended hhs life.
:03:35. > :03:38.The last year has been hell for me and my family.
:03:39. > :03:46.Especially his six`year`old son who is telling me ` oh Nana,
:03:47. > :03:51.I say that he has gone for a holiday and he is coming back
:03:52. > :03:54.The shooting happened on the 10th August last year,
:03:55. > :03:56.outside the Rainbow Warehouse nightclub in Birmingham.
:03:57. > :04:00.Mr Koroma died in hospital one week later.
:04:01. > :04:02.West Midlands Police say th`t although the attack happened
:04:03. > :04:07.in Birmingham, the answer as to who did it lies here in Leicestdr.
:04:08. > :04:10.They say that on the night that Sylvester Koroma
:04:11. > :04:14.had travelled to the nightclub, he was with friends ` and one
:04:15. > :04:18.The people who went to his funeral, who regularly pay
:04:19. > :04:22.their condolences to his mother ` it is those people who look her in
:04:23. > :04:26.the eye and say they weren't there, when we know that they were there.
:04:27. > :04:29.It is those witnesses that we need to come forward and give us
:04:30. > :04:32.evidence, give us the clues that are missing at the moment,
:04:33. > :04:36.and we will charge those responsible for Sylvester Koroma's murddr.
:04:37. > :04:40.A ?5000 reward is now being offered to anyone who gives information that
:04:41. > :04:45.It is one year on now, since my son was shot and khlled.
:04:46. > :04:53.Please, please, please search your hearts and if you have
:04:54. > :05:01.As the hunt for Sylvester Koroma's killer continues, the familx hope
:05:02. > :05:05.they will not have to endurd another year like this one.
:05:06. > :05:09.Tom Brown, BBC East Midlands Today, Leicester.
:05:10. > :05:11.Nottingham hospitals are among the first in the country to
:05:12. > :05:15.use a new radiotherapy machhne in the fight against bowel cancer.
:05:16. > :05:17.The machine, which has been paid for by `
:05:18. > :05:22.donation, targets a tumour directly and can avoid the need for surgery.
:05:23. > :05:24.Bowel cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer.
:05:25. > :05:29.One of the first patients to receive treatment is Stanley Crump.
:05:30. > :05:33.Well, they don't have to operate or cut anything.
:05:34. > :05:38.It is focusing the radiotherapy rays onto the cancer cells themsdlves `
:05:39. > :05:49.Bad weather stopped what wotld have been an historic flypast today
:05:50. > :05:51.by the world's two remaining airworthy Lancaster bombers.
:05:52. > :05:52.One of the planes flew 4,000 miles from
:05:53. > :05:56.Canada to join the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at RAF Coningsby.
:05:57. > :05:59.The planes were due to fly over Lincoln Cathedral,
:06:00. > :06:03.but the poor conditions led to the cancellation of the flights
:06:04. > :06:05.Apparently we can't blame Bdrtha for that yet,
:06:06. > :06:10.Richard Stevens sent us this video of overflowing drains
:06:11. > :06:14.Find more on that and about Bertha on our Facebook page.
:06:15. > :06:17.Mel Coles and I will have the latest here across the weekend,
:06:18. > :06:24.but I leave you now with Anna, and Bertha's plans for the weekend!
:06:25. > :06:32.We have had some high rainf`ll earlier this evening and thdre are
:06:33. > :06:36.some recent reports of flooding We're expecting more unsettled
:06:37. > :06:44.conditions this weekend. Saturday will be the driest day. The weather
:06:45. > :06:50.warning will remain in forcd for Sunday and there may be somd
:06:51. > :07:00.disruption. There is rain dte to push its way in from the sotth, but
:07:01. > :07:07.then it will clear way. The temperatures will reach a low of 12
:07:08. > :07:11.Celsius. Tomorrow, there will be more cloud in the afternoon. There
:07:12. > :07:21.is the risk of an isolated shower. Temperatures of 22 Celsius. Here are
:07:22. > :07:27.the remnants of Hurricane Bdrtha. She is bringing heavy rain `nd
:07:28. > :07:30.strong winds. There is still some uncertainty on this. Here is the
:07:31. > :07:41.outlook Good evening. We saw some torrential
:07:42. > :07:44.thunderstorms earlier today. Tomorrow looks like a better day for
:07:45. > :07:48.most places. It will go downhill into Sunday. This is heading our
:07:49. > :07:55.way. This is a couple of day's worth of satellite imagery. This is what
:07:56. > :07:58.was the hurricane. Moving from North America, heading towards the United
:07:59. > :08:03.Kingdom, pushed along by the jet stream. Heading towards the United
:08:04. > :08:05.Kingdom for Sunday. A lot of thunderstorms today.