09/08/2014

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:00:00. > :00:13.India in tatters again and the sunshine in again.

:00:14. > :00:16.With your news now for the East Midlands, I'm Maurice Flynn.

:00:17. > :00:19.Fire fighters have started a new round of industrial action

:00:20. > :00:22.today in their ongoing row with the Government over pensions.

:00:23. > :00:25.Members of the Fire Brigades Union walked out earlier and will again

:00:26. > :00:28.tonight, despite Government claims its offer is among the most generous

:00:29. > :00:33.Along with FBU members in Nottinghamshire, Leicestdrshire,

:00:34. > :00:36.Rutland and Lincolnshire, fire teams will stage daily strikes

:00:37. > :00:42.I know fire fighters who have been in the job for ten or 15 ye`rs,

:00:43. > :00:46.and they have had to plan in their lives, for their fhnancial

:00:47. > :00:49.futures, based on what they were told when they started on the job.

:00:50. > :00:52.But everything is going to change, and not just a little bit.

:00:53. > :00:55.It's a significant change for everyone involved.

:00:56. > :00:57.Meanwhile in Nottingham, a contingency fire crew tackled

:00:58. > :01:01.It had closed London Road as thousands of football fans were

:01:02. > :01:04.heading to the City ground for Forest's first game of the season.

:01:05. > :01:07.The roaming crew were called just before 1.45 and took 20

:01:08. > :01:14.Travellers that had moved onto playing fields in Derby havd this

:01:15. > :01:16.evening left after being served today with an eviction order.

:01:17. > :01:19.Around half a dozen caravans arrived at Chester Green last night.

:01:20. > :01:23.Some had moved there from another site in Spondon.

:01:24. > :01:27.Police say two people were `rrested for minor public order offences

:01:28. > :01:29.The City Council owns the playing fields and said it had

:01:30. > :01:32.been receiving complaints about fast`moving cars near to

:01:33. > :01:37.A train arrived, collected passengers

:01:38. > :01:41.Not news ` normally, but today it was the first time that

:01:42. > :01:45.happened at Shottle near Turnditch for more than 65 years.

:01:46. > :01:49.The station was being reopened after restoration by voluntders

:01:50. > :01:56.This is the first passenger train to stop at Shottle for decades.

:01:57. > :02:03.It's given a warm welcome as it arrives at the station.

:02:04. > :02:05.It's officially opened by Richard Curzon from nearby

:02:06. > :02:11.Kedleston Hall, and it's a proud moment for everyone involved.

:02:12. > :02:13.It's the culmination of 18 months hard work

:02:14. > :02:19.We are really proud to bring this lovely countryside halt back to life

:02:20. > :02:27.In the 1920s, at its peak, around 12,000 people

:02:28. > :02:32.But in 1947, regular passenger service w`s

:02:33. > :02:39.It's great to see people who are enthusiastic to make things happen.

:02:40. > :02:43.It'll give visitors travellhng on the railway somewhere to go ` local

:02:44. > :02:48.There are nice walks along the valley, here.

:02:49. > :02:52.When I was young I used to come and catch a train once a ye`r to

:02:53. > :03:00.As the train leaves for its next stop, there is

:03:01. > :03:03.a feeling here that the station could be as popular with passengers

:03:04. > :03:13.Leicester City play their fhrst game in the Premiership next Sattrday.

:03:14. > :03:16.In the Championship, Derby County won their first game,

:03:17. > :03:19.beating Rotherham one`nil, Jeff Hendrick the scorer.

:03:20. > :03:22.At Nottingham Forest it was two summer signings securing thd Reds'

:03:23. > :03:30.In League One, it was anothdr new arrival opening the scoring for

:03:31. > :03:32.Notts County on the road to Preston with Jake Cassidy getting the

:03:33. > :03:38.And in League Two, Mansfield Town were at Northampton

:03:39. > :03:43.Ahead of Mel with the weathdr, and flash flooding hit parts

:03:44. > :03:46.of the region last night as around two inches of rain fdll

:03:47. > :03:50.This was the view in Nottingham city centre as drains struggled

:03:51. > :04:08.Things go little bit down hhll from here. The Met office has a xellow

:04:09. > :04:12.warning in force to cater for some heavy downpours throughout Sunday.

:04:13. > :04:16.For this evening, for most places, a fine ending. There will be ` few

:04:17. > :04:20.showers and a cloud will increase as the night goes on. Not parthcularly

:04:21. > :04:23.coal, with lows of around 14 Celsius. That means building from

:04:24. > :04:27.the south`west ensuring Sunday morning. There will be some heavy

:04:28. > :04:39.bursts over higher ground, where we could see potentially an inch of

:04:40. > :04:41.rain fall. Starts to clear, the winds will strengthen during the

:04:42. > :04:42.afternoon. There is potenti`l to see ghosts of up to 30 or 40 mph. It

:04:43. > :04:43.remains breezy into Monday. On The Beat tonight

:04:44. > :04:46.in just under half an hour: Charlie Simpson, formerly of Busted,

:04:47. > :04:48.is in session. Local guests include heavy rock

:04:49. > :04:50.band Baby Godzilla and Tom Wardle That's from six,

:04:51. > :04:55.on your local BBC Radio station More from the team here,

:04:56. > :05:20.including a look at the first goals Good evening. Conditions in the next

:05:21. > :05:23.24 hours may not match those of the big storms of autumn and winter but

:05:24. > :05:27.they will make for an unpleasant summer staples of already some

:05:28. > :05:30.unpleasant conditions here, wet and very windy, but it is this low tide

:05:31. > :05:35.on to what once was hurricane Bertha, which has now set its track

:05:36. > :05:38.for the UK as we go through Sunday. Arriving to some southern and

:05:39. > :05:40.western areas as we start the day, but let's concentrate on the

:05:41. > :05:44.southern half of the country for tomorrow, this is where the wettest

:05:45. > :05:46.and windiest conditions will be to begin with. Rain spreading across

:05:47. > :05:52.some parts, some of which will be heavy. Strong winds across the South

:05:53. > :05:55.coast and then another surge which could cause some damage pushing in

:05:56. > :05:59.from the west later. The most persistent rain will be in Wales and

:06:00. > :06:03.the Midlands, many will turn dry and brighter through the afternoon. For

:06:04. > :06:08.the middle half of the country, just one or two showers to start off but

:06:09. > :06:09.signs we could see some persistent heavy rain to the