:00:00. > :00:15.in a moment, but now on BBC1, it's time for the news where you are.
:00:16. > :00:19.And now the news for the East Midlands, I'm Dominic Heale.
:00:20. > :00:27.Celebrations today for thousands of pupils in the East Midlands who
:00:28. > :00:31.But if the statistics are right, there are many out there today who
:00:32. > :00:34.The East Midlands is the only region in the UK where key
:00:35. > :00:39.Sarah Teale went to meet students at a Nottingham college
:00:40. > :01:06.Tears of joy and hugs of relief. Students anxiously receiving there
:01:07. > :01:17.GCSE results. I have done really well. That is great. A thrill for
:01:18. > :01:26.this mum who gained EEC in maths. She wants to become a nurse. I am
:01:27. > :01:33.stunned and I am so happy. Another mum went back to college at 28 to
:01:34. > :01:41.fill `` fulfil her dream of becoming a teacher and passed all five GCSEs.
:01:42. > :01:48.Trying to juggle work, kids, studying it is really hard. But I am
:01:49. > :01:53.pleased I have done it. Nationally, results have improved but Arab
:01:54. > :02:00.region but that trend. Ours is the only region in the UK that saw no
:02:01. > :02:06.improvement in results. It is the only one query results are worse
:02:07. > :02:14.than last year. There is some the radiation in statistics but here is
:02:15. > :02:27.what has been published today. Between capital a and C the region
:02:28. > :02:42.is down 0.2%. The grade with the biggest fall is Al 4`macro. `` E.
:02:43. > :02:47.They are making big improvement in things like attendance and
:02:48. > :02:54.behaviour. Some schools have made great strides and either the
:02:55. > :03:00.positive story to tell. How hard are they? GCSEs are as hard as they have
:03:01. > :03:07.ever been. More work and effort goes into make sure they did the rigorous
:03:08. > :03:11.and robust system in place. That is a sentiment echoed by these students
:03:12. > :03:17.ready to take the first steps towards the futures.
:03:18. > :03:20.Labour's grip on Nottinghamshire County Council is in doubt tonight
:03:21. > :03:24.One of its rising stars has quit in protest at budget cuts
:03:25. > :03:26.Councillor Ian Campbell first made headlines as
:03:27. > :03:32.His decision to quit means Labour has lost its overall majority
:03:33. > :03:36.at County Hall, although it remains the largest party.
:03:37. > :03:50.He'll now represent Retford West, as an independent.
:03:51. > :03:59.The residents are fed up of not being listened to. People are being
:04:00. > :04:01.affected by decisions Labour meet at County Hall. The readership need to
:04:02. > :04:04.listen. In response the Labour leader
:04:05. > :04:08.Alan Rhodes has said, "Being a Labour councillor is a
:04:09. > :04:10.responsible position that requires commitment and dedication in these
:04:11. > :04:13.challenging financial times." It's something that's likely
:04:14. > :04:15.never to be repeated. A once in a lifetime moment for
:04:16. > :04:17.thousands of aviation enthusiasts and veterans who witnessed
:04:18. > :04:20.a flypast by three iconic planes. The last Vulcan bomber was flanked
:04:21. > :04:24.by the last two flying Lancasters after taking off from RAF Waddington
:04:25. > :04:27.in Lincolnshire. The planes had come together to mark
:04:28. > :04:30.a symbolic moment in the development of a new memorial
:04:31. > :04:52.centre to Bomber Command. To Lancaster 's and a Vulcan on a
:04:53. > :04:59.day which will be remembered for years to come by enthusiastic.
:05:00. > :05:06.Veterans, fundraisers and serving German gathered to cut the first
:05:07. > :05:13.task on what is to become the international bomber command centre.
:05:14. > :05:19.A spire representing the wing of a Lancaster bomber will represent all
:05:20. > :05:25.those who died during the Second World War. Until recently people did
:05:26. > :05:29.not recognise the suffering and contribution made by all of those
:05:30. > :05:37.guys who got up in an even plain. The Lancaster 's joined forces with
:05:38. > :05:52.the only fine Vulcan to go over the ceremony. The last surviving veteran
:05:53. > :05:57.of the dambusters raid was there. I think it is fantastic, a dedication
:05:58. > :06:08.to the aircrew that we lost during the war. In spite of the suffering
:06:09. > :06:16.the boys still went over. I remember and I cry. It was a day like no
:06:17. > :06:20.other for the thousands who stopped to watch and a fitting tribute for
:06:21. > :06:26.those who serve and died with bomber command.
:06:27. > :06:30.We know a lot of you would like to see that footage again so we've put
:06:31. > :06:35.And we've also put up on there the guide to where the Lancasters
:06:36. > :06:39.So, it's goodbye from me, but with your weather now,
:06:40. > :06:54.Things are set to improve tomorrow. The cloud that is with us this
:06:55. > :07:00.evening and overnight will increase with a scattering of showers as we
:07:01. > :07:08.head into Friday morning. It will start to ease and become less as we
:07:09. > :07:12.head towards dawn. Showers will feed first thing, Friday looks like it
:07:13. > :07:18.should be a largely dry day for most of you. Broken cloud, sunny spells
:07:19. > :07:26.and an odd isolated shower passing by through the afternoon. Saturday
:07:27. > :07:30.looks like another largely dry day with more in the wake of cloud
:07:31. > :07:34.during the afternoon. The risk of a shower.
:07:35. > :07:34.In a few moments we will have a full national forecast,
:07:35. > :07:38.lots of sunshine. Then more rain pushes in from the west for the Bank
:07:39. > :07:46.Holiday Monday. Good evening. There's a feel of
:07:47. > :07:50.autumn about the weather at the moment. It's thanks to the fact we
:07:51. > :07:56.are pulling our off off the British Isles from the north making for a
:07:57. > :08:00.cold feel by day and chilly nights. Still some showers to contend with
:08:01. > :08:03.across England and Wales. Some heavy through the small hours of Friday,
:08:04. > :08:07.particularly around the Bristol channel and into the south-east
:08:08. > :08:12.towards the end of the night. Further north, the breeze eases. The
:08:13. > :08:16.showers fade away and with clear skies, temperatures will fall down
:08:17. > :08:19.into single figures in northern England, Northern Ireland and
:08:20. > :08:22.southern and central Scotland. For Friday, he wassier showers hanging
:08:23. > :08:23.back across the far