01/09/2014

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:00:00. > 3:59:59That's all from us. Don't forget, Newsnight's starting

:00:00. > :00:13.over on BBC And now the news for the East

:00:14. > :00:17.Midlands, I'm Geeta Pendse. There's support tonight from the

:00:18. > :00:20.East Midlands for the family of a five`year`old boy who was taken from

:00:21. > :00:23.hospital against medical advice. Ashya King's parents are

:00:24. > :00:25.in a Spanish prison They're seeking proton beam therapy

:00:26. > :00:33.to treat their son's brain tumour. A Derbyshire charity is offering to

:00:34. > :00:36.pay for the therapy, and a mother of a Leicestershire boy who

:00:37. > :00:39.successfully received it six years Here's our Chief News Reporter,

:00:40. > :00:46.Quentin Rayner. As five`year`old Ashya King remains

:00:47. > :00:49.alone in a Spanish hospital, his parents continue to appear

:00:50. > :00:52.in a Madrid court, and her ten`year`old son Alex from

:00:53. > :01:02.Fleckney. When he was four,

:01:03. > :01:05.the family raised ?130,000 to pay Six years later, there is no sign

:01:06. > :01:12.of his brain tumour. I understand and support what

:01:13. > :01:14.they have done, they don't want radiotherapy, they want proton

:01:15. > :01:17.therapy, but they should have They should have said to

:01:18. > :01:25.the doctors, no, we understand your point of view, but he is

:01:26. > :01:29.our son and we want this treatment. I feel very sorry

:01:30. > :01:34.for the little boy and the parents. Because he is in a hospital,

:01:35. > :01:37.and he doesn't know anybody or how to speak the language,

:01:38. > :01:44.and his mum and dad are in jail. Derbyshire`based charity

:01:45. > :01:48.Kids'n'Cancer was set up four years ago to fund

:01:49. > :01:50.proton therapy We will make ?100,000 available

:01:51. > :01:59.and make sure that at least the family have the chance

:02:00. > :02:02.to help their little boy beat his cancer and to have the best possible

:02:03. > :02:07.chance to go forward in life. The treatment of Ashya's

:02:08. > :02:11.parents has appalled supporters. I am upset to see what

:02:12. > :02:13.has happened to them. They are being treated like

:02:14. > :02:16.criminals, bank robbers, taken away in handcuffs and shoved into police

:02:17. > :02:21.cars, there is no need for that. A Czech clinic is prepared

:02:22. > :02:24.to receive Ashya. I do not want many more kids to die,

:02:25. > :02:33.like a lot of people are dying Parents say they're devastated

:02:34. > :02:40.after the Government terminated the funding for a new Sikh

:02:41. > :02:43.free school in Leicester. The Falcons Primary won't now

:02:44. > :02:47.open on Wednesday as planned. The Government says that there's

:02:48. > :02:50.been a serious breakdown But the school trustees say

:02:51. > :03:08.?1 million of public money has Decades without a school. On

:03:09. > :03:12.Wednesday, there were supposed to be going to the new Falcons Primary in

:03:13. > :03:18.Leicester. Our free school or the Sikh ethos. But the Government has

:03:19. > :03:23.terminated funding. Parents met to protest outside Leicester Town Hall.

:03:24. > :03:32.I am devastated. As a community, we were so excited. And at the 11th

:03:33. > :03:36.hour, it has been taken from us. Even my child has been asking what

:03:37. > :03:40.is happening. I have explained to her but she has made new friends at

:03:41. > :03:45.the school and she is devastated. The school was supposed to be based

:03:46. > :03:49.here, close to Leicester General Hospital. Many in the Sikh community

:03:50. > :03:54.were looking forward to it. It was hoped that as many as 460 pupils

:03:55. > :03:57.would eventually be based here. The Government says several key members

:03:58. > :04:01.of staff have resigned. The school was supposed to be working with a

:04:02. > :04:03.Leicestershire `based education trust. In a letter terminating the

:04:04. > :04:22.funding, Lord Nash said... ?1 million has been spent on a

:04:23. > :04:27.building with another ?2 million going to be sunk into that building.

:04:28. > :04:33.It is taxpayers' money. I am a businessman, I pay taxes. I don't

:04:34. > :04:38.want my money to go to waste. I would actively work with the

:04:39. > :04:45.community and the D of E to get a resolution. What has happened is not

:04:46. > :04:49.an acceptable way to treat this community group. The city council is

:04:50. > :04:51.now trying to help parents find alternative schools.

:04:52. > :04:54.A town in Derbyshire is preparing to offer routine GP appointments

:04:55. > :05:00.The surgery in Ilkeston will be the first part of our region to widen

:05:01. > :05:05.The move is controversial among some doctors' leaders,

:05:06. > :05:09.who fear GPs may end up being forced to work at weekends.

:05:10. > :05:11.But in Ilkeston, doctors think it will help cope

:05:12. > :05:16.It is a start and a step in the right direction.

:05:17. > :05:22.We are providing more and more appointments year after year

:05:23. > :05:27.and still, patients are telling us that more appointments are needed.

:05:28. > :05:30.A Nottinghamshire councillor who compared a German`born resident to

:05:31. > :05:34.Hitler's mistress has been sent on diversity training.

:05:35. > :05:36.Kimberley councillor Andy Cooper referred to the resident as

:05:37. > :05:40."Eva Braun" in an email to fellow councillors.

:05:41. > :05:42.Her local MP called for him to resign.

:05:43. > :05:46.He has since issued an apology and will be going on the training

:05:47. > :05:51.And finally, thousands of people across Nottinghamshire got

:05:52. > :05:55.the chance to see a rare Lancaster bomber this weekend.

:05:56. > :05:58.The iconic Second World War plane is one of only two

:05:59. > :06:04.It was guest of honour at Radcliffe on Trent and at the Gedling Show.

:06:05. > :06:06.However, its flypast was to honour the centenery

:06:07. > :06:11.It was flown by Flight Lieutenant Tim Dunlop,

:06:12. > :06:15.who was born in Nottingham and whose family live here.

:06:16. > :06:17.Well, we've put some more of that footage from inside

:06:18. > :06:20.the plane on our Facebook page, and there's the address, if you want

:06:21. > :06:26.to see the view from the Lancaster as it flies over Nottingham.

:06:27. > :06:31.So, it's goodbye from me, but with your weather now,

:06:32. > :06:40.The worst is behind us for this week. It is settling down. The

:06:41. > :06:41.weather fronts are week. It is settling down. The

:06:42. > :06:45.weather fronts are leaving us and we have pressure starting to build. It

:06:46. > :06:52.looks as though it will be mostly dry for the next couple of days.

:06:53. > :06:56.Quite a lot of cloud. But when the sun comes out, temperatures will

:06:57. > :07:02.popping `` will be popping up. Quite a lot of cloud this evening, the

:07:03. > :07:07.cloud starting to break up, so dry with clear spells. A little mist and

:07:08. > :07:12.low cloud pushing into eastern areas later. Turning a little bit murky.

:07:13. > :07:16.Temperatures down to 11 or 12. Tomorrow morning, some of us

:07:17. > :07:21.starting of misty and murky. The best of the sunshine in the West.

:07:22. > :07:26.The cloud just about thick enough to produce the odd spot of light rain

:07:27. > :07:30.and drizzle in the East. In the brightness, temperatures getting to

:07:31. > :07:34.around 19 or 20. That's all from us, I'll leave you with the Outlook.

:07:35. > :07:40.will also feel fairly warm, and the cloud will make a difference to the

:07:41. > :07:45.temperature as Matt Taylor explains. Good evening. If you have left it

:07:46. > :07:50.late for your summer break this year, the weather will probably be

:07:51. > :07:56.kind to you. Most places will be dry and it will be fairly warm as well.

:07:57. > :08:02.Most places will see temperatures in the high teens, but they could reach

:08:03. > :08:08.the mid-20s. The problem is judging those cloud breaks from day-to-day.

:08:09. > :08:09.The high pressure is settling things down, but also