:00:00. > :00:00.It's almost 18:30 - you're watching East Midlands Today.
:00:00. > :00:07.Tonight - a suspended jail sentence for the saleswoman who hounded
:00:08. > :00:19.Relentless pressure from Barbara Stone took everything from them.
:00:20. > :00:23.When they realised they'd lost everything, the house they'd lived
:00:24. > :00:29.in all their life, it was a moment of great trauma. My father, of
:00:30. > :00:34.course, was a broken man. Also tonight, families take their
:00:35. > :00:37.fight over children's heart surgery to Downing Street.
:00:38. > :00:41.The after-care is amazing. The care while you're there is amazing. And I
:00:42. > :00:45.just think it would be a travesty if they it.
:00:46. > :00:49.Plus, a huge fire at a derelict textile factory in Leicester may
:00:50. > :00:54.have been started deliberately. And tributes to Professor Sir Peter
:00:55. > :01:03.Mansfield, MRI pioneer and Nobel Prize winner, who has died.
:01:04. > :01:05.Good evening, and welcome to Thursday's programme
:01:06. > :01:11.First tonight, a "heartless" Leicester saleswoman who pressured
:01:12. > :01:14.elderly and vulnerable victims into paying out tens of thousands
:01:15. > :01:20.of pounds for advertising was today given a 22-month suspended prison
:01:21. > :01:27.Barbara Stone bombarded one elderly couple with daily phone calls,
:01:28. > :01:30.and harassed them into parting with their life savings.
:01:31. > :01:33.They have both since died and the judge today told the court,
:01:34. > :01:37."they'd been hounded to their deaths."
:01:38. > :01:40.The case formed part of the biggest investigation ever led by
:01:41. > :01:44.the East Midlands Trading Standards team into cold calling,
:01:45. > :01:48.which has seen another ten people prosecuted for fraudulent trading.
:01:49. > :01:55.The story of what happened to my parents is just astonishing.
:01:56. > :01:59.Seven years on, it still keeps me awake at night.
:02:00. > :02:04.Franny Moyle has spent years fighting for
:02:05. > :02:09.John and Olga Moyle were in their 80s when they became
:02:10. > :02:19.Working for Leicester-based Aspire magazine, she cold-called Mr Moyle
:02:20. > :02:22.in 2010, persuading him to place a rental ad for their
:02:23. > :02:27.It was the start of a 10-month campaign of harassment
:02:28. > :02:32.which ultimately saw the couple lose the home they shared for 50 years.
:02:33. > :02:34.It's quite clear to me that Barbara Stone targeted him.
:02:35. > :02:37.She put him under a huge duress, calling him daily, harassing him.
:02:38. > :02:40.Between January and October, she was managing to secure ?8,000
:02:41. > :02:46.How horrified were you when you found out the sums of money
:02:47. > :02:55.At this stage, John Moyle was nursing his dying wife
:02:56. > :03:02.Despite repeatedly pleading for the ads to stop,
:03:03. > :03:04.Stone took ?73,000 from his account, promising that nonexistent sponsors
:03:05. > :03:09.What did they ever get out of all this money
:03:10. > :03:17.We didn't get a single booking for the house.
:03:18. > :03:20.Franny then discovered her father had also been conned out of another
:03:21. > :03:22.?30,000 by a separate publishing group, Derby-based Wyvern Media,
:03:23. > :03:31.Franny, describe the impact that all of this ended up
:03:32. > :03:36.When they realised they'd lost everything, and the house
:03:37. > :03:40.they lived in all their life, it was a moment of great trauma.
:03:41. > :03:41.My father, of course, was a broken man.
:03:42. > :03:46.My mother was ever so brave, and she put the house on the market.
:03:47. > :03:54.But within about a month of the house going on the market,
:03:55. > :04:03.In 2011, the East Midlands scambusters team
:04:04. > :04:09.It was to become the biggest case they'd ever handled.
:04:10. > :04:11.In 2012, they raided nine Wyvern Media offices.
:04:12. > :04:13.They discovered thousands of customers were pressured into buying
:04:14. > :04:19.And in October last year, ten people were sentenced to a total
:04:20. > :04:23.62-year-old Barbara Stone has previously pleaded guilty
:04:24. > :04:35.Her other victim was a dogs' charity in Shropshire, which lost ?14,000.
:04:36. > :04:38.Nottingham Crown Court was told Mr Moyle was at his wit's end,
:04:39. > :04:41.pleading for the ads to stop, drowning in a sea of paper,
:04:42. > :04:48.The judge, Stuart Rafferty QC, said John and his wife, Olga,
:04:49. > :04:57.He sentenced Stone to a 22-month suspended prison
:04:58. > :04:58.sentence and he told her, "You directly made
:04:59. > :05:02.The court was told Stone had apologised, but today
:05:03. > :05:06.Do you want to say anything to your victims, Barbara Stone?
:05:07. > :05:09.Do you think you should apologise to your victims?
:05:10. > :05:13.Justice came too late for John and Olga.
:05:14. > :05:15.Speaking before he died in 2015, John explain
:05:16. > :05:22.I do get annoyed with myself that I fell for it.
:05:23. > :05:25.But, I mean, they're just persisting the whole time.
:05:26. > :05:28.I just wanted to get rid of it all because I had
:05:29. > :05:33.Franny Moyle struggles to understand why Stone did it.
:05:34. > :05:43.I see her as the person who brought tragedy on our family.
:05:44. > :05:46.Joining us now is James Delaney from the East Midlands
:05:47. > :05:54.scambusters team, who headed up this investigation.
:05:55. > :06:01.James, welcome. Let's talk about Barbara Stone. From what we saw, she
:06:02. > :06:06.seemed absolutely relentless. She was heartless. She embarked on a
:06:07. > :06:11.callous cold calling campaign, subjecting people to direct
:06:12. > :06:17.pressure, pressurised sales. She was relentless in taking money from them
:06:18. > :06:20.fraudulently. As we've heard, she worked for Aspire magazine, but she
:06:21. > :06:28.had previously been employed by Woven magazine. How complex was this
:06:29. > :06:33.case? This was a huge operation. To put things into perspective, there
:06:34. > :06:39.was over 230 different publications that were investigated. Over 90
:06:40. > :06:43.companies but banned nationally. In terms of this scale, we've never
:06:44. > :06:49.dealt with anything as big. -- over 90 companies that banned nationally.
:06:50. > :06:53.What kind of message does this send out, do you hope? I hope it sends
:06:54. > :06:58.out a strong message that we will pursue any business that looks to
:06:59. > :07:01.make illegal gains fraudulently by misleading and fraudulently
:07:02. > :07:06.deceiving businesses and consumers. In this case, as in so many others,
:07:07. > :07:10.elderly people are being targeted. What can they do, and what can their
:07:11. > :07:14.relatives to? We would say just reported. If you believe you've been
:07:15. > :07:19.a victim, or you know somebody, you need to report that through to
:07:20. > :07:23.Trading Standards. So much money has been lost. Is there any likelihood
:07:24. > :07:28.that the victims get any of it back, if they're still with us? There is
:07:29. > :07:32.an ongoing process of investigation. We've already seen that we've
:07:33. > :07:37.managed to recover over ?100,000, which will go directly to some of
:07:38. > :07:41.the victims involved in the case. That's an ongoing investigation as
:07:42. > :07:44.well so were hopeful that more money will come forward for that.
:07:45. > :07:53.Presumably this is something going on all the time. We hope that it
:07:54. > :07:56.isn't going on all the time, but obviously the larger offences and
:07:57. > :08:01.the bigger cases that come to our attention, we will act on those.
:08:02. > :08:05.James, thank you very much indeed for speaking to us.
:08:06. > :08:07.Next tonight, the battle to save children's heart surgery in
:08:08. > :08:10.Campaigners joined MPs in Downing Street to hand
:08:11. > :08:12.in a petition containing nearly 130,000 names - the names
:08:13. > :08:15.of people fighting to keep the service in Leicester.
:08:16. > :08:17.Their protest came just two hours after a surprise
:08:18. > :08:23.the news that the long-awaited public consultation into plans
:08:24. > :08:25.to end children's heart surgery at Glenfield Hospital had begun.
:08:26. > :08:28.Our Health Correspondent, Rob Sissons, is there tonight.
:08:29. > :08:37.Rob, how has this announcement gone down today?
:08:38. > :08:47.Good evening. Well, it was a surprise, as you mentioned. 16 weeks
:08:48. > :08:51.of consultation has begun. The clock has started ticking. The fact that
:08:52. > :08:55.it coincided with this visit to Downing Street was a bit of a shock
:08:56. > :08:58.for some campaigners. Our political editor was with them as they took
:08:59. > :08:59.their fight to the heart of government.
:09:00. > :09:01.The strength of feeling of a community, delivered
:09:02. > :09:08.In the days of e-petitions, where it's easy to add your name
:09:09. > :09:10.from your front room, these red boxes contained over
:09:11. > :09:14.The couriers were East Midlands MPs, Labour and Tory, and campaigners
:09:15. > :09:16.fighting against closure - including mothers who have
:09:17. > :09:18.seen for themselves what the heart unit can do.
:09:19. > :09:21.He had heart saving surgery at five months old.
:09:22. > :09:26.While we were in there, they didn't just operate on him,
:09:27. > :09:32.The care while you're there is amazing.
:09:33. > :09:36.I just think it would be a travesty if they shut it.
:09:37. > :09:39.There is absolutely no reason on God's earth to close this unit,
:09:40. > :09:43.It has the best outcomes for children, probably
:09:44. > :09:51.Two hours before the petition was handed in, NHS England,
:09:52. > :09:54.which wants to close the congenital heart unit, open the public
:09:55. > :10:01.Campaigners now know the real fight starts here.
:10:02. > :10:08.I would say to anybody watching this programme who wants
:10:09. > :10:14.to save children's heart surgery at Glenfield - get involved,
:10:15. > :10:19.come along to Leicester Tigers on March the eighth between 6-8 PM.
:10:20. > :10:21.Make sure your views and voices are heard.
:10:22. > :10:23.Campaigners will be on the march again this weekend in Leicester,
:10:24. > :10:28.The key now is to get the decision-makers to take
:10:29. > :10:35.There will be a public consultation exercise,
:10:36. > :10:40.which runs until June, and key politically is the fact
:10:41. > :10:42.that this has the backing of both conservative and Labour MPs
:10:43. > :10:56.The boss of Leicester's hospitals, John Adler, says this isn't a
:10:57. > :11:02.fighter parochial self interest. It's about saving a high-performance
:11:03. > :11:06.unit that is beloved by the local population and also growing. The
:11:07. > :11:11.slogan on the doors here at Glenfield Hospital is "Hold on to
:11:12. > :11:13.our hearts." That is the view of one of the consultants I spoke to, who
:11:14. > :11:15.say they are well up for the fight. We've done it before,
:11:16. > :11:17.and we will do it again. Our case is very strong,
:11:18. > :11:20.there is no place to close our unit and dismantle our high
:11:21. > :11:22.quality service. We fundamentally disagree
:11:23. > :11:32.with what is being proposed and will NHS England has always argued that
:11:33. > :11:38.fewer big centres is the way forward. That's in the interest of
:11:39. > :11:43.children, babies, anyone who needs heart surgery. And they want to move
:11:44. > :11:47.to that as soon as possible. But here they're saying this is a
:11:48. > :11:48.fantastic service - don't wreck it. We will leave it there, thank you
:11:49. > :11:51.very much. It was all smiles
:11:52. > :11:55.between the managers of Leicester City and Derby County -
:11:56. > :11:58.but what might last night's FA Cup match do
:11:59. > :12:06.for their respective seasons? A man who attempted to meet
:12:07. > :12:10.schoolgirl Kayleigh Haywood for sex days before she was raped
:12:11. > :12:12.and murdered has been sentenced to 43 months in a young
:12:13. > :12:15.offenders' institute. Bruce Cordwell contacted 15-year-old
:12:16. > :12:19.Kayleigh through Facebook The 20-year-old admitted a charge
:12:20. > :12:25.of attempting to arrange to meet He had nothing to do with her death
:12:26. > :12:31.at the hands of Stephen Beadman, who was jailed for
:12:32. > :12:35.35 years last summer. Derby's Rolls-Royce has
:12:36. > :12:38.announced a new order The company's signed a deal
:12:39. > :12:42.with Singapore Airlines for their Trent 1000 engines,
:12:43. > :12:47.to power 19 Boeing 787 It follows a previous order in 2013
:12:48. > :12:56.for engines to power 50 787s. It's believed that a large fire
:12:57. > :12:59.at a derelict building near Leicester city centre
:13:00. > :13:01.was started deliberately The blaze at the former Corah
:13:02. > :13:06.textiles factory also spread to a car dealership across the road,
:13:07. > :13:09.damaging dozens of cars. A number of roads were closed
:13:10. > :13:12.as dozens of firefighters A historic building
:13:13. > :13:22.going up in flames. This is where thousands used to work
:13:23. > :13:26.for Leicester hosiery firm, Corah - at its height, considered one
:13:27. > :13:29.of the world's greatest But in the early hours of this
:13:30. > :13:35.morning, that history Some of the metalwork that holds
:13:36. > :13:48.are building up has collapsed, and you can see a number
:13:49. > :13:50.of the external walls One of the reasons why
:13:51. > :13:54.the Fire Service is so concerned about what happened here this
:13:55. > :13:58.morning is that this is the seventh fire on this site
:13:59. > :14:02.here in the last two years. In fact, a different corner
:14:03. > :14:05.of the same building was on fire It's destroying the heritage
:14:06. > :14:08.of Leicester City, because these are old buildings, and our fear
:14:09. > :14:11.is at some point somebody, whether that's a member of public
:14:12. > :14:15.or a firefighter, will die. How confident are you that this fire
:14:16. > :14:21.was caused deliberately? Currently I'm happy
:14:22. > :14:23.to say that we believe In total, around 35 cars at this
:14:24. > :14:28.dealership on St Margaret's Way From other local businesses, concern
:14:29. > :14:32.about yet another fire in the area. I thought, luckily our building
:14:33. > :14:37.has not gone on fire. There's a lot of concern
:14:38. > :14:42.because people are worrying But there's nothing you can
:14:43. > :14:46.do until it happens. The Fire Service is expected to be
:14:47. > :14:50.here for the rest of the day tackling the pockets of fire that
:14:51. > :14:53.remain inside the building. Meanwhile, demolition work is due
:14:54. > :14:57.to start here soon, to. Tributes have been paid
:14:58. > :15:05.to Sir Peter Mansfield, the British inventor
:15:06. > :15:08.of the MRI scanner. The Nobel Prize winner died
:15:09. > :15:12.last night, aged 83. Sir Peter carried out
:15:13. > :15:14.his pioneering work at the University of Nottingham -
:15:15. > :15:16.work which revolutionised The University said, "Sir Peter
:15:17. > :15:23.changed our world for the better and he has left an extraordinary
:15:24. > :15:26.legacy which will continue to Quentin Rayner looks
:15:27. > :15:36.back on his life. For someone who failed the 11
:15:37. > :15:39.plus and was told as a teenager that science wasn't for him,
:15:40. > :15:41.Sir Peter Mansfield's Nobel Prize He received it for his work forty
:15:42. > :15:54.years ago, developing MRI scanner technology
:15:55. > :15:56.at the University of Nottingham. Back then he couldn't be
:15:57. > :15:58.completely sure it was safe The worst thing that could have
:15:59. > :16:09.happened would be a cardiac arrest. Working alongside Sir Peter
:16:10. > :16:11.then was his Ph.D. Student, Peter Morris,
:16:12. > :16:15.who is carrying on the pioneering He expected things
:16:16. > :16:23.to happen quickly. We've lost the rock on which MRI
:16:24. > :16:26.was founded, and the whole world MRI scanners are now commonplace
:16:27. > :16:31.in major hospitals across the world. They've helped save thousands
:16:32. > :16:35.of lives by diagnosing cancer is far One is looking at poor quality
:16:36. > :16:44.images and trying to understand If there is a problem, then it
:16:45. > :16:51.stands up very, very clearly. So medically I think
:16:52. > :16:54.there's been a huge advance. And Sir Peter kept up
:16:55. > :16:56.with developments. Only last month he returned
:16:57. > :17:00.to the University as it celebrated It's nice to hear that there
:17:01. > :17:11.is still some interest. Not just locally, but that there
:17:12. > :17:14.are some interests in MRI I spent ten years working on ways
:17:15. > :17:26.of reducing the noise level. Few people's lives leave
:17:27. > :17:38.such a legacy on others. Sir Peter Mansfield,
:17:39. > :17:56.who died last night. You're watching East Midlands Today.
:17:57. > :18:00.A representative from Derby's Twin town has come to the city to discuss
:18:01. > :18:04.projects. 12 months ago Derby City Council announced it would stop
:18:05. > :18:08.funding the envoy's trips from the German town which left many
:18:09. > :18:13.frustrated. However, this week meetings have been held to consider
:18:14. > :18:16.partnerships with the College, University and councils despite the
:18:17. > :18:21.financial restraints. A third coach found on sale in
:18:22. > :18:25.Derbyshire has been identified by police as an illegal wildcat pulps.
:18:26. > :18:30.-- help. The coat's made from the pelt
:18:31. > :18:32.of a Geoffroys's Cat, It has the highest level
:18:33. > :18:36.of protection under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered
:18:37. > :18:37.Species. Anyone wanting to sell
:18:38. > :18:40.it must have a licence The owner has apologised
:18:41. > :18:44.to officers. A woman from Leicester is backing
:18:45. > :18:47.a campaign to help raise awareness The East Midlands has been chosen
:18:48. > :18:51.as a pilot for the "be clear Figures show that only a third
:18:52. > :18:55.of people here think that discomfort in the stomach area could be
:18:56. > :18:58.a sign of the disease. Sharon was diagnosed
:18:59. > :19:06.with pancreatic cancer in 2013. I was going to the
:19:07. > :19:11.doctors with problems. I was going with
:19:12. > :19:14.indigestion, mainly. Indigestion, bloating,
:19:15. > :19:15.feeling uncomfortable. I was also suffering
:19:16. > :19:18.weight loss and diarrhoea. Lots of little things that
:19:19. > :19:23.were all mounting up, Sharon is one of the lucky ones,
:19:24. > :19:30.as doctors were able to operate. She is now backing the clear
:19:31. > :19:33.on cancer later campaign to help raise awareness of abdominal
:19:34. > :19:36.cancers - including pancreatic, The primary message is if they
:19:37. > :19:41.have had any bloating, diarrhoea or abdominal discomfort for three
:19:42. > :19:47.weeks or more and they haven't seen a doctor about it,
:19:48. > :19:50.then we'd like to see them. But if it is, then cancer's
:19:51. > :19:59.much easier to treat Don't be embarrassed,
:20:00. > :20:05.they've heard it all before. If you've got diarrhoea, say,
:20:06. > :20:07."I've got diarrhoea." If your poo's changed colour,
:20:08. > :20:09.tell them it's change colour. It is hoped that by raising
:20:10. > :20:17.awareness, patients will be treated more quickly and
:20:18. > :20:22.lives will be saved. I enjoy life and I don't
:20:23. > :20:29.take things for granted Sharon is now cancer free and
:20:30. > :20:46.has checkups every three months. That is good news. Time now for
:20:47. > :20:50.sport. Colin has joined us in the studio.
:20:51. > :20:52.First tonight, can that cup win over Derby rejunevate
:20:53. > :20:57.Two years ago at this time Leicester were bottom of the Premier League.
:20:58. > :20:59.Last year at this time they were top.
:21:00. > :21:01.Now they're fighting relegation again -
:21:02. > :21:08.But a much changed side last night pulled off a 3-1 win
:21:09. > :21:12.over the Rams to show, that maybe, just maybe, they have the fight
:21:13. > :21:16.This was a game that had far more importance
:21:17. > :21:18.for Leicester City than Derby County -
:21:19. > :21:20.a chance to get their faltering season back on track.
:21:21. > :21:23.The home fans were out in force at the King Power Stadium,
:21:24. > :21:25.but there were clearly some nerves in the stands.
:21:26. > :21:28.The game didn't really get going until the second half.
:21:29. > :21:31.The home side took the lead just a minute after the break,
:21:32. > :21:35.But Derby kept the pressure on and were rewarded
:21:36. > :21:38.with an equaliser from a deflected Abdul Kamara free kick.
:21:39. > :21:41.Leicester finished the 90 minutes as the stronger side,
:21:42. > :21:43.nearly benefiting from some very risky Derby defending.
:21:44. > :21:46.But the game was destined for extra time, and whatever the under
:21:47. > :21:50.pressure Claudio Ranieri told his players going into
:21:51. > :21:55.Foxes created a number of chances, taking the lead through a wonderful
:21:56. > :22:02.And they sealed their passage into the fifth round with a brilliant
:22:03. > :22:05.individual effort from the man of the match, Demarai Gray.
:22:06. > :22:08.COMMENTATOR: Gray has it now, attacking the Derby box.
:22:09. > :22:16.What a goal, what a goal from Demarai Gray!
:22:17. > :22:20.Derby made eight changes to their starting 11,
:22:21. > :22:24.Manager Steve McClaren was very proud of his side's performance.
:22:25. > :22:31.But unfortunately we just ran out of steam at the end.
:22:32. > :22:35.They had better quality to win the game.
:22:36. > :22:41.This was Leicester's first win in 2017, and the first time
:22:42. > :22:45.Premier League survival is clearly still the priority,
:22:46. > :22:47.but Andy King says this has the potential to get
:22:48. > :22:53.It was important to get a win tonight, and to try and kick-start
:22:54. > :22:57.You know, it's been a tough few weeks for us.
:22:58. > :23:02.But I think tonight shows the fight within the squad.
:23:03. > :23:05.Like I said, the win could hopefully kick-start us in the league now.
:23:06. > :23:08.The win also relievs some of the pressure on Claudio Ranieri
:23:09. > :23:15.ahead of the crucial game at Swansea on Sunday.
:23:16. > :23:17.After the game, Derby's Steve McClaren said FA Cup
:23:18. > :23:19.replays should be scrapped - sparking a big discussion
:23:20. > :23:23.As you heard in that report, the teams sent out of the dressing
:23:24. > :23:26.rooms yesterday evening were very different to those
:23:27. > :23:29.And despite the match producing some top drawer goals,
:23:30. > :23:32.McClaren remains convinced one-off cup matches are the answer.
:23:33. > :23:34.I thought the first game was a fantastic game.
:23:35. > :23:38.Extra time and penalties, one game would have been great.
:23:39. > :23:43.But nobody wants a replay, especially in the middle of the week
:23:44. > :23:47.when you've got important games at the weekend.
:23:48. > :23:49.Just before we leave football - news that Nottingham Forest manager
:23:50. > :23:52.Gary Brazil has dismissed reports the club were keen to off load
:23:53. > :23:55.former Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner in January.
:23:56. > :23:57.The stories appeared in the Danish press,
:23:58. > :24:02.but Brazil says Bendtner's still a big part of the squad.
:24:03. > :24:14.At the moment he's not getting a game, but there might come a point
:24:15. > :24:16.in the future that we really need Nicholas.
:24:17. > :24:21.From that, my point of view, he's a member of our squad and will be
:24:22. > :24:24.a member of our squad till the end of the season.
:24:25. > :24:26.In rugby, no surprises in the England line-up to face Wales
:24:27. > :24:29.in Cardiff at the weekend - which is very good news
:24:30. > :24:32.for Leicester Tigers' Ben Youngs and Dan Cole, who both start.
:24:33. > :24:34.Owen Williams misses out on the Welsh side, though.
:24:35. > :24:37.I'm going to leave you with a clash between Derby and Nottingham
:24:38. > :24:40.to decide who wins a league - but not in football.
:24:41. > :24:43.This is badminton, where the University of Nottingham Club
:24:44. > :24:47.was playing Team Derby in the final of the National Badminton League.
:24:48. > :24:50.The spoils went Nottingham's way in front of a big crowd
:24:51. > :24:52.in the unusual venue of Milton Keynes'
:24:53. > :24:57.On the winning side, Nottingham lad and Olympian Chris Adcock.
:24:58. > :25:00.Anybody that came to watch it would have hopefully enjoyed themselves.
:25:01. > :25:06.It was tougher on the losing team, but I think they also agreed
:25:07. > :25:11.Hopefully it's going to be a good thing for badminton.
:25:12. > :25:14.If we can keep the momentum going and get this another year,
:25:15. > :25:27.Centre MK, I think the shopping centre was called. Taking sport to
:25:28. > :25:31.the people! That's fantastic. Thank you very
:25:32. > :25:35.much, Colin. Time now for the weather. I am
:25:36. > :25:38.frozen, Sara. We may even see a frosty night with
:25:39. > :25:45.the cloud over the top of us, which is quite rare.
:25:46. > :25:49.A very similar story being told by all of our Weather Watchers today.
:25:50. > :25:53.It has been a blanket of grey Cloud sitting over the East Midlands. Out
:25:54. > :25:56.of that cloud at times we have seen a few snow grains and flurries. That
:25:57. > :26:01.will continue through the evening and overnight. As I've just
:26:02. > :26:05.mentioned, a frost developing underneath that blanket of cloud to
:26:06. > :26:10.show how cold it really is. Temperatures within towns and cities
:26:11. > :26:14.hovering around freezing tonight. In Rauball areas, one or two snow
:26:15. > :26:19.showers may give a little dusting. We will see temperatures dropping as
:26:20. > :26:23.low as -2 Celsius. It will continue in that we first thing tomorrow with
:26:24. > :26:28.a frosty, cloudy start to the day on Friday. The thickness of that cloud
:26:29. > :26:32.gradually produces a little bit of snow at times. In the form of snow
:26:33. > :26:36.flurries, so it will only be very light in nature. The odd grain
:26:37. > :26:40.allowed into the afternoon. And it feels bitterly cold outside with a
:26:41. > :26:45.daytime temperature no higher than a 2-3 Celsius. Things will change a
:26:46. > :26:49.little more Friday night into Saturday. What we're starting to see
:26:50. > :26:52.as high pressure still in charge of the weather, but we've also got the
:26:53. > :26:56.weather front coming in. An occlusion just comes in from the
:26:57. > :27:00.eastern side of the North Sea. As that starts to meet with the cold
:27:01. > :27:03.air, certainly through Saturday morning it has the potential to
:27:04. > :27:08.start to turn quite wintry in the form of some snow showers. Not
:27:09. > :27:12.everybody getting to see them, so there will be some disappointed
:27:13. > :27:16.people on Twitter later! But we will see whether it does give us a
:27:17. > :27:19.dusting of snow on Saturday. The air changes into the afternoon to
:27:20. > :27:24.convert those showers into sleet. A similar story for Sunday, more in
:27:25. > :27:25.the way of sleet showers because the temperature is just to lift a little
:27:26. > :27:38.bit. But certainly a cold weekend. Well, I never heard of a snow grain.
:27:39. > :27:52.It is like snowy drizzle - snizzle! A real weather guru there. Bye-bye.
:27:53. > :27:59.OK, everyone, have you got your bamboo sticks?
:28:00. > :28:01.If you just paint what you want to paint,
:28:02. > :28:07.I've turned around, my painting washes away.
:28:08. > :28:12...and take on The Big Painting Challenge.
:28:13. > :28:14.Remember, you're not painting a pond.
:28:15. > :28:45.Before I met you, I was a civilised woman.
:28:46. > :28:48.Now I don't even know what that means.