:00:08. > :00:08.You are watching East Midlands and on BBC One we join the BBC's
:00:09. > :00:13.You are watching East Midlands today. The top story, how recurring
:00:14. > :00:15.fires at a former factory are hitting neighbourhood finances.
:00:16. > :00:17.Seven fires in two years, with the latest destroying
:00:18. > :00:21.It's only a few months ago there was a major fire here.
:00:22. > :00:23.It is impacting the businesses throughout as well,
:00:24. > :00:25.including our insurance premiums as well.
:00:26. > :00:28.the thieves targeting this discontinued Land Rover model.
:00:29. > :00:30.We've seen thefts of Land Rover Defenders absolutely rocket
:00:31. > :00:32.since they went out of production and they've become
:00:33. > :00:37.the vehicle of choice for thieves to go for in the countryside.
:00:38. > :00:41.Plus, I'll be finding out about the Shoe Aid project, which is
:00:42. > :00:43.collecting thousands of shoes from people
:00:44. > :00:50.And making the most of the dark, how Nottingham's Light Night
:00:51. > :01:05.is illumminating new areas as it marks its tenth event tonight.
:01:06. > :01:07.Good evening and welcome to Friday's programme with Anne Davies
:01:08. > :01:12.First tonight, the demolition of a derelict knitwear factory
:01:13. > :01:14.in Leicester began today after it was destroyed
:01:15. > :01:20.It's the seventh time the former Corah building has been targeted
:01:21. > :01:26.Meanwhile, fire safety officers have been visiting nearby businesses
:01:27. > :01:30.today giving advice to owners on how to protect their premises.Emily
:01:31. > :01:33.Anderson is at the scene this evening.
:01:34. > :01:35.Emily - a little less dramatic there tonight,
:01:36. > :01:50.Yes, it really has been a dramatic couple of days here. This evening,
:01:51. > :01:54.there is little left of the former Corah factory. Police and fire
:01:55. > :01:58.investigators left the site earlier this afternoon to make way for the
:01:59. > :01:59.demolition teams to start the process of taking down this historic
:02:00. > :02:01.building. It's been part of Leicester's
:02:02. > :02:04.skyline for over 100 years. This building once
:02:05. > :02:05.housed Corah Knitwear. In its heyday, it was considered
:02:06. > :02:09.to be one of the world's greatest manufacturers of its kind but less
:02:10. > :02:14.than 48 hours ago, in the early hours of Thursday morning,
:02:15. > :02:17.a huge fire all but destroyed it. At its height, the flames
:02:18. > :02:19.were so intense they spread to another building and caused
:02:20. > :02:21.damage to dozens of cars We still haven't been able
:02:22. > :02:25.to identify whether anybody was in the building at the time
:02:26. > :02:27.of the fire. We do know it was a building
:02:28. > :02:30.that was sometimes used by rough sleepers, so we are still working
:02:31. > :02:33.with the police to identify whether anybody was in the building
:02:34. > :02:36.at the time of the fire. Today, fire safety officers have
:02:37. > :02:38.been visiting neighbouring businesses to give them advice
:02:39. > :02:42.on how to protect their buildings. If I just give you this bit
:02:43. > :02:46.of information from the fire service, just giving some
:02:47. > :02:49.advice for you to follow. It's the seventh time the former
:02:50. > :02:52.factory's been targeted in just two years and it's causing concern
:02:53. > :02:59.for other owners on this site. We should all get together and come
:03:00. > :03:02.to the bottom of this, make sure these sorts of things
:03:03. > :03:05.don't happen, because it's affecting business throughout and putting up
:03:06. > :03:10.insurance premiums as well, because it will impact us,
:03:11. > :03:12.all these things do affect other businesses because all these things
:03:13. > :03:15.are taken into account when we get insurance as well
:03:16. > :03:17.and it is not very right, After years of being
:03:18. > :03:21.at the forefront of manufacturing, tonight, another piece
:03:22. > :03:33.of Leicester's history Police cordoned remains here this
:03:34. > :03:38.evening and is expected to stay here for most of the weekend while
:03:39. > :03:42.demolition work continues. The joint police and fire investigation is now
:03:43. > :03:46.complete. At the moment, they are treating this fire as arson. In the
:03:47. > :03:49.last few minutes, the demolition teams left for the night. They are
:03:50. > :03:51.expected to return here to continue their work tomorrow morning.
:03:52. > :03:54.Next, a first for the NHS at one of our busy A departments
:03:55. > :03:58.Leicester's Emergency Department now has a dedicated team
:03:59. > :04:03.Spots checks in November 2015 by inspectors from
:04:04. > :04:06.the Care Quality Commission revealed sepsis patients were not always
:04:07. > :04:11.The creation of the special team is designed to make sure more
:04:12. > :04:16.suspected cases are identified and treated as soon as possible.
:04:17. > :04:19.Our health correspondent Rob Sissons has more.
:04:20. > :04:23.In Leicester, they see typically between eight and 15 new cases
:04:24. > :04:32.Sepsis is where the body's immune system, fighting an infection,
:04:33. > :04:35.Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening condition.
:04:36. > :04:39.It can happen to anyone with an infection of any kind.
:04:40. > :04:41.Cases can be complicated, hard to spot.
:04:42. > :04:45.Sometimes the symptoms seem like flu.
:04:46. > :04:47.The causes, though, aare simple enough.
:04:48. > :04:51.It can be a simple chest infection, a skin infection, gastroenteritis.
:04:52. > :04:55.Intravenous antibiotics are needed, and fast.
:04:56. > :05:01.The aim in A is to identify more cases sooner.
:05:02. > :05:04.That's where this new special team comes in in Leicester,
:05:05. > :05:05.with life-saving kit at their fingertips.
:05:06. > :05:11.In here is everything we need for the treatment
:05:12. > :05:16.So we have our antibiotics, we have our culture packs,
:05:17. > :05:20.we have our fluid and we have our blood bottles that we have if we
:05:21. > :05:24.It about spotting sepsis quickly, it's about getting the treatment
:05:25. > :05:28.of antibiotics, fluids, into patients within an hour
:05:29. > :05:33.and it is about ensuring those patients that are not doing so well,
:05:34. > :05:38.that they get expert care further on into the hospital.
:05:39. > :05:47.So how it been for you this week, Claire?
:05:48. > :05:51.At the end of the team's first week in A, they seem more
:05:52. > :05:55.At the end of the team's first week in A, they've seen more
:05:56. > :05:59.Some patients do get worse and do require intensive care support.
:06:00. > :06:01.Somewhere between ten and 20% of patients that come
:06:02. > :06:02.in with life-threatening sepsis don't survive.
:06:03. > :06:06.Everywhere, the NHS is trying to do better when it comes to sepsis.
:06:07. > :06:15.Role is with us now, you say it is a killer, how dangerous is it the most
:06:16. > :06:19.people? The UK Sepsis Trust tells us that 150,000 people in the UK die
:06:20. > :06:24.every year from sepsis, a staggering number, more than breast cancer,
:06:25. > :06:28.prostate cancer and bowel cancer put together and yet we don't hear much
:06:29. > :06:33.about it compare to cancer. The NHS is doing its bit, what do we have to
:06:34. > :06:36.look out for? We are told to look over the symptoms and here they are
:06:37. > :06:52.on screen, some of the things to look out for.
:06:53. > :07:01.I think they may have been struggling for something for the I.
:07:02. > :07:05.So symptoms that could be other things, that is one of the problems,
:07:06. > :07:10.but it is hard to pick up, but the NHS is putting, as we heard, a lot
:07:11. > :07:12.more emphasis on it a try and save a lot more lives. Thanks very much.
:07:13. > :07:14.Other news tonight. A 19-year-old man's in a critical
:07:15. > :07:16.condition in hospital Officers were called
:07:17. > :07:20.to Aikman Avenue in the New Parks area of the city, just before five
:07:21. > :07:22.o'clock last night, Five men have been arrested
:07:23. > :07:26.in connection with the incident. Police are appealing for any
:07:27. > :07:39.witnesses to get in touch with them. Police say there have been a spate
:07:40. > :07:43.of thefts from parking meters in Leicester. This man was caught on
:07:44. > :07:48.camera attempting to break into one on Morledge Street in the city. The
:07:49. > :07:51.owners say no money was taken, just a battering. Officers say there have
:07:52. > :07:53.been three incidents in the past two days.
:07:54. > :07:56.The jury in a trial of six men accused of running a scam
:07:57. > :07:58.where they staged deliberate car crashes for false insurance claims
:07:59. > :08:02.They will return on Monday to consider the evidence
:08:03. > :08:05.against the men, who are accused of making hundreds of thousands
:08:06. > :08:09.of pounds in the scam by targeting mainly older and lone women drivers.
:08:10. > :08:12.Dharminder Nagra was the director of the company that managed
:08:13. > :08:20.Nice to have you along this Friday night.
:08:21. > :08:22.Plenty more ahead to ease you into the weekend -
:08:23. > :08:25.including the charity leaving its footprints on the hearts
:08:26. > :08:40.Before that, they've long been popular off-road vehicles used
:08:41. > :08:42.by farmers and workers across the region.
:08:43. > :08:46.But now thefts of Landrover Defenders have risen dramatically.
:08:47. > :08:49.Today the insurer NFU Mutual has revealed that, in 2016,
:08:50. > :08:53.it received almost one claim for a stolen Defender
:08:54. > :08:56.every week, as demand for the now-discontinued model soars.
:08:57. > :09:04.An iconic countryside vehicle, but this off-road hero
:09:05. > :09:08.is increasingly becoming a target for thieves.
:09:09. > :09:15.Dairy farmer Andrew Stafford from Leicestershire has had a total
:09:16. > :09:21.of six Land Rover Defenders stolen, the latest seven months ago.
:09:22. > :09:34.one for the last 40 years, the off road has been very good, they are
:09:35. > :09:41.very durable. Andrew Stafford spotted parts of his stolen car on
:09:42. > :09:45.sale online. It was the sixth taken from his dairy farm. I was very
:09:46. > :09:51.cross, we rely on it on a daily basis, especially in the summer, it
:09:52. > :09:55.is part of our livelihood. The final Land Rover Defender rolled up the
:09:56. > :10:00.production line last January. NFU mutual says since then, there has
:10:01. > :10:04.been a surge in theft claims. Across the Midlands last year, they say
:10:05. > :10:10.they had almost one claim for stolen defend every week. That is a 42%
:10:11. > :10:11.increase on the number of claims made in the previous year and an
:10:12. > :10:18.overall increase of 83% since 2014. There is now a huge market
:10:19. > :10:21.across the world for both whole Land Rovers and the parts
:10:22. > :10:24.and because they are no longer being made, the prices are going up
:10:25. > :10:27.and will probably continue to do so. So really, owners of Land Rovers
:10:28. > :10:30.are having to take huge care so that they can know in the morning
:10:31. > :10:41.and find that it is still there Defender owners are now urged to be
:10:42. > :10:43.on their guard and tighten security in a bid to drive down thefts of
:10:44. > :10:49.these iconic vehicles. Local authorities face
:10:50. > :10:51.a collapse of vital services That's a warning which has
:10:52. > :10:55.come today from a local It says councils are at breaking
:10:56. > :10:59.point and nine out of ten in the East Midlands
:11:00. > :11:01.will be increasing taxes. To explain what's going on is our
:11:02. > :11:04.Political Editor Tony Roe. Why does it appear there's a funding
:11:05. > :11:15.crisis for councils? The problems councils have up and
:11:16. > :11:18.down the country is they have had their central Government grants cut
:11:19. > :11:23.as their contributions towards trying to reduce their national debt
:11:24. > :11:29.and for unitary councils, they have to pay for social care and social
:11:30. > :11:33.care costs are going up, while their funding is being reduced. So it is a
:11:34. > :11:37.struggle. If you look at the council tax proposals for those unitary
:11:38. > :11:45.authorities in the East Midlands, they are planned to go up by as much
:11:46. > :11:50.as 4.99%. To explain the top figure, councils have been given permission
:11:51. > :11:54.to raise the tax by 3%, as long as all that money goes towards social
:11:55. > :12:01.care and social care alone, so we can see that is happening in Derby,
:12:02. > :12:08.for instance and in Leicester. That adds roughly about ?1 per week to
:12:09. > :12:12.the average household. In Leicestershire, they are the same as
:12:13. > :12:15.Derbyshire and I spoke to the finance chairman at Leicestershire
:12:16. > :12:19.receiving and he has told them they are keeping it 1% below because they
:12:20. > :12:27.think the burden is enough already on local Council taxpayers. 1.99%,
:12:28. > :12:31.if I can explain that bit, it is quite complicated, that is because
:12:32. > :12:34.that is the maximum any council can raise their council tax bills by
:12:35. > :12:40.without having a referendum. They don't want that, so they don't do it
:12:41. > :12:43.more than 1.9 nine. Those behind the state of local Government finance
:12:44. > :12:47.report, which we spoke about earlier, with those dire warnings,
:12:48. > :12:48.they say not even the additional 3% is going to be enough to pay for
:12:49. > :12:51.what is needed for social care. One in ten councils are worried
:12:52. > :12:55.that they are not going to be able to meet their statutory obligations,
:12:56. > :12:57.their legal duties to care Yes, I think across local government
:12:58. > :13:01.there is a general view that something has got to give somewhere
:13:02. > :13:04.that someone is going to fall over and everyone is just hoping
:13:05. > :13:14.that it will not be them. So is nothing being done or nothing
:13:15. > :13:17.able to be done to ease this crisis? I think Government are thinking
:13:18. > :13:20.about ways of easing the crisis and getting messages from MPs on the
:13:21. > :13:24.Government side. The chair of the health committee says there has to
:13:25. > :13:28.be a better way forward for social care in particular. You can do a
:13:29. > :13:33.couple of things, you can raise taxes, the do we want to pay extra
:13:34. > :13:38.taxes for social care? Or councils could dip into reserves they have,
:13:39. > :13:40.that is another way of doing it and if I can leave you with one
:13:41. > :13:45.anecdote, this money for social care it's the first time that taxes have
:13:46. > :13:51.been raised for a single thing to pay for, like social care, since
:13:52. > :13:54.1634 and the last time that was done, it was King Charles I
:13:55. > :13:58.committee was raising money around the country for a ship tax. It
:13:59. > :14:03.wasn't very popular and it didn't end well for him. It didn't, did it?
:14:04. > :14:05.Sir John Rose, the former chief executive of Rolls-Royce,
:14:06. > :14:07.has declined to comment after reports that he's been
:14:08. > :14:10.interviewed under caution as part of an investigation into corruption
:14:11. > :14:13.Sir John left Rolls-Royce after 15 years in 2011.
:14:14. > :14:16.Last month, the company settled corruption cases in China,
:14:17. > :14:22.It agreed to pay ?671 million to authorities in the UK,
:14:23. > :14:28.Also today, the Serious Fraud Office has declined to comment or confirm
:14:29. > :14:32.that dozens of others had been questioned.
:14:33. > :14:34.Researchers at Nottingham Trent University have used
:14:35. > :14:36.state-of-the-art technology to uncover the secrets
:14:37. > :14:41.The Selden Map of China is the world's oldest
:14:42. > :14:46.It's thought to depict ancient trade routes through Asia.
:14:47. > :14:48.Scientists in Nottingham, think is origins are Persian,
:14:49. > :14:51.although it's been drawn like a typical Chinese watercolour.
:14:52. > :14:58.They now believe it was created in Sumatra.
:14:59. > :15:01.An East Midlands project that collects both old and new shoes
:15:02. > :15:04.for people in need is hoping to expand across the country.
:15:05. > :15:07.Shoe Aid has collection points in schools and in
:15:08. > :15:14.Since it began six years ago, Shoe Aid has received
:15:15. > :15:17.Simon Ward has been finding out more.
:15:18. > :15:20.It doesn't matter if the shoes are slippers...
:15:21. > :15:26.In less than a week, the children at Cloudside school
:15:27. > :15:29.in Sandiacre have collected all this footwear.
:15:30. > :15:32.It's going to the East Midlands project called Shoe Aid,
:15:33. > :15:34.to help people without proper shoes in other countries
:15:35. > :15:41.I think it's a great idea because some people in, like,
:15:42. > :15:45.less-developed countries who haven't got shoes and live in poverty just
:15:46. > :16:05.really hurts and it wouldn't be nice to not have any shoes.
:16:06. > :16:07.I brought in some wellies because we are helping children
:16:08. > :16:12.Shoes of all types are sorted in a warehouse in Nottingham.
:16:13. > :16:16.Others are end-of-line stock given by shoe manufacturers.
:16:17. > :16:18.The shoes that go overseas are transported by the
:16:19. > :16:31.We want to get into a lot of schools, educate the kids
:16:32. > :16:35.as to why we should recycle shoes, but also what we want to do
:16:36. > :16:38.We are Midlands-based and we are proud to be Midlands-based,
:16:39. > :16:41.but what we want to do is get into every sort of corner
:16:42. > :16:43.of the UK and make this a national organisation.
:16:44. > :16:46.Back at school, the headteacher's pleased at the support
:16:47. > :16:52.They've loved it, they've enjoyed the idea of sort of helping children
:16:53. > :16:54.all around the world, yet also those
:16:55. > :16:58.Shoe Aid hopes more and more people will step up and give
:16:59. > :17:05.away their old shoes, instead of throwing them away.
:17:06. > :17:11.Colin's up next with the weekend's sport, and Sara's here soon
:17:12. > :17:13.with details of snow and a chilly weekend ahead.
:17:14. > :17:20.Particularly of interest if you're planning anything outside.
:17:21. > :17:25.And you will definitely want to wrap up if you are coming to Light Night
:17:26. > :17:27.in Nottingham. Hundreds of thousands of bulbs are lighting the city up
:17:28. > :17:39.but not making it warm. It looks chilly out there.
:17:40. > :17:43.It is, it is bad. It is warm in here and it is Colin.
:17:44. > :17:44.I will plan to huddle around my single light bulb.
:17:45. > :17:47.We start with Leicester City, who have a match that looks
:17:48. > :17:52.The teams are level - one point above the relegation zone.
:17:53. > :17:55.But the Swans' Paul Clement has just won Manager of the Month.
:17:56. > :17:58.Leicester City are in their worst form for a long long time.
:17:59. > :18:12.It is one of our important matches from now until the end. We have to
:18:13. > :18:13.achieve our points to be safe at the end of the season.
:18:14. > :18:16.It is only February - so are we guilty of
:18:17. > :18:20.To find out, we got former Leicester Captain Steve Walsh into the studio.
:18:21. > :18:23.And I started by asking him just how big this game was .
:18:24. > :18:26.A huge game, yeah, everyone knows that at the football club.
:18:27. > :18:33.I don't like to use that word but it is,
:18:34. > :18:37.The stats don't make pretty reading, do they?
:18:38. > :18:40.The lack of goals, so many hours of football without a goal,
:18:41. > :18:46.At the moment, let's look at it in perspective,
:18:47. > :18:50.a couple of wins and if we can beat Seville and beat Millwall in the FA
:18:51. > :18:54.Cup, then things are great, it's a great season.
:18:55. > :18:56.Don't forget, last year was a miracle, it was
:18:57. > :18:59.a clear miracle and, you know, we are up against it.
:19:00. > :19:03.I think everybody in the football club realises that now and it comes
:19:04. > :19:05.from within the dressing room to get out of this trouble.
:19:06. > :19:08.They've done it before and I'm sure they can do it again.
:19:09. > :19:11.OK, well, you're sounding confident but there's been a lot of talk
:19:12. > :19:13.about that dressing room and about whether maybe Claudio
:19:14. > :19:18.A lot of rumours flying around, but at the end of the day,
:19:19. > :19:20.it comes down to the players in that dressing room.
:19:21. > :19:23.They've got to roll their sleeves up, they've got to get
:19:24. > :19:27.stuck into this fight and deficit this trouble.
:19:28. > :19:29.stuck into this fight and get us out of this trouble.
:19:30. > :19:34.So how does the dressing room do that, then?
:19:35. > :19:37.Well, these players have been in that position as well and they've
:19:38. > :19:44.We've just got to, you know, work it out, work a plan,
:19:45. > :19:47.get the game plan right, get the shape of the team right
:19:48. > :19:48.because obviously there's been a lot of changes.
:19:49. > :19:55.The squad rotation's been very difficult.
:19:56. > :19:58.At a club that just got themselves into the Champions League,
:19:59. > :20:01.Let's talk about individuals, because the big loss from last
:20:02. > :20:04.season was N'Golo Kante and he has been directly replaced now
:20:05. > :20:06.almost with Wilfred Ndidi, who scored that spectacular goal,
:20:07. > :20:12.Does he look to you like it might be a key part of this jigsaw now?
:20:13. > :20:18.I've seen him two or three times now and he certainly
:20:19. > :20:21.You will never replace Kante, you see what he's doing
:20:22. > :20:28.You know, so, yeah, we've got a good squad on the whole and that balance
:20:29. > :20:30.and that fine rotating and getting the right players, resting
:20:31. > :20:32.them at the right time, it's a difficult, difficult job.
:20:33. > :20:35.So is it a must-win game this weekend?
:20:36. > :20:42.Every game now is a must-win game and it is one of those games
:20:43. > :20:46.where we could get some confidence and it would be great to win.
:20:47. > :20:55.So I'm sure that we'll have a very good go at it.
:20:56. > :20:57.Steve, thank you very much for joining us.
:20:58. > :21:02.Derby County hoping to make the most of home advantage -
:21:03. > :21:04.their next three games all at Pride Park.
:21:05. > :21:08.Which is where we start our weekend round-up.
:21:09. > :21:11.Fully focused on their promotion hopes know they are out of the FA
:21:12. > :21:14.Fully focused on their promotion hopes now they are out of the FA
:21:15. > :21:17.Cup, nine league games unbeaten at home, hoping for more
:21:18. > :21:21.I think the supporters have been absolutely fantastic.
:21:22. > :21:23.You know, it's always been a great atmosphere,
:21:24. > :21:26.full house and I think we are using that and we are feeding
:21:27. > :21:35.off that and we've got to do that the next game.
:21:36. > :21:38.The job is his until the end of the season after winning
:21:39. > :21:44.Gary Brazil says the feel-good factor is back at Nottingham Forest.
:21:45. > :21:47.The players are at it, the players are desperate to get the shirt,
:21:48. > :21:52.squad there to pick from, so we got some real decisions
:21:53. > :22:00.A new face at Notts County, former Newcastle United
:22:01. > :22:02.striker Shola Ameobi, reunited with his old
:22:03. > :22:07.Obviously I've known Kevin a long time and we've always worked
:22:08. > :22:10.well and got on well, so it was something that really
:22:11. > :22:19.excited me, so obviously I jumped at the chance to come down.
:22:20. > :22:22.Stags boss Steve Evans says he is loving life with Mansfield.
:22:23. > :22:27.Little wonder, his team are seven games unbeaten and on the brink
:22:28. > :22:41.Confirmation of those matches tomorrow and as ever, the best
:22:42. > :22:43.coverage is on your BBC local radio station.
:22:44. > :22:45.While rugby eyes focus on the Six Nations, Leicester Tigers
:22:46. > :22:47.have crucial games to play if they want a place
:22:48. > :22:50.Tomorrow, they're home to Gloucester.
:22:51. > :22:52.And what a weekend ahead for Nottingham Panthers.
:22:53. > :22:54.Tomorrow, the Ice Centre is all but sold out -
:22:55. > :22:56.well over 7,000 will watch them play Sheffield.
:22:57. > :22:58.And on Sunday, they're at the league-leading Cardiff Devils.
:22:59. > :23:01.And finally congratulations to Cricket's Stuart Broad -
:23:02. > :23:03.And finally congratulations to cricket's Stuart Broad -
:23:04. > :23:05.grown in Leicestershire, matured in Nottinghamshire,
:23:06. > :23:16.He scrubs up nicely, too. Thanks, Colin.
:23:17. > :23:18.So, Light Night has returned to Nottingham.
:23:19. > :23:25.It's the tenth time the festival's been held in the city.
:23:26. > :23:27.As well as light displays, there'll also be free entry
:23:28. > :23:29.to Nottingham Castle, live music and markets.
:23:30. > :23:31.To mark this special anniversary, celebrations
:23:32. > :23:35.Elise Chamberlain can cast some light on that for us.
:23:36. > :23:41.She's there live now - it's looking bright
:23:42. > :23:50.I'm here in the city centre where the festival is in full flow.
:23:51. > :23:52.You can see the iconic wheel of light behind me -
:23:53. > :24:01.That is just one small part of this big event. There are art
:24:02. > :24:06.installations in place across the city tonight. There are also crap
:24:07. > :24:10.sessions for children and poetry readings. And as you say, it has
:24:11. > :24:16.expanded this year. It now includes a candlelit walk at the William
:24:17. > :24:20.Booth birthplace Museum and the Arboretum is also involved. Joining
:24:21. > :24:24.me is councillor David Trimble. While we look at some of the events
:24:25. > :24:30.going on, tell us about the scale of this event. There are over 53 events
:24:31. > :24:34.all over the city from north to south, east to west, right around
:24:35. > :24:41.the city, all there for people to enjoy themselves. What is this event
:24:42. > :24:45.designed to do, what is the aim? It is to change the city on a Friday
:24:46. > :24:48.night, groups of people going from bar to bar and this brings in
:24:49. > :24:54.grandparents in, parents, children, gets them to carry lanterns, enjoy
:24:55. > :24:59.themselves and it changes the whole nature. Those young people can join
:25:00. > :25:04.in, it's a night for everybody. What about bringing the city to light,
:25:05. > :25:08.that is a lot of work, isn't it? An awful lot of work and there are
:25:09. > :25:11.hundreds, possibly over a thousand people, community groups, church
:25:12. > :25:14.groups, all over the city coming to perform live in front of people and
:25:15. > :25:20.have a great time and do it in the city they love. Thank you very much.
:25:21. > :25:23.As you can see, crowds are building here. Events only take place tonight
:25:24. > :25:29.and most of them will be finished by 9pm. Last year, there were 51,500
:25:30. > :25:30.people here. Despite the cold, organisers are hoping for more this
:25:31. > :25:38.evening. Well it will be one more, because I
:25:39. > :25:44.will be going to say Merry's church all lit by candles.
:25:45. > :25:50.I wonder how they will cope with some snow, what you reckon?
:25:51. > :25:53.We did see some snow flurries today, and it has been captured quite
:25:54. > :25:58.nicely by our weather watchers today. This is Glenn Parva, just a
:25:59. > :26:05.light dusting of snow. Earl Shilton, it was perfectly there the day and
:26:06. > :26:08.into parts of Derbyshire Nottinghamshire, bitter brightness
:26:09. > :26:10.of the cloud started to break. What we have this evening is a weather
:26:11. > :26:14.front gradually starting to coming from the North Sea. It will bring
:26:15. > :26:18.wintry showers on the north-easterly wind and it is a very cold night out
:26:19. > :26:22.there tonight, but though showers, as they start to come in, they will
:26:23. > :26:25.be us were rain along the coastline because they come inland, they start
:26:26. > :26:30.to convert to smirk and certainly parts of Derbyshire, the Peak
:26:31. > :26:34.District, over 200 metres, 3-5 centimetres of snow. Even at lower
:26:35. > :26:36.levels, you could wake up to a covering of snow first thing.
:26:37. > :26:42.Temperatures in towns and cities around freezing, in a country, as
:26:43. > :26:46.low as minus two. We will see a widespread frost and it could be icy
:26:47. > :26:49.on untreated surfaces tomorrow morning. The wintry showers continue
:26:50. > :26:53.proton through Saturday morning, so we don't wake up to a light covering
:26:54. > :26:57.of snow but they may be with you through the mourning period for a
:26:58. > :27:00.time but they convert back to rein in the afternoon, so daytime
:27:01. > :27:06.temperatures, with quite a brisk north-easterly wind, around three or
:27:07. > :27:08.four Celsius. There is another opportunity overnight, Saturday
:27:09. > :27:12.night into the early hours of Sunday, are seeing some more snow
:27:13. > :27:16.showers coming in, but at the moment, it is more for the Peak
:27:17. > :27:20.District and a little bit further north, but that could change, so
:27:21. > :27:24.keep an eye on the forecast. It will be bitterly cold on Sunday, very
:27:25. > :27:31.strong easterly wind with us then but also a bitter brightness, and
:27:32. > :27:35.then more southerly wind which will give us more sunshine.
:27:36. > :27:41.Three children on this back Sauber, as soon as the snow was mentioned,
:27:42. > :27:44.yes! Wagon airline will it affect the matches?
:27:45. > :27:48.Wouldn't have thought so. That is it until the late show.
:27:49. > :27:49.Goodbye.