:00:00. > :00:00.It's almost 6.30pm. You're watching East Midlands Today.
:00:07. > :00:08.Tonight - Philip Hammond's first budget.
:00:09. > :00:30.?3 million for online ambulances, Alptekin patients to hospital is
:00:31. > :00:33.getting high-tech. We will be speaking to the artist behind the
:00:34. > :00:39.iconic Szromnik poppies of the Tower of London which will be coming here
:00:40. > :00:48.to derby. Tributes to the ground-breaking playwright Joe
:00:49. > :00:49.Orton, 50 yards after his murder. He helped change the course of British
:00:50. > :00:58.theatre. Good evening and welcome
:00:59. > :01:03.to tonight's programme with Anne Davies and me Dominic
:01:04. > :01:05.Heale. First tonight, it's been an eventful
:01:06. > :01:08.day as the Chancellor There's been good news
:01:09. > :01:12.for adult social care, for businesses and for roads
:01:13. > :01:14.in our region. But for people who are
:01:15. > :01:16.self-employed, it's bad news as National Insurance contributions
:01:17. > :01:19.are set to rise. There are also questions
:01:20. > :01:21.as to whether some of In a moment we'll be hearing
:01:22. > :01:27.reaction from some of our MPs, but first our reporter Helen Astle
:01:28. > :01:37.takes a look at what the budget It was a full house in the Commons
:01:38. > :01:42.as the Chancellor took to the Despatch Box. Gathering in
:01:43. > :01:47.Leicestershire to watch the developments in London, a group of
:01:48. > :01:51.business leaders keen to hear how the budget will affect the East
:01:52. > :01:56.Midlands economy. National Insurance will rise for the self-employed,
:01:57. > :01:59.there will be help for small businesses and particular reason to
:02:00. > :02:04.celebrate amongst pubs as most will get a ?1000 discount on business
:02:05. > :02:09.rates. It is news that's been given a cautious welcome. Relatively,
:02:10. > :02:13.business friendly budget. Fairly steady state which is clearly what
:02:14. > :02:17.we expected from this Chancellor. One clearly designed for the UK
:02:18. > :02:22.going forward in a post-Brexit business landscape. I think it will
:02:23. > :02:26.have a significant effect on self-employed people as there are a
:02:27. > :02:30.lot of people moving to that basis and a lot of them are genuinely
:02:31. > :02:33.trying to set up new businesses. The crisis hit social care system will
:02:34. > :02:40.have another ?2 billion pumped into it over the next three years. But is
:02:41. > :02:45.it enough? A major concern for us is the 3 billion that have been offered
:02:46. > :02:50.is to be spread over three years. That is really not enough. The need
:02:51. > :02:55.is there now, we have 1.2 million older people who should be in care
:02:56. > :03:00.and are not getting it. Vince Cable was that the university of
:03:01. > :03:03.Nottingham today, the former Secretary of State for business says
:03:04. > :03:07.the extra money will only help short-term. We need a long-term
:03:08. > :03:12.solution and this is a sticking plaster. They've got to address the
:03:13. > :03:15.question of how an ageing population pays for personal care. You can't
:03:16. > :03:20.just keep throwing a billion here and there, it doesn't solve the
:03:21. > :03:24.problem. To help boost business in the Midlands even further, ?23
:03:25. > :03:29.million allocated to east projection and tackle pinpoints on our roads.
:03:30. > :03:35.Fantastic because I spend a lot of time on roads. It sounds a lot but
:03:36. > :03:40.it is not when you come to use it. I can think of a pinpoint where I
:03:41. > :03:45.live. Philip Hammond's first budget was never going to be full of
:03:46. > :03:46.surprises, instead, it's a budget for Brexit and the uncharted waters
:03:47. > :03:49.that lay ahead. Our Political editor Tony Roe has
:03:50. > :03:51.been down at Westminster today looking at the speech
:03:52. > :03:54.and going through the small Good evening, Tony, anything buried
:03:55. > :04:06.in there we should know about? You heard from Helen about the ?23
:04:07. > :04:11.million, money spread across the whole Midlands. We will get news on
:04:12. > :04:16.the Midlands engine, what investment there is tomorrow. Also, news about
:04:17. > :04:20.improvements on the Leicester outer ring road but I think the headline
:04:21. > :04:28.figure overall is social care. That extra money into social care. I'm
:04:29. > :04:35.joined by two MPs, Chris Leslie first of all, this money for social
:04:36. > :04:38.care, ?1 billion, that is great? We've got to do something for social
:04:39. > :04:44.care, I'm worried it is just a sticking plaster. It's there but
:04:45. > :04:49.tapering off again by 2020, I would like to see a more permanent
:04:50. > :04:52.solution. We have a bit of a conveyor belt, if you can't get
:04:53. > :04:57.people out of hospital and into proper long-term care, you clog up
:04:58. > :05:01.your A departments. As we have seen at Kew MC, waiting times have
:05:02. > :05:06.been exceeding four hours' time and again. We need to do that absolutely
:05:07. > :05:10.but let's not just have a temporary political fix but let's get to the
:05:11. > :05:14.root cause of this issue. The Local Government Association have said 1.3
:05:15. > :05:20.billion was needed next year, clearly there is a gap and people
:05:21. > :05:24.will still suffer. It's important to recognise this is extra funding,
:05:25. > :05:27.which is important. We need to make sure this makes a huge difference
:05:28. > :05:31.now and is invested properly and that's why it's been targeted at the
:05:32. > :05:35.sustainable and transform ability plans which will help the way health
:05:36. > :05:40.and social care work together. Getting people out of hospital
:05:41. > :05:43.quicker? Party that but partly keeping people in their own homes
:05:44. > :05:48.rather than being admitted to hospital in the first place. Your
:05:49. > :05:51.Conservative colleague Nigel Milles stood up in the budget debate and
:05:52. > :05:59.said he was nervous by the phrase Midlands engine. He is worried East
:06:00. > :06:02.Midlands gets left behind. I share the same concerns, I think people
:06:03. > :06:06.always look at the Midlands as the West Midlands and it is not, there
:06:07. > :06:09.is a huge part of the Midlands in the East Midlands and we have got
:06:10. > :06:13.great stories to tell. It's up to people like myself and Chris to tell
:06:14. > :06:16.their stories and make sure we really put the East Midlands on the
:06:17. > :06:20.map and have our fair share of whatever is coming through with that
:06:21. > :06:24.Midlands engine. What would you like to see tomorrow? We have to make
:06:25. > :06:29.sure it is not just about Birmingham. We have got big cities
:06:30. > :06:31.but they don't necessarily always catch the headlines in London so the
:06:32. > :06:36.East Midlands deserves that investment. Wiese been waiting a
:06:37. > :06:40.long time for this strategy to come on so let's get on with it. We need
:06:41. > :06:44.it because Brexit is the big storm on the horizon to put our
:06:45. > :06:48.infrastructure right because some of our businesses will really find that
:06:49. > :06:53.a struggle if trade is impaired, if we end up with tariffs. That's the
:06:54. > :06:59.big thing the Chancellor should have been focusing on. Thank you both.
:07:00. > :07:04.One final fact, there will be money available for the Mayflower project
:07:05. > :07:07.celebrating 400 years since the pilgrim fathers left, why relevant
:07:08. > :07:10.to us? Some of them were from Nottinghamshire. Indeed they were.
:07:11. > :07:13.Still to come - spring is in the air, there's a touch
:07:14. > :07:16.of gold in the countryside - must mean Sara's here.
:07:17. > :07:20.We've got lots of lovely daffodils now starting to appear
:07:21. > :07:22.and with a bit more sunshine tomorrow, let's hope
:07:23. > :07:34.A murder investigation is underway in Leicester following the death
:07:35. > :07:38.of a man in the city centre in the early hours this morning.
:07:39. > :07:41.Police were called to London Road just after 12.30am for was thought
:07:42. > :07:46.Detectives say that as a result of lengthy enquiries throughout
:07:47. > :07:49.today, a 30-year-old Leicester man has been arrested on suspicion of
:07:50. > :07:55.Nottingham University Hospitals has apologised for delays to surgery
:07:56. > :08:01.An assistant coroner says Sheila Stokes' family were kept
:08:02. > :08:04.in the dark for six months after the 83-year-old was referred
:08:05. > :08:07.to Kings Mill Hospital. She needed urgent treatment
:08:08. > :08:14.on a dangerous abdominal aneurysm, which later ruptured.
:08:15. > :08:18.NUH says it's since changed its systems.
:08:19. > :08:21.A fresh appeal for witnesses is being made after rubbish
:08:22. > :08:23.was illegally dumped in Hinckley last month.
:08:24. > :08:26.It took eight council employees two days to remove the load on an access
:08:27. > :08:29.road next to the A47. It was a mix of building
:08:30. > :08:32.rubble, commercial waste and household rubbish.
:08:33. > :08:36.Removing the waste has so far cost local taxpayers more than ?4,000.
:08:37. > :08:41.East Midlands Ambulance Service is to spend more than ?3 million
:08:42. > :08:46.New electronic tablets will make it easier for paramedics
:08:47. > :08:48.to add medical details, and even send information
:08:49. > :08:56.It comes after the service was criticised for not keeping
:08:57. > :08:58.patients' confidential paper records secure.
:08:59. > :09:04.On the road, and under pressure like never before.
:09:05. > :09:07.Now, East Midlands ambulance crews are going high-tech.
:09:08. > :09:14.They have brought in a new 4G tablet system that they hope will transform
:09:15. > :09:16.the way they treat and transport patients, and alert the waiting
:09:17. > :09:22.Previously we may have had to describe it over a phone,
:09:23. > :09:26.which can be difficult and cause confusion.
:09:27. > :09:29.With this they can see what we are seeing in front of us.
:09:30. > :09:32.It allows them to be ready for our arrival and patients
:09:33. > :09:35.will be seen quicker. Everything is in place,
:09:36. > :09:37.and it is a better outcome for the patient.
:09:38. > :09:41.Potentially life-saving? Definitely, yes.
:09:42. > :09:45.Until now, half the ambulance admin was done on heavy laptops,
:09:46. > :09:48.cumbersome and hard to keep clean, but the majority of patient records
:09:49. > :09:55.You might have been bounced around because of road conditions.
:09:56. > :09:58.It is difficult, it can be illegible, and that causes potential
:09:59. > :10:03.This is all definite and much quicker to fill in.
:10:04. > :10:08.In return, crews can access detailed advice about medical treatment
:10:09. > :10:11.and they can send heart ECGs and even photos of accident
:10:12. > :10:15.scenes to hospitals. And there is another benefit, too.
:10:16. > :10:21.You were criticised last year by the Care Quality Commission
:10:22. > :10:24.for leaving confidential paper records on show in ambulances
:10:25. > :10:30.Absolutely, and we wholeheartedly acknowledge the CQC
:10:31. > :10:36.This system will be the de facto record solution
:10:37. > :10:39.for our patients across the Trust, so there should be no
:10:40. > :10:44.That is one of the reasons we are doing it.
:10:45. > :10:46.The new tablets will be brought in from next month,
:10:47. > :10:52.and it is hoped they will be in every ambulance by September.
:10:53. > :10:56.Still to come - the Leicester lad who changed British theatre forever.
:10:57. > :10:59.Playwright Joe Orton was murdered 50 years ago -
:11:00. > :11:02.now the play he wrote just weeks before his death is being
:11:03. > :11:13.A 59-year-old man has appeared in court in Derby charged with 16
:11:14. > :11:19.Chris Fernandez from Chaddesden is accused of making false
:11:20. > :11:24.signatures on nomination forms during last year's local
:11:25. > :11:29.He stood as a candidate in the Darley ward for the Trade Union
:11:30. > :11:32.and Socialist Coalition party. He made no plea and has
:11:33. > :11:35.been bailed to appear at Derby Crown Court next month.
:11:36. > :11:38.Leicestershire police are making a second appeal for help
:11:39. > :11:41.in finding a missing teenager from Northamptonshire.
:11:42. > :11:44.Lily Rose Carr hasn't been seen since she left her home
:11:45. > :11:51.The 16-year-old is five feet seven inches tall and of a slim build.
:11:52. > :11:54.Officers believe she could be in Leicester and are appealing
:11:55. > :11:59.for her, or anybody who knows of her whereabouts, to contact them.
:12:00. > :12:02.Another new cave has been discovered in Nottingham city centre.
:12:03. > :12:05.Construction workers have unearthed a 20 foot deep
:12:06. > :12:11.It's thought that the site used to be a pub.
:12:12. > :12:14.A new building's going up there which'll be used
:12:15. > :12:17.by Nottingham Trent University and Confetti College students.
:12:18. > :12:22.Millions of people from around the world came to see Derby artist
:12:23. > :12:25.Paul Cummins' ceramic poppies at the Tower of London two
:12:26. > :12:31.Now, some of those poppies, made to commemorate the start
:12:32. > :12:35.of the First World War, are coming back to Derby to be
:12:36. > :12:39.displayed at the Silk Mill. Navtej Johal reports.
:12:40. > :12:43.The blood-swept lands and seas of red where angels dare to tread.
:12:44. > :12:47.As I put my hand to each, as God cries a tear of pain,
:12:48. > :12:53.The lines from a poem written by an unknown Derbyshire soldier
:12:54. > :12:57.in World War I that inspired the artwork seen and
:12:58. > :13:04.People came from around the world to see Derby artist Paul Cummins'
:13:05. > :13:08.installation at the Tower of London for the First World War centenary.
:13:09. > :13:12.These poppies, most of which were handmade in Derbyshire,
:13:13. > :13:15.became the centrepiece of the commemorations.
:13:16. > :13:19.It just became a living thing, a life of its own,
:13:20. > :13:22.which is very hard to do. And it wasn't expected.
:13:23. > :13:27.It's one of those things that could have gone either way but it
:13:28. > :13:30.went the right way and a lot of people benefited from it.
:13:31. > :13:33.Since then, they've been touring the country and this summer,
:13:34. > :13:36.they are coming home, to Derby's Silk Mill for six
:13:37. > :13:42.Basically, it's going to come down from the arches at the top
:13:43. > :13:45.of the tower and sweep down the windows, into a little
:13:46. > :13:50.Probably about 3,000, 4,000 flowers will do it.
:13:51. > :13:53.It's exciting but it's a little bit apprehensive because I don't know
:13:54. > :13:58.Every location is different but there's a lot of people
:13:59. > :14:01.who made them here - about 120 people - based in Derby,
:14:02. > :14:07.So it's going to be interesting, lots of stories, good and bad!
:14:08. > :14:10.During the war, the mill was used to grind corn
:14:11. > :14:13.and make medical supplies, both integral to the
:14:14. > :14:18.British war effort. A fitting place to honour
:14:19. > :14:28.the sacrifice represented by each of the poppies.
:14:29. > :14:32.That should looked absolutely beautiful, I would have thought.
:14:33. > :14:38.Against that backdrop. Also looking good... LAUGHTER
:14:39. > :14:42.On International Women's Day, and with three months to go,
:14:43. > :14:45.it was announced that England will open their Women's World Cup
:14:46. > :14:50.The County Ground hosts eight games - including a semi-final.
:14:51. > :14:52.At Leicestershire, they're looking forward to seven matches.
:14:53. > :15:00.Three England cricketers, a horde of happy children
:15:01. > :15:02.and a delighted Leicestershire Chief Executive.
:15:03. > :15:07.The fact that it is a global competition being beamed all over
:15:08. > :15:10.the world, that in itself will provide a high profile
:15:11. > :15:12.to the club, to Leicestershire County Cricket Club and that can
:15:13. > :15:18.You couldn't do a launch like this without staging a quick game
:15:19. > :15:21.CHEERING The England stars were embracing it.
:15:22. > :15:27.This is a lot of why we play cricket.
:15:28. > :15:30.You are reminded why, when you were a little girl
:15:31. > :15:32.or boy in the garden, playing with your brothers
:15:33. > :15:36.and sisters, this is what it was all about and it was fun and hopefully
:15:37. > :15:39.that is something we can bring, certainly, hopefully if these kids
:15:40. > :15:41.come and watch us play in the summer, then they will bring
:15:42. > :15:46.CHEERING I was really lucky, when I was at primary school,
:15:47. > :15:50.I got the chance to go and watch England women play India at Trent
:15:51. > :15:54.That memory has always stuck with me, from that day,
:15:55. > :15:57.that women do play cricket as well and I always wanted to play
:15:58. > :15:59.for my country and that's something now I am living.
:16:00. > :16:03.There are three months to wait and a true challenge ahead for England.
:16:04. > :16:05.More of the eight teams in action fancying their
:16:06. > :16:07.chances than ever before. But the belief is there.
:16:08. > :16:11.Especially, the home World Cup, we are really looking forward to it
:16:12. > :16:14.and hopefully put a good show on and see if we can get a World Cup
:16:15. > :16:19.But for this younger lot, it's not about that,
:16:20. > :16:26.In football - Derby County's manager Steve McClaren says his team should
:16:27. > :16:29.have done better after letting in a late equaliser
:16:30. > :16:34.Whilst Forest's boss Gary Brazil says his team lacked energy
:16:35. > :16:36.as they went down 3-2 at home to Brentford.
:16:37. > :16:42.It was another frustrating night for Derby County.
:16:43. > :16:46.They took the lead through record signing Matej Vydra and that ought
:16:47. > :16:52.But late pressure from Preston saw Derby concede in stoppage time.
:16:53. > :16:58.Nottingham Forest came down with a bump after their 3-0 victory
:16:59. > :17:02.over title-chasing Brighton at the weekend.
:17:03. > :17:05.Brentford carved their way through the Forest defence
:17:06. > :17:08.with ease, on their way to a victory at the City ground.
:17:09. > :17:11.They moved from defence to attack at speed and Forest were left
:17:12. > :17:15.reeling as they went three goals down.
:17:16. > :17:18.The third was all too easy as yet again, the home side
:17:19. > :17:24.Forest had missed chances early in the game but rallied
:17:25. > :17:27.in the last ten minutes with two substitutes scoring.
:17:28. > :17:29.Ben Brereton almost walking this one in.
:17:30. > :17:32.And then three minutes into stoppage time, Zach Clough
:17:33. > :17:43.Nottinghamshire's Ellie Downie and Sam Oldham have been selected
:17:44. > :17:47.for the World Cup of Gymnastics at the O2 in London next month.
:17:48. > :17:50.Nine of the world's best men and nine of the world's best women
:17:51. > :17:53.will compete in a new format aimed to attract crowds
:17:54. > :18:00.The East Midlands next Olympic medals could come
:18:01. > :18:03.at this time next year. The Nottingham-based speed skating
:18:04. > :18:06.squad believe they can challenge the best in the world.
:18:07. > :18:09.And we should know how realistic their aims are this weekend -
:18:10. > :18:11.as the squad take part in the World Championships.
:18:12. > :18:20.Christian Hewgill has been to see them.
:18:21. > :18:24.Imagine travelling at more than 30 mph, balancing
:18:25. > :18:30.on a one-millimetre-thick blade with four or five different
:18:31. > :18:34.all jostling you for position on the ice.
:18:35. > :18:37.It's an everyday occurrence for Team GB's short track stars.
:18:38. > :18:40.Elise Christie already has bronze and silver
:18:41. > :18:42.World Championship medals to her name.
:18:43. > :18:45.Now, having battled back from a spell on the sidelines
:18:46. > :18:47.with concussion, there is only one colour on her mind.
:18:48. > :18:50.Gold! Definitely gold.
:18:51. > :18:53.I mean, my coach sat me down about two weeks ago and said,
:18:54. > :18:58.Are we going to try and win the overall by picking up medals?
:18:59. > :19:00.Are we going to try to win the distance?
:19:01. > :19:05.And I just said, well, I don't see the point in going out
:19:06. > :19:08.and picking up medals because it's not going to change my life,
:19:09. > :19:10.I've done it before. So right now for me, it's going out
:19:11. > :19:13.and winning or losing. It's all about winning the gold now.
:19:14. > :19:16.In the run-up to the competition, these athletes are on the ice
:19:17. > :19:20.The emphasis of the sessions, as well as building crucial
:19:21. > :19:22.technique, is learning how to cope with the sheer speed.
:19:23. > :19:24.Obviously, with the skating position, the squat position,
:19:25. > :19:27.that actually has a restriction of blood flow, so there
:19:28. > :19:30.is a restriction of oxygen and therefore you get build-up
:19:31. > :19:33.of lactic acid which is what creates that burning feeling and that
:19:34. > :19:35.deterioration in performance. So with the skating position,
:19:36. > :19:38.that's one of our major barriers to overcome.
:19:39. > :19:43.With World Cup and European medals this season, the former
:19:44. > :19:47.Charlotte Gilmartin is making many sit up and take note.
:19:48. > :19:54.I've got five consecutive 1,500 metres A finals back-to-back so I'm
:19:55. > :19:56.definitely up there now but I like to go into each race
:19:57. > :19:59.feeling like the underdog so I'm trying to hold onto that.
:20:00. > :20:01.Clearly trying to keep your feet on the ground.
:20:02. > :20:09.Are you surprising yourself a little bit with your form?
:20:10. > :20:12.Obviously, you're always looking up and wanting more but I think
:20:13. > :20:14.that is like many athletes, to be competitive.
:20:15. > :20:16.The preparation for the World Championships has lasted nearly
:20:17. > :20:19.a year and there's no better time to grab some
:20:20. > :20:25.Next up, it's the South Korea Winter Olympics less than a year away.
:20:26. > :20:29.This is when the build-up gets really exciting.
:20:30. > :20:33.They go so fast around there! It's 50 years since
:20:34. > :20:36.the controversial Leicester born playwright Joe Orton was killed
:20:37. > :20:38.by his lover. At the time his works
:20:39. > :20:42.were considered ground breaking, taking on subjects
:20:43. > :20:44.like homosexuality To mark the anniversary
:20:45. > :20:50.of his death, Curve in Leicester is putting on a production
:20:51. > :20:52.of his last play. And our reporter Geeta Pendse
:20:53. > :21:01.is at the press night. Lots of excitement here as audiences
:21:02. > :21:08.arrive to see tonight's performance of what the butler saw. Joe Orton's
:21:09. > :21:13.last play he wrote. In life and death, he was a very controversial
:21:14. > :21:16.figure. I've been taking a look to see why this Leicester writer is
:21:17. > :21:18.still so compelling 50 years on. What may seem like a comedy
:21:19. > :21:31.of errors is in fact a dark farce, challenging ideas around
:21:32. > :21:33.gender and sexuality. What The Butler Saw was written
:21:34. > :21:37.in 1967, the last play by Joe Orton who was violently killed by his gay
:21:38. > :21:42.lover that very year. Raised on the Saffron
:21:43. > :21:46.estate in Leicester, he was a working-class boy all too
:21:47. > :21:51.aware of his disadvantages. I went to the ordinary sort
:21:52. > :21:55.of school poor children go to and didn't get the 11 plus,
:21:56. > :21:59.because I was rather dim at school. Well, I wasn't actually dim
:22:00. > :22:03.but I didn't get the 11 plus anyway. Despite his setbacks,
:22:04. > :22:07.Orton would go on to shake up the theatrical world and subvert
:22:08. > :22:12.views on homosexuality. My action could only result
:22:13. > :22:16.in a gross violation His work is still incredibly
:22:17. > :22:23.relevant and I think it was ahead of its time when he wrote it
:22:24. > :22:26.and I imagine it's still Let's just take the fact
:22:27. > :22:31.that this working-class kid from Leicester who I guess,
:22:32. > :22:34.when you look at where he came from, and the opportunities available
:22:35. > :22:37.to him, the fact that he went on to change the course
:22:38. > :22:54.of British theatre... I am joined by Joe Orton's younger
:22:55. > :22:59.sister who lived in Leicester for many years. We can see Joe behind
:23:00. > :23:03.us, this wonderful painting, a brand-new painting commissioned for
:23:04. > :23:12.this 50th anniversary. Leicester university has many of his plays and
:23:13. > :23:20.they have the entire archive. We are standing at Aughton square. Why is
:23:21. > :23:23.it important to see how Leicester is remembering your brother? I think
:23:24. > :23:28.it's fabulous, that what the butler saw, his last play and considered
:23:29. > :23:37.his masterpiece, is put on in this wonderful theatre. This is a credit
:23:38. > :23:43.to Leicester. Am really I pleased that in the 50th anniversary year of
:23:44. > :23:50.his death that the company had decided to do this play and thrilled
:23:51. > :23:58.to bits. What would Joe have made of it? I haven't seen it yet so I can't
:23:59. > :24:02.tell you! He was very pleased with this play, he knew it was
:24:03. > :24:09.contentious and subversive, but unfortunately, Joe never got to see
:24:10. > :24:19.it. But I just think it is wonderful and my advice to anyone thinking of
:24:20. > :24:27.coming, it is his master piece, it's his greatest play. You have heard it
:24:28. > :24:29.from Joe's sister and this play will be on here for another week and a
:24:30. > :24:37.half. It looks brilliant, that is such a
:24:38. > :24:40.lovely theatre. Time now for the weather and it was rather nice
:24:41. > :24:46.today. And after all that rain last night.
:24:47. > :24:50.The skies have tried to brighten a bit more and it felt a bit milder
:24:51. > :25:00.outside as well. Tomorrow is going to be quite a
:25:01. > :25:06.pleasant day so hopefully, these two will get the chance to go out in the
:25:07. > :25:11.field! We are starting to see this evening, a little bit more cloud
:25:12. > :25:14.around for a time. Still the remnants of the weather front
:25:15. > :25:18.sitting across southern parts of the country and it will gradually start
:25:19. > :25:20.to thin and break into the early hours and still a breezy night said
:25:21. > :25:25.temperatures dropping down to a minimum of six Celsius. We will then
:25:26. > :25:30.find tomorrow morning that the breeze continues but it eases a
:25:31. > :25:34.little more into the afternoon so the cloud breaking up quite nicely
:25:35. > :25:39.and we will see some sunshine as well which will help the
:25:40. > :25:43.temperatures. Maximum of 12 Celsius tomorrow. The breeze still coming
:25:44. > :25:46.from the north-west so if you find yourself in the shade, you'll
:25:47. > :25:52.notice, it will still feel chilly but it's nice to see that sunshine.
:25:53. > :25:55.A cold night into the hours of Friday and Friday, a very different
:25:56. > :25:59.day because we have a weak weather front starting to come up against
:26:00. > :26:04.high pressure in eastern parts of the country. The cloud will be thick
:26:05. > :26:09.enough to produce some drizzle at times. It will be grey and a bit
:26:10. > :26:15.damp. That front continues eastwards in Saturday. Saturday will be a bit
:26:16. > :26:18.damp as well to start, then reasonable into the afternoon but
:26:19. > :26:23.more rain waiting in the wings and this comes in later on Sunday. We
:26:24. > :26:24.are classing it as mild up until the weekend, probably a little colder
:26:25. > :26:39.the other side. A little window of gorgeousness in
:26:40. > :26:43.the middle. That's very sweet of you (!) That's all from us, we will be
:26:44. > :27:22.back with the late news, hope you can join us then. Goodbye.
:27:23. > :27:24.Let's Sing And Dance exploded onto our screens,
:27:25. > :27:27.setting the stage alight...literally.
:27:28. > :27:32.Stars were a-swinging... Could somebody help me?
:27:33. > :27:42.Join the party, as new stars perform on...
:27:43. > :27:47.You can still see her - but it has to be supervised.
:27:48. > :27:50.You thought it was YOU I was afraid of.