:00:00. > :00:08.It's almost 6:30pm - you're watching East Midlands Today.
:00:09. > :00:10.Is public money being spent appropriately
:00:11. > :00:21.Union criticises pay levels after this school leader was paid more
:00:22. > :00:24.than a quarter of ?1 million last year. To see people at the top
:00:25. > :00:30.profiting from money that is meant for our children is upsetting. Also
:00:31. > :00:35.tonight... Police searching for mothers Samantha Baldwin who had
:00:36. > :00:42.abducted her two young sons carry out house-to-house inquiries in
:00:43. > :00:45.Newark where she lived. Plus, the dramatic story of how
:00:46. > :00:49.passers-by had to rescue a pedestrian and driver from this
:00:50. > :00:53.canal after a collision on the bridge.
:00:54. > :01:03.And the growing campaign to secure a knighthood for the last British
:01:04. > :01:08.Dambusters. It is enough for me to remember the 50,861, my comrades,
:01:09. > :01:18.who gave their lives fighting for this country.
:01:19. > :01:20.Good evening and welcome to Thursday's programme
:01:21. > :01:21.with Geeta Pendse and me, Maurice Flynn.
:01:22. > :01:24.First tonight, a teaching union has criticised what it says is a lack
:01:25. > :01:30.of accountability for top pay at publicly-funded school trusts.
:01:31. > :01:33.And they claim some trusts are just paying too much.
:01:34. > :01:38.The comments come after this programme investigated 15 trusts
:01:39. > :01:41.and found that one school leader here in the East Midlands
:01:42. > :01:44.was paid more than a quarter of a million pounds last year.
:01:45. > :01:47.Another union that represents school managers says there's competition
:01:48. > :01:55.Mike O'Sullivan has this exclusive report.
:01:56. > :01:57.Newark's getting a new free school this year.
:01:58. > :02:00.Demand from parents has been shown, funding's coming from the Department
:02:01. > :02:03.for Education, now they have to find a site.
:02:04. > :02:06.The idea for the free school is coming from the people who run
:02:07. > :02:10.the nearby Toot Hill Comprehensive at Bingham, rated outstanding.
:02:11. > :02:12.In control is John Tomasevic, the chief executive
:02:13. > :02:15.of the Torch Academy Gateway Trust, an organisation that is
:02:16. > :02:22.The chief executive of Torch is believed to be one
:02:23. > :02:25.of the highest paid in England, earning more than a quarter
:02:26. > :02:30.The National Union of Teachers says top pay at some school
:02:31. > :02:33.academy trusts is too high and there is a lack
:02:34. > :02:40.To see people at the top and those further layers of management
:02:41. > :02:42.being put in and profiting from money that is meant
:02:43. > :02:48.The BBC looked at the pay for chief executives or similar posts at 15
:02:49. > :02:50.multi-academy trusts operating in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.
:02:51. > :02:55.Their pay ranged between ?90,000 and ?260,000.
:02:56. > :03:03.The top three earners, all based in Nottingham, were...
:03:04. > :03:08.Wayne Norrie of the Greenwood Academies Trust, earning ?160,000.
:03:09. > :03:15.Diana Owen CBE of the LEAD Academy Trust.
:03:16. > :03:20.Paid the most was John Tomasevic of the Torch Academy Gateway Trust...
:03:21. > :03:28.?260,000, in charge of six schools, including Toot Hill.
:03:29. > :03:30.All three declined to be interviewed and the trusts
:03:31. > :03:34.The Association of School and College Leaders
:03:35. > :03:39.Here, they say trusts are paying for top talent.
:03:40. > :03:42.They will be looking and benchmarking those salaries
:03:43. > :03:47.to show they are competitive, whilst at the same time
:03:48. > :03:53.not taking too much out of their academy budget.
:03:54. > :03:56.The Department for Education says it is up to individual trusts
:03:57. > :03:59.to set their own pay for school leaders.
:04:00. > :04:01.Well, Mike joins us now in the studio.
:04:02. > :04:03.We heard there that it's up to individual academies trusts
:04:04. > :04:05.to pay their leaders what they want...
:04:06. > :04:13.It's because of the way the academy system's been set up.
:04:14. > :04:15.Any school can become an academy and so get funding directly
:04:16. > :04:18.from the Department for Education instead of the local authority.
:04:19. > :04:26.Now some of these trusts have become quite large in terms of numbers
:04:27. > :04:30.of schools and geographical area, some becoming national chains.
:04:31. > :04:33.They have the freedom to organise their own budgets
:04:34. > :04:46.and their own remuneration committees to determine top pay.
:04:47. > :04:51.And that the cheeky -- chief executive is that were featured to
:04:52. > :04:56.have good reputations. How does the quarter of a million
:04:57. > :04:58.pound salary we've heard about in your report compare
:04:59. > :05:01.with other salaries in schools Well, for a head teacher -
:05:02. > :05:05.outside London - in a local authority school the top rate
:05:06. > :05:07.is around ?109,000. The Chief Constable
:05:08. > :05:08.of Nottinghamshire's salary is about ?145,000,
:05:09. > :05:10.the chief executive of Nottinghamshire County Council
:05:11. > :05:12.is on around ?170,000 and his counterpart in the city
:05:13. > :05:14.is on around ?160,000. The Education Minister Lord Nash
:05:15. > :05:21.told the Education Committee of MPs last year that if it was thought
:05:22. > :05:23.anyone was being overpaid at a school academy trust,
:05:24. > :05:27.they had no powers to stop it, but they could take
:05:28. > :05:29.it up with the board Next tonight, the latest
:05:30. > :05:49.on the police search for a Nottinghamshire mum,
:05:50. > :05:52.who's disappeared with her two sons. This afternoon officers
:05:53. > :05:53.were carrying out house-to-house Samantha Baldwin was last seen
:05:54. > :05:57.in Nottingham on Monday and police are becoming increasingly concerned
:05:58. > :05:59.about the safety of Our reporter Sarah Teale
:06:00. > :06:09.is in Newark for us now, Well, Samantha Broadhurst two sons
:06:10. > :06:13.have been missing for four days now. Just a short time ago police
:06:14. > :06:17.released these new CCTV images of Samantha, the 42-year-old mother.
:06:18. > :06:20.These are from Monday when she was last seen in Nottingham. We know
:06:21. > :06:25.that Samantha does not have legal customary of nine-year-old Lewis or
:06:26. > :06:31.six-year-old Dylan and have said that this is being treated as
:06:32. > :06:35.abduction. Earlier here on the street and other street in this
:06:36. > :06:39.area, police began house-to-house inquiries. Samantha lived in this
:06:40. > :06:43.area and residents were shown photos of her and the boys to see if anyone
:06:44. > :06:48.could shed any light on their whereabouts and it is all part of an
:06:49. > :06:51.investigation which involves a huge team of specialist officers. Earlier
:06:52. > :06:54.today, Superintendent Richard Fretwell gave us this update.
:06:55. > :06:56.Every day that passes we become increasingly concerned
:06:57. > :06:58.and I would appeal directly, both to Samantha -
:06:59. > :07:01.to do the right thing - and to any members of the public
:07:02. > :07:04.who have any information, to come forward, give us that one
:07:05. > :07:07.bit of information that might be the little bit in the jigsaw that
:07:08. > :07:14.actually helps us find those boys and return them back safe and well.
:07:15. > :07:16.And there have been lots of developments,
:07:17. > :07:28.Well, this started out Beazley as a missing persons inquiry and quickly
:07:29. > :07:33.turned into an abduction. This is what we know so far.
:07:34. > :07:37.Samantha was last seen alone in Nottingham city centre on Monday. On
:07:38. > :07:41.Tuesday, a police press conference was held issuing an urgent appeal
:07:42. > :07:47.for information on the Nottinghamshire mother and her two
:07:48. > :07:50.young sons. Yesterday, a direct plea from police to Samantha, urging her
:07:51. > :07:56.to get in touch and tell them that she and the boys were safe. Ports
:07:57. > :08:02.and airports were put on alert. And they found out that two women, one
:08:03. > :08:08.aged 62 and 18 36 had been arrested on suspicion of assisting an
:08:09. > :08:12.offender within the first 24 hours of the investigation beginning. This
:08:13. > :08:16.morning, those women were released on police bail and today
:08:17. > :08:20.house-to-house inquiries began in Newark as officers were to glean any
:08:21. > :08:25.piece of information that may help to trace the family. And then, a
:08:26. > :08:27.short time ago, police released this CCTV image of Samantha from Monday,
:08:28. > :08:38.just before she went missing. Well, they obviously want to give
:08:39. > :08:45.this in the media spotlight. Today on social media they started a
:08:46. > :08:49.hashtag, find Louis and Dylan. This is to try and keep it in the public
:08:50. > :08:54.eye and they are urging anyone with any information to contact
:08:55. > :08:59.Crimestoppers or dial 101 to speak directly to Nottinghamshire Police.
:09:00. > :09:02.Tomorrow Samantha, Louis and Dylan will have been missing for three
:09:03. > :09:04.days and all the police have said is that they want them to come back
:09:05. > :09:07.safely. More than 40 volunteers have been
:09:08. > :09:13.searching a wood in Derbyshire Another six have been
:09:14. > :09:17.left ill after walking It's feared they may
:09:18. > :09:20.have been poisoned. The car park has been closed
:09:21. > :09:23.by the Forestry Commission while Two drivers have had a lucky escape,
:09:24. > :09:27.after a stack of straw bales came This dramatic footage was captured
:09:28. > :09:31.on the A1 sliproad near Newark. It was filmed on the dashcam
:09:32. > :09:34.of a Mid UK Recycling lorry. Both vehicles were left damaged,
:09:35. > :09:36.but amazingly nobody was hurt. It did however cause long delays
:09:37. > :09:38.for people travelling You're watching East Midlands Today
:09:39. > :09:53.with Geeta and Maurice. Lucy's here soon with the forecast
:09:54. > :09:56.and Colin's out tonight with the sport at the big varsity
:09:57. > :10:09.showdown of the week. No, it is nothing as a genteel as
:10:10. > :10:13.the boat race! This lot are pouring into Nottingham Arena to watch
:10:14. > :10:17.University ice hockey, more than 7000 people, it is the University of
:10:18. > :10:18.Nottingham against Nottingham Trent. What is later for the biggest of
:10:19. > :10:26.rivalries. -- the join us later. A man remains in a critical
:10:27. > :10:29.condition in hospital this evening - he was one of two people rescued
:10:30. > :10:32.from a canal after a road collision. The crash involving a van and car
:10:33. > :10:35.near the village of Swarkestone in Derbyshire saw a pedestrian
:10:36. > :10:37.and driver pulled out Our reporter Navtej Johal joins us
:10:38. > :10:41.from there this evening. What more do you know
:10:42. > :10:53.about what happened? Good evening. It was just over 24
:10:54. > :11:00.hours ago that a car and van were involved in a collision on the A5
:11:01. > :11:04.one in Swarkestone is not far from us. During a collision a pedestrian
:11:05. > :11:08.was also out and both he and the car went into the car went into this
:11:09. > :11:12.canal and you can still see some of the damage caused by the collision.
:11:13. > :11:16.Just over here is the barrier which usually belongs up there on the
:11:17. > :11:20.bridge. Passers-by helped pull the man, the pedestrian, out of the
:11:21. > :11:25.water and the elderly woman that was driving the car was rescued by a man
:11:26. > :11:29.who used a brick to smash through her window and pull her to safety.
:11:30. > :11:32.James McArthur lives just a few metres away from where all of this
:11:33. > :11:41.happened and saw the aftermath. She told me that the man who rescued
:11:42. > :11:47.this woman is a key role. -- is a key role.
:11:48. > :11:52.I could see a car had gone into the canal...
:11:53. > :11:54.There were two people on the side of the canal,
:11:55. > :11:57.an elderly lady that was sat all wrapped up and a gentleman that
:11:58. > :12:01.The lady was actually the driver of the car,
:12:02. > :12:04.which somebody had actually dived into the canal to get her out
:12:05. > :12:08.He was an absolute legend, no regard for himself,
:12:09. > :12:10.just dived straight into the canal to rescue this lady.
:12:11. > :12:14.Now, the college collision the woman was taken to hospital with minor
:12:15. > :12:16.injuries and later discharged. We understand, however, the man, the
:12:17. > :12:19.pedestrian, remained in hospital in a serious condition and still has
:12:20. > :12:23.some serious injuries. Meanwhile, the police have asked for any
:12:24. > :12:24.witnesses who saw what happened to come forward. Thank you very much
:12:25. > :12:28.for that. For most of us, it's pretty much
:12:29. > :12:32.a daily routine and we don't give But for those on the autistic
:12:33. > :12:36.spectrum, shopping can be a daunting So to mark Autism Awareness Week,
:12:37. > :12:39.extra support has been introduced at Nottingham's two main shopping
:12:40. > :12:42.centres to make it less stressful. Over 100 staff have been trained
:12:43. > :12:45.to help and spot those For any of us, shopping can be a
:12:46. > :12:52.battle, bewildering and exhausting. But for those on the autistic
:12:53. > :12:55.spectrum, processing of the sensory Debbie Austin was diagnosed
:12:56. > :13:03.in her early 40s and now works for Autism East Midlands,
:13:04. > :13:05.which helps 1,000 families. For people with autism,
:13:06. > :13:07.sometimes they get too much information and they cannot filter
:13:08. > :13:10.out things that other people can. So, for some people with autism,
:13:11. > :13:13.the noise, the crowds, the lighting can cause them
:13:14. > :13:18.to really not be able to function Now the charity has linked up
:13:19. > :13:25.with the Victoria and Broadmarsh Over 100 staff have been trained
:13:26. > :13:30.to spot the signs to look out Using a guide, people
:13:31. > :13:34.on the spectrum can plan their visit beforehand to avoid particularly
:13:35. > :13:36.busy times and familiarise They can also choose to wear
:13:37. > :13:41.a wristband so that trained staff On a Sunday and a Monday morning,
:13:42. > :13:46.we turn off the music, which, the feedback we have received,
:13:47. > :13:49.suggests that is a great thing to do because sensory-wise you are tuning
:13:50. > :13:53.it down a little bit but if a visitor came to the centre
:13:54. > :13:56.that felt uncomfortable, we have got quiet areas of the mall
:13:57. > :14:00.that we can take them too. To date, the charity has trained
:14:01. > :14:02.over 800 staff and organisations They include people
:14:03. > :14:06.such as Rolls-Royce, Notts County Football Club,
:14:07. > :14:12.the hospitals in the city and the universities
:14:13. > :14:13.have been fantastic... And as many people we can work with,
:14:14. > :14:17.we will, because that is what really makes a difference to the lives
:14:18. > :14:19.of autistic people. After all, they say a little bit
:14:20. > :14:22.of retail therapy does us Quentin Rayner, BBC
:14:23. > :14:29.East Midlands Today, Nottingham. Lord Sebastian Coe has been named
:14:30. > :14:32.as the new chancellor The Olympic gold medallist
:14:33. > :14:36.was a student there in the 1970s and went on to organise the 2012
:14:37. > :14:38.London Olympics. He says he's incredibly flattered
:14:39. > :14:41.to have been named chancellor. And he says he intends to ensure
:14:42. > :14:44.that Loughborough remains at the top The Rail Minister says he's excited
:14:45. > :14:52.about the grand opening of a Derbyshire railway
:14:53. > :14:54.station this weekend. Ilkeston Station will open
:14:55. > :14:57.to the public on Sunday, 50 years It was part-funded by a ?6.6 million
:14:58. > :15:04.government grant and local MP Maggie Throup says she hopes
:15:05. > :15:06.the investment will help Does the Minister agree
:15:07. > :15:15.that this is money well spent and would he encourage people to use
:15:16. > :15:19.the train to visit Ilkeston and bring a boost to
:15:20. > :15:23.the much-needed local economy? Well, I can only vouch
:15:24. > :15:26.for the anticipation in the Maynard household about this coming Sunday
:15:27. > :15:29.but I am glad to hear that Ilkeston too is looking forward
:15:30. > :15:37.to utilising its new train services. Now the East Midlands has had
:15:38. > :15:47.a special visitor today - the only surviving British member
:15:48. > :15:49.of the famous Dambuster Yes, Squadron Leader Johnny Johnson
:15:50. > :15:54.was a bomb aimer during the attack which took off from Lincolnshire
:15:55. > :15:55.in May 1943. But after the war, he became
:15:56. > :15:59.a teacher at a school in Newark. Well, today - now aged 95 -
:16:00. > :16:01.Johnny visited his school again and reflected on the current
:16:02. > :16:04.campaign to get him a knighthood and a recent return to the German
:16:05. > :16:14.dam he bombed 74 years ago. His body may be getting frail, but
:16:15. > :16:21.the mind of Johnny Johnson is as sharp as ever. Thank you, I am from
:16:22. > :16:24.the local school. Today he was greeted by the local peoples of
:16:25. > :16:28.Highfield School in Newark. He was helped through the door that he
:16:29. > :16:32.first entered as a teacher in the 1960s when he taught there. What is
:16:33. > :16:37.it like being back at the school again for Utor so many years ago? It
:16:38. > :16:45.will always be a pleasure to come back to the school. This is where I
:16:46. > :16:50.first learned to teach children who want to learn. The ethos of the
:16:51. > :16:54.place remains the same now as it was then. But it is for his role in the
:16:55. > :16:59.famous dambuster ride in 1943 that he will always be remembered. At the
:17:00. > :17:03.school today, the crew photo from 1943, his medals, a Lancaster model
:17:04. > :17:08.and even the switch that he pressed to release the bomb... There was a
:17:09. > :17:17.petition to give you a knighthood, how does that make you feel? It is
:17:18. > :17:21.enough for me to remember the 58,000 861 of my comrades who gave their
:17:22. > :17:24.lives fighting for this country. Perhaps more poignantly, last month
:17:25. > :17:29.he went back to the dam that he bombed in 1943 and met a German
:17:30. > :17:35.survivor of that night. What was it like after all of this time? They
:17:36. > :17:40.remembered as well as I remembered and eventually, the presentation
:17:41. > :17:44.from the museum there, which sits on my desk at the moment, very much
:17:45. > :17:55.there is a reminder of what it was all about. To the strains of the
:17:56. > :17:59.dambuster March, Squadron Leader Johnny Johnson, celebrated by a new
:18:00. > :18:01.generation of admirers for his, and the bravery of his RAF colleagues 70
:18:02. > :18:09.years ago. The new future for a figure
:18:10. > :18:16.from many of our pasts... I'm Timmy Mallet and coming up later
:18:17. > :18:19.on BBC East Midlands Today, find out who is the artist
:18:20. > :18:30.who created these paintings. Now, its the University
:18:31. > :18:33.Boat Race this weekend. Oxford against Cambridge
:18:34. > :18:39.is a student rivalry like no other. Colin Hazelden, though,
:18:40. > :18:42.is at the National Ice Centre because he thinks he has one
:18:43. > :18:57.to match it... When I was younger there was nothing
:18:58. > :19:03.to top Oxford against Cambridge but this is University sport, ice hockey
:19:04. > :19:06.between the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent, it is
:19:07. > :19:11.remarkable how the atmosphere is already building in here. I have two
:19:12. > :19:15.student support officers, Warren and Matt. Quickly, let us show people
:19:16. > :19:18.what we're looking at, this place. Amazingly. The atmosphere is
:19:19. > :19:26.fantastic. Over 7000 attending tonight. It is growing in popularity
:19:27. > :19:31.every year. Matt, what is that about the sporting event that makes it
:19:32. > :19:36.tick off more than others? Everyone has pride in their university, they
:19:37. > :19:40.were their colours bright and loud and to be honest, university ice
:19:41. > :19:44.hockey, you could try it in other countries, but this is probably one
:19:45. > :19:50.of the biggest you will find. I am sure it is. As it get spicy between
:19:51. > :19:54.the two universities? There is definitely a rivalry but it is
:19:55. > :19:57.friendly competition. Ever universities get behind it and
:19:58. > :20:00.support their teams. It is the culmination of a few weeks of
:20:01. > :20:06.competition. Who will come out on top? I am hoping that it will be a
:20:07. > :20:10.pink win this year, we are the underdog but sometimes that helps.
:20:11. > :20:16.We will see what happens. Thank you both for joining us. Later we will
:20:17. > :20:22.be talking to the sporting directors. Firstly have ever... --
:20:23. > :20:23.firstly have Onto cricket, and former Notts
:20:24. > :20:30.and England batsman James Taylor has Donington's busy motorsports
:20:31. > :20:33.calendar gets off to a roaring start this weekend with the first rounds
:20:34. > :20:35.of the British Superbikes It still pulls in some
:20:36. > :20:39.of the Worlds best riders and, this year more than ever,
:20:40. > :20:44.it's packed full of The champion, but where will this
:20:45. > :20:48.challenge come from this year? Leon Haslam is always where you look
:20:49. > :20:52.first. From a Derbyshire racing dynasty and denied last year only by
:20:53. > :20:56.a one-off disaster in the end of season showdown. It was frustrating.
:20:57. > :21:03.Up until that point we had been doing well very frustrating. But
:21:04. > :21:07.every year we score more points than anyone else and have more wins than
:21:08. > :21:10.anyone so we cannot look at it as a disaster. We have got to make it
:21:11. > :21:20.count this year in the showdown and hopefully we can go that one better.
:21:21. > :21:24.Then you have the French here. This other Frenchman is back with the
:21:25. > :21:28.Brits after only two years after his world title. Plenty of track
:21:29. > :21:34.experience and knowledge. It was competitive last year, some big
:21:35. > :21:38.battles going on. Hopefully we can be part of that as soon as possible.
:21:39. > :21:42.His team-mate Steve Mackenzie is rising through the ranks. He will
:21:43. > :21:48.not really challenge this year but will be well supported. I have to
:21:49. > :21:54.drag him out of the bowling green. That is down in Ashby. I dragged him
:21:55. > :22:01.out and if we do all right you will see him running on the track again
:22:02. > :22:07.probably! Which leaves this mob... The Yamaha team and Josh Brookes,
:22:08. > :22:13.the former British champion. He is back and one setback. Absolutely, we
:22:14. > :22:19.want to give ourselves every chance and I have expectations of what I
:22:20. > :22:23.can do with the bike. Call for that is enough to take the championship
:22:24. > :22:32.again. So where is the talent is coming from? We cannot wait to find
:22:33. > :22:38.out. -- challenge coming from? Good luck to all of our riders. Back to
:22:39. > :22:45.the ice hockey arena. Here are the two sporting directors. Here is
:22:46. > :22:50.James Hayter. We talk about the accuracy but the quality is high as
:22:51. > :22:53.well. Yes, really high. As a city, we probably have the best University
:22:54. > :22:59.sport in the whole country, I would say. We have had gold medallist at
:23:00. > :23:06.the last Olympics, Haughey, canoe, slalom, so really high standard. Let
:23:07. > :23:09.us talk to Dan from the University of Nottingham. All around,
:23:10. > :23:15.universities are lifting their sport. Yes, a huge investment going
:23:16. > :23:19.into University sport at the moment. One has just spent ?40 million on a
:23:20. > :23:23.new centre. Birmingham has done likewise. We are very lucky to have
:23:24. > :23:29.these fantastic facilities in Nottingham and students can take
:23:30. > :23:33.advantage of the ice arena here. Thank you both very much. If you
:23:34. > :23:37.want to sample the atmosphere at the weekend, there are tickets on sale
:23:38. > :23:40.for the Panthers. Tonight however it is sold out.
:23:41. > :23:42.Thank you for that, Colin. He's known for wacky glasses,
:23:43. > :23:45.loud shirts and a mallett - we are of course talking
:23:46. > :23:47.about the 1980s children's But what you might not know,
:23:48. > :23:53.is that Timmy's swapped TV fame for fine art and his latest
:23:54. > :23:56.collection goes on display this We sent Amy Harris along
:23:57. > :24:08.for a sneak preview. He is, for many, the face of their
:24:09. > :24:14.childhood. Fondly for hosting shows that brought smiles. Several decades
:24:15. > :24:19.on, the wacky glasses and shirts are still in the wardrobe of Timmy
:24:20. > :24:24.Mallet but he has swapped his trusty TV companion the Mallet for a
:24:25. > :24:30.palate. Today launching his fine art collection in Leicester. Leicester
:24:31. > :24:34.were the founding of the King in the car park and then Premier League
:24:35. > :24:37.champions, trying to win the Champions League, I did not put this
:24:38. > :24:42.exhibition anywhere else but right here, right now, Leicester, it is
:24:43. > :24:45.the perfect place. As you would expect, the collection is colourful,
:24:46. > :24:52.inspired by the seasons it includes local landmarks from the water in
:24:53. > :24:56.late summer to Sherwood Forest in the autumn and a certain stature in
:24:57. > :25:00.the heart of Leicester. Choosing Timmy Mallet's work was an easy
:25:01. > :25:06.decision for this new gallery. People know him for his wackiness
:25:07. > :25:10.and stuff in the past, his children's DVDs, but they do not
:25:11. > :25:14.know how serious his artwork is and it blew me away. I think it will
:25:15. > :25:20.blow everyone else away as well. Years after those famous
:25:21. > :25:23.entertainment shows last aired, as an artist he has told me that he is
:25:24. > :25:27.still playing games, this time with his own name. I always put the
:25:28. > :25:32.signature somewhere different and I make it as hard as possible, so your
:25:33. > :25:40.job is to spot it and by the way, any, Maine is much better. I did
:25:41. > :25:45.spot a couple, honest, including this one. If you did not manage it,
:25:46. > :25:48.the collection will be on display in Leicester for the next fortnight.
:25:49. > :25:55.Amy Harris, BBC East Midlands Today, Leicester.
:25:56. > :26:02.I spotted it. Zoom den, you did a great job.
:26:03. > :26:06.I think that he did a great job. There is more cloud as we move
:26:07. > :26:09.through the night but today has been very one, temperatures across the
:26:10. > :26:11.East Midlands reached a maximum of 20 Celsius.
:26:12. > :26:15.The average for this time of year is that any grey Celsius. Well above
:26:16. > :26:18.what we would expect to see for this time of year and that has been
:26:19. > :26:21.courtesy of this southerly wind direction. We have dried up some
:26:22. > :26:25.warm air from the South and adding in the sunshine it has made it feel
:26:26. > :26:29.mild. As we move into tomorrow it will not be quite as warm. Slightly
:26:30. > :26:33.cooler, temperature still in the teens, so not cold by any means. We
:26:34. > :26:39.will see sunny spells but the risk of seeing the old shower. Putting
:26:40. > :26:42.the detail onto the map then, as we move through this evening and
:26:43. > :26:45.overnight, just the chance of the odd isolated shower. We will see
:26:46. > :26:50.more in the way of cloud as we move through the night. If you patch
:26:51. > :26:54.habits of light rain. But it will be mild, overnight lows of 11 Celsius.
:26:55. > :27:01.And tomorrow and the fairly cloudy start to the day. Then we will start
:27:02. > :27:04.to see more in the way of brightness into the afternoon. Lovely sunny
:27:05. > :27:09.spells developing, but always the risk of seeing the odd isolated
:27:10. > :27:13.shower. Temperature is not too badly, a maximum of 15, 16 Celsius,
:27:14. > :27:16.it will be fully breezy. This is what is going on in the bigger
:27:17. > :27:21.picture, this cold front moving across on Friday and that will drag
:27:22. > :27:24.in some cooler air. Saturday will feel noticeably fresher, some quite
:27:25. > :27:35.thundery showers to look out for, temperatures
:27:36. > :27:40.at a maximum of 14 Celsius, but high pressure on Sunday settle things
:27:41. > :27:42.down, so it does look like it will be drier and brighter by the time we
:27:43. > :27:45.get to Sunday. Thank you very much, if ever there
:27:46. > :27:46.was an excuse for a lion, that was it.
:27:47. > :27:47.Join us again for the