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:00:00. > :00:00.It's almost 6.30pm, you're watching East Midlands Today.

:00:00. > :00:13.Tonight, the tiny battery that could have killed two-year-old Kacie.

:00:14. > :00:21.The toddler needed emergency surgery after swallowing this lithium

:00:22. > :00:25.battery at her home in Derby. It was a 30-40% chance that if she had

:00:26. > :00:29.surgery she wouldn't survive, and if she did, there was a 50% chance she

:00:30. > :00:34.would be paralysed from the waist down.

:00:35. > :00:41.Also, the horror of a dog-on-dog attack. One owner goes to

:00:42. > :00:44.Parliament. What happens flashes through your mind. Basically ripped

:00:45. > :01:00.to bits. And why Brexit makes this coalfield

:01:01. > :01:02.constituency a risk for Labour. And this man with a violin and an

:01:03. > :01:09.amazing story to tell. Good evening and welcome

:01:10. > :01:11.to Tuesday's programme, with Dominic Heale, and me,

:01:12. > :01:13.Geeta Pendse. First tonight, a Derby mother

:01:14. > :01:16.is warning other parents to beware of the dangers of small batteries,

:01:17. > :01:19.after her daughter was Kacie Barradell needed

:01:20. > :01:24.surgery after she stopped breathing and began vomiting

:01:25. > :01:27.blood in February. She's just returned home,

:01:28. > :01:30.but now other parents are being urged to be more alert,

:01:31. > :01:37.as Giles Taylor reports. Home at last and well

:01:38. > :01:44.on the road to recovery. But it could all have been very

:01:45. > :01:46.different for two-year-old Kacie, who started to feel ill

:01:47. > :01:49.in February this year. The Saturday morning, I woke up,

:01:50. > :01:51.went to check on Kacie. Doctors at the Queen's Medical

:01:52. > :02:00.Centre in Nottingham carried out an X-ray and found this -

:02:01. > :02:04.a lithium battery no more Cheryl was warned there was a one

:02:05. > :02:10.in three chance that Kacie could die in surgery,

:02:11. > :02:12.and in all, she spent six weeks in hospital

:02:13. > :02:16.being fed her food through a tube. I've had to stay by her

:02:17. > :02:19.side every single day. I've been getting three to four

:02:20. > :02:21.hours' sleep a night, I've cried, I screamed,

:02:22. > :02:29.but there was nothing I could do. Last year, surgeons at London's

:02:30. > :02:32.Great Ormond Street Hospital said they'd experienced a big increase

:02:33. > :02:35.in cases of children swallowing batteries,

:02:36. > :02:39.seeing about one every month. Kacie still has to be careful

:02:40. > :02:42.what she eats as the incident has caused serious damage

:02:43. > :02:45.to her oesophagus. But Cheryl says she's just grateful

:02:46. > :02:50.to have her alive and back home. It devastated me, it hurt,

:02:51. > :02:55.it killed me inside, but having my little girl back

:02:56. > :02:59.to normal, obviously not fully, but...all I can say is someone

:03:00. > :03:09.was watching over her. The charity Child

:03:10. > :03:11.Accident Prevention Trust says this is a growing problem,

:03:12. > :03:14.and has started a campaign Its chief executive

:03:15. > :03:20.is Katrina Phillips. These batteries aren't especially

:03:21. > :03:35.new, so why are these incidents I think button batteries are such

:03:36. > :03:41.useful things. They power novelty gift cards, nightlights, key fob is,

:03:42. > :03:45.remote controls. There are in so many products now around the home

:03:46. > :03:51.and parents and carers just don't realise how dangerous they can be.

:03:52. > :03:54.-- they are in. Small children are so curious. They get into them and

:03:55. > :04:02.when they swallow them it can have really serious effects. What is your

:04:03. > :04:07.advice to parents? We advise parents to be aware of the kinds of products

:04:08. > :04:11.that can contain button batteries, so that they don't leave them within

:04:12. > :04:16.reach of small children. Toys that have gotten batteries in them, the

:04:17. > :04:20.button battery should be in a Scrooge down compartment, but lots

:04:21. > :04:27.of other products, it's really quite easy for small children to get into

:04:28. > :04:31.them. -- in a compartment that is sealed. Put spare batteries

:04:32. > :04:38.somewhere safe as well. It's really important to raise awareness because

:04:39. > :04:42.if a small child swallows a button battery, particularly one of the

:04:43. > :04:49.lithium batteries, the charge in the battery reacts with fluids inside

:04:50. > :04:53.the body and it creates caustic soda, which is basically drain

:04:54. > :05:03.cleaner, and you can imagine what that does in terms of corrosive

:05:04. > :05:08.burns inside a small child's body. OK, clearly it's an issue of great

:05:09. > :05:12.concern. Thank you for joining us this evening. Thank you.

:05:13. > :05:15.A Parliamentary debate took place today, calling for tougher laws

:05:16. > :05:16.surrounding attacks on dogs by other dogs.

:05:17. > :05:20.And it was all because of a campaign by an East Midlands woman whose

:05:21. > :05:21.own pet was attacked by another animal.

:05:22. > :05:23.Yes, Jill Mayes from Loughborough collected over 2,000

:05:24. > :05:27.New figures show there have been at least 1,700 such attacks

:05:28. > :05:31.At the moment, one dog attacking another isn't considered a criminal

:05:32. > :05:33.offence unless it involves a guide or assistance dog.

:05:34. > :05:46.Victoria Hicks is in Loughborough tonight and can tell us a bit more.

:05:47. > :05:56.Good evening. This is 110 acres of ancient woodland to the north of

:05:57. > :06:04.Loughborough. It was given to the people of the town and it is managed

:06:05. > :06:11.by the council. It is popular with dog walkers. One woman's recent dog

:06:12. > :06:12.walk ended far from well. It was a horrid experience. Here is my

:06:13. > :06:22.report. Stilton is recovering at home.

:06:23. > :06:27.Whilst on a walk, she turned around to see two big dogs running towards

:06:28. > :06:33.them. As soon as they came towards me, running up, they were trying to

:06:34. > :06:39.get the dogs out of my hands. I was screaming and the dogs were

:06:40. > :06:46.squealing. I know what to do. Stilton was unlucky. He was in the

:06:47. > :06:51.dog's mouth and he was well and truly crushed by the jaws. You can

:06:52. > :06:56.see one puncture wound there and a lot of internal injuries. Bruising

:06:57. > :07:01.and swelling and even some internal bleeding. He had to have fluid

:07:02. > :07:05.drained from his lungs. This is the second time one of her dogs has been

:07:06. > :07:11.attacked. Monty, her Jack Russell, was almost mauled to death eight

:07:12. > :07:16.years ago. That Harry Warwick says he sees two such attacks a week. He

:07:17. > :07:20.says owners have a big part to play in controlling their pets. At the

:07:21. > :07:24.end of the day, there is with that element of risk and are going to be

:07:25. > :07:28.unfortunate accident from time to time, which we are probably never

:07:29. > :07:32.going to be able to avoid, but if the owners take an active role to

:07:33. > :07:38.avoid that and hopefully we can reduce the number of dog-on-dog

:07:39. > :07:41.attacks in future. Jill from Loughborough has long campaigned for

:07:42. > :07:47.tougher laws on dog-on-dog attacks. She has collected over 2000

:07:48. > :07:53.signatures calling for a change in the law. We need that protection

:07:54. > :07:57.that guide dogs and human beings have got. It isn't a criminal

:07:58. > :08:04.offence for our dogs and it isn't for human beings and that needs to

:08:05. > :08:09.change now. Today, Jill's campaign led to her local MP, Nicky Morgan,

:08:10. > :08:13.leading a debate on the issue in Parliament. There have also been a

:08:14. > :08:20.number of high-profile dog attacks on other dogs. The minister said

:08:21. > :08:24.there was current scope in the attack to cover dog-on-dog attacks

:08:25. > :08:25.but most people didn't realise this was the case. Campaigners say more

:08:26. > :08:34.clarification is needed. Joining me now is a criminal

:08:35. > :08:39.solicitor from Nottingham. We heard that there was scope under the

:08:40. > :08:43.Dangerous Dogs Act to prosecute. What is your experience? It would be

:08:44. > :08:47.very unusual to prosecute such an attack. The legislation was designed

:08:48. > :08:51.for dogs attacking people and extremely rare for it to be used

:08:52. > :08:56.other than that. For the prosecution to proceed with that, they would

:08:57. > :09:00.need to show that job is dangerously out of control and be satisfied

:09:01. > :09:04.there is a realistic prospect of conviction and that it's in the

:09:05. > :09:11.public interest. -- that the dog is dangerously out of control. So quite

:09:12. > :09:14.a few hurdles to get over. The current legislation is badly drafted

:09:15. > :09:18.in the first place. There have been attempts to modify it in the past

:09:19. > :09:23.and most of those haven't worked. We need to start again with a

:09:24. > :09:27.completely new act. Thank you. This is certainly an issue that has got

:09:28. > :09:28.people talking today and we will be charting any developments in this

:09:29. > :09:32.story. A delivery suite at Leicester

:09:33. > :09:35.General Hospital had to be closed for five hours overnight

:09:36. > :09:37.because of a chemical spill. The Fire Service was called

:09:38. > :09:39.after floor cleaner was spilt One member of staff was treated

:09:40. > :09:45.for nausea and sore eyes and throat Fly-tippers in Leicester have been

:09:46. > :09:51.targeted today as part of a campaign Wardens have been trying to track

:09:52. > :09:55.down some of the people responsible for these piles of rubbish that have

:09:56. > :09:59.been dumped across the city. In a statement, the council has told

:10:00. > :10:03.us it provides a free bulk collection for domestic waste,

:10:04. > :10:08.and there's no excuse. The parents of Madeleine McCann

:10:09. > :10:10.say they're preparing for a "painful" couple of weeks,

:10:11. > :10:13.ten years after the Leicestershire Madeleine was three

:10:14. > :10:16.when she disappeared while on a family holiday

:10:17. > :10:20.in Portugal in May 2007. In a statement today,

:10:21. > :10:23.Kate and Gerry said they're immensely fortunate to have received

:10:24. > :10:26.the love, solidarity and support Coming up later, Lucy will be

:10:27. > :10:45.here with a distinctly Yes, for some of us a bit of a

:10:46. > :10:49.chilly and wet end to the day, but how long will this cool spell of

:10:50. > :10:53.weather last? I'll have a full forecast at the end of the show.

:10:54. > :10:55.With so much attention focused on Brexit during this election,

:10:56. > :10:59.there's always the risk that other issues could be sidelined.

:11:00. > :11:02.But Labour's Angela Rayner has been campaigning in Nottinghamshire

:11:03. > :11:05.today on a different subject - schools.

:11:06. > :11:08.The Shadow Education Secretary visited a primary school and pledged

:11:09. > :11:12.to bridge a ?3 billion gap in budgets predicted by

:11:13. > :11:32.Are they for me? Thank you! They are lovely. Politicians are more used to

:11:33. > :11:38.brickbats than bouquets but here they came bearing many gifts. One

:11:39. > :11:42.idea about cyclist safety might even become Labour policy. Can I have

:11:43. > :11:48.that copy? Then I can look at it and see if I can put it in our

:11:49. > :11:52.manifesto. The warnings that current budgets for schools don't add up.

:11:53. > :11:56.Rising costs will mean a shortfall of ?3 billion in three years' time

:11:57. > :12:02.with rising pupils, but Labour says it will bridge the gap. You will see

:12:03. > :12:06.in a few weeks when we roll out our manifesto is that we will do what

:12:07. > :12:10.our say and that means old schools can have their funding instead of

:12:11. > :12:14.diverging much-needed funds into grammar schools, which is what this

:12:15. > :12:19.Government wants to do. Do you plan to find the extra money through tax

:12:20. > :12:22.rises? I don't think we need to do that at the moment. There is enough

:12:23. > :12:25.money in the system that the government is wasting and they

:12:26. > :12:33.should be diverted that money in a big way. They shouldn't be diverted

:12:34. > :12:43.in this money when our schools are in crisis. They say funding is at a

:12:44. > :12:45.record level at the moment. Gas, but they understand pupil numbers are

:12:46. > :12:56.increasing and they didn't plan for that. -- yes, but they understand.

:12:57. > :12:59.They have not funded things like the apprenticeship levy. Governments say

:13:00. > :13:04.they will be accessible to all and the grammar schools will increase

:13:05. > :13:10.social mobility and parental choice. Have they got it right? Time and

:13:11. > :13:16.time again that is not a scrap of evidence saying that grammar source

:13:17. > :13:19.give these improvements. -- grammar schools. Make no mistake, the

:13:20. > :13:23.ordinary working families of this country, for them it would be like

:13:24. > :13:27.winning the lottery trying to get their child into those schools.

:13:28. > :13:31.Brexit may dominate this election but it will be future generations

:13:32. > :13:34.whose lives will be most affected by decisions made in the near future.

:13:35. > :13:37.Now, the opinion polls so far have given the Conservatives

:13:38. > :13:41.We decided to go to Labour's most vulnerable seat

:13:42. > :13:46.in the East Midlands, to find out why a place once

:13:47. > :13:49.dominated by King Coal was now among the Tories' top targets.

:13:50. > :13:57.Here's our general election reporter John Hess.

:13:58. > :14:13.Here is a clue as to where I am, over there one of the safest Tory

:14:14. > :14:21.seats in the country. Over there, constituency represented by Labour.

:14:22. > :14:25.In between, Derbyshire East. This time round the vote, be

:14:26. > :14:35.guaranteed for Labour. This will be like Theresa May. Thereby be a few

:14:36. > :14:41.disgruntled perform -- supporters but is a staunch Labour seat and it

:14:42. > :14:47.has been for years. I don't think that'll change now. What the Tories

:14:48. > :14:53.are doing is not acceptable in my opinion. The Tories were second and

:14:54. > :15:02.Ukip took 16% of the vote in that constituency. The area's industrial

:15:03. > :15:06.heritage has shaped his politics but last year added vulnerability came

:15:07. > :15:17.to Labour's prospects after the Brexit vote. The last coal mine shut

:15:18. > :15:20.in 1993. From the offices of the Derbyshire times, the newsroom has

:15:21. > :15:25.reported on the changing nature of this corner of Derbyshire. The

:15:26. > :15:29.commuter belt has been built up and some of that is for people commuting

:15:30. > :15:32.to white-collar jobs in Sheffield and Chesterfield. You could argue

:15:33. > :15:37.it's reflected in the whole country, where they are moving away from

:15:38. > :15:41.heavy industry to service industry. There is now higher proportion of

:15:42. > :15:45.professional occupations than in the rest of the region and nationally.

:15:46. > :15:47.Attracted by the beauty of the Derbyshire countryside, the

:15:48. > :15:53.proximity to the main urban and new jobs. It certainly brings a

:15:54. > :15:57.brand-new skill set into the area. Obviously it's an area that has

:15:58. > :16:01.grown significantly in terms of the number of businesses housed here by

:16:02. > :16:09.about 20% in the last five years or so. And it's increased by a level

:16:10. > :16:16.similar in jobs. So you see higher value of jobs coming in. The Liberal

:16:17. > :16:18.Democrat vote crashed by 19% two years ago but the question is

:16:19. > :16:23.whether their revival or Brexit could make all eight -- make or

:16:24. > :16:24.break Labour's hold on East Derbyshire.

:16:25. > :16:27.John's here with us now to talk about another development today.

:16:28. > :16:29.John, this involves two of our region's leading Conservative MPs.

:16:30. > :16:38.This is another example of the impact of Brexit on this election

:16:39. > :16:42.campaign. Anna Soubrey and Nicky Morgan are both leading

:16:43. > :16:49.pro-Europeans and were big supporters of the Open Britain's

:16:50. > :16:54.lobby group. It is one of those umbrella organisations that has been

:16:55. > :16:59.campaigning against Brexit. But what has angered them is that Open

:17:00. > :17:03.Britain has decided to campaign against up to a dozen pro-Brexit

:17:04. > :17:08.Tory MPs in an attempt to unseat them. The two MPs later tweeted that

:17:09. > :17:14.it was untenable for them to play any further role with Open Britain,

:17:15. > :17:18.but their tweets might not be enough to satisfy some in the Conservative

:17:19. > :17:25.Party, because one influential Tory, Tim Montgomery, former editor of

:17:26. > :17:30.their website, says both should be cooked -- expelled from the party.

:17:31. > :17:34.Open Britain has said this evening that it was understandable but

:17:35. > :17:38.during a political campaign that members of parties and their

:17:39. > :17:40.differences become magnified. That's probably the first understatement of

:17:41. > :17:43.this election campaign! Thank you. And the Broxtowe MP Anna Soubry has

:17:44. > :17:46.thanked the police after a man who called her constituency office

:17:47. > :17:48.making death threats was given He's been sentenced to eight weeks

:17:49. > :17:52.after saying the Conservative MP Ms Soubry says it sends

:17:53. > :17:58.a strong message that courts won't tolerate malicious calls,

:17:59. > :18:00.and that staff working An independent report looking

:18:01. > :18:06.into the safety of care homes in Nottingham following the death

:18:07. > :18:10.of Ivy Atkin in 2012 says significant progress has been

:18:11. > :18:13.made in the way local 86-year-old Ivy was severely

:18:14. > :18:18.underweight and later died following the "systematic neglectful

:18:19. > :18:21.care" she received at The home's owner, Yousaf Khan,

:18:22. > :18:28.was jailed last year after admitting The Safeguarding Adults Board says

:18:29. > :18:44.protecting vulnerable adults The M1 has been closed in both

:18:45. > :18:47.directions through Leicestershire after a crash earlier this

:18:48. > :18:52.afternoon. It follows a collision between a lorry and a car just after

:18:53. > :18:56.5pm, with one vehicle crossing the central reservation. There were no

:18:57. > :19:00.serious injuries but both carriageways have been closed

:19:01. > :19:01.between junctions 21 and 20 because of fuel spillage. The roads are

:19:02. > :19:04.unlikely to reopen for some time. Next tonight, the moving tale

:19:05. > :19:07.of the folk musician, his violin and his search

:19:08. > :19:10.for the soldier who first owned it. When Sam Sweeney, of

:19:11. > :19:12.the best-selling folk band Bellowhead, discovered the soldier

:19:13. > :19:15.had died near Ypres in World War I, The show is coming to Derby in June,

:19:16. > :19:38.the month 100 years ago Sam is playing his fiddle at the

:19:39. > :19:44.graveside near Ypres of the soldier who first created it. It is a very

:19:45. > :19:48.special instrument. Out of all of the violins I tried that day, this

:19:49. > :19:54.was the one that spoke to me. I often think of violins as Harry

:19:55. > :19:58.Potter's one shot. There is very often one for you. And I was playing

:19:59. > :20:12.a very loud and brash fiddle in my band at the time. It was a big,

:20:13. > :20:17.folk, loud instrument, and this has a very quiet, sombre tone. So you

:20:18. > :20:23.set about discovering the background of the fiddle, didn't you? I did,

:20:24. > :20:30.and Sam brought it home. It has a maker's name inside. The first thing

:20:31. > :20:33.I went to was the 1911 census, and the very same signature was written

:20:34. > :20:39.on the census. So I knew we had the right man. And the second thing was

:20:40. > :20:47.the War Graves website. Just to see when he died. 90 years later, the

:20:48. > :20:55.history inspired the new owner of this filing, Sam. We created this

:20:56. > :20:59.show called Made In The Great War, which is what the sticker says in

:21:00. > :21:09.the violin. It follows the story of Richard and the violin all the way

:21:10. > :21:13.to his death and beyond. Through this funny bit of coincidence, all

:21:14. > :21:15.this incredible stuff has happened. And it's a great honour to be the

:21:16. > :21:32.owner of this amazing violin. The story behind one violin. So

:21:33. > :21:37.amazing. Beautiful. It is. Let's go to a lady who is always in

:21:38. > :21:39.tune. Natalie with the sport! Thank you.

:21:40. > :21:41.First, Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare believes Leicester

:21:42. > :21:43.can keep hold of their best and brightest players,

:21:44. > :21:46.despite not being able to offer European football next season.

:21:47. > :21:47.The Foxes' fairy-tale Champions League campaign

:21:48. > :21:50.came to an end against Atletico Madrid last week.

:21:51. > :21:52.But Shakespeare says even though their run in Europe is over,

:21:53. > :21:54.his best players want to stay in the summer.

:21:55. > :21:56.The priority right now, though, he says is staying

:21:57. > :22:07.focussed on tomorrow night's clash at Arsenal.

:22:08. > :22:12.Probably the bigger carrot is the Premier League and I've said all

:22:13. > :22:16.along we aren't safe, and even when we are mathematically safe, if that

:22:17. > :22:19.arises, we have to make sure we try to win every game, because the

:22:20. > :22:24.competitive nature of football and of me, the players, that has to be

:22:25. > :22:26.the motivation, and that won't stop till the end of the season.

:22:27. > :22:28.Staying with football, and like Nottingham Forest last

:22:29. > :22:30.week, Notts County have now cancelled their end-of-season

:22:31. > :22:34.The club say it's because of the decision on Friday

:22:35. > :22:38.by owner Alan Hardy to put Notts County Ladies

:22:39. > :22:41.Cricket, and two Nottinghamshire players have been picked

:22:42. > :22:44.to try to help England win some major one-day

:22:45. > :22:47.Batsman Alex Hales and bowler Jake Ball are both included

:22:48. > :22:50.in the squad for the ICC Champions Trophy, which

:22:51. > :22:56.Snooker, and at The Crucible in Sheffield, another good day

:22:57. > :22:59.for our Jester from Leicester, Mark Selby.

:23:00. > :23:02.Marco Fu has it all to do against our world champion Selby

:23:03. > :23:10.Defending his title, Selby is 6-2 up in his quarterfinal,

:23:11. > :23:19.which resumes tomorrow, but he says he hasn't peaked yet.

:23:20. > :23:25.As yet, I don't feel as though I've piqued to the top of my game. But in

:23:26. > :23:30.the way I think that's a good thing. If I had peaked in the first or

:23:31. > :23:34.second round, the only way you can go from there is down, so I feel my

:23:35. > :23:36.game has been fantastic but also not poor, so I'll be happy with that

:23:37. > :23:38.into the quarterfinal. Now onto swimming, and Olympic

:23:39. > :23:40.champion Adam Peaty is in a 29-strong British team

:23:41. > :23:43.for this year's World Championships The team was announced today,

:23:44. > :23:46.and in an exclusive interview with us before the announcement,

:23:47. > :24:02.he revealed the secret behind his So this is equilibrium, obviously

:24:03. > :24:05.the Olympic rings, and I'm a firm believer to perform at my best you

:24:06. > :24:10.need to have balance in all areas, so I need to have balance at home,

:24:11. > :24:14.in training and everything needs to be balanced. I need to keep

:24:15. > :24:17.everything in check to make sure I get that performance, so that's

:24:18. > :24:21.something I think helped me with that Rio gold, and that's why I've

:24:22. > :24:29.got a tad too with the Olympic rings. -- a tattoo with the Olympic

:24:30. > :24:33.rings. What does it mean to you to make the championships and go to

:24:34. > :24:39.Budapest? Obviously it means a lot to me to qualify but this is just

:24:40. > :24:44.round one. I'm already thinking about what I need to do to set me

:24:45. > :24:47.apart from the others. This is just qualifications I'm not getting too

:24:48. > :24:57.emotionally involved. So I'm getting back training. How fast can you go

:24:58. > :25:03.this summer? I think on the 100, maybe get around that world record

:25:04. > :25:06.again. Maybe below it, above it. Who knows? But again, I'm always

:25:07. > :25:12.striving to be better. But when you go to a world champion -- will

:25:13. > :25:19.championships, it's all about getting medals for GB and that's

:25:20. > :25:24.what matters. -- World Championships. And then showing them

:25:25. > :25:29.off to the kids! I know what it takes. It would be great but at the

:25:30. > :25:34.same time, I know I'm not even at my peak yet. So when I reach the peak

:25:35. > :25:38.I'll let you know! Adam is leading the team but there are lots of other

:25:39. > :25:47.local swimmers from our patch in the squad, so good luck to them all. Of

:25:48. > :25:48.course. Good luck. The weather now. Hail, showers, possibly sleet.

:25:49. > :26:02.What's going on?! Yes, some snow, some sunshine and a

:26:03. > :26:07.notably cool feel. We have been dragging that in through last night

:26:08. > :26:10.and today. We did start with some brightness first thing this morning

:26:11. > :26:14.but then quickly we saw those showers get going. Those are the

:26:15. > :26:18.ones that have contained the hail and sleet. You can see that quite

:26:19. > :26:24.nicely in our weather watcher photos. Such a variety! This was

:26:25. > :26:28.sent in from this morning. Some quite dramatic clouds in Nottingham

:26:29. > :26:33.later in the day, though. And we even got this little snowman sent in

:26:34. > :26:36.from Derbyshire! As we move through this evening, we have a few late

:26:37. > :26:40.spells of sunshine with a few showers to look out for. Then we

:26:41. > :26:45.will see some more in the way of cloud. Some clear spells at times

:26:46. > :26:49.with just the chance of seeing a few wintry showers, but it will be

:26:50. > :26:53.chilly with lows of 2-3 overnight. It could be cooler in the

:26:54. > :26:59.countryside so we could see a touch of Frost in rural areas. Tomorrow is

:27:00. > :27:03.looking quite similar to today. A bit more in the way of cloud with

:27:04. > :27:07.sunny spells developing and scattered showers. Those showers do

:27:08. > :27:12.have the potential to contain the odd rumble of thunder, hail and some

:27:13. > :27:20.sleep as well. Again, temperatures struggling with highs of nine. --

:27:21. > :27:25.some sleet. We have this warm front sinking southwards and that will

:27:26. > :27:28.introduce some warmer air, so we will see temperatures recovering

:27:29. > :27:29.slightly as we go into the weekend, but also bringing some patchy light

:27:30. > :27:38.rain. You can tell the cricket season has

:27:39. > :27:43.started when you get hail and rain! You just don't know what to wear!

:27:44. > :27:46.April! Always wear socks. Great advice! Join us for the late news if

:27:47. > :27:49.you can. Goodbye.