:00:11. > :00:14.And now the news for the East Midlands, I'm Maurice Flynn.
:00:15. > :00:16.The funeral was held today for Claire Nagle -
:00:17. > :00:19.the Derbyshire mother of five at the centre of a murder
:00:20. > :00:23.Her parents, speaking to our reporter Navtej Johal,
:00:24. > :00:32.say they're unable to come to terms with her death.
:00:33. > :00:35.I didn't know they were there and there was her and her daughter.
:00:36. > :00:39.And I just couldn't believe that they were there, you know!
:00:40. > :00:44.A surprise birthday party for her mum.
:00:45. > :00:50.The mother of five was studying to become the mental health nurse.
:00:51. > :00:53.Last month, she was found at her home in Borrowash by police
:00:54. > :00:58.with serious injuries and later died in hospital.
:00:59. > :01:01.Police have linked Claire's death to that of her husband Vincent,
:01:02. > :01:03.who died after colliding with a lorry on the M1
:01:04. > :01:11.All the way up, all we could see were signs saying that the M1
:01:12. > :01:16.was shut, and we knew why, and it was like torture all the way.
:01:17. > :01:19.Things like this only happened on the news.
:01:20. > :01:23.You would never in a million years, you know, think it
:01:24. > :01:35.An inquest into Claire's death will resume later this year.
:01:36. > :01:39.Her parents, who have come from their home in Wales
:01:40. > :01:42.for Claire's funeral today, hope she will be remembered
:01:43. > :01:44.for the woman she was, rather than the circumstances
:01:45. > :01:48.The hardest thing I will miss is when she was in her car,
:01:49. > :01:51.she would put her phone on the loudspeaker and the kids
:01:52. > :02:04.Claire's 22-year-old son who was reportedly attacked
:02:05. > :02:08.with a nail gun on the day she died is now out of hospital.
:02:09. > :02:11.Her parents also told Claire's two youngest
:02:12. > :02:15.children about what happened to their mum and dad.
:02:16. > :02:18.It was the hardest thing to prepare for and when it came down
:02:19. > :02:24.to it, I don't think they really understood anyway.
:02:25. > :02:37.NHS England has confirmed two of our hospital trusts
:02:38. > :02:40.were on the highest state of alert last week as the winter strain
:02:41. > :02:44.Both United Lincolnshire Hospitals and the Leicester Hospitals
:02:45. > :02:50.It's the highest level of alert, meaning there's increased potential
:02:51. > :02:52.for patient CARE and SAFETY to be compromised.
:02:53. > :02:55.The strain has continued this week, with Nottingham's hospitals saying
:02:56. > :02:58.a shortage of community beds is a problem.
:02:59. > :02:59.A teenager's been jailed for murdering another
:03:00. > :03:05.Richard Bernard was stabbed on the doorstep of his
:03:06. > :03:07.flat at Trocadero Court in Normanton in May.
:03:08. > :03:12.Mohammed Ibrahim - who's 19 and of no fixed address -
:03:13. > :03:15.will serve at least 18 years behind bars, after being sentenced
:03:16. > :03:23.As Donald Trump was sworn in today as president of the United States,
:03:24. > :03:25.there were small demonstrations across parts of the East Midlands.
:03:26. > :03:28.Protest banners were unfurled earlier in Derbyshire,
:03:29. > :03:30.while this evening there were small rallies in Leicester
:03:31. > :03:33.and Nottingham's Old Market Square - organised by the group "Stand
:03:34. > :03:39.They told our Political Editor Tony Rowe their aim is to show solidarity
:03:40. > :03:45.with those Americans who don't want him as their president.
:03:46. > :03:57.If you want to show bigotry, you have to put up with opposition. He
:03:58. > :04:03.says he wanted to heal divisions. Are you heartened by that? He also
:04:04. > :04:08.said we need to take back our jobs and protect our borders in America,
:04:09. > :04:10.it is all about foreigners as aliens.
:04:11. > :04:12.East Midlands Today understands Nottingham is seriously
:04:13. > :04:14.considering a bid to be European Capital of Culture.
:04:15. > :04:17.The last UK city to hold the title was Liverpool nine years ago -
:04:18. > :04:19.and it'll be Britain's turn again in 2023.
:04:20. > :04:44.I think we've got the capacity and the video as the city
:04:45. > :04:49.It won't be easy and there are many people to convince it is the right
:04:50. > :04:52.way forward but what I would say is if we were to go forward
:04:53. > :05:01.with a date, we have the ingredients to make something great happen.
:05:02. > :05:04.A few weeks ago, huge celebrations in Hull which picked Lester
:05:05. > :05:08.The European accolade is an altogether good deal.
:05:09. > :05:12.Last held in Britain by Liverpool in 2008.
:05:13. > :05:15.It is really known as the point in time when Liverpool
:05:16. > :05:26.We have carried on the legacy. We have huge international tourism.
:05:27. > :05:30.Hotels are being built every day. New confidence.
:05:31. > :05:33.Nottingham has a lot going for it, not least the contemporary art
:05:34. > :05:35.gallery, it will face fierce competition from Leeds,
:05:36. > :05:40.And other major cities are expect to follow them.
:05:41. > :05:45.Key to winning will be getting the whole city to back that good.
:05:46. > :05:59.I can't see what difference it will make.
:06:00. > :06:03.I haven't lived in another UK city which for this size has had so many
:06:04. > :06:06.Everyone can learn a bit more and get together,
:06:07. > :06:29.The weekend's upon and Alex is here - how's the weather looking
:06:30. > :06:33.for the next few days, Alex.
:06:34. > :06:40.It is looking chilly as we go through the course of the weekend.
:06:41. > :06:45.If we look at the charts, we can see we have high pressure broadly in
:06:46. > :06:50.charge and that sticks with us for the next few days. Expect a variable
:06:51. > :06:57.amounts of cloud and also wrap up warm. Looking at night, we do have a
:06:58. > :07:04.widespread frost expected tonight, loads of minus two Celsius and some
:07:05. > :07:09.mist and fog patches. Those patches of mist and fog may take a while to
:07:10. > :07:14.clear, a bright but chilly start to the day and from mid-morning through
:07:15. > :07:20.the afternoon, cloud works in from the east. Highs of four or five
:07:21. > :07:24.Celsius. A similar picture on Sunday, lots of cloud around but
:07:25. > :07:29.brighter spells. Still bother chilly. -- still quite chilly.
:07:30. > :07:36.feel cooler. Can we keep it going until the start of the new week? I
:07:37. > :07:37.suspect we can. Unconfirmed about -- concerned about the fog around. Here
:07:38. > :07:46.is Helen with the national picture. Good evening. The weather is upon
:07:47. > :07:48.us. The cloud