:00:13. > :00:14.And now the news for the East Midlands.
:00:15. > :00:19.A man who admitted attacking his wife,
:00:20. > :00:20.but was spared jail, is behind bars tonight.
:00:21. > :00:22.Mustafa Bashir was given a suspended sentence -
:00:23. > :00:24.after a judge was told he'd been offered a professional contract by
:00:25. > :00:28.But the contract never existed and today that same
:00:29. > :00:40.Mustafa Bashir arrived at court today knowing he had some explaining
:00:41. > :00:43.Last month, he narrowly avoided jail when he admitted
:00:44. > :00:45.attacking his former wife with a cricket bat
:00:46. > :00:52.The judge suspended an 18 month prison sentence partly because
:00:53. > :00:56.he had been told Bashir was about to sign a contract with
:00:57. > :01:00.The club then revealed they had never heard of Bashir,
:01:01. > :01:11.And so, today, the 33-year-old was ordered back before
:01:12. > :01:15.Today, Bashir was represented in court by a new barrister who said
:01:16. > :01:18.his client hadn't intended to mislead anyone and there had been
:01:19. > :01:20.Well, Judge Richard Mansell was having
:01:21. > :01:25.He said there had been no series of misunderstandings and
:01:26. > :01:28.said, I was fundamentally misled by you as to your personal
:01:29. > :01:31.He said he had no hesitation in now imposing an
:01:32. > :01:34.immediate prison term, something which he said he would have done
:01:35. > :01:39.originally, had he been aware of the true position.
:01:40. > :01:50.In a statement, Leicestershire said...
:01:51. > :01:51.Meanwhile, Judge Mansell addressed criticisms
:01:52. > :01:53.made of him over his original sentencing remarks.
:01:54. > :01:56.particularly vulnerable, due to her circumstances.
:01:57. > :01:58.Today, he said he wanted to make it clear, he had
:01:59. > :02:00.always considered her to be vulnerable, but sentencing
:02:01. > :02:02.guidelines set out clearly different levels of vulnerability, which
:02:03. > :02:04.judges have to take into consideration when sentencing.
:02:05. > :02:07.Through the police, Bashir's victim said she was satisfied with
:02:08. > :02:20.Bashir, meantime, may now be investigated for the separate
:02:21. > :02:21.offence of perverting the course of justice.
:02:22. > :02:27.David Guest, BBC East Midlands Today, Manchester.
:02:28. > :02:29.Staff at a benefits office in Nottinghamshire have staged
:02:30. > :02:31.a protest against its planned closure.
:02:32. > :02:33.The Department for Work and Pensions says the building
:02:34. > :02:36.in Annesley is no longer needed, putting around 130 jobs at risk.
:02:37. > :02:37.A consultation on the propals ends at midnight
:02:38. > :02:46.and unions say they'll fight to keep the office open.
:02:47. > :02:51.Well, it's likely that we will have to talk to members about industrial
:02:52. > :02:54.Ultimately, it will be members to make that decision, but
:02:55. > :02:57.we, of course, cannot rule out taking strike action to support this
:02:58. > :03:00.office being kept open and to support this community.
:03:01. > :03:03.11 people have been jailed for a combined total of over 42
:03:04. > :03:05.years for their part in an insurance scam where they deliberately
:03:06. > :03:07.caused dozens of car crashes across Derbyshire.
:03:08. > :03:09.The gang, mostly from the East Midlands,
:03:10. > :03:11.targeted older or lone female drivers and made claims
:03:12. > :03:13.using false identities and through fraudulent companies.
:03:14. > :03:20.The judge said the victims have been harmed emotionally and physically.
:03:21. > :03:23.It was a load of blood, sweat and tears over
:03:24. > :03:25.the three and a half years of the investigation.
:03:26. > :03:29.It was like trying to boot a jigsaw together and identify all
:03:30. > :03:31.the different angles and aspects of the fraud.
:03:32. > :03:33.The sentence provided today by the court will hopefully
:03:34. > :03:36.send out a message that this type of offence will be taken seriously,
:03:37. > :03:42.investigated thoroughly and will not be tolerated.
:03:43. > :03:45.A group of shopkeepers in a conservation area of Leicester
:03:46. > :03:47.are demanding restrictions are eased so they can better protect
:03:48. > :03:49.their properties.Five businesses were either vandalised or burgled
:03:50. > :03:53.It's the fourth time in two years shops have been targetted.
:03:54. > :04:01.The City Council says it will meet owners to discuss their concerns.
:04:02. > :04:04.Together with the other shop owners in this
:04:05. > :04:06.area, we want to protect our property, we want the council, we
:04:07. > :04:09.want the city centre director to listen to us
:04:10. > :04:11.and allow us to protect our property with shutters.
:04:12. > :04:13.Never mind the issue we've got with preservation, what about my
:04:14. > :04:26.Organisers of Leicestershire's Download Festival are spending half
:04:27. > :04:28.a million pounds improving the site after weather and travel
:04:29. > :04:31.Tens of thousands of rock fans were left drenched
:04:32. > :04:34.They also struggled to leave Donington Park
:04:35. > :04:44.Torrential downpours making Download in 2016 the wettest on record.
:04:45. > :04:46.Festivalgoers were forced to trudge through inches of mud and
:04:47. > :04:57.torrents of water surrounding their tents.
:04:58. > :05:00.More than four inches of rain fell across the 650 acre Donington
:05:01. > :05:02.Park site last year in just 45 minutes.
:05:03. > :05:05.And that's enough to fill more than 100 Olympic sized swimming
:05:06. > :05:08.Now, organisers here want to make sure they are ready if the
:05:09. > :05:11.heavy rain again threatens to swamp the heavy metal.
:05:12. > :05:13.They are using this heavy metal to build 3,000 metres of
:05:14. > :05:15.new drains, quadruple what's already here,
:05:16. > :05:17.to help with if what they call Biblical rain comes again.
:05:18. > :05:20.We had 17 million gallons of rain come down in that 45 minutes.
:05:21. > :05:23.That would be a challenge to anybody that wasn't expecting it and we
:05:24. > :05:27.So, we've really put the new drains in and
:05:28. > :05:29.the ditches to drain it all away and tried to respond
:05:30. > :05:44.And another major problem last year, the closure of the nearby M1
:05:45. > :05:47.after an unconnected motorway protest, just as thousands tried to
:05:48. > :05:50.Now, there will be four more entrances and exits and
:05:51. > :05:59.hundreds of helpers to react to road and site conditions.
:06:00. > :06:00.The Download family as part of an incredible
:06:01. > :06:04.community and the festivalgoers have told us to do that and we have
:06:05. > :06:07.So, a new look Park to welcome this year's headliners a
:06:08. > :06:10.rule Smith and the tens of thousands of fans,
:06:11. > :06:14.rain comes down, Download will still be on the up.
:06:15. > :06:28.More news from me and the team here across the weekend,
:06:29. > :06:29.but let's check on that all important forecast
:06:30. > :06:36.Well, what a weekend we've got on the
:06:37. > :06:39.Dry, fine, lengthy spells of sunshine.
:06:40. > :06:42.Now, it's going to feel warm tomorrow, but it's going to
:06:43. > :06:48.And that's all thanks to high pressure dominating our weather.
:06:49. > :06:51.And it's going to stay settled as we head overnight
:06:52. > :06:55.It could lead to a little bit of patchy
:06:56. > :06:59.And quite chilly, temperatures down to about four to seven
:07:00. > :07:03.In more rural spots, it'll be a little bit cooler than that.
:07:04. > :07:07.Then the breeze starts to come in from the south.
:07:08. > :07:09.A gentle breeze, but it does mean that
:07:10. > :07:11.those temperatures will continue to rise.
:07:12. > :07:13.Highs tomorrow of about 18 degrees, which is 64 Fahrenheit.
:07:14. > :07:16.That's going to lead us to a perfect end to the day.
:07:17. > :07:17.Definitely one for spending outdoors.
:07:18. > :07:19.Then another fine day on Sunday, too.
:07:20. > :07:22.Again, a little bit chilly to start, but as we head
:07:23. > :07:24.through the day, highs of 20 degrees a lovely day.
:07:25. > :07:26.That's all from us here on the late team.
:07:27. > :07:28.I'm going to leave you with the summary, the
:07:29. > :07:33.Monday, and north-westerly wind will drag in more cloud and temperatures
:07:34. > :07:43.will be down by 8-9 . Hello, my advice would be to make
:07:44. > :07:46.the most of the weather this weekend, if you can. Because there
:07:47. > :07:51.will be a good day love sunshine on offer and it will continue to warm
:07:52. > :07:54.up as well. This picture was taken in Cumbria, at Workington, later in
:07:55. > :07:55.the