18/12/2016

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0:00:00 > 0:00:16Stay with us on BBC1 - it's time for the news where you are.

0:00:16 > 0:00:18With your news now for the East Midlands, I'm Maurice Flynn.

0:00:18 > 0:00:21A book of condolence has been opened in Borrowash

0:00:21 > 0:00:22for Claire Nagle and her family.

0:00:22 > 0:00:26The 38-year-old was killed on Friday - her son was seriously injured.

0:00:26 > 0:00:28Police say the attack on them and the death

0:00:28 > 0:00:31of a man on the M1 - a short while later - are linked.

0:00:31 > 0:00:34They aren't looking for anyone else in the investigation.

0:00:34 > 0:00:38Elise Chamberlain reports.

0:00:39 > 0:00:40Prayers for a family in mourning...

0:00:40 > 0:00:42Mum-of-five Claire was found by police at a house

0:00:42 > 0:00:44on Charnwood Avenue on Friday.

0:00:44 > 0:00:47Here at the family home on Station Road, forensic teams have

0:00:47 > 0:00:49been gathering evidence today as the murder

0:00:49 > 0:00:53investigation continues.

0:00:53 > 0:00:56In a statement, Claire's father, Martin Paton, said the entire family

0:00:56 > 0:00:59is devastated at the loss of a much loved beautiful and vibrant mother,

0:00:59 > 0:01:03daughter and sister.

0:01:03 > 0:01:05They have described this as a tragic incident for everyone

0:01:05 > 0:01:09involved and say they do not want to apportion any blame.

0:01:09 > 0:01:14They thanked everyone for their ongoing messages of support.

0:01:14 > 0:01:18At the local parish church, a book of condolence has been opened.

0:01:18 > 0:01:24Someone from our church here was involved, offering first aid.

0:01:24 > 0:01:27She had her baby with her and she offered the blanket

0:01:27 > 0:01:30from the baby for the son who was severely injured.

0:01:30 > 0:01:33It is going to take people a long time, obviously,

0:01:33 > 0:01:37to get over the trauma of these tragic events.

0:01:37 > 0:01:41She was among a group of people who ran to the aid of Claire's

0:01:41 > 0:01:4322-year-old son who was found in the street with

0:01:43 > 0:01:46severe head injuries.

0:01:46 > 0:01:49The shock did not hit me until afterwards.

0:01:49 > 0:01:52I just knelt down to see if I could help her out

0:01:52 > 0:01:53doing what I could do.

0:01:53 > 0:01:56It was just a case of, for lack of a better

0:01:56 > 0:01:57word, just pitching in.

0:01:57 > 0:02:00An online fundraising page has now been set up for the family.

0:02:00 > 0:02:02On it, the children's grandmother has said her grandson has undergone

0:02:02 > 0:02:05eight hours of surgery and is now recovering.

0:02:05 > 0:02:08Donations are rising by the hour as people living here come to terms

0:02:08 > 0:02:09with these tragic events.

0:02:09 > 0:02:16Elise Chamberlain, BBC East Midlands Today, in Borrowash.

0:02:17 > 0:02:19East Midlands Ambulance Service has taken on specialist nurses to handle

0:02:19 > 0:02:21999 calls from patients with mental health problems.

0:02:21 > 0:02:24The new control room staff are the latest addition to a team

0:02:24 > 0:02:27of clinicians hoping to offer more advice over the phone

0:02:27 > 0:02:32rather than always having to send out an ambulance.

0:02:32 > 0:02:35More and more people are accessing the 999 system and what we need

0:02:35 > 0:02:38to be able to do is to make sure that the Ambulance Service responds

0:02:38 > 0:02:41to those patients that are genuinely life-threatening and that other

0:02:41 > 0:02:47patients are able to access other types of health services.

0:02:47 > 0:02:50Three wins tonight for the East Midlands at the BBC's

0:02:50 > 0:02:51Sports Personality Of The Year Awards.

0:02:51 > 0:02:54Leicester City's Claudio Ranieri was named Coach of the Year,

0:02:54 > 0:02:57and the club itself, Team of the Year.

0:02:57 > 0:03:00132 Foxes fans were invited to the ceremony to mark

0:03:00 > 0:03:03132 years of the club.

0:03:03 > 0:03:06And BBC East Midlands Today's Unsung Hero took the national title too -

0:03:06 > 0:03:09Nottingham's Marcellus Baz left behind a life of gangs to help

0:03:09 > 0:03:11others do the same through boxing.

0:03:11 > 0:03:16I would just like to say a massive thank you to my family who have

0:03:16 > 0:03:20supported me through this, my team, who I could not have

0:03:20 > 0:03:23done it without them, and to all the kids that actually

0:03:23 > 0:03:28made the change into positive activities.

0:03:28 > 0:03:31Nottingham short track speed skater Elise Christie has won a second gold

0:03:31 > 0:03:35at the World Cup this weekend.

0:03:35 > 0:03:39She won both 1,000 metre events in South Korea -

0:03:39 > 0:03:40beating the world number one in the first.

0:03:40 > 0:03:43That's on top of winning gold in both 500 metre events

0:03:43 > 0:03:44last weekend as well.

0:03:45 > 0:03:47This - the last weekend of resurfacing work closing

0:03:47 > 0:03:50the runway at East Midlands Airport - saw balloon pilots take advantage

0:03:50 > 0:03:53of the safe and accessible airspace.

0:03:53 > 0:03:57Eight balloons took off from Donington Park -

0:03:57 > 0:04:01a chance to use skies that may not be open to them again until the next

0:04:02 > 0:04:03resurfacing in 20 or so years!

0:04:03 > 0:04:07That takes us nicely to the weather - Alex has our forecast.

0:04:08 > 0:04:09Good evening.

0:04:09 > 0:04:11Well, we have got a fairly murky night ahead, weather-wise.

0:04:11 > 0:04:14There is a yellow weather warning in force for fog this evening,

0:04:14 > 0:04:17so do take care, there may be some tricky driving conditions.

0:04:17 > 0:04:19We have still broadly got high pressure in charge of the weather

0:04:19 > 0:04:22but this secluded front coming across is likely to bring

0:04:22 > 0:04:23some drizzle tomorrow.

0:04:23 > 0:04:26As for the rest of the night, those fog patches are quite dense

0:04:26 > 0:04:29in places, but where we do get slight breaks in the cloud,

0:04:29 > 0:04:32there is the chance of seeing a sparkle of frost in rural spots,

0:04:32 > 0:04:35with lows in towns and cities of around five degrees Celsius.

0:04:35 > 0:04:36Quite a grey and murky start tomorrow morning,

0:04:36 > 0:04:39it may take a little while for that fog to lift.

0:04:39 > 0:04:41Some drizzly conditions as well and hints of brightness

0:04:41 > 0:04:44here and there with highs of around eight degrees Celsius.

0:04:44 > 0:04:51I will leave you with the outlook, more cloudy conditions on the way.

0:04:51 > 0:04:52Thanks for staying with us.

0:04:52 > 0:04:54Your next update isn't far away, in BBC Breakfast.

0:04:54 > 0:04:58Bye for now.