:00:14. > :00:16.With your news now for the East Midlands, I'm Maurice Flynn.
:00:17. > :00:19.Hundreds of workers sacked without notice from a Derbyshire
:00:20. > :00:24.Hosiery firm Courtaulds in Belper closed last May
:00:25. > :00:27.with more than 300 staff losing their jobs without warning.
:00:28. > :00:30.Now a former union rep has learnt an industrial tribunal's awarded
:00:31. > :00:37.?1 million compensation between them because of the way it was handled.
:00:38. > :00:40.The legal obligation is to consult with employees
:00:41. > :00:43.if they are going to make more than 20 people redundant
:00:44. > :00:46.and they have to have up to 90 days consultation.
:00:47. > :00:52.But the company failed to do this but they did have ample time to do
:00:53. > :00:55.it because we were in talks about the company going forward
:00:56. > :00:57.right up to 24 hours before the closure.
:00:58. > :01:00.A new Olympic-sized swimming pool planned for Derby could cost more
:01:01. > :01:02.than the ?20 million earmarked by the city council.
:01:03. > :01:05.It's to replace Moorways which closed last year.
:01:06. > :01:09.The aim is to have the pool built by 2020.
:01:10. > :01:12.The initial ?20 million should cover the pool element, the council says,
:01:13. > :01:22.but more will be needed if extra facilities are added.
:01:23. > :01:27.This pool will be built and it will be there for generations to come so
:01:28. > :01:31.it must meet the needs of the residents of Derby, the public and
:01:32. > :01:36.the swimming clubs because we have a fantastic reputation for producing
:01:37. > :01:38.world athletes and Adam Peaty is one example of that.
:01:39. > :01:40.Work is underway on the Grand Union Canal in Leicestershire
:01:41. > :01:44.Three sets are being repaired and one pair is being replaced.
:01:45. > :01:50.It's a massive task in a tiny area, as Helen Astle reports.
:01:51. > :01:57.The peace and quiet of the grand union Canal was disrupted, but it
:01:58. > :02:02.was good reason. As members of the Canal and River Trust worked to
:02:03. > :02:08.replace the lock gates. Specialists have been brought in to do the job.
:02:09. > :02:10.This particular blog, the gates are around 20 years old and they are
:02:11. > :02:16.leaking quite badly and we cannot retrieve the water once it has gone.
:02:17. > :02:23.So they needed replacing, they had to be replaced this year. The gates
:02:24. > :02:28.have been handmade and made to measure. Altogether, the were around
:02:29. > :02:32.four times and this specialist crane barge has been brought in so it can
:02:33. > :02:36.lift up the gates and put them into place. The operation you will last
:02:37. > :02:44.around three weeks and it will cost ?60,000. If we do not fix the leaks
:02:45. > :02:47.then it causes us problems in the summertime because basically, the
:02:48. > :02:52.water goes and it was no retrieving it, so it restricts the movement of
:02:53. > :02:57.boats. The location here near Wigston is tricky, it is over a mile
:02:58. > :03:00.brought in by Canal. It is great brought in by Canal. It is great
:03:01. > :03:05.because working with the old structures you can see years ago how
:03:06. > :03:10.hard it actually was, we are using big 36 tonne machine every hair,
:03:11. > :03:12.whereas this must have all have been made on site, literally crafted.
:03:13. > :03:18.Just so they could physically lift it up. Any damaged brickwork will be
:03:19. > :03:26.repaired before they give are finally opens next week to motors.
:03:27. > :03:30.Ahead of the weather, and ball girls and boys undergoing
:03:31. > :03:32.training for this summer's Nottingham Open tennis
:03:33. > :03:34.tournament were a bit put out by this week's storm.
:03:35. > :03:36.85 schoolchildren are receiving training ahead of the competition.
:03:37. > :03:38.But it looked like progress was going to be hampered
:03:39. > :03:41.when Storm Doris destroyed their outdoor training dome.
:03:42. > :03:45.Regardless, this weekend they've cracked on with training.
:03:46. > :03:51.It took the Dome only in the wind, unfortunately. But that means that
:03:52. > :03:55.our training must continue, the show must go on and our crew will be
:03:56. > :03:59.ready, they have to be on the money and be perfect by the time June
:04:00. > :04:03.arise. It is really stressful and in the final it was really hard because
:04:04. > :04:07.you had to get everything right. It is quite exciting and you are being
:04:08. > :04:13.watched by a lot of people. I have seen it so many times and I am so
:04:14. > :04:14.excited about it. Nothing like Storm Doris ahead but there is rain as
:04:15. > :04:17.Rebecca can tell us. Good evening, well, we did have some
:04:18. > :04:19.brighter spells today. In fact, the day started on a very
:04:20. > :04:23.pleasant note but the cloud did start to thicken up,
:04:24. > :04:24.and for tomorrow, another We have some heavy, thundery
:04:25. > :04:28.downpours but at least the winds For tonight we have
:04:29. > :04:31.some clear spells, It will be a chilly night,
:04:32. > :04:35.much colder air over the top of us and those showers are really
:04:36. > :04:38.starting to work their way in as we head through into tomorrow
:04:39. > :04:41.with lows of 1 Celsius. But as we start the day tomorrow,
:04:42. > :04:43.those heavy, thundery showers continue to blow in from the West
:04:44. > :04:46.and as they meet the colder air they could start
:04:47. > :04:48.to turn a touch wintry. Temperatures, even though there's
:04:49. > :04:50.sunshine, getting up to about eight Celsius,
:04:51. > :04:53.and there's more rain to come Hannah Meredith will have your
:04:54. > :04:56.updates in BBC Breakfast tomorrow, but for now, from the weekend
:04:57. > :05:15.team here, goodnight. Good evening. We saw the fist named
:05:16. > :05:18.storm of the season today. It was Storm Ewan, named by the Irish
:05:19. > :05:22.meteorological service, because it was in Ireland we expected the
:05:23. > :05:26.biggest impacts. For the rest of the UK it was quite windy and wet, but
:05:27. > :05:30.the worst of it is making its way towards the Northern Isles. We'll
:05:31. > :05:33.see gusts of wind here overnight to around 60 miles an hour. Blustery in
:05:34. > :05:38.the south-east with rain moving through. Blustery night for many
:05:39. > :05:42.areas, with some showers coming in from the West. Some of those will
:05:43. > :05:46.contain wintry weather. Most of England and Wales are staying about
:05:47. > :05:50.4-5 above freezing, but colder in some parts of Northern Ireland and
:05:51. > :05:53.Scotland, some patches of ice first thing in the morning. From early on
:05:54. > :05:56.tomorrow, quite a crop of showers. The showers will be heavy with a
:05:57. > :06:02.rumble of thunder and they will contain a mix of rain, hail, sleet
:06:03. > :06:03.and snow. There should be some sunshine in between. The best on the