11/03/2017 East Midlands Today

It has to be that man, the coach, Eddie Jones, about to win the Six

Nations With your news now for

the East Midlands, I'm Geeta Pendse. A man has appeared in court charged

with murder following the death of a man outside

Leicester Railway station. 30-year-old Dilovan Fazil Mohammed,

of no fixed address, was discovered with serious injuries

on London road in the early hours 30-year-old Rajesh Khunti,

from Leicester, Thousands of counterfeit goods have

been seized during a three day Border Force officers confiscated

more than eight thousand items, with an estimated retail value

of one million pounds. Among the haul were more than 200

fake designer handbags, and around a thousand pairs

of fake trainers. Nearly 2,000 cannabis plants have

been found at two properties They were discovered at Houghton

on the Hill when a utility company tried to execute a warrant

for nonpayment of a bill. Subsequent investigations revealed a

second cannabis farm at a nearby house. Police investigations are

continuing. A permanent indoor arena for drone

racing has opened in Nottingham. It's thought to be the first

of its kind in Europe and has cost Fans are expected to visit to watch

competitions and to take part. Drones are now racing, at speeds

of up to 100 miles per hour. Pilots wearing headsets

control the drones, The sport is growing

incredibly quickly. Nottingham is at the forefront

in with its own purpose-built arena in a former furniture warehouse

near the Notts County ground. I've not met one person who hasn't

put the goggles on and tried to race a drone and just gone,

"Oh, my God, wow." Whether it be my grandma,

my mum, whoever. You know, people

are just wowed by it. You try it, you'll love it,

it's as simple as that, really. Beginners can have a go

with some not so powerful But it's the main arena that

will provide the exhilaration - One of the pilots was a community

doctor until he got I got into this a year ago

and the amount of people doing it must have tripled or even quadrupled

in that time and the amount of events have also increased

by the same number. I want to make drone racing

like football is, a real sport, with an arena in the city

and it is televised. People can put their goggles

on at home and really experience Drone racing began

as an outdoor sport. Now, it's looking to attract more

fans by coming indoors. The first national competition

for choirs who don't actually sing is taking place in the East Midlands

tonight .More than a dozen choirs who perform in sign

language are coming together They include groups

from Nottingham and Derby. Organisers say the contest is not

just for the deaf community - but is aimed at bringing music

to life, in a different way. He wants people to have deaf

awareness because some people have It's an art form.

It's visual. Maybe people will realise that deaf

people can enjoy music. Onto today's football now

and Nottingham Forest will be looking over their shoulders

at the relegation zone Meanwhile in League Two, big games

for play-off chasing Mansfield The Stags lost 2-0 while it finished

Notts County 2-1 Hartlepool. Finally, Nottingham's Elise Christie

has become the first British woman to win a World Championship gold

medal in speed skating. She won the 1500 meters

title in Rotterdam. Now here's a look at the rest of

the weekend weather with Jennifer. A fairly cloudy and

mild night to come. Some outbreaks of rain,

mostly light but there will be the odd heavier burst heading

toward Sunday morning. Temperatures dropping down

to nine or ten degrees. It will be a mild start

to Sunday morning. A damp start as well,

the rain is with us for a time. It clears away to the east

and we will see some dry, Feeling a little cooler tomorrow.

Temperatures up to 12 Celsius. Next week, staying mild and we

should see some good spells of sunshine on

Monday. We're back tomorrow at 5:50pm.

Have a good evening. Good evening. Some of us managed to

get some decent weather today, not everybody but some of us. Lovely

picture from a weather watcher in Northern Ireland, Enniskillen, and

in Northern Ireland we have the warmest day of the year for Northern

Ireland, 16 Celsius. The Southeast a little warmer weather cloud broke

up, 18 Celsius, but we have also had some light rain, and if anything

this coming even in the clouds will thicken up again in some areas, so