0:00:11 > 0:00:17With the news now for the East Midlands, I'm Jim Davis.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18The police investigation into the disappearance
0:00:18 > 0:00:21of Madeleine McCann is to be extended by a further six months.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23The three-year-old from Leicestershire went missing
0:00:23 > 0:00:25from her family's holiday apartment in Portugal.
0:00:25 > 0:00:29Our Social Affairs Correspondent, Jeremy Ball, reports.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32It's almost a decade since the McCanns left their family
0:00:32 > 0:00:37home here in Rothley for a family holiday which ended in tragedy.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40But Maddie's parents have vowed they'll never give up
0:00:40 > 0:00:41hope of finding her, and this candle is
0:00:41 > 0:00:45a constant reminder.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47They were at a restaurant when the three-year-old disappeared
0:00:47 > 0:00:50from their holiday complex in the resort of Praia da Luz.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53Four years later, Kate and Gerry McCann persuaded
0:00:53 > 0:00:55the Prime Minister, David Cameron, to order a British
0:00:55 > 0:00:59police investigation called Operation Grange.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01That has been run by the Metropolitan force.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04It has cost over ?11 million so far, and was due to end
0:01:04 > 0:01:06in the next few months.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Today, though, the Home Office has confirmed that it's allocated
0:01:09 > 0:01:15another ?85,000 to extend the inquiry until September.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Now, last year, the head of the Met said British and Portuguese officers
0:01:18 > 0:01:21were following a single remaining line of inquiry, and today,
0:01:21 > 0:01:24the Sunday Express newspaper is reporting they want to speak
0:01:24 > 0:01:28to an individual who was near the area where Madeleine went missing.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30The paper also says there's an international search
0:01:30 > 0:01:33to find that person.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35That hasn't been confirmed by the police, who say they can't
0:01:35 > 0:01:39comment on a live investigation, but for Madeleine's parents
0:01:39 > 0:01:44and neighbours here in Rothley, it shows they haven't given up hope.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48Jeremy Ball, BBC East Midlands Today, Leicestershire.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52Police have arrested four teenagers following what's been
0:01:52 > 0:01:54called an "altercation" on a street in Nottingham.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Officers were called in the early hours of this
0:01:56 > 0:01:58morning to Hamilton Road in the Sherwood area.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Police say a 35-year-old was taken to hospital.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Three 18-year-olds and one 19-year-old
0:02:03 > 0:02:05were arrested at the scene.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08A 19-year-old man is in hospital with serious injuries after impaling
0:02:08 > 0:02:11himself on railings.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14It happened on Curzon Street in Derby near the Crown Inn.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18Firefighters were called to cut the man free.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22It's thought he fell, and was trapped by his arm.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Business leaders in Leicester are putting together a plan
0:02:25 > 0:02:28to create the city's first Business Improvement
0:02:28 > 0:02:31District, or BID.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Derby and Nottingham already have one set up,
0:02:33 > 0:02:36and Leicester is the only city in England without such a scheme.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39It would mean up to 700 local shops and firms paying a small
0:02:39 > 0:02:41tax towards the fund, as Sumeer Kalyani reports.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43This chocolatier trades at the heart of Leicester,
0:02:43 > 0:02:47benefiting from the city's vibrant retail scene, but now,
0:02:47 > 0:02:50he's part of a group looking to boost business for traders
0:02:50 > 0:02:52large and small.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56We're at the top of our game at the moment, we've got a fantastic
0:02:56 > 0:02:57arts and culture scene, we've got businesses
0:02:57 > 0:02:59coming into the city, and actually we need to build
0:02:59 > 0:03:03on that momentum, and a BID will help that happen.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05But the scheme would mean local businesses within a certain radius
0:03:05 > 0:03:09paying around a 1% tax on their rateable value.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12That contribution will help generate about ?3 million to promote growth.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17This retailer's backing the scheme.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20We are the businesses, we put money in, we get
0:03:20 > 0:03:22to say where it's spent and what we want to
0:03:22 > 0:03:24improve the city with.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26It's nothing to do with the council -
0:03:26 > 0:03:28its purely for the businesses, by the businesses.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31I think the crucial thing to point out is that it's levy,
0:03:31 > 0:03:33but it's not a tax.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37The businesses get to decide exactly how this money will be spent.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Firms in the proposed area will be balloted
0:03:40 > 0:03:43about the plans this summer.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45If the majority of them vote in favour, Leicester could get
0:03:45 > 0:03:52its Business Improvement District in place by early next year.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Sumeer Kalyani, BBC East Midlands Today, Leicester.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58A new breakfast club has been set up in Loughborough aimed
0:03:58 > 0:03:59at helping past and present servicemen and women.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02More than 80 veterans have already joined the monthly group.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06The idea has come from a local Army widow who says more needs to be done
0:04:06 > 0:04:09to combat loneliness and isolation, and also celebrate the bonds that
0:04:09 > 0:04:12service personnel have.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15There's a life when you live in the military that is very unique,
0:04:15 > 0:04:19and when you come out and go onto civvy street, you miss that,
0:04:19 > 0:04:21and this is giving them an opportunity to talk
0:04:21 > 0:04:24about the good times, banter, share memories,
0:04:24 > 0:04:25and make new friends with like-minded people.
0:04:25 > 0:04:30It's really positive.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34You meet people that you know, whom you served with, you know?
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Absolutely brilliant.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38You do sometimes bump into each other at the checkout
0:04:38 > 0:04:41at Sainsbury's, but yes, it's very nice to bump
0:04:41 > 0:04:44into everybody and have time to talk, enjoy a meal and enjoy
0:04:44 > 0:04:47a joke instead of fighting over the cashpoint!
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Leicester City have appointed Craig Shakespeare as their caretaker
0:04:49 > 0:04:52manager until the end of the season.
0:04:52 > 0:04:53He's been in charge since Claudio Ranieri
0:04:53 > 0:04:56was sacked last month.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Shakespeare has reversed Leicester's poor form in the two matches
0:04:58 > 0:05:01since he's led the team - both were 3-1 victories.
0:05:01 > 0:05:02He's now preparing for the Champions League game
0:05:02 > 0:05:04against Seville on Tuesday night.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07After a lovely afternoon for most of us, here's Alex with a look ahead
0:05:07 > 0:05:08to the next 24 hours.
0:05:08 > 0:05:09Good evening.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12Well, we've had a rather mixed bag of weather across the East Midlands
0:05:12 > 0:05:14over the course of this weekend.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Sunshine and showers, but high pressure is starting
0:05:16 > 0:05:19to build in for the new working week, so we are expecting
0:05:19 > 0:05:20more settled conditions.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23As we have a look at the charts tonight, variable amounts of cloud
0:05:23 > 0:05:25around, the odd shower here and there, and lows of around
0:05:25 > 0:05:28four degrees Celsius, with clearer spells in the early hours.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31And as we go towards tomorrow morning, we should start a fairly
0:05:31 > 0:05:33bright, and in places sunny note, but that cloud will spill
0:05:33 > 0:05:35in from the north-west over the course of day.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Still, temperatures not doing too badly, highs
0:05:37 > 0:05:40of around 13 degrees Celsius, maybe even a little bit warmer
0:05:40 > 0:05:41where we get those sunny spells.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44I'll leave you with the outlook - a mixture of sunshine and showers
0:05:44 > 0:05:46over the next few days.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48That's all for now.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50I'll have more for you at 10:20pm.
0:05:50 > 0:05:56Have a good evening.
0:06:09 > 0:06:09Hello,
0:06:09 > 0:06:10Hello, the
0:06:10 > 0:06:10Hello, the weather
0:06:10 > 0:06:10Hello, the weather was
0:06:10 > 0:06:11Hello, the weather was hit-and-miss