:00:10. > :00:14.With your news now for the East Midlands, I'm Maurice Flynn.
:00:15. > :00:17.A British superbike rider has died after a crash during a race
:00:18. > :00:22.An investigation into the cause is under way,
:00:23. > :00:24.while friends of Mick Whalley, from Kent, have been paying tribute,
:00:25. > :00:30.Mick Whalley, who was in his early 40s, was competing ahead of
:00:31. > :00:34.the British Superbike Championships when the crash happened.
:00:35. > :00:40.Mick was such a bighearted guy with such a big lust for life.
:00:41. > :00:43.If he wasn't at work he was out and about doing
:00:44. > :00:46.something fun and exciting, and just to hear that he's gone
:00:47. > :00:52.The management here at Donington Park said
:00:53. > :00:59.Mr Whalley and other riders who were injured were treated
:01:00. > :01:06.He died later at Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre.
:01:07. > :01:09.Leicestershire Police, along with staff here
:01:10. > :01:12.and the Motorcycle Circuit Racing Control Board are
:01:13. > :01:18.He's always been what we call a petrolhead, I guess,
:01:19. > :01:24.More recently he got into track racing.
:01:25. > :01:27.And at the track today, a minute's silence from the crowd
:01:28. > :01:32.for the keen biker and father of two teenage boys.
:01:33. > :01:37.Jo Healey, BBC East Midlands Today, at Donington Park.
:01:38. > :01:40.The first trains to stop in Ilkeston in 50 years pulled
:01:41. > :01:45.Until the ?10 million station was unveiled,
:01:46. > :01:47.Ilkeston was said to be one of the biggest towns
:01:48. > :01:49.in Britain with a passenger line running through it,
:01:50. > :01:53.The town's previous station closed following the infamous
:01:54. > :02:10.My dad was the last Station Master at Ilkeston Junction station so we
:02:11. > :02:14.are here today because it is a very significant day. I think it is
:02:15. > :02:18.lovely that they have done this, that they have opened the station
:02:19. > :02:22.again, marvellous. It has been really good, very busy, lots of
:02:23. > :02:26.people coming to going -- and going and for me it will be great because
:02:27. > :02:30.I will use it to go to Manchester Airport to see my relatives in
:02:31. > :02:35.America. I think it is great, it will really open up opportunities
:02:36. > :02:36.for people in Ilkeston and the surrounding areas. A ten minute walk
:02:37. > :02:38.and you can get anywhere. A special school in Loughborough has
:02:39. > :02:40.become a centre of excellence Ashmount School supports
:02:41. > :02:43.around 150 children, and now shares its expertise
:02:44. > :02:45.and best practice, # I spy with my little
:02:46. > :02:49.eye...# A fun lesson
:02:50. > :02:51.at Ashmount School in Loughborough. These children have a
:02:52. > :02:54.wide range of needs. Finding the right way to communicate
:02:55. > :02:58.with each one is essential So, here at Ashmount,
:02:59. > :03:03.we have classes with 12 students in and six support staff,
:03:04. > :03:05.and we break that down into smaller groups,
:03:06. > :03:08.so some of them might be using Makaton signing,
:03:09. > :03:12.some might be using symbols, and some might be using objects just
:03:13. > :03:14.to meet that range of Georgia is playing a game
:03:15. > :03:23.by controlling the computer It's a way of using technology
:03:24. > :03:28.to develop communication. It's this kind of expertise
:03:29. > :03:30.which Ashmount is now sharing We are committed to upskilling
:03:31. > :03:44.professionals and supporting families and carers to make sure
:03:45. > :03:47.that no matter where a young person is educated, they are receiving
:03:48. > :03:50.the very best and the very latest interventions in terms
:03:51. > :03:51.of their speech, language And here is the latest
:03:52. > :03:55.trophy in the cabinet - a national award for the special
:03:56. > :03:57.educational needs No wonder the children
:03:58. > :04:00.here seem so happy. Victoria Hicks, BBC
:04:01. > :04:01.East Midlands Today, Loughborough. Let's check on the forecast now -
:04:02. > :04:04.Rebecca Wood has the details. Well, we certainly had some pleasant
:04:05. > :04:07.scenes out there today. We did have a lovely blue sky,
:04:08. > :04:11.a little bit of cloud bubbling up. We will keep that theme through this
:04:12. > :04:14.week, but high pressure still staying in charge
:04:15. > :04:16.as we head through tomorrow. This rain band will arrive later
:04:17. > :04:18.in the day, and overnight into Tuesday, but once that clears,
:04:19. > :04:22.we will settle down once again. For tonight, though, we have got
:04:23. > :04:24.some clear spells out there. Along the coast, we will get
:04:25. > :04:27.a little bit more cloud bubbling up, and some mist and fog
:04:28. > :04:30.working its way in by the early hours of tomorrow, that temperatures
:04:31. > :04:32.further inland falling It will be quite chilly start
:04:33. > :04:35.to the day tomorrow, Lots of lovely spells of sunshine
:04:36. > :04:39.to come through the morning. A little bit of cloud bubbling
:04:40. > :04:41.up by the afternoon, but staying settled and dry
:04:42. > :04:43.with temperatures making It will settle down
:04:44. > :04:47.for the remainder of the week Elise Chamberlain and Mel Coles
:04:48. > :04:53.will have your news and weather in BBC Breakfast tomorrow,
:04:54. > :05:19.but for now, from the weekend Some lovely spring sunshine on
:05:20. > :05:20.offer. Highs of 12