23/04/2017

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:00:12. > :00:14.With your news now for the East Midlands, I'm Maurice Flynn.

:00:15. > :00:17.St George's Day today saw people living near a Nottingham Park

:00:18. > :00:21.celebrate their efforts to restore it and save it from closure.

:00:22. > :00:24.People living near Onchan Park in Carlton say they won't let it

:00:25. > :00:27.fall back into disrepair despite vandals again targeting it

:00:28. > :00:34.Give them all a massive round of applause for all the hard

:00:35. > :00:38.A mural showing the best of Onchan Park.

:00:39. > :00:40.That's what the focus has been on today.

:00:41. > :00:43.Over the past year, the park's future seemed under threat

:00:44. > :00:46.as the local council considered whether to sell part of it off

:00:47. > :00:50.Residents helped to save it, but recently they've faced

:00:51. > :00:53.a new threat as vandals damaged the roof and smashed

:00:54. > :01:00.The message to them, however, is one of unity.

:01:01. > :01:08.We're doing it for the children of all ages.

:01:09. > :01:13.The people here today celebrating St George's Day,

:01:14. > :01:16.along with the revival of the park, were also united in their love

:01:17. > :01:21.Even though it's little, all the children like it

:01:22. > :01:25.and it's the perfect place for making memories.

:01:26. > :01:28.It's nice to have something that's out of school

:01:29. > :01:30.where you can still keep in touch with your friends.

:01:31. > :01:32.It's really special to you, isn't it?

:01:33. > :01:36.Her first trip ever as a baby was to the park here.

:01:37. > :01:39.My favourite things about the park are the swings.

:01:40. > :01:42.Among the celebrations, hope for what could be a bright

:01:43. > :02:01.We're looking forward to generally upgrading the facilities here.

:02:02. > :02:04.Police investigating the death of a schoolboy in Nottingham say it

:02:05. > :02:06.could take weeks to establish how he died.

:02:07. > :02:08.The 14-year-old collapsed on Tenbury Crescent

:02:09. > :02:13.A post-mortem examination has proved inconclusive.

:02:14. > :02:15.A 17-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of murder has now been

:02:16. > :02:21.Leicestershire Police have today confirmed a man

:02:22. > :02:24.is fighting for his life after being attacked in Leicester.

:02:25. > :02:27.Officers were called on Friday lunchtime to a car park

:02:28. > :02:31.A 20-year-old man was stabbed by what the force is

:02:32. > :02:36.A woman and two teenagers have been arrested after a man

:02:37. > :02:40.It happened on Station Road in Langley Mill early yesterday

:02:41. > :02:44.A man was taken to hospital with injuries - police say

:02:45. > :02:49.Two boys aged 16 and 17 and a woman in her 30s

:02:50. > :02:53.are being questioned on suspicion of wounding with intent.

:02:54. > :02:55.A group of students from Nottingham University are bringing

:02:56. > :03:01.They've raised thousands of pounds to install sustainable

:03:02. > :03:04.and affordable solar lights in Nigeria.

:03:05. > :03:07.The lamps, which cost just ?14 to make, can store up

:03:08. > :03:14.How do you make a light out of a recyclable bottle

:03:15. > :03:19.Attach a solar-powered torch to the bottle

:03:20. > :03:25.The water will help the light to spread further.

:03:26. > :03:27.Perfect for houses which have re-enforced metal roofs,

:03:28. > :03:33.The Nigerian Student Society at Nottingham University

:03:34. > :03:39.is on a mission to use these simple structures to light 400 homes there.

:03:40. > :03:42.Growing up in Nigeria, I experienced what a lack of light

:03:43. > :03:47.can mean for a child who wants to read and has no light to read.

:03:48. > :03:49.Or kids who just want to play in the community.

:03:50. > :03:57.They've been inspired by the Liter of Light movement,

:03:58. > :03:59.which has installed hundreds of thousands of bottle

:04:00. > :04:07.This is more renewable and less expensive than continuously burning

:04:08. > :04:10.They will definitely be instrumental in improving

:04:11. > :04:14.They will also be putting on workshops to teach people how

:04:15. > :04:22.Nottinghamshire's Ellie Downie has become the most successful

:04:23. > :04:24.individual gymnast at this year's European Championships.

:04:25. > :04:28.The 17-year-old won silver today on the floor, narrowly missing gold.

:04:29. > :04:31.Today's medal, with bronze and silver yesterday and gold

:04:32. > :04:33.on Friday, saw Ellie claim four of Great Britain's six medals

:04:34. > :04:40.And you may remember we told you about the Nottingham man hoping

:04:41. > :04:42.to complete the London Marathon despite having an

:04:43. > :04:46.Well, great news - Martin Dawkins finished the race

:04:47. > :04:49.with his daughter Lucy, raising money for brain

:04:50. > :04:54.Meanwhile, 64 year old Peter Finn from Rothley in Leicestershire

:04:55. > :04:57.successfully completed his 100th marathon.

:04:58. > :04:59.Others taking part included East Midlands MPs Amanda Solloway

:05:00. > :05:01.and Jon Ashworth, along with our own political

:05:02. > :05:08.Let's check on the weather now - Alex has our forecast for the start

:05:09. > :05:12.After a reasonably bright end to the weekend, it's

:05:13. > :05:15.Low pressure is taking charge of our weather,

:05:16. > :05:17.bringing that cold front in our direction and that's

:05:18. > :05:19.bringing some patchy, showery rain with it.

:05:20. > :05:22.We'll start off on a reasonably clear note tonight, but that cloud

:05:23. > :05:24.will increase from the north, bringing that patchy,

:05:25. > :05:26.showery rain southwards over the course of the night with lows

:05:27. > :05:31.That rain will be with us for a time tomorrow.

:05:32. > :05:35.It will steadily start to clear later in the day,

:05:36. > :05:37.potentially leaving some brighter spells with highs

:05:38. > :05:44.A mixture of sunshine and showers over the course

:05:45. > :05:50.We re back with your late update at 10.20pm.

:05:51. > :06:17.We had a beautiful day across most of UK today, but there's a taste of

:06:18. > :06:21.winter on the way. Even a little bit of snow. Its forecast for one or two

:06:22. > :06:24.places. This is the forecast tonight. We're watching this cold

:06:25. > :06:29.front, this will line, this weather front. Everything to the north of

:06:30. > :06:30.that line is cold as dreaming straight from