:00:05. > :00:15.This is East Midlands Today with Anne Davies and me, Dominic Heale.
:00:15. > :00:15.
:00:15. > :00:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:00:55. > :00:58.Our top story tonight - some good Good evening and welcome to the
:00:58. > :01:03.programme. First tonight a significant jobs boost for the East
:01:04. > :01:09.Midlands. Toyota at Burnaston is to create
:01:09. > :01:12.1,500 new jobs over the next two years. And that's not all. Nestle
:01:12. > :01:15.is to create 300 new jobs at ITS factory in South Derbyshire. The
:01:15. > :01:18.Prime Minister was on hand to congratulate workers during pre-
:01:18. > :01:22.arranged visits to both factories earlier today. David Cameron said
:01:22. > :01:27.it was a vote of confidence in the skills and expertise of the local
:01:27. > :01:37.workforce. Let's join our Political Editor
:01:37. > :01:44.
:01:44. > :01:51.John Hess who's at Toyota's factory There are just under 3,000 people
:01:51. > :01:59.working here and last year getting on for 137,000 cars were made, most
:01:59. > :02:04.for export. After recent turbulence, the future is well and truly
:02:04. > :02:09.secured. Joining the production line, a
:02:09. > :02:14.Prime Minister and a car maker battered by in economic storm.
:02:14. > :02:20.David Cameron flanked by Toyota workers was all smiles. 1,500 new
:02:20. > :02:26.jobs created at the plant. It is your success, a vote of confidence
:02:26. > :02:30.and jobs invested for the future. The impact of the global recession
:02:30. > :02:35.and the future of Toyota's operation in doubt, not now. Its
:02:35. > :02:40.new hatchback will be made here. is the right time to decide to
:02:40. > :02:46.produce more in Europe, localised production and concentrate in the
:02:46. > :02:50.UK to make -- create extra jobs in the coming years. The Prime
:02:50. > :02:55.Minister told the production line - - toured the direction line. He
:02:55. > :02:58.told me he wants a renaissance in manufacture. The government is
:02:58. > :03:03.helping with low taxes, deregulation and keeping the
:03:03. > :03:08.markets open. The significance of the Prime Minister's visit is to
:03:08. > :03:15.promote UK manufacturer but what about the importance of another
:03:15. > :03:20.manufacturer, bombarded a? I pledge to people in Derbyshire
:03:20. > :03:23.that will work with them to help them bid for new contracts. We are
:03:23. > :03:29.putting money into new trains and tracks and carriages and there will
:03:29. > :03:33.be opportunities for at the great business. Toyota or will start
:03:33. > :03:39.recruiting new staff and next year. Could this be an early sign of
:03:39. > :03:45.economic revival? The Prime Minister then it took the
:03:45. > :03:53.15 mile drive to South Derbyshire to celebrate another jobs boost.
:03:53. > :03:57.Nestle is taking on a 300 more workers a thanks to investment.
:03:57. > :04:02.After Toyota, the Prime Minister stopped for a coffee break and a
:04:02. > :04:06.chat at Nestle. The number one priority is growth and jobs. And he
:04:06. > :04:11.had every reason to be full of beans. Talking to work force which
:04:11. > :04:17.has trebled in size exporting coffee to 38 countries. Nestle is
:04:17. > :04:22.still digging in at home in Derbyshire, to investing a further
:04:22. > :04:28.�110 million to keep up with demand. That means another 300 jobs. They
:04:28. > :04:31.will be well trained and technical jobs. We are also committed to
:04:31. > :04:35.giving our engineers and technicians a lifetime of learning
:04:35. > :04:39.so you can join us at 16 and work through to come out with a
:04:39. > :04:45.foundation degree and go onwards and upwards. Three new production
:04:46. > :04:50.lines will treble capacity. In the past, it has had trouble finding
:04:50. > :04:56.the right blend of skills so a new training academy will focus on jobs
:04:56. > :05:01.for graduates and young apprentices. For jobseeker's and the Prime
:05:01. > :05:05.Minister, Nestle and twitter have provided 1800 reasons to be
:05:05. > :05:13.cheerful. That is how many new opportunities will be created in
:05:13. > :05:20.the coming months for people to find work.
:05:20. > :05:24.That here and twitter and I am joined by the deputy managing
:05:24. > :05:31.director of the UK manufacturing at twitter. This is not just an
:05:31. > :05:40.endorsement of Toyota or -- twitter in the UK, also the supply chain.
:05:40. > :05:47.Yes, Toyota UK has 50 manufacture and suppliers with which we spent
:05:47. > :05:52.�870 million each year. So, those companies will be investing 85
:05:52. > :05:58.million as a result of this announcement. In terms of the jobs,
:05:58. > :06:02.you will be recruiting, I am aware Jaguar Land Rover is recruiting,
:06:02. > :06:08.are those skills out there when it comes to recruiting people? I think
:06:08. > :06:12.so. We have a big catchment area within 45 minutes and we will
:06:12. > :06:16.trainee. If you come here, we will train you and trainee for a long-
:06:16. > :06:22.term career. Does this underscore the imported steel of manufacturing
:06:22. > :06:28.in the UK? Absolutely. UK is a good place to make things and make cars.
:06:28. > :06:32.We are internationally competitive now. Good to hear. It looks as
:06:32. > :06:38.though the work on the new car coming here will start in at just
:06:38. > :06:42.under two years. The news of the job announcement
:06:42. > :06:47.has been welcomed in Dobby which has seen several major redundancy
:06:47. > :06:51.announcements recently. -- in Derby. There was cynicism that the Prime
:06:52. > :06:55.Minister did not pay a visit in darker days.
:06:55. > :07:01.East Midlands Today has learnt they could be more good news on the jobs
:07:01. > :07:05.front for the city. In Derby they are proud of the
:07:05. > :07:13.city's connections with a helping to build planes, trains and
:07:13. > :07:19.automobiles. Add plenty of good news on the four will front. Some
:07:20. > :07:25.criticism of the Prime Minister did not call in to bombard the AA. A
:07:25. > :07:30.worker lives in Burnaston next to twitter. It follows good news where
:07:30. > :07:35.it is easy to turn up at a factory and a senior jobs when there is a
:07:35. > :07:38.place down the road where they are announcing a 1,400 job losses.
:07:38. > :07:43.Those are the places he should be visiting, they need reassurance and
:07:43. > :07:49.comforting. The council leader is meeting David Cameron at a number
:07:49. > :07:53.10 reception this evening. government have got the message and
:07:53. > :07:58.will try to deliver the new contracts which will enable us to -
:07:58. > :08:04.- then to run in the city. The jobs at twitter and Nestle, this is
:08:04. > :08:10.going to get Derby City moving. Hundreds of jobs were also lost in
:08:11. > :08:13.Derby this summer with the break-up of the internet bank, egg. We
:08:13. > :08:18.understand a major call-centre operator is on the verge of
:08:18. > :08:24.agreeing to take over half of this site. If it goes ahead, it will
:08:24. > :08:31.provide many more much-needed jobs and could guarantee another high-
:08:31. > :08:36.profile political visit. Not such good news in
:08:36. > :08:43.Leicestershire tonight. A factory is to close with the loss of 155
:08:43. > :08:48.jobs. The standard soap factory was formed in 1928 but in 1995 was
:08:48. > :08:54.taken over by a Malaysian company which produces a Crabtree and
:08:54. > :08:58.Evelyn. It is expected to shatter Christmas.
:08:58. > :09:05.You are watching East Midlands Today. Still to come: the flicks,
:09:05. > :09:13.ticks and tricks to take this quite conned a teenager to the Olympics.
:09:13. > :09:16.-- taekwondo. Around 20,000 people lined the
:09:16. > :09:22.streets of Leicester today to welcome a soldier's home from
:09:22. > :09:25.Afghanistan. After being greeted by the cheering crowds, they were
:09:25. > :09:35.granted the freedom of the city. Our social affairs correspondent
:09:35. > :09:39.reports. An ancient military tradition these
:09:39. > :09:42.soldiers have been fighting a modern war. They march through
:09:43. > :09:48.Leicester carrying lances and wearing ceremonial uniforms and
:09:48. > :09:52.they were followed by two of the tanks they used in Afghanistan.
:09:52. > :09:58.This is a chance for the people to welcome the Richmond home. There
:09:58. > :10:02.are thousands lining the streets today. Look at the reception.
:10:02. > :10:06.coming to see my cousin back from Afghanistan. I want to see him
:10:06. > :10:11.marching. A we have to support them as much as we can. They are
:10:11. > :10:18.brilliant. Really proud of what they have done. Shame they're
:10:18. > :10:27.coming back with injuries. Really proud. My father was killed in the
:10:27. > :10:37.second world war. It is really emotional. There was a formal
:10:37. > :10:38.
:10:38. > :10:42.inspection. Order! And then they were given the freedom of the city.
:10:42. > :10:47.I had a tear in my eye. The atmosphere it is a treat. It's
:10:47. > :10:53.really good. When people turn out in the crowds, it makes you proud
:10:53. > :10:57.to be a soldier. And what to stand for. They spent six hot months
:10:57. > :11:00.protecting part of Helmand Province trying to get locals on side. They
:11:01. > :11:05.have been fighting battles against the Taliban and a convinced it's
:11:05. > :11:09.making a difference. The guys are happy with what they achieved. They
:11:09. > :11:15.can do to the markets and see the locals do not feel local insurgency
:11:15. > :11:23.punishing them. It is the happiness of the local individuals is plain
:11:23. > :11:27.to see. It has been years since the East Midlands has seen a crowd this
:11:27. > :11:37.size for a homecoming parade and the support means so much for the
:11:37. > :11:39.
:11:39. > :11:49.In other news: a man arrested in connection with a tap-in has been
:11:49. > :11:52.released on bail. The two men were injured on Charles statement that.
:11:52. > :11:59.But when tipped and arrested yesterday in London was released on
:12:00. > :12:05.bail. A woman's desperate wait for a
:12:05. > :12:13.captain dropped. They then, are apt want the option
:12:13. > :12:19.is an ant may be as correspondent reports, she is now an been dropped
:12:19. > :12:27.or conduct. It is the attempt it's this morning
:12:27. > :12:37.is and 43 that have stopped a month and it popped to expect the at the
:12:37. > :12:38.
:12:38. > :12:43.two years. We kept it is Manchester victims and white. Since the
:12:43. > :12:52.meeting the or stopped is tipped, topped it up and were Britons still
:12:52. > :12:59.works. She sipped as this, but he, and... There is a risk of
:12:59. > :13:07.complications, a shortage of donors and other people waiting. And the,
:13:07. > :13:17.the innate more options warmth. Accept people want what it must or
:13:17. > :13:22.opt and then kept that up as more people on their making. Is the
:13:22. > :13:27.memorial to more than 400 people who updated organs and tissue
:13:27. > :13:32.transplant in Nottingham's and snapped. These days, in intensive
:13:32. > :13:41.care, next to him and accept no about 1% that. But when it becomes
:13:41. > :13:51.wrapped this passion and hoped they'd call it the do and what
:13:51. > :13:54.people he stepped up the people. we all in all my with warmth since
:13:54. > :14:03.he chipped doesn't the the option Mark McCormack and get treatment
:14:03. > :14:09.plants and stopped more people will talk.
:14:09. > :14:15.You are watching East Midlands today eat. It has been the driest
:14:15. > :14:18.year for their kids. Statements have seen only half as much
:14:18. > :14:21.rainfall as usual. And for some places that dry
:14:21. > :14:24.weather is costing a small fortune. As Paul Bradshaw reports, St
:14:24. > :14:30.Peter's church at Thornton is in danger of becoming the leaning
:14:30. > :14:38.tower of Leicestershire. Are are all winners in force when
:14:38. > :14:45.the Church in Thornton. -- Bell ringers. His Cilic still has since
:14:45. > :14:51.bought at a script up so, a pig announce that all but No It seems
:14:51. > :14:57.the allotments are conspiring against it. Has sapped the footings
:14:57. > :15:03.which has caused it to move from the body of the nave. You can see
:15:03. > :15:08.the beginning of the. As bigger up the tail, there is water. Unchecked,
:15:08. > :15:18.it is it that it will split from the church, a problem that will
:15:18. > :15:24.cost Allison's team ethics. The up and 19th at all after home so that
:15:24. > :15:30.any of the movement is not restricted. Out expect costs to
:15:30. > :15:36.reach a son pounds. If the money, he raised, St Peter's may be forced
:15:36. > :15:41.to close. The church used for weddings throughout the summer.
:15:41. > :15:45.Most of them ask us to run but bulls. It is an important pot of
:15:45. > :15:48.the community. We are currently guardians of this church and it is
:15:48. > :15:58.important because it that the future. It is hoped that after the
:15:58. > :16:05.work is completed, because will be able to run for many years to come.
:16:05. > :16:09.A lovely church. In a moment, we will be going down
:16:09. > :16:13.the market. And what a difference a year makes,
:16:13. > :16:23.this time last year we were covered in snow. It is not the same story
:16:23. > :16:28.
:16:28. > :16:32.this year. We have a bond of rain There's nothing quite like the
:16:32. > :16:37.atmosphere of a thriving market. And it's often the best place to go
:16:37. > :16:39.for cheap, good quality food. So, shoppers and stallholders in
:16:39. > :16:43.Leicester might be forgiven for feeling a little anxious about
:16:43. > :16:53.plans to transform their centuries old market. I've been to find out
:16:53. > :16:54.
:16:54. > :16:59.more. I think this to be well the best
:16:59. > :17:03.fruit and vegetable markets in a country. But changes of but and the
:17:03. > :17:10.stall holders are hoping they will be for the but, and they don't
:17:10. > :17:14.throw the baby up with the bathwater. The people spoken except
:17:14. > :17:19.since the bid of concentration will not be known until next month. It
:17:19. > :17:26.seems stall holders want improvements to their stalls and
:17:26. > :17:33.then stopped not that keen on the act since these indoor mock it. All
:17:33. > :17:43.agreed this to be tapped. Got to get it right. We at a big customer
:17:43. > :17:43.
:17:43. > :17:53.base. For many of the stall holders, the market really is a, after. -- A
:17:53. > :17:55.
:17:55. > :17:58.family affair. Changes off her name. On you can sit? A lot at all.
:17:58. > :18:02.city council and stall holders to and always see eye-to-eye are put
:18:03. > :18:08.on his, this is deep and hit agreement sent off. We want to make
:18:08. > :18:11.it better, more vibrant and walked to stick the public. A place where
:18:11. > :18:20.traders will want to come and do this and what people will want to
:18:20. > :18:23.shock. All those whom of the mock it, there is a chance to question
:18:23. > :18:27.of the one about the changes tomorrow on BBC Radio Leicester
:18:27. > :18:37.form of May am. There is a card is apt on my
:18:37. > :18:50.
:18:50. > :18:53.It is quite why it for me today. News of a pretty dead football loan
:18:54. > :18:56.deadline day. The window shut nearly two hours ago and the only
:18:56. > :18:59.move at our clubs was confirmation that striker Tamas Priskin had,
:18:59. > :19:02.indeed, arrived at Derby County - helping solve a major striker
:19:02. > :19:09.crisis at Pride Park. Elsewhere though, managers seem content to
:19:09. > :19:16.work with what they have at least until the January transfer window.
:19:16. > :19:20.Do we need numbers? Not just some the. We've got plenty of us. Could
:19:20. > :19:27.it does the balance of the squad? Possibly but apt to bring there is
:19:27. > :19:37.an for the sake of it. Export a couple possibilities -- we have
:19:37. > :19:39.
:19:39. > :19:42.explored. If week and once somebody, it would be... One of the joys of
:19:42. > :19:45.sport is watching an under the radar athlete come from nowhere to
:19:45. > :19:48.get success. And ahead of next year's Olympic Games in London, we
:19:48. > :19:58.could have one of those emerging stars from right here in the East
:19:58. > :19:59.
:19:59. > :20:09.Midlands. Ross Fletcher's been to Manchester to see him in action.
:20:09. > :20:34.
:20:34. > :20:44.This is what or limpet had wandered You have to be explicit and focused.
:20:44. > :20:49.
:20:49. > :20:58.-- you have to be explosive. It was ecstatic. This was but I was
:20:59. > :21:08.leading 6-1 at one point. This is stepped dipped with his drugs which
:21:09. > :21:10.
:21:10. > :21:20.is ridiculous. -- with his legs. When I first joined the academy,
:21:20. > :21:20.
:21:20. > :21:25.was quite but this and she. I didn't believe in myself. The
:21:25. > :21:31.coaches and support stuck up the bill, combatants. He is by some in
:21:31. > :21:41.three of his British team-mates for once bought at London and double. -
:21:41. > :21:48.- London 2012. A it is very competitive. At the end of the day,
:21:48. > :21:58.it is a selfish act. Ribbon as the big tournaments to prove his worth
:21:58. > :22:06.
:22:06. > :22:12.As winter draws on, do you like to stay put and embrace the chilly
:22:12. > :22:15.weather or would you prefer to jet off to warmer climes? Whether
:22:15. > :22:18.you're taking off or not - there have already been thousands of
:22:18. > :22:28.arrivals and departures in the bird world. Sally Pepper Goes Wild again
:22:28. > :22:41.
:22:41. > :22:45.It has been a few months but we are back at Rutland Water with the
:22:45. > :22:51.project officer. Last time, the Ospreys had made their return from
:22:51. > :22:56.their winter migration to Africa. They really are amazing birds. They
:22:56. > :23:01.have made their winter migration again. Yes, they are wintering in a
:23:01. > :23:05.tropical West Africa and today you cannot blame them! We were lucky
:23:05. > :23:10.this year because we have followed them on their migration and one of
:23:10. > :23:15.them reached the South of Guinea in 14 days. He flew from Rutland down
:23:15. > :23:21.towards London and across the Channel to Paris and fished in the
:23:21. > :23:25.River Seine and then carried across branch, the Pyrenees, Spain and he
:23:26. > :23:32.flew past Madrid and then across the Mediterranean into North Africa.
:23:32. > :23:39.And then across the Sahara. And then down into the tropics and into
:23:39. > :23:44.Guinea where he will spend the next few months. So, we have seen the
:23:44. > :23:51.amazing journey the Ospreys have taken to warmer climes. It has made
:23:51. > :23:54.room for thousands of ducks. Yes, it is a dark cavern. We counted
:23:54. > :23:59.around 30,000 ducks around the reservoir which was the most we
:23:59. > :24:03.have recorded. Where are they flying from? They are coming from
:24:03. > :24:09.all over continental Europe, some ducks we have come from Russia,
:24:09. > :24:16.they might be flying 1,500 miles, some might have come from northern
:24:16. > :24:23.Germany or Sweden. The shoveler has a great big beak. It filters the
:24:23. > :24:30.water so it uses it to sift out the aquatic invertebrates. There is
:24:30. > :24:37.another duck, an incredibly important place, they look a bit
:24:37. > :24:41.plain, they are the grey ones. The females are more Brown. They have a
:24:41. > :24:48.white flash on the sides. Rutland Water is the most important site in
:24:48. > :24:53.the UK for them and we counted something like 2,400 which was the
:24:53. > :25:00.maximum count ever recorded at a single site in the UK. Rutland
:25:00. > :25:06.Water is breaking the records. After a typical gloomy November
:25:06. > :25:14.date at Rutland Water, I am freezing. For the ducks they are
:25:14. > :25:19.finding is almost tropical. Let's get a cup of tea. Let's do it.
:25:19. > :25:28.looked lovely in the mist. Rutland Water is always beautiful. It was a
:25:28. > :25:34.lovely report. Gorgeous. I cannot believe it is a year ago we had
:25:34. > :25:42.snow. Gritting the roads. getting to work. Very different now.
:25:42. > :25:47.There is none of that on the There is a chance of some snow. We
:25:47. > :25:52.will notice a dramatic change in what we have been experiencing. A
:25:52. > :25:57.very mild day to day. This was the satellite picture. This was the
:25:57. > :26:01.country a year ago, virtually covered in snow. A little bit of
:26:01. > :26:11.green peeping through. We have a slightly different picture today. A
:26:11. > :26:15.mild day, it started quite misty. Paul Taylor captured this picture.
:26:15. > :26:20.A misty start. A David gradually improved. There was some sunshine
:26:20. > :26:26.the first thing. What we have tonight is strong wind, it will
:26:26. > :26:32.start to develop and the band of rain will weaken as it works its
:26:32. > :26:38.way towards the south-east corner. The wind will become quite squally,
:26:38. > :26:43.and the range starts to work southwards overnight. Heavy bursts
:26:43. > :26:50.around as well. This guy's well clear behind it. A minimum
:26:50. > :26:57.temperature tonight of six Celsius -- their skies. It will be breezy,
:26:57. > :27:01.quite a bright one. Early morning sunshine but a line of showers into
:27:01. > :27:08.the afternoon. The chance of catching a shower tomorrow. The
:27:08. > :27:13.wind comes from the south-west but not as mild as today. Ten Celsius.
:27:13. > :27:18.High-pressure sitting in the south towards the weekend, low-pressure
:27:18. > :27:24.affecting Scotland and the North West. Saturday will be a windy day.
:27:24. > :27:28.A dry and bright day. Some rain overnight Saturday and Sunday. The
:27:28. > :27:32.skies Brighton on Sunday but the wind strengthens, a windy day on