:00:00. > 3:59:59That's all from us. Don't forget, there's a first look
:00:00. > :00:44.The new day care unit at St Luke's at the
:00:45. > :00:47.The new day care unit at St Luke's Hospital in Market Harborough opened
:00:48. > :00:49.2.5 years ago, but it emergdd today that it's actually only been
:00:50. > :00:52.operational for a few months. From the Leicestershire market town,
:00:53. > :00:55.here's our Political Editor John Hess. Market Harborough likds to see
:00:56. > :00:58.itself as a lively go getting sort of town. For years it campahgned for
:00:59. > :01:01.NHS hospital facilities to latch. This daycare unit was opened for
:01:02. > :01:12.minor operations but it is hardly being used, why? The specialists are
:01:13. > :01:15.not coming out to do the opdrations because there is not a recovery room
:01:16. > :01:18.for people who have had a gdneral anaesthetic. Most people ard
:01:19. > :01:25.probably like me, concerned it has happened, it is the white elephant
:01:26. > :01:31.if it is not being used. It is no good if it is lying there doing
:01:32. > :01:43.nothing, is it? There are not the facilities especially for checkups
:01:44. > :01:46.and rehab. Since it opened 2.5 years ago it has now been revealed it has
:01:47. > :01:50.only been operational for 4.5 months. It seems absurd we spend
:01:51. > :02:12.millions and millions of public money. Then we are in this state of
:02:13. > :02:15.affairs now. The issue was raised with the health minister. Wd will
:02:16. > :02:18.look into these concerns but we must ensure these facilities are used.
:02:19. > :02:21.The NHS body responsible sax they are we are of public concerns and
:02:22. > :02:34.want to reassure people but patient safety and providing the best key
:02:35. > :02:51.services are their prioritids. There are plans to expand this facility
:02:52. > :02:54.but it could be a while yet. The debate about the fracking mhning
:02:55. > :02:58.process has come to the East Midlands. Experts believe the region
:02:59. > :03:01.could have huge deposits of shale and oil gas, making it a prhme site
:03:02. > :03:03.for development. Dame Vivien Westwood appeared at a meethng in
:03:04. > :03:06.Nottingham tonight which was, it's claimed, aimed at opening up a
:03:07. > :03:08.much`needed debate on frackhng. As Mike O'Sullivan now reports,
:03:09. > :03:11.fracking is a controversial topic on both sides of the Atlantic. Fire
:03:12. > :03:17.from water. Some scientists in America believe fracking catses the
:03:18. > :03:37.risk of drinking water being contaminated with methane. Here
:03:38. > :03:43.Vivienne the fashion designdr is joining the protest about fracking.
:03:44. > :03:58.This is something that is coming to you. It is about
:03:59. > :04:03.There are huge deposits of Shiel wrote in our region. One village in
:04:04. > :04:10.the Shiel area is this one, the oil company that identified the Shiel
:04:11. > :04:18.say they have no plans to crack but who knows if others will be tempted.
:04:19. > :04:24.We need to know whether it hs a good move or a bad move. You do not like
:04:25. > :04:32.it in your own area. I would not be happy. If it supplies the energy
:04:33. > :04:36.that some people say it can it would give us the security to grow and
:04:37. > :06:04.invest and encourage people to locate here.
:06:05. > :06:08.Marathon in a robotic suit. Following on from the London
:06:09. > :06:12.Olympics and Paralympics it is great to get everyone involved and
:06:13. > :06:25.encourage these youngsters to do some sport, that is what thd really
:06:26. > :06:28.is about. `` relay. Well, the Baton arrives in Glasgow in 43 daxs' time
:06:29. > :06:31.for the opening of the Commonwealth Games. But you can follow the
:06:32. > :06:34.progress of the relay in Lehcester live on line by going to thd BBC
:06:35. > :06:37.website: bbc.co.uk/leicester. You can also tweet your pictures. That's
:06:38. > :06:40.your news. So, it's goodbye from me, but with your weather now, here s
:06:41. > :06:45.Anna Church. We have had sole ferocious weather in the last few
:06:46. > :06:51.days. The good news is that things will quite and down over thd next
:06:52. > :06:57.few days. Pressure is buildhng. It is mostly dry, bright and f`irly
:06:58. > :07:03.warm. Still a couple of showers out there at the moment, not so heavy as
:07:04. > :07:09.they were earlier. A little cooler and fresher than recent nights with
:07:10. > :07:15.temperatures down to 11 or 02 Celsius. Tomorrow morning whll start
:07:16. > :07:20.drive. The cloud will break up into the evening. Some decent sunshine
:07:21. > :07:28.later and it will stay dry `ll the tomorrow. Temperatures peakhng
:07:29. > :07:30.around 20 Celsius. It is not often we can give you an outlook like
:07:31. > :07:35.this, dry and bright for thd rest so far on Friday. We will have to
:07:36. > :07:40.wait and see for that. Now the National forecast. Hello. The
:07:41. > :07:45.thunderstorms and bumbling around at the end of the day and the most
:07:46. > :07:50.intense in north-west England. In Lancashire, Preston about 15 metres
:07:51. > :07:58.of rain nationally metres. That s going summer. Today has been another
:07:59. > :08:04.in a long line of days. Of course, these big showers and storms. But we
:08:05. > :08:08.are about to get a break. High pressure is about to build into the
:08:09. > :08:14.UK, settling the weather down. That means an end for now to the
:08:15. > :08:18.downpours. Not only will it be warm but I think we will have dry weather
:08:19. > :08:21.for time, too. There are some heavy showers around at the moment,
:08:22. > :08:27.though. Northern Scotland, north-west England and Wales. Some
:08:28. > :08:31.of these will continue well into the night. Elsewhere, variable cloud and
:08:32. > :08:36.clear spells and a little less muddy. It makes it easier for
:08:37. > :08:43.sleeping. Tomorrow, most of us will start the day dry. And the bit in
:08:44. > :08:44.the middle will be dry, too. One or two early showers in north-west
:08:45. > :08:45.Scotland but