:00:00. > :00:20.has fallen into the hands of militants.
:00:21. > :00:22.Unemployment falls. People `re feeling more confident and taking
:00:23. > :00:26.people on as a result. Also, matters of the heart, why it's hoped this
:00:27. > :00:32.new research centre in Leicdster will help us better underst`nd the
:00:33. > :00:36.causes of heart disease. Plts, to the rescue. Hopefully it's second
:00:37. > :00:42.time lucky around Britain. How long are you going to do it in? Nine
:00:43. > :00:43.days, nine hours and nine mhnutes. The team from Derbyshire who are a
:00:44. > :00:56.cut above the rest in Brazil. The East Midlands has recorded one
:00:57. > :01:12.of the the highest falls Latest figures show that thd number
:01:13. > :01:16.of people out of work across That's a drop of 22,000
:01:17. > :01:21.in the three months to April, and an Business leaders are now saxing that
:01:22. > :01:26.our economy is showing real signs You have to go back to the summer of
:01:27. > :01:48.1996 for the last time we h`d it so If big sports events create a
:01:49. > :01:51.feel`good factor, then 1996 was a vintage year. England staged the
:01:52. > :01:55.European Championships, with some of the games being played at this city
:01:56. > :02:00.ground in Nottingham. We had come out of the recession of the early
:02:01. > :02:06.90s but there were still mixed news on jobs and different attittdes in
:02:07. > :02:10.the workplace. That year 4,000 manual workers at Rolls`Royce in
:02:11. > :02:15.Derby turned down a two`year pay deal worth just under 8%. And 2 0
:02:16. > :02:25.new jobs were created there, as well. There was a ?40 million order
:02:26. > :02:30.to refurbish trains as rail privatisation arrived. But later
:02:31. > :02:36.there were 120 job losses. Hn June 1996, the half`yearly profits at
:02:37. > :02:44.Boots were on their way to ` rise of around 10% to almost ?240 mhllion.
:02:45. > :02:49.The jobs of 300 workers hung in the balance in Leicester after ` shoe
:02:50. > :02:56.company went into receivership. Thousands attended this jobs fair
:02:57. > :03:05.with the British Midland airline trying to recruit staff. 1986 has
:03:06. > :03:13.parallels. And in this World Cup year let's hope the football doesn't
:03:14. > :03:18.echoUre 96. `` Euro 96, England went out on penalties to Germany.
:03:19. > :03:21.Let's hear from Chris Hobson, from the Chamber of Commerce. Obviously
:03:22. > :04:59.you welcome these figures btt can you give us an idea of the puality
:05:00. > :05:02.minimum wage. A number of elployers already do. There are lots of
:05:03. > :05:06.employers and for practical reasons would have to have a discussion
:05:07. > :05:10.internally about whether thdy could afford to do that. The news is good,
:05:11. > :05:12.employment is on the up and people are starting to look at pay rises,
:05:13. > :05:17.as well. Thank you. Coronary heart disease is the UK's
:05:18. > :05:20.single biggest killer so today's opening of a multi`million pound
:05:21. > :05:25.heart disease research centre could well be the first step towards
:05:26. > :05:28.saving hundreds of lives. The centre brings doctors,
:05:29. > :05:30.scientists and patients togdther. The aim ` to improve diagnosis and
:05:31. > :05:42.treatment, as Geeta Pendse reports. Trying to unlock the causes of heart
:05:43. > :05:46.disease, scientists at the new research centre in Leicester are
:05:47. > :05:50.analysing the protein and DNA samples of patients who havd
:05:51. > :05:55.suffered from heart conditions. They want to discover how to detdct the
:05:56. > :06:01.first signs of both common `nd rare forms of disease. A quarter of the
:06:02. > :06:05.people in this country will die of cardiovascular diseases, it's really
:06:06. > :06:11.important area of medicine. We don't fully understand the causes, often
:06:12. > :06:16.they have a genetic basis. This research will help to unravdl those.
:06:17. > :06:22.The research centre is based here where they treat around 17,000
:06:23. > :06:26.people every year for cardiovascular diseases. It's hoped they c`n
:06:27. > :06:30.harness as much of that pathent information as possible and use it
:06:31. > :06:36.to better understand the catses and potential treatments for he`rt
:06:37. > :06:40.disease. Feeling fit now but three years ago this man suffered two
:06:41. > :06:46.heart attacks and was treatdd at Glennfields. He has been a huge
:06:47. > :06:55.supporter of the centre. In 201 I had a heart attack. I was rtshed to
:06:56. > :07:01.the hospital and they put a stent in it, if they had not I would not be
:07:02. > :07:08.here with you today. Since that all my life to this hospital. The centre
:07:09. > :07:11.has cost 12. ?12.6 million, of which ?2 million was raised by thd local
:07:12. > :07:15.community. The University of Leicester hopes it will become a
:07:16. > :07:25.leading research hub for thd whole of the East Midlands.
:07:26. > :07:27.Almost 200 packs of so`calldd legal highs have been seized
:07:28. > :07:34.180 packets of tablets and powder were found at a shop in Broxtowe.
:07:35. > :07:36.They were seized by the county council's Trading Standards team
:07:37. > :07:38.and Nottinghamshire Police after information from the public.
:07:39. > :07:52.Tests are now being carried out to identify the chemicals inside them.
:07:53. > :07:58.They're dangerous. They're probably not legal and probably are
:07:59. > :08:01.dangerous, so we are appealhng to people to let us know if thdy know
:08:02. > :08:02.where they are and if we ard concerned about them we will get
:08:03. > :08:09.them off sale. Investigations are under wax
:08:10. > :08:12.into the cause of a huge fire at Crews were called to
:08:13. > :08:16.the derelict building on Wigman Road in Bilborough just
:08:17. > :08:17.after 10.00pm last night. They spent the night working to
:08:18. > :08:20.ensure the flames didn't spread An army reserve centre
:08:21. > :08:23.was also evacuated. Gas has been ruled out as a cause
:08:24. > :08:27.of the fire. There's been a sharp rise
:08:28. > :08:29.in reports of abuse involving The County Council were contacted
:08:30. > :08:32.more than 2,500 times in the year to March, that's around
:08:33. > :08:35.500 more than the previous xear The County Council is urging anyone
:08:36. > :08:37.who suspects abuse, whether in a care home or private
:08:38. > :08:55.setting, to report their concerns. Coming up later: The rescue teams
:08:56. > :08:58.taking to the water for a challenge around Britain in nine days, nine
:08:59. > :09:07.hours and nine minutes. The newly`elected MP for Newark
:09:08. > :09:09.Robert Jenrick, has taken his seat in the House of
:09:10. > :09:13.Commons for the first time today. He was cheered by Conservathve
:09:14. > :09:15.backbench MPs and personallx Let's talk to our political editor
:09:16. > :09:33.John Hess who is in Westminster A big day for the new MP. There was
:09:34. > :09:41.a noticeable sense of excitdment but also relief among Tory MPs `s Robert
:09:42. > :09:46.Jenrick was formally introdtced to the House of Commons today. If he
:09:47. > :09:52.was hoping for a lower profhle on his first day, well the Prile
:09:53. > :09:55.Minister and Tory backbenchds couldn't resist savouring the first
:09:56. > :09:58.by`election victory in a generation for the Conservatives in Government.
:09:59. > :10:03.After a welcome from the Colmons Speaker and before finding ` seat on
:10:04. > :10:09.those famous green benches, Newark's new MP took the parliamentary oath.
:10:10. > :10:18.I swear by almighty God I whll be faithful and bear true allegiance to
:10:19. > :10:23.Her Majesty and her heirs and successors. It's been a big day for
:10:24. > :10:25.you, as a new MP there must be practical things you have to sort
:10:26. > :10:30.out like new offices and thhngs Good evening. Yes, it's likd a first
:10:31. > :10:33.day at school except I am in a class of one. There is a lot to gdt done,
:10:34. > :10:38.I have to get an office and get organised. We are getting m`il
:10:39. > :10:43.coming through, we had a few hundred letters already from cop constitute
:10:44. > :10:47.yents, so getting on with the job. `` constituents. The Prime Linister
:10:48. > :10:50.looked pleased to greet you here at Westminster but why do you think
:10:51. > :10:53.your by`election victory mattered so much for the Prime Minister? Well,
:10:54. > :10:57.as we said throughout the c`mpaign it mattered because we wantdd Newark
:10:58. > :11:01.to have a good constituency MP. It was a Westminster election. It had
:11:02. > :11:07.the European elections two weeks before, a lot of people had used
:11:08. > :11:10.that to ` UKIP had said havd a free hit against the Government `nd this
:11:11. > :11:13.was about choosing your MP `nd also setting the tone for which hs the
:11:14. > :11:17.most credible party to be the Government. Economically thd East
:11:18. > :11:21.Midlands as we heard this evening seems to be enjoying somethhng of a
:11:22. > :11:26.revival but is it a flash in the pan and will it be sustained up to and
:11:27. > :11:31.after the next general election I certainly hope so. There's good news
:11:32. > :11:36.out today, in Newark the nulber of people on jobseeker's allow`nce is
:11:37. > :11:40.down again, particularly amongst young people. You see great
:11:41. > :11:44.statistics, 8,000 new busindsses in the East Midlands. The East Midlands
:11:45. > :11:47.is the fastest growing part of the British economy. Throughout the
:11:48. > :11:54.by`election campaign we werd amazed by the fact statistics that 7,0 0
:11:55. > :11:58.new jobs in Newark alone since 010. Aren't a lot of those zero hour
:11:59. > :12:02.contract jobs? There is a r`nge of different jobs, not all of them are
:12:03. > :12:05.zero hours. If you look on the high street there are shops openhng and
:12:06. > :12:09.good businesses. Of course things aren't perfect but it's cle`r the
:12:10. > :12:15.East Midlands is on the up. Thank you very much. Some news about
:12:16. > :12:20.UKIP's Rodger Helmer who cale second in the by`election. He has been
:12:21. > :12:24.elected leader of UKIP's group in the European Parliament and that, no
:12:25. > :12:28.doubt, frees up Nigel Faragd and gives him breathing space to find
:12:29. > :12:35.that Westminster seat. Thank you for that, John.
:12:36. > :12:37.The Broxtowe MP Anna Soubry has proved she's not just prepared
:12:38. > :12:40.for political battles by breaking up a brawl in a cafe.
:12:41. > :12:42.The Defence Minister, who has previously described herself
:12:43. > :12:44.as a tough old bird, took action at a coffee shop
:12:45. > :12:48.She stood between staff and a drunk man, blocking hhm
:12:49. > :12:51.She told him to, stop it, stop it now.
:12:52. > :13:02.She believes being a woman prevented the brawl going any further.
:13:03. > :13:04.The new tram bridge over Nottingham's ring road has
:13:05. > :13:07.It's to be called the Ningbo Friendship Bridge,
:13:08. > :13:10.The structure is about 62 metres long, weighs 1, 00
:13:11. > :13:14.It spans the A52 linking thd Queens Medical Centre with the main
:13:15. > :13:25.It opened a campus in Ningbo ten years ago.
:13:26. > :13:27.It's known to locals as the "Big Pit".
:13:28. > :13:29.The area is a haven for birds and other wildlife.
:13:30. > :13:31.But campaigners in this part of Leicestershire say proposals to
:13:32. > :13:34.build dozens of houses would have a devastating impact
:13:35. > :13:48.These photographs show what the pit used to look like. Campaigndrs say
:13:49. > :13:52.the site was a haven for wildlife. This is what the area looks like
:13:53. > :13:57.now, the site's already been partially cleared to make w`y for
:13:58. > :14:02.the development. If permisshon is granted, the lake would be filled in
:14:03. > :14:06.and around 60 houses would be built. Locals aren't happy. The celetary
:14:07. > :14:11.backs on to it. Can you imagine the effect it's going to have on people
:14:12. > :14:16.who might be burying their loved ones with all that going on behind
:14:17. > :14:20.it? There's not many truly wild sites you can go and around there
:14:21. > :14:24.there was a lovely site. Thdre were fish in it, we put a boat on it
:14:25. > :14:28.There's loads of places that are derelict that could be built on
:14:29. > :14:31.This year campaigners and councillors successfully stopped a
:14:32. > :14:35.plan to fill in and build on the land but that decision is now being
:14:36. > :14:40.appealed. A public meeting hs being held today for residents to speak
:14:41. > :14:45.out. There's real concerns from residents that to fill in the pit
:14:46. > :14:48.would take so many lorry movements and would cause disruption `nd noise
:14:49. > :14:53.and dust and harassment to residents. It's been there since the
:14:54. > :14:56.World War I. I think it will be a disaster because it's a large
:14:57. > :15:03.stretch of water which is ilportant for wildlife and it's important for
:15:04. > :15:11.people to be able to see it. It s part of the hingly scene and it ``
:15:12. > :15:19.hingly scene. A decision is expected in the next few weeks.
:15:20. > :15:22.A team of volunteers has set off for the south coast today to enjoy
:15:23. > :15:25.the trip of a lifetime and they're hoping it'll be
:15:26. > :15:28.Last summer, Watersafe UK ` a Derbyshire`based inland w`terways
:15:29. > :15:30.rescue team ` attempted the 999 challenge `
:15:31. > :15:33.to circumnavigate Britain in nine days, nine hours and nine mhnutes.
:15:34. > :15:44.Now, as James Roberson reports, they're trying again.
:15:45. > :15:50.Practising out on the water last July, the team were full of hope
:15:51. > :15:54.that their around Britain voyage would be successful. Becausd the
:15:55. > :15:57.volunteer team members are lainly emergency service workers from
:15:58. > :16:04.Derbyshire and Nottinghamshhre who carry out inland waterway rdscues,
:16:05. > :16:09.it was called the 999 challdnge Their plan was to raise tens of
:16:10. > :16:13.thousands for their charity and the RNLI in one go, they would take the
:16:14. > :16:19.boat around Britain leaving from the RNLI headquarters in Poole hn Dorset
:16:20. > :16:22.and stop each night at lifeboat stations, completing the ch`llenge,
:16:23. > :16:27.it was hoped, in nine days, nine hours and nine minutes. But on day
:16:28. > :16:35.one the boat split, by day two it was all over. Pretty gutted. The
:16:36. > :16:41.whole boat split. One of thd ` it was really the end of the challenge.
:16:42. > :16:45.It was back to the drawing board. A similar plan, but with a new
:16:46. > :16:50.stronger, bigger boat. Whild that was being organised, the te`m was
:16:51. > :16:53.hard at work carrying out rdscues in East Anglia and Berkshire dtring
:16:54. > :16:58.this winter's floods. You don't believe how much water can cover
:16:59. > :17:02.such a vast area. For such ` prolonged amount of time, as well,
:17:03. > :17:05.obviously you get used to flash flooding and stuff but therd was a
:17:06. > :17:09.metre and a half in places `nd it was shocking to see the dev`station
:17:10. > :17:13.to people's lives, to be honest Today, the team were packing to
:17:14. > :17:18.leave Derby, hopeful this thme it will go to plan. We will set the
:17:19. > :17:23.target to ?50,000. Hopefullx we will get near to that target. How long
:17:24. > :17:28.are you going to do it? Nind days, nine hours and nine minutes. The
:17:29. > :17:37.team leaves tomorrow and should be back on the 20th.
:17:38. > :17:43.Fingers crossed for them thhs time! Plenty more on the way: The
:17:44. > :17:46.Bladerunners. The team from Derbyshire who have made all the
:17:47. > :18:01.mowers for the World Cup st`diums in Brazil.
:18:02. > :18:06.Did you say World Cup? Brazhl? It all starts tomorrow in Brazhl. World
:18:07. > :18:10.Cup fever is naturally spre`ding across the East Midlands. In a
:18:11. > :18:15.moment we will chat to the first ever Englishman to play professional
:18:16. > :18:34.football in Brazil. First, here is something to get you in the mood.
:18:35. > :18:44.There is no bigger stage th`n the World Cup and with it being in
:18:45. > :18:48.Brazil it makes it extra spdcial. We are determined not to let the
:18:49. > :18:55.opportunity slip by without grasping it.
:18:56. > :19:08.Everyone's desperate to do well We can't wait until June 14th comes
:19:09. > :19:13.around. We are going to plax Roy Hodgson's way and England's way and
:19:14. > :19:16.hopefully that's successful. We believe that we are in the right
:19:17. > :19:23.place and we are the right people to do it.
:19:24. > :19:28.To the story of Loughborough University student Seth Burkett here
:19:29. > :19:32.with us and sports writer I`n Ridley. You have released a book
:19:33. > :19:39.about Seth, Ian. Tell us about his amazing story. It's a fascinating
:19:40. > :19:43.story. I have my own publishing company Floodlit Dreams and this
:19:44. > :19:46.manuscript arrived months ago from a young lad, the only English
:19:47. > :19:51.professional footballer in Brazil. I read it and he asked for sole advice
:19:52. > :19:56.on it. As I got into the story, I thought, wow, this is prettx
:19:57. > :20:01.staggering. A young lad, 18, spotted on a tournament playing for Stamford
:20:02. > :20:10.out there and he gets a chance to play in the middle of nowhere.
:20:11. > :20:14.Astonishing story really. Sdth, from Stamford FC to there, what was it
:20:15. > :20:18.like? An incredible experience. It really was. But at the same time it
:20:19. > :20:25.was a massive change in culture The whole team live together in a
:20:26. > :20:32.converted garage on the edgd of a favehla. In my room six of ts, in
:20:33. > :20:39.the next eight and the next 14. Within that we are served t`steless
:20:40. > :20:45.rice and beans, but at the same time it was fantastic. We have phctures
:20:46. > :20:48.of the glamorous image of Brazil, the carnival, and images of Brazil.
:20:49. > :20:53.What was it really like plaxing there? Yeah, the reality for a lot
:20:54. > :20:57.of footballers is actually very poor conditions, cramped conditions. They
:20:58. > :21:03.do this on purpose in Brazil because it instills a real desire to succeed
:21:04. > :21:11.and get to the top. Players are given a lot of pampered in Dngland,
:21:12. > :21:15.in Brazil, because they don't have that they have that desire to get to
:21:16. > :21:19.the top. We can see pictures of where you play now and you obviously
:21:20. > :21:29.have skills. What is the he`t like and the conditions for the Dngland
:21:30. > :21:33.players going to be like? I was 1,000 south of there and evdn there
:21:34. > :21:37.it was hot. The lads in my team found it hot. It got to abott 5
:21:38. > :21:45.degrees every day, it was lhke playing in a sauna. It was hard to
:21:46. > :21:51.breathe. Ian, you have covered four World Cups, how are we going to get
:21:52. > :21:54.on? England might do better than people think. Young players that
:21:55. > :21:59.don't have the baggage of previous tournaments that might do us well.
:22:00. > :22:02.Fingers crossed. Hope they have as good a story as Seth has produced
:22:03. > :22:07.here. Absolutely, thank you very much for coming in guys. Th`t's just
:22:08. > :22:15.about it for the sport but let's look now at some of the sports
:22:16. > :22:25.stories happening today with Kirsty. In tennis Sam Smith hurs has been
:22:26. > :22:29.handed a wild card for Notthngham. In cycling Annie Lass has bden named
:22:30. > :22:33.in the England squad for thhs summer's Commonwealth Games in
:22:34. > :22:38.Glasgow. Lucy Garner is also part of Team England and will be part of the
:22:39. > :22:41.road cycling squad this sumler. In cricket, Nottinghamshire's County
:22:42. > :23:04.championship match at Yorkshire has ended in a draw.
:23:05. > :23:11.That's all the sport on a d`y when we met the incredible Seth Burkett.
:23:12. > :23:13.Brilliant story. Some of thd World Cup `` staying with the World Cup
:23:14. > :23:16.theme. Now following a World Cup theme
:23:17. > :23:18.what's one of the most important pieces
:23:19. > :23:21.of equipment needed in any stadium? Yes, if you think about it,
:23:22. > :23:25.how can you get that perfect playing But that's exactly what thex've got
:23:26. > :23:29.at all 12 major stadiums in Brazil for the World Cup and guess what `
:23:30. > :23:46.they've been made right herd Dennis has been a name synonymous
:23:47. > :23:51.with buses and lorries. And mowers? Yes, good enough for the pitches in
:23:52. > :23:58.Brazil and other World Cup competitions. It started in 200
:23:59. > :24:00.with the Eeuro finals. We stpplied the equipment. We went to South
:24:01. > :24:05.Africa World Cup and supplidd again all the equipment. Followed by the
:24:06. > :24:11.Ukraine and Poland and finally in Brazil this year for the World Cup.
:24:12. > :24:15.The mowers have been manufactured at this factory near Derby for the last
:24:16. > :24:18.three decades. 40 staff hand`build them and they're tested to dnsure
:24:19. > :24:22.the Blades are razor sharp. It's this British quality and thd
:24:23. > :24:27.pedigree that had the Brazilians coming to Dennis 18 months `go for
:24:28. > :24:32.more than 30 machines. Started in 2013. We went out there to do
:24:33. > :24:35.training. First, to the distributor and some contractors dealing with
:24:36. > :24:39.the projects ongoing. Subsepuently, January 2014 we did the samd
:24:40. > :24:44.exercise, training the spechfic groundsmen when the machines were in
:24:45. > :24:48.place. The engines are Japanese but all the other components ard made
:24:49. > :24:52.next door. This firm too is seeing engineering business taking off The
:24:53. > :24:56.mowers seem tradition, but, in fact, the designs are well, cutting edge.
:24:57. > :25:02.They might be in Brazil this summer but the firm's already lookhng well
:25:03. > :25:09.ahead. We have France coming for the Euro finals in 2016 and then Russia
:25:10. > :25:13.in 2018 with Qatar at 22. It's a massive
:25:14. > :25:17.everybody within the companx. Everybody's proud. We are a British
:25:18. > :25:24.manufacturer. We put the Unhon Jack on with pride.
:25:25. > :25:30.We found out that a groundslan covers eight miles cutting one of
:25:31. > :25:34.those pitches, amazing. I ctt all our lawns once and never put the
:25:35. > :25:41.Blades down. I thought it looked the same. I despair!
:25:42. > :25:45.We have had a lot of water `nd warmth. Thankfully things are
:25:46. > :25:51.quieter for us and it's nicd to show you something on a cheerier note.
:25:52. > :25:57.This is a field of poppies captured nicely by our cameraman tod`y.
:25:58. > :26:01.They're worth a view, they're stunning. More photos to show you,
:26:02. > :27:45.this one was taken by Andrew today. looks beautiful. It could bd Brazil!
:27:46. > :27:48.I will see you for the late news. Bye.