:00:15. > :00:17.And now the news for the East Midlands, I'm Dominic Heale.
:00:18. > :00:26.Jobs news first, and today's labour market fhgures
:00:27. > :00:29.show that last year the East Midlands saw the biggest drop in the
:00:30. > :00:30.rate of unemployment in the country.
:00:31. > :00:33.The latest annual figures show the number of people out of work
:00:34. > :00:37.With a closer look at what the numbers mean, here's
:00:38. > :00:41.There's a spring in the step of this jobcentre manager.
:00:42. > :00:43.Andrew Pidluznyj runs the office in Nottingham that covers most
:00:44. > :00:46.of the East Midlands and finding work for job`sedkers
:00:47. > :00:51.There is also a move towards more provision of online services
:00:52. > :00:53.as well, so there are opportunities coming through that.
:00:54. > :00:56.The care sector continues to offer opportunities, as does health care
:00:57. > :01:00.in particular, and retail also has opportunities too.
:01:01. > :01:03.There are now 126,000 out of work in the East Midlands.
:01:04. > :01:08.That's down by 55,000 on the same quarter last ye`r.
:01:09. > :01:12.An unemployment rate of 5.4$, one of the lowest of any English rdgion.
:01:13. > :01:16.We've come a long way since the depths of the economic crash.
:01:17. > :01:19.We're also in a situation where a lot of companies are now downsizing
:01:20. > :01:24.Clearly there are still somd companies shedding labour.
:01:25. > :01:27.I've been looking for six months for any job, whether it is retail
:01:28. > :01:30.or absolutely anything, offhce work, and there is just nothing
:01:31. > :01:35.There's hardly any jobs out there for youngsters.
:01:36. > :01:39.We're definitely not out of the woods yet, it still could be
:01:40. > :01:45.And today, 22`year`old Leo from Nottingham struggled to find
:01:46. > :01:47.work after graduating from university in psychology.
:01:48. > :01:52.From your personal experience, is it easier
:01:53. > :01:58.I'm not sure if it is easier but because we are all more aware of the
:01:59. > :02:00.fact lots of young people don't have jobs, there is more opportunity
:02:01. > :02:04.given out and advice given to young people on how to get the jobs.
:02:05. > :02:08.The likelihood is that we'rd going to see that continue to fall.
:02:09. > :02:16.I think it's really a questhon of what rate it falls out,
:02:17. > :02:19.whether it flattens out a bit or whether it continuds
:02:20. > :02:21.the very steep drop we have seen in the previous seven months.
:02:22. > :02:24.These figures will be seen as a welcome snapshot of a reviving
:02:25. > :02:27.economy in the region, and politically too for our Conservative
:02:28. > :02:29.MPs in those many marginal constituencies, a sense of shared
:02:30. > :02:32.confidence that they won't be having to look for a new job
:02:33. > :02:42.A plane from the East Midlands has arrivdd in
:02:43. > :02:45.Cyprus carrying aid for thotsands of desperate people in northern Iraq.
:02:46. > :02:47.It took off at lunchtime carrying specialist water containers
:02:48. > :02:53.The containers are being filled before being flown to the Shnjar
:02:54. > :02:58.mountain range where thousands of refugees are trapped.
:02:59. > :03:01.It's a very desperate situation especially for the Yazidi community
:03:02. > :03:05.Temperatures are obviously very high over there.
:03:06. > :03:08.There aren't any freshwater supplies.
:03:09. > :03:11.So the supplies that we're sending out, and particularly the w`ter
:03:12. > :03:14.containers that can be used to filtrate water, that's essential
:03:15. > :03:17.for them to be able to turn dirty water into clean water and keep
:03:18. > :03:26.An inquest into the death of the Derbyshire medical student
:03:27. > :03:29.Neil Dalton in Malaysia will be opened in Derby on Friday.
:03:30. > :03:31.Neil, who was 22, was stabbed alongside
:03:32. > :03:37.his friend Aidan Brunger in the town of Kuching in Borneo last wdek.
:03:38. > :03:40.A post mortem examination whll be carried out on Mr Brunger's body
:03:41. > :03:49.Graffiti appearing to refer to a child custody case has bedn
:03:50. > :03:52.sprayed on the car and home of Mansfield's elected mayor.
:03:53. > :03:55.Tony Egginton believes he w`s wrongly targeted as he hasn't
:03:56. > :03:58.Graffiti was also sprayed on the doors of
:03:59. > :04:10.You don't expect these things to come along with public office.
:04:11. > :04:13.The theory is, because of the wording etc, there has been a court
:04:14. > :04:16.case recently where somebodx has had their children taken away from them.
:04:17. > :04:19.There was some change in law and they've taken it out
:04:20. > :04:26.on my home and on the county council registry office.
:04:27. > :04:28.Some wonderful footage now of something that hasn't bedn seen
:04:29. > :04:30.since the Sixties, two Lancaster bombers flying
:04:31. > :04:39.One is stationed here, with the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.
:04:40. > :04:44.Gemma Dawson was at RAF Conhngsby to see a bit of history being lade
:04:45. > :04:52.This is the first time Lanc`sters have flown in formation herd
:04:53. > :04:56.To see these two together is just unbelievable.
:04:57. > :05:01.To be this close to them as well, it's amazing, really.
:05:02. > :05:03.Just sends shivers up your spine, really does.
:05:04. > :05:11.This flight was due to happdn last week when the Canadian Lanc`ster
:05:12. > :05:17.Bad weather, though, meant it had to land at
:05:18. > :05:22.Today, though, the last two airworthy Lancasters in the world
:05:23. > :05:29.These are difficult aircraft to fly in formation with one anothdr,
:05:30. > :05:32.especially on a breezy day like today.
:05:33. > :05:35.They are inclined to be blown around a lot, the poor pilots have
:05:36. > :05:37.to work extremely hard to kdep the aircraft in the correct
:05:38. > :05:42.Watching today's flight is Stan Instone, a Lancaster engineer
:05:43. > :05:49.When I heard the engines, those flew over, the hairs on
:05:50. > :05:53.the back of my neck stood up and I felt a shivery sensation, actually.
:05:54. > :05:56.It's a long, long time since I actually flew
:05:57. > :06:00.It brought back a lot of melories, actually.
:06:01. > :06:03.After a short wait it was thme for another test flight
:06:04. > :06:06.and another chance to see these two aircraft together
:06:07. > :06:20.Football now and one result this evening in the League Cup.
:06:21. > :06:22.Mansfield were knocked out `t League One Sheffield United, 2` .
:06:23. > :06:25.In the second round draw, Nottingham Forest will travel to Huddersfield.
:06:26. > :06:28.Derby County are at home to Charlton and Leicester City are also
:06:29. > :06:33.That's your news, so it's goodbye from me.
:06:34. > :06:40.But with your weather now, here's Anna Church.
:06:41. > :06:45.A few showers around to avohd today and that is the theme heading into
:06:46. > :06:49.Thursday, a scattering of showers and also some decent spells of
:06:50. > :06:53.sunshine. If you showers sthll around but tending to die ott as we
:06:54. > :06:59.head into the rest of the evening, giving us a largely dry night. `` a
:07:00. > :07:05.view showers. Mostly dry, clear spells, feeling cool in the areas
:07:06. > :07:08.and a fresher feel generallx with temperatures of 12 Celsius. A good
:07:09. > :07:11.deal of dry weather first thing tomorrow but heading through the
:07:12. > :07:15.morning, starting to see more clout and a scattering of showers coming
:07:16. > :07:24.in from the West. If you have the in nature. `` more cloud. Sunshine in
:07:25. > :07:27.between and in the sun, highs of 18 Celsius. Friday does not look too
:07:28. > :07:31.bad, high pressure building to give a largely settled day. I will leave
:07:32. > :07:42.you with your outlook for Good evening. Most of the weather
:07:43. > :07:47.action today has been centred across central Europe, with some stormy
:07:48. > :07:52.weather moving through France, across Germany, through the Alps,
:07:53. > :07:55.clusters of thunder storms, responsible for exacerbating the
:07:56. > :08:00.mudslide situation in Switzerland and delaying the evening start of
:08:01. > :08:07.the athletics championships in Zurich. Back to the UK, any showers
:08:08. > :08:10.inland starting to fade tonight We keep a few showers in the far north
:08:11. > :08:16.of Scotland, Northern Ireland and north Wales. Clearer skies in
:08:17. > :08:22.central and eastern areas. 11-1 Celsius. A more comfortable night.
:08:23. > :08:25.Tomorrow, relatively quiet. But it won't be long before showers
:08:26. > :08:26.develop, some heavy and slow