:00:00. > :00:21.And now the news for the East Midlands, I'm Dominic Heale.
:00:22. > :00:25.Good evening. Universities across the
:00:26. > :00:27.East Midlands have reported record numbers of inquiries from school
:00:28. > :00:30.leavers on A Level results day. There are more university places
:00:31. > :00:33.available than ever before ` good news for students hoping to
:00:34. > :00:45.make the grade. Navtej Johal reports.
:00:46. > :00:58.And was almost over for these students. In this boy's envelope was
:00:59. > :01:07.exactly what she needed. I cannot describe how I feel right now. Even
:01:08. > :01:16.some of those who did not get what they wanted were still able to
:01:17. > :01:21.celebrate. I did not get what I wanted but with some stroke of luck
:01:22. > :01:28.I have got through. We want to make sure that as many students as want
:01:29. > :01:36.to go to university can do. That is really good for the students and the
:01:37. > :01:42.country in general. Scenes of the the spear where murdered across the
:01:43. > :01:55.region. How are you feeling? Nervous. Gridlock. `` good luck.
:01:56. > :02:04.What did you do? I got into university, I am happy. I have got
:02:05. > :02:16.into my apprenticeship with Rolls`Royce. I am relieved now. I
:02:17. > :02:28.did not have a back`up plan. A day of tension, it tears and triumph.
:02:29. > :02:33.And, as we've seen, not everyone was aiming for a University place.
:02:34. > :02:35.So are more students choosing work instead of a degree?
:02:36. > :02:37.That's a question I put to Sue Husband who is director
:02:38. > :02:46.of apprenticeships at the Skills Funding Agency.
:02:47. > :02:58.Absolutely. They can search for apprenticeships or look at our app
:02:59. > :03:02.which will give them all the opportunities in their area. It
:03:03. > :03:09.gives young people the opportunity to be in the workplace already, not
:03:10. > :03:13.only learning but learning at the same time. It allows them to
:03:14. > :03:20.progress through business and businesses tell as that apprentices
:03:21. > :03:26.are really valuable to them and contribute to the results. Do you
:03:27. > :03:35.feel competition with universities, some of whom are dropping their
:03:36. > :03:41.requirements for students. They are both valuable options and it is up
:03:42. > :03:47.to people to choose what is best for them.
:03:48. > :03:51.A shopkeeper says he's been forced to use weapons to defend
:03:52. > :03:54.his store against petty thieves. Ali Nowroozi has chased away several
:03:55. > :03:56.shoplifters from his corner shop in Derby.
:03:57. > :03:58.He says some have even agreed to hand back the goods they stole.
:03:59. > :04:10.Our Social Affairs Correspondent, Jeremy Ball, reports.
:04:11. > :04:21.This man tried to steal a bottle, he threw a bottle at him and then gave
:04:22. > :04:27.chase with a wooden bar. What do his customers think? He did not expect
:04:28. > :04:38.it, the guy who came in, it serves him right. His very direct approach
:04:39. > :04:44.to protecting his business might raise some eyebrows. He does not see
:04:45. > :04:52.any alternative, having been challenged 20 times in three years.
:04:53. > :05:01.Of course I am angry. I pay tax and everything. Across the East Midlands
:05:02. > :05:10.there was a sharp increase in shoplifting last year. Many thefts
:05:11. > :05:15.are not even reported. Most shoplifting is happening at the big
:05:16. > :05:22.supermarket chains and police say those companies need to do more to
:05:23. > :05:27.protect themselves. They do not advise protecting businesses like
:05:28. > :05:34.this. It is unlikely to deter this shopkeeper.
:05:35. > :05:38.Three more people have been arreste in connection with the death of a
:05:39. > :05:41.seven`year`old girl in Nottingham. The body of Shanay Walker was
:05:42. > :05:44.discovered at a house in Bestwood Park a fortnight ago.
:05:45. > :05:48.She'd died from a head injury. Two women, aged 21 and 53 and
:05:49. > :05:50.a 22`year`old man were arrested on suspicion of murder earlier today.
:05:51. > :05:51.Shanay's aunt Kay`Ann Morris has already been
:05:52. > :06:12.charged with her murder. Born at the lines is to start ``
:06:13. > :06:17.stop flying from our local. They only started after another low`cost
:06:18. > :06:25.ceased trading. charged with her murder.
:06:26. > :06:28.More than 100,000 school children Born at the lines is to start ``
:06:29. > :06:30.stop flying from our local. They only started after another low`cost
:06:31. > :06:32.ceased trading. across the East
:06:33. > :06:34.offered a nasal spray to combat flu. It's part of the expansion
:06:35. > :06:36.of pilot flu vaccination projects held last winter.
:06:37. > :06:37.Next term selected school year groups in Leicester, Leicestershire,
:06:38. > :06:41.Rutland and Lincolnshire will be targeted.
:06:42. > :06:53.Now the weather. This was spotted earlier today, a funnel cloud. Thank
:06:54. > :07:00.you everyone who sent in photographs. It looks like being a
:07:01. > :07:05.mostly dry day tomorrow with plenty of sunshine around. For now we still
:07:06. > :07:12.have a fair few showers pushing through. Those will die out and it
:07:13. > :07:19.will become largely dry and clear for the rest of the night. Foremost,
:07:20. > :07:24.a dry start with any cloud breaking to get decent spells of sunshine
:07:25. > :07:30.through the morning. In the afternoon there is a potential of a
:07:31. > :07:34.few showers. A good deal of dry weather and warmer with highs
:07:35. > :07:39.are very few showers around. It may be dry Saturday and Sunday, a chilly
:07:40. > :07:45.wind, the national picture again with Louise now.
:07:46. > :07:49.Many of us have been asking the question, where has summer gone?
:07:50. > :07:53.Today, no exception. We started off with a cluster of showers across
:07:54. > :07:59.Wales and the south-west. They gathered in intensity and pace as
:08:00. > :08:01.they pushed furthered east, bringing localised flash flooding and hail
:08:02. > :08:02.with the thunder storms as