:00:00. > :00:00.It's 6:35pm - you're watching East Midlands Today.
:00:00. > :00:00.Tonight - the reaction here as the PM calls a snap
:00:00. > :00:11.The East Midlands will be a key election battle ground.
:00:12. > :00:13.But was Theresa May right to call it?
:00:14. > :00:18.Well, I think it about time we had one.
:00:19. > :00:20.I don't think it was the right action.
:00:21. > :00:35.All the build-up from the stadium, with Leicester on the brink
:00:36. > :00:39.And I'm soaking up the atmosphere with the fans ahead of Leicester's
:00:40. > :00:55.Good evening, welcome to Tuesday's programme
:00:56. > :00:56.with Dominic Heale and me, Anne Davies.
:00:57. > :01:01.For the second time in less than 12 months, the country
:01:02. > :01:05.The snap election on June the 8th will throw the spotlight
:01:06. > :01:10.onto the East Midlands once again, as a key political battleground.
:01:11. > :01:13.Well, this is how the political map looks at the moment.
:01:14. > :01:16.Two years ago, the Conservatives took 18 seats, mainly
:01:17. > :01:21.in the more rural areas, while Labour's power lay
:01:22. > :01:23.in the cities and former mining districts, with 14 MPs.
:01:24. > :01:25.The Lib Dems failed to make an impression.
:01:26. > :01:27.On the streets of Nottingham and Leicester today,
:01:28. > :01:30.people gave their reaction to the unexpected election in just
:01:31. > :01:44.Well, I think it's about time we had one.
:01:45. > :01:49.I didn't think there would be one so soon.
:01:50. > :01:51.I just read one headline that said, a snap annihilation
:01:52. > :01:55.That's probably what they're going with.
:01:56. > :01:59.One vote is one vote and to go through it all again
:02:00. > :02:02.is going to confuse people, so I think it shouldn't
:02:03. > :02:07.Everybody in their lives, they need change.
:02:08. > :02:13.I don't think it was the right action.
:02:14. > :02:22.I've only just seen it on the train so it's a bit of a shock.
:02:23. > :02:26.Anyone that was leading anything, a business or a country,
:02:27. > :02:29.would want to have a mandate and I think that's
:02:30. > :02:32.Well, she wasn't really elected, was she?
:02:33. > :02:37.She was put in there, so this will show how popular she is.
:02:38. > :02:45.I voted for Brexit and I will vote again.
:02:46. > :02:51.I think it's a really good tactic and it's a guaranteed win, isn't it?
:02:52. > :02:53.The Prime Minister's announcement seems to have caught
:02:54. > :02:58.After she repeatedly said it was not an option she's changed her mind
:02:59. > :03:04.Our political editor Tony Roe has been gauging reaction from our MPs
:03:05. > :03:09.to what is another tumultuous day in the world of politics.
:03:10. > :03:18.At the end of last week, I was out filming with the Tory party
:03:19. > :03:21.The Derbyshire Dales MP was pretty relaxed,
:03:22. > :03:23.with time to stuff letterboxes with local election leaflets.
:03:24. > :03:26.His life might just become a little busier over the next six weeks.
:03:27. > :03:31.I was on the phone to another MP who was on College Green preparing
:03:32. > :03:33.for a media photo call on the London Marathon
:03:34. > :03:39.when news came through about the Prime Ministers announcement.
:03:40. > :03:44.The camera crews were suddenly diverted and sent to Downing Street,
:03:45. > :03:47.leaving MPs stranded in their running gear.
:03:48. > :03:50.Now MPs in the East Midlands who'll be running for Oarliament have
:03:51. > :03:53.On social media Anna Soubry, the Broxtowe Conservative,
:03:54. > :03:57.called the Prime Minister decision brave and principled.
:03:58. > :03:59.And she said winning the general election would give
:04:00. > :04:03.the PM a mandate she needs for the Brexit negotiations.
:04:04. > :04:07.On the other hand, Lilian Greenwood called it a chance to, quote,
:04:08. > :04:14.Bring it on, says the Labour MP for Nottingham South.
:04:15. > :04:23.And Jon Ashworth, the Shadow Health Secretary and Leicester South MP,
:04:24. > :04:26.sent us a text which indicates that Labour want to campaign
:04:27. > :04:29.The NHS, providing every child with the very best education
:04:30. > :04:34.There's uncertainty over which of our MPs will decide
:04:35. > :04:37.There's much interest in Rushcliffe's Ken Clarke,
:04:38. > :04:45.He said he'd stand down in 2020, but the election has come early
:04:46. > :04:53.and the Rushcliffe seat survives being carved up in proposed boundary
:04:54. > :04:59.Finally, the MP with the smallest majority in the country
:05:00. > :05:09.She won for the Conservatives in 2015 by 41 votes.
:05:10. > :05:10.She too was surprised by today's announcement.
:05:11. > :05:15.She told me she's aiming to at least double her majority.
:05:16. > :05:17.As Tony's just mentioned, Amanda Solloway took Derby North
:05:18. > :05:20.with a handful of votes in 2015 and will be high
:05:21. > :05:31.Navtej Johal reports from the most marginal seat in the region.
:05:32. > :05:39.And therefore declare the Amanda Solloway is appointed as a member of
:05:40. > :05:45.Parliament for Derby not. The charcuterie that showed Amanda
:05:46. > :05:50.Solloway unseated Labour's Chris Williamson to become the MP for
:05:51. > :05:54.Derby not. The result was so tight that it took a treat returns to
:05:55. > :06:00.confirm that she had won by 31 votes. The smallest majority in the
:06:01. > :06:04.country. The outcome of the night meant that Amanda Solloway became
:06:05. > :06:08.the local MP. Few would have predicted then that just two years
:06:09. > :06:13.on she would be fighting for it it again. How have the last two years,
:06:14. > :06:18.including the referendum, affected how people will vote in Derby not?
:06:19. > :06:25.Whoever put forward Remain I will vote for. So Brexit has affected the
:06:26. > :06:30.way you thought? Well, I'm a Labour voter but I quite like Theresa May
:06:31. > :06:38.and I like her views. I used to vote Conservative now I would thought
:06:39. > :06:44.Labour. Why is that? Jeremy Corbyn. I'm not sure I will have to give
:06:45. > :06:50.that a lot of consideration. I'm not sure. You could regain API labour.
:06:51. > :06:54.Something like that. Same as I always do. Conservative. We will
:06:55. > :06:56.always vote Labour. It's a tradition. I will have to do my
:06:57. > :07:02.research and design. -- and decide. Still to come this evening -
:07:03. > :07:14.away from the polls, Don't let the sunshine for you. We
:07:15. > :07:16.have some frost across some parts of the region to write. Full forecast
:07:17. > :07:21.later. -- of the Regency night. A Derby man has admitted seven
:07:22. > :07:23.sex offences including Ilija High from Chaddesden pleaded
:07:24. > :07:30.guilty to attacking three women in Spondon and Darley Abbey
:07:31. > :07:35.between September 2014 The 23-year old will be back
:07:36. > :07:43.in front of the Crown Court again in June and has been told to expect
:07:44. > :07:52.a significant sentence. A Nottinghamshire family had been
:07:53. > :07:58.speaking about their escape from the house flight. -- house fire. Two
:07:59. > :08:06.crews were called to the property and everybody escaped but the house
:08:07. > :08:08.is uninhabitable because of smoke damage.
:08:09. > :08:11.I was just watching telly with my kids and we started to smell
:08:12. > :08:23.I just saw it sparking and popping and I just got the kids out and ran
:08:24. > :08:31.them up to my friend's house and I came back and it was ablaze.
:08:32. > :08:36.Something happened a few weeks ago and I've been wondering
:08:37. > :08:38.about it the last few weeks, the electrics.
:08:39. > :08:41.With this happening last night, I have a straightaway
:08:42. > :08:44.A neighbour phoned me and I had a feeling it was something
:08:45. > :08:48.Every year, thousands of people in the East Midlands
:08:49. > :08:50.try to kick their addictions to drugs and drink.
:08:51. > :08:53.In Derbyshire, these rehab programmes have
:08:54. > :08:57.just been merged to form a new single service.
:08:58. > :08:59.The person leading this project is a former addict
:09:00. > :09:09.Our social affairs correspondent, Jeremy Ball, has been to meet her.
:09:10. > :09:17.I love what I do. I love to wake up in the morning. Rosie's enthusiasm
:09:18. > :09:24.comes from recovering from the depths of despair. She was 14 and
:09:25. > :09:29.she started to use cannabis. That glitter harder class a drugs. As she
:09:30. > :09:34.puts it, she went off the rails. I got caught and I was told I would go
:09:35. > :09:38.to prison for two years. That was my massive wake-up call. I realised I
:09:39. > :09:42.didn't want to do it any more. I drink my family for support.
:09:43. > :09:50.Entering, I went to the drugs services and said can you help me?
:09:51. > :09:56.I've been unstoppable since. Now she is helping addicts and support
:09:57. > :10:01.workers. It's called Intuitive Thinking. It's about taking better
:10:02. > :10:05.choices to reform your behaviour. I have learned things about the brain
:10:06. > :10:17.that I did install. It's become clear why I have any -- and
:10:18. > :10:21.addiction. What makes this new servers so different? People can
:10:22. > :10:31.throw themselves and this and other services are all together under one
:10:32. > :10:35.roof. The Place is one of the four centres. They work together with
:10:36. > :10:40.charities, trainers and addiction counsellors. We save lives and when
:10:41. > :10:45.you get people to save -- to make these changes, even small changes,
:10:46. > :10:50.can make a huge difference. I am living my life to the full and I'm
:10:51. > :10:56.getting a buzz out of getting up in the morning. It's amazing to be
:10:57. > :11:00.helping people. It's fantastic. It's hard to believe that it's only three
:11:01. > :11:02.years since Rose started her treatment. Now she is a shining
:11:03. > :11:06.example and to future looks bright. The anticipation is building
:11:07. > :11:09.in Leicester as the Foxes attempt to qualify for the semi-finals
:11:10. > :11:12.of the biggest tournament in Europe, And it's not just football
:11:13. > :11:18.fans who are relishing the club's success in
:11:19. > :11:23.the competition so far. Businesses are too -
:11:24. > :11:25.the City Council believes visits from European fans could be worth
:11:26. > :11:27.around ?5 million to Amy Harris is live in Jubilee Square
:11:28. > :11:33.for us this evening and Amy it looks Yes, Jubilee Square is full
:11:34. > :11:43.of life this evening - as you can see Athletico Madrid fans
:11:44. > :11:51.are gathering here before heading to the King Power
:11:52. > :11:57.Stadium for the game - as away fans have done for four
:11:58. > :12:08.other games in earlier stages We fans have spent a lot of time
:12:09. > :12:09.here today as many either visiting games have an earlier stages of the
:12:10. > :12:10.competition. And of course they don't just bring
:12:11. > :12:13.support, they bring money too. Swapping Madrid for the Midlands -
:12:14. > :12:16.fans in fine voice ahead of tonight's Champions League
:12:17. > :12:19.clash with Leicester. While they're here to support
:12:20. > :12:22.their team, many are also keen to see the city where football
:12:23. > :12:28.dreams were made. Most people definitely come
:12:29. > :12:32.for the football game but I hear a lot of people on the plane
:12:33. > :12:35.that they wanted to We will have a small stroll,
:12:36. > :12:45.half an hour's time just to see. Of course away fans don't just stay
:12:46. > :13:01.here in the fanzone, In fact, a study by the Montford
:13:02. > :13:04.University estimates that this is some European fans could be worth ?5
:13:05. > :13:05.million to Leicester's economy. They go and eat and have something
:13:06. > :13:09.to drink but they are spending money on things like high items,
:13:10. > :13:11.jewellery, clothing, shoes, particularly for some reason,
:13:12. > :13:13.all over the city and they've been Richard III has seen a huge increase
:13:14. > :13:19.and it's really good At this pub, just metres
:13:20. > :13:26.from the fanzone in Jubilee Square, On the days of the games,
:13:27. > :13:38.I've seen sales figures triple. From a usual Tuesday,
:13:39. > :13:44.every day has been a Tuesday and I've seen the figures get huge just
:13:45. > :13:46.because there's more people And there's also safety
:13:47. > :14:00.benefits from the fanzone. The police say it's helped
:14:01. > :14:02.control the crowds. We found that it is a really
:14:03. > :14:05.important part of the overall set of ingredients to running a safe
:14:06. > :14:08.and successful football operation. Of course, the visitors
:14:09. > :14:11.and their spending power depend on what happens tonight
:14:12. > :14:13.on the pitch. Both Leicester fans and local
:14:14. > :14:15.businesses will hope Well, the game will be underway
:14:16. > :14:18.in about an hour's time. The big question -
:14:19. > :14:21.can Leicester overturn that one-goal Our sports editor Natalie Jackson
:14:22. > :14:28.is at the King Power Stadium. Can the Foxes surprise
:14:29. > :14:34.everyone again? Well, they came back
:14:35. > :14:37.from the dead against Seville in the last round but tonight
:14:38. > :14:40.against Athletico Madrid here - Once again many have written them
:14:41. > :14:52.off, but Leicester and the fans Inside the stadium the noise
:14:53. > :15:00.will be earth-shattering. Leicester are just one game
:15:01. > :15:02.away from the last four And according to a European Cup
:15:03. > :15:17.winner and one of the player's proud -- And according to
:15:18. > :15:19.a European Cup winner the team are in no mood
:15:20. > :15:22.for this amazing European adventure to end just yet,
:15:23. > :15:24.as Colin Hazelden reports. When Peter Schmeichel lifted
:15:25. > :15:26.the European cup in 1999, can he possibly have imagined
:15:27. > :15:30.watching his son Kasper standing on the edge
:15:31. > :15:32.of a Champions League semifinal? The Leicester players tomorrow
:15:33. > :15:36.have just got to believe You have a look around here,
:15:37. > :15:42.they know they are not The atmosphere, all this
:15:43. > :15:46.is going to make a fantastic The players will feed off it,
:15:47. > :15:52.absolutely no doubt about that. They have decked the stadium
:15:53. > :15:56.and you can't question the fans. The players, well, there
:15:57. > :15:59.they were at the weekend, scoring again in a draw
:16:00. > :16:02.with Crystal Palace. Their eyes half on tonight,
:16:03. > :16:07.they are hoping to ride the belief. There simply are 12 men that
:16:08. > :16:10.can carry us to win. When I saw the stadium before,
:16:11. > :16:13.I knew that something special will happen tomorrow again and I'm
:16:14. > :16:17.fired up and looking forward to it. But in training, they knew full well
:16:18. > :16:20.in firing themselves up they also You have to have that
:16:21. > :16:27.fire in your belly but you also have to have the cool,
:16:28. > :16:31.smart head at times. We've proved over the last 18
:16:32. > :16:34.months that we are more As for the father-son double act,
:16:35. > :16:43.he was Kasper the captain on Sunday, can he be Schmeichel the saviour
:16:44. > :16:49.on the night? I've been very, very good for many
:16:50. > :16:52.years to keep a lid on it. When he saved the penalty
:16:53. > :16:55.against Seville, I found myself standing up, you know,
:16:56. > :17:04.fist-bumping and clapping and, you know, sometimes you get carried
:17:05. > :17:07.away but it's what it should be. If Leicester win,
:17:08. > :17:12.surely he won't behave. Well, more from here
:17:13. > :17:16.in a moment, but it's been a busy Easter of sport -
:17:17. > :17:18.among the headlines - a relegation battle looms
:17:19. > :17:20.for Nottingham Forest, the Leicester Tigers edge
:17:21. > :17:22.near the play-offs and two Derby County had
:17:23. > :17:34.a disappointing Easter. A bad start with a 4-0 defeat
:17:35. > :17:37.at Redford was followed by this opening goal
:17:38. > :17:39.for Huddersfield last night. The defence took the part
:17:40. > :17:42.Jacob Butterfield's deflected equaliser, small comfort
:17:43. > :17:51.for a season that promised so much. Nottingham Forest in
:17:52. > :17:53.the relegation fight Yesterday's 1-0 loss
:17:54. > :17:56.at Cardiff leaves them just a point from the drop zone
:17:57. > :17:59.with three games remaining. Mansfield Town let slip valuable
:18:00. > :18:02.points as a whole cluster of teams They could only draw 1-1 with Luton,
:18:03. > :18:11.but watch the frustrated goalkeeper. This goal from Jorge Grant
:18:12. > :18:15.couldn't stop Notts County losing their unbeaten home record
:18:16. > :18:17.under Kevin Nolan. Visitors Portsmouth won 3-1 to seal
:18:18. > :18:20.promotion to League 1. In rugby, Ben Youngs caught
:18:21. > :18:24.Newcastle asleep with this timely try to give Leicester Tigers a bonus
:18:25. > :18:27.point win and make them firm favourites to grab
:18:28. > :18:29.the fourth play-off place, Youngs will help scores
:18:30. > :18:34.like this will see him in the British Lions squad,
:18:35. > :18:37.which is named tomorrow. And in basketball, both
:18:38. > :18:44.the Leicester Riders and the women's team the Nottingham Wildcats spent
:18:45. > :18:46.the weekend celebrating Both are now going to the play-offs,
:18:47. > :18:50.hoping to reach the play-offs finals Well, there is so much anticipation
:18:51. > :18:59.here tonight with Leicester on the brink of a place
:19:00. > :19:07.in the final four. Former Leicester City striker
:19:08. > :19:10.Gerry Taggart has been to every game home in the Champions League,
:19:11. > :19:13.so a short time ago our Sports Editor Natalie Jackson
:19:14. > :19:21.asked him what Leicester have to do There is concern is the defence. Wes
:19:22. > :19:27.Morgan is back and we've heard his name is on the team sheet. He has
:19:28. > :19:35.been injured, of course. This is the issue from. The defence has been
:19:36. > :19:39.ripped out. Robert suspended for tonight. It will be very cagey but
:19:40. > :19:43.there was no doubt about it. When you take the part of your defence
:19:44. > :19:54.out, it would cost you. It is a big blow for Leicester. It was a
:19:55. > :20:03.penalty, they should not have lost. Will this sense of injustice helped
:20:04. > :20:09.destroy the players, crowd on? -- helps to motivate the players. He
:20:10. > :20:12.will leave no stone unturned, whether tactically or emotionally.
:20:13. > :20:20.Those players will go out and give what they have for this club. Make
:20:21. > :20:27.no mistake about that. The ideal is not to concede a goal or match, and
:20:28. > :20:36.to win. It is simple when you put it like that. But they have two score
:20:37. > :20:47.two goals. Athletic Madrid are masters on the pitch. Great
:20:48. > :20:54.prediction, can they do it? 2-0. You think so? Absolutely. They did move
:20:55. > :21:06.us to around. -- they did it in the last round. Why can't they do it? A
:21:07. > :21:08.lot of the fans are also saying 2-0. What an incredible journey from
:21:09. > :21:17.Leicester City. The fans have adequate the memories out of this
:21:18. > :21:22.Champions League champion. -- incredible memories. We will have
:21:23. > :21:27.the results in our late bulletin. Thank you very much indeed. I'm
:21:28. > :21:30.looking forward to that. If you want the results, we are not on 12 ten to
:21:31. > :21:39.11. A beautiful evening for a game of
:21:40. > :21:43.football but perhaps a little bit chilly. Don't let the sunshine for
:21:44. > :21:47.you. Some brightness across the region today but it will be cooler
:21:48. > :21:54.as the cost of the course of the evening. Thank you for the viewers
:21:55. > :21:57.are sending on these pictures. A frosty start tomorrow but bright
:21:58. > :22:04.spells after that. The veto from earlier on today, some patchy cloud
:22:05. > :22:07.across the region. Looking at the charts, we can see high pressure in
:22:08. > :22:14.charge of the weather. This is sticking with us for the next few
:22:15. > :22:18.days. This might bring some rain but nothing too heavy. Looking at the
:22:19. > :22:25.detail of a night, some scattered cloud but under clearer skies
:22:26. > :22:30.temperatures. In towns and cities, 3-5 C. In the countryside, below
:22:31. > :22:34.freezing potentially. Expect a frosty certain places tomorrow
:22:35. > :22:39.morning. In the centre of town, you might miss it. Tomorrow, a right not
:22:40. > :22:46.to begin with. The cloud will increase over the day. The odd patch
:22:47. > :22:54.of rain here and there. Highs of undelivered Celsius. -- of 11
:22:55. > :22:59.Celsius. Unsettled over the next few days. Temperatures will recover and
:23:00. > :23:04.highs around 14 Celsius. Not quite wall-to-wall sunshine either. The
:23:05. > :23:08.cloud will build into the picture. As we look at the charts with the
:23:09. > :23:12.end of the week, high pressure isn't going anywhere any time soon.
:23:13. > :23:18.Perhaps a little bit more patchy rain on Friday. More settled weather
:23:19. > :23:23.for the next few days. Thanks so much. What an individual
:23:24. > :23:28.daytime turnout be. Political journalists will be very busy. And
:23:29. > :23:30.hopefully Leicester City. Buy.