:00:13. > :00:19.First tonight, shops in Derby are closing at a faster rate
:00:20. > :00:21.than anywhere else in the East Midlands.
:00:22. > :00:25.Research by analysts PwC shows that while some new retail businesses
:00:26. > :00:28.are opening in the city - that's outweighed by
:00:29. > :00:37.Shop fronts in a city with nothing to sell inside.
:00:38. > :00:40.This is a growing picture of Derby's High Street.
:00:41. > :00:44.Research by the professional advisory group PwC shows shops
:00:45. > :00:47.are closing at a faster rate here than anywhere else
:00:48. > :00:51.I don't think Derby has a huge range of shops.
:00:52. > :00:56.If people want to spend a little bit more on clothes and want
:00:57. > :00:58.a designer item, there isn't really anywhere in Derby.
:00:59. > :01:04.What we try and do is to provide fresh food and good quality
:01:05. > :01:10.We are managing, but it is difficult.
:01:11. > :01:13.In the first half of this year, Derby saw 11 shops
:01:14. > :01:20.That is the highest net reduction in the whole of the East Midlands.
:01:21. > :01:22.But the type of shops here is also changing.
:01:23. > :01:24.Gone are the pubs and expensive clothing stores, as they're
:01:25. > :01:28.replaced by estate agents and fast food restaurants.
:01:29. > :01:32.Towns centres like Belper, Leicester and Melton Mowbray have
:01:33. > :01:36.But with online shopping still as popular as ever,
:01:37. > :01:41.We should remember that Derby has done very well in these
:01:42. > :01:43.surveys in the past, largely on the back
:01:44. > :01:47.But, of course, it is competition, really, Leicester and Nottingham.
:01:48. > :01:51.Leicester has performed particularly well, probably on the halo effect
:01:52. > :01:53.from the football team and Richard III.
:01:54. > :01:57.So, it seems shop owners in Derby have an uphill battle on their hands
:01:58. > :02:06.as they fight to stay afloat on their local High Street.
:02:07. > :02:08.Next, cases of fly-tipping in one part of Leicestershire
:02:09. > :02:12.have more than doubled in the last three years.
:02:13. > :02:14.Now the Country Land and Business Association is calling
:02:15. > :02:19.for stiffer penalties to be introduced, including prison.
:02:20. > :02:22.Victoria Hicks spent the day with Harborough District
:02:23. > :02:30.Three days of illegally dumped rubbish collected in Harborough.
:02:31. > :02:33.Today it was temporarily tipped onto Welland Park in the town
:02:34. > :02:37.to show how big a problem fly-tipping has become.
:02:38. > :02:40.We are getting reports that fly-tipping over the last two
:02:41. > :02:45.or three years is just increasing and we really want to tackle it.
:02:46. > :02:49.We want to raise awareness about what local residents can do.
:02:50. > :02:52.We also want to send a message to those who do
:02:53. > :02:55.fly-tip that it is a crime, it is illegal, and we
:02:56. > :03:00.Already the issue there have been 300 cases of fly-tipping
:03:01. > :03:07.The District Council does not believe the introduction of tip
:03:08. > :03:12.We've discovered that the fly-tip that we do pick up, the vast
:03:13. > :03:17.So that when people have their mattresses or settees,
:03:18. > :03:24.Don't just dump them on the roadside where it is a spoil
:03:25. > :03:27.But people are dumping their rubbish.
:03:28. > :03:30.A mile and a half down this country picturesque country lane
:03:31. > :03:43.All of this can be disposed of at a local household waste site.
:03:44. > :03:45.There are the items that we deal with day-in and day-out.
:03:46. > :03:49.This costs us time and money and it is an eyesore.
:03:50. > :03:52.The Country Land and Business Association says that local
:03:53. > :03:56.authorities need to prosecute more offenders and the fines
:03:57. > :04:00.When they actually do the fly-tipping fines,
:04:01. > :04:03.they are under ?1,000 and it is costing our members
:04:04. > :04:06.and people who own land more money to clear up the fly-tipping
:04:07. > :04:12.This load was dumped last night at the side of the road.
:04:13. > :04:14.The council is urging people to report any
:04:15. > :04:26.Police in Derby have released CCTV footage of the moment
:04:27. > :04:30.a pedestrian was struck by a car in an apparent hit-and-run incident.
:04:31. > :04:33.They say the 47-year-old man was crossing Boyer Street
:04:34. > :04:38.in the city on the evening of 23rd September, when a black car
:04:39. > :04:42.He suffered a fractured shoulder and facial injuries.
:04:43. > :04:48.Officers are appealing for witnesses.
:04:49. > :04:50.More than 1,000 people travelled to Westminster from Nottingham today
:04:51. > :04:53.It was called Nottingham in Parliament Day .
:04:54. > :04:56.Business leaders, sports people and school children went to London
:04:57. > :05:10.Here's our Political Editor, Tony Roe.
:05:11. > :05:16.The news at Westminster today was dominated by the expansion of
:05:17. > :05:19.Heathrow Airport, but also creating a buzz was the city of Nottingham
:05:20. > :05:24.and Nottinghamshire as a county. It and Nottinghamshire as a county. It
:05:25. > :05:29.is all down to the University of Nottingham staging the state
:05:30. > :05:33.dredging courage investment. They had 45 different events. There is
:05:34. > :05:39.normally one of them each time a constituency stage is something.
:05:40. > :05:41.This was 45 events over nine hours. Simon Ward has been getting the
:05:42. > :05:44.feeling of what has been going on. He is trying to persuade the rich
:05:45. > :05:48.to invest in Nottinghamshire. The University of Nottingham led
:05:49. > :05:50.many events in and around Robin Hood helped remind people
:05:51. > :05:54.about his city and county. Robin Hood always stood up
:05:55. > :05:57.for the people of Nottingham. But today, we've got an entire train
:05:58. > :06:00.load of people who are here saying, We've got past,
:06:01. > :06:05.we've a great future. Children from Bluebell Hill School
:06:06. > :06:08.in Nottingham helped Conservative and Labour to battle each other,
:06:09. > :06:14.but with common cause. 45 different events from Nottingham
:06:15. > :06:16.down to Parliament, plus some fresh ideas too, to make sure that nobody
:06:17. > :06:19.in the whole of Westminster and the Government can be an unaware
:06:20. > :06:22.of how great Nottingham We need to sell ourselves
:06:23. > :06:31.to the country make sure people are aware of our sporting heritage,
:06:32. > :06:33.our great universities. It's a good place to do business
:06:34. > :06:36.and a great place to visit The new man taking the job
:06:37. > :06:40.of marketing says they are not worried about the sporting success
:06:41. > :06:42.and historical interest In bringing the story of Nottingham
:06:43. > :06:48.to Parliament, to the corridors of power, it's quite
:06:49. > :06:52.a momentous occasion. The reaction we've had today
:06:53. > :07:05.from various invitees and attendees Could you tell me some of the
:07:06. > :07:11.serious discussions that have gone on today, will they make a
:07:12. > :07:15.difference? I think they will. We had a forum this morning based on
:07:16. > :07:19.the 'Midlands Engine', which is a new initiative to try to drive
:07:20. > :07:23.economic growth in the Midlands. The Midlands is the second-biggest
:07:24. > :07:28.region outside London and the south-east in the UK. Bigger than
:07:29. > :07:31.the northern powerhouse, twice the size of Scotland. We are the second
:07:32. > :07:33.biggest city in the 'Midlands Engine'. We need to help to power
:07:34. > :07:40.about. -- power that. Nottingham's preparing to welcome
:07:41. > :07:42.Prince Harry tomorrow. It will be his third official
:07:43. > :07:44.Royal visit to the city The Prince set up an inner-city
:07:45. > :07:49.youth project that is tackling gang violence in St Ann s,
:07:50. > :07:51.and tomorrow he's going back there. Our Social Affairs correspondent
:07:52. > :07:54.Jeremy Ball has been finding out how From dancing and from
:07:55. > :08:01.rapping to acting. These young performers are all part
:08:02. > :08:03.of Prince Harry's It was set up after the Prince
:08:04. > :08:08.made his first visit Since then he has made a number
:08:09. > :08:15.of private trips back. He has taken such a close
:08:16. > :08:17.interest that he knows With diverting these
:08:18. > :08:39.children from certain paths Obviously there's the risk
:08:40. > :08:43.of gangs, violence, drugs. I can literally see
:08:44. > :08:46.myself in these children. So this allows me to work
:08:47. > :08:48.using my interests and life experiences and pass
:08:49. > :08:50.that on to someone else. So we're creating these activities,
:08:51. > :08:52.music, sports or drama. For those who engage in that,
:08:53. > :08:56.put their effort and talent in that # You came on a journey
:08:57. > :08:59.from a foreign land. At the studio, they're preparing
:09:00. > :09:01.to demonstrate those talents when Prince Harry
:09:02. > :09:03.comes back tomorrow. Most likely show him bits
:09:04. > :09:09.of musical compositions. I've got together and showcasing
:09:10. > :09:11.some of my emceeing. It's someone from the Royal family
:09:12. > :09:16.coming to invest in communities It's like it's not just big for me,
:09:17. > :09:23.it's big for Nottingham as a whole. Prince Harry is also going to see
:09:24. > :09:25.rehearsals for what they're This musical being performed
:09:26. > :09:33.in Nottingham next month with a gritty message designed
:09:34. > :09:40.to give Saint Ann's a better future. So, it's goodbye from me, but
:09:41. > :09:54.with your weather now here's Kaye. Not too bad tomorrow. We will see
:09:55. > :09:58.some sunshine again. We have had to more weather over the last couple of
:09:59. > :10:05.days with misty and murky mornings. Eventually we did get to see some
:10:06. > :10:09.lovely sunshine. It has been a bit on the chilly side, thanks to you
:10:10. > :10:13.straight winds. We are finally ditching blows cold easterly winds,
:10:14. > :10:20.replacing them with mild south-westerly winds. Over the next
:10:21. > :10:23.few days will be largely dry. We have seen the cloud increasing again
:10:24. > :10:27.through the latter part of the afternoon and into the evening. We
:10:28. > :10:32.will keep that for most of the night. Some mist and fog will reform
:10:33. > :10:36.during the night, mainly in the South. The main change tonight
:10:37. > :10:43.disciple feel, not as cold as last night. It will stay at 910 degrees
:10:44. > :10:46.in the town centres, seven or 8 degrees in rural spots. Quite a
:10:47. > :10:50.murky start again tomorrow. The wimple picked up through tomorrow,
:10:51. > :10:55.breaking up the cloud and clearing the mist. We will get some sunshine
:10:56. > :11:00.later on in the day. It will be a milder day with the maximum
:11:01. > :11:00.temperature of 14 or 15 Celsius. Here is the
:11:01. > :11:05.settled and on the mild side. Nick now has all the national weather.
:11:06. > :11:13.Hello. Autumn is the season of change, most noticeably with those
:11:14. > :11:15.autumn colours on display today in Buckinghamshire, as photographed by
:11:16. > :11:18.one of our weather watchers. Always helps when there is blue sky above.
:11:19. > :11:21.Our weather is always changing regardless of the season. One of
:11:22. > :11:26.those changes is taking place, we are losing last week's Easterly
:11:27. > :11:30.winds and now a westerly wind. That means it's turning milder by day and
:11:31. > :11:34.night but it does mean the return of Atlantic weather fronts, especially
:11:35. > :11:39.to north-western parts of the UK. The reason, high pressure in Germany
:11:40. > :11:42.and low pressure Iceland. Here is the first of those weather fronts
:11:43. > :11:46.for Scotland and Northern Ireland through the night, the first part of
:11:47. > :11:49.tomorrow. There isn't a huge amount of rain associated with this. Could
:11:50. > :11:52.see rain over the hills of northern England and Wales as the night goes
:11:53. > :11:57.on. The odd shower clipping Sussex and Kent. A lot of dry weather for
:11:58. > :12:01.England and Wales. It's mild here, it's milder across the northern half
:12:02. > :12:02.of Britain compared with last night. But the further south you