:00:11. > :00:12.And now the news for the East Midlands, I'm Dominic Heale.
:00:13. > :00:17.Charity shops say they're having to boost security
:00:18. > :00:20.following a spate of break-ins over the last few weeks.
:00:21. > :00:23.One shop in Leicestershire's been targeted seven times.
:00:24. > :00:25.Another was attacked twice in one day.
:00:26. > :00:27.It's thought some burglars are returning to carry
:00:28. > :00:30.out further raids - with the damage and losses running
:00:31. > :00:42.The CCTV shows raiders breaking into the Wigston Air Ambulance
:00:43. > :00:43.shop early on Saturday, looking for cash.
:00:44. > :00:46.One of them then takes a torch and comes straight down
:00:47. > :00:53.They see that the safe is open with no money in,
:00:54. > :00:55.and because the alarm is still sounding, they very
:00:56. > :01:01.It is the shop's seventh recent raid, with four in last two months.
:01:02. > :01:05.Now it is having to divert thousands of pounds from saving
:01:06. > :01:12.For this to happen so many times is really, really
:01:13. > :01:20.Each mission we do costs around ?1,700.
:01:21. > :01:23.We want to invest our hard work and money into that as opposed
:01:24. > :01:25.to having to turn the shop into such a secure place.
:01:26. > :01:27.Across Leicester, at Age UK, burglers there struck twice
:01:28. > :01:30.on Monday, damaging the shop, breaking the till and even helping
:01:31. > :01:40.Our whole purpose is supporting people who are very vulnerable.
:01:41. > :01:42.By breaking in, they have damaged us, really.
:01:43. > :01:49.It is a lot of money to lose, money that be going into services.
:01:50. > :01:51.In Nottingham, this charity furniture shop was targeted three
:01:52. > :01:57.times in three weeks over Christmas and New Year.
:01:58. > :01:59.As well as stealing cash and electrical items,
:02:00. > :02:03.the raiders smashed up offices and broke a water tank.
:02:04. > :02:06.The overall damage was more than ?10,000.
:02:07. > :02:09.I don't know where some charity shops are seen as a soft touch.
:02:10. > :02:12.There's a sense that, well, you don't pay for your stock.
:02:13. > :02:19.The value is, what we're doing is saving people's lives.
:02:20. > :02:22.Police say they are investigating the raids but for these shops,
:02:23. > :02:27.there's now an appeal for more gifts and fundraising.
:02:28. > :02:33.Earlier, I spoke to Robin Osterley, the chief executive
:02:34. > :02:37.And I asked him whether charity shops are an easy target
:02:38. > :02:45.No, I don't think they're an easier target than any other
:02:46. > :02:46.retail establishment, to be honest.
:02:47. > :02:49.It might be that there are some people out there who think,
:02:50. > :02:51.charities, soft and fluffy, but actually, these charity
:02:52. > :02:53.shops are, by and large, incredibly professionally run.
:02:54. > :02:56.And it is certainly not the case that they are slack on security
:02:57. > :03:02.or any of those other things that you might think.
:03:03. > :03:06.But when security is breached, it is obviously very,
:03:07. > :03:11.Yes, and it is bad news right across the spectrum of bad news,
:03:12. > :03:20.Not only does it have a major impact on them financially,
:03:21. > :03:22.they might lose important stock which they could otherwise sell.
:03:23. > :03:24.Their insurance premiums might go up.
:03:25. > :03:27.But, crucially, there is the sapping effect that it has on the morale
:03:28. > :03:29.of staff and volunteers that is so dispiriting.
:03:30. > :03:32.Volunteers are giving of their time and effort and enthusiasm to support
:03:33. > :03:38.charities and society as a whole in so doing.
:03:39. > :03:40.It is really depressing when someone comes along
:03:41. > :03:50.Takes away from society and takes the profits away from the charity.
:03:51. > :03:54.That is a real shame as far as staff and volunteers are concerned.
:03:55. > :03:55.OK, Robin Osterley, thank you very much indeed.
:03:56. > :03:58.The retailer Wilko has been fined ?2.2 million
:03:59. > :04:01.at Leicester Crown Court after a worker was left
:04:02. > :04:04.Corisande Collins from Glenfield was 20 at the time of
:04:05. > :04:08.She was moving a metal cage, which was overloaded with paint,
:04:09. > :04:11.She was crushed and suffered a fractured spine.
:04:12. > :04:15.Wilko admitted failing to ensure proper health and safety.
:04:16. > :04:23.The outcome of the case was welcomed by the family.
:04:24. > :04:26.I think it has obviously been very difficult because she was extremely
:04:27. > :04:29.young when this happened, but I think they feel that the end
:04:30. > :04:31.of the criminal case will help her in her rehabilitation.
:04:32. > :04:37.She has been remarkable in the way that she has
:04:38. > :04:46.Derby City Council has denied claims it's cancelling the city's annual
:04:47. > :04:50.The authority has confirmed that the parade will take place this
:04:51. > :04:52.year, despite reports suggesting that it'd become the latest
:04:53. > :04:55.The council says it'll make an "important announcement"
:04:56. > :04:57.about future spending on leisure, culture and arts in Derby
:04:58. > :05:08.The NHS in Leicestershire is urging patients to help themselves
:05:09. > :05:10.as they try to ease the pressure on the city's hospitals.
:05:11. > :05:13.Among a raft of measures, families are being shown how
:05:14. > :05:15.to perform injections so that patients can be
:05:16. > :05:25.Such is the severe strain at the Leicester Royal Infirmary,
:05:26. > :05:27.it has raised its status to the highest level by declaring
:05:28. > :05:36.Yesterday, over 600 people sought treatment there.
:05:37. > :05:44.The A unit was built for 50 beds, but at times there are 100 patients,
:05:45. > :05:48.They need to be admitted but there aren't the beds.
:05:49. > :05:58.Now, to get the hospital moving again, patients who no longer need
:05:59. > :06:01.to see a doctor are being encouraged to go home and to do injections,
:06:02. > :06:03.for example, for things like diabetes, themselves.
:06:04. > :06:05.Other patients might be moved to care homes
:06:06. > :06:09.None of these measures are new but NHS bosses
:06:10. > :06:12.want to remind the public about them as they try and ease the pressure.
:06:13. > :06:19.We really want to get the message clear to people that rather
:06:20. > :06:23.than stay in hospital for a month or so while you wait for a long-term
:06:24. > :06:24.placement to become available, actually stepping down
:06:25. > :06:26.to a short-term placement to continue recovery
:06:27. > :06:35.And it also helps the Acute Hospital to release a bed for someone
:06:36. > :06:37.who is really seriously ill and needs that bed.
:06:38. > :06:42.She helps teach people how to do their own injections
:06:43. > :06:48.Patients have a range of usually long-term conditions.
:06:49. > :06:50.For example, patients with diabetes that need support
:06:51. > :06:51.with their management of their diabetes.
:06:52. > :06:53.We have patients with wounds, all sorts of wounds.
:06:54. > :06:57.We have patients with pressure area problems.
:06:58. > :07:04.As people continue to arrive at A needing to be admitted,
:07:05. > :07:09.the pressure on Leicester's hospitals shows no signs of easing.
:07:10. > :07:14.Work's begun on a major new rail freight interchange
:07:15. > :07:16.on the Derbyshire-Leicestershire border, which should create over
:07:17. > :07:22.Residents in some villages close to the development say
:07:23. > :07:25.However, people in nearby Kegworth are delighted.
:07:26. > :07:28.They'll finally get the bypass they've been wanting for 80 years.
:07:29. > :07:39.The planes, and local councillor Trevor Pendleton,
:07:40. > :07:41.show me how close this new development will be
:07:42. > :07:44.In the distance, ground breaking has begun on this huge
:07:45. > :07:49.You feel that this is a very good development because it will bring
:07:50. > :07:54.In this climate at the moment, with employment as it is,
:07:55. > :08:05.The East Midlands Gateway will cover 700 acres with 6 million square
:08:06. > :08:09.900 people will build it, 7,000 will work there, plus another
:08:10. > :08:16.The rail freight terminal, taking 16 trains a day,
:08:17. > :08:20.The developers will build, at last, a bypass to take
:08:21. > :08:24.I think it is very sad for the village.
:08:25. > :08:27.I think it could be better for traffic but it might hurt some
:08:28. > :08:32.The sooner the better. It is about time.
:08:33. > :08:37.1935, I think, they were calling for it.
:08:38. > :08:40.But not everyone is happy with the great gateway.
:08:41. > :08:43.Many villagers in Lockington and Hemington have fought the plans.
:08:44. > :08:46.I think it will impact on everyone round here because the amount
:08:47. > :08:49.of traffic that will come in, the people who are going to be
:08:50. > :08:51.building the thing, the people who will apparently be working here,
:08:52. > :08:54.there will be lorries coming in and out, people trying
:08:55. > :09:00.Like it or loathe it, the gateway should be up and running
:09:01. > :09:06.Notts County Football Club has a new owner.
:09:07. > :09:09.The deal enabling local businessman Alan Hardy to buy the Magpies
:09:10. > :09:14.After a long negotiation, the most recent owner,
:09:15. > :09:18.Alan Hardy, a businessman who owns the Nottinghamshire Golf club
:09:19. > :09:20.and runs office fitters, the Paragon Group,
:09:21. > :09:24.And he's already said there will be an announcement
:09:25. > :09:34.So, it's goodbye from me, but with your weather now, here's Sara.
:09:35. > :09:39.It is called me tonight but are continuing with that quite drunk
:09:40. > :09:44.north-westerly wind. They should prevent a frost but there is a
:09:45. > :09:48.weather warning in supplying for tomorrow and the Chans was seeing
:09:49. > :09:51.some snow. Not only from wintry showers coming from the north but
:09:52. > :09:55.also from some rain moving in from the south as well. This was captured
:09:56. > :09:59.earlier today when the Skystrator Breitner times in Bamford. Thank you
:10:00. > :10:06.to one of our Weather Watchers for that. -- earlier today when this guy
:10:07. > :10:13.tried to brighten at times in Bamford. In the early hours, there
:10:14. > :10:23.is a stronger likelihood of showers coming wintry. Tomorrow morning,
:10:24. > :10:26.Cheryl started in case. You could see since now in the Peak District
:10:27. > :10:29.and in North Nottinghamshire for a time. This area of rain starts to
:10:30. > :10:33.move in and could actually cause some problems. It might sink further
:10:34. > :10:41.south was but it could come for the North as well. Until it starts to
:10:42. > :10:45.pull away, we could start to see it at lower levels and are built as
:10:46. > :10:48.well. That is a big problem first thing on Friday morning if you are
:10:49. > :10:53.setting off early. In addition, another little area of rain could in
:10:54. > :10:56.some snow first on Friday. Things gradually start to climb down again
:10:57. > :10:57.over the weekend and it is a little bit more settled by Saturday. I will
:10:58. > :11:02.leave you with the potentially leading us into a chilly
:11:03. > :11:03.start to the weekend. Time for the national weather prospects if you
:11:04. > :11:11.are on the move. Good evening, a lot going on with
:11:12. > :11:14.the weather in the next few days, numerous weather warnings in for so
:11:15. > :11:18.buried in mind if you have travel plans. Lots of isobars on the chart
:11:19. > :11:21.overnight which means it will be windy for all. The strongest winds
:11:22. > :11:25.in Scotland, lots of wintry showers with snow getting down to
:11:26. > :11:29.increasingly low levels and some wintry showers in Northern Ireland
:11:30. > :11:32.and northern England. A cold night for Northern England, particularly
:11:33. > :11:37.in more rural spots, frosty and I see for some and some of the snow
:11:38. > :11:39.really blowing around over higher ground in Scotland. Strong wind and
:11:40. > :11:43.further snow to take us into tomorrow. It may well make for some
:11:44. > :11:48.tricky travelling conditions. The forecast for tomorrow in the
:11:49. > :11:49.southern half of the UK's quite tricky. We have got mild air bumping