:00:11. > :00:12.And now, the news for the East Midlands.
:00:13. > :00:19.We'll be live in Madrid later as Leicester's Champions League
:00:20. > :00:23.But first, two teenage boys have been sent to juvenile prison
:00:24. > :00:25.after a roof-top stand-off in Nottingham last week.
:00:26. > :00:30.the youths began to throw bricks and tiles at the police.
:00:31. > :00:33.Residents had to leave their homes to ensure their safety.
:00:34. > :00:39.This was the scene that greeted riot police when they arrived in
:00:40. > :00:42.Cloister Street in Nottingham last Wednesday morning.
:00:43. > :00:44.Bricks and tiles were being thrown from a nearby rooftop.
:00:45. > :00:47.Cars were smashed with windscreens broken
:00:48. > :00:55.Some residents were evacuated, others unable to leave
:00:56. > :00:59.It was frustrating and clearly, it does
:01:00. > :01:01.have a wider impact across the city.
:01:02. > :01:03.Because whilst resources are deployed at that particular
:01:04. > :01:06.incident, it means they're not deployed elsewhere.
:01:07. > :01:08.As I say, our objective at the time was to keep
:01:09. > :01:11.people safe and the resources that were deployed there were done so
:01:12. > :01:14.Today, the two 16-year-olds, who can't be named
:01:15. > :01:17.because of their age, were sentenced
:01:18. > :01:20.to a total of 45 months in prison after pleading guilty to affray
:01:21. > :01:24.One of the youths also pleaded guilty to
:01:25. > :01:27.handling stolen goods, and the other pleaded
:01:28. > :01:32.Back in Cloister Street, and some of the damage
:01:33. > :01:36.Residents said the incident was frightening.
:01:37. > :01:39.They were throwing chimney pots and stuff off
:01:40. > :01:44.One of them hit a car, hit the windscreen, destroyed that.
:01:45. > :01:47.When the bricks started flying, and the slates,
:01:48. > :01:49.I thought, what on earth is going on?
:01:50. > :01:51.I've lived here all my life and I have
:01:52. > :01:55.The police told us to move our car and van.
:01:56. > :01:58.And then we had to move that, and within about three
:01:59. > :02:00.or four minutes of that, we start having roof tiles,
:02:01. > :02:05.we had roof tiles bouncing off the streets.
:02:06. > :02:07.The youths will have to serve half their sentence before they
:02:08. > :02:11.But police are keen to stress that incidents
:02:12. > :02:20.A Derbyshire-based company has become one of the first
:02:21. > :02:24.in the country to allow a member of staff on its board.
:02:25. > :02:28.The Shirebrook firm Sports Direct made the move in the wake of strong
:02:29. > :02:32.criticism from unions and MPs over its treatment of staff.
:02:33. > :02:35.Here's our political editor Tony Roe.
:02:36. > :02:39.In the Derbyshire HQ at Shirebrook, news of his appointment was
:02:40. > :02:45.30-year-old Alex Balacki normally runs a store in Devon.
:02:46. > :02:51.He started out doing a Saturday job about 13 years ago.
:02:52. > :02:54.Now, he will be on the board and have the ear of Mike Ashley.
:02:55. > :02:56.It is something that Mike has wanted to do
:02:57. > :02:59.And we are doing it, unveiling him, today.
:03:00. > :03:07.This has always really positive for me, being rewarded for
:03:08. > :03:09.what I do, and I'm proud of what I do.
:03:10. > :03:11.And what can you do over the next year?
:03:12. > :03:14.I just hope to make some differences, but I don't know,
:03:15. > :03:18.I'm going to be taking all the opinions of the
:03:19. > :03:20.staff and bringing that to the board meetings.
:03:21. > :03:24.Sports Direct were subjected to an expose about working
:03:25. > :03:25.conditions, particularly at its distribution centre.
:03:26. > :03:27.A Parliamentary investigation led MPs to conclude it
:03:28. > :03:32.Things have changed since then, money paid back,
:03:33. > :03:34.no "six strikes and you're out of a job" for
:03:35. > :03:40.Now, a place for a worker representing 23,000 staff
:03:41. > :03:44.Do you think you will be listened to?
:03:45. > :03:51.And I know the board of directors will,
:03:52. > :03:54.And they are all excited about Alex joining.
:03:55. > :03:57.Clearly, Sports Direct wants to improve its public image and
:03:58. > :04:01.believes that having a worker on the board of directors will go
:04:02. > :04:06.But the unions have dismissed this plan
:04:07. > :04:09.What they want is union representation,
:04:10. > :04:12.in the warehouse and in the shops.
:04:13. > :04:15.Unite, the union, says Sports Direct should be
:04:16. > :04:18.moving agency staff onto a permanent contract.
:04:19. > :04:20.The company says talks about talks with unions
:04:21. > :04:28.It's all change on our high streets,
:04:29. > :04:33.The finance firm PWC says traditional shops,
:04:34. > :04:36.especially fashion retailers, are closing but other
:04:37. > :04:42.Geeta Pendse has been finding out more.
:04:43. > :04:46.Obviously, they come in three mg and six mg.
:04:47. > :04:48.The fastest-growing retail sector in the East Midlands, the
:04:49. > :04:51.popularity of vaping has seen a rise in tobacconists
:04:52. > :04:58.estate agents, health clubs and
:04:59. > :05:06.That is according to research by PWC.
:05:07. > :05:08.It is a different picture for fashions shops, with department
:05:09. > :05:11.stores and women's clothing hardest-hit.
:05:12. > :05:16.In 2016, 353 shops close across the East Midlands.
:05:17. > :05:20.That is the equivalent of almost one every day.
:05:21. > :05:22.That compares with 289 opening, which is a net reduction
:05:23. > :05:29.The overall trend is still that stores are closing, and that is
:05:30. > :05:33.as consumers continue to move online to shop on the Internet.
:05:34. > :05:35.But actually, the East Midlands is doing better
:05:36. > :05:38.And I think that reflects the strength of
:05:39. > :05:48.They are making it so easy, though, aren't they?
:05:49. > :05:52.Because you don't really need to leave your home.
:05:53. > :05:57.A lot of big stores have been replaced
:05:58. > :05:58.by large fitness centres and new gyms.
:05:59. > :06:01.They seem to be taking the weight of more leisure
:06:02. > :06:02.activities rather than sort of retail and shopping.
:06:03. > :06:05.When it comes our cities, Leicester continues to
:06:06. > :06:09.Derby, however, has seen the highest number
:06:10. > :06:16.We've got a really strong, independent retail sector in Derby.
:06:17. > :06:19.The Cathedral Quarter won the best British high street
:06:20. > :06:27.The Intu centre is doing incredibly well.
:06:28. > :06:30.The research shows a buoyant economy in the East Midlands,
:06:31. > :06:32.but there is no doubt the growth of online shopping and
:06:33. > :06:35.changing consumer trends is radically changing the way we use
:06:36. > :06:46.Scientists studying lung conditions have taken part in developing
:06:47. > :06:50.a phone app for asthma sufferers, to help them manage their condition.
:06:51. > :06:53.A team from the Nottingham Respiratory Research Unit,
:06:54. > :06:55.based at the University of Nottingham, worked
:06:56. > :06:58.with a leading pharmaceutical company to create the app.
:06:59. > :07:01.Called MyAsthma, it allows people to record
:07:02. > :07:05.information about what seems to trigger their problems.
:07:06. > :07:07.Carers can also use it to log up to five
:07:08. > :07:13.Developing something that helps people understand their asthma
:07:14. > :07:19.triggers, improve their knowledge of their asthma and allows them to
:07:20. > :07:22.provide information for their asthma nurse or their GP is a real step
:07:23. > :07:26.forward to improve asthma control in these people.
:07:27. > :07:29.where Leicester City's progress in the Champions League
:07:30. > :07:34.is left on a knife-edge after a 1-0 defeat.
:07:35. > :07:45.Natalie Jackson is at the Stadium Visente Calderon.
:07:46. > :07:52.far from downhearted, proud of their far from downhearted, proud of their
:07:53. > :08:00.team who battled hard to stay in this tie. After all, the other team
:08:01. > :08:04.had been in this competition twice in the last three years and
:08:05. > :08:09.Leicester City were only undone by a controversial penalty.
:08:10. > :08:15.The players and the replays suggested otherwise.
:08:16. > :08:18.After being under pressure for most of the first half-hour, it was a
:08:19. > :08:21.Leicester were defending well, and as the game
:08:22. > :08:25.went on, even created their own chances, however slim.
:08:26. > :08:27.But mostly, it was about stopping the Spanish
:08:28. > :08:30.team and staying in the tie whatever it took.
:08:31. > :08:31.At the final whistle, a defensive job,
:08:32. > :08:41.The police say Leicester fans were involved in acts of vandalism.
:08:42. > :08:44.Supporters say the police badly overreacted.
:08:45. > :08:46.The trip to Madrid has been a harsh one.
:08:47. > :09:07.In the press conference, the manager has just said that, we were
:09:08. > :09:11.definitely hard done by when the penalty was given. With that sense
:09:12. > :09:20.of injustice and a noisy home crowd, back at the stadium in six days'
:09:21. > :09:24.time, the European dream could still be alive.
:09:25. > :09:26.Last-minute preparations are being made at Leicester Cathedral ahead
:09:27. > :09:29.A team of florists have decorated the building with hundreds
:09:30. > :09:31.of flowers and security checks are being made.
:09:32. > :09:33.The Queen will take part in the Maundy service,
:09:34. > :09:35.traditionally celebrated on the Thursday before Easter.
:09:36. > :09:38.Her Majesty will give 91 local men and women Maundy money.
:09:39. > :09:40.Thousands of people are expected in the city and organisers
:09:41. > :09:42.are warning that some roads will be closed.
:09:43. > :09:46.So, it's goodbye from me - but with your weather now,
:09:47. > :10:01.We have if feud is a typical spring weather ahead. Some rain, some
:10:02. > :10:05.showers, but also some sunnier spells. Thank you to our weather
:10:06. > :10:08.watchers for sending in those pictures. Still a bit of a tussle
:10:09. > :10:16.between high pressure to the south and low to the north. Likely to
:10:17. > :10:20.bring some showroom rain. As with the -- as we look at the detail over
:10:21. > :10:25.the next few days, some queries skies, temperatures will fall over
:10:26. > :10:32.broad areas in the cities, temperatures of around six Celsius.
:10:33. > :10:39.The day will clear tomorrow, we'll see if you showers over the region.
:10:40. > :10:43.Temperatures around 12 Celsius, likely to feel a little chilly with
:10:44. > :10:47.the westerly breeze. As we look ahead to Friday, a bit of a messy
:10:48. > :10:54.picture. We have some showers in the mix, highs around 12 Celsius and
:10:55. > :11:01.going towards Easter, a springtime mix of sunshine and showers on the
:11:02. > :11:01.way. I will review with the outlook, next up,
:11:02. > :11:11.Brighter on Saturday but cloud again on Sunday. Here is Tomasz.
:11:12. > :11:12.Good evening. The weather in the run-up to
:11:13. > :11:15.Christmas... Easter!