:00:15. > :00:16.And now the news for the East Midlands.
:00:17. > :00:21.First tonight, the snap election on June the 8th will throw
:00:22. > :00:23.the spotlight onto the East Midlands once again as a key
:00:24. > :00:27.In a moment, I'll be talking to our reporter Navtej Johal,
:00:28. > :00:29.who's been getting reaction in our most marginal seat.
:00:30. > :00:32.But first, this is how the political map looks now -
:00:33. > :00:33.Two years ago, the Conservatives took 18
:00:34. > :00:36.parts of the countryside, while Labour's power lies
:00:37. > :00:39.in the cities and former mining areas, with 14 MPs.
:00:40. > :00:50.The Lib-Dems failed to make an impression.
:00:51. > :00:52.On the streets of Nottingham and Leicester today,
:00:53. > :00:55.people gave their reaction to the unexpected election news.
:00:56. > :01:02.Well, I think it's about time we had one.
:01:03. > :01:07.I didn't think there would be one so soon.
:01:08. > :01:09.I just read one headline that said, a snap annihilation
:01:10. > :01:12.That's probably what they're going with.
:01:13. > :01:18.One vote is one vote and to go through it all again
:01:19. > :01:20.is going to confuse people, so I think it shouldn't
:01:21. > :01:25.Everybody in their lives, they need change.
:01:26. > :01:31.I don't think it was the right action.
:01:32. > :01:51.Unless she felt as a leader but she didn't actually have the support
:01:52. > :01:52.from the country that she felt that she had to do that.
:01:53. > :01:56.I've only just seen it on the train so it's a bit of a shock.
:01:57. > :02:02.I thought she was only here for the long haul to get Brexit over and
:02:03. > :02:05.Anyone that was leading anything, a business or a country,
:02:06. > :02:08.would want to have a mandate and I think that's
:02:09. > :02:10.Well, she wasn't really elected, was she?
:02:11. > :02:14.She was put in there, so this will show how popular she is.
:02:15. > :02:19.I voted for Brexit and I will vote again.
:02:20. > :02:25.I think it's a really good tactic and it's a guaranteed win, isn't it?
:02:26. > :02:27.The Prime Minister's announcement seems to have caught
:02:28. > :02:34.After she repeatedly said it was not an option,
:02:35. > :02:36.she's changed her mind and it is now happening.
:02:37. > :02:39.Navtej Johal has been looking at the reaction of some
:02:40. > :02:42.of our MPs and you've also been to the most marginal
:02:43. > :02:46.Derby North was not only the most marginal seat
:02:47. > :02:47.in the East Midlands, but the most marginal
:02:48. > :02:51.Two years ago, the Conservatives' Amanda Solloway beat the Labour
:02:52. > :02:54.incumbent Chris Williamson by just 41 votes -
:02:55. > :02:56.it was so tightly contested that it took three
:02:57. > :03:05.I went to two very different parts of her constituency to see how
:03:06. > :03:07.people would be voting this time round.
:03:08. > :03:09.Whoever puts forward remain, I'll be voting for them.
:03:10. > :03:11.So Brexit has affected the way you would vote?
:03:12. > :03:16.Well, I'm a Labour voter, but I quite like Theresa May.
:03:17. > :03:21.I probably used to vote Conservative, but now I'd
:03:22. > :03:33.It's just a lifelong, family tradition.
:03:34. > :03:35.I normally vote Conservative and I'll
:03:36. > :03:41.I'm one of those that I'll have to do my
:03:42. > :03:47.Well, Amanda Solloway was in London at a photo call for the marathon
:03:48. > :03:54.earlier today when she heard the news about the election.
:03:55. > :03:57.Well, I hadn't expected it this morning, I have to say.
:03:58. > :03:59.And then, now that I'm hearing about this
:04:00. > :04:01.general election, I can really understand why it's happening.
:04:02. > :04:04.At the moment, economically, the country is doing great.
:04:05. > :04:06.There are lots of good things happening in education.
:04:07. > :04:08.One of the things that I am really driving is
:04:09. > :04:13.And I feel that we are doing more now than we ever have done.
:04:14. > :04:16.So I actually feel that there is a lot is being done by the
:04:17. > :04:19.Government and I am very, very hopeful that we will increase our
:04:20. > :04:22.My majority in my constituency is 41.
:04:23. > :04:26.I've always had a really simple philosophy that all I
:04:27. > :04:31.And I thought it was going to be five years, now two so far.
:04:32. > :04:40.And we will now find out on June 8th whether I have done enough
:04:41. > :04:44.And any reactions from some of our other MPs?
:04:45. > :04:46.Well, it's certainly come as a surprise and
:04:47. > :04:50.On social media, Anna Soubry the Broxtowe Conservative called
:04:51. > :04:53.the Prime Minister's decision brave and principled.
:04:54. > :04:56.And she said winning the General election would give the PM a mandate
:04:57. > :04:57.she needs for the Brexit negotiations.
:04:58. > :05:00.On the other hand, Lilian Greenwood called it a chance to,
:05:01. > :05:03.quote, "Kick out this lousy Tory Government."
:05:04. > :05:06."Bring it on," says the Labour MP for Nottingham South.
:05:07. > :05:08.And Jon Ashworth, the Shadow Health Secretary
:05:09. > :05:12.a text which indicates that Labour want to campaign on far more
:05:13. > :05:14.than Brexit - the NHS, providing every child with the very
:05:15. > :05:21.best education, and building the economy.
:05:22. > :05:23.There's uncertainty over which of our MPs will decide
:05:24. > :05:29.There's much interest in Rushcliffe's Ken Clarke,
:05:30. > :05:35.He said he'd stand down in 2020, but the election has come
:05:36. > :05:37.early and the Rushcliffe seat survives being carved up
:05:38. > :05:45.in proposed boundary changes, which won't now go ahead.
:05:46. > :05:48.We'll be hearing from more candidates in the coming days
:05:49. > :05:51.and weeks, but if it passes the vote in the House of Commons tomorrow,
:05:52. > :05:54.the election will be just seven weeks away.
:05:55. > :05:59.A Derby man has admitted seven sex offences, including
:06:00. > :06:02.Ilija High from Chaddesden pleaded guilty to attacking three
:06:03. > :06:04.women in Spondon and Darley Abbey, between September 2014
:06:05. > :06:08.The 23-year-old will be back in front of the Crown Court again
:06:09. > :06:16.in June and has been told to expect a significant sentence.
:06:17. > :06:18.A Nottinghamshire family have been speaking about their escape
:06:19. > :06:22.Two crews were called to the blaze in Eastwood
:06:23. > :06:24.Everyone in the property managed to escape,
:06:25. > :06:27.but the house is un-inhabitable, because of smoke damage.
:06:28. > :06:37.The Fire Service believes it began with an electrical fault.
:06:38. > :06:41.I was just watching telly with my kids and we started to smell
:06:42. > :06:58.I just saw it sparking and popping and I just got the kids out and ran
:06:59. > :07:03.them up to my friend's house and I came back and it was ablaze.
:07:04. > :07:06.Onto football and Leicester City's dream of making the Champions League
:07:07. > :07:11.They drew 1-1 with Athletico Madrid at the King Power Stadium.
:07:12. > :07:27.Over now to Colin Hazelden at the King Power Stadium.
:07:28. > :07:33.Heroine failure. All is likely. No one here at Leicester was going to
:07:34. > :07:39.leave wondering what might have happened had they given a little bit
:07:40. > :07:42.more. The staff, the fans in the stand, all with their game. The
:07:43. > :07:47.players around themselves absolutely ragged. It didn't work. There were
:07:48. > :07:49.very nearly turned into a very very nearly turned into a very
:07:50. > :07:51.very nearly turned into a very special night.
:07:52. > :07:54.Leicester were putting on a show, whether this
:07:55. > :07:57.was to be the end of their European journey or not.
:07:58. > :07:59.They needed at least two goals and were looking the more
:08:00. > :08:03.But Atletico had been in two of the last three Champions
:08:04. > :08:06.League finals and they found a killer goal of simplistic quality.
:08:07. > :08:08.With Europe's away goals rule, it meant Leicester needed to score
:08:09. > :08:10.three times in an hour to make the semifinals,
:08:11. > :08:13.Leicester made half-time changes for one final fling,
:08:14. > :08:17.One of the subs, Ben Chilwell, with the ball across, Vardy,
:08:18. > :08:21.Two needed in 30 minutes, Leicester were racking up
:08:22. > :08:33.the attempts on goal and coming close.
:08:34. > :08:35.Their football was no direct, but it had the
:08:36. > :08:40.And the European tour was finally over.
:08:41. > :08:42.The last English team in the competition went out fighting
:08:43. > :08:45.to the end and Atletico Madrid were relieved to stay in.
:08:46. > :08:47.The fans remained behind, savouring every
:08:48. > :09:07.Not knowing when or if they will be back in it.
:09:08. > :09:15.It is the end and it's the end not just of the Champions League, but
:09:16. > :09:18.what has been an absolutely wild to your right. Encompassing the great
:09:19. > :09:22.escape and of course that Premier League title. The question for
:09:23. > :09:27.everyone here is, what on earth happens next to this club? Standard
:09:28. > :09:31.football rules the go back to being just another side in mid-table, but
:09:32. > :09:36.for many years, standard football rules have not applied here. They
:09:37. > :09:38.certainly haven't, Colin. Thank you very much indeed.
:09:39. > :09:46.As we go through the next few with your weather now, here's Alex.
:09:47. > :09:50.As we go through the next few days, we have a settled spell of weather
:09:51. > :09:53.ahead. This was the picture area on today. Blue skies across much of the
:09:54. > :10:01.region. Thank you to our weather watchers for sending in those
:10:02. > :10:03.pictures. As we have a look at the track high pressure is not going
:10:04. > :10:09.anywhere any time soon. We're sticking with settled conditions. A
:10:10. > :10:15.few week weather funds coming in our direction in places, so we may see a
:10:16. > :10:18.little bit of patchy rain. Overnight tonight, clear spells to begin with
:10:19. > :10:25.and that means the temperatures falling away. In towns and cities,
:10:26. > :10:31.we may seize temperatures around three or four Celsius. It may drop
:10:32. > :10:35.below freezing in the countryside. As we go through tomorrow morning,
:10:36. > :10:39.we will start off on a bright note, but then it will turn his air over
:10:40. > :10:44.the course of the day, with thick clouds starting to move down from
:10:45. > :10:50.the north. The odd shower here and there. As we have a look ahead
:10:51. > :10:54.towards Thursday, more of the same. Variable amounts of cloud,
:10:55. > :10:57.temperatures recovering just a little there. High pressure still in
:10:58. > :11:12.charge towards the end the week, with showers. Here is
:11:13. > :11:18.The weather hasn't been too dramatic of late. That is not say it's not
:11:19. > :11:22.without problems. One of those could occur as early as tonight. There
:11:23. > :11:29.could be a sharp rural frost around especially so in the southern half
:11:30. > :11:33.of the British isles. I make the distinction between south and north,
:11:34. > :11:37.further north we have a weather front, a weak affair from the
:11:38. > :11:41.Atlantic. It has enough breeze and cloud to help to keep the
:11:42. > :11:43.temperatures up relative to the south. Now there