25/05/2017 East Midlands Today

We're examining that now, on BBC Two.

And now the news for the East Midlands, I'm Dominic Heale.

More vigils of solidarity have been held across the East Midlands

to show support for the victims of Monday night's terror

Messages of peace and unity were delivered by leaders of all faiths.

And today, across this region, a minute's silence was observed

Flowers were handed out, a symbol of peace for those who lost their

lives. These Nottingham teenagers were at the arena. The are believed

to have escaped unharmed, but are in shock at how close they came. I

haven't got words for it yet. It hasn't sunk in. It's scary. Why was

it important to you to come to light? To get the message across

that we need to stand together. And stand together they did. This was a

multi-faith vigil with all speakers encouraging people to oppose hatred.

This is about love, love that overcomes hate, love that unites and

love that compels us to come together to act with and Ford each

other for all people in this great city. We feel sorry for the innocent

people who have been injured and died out there.

It's a problem we all share whatever our race, nationality or religion.

The love we have will overcome any hate.

No matter your nationality or race we should come together and show

that hatred will not win. A reminder of the threat was

constantly present, armed police patrolling the streets while the

threat level remains critical. The officers have been overwhelmed

with messages of support from the public. They offer a real

reassurance message. This evening vigils were held in

Loughborough and outside a mosque in Leicester where prayers were said

for peace. There's been one method which has come over loud and clear

at this vigil this evening. That is this, acts of terror will not divide

communities. They will bring them together.

A minute silence was held across the East Midlands today as crowds fell

silent at 11am in shopping malt, parks and all public spaces.

silence was also observed in schools.

Teachers have said they know the bomb attack, which targeted

youngsters and their parents, has especially upset pupils.

At 11 o'clock, all the classes start at St John Horton Academy

in Kirkhallam in Derbyshire for students to pay

These year-nine pupils said it was important than to spend time

It's just about remembering all of the people that died

I was just thinking about everyone's parents and what they're

Just thinking about their sadness and grief.

Not a lot of recognition has been sent to the families of people

who have lost family members in the attack.

Across the county border in Nottingham, sixth form students

at Bilborough College also stood in silence, many said

they were affected by the tragedy because so many of the victims

It's very close to us because we would go to a concert

like that and it can happen out of anywhere, and I think just

to show some respect to the people, we should also stand together

This is been an attack on freedom, our Western values but also on young

people and that is what personally hit me so hard.

My mum and my grandparents are really like, no,

you can't go to any more, because it's really,

In Leicester, at a memorial rather than in a school setting,

but young people also thinking of their peers killed

It's important to give respect to those who went to the concert

who went with happiness and came back with sadness because they lost

When we were doing this moment of silence, I was just thinking

about all the times that people have come out in support from our

religion and my faith and I was thinking that those people

are innocent and their lives did not need to be taken.

They were good people and what that man is, he has no excuse,

so this one-minute silence is just remembering those people

and giving them happiness, because they deserve it.

Immigration figures were released today, revealing a slight drop

in the total net migration figure for the UK.

It's a subject likely to be addressed in the last two

weeks of campaigning for the General Election, which gets

Our Social Affairs Correspondent, Jeremy Ball reports

How should we control freedom of movement?

Immigration has always been contentious, but the next

governemnt's going to face some tough decisions about who this

Our journey begins in one of Nottinghamshire's former pit

towns and at our first stop, it's market day.

My lad can't get a job, he employed two Poles who got rid of him.

There's not enough jobs for our people to get nowadays.

We've always had immigrants, foreigners who support us the way

they do, and they are putting stuff back into the country.

It's pretty clear that a lot of voters are worried that

immigration is damaging their communities, putting

pressure on local services and driving down wages, too.

On the other hand, employers from farms to carers often

depend on migrant workers, and many experts argue that

immigrants are more likely to be paying tax then claiming

If you want to know if they think, take the train to Hysen Green,

where at one off-licence I found out smile he came here from Afghanistan.

I work here full-time so that I can pay tax.

Do you feel like you're making a contribution?

Ajmal's local customers come from as far afield

From education to the health service, at the Queens Medical

Centre, many people are worried about foreign patients

getting treatment here, but nursing leaders are more

They are keeping the National Health Service going, so without them,

Shouldn't we just give those jobs to British nurses instead?

We need foreign nurses to continue to come.

They are plugging huge gaps that we've got, because we haven't

So what do they think about that down the line in suburban Beeston?

We need as many outsiders coming in to do the work that

unfortunately ours are not able or not capable or not willing to do.

The country is too small, physically.

Getting immigration right is a difficult balance

That all depends on who wins on polling day.

More than one thousand men from India, who lost their lives

in World War One, have been remembered at a special

The Indian Labour Corps had a non-combat role,

providing service work to the British Army.

Today's event happened at the same time as a similar

one thousands of miles away, in Delhi.

Over 200 people, including children and dignitaries,

gathered in Victoria Park in Leicester to commemorate

Pupils from nearby schools tied messages of thanks to those

I wrote thank you for giving your lives for us and for your braveness,

As the service got underway, at the same time, thousands

of miles away in Delhi, a similar service was taking place,

connecting the two memorials, which were designed by the same

architect, together for the first time.

Over one million Indian soldiers, officers and troops participated

but what is not commemorated very often is the contribution made

by the Labour Corps and as part of the larger labour corps that

fought in World War I, the Indian Labour Corps

Children came with placards, each bearing the name of a member

We should remember them because they have done it for us

We have to remember all these people that died and fought to bring peace.

They've been known as the Unremembered,

the 1,174 men from the Indian Labour Corps.

The workers who died supporting the soldiers during World War I.

So, it's goodbye from me, - but with your weather

Thank you. As we go through the next few days we lose some of the high

temperatures and sunshine. But still not looking too bad over bank

holiday weekend. Earlier on today beautiful sunshine across the whole

of the East Midlands, barely a cloud in the sky. A little hazy as we went

through the sap to be progressed in. High still in charge of the weather,

but low-pressure starting to move in. That could bring some downpours

on Saturday. Looking at the detail overnight tonight, barely a cloud in

the sky. A starry night ahead. Maggie and humid. Quite

uncomfortable. Those around 13 or 14 Celsius. In 11 or 12 in the

countryside. We are expecting very high levels of UV tomorrow so take

precautions. Take your suncream with you. It's a repeat performance

tomorrow. A bright and sunny note, a little bit of cloud building up over

the course of the day, here and there. Again, feeling quite humid.

As we have a look ahead to Saturday we see that cold front moving in, we

see those patchy showers, possibly thundery rain, temperatures not

doing too badly. High-pressure returns next week. I leave you with

the Outlook. Next You would expect strong sunshine at

this time of year, but it has been stronger than you would normally

expect, and that continues tomorrow. It has been the hottest day of the

year so far. I suspect we might beat those temperatures tomorrow. We have

had made 20s for many, barely a cloud in the sky. This is how it

looked in Cornwall this afternoon, and a beautiful sunset as