30/03/2014 Midlands Today

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Good evening. In the wake of swathing government cuts, c`lls have

been made to form one unitary body to run all services in Warwhckshire.

It's reckoned the change cotld save as much as ?68 million over the next

five years. But as our BBC Coventry and Warwickshire Political Reporter

Sian Grzesczyk explains, thd idea's being fiercely opposed.

These men have been collecthng Leamington's waste for years on

behalf of Warwick "District" Council. And these men have been

disposing of the town's waste at this recycling centre for jtst as

long. The difference being, they're employed by Warwickshire "County"

Council. But all of this cotld change. So how would the

re`organisation work? At thd moment there are six councils in

Warwickshire, but if they ddcide to go unitary, they could scrap all of

them in replacement for just one, or they could opt to split the county

and two, north and south. Btt over in Nuneaton Bedworth, the thought

of abolishing this council hs a hard thought to stomach for its leader. A

power grab by the county cotncil, it has nothing to do with saving money.

It is about the high salarids they pay to some of their senior officers

and councillors, while the districts are trying to save money all around

the county. We are united in opposing this move. So is it a power

grab from Shire Hall? Of cotrse it isn't, I am effectively ceasing this

organisation as it is. As f`r as I am concerned, I could be exhting

into the sunset tomorrow if this was the case. Back in Leamington, there

was a mixed response to the idea. I'd like to know more about it

before I made a final decishon. It would depend how much money it would

save us. As far as I can sed there is no problem, it will be jtst the

same. But is this discussion a waste of time given that the commtnity

secretary Eric Pickles thinks the idea of local government

reorganisation is a load of rubbish? Police have begun a murder

investigation after a woman was stabbed in Wolverhampton. The

victim, who was in her 30s, was attacked inside a property hn

Ingelby Gardens in Whitmore Reans yesterday afternoon. A 54`ydar`old

man was arrested shortly after in a nearby street and is currently being

questioned on suspicion of lurder. More than a dozen schools in

Birmingham are now being investigated by the Departmdnt for

Education following claims that Muslim radicals are striving to take

over. Last month the anonymous "Trojan Horse" letter emergdd which

included claims of a plan to install Muslim governors and force out

moderate head teachers. Thrde of the schools being looked at are part of

the park View Education Trust, which denies the allegations.

A premature baby who's attr`cted a worldwide following, thanks to her

father's updates on social ledia, has finally been allowed out of

hospital. Daisy`Mae Little from Dudley is spending her first

Mothering Sunday at home. She was born one hundred and three days

early. Bob Hockenhull reports. It's been a long, long wait. But

parents Jen and Wayne Littld can finally enjoy having their daughter

at home. Daisy`Mae was born at 5 weeks on December first and had only

a 46% chance of survival. Mtm and Dad are delighted she's homd in time

for Mother's Day. It is lovdly. It is the best present I could ever

have wished for. It's just lovely having her back, there is nothing

else that we need now Daisy is home. I was trying to think what H could

get Jennifer for a Mother's Day present. Chocolate and a candle is

all I got, three little wicks representing us in the candle. But I

think she has got the best present she could have had. As we rdported

on Midlands Today earlier this month, Daisy`Mae has become an

Internet hit thanks to her father's journal on Facebook` even rdceiving

gifts from Australia. A loc`l singing duo have written a song for

her. It was performed at a fundraising event which raised

?10,000 for the hospitals where she was treated. It is amazing to think

that if little Daisy`Mae had arrived on her due date, she would just be

two weeks old. In fact she hs four months old today. Daisy`Mae still

only weighs 4lbs 12 and is still being closely monitored. But doctors

say there's no reason whey she shouldn't lead a normal healthy

life. She is certainly looking very well

indeed. Sport now ` and in rugby the Worcester Warriors have kept their

faint survival hopes alive by winning their first league game of

the season. They beat the Ndwcastle Falcons 17`12.

Meanwhile in football, Birmhngham City Ladies are through to the semi

finals of the Champions League. This afternoon they beat Arsenal Ladies

2`0 to go through 3`0 on aggregate. Time for a look at the weather now

with Charlie Slater. Good evening. After a beauthful

weekend of settled weather `nd temperatures up into the late teens,

we will probably have to put up with rain tomorrow. Tonight largdly

clear, cloud starts to creep up from the south, winning rain with it for

a time. Some heavy rain as well maybe even thunder mixed up in

there, it is going to be a very very mild night. On Monday, it

clears away quite quickly. Some clouds during the majority of the

morning, but into the afternoon we will see just a little bit of

brightness. Take that as a bonus rather than a guarantee.

Temperatures just at had down. There is more rain to come later on this

week, dried mainly. And that's all for now. I'll be back

with your next update at 10:15pm. Good evening. It has been the

warmest day of 2014 so far. It has been distinctly chilly on North Sea

coasts of eastern Scotland and north-east England. That chilly

breeze and cloud that has been depressing those temperatures will

return more widely, turning misty and murky. For the south we could

import a few sharp showers across from France. So, that mist and murk

are the main thing to watch out for tomorrow.

Some hazy sunshine west. A frost even for Shetland. Hazy sunshine for

a time in Northern Ireland. Showers are moving northwards. Behind it,

cloudy, but reasonably bright weather. I don't think there'll be

as much sunshine as today, so it will not be as warm. We are looking

out to this system out towards the south-west, which could introduce

thundery showers as it hesds into Wales and by the -- heads into Wales

and by the evening Northern Ireland. Not as warm. Still some warmth