24/02/2017 Midlands Today


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Hello, and welcome to Midlands Today.

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We're live in Stoke-on-Trent where Labour managed to stave off

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a serious Ukip challenge, but see their majority cut in half.

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A tough election but ultimately the people of Stoke-on-Trent have

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made their voice heard and I'm very grateful they're sending me to

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The clear-up's underway, but Storm Doris is still causing

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I'm grateful no one's been hurt, but it's a shame to see it go.

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Again, a bit of history just lost to the wind.

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Spotlight on the managers in what's been a truly miserable season

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Labour has held the seat of Stoke Central

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following a parliamentary by-election.

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Gareth Snell saw off a serious challenge from the Ukip leader

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Paul Nuttall, although Labour's majority

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Many had predicted a Labour defeat for the first time

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Rob Mayor's report contains flashing images.

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Relief for Labour in Stoke Central.

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There were predictions that Ukip could sweep them aside here

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in a city where almost 70% of people voted for Brexit.

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But as the night wore on, it was those with the red rosettes

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wearing smiles which broke into cheers

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This was billed as a battle for the capital of Brexit,

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a chance for Ukip to dig into Labour heartlands.

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Labour have held on, their majority has been cut in half,

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but they are mightily relieved tonight.

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As Gareth Snell gave his victory speech, all eyes were on

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the Ukip leader and questions now about his future.

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Do you know, but we've cut their majority in half

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and we've unified the party like never before.

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Despite a narrow margin of victory, Mr Snell said voters

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I'm feeling very happy about the fact that the Labour Party

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It was a tough election but ultimately,

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the people of Stoke-on-Trent have made their voice heard and

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I'm very grateful they're sending me to Parliament to represent them.

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This by-election was awkward for labour,

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triggered by their own MP, Tristam Hunt's resignation.

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Their majority is now a slender 2620, so they may be glad

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that this constituency could be wiped by boundary changes

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Well, our Staffordshire reporter Sian Grzeszczyk is outside

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Ukip's campaign office in Stoke for us now.

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Sian, a tough win for Labour, and perhaps embarrassing for Ukip?

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Absolutely. This is a disastrous results for Ukip. They had been

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hoping to be celebrating here in Hanley this lunchtime but instead

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the office doors are shut and you can even see a bit of graffiti on

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the front door out there. They have lots of questions to answer, most

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notably, if they can't win in such a pro-Brexit seat as Stoke Central,

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then where can they win? But also lots of questions for Labour. This

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by-election could have been a block in the park for them. They have run

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the seat since it was created in 1950s to Gareth Snell will be well

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aware of that and the challenge to try and bolster the vote between now

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and the next general election. The clear up operation is underway

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after Storm Doris swept Gusts of up to 80 mph

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hit our region claiming the life of a 29-year-old

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woman in Wolverhampton. Elsewhere, heavy goods

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vehicles toppled over, trains were cancelled

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and buildings collapsed. The hairiest of landings requiring

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the steadiest of nerves. Testing times as pilots battled

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80 mph winds arriving Came straight through that, just

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cracked straight down their... They're counting the cost

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in the Black Country, crashed into the roof of

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a leisure centre in Smethwick. There were six people using the gym

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but fortunately no one was injured. It's almost certain we're going to

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have to clean it off so that's going to take some time to sort it out. On

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top of that, we had over 80 trees come down yesterday alone so we are

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going to have to prioritise the ones that needed first. Here is another

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down street, this one on top of a daycare centre. It was half-time,

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but there were four children inside. Fortunately, no one was hurt.

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In Birmingham's jewellery quarter, another casualty of Doris -

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the top of this Victorian building, caught on CCTV crashing

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I know it was halfway through either repair or refurbishment, but to see

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that the wind has taken it, I'm grateful that no one's been hurt,

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but it's a shame to see it go. Again, another bit of history just

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lost to the wind. After choatic scenes

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on the transport network yesterday, train services remain badly

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affected, especially around Birmingham,

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as repair work continues. The damage on the Cross city line is

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pretty serious and we have 14 trapped strains on the line, so

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Network Rail have to get out, repair the overhead lines that have been

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damaged... In the past few minutes, police

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in Wolverhampton police have named the 29-year-old woman killed

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by falling debris as Tahnie Martin from Stafford who worked

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at Wolverhampton Uni. The emergency services and Health

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and Safety Executive are carrying out

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a joint investigation. A climber from Worcestershire

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has died after suffering serious injuries in a fall

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on the Cairngorms in Scotland. Owen Griffiths who was 25

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and from Evesham was airlifted by a Coastguard helicopter

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to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary A woman is feared dead after a two

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bungalows caught fire in Shropshire. The alarm was raised at around

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5:30am this morning, when emergency services were called

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to Chestnut Meadows in Bucknell. Fire fighters still haven't gained

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access to the building. Two men escaped with only

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mild smoke inhalation. Right, time for some sport now

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and it would be fair to say it's not been a vintage season

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for the four West Midlands There were high hopes

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of the play-offs when they kicked-off in August,

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but now all four clubs are more worried about leaving

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the division at the wrong end. Steve Bruce got off to a

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flying start when he took over at Aston Villa in October,

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but after 16 weeks, the emotions Frustrated, disappointed,

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however, I'm determined We only do that by a few results

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and then quietly go about the rebuilding job,

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which obviously the club needs. The lower half of the

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Championship table makes All four West Midlands sides

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are in the bottom ten and looking Gianfranco Zola is certainly under

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pressure at Birmingham City. He's won just once in his first

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14 games in charge but has been reassured again this week

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by the owners. I'm not going in one direction

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and they're going in another. And I think the way that the club

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is assessed the situation shows that Zola's next test comes

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at Wolves this evening. Their start to 2017 has been very

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lopsided with two FA Cup wins against Premier League opponents

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stacking up against a run of three Burton Albion may be

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the lowest ranked of our clubs but in many ways,

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they're the most impressive. Expected to struggle,

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if they beat Blackburn this evening they will be nine points clear

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of their relegation rivals. Rebecca's here to tell

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us about the weather. Must quieted onto today. Stunning

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out there and for many spots, we have had lovely blue sky. But it

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certainly has felt very different, much cooler out there but lots of

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sunshine to come through this afternoon. Still some clarity and

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there. It might squeeze out the odd bit of drizzle but largely dry, and

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or nine Celsius of feeling cooler or nine Celsius of feeling cooler

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than it did. This is only a brief respite because tomorrow, Eve

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returned to wet and windy weather starting tonight. It weather system

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is crossing us. It will be a night where we are largely dry although

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there will be rain with temperatures between five and seven. The breezy

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strengthening but changing direction to be from the South West saloon

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will be a bit milder. But there will be plenty of rain as weather systems

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continue to work their way in from the West. A wet and windy start to

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the day tomorrow, not a great start the weekend. There will be some

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pushing back up into double figures pushing back up into double figures

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for some but the breeze starts to ease a little bit through Sunday.

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Perhaps more in the way of brightness, a little drier but more

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weather systems waiting in the wings. We are returning to something

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very unsettled and it will get a touch cooler as we head into next

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week. What she's been doing,

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you think that's normal?

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