:00:04. > :00:07.Hello and welcome to Midlands Today with Nick Owen and Suzanne Virdee.
:00:07. > :00:10.The headlines tonight: Why was an inquiry into three deaths at a
:00:10. > :00:15.hospital emergency department halted just one day after it
:00:15. > :00:19.started? Alex McLeish finally swaps Blues for Villa, but will he win
:00:19. > :00:24.over the fans? Until they're in place, you simply don't know. I
:00:24. > :00:27.think Villa fans have to try and give him a chance. Salad crops
:00:27. > :00:31.rotting in the fields through lack of demand, as farmers feel the
:00:31. > :00:41.impact of the E-coli outbreak. And I follow three men from the
:00:41. > :00:49.
:00:49. > :00:52.Midlands to Ireland for the World Good evening and welcome to
:00:52. > :00:55.Friday's Midlands Today from the BBC. Tonight, questions are being
:00:55. > :01:01.asked about why an investigation into emergency care at a major
:01:01. > :01:04.hospital halted the day after it started. The inquiry followed three
:01:04. > :01:08.patient deaths at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire in
:01:08. > :01:16.Stoke-on-Trent. It was stopped by Cynthia Bower, the head of the Care
:01:16. > :01:19.Quality Commission, whose job it is June Harriman seen here at her
:01:19. > :01:25.daughter's wedding. The 52-year-old grandmother died in January 2009
:01:25. > :01:28.after twice going to accident and emergency in Stoke-on-Trent. We can
:01:28. > :01:33.reveal that her family has just received a six-figure sum in an out
:01:33. > :01:37.of court settlement. She wouldn't have died if they had given her a
:01:37. > :01:41.scan when she first attended A&E. They would have seen what was going
:01:41. > :01:44.on in her head. She would have had an 80% of surviving if she had had
:01:44. > :01:47.that scan. But problems with the accident and emergency department
:01:47. > :01:57.had been identified at an urgent meeting before Mrs Harriman's death,
:01:57. > :01:58.
:01:58. > :02:03.and again at a meeting three months afterwards. The minutes of that
:02:03. > :02:10.meeting show there were three deaths and a near-miss. The Kerner
:02:10. > :02:13.admitted concern over the death of a child and a man. Patients had
:02:13. > :02:15.also been sent to a hospice with the wrong drugs and several
:02:15. > :02:18.outbreaks of the norovirus bug. Heather Wood investigated and
:02:18. > :02:20.uncovered the catastrophic failings at Stafford Hospital. She was at
:02:20. > :02:30.the meeting about University Hospitals North Staffordshire where
:02:30. > :02:33.
:02:33. > :02:36.a green light was given to begin an Cynthia Bower, the Head of the Care
:02:36. > :02:40.Quality Commission, said she felt that they needed to tackle poor
:02:40. > :02:49.care quickly. Investigations took to long. She felt that Working
:02:49. > :02:56.together with parties was the best way forward. Campaigners disagree.
:02:56. > :03:03.We are talking about very serious issues. People who died. People do
:03:03. > :03:05.die. You have to be quite hard and disciplined. �2 million was then
:03:05. > :03:12.invested in these facilities and doctors. The hospital's new
:03:12. > :03:16.chairman says they had had long standing financial problems. This
:03:16. > :03:20.organisation faces a major financial challenge. We have made
:03:20. > :03:25.considerable progress. But we have also been clear that we need to
:03:25. > :03:28.make sure that patient safety is paramount. This family now has
:03:28. > :03:32.money, but wishes the money had been around when June Harriman
:03:32. > :03:35.needed it most. University Hospital North Staffordshire accepts that
:03:35. > :03:40.some aspects of Mrs Harriman's care did not meet the standards it would
:03:40. > :03:46.have expected. The Trust has made significant changes to try to
:03:46. > :03:49.prevent such a tragedy happening again. You're with Midlands Today
:03:49. > :03:59.from the BBC. Still ahead, how the Government's drive to be green
:03:59. > :04:02.could drive manufacturing here There are fears that manufacturing
:04:02. > :04:05.jobs in the West Midlands could be lost because of the Government's
:04:05. > :04:08.race to go green. Last month ministers unveiled tough new
:04:08. > :04:11.targets on UK carbon emissions, but the Confederation of British
:04:11. > :04:21.Industry is concerned it could drive some production out of the
:04:21. > :04:22.
:04:22. > :04:32.It's a question that's been vexing people - and scientists - for well
:04:32. > :04:35.
:04:35. > :04:38.over half a century. Nowadays, of course, scientists know a lot more
:04:38. > :04:41.about our changing climate. There's still some debate about what's
:04:41. > :04:44.causing that warming, and how much of it is down to greenhouse gas
:04:44. > :04:54.emissions. But whatever your view on that argument, ministers say
:04:54. > :04:54.
:04:54. > :04:59.it's time to take action. One of the normal standards is the 1961-
:04:59. > :05:04.199030 year period. Compared to that we are about one degree warmer.
:05:04. > :05:14.This means that we definitely have got this significantly so -- a
:05:14. > :05:18.
:05:18. > :05:26.significant signal it is getting The Government admits its targets
:05:26. > :05:31.are ambitious. We have to take our carbon emissions from 1990. By 2025
:05:31. > :05:34.we have to have cut them in half. By 2050 they have to be reduced by
:05:34. > :05:38.80%. For generations, businesses like this forge in Cradley Heath
:05:38. > :05:48.have been the lifeblood of the West Midlands economy. The work here is
:05:48. > :05:49.
:05:49. > :05:54.hard, and hot, and - crucially - it's massively energy intensive.
:05:54. > :05:58.This firm has been here for 100 years. They still have to heed
:05:58. > :06:04.metal still incredibly high temperatures. Bath takes a vast
:06:04. > :06:13.amounts of energy. How well a company like this mid- 21st century
:06:13. > :06:18.target. We have a duty not to wait energy. -- waste. We have replaced
:06:18. > :06:22.one firm has already. That will save us �15,000 per year. To do
:06:22. > :06:26.that for the rest of the furnaces, we're talking about an investment
:06:26. > :06:32.of six figures. As a company just making profits again after three
:06:32. > :06:34.very difficult years, we do not have the money. Ministers are
:06:34. > :06:37.promising help for businesses struggling to cut their energy use,
:06:37. > :06:40.plus there'll be a review of the targets in 2014. But business
:06:40. > :06:43.leaders in the region say the Government needs to do more. When
:06:43. > :06:46.he took power last year, David Cameron pledged he'd lead the
:06:46. > :06:48."greenest government ever". But as the West Midlands struggles to
:06:48. > :06:51.recover from the economic downturn, there are fears that instead of
:06:51. > :07:01.going green, some businesses might just pack up and go. We're joined
:07:01. > :07:05.now by Richard Butler, regional director of the CBI. How bad and
:07:05. > :07:10.effect will it have on businesses? It is likely to have a pretty major
:07:10. > :07:18.impact. The region is still very reliant on manufacturing companies.
:07:18. > :07:22.They used loss of energy. This is by the backdoor attacks on energy.
:07:22. > :07:27.What can businesses do to help themselves? Industries and
:07:27. > :07:34.companies have already tried to cut their energy use. They are
:07:34. > :07:40.concerned that it is very difficult to cut back consumption Nani more.
:07:40. > :07:46.-- anymore. If they want to do it, it is difficult to get money from
:07:46. > :07:53.the bank. It is a popular thing to be green. But you say it is a bad
:07:54. > :07:58.time to be green when we're coming from -- out of recession? Exactly.
:07:58. > :08:03.The timing of this is really poor. If you combine this with other
:08:03. > :08:09.countries in the world not going down the same route, the United
:08:09. > :08:13.States, China, they are not going down the same route. We're in
:08:13. > :08:17.danger of making West Midlands companies uncompetitive compared to
:08:17. > :08:23.other companies elsewhere in the world. There are companies are good
:08:23. > :08:30.did quite a lot. But Shakespeare, in the package, they cannot do very
:08:30. > :08:34.much. We had a major energy conference in London this week. We
:08:34. > :08:39.are maybe not seeking the Government to do a U-turn, but they
:08:39. > :08:44.certainly to look at changing the legislation. To look at companies
:08:44. > :08:54.on an individual basis. Bring in exemptions and rebates for certain
:08:54. > :08:56.
:08:56. > :08:59.companies. And you can see more on this on The Politics Show on Sunday
:08:59. > :09:01.at 12 noon, when Patrick Burns will also be finding out whether the
:09:01. > :09:07.Government's new localism bill really will put power into the
:09:07. > :09:11.hands of the people. A 16-year-old boy has been jailed for life for
:09:11. > :09:16.murdering a young man found dead on his doorstep. The man was stabbed
:09:16. > :09:20.in the heart last July in Erdington. His killer was told he will serve
:09:20. > :09:23.at least 14 years. A former soldier has appeared in court charged in
:09:23. > :09:28.connection with an arson attack at a mosque in Stoke-on-Trent. Simon
:09:28. > :09:31.Beech pleaded not guilty to three charges. He was a serving soldier
:09:31. > :09:34.at the time of the fire, but he was discharged by the 2nd Battalion,
:09:34. > :09:38.the Yorkshire Regiment. A second man, Garreth Foster, also faces
:09:38. > :09:48.three counts in connection with the attack. Both men are due to stand
:09:48. > :09:48.
:09:48. > :09:50.trial in December. Shortly before nine o'clock this morning, it was
:09:50. > :09:53.finally confirmed that former Birmingham City manager Alex
:09:53. > :09:57.McLeish had become the new manager of their bitter rivals Aston Villa.
:09:57. > :10:00.So how is the former Scotland boss going to win over the large number
:10:00. > :10:02.of Villa fans who were opposed to his appointment? This is the
:10:02. > :10:05.biggest decision that Randy Lerner has taken since he bought Aston
:10:05. > :10:11.Villa. He's staking his previously glowing reputation with the Villa
:10:11. > :10:15.fans on appointing the boss of their biggest rivals. And if he
:10:15. > :10:19.wasn't sure how controversial it would be, he was left in no doubt
:10:19. > :10:28.by Wednesday night's angry protests. So is there any way Alex McLeish
:10:28. > :10:32.can win back the fans threatening to boycott the club? He is making
:10:32. > :10:38.the right noises. Alec McLeish spoke about the fantastic heritage
:10:38. > :10:42.of the club. He said, I can understand why the fans have voiced
:10:42. > :10:45.concerns. It is down to me to convince them I am the right man to
:10:45. > :10:48.drive the plot forward. Jonathan Fear runs a popular internet forum
:10:49. > :10:53.for Villa fans. He believes McLeish can turn supporter opinion around.
:10:53. > :10:58.He has got to spend well. He has to convince Stewart Downing to stay,
:10:58. > :11:02.make sure Darren Bent is happy. Settle down the dressing room. Get
:11:02. > :11:09.rid of those not fighting for the cause and then start winning games.
:11:09. > :11:12.It is all about results. McLeish spent five years managing Rangers,
:11:12. > :11:15.and being an Old Firm boss should prepare you for anything. So do
:11:15. > :11:18.those who followed his fortunes in Scotland think he can cope with the
:11:18. > :11:22.pressure? If you come from Glasgow and have been manager of Rangers
:11:22. > :11:25.and have been a player on the Alex Ferguson, and you managed to
:11:25. > :11:32.dominate both Celtic and Rangers and take what you get from the
:11:32. > :11:35.terraces, you have to be a strong- minded character. There's also the
:11:35. > :11:38.ongoing anger from his jilted employers at St Andrew's, who say
:11:38. > :11:41.they feel badly treated by McLeish and will pursue legal action. But
:11:41. > :11:44.there was support for the new boss today from the most successful
:11:44. > :11:46.manager in the Premier League. Sir Alex Ferguson says it doesn't
:11:46. > :11:51.matter how many fans turn against McLeish "because the experience he
:11:51. > :11:59.has got, believe me, he will prove that he can do the job". If he
:11:59. > :12:03.fulfils that pledge this And you can see the full interviews
:12:03. > :12:09.with both Roddy Forsyth and Jonathan Fear on our Facebook page.
:12:10. > :12:19.Now let's cross live to Villa Park and Dan Pallett. Dan, angry scenes
:12:19. > :12:24.at Villa Park this week - any sense that the anger is subsiding? Yes.
:12:24. > :12:30.In general the supporters we spoke to today say they did not want him
:12:30. > :12:33.in charge necessarily, but ultimately they are Aston Villa
:12:33. > :12:38.supporters and they want the best thing for the club. The best way to
:12:38. > :12:45.do that is to get behind Alex McLeish and the team. Others have
:12:46. > :12:50.returned their season tickets. Not everybody is happy. The Internet
:12:50. > :12:55.forums are now talking about being anti- Randy Lerner. There is a lot
:12:55. > :12:59.of pressure. Randy Lerner really wanted Alex McLeish. Alex McLeish
:12:59. > :13:08.needs to make a good start, and the fixture computer might have done
:13:08. > :13:13.him some favours? Absolutely. Reasonably kind. Fulham away in the
:13:13. > :13:18.first fixture. Back here against Blackburn Rovers and a home match
:13:18. > :13:22.against Wolverhampton Wanderers. It could have been harder. If he gets
:13:22. > :13:28.a few wins in those first two games, it will be a lot different. Should
:13:28. > :13:32.they slip off, the fans are unhappy about the appointment, it cranks up
:13:33. > :13:39.the pressure. We have to see how he gets on. He has eight weeks to get
:13:39. > :13:42.his feet under the table. We will hear from him on Monday.
:13:42. > :13:46.touched on Villa's opening games of the new season there. Elsewhere in
:13:46. > :13:48.the Premier League, West Brom are at home on the first day of the new
:13:48. > :13:58.season to the champions Manchester United, Stoke welcome Chelsea to
:13:58. > :14:01.the Britannia, and Wolves travel to Blackburn. And there are two big
:14:01. > :14:03.games to kick off the Championship, with Blues starting life after Alex
:14:03. > :14:12.McLeish at Derby, while Coventry entertain Sven-Goran Eriksson's
:14:12. > :14:17.Leicester. The fixtures from all 11 of our clubs can be found on the
:14:17. > :14:20.BBC football website. Thanks for joining us here on Midlands Today.
:14:20. > :14:26.Coming up, why hundreds of children joined together to recreate the
:14:26. > :14:29.Shropshire Olympian Festival from 1864. There is rain in the forecast
:14:29. > :14:39.for the weekend but it's not going to be a washout. Find out the drier
:14:39. > :14:40.
:14:40. > :14:42.Farmers producing salad crops in the region are feeling the
:14:42. > :14:47.financial impact of the E-coli outbreak in Germany which has
:14:48. > :14:52.killed more than 30 people. Crops are rotting in fields, as cheap
:14:52. > :14:58.foreign imports flood the market. The National Farmers Union say it's
:14:58. > :15:01.costing the industry millions of pounds. It's the height of the
:15:01. > :15:05.British salad season and the crop pickers are busy at work on
:15:05. > :15:12.Valefresco in Hampton Lucy in Warwickshire. But not far away is a
:15:12. > :15:17.field where the lettuces have been left to rot. We can put a brave
:15:17. > :15:21.face on this but we have definitely seen a downturn in sales. We cannot
:15:21. > :15:24.quite pinpoint what is causing it. This is why, according to the
:15:24. > :15:26.National Farmers Union. It began with the very public destruction of
:15:26. > :15:34.Spanish cucumbers wrongly blamed for the German E-coli outbreak, and
:15:34. > :15:38.it led to tonnes of foreign produce flooding the market. There has been
:15:38. > :15:43.a lot of produce not sold in Germany and not been exported to
:15:43. > :15:47.countries like Russia. You have got a couple of countries worth of
:15:47. > :15:51.fresh produce that has been floating around the EU trying to
:15:51. > :15:57.find a market. That theory was borne out by a trip to Birmingham's
:15:57. > :16:03.fruit and veg market. You can buy a box of tomatoes for a pound from
:16:03. > :16:11.Spain. You can buy three cucumbers for �1. But not all of the shoppers
:16:11. > :16:15.though were tempted by that. There is local carrots, cabbage, cucumber.
:16:15. > :16:19.I shop regularly at the market and everything here is absolutely
:16:19. > :16:22.splendid. Even so, the NFU say the German E-coli outbreak has cost
:16:22. > :16:25.British salad farmers �2.5 million pounds so far and it's getting
:16:25. > :16:29.worse. To give you some idea of the drop in sales, normally at this
:16:29. > :16:35.time of year there would be six of these trailers out in the fields
:16:35. > :16:39.being filled with lettuces. Today there are four. You're here in a
:16:39. > :16:46.lovely field of letters, nothing to do with Germany. You seem to be
:16:46. > :16:49.paying the price? Exactly. You have hit the nail on the head. All of
:16:49. > :16:55.the safety quality assurance systems we have in place, we know
:16:55. > :16:59.that Anne food is probably the safest in the world. -- our food.
:16:59. > :17:02.The NFU say they hope to access an EU compensation fund to help the
:17:02. > :17:04.farmers here who've lost out. With lamb prices at their highest levels
:17:04. > :17:07.since the seventies, sheep farmers finally have something to celebrate
:17:07. > :17:12.after a decade largely spent fighting off the effects of foot
:17:12. > :17:15.and mouth and the blue tongue outbreak. It's against that
:17:15. > :17:25.backdrop that the Three Counties Show opened in the shadows of the
:17:25. > :17:25.
:17:25. > :17:32.Malvern Hills today. And Joanne Writtle is there now. There is more
:17:32. > :17:37.cattle here than any of are time. Dozens of different breeds. --
:17:37. > :17:41.other time. The sheep farmers are turning their back. Demand for
:17:41. > :17:47.export lamb is high. But sheep numbers are down after a decade of
:17:47. > :17:56.hardship. Sheep farmers gathered in the shadow of the Malvern Hills
:17:56. > :18:04.with something to celebrate. Five years ago lamb prices were �35.
:18:04. > :18:08.They are now �85. We are receiving good prices but costs are going up.
:18:08. > :18:12.Margins to remain tight. Prices are good. We have not seen prices like
:18:12. > :18:19.this for 25 years. It is being driven by a strong export market
:18:19. > :18:24.into Europe. There are other factors. Sheep numbers are down.
:18:24. > :18:28.Demand has increased and prices are hive. Farmers are cautious. It is
:18:28. > :18:33.buoyant but the costs are increasing. Feeding is increasing.
:18:33. > :18:38.Fertiliser prices has increased. And fuel is increasing. Not such
:18:38. > :18:45.good news for consumers. UK consumption of lamb has dropped by
:18:45. > :18:51.20%. At this shop, the price is up by a �5 per kilo. Last year we were
:18:51. > :19:01.probably buying 12-15 lambs per week. That is down to 628. They are
:19:01. > :19:06.so expensive. -- 628 lambs. I have to think about buying it now.
:19:06. > :19:12.has increased. But I have bought it for barbecues and special occasions.
:19:12. > :19:17.The 900 cattle at the show is a record. It is big business for
:19:17. > :19:22.exhibitors. It is an opportunity to push out your wares. Obviously
:19:22. > :19:28.people in the leisure industry can link in with our work. Visitors
:19:28. > :19:32.come from all over the world. There is a lot more for them to see.
:19:33. > :19:39.Visitors are being treated to a spectacle of entertainment. The
:19:39. > :19:44.show is aimed at farming, food and the countryside. This show
:19:44. > :19:48.generates around �15 million for the local economy. For the farmers,
:19:48. > :19:58.it is their shop window and the chance to display their hard work.
:19:58. > :20:04.95,000 visitors are expected. The show is on until Sunday. And all of
:20:04. > :20:08.the cows, did you notice, are lying down. That means bad weather. I
:20:08. > :20:11.think it is because it is the start of the weekend and they are
:20:11. > :20:14.relaxing! On Monday's Midlands Today we met three golfers from
:20:14. > :20:16.Staffordshire who were all facing the biggest challenge of their
:20:16. > :20:19.sporting lives. Terry Adnams, Norman Kelly and David Bailey have
:20:19. > :20:28.been competing in the One-Armed Golf Championships in Ireland this
:20:28. > :20:36.week, taking on the best players in the world. Ian Winter reports. On
:20:36. > :20:41.the River Boyne in County Meath, with trim Castle largest in Ireland,
:20:41. > :20:45.the setting for the film Braveheart. Half-a-mile away I found some of
:20:45. > :20:51.that same fighting spirit were three men from the Midlands are
:20:51. > :20:57.competing against some of the world's finest one-armed golfers.
:20:57. > :21:02.Terry Adnams cannot quite believe he is here. In June 1993 Terry lost
:21:02. > :21:08.his right arm in a car crash. Naturally he feared his sporting
:21:08. > :21:11.days may be over. The 18 years later he is making his debut at the
:21:11. > :21:17.World one-armed golf Championships. Countless hours of dedicated
:21:17. > :21:21.practice have paid off. For Terry, simply competing in it is world
:21:21. > :21:25.class company is a personal triumph. I did not really believe that one-
:21:25. > :21:32.armed golfers could play to the standard these guys can play at.
:21:32. > :21:39.You have players from all over the place on 6, 7 and 8 handicaps.
:21:39. > :21:46.Watch closely. This is what Terry is talking about. Alex from Sweden
:21:46. > :21:51.has a handicap of six. Such as Alastair from Tasmania. 250 yards
:21:51. > :21:56.down the Ferrer. Those of us to hit -- struggle be hit a golf ball with
:21:56. > :22:00.two arms, can only admire the skill. I was knocked down by a drunk
:22:00. > :22:04.driver a number of years ago and had my arm amputated. I had not
:22:04. > :22:08.played golf before the accident. Goth introduced me to
:22:08. > :22:13.rehabilitation. It has given me a great focus on life. Michael
:22:13. > :22:17.O'Grady has won the world title twice before. He is playing David
:22:17. > :22:21.Bailey from Lichfield for a place in the quarter-finals. Dock became
:22:21. > :22:27.his passion when he lost his arm in a motorcycle accident at 18. --
:22:27. > :22:30.golf. He is good, very good, but not good enough to beat his high
:22:30. > :22:40.res opponent. What has been the most enjoyable week -- thing about
:22:40. > :22:41.
:22:41. > :22:46.this week? Beginners'! Meeting up with some old friends. -- beginners.
:22:46. > :22:49.Success in the veterans from Norman Caly from Staffordshire. And a big
:22:49. > :22:55.surprise for Terry Adnams. Not quite good enough to win the world
:22:55. > :23:05.title, but a hard-earned trophy which he would defend at the 75th
:23:05. > :23:07.
:23:07. > :23:14.weren't -- one-armed Championships They had a fabulous time. Well done.
:23:14. > :23:16.Remarkable, the strength and the control. Astonishing. Now as the
:23:16. > :23:19.countdown to London 2012 continues, children from across Shropshire
:23:19. > :23:23.have been learning all about the county's connection to the Olympic
:23:23. > :23:30.Games. For the first time since 1864, The Shropshire Olympian
:23:30. > :23:33.Festival has been re-created. Limbering up for a festival of fun,
:23:33. > :23:36.more than 2000 children from 40 schools across Shropshire have been
:23:36. > :23:46.learning all about the history of the Olympic Games for the last six
:23:46. > :23:52.
:23:52. > :23:56.months. I did not know that it was invented. It was just one man. He
:23:56. > :24:00.wanted to make everybody healthy. We are going to watch the Olympics
:24:00. > :24:02.in London. Nearby Much Wenlock is the town which inspired the modern
:24:02. > :24:07.Olympics. The Shropshire Olympian Festival came from Wenlock here to
:24:07. > :24:17.the Quarry in Shrewsbury in 1864. Today is the first time since it's
:24:17. > :24:22.been recreated. It is the Cultural Olympiad. This is part of the
:24:22. > :24:25.celebration. This starts an entire year of celebration. It was a
:24:25. > :24:28.chance to celebrate the sport, arts and skills of the Victorian era,
:24:28. > :24:30.but with a modern twist. The traditional piglet catching race
:24:30. > :24:35.became pig shot putt, and the children couldn't run quickly
:24:35. > :24:37.enough to scoop up their spuds. Providing inspiration was three
:24:37. > :24:47.times Olympic champion Dave Moorcroft, who's heading the West
:24:47. > :24:48.
:24:48. > :24:52.Midlands London 2012 campaign. is great for me having been 23
:24:52. > :24:56.Olympic Games to know that the modern Olympics began here and
:24:56. > :24:59.these children are having their Olympic moment today. So just like
:24:59. > :25:02.the Olympics. Medals were awarded and the children got their chance
:25:02. > :25:05.to shine. And just like the athletes representing their
:25:05. > :25:10.countries, the children were proud to represent their schools. Well,
:25:10. > :25:12.the celebrations are continuing all weekend. On Sunday there's a big
:25:12. > :25:17.closing ceremony with a thousand- strong choir singing the Olympian
:25:17. > :25:27.Festival anthem. And of course everyone is being invited to attend
:25:27. > :25:40.
:25:40. > :25:47.It is all very sporty tonight. We It is not looking too bad for the
:25:47. > :25:52.weekend. But back to this evening. Tonight it is wet and breezy. That
:25:52. > :25:58.is because of the rain. It has been patchy through the afternoon. It
:25:58. > :26:02.will become more persistent tonight before clearing away. We are
:26:02. > :26:08.looking at lows of around 11 Celsius overnight. It is not too
:26:08. > :26:13.cold. Going into tomorrow, clear spells behind. Sunshine and showers
:26:13. > :26:20.at the weekend. Some Sunny spells on Saturday. The showers likely to
:26:20. > :26:23.be heavy. On Sunday, there will be fewer showers. Breezy with highs of
:26:23. > :26:29.18 Celsius tomorrow. In the sunshine it will feel fairly
:26:29. > :26:34.pleasant. As we go into Saturday night, we will see those showers
:26:34. > :26:41.clearing away. Another mild night. Lowe's into double figures of
:26:41. > :26:45.around 11 Celsius. -- lows. Sunday will see fewer showers because
:26:45. > :26:50.there is a ridge of high pressure. It will feel warmer. It is drier,
:26:50. > :26:54.too. Low-pressure returns on Monday. That means the return of more
:26:54. > :27:04.unsettled weather. You can keep up with the latest weather updates on
:27:04. > :27:05.
:27:05. > :27:07.your local radio stations and on A look at tonight's main headlines:
:27:08. > :27:13.Public sector unions threaten mass walkouts over pay freezes and
:27:13. > :27:16.proposals to raise the retirement age to 66. And here questions are
:27:16. > :27:19.being asked after an investigation into the running of a hospital