:00:07. > :00:13.Welcome to Midlands Today. The headlines...
:00:13. > :00:16.Calls for Government help to create 10,000 jobs in an area where 10 %
:00:16. > :00:20.of the workforce is unemployed. I am encouraged by the real sense
:00:20. > :00:25.of leadership and ambition. As fire services look to make big
:00:25. > :00:30.cuts, how one brigade has managed it already, they say without
:00:30. > :00:34.putting lives at risk. Can generous Midlanders do it again,
:00:34. > :00:39.after raising millions for Pakistan, a fresh appeal for famine victims
:00:39. > :00:49.in Africa. And found by a man with at a metal
:00:49. > :00:53.
:00:53. > :00:58.detector - after the Staffordshire Good evening. Welcome to
:00:58. > :01:02.Wednesday's Midlands Today from the BBC. Tonight, fighting to bring
:01:02. > :01:05.thousands of jobs to Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire, a Government
:01:05. > :01:09.minister was today given the hard sell by business leaders desperate
:01:09. > :01:13.to secure an Enterprise Zone for the area.
:01:13. > :01:16.That could mean 10,000 new jobs as companies are attracted by lower
:01:16. > :01:20.companies are attracted by lower business taxes and simpler rules to
:01:20. > :01:23.stop the competition is fierce, with up to 25 areas in England
:01:23. > :01:27.chasing 10 zones. Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire
:01:27. > :01:37.have already missed out once, so will the Government now deliver a
:01:37. > :01:41.The minister for business, innovation and skills being shown a
:01:42. > :01:46.test-bed in Stafford. Mark Prisk is on a two day visit to the region
:01:46. > :01:51.hearing about priorities for job creation and economic growth.
:01:51. > :01:55.It is really about the ability to kick-start local economies and our
:01:55. > :02:02.ambition to make sure we balance the economy so that we ensure that
:02:03. > :02:08.not just services and the south- east, but the Midlands strength is
:02:08. > :02:11.strengthened. In manufacturing and developing
:02:11. > :02:16.power transmission, there has been investment in the past few years.
:02:16. > :02:21.It is Stafford's biggest private sector employee-owned -- employer,
:02:21. > :02:23.with 2,000 workers and more dependent on the factories and
:02:23. > :02:27.laboratories. A in developing the complex systems
:02:27. > :02:31.here, we require many components and products, and we reached out to
:02:31. > :02:40.the local supply chains in the region and across the country.
:02:40. > :02:43.This is one of the sites the local Enterprise Partnership hope will
:02:44. > :02:49.become an Enterprise Zone. Entrap - - attracting employers back will be
:02:49. > :02:52.the challenge. This is the first time for a generation we have had a
:02:53. > :02:58.united and determined effort to bring certain businesses into these
:02:58. > :03:02.three areas. Beforehand, it has been a mix-and-match, with
:03:02. > :03:07.different councils wanting to do this, that or the other, but this
:03:07. > :03:12.time we are acting together. There have been previous plans to bring
:03:12. > :03:16.new economic life into sites such as this, but some experts are
:03:16. > :03:21.sceptical of the ambitious targets. The Enterprise Zone is to encourage
:03:21. > :03:30.companies to move there. We may get displacement across the southern
:03:30. > :03:34.region. Companies already here just moving, and best is not additional
:03:34. > :03:38.jobs. Transforming the economic landscape will not be easy. The
:03:38. > :03:43.decision on whether it will be granted Enterprise Zone status will
:03:43. > :03:47.be delivered by the end of the year. Emir, I spoke to one of the
:03:47. > :03:51.region's MPs, John Whalley, Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent North. She
:03:51. > :03:55.told me what she thought an Enterprise Zone would do for the
:03:55. > :04:00.area. We need jobs, investment for the
:04:00. > :04:04.area, and the tax and business rate incentives that would come from an
:04:04. > :04:10.Enterprise Zone status. Do they really work? Two separate
:04:10. > :04:14.think-tanks have said they are ineffective and expensive.
:04:14. > :04:19.There is no one solution to how to get the investment we needed. There
:04:19. > :04:23.is always a danger there could be displacement from Enterprise zones,
:04:23. > :04:27.but now Enterprise zones are just about that the only show in town in
:04:27. > :04:31.terms of getting extra support for job creation in stunt to -- Stoke-
:04:31. > :04:38.on-Trent, and that is why I and my colleagues across the border are
:04:38. > :04:44.doing all they can to press for the special status for North
:04:44. > :04:48.Staffordshire and for this -- the three sites we have identified.
:04:48. > :04:55.you have any doubts about the areas economic potential?
:04:55. > :04:58.Are we are looking for sustainable development. We are looking to
:04:58. > :05:05.attract been technological industries. We want a whole series
:05:05. > :05:09.of people to come and invest in Stoke-on-Trent. We have a transport
:05:09. > :05:13.infrastructure, a skilled workforce and an Enterprise Department
:05:13. > :05:17.working with all local councils to do everything we possibly can to
:05:17. > :05:22.get Government support for this job creation that is so urgently needed.
:05:22. > :05:26.Do you really have a skilled workforce? 10% are out of work.
:05:26. > :05:33.We have people needing jobs, and we have a dedicated and a loyal
:05:33. > :05:39.workforce. The people of North Staffordshire need this investment.
:05:39. > :05:43.Joanne Whalley, talking to us earlier from Westminster.
:05:44. > :05:53.Still ahead... 30 years of the Lichfield Festival, but what is the
:05:54. > :05:56.
:05:56. > :06:00.Up to 120 library staff could lose their jobs as Warwickshire County
:06:00. > :06:04.Council tries to save millions of pounds. Staff were briefed today on
:06:04. > :06:14.plans to make 50 full-time posts redundant. That is the equivalent
:06:14. > :06:21.of between 80 and 121 jobs. It is hoped the staff can reduce their
:06:21. > :06:26.hours or take voluntary redundancy. A 22-year-old man has been arrested
:06:26. > :06:34.for aggravated trespass at a rock local -- aggravated trespass at an
:06:34. > :06:38.open cast coal mine. Broadcasters have been at the site at UK Coal's
:06:38. > :06:48.mind, and the company has been trying to remove protesters since
:06:48. > :06:54.they set up in March last year. Fire brigades -- a fire service in
:06:54. > :06:57.the region has managed to reduce its expenditure by �1 million in
:06:57. > :07:04.the past year. A Staffordshire Fire and Rescue
:07:04. > :07:08.Service attends on average 46 incidents every day. Fire bosses
:07:08. > :07:12.say the cuts will not compromise community safety and have taken
:07:12. > :07:17.advice from frontline firefighters. It is important to engage the
:07:17. > :07:23.workforce, the people doing the job on a day-to-day basis, in that
:07:23. > :07:27.change process. They see where the inefficiencies are.
:07:27. > :07:35.The severs has a budget of �42 million per year and needs to save
:07:35. > :07:38.�4 million over the next four years. The plan is ahead of Segel. I am
:07:38. > :07:43.quite didn't we are going to make the savings required.
:07:43. > :07:48.-- ahead of schedule. We will minimise the disruption to
:07:48. > :07:53.the workforce, protect community safety and in no way compromised
:07:53. > :07:57.firefighters safety. Area today, the service attended a
:07:57. > :08:01.collapsed building in Stoke-on- Trent. One big cost-cutting
:08:01. > :08:07.exercise is reducing the number of fire engines set out to false
:08:07. > :08:12.alarms. Last year, the service attended more than 5004 farms. They
:08:13. > :08:19.aim to reduce that by 2,000 this year. At a cost of �250 per call-
:08:19. > :08:22.out, that will help to save �500,000 per year.
:08:22. > :08:28.At Sandford community fire station, schoolchildren are being put
:08:28. > :08:32.through a drill. The fire service say the role of the fire officer
:08:32. > :08:36.and is changing, and it is now all about education and prevention.
:08:36. > :08:39.were are all potentially at risk from fire in the home unless we
:08:39. > :08:43.take simple steps. That is the type of education we
:08:43. > :08:47.are delivering to young people, to community groups.
:08:47. > :08:53.The service admits, with savings this large they will have to be job
:08:53. > :09:00.cuts. Staff will also take a pay cut. It has actually been able to
:09:00. > :09:04.increase the number of fire stations, from 30 to 33.
:09:05. > :09:09.The levels of malnutrition among children fleeing Somalia's drought
:09:09. > :09:13.could lead to agreement tragedy of unimaginable proportions. That is
:09:13. > :09:18.according to the United Nations. It is the worst drought in 60 years,
:09:18. > :09:24.and Birmingham aid workers are in Africa now helping with the belief
:09:24. > :09:29.effort. Our correspondent is at the headquarters of Islamic Relief.
:09:29. > :09:34.There is a 40,000 strong community from Somalia here in the Birmingham.
:09:34. > :09:39.We are at one of the warehouses of Islamic Relief. These clothes will
:09:39. > :09:45.be sent to charity shops across the country to raise their vital funds
:09:45. > :09:52.needed to buy food, hygiene equipment, water and so on. I am
:09:52. > :09:56.joined by Jenny Cosgrave from Islamic Relief, and Mohammed Sharif,
:09:56. > :09:59.a Somalian community leader and analyst. Tell us what you are doing
:09:59. > :10:04.to help? And Islamic Relief has been working
:10:04. > :10:08.for many years in the region. We are making sure people have
:10:08. > :10:14.access to clean and safe water. We have been providing 35,000 people
:10:14. > :10:18.with clean water, seven litres per day that you need to survive. We
:10:18. > :10:24.have also been providing food for around 21,000 people, and we have
:10:24. > :10:31.also been making sure that over 1,300 women and young children have
:10:31. > :10:35.access to medical care. Describe what their reaction is
:10:35. > :10:43.within the Somali and community. The Somali people in Birmingham are
:10:43. > :10:49.very sad and desperate about this campaign. It is horrific at the
:10:49. > :10:54.moment, and they are thinking about the issue back home, discussing how
:10:54. > :10:57.they can help. All of the Somalis coming into Birmingham are really
:10:57. > :11:03.talking about the issue of the drought in Africa.
:11:03. > :11:07.It is a huge talking-point. Islamic Relief have said an initial target
:11:07. > :11:12.of �5 million, but of course the Pakistani and -- the Pakistan
:11:12. > :11:15.appeal last year raised 30 million, so they are hoping to exceed
:11:15. > :11:19.expectations. A rare collection of Roman coins
:11:19. > :11:24.dating back well before the time of Christ is to go on show to the
:11:24. > :11:31.public. They were found by a man using a metal detector. It is the
:11:31. > :11:34.earliest Roman hoard ever found in the region.
:11:34. > :11:38.Edge Hill in south Warwickshire, famous for one of the biggest
:11:38. > :11:44.battles of the English Civil War, and now for the largest discovery
:11:44. > :11:50.of Roman coins in the region. I have spoken to the person who found
:11:50. > :11:55.them, who has asked to remain anonymous. He told BT was on the
:11:55. > :11:58.way home, went the metal detector at me denies. -- he told me he was
:11:58. > :12:02.on the way home. He said although he was grateful for the treasure,
:12:02. > :12:08.this is about reminded us of the history of Warwickshire. Buried in
:12:08. > :12:14.a pot for almost 2,000 years, some 1146 silver coins were uncovered.
:12:14. > :12:19.Some of them were made almost 200 years before the birth of Christ.
:12:19. > :12:24.After being verified and catalogued, they are about to be put on display
:12:24. > :12:28.at the Warwickshire Museum. They told us it is the largest
:12:28. > :12:32.hoard of early Roman coins in the West Midlands, and probably the
:12:32. > :12:35.second largest in the country, so pretty significant for Warwickshire.
:12:35. > :12:42.The detail is incredible, showing a range of Roman emperors, including
:12:42. > :12:47.Julius Caesar and Emperor neo-. They are also revealing of the
:12:47. > :12:56.obsession with animals and gods. One of my favourites is this coin,
:12:56. > :13:02.dated around AD 45. The inscription on it means, we
:13:02. > :13:07.came, we saw and be conquered. Although the Romans were none to
:13:08. > :13:11.have some settlements in the county, and the discovery of this Roman
:13:11. > :13:16.hoard has prompted more questions than answers.
:13:16. > :13:20.It was a big saving, that is the intriguing thing, he put these
:13:20. > :13:24.altogether and needed to bury them in the ground? Why did they not
:13:24. > :13:28.come back? This weekend, the public will be given the first opportunity
:13:28. > :13:38.to ponder the mystery of the coin treasurer and why it was buried in
:13:38. > :13:45.
:13:45. > :13:48.A fascinating mystery! There's much more on our Facebook page.
:13:48. > :13:52.Back in 1982, the relatively unknown acting trio of Stephen Fry,
:13:52. > :13:57.Hugh Laurie and Emma Thompson performed at a new arts event in
:13:57. > :14:01.Staffordshire. Fast-forward to 2011 and the Lichfield Festival now
:14:01. > :14:05.enjoys international acclaim. As it celebrates its 30th birthday, what
:14:05. > :14:13.does the Festival mean to the cathedral city? Our correspondent
:14:13. > :14:17.has spent the date there. It has been a day of frantic
:14:17. > :14:21.preparations. It is the 30th Lichfield Festival. Things may be a
:14:21. > :14:26.little quiet here now but it all begins in earnest tomorrow evening
:14:26. > :14:31.with more than 500 artists due to perform here, it is promising to be
:14:31. > :14:35.quite an event. 30 live size pigs, decorated by
:14:35. > :14:40.schools and community groups to represent 30 years of the Lichfield
:14:40. > :14:45.Festival. They have had two months to paint them and now they will be
:14:45. > :14:49.around the city in different venues. There are 30 because it is the 30th
:14:49. > :14:53.anniversary. The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra will play
:14:53. > :14:56.tomorrow night and an opera singer will perform in the cathedral.
:14:56. > :15:02.Across the city, more than 80 events will be taking place with
:15:02. > :15:06.more than 500 artists appearing at theatres, hotels and in the streets.
:15:06. > :15:12.The Staffordshire born poet Laureate to Carol Ann Duffy who is
:15:12. > :15:16.appearing at the festival has written a special poem. Last year,
:15:16. > :15:23.10,500 tickets were sold with more than 30,000 tickets attending. The
:15:23. > :15:27.economic impact of the event is estimated to be around �1 million.
:15:27. > :15:32.It is certainly something which dry spot for into the city centre to
:15:32. > :15:38.the businesses, cafes, shops, hotels. It is certainly something
:15:38. > :15:42.that is welcome for City traders in these tough times. It is one of the
:15:42. > :15:47.busiest times. We have other festivals as well, but this does
:15:47. > :15:55.generate a lot of income. It can only be good in this day and age.
:15:55. > :15:59.Now, they see them here, they seek them there. If you see the festival
:15:59. > :16:06.paid as he hides at various locations, you will be given two
:16:06. > :16:10.tickets to the festival -- the festival paid for. I am joined by
:16:10. > :16:15.the festival director now. It is the 30th anniversary, is it going
:16:15. > :16:19.to be better? It is certainly going to be big. We have got a whole
:16:19. > :16:23.range of things, orchestras, international musicians from all
:16:23. > :16:32.around the world to celebrate with us in Lichfield. We have got
:16:32. > :16:37.special guests, Michael Moore play ago. We have put many of his books
:16:37. > :16:45.across the city for people to pick up and take 10. Carol Ann Duffy has
:16:46. > :16:50.written a special poem. The film producer Lord Puttnam is coming and
:16:50. > :16:55.also we have an array of world musicians, dancers, comedians and
:16:55. > :16:59.authors. They are all coming here to celebrate. We also have free
:16:59. > :17:05.events of people in the local community. There will be a market
:17:05. > :17:08.this Saturday. Fireworks. And on the 17th, we will meet for a
:17:09. > :17:14.special festival birthday party. People can come and join us for a
:17:14. > :17:17.piece of cake and help us celebrate our birthday in style. They are
:17:17. > :17:21.very important role the festival has for the City? It has an
:17:21. > :17:27.important cultural role. And it was founded to bring high quality art
:17:27. > :17:34.here. We also foster the skills of our children and local community.
:17:34. > :17:41.Plenty of tickets left if you fancy coming along.
:17:41. > :17:45.Still ahead, an ancient art from Pakistan. How taxi drivers here are
:17:45. > :17:48.ditching their cabs and jumping on horseback to recreate the sport.
:17:48. > :17:58.And reports of hail and thunder storms debate. Is there more to
:17:58. > :18:01.
:18:01. > :18:03.come? -- thunderstorms to date. There is a big Olympic at the me in
:18:03. > :18:09.sport are tonight. First of all, the opening instalment of what
:18:09. > :18:14.could be another football transfers are good. It will get resolved
:18:14. > :18:19.sooner or later. Aston Villa have turned down a �15 million bid from
:18:19. > :18:22.Liverpool for their England players Stuart Downing. He was the player
:18:22. > :18:27.of the year last season for Villa. He scored eight goals. He has got
:18:27. > :18:32.two years left on his contract. It is believed that Villa would want
:18:32. > :18:36.at least �19 million if they were to sell him. The London 2012
:18:36. > :18:40.Olympic torch relay will be will be a celebration lasting 70 days. It
:18:40. > :18:48.will start next May and 8000 people will get the chance to take part.
:18:48. > :18:52.Their job is to carry the torch, being made in commentary.
:18:52. > :18:55.-- in Coventry. For the first time in their lives, these bill bumph
:18:55. > :19:03.from Edgewick Primary School -- these children from Edgewick
:19:03. > :19:09.Primary School. The London 2012 torch will go on show in Coventry.
:19:09. > :19:16.8000 more torches will be made, one for each torch-bearer in the relay.
:19:16. > :19:21.I like it. It is a shiny fast up I like that it has got 8000 bits on
:19:22. > :19:27.it. Someone else excited to see the taught his Phil Bouser with his son
:19:27. > :19:32.Harry. He was a torch-bearer during the 2004 Athens Games and has the
:19:32. > :19:37.souvenir to prove it. You never think you are going to be a torch-
:19:37. > :19:41.bearer. It was probably the slowest 400 metres I have ever run. You
:19:41. > :19:45.want to savour the moment. I think the Olympic torch symbolises so
:19:46. > :19:54.much because the flame is the Olympic Games, probably more
:19:54. > :19:57.powerful than the rings and other images, it is the flame that comes
:19:57. > :20:01.from grease and line is the Olympic golden. Anyone can be nominated to
:20:01. > :20:08.be part of the relay and one way of doing it is to climb into the back
:20:08. > :20:15.of this Coventry made London taxi. That is what these people have done.
:20:15. > :20:19.It looks good. Also there today, a man from the Coventry company which
:20:19. > :20:23.has won the contract to make the thousands of tortures. There has
:20:23. > :20:28.been so much bad publicity over the past 10 years with companies
:20:28. > :20:32.closing, unemployment. People have said that Coventry has lost its
:20:32. > :20:38.skills but they are still here. deadline for internet nomination
:20:38. > :20:43.has now ended but there is another chance to nominate when the torch
:20:43. > :20:47.for a Rolls into Cheltenham and Birmingham in August.
:20:47. > :20:51.Eight athletes have returned home to the Midlands with medals from
:20:51. > :20:55.the Special Olympics in Greece. The competition was hot, in more ways
:20:55. > :21:05.than one. The British team were struck down by a nasty virus but
:21:05. > :21:10.
:21:10. > :21:18.that did not stop them from being Athens Greece, 2011 Special
:21:18. > :21:23.Olympics. The fireworks may have died, but listen carefully, it is
:21:24. > :21:27.the jingle jangle of medal on medal. It is music to the ears of Richard
:21:27. > :21:31.Murphy and Jamie Dancyger. Back home in Bromsgrove, they have just
:21:31. > :21:36.come back from Athens, to share a host of memories and a clutch of
:21:36. > :21:40.medals to celebrate their athletics success at the Special Olympics.
:21:40. > :21:44.Did it live up to expectations? we were going to make history, have
:21:44. > :21:48.the experience of our lives. Everyone's dream is to become a
:21:48. > :21:53.world champion, to become the best of the best. We beat the best of
:21:53. > :22:03.the best. We gave everything we ever had. He won ever forget it?
:22:03. > :22:03.
:22:03. > :22:08.No Wave. I was almost crying. A great feeling. I cannot believe I
:22:08. > :22:11.have done it. We met Richard and Jamie three weeks ago as they
:22:11. > :22:16.prepare to join 7000 athletes with learning difficulties that the
:22:16. > :22:22.Special Olympics. When they arrive, it was flaming hot and many of the
:22:22. > :22:28.British team went down with a nasty virus. But nothing could one could
:22:28. > :22:34.prevent Phil Bouser and Jamie Dancyger from winning medals.
:22:34. > :22:38.proud moments. You are used to doing it locally, that is fine. But
:22:38. > :22:43.doing it at a World Games, it is massive. A I am so proud. I was
:22:43. > :22:46.hoping to get a medal and I did. I was so excited just to be there. A
:22:46. > :22:50.great honour. They will never forget their Special Olympics
:22:50. > :22:56.experience but tomorrow they are back to earth with a bump because
:22:56. > :23:00.Thursday night is training night at the Rylands Centre in Bromsgrove.
:23:00. > :23:04.Great to meet them. And Richard and Jamie were not the only medal
:23:04. > :23:08.winners. There were gold medals for gymnasts Richard Hammond and Sarah
:23:08. > :23:11.Whitehouse, Jane Hinett in the tennis and Briony Johnson in the
:23:11. > :23:14.badminton. There was a silver for Gwillam Jones in the table tennis
:23:14. > :23:19.and bronze for Darren Roberts in the badminton.
:23:19. > :23:23.Well done to all of them. The latest call from Edgbaston in
:23:23. > :23:31.the Twenty-20. Derbyshire made 162 for 5 in their 20 overs against
:23:31. > :23:35.Warwickshire. A sport of a very different kind.
:23:35. > :23:37.It is called tent-pegging and it dates back hundreds of years. It
:23:37. > :23:44.originates from Pakistan and a group from Birmingham have decided
:23:44. > :23:49.to try to keep the sport alive. It involves swapping taxis or courses.
:23:49. > :23:53.Take a small group of cab drivers, give them some well-groomed horses,
:23:53. > :23:56.add in some very sharp lances and you have got a piece of Pakistani
:23:56. > :24:00.heritage being played out in a small corner of the Midlands.
:24:00. > :24:08.This is the sport of tent-pegging, it dates back hundreds of years,
:24:08. > :24:18.originating from h in military tactics. They used to come out at
:24:18. > :24:18.
:24:18. > :24:23.night and they used to run, take the 10th, -- take the tent. The end
:24:23. > :24:27.of the game is spot each rider to try and lance a wooden tent peg out
:24:27. > :24:33.of the ground. Points are awarded for piercing, picking it up and
:24:33. > :24:38.carrying a to wait. The pegs are made out of date wood and are from
:24:38. > :24:42.Pakistan and a specially treated so that it will stick like glue to the
:24:42. > :24:45.lance. The men on horseback make up Prince Malik's Lancers. They have
:24:45. > :24:51.got almost 100 years' experience between them. They say that anyone
:24:51. > :25:00.can take part. People who ride horses, showjumping, cross-country,
:25:00. > :25:05.dressage, they look very difficult, you have to put the practice in.
:25:05. > :25:12.This tent-pegging, we have taught lads within four or five weeks.
:25:12. > :25:16.Each year, they compete at events from across the globe -- ad that
:25:16. > :25:23.events a round the country. We have to remind ourselves of where it
:25:23. > :25:26.came from. These people are from Birmingham and Pakistan. They are a
:25:26. > :25:30.fantastic example of how we can work together to present it.
:25:30. > :25:34.Today's practice was cut short by the British weather. There was
:25:34. > :25:42.still time for the next generation of the Prince Malik's Lancers to
:25:42. > :25:52.give the ancient sport a go. Very impressive indeed. Now the
:25:52. > :25:55.
:25:55. > :25:59.The cricket is on at Edgbaston. They may be caught out by the rain.
:25:59. > :26:03.But I think they could be lucky as the match will be ending in half-
:26:03. > :26:07.an-hour. There have been lively showers across the region. There
:26:07. > :26:11.have been more in the north where there has been hail and thunder
:26:12. > :26:17.storms. There have also been thunderstorms in Birmingham itself.
:26:17. > :26:25.There is more rain overnight. The next wave of rain after yesterday's.
:26:25. > :26:30.It will be more active and there will be stronger winds with it. The
:26:30. > :26:34.rain is in the West, heading our way, moving eastwards. Some of it
:26:34. > :26:38.could be quite heavy. It is breaking up as it moves eastwards.
:26:38. > :26:42.The north of the region, Staffordshire, will bear the brunt
:26:42. > :26:48.of the heaviest outbreaks. As it tears later on, there will be more
:26:48. > :26:58.showers. It will turn windier, gusts of 40 p to 50 mph. There will
:26:58. > :27:02.be a lot of cloud. A temperatures holding up. There could be 10 to 15
:27:02. > :27:07.mm of rain. Tomorrow is a day of sunshine and showers once again.
:27:07. > :27:13.There could be longer spells of rain. They could again be hail or
:27:13. > :27:16.thunder. It is mild in the sunshine, temperatures up to 19 degrees.
:27:16. > :27:21.Colder in the showers with the winds picking up.
:27:21. > :27:23.Let us have a look at the headlines. The Prime Minister promises a
:27:24. > :27:27.public inquiry into the phone hacking scandal now engulfing the