:00:03. > :00:07.Hello and welcome to Midlands Today with Michael Collie and Suzanne
:00:07. > :00:14.Virdee. The headlines tonight. A call for calm, after three men
:00:14. > :00:19.are run over and killed, protecting their property from rioters.
:00:19. > :00:24.He was trying to help his community. It does not matter who you are, we
:00:24. > :00:26.are here to help every Birmingham shut down, as shops do
:00:26. > :00:28.what they can to protect their property.
:00:28. > :00:34.Cleaning up in Wolverhampton - young people unite, after hundreds
:00:34. > :00:38.of thousands of pounds of damage. The Duke's we do and it lasts night,
:00:38. > :00:41.they were writing and being a menace, so we are being for nice
:00:41. > :00:51.side of them -- the youths were doing it.
:00:51. > :00:53.
:00:53. > :00:56.And amidst tight security, the test Good evening and welcome to
:00:56. > :00:59.Wednesday's Midlands Today from the BBC. Tonight, the devastated father
:00:59. > :01:04.of one of three men killed on a second night of violence in
:01:04. > :01:07.Birmingham asks, "What's happening to the whole of England?" The men
:01:07. > :01:15.were hit by a car in Winson Green as they protected property shortly
:01:15. > :01:19.after one o'clock this morning. The Prime Minister described it
:01:19. > :01:25.this morning as a truly dreadful incident. They were taken to
:01:25. > :01:31.hospital, where about 200 people gathered outside. The father
:01:31. > :01:34.appealed for calm on the streets tonight.
:01:34. > :01:36.There was violence and looting in Birmingham, Wolverhampton and West
:01:36. > :01:41.Bromwich last night. West Midlands Police made 163 arrests, which
:01:41. > :01:43.takes the total to around 300. Chief Constable Chris Sims said
:01:43. > :01:46.today he has in excess of a thousand public order trained
:01:46. > :01:49.officers at his disposal. Earlier today, Mr Sims said he had
:01:49. > :01:55.no plans to change the tactics his officers were currently using, but
:01:55. > :02:01.said he would like more officers on the streets.
:02:01. > :02:07.Let me reassure people that our tactics are strong, we are putting
:02:07. > :02:12.people before courts and that I do not feel in any mood to ask for a
:02:12. > :02:16.different and additional resource. What I do need is additional police
:02:16. > :02:18.officers because of the geography of what we are dealing with.
:02:18. > :02:21.The violence has led to many Birmingham shops and businesses
:02:21. > :02:27.closing early for a second day. Mary Rhodes is in the city centre
:02:27. > :02:32.now, Mary, this must be having a major economic impact?
:02:32. > :02:39.It certainly is. The Birmingham Chamber of Commerce said this loss
:02:39. > :02:43.of revenue has cost the city to �0.5 million a date. They have
:02:44. > :02:49.reported loss of revenue of 50% and trade is down across pubs,
:02:49. > :02:54.restaurants and shops, as businesses close early to protect
:02:54. > :02:58.staff and property. And it was similar today as shops closed
:02:58. > :03:05.Keighley, including the Birmingham Bull Ring, which closed before 4pm
:03:05. > :03:09.-- closed earlier. Along New Street, signs of shifting
:03:09. > :03:15.up. Word spread from one business to another and they decided to play
:03:15. > :03:21.it safe. We are to close at 4pm on the general advice of people around
:03:21. > :03:25.us. The boring is closing, so it is probably precautionary but we have
:03:25. > :03:30.to -- the Bull Ring shopping centres. Mid-to-late afternoon,
:03:30. > :03:35.people do not want to be around. And it was not just shop owners
:03:35. > :03:40.frustrated. The fact all the shops are closing seems a little dramatic.
:03:40. > :03:45.I would rather get home safely than be in town where it gets nasty.
:03:45. > :03:51.Keep doing what we are doing and living as we are, at no point
:03:51. > :03:55.stopping everything because of the rioters. It was well before 4pm as
:03:55. > :04:00.we headed to the Bull Ring shopping centre and it was closed with
:04:00. > :04:05.barriers inside the doors. A police presence had strengthened on the
:04:05. > :04:10.street and around. Rush hour started early as people headed home
:04:10. > :04:15.to clear the streets of the city's. And this evening, the Institute of
:04:15. > :04:23.Asian Businesses has said that Birmingham's Asian business
:04:23. > :04:26.community condemns unreservedly the action of the rioters. Nasir Aswan,
:04:26. > :04:28.who's president of the institute, said in a statement: "We will unite
:04:28. > :04:30.to eradicate this menace and ensure that Birmingham retains the
:04:30. > :04:35.friendly, open-for-business reputation that it enjoys
:04:35. > :04:40.globally." I can tell you from here that traffic is gridlocked trying
:04:40. > :04:44.to get out of the city. It is free on the way in but a lot of police
:04:44. > :04:50.vans have headed into the city this evening. I will be back later for a
:04:50. > :04:56.further update. News of the death of three men in
:04:56. > :05:00.the Winson Green area of Birmingham. Our reporter has been talking to
:05:00. > :05:04.shocked families. Three young men were not down here
:05:04. > :05:10.by a car that did not stop. They have been named as 31-year-old
:05:10. > :05:18.Abdul Mussavir and his brother Shazad Ali. Also with them at
:05:18. > :05:23.Haroon Jahan, 21. This mobile phone footage captured the moment just
:05:23. > :05:28.after the car sped away. The three friends had been here because they
:05:28. > :05:33.had been worried about security at the businesses along Dudley Road.
:05:33. > :05:37.The father of Haroon Jahan spoke of his family's last. I cannot
:05:37. > :05:41.describe to anyone what it feels like to lose your son. He was
:05:42. > :05:51.working with me at one time recently and he left, he got a job
:05:52. > :05:52.
:05:52. > :05:57.as a mechanic. Just down the road. I miss him. I miss him deeply. But
:05:57. > :06:02.like I said before, a day from now, maybe two days, the whole world
:06:02. > :06:06.will forget him and nobody will care. There was solidarity and
:06:06. > :06:11.sympathy for the family last night. Outside the City Hospital. Then
:06:11. > :06:17.next door neighbour expressed her support. A fine young man, trying
:06:17. > :06:22.to just protect our homes. Just to protect our homes, it is just, this
:06:22. > :06:27.journey people have taken his mindless and. Us. It is mindless
:06:27. > :06:32.and pointless and is getting beyond a joke. We need to stand together
:06:32. > :06:37.and fight for peace, because this is England. Forensics experts have
:06:37. > :06:42.spent all day at the scene as police appealed for calm. Police
:06:42. > :06:45.say this is a complicated inquiry and facts are still emerging. They
:06:45. > :06:50.say communities should trust police to protect them and have asked
:06:50. > :06:56.people to act with a sense of cool calculation. A police car was used
:06:56. > :07:01.today to carry out skit tests. It came as community workers awake for
:07:01. > :07:05.hours in tribute. We just need to give families time to grieve and
:07:05. > :07:10.communities time to heal and hopefully people empowered to stand
:07:10. > :07:19.back and listen. Tonight, as a community Greaves, there were
:07:19. > :07:23.renewed calls for restraint and, reflection. -- and reflection. And
:07:23. > :07:30.our reporter is at the scene in Winson Green. How have the wider
:07:30. > :07:35.community reacted today? There has been the universal shock
:07:35. > :07:43.and sympathy and degrees felt hurt on behalf of the family, expressed
:07:44. > :07:48.by friends, and family members. And exasperation also at the violence
:07:48. > :07:54.and disorder in Birmingham and elsewhere, and the atmosphere in
:07:54. > :07:59.the city in the last few days. And I think we cannot get away from the
:07:59. > :08:03.fact there is also trepidation about what the future might hold,
:08:03. > :08:07.and those very strongly worded pleas for calm.
:08:07. > :08:11.They have been meetings held in the area, what happened? -- there have
:08:11. > :08:16.been. Meetings have been held throughout
:08:16. > :08:22.the day and attended by politicians, faith leaders, community leaders,
:08:23. > :08:27.the police. We were at one of those meetings held at a school down the
:08:27. > :08:33.road and the feelings were running very high. Their work and passion
:08:33. > :08:39.speeches. The hope is people will have listened to those speeches and
:08:39. > :08:43.there will be calm not just tonight but also over the forthcoming days.
:08:43. > :08:46.Thank you very much indeed. Shopkeepers in the Black Country
:08:46. > :08:48.say they've lost hundreds of thousands of pounds after mobs
:08:48. > :08:50.rampaged through the streets of Wolverhampton and West Bromwich
:08:50. > :08:53.last night. Businesses were attacked with hammers, and then
:08:53. > :09:03.looted. A clean-up operation involving young people from the
:09:03. > :09:07.community got underway today, as Bob Hockenhull reports. The
:09:07. > :09:10.disorder is another blow for small business -- for small businesses
:09:10. > :09:13.struggling to survive. Shops like this jewellers in
:09:13. > :09:15.Wolverhampton -established for 40 years - bore the brunt when a crowd
:09:15. > :09:23.went on the rampage smashing windows with hammers and stealing
:09:23. > :09:27.merchandise. We are trying to help as soon as possible. I just do not
:09:27. > :09:34.know, I honestly do not know what we will do. There is no money
:09:34. > :09:37.coming in. I have got to pay wages, staff. It might be the end of us.
:09:37. > :09:40.Youths took to the street both in Wolverhampton and in West Bromwich,
:09:40. > :09:42.causing trouble and forcing shops to shut early and lose trade. But
:09:42. > :09:49.one brave hairdresser in Wolverhampton stood up to the
:09:49. > :09:55.looters - stopping them from attacking her salon.
:09:55. > :09:59.There was a group of 300 or 400 children coming and one girl with a
:09:59. > :10:03.hammer smashing the windows while the guys kicked the windows through,
:10:03. > :10:07.and they were coming here and standing here and swearing. If you
:10:07. > :10:13.are not touching my shop, I said! They were telling me not to swear
:10:13. > :10:20.while they were smashing up the shops, so I did this. Not my shop,
:10:20. > :10:23.please! They were shot and left me alone. -- shocked. It was a very
:10:23. > :10:26.different crowd that took to the streets in Wolverhampton this
:10:26. > :10:29.morning. Armed with only brushes and pans, the group of mainly young
:10:29. > :10:32.people offered to help traders clear up. I felt like doing a nice
:10:32. > :10:38.thing because youths were doing it lasts night writing and being a
:10:38. > :10:43.menace, so we are being the nice side of the youths -- rioting.
:10:43. > :10:48.Everybody on Facebook and Twitter last night were concerned about
:10:48. > :10:53.everybody. Most of the city's streets have been cleaned up, but
:10:53. > :10:56.by coming together like this, young people feel they are giving
:10:56. > :10:59.businesses in the city a sense of reassurance. And reassurance was
:10:59. > :11:02.something the Shadow Home Secretary sought to give the people of West
:11:02. > :11:06.Bromwich, as she came to witness the aftermath of last night's
:11:06. > :11:11.disorder for herself. People are saying, I love Sandwell,
:11:11. > :11:15.that is coming out from people wanting to stand up against this
:11:15. > :11:19.violence, Africa's it is unacceptable. These are criminal
:11:19. > :11:22.elements are damaging the community and also people's livelihoods.
:11:22. > :11:26.trade, damaged shops, stolen stock - but there was one business in the
:11:26. > :11:29.Black Country not worrying about a drop in profits.
:11:29. > :11:36.Obviously, we will wait -- we will make money had a bit but it is
:11:36. > :11:40.still not good, really not good. -- ahead of it. Not a Glaser would
:11:40. > :11:43.wish it to happen. Because, after all, this is an image which surely
:11:43. > :11:45.must be bad for all businesses in the long run.
:11:46. > :11:48.The Prime Minister has been in Wolverhampton and in Birmingham
:11:48. > :11:53.this afternoon, meeting the police, business leaders and residents in
:11:53. > :11:57.some of the worst affected areas. David Cameron said that's where
:11:57. > :12:00.what he called the "fightback" begins. Well, our political editor,
:12:00. > :12:09.Patrick Burns was there and he joins us now. Patrick, what did he
:12:09. > :12:13.mean by that? He means by a fight back, the eye-
:12:13. > :12:17.catching elements are that COBRA has given its authority for the use
:12:17. > :12:21.with 24 hours' notice of water cannon for the first time on the
:12:22. > :12:27.streets of mainland UK. It was seen in Northern Ireland last month.
:12:27. > :12:33.Another aspect is a reaffirmation of the police powers, in extreme
:12:34. > :12:37.circumstances, to use baton rounds, formerly known as plastic bullets.
:12:37. > :12:42.Police have been remarkably reluctant to use these two things
:12:42. > :12:46.because they are considered to be only in extreme circumstances, and
:12:46. > :12:50.to change the nature of policing in this country. So it is not
:12:50. > :12:55.something likely taken. Earlier today, the Prime Minister said he
:12:55. > :12:59.did not want to see London lot down. I put it to him that is exactly
:12:59. > :13:03.what has been happening in Birmingham. The first priority is
:13:03. > :13:10.to increase the number of police on the streets to reclaim them for the
:13:10. > :13:13.law abiding and to absolutely make it clear these looters and thieves
:13:13. > :13:20.are arrested and prosecuted and convicted and imprisoned. That
:13:20. > :13:25.needs to happened -- to happen and it will be much easier for up
:13:25. > :13:28.centres to get back to normal and police numbers can come back down
:13:29. > :13:33.and Birmingham will be the great city we want it to be. Parliament
:13:33. > :13:39.has been recalled tomorrow, how significant is that and what can we
:13:39. > :13:43.expect? It is a mark of the extreme gravity of the position we are in.
:13:43. > :13:48.For the last time Parliament was recalled in the middle of a summer
:13:48. > :13:53.recess, you have to go back to 2002 at the time of the start of the
:13:53. > :13:58.Iraq war. And before that, to the attack on the twin towers and
:13:58. > :14:04.threat of international terrorism after 9/11, so it is a mark of the
:14:04. > :14:08.extreme position we are in. And we can expect a debate about this
:14:08. > :14:13.aspect of the policing side of it, the cost that will attach to it at
:14:13. > :14:18.the time when the government has very little cash to play with, so I
:14:18. > :14:24.expect it to be a very sombre occasion tomorrow. We have heard
:14:24. > :14:31.from some MPs who are concerned, how concerned our MPs and the Black
:14:31. > :14:36.Country? Deep concern. We have used expressions like mindless
:14:36. > :14:42.criminality. Andrew Mitchell, a member of the Cabinet, said, the
:14:42. > :14:45.full force of the law will be brought to bear on this. But we
:14:45. > :14:51.will also hear discussion in the House of Commons about the question
:14:51. > :14:55.of the causes, whether there is an element of a completely
:14:55. > :14:59.disconnected under class here, whether there is any link to the
:14:59. > :15:02.cuts, very contentious and debate of these were some would say on
:15:02. > :15:06.decent people who protest peacefully. Thank you very much
:15:06. > :15:09.indeed. Elsewhere, 12 people were arrested in Worcestershire, after
:15:09. > :15:15.cars were set alight in Redditch and Worcester. In Coventry, nine
:15:15. > :15:17.people were arrested after unrest in the Cheylesmore area of the city.
:15:17. > :15:26.There were also disturbances in Gloucester, where police were
:15:26. > :15:30.attacked with rocks and bottles, as Steve Knibbs reports. And with no
:15:30. > :15:33.apparent shame, some of those in the Gloucester riots last night
:15:33. > :15:39.posed for a camera. Around 50-60 rioters fought running
:15:39. > :15:45.battles with the police along Barton Street. Copycat crimes
:15:45. > :15:53.triggered by disturbances across the UK. Gloucester's Chief
:15:53. > :15:56.Constable cut short his holiday to see the damage for himself. The
:15:56. > :16:00.Chief told me they'll make sure those responsible are brought to
:16:01. > :16:04.justice. These people have come onto the streets and committed
:16:04. > :16:09.criminal acts, and the only people they are hurting of the community,
:16:09. > :16:13.so it is very disappointing. And I am very clear we want to make sure
:16:13. > :16:17.the streets are safe and that people who commit these criminal
:16:17. > :16:22.acts need to understand we will be looking to rest them and put them
:16:22. > :16:27.before the courts. And it has not taken place long. 14 people have
:16:27. > :16:33.been arrested, some as young as 16. This man was taken into custody on
:16:33. > :16:37.suspicion of burglary after this newsagents was broken into, the
:16:37. > :16:41.only incidents of looting related to last night's violence. The clean
:16:42. > :16:45.up this morning was swift. Apart from the burnt-out shell of a
:16:45. > :16:54.disused building, there was little sign of the trouble. But there was
:16:54. > :17:01.anger. Little kids breaking down people businesses. This community
:17:01. > :17:04.is a good community and whoever is doing this, they are sick idiots!
:17:04. > :17:08.The people here are not complacent but they are hoping that tonight,
:17:08. > :17:15.those intent on causing trouble have got the message and will keep
:17:15. > :17:17.away. Pictures of the riots from a small
:17:17. > :17:23.community television station based in Birmingham have been beamed
:17:23. > :17:26.around the world. Sangat TV, unheard of by most
:17:26. > :17:29.people just a few days ago, has taken viewers right to the heart of
:17:29. > :17:37.the disorder with their own unique style of reporting and message for
:17:37. > :17:40.calm. Joanne Writtle reports. As the full horror of writing unfolded,
:17:40. > :17:46.a little-known TV station followed the action, with reporters
:17:46. > :17:50.expressing their anger. I do not care if I raise my life because it
:17:51. > :17:53.is about humanity! -- will lose my life. It is difficult what is
:17:53. > :17:55.happening! Sangat Television at Edgbaston in
:17:55. > :17:57.Birmingham is a charity-run station which normally broadcasts
:17:58. > :18:03.community-based programmes, often in the Sikh community. When you see
:18:03. > :18:13.some of what was going on, you do get emotional. And you say, this is
:18:13. > :18:14.
:18:14. > :18:19.totally wrong what is happening here. We are helping the community,
:18:19. > :18:23.there you go. As you can see, this is what we need to do for the
:18:23. > :18:28.community. The police are doing their job and protecting us. You
:18:28. > :18:33.can see it live footage, this is another live exclusive footage and
:18:33. > :18:36.Sangat TV. The station normally broadcast community-based
:18:36. > :18:44.programmes. But in a complete departure, it followed the violence
:18:44. > :18:48.live to warn communities. We wanted to bring peace to the community and
:18:48. > :18:55.take misunderstanding out of what was happening. It was mainly just
:18:55. > :18:59.looting happening. This is an emergency radio broadcast.
:18:59. > :19:05.Meanwhile, as writing was breaking out for his second day, a youth
:19:05. > :19:10.radio station here at Highgate in Birmingham broadcast an appeal for
:19:10. > :19:14.calm. We would like to say please, please, stay out of it, stay at
:19:14. > :19:17.home and out of the scenes. Radio Youthology is run by volunteers and
:19:17. > :19:22.aired on the internet, with programmes aimed at 15 to 25 years
:19:22. > :19:29.olds. I am disgusted by it. Birmingham is our home and we live
:19:29. > :19:36.as one and it brings sadness for me personally to see people's homes
:19:36. > :19:40.and buildings being broken into. Back at Sangat TV, their attempts
:19:40. > :19:44.to help sometimes caused frustration. Are you listening to
:19:44. > :19:48.me? They cannot see down the road because you are blocking their
:19:48. > :19:54.vision. What on earth are you trying to do? I know you are trying
:19:54. > :20:01.to help us at... Overall, community television and radio took to the
:20:01. > :20:04.airwaves to appeal for peace. A lot of media interest around the world
:20:04. > :20:06.of what is happening here in the Midlands.
:20:07. > :20:10.And there will be continuing coverage throughout the evening and
:20:10. > :20:12.into the night on BBC WM, with more from us on BBC One's ten o'clock
:20:12. > :20:15.news. Still ahead here on Midlands Today
:20:15. > :20:18.tonight, a proud day at Edgbaston, as England take control against
:20:18. > :20:28.India. And I'll have more on how the
:20:28. > :20:31.
:20:31. > :20:34.weather could affect play later The West Midlands Chief Fire
:20:34. > :20:37.Officer has been reassuring people in Birmingham not to be alarmed by
:20:37. > :20:42.a huge plume of smoke which appeared over part of the city
:20:42. > :20:46.today. It was generated by a huge fire at a scrap yard at the
:20:46. > :20:49.Hawksword Metal Recycling Plant in Nechells. The smoke could be seen
:20:49. > :20:55.from several miles away. The fire service wanted to make it clear
:20:56. > :21:00.that it is nothing to do with the current disturbances.
:21:00. > :21:04.The imagery from the Troubles has been a large fires and we are very
:21:04. > :21:08.concerned that people travelling across the M C think a big fire is
:21:08. > :21:13.going on in big -- in Birmingham and there is an issue, but there is
:21:13. > :21:17.not, this is normal business for us and we are putting this fire out.
:21:17. > :21:21.It produces a lot of smoke and a lot of people will see this and
:21:21. > :21:28.think of other connections. But it really is just normal business for
:21:28. > :21:30.Cricket now. Undeterred by the disturbances across Birmingham, the
:21:30. > :21:40.third test between England and India has been taking place at
:21:40. > :21:43.Edgbaston. Nick Clitheroe's there right now.
:21:43. > :21:46.The mood was upbeat around Edgbaston and there were only a few
:21:46. > :21:49.signs that security might have been stepped up for this match.
:21:49. > :21:52.Generally it appeared the fans couldn't wait for the latest
:21:52. > :21:57.chapter in an enthralling test saga. If England win, they'll go to
:21:57. > :22:01.number one in the world. They have played awesome and deserve to be
:22:01. > :22:04.number one in the world. If they carry on, unstoppable force stop
:22:05. > :22:10.they are doing well against every teams are up Mack we have had
:22:10. > :22:18.tickets for a year. My friend's but they, so very excited. They will
:22:19. > :22:22.win, a Champions'. Sachin Tendulkar will get his century. This is the
:22:22. > :22:24.first test match at the ground since the opening of the new �32
:22:24. > :22:27.million pavilion. For everyone with Warwickshire cricket in their heart,
:22:27. > :22:30.it's a special day. They have done really well and are to be
:22:30. > :22:36.congratulated. It is a magnificent facility and I have just seen the
:22:36. > :22:41.dressing rooms and they are so big and spacious, it almost, almost
:22:41. > :22:44.feels like I should come out of retirement. But almost! There were
:22:44. > :22:51.bag checks for spectators, but nothing more than in any previous
:22:51. > :22:56.test series. A great atmosphere at Edgbaston and after a difficult
:22:56. > :22:59.couple of days for the city, this is just what the City needs. But a
:22:59. > :23:01.poignant moment too, as the England team took to the field in black
:23:02. > :23:04.armbands in memory of Neal Abberley, former Warwickshire player and
:23:04. > :23:07.coach, the man Ian Bell credits for his career.
:23:07. > :23:10.One Indian fan had told me before the match he was mainly here to
:23:10. > :23:13.watch Sehwag. He better not have blinked, as the Indian opener went
:23:13. > :23:19.to his first ball. After a brief Indian fightback, the wicket of
:23:19. > :23:23.Sachin Tendulkar meant it was definitely England's morning. But a
:23:23. > :23:26.fightback by the captain, MS Dhoni, means this is a day both sets of
:23:26. > :23:29.fans could enjoy. And anyway, the 20,000 fans in the ground were just
:23:29. > :23:39.delighted that neither the rioters nor the weather had stopped the
:23:39. > :23:39.
:23:39. > :23:42.cricket. Great stuff! And did I see superman
:23:42. > :23:46.among the crowd! And we could do with him!
:23:46. > :23:50.A great day at Edgbaston today. Six of our teams were in Carling
:23:50. > :23:53.Cup first round action last night. But only two of them won. Yoann
:23:53. > :23:56.Arquinn scored in the 92nd minute to give Hereford United a 1-nil
:23:56. > :23:59.victory over Brentford. And League Two Shrewsbury Town
:23:59. > :24:04.created one of the shocks of the round. They raced into a 3-nil
:24:04. > :24:08.half-time lead at Championship club Derby and held on to win 3-2.
:24:08. > :24:15.And all the action from our teams in the Carling Cup will be on the
:24:15. > :24:21.BBC Sport website from tomorrow. Let's catch up on the weather
:24:21. > :24:24.action now. So far today, the rain has been
:24:24. > :24:27.localised - located mainly in the North of the region. It will become
:24:27. > :24:30.more widespread over the coming days. There's no shortage of
:24:30. > :24:32.systems passing through, but if the times in-between last any length of
:24:32. > :24:35.time, we might get some drier interludes, Thursday into Friday
:24:35. > :24:38.being one of them. A long pause before quite a messy situation
:24:38. > :24:41.unfolds as we head into Saturday. So our chances of seeing the
:24:41. > :24:45.Perseid Meteor shower on Friday night might be scuppered by the
:24:45. > :24:49.cloud. Hopefully not though on Saturday night, as things begin to
:24:49. > :24:53.clear up, although the light of the Moon might put it in the shade a
:24:53. > :24:57.bit. It's set to be one of the best displays this year - with 100
:24:57. > :25:00.meteors an hour at its peak. Tonight, the rain has a go at
:25:00. > :25:04.pushing in from the North and West, but doesn't really affect central
:25:04. > :25:08.and Southern parts too much. Some of it could be heavy where it does
:25:08. > :25:11.occur and it'll be fairly humid and warm tonight, with lows of around
:25:11. > :25:21.14 or 15 Celsius, although the winds will be starting to ease a
:25:21. > :25:21.
:25:21. > :25:31.little. Tomorrow will be a duller day with outbreaks of rain, as a
:25:31. > :25:33.cold front heads Southwards. But as you can see, most of it's bitty.
:25:33. > :25:36.There could be the occasional heavier spell. Temperatures
:25:36. > :25:39.generally a little higher - 21-22 - with brisk Southwesterly winds, but
:25:39. > :25:42.not as strong as today's. And then tomorrow night's rain dies out.
:25:42. > :25:50.Friday looks mostly dry with sun and warming up a little more as the
:25:50. > :25:53.winds die down and the winds pick Tonight's main headline: The Prime
:25:53. > :25:55.Minister, David Cameron, says a fightback is underway to restore
:25:55. > :25:57.law and order. Whatever resources police need, they'll get -
:25:57. > :26:00.including baton rounds and water cannon.
:26:00. > :26:03.And the West Midlands Chief Constable says he is happy with his
:26:03. > :26:06.tactics, but will be deploying extra officers.
:26:07. > :26:15.Back now to the disorder on the streets of the West Midlands. Mary
:26:15. > :26:21.Rhodes is in Birmingham City Centre now. How do things seen this
:26:21. > :26:23.evening? As I reported before, people were
:26:23. > :26:27.heading for the buses and trains earlier today and we have been told
:26:27. > :26:31.Birmingham New Street are running services as normal and will do so
:26:31. > :26:36.throughout the evening. But Bristol Street is still gridlocked and has
:26:36. > :26:40.been for at least half an hour. There is cricket at Edgbaston and
:26:40. > :26:45.so that could be an additional factor, but a lot of police vans
:26:45. > :26:49.have been going past to deal with potential trouble again tonight.
:26:49. > :26:54.It was another tough night for police last night and more officers
:26:54. > :26:59.on the street tonight? That is right, police presence was
:26:59. > :27:03.increased last night, around 600 officers dealing with the looting.
:27:03. > :27:08.And we saw extraordinary pictures of an electrical shop looted and
:27:08. > :27:13.bigger plasma screens carried away in full view of our cameras and of
:27:13. > :27:17.the police. I was at the police press conference today and the
:27:17. > :27:20.Chief Constable Chris Sims said those people would be dealt with
:27:20. > :27:25.today. And there is an increase police presence -- and increased
:27:25. > :27:29.police presence tonight, 1,000 trained officers and other forces
:27:29. > :27:34.from outside the area. It is very windy and rain clouds are gathering