:00:07. > :00:17.In Midlands Today... Out of the violence and destruction - how the
:00:17. > :00:25.riots have brought communities closer together. They felt that he
:00:25. > :00:30.was feeling their pain, and that helped the community a lot. Record
:00:30. > :00:33.GCSE results, but more youngsters are not in education or work.
:00:33. > :00:40.want to make sure youngsters leave here with the best possible
:00:40. > :00:44.opportunities. Farmers are urged to be extra vigilant after a spate of
:00:44. > :00:54.bonfires. And the end of the road for a museum which tells the story
:00:54. > :00:58.
:00:58. > :01:02.of life on the buses. Good evening and welcome to Thursday's Midlands
:01:02. > :01:05.Today from the BBC. Tonight, a tribute to the three men who died
:01:05. > :01:08.in the Birmingham riots. The brother of two of those who died
:01:08. > :01:11.said he felt honoured that an historic football match between the
:01:11. > :01:13.national teams of India and Pakistan is being dedicated to
:01:13. > :01:18.their memory. It is expected that thousands of supporters will turn
:01:18. > :01:21.out for the game - their first meeting on British soil. All
:01:21. > :01:24.profits will go to a foundation to honour the murdered men. As Sarah
:01:24. > :01:34.Falkand reports, it is hoped the match can be held in the city where
:01:34. > :01:35.
:01:35. > :01:41.the men lived and died. Three murdered men, soon to be honoured
:01:41. > :01:45.by thousands of football fans. has touched my heart already. I am
:01:45. > :01:54.going to be very emotional, because they are my brothers. I lost two
:01:54. > :01:58.brothers, but I have to keep strong for my mother and father. The Blue
:01:58. > :02:07.Tigers, India's national football team. Never before have they played
:02:07. > :02:11.the Greenshirts on British soil. a company, we have dedicated this
:02:11. > :02:15.match to their memory, pledging all profits from the match to a
:02:15. > :02:25.foundation, if and when this is set up by the families, or a charity of
:02:25. > :02:26.
:02:26. > :02:34.their choice. Today, we are witnessing an historical event in
:02:34. > :02:37.the making. A symbol of good well. The match was scheduled for one
:02:37. > :02:42.week on Saturday, but it has been postponed to allow the families to
:02:42. > :02:46.mourn. Both of the families and the television company involved say it
:02:46. > :02:49.would be more appropriate to have the memorial match here in
:02:49. > :02:53.Birmingham, the home of the three dead men. But at the moment the
:02:53. > :03:00.company said it is not in negotiation with either of the two
:03:00. > :03:03.football clubs in the city. Well, since the riots in Birmingham and
:03:03. > :03:06.elsewhere in the region, police have carried out a total of 534
:03:06. > :03:09.riot-related arrests. Of those, 164 people have so far been charged
:03:09. > :03:12.with crimes relating to the violence and looting - a figure
:03:12. > :03:15.that is certain to rise. But as our correspondent Peter Wilson reports,
:03:15. > :03:25.out of the violence and destruction, some communities are being brought
:03:25. > :03:27.
:03:27. > :03:30.Standing together, praying together, one man a Muslim the other a Sikh -
:03:30. > :03:33.they're also best friends. Tariq Jahan, a Muslim, has become a
:03:33. > :03:36.symbol of peace since the killing of his son Haroon and the two
:03:36. > :03:38.brothers Shahzad Ali and Abdul Musavir. Their deaths could have
:03:38. > :03:48.sparked yet more violence, but Tariq's words of peace quenched the
:03:48. > :03:50.
:03:50. > :03:53.thirst for revenge. But he only wants to thank others.
:03:53. > :03:57.To my brothers in the Sikh community, thank you, for the
:03:57. > :04:02.amount of support I have had. I probably will not get around to
:04:02. > :04:05.saying thank you to everyone. But anybody who is listening, you have
:04:05. > :04:08.given me a lot of courage and strength, and a thank you from the
:04:08. > :04:11.bottom of my heart. The Sikh and Muslim communities
:04:11. > :04:19.have often mistrusted each other, yet Sikhs now feel closer than ever
:04:20. > :04:24.before to the Muslim community. He speaks from his heart, please,
:04:24. > :04:30.don't do it. If somebody else does it, they will be wrong. It will not
:04:30. > :04:35.be the Government. He has got a good heart, I tell you that. Good
:04:35. > :04:38.heart, man. I have not seen a man like you in my life.
:04:38. > :04:41.During the riots, a Sikh religious channel leapt to prominence. Sangat
:04:41. > :04:45.TV was on everyone's lips. Their lightweight broadcasting equipment
:04:45. > :04:55.based on mobile phone signals meant they were live in the thick of the
:04:55. > :04:55.
:04:55. > :05:02.action. Sangat TV's car one night gave a police officer a lift so
:05:02. > :05:06.that he could help catch alleged looters. But they are not hard-
:05:06. > :05:11.nosed journalists, and they are working for a channel whose message
:05:11. > :05:15.is one of peace and togetherness. The brothers, they saw that he was
:05:15. > :05:20.crying, and they felt that he was part of them, that he was feeling
:05:20. > :05:24.their pain. I think that helped the community a lot.
:05:24. > :05:29.One night, they gave a police officer a lift to help him catch
:05:29. > :05:36.alleged looters. They have got two, three, four guys...
:05:36. > :05:41.The stars of the channel are now mobbed on the streets of Handsworth.
:05:41. > :05:45.The service of mankind is of the true worship of God. If you're not
:05:45. > :05:48.willing to serve mankind, if you're not talking about peace and love
:05:49. > :05:52.and humility, well then, you need to sort yourself out.
:05:52. > :05:55.This month has been not only a month of violence but the month of
:05:55. > :05:59.Ramadan, a time when Muslims fast and pray. Tariq Jahan says just
:05:59. > :06:06.because the time of peace is ending, it is no reason for people to start
:06:06. > :06:10.fearing for the future. It is the month of Ramadan, once
:06:10. > :06:14.this is over, it will be Eid. Everybody will be celebrating. I
:06:14. > :06:20.cannot see my people going and causing any grief or trouble. I
:06:20. > :06:22.would say to my people, if they are listening, brothers, no more.
:06:22. > :06:26.Definitely no more. Tariq's daughter has been comforted
:06:26. > :06:35.by the fact that her brother died during Ramadan, seen as a blessing
:06:35. > :06:39.to the faithful. The Muslim who dies in this month
:06:39. > :06:44.will walk straight into paradise. This book was given to my father by
:06:44. > :06:50.someone in the crowd who came to pay respects. My brother, my mum,
:06:50. > :06:54.my dad, we need to have time to ourselves. Me and my dad are trying
:06:54. > :06:56.to be the rocks of the family. Out of so much pain, a lot of good
:06:56. > :06:59.appears to have emerged, and the silent majority have made
:06:59. > :07:03.themselves heard.But their much- anticipated match will now be in be
:07:03. > :07:06.in memory of three Birmingham men. And Peter is in the studio with us
:07:06. > :07:10.now. Peter, Tariq Jahan speaks very powerfully for peace. As a Muslim,
:07:10. > :07:17.he seems to have such an affinity with the Sikh religion - why is
:07:17. > :07:22.that? He is a Ferdy learned man. He was
:07:22. > :07:26.brought up in Slough and his family home was actually opposite a Sikh
:07:26. > :07:29.temple. He used to go in there and eat food, but he would also sit and
:07:29. > :07:33.listen to the prayers and the teachings, and he picked up a lot
:07:34. > :07:38.about the Sikh religion. Do you think there are still tensions on
:07:38. > :07:43.the streets? The police are still investigating, and it could go on
:07:43. > :07:51.for months or years. Their message tonight to the looters is that
:07:51. > :07:56.they're coming after them, however long it takes. But at the same time,
:07:56. > :07:59.Tariq Jahan said to me that he was very grateful to both the black and
:07:59. > :08:03.white communities. But I am getting calls from the black community,
:08:03. > :08:07.saying, we are often treated as troublemakers, but we were keeping
:08:07. > :08:16.our kids at home. We are fearful about our children's safety, and we
:08:16. > :08:19.do not want them to be depicted as troublemakers.
:08:19. > :08:29.Still to come tonight... The return of the humble sheep - how they're
:08:29. > :08:33.
:08:33. > :08:36.helping the Malvern Hills look While 16-year-olds were celebrating
:08:36. > :08:39.improved GCSE results today, they may be masking the scale of the
:08:39. > :08:43.problem of young people finding work. 650,000 pupils have been
:08:43. > :08:46.getting their GCSE results. Pass rates are up for 23rd year running.
:08:46. > :08:50.But new figures show that so-called NEETs - that's young people not in
:08:50. > :08:59.education, employment or training - are up by 12,000 in a year in the
:08:59. > :09:02.region, to 117,000. Ben Sidwell has been looking at today's GCSE
:09:02. > :09:08.results and at the prospects for 16-year-olds entering a tough jobs
:09:08. > :09:12.Collecting their GCSE results at Nicholas Chamberlaine Technology
:09:12. > :09:15.College in Bedworth. For many of these pupils, it seems they have no
:09:15. > :09:19.option but to stay on in education. With high levels of youth
:09:19. > :09:22.unemployment, finding a job at 16 is very tough. Currently here in
:09:22. > :09:31.the Midlands there are over 125,000 young people not in education,
:09:31. > :09:35.employment or training. The we try to make sure that the
:09:35. > :09:40.children leave here with the doors open, with the most pathways open
:09:40. > :09:46.to them. But the economic situation is not good, it is difficult and it
:09:46. > :09:56.is more challenging than it has been in the past. I got nine A*s
:09:56. > :09:57.
:09:57. > :10:02.overall. I got what I needed, so I'm happy. I'm just over the moon.
:10:02. > :10:12.For many, this is the biggest day in their school lives. Most have
:10:12. > :10:15.got the results they need. But what about those that haven't? Many of
:10:15. > :10:19.the pupils in Bedworth are relying on their grades to get into
:10:19. > :10:26.colleges. For those who haven't done as well as hoped, they face a
:10:26. > :10:31.worrying few weeks. I feel like I have done all right
:10:31. > :10:34.but I did not do as well as I wanted to do. For now I will have
:10:34. > :10:39.to do some of them again at the college. There will be that small
:10:39. > :10:42.minority that have not got the grades they want, or do not want to
:10:43. > :10:45.go into education, they just want to find a job. There are
:10:46. > :10:50.opportunities out there, there are apprenticeships and jobs, and we
:10:50. > :10:54.are here to help them. At Lyng Hall Specialist Sports
:10:54. > :10:57.College and Community School in Coventry, it's a similar story. All
:10:57. > :11:06.but a handful are staying on in education - a decision that could
:11:06. > :11:11.benefit them greatly in later life, according the the head teacher.
:11:11. > :11:15.My experience is that pupils who leave school now at 16, with just
:11:15. > :11:17.GCSEs, suffer a significant disadvantage in terms of getting
:11:17. > :11:20.work which leads to a meaningful career.
:11:20. > :11:22.Two people who are defiantly staying in education are Alexandra
:11:22. > :11:26.and Rebecca Morton, from Harborne in Birmingham. The twin sisters,
:11:26. > :11:36.who go to school at King Edward VI High School for Girls in Edgbaston,
:11:36. > :11:36.
:11:36. > :11:39.both got 11 A*s in their GCSEs. Just shock and excitement. Yes,
:11:39. > :11:42.we're just really happy. Both in Bedworth and Coventry, it's
:11:43. > :11:46.the best GCSE results the schools have ever had, giving these pupils
:11:46. > :11:56.a good start on their career path. What the future holds is now down
:11:56. > :11:58.
:11:58. > :12:01.The specialist retailer Floors 2 Go has gone into administration for
:12:01. > :12:04.the second time in three years. 200 jobs are at risk with the closure
:12:04. > :12:07.of 53 stores, but another 35 have been sold, saving a further 162
:12:07. > :12:11.jobs. The company, which has its head office in Birmingham, is the
:12:11. > :12:14.UK's biggest wood flooring specialist. Managers at Birmingham
:12:14. > :12:16.airport say plans to restore passenger flights to Coventry could
:12:16. > :12:21.damage the region's air industry, rather than supporting its
:12:21. > :12:24.expansion. Proposals are now in place for a runway extension at
:12:24. > :12:29.Birmingham so the airport can offer longhaul flights to places like
:12:29. > :12:32.India and China. But chief executive Paul Kehoe says if the
:12:32. > :12:42.business has to deal with more competition in the shorthaul market,
:12:42. > :12:46.
:12:46. > :12:48.its already-tight profit margins Five people have been injured after
:12:48. > :12:51.scaffolding collapsed this afternoon at a Shropshire school.
:12:51. > :12:54.It happened at the Abraham Darby Academy in Madeley near Telford at
:12:54. > :13:04.around 4.30pm. Some of the injured were taken to hospital by air
:13:04. > :13:07.ambulance. There's steal some noises coming
:13:07. > :13:12.from the building at the moment, employing that it might be moving
:13:12. > :13:20.still. A lot of people heard a loud crash and came out to find that the
:13:20. > :13:30.roof part was peeling away from the building and is hanging on on a
:13:30. > :13:32.
:13:32. > :13:35.Emergency teams have been dealing with a spate of barn fires. In
:13:35. > :13:37.Staffordshire alone, crews have spent more than 80 hours in the
:13:37. > :13:40.last month putting out fires on farms. Investigators believe
:13:40. > :13:46.arsonists are responsible in many cases. They are warning farmers to
:13:46. > :13:49.be extra vigilant. Here's our Staffordshire reporter, Liz Copper.
:13:49. > :13:52.On this farm at Betley in North Staffordshire, barns were burned to
:13:52. > :13:59.the ground last month. Arsonists were responsible for setting alight
:13:59. > :14:04.800 large bails of hay. It is heartbreaking, in four hours,
:14:04. > :14:08.you see the season's work reduced to a total mess. It is a lifetime's
:14:08. > :14:14.work, putting these sheds up with my brother and my family, building
:14:14. > :14:16.the farm up. It is just absolutely... It knocks your feet
:14:16. > :14:21.from under you. It's not just in Staffordshire
:14:21. > :14:23.where there has been a problem. This is the scene of a fire which
:14:23. > :14:26.broke out yesterday near Dunley in north Worcestershire. Ten fire
:14:26. > :14:33.engines were needed to bring the flames under control. Crews are
:14:33. > :14:37.still there tonight. It can take hours, even days, to put these
:14:37. > :14:43.fires out. They burn so rapidly. And that's because hay being stored
:14:43. > :14:52.can ignite quickly - and smoulder slowly.
:14:52. > :14:56.It is difficult to put it out, because sometimes, the bails of hay
:14:56. > :14:58.are tightly stacked. The building's are liable to collapse as well. And
:14:58. > :15:02.obviously you have got the surrounding buildings to protect as
:15:02. > :15:05.well, and also machinery and equipment.
:15:05. > :15:08.Dealing with these attacks is costly - not just for farmers, but
:15:08. > :15:18.also for the fire service. They warn that arsonists are putting
:15:18. > :15:19.
:15:19. > :15:22.Still to come... A big European night for Birmingham City. They've
:15:22. > :15:26.been waiting 50 years for this moment. Can Blues make dreams come
:15:26. > :15:36.true for 28,000 fans? It's calmer now but will it remain this way for
:15:36. > :15:41.
:15:41. > :15:44.the bank holiday weekend? Join me A museum is to close after failing
:15:44. > :15:47.to buy its premises from Birmingham City Council. Aston Manor Road
:15:47. > :15:49.Transport Museum couldn't agree on a price for the Victorian tram shed
:15:49. > :15:57.which houses the museum. Our reporter Jackie Kabler is there now
:15:57. > :16:00.- Jackie, a sad day for all concerned there?
:16:00. > :16:05.It is sad. This is one of the beauty restored vehicles they have
:16:05. > :16:09.got here. This is a 1963 Coventry Daimler boss, one of the lovely old
:16:09. > :16:13.fashioned ones, with a platform at the back where the conductor used
:16:13. > :16:18.to stand. The museum gets 10,000 visitors a year, and it used to be
:16:18. > :16:21.subsidised by the council, until two years ago, when it had to start
:16:21. > :16:25.paying �43,000 a year rent. Negotiations began with the council
:16:25. > :16:29.to buy the building. Neither side could agree on exactly how much the
:16:29. > :16:33.building was what, and we have now got to the point where it looks
:16:33. > :16:38.like it is going to have to close. I'm joined by the chairman. It is
:16:38. > :16:42.really sad, but it just became not financially viable...
:16:42. > :16:46.The demands from the city for a commercial level of rent are
:16:46. > :16:53.unaffordable. They were in 1990, and they are today. This is why we
:16:53. > :16:58.have had the agreement up until now. We estimate that each visitor would
:16:58. > :17:05.need to pay �8 a head to meet the current is the city's aspirations.
:17:05. > :17:08.�8 a head, when the rest of the city's museums are free.
:17:08. > :17:13.council says it is very sad that he it has come to this. One councillor
:17:13. > :17:17.said, despite giving the trustees every chance to come up with a
:17:17. > :17:22.sustainable plan, they have not been able to do it. What will
:17:22. > :17:25.happen now? What do you want to happen? We certainly do not want to
:17:25. > :17:29.close. We would like to think that the city will reconsider their
:17:29. > :17:34.position, take account of the heritage, the community value and
:17:35. > :17:44.so on, all the things which are not perhaps accountable in pound notes.
:17:45. > :17:48.
:17:48. > :17:50.But please consider that and keep Now they're two clubs with very
:17:50. > :17:54.little experience of European football, but that's all changing
:17:54. > :17:56.this season. In a moment we will be at Stoke City, but first, Nick
:17:56. > :18:04.Clitheroe is at Birmingham City, where they're expecting a full
:18:04. > :18:07.house. I should think the Up nicely, Nick?
:18:07. > :18:11.Absolutely, the Europa League may not have quite the glamour of the
:18:11. > :18:14.Champions League, but for Birmingham City fans, this is a
:18:14. > :18:24.very special occasion. You have got to go back to 1963 for the last
:18:24. > :18:27.
:18:27. > :18:30.time they were in European competition. They've been waiting
:18:30. > :18:33.half a century, but these are the sights and sounds that mean big-
:18:33. > :18:36.time European football is coming to Birmingham City. The Portuguese
:18:36. > :18:42.side Nacional stand between Blues and a place in the group stages of
:18:42. > :18:46.the Europa League. It is difficult, Birmingham is a
:18:46. > :18:51.strong team. It is a typical English team. We work hard, we
:18:51. > :18:55.prepare hard for a typical English game, a more direct game, and
:18:56. > :18:59.physical. I thought we were quite strong over there, even with a
:18:59. > :19:03.slightly makeshift team, we did really well. Hopefully we are
:19:03. > :19:05.coming into the home game with the fans behind us. Hopefully we will
:19:05. > :19:08.get into the group stage. Nacional trained at St Andrews
:19:08. > :19:11.yesterday evening but an empty stadium will be little preparation
:19:11. > :19:14.for what awaits them tonight. Only 77 away fans are making the trip,
:19:14. > :19:22.but cheaper ticket prices have ensured the ground will be a noisy
:19:22. > :19:25.28,000 sell-out. Football people know what an
:19:25. > :19:28.intimidating place St Andrews can be when it is full, but we have got
:19:28. > :19:31.to give them something to cheer about. I would expect a very
:19:31. > :19:34.difficult game, it will be very tough.
:19:34. > :19:42.A goalless draw in the away leg should give Birmingham the upper
:19:42. > :19:46.hand tonight. Would you say Blues are favourites to go through, Nick?
:19:46. > :19:50.I think you have got to say that, after that goalless draw in the
:19:50. > :19:54.first leg. The booze hit the woodwork three times, but of course,
:19:54. > :19:58.they would have liked that away goal. If the visitors were to get a
:19:58. > :20:03.goal tonight, that would put the pressure on Birmingham, but yes, I
:20:03. > :20:07.would make them favourites, as the home team. Assuming they do make it,
:20:07. > :20:11.who could they be facing in the next stage? They could come up the
:20:11. > :20:15.likes -- against the likes of Atletico Madrid, Roma, or Parisse
:20:15. > :20:25.Air Asia man. So it could be a pretty good quality of opposition
:20:25. > :20:30.
:20:30. > :20:33.A big night in Europe too for Stoke City. They take a single-goal lead
:20:33. > :20:37.into their second round Europa League game against Swiss opponents.
:20:37. > :20:43.Our reporter there is Laura May McMullan. Laura - a full house
:20:43. > :20:47.tonight? I don't think there will be many spare seats tonight. The
:20:47. > :20:51.fans has been flocking here in their droves. 24,000 seats have
:20:51. > :20:56.been sold so far. The manager has been urging the fans to get behind
:20:56. > :21:01.the team tonight, because he knows that FC Thun will not be a pushover.
:21:02. > :21:05.They're currently top of the Swiss League, and they have already
:21:05. > :21:10.beaten Palermo on away goals in the qualifying round. So everyone here
:21:10. > :21:13.tonight is hoping there will not be an upset.
:21:13. > :21:21.Stoke have a be a sofa cushion, will they have their full-strength
:21:21. > :21:24.side out tonight? Any fan will tell you, there are
:21:24. > :21:28.frustrations surrounding the Stoke squad at the moment, the manager
:21:28. > :21:32.saying he still needs some more signings. And there has been a
:21:32. > :21:36.major blow, the manager is without Matthew Etherington and Robert Huth,
:21:36. > :21:40.neither of whom will play tonight because they were booked last week.
:21:40. > :21:44.And team news just coming in, Rory Delap will not play, but Jermaine
:21:44. > :21:51.Pennant will. But another big boost to the team, Matthew Upson makes
:21:51. > :21:57.his home debut tonight. And he says he believes Stoke will be able to
:21:57. > :22:01.challenge in Europe. And both those matches are being
:22:01. > :22:04.covered in full on BBC local radio. BBC WM will have full commentary on
:22:04. > :22:12.the Blues game - live coverage begins at 7 o'clock. And BBC Radio
:22:12. > :22:15.Stoke will be at Stoke City's game against FC Thun. Some cricket news,
:22:15. > :22:25.Warwickshire still have a chance of winning the Championship. They have
:22:25. > :22:30.
:22:30. > :22:33.A decline in wild flowers on the Malvern Hills has been reversed,
:22:33. > :22:35.after nine farmers agreed to start keeping sheep there again. The
:22:35. > :22:39.livestock were removed in 1992 after cases of sheep worrying. But
:22:39. > :22:41.that meant there were no animals left to eat the scrub. As Bob
:22:41. > :22:49.Hockenhull reports, their return has been a success in restoring the
:22:49. > :22:52.natural beauty of the landscape, For nearly 20 years, the hundreds
:22:52. > :22:56.of thousands of visitors coming to the Malverns wouldn't have noticed
:22:56. > :22:59.any sheep on the hills. The last farmer removed his flockin 1992 -
:22:59. > :23:06.fed up with dog attacks and accidents. But now the sheep are
:23:06. > :23:09.back. It is nice to have those farming
:23:09. > :23:11.family is back in and to have some younger farmers for the future as
:23:11. > :23:14.well. Nine farmers are being subsidised
:23:14. > :23:17.to bring the animals back. In their absence many wild flowers on this
:23:17. > :23:27.site of special scientific interest disappeared as invasive scrubland
:23:27. > :23:28.
:23:28. > :23:32.took a hold. Over time, we have cleared some of the scrub and we
:23:32. > :23:40.have been able to increase the area of grassland, and the wild flowers
:23:40. > :23:44.have benefited. Where we clear, the sheep keep those areas opened.
:23:44. > :23:49.Here's perfect example of what this project is all about. The sheep
:23:49. > :23:52.will eat the scrub, allowing pretty flowers like these to thrive as
:23:52. > :23:59.they should do. For farmers like Matt Rouse, grazing sheep on the
:23:59. > :24:03.hills is a return to a centuries- old farming tradition.
:24:03. > :24:07.grandfather grazed up here, and for a time I worked for the
:24:07. > :24:10.organisation which runs the hills. So I take quite a bit of pride in
:24:10. > :24:14.seeing the difference the animals make. It's not all been plain
:24:14. > :24:20.sailing though. Already Matt has had 13 sheep killed by dogs and 30
:24:20. > :24:25.maimed. The dog owners are responsible for their dogs, I just
:24:25. > :24:28.have to pick the pieces up. It is not very pleasant, no. To deal with
:24:28. > :24:32.the problem, trainer Sue Harper is running classes to teach dogs not
:24:32. > :24:34.to chase sheep, and give owners the skills to control their pets. She's
:24:34. > :24:44.already trained more than 200 locals since the sheep were
:24:44. > :24:45.
:24:45. > :24:47.returned to the hills. I think all dog owners should do it if they go
:24:47. > :24:55.walking near livestock, because it gives you the confidence to look
:24:55. > :24:58.after your dog. I never let people get over-confident, I never tell
:24:58. > :25:02.people you can go through a field of sheep without your dog on the
:25:02. > :25:04.lead. It is essential that people keep their dog on the lead. Because
:25:05. > :25:14.after all, it's important the livestock stays here, helping to
:25:15. > :25:27.
:25:27. > :25:29.provide habitats where wildlife will thrive.
:25:30. > :25:32.The rain did eventually make an The rain did eventually make an
:25:32. > :25:35.impact today - but there's more on the way.
:25:35. > :25:38.But as far as the bank holiday weekend goes, it should become
:25:38. > :25:41.drier from Sunday onwards It's been quite a messy picture so far this
:25:41. > :25:44.week for the eastern half of the country, but our attention will
:25:44. > :25:47.soon turn to this area of high pressure that will be governing
:25:47. > :25:57.things by the second half of the weekend and take up quite prominent
:25:57. > :25:58.
:25:58. > :26:02.position by next Tuesday - it all bodes well for then. But tonight,
:26:02. > :26:05.we can see a cluster of showers to the west and an area of rain
:26:05. > :26:15.swelling up from the south - we're caught in the middle and may see
:26:15. > :26:19.
:26:19. > :26:22.bits of both later in the night. Temperatures will be dropping to
:26:22. > :26:26.their lowest point over the next few hours. Tomorrow morning, the
:26:26. > :26:30.rain starts to come a bit further west. But the showers will be
:26:30. > :26:33.pushing further east. During the afternoon they will become quite
:26:33. > :26:37.widespread. You can see from the darker colours, there are some
:26:38. > :26:47.fairly heavy downpours. In between, some sunshine, but it will be
:26:47. > :26:51.cooler tomorrow. As for tomorrow night, the showers come and go, but
:26:51. > :26:56.we still have a fairly heavy downpours in places. But the wind
:26:56. > :27:00.will be picking up, bringing more showers for Saturday. So, Saturday
:27:00. > :27:07.is looking fairly wet, but it does is looking fairly wet, but it does
:27:07. > :27:11.dry up from Sunday into Monday. Tonight's main headlines - Colonel
:27:11. > :27:15.Gaddafi issues another call to arms in a radio broadcast from a secret
:27:15. > :27:20.location. He tells his supporters to come out of their homes and kill
:27:20. > :27:25.rats. Here, in the wake of the riots, communities come together,
:27:25. > :27:29.united against violence and destruction. We can just tell you