:00:05. > :00:08.Hello, welcome to Midlands Today, coming tonight from the site near
:00:08. > :00:12.Wolverhampton that's set to bring thousands of jobs to the region.
:00:12. > :00:15.The headlines tonight. Jaguar Land Rover confirm they'll
:00:15. > :00:21.build a new engine plant just off the M54 in Staffordshire, bringing
:00:21. > :00:27.750 jobs to the factory alone. such a vote of confidence in the
:00:27. > :00:30.West Midlands, in manufacturing in this country.
:00:30. > :00:34.But is there enough skilled labour in the region to fill the highly
:00:34. > :00:39.specialised jobs? Also tonight, terrorism swoop.
:00:39. > :00:41.Police arrest six men and woman, and search 14 addresses. Some
:00:42. > :00:47.computer equipment and other items are being removed and will be
:00:47. > :00:50.examined in due course. And as the Lib Dems' conference is
:00:50. > :01:00.underway in Birmingham, what do their supporters think of the party
:01:00. > :01:07.
:01:07. > :01:10.Good evening and welcome to Midlands Today on the day that car
:01:10. > :01:14.giant Jaguar Land Rover confirmed plans to create up to 750 jobs here
:01:14. > :01:17.on the outskirts of Wolverhampton. I'm actually standing in
:01:17. > :01:24.Staffordshire tonight at the i54 Business Park, very close to the
:01:24. > :01:27.M54 motorway. At the moment it's a greenfield site, but within two
:01:27. > :01:34.years it will be the home to a �355 million factory building low-
:01:34. > :01:38.emission engines. Today's news is confirmation of a remarkable
:01:38. > :01:41.turnaround in Jaguar Land Rover's fortunes. Indian firm Tata bought
:01:41. > :01:50.JLR from Ford for �1.5 billion in June 2008, but almost immediately
:01:50. > :01:53.the global financial crisis dramatically hit car sales. Tata
:01:53. > :01:59.then announced plans to close one of JLR's massive West Midlands
:01:59. > :02:03.plants at either Solihull or Castle Bromwich. But the company did a U-
:02:03. > :02:08.turn as sales began to recover and now it employs 21,000 people in the
:02:08. > :02:18.UK. With our first report tonight, here's our transport correspondent,
:02:18. > :02:20.Peter Plisner. Just a warning of flash photography in his report.
:02:20. > :02:24.Desperate to announce some good news, with the Lib Dem conference
:02:24. > :02:27.just a few miles away, what better place to do it than Land Rover in
:02:27. > :02:35.Solihull. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Business Secretary
:02:35. > :02:39.Vince Cable here to confirm plans for the new engine plant. It is
:02:39. > :02:43.such a vote of confidence in the West Midlands, in manufacturing in
:02:43. > :02:46.this country. We have been very pleased to work with Jaguar Land
:02:46. > :02:53.Rover on this. The Government's putting in just �10 million, a
:02:53. > :02:58.modest amount, but according to Vince Cable: It is a demonstration
:02:58. > :03:04.of our commitment to it and we want it to succeed. It is part of
:03:05. > :03:09.benefits to the wider region. does the West Midlands need a
:03:09. > :03:13.plant? More and more new models are in the pipe land and JLR needs its
:03:13. > :03:20.own supply of engines, hence the reason they are investing. -- in
:03:20. > :03:25.the pipeline. We have always said we would like to get control of a
:03:25. > :03:29.key component of a car, which is in the engine, so it is the next step
:03:29. > :03:32.of our growth strategy. And part of that growth stategy was on display
:03:32. > :03:35.last week at the Frankfurt Motor Show. In all, JLR unvieled three
:03:35. > :03:43.new models including a replacement for the iconic Defender. It's all
:03:43. > :03:48.good news for JLR workers like Mike Cox. He's worked here for 16 years.
:03:48. > :03:51.It is absolutely superb news of the business. We would never have
:03:51. > :03:57.dreamt they would be getting the kind of news we have today a couple
:03:57. > :03:59.of years ago. New plants, development. It is fantastic.
:03:59. > :04:03.new plant will be the second factory in the Midlands producing
:04:03. > :04:05.engines for cars. More than a decade ago, BMW set up similar
:04:05. > :04:09.operation near Coleshill, in Warwickshire. This time it's
:04:09. > :04:13.Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire that stand to gain.
:04:13. > :04:18.am delighted. We have been waiting for this news for months and what
:04:18. > :04:23.is really interesting is that in our area, many years ago, we
:04:23. > :04:29.started losing jobs to the East, China and other areas. Butterfat
:04:29. > :04:32.the growth for demand for Jaguar cars is growing in those markets. -
:04:32. > :04:35.- but in fact. The new engine plant and today's ministerial visit
:04:35. > :04:38.provides yet more evidence of what is a remarkable recovery from
:04:38. > :04:41.recession. If all goes well, the first engines should be produced
:04:41. > :04:47.within the next two years. And Peter's here now. It's just an
:04:47. > :04:54.empty field at the moment. Can you elaborate on the timetable? Yes.
:04:54. > :04:57.Any construction or planning should be easy because this site has been
:04:57. > :05:01.designated an enterprise zone. That means relaxed planning laws and
:05:01. > :05:06.also a new junction on the M54 needs to be built to improve access.
:05:06. > :05:14.We should see this plant up and running within two years, perhaps
:05:14. > :05:18.April, May 2013. We're talking about 750 jobs within the factory.
:05:18. > :05:24.It does,in fact, mean so many more in the supply chain. What a
:05:25. > :05:28.turnaround it is. Yes. It could mean three or 4,000 new jobs.
:05:28. > :05:33.Jaguar Land Rover have made it clear but they want to do this but
:05:33. > :05:37.it may be fewer in the long term. Just two years ago, they were
:05:37. > :05:42.concerned they were on the brink of collapse. Now they are riding on
:05:42. > :05:46.the crest of a wave. Sales are being powered ahead by emerging
:05:46. > :05:53.markets like India and China. You could argue that the recession is
:05:53. > :05:56.over for JLR. Although we are very close to
:05:56. > :05:59.Wolverhampton, with the city centre just five miles away, the new
:05:59. > :06:03.factory will actually be in Staffordshire. And that's great
:06:03. > :06:06.news after the north of the county recently lost out on its bid for an
:06:06. > :06:09.enterprise zone to boost business and jobs. But will the area have
:06:09. > :06:12.the highly skilled workers needed by Jaguar Land Rover? Or will the
:06:12. > :06:14.jobs ultimately go to people from other parts of the UK? Our
:06:14. > :06:18.Staffordshire reporter, Liz Copper, has been investigating.
:06:18. > :06:23.This is an investment that's been welcomed, supported and celebrated.
:06:23. > :06:26.Within months this vacant business park will be transformed. Lying
:06:26. > :06:29.adjacent to the M54 motorway, it's hoped this plant will boost the
:06:29. > :06:38.county's economy. And the business opportunities will stretch far
:06:38. > :06:42.beyond the boundaries of the site itself. Even people coming into the
:06:42. > :06:45.area with skilled jobs will hopefully live in Staffordshire and
:06:45. > :06:49.spend in Staffordshire, and that will have a knock-on effect on our
:06:49. > :06:54.retail and housing. All in all, it is a very positive development and
:06:54. > :06:59.very good news was that budget. Today's announcement has been
:06:59. > :07:03.greeted with delight. But there is concerned about a possible skills
:07:03. > :07:09.shortage. Building these engines require is a highly skilled
:07:09. > :07:13.workforce. We are talking about specialised, high-tech
:07:13. > :07:17.manufacturing capability, and at the end of the day, not everybody
:07:17. > :07:21.can do that. It is a real feather in the cap for the heritage that
:07:21. > :07:24.this area has in that sector. are marks with a long, prestigious
:07:24. > :07:30.and distinguished history. This investment secures a commitment to
:07:30. > :07:33.ensuring they continue to be made in the Midlands.
:07:33. > :07:36.With me now is the leader of Staffordshire County Council,
:07:36. > :07:46.Philip Atkins. Well, you've certainly got a big smile on your
:07:46. > :07:47.
:07:47. > :07:55.face! It is absolutely fantastic news for Staffordshire, the
:07:55. > :07:59.Midlands and the UK. And it is agencies working together? Yes.
:07:59. > :08:02.Since March, we have been working very closely with Wolverhampton
:08:02. > :08:06.City Council and others to bring this project to its conclusion
:08:06. > :08:09.today and it is good news for the area. It clearly is terrific news,
:08:09. > :08:14.but serious questions have to be asked. Where are the skilled
:08:14. > :08:18.workers coming from? One of the attractions to the area is the
:08:18. > :08:26.skilled work force we have here in the Midlands and in the Black
:08:26. > :08:32.Country. But only recently, this area was reported as having one of
:08:32. > :08:37.the lowest skill sets? If I was somebody looking at the programme
:08:37. > :08:43.tonight, I would certainly start looking to enrol on many courses.
:08:43. > :08:51.The schools are there. We have JCB and others as examples of the rich
:08:51. > :08:55.engineering culture we have got in the West Midlands. There is also
:08:55. > :09:00.concerned that there is not such interest in studying engineering
:09:00. > :09:05.any more? Absolutely not! I would encourage anybody to study
:09:05. > :09:10.engineering as it is the way to get the economy going again. We have
:09:10. > :09:15.750 jobs and there will be thousands more in the supply chain.
:09:15. > :09:25.Are we seeing green shoots? I think we are. The motor vehicles being
:09:25. > :09:27.
:09:27. > :09:30.built from this engine will drive a or West Midlands economy. It is
:09:30. > :09:33.JLR's decision came just ahead of a keynote speech by the Business
:09:33. > :09:36.Secretary, Vince Cable, at the Liberal Democrat Party conference
:09:36. > :09:39.in Birmingham. Our political editor Patrick Burns is there for us now.
:09:39. > :09:46.Patrick, this announcement couldn't have come at a better moment for
:09:46. > :09:54.them, could it? It's a timely coincidence. Industrialists could
:09:54. > :09:58.hardly contain their excitement about this news. It gives the
:09:58. > :10:03.people of the Midlands a boost, recognising that the skills are
:10:03. > :10:06.here. We know that but it is when international companies make those
:10:06. > :10:14.sorts of decisions that we are being recognised for the abilities
:10:14. > :10:24.we have in the Midlands and discreet to see. -- and it is great
:10:24. > :10:33.
:10:33. > :10:37.to see. It is a fantastic shot in the arm for the West Midlands. One
:10:37. > :10:42.of the leading multinationals has decided this is a good place to do
:10:42. > :10:48.business. Given the scale of the problem we have, including in the
:10:48. > :10:53.Midlands, how much of a dent will the 750 jobs make? It is just the
:10:53. > :10:58.tip of the iceberg. Once the plant is up and running, there will be a
:10:58. > :11:03.large supply chain. For every one they have in their main assembly,
:11:03. > :11:08.they have 10 supply in. Given the low skills base we have here in the
:11:08. > :11:13.West Midlands, is there a danger that this will suck people in from
:11:13. > :11:18.Dagenham and Bridgend in Wales, where they currently make the
:11:18. > :11:22.engines for Jaguar cars? I have little doubt talking to the trade
:11:22. > :11:30.Unionists and MPs that they are absolutely delighted that this will
:11:30. > :11:34.help Walkhampton. There is a general problem in the UK of skills
:11:34. > :11:38.shortage. But the West Midlands has a long tradition and we want to see
:11:38. > :11:48.that industry revived. There are many around here who have the basic
:11:48. > :11:58.skills and want to get back into work. For all these slightly
:11:58. > :12:00.
:12:00. > :12:04.synthetic sideswipes, we are in this together. That is it for now
:12:05. > :12:09.from the site. Much more on this story on the Midlands Today
:12:09. > :12:19.Facebook page and I will be back later on the programme to get more
:12:19. > :12:21.
:12:21. > :12:24.from middens motoring expert Professor Bailey.
:12:24. > :12:27.Thanks, Nick. Also ahead tonight, as the countdown to London 2012
:12:27. > :12:30.continues, the man in charge of the Olympics arrives in Coventry for a
:12:30. > :12:39.progress report. And no simple way to describe this
:12:39. > :12:42.week. Keep on top of the changes in a full forecast, coming up later.
:12:42. > :12:45.Police forensic teams have spent the day searching 14 properties in
:12:45. > :12:50.Birmingham after six men and a woman were arrested in a counter-
:12:50. > :12:53.terrorism operation in the city. The health watchdog whose job is to
:12:53. > :12:56.prevent another Stafford Hospital disaster is now too big and doesn't
:12:56. > :13:01.have enough money. That's the diagnosis of Sir Liam Donaldson,
:13:01. > :13:03.who was the country's Chief Medical Officer for 12 years. Sir Liam also
:13:03. > :13:07.told the Stafford Inquiry how he had put photographs of children
:13:07. > :13:09.killed by the NHS on a Health Minister's desk to get a message on
:13:09. > :13:11.safety across. Our health correspondent, Michele Paduano,
:13:11. > :13:14.reports. Sir Liam Donaldson was Chief
:13:15. > :13:18.Medical Officer for 12 years. He told the Stafford Inquiry that when
:13:18. > :13:21.he took on the job, safety wasn't a concept in the health service.
:13:21. > :13:25.Getting the safety message across to health managers was like rolling
:13:25. > :13:28.a boulder up hill. He also told how on one occasion, he put photographs
:13:28. > :13:38.of dead children on Secretary of State for health, Patricia Hewitt's
:13:38. > :13:39.
:13:39. > :13:44.Even so, Stafford Hospital campaigners were not impressed.
:13:44. > :13:50.don't seem to have moved any way forward with the NHS with regard to
:13:50. > :13:55.patient safety. We'll still getting huge amounts of untoward incidents.
:13:55. > :13:59.What has he been doing about it? He is at the top. Health watchdogs
:13:59. > :14:08.like the one that found problems in Coventry did work. But over time,
:14:08. > :14:16.they stopped inspecting. He is concerned that the Care Quality
:14:16. > :14:20.Commission is not working together and that it might be also -- might
:14:20. > :14:24.be a too big to do the job. One former doctor who knew Sir Liam
:14:24. > :14:28.Donaldson as a colleague said this of his performance: They have done
:14:28. > :14:32.a few good things like getting the ban on public smoking. But he has
:14:32. > :14:36.demonstrated how difficult it is in a political environment to achieve
:14:36. > :14:41.some of your desired ends. Liam's own verdict is that the NHS
:14:41. > :14:49.is improving, but it's got a way to And all the background to the
:14:49. > :14:53.Stafford Hospital inquiry is on the BBC Staffordshire website.
:14:53. > :14:57.Police forensic teams have spent the day searching 14 properties in
:14:57. > :15:00.Birmingham after six men and a woman were arrested in a counter-
:15:00. > :15:03.terrorism operation in the City puts up the police are not
:15:03. > :15:10.revealing the nature of their specific offences but said they
:15:10. > :15:15.work with MI5 to ensure public safety.
:15:15. > :15:19.A green car is lifted on to weigh trailer by forensic teams. It was a
:15:19. > :15:23.similar story at addresses across Birmingham. Police will not confirm
:15:23. > :15:28.details but say they are at 14 addresses. Computer equipment and
:15:28. > :15:32.other items have been taken away to be examined. Six men and a woman
:15:32. > :15:39.were arrested at addresses across Birmingham last night. One
:15:39. > :15:43.neighbour, who did not want to be identified, told us what he saw.
:15:43. > :15:47.They put masks over their heads and put them in the van. The only ones
:15:47. > :15:52.I know are the ones who live here, and they are good people. They are
:15:52. > :15:58.not terrorists. Police said the action was needed to ensure public
:15:58. > :16:01.safety. I fully understand that after such a counter-terrorism
:16:01. > :16:05.operation of this size, the public will want to know more details
:16:05. > :16:10.about what we suspect. The main thing for us is to investigate the
:16:10. > :16:15.matter fully, professionally and fairly. Police have revealed,
:16:15. > :16:19.however, that the arrests are not connected with the Lib Dem
:16:19. > :16:23.conference in Birmingham. Suspect of being held for questioning, as
:16:23. > :16:30.is a 22-year-old woman, who was arrested on suspicion of failing to
:16:30. > :16:34.disclose information. Nick Clegg has hit back at his
:16:34. > :16:37.critics at the Liberal Democrat conference in Birmingham. He said
:16:37. > :16:40.suggestions he'd betrayed the party by sharing power with the
:16:40. > :16:43.Conservatives were ridiculous. But what about the grassroots? Nearly
:16:43. > :16:45.18 months on from the election, what do local activists and
:16:45. > :16:47.supporters think of the coalition and its leaders? Giles Latcham
:16:47. > :16:52.reports from a Liberal Democrat stronghold.
:16:52. > :16:55.Cheltenham gives off an ambience. It's stately. Serene, even. In the
:16:55. > :16:58.back streets, though, politically, it's a dogfight - Lib Dems against
:16:58. > :17:07.the Conservatives. The parties that share power nationally are sworn
:17:08. > :17:10.enemies here. You have got some lovely coconuts... We joined Lib
:17:10. > :17:17.Dems for their monthly curry night and asked "what price the
:17:17. > :17:22.coalition?" The coalition has been a huge challenge for us. We must be
:17:22. > :17:28.honest. But we think we were right to go in it and we would be right
:17:28. > :17:33.to stay in it. When I am canvassing, people say, we don't like the
:17:33. > :17:40.coalition. When you ask why, it's generally, well, you might as well
:17:40. > :17:46.be a Tory. Obviously, you have got the odd one or two to cannot
:17:46. > :17:50.stomach that we all with the Conservatives. But we have got the
:17:50. > :17:54.ear of ministers, whereas before we did not have the chance to get our
:17:54. > :17:59.views across. His Nick Clegg the minister you
:17:59. > :18:03.would have asked for? Perhaps it is time for him to put his foot down a
:18:03. > :18:07.bit more and make the Lib Dems seem to be more involved with the
:18:07. > :18:12.Government. He is in a difficult position but I think he is holding
:18:12. > :18:14.his own. The town has a Liberal Democrat MP. The council is Lib Dem
:18:14. > :18:18.controlled, but with elections next year, they face a stiff challenge
:18:18. > :18:23.from the Tories. What, then, of the future? We need to celebrate
:18:23. > :18:28.ourselves a bit more and get our message across. Our message to the
:18:28. > :18:31.public that we are not Conservatives. You have only got to
:18:31. > :18:34.look at Northern Ireland and other places where they are in coalition
:18:34. > :18:39.and they are making things happen. We are making things happen here as
:18:39. > :18:43.well so I hope it will continue. We are going to fight the general
:18:43. > :18:48.election on our own corner. before that, they face council
:18:48. > :18:53.elections next May. A stiff challenge from the Tories and a
:18:53. > :18:57.taste of public opinion on the coalition government.
:18:57. > :19:03.Tomorrow we'll be talking to Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg. If you have
:19:03. > :19:06.a question you'd like us to ask, please get in touch.
:19:06. > :19:10.It was a miserable weekend for our Premier League teams, with only one
:19:10. > :19:12.point from four matches. And if losing wasn't bad enough, they
:19:12. > :19:15.conceded goals galore in the process. Nick Clitheroe reports.
:19:15. > :19:19.It was raining goals in the Premier League this weekend but
:19:19. > :19:22.unfortunately most of them were ending up in the wrong net. Stoke
:19:22. > :19:25.City were surprisingly on the end of the biggest hammering, going
:19:25. > :19:28.down 4-0 at Sunderland yesterday, when nothing went right. Many might
:19:28. > :19:34.have blamed defeat on a midweek trip to Ukraine in the Europa
:19:34. > :19:39.League, but the manager wasn't having it. When you see what
:19:39. > :19:43.happened in Wales to the miners this week and the underground
:19:43. > :19:49.working for what some of my players will earn in a week and they have
:19:49. > :19:53.lost their lives, to make an excuse about it being troubled... We live
:19:53. > :19:56.in a bubble of football and I think sometimes we should burst it and
:19:56. > :19:59.look at the outside world. Swansea City hadn't previously scored in
:19:59. > :20:02.the Premier League since promotion but they put three past West
:20:02. > :20:05.Bromwich Albion at the Liberty Stadium. It was a similar story at
:20:05. > :20:07.Molineux, where Wolves' promising start to the season has been
:20:08. > :20:11.damaged by back-to-back home defeats now. Even Aston Villa's
:20:11. > :20:14.draw with Newcastle wasn't much of a high point, as they failed to
:20:14. > :20:17.hang on to Gabby Agbonlahor's early goal. And life didn't get much
:20:17. > :20:22.better in the Championship, where Birmingham City got soaked before
:20:22. > :20:24.kick-off and then were thrashed by leaders Southampton.
:20:25. > :20:27.And you can see all the Football League highlights involving our
:20:27. > :20:37.clubs, including Shrewsbury's victory at Port Vale, on the BBC
:20:37. > :20:39.
:20:39. > :20:43.football website. Warwickshire's Nick Skelton has won
:20:43. > :20:46.his second medal in Madrid at the show jumping championships. He had
:20:46. > :20:50.already helped the British team to win bronze medal in the team event
:20:50. > :20:53.and yesterday he won individual bronze as well.
:20:53. > :20:56.It's now just 310 days until the Olympics comes to Coventry, with
:20:56. > :20:59.the city's Ricoh Arena one of the stadiums being used for the
:20:59. > :21:02.football competition. Today, the man in charge of the games, Lord
:21:02. > :21:08.Coe, visited Coventry to see how preparations are going, Ian Winter
:21:08. > :21:12.reports. His feet have hardly touched the
:21:12. > :21:22.ground since London 20 world got the green light. This afternoon,
:21:22. > :21:27.Lord Coe arrived plaque -- flanked by a small army of persistents and
:21:27. > :21:31.P Rs. He talked to the manager about the challenge of staging 12
:21:31. > :21:36.football games in just eight days. This is a very big opportunity for
:21:36. > :21:40.a youngsters to see international football, and of fact, if you look
:21:40. > :21:48.back at the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004, it was in games like that
:21:48. > :21:55.that players like Lionel Messi came through. But already football
:21:55. > :22:01.extends way beyond here, even to the capital of Uganda. Many are
:22:01. > :22:06.still buzzing with excitement from their recent visit to Africa. 10
:22:06. > :22:09.students and teachers from five schools in Coventry spent time in
:22:09. > :22:14.Uganda at encouraging youngsters to play sport they have never even
:22:14. > :22:19.heard of, like tennis, rounders and football, as well as rugby.
:22:19. > :22:23.Probably the best week of my life. It was an experience I will never
:22:23. > :22:29.forget. It was topped off with the kids been unhappy. It was quite
:22:29. > :22:32.emotional when we had to say goodbye. Would you go back again?
:22:32. > :22:37.really had to go back again. We're going to raise as much money as we
:22:37. > :22:43.can and hopefully go back so we can help people more. This afternoon,
:22:43. > :22:47.as Lord Coe praised the links between Coventry and Kampala, they
:22:47. > :22:52.learned that 20 athletes are hoping to use Uganda as their Olympic
:22:52. > :22:56.training base. We are not just getting the team to train and
:22:56. > :22:59.disappear, but it makes sense from a sporting point of view and
:22:59. > :23:04.community point of view that we can make a lasting relationship beyond
:23:04. > :23:09.the Games. Next year, the students I been to return with enough funds
:23:09. > :23:15.to provide clean water and more sports equipment. -- students are
:23:15. > :23:20.hoping to return. It is a legacy Lord Coe would be proud of.
:23:20. > :23:30.There's more on the Coventry build- up to the Olympics on the website.
:23:30. > :23:30.
:23:30. > :23:35.The weather has a number of factors contributing to make it what it is.
:23:35. > :23:40.We have this low pressure and then a warm front followed by a cold
:23:40. > :23:44.fund. Temperatures will rise, rain will come through and low pressure
:23:44. > :23:48.dominates by midweek. After that, the high pressure starts to move up
:23:48. > :23:54.from the South and that kills off the rain and the wind and it is
:23:54. > :23:58.calm for a time. We could see more rain heading in for the weekend.
:23:58. > :24:05.Tonight and this evening, we are in that warm sector now, so
:24:05. > :24:08.temperatures will not fall very much. The rain gradually moves
:24:08. > :24:13.southwards out of Staffordshire and there could be heavy bursts,
:24:13. > :24:18.particularly to the West. But temperatures only dropping to 13 or
:24:18. > :24:22.13 -- 14 degrees. We will draw in more humid air as well. A warm
:24:22. > :24:26.start to the day with further outbreaks of rain and that main
:24:26. > :24:31.band starts to move southwards. Slightly breezier than today as
:24:31. > :24:36.well. The rain will be easing later on during the day, but the front
:24:36. > :24:41.peps up and livens in the South, says Southern Counties will seek
:24:41. > :24:46.heavy outbreaks in the afternoon and it will linger, probably
:24:46. > :24:49.producing 10 to 50 mm during the day. You can see highs of 20
:24:49. > :24:55.degrees so what will be slightly warmer. On Wednesday, temperatures
:24:55. > :24:59.will start to drop once again to 17 degrees. The wind picks up as well
:24:59. > :25:04.and that low pressure is in command, so we will see gusts of 40 miles an
:25:04. > :25:09.hour over the peaks averaging at around 70 miles an hour for the
:25:09. > :25:12.south-west. But it remains dry and sunny. Fairly dry for Thursday.
:25:12. > :25:17.Brighter spells rather than sunnier ones but temperatures on their way
:25:17. > :25:24.down. Let's take a look at tonight's main
:25:24. > :25:29.headlines. The evictions and Dale Farm on hold after the trouble has
:25:29. > :25:34.won a slight reprieve in court. And Jaguar Land Rover is creating
:25:34. > :25:38.750 jobs and investing �355 million building a new engine plant in
:25:38. > :25:46.Wolverhampton. And on that good news note, let's
:25:46. > :25:50.go back to Nick. Thank you. I have been joined by Professor David
:25:50. > :25:56.Bailey from the Coventry University Business School. We normally talk
:25:56. > :26:01.about grim economic news. What about this? It is amazing! I don't
:26:01. > :26:08.think I have ever spoken to you about he plant closing -- a plant
:26:08. > :26:11.openings rather than a plant closing. Why has this come about?
:26:11. > :26:15.Jaguar Land Rover are doing well and they need to expand and build
:26:15. > :26:20.more engines. Secondly, they need to produce more fuel-efficient
:26:20. > :26:24.engines and that is what they're doing here. There is a great skills
:26:24. > :26:30.base in the West Midlands and they will be able to tap into it.
:26:30. > :26:34.you sure about that? Are we do have a great legacy in engineering, from
:26:34. > :26:38.the skilled graduates we produce to the apprenticeships. So we have a
:26:38. > :26:42.great skills base we can tap into. Do you see this as a pointer to a
:26:42. > :26:46.brighter future in the car industry? Was certainly think it
:26:47. > :26:50.shows how well Jaguar Land Rover are doing in the region. -- I
:26:50. > :26:56.certainly think. They are angered here and they will be producing
:26:57. > :27:01.lots of cars. -- they are anchored. I think it is a great sign for the
:27:01. > :27:05.future. It is a remarkable turnaround? It is brilliant to see.
:27:05. > :27:08.We knew this was a great company. The sector went through a downturn
:27:08. > :27:12.but we knew they could get through it and that they would have a
:27:12. > :27:16.bright future. They have an excellent product range and some
:27:16. > :27:21.great designs in the pipeline coming forward. Thank you so much.
:27:21. > :27:26.That is it from us. It is little more than a field but comeback in a
:27:26. > :27:29.few years' time and you will see a bustling factory up and running, a
:27:29. > :27:36.workforce of hundreds, and who knows how many other operations
:27:36. > :27:39.dragged along behind it in its wake. The site may be the re-emergence of