:00:09. > :00:11.Hello and welcome to Midlands Today, with Nick Owen and Suzanne Virdee.
:00:11. > :00:14.The headlines: As the Lib Dem conference reaches
:00:14. > :00:17.its climax in Birmingham, leader Nick Clegg urges council workers
:00:17. > :00:21.not to strike tomorrow. Of course I don't think as a general rule,
:00:21. > :00:25.striking generally helps. A premium on skills, as firms fear
:00:25. > :00:28.they could lose workers to the new Jaguar engine plant. There is
:00:28. > :00:32.always a worry and concern that possibly staff may feel they would
:00:32. > :00:34.like to go and work there. Security in cyber space. The
:00:34. > :00:38.teenagers being used to protect government and businesses from
:00:38. > :00:45.hackers. You put yourself into the mindset of a hacker to see what
:00:45. > :00:47.they would do to get into a system. And can Shrewsbury cause an upset
:00:47. > :00:57.against crisis club Arsenal in tonight's David and Goliath clash
:00:57. > :01:06.
:01:06. > :01:09.Good evening and welcome to Midlands Today from the BBC. First
:01:09. > :01:12.this Tuesday evening, a strike won't help, says the Liberal
:01:12. > :01:15.Democrat leader, Nick Clegg. Thousands of council workers are
:01:15. > :01:19.expected to walk out tomorrow as Mr Clegg gives his keynote speech at
:01:19. > :01:24.the party conference in Birmingham. Services across the city are likely
:01:24. > :01:28.to be affected. Mr Clegg said he understood the anger of many in the
:01:28. > :01:31.public sector but striking wasn't a solution. He was talking to our
:01:31. > :01:37.political editor Patrick Burns, who began by asking what he would say
:01:38. > :01:46.to any potential strikers watching tonight. Of course I don't think as
:01:46. > :01:49.a general rule, striking generally helps. It disrupts the public. It
:01:50. > :01:56.creates an immense amount of disruption for many, many other
:01:56. > :01:59.people. Do we understand the strength of feeling? Yes. Do I wish,
:01:59. > :02:07.as the council would wish, that somehow I could find pots of gold
:02:07. > :02:11.so I could say, at there, it is all OK. I cannot. It is a time at where
:02:11. > :02:16.we need to take difficult decisions in this country for Birmingham.
:02:16. > :02:20.are sitting in one of the constituencies with the highest
:02:20. > :02:24.employment rate in the UK and we know of growth forecasts have been
:02:24. > :02:29.reduced further today. Has the time not come for the Government to say,
:02:29. > :02:34.in changing economic circumstances, we do have to adjust our policies
:02:34. > :02:40.accordingly? Of course we need to do more, and that is why we have
:02:40. > :02:44.been talking to us today about plans on how empty homes can be
:02:44. > :02:48.converted into places people can live in. That will create jobs and
:02:48. > :02:54.homes for young families in the future. It is why we have announced
:02:54. > :02:58.a half a billion pound investment fund for investment. I am talking
:02:58. > :03:03.about transport, housing, a renewable energy, super-fast
:03:03. > :03:08.broadband. But what is not possible is to some house say, we will tear
:03:08. > :03:12.up our plans and somehow, hey presto, growth will materialise.
:03:12. > :03:17.What would happen is that you would have even worse instability, as we
:03:17. > :03:23.have seen in other countries, which creates even worse unemployment.
:03:23. > :03:27.Let me put a question to you from one of our viewers. It is from a
:03:27. > :03:30.careers adviser with very concerned about cuts to those services, and
:03:30. > :03:37.his question is, does the Government believe that this vital
:03:37. > :03:41.role can be delivered by a website? Your pure would accept that
:03:41. > :03:45.connections did not work in a satisfactory way and did not
:03:46. > :03:50.provide guidance to youngsters who needed it. So we need to change the
:03:50. > :03:54.system. But he is right to say that we need to make sure that
:03:54. > :03:57.youngsters are given proper, face- to-face help where they need it,
:03:57. > :04:01.and we are working on ideas as to how we can best provide that at the
:04:01. > :04:03.moment. And Patrick joins us now. An
:04:03. > :04:11.interesting message about tomorrow's strike is that it
:04:11. > :04:13.wouldn't help? Yes. He did not go into anything that could be a real
:04:13. > :04:21.criticism. But I think she was trying to get across the message
:04:21. > :04:27.that he understands how they feel and it is very regrettable.
:04:27. > :04:35.comment about, I feel your pain but no changed of course, tough talk?
:04:35. > :04:38.Yes. No second plan and no not getting on top of this debt. But
:04:38. > :04:43.when he talked about the infrastructure, there was a very
:04:43. > :04:47.interesting discussion taking place about doing more and creating jobs
:04:47. > :04:54.in transport and housing, and about broadband internet. So what can we
:04:54. > :04:59.expect tomorrow? He will take on those arguments that they are going
:04:59. > :05:03.to be slaughtered on this. People remind his audience why they are
:05:03. > :05:07.doing this. The extreme economic darkness of the environment we are
:05:07. > :05:10.in and why they are taking on the responsibility.
:05:10. > :05:13.So how much disruption is there likely to be to council-run
:05:13. > :05:17.services in Birmingham tomorrow? UNISON is the union involved and
:05:17. > :05:20.members are angry about new terms and conditions. Giles Latcham is at
:05:20. > :05:26.the Council House tonight. Any chance that Nick Clegg's call will
:05:26. > :05:33.be heeded, Giles? I don't think so, but let's ask. Graeme Horn is from
:05:33. > :05:36.the Birmingham branch of UNISON. Nick Clegg says, call off the
:05:36. > :05:41.strike, we need to take difficult decisions now or else we'll saddle
:05:41. > :05:45.our children with our debts. How do you respond to that? Our members
:05:45. > :05:49.are some of the lowest paid in public services and they will pay
:05:49. > :05:53.it -- are facing huge pay cut. These cuts are being focused on
:05:53. > :05:55.some of the lowest paid in the council. Let's hear from the
:05:55. > :05:58.Conservative-Lib Dem alliance running the council. They want to
:05:58. > :06:04.change conditions and reduce pay to help slash their budget, and they
:06:04. > :06:09.say the choice is stark. The choice is that people will be made
:06:09. > :06:16.redundant. I think it is better to have a job with some reduction than
:06:16. > :06:22.no job at all. It is not ideal but we are in a difficult situation
:06:22. > :06:26.produced by a whole decade of wasting money. The whole country it
:06:26. > :06:31.has this problem. If this is resolved, it will be by compromise.
:06:31. > :06:36.Will you accept reduced pay on a smaller scale? We are looking at
:06:36. > :06:40.consultation. The council has had no talks with us about this since
:06:41. > :06:47.the last strike. The bottom line is that our members, on very low pay,
:06:48. > :06:50.cannot afford these very high pay cuts. We are hearing tonight that
:06:51. > :06:55.there is movement in a separate dispute in Shropshire involving
:06:55. > :07:04.council staff there. The strike on Thursday is now in some doubt.
:07:04. > :07:07.Watch this space. And later in the programme, we go
:07:07. > :07:10.beyond the conference proper, to find out what Hugh Grant and many
:07:10. > :07:12.others have been saying at scores of fringe meetings.
:07:12. > :07:15.An estimated 150 supply companies stand to benefit from Jaguar Land
:07:15. > :07:18.Rover's decision to build its new engine plant near Wolverhampton.
:07:18. > :07:21.But despite the promise of lucrative contracts, some firms are
:07:21. > :07:23.concerned they might not be able to find and retain the skilled staff
:07:23. > :07:28.they need. Our business correspondent, Peter Plisner,
:07:28. > :07:32.reports. Helping Jaguar Land Rover power
:07:32. > :07:34.ahead. This Black Country firm already makes engine parts for both
:07:34. > :07:44.brands, and following yesterday's announcement its chairman is
:07:44. > :07:49.certainly hoping for more. I am confident that we are competitive
:07:49. > :07:53.and we are still going to be here, and we hope to be making some of
:07:53. > :07:57.those parts. Here they make thousands of parts for the
:07:57. > :08:02.automotive industry every year for a variety of manufacturers. But
:08:02. > :08:07.even before yesterday's if --'s announcement, finding the right
:08:07. > :08:10.workers with the right skills was the problem. And here's some of the
:08:10. > :08:13.evidence. The average age of skilled workers is rising fast.
:08:13. > :08:18.Geoff Lear's 58 and he's concerned about who will take his place when
:08:18. > :08:22.he retires. You don't see any youngsters any more. Once the
:08:22. > :08:25.skills go, that is it. Recruiting people with the skills is an issue
:08:26. > :08:29.and it is partly an issue because for years we have not been training
:08:29. > :08:33.enough people. But there's more. This Whitchurch firm has already
:08:33. > :08:38.lost skilled staff to JLR and is worried about a further exodus to
:08:38. > :08:42.the new engine plant. As it is only an hour down the road from where we
:08:42. > :08:46.are, there is always a worry or concerned that staff might possibly
:08:46. > :08:49.feel they would like to go and work there. That is something we have
:08:49. > :08:53.all have to deal with. Training specialists admit that it's a
:08:53. > :08:56.worrying time and say it's also time to take decisive action.
:08:56. > :09:00.really do believe those skills will come through apprenticeship
:09:00. > :09:05.programmes and the recruitment of apprentices. A challenge we do have
:09:05. > :09:09.is that only 17% of the Midlands manufacturing engineering companies
:09:09. > :09:12.recruit apprentices and we need to increase that. With around two
:09:12. > :09:14.years to go before the new engine plant opens, the advice to
:09:14. > :09:20.components firms is that more training, skills and apprentices
:09:20. > :09:23.must be given a high priority. And Peter's with us now. Jaguar
:09:23. > :09:26.Land Rover have got to build the factory before they start
:09:26. > :09:30.recruiting, so is there time for the right number of potential
:09:30. > :09:33.recruits to be trained in the right kind of skills? Most admit that
:09:33. > :09:37.it'll be challenging. It takes more than two years to train an
:09:37. > :09:40.apprentice. There are staff available already, including from
:09:40. > :09:48.JLR's existing factories, workers from other companies and even those
:09:48. > :09:53.who are unemployed. But finding so many people in one go won't be easy,
:09:53. > :09:56.so it's right for people to start thinking about it now. We're also
:09:56. > :10:00.hearing news today of the possible return of a bit of a legend in
:10:00. > :10:05.sports cars? A real blast from the past. Remember the old Jensen
:10:05. > :10:09.Intercepter? I think we have some pictures of what it looked like. It
:10:09. > :10:14.was built in Coventry in the 1960s and '70s. Well, now a modern
:10:14. > :10:18.version of this iconic car will be made again in the city. It follows
:10:18. > :10:23.a decision by CPP Global Holdings. They'll build the car on the site
:10:23. > :10:28.of the old Browns Lane factory, where Jaguar used to be. It's yet
:10:28. > :10:31.more welcome news for the Midlands motor industry.
:10:31. > :10:34.A plan to replace fire control rooms with new regional centres,
:10:34. > :10:39.including one in the Black Country, ended in complete failure, costing
:10:39. > :10:42.the taxpayer almost half a billion pounds. The Public Accounts
:10:42. > :10:47.Committee said it was one of the worst cases of project failure it
:10:47. > :10:49.had seen for years and was flawed from the outset. The regional
:10:49. > :10:52.centre for the West Midlands was built in Wolverhampton but it's
:10:52. > :10:54.never been used. A 22-year-old woman arrested
:10:54. > :10:59.yesterday in Birmingham on suspicion of withholding
:10:59. > :11:02.information about suspected terrorism has been released on bail.
:11:02. > :11:04.Police raided six addresses in the city yesterday in what was
:11:04. > :11:10.described as the most significant anti-terrorism operation in the
:11:10. > :11:16.country this year. Six men, aged between 25 and 32, arrested on
:11:16. > :11:20.suspicion of plotting a terrorist act in the UK remain in custody.
:11:20. > :11:22.Plans for a controversial mosque in Dudley have been rejected. The
:11:22. > :11:25.Dudley Muslim Association has accused councillors of Islamaphobia
:11:25. > :11:32.after the proposals for a mosque in Hall Street were rejected a second
:11:32. > :11:37.time. The council says its decision was made solely on the grounds of
:11:37. > :11:39.the scale and design of the building.
:11:39. > :11:44.Part of Coventry's historic cathedral ruins are in danger of
:11:44. > :11:47.collapse unless a �250,000 can be found for urgent repairs. The bomb-
:11:47. > :11:50.ravaged cathedral has come to symbolise the devastation of the
:11:50. > :11:55.city in the Blitz but the ruins are suffering from decades of exposure
:11:55. > :11:58.to the elements, as Andy Newman reports.
:11:58. > :12:03.Battered by the German bombers, now time is taking its toll on the
:12:03. > :12:05.ruins of Coventry's ancient cathedral. Cracks have appeared on
:12:05. > :12:15.an exterior wall and there's concern that this whole section is
:12:15. > :12:20.in danger of collapsing. Obviously we need to start repairs today
:12:20. > :12:22.because this crack has opened up. It is now being supported by the
:12:23. > :12:27.scaffolding which is preventing it falling into the street, but it is
:12:27. > :12:32.a challenge which needs to be fixed today. I think it would be
:12:32. > :12:36.devastating. I bring children here from school and without it, we are
:12:36. > :12:40.losing their heritage of our local cities. It is something to show
:12:40. > :12:43.future generations what was here and what it was like. November 1940,
:12:43. > :12:46.the aftermath of the Blitz. As much of Coventry is devastated, the
:12:47. > :12:50.city's catherdral becomes a ruin. What was left of the building has
:12:50. > :12:57.stood as a symbol of Coventry's endurance. Historians says it's a
:12:57. > :13:02.symbol worth preserving. What we see today is a very evocative
:13:02. > :13:07.result of the bombing on 14th November 1940, when the intense
:13:07. > :13:11.heat of an century bombs told the steel girders and collapse the
:13:11. > :13:17.arcades in on themselves, and we have a show of St Michael's. But
:13:17. > :13:26.that in itself is a building of great cultural set -- importance.
:13:26. > :13:31.He The cathedral ruins attract tourists from across the world.
:13:31. > :13:34.Next year marks 50 years since the consecration of the new cathedral.
:13:34. > :13:37.The concern is that unless funds can be raised quickly, future
:13:37. > :13:47.visitors may arrive to see rather less of a ruin than the one that
:13:47. > :13:48.
:13:48. > :13:52.stands today. It is actually a very special place,
:13:53. > :13:55.that. But it has a real solemnity about it.
:13:55. > :13:58.Still ahead this Tuesday evening, about an hour to kick-off at the
:13:58. > :14:02.Emirates. Why Lenny the Lion's confident he can roar Shrewsbury
:14:02. > :14:05.Town to victory against Arsenal. And when it rains it pours, or at
:14:05. > :14:12.least it will for some tonight. When will it stop and will it
:14:12. > :14:16.return? More details later. Teenagers are being employed to
:14:16. > :14:19.combat cyber criminals who hack into the computers of businesses.
:14:19. > :14:22.The youngsters are on the same wavelength as the hackers, who are
:14:22. > :14:25.often teenagers themselves. South Worcestershire has become a centre
:14:25. > :14:29.for many of the security companies operating in the field. Here's Cath
:14:29. > :14:32.Mackie. Mike Schooling works in a non-
:14:32. > :14:35.descript office in Malvern but his job is the stuff of Hollywood
:14:35. > :14:45.movies. Sitting at his computer, this 19-year-old fights cyber
:14:45. > :14:49.criminals. You put yourself in the mindset of a hacker to try to think
:14:49. > :14:53.what they would do to get into a system. So you would literally be
:14:53. > :14:57.doing what a hacker would do legitimately to test it, so that
:14:57. > :15:00.they cannot get in. Teenager Chris Walker has also been recruited by
:15:00. > :15:02.Malvern-based 3SDL, who are experts in cyber security. It's a tough job.
:15:02. > :15:05.The hackers are costing businesses millions like the technology giant
:15:05. > :15:08.Sony which had data stolen from 100 million customer accounts earlier
:15:08. > :15:17.this year. For the 3SDL chairman taking on youngsters has
:15:17. > :15:21.considerable benefits. The people who are often trying to attack us
:15:21. > :15:27.probably learned their skills when they win youngsters in a back
:15:27. > :15:32.bedroom, maybe in their early teens. They looked to stay ahead of
:15:32. > :15:38.technology and so you need to fight fire with fire. They bring a
:15:38. > :15:41.fearless approach to technology with them. And they work for one of
:15:41. > :15:44.16 small cyber security companies in this town who are now fighting
:15:44. > :15:47.for recognition of their work. The Government has said it ranks cyber
:15:47. > :15:51.security as a top priority and has earmarked �650 million to fight
:15:51. > :15:57.cyber crime in the UK. And now these small cyber security firms
:15:57. > :16:01.here in Malvern are lobbying for a share of that investment. It is not
:16:01. > :16:04.just the big contract as that candidates -- delivers solutions,
:16:04. > :16:09.but in this space you need to be nimble, says smaller businesses
:16:09. > :16:13.could be more responsive than the bigger ones. We are competing in a
:16:13. > :16:17.global market so we have a pretty good reputation in this country for
:16:18. > :16:23.doing this sort of thing, so we need to leverage off that as much
:16:23. > :16:26.as possible. Getting help from government is very important.
:16:26. > :16:29.hope now is any future government investment in Malvern will be
:16:29. > :16:31.enough to retain the brains that are helping to make the online
:16:32. > :16:34.world a safer place. Elsewhere in Worcestershire, though,
:16:34. > :16:38.a centre which is credited with getting hundreds of teenagers off
:16:38. > :16:41.the streets is facing imminent closure. The Bewdley Youth Cafe was
:16:41. > :16:44.set up because of concerns the town had little to offer young people.
:16:44. > :16:48.But financial pressures have seen sponsors pull out and grants dry up,
:16:48. > :16:52.as Ben Godfrey reports. It's 8am and the Bewdley Youth Cafe
:16:52. > :16:57.is doing a brisk breakfast trade. If it looks busy, that's because
:16:57. > :17:01.500 teenagers have signed up. It's not just free food drawing them in.
:17:01. > :17:09.Some come to search for jobs online, others just come for a chat or a
:17:09. > :17:14.game of pool. It stops me from being out there and doing bad stuff
:17:14. > :17:18.like drugs or getting involved with bad people. After school you can
:17:18. > :17:22.come in and chill out for a bit. The charity says the cafe costs
:17:22. > :17:24.�70,000 a year to run. Lottery funding has ended and there's been
:17:24. > :17:31.little interest from local companies. It could close within
:17:31. > :17:36.months. We do have a problem in this town with under-aged drinking
:17:36. > :17:41.and if this cafe was not here, I really do think that a lot of the
:17:41. > :17:46.young children would slip into anti-social behaviour. We have got
:17:46. > :17:49.a centre down there but they hardly had anything on. Sean Haywood's 15
:17:49. > :17:53.and was excluded from five schools because of his behaviour but he's
:17:53. > :17:57.leading a campaign to ensure others don't head the same way. Some of
:17:57. > :18:01.the people I used to hang around with used to drink and I would be
:18:01. > :18:05.stuck around that kind of activity. So I have got my head down and
:18:05. > :18:10.started to work more, and started getting the qualifications I need,
:18:10. > :18:13.hoping I can get the job I want in the future. This is the only other
:18:13. > :18:19.youth centre in a town with a population of 10,000. It's run by
:18:19. > :18:24.the local authority. It was shut when we visited. Some facilities
:18:24. > :18:29.for young people could disappear within three years. The council is
:18:29. > :18:33.looking at trimming 1.1 �4 million from its activities budget. Clearly
:18:33. > :18:36.Bewdley isn't Birmingham. It didn't suffer at the hands of rioters and
:18:36. > :18:39.will never see the kind of budgets charities there can muster at a
:18:39. > :18:47.time of indignation. But here, these youngsters say their needs
:18:47. > :18:50.are just as important. Back to the Liberal Democrat party
:18:50. > :18:53.conference in Birmingham now, and events on the conference fringe
:18:53. > :18:57.have assumed a new importance with the Lib Dems, now in a position to
:18:57. > :18:59.influence policy as part of the coalition government. More than 500
:18:59. > :19:04.fringe meetings are being held throughout the city. Our political
:19:04. > :19:07.reporter, Susana Mendonca, has been checking them out.
:19:07. > :19:08.It's home to the Liberal Democrats for one more day but beyond the
:19:08. > :19:15.confines of Birmingham's International Convention Centre,
:19:15. > :19:19.there's a lot more going on - on the fringes. And you have to get up
:19:19. > :19:22.pretty early in the morning for these kinds of events. This is the
:19:22. > :19:25.Birmingham Chamber of Commerce fringe event. It's 7am and all
:19:25. > :19:30.these business people are gathered here to discuss jobs and growth in
:19:30. > :19:33.the city. There's all sorts of benefits. One is picking up the
:19:33. > :19:36.atmosphere, what's going one, what's the prevailing thoughts of
:19:36. > :19:39.the day, which, as a business person, you've got to be sensitive
:19:39. > :19:43.to, and that may determine how I plan a strategy for UK marketing or
:19:44. > :19:48.develop equipment. A chance to meet people who can be influential.
:19:48. > :19:52.a former government minister. Or perhaps a Hollywood actor? Oh, I
:19:52. > :19:55.only ever play one role. Don't be ridiculous! Hugh Grant, playing the
:19:55. > :20:03.role of fringe celebrity, here to put phonehacking on the agenda at
:20:03. > :20:06.one of more than 500 of these meetings. Not quite so glamorous
:20:06. > :20:09.was Birmingham City Council's fringe on growing the green economy.
:20:10. > :20:13.But what's the point in them? exchanging, it's networking, it's
:20:13. > :20:19.finding out what's happening. And it's so important in any political
:20:19. > :20:22.party to understand what progress is being made. And in between all
:20:22. > :20:27.those fringe events and conference speeches, Lib Dems can pop in here
:20:27. > :20:32.to pick up a few goodies. There are around 400 exhibitors inside the
:20:33. > :20:36.ICC hoping to bend the ears of politicians and activists. And BBC
:20:36. > :20:44.WM listeners have got in on the act too, when former Lib Dem Party
:20:44. > :20:47.leader Paddy Ashdown got a grilling at our very own fringe event.
:20:47. > :20:52.people these days are going to university because they don't know
:20:52. > :20:56.what else to do. You simply cannot go on funding student fees on the
:20:56. > :21:00.same basis as you did 40 years ago, 30 years ago. It's impossible to do
:21:00. > :21:04.that. So the debate doesn't just go on on the conference hall floor.
:21:04. > :21:10.Well, Susana's at the ICC now. This is the latest in a series of party
:21:10. > :21:15.conferences hosted by Birmingham. How does this one compare? It feels
:21:15. > :21:20.a lot smaller than the Conservative Party conference, which was held
:21:20. > :21:24.here last year. That attracted around 14,000 delegates and
:21:24. > :21:29.attracted millions of pounds for the local economy. The Lib Dem
:21:29. > :21:34.Conference has only attracted around 8,000 people in comparison.
:21:34. > :21:39.A lot of the usual suspects are exhibiting. Charities and teaching
:21:39. > :21:43.unions. One thing I have noticed is that last year, Marks & Spencer's
:21:43. > :21:48.and Harvey Nichols had stalls where you could pick up food but this
:21:48. > :21:56.year they are not here. Instead you can go to the ASDA store!
:21:56. > :22:00.fringe meetings. What's the most unusual one you've heard of? It has
:22:00. > :22:04.to be the Glee Club, which happens tonight. This is not the American
:22:04. > :22:09.television programme. This is where the Lib Dems get together and they
:22:09. > :22:13.have a bit of a sing-song and basing from hymn sheets. The Lib
:22:13. > :22:19.Dem MP for Birmingham Yardley plays the piano. I have seen it before
:22:19. > :22:23.and it really does have to be seen to be believed! It does sound
:22:23. > :22:30.interesting. Thank you so much. Tuesday night in downtown
:22:30. > :22:32.Shrewsbury should be rather quieter than normal this evening. That's
:22:32. > :22:37.because 5,000 excited Shrewsbury Town football fans have travelled
:22:37. > :22:40.to London for a rather special match. It's the first time the
:22:40. > :22:43.Shrews have ever played Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, and a shock
:22:43. > :22:53.result could just be on the cards in the Carling Cup, as Ian Winter
:22:53. > :22:53.
:22:54. > :22:58.reports. Recognise this face? He is off to
:22:58. > :23:03.London and he is getting dressed up for the Cup. But Arsenal must be
:23:03. > :23:08.wary of the Shrews presenting gifts. These are the injured Shrewsbury
:23:08. > :23:12.players who have been forced to miss the club's big night in London.
:23:12. > :23:20.But first, let's pause and reflect on Arsenal's recent defensive
:23:20. > :23:27.blunders. Four at Blackburn, aid at man United. What is going through
:23:27. > :23:35.your mind? -- 8. Their manager has had an outstanding career and will
:23:35. > :23:39.continue to do so. He will put it right but we hope he doesn't do
:23:39. > :23:42.night! In Shrewsbury, they were buzzing with excitement tonight. At
:23:42. > :23:47.�10 a ticket is a rare chance to see how the other half lives and
:23:47. > :23:51.possibly even upset Arsenal's expensive array of multi-million-
:23:51. > :23:58.pound superstars. You have certainly dress the part, Julie,
:23:58. > :24:03.for tonight? Somebody has to do it! I won't be alone. Destination,
:24:03. > :24:07.North London. Arsenal, beware, because 5,000 Shrewsbury fans
:24:07. > :24:11.believe a Carling Cup shop is on the cards tonight. Back at the
:24:11. > :24:16.ground, as the kit men loaded up the team bus, one question was on
:24:16. > :24:22.the lips of everybody. How well the Gunners prevent Marvin Morgan from
:24:22. > :24:27.repeating his wonder goal against Port Vale at the weekend?
:24:27. > :24:31.disrespect, but that defence looks a bit rocky. You must fancy your
:24:32. > :24:36.chances of getting a goal? I did see some mistakes at the back on
:24:36. > :24:40.Match Of The Day at the weekend. Hopefully we can capitalise on that.
:24:40. > :24:45.With that, he was off to cause more mayhem in the Arsenal defence, and
:24:45. > :24:54.with a little help from Lady Luck and Lenny the Lion, who knows what
:24:54. > :24:59.surprises lie in store? Hopefully he will bring them luck.
:24:59. > :25:04.So much counts on confidence. Marvin Morgan seemed really
:25:04. > :25:12.confident. Lots and lots for Shrewsbury Town tonight. Had it
:25:12. > :25:17.goes well. -- hope it goes well. Let's hope they fare better than
:25:17. > :25:22.Coventry City last night. They lost 3-0 to Ipswich in the Championship.
:25:22. > :25:25.The first was this own goal from defender Martin Cranie. And they
:25:25. > :25:27.were two down inside 15 minutes when former Wolves midfielder Keith
:25:27. > :25:31.Andrews scored. Coventry's miserable night was completed by
:25:31. > :25:38.Jason Scotland in the second half. The Sky Blues remain 21st in the
:25:38. > :25:48.table. You probably don't want to see any
:25:48. > :25:52.more of that if you are a fan! It has been a damp and dreary day
:25:52. > :25:56.and it is still raining out there. It will be well after midnight
:25:56. > :26:02.until we see the rain clearing, and before it does it will turn heavy
:26:02. > :26:06.as well. The rain is running from south-west to north-east. A ripple
:26:06. > :26:12.of darker blue shows you it is data show that will be affected. By the
:26:12. > :26:16.early hours, it should be well out of the way. -- it is Gloucester
:26:16. > :26:23.shirt that will be affected. The clearers bells will give way to
:26:23. > :26:28.cooler temperatures and we are down to 9, 10 degrees. We are greeted by
:26:28. > :26:33.a much better day tomorrow than today. There will be blue skies,
:26:33. > :26:38.sunshine and some showers, mainly affecting the northern parts in the
:26:38. > :26:43.afternoon. They are just coming in from Wales. Temperatures are rising
:26:43. > :26:47.to 16, 17 degrees, which is similar to today's values, but with the
:26:47. > :26:53.added wind coming in from the south-west at around 20 miles an
:26:53. > :26:57.hour, quite gusty over the hilltops. It will feel cooler. Thursday looks
:26:57. > :27:02.similar but essentially, it isn't, because the wind will be easing and
:27:02. > :27:06.temperatures are a couple of degrees lower. Again feeling fairly
:27:06. > :27:12.cool and the further south you go, probably the odd spot of rain as
:27:12. > :27:16.well. Essentially dry, though. Friday, a similar day with more
:27:17. > :27:21.cloud, and then on Saturday, some rain.
:27:21. > :27:24.A look at tonight's main headlines: The world economy is at risk of a
:27:24. > :27:28.double-dip recession warned the experts at the International
:27:28. > :27:33.Monetary Fund. And as the Lib Dem conference which