:00:11. > :00:16.Welcome to my learned today. The headlines: Police spot checks as
:00:16. > :00:22.metal thieves risk their lives and others for money.
:00:22. > :00:27.They should be an audit trail. I question these cash transactions as
:00:27. > :00:32.well. On the final day of the inquiry into the appalling day at
:00:32. > :00:35.Staffordshire Hospital, it prepares to shut its a and the doors at
:00:35. > :00:41.night. A tense meeting about police
:00:41. > :00:48.station closures. He we had difficult conversations today.
:00:48. > :00:52.cannot do everything. The public have to feel the cuts and we do too.
:00:52. > :01:02.Family friends and celebrities turn out to pay their respects at the
:01:02. > :01:05.
:01:05. > :01:15.funeral of the Red Arrow pilot, Good to have you with us this
:01:15. > :01:16.
:01:16. > :01:23.evening. New calls to tighten the laws around sales to scrap dealers
:01:23. > :01:29.after a sharp rise in metal fence. 7500 offences were committed in the
:01:29. > :01:34.West Midlands alone in the last month. 20 thefts a day. These are
:01:34. > :01:39.getting more brazen. One gang stole cable from the M6
:01:39. > :01:43.motorway when it was shut after a four-year-old child died in a crash
:01:43. > :01:48.at the weekend. In a moment, we will hear from an MP who wants
:01:48. > :01:52.stricter controls as a priority. First this report.
:01:52. > :01:56.Increasingly shocked at the tactics used by metal thieves, police in
:01:56. > :02:00.Coventry went on the offensive today, pulling in drivers on their
:02:00. > :02:08.way to scrapyards and rifling through their vans in the hunt for
:02:08. > :02:12.stolen cargo. We have seen a 100% rise in metal thefts in the city.
:02:12. > :02:19.We find people coming all over from the country into Coventry to sell
:02:19. > :02:25.what they have acquired and quite often it is illegal. But it is hard
:02:25. > :02:28.to trace. As the law stands, transactions at scrapyards can be
:02:28. > :02:33.cashed in hands. This scrap dealer Paul Dover near Coventry airport
:02:33. > :02:40.today felt the police were targeting the wrong people. It is
:02:41. > :02:46.just people... I don't know scrap metal lads doing it. Just people
:02:46. > :02:50.who don't work. Thieves get increasingly brazen. In the last
:02:50. > :02:54.week in Coventry, metal pipes and boilers from central heating
:02:55. > :02:59.systems in private houses have been stolen and scrap metal thieves
:02:59. > :03:08.caused a fire at a sub-station was inhalers - Enter to close because
:03:08. > :03:12.it lost his power supply. -- causing a leisure centre to close.
:03:13. > :03:18.Five men were arrested last night on the M6 near Walsall allegedly
:03:18. > :03:24.for trying to steal tables powering overhead signs. Most shockingly, at
:03:24. > :03:30.the weekend thieves stole cabling after sneaking onto the motorway
:03:30. > :03:35.whilst police were attending an accident. This return knows only
:03:35. > :03:40.too well there links thieves will go to. Let has been stolen from
:03:40. > :03:45.this church seven times in six months. Now it is being replaced by
:03:45. > :03:51.fibreglass. The vicar wants to see the laws governing scrapyards
:03:51. > :03:56.strengthened. There should be an audit trail. I question cash
:03:56. > :04:02.transactions as well. It would be better if there was proof of where
:04:02. > :04:10.the money came from. The reason the thefts are on the up is simple. A
:04:10. > :04:18.tonne of copper fetches �4,400.80 and have led is worth �2,800. As
:04:18. > :04:21.the kimono and -- criminals get greedy, the police decided to lobby
:04:21. > :04:26.the government to do more to tackle the problem.
:04:26. > :04:31.Joining us is Chris Kelly, the Conservative MP who is campaigning
:04:31. > :04:36.on the law to be changed. It is a serious problem but is anyone
:04:36. > :04:43.listening? Early in the Autumn statement, the government announced
:04:43. > :04:47.a package to set up a task force to reduce scrap metal theft. We are
:04:47. > :04:50.pushing at an open door with the government because there is an
:04:50. > :04:58.intention to legislate to clamp down on stolen mettle. It is a
:04:58. > :05:04.matter of finding the time to do that. We have put former it a Ten
:05:04. > :05:12.Minute Rule Bill and we have six measures which include cashless
:05:12. > :05:16.payments. Also, to make sure that when people steal metal, if they in
:05:16. > :05:21.danger life and when charges are bought that will be a key aspect of
:05:21. > :05:28.the charges. There are other measures to give people greater
:05:28. > :05:32.powers. Most of the trade is very willing to adopt the measures and a
:05:32. > :05:35.already doing so but there is an element outside the law that needs
:05:35. > :05:43.to be clamped down on and that is why we are bringing forward this
:05:43. > :05:49.bill. How difficult would it be two police? It is a really big industry.
:05:49. > :05:54.There is a market for it, isn't there? Yes and it is being exported
:05:54. > :06:00.to booming markets abroad but it is causing great damage to our
:06:00. > :06:04.communities. And endangering life. Yes and it will be a matter of time
:06:04. > :06:09.before there are serious fatalities and we must take action urgently.
:06:09. > :06:16.Thanks very much. Later in the programme, we're live
:06:16. > :06:21.at the Britannia Stadium with Daniel Pallett.
:06:21. > :06:26.It could be an historic night for Stoke City. They need a draw and
:06:26. > :06:31.they are through to the knockout -- knockout stages of the Europa
:06:31. > :06:34.A year on and at a cost of �10 million and rising, the Stafford
:06:34. > :06:38.Hospital public inquiry finally came to an end today. The report
:06:38. > :06:40.into exactly what went wrong isn't expected until the spring of next
:06:40. > :06:43.year at the earliest. Coincidentally, this evening also
:06:43. > :06:46.sees the first night of three months of overnight closures at the
:06:46. > :06:54.hospital's accident and emergency unit. Here's our Staffordshire
:06:54. > :06:59.reporter, Liz Copper. For a small, dedicated group of
:06:59. > :07:02.campaigners this has been a daily routine for more than a yurt -
:07:02. > :07:08.arriving at the inquiry to hear evidence. Has it all been
:07:08. > :07:13.worthwhile? Something really needs to change and we are hoping from
:07:13. > :07:18.this inquiry that recommendations will ensure we get a very much
:07:18. > :07:23.safer system for patients. It is not just about Stafford hospital
:07:23. > :07:29.but the whole of the NHS and the future of it. It was necessary for
:07:29. > :07:34.it to be looked at in this depth to find out what has gone wrong in the
:07:34. > :07:40.past, not only here but in many other trusts across the country.
:07:40. > :07:46.The inquiry has cost �10 million. It has sat for 139 days and there
:07:46. > :07:51.have been over 1 million pages of evidence. It is now for Robert
:07:51. > :07:56.Francis QC, the chairman, to assess the evidence and draw up a report
:07:56. > :08:01.with recommendations. The question of nursing and management will be
:08:01. > :08:06.looked at in great depth by Robert Francis and his team and when the
:08:06. > :08:09.report comes out, people will be able to judge for themselves what
:08:09. > :08:13.went wrong and what must be done about it.
:08:13. > :08:17.Antony Sumara is the man who was drafted in to manage the hospital
:08:17. > :08:23.in the wake of the scandal. He has followed the inquiry closely and is
:08:23. > :08:27.now carrying out further work for the NHS on lessons to be learned.
:08:27. > :08:31.The difficulty is that they have been other inquiries with
:08:31. > :08:37.recommendations that have not been implemented. Robert has to try to
:08:37. > :08:40.be creative and thoughtful about his messages and how they will
:08:40. > :08:43.even as those recommendations are being worked on, the hosptial is
:08:43. > :08:46.still dealing with the ramifications of what happened here.
:08:46. > :08:48.From tonight, its A&E department will shut overnight for three
:08:48. > :08:56.months. It's caused renewed controversy just as the public
:08:56. > :09:02.inquiry closes. All the evidence has been heard. The final report is
:09:02. > :09:08.not expected to be published until next year but its recommendations
:09:08. > :09:10.are likely to be far reaching. Liz Copper joins us now from our
:09:10. > :09:16.studio in Stoke-on-Trent. Liz, remind us again exactly what's been
:09:16. > :09:21.decided about the A&E unit in Stafford.
:09:21. > :09:25.It is a decision that was made by the board last month. From 10
:09:25. > :09:32.o'clock tonight, the doors at a Andy in Stafford will close and
:09:32. > :09:36.they will not reopen until tomorrow morning. Patients will be
:09:36. > :09:42.transferred to other hospitals which will enable them to train
:09:42. > :09:46.existing staff and recruited new doctors.
:09:46. > :09:52.Changes are controversial so what have people been saying?
:09:52. > :09:57.It has been hugely controversial in Stafford. 10,000 people have signed
:09:57. > :10:05.a petition. You might remember it has echoes of concerns raised in
:10:05. > :10:12.the 1990s regarding downgrading services in Kidderminster. We have
:10:12. > :10:16.been speaking to Richard Taylor. If it is only for three months, the
:10:16. > :10:20.implications are not too bad because Severe emergencies and that
:10:20. > :10:25.-- at night are not common. It is important for the future that it is
:10:25. > :10:30.not more than three months. If you lose the A&E department you fill up
:10:30. > :10:35.other departments with minor cases who didn't need to go to other A&E
:10:35. > :10:41.departments. Richard Taylor was formerly an MP.
:10:41. > :10:45.The point he was making his what will be the impact on other
:10:45. > :10:48.hospitals, particularly Wolverhampton and Stoke on Trent.
:10:48. > :10:57.We will only know that when the plan gets under way.
:10:57. > :11:02.Thank you. There is more detail and analysis of the inquiry on the BBC
:11:02. > :11:06.stoke website. There was controversy today from
:11:06. > :11:11.proposals to close 12 police stations. Many are open around the
:11:11. > :11:16.clock but the force says it needs to shut them at night.
:11:16. > :11:22.Campaigners handed in position -- petitions opposing the plans.
:11:22. > :11:27.They faced a tough summer. Now comes a long winter of difficult
:11:27. > :11:32.decisions for West Midlands police. It is a difficult issue that is a
:11:32. > :11:37.mixture of emotional and practical. That Chief Constable defended one
:11:37. > :11:41.idea to the police authority - a move to close a dozen police
:11:41. > :11:46.stations overnight. Almost 4000 people have signed a petition
:11:46. > :11:55.against the idea. It demonstrates the label -- the level of concern
:11:55. > :12:01.areas. For 12 oz station -- for 12 stations, they are being closed to
:12:01. > :12:06.save resources. They will be fitted with an intercom and they maintain
:12:06. > :12:11.that 99% of the public will live between -- within four miles of a
:12:11. > :12:18.station that is manned 24 hours a day. Under the new proposals, this
:12:18. > :12:24.station will open at 10am and shut in the evening. It is taking the
:12:24. > :12:29.safety of the public away. There is a bun ability there. I understand
:12:29. > :12:35.that cut have to be made everywhere. Police started consultations two
:12:35. > :12:41.weeks ago but critics say they should allow more time.
:12:41. > :12:45.consultation has been extensive. We have contacted community leaders,
:12:45. > :12:52.neighbourhood watch are followers and users of social media. We feel
:12:52. > :12:58.we have touched about 43,000 people. To give the public an opportunity
:12:58. > :13:02.to have an input and contribute and discuss things that affect their
:13:02. > :13:07.day-to-day lives has got to be at the heart of what policing is about.
:13:07. > :13:14.As a result of today's meeting, the consultation has been extended to
:13:14. > :13:20.make January. But the police need to make �126 million of budget cuts
:13:20. > :13:23.so the axe will have to fall Police are hunting a hit-and-run
:13:23. > :13:26.driver who killed an 11-year-old boy as he was crossing a road to
:13:26. > :13:29.get to school. It happened just after 7:00 this morning between
:13:29. > :13:31.Southam and Farnborough in Warwickshire. The boy was hit by a
:13:31. > :13:34.light coloured Ford Mondeo which was travelling towards Banbury.
:13:34. > :13:36.Police want any witnesses to contact them.
:13:36. > :13:40.Four West Midlands Police officers have been suspended over
:13:40. > :13:43.allegations of misconduct. They're alleged to have mishandled property
:13:43. > :13:46.taken from members of the public in Bordesley Green in Birmingham. If
:13:46. > :13:49.the allegations are proven, then the officers could be charged with
:13:49. > :13:52.theft. The investigation's been referred to the Independent Police
:13:52. > :13:56.Complaints Commission. A serious case review into the
:13:56. > :13:59.death of a 2-year-old girl, who died after she was scalded in a
:13:59. > :14:01.shower, says lessons must be learned. The review says Kristiana
:14:01. > :14:03.Logina's mother, Eva, and her boyfriend, former magistrate
:14:04. > :14:09.Rashpal Chana, from Birmingham, could have prevented her death in
:14:09. > :14:14.February last year. They were convicted of manslaughter after
:14:14. > :14:18.failing to seek proper medical care for Kristiana.
:14:18. > :14:23.Born to fly - that was how Red Arrow pilot, Flight Lieutenant Sean
:14:23. > :14:26.Cunningham, was described at his funeral today. Hundreds of family,
:14:26. > :14:29.friends and celebrities gathered to pay their respects to the 35-year-
:14:29. > :14:31.old who died last month during a training exercise. His commanding
:14:31. > :14:36.officer described the former Coventry schoolboy as "charming,
:14:36. > :14:39.professional and dedicated." Joan Cummins reports.
:14:39. > :14:44.Hundreds of mourners and friends today joined Flight Lieutenant Sean
:14:44. > :14:47.Cunningham's family to pay their respects to the Red Arrows pilot.
:14:47. > :14:55.The 35-year-old died when he was ejected from his jet while it was
:14:55. > :15:01.still on the ground. During the service, the Red Arrows commanding
:15:01. > :15:05.officer said how much Sean was missed. Life can be so cruel and I
:15:05. > :15:09.have spent a lot of time searching deep within me for answers, as to
:15:09. > :15:14.why Sean was taken from us on that foggy morning. But Sean would not
:15:14. > :15:18.want us dwelling on such things. He would want us to carry on, to get
:15:18. > :15:23.back in the air and to reclaim our place in the hearts of the
:15:23. > :15:27.population of this great nation. What came out in today's service
:15:27. > :15:32.was Sean Cunningham's love of life. The congregation heard how he was
:15:32. > :15:36.born to fly. Weeks before his death, he had even gone back to his old
:15:36. > :15:39.school here in Coventry, to try to inspire the next generation of
:15:40. > :15:42.pilots. Amongst the congregation, the wife of John Egging, another
:15:42. > :15:49.Red Arrows pilot who was killed in August, and celebrities who
:15:49. > :15:55.personally knew the men and appreciated them. A fantastic
:15:55. > :16:02.memory of Sean. Probably when he came to a couple of parties of mind
:16:02. > :16:06.over the summer, probably when he was wearing an Afro wig and dancing.
:16:06. > :16:11.I had spoken and said hello on a few occasions on those end-of-
:16:11. > :16:15.season guest nights, I had had the pleasure to say hello. Also just
:16:15. > :16:19.knowing the team in general, I do feel that strong connection with
:16:19. > :16:21.the team of the Red Arrows. In a statement, Sean's family said he'd
:16:21. > :16:31.be remembered for his huge smile that radiated warmth. Then
:16:31. > :16:36.
:16:36. > :16:39.fittingly through the winter sun, a The funeral of Sean Cunningham at
:16:39. > :16:41.Coventry Cathedral today. Still to come this evening, a
:16:41. > :16:44.somewhat chilling weather warning from Shefali.
:16:44. > :16:47.Yes, autumn may have been mild and dry but winter's mark is already
:16:47. > :16:57.being made. Expect strong winds, more rain and a drop in
:16:57. > :16:58.
:16:58. > :17:01.temperatures. You can find out how Aston Villa, Wolverhampton
:17:01. > :17:09.Wanderers and West Bromwich Albion have signed up to an AIDS awareness
:17:09. > :17:12.campaign called Saving Lives. On World Aids Day, the Aston Villa
:17:12. > :17:15.captain, Stilyan Petrov, has urged people to get tested. It's a
:17:15. > :17:18.campaign that's won the full support of Chris Kearl. 32 years
:17:18. > :17:20.ago he contracted HIV and every day endures a painful struggle against
:17:20. > :17:24.the virus. With more here's our health correspondent, Michele
:17:24. > :17:27.Paduano. He has had two hip replacements and
:17:27. > :17:33.is in constant nerve pain, but Chris Kearl's story is about
:17:33. > :17:39.survival when so many others from his generation didn't make it.
:17:39. > :17:43.They told me the life expectancy at that time was 18 months, no more.
:17:43. > :17:48.That was it. That there were no treatments available for it. They
:17:48. > :17:56.didn't even really know what was causing the virus. They could only
:17:56. > :18:00.test for the antibodies at the time. My life kind of stopped. In the
:18:00. > :18:05.late 70s, he had had everything to look forward to, but he didn't just
:18:06. > :18:11.lose his health. He was cut off by his church and his family. I ended
:18:11. > :18:18.up with the Sun newspaper coming around and taking pictures, with
:18:18. > :18:22.the headline, church organist AIDS carrier. There is now a danger that
:18:23. > :18:26.has become a threat to us all. need not be the killer it was back
:18:26. > :18:29.in the 80s, if it's picked up early. And to give that message a kick
:18:29. > :18:34.start, the Aston Villa captain today lent his support. It's
:18:34. > :18:38.estimated that a quarter of HIV carriers in the UK don't know.
:18:38. > :18:44.proud that I can be part of this cause. I hope we can get that
:18:44. > :18:47.message across, especially with football. Getting Aston Villa
:18:47. > :18:51.involved is a real coup for this Birmingham-based charity. They are
:18:51. > :18:55.getting to just the people they want to test, the fans. The aim now
:18:55. > :18:58.is to get every professional club involved. As well as Villa, Saving
:18:58. > :19:01.lives has signed up Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Bromwich Albion.
:19:01. > :19:05.If you don't know you've got it, you can't get life-saving treatment
:19:05. > :19:10.and you could be passing it on to however many partners you would
:19:10. > :19:14.have been a ten-year period. It is vital that we get people tested. If
:19:14. > :19:19.we get them tested, we can save their lives with the treatment. You
:19:19. > :19:26.can give somebody a normal life expectancy. But Chris Kearl wants
:19:26. > :19:29.youngsters to take precautions, not Now it's another exciting night for
:19:29. > :19:31.Stoke City supporters, with the club playing in Europe for the
:19:31. > :19:35.first time since 1975. Tonight, they'll qualify for the knockout
:19:35. > :19:40.stages of the Europa League if they draw or win against Dinamo Kiev at
:19:40. > :19:43.the Britannia Stadium. Nick Clitheroe reports.
:19:43. > :19:48.Stoke City's first European campaign for nearly 40 years has
:19:48. > :19:51.been full of joyous occasions for the fans. They've made new friends,
:19:51. > :19:53.like these Dynamo Kiev supporters playing the second leg of their own
:19:53. > :20:01.football match against their Potteries counterparts this
:20:01. > :20:05.afternoon. This was just for fun, but who'll come out on top tonight?
:20:05. > :20:11.I think I am going to give them this match, but we are going to win
:20:12. > :20:15.the big one. We need the win, at Stoke don't, we are going to win it.
:20:15. > :20:19.It is the first time in my lifetime there have been in Europe, and I am
:20:19. > :20:22.proud of them. The Stoke City players have been having fun of
:20:22. > :20:24.their own growing the finest collection of moustaches in the
:20:24. > :20:27.Premier League for the Movember charity, which raises awareness of
:20:27. > :20:30.prostate cancer. But they'll be clean-cut tonight when they go in
:20:30. > :20:33.search of the point which will extend this European adventure into
:20:33. > :20:37.the knock-out stages. Dynamo Kiev have played more than 400 games in
:20:37. > :20:41.Europe. Stoke are barely into double figures. But his is these
:20:41. > :20:44.lads who are on the brink of qualification. The players and the
:20:45. > :20:48.supporters have embraced it. We have really enjoyed it. It is a
:20:48. > :20:53.massive game for us. We are hoping to get a full house. We are hoping
:20:53. > :20:57.the crowd will come a long and really push us on. It would be a
:20:57. > :21:01.great achievement for us as a club. It seemed unlikely when the draw
:21:01. > :21:04.was made but Stoke are unbeaten in the group and will top it if they
:21:04. > :21:13.win this evening. Dan Pallett is at the Britannia
:21:13. > :21:16.Stadium for tonight's game. A big night for Stoke fans? Absolutely.
:21:16. > :21:21.He would have believed this time last year they would be in Europe,
:21:21. > :21:26.never mind unbeaten at this stage. Brian Shaw from the supporters'
:21:26. > :21:30.club, can you believe it? No. To get into Europe is a wonderful
:21:30. > :21:34.achievement. To play again some of the teams we have played against
:21:34. > :21:38.and remain unbeaten is a fair achievement. Will they remain
:21:38. > :21:43.unbeaten this evening? Fingers crossed. We need one point and we
:21:43. > :21:47.hope to get it. A win would be very nice. What has been the secret?
:21:47. > :21:53.togetherness of the team. I wish that after the grippier matches, we
:21:53. > :21:57.could get the same result at the weekend. -- after the group matches.
:21:57. > :22:03.You might be through without needing the game in Turkey, how far
:22:03. > :22:08.can Stoke go? Given a decent draw, I think we can maybe go to the
:22:08. > :22:12.semis or even the final. That would be a fantastic thing. Following on
:22:12. > :22:16.from last year's FA Cup run, Stoke are still buoyant. Europe, you
:22:16. > :22:24.better watch out. Yes, Stoke seemed to be flying.
:22:24. > :22:27.Good luck to them. -- seemed to be And you can hear full commentary on
:22:27. > :22:30.the match on BBC Radio Stoke this evening. They'll have all the
:22:30. > :22:33.build-up from 7:00pm and the game kicks off just after 8:00pm.
:22:33. > :22:36.For most people, retirement means relaxing and taking life a little
:22:36. > :22:39.easier. But not for Bill Longmore. The 73-year-old former police
:22:39. > :22:42.superintendent is now busier than ever, dedicating his time to help
:22:42. > :22:44.community sport. He's the third of our five finalists for this year's
:22:44. > :22:47.BBC Midlands Sport's Unsung Hero Award. Ian Winter's been to
:22:47. > :22:50.Shropshire to meet him. It's Sunday afternoon and Bill
:22:50. > :22:52.Longmore has invited me along to watch Hanwood Saints. They're up
:22:52. > :22:59.against Shrewsbury Ladies, currently top of the Shropshire
:22:59. > :23:02.League, so it'll be a tough match. Winning would be a bonus. But for
:23:02. > :23:05.Bill, the best result is simply playing. Because now, for the first
:23:05. > :23:09.time, Hanwood has a women's football team for the whole village
:23:09. > :23:14.to be proud of. I was always disappointed I couldn't get the
:23:14. > :23:18.ladies involved. It was probably a bit before my time. Now it is nice
:23:18. > :23:23.to see them. I have no doubt that it would be long before they are
:23:23. > :23:26.saying, can we have a second team. The power of sport has always been
:23:26. > :23:28.one of Bill's passions. During 30 years with Staffordshire Police, he
:23:28. > :23:31.encouraged his officers to forge community links through football
:23:31. > :23:37.and BMX biking. And now, his most recent success is finding a home
:23:37. > :23:41.for the Saints. What would Hanwood village be like without Bill
:23:41. > :23:44.Longmore? It would be very boring, there would be no opportunity to
:23:44. > :23:48.get everyone together playing sports. He is a credit to the
:23:48. > :23:52.village, we are truly grateful for what he has done. He is definitely
:23:52. > :23:55.my unsung hero, he is the best. There's no end to Bill's unsung
:23:55. > :23:58.heroics. As chairman of the Village Hall, he's just received a lottery
:23:58. > :24:05.grant of �50,000 to create a cycle track and an exercise area for
:24:05. > :24:09.Hanwood people to enjoy. It is probably more important now than
:24:09. > :24:13.ever. The more you can have on your doorstep, the better. There are
:24:13. > :24:15.more people getting involved, they feel welcome. Next, we're off to
:24:15. > :24:19.the bowls club - Bill's first sporting challenge, when he moved
:24:19. > :24:21.into the village 12 years ago. The green was in bad shape, the ageing
:24:21. > :24:24.membership was in decline and juniors were banned from playing.
:24:24. > :24:33.They're not now. Under Bill's leadership, youngsters are actively
:24:33. > :24:38.encouraged. Show them how it's done! And today, the club isn't
:24:38. > :24:40.just surviving, it's thriving. Membership has doubled. Eight teams
:24:40. > :24:46.compete in local leagues and young Hanwood bowlers are making their
:24:46. > :24:49.mark at county level. Bill strives to make Hanwood a community. He is
:24:49. > :24:56.so community based. He looks to create a community spirit at all
:24:56. > :24:59.aspects of village life. Wherever you look in this quiet corner of
:24:59. > :25:05.Shropshire, the sporting life is buzzing, thanks to the unsung
:25:05. > :25:08.efforts of Bill Longmore. He is right when he says facilities
:25:08. > :25:14.and the community activities are more important now than ever.
:25:14. > :25:17.He is involved in everything, isn't It is amazing! We have another two
:25:17. > :25:27.finalists to come. With more details of the chilly
:25:27. > :25:32.
:25:32. > :25:40.It has been very cold. We've had bouts of quite substantial rain and
:25:40. > :25:43.it's been needed after such a dry autumn. But winter is traditionally
:25:43. > :25:51.defined by cold, and so for the start of December that's is what
:25:51. > :25:54.we've had. It's turning frosty. It's because of this ridge of high
:25:54. > :25:57.pressure that the winds have died down and the skies are going to be
:25:57. > :26:04.clearing tonight. That's before the arrival of this next swathe of rain
:26:04. > :26:12.before the weekend. We have Kraut - - cloud across south-east and
:26:12. > :26:16.plants Baghdad parts, that will A widespread frost and pockets of
:26:16. > :26:20.mist and fog. Under the gaze of the sunshine tomorrow morning, it is a
:26:20. > :26:24.beautiful, sunny start to the day. That will disappear quite quickly.
:26:24. > :26:27.It is a crisp, cold start to the day, all those sunny. Gradually
:26:27. > :26:33.through the day, we start to see the cloud increasing through the
:26:33. > :26:37.West which make produce a spot of rain for the north-west.
:26:37. > :26:41.Temperatures, not very good at all. Highs of six or seven, a degree
:26:41. > :26:45.down on today. But we have got light winds. Through tomorrow night,
:26:45. > :26:49.this cloud will increase from the west, it will introduce a fairly
:26:49. > :26:53.heavy rain, spreading right across the region. We have strengthening
:26:53. > :26:57.winds as well. Because of it, to do just won't be quite as low as
:26:57. > :27:01.tonight. Then we have the remnants of that to contend with on Saturday
:27:01. > :27:06.morning. Still quite blustery through the weekend, more rain
:27:06. > :27:16.later on Sunday. In between times, it is dry, sunny and it or feel
:27:16. > :27:21.
:27:21. > :27:24.cold. A look at tonight's main headlines:
:27:24. > :27:26.The Bank of England boss tells banks to build up their reserves,
:27:26. > :27:30.even if it means cutting back on those big bonuses.
:27:30. > :27:32.And calls to change the law on scrap sales after a big rise in
:27:32. > :27:34.metal thefts. That's all from us this evening,
:27:34. > :27:37.but on tomorrow's Midlands Today we'll be looking at online