:00:10. > :00:13.Hello, welcome to Midlands Today. The headlines: only a poor
:00:13. > :00:18.connection prevented a substantial explosion - the 10 years in jail
:00:18. > :00:23.for a former soldier and his friend who set fire to a mosque.
:00:23. > :00:27.Birmingham handed government funding to run the city. Power over
:00:27. > :00:34.money. Power over infrastructure. The power to boost skills and job
:00:34. > :00:38.so. A very serious offer for stop they want to build a bungalow and
:00:38. > :00:43.downsize the but it will cost them thousands in a new housing tax.
:00:43. > :00:49.And she completed her first marathon this year at the age of 83.
:00:49. > :00:59.Now Myra has been chosen to be an Olympic torch bearer. I did ask my
:00:59. > :01:11.
:01:11. > :01:15.surgeon if he could graft another Good evening. Tonight, sentenced to
:01:15. > :01:18.10 years in prison for attempting to blow up a mosque in Stoke on
:01:18. > :01:22.Trent. Simon Beech was a serving soldier when he and his friend
:01:22. > :01:26.Gareth Foster set fire to the newly built Regent Road mosque last
:01:26. > :01:30.December. But for a faulty connection, they could have caused
:01:30. > :01:34.a substantial explosion when they ran a gas pipe into the mosque and
:01:34. > :01:39.set fire to it. Both denied the charges but they were found guilty
:01:39. > :01:42.this afternoon. Simon Beech was a soldier with the
:01:42. > :01:47.2nd Batallion the Yorkshire Regiment. He expected to serve in
:01:47. > :01:50.Afghanistan but he will now serve a ten-year prison sentence. In
:01:50. > :01:54.December last year, he set fire to the Regent Road mosque which was
:01:54. > :01:58.being built in the centre of Hanley. Following the jury's verdict,
:01:59. > :02:04.members of the mosque committee gave their reaction. It is very
:02:04. > :02:08.difficult to describe what happened to the mosque. It was a committee
:02:08. > :02:16.project and a project in which the committee was involved. They put
:02:16. > :02:20.their salt into it. They tried to destroy it. We are happy that it is
:02:20. > :02:24.still standing. The Beech was a member of the English Defence
:02:24. > :02:29.League. On Armistice Day he posted his views on Facebook. They
:02:29. > :02:34.included the words, they burnt our poppies, we burn their place. The
:02:34. > :02:37.prosecution claimed the fire was a revenge attack. It was only when
:02:37. > :02:41.the fire on the ground floor was put out that investigators
:02:41. > :02:45.discovered what had happened up here. A gas meter at a neighbouring
:02:45. > :02:50.house had been cut and a pipe attached. That Pipe was run all the
:02:50. > :02:55.way along an alleyway and then fed into the mosque. Although the
:02:55. > :03:00.connection was very poor, if gas had built up in this whole area,
:03:00. > :03:04.including into the Dome, any spark from a fire could have caused a
:03:04. > :03:10.very serious explosion. The plan was hatched with this man, Gareth
:03:10. > :03:14.Foster, who was also found guilty and sentenced to 10 years. His
:03:14. > :03:20.footprints were found by forensic scientists in the snow outside the
:03:20. > :03:24.mosque. There is no doubts this was designed to blow the mosque up and
:03:24. > :03:28.as part of that, without doubt that would have caused hate in the
:03:28. > :03:33.committee, division in the committee, broke down all the
:03:33. > :03:37.confusion and work we do. The committee around this area have
:03:37. > :03:42.acted with such restraint and so dignified in the face of such
:03:42. > :03:45.provocation. The judge said to find the exposed to gas meter and around
:03:45. > :03:50.the pipe for such a distance had required planning and for thought.
:03:50. > :03:54.He said the purpose of that plan was to destabilise committee
:03:54. > :04:04.relationships. In spite of this attack, work continued on the
:04:04. > :04:05.
:04:05. > :04:10.mosque. It is due to open next year. You can hear more reaction to this
:04:10. > :04:19.case on BBC Radio Stoke's breakfast show tomorrow morning.
:04:19. > :04:23.Later: the awards for those who showed bravery during the riots.
:04:23. > :04:27.Burningham is being given unprecedented new powers to raise
:04:27. > :04:30.its own funds and decide what is and the mud. The Deputy Prime
:04:30. > :04:33.Minister announced that City deals will give places like Birmingham,
:04:33. > :04:37.Leeds and Manchester more freedom from Whitehall control but they
:04:37. > :04:41.will have to prove their strong leadership in place to make it
:04:41. > :04:46.happen. The city council will be able to set an keep local business
:04:46. > :04:51.rates, take charge of local housing developments, transport and job
:04:51. > :04:55.creation. We have been getting reaction to
:04:55. > :04:59.today's announcement. It has been named by the government
:04:59. > :05:04.as one of the nation's cause cities and with that comes new powers for
:05:04. > :05:11.Birmingham. He power over money. Power over in the structure. Power
:05:11. > :05:14.to boost skills and jobs. When it comes to money, the new status will
:05:14. > :05:18.mean burning in the city council will set and keep the money it
:05:18. > :05:23.raises from local business rates instead of getting a share of a
:05:23. > :05:28.national park decided by central government. In Birmingham's case we
:05:28. > :05:32.only connect 20 % of that expenditure. The 80 % comes from
:05:32. > :05:36.central government. If we can reduce our dependence on central
:05:36. > :05:41.government we can do more local initiatives to create employment.
:05:41. > :05:45.which takes us to power number two. To get infrastructure projects that
:05:45. > :05:49.Bruce growth moving but some are concerned about Birmingham city
:05:49. > :05:56.council having too much say over deciding what happens to transport.
:05:56. > :06:00.It is a cautious welcome, having business rates determined locally,
:06:00. > :06:05.it is good. Infrastructure, are also good news but some concerns on
:06:05. > :06:09.the larger level about transport schemes needing to go beyond the
:06:09. > :06:13.Birmingham and how that would be co-ordinated with other authorities
:06:13. > :06:19.in the Black Country. Third is the power to boost local jobs and
:06:19. > :06:22.skills, because Birmingham city council will be able to create
:06:22. > :06:27.apprentices harps which will bring together companies and colleges to
:06:27. > :06:30.make it easier for them to access national funds. But the man who
:06:30. > :06:35.runs this Pied making firm doubt that today's announcements will
:06:35. > :06:41.help him. I am for change but what I am not for his change for the
:06:41. > :06:45.sake of change that does not benefit anybody. They are looking
:06:45. > :06:49.to score points than do anything that benefits business. Turning
:06:49. > :06:54.Birmingham into a powerhouse that will rebalance the economy is what
:06:54. > :07:02.the government aims to achieve. All eyes will be on whether handing out
:07:02. > :07:07.power will reap the desired results. Our political editor Patrick Burns
:07:07. > :07:11.is with us. What is the big idea behind this? Localism. The
:07:11. > :07:15.government sees it as a remedy for the position we are in at the
:07:15. > :07:19.moment where most people know little and care less about local
:07:19. > :07:23.governments, so long their bit of the services development. The
:07:23. > :07:30.government says this is a reflection of local authorities
:07:30. > :07:39.operating within a narrow range of policy areas and something like 14-
:07:39. > :07:44.50 % of money is spent locally and raised locally. The I deer is that
:07:44. > :07:49.if you devolve important areas like transport and regeneration and the
:07:49. > :07:52.budgets that go with them, then you re-energise local government and
:07:52. > :07:56.politically another attraction is if things go wrong, you devolve the
:07:56. > :08:05.political playing. Is this connected to the fact that
:08:05. > :08:09.Birmingham could have an elected mayor? Yes. The government has
:08:09. > :08:14.distanced themselves from any idea of a deal of an elected mayor. Nick
:08:14. > :08:18.Clegg said the test is whether the right level of accountability and
:08:18. > :08:23.leadership is there, be it through a council leader or a mayor but the
:08:23. > :08:28.reality is the government is offering this option of having
:08:29. > :08:33.elected mayors in cities because of those questions about leadership,
:08:33. > :08:38.accountability, visibility. It is naive to suggest there is not some
:08:38. > :08:42.kind of connection but it is at an informal level. What are the
:08:42. > :08:47.chances of this happening? There has long been widespread support
:08:47. > :08:51.for this. The key test will be between one government department
:08:51. > :08:57.and the other. The Treasury likes to centralise control of the purse-
:08:57. > :09:01.strings. When it comes to devolving budgets, frankly I can hear the Sir
:09:01. > :09:08.Humphreys in Whitehall saying, minister, are you sure this is
:09:08. > :09:14.wise? Four people had been injured
:09:14. > :09:16.following an explosion on an industrial estate. Emerged as the
:09:16. > :09:21.crews were called to the Oldington trading estate in Kidderminster
:09:21. > :09:24.shortly before noon. A compressed air canister had repeatedly
:09:24. > :09:28.exploded. A man has suffered serious injuries to his upper and
:09:28. > :09:32.lower limbs. Three other men were treated for minor injuries.
:09:32. > :09:37.The University of Birmingham has obtained an injunction preventing
:09:37. > :09:41.any sit in protest on campus for the next frog mugs. It follows a
:09:41. > :09:45.demonstration last month were 20 students barricaded themselves
:09:45. > :09:49.inside a barricaded building to protest against tuition fees. The
:09:49. > :09:53.injunction was taken out as the university believed the occupation
:09:53. > :09:56.by a safety issues. The group of MPs is calling for the
:09:57. > :10:00.boss of the BBC to meet them by the cuts to the corporation in
:10:00. > :10:02.Birmingham. The politicians who include the International
:10:03. > :10:06.Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell and Labour MP Giselle
:10:06. > :10:11.Stewart have written a letter to Mark Thompson saying a decision to
:10:11. > :10:15.reduce the BBC's presence in Birmingham is unacceptable. The BBC
:10:15. > :10:19.plans to move production of programmes like Country File and
:10:19. > :10:25.coast to Bristol. The spokeswoman said the BBC had received the
:10:25. > :10:29.letter and respond in due course. A couple in the 70s he want to
:10:29. > :10:34.downsize the they is up to �16,000 in my charges if they press ahead.
:10:34. > :10:39.They are planning to build a two bedroom Bonneau on land next to
:10:39. > :10:46.their existing home but they would have to pay existing -- new housing
:10:46. > :10:50.taxes if they do. Shropshire council says the charges will
:10:50. > :10:54.benefit communities. Malcolm and Sheila Milan-San live
:10:54. > :10:58.here in Benthall in Shropshire. They bought a peaceable and next
:10:58. > :11:04.door and won planning permission to build a two-bedroom bungalow so
:11:04. > :11:10.they can downsize and sell their existing home. But they face paying
:11:10. > :11:15.�16,000 to Shropshire council in two new charges if they build.
:11:15. > :11:21.make things awkward. We are limited to what we can afford and
:11:21. > :11:29.unfortunately, we want to put money on the property we want to build.
:11:29. > :11:34.It is a problem this architect is fighting. A project for another
:11:34. > :11:39.client will incur a total of �51,000 in charges. Larger-scale
:11:39. > :11:42.housing developers have paid one of the charges for some time but
:11:42. > :11:48.architect Vic Johnson claims the decision to hit people building
:11:48. > :11:52.just a handful or one home is unfair. The problem is the smaller-
:11:52. > :11:57.scale developers, these are people who are developing their own
:11:57. > :12:02.gardens or building themselves a grand decide -- design project,
:12:02. > :12:04.they had planned to do this for 20 years and suddenly the local
:12:04. > :12:10.authority has brought in a secure the can tax that is scuppering
:12:10. > :12:14.their plans. The council says the new infrastructure levy will help
:12:14. > :12:20.build four new projects in the area. The added charge will go towards
:12:20. > :12:27.affordable housing. A large builders have been paying for a
:12:27. > :12:30.long time. When we were consulting with our core strategy on new
:12:30. > :12:34.planning policy four Shropshire area, what they were clear to tell
:12:34. > :12:38.us is it would be much fairer if all new housing developments paid
:12:38. > :12:43.this rather than just the larger schemes. The council says people
:12:43. > :12:47.can forgo the charges if they agree then the bill can only be sold to a
:12:47. > :12:53.Shropshire resident as an affordable home. That Millinsons
:12:53. > :12:59.say either way, they will lose money. The pensioner who is
:12:59. > :13:08.downsizing a self-build, who pays the tax, cannot get it back. As a
:13:08. > :13:11.developer they can get it back. It Coming up, we meet the octogenarian
:13:11. > :13:15.who will be carrying the Olympic torch next summer.
:13:15. > :13:20.And after a battering of the winds today, where were the strongest
:13:20. > :13:30.ones and what more will have to withstand this week? Join me later
:13:30. > :13:30.
:13:31. > :13:35.It has been grim enough today as it is. It hopefully cannot get worse.
:13:35. > :13:39.145 people who showed bravery and commitment in the way they stood up
:13:39. > :13:43.to the rioters in August will be honoured in a ceremony tonight.
:13:43. > :13:48.Police officers, emergency staff are members of the public will be
:13:48. > :13:53.presented with a special award by the West Midlands force. Our
:13:53. > :13:58.reporter is at the University of Birmingham for us. Welcome to the
:13:58. > :14:02.Great Hall at the University of Birmingham. As you say, 145 people
:14:02. > :14:06.from all sorts of backgrounds will be honoured here tonight. Not just
:14:06. > :14:09.police officers and civilians who bore the full brunt of facing the
:14:09. > :14:13.rioters but also ordinary people who did simple things like keeping
:14:13. > :14:16.officers who were dealing with the disturbances fed and watered right
:14:16. > :14:24.through to people who organised the clean-up of the streets in the
:14:24. > :14:29.aftermath. the sweet stall was one of the
:14:29. > :14:32.first to be attacked during the August rides. Manager Steve Ebanks
:14:32. > :14:36.was still inside as would-be looters try to smash their way in.
:14:36. > :14:41.Four months on and he is being honoured tonight for doing all he
:14:41. > :14:45.could to protect the shop in the face of the mob. It is a bit of a
:14:45. > :14:50.surprise because I did not feel particularly brave. It would be
:14:50. > :14:53.nice to have the chance to meet other people involved in the riot
:14:53. > :14:59.and get their views on what happened. Police officers and other
:14:59. > :15:05.emergency services faced an unprecedented level of violence. On
:15:05. > :15:09.a page, a female police officer, was confronted by about 60 writers
:15:09. > :15:13.on this road in her squad. They were called to protect people in
:15:13. > :15:20.this Hindu Centre in Oldbury. Ed been glut of concrete coming
:15:20. > :15:26.straight for me. -- I saw a big lump of concrete. It fortunate that
:15:26. > :15:31.bounced off the kerb but then hit me in my right side. I had to
:15:31. > :15:36.protect myself and colleagues from the ongoing threat at the time.
:15:37. > :15:40.Despite suffering a fractured rib, Donna was back on duty in less than
:15:40. > :15:45.two hours after hospital treatment. Tonight she will get an award for
:15:45. > :15:51.her dedication. I am honoured, really. As probably
:15:51. > :15:57.many officers were doing, we were just two in our jobs. I felt it was
:15:57. > :16:01.my duties. The August riots brought out the worst in humility and
:16:01. > :16:04.tonight's award ceremony also shows the brought out the best.
:16:04. > :16:11.With me is the Chief Constable Chris simmers he will present the
:16:11. > :16:16.awards. How will they decide -- how were they decided upon? We have got
:16:16. > :16:22.a mixture of awards. We have got police colleagues awarded for their
:16:22. > :16:25.contribution and also members of the public. We have had a fantastic
:16:25. > :16:29.contribution with nominations from all sorts of quarters and we tried
:16:29. > :16:35.to take a view about the different contributions that people made and
:16:35. > :16:39.come up with a list of 145 awards that we are making tonight. You did
:16:39. > :16:44.not have to hold this, you are not legally obliged so why did you
:16:44. > :16:49.decide to hold this? I think this was a big event for West Midlands
:16:49. > :16:53.Police and the region. We have got a delicate balance tonight. We want
:16:53. > :16:57.to honour the great things that were done and make sure that the
:16:57. > :17:06.tragic context that they happened in he is also remembered. I know it
:17:06. > :17:11.is difficult to single anything out but are there any particular people
:17:11. > :17:15.who will stand out? The officers who came under fire deserve a
:17:15. > :17:20.particular mention and from the community side, of course the
:17:20. > :17:24.parents of the three young men who died and he really became a symbol
:17:24. > :17:30.of hope for the country. They are here tonight and will be honoured
:17:30. > :17:35.by us. In a nutshell, what do you hope will be achieved by tonight?
:17:35. > :17:40.hope that we can put the events of August into a context that we can
:17:40. > :17:45.recognise the good that came out of them and work together to make sure
:17:45. > :17:49.they don't happen again. Thank you for speaking to us. There will also
:17:49. > :17:56.be music tonight and hopefully a chance to show the good spirit of
:17:56. > :18:00.the West Midlands. We could hear the music behind you.
:18:00. > :18:04.It will make the community feel stronger. Moving on to sport, a
:18:04. > :18:09.difficult start to the season for Aston Villa who took a turn for the
:18:09. > :18:12.West again today. Jermaine Jenas will not play again this season. He
:18:12. > :18:16.has had an operation on his Achilles tendon after being
:18:16. > :18:21.stretchered off during Saturday's defeat by Manchester United. He
:18:21. > :18:25.will be out for six months and he has returned to his parents club
:18:25. > :18:30.Tottenham. Birmingham City lost 2-1 at Hull
:18:30. > :18:33.City last night. Within 90 seconds of the restart, the home side had
:18:33. > :18:38.equalised through Robert Koren and Birmingham were beaten when Aaron
:18:38. > :18:44.McLean scored Hull's second, 20 minutes from the end.
:18:44. > :18:47.A bit of a shocker, that. A night for emotion and celebration here at
:18:47. > :18:53.the Mailbox last night as a retired police superintendent from
:18:53. > :19:03.Shropshire was named as this year's BBC Midlands Sports Unsung Hero.
:19:03. > :19:06.
:19:06. > :19:13.Bill Moore was recognised for his years of working tirelessly Bill
:19:13. > :19:18.Longmore. I feel overwhelmed and it will spur us on and I hope we can
:19:18. > :19:27.really get things moving even quicker, to get more people playing
:19:28. > :19:32.sport and involved because I think we need it. I have many happy
:19:32. > :19:35.moments in my time but to have this award in the area I live in, it is
:19:35. > :19:45.the top of the pile, absolutely wonderful.
:19:45. > :19:46.
:19:46. > :19:51.Good to see Tommy Goodwin in there as well. 91 years old, he got two
:19:51. > :20:00.medals in the Olympics in 1948. Quite tearful as well. P S, he was
:20:00. > :20:03.a. It was a lovely event -- yes, he And he can see more of the award
:20:03. > :20:13.ceremony on our Facebook page. And while we are talking about
:20:13. > :20:15.
:20:15. > :20:19.Tommy could win, he was one of the six people across the region who
:20:19. > :20:23.were told he would be able to carry the Olympic torch. Many people have
:20:23. > :20:26.been looking out to see if they have been allowed to do as well.
:20:26. > :20:30.Our reporter is in Droitwich Spa this evening wear another torch-
:20:30. > :20:34.bearer is hard at work this evening. Welcome to Droitwich Spa football
:20:34. > :20:40.club. It is cold and windy but that has not stopped a remarkable young
:20:40. > :20:44.woman coming out and coaching the children this evening, some of the
:20:44. > :20:49.-- Samantha Spencer who has been doing an awful lot of work for this
:20:49. > :20:52.town. I will speak to her in a moment but first, a little reminder
:20:52. > :20:57.of where the talk will be in our region next summer. The first time
:20:57. > :21:00.we get to set eyes on it in this region will be on Wednesday 23rd
:21:00. > :21:05.May with an overnight stop in Cheltenham and then it moves to
:21:05. > :21:08.Worcester before the torch head west to Cardiff. A brief tour of
:21:08. > :21:12.Wales and the northern England and the next time we see it here in the
:21:12. > :21:16.Midlands will be 30th May when it spends the night in Stoke-on-Trent.
:21:16. > :21:23.Then it goes to Northern Ireland, Scotland and then returns to the
:21:23. > :21:25.Midlands for one last time on Saturday 30th June in Birmingham.
:21:25. > :21:32.We have got it for the whole weekend because then it goes to
:21:32. > :21:38.Coventry before it had to London he closed the Olympics -- to open the
:21:38. > :21:42.Olympics. Very few will carry the torch. Samantha is 18 and Myra
:21:42. > :21:52.Starkey who is 84 and has been chosen because her father
:21:52. > :21:54.
:21:54. > :21:59.Makeweight for Moira Starkey, a new-found celebrity at the age of
:21:59. > :22:05.84 -- make way. Did you think that you had been
:22:05. > :22:15.asked to carry the Olympic torch... Why me? Queue up being very modest!
:22:15. > :22:15.
:22:16. > :22:20.Surely there are more photogenic and nicer people than me.
:22:20. > :22:25.Olympic Committee did not think so. I think Moira is an inspirational
:22:25. > :22:27.person and that is what we are looking for. A once-in-a-lifetime
:22:28. > :22:31.opportunity, people who have done inspirational things in their
:22:31. > :22:36.community. Moira is well prepared for the Olympics, having completed
:22:37. > :22:42.a marathon last year by walking around her village hall to raise
:22:42. > :22:46.money to raise money for a breast Cancer Support Centre, The Haven.
:22:46. > :22:49.It took her three months. finished it on the day of the
:22:49. > :22:55.London Marathon and we had a super cream tea party.
:22:55. > :23:00.You are planning another marathon? Yes, next May. I will practise for
:23:00. > :23:04.it right now coming tomorrow if we can get to the hall. Are you hoping
:23:04. > :23:10.to improve your time on three months? Yes. What are you aiming
:23:10. > :23:12.for this time? Two months! The she will still be making a
:23:13. > :23:18.bucket load of preserves that she makes for the charity that
:23:18. > :23:25.nominated her. We have supported thousands of people with breast
:23:25. > :23:28.cancer here at The Haven. We could not do it without the help of
:23:28. > :23:32.people like Moira. The a Olympic torch will arrive
:23:32. > :23:35.here on May 24th in Hereford. does not know what part of the
:23:35. > :23:40.route she will be doing but you will be carrying the torch for
:23:40. > :23:45.about 300 metres. I asked my surgeon if he could graft another
:23:45. > :23:49.arm! He said, not yet, not for another 50 years. No doubt she will
:23:49. > :23:59.manage it and says it will be a real honour. Prove that you are
:23:59. > :23:59.
:23:59. > :24:04.never too old to live the Olympic Let's speak to another torch-bearer.
:24:04. > :24:11.Some of the Spencer, known as Sam. You will carry the torch, how do
:24:11. > :24:17.you feel -- Samantha Spencer. will be great. The world will be
:24:17. > :24:20.watching you. No pressure! Why do you think you have been chosen?
:24:20. > :24:26.have seen it is because people have recognised the numerous hours of
:24:26. > :24:31.volunteering I have done. As you can see in the football, I have
:24:31. > :24:36.done a lot of fund-raising as well. Let's get a word with John Glover
:24:36. > :24:41.he can ratify what to have said. Why have they chosen Sam? She has
:24:41. > :24:45.done a tremendous amount of work for tremendous football and also
:24:45. > :24:51.across the counter, developing other sports for young people. She
:24:51. > :24:57.will be a wonderful ambassador -- across the county. Congratulations
:24:57. > :25:00.to Sam and those other people who have been successful will Sam was
:25:00. > :25:10.named citizen of the year here intro which and started fund-
:25:10. > :25:18.
:25:19. > :25:21.raising at 14. We met another one, The extreme weather is having a
:25:21. > :25:27.knock-on effect for people travelling from Birmingham New
:25:27. > :25:36.Street tonight. Many services are delayed so do check before you go
:25:36. > :25:40.are out. With just over 156 mph reported in
:25:40. > :25:48.Scotland, it has been terrible. The low pressure has been causing the
:25:48. > :25:55.problems. If you/the values of the winds in half, that is how bad we
:25:55. > :25:59.had them. These are the strongest winds. It was not just the winds
:25:59. > :26:03.will have to contend with, it is also the cold. The winds will ease
:26:03. > :26:07.and they're beginning to do so tonight. We will see a
:26:07. > :26:10.transformation with the rain cleared towards the east and
:26:10. > :26:15.temperatures plummeting down to near freezing. We have got the dry
:26:15. > :26:19.conditions tonight but we will get frost showers affecting northern
:26:19. > :26:29.part and we could see some ice there as well. Tonight will start
:26:29. > :26:30.
:26:30. > :26:35.of dry and tomorrow we will see it get a bit sunny. Getting wintry
:26:35. > :26:40.error the hilltops. It will be cold as well. The values tomorrow half
:26:40. > :26:48.of today, we have got values of six Celsius and it will not be quite as
:26:48. > :26:52.windy. Look at this. Blue colours writer -- right across the map and
:26:52. > :27:02.that is because temperatures will zip down to minus six Celsius in
:27:02. > :27:07.sport -- spots and that means plumber of the heiress of ice. That
:27:07. > :27:11.will lead to a crisp, cold start to Saturday but otherwise dry and
:27:12. > :27:16.sunny and we have got some rain and cloud for Sunday. Remember if there
:27:16. > :27:24.is any disruption to travel and you want to catch up, tune into your
:27:24. > :27:28.The main headlines following the theme, Scotland battered by a
:27:28. > :27:32.hurricane-force winds. Schools closed and transport is disrupted.