:00:10. > :00:13.Hello and welcome to Midlands Today with Nick Owen and Suzanne Virdee.
:00:13. > :00:17.The headlines tonight: With a Government decision due next week,
:00:17. > :00:19.the final big push to get the go- ahead for a High Speed Rail link.
:00:20. > :00:22.But for some, a new railway line could spell disaster for their
:00:22. > :00:25.lifestyle and livelihood. In other news: the elderly woman
:00:25. > :00:26.stabbed to death in her remote cottage near the River Severn -
:00:26. > :00:29.police describe the circumstances as tragic.
:00:29. > :00:33."No one would listen" says the surgeon who highlighted the breast
:00:33. > :00:35.implant scandal 18 months ago. And a fanfare for Tamworth as they
:00:35. > :00:45.prepare for an FA Cup day to remember.
:00:45. > :00:53.
:00:53. > :00:57.ALL CHANT: Two, four, six, eight, Good evening and welcome to
:00:57. > :01:01.Friday's Midlands Today from the BBC. Tonight: one last push from
:01:01. > :01:03.the campaigners fighting to bring High Speed Two trains to the region.
:01:03. > :01:05.Business leaders, union bosses and economists today urged the
:01:05. > :01:15.Government to press ahead with plans for the controversial line
:01:15. > :01:18.between London and Birmingham. A decision could come as soon as
:01:18. > :01:21.Tuesday, but opponents of the �32 billion scheme maintain there's no
:01:21. > :01:27.economic or environmental case for HS2. In a moment we'll be talking
:01:27. > :01:29.to both sides, but first here's Ben Godfrey. Just days before the
:01:30. > :01:32.Government could decide the future of High Speed Rail, this
:01:32. > :01:42.controversial, charged debate was taken to the letter pages of three
:01:42. > :01:45.
:01:45. > :01:47.national newspapers. The message from business leaders was clear -
:01:47. > :01:50.the UK's transport infrastructure is a major obstacle to growth.
:01:50. > :01:53.Peter Mathews was one of them. His metal recycling business in the
:01:53. > :01:59.Black Country survives on exports. He says without High Speed Rail,
:01:59. > :02:03.his business won't grow, and he can't create jobs. It wouldn't be
:02:03. > :02:08.as effective as it should be, bandages and at the moment. The
:02:08. > :02:11.more people that can come and see us, the better for us. We need to
:02:11. > :02:14.establish ourselves more by having that kind of facility.
:02:14. > :02:16.If the Transport Secretary gives HS2 the green light, possibly next
:02:17. > :02:19.week, passengers could see journey times between London and Birmingham
:02:19. > :02:29.cut to around 45 minutes. Supporters argue it could create up
:02:29. > :02:34.to 8,000 and pump �2.5 billion into the economy. -- up to 8,000 jobs.
:02:34. > :02:37.You can see the wires going across the field here to that hedge.
:02:37. > :02:40.Farmer Derek Hiatt questions these figures. The proposed route skirts
:02:40. > :02:42.his family's farm in Ufton in Warwickshire. He says the business
:02:42. > :02:52.argument fails to acknowledge that many longstanding farming
:02:52. > :02:54.
:02:54. > :03:00.businesses will be blighted. I have worked very hard all my life. We
:03:00. > :03:04.finally had the chance to buy this farm 14 years ago and handing it
:03:04. > :03:07.over to my daughters were the train track going through it, it will be
:03:07. > :03:16.worth a lot less. For two years, debates have been
:03:16. > :03:19.taking place in village halls and business forums around the region.
:03:19. > :03:22.Transport secretaries have come and gone. At a time of national
:03:22. > :03:25.austerity, this is a line that will cost �17 billion pounds to build,
:03:25. > :03:29.and extensions further north could see that figure double. This is
:03:29. > :03:37.Offchurch near Leamington Spa, one of many villages that have raised
:03:37. > :03:47.thousands of pounds to fight against HS two. For both sides, the
:03:47. > :03:49.
:03:49. > :03:58.wait for the Government's decision is almost over.
:03:58. > :04:01.Joe is an anti- high-speed rail campaigner. It's all over, isn't
:04:01. > :04:09.it? The Government have always insited they want it. Now business
:04:09. > :04:15.is supporting with these big ads. The know, it is not all over. Those
:04:15. > :04:21.who are lobbying for it have an interest, they stand to profit from
:04:21. > :04:26.it. Don't we need it at a time when the economy is struggling? There
:04:26. > :04:30.won't be any jobs for 10 or 20 years, and you can deliver more
:04:30. > :04:36.benefits to more people more quickly with the same money by
:04:36. > :04:40.investing in the existing transport infrastructure. But it is good to
:04:40. > :04:44.invest long term for a more prosperous future. Investing in the
:04:44. > :04:50.current infrastructure would be long-term, and it would deliver
:04:50. > :04:55.benefits all across the country. HS two will serve a very narrow
:04:55. > :05:00.corridor. You don't to leave on at the actual road, you're against it
:05:00. > :05:07.for the reasons you have said. But a lot of the people who are against
:05:07. > :05:12.it to have homes on the line. It's not a time for nimbyism. It is not
:05:12. > :05:16.just that. People have read the documents, and what you find with
:05:16. > :05:21.any project but this is there is local opposition, but the reason
:05:21. > :05:25.the opposition to this is so strong is it because the case for it is so
:05:25. > :05:33.rubbish. So why does the government wanted? Are all these business
:05:33. > :05:40.leaders wrong? It has been touted as a solution looking for a problem.
:05:40. > :05:45.Lord Adonis said to the Department of Transport said that we want to
:05:45. > :05:49.are the fastest and most expensive railway line in the world, and
:05:49. > :05:54.tried to justify it. But you have to look at what is best for the
:05:54. > :05:59.company as a whole -- the country as a whole. We think there might be
:05:59. > :06:04.a decision on Tuesday. If it goes against you, what can you do?
:06:04. > :06:08.are lots of avenues open. There is the chance of judicial review. The
:06:08. > :06:18.environmental impact analysis still has to happen, and besides finding
:06:18. > :06:18.
:06:18. > :06:26.out what the true damage will be, that will raise the cost. There
:06:26. > :06:36.will be a single coming out on Sunday, re-releasing it from
:06:36. > :06:39.
:06:39. > :06:42.Christmas, as a campaign against it. Thank you for joining us. One place
:06:42. > :06:45.that could benefit greatly from High Speed Rail is the NEC, with
:06:45. > :06:48.journey times from London being cut to just over half an hour. Since
:06:48. > :06:52.1976 it's generated billions of pounds for the local economy and
:06:52. > :06:54.tens of thousands of jobs. So what impact would HS2 have if it does go
:06:54. > :06:58.ahead? Ben Sidwell's been investigating. And a warning - his
:06:58. > :07:01.report contains flashing images. The nation has at last acquired an
:07:01. > :07:06.exhibition centre that can bear comparison with the best of what
:07:06. > :07:09.the rest of the world has to offer. I have great pleasure in declaring
:07:09. > :07:12.the National Exhibition Centre open. When the Queen officially opened
:07:12. > :07:22.the NEC in 1976, no one really knew whether the idea would actually
:07:22. > :07:26.work. Today there's no doubt about it. 2.1 million people visit the
:07:26. > :07:31.NEC every year, generating �1.8 billion for the West Midlands
:07:31. > :07:36.economy and creating 25,000 jobs. It is not bad for something that
:07:36. > :07:41.was seen as a white elephant when it opened 35 years ago. When you
:07:41. > :07:45.look back in the Sixties, when Birmingham politicians came up with
:07:45. > :07:50.the idea of building an exhibition centre in Solihull, I think a lot
:07:50. > :07:55.of people looked at them as if they were mad. But actually, out of what
:07:55. > :07:58.can appear sometimes very brave, original ideas comes a phenomenal
:07:58. > :08:01.success. Part of the NEC's appeal is it
:08:01. > :08:11.location and travel links. 75% of the UK's entire population are
:08:11. > :08:16.within a three-hour drive. We have come from Liverpool, and it has
:08:16. > :08:19.taken about two-and-a-half hours. Peterborough, it took me two hours.
:08:19. > :08:22.The prospect of High Speed Rail would see the centre's catchment
:08:22. > :08:25.area increased and the journey time for many reduced, with travel from
:08:25. > :08:27.London to the National Exhibition Centre being cut to just over half
:08:27. > :08:35.an hour. For the NEC's Managing Director, that's a very exciting
:08:35. > :08:42.prospect. When you look at the NEC site, it is a unique site in Europe
:08:42. > :08:45.in terms of the amount of land, the connectivity and detachment. So if
:08:45. > :08:49.you build high-speed rail into that, I believe we have a real cocktail
:08:49. > :08:52.of success on our doorstep here. December, 125,000 people from all
:08:52. > :08:56.over the country visited the Clothes Show, which is in its 23rd
:08:56. > :08:59.consecutive year at the NEC. The man behind that show, and many
:08:59. > :09:02.others such as Gardeners' World and the Good Food Show, believes the
:09:02. > :09:12.location and travel links help set it apart from many other exhibition
:09:12. > :09:12.
:09:12. > :09:16.We get people travelling from as far as Cornwall and Scotland to
:09:16. > :09:21.come to our shows. You don't get that if you have an exhibition in
:09:22. > :09:26.London. The facilities within the NEC, at the heart of the country
:09:27. > :09:30.with excellent rail and air links, it means you can really create a
:09:30. > :09:34.true international event. It may have been a risk back in
:09:34. > :09:36.1976, but with the sort of money it now brings in, the NEC has become
:09:36. > :09:39.something the West Midlands economy simply couldn't do without. Whether
:09:39. > :09:48.High Speed Rail would have a similar effect on the region is
:09:48. > :09:53.And you can read both sides of the High Speed 2 argument on the BBC
:09:53. > :09:56.News website. Thanks for joining us this evening
:09:56. > :09:58.here on Midlands Today. Later, police are warning youngsters to be
:09:58. > :10:06.on the lookout for gangs targeting their new high-tech Christmas
:10:06. > :10:11.Police have revealed an elderly woman murdered at her remote
:10:11. > :10:14.country cottage was stabbed to death. Betty Yates, who was 77, was
:10:14. > :10:20.found at her home near Bewdley after friends raised the alarm when
:10:20. > :10:29.she failed to turn up for a walk at her rambling club. Cath Mackie is
:10:29. > :10:34.in Bewdley for us now. Cath, more details are now emerging. Yes,
:10:34. > :10:38.there are. You can probably see the police car behind me, guarding the
:10:38. > :10:42.entrance to a track to her house which is about a mile down there.
:10:42. > :10:47.This whole area is under police cordon as they continued the hunt
:10:47. > :10:53.for the killer or killers of the 77-year-old retired school teacher.
:10:53. > :10:56.They had said she was subjected to a violent attack, stabbed with a
:10:56. > :11:00.knife in her home which she shared with her husband until his death
:11:00. > :11:04.seven years ago. The house stands in an isolated
:11:05. > :11:08.spot on the Bank of the River Severn near Bewdley. It is in this
:11:08. > :11:12.apparently idyllic place at that she was murdered. Dozens of police
:11:12. > :11:15.officers are searching for clues as to who murdered her and why.
:11:15. > :11:20.Surrounding fields and footpaths are being scoured for the evidence
:11:20. > :11:24.that will lead to her killers. The alarm was raised on Wednesday
:11:24. > :11:29.morning by a neighbour after Mrs Yeates failed to turn up for a
:11:29. > :11:32.morning walk. Shortly after that, her body was discovered. She ran a
:11:32. > :11:36.local reading group for the University of the Third Age, an
:11:36. > :11:43.activity and educational organisation for older people.
:11:44. > :11:48.was a very active member of the Third Age, and had been since 2006.
:11:48. > :11:52.She was a much respected and loved by many. As news of the murder
:11:52. > :11:56.spread, the mayor said it was a sad day for the town. It is a tragic
:11:56. > :12:01.and horrific event. It is obviously going to affect the town quite
:12:01. > :12:04.considerably. We are a close-knit community, and pretty friendly down
:12:04. > :12:09.here, and something like this must upset everybody that comes to hear
:12:09. > :12:13.about it. Police say a knife has been recovered from the scene and
:12:13. > :12:17.is undergoing forensic examination. They said they are determined to
:12:17. > :12:21.catch the people responsible. This evening, a small memorial of
:12:21. > :12:25.flowers is beginning to grow in her memory.
:12:25. > :12:28.And I imagine more flowers will arrive, because Mrs Yeates was very
:12:29. > :12:32.active in this community. She volunteer helping children to read
:12:32. > :12:36.at St Bartholomew's Primary school in Stockport, and teachers there
:12:36. > :12:40.held a minute's silence today in her memory. She was someone who
:12:40. > :12:44.dedicated her life to education. She had two children of her own, a
:12:44. > :12:48.son and daughter who don't live locally. Police have repeated their
:12:48. > :12:52.appeal to the public tonight to help solve this awful crime.
:12:52. > :12:55.Kath, thank you. A Midlands surgeon says he highlighted the dangers
:12:55. > :12:58.surrounding breast implants made by a French firm more than 18 months
:12:58. > :13:01.ago. His revelation comes after the Government said tonight there was
:13:01. > :13:04.no evidence to recommend the routine removal of 40,000 PIP
:13:04. > :13:06.implants from women in the UK. Meanwhile, a Staffordshire woman
:13:06. > :13:11.has been telling Sarah Falkland about the trauma caused by her
:13:11. > :13:17.faulty implants. Looking good is Zoe Talbot's
:13:17. > :13:20.business. The 36-year-old mother of two is a beautician from Tamworth.
:13:20. > :13:29.She paid �4,000 to have PIP implants at a London clinic in 2009,
:13:29. > :13:36.but by early last year she discovered a lump in one breast.
:13:36. > :13:40.though the worst. I thought I had cancer, which is what I'm sure
:13:40. > :13:44.anybody would think. It didn't even enter my head that it could
:13:44. > :13:47.possibly be the implant, because they were relatively new. In fact,
:13:47. > :13:54.silicone had leaked into her breast tissue, and she had to undergo a
:13:54. > :13:59.second operation to have them removed. This is the kind of
:13:59. > :14:03.transplant that Zoe should have had. Instead, they had an industrial
:14:03. > :14:09.silicon, the sort that you find in a bed matches. Vik Vijh is a
:14:09. > :14:13.consultant plastic surgeon. He sees women like Zoe, and has to repair
:14:13. > :14:20.the damage. But he says he and other professional bodies raised
:14:20. > :14:25.the alarm about PIP 18 months ago. I am not going to comment on why it
:14:25. > :14:29.has been ignored. I am not going to even Croad the Health Minister, who
:14:29. > :14:32.has not made an error, but mentioned that a large company
:14:32. > :14:37.involving cosmetic surgery had released new data that did not
:14:37. > :14:40.agree with their old data, but couldn't explain why. That is
:14:40. > :14:45.exceedingly diplomatic, and I'm very impressed that he managed to
:14:45. > :14:48.keep his cool. I wouldn't have been able to. Zoe now has fresh implants,
:14:48. > :14:56.but she worries that the silicon from the French one is still inside
:14:56. > :15:02.her. I do get aches and pains under my armpits, and they don't even
:15:02. > :15:07.know yet what the silicon is exactly, or what long-term problems
:15:07. > :15:11.that can cause. Tonight, the Government said it would replace
:15:11. > :15:17.for free any implants are putting on the NHS, and it expects private
:15:17. > :15:24.clinics to offer the same deal. And there's more information about
:15:24. > :15:27.the breast implant scandal on the It's believed a house fire which
:15:27. > :15:30.killed a man was an accident. Firefighters were called to a home
:15:30. > :15:33.in Cramp Hill in Darlaston in the Black Country early this morning.
:15:33. > :15:36.An 80-year-old woman escaped, but an 82-year-old man couldn't be
:15:36. > :15:39.saved. A 35-year-old man's been arrested
:15:39. > :15:42.on suspicion of murder after a homeless man was attacked at a bus
:15:42. > :15:47.stop. Richard Williams was sitting at the bus stop in Dudley Road in
:15:47. > :15:50.Birmingham last month when he was attacked. He died of head injuries.
:15:50. > :15:54.Families have been allowed back into their homes after an armed
:15:54. > :15:57.siege which lasted two days. Firearms officers and negotiators
:15:57. > :15:59.had been surrounding a house in Stoke-on-Trent since Wednesday. The
:15:59. > :16:02.stand-off ended peacefully this lunchtime, and a 66-year-old man
:16:02. > :16:10.has been arrested. Our Staffordshire reporter Liz Copper
:16:11. > :16:13.Families heading for home after three days of drama and disruption.
:16:13. > :16:16.This was the scene as armed officers cordoned off Guildford
:16:17. > :16:19.Street in the Shelton area of Stoke-on-Trent. They'd been called
:16:19. > :16:26.here on Wednesday lunchtime after concerns were raised over a 66-
:16:26. > :16:35.year-old man. This lunchtime a man was arrested for a firearms offence.
:16:35. > :16:39.He'll be assessed and treated by healthcare workers. I completely
:16:39. > :16:42.understand that people would be distressed by this type of incident
:16:43. > :16:47.happening in their neighbourhood. The police officers who have been
:16:47. > :16:49.here have been there to keep people safe, and we have had a peaceful
:16:49. > :16:51.and successful conclusion to the incident.
:16:51. > :16:54.30 houses were evacuated during that operation. Most familes stayed
:16:54. > :16:57.with relatives or friends. Many more found themselves trapped in
:16:57. > :17:01.their homes within the police cordon. They could only watch from
:17:01. > :17:11.windows as marksmen patrolled outside. For 48 hours the focus was
:17:11. > :17:12.
:17:12. > :17:15.on one mid-terraced home. Quite anxious when they first turned up
:17:15. > :17:19.and you road is closed off, and you can't leave the house and the telly
:17:19. > :17:22.to stand away from the windows. lot of people started to get a
:17:22. > :17:25.little anxious, mostly because they wanted to get back into their homes,
:17:25. > :17:29.and they were fed up with having to go through police are cordons all
:17:29. > :17:32.the time. Trained negotiators had worked through two nights to help
:17:32. > :17:37.bring the siege to an end. Police have thanked all those whose lives
:17:37. > :17:41.were disrupted for their patience. The cordons have been lifted, and
:17:41. > :17:45.life can return to normal. The main priority for the police is that
:17:45. > :17:48.this situation was resolved police -- peacefully.
:17:48. > :17:51.It's estimated that 150,000 people across the region will call the gas
:17:51. > :17:55.emergency service line this winter because of badly-fitted appliances
:17:55. > :17:57.or gas leaks. National Grid says following the severity of last
:17:57. > :18:06.winter they've learnt a lot of lessons. They're now better
:18:06. > :18:11.prepared to deal with a high volume of call-outs. This time last year,
:18:11. > :18:19.we probably had 360 people, but only to London 20 were trained to
:18:19. > :18:28.take emergency calls. Now almost -- 220 were told -- trained to take
:18:28. > :18:31.emergency called. Now almost all our staff can take emergency calls.
:18:31. > :18:34.Thanks for your company this Friday evening. A rousing send-off for the
:18:34. > :18:37.Tamworth squad as they head for their dream cup tie on Merseyside.
:18:37. > :18:41.And it's been a stormy start to January, but now we can breathe a
:18:41. > :18:46.sigh of relief as we head towards a much quieter weekend. I'll be here
:18:46. > :18:49.with all the details in a few minutes.
:18:49. > :18:52.But first: Pupils have been chaperoned from school by police in
:18:52. > :18:54.some areas to protect them from muggers out to steal valuable
:18:54. > :18:57.Christmas presents such as smartphones and iPods. Police say
:18:57. > :19:00.thieves particularly target children at this time of year and
:19:00. > :19:02.they're warning youngsters and parents to be on their guard. Bob
:19:02. > :19:05.Hockenhull reports. Boxing Day, and on the Number 60
:19:05. > :19:09.bus in Birmingham, a gang of three muggers approach young passengers
:19:09. > :19:12.and steal their mobile phones. West Midlands police believe they're
:19:12. > :19:16.responsible for a raft of similar crimes. They've launched Operation
:19:16. > :19:26.Hay to catch the robbers and warn school pupils of the dangers of
:19:26. > :19:26.
:19:26. > :19:32.flaunting expensive gadgets, particularly on public transport.
:19:32. > :19:37.Wear with my friends, I feel secure, so I will bring my phone out, but
:19:37. > :19:41.when I'm on my end, my phone stays in my pocket. I suppose I used it a
:19:41. > :19:45.lot on the bus, because I don't think it will happen to me. But it
:19:45. > :19:48.is dangers that will always be there. It is the new found, kids
:19:49. > :19:54.perhaps not being aware that there are other guys out there, people
:19:54. > :19:57.not aware of what is going on. Kids are excited by then you presence,
:19:57. > :20:01.but they need to be aware that other people might be looking with
:20:01. > :20:05.other motives. They are also targeting popular
:20:05. > :20:11.transport hubs such as More Street station here. Yesterday they
:20:11. > :20:17.investigated one man, who is now being investigated on suspicion of
:20:17. > :20:19.committing about six robberies. A team of 40 officers have been
:20:19. > :20:21.handing out leaflets giving advice on how to protect belongings.
:20:21. > :20:24.British Transport Police have joined the operation as train
:20:24. > :20:27.passengers are also deemed to be vulnerable. Some individual
:20:27. > :20:32.deliberately target at a bus network or the train network, and
:20:32. > :20:35.we have seen instances where people will bordered one stop, commit an
:20:35. > :20:37.offence and disembark, and then poured another train for exactly
:20:37. > :20:40.the same reason. Similar patrols in previous winters
:20:40. > :20:42.have seen a reduction in muggings on schoolchildren, and the police
:20:42. > :20:47.say they're determined to ensure youngsters can travel without fear
:20:47. > :20:50.of being targeted. Bob Hockenhull, BBC Midlands Today, Birmingham.
:20:50. > :20:56.Time for sport with Dan, and one of the biggest dates in the football
:20:56. > :21:00.calendar, the FA Cup third round, is nearly upon us.
:21:00. > :21:03.It is my favourite weekend of the season, have to say. It will be one
:21:03. > :21:05.of the greatest shocks in FA Cup history if they win, but that's not
:21:06. > :21:08.stopping the people of Tamworth believing a giant-killing is
:21:08. > :21:10.possible. The non-leaguers are at Premier League Everton tomorrow,
:21:11. > :21:18.and as Nick Clitheroe reports, they'll have the whole town behind
:21:18. > :21:21.them. 2, 4, 6, 8, who do we appreciate?
:21:21. > :21:24.Go, Tamworth! Try telling these young fans that
:21:24. > :21:27.the magic of the FA Cup is gone. Tamworth's third-round tie at
:21:27. > :21:30.Everton has captured the imagination of the town and around
:21:30. > :21:38.500 children from local schools turned out to send the team off in
:21:38. > :21:43.style this morning. I have never seen so many kids before in my life,
:21:43. > :21:53.cheering us on. Absolutely brilliant. Who is going to win on
:21:53. > :21:55.
:21:55. > :21:59.Saturday, kids? All caps all: It's been an amazing week for
:21:59. > :22:02.players unused to being the centre of attention. On Wednesday they got
:22:02. > :22:04.their hands on the FA Cup. And yesterday they were off to
:22:04. > :22:07.Wolverhampton racecourse where the Conference's sponsors had named a
:22:07. > :22:11.race in honour of the team. The Good Luck to Tamworth stakes was a
:22:11. > :22:14.bit of fun for the players, a chance to judge the best turned-out
:22:14. > :22:17.horse, to have a flutter on the outcome and to present the trophy
:22:17. > :22:20.to the winning trainer. But what are the chances of them actually
:22:20. > :22:22.winning? Well, the bookies make them 25-1 outsiders. I have had a
:22:23. > :22:26.few dreams of scoring the winner, or a last ditch tackle. It would be
:22:26. > :22:31.more for my family, plus you have a chance to show the whole world what
:22:31. > :22:35.we have got and what Tamworth football club has got. We have
:22:35. > :22:40.scored a few in the last minute, so if you would say to me that my
:22:40. > :22:44.goalkeeper can make a number of saves, the back for can clear the
:22:44. > :22:49.ball a few times, we will let them a hit the bar a few times, and we
:22:49. > :22:52.will steal it from them in the 93rd minute. That would make me happy!
:22:52. > :22:55.And you'd certainly be a fool to tell these fans or the travelling
:22:55. > :23:00.supporters heading for Goodison tomorrow that Tamworth will fall
:23:00. > :23:10.short on the big day. I have never seen anything like
:23:10. > :23:12.
:23:12. > :23:16.this. What a week of razzmatazz it Absolutely wonderful. It is
:23:16. > :23:23.terrific, and there are also Cheltenham playing Spurs, and loads
:23:23. > :23:33.of other stuff on. Bristol Rovers against Aston Villa really grabs my
:23:33. > :23:36.
:23:36. > :23:42.attention. 19th in League 2. 8 games without a win. Sacked manager
:23:42. > :23:47.Paul Buckle on Tuesday. Assistant Shaun North now in charge. It would
:23:47. > :23:54.be great for Bristol if they could win. Wolves fan will be really
:23:54. > :24:04.pleased about their winger is back in the set-up. I can't wait for
:24:04. > :24:10.
:24:10. > :24:14.tomorrow afternoon. BBC local radio I just love the third-round weekend.
:24:14. > :24:24.There will be a shock somewhere, and let's just hope it is one of
:24:24. > :24:26.
:24:26. > :24:36.After a stormy week, what's the weekend weather got in store? Ben
:24:36. > :24:38.
:24:38. > :24:43.Good evening. After a stormy start to January, it looks like a quiet
:24:43. > :24:49.weekend to come. We have had some pretty strong wind, and several
:24:49. > :24:55.flood warnings this week, but to this weekend will be breezy, but
:24:55. > :24:58.not particularly windy, and mostly dry. It will be a much quieter
:24:59. > :25:04.weekend ahead. The reason for that is this ridge of high pressure here
:25:04. > :25:07.slowly trying to exert its influence up from the south. These
:25:07. > :25:14.whether France provide a little fly in the ointment, some damp drizzly
:25:14. > :25:19.weather at times. So it will stay quite cloudy through tonight. We
:25:19. > :25:22.could see a little drizzle here and there. Temperatures dropped to
:25:22. > :25:29.around five or six Celsius, and it will be breezy but nothing like as
:25:29. > :25:32.windy as it has been. Tomorrow, quite a bright start to the day.
:25:32. > :25:38.There may be just one or two like showers drifting across through the
:25:38. > :25:43.afternoon. The north-westerly breeze will be noticeable, but
:25:43. > :25:47.again nothing like it has been, temperatures around 89 Celsius. You
:25:47. > :25:57.will notice the breeze if you are off to some of the FA Cup matches
:25:57. > :26:03.tomorrow. It could be very breezy around Merseyside. Aston Villa's
:26:03. > :26:07.match should be fine and dry. We are generally gain to see an
:26:07. > :26:13.increase in cloud as we go through tomorrow evening and tomorrow night.
:26:13. > :26:22.As we go into a Sunday, it looks like quite a cloudy day generally.
:26:22. > :26:29.The further east you are, the wetter it will be. Temperatures on
:26:29. > :26:33.Sunday up to ten Celsius. Into next week, nothing much changes. It
:26:33. > :26:39.stays mostly dry, often quite cloudy, not much in the way of
:26:39. > :26:49.sunshine, but temperatures mild and wins lighter. After a stormy start
:26:49. > :26:50.
:26:50. > :26:53.It has been keeping everybody awake, including me! A look at tonight's
:26:53. > :26:56.main headlines: The Government's just announced it will not give in
:26:56. > :26:58.to the mounting pressure over sub- standard breast implants. A review
:26:58. > :27:08.has concluded there's no evidence to recommend their routine removal
:27:08. > :27:09.
:27:09. > :27:14.from about 40,000 women in the UK. And counting down to the verdict
:27:14. > :27:23.for the controversial high-speed rail link for the UK. That's from
:27:23. > :27:26.6.30 on BBC One. We will be visiting the library which is
:27:26. > :27:33.overtaken by community volunteers. And you were going to tell us
:27:33. > :27:38.tonight what you thought of the Horse Whisperer. It was amazing. I