:00:09. > :00:14.Welcome to Midlands Today. The headlines: a �10,000 reward on
:00:14. > :00:18.offer and more questions after the escape of a murder suspect.
:00:18. > :00:27.Putting profits before care, the claims from dialysis patients on
:00:27. > :00:30.cuts to services. I am very worried about the quality of our care.
:00:30. > :00:35.A �20 million investment in Staffordshire's roads.
:00:35. > :00:45.And we will meet a baby only three days old and probably the youngest
:00:45. > :00:54.
:00:54. > :00:57.Good evening. Tonight, an international manhunt
:00:58. > :01:01.intensify his. The questions continued to mount after a gang
:01:01. > :01:05.armed with sledgehammers three-day suspected murderer from a prison
:01:05. > :01:08.van. It is 34 hours since John Anslow
:01:08. > :01:13.who is described as extremely dangerous by police was sprung from
:01:13. > :01:19.the van close to Hewell Grange Prison. Last night, police raided
:01:19. > :01:24.five homes in Anslow's home town of Tipton and made one arrest.
:01:24. > :01:30.A �10,000 reward was offered this afternoon.
:01:30. > :01:34.He is a wanted man. For two days, 31-year-old John Anslow hat has
:01:34. > :01:40.been on the run. The police are hoping the offer of money will get
:01:40. > :01:44.someone to talk. A �10,000 reward is being offered for information
:01:44. > :01:49.that leads to a Anslow's arrest and return to prison. We are hoping
:01:49. > :01:53.this sizable award will encourage those who know where he might be to
:01:53. > :01:57.come forward. The prison van from which he escaped yesterday morning
:01:57. > :02:01.was taking him from you will present to Stafford Crown Court
:02:01. > :02:08.when it was ambushed by three masked men armed with sledgehammers.
:02:08. > :02:14.They got away in his car, a silver Volkswagen Scirocco. It was
:02:14. > :02:17.abandoned near the prison. They switched to a silver Mercedes.
:02:17. > :02:21.Police continued the hunt and questions are being asked as to how
:02:21. > :02:26.he managed to escape in the first place. The Justice Secretary
:02:26. > :02:29.Kenneth Clarke has called for a full inquiry into what happened.
:02:29. > :02:35.Anslow is charged with murdering this man, a businessman called
:02:35. > :02:39.Richard Deakin who was shot in 2010. The private contractor or GEOAmey
:02:39. > :02:42.who were talking -- taking John Anslow to court says that the
:02:42. > :02:46.welfare of their employees and safety of the public is of the
:02:46. > :02:49.utmost importance. They say they will continue to support their
:02:49. > :02:53.employees and assist the police with their investigations. For now,
:02:53. > :02:59.the priority is catching John Anslow and the public is being
:02:59. > :03:03.asked to help. Our peel to chase Anslow -- to trace Senedd is
:03:03. > :03:07.spreading across social media. We have reached half a million people
:03:08. > :03:12.on Facebook and we have asked all of the UK forces to run the appeal
:03:12. > :03:17.on their own social media sites. John Anslow spends his second night
:03:17. > :03:19.on the run, police are questioning Nam -- a man they arrested in
:03:19. > :03:24.Tipton in connection with his escape.
:03:24. > :03:30.We are joined now by Professor David Wilson, a criminologist at
:03:31. > :03:36.Birmingham City University. Thank you for joining us. John Anslow was
:03:36. > :03:42.a category A risk prisoner. How on earth can this have happened?
:03:42. > :03:45.is the key question. Good evening. It is helpful to remind ourselves
:03:45. > :03:51.that there is going to be an inquiry into the circumstances that
:03:51. > :03:55.led to this estate. It is also helpful to remind us what a
:03:55. > :04:02.category A risk prisoner means. It is the highest security category in
:04:02. > :04:06.the prison service. Somebody who is a category A risk prisoner, escape
:04:06. > :04:10.is supposed to be impossible because they pose such a danger to
:04:11. > :04:17.the police, public and to the state. Therefore, we are either talking
:04:17. > :04:22.about a massive mistake or we are talking about some kind of
:04:22. > :04:31.collusion which has allowed the Anslow to escape. House of Europe
:04:31. > :04:37.would prison escorts the normally be? -- how what Secure? There would
:04:37. > :04:42.be a heightened level at in terms of the staff's security level. The
:04:42. > :04:44.Prison Service knows through a long period of time that they must and
:04:44. > :04:48.vulnerable points in relation to the transfer of prisoners is when
:04:48. > :04:54.they are outside of the prison. Therefore, there would be
:04:54. > :04:59.heightened numbers of staff and depending on the risk assessment a
:04:59. > :05:04.police liaison with the prison staff. Back police liaison may in
:05:04. > :05:08.some circumstances have been armed. There would have been alternative
:05:08. > :05:13.routes are taken so as to confuse anybody who might believe that but
:05:13. > :05:19.they would be helpful to follow -- that they would be able to follow
:05:19. > :05:23.the particular van. We have some real issues in terms of the risk
:05:23. > :05:26.assessment that was done at Hewell Prison. There would be a permanent
:05:26. > :05:32.police liaison officer who would work with the security department
:05:32. > :05:42.at Hewell Prison. What sort of risk is this doesn't -- risk assessment
:05:42. > :05:42.
:05:42. > :05:46.was made of John Anslow? There are some real questions that need to be
:05:46. > :05:51.answered. A it was an extremely daring operation. You wonder how
:05:52. > :05:56.the gang thought they could attack a present van and free a prison and
:05:56. > :06:01.get away with it? Yet, they did. have some clues in relation to the
:06:01. > :06:06.other things we know about security and intelligence within our prisons.
:06:06. > :06:10.Mobile phones are common currency these days within prisons. No doubt
:06:10. > :06:14.there was communication between the people within the present and the
:06:14. > :06:19.gang that was eventually able to spring the Anslow. However,
:06:19. > :06:23.remember there were a number of vans leaving Hewell Prison that
:06:23. > :06:27.particular morning. How would the gang know which van was actually
:06:27. > :06:32.holding Anslow? That does imply we are dealing with more intelligence
:06:32. > :06:37.coming out of the prison that was given to the gang in whatever way.
:06:37. > :06:42.I have been in prison or they conducting research and I know how
:06:42. > :06:45.distressed many of the staff are about this escape of a category A
:06:46. > :06:49.risk prisoner. The first category A risk prisoner to escape for 17
:06:50. > :06:54.years. All of this comes back to the risk assessments that were made
:06:54. > :07:01.by the police and by the security department in Hewell Prison. Thank
:07:01. > :07:10.you for joining us. Still ahead, we meet in the man who
:07:10. > :07:14.owes his fightback from alcoholism do a song written by Johnny Nash.
:07:14. > :07:18.A private company which provides kidney dialysis for chronically ill
:07:18. > :07:21.patients is planning to cut staffing levels across its Midlands
:07:21. > :07:29.units by up to a third. Play somes who have belied -- Milan
:07:29. > :07:33.the surface believe it would be -- patients believe it would be unsafe.
:07:33. > :07:37.On dialysis for three years, Ian Mead's one pleasure is his music.
:07:37. > :07:42.He now finds himself drumming up a campaign to protect the service he
:07:42. > :07:48.relies on to live. Fresenius is planning to cut staffing levels at
:07:48. > :07:54.his centre by 34%. The levels of staff we have got at the moment are
:07:54. > :07:59.adequate for that and the proposed levels would not be able to do it
:07:59. > :08:04.in the same amount of time and with the same amount of cover for any
:08:04. > :08:08.crisis situations that are Perth. Steve Organ has been having
:08:08. > :08:14.dialysis for nearly a decade. We were not allowed at site on Aston
:08:14. > :08:20.Cross so I have brought him outside. Many have infections. In order to
:08:20. > :08:26.prevent cross-infection, cleaning is absolutely essential. Of course,
:08:26. > :08:32.that takes a certain amount of time. At present, they are working on one
:08:32. > :08:37.or two nurses and a nursing assistant. At the best of times,
:08:37. > :08:42.they struggle with that. Fresenius says it is reacting to financial
:08:42. > :08:49.pressures on the NHS and conforms to British Renal Society guidance
:08:49. > :08:51.and his contract -- confident that it will not impact on careful stock
:08:51. > :08:55.universities are Hospital Birmingham says it has not asked
:08:55. > :08:59.the company to reduce its costs. They say they have not been
:08:59. > :09:03.consulted about planned changes and are in urgent talks with the
:09:03. > :09:08.company. Staffing cuts are proposed in Aston, Tipton, Hereford, Walsall
:09:08. > :09:12.and Kings Norton but not in Worcester, Stratford or Sparkhill.
:09:12. > :09:17.Fresenius claims it already has units operating at the lowest
:09:17. > :09:22.staffing levels. Everything that Mr Cameron and his millionaire's have
:09:22. > :09:28.kept telling us will not happen... It is exactly what has happened in
:09:28. > :09:34.one of the first areas to be almost completely privatised. The company
:09:34. > :09:38.denies healthcare assistants will be axed on 3rd February.
:09:38. > :09:42.A round-up of other news. Four people have been arrested after a
:09:42. > :09:45.man's body was found in a part our side. The body which has not been
:09:45. > :09:53.identified was found in Willenhall near Wolverhampton. Police have
:09:53. > :09:56.closed a part of a road while officers conduct end -- conduct a
:09:56. > :09:59.forensic search. If a health worker accused of passing himself off as a
:09:59. > :10:03.qualified doctor is to face trial in April.
:10:03. > :10:07.Abdul Pirzada pleaded not guilty to fraud during a brief hearing at
:10:07. > :10:10.Birmingham Crown Court. The 49- year-old from Tyseley, Birmingham
:10:10. > :10:13.was arrested by officers from the West Midlands Economic Crime Unit
:10:14. > :10:18.in October following a joint inquiry with the NHS fraud
:10:18. > :10:21.investigators. Research has continued to date by
:10:21. > :10:25.63-year-old woman from Hereford chef who has been missing for five
:10:25. > :10:28.days. Police say they are becoming increasingly concerned for the
:10:28. > :10:32.safety of Alethea Taylor who was last seen by her husband at their
:10:32. > :10:36.home on Thursday morning. A large- scale search operation has been
:10:36. > :10:39.launched with hundreds of local residents taking part.
:10:39. > :10:45.A charity which provides education and training for thousands of young
:10:45. > :10:48.people has gone into administration. BXL Services which is based at the
:10:48. > :10:53.Centennial Centre in Birmingham offers help to around 20,000 young
:10:53. > :10:56.people each year. It employs 26 staff. Its chief executive
:10:56. > :11:02.described it as a sad day for the West Midlands but said they were
:11:02. > :11:05.still hoping for a positive outcome. Some good news for a motorists
:11:05. > :11:10.across a picture. Roads in the county are to benefit from �20
:11:10. > :11:13.million of investment. It comes as Staffordshire County
:11:13. > :11:19.Council is making �30 million in cuts. The authority says the road
:11:19. > :11:26.repairs will be paid for from savings including those made by
:11:26. > :11:29.closing several council office buildings.
:11:29. > :11:33.�30 million is being spent on road repairs over the past three years
:11:33. > :11:37.in Staffordshire including on work here in Burntwood. Next week,
:11:37. > :11:42.county councillors will be asked to approve a further �20 million
:11:42. > :11:47.investment. This is the artery of our economy. Without the roads, we
:11:47. > :11:51.cannot go shopping, deliver goods and companies will not come to
:11:51. > :11:55.Staffordshire without our road network. We are the geographical
:11:56. > :11:59.link to all areas. We need good roads. The council says the work is
:11:59. > :12:05.being paid for through savings like those being made through the
:12:05. > :12:08.closure of 17 office buildings. Despite currently making a �30
:12:08. > :12:13.million in cuts, counsellors say the public told them they wanted
:12:13. > :12:22.road maintenance to be a priority. They have got to balance the books
:12:22. > :12:28.somehow, I suppose. It is wrecking your car at the end of the day.
:12:28. > :12:33.think they are spending all of the money on humps. Over the last 18
:12:33. > :12:38.months, they have got worse than they have ever been. They get into
:12:38. > :12:45.such a bad state, they cause damage. You come across some amazing pot
:12:45. > :12:51.holes. They really are deep. It is a job that needs doing. There are
:12:51. > :12:55.about 700 pot holes across 4000 miles of roads in Staffordshire.
:12:55. > :13:00.The work will go some way to alleviating that problem. Along
:13:00. > :13:04.with more widespread repairs like the resurfacing currently under way
:13:04. > :13:11.here in Burton-upon-Trent. If the �20 million plan is approved, work
:13:11. > :13:16.will be carried out over the next two years.
:13:16. > :13:24.Stella had: the love story that links the Midlands and the sinking
:13:24. > :13:34.of the Titanic. And it is milder now but fog how long before the
:13:34. > :13:39.
:13:39. > :13:43.cold bites back? -- for how long This Sunday, the Radio 4 programme
:13:43. > :13:47.Desert Island Discs celebrate his 70th anniversary. BBC local radio
:13:47. > :13:51.stations will broadcast their special editions of the Your Desert
:13:51. > :13:56.Island Discs, where the Lizard -- listeners are the castaways.
:13:56. > :14:02.Among them is a former alcoholic from Shropshire, who overcame his
:14:02. > :14:07.addiction francs to a song from Johnny Nash.
:14:07. > :14:12.Bill McNichol enjoying lunch with his favourite tipple, a non
:14:12. > :14:16.alcoholic beer. He gave up drinking 20 years ago after battling alcohol
:14:16. > :14:20.addiction all his adult life. I used to be a binge drinker, and
:14:20. > :14:24.when I did have a drink, I could not stop. It added the
:14:24. > :14:29.circumstances were right, I could drink through the party and through
:14:29. > :14:32.the next day. And obviously, that affects your behaviour and our
:14:32. > :14:36.health. For his drinking problem put
:14:36. > :14:41.pressure on his relationship with his wife and threatened his job as
:14:41. > :14:46.a training manager. But in his darkest hours, it was his car radio
:14:46. > :14:50.that saved him. Today, decades on, he still vividly remembers hearing
:14:50. > :14:55.an interview with the late comedian and actor Leslie Crowther that
:14:55. > :14:59.turned his life around. He had just come out as an
:14:59. > :15:05.alcoholic, and they were asking some very good questions, and I
:15:05. > :15:13.found that I ate there would have provided exactly the same answers.
:15:13. > :15:20.-- that I would have. The answer I thought to myself, I am not going
:15:20. > :15:27.there. I am going to stop drinking. There is a song that I have always
:15:27. > :15:32.liked to called I can see clearly now by Johnny Nash. When I listen
:15:32. > :15:36.to it after I had stopped drinking, I realised the words could apply to
:15:36. > :15:43.me or to anybody recovering from addiction, depression, coming from
:15:43. > :15:48.a dark place. And that song has become my anthem.
:15:48. > :15:52.Today, he is heading to BBC Radio Shropshire to talk about that track
:15:52. > :15:58.and the story about it. His interview is part of a
:15:58. > :16:03.programme celebrating 70 years of Desert Island Discs on BBC Radio 4.
:16:03. > :16:08.Everybody has a favourite song. And it means something, because of a
:16:08. > :16:14.person, a memory, a place. And it is great to hear that song, but
:16:14. > :16:18.also to find the story behind it. Bill hopes are sharing his story
:16:18. > :16:22.will help anyone listening who has an alcohol problem in the same way
:16:22. > :16:29.that a decade ago, Leslie Crowther changed his life that through the
:16:29. > :16:34.air waves. Our BBC local radio colleagues will
:16:34. > :16:38.have a special programmes on Sunday way you can find out more details
:16:38. > :16:46.on our Facebook page. You can also let us know what your desert island
:16:46. > :16:53.disc would be, and why. Laura Robinson has gone for One
:16:53. > :16:57.Love by Bob Marley. She says they went to Jamaica and it was magical.
:16:57. > :17:02.And Sue Floyd's favourite is Landscape by Amazing Blondel. She
:17:02. > :17:07.says it reminds her of her husband and cycling the Lincolnshire Hunt -
:17:07. > :17:14.- countryside. They are still going strong after 40 years.
:17:14. > :17:20.Your favourite? I think my best piece of music
:17:20. > :17:27.would be Elgar. Could there be an end to ecologies
:17:27. > :17:32.city's financial problems? -- Coventry City. The Sky Blues say
:17:32. > :17:36.they have had contract -- contact from former director Gary Hoffman.
:17:36. > :17:39.Previous approaches have been turned down, but a statement
:17:39. > :17:43.released today they his say they have agreed to meet him and talk
:17:43. > :17:47.about future plans. It is not known whether this will involve fresh
:17:47. > :17:51.investment or a takeover. When Claire Anderson went into
:17:51. > :17:56.labour on Saturday afternoon, she knew her partner had promised to be
:17:56. > :18:03.there for the birth of her first child. Unfortunately, Chris Morris
:18:03. > :18:06.was playing football for Stafford Rangers. Did he get back in time?
:18:06. > :18:13.Little Savannah Anderson Morris is absolutely beautiful, only three
:18:13. > :18:18.days old, she is probably Stafford Rangers' youngest band. Her proud
:18:18. > :18:21.mum went into labour while her dad was playing football.
:18:21. > :18:26.They said my waters were going to be break and he needed to be there
:18:26. > :18:31.now. I tried ringing him as there was no answer. I was panicking a
:18:31. > :18:35.bit. Nothing so exciting happened the
:18:35. > :18:44.last time I went to watch Stafford Rangers. The club was about to be
:18:44. > :18:47.relegated. There was not a newborn baby inside! Nowadays, Stafford
:18:47. > :18:51.play in the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League. And on Saturday
:18:51. > :18:56.with half-an-hour gone, the club received a message to tell Chris
:18:56. > :18:59.Morris the baby is on its way. He promised to be there for the birth,
:19:00. > :19:04.so desperate times call for desperate measures. But with Claire
:19:04. > :19:11.only minutes away from delivering her beautiful goal after a
:19:11. > :19:15.beautiful girl, Chris delivered a beautiful goal. Then he left at
:19:15. > :19:19.half-time to make it to the maternity ward.
:19:19. > :19:26.I left at half-time had managed to make it. It is so amazing. She is
:19:26. > :19:30.so beautiful and tiny. I hope she stays like this forever!
:19:30. > :19:36.It was an amazing weekend that we will not forget.
:19:36. > :19:39.One hour after the final whistle, they be Savannah weighed in at �6.
:19:40. > :19:46.Chris had become a dad and scored with his left foot on one
:19:46. > :19:54.remarkable afternoon. Many congratulations to all three
:19:54. > :20:01.of them! What was the final store?
:20:01. > :20:08.They won by 5-1. It was his debut as well. He was at Shrewsbury Town
:20:08. > :20:15.and hopes to get back into the professional game.
:20:15. > :20:22.It will be a big family if they have won every week!
:20:22. > :20:25.Said he will never forget that week. Was there is famous for
:20:26. > :20:29.professional cricket and rugby, but now another club is on the rise.
:20:29. > :20:39.The Worcester Wolves basketball team is sitting second in the
:20:39. > :20:49.
:20:49. > :20:56.British Basketball League, just a Halfway through the season, and no
:20:56. > :21:01.one had Boswell's can quite believe how well they are doing.
:21:01. > :21:06.-- was the walls. The we are delighted.
:21:06. > :21:10.We did not expect to be doing this well and we need to keep power feet
:21:10. > :21:14.on the ground. Since they joined the top division
:21:14. > :21:20.in 2006, the Wolves have never finished higher than eight. But
:21:20. > :21:23.with just three defeats in 15 games, they are currently second ad almost
:21:23. > :21:27.certain to qualify for the play- offs.
:21:27. > :21:31.There is no reason why we cannot win as many games as possible and
:21:32. > :21:38.win the league. Worst-case scenario is a top-four finish based on our
:21:38. > :21:41.performances so far. The Taoiseach currently play at the
:21:41. > :21:47.University of Worcester, where on Saturday they notched up their
:21:47. > :21:53.latest victory, 97-87 against the Cheshire Jets. But like the team's
:21:53. > :22:01.fortunes, that is about to change. They have big plans of the court.
:22:01. > :22:04.Work has begun on a new arena. From 2013, it will become at the home of
:22:04. > :22:08.the Wolves. During the summer, head coach Paul
:22:08. > :22:12.James almost completely rebuilt the side with professionals from the
:22:12. > :22:17.United States and Europe and students from the University.
:22:17. > :22:20.I think we have a great group of guys and good chemistry. We really
:22:20. > :22:26.like each other had enjoyed doing well. That is the key for what we
:22:26. > :22:30.are doing this season. Rugby and cricket may be the
:22:30. > :22:39.sport's Worcesters is best known for, but if this success continues,
:22:39. > :22:42.they will soon be able to add basketball to this list.
:22:42. > :22:47.This a poor marks the 100 anniversary of the sinking of the
:22:47. > :22:52.Titanic, and one century on, it seems we are still fascinated by it.
:22:52. > :22:56.So much so, a Birmingham film-maker has just completed Titanic Love, a
:22:56. > :22:58.short film to coincide with the anniversary. It also celebrates the
:22:59. > :23:04.Midlands connections with the famous liner.
:23:04. > :23:12.It was her maiden voyage, and famously her last. 100 years ago in
:23:12. > :23:15.April, the largest ship at the time it sank after hitting an iceberg.
:23:15. > :23:21.Now I Birmingham film-maker has taken the tragedy as inspiration
:23:21. > :23:28.for a new film, Titanic Love. The problem is, Lucy has a fixation.
:23:28. > :23:33.She is totally obsessed with Titanic.
:23:33. > :23:42.Titanic Love is a romantic comedy. The comedy element is about the
:23:42. > :23:46.football, and her obsession. We actually do deal with the tragic
:23:46. > :23:49.elements very respectfully. It has been filmed in and around
:23:49. > :23:55.Birmingham city centre, and is in post-production at Birmingham
:23:55. > :24:00.University. It stars young actors and is made locally. It is also a
:24:00. > :24:03.celebration with the Midlands' links with the most advanced ship
:24:03. > :24:09.of its day. It is so interesting when you hear
:24:09. > :24:15.about the stories of where the people are from. The it really
:24:15. > :24:19.enlightened me to those connections. The fact this was made in
:24:19. > :24:23.Birmingham with Birmingham-based cast and crew, had also that you
:24:23. > :24:28.see a lot of Birmingham in the film, and I think it is very important to
:24:28. > :24:34.show that. Titanic's Captain Edward Smith was
:24:34. > :24:40.from Hanley. Although she was built in Belfast, the chain's Ann Packer
:24:40. > :24:45.were made in the Black Country. The anchor was the biggest in the world,
:24:45. > :24:49.weighing 16 tons. Other parts came from Stourbridge. The crew's
:24:49. > :24:53.uniform buttons and whistles were made in Birmingham. Acme Whistles
:24:53. > :24:59.still operates from the same premises today, and provided
:24:59. > :25:03.bristles before the Hollywood movie and Titanic Love.
:25:03. > :25:10.They are all made in exactly the same way with the same the
:25:10. > :25:16.manufacturing process. It is not just the manufacturing
:25:16. > :25:23.connections. In this century, a poignant reminder of the tragedy. A
:25:23. > :25:27.monument to ADT and Edwardian industrialist. -- a leading
:25:27. > :25:33.Edwardian industrialist. He had secured a contract they America and
:25:33. > :25:37.was travelling there on the Titanic. The film will run alongside eight
:25:37. > :25:43.Titanic exhibition, remembering one of the great tragedies of the 20th
:25:43. > :25:53.century. We had some pretty torrential rain
:25:53. > :25:53.
:25:53. > :26:01.first thing this morning, so what These were our finishing numbers
:26:01. > :26:08.today. These temperatures are almost double the normal for this
:26:08. > :26:12.time of year. This is where we are right now. By the end of tomorrow,
:26:12. > :26:18.it will be a wilderness of blue. It will turn colder from Thursday
:26:18. > :26:24.onwards. Wind will also be a feature. Let's take a look at this
:26:24. > :26:27.evening handover night. We were trapped under his blanket of cloud,
:26:27. > :26:33.and that will continue to be the case throughout the night. They may
:26:33. > :26:37.be some patchy rain throughout the evening which will then die away.
:26:37. > :26:43.But compared to last night, temperatures tonight art much
:26:43. > :26:47.better in the right direction. Wind will become a feature over the next
:26:47. > :26:52.couple of days, and they will increase by the end of the night.
:26:52. > :26:59.Tomorrow will be a blustery day with an overcast start to the day.
:26:59. > :27:07.Any breaks in the CAC 40 will be in the afternoon, -- the cloud,
:27:07. > :27:11.because in the afternoon it will really get a thick. It will not
:27:11. > :27:16.feel quite as mild with the wind. It is through tomorrow night that
:27:16. > :27:26.we will get a big dose of rain. Once it has clear, the temperatures
:27:26. > :27:31.plummet and we could see ice by A threat to petrol supplies after a