:00:09. > :00:17.Welcome to Midlands Today. 5th murdered in his own home after
:00:17. > :00:21.years of burglaries, now his killer must serve at least 22 years.
:00:21. > :00:29.�1.50 a litre, the most expensive diesel in the country.
:00:29. > :00:33.If they do not do something, we will be looking at �1.55, possibly
:00:33. > :00:37.even �1.70 a litre for diesel. If a documentary inspired by a
:00:37. > :00:41.Birmingham charity wins an Oscar. We do not normally associate
:00:41. > :00:51.Balsall Heath with Los Angeles, but now there is that connection, so it
:00:51. > :01:01.is pretty exciting. And how Emily's prayers held West
:01:01. > :01:09.
:01:09. > :01:14.Brom end their home hoodoo with a Welcome to Monday's Midlands Today.
:01:15. > :01:19.Tonight, jail for a burglar who preyed on a disabled pensioner.
:01:19. > :01:23.Cory Youlden had been released from prison just three months before he
:01:23. > :01:28.throttled 83-year-old Paul Cox in his home in Worcestershire. He will
:01:28. > :01:32.serve at least 22 years. His victim, a retired engineer, had
:01:32. > :01:37.been put it -- persistently targeted by burglars. The judge
:01:37. > :01:43.described his murder as a savage attack on an elderly victim.
:01:43. > :01:46.A few days short of his 84th birthday, Paul Cox was frail,
:01:46. > :01:51.partially sighted and entirely vulnerable. For 30 years and
:01:51. > :01:57.Engineer at Caprice in Bournville, he lived alone at Rednal, south of
:01:57. > :02:03.Birmingham, amid some of clutter, but proudly self-sufficient. --
:02:03. > :02:07.Cadbury's. A burglar 60 years his junior showed him to death.
:02:07. > :02:13.He was fiercely independent, wanted to stay in his own home and
:02:13. > :02:21.continue driving. But Cory Youlden is a vicious, brutal, violent
:02:21. > :02:26.criminal who very much deserves to spend a long time behind bars.
:02:26. > :02:30.Youlden, aged 23 and from Frankley, has a string of convictions. When
:02:30. > :02:34.the elderly homeowner challenged him after breaking in, he grabbed
:02:34. > :02:39.him by the neck. After strangling Paul Cox, Cory Youlden stole his
:02:39. > :02:48.car keys, some loose change and some groceries. It is the third or
:02:48. > :02:52.4th time Mr Cox has been burgled. To see him like that is not nice.
:02:52. > :03:00.His next door neighbour raised the alarm, and is still staggered by
:03:00. > :03:05.the violence of his friend's death. What can you say about that? I
:03:05. > :03:10.don't know the bloke, but something must be wrong with him to do a
:03:10. > :03:12.thing like that. 3 Youlden try to take cover his
:03:12. > :03:22.tracks, but left to Prince around the window and footprints on the
:03:22. > :03:26.carpet. -- fingerprints. His daughter spoke of their loss.
:03:26. > :03:31.The perpetrator again to nothing, but his son and daughter lost a
:03:31. > :03:35.loving father, his grand daughter and grandson have lost their
:03:35. > :03:43.devoted grandad. Youlden, pictured buying flowers
:03:43. > :03:46.the next morning, admitted murder. He will serve a minimum of 22 years.
:03:46. > :03:50.Today's case follows high-profile attacks on people in their own
:03:50. > :03:55.homes in recent times. Giuseppe and Catalina Massaro were murdered
:03:55. > :04:00.during a burglary in Wolverhampton last year. And Avtar and Carol
:04:00. > :04:04.Kolar were killed in their house in Birmingham in January.
:04:04. > :04:10.Brian Senior is the divisional manager of Victim Support and
:04:10. > :04:15.joined us now. Our elderly people concerned that the sort of attacks
:04:15. > :04:20.on the rise? The fear of crime is an individual
:04:20. > :04:23.thing. Whereas the actual reality can be very different.
:04:23. > :04:30.Statistically, the research has shown that older people are less
:04:30. > :04:35.likely to become a victim of crime than younger people. The young man
:04:35. > :04:39.between 16 and 34 is the most likely victim.
:04:39. > :04:47.What effect does hearing of these crimes have on older people?
:04:47. > :04:54.Is obviously created via, and the impact is varying from person-to-
:04:54. > :05:00.person. -- it obviously creates fear. As I have said, we must
:05:00. > :05:05.stress that all the people are less likely to be victims.
:05:05. > :05:12.If so they should not be as fearful as they might be?
:05:12. > :05:16.What impact does actually having a burglary have on all the people?
:05:16. > :05:24.The impact is very different. A particularly if someone is living
:05:24. > :05:28.alone, or if they have physical or mental health issues. Burglar's
:05:28. > :05:34.particularly affect people when something of sentimental value is
:05:34. > :05:36.taken. Invading someone's personal space is a terrible thing, and at
:05:36. > :05:43.Victim Support, we are always working with people who have been
:05:43. > :05:47.the victim of these attacks. Still ahead, thousands of people
:05:47. > :05:56.left without water, an investigation is under way into how
:05:56. > :06:00.a main supply pipe came to be Fuel prices are soaring again. Next
:06:00. > :06:05.month's budget could see another rise. One filling station near
:06:05. > :06:10.Coventry was charging �1.50 a litre Ford diesel today, a monster the
:06:10. > :06:16.dearest in the country. The cost has almost doubled from
:06:16. > :06:21.the price that led to fuel protests 12 years ago. Joining us is our
:06:21. > :06:26.Transport Correspondent. Why exactly our prices going up again?
:06:26. > :06:32.The problem is a threat from Iran to blockade a vital trade route. It
:06:32. > :06:40.is said about 40% of the world's oil uses that route, and there is a
:06:40. > :06:45.worry about a lack of supply a now. What has the impact been on the
:06:45. > :06:50.forecourt? Prices seem to be rising daily in
:06:50. > :06:56.some places. These are pictures we found earlier. One service station
:06:56. > :07:01.on the M6 was selling diesel at a staggering �1.50 per litre. But as
:07:01. > :07:08.you can see, there is no lack of people filling up. Nearby, we found
:07:08. > :07:12.another filling station, also that -- also branded Shell, and it was
:07:12. > :07:17.selling it 9p cheaper. We asked drivers what they thought of the
:07:17. > :07:22.price rises. It is a bit ridiculous, because
:07:22. > :07:27.when you go on holiday, to Spain or Europe, you see the difference in
:07:27. > :07:31.the prices. You know we are paying the majority in tax.
:07:31. > :07:36.Filling up your car just seems to go up and up.
:07:36. > :07:40.It is very difficult. IMA chef, and I have to travel 26 miles to work
:07:41. > :07:45.every day. It had to stop, I had to quit my job before Christmas just
:07:45. > :07:51.because of petrol. Could we see more rises in the
:07:51. > :07:55.Budget next month? The Chancellor postponed a six
:07:55. > :08:00.pence rise last year, and the Budget could clear the rise for
:08:00. > :08:05.that to happen. Tax and VAT amounts to 60% of the price we pay at the
:08:05. > :08:08.pub, and motoring journalists we have been speaking to say enough is
:08:08. > :08:13.enough. In the next few months we will see
:08:13. > :08:17.it going up and up, and it has gone up 15% in the last month. The
:08:17. > :08:23.Treasury are saying we cannot cut to duty, but we have to adjust for
:08:23. > :08:28.us to stand still. If they do not do something, will be looking at
:08:28. > :08:33.�1.55, possibly even �1.70 a litre for diesel, which will cripple the
:08:33. > :08:38.economy. With predictions of �1.70 a litre,
:08:38. > :08:42.perhaps it is time to dust of the bicycle!
:08:42. > :08:46.Among the Oscars at last night's a glittering ceremony, is one
:08:46. > :08:50.inspired by the work of a Birmingham charity.
:08:50. > :08:55.It tells the story of women in Pakistan are left scarred by acid
:08:55. > :08:59.attacks. There are some disturbing images in this report.
:09:00. > :09:05.Glitz, glamour, celebrity. The Oscars celebrate the best of the
:09:05. > :09:15.movie industry. But his is not all about the Blockbuster. -- it is not
:09:15. > :09:18.
:09:18. > :09:23.Saving Face, the story of survivors of acid violence, one that best
:09:23. > :09:28.documentary. -- won Best Short Documentary.
:09:28. > :09:31.This is the place that inspired the film makers.
:09:31. > :09:37.We had some great tweets from people.
:09:37. > :09:42.Messages have been coming in to it Islamic Help.
:09:42. > :09:46.We do not always associate Balsall Heath with Los Angeles, but now
:09:46. > :09:51.there is that connection. It is exciting.
:09:51. > :09:57.For since 1995, Islamic Help has held over 1000 people who have been
:09:58. > :10:03.victims of acid attacks. We had five people being held by
:10:03. > :10:09.their mothers, in their arms, and there can be any reason from a
:10:09. > :10:13.husband not been happy with cooking to malicious allegations of having
:10:13. > :10:19.an affair. It was in a split second that
:10:19. > :10:25.everything changed. Victim Support's ambassador is
:10:25. > :10:28.Katie Price, -- Katie Piper, who was guard when an ex-boyfriend
:10:28. > :10:35.arranged for acid to be thrown in her face.
:10:35. > :10:39.It is not Victim Support or any of the -- it is not Islamic Help that
:10:39. > :10:43.wins, it is the people who need help.
:10:43. > :10:47.They aim to expand to Africa and Asia.
:10:47. > :10:50.A consultant at Birmingham City Council today added to the
:10:50. > :10:55.government's problems over their controversial reforms of the NHS.
:10:55. > :10:58.He persuaded his professional body, the Royal College of Physicians,
:10:58. > :11:04.with 15,000 members, to hold an extraordinary general meeting.
:11:04. > :11:08.Today, 89% of members backed him in opposing the bill. Dr David Nicholl
:11:08. > :11:13.trickled think -- triggered the meeting following concerns over the
:11:13. > :11:18.stance the body was taking. Yesterday, he clashed with a
:11:18. > :11:22.Conservative MP on our Sunday Politics showed.
:11:22. > :11:25.Everyone has got to their view, but a lot of the doctors who are
:11:25. > :11:30.already applying these reforms as far as they are able to under the
:11:30. > :11:34.current rules, in my area of Dudley, are finding them extremely
:11:35. > :11:38.beneficial. If it is right that we start to make decisions about
:11:38. > :11:46.people's care closer to the patient and their family, and that is what
:11:46. > :11:50.the reforms are designed to do. Let's talk to Dr David Nicholl now.
:11:50. > :11:53.Do you really think at this stage the government will budge despite
:11:53. > :11:58.the vote against the bill by your colleagues?
:11:58. > :12:04.Yes, I do, and I do not think this Bill will go through, not because
:12:04. > :12:07.of any action by David Cameron and Andrew Lansley, it is up to us. One
:12:07. > :12:13.of the suggestions was that all the consultants should call in their
:12:13. > :12:19.local MPs on a Friday to pass on their views about the NHS bill.
:12:19. > :12:22.What are the main concerns? There are so many. What is a major
:12:22. > :12:27.one? We will start with commissioning.
:12:27. > :12:30.Real worries about that process. There is the potential for major
:12:30. > :12:34.conflicts of interest, and you are introducing extra levels of
:12:34. > :12:38.bureaucracy. You think this would be bad for
:12:38. > :12:42.patients? Appalling for patients, and risking
:12:42. > :12:47.more expensive health care with worse outcomes.
:12:47. > :12:51.The NHS does need reform, most people agree that. What changes do
:12:51. > :12:55.you think should be made? There are three things that need to
:12:55. > :13:04.change. People are living longer, we have an obesity epidemic --
:13:04. > :13:07.epidemic, and more expensive drugs. Severn Trent Water has apologised
:13:07. > :13:12.after 12,000 customers were left without water following a major
:13:12. > :13:18.leak. A burst main last night meant families had no running water for
:13:18. > :13:21.more than 12 hours. The company says it is trying to establish how
:13:21. > :13:23.it happened. Ted Barnwell's surrounded by dirty
:13:23. > :13:33.clothes and crockery. The dishwasher and washing machine
:13:33. > :13:40.deprived of water. Ted's supply was cut at 9pm last night, his morning
:13:40. > :13:45.cuppa came from a bottle, and he was forced to stock up. We did not
:13:45. > :13:49.get a bath or shower. Normally you will get a warning about this. My
:13:49. > :13:55.friend has a freezer which is controlled by water. He has had to
:13:55. > :13:57.throw all his food away. A quarter of a mile away in a farmer's field
:13:57. > :14:00.Severn Trent Engineers are excavating. Below a 12 inch wide
:14:00. > :14:03.water main has burst. While there was no flooding, there has been
:14:03. > :14:08.wide disruption. 12,000 homes in Frankley, Rubery and Rednall lost
:14:08. > :14:13.their supplies. We recognised this is a big disruption to our
:14:13. > :14:20.customers. We wish to apologise. Rest assured, our engineers are
:14:20. > :14:24.working round the clock to get this fixed. Five schools were also
:14:24. > :14:28.affected. They were taking -- they were forced to take the difficult
:14:28. > :14:30.decision to close today. Ted Barnwell's supply was restored late
:14:31. > :14:34.this afternoon along with the remainder of households. The cause
:14:34. > :14:38.of this leak is unclear. Profits at Severn Trent fell slightly last
:14:38. > :14:45.year on the back of successive cold spells causing broken pipes. During
:14:45. > :14:49.the same period, customer complaints rose by 16%.
:14:49. > :14:55.Still to come tonight: How children are being taught the value of
:14:55. > :14:58.saving instead of getting into debt. And last week was a tough act to
:14:58. > :15:08.follow but new week, new outlook and a fresh set of temperatures
:15:08. > :15:08.
:15:08. > :15:11.that aren't all bad. Find out how mild it gets later.
:15:11. > :15:14.A new disease affecting sheep and cattle is spreading across the
:15:14. > :15:18.country and farmers are worried it may already be here, with reports
:15:18. > :15:20.of a case of Schmallenberg virus in Gloucestershire. The disease has
:15:20. > :15:23.spread from the continent and causes particular problems for
:15:23. > :15:27.pregnant ewes, making lambing time, which is coming very soon,
:15:27. > :15:33.particularly worrying for farmers. Our Environment Correspondent joins
:15:33. > :15:43.us now from a farm near Worcester. What causes this disease?
:15:43. > :15:44.
:15:44. > :15:50.Well, this is spread from the Continent and the virus comes were
:15:50. > :15:57.infected midges biting form animals here. It looks like this happened
:15:57. > :16:07.last year. I am joined by a local former who can explain why this is
:16:07. > :16:10.
:16:10. > :16:18.now up problem. The female sheep are having stillborn animals and
:16:18. > :16:22.abortions. We are one month away from lambing and there are no
:16:22. > :16:32.reports of problems in the West Midlands at this moment. Is there a
:16:32. > :16:35.vaccine or a test for this? There is no vaccine, but they are testing
:16:35. > :16:41.just now. Do you think this will become a problem like foot and
:16:41. > :16:50.mouth? It is very hard to say at the moment. It is an emerging
:16:50. > :16:57.situation. We hope that we can have another 12 months to get on top of
:16:57. > :17:04.the problem. There is no sign that this disease can affect humans. 44
:17:04. > :17:09.armourers, however, this is a nasty new disease. -- as far as farmers
:17:09. > :17:12.are concerned, this is a nasty new disease.
:17:12. > :17:15.The office of fair trading is to look again at capping interest
:17:15. > :17:17.rates on so called payday loans which can sometimes reach an annual
:17:18. > :17:20.rate of 4,000%. Meanwhile, one organisation is tackling debt in
:17:21. > :17:23.another way. It is teaching the next generation the value of saving.
:17:23. > :17:26.With average household debt in the UK, excluding mortgages, now
:17:26. > :17:29.standing at �8,000, the Six Towns credit union in west Bromwich is
:17:29. > :17:33.working with local schools to try to encourage children to become
:17:33. > :17:40.savers rather than borrowers in the future. At Hall Green School, the
:17:40. > :17:46.scheme has been enthusiastically welcomed by staff and pupils.
:17:46. > :17:54.have been saving because most of my family are in Pakistan and I want
:17:54. > :17:58.to go and see them. I am saving up for my passport. I am saving up to
:17:58. > :18:01.build a new rabbit hutch. credit union is owned by its savers
:18:01. > :18:03.and borrowers who become shareholders and it is hoped the
:18:03. > :18:06.school initiative will encourage parents to follow the example of
:18:07. > :18:10.their children and save up for the things they want rather than take
:18:10. > :18:12.out loans which many then struggle to repay. My son comes to the
:18:13. > :18:16.school and I've never saved. And I've started saving for Christmas
:18:16. > :18:19.and that takes a big chunk off credit cards and overdrafts so as a
:18:19. > :18:22.parent as well it's done me a favour. As well as working in
:18:22. > :18:25.schools Six towns credit union has also stepped into the payday loan
:18:25. > :18:30.market offering short-term loans to its members at greatly reduced
:18:30. > :18:33.interest rates to those found online and on the high street.
:18:33. > :18:42.Their initiative comes at a time when the office of fair trading has
:18:42. > :18:45.promised to look again at demands for interest rates to be capped.
:18:45. > :18:50.And you can see more on that and other ways to borrow money on
:18:50. > :18:58.Inside Out tonight at 7:30pm on BBC One. Also on tonight's programme,
:18:58. > :19:03.they investigate the growing problem of dog-fighting.
:19:03. > :19:07.Now the sport. Sing before you are winning, it
:19:07. > :19:09.would seem there is the secret! None of our teams delivered a
:19:09. > :19:12.better result than West Bromwich Albion. And no-one was more
:19:12. > :19:15.delighted than Emily Badger. Ten minutes before kick-off, Emily's
:19:15. > :19:18.singing brought the crowd to its feet. And the players responded by
:19:18. > :19:21.scoring four against Sunderland. 9:30am this morning. And I've
:19:21. > :19:24.joined the year seven art class at St Michael's High in Rowley Regis.
:19:24. > :19:34.Teacher Miss Quadir has put me next to Emily Badger who soon revealed
:19:34. > :19:34.
:19:34. > :19:40.what an exciting weekend she'd had. The Lord is My Shepherd. I will not
:19:40. > :19:43.want. Emily's job was to get the crowd in fine voice before kick-off.
:19:43. > :19:48.And singing the Baggies favourite hymn in front of 25,000 fans proved
:19:48. > :19:58.no problem for this talented 12 year old from Tividale. How were
:19:58. > :20:01.
:20:01. > :20:07.you feeling? I was tingling in my belly. The fans were quiet and they
:20:07. > :20:10.were waving their scarves. I was proud and I enjoyed it. The fans
:20:10. > :20:13.weren't the only ones impressed by Emily's singing. Listening in the
:20:13. > :20:15.tunnel, the Albion players felt the hairs rising on the back of their
:20:15. > :20:25.necks. And suitably inspired went necks. And suitably inspired went
:20:25. > :20:43.
:20:44. > :20:47.on to score four past Sunderland -- Back at St Michael's, today's
:20:47. > :20:51.art class was almost over. But not before Miss Quadir had dished out
:20:51. > :20:54.four gold merits for arguably the finest work of original art she has
:20:54. > :21:03.ever seen. And Emily Badger would love the chance to repeat her
:21:03. > :21:07.match-winning performance against Chelsea on Saturday.
:21:07. > :21:09.Well done to Emily. For 45 minutes on Saturday, it
:21:10. > :21:12.seemed Wolves' change of manager would make no difference to their
:21:12. > :21:13.Premier League fortunes. But Terry Premier League fortunes. But Terry
:21:13. > :21:17.Connor's first half-time team talk must have been impressive because
:21:17. > :21:21.it inspired his players to a dramatic comeback.
:21:21. > :21:28.After 13 years at Wolves, Terry Connor has seen most things. But
:21:28. > :21:31.this was a day for fresh experiences. Centre of attention
:21:31. > :21:34.for the fans and media before kick- off, a first manager's handshake
:21:34. > :21:40.too. But some things still haven't changed and Wolves were behind
:21:40. > :21:47.inside five minutes at Newcastle. When that quickly became two, the
:21:48. > :21:50.managerial gum was getting chewed twice as fast in the technical area.
:21:50. > :21:53.But while owner Steve Morgan spent half-time wondering whether he had
:21:53. > :21:56.made the right decision, down in the dressing-room Connor was making
:21:56. > :21:59.his mark. A reinvigorated team got back into the game early in the
:21:59. > :22:03.second half through Matt Jarvis. And when Kevin Doyle poked home the
:22:03. > :22:06.equaliser, the fans could barely believe what they were seeing. But
:22:06. > :22:08.when the final whistle went, it was when the final whistle went, it was
:22:08. > :22:18.all smiles on a day which gave him an excellent start to life in the
:22:18. > :22:19.
:22:19. > :22:22.hot-seat. Revealing the team was new territory for me. It was
:22:22. > :22:24.strange not to give advice to someone else but to make the
:22:24. > :22:29.someone else but to make the decisions myself. But it went
:22:29. > :22:32.really well. Stoke City ended a recent poor run in the Premier
:22:32. > :22:35.League with a comfortable 2-0 home victory over Swansea. Matthew Upson
:22:35. > :22:38.and Peter Crouch scoring in the first half for a first win in five
:22:38. > :22:40.league games. But the natives are getting restless at Aston Villa.
:22:40. > :22:45.The travelling supporters jeered manager Alex McLeish during the
:22:45. > :22:48.goalless draw at bottom of the table Wigan. And to make matters
:22:48. > :22:51.worse, striker Darren Bent was stretchered off with an ankle
:22:51. > :22:58.injury which threatens another injury which threatens another
:22:58. > :23:03.major blow to their season. Aston Villa have confirmed in the
:23:03. > :23:07.last few minutes that Darren Bent has ruptured ankle ligaments and is
:23:07. > :23:10.has ruptured ankle ligaments and is unlikely to play again this season.
:23:10. > :23:13.Coventry City's hopes of surviving relegation from the Championship
:23:13. > :23:16.were raised with a dramatic late winner at the weekend. Clive Platt
:23:16. > :23:19.struck deep into injury time to give the Sky Blues a 1-0 win over
:23:19. > :23:21.Barnsley. Coventry remain in the bottom three but manager Andy Thorn
:23:21. > :23:23.bottom three but manager Andy Thorn believes it could prove to be a
:23:23. > :23:27.season-changing game for them. And you can see all the Football
:23:27. > :23:29.League goals on Late Kick Off on BBC One at 11pm this evening. That
:23:29. > :23:32.includes the action from the crucial promotion game between
:23:32. > :23:34.Shrewsbury Town and Crawley tonight. The game is live on BBC Radio
:23:34. > :23:38.Shropshire from 7pm. By the way, Emily Badger is
:23:38. > :23:41.appearing in The King and I next month. And don't be surprised if
:23:41. > :23:48.one or two Albion fans go along to support her at Wolverhampton Grand
:23:48. > :23:50.Theatre. Good luck to her. What ago. -- what
:23:50. > :23:53.a girl. Urban nature reserves dotted across
:23:53. > :23:56.the region are to benefit from millions of pounds of grants.
:23:56. > :23:58.Campaign groups are delighted. They say pockets of green surrounded by
:23:58. > :24:01.motorways, factories and housing, host a rich variety of wildlife
:24:01. > :24:04.including red deer and even otters. Industrialisation has taken its
:24:04. > :24:07.toll on the landscape in Birmingham and the Black Country. There was a
:24:07. > :24:10.quarry here on the Rowley Hills near Oldbury until 30 years ago.
:24:11. > :24:14.But from today the site is part of one of the Government's Nature
:24:14. > :24:17.Improvement Areas. A grant of nearly three quarters of a million
:24:17. > :24:25.pounds should pave the way for millions to be spent enticing
:24:25. > :24:30.wildlife to the West Midlands. one of the things that will be
:24:30. > :24:40.happening will be that we will control Hawthorn Scrubs. In 20
:24:40. > :24:41.
:24:41. > :24:45.years' time, you can come and see a fantastic array of butterflies.
:24:45. > :24:48.Moorcroft Wood near Wednesbury. Blast furnaces once stood here. Now
:24:48. > :24:50.it is populated with trees, filled with birdsong and treasured by the
:24:50. > :24:59.community. The type of conservation project the Environment Secretary
:24:59. > :25:02.wants to see more of. One of the things about launching the nature
:25:02. > :25:06.improvement areas today is that recognition that we can restore it
:25:06. > :25:12.and make it better. We want to be the first generation that leaves
:25:12. > :25:17.the countryside in a better state than we inherited it. The money
:25:17. > :25:27.will be used to clean up waterways and restorer wasteland which has
:25:27. > :25:33.
:25:33. > :25:37.been ruined by industrialisation. What an amazing weekend it was for
:25:37. > :25:38.weather. Will it continue? It is still February, soon to be
:25:38. > :25:42.It is still February, soon to be March and nature is still pushing
:25:42. > :25:46.for Spring. It is another reasonably mild one this week with
:25:46. > :25:48.an early peak in temperatures, but it will be rather cloudy and at
:25:48. > :25:52.times damp although with high pressure in place once again, the
:25:52. > :25:56.picture is mostly dry and any rain that we do get will be kept to a
:25:56. > :26:06.minimum which isn't going to be best news for some people. We can
:26:06. > :26:06.
:26:06. > :26:09.see that today and tonight the rain moves away to the South East. A
:26:09. > :26:18.mixture of mist and cloud there, but very mild indeed. Temperatures
:26:18. > :26:23.will be dropping to a minimum of eight degrees. Fairly mild start
:26:23. > :26:27.tomorrow. Again, we're caught under cloud and mist which will gradually
:26:27. > :26:31.left through the morning. If we get any brightness, it will be in the
:26:31. > :26:41.east of the region. We're hoping tomorrow will be the mildest day of
:26:41. > :26:45.
:26:45. > :26:55.the week. The days ammonite largely resemble each other. -- the days
:26:55. > :27:00.
:27:00. > :27:10.and the nights. We're looking at highs of 12 degrees. The brightness
:27:10. > :27:12.
:27:12. > :27:21.will largely be in the east. On will largely be in the east. On
:27:21. > :27:25.Friday, the wins will turn white. - Lot of people were eating outside
:27:25. > :27:27.this weekend. A look at tonight's main headlines:
:27:27. > :27:29.Charlotte Church wins �600,000 from Rupert Mudoch's News Group over the
:27:29. > :27:32.phone hacking scandal. And targeted by burglars. The
:27:32. > :27:35.killer of a vulnerable pensioner is jailed for at least 22 years.