:00:06. > :00:09.Hello and welcome to Midlands Today with Nick Owen and Mary Rhodes. The
:00:09. > :00:18.headlines tonight: A community in shock after a 92-year-old great
:00:18. > :00:23.grandfather is found murdered in his home in the Black Country.
:00:24. > :00:28.scared to let the kids or old, scared to go out myself. It's is a
:00:28. > :00:30.close community with a school just down the road. A simple act of
:00:30. > :00:33.remembrance to mark the start of the Falklands conflict, 30 years
:00:33. > :00:41.ago today. Did the white elephant turn into a
:00:41. > :00:46.cash cow? The ICC celebrates 21 years at the heart of Birmingham.
:00:46. > :00:49.It is probably the most important building built in Birmingham in the
:00:49. > :00:59.20th century. And a nice problem to have, the
:00:59. > :01:03.
:01:03. > :01:06.wildlife charity that suddenly Good evening and welcome to
:01:06. > :01:09.Monday's Midlands Today from the BBC. Tonight, a murder
:01:09. > :01:12.investigation has been launched after a 92 year old man was found
:01:13. > :01:15.dead in his Black Country home. Police officers have spent the day
:01:15. > :01:19.at the home of William Davis, carrying out forensic
:01:19. > :01:24.investigations after his body was discovered yesterday evening. Liz
:01:24. > :01:29.Copper reports. William Davis was 92 and a great grandfather. His
:01:29. > :01:32.death is being treated as a murder investigation. Officers were called
:01:32. > :01:40.to his home on Hobley Street at Willenhall in the Black Country
:01:40. > :01:46.yesterday evening. As police teams arrived to begin their
:01:46. > :01:52.investigations, families living nearby expressed their horror.
:01:52. > :01:58.is disgraceful. I have got two young babies here, it is ridiculous.
:01:58. > :02:04.I am scared to let the kids out. is a close community with a school
:02:04. > :02:09.just down the road, it is horrifying. Police have said it is
:02:09. > :02:13.understandable this death has caused shock and upset. They say
:02:13. > :02:18.they are doing all they can to reassure the public. And to quell
:02:18. > :02:23.anxieties, police are putting extra officers on the beat. We drafted
:02:23. > :02:28.out a letter specifically for the local residents, just to give them
:02:28. > :02:33.an outline as to what happened, and what we are doing about it. We have
:02:33. > :02:37.got the local beat bobbies who know a lot of the local community and
:02:37. > :02:39.they are knocking on doors, reassuring people where they can.
:02:39. > :02:42.Detectives say their investigation will be painstaking. Forensics
:02:42. > :02:44.teams have worked throughout the day and are likely to remain here
:02:44. > :02:47.for some considerable time. Officers have also been carrying
:02:47. > :02:51.out house to house inquires and have been scouring gardens and
:02:51. > :02:53.nearby properties for evidence. Police are urging anyone with
:02:53. > :03:02.information about this investigation to come forward and
:03:02. > :03:05.help the inquiry team. And with us now is our special
:03:05. > :03:08.correspondent, Peter Wilson. The death of a very vulnerable
:03:08. > :03:11.pensioner is always distressing. We've seen a number of similar
:03:11. > :03:21.incidents over the past 12 months - is this something we should be
:03:21. > :03:24.
:03:25. > :03:34.concerned about? A lot of people in the West Midlands will be
:03:35. > :03:35.
:03:35. > :03:37.scratching their head saying haven't we heard this before? This
:03:37. > :03:40.time last year an elderly couple from Wolverhampton the Massaros
:03:40. > :03:43.were murdered in their own home. Earlier this year in Handsworth
:03:43. > :03:46.Wood, the Kolars, another married couple again were killed by a man
:03:46. > :03:50.attempting to steal from their home. Now, none of these murders are
:03:50. > :03:54.linked. Today's incident involving Mr Davis is still ongoing and an
:03:54. > :04:04.exact cause of death is still to be announced. But it's extremely rare
:04:04. > :04:14.
:04:14. > :04:17.to be attacked in your home. What else are the police saying? They
:04:17. > :04:20.want to remind people that figures released last week showed that
:04:20. > :04:27.crime was falling across the West Midlands with 20,000 fewer victims
:04:28. > :04:30.than the previous year. And that included 3,000 fewer victims of
:04:31. > :04:40.burglary and more than 200 fewer victims of the most serious types
:04:40. > :04:44.of violence. Thanks for joining us this evening. Later in the
:04:44. > :04:48.programme: From Solihull to Sudan, find out how a Midlands invention
:04:48. > :04:51.could help thousands get switched A candle's been lit at the National
:04:51. > :04:53.Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire to mark the thirtieth anniversary
:04:53. > :04:56.of the start of the Falklands conflict. Veterans and relatives
:04:56. > :04:59.gathered at Alrewas today for a brief service of remembrance and to
:04:59. > :05:04.see how work's progressing on a new memorial to those killed, which is
:05:04. > :05:07.due to be completed in May. Our Defence Correspondent Caroline
:05:07. > :05:17.Wyatt is at Alrewas now. It must have been a poignant occasion this
:05:17. > :05:20.
:05:20. > :05:24.morning, Caroline. It was indeed. We saw veterans but also of the
:05:24. > :05:29.families of those who died gathered here in the chapel at the memorial
:05:29. > :05:35.to light a candle in the memory of the dead that will burnt until June
:05:35. > :05:41.14th, the day the Argentinians surrendered. I have here the events
:05:41. > :05:47.officer - what was the thinking behind the ceremony today? This was
:05:47. > :05:51.an opportunity for people from all walks of life, the veterans, their
:05:51. > :05:57.families, general visitors, to pay their respects and show they
:05:57. > :06:03.remember. You are also building a new memorial that will be open some
:06:03. > :06:10.time in May? This has been instigated by the Atlantic Medal
:06:10. > :06:15.Association and it will be dedicated on Sunday 20th May with
:06:15. > :06:22.500-600 veterans in attendance. will include things like stones
:06:22. > :06:29.from the Falklands itself. It is built along the same lines as one
:06:29. > :06:34.built in Falklands Bay, yes. important you think it is for
:06:34. > :06:38.veterans to come to remember on this day? I think they will be
:06:38. > :06:42.warmed by the feeling and the turnout of people supporting them
:06:42. > :06:48.in their events, and that goes a long way to helping them,
:06:48. > :06:54.encouraging them, and helping them get over what they have been
:06:54. > :06:58.through. A poignant ceremony indeed, and many more of those services
:06:58. > :07:01.over the next few days and weeks. A jury's heard claims that a father
:07:01. > :07:03.credited with helping end last summer's riots punched a man to the
:07:03. > :07:07.ground after accusing him of staring at his wife. Tariq Jahan
:07:07. > :07:10.allegedly assaulted Sajjad Ali last July after an argument on a street
:07:10. > :07:14.in Handsworth in Birmingham. He denies causing grievous bodily harm
:07:14. > :07:17.with intent and the trial is continuing. Mr Jahan appealed for
:07:17. > :07:24.calm following the death of his son and two other men outside a petrol
:07:24. > :07:27.station in Winson Green last August. Workers at a steel manufacturing
:07:27. > :07:32.company in north Warwickshire say they're uncertain of their future
:07:32. > :07:35.after they were turned away from work this morning. The staff at
:07:35. > :07:39.Condek near Coleshill were asked to come in at 7am, but were then sent
:07:39. > :07:42.home amid rumours the firm had gone into administration. Some workers
:07:42. > :07:52.claim they haven't been paid and they've not been offered redundancy.
:07:52. > :07:57.Nobody at the firm was available for comment. We have all got
:07:57. > :08:02.families and kids. With the credit crunch now, we have to take it from
:08:02. > :08:12.there. There has been no communication, they have kept us in
:08:12. > :08:12.
:08:12. > :08:15.the dark and we need to know. children's department at Walsall
:08:15. > :08:18.Manor Hospital was a "basket case two years ago, in danger of
:08:18. > :08:20.permanently damaging the organisation and in danger of being
:08:20. > :08:23.taken over," an industrial tribunal has heard today. A senior doctor
:08:23. > :08:24.who whistleblew over safety is claiming unfair dismissal and
:08:24. > :08:27.discrimination. Our health correspondent, Michele Paduano
:08:27. > :08:30.reports. Dr David Drew seen here with his wife was head of the
:08:30. > :08:33.children's department at Walsall Hospitals NHS Trust for seven years.
:08:33. > :08:36.He tried to resign from the role and was refused. Four months later,
:08:36. > :08:39.he was removed after he raised concerns about safety. It followed
:08:39. > :08:42.a report into the death of Kyle Keen. Dr Drew questioned the
:08:42. > :08:45.competence of a colleague who sent him home a week before he has
:08:45. > :08:49.murdered by his step father. Dr Drew also complained about cutting
:08:49. > :08:54.27 nurses to save money. One safeguarding nurse said there had
:08:54. > :08:56.been three overdoses on the ward. I first met Dr Drew when he
:08:56. > :09:05.whistleblew after babies and small children became hypothermic two
:09:05. > :09:12.winters running after the heating systems failed in the old hospital.
:09:12. > :09:17.I can't stand by and see patients subjected - and parents - to this
:09:17. > :09:20.kind of risk, and to this kind of discomfort. An independent review
:09:20. > :09:30.of the paediatric service in Walsall found largely in Dr Drew's
:09:30. > :09:33.favour. His suspension was wrong, the department was poorly led and
:09:33. > :09:36.the environment was toxic. Although his former boss Sue James praised
:09:36. > :09:45.Dr Drew as a doctor and a leader, she personally characterised him as
:09:45. > :09:48.the biggest risk to the department going forward. His releasing of the
:09:48. > :09:51.findings of the independent review was said to have undermined her.
:09:51. > :09:54.The trust offered Dr Drew money to go, he refused and was then
:09:54. > :09:57.disciplined. Ms James said that David was "part of the problem and
:09:57. > :10:04.not a victim of the problem." He had not apologised as the review
:10:04. > :10:07.intended, and his language was verbose. His sacking on her last
:10:07. > :10:11.day in the job meant the new chief executive, "would not be weighed
:10:11. > :10:14.down in the same way that my time in the last two years had been
:10:14. > :10:17.weighed down by this issue." Dr Drew claims he could not accept the
:10:17. > :10:19.review findings because it said that he should refrain from using
:10:19. > :10:21.religious references. The case continues.
:10:21. > :10:25.21 years ago today, the International Convention Centre in
:10:25. > :10:30.Birmingham opened its doors. Two decades on and it's generated �1.5
:10:30. > :10:33.billion for the city's economy. Along with the Symphony Hall, which
:10:33. > :10:37.was opened at the same time, it's credited with helping to rejuvenate
:10:37. > :10:46.the centre of Birmingham. Ben Sidwell's been looking back over 21
:10:46. > :10:56.successful years. In the late 1980s, Birmingham
:10:56. > :10:57.
:10:57. > :11:00.didn't have a lot going for it. was a city you avoided. There were
:11:00. > :11:03.very few cultural highlights in Birmingham. Bingley Hall, the
:11:03. > :11:06.city's exhibition centre, had been destroyed by fire, but from the
:11:06. > :11:12.ashes came a building that helped change the look and fortunes of
:11:12. > :11:20.Birmingham. However, at the time not everyone seemed in favour.
:11:20. > :11:25.not against development, but I must confess I felt terribly de --
:11:25. > :11:27.demoralised when I saw the plans. I said I thought it was an
:11:27. > :11:30.unmitigated disaster. 21 years later and the International
:11:30. > :11:40.Convention Centre has hosted more than 6000 events and brought in
:11:40. > :11:40.
:11:40. > :11:46.over �1.4 billion to Birmingham's economy. When we opened in 1991, it
:11:46. > :11:51.was not here but now it is a vibrant atmosphere. We only have
:11:51. > :11:57.two restaurants within walking distance, we now have over 100. We
:11:57. > :12:00.also have over 6000 hotel bedrooms. It has been the key to the
:12:00. > :12:03.regeneration of the city. Symphony Hall also opened in April
:12:03. > :12:08.1991. In its 21 years, more than ten million people have come
:12:08. > :12:13.through the doors. I always say it is probably the most important
:12:13. > :12:17.building built in Birmingham in the 20th century. It galvanised the
:12:17. > :12:25.people of the city, the pride they have in creating something which is
:12:25. > :12:28.truly one of the best of its kind in the world. Many of the greatest
:12:28. > :12:35.musicians have performed here on this stage. But probably the
:12:35. > :12:40.highlight of the whole 21 years was in May 1998. Right here in the
:12:40. > :12:43.centre of the ICC, the eight most powerful men in the world gathered
:12:43. > :12:46.for the G8 summit. Bill Clinton, Boris Yeltsin and Tony Blair
:12:46. > :12:49.bringing the eyes of the world to the heart of Birmingham. Today
:12:49. > :12:59.staff gathered to mark the birthday, with planning already underway to
:12:59. > :12:59.
:12:59. > :13:02.make sure future years are as successful as the the first 21. And
:13:02. > :13:04.our business correspondent Peter Plisner is at the ICC tonight.
:13:04. > :13:14.Peter, it really has been a terrific success despite early
:13:14. > :13:20.
:13:20. > :13:23.When it was first build many dubbed it a White Elephant, but 21 years
:13:23. > :13:26.on most would say it has been successful and its put Birmingham
:13:26. > :13:28.on the international map. The ICC stages more than 400 events per
:13:28. > :13:31.year and that brings in around 300,000 delegates and according the
:13:31. > :13:41.estimates that means an �85 million boost to the region's economy every
:13:41. > :13:44.
:13:44. > :13:47.year. With me to chat more about both the ICC and Syphony Hall is
:13:47. > :13:50.Sir Bernard Zissman, the former Lord Mayor of Birmingham and the
:13:50. > :13:53.man who led the team which developed this venue. So, has the
:13:53. > :13:58.ICC been as successful as you imagined, or has it been a White
:13:58. > :14:02.Elephant? It has been an outstanding success, not just for
:14:02. > :14:08.the city, but for the people of Birmingham. How has it been a good
:14:08. > :14:13.use of ratepayers money? A absolutely. For the business
:14:13. > :14:21.community of Birmingham, the people of Birmingham, it has been
:14:21. > :14:24.unbelievable. For it has created jobs. In it has also been a
:14:24. > :14:29.catalyst for a lot of development around the city centre, hasn't it?
:14:29. > :14:36.Yes, and their initial foundation of the new development of
:14:36. > :14:46.Birmingham, that is what today's. And what has been your favourite
:14:46. > :14:50.event? The most famous event was the G8 conference, it brought 3000
:14:50. > :14:54.press from around the world. It was that particular event which was
:14:54. > :14:57.everybody's favourite. And to celebrate the 21st birthday of the
:14:57. > :15:01.ICC and Symphony Hall there will be a special free family event this
:15:01. > :15:04.Saturday called Curious Sounds in Curious Spaces.
:15:04. > :15:08.Still to come in tonight's programme: The Staffordshire
:15:08. > :15:11.charity that dropped lucky thanks to comedian Alan Carr.
:15:11. > :15:21.With temperatures slipping and snow on the way, we have gone from
:15:21. > :15:23.summer to winter in a week. What's A firm in Solihull's been given an
:15:23. > :15:31.award after creating a solar generator which could transform
:15:31. > :15:34.life for people in developing countries. Aceon Solar is now
:15:34. > :15:37.planning to take on three more staff with the intension of a very
:15:37. > :15:42.rapid expansion to more than 40, as worldwide sales increase. Sarah
:15:42. > :15:52.Falkland reports. 16 million people use mobile phones
:15:52. > :15:52.
:15:52. > :15:55.in Ghana, but only six million have access to electricity. It is a fact
:15:55. > :16:04.this Solihull entrepreneur likes to quote, and a reason he finally got
:16:04. > :16:08.his prototype solar generator off his desk. Law and behold, in
:16:08. > :16:13.Nairobi have played through a meeting there was a power cut. No
:16:14. > :16:18.problems, I can run your computer and lighting, which I did. I was
:16:18. > :16:21.known as Solar man! Solar Man came home, persuaded his dad to come out
:16:21. > :16:31.of retirement and the bank to give him a hefty loan. And here we have
:16:31. > :16:33.
:16:33. > :16:41.it. There is a Solar Panel over here, but it is portable, suitcase
:16:41. > :16:47.style. It creates 12 volt electricity. There is an inverter
:16:47. > :16:51.in here, which turns it into 240 volts, which means it can power
:16:51. > :16:54.anything you like. These docking stations are off to Ghana on Friday
:16:54. > :16:59.with the promise of an order for 500 more every month. Mark's just
:16:59. > :17:05.won the West Midlands Export for Growth prize. I have always said I
:17:05. > :17:14.want to be the James Dyson of the solar docking industry. Winning the
:17:15. > :17:24.award helps to get to that ambition. The potential is huge. In South
:17:25. > :17:25.
:17:25. > :17:31.Sudan we have an application for Solar mobile stations. Hard docking
:17:31. > :17:33.station can charge up to 30 phones at a time. He is now concentrating
:17:34. > :17:39.on solar full time and is off- loading his other entrepreneurial
:17:39. > :17:42.ventures. The pressure's rising in the
:17:42. > :17:47.Premier League and it's starting to show.
:17:47. > :17:49.Dan's here with the sport. Wolves are expecting Manchester United to
:17:49. > :17:54.do them a favour tonight, by beating one of their relegation
:17:55. > :17:56.rivals, Blackburn Rovers. But even the most optimistic Wolves fans
:17:57. > :18:00.believe their Premier League days are numbered. And the pressure
:18:00. > :18:04.seems to getting to the players, as Ian Winter reports.
:18:04. > :18:09.As mad as March Hares at Molineux. Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessy and
:18:09. > :18:13.captain Roger Johnson, going toe to toe, staring relegation in the face.
:18:13. > :18:16.Wolves are sinking fast, but the sap is rising. So is the tension
:18:16. > :18:20.between team-mates. And not just at Wolves, but at West Brom too where
:18:20. > :18:28.Ben Foster and Peter Odemwingie were also at it like a pair of
:18:28. > :18:35.rutting stags. And both managers were unimpressed. I don't like
:18:35. > :18:39.seeing this type of incidents. Sometimes you are not in the frame
:18:39. > :18:44.of mind to accept any form of criticism, even if it is justified.
:18:44. > :18:50.I don't like a public altercation between anybody, but it shows the
:18:50. > :18:52.passion. They both want to win. Once the public spat had been
:18:52. > :18:55.calmed down at half-time, Michael Kightly delivered fresh hope that
:18:55. > :19:01.this was a must-win game that Wolves might indeed go on to win.
:19:01. > :19:05.But Bolton had other ideas. First a penalty. 1-1. Then Alonso, 2-1. And,
:19:06. > :19:08.finally, a Kevin Davies dribble, 3- 1. Many left for home fearing the
:19:09. > :19:17.worst for their chances of Premier League survival, and not even a
:19:17. > :19:23.late strike from Matt Jarvis could soften the blow of a 3-2 defeat.
:19:23. > :19:27.can't even explain to you, to be honest. I feel physically sick. To
:19:27. > :19:30.concede three goals like that just sums opera season, to be honest.
:19:30. > :19:33.Wolves are now six points adrift of safety after their relegation
:19:33. > :19:36.rivals Wigan beat Stoke City 2-0. QPR beat Arsenal, which leaves
:19:36. > :19:39.Aston Villa still looking anxiously over their shoulder. 2-0 down at
:19:39. > :19:43.home to Chelsea, before James Collins pulled one back. Then, 10
:19:43. > :19:51.minutes from time, Eric Li-hi made it 2-2. But Villa couldn't hold out
:19:51. > :19:53.for a point, as two late goals gave Chelsea a 4-2 victory.
:19:53. > :19:59.And there were some emotional scenes at Villa Park surrounding
:19:59. > :20:02.Stilian Petrov's appearance at the game. Petrov was diagnosed with
:20:02. > :20:07.acute leukaemia on Friday but he was at the Chelsea game and had
:20:07. > :20:10.support from fans, players and officials of both sides. Petrov was
:20:10. > :20:15.at Villa Park with his wife and children. There were a host of
:20:15. > :20:19.banners around the ground. Players from both sides wore T-shirts
:20:19. > :20:25.beforehand to show their support. But the most emotional moment came
:20:25. > :20:31.after 19 minutes. Petrov's squad number is 19 and the entire crowd
:20:31. > :20:35.stood to applaud him. He was clearly touched by the affection
:20:35. > :20:38.shown for him by both sets of fans. He was due to be in London today to
:20:38. > :20:42.start his treatment. Things are finally looking up for
:20:43. > :20:45.Coventry City. For the past six months, they've been marooned in
:20:45. > :20:48.the bottom three of the Championship, but tonight they're
:20:48. > :20:51.out of the relegation zone. Coventry took a first-half lead at
:20:51. > :20:54.Hull thanks to an own goal. And they never looked back. Three
:20:54. > :20:56.minutes from time, Cody McDonald sealed a 2-0 victory. They have now
:20:56. > :21:06.gone six games without defeat, raising hopes that survival is
:21:06. > :21:08.
:21:08. > :21:12.possible after all. I am delighted for the boys. There
:21:12. > :21:17.is a great buzz in the dressing room. I am pleased for the fans as
:21:17. > :21:20.well because they have been right behind us through the whole season.
:21:20. > :21:22.Walsall's gradual climb out of the League One relegation zone has
:21:22. > :21:25.continued with a 3-3 draw at Rochdale on Saturday. And the
:21:25. > :21:34.Saddlers resurgence coincides with the arrival of a Belgian star who
:21:34. > :21:38.has arrived via the Potteries. Welcome to the home of a Walsall
:21:38. > :21:42.cult hero. Florent Cuvelier's two most treasured possession's are
:21:42. > :21:48.both football related. His scrapbook logs his every progress,
:21:48. > :21:53.from the age of five to 19. And his Stoke City squad shirt inspires his
:21:53. > :22:01.future. It appears to be doing the trick. He's rapidly become a fans
:22:01. > :22:07.favourite at Walsall after signing on loan in January. The fans like
:22:07. > :22:14.me and I'm glad about that. I just do my best on the pitch. I work
:22:14. > :22:19.hard because they give me the opportunity in Walsall to start my
:22:19. > :22:22.career in England. Just one defeat in 11 has seen Walsall inch out of
:22:22. > :22:27.the relegation zone and Cuvalier has played an important part.
:22:27. > :22:33.are really thankful to Stoke City that they have allowed him to come
:22:33. > :22:38.and further develop his career. He has settled in fantastic you well.
:22:38. > :22:40.He is enthusiastic, has energy, desire. He loves playing football.
:22:40. > :22:43.According to Dominque, he is completely dedicated to his
:22:43. > :22:46.football, but his cooking needs some improvement. But Walsall's
:22:46. > :22:49.fans won't mind that if he helps keep League One football on the
:22:49. > :22:53.menu next season. And you can see more on Florent
:22:53. > :22:55.Cuvelier on tonight's Late Kick Off. It will have all the goals from the
:22:55. > :23:02.football league, including Coventry's excellent win at Hull.
:23:02. > :23:05.That's on BBC One at 11.05pm. A Staffordshire charity is
:23:05. > :23:13.celebrating, if a little stunned, after being given nearly �90,000 by
:23:13. > :23:16.comedian Alan Carr. He was taking part in a celebrity episode of a TV
:23:16. > :23:20.gameshow and when he won the money he chose to donate it to the
:23:20. > :23:23.British Wildlife rescue centre. Lindsay Doyle reports.
:23:23. > :23:26.Content and blissfully unaware of just what a struggle it can be to
:23:26. > :23:29.fund the running of an animal rescue centre. For 20 years it has
:23:29. > :23:39.been a battle for survival for The British Wildlife Rescue Centre near
:23:39. > :23:48.Stafford. Then, suddenly, on Friday a call from a television producer,
:23:48. > :23:57.and it is comedian Alan Carr to the rescue! He was absolutely brilliant.
:23:57. > :24:01.He even surprised me. In the end we got �87,500. That is a heck of a
:24:01. > :24:04.lot of money. �87,5000 means a respite from struggle for at least
:24:04. > :24:14.three years for the centre which rescues and hand rears abandoned
:24:14. > :24:14.
:24:14. > :24:20.pets and injured wild animals. Much of the wildlife here is brought in
:24:20. > :24:26.by members of the public. This little one was brought in by some
:24:26. > :24:32.who thought she was a puppy, the cheers actually a fox! I really
:24:32. > :24:35.like the animals. They've run really fast. I like that chicken's
:24:35. > :24:40.the best. Some of them can run fast and some of them are really
:24:40. > :24:43.beautiful. Alan Carr told Midlands Today that he decided to pick
:24:43. > :24:47.British Wildlife as it is a small charity that solely relies on
:24:47. > :24:52.volunteers and donations and it'll be nice to help them out. I would
:24:52. > :24:56.love to say thank you, if nothing else. Perhaps we will get the
:24:56. > :24:59.chance. I hope we will get the chance. The money will go towards
:24:59. > :25:09.much needed repairs of pathways, the building of a new aviary and
:25:09. > :25:13.
:25:13. > :25:15.What an incredible windfall for that charity. When you think you
:25:15. > :25:25.about the places that are closing down at the minute because things
:25:25. > :25:27.
:25:27. > :25:31.are so tough. �87,500! It is time for the weather.
:25:31. > :25:34.The temperatures have been all over the shop recently. We've gone
:25:34. > :25:36.through three seasons in a week, but that's because last week high
:25:36. > :25:39.pressure dominated with the air flowing up from North Africa,
:25:39. > :25:49.whereas this week it's mainly high pressure where the air's flowing in
:25:49. > :25:52.from Norway and Sweden. Because of that, it could mean some snow. Very
:25:52. > :25:56.much on a knife's edge as to whether it settles, but Tuesday
:25:56. > :26:02.night is one to make note of for that So right now we're still
:26:02. > :26:05.looking at mostly cloudy skies across Northern parts. There will
:26:05. > :26:12.be some clear spells developing in places and those areas will be
:26:12. > :26:18.colder. All the showers are going to leave the end of the night
:26:18. > :26:26.mostly dry. So, not too bad compared to the rest of the nights
:26:26. > :26:30.this week. For tomorrow, it will be a dull start to the day. You may be
:26:30. > :26:34.seeing a few sunny spells during the day, but generally speaking it
:26:35. > :26:40.is much cloudier than today. There will be showers rolling in at the
:26:40. > :26:45.end of the morning and the after noon. You can see the range in
:26:45. > :26:50.temperatures. Call To Air is digging in from the north. Through
:26:50. > :26:58.tomorrow night we start to see the rain turning to sleet or snow in
:26:58. > :27:06.places. Temperatures could potentially get down to one degree
:27:06. > :27:10.below freezing. It could therefore lie. On Wednesday we are looking at
:27:10. > :27:20.wintery showers in the morning. A bit of rain on Thursday, but
:27:20. > :27:25.
:27:25. > :27:30.temperatures back to normal for the I am meant to be going to a cricket
:27:30. > :27:33.match on Friday! A look at tonight's main headlines:
:27:33. > :27:35.30 years since the start of the Falklands war - Britain remembers
:27:35. > :27:38.those who died to defend the islands.