:00:10. > :00:13.Welcome to Midlands Today. The headlines: jailed for four years,
:00:13. > :00:18.the former leader of Worcestershire County Council is convicted of sex
:00:18. > :00:21.attacks. We would like to apologise for any
:00:21. > :00:30.anxiety felt by either of the victims.
:00:30. > :00:33.The man who diffused the Birmingham riots insists it was self-defence.
:00:33. > :00:41.Businesses talc then Secretary that the government must do more to
:00:41. > :00:45.boost manufacturing. We are going to take time to get things back in
:00:45. > :00:55.order. Children get ready for the first
:00:55. > :01:01.
:01:01. > :01:05.Good evening. Welcome to Tuesday's Midlands Today.
:01:05. > :01:09.A senior politician and a church minister is jailed for sexually
:01:09. > :01:12.abusing two teenagers. George Lord was leader of
:01:12. > :01:15.Worcestershire County Council and to all appearances a pillar of the
:01:15. > :01:20.community. His standing gave him power and influence.
:01:20. > :01:24.A judge said today that the 79- year-old had abused his position by
:01:24. > :01:29.assaulting one teenager in a council chamber and later admitted
:01:29. > :01:34.three similar offences involving a 14-year-old girl in the 1970s.
:01:34. > :01:37.Found in his office before his fall from grace, George Lord, the one-
:01:37. > :01:40.time leader of Worcestershire County Council was harbouring a
:01:40. > :01:45.dark secret. The secret was exposed at Birmingham Crown Court where he
:01:45. > :01:49.was jailed for four years for sexually abusing two teenage girls.
:01:49. > :01:53.The first phase was 40 years ago when Lord now 79 was a church
:01:53. > :01:58.minister. The court was told that he started crooning the victim in
:01:58. > :02:02.the 1970s when she was 11. Heat started indecently assaulting her
:02:02. > :02:06.three years later. He told her that they had a special and secret
:02:06. > :02:09.relationship that she could not discuss with anyone. The judge told
:02:09. > :02:14.him he had abused his position. You should have been her protector, he
:02:14. > :02:19.said, not her abuser. As the leader of the county council
:02:19. > :02:24.he held the enormous power. He abused the power to prey on a 19-
:02:24. > :02:28.year-old woman at County Hall in 2010. It is a position of authority
:02:28. > :02:35.and trust which is being manipulated and broken and it can
:02:35. > :02:41.lead to difficulties for victims and their ability to trust people
:02:41. > :02:51.in the future. The victim's parents were in court and they are unhappy
:02:51. > :02:54.
:02:54. > :02:58.with the county council's handling The council is now holding an
:02:58. > :03:01.inquiry chaired by an independent official. They say that the
:03:01. > :03:04.sentencing of George Lord draws a line under what they say is a
:03:04. > :03:08.difficult matter. The chief executive said that employee
:03:08. > :03:12.welfare is of the utmost importance and the council has a
:03:12. > :03:17.whistleblowing policy which applies to everyone in the organisation no
:03:17. > :03:20.matter what their position. After sentencing, George Lord's solicitor
:03:20. > :03:28.read that a statement. He would like to apologise for any anxiety
:03:28. > :03:33.felt by either of the victims. He feels it was appropriate for him to
:03:33. > :03:37.resign as the leader of the Worcestershire County Council in
:03:37. > :03:43.order to preserve the good reputation of the council. George
:03:43. > :03:48.Lord will be placed on the sex offenders' register indefinitely.
:03:48. > :03:53.The judge told Lord from Brahms wrote that he was about to half of
:03:53. > :03:58.the four-year jail term before being eligible for all release on
:03:58. > :04:03.licence -- from Bromsgrove. Still ahead: the Mercury plummets
:04:03. > :04:05.so it must mean that cricket is Barrack -- cricket is back. Why
:04:05. > :04:12.Warwickshire believe this could be their season.
:04:12. > :04:16.A father who has appealed for calm and ended the Birmingham writes
:04:16. > :04:21.told a court today how he punched a man in self-defence. Tariq Jahan
:04:21. > :04:26.allegedly assaulted Sajjad Ali last July after an argument on a street
:04:26. > :04:32.in Handsworth in Birmingham. Tariq Jahan is the man credited
:04:32. > :04:37.with helping to stop the Birmingham riots after his appeals for calm.
:04:37. > :04:42.I lost my son. Step forward, do you want to lose your son's? Otherwise,
:04:42. > :04:45.calm down and go home. He came to national prominence after his son
:04:45. > :04:50.and two other young men died when they were hit by a car in Winson
:04:50. > :04:53.Green last August. A month before that it is alleged he punched 34-
:04:53. > :04:58.year-old Sajjad Ali to the ground and fractured his jaw in an
:04:58. > :05:01.unprovoked attack. Today Tariq Jahan gave evidence. He said the
:05:01. > :05:07.attack in Factory Road, Handsworth was entirely in self-defence and
:05:07. > :05:10.that he was head-butted by Sajjad Ali after a disagreement and
:05:10. > :05:12.punched him once to protect himself. Tariq Jahan told the police that he
:05:13. > :05:16.had lied to police about the incident and said that he had been
:05:16. > :05:22.elsewhere at the time and that he continued to live as recently as
:05:22. > :05:26.last week when he finally made a statement admitting it. He said
:05:26. > :05:31.that he lied may need to protect his wife. He told the court that
:05:31. > :05:34.when you start with a lie, you have to make up at the 1000 miles to
:05:34. > :05:39.cover the live. He said that when he has started there was no turning
:05:39. > :05:43.back. Tariq Jahan's wife Tahira Yasmin also gave evidence
:05:43. > :05:46.confirming what her husband had said. The court was told he had
:05:46. > :05:51.several previous convictions including one for actual bodily
:05:51. > :05:55.harm for his stepmother. He said it had been an accident. He said he
:05:55. > :06:04.deeply regretted what had happened with Sajjad Ali and that it was not
:06:04. > :06:07.how he normally behaved. The very significant part back
:06:07. > :06:12.Tariq Jahan played in the Birmingham riots was mentioned in
:06:12. > :06:15.court today? It was. Tariq Jahan had told the court when he was
:06:15. > :06:19.giving evidence that he had been trying to calm Sajjad Ali down
:06:19. > :06:22.before the alleged assault. His barrister then said that it was
:06:22. > :06:27.similar to what he had done in the Birmingham riots when he appealed
:06:27. > :06:30.to the community for calm. When that was mentioned, Tariq Jahan got
:06:31. > :06:34.a set and broke down in tears and was so upset that the court had to
:06:34. > :06:38.take a break because he felt he could not continue. The prosecution
:06:38. > :06:45.said that while everyone has huge sympathy for what happened to him
:06:45. > :06:49.during the riots, back must not cloud their judgment. -- that must
:06:49. > :06:54.not cloud their judgment. What will happen tomorrow? The defence will
:06:54. > :06:59.give their closing arguments and the judge will send the jury out to
:06:59. > :07:05.consider its verdict. The judge has told the court that it is expected
:07:05. > :07:08.that the trial will not finished until Thursday.
:07:08. > :07:12.Leading businesses have been expressing concern about the state
:07:12. > :07:15.of the economy to Vince Cable. That is despite a survey today from the
:07:15. > :07:18.British Chambers of Commerce which suggests some companies are slowly
:07:19. > :07:22.recovering. Mr Cable spent the day in
:07:22. > :07:26.Worcestershire visiting manufacturing firms. Our business
:07:26. > :07:33.correspondent reports on whether the talk was more about recession
:07:33. > :07:35.or recovery. Hand-made in the Malvern's and a
:07:35. > :07:39.perfect place for the Business Secretary to gather intelligence
:07:39. > :07:44.about the state of the economy and more.
:07:44. > :07:47.Despite being highly desirable, even this man has found the
:07:47. > :07:53.recession challenging and with conflicting surveys on whether the
:07:53. > :07:57.economy is recovering, the company's MD is still cautious.
:07:57. > :08:03.think in the UK things are extremely tight. Money is tight and
:08:03. > :08:08.a demand in the UK for luxury products is static at the moment.
:08:08. > :08:10.What we are trying to do at the moment is look for alternative
:08:10. > :08:14.markets particularly in the emerging economies like China.
:08:15. > :08:20.Things are not so bad that they cannot invest in its future. The
:08:20. > :08:24.Business Secretary also met one of the company's apprentices. The
:08:24. > :08:33.skills this man is learning are vital if production of such
:08:33. > :08:41.specialised vehicles is to continue. We learn the old methods of folding,
:08:41. > :08:46.Metal finishing techniques. We do not use many modern tools. He is
:08:46. > :08:51.one of 10,000 so-called mid- sized businesses here in the UK
:08:51. > :08:55.collectively representing 0.2% of all firms in the UK. They employ
:08:55. > :08:59.around 20% of all private sector workers say it is vital that
:08:59. > :09:02.companies like this are encouraged to grow. Not surprising that the
:09:02. > :09:08.message from government then this does is go for growth. If Britain
:09:08. > :09:13.is going to get right on to the fitting economic League, we have to
:09:13. > :09:18.get on to exports. It has got to come through business investment.
:09:18. > :09:27.Growth is not a problem that it was the based company, the biggest
:09:27. > :09:32.provider of computerise metal cutting equipment. Here exports are
:09:32. > :09:35.soaring and even UK sales rose by 60% last year. The recession was
:09:35. > :09:41.tough for us and business dropped by 80%. Since then things have
:09:41. > :09:45.picked up well. We are pretty optimistic. What about growth? How
:09:46. > :09:55.busy are you? We are now back to manufacturing about 80% of the
:09:55. > :09:59.levels we were prior to the recession. A chance to test drive a
:09:59. > :10:02.Morgan product and the state of the economy. By all accounts, the
:10:02. > :10:06.Business Secretary left to the region in a more positive mood
:10:06. > :10:10.about money factoring and when he arrived.
:10:10. > :10:19.What do you think is the main message Mr Cable will have taken
:10:19. > :10:23.away? I think he was fairly encouraged. We are in the workshop
:10:23. > :10:31.where they make the new Morgan car. Already 800 of them have been sold.
:10:31. > :10:35.With me tonight is Charles Morgan. Tell me, how well is it more been
:10:35. > :10:39.doing? You said in the film that you are cautious. Where is the
:10:39. > :10:43.company going? A if you can produce a new product that is innovative
:10:43. > :10:48.and has tradition rather like this model, you will have a worldwide
:10:48. > :10:55.market. We are finding that markets like Germany are really taking off
:10:55. > :10:59.on us. We are hoping to go to America with this. The motor market
:10:59. > :11:04.generally has been powering ahead. By using map? This is quite an
:11:04. > :11:08.expensive car to buy. -- are you seeing that? We are seeing a
:11:08. > :11:14.revival of innovation in British manufacturing. In the old days, we
:11:14. > :11:17.would end ties foreign companies to set up factory here and create jobs.
:11:17. > :11:22.Now the innovation is coming from British companies themselves.
:11:22. > :11:27.Jaguar Land Rover up the road is a perfect example. They have got new
:11:27. > :11:31.technology. They have also got the tradition of the 4x4 car up a bit
:11:31. > :11:35.like we have got the sports car traditions. We sought in the film
:11:35. > :11:43.an apprentice. How important are they to you? Incredibly important
:11:43. > :11:48.because they are the energy for the future. Education and the young
:11:48. > :11:52.people's attitude means that they are combining technology and hand-
:11:52. > :11:55.crafted. You have got the best of both worlds. Computer-aided design
:11:56. > :12:00.and also a real skill in terms of the assembly. You cannot have one
:12:00. > :12:04.without the other. Many thanks. Looking good. Let us hope it is a
:12:04. > :12:08.good sign for elsewhere in the economy.
:12:08. > :12:11.Police investigating the murder of a 92-year-old Black Country man to
:12:11. > :12:18.say he died as a result of severe head injuries. The former seaman
:12:18. > :12:21.William Davis was discovered at his home collapsed in Willenhall on
:12:21. > :12:24.Sunday evening. Saying goodbye to a neighbour and a
:12:24. > :12:29.friend, just one of a number of floral tributes left outside the
:12:29. > :12:34.home of 92-year-old William Davis. If the pensioner died from severe
:12:34. > :12:39.head injuries after being attacked at his home in Hobley Street in
:12:39. > :12:44.Willenhall on Sunday afternoon. is highly likely that the person or
:12:44. > :12:49.persons responsible may have left the address heavily bloodstained.
:12:49. > :12:53.We are appealing to any body that has any information at all about
:12:53. > :12:57.friends, relatives, neighbours, who may have been heavily bloodstained,
:12:57. > :13:03.who may have been concealing bloodstains on their clothing on
:13:03. > :13:08.Sunday afternoon, to please come forward. This afternoon, roads
:13:08. > :13:13.remain sealed off in Willenhall as forensic searches continued. Mr
:13:13. > :13:18.Davies was last seen at 3pm on Sunday afternoon when neighbours
:13:18. > :13:23.went granted depends and tea. They became concerned after not hearing
:13:23. > :13:28.from their -- they went round to give him some tea. They found him
:13:28. > :13:33.collapsed and call the police just after 6pm. William Davis was a
:13:33. > :13:37.veteran at war but to at -- restaurant of the war. He was
:13:37. > :13:41.described as fiercely independent. Cliff Shelley who owns the garage
:13:41. > :13:47.at the end of the road knows him well. He has been shocked by his
:13:47. > :13:51.murder. I used to stop and talk to him and sometimes he would show me
:13:51. > :13:56.the medals from when he was in the Navy. He was a really nice guy. I
:13:56. > :14:00.am shocked. Police said that initial investigations so no sign
:14:00. > :14:04.of a break-in or for Stent -- forced entry. They expect the area
:14:04. > :14:14.around his house to remain sealed off for two to three days while
:14:14. > :14:16.
:14:16. > :14:19.A campaign to clear the names of 24 building workers charged with eight
:14:19. > :14:22.-- charged with conspiracy after a strike 40 years ago stepped up
:14:22. > :14:25.today with a fresh appeal. The Shrewsbury Pickets Campaign is
:14:25. > :14:31.being led by a group including actor Ricky Tomlinson, who was
:14:31. > :14:35.jailed after a trial in 1973. They are claiming a miscarriage of
:14:35. > :14:38.justice, arguing the original case was political and an abuse of power
:14:38. > :14:42.by the government. Today was the last chance for
:14:42. > :14:46.people to comment on the planned changes to parliamentary boundaries.
:14:46. > :14:50.The government wants to reflect changing demographics and ensure
:14:50. > :14:55.each constituency has the same number of voters. But for towns
:14:55. > :15:01.such as more than, it could mean they are split into two consistent
:15:01. > :15:05.-- constituencies. Just a week ago we were getting
:15:05. > :15:14.temperatures around the 20 degrees. Very different today, with the
:15:14. > :15:19.gritters on standby and warnings of snow on the way.
:15:19. > :15:23.A freak event is another way to put it. We have currently got a very
:15:23. > :15:30.cold air moving in as I mentioned yesterday, combined with a heady
:15:30. > :15:34.period of rain tonight which could produce a fair covering of snow. It
:15:34. > :15:41.is going to feel bitterly cold with strengthening wind and a plummeting
:15:41. > :15:45.temperatures. I will have a full round-up later.
:15:45. > :15:55.Also on a programme, digging for Olympic glory, could your garden
:15:55. > :15:56.
:15:56. > :15:59.play a part in separate -- The government is facing yet
:15:59. > :16:03.another court hearing objecting to the plans for a high-speed rail
:16:03. > :16:06.link between Birmingham and London. More are expected before the
:16:06. > :16:11.deadline at the end of the week. Protesters say the government has
:16:11. > :16:15.failed to conduct a proper environmental assessment and made
:16:15. > :16:20.mistakes with its compensation programme. We are joined by David -
:16:20. > :16:24.- David Gregory. While these cases appearing now?
:16:24. > :16:28.The government said yes to HS2 at the start of the year, but there is
:16:28. > :16:31.a three-month window for people to get everything together and push
:16:31. > :16:37.for a judicial review over certain parts of the decision. That is what
:16:37. > :16:42.is happening now. I talked to a group earlier who have raised
:16:42. > :16:48.�200,000 to pay for a judicial review. That has come from
:16:48. > :16:51.individual contributions. May-June a group of councils such as
:16:52. > :16:57.Warwickshire and commentary who have got together to launch a
:16:57. > :17:02.similar challenge. -- they join. I would expect a more before the end
:17:02. > :17:08.of the week. What are the grounds for objection?
:17:08. > :17:14.It falls into two groups, environmental concerns, they are
:17:14. > :17:17.saying that the government has not played -- paid any attention to the
:17:17. > :17:22.environmental impact, and the other one is more complicated, it is
:17:22. > :17:28.about compensation payments, saying that the government's compensation
:17:28. > :17:33.scheme is not clearly set out. That is where things are happening.
:17:33. > :17:38.Later challenges might focus on the route as well.
:17:38. > :17:43.When will these cases be heard? The government gets 21 days to look
:17:43. > :17:48.at what people have objected to him, put their side of things, and the
:17:48. > :17:52.paperwork goes away to a judge. Four months from then, a judge will
:17:52. > :17:56.either say no to a judicial review or they will say yes and people can
:17:56. > :18:02.have their day in court. But then is a blockade on this at the moment,
:18:02. > :18:06.so it may take some time. It is just 115 days until the start
:18:06. > :18:10.of the Olympic Games, and if you are not lucky enough to have a
:18:10. > :18:15.ticket, there are still ways to be involved.
:18:15. > :18:18.Dennis the Olympic torch relay, reaching Cheltenham on may 23rd.
:18:18. > :18:24.There will be road closures which means that some schoolchildren may
:18:25. > :18:28.have to be at their desks at 6am. You can brush up on your
:18:28. > :18:34.Shakespeare during Stratford's World Shakespeare Festival. On the
:18:34. > :18:40.same day, Dancing for the Games will begin in Birmingham. On that
:18:40. > :18:47.30th June, contrary's pedal-powered Godiva Awakes puppet heads to the
:18:47. > :18:51.capital. -- Coventry's. And Olympic football starting commentary on
:18:51. > :18:57.25th July. We report on how you can get
:18:57. > :19:03.involved from your own garden. Gardening for the games? Yes, that
:19:03. > :19:09.is what I said. Phil offers a few tips on some patriotic planting to
:19:09. > :19:16.this young audience. How about a red, white and blue window-box? And
:19:16. > :19:22.it is not just about flowers. The idea of having London 2012
:19:22. > :19:27.vegetables foray shed barbecue or salad on the opening night or
:19:27. > :19:33.whatever weekend you cannot manage, or the closing ceremony, the idea
:19:33. > :19:37.has come together with these plants are to create eight celebration of,
:19:38. > :19:44.and it is very exciting bus-stop the event focused on gardening, but
:19:44. > :19:48.it is about more than getting green fingered for the Games.
:19:48. > :19:54.The question is what can you do to get your community in the Olympic
:19:54. > :20:00.mood? They need people to get motivated. It is about waving the
:20:00. > :20:03.flag for Britain and waving it for your community. This is a dress
:20:03. > :20:08.rehearsal for an Olympic qualifying football match at the Ricoh Arena
:20:08. > :20:12.in Coventry later this month. We want to encourage more and more
:20:12. > :20:16.people who have the confidence and the desire to make the Olympics and
:20:16. > :20:20.Paralympics, live in whatever way works for them. It could be about
:20:20. > :20:27.having a party in the street for the opening ceremony, getting the
:20:27. > :20:34.community together and having some gains. -- games.
:20:34. > :20:36.No such shortage of enthusiasm here are. They are aiming to sow the
:20:36. > :20:43.scenes for a rich harvest of community events later this year
:20:43. > :20:49.across the Midlands. -- so the seeds.
:20:49. > :20:53.Let's stay with the sporting scene. News of Stiliyan Petrov?
:20:53. > :20:59.Yes, Randy Lerner has been to visit Stiliyan Petrov to miss him well in
:20:59. > :21:04.his battle to overcome leukaemia. He attended Saturday's game with
:21:04. > :21:07.Chelsea, and received a standing ovation from both sets of fans. He
:21:07. > :21:14.is now being treated in London, where Alex McLeish about him in
:21:14. > :21:19.amazing spirit. He is determined to meet it head-on,
:21:19. > :21:25.and he was talking really positively, and could not wait to
:21:25. > :21:29.get started to try and clear up this illness. I do not know what he
:21:29. > :21:34.is thinking in his head, but he is the captain of Aston Villa and has
:21:34. > :21:40.shown the commitment on the pitch. He is a great leader and he wants
:21:40. > :21:47.to get himself a through this. It does sound as if he is in a
:21:47. > :21:51.positive frame of mind. That is the impression you get from
:21:51. > :21:56.Alex McLeish. He thanked supporters from across the country, saying he
:21:56. > :22:00.has been overwhelmed. But the clubs say they do not be able to give
:22:00. > :22:04.day-to-day bulletins, and they should respect him and his family.
:22:04. > :22:10.We will bring you update as and when the club replace -- release
:22:10. > :22:13.more. Birmingham City can take a step
:22:13. > :22:19.closer to the end-of-season play- offs tonight, they are away at
:22:19. > :22:23.Burghley hoping to repeat their 2-1 victory from earlier in the season.
:22:23. > :22:28.There one of four teams on 63 points, lying 4th in the
:22:28. > :22:33.Championship on goal difference. And we will have full match
:22:33. > :22:37.commentary from 7pm on BBC WM. On to cricket, and Warwickshire say
:22:37. > :22:40.the lessons they learnt from finishing second in last year's
:22:40. > :22:44.County Championship will be crucial in their attempts to go one better
:22:44. > :22:49.this time. The Bears missed out on the title on the final afternoon of
:22:49. > :22:54.last season. The new season starts on Thursday.
:22:54. > :22:58.The Bears have emerged from hibernation, and they are not
:22:58. > :23:02.grumpy. But it is not like Warwickshire's players have been
:23:02. > :23:07.dormant since the summer, pre- season started on November.
:23:07. > :23:12.This time around, they are determined to win the title.
:23:12. > :23:17.It was a big knock for all of us, that last day at Hampshire, and we
:23:17. > :23:21.were very tired and it was a very difficult run-in. But it gave us
:23:21. > :23:26.real impetus going into this year in terms of thinking how we can
:23:26. > :23:32.improve a little bit too maybe get over the line and win it this year.
:23:32. > :23:36.They have already got injury problems. Chris Woakes damaged
:23:36. > :23:40.ankle on a book -- ankle ligaments in Barbados. They will also have
:23:40. > :23:44.other high-profile absentees. Ian Bell and Jonathan Trott orange
:23:44. > :23:49.rancour with England at the moment, and their availability will be
:23:49. > :23:52.limited this summer. Preparation has been meticulous. They have even
:23:52. > :23:58.had check-ups for skin cancer and a sun damage. Now they are raring to
:23:58. > :24:04.The guys were already thinking about next season at the end of
:24:04. > :24:10.last season. We are eager to get back on the pitch, and we are
:24:10. > :24:13.playing a university site this week, but next week it is Somerset.
:24:14. > :24:17.Troughton expects the title race to be wide open, but if Warwickshire
:24:17. > :24:23.are in contention come August, they know exactly what it takes to
:24:24. > :24:30.become champions. I do try and get down and watch
:24:30. > :24:35.their season. They will have fresh impetus this
:24:35. > :24:39.year. I am going to ask you to lay your cards on the table. Will they
:24:39. > :24:44.do it this season? I am worried about them losing
:24:44. > :24:49.Chris Woakes. But they have got new players, and that may compensate.
:24:49. > :24:55.Ashley Giles said the one silver lining is that maybe Chris Woakes
:24:55. > :24:58.will have a break, as cricketers often play all year now. I saw them
:24:58. > :25:03.trudge of the pitch on that last afternoon, and they look to 10
:25:03. > :25:07.years older than last year of -- than today. They want to win it and
:25:07. > :25:11.will not leave anything on the pitch.
:25:11. > :25:15.Their spirit is really good. They had just come back from Barbados
:25:15. > :25:20.where Chris Woakes did his ankle, as they are very much buzzing this
:25:20. > :25:25.time. This time last year they were
:25:25. > :25:29.tipped for relegation, so they are looking in a good way.
:25:29. > :25:39.There are rumours that winter is about to return! Let's find out the
:25:39. > :25:43.Yes, there is snow on the way. We have had snow in June it, and you
:25:43. > :25:48.will find since last week, we will have seen a drop in temperature of
:25:48. > :25:55.around 15 degrees, largely due to a combination of Nordic air and a
:25:55. > :25:59.heady period of rain. We have had a combination of fronts coming
:25:59. > :26:02.through from the north today, and the first has gone through this
:26:02. > :26:06.afternoon and is still there this evening. You can see the last of
:26:06. > :26:09.the rain clearing the east of the region, but you will find that
:26:09. > :26:14.tonight and it through the early hours, the next one will come
:26:14. > :26:19.through from the north. It is more active and will produce heavy rain
:26:19. > :26:24.in the northern part of the patch. It will also bring snow over the
:26:24. > :26:32.highest ground, but the 200 metres. So the Peak District and the
:26:32. > :26:39.Pennines could see some. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning.
:26:39. > :26:43.Arts where it is rain and maybe some sleet and snow. -- elsewhere.
:26:43. > :26:53.It will be a cold night, temperatures down took roughly zero
:26:53. > :26:58.degrees. So they could be some ayes somewhere. -- ice. The snow is
:26:58. > :27:03.confined to to the highest ground, again about 200 metres. Tomorrow
:27:03. > :27:12.will be a bitterly cold day with a lot of Gamestation and higher wind
:27:12. > :27:22.speed. -- a lot of cloud. A huge drop in temperatures, last week we
:27:22. > :27:26.
:27:26. > :27:30.saw 21 Celsius. By Thursday it will Run thousands of students could --
:27:30. > :27:33.thousands of students could see tougher A-levels. And the former