:00:04. > :00:07.Hello and welcome to Midlands Today with Nick Owen and Mary Rhodes. The
:00:07. > :00:10.headlines tonight: A court's told fire service managers failed, and
:00:10. > :00:14.failed badly, on the night four firefighters lost their lives in a
:00:14. > :00:17.smoke-filled factory. "Keep our mothers and babies safe"
:00:17. > :00:21.- campaigners' safety fears over plans to move a hospital's
:00:21. > :00:25.maternity services. At the end of the day, you're taking that
:00:25. > :00:29.mother's and child's lives in your hands by making them travel.
:00:29. > :00:33.A jury is given graphic details of how three men died after being run
:00:33. > :00:36.down by a car during last summer's riots.
:00:36. > :00:39.STEAM WHISTLE BLOWS. And the last steam-powered
:00:39. > :00:49.narrowboat still working heads south to join the Queen's Diamond
:00:49. > :00:56.
:00:56. > :01:00.Good evening and welcome to Friday's Midlands Today from the
:01:00. > :01:03.BBC. Tonight, three Warwickshire fire service managers have today
:01:03. > :01:08.gone on trial accused of the manslaughter of four firefighters
:01:08. > :01:10.through gross negligence. A jury at Stafford Crown Court head how
:01:10. > :01:13.incident commanders allegedly "failed and failed very badly"
:01:13. > :01:18.during a fire at a vegetable packing plant in Atherstone on
:01:19. > :01:23.Stour in November 2007. In court the prosecution claimed the
:01:24. > :01:32.firefighters who died were "exposed to unnecessary danger". Our
:01:32. > :01:36.reporter Joan Cummins was there. What was the case's background?
:01:36. > :01:40.you say, it should have been a routine call-out to a fire at a
:01:40. > :01:45.vegetable packing plant in Atherstone on Stour back in
:01:45. > :01:52.November 2007. Instead, it was to end in tragedy for Ian Reid, Ashley
:01:52. > :01:55.Stephens, John Averis and Darren Yates-Bradley. Today, the jury at
:01:55. > :01:59.Stafford Crown Court were given more details about the terrible
:01:59. > :02:08.incidents of that night. We learned that the first call about the fire
:02:08. > :02:17.came through at 5:39pm. Then, a breathing apparatus team consisting
:02:18. > :02:27.of the four men who died were sent into the building the 22 minutes 17
:02:28. > :02:28.
:02:28. > :02:33.-- later at, an emergency was declared. Timothy Woodward, Adrian
:02:33. > :02:38.Ashley and Paul Simmons denied negligence. You have heard about
:02:38. > :02:41.the timings of the incident today, what more was said in court? Open
:02:41. > :02:46.indicate for the prosecution, Richard Matthews QC said that this
:02:46. > :02:52.was not about the trivialities of the red tape involving health and
:02:52. > :02:55.safety. Instead he said it was about the needless loss of four
:02:55. > :03:00.lives, lost as a result of being sent into a situation when nobody
:03:00. > :03:06.was in peril. No one required rescue. They were sent into what he
:03:06. > :03:11.described as an obviously dangerous situation for no good reason. In
:03:11. > :03:15.the public gallery, supporters of the three defendants sat near to
:03:15. > :03:20.relatives of the four men who died at for the first time, we heard how
:03:20. > :03:25.Ian Reid had become separated from his colleagues. He had been seen by
:03:25. > :03:29.other teams running past them in an obviously distressed state.
:03:29. > :03:37.Attempts to resuscitate him later failed. The bodies of the other
:03:37. > :03:41.three men were recovered from the wreckage days later. The trial is
:03:41. > :03:44.expected to last 10 weeks. Thank you
:03:44. > :03:48.And you can read more about the case on the BBC Coventry and
:03:48. > :03:51.Warwickshire website. Good to have you with us here on
:03:51. > :03:54.Midlands Today. Later tonight, for better, for worse, it's a nail-
:03:54. > :04:03.biting, heart-stopping weekend for some of our football clubs as the
:04:03. > :04:05.It's a month until the final decision's made about whether to
:04:05. > :04:09.move specialist maternity and children's services out of
:04:09. > :04:13.Shrewsbury to Telford. Anxious campaigners in the west and south
:04:13. > :04:18.of the county are angry that a document outlining the risks of the
:04:18. > :04:21.move still hasn't been made public. Last year, specialists in baby care
:04:21. > :04:26.argued it was the wrong decision, although the hospital says it's put
:04:26. > :04:32.measures in place to guarantee mothers and babies will be safe.
:04:32. > :04:35.Here's our health correspondent, Parents of these children in
:04:35. > :04:39.Oswestry paint a grim picture of the future. They're worried about
:04:39. > :04:41.having to travel further in an emergency to Telford. Archie
:04:41. > :04:49.suffers from severe allergies, Jessica was premature like her
:04:49. > :04:54.brothers, and George stopped breathing following convulsions.
:04:54. > :04:57.Why should we be abandoned? We deserve an NHS that is on our
:04:57. > :05:02.doorstep, everybody deserves to have the best treatment we can
:05:02. > :05:06.receive. I have had three premature children and I believe two of them,
:05:06. > :05:12.if I had to travel to Telford, two of them would not be alive. It is
:05:12. > :05:14.upsetting to think that a child could be lost due to a hospital
:05:14. > :05:16.been moved. Last year, 33,000 people opposed
:05:16. > :05:26.moving specialist maternity and children's services from Shrewsbury
:05:26. > :05:26.
:05:26. > :05:31.to Telford. We have heard nothing in the past 15 months to confirm
:05:31. > :05:34.that those clinical risks that we feel are in place, and the
:05:34. > :05:40.consultants feel will be in place, when these services move, has
:05:40. > :05:43.changed. Specialist maternity and children's services since set to
:05:43. > :05:47.move to Telford. They have got the money and planning permission and
:05:47. > :05:50.have even appointed the builders. There's just one hurdle to cross so
:05:50. > :05:53.why have we not been shown all the safety data?
:05:53. > :06:00.The hospital chief executive says assurance was given by an expert
:06:00. > :06:03.panel. In the view of local and national experts, when they look at
:06:03. > :06:06.the proposals, the concerns that people had have been addressed and
:06:06. > :06:09.they can feel assured about that. But that panel also said more
:06:09. > :06:15.safety work was needed. In September, we were told ensuring
:06:15. > :06:19.that safety passed to the primary care trust. The safety has been
:06:19. > :06:24.assured but with conditions attached. That there would be
:06:24. > :06:29.further discussions around patient assessment prior to transfer,
:06:29. > :06:33.around access to services and the like. That is the work that is
:06:33. > :06:36.continuing and which we will see reflected in the full business case.
:06:36. > :06:39.The full business case will only be made public ten days before a final
:06:39. > :06:45.decision. A summary produced this week didn't have the safety
:06:45. > :06:49.document called the quality impact assessment. Surely you could
:06:49. > :06:53.publish that? I think the truth is we have provided all the assurances
:06:53. > :06:57.we are able to and we have provided huge amounts of assurance to the
:06:57. > :07:02.public about those concerns that people have raised with us. We are
:07:02. > :07:04.very sure that those concerns can now be put at rest.
:07:04. > :07:09.Some parents have yet to be reassured that their children are
:07:09. > :07:11.safe. Three men from Birmingham have been
:07:11. > :07:16.arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of possessing terrorist
:07:16. > :07:19.material. The men were detained after arriving on a flight from
:07:19. > :07:23.Oman last night. West Midlands Police say the arrests were planned
:07:23. > :07:25.and there's no immediate threat to public safety.
:07:25. > :07:30.A 51-year-old man accused of murdering a Worcester woman has
:07:30. > :07:32.been refused bail by a judge at the city's Crown Court. William Cummins
:07:32. > :07:37.is accused of killing Jacqueline Harrison whose body was discovered
:07:38. > :07:42.by police at her flat in Dines Green last week. She'd been
:07:42. > :07:47.assaulted. William Cummins is due back in court in July.
:07:47. > :07:50.Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was shot in Birmingham.
:07:50. > :07:53.Armed officers were called to a house in the Cotterills Lane area
:07:53. > :07:55.of Alum Rock last night after reports that shots had been fired
:07:55. > :07:59.through a window. A 49-year-old man who'd been visiting the address
:07:59. > :08:08.suffered leg injuries. He's now being treated in hospital while
:08:08. > :08:16.police carry out further searches at the scene.
:08:16. > :08:19.They were all "in it together". The words of the prosecution in the
:08:19. > :08:22.case of eight people accused of murdering three men during last
:08:22. > :08:25.August's riots in Birmingham and the Black Country. It was claimed
:08:25. > :08:28.in court that the men had all set out to loot local businesses, but
:08:29. > :08:31.ended up resorting to using deadly weapons in the form of their cars.
:08:31. > :08:37.Our special correspondent, Peter Wilson, has been following the case.
:08:37. > :08:44.What was the new evidence heard today? The families of the three
:08:44. > :08:50.men came here to hear the medical evidence and last year, Haroon
:08:50. > :09:00.Jahan, Shazad Ali and Abdul Musavir for all of them hit by a black
:09:00. > :09:04.
:09:04. > :09:07.Mazda calf. Thrown high in the air. Mr Jahan and Mr Ali both suffered
:09:07. > :09:09.severe damage to their spinal cords while Mr Musavir died from head
:09:09. > :09:14.injuries. The prosecution argue that there were three cars all
:09:14. > :09:20.acting together as part of a concerted plan. What else was said
:09:20. > :09:25.about the men in the dock? There are eight defendants who all deny
:09:25. > :09:28.the murder charges. It was said that a police accident investigator
:09:28. > :09:34.estimated that the black Mazda car which hit the men must have been
:09:34. > :09:44.travelling between 37 and 45 miles an hour from a standing start. And
:09:44. > :09:46.
:09:46. > :09:51.there was no sign of deceleration. Has any motive been put forward for
:09:51. > :09:56.the attack? Prosecution say the men in the dock did not set out that
:09:56. > :10:00.night to commit murder, they claim that the men instead work in convoy
:10:00. > :10:05.looking to look businesses but because there were some 100 Asian
:10:05. > :10:09.men out on the streets armed with bricks and bats, and that in some
:10:09. > :10:14.cases bricks were thrown up the cars, that the men in the dock
:10:15. > :10:24.resorted to using their cars and lethal weapons. All of the men
:10:24. > :10:27.denied the charges and this case is continuing. Peter, thank you.
:10:27. > :10:30.A leading Midlands MP has defended the Government's record on support
:10:30. > :10:33.for business, after stinging criticisms by the chairman of one
:10:33. > :10:34.of our biggest firms. In a recent report to David Cameron, Sir
:10:34. > :10:36.Anthony Bamford of the Staffordshire digger-maker JCB
:10:36. > :10:39.warned that engineering businesses were falling behind the
:10:39. > :10:44.international competition. Earlier this week, JCB announced record
:10:44. > :10:49.earnings of �355 million. We're joined by our political editor,
:10:49. > :10:59.Patrick Burns. On this evidence, JCB don't appear to be doing too
:10:59. > :10:59.
:10:59. > :11:06.badly. They are doing brilliantly but Sir Anthony Bamford was making
:11:06. > :11:09.a broader point, so unless regulation was made less tired, we
:11:09. > :11:12.would fall behind international competition, mainly from Germany. A
:11:12. > :11:16.leading Conservative member of the Business Select Committee told me
:11:16. > :11:20.in an interview for the Sunday's Sunday politics programme that the
:11:20. > :11:23.Government are doing everything they can to support industries.
:11:23. > :11:27.Businesses always want more business-friendly mergers and I
:11:27. > :11:31.support them in that but I can assure that a lot of business from
:11:31. > :11:34.the measures are going on with the regional growth fund, with the
:11:34. > :11:41.Enterprise Zone we are seeing in the Black Country, Jaguar Land
:11:41. > :11:45.Rover investing 750 new jobs, so much going on. Patrick, that
:11:45. > :11:55.international competition that Sir Anthony Bamford is referring to, it
:11:55. > :11:57.
:11:57. > :12:04.is not going away, is it? That was also noted by my other guest, a
:12:04. > :12:09.Green member, and he was looking at JCB being a major local employer.
:12:09. > :12:12.It is a wonderful, wonderful thing that JCB are doing so well. The
:12:12. > :12:19.engineering excellence that England has historically been known for and
:12:19. > :12:23.I think possibly we have lost the pole position on that to Germany as
:12:23. > :12:27.being for engineering excellence but it is absolutely wonderful.
:12:27. > :12:33.you can see those interviews in fall on the Sunday politics which
:12:33. > :12:39.is on the later time this week, 2 o'clock because of coverage of the
:12:39. > :12:41.Still to come this evening: the last working steam-powered
:12:41. > :12:43.narrowboat in the country, and it's heading south from Staffordshire to
:12:43. > :12:47.join the Queen's Diamond Jubilee pageant.
:12:47. > :12:50.And a weekend of umbrella weather so if you're out and about over the
:12:50. > :12:53.weekend or indeed planning on going along to see the steam boat as it
:12:53. > :13:03.stops off at Fradley Junction and Stone, prepare for some showery
:13:03. > :13:04.
:13:04. > :13:07.Stratford upon Avon is preparing to mark the birth of its most famous
:13:07. > :13:11.son. The legacy of the playwright William Shakespeare will be
:13:11. > :13:14.celebrated throughout the weekend. But tonight, people there are being
:13:14. > :13:23.treated to an opera play written by a contemporary of the Bard, known
:13:23. > :13:26.as the Shakespeare of the East. It's called The Peony Pavilion - a
:13:26. > :13:35.love story written in China at about the time they were making
:13:35. > :13:38.nice vases, the Ming Dynasty. sleep, perchance to dream.
:13:38. > :13:40.Shakespeare was penning lines like this at about the same time. Two
:13:40. > :13:44.men, from very different backgrounds whose plays stood the
:13:44. > :13:47.test of time and who died coincidentally in the same year.
:13:47. > :13:57.It might not sound like it, but it's the Chinese equivalent of the
:13:57. > :13:59.
:13:59. > :14:04.Bard's most famous tale of star- crossed lovers. It is about the
:14:04. > :14:09.love story of the Romeo equivalent, the dream and coming back to life
:14:09. > :14:12.is all about love, the same as Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
:14:13. > :14:16.say that the original version is an epic is an understatement because
:14:17. > :14:22.if you wanted to watch it from start to finish, you would be
:14:22. > :14:24.sitting for 10 whole days. The director here has jotted down to
:14:24. > :14:27.one hour. The Chinese performers have been
:14:27. > :14:33.invited here by the Heart of England Academy - a partnership
:14:33. > :14:36.between Stratford College and City College, Coventry. China is a huge
:14:36. > :14:43.and wealth in country, and emerging great superpower. The more that we
:14:43. > :14:46.can promote the beauty and everything that England has to
:14:46. > :14:49.offer and the UK through culture and performances like this, it is
:14:49. > :14:51.so much better of the economy as a region.
:14:51. > :14:53.For the children at this afternoon's rehearsal a traditional
:14:53. > :15:00.dragon dance to end their east/west cultural experience. Perhaps more
:15:00. > :15:02.their cup of tea? Brilliant, it looked like a real dragon, amazing.
:15:02. > :15:10.After tonight, the Chinese production will move to Coventry
:15:10. > :15:13.for one night only. It can be a tough job getting
:15:13. > :15:16.schoolchildren interested in Shakespeare. But one inner city
:15:16. > :15:20.school in Birmingham has succeeded, thanks to the enthusiasm of a
:15:20. > :15:23.former pupil who just happens to be a famous actor. David Harewood,
:15:23. > :15:28.starring in the TV series Homeland, had just five days to coach the
:15:28. > :15:33.students. Then it was onto the stage in Stratford. Bob Hockenhull
:15:33. > :15:38.reports. Actor David Harewood's career has
:15:38. > :15:42.taken him to Hollywood. But he's never forgotten his roots so jumped
:15:42. > :15:44.at the chance to mentor pupils at his former school in Washwood Heath
:15:44. > :15:54.in Birmingham. The challenge - to turn them into Shakespearean actors
:15:54. > :15:59.in five days. It will be a challenge because I don't like
:15:59. > :16:01.doing things in half measures, if I do it I want to do it well. If you
:16:01. > :16:04.can enthuse the and to do Shakespeare and if they fall in
:16:04. > :16:08.love with the language and are able to perform it, they will get more
:16:08. > :16:12.out of it if they put something into it. I want to make sure that
:16:13. > :16:18.they put a lot of effort into it. David admits he was a bit unruly in
:16:18. > :16:21.class until a teacher cast him in a play and gave him direction. After
:16:21. > :16:28.being introduced to the pupils, he sets about testing their acting
:16:28. > :16:36.abilities for a performance of Macbeth. Hello, and today and here
:16:36. > :16:39.to sell this hat. Two buildings, and that is it. There are eight-
:16:39. > :16:45.part but at least 10 children that I would like to get involved.
:16:45. > :16:52.In X Factor style, the chosen actors are announced by David.
:16:52. > :16:55.And for those who are picked, a chance to perform on the stage at
:16:55. > :17:03.Stratford in front of friends and family. An experience David hopes
:17:03. > :17:12.will leave a lasting impression on And you can see that documentary in
:17:12. > :17:15.full on Sunday at 10:25pm on BBC One. It is well worth what, very
:17:15. > :17:19.moving. Dan's here with the sport and a
:17:19. > :17:21.pretty big weekend ahead. Aston Villa will hope to end any
:17:21. > :17:25.lingering fears of relegation by beating Sunderland tomorrow, and
:17:25. > :17:29.that would mean getting the better of former manager Martin O'Neill.
:17:29. > :17:33.He left the club two years ago on the eve of a new Premier League
:17:33. > :17:36.season. Some Villa fans were angry about the timing of his departure
:17:36. > :17:43.and may show their feelings at tomorrow's match. But the
:17:43. > :17:48.Sunderland manager says he can't change anything now. There's
:17:48. > :17:57.nothing I will say here today that will change people's mind about
:17:57. > :18:03.things. I had a great time and enjoyed it immensely for four years.
:18:03. > :18:10.The 4th year was turning a little sour, I must admit which was
:18:10. > :18:14.unfortunate. Ironically it was our most successful year as well.
:18:14. > :18:18.Villa's fate will not be decided this weekend but it may prove to be
:18:18. > :18:23.the day for three of our team. It could change for Wolves, Shrewsbury
:18:23. > :18:26.Town whose destiny may be decided by 6 o'clock on Sunday evening.
:18:26. > :18:29.Time and tide wait for no man, and certainly not for rock-bottom
:18:29. > :18:32.Wolves. Seven points adrift of safety with only four games left.
:18:33. > :18:40.In less time than it takes to boil an egg, Carlos Tevez could poach a
:18:40. > :18:46.couple of goals on Sunday, to end a season of misery at Molineux. If
:18:46. > :18:50.QPR beat Spurs, then Wolves are down if they lose on Sunday. Would
:18:50. > :18:54.it feel like the end of the world if Wolves were relegated? I am sure
:18:54. > :18:57.it would, particularly for the players and supporters. Everybody
:18:57. > :19:01.will feel like it is the end of the world but everything moves on. We
:19:01. > :19:04.will be looking to improve next season wherever we are.
:19:04. > :19:07.The sands of time are also racing away at the Ricoh. After 48 years
:19:08. > :19:14.of playing in the top two tiers of English football, those heady days
:19:14. > :19:17.are almost done. If Bristol City win tomorrow, then Coventry City
:19:17. > :19:21.will be relegated regardless of the result of their game against
:19:21. > :19:24.Doncaster. That is the way our season has gone. You have given
:19:24. > :19:28.everything and you look for a bit of quality, they deserve a result
:19:28. > :19:32.at the weekend. Their last home game of the season and we want to
:19:32. > :19:35.give them something to cheer about. At least Shrewsbury Town are on the
:19:35. > :19:38.up and up, defying gravity to seize the moment and lift themselves out
:19:38. > :19:45.of League Two. Promotion will be guaranteed tomorrow if they beat
:19:45. > :19:48.Accrington, and either Crawley or Torquay lose. That is magic and so
:19:48. > :19:52.is this. Somewhere over Shropshire lies the end of the rainbow but
:19:52. > :19:56.there will be no promotion party until the deed is done. I will get
:19:56. > :20:01.excited when we have finally done it. I have seen many clubs come
:20:01. > :20:04.unstuck at the last hurdle. We are not there yet, the feeling is not
:20:04. > :20:10.there it, we must make sure people do it and then we will celebrate.
:20:11. > :20:20.So what truth we need is a goal like this from the African -- what
:20:21. > :20:25.
:20:25. > :20:28.Shrewsbury need is a goal like this Not the only team feeling the heat.
:20:28. > :20:31.We have got Birmingham City in the championship, if they win at
:20:31. > :20:37.Brighton and Middlesbrough fail to beat a phantom, they are in the
:20:37. > :20:42.play-offs. With Cheltenham, they play Crewe.
:20:42. > :20:45.What about Walsall and Hereford also battling relegation?
:20:45. > :20:48.Walsall's situation, if they win and we can lose, it is not certain
:20:49. > :20:54.they stay in League One but pretty much, it is goal difference.
:20:54. > :20:57.Hereford near the bottom, -- at the bottom, all eyes on Barnett but
:20:57. > :21:00.then over to Hereford tomorrow if they win and Macclesfield and
:21:00. > :21:08.Barnet lose, there could be out of trouble by Saturday teatime. It
:21:08. > :21:14.will be difficult. I was at commentary earlier on, in her --
:21:14. > :21:18.you have got the phone and the league table. You are on the phone.
:21:18. > :21:24.Exciting if you are impartial? Yes, terrible if you are involved,
:21:24. > :21:33.isn't it, Nick? Kidderminster and Luton. Six out of seven, good run
:21:33. > :21:37.of form. I do not want to worry you! Looking to get back in the
:21:37. > :21:41.Football League. They are taking at least 10 coachloads of fans, it
:21:41. > :21:47.will be an amazing atmosphere. Kidderminster in the play-offs at
:21:47. > :21:54.the moment, it is some game. next four or five weeks, nerve-
:21:54. > :21:57.jangling. To say he has been A 100-year-old steam narrowboat has
:21:57. > :21:59.set off on a journey from Stoke on Trent to London to take part in
:21:59. > :22:02.celebrations for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. The boat,
:22:02. > :22:05.President, will be joining up with the pageant taking place along the
:22:05. > :22:10.River Thames in June. Our Staffordshire reporter Liz Copper
:22:10. > :22:13.saw her begin the historic trip. She was once part of a fleet of
:22:13. > :22:18.working boats. But now President is the country's only restored
:22:18. > :22:28.operational steam narrowboat. Starting from Etruria in the
:22:28. > :22:36.
:22:36. > :22:39.Potteries, she'll be retracing a once well-used route. These boat
:22:39. > :22:43.used to go non-stop from London to Birmingham. They would take things
:22:43. > :22:46.like bedsteads back down on the return journey.
:22:46. > :22:48.In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the canal system in
:22:48. > :22:51.Staffordshire was at the very heart of the county's industrial
:22:51. > :22:57.development. And that heritage is being reflected in this journey to
:22:57. > :23:00.the capital. The boat will be carrying a modern-day cargo
:23:00. > :23:02.including products from Staffordshire's 21st century
:23:02. > :23:06.companies. This boat was originally partly
:23:06. > :23:09.made in Staffordshire. Restoration work's been carried out ahead of
:23:09. > :23:17.the trip including refurbishing the engines. It'll be crewed by
:23:17. > :23:22.volunteers. I think it will be an awe-inspiring sight. People will
:23:22. > :23:25.come from miles around and will be viewed no doubt internationally
:23:25. > :23:28.through the internet and it will be a wondrous sight that has never
:23:28. > :23:33.been seen before and I presume will not be seen again.
:23:33. > :23:37.So, time to cast off and set off. It'll take around three weeks to
:23:37. > :23:47.complete the journey. A unique narrowboat taking its place in an
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:23:51. > :23:57.It all looks calm and serene, something very a relaxing about the
:23:57. > :24:05.canals. I hope they have got lots of umbrellas. How is it looking for
:24:05. > :24:08.That looks like we will hold on to the April showers and some of them
:24:08. > :24:12.will again be on the heavy side especially through the afternoon
:24:12. > :24:15.but in between them, we will get some good spells of sunshine and
:24:15. > :24:21.the winds will be lighter so that means was the showers start it will
:24:21. > :24:28.stick with you. I umbrellas at the ready this weekend. Overnight
:24:28. > :24:33.tonight, received temperatures fall away quite quickly and we will see
:24:33. > :24:36.temperatures dipping under clear skies, around three Celsius. A
:24:36. > :24:40.chilly one tonight and that is how we start the weekend. The area of
:24:40. > :24:43.low pressure is keeping things unsettled. We will see showers
:24:43. > :24:48.continue to feed him through the weekend. For Saturday morning, it
:24:48. > :24:51.will start dry and bright and a few showers darted towards the north of
:24:51. > :24:54.the region and then tomorrow afternoon, we will see the showers
:24:54. > :25:00.building, some of them heavy with some hail and thunder mixed in as
:25:00. > :25:03.well. Some temperatures peaking at around 11 Celsius. Be winds will be
:25:03. > :25:13.light and the showers will be heavy and prolonged tomorrow afternoon.
:25:13. > :25:14.
:25:14. > :25:18.On Saturday afternoon, a re-run of tonight. Clear skies and light
:25:18. > :25:21.winds. A chilly night on Saturday and we will see a touch of ground
:25:21. > :25:24.frost hereunder and on Sunday, this area of low pressure is pulling
:25:24. > :25:28.away and we are sandwiched in between the other area of low
:25:28. > :25:33.pressure waiting in the wings for Monday bringing wet and windy
:25:33. > :25:36.weather our way so for Sunday, it will be many be dry and pride to
:25:36. > :25:39.start but the showers kicking in through the day and some of them on
:25:39. > :25:44.the heavy side, temperatures peaking at around 11 Celsius with
:25:44. > :25:48.light winds. Remaining heavy for the marathon in London over the
:25:48. > :25:56.weekend, a chilly start with temperatures peaking at around 14
:25:56. > :25:59.sausage with some showers. -- 14 A look at tonight's main headlines:
:25:59. > :26:01.Formula One bosses insist the race in Bahrain will go ahead despite
:26:01. > :26:04.the police using tear gas and stun grenades against opposition groups.
:26:04. > :26:07.And a court's told fire service managers failed and failed badly on
:26:07. > :26:12.the night four firefighters lost their lives in a smoke-filled
:26:12. > :26:16.factory. That's all from us this evening,
:26:16. > :26:19.but we'll have the main news in our bulletins across the weekend. And
:26:19. > :26:22.in Monday's programme, we'll be finding out why farmers who were