:00:09. > :00:13.Hello and welcome to Midlands Today with Mary Rhodes and Nick Owen. The
:00:13. > :00:16.headlines tonight, dismay from relatives of firefighters killed in
:00:16. > :00:21.a warehouse blaze as a coroner decides not to hold full inquests
:00:21. > :00:24.into their deaths. We have got to continue fighting for the truth, and
:00:24. > :00:28.I will do that until I am satisfied I have done everything I can in his
:00:28. > :00:31.memory. Also tonight, we're live at Weston Park as thousands head for
:00:31. > :00:36.the V Festival on the Shropshire—Staffordshire border.
:00:36. > :00:42.Heavy rain adds to the chaos on the motorways, 14—mile queues on the
:00:42. > :00:45.M54. We have been travelling since six
:00:45. > :00:48.o'clock, stuck in traffic for three or four hours.
:00:48. > :00:51.The street pastors who are helping keep the revellers and homeless
:00:51. > :00:54.people of Shrewsbury safe. Using the Shropshire countryside to
:00:54. > :00:59.fool German bombers in the Second World War to think it was a city.
:00:59. > :01:01.And after a taste of summer today, it will feel distinctly different
:01:01. > :01:22.tomorrow. Good evening. The families of the
:01:22. > :01:25.four firefighters killed in a warehouse blaze in South
:01:25. > :01:28.Warwickshire say they are bitterly disappointed by a coroner's decision
:01:28. > :01:31.not to hold full inquests into their deaths. Darren Yates—Badley, Ashley
:01:31. > :01:36.Stephens, John Averis and Ian Reid died in the fire in Atherstone on
:01:36. > :01:38.Stour in November of 2007. Three senior firefighters were cleared of
:01:38. > :01:45.manslaughter by gross negligence following a lengthy trial last year.
:01:45. > :01:48.Today a coroner told the families that, while it was only right that
:01:48. > :01:51.the men's deaths be fully and fearlessly investigated, the police
:01:51. > :01:52.had done their job and full inquests were unnecessary. Sarah Falkland
:01:52. > :02:01.reports. Some of the firefighters' relatives
:02:01. > :02:05.had kept away, perhaps knowing what was in store. Within minutes they
:02:05. > :02:13.had been handed a decision they didn't want to hear. We pinned our
:02:13. > :02:19.soaps on an inquest, haven't we? Yes, disappointed. To put it mildly.
:02:19. > :02:22.Because we thought having an inquest, everything would come out.
:02:22. > :02:25.Coroner Sean McGovern said he'd read 24 files of evidence about the
:02:25. > :02:28.events of November second 2007, details of how Darren Yates—Badley,
:02:28. > :02:31.Ashley Stephens, John Averis and Ian Reid had gone inside the vegetable
:02:31. > :02:38.packing warehouse, which had been targeted by arsonists. He said it
:02:38. > :02:42.was plain to him that the families feel bitterly let down by the
:02:42. > :02:46.verdicts in the Crown Court and that the whole truth did not come out.
:02:46. > :02:49.But he said it wasn't clear to him what further investigation could be
:02:49. > :02:55.made that would throw significant new light on the mens' deaths. The
:02:56. > :03:00.families are now uniting to try and get to the full truth of what
:03:00. > :03:03.happened. That is absolute nonsense, and the decision should have been
:03:03. > :03:08.based on the facts. He should not have taken any consideration of the
:03:08. > :03:13.Judge's ruling of the trial at Stafford Crown Court. The family say
:03:13. > :03:16.they will fight to get to the full truth. They're looking at their
:03:16. > :03:21.chances of a judicial review or a public inquiry. We have just got to
:03:21. > :03:26.continue fighting for the truth, and I will do that until I am satisfied
:03:26. > :03:29.that I have done everything I can in his memory. Warwickshire Fire
:03:29. > :03:30.Service said in a statement that they respect the coroner's decision
:03:30. > :03:42.today not to hold full inquests. Coming up later in the programme,
:03:42. > :03:44.saving the NHS thousands of pounds by keeping people at home and out of
:03:44. > :03:52.hospital. An 80—year—old man suffered a
:03:52. > :04:06.bloodied nose and a black—eye after a sickening attack by a young woman
:04:07. > :04:10.in Coventry city centre. Our reporter Liz Roberts has more
:04:10. > :04:14.details, so what actually happened? Well, the video is very shocking and
:04:14. > :04:17.shows the man being confronted by a group of young people in Trinity
:04:17. > :04:21.Street near Millennium Place. It happened around half past eight last
:04:21. > :04:28.Saturday night. The girl appears to punch him in the face and knock him
:04:28. > :04:33.to the ground. And then she spits on him. But we've only chosen to show
:04:33. > :04:38.this section, as the rest of it is too violent. The victim suffered a
:04:38. > :04:41.bloody nose and a black eye. West Midlands Police say it was a
:04:41. > :04:46.despicable attack on an elderly man in broad daylight. The attack has
:04:46. > :04:48.also been condemned by people who have viewed it on the social
:04:49. > :04:55.networking site, who have left comments saying it's disgusting and
:04:55. > :04:59.disrespectful. What else do the police say? Detectives in Coventry
:04:59. > :05:04.are fast—tracking the investigation and are doing everything they can to
:05:04. > :05:08.arrest the man's attacker as soon as possible. They're encouraging the
:05:08. > :05:12.woman to make contact with West Midlands Police as they say it is
:05:12. > :05:15.only a matter of time before they catch up with her. They're asking
:05:15. > :05:23.witnesses to call them on the 101 number or Crimestoppers anonymously.
:05:23. > :05:27.Heavy rain and thousands of people heading to Weston Park for the V
:05:27. > :05:30.Festival caused 14 miles of traffic queues on the M54 this morning.
:05:30. > :05:34.Organisers had to divert traffic away from one of the car parks after
:05:34. > :05:40.a flash flood, which added to the problems. From there, Ben Sidwell
:05:40. > :05:44.sent this report. There was not much of a festival
:05:44. > :05:48.spirit heading to Weston Park this morning. Torrential rain led to long
:05:48. > :05:55.delays into the V Festival. How has the Jenny Bean today? Terrible!
:05:56. > :06:03.Awful! We have been stuck in traffic for three or four hours. The weather
:06:03. > :06:08.has been terrible. We have sensed the guise up to bring the tense. I
:06:08. > :06:13.got stuck in my car, just getting into the car park. Traffic was down
:06:13. > :06:18.to a walking pace as the weather led to diversions. The South car park
:06:18. > :06:22.was flooded, so as a contingency we opened one of the West car parks
:06:22. > :06:27.instead, and started filling that first. So a slight delay, but we
:06:27. > :06:30.overcame it anyway. But the mood changed by the afternoon when the
:06:30. > :06:36.sun came out and the festivalgoers came as well. It seemed everyone was
:06:36. > :06:49.here to see one lady. Beyond say. Beyond say!
:06:49. > :06:58.The line—up is dominated by women this year.
:06:58. > :07:05.Goal power, we have been coming four years, we would not miss it, but
:07:05. > :07:11.there is more girls. It is good to have a woman headliner. Backstage,
:07:11. > :07:19.while dressing 's Beyonceroom was under wraps, frail preparations were
:07:19. > :07:24.being made for the other artists. This dressing room is still being
:07:24. > :07:30.done out, plenty of water, cranberry juice, information, including masses
:07:30. > :07:34.and hairdressers, very nice. And of course a bit of alcohol. With the
:07:34. > :07:37.stage set for 90,000 festivalgoers, the hope is that the worst of the
:07:37. > :07:45.weather has already made its appearance.
:07:45. > :07:48.No doubt people are there to see Beyonce this weekend, but what is
:07:48. > :07:54.the state of the parkland after all that rain? You can see that it is
:07:54. > :08:01.seeing all right behind me, it is pretty firm, which is good news for
:08:01. > :08:04.one man, the festival organiser, it was a worst—case scenario this
:08:04. > :08:09.morning. It certainly was a challenge with heavy rain
:08:09. > :08:15.overnight. It did mean we have to change our plans slightly and move
:08:15. > :08:19.things around, but we got back up and running with a great team. Now,
:08:19. > :08:25.everyone is talking about Beyonce, her only summer festival date in
:08:25. > :08:30.Europe, a heck of a coup. Absolutely, we so proud to have
:08:30. > :08:34.Beyonce, it is going to be fantastic, I can guarantee a superb
:08:34. > :08:38.show. A lot of people are talking about the line—up, an awful lot of
:08:38. > :08:43.women have bought tickets, probably 70%. It is quite female oriented at
:08:43. > :08:48.this year. It has not been planned that way, it is just the acts that
:08:48. > :08:52.we have booked, the things that are popular at this present time. We
:08:52. > :08:58.have not planned it, but it is that way at the moment. Your 15th year
:08:58. > :09:02.here, it is worth £6 million to the council, it has been a really good
:09:02. > :09:08.relationship. Oh, it is fantastic, we are in a beautiful place, we do
:09:08. > :09:12.feel this is our home, and we love it here. It is not just ladies who
:09:12. > :09:22.are playing here. The stage tomorrow night, it will be Kings of Leon
:09:22. > :09:25.headlining, fingers crossed the weather stays dry.
:09:25. > :09:28.As we mentioned, there were 14 miles of queueing traffic on the M54 this
:09:28. > :09:31.morning, our reporter Liz Copper is at the Highways Agency traffic
:09:31. > :09:40.control centre. How's it looking now, Liz? Well, they have been
:09:40. > :09:44.keeping a very close watch on things since first thing here. We always
:09:44. > :09:49.expect delays around the V Festival, but this year things have
:09:49. > :09:52.been particularly severe. We joined by Frank from the Highways Agency,
:09:52. > :09:57.and a number of things seem to combine this morning that led to the
:09:57. > :10:02.14 miles of delays. Yes, that is right. We put our plans into place
:10:02. > :10:06.from four o'clock this morning, and we were already into a ten hour
:10:06. > :10:10.deluge of rain, causing an enormous amount of surface water, and that
:10:10. > :10:15.was then swiftly followed by a tree, which fell onto the side of the M6,
:10:15. > :10:19.and later, at around about nine o'clock, we had quite a serious
:10:19. > :10:24.incident at junction two on the motorway 54. What is the picture
:10:24. > :10:29.this evening? It is very good, everything has returned to normal,
:10:29. > :10:32.and it is what you would expect for a normal Friday evening. Some people
:10:32. > :10:43.had to stay in their cars for three hours. That was on the motorway 54.
:10:43. > :10:44.The good news is that they are having major improvements this
:10:44. > :10:55.evening. And BBC Radio Shropshire and BBC
:10:55. > :10:57.Radio Stoke will have regular updates on the travel situation
:10:57. > :11:02.around the festival throughout the weekend.
:11:02. > :11:05.Police investigating the robbery of a security van at Hopwood Services
:11:05. > :11:15.on the M42 yesterday have revealed the van driver was kidnapped and
:11:15. > :11:18.bundled into another vehicle. The cash van was driven to Barnt Green
:11:18. > :11:21.and unloaded, but officers traced one of the vehicles involved to
:11:21. > :11:25.Alvechurch, while another car was later found in Birmingham. The van
:11:25. > :11:39.driver was not hurt. Officers are hoping to trace two witnesses.
:11:39. > :11:44.Nearly £11,000 has been donated to a children's charity following the
:11:44. > :11:47.case of Daniel Pelka. The NSPCC said more than 600 people donated the
:11:47. > :11:51.money in memory of the four—year—old who was killed by his mother and
:11:51. > :11:54.stepfather. Daniel had been starved and beaten by Magdelena Luczak and
:11:54. > :11:59.Marius Krezolek. They were sentenced to a minimum of 30 years
:11:59. > :12:03.The BBC has discovered that Warwickshire and West Mercia Police
:12:03. > :12:07.are considering a full merger of the two forces. Warwickshire Police says
:12:07. > :12:10.it is looking at a range of ideas for the future, including having
:12:10. > :12:14.just one chief constable for both, but insists there are no firm plans.
:12:14. > :12:17.At the moment, the two forces have formed a strategic alliance to save
:12:17. > :12:19.£30m, but they still remain two separate forces. Sian Grzeszczyk,
:12:19. > :12:22.BBC Coventry and Warwickshire's political reporter, is here, so
:12:22. > :12:25.what's being discussed exactly? They are talking about two ideas, either
:12:26. > :12:28.a full merger, which would mean one chief constable, one force, and one
:12:29. > :12:32.police and crime commissioner, or something that falls just one step
:12:32. > :12:38.short of that and going for one chief for both forces. Now the
:12:38. > :12:47.police and crime commissioner for Warwickshire says he'd veto any
:12:47. > :12:51.plans to merge before 2016. That is the year for the next police and
:12:51. > :12:55.crime commission elections. But this is the first time we've got it on
:12:55. > :12:59.the record that these sorts talks are taking place. I think for us and
:12:59. > :13:02.the chief constable to be having these discussions, I think it's
:13:02. > :13:06.important that the public know that we're having them because I think it
:13:06. > :13:09.would be wrong for the public to find out in a year's time that
:13:09. > :13:16.discussions were taking place and they weren't aware of it.
:13:16. > :13:22.What does the chief constable for Warwickshire have to say? He says
:13:22. > :13:26.he's happy with the alliance they have at the moment, but says both
:13:26. > :13:29.forces need to look at options for the future and he can see the
:13:29. > :13:32.benefits of single leadership, having one chief constable for both
:13:32. > :13:34.forces. The Chief Constable for Warwickshire is saved a need to look
:13:34. > :13:38.at potential options for the future, and he can see the benefits
:13:38. > :13:42.of single leadership. The full merger is something I don't think we
:13:42. > :13:46.could achieve before 2016 but single leadership we could. And we are in
:13:46. > :13:49.debate now with the PCC about that, and I do think there are some
:13:49. > :13:52.advantages to single leadership. There are some disadvantages as
:13:53. > :13:56.well, that's why we need to have that wider debate, but it is
:13:56. > :13:59.something we need to consider and something that may happen before
:13:59. > :14:05.2016 Could there be a merger before 2016?
:14:05. > :14:09.Well, the commissioner is promising it wouldn't happen and he'd veto the
:14:09. > :14:12.idea if it came up, but technically even if a proposal was brought
:14:12. > :14:19.forward today, something like this would take a long time to
:14:19. > :14:24.Health managers are monitoring two schemes in Staffordshire which have
:14:24. > :14:26.helped save thousands of pounds by keeping patients out of hospital.
:14:27. > :14:30.Both could now be developed nationally. But despite their
:14:30. > :14:33.success, pressures on local health budgets remain, and new money—saving
:14:33. > :14:34.ideas will continue to be needed. Our health correspondent, Michele
:14:34. > :14:44.Paduano, reports. After falling and fracturing her hip
:14:44. > :14:47.six weeks ago, 92—year—old Olive Spurway was taken to Stafford
:14:47. > :14:51.Hospital. She didn't need an operation, so she was moved to a
:14:51. > :14:57.specialist bed in a care home and then back home for physiotherapy. I
:14:57. > :15:04.had tests, and then I had my x—ray, and I had an operation, and then I
:15:04. > :15:07.was at the house in my room, and that was all within four hours. I
:15:07. > :15:09.thought that was really good. Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent
:15:09. > :15:13.Community Partnership has formed one team out of NHS and council care
:15:13. > :15:21.staff to simplify looking after patients like Olive. Both budgets
:15:21. > :15:25.have seen big cuts. We can make decisions much more quickly about
:15:25. > :15:28.Health and Social Care Act, and we can absorb more of the activity, and
:15:28. > :15:32.by that is working in a smarter way. At this doctors' surgery in Gnosall,
:15:32. > :15:35.they have been carrying out local clinics for dementia and frail
:15:35. > :15:39.elderly. They claim to have saved £1m from an £8m budget. All over—75s
:15:39. > :15:47.are screened, and Professor David Jolly runs a regular dementia
:15:47. > :15:52.clinic. It is likely to be rolled out locally. Nobody from the
:15:52. > :15:59.practice was using mental health services at all! And very few, or
:15:59. > :16:05.fewer, compared with other practices, were using the general
:16:05. > :16:09.hospital system at all. So we have been surprised, really. Surgeries
:16:09. > :16:14.like this are going to be more important as the NHS try to save £30
:16:14. > :16:18.billion going forward. The reality is we do not pay for another
:16:18. > :16:24.hospital beds and this is seen as the best chance for the NHS to
:16:24. > :16:30.survive. And with more people living to a ripe old age, the NHS needs
:16:30. > :16:35.fresh ideas. Our top story tonight: Dismay from
:16:35. > :16:39.relatives of firefighters killed in a warehouse blaze as a coroner
:16:39. > :16:41.decides not to hold full inquests into their deaths.
:16:41. > :16:44.Your detailed weather forecast to come shortly from Rebecca.
:16:44. > :16:47.Also in tonight's programme, the Premier League kicks off tomorrow.
:16:47. > :16:50.Will West Brom still be the region's top dogs come next May?
:16:51. > :16:53.And fields of deception, how magicians used the Shropshire
:16:53. > :17:03.countryside to fool German bombers in the Second World War.
:17:03. > :17:07.A—level students have spent the past 24 hours recovering from getting
:17:07. > :17:13.their results, some celebrating, others commiserating. For some that
:17:13. > :17:17.meant a long night out, and in Shrewbsury a team of street pastors
:17:18. > :17:21.were watching over them. They patrol the streets nightly, not
:17:21. > :17:24.just helping those the worse for wear, but also looking out for the
:17:24. > :17:29.town's homeless people. Our special correspondent Peter Wilson spent the
:17:29. > :17:31.night with them. Are you celebrating or
:17:31. > :17:35.commiserating? Out on the streets of Shrewsbury.
:17:35. > :17:38.The town was busy as students drank to celebrate or to drown their
:17:38. > :17:42.sorrows. But the street pastors were offering help and advice. They were
:17:42. > :17:49.a surprise to many but others had been helped before. I was very
:17:49. > :17:53.drunk, they guided me to where I should be going. I did not know
:17:53. > :17:57.where I was, and they helped me. The team of five are all committed
:17:57. > :18:03.Christians but they say not bible bashers. Hard—nosed security staff
:18:03. > :18:06.claim they've made a big impact. The street pastors are just doing a
:18:06. > :18:12.great job, they are looking after vulnerable people, easing pressure
:18:12. > :18:15.on the door staff, and taking problems away, making sure they get
:18:15. > :18:18.home. One of the reasons for starting the street—pastor scheme
:18:18. > :18:22.was the number of deaths in the river at night. Before the street
:18:22. > :18:30.pastors began their operations in Shrewsbury, more than 26 people had
:18:30. > :18:34.died in the previous six years, since these patrols began no—one has
:18:34. > :18:39.drowned in the River Severn during the night time. People who are any
:18:39. > :18:42.berated and trying to walking on the towpath as a short cut to where they
:18:42. > :18:47.live, and there are no barriers, so they are just toppling into the
:18:47. > :18:51.river. But since we have been here, since 2011, there have been no
:18:51. > :18:54.deaths were we patrol. The police may be the professionals but the
:18:54. > :18:58.pastors are trained, too, and they know all the rough sleepers in the
:18:58. > :19:04.town. They get food for Becky, who's just left hospital. We actually met
:19:04. > :19:10.her on the very first night we patrolled, and she is a regular
:19:10. > :19:15.rough sleeper in Shrewsbury. We found out that, this year, she is
:19:15. > :19:19.developing health problems now. It is the first time I have ever seen
:19:19. > :19:23.her really upset and tearful. I think she is in a pretty bad place
:19:23. > :19:27.at the moment. Kelly is concerned about her own vulnerability, a woman
:19:27. > :19:32.sleeping rough on the streets. Knowing that they are about,
:19:32. > :19:39.especially on a weekend, we get idiots, drinking people and that, so
:19:39. > :19:43.they are quite handy. The charity is part of a national network. More
:19:43. > :19:45.volunteers are joining, and the pastors appear to be winning hearts
:19:45. > :19:56.and minds on the streets. Midlands swimmers have hit the gold
:19:56. > :19:59.trail at the IPC World Championships in Canada. Worcestershire's Clare
:19:59. > :20:04.Cashmore was part of the successful 100m freestyle relay team.
:20:04. > :20:07.Hereford's Sasha Kindred defended his world 200m individual medley
:20:07. > :20:11.title for a fourth time. And there's been a second gold medal at the
:20:11. > :20:14.championships for Ellie Simmonds. The 18—year—old from Aldridge broke
:20:14. > :20:20.her own world record in winning her 200m individual medley title.
:20:21. > :20:23.The Premier League football season gets under way tomorrow, and
:20:24. > :20:26.thousands of fans, as always, start the season full of hope and
:20:26. > :20:33.expectation. Don't we always? Last night we
:20:33. > :20:37.focused on Stoke City. Tonight it's the turn of West Bromwich Albion and
:20:37. > :20:39.Aston Villa. Nick Clitheroe reports. They're near neighbours and
:20:39. > :20:42.increasingly fierce rivals. Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion
:20:42. > :20:45.couldn't be separated on the pitch last season, but there were seven
:20:45. > :20:51.places and eight points between them in the final table. West Bromwich
:20:51. > :20:55.Albion finished top dogs in the West Midlands at the end of last season,
:20:55. > :20:58.so what are the fans expecting this time around? They were knocking on
:20:58. > :21:03.the door of the Europa League, so a European place is not out of the
:21:03. > :21:08.question. We can get even better this season, is because we have got
:21:08. > :21:15.more players, like more better players. Top five would be
:21:15. > :21:19.possible. Really?!Yes, I am positive, I am Dutch! There's no
:21:19. > :21:22.doubt that the signing of this man has played a large part in the
:21:22. > :21:24.pre—season optimism at the Hawthorns. Nicolas Anelka has won
:21:24. > :21:28.major trophies in four countries, and his shirt is the hottest
:21:28. > :21:31.property in the club shop. The one to come back to England to play. He
:21:31. > :21:37.felt he still had enough left in his body to be producing in the Premier
:21:37. > :21:41.League, and luckily for him I agreed! He is a player that I know
:21:41. > :21:46.well from a short spell together at Chelsea, but over the years you see
:21:46. > :21:49.the quality of the player. Darren Bent scored for Aston Villa against
:21:49. > :21:53.Albion last season, but he won't be able to repeat that in this campaign
:21:53. > :21:56.after joining Fulham on loan today. But it's the striker who stayed,
:21:56. > :21:59.Christian Benteke, who has made the Villa fans believe this won't be
:21:59. > :22:04.another season struggling against relegation. I think we will do
:22:04. > :22:12.better than last year because we kept Christian Benteke, very
:22:12. > :22:17.positive, very optimistic. Hopefully this season will be a lot better
:22:17. > :22:20.than last season. That is football fans, and this club has got a
:22:20. > :22:28.history and tradition of winning that demand is that we win more
:22:28. > :22:31.games than not. Any club that wins a European Cup has always got that.
:22:31. > :22:35.They don't meet on the pitch until the end of November. By then, we'll
:22:35. > :22:40.know whose optimism has managed to outlast the autumn chill.
:22:40. > :22:43.Nothing like it! And you can follow your football team this weekend by
:22:43. > :22:46.tuning into your local station for match coverage and reaction.
:22:46. > :22:49.It's not widely known but a secret operation was carried out in
:22:49. > :22:55.Shropshire during the Second World War to fool German warplanes. Decoy
:22:55. > :22:58.fires were lit on Whixall Moss near Whitchurch to give the impression of
:22:58. > :23:01.burning streets down below. The strategy was used to divert
:23:01. > :23:04.enemy bombers away from urban areas. Now a tourist trail through these so
:23:04. > :23:11.called fields of deception has been created, as Bob Hockenhull reports.
:23:11. > :23:18.Whixall Moss, two and a half thousand acres of lowland raised bog
:23:18. > :23:22.that proved invaluable to the war effort. The army placed burning
:23:22. > :23:26.baskets on the ground at night to try to trick German warplanes. Now
:23:26. > :23:32.the secrets of the operation have been unveiled as part of a new
:23:32. > :23:37.tourist trail. This is a strategic starfish sight. It is a site which
:23:37. > :23:44.was going to draw enemy bombs away from urban areas. When we were
:23:44. > :23:47.compiling a book about this, the people connected with the site would
:23:47. > :23:52.not speak about it, because they said they were sworn to secrecy.
:23:52. > :23:55.This is what the fake fires looked like. They were meant to replicate
:23:55. > :23:59.streets were incendiary bombs had been dropped by the Germans. The
:23:59. > :24:04.burning streets below would then attract waves of bombers. From
:24:04. > :24:08.10,000 feet, one of these ablaze would look like a street of houses
:24:08. > :24:12.on fire. They proved to be very successful. There were 237 of these
:24:13. > :24:17.in Great Britain at the height of the war. And it was something like
:24:17. > :24:23.700 bombing missions bombed the sites rather than the real targets.
:24:23. > :24:26.That probably saved quite a few lives. Jim identified where the
:24:26. > :24:31.baskets would have been from this German aerial photograph during his
:24:31. > :24:38.investigations he also found other remnants of the operation. We one
:24:38. > :24:41.mile away at the battery shed, from where the baskets were lit. Once
:24:41. > :24:44.they got the word, all the soldiers would have to do is press a switch
:24:44. > :24:51.attached to a wire and the fires would start. People living nearby
:24:51. > :24:54.used to cut peat here for a living. Those who survive are glad the
:24:54. > :24:59.landscape is slowly unveiling its war secrets to the public. People
:24:59. > :25:05.want to come on trails. You could spend all day year, virtually seeing
:25:05. > :25:09.nobody. Later this year, these replica baskets are to be ignited
:25:09. > :25:17.again so the so—called fields of deception can burn once more.
:25:17. > :25:21.God, that is something, isn't it? How is the weather looking for the V
:25:21. > :25:27.Festival, the cricket at Edgbaston and anything else outdoors? Rebecca?
:25:27. > :25:33.It is waterproofs at the ready! Temperatures made it into the 20s
:25:33. > :25:37.for some of us, but tomorrow has an autumnal feel. We are going to see
:25:37. > :25:43.those winds picking up, rain to come as well. It will eventually brighten
:25:43. > :25:46.up, but tomorrow is feeling very unseasonable. We have got a little
:25:46. > :25:51.bit of sunshine still to enjoy tonight, and then some clear skies
:25:51. > :25:54.to come overnight, and because of that temperatures will fall away,
:25:54. > :25:59.dropping down to single figures in rural spots. In urban spots, staying
:25:59. > :26:02.more into double figures, but then we start to see the cloud moving
:26:02. > :26:07.into the early hours of tomorrow morning. That signals the arrival of
:26:07. > :26:09.a weather front, and that weather front is bringing with it some
:26:09. > :26:14.patchy rain through the day, but most places will see it at some
:26:14. > :26:18.point. On top of that, the winds picking up, and that will make
:26:18. > :26:23.things feel rather an seasonable. Temperatures only really getting up
:26:23. > :26:26.to 18 — 19 Celsius. Feeling quite chilly under that rain. If you are
:26:26. > :26:31.heading to the V Festival, it looks like tomorrow will be a rather wet
:26:31. > :26:40.day at Weston Park. Sunday does look better. Having said that, tomorrow
:26:40. > :26:42.afternoon will see the rain moving off eventually, and through the
:26:42. > :26:44.evening things will start to brighten up a little bit and we will
:26:44. > :26:47.see some clear skies overnight once again, but those showers never
:26:47. > :26:51.really too far away. Milder tomorrow night as well. We start Sunday with
:26:51. > :26:55.some short, sharp showers to come, but eventually it will start to
:26:55. > :26:59.brighten up. Temperatures not much higher than we will see on Saturday,
:26:59. > :27:04.but because those winds are a little bit lighter, it will feel a little
:27:04. > :27:08.bit more pleasant. Coupled with the sun, not feeling too bad at all.
:27:08. > :27:11.Through Sunday into Monday, high—pressure starting to move in,
:27:11. > :27:15.so things are starting to turn a little bit more settled as we move
:27:15. > :27:20.into the new working week. So we have got a bit of a clip to content
:27:20. > :27:23.with tomorrow, then, a little bit of rain through the day, but eventually
:27:23. > :27:27.it is an improving picture through midweek.
:27:27. > :27:35.A B cap of the top stories: More bloodshed in Egypt, at least 50
:27:35. > :27:37.people have been killed in clashes between protesters and security
:27:37. > :27:41.forces. Dismay from the relatives of
:27:41. > :27:44.firefighters killed in a warehouse blaze as the coroner decides not to
:27:44. > :27:47.hold inquests into their deaths. Mary will be back at ten o'clock,
:27:47. > :27:47.have a good evening