:00:06. > :00:12.Hello and welcome to Midlands Today with Nick Owen and Mary Rhodes. The
:00:12. > :00:18.headlines tonight: The collapse of a leading computer games company
:00:18. > :00:23.leaves 175 people out of work. They have been so loyal to us, it is the
:00:23. > :00:27.worst thing ever. We'll be talking live in the studio
:00:27. > :00:30.to Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls about the region's wider economy. Also
:00:30. > :00:37.tonight: A police presence in schools with uniformed officers
:00:37. > :00:41.based on site. Gives students opportunities to reach out.
:00:41. > :00:44.Visitors urged to disinfect their shoes to stop the spread of a
:00:44. > :00:47.disease threatening a popular beauty spot. Another wash out at Edgbaston
:00:47. > :00:51.— what impact's the lost business having on the books? Well that may
:00:51. > :00:55.not be the only fixture caught out by the rain this week — and for one
:00:55. > :01:06.day in particular, there's a storm brewing.
:01:06. > :01:11.Good evening. More job losses today in an industry that's been one of
:01:11. > :01:14.this region's success stories. The computer games design firm Blitz in
:01:14. > :01:19.Leamington Spa is shutting, with the loss of 175 jobs. Some staff were in
:01:20. > :01:23.tears when they heard the news. It comes after a week of highs and lows
:01:23. > :01:26.as far as jobs are concerned, although figures out yesterday show
:01:26. > :01:36.unemployment in this region is still well above the national average.
:01:36. > :01:38.So what's the true picture? We'll be speaking to the Shadow Chancellor Ed
:01:38. > :01:40.Balls at the moment. Here's our business correspondent Peter
:01:40. > :01:43.Plisner. Award—winning, highly respected and has a 23—year track
:01:43. > :01:46.record, but this is what the Blitz offices looked like today after the
:01:46. > :01:56.company became the latest casualty of the recession. Management blamed
:01:56. > :02:01.its demise on changes in the market and a lack of investors. We have
:02:02. > :02:04.looked after so many creative and talented people over the years they
:02:04. > :02:19.have been loyal to us and to break this news was just the worst thing
:02:19. > :02:21.ever. 20 miles away in Solihull — a very different story. Land Rover's
:02:21. > :02:25.state—of—the—art aluminium body shop opened a year ago. Earlier this week
:02:25. > :02:27.Jaguar Land Rover said it would be investing £1.5 billion into the
:02:27. > :02:31.business creating another 1,700 jobs. But suppliers know that some
:02:31. > :02:34.skilled workers will come from their own workforce — making things much
:02:34. > :02:36.more difficult for them. Solihull's Operations Director, Alan Volkearts,
:02:36. > :02:42.who's also on the board Local Enterprise Partnership agrees that
:02:42. > :02:48.concerted action is needed. Actions to address the skills gap is totally
:02:48. > :02:54.cross the suppliers base, it doesn't us if we do not improve that, we
:02:54. > :02:58.need to look at that in address the skills challenge.
:02:58. > :03:01.But JLR aren't the only employers with vacancies — companies with
:03:01. > :03:07.1,000 jobs to fill were looking for new recruits in Worcester today. It
:03:08. > :03:14.is quite hard because people have been put off going into construction
:03:14. > :03:18.because of the recession, it is searching in the right places but we
:03:18. > :03:22.want people to come to us so we can find the right job for them. Aye
:03:22. > :03:28.I've been looking for a job seven months, I have acquired for a few
:03:28. > :03:34.places. I have got qualifications and a 20 year career history. What
:03:34. > :03:41.you're looking for? Anything, just money at the end of the day. Why are
:03:41. > :03:46.there so many vacancies and semi—people unemployed? Part of the
:03:46. > :03:50.reason is some of those who are unemployed do not have the skills
:03:50. > :03:52.for the jobs that are on offer. Enter the Chancellor George
:03:52. > :04:00.Osbourne, in the Midlands today visiting various businesses. He's
:04:00. > :04:02.adamant that we're over the worst. This has been a difficult time for
:04:02. > :04:06.the country and families have felt that pressure on their budgets, it
:04:06. > :04:09.has been an uncertain time for many families. What I would say is that
:04:09. > :04:15.the economy is turning a corner and that means for families jobs are
:04:15. > :04:16.being created and jobs are more secure.
:04:16. > :04:18.Little comfort to workers at Wolverhampton Council which
:04:18. > :04:22.yesterday announced 1,000 redundancies. Yes, some things are
:04:22. > :04:25.getting better but there are obviously going to be many set—backs
:04:25. > :04:31.along the way. We're joined now by Shadow
:04:31. > :04:34.Chancellor Ed Balls. We have an unusual situation here in the West
:04:34. > :04:37.Midlands, unemployment figures are higher than the national average but
:04:37. > :04:41.companies such as Jaguar Land Rover are recruiting — they can't find the
:04:41. > :04:44.right people with the right skills, shouldn't your government have done
:04:44. > :05:03.more to equip our young people for manufacturing? Across the country we
:05:03. > :05:08.saw 250 —— 20,000 more apprentices. The schools and skills improved year
:05:08. > :05:15.on year. The skills gap goes back. These days, everybody needs skills
:05:15. > :05:22.to succeed. Over decades, when the Labour government was in power. I'm
:05:22. > :05:25.not denying the challenge. Grammar School, some people went to
:05:26. > :05:31.university or gobby apprenticeship, and other people could get jobs when
:05:31. > :05:35.you don't need skills. Everyday —— these days every job easier still.
:05:35. > :05:38.Jaguar Land Rover are struggling to fund the higher skills. There are a
:05:38. > :05:41.load of people that can't find work. In the West Midlands, country to
:05:41. > :05:46.what the Chancellor said, unemployment is up and employment is
:05:46. > :05:52.down. People are seeing the living standards fall month by month.
:05:52. > :05:59.Things are getting harder. Was the answer? You need to get young people
:05:59. > :06:04.into work because the best way to get skills from a job. It is harder
:06:04. > :06:14.to do it from out of work. We would repeal the bank bonus tanks.
:06:14. > :06:23.Guarantee work for young people. —— repeat the bank bonus tax. Today I
:06:23. > :06:26.have been seeing a house—building projects. We need more of that. We
:06:26. > :06:31.also need to do more to help families with their budget, energy
:06:31. > :06:36.prices, rail prices. Cutting the top tax for the richest will not do the
:06:36. > :06:42.job. Another big issue is high speed to. You have said there is no bank
:06:42. > :06:47.cheque. What is the limit? There is no blank cheque, that is the right
:06:47. > :06:53.thing. What is the limit? It is £42.5 billion at the moment. Value
:06:53. > :06:58.for money is two sides of the ledger. It is the cost, the cost is
:06:58. > :07:06.going up and up, going to do deliver the benefits in some of the economy
:07:06. > :07:10.and the investment? What we have seen in weeks and months is the cost
:07:10. > :07:13.is rising. People are asking questions, and the benefits they?
:07:13. > :07:18.The government need to do a better job. We need to scrutinise closely,
:07:18. > :07:21.what I have said and this is contrary to George Osborne, there is
:07:21. > :07:25.not a blank cheque unless we are persuaded it is value for money, we
:07:26. > :07:31.will not go ahead. Is losing credibility? It has taken a big
:07:31. > :07:37.knock in recent weeks and months. We have supported it, I want to see out
:07:37. > :07:42.region succeed, the West Midlands and your tea, I am an MP. If I speak
:07:42. > :07:48.to is the best way to spend the money, go ahead. That is the air.
:07:48. > :07:57.Are you persuaded that is the right way? £60 billion in the next three
:07:57. > :08:02.years. We should not decide to spend the money, I should not be a
:08:02. > :08:05.credible Chancellor if I say that whatever the cost, even if the
:08:05. > :08:10.benefits a question, go ahead anyway. That is not responsible.
:08:10. > :08:16.What better you would pull on the —— you would pull the plug on the
:08:16. > :08:22.project if the cost escalated? Of course. If I say whatever the cost,
:08:22. > :08:31.I would go ahead, that would be foolish. I would not say today, my
:08:31. > :08:36.limit on cost. It is more about the benefits, is a journey times, is a
:08:36. > :08:38.capacity? Will bring in investment? Will work for the whole country?
:08:38. > :08:46.Those questions have not been answered. Do you back it personally?
:08:46. > :08:53.Personally, I have backed the project, the evidence of rising cost
:08:53. > :09:00.and lower economic gains, it makes me think hard about this. I'm going
:09:00. > :09:06.to write a blank cheque. Is a vet is you —— is fair to say you are
:09:06. > :09:14.changing your mind? Do we take that as a yes? Thank you. Coming up later
:09:14. > :09:18.in the programme: a memorial in Wolverhampton to a forgotten battle
:09:18. > :09:24.and the handful of Sikh heroes who held off 10,000 tribesmen.
:09:24. > :09:31.30 secondary schools across four counties now have a permanent,
:09:31. > :09:33.uniformed police presence on site. Police community support officers
:09:33. > :09:42.are dealing with everything from cyber bullying to vandalism. Head
:09:42. > :09:45.teachers say the officers work directly with pupils and also with
:09:45. > :09:47.families and the local community. Joanne Writtle reports.
:09:47. > :09:50.At the Hadley Learning Community in Telford, pupils are getting used to
:09:50. > :09:56.someone new. A police community support officer, who deals with all
:09:56. > :10:00.kinds of things. I had to speak to a cheap —— student about the
:10:00. > :10:06.appropriateness of the BlackBerry. These are serious issues, if they
:10:06. > :10:11.are allowed to escalate, harm could come to children and people are very
:10:12. > :10:18.adversely affected by the actions of others. People are taking their
:10:18. > :10:23.lives because of cyber bullying. The school system is strong but I feel
:10:23. > :10:32.that having someone else around makes you feel a lot more secure and
:10:32. > :10:36.safe. Was it a problem? Are people will go for bullying and problems at
:10:36. > :10:38.home. It's being run in 30 schools across
:10:38. > :10:41.Shropshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Warwickshire. The
:10:41. > :10:45.head teacher here says the officer will work on the playground and in
:10:45. > :10:48.classrooms, as well as dealing with bullying. I would never say there is
:10:48. > :10:52.no bullying in the school. With somebody like too many building, he
:10:52. > :10:58.can do any resolutions for us, work with young people and he will have
:10:58. > :11:02.the time to do that. It offers us an opportunity to communicate with
:11:02. > :11:06.people in school and the people within the community. We can use the
:11:06. > :11:11.school as a vehicle to reach into the committee to find that the
:11:11. > :11:17.issues affecting our students. In his safe, and it is reassuring for
:11:17. > :11:23.the kids of they don't feel comfortable going to the kids.
:11:23. > :11:27.Permanent police presence may be happening here, but it has not been
:11:27. > :11:32.adopted by neighbouring forces. Staff —— spokesman for Staffordshire
:11:32. > :11:35.police say they have a lot of contact with police. Next on there
:11:35. > :11:41.is a problem here, youngsters could find themselves being dealt with by
:11:41. > :11:45.the long arm of the law. The former MP for Redditch, Jacqui
:11:45. > :11:48.Smith, is to take up the top job at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in
:11:48. > :11:52.Birmingham. Ms Smith, who lost her seat in the General Election in
:11:52. > :11:55.2010, has been appointed as the hospital's new chairman. She'll take
:11:55. > :11:59.over from Sir Albert Bore at the start of December on a three—year
:11:59. > :12:10.contract. Prior to starting her political career, she worked as a
:12:10. > :12:13.teacher. Work's underway to try to prevent
:12:13. > :12:17.the spread of a disease which is killing trees at a beauty spot near
:12:17. > :12:19.Birmingham. Larch trees and bilberry bushes have been infected by
:12:19. > :12:23.Phytophthora at the Lickey Hills Country Park south of the city.
:12:23. > :12:26.An exclusion zone has now been set up in an effort to contain the
:12:26. > :12:29.disease. Bob Hockenhull reports. On the edge of Birmingham lie the
:12:29. > :12:32.Lickey Hills, 8,000 square feet of woodland enjoyed by thousands of
:12:32. > :12:40.visitors. But the area is under threat. There's been an outbreak of
:12:40. > :12:45.the fungal disease Phytophthora. If the disease takes hold, then that
:12:45. > :12:53.many, many trees will die. You need to act quickly, we tend to fell all
:12:53. > :12:56.of the trees within 100 metres of the infection by the end of the
:12:56. > :13:01.month. The disease first attacked rhododendron bushes here. It was
:13:01. > :13:04.then spread by spores in the air to larch trees — the first time the
:13:04. > :13:10.species has been infected in the West Midlands. The first sign of the
:13:10. > :13:15.disease in the trees is Ginger a colour. The leaves turn black and
:13:16. > :13:19.purple. That is at the point that it will release pores. People have been
:13:19. > :13:26.told to keep away from the infected area. Anyone going around have been
:13:27. > :13:38.told to wash bicycle tyres and shoes. The Rangers are spraying and
:13:38. > :13:43.burning the fungus to stop the spread of the disease. It is not the
:13:43. > :13:50.first time Phytophthora has struck in the region. Cedar trees have been
:13:50. > :13:57.infected on Cannock Chase. The Lickey Hills strain is more deadly.
:13:57. > :14:01.It has cut some of the walks off so we are hoping the problem will be
:14:01. > :14:06.resolved as soon as possible. I understand there is a lot of work.
:14:06. > :14:10.If the work prevents further outbreaks of Phytophthora, people
:14:10. > :14:18.will still be able to enjoy the precious landscape. This is our top
:14:18. > :14:21.story tonight: 175 jobs are to go in Warwickshire with the collapse of a
:14:21. > :14:24.leading computer games company. Your detailed weather forecast to come
:14:24. > :14:27.shortly from Shefali. Also in tonight's programme — we'll be
:14:27. > :14:31.asking why Edgbaston will miss out on Test cricket for another year.
:14:31. > :14:32.And how teaching seriously ill children art is aiding the hospice
:14:32. > :14:45.that treats them. A ceremony took place today to
:14:45. > :14:50.commemorate the role of Sikh soldiers in the British Army. On
:14:50. > :14:56.this day, 126 years ago, 21 Sikhs halted the advance of 10,000Afghan
:14:56. > :14:58.tribesmen. There was a wreath laying in Wolverhampton, which has the
:14:58. > :15:07.highest density Sikh population outside London. Kevin Reide reports.
:15:07. > :15:12.The battle of Saragarhi being commemorated at Wolverhampton's war
:15:12. > :15:15.memorial today. The city has more Sikhs than most others and so was
:15:15. > :15:20.chosen to remember the 21 soldiers who gave their lives protecting
:15:20. > :15:22.British interests in India. They'd managed to hold off 10,000 Afghan
:15:22. > :15:32.soldiers allowing reinforcements to arrive. Many from local Sikh temples
:15:32. > :15:38.came along as well as representatives from the British
:15:38. > :15:42.Army. It was a communications post and there were a number of posts
:15:42. > :15:50.along the north—west soap —— frontier, the 21 guys with air, it
:15:50. > :16:02.is difficult to Conran, 21 seeks defending one post from 10,000 patch
:16:02. > :16:08.tombs in the area. —— Afghans. He did five sorties in the force at the
:16:08. > :16:11.time trying to rescue the 21. The wreath laying was all about was
:16:11. > :16:14.organised by the Anglo—Sikh Heritage trail, set up to strengthen and
:16:14. > :16:21.celebrate bonds between the British and Sikh communities. There is a
:16:21. > :16:26.strong community in the UK of British Sikhs and there are
:16:26. > :16:32.third—generation Sikhs here. They want to link the Heritage between
:16:32. > :16:39.the past ancestors from Punjabi India and the British. In the
:16:39. > :16:43.country, we have Sikhs and other minority cultures that are based
:16:43. > :16:47.here so the Army needs to be inclusive and that is what we are
:16:47. > :16:50.trying to work to. A similar ceremony took place in Hyde Park
:16:50. > :16:53.today and there are plans to continue to commemorate in
:16:53. > :17:09.Wolverhampton each year Here's Dan Pallett with the sport.
:17:09. > :17:19.Warwickshire say they're a international will not affect. With
:17:19. > :17:22.India only playing one—day games at Edgbaston next year, officials are
:17:22. > :17:26.battling hard to maintain finances and reputation.
:17:26. > :17:29.This is what they'd come to see. The thrills and spills of international
:17:29. > :17:34.cricket. But they didn't have it for long. After 15 overs the rain came.
:17:34. > :17:41.And it wouldn't stop and the match was abandoned. Frustrating for the
:17:41. > :17:44.fans and for Edgbaston officials. Is disappointing, we are very
:17:44. > :17:49.disappointed for fans who came yesterday, it was a capacity crowd,
:17:49. > :17:52.they will get a refund through the normal process and it will have
:17:52. > :17:58.little impact on the scissors because we are able to ensure that.
:17:58. > :18:01.—— little impact on the business. Two years ago a test against India
:18:01. > :18:04.marked the opening of the £32 million pavilion. But despite it
:18:04. > :18:07.being loved by the cricketers there's no Test match cricket there
:18:07. > :18:12.for three years. So, have Edgbaston officials become complacent when
:18:12. > :18:20.bidding for matches from the ECB? The ECB process has produced more
:18:20. > :18:23.test mass jewellers —— test matches. The last two years we have missed
:18:23. > :18:26.out, we're putting things in place to make sure that Edgbaston is at
:18:26. > :18:29.the forefront of those decisions going forward.
:18:30. > :18:34.Brian Halford covers cricket for the Birmingham Mail. Today he was able
:18:34. > :18:36.to tend his garden in the sun — a contrast to yesterday's rain. He
:18:36. > :18:42.says Edgbaston's finances are getting tough — but it could be a
:18:42. > :18:46.lot worse. It would be a different situation if they are owed a bank,
:18:46. > :18:50.they owe all of the money to the city council and the council's
:18:50. > :18:57.judgement is that it has invested in the cricket club. There is no great,
:18:57. > :19:00.big issue. It is hard to see the time when Warwickshire will not be
:19:00. > :19:04.in debt. Australia and the Ashes return to Edgbaston in 2015 and
:19:04. > :19:07.Pakistan will play a test in 2016. But the bidding's underway for the
:19:07. > :19:15.three years after that and Edgbaston can't afford to miss out again.
:19:15. > :19:17.And Warwckshire weren't the only ones frustrated by last night's
:19:17. > :19:20.rain. The Birmingham Brummies speedway team are hoping to
:19:20. > :19:23.finishing top of the elite league. And they need only a point to
:19:24. > :19:26.guarantee first place but last night's meeting against Kings Lynn
:19:27. > :19:35.was postponed because of the rain. It'll now take place on Monday. In
:19:35. > :19:43.the Midlands are the Manchester United of the Speedway. We have
:19:43. > :19:46.wolves doing brilliantly, we might be world champion, we might finish
:19:46. > :19:53.number one in the league, we have got real aspirations for further.
:19:53. > :19:57.Absolutely, we are the top region at the moment.
:19:57. > :20:00.Football and the Midlands is one of the cheapest places in the country
:20:00. > :20:03.to watch Premier League football. A new survey shows the lowest price
:20:03. > :20:07.season tickets at Aston Villa, Stoke City and West Bromwich are all under
:20:07. > :20:11.£350. That compares to a national average in the division of £489.
:20:11. > :20:20.Arsenal's cheapest season ticket is almost £1,000.
:20:21. > :20:26.Wow! That takes your breath away. Had we keep it so low?
:20:26. > :20:30.Our clubs understand their fan base. They are keeping the prices down.
:20:30. > :20:34.But at Stoke city, they have given free coach travel to their away
:20:34. > :20:37.supporters. Unprecedented money coming into the game, they can
:20:37. > :20:41.afford it. At one of our clubs, if you renew
:20:41. > :20:50.our season ticket, they freeze the price. Had we measure up on the pie
:20:50. > :20:56.front? Crystal Palace and Kidderminster are
:20:56. > :21:08.the most expensive. They are famous throughout league
:21:08. > :21:14.football though! Dan Evans is playing tomorrow and he
:21:14. > :21:25.will be playing alongside any money. They face Croatia's number one. One
:21:25. > :21:32.picture can be worth 1,000 words it's said and that's been true at a
:21:32. > :21:36.Staffordshire hospice. Parents and staff have simply been
:21:36. > :21:39.lost for words about the quality of some of the paintings children have
:21:39. > :21:42.produced after working closely with artists. Tonight some of those
:21:42. > :21:45.paintings are on show, and we can go over live to our reporter Liz
:21:45. > :21:48.Copper. Liz. Looking pretty busy in the background?
:21:48. > :21:54.The exhibition has just opened on the first guests are just arriving
:21:54. > :21:58.for the viewing. There are around 40 pictures on display here this
:21:58. > :22:05.evening and this is artwork that is a benefit not just to the children
:22:05. > :22:10.but to their families too. We're going to get this tissue and
:22:10. > :22:15.make it like a pencil. She is six months painting. She has
:22:15. > :22:18.a rare blood disorder and has two bone marrow transplants. This is her
:22:18. > :22:24.picture in the exhibition. The best thing about painting is
:22:24. > :22:30.that when I do it really slowly and I calmed down and concentrate. It
:22:30. > :22:33.gives her a chance to express what she is feeling and she gets to use
:22:33. > :22:38.different techniques and it is an environment where she feels safe and
:22:38. > :22:43.it is really enjoyable. I can tell she is relaxed. Has been a great
:22:43. > :22:46.help for everything she has been through. It has been a good
:22:46. > :22:52.distraction in a positive way. The —— fabulous to do things to help a
:22:52. > :22:57.fantastic cause. Money raised will go to the Donna Louise Hospice in
:22:57. > :23:00.Stoke—on—Trent. It provides care for children across Staffordshire. The
:23:00. > :23:04.charity needs to raise £2.5 million per year to run its services. The
:23:04. > :23:09.art on display has been created by children and their families. They
:23:09. > :23:14.have been helped by the trust's resident art therapist in Council.
:23:14. > :23:16.Every time I look —— every time I sit down with somebody find
:23:16. > :23:25.something about themselves they did not know. They can use colour to
:23:25. > :23:28.express how they feel, I guess I specialise in doing landscape
:23:28. > :23:32.paintings. For them to put themselves in the painting and sit
:23:32. > :23:39.back and tells a story about where they are. Feely's work along with
:23:39. > :23:41.the other paintings will be available for sale. Or do neat and
:23:41. > :23:58.inspirational pieces of art. —— BB. Melanie, why did you decide to hold
:23:58. > :24:02.the exhibition. To show the breadth of the service and Donna Louise
:24:02. > :24:07.Hospice. It is not just about the end of care, is a sad and depressing
:24:07. > :24:15.place and we hope through the paintings, we can show people really
:24:15. > :24:24.what it is all about. The focus is on the life affirming nature of the
:24:24. > :24:32.work at the hospice. Children have fun on the come to the hospice. It
:24:32. > :24:35.is fun for the children are not scary. Seen the artworks today,
:24:35. > :24:39.we're getting a privilege to glimpse at the journeys of some of those
:24:39. > :24:46.children. You have got exciting plans in the next few months? Yes.
:24:46. > :24:49.We had got a government grant to refurbish buildings and we will tell
:24:49. > :24:56.everybody about our plans next week in a public meeting. 18th of
:24:56. > :24:59.September. Thank you for joining us. The standing of some of the
:24:59. > :25:07.artwork here is absolutely brilliant. —— standard. Exhibition
:25:07. > :25:10.here is free. All of the paintings will be on display until the end of
:25:10. > :25:16.September. Some good sunshine at times today,
:25:17. > :25:17.I'm glad to say, and not much rain. Beautiful at the University of
:25:18. > :25:32.Ulster where I was. —— roster. There are some rain already starting
:25:32. > :25:36.to get into some part of the region and this is going to be with us for
:25:36. > :25:42.much of the night. On the plus side is going to be quite warm and body.
:25:42. > :25:47.We are —— that is down to a warm sector at the moment. Once this has
:25:47. > :25:53.cleared, the next one to come through will be on Sunday, that may
:25:53. > :25:57.not left, the temperature by much but it is certainly big on drama. As
:25:57. > :26:03.you can see the moment, it is with the intense area of low pressure.
:26:03. > :26:08.All in all, it is going to be quite stormy on Sunday. Back to the rain
:26:08. > :26:13.that is pushing in from the West, this is moving eastwards through the
:26:13. > :26:16.night. It is going to be heavy at some stage of the night,
:26:16. > :26:19.particularly through the first part of the night. Through the early
:26:19. > :26:22.hours it should clear and we are looking at a lot of cloud, Miss
:26:22. > :26:27.Denmark. Quite muddy conditions temperatures falling. —— Mr and
:26:27. > :26:38.Merck. Although the heaviest of the rain, I
:26:38. > :26:47.have just said is reserved for Sunday, we have got more rain to
:26:47. > :26:50.come through. This is mostly western and central parts of the region and
:26:50. > :26:54.a portion of the North will be spared. So this will be heavy and it
:26:54. > :27:03.will be cool and fresh tomorrow as you can see, the temperatures to a
:27:03. > :27:06.minimum of 15, two 18 Celsius. Tomorrow evening is looking quite
:27:06. > :27:16.wet. It will spread to the south—east during the early hours.
:27:17. > :27:22.It will be a cool and fresher nights and it then tomorrow night. Over the
:27:22. > :27:24.weekend, Saturday will be the best day of the weekend. Sunday will be
:27:24. > :27:38.wet and windy. And 175 jobs are to go in
:27:38. > :27:43.Warwickshire with the collapse of a leading computer games company.
:27:43. > :27:46.We'll be back at 10pm. Have a great evening. Goodbye.