:00:06. > :00:10.Hello and welcome to Midlands Today. The headlines tonight: Brutal,
:00:10. > :00:12.depraved and disgusting — a judge jails two 17—year—olds for
:00:12. > :00:18.subjecting another teenager to sexual torture and humiliation. Also
:00:18. > :00:22.tonight; We'll be live at the privately run Oakwood Prison. As
:00:22. > :00:25.three inmates stage a rooftop protest, the jail was heavily
:00:25. > :00:29.criticised this week for poor safety levels. A positive turn of events —
:00:29. > :00:38.the Warwickshire exhibition company building a new HQ and creating 350
:00:38. > :00:45.jobs. It is a significant investment for the business and should bring a
:00:45. > :00:48.Sigg captain regeneration for the area. Putting the spa back into
:00:48. > :00:51.Droitwich — the campaign to reopen the brine baths. And Rebecca has the
:00:51. > :00:56.weather. Waterproofs at the ready, we've got a wet and windy weekend to
:00:56. > :01:10.come. But is it looking like a total washout? I'll have the full forecast
:01:10. > :01:13.later. Good evening. Two 17—year—old boys have been jailed for ten years
:01:13. > :01:16.each for assaulting another teenager in Glocucester. They attacked him a
:01:16. > :01:19.cellar, and subjected him to sexual humiliation and torture, including
:01:19. > :01:22.burning him with a cigarette. The judge took the unusual step of
:01:22. > :01:25.allowing the media to name the pair, Kane Lammin and Anthony Ford, after
:01:25. > :01:36.labelling them as dangerous offenders. From Gloucester Crown
:01:36. > :01:40.Court, Steve Knibbs reports. Anthony Ford from Swindon and Kane Lammin
:01:40. > :01:47.from Gloucester. The court heard they carried out a sustained assault
:01:47. > :01:53.on their 17—year—old victim. It was a prolonged physical and sexual
:01:53. > :02:00.attack. The nature of some of the crimes are too distressing to
:02:00. > :02:07.report. They lured the victim to this cellar and stripped him and
:02:07. > :02:14.physically and sexually assaulted him. Kane Lammin mixed concrete
:02:14. > :02:20.prouder and pushed —— powder and pushed it into his face.
:02:20. > :02:32.What do you make of Kane Lammin and Anthony Ford? Scum. Utter scum. I
:02:32. > :02:36.hope they rot in hell for what they have done. It is time for them to
:02:36. > :02:40.have a bit of hell back. This is Anthony Ford arriving at court.
:02:40. > :02:44.Before he was arrested he told a witness that the victim was lucky —
:02:44. > :02:49.because he wanted to kill him. Him and Kane Lammin blame the influence
:02:49. > :02:54.of drink and drugs. This case nearly didn't make it to court, because the
:02:54. > :02:59.victim was too ashamed to talk? Yes, there was a small investigation team
:02:59. > :03:02.and looked at gaining evidence from all aspects to provide a
:03:02. > :03:07.prosecution, whether the victim was to give evidence or not. But he
:03:07. > :03:11.showed a lot of courage and has given evidence. Because they're both
:03:11. > :03:15.17, we wouldn't normally be allowed to name Kane Lammin and Anthony
:03:15. > :03:20.Ford, but the judge said it was in the public interest to lift that
:03:20. > :03:26.ban. He branded them as dangerous offenders and they had added years
:03:26. > :03:30.on their sentence. He said it amounted to sexual torture and
:03:30. > :03:36.humiliation and jailed them both for ten years each. Coming up later in
:03:36. > :03:39.the programme: Putting the police fully in the picture —
:03:39. > :03:45.Staffordshire's frontline officers wearing body cameras to help gather
:03:45. > :03:48.evidence. Oakwood Prison near Wolverhampton was put into lockdown
:03:48. > :03:51.today after three prisoners got onto the roof. It comes in the same week
:03:51. > :03:54.that an inspection report was released which described the
:03:54. > :03:57.privately run facility as failing in almost every respect. Our reporter
:03:57. > :04:09.Giles Latcham is at Oakwood for us now. So what's happened there today?
:04:09. > :04:14.It started about lunchtime, three inmates getting on to the roof on
:04:14. > :04:20.one block. We have got a distant shot of them. They were up there for
:04:20. > :04:24.about five hours before a cherry picker appeared and they persuaded
:04:24. > :04:31.them to end the protest. We don't know what the protest was about, but
:04:31. > :04:36.it has come at the end of a bad week for the prison and G4S. The report
:04:37. > :04:40.criticising the management and rating the prison as poor. We heard
:04:40. > :04:48.also from the family of an inmate who died here, who say he received a
:04:48. > :04:54.standard of care below what they expected. The MP for the area is
:04:54. > :05:00.Gavin Williamson. You will be aware the nick name is Joke Wood. It
:05:00. > :05:03.appears to be a shambles. It is dreadful. We have seen a situation
:05:03. > :05:07.where inmay wants have been on the roof and there has been a loss of
:05:07. > :05:13.control. This must be addressed. The decision by your Government to award
:05:14. > :05:18.G4S a £750 million contract looks poor value for money. Most of my
:05:18. > :05:23.constituents and most viewers don't want to see the government spending
:05:23. > :05:26.£30,000 a year to keep people in prison. They want to drive down the
:05:26. > :05:31.cost of keeping people in prison. What we have got to see is how we
:05:31. > :05:34.can get the best value for money, but making sure this prison is
:05:34. > :05:42.properly run and that it is well run. Looking forward, the Justice
:05:42. > :05:48.Secretary's remarkets in February, Oakwood is a model for the future.
:05:48. > :05:53.That needs revuz sitting — resiz sit — revisiting. We don't want to pay
:05:53. > :05:58.over the odds to keep people in prison, but we have to make sure
:05:58. > :06:04.prisons are well run and secure and the staff are properly trained and
:06:04. > :06:09.more importantly is my constituents are safe and that there is no chance
:06:09. > :06:15.of inmates getting out. Thank you. A couple of ambulances left shortly
:06:15. > :06:20.after this incident. G4S said no one was injured. But they are conducting
:06:20. > :06:23.their own investigation. Thank you. A Warwickshire—based company which
:06:23. > :06:26.works in the events industry says they're beginning to see signs that
:06:26. > :06:29.the economy is growing. Freeman is expanding in the UK— creating
:06:29. > :06:33.another 350 jobs and building new headquarters. Laura May McMullan
:06:33. > :06:38.reports. Freeman are a company on the move. They set up large scale
:06:39. > :06:46.exhibitions and like to make a big impression. They're also in big
:06:46. > :06:50.demand. They've provided displays, stands and big screens for the
:06:50. > :06:53.Chelsea Flower Show, the Grand Prix and the Olympics. In fact the
:06:53. > :07:02.company services more than 1,000 events a year. ??FORCEWHITE Demand
:07:02. > :07:06.for their service is growing. That's why in the next year a new
:07:06. > :07:09.headquarters will be built at the Prologis Park at Ryton near Coventry
:07:09. > :07:12.and create 350 jobs. The exhibition event industry, we are usually the
:07:12. > :07:16.first to notice when a recession starts, because we are the first
:07:16. > :07:20.budget to be cut, but when the market starts to recover, we are the
:07:20. > :07:32.first to see the green shoots and we are seeing those. That is part of
:07:32. > :07:38.our decision to invest here. And the owner flew over. My father started
:07:38. > :07:45.the business in the United States in 1927 and we have grown through there
:07:46. > :07:51.to be one of the largest exhibition contractors in the world today.
:07:51. > :07:54.Across the county there are a vast number of developments which will
:07:54. > :07:57.create more employment. It's hoped the £300 million MIRA technology
:07:57. > :08:01.park will bring in more than 2,000 jobs. And the Coventry and
:08:01. > :08:10.Warwickshire Gateway, will eventually provide up to 10,000 new
:08:10. > :08:15.jobs. Over the next few years we can attract up to 20,000 jobs to this
:08:15. > :08:20.region. Confident the economy is looking healthy here. Opportunities
:08:20. > :08:24.at Freeman are already being advertised. The company hopes to
:08:24. > :08:31.have all its new staff in place by next summer. And there'll be more
:08:31. > :08:34.about the employment picture here in the Midlands on the Sunday Politics
:08:34. > :08:37.this weekend at the slightly later time of 11.15 on BBC1. This week
:08:38. > :08:40.Patrick Burns will be asking why almost 200,000 people are
:08:40. > :08:51.underemployed when they'd prefer a full time job and you can find more
:08:51. > :08:55.on his blog. Two men have pleaded guilty to setting fire to a Mosque
:08:55. > :08:58.in Gloucester in June. 37—year—old Clive Ceronne and 20—year—old Ashley
:08:58. > :09:00.Juggins admitted a charge of arson relating to an attack on the
:09:00. > :09:07.Masjid—E—Noor Mosque. They'll be sentenced next month. A coroner is
:09:07. > :09:10.to write to the Government after a man died from a caffeine overdose
:09:10. > :09:13.after eating too many high energy mints. 40—year—old John Jackson from
:09:13. > :09:16.Darlaston, who suffered from a serious liver condition, ate a whole
:09:16. > :09:32.tin of Hero Instant Energy mints. Each one contained 80 milligrams of
:09:32. > :09:35.caffeine. Staffordshire Police have begun issuing body camera kits to
:09:35. > :09:39.all frontline officers. The force believes it's the first in the UK to
:09:39. > :09:42.give all officers the equipment. The camera pictures can be used in
:09:42. > :09:44.evidence, and are part of the force's police and Crime
:09:44. > :09:47.Commissioner's pledge to used technology to help officers work
:09:47. > :09:51.more efficiently. Liz Copper has more. On patrol from a PC's point of
:09:51. > :09:53.view. These officers checking on businesses in Newcastle—under—Lyme
:09:53. > :09:56.are among the first to get these cameras. They're attached to police
:09:56. > :10:03.uniforms and will be used for evidence—gathering. We would write a
:10:03. > :10:06.witness statement and describe the scene, now we have video evidence,
:10:07. > :10:15.it gives us real time evidence. The court sees what we see when we go to
:10:15. > :10:18.these incidents. Here the cameras were used during the pursuit of a
:10:18. > :10:22.suspect. They can also capture evidence from witnesses and victims
:10:22. > :10:25.of crime. At the end of their shifts, officers return to a central
:10:25. > :10:28.hub where footage can be viewed. 530 of these cameras have been
:10:28. > :10:31.purchased, that is enough for every front line police officers, PCSOs
:10:31. > :10:37.and specials. The cost has been around a third of a million pounds.
:10:37. > :10:40.Staffordshire's Police and Crime Commissioner made acquiring new
:10:40. > :10:43.technology an election pledge and insists the cameras will be good
:10:43. > :10:49.value for money. There will also be safeguards in place to protect the
:10:49. > :10:52.public. They will only be used as an incident kicks off. So it is not a
:10:52. > :10:56.question of police officers walking around filming everything, it is
:10:56. > :11:00.very targeted. What do voters make of the new cameras? For some people,
:11:00. > :11:04.yes, they may see it as an intrusion of privacy, this that and the other.
:11:04. > :11:07.But I think filming has benefits and it clarifying the fact that one word
:11:08. > :11:12.against another is one thing, but when it is there in black and white
:11:12. > :11:17.on film, there is no disputing it. Some people might not want to be
:11:17. > :11:22.filmed, so I would say no, it's not a good idea. They say the camera
:11:22. > :11:26.never lies, so yeah, brilliant idea. All officers will receive training
:11:26. > :11:29.to use the cameras over the next few months and the success of the scheme
:11:29. > :11:38.will be monitored not just in Staffordshire, but in other force
:11:38. > :11:41.areas too. This is our top story tonight: Brutal, depraved and
:11:41. > :11:43.disgusting — a judge jails two 17—year—olds for subjecting another
:11:43. > :11:52.teenager to sexual torture and humiliation. Your detailed weather
:11:52. > :11:55.forecast to come shortly from Rebecca. Also in tonight's
:11:55. > :12:01.programme: From a 400 metre sprint to a half marathon, the sportsmen
:12:01. > :12:04.stepping outside their comfort zone. And going head to head — the two
:12:04. > :12:18.Birmingham Choirs through to the Songs of Praise Gospel final.
:12:18. > :12:24.Droitwich Spa has been without its brine baths for five years. A
:12:24. > :12:29.meeting was held today as part of a campaign to get the historic baths
:12:29. > :12:32.reopened. The natural springs in the area contain one of the strongest
:12:33. > :12:37.concentrations of salt in the world — which at 30% is similar to the
:12:37. > :12:40.waters of the Dead Sea. Bathing in the waters became fashionable in the
:12:40. > :12:43.late nineteenth century, but the last public brine baths in the town
:12:43. > :12:47.closed in 2008. Our reporter Ben Sidwell is in Droitwich Spa for us
:12:47. > :12:56.now. So does today's meeting mean they could be reopened? Well that is
:12:57. > :13:02.what they have been discussing in this meeting. We will find the
:13:02. > :13:08.results in a few moments. Sips Roman —— since Roman times they have been
:13:08. > :13:13.connected with brine and it is the only Spa town without any Spa
:13:13. > :13:19.facilities at all. To they're desperate to get the brine baths
:13:19. > :13:22.back. In their heyday people travelled from far and wide to
:13:22. > :13:26.experience the brine baths of Droitwich Spa. Today the entrance to
:13:26. > :13:29.the baths is the town's museum and tourist information centre. The site
:13:29. > :13:32.of the pools, a private hospital, where the last brine bath in
:13:32. > :13:38.Droitwich Spa closed in 2008 on health and safety grounds. There is
:13:38. > :13:45.no future for the brine baths on the site where it is. So it has to be
:13:45. > :13:51.somewhere different. So the future is quite dull until somebody comes
:13:51. > :13:54.forward with some money. Right up until their closure the baths were
:13:54. > :13:57.used as a medicinal aid and a leisure experience. Now campaigners,
:13:57. > :14:01.doctors and businesses in the town are joining forces in an attempt to
:14:01. > :14:02.get them re—opened. The private hospital wouldn't let us film
:14:03. > :14:18.inside, but in a statement said: For businesses like the St Andrew's
:14:18. > :14:26.Town Hotel, a new brine bath will bring more than just health
:14:26. > :14:31.benefits. The amount of tourist foot fall we have is not as strong as it
:14:31. > :14:34.could be. With the brine baths, I just cannot begin to imagine how
:14:34. > :14:40.much of an impact that would have. But for us it would be enormous.
:14:40. > :14:44.??FORCEDWHTIE If the baths don't return, there's already talk that
:14:44. > :14:47.the town could lose it's Spa title, but campaigners say that's simply
:14:47. > :14:50.not an option. In our view, it is going to happen. We put five years
:14:50. > :14:54.of work into this already and we are prepared to go for another five
:14:54. > :14:59.years if necessary. But take it from me it is going to happen. But with
:14:59. > :15:03.the cost of a new brine bath estimated at anything between £1 and
:15:03. > :15:11.£3.5 million, it could be a long time before anyone's able to enjoy
:15:11. > :15:17.the town's water again. The meeting finished a couple of moments ago and
:15:17. > :15:23.there was the local MP. What was the outcome of the meeting? We had a
:15:23. > :15:29.unified sense of purpose and we have an exciting offer, the brine water,
:15:29. > :15:35.which is special, we think we can make an attractive offer to a
:15:35. > :15:39.private investor. This is part of the heritage of the town. It is the
:15:39. > :15:45.heritage of the town. Droitwich is built on salt and the meeting we can
:15:45. > :15:49.more confident that we can rebuild that salt heritage. Is there a
:15:49. > :15:53.chance that it could go back to where it is in the private hospital.
:15:53. > :15:56.I think we need to look more broadly. There are other sites too.
:15:56. > :16:03.We have the right facility that people can use and the Spa has
:16:04. > :16:07.benefits. We are going to make it attractive to a private investor.
:16:07. > :16:14.What is the real chance of this happening. It is better tonight than
:16:14. > :16:17.a long time. We have a unified sense of purpose. What they say is they're
:16:17. > :16:23.desperate for their heritage back here. It is part of tourism. Without
:16:23. > :16:29.this, this could be just yet another commuter town. Thank you. A
:16:29. > :16:32.delegation from Coventry has been visiting Yorkshire today to see how
:16:32. > :16:36.restoration work has been carried out at a monastery which was linked
:16:36. > :16:39.to the city's own Charterhouse Priory. They were hoping to pick up
:16:39. > :16:42.ideas about how to reopen Charterhouse to the public and even
:16:42. > :16:51.ended up being blessed by a vicar for their trouble. Kevin Reide
:16:51. > :16:57.reports. This is the the former monstery in Yorkshire. Today a team
:16:57. > :17:02.of dignitaries from the town came to see it for ideas on how it can be
:17:02. > :17:08.transformed. We are looking at plans to open it up to the public for a
:17:08. > :17:13.heritage park on some 38 acres. The whole idea is to look at how English
:17:13. > :17:18.heritage run their own attraction and the budgets they're spending and
:17:18. > :17:25.how they operate their staff and get ideas for what displays we should
:17:25. > :17:30.put into our Charterhouse. We have re—created one building that the
:17:30. > :17:36.movengs would —— monks would live in. They lived a very austere life
:17:36. > :17:41.and were encouraged to believe they had no self—worth. They had no
:17:41. > :17:46.possessions. So they lived a very harsh, personal life. Spending most
:17:46. > :17:53.of their time in contemplation and prayer. And word in these parts is
:17:53. > :17:58.those who broke their silence were September to Coventry's Charterhouse
:17:58. > :18:03.— hence the term sent to Coventry, but that has been dismissed. That
:18:03. > :18:08.story came from the round heads and cavaliers, where the royalists were
:18:08. > :18:12.imprisoned in Coventry and in St John's church. We have come to put
:18:12. > :18:19.them right they can't nick sent to Coventry. It is ours. We give
:18:19. > :18:35.thanks... The visit ended with a blessing from clernly from Coventry
:18:35. > :18:42.and the area around Mount Grace. Here's Dan Pallett with the sport.
:18:42. > :18:45.And rugby. It's been a disappointing start to the season for Gloucester
:18:45. > :18:48.rugby club. They've only won two league matches and are third from
:18:48. > :18:52.bottom of the Premiership. And life is unlikely to get any easier this
:18:52. > :18:55.weekend as they start one of the toughest groups in the European Cup.
:18:55. > :18:58.Nick Clitheroe reports. After their stuttering start to the season,
:18:58. > :19:01.every one of Gloucester's players have been told they will get a
:19:02. > :19:06.chance in the club's first two European cup matches. So there's
:19:06. > :19:09.been an intensity at training this week as they try to impress the
:19:09. > :19:13.coaches ahead of the visit of Perpignan. They're big lumps, all
:19:13. > :19:16.across the park, not just in the forwards but in the backs, we know
:19:16. > :19:20.some of the running ability they have got there, a couple of old
:19:20. > :19:24.players we have got there are now playing out there and they have some
:19:24. > :19:28.quick backs, so a very good side. Gloucester are expected to challenge
:19:28. > :19:31.at the top of the English rugby, but find themselves at the wrong end of
:19:31. > :19:34.the Premiership table after their early struggles. They have even lost
:19:34. > :19:38.at Kingsholm — where visiting teams used to fear to tread. Being drawn
:19:38. > :19:41.in a European group which also includes Munster has just added to
:19:41. > :19:50.the pressure. So what is going wrong? Results have perhaps
:19:50. > :19:54.justified some of the criticism. But they have a young side there, very
:19:54. > :19:57.capable personnel. But the key thing for them is about taking their
:19:57. > :20:00.chances when in the opposition 22 and keeping the pressure on. Their
:20:00. > :20:02.discipline's letting them down and it's costing they will field
:20:02. > :20:06.position and they're inviting pressure on themselves. From our
:20:06. > :20:09.point of view we just want to enjoy the moment and enjoy the
:20:09. > :20:13.opportunity. It is a chance for us to park our league form behind us
:20:13. > :20:16.for a couple of weeks and try and build some momentum in what is a
:20:16. > :20:20.fantastic tournament. It is too early to panic though and if
:20:20. > :20:24.Gloucester win tomorrow then a lot of that pressure will be relieved.
:20:24. > :20:32.So after a disappointing start to the season what needs to change for
:20:32. > :20:36.Gloucester? Well plenty already has. Gloucester have made six changes to
:20:36. > :20:39.the team which lost at home to Exeter in the Premiership last week.
:20:39. > :20:42.The main problem is that the forwards are being out—muscled. The
:20:42. > :20:45.forwards decide who wins a match — the backs by how many! But
:20:45. > :20:48.Worcester's start has been even worse. They've lost all five games
:20:48. > :20:52.in the Premiership. Tomorrow they're away to French side Oyonnax in the
:20:52. > :20:54.Jura mountains in France. It's in the European Challenge Cup.
:20:54. > :20:58.Worcester really could with a good result. Now, a week on Sunday 20,000
:20:58. > :21:01.runners will flood the streets of Birmingham for the Great Midlands
:21:01. > :21:05.Run. It's a challenge for everyone. But if your specialism was sprinting
:21:05. > :21:07.— then 13.1 miles is a very long way. And I've been to see two former
:21:07. > :21:12.professional—sportsmen who're stepping well outside their comfort
:21:12. > :21:16.zones. They've done this more times than they care to remember. Getting
:21:16. > :21:19.ready for a training session was a way of life for former Villa winger
:21:19. > :21:24.Mark Walters and sprinter Phil Taylor. They can do stretching
:21:24. > :21:36.exercises in their sleep. But this time it's different. Running a half
:21:36. > :21:40.marathon is a new challenge. The body can put up with most things,
:21:40. > :21:45.but it is the mind. Now I have got that sorted and I'm prepared to put
:21:45. > :21:52.my body through it now. The biggest distance I raced over was 400
:21:52. > :21:59.metres. So o' to —— to do over ten miles will be a big challenge. So
:21:59. > :22:02.they've been poundings the parks and streets of the Midlands getting
:22:02. > :22:07.ready for the big race. It's a far cry from Walters Villa days. He'll
:22:07. > :22:12.admit himself that his former managers won't believe he's to
:22:12. > :22:15.tackle a half marathon. Taylor was a former runner and won gold at the
:22:15. > :22:19.European indoor championships in Birmingham in the 4 by 400 metres.
:22:19. > :22:28.Injury forced him to retire at 25 — now aged 28 he's got a new
:22:28. > :22:31.challenge. When you leave a sport through injury, you often try and
:22:31. > :22:35.find something to replace it with. It is weird, but you enjoy the pain
:22:35. > :22:42.of it. I considered a number of sports, but I thought technically
:22:42. > :22:46.I'm OK at running. Both are running for charity. Taylor for the RSPB —
:22:46. > :22:48.Walters to fight the blood disorder sickle cell anemia. They might be
:22:49. > :22:52.former professional sportsmen but a week on Sunday they'll be just two
:22:52. > :23:00.faces among 20,000 runners giving it their all. Good luck to all these
:23:00. > :23:06.runners. Mark Walters said he wants to get inside two hours 15 and Phil
:23:06. > :23:13.wants to do it in an hour and a half and that is fast. That is the
:23:13. > :23:17.competitive spirit. Two Birmingham choirs have been going head to head
:23:17. > :23:21.for the title of the Songs of Praise gospel choir of the year. We'll find
:23:21. > :23:24.out on Sunday whether the Birmingham Gospel Choir or the Town Hall Gospel
:23:24. > :23:28.Choir took the honours after both made it through to the final. But as
:23:28. > :23:38.Matt Sandoz has been finding out — it's been a labour of love for both
:23:38. > :23:44.choirmasters taking part. Hello. The reassuring voice of nurse Maxine
:23:44. > :23:49.Brooks. After caring for patients, she takes up the role of choir
:23:49. > :24:03.master in preparation for the Songs of Praise gospel final.
:24:03. > :24:11.It has been fantastic. Somebody said there was a competition and they
:24:11. > :24:18.said you should enter. I said yes. So we did a lot of rehearsals,
:24:18. > :24:23.recorded it and sent it off and just prayed hard! Then we got the woord
:24:23. > :24:29.that we —— woord that we were one of the finalist and we were so pleased.
:24:29. > :24:32.Over a million people watched two Birmingham choirs beat off
:24:32. > :24:38.competition from all over the country to reach Sunday's final. The
:24:38. > :24:47.battle will see Maxine's community choir go head—to—head with the town
:24:47. > :24:52.hall gospel choir, led by Colin Anderson. Absolutely amazing. Really
:24:52. > :24:58.it is. Just never dreamt that we could get anywhere close to this. So
:24:58. > :25:02.yes, we are thrilled. Who will win? We will have to wait and see. One
:25:02. > :25:12.thing for certain is the city has two choirs to be proud of. And you
:25:12. > :25:16.can find out which choir won, on Songs of Praise this Sunday at a
:25:16. > :25:20.quarter past four here on BBC1. Still in a dilemma about whether to
:25:20. > :25:28.turn the heating on? Here's Rebecca Wood with the forecast. You may need
:25:28. > :25:32.to turn it on this weekend to dry off your rain coat. We have had
:25:32. > :25:37.plenty of rain today and we have still more, particularly in eastern
:25:38. > :25:43.parts. Those north—easterly wind haven't gone anywhere and they're
:25:43. > :25:48.making things feel cooler and temperatures are below average. It
:25:48. > :25:51.has been a cloudy day today. There have been some spits and spots of
:25:52. > :25:56.rain and a few breaks in the cloud, but they have been very few and far
:25:56. > :26:00.between. That cloud isn't going anywhere for the next few hours. A
:26:01. > :26:05.dry start to the night fo most of us. The further east you are, you
:26:05. > :26:12.are more likely to see some rain. That cloud is going to help, because
:26:12. > :26:17.temperatures will manage to stick into double fishings for —— figures
:26:17. > :26:22.for most of us. That rain is continuing in eastern parts. So a
:26:22. > :26:26.damp start in the east tomorrow. But still some uncertainty as to how far
:26:26. > :26:31.this band of rain will move across the west. It could spread across
:26:31. > :26:37.most places. Around that there will be some breaks in it that will allow
:26:37. > :26:41.for some brightness. Temperatures up to 13 Celsius. But those winds
:26:41. > :26:45.taking the edge off them. Then another wet night to come tomorrow.
:26:45. > :26:50.The rain will start to move northwards, with some heavy rain
:26:50. > :26:55.over Staffordshire and Shropshire. And then some mist and fog patches
:26:55. > :26:58.developing further south. Over night temperatures around nine Celsius.
:26:58. > :27:03.But the rain is not going anywhere. By Sunday we still have low pressure
:27:03. > :27:07.come Dom —— dominating and this weather front making things rather
:27:07. > :27:10.wet for Sunday. It is going to be another day with temperatures up
:27:10. > :27:14.into double figures for most of us. But a wet affair and as we move
:27:14. > :27:21.through to the start of the new week t it is getting more settle. —
:27:21. > :27:26.settled. Tonight's headlines from the BBC Royal Mail shares rise by a
:27:26. > :27:29.third on the first day of trading, critics say the taxpayer has been
:27:29. > :27:32.shortchanged — but the prime ministers insists the sale has been
:27:32. > :27:35.a success. Brutal, depraved and disgusting — a judge jails two 17
:27:35. > :27:38.year olds for subjecting another teenager to sexual torture and
:27:38. > :27:42.humiliation. That was the Midlands Today. I'll be back at ten o'clock
:27:42. > :27:46.with your next news. Have a great evening. Goodbye.