:00:00. > :00:00.That is all from BBC News At Six, I will be back with more
:00:00. > :00:00.become the technical home for more than 40 local TV channels. Hello and
:00:07. > :00:09.welcome to Midlands Today. The headlines tonight: Three nurses are
:00:10. > :00:17.suspended at Stafford hospital over concerns about care given to an
:00:18. > :00:20.elderly patient. There was one patient who was overlooked for some
:00:21. > :00:26.time and clearly that is something neither the trust nor I or anyone
:00:27. > :00:29.would find acceptable. We'll be asking what impact this could have
:00:30. > :00:32.on the confidence among patients at Stafford, also tonight: Landing new
:00:33. > :00:38.jobs ` the maintenance hangar Birmingham Airport hopes will boost
:00:39. > :00:44.business. Already we have recruited 150 highly
:00:45. > :00:47.skilled engineers with a view to another 150. Nine leisure centres
:00:48. > :00:50.and pools to close in Birmingham ` six new centres will be built and
:00:51. > :00:56.run privately. Why giving birth to this rare
:00:57. > :01:00.Suffolk punch was a big ask for Mum. And you may have been cranking up
:01:01. > :01:03.the heating now that winter's approaching, but for a brief time at
:01:04. > :01:15.least there seems to be some relief in sight. More on that later.
:01:16. > :01:19.Good evening. Three nurses have been suspended from their jobs at
:01:20. > :01:26.Stafford Hospital over concerns about the care given to an elderly
:01:27. > :01:30.patient earlier this month. The hospital has confirmed it relates to
:01:31. > :01:33.an incident on the15th of November and says the concerns were reported
:01:34. > :01:36.by other nursing staff. The Hospital Trust has confirmed it launched an
:01:37. > :01:38."immediate investigation" and is keeping the patient's family
:01:39. > :01:43.informed. Here's our Health Correspondent Michele Paduano.
:01:44. > :01:47.In the dark days of Stafford hospital, it was care for the
:01:48. > :01:53.elderly that lay at the root of the problem. Neglect was made worse by
:01:54. > :01:58.nursing shortages. The town's MP's established here staffing wasn't an
:01:59. > :02:06.issue. There were the correct number of staff and correct qualifications
:02:07. > :02:12.for the staff and patients at the time but it is simply a matter that
:02:13. > :02:16.was one patient who was overlooked. The nursing director Colin Ovington
:02:17. > :02:19.has met the family of the elderly patient. The hospital would provide
:02:20. > :02:21.no further details. Its statement said the incident was reported
:02:22. > :02:26.quickly by nursing staff. Three members of staff who were on duty at
:02:27. > :02:29.the time has been suspended while an immediate investigation is carried
:02:30. > :02:33.out. The campaigners who fought to keep services local will have seen
:02:34. > :02:40.standards improve. This comes weeks before a decisions made about the
:02:41. > :02:45.hospitals future. It is disappointing that the staff have
:02:46. > :02:50.acted in the right way, the hospital have acted appropriately and we all
:02:51. > :02:53.have to wait to see what the investigation holds. It must be
:02:54. > :02:56.remembered suspension is a neutral act and mangers at Stafford will be
:02:57. > :03:00.absolutely scrupulous because of the hospitals past. And Michele joins us
:03:01. > :03:04.now from outside Stafford Hospital. What happens now in a case like
:03:05. > :03:13.this? Well, the investigation will take
:03:14. > :03:17.statements from all of those involved and somebody, probably the
:03:18. > :03:21.nursing director will decide if there was a case to answer and a
:03:22. > :03:27.panel will be convened. The unions say there is no timescale when that
:03:28. > :03:31.will take pace and it could drag on. If somebody is dismissed, there is
:03:32. > :03:36.an appeals process which will be next year before we have an outcome.
:03:37. > :03:44.What effect does this have on patient confidence? Well, this town
:03:45. > :03:49.is polarised, there are people who can see no wrong in this hospital,
:03:50. > :03:54.others would like to dismantle it brick by brick. For most people,
:03:55. > :03:59.they should see this as one incident in a hospital that statistically has
:04:00. > :04:03.been improving. This is Stafford Hospital, Stafford Hospital which
:04:04. > :04:07.around the globe is synonymous with bad care and care that was appalling
:04:08. > :04:12.amongst the elderly. The issue now is how it plays out in the PR world
:04:13. > :04:19.and it will be difficult for them to recover. Coming up later in the
:04:20. > :04:26.programme marking a safe return from Afghanistan, with an historic
:04:27. > :04:29.homecoming in Warwickshire. A huge new aircraft hangar has been
:04:30. > :04:32.officially opened at Birmingham Airport today. The new facility can
:04:33. > :04:36.accommodate almost every type of aircraft in the world. As well as
:04:37. > :04:39.creating 150 new jobs, it's hoped it'll help attract valuable business
:04:40. > :04:47.and more airlines to the airport. Here's our transport correspondent
:04:48. > :04:50.Peter Plisner. A special fly`past today to mark the
:04:51. > :04:53.opening of the new hangar. A multi`million pound investment and
:04:54. > :05:03.major expansion for one of Birmingham's leading airlines. This
:05:04. > :05:10.is a huge facility, behind me a Boeing 757, the sort of jet that
:05:11. > :05:16.takes us on holiday. You can fit six in here, the size of four football
:05:17. > :05:20.pitches and the only facility that can house the new Boeing Dreamliner.
:05:21. > :05:29.So why choose Birmingham to site the new facility ` according to Monarch
:05:30. > :05:33.it's a perfect place to expand. Our airline is a key operator at
:05:34. > :05:37.Birmingham Airport, this part of the country is renowned for engineering
:05:38. > :05:40.skills providing a future proofed line of succession for business. And
:05:41. > :05:44.it's also meant new jobs, with more to come in the future. Engineer
:05:45. > :05:49.Richard Froggatt is one of those lucky enough to work here. It is
:05:50. > :05:53.exciting because you are coming in at the start of moving into
:05:54. > :05:57.Birmingham so it is good to get in at grassroots. The arrival of the
:05:58. > :06:03.Hangar has also help boost the local economy. This Coventry firm supplied
:06:04. > :06:08.compressors to the new facility. With the high profile of this
:06:09. > :06:12.customer, it has a knock on effect. We have employed an extra two
:06:13. > :06:15.people, we are investing in more vehicles, we are expanding the
:06:16. > :06:19.offices, everything is moving forward. So good news all round at
:06:20. > :06:26.an airport that after a tough recession is finally taking off.
:06:27. > :06:31.With me now is Paul Kehoe, the Chief Executive of Birmingham Airport. How
:06:32. > :06:37.much extra money will this bring to your coffers? Well, in the short
:06:38. > :06:43.term, we have done a fantastic deal to make the deal work. When we see
:06:44. > :06:48.more aeroplanes, we have counted the money coming in from the Knight
:06:49. > :06:54.aircraft but the visiting air planes will bring some money in. So, you
:06:55. > :07:02.need to attract more airlines. Yes, and this will do that. How confident
:07:03. > :07:10.are you, BA and virgin are not interested. No, they have their own
:07:11. > :07:17.facilities but Mama have got contracts in place and we will see
:07:18. > :07:21.the Boeings come here. They are servicing the aeroplane so the
:07:22. > :07:27.future is bright and Mama have done a fantastic job to get where they
:07:28. > :07:37.are today in nine months. Which airlines are we talking about? The
:07:38. > :07:41.airlines like Thompson, Monarch, maybe some easyJet. You might see
:07:42. > :07:48.some of the aeroplanes with a runway extension, Bangladesh with a new
:07:49. > :07:51.Boeing and that aeroplane could be maintained in Birmingham. Exciting
:07:52. > :07:56.possibilities. Mononoke have not shared all their details but they
:07:57. > :08:01.are confident and they are confident in the facility. The response from
:08:02. > :08:06.customers is exceptional. Can you clarify the number of jobs because
:08:07. > :08:13.we said 150 new jobs but some have been transferred from Luton. It is
:08:14. > :08:18.150 jobs in Birmingham and apprenticeships, the aim is for 300
:08:19. > :08:23.jobs. We have parachuted people in from Manchester and Luton and
:08:24. > :08:27.Gatwick but these people are bringing new people on board, the
:08:28. > :08:34.aim is 300 jobs by the end of next year with more apprentices. It is a
:08:35. > :08:37.great news story from Birmingham. Nine leisure centres and swimming
:08:38. > :08:39.pools have been earmarked for closure in Birmingham, to save
:08:40. > :08:43.nearly seven million pounds. The City Council says it would be too
:08:44. > :08:46.costly to repair the existing buildings. It plans to replace them
:08:47. > :08:49.with six new leisure centres, which will be privately run. Bob
:08:50. > :08:51.Hockenhull has the details. Campaigners have fought long and
:08:52. > :08:57.hard to save Moseley Road Swimming Baths. But it looks like the end of
:08:58. > :09:00.the line has finally come for the Edwardian building. It's one of nine
:09:01. > :09:03.facilities due to close as Birmingham City Council needs to
:09:04. > :09:15.save 6.8 million pounds from its leisure budget. I am disappointed
:09:16. > :09:21.because it is popular in the community. Lots of people use these
:09:22. > :09:25.barbs. There's been a big cup dashed public campaign and there are not
:09:26. > :09:28.alternative facilities. If the plans are approved Moseley, one of the
:09:29. > :09:31.oldest swimming baths in the country, will shut in September
:09:32. > :09:38.2015. Part of it has already been moth balled. They have been shut for
:09:39. > :09:45.ten years now, the seating area around the pool is considered unsafe
:09:46. > :09:48.and the council say it's cheaper to build new facilities rather than
:09:49. > :09:50.repair old ones. Under the council's proposals, eight other leisure
:09:51. > :09:55.facilities across the city will close by April 2017. But they will
:09:56. > :10:00.be replaced by six brand new centres at a cost of 36 million pounds.
:10:01. > :10:04.They'll be privately run so the council says the investment will be
:10:05. > :10:12.cheaper than trying to repair old buildings. We have a number of
:10:13. > :10:17.swimming baths which are at the end of their life. The proposals we are
:10:18. > :10:21.coming forward with will give us leisure facilities and swimming
:10:22. > :10:25.facilities across the city in a geographical spread which gives
:10:26. > :10:28.access to all residents. And to help deprived areas, the creation of six
:10:29. > :10:31.so called well being centres has been announced. They'll offer advice
:10:32. > :10:40.and practical help to produce what the council hopes will be a fitter
:10:41. > :10:43.city. New figures suggest the number of additional deaths in the region
:10:44. > :10:46.caused by cold weather rose dramatically last winter.
:10:47. > :10:48.There were 1200 more deaths in the Midlands during the prolonged
:10:49. > :10:52.cold`spell compared to the previous year. The majority of the deaths in
:10:53. > :10:55.the winter of 2012 to 2013 were among pensioners with over`75s
:10:56. > :11:01.accounting for more than eighty percent of them.
:11:02. > :11:03.The Sutton Coldfield MP Andrew Mitchell has said the so`called
:11:04. > :11:07.Plebgate affair destroyed his political career. The former Chief
:11:08. > :11:10.Whip resigned from his post in the Cabinet last October after a row
:11:11. > :11:13.broke out over exactly what he said to police officers at the entrance
:11:14. > :11:16.to Downing Street. Earlier it was confirmed one Metropolitan Police
:11:17. > :11:28.officer is to face criminal prosecution over his account of what
:11:29. > :11:34.happened. My reputation was destroyed. I was vilified
:11:35. > :11:39.relentlessly over 33 days with over 800 hate e`mails in the course of
:11:40. > :11:43.that first week. I and my family were driven from our home with as
:11:44. > :11:46.many as 20 journalists and photographers camped outside.
:11:47. > :11:50.A 75`year`old man who was found lying in the road with serious
:11:51. > :11:54.injuries in the Black Country is believed to have been the victim of
:11:55. > :11:57.a hit and run. He was discovered on Beakes Road in Smethwick on Saturday
:11:58. > :12:01.evening and was taken to hospital, but died of his injuries. Police say
:12:02. > :12:05.they believe he was hit by a van or possibly a 4x4. They're appealing
:12:06. > :12:08.for witnesses. History was made today when the
:12:09. > :12:11.first battalion The Royal Regiment of fusiliers were granted the
:12:12. > :12:15.freedom of an entire district in Warwickshire, following a homecoming
:12:16. > :12:18.parade. The second battalion of the fusiliers is under threat of
:12:19. > :12:21.closure, as part of the army cuts. But today's homecoming parade was
:12:22. > :12:33.about celebrating the safe return of the regiment from Afghanistan. Joan
:12:34. > :12:38.Cummins reports. The Fusiliers have been part of
:12:39. > :12:43.Warwickshire for centuries. With its link to the Royal Warwickshire
:12:44. > :12:48.Regiment, today hundreds lined the streets of Leamington to welcome
:12:49. > :12:52.home 180 soldiers from the 1st Battalion, Royal Fusiliers on what
:12:53. > :13:01.is hoped to have been a final tour of Afghanistan. I first deployed in
:13:02. > :13:04.2006, to go back in 2013 to see the progress the security forces have
:13:05. > :13:09.made is staggering. Hundreds have lined the streets to say thank you
:13:10. > :13:14.to the Fusiliers, Regiment with a long tradition in Warwickshire. They
:13:15. > :13:18.are doing a difficult job. You must support them. It brings a lump to
:13:19. > :13:26.your throat. You want to cheer and shout. It is a big thing, what they
:13:27. > :13:34.do. They protect everybody and look after people. Many of the Fusiliers
:13:35. > :13:38.grew up here in the Midlands and today soldiers from Coventry and
:13:39. > :13:46.Birmingham explained why homecoming marches are emotional experiences.
:13:47. > :13:51.It is an amazing feeling, it feels like you have achieved something
:13:52. > :13:56.which we have. It is a good feeling. It is a good experience and I am
:13:57. > :14:02.glad I came back in one piece. You do get a proud feeling. It is nice
:14:03. > :14:07.that you are appreciated for the job you do. It is good to know everyone
:14:08. > :14:11.is supporting us. Regardless of changes taking place, the Fusiliers
:14:12. > :14:20.will always have a place in the hearts of people in Warwickshire. It
:14:21. > :14:24.is coming up to quarter to seven. This is our top story tonight: Three
:14:25. > :14:26.nurses are suspended at Stafford hospital over concerns about care
:14:27. > :14:30.given to an elderly patient. Your detailed weather forecast to
:14:31. > :14:33.come shortly with Shefali ` also in tonight's programme honours even at
:14:34. > :14:36.the Hawthorns, Aston Villa come from two goals down to share the points
:14:37. > :14:38.with West Brom. And no ordinary foal, find out why Faith is packing
:14:39. > :14:51.quite a punch. The Midlands has become the
:14:52. > :14:56.technical home for a new generation of local digital television
:14:57. > :14:59.stations. More than forty new local TV channels from across the country
:15:00. > :15:05.could eventually be transmitted from a brand new high`tech centre in
:15:06. > :15:08.Birmingham. Today Estuary TV, a local station for Grimsby, was the
:15:09. > :15:11.first to go live and our science correspondent David Gregory`Kumar is
:15:12. > :15:19.behind the scenes right now. So David how has it gone?
:15:20. > :15:22.It has been almost two hours and they are still on air, it is going
:15:23. > :15:26.swimmingly. This broadcast centre in Birmingham will pump out all the
:15:27. > :15:30.UK's planned local TV stations and here in the Midlands our first local
:15:31. > :15:33.TV station is likely to be City TV broadcasting to Birmingham, so when
:15:34. > :15:35.might it launch? After that first tranche of new services, in the
:15:36. > :15:37.Midlands Bromsgrove, Stoke`on`Trent, Stratford`upon`Avon and
:15:38. > :15:55.Kidderminster all have plans for local stations. Lots of different
:15:56. > :16:00.services. We are launching channels to appear on free view, terrestrial
:16:01. > :16:05.television on channel eight in England and 26 in Wales and
:16:06. > :16:10.Scotland. Most of the places that have local TV will launch on channel
:16:11. > :16:15.eight. Hopefully, several services here, they are quite difference.
:16:16. > :16:21.What is the advantage? The technology here and behind you is,
:16:22. > :16:28.if we did not build it here would have to be built in every location
:16:29. > :16:32.so at the moment there were 19 in the first wave and two got
:16:33. > :16:37.licensed. That would be 21 different places to build the technology we
:16:38. > :16:42.have here. By centralising it, it is more efficient and more cheap and
:16:43. > :16:47.would provide a higher level of service than many of the stations
:16:48. > :16:55.can for themselves. Thank you for talking to us. Other services will
:16:56. > :17:03.also be coming online including Kidderminster next year. It is all
:17:04. > :17:09.going swimmingly so far. It is always like that in TV! Sport now,
:17:10. > :17:13.Ian's here and it really was a game of two halves at the Hawthorns last
:17:14. > :17:17.night. For almost an hour it was a stroll in the park. Albion cruising
:17:18. > :17:20.2`0 up. Villa, deflated. But that's when Paul Lambert launched his three
:17:21. > :17:23.subs. And Steve Clarke's 2`goal cushion quickly sank without trace.
:17:24. > :17:24.Honours even in the West Midlands Premier League derby, for the fourth
:17:25. > :17:43.game running. This was the moment that turned the
:17:44. > :17:49.derby upside down. It was a big call but they were fantastic. Villa had
:17:50. > :18:04.played second fiddle. It was delivered in style by the
:18:05. > :18:12.Republic of Ireland striker. The Albion fans were in dream land. This
:18:13. > :18:20.mess was costly. It might have been game over. Contrasting emotions for
:18:21. > :18:27.both managers but one knew something had to change. Within ten minutes,
:18:28. > :18:32.Villa were back in the game. The gloves were off and so was the
:18:33. > :18:36.jacket. The weather was cold but the comeback was hot. When Albion failed
:18:37. > :18:46.to clear their lines, Ashley Westwood made the equaliser.
:18:47. > :18:54.Thankfully it nestled in the bottom corner. To celebrate in the Derby
:18:55. > :19:00.was special. He was excellent, his passing was excellent. And the goal
:19:01. > :19:03.was a fantastic strike. The disappointment is we had good
:19:04. > :19:09.control until midway in the second half. We allowed it to slip away.
:19:10. > :19:15.When we go ahead, we need to control the game better. And to bet against
:19:16. > :19:23.a fifth consecutive draw or they meet again in two months time and
:19:24. > :19:27.Villa Park? Wolves could return to the top of league one against
:19:28. > :19:32.Tranmere Rovers. Full coverage on the BBC local radio.
:19:33. > :19:39.I did not hear your prediction last night, I was stuck in traffic. I
:19:40. > :19:51.watched the first two goals. I gather you predicted a draw.
:19:52. > :19:58.Yes, I fancied 3`3. It ended 2`2. Six games without a goal, worrying
:19:59. > :20:02.for Villa. Within the next hour the BBC will reveal the ten names on the
:20:03. > :20:04.short list to become Sports Personality of the Year. Possible
:20:05. > :20:08.candidates from our region? Two names spring to mind. I'd be rather
:20:09. > :20:11.surprised if the Wolves speedway rider Tai Woffinden isn't on the
:20:12. > :20:15.list, after his success in becoming World Champion this year. But the
:20:16. > :20:20.Warwickshire batsman Ian Bell must be a certainty. He scored 562 runs
:20:21. > :20:25.against Australia including three centuries to help England retain the
:20:26. > :20:28.Ashes. Talking of Warwickshire, they're changing their name? Yes,
:20:29. > :20:32.next summer, they'll be called the Birmingham Bears but only in the new
:20:33. > :20:38.NatWest t20 Blast tournament on Friday evenings, starting in May.
:20:39. > :20:41.Every night this week we're introducing the five finalists in
:20:42. > :20:44.our search to find the BBC Midlands Sports Unsung Hero. This evening
:20:45. > :20:48.it's Colin Greetham who's been at the very heart of Sutton Coldfield
:20:49. > :20:53.Cricket Club for more than twenty years. Nick Clitheroe has been to
:20:54. > :20:57.meet him. It may not feel like the weather for cricket but you still
:20:58. > :21:00.can't tear Colin Greetham away from his beloved square. His official
:21:01. > :21:04.title is chairman at Sutton Coldfield cricket club but in
:21:05. > :21:14.reality for the last 23 years Colin has been so much more. Coaching with
:21:15. > :21:19.the adults, ladies and juniors and on top of that trying to manage the
:21:20. > :21:26.club. I have looked after the ground but I am trying to step back a
:21:27. > :21:29.little. I still like to put the lawn mower around. His main passion is
:21:30. > :21:32.coaching and especially bringing through future generations of
:21:33. > :21:35.players for the first team. That youth policy has really worked. This
:21:36. > :21:38.summer they won the Premier Division of the Warwickshire Cricket league.
:21:39. > :21:47.That team had an average age of just 19 and their successors are already
:21:48. > :21:50.being lined up too. He is the heart of the club. I would not have
:21:51. > :21:58.enjoyed it as much if it wasn't for him. He has made me love the sport
:21:59. > :22:02.as much as he does. He is properly respected by everyone at the club.
:22:03. > :22:08.Everybody likes to take advice of him. Cricket is a great game for
:22:09. > :22:14.youngsters but it is a great game and I want people to share my
:22:15. > :22:17.enthusiasm for it. And he hasn't stopped there. When the club decided
:22:18. > :22:21.to start up a ladies team they were drifting along until Colin took a
:22:22. > :22:27.hand. He took complete beginners, nobody could bowl a ball to cat is
:22:28. > :22:30.playing competitive cricket. One of the ladies scored her first century
:22:31. > :22:35.last year and that is down to his coaching. So whether it's at the
:22:36. > :22:39.indoor winter nets or out on the square 69`year`old Colin Greetham is
:22:40. > :22:42.at the heart of this club. Good luck to Colin. Tomorrow, we'll meet our
:22:43. > :22:49.third finalist, that's Frank from Droitwich Spa.
:22:50. > :22:52.She may be just six months old but already "Faith" has made her way
:22:53. > :22:56.into the history books ` the equine history books that is. She's a rare
:22:57. > :23:01.breed Suffolk punch ` they're the oldest breed of heavy horse in
:23:02. > :23:03.Britain. But there are so few of them left, that one breeder in
:23:04. > :23:07.Herefordshire has turned to surrogacy to help boost the numbers
:23:08. > :23:12..and along came Faith. Cath Mackie's been to meet her.
:23:13. > :23:17.She's only a baby, and like many babies she likes to eat... And
:23:18. > :23:21.eat... And play around, at home in Foy in Herefordshire. But Faith the
:23:22. > :23:30.Suffolk punch filly, is far from ordinary. She has been born via the
:23:31. > :23:35.embryo transplant route which is well tried among the profession but
:23:36. > :23:39.not amongst heavy horses. It has never been done before with this.
:23:40. > :23:42.Her birth mother is a former dressage horse. At six months old
:23:43. > :23:45.little Faith has got the characteristics of the Suffolk
:23:46. > :23:48.punch. You can see her lovely round belly, the little short legs and
:23:49. > :23:51.lovely deep chestnut colour of her coat, but above all the lovely,
:23:52. > :24:00.sweet natured temperament. They have the most marvellous temperament.
:24:01. > :24:05.They like human beings. And it is a tragedy they are trying out. They
:24:06. > :24:09.are dying out, rather, because we have no further use for them. Heavy
:24:10. > :24:12.horses played an essential role in farming for centuries ` pulling
:24:13. > :24:15.heavy machinery, and carts. But then mechanisation took over. Now there
:24:16. > :24:19.are only 500 suffolk punch horses left worldwide, with just 200 mares
:24:20. > :24:28.in the UK including Faith's natural mother Opal who gave birth herself
:24:29. > :24:33.this year. What are they like? Fantastic, lovely. I wish I had been
:24:34. > :24:38.here from the beginning of the project because it is so exciting.
:24:39. > :24:43.Will you do this purely out of love because I assume there isn't much
:24:44. > :24:50.money. No, no money whatsoever. It is out of love and to try and form a
:24:51. > :24:54.small breeding herd ourselves. And the aim is to keep the breed alive.
:24:55. > :25:04.In the future, hopefully Faith will help continue the line. She is
:25:05. > :25:09.gorgeous. There was ice this morning. It is still technically
:25:10. > :25:17.autumn. Winter is fast approaching, we should be there by December.
:25:18. > :25:22.Autumn is not letting go without a fight. We have a brief burst of
:25:23. > :25:26.milder air and that will lift temperatures slightly. You will
:25:27. > :25:33.notice it during the night. It is down to warm fronts and sectors,
:25:34. > :25:39.high keeping things largely dry but a warm front with milder air. The
:25:40. > :25:45.next one comes through on Thursday moving from west to east. Really,
:25:46. > :25:50.that is keeping things mild and tonight you will start to notice a
:25:51. > :25:55.difference. Compared to last night, a huge difference, temperatures were
:25:56. > :26:02.`3 in rural spots last night, tonight we are down to seven
:26:03. > :26:06.Celsius. And with this warm front from north to south, increasing
:26:07. > :26:12.cloud and also rain. More particularly in the eastern parts.
:26:13. > :26:17.There could be fork in the high ground. Tomorrow, with lighter
:26:18. > :26:21.winds, not an awful lot to agitate the cloud or fog. It could be dealt
:26:22. > :26:27.to start the day but we hope the wind will pick up in the afternoon
:26:28. > :26:31.so we get some brightness and sunshine. Temperatures again on the
:26:32. > :26:37.mild side, nine or 10 Celsius with a lighter winds. Tomorrow night, a
:26:38. > :26:43.repeat performance of tonight, it will be largely dry and so is
:26:44. > :26:47.tomorrow night, a lot of residual cloud with hill fog and temperatures
:26:48. > :26:54.matching tonight to values of five or seven Celsius. We will see things
:26:55. > :27:00.cooling down after that, some rain on Thursday, a cold front following
:27:01. > :27:06.so it may pep up the cloud producing patchy rain. Rain and showers on
:27:07. > :27:10.Friday. Tonight's headlines from the BBC: With ten months to go to the
:27:11. > :27:11.referendum, the Scottish Government has published its blueprint for
:27:12. > :27:15.independence. A police officer is charged over the
:27:16. > :27:18.plebgate affair ` it's alleged he falsely claimed to have witnessed
:27:19. > :27:20.the incident. Three nurses are suspended at
:27:21. > :27:23.Stafford hospital over concerns about care given to an elderly
:27:24. > :27:25.patient. And landing new jobs ` the
:27:26. > :27:30.maintenance hangar Birmingham Airport hopes will boost business.
:27:31. > :27:34.That was the Midlands Today. I'll be back at ten o'clock where we'll be
:27:35. > :27:37.looking at how businesses here in the West Midlands are growing more
:27:38. > :27:39.quickly than anywhere else in the country. Have a great evening.
:27:40. > :27:46.Goodbye.