:00:00. > :00:00.6pm. It's goodbye from me and on BBC One, we join our teams where you
:00:00. > :00:08.Hello and welcome to Midlands Today. The headlines tonight: From Coventry
:00:09. > :00:19.to Rio de Janeiro, Jaguar Land Rover become the first British car maker
:00:20. > :00:22.to open a factory in Brazil. Brazil is going to be a powerhouse
:00:23. > :00:26.in South America and the world. We'll ask what the ?240 million deal
:00:27. > :00:30.means for the business here. Also tonight: Coming into land ` or not.
:00:31. > :00:33.High winds cause this plane to divert from Birmingham Airport, as
:00:34. > :00:40.gusts of nearly 70 miles an hour lead to damage across the region.
:00:41. > :00:43.Who's got a bigger piece of the pie? As the Chancellor makes his Autumn
:00:44. > :00:46.Statement, we'll find out what it all means for you.
:00:47. > :00:50.We go inside one of the busiest A departments to find out how it plans
:00:51. > :00:58.to cope with the pressures of winter. We are working very hard on
:00:59. > :01:02.recruitment, trying to get in more front`line staff.
:01:03. > :01:04.And this was the scene at Ellesmere in Shropshire today after a
:01:05. > :01:08.battering from strong winds. Thanks to Rob McBride for sending in the
:01:09. > :01:10.photograph. Join me later when I'll have all the latest on today's peak
:01:11. > :01:24.gusts, and what's ahead. Good evening. Midlands car maker
:01:25. > :01:28.Jaguar Land Rover is to become the first UK car builder to open a
:01:29. > :01:33.factory in Brazil. They've signed a ?240 million deal to secure a place
:01:34. > :01:39.in this growing market. JLR sales in Brazil have shot up by more than 40%
:01:40. > :01:44.this year to nearly 10,000 vehicles. The new factory near Rio de Janeiro
:01:45. > :01:48.will be able to produce a minimum of 24,000 vehicles a year. Here's our
:01:49. > :01:51.business correspondent Peter Plisner.
:01:52. > :01:56.The Land Rover production line at Solihull. 80% of these vehicles will
:01:57. > :01:59.be sent to buyers abroad ` and an increasing number of them are now
:02:00. > :02:02.going to Brazil. The country's growing middle class
:02:03. > :02:07.has meant it's now the fourth largest car market in the world `
:02:08. > :02:10.having overtaken Germany last year. Growth for Jaguar Land Rover has
:02:11. > :02:15.been fuelled recently by the launch of the new Range Rover Evoke. Sales
:02:16. > :02:24.of that and other models have risen 40% so far this year. Whilst at the
:02:25. > :02:29.moment a lot of the emerging economies are doing a little bit of
:02:30. > :02:33.front `` flat`lining, in the medium and long`term Brazil will be ``
:02:34. > :02:37.powerhouse. Pictures of today's historic signing
:02:38. > :02:40.in Rio ` JLR's committed to building 24,000 vehicles every year in
:02:41. > :02:44.Brazil, in a new factory that will cost more than ?200 million.
:02:45. > :02:48.And Brazil isn't the only place where JLR is active. In addition to
:02:49. > :02:51.its UK plants, the company already assembles a small number of vehicles
:02:52. > :02:56.in India, Kenya, Pakistan and Malaysia. It's also considering
:02:57. > :03:00.building cars in Saudi Arabia. But the first full production outside
:03:01. > :03:05.the UK will be in China, where the company is currently building a new
:03:06. > :03:08.factory. While it is good news that Jaguar
:03:09. > :03:13.Land Rover are expanding again, there are concerns that producing
:03:14. > :03:17.cars abroad could mean making parts abroad, which could have a
:03:18. > :03:20.detrimental impact on small firms like this in the supply chain.
:03:21. > :03:25.At this Black Country gasket maker, they're already worried. It seems to
:03:26. > :03:31.me that they will take business away from the UK, and we make a large
:03:32. > :03:35.number of products which go into their motors. It could reduce our
:03:36. > :03:37.production. But elsewhere, some larger companies
:03:38. > :03:40.take a different view. This Worcestershire company makes wiring
:03:41. > :03:49.to heated windscreens. They've decided to follow JLR into China. A
:03:50. > :03:55.lot more of the work is turning up in the far east. Developing market.
:03:56. > :03:58.China is a place to be. So the more presence we have got there, the
:03:59. > :04:01.better. JLR's not the only West Midlands
:04:02. > :04:04.firm to set up shop on Brazil. Last year, the Prime Minister opened
:04:05. > :04:08.JCB's factory there. It's been winning big orders ahead of Brazil's
:04:09. > :04:13.staging of both the World Cup and the Olympic Games.
:04:14. > :04:15.With me now is Professor David Bailey, from Aston University
:04:16. > :04:19.Business School. There appears to be no let up in the JLR success story.
:04:20. > :04:27.Does this Brazilian deal make sense to you?
:04:28. > :04:32.Absolutely. It is the fourth biggest car market in the world, the luxury
:04:33. > :04:35.end of things is growing quickly, so we are going to see a big
:04:36. > :04:39.middle`class emerging who want to drive Jaguar Land Rover cars. Also
:04:40. > :04:48.the Government is putting in place heavy tax barriers for import `` so
:04:49. > :04:51.`` other companies are doing it, it makes and `` absolute sense.
:04:52. > :04:56.Not everyone is thrilled about this deal. Is there a danger that making
:04:57. > :05:00.investment overseas could take money out of the business in the Midlands?
:05:01. > :05:04.If they were shifting production there, I would say yes, but they are
:05:05. > :05:10.expanding it globally, and I think we will see them increasing output
:05:11. > :05:14.in China, India, Brazil but also here in the UK. There is a big
:05:15. > :05:19.opportunity for the supply chain in the West Midlands to actually win
:05:20. > :05:24.more orders. It is whether the supply chain can keep up. J la have
:05:25. > :05:28.decided to invest in this growing market in Brazil. How do other
:05:29. > :05:33.businesses get a slice of the action? `` Jaguar Land Rover. We may
:05:34. > :05:40.be scope for foreign firms to take them over and maybe serve production
:05:41. > :05:44.in China or even Brazil. The bigger firms can globalise as well and
:05:45. > :05:48.become international players and serve J `` Jaguar Land Rover around
:05:49. > :05:53.the world. Briefly, China, Brazil, where next,
:05:54. > :05:59.do you think? They may look at Saudi Arabia, but there is also a lot of
:06:00. > :06:03.scope in China and also the new emerging `` emerging economies like
:06:04. > :06:06.Turkey, Egypt. Coming up later in the programme:
:06:07. > :06:09.After the murder of his brother`in`law, we meet the
:06:10. > :06:19.Birmingham man who's won an award for his inspirational work with
:06:20. > :06:21.teenagers. Strong winds have caused damage and
:06:22. > :06:25.disruption across the Midlands. Gusts of nearly 70 miles an hour
:06:26. > :06:28.were recorded, trees came down and plane had an aborted landing attempt
:06:29. > :06:31.at Birmingham Airport. Lindsay Doyle reports.
:06:32. > :06:34.The frightening moment an aircraft almost landed sideways as high winds
:06:35. > :06:40.swept across Birmingham Airport, forcing the pilot to take off again.
:06:41. > :06:45.The Emirates plane missed its approach and had to circle the
:06:46. > :06:48.runway before trying again. After missing a second attempt to land,
:06:49. > :06:52.the plane was forced to divert to Gatwick.
:06:53. > :06:56.In Birmingham city centre, a woman had to be treated in hospital after
:06:57. > :06:58.being hit by falling glass in Gas Street.
:06:59. > :07:02.The German market closed for several hours after the roof of one of
:07:03. > :07:10.stalls blew off in the high wind ` two people had to be treated by
:07:11. > :07:14.paramedics. We have been monitoring conditions throughout the day, and
:07:15. > :07:19.Richard the decision round about 2pm that we should close the German
:07:20. > :07:23.market, for safety. `` we took the decision.
:07:24. > :07:27.A driver had a lucky escape after getting out of a car just moments
:07:28. > :07:31.before it was hit by a tree in Hall Green early this morning. A section
:07:32. > :07:34.of the road had to be closed while the tree was removed.
:07:35. > :07:40.In Coventry a tree came down in the Hillfields area, damaging two houses
:07:41. > :07:48.` luckily no one was injured. The Fire Service say 15 trees fell
:07:49. > :07:51.across Coventry and Warwickshire. It has gone straight onto the ridge of
:07:52. > :07:56.the house itself and caused severe damages. Left a gaping hole which we
:07:57. > :07:59.are now trying to take away the debris and the roof tiles and make
:08:00. > :08:02.the place safe. In Stoke, the winds caused damage to
:08:03. > :08:04.several homes and there were reports of trees falling across the
:08:05. > :08:07.Staffordshire Moorlands. And Lindsay's outside New Street
:08:08. > :08:19.Station in Birmingham now. What's been the impact on train services?
:08:20. > :08:22.Thankfully most services are now running normally, with some notable
:08:23. > :08:26.exceptions. London Midland stopped trains after
:08:27. > :08:35.a tree fell on a line at Sutton Coldfield. That has yet to be
:08:36. > :08:41.removed. Cross`country trains tell me that trends in Newcastle upon
:08:42. > :08:43.Tyne from Birmingham New Street via Sheffield are suspended, and trains
:08:44. > :08:49.travelling north of Stoke`on`Trent are severely affect the duty
:08:50. > :08:51.overhead line cables. If you are travelling to Scotland or East
:08:52. > :08:58.Anglia tomorrow, where more storms are except `` expected, think about
:08:59. > :09:02.delays. Look online for information. Shefali will have the latest weather
:09:03. > :09:05.forecast for us here in the Midlands, and of course your BBC
:09:06. > :09:16.local radio station will continue to have the latest travel and weather
:09:17. > :09:20.updates. George Osborne has announced a number of measures to
:09:21. > :09:25.help companies, including a cap on business rate rises. Our business
:09:26. > :09:31.reporter has been finding out if people in our region like the taste
:09:32. > :09:34.of it. Throw in the leanest meat, the
:09:35. > :09:41.cheapest vegetables, and what do you end up with? A pasty fit for an
:09:42. > :09:47.Autumn Statement. It is a Jamaican patty made by Wade. He is happy that
:09:48. > :09:51.the Chancellor is capping business rates at 2%, and giving small firms
:09:52. > :09:57.like his rates relief for another year. That will make sure we can
:09:58. > :10:02.sustain jobs, that we currently employ local people, and it can
:10:03. > :10:05.increase our profit margin a little bit better.
:10:06. > :10:10.For obvious reasons this firm is glad there was no talk of the pasty
:10:11. > :10:14.tax in `` of budgets gone by. Instead the Chancellor rolled out a
:10:15. > :10:22.few policies he had come up with earlier. Like making energy bills
:10:23. > :10:26.?50 per year earlier. This woman is not overly impressed. We have a
:10:27. > :10:32.house full of children, they leave a light on. I would like to see more
:10:33. > :10:35.of a difference, we need a reduction in our household bills.
:10:36. > :10:41.She had a financial adviser Rand today, who had a stark warning for
:10:42. > :10:46.people in their 40s who will no see their pension age rose to 68 in just
:10:47. > :10:51.over 20 years' time. The impact is enormous for people in their 40s,
:10:52. > :10:56.who will say, how can I find that in so little time? It might feel a long
:10:57. > :11:00.time, but it is not. Some in the Treasury have called it
:11:01. > :11:07.the Goldilocks of Autumn statements. Not too hot, not too cold. But did
:11:08. > :11:10.George Osborne get it just right? Time for the taste test.
:11:11. > :11:18.George Osborne's Autumn Statement, what bits did you like best? The
:11:19. > :11:24.pension age, terrible. It will mean I worked longer, get paid less. I
:11:25. > :11:28.was hoping to retire earlier. It will make us more attractive to
:11:29. > :11:34.employ. Was there anything that you did like? Anything at all? Which
:11:35. > :11:43.bits did you like? Free school meals. Everybody likes a bargain.
:11:44. > :11:47.So some support among those digestive what is in and what is
:11:48. > :11:56.out, but some concern as well. As Mike Di adjusting. `` Di adjusting.
:11:57. > :11:59.Also in the Autumn Statement came a rare "thank you" from the Chancellor
:12:00. > :12:02.to two of our backbench MPs. Mr Osborne told the Commons he was
:12:03. > :12:05.grateful for their campaign to breathe new life into our ailing
:12:06. > :12:08.high streets. Our Political Editor Patrick Burns has been following
:12:09. > :12:15.events at Westminster and joins us now. So which MPs are we talking
:12:16. > :12:19.about? Well, to Conservatives, Paul Uppal
:12:20. > :12:24.in Wolverhampton South West and Marcus Jones in Nuneaton. If you go
:12:25. > :12:28.to parts of their constituency, you can see what damage the economic
:12:29. > :12:34.downturn has done to high streets in towns and cities. Also of course the
:12:35. > :12:38.immediate effects of the general drift towards online shopping. The
:12:39. > :12:44.message from the Chancellor is that he has been listening. He has
:12:45. > :12:48.offered what is in effect a ?1000 discount to small retailers, small
:12:49. > :12:55.shops, cafes, restaurants, pubs, in the hope of leaving life into those
:12:56. > :13:01.hard hit high streets. Let us consider the wider impact on our
:13:02. > :13:08.region of this Autumn Statement. I am joined by the shadow Home Office
:13:09. > :13:14.Minister, Labour MP for Arlington, and the Conservative MP for
:13:15. > :13:20.Halesowen and Rowley Regis. Given that this is seen as a very
:13:21. > :13:24.political Autumn Statement, what is in it for your constituents and
:13:25. > :13:28.other people in marginal seats apart from year after year of squeezes on
:13:29. > :13:33.living standards? The message is that Britain's economic plan is
:13:34. > :13:38.working. Clearly there is no `` more work to do, we need to stick to the
:13:39. > :13:44.plan will make the tough decisions necessary to take `` get Britain's
:13:45. > :13:49.economic fortunes recovered. But are those pieces of good news really
:13:50. > :13:55.felt by your constituents? Unemployment is lower in my
:13:56. > :14:03.constituency than at the time of the last election, we are capping
:14:04. > :14:07.interest rates, we need to consider `` continuous stimulator growth and
:14:08. > :14:13.stick to the plan and not go back to the borrowing and debt which got us
:14:14. > :14:19.into the max in the first place. `` the mess. Look at Jaguar Land Rover
:14:20. > :14:24.opening in Brazil. A world`class success story rightly expanding
:14:25. > :14:30.worldwide, and we have been working closely with them. On the economic
:14:31. > :14:34.plan, this Government is good to have borrowed three years `` more in
:14:35. > :14:40.three years than Labour in 13 years. But the crucial test is this. The
:14:41. > :14:44.Erdington couple I spoke to this morning, hard`working family,
:14:45. > :14:57.finding it really difficult. The husband has twice lost his job. Each
:14:58. > :15:03.time... Briefly, debt is falling, let us talk let us talk about how
:15:04. > :15:08.real people out there feel. They are struggling to pay their mortgage and
:15:09. > :15:13.their energy bills. The clock has beaten us. If you want
:15:14. > :15:18.more background on this, you can go to my blog.
:15:19. > :15:22.A 39`year`old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a
:15:23. > :15:26.fatal flat fall. He was detained today after the death of a man who
:15:27. > :15:30.is thought to have plunged from a flat on the eighth floor of a tower
:15:31. > :15:34.block in Coventry late last night. The victim, thought to be in his
:15:35. > :15:36.30s, was discovered lying in Eden Street at about 11:20pm by a
:15:37. > :15:46.passer`by. He died later in hospital. There appears to have been
:15:47. > :15:50.some sort of disturbance, and subsequent about the mail has been
:15:51. > :15:55.found outside the tower block with serious injuries. Anyone who was in
:15:56. > :15:59.the area, resident in the area, in or around 11pm and 11:30pm last
:16:00. > :16:10.night, who had a disturbance, we would urge them to get in touch.
:16:11. > :16:15.University Hospital North Staffordshire has the highest demand
:16:16. > :16:18.in our region for accident and emergency, and has always struggled
:16:19. > :16:25.to meet targets. Our health correspondent reports.
:16:26. > :16:28.This is what faces A staff each day. 59`year`old Paul Stanway has
:16:29. > :16:31.regular breathing difficulties, and has a chest infection. His wife is
:16:32. > :16:38.in hospital at the same time in intensive care. I have been here
:16:39. > :16:43.before, and it gets very busy at certain times of the day, in fact
:16:44. > :16:45.usually any time now. And then in the evening and especially at
:16:46. > :16:48.weekends. The hospital is investing ?1 million
:16:49. > :16:51.in more emergency staff. A large working class, ageing population,
:16:52. > :16:54.made worse by cuts to social services budgets, meant a 10%
:16:55. > :16:56.increase in work last year. Pressure is growing elsewhere in the region,
:16:57. > :17:05.particularly in Worcester and Birmingham, but in Stoke they say
:17:06. > :17:11.they're coping. Last month we achieved 95% of patients being ``
:17:12. > :17:13.being seen and treated and discharged for the first time in
:17:14. > :17:16.about seven months. This new 12`bed ward has already
:17:17. > :17:21.opened with full time staff. It's part of another ?1.75m being spent.
:17:22. > :17:30.Two wards are having to reopen in the old hospital, which will provide
:17:31. > :17:35.a further 22 beds. The hospital is still spending ?400,000 over the
:17:36. > :17:39.next four months in getting a private company to treat patients
:17:40. > :17:49.who could still be in hospital at home. Hospital at home begins in
:17:50. > :17:54.January. Patients who come here now count as part of the hospital's
:17:55. > :17:59.figures. By doing that, this unit here manages to pull the figures up
:18:00. > :18:08.by about 3% for the whole economy. Which means you could be at a 92%
:18:09. > :18:13.for our weight. So you are cheating the figures? That is something I
:18:14. > :18:20.understand people may conclude, but in fact what we have `` what we do
:18:21. > :18:23.here is monitor the impact of the service we offer on patients.
:18:24. > :18:31.The hospital is doing everything it can to make this winter better.
:18:32. > :18:34.BBC News has set up a website dedicated to winter health, with a
:18:35. > :18:38.particular focus on how hospital A will cope over the coming
:18:39. > :18:41.months. You'll find full details on the BBC Health website. And BBC
:18:42. > :18:44.Radio Stoke is spending the week looking at the pressures on staff at
:18:45. > :18:46.UHNS. Tomorrow morning, they'll hear how midwives cope with 1,500 births
:18:47. > :18:50.a year. Our top story tonight: Jaguar Land
:18:51. > :18:57.Rover become the first British car maker to open a factory in Brazil `
:18:58. > :19:00.a deal worth ?240 million. That very important weather forecast
:19:01. > :19:03.to come shortly from Shefali ` also in tonight's programme, nearly six
:19:04. > :19:08.decades at Nuneaton Harriers finally recognised, bashful Barry becomes
:19:09. > :19:11.the Midlands Unsung Hero. And fabulous from Fabian ` Delph
:19:12. > :19:22.drives Aston Villa to Premier League victory on the south coast.
:19:23. > :19:26.When Muhammad Zafran's brother`in`law was stabbed to death,
:19:27. > :19:31.he started knocking on doors to find out what young people wanted out of
:19:32. > :19:36.life. The result was a project which has given hope and inspiration to
:19:37. > :19:39.thousands of teenagers. His work was recognised last night as Community
:19:40. > :19:46.Project of the Year, at the West Midlands Community Sports Awards.
:19:47. > :19:49.Peter Wilson has been to meet him. Muhammad Zafran is known to everyone
:19:50. > :19:53.in this part of south east Birmingham as Zaf. Quietly spoken,
:19:54. > :19:55.he's organised sporting teams for thousands of young people and
:19:56. > :20:08.changed people's lives and attitudes. He gives is his
:20:09. > :20:13.experiences, shows us how we can improve as people, and encourages
:20:14. > :20:24.us. I met Zaf at the right time in my life. At the moment I am studying
:20:25. > :20:27.at university, and it is down to Zaf.
:20:28. > :20:31.Zaf is something of a crime fighter ` he began his work for youth and
:20:32. > :20:34.community after his wife's brother was stabbed to death in a park in
:20:35. > :20:37.Sparkbrook. Rather than bitterness towards young people, Muhammad
:20:38. > :20:48.Zafran decided to try and make a difference. He is only 24. And the
:20:49. > :20:54.lad who was arrested was 16, and most of the kids who come here, they
:20:55. > :20:58.are between 15 and 18, so coming here and going round the local
:20:59. > :21:02.parks, it just shows the lack of activities around the area. Lack of
:21:03. > :21:06.people who actually want to give the time, and if somebody never stepped
:21:07. > :21:10.in and did this work, you will probably get a lot of these
:21:11. > :21:12.circumstances and families going through what we went through.
:21:13. > :21:20.He's also helped get people jobs, and many claim he's changed their
:21:21. > :21:23.community. If you've seen the differences that have taken place in
:21:24. > :21:31.the local community, just than here, within two miles, there used to be
:21:32. > :21:33.loads of guys making people, and if you come over here now you will see
:21:34. > :21:41.no gangs. `` modelling. Muhammad Zafran's religion has
:21:42. > :21:44.guided him, and for his family the motivation to help others continues
:21:45. > :21:50.to come from the loss of his brother`in`law. I wished I could ``
:21:51. > :21:56.I wish I could have done this when he was alive, but sometimes it takes
:21:57. > :21:59.this kind of thing to happen, a calamity, for people to learn that
:22:00. > :22:02.everyone can live for themselves, but to live for others, but is the
:22:03. > :22:05.real challenge. The Sports Awards last night also
:22:06. > :22:09.recognised the dedication of Barry Ewington. From junior runner to
:22:10. > :22:13.President and coach, Nuneaton Harriers has been a big part of his
:22:14. > :22:18.life since 1954, all of which earned him the title of Unsung Hero. Nick
:22:19. > :22:21.Clitheroe reports. For years Barry Ewington has been
:22:22. > :22:25.coaching athletes of all ages and abilities, just because he loves the
:22:26. > :22:29.sport. But last night his devotion to athletics, which has spanned 59
:22:30. > :22:38.years, was placed firmly in the spotlight. The one thing I do when I
:22:39. > :22:44.am down on the track, I will never leave the track before the athletes
:22:45. > :22:48.do. And if you are `` I have always said I will be out in the rain for
:22:49. > :22:51.them if they are out in the rain for me. It is respect for them, working
:22:52. > :22:54.hard. Barry wasn't alone in being
:22:55. > :22:57.recognised at the first West Midlands Community Sports Awards at
:22:58. > :23:01.Villa Park last night. 15`year`old Lauren Rowles from Worcestershire
:23:02. > :23:04.won the Newcomer of the Year. In February 2012 she was diagnosed with
:23:05. > :23:08.a rare neurological disorder which left her in a wheelchair, and now
:23:09. > :23:14.she's one of the finest young wheelchair athletes in the country.
:23:15. > :23:21.It has been a whirlwind this year, from being able`bodied nearly two
:23:22. > :23:24.years ago to being where I am in my racing career. It is phenomenal how
:23:25. > :23:27.far I think I have come. Last night was a chance for
:23:28. > :23:31.celebration, but this evening Barry will be back doing what he loves
:23:32. > :23:35.best ` coaching athletes in the cold at the Pingles Stadium in Nuneaton.
:23:36. > :23:39.On to football and it was an excellent night for Aston Villa, who
:23:40. > :23:45.became the first team this season to win in the Premier League at
:23:46. > :23:48.Southampton. Ben Sidwell reports. It's taken 62 games to happen, but
:23:49. > :23:53.Fabian Delph's first Premier League goal for Aston Villa was well worth
:23:54. > :23:56.waiting for. It was the highlight of an excellent
:23:57. > :24:00.away win for Villa, against a Southampton side who before the game
:24:01. > :24:08.had the best defensive record in the League and were undefeated at home.
:24:09. > :24:12.It has been awhile since I scored a goal like that, but I think the main
:24:13. > :24:15.thing was the three points and the togetherness we showed out there.
:24:16. > :24:27.And if Delph's goal was spectacular, Gabby Agbonlahor's opener wasn't too
:24:28. > :24:29.bad either. It is great for us. It is another three points on the board
:24:30. > :24:33.which is great. Villa only had 23% of possession and
:24:34. > :24:37.three shots on target all night, but scored with all of them ` Libor
:24:38. > :24:39.Kozak, who was given a start instead of striker Christian Benteke,
:24:40. > :24:43.heading in their other. Meaning they've now lost just three League
:24:44. > :24:45.games away from home in the whole of 2013.
:24:46. > :24:48.There was a familiar face at the Hawthorns, Wimbledon winner and West
:24:49. > :24:52.Brom fan Goran Ivanisevic had a tennis tournament rearranged so he
:24:53. > :24:55.could watch the Baggies play at home for the very first time. When Yaya
:24:56. > :24:59.Toure slotted in a penalty for Man City's third, Goran probably wished
:25:00. > :25:03.he'd picked a different game. He did see West Brom score though, twice in
:25:04. > :25:07.the last ten minutes, but it was too little too late.
:25:08. > :25:11.Stoke City are now just a point behind the Baggies, after a goalless
:25:12. > :25:14.draw at home to Cardiff. In a match of few chances, Asmir Begovic's late
:25:15. > :25:25.save ensured the Potters got something out of the game.
:25:26. > :25:32.Is the wind going to come down? Is the wind
:25:33. > :25:36.I think the worst is over. The amber warnings have been downgrading to
:25:37. > :25:43.yellow and for our region, lifted altogether.
:25:44. > :25:51.Today the strongest gusts recorded went like this.
:25:52. > :25:56.This is the culprit for today's stormy conditions, but the area of
:25:57. > :26:00.low pressure which is now moving away to the east, and the ice bars
:26:01. > :26:05.are slacklining, meaning the winds will become lighter. The rain is
:26:06. > :26:11.dying out, and the air behind this front begin in behind it is going to
:26:12. > :26:13.be a lot colder because `` before the high`pressure establishes itself
:26:14. > :26:21.over us for the weekend. It is good to be quite a different story for
:26:22. > :26:26.tomorrow. It is good to be the coldest day of the week and a lot
:26:27. > :26:31.drier. For now, we have a bit of rain, and where the air is called
:26:32. > :26:37.across the north of the region we could see a bit of sleet developing.
:26:38. > :26:40.`` where the air is killed. `` killed.
:26:41. > :26:49.We have got on ice risk, the Met Office 's warning for ice almost
:26:50. > :26:59.anywhere with a stand which is dropped to below freezing. `` where
:27:00. > :27:02.temperatures drop. It could turn wintry over the hill tops, but there
:27:03. > :27:10.is a good of sunshine developing further south, and temperatures will
:27:11. > :27:13.rise from between four Celsius in the North to seven Celsius in parts
:27:14. > :27:19.of Hereford and Worcestershire. But only about ten mph as a maximum
:27:20. > :27:23.wind. Tomorrow night we have a lot of cloud, so that will keep
:27:24. > :27:29.temperatures above freezing for a change, but it does mean it will be
:27:30. > :27:37.a bit cloudier over the weekend, but it is turning a little bit milder as
:27:38. > :27:40.well. Tonight's headlines from the BBC:
:27:41. > :27:45.First Scotland and now the rest of the UK is battered by a powerful
:27:46. > :27:46.storm ` two people are killed. Have a good