:00:00. > :00:10.the oppression of one by another. The sun shall never set on so
:00:11. > :00:14.Hello and welcome to the programme. Tonight the Midlands pays tribute
:00:15. > :00:17.Nelson Mandela. From Soweto to Sparkbrook, the former South African
:00:18. > :00:22.presidents legacy spans the miles and generations. I said "about
:00:23. > :00:31.Nelson Mandela and this is what the quote was. A winner is a dreamer
:00:32. > :00:38.that never gives up. Probably the greatest person I have ever met.
:00:39. > :00:42.Basically, almost like a saint. We'll hear from those who met
:00:43. > :00:44.Mandela and had their lives changed by him.
:00:45. > :00:56.Also tonight: 2,500 new jobs ` digger maker JCB to invest ?150
:00:57. > :00:59.million over five years. And after a stormy day yesterday, things have
:01:00. > :01:07.settled down this weekend but it is not going to be completely dry.
:01:08. > :01:13.Good evening. As the world unites in mourning the death of Nelson
:01:14. > :01:16.Mandela, here in the Midlands people have been paying their own tributes
:01:17. > :01:22.to South Africa's first black president. Although his last visit
:01:23. > :01:25.here was 20 years ago, its impact has left a lasting legacy. In a
:01:26. > :01:27.moment I'll be speaking to someone who met and was influenced by him.
:01:28. > :01:45.But first, here's Bob Hockenhull. The name of Nelson Mandela will be
:01:46. > :01:50.forever etched on the heart of these children. Their school in Sparkbrook
:01:51. > :01:54.in Birmingham is named after him. 20 years ago, Mr Mandela was guest of
:01:55. > :01:59.honour here. He actually came into my classroom, shook my hand, and
:02:00. > :02:02.made the effort to speak to the children, which they really
:02:03. > :02:05.appreciated, and so did I. At a special assembly today, the latest
:02:06. > :02:13.generation celebrated the values of respect and responsibility inspired
:02:14. > :02:22.by a world leader. I know he died yesterday, but I think he is still
:02:23. > :02:28.here with us in assembly. I feel really proud. When I learn about
:02:29. > :02:31.him, it is so inspiring and I feel like he is unique and the school is
:02:32. > :02:36.unique to be named after such an amazing man. When Norse and Mandela
:02:37. > :02:44.came, he left a picture, a photograph of himself, `` when
:02:45. > :02:47.Nelson Mandela came. He wrote, to my school in Birmingham. He recognised
:02:48. > :02:53.this school is special to him as much as he is special to us. Really
:02:54. > :02:57.fantastic. You are my brothers and sisters, my children, my
:02:58. > :03:03.grandchildren. And Birmingham is my home, as Soweto. Thank you. Nelson
:03:04. > :03:06.Mandela invited the people of Birmingham to become part of his
:03:07. > :03:09.extended family. Tony Kennedy, a dedicated anti`apartheid campaigner,
:03:10. > :03:12.needed little persuading. He was instrumental in getting the school
:03:13. > :03:20.named and also called one of his twin daughters after the leader. He
:03:21. > :03:25.walked through the doors and came straight to us, we were with our mum
:03:26. > :03:29.and dad behind us. He knelt down and spoke to us and gave us a cuddle,
:03:30. > :03:35.and asked us what our names were. I told him he was `` I was named after
:03:36. > :03:38.him. He gave us a kiss on the cheek each. Nelson Mandela also visited
:03:39. > :03:44.Handsworth. Phillip Murphy, a city councillor, arranged the visit. He
:03:45. > :03:51.came to Handsworth just because we said, local people would like to see
:03:52. > :03:53.him. A man who was so busy, that sense of gratitude is something
:03:54. > :03:56.which I feel most leaders have forgot. Former Midlanders who worked
:03:57. > :03:59.in South Africa and met Nelson Mandela also fondly remembered the
:04:00. > :04:06.leader today. Alan Bradley from Malvern cooked for Mr Mandela on a
:04:07. > :04:13.number of occasions. They phone call one day, asking me if I could do a
:04:14. > :04:17.VIP party. They wouldn't tell us who the VIP was. But when they said
:04:18. > :04:21.there couldn't be broccoli on the menu, I knew it was Mr Mandela. And
:04:22. > :04:24.while on an internal flight in South Africa, David Baker from Stourbridge
:04:25. > :04:32.unexpectedly found himself sitting next to Mr Mandela and spent three
:04:33. > :04:36.hours chatting with him. The man was compassionate, full of
:04:37. > :04:43.grace, probably the greatest person that I have ever met. He was
:04:44. > :04:47.basically... Almost like a saint. Flags were at half mast across the
:04:48. > :04:50.Midlands Today. But as well as sadness, there was also pride that
:04:51. > :04:54.the great leader made such a memorable visit to this region.
:04:55. > :05:03.Huge crowds turned out to see Nelson Mandela when he visited Birmingham
:05:04. > :05:06.in 1993. Just months before he became the first black president of
:05:07. > :05:09.South Africa, he met with civic leaders, communities and
:05:10. > :05:15.schoolchildren. One of those he met was Shane Ward, who saw him speak in
:05:16. > :05:19.Handsworth. Brilliant. The best thing that could ever happen to
:05:20. > :05:23.black people in this country, Mandela coming here and thanking us
:05:24. > :05:26.for the support. And Shane is now the CEO of the West Bromwich African
:05:27. > :05:33.Caribbean Resource Centre. He's with me now. Good evening. I have to say,
:05:34. > :05:38.it is a fabulous shirt. It is a tribute to Mandela, you liked his
:05:39. > :05:44.colourful shirts. What memories do you have of meeting him? I said, I
:05:45. > :05:48.am not going to work today, hold my appointments, I am going to see
:05:49. > :05:54.Mandela. I didn't have a ticket to get in but I had to make sure I got
:05:55. > :06:00.in. Shared with us his vision for a nonracial South Africa. And he came
:06:01. > :06:06.and he shook everybody's hand. I made sure he shook my hand and it
:06:07. > :06:11.was brilliant. That clip of you 20 is a go, you were so euphoric. What
:06:12. > :06:19.influence at that meeting have in your life? `` 20 years ago. It made
:06:20. > :06:24.us realise that sometimes we think we have serious issues but that man
:06:25. > :06:27.spent 20 years in prison. He came out and he was not then shall, she
:06:28. > :06:34.just said we need to get on with peace. What have people been saying
:06:35. > :06:45.to you today? My mum was crying but she said she was or so joyful ``
:06:46. > :06:49.also joyful. She said he is next to Jesus in my eyes. That is how
:06:50. > :06:55.important he was. It is joy but also sadness. Joy about the legacy he
:06:56. > :06:59.left. As black people in this country, we always look to Africa
:07:00. > :07:06.and America for ideals and Mandela, he was the top. What about that
:07:07. > :07:11.legacy, how do we make sure that Mandela's legacy is continued? We
:07:12. > :07:18.saw the pupils from the Nelson Mandela School. It is important that
:07:19. > :07:25.we pass on the message and what it was about. The ANC were made up of
:07:26. > :07:28.people from Africa, Asians, whites, they were across the board and we
:07:29. > :07:37.need to remember that. They were all fighting for a just cause. You've
:07:38. > :07:41.seen Pele play live and met Muhammad Ali ` where does meeting Mandela
:07:42. > :07:46.rank? Dairy impressive, he is right there at the top. I would not want
:07:47. > :07:51.to put people on different levels. `` very impressive. At the time I
:07:52. > :07:56.met him, he was definitely the top. In a culture of overblown celebrity,
:07:57. > :08:01.what sets Mandela apart? He is several worlds apart. The fact that
:08:02. > :08:07.all the celebrities wanted to meet him shows the extremely was held in.
:08:08. > :08:12.`` the esteem he was held in. To me personally, he was just brilliant,
:08:13. > :08:18.such an influence on my life and I hope to pass it on to my children
:08:19. > :08:21.and my grandchild now. Lovely to meet you. Thank you for sharing your
:08:22. > :08:24.memories of meeting Nelson Mandela. Books of condolence have been opened
:08:25. > :08:27.across the region ` including Coventry Cathedral, where special
:08:28. > :08:30.prayers have been said throughout the day. Bob Hockenhull is there for
:08:31. > :08:33.us this evening. Of course, Coventry has a particularly poignant
:08:34. > :08:43.significance, being the City of Truth and reconciliation. It does.
:08:44. > :08:47.That has been felt very keenly by the people here, judging by the
:08:48. > :08:51.comments they have left in the book of condolence. Many people
:08:52. > :08:58.contributing to that book. Joining me is the very Reverend John
:08:59. > :09:04.Witcombe. You have actually spread that message from Coventry to South
:09:05. > :09:07.Africa. Absolutely, we have an international community of the cross
:09:08. > :09:14.of nails with over 160 partners across the world and some dozen
:09:15. > :09:16.going back in South Africa to the late 50s, people who want to work
:09:17. > :09:24.with our sport peace and reconciliation. `` work with us for
:09:25. > :09:28.peace and reconciliation. We have had the book of remembrance and the
:09:29. > :09:33.candle and photographed both here in the new cathedral. And also in the
:09:34. > :09:37.ruins. That is a particularly poignant place for people to come
:09:38. > :09:41.and commit themselves to peace and reconciliation in the world. Lots of
:09:42. > :09:47.people have come in. We have had praise for our Friday litany we have
:09:48. > :09:53.remembered not some Mandela and given thanks for his life `` had
:09:54. > :09:57.prayers. Where we have remembered Nelson Mandela. We want to celebrate
:09:58. > :10:01.his incredible life, and we are going to have a great service here
:10:02. > :10:05.with the Bishop of Coventry, we hope lots of different people from
:10:06. > :10:09.churches and beyond, to celebrate and make our own commitment to
:10:10. > :10:16.celebrity his work for peace and reconciliation. His death has been
:10:17. > :10:19.felt keenly by many people in Coventry.
:10:20. > :10:22.Coming up later in the programme: Spreading the investment ` Britain's
:10:23. > :10:28.biggest butter factory opens in Shropshire, creating 100 jobs.
:10:29. > :10:34.2,500 jobs are to be created at the Staffordshire based digger maker
:10:35. > :10:38.JCB. The company is putting ?150 million into the business over the
:10:39. > :10:41.next five years ` the biggest investment in the company's history.
:10:42. > :10:45.It plans to expand its current headquarters in Rocester, and build
:10:46. > :10:52.two new factories at its sites in Uttoxeter and Cheadle. Sarah
:10:53. > :10:58.Falkland has more. The production line stopped ` the
:10:59. > :11:01.workforce waited. In came a cheery looking pair ` the chairman no
:11:02. > :11:07.longer a sir but Lord Bamford. The Chancellor, fresh from his Autumn
:11:08. > :11:12.Statement. You are a big part of that plan. Britain is moving again
:11:13. > :11:16.and that is thanks to you. With 11 UK factories and 11 overseas, JCB is
:11:17. > :11:24.now creating 2,500 new jobs here over the next five years ` all of
:11:25. > :11:30.them in the chairman's home county. We started here. My family started
:11:31. > :11:34.as blacksmiths here in 1820. We are still blacksmiths but we don't shoe
:11:35. > :11:40.horses any more. I like the workforce here. We have a good
:11:41. > :11:43.workforce. I started as an apprentice year. They are very good
:11:44. > :11:49.people with a good work ethic. But it's not just good news for the
:11:50. > :11:52.digger giant. For each job created here at JCB, it's estimated there
:11:53. > :11:54.were a further three created in the supply chain. JCB say the
:11:55. > :11:58.Government's commitment to improve the A50 has been a catalyst to
:11:59. > :12:01.investment. More so, perhaps, the pull of emerging markets ` Africa,
:12:02. > :12:06.indonesia and South America. But not all companies are recruiting. It was
:12:07. > :12:12.only last week that npower announced it was outsourcing with the loss of
:12:13. > :12:16.1,000 jobs in the region. For every jobbing loss, there are many more
:12:17. > :12:20.being created at the moment. The British economy is moving forward.
:12:21. > :12:23.Anyone who has lost their job, the best thing we can do is to make sure
:12:24. > :12:27.there are opportunities to get a new job. Apprentices here have hopes of
:12:28. > :12:30.more than just a job ` they want a long career. Knowing that they are
:12:31. > :12:34.doing so well gives me a positive attitude. Cost the company is
:12:35. > :12:37.growing and I would be able to stay within the company. By his own
:12:38. > :12:42.admission, the Chancellor has much more to do ` to dig the country out
:12:43. > :12:45.of the doldrums. ??NELWINE The biggest butter factory
:12:46. > :12:49.in the country has opened in Shropshire. It's a ?17 million
:12:50. > :12:53.investment at the Muller site, which will create 100 new jobs. They'll be
:12:54. > :12:58.turning out 45,000 tonnes of butter a year. But what does this mean for
:12:59. > :13:01.the dairy industry here? In the past, farmers have carried out
:13:02. > :13:07.direct action with protest marches and blockades angry at prices. Live
:13:08. > :13:18.now to David Gregory`Kumar. How do farmers feel about this expansion?
:13:19. > :13:22.They welcome it. Muller say they are looking to invest about ?20 million
:13:23. > :13:26.in Shropshire, they have various plants in the county. All of that
:13:27. > :13:30.investment starts with this brand`new butter factory. We went
:13:31. > :13:36.for an exclusive look behind the scenes today.
:13:37. > :13:40.This is what you know Muller four. They make 1.5 billion parts of
:13:41. > :13:44.yoghurt here in their market Drayton factory every year. Now for the
:13:45. > :13:49.first time, they are going to be making butter here in the UK as
:13:50. > :13:55.well. The cream comes in one end and by the time it leaves, it is well on
:13:56. > :13:59.its way to becoming butter. At this time of year you might not want to
:14:00. > :14:05.turn all of your cream into butter. You could make more money selling it
:14:06. > :14:09.in pots to put on mince pies. This machine gives Muller options. For
:14:10. > :14:13.now it is these massive blocks for the catering trade but there is talk
:14:14. > :14:17.eventually of Muller barter for the supermarket shelves. We are
:14:18. > :14:24.accelerating our plans to also invest in retail packet butter, so
:14:25. > :14:28.as of summer next year we will be seeing retail package butter on the
:14:29. > :14:34.shelves. We're also at what we can do from a brand point of view. There
:14:35. > :14:39.could be Muller butter on the shelves. Farmers have not always
:14:40. > :14:47.seen eye to eye with Muller, blockading the plant several times.
:14:48. > :14:51.At times it has been very difficult. Fortunately, the farmers who are
:14:52. > :14:54.supplying us have in general, even over the past 12 months, been very
:14:55. > :14:59.happy with our performance in the market. It is sometimes unfortunate
:15:00. > :15:05.that we are also being selected by some of the people who do not supply
:15:06. > :15:10.us. Farmers are now getting a record price and they will be hoping this
:15:11. > :15:15.new butter plant is one way that customers like Muller can carry on
:15:16. > :15:18.paying them at this level. This is a graphic that shows you how
:15:19. > :15:27.milk prices have gone for the past years. These are average prices.
:15:28. > :15:32.Since 2011, when they were very low, they have been climbing. In October,
:15:33. > :15:39.the most recent numbers show that farmers are targeting about 33p per
:15:40. > :15:45.litre. That is an historic high so it should be good news. Andrew, your
:15:46. > :15:50.milk goes to Muller, how do you feel about the butter factory? I think it
:15:51. > :15:53.is great news and we are long overdue some good news in the dairy
:15:54. > :15:58.sector. I will look forward to supplying them in the future. Let's
:15:59. > :16:01.talk about this extra money, you are getting an historic high for your
:16:02. > :16:07.milk, where does that money go on a farm like this? As you can imagine,
:16:08. > :16:11.costs are still high. We have overdrafts to pay off after the
:16:12. > :16:15.terrible summer last year. We have had a better summer this year.
:16:16. > :16:21.Long`term, we will be looking to invest, if we can keep the milk
:16:22. > :16:26.price high. Do you think it could stay at these levels? I hope so, the
:16:27. > :16:32.rumours are we might get a bit more in January. Like you say, this
:16:33. > :16:38.butter plant gives us a bit more stability for the future. Very
:16:39. > :16:43.briefly, what is the long`term plan for the farmer? Would you like to
:16:44. > :16:48.employ more people? That would be our ultimate aim. To employ
:16:49. > :16:56.somebody, have a few more cows, have a greater work life balance. The
:16:57. > :17:00.1200 farmers who supply Muller across the UK will be thinking, if
:17:01. > :17:04.Muller can make more money, there is more chance they can keep paying
:17:05. > :17:06.farmers at the higher prices we have been seeing.
:17:07. > :17:09.And there will be more on the prospects for economic growth and
:17:10. > :17:12.job creation here in the Midlands in this weekend's Sunday Politics. Our
:17:13. > :17:16.political editor, Patrick Burns, will be joined by the Labour MP for
:17:17. > :17:19.Walsall North, David Winnick, and by the Midlands MEP, Mike Nattrass.
:17:20. > :17:24.That's at the usual time of 11:00am here on BBC One on Sunday morning.
:17:25. > :17:29.A 29`year`old man's admitted killing his ex`girlfriend and her baby son
:17:30. > :17:31.at their home in Birmingham. 25`year`old Yvonne Walsh and
:17:32. > :17:36.seven`month`old Harrison were found strangled in their beds in Billesley
:17:37. > :17:43.in June. Today at Birmingham Crown Court, Wesley Williams admitted
:17:44. > :17:45.their murders. He'll be sentenced next week.
:17:46. > :17:48.A quarter of the worst hospitals in England and Wales are in the West
:17:49. > :17:51.Midlands, according to an official report. Dr Foster's annual hospital
:17:52. > :17:57.guide says Stafford Hospital is the only one in the region to perform
:17:58. > :18:00.better than expected. Both the Heart of England Trust and the University
:18:01. > :18:02.Hospitals Birmingham have higher than expected death rates.
:18:03. > :18:06.BBC Hereford Worcester switched on their DAB service for the first time
:18:07. > :18:08.this morning. MP Harriet Baldwin and former Worcester Warriors rugby
:18:09. > :18:14.player Craig Gillis officially switched on the radio station's
:18:15. > :18:23.three digital transmitters. BBC Hereford Worcester will still be
:18:24. > :18:28.available on FM, AM and online. More than half the homes in Herefordshire
:18:29. > :18:32.and Worcestershire have ADA B radio, one of the highest take`up in the
:18:33. > :18:36.country, and yet we are not on it. From today they can listen to BBC
:18:37. > :18:41.Hereford and Worcester alongside their national stadiums. It ``
:18:42. > :18:45.stations was of it has been a long time coming but it is important.
:18:46. > :18:51.This is our top story tonight: An inspiration for all, who will remain
:18:52. > :18:54.for all time. One of the many tributes across the Midlands from
:18:55. > :18:56.those influenced by Nelson Mandela. Your detailed weekend weather
:18:57. > :19:02.forecast to come shortly from Rebecca. Also ahead: where is your
:19:03. > :19:05.towel? Find out why Buster Belford hopes his obsession with towels
:19:06. > :19:14.could help take a small club into the big time.
:19:15. > :19:21.His first book, a memoir, was hailed as "a real one off" ` now his first
:19:22. > :19:23.novel has been short listed for a prestigious award. Born to Punjabi
:19:24. > :19:26.parents in Wolverhampton, Sathnam Sanghera gave up a lavish London
:19:27. > :19:30.lifestyle to write about mental illness in his family. His new novel
:19:31. > :19:38.tells of three generations of a Sikh family played out in a corner shop.
:19:39. > :19:42.Lindsay Doyle has been to meet him. I can see there is something
:19:43. > :19:44.intrinsically funny about the sound of the world Wolverhampton,
:19:45. > :19:56.something undeniably grim about the view of the city as you arrive by
:19:57. > :20:00.train. Short listed for the Costa first novel award, Marriage Material
:20:01. > :20:03.tells of a young man who returns to Wolverhampton from London on the
:20:04. > :20:07.death of his father to run the family corner shop. It could be said
:20:08. > :20:09.that the corner shop is a bit of a cliche. I disagree. It has always
:20:10. > :20:13.been a symbol of the nation. Napoleon famously said that England
:20:14. > :20:17.was a nation of shopkeepers. I think it is a symbol of multiculturalism.
:20:18. > :20:20.For a lot of Asians it is a really good thing and represents how well
:20:21. > :20:30.we have done in business and integrated. Sanghera has already
:20:31. > :20:33.published a memoir ` The Boy with the Top Knot` which tells how his
:20:34. > :20:36.parents moved to Wolverhampton from the Punjab in 1968, neither could
:20:37. > :20:39.speak English, his father suffered from schizophrenia, his mother
:20:40. > :20:44.worked in a sewing factory, where he got his first job at 50pence an
:20:45. > :20:47.hour. The clever schoolboy was to pass the entrance exam to
:20:48. > :20:57.Wolverhampton Grammar School, his very first publication, the school
:20:58. > :21:02.magazine aged 13. I think it was a homework piece that was so good, the
:21:03. > :21:05.editor decided it had to be printed. Even then you get a sense of the
:21:06. > :21:15.style that came through in the journalist and then the novelist.
:21:16. > :21:19.Marriage Material follows three generations and looks at immigration
:21:20. > :21:21.and integration in the 60s and 70', featuring Enoch Powell's famous
:21:22. > :21:26.rivers of blood speech. It is like watching a nation, busily engaged in
:21:27. > :21:30.heaping up its own funeral parlour. It is kind of scene as the
:21:31. > :21:33.equivalent of Harlem in America, as a city on the edge of racial
:21:34. > :21:36.collapse. I wanted to use that history and revive it because I
:21:37. > :21:43.think it has been slightly forgotten. The home of the family in
:21:44. > :21:47.the novel, the Blakenhall area of Wolverhampton. You can be Asian in
:21:48. > :21:52.this part of the world and you cannot actually need to talk
:21:53. > :21:55.English. I wanted to explore about whether that is healthy or whether
:21:56. > :21:59.we are making ghettos in Britain. Sathnam Sanghera will find out if
:22:00. > :22:09.his novel is the Costa winner in mid January. Three Midlands non`league
:22:10. > :22:11.clubs are hoping to stage FA Cup upsets this weekend. Stourbridge
:22:12. > :22:14.take on Stevenage who are four divisions above them, while
:22:15. > :22:20.Kidderminster Harriers face Newport County. But the biggest chance of an
:22:21. > :22:26.upset could come at Tamworth, where it will be a family affair against
:22:27. > :22:31.League One side Bristol City. At Tamworth Football Club only one
:22:32. > :22:40.family that can fill this big hole. Introducing Cameron Belford, Age 25,
:22:41. > :22:49.goalkeeper. Cameron's dad, Dale Belford, 46, manager. And Dale's
:22:50. > :22:55.dad, Cameron's grandad Buster Belford, age 70, kit man. Your dad
:22:56. > :23:02.seems a bit obsessed about towels. Yes, don't talk to him about towels.
:23:03. > :23:08.I am very protective of my towels. The kit is done every day. I think
:23:09. > :23:14.he always manages to clean my kit, which is nice. Goalkeeping is in the
:23:15. > :23:23.Belfords DNA. Dale enjoyed a good career in non`league football. His
:23:24. > :23:28.two sons Cameron and Tyrell have both turned professional. Watched
:23:29. > :23:36.every step of the way by Buster (ptc +
:23:37. > :23:44.how key is some advantage? I am really excited, I am sure the fans
:23:45. > :23:49.will turn out in numbers and I am sure it will be a difficult place to
:23:50. > :23:52.come and play. My top tip is town with two, Bristol City zero. Dale
:23:53. > :24:01.will feed his lucky goldfish, like he always does. Hoping Cameron will
:24:02. > :24:04.keep a clean sheet and knowing Tamworth will never throw in the
:24:05. > :24:09.towel whilst Buster remains in charge of the laundry. And the best
:24:10. > :24:12.place to follow any FA Cup shocks this weekend will be on your BBC
:24:13. > :24:18.Local Radio station. There'll also be commentary from the Premier
:24:19. > :24:20.League and the Championship. Let's find out how the weather is looking
:24:21. > :24:31.for the weekend, Rebecca. Certainly Littlemore settles. There
:24:32. > :24:38.is plenty of cloud, though. We had the stormy weather yesterday ``
:24:39. > :24:43.certainly a little more settled. Some of you spotted this spectacular
:24:44. > :24:47.cloud. It is caused when high cloud meets cold air and the sun bounces
:24:48. > :24:52.off it. Unfortunately we are back to your bog`standard clouds for much of
:24:53. > :24:55.this weekend, and plenty of it. The blanket of cloud will mean limited
:24:56. > :25:03.brightness but the silver lining is that it will be mostly dry. We have
:25:04. > :25:08.had a blanket of cloud and it has kept a lot of the brightness away.
:25:09. > :25:16.The showers are continuing across the North Midlands. It is colder air
:25:17. > :25:19.and we could see wintry showers. Further South, a clearer picture and
:25:20. > :25:25.a dryer one. Through the early hours of tomorrow, we start to pull in
:25:26. > :25:30.less cold air. It means that tomorrow morning we will wake up and
:25:31. > :25:36.two bridges will not be as low as they were when we wake up tomorrow.
:25:37. > :25:41.There will be sunshine around, plenty of cloud around `` we will
:25:42. > :25:48.wake up and temperatures will not be as low. It will be a bit milder than
:25:49. > :25:51.today. Tomorrow night, very similar to how we are looking tonight. We
:25:52. > :25:56.will still keep some of those showers rattling through. 20 of
:25:57. > :26:03.cloud cover, there will be a few holes `` plenty of cloud cover.
:26:04. > :26:07.Elsewhere where we keep the blanket of cloud, temperatures up to above
:26:08. > :26:12.freezing. As we head toward Sunday, plenty of cloud about. We will get a
:26:13. > :26:17.bit of sunshine, temperatures making it into double figures. It is going
:26:18. > :26:23.to feel much milder. High pressure dominates as we head into the
:26:24. > :26:27.working week. That is helping to keep things settled but staying
:26:28. > :26:37.cloudy, too. Let's return to Coventry Cathedral,
:26:38. > :26:40.where people have been signing one of the many books of condolence, Bob
:26:41. > :26:43.Hockenhull is there. What have people been saying?
:26:44. > :26:45.of the many books of condolence, Bob Hockenhull is Lots of people signing
:26:46. > :26:50.the book. One of the comments, you taught us so much and your wisdom
:26:51. > :26:54.will be missed. Coventry had a special role to play as far as the
:26:55. > :27:02.Nelson Mandela story was concerned. The song, free Mohsen Mandela was
:27:03. > :27:11.written by Jerry Damas, `` free Mohsen Mandela.
:27:12. > :27:17.A special service will be held here on Sunday and everyone is invited,
:27:18. > :27:24.Christians and anyone who wants to pay tribute.
:27:25. > :27:27.Finally, a comment from Mandy Gordon on our facebook page who says" I
:27:28. > :27:31.grew up in South Africa under Apartheid, I remember the day Madiba
:27:32. > :27:35.was released from jail ` he united a nation and was a truly inspirational
:27:36. > :27:37.man, he will be greatly missed the world over."
:27:38. > :27:43.From all of us on Midlands Today, goodbye.