:00:00. > :00:00.let-up. Thank you. That is all from the BBC News at Six. Goodbye. Now
:00:00. > :00:07.Hello and welcome to Midlands Today. The headlines tonight: A partial
:00:08. > :00:15.victory for Stafford Hospital campaigners, as some services are
:00:16. > :00:18.retained but others downgraded. We came here today and they said the
:00:19. > :00:23.administrators said they had listened to the community, but there
:00:24. > :00:25.is nothing there in what they are offering.
:00:26. > :00:28.We'll be asking how it will all work, and the impact it'll have on
:00:29. > :00:31.neighbouring hospitals. We've spent the day inside the busy
:00:32. > :00:34.University Hospital of North Staffordshire. Will it be able to
:00:35. > :00:38.take up the slack from Stafford? A sharp fall in jobless figures with
:00:39. > :00:45.26,000 fewer out of work, but Birmingham is still the worst city
:00:46. > :00:49.for unemployment in the country. It is wet and windy, and Stoke City is
:00:50. > :00:53.hoping to make it a miserable night for Manchester United.
:00:54. > :00:57.And we may have seen plenty of rain today, but could this be the scene
:00:58. > :01:04.across us by tomorrow? Full details coming up in the forecast later.
:01:05. > :01:11.Good evening. Stafford Hospital is being taken over, but some key
:01:12. > :01:14.services will stay. It's a partial victory for thousands who marched to
:01:15. > :01:18.save it, although not everyone's happy. Administrators needed more
:01:19. > :01:22.time to come up with their proposals, such was the strength of
:01:23. > :01:26.public opinion. They're now recommending a downgraded maternity
:01:27. > :01:31.unit instead of complete closure. A stays, although it won't be 24
:01:32. > :01:34.hours. Other services will be scaled back ` with complicated procedures
:01:35. > :01:39.taking place elsewhere and Stafford used for recuperation and recovery.
:01:40. > :01:42.The hospital's been trying to rebuild confidence since the scandal
:01:43. > :01:48.over dreadful neglect and poor care was uncovered five years ago. It's
:01:49. > :01:52.not quite the end of the story, though ` the Health Secretary still
:01:53. > :01:55.has to give his approval, and that won't happen until next February at
:01:56. > :02:04.the earliest. Here's our health correspondent Michele Paduano.
:02:05. > :02:08.This is what all the fuss is about, babies and children, where they are
:02:09. > :02:15.born and how they are treated. In the future half of all Stafford
:02:16. > :02:20.babies will still be born in Stafford. For these mums, today's
:02:21. > :02:26.improvements are not good enough. There is still some hope there, we
:02:27. > :02:29.do still have some services, but you cannot guarantee that you will not
:02:30. > :02:37.have complications if you are giving birth, and to have to go elsewhere
:02:38. > :02:41.would disrupt so many lives. It is good not `` not good enough for
:02:42. > :02:53.people with critically ill children. What are they supposed to do? The
:02:54. > :02:58.Trust Special Administrators said they had listened to the concerns,
:02:59. > :03:03.and 95% of all patient care will be in Stafford. What we have done I
:03:04. > :03:08.believe successfully is to provide Stafford and Cannock with a period
:03:09. > :03:12.of stability, at least four years, when they can work with local health
:03:13. > :03:20.care commissioners and can address the issues that exist here and also
:03:21. > :03:25.elsewhere. Stafford Hospital will get ?90 million in subsidy over four
:03:26. > :03:31.years, and ?40 million refurbishment. A further ?130
:03:32. > :03:34.million will be spent on improving maternity and accident and emergency
:03:35. > :03:39.services in Walsall, Stockton Wolverhampton. This will fund a
:03:40. > :03:48.proportion of our new A department which we have recently started the
:03:49. > :03:52.preliminary construction. We will also have to build an extension to
:03:53. > :03:58.our existing maternity units to be able to cope with the consultant
:03:59. > :04:02.deliveries. Back in Stafford politicians across the spectrum are
:04:03. > :04:07.not happy. We are going to lobby very hard now, the Secretary of
:04:08. > :04:14.State for health, because that is where we have to take the fight to.
:04:15. > :04:19.And my colleagues in all parties have been fighting very hard for
:04:20. > :04:24.this in the last year or so, and we will carry on. We came in here and
:04:25. > :04:27.the administrators said they had listened to the community, then we
:04:28. > :04:32.listen to the detail of what they are offering and there is nothing
:04:33. > :04:40.there. Most babies are not going to be born in Stafford. Our money's had
:04:41. > :04:48.to be served elsewhere for new hospitals that could be built here.
:04:49. > :04:52.`` going to be set. `` great to be sent. At the end of for years, the
:04:53. > :04:57.hospital will study ?15 million in the red.
:04:58. > :05:06.The people of the town have been living with this for years, will
:05:07. > :05:09.they be happy with this delight? There are people out there who
:05:10. > :05:13.clearly think that services should move elsewhere because they will be
:05:14. > :05:17.safer there, but they were absent today, one reason being that there
:05:18. > :05:25.has been such a groundswell of opinion against the hospital. Let us
:05:26. > :05:31.talk to one of the campaigners. How do you feel about what happened
:05:32. > :05:35.today? I am very disappointed. It has been made and we have had
:05:36. > :05:41.concessions made to us, but I think it is a bit of a fudge. We are told
:05:42. > :05:50.we will get midwife led eternity. 50% of the people could still be
:05:51. > :05:53.seen at Stafford Hospital, in reality `` but they have spent a
:05:54. > :05:56.huge amount in subsidy on this, you must realise change has to take
:05:57. > :06:01.place? We fully agree with that, we know
:06:02. > :06:04.there has to be a partnership. Specialised services have to be
:06:05. > :06:11.elsewhere at a larger hospital. We will support integration, we are not
:06:12. > :06:15.against that. Tomorrow you are seeing one of the Prime Minister's
:06:16. > :06:21.special advisers. What are you going to say? I think we will have a frank
:06:22. > :06:25.discussion. We have to look at how the board is going to be formed
:06:26. > :06:31.between us and UHNS. Clearly people here are not happy, but Jeremy Hunt
:06:32. > :06:39.has not got out of this political messages yet.
:06:40. > :06:42.With the trust running Stafford and Cannock hospitals dissolved, Cannock
:06:43. > :06:45.will be taken over by Wolverhampton. Stafford Hospital, which is far
:06:46. > :06:47.bigger, will be run by the University Hospital of North
:06:48. > :06:51.Staffordshire which covers Stoke on Trent. So will it be able to take up
:06:52. > :06:53.the slack? Our Staffordshire reporter Liz Copper has been finding
:06:54. > :06:56.out. Brandon is three and will be in
:06:57. > :06:59.hospital for Christmas. He's one of more than 11,000 patients treated in
:07:00. > :07:02.the Children's Centre here every year. The changes announced today
:07:03. > :07:12.could see many more children coming here. Parents have concerns over the
:07:13. > :07:17.effect for families. It is not brilliant for the parents if they
:07:18. > :07:19.have to travel and travel, but if it is best for the child that is what
:07:20. > :07:22.has to be done. There was plenty of festive fun
:07:23. > :07:25.today on the children's ward, but nevertheless lingering worries about
:07:26. > :07:29.what the New Year will bring once children will no longer be admitted
:07:30. > :07:33.for overnight stays in Stafford. I have six children, and I have had to
:07:34. > :07:42.travel from that which today to hear. But I can't imagine having to
:07:43. > :07:47.do that with an ill child. The planned changes were among the
:07:48. > :07:51.most controversial book forward. The question now is, how big an overall
:07:52. > :07:54.impact will the new arrangements have?
:07:55. > :07:57.This is the unit where children are assessed. It's busy, but doctors
:07:58. > :08:02.believe they'll be able to cope with more patients. I think we are
:08:03. > :08:08.ideally placed to absorb more work because we have become consultant
:08:09. > :08:11.led down here. We probably have more consultant time on the shop floor
:08:12. > :08:13.than anywhere else in region actually.
:08:14. > :08:16.And patients across the region are being reassured the new plans will
:08:17. > :08:22.lead to better overall care across Staffordshire ` and increased travel
:08:23. > :08:25.times won't be a serious problem. There is a trade`off between coming
:08:26. > :08:30.to really high quality services where you have 40 or 50 paediatric
:08:31. > :08:36.specialists for exam will on the ward we are on now, compared to
:08:37. > :08:40.three in Stafford. There is this trade`off between accessing a full
:08:41. > :08:45.range of services when you have a sick child, and that is very
:08:46. > :08:48.traumatic for patients `` parents. Whilst these changes won't satisfy
:08:49. > :08:51.everyone, there is now at least a measure of certainty as plans for
:08:52. > :08:56.shaping the future of health care across Staffordshire become clearer.
:08:57. > :09:00.Joining us now from our studio in London is the Conservative MP for
:09:01. > :09:03.Stafford Jeremy Lefroy. Good evening, Mr Lefroy. So Stafford
:09:04. > :09:15.Hospital is being downgraded, but some services retained ` good news?
:09:16. > :09:20.I think it is mixed. I was this boot saying some services, `` would
:09:21. > :09:24.dispute some services, we are talking about a large number of
:09:25. > :09:28.services being maintained. At the beginning of the year we were told
:09:29. > :09:32.there would be no A or maternity or paediatrics and many other
:09:33. > :09:39.services. We have come a long way. It will have on A, there will
:09:40. > :09:42.according to the TSA's report be midwife led maternity, and we will
:09:43. > :09:53.be part of a university hospital with a secure future. But
:09:54. > :09:58.particularly there is a big but over services with children and mothers
:09:59. > :10:01.and families. The community have done a tremendous job in getting us
:10:02. > :10:04.to where we are now, but we have further to go because we have to
:10:05. > :10:15.make the case that our children deserve to have a 20 four sevenths
:10:16. > :10:19.service where they can stay in unless they have to be transferred.
:10:20. > :10:26.But as the case I have been making to Jeremy Hunt this afternoon. What
:10:27. > :10:30.sort of vibes did you get from him? He has to make the final decision,
:10:31. > :10:36.he cannot tell me at this stage, but I shall firstly be making the case
:10:37. > :10:41.to monitor because they have too make the case to the Secretary of
:10:42. > :10:47.State. `` they have to make the case. And also we need to look at
:10:48. > :10:51.the proposals for maternity. I still believe we need a consultant led
:10:52. > :10:56.maternity service, I think the numbers justify that. And we need to
:10:57. > :11:00.look at one or two other areas like the proposals for critical care. I
:11:01. > :11:04.think we have moved a step forward today, but not a large enough step
:11:05. > :11:07.at all. Plenty more to come before 7:00.
:11:08. > :11:13.The problems for ex`servicemen facing the prospect of being
:11:14. > :11:16.homeless for Christmas. There's been a sharp fall in
:11:17. > :11:20.unemployment in the region although Birmingham remains the city with the
:11:21. > :11:24.highest rate in the country. Across the West Midlands, the number of
:11:25. > :11:28.jobless fell by 26,000 over the last quarter. It means there are now
:11:29. > :11:34.240,000 people out of work here ` or 8.8% of the working population. Ben
:11:35. > :11:37.Godfrey has been to Wolverhampton, to look at a scheme helping people
:11:38. > :11:42.find jobs when English isn't their first language.
:11:43. > :11:46.Bhupinder Mary wants to return to work now her daughter's older. If
:11:47. > :11:54.only it were that easy. After four years without a job, she says she's
:11:55. > :12:10.facing too many hurdles. The main problem is the language, and
:12:11. > :12:15.experience. It is hard. It is very difficult for us.
:12:16. > :12:18.She's not alone. For these Asian and Eastern European job`seekers,
:12:19. > :12:20.Wolverhampton doesn't feel like a land of opportunity.
:12:21. > :12:23.So they've joined the Park Village Employability Scheme. They get jobs
:12:24. > :12:26.advice ` nothing new there. But what makes it different is that they'll
:12:27. > :12:31.design the sort of training opportunities their community needs.
:12:32. > :12:38.Here in Park Village, changing perceptions is the first challenge.
:12:39. > :12:43.9% of the working age population is currently claiming job`seeker's
:12:44. > :12:47.allowance, but it is also about well`being, in an area where women
:12:48. > :12:57.live to an average age of 79, four men it is just 73. My husband has
:12:58. > :13:04.not worked since he left school. All the Government plans, and what they
:13:05. > :13:09.plan to do, the job centres are full of people anyway so I don't see how
:13:10. > :13:18.that can help. I have had a couple of temporary contracts, but nothing
:13:19. > :13:22.big. Nothing I can hold on to. There is nothing in Wolverhampton. 30
:13:23. > :13:26.years after I left school, people are leaving school in this day and
:13:27. > :13:31.age when they cannot live `` read or write. What is going on?
:13:32. > :13:34.Asia Jodin has a masters degree from Poland's top university. She moved
:13:35. > :13:42.to Wolverhampton to be near family, but says she's failed to find a job
:13:43. > :13:48.to match her skills. I don't want to go to the factory every day. I have
:13:49. > :13:53.a Masters degree, I had a good job over there in Poland, and I want to
:13:54. > :13:59.carry on having a better life, and also for my future children I want
:14:00. > :14:03.to set the example. Dozens of residents have signed up
:14:04. > :14:08.to the scheme, which hopes to coach them into employment within three
:14:09. > :14:11.months. Our business correspondent Peter
:14:12. > :14:19.Plisner is here now. Encouraging figures, Peter ` why do you think
:14:20. > :14:23.they've gone down? The fact is more jobs are being created. If you look
:14:24. > :14:29.at the West Midlands, construction jobs are up, and manufacturing is
:14:30. > :14:37.slightly down, and nationally the art up so that could be a blip.
:14:38. > :14:40.Managing directors I have spoken to so their order books are full and
:14:41. > :14:46.they are optimistic about the year ahead. `` they say that their order
:14:47. > :14:52.books are full. But Birmingham is still the work `` the worst in the
:14:53. > :14:56.country. Yes, 16.5% of the population are unemployed, the
:14:57. > :14:59.highest in the UK, but we have some of the worst blackspots for
:15:00. > :15:09.unemployment, places like Hodge Hill, and Ladywood. More than 20% of
:15:10. > :15:13.the population there is unemployed. There has been lots about this
:15:14. > :15:18.so`called skills gap, and a lot is being done to address it.
:15:19. > :15:21.Detectives are searching for a beggar who attacked a 25`year`old
:15:22. > :15:23.man in Birmingham, blinding him in one eye.
:15:24. > :15:27.It happened at Spices restaurant on the Soho Road in Handsworth. The
:15:28. > :15:32.offender, who was captured on CCTV, asked for a cigarette and money.
:15:33. > :15:44.When he was refused, he stabbed the victim in the eye with an unknown
:15:45. > :15:46.weapon. Our top story tonight. A partial victory for Stafford
:15:47. > :15:48.Hospital campaigners, as some services are retained but others
:15:49. > :15:52.downgraded. A full weather forecast to come soon
:15:53. > :15:55.from Shefali ` not too cheerful, I'm afraid, and also in tonight's
:15:56. > :15:58.programme, what these Stoke City legends make of the Potters' chances
:15:59. > :16:09.in tonight's cup tie against Manchester United. I can't wait for
:16:10. > :16:12.these fans to get some pleasure, to get some success.
:16:13. > :16:15.And our top Christmas tip ` from a team who don't believe in throwing
:16:16. > :16:22.away anything that could bring some festive fun!
:16:23. > :16:28.Servicemen and women can sometimes find it hard adjusting to civilian
:16:29. > :16:32.life after a military career. A small proportion end up on the
:16:33. > :16:35.streets. Joanne Writtle has been talking to a former Royal Marine
:16:36. > :16:38.who's trying to help, and to an ex`soldier who's been sleeping on
:16:39. > :16:47.friends' sofas since leaving the Army six years ago.
:16:48. > :16:55.Life in the Armed Forces. Disciplined, often tough, and for a
:16:56. > :16:59.few, I've can remain harsh after they have said goodbye to military
:17:00. > :17:02.life. Chris Pursehouse served with the
:17:03. > :17:06.Royal Artillery for six years. But he's been homeless, sofa surfing,
:17:07. > :17:18.since he came out in 2007 ` unable to settle. In pubs I have to sit in
:17:19. > :17:22.a place where I can see the front door and the exit and see who is
:17:23. > :17:26.coming in and going out. For the last few weeks Chris has
:17:27. > :17:29.been living in a hostel for homeless men in Wolverhampton.
:17:30. > :17:32.It's run by the P3 charity. Jim Corry is a case worker for those on
:17:33. > :17:40.the streets. He's helped hundreds this year. A few have been
:17:41. > :17:44.ex`servicemen. Probably about six or seven this year. A number of
:17:45. > :17:50.reasons. Some have just come out of the Army, obviously looking for
:17:51. > :17:54.accommodation support. Maybe they have been out of the Army for a
:17:55. > :18:00.number of years but going through relationship work done. Some are
:18:01. > :18:03.suffering from post`dramatic stress. `` post`traumatic stress.
:18:04. > :18:06.22 miles away in Telford, ex`Royal Marine Steve Wood has a room for a
:18:07. > :18:10.homeless ex`soldier. He's also offering to help sort out red tape
:18:11. > :18:14.for benefit payments. Don't you think we owe them a hand out now and
:18:15. > :18:19.again? I think they deserve it. People have stepped up to bat to
:18:20. > :18:22.protect our liberty. It's a two`bedroom house. The other
:18:23. > :18:26.room is taken by a man medically discharged from the army. He's not
:18:27. > :18:32.prepared to discuss the details, and wants to remain anonymous. When I
:18:33. > :18:42.try and get a job, and say I have been discharged from the Army, I
:18:43. > :18:47.struggle getting a job. The national charity veterans' aide says
:18:48. > :18:51.homelessness amongst ex`soldiers is a small but constant problem, but
:18:52. > :18:54.stresses that most veterans make a successful transition to civilian
:18:55. > :18:57.life. Back in Wolverhampton, ex`gunner
:18:58. > :19:02.Chris is being helped by workers at the hostel. He's just completed a
:19:03. > :19:05.course with the security industry. And despite everything, he doesn't
:19:06. > :19:13.regret joining the Army. I would recommend it to anyone. It is one of
:19:14. > :19:17.those things I am glad I did. When you are old and grey, you can sit
:19:18. > :19:21.down and say, yes, we did this and all that sort of thing.
:19:22. > :19:24.Football, and Stoke City are hoping to make it through to the semifinals
:19:25. > :19:28.of the League Cup tonight but they'll have to do it the hard way.
:19:29. > :19:31.Their visitors Manchester United are a team rebuilding after the
:19:32. > :19:34.departure of Sir Alex Ferguson, but they still represent the toughest of
:19:35. > :19:36.opposition. Nick Clitheroe is at the Britannia
:19:37. > :19:44.Stadium. Realistically, what are Stoke's chances, Nick?
:19:45. > :19:47.Well, Manchester United are finding life difficult now Sir Alex has
:19:48. > :19:51.gone, and Stoke have already pushed them hard in the Premier League once
:19:52. > :19:55.this season. But they might need some of the spirit of 1972 if
:19:56. > :20:03.they're to make through ` as Ian Winter has been finding out.
:20:04. > :20:12.March 1972, Stoke City winning at Wembley for the first time. Today,
:20:13. > :20:17.Terry Conroy is 67 and lucky to be alive. Two years ago he survived a
:20:18. > :20:22.massive heart attack, and now on Doctor's orders, he joins his
:20:23. > :20:27.team`mate for their weekly walk around the lakes. They are never
:20:28. > :20:32.short of good company, in coding England goalkeeper Gordon Banks. ``
:20:33. > :20:37.including. When the boys of medicine to two
:20:38. > :20:46.went to Wembley, their opponents were Manchester United. We perhaps,
:20:47. > :20:54.Manchester United having a bit of a dip. `` we perhaps caught. If we can
:20:55. > :21:00.overcome United, we can maybe go old `` all the way.
:21:01. > :21:05.When they met in the Premier league in October, Stoke were not overawed,
:21:06. > :21:10.and twice they took the lead. OK, so United one, but the old Potters
:21:11. > :21:15.legends believe it will be a different story with home advantage
:21:16. > :21:24.tonight. Two for stock. Two goals to 14
:21:25. > :21:35.Stoke. What would it mean if/when to get to Wembley again? `` Stoke. I
:21:36. > :21:40.cannot wait for the fans to get some pleasure and some success. So the
:21:41. > :21:45.League Cup has good memories for Stoke City, and beating United this
:21:46. > :21:49.evening would be just the tonic for Terry and Dennis and thousands like
:21:50. > :21:52.them. The big clubs often field weakened
:21:53. > :22:02.teams in this competition. Does that give Stoke a fighting chance
:22:03. > :22:06.tonight? The way this season has started for David Moyes, I don't
:22:07. > :22:12.think he can take any risks. He needs some silverware in the
:22:13. > :22:14.sideboard this season, and I think he is going to play a fairly strong
:22:15. > :22:18.team tonight. Mark Hughes hasn't found it too easy
:22:19. > :22:25.at Stoke since replacing Tony Pulis in the summer. How important is this
:22:26. > :22:29.competition for him? Obviously he has had to come in and try and keep
:22:30. > :22:34.that place in the Premier league for Stoke City, while changing the style
:22:35. > :22:37.as well and trying to play a bit more passing football. That has
:22:38. > :22:42.proved that. It is taking time to adjust. But I think there have been
:22:43. > :22:47.signs in the last few weeks but he is starting to find a system that is
:22:48. > :22:50.going to help. But of course they have a big game against Aston Villa
:22:51. > :22:54.at the weekend, so if they can get through tonight that will give them
:22:55. > :23:02.a boost for that. One thing is for certain, nobody is much greater in
:23:03. > :23:05.job it tonight with the weather. `` enjoy it.
:23:06. > :23:08.It's that time of year when many of our streets are shining with
:23:09. > :23:11.Christmas decorations and lights. Some are truly spectacular, while
:23:12. > :23:14.others bring us festive cheer in the most unexpected places. We sent Bob
:23:15. > :23:18.Hockenhull to meet workers in Birmingham who've put a lot of time
:23:19. > :23:21.and effort into their display ` but really they wouldn't mind at all if
:23:22. > :23:25.you called it rubbish. A recycling tip on a bleak December
:23:26. > :23:31.day. Not everyone's idea of a winter wonderland. But the Lifford Lane
:23:32. > :23:39.centre at Kings Norton in Birmingham has been transformed ` thanks to
:23:40. > :23:43.everyone's Christmas cast`offs. Every single one has been recovered
:23:44. > :23:47.from what would otherwise have been thrown away. The condition of some
:23:48. > :23:52.of the material that gets thrown away is suitable for reuse.
:23:53. > :23:55.The waste controller has entered into the spirit of things too,
:23:56. > :24:00.there's seasonal tunes blasting out all day ` and even a nod to other
:24:01. > :24:07.religions. It's turned a traditional tip into a Christmas hit for the
:24:08. > :24:12.regular users. They love it. They actually bring the children down to
:24:13. > :24:18.see it. They turn up without any waste, just to see the display.
:24:19. > :24:21.The staff are amazed at what people throw away. Some of these figures
:24:22. > :24:27.are in pretty good condition. But what some have dismissed as rubbish
:24:28. > :24:32.have now approved an opportunity to create up perfect Christmas scene in
:24:33. > :24:34.the most unlikely of places. `` a perfect Christmas scene.
:24:35. > :24:37.Around 150 figures destined for destruction have been saved so far `
:24:38. > :24:42.causing delight and a little despair. All this stuff is usable,
:24:43. > :24:47.and you see people throwing stories away, it is quite ashamed. I wish I
:24:48. > :24:53.could queue for longer, but they are so efficient you get through
:24:54. > :25:01.quickly. You feel you are going to somewhere happy. Because the music
:25:02. > :25:04.is happy. You just want to dance! Who'd have thought a load of old
:25:05. > :25:10.rubbish could lift Christmas spirits so high?
:25:11. > :25:13.Let's find out how the weather's looking ` here's Shefali who has
:25:14. > :25:14.some very scary`looking arrows on her weather map today.
:25:15. > :25:27.Tonight's headlines from I could tell you was shocked by
:25:28. > :25:33.yesterday's chart, but it is indicative of what is going out
:25:34. > :25:38.there at the moment. A trampoline was blown onto the tracks at
:25:39. > :25:42.Smethwick, causing delays. Tomorrow it is quite a different story. Some
:25:43. > :25:48.snow is on the way, on higher and lower levels. We are unclear how
:25:49. > :25:54.much we are going to get. But it would lead to a covering on most
:25:55. > :25:58.areas. Before then, some rain to content with. When you see these
:25:59. > :26:02.bright green and yellow patches, you have to be wary where rain is
:26:03. > :26:10.concerned. Also that squeeze on the isobars indicates strong wind. We
:26:11. > :26:15.can see that in close up right now on the chart. There is a ferocity to
:26:16. > :26:18.everything going on tonight, but it is moving along very quickly,
:26:19. > :26:25.because it is being pushed along a 50 mph gusts. Where we do get the
:26:26. > :26:29.torrential garden `` downpours, we could see an inch of rain. But a
:26:30. > :26:33.quieter end to the night, and with clearer skies temperatures will drop
:26:34. > :26:37.to one or three Celsius. At this area is going to be very cold,
:26:38. > :26:47.digging into the region by tomorrow morning. `` but this area. I think
:26:48. > :26:51.it is good to be the worst that will get the accumulations most of all to
:26:52. > :26:57.begin with, because that is where the snow will linger. `` I think it
:26:58. > :27:00.is going to be the West. Then it starts to move eastwards through
:27:01. > :27:15.tomorrow evening, temperatures rising to five to 527 Celsius. ``
:27:16. > :27:19.five two seven Celsius. As for the rest of the week, we have dry
:27:20. > :27:21.conditions on Friday, rain setting in for Saturday but milder by them
:27:22. > :27:27.as well. as
:27:28. > :27:32.Tonight's headlines from the BBC. Sentenced to 35 years, the rock star
:27:33. > :27:36.Ian Watkins is jailed for a string of horrific sex attacks on children.
:27:37. > :27:38.A partial victory for Stafford Hospital campaigners, as some
:27:39. > :27:43.services are retained but others downgraded.
:27:44. > :27:47.See you later at 10pm. Goodbye.