:00:00. > :00:07.Hello, and welcome to Midlands Today. The headlines tonight: Calls
:00:08. > :00:17.to bring oak`wood Prison back under Government control after a third
:00:18. > :00:21.disturbance in as many months. These are not legal week a write`off.
:00:22. > :00:25.These people will eventually be released, and reform, and become
:00:26. > :00:29.part of our society. The local Conservative MP tells us
:00:30. > :00:31.it's not good enough. The Chancellor pays tribute to a great
:00:32. > :00:35.manufacturing company ` as 400 jobs are created in North Warwickshire.
:00:36. > :00:38.Too muddy even for pigs ` the animal sanctuary struggling to cope with
:00:39. > :00:41.the aftermath of the heavy rain. Still loving the limelight ` the
:00:42. > :00:54.entertainer taking centre stage on her 100th birthday.
:00:55. > :00:58.Life is just a bowl of cherries. And after a week of endless rain,
:00:59. > :01:10.floods and rising waters, how does this week compare? I'll be telling
:01:11. > :01:14.you later. Good evening. There are calls,
:01:15. > :01:16.tonight, for the largest prison in England to be brought back under
:01:17. > :01:20.government control, after disorder lasting up to ten hours broke out on
:01:21. > :01:23.a wing. Oak`wood Prison, near Wolverhampton, is home to more than
:01:24. > :01:29.1,600 inmates, and is privately run by security firm G4S. Last night's
:01:30. > :01:32.incident was the third in three months ` at a prison which Justice
:01:33. > :01:54.Secretary Chris Grayling described, just last November, as a first class
:01:55. > :01:59.facility. Giles Latcham reports. My partner told me get out of his
:02:00. > :02:04.window, he could see the security guards coming in, and the rate
:02:05. > :02:10.people coming in. All he could hear was banging and shouting. G4S have
:02:11. > :02:14.described this, simply as an incident. I spoke to a prisoner
:02:15. > :02:20.inside, said it was nothing short of riots. But 50 inmates refused to be
:02:21. > :02:25.locked down, yesterday. They smashed windows and barricaded the entrance
:02:26. > :02:29.to Cedar wing. Staff lost control of the wing for the best part of ten
:02:30. > :02:35.hours, until a heavily equipped team went in to restore order at 2am.
:02:36. > :02:42.Prisoners have protested on the roof, in the past. There are
:02:43. > :02:47.complaints of inexperienced staff handing out harsh and arbitrary
:02:48. > :02:52.punishments. There is clear evidence that G4S are not coping with the
:02:53. > :02:56.management of this present. They are failing to deliver their contractual
:02:57. > :02:59.obligations, daily society, and the government ought to be looking at
:03:00. > :03:10.cancelling their contracts, and bringing back state`controlled will
:03:11. > :03:13.stop last October, inspectors report highlighted problems with drugs and
:03:14. > :03:18.violence, and said the jail was failing in almost every respect.
:03:19. > :03:22.Within days, the prisoners staged a protest on the roof. In November,
:03:23. > :03:29.there was another protest on the roof, bringing us five weeks on, too
:03:30. > :03:34.last night's riots. In November, G4S said that problems were being tired
:03:35. > :03:42.out. Incidents will happen. It's a feature of risen life. Every
:03:43. > :03:50.director, or manager, tries to manage them out. `` a feature of
:03:51. > :03:54.prison life. G4S said about 20 prisoners were involved. A number of
:03:55. > :04:01.cells were damaged. They deny reports that prison officers were
:04:02. > :04:04.taken hostage. The Conservative MP for South Staffordshire is Gavin
:04:05. > :04:07.Williamson. A little earlier, he gave me his reaction to the third
:04:08. > :04:17.incident at oak`wood in as many months. Frankly, it is not good
:04:18. > :04:20.enough. You want to see any prison, whether it is run privately or by
:04:21. > :04:25.the public sector, to run smoothly without incident, or any problems.
:04:26. > :04:31.We've had three incidents, and that isn't adequate. I've spoken with the
:04:32. > :04:41.prisons minister to voice my concerns. To make it clear, that
:04:42. > :04:46.this isn't adequate. The prisons minister has already said that he is
:04:47. > :04:49.ending up the deputy director of the prison service, to meet with
:04:50. > :04:53.oak`wood, and have a clear understanding of what led to this
:04:54. > :05:01.incident, and what can be done to ensure that it doesn't happen again.
:05:02. > :05:04.Your Justice Secretary Chris Grayling described oak`wood as a
:05:05. > :05:13.first class facility ` that was only two months ago. Most of my
:05:14. > :05:16.constituents want to ensure that the amount of money we spend
:05:17. > :05:27.incarcerating people is not astronomical. It's not adequate, and
:05:28. > :05:31.that's why we've got to see action, we've got to see everyone working
:05:32. > :05:34.together. We have to make sure that those people working in the prison
:05:35. > :05:39.have the right training, the right support, the right back`up. We've
:05:40. > :05:45.got to make sure that those people in prison, yes, they are probably
:05:46. > :05:49.looked after, but it is a regime that is putting rehabilitation, and
:05:50. > :05:54.making sure that people who live around prisons are safe stop how
:05:55. > :05:59.much longer are you going to get this? The Chief Inspector of Prisons
:06:00. > :06:03.said that oak`wood was failing in almost every respect, and they'd get
:06:04. > :06:08.one last chance. How many more chances will you give? What we are
:06:09. > :06:12.already seeing, is we are seeing the government is taking swift action,
:06:13. > :06:16.sending the deputy director of prisons to oak`wood, to get a
:06:17. > :06:20.clearer understanding of what has happened. The incidents didn't occur
:06:21. > :06:24.because of what the prison officers did, it occurred because someone
:06:25. > :06:31.within the prison decided to act in Amberley manner. We cannot make it
:06:32. > :06:44.uses for people that acting... Take action and do whatever they want.
:06:45. > :06:46.Coming up later in the programme: A last minute winner for Coventry
:06:47. > :06:50.salvages some pride for West Midlands' football in the FA Cup.
:06:51. > :06:52.400 new jobs are being created at an automotive company in North
:06:53. > :06:55.Warwickshire. This fresh employment boost at Sertec was announced by
:06:56. > :06:58.Chancellor George Osborne, during a visit today, and the emphasis will
:06:59. > :07:00.be on providing opportunities for young people. Ben Godfrey has the
:07:01. > :07:03.details. In 2008, at the height of recession,
:07:04. > :07:11.Sertec in Coleshill was shedding jobs ` its future as a car parts
:07:12. > :07:14.supplier was uncertain. It was hard to imagine, then, that six years
:07:15. > :07:18.later, the Chancellor would pitch up here to deliver his latest plan to
:07:19. > :07:23.remedy the economy. But last year, Sertec took on 200 new staff, and
:07:24. > :07:32.now it wants to recruit 400 more. They're in demand to supply another
:07:33. > :07:36.expanding firm ` Jaguar Land Rover. With their new models, we've been
:07:37. > :07:42.able to create these positions. These are purely manufacturing jobs.
:07:43. > :07:48.A lot of engineering positions, highly skilled robotics engineers. I
:07:49. > :07:53.want the new jobs being advertised here to go to local kids. So, here
:07:54. > :07:56.are two local kids, Andy and Oliver ` they've been taken on as
:07:57. > :08:02.apprentices learning new skills, and earning qualifications. We are the
:08:03. > :08:08.future of the company as apprentices. It made me optimistic
:08:09. > :08:13.to do want to try my hardest. I've always wanted to be an engineer. I
:08:14. > :08:26.was going to go to university, then I decided that I'd like do hands`on.
:08:27. > :08:30.Only last summer, a telecoms firm based here went out of business with
:08:31. > :08:32.a loss of 200 jobs. 2013 saw not just the demise of Greenwoods
:08:33. > :08:40.Communications, but another major North Warwickshire employer ` Daw
:08:41. > :08:44.Mill Colliery. I think it's the good news is outweighing the bad. We got
:08:45. > :08:49.companies like Energetics, the Ralston Group, Rosa in bed worth,
:08:50. > :08:52.they are all growing, taking on staff, and these are high quality
:08:53. > :08:55.manufacturing jobs. The Chancellor talked about the pressure of global
:08:56. > :08:58.competition, but for Sertec, success begins at home. In its 52nd year of
:08:59. > :09:08.trade, it's still independently owned by former company apprentices
:09:09. > :09:11.and engineers. ?300,000 will be spent on improving
:09:12. > :09:17.the canals in Stoke`on`Trent and Staffordshire. The Canal and River
:09:18. > :09:19.Trust will use the money to carry out essential winter maintenance.
:09:20. > :09:21.They'll repair the canal walls, locks and bridges, including
:09:22. > :09:24.Trentham, Etruria, and Branston Lock, near Burton.
:09:25. > :09:26.Two minor injury units in Herefordshire have been closed,
:09:27. > :09:29.temporarily, because of winter pressures being faced by the Wye
:09:30. > :09:32.Valley NHS Trust. The units at Ross`on`Wye and Leominster Community
:09:33. > :09:34.Hospitals, are being shut for a brief period to boost the resources
:09:35. > :09:41.at Hereford County Hospital's Accident and Emergency Department.
:09:42. > :09:47.All of the Community Hospital's other services will continue to
:09:48. > :09:50.operate as usual. 's The NHS is facing its biggest financial
:09:51. > :09:53.challenge since it was formed in 1948 ` with smaller hospitals, here,
:09:54. > :09:58.in the Midlands, facing the prospect of being taken over and starting to
:09:59. > :10:01.lose services. Meanwhile, GPs in the region say
:10:02. > :10:06.they're struggling to cope with increased workloads. So, what is the
:10:07. > :10:14.future for the NHS? Our Health Correspondent, Michele Paduano
:10:15. > :10:18.reports. In essence, Edna represents the
:10:19. > :10:22.problem. Edna is nearly 94. She fell at home and hit her head ` but due
:10:23. > :10:26.to her time in hospital, she lost the use of her legs. Six weeks on,
:10:27. > :10:29.this centre in Willenhall has freed up a hospital bed and Edna is
:10:30. > :10:37.receiving intensive physiotherapy to help her get home. It's a big
:10:38. > :10:47.problem, because I don't know how I will go on. I'm just taking it day
:10:48. > :10:50.by day, step`by`step. That's how I'm taking life, now. But how much
:10:51. > :10:53.better for patients, and NHS finances, if they can stop the
:10:54. > :10:58.elderly going into hospital in the first place? There are simply not
:10:59. > :11:08.enough beds to treat all the patients who need care. This centre
:11:09. > :11:20.in Willenhall has a rapid response team of GPS and nurses who seek to
:11:21. > :11:24.do just that. Hundred and 34 of those were rapid response patients.
:11:25. > :11:28.We are setting up a new rapid response team, which should be up
:11:29. > :11:32.and running by February. Yet Pressure is being put on GPs to take
:11:33. > :11:34.on extra work. Simon Parkinson says primary care in Worcestershire
:11:35. > :11:37.Herefordshire and Warwickshire is ?10m in the red, and like hospital
:11:38. > :11:48.emergency departments are full to bursting. The workload is steadily
:11:49. > :11:53.increasing. General practice has not had any additional resources. The
:11:54. > :11:56.NHS as unit GPs are the sponge that soak up the work that no one else
:11:57. > :12:04.wants to do. We are reaching our limits. Well, Stafford will be the
:12:05. > :12:06.first hospital likely to be downgraded. Others in Redditch,
:12:07. > :12:09.Nuneaton and Hereford are likely to follow. An independent analyst says
:12:10. > :12:19.fewer hospitals will save money, but, ultimately, the public needs to
:12:20. > :12:24.think about rationing. I think it's probably will work until the next
:12:25. > :12:30.election. But after that, we need to start thinking, not just about the
:12:31. > :12:34.way we do things, but actually what we do. That raises a whole lot of
:12:35. > :12:38.difficult political questions. If the NHS is to stay on its feet, it's
:12:39. > :12:42.going to have to change. And Michele joins us now. A lot of talk about
:12:43. > :12:50.improvements needed for health care, but where is the money going to come
:12:51. > :12:56.from? Although the NHS hasn't lost money, just to stand still, it needs
:12:57. > :13:00.3% increases, but hasn't been getting them. They are talking about
:13:01. > :13:06.the seven`day working. And more nurses on the wards. The managers I
:13:07. > :13:12.have spoken to say, where is the money coming from? We are
:13:13. > :13:16.struggling, at the moment. Looking forward 12 months, what do you see
:13:17. > :13:23.the future being for hospitals across the West Midlands? We are
:13:24. > :13:27.going to be moving towards these super`centres. Stafford is a pilot,
:13:28. > :13:36.locally and nationally, as to what might happen. The others are going
:13:37. > :13:40.to move in a similar direction. The problem is, it probably won't happen
:13:41. > :13:45.until after the next election, because there is too much concern.
:13:46. > :13:52.We also need to see integration of both social services and health care
:13:53. > :13:55.and primary care. There is a time gap, between being able to do these
:13:56. > :13:59.things, and things needing to happen. It's a question of whether
:14:00. > :14:06.the public will accept what is going on.
:14:07. > :14:08.Twenty`one flood warnings remain in place across the Midlands this
:14:09. > :14:12.evening, with another thirty`two flood alerts across the region. The
:14:13. > :14:14.Environment Agency says the risk of flooding could remain for three
:14:15. > :14:20.days, although riverside defences appear to be working well. To
:14:21. > :14:27.Worcester, now, and our reporter Cath Mackie. Cath, how are things
:14:28. > :14:30.looking this evening? In the Mary, in the past, after this
:14:31. > :14:33.much rain, I'd be showing you pictures of homes under water.
:14:34. > :14:36.Thankfully, that's no longer the story here. The Environment Agency
:14:37. > :14:39.say flood defences have saved around 1000 homes along the River Severn
:14:40. > :14:43.from flooding during the recent bad weather. The defences in the village
:14:44. > :14:47.of Kempsey, a few miles from here, have passed their first test since
:14:48. > :14:55.they failed last year ` and have kept the village dry, much to the
:14:56. > :15:00.relief of local people. If the defences haven't been put in, we
:15:01. > :15:06.would have been underwater it. But mercifully, we are not. We are well
:15:07. > :15:10.protected. Everybody is very happy with the successful outcome. The
:15:11. > :15:14.driving rain and winds have also caused problems further away from
:15:15. > :15:17.the river banks. A sanctuary in the heart of the Black Country is
:15:18. > :15:20.struggling to look after its animals, with staff describing the
:15:21. > :15:24.situation as really depressing. Bob Hockenhull reports.
:15:25. > :15:27.This pig shelter has been blown over in high winds, forcing these two
:15:28. > :15:33.Gloucestershire Old Spots to seek refuge under a tree. It's one of
:15:34. > :15:41.many casualties of the weather at Brockswood Animal Sanctuary, near
:15:42. > :15:45.Sedgley. It's quite depressing. You come in and don't know what you will
:15:46. > :15:50.find. When it came in, the shelters were racked. You find sheet covered
:15:51. > :15:54.in mud. You don't know what you will find. The sanctuary is in a valley,
:15:55. > :15:58.and water from nearby brooks has seeped on to the land, adding to the
:15:59. > :16:01.quagmire. Many animals have been moved. Part of an aviary wall has
:16:02. > :16:05.collapsed, and fences and buildings have been damaged in the high winds.
:16:06. > :16:13.It's very difficult for the staff to get round. The animals are
:16:14. > :16:18.constantly covered in mud. We are having to get that out, often. The
:16:19. > :16:21.fences have been blown down, shelters have been blown down. The
:16:22. > :16:26.animals have nowhere to go undercover. We are trying to fix
:16:27. > :16:29.everything quickly. 450 animals are looked after here ` they've all been
:16:30. > :16:32.rescued, after being found abandoned. The centre relies on
:16:33. > :16:36.public donations to keep running, but costs are spiralling because of
:16:37. > :16:40.the bad weather. The sodden fields means there's less pasture for
:16:41. > :16:44.animals, like Duke, here. Thousands of pounds worth of extra feed is
:16:45. > :16:49.having to be bought in ` adding to the sanctuary's problems. It already
:16:50. > :16:54.costs ?200,000 to keep the rescue centre open. Staff are worried that
:16:55. > :17:04.if the bad weather continues, it'll struggle to cope, putting the
:17:05. > :17:08.animals' future in jeopardy. River levels do remain high, and the
:17:09. > :17:11.other problem it's causing is the amount of debris that's getting
:17:12. > :17:15.caught up in the current. Down on the river Teme, at Powick, there was
:17:16. > :17:20.a mountain of the stuff, and they're looking to clear as soon as they
:17:21. > :17:25.can. The public's being urged to stay vigilant and check for flood
:17:26. > :17:29.alerts. There will be more information on your BBC local radio
:17:30. > :17:32.station ` and of course Shefali will be here later in the programme with
:17:33. > :17:38.the weather forecast. Back to you, Mary.
:17:39. > :17:41.Our top story tonight: Calls to bring oak`wood Prison back under
:17:42. > :17:44.government control, after a third disturbance in as many months.
:17:45. > :17:51.Shefali will be along shortly with the detailed weather forecast for
:17:52. > :18:04.the Midlands. Also ahead: the showstar centenarian who doesn't
:18:05. > :18:08.think much of modern celebrities. On Friday, Dan and I were talking
:18:09. > :18:16.about the chances of an FA Cup upset involving a Midlands side ` didn't
:18:17. > :18:19.quite go to plan did it Dan? Kidderminster Harriers are the only
:18:20. > :18:22.non`league team in the country still left in the FA Cup.
:18:23. > :18:25.They forced a replay against Peterborough United from League One.
:18:26. > :18:30.But it was Coventry City who pulled off our best result, as Ian Winter
:18:31. > :18:33.reports. Coventry City once paid Wolves
:18:34. > :18:37.almost ?2 million to sign Steve Froggatt. How times have changed.
:18:38. > :18:41.But Froggy still has a soft spot for his old club. And he's delighted to
:18:42. > :18:49.see the Sky Blues earn a fourth round trip to Arsenal. Stephen
:18:50. > :18:54.Presley has done such a fabulous job, under the circumstances.
:18:55. > :18:59.They've had a ten point deduction. A lot of credit should go to him, but
:19:00. > :19:03.the players have really stepped up. They're not used to playing in front
:19:04. > :19:08.of big crowds. To go to the Emirates, in front of 60,000 people,
:19:09. > :19:11.it will be a great atmosphere. On Saturday, Coventry saved their best
:19:12. > :19:14.till last. With only 12 minutes left to play, they were trailing 1`0 to
:19:15. > :19:18.Barnsley from the Championship. Then Frank Moussa raced clear to level
:19:19. > :19:20.the score. And almost before you could say, when's the replay, Leon
:19:21. > :19:26.Clarke made the question redundant by rifling in Coventry's second, to
:19:27. > :19:29.win the game 2`1. Like Coventry, Stoke City are also
:19:30. > :19:33.off to London in round four. Kenwyne Jones scored early against Leicester
:19:34. > :19:36.at the Brit. And ten minutes after the break, Charlie Adam doubled
:19:37. > :19:41.their lead. It finished 2`1, and Stoke will now be away to Chelsea.
:19:42. > :19:44.On Friday night, we featured the Kidderminster hotshot, Joe Lolley.
:19:45. > :19:48.So, no surprise when he almost scored in the first minute against
:19:49. > :19:51.Peterborough. But, the Harriers goal led a charmed life in the second
:19:52. > :19:56.half. It finished nil`nil, and they'll now replay, next Tuesday, to
:19:57. > :19:59.earn a trip to Sunderland. Port Vale must be kicking themselves
:20:00. > :20:03.today. 2`0 up at half`time, thanks to goals from Gavin Tomlin and Tom
:20:04. > :20:08.Pope. They allowed Plymouth to force a replay. And that means a 500 mile
:20:09. > :20:24.round trip from Burslem to Devon. It's not all glamour in the FA Cup.
:20:25. > :20:27.So, only two Midlands sides definitely through to the fourth
:20:28. > :20:31.round. Villa and Albion both losing at home on Saturday, and Albion yet
:20:32. > :20:34.to appoint a new head coach. It's now four weeks since Steve Clarke
:20:35. > :20:37.was sacked. Mirko Slomka, from Germany, and Jose Luis Mendilibar,
:20:38. > :20:41.from Spain, are the latest to be linked to the job. They're new names
:20:42. > :20:45.to most of us. But the fact remains that, for now, Keith Downing remains
:20:46. > :20:49.the caretaker head coach. He'd drawn four out of four in the league, but,
:20:50. > :20:52.on Saturday, they lost 2`0 at home to Crystal Palace. Dwight Gayle put
:20:53. > :20:56.Palace in front, midway through the first half, after a mistake by Goran
:20:57. > :20:59.Popov. And Palace made it 2`0 when Marouane Chamakh scored in the 90th
:21:00. > :21:03.minute. A tame exit really. But, at least Palace are in the same
:21:04. > :21:06.division as Albion. Villa lost to a team two divisions below them.
:21:07. > :21:10.Villa's 2`1 defeat to Sheffied United was arguably the shock of the
:21:11. > :21:13.entire third round. Villa have had their struggles at home, but this
:21:14. > :21:20.was still a surprise. Jamie Murphy put Sheffield United ahead. Nicklas
:21:21. > :21:27.Helenius equalised for Villa, which seemed to have rescued a draw. But,
:21:28. > :21:32.the winner came nine minutes from time. Ryan Flynn sending the away
:21:33. > :21:35.fans delirious ` but making a miserable season at Villa Park even
:21:36. > :21:51.worse. Only five sides left, and only two definitely through to
:21:52. > :21:56.fourth round. Now, a very happy 100th birthday to
:21:57. > :22:00.Iris Bonehill. Her name might not be familiar to you, but she was one
:22:01. > :22:03.third of the Clayton Sisters ` who were popular in the entertainment
:22:04. > :22:07.industry across the Midlands back in the 1930's. Our Arts Reporter Satnam
:22:08. > :22:17.Rana has been to find out more about her life in showbiz, and why she's
:22:18. > :22:21.not a big fan of modern performers. The voice of Iris Bonehill and her
:22:22. > :22:25.sisters ` recorded in Birmingham. Together, they were known as the
:22:26. > :22:41.Clayton Sisters. The travelling troupe entertained audiences all
:22:42. > :22:44.over the UK in the 1930s. I send my congratulations and best wishes to
:22:45. > :22:47.you, on such a special occasion. Today, a royal seal of approval.
:22:48. > :22:50.Iris is celebrating her 100th birthday surrounded by her loving
:22:51. > :22:58.family and memories of her showbiz years. I was always performing with
:22:59. > :23:02.my father in his group. It was a concert party, then, and I don't
:23:03. > :23:13.think they have them now. We used to do the Birmingham parks, and put the
:23:14. > :23:16.show on and always pantomime. By the age of 14, Iris started perfuming
:23:17. > :23:19.professionally with her sisters. From the Dudley Hippodrome, to the
:23:20. > :23:22.Alexander Theatre in Birmingham, to Yarmouth Pier and Scotland.
:23:23. > :23:33.Performing alongside future stars such as actress Dora Bryan and Jazzz
:23:34. > :23:37.legend Duke Ellington. I had a lovely time in show business. There
:23:38. > :23:44.were some lovely people. Especially in Scotland, they built the artists
:23:45. > :23:54.they could entertain. It was such a high standard. It was just lovely,
:23:55. > :23:57.the atmosphere, to work in. Up until five years ago, she was performing
:23:58. > :24:00.with the Ballard Singers in Worcestershire. But what does she
:24:01. > :24:08.think of the way showbiz has changed? I'm still waiting for
:24:09. > :24:15.something to happen, they don't do anything, do they? We danced, we
:24:16. > :24:20.sang, we played instruments. We did every part in the way of
:24:21. > :24:47.entertainment. So, after all the wind and rain, any sign
:24:48. > :24:54.last week 's deluge left us with a string of flood warnings. But at
:24:55. > :25:00.least the flood warnings have now been downgraded. However, there are
:25:01. > :25:08.still 15. If you are in affected areas, I suggest that you bring the
:25:09. > :25:14.flood line. `` ringing the flood line. This week will be a lost
:25:15. > :25:20.writer, although not completely dry. It will be mostly mild, until
:25:21. > :25:29.Friday, when temperatures drop. In terms of rain, we got a couple of
:25:30. > :25:35.features running up which will affect us on Tuesday and Wednesday.
:25:36. > :25:42.It's mainly affecting the southern half of the region. One to keep an
:25:43. > :25:46.eye on, is this front that is heading in from the west. Is
:25:47. > :25:53.currently affecting America, and causing chaos. It's heading our way,
:25:54. > :25:58.and we could get quite a bit of rain later on Friday and into Saturday.
:25:59. > :26:09.The time being, this evening, we have a few showers. There will be
:26:10. > :26:14.periods when that even slightly, but it could have up a bit later on
:26:15. > :26:18.tonight. Temperatures, because of the wind strength, are above
:26:19. > :26:27.freezing will stop around seven or eight. We are looking at a frost
:26:28. > :26:32.free nights, . It's going to be a lot quieter, and it won't be quite
:26:33. > :26:39.as whites. There is a good deal of sunshine between those showers, but
:26:40. > :26:44.still blustery winds. If you're out of those winds, temperatures aren't
:26:45. > :26:45.bad dashed up to ten or 11. On Wednesday and Thursday, Thursday is
:26:46. > :26:55.the driest. Tonight's headlines from the BBC:
:26:56. > :26:58.Another ?25 billion of cuts on the way for Britain ` George Osborne
:26:59. > :27:02.targets welfare again. Giant waves, as new storms batter the south and
:27:03. > :27:06.west ` forecasters warn the flooding could be worse than last week. Calls
:27:07. > :27:10.to bring oak`wood Prison back under Government control, after a third
:27:11. > :27:13.disturbance in as many months. And 400 jobs are created at a car parts
:27:14. > :27:17.manufacturer in North Warwickshire. That was the Midlands Today. I'll be
:27:18. > :27:19.back at ten o'clock with more on the future of oak`wood Prison. Have a
:27:20. > :27:54.great evening. Goodbye. TOM: # And if there's
:27:55. > :28:14.anybody left in here # That doesn't want
:28:15. > :28:18.to be out there... #