:00:00. > :00:00.George. Thank you. That's all so it's goodbye from me and on BBC
:00:00. > :00:07.Hello, welcome to Midlands Today. The headlines tonight: Give us the
:00:08. > :00:13.chance to spend big on your railways and airport. An offer to Birmingham
:00:14. > :00:23.from cash`rich China. We've not seen anything from China so far, or other
:00:24. > :00:27.Asian economies. This could be a big step forward. We'll be asking if the
:00:28. > :00:34.Chinese really mean business. Also tonight: With rivers still rising
:00:35. > :00:37.and 16 warnings, how people are coping with the floods. Submerged
:00:38. > :00:40.under the English Channel for 70 years, now the painstaking work to
:00:41. > :00:44.restore the only remaining German bomber of its kind. When it first
:00:45. > :00:48.came up, it was cover in slime, seaweed. The once`failing school
:00:49. > :00:59.that's turned things around by taking its students outside. We have
:01:00. > :01:03.seen how the rain has caused further flooding problems, so what is
:01:04. > :01:12.looming on the horizon after today's calm? We will have details
:01:13. > :01:18.later. Good evening. China could be about
:01:19. > :01:20.to invest billions of pounds in some of the region's biggest
:01:21. > :01:23.infrastructure projects, including high`speed rail and Birmingham
:01:24. > :01:26.Airport. In a letter to the city leaders in Birmingham, the
:01:27. > :01:31.state`owned China Railway Group says it wants to make long`term
:01:32. > :01:35.investments. One project is the reopening of a long disused rail
:01:36. > :01:42.line. The ?280 million link would give much easier access to HS2, if
:01:43. > :01:46.it eventually goes ahead. 2026 is the projected date when passengers
:01:47. > :01:49.will be able to board the first high speed trains from Birmingham to
:01:50. > :01:53.London. Here's our transport correspondent Peter Plisner. An
:01:54. > :01:58.economic powerhouse ` China is cash`rich, with many billions of
:01:59. > :02:01.pounds to invest. Something that wasn't lost on the Prime Minister,
:02:02. > :02:15.who was there on a high`profile trade mission late last year. Even
:02:16. > :02:18.then, Chinese officials made it clear they were keen to invest in
:02:19. > :02:21.the UK and specifically plans for high` speed rail. Now in a letter
:02:22. > :02:23.sent Birmingham City Council Leader, Sir Albert Bore, the China Railway
:02:24. > :02:32.Group says: the UK and specifically plans for
:02:33. > :02:36.high` talking about expansion at Birmingham airport and better
:02:37. > :02:39.transport links, the group says they would like to explore opportunities
:02:40. > :02:45.to participate in the delivery of those plans. And that could mean the
:02:46. > :02:48.reopening of the former Stonebridge Railway. Its disused trackbed passes
:02:49. > :02:52.close to the airport and NEC. Rebranded the Whitacre link, it
:02:53. > :02:54.could also provide access to HS2 for rail travellers in other parts of
:02:55. > :03:02.the region. Rail experts maintain that Chinese money will make a big
:03:03. > :03:05.difference. There is European interest in putting money into the
:03:06. > :03:13.UK rail industry and has been for a number of years. We have not seen
:03:14. > :03:17.anything from China, or indeed other Asian economies, said this could be
:03:18. > :03:21.a big step forward. It's not the first time the Chinese have invested
:03:22. > :03:24.in the West Midlands. Money from China has helped restart production
:03:25. > :03:27.lines at the collapsed London Taxi Company and before that at
:03:28. > :03:32.Longbridge where British expertise is being used to designed MG cars
:03:33. > :03:41.for production in China. So why infrastructure? Why not? Some argue
:03:42. > :03:44.with less government money available, the prospect of
:03:45. > :03:49.investment from China could not have come at a better time. Peter joins
:03:50. > :03:55.us from Curzon Street in Birmingham, which would be the site
:03:56. > :04:01.of the main station for HS two. Are there any dangers in accessing
:04:02. > :04:04.Chinese money? I do not think it is any more dangerous than any other
:04:05. > :04:11.investment coming in, currently Chinese money is refurbishing an
:04:12. > :04:17.office block in Birmingham. They would expect a return. The return on
:04:18. > :04:21.investment in things like the London taxi company and energy is the
:04:22. > :04:27.automotive technology and ultimately they will want a profit when cars
:04:28. > :04:31.are being sold. They will want a return for investment, there is no
:04:32. > :04:35.doubt. What about high`speed rail, some say it is a waste of
:04:36. > :04:43.taxpayers' money. Could this change the argument? Those who are opposed
:04:44. > :04:48.to say it could cost taxpayers, the Chinese might want a guarantee of a
:04:49. > :04:53.certain level of passengers and they point to the live through Kent which
:04:54. > :04:58.has failed to achieve the number of passengers originally forecast and
:04:59. > :05:03.the government is paying a subsidy. Coming up later: The latest on West
:05:04. > :05:08.Bromwich Albion's search for a head coach to replace Steve Clarke,
:05:09. > :05:12.sacked a month ago. Drivers are being urged to take
:05:13. > :05:15.extra care tonight after a man became trapped in flood water and
:05:16. > :05:19.had to be rescued from the roof of his car. The Environment Agency says
:05:20. > :05:23.a huge volume of water is running off already saturated farmland
:05:24. > :05:26.leaving many rural roads impassable. There are sixteen flood warnings in
:05:27. > :05:35.place. Our reporter Ben Godfrey is beside the River Severn in Bewdley.
:05:36. > :05:40.That is due to peak tomorrow. How are things looking?
:05:41. > :05:45.Tonight, the River Severn here is rising. The flood barriers,
:05:46. > :05:50.temporary, they went in yesterday, it has not got wet yet. It is a
:05:51. > :05:55.changing picture, particularly in was stuck. It was clear on our
:05:56. > :05:59.travels across the region that it is a changing picture and the threat to
:06:00. > :06:04.people and property has not yet been lifted.
:06:05. > :06:07.Jacqui Smith's home in Worcestershire is surrounded by
:06:08. > :06:11.water and she has not really left her home since Christmas Eve,
:06:12. > :06:17.despite spending ?25,000 on flood defences. She is standing on a ledge
:06:18. > :06:23.in front of a five feet drop. The waiters speak to her safely was by
:06:24. > :06:27.phone. First, the river swelled and after 19 days of rain, the
:06:28. > :06:32.tributaries and Brooks are experiencing a fall is of nature. It
:06:33. > :06:37.is not just the depth, but the speed of water that makes it dangerous. Do
:06:38. > :06:41.not be fooled by the dry and bright conditions, we are told the River
:06:42. > :06:46.Severn South Worcester will reach its peak tomorrow. This morning,
:06:47. > :06:50.firefighters used a boat to rescue a man from the roof of his car, when
:06:51. > :06:59.he got stuck on a main road near Bridgnorth. Even away from the
:07:00. > :07:03.rivers, roads are suffering. Do not enter floodwater. If you cannot see
:07:04. > :07:07.the far end of the flood, do not go green and if you do go in the flood
:07:08. > :07:13.water, check your brakes when you come out. The flood waters are not
:07:14. > :07:18.confined to rural areas, this was a residential street in Birmingham
:07:19. > :07:24.today. The root of the problem is down to the positioning of the jet
:07:25. > :07:28.stream which influences the weather. When it is further south, as it has
:07:29. > :07:32.been, you can practically guarantee you will have wet and windy
:07:33. > :07:36.conditions. It ushers in low pressure, which in turn results in
:07:37. > :07:40.high tides and couple that with storm force winds, it is a recipe
:07:41. > :07:46.for disaster with torrential downpours and tidal surges. While
:07:47. > :07:52.the flooding has caused frustration for many, for some, it is a source
:07:53. > :08:00.of pleasure with this person, wake boarding in Worcester. An extreme
:08:01. > :08:04.sport in extreme conditions. I am joined by a member of the
:08:05. > :08:09.Environment Agency, what is the situation? Levels in Boston are high
:08:10. > :08:18.and we had to issue another alert in Worcester. They will peak tomorrow
:08:19. > :08:23.morning. Upton on seven has had a flood alleviation scheme, our
:08:24. > :08:31.properties protected? It is looking good at Upton. Do you know how many
:08:32. > :08:36.properties have been flooded in our area? Across the River Severn and
:08:37. > :08:44.River Wye catchments, properties have been flooded but the defences
:08:45. > :08:48.have protected in excess of 1000. You had a day of rest yesterday to
:08:49. > :08:56.prepare for today. What is staffing like? It is a 24`hour operation and
:08:57. > :09:07.the incident room is opened 24 hours and we have guys out looking at
:09:08. > :09:11.assets. Thanks. Just to add, defied the latest picture where you live,
:09:12. > :09:20.you can go to your local BBC radio station.
:09:21. > :09:23.Police and medics are teaming up for the first scheme of its kind aimed
:09:24. > :09:26.at dealing better with people with mental illness. They'll travel
:09:27. > :09:29.together to the scene of incidents and emergencies so suspects can be
:09:30. > :09:32.assessed on the spot. It's been welcomed by the family of a factory
:09:33. > :09:41.worker who died after being restrained by police. Giles Latcham
:09:42. > :09:44.reports. He's a man of words. But poet Benjamin Zephaniah is never
:09:45. > :09:47.more heartfelt than when he talks about his cousin Mikey Powell. Mikey
:09:48. > :09:51.suffered from mental`health problems and 11 years ago, in the midst of a
:09:52. > :09:54.psychotic episode, was restrained by police officers outside his home in
:09:55. > :09:57.Lozells in Birmingham. He later died of asphyxiation in a police station.
:09:58. > :10:09.The problem was that the police came and treated him like a criminal.
:10:10. > :10:15.Within two hours, he was dead. It is that case among others that has led
:10:16. > :10:20.to this rapid response car. We will be able to deal with the patient
:10:21. > :10:24.quickly and their journey into hospital if needed, or signposted to
:10:25. > :10:29.another avenue, it will happen quicker. 20% of the work is mentally
:10:30. > :10:35.health driven and this will have an impact. Putting a vehicle, a nurse
:10:36. > :10:40.and paramedic and police officer, we can solve problems at the first
:10:41. > :10:47.point of contact. Can you make sure that's...
:10:48. > :10:54.Things have come a long way, in cells in Stoke`on`Trent, psychiatric
:10:55. > :11:00.nurses support offices in assessing suspects when they are arrested. ``
:11:01. > :11:04.police officers. But this scheme should mean that they do not go to a
:11:05. > :11:10.police station, but a mental health facility. If this scheme had been in
:11:11. > :11:15.place, I am pretty sure he would be alive now because anybody in the
:11:16. > :11:21.area of mental health will see that what he needed was somebody to talk
:11:22. > :11:28.to and to calm him down, not somebody to arrest him. Mikey
:11:29. > :11:32.Powell's family campaigned for this scheme and hope it will run into the
:11:33. > :11:43.future, averting tragedies like theirs. Our top story tonight: Give
:11:44. > :11:48.us the chance to spend big on your railways and airport: an offer to
:11:49. > :11:52.Birmingham from cash`rich China. Shefali's on stand`by with a
:11:53. > :11:56.detailed weather forecast in a few minutes. Also tonight, the fight for
:11:57. > :12:00.every penny. Why the arts are amongst the hardest hit by spending
:12:01. > :12:05.cuts. And we are at an outdoor classroom where plants grow and also
:12:06. > :12:18.the imaginations of children at a one staining school. A special
:12:19. > :12:21.report now on the painstaking restoration of a World War II German
:12:22. > :12:24.bomber. The Dornier was recovered from the English Channel last year
:12:25. > :12:28.after 70 years under water, but that was just the start of years of work.
:12:29. > :12:36.From the RAF Museum in Shropshire, Sian Lloyd reports.
:12:37. > :12:41.It looks like a crumpled wreck, but, gradually, every part of the
:12:42. > :12:47.last remaining Dornier 17 bomber is being brought back to life. The
:12:48. > :12:53.barnacles and seaweed washed away by citric acid, simple lemon juice.
:12:54. > :12:57.When it came up, it was covered in the reader deposits, slime and
:12:58. > :13:03.seaweed, but the process of the spraying is removing it down to the
:13:04. > :13:08.bare metal. It was lifted out the channel six months ago, virtually
:13:09. > :13:13.intact. The wings were later removed for the journey by road to the RAF
:13:14. > :13:19.Museum's conservation Centre. It is thought the plane was shot down in
:13:20. > :13:25.August 1940, when the wing tip hit the water, it went spinning and
:13:26. > :13:31.tipped onto its back before sinking on the sands of the Kent coast. The
:13:32. > :13:34.Dornier was the mainstay of the German fleet, attacking British
:13:35. > :13:39.cities in the Battle of Britain. They went out of service in the
:13:40. > :13:46.mid`1940s and it was thought none had survived. The Dornier was
:13:47. > :13:52.nicknamed the flying pencil because of its narrow fuser large. When you
:13:53. > :13:59.crouch inside, you can see why is `` fuselage. Four crewmembers would
:14:00. > :14:04.have been cramped in the space. Eventually it will be rebuilt inside
:14:05. > :14:09.the museum workshop, but for the moment, only a few pieces are ready
:14:10. > :14:12.to work on. This strip of aluminium was found near the bomb release
:14:13. > :14:18.system, the German instructions can still be seen. The idea would be to
:14:19. > :14:24.pick and flick the corrosion rather than in density artefact. This
:14:25. > :14:29.oxygen cylinder is one of nine recovered from the plane and looks
:14:30. > :14:34.as good as new. It has had eight, 12 hours work on it. There is plenty of
:14:35. > :14:42.work ahead and funding to be found before it will be ready to go on
:14:43. > :14:49.show at the RAF Museum in London. I think they will need to be patient.
:14:50. > :14:53.January is a crucial time for arts groups as they try to balance their
:14:54. > :14:56.books and apply for what funding is still available. Over the last few
:14:57. > :15:00.years, public spending on the arts has been cut at national and local
:15:01. > :15:03.levels. So what does this year hold for organisations trying to keep the
:15:04. > :15:10.cultural flame alive? Here's our arts reporter. The Birmingham Royal
:15:11. > :15:18.Ballet. The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. And the Royal
:15:19. > :15:22.Shakespeare Company. They've all taken cuts but they are big enough
:15:23. > :15:24.and famous enough to survive For smaller organisations, like Vamos
:15:25. > :15:32.Theatre in Worcester, ensuring the show goes on is harder. Every pound
:15:33. > :15:36.counts. They're taking this production. Finding Joy, to the
:15:37. > :15:47.London Intenational Mime Festival later this month, thanks to new ways
:15:48. > :15:50.of generating funds. The fact that we're not totally dependent on the
:15:51. > :15:52.Arts Council, that's also made us more robust so we found other
:15:53. > :15:55.partners. Creating partnerships is one way arts organisations are
:15:56. > :15:59.looking to lessen the blow of dwindling grants and budgets in the
:16:00. > :16:03.public sector. The Arts Council cannot replace money that was cut by
:16:04. > :16:10.local authorities. We can work with partners to be as strong as they
:16:11. > :16:13.possibly can. Local authorities are the biggest investors in arts and
:16:14. > :16:16.culture, but budgets are squeezed and in Birmingham, the council
:16:17. > :16:21.slashed 19% from 11 regularly funded organisations. In response, 14 of
:16:22. > :16:30.the major organisations in the city have formed the Birmingham arts
:16:31. > :16:33.partnership. By speaking with one voice, we are not allowing ourselves
:16:34. > :16:36.to be in competition with each other but to be making the case,
:16:37. > :16:40.increasingly strongly and with good effect, that investment in the arts
:16:41. > :16:46.is an important part of the health of the British and the Birmingham
:16:47. > :16:50.economy. There's no turning away from reduced public spending in the
:16:51. > :16:58.arts. But as we enter 2014, the keyword is parternerships. For
:16:59. > :17:01.organisations coming together, it is hoped they will create a stronger
:17:02. > :17:14.case for culture to ensure investment in the arts continues.
:17:15. > :17:19.It's time for sport now and Dan's here. Into a new year now. Any news
:17:20. > :17:25.of a head coach for West Brom? Not quite yet. It has not stopped
:17:26. > :17:28.transfer speculation. The Sunderland manager Steve Bruce has apologised
:17:29. > :17:31.to West Bromwich Albion and dismissed reports that they've
:17:32. > :17:33.agreed a transfer fee for the Baggies striker Shane Long.
:17:34. > :17:37.Meanwhile, Albion's search for a new head coach has now been going for
:17:38. > :17:43.almost a month and there's still no appointment. The chairman of West
:17:44. > :17:47.Bromwich Albion supporters club is growing impatient. John and
:17:48. > :17:53.thousands of baggies fans cannot help wondering why it is taking so
:17:54. > :17:57.long to appoint a new head coach. One would have thought they would
:17:58. > :18:01.have a contingency plan when they did get rid of Steve Clarke.
:18:02. > :18:07.Obviously, it appears they did not. They might have had names they would
:18:08. > :18:11.consider, but they had not got one at the forefront. It will be four
:18:12. > :18:16.weeks on Saturday since Cardiff scored the goal that brought the
:18:17. > :18:22.sack for Steve Clarke. 26 days before `` since he was placed on
:18:23. > :18:26.gardening leave and 26 days of speculation. During that time the
:18:27. > :18:35.bookies have had no shortage of favourites, who have quickly turned
:18:36. > :18:51.ice`cold. Roberto De Matteo, Martin Jol, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer,
:18:52. > :18:57.yesterday, Thomas Schaf. What is the problem? They did not have a list of
:18:58. > :19:04.people when they sacked him. Now it is finding the right person to work
:19:05. > :19:08.with. I think it will be somebody nobody has thought of and it will be
:19:09. > :19:13.a surprise. Which direction will Albion take? All should be revealed
:19:14. > :19:19.before the trip to Southampton on Saturday. So we still don't know
:19:20. > :19:26.who'll be taking over. How damaging is it to keep going on
:19:27. > :19:31.without knowing? It is damaging for the club. People accuse them from
:19:32. > :19:35.dithering `` of dithering. But you are wondering what is the problem,
:19:36. > :19:39.why has nobody gone their? The person coming in could be
:19:40. > :19:46.undermined, being seen as the fifth, sixth choice, not a great start.
:19:47. > :19:50.Remember when Wolverhampton sacked Mick McCarthy and struggle to find a
:19:51. > :19:54.replacement and that ended up in relegations. We heard today from
:19:55. > :20:00.Thomas Hitzlsperger on his decision to come out as being gay.
:20:01. > :20:05.He hopes it will fight the problem of homophobia. He had five seasons
:20:06. > :20:10.with Aston Villa. He revealed his sexuality this week. He has retired
:20:11. > :20:13.from football because of injury, but he hopes because he came out, it
:20:14. > :20:19.might encourage current players to do the same. I certainly think it is
:20:20. > :20:27.possible and it will happen. In my case, it took Ron `` it took longer
:20:28. > :20:31.to realise I was gay and admitted to myself, but young players these
:20:32. > :20:40.days, when they are sure about their feelings, they can talk about it.
:20:41. > :20:43.Coventry City's planned stadium could be built just two miles from
:20:44. > :20:49.their former home at the Ricoh Arena. Nuneaton and Bedworth Council
:20:50. > :20:56.have admitted holding preliminary talks. The site is believed to be a
:20:57. > :20:59.former golf course. And Steve Bruce, he is in charge at Hull
:21:00. > :21:09.City, he used to be the manager at Sunderland. More than 500 children
:21:10. > :21:11.in one of the most deprived parts of the Black Country are celebrating
:21:12. > :21:14.tonight after seeing their school make massive improvements following
:21:15. > :21:17.the worst possible Ofsted report. Among the improvements made is a
:21:18. > :21:20.forest school, a way of taking lessons outdoors that the kids seem
:21:21. > :21:23.to love. And that's where we can join our reporter Joanne Writtle.
:21:24. > :21:26.What's happening tonight? This huge outdoor classroom is
:21:27. > :21:33.officially launched tonight. The National storytelling lorry at is
:21:34. > :21:36.telling stories by the fire because the Forest School is said to
:21:37. > :21:41.stimulate the imagination and creativity of children and help with
:21:42. > :21:51.literacy. This came about after the school really did hit rock bottom.
:21:52. > :21:56.The Priory School in Dudley is transforming itself. Everybody is
:21:57. > :22:05.keen to learn, which is what the school wants so that we can have a
:22:06. > :22:10.good future. But a damning Ofsted is Beck should lead to inspectors
:22:11. > :22:14.saying this. In their experience it was the worst inspection they had
:22:15. > :22:21.been a part of, with the school failing in every speck, teaching and
:22:22. > :22:26.learning, leadership, and even the behaviour of pupils. Inspectors had
:22:27. > :22:33.said that lessons were often dull and repetitive and pupils made to
:22:34. > :22:37.little progress. 19 lessons were a next `` were unacceptable but
:22:38. > :22:40.recently, 17 were judged as good and one was judged as outstanding.
:22:41. > :22:45.recently, 17 were judged as good and one was judged I have a good teacher
:22:46. > :22:50.Mr Adams and he is really fun. It is important because if I go to high
:22:51. > :22:57.school, I will get good grades. The new Forest School is taking learning
:22:58. > :23:01.outside the classroom, to encourage creativity and independence. There
:23:02. > :23:07.are other benefits. Building a shelter covers literacy, maths,
:23:08. > :23:11.science, physical education, just by putting up rights together they are
:23:12. > :23:15.using nonstandard measures and looking at angles and discussing the
:23:16. > :23:23.working out of the groups. I like the theme of nature, it is a really
:23:24. > :23:28.nice topic. Now, we get to do a lot of stuff outside and we get to live
:23:29. > :23:32.with the trees. This school is still under close observation, is special
:23:33. > :23:39.measures, but with an almost entirely new set of teachers, recent
:23:40. > :23:45.is actions have recorded progress. A fire sculpture spelling out the
:23:46. > :23:52.name of the school has just been licked as part of the celebration. I
:23:53. > :23:59.am joined by the headteacher. `` just been lit. This school has a
:24:00. > :24:03.special place in your heart? I came through this school as a child and
:24:04. > :24:09.so did my children. My mother lives close by. When you were promoted as
:24:10. > :24:15.headteacher, what did you tell children at that first assembly? It
:24:16. > :24:18.was emotional. When I stood in front of the children I reminded them I
:24:19. > :24:23.had sat where they are sitting on that day, and I think that was
:24:24. > :24:27.powerful, because our motto is to believe in themselves and I think
:24:28. > :24:32.that is what the children can be, anything they want to be. The school
:24:33. > :24:39.is still in special measures, are you disappointed? I am not. I knew
:24:40. > :24:44.the job would be a challenge and I am `` we are up for that challenge
:24:45. > :24:48.and we are along the path towards coming out of special measures. Lots
:24:49. > :24:52.of parents are here tonight, including Andrew, and you moved here
:24:53. > :24:57.as the school went into special measures. You must have been
:24:58. > :25:04.worried? Really, really worried. But, what Mrs Bennett has done and
:25:05. > :25:10.Mr Smyth, they have turned the school around and it is fantastic
:25:11. > :25:16.now. It has brought out my son and daughter. My daughter has now left.
:25:17. > :25:22.It is the nominal. Thanks for joining us. This school is still in
:25:23. > :25:28.special measures but there is a warm glow of optimism here.
:25:29. > :25:33.Calls me old`fashioned, I am sure I saw some sunshine this afternoon.
:25:34. > :25:38.Was I dreaming? You were fully awake. There was sunshine around,
:25:39. > :25:44.but it was colder and this trend will continue. You will probably
:25:45. > :25:49.feel the effect as soon as early as tonight. We have a Met office
:25:50. > :25:57.warning for widespread ice tonight. That is on untreated surfaces. This
:25:58. > :26:03.is how it is looking over the next few days with things turning colder.
:26:04. > :26:07.We have night frost and rain later tomorrow afternoon and into the
:26:08. > :26:12.latter part of Sunday. Having said that, the rain that is arriving on
:26:13. > :26:16.Sunday will be heavier and it will be coupled with strong winds. High
:26:17. > :26:20.pressure is dominating for the weekend and that will keep things
:26:21. > :26:25.largely dry until later on Sunday when the low pressure comes in, and
:26:26. > :26:30.the cold front associated with it will bring in the rain, which will
:26:31. > :26:37.be happy. Overnight tonight, we have some showers affecting extremities,
:26:38. > :26:42.but apart from that it is looking drive. It will turn colder. Down to
:26:43. > :26:47.two degrees in the cities and in the countryside, it will be close to
:26:48. > :26:50.freezing. This will give us ice and frost and perhaps isolated fog
:26:51. > :26:57.patches. The folk will lift readily tomorrow. `` the fog patches will
:26:58. > :27:02.lift readily. We will have some showers tomorrow but only affecting
:27:03. > :27:08.the north and south and perhaps the East. The rain is coming in from the
:27:09. > :27:15.west later in the afternoon. It will probably be more persistent along
:27:16. > :27:19.the Welsh borders, but as it heads eastwards, it will start to decay.
:27:20. > :27:27.It will clear and be frosty and foggy.
:27:28. > :27:30.Tonight's headlines from the BBC. A pledge from the Metropolitan Police
:27:31. > :27:36.in the wake of the Duggan inquest. They need to do better with black
:27:37. > :27:39.communities. Give us the chance to spend big on your railways and
:27:40. > :27:44.airport ` an offer to Birmingham from cash`rich China. That was the
:27:45. > :27:46.programme today. I will be back at 10pm. I will have the latest on the
:27:47. > :27:47.flooding.