:00:00. > :00:16.from the Atlantic. Thank you very much. That's it from us.
:00:17. > :00:20.Hello and welcome to Midlands Today. The headlines tonight: A Birmingham
:00:21. > :00:23.woman's charged with slavery offences after four men are found in
:00:24. > :00:26.squalid conditions at her home. Plans announced to create one of the
:00:27. > :00:34.biggest army bases in the country. We'll be reporting live from the
:00:35. > :00:38.barracks in Stafford. We hope people put down roots year as a result.
:00:39. > :00:42.Also tonight: As the new coach flies in from Andalusia to Albion, we find
:00:43. > :00:44.out more about the man charged with revitalising the Hawthorns.
:00:45. > :00:53.Festive leftovers. How the big cats of Dudley are making a meal of
:00:54. > :00:57.discarded Christmas trees. And we should get something more
:00:58. > :01:02.pleasant this weekend but will the floodwaters finally go down? I will
:01:03. > :01:11.have the full weather forecast later.
:01:12. > :01:13.Good evening. And we start with breaking news that a woman from
:01:14. > :01:17.Birmingham has been charged with slavery offences after four men were
:01:18. > :01:20.found living in squalid conditions at her house. The men were
:01:21. > :01:23.discovered after a search by West Midlands Police and the National
:01:24. > :01:26.Crime Agency. This latest development follows a number of high
:01:27. > :01:29.profile cases of alleged slavery in recent months across the UK. Our
:01:30. > :01:37.special correspondent Peter Wilson reports.
:01:38. > :01:41.Christmas cards and decorations in the window of a bungalow at the
:01:42. > :01:46.centre of a police investigation into allegations of slavery. Four
:01:47. > :01:56.men were found in what the police described as a squalid conditions.
:01:57. > :01:58.One local businessman says the men were remaining ends and had been
:01:59. > :02:08.involved in the scrap metal business. I have heard that they
:02:09. > :02:13.have been problems after dark. When we came home on Monday we found the
:02:14. > :02:19.police searching the back. A 54`year`old woman, Vasilica
:02:20. > :02:26.Panaghita, today appeared in court after police visited the property
:02:27. > :02:29.and found four men living in a lean to building next to the bungalow. It
:02:30. > :02:33.is thought those men had been at the property for 12 months. They are now
:02:34. > :02:40.being cared for by the Salvation Army. West Midlands police say they
:02:41. > :02:45.will not be revealing any more information about the enquiry
:02:46. > :02:49.although it does include the work of the National crime agency. This
:02:50. > :02:55.morning a 54`year`old woman was formally charged with four counts of
:02:56. > :03:02.knowingly holding a person in servitude or slavery.
:03:03. > :03:06.Coming up later in the programme: The flags are out for JCB as they
:03:07. > :03:14.announce plans for a ?30 million championship golf course next to its
:03:15. > :03:18.world headquarters. A multi`million pound boost for the
:03:19. > :03:21.Beacon Barracks in Stafford. The Ministry of Defence has announced
:03:22. > :03:25.it's investing more than ?50 million in building nearly 350 new homes on
:03:26. > :03:28.the base. It's to provide accommodation for soldiers from the
:03:29. > :03:31.16 Signal Regiment and one Armoured Division Signal Regiment who are
:03:32. > :03:41.being relocated back to the Midlands from Germany. Bob Hockenhull
:03:42. > :03:46.reports. Out training in the winter sunshine.
:03:47. > :03:49.The soldiers at Stafford are said to see their ranks more than double.
:03:50. > :03:55.Two regiments will be joining them at the base next year. They will be
:03:56. > :04:00.transferred from Germany as part of the governments plans to bring back
:04:01. > :04:05.15,000 personnel to seven key military sites across the UK. It is
:04:06. > :04:10.a great step forward for us. It is the culmination of a lot of hard
:04:11. > :04:15.work. It means we will have three signal Regiment in one location. It
:04:16. > :04:21.will enable us to work together more closely and provide a good hard for
:04:22. > :04:27.the Army in the West Midlands. The land with 346 family homes will be
:04:28. > :04:31.built is already being prepared. Besides the new homes, major
:04:32. > :04:35.redevelopment of MOD Stafford is underway and will include new
:04:36. > :04:40.technical workshops to maintain sophisticated communications
:04:41. > :04:45.equipment. The plans mean there will be 1000 extra soldiers based here
:04:46. > :04:49.from the summer of 2015. The total number of staff will be 1800. The
:04:50. > :04:55.same that was here when the site was at its busiest in the 1960s. It is
:04:56. > :04:59.hoped the extra numbers will give the town of Stafford and economic
:05:00. > :05:06.left. More people coming in will liven up the town. At the moment it
:05:07. > :05:09.is dead. We have got a Goodman literary heritage in Stafford and we
:05:10. > :05:14.support our soldiers so I think it will be good. No problem with that
:05:15. > :05:26.being ex`forces myself. The new homes will be built by 6000 staff.
:05:27. > :05:30.We are very keen to get onto the job. Preparations are already in
:05:31. > :05:35.hand and we are excited to get on`site and deliver the scheme. It
:05:36. > :05:40.offers jobs for the business. It is good news all round. The Ministry of
:05:41. > :05:43.Defence said that as well as providing economic benefits year,
:05:44. > :05:48.moving troops from Germany will save ?350 million year.
:05:49. > :05:52.And Bob is outside the barracks this evening. So great news for a
:05:53. > :06:01.barracks that at one time was at risk of closure? That's right. These
:06:02. > :06:05.plans will make Stafford one of the country's key military towns but the
:06:06. > :06:09.question is can it cope? With me now is the leader of Staffordshire
:06:10. > :06:14.county council. You're going to have a lot more people here. Can you
:06:15. > :06:18.actually cope as far as infrastructure is concerned? We have
:06:19. > :06:24.known that the Army are coming back to Stafford for a while and there is
:06:25. > :06:30.a new roundabout being built. We own a site for a new school which will
:06:31. > :06:38.be completed by September 2015. That will hold 426 children. We have also
:06:39. > :06:45.got retail development going on in the town so this is really good news
:06:46. > :06:48.for Stafford. I suppose your game is Germany's loss. Do you think these
:06:49. > :06:53.soldiers will become fully integrated in Stafford?
:06:54. > :07:01.Staffordshire has got a long and proud connection with the Armed
:07:02. > :07:08.Forces. We have signed the arms forces covenant. `` Armed Forces. I
:07:09. > :07:15.am sure local people will make them welcome just as the Army I welcome
:07:16. > :07:20.into ourselves. Thank you very much. 346 homes have to be built by the
:07:21. > :07:23.sum of 2015. There is a lot of development work to do but the
:07:24. > :07:27.builders say they are confident they will complete on time and they are
:07:28. > :07:30.looking forward to welcoming this military personnel to the heart of
:07:31. > :07:33.England. Businesses, the emergency services
:07:34. > :07:36.and people living in a rural part of Herefordshire are celebrating today
:07:37. > :07:40.as they're finally able to get a quality mobile phone signal. The
:07:41. > :07:43.village of Ewyas Harold has been mobile black spot for years, causing
:07:44. > :07:47.problems for people trying to live in the 21st century. But as Cath
:07:48. > :07:59.Mackie reports, that's all about to change.
:08:00. > :08:04.Richard Baker has driven to the butchers in Ewyas Harold. He is a
:08:05. > :08:09.first responder for the ambulance service and this is one of the few
:08:10. > :08:12.spots he can get a phone signal. I've had two messages which have
:08:13. > :08:19.just come through. These were timed earlier this morning so the coverage
:08:20. > :08:25.has been patchy again. It might be a matter of life and death. Yes. Poor
:08:26. > :08:29.mobile phone coverage is a big problem affecting many rural areas
:08:30. > :08:38.and many people. I have a lot of friends abroad so it can be quite
:08:39. > :08:45.frustrating. I have given up using a mobile phone because we have no
:08:46. > :08:51.signal at home. I have been walking around a lot today like this. The
:08:52. > :08:55.service is intermittent. It is nonexistent in some surrounding
:08:56. > :09:01.villages. But there are hopes that something up they will lead to a
:09:02. > :09:04.better service. There is a mobile phone transmitter on this pub and
:09:05. > :09:10.its range is between 500 metres and a kilometre. There are two others in
:09:11. > :09:12.the village. This technology is different to conventional mobile
:09:13. > :09:16.phone masts because it uses small pieces of equipment that can be
:09:17. > :09:24.fitted on the side of existing buildings. Mobile phone companies
:09:25. > :09:31.have come in for criticism for the lack of rural coverage. They often
:09:32. > :09:35.cite difficult geography. As technology increases it becomes less
:09:36. > :09:44.of a luxury and more of an incessantly. `` a necessity. Any
:09:45. > :09:49.improvement is brilliant. But we need a lot more. The trial will be
:09:50. > :09:58.monitored closely and if it is deemed a success it may be the way
:09:59. > :10:01.ahead for other religious. `` other rural areas.
:10:02. > :10:04.The new West Bromwich Albion head coach, Pepe Mel, says he's always
:10:05. > :10:07.dreamed of being involved in the Premier League. The Spaniard has
:10:08. > :10:11.signed an 18 month contract and he'll watch the team for the first
:10:12. > :10:14.time at Southampton tomorrow. His appointment ends the club's four
:10:15. > :10:17.week search for a successor to Steve Clarke. Dan Pallett reports.
:10:18. > :10:20.So they've finally got their man. After four weeks of searching, West
:10:21. > :10:29.Bromwich Albion have chosen Pepe Mel to be their new head coach. And he's
:10:30. > :10:33.told Spanish radio he's delighted. It is something you always dream of
:10:34. > :10:36.once you become a coach because of the Premier League attracts everyone
:10:37. > :10:41.in football. I am looking forward to sampling it. So what do we know
:10:42. > :10:44.about him? Well, he's been a manager for 14 years in Spain. He helped
:10:45. > :10:47.Real Betis qualify for Europe last season. And he has other talents
:10:48. > :10:54.including writing a novel called 'The Liar'. But it's his work with
:10:55. > :10:59.Betis that's caught the eye. They were very exciting to watch and had
:11:00. > :11:05.a great season last year and he was the architect of that on a small
:11:06. > :11:08.budget. He did a great job and circumstances went against them at
:11:09. > :11:14.the end `` start of this season and he lost his job. He is a good
:11:15. > :11:23.character as well. I found out the news last night. He took real Bettis
:11:24. > :11:27.at. He is renowned for attacking foot also it sounds like a good
:11:28. > :11:36.appointment. I don't know much about him. I know he is a foreign manager.
:11:37. > :11:42.I would personally have gone for an English manager. It is a big gamble.
:11:43. > :11:54.They have come into other clubs and have been big mistakes. It has been
:11:55. > :12:00.a big few weeks at West Brom. But Pepe Mel's task is simple success is
:12:01. > :12:03.keeping them in the Premier League. But for the time being, caretaker
:12:04. > :12:06.head coach Keith Downing will be in charge for one last game at
:12:07. > :12:14.Southampton before handing over to Mel. The Spanish press are positive
:12:15. > :12:20.about him. He is a name I was not aware of until a few weeks ago. He
:12:21. > :12:25.fits the criteria and wants to play positive football. It is a new way
:12:26. > :12:29.forward for the football club so it's exciting. Downing and his
:12:30. > :12:32.backroom staff have stopped the rot at the Hawthorns and kept them out
:12:33. > :12:36.of the Premier League's bottom three. Now it's up to Pepe Mel to
:12:37. > :12:39.make sure they stay there. Dan's here now. So Albion have
:12:40. > :12:42.finally got their man and he seems an interesting character. Well there
:12:43. > :12:45.aren't too many novelists in football management. It sounds like
:12:46. > :12:49.his style of football might suit the English game quite well. And I'm
:12:50. > :12:52.sure Albion fans will have a wry smile when they hear he's been used
:12:53. > :12:55.to operating on a tight budget. Of course he's yet another overseas
:12:56. > :12:58.manager in the Premier League, that's half the division now. And we
:12:59. > :13:02.understand that Mel's English isn't the best and he'll be working with a
:13:03. > :13:06.translator, certainly to start with. We thought he'd get the job two
:13:07. > :13:09.weeks ago. The story then was about him wanting to bring in his own
:13:10. > :13:12.coaches. Has that all been resolved? Maybe not. Albion have always
:13:13. > :13:16.maintained that they want continuity and keep the same coaching set`up.
:13:17. > :13:19.But in that radio interview we heard earlier, he also said he was
:13:20. > :13:22.bringing in some of his coaches in the summer so there's some
:13:23. > :13:30.confusion. We should learn more when he holds his first press conference
:13:31. > :13:33.towards the end of next week. The Staffordshire digger maker JCB's
:13:34. > :13:37.unveiled plans for a ?30 million championship golf course next to its
:13:38. > :13:41.world headquarters. The company says the course will help boost sales and
:13:42. > :13:43.build global awareness of its brand. This follows the announcement the
:13:44. > :13:47.company's planning to expand its factories and create 2,500 new jobs.
:13:48. > :13:52.Here's our Staffordshire reporter, Liz Copper.
:13:53. > :13:57.In 240 acres of rolling Staffordshire countryside, plans for
:13:58. > :13:59.a championship golf course. The company's describing it as "the
:14:00. > :14:08.biggest marketing tool in its history". We are establishing
:14:09. > :14:11.ourselves strongly in India and China and Brazil and those are
:14:12. > :14:17.markets where golf is growing very quickly. It is all about the JCB
:14:18. > :14:20.brand. This is a scale model of the course. The design team behind it
:14:21. > :14:25.are responsible for other high profile courses which have hosted
:14:26. > :14:32.the Ryder Cup. It is a great bonus that we have got the Uttoxeter canal
:14:33. > :14:38.and we can make somatic use of that. We have used the Woodlands and the
:14:39. > :14:41.hedgerows. We try to fit the golf course into the landscape we have.
:14:42. > :14:44.Although it'll be JCB customers who use the course, the intention is
:14:45. > :14:49.it'll have the potential to host a major tournament. Particularly with
:14:50. > :14:54.the ambition of holding a European tour event, I am thinking in four
:14:55. > :14:57.years time the likes of Luke Donald and Rory McIlroy will walk these
:14:58. > :15:03.fairways and it can only be good for golf in the area. This 18th Century
:15:04. > :15:06.mansion is Woodseat Hall. It's at the heart of the development. It'll
:15:07. > :15:13.be converted into the clubhouse, with five star accommodation. The
:15:14. > :15:18.hall has been empty for more than half a century and the conversion
:15:19. > :15:21.plans are ambitious. More than 7.5 year and pounds will be spent here
:15:22. > :15:27.alone. And families in surrounding villages have already been consulted
:15:28. > :15:31.on the proposals. At the end of the day it will fetch more jobs and the
:15:32. > :15:35.area which intern will help me in the pub. It will encourage people to
:15:36. > :15:40.come to the area and that would bring people in. If permission's
:15:41. > :15:43.granted, building could start by the summer. The company says this is an
:15:44. > :15:52.opportunity to drive its future plans for business growth.
:15:53. > :15:55.This is our top story tonight: A Birmingham woman's charged with
:15:56. > :16:10.slavery offences after four men are found in squalid conditions at her
:16:11. > :16:13.home. Also in tonight's programme: The delight of festive leftovers.
:16:14. > :16:15.How the animals of Dudley Zoo are making the most of discarded
:16:16. > :16:18.Christmas trees. And on the eve of the 60th
:16:19. > :16:21.anniversary of the first TV weather forecast, a look back at our own
:16:22. > :16:27.esteemed meteorological prognosticators.
:16:28. > :16:31.It's a busy time of year for sheep farmers but a new report says many
:16:32. > :16:34.of them are earning a lot less from farming than they could. And, by
:16:35. > :16:36.copying the way the best sheep farmers work, they could
:16:37. > :16:39.significantly boost their income ahead of what could be a tricky
:16:40. > :16:43.twelve months for the industry. Here's our Rural Affairs
:16:44. > :16:46.Correspondent, David Gregory`Kumar. It's so cramped his boots stick out
:16:47. > :16:59.the bottom, but Graham Warner's ultrasound system reveals every
:17:00. > :17:06.sheep's secrets. Twins. You have got one lamb on the screen. Another one
:17:07. > :17:09.comes up over the top of it. On this Albrighton farm, those mums with
:17:10. > :17:15.triplets with an orange spot and more importantly extra nutrition
:17:16. > :17:21.during pregnancy. Sheep farming is all about the numbers. It is also
:17:22. > :17:25.about the survival rates of those lambs when they are born. There is
:17:26. > :17:30.massive variations on that from farm to farm. Now experts want to try and
:17:31. > :17:33.do something about it. Industry body EEEblex, based at Stoneleigh in
:17:34. > :17:36.Warwickshire, says the top third of farms have animals worth
:17:37. > :17:43.significantly more than average, ?30 more, and they also produce seven
:17:44. > :17:48.extra lambs per 100 ewes. What we're trying to do is highlight these
:17:49. > :17:52.figures and say, have a look at your own situation and see if you can
:17:53. > :17:56.pull your own figures together and compare them to the national
:17:57. > :18:02.average. See if you can identify those areas where you see you have a
:18:03. > :18:06.weakness where they could be room for improvement. Thanks to the
:18:07. > :18:11.weather last year, we're expecting a bumper lambing season. It is for the
:18:12. > :18:15.important to get the body condition right in the autumn and with the
:18:16. > :18:20.late summer weather this year, it helped a great deal. We are
:18:21. > :18:24.expecting a fairly high lamb crop this year. The question is, will all
:18:25. > :18:27.our sheep farmers be able to take advantage of the head start nature
:18:28. > :18:30.has given them this year A police officer who claimed to have
:18:31. > :18:33.witnessed the so`called Plebgate row in Downing Street between Sutton
:18:34. > :18:37.Coldfield MP Andrew Mitchell and Met Police officers has admitted lying.
:18:38. > :18:43.Keith Wallis pleaded guilty in court to misconduct in a public office.
:18:44. > :18:46.The incident led to Andrew Mitchell resigning from his job as chief
:18:47. > :18:50.whip. Well, our Political Editor, Patrick Burns, is here. So does this
:18:51. > :18:57.increase the chances of Mr Mitchell returning to the cabinet? It does
:18:58. > :19:02.not harm his chances. What is significant about the events of
:19:03. > :19:11.today is that David Cameron has not exactly gone out of his way to
:19:12. > :19:16.comment directly on this. Today, he issued this statement welcoming that
:19:17. > :19:21.guilty plea and saying that the actions of the officer in question
:19:22. > :19:25.were completely unacceptable. That is an action he has taken on his own
:19:26. > :19:28.behalf. Andrew Mitchell and self says he welcomes the fact that
:19:29. > :19:32.justice is being done. There is a lot of justice yet to be done and he
:19:33. > :19:36.is hinting at ten other cases involving police officers. So the
:19:37. > :19:42.question is how far does this have to go in the court before Mr
:19:43. > :19:47.Mitchell is deemed to have been sufficiently re`ability did for a
:19:48. > :19:49.return to the top ranks? That is an interpretation which says as a
:19:50. > :19:56.matter of political judgement that point may not be far off. You also
:19:57. > :20:00.have news about the developing argument over planning policies and
:20:01. > :20:03.up surprise intervention by a Conservative politician. The
:20:04. > :20:08.Conservative MP for Stratford`upon`Avon said that the
:20:09. > :20:13.development of housing in rural areas could be the defining issue in
:20:14. > :20:19.the countryside at the next general election because of the demands of
:20:20. > :20:24.property developers. Under the Labour government we had eco`towns
:20:25. > :20:28.and Stratford`upon`Avon which the Labor Department had to abandon and
:20:29. > :20:35.one of our senior MPs says they would build five new towns. We're
:20:36. > :20:39.not even building half the number of homes we need to keep up with
:20:40. > :20:45.demand. That is a real problem there and people and families. It used to
:20:46. > :20:51.take an average three years for a family to save for a deposit and now
:20:52. > :20:56.it can take 20 or more years. In that shot you a love scene changed
:20:57. > :21:00.Seymour who is top of the candidates list for UKIP who are celebrating
:21:01. > :21:04.too conservative defections in Dudley.
:21:05. > :21:08.And Patrick will be back with Sunday Politics this Sunday at 11:00am here
:21:09. > :21:11.on BBC One. The production company behind the
:21:12. > :21:14.hit BBC Two drama 'Peaky Blinders' is holding open auditions in
:21:15. > :21:18.Birmingham tomorrow. The programme is based on true events in Digbeth
:21:19. > :21:22.in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It follows a gang who
:21:23. > :21:25.wore flat caps with razor blades hidden in the peaks. The show's
:21:26. > :21:29.producers are looking for boys between the ages of 13 and 19 and
:21:30. > :21:41.they say you don't need to have any acting experience. The central roles
:21:42. > :21:49.we are looking for former real part in the family story. `` form a real
:21:50. > :21:53.part. Christmas may be over for us, but
:21:54. > :21:56.the big cats at a Dudley Zoo are still enjoying the festive spirit.
:21:57. > :21:59.That's because zookeepers have been putting old Christmas trees into
:22:00. > :22:03.their enclosures for them to play with. And, as Ben Godfrey found out,
:22:04. > :22:11.it's the smell of the trees that really keeps them interested.
:22:12. > :22:15.At Dudley Zoo, there's no such thing as an unwanted Christmas tree. We're
:22:16. > :22:25.delivering some belated festive gifts to two tigers called Joao and
:22:26. > :22:28.Daseep. That is a tiger down there. They may look a little shrivelled to
:22:29. > :22:35.us but to these predators, the trees are the latest in must`have toys. I
:22:36. > :22:44.have brought my own Christmas tree from home. The local folks have got
:22:45. > :22:47.in touch. And that's because they want to keep a lid on the
:22:48. > :22:50.excitement. Take Daisy the Carpathian Lynx. She's intoxicated
:22:51. > :22:55.by the smell of the pine needles. Scientific studies tell us they give
:22:56. > :22:59.her a sense of euphoria. Think how the scent of a forest wafts through
:23:00. > :23:09.your living room. Her compound is awash with a comforting smell of the
:23:10. > :23:18.wild. And she may even find a mate. It is like perfume or aftershave.
:23:19. > :23:23.They follow trails which replicate the wild. Many of the 50 donated
:23:24. > :23:26.Christmas trees will be recycled into wood`chip, to act as nesting
:23:27. > :23:38.for other animals. But just like the New Year sales, the clamour to get
:23:39. > :23:41.your hands on a bargain is fierce. Rebecca Wood is here with the
:23:42. > :23:46.weather and there's a significant anniversary tomorrow for the TV
:23:47. > :23:50.weather presenter, isn't there? Yes, Nick. 60 years ago today,
:23:51. > :23:54.weather forecasting began on the BBC. But it wasn't until 1993 that
:23:55. > :23:57.Midlands Today got our first dedicated weather presenter and
:23:58. > :24:04.she's still a familiar face on our screens today. I've been looking
:24:05. > :24:07.back through the archives. Shefali Oza has delivered the
:24:08. > :24:11.weather forecast to BBC Midlands Today viewers for over 20 years from
:24:12. > :24:23.all over the region and in all conditions ` sunshine, rain, wind,
:24:24. > :24:27.or the forecaster's favourite, snow! I am not in the warmth of the
:24:28. > :24:30.studio. I am in the freezing outdoors. Of course, she's had a
:24:31. > :24:34.little bit of help along the way with a dedicated team of weather
:24:35. > :24:37.enthusiasts. All providing the latest information on the weather
:24:38. > :24:40.and how it can affect us from a variety of locations. You could
:24:41. > :24:44.splash yourself regularly with cold water. Today, the weather team in
:24:45. > :24:47.Birmingham is made up of Shefali and me. With help from the Met Office
:24:48. > :24:49.and the latest technology, we try to keep you up to date, whatever the
:24:50. > :25:00.weather. Well, the outfits and technology may
:25:01. > :25:08.have changed but unfortunately it seems like we're not getting much of
:25:09. > :25:12.a break from the usual rain. That said, tomorrow is looking much
:25:13. > :25:16.better. Some sunny spells, but also feeling cold. We can expect some
:25:17. > :25:20.chilly nights over the next few days, and after a brief break the
:25:21. > :25:24.rain is back by Sunday. Tonight we'll see a band of rain moving
:25:25. > :25:27.through the region. Now it is breaking up as it crosses us, and it
:25:28. > :25:31.is deteriorating through the nest few hours. Not lots of rainfall
:25:32. > :25:34.expected from it, but it's just adding to the saturated ground. Once
:25:35. > :25:37.that band clears away, behind that skies will clear and temperatures
:25:38. > :25:40.will plummet. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for icy
:25:41. > :25:44.stretches for tomorrow morning. So a cold start to Saturday, but it's
:25:45. > :25:49.going to be a pleasant day. Some good spells of sunshine, cold and
:25:50. > :25:52.crisp. Lighter winds, and the sunny spells will mean that it doesn't
:25:53. > :25:56.feel too bad, temperatures will be around where we'd expect them to be
:25:57. > :25:59.at this time of year. Once the sun goes down tomorrow temperatures will
:26:00. > :26:03.plummet, and with a little more moisture in the air some fog patches
:26:04. > :26:14.will develop, and there will be a widespread frost. But through the
:26:15. > :26:18.early hours ahead of the next weather system moving in, the winds
:26:19. > :26:22.will pick up and temperatures will start to rise. And this is that next
:26:23. > :26:25.system. Again not a huge amount of rainfall from it, 10mm`15mm, but
:26:26. > :26:43.once again it's adding to what we already have on the ground, and
:26:44. > :26:47.prolonging the drying out period. So ahead of that we'll see cloud
:26:48. > :26:53.building. A few showers are possible, and then the rain moves
:26:54. > :26:56.in. With the cloud and the fog about and limited brightness temperatures
:26:57. > :27:00.are going to struggle, and as winds pick up it'll feel a little raw out
:27:01. > :27:04.there. But the pattern as we head into next week is an unsettled one.
:27:05. > :27:07.Plenty more rain in the forecast, not great news for those places
:27:08. > :27:15.already under water. It is feeling a little colder too.
:27:16. > :27:21.Tonight's headlines from the BBC: A police officer admits he lied in the
:27:22. > :27:26.Plebgate affair that led to the resignation of cabinet minister
:27:27. > :27:29.Andrew Mitchell of Sutton Coldfield. A Birmingham woman's charged with
:27:30. > :27:32.slavery offences after four men are found in squalid conditions at her
:27:33. > :27:36.home. That was the Midlands Today. I'll be
:27:37. > :27:39.back at 10:00pm with your latest update, including the Worcester
:27:40. > :27:40.Warriors rugby result away to Sale Sharks. Have a good evening. Bye for
:27:41. > :28:12.now. A tenth of a second
:28:13. > :28:31.could be the difference