:00:12. > :00:15.Good evening. Gale force winds and torrential rain
:00:16. > :00:18.are forecast to batter parts of the Midlands tonight. 23 flood warnings
:00:19. > :00:21.have been issued for the region, three of them severe. In
:00:22. > :00:27.Gloucestershire, surfers rode the latest Severn bore. But despite
:00:28. > :00:35.today's fun there was a serious message from the Environment Agency.
:00:36. > :00:38.Lindsay Doyle reports. The famous Severn bore attracted a
:00:39. > :00:43.curious, adventurers and the environmentalist. Today, high tide
:00:44. > :00:47.the river was higher than normal. We have come down from North Wales to
:00:48. > :00:52.watch friends surf the Severn bore. They have thoroughly enjoyed it, and
:00:53. > :01:01.it is just a natural phenomenon, isn't it? First it goes slow, and
:01:02. > :01:07.shallow, and then it goes up and deep. First time I've seen it. Yes,
:01:08. > :01:11.quite impressive. An extra surge caused by pressure combined with
:01:12. > :01:14.light wind caused the Bristol Channel to swiftly for the bank. Two
:01:15. > :01:21.minutes ago we were standing by the river bank, but the level has risen
:01:22. > :01:25.so quickly, we had to move inside. Over the next few days, we have two
:01:26. > :01:28.more high tides. We expect the type to night to be very similar levels
:01:29. > :01:33.to the one we have just seen, and the one to morning that would
:01:34. > :01:36.tomorrow morning as well. There is a lot of fresh water as well coming
:01:37. > :01:40.out is a lot of freshwater as welcoming and seven. Today's bore is
:01:41. > :01:44.classed by the moment agency as a 4`star tomorrow. Tomorrow, it is
:01:45. > :01:50.expected another one will reach five star level, meaning flood warnings
:01:51. > :01:53.remain firmly in place. A 22`year`old man from Hanbury
:01:54. > :01:56.appeared at Worcester Magistrates' Court this morning charged with
:01:57. > :01:59.murder, in connection with the death of a 43`year`old woman. Police have
:02:00. > :02:02.named the victim as Karen Wild. She was found with serious stab wounds
:02:03. > :02:05.at her home on Thursday afternoon. The 22`year`old was remanded in
:02:06. > :02:08.custody and will appear at Worcester Crown Court on Tuesday.
:02:09. > :02:12.A 14`year`old boy has been remanded in custody after being charged with
:02:13. > :02:15.attempted murder. It follows the stabbing of a 17`year`old in the
:02:16. > :02:20.Handsworth Wood area of Birmingham on Thursday.
:02:21. > :02:24.A charity set up in memory of a Birmingham boy who died of a brian
:02:25. > :02:27.tumour is now helping the families of other cancer sufferers. Help
:02:28. > :02:33.Harry Help Others has donated ?100,000 to create a new facility at
:02:34. > :02:36.St Mary's Hospice in Birmingham. The Harry Moseley Family Centre means
:02:37. > :02:45.relatives can stay at the Hospice with their loved ones. This gives
:02:46. > :02:50.them that facility to be a family, so they're not like in a hospital,
:02:51. > :02:54.and be together, and Tyne is so precious and important. This is not
:02:55. > :02:57.going to just help one family, it is going to help hundreds of families
:02:58. > :02:59.for years to come. It is just wonderful.
:03:00. > :03:03.Onto the football results and in the Premier League Aston Villa lost at
:03:04. > :03:05.Everton 2`1. Stoke bounced back in style after a disappointing midweek
:03:06. > :03:11.defeat at Sunderland, beating Manchester United 2`1.
:03:12. > :03:14.In the Championship, it was three goals each for Birmingham City and
:03:15. > :03:17.Derby. In League One, Coventry City's game against Walsall was
:03:18. > :03:22.postponed due to a waterlogged pitch at Sixfields. Port Vale lost 3`2 at
:03:23. > :03:26.Gillingham. It was a goal apiece for Shrewsbury and Brentford. And Wolves
:03:27. > :03:30.climbed back into the top two, with a fourth successive win, beating
:03:31. > :03:34.Bradford 2`0. In League Two, a 1`1 draw for Burton
:03:35. > :03:37.Albion and Exeter. And the same result for Cheltenham at home to
:03:38. > :03:40.Northampton. And in the Conference, Kidderminster
:03:41. > :03:44.Harriers lost 3`1 at Gateshead. And Nuneaton lost 2`1 at Salisbury. In
:03:45. > :03:50.the FA Trophy, Tamworth lost 4`1 at Grimsby. Onto Rugby Union and in the
:03:51. > :03:55.LV Cup, a resounding victory for Gloucester, beating Wasps 36`5. But
:03:56. > :03:59.Worcester were thrashed by Exeter, 42`3.
:04:00. > :04:06.And in the Championship, Moseley lost to Rotherham Titans, 16`6.
:04:07. > :04:14.Let's get the all`important weather forecast now with Sara Blizzard.
:04:15. > :04:18.Good evening. They will be a very windy nights the night. We have a
:04:19. > :04:22.yellow weather warning in force, but with regard to the strength of the
:04:23. > :04:25.wind, gale force winds across Herefordshire and Worcestershire,
:04:26. > :04:28.and we still have bands of showers in the early part of the night
:04:29. > :04:32.working their way across towards the east. So still some torrential
:04:33. > :04:37.downpours in addition to 60 mile hour wind. Night time to bridges
:04:38. > :04:41.finally got down to about three Celsius, so the chance of a slight
:04:42. > :04:45.frost and sheltered areas. Sunday will be a better day. It will still
:04:46. > :04:48.be a very blustery day, but we should see further showers around. A
:04:49. > :04:53.little bit of brightness breaking through in central part of
:04:54. > :04:54.Birmingham. A daytime to bridge tomorrow at nine Celsius.
:04:55. > :04:57.tomorrow That's all for now. The next update
:04:58. > :04:59.from Midlands Today is tomorrow evening at 5:50. Have a good
:05:00. > :05:27.Saturday evening. Goodbye. Heavy downpours in places tonight
:05:28. > :05:30.but strong winds and with the tides peaking again, still the chance of
:05:31. > :05:33.coastal flooding. With the wind dying down, not so many shows
:05:34. > :05:37.around. There weren't too many across eastern England, but by
:05:38. > :05:39.showers will spill across eastern England tonight. Showers in most
:05:40. > :05:41.places and those