:00:00. > :00:11.Thank you very much. That is it from us.
:00:12. > :00:16.Good afternoon. As we have just heard, rain and strong winds are
:00:17. > :00:21.predicted to cause problems this afternoon as people across the
:00:22. > :00:25.Midlands are braced for more floods. The moment agency has issued 23
:00:26. > :00:29.flood warnings, three of them severe. In Gloucestershire, surfers
:00:30. > :00:36.rode the latest seven board despite the dangers.
:00:37. > :00:41.The famous Severn bore, attracting the curious, and the merriment
:00:42. > :00:45.lists. Today, the high tide on the river was 20 centimetres higher than
:00:46. > :00:53.normal. We have come down from North Wales to watch friends serve the
:00:54. > :00:58.Severn bore. They have thoroughly enjoyed it, and it is a natural
:00:59. > :01:03.phenomenon. First time I've seen. It is impressive. An extra surge
:01:04. > :01:09.combined with tides and high wind, have cause the banks to flood. The
:01:10. > :01:13.river level has risen so quickly, we have had to move away from the river
:01:14. > :01:17.bank and inside. This is a high tide, and it is also interacting
:01:18. > :01:21.with a lot of fresh water coming down. The speed it came up this
:01:22. > :01:29.morning is very fast, and that can catch people out. Today's bore is
:01:30. > :01:33.classified as a 4`star, and another one of five stars is expected
:01:34. > :01:40.tomorrow. This means flood warnings mean firmly in place.
:01:41. > :01:42.A 14`year`old boy has appeared before magistrates in Birmingham
:01:43. > :01:45.this morning charged with attempted murder, following the stabbing of a
:01:46. > :01:50.17`year`old in the Handsworth Wood area of the city on Thursday.
:01:51. > :01:54.A charity inspired by a young Birmingham boy who died of a brain
:01:55. > :01:57.tumour is helping the families of other cancer sufferers. Work on the
:01:58. > :01:59.Harry Moseley Family Centre at St Mary's Hospice in Birmingham is
:02:00. > :02:03.almost complete and will enable families to stay at the hospice with
:02:04. > :02:10.their loved ones. The charity, Help Harry Help Others, has given
:02:11. > :02:14.?100,000 towards the building. This gives them that facility to be a
:02:15. > :02:20.family, so they are not in a hospital, and be together. Time is
:02:21. > :02:24.so precious and important, and this will just help one family, it will
:02:25. > :02:27.help hundreds of families for years to come, so it is just wonderful.
:02:28. > :02:30.Yesterday it was all about transfer deadline day, but this afternoon
:02:31. > :02:34.it's back to football action on the pitch. One of the big games of the
:02:35. > :02:37.day will see Stoke City entertain Manchester United at the Britannia
:02:38. > :02:40.Stadium. It's another important 90 minutes for Stoke, who are just
:02:41. > :02:48.three points above the Premier League relegation zone. We have
:02:49. > :02:51.shown against Chelsea and Manchester City that we can compete and we will
:02:52. > :02:56.always compete against the top sides, so it is not a daunting task
:02:57. > :02:59.or one that frightens us at all, in fact, it galvanises everybody and
:03:00. > :03:02.makes them very excited at the prospect ahead.
:03:03. > :03:05.One other piece of football news ` this afternoon's League One match
:03:06. > :03:11.between Coventry City and Walsall is off after a pitch inspection at
:03:12. > :03:12.Sixfields this morning. Let's get the official weather
:03:13. > :03:17.forecast now. Let's get the official weather
:03:18. > :03:22.Good afternoon. After such a lovely start of the day, dry and bright
:03:23. > :03:25.conditions, it all breaks down now. Bands of heavy showers all moving in
:03:26. > :03:29.from the West, merging together to give more prolonged periods of rain,
:03:30. > :03:33.and they could easily contain hail and thunder as well. In addition to
:03:34. > :03:37.the wet weather, very strong southerly winds reach gale force at
:03:38. > :03:42.times through the afternoon and into the evening. The majority of the
:03:43. > :03:46.showers pull away towards the east overnight. Clearer skies return. The
:03:47. > :03:50.wind remains blustery, but in sheltered areas, we could see a
:03:51. > :03:53.slight frost and ice developing. If you have concerns about flooding,
:03:54. > :03:57.there are a number of severe flood warnings issued. The number is on
:03:58. > :04:01.the screen. I will be back with all the football
:04:02. > :04:02.and rugby results and the latest weather
:04:03. > :04:08.Do have a very good afternoon. Goodbye.
:04:09. > :04:15.Some of us will have to brace ourselves today. Leaning forward
:04:16. > :04:20.into the wind. If you live over the west of the UK, there are gale-force
:04:21. > :04:24.winds on the way, but the main hazards are the gales and the
:04:25. > :04:29.potential for flooding. Tomorrow, a blustery day but on balance, it will
:04:30. > :04:33.be a better day. This is the current storm that is just about approaching
:04:34. > :04:38.the UK now. It looks like from space you can see a swirl of cloud. The
:04:39. > :04:42.worst of the weather is close to the centre of the storm. You can see how
:04:43. > :04:48.clear the east of the country is. Lovely sunshine this morning and at
:04:49. > :04:52.lunch time. Here the strength of the wind will be felt over the western
:04:53. > :04:57.and southern areas, especially across the south-west and the Welsh
:04:58. > :05:02.coasts. Gusts up to 07 miles an hour. And of
:05:03. > :05:07.course -- gusts up to 70 mierls an hour.
:05:08. > :05:10.-- miles. Severe gales and big waves.
:05:11. > :05:11.Dangerous conditions