01/03/2014

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:00:00. > :00:09.on the BBC News Channel, we are back with the late news

:00:10. > :00:13.Good evening. The former Gu`ntanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg h`s denied

:00:14. > :00:16.terrorism charges. The 45`ydar`old from Birmingham appeared in court in

:00:17. > :00:21.London charged with providing terrorist training and fundhng

:00:22. > :00:24.terrorism overseas. A 44`ye`r`old woman, Gerrie Tahari from

:00:25. > :00:29.Sparkbrook, is charged with facilitating terrorism overseas

:00:30. > :00:31.Today, a demonstration took place in Birmingham, from where our special

:00:32. > :00:37.correspondent, Peter Wilson, reports.

:00:38. > :00:40.No justice! The protest outside West Midlands

:00:41. > :00:42.Police headquarters was noisy. Activists, polititicians, f`milies

:00:43. > :00:50.and children ` a peaceful demonstration. Moazzam Begg is from

:00:51. > :00:53.Birmingham. We expected a mtch larger gathering but becausd of what

:00:54. > :00:56.happened overnight, Moazzam has actually been charged and there is

:00:57. > :01:00.also a similar gathering outside the courts in London. The former

:01:01. > :01:07.Guantanamo Bay detainee, 45`year`old Moazzam Begg, was released hn 2 05.

:01:08. > :01:12.During his captivity he was never charged. Today he appeared hn court

:01:13. > :01:24.in London facing charges relating to terrorist offences in syria. ``

:01:25. > :01:26.Syria. He's a director of an organisation representing prisoners

:01:27. > :01:29.called Cage. The family are obviously very shocked and they are

:01:30. > :01:32.being forced to real life experiences that they went through

:01:33. > :01:35.previously and, to then, thhs is Guantanamo all over again. One man

:01:36. > :01:38.attending the protest was T`riq Jahan, well`known for calling for

:01:39. > :01:43.peace during the riots in Birmingham. Since then he's been on

:01:44. > :01:49.a charity convoy to Syria. He says he's concerned the public whll stop

:01:50. > :01:52.funding aid groups. Those that are helping and giving, hopefully

:01:53. > :01:57.they'll carry on their work and they won't be put down by this shtuation.

:01:58. > :01:59.Moazzam Begg appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court and was formally

:02:00. > :02:09.remanded in custody, charged with Syrian`related terrorism offences,

:02:10. > :02:11.charges which he denies. He will next appear at the Old Baildy on

:02:12. > :02:22.March the 14th. There's been a further protdst in

:02:23. > :02:27.the city this morning against the proposed closure of a local swimming

:02:28. > :02:31.baths. Council cuts have led to Tiverton Pool in Selly Oak being

:02:32. > :02:35.earmarked for closure. Locals say it's a vital resource and if it goes

:02:36. > :02:39.it'll have a devastating impact on the community.

:02:40. > :02:41.The closure of this pool was taken, the decision, without any

:02:42. > :02:45.consultation whatsoever with the local people. This is the place

:02:46. > :02:49.where I learned to swim and I just want other kids to have that chance,

:02:50. > :02:53.too. It's very well used, it's very popular, it's a part of the

:02:54. > :02:56.community. It's been a part of the community since 1906. For some of us

:02:57. > :03:00.who have disabilities, it's our only exercise.

:03:01. > :03:03.On to the day's football results, starting in the Premier League,

:03:04. > :03:08.where a second`half penalty from Jon Walters earned Stoke City vhctory

:03:09. > :03:12.over Arsenal. In the Championship, Birmingham City

:03:13. > :03:15.lost 1`0 at Ipswich. In League One, Walsall went down 2`1

:03:16. > :03:22.at Preston, while Nouha Dicko scored twice as Wolves beat Port V`le `0

:03:23. > :03:25.to go top of the table. On to League Two, where both Burton

:03:26. > :03:29.Albion and Cheltenham enjoydd 2`1 victories over Accrington and Bury

:03:30. > :03:32.respectively. Results in the Conference `

:03:33. > :03:34.Kidderminster went down 5`1 at Cambridge United, Chester and

:03:35. > :03:42.Nuneaton shared six goals, but Tamworth and Hereford both lost 2`0,

:03:43. > :03:45.Halifax and Wrexham the victors On to rugby, and in the Preliership,

:03:46. > :03:49.Worcester, hoping for their first win in a year, lost by a single

:03:50. > :03:54.point at Harlequins, 21`20, while Gloucester lost 39`13 at

:03:55. > :04:01.Northampton. And finally, in the Championship,

:04:02. > :04:04.Moseley beat Bedford 24`13. Time to check on the weather now,

:04:05. > :04:08.with Mel Coles. Good evening. After a pleas`nt,

:04:09. > :04:11.springlike day, we are going to see the cloud increase as we go into

:04:12. > :04:15.this evening. Many places whll remain dry. There will be one or two

:04:16. > :04:18.spots as we go through the darly hours and the breeze will phck up a

:04:19. > :04:22.little as well. Temperatures overnight will drop to around three

:04:23. > :04:25.or four Celsius. It will be quite a dull start to Sunday morning. Plenty

:04:26. > :04:29.of cloud around and some drhzzle. Showers will push in ahead of the

:04:30. > :04:32.main band of rain, which will push in during the afternoon. Moderate

:04:33. > :04:36.bursts and strengthening winds means it will feel more fresh than the

:04:37. > :04:39.temperature suggests. Finally a word about a spechal

:04:40. > :04:43.programme on BBC One tomorrow afternoon. A stained glass window

:04:44. > :04:47.believed to have been stolen from the ruins of Coventry Cathedral

:04:48. > :04:53.during the war and sold to ` church in Iceland has been proven to be a

:04:54. > :04:59.fraud. The full story of Thd Great Glass Mystery is BBC One tolorrow at

:05:00. > :05:03.4.10pm. And that's all for now. Our next bulletin is just after 6.1

:05:04. > :05:14.tomorrow evening. Until then, have a good evening.

:05:15. > :05:21.Hello. For some of us, it was quite a decent state, some sunshine

:05:22. > :05:26.around, but not the case right now in Northern Ireland and parts of

:05:27. > :05:28.Scotland, chilly with some rain as well, you will have to warm