:00:09. > :00:13.Good evening. The Ukranian community in Coventry have today calldd for
:00:14. > :00:15.peace, and said prayers for those who've been killed during the
:00:16. > :00:17.escalating conflict. Whilst diplomatic efforts continue to
:00:18. > :00:20.resolve the situation British Ukrainians say it's vital the wider
:00:21. > :00:27.community support a peaceful resolution. Joan Cummins reports.
:00:28. > :00:32.Global images of rising tensions in the Ukraine are causing concern for
:00:33. > :00:41.Ukrainians living in the UK. Today payers were said at the Ukr`inian
:00:42. > :00:49.Catholic Church in Coventry. It could be a devastating impact. We do
:00:50. > :00:52.not want potentially full`blown war. In a special ceremony with the
:00:53. > :01:00.Ukraianian flag flying the congregation prayed for peace.
:01:01. > :01:04.There are just 5000 Ukraini`ns living in the West Midlands, but the
:01:05. > :01:14.situation in the Crimea is leaving them fearful. I have got melories of
:01:15. > :01:21.World War II. That is why they want to go to Europe, for peace. .
:01:22. > :01:24.Although the international community say they won't recognise a
:01:25. > :01:26.referendum on Crimea, congrdgations here just want the Ukraine to have
:01:27. > :01:29.peace. Firefighters are dealing with a
:01:30. > :01:33.blaze at a recycling centre in Tipton. The fire broke out `t
:01:34. > :01:36.Bloomfield recycling and skhp hire just before four o'clock thhs
:01:37. > :01:40.afternoon. West Midlands fire service say people living and
:01:41. > :01:51.working nearby are not in d`nger but roads are affected. We pridd
:01:52. > :01:57.ourselves on our response thmes We can get to incidents like this one
:01:58. > :02:01.as quickly as possible. The significant amount of resources that
:02:02. > :02:06.we put into fires like this makes communities safer.
:02:07. > :02:10.The National Health Action Party ` founded by the former Wyre Forest MP
:02:11. > :02:13.Dr Richard Taylor ` is conshdering fielding a candidate in Stafford at
:02:14. > :02:16.the next General Election. Ht comes after the Health Secretary `nnounced
:02:17. > :02:18.that the Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust will be dissolved, with somd
:02:19. > :02:22.specialist services moving elsewhere. Ben Godfrey reports.
:02:23. > :02:24.It's survived countless scares, but your friendly`neighbourhood hospital
:02:25. > :02:33.offering a range of acute sdrvices is reaching the end of its life We
:02:34. > :02:42.have become more technical `nd specialised. You cannot havd a brain
:02:43. > :02:45.surgeon in every hospital. The Stafford Hospital crisis marks a
:02:46. > :02:48.turning point for re`structtring NHS hospitals. Members of the c`mpaign
:02:49. > :02:50.group which led 50,000 people on a protest march, are joining the
:02:51. > :03:00.recently`formed National He`lth Action Party ahead of the 2015
:03:01. > :03:10.General Election. The entire situation, once the
:03:11. > :03:14.community realises it is here, they will have a lot of interest.
:03:15. > :03:18.The co`founder of the party is Dr Richard Taylor who became an MP in
:03:19. > :03:21.2001 after a campaign to protect Kidderminster Hospital from cuts.
:03:22. > :03:26.The 79`year`old plans to st`nd again in Wyre Forest at next year's
:03:27. > :03:29.General Election. He told the Sunday Politics programme that the state of
:03:30. > :03:39.hospitals will draw more people to the polls. The national focts in the
:03:40. > :03:46.NHS is still top. We had a work experience wired and I gave him a
:03:47. > :04:00.series of questions. How important was the NHS to 17`year`olds? It was
:04:01. > :04:08.top. They do not last long. Once you get into office you have got to
:04:09. > :04:18.deliver. The Government says it is trying to save ?20 billion of
:04:19. > :04:21.savings. . Experts suggest lore merged services are likely `nd this
:04:22. > :04:23.hospital will set a new benchmark for change.
:04:24. > :04:25.Ben Godfrey, BBC Midlands Today Stafford.
:04:26. > :04:29.A main route into a Worcestdrshire town is due to re`open tomorrow six
:04:30. > :04:32.months after it was closed for repair work. The Abbey Bridge and
:04:33. > :04:34.Viaduct in Evesham needed what's been described as "critical
:04:35. > :04:37.reconstruction work" and were originally due to re`open bdfore
:04:38. > :04:40.Christmas. But the project over`ran by many months, with retaildrs and
:04:41. > :04:50.residents complaining the ilpact of the closure was damaging thd town's
:04:51. > :04:59.economy. Turnover has droppdd by between 30 and 70%. It will take
:05:00. > :05:04.three years for footfall patterns to return. We need an active m`rketing
:05:05. > :05:06.campaign to get people to rdturn to the town.
:05:07. > :05:10.Just one rugby result, in the Championship, Moseley were beaten
:05:11. > :05:13.42`18 by London Welsh. It's been an absolutely glorious day
:05:14. > :05:20.for March, but will it conthnue Here's Charlie Slater to tell us.
:05:21. > :05:30.for March, but will What a beautiful day we havd had.
:05:31. > :05:34.The best day of 2014 so far. It starts off clear then the clouds
:05:35. > :05:42.feeding. I mainly dry night. Quite an mild one. A fair amount lore
:05:43. > :05:54.cloud around. Some brightness at times. Not as nice as today. We hang
:05:55. > :06:00.on to the milder temperaturds. High pressure continues to sit over as.
:06:01. > :06:14.I'll be back with the late news bulletin around
:06:15. > :06:17.Aggro in good and Wales had warm weather today with the hotspot
:06:18. > :06:25.Gravesend in Kent. For Scotland and Ireland, your
:06:26. > :06:30.weather will improve this week. It wasn't there today with the cloud.
:06:31. > :06:34.Some rain in Northern Ireland pushing across more of Scotland and
:06:35. > :06:38.the next few hours. This weather front is moving south overnight but
:06:39. > :06:44.by the end of the night is nothing more than a bit of cloud. Behind
:06:45. > :06:48.it, skies clear by the end of the night in Scotland and Northern
:06:49. > :06:53.Ireland, so a touch of frost, patchy ice and fog. Tomorrow brings a
:06:54. > :06:57.complete reversal of fortunes. The northern half of the UK will be
:06:58. > :07:01.sunny once any patchy fog clears away. Not much warmer numerically
:07:02. > :07:06.but in the sunshine, it will feel warmer, whereas much of England and
:07:07. > :07:10.Wales will be cloudy and cooler compared to today, especially along
:07:11. > :07:15.the North Sea coast, with cloud and a brisk north-easterly wind. Where
:07:16. > :07:16.we saw 19 degrees today, it will be closer to nine tomorrow, which will
:07:17. > :07:17.feel very