:00:09. > :00:12.Good evening. Residents living alongside the route
:00:13. > :00:14.of the proposed High Speed Two rail line have today been offered an
:00:15. > :00:18.increased compensation pack`ge. Homes closest to the proposdd line
:00:19. > :00:21.will be bought by the Government for their full unblighted market value
:00:22. > :00:27.and owners will be offered `n extra cash payment to help with moving
:00:28. > :00:31.costs. For some living along the route of
:00:32. > :00:35.HS2 ` their homes have been blighted now for almost four years. Lany have
:00:36. > :00:39.been stuck in a state of lilbo ` unable to sell their houses for what
:00:40. > :00:42.they're worth. But what madd matters worse was that an initial Government
:00:43. > :00:49.compensation scheme was difficult to access. Now that things are changing
:00:50. > :00:53.with the launch today of an 'Express Purchase' scheme for those closest
:00:54. > :00:56.to the line in the so called 'safeguarding zone'. But thd
:00:57. > :00:59.Government appears to have gone even further, with two other measures
:01:00. > :01:02.including a 'Voluntary Purchase scheme' and a 'Need to Sell' scheme,
:01:03. > :01:08.both designed to help homeowners outside the zone. There'll `lso be
:01:09. > :01:13.cash payments to some others whose homes have been blighted thd most by
:01:14. > :01:16.HS2. It is important that we do try to
:01:17. > :01:20.preserve communities. What we don't want to see is whole villagds being
:01:21. > :01:24.blighted by a mass exodus of people. And indeed it could change the whole
:01:25. > :01:27.character of those. We are keen to help the people who are staxing as
:01:28. > :01:29.well as to offer compensation to people who need to sell thehr
:01:30. > :01:32.properties. MPs whose constituencies have been
:01:33. > :01:39.badly affected by HS2 have given today's news a cautious welcome
:01:40. > :01:47.After years of misery ` for some the HS2 nightmare could be finally over.
:01:48. > :01:53.I am disappointed there is no property bond. I am interested in
:01:54. > :02:00.the idea of a resident champion The cash compensation, I welcomd in
:02:01. > :02:11.principle, but I don't think they have their sums correct.
:02:12. > :02:13.Today's announcement appears to be excellent news for residents here in
:02:14. > :02:17.Gilson, North Warwickshire. Here, the proposed line is just y`rds from
:02:18. > :02:20.houses. The majority of houses are in the so`called safeguarding zone,
:02:21. > :02:23.but so far only a handful of properties have been bought. Now the
:02:24. > :02:26.Government says it will buy the majority of them.
:02:27. > :02:29.I was hopeful all along bec`use this Hamlet is surrounded by the railway.
:02:30. > :02:33.It would've been unreasonable to just leave us in that posithon. So,
:02:34. > :02:36.I was hopeful and thank goodness it has come to pass.
:02:37. > :02:39.After years of misery ` for some the HS2 nightmare could be finally over.
:02:40. > :02:42.But for others the waiting continues. Some of the meastres
:02:43. > :02:47.announced today will only bdgin after another major consult`tion.
:02:48. > :02:50.The Lichfield MP and former Tory whip Michael Fabricant has tonight
:02:51. > :02:53.been sacked as a vice`chairlan of the Conservative Party. This follows
:02:54. > :02:56.his outspoken criticism of the HS2 rail scheme and the expenses row
:02:57. > :03:02.involving the former Culturd Secretary Maria Miller.
:03:03. > :03:11.Michael Fabricant is known for tweeting and being outspoken on many
:03:12. > :03:14.topics. We see from his Twitter account, he has been asked to resign
:03:15. > :03:18.by the chairman of the Consdrvative Party. But he refused, so hd's been
:03:19. > :03:25.sacked over HS2 and, as he says "my views on a recent Cabinet mhnister".
:03:26. > :03:29.Earlier in the day, he said on his Twitter account: "note to sdlf: if
:03:30. > :03:35.ever a minister again, be lhke Mark Harper ` if in trouble resign
:03:36. > :03:38.quickly and in a dignified lanner." It is those outspoken words that
:03:39. > :03:44.have triggered the Conservative Party to think they do not want
:03:45. > :03:47.people sounding off, off`message. They want everyone at the end of
:03:48. > :03:51.this very difficult week as they go into their Easter holidays, they are
:03:52. > :03:54.going to be campaigning ahe`d of the European elections, and thex want
:03:55. > :04:01.all of their members, espechally those at the top, to be on`lessage.
:04:02. > :04:05.The sister of one of the Hillsborough victims has told an
:04:06. > :04:08.inquest jury that police "lhterally turned their backs on him" when he
:04:09. > :04:11.most needed their help. Louhse Brooks was speaking about hdr
:04:12. > :04:14.brother, Andrew, during the new inquests into the 96 football fans
:04:15. > :04:21.who lost their lives in Sheffield 25 years ago.
:04:22. > :04:24.Today was a day Louise Brooks had waited many years for. Her chance to
:04:25. > :04:31.tell an inquest jury about her brother, Andrew. He was 26 when he
:04:32. > :04:34.died in the Hillsborough disaster. Since I have been fighting, you ve
:04:35. > :04:39.only ever seen me. You haven't gotten to know my brother. H think
:04:40. > :04:44.because we are completely dhfferent personalities, it is so important
:04:45. > :04:46.that people get to know my brother. After the hearing, Louise, from
:04:47. > :04:49.Bromsgrove, read out extracts of what she said in court.
:04:50. > :04:57."Andrew was brought up to rdspect the police. Our parents alw`ys told
:04:58. > :05:03.us that if ever we were in trouble, the police were always therd to help
:05:04. > :05:12.us. When my brother most nedded their help, they literally turned
:05:13. > :05:15.their backs on him. After hd died, the whole dynamics of our f`mily
:05:16. > :05:26.changed. Andrew had been so important to all of us. Mum and Dad
:05:27. > :05:28.never really recovered". Their mother died in 2000, their
:05:29. > :05:36.father, last month. I only buried my dad came d`ys
:05:37. > :05:40.before these inquests began. It makes me so angry that both my
:05:41. > :05:42.parents have gone to their graves without knowing how or why their son
:05:43. > :05:54.died. This is the fourth day families of
:05:55. > :05:56.the 96 victims have been re`ding out portraits about their loved ones.
:05:57. > :05:59.The jury has seen tears and laughter, as each relative
:06:00. > :06:01.reminisced during the emotional hearing. Louise finished her
:06:02. > :06:03.statement by saying she now existed for one reason: to ensure hdr
:06:04. > :06:30.brother did not die in vain. One speedway result: Birmingham have
:06:31. > :06:32.beaten Coventry by 46 points to 44 That's just about all from the late
:06:33. > :06:38.team. Points. Time for the weather.
:06:39. > :06:48.Good evening. A decent day `ll round. We'll keep that themd going
:06:49. > :06:50.until the end of the week. Just a slight change tomorrow evenhng and
:06:51. > :06:53.overnight. For tonight, dryhng conditions right across the board.
:06:54. > :07:02.Clear spells will attract mhst and fog and make it colder as wd head
:07:03. > :07:06.into the morning tomorrow. @ possible murky start to the day but
:07:07. > :07:10.otherwise a good deal of sunshine into the afternoon. Staying dry for
:07:11. > :07:21.most of us until the end of the day when we may see some showers. Highs
:07:22. > :07:22.of around 13 to 14 Celsius. The national forecast follows otr
:07:23. > :07:34.outlook. weekend. If you are travelling
:07:35. > :07:43.further afield here is a look at the National pig genome. -- National
:07:44. > :07:49.picture. Most of us will be dry and bright
:07:50. > :07:55.with some sunshine coming through. That goes for the weekend as well.
:07:56. > :07:59.Look out for some chilly night. Certainly tonight in the South
:08:00. > :08:08.temperatures falling away under those clear skies. As low as two or
:08:09. > :08:10.three degrees in rural areas. Still some patchy rain through parts of
:08:11. > :08:18.southern Scotland and Northern Ireland early on in the day. But
:08:19. > :08:26.most of England and Wales have a dry start. Some spells of sunshine
:08:27. > :08:30.especially across the East, but some mist and fog patches around. They
:08:31. > :08:38.should not last too long. The main change tomorrow is this rain slowly
:08:39. > :08:41.creeping across North West England. And eventually we have rain across
:08:42. > :08:43.North Wales. To the north of that