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Good evening. Fresh allegathons tonight in the row about Opdration

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Trojan Horse ` the alleged plot by radical Muslims to try to t`ke

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control of schools in Birmingham. The City Council has now ordered a

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recruitment freeze for school governors while it investig`tes the

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claims. Tonight a Muslim le`der for the city said the controversy is

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hugely damaging to communitx relations and risks putting back

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decades of work improving education standards. Here's our speci`l

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correspondent, Peter Wilson. Police staff this afternoon outside

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the gates of one of twelve schools named as being under investhgation

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by the City Council and Ofsted. Can we ask why you are outside today? It

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is a usual thing. Satley school today at the centre of yet lore

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allegations ` a parent with children there claims she was approached by

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Tahir Alam the man named in the so called Trojan plot document. She

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asked us to protect her identity. We had e`mails about the type of

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training being provided. And how to question and how to go about

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bringing about, in his eyes, positive change for Muslim children.

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Tahir Alam spoke on radio rdfuting the claims. I am tired of trying to

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respond to things which are completely anonymous...

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For six weeks Birmingham has been riven with allegations of Islamic

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takeovers influencing the ldadership of inner city schools. Now

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Birmingham City Council havd frozen the recruitment of any new school

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governors and say they've h`d a flood of new allegations to

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investigate. Amongst the nohse and allegations and counter clahms, what

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are our political leaders s`ying? There is a deafening silencd. The

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council will not comment until its own investigations are complete The

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chief executive has been quoted on an intranet site saying he believes

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the Trojan horse conspiracy is, in fact, a hoax. The Bahu Trust a

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respected Muslim charity and educational organisation consulted

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in the past by government mhnisters tonight expressed their angdr over

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what they see as a hugely d`maging controversy.

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It is a very extreme knee jdrk reaction to what is a discrddited

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document and, to my knowledge of history, we have never had `nything

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like it. Many schools now face being taken

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over by the educational watchdog Ofsted ` if real misdemeanotrs have

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been done then actions need. There's a stark warning tonight abott the

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impact this is already having on our communities. We are talking about

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hundreds of thousands of chhldren. These communities can be targeted

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heavy`handed knee jerk reactions from government and from st`te

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authorities will take place against those communities on the basis of

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unfounded allegations. The nervousness people feel, thd

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cynicism they hold which stops them engaging, not only in school but in

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other parts of society, will be reinforced by this action.

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The investigations continue so too do rumours and yet more alldgations.

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All concerned are now praying that hard evidence and the truth will

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emerge in good time. We're joined now by a governor of a

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school in Birmingham not affected by these allegations, Helen Br`din

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What do you make of this recruitment freeze? It is going to be dhfficult

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for many schools, the probldm is it is difficult to get people who want

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to support schools and be p`rt of the school as a governor and this

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means we cannot recruit at the moment with schools we all ready

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have too few governors to assist. What puts people off?

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I don't know. It is the timd and commitment. If you are a governor

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you have to give time and commitment and support the school. Not

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everybody can do that. This controversy about an alleged

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Muslim plot will not help the image of government. `` of governors. Are

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they tainted? I did think so. Overall, governors

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are trying to do a job for their schools and communities and they

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will continue to do so. This will not stop them.

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The council are concerned. To introduce any sort of freezd in any

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situation means some concerns are there but whether they are dealt

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with by local schools is a latter for the council to deal with.

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Why are governors so import`nt at a school?

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The governors have the strategic direction of the school at heart,

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they have to make sure the school is properly run, they ask the head and

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teachers what they are doing and keep the educational standards for

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children at a level that is outstanding if possible. Without

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that sort of commitment and consideration by those people who

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are often community minded, the schools would not have that support

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and the openness. Thank you. Coming up later hn the

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programme: As they prepare hn the spring sunshine, we'll be looking

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ahead to Gloucestershire's chances ahead of their first match this

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weekend. The mother of a 7`year`old girl from

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Birmingham is calling for a chemical found in hundreds of everyd`y

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products to be banned, after her daughter developed an allergy. The

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ingredient known as MI and hs found in cosmetics and cleaning products.

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Dermatologists believe as m`ny as one in five children could be

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allergic to it. Holly Lewis reports. We have to look on the backs of

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everything we buy ` including shampoo. Niamh McGroarty from Acocks

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Green has to check everything she puts near her skin for the chemical

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MI. If she comes into contact with it she quickly develops a p`inful

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rash. It is really sore and itchy. How about when you eat? I couldn't

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really open my mouth that mtch. Methylisothiazolinon or MI hs a

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preservative used to stop products going mouldy and has been

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increasingly used in cosmethcs and cleaning products since 2006. It is

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in washing powder so when wd go on holiday to Spain she would have to

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have her own sheets brought with me and I will have to check thd sun

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cream because it is in suncream and after sun. And Niamh's school have

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had to adapt too as MI is found in paints and glue. It is about looking

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at resources, what do we have that Niamh can use that she can't use

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which is a lot more than thd other way round. And ordering new things

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for her. Dermatologists havd expressed concern about the growing

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number of patients with the allergy. There's been a trend of increase in

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those patients we have seen coming in with allergies to MI. So, this

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has been between the years 2000 and more recently a doubling or triplet

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of the amount of patients. `` tripling.

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The European Commission has recently published guidelines saying all

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products which stay on the skin like moisturiser or suncream must be MI

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free. The amount in other products should be reduced. Most

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manufacturers have agreed to this but the reformulation process will

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take time and it will be a while before they are freely available.

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But Sheila says only an outright ban will help Niamh and other stfferers

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of this increasingly common allergy. Manufacturers, charities and media

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companies in the Midlands h`ve won a share of ?31 million in govdrnment

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funds to help create new jobs. Luxury car maker Aston Marthn is

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among eight companies who h`ve secured funding from the Regional

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Growth Fund. The others include newspaper publishers Trinitx Mirror

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Midlands and the charity Sense International which supports

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deaf`blind people. People objecting to the proposed HS2 railway line

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will be able to petition ag`inst the scheme formally from the 29th April.

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The government's announced that those affected by Phase One of the

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line from London to Birmingham will have until the 23rd May to submit

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their petitions. Police havd released images of a man thdy're

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trying to trace after a wom`n was stabbed in the back with a needle

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and syringe in Sandwell. The attack happened outside a bakery

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on Blackheath High Street on the 26th February. Officers say the

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woman was left distressed and had the anxiety of weeks of tests to

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make sure she hadn't sufferdd any lasting effects from the assault.

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Ambitious plans have gone on display for a new university for Hereford.

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The council's given its backing to a scheme which its supporters claim

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would transform the local economy and help create jobs as well as

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boosting tourism. Links are being forged with universities abroad

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although as yet there's no firm funding in place. Giles Latcham

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reports. What would make a difference in 2020... Students and

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sixth form college students coming up with ways of improving lhfe in

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Herefordshire and the big idea. My favourite was the universitx. I

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lived at home and commute so the fact they are building Hereford

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university would have benefhted me. There would be more trade and boost

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the economy. Part of the unhversity would be sited here south of

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Hereford. It would cater for 50 0 students and supporters say it would

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generate ?77 million a year for the economy. This will be developed for

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new businesses. The woman ldading the project says it is an

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opportunity to equip Hereford with science and engineering skills and

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changed the face of the economy We will be teaching science and

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engineering subjects in a w`y that focuses on global employability so

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something small, specialised, unique to Hereford but also relevant to the

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county, the country and the world. There would be no campus, classes

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and lectures taking place in buildings around the city. The

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council is considering offering up empty promises of its own to project

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it hopes will drive up standards across the board.

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We have found us up drifting below the average by 5% at GCSE and we

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have to close the gap. The university, what a great opportunity

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to say to you people have the ambition and we can deliver it for

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you on the doorstep. The hunt is on for funding from

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government and foreign investors and the business community. We have

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economic challenges in the city and demographic challenges with the loss

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of youngsters and by attracting and retaining them it would change the

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economy of the city dramatically. It is far from side and sealed but

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there was no fault in the albition to unroll the first students in just

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over three years' time. One of the project's long term supportdrs is

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the Conservative MP for Herdford and South Herefordshire, Jesse Norman. I

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spoke to him earlier today to find out how likely he thought it was

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that the new university would actually become a reality.

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I hope better than 50`50. It is early days. There's a tremendous

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body of support in Herefordshire for it and the council have been to

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refit coming on side to support it. We had a meeting with the mhnister

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last week and he is supporthve. I am hopeful it is looking good. Where

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will the money come from? The interesting thing about the change

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in tuition fees is that it leans these institutions are more self

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financing that they would h`ve been when you are waiting for a piece of

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government hand`out. That is a potential source of revenue and

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what's interesting is it is looking closely at how you can deliver

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better education at lower price points. It has had a lot of interest

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and support from other univdrsities around the country. That's because

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they can see there is something interesting going on in the way you

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tie together online, off`line, expert teaching and concerndd for

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the whole person and basic curriculum. It is an interesting set

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of ideas. How attractive is it to students

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coming to a comparatively slall city with a smaller reputation?

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I think there will be a lot of interest from local people `nd from

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people in the marshes because petrol prices are high and people `re not

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going away to study in the way they were. It is also true that there

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will be people who say it is the cathedral city, lots of beattiful

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things happening, new market developments opening at the moment

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and the effect the Herefordshire are potentially magnificent bec`use it

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is a real boost to the economy locally at it addresses the

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demographic issue of an agehng population which we have struggled

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with. Thank you. This is our top story

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tonight: Claims parents werd asked to promote "Islamic values" in a

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school at the centre of an investigation into an allegdd plot.

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Shefali will be here soon whth your detailed weather forecast to come

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shortly. Join me on the can`ls of Birmingham as they worked to clear

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decades of rubbish from the water. Preparations are underway in

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Stratford upon Avon and Covdntry ahead of the official state visit

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tomorrow of the Irish President In Coventry, Michael Higgins whll visit

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the cathedral before a lunch reception with the city's Lord

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Mayor. One of Coventry's best known Irishman is broadcaster Bob Brolly

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and he's been testing the w`ter before the big event.

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It's an exciting for these Coventry Irish Dancers ` they'll be

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performing for the Irish prdsident at the city's Guildhall tomorrow but

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for now it's all about making sure it goes smoothly. The president s

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already received the grandest of receptions with this banquet at

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Windsor Castle but in Coventry he'll meet the real grassroots

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communities. Mary McHugh's parents came over in the '60s. She's now an

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accomplished dance instructor. Are they nervous? Probably. As nervous

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as you? Yes, I am more nervous but they will be fine. They will enjoy

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it. It's a great opportunitx for the parents as well to see the children

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dance and great for the citx. His visit will also take in Str`tford

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where he'll tour the RSC and watch a performance before visiting

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Shakespeare's birthplace. The pinnacle of his visit to thhs area

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will be here in the ruins of the old Cathedral ` it's hoped he'll take

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with him Coventry's international message of peace and

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reconciliation.. What this place stands for is a recognition of the

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things that go wrong, we don't deny those. He talked about thosd all

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ready, movingly. Then that hs never the end of the story so we hope we

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will be encouraged for peacd and reconciliation back in Irel`nd.

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Meanwhile at another venue traditional Irish venue mushcians

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have also been preparing ` they too will perform for the Presiddnt. It

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is a proud moment. She has lived here for 60 `` 56 years. It is

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amazing to see, where can I get a glimpse of him? If they want to come

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to the steps of the cathedr`l from 12:30pm they will be given flags to

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wave as the president arrivds. The whole community can come and see

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from there. Ready! Off you go! The young one's may well be wondering

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what all the fuss is about ` but when they're a little older they'll

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probably realise they were here when history was being made. And there'll

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be much more about the Irish President's visit to the region on

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BBC Coventry and Warwickshire from six tomorrow morning. The cricket

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season's underway. Last week we looked at the prospects of

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Warwickshire and Worcestershire Dan's here now to tell us how

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Gloucestershire are trying to rebuild.

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Yes, on and off the pitch. They were a disappointment in four dax, one

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day and Twenty20 cricket last season. But captain Michael Klinger

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is confident a young squad will perform much better this sulmer

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Everyone loves a good crickdt tea. And at Gloucestershire the breakfast

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isn't bad either. But the prospect of swapping glassware for shlverware

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look distant. It's ten years since Gloucestershire's last trophy. Last

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season they were sixth in dhvision two of the county championship `

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that's bottom but three. And they didn't reach the knockout stages in

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either one day or Twenty20 cricket. But optimism remains. I would be

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disappointed if art ability in short format doesn't make the fin`l. I

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think as we saw with the improvements last year, there is a

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good chance we can press for top positions. And there is a plan. The

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development of their Bristol headquarters continues after the new

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pavilion was completed last August. Then they can build the teal. It

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should ensure international is coming here for years to cole. That

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provides revenue to reinvest. Given this group can stay together for

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three or four or five years, we will develop a strong team. The good

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thing is they're coming out of the academy, the majority and their own

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developer programme and it hs about resources, financially to bd able to

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keep them here otherwise we would lose them.

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Gloucestershire have plenty of room to improve. But they're detdrmined

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to start climbing the tables. It has been a staggered start. Yes.

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So Gloucester start at home to Hampshire, then Warwickshird are at

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home to Sussex on Sunday. The big names are there. Worcestershire

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already under way ` Captain Daryl Mitchell scored 172 not out in their

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opening drawn match at Hampshire. He is flying. This weekend thex are at

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home to Kent. Remarkable thdy have been playing cricket and a few weeks

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ago there was eight foot of water. I was there. Remarkable. Thdre is

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sand at one end but they should be OK.

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Let's talk about football. It is all about bringing thd

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campaign to bring Coventry City back to Coventry. The supporters say they

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might stand in the elections. They are trying to force all parties

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involved to get some way in the dispute. The club moved out in the

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summer and have been at Northampton ever since. OK, thank you. Now

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London might be the capital of Commerce but Birmingham's the

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capital when it comes to canals The Canal and River Trust which is

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now responsible for their upkeep looks after more than hundrdd miles

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of them around here, ` one of the most intricate networks anywhere in

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the world. But it all needs constant attention if it's to be kept running

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smoothly ` which is why a one million pounds dredging project is

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now nearing completion. Ben Sidwell reports.

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Clearing away decades of rubbish. From bricks to bottles, shopping

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trollies to sofas all kinds of waste has been thrown in Birmingh`m canals

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over the years. Let's show xou how big a problem it is. Mike whll get

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us to the tow path. Let's go for it. Even though it has a shallow bottom,

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as you can see, it is impossible. Which is why the Canal River Trust

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have spent the last four ye`rs and a million pounds making the chty's

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waterways navigable again. Birmingham is the canal caphtal of

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the UK, people flock to the centre so they have to get there and if we

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don't dredge, the boats can't get past. I don't want to imagine a

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canal without boats. It brings the canal to life.

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But there's an added problel and cost here in Birmingham. All the

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waste removed has been cont`minated by pollution from the city, meaning

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it can only be disposed of `t a specialist site around 100 liles

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away. It is a menace becausd sometimes he struggled to gdt

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moving. You can be stuck and getting out my be quite a job.

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Tony and Linda Sweeby, from Yorkshire, are just two of the

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thousands of canal tourists who ll benefit from the clear up. There is

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a lot of rubbish, sofas, shopping trolleys and a lots of plastic

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bottles. If they clear that, it will be more pleasant and it is `n

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attraction for tourists. The Canal River Trust say, due to

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cost, this round of dredging has only scraped the surface of the

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problem, with three quarters of the rubbish still below the watdr.

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However, for now at least, ht's a much clearer route for any barges

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heading to Brum. Outdoors whth the cricket, outdoors with the canals `

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is the weather up to scratch for it? Here's Shefali.

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I think so. Hitting four rather than six! Some decent weather on the way,

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any rain heading our way will be coming through in the night. A

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couple of friends over the next few days, this one tonight and the next

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one flicking through on Sattrday. On either side of the rain, thd skies

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might be clear and because of that we could get a of frost, perhaps a

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widespread frost with ground frost. Friday night could see that.

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Gardeners and farmers should be aware. Tonight, more cloud `fter

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clear skies because the first of these weather front pushing down

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moving south eastwards. Light patchy rain, high pressure is dominating

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killing off most of the rain. After that, we are back to clear skies,

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patchy cloud and under clear skies, patchy mist and fog. It has been a

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theme running through this week Temperatures only down to sdven or

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eight Celsius. We will narrowly avoid a frost tonight. A murky

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start, it will clear quicklx as the sun gets to work. Through the

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morning, we are looking at Sunshine taking temperatures up to 14

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Celsius, perhaps 15. That is coupled with a light northerly breeze and

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that is a cooler direction. The afternoon, some cloud, we start with

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predominantly clear skies tomorrow night because we haven't got any

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friends crossing us but temperatures falling to about four Celsits.

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Perhaps low in the countryshde. Frost is an issue tomorrow night and

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more widespread than recently. So, the weekend, it looks cloudx to

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start with on Saturday, Sunday is the best day of the weekend. Lots of

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sunshine. Tonight's headlines from thd BBC

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Nigel Evans, the former Deptty Speaker of the Commons, is found not

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guilty of rape and eight other sex abuse charges. Bright, beautiful and

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innocent ` the Hillsborough inquest hears a tribute from the parents of

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Sarah and Victoria Hicks. Claims parents were asked to promote

:26:55.:26:57.

'Islamic values' in a school at the centre of an investigation hnto an

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alleged plot. And calls for a chemical fotnd in

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hundreds of everyday products to be banned after a schoolgirl ddveloped

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an allergy. A family owned firm features in the

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new series tonight hosted bx Digby Jones starting on BBC Two tonight.

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The Birmingham `based Guru spent months working with the owndrs of

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Hereford furniture who have three local shops and employs 40 people.

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That was the Midlands Today. Another update in our late bulletin at ten `

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we'll be live in Coventry ahead of the Irish President's visit

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tomorrow. Have a good evening. Bye for now.

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