:00:00. > :00:08.Good evening. back with the late news at 10pm.
:00:09. > :00:14.A heart specialist who won his claim for unfair dismissal after a 12`year
:00:15. > :00:17.fight says he's going to ask the Health Minister for an inquiry. Dr
:00:18. > :00:21.Raj Mattu says patients deserve to know why more than ?6 million has
:00:22. > :00:23.been spent keeping him away from his job. Here's our health
:00:24. > :00:30.correspondent, Michele Paduano. A well`wisher arrived to
:00:31. > :00:33.congratulate him on his success, after one of the longest`running
:00:34. > :00:35.employment cases in NHS history. It's official, he's a
:00:36. > :00:42.whistle`blower, and he was unfairly dismissed.
:00:43. > :00:46.The cost to me is immeasurable, it has totally destroyed my career, my
:00:47. > :00:53.life, in ways I could not start to describe. Then, there is an
:00:54. > :00:58.estimated ?6 million upwards wasted in a determination to shut me up,
:00:59. > :01:05.and oust me. For 12 years, the case has consumed
:01:06. > :01:09.his life. Although he was out of time to win damages for being a
:01:10. > :01:12.whistle`blower, the fact that he was dismissed whilst ill, and never
:01:13. > :01:14.given a chance to defend himself, was discrimination on the grounds of
:01:15. > :01:16.disability. University Hospitals Coventry and
:01:17. > :01:20.Warwickshire say they are examining the 440`page document, to see if
:01:21. > :01:23.there are grounds for an appeal. They note no connection has been
:01:24. > :01:26.made between the whistle`blowing and the unfair dismissal, and they say
:01:27. > :01:30.they, too, are disappointed the case has taken so long. The judgment
:01:31. > :01:36.criticises key NHS figures, following his whistle`blowing over
:01:37. > :01:39.patient deaths in overcrowded bays. The tribunal did not accept at
:01:40. > :01:41.certain points the evidence of chief executive David Loughton's evidence
:01:42. > :01:45.was truthful. Another chief executive, David Roberts, had an
:01:46. > :01:55.agenda not to allow him to return to work.
:01:56. > :01:59.Now that they have been found to have mistreated me, I do call on the
:02:00. > :02:02.Secretary of State for Health and Mr Stevens to initiate an enquiry into
:02:03. > :02:05.my case. Such important lessons can be learned.
:02:06. > :02:09.Dr Mattu is now likely to receive a large pay`out. Dr Raj Mattu can now
:02:10. > :02:12.look forward to significant damages. A teacher in the West Midlands has
:02:13. > :02:15.received ?300,000 in compensation, after she was injured breaking up a
:02:16. > :02:19.fight between two pupils. The figure was revealed by the NASUWT, as the
:02:20. > :02:21.teaching union starts its annual conference in Birmingham. It says
:02:22. > :02:30.compensation pay`outs to its members have increased by 30% in a year.
:02:31. > :02:33.Young people were chosen to lead an Easter procession through inner city
:02:34. > :02:37.Birmingham this afternoon to show the area is turning its back on gun
:02:38. > :02:41.and knife crime. The Good Friday Walk of Witness is organised by
:02:42. > :02:44.churches in Handsworth. The parade was attended by 1,000 people.
:02:45. > :02:48.Organisers wanted local youths to play a prominent part, to show the
:02:49. > :02:51.area is improving after recent problems with anti`social behaviour.
:02:52. > :02:56.On to football now. And Birmingham City Ladies are just two games away
:02:57. > :03:00.from reaching their first European final. They take on the Swedish side
:03:01. > :03:01.Tireso, in the first leg of the semifinal tomorrow. Nick Clitheroe
:03:02. > :03:08.reports. Karen Carney joined Birmingham City
:03:09. > :03:11.when she was just 11. 15 years on, she can barely believe a European
:03:12. > :03:18.final is within touching distance at the club she loves.
:03:19. > :03:24.I don't think it would feel real. I'll probably be pinching myself.
:03:25. > :03:31.But this is what this club deserves for all the hard work, the
:03:32. > :03:35.adversity. We have never had much backing, we have to do things the
:03:36. > :03:37.hard way. We deserve something like the final.
:03:38. > :03:41.Their progress to the semifinal has been remarkable. Birmingham can't
:03:42. > :03:44.compete financially with many of their domestic rivals, and lost
:03:45. > :03:46.several key players at the start of the year. Instead, they've
:03:47. > :03:52.prioritised bringing young players through, and it's working.
:03:53. > :03:55.It's always been a philosophy of our club to bring through the
:03:56. > :03:58.youngsters, and give people opportunities. When they are ready,
:03:59. > :04:02.they can come up to the plate. And they have delivered the goods on the
:04:03. > :04:05.big occasions. The European run has also helped
:04:06. > :04:07.raise the club's profile and helped attract new fans.
:04:08. > :04:12.Birmingham Ladies played their last two European home matches at St
:04:13. > :04:15.Andrews. A clash of fixtures with men's team means this time they play
:04:16. > :04:21.here at Solihull Moors. We want teams to come here and fear
:04:22. > :04:24.us. Obviously, if they are not used to this environment, they're in the
:04:25. > :04:27.big stadiums and crowds, maybe this will be different for them.
:04:28. > :04:29.Hopefully, it can work to our advantage.
:04:30. > :04:31.Their Swedish opponents, Tireso, will start as favourites. But
:04:32. > :04:32.Birmingham Ladies have proved already that no`one should
:04:33. > :04:36.underestimate them. Let's catch up with today's results
:04:37. > :04:53.now. And in League One: it was another goals bonanza at
:04:54. > :04:54.Wolves, which ended with a pitch invasion, and another Wolves win,
:04:55. > :05:05.the score there, 6`4. The Tamworth Hereford match doesn't
:05:06. > :05:07.kick off until 7.45pm. But we'll bring you that result in our late
:05:08. > :05:14.bulletin this evening. Let's have a look at the weather for
:05:15. > :05:20.the Easter weekend now. Here's Rebecca Wood.
:05:21. > :05:25.Good evening. We have some pleasant afternoon sunshine but it will be a
:05:26. > :05:31.chilly night. With clear skies overhead, temperatures will plummet
:05:32. > :05:36.down to two Celsius. And a touch of frost over the North Midlands. A
:05:37. > :05:41.chilly start to tomorrow. The best of the brightness will be in the
:05:42. > :05:47.West. Still some good spells of sunshine. The winds will be a little
:05:48. > :05:52.stronger. By Sunday, we have an area of brain working its way in. A
:05:53. > :05:55.rather wet Easter Day and holiday Monday.
:05:56. > :05:59.That's all from us for now. I'll be back with your late news at 10.15pm.
:06:00. > :06:13.Bye for now. Today we have seen temperatures
:06:14. > :06:16.rising if Scotland but again tonight, with the clear skies and
:06:17. > :06:21.light wind temperatures will fall sharply, and for many of us, we are
:06:22. > :06:24.looking at a touch of frost. The satellite picture tells a story
:06:25. > :06:27.nicely. This belt of cloud is sitting in the far north-west of
:06:28. > :06:32.Scotland, we have had this cloud bubbling up across eastern areas and
:06:33. > :06:35.with the northerly wind it has felt cold in East Anglia. That cloud is
:06:36. > :06:38.going to melt away, we will get an easterly breeze picking the cloud
:06:39. > :06:42.back in again later in the night in eastern areas and we still have this
:06:43. > :06:47.cloud and rain in the far north-west of Scotland, but for most we will
:06:48. > :06:48.have clear sky, light wind, Ness are the temperatures in towns and city,