:00:00. > :00:24.Good evening. Businesses in the Much more on the BBC News
:00:25. > :00:27.Good evening. Businesses in the Midlands are being urged to make
:00:28. > :00:31.more of Shakespeare's legacy to help give the region global recognition.
:00:32. > :00:34.It comes as ten's of thousands of people headed to Stratford today to
:00:35. > :00:37.mark the culmination of the Bard's 450th birthday celebrations. From
:00:38. > :00:40.around the world thousands lined the streets as a parade in the Bard's
:00:41. > :00:44.honour marched by. For those living in the town a sense of pride and
:00:45. > :00:56.recognition of what Shakespeare has done for them. Very important but
:00:57. > :01:01.not just for Stratford, for Britain. It brings a lot of people in.
:01:02. > :01:04.Without that, I think the Among the 600 strong procession are diplomats
:01:05. > :01:07.and dignitaries representing more than 30 different countries, all
:01:08. > :01:10.drawn to stratford by the power of Shakespeare And at a celebratory
:01:11. > :01:14.lunch a chance for local business and arts leaders to make the most of
:01:15. > :01:22.that power. Time would die. And at a celebratory lunch...
:01:23. > :01:30.You are buying into a brand, the brand of Britain. You are paying for
:01:31. > :01:34.quality. Shakespeare is absolutely in the core, the DNA that makes you
:01:35. > :01:42.want to associate yourself with a British product. And Shakespeare
:01:43. > :01:48.isn't just a product. There are opportunities there. There are
:01:49. > :01:53.exchange opportunities. Many people study in universities here and many
:01:54. > :01:56.would like to come here to study more. It is clear Shakespeare will
:01:57. > :01:59.continue to bring millions of people to Stratford years to come. The
:02:00. > :02:06.challenge for businesses is to capitilise on his legacy.
:02:07. > :02:10.Police have released an e`fit image of a woman who called at a house in
:02:11. > :02:14.Gloucestershire posing as a social worker. She was carrying a fake
:02:15. > :02:18.Social Services badge and asked to check the mother's four`month`old
:02:19. > :02:21.son. The incident happened in Quedgeley on Wednesday afternoon.
:02:22. > :02:25.Anyone who recognises the woman is asked to contact Gloucestershire
:02:26. > :02:29.Police. A public meeting's being organised
:02:30. > :02:36.in Stoke on Trent over a recycling depot which residents claim is
:02:37. > :02:40.blighting their area. Thousands of tonnes of plastics are being stored
:02:41. > :02:43.without a licence at the site at Minton, and the owners want to make
:02:44. > :02:46.it a permanent arrangement. They've been invited to attend the meeting
:02:47. > :02:50.along with the Environment and Highways Agencies. A date has yet to
:02:51. > :02:53.be set. The Highways Agency has been
:02:54. > :02:56.explaining its plans to reduce congestion on part of the M40 in
:02:57. > :03:00.Warwickshire, at two public exhibitions. Motorists currently
:03:01. > :03:04.face mile long queues at junction 12 at Gaydon, during the morning rush
:03:05. > :03:11.hour. The proposals involve lengthening and widening the
:03:12. > :03:15.southbound exit slip road. Onto the day's football now and in
:03:16. > :03:18.the Premiership, Stoke lost 1`0 to Spurs. Aston Villa are just four
:03:19. > :03:22.points above the relegation zone after a 4`1 thrashing at Swansea.
:03:23. > :03:27.But a win for West Brom who beat West Ham 1`0. Meanwhile in the
:03:28. > :03:32.Championship Birmingham City's woes continue losing 3`1 to Leeds at St
:03:33. > :03:38.Andrews. The Blue's are now in the bottom three, but with a game in
:03:39. > :03:42.hand. In League One Wolves have reached 100 points after a 1`1 draw
:03:43. > :03:45.at Coventry. At the other end of the table Shrewsbury have been relegated
:03:46. > :03:50.after losing 4`2 at Peterborough. Meanwhile Walsall lost 3`2 against
:03:51. > :03:53.Stevanage. And in League Two it finished
:03:54. > :03:56.Rochdale two, Cheltenham zero And finally one Rugby result to bring
:03:57. > :04:00.you. In the Championship a win for Moseley beating Plymouth by 16
:04:01. > :04:03.points to 11 Now let's hope all the rain we had yesterday has passed ``
:04:04. > :04:10.here's the weather now with Mel Coles.
:04:11. > :04:16.Good evening. After a showery day, there are more showers to come this
:04:17. > :04:19.evening and into tomorrow as well. We are going to see quite a lot of
:04:20. > :04:23.cloud work its way in as well. This evening, there are going to be one
:04:24. > :04:26.or two showers. They will fade from some areas, hanging onto
:04:27. > :04:30.Herefordshire and Worcestershire as the night goes on but it will not be
:04:31. > :04:33.a cold night with those of seven or eight degrees. Tomorrow morning,
:04:34. > :04:42.there is more to come. The showers will creep their way in once again.
:04:43. > :04:45.We will see variable amounts of cloud around with those showers
:04:46. > :04:48.could be quite lively with the risk of hail and thunder. Temperatures
:04:49. > :04:52.tomorrow will reach highs of 14 degrees. Looking ahead to next
:04:53. > :04:53.week, there is more to come. Remaining unsettled, certainly for
:04:54. > :04:59.the start of next week. That's all for now. Your next up
:05:00. > :05:13.date from Midlands Today is tomorrow evening. Have a good Saturday night.
:05:14. > :05:21.Good evening. An area of low pressure has wrapped itself around
:05:22. > :05:25.the British Isles for this weekend. There have been a number of showers
:05:26. > :05:31.today, particularly in the south-west, and there is more to
:05:32. > :05:37.come overnight. You can see this swirl of cloud, the centre of it in
:05:38. > :05:41.the south-west of England. Close to the centre of that there will be
:05:42. > :05:48.some strong winds in the south-west of England and some heavy showers as
:05:49. > :05:49.well. There will be some big waves along