:00:00. > :00:08.Good evening. Votes are now being Ireland. And that is
:00:09. > :00:12.Good evening. Votes are now being counted across the region in the
:00:13. > :00:15.European Election. There are seven West Midlands seats being contested
:00:16. > :00:18.` the winners becoming part of the new European Parliament with 751
:00:19. > :00:24.MEPs altogether in post for the next five years. Our Political Editor
:00:25. > :00:26.Patrick Burns joins us now from the International Convention Centre in
:00:27. > :00:31.Birmingham where the final declarations will take place.
:00:32. > :01:17.Patrick ` what's in store for us tonight? In the meantime, there's
:01:18. > :03:09.been further fallout from the local elections.
:03:10. > :03:17.The feedback is much better than last year. Four races at Warwick
:03:18. > :03:17.racecourse have been moved to other venues after jockeys had said they
:03:18. > :04:03.had lost confidence in the circuit. Stephen's teenager Cancer trust
:04:04. > :04:13.appeal. We have had people from 8am this morning doing 15 minute set in
:04:14. > :04:20.water skiing, water boarding. We should be into thousands of pounds.
:04:21. > :04:20.Stephen, who died earlier this month, has now raised a few thousand
:04:21. > :06:15.pounds Good evening. Some of us had a
:06:16. > :06:21.pretty good soaking. It downpours around with thunder and lightning.
:06:22. > :06:23.It wasn't so bad everywhere. The satellite picture across the
:06:24. > :06:28.Midlands, East Anglia and the south coast, the Isle of Wight. A
:06:29. > :06:29.beautiful end to the day. You