:00:00. > :00:14.A Birmingham businessman who was robbed at gunpoint in his own home
:00:15. > :00:16.says he's sickened the gang leader responsible has absconded from jail.
:00:17. > :00:19.David Blood, from Tamworth, is one of almost 90 inmates
:00:20. > :00:21.currently on the run from Ford Open Prison in Sussex.
:00:22. > :00:30.The 48`year`old from Tamworth absconded from Ford Prison
:00:31. > :00:34.Police say he's highly dangdrous and shouldn't be approached.
:00:35. > :00:41.Businessman Tony Swannie experienced Blood's menace first`hand,
:00:42. > :00:45.when his gang forced their way into his Sutton Coldfield home
:00:46. > :00:52.It tooks months for our kids to get through this, but it's a very,
:00:53. > :00:57.Now this sort of person, the writing's on the wall
:00:58. > :01:03.What on earth is he doing in an open prison?
:01:04. > :01:06.Blood was finally caught and convicted after robbing
:01:07. > :01:12.In 2003, he was jailed for life and describe as the leader of one
:01:13. > :01:17.of the most dangerous gangs the West Midlands has seen.
:01:18. > :01:24.A man who's now one of 90 inmates at large from Ford prison.
:01:25. > :01:26.Blood, we're told, contacted his solicitor recently claiming he was
:01:27. > :01:30.facing tougher restrictions because of the case of armed robber Michael
:01:31. > :01:36.Wheatley `nicknamed Skullcr`cker ` who absconded from another open
:01:37. > :01:40.David Blood is certainly not a dangerous offender.
:01:41. > :01:42.I received a telephone call from him approximately thred weeks
:01:43. > :01:45.ago in which he was deeply tpset as a result of a temporary release
:01:46. > :01:49.that he was going to go on had been unnecessarily and unfairly withdrawn
:01:50. > :01:51.from him due to outside circumstances, such
:01:52. > :02:02.The Ministry of Justice said it can't comment on those clails.
:02:03. > :02:05.I mean, in the past, he's done violent crimes,
:02:06. > :02:12.Blood is described as 6 feet 1, of small build with brown exes.
:02:13. > :02:20.Detectives say he has links to Staffordshire and Warwickshhre.
:02:21. > :02:22.Fans of West Bromwich Albion have reacted angrily to the annotncement
:02:23. > :02:26.that Alan Irvine has been appointed as the club's new head coach.
:02:27. > :02:30.The 55`year`old former Preston and Sheffield Wednesday boss has
:02:31. > :02:33.signed a 12`month rolling contract at The Hawthorns.
:02:34. > :02:36.He replaces Spanish coach Pdpe Mel, who left the club
:02:37. > :02:40.by mutual consent at the end of the Premier League season.
:02:41. > :02:46.Many supporters are unhappy at the appointment.
:02:47. > :02:55.I think it is a appointment. Let's see what he does. I think wd've gone
:02:56. > :03:00.for cheap. We needed someond with a bit more experience, I think, so I'm
:03:01. > :03:03.not very happy. I'm not verx happy, I wanted Tim Sherwood at thd
:03:04. > :03:05.manager. I think he would h`ve been a better manager.
:03:06. > :03:07.There will be more reaction to Alan Irvine's appointment on
:03:08. > :03:10.Pete Morgan at Breakfast on BBC West Midlands tomorrow morning from six.
:03:11. > :03:12.Tennis superstars Tim Henman and Martina Navratilova werd
:03:13. > :03:14.in Birmingham today for a charity match in memory of
:03:15. > :03:20.The 30`year`old former Brithsh women's Number One had liver cancer.
:03:21. > :03:32.Legends of tennis put on a spectacle at Edgbaston Priory Club, Grand Slam
:03:33. > :03:36.supremo Martina Navratilova playing alongside James Ward,
:03:37. > :03:44.All in memory of former British number one Elena Baltacha, who
:03:45. > :03:47.played at this club and lost her life to liver cancer last month
:03:48. > :03:51.She dealt with a lot of advdrsity in her career, but you know, to be
:03:52. > :03:54.playing in the biggest and best tournaments was a great achhevement,
:03:55. > :03:58.and as I got to know her more and more over the years, you understand
:03:59. > :04:03.The match was originally arranged to lift Elena when she was hll.
:04:04. > :04:06.Instead, it was played in her memory, raising monex for
:04:07. > :04:09.a cancer charity, and a foundation she set up to help children
:04:10. > :04:16.Andy Murray's mum Judy knew her from the age of nine.
:04:17. > :04:19.She was amazing. She was ond of my favourite people in the world.
:04:20. > :04:24.On court, she was a really, really fierce competitor, heart of a lion,
:04:25. > :04:28.She really maxed out on everything she had, because she battled against
:04:29. > :04:31.some very significant illnesses and injuries throughout her carder, and
:04:32. > :04:35.still managed to play 11 ye`rs for Fed Cup and make the top 50 in two
:04:36. > :04:37.successive years, which is a huge achievement, given all the
:04:38. > :04:44.Rally for Bally matches are also taking place at the Queen's Club
:04:45. > :04:48.and in Eastbourne, the events being described as the tennhs world
:04:49. > :04:58.coming together to celebratd the life of Elena Baltacha.
:04:59. > :05:05.These stars tennis maybe afternoon fun for all concerned, all hn memory
:05:06. > :05:06.of a fellow player who lived for just 30 years.
:05:07. > :05:09.Time for a look at the weather now. Kay Forster has the forecast.
:05:10. > :05:12.Good evening. It's been a bit of a grey d`y
:05:13. > :05:13.We've certainly been lacking that sunshine,
:05:14. > :05:17.but we are on the quiet sidd at the moment, and we'll be staying
:05:18. > :05:21.High pressure dominating thd scene, so a lot of dry weather,
:05:22. > :05:24.and there should be a littld bit of brightness to enjoy as wdll.
:05:25. > :05:26.Still a couple of showers to get rid of first.
:05:27. > :05:29.They will be pushing their way southwards and westwards through
:05:30. > :05:33.We keep a lot of cloud, and we'll keep that mugginess
:05:34. > :05:36.as well, with temperatures down to 13 to 14 celsius.
:05:37. > :05:39.So, tomorrow morning, the cloud and rain will continue to ptsh
:05:40. > :05:42.Some brightness through the morning, but then the cloud will roll back
:05:43. > :05:45.in into the afternoon, so it's mostly dry, but fairly cloudy,
:05:46. > :05:49.and we are staying on the w`rm side, highs of 20 to 21 Celsius
:05:50. > :05:50.That's all for now. I'll be back
:05:51. > :05:53.with the late bulletin at 10:20 here on BBC One.
:05:54. > :06:10.Until then, have a good evening Bye for now.
:06:11. > :06:15.The weather won't be far of what we experience of this weekend. Dry
:06:16. > :06:20.weather here and there and fearing amount of sunshine. The best of
:06:21. > :06:24.sunshine is in the West. Temperatures getting into the low
:06:25. > :06:31.20s. Disappointingly cloudy further east. In between, a few showers
:06:32. > :06:35.North-west Scotland and Wales, the odd sharp shower disappearing
:06:36. > :06:39.through the night. We could see one or two light showers across East
:06:40. > :06:44.Anglia and Kent. The breeze has been keeping temperatures down through
:06:45. > :06:48.the day. It will keep temperatures around 12-13. Elsewhere,
:06:49. > :06:52.temperatures up more than where they should be for this time of the year.
:06:53. > :06:57.Varying amounts of sunshine around. Breezy in the south-east. Thicker
:06:58. > :07:00.cloud pushing into northern parts of Scotland through the morning and
:07:01. > :07:05.early afternoon. It could be misty on the coasts, and light bursts of
:07:06. > :07:06.rain and drizzle