:00:00. > :00:09.One man killed, two others injured as a mass brawl
:00:10. > :00:23.Our message to the communithes we are doing everything we can to make
:00:24. > :00:26.sure there is a solid policd presence on the area where this
:00:27. > :00:30.happened. We are doing everxthing we can to investigate.
:00:31. > :00:32.Five men have been arrested and they're helping police with
:00:33. > :00:36.Jailed for masterminding a multi`million pound drugs network
:00:37. > :00:41.involving specially made body suits and suitcases with false bottoms.
:00:42. > :00:47.They were part of a network and they had an opportunity and engagements
:00:48. > :00:49.with people in other countrhes. They were making determined efforts to
:00:50. > :00:52.bring heroin into the UK. A special moment,
:00:53. > :00:56.as a couple get the keys for their A flavour of the World Cup,
:00:57. > :01:01.from the slums of Rio to And we may have lost out to
:01:02. > :01:04.the south on sunshine and warmth but there's even more
:01:05. > :01:07.at stake over the next few days If you want to know the rain's
:01:08. > :01:12.due to arrive, keep watching. One man was killed and two others
:01:13. > :01:21.were injured in a shooting. It happened at
:01:22. > :01:23.about 7.30 pm last night when a large number of mainly young
:01:24. > :01:27.men began to gather in Sparkbrook. Shots were fired as fighting broke
:01:28. > :01:30.out in the area around Farm Road. An area of Sparkbrook remains
:01:31. > :01:32.cordoned off this afternoon, following the death of a 32`year`old
:01:33. > :01:36.man who suffered a gunshot wound Police have sealed off Grantham Road
:01:37. > :01:42.and Farm Road. Two other men were taken to
:01:43. > :01:44.hospital, one with a gunshot A blue tent sits on a road
:01:45. > :01:53.in Sparkbrook in Birmingham. The cordon around it extends right
:01:54. > :01:55.through to the busy Stratford Road What exactly happened
:01:56. > :01:59.on these streets is still not clear but it ended in the shooting dead
:02:00. > :02:02.of one man, and two other mdn being The dead man's been named locally
:02:03. > :02:18.as Ikram Alahi, who was 32. Absolutely devastated. He w`s a
:02:19. > :02:23.well`respected person in thd area. He was well`known people. Hd did his
:02:24. > :02:28.work, came home, gave his thme to the kids. He was a good gentleman.
:02:29. > :02:31.His family have put up signs telling people where they can pray,
:02:32. > :02:33.while police officers knock on door after door,
:02:34. > :02:38.looking for information on ` killing which has left many here sh`ken
:02:39. > :02:47.He was leading profusely. Hd was indeed reading, which was not a very
:02:48. > :03:00.good scene to look at. It h`s really hurt me. I was going past and what
:03:01. > :03:02.happened here? At bad. This area is not known for things like this,
:03:03. > :03:06.there is violence around but this is shocking.
:03:07. > :03:08.These streets around Sparkbrook are home to large Pakistani,
:03:09. > :03:11.Bangladeshi, Somali and Afghan communities and the appeal has gone
:03:12. > :03:13.out for them to work with police to bring those responsible to justice.
:03:14. > :03:15.A plea endorsed by local councillors,
:03:16. > :03:17.residents and representativds from numerous religious faiths who
:03:18. > :03:23.met in Sparkbrook as a sign of community cohesion.
:03:24. > :03:29.They support the police in their investigations and urge call and
:03:30. > :03:35.restraint in this difficult time. The community want to affirl that it
:03:36. > :03:40.is a vibrant and cohesive community. There is nothing as far as we are
:03:41. > :03:45.aware that suggests there whll be further outbreaks of violence but we
:03:46. > :03:48.have a solid police presencd in the community and the locality `nd we
:03:49. > :03:51.will continue to do that until we are absolutely sure that we have
:03:52. > :03:55.done what we can to reassurd the community. Police say the mdn
:03:56. > :04:00.involved were Asian but not who was behind the attacks or their
:04:01. > :04:04.motives. Five men had been `rrested in connection with disorder.
:04:05. > :04:07.Thanks for joining us this dvening. Coming up later in the programme:
:04:08. > :04:10.High hopes this Telford armx base can become the main centre for
:04:11. > :04:14.military supplies in Britain, bringing jobs and investment.
:04:15. > :04:18.Two men have been jailed for a total of 31 years for smuggling
:04:19. > :04:22.Tahir Mahmood from the Black Country and his accomplice Anwar Bashir were
:04:23. > :04:25.filmed waiting for a courier who had heroin hidden under his clothing.
:04:26. > :04:27.The judge said they'd profited from the misery of others.
:04:28. > :04:35.In a cafe at Birmingham Airport Tahir Mahmood and Anwar Bashir
:04:36. > :04:37.waiting, brazenly said the judge, for their latest consignment
:04:38. > :04:48.Outside they're pictured with their drugs mule ` the bulk beneath his
:04:49. > :04:53.coat a specially designed j`cket stuffed with heroin, more than 0
:04:54. > :05:07.Let there be no doubt, thesd guys were sophisticated and they had
:05:08. > :05:10.considerable resources available to them. That was clear as the
:05:11. > :05:13.investigation continued. Thdy were part of a network and had
:05:14. > :05:16.opportunity and engagement with other people in other countries and
:05:17. > :05:20.they were making determined efforts to bring heroin into the UK.
:05:21. > :05:23.Efforts which came to an end when the NCA raised Mahmood's home
:05:24. > :05:28.A listening device they'd placed in his house, plus bugged tdlephone
:05:29. > :05:30.conversations with drugs cotriers in Spain gave the authoritids all
:05:31. > :05:49.The judge said this was a ddtermined and well`organised team involved in
:05:50. > :05:52.a substantial International Criminal Court enterprise. Heroin, hd said,
:05:53. > :06:01.created misery, blighting f`milies and communities.
:06:02. > :06:06.One established route was from Pakistan to Doha, then
:06:07. > :06:22.on to Madrid and finally Dusseldorf `where security was reputedly lax.
:06:23. > :06:25.Two women have been arrested on suspicion of child neglect following
:06:26. > :06:28.the death of a 13`month`old baby in Great Barr in Birmingham.
:06:29. > :06:30.Emergency services were called to a property in Walsall Road, at two
:06:31. > :06:34.o'clock this morning after reports that a baby girl had been t`ken ill.
:06:35. > :06:39.A man and woman have appeardd in court charged with the mtrder
:06:40. > :06:43.Cynthia Beaman's body was found at her home in Halesowen on Sunday.
:06:44. > :06:45.Leo Barnes, who's 32 and from Balsall Hdath
:06:46. > :06:47.is accused of a second murddr of a pensioner in London.
:06:48. > :06:49.He and 24`year`old Chantelld Moran`Stokes, from Darlaston,
:06:50. > :06:57.Telford could become the country's main supply b`se
:06:58. > :07:01.An option's been secured to buy land neighbouring MoD Donnington allowing
:07:02. > :07:03.the base to grow, safeguarding 1,200 jobs with
:07:04. > :07:08.Our reporter Joanne Writtle is outside the supply base now.
:07:09. > :07:18.Joanne, what impact would this have on the local economy?
:07:19. > :07:27.Well, it could result in up to 00 new jobs, plus 300 more in the
:07:28. > :07:30.supply chain but a decision on whether the main supply will be here
:07:31. > :07:37.at Donington, in Oxfordshird or one of several other sites is sdveral
:07:38. > :07:40.months away. Donington is ctrrently will one of 11 sites nation`lly
:07:41. > :07:48.which it supplies the Armed Forces. Sending supplies to the front line
:07:49. > :07:53.like here in Afghanistan. Now the council has secured an option to buy
:07:54. > :07:58.60 acres of farmland neighbouring the base and talks to borrow ?1 0
:07:59. > :08:04.million. The move puts Donington in a strong position to expand if it
:08:05. > :08:09.wins a bid to become the mahn supply base. Winning would mean big money
:08:10. > :08:12.for the local economy. ?60 lillion per year into the local economy
:08:13. > :08:17.that is big money. It is important that we work very hard and H am
:08:18. > :08:22.confident we have covered every base and we have given the best possible
:08:23. > :08:31.chances for Telford to win. Bastian house next to the base is home to
:08:32. > :08:36.the company. Medical supplids from here go to Donington to be sent to
:08:37. > :08:39.Afghanistan. We supply a variety of medical products but some of them
:08:40. > :08:42.are used in battlefield sittations will stop trauma products where we
:08:43. > :08:46.are talking about life and death and they need to get the medical
:08:47. > :08:50.supplies to the front line `nd to the medical personnel as quhckly as
:08:51. > :08:53.possible. Our ability to get the products to them quickly is a key
:08:54. > :08:59.part of that. The MoD says ` decision will be made by thd New
:09:00. > :09:04.Year. A spokesman said it w`s too early to speak about the impact on
:09:05. > :09:07.any individual site. Unions say moves to keep working here `re
:09:08. > :09:14.positive. I am really pleasdd that the council has taken the vhsions
:09:15. > :09:18.here to support investment for the local area and the ?120 million they
:09:19. > :09:22.are looking to roll actuallx will help to retain jobs in the `rea
:09:23. > :09:28.create new jobs but more importantly, it will create a
:09:29. > :09:34.world`class facility for defence logistics. Sending supplies to the
:09:35. > :09:37.front line is crucial. Councillors and business leaders want to make
:09:38. > :09:46.MOD Donington a front runner to become the country 's main hub for
:09:47. > :09:52.that. I am joined by Mark Bridger, the Conservative MP for this area.
:09:53. > :09:56.Tell me, how important is it fast `` that this delay secured for the
:09:57. > :09:58.area? We have some of the most highly skilled and highly
:09:59. > :10:03.professional people within the Ministry of Defence. We need to
:10:04. > :10:08.retain the jobs and also expand on those jobs, not only in the base but
:10:09. > :10:12.also in the supply chain in the community. This is really ilportant
:10:13. > :10:16.for the County of Shropshird and the borough of Telford. I am delighted
:10:17. > :10:22.the council have been supportive around planning issues to allow the
:10:23. > :10:26.base to expand and also havd announced the possible delax will
:10:27. > :10:31.bring funding forward to make sure the base has a secure futurd. I am
:10:32. > :10:33.working hard in Westminster, this is a cross`party effort for thd
:10:34. > :10:39.community good and the good of the base. There may have been lots of
:10:40. > :10:44.work going on over the last three years but is not a done deal yet. We
:10:45. > :10:47.will have to see at the first stage to the winning bidder is and ensure
:10:48. > :10:53.that it prefers Donington and Shropshire over Bicester and
:10:54. > :10:56.Oxfordshire. I am working closely with ministers both publiclx and on
:10:57. > :11:00.the floor of the house and behind the scenes but also with local
:11:01. > :11:04.councillors. I really do thhnk that Donington has a bright future. I am
:11:05. > :11:08.not complacent. We will continue to work hard but it is important for
:11:09. > :11:13.this county and the region but I am hopeful that we will be successful.
:11:14. > :11:17.Thank you for joining us. As we have heard, it could mean hundreds of
:11:18. > :11:18.jobs for the area and it cotld potentially bring ?60 million into
:11:19. > :11:22.the local economy every year. A mother who abandoned her newborn
:11:23. > :11:25.baby in undergrowth in Birmhngham The 26`year`old,
:11:26. > :11:28.who can't be named for legal reasons, was given a six month
:11:29. > :11:30.sentence, suspended for two years. She'd given birth in secret
:11:31. > :11:32.before leaving her daughter in a carrier bag in a
:11:33. > :11:35.Stechford Park last October. The baby,
:11:36. > :11:37.who was given the name Jade, The Care Quality Commission has
:11:38. > :11:42.declared services at Stafford Hospital are currently safe
:11:43. > :11:44.following a two day inspecthon, although the inspectors recognised
:11:45. > :11:47.that staffing levels are fr`gile and need to be managed carefullx ahead
:11:48. > :11:50.of the takeover by University hospitals North Staffordshire
:11:51. > :11:57.in November. The Willenhall`based discount
:11:58. > :11:58.retailer, Poundland, has seen a 13% rise in sales to just
:11:59. > :12:01.under a billion pounds. Pre`tax profits were also up
:12:02. > :12:03.at ?37 million. The chain, which opened its first
:12:04. > :12:06.store in Burton upon Trent, now has more than 500 shops across the
:12:07. > :12:17.country and is planning 500 more. Plans to sell neglected homds
:12:18. > :12:20.in Stoke on Trent for just ?1 brought headlines and questhons
:12:21. > :12:23.about whether it was a good idea. 33 homes in the city have bden
:12:24. > :12:26.earmarked for the bargain sdll off. So far 32 have been sold
:12:27. > :12:29.for that magic ?1 figure, as long as there's a commitlent to
:12:30. > :12:31.bring them up to scratch. And today the first proud ndw owners
:12:32. > :12:34.were handed the keys to their greatly improved home, as Bob
:12:35. > :12:55.Hockenhull has been finding out Mark Thompson is getting thd keys to
:12:56. > :13:00.the door of his new home. The two`bedroom terrace was one of
:13:01. > :13:05.scores in the area that nobody wanted to live in. He has bought it
:13:06. > :13:10.from the council for ?1. He will also take out a ten year ?30,00
:13:11. > :13:16.loan. That will pay for the renovation work that is being
:13:17. > :13:20.carried out. It was all just bricks, that is all you could see, old
:13:21. > :13:27.plumbing, wires sticking out everywhere. But we looked p`st all
:13:28. > :13:31.that to what it is going to be like now and in the future. They have
:13:32. > :13:39.done a fantastic job on it. Cleaned it all out. Plastered everywhere.
:13:40. > :13:44.Rewired. Upstairs, these ard Matt 's possessions ready to unpack. He has
:13:45. > :13:49.a chance to get on the propdrty ladder. A chance he otherwise would
:13:50. > :13:52.not have had. New owners will move into 32 houses in the next few days.
:13:53. > :13:57.The council wants to eventu`lly bring 100 24 rundown properties back
:13:58. > :14:02.to life in this way. The people we are putting into these buildings,
:14:03. > :14:08.they are very positive. Thex want to see the neighbourhood grow. They are
:14:09. > :14:13.here for a while. It is thehr environment. I think it is very
:14:14. > :14:17.positive. Around the corner, but strive Lawrence is also movhng in.
:14:18. > :14:22.He says he could not more delighted, even though the `rea had
:14:23. > :14:26.a bad reputation. `` bus drhver There were so many boarded tp, it
:14:27. > :14:33.just look derelict. Again, the council did a good job, getting
:14:34. > :14:37.people living in the area again getting a good community sphrit
:14:38. > :14:41.going. That is what the are` needs. The houses may have seemed ` gimmick
:14:42. > :14:44.December for people like Matt, they have proved a way of living
:14:45. > :14:50.comfortably and affordably hn the city they call home. `` a ghmmick to
:14:51. > :14:54.some. One man killed, two others hnjured
:14:55. > :14:58.as a mass brawl brings a Birmingham Your detailed weather forec`st
:14:59. > :15:01.to come shortly from Shefalh. Can the words and rhythms of
:15:02. > :15:05.Shakespeare help autistic children And welterweight champion
:15:06. > :15:09.Frankie Gavin tries the army way to get fighting fit
:15:10. > :15:25.ahead of a European title bout. A new ?90 million fund to hdlp small
:15:26. > :15:28.businesses was launched tod`y. Some of the money will be going to
:15:29. > :15:30.manufacturing companies which struggle with large up`front
:15:31. > :15:33.payments for special tools Here's our business correspondent,
:15:34. > :15:37.Peter Plisner. Pressing ahead with recoverx
:15:38. > :15:39.from recession, this West Bromwich based colponents
:15:40. > :16:02.firm is anxious to expand btt taking This is heavy and expensive, some
:16:03. > :16:06.cost up to ?100,000. Firms like this have to pay that upfront. They only
:16:07. > :16:07.get paid when they produced the first part.
:16:08. > :16:09.It's a serious problem for the firm managing director,
:16:10. > :16:15.Anna Stevenson as it means she got to spend the company's savings.
:16:16. > :16:23.The bank still not really understand what is needed. They do not like
:16:24. > :16:29.funding it. We have to take the money to fund the normal dax to day
:16:30. > :16:33.cash flow. That puts pressure on the business.
:16:34. > :16:35.And that's where the new funds launched today can help.
:16:36. > :16:37.Part of the ?90 million has been specifically earmarked
:16:38. > :16:43.Attending today's briefing ht was just what Anna wanted to he`r.
:16:44. > :16:51.Do you think they are targeting these funds in the right arda? I
:16:52. > :16:55.think they are targeting in terms of all of the manufacturing sectors and
:16:56. > :16:58.I am sure that it will help me a lot of companies. We would like to think
:16:59. > :17:00.it will help to assist in creating and safeguarding somewhere hn the
:17:01. > :17:05.region of about 10,000 jobs. And that's yet more good news
:17:06. > :17:08.for some of those queuing up this Once inside several leading
:17:09. > :17:12.employers were there. So too was former BBC Apprentice
:17:13. > :17:14.winner Michelle Dewberry ` her message to job seekers ` don't
:17:15. > :17:25.be afraid to start at the bottom. What I would advise people hs not to
:17:26. > :17:29.look at a job and say that hs not what I want for the rest of my life.
:17:30. > :17:32.If there is something within a big organisation where you can get a
:17:33. > :17:35.foot in the door, take that and use it as a springboard. Build from
:17:36. > :17:39.there. The number of jobs
:17:40. > :17:41.on offer is rising fast as lore And that should mean further falls
:17:42. > :17:44.in unemployment And Peter joins us now from outside
:17:45. > :17:48.the ICC in Birmingham where that new fund for business was launched.
:17:49. > :17:51.Peter, money in the past has been difficult to get hold of, whll
:17:52. > :18:02.things be any different this time? Let's hope so. I have certahnly
:18:03. > :18:06.heard stories about companids having to jump through hoops to get hold of
:18:07. > :18:08.government money and even when they get awarded the money, it still
:18:09. > :18:12.takes several months before it goes into the account. That can be
:18:13. > :18:17.frustrating and it can hold back growth plans. This misses to be
:18:18. > :18:22.different. The government money has already been applied for, is sitting
:18:23. > :18:24.in the account and there is a private sector investor. Wh`t's
:18:25. > :18:28.more, they are promising to streamline the kit cash application
:18:29. > :18:46.process. That will mean growth happens faster. As you saw hn that
:18:47. > :18:53.film, there are big plans from companies to expand. It is not the
:18:54. > :18:55.only answer, there is a need for more government money to get things
:18:56. > :19:02.started but ultimately, things are happening.
:19:03. > :19:05.Now, can listening to the works of Shakespeare help children whth
:19:06. > :19:07.autism? A study being carridd out at an American University shows that
:19:08. > :19:10.the rhythms of the Bard's l`nguage can have a calming effect. The RSC
:19:11. > :19:13.has joined forces with the Ohio State University in a production of
:19:14. > :19:21.The Tempest to help children who have difficulty communicating.
:19:22. > :19:27.The Tempest, a story of a mxsterious island, love and magic. The ideal
:19:28. > :19:32.play to introduce an audience of children with autism to the wonder
:19:33. > :19:39.of Shakespeare. Special sensory games have been the focus of new
:19:40. > :19:42.work from the actor director over the last ten years. The rhythms of
:19:43. > :19:49.the language drawing the chhldren into the brave new world. I use
:19:50. > :19:52.Shakespeare to allow the chhldren to explore their feelings and dmotions
:19:53. > :19:57.and the games are very repetitive so they practice their feelings and
:19:58. > :20:01.emotions in a way that they do not get an opportunity to do in other
:20:02. > :20:06.things that they do. At the Courtyard Theatre, six actors take
:20:07. > :20:09.the children on a journey in a co`production between the Royal
:20:10. > :20:18.Shakespeare Company and the Ojai State University. The method is the
:20:19. > :20:26.basis of a major research project. The results are promising. Lots of
:20:27. > :20:30.the parents are just over the moon about how their child has changed
:20:31. > :20:37.emotionally. The Tempest follows on from the series of performances for
:20:38. > :20:41.children with learning diffhculties. The games use the fundament`l themes
:20:42. > :20:44.of Shakespeare, the heartbe`t rhythm of his language, seeing with the
:20:45. > :20:49.mind 's eye, using the five senses to help the children communhcate.
:20:50. > :20:56.Incredible, just seeing his face said it all. The smile and being so
:20:57. > :20:59.engaged. Sometimes, that is what the drama does, it brings out the
:21:00. > :21:03.expressive side of the kids. It is always so touching to watch and it
:21:04. > :21:08.is so infectious. The smiles are saying at all.
:21:09. > :21:11.Boxer Frankie Gavin has enlhsted the army to help him take a big step
:21:12. > :21:14.closer to becoming world ch`mpion. He's swapped his boxing gloves for a
:21:15. > :21:17.pair of military boots as hd prepares for a European title shot
:21:18. > :21:20.in Wolverhampton next month. Nick Clitheroe reports.
:21:21. > :21:22.Frankie Gavin feels right at home in a boxing gym,
:21:23. > :21:26.but today he's going to be taken well outside his comfort zone.
:21:27. > :21:29.Because the British and Comlonwealth welterweight champion is le`rning
:21:30. > :21:38.what it means to be fit enotgh for the army.
:21:39. > :21:48.It is hard and very different to what I am used to. It is good, it is
:21:49. > :21:53.just a change. It is what I need to do.
:21:54. > :21:56.Gavin has been using the gyl at Gamecock barracks at Bralcote
:21:57. > :21:58.in Warwickshire to prepare for a European title shot.
:21:59. > :22:00.It's home to the 30th Signal regiment
:22:01. > :22:03.and they challenged him to have a go at their assault course as well
:22:04. > :22:08.He did very well. We use thd obstacle course as a definer of
:22:09. > :22:17.fitness. It offers all the pualities that a sportsman and a Saudh needs,
:22:18. > :22:19.agility, robustness, teamwork, and all of them get out there and do
:22:20. > :22:22.what they need to do. The Birmingham boxer was
:22:23. > :22:24.a world amateur champion. Beating the Italian Leonard Bundu
:22:25. > :22:26.at Wolverhampton Civic on the first of August will bring a world
:22:27. > :22:33.professional crown much closer. We are both higher ranked in the
:22:34. > :22:37.world rankings. It'll be a great fight for us. It is one I bdlieve I
:22:38. > :22:40.will win and then a world thtle shot is round the corner.
:22:41. > :22:43.But if that fight goes the distance then Gavin may just be
:22:44. > :22:46.delighted at the fitness gahned from being an army recruit for the day.
:22:47. > :22:48.Brazil will come to a halt once again tomorrow
:22:49. > :22:52.as the hosts bid to get to the semi finals of the World Cup.
:22:53. > :22:54.While most attention has bedn on the football, we've also been
:22:55. > :22:57.getting an insight into all things Brazilian, including Capoeira.
:22:58. > :22:59.It's a form of dance developed by African slaves in the 1500s.
:23:00. > :23:02.Now a Capoeira group in Birlingham has become the first
:23:03. > :23:04.in this country to be offichally recognised in Brazil.
:23:05. > :23:15.Yet this party was getting started at sunset on
:23:16. > :23:22.This is Capoeira, a high octane work`out that mixes
:23:23. > :23:41.Those with weak hamstrings, need not participate.
:23:42. > :23:49.It is about expressing yourself and having fun. We have all ages taking
:23:50. > :23:57.part. Capoeira is for everyone really. In the 16th century, it was
:23:58. > :24:00.not about arms, it was about the art of war and they actually did kick
:24:01. > :24:06.each other in the head. It started off as Annie `` illegal practice
:24:07. > :24:11.done by slaves, often on Sundays. They then used it to get better at
:24:12. > :24:14.working and used it to help them fight against slave captains.
:24:15. > :24:20.Not your usual Tuesday night sight, then.
:24:21. > :24:23.I do kick boxing and it is nice to see is different stuff. It really is
:24:24. > :24:25.good. Inside, they were also workhng up
:24:26. > :24:28.an almighty sweat, Brummies Since the World Cup began,
:24:29. > :24:32.this group of capoeiristas has been in demand, teaching the movds
:24:33. > :24:41.at festivals and schools. I like the history of it, where it
:24:42. > :24:45.came from, the African Brazhlians. It is quite fun. It is so graceful
:24:46. > :24:51.and beautiful. Though no longer competing
:24:52. > :24:52.on the field, Birmingham`born England striker Daniel Sturridge
:24:53. > :24:56.showed off his fancy footwork. And it's been perfect near Brazilian
:24:57. > :25:07.weather for dancing in the streets, hasn't it? Will it go on?
:25:08. > :25:17.Here's Shefali. Absolutely right. It was very nice
:25:18. > :25:24.indeed today. If you are in Essex, it was even harder `` hotter than
:25:25. > :25:28.parts of Brazil. Almost a ddgree higher than Rio de Janeiro. It was
:25:29. > :25:36.the hottest day of the year so far. In the Midlands, not bad at all
:25:37. > :25:45.Coventry was 24 Celsius. It was cloudier than yesterday but
:25:46. > :25:49.temperatures were higher. And we got some rain out of that cloud across
:25:50. > :25:54.northern parts of the region as well. Can bed with this lot that is
:25:55. > :25:59.heading our way tomorrow, which has more gravitas, it is nothing. Once
:26:00. > :26:04.this has cleared, there will be energetic showers packed in behind
:26:05. > :26:08.it. We start tonight as we dnd the day, which is with some cle`r spells
:26:09. > :26:14.further south`east. In parts of Birmingham, we are seeing some late
:26:15. > :26:20.sunshine breaking through. Cloudier in the North. Some liked patchy rain
:26:21. > :26:26.breaking out. Especially towards the fringes of the North and West.
:26:27. > :26:32.Temperatures still on the w`rm side. 16 Celsius for most places. This is
:26:33. > :26:35.how we start the day. Some bright weather towards the southeastern
:26:36. > :26:41.corner of the region but a lot of cloud and some damp weather in
:26:42. > :26:46.places. Temperatures will still rise tomorrow. It is windy from the
:26:47. > :26:53.southwestern direction. The rain will be spinning in very slowly
:26:54. > :26:56.However, the rain makes quick progress through tomorrow evening
:26:57. > :27:00.and tomorrow night. This is when we will see the heaviest help Rex. In
:27:01. > :27:07.fact, there could be some sdnse `` thunderstorms locally. Tempdratures
:27:08. > :27:10.dropping to a minimum of 14 Celsius. We are hoping this will cle`r
:27:11. > :27:13.through the morning on Saturday There will be some good weather
:27:14. > :27:21.during the afternoon but more showers to come on Sunday.
:27:22. > :27:25.Security is stepped up at Britain's airports as America warns of a
:27:26. > :27:32.Patients in England are less satisfied with the service they get
:27:33. > :27:35.from their GP than they werd a year ago, according to a new report.
:27:36. > :27:37.And a Black Country dealer's jailed for masterminding
:27:38. > :27:40.a multi`million pound drugs network involving specially made body suits
:27:41. > :27:44.That was the Midlands Today. I'll be back at ten o'clock with yotr
:27:45. > :27:49.lateest update. Have a good evening. Goodbye.