:00:00. > 3:59:59police operation across the UK has resulted in the arrest of up to 600
:00:00. > :00:07.The headlines tonight: suspected paedophiles.
:00:08. > :00:09.All clear for a Warwickshird hospital, a year after it w`s put
:00:10. > :00:15.into special measures over concerns about death rates.
:00:16. > :00:21.The staff in the organisation have worked so had to get us out of
:00:22. > :00:25.special measures. We are confident about the quality of care provided.
:00:26. > :00:27.We've been inside the hospital today to find
:00:28. > :00:31.Prince William in Coventry, marking the sacrifice
:00:32. > :00:41.Awesome. It was so cool. We had never seen him in the person.
:00:42. > :00:43.Good news on jobs, as unemployment in
:00:44. > :00:47.Just announced ` the top songs that best represent
:00:48. > :01:01.Given that we only had an afternoon to do it, it was difficult. So we
:01:02. > :01:03.had to be pretty brutal, to be honest.
:01:04. > :01:06.And with warnings of heatwaves and thunderstorms, it could all go
:01:07. > :01:18.Get all the detail in the forecast later.
:01:19. > :01:23.A hospital in Warwickshire has been taken out of special measurds a year
:01:24. > :01:27.The George Eliot in Nuneaton was criticised over levels of c`re
:01:28. > :01:34.It was one of a number of NHS trusts which were inspected in the wake
:01:35. > :01:38.Our health correspondent Michele Paduano is here now.
:01:39. > :01:50.Absolutely. Improvements at the George Eliot Hospital and other
:01:51. > :01:52.hospitals around the countrx were today described by the Health
:01:53. > :01:56.Secretary Jeremy Hunt as encouraging progress.
:01:57. > :01:58.But Burton Hospital in Staffordshire tonight remains in special leasures,
:01:59. > :02:01.so it's not a completely clean bill of health.
:02:02. > :02:02.89`year`old Ruby Chambers had cancer.
:02:03. > :02:09.Last July, she was left in `gony at the George Eliot Hospital.
:02:10. > :02:11.Her daughter, a doctor who ran an NHS trust,
:02:12. > :02:14.says her mum went into hosphtal on morphine but was given paracetamol.
:02:15. > :02:16.Ruby wasn't seen by a medic for two days.
:02:17. > :02:18.She was crying out in pain and distress
:02:19. > :02:24.And it seemed that nobody rdally cared about this elderly lady.
:02:25. > :02:28.And their response was that she needed to be in a side ward so that
:02:29. > :02:37.This dementia and frail elddrly ward was started just six months ago
:02:38. > :02:40.It concentrates medical expdrtise, and as far as 81`year`old N`ncy
:02:41. > :02:47.I've only been here a coupld of days but they have looked
:02:48. > :02:55.The George Eliot Hospital no longer has high death rates.
:02:56. > :02:58.In this 41`bed assessment unit, patients are seen and diagnosed
:02:59. > :03:05.It has also meant the acciddnt and emergency department is working
:03:06. > :03:09.I think the staff in the organisation have worked so hard
:03:10. > :03:15.We are really confident now in terms of the quality of care we are
:03:16. > :03:18.providing and it is down to every member of the George Eliot team
:03:19. > :03:21.The hospital has invested in 12 more doctors and 38 ntrses,
:03:22. > :03:25.but it has also changed atthtudes and the way staff work.
:03:26. > :03:27.It takes good management but it also takes money.
:03:28. > :03:31.This hospital has spent ?5 lillion getting out of intensive care.
:03:32. > :03:35.But with NHS finances in such a critical state, this trust's future
:03:36. > :03:41.And that is an even bigger headache for the Queen's Hospital in Burton.
:03:42. > :03:43.It failed to come out of special measures today.
:03:44. > :03:49.The trust says its awaiting further feedback and since April has ensured
:03:50. > :03:53.that immediate action was t`ken in response to any feedback.
:03:54. > :03:56.As for George Eliot Hospital, it is celebrating success, but accepts
:03:57. > :04:05.The George Eliot has also bdnefited from support from the
:04:06. > :04:09.Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, hasn't it?
:04:10. > :04:14.That's right. It is a systel called by dealing and the idea is that
:04:15. > :04:20.things for example like a theatre manager being sent to Georgd Eliot
:04:21. > :04:24.to help them out for a year to improve processes. They havd had
:04:25. > :04:27.doctors looking at death rates to see things can be done diffdrently.
:04:28. > :04:31.Interestingly, the same system is supposed happened at Barton on Trent
:04:32. > :04:36.at the Queen's Hospital. Thd Department of Health is intdrested
:04:37. > :04:39.in this idea. Peak`time for Birmingham is in Kent today working
:04:40. > :04:42.with the Medway Hospital to try and turn them around with their
:04:43. > :04:47.problems. `` a team from Birmingham. Great to have you with
:04:48. > :04:49.us this evening. On the day unemployment falls again,
:04:50. > :04:52.the teenagers determined to climb the career ladder
:04:53. > :04:56.by running their own businesses Prince William was in Coventry today
:04:57. > :04:59.to launch a scheme to preserve the memory of those who paid the
:05:00. > :05:03.ultimate sacrifice in the Great War. The Duke of Cambridge dedic`ted
:05:04. > :05:06.the city's War Memorial Park as a Centenary Field,
:05:07. > :05:14.the first of 500 parks to bd awarded special status to commemorate the
:05:15. > :05:17.100th anniversary of World War One. Why weren't they in school,
:05:18. > :05:29.he joked. And what was their favouritd bit
:05:30. > :05:31.of history? Like, we have never actuallx
:05:32. > :05:41.seen him in person. This is the Duke of Cambridge's
:05:42. > :05:43.first official visit here to Coventry and it is also
:05:44. > :05:49.his first official engagement as president of the trust,
:05:50. > :05:59.a job at his heart of inherhted from as president of the trust,
:06:00. > :06:02.a job he sort of inherited from The crowd couldn't see,
:06:03. > :06:08.but the Duke had handwritten It read, remembering those who
:06:09. > :06:12.died for our freedom, Willi`m. The 120`acre memorial park hs now
:06:13. > :06:14.the first of It means it's now protected
:06:15. > :06:17.from development for ever. The Duke unveiled
:06:18. > :06:19.a plaque recording its new status and paid tribute to those who had
:06:20. > :06:24.created it and now maintain it. These spaces were designed to
:06:25. > :06:26.encourage both stillness In short, places where freedom
:06:27. > :06:36.may be expressed with such dase This War Memorial Park in Coventry
:06:37. > :06:39.has to be one of the most Formalities and fun were
:06:40. > :06:44.in equal measure. The Duke even started
:06:45. > :06:46.the opening race of Earlsdon Primary And in keeping with
:06:47. > :06:51.the living legacy message, The Centenary Fields project is
:06:52. > :06:56.a partnership with the So why pick Coventry's Memorial Park
:06:57. > :07:02.as the first of 500 fields? Quite apart, this is a beautiful
:07:03. > :07:12.and it is large as well. It is right in the centre
:07:13. > :07:14.of Coventry. Coventry has been really affected
:07:15. > :07:17.by war, so they know what this park The Duke's hands`on visit
:07:18. > :07:25.reflected the concept. Centenary Fields are as much
:07:26. > :07:28.about remembering the past In 1918, a town committee w`s
:07:29. > :07:40.formed in Coventry to decidd how They decided that a park with
:07:41. > :07:45.a permanent memorial was the most fitting way
:07:46. > :07:48.of remembering more than 2,400 local Ben Godfrey looks at why
:07:49. > :07:53.War Memorial Park has If these trees could talk,
:07:54. > :08:03.they'd tell a thousand storhes. War Memorial Park is a placd
:08:04. > :08:06.of play, of exercise. An escape to serenity
:08:07. > :08:23.from the busy city beyond. I love it here. It is relaxhng. The
:08:24. > :08:28.children of `` love it. Gre`t trees and seemingly around here.
:08:29. > :08:31.These images from 1927 show Earl Haig ` founder of the Royal British
:08:32. > :08:33.Legion ` unveiling the 87`fdet`high cenotaph carved from Portland stone.
:08:34. > :08:35.Corporal Arthur Hutt was a guest of honour.
:08:36. > :08:37.The soldier, from the Royal Warwickshire Regiment,
:08:38. > :08:44.was the first from Coventry to be awarded the Victoria Cross.
:08:45. > :08:51.With him being probably a more mature man to the men he was with,
:08:52. > :08:56.he took over, advanced, took a trench, shot an officer and three
:08:57. > :09:00.machine gunners. When he got back to the original trenches, he found out
:09:01. > :09:06.there were three or four men who were injured lying out in the no
:09:07. > :09:09.man's land. He went and carried four of these men back.
:09:10. > :09:12.It?s an act of bravery with a sad ending.
:09:13. > :09:14.Arthur's Victoria Cross is lissing, presumed stolen in the 1940s.
:09:15. > :09:21.Inside the memorial is a place few get to see.
:09:22. > :09:26.This room is called the chalber of silence and is only usually open
:09:27. > :09:32.during Remembrance Sunday. Ht carries all the names from those in
:09:33. > :09:33.Coventry who lost their livds in the Great War.
:09:34. > :09:35.War Memorial Park attracts 400, 00 visitors a year,
:09:36. > :10:00.staging community events like the popular Godiva Festival.
:10:01. > :10:02.That's pressure on Michael Shale, part of a te`m of
:10:03. > :10:05.tending the flowers, shrubs and dozens of copper beeches.
:10:06. > :10:08.This councillor in charge of the park was keen to speak about the
:10:09. > :10:11.park's significance until hd told me about his childhood antics here
:10:12. > :10:13.Trying to climb up the trees was an issue. That was easy, getting down
:10:14. > :10:24.was difficult. Having to get pain was difficult. Having to get pain
:10:25. > :10:29.instead, tell us down. `` Mhchael Palin my parents.
:10:30. > :10:32.For thousands of families, this park is embedded in many a lemory.
:10:33. > :10:35.Now with its future secure, it'll help make many more.
:10:36. > :10:37.A series of protests have bden organised involving people
:10:38. > :10:39.from the Arab and Asian comlunities in Birmingham to demonstratd
:10:40. > :10:44.A small group gathered in the city centre this evening, with more
:10:45. > :10:48.Palestinians claim more than 17 people have been killed
:10:49. > :10:55.since the Israeli air strikds began a week ago.
:10:56. > :11:00.Peace`loving people across the world have come out and said we w`nt to
:11:01. > :11:04.stop what is going on. It is totally unfair on civilians in Gaza who have
:11:05. > :11:05.been murdered by the Israelh Government.
:11:06. > :11:07.Unemployment across the Midlands has fallen oncd again.
:11:08. > :11:09.It's down by 22,000 on the previous quarter.
:11:10. > :11:13.There are now 202,000 peopld out of work.
:11:14. > :11:17.It means 7.4% of the working population here is unemploydd.
:11:18. > :11:21.Despite the fall, the number of young people out of
:11:22. > :11:33.Our business correspondent Peter Plisner has been findhng out.
:11:34. > :11:37.Apprenticeships, OK? That is an option. What other options `re
:11:38. > :11:39.there? Young people getting careers advice
:11:40. > :11:42.at Wednesfield High School These pupils will be
:11:43. > :11:44.the first to be required by law to remain in education or
:11:45. > :11:50.training until they're 18. It gives you more opportunities to
:11:51. > :11:55.get more knowledge about thhngs that you want to do when you're older. It
:11:56. > :11:57.is better because you have lore time to get skills rather than ldaving at
:11:58. > :12:01.16 and doing what you want to do. For those who don't want to stay
:12:02. > :12:04.on for sixth form, now it?s schools and people like Matt Smallwood who
:12:05. > :12:09.have to find the alternativds. There are many different options out
:12:10. > :12:17.there. With the apprenticeship schemes, Mosul and the likes of
:12:18. > :12:22.science, technology and maths, but also various training providers that
:12:23. > :12:25.have come on board with the new Government scheme.
:12:26. > :12:30.It's the next few weeks? tile, he'll start working at
:12:31. > :12:40.In an apprenticeship, you are living on the job and gain experience that
:12:41. > :12:47.someone at university might not be getting. Here they take on five
:12:48. > :12:52.apprentices every year and for the past two years, they have bden
:12:53. > :12:55.school leavers. They are also encouraged to study for a ddgree
:12:56. > :12:57.whilst they are working. Thd links with schools and essential because
:12:58. > :13:01.local schools have our future employees. We have links with them
:13:02. > :13:04.because we can recruit the best people and we need the best people
:13:05. > :13:10.here who we will train for the future of our business.
:13:11. > :13:13.And for those for whom sixth form or apprenticeships aren't right,
:13:14. > :13:15.there's help in the shape of special training providers
:13:16. > :13:31.Most of the schools encourage children to become more confident,
:13:32. > :13:35.look at timekeeping, make stre they are more confident and have good
:13:36. > :13:38.communication skills. And look at getting them ready for employment.
:13:39. > :13:40.In the past, for many, leaving school and being undmployed
:13:41. > :13:44.Now things appear to be changing and hopefully that'll mean lore
:13:45. > :13:50.The man at the centre of thd of the alleged Trojan Horse school
:13:51. > :13:53.takeover plot in Birmingham has told Midlands Today he's been unfairly
:13:54. > :13:59.Tahir Alam was, until yesterday the chairman of
:14:00. > :14:05.He's been in the spotlight since allegations surfaced about hard`line
:14:06. > :14:08.Muslims trying to extend thdir influence in schools, including
:14:09. > :14:14.I spoke to him earlier and began by asking him
:14:15. > :14:26.For me to consider resignathon is not an easy thing because wd have
:14:27. > :14:30.built success in a highly ddprived area over many years. That hs
:14:31. > :14:35.something to be maintained. Why have you resigned then? This campaign
:14:36. > :14:40.that we have been experienchng, which I believe is politically
:14:41. > :14:44.motivated, and has lasted for five months now, we kind of reached a
:14:45. > :14:48.point where we have all the Ofsted inspection reports that would see
:14:49. > :14:56.our school is inadequate. Wd can test and do not accept that. Why
:14:57. > :15:01.have they said it? Are very strong `` it is a very strong thing for
:15:02. > :15:06.Ofsted to say. It is. Our school's results speak for itself. From our
:15:07. > :15:11.point of view, that is why we have challenged that. But from mx point
:15:12. > :15:15.of view, we believe the inspections were politically motivated to
:15:16. > :15:20.achieve a certain outcome whthin the context of the Trojan Horse letter.
:15:21. > :15:22.These inspections were jackdd up to look for extremism, radicalhsm,
:15:23. > :15:30.which were not found, but nonetheless, our schools were made
:15:31. > :15:33.inadequate in the process. @re you concerned they will be crithcism and
:15:34. > :15:35.complaints aimed at you next week in the reports that come out? That you
:15:36. > :15:41.have behaved badly and funds have been missed used? I have no idea. As
:15:42. > :15:48.far as funds are concerned, they have been used extremely well and in
:15:49. > :15:52.the right labour. `` right way. We are meticulous with that. That is
:15:53. > :15:57.something we will not have `ny criticism or, I am very confident.
:15:58. > :16:02.Can you understand the wider world's and Selma hardline Luslim is
:16:03. > :16:15.trying to push their agenda into schools? `` world's fears that.
:16:16. > :16:25.There may be fears about th`t. I have appointed three headte`chers,
:16:26. > :16:30.all of whom have been non`Mtslims. There has been talk of head teachers
:16:31. > :16:35.being sidelined and pushed out. I am not privy to those circumst`nces so
:16:36. > :16:41.I cannot comment on those. Hf someone tells me who they are, I can
:16:42. > :16:45.comment. You have been highly respected in Birmingham over the
:16:46. > :16:51.years in education. What effect has this had on you personally hn the
:16:52. > :16:54.last four months? It has bedn shocking, actually. Difficult for me
:16:55. > :16:59.and my family as well. Becatse of the reputational damage that has
:17:00. > :17:05.been done, I have been painted as a sinister character when in fact I
:17:06. > :17:08.work very openly in education. I inspect schools, I am a school
:17:09. > :17:13.governance consultant and trainer, I wait for the local authoritx. So
:17:14. > :17:21.what I have done is very tr`nsparent and open. Is this the end for you in
:17:22. > :17:23.education? No, I intend to continue my career in education and lake a
:17:24. > :17:30.difference to the lives of children. There is more to be done. Mx own
:17:31. > :17:35.personal contribution and those of my colleagues to transforming
:17:36. > :17:39.schools, which in fact a lot of people could not do, and thdre are
:17:40. > :17:43.scores high performing. It hs one of the highest performing schools in
:17:44. > :17:48.the city. We know what to do with schools. We like to make a
:17:49. > :17:50.difference to the lives of children. Tahir Alam.
:17:51. > :17:54.All clear for a Warwickshird hospital, a year after it w`s put
:17:55. > :17:58.into special measures over concerns about death rates.
:17:59. > :18:00.Your detailed fevered weathdr forecast to come shortly
:18:01. > :18:14.I am wife with the Birmingh`m Burmese BMX bikers and they are
:18:15. > :18:21.ready for the World Championships in Rotterdam. `` I am live.
:18:22. > :18:23.Earlier in the programme, wd brought you the latest unemployment
:18:24. > :18:26.figures which shows another drop to 202,000 people out of work.
:18:27. > :18:28.But challenges remain for young people hoping to climb
:18:29. > :18:38.As part of our Midlands Tomorrow series, Noreen Khan from thd
:18:39. > :18:40.BBC Asian Network has been talking to youngsters who've decided that
:18:41. > :18:45.the best business to get into is one that they own.
:18:46. > :18:51.It looks like a business bo`rdroom but these high`flying executives are
:18:52. > :18:55.not only starting materials but launching their own companids as
:18:56. > :19:01.entrepreneurial is off todax and hopefully the employers of tomorrow.
:19:02. > :19:08.I was 15 when I started, maxbe 6. And you have 15 franchises? That is
:19:09. > :19:11.right. I have my own business and I help other businesses in thd West
:19:12. > :19:16.Midlands. I design anything that anyone wants. Give people sometimes
:19:17. > :19:23.think that you're joking or having a laugh when you say I am doing X Y
:19:24. > :19:27.and Z? I am only 18 but as people learn what we do as a busindss and
:19:28. > :19:36.what we have done in the past, they become more on board with otr ideas.
:19:37. > :19:40.This team of budding entrepreneurs uses a meeting centre to sh`re ideas
:19:41. > :19:46.and solutions. Getting them to take it seriously is the first step that
:19:47. > :19:54.is the consistency that takds off `` pays off. What motivates yot? I
:19:55. > :19:57.don't want to wait for another company. I do not want to t`ke
:19:58. > :20:07.orders. I am born to lead. H have been through that many jobs and get
:20:08. > :20:12.chopped. `` get dropped. Wh`t will you do at age 27? I want to employ
:20:13. > :20:17.thousands of people around the world. Young enterprise competition
:20:18. > :20:23.is run all the country and give schoolchildren a taste of btsiness.
:20:24. > :20:28.The script might have questhonable dance moves but they have already
:20:29. > :20:33.created a fashion label. We are a fashion brand for students. We are
:20:34. > :20:40.fashionable, affordable, ethical and fun. What is your reaction `` the
:20:41. > :20:47.reaction when people hear you have set up your own brand? At fhrst
:20:48. > :20:50.episode missed it because it is teenagers starting a big business.
:20:51. > :21:00.But we have been profession`l and have been to stockists and
:21:01. > :21:07.customers. We had good ideas from the start and we will look `t it
:21:08. > :21:10.straight away. Many youngstdrs are questioning the attraction of
:21:11. > :21:12.university with increasing numbers deciding that running your own
:21:13. > :21:16.business might be the way of ensuring job satisfaction.
:21:17. > :21:19.And if you have a story about what it's like to be xoung
:21:20. > :21:22.and growing up in the Midlands, then we want to hear from you.
:21:23. > :21:27.You can email us or get in touch on Facebook or Twitter.
:21:28. > :21:30.It's been a busy summer of sport and there's still lots to look
:21:31. > :21:35.Next week, it's the World Championships in Holl`nd.
:21:36. > :21:37.And Birmingham riders will be there in force.
:21:38. > :21:39.Ian Winter is at tonight's training session.
:21:40. > :21:48.Nick, I'm in Perry Park, home of the Birmingham BMX Club
:21:49. > :21:52.And this impressive track is a legacy of the World Champhonship
:21:53. > :21:58.Only two years ago, the event took place just a few miles away from
:21:59. > :22:06.More than 2,000 riders from 38 countries.
:22:07. > :22:11.And it really put Birminghal on the international map for BMX r`cing.
:22:12. > :22:15.Next week, the World Championship moves on to Rotterdam and 20 riders
:22:16. > :22:32.Your name is? Ralph. I am sdven How long have you been doing thhs? Two
:22:33. > :22:37.years. You're a little bit older. Her long have you been doing it 30
:22:38. > :22:41.years. You're just back frol the European Championships. What is the
:22:42. > :22:45.biggest deal of the sport? Ht is an adrenaline rush. Get to write good
:22:46. > :22:53.tracks. Meet a lot of peopld and travel the world. Never too old to
:22:54. > :22:57.go BMX racing, are you? Nevdr. The goal is to get to the final. I was
:22:58. > :23:01.seventh last year in Auckland, so will try to do better. This track
:23:02. > :23:07.looks absolutely superb. It must have brought your skills on leads
:23:08. > :23:10.and bones. It is. It is one of the best facilities in the country and
:23:11. > :23:15.we're lucky to have it in Birmingham. The opportunity is there
:23:16. > :23:24.to train and improve their writing `` and riding. Let's all for some
:23:25. > :23:30.success in Rotterdam for thd Birmingham B `` BMX riders.
:23:31. > :23:33.It's been quite a challenge but a search to find 20 songs
:23:34. > :23:36.which represent Birmingham `nd the West Midlands is finallx over.
:23:37. > :23:38.This afternoon people from the region's music indtstry met
:23:39. > :23:41.to be told who made it onto the virtual album and who dhdn't.
:23:42. > :23:43.Our arts reporter Satnam Rana was there.
:23:44. > :23:46.They're as cool as you can get on a hot Wednesday afternoon ` mtsicians
:23:47. > :23:51.and journalists coming together at The Glee Club in Birmingham.
:23:52. > :23:55.Here to find out which artists and songs have made it onto a vhrtual
:23:56. > :24:06.album, B`Side Brum, to celebrate the region's musical heritage.
:24:07. > :24:14.The clock struck 3pm and thd big reveal happened.
:24:15. > :24:17.Tracks have been picked from the 1960s to the present day.
:24:18. > :24:27.ELO, The Specials, Fine Young Cannibals, Steel Pulse,
:24:28. > :24:37.Laura Mvula, just a flavour of the 21 that made it.
:24:38. > :24:41.It will not please everyone. They did not please everyone on the
:24:42. > :24:47.panel. But I really do not caring that respect because it shows the
:24:48. > :24:53.great diversity of the music that exists in the area. If you want to
:24:54. > :24:56.give the album strapline, it would be, you know, B`Side Brum, the tip
:24:57. > :25:01.of the iceberg. This and other songs are now part
:25:02. > :25:03.of the virtual album which can be accessed on thd
:25:04. > :25:18.Visit Birmingham website, btt why This is higher ambition `` this is
:25:19. > :25:23.one of the choices on this virtual album. No doubt these choicds will
:25:24. > :25:29.be for debate. After all, wd have a rich musical heritage and the bright
:25:30. > :25:37.musical future to look to hdar in our region. Songs is on our Facebook
:25:38. > :25:42.page. `` the full list of songs Shefali, are we really headhng
:25:43. > :25:52.for an official heatwave? Low pressure will be well and truly
:25:53. > :25:54.in the driving seat. We havd got this frontal system swinging in from
:25:55. > :26:06.the west by the end of Frid`y. On top of that, we have got very warm
:26:07. > :26:08.air, represented by the scholars which will send the temperatures
:26:09. > :26:16.shooting through the roof. Because of that, we have a couple of early
:26:17. > :26:20.warnings. It is a heatwave from Friday through to Sunday. Bdcause of
:26:21. > :26:26.those rising temperatures and unity levels, we're looking at
:26:27. > :26:31.thunderstorms eking out as well `` breaking out. They will most likely
:26:32. > :26:35.occur on Saturday. Compare that to tonight, and it is looking puite
:26:36. > :26:41.quiet. We have a lot of clotd across the region and the band of patchy
:26:42. > :26:44.light rain. There could be the odd heavy burst but it will onlx be
:26:45. > :26:49.fleeting, short lived, and once it is clear, try conditions with clear
:26:50. > :26:54.spells. But without residual moisture, temperatures are down to
:26:55. > :27:05.about 11 Celsius and they could be some mist and fog patches along
:27:06. > :27:09.low`lying areas. The sun will return. The dry day, temper`tures
:27:10. > :27:13.will be hot and humid and rhsing to about 26 Celsius with light winds.
:27:14. > :27:19.That continues into the evening tomorrow. And also into the first
:27:20. > :27:25.part of tomorrow night, temperatures only dropping to 18 Celsius. There
:27:26. > :27:28.will be some showers feeding in from the south`west to the end of the
:27:29. > :27:32.night but they will disappe`r by Friday. Friday, temperatures will
:27:33. > :27:36.peak at 29 Celsius and will be the hottest day of the year. If that
:27:37. > :27:42.happens, we need it to be at least 28.7 Celsius.
:27:43. > :27:45.And that was the Midlands Today I will be back with more reaction to
:27:46. > :27:49.the dropping unemployment at ten p.m..