:00:00. > :00:00.The headlines tonight: and on BBC One we
:00:00. > :00:08.An independent education commissioner to be appointed
:00:09. > :00:17.by the Government to work with Birmingham City Council.
:00:18. > :00:23.We've got the children of Birmingham to think about here and if we can do
:00:24. > :00:29.this in a way where they get a proper education is maintained, that
:00:30. > :00:31.is to the good. There will also be a review
:00:32. > :00:34.into how Birmingham City Council is run, as a report finds an aggressive
:00:35. > :00:37.Islamist agenda in some schools. A new way of testing heart drugs `
:00:38. > :00:40.the Coventry University scientists behind a potentially life`saving
:00:41. > :00:41.treatment. From Birmingham to Beijing `
:00:42. > :00:44.the first flight to China takes off from the City, but when will
:00:45. > :00:53.other long`haul destinations come? Chinese visitors enjoy the Vista,
:00:54. > :00:55.they enjoyed Birmingham, and they spend a lot of money.
:00:56. > :00:58.We take you into the tranquillity of some of the loveliest gardens
:00:59. > :01:00.in the Midlands ` their location might just surprise you.
:01:01. > :01:03.And another sun`drenched day in sweltering heat and humidity `
:01:04. > :01:06.but just how hot was it today and how high are those temperatures
:01:07. > :01:22.An independent education commissioner is to be appointed
:01:23. > :01:25.by the Government to work with Birmingham City Council.
:01:26. > :01:27.It follows the publication of the Clarke Review into
:01:28. > :01:33.In his report, Peter Clarke says there was "an aggressive Islamist
:01:34. > :01:38.agenda" to impose hard`line Muslim views in some Birmingham schools.
:01:39. > :01:43.But he says that the city council was aware
:01:44. > :01:46.of the issues for more than a year ` and "didn't do enough to stop it".
:01:47. > :01:48.Today the Education Secretary confirmed that
:01:49. > :01:51.as well the new education commissioner, there will be a review
:01:52. > :02:00.Co`ordinated, deliberate and sustained ` those were the
:02:01. > :02:04.words Peter Clarke chose to describe the behaviour of some govs and staff
:02:05. > :02:17.The agressive Islamic ethos they pushed meant Friday prayers
:02:18. > :02:20.and Arabic lessons ` but no music, no drama, no Christmas.
:02:21. > :02:24.According to this former education troubleshooter, there were obvious
:02:25. > :02:27.signs at the former Washwood Heath School as far back as 2001.
:02:28. > :02:32.He recalls one particular governors' meeting.
:02:33. > :02:40.This was at another level, really. You basically had white governors
:02:41. > :02:45.sat on one side of the table, Muslim governors sat on the other, and some
:02:46. > :02:49.of the Muslim governors were standing up and pointing their
:02:50. > :02:50.fingers and making allegations of racism.
:02:51. > :02:52.Birmingham City Council has admitted it was aware of trouble
:02:53. > :02:58.Nothing was done for fear of being seen as Islamophobic.
:02:59. > :03:01.The new Education Secretary's seeing to it that the council can
:03:02. > :03:15.I have spoken to servile but raw and we have agreed that we will appoint
:03:16. > :03:24.a new education Commissioner. `` Sir Albert Bore. I'm quite happy. I
:03:25. > :03:27.think there are mistakes that have been made by Birmingham City Council
:03:28. > :03:31.and the Department for Education. Nicky Morgan has said she won't
:03:32. > :03:33.hesitate to use the full extent of her powers to intervene further if
:03:34. > :03:37.there isn't sufficient progress. You could say that means that she
:03:38. > :03:41.doesn't have much confidence in how you are running Birmingham's
:03:42. > :03:46.schools. Come on, of course she would have to say that. Some of the
:03:47. > :03:48.failings are not just the failings of the City Council but the
:03:49. > :03:53.Department for Education as well. Next
:03:54. > :03:56.Sir Bob Kerslake, the former head of the the civil
:03:57. > :03:58.service, has been appointed to carry out a review of governance
:03:59. > :04:02.His report is due at the end of the year.
:04:03. > :04:04.The Education Secretary's also withdrawn funding at Oldknow
:04:05. > :04:07.Academy, one of the schools caught up in the Trojan Horse allegations.
:04:08. > :04:10.The principal ` who claimed she was forced out by hardliners in January
:04:11. > :04:16.I feel that finally, somebody is believing in me and I was probably
:04:17. > :04:21.the only voice and I didn't think anybody would believe in me and I
:04:22. > :04:24.would just be another number, like all the previous head teachers. One
:04:25. > :04:25.minute they're there and the next, they're gone.
:04:26. > :04:27.The systems and accountability of all schools will now be
:04:28. > :04:29.strengthened, the Fovernment says, because of what happened
:04:30. > :04:39.The Trojan Horse letter may not have been real, but the furore it caused
:04:40. > :04:42.means schools will now better withstand the threats of extremism.
:04:43. > :04:44.Well, we asked repeatedly to speak to the
:04:45. > :04:46.Education Secretary or a minister from the Department for Education
:04:47. > :04:49.today ` but they were unable to make anyone available to be interviewed.
:04:50. > :05:01.Sarah, what do we know about this new role of education Commissioner?
:05:02. > :05:05.Nobody has been appointed yet. I asked Sir Albert bore if he knew and
:05:06. > :05:09.he said it was yet to be decided but whoever is appointed will answer
:05:10. > :05:11.directly to the Secretary of State for Education and the Chief
:05:12. > :05:19.Executive Bob Birmingham City Council. Their job, briefly, will be
:05:20. > :05:24.to look at the criticisms of these reports and the recommendations. I'm
:05:25. > :05:28.looking at the Kershaw report and they are things like setting up a
:05:29. > :05:34.task force to deal with complaints about school governors. It is about
:05:35. > :05:38.establishing a position on how cultural issues should be worked
:05:39. > :05:43.into the school curriculum is. There is a lot for them to look at. Nobody
:05:44. > :05:45.has been appointed yet but I imagine it will not be too long before they
:05:46. > :05:48.are. Ignoring the warnings `
:05:49. > :05:51.swimmers still using Gullet Quarry near Malvern to cool off,
:05:52. > :05:56.despite deaths there last summer. Scientists at Coventry University
:05:57. > :05:59.have developed a new way of testing heart and cancer drugs
:06:00. > :06:02.which it's hoped will save tens They've been able to replicate how
:06:03. > :06:07.the human heart will react to treatments,
:06:08. > :06:10.but under laboratory conditions. This means they'll be able to spot
:06:11. > :06:13.potential problems with drugs, before they're ever tested
:06:14. > :06:27.on patients. This is human heart tissue being
:06:28. > :06:31.tested in a way it has never been tested before. It's the brainchild
:06:32. > :06:35.of this doctor who has spent the last ten years of her life trying to
:06:36. > :06:38.make the breakthrough. Scientists would usually be testing out
:06:39. > :06:44.potential cancer and heart related drugs on animal tissue but this new
:06:45. > :06:49.technique for the first time recreate the conditions of the heart
:06:50. > :06:54.` anything from the impact of blood flow to mimicking the movement of
:06:55. > :07:01.the heart. We're making drugs safer and for patients that have cancer
:07:02. > :07:05.and are on chemotherapy, we have the potential to make the drug is a lot
:07:06. > :07:11.safer and help them live longer, potentially, in the future. Helen's
:07:12. > :07:14.work is already attracting attention. She is in talks with more
:07:15. > :07:18.than 15 pharmaceutical companies across the world and her team are
:07:19. > :07:23.relieved that all their hard work is finally paying off. I've been
:07:24. > :07:28.working on the system for two or three years and it's very exciting
:07:29. > :07:34.that they say it can but essentially saved many lives, because it can be
:07:35. > :07:38.picked up before the drugs go into clinical trials. In order for the
:07:39. > :07:42.team to carry out their research, they have to rely on patients who
:07:43. > :07:46.have donated their hearts, which are transported from the local hospital,
:07:47. > :07:53.but when they arrive the team have just minutes to start their tests.
:07:54. > :07:58.Only yesterday we received a heart donation from a lady who had been
:07:59. > :08:05.very poorly and had sadly passed away but very kindly donated her
:08:06. > :08:10.organs for research. We wouldn't be able to do this research without
:08:11. > :08:16.these donations and it's absolutely critical. We do need more to be able
:08:17. > :08:19.to do the research we're doing. Getting more people to donate their
:08:20. > :08:25.hearts could be the key to developing this research and Helen
:08:26. > :08:29.is hoping she could help transform the way all cancer and heart drugs
:08:30. > :08:30.are tested from now on through her work.
:08:31. > :08:33.The first direct flight between China and Birmingham landed at the
:08:34. > :08:36.Our Transport Correspondent Peter Plisner joins us now
:08:37. > :08:44.So, a significant day ` but these flights are just during the summer.
:08:45. > :08:51.Well, they are, but hopefully more will follow. This is the day that
:08:52. > :08:56.passengers and airport bosses have been waiting for. The airport has
:08:57. > :08:59.invested millions in extending its runway so that flights can go
:09:00. > :09:04.further afield and today saw the first in a new breed of long haul
:09:05. > :09:09.flights. Arriving from the southward originating from the East, touchdown
:09:10. > :09:14.of the first direct passenger flight from China. After a bit of taxiing
:09:15. > :09:18.off the runway, the airport's now traditional water cannon welcome.
:09:19. > :09:22.There was another traditional welcome for passengers, in the shape
:09:23. > :09:27.of a Chinese dragon as they came off the plane. Most of those arriving
:09:28. > :09:31.today where tourists and even they realised how historic the flight
:09:32. > :09:41.was. I wasn't really expecting a welcome ceremony like that! It's
:09:42. > :09:45.very good. Very fresh. The arrival of this flight from China marks a
:09:46. > :09:49.milestone for the airport because it is the first in the UK outside
:09:50. > :09:54.London to have direct flights to China. When this flight takes off,
:09:55. > :09:58.another milestone will be cast ` it will be the first to use the full
:09:59. > :10:03.length of a new extended runway, completed a couple of months ago at
:10:04. > :10:07.a cost of ?40 million. Hasn't just checking in for the flight to
:10:08. > :10:15.Beijing. Tiananmen Square, the great Wall of China, Shanghai, so many
:10:16. > :10:19.things. I can't wait to see them! I'm the same, really. It's a
:10:20. > :10:24.completely different culture. So, how important our tourist links with
:10:25. > :10:30.China? Enter the tourism minister Helen Grant, also at the airport.
:10:31. > :10:34.Chinese tourism is very important. Chinese visitors come over here.
:10:35. > :10:38.They enjoyed a Vista, they enjoyed Birmingham and they spend a lot of
:10:39. > :10:44.money. And tourists here will spend money in China, too. The flight back
:10:45. > :10:47.to Beijing took off from Birmingham this evening. There will be another
:10:48. > :10:51.five flights like this during the summer and, hopefully, many more in
:10:52. > :10:55.future. Joining me is a representative of
:10:56. > :11:00.Birmingham airport. Six flights in the summer to China ` you haven't
:11:01. > :11:04.really cracked it, have you, as far as long haul flights are concerned?
:11:05. > :11:07.We always said this was a market test. We're seeing if the market
:11:08. > :11:12.will stand and the Chinese response has been phenomenal. The flights
:11:13. > :11:18.have oversold so it is a good market test. Let's see what happens. What
:11:19. > :11:21.are the other must have destinations? There are plethora of
:11:22. > :11:28.destinations we'd like. The market will tell us which ones. There is a
:11:29. > :11:39.lot of competition with Burlington, Barcelona. It is a very packed
:11:40. > :11:47.market. `` with Burlington. `` Berlin. Who knows what the market
:11:48. > :11:51.might bring? And extended runway has menu flight path that been
:11:52. > :11:55.complaints from residents. Instead of extending the runway, you have to
:11:56. > :11:59.move the flight paths a little so that the departure routes start of
:12:00. > :12:04.the different position. We're doing a trial to find the optimum route
:12:05. > :12:08.and when we have empirical evidence we will make recommendations to the
:12:09. > :12:12.CAA and keep the community informed. What is your message to residents?
:12:13. > :12:16.We will work with the communities, as we've always done, to get the
:12:17. > :12:20.right result for Birmingham airport and our communities. Hopefully more
:12:21. > :12:25.destinations will follow in the future.
:12:26. > :12:28.New figures show police officers in Staffordshire used Tasers more often
:12:29. > :12:31.The research from the Independent Police Complaints Commission shows
:12:32. > :12:33.Staffordshire Police had the highest number of Taser
:12:34. > :12:37.incidents per officer in the UK last year ` 33 uses per 100 officers.
:12:38. > :12:43.The Conservatives have chosen their candidate for next month's
:12:44. > :12:46.West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner election.
:12:47. > :12:48.Former Dudley Council leader Les Jones will challenge
:12:49. > :12:52.for the post, which was left vacant by the sudden death of Labour's
:12:53. > :12:57.West Mercia Police are appealing for help in finding
:12:58. > :13:00.a 52`year`old woman who's been missing from home for five days.
:13:01. > :13:04.Eve Cullen was last seen in Hollywood in Worcestershire
:13:05. > :13:09.She was wearing a mustard coloured T`shirt, green three`quarter length
:13:10. > :13:18.People swimming in a disused quarry near Malvern
:13:19. > :13:21.could now be prosecuted for ignoring warnings to stay out of the water.
:13:22. > :13:24.It follows the deaths of two men who drowned within
:13:25. > :13:32.Our reporter Ben Sidwell is at Gullet Quarry.
:13:33. > :13:40.Ben, it has been a very warm day ` have there been many people swimming
:13:41. > :13:46.there today? There has been a steady stream, to be honest, of people
:13:47. > :13:54.coming here. Many have been met by the police who are warning of the
:13:55. > :13:57.dangers and asking them not to go into the water. Many have heeded
:13:58. > :14:04.that warning and not gone in water but some have. It isn't only the
:14:05. > :14:09.risk of they're putting themselves in ` as you say, two deaths last
:14:10. > :14:15.year, five in 19 years ` these people can also face criminal
:14:16. > :14:19.charges. Police have said they are willing to take prosecutions on our
:14:20. > :14:24.behalf. It is a breach of our bylaws to go in the water and the police
:14:25. > :14:28.can therefore take prosecutions. They've said to us that if people
:14:29. > :14:31.are in the water, we ask them to leave and they refuse, to give them
:14:32. > :14:40.a call and they will come and speak to them. Why exactly is the water in
:14:41. > :14:45.that quarry so dangerous? The temperature, really. It isn't
:14:46. > :14:49.actually that deep ` about four metres ` but it is incredibly cold
:14:50. > :14:53.and your body seizes up, stops working, and that's where the danger
:14:54. > :14:56.of drowning is. The other problem is that it is so remote so it takes a
:14:57. > :15:01.long time for the emergency services to get here. I've spoken to the air
:15:02. > :15:05.ambulance and they say it is a problem. A lot of people drowned.
:15:06. > :15:10.They estimate about 400 nationally every year. A lot of these would be
:15:11. > :15:15.described by their friends as strong swimmers and in a lot of cases, the
:15:16. > :15:22.drownings occur within a few metres of the bank. There are plenty of the
:15:23. > :15:27.territory ` barbed wire and a lot of signs ` but, as you can see, there
:15:28. > :15:30.are still people in the water, risking their lives and possibly
:15:31. > :15:38.becoming one of the next death figures here at Gullet Quarry.
:15:39. > :15:41.An independent education commissioner to be appointed
:15:42. > :15:43.by the Government to work with Birmingham City Council.
:15:44. > :15:45.Your detailed weather forecast to come shortly.
:15:46. > :15:49.A home away from home ` our athletes settle into Glasgow
:15:50. > :15:51.just a day before the start of the Commonwealth Games.
:15:52. > :15:54.And the neat box hedges, immaculate herbaceous borders
:15:55. > :16:07.and beautiful orchards ` it could only be Castle Bromwich.
:16:08. > :16:09.Bob Jones, the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner died earlier
:16:10. > :16:15.He'd been a councillor since he was 21 and lived
:16:16. > :16:19.His life was dedicated to public service ` and tomorrow
:16:20. > :16:25.a celebration of his life will take place at the Civic Centre.
:16:26. > :16:27.Ahead of the funeral, our special correspondent Peter
:16:28. > :16:35.Wilson was invited to the family home to talk to Bob's widow Sarah.
:16:36. > :16:42.Bob Jones was the first ever Police and Crime Commissioner for the West
:16:43. > :16:47.Midlands, one of the most powerful elected roles in the country. But he
:16:48. > :16:52.was also a big critic of that job and in the beginning of July, he
:16:53. > :16:57.died in his sleep, aged just 59. His widow Sarah agreed to talk about the
:16:58. > :17:00.man who shared her life and had worked so hard to bring policing
:17:01. > :17:06.closer to the people of the West Midlands. He worked too hard. He
:17:07. > :17:12.used to leave the house about 7am and take a bus and train and then he
:17:13. > :17:17.would be back for 9pm at night if I was lucky, otherwise we used to meet
:17:18. > :17:24.down the road at about 10pm. He had to meet me down there for 10pm. He
:17:25. > :17:31.was a real politician and he also liked real ale. He did lots for the
:17:32. > :17:37.campaign for real ales. He was on the board of executives for them for
:17:38. > :17:41.18 years. He ran a bar and I ran a bar. It was good fun. There will be
:17:42. > :17:47.a lot of people from that association on Wednesday. What do
:17:48. > :17:53.you want the service to be all about on Wednesday? Of's achievements, and
:17:54. > :17:56.to thank Bob for all the hard work you did and all the good things he's
:17:57. > :18:02.done. I want people to acknowledge that. Not many people like
:18:03. > :18:09.politicians but they seemed to like Bob. At least half the letters I've
:18:10. > :18:15.had said, "Bob did such and such for me". I'm very grateful for that. But
:18:16. > :18:22.is a terrific legacy to have. You managed to help people. I loved him
:18:23. > :18:31.and I think a lot of other people did and we're very grateful for him.
:18:32. > :18:35.He used to make me laugh. That's a real epitaph, isn't it? Make me
:18:36. > :18:37.laugh, make me happy. That is a real plus.
:18:38. > :18:40.Bob's widow Sarah Edmondson speaking to Peter Wilson, and the memorial
:18:41. > :18:45.service is tomorrow at 1 o'clock at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.
:18:46. > :18:48.There are just over 24 hours to go until the opening ceremony
:18:49. > :18:50.of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow ` and competitors
:18:51. > :18:53.from all over the world have been arriving in the Athletes' Village.
:18:54. > :18:56.They include more than 50 sportsmen and women from the Midlands,
:18:57. > :18:59.many of them preparing to take part in their first major championships.
:19:00. > :19:09.Tanya Arnold reports from the village.
:19:10. > :19:16.Day by day, the village is filling up, each nation making it a home
:19:17. > :19:21.from home. The athletes seem to be settling in well and each has their
:19:22. > :19:24.own creature comforts. We haven't seen too much. We've just had time
:19:25. > :19:28.to go around the village, in the food hall and settle into where
:19:29. > :19:33.we're staying. It's absolutely amazing. It is on such a big scale.
:19:34. > :19:38.All of the athletes are mingling. It's been a great experience. The
:19:39. > :19:43.hub of the village is the dining hall. With around 4500 athletes plus
:19:44. > :19:49.all the support staff, they estimate 20,000 meals per day will be served,
:19:50. > :19:53.catering for all tastes. Free food and it isn't all just healthy so
:19:54. > :19:59.that is the Catch`22. Some of the other players come in and think, "a
:20:00. > :20:02.muffin ` it must be low`fat, " but they're not. These may be called the
:20:03. > :20:05.friendly games but there is a healthy amount of rivalry between
:20:06. > :20:11.each neighbour. Each nation has its own area so you leave Wales and then
:20:12. > :20:16.to the lions den, which is the English camp. People think the
:20:17. > :20:19.athletes all get on but if you want to head back through Wales if you
:20:20. > :20:29.are from team England, they've set up a little tollbooth. The athletes
:20:30. > :20:31.are here, the venues are ready. Millions will be watching as Glasgow
:20:32. > :20:36.hosts the Commonwealth Games. As more and more small towns and
:20:37. > :20:38.villages lose services, being able A project
:20:39. > :20:42.in Shropshire is hoping to expand ` as it teaches older people how to
:20:43. > :20:52.get to grips with the internet. Country living can be a delicate but
:20:53. > :20:59.for some, isolation MBA daily reality. A scheme has been set up to
:21:00. > :21:05.provide people from this area with basic intranet skills. The project
:21:06. > :21:08.has been so successful that 40 people have been trained since last
:21:09. > :21:20.year. This hotel provides free Wi`Fi. We feel the computer setup
:21:21. > :21:23.will help overcome the loneliness. The Government has quite often said
:21:24. > :21:28.loneliness is a big problem these days. Students have their own
:21:29. > :21:31.tutors. If they have a specific interest, they can explore it. They
:21:32. > :21:35.appreciate this flexible style of learning. I gained confidence by
:21:36. > :21:41.coming here because I was frightened to press the buttons. I thought I
:21:42. > :21:47.had to try and get with it. When I want to know anything or look in on
:21:48. > :21:51.Facebook or play games, I come here. Some of the students have gone on to
:21:52. > :21:55.become tutors. I would say to anybody who is terrified of
:21:56. > :22:00.computers, just come and have a look and see how you get on and you will
:22:01. > :22:06.probably amaze yourself how well you will get on. The organisers need
:22:07. > :22:11.more volunteers so the product can grow. The next step, they say, is
:22:12. > :22:18.training people in their own homes so they, too, can stay connected to
:22:19. > :22:20.the outside world. And there are more details about the
:22:21. > :22:30.project on our Facebook page. You've been with some very keen
:22:31. > :22:37.gardeners! I have. It was a dazzling day. It is
:22:38. > :22:43.an RHS partner garden in the suburbs of Birmingham, but it seems many
:22:44. > :22:47.people don't know about it. It is been ongoing since the 1980s and if
:22:48. > :22:51.you visit, I'm sure you will be thrilled with the result.
:22:52. > :22:56.You don't often come across scenes like these in the middle of
:22:57. > :23:00.Birmingham but when you do, you don't forget. This is part of a
:23:01. > :23:04.Jacobean mansion dating back to the mid`17th century, where history meet
:23:05. > :23:09.horticulture and people love it. I never knew it existed until I got
:23:10. > :23:14.lost. I was wandering down the road of Castle Bromwich and I came upon
:23:15. > :23:20.it. It was a wonderful surprise, very serendipitous. I used to play
:23:21. > :23:26.here as a boy in the early 1960s and it has changed an awful lot! This is
:23:27. > :23:30.my first time back. It is gobsmacking. This is our heritage
:23:31. > :23:34.and what we want to preserve. We need to do so that these places
:23:35. > :23:41.don't just as appear overnight. For the hedge Gardner, `` head gardener,
:23:42. > :23:46.trying to restore the gardens has been a labour of love. This has a
:23:47. > :23:53.maze based on the one at Hampton Court. It has a kitchen garden with
:23:54. > :23:58.rare varieties of vegetables growing, for example Jerusalem
:23:59. > :24:02.artichokes. We grow a range of unusual potatoes which you don't
:24:03. > :24:08.normally see in the shops. Restoration began in the 1980s but
:24:09. > :24:13.only recently gained momentum and Chris's supervision. With a pack of
:24:14. > :24:18.secateurs and a hedge for `` head for water culture, he has managed to
:24:19. > :24:25.piece together an example of how this once looked.
:24:26. > :24:30.Chris has attempted to revive every corner of this ten acre site. This
:24:31. > :24:36.is a restored 18th`century mirror pond. They few years ago, it was
:24:37. > :24:41.neglected. We got a grant of ?10,000 and we have a fibreglass lining,
:24:42. > :24:45.which will last many years, and it now attracts a wide variety of
:24:46. > :24:50.wildlife. The grounds are invaluable to conservationists. For example,
:24:51. > :24:53.for records dating back as far as the 12th century, Chris and his team
:24:54. > :25:01.of volunteers have recreated this orchard of Heritage trees. To fund
:25:02. > :25:07.their pursuits, they use the fruits of their labour, running seasonal
:25:08. > :25:10.events like apple pressing and guided tours. Being here is like
:25:11. > :25:13.stepping back in time but, for Chris, the past has shaped his
:25:14. > :25:22.vision for the future. It is beautiful but too hot to be
:25:23. > :25:27.gardening there today! There was a degree of uniformity across the
:25:28. > :25:33.region, with most places in highs of 26. The low values are set to nudge
:25:34. > :25:36.even higher in the days to come but not without interference. We have
:25:37. > :25:40.hot and humid air feeding up from the near continent by the end of
:25:41. > :25:46.tomorrow, through Thursday and Friday, which could set off some
:25:47. > :25:50.thundery showers. But really, the main threat comes from this other
:25:51. > :25:59.system that is moving down from the North West and it comes into contact
:26:00. > :26:04.with unstable air. For the time being, we had through this evening
:26:05. > :26:09.into tonight with the comfort of some warmth. Temperatures will take
:26:10. > :26:16.some time to fall so even when they do, they will reach a minimum of 16
:26:17. > :26:20.for most places so another stifling, sticky night. It is dry and clear to
:26:21. > :26:25.begin with but we will see the end of that as we head into the morning
:26:26. > :26:29.with cloud thickening up from the east. The winds are starting to pick
:26:30. > :26:32.up slightly through the cause of tomorrow so we are seeing the cloud
:26:33. > :26:37.pushed in from the North Sea but this is Jew in the morning so by the
:26:38. > :26:42.afternoon, sunshine slices through it and we're into blue skies and
:26:43. > :26:48.sizzling temperatures over soaring up to around 27 or possibly even
:26:49. > :26:53.28, so even hotter than today. A plume of hot, humid air could set
:26:54. > :26:56.off some thundery showers for the southeastern corner of the region
:26:57. > :26:59.but they will die away and leave us with dry, sunny, hot conditions for
:27:00. > :27:06.Friday. A train carrying the bodies of
:27:07. > :27:10.victims of the Malaysian airliner has arrived at its destination
:27:11. > :27:12.outside rebel territory. An independent education
:27:13. > :27:14.commissioner to be appointed by the Government to work with
:27:15. > :27:23.Birmingham City Council. That was the programme for today.
:27:24. > :27:27.Albee back at Tenby with more on that story. `` I'll be back at
:27:28. > :27:30.Tenby.