10/08/2014

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:00:00. > 3:59:59rediscovering the feel of them. That is all for now. I will be back with

:00:00. > :00:08.Good evening. the late news here on

:00:09. > :00:11.The West Midlands UKIP MEP, Bill Etheridge, is calling for a national

:00:12. > :00:14.newspaper to apologise, after it ran a front page story saying he'd told

:00:15. > :00:17.the party's youth wing to emulate Hitler's style of public speaking.

:00:18. > :00:23.Mr Etheridge says the Mail on Sunday's article is

:00:24. > :00:33.A conference for the UK Independence Party's youth wing

:00:34. > :00:38.During it a number of speeches, including one given

:00:39. > :00:42.by this man Bill Etheridge the newly elected Midlands MEP.

:00:43. > :00:46.He's now made it onto the front page of the Mail on Sunday

:00:47. > :00:50.after it published claims he told his young audience they should copy

:00:51. > :00:55.He says that's not what happened at all.

:00:56. > :00:58.All I was saying is that through the years people have had different

:00:59. > :01:02.Different speakers have done different things.

:01:03. > :01:05.We speak of a whole range of people, Tony Blair gets a mention.

:01:06. > :01:11.Yes he does but with the precursor that he was

:01:12. > :01:15.However he had a particular style of public speaking that I was

:01:16. > :01:23.He says he's furious about being headline news

:01:24. > :01:28.They are looking for something juicier to have a go

:01:29. > :01:32.at me and whole party on and it is not going to be allowed to stand.

:01:33. > :01:35.I'm going to fight against this and I'm going to demand an apology.

:01:36. > :01:38.This is the worst possible thing you can say to anyone,

:01:39. > :01:42.Mr Etheridge has promised that if any constituents are concerned

:01:43. > :01:46.about the article and want to talk to him, his door is open.

:01:47. > :01:51.Amy Cole, BBC Midlands Today, Sedgley

:01:52. > :01:54.A 26`year`old man from Sparkhill in Birmingham, has been arrested on

:01:55. > :01:57.suspicion of attending a terrorist training camp in Pakistan.

:01:58. > :02:00.He was arrested at Manchester Airport on Friday evening having

:02:01. > :02:05.Officers believe he was at the training camp in 2011.

:02:06. > :02:09.He's now been released by West Midlands Police on conditional bail.

:02:10. > :02:12.The Kidderminster Arts Festival got underway this weekend,

:02:13. > :02:15.with two special tributes to the First World War in the town centre.

:02:16. > :02:19.Organisers say they hope the festival will help renew

:02:20. > :02:22.a sense of pride in the town, which has been neglected

:02:23. > :02:25.in recent years but which is about to undergo a major regeneration.

:02:26. > :02:33.Kidderminster high Street has been transformed.

:02:34. > :02:35.This is a tribute to the First World War.

:02:36. > :02:38.An outline for every West Midlands servicemen killed in the conflict.

:02:39. > :02:41.It is hoped the event will bring in new people

:02:42. > :02:48.I really do it is nice to have some indifferent.

:02:49. > :02:53.I don't know that it will help to be honest,

:02:54. > :03:00.It is not just for a weekend as there are big plans

:03:01. > :03:02.for several regeneration projects in the pipeline.

:03:03. > :03:05.This is one of the areas for regeneration.

:03:06. > :03:09.Some of these buildings will go and it'll become pedestrianised and this

:03:10. > :03:15.It is a town with a proud manufacturing history but many argue

:03:16. > :03:21.One resident is hoping to bring the past up`to`date.

:03:22. > :03:28.This man wants to turn this disused printing factory in to wreak

:03:29. > :03:34.With the other schemes going on, undoubtedly Kidderminster will be

:03:35. > :03:38.in a better place in for five years time.

:03:39. > :03:42.It has the potential and it just needs someone to press buttons.

:03:43. > :03:46.Other businesses agree things are run up.

:03:47. > :03:49.The weavers at Parc Lane has recently been

:03:50. > :03:52.renovated and is benefiting from investment in the area.

:03:53. > :03:55.This town was in decline but now we have two businesses

:03:56. > :04:04.Hopefully now businesses going upwards.

:04:05. > :04:06.It is good for us and give the people around.

:04:07. > :04:10.The arts festival is on for the next two weeks and the first stage

:04:11. > :04:14.in this major redevelopment could be completed as early as next year.

:04:15. > :04:17.The internet retailer Amazon says it wants to increase the number of

:04:18. > :04:20.people it employs at peak times in Staffordshire to 3000 by next year.

:04:21. > :04:24.The company's looking to make changes to its Rugeley depot

:04:25. > :04:28.at Tower Business Park, potentially creating another 350 full time jobs.

:04:29. > :04:31.The expansion plans are due to be discussed by Cannock Chase Council

:04:32. > :04:38.There's one football result to bring you today in the Championship,

:04:39. > :04:41.and Wolverhampton Wanderers made a great start to the season beating

:04:42. > :04:47.The goal came from Dave Edwards in the 64th minute, set up

:04:48. > :04:54.Severn Trent Water says the firm's received four times

:04:55. > :04:57.as many calls as usual because of today's stormy weather.

:04:58. > :04:59.Teams have been on standby to deal with any flood related problems.

:05:00. > :05:04.Seven flood alerts remain in place for the region.

:05:05. > :05:07.So let's find out what's in the Midlands forecast now,

:05:08. > :05:21.We are seeing the winds pick up. The Met office has a warning, be

:05:22. > :05:27.prepared for 50 mile an hour gusts. There will be outbreaks of rain but

:05:28. > :05:32.it starts to dry up. Not particularly cold, lows of 10

:05:33. > :05:36.Celsius. Tomorrow there will be dry and bright spells around. In the

:05:37. > :05:42.afternoon a few showers may creep in which could be heavy. They will pass

:05:43. > :05:45.in the blustery wind. We were still feel quite cool and we will keep the

:05:46. > :05:47.wind in the first half of the week. The national weather forecast is

:05:48. > :05:51.next, while I'll be back with the late news bulletin just

:05:52. > :05:54.after a quarter past ten tonight. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday

:05:55. > :06:12.evening. Hello there. With reports of

:06:13. > :06:14.flooding and wind damage in some parts of the UK, hurricane Bertha

:06:15. > :06:15.has