:00:00. > 3:59:59sleep under a duvet again. That is all from the BBC News at
:00:00. > :00:08.6.00. Now but Coventry City's home is 34 miles
:00:09. > :00:37.away. The fans are furious. I'm live in Northampton
:00:38. > :00:39.for tonight's protest. Just revealed ` the number
:00:40. > :00:41.of men who appealed against signing up in the First World War over fears
:00:42. > :00:45.for the damage to their businesses. A must for collectors as thousands
:00:46. > :00:58.of priceless rare vinyl records are I am an Elvis fan so I wouldn't want
:00:59. > :01:03.that to go for a quick but we've got to get rid of everything.
:01:04. > :01:05.If you escaped the showers today you're more likely to be caught in
:01:06. > :01:17.them tomorrow. More details later. Financial help's being offered to
:01:18. > :01:24.young entrepreneurs wanting to start their own business
:01:25. > :01:28.as jobless figures fall again There are now 210,000 people
:01:29. > :01:33.unemployed in the region, a fall Part of the fall is due to more
:01:34. > :01:39.small businesses being set up with Birmingham named
:01:40. > :01:42.as the start`up capital of the UK. Across the country, the number of
:01:43. > :01:45.self`employed has reached a record 4.5 million and a government`backed
:01:46. > :01:48.scheme is offering loans to people Also tonight, business leaders
:01:49. > :01:52.in Birmingham are creating a new Our business correspondent,
:01:53. > :02:19.Peter Plisner, reports. Sam Rych is one of
:02:20. > :02:23.the first get one of the new loans. Initially, in the midst
:02:24. > :02:26.of recession, it was difficult. Banks weren't lending
:02:27. > :02:29.and investors were hard to come by. Having the opportunity given
:02:30. > :02:32.by Startup Direct, it's a great way He is now looking for manufacturers
:02:33. > :02:36.to produce his design and being lent money by Startup Direct,
:02:37. > :02:39.they are also mentoring him. Mentoring is a key part
:02:40. > :02:42.of the scheme and sometimes we believe it is
:02:43. > :02:45.a more important than the funding. Everyone who receives funding also
:02:46. > :02:48.has a mentor for 12 months and other mentoring support we do
:02:49. > :02:50.along with that. Latest figures suggest that 42
:02:51. > :02:53.percent of young people have considered setting up in business
:02:54. > :02:57.but that more than half of them say that not having enough money
:02:58. > :03:00.would prevent them from doing so. And there is plenty
:03:01. > :03:05.of evidence that young people can This firm sells pet food and other
:03:06. > :03:14.products over the internet from this It was set up three years ago with
:03:15. > :03:19.a ?5,000 loan and now stocks 15,000 products
:03:20. > :03:22.and this year it expects to have Its owner was unemployed
:03:23. > :03:29.before setting up the business and he admits it can be tough,
:03:30. > :03:33.but rewarding. I have worked for others
:03:34. > :03:37.and now myself and I worked a lot harder running
:03:38. > :03:40.my own business than I did before. But the excitement I had was
:03:41. > :03:43.building something from scratch. Developing
:03:44. > :03:47.and funding a business isn't always easy, but with success comes
:03:48. > :04:04.enjoyment and, more importantly for Business chiefs are announcing plans
:04:05. > :04:09.for a free school to encourage enterprise.
:04:10. > :04:15.We are at the chamber of commerce and it could be the first in the UK
:04:16. > :04:20.to set up an enterprise school. With me is the Chief Executive. What is
:04:21. > :04:28.an enterprise? We have `` might have teamed up with a local school and we
:04:29. > :04:32.will bring in 300 curriculums and we on all sort of extra opportunities
:04:33. > :04:38.to the core curriculum to work out how to start up and run and finance
:04:39. > :04:43.a business. Maybe one or two will go bust and they will learn from that.
:04:44. > :04:48.How does this differ from a normal secondary school with Academy
:04:49. > :04:55.specialism? This will have at its core the spirit of enterprise. It
:04:56. > :05:00.will bring business into the world of academia in a really practical
:05:01. > :05:06.and unique way, we think. What will it do for the region? It will show
:05:07. > :05:12.business is no longer in the stands throwing complaints about
:05:13. > :05:15.qualifications. It will demonstrate a business is how they can get
:05:16. > :05:20.involved and we expect real businesses to help set up as this is
:05:21. > :05:25.an demonstrate we are at the heart of improving the skills system and
:05:26. > :05:33.not just complaining. What will it do for business start`ups? We have a
:05:34. > :05:36.great start`up performance in the region but if we train people early
:05:37. > :05:44.enough the businesses they start will be successful. Will you be
:05:45. > :05:49.headmaster? Many say I should go back to school but not that. I would
:05:50. > :05:53.qualify as being the naughtiest boy called to the headmaster 's office
:05:54. > :05:59.and that may be the most I could hope for. If the bid succeeds it
:06:00. > :06:06.could open in 2016. Coming up: Company for those who
:06:07. > :06:08.spend hours on their own but there is a shortage of volunteers to help
:06:09. > :06:12.with the growing number of lonely people.
:06:13. > :06:14.Police investigating the deaths of two people found with gunshot
:06:15. > :06:17.wounds in in Herefordshire believe it may have been
:06:18. > :06:21.The bodies of the couple, Elizabeth Ann and John Knott were found at
:06:22. > :06:24.this house in the village of Bosbury near Ledbury on Monday morning.
:06:25. > :06:26.Officers say they're not looking for anyone else
:06:27. > :06:47.Something like this happening here... It is a quiet village. It is
:06:48. > :06:53.hard to take in. It is sad and it will hit this community really hard.
:06:54. > :06:55.It comes as a nasty shock. Nobody wants to hear that sort of fatality
:06:56. > :07:00.going on at all. A car parts firm which supplies Ford
:07:01. > :07:03.and Jaguar Land Rover is building a factory in Kidderminster
:07:04. > :07:05.in a ?5 million investment Amtek International is moving to
:07:06. > :07:09.the former Lawrence's Recycling site between Kidderminster
:07:10. > :07:15.and Stourport`on`Severn. Coventry City fans are protesting in
:07:16. > :07:18.Northampton this evening as the Sky Blues launch another home campaign
:07:19. > :07:21.34 miles from the Ricoh Arena. Supporters are stepping up
:07:22. > :07:23.their efforts to see Coventry return to the city and tonight there's
:07:24. > :07:26.increasing hope that football could return to the Ricoh as early
:07:27. > :07:29.as the end of next month. Ian Winter is in Northampton
:07:30. > :07:30.tonight. Exciting news, Ian,
:07:31. > :07:48.what more are you hearing? They say there is no place like home
:07:49. > :07:53.and for thousands of Coventry City fans it feels along way from home
:07:54. > :07:58.here in Northampton. It is 34 miles away from the arena and the fans
:07:59. > :08:02.aren't happy and that is why they will protest later this evening here
:08:03. > :08:06.on the Hill overlooking the stadium which will play host to Coventry
:08:07. > :08:14.against Cardiff in the Capital One. It is eight joint protest with
:08:15. > :08:23.protesters from both clubs feeling they have been let down. There is a
:08:24. > :08:27.lot of speculation that you could be back inside the arena within six
:08:28. > :08:32.weeks, what do you make of that? No one is taking anything for granted
:08:33. > :08:38.but it is true that Coventry City needs to return to Coventry. It is
:08:39. > :08:43.devastating. There is no good reason why we shouldn't return. I
:08:44. > :08:46.understand the club has been talking to the stadium owners and a generous
:08:47. > :08:51.offer has been made for them to return. The foot or league are aware
:08:52. > :08:57.I understand. There are only two obstacles and one is the Peel which
:08:58. > :09:07.the club needs to decide by Friday. The other is the fact that the money
:09:08. > :09:10.owed and they have until tomorrow and close of business. If they
:09:11. > :09:16.don't, I am not sure what will happen. The club needs to get the
:09:17. > :09:21.money sorted out. I understand any return to the arena will be
:09:22. > :09:27.temporary? That will be interesting to see if that is the case. We need
:09:28. > :09:30.to see cold hard facts. All we are concerned about is getting back to
:09:31. > :09:34.the arena as that is where we should be and what we will be protesting
:09:35. > :09:38.about. We have been badly let down by the club and the football league
:09:39. > :09:42.and we hope to get that message across to night. There could well be
:09:43. > :09:47.more supporters watching from outside the ground than inside the
:09:48. > :09:50.stadium. Full commentary this evening
:09:51. > :10:05.We will have highlights from that later.
:10:06. > :10:14.Contact The Elderly says more than 15,000 people in the city live on
:10:15. > :10:15.their own. Charity says it is trying to reach out to those who have
:10:16. > :10:18.become isolated. They were happily married
:10:19. > :10:21.for 60 years. Harold and his wife Doreen never
:10:22. > :10:24.had children, only each other. Now he lives on his own
:10:25. > :10:28.following her death and he says many I've spent hundreds
:10:29. > :10:35.of hours entirely on my own. In the two`and`a`half years that
:10:36. > :10:40.my wife has passed away, three Christmases have appeared,
:10:41. > :10:50.but not my friends. So alone, in fact,
:10:51. > :10:58.he's done something about it. Today he's been taken to a
:10:59. > :11:02.tea party in Edgbaston where he will meet with people he's
:11:03. > :11:09.become good friends with. Something I look forward to each
:11:10. > :11:13.month and I met pleasant people who were genuine and sincere. It's Liz's
:11:14. > :11:18.turn to host the party this month and her baby is proving a hit. But
:11:19. > :11:24.she is one of only a handful of volunteers that Contact the Elderly
:11:25. > :11:44.has on its rota and is crying out `` crying out for more. With 15,000
:11:45. > :11:49.older people in Birmingham alone that we could help, we need to
:11:50. > :11:55.expand our service. Sheila devoted 30 years to caring for her mother.
:11:56. > :11:59.Now on her own she says the charity is inspiring. It has given me
:12:00. > :12:03.confidence to get in touch with people where I live and get them
:12:04. > :12:07.involved in things down the Kendrick centre where they can go every day
:12:08. > :12:12.if they want to. They need someone to go with them in the taxi because
:12:13. > :12:17.they are handicapped. These are the lucky few as the cat charity
:12:18. > :12:22.currently has nine elderly people in Birmingham waiting to join a group
:12:23. > :12:29.that has no volunteer host. We put information about the charity
:12:30. > :12:33.on our Facebook page. The UK Independence party has
:12:34. > :12:36.launched its campaign to win the West Midlands Police and crime
:12:37. > :12:40.commission by`election. The candidate is leading to put more
:12:41. > :12:44.front line officers on the street. The by`election a week tomorrow is
:12:45. > :12:50.called after the death of the last Commissioner. We want a policy of
:12:51. > :12:54.zero tolerance so the public feels safe and we want to restore
:12:55. > :13:00.confidence in the police service that has sadly dropped. We want to
:13:01. > :13:05.cut waste and we won the police to cut administration so they spend his
:13:06. > :13:11.or her time on the beat or with the public as much as possible dealing
:13:12. > :13:15.with the real business of policing. Two markets in the West Midlands
:13:16. > :13:19.which have faced a battle to attract trade have been named as the best in
:13:20. > :13:25.Britain. Stratford`upon`Avon and Bilston markets have competition
:13:26. > :13:32.from supermarkets and online trainers. `` traders. Ben Godfrey
:13:33. > :13:36.has been looking at the secret of their success.
:13:37. > :13:39.Stratford`upon`Avon has no trouble attract ten tourists. Three years
:13:40. > :13:46.ago, the town and District Council brought in a new company to run a
:13:47. > :13:50.market with an international feel and it is now run by a French
:13:51. > :13:59.company based in Liverpool. It has been named 2014 Best Private Market
:14:00. > :14:05.in Britain. I can over feel it every week such is the demand. It was
:14:06. > :14:11.praised for its colourful appearance and its focus on handmade products.
:14:12. > :14:15.This market is good for me because I get a different set of clear and
:14:16. > :14:21.tell every week. Rates were traders aren't cheap at the money is
:14:22. > :14:26.continually reinvested and it attracts new businesses. The rent is
:14:27. > :14:35.?72 every Sunday. On a good day I hope to take up to 300 pounds. 50
:14:36. > :14:40.miles away you will find the newly crowned Best outdoor market in
:14:41. > :14:46.Britain. Welcome to Bilston where shoppers have high expectations. It
:14:47. > :14:51.used to be brilliant. There were that many stalls here. There are
:14:52. > :14:58.nice things on Bilston market and they are quite cheap full. They tell
:14:59. > :15:05.me you can buy anything here. A pair of knickers to a handbag. They sell
:15:06. > :15:11.anything full. On its busiest days, the indoor and outdoor markets
:15:12. > :15:13.attract around 10,000 people. It is managed by Wolverhampton City
:15:14. > :15:22.Council which has just put our rent by 5%. When you can do a car boot
:15:23. > :15:30.for ?8 or thereabouts, we pay ?35... It is a bit much. Some
:15:31. > :15:40.traders reportedly withdrew their payments `` withheld. We have had
:15:41. > :15:44.various upgrade to the stalls. We have had new roofing Bataan and new
:15:45. > :15:57.fascia boards to try and keep it attractive. `` fascia boards. This
:15:58. > :16:07.market mascot also seems to be attracted to people. He has a little
:16:08. > :16:16.dress today. And a little coat. It is a designer jacket. Stratford and
:16:17. > :16:20.Bilston markets offers that they completely different but with plenty
:16:21. > :16:25.of custom they are both doing something right.
:16:26. > :16:34.Our top story: The regions jobless total falls again as growing numbers
:16:35. > :16:39.of young entrepreneurs start up their own businesses. Your detailed
:16:40. > :16:43.weather forecast to come. Also: Angling for a taste of the outdoor
:16:44. > :16:48.life. Inner`city youngsters are taught a lesson in fly fishing.
:16:49. > :16:59.Find out why all these records are on sale for just ?1 each.
:17:00. > :17:05.A recollection of World War I documents has been discovered in
:17:06. > :17:09.Staffordshire relating to men from the county appealing against being
:17:10. > :17:18.conscripted. They cover nearly 20,000 cases from 1960 `` 1916
:17:19. > :17:25.onwards. Some work conscientious objectors but the vast majority said
:17:26. > :17:31.there was Mrs would suffer. Shedding light on a dark corner of
:17:32. > :17:34.our history and hidden away in the Staffordshire archives, they've
:17:35. > :17:37.rediscovered a long forgotten treasure trove of information about
:17:38. > :17:47.life at home in the First World War. The final judgement is brief and to
:17:48. > :17:54.the point. " We are at war! The work can be done by women. ". These files
:17:55. > :17:58.should have been destroyed. Individual cases where men have
:17:59. > :18:03.argued they shouldn't be conscripted. We are seeing how
:18:04. > :18:09.communities and local businesses cope. As battles raged and casualty
:18:10. > :18:16.rates increased, volunteers fell and conscription came in. But thousands
:18:17. > :18:20.argued they were needed at home. If your original appeal was turned down
:18:21. > :18:25.you had to come here, the old Magistrates' Court in Staffordshire
:18:26. > :18:31.being used as a store room nine. You would have to explain why you should
:18:32. > :18:37.be exempt, in your services `` circumstances, from the front line.
:18:38. > :18:42.What it reveals is the lives of individual men within their families
:18:43. > :18:48.and local communities, within the county. It shows how the war is
:18:49. > :18:53.affecting those lives at a personal and individual level. Dave Hilton
:18:54. > :18:57.hopes that somewhere in the records is information about his
:18:58. > :19:05.grandfather, a conscientious objector. He wouldn't hurt a flea.
:19:06. > :19:11.There is a story of some ruffians from Birmingham who went and burned
:19:12. > :19:20.their hat down which they lived in. Nobody was hurt. There was
:19:21. > :19:22.resentment against them, certainly. The government ordered the records
:19:23. > :19:27.destroyed and they don't know why they weren't. Now they need an army
:19:28. > :19:29.of volunteers to document the lives of the men in Staffordshire who
:19:30. > :19:39.didn't want to go to war. Five of our teams are through to the
:19:40. > :19:44.second round of the Capital One with Burton and Shrewsbury overcoming
:19:45. > :19:52.championship opposition. Shrewsbury saw off black ball thanks to this
:19:53. > :19:59.goal after the half`hour mark. We were composed and passed it well. We
:20:00. > :20:02.are pleased. We don't want to get carried away as there is still an
:20:03. > :20:05.awful lot to do but the club is fighting back and getting results
:20:06. > :20:08.like tonight will go some way to help that recovery.
:20:09. > :20:17.Burton initially fell behind to Wigan. But they completed a famous
:20:18. > :20:22.2`1 victory. That is probably as well as the team has played in my
:20:23. > :20:26.tenure as manager. We were really resolute and we created chances as
:20:27. > :20:31.well. Birmingham city needed extra time to
:20:32. > :20:36.see off Cambridge and ran out 3`1 winners.
:20:37. > :20:42.Two Walsall luck `` youngsters had a night to remember at Southend. This
:20:43. > :20:47.win was completed by substitute Kieran Morris. The biggest win of
:20:48. > :20:53.the night came at Vale Park where Williamson helped himself to a
:20:54. > :20:57.hat`trick. A thumping win over Hartlepool.
:20:58. > :21:02.A well`known Midlands record dealer is putting his collection of 75,000
:21:03. > :21:13.vinyl discs up for sale for ?1 each. Dan Reddington ran his shop in
:21:14. > :21:21.Birmingham into foods `` in 2006 `` until 2006. I should think no would
:21:22. > :21:25.be loads of interest, Nicola? I think there will be. If you are a
:21:26. > :21:29.fan of record shops you will be familiar with the smell of dusty old
:21:30. > :21:35.records. That is what it smells like here. Joining me is Dan Reddington.
:21:36. > :21:41.Why are you getting rid of all of the stock? We've been doing this
:21:42. > :21:48.since 1964 so it has to come to an end. We have been working so hard at
:21:49. > :21:55.it. There has been quite a vinyl revival and some of these are quite
:21:56. > :22:02.rare. All of the LPs here are deleted and you can't get them any
:22:03. > :22:09.more. Elvis Presley, Steve Rubens, another local man, Raymond
:22:10. > :22:17.Froggatt. And you are selling them for ?1. Why? It is a good figure so
:22:18. > :22:23.nobody will known about the ? so we hope they will buy loads of records.
:22:24. > :22:30.Which will you miss the most? A lovely new rare LP at the back worth
:22:31. > :22:35.?200 but someone will be lucky. Somebody has to find it because we
:22:36. > :22:45.will hide it. Which famous people have you had in your shop? Jimmy
:22:46. > :22:53.Page, Robert Plant, Metallica. What were they like? Just one of the boys
:22:54. > :22:57.and they just loved the records. Maybe one of the records you have
:22:58. > :23:03.been desperate to buy may be waiting here to be discovered.
:23:04. > :23:09.Thank you. Time now to meet the worst flight dresses, egg group of
:23:10. > :23:12.anglers who specialise in the art of fly fishing. They have been casting
:23:13. > :23:16.around with a group of inner`city youngsters keen to taste the outdoor
:23:17. > :23:22.life. The tranquillity of these lakes in
:23:23. > :23:26.Worcestershire. Only 30 miles from where these youngsters live but it
:23:27. > :23:34.is a world away from what they are used to. It is said different and
:23:35. > :23:39.nice to get out. The teenagers from a youth centre in Birmingham are
:23:40. > :23:43.learning to fish. The average age of fly Fishers is 50 but this exercise
:23:44. > :23:46.may encourage younger people to have a go as well as helping the
:23:47. > :23:54.confidence and appreciation of nature. This is a way of getting new
:23:55. > :23:59.blood into the sport. It is a case of inner`city young people having
:24:00. > :24:05.access and the knowledge and skills to be able to take it off `` take it
:24:06. > :24:11.up. There are lessons in the art of tying a fly and casting. These lads
:24:12. > :24:17.have been doing very well. It is the first time they have tied any flies
:24:18. > :24:24.and they are regressing. I learned new skills and everything. So far
:24:25. > :24:28.I've had fun. The teachers are quite good and they taught us how to do
:24:29. > :24:32.it. The recent hot weather has made it more difficult for the youngsters
:24:33. > :24:37.to catch a fish as much of the stock has been removed because the water
:24:38. > :24:41.temperature got too high. Undaunted the group was in putting their
:24:42. > :24:46.skills to the test. What you think your chances are of catching a fish?
:24:47. > :24:53.I am not leaving until I get at least five! They were still waiting
:24:54. > :24:59.when we left but, fish or no fish, this has certainly caught the
:25:00. > :25:05.interviews he has. `` there are interviews he has.
:25:06. > :25:14.Will tomorrow be a good day for outdoor pursuit? `` infuse Yaz.
:25:15. > :25:24.The nature of showers being what they are, there is a greater chance
:25:25. > :25:28.of problems did `` probability of being caught in a shower tomorrow.
:25:29. > :25:33.Everyone is on the cards and then they start to Peter out. They
:25:34. > :25:44.returned by Sunday. This ridge of high pressure will
:25:45. > :25:50.kill off the showers tomorrow. But then a bundle of fronts coming from
:25:51. > :25:57.the West which will pep up that activity towards the end of the
:25:58. > :26:01.weekend. The isobars are tightening but it will remain fairly calm over
:26:02. > :26:07.us because they are slack during that time. It is drawing a winding
:26:08. > :26:11.from the north`westerly direction and that is why the tab which are
:26:12. > :26:20.made dip. This evening and overnight, showers will fade away.
:26:21. > :26:24.We could encounter the odd heavy one still. A lot of clear skies but
:26:25. > :26:39.plenty of cloud. Tomorrow morning, initially may be
:26:40. > :26:43.dry and especially for Southern counties but it won't be long before
:26:44. > :26:49.showers pile in from the West, mainly during the afternoon. You can
:26:50. > :26:51.see those dark and bright centres so a lot of them will be heavy and
:26:52. > :27:04.thundery. The wind will be liked tomorrow
:27:05. > :27:10.impaired due to day. Any showers will be slow`moving and longer
:27:11. > :27:17.lasting, producing quite heavy rain and quite a bit of it as well. Quiet
:27:18. > :27:20.inning down tomorrow night. For Friday and Saturday, mainly dry with
:27:21. > :27:25.light winds and cooler but brighter by Sunday.
:27:26. > :27:31.The headline: Britain is to be part of an international mission to
:27:32. > :27:36.rescue thousands of people trapped in northern Iraq. As the jobless
:27:37. > :27:39.total falls again there is a growing number of young entrepreneurs
:27:40. > :27:44.starting up. I will be back at ten o'clock with more details on the
:27:45. > :27:54.increase in employment. See you then.
:27:55. > :28:37.I'm Jo Brand and I'm serving up an Extra Slice of Bake Off action
:28:38. > :28:43.I'll shine a spotlight on all the goings-on in the tent -
:28:44. > :28:45.the good, the bad and the soggy-bottomed.
:28:46. > :28:49.And every week, I'll be joined by the latest baker to leave the tent.