:00:00. > :00:15.Good afternoon. on the BBC News Channel, we are back
:00:16. > :00:18.Hundreds of people lined the streets of Worcester today
:00:19. > :00:21.as the city's local Army Reserve unit
:00:22. > :00:24.held a freedom parade to mark the centenary of the First World War.
:00:25. > :00:27.were also marking a significant anniversary of their own.
:00:28. > :00:33.A salute to a regiment that began 150 years ago.
:00:34. > :00:36.The 214 Worcestershire Battery Royal Artillery
:00:37. > :00:39.took to the streets of the city today to give visitors
:00:40. > :00:43.a sense of what life was like during the Great War.
:00:44. > :00:46.We draw from the local community, and so I think it's important
:00:47. > :00:48.the local community understand that we are here
:00:49. > :00:52.and that there is a lot of history vested in the battery
:00:53. > :00:57.that, really, is part of their own local history.
:00:58. > :00:59.There was plenty of memorabilia on display,
:01:00. > :01:05.into the relationship the battery shares with the city.
:01:06. > :01:08.Now, the regiment have had a long history in the city.
:01:09. > :01:12.Formed in 1864, they fought in both world wars,
:01:13. > :01:16.and only recently have returned from tour in Afghanistan.
:01:17. > :01:18.Today was an opportunity for the soldiers
:01:19. > :01:21.to thank the community for their support.
:01:22. > :01:23.And for the community, it was a chance
:01:24. > :01:27.to pay tribute to their bravery and those gone before them.
:01:28. > :01:31.to see what life was like in World War I,
:01:32. > :01:39.all the machinery and things they used at the time.
:01:40. > :01:44.It's just a nice experience for them.
:01:45. > :01:47.I think it gives young kids some idea of, er...
:01:48. > :01:48.It properly encourages them to join.
:01:49. > :01:52.Great appreciation for the work, the honour, the privilege
:01:53. > :01:56.to have it all in, and the courage to do it all in this wonderful day.
:01:57. > :02:00.Audrey Dias, BBC Midlands Today, Worcester.
:02:01. > :02:03.A special service was held today in a Herefordshire village
:02:04. > :02:07.following the sudden deaths of an elderly couple who lived there.
:02:08. > :02:09.John Knott and his wife Anne from Bosbury
:02:10. > :02:13.were found dead from gunshot wounds at their home on Monday.
:02:14. > :02:16.West Mercia Police have not ruled out the possibility
:02:17. > :02:20.that their deaths were part of a suicide pact.
:02:21. > :02:23.Three people suffered serious side effects from taking
:02:24. > :02:26.a drug they thought was ecstasy at the V Festival in Staffordshire.
:02:27. > :02:30.Police have seized a small number of the tablets, known as blue ghost.
:02:31. > :02:33.Meanwhile, the two`day event got under way today,
:02:34. > :02:37.with around 90,000 people expected at Weston Park.
:02:38. > :02:39.But organisers say for the first time in years
:02:40. > :02:46.It's a tough market at the moment, the festival market is tough,
:02:47. > :02:50.and there's not as many acts around at the moment, this year,
:02:51. > :02:54.so you can only really put on what is touring and around.
:02:55. > :02:58.So it's been slightly difficult this year,
:02:59. > :03:00.but, you know, we've gone through it,
:03:01. > :03:03.and hopefully it'll all be good for next year.
:03:04. > :03:05.Athletics, and Birchfield Harriers' Michael Bingham
:03:06. > :03:09.has helped Great Britain's men's 4x400m relay team
:03:10. > :03:12.to the finals at the European Championships in Zurich.
:03:13. > :03:17.They eased to victory in their heat in a time of three minutes.
:03:18. > :04:03.Today's football results now, starting with the Premiership.
:04:04. > :04:06.Let's have a look at the weather now, here's Kay Forster.
:04:07. > :04:08.Good evening. It's been a blustery old day today,
:04:09. > :04:11.and if anything, those winds will be even stronger through tomorrow.
:04:12. > :04:16.a lot of dryer and brighter weather with some sunshine,
:04:17. > :04:18.but those winds will make it feel quite cool
:04:19. > :04:20.with temperatures struggling up into the high teens.
:04:21. > :04:24.the majority of us staying dry for most of the night,
:04:25. > :04:28.pushing into northern and western parts later on in the night,
:04:29. > :04:32.which will sink its way southwards by the end of the night as well.
:04:33. > :04:35.will hold the temperatures up once again,
:04:36. > :04:37.with lows of around 12 or 13 degrees.
:04:38. > :04:39.Tomorrow morning, then, quite a damp start,
:04:40. > :04:41.most of the rain clears out of the way
:04:42. > :04:43.to give us some sunshine into the afternoon.
:04:44. > :04:45.Just a couple of light showers here and there,
:04:46. > :04:47.but those winds will be the star of the show,
:04:48. > :04:49.they will make it feel really quite chilly
:04:50. > :04:55.That's it from us. We're back tomorrow evening at
:04:56. > :05:23.The start of the football season reminds us autumn is around the
:05:24. > :05:29.corner and the an autumnal flavour for the next few days. For Sunday,
:05:30. > :05:34.north-westerly winds and some rain. The rain comes from this front
:05:35. > :05:39.crossing through Northern Ireland and northern England. As it pushes
:05:40. > :05:43.south it will pep up and the wind will strengthen and the showers
:05:44. > :05:48.develop in the north and west. But for the cloud and the wind and rain
:05:49. > :05:52.it won't be too cold at 14 Celsius. We start off tomorrow with a front
:05:53. > :05:58.still to clear through England and Wales, a disappointing grey and wet
:05:59. > :06:04.start to the morning. Behind it the winds is a feature with gales even
:06:05. > :06:08.inland in Scotland and some showers and big waves. Holiday makers take
:06:09. > :06:14.note. Some brightness in England and Wales after the front clears and
:06:15. > :06:22.temperatures up to 21. A cooler feel with the sharp showers in the north
:06:23. > :06:23.and west. That cooler feel will come to descend south through Monday and