:00:14. > :00:17.The former chair of governors at Birmingham's only Islamic school
:00:18. > :00:20.that he intimidated staff and trespassed on the site.
:00:21. > :00:23.Waseem Yaqub and the rest of the governing body
:00:24. > :00:25.were sacked from Al`Hijrah school following a damning Ofsted report.
:00:26. > :00:29.He's now facing legal action by the city council.
:00:30. > :00:35.In May, Ofsted placed Al`Hijrah School in special measures,
:00:36. > :00:37.criticising its teaching and management.
:00:38. > :00:43.Waseem Yaqub was head of thd board of governors which was then sacked
:00:44. > :00:48.by Birmingham City Council following the damning report.
:00:49. > :00:50.In June, an injunction was hssued against Mr Yaqub
:00:51. > :00:53.for allegedly harassing and intimidating staff,
:00:54. > :01:02.for damages of between ?50,000 and ?100,000.
:01:03. > :01:05.The whole of this case and all of the stuff
:01:06. > :01:08.that they put in the applic`tion, right, is bogus.
:01:09. > :01:12.And the more that some people in Birmingham City Council do this,
:01:13. > :01:15.the more it demonstrates to the public
:01:16. > :01:17.that they are the ones who `re harassing and intimidating
:01:18. > :01:21.not just me but all other chtizens not to dare to question, right,
:01:22. > :01:25.the abuse of power and the waste of taxpayers' money
:01:26. > :01:32.that they are doing by bringing this case.
:01:33. > :01:36.of any particular institution in the city,
:01:37. > :01:38.particularly when it belongs to the people,
:01:39. > :01:40.and we must cater, at the end of the day,
:01:41. > :01:43.for the best interest of those children in those schools,
:01:44. > :01:45.and it's incumbent on the local authority
:01:46. > :01:49.The new academic year starts in a week's time,
:01:50. > :01:52.and it's likely the new board of governors will have its work cut out
:01:53. > :01:56.trying to turn the school around and pull it out of special leasures.
:01:57. > :02:01.it's unable to comment on ongoing legal proceedings.
:02:02. > :02:05.Amy Cole, BBC Midlands Todax, Birmingham.
:02:06. > :02:08.A charity that helps women with postnatal depression s`ys
:02:09. > :02:13.demand for its service is so high it needs to recruit 50 new voltnteers.
:02:14. > :02:17.Acacia Family Support says more women are coming forward
:02:18. > :02:20.to get help for the condition, which affects one in ten new mothdrs.
:02:21. > :02:26.The arrival of tiny feet is meant to bring joy and h`ppiness,
:02:27. > :02:32.but for Christina Peak, a ndw baby brought only darkness and ddspair.
:02:33. > :02:39.The worst moment, James was crying upstairs in his Moses basket,
:02:40. > :02:43.and my partner Steve... physically pushing me,
:02:44. > :02:46.trying to push me up the st`irs to go and feed him,
:02:47. > :02:50.and I was...crying, just saying I couldn't do it.
:02:51. > :02:53.She was helped by a charity that was set up
:02:54. > :02:56.in Sutton Coldfield ten years ago by a group of mums
:02:57. > :03:00.who themselves had battled postnatal depression.
:03:01. > :03:04.It's now expanding into south and central Birmingham and
:03:05. > :03:08.needs around 50 volunteers to train as what they call befrienders.
:03:09. > :03:10.They have an understanding of the illness, they also h`ve
:03:11. > :03:17.a compassionate heart and the ability to be able to lhsten.
:03:18. > :03:19.But being listened to isn't the only answer.
:03:20. > :03:23.Sophia Cooper put on five stone during her postnatal depression
:03:24. > :03:26.She found part of the answer was exercise.
:03:27. > :03:28.She eventually left her job as a bank manager
:03:29. > :03:32.and now runs special fitness classes for mums and their babies.
:03:33. > :03:35.Actually doing 30 minutes of good exercise is going to
:03:36. > :03:37.help build endorphins in thd body, which will lift the mood.
:03:38. > :03:41.But the beauty of a group lhke this is that you've got support `s well.
:03:42. > :03:46.GPs are now offering free 12`week referrals.
:03:47. > :03:49.Although postnatal depression affects one in ten mums,
:03:50. > :03:52.happily, most of them come through it.
:03:53. > :03:56.Sarah Falkland, BBC Midlands Today, in Sutton Coldfield.
:03:57. > :03:59.More than 300 years of racing history
:04:00. > :04:01.has come to an end at Warwick Racecourse this `fternoon
:04:02. > :04:03.with the staging of its last`ever flat race leeting.
:04:04. > :04:07.Managers have decided the ftture lies exclusively in jump racing
:04:08. > :04:11.with the course now planning to host 18 National Hunt meetings a year.
:04:12. > :04:14.Flat racing was suspended at Warwick for two months earlier this year
:04:15. > :04:20.A piece of Coventry's history was brought back to life this afternoon
:04:21. > :04:23.with the re`enactment of a women's football match
:04:24. > :04:28.The Coventry City Ladies took on the roles of two factory teams
:04:29. > :04:33.that competed at the city's Butts Park Arena back in 1907.
:04:34. > :04:42.of the Midlands' first female footballers,
:04:43. > :04:44.Coventry City Ladies braved the weather
:04:45. > :04:48.to recreate a Cup Final match played on this pitch 97 years ago,
:04:49. > :04:51.and it was kicked off by another pioneering woman,
:04:52. > :04:55.the city's first female council leader.
:04:56. > :04:58.Tens of thousands of women came to Coventry from all over the country,
:04:59. > :05:03.to come down and work in the munitions factories.
:05:04. > :05:07.It was long hours, very dangerous work and in difficult conditions.
:05:08. > :05:10.And they found time on a Saturday afternoon
:05:11. > :05:17.are representing the Rudge`Whitworth team,
:05:18. > :05:21.who worked at the munitions factory just over in the city centrd.
:05:22. > :05:27.This photo was studied carefully to recreate the strips.
:05:28. > :05:30.and they were particularly long and baggy,
:05:31. > :05:33.because it was unseemly for ladies to show their thhghs
:05:34. > :05:36.And it was a very special d`y for one woman.
:05:37. > :05:38.Anne's mother was in the sqtad on the subs bench.
:05:39. > :05:40.To her surprise, she found Katie there today,
:05:41. > :05:45.I was really shocked and really confused,
:05:46. > :05:49.cos she goes, you're my mother! I was like confused!
:05:50. > :05:53.I'm even more proud now, because I didn't realise
:05:54. > :05:59.she was playing this early, you know, before women had the vote,
:06:00. > :06:03.before...you know, it was incredible, really.
:06:04. > :06:06.Back in 1917, Humber Ladies beat Rudge`Whitworth,
:06:07. > :06:08.and history repeated itself again today.
:06:09. > :06:14.Sian Grzeszczyk, BBC Midlands Today, Coventry.
:06:15. > :06:20.with AFC Telford drawing 3`3 with Southport.
:06:21. > :06:26.And a 2`2 draw for Kidderminster entertaining Chester FC.
:06:27. > :06:36.Time for a look at the Midl`nds weather now, here's Shefali.
:06:37. > :06:46.Not a great bank holiday Monday no need for me to tell you that, but
:06:47. > :06:49.with a warning in force unthl 1 o'clock tonight, more heavy rain to
:06:50. > :06:54.come through this evening and the first part of the night. Sole very
:06:55. > :06:56.bright colours showing up towards the central parts and later the
:06:57. > :07:09.north`east, just clipping the southwestern half of the region as
:07:10. > :07:14.well. Cloudy, and that rain temperatures on the plus side, down
:07:15. > :07:19.to double figures, 12`14 Celsius, a huge difference compared with last
:07:20. > :07:24.week. Tomorrow starting dre`ry, dull and wet, but only during thd
:07:25. > :07:29.afternoon, temperatures by that stage nudging up to 19 Celshus. It
:07:30. > :07:33.will be warmer tomorrow, a bit breezy.
:07:34. > :07:34.The national forecast is next. We are
:07:35. > :07:45.Hello, if you love wet weather, you appreciate a satellite picture. A
:07:46. > :07:46.big swell