:00:00. > :00:10.cleaners must be less than 900 watts. -- in the vacuum cleaners.
:00:11. > :00:15.Engineers working to refurbhsh Birmingham's road tunnels h`ve
:00:16. > :00:17.admitted they under`estimatdd the level of congestion
:00:18. > :00:22.The St Chad's and Queensway tunnels have been shut
:00:23. > :00:26.They're due to re`open tomorrow morning having been brought up
:00:27. > :00:35.The closures caused serious city centre congestion.
:00:36. > :00:37.It's estimated the tunnels are regularly used
:00:38. > :00:43.This is the second summer they've been shut.
:00:44. > :00:53.This year the hold ups seem to have been worse than last ydar.
:00:54. > :01:00.There was complacency to st`rt with because the work went so well last
:01:01. > :01:04.year. We put a campaign on to encourage people to leave their
:01:05. > :01:11.vehicles at home. That had the desired effect.
:01:12. > :01:13.The works have been on`going 24 hours a day.
:01:14. > :01:16.This refurbishment is the first major upgrade the tunnels
:01:17. > :01:20.Last summer new lighting and fire protection were installed, this time
:01:21. > :01:22.they're being fitted with sdcurity systems and new ventilation.
:01:23. > :01:25.But for those who make a living out of driving round the city,
:01:26. > :01:56.The whole city will be relidved It has been tough. Trying to gdt around
:01:57. > :01:59.the city is quite an ordeal. By tomorrow morning the titles should
:02:00. > :02:07.be open. The Prime Minister's announced a ?1
:02:08. > :02:10.million grant to maintain the Armed It honours more than 16,000 people
:02:11. > :02:13.who've died in conflicts The Government's also committed to
:02:14. > :02:19.fund the monument, at the N`tional Memorial Arboretum in Alrew`s,
:02:20. > :02:22.through to the next Parliamdnt. All 15,000 tickets which went
:02:23. > :02:25.on general sale for Coventrx City's homecoming game at the Ricoh Arena
:02:26. > :02:28.have sold out. Fans queued for hours
:02:29. > :02:30.on Friday to get a seat It's the first game in the city for
:02:31. > :02:36.more than a year since the owners of the Sky Blues moved fixttres to
:02:37. > :02:40.Northampton in a dispute ovdr money. The club says more tickets lay be
:02:41. > :02:43.available if police A physiotherapist from Birmhngham
:02:44. > :02:51.who's running from John O'Groats to Lands End to raise money for two
:02:52. > :02:54.of the city's hospitals says he will continue despite doctors
:02:55. > :02:57.warning him to stop. Gavin Sandford is half way through
:02:58. > :02:59.his challenge which involves Carole Foster's been to
:03:00. > :03:06.see how he's getting on. As if it's not hard enough,
:03:07. > :03:09.Gavin Sandford put on a fancy dress costume to run through
:03:10. > :03:13.his home town of Birmingham. He's already run 600 miles
:03:14. > :03:18.on a twisted ankle. The injury came four weeks `go
:03:19. > :03:21.when he had just left John O'Groats Since then he's done
:03:22. > :03:38.a marathon every day and Lands End It is for children that are being
:03:39. > :03:40.treated in this hospital. It is for the soldiers. This is what hnspires
:03:41. > :03:44.people. Despite the miles covered hd only
:03:45. > :03:46.has 5,000 of But there's
:03:47. > :04:01.a reason he's not giving up. He is not a man to leave thhngs to
:04:02. > :04:08.despite the pain. Everyday children despite the pain. Everyday children
:04:09. > :04:23.in these hospitals have thehr own marathon to face. The difference
:04:24. > :04:32.that the money makes is phenomenal. The dedication is fabulous. It takes
:04:33. > :04:43.over your entire life. Therd are sleepless nights.
:04:44. > :04:47.There's still 20 days and 20 marathons ahead but he says,
:04:48. > :04:57.Onto football and just the one result to bring you.
:04:58. > :05:00.In the Premier League Aston Villa are up to third in the tabld after
:05:01. > :05:05.Gabby Agbonlahor and Andreas Weimann getting the goals for the home side.
:05:06. > :05:18.Here's Charlie Slater with the forecast.
:05:19. > :05:25.The weather takes a turn for the worst tonight. But there is a good
:05:26. > :05:30.deal of brightness before The Sun goes down. It will turn 40 hn if you
:05:31. > :05:43.places as well. It will be ` mild night. `` it's well become foggy.
:05:44. > :05:53.Tomorrow afternoon there might be some brightness. On Tuesday it will
:05:54. > :05:57.be generally cloudy. There light be more brightness on Wednesdax and
:05:58. > :06:11.Thursday. That is all for now. Goodbyd.
:06:12. > :06:17.Good evening. Much of the country has enjoyed some sunshine to finish
:06:18. > :06:19.August. The last couple of hours brought a bit more cloud with some
:06:20. > :06:23.rain for Northern Ireland and western Scotland. That front will
:06:24. > :06:28.continue south through England and Wales overnight tonight, bringing
:06:29. > :06:32.with it a lot of mist and low cloud with patchy rain. Perhaps not quite
:06:33. > :06:36.reaching the south-east corner for the early hours. Temperatures of
:06:37. > :06:40.12-13d. We are expecting a slow start tomorrow morning, still quite
:06:41. > :06:41.cloudy, dull with mist and Merck around, especially for England and
:06:42. > :06:47.Wales. around, especially for England and
:06:48. > :06:49.arrive in the south-east. Behind it, skies brightening
:06:50. > :06:52.arrive in the south-east. Behind sunshine for much of the day across
:06:53. > :06:55.parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland. The north-west corner will
:06:56. > :07:00.see the breeze picking up the afternoon. A chance of one or two
:07:01. > :07:05.showers but much of Scotland, Northern Ireland, dry and fine with
:07:06. > :07:07.highs of 17-18d. Some sunshine breaking through across northern
:07:08. > :07:10.England with temperatures in Manchester at 19. West Wales again
:07:11. > :07:11.seeing