:00:00. > :00:09.We are back with the late news at 11pm.
:00:10. > :00:13.Voters in Birmingham could be asked to provide proof of ID before
:00:14. > :00:15.being allowed to cast their ballots, as part of efforts to
:00:16. > :00:20.The idea is to be piloted in a number of local authorities
:00:21. > :00:28.Once dubbed worse than a banana republic, election fraud and
:00:29. > :00:34.vote rigging in Birmingham rocked the political world a decade ago.
:00:35. > :00:36.Now, the Government is taking action and
:00:37. > :00:38.wants to pilot the idea of ID cards in polling stations.
:00:39. > :00:42.I think that would be best, actually, ID cards, yeah.
:00:43. > :00:44.Everyone's supposed to have an ID card that you can
:00:45. > :00:49.If I don't have an ID and just go vote, yeah, who knows who I am?
:00:50. > :00:52.Past issues mean that Birmingham's on our list of areas
:00:53. > :00:57.the Electoral Commission has identified in a report
:00:58. > :00:59.as being most at risk of allegations of electoral fraud and,
:01:00. > :01:01.along with several other authorities,
:01:02. > :01:05.it's to be invited to take part in pilot schemes announced today.
:01:06. > :01:07.The report doesn't just talk about ID cards
:01:08. > :01:11.in polling stations, it also suggests greater powers to deal with
:01:12. > :01:19.And it talks about banning the handling of completed postal ballots
:01:20. > :01:21.by political campaigners, one of the issues here
:01:22. > :01:27.But this Birmingham MP and former member of the Commons Home Affairs
:01:28. > :01:30.Select Committee is concerned that if ID cards are needed, some voters
:01:31. > :01:38.There are elderly people in this country who've never had a passport,
:01:39. > :01:41.they may end up losing their right to vote.
:01:42. > :01:46.who haven't got a passport or haven't yet got a driving licence.
:01:47. > :01:50.Birmingham City Council said today that it hadn't seen
:01:51. > :01:52.any details of the proposed pilot and,
:01:53. > :01:56.it would only happen after full discussions
:01:57. > :02:02.Peter Pilsner, BBC Midlands Today, in Birmingham.
:02:03. > :02:05.A man has been killed in a drive-by shooting
:02:06. > :02:11.The victim was sitting in a car in Dartmouth Street
:02:12. > :02:15.The road is closed while the police investigate the murder.
:02:16. > :02:18.A woman has died after a house fire in Stoke on Trent.
:02:19. > :02:20.Firefighters were called to the house in Bayham Walk
:02:21. > :02:25.A man was rescued and taken to hospital suffering
:02:26. > :02:27.from smoke inhalation, but they were unable
:02:28. > :02:33.Scientists in Birmingham are researching a new treatment
:02:34. > :02:39.They're investigating a way of reducing the number
:02:40. > :02:41.of injections people need to have by using something
:02:42. > :02:46.The gel breaks down only in the presence of glucose,
:02:47. > :02:56.which then releases the insulin stored inside it.
:02:57. > :02:58.Perhaps you could inject yourself with our smart
:02:59. > :03:02.or once per week and not have to regularly check your own blood
:03:03. > :03:04.glucose level because our system would deliver
:03:05. > :03:07.Some cricket news, and Ashley Giles has rejoined
:03:08. > :03:10.Seen here on the left, Giles led the Bears to victory
:03:11. > :03:19.He will oversee the mens and womens teams, as well as the club academy.
:03:20. > :03:21.Football now, and the second half has just got underway
:03:22. > :03:25.in the Premier League match between Stoke City and Liverpool.
:03:26. > :03:27.The latest score is 2-1 to Liverpool.
:03:28. > :03:28.In the Championship, Birmingham City were beaten
:03:29. > :03:33.Darren Bent scored the game's only goal from the penalty spot
:03:34. > :03:39.after Michael Morrison had dragged down Richard Keogh in the box.
:03:40. > :03:41.Another West Midlands club are looking for a new manager
:03:42. > :03:44.following yesterday's Boxing Day fixtures.
:03:45. > :03:47.Bruno Ribeiro resigned from Port Vale following their
:03:48. > :03:55.When Bruno Ribeiro took over at Port Vale in June, he became
:03:56. > :03:59.the club's first foreign manager, but just seven wins in 23 games
:04:00. > :04:02.and with the club 17th in League One, Ribeiro resigned,
:04:03. > :04:04.following their 1-0 defeat to Walsall.
:04:05. > :04:09.His assistant, Michael Brown, has been placed in temporary charge.
:04:10. > :04:11.There was a heavy defeat for new Coventry City manager
:04:12. > :04:13.Russell Slade in his first game in charge.
:04:14. > :04:16.Billy Bodin's hat trick condemning the Sky Blues to a 4-1 defeat
:04:17. > :04:21.They remain one place off the bottom in League One.
:04:22. > :04:23.In the Premier League, it looked like West Brom would come
:04:24. > :04:26.away with a hard earned point at Arsenal, but Oliver Giroud's
:04:27. > :04:28.86th minute header broke the Baggies' stubborn resistance.
:04:29. > :04:32.In the Championship, Aston Villa maintained
:04:33. > :04:35.their unbeaten home record, but were made to fight very hard
:04:36. > :04:40.Jamie Ward's acrobatic volley had levelled things up for the Brewers,
:04:41. > :04:44.before Ross McCormack got the winner for Villa 12 minutes from time.
:04:45. > :04:47.Elsewhere in the Championship, Ivan Cavaleiro's late penalty gave
:04:48. > :04:53.Their first back-to-back victories since August.
:04:54. > :04:56.Although there was drama right at the very end with City's players
:04:57. > :04:58.and supporters claiming Marlon Pack's header
:04:59. > :05:11.In the Premiership, Gloucester were beaten 28-24 at Harlequins.
:05:12. > :05:22.A good evening to you. It was another crisp winter 's day with a
:05:23. > :05:27.lot of early-morning frost but plenty of sunshine as well. This
:05:28. > :05:32.week with high pressure in charge, Bob is likely to pose problems
:05:33. > :05:37.during the night and the morning. -- baulk. This warning is in force for
:05:38. > :05:44.tomorrow morning. We can sit developing across the chart right
:05:45. > :05:49.now. I widespread frost as well. Tensions between -1 and -4 Celsius
:05:50. > :05:56.in the Calvin cities. A frosty, foggy start to the day tomorrow. Dry
:05:57. > :05:57.conditions but the temperatures head back to around three to five
:05:58. > :05:59.Celsius. Thank you. I'll be back with your late
:06:00. > :06:11.bulletin at 11:10pm. Good evening. It's a wintry night
:06:12. > :06:15.out there. Temperatures as low as minus three in one or two places
:06:16. > :06:21.already. For some of us the frost never shifted all day long. This
:06:22. > :06:27.shot was taken in Somerset. Tonight, some frost free places in Scotland.
:06:28. > :06:33.Fog will develop as we work through the night. It becomes wide spread.
:06:34. > :06:37.That's the issue in the morning, disruption certainly possible with a
:06:38. > :06:41.lot of people on the move. Check out local radio stations for the latest
:06:42. > :06:45.updates. Warnings in force from the Met Office. Parts of south-west
:06:46. > :06:48.Wales and England seeing early sunshine. Generally a lot of
:06:49. > :06:53.freezing fog around, which will be hard to shift through the day, as
:06:54. > :06:56.we'll see in a moment. The odd pocket of frost further north.
:06:57. > :07:00.Temperatures higher in Northern Ireland and Scotland. Drizzly rain
:07:01. > :07:03.across the western Highlands. Something of a breeze here, but
:07:04. > :07:07.further south, the winds will be light. For that reason, that fog
:07:08. > :07:09.will be very slow to clear. It should in some place was sunshine
:07:10. > :07:11.developing,