:00:07. > :00:10.The government has today given the go-ahead for a new village
:00:11. > :00:12.of three and a half thousand homes in South Warwickshire.
:00:13. > :00:15.It'll be built on Long Marston Airfield, near Stratford-upon-Avon.
:00:16. > :00:16.But, as Peter Wilson reports, there's opposition from current
:00:17. > :00:40.Three miles south of Stratford. Now the government wants to turn Long
:00:41. > :00:45.Marston Airfield into one of its planned garden villages with more
:00:46. > :00:50.than 3000 homes. We are very pleased it has gone through. We were
:00:51. > :00:54.expecting it to go through at the end of November but we will have
:00:55. > :00:59.something that is more rubble to look at, more road infrastructure,
:01:00. > :01:04.rail infrastructure that we wouldn't have otherwise. It includes one of
:01:05. > :01:12.the country's fuel drag racing strips. Every day 40 light aircraft
:01:13. > :01:14.use their airfield. You have motor gliding, aviators at the top and
:01:15. > :01:22.they will have to move somewhere else. People won't be able to fly
:01:23. > :01:27.locally. It is famous for its Bulldog Bash music festival. Now,
:01:28. > :01:33.along with the other activities, and organisations based here, all are
:01:34. > :01:40.looking for a new location will stop we have the microlights that fly and
:01:41. > :01:43.the field like drag racing. There is the field like drag racing. There is
:01:44. > :01:48.only two strips now in the country and this is one of them. It will
:01:49. > :01:52.affect a lot of people in many ways and to find another site will be
:01:53. > :01:58.damn near impossible. The garden villages ambitious and includes
:01:59. > :02:03.plans for two primary schools, high school and a ?30 million road scheme
:02:04. > :02:09.to be paid for by the developers. Along with more than 3000 homes
:02:10. > :02:16.planned for the airfield site, more than 4000 jobs will also be created.
:02:17. > :02:18.A woman's died after a New Year's Day house fire.
:02:19. > :02:20.Fire crews were called to Fourth Avenue at Bordesley Green
:02:21. > :02:23.in Birmingham, just after seven o'clock yesterday morning.
:02:24. > :02:25.West Midlands Police say a 54-year-old woman
:02:26. > :02:30.The fire's not being treated as suspicious.
:02:31. > :02:33.A man's appeared in court after a stabbing at a Birmingham
:02:34. > :02:35.A 20-year-old man suffered a serious shoulder
:02:36. > :02:37.injury in the attack at the
:02:38. > :02:42.49-year-old Paul Masters, from Yardley, appeared before
:02:43. > :02:44.magistrates this morning charged with wounding with intent to cause
:02:45. > :02:50.He was remanded in custody until the 1st of February.
:02:51. > :02:53.Dudley has been singled out in a national report
:02:54. > :02:58.It comes after the borough has introduced ten outdoor gyms.
:02:59. > :03:01.Experts say not only have they helped people get fitter,
:03:02. > :03:03.but are also credited with a reduction in crime.
:03:04. > :03:05.Currently there are around 40,000 users and crime
:03:06. > :03:21.There has been some unforeseen benefits around social cohesion,
:03:22. > :03:24.Anti-Social Behaviour Orders and the pick-up from exercise on
:03:25. > :03:28.prescription throughout primary care. We have had a lot of feedback
:03:29. > :03:34.from the public about how they felt safe in these parks and how they
:03:35. > :03:37.have managed to bring the city back together. Willie positive outcomes.
:03:38. > :03:39.He's been called one of the most important British footballers
:03:40. > :03:42.of the 20th century, playing for Stoke City and England .
:03:43. > :03:44.But Frank Soo, the first non-white person to play for England,
:03:45. > :03:47.has been largely overlooked in the history of English football.
:03:48. > :03:49.Now a new book tells the story of his life and career.
:03:50. > :03:55.He was a household name in the 1930s and 40s.
:03:56. > :03:58.His biographer said he was up there with the greats.
:03:59. > :04:01.So it's something of a mystery that Frank Soo has been all but forgotten
:04:02. > :04:07.During his lifetime, he was recognised to be as equal
:04:08. > :04:10.to Stanley Matthews, Tommy Lawton, Billy
:04:11. > :04:20.Anybody that knows about football knows that they are the greats.
:04:21. > :04:23.Frank Soo was with Stanley Matthews at Stoke City.
:04:24. > :04:27.He also played alongside him at England wearing the number six.
:04:28. > :04:30.During the war, he joined the RAF and played as a guest player
:04:31. > :04:33.at other clubs including Chelsea, Brentford and Millwall.
:04:34. > :04:37.But Frank Soo was half Chinese, the first non-white player
:04:38. > :04:47.His family believe he's been overlooked because of his ethnicity.
:04:48. > :04:50.Growing up, it was the one thing that we all clung onto.
:04:51. > :04:52.Our great uncle playing football for England.
:04:53. > :04:55.It's a little bit frustrating when you are that great niece
:04:56. > :04:57.of a man who played for England and he's the first Asian player
:04:58. > :05:00.to play for the national side and yet he doesn't
:05:01. > :05:07.The more I learned about him and his life and achievements
:05:08. > :05:09.throughout his career, I feel he is an important figure
:05:10. > :05:13.in his own right irrespective of his ethnic background.
:05:14. > :05:16.He was actually one of the most important figures in 20th century
:05:17. > :05:21.Frank Soo spent the rest of his career after the war coaching,
:05:22. > :05:26.He died in 1991, largely unknown in his home country.
:05:27. > :05:29.Susan Gardner hoped her account of his life story will get him
:05:30. > :05:48.Onto football and in the Premier League,
:05:49. > :05:50.West Bromwich Albion beat Hull City 3-1 at the Hawthorns.
:05:51. > :05:53.In the Championship it was a mostly disappointing day for our teams.
:05:54. > :05:55.Birmingham lost 3-1 at home to Brentford
:05:56. > :05:57.despite taking the lead, Burton also lost at home 1-0
:05:58. > :05:59.to Preston North end, Aston Villa lost 1-0 away
:06:00. > :06:01.at Cardiff City and it was 0-0 between Sheffield
:06:02. > :06:05.In League One, Coventry drew two all at home to Bolton,
:06:06. > :06:08.Port Vale drew 0-0 away at Oldham, Shrewsbury town lost at home,
:06:09. > :06:15.1-0 against Fleetwood and Walsall also lost at home 2-0 to Rochdale.
:06:16. > :06:20.And in League Two, Cheltenham Town lost 2-0 away at Colchester.
:06:21. > :06:27.Time for a look at the weather now, here's Shefali.
:06:28. > :06:35.Very good evening and a happy New Year. It is as though we have been
:06:36. > :06:39.drawn out of the darkness into the light after yesterday's dull and
:06:40. > :06:44.dreary conditions. We had some brilliant blue skies. It wasn't
:06:45. > :06:50.anything but scorching today. We had a hard frost this morning.
:06:51. > :06:54.Temperatures struggled to reach for Celsius. This is how the rest of the
:06:55. > :06:59.week is panning out. It will be largely settled with some frosty
:07:00. > :07:03.nights. At the weekend, it is turning milder and unsettled. We
:07:04. > :07:07.have high pressure dominating to the west and it is minimising these
:07:08. > :07:13.weather fronts. We get more in the way of cloud tomorrow and we have
:07:14. > :07:16.brilliant blue skies. Through this evening, we have clear skies and
:07:17. > :07:24.temperatures are beginning to plummet. They will be down 2-2 C the
:07:25. > :07:30.towns and cities. In rural sheltered spots, temperatures are lower. Ahead
:07:31. > :07:34.of that weather front, a bit of cloud to the North keeping those
:07:35. > :07:38.temperatures above freezing and into tomorrow, the clouds slips
:07:39. > :07:43.southwards. There is the odd spot of rain as well. There is sunshine and
:07:44. > :07:47.further south and that frost disappear with temperatures rising
:07:48. > :07:50.to six Celsius. It will be milder tomorrow night with temperatures
:07:51. > :07:53.above freezing. Back to sunshine and blue sky for Wednesday and Thursday.
:07:54. > :08:14.Good evening. It has been turning colder and clearer and our weather
:08:15. > :08:18.watchers have been capturing the sunshine. Here is the scene in
:08:19. > :08:23.Derbyshire and where we have had the clear skies by day, we are in for a
:08:24. > :08:27.cold night tonight. Temperatures already plummeting, particularly
:08:28. > :08:30.towards the south with some icy stretches across parts of central
:08:31. > :08:35.and southern England, and into Wales. For the north-west, not as
:08:36. > :08:40.cold, as we have the cloud building. But to the south we could see
:08:41. > :08:45.temperatures down to minus four or five first thing Tuesday morning. If
:08:46. > :08:48.you have a commute back to work, bear in mind you will have to scrape
:08:49. > :08:54.the car and there could be the odd patch of mist and freezing fog. But
:08:55. > :08:56.many of us staying dry. More cloud in the north and west.