:00:00. > :00:09.Thousands of fish feared dead as a stretch of
:00:10. > :00:15.People come here to feed them, but it's going to be a sad loss
:00:16. > :00:18.and I think it's going to take a long time before it
:00:19. > :00:21.Local people are being warned to keep livestock and pets away
:00:22. > :00:27.As Donald Trump becomes US President, we get the view
:00:28. > :00:29.from the Whitehouse - the other one.
:00:30. > :00:33.When the pavement becomes a road - confusion over shared spaces causing
:00:34. > :00:39.They reduce my independence, they reduce where I can
:00:40. > :00:49.The stuff of dreams, from making music in a converted bedroom
:00:50. > :00:53.in Coventry to being nominated for an award in LA.
:00:54. > :00:56.And as we get revved up for the weekend you might be
:00:57. > :00:58.wondering whether we're in line for more sunshine,
:00:59. > :01:03.I'll have a full forecast, and find out why I'm at the Genting
:01:04. > :01:19.It's feared thousands of fish may have been killed after a river
:01:20. > :01:22.The Environment Agency has set up an incident room,
:01:23. > :01:26.after chemicals were found in the River Morda, near Oswestry.
:01:27. > :01:28.The water company United Utilities says there has been an issue
:01:29. > :01:32.at its nearby water treatment works and is investigating.
:01:33. > :01:35.Bob Hockenhull is in Oswestry for us tonight.
:01:36. > :02:04.Brown trout and heels have been affected in the Morda.
:02:05. > :02:07.It may look beautiful in the winter sun, but last night local people
:02:08. > :02:09.were sickened to see hundreds of fish gasping
:02:10. > :02:13.Acid from a nearby water treatment works flowed into the Morda,
:02:14. > :02:18.Staff at Western Pools Fishery witnessed the river
:02:19. > :02:23.They fear it'll take years for the habitat to recover.
:02:24. > :02:28.The river was white and there was evidence of dead and dying fish.
:02:29. > :02:31.They seemed to have a problem with oxygen.
:02:32. > :02:34.The length of time it's taken to build up this system,
:02:35. > :02:36.the complete ecosystem, the invertebrates, the stuff
:02:37. > :02:39.on which they feed, plus four or five generations of trout
:02:40. > :02:43.which spawned after the original, all wiped out.
:02:44. > :02:45.A mile and a half from the fishery, this is
:02:46. > :02:52.They've confirmed there has been an incident here and they're working
:02:53. > :02:59.By this afternoon, the dead fish had been washed downstream after water
:03:00. > :03:03.levels were raised to flush the pollution out.
:03:04. > :03:06.The Environment Agency has launched an investigation and is working
:03:07. > :03:11.There's acid that has gone into this river.
:03:12. > :03:14.Even for our staff that are working here today
:03:15. > :03:16.and the work that we're doing, we have to be exceptionally
:03:17. > :03:20.I advise people to keep their pets, themselves out of the water and,
:03:21. > :03:22.where possible, keep livestock out of the water
:03:23. > :03:28.Fortunately, the pollution doesn't appear to have got
:03:29. > :03:33.But the owners fear it'll be a long time before the River Morda is once
:03:34. > :03:50.A lot of work has been done to clean up the Morda in recent years and
:03:51. > :03:55.people love coming here to see the brown trout in the clear water. The
:03:56. > :04:00.fishery staff see the believe this stretch is now dead but the
:04:01. > :04:05.Environment Agency is beating a slightly better spent on it. They
:04:06. > :04:12.are saying the river is already beginning to you. -- recover.
:04:13. > :04:14.Millions watched today as Donald Trump was sworn in
:04:15. > :04:18.But around the world there have been protests,
:04:19. > :04:20.from a group whose tag line is 'Build bridges, not walls.'
:04:21. > :04:23.Joanne Writtle went to see one such protest in the historic
:04:24. > :04:25.setting of Ironbridge and she's been gathering more
:04:26. > :04:29.As Donald Trump became the 45th president of the
:04:30. > :04:32.a peaceful protest had taken place in the unlikely setting
:04:33. > :04:35.of historic Ironbridge - birthplace of the
:04:36. > :04:43.It was one of 100 such demonstations by the group Bridges Not Walls.
:04:44. > :04:46.We see a lot of kindness around us every day, really,
:04:47. > :04:50.and just to reinforce that and recognise it and celebrate it
:04:51. > :04:54.and encourage people to focus on that rather than negativity
:04:55. > :04:58.and divisiveness that's been characterising our politics lately.
:04:59. > :05:00.We don't really know what's going to happen and it's nice
:05:01. > :05:03.to join together with similar people to build bridges and get
:05:04. > :05:10.There's a lot of suspicion and fear, both in Europe with Brexit and also
:05:11. > :05:17.Trump is, from his personality, a president which we have
:05:18. > :05:20.never experienced before and we don't actually know.
:05:21. > :05:24.In the summer, Ironbridge is packed with tourists and today's winter
:05:25. > :05:26.sunshine brought out the visitors too, all with views
:05:27. > :05:34.I have my doubts about whether he's wired up right.
:05:35. > :05:37.Some of the things he says are excellent, but some
:05:38. > :05:39.of the other things, I think he's just gone
:05:40. > :05:44.My view is to give him a bit of time and just see how it goes.
:05:45. > :05:48.We're living in a world that's changing rapidly and all sorts
:05:49. > :05:49.of uncertainties and he's not a politician.
:05:50. > :05:54.Many experts say Pennsysvannia was the state that swung it
:05:55. > :05:58.for Trump, an area suffering from a decline in industry.
:05:59. > :06:02.It's where mum of two Cathy Wardius is from.
:06:03. > :06:06.I think, like most Americans, we're apprehneisve because we don't
:06:07. > :06:09.know what the next four years are going to bring.
:06:10. > :06:12.But then, like I said, I know a lot of really good hard
:06:13. > :06:15.working people who had voted for him who are optimistic that he'll bring
:06:16. > :06:20.jobs back and do the things that he promised.
:06:21. > :06:27.I wonder how they're feeling at the White House right now.
:06:28. > :06:35.I think it's the most scariest thing that I've ever heard of.
:06:36. > :06:38.He's scary because I think if anybody's going to push
:06:39. > :06:40.the button, he's going to be the one to do it.
:06:41. > :06:44.He may have his sceptics, but President Trump gave this message:
:06:45. > :06:48.Together, we will make America great again.
:06:49. > :07:04.Thank you, God bless you and God bless America.
:07:05. > :07:06.A man's appeared before Walsall magistrates charged
:07:07. > :07:09.40-year-old Kulwinder Kaur was found dead
:07:10. > :07:13.at her home, in Gomer Street, in Willenhall, on Wednesday.
:07:14. > :07:16.46-year-old Azad Singh was remanded in custody
:07:17. > :07:20.and is due to appear before Wolverhampton Crown Court on Monday.
:07:21. > :07:24.Police are appealing for witnesses, after a man was arrested
:07:25. > :07:25.on suspicion of robbery, following two incidents
:07:26. > :07:30.The first took place at the BP Garage on Stratford Road in Warwick,
:07:31. > :07:33.where it's alleged an armed man demanded money from the till.
:07:34. > :07:36.Less than half an hour later, an armed man is believed to have
:07:37. > :07:39.demanded cash from the Heart of England Co-op on Church Road
:07:40. > :07:43.A 29-year-old from Leamington Spa has been bailed with conditions
:07:44. > :07:50.until the beginning of March while investigations continue.
:07:51. > :07:53.The search for a company to design, build and maintain high speed trains
:07:54. > :07:55.for the HS2 project, has been launched by the Government.
:07:56. > :07:58.Up to 60 trains will be needed and the contract to build them
:07:59. > :08:05.Construction work on phase one from London to Birmingham is due
:08:06. > :08:09.The Transport Secretary Chris Grayling says the project should be
:08:10. > :08:13.given royal assent in the next month.
:08:14. > :08:16.This is the real thing, this is the start of
:08:17. > :08:18.the construction of HS2, a huge project that will
:08:19. > :08:20.transform our country, will transform our transport system
:08:21. > :08:21.and will create huge opportunities for people
:08:22. > :08:29.The Labour MEP Sion Simon has formally launched his campaign to be
:08:30. > :08:31.elected West Midlands "Metro Mayor" in just over three months.
:08:32. > :08:33.He told an invited audience at a training centre
:08:34. > :08:36.in Wolverhampton that, if elected, he would fight
:08:37. > :08:37.for fairer Government funding for the West Midlands
:08:38. > :08:41.compared with Scotland, Wales and even other regions of England.
:08:42. > :08:44.Our political editor Patrick Burns is in Central Birmingham for us.
:08:45. > :08:55.So what exactly is he concerned about?
:08:56. > :09:01.is the public spending formula operated by successive governments
:09:02. > :09:05.for 40 years and it means that in Scotland there is an allocation of
:09:06. > :09:12.over ten and a half thousand pounds per head over the past year while
:09:13. > :09:15.here in the Midlands, just ?8,750 and Mr Simon wants it scrapped
:09:16. > :09:18.because it fails to recognise the fact that the population of the
:09:19. > :09:23.Midlands is bigger and makes a bigger contribution to the UK
:09:24. > :09:30.economy than Scotland. I put it to him however that successive
:09:31. > :09:32.governments that shall not the slightest interest in scrapping it
:09:33. > :09:34.because Scotland is a nation whereas the Midlands is merely a region.
:09:35. > :09:36.We pay the same taxes as they do in Scotland, Wales,
:09:37. > :09:39.Northern Ireland and London, but they get much better public
:09:40. > :09:41.services deliberately on purpose, because of this formula,
:09:42. > :09:44.It is not fair that they should have better hospitals
:09:45. > :09:47.and better schools than us, even though we pay the same tax.
:09:48. > :09:53.I just want our fair share of the national pie.
:09:54. > :10:01.Interesting to see that slogan taking back control. Where have we
:10:02. > :10:04.heard that before? How could we possibly forget? Mr Simon says it
:10:05. > :10:08.reflexes determination and as he puts it, we need to seize back
:10:09. > :10:13.control from a Westminster Government that has no plan for
:10:14. > :10:18.Brexit, far less than the challenges that flow from that from our part of
:10:19. > :10:23.the world. There is an irony that a Labour MP who until recently had on
:10:24. > :10:31.his website a statement in support of the Remain vote should now be
:10:32. > :10:33.campaigning under the slogan made famous by the league campaign. When
:10:34. > :10:39.I reminded him of this, he said it was his idea first. -- Leave.
:10:40. > :10:41.I've been campaigning for this for seven years now
:10:42. > :10:43.and throughout that time, my single clear message has been -
:10:44. > :10:46.we need to take back control from London
:10:47. > :10:49.If some other people more recently have appropriated my slogan
:10:50. > :10:51.for their ends, then that's not my problem.
:10:52. > :10:57.How do you see his chances and those of the other candidates? Labourer
:10:58. > :11:02.will see the idea traditional front runners in this part of the country,
:11:03. > :11:06.Conservatives say they only need a 4% swing but with other parties
:11:07. > :11:09.contesting this, it is the real contest and it's more about
:11:10. > :11:13.personalities than most street party political fight because of the very
:11:14. > :11:14.nature of the job. Thank you, Patrick.
:11:15. > :11:16.Thanks for joining us on Midlands Today, still to come
:11:17. > :11:19.on tonight's programm: Searching for his century, Stoke City's Peter
:11:20. > :11:22.Crouch is poised to score his one hundredth Premier League goal.
:11:23. > :11:25.And if you're looking for something fun to do this weekend, I might just
:11:26. > :11:29.But if this is a bit noisy, the weather is
:11:30. > :11:42.They were supposed to make getting about easier,
:11:43. > :11:46.but the so-called shared spaces where kerbs and road
:11:47. > :11:48.markings are removed in some town and city centres,
:11:49. > :11:53.Campaigners for blind people say the concept, widely used
:11:54. > :11:57.They have been discussing their concerns at a special
:11:58. > :12:00.meeting of MPs on the Women and Equalities Committee
:12:01. > :12:03.Here's our transport correspondent, Peter Plisner.
:12:04. > :12:07.Charlotte Nickson and guide dog Layla navigating their way
:12:08. > :12:12.But for them, shared space doesn't make things very easy.
:12:13. > :12:14.This is where she's stops for this crossing.
:12:15. > :12:28.Here Layla gets confused because there's no kurbs and waits
:12:29. > :12:30.for instruction from Charlotte.
:12:31. > :12:32.And it not just Layla who doesn't understand the layout.
:12:33. > :12:35.When we filmed, there were cars and other vehicles everywhere,
:12:36. > :12:37.even on what was supposed to be the pavement.
:12:38. > :12:41.They make it harder for me to get to work, and that's just not fair.
:12:42. > :12:44.They make it impossible for a lot of my blind friends to come
:12:45. > :12:46.and visit me and if they do, we have to make sure
:12:47. > :12:49.there is a sighted person there to help us at all times.
:12:50. > :12:52.The idea of shared space comes from Holland, what happens is,
:12:53. > :12:55.road signs, traffic lights and road markings are removed and drivers
:12:56. > :12:57.don't quite know who actually has priority, and they go slower.
:12:58. > :13:00.But it might be safer for some, but not others.
:13:01. > :13:03.As you get to this side, Peter, it doesn't lead to anywhere.
:13:04. > :13:09.Sarah Gayton from Staffordshrie campaigns on behalf of the blind
:13:10. > :13:11.and partially sighted and she maintains that shared
:13:12. > :13:16.Blind people have real difficulties navigating them because the kerb
:13:17. > :13:19.line is taken away and crossings are taken away.
:13:20. > :13:22.Some zebra crossings are put in, but they're not put in properly.
:13:23. > :13:24.Today, Sarah and others had the chance to speak directly
:13:25. > :13:27.to MPs on the Women and Equalities Select Committee
:13:28. > :13:29.as it held an outreach meeting in Birmingham.
:13:30. > :13:31.The committee is currently investigating the build environment
:13:32. > :13:39.You can read all the papers you like, but until you have the people
:13:40. > :13:43.sat in front of you telling you exactly how it feels to not be
:13:44. > :13:46.able to move around their city centre or that they can't get
:13:47. > :13:49.a house that's suitable for them to live in,
:13:50. > :13:52.you don't really get the human feeling of it.
:13:53. > :13:57.Coventry City Council maintains that its shared space is safe
:13:58. > :13:58.and that schemes developed in consultation with
:13:59. > :14:05.But despite concerns of some, the use of shared space is growing
:14:06. > :14:17.It's been announced that the by-election
:14:18. > :14:19.to vote for the next MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central will be
:14:20. > :14:24.It comes after the resignation of Tristram Hunt,
:14:25. > :14:26.who announced his resignation last week to become Director of
:14:27. > :14:31.Mr Hunt is expected to leave the House of
:14:32. > :14:36.Conductors on London Midland trains are to vote on strike action.
:14:37. > :14:38.The rail union, RMT, said it was balloting its members
:14:39. > :14:41.over the proposed imposition of security contractors on trains.
:14:42. > :14:44.The union said the company's move was made without agreement.
:14:45. > :14:46.London Midland said it was "very disappointed" the RMT
:14:47. > :14:56.Now here's a tale of far-away seas - with links to
:14:57. > :14:59.In 1914, the polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton gathered
:15:00. > :15:03.28 men to explore the Antarctric - three
:15:04. > :15:07.His ship, the Endurance, was destroyed, but there was just
:15:08. > :15:09.about time to recover a collection of incredible photographs,
:15:10. > :15:14.For the first time, they're on show in Birmingham.
:15:15. > :15:21.Arguably the greatest polar explorer.
:15:22. > :15:24.A man who would not accept he'd be beaten by the elements.
:15:25. > :15:27.The Enduring Eye exhibition is billed as one of the finest
:15:28. > :15:31.photographic records of human survival, documenting his
:15:32. > :15:36.exploration of the Antarctic aboard the ship The Endurance.
:15:37. > :15:39.The idea that Shackleton had was to be the first person to cross
:15:40. > :15:45.He'd been beaten to the first person to reach the Pole by Roald Amundsen
:15:46. > :15:47.and this was the last achievement there could be
:15:48. > :15:53.He also wanted to make a name for himself as being
:15:54. > :15:58.Many of these previously unseen images were captured by ship
:15:59. > :16:00.photographer Frank Hurley, who hoped to earn a small fortune
:16:01. > :16:02.by selling the rights when they returned.
:16:03. > :16:06.When the Endurance started sinking in 1915,
:16:07. > :16:09.he risked injury or worse by plucking glass plated photographs
:16:10. > :16:17.This Hurley image was directly digitised from one of those plates.
:16:18. > :16:21.He chose three men - a geologist, a scientist, and a doctor -
:16:22. > :16:27.And Shackleton wanted all of his men to contribute no
:16:28. > :16:32.But Ernest Shackleton's epic voyage would never had departed,
:16:33. > :16:36.some say, were it not for a Birmingham businesman.
:16:37. > :16:39.Dudley Docker is very well-known locally I think as being a major
:16:40. > :16:41.industrialist of the time, of the early 20th century.
:16:42. > :16:44.Shackleton, like a modern explorer, would look for funds from all sorts
:16:45. > :16:49.of sources and he had inspired Dudley Docker.
:16:50. > :16:55.In today's money, he gave about ?430,000 to support the expidition.
:16:56. > :16:57.The were two more Brummie seamen including James A Mcilroy,
:16:58. > :17:01.who studied medicine at Birmingham University.
:17:02. > :17:04.For the 28 men on board, the wanderlust was lost
:17:05. > :17:08.to the ferociuous cold and thick ice which swallowed the ship.
:17:09. > :17:11.Enduring Eye at the Library of Birmingham continues
:17:12. > :17:24.Stoke City's Peter Crouch is poised to reach a century
:17:25. > :17:29.Yes, he gave us the robot goal celebration and his model wife won
:17:30. > :17:35.But actually Peter Crouch is one of the most down to earth
:17:36. > :17:39.So it will be a very popular moment if he can score his one hundredth
:17:40. > :17:41.Premier League goal this weekend when Stoke City take
:17:42. > :17:54.Peter Crouch is loving his football and who can blame him?
:17:55. > :17:56.He was brought back into the starting line up for Stoke
:17:57. > :17:59.at Christmas and he's scored three goals in five matches since.
:18:00. > :18:02.I looked at where my career was going and thinking,
:18:03. > :18:09.I think now that I've been given this opportunity to play again,
:18:10. > :18:12.I'm loving it, probably more so than when I was 18 months ago
:18:13. > :18:15.and before that period because now I realise how much it means
:18:16. > :18:21.His attributes and his ability to affect games hasn't changed.
:18:22. > :18:24.He's getting on years, he's probably coming
:18:25. > :18:27.towards the end of his career, he knows that.
:18:28. > :18:33.But we haven't seen any diminishing of his qualities at all.
:18:34. > :18:36.The very first Premier League goal came for Aston Villa 15 years ago.
:18:37. > :18:39.The 20-year-old was still growing into his six foot seven frame then
:18:40. > :18:44.and it took a move to Southampton before his career really blossomed.
:18:45. > :18:47.42 England caps and appearances at two World Cups followed.
:18:48. > :18:51.He's scored 36 goals for Stoke since joining them in 2011 but he's
:18:52. > :18:57.The goal for Stoke against Man City was probably the best
:18:58. > :19:03.Headed it down to me and being able to flick it up and volley it.
:19:04. > :19:06.Nine out of ten times they don't get anywhere near the goal.
:19:07. > :19:09.So to see it fly in the top corner was probably the best
:19:10. > :19:14.His wife Abby Clancy won Strictly Come Dancing in 2013
:19:15. > :19:16.and Crouch is also famous for his goal celebration moves.
:19:17. > :19:20.So will we see the robot again for the first time in a decade
:19:21. > :19:26.I've had so many people say to me, if you get the 100th,
:19:27. > :19:28.you've got to do it, you've got to do it.
:19:29. > :19:31.The pressure's taking its toll, let's put it that way.
:19:32. > :19:37.He's clearly a popular member of the Stoke City squad
:19:38. > :19:40.and would love to play on until he's 40.
:19:41. > :19:43.So we could see that Peter Crouch goal celebration plenty more times
:19:44. > :19:51.And you can see the full interview with Peter Crouch on Football Focus
:19:52. > :19:56.And he's about to get a new team mate.
:19:57. > :20:03.Saido Berahino set to move up the M6 from West Bromwich Albion.
:20:04. > :20:05.Yes, Albion have accepted a bid from Stoke for their striker.
:20:06. > :20:09.Berahino is still only 23 but he's being trying to leave
:20:10. > :20:14.His attitude has been questioned at Albion
:20:15. > :20:22.For Albion it's one in and one out as they've completed the signing
:20:23. > :20:24.of midfielder Jake Livermore for ?10 million
:20:25. > :20:32.He's had his problems, notably the loss of
:20:33. > :20:39.But Tony Pulis says Livermore is back to his best.
:20:40. > :20:41.Having gone to Hull, the tragedy that followed him around
:20:42. > :20:46.We played him twice this season and he was exceptional in both games.
:20:47. > :20:50.He looks as though he's getting his form back and he's just 27.
:20:51. > :20:59.We think it's a really, really good time.
:21:00. > :21:01.Onto tennis and another fantastic victory for Birmingham's Dan Evans
:21:02. > :21:09.Yes, recently dropped by his sponsor he had to stock up
:21:10. > :21:14.But it's working he's through to the fourth
:21:15. > :21:17.round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career.
:21:18. > :21:20.He beat Australia's Bernard Tomic in straight sets 7-5 7-6 7-6.
:21:21. > :21:22.And he played some scintillating tennis.
:21:23. > :21:25.This 25 shot rally in the final tie break arguably the pint
:21:26. > :21:31.His winner even drew applause from his opponent.
:21:32. > :21:34.Moments later, he'd earned himself three match points.
:21:35. > :21:38.He was receiving serve but he only needed one match point.
:21:39. > :21:40.Evans was very emotional at this point.
:21:41. > :21:43.It was due to losing a former coach to cancer last year.
:21:44. > :21:46.He said afterwards he wised that Belgian Julien Hofferlin could have
:21:47. > :21:52.He always said I could do it, so obviously, you know,
:21:53. > :21:56.he always said I should be playing top 40 tennis and in the grand slams
:21:57. > :22:08.Evans plays the 12th seed Jo Wilfried Tsonga from France
:22:09. > :22:27.A singer songwriter making music in her bedroom and ends up along the
:22:28. > :22:31.stars of LA. She has attracted quite a following on social media and has
:22:32. > :22:37.been nominated for a prestigious American music award and Emma could
:22:38. > :22:38.be sharing the winning platform with Adele and Ellie Goulding, the only
:22:39. > :22:41.other solo female British singers. From Coventry to Los Angeles,
:22:42. > :22:44.that's where Emma McGann is going. She performs from this converted
:22:45. > :22:47.bedroom at her home in Coventry, and is delighted to be nominated
:22:48. > :23:03.for America's iHeart I was super surprised, it feels like
:23:04. > :23:09.a dream. The nominations have come at a point which is already really
:23:10. > :23:15.exciting. The awards will be broadcast across this state in
:23:16. > :23:16.March. It will be a star studded event and we can wave Emma to walk
:23:17. > :23:17.the red carpet. Last year Justin Bieber
:23:18. > :23:19.was the overall winner, and Adele and Ellie Goulding have
:23:20. > :23:31.nominations this year. With Adele and especially Ellie
:23:32. > :23:39.Goulding, I would let them as my inspirations. To be on a pie with
:23:40. > :23:47.them at the same award show is insane. It's really insane. As well
:23:48. > :23:51.as being busy with the music awards, Emma is experimenting with
:23:52. > :23:54.cutting-edge technology. The plan is too great a music video using
:23:55. > :23:57.virtual reality. It will be the first of its kind in this industry.
:23:58. > :23:59.K, guys. It wouldn't be possible
:24:00. > :24:01.without the help of her boyfriend James, who's the driving force
:24:02. > :24:10.behind all the technology. The main thing idea is our deal but
:24:11. > :24:14.with Emma's broadcasting, I have dabbled individually and lighting
:24:15. > :24:16.and anything to do with computers, anything to improve the broadcast.
:24:17. > :24:19.Emma's been been nominated in the social media category
:24:20. > :24:21.from now until then she's drumming up support amongst
:24:22. > :24:28.Thank you for tuning in and I will see you later on tonight for another
:24:29. > :24:30.broadcast. Goodbye. Finally, the sun made
:24:31. > :24:34.a welcome appearance today. Rebecca has the forecast,
:24:35. > :24:36.but she's somewhere a little different this evening
:24:37. > :24:53.at the Genting Arena. There is something special about to
:24:54. > :24:58.happen this year. You wouldn't catch me doing any of this but one person
:24:59. > :25:03.you might is Chris. You do this, what's wrong with you? I've been
:25:04. > :25:10.doing it from an early age and it's stuck with me ever since. What is
:25:11. > :25:16.Arena Cross? Its motocross. We do tricks, fireworks and everything.
:25:17. > :25:23.You don't actually do this? I stick to the racing. This looks dangerous,
:25:24. > :25:27.is it? It can be, but we really experience and we try not to crash
:25:28. > :25:32.too often. Why should people come down and watch it this weekend?
:25:33. > :25:38.There will be tricks and erasing, fireworks and lots of entertainment.
:25:39. > :25:42.We have to ask the boss man if we can get them to be quiet because
:25:43. > :25:45.I've got to do the weather forecast. If you fancy coming down here that's
:25:46. > :25:51.all well and good about the weather is looking too bad this weekend. It
:25:52. > :25:57.has been a glorious day today, clear blue skies. Our temperatures were
:25:58. > :26:00.only at five Celsius. Through the weekend, we will get much colder air
:26:01. > :26:05.from linear continents. That is going to cool things down. We saw
:26:06. > :26:10.that across the southern half of the region last night. A chilly weekend
:26:11. > :26:14.but some sunny spells and variable amounts of cloud through this
:26:15. > :26:20.weekend. We have got much colder air working its way across as from the
:26:21. > :26:23.east. The map will turn very blue as we head through tonight because
:26:24. > :26:28.temperatures are dropping like a stone. It will start to creep its
:26:29. > :26:33.way northwards, cold right the way across the board. Temperatures
:26:34. > :26:38.dipping two minus five. In some sheltered rural spots, it could get
:26:39. > :26:42.lower than that. Widespread frost and in eastern parts of the region,
:26:43. > :26:48.mist and fog patches developing and they could be clearing into the day
:26:49. > :26:51.tomorrow. High pressure in charge, little movement and breeze.
:26:52. > :26:56.Continuing to see those cold conditions through the morning, a
:26:57. > :27:01.frosty start and a very cold day indeed tomorrow. Still an easterly
:27:02. > :27:06.breeze so temperatures ranging from between one and three Celsius. There
:27:07. > :27:10.will be lots of lovely sunshine. We get cloud coming in from the east as
:27:11. > :27:14.we head through the day, variable and then applied a black cloud
:27:15. > :27:19.should help with temperatures as we head Saturday night into Sunday.
:27:20. > :27:22.Another very chilly night, another widespread frost right the way
:27:23. > :27:28.across the region, temperatures dipping down to around 8-1 or minus
:27:29. > :27:34.three. We could see some drizzle from that cloud which could tend to
:27:35. > :27:39.sleet or snow. Sunday -- Monday is more of the same. Stays that way as
:27:40. > :27:41.we head into the new working week. I am going to go and learn some
:27:42. > :27:42.tricks. Not really. Nicola Beckford will be
:27:43. > :27:47.with you at 10.30 for the late news.