:00:00. > :00:07.Death threats from the Taliban and fearing for his life -
:00:08. > :00:12.the war interpreter from Afghanistan seeking asylum in Birmingham.
:00:13. > :00:18.If the UK Government are not able to take the responsibilities
:00:19. > :00:22.for those people who worked, who served for them in Afghanistan,
:00:23. > :00:24.why do you send your troops to Afghanistan?
:00:25. > :00:28.Javed Hotak served with the British forces and is facing deportation.
:00:29. > :00:32.Easing the pressure on hospital beds - the Leukaemia patients
:00:33. > :00:36.being sent home immediately after stem-cell treatment.
:00:37. > :00:40.It's just so nice to be able to sleep, go to your own bed,
:00:41. > :00:45.watch your own telly and just generally relax.
:00:46. > :00:47.Mending Molly's heart on Valentine's day -
:00:48. > :00:51.the rescue dog having a pacemaker fitted thanks to public donations.
:00:52. > :00:55.A long way from Wimbledon - Marcus Willis on his fight to climb
:00:56. > :01:00.And from the tomorrow the cold gradually eases.
:01:01. > :01:04.Foggy starts but milder days ahead with a little rain for the farmers.
:01:05. > :01:21.An Afghan interpreter who served with British forces
:01:22. > :01:23.says the Government has committed a great injustice by not
:01:24. > :01:28.Javed Hotak, who's living illegally in the Midlands,
:01:29. > :01:30.says he's received death threats from the Taliban, and fears
:01:31. > :01:34.for his life if the Home Office send him back to Afghanistan.
:01:35. > :01:36.Last year, another war translator living in West Bromwich,
:01:37. > :01:38.apparently killed himself rather than face deportation.
:01:39. > :01:45.Audrey Dias has this exclusive report.
:01:46. > :01:54.Now I feel ashamed and I regret my time with them.
:01:55. > :01:57.This was not the life that Javed Hotak imagined after spending
:01:58. > :02:02.two years fighting alongside British Armed Forces in Afghanistan.
:02:03. > :02:05.I was working as a soldier and interpreter as well
:02:06. > :02:15.Javed also worked for the Afghan special narcotics force, disrupting
:02:16. > :02:21.His reward - death threats from the Taliban.
:02:22. > :02:25.So he fled to Britain in 2008, hoping to find asylum in return
:02:26. > :02:30.Javed handed in the death threats he received from the Taliban
:02:31. > :02:38.In this one, for example, it says, "you will be in hell very soon."
:02:39. > :02:41.Here, they accuse him of being a "spy for the Crusaders"
:02:42. > :02:44.and sentence him and his family to the death penalty.
:02:45. > :02:48.Now, the Home Office refused to accept that these letters
:02:49. > :02:51.were genuine and they turned down his claim for asylum.
:02:52. > :02:53.Last week, the Commons Defence Select Committee heard
:02:54. > :03:00.The perception all over the country for them is that they have
:03:01. > :03:02.served the infidel forces, they are the eyes and ears
:03:03. > :03:05.Something dreadful will happen and we have no
:03:06. > :03:11.Now, if he is sent back, that would be an appalling act
:03:12. > :03:13.by our government and there would be one person to blame,
:03:14. > :03:17.that would be the ministers of the Crown and government
:03:18. > :03:19.in what is I think and act that is as shameful
:03:20. > :03:22.as any I can remember the British government taking.
:03:23. > :03:24.We have referred to the fact that all these other foreign governments
:03:25. > :03:27.have changed their opinion, they have lifted their interpreters
:03:28. > :03:30.out of Afghanistan and giving them leave to remain.
:03:31. > :03:33.Javed is making a renewed asylum application later this month
:03:34. > :03:38.I think it is really unimaginable to put yourself
:03:39. > :03:49.in a position like him, freeing really lead down
:03:50. > :03:51.in a position like him, being let down
:03:52. > :03:53.by government after working in the most dangerous circumstances.
:03:54. > :03:55.For now he finds himself working illegally in the West Midlands,
:03:56. > :03:58.relying on friends for a roof over his head.
:03:59. > :04:02.If you can't take the responsibility,
:04:03. > :04:04.don't send your troops, maybe for work somebody else,
:04:05. > :04:06.don't send your troops, maybe we work somebody else,
:04:07. > :04:09.Audrey Dias, BBC Midlands Today, Birmingham.
:04:10. > :04:12.In a statement the Home Office said, "all asylum cases are carefully
:04:13. > :04:15.considered on their individual merits and based on evidence
:04:16. > :04:18.Joining me now is Professor Scott Lucas from the University of
:04:19. > :04:26.How vital is the role of interpreter?
:04:27. > :04:34.Oh, these interpreters have been essential to British forces,
:04:35. > :04:38.American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan for more than a decade.
:04:39. > :04:42.But only do you need them to be able to communicate with local units, but
:04:43. > :04:45.if you are going to get hearts and minds of the villagers, you need
:04:46. > :04:49.someone there who translates in many different managers used. What might
:04:50. > :04:54.be the risk if he did return to Afghanistan? The Taliban have a
:04:55. > :04:59.record of threatening people who have worked with the American and
:05:00. > :05:03.British forces, sending out letters. Javed Hotek claims he has received
:05:04. > :05:08.these. The Home Office still do not believe him. What happens with
:05:09. > :05:13.interpreters in other countries, in America for example? In America they
:05:14. > :05:17.make special cases especially for Iraq interpreters. The cause of
:05:18. > :05:22.issues over immigration, these rules are tightening and is not guaranteed
:05:23. > :05:27.that interpreters will continue to receive this type of treatment. So,
:05:28. > :05:32.to say it is complex is an understatement, isn't it? It is
:05:33. > :05:34.complex. The important thing here is the niece to be transparency full
:05:35. > :05:40.stop Home Office are saying he does not have leave to remain. Let it be
:05:41. > :05:42.clear, that there is a threat to him if he goes back to Afghanistan. We
:05:43. > :05:45.appreciate your time thinking. And you've been reacting to this
:05:46. > :05:47.on our Facebook page. Julie Rathbone says,
:05:48. > :05:51."This is the sort of person who should undoubtedly be allowed
:05:52. > :05:54.to stay in our country.' Norma Robinson wrote,
:05:55. > :06:20."He is a hero too and put himself The pressure on the number
:06:21. > :06:24.of hospital beds is well known, but now doctors in Birmingham
:06:25. > :06:26.are piloting a scheme Some patients will be sent home
:06:27. > :06:30.immediately after stem-cell They usually have to spend around
:06:31. > :06:34.two weeks in hospital. Specialists also hope this
:06:35. > :06:37.could cut down on infections. Here's our Health Correspondent,
:06:38. > :06:42.Michele Paduano. So, we are probably about ten
:06:43. > :06:46.minutes away from starting. John Wyartt had high dose
:06:47. > :06:48.chemotherapy yesterday to destroy his blood cancer,
:06:49. > :06:51.but it's brutal and also His own stem cells were
:06:52. > :06:58.frozen before treatment. They are now being thawed
:06:59. > :07:00.and put back into his body. These are gel packs
:07:01. > :07:03.and they have been pre-warmed And these will help
:07:04. > :07:06.with the thawing process. Patients normally spend two weeks
:07:07. > :07:08.in hospital, but tonight, She has been cleaning the house
:07:09. > :07:19.for the last week solid and yes, the place has got antibacterial
:07:20. > :07:21.wipes everywhere and just every room has got them in and washes
:07:22. > :07:24.for your hands and it's Hey Ho, it's or for
:07:25. > :07:29.the best, isn't it? Patients are prone to infection
:07:30. > :07:31.and it can be fatal, but this small pilot study wants
:07:32. > :07:34.to see if some can be They stay in their own environment,
:07:35. > :07:42.they try to stay away from the hospital acquired
:07:43. > :07:45.infections, they have their own food and most of the patients would say
:07:46. > :07:48.that hospital food is not great, but it is something that
:07:49. > :07:51.when they have such an intensive This unit has 25 beds and serves
:07:52. > :07:55.a population of 1.4 million. There is always pressure on NHS
:07:56. > :07:58.beds, so if people can go home, the more cancer patients can be
:07:59. > :08:00.treated more quickly. Four days after transplant and John
:08:01. > :08:05.is visited by nurses. They take blood and check how
:08:06. > :08:10.the treatment is affecting him. It's just so nice to be able
:08:11. > :08:13.to sleep, go to your own bed, watch your own telly
:08:14. > :08:18.and just generally relax. It's better for John,
:08:19. > :08:20.but more pressure for his wife? Yeah, I do feel a sense
:08:21. > :08:24.of responsibility, it has to be said, being completely honest,
:08:25. > :08:28.but I think overall I think it is definitely, I do probably
:08:29. > :08:32.prefer it because I know that it's But John is hoping for a cure
:08:33. > :08:45.that will keep him out Two West Midlands Police officers
:08:46. > :08:51.have been arrested in connection with conspiracy to commit misconduct
:08:52. > :08:55.in a public office, conspiracy The two officers aged 47 and 35,
:08:56. > :09:01.who are based at Perry Barr, were arrested at their homes
:09:02. > :09:05.during early morning raids by the force's
:09:06. > :09:08.counter corruption unit. Five other men and one
:09:09. > :09:11.woman were also arrested. A man has gone on trial
:09:12. > :09:13.accused of murdering 16-year-old Michael Warham was found
:09:14. > :09:16.collapsed with stab wounds, on Wayford Close on the Meole
:09:17. > :09:18.estate last August. Declan Graves, who's 19
:09:19. > :09:25.and from Speke in Liverpool, A pensioner has been arrested
:09:26. > :09:32.on suspicion of a race hate offence, after a complaint about campaign
:09:33. > :09:35.literature linked to next week's The 78-year-old woman, from Draycott
:09:36. > :09:40.in north Staffordshire, was released on police bail
:09:41. > :09:44.pending further inquiries. The Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has
:09:45. > :09:47.paid a private visit to the Alexandra Hospital
:09:48. > :09:51.in Redditch this afternoon. The Department of Health has refused
:09:52. > :09:54.to confirm the details, but it's believed he met
:09:55. > :09:56.with senior staff. His visit comes just days
:09:57. > :09:59.after a whistle-blower claimed staff at the hospital had been
:10:00. > :10:02.transferring patients to a nonexistent ward,
:10:03. > :10:05.on paper, to make it look as if they were meeting
:10:06. > :10:11.Government targets. Charities supporting vulnerable
:10:12. > :10:14.people in Birmingham staged a huge protest this afternoon,
:10:15. > :10:16.over the threat of proposed funding cuts to services
:10:17. > :10:19.which support some of the city's Birmingham City Council says it
:10:20. > :10:24.needs to save ?170 million over the next four years -
:10:25. > :10:27.it says the Government Our reporter Amy Cole is outside
:10:28. > :10:31.the City Council offices. What have the charities
:10:32. > :10:36.been telling you? They are deeply upset
:10:37. > :10:39.by the proposed cuts. "Save Our Support" was their
:10:40. > :10:41.rallying cry their rallying They're concerned that carers,
:10:42. > :10:46.victims of domestic abuse, the homeless and people
:10:47. > :10:49.with disabilities The city council is proposing
:10:50. > :10:56.to spend ?3.2 million on its 'supporting people budget'
:10:57. > :10:58.in the new financial year but charities says it's not enough
:10:59. > :11:01.and is a false economy because in the long run it
:11:02. > :11:04.could lead to more people becoming They're going to have to pay more
:11:05. > :11:12.if they make these cuts. They will pay more in their
:11:13. > :11:13.homelessness applications, in their anti-social behaviour,
:11:14. > :11:16.in their policing, in the care costs, residential care costs,
:11:17. > :11:18.you know, we have clearly articulated to the council that this
:11:19. > :11:23.makes no economic sense and so we really cannot understand
:11:24. > :11:26.why the council is wanting to go ahead with the cuts,
:11:27. > :11:29.albeit that they have reduced it The City Council has had
:11:30. > :11:38.a public consultation, The council says it engaged
:11:39. > :11:43.with around 100,000 people and following the consultation it
:11:44. > :11:47.made some changes which includes scrapping the cuts it was going
:11:48. > :11:50.to make to Birmingham's museums and reducing the amount
:11:51. > :11:56.it was planning to cut for Parks. But while the charities blame
:11:57. > :12:02.the Council for not supporting them, the council is blaming
:12:03. > :12:04.the government for not I totally accept that people
:12:05. > :12:08.will continue, quite rightly, to make their voices heard
:12:09. > :12:11.about the fact that local councils are having to cut considerably
:12:12. > :12:17.back on social care. Yes, we believe that we have done
:12:18. > :12:22.some considerable movement in terms of the latter of those cuts
:12:23. > :12:26.but the reality is that these are not cuts that are decided
:12:27. > :12:28.here in council house, where people will be protesting,
:12:29. > :12:31.these are decisions that are made in number ten and and number 11
:12:32. > :12:36.Downing St. The proposed budget will be
:12:37. > :12:51.taken to a full council It's worth just mentioning
:12:52. > :12:54.that the City Council has announced today that it's planning to invest
:12:55. > :12:57.?183 million in its council housing Thanks for joining us
:12:58. > :13:02.on Midlands Today, this Death threats from the Taliban
:13:03. > :13:07.and fearing for his life - the war interpreter from Afghanistan
:13:08. > :13:12.seeking asylum in Birmingham. Your detailed weather
:13:13. > :13:14.forecast to come shortly. Also in tonight's programme,
:13:15. > :13:18.she stole the hearts of strangers - now Molly the rescue dog has
:13:19. > :13:22.had her's fixed. We'll find out how
:13:23. > :13:26.her operation went. And love renewed at New Street -
:13:27. > :13:41.a mass reaffirming of wedding vows. The Duke of York has
:13:42. > :13:43.been in Birmingham today hosting a Dragon's Den
:13:44. > :13:45.style business day aimed Pitch at the Palace
:13:46. > :13:48.is a national competition, People with bright ideas have just
:13:49. > :13:52.three minutes to convince the judges their business can
:13:53. > :13:54.be a success. Their goal is to make it
:13:55. > :13:57.to the finals at St James's Palace Not a Dragon, but a Prince,
:13:58. > :14:04.in town for a special event where budding entrepreneurs
:14:05. > :14:21.have the opportunity to pitch I am amazed by the diversity of not
:14:22. > :14:22.only the people but also of ideas. We never not surprised by the sort
:14:23. > :14:24.of things that we see and hear. Abdul was a winner in 2016
:14:25. > :14:29.with his idea for electronic billboards that can identify
:14:30. > :14:42.you and personalise the advertising. It has made a phenomenal difference.
:14:43. > :14:45.For clients, investors, for mentoring, it has made a huge and
:14:46. > :14:46.profound impact on what we are doing.
:14:47. > :14:48.Businesses have just three minutes to sell their ideas.
:14:49. > :15:02.One of the opening signs, your Royal Highness, I have been waiting to say
:15:03. > :15:08.for years. Nervous but a little bit confident. You think you have
:15:09. > :15:09.something special? I hope so! 'S it is definitely different doing in
:15:10. > :15:10.front of a Prince! Today there are fifteen start-ups
:15:11. > :15:13.competing for a place in the next round, a business boot camp
:15:14. > :15:16.where the entrepreneurs get extra coaching and help
:15:17. > :15:21.from experts ahead of the final. For any of the contestants that make
:15:22. > :15:25.it through from today to boot camp, they could end up being chosen as
:15:26. > :15:26.one of the final 12 you get to make their pitch at Saint James's Palace
:15:27. > :15:28.on the 25th of April. And it's Birmingham based
:15:29. > :15:30.Angus Drummond and his bespoke holidays for the disabled
:15:31. > :15:41.which is amongst the three Absolutely ecstatic, very, very
:15:42. > :15:44.thrilled. It was an honour to be chosen among the other 1500
:15:45. > :15:44.businesses. Some tough competition there.
:15:45. > :15:47.Business done, the Prince was 'out' - and so are we.
:15:48. > :15:52.Elizabeth Glinka, BBC Midlands Today, Birmingham.
:15:53. > :15:56.I know this is a story many of you will have been waiting for today.
:15:57. > :15:58.A rescue dog is getting the ultimate Valentine's present today.
:15:59. > :16:02.Molly, the terrier cross has undergone heart surgery after more
:16:03. > :16:04.?3000 was raised to pay for the operation.
:16:05. > :16:06.Trish Adudu has spent the day with Molly in Solihull
:16:07. > :16:12.and joins us now, Trish - how is she?
:16:13. > :16:19.She is looking pretty well! She is indeed. We are here in intensive
:16:20. > :16:24.care at the Willows that very centre in Solihull. She is a little bit
:16:25. > :16:27.groggy, which is understandable because she has had a very long
:16:28. > :16:31.operation but she has got her favourite teddy bear with her, which
:16:32. > :16:36.has been with her since she has been a rescue dog. We will speak to Chris
:16:37. > :16:40.and get the latest on her. They say Valentine's Day is a day of emotion.
:16:41. > :16:46.It has been a real roller-coaster of emotions here today, it really has.
:16:47. > :16:49.It's D-Day on Valentine's Day for Molly the cross terrier
:16:50. > :16:50.here at Willows Veterinary Centre in Solihull.
:16:51. > :16:53.The 5-year-old is preparing to have an important operation that
:16:54. > :16:57.Abandoned and neglected, Molly arrived at the Coventry branch
:16:58. > :16:59.of the RSPCA one year ago, underweight with hair loss
:17:00. > :17:08.It was whilst treating this that that's discovered that she had
:17:09. > :17:11.It was whilst treating this that vets discovered that she had
:17:12. > :17:13.a third-degree heart block that threaten to shorten her life.
:17:14. > :17:16.But after Molly's story went viral, people across the Midlands raised
:17:17. > :17:19.the ?3000 to pay for her private operation in just three hours.
:17:20. > :17:21.It was quite incredible, you know, the support that we have had
:17:22. > :17:24.and we are extremely grateful for it because it's helping give Molly
:17:25. > :17:28.I think it's really, really important for a nice little
:17:29. > :17:31.animal like that to be loved and looked after and hopefully
:17:32. > :17:35.she'll get a nice home at the end of it and so will all the dogs here.
:17:36. > :17:38.So, it's just under one hour to go before the operation and Molly's
:17:39. > :17:42.here with her lucky teddy, a teddy that's followed
:17:43. > :17:46.her throughout her life as an abandoned rescue dog.
:17:47. > :17:50.About 20 operations like this happen every year but it
:17:51. > :17:56.This afternoon we will be placing a pacemaker for Molly.
:17:57. > :18:00.It is a fairly straightforward procedure but there are some
:18:01. > :18:01.convocations that we can encounter during the operation.
:18:02. > :18:05.We see a lot of patients come through.
:18:06. > :18:07.Molly has got a great character in her.
:18:08. > :18:11.It is a two-hour operation with two surgeons and a team to fit
:18:12. > :18:13.a pacemaker to permanently regulate Molly's heartbeat.
:18:14. > :18:16.It's just over an hour gone in the operation and so far
:18:17. > :18:31.Here's hoping to a happy Valentine's ending for Molly.
:18:32. > :18:38.Let's get the very latest on Molly's condition. The head of cardiology
:18:39. > :18:42.here, how is she doing? She's doing great. She came through the surgery
:18:43. > :18:46.really well stop she had great surgery. Everything went according
:18:47. > :18:51.to plan in the end. We had a few cup occasions as I mentioned earlier but
:18:52. > :18:58.everything has worked out well. Her heart is beating about four times
:18:59. > :19:02.faster. She is doing great. Will she make a full recovery? We expect her
:19:03. > :19:05.to make a full recovery. Surgery was about two hours, so shooters waking
:19:06. > :19:09.up from the anaesthetic that by this evening she will be up on her feet
:19:10. > :19:15.and ready to go. -- Sochi is just waking up. There are dozens of
:19:16. > :19:21.people standing by to give Molly a new home and all the staff here have
:19:22. > :19:28.been buzzing since she came out. You are all happy, aren't you? Yes! And
:19:29. > :19:31.Molly is, too. It has been an amazing journey and it wasn't for
:19:32. > :19:35.the fundraisers who made it happen, it wouldn't have happened, would it?
:19:36. > :19:39.These operations are not to be taken lightly, there are financial in with
:19:40. > :19:43.them and it is a big operation for the dogs, too. She has done smashing
:19:44. > :19:48.and a great job raising the money for her. Back to you, Mary. I know
:19:49. > :19:51.where I will be tonight. Hot warming stuff stop difficult to tell who is
:19:52. > :19:55.the dog and who is the Teddy! Racegoers at next month's
:19:56. > :19:57.Cheltenham Festival will face restrictions on the number
:19:58. > :19:58.of alcoholic drinks Punters will only be able to buy
:19:59. > :20:03.a maximum of four drinks at a time and there will be water points
:20:04. > :20:06.in every public bar. The same limit will be enforced
:20:07. > :20:09.at The Jockey Club's other courses, including Aintree and Epsom
:20:10. > :20:11.to reduce anti-social behaviour. There's a full football
:20:12. > :20:12.programme tonight You can follow how your team
:20:13. > :20:15.gets on with coverage on BBC Local Radio,
:20:16. > :20:17.who'll have regular And I'll have all the results
:20:18. > :20:21.in our late bulletin at 10.30pm. Last year's surprise package
:20:22. > :20:23.at Wimbledon, Marcus Willis, has been in action in Shrewsbury
:20:24. > :20:27.today, as he tries to make his way The 26-year-old from Warwick
:20:28. > :20:34.is playing in the Aegon Pro Series. And he's through to the second
:20:35. > :20:37.round after beating Ronan Joncour of France in straight
:20:38. > :20:39.sets, 6-2 6-4. Unlike Wimbledon, there
:20:40. > :20:43.are no queues to get in. Just a polite notice to say
:20:44. > :20:49.spectators are welcome. But the Shrewsbury club hosted
:20:50. > :20:53.a star Wimbledon 2016 today. Marcus Willis was today's
:20:54. > :20:55.main attraction at the It was a very, very big story
:20:56. > :21:05.and I've got a lot of support, which is awesome, but ultimately
:21:06. > :21:08.I have got to go out there and win tennis matches and I want to make
:21:09. > :21:11.Wimbledon more frequent, At Wimbledon last year,
:21:12. > :21:17.ranked 772 in the world, Willis created headlines by coming
:21:18. > :21:23.through qualifying to play Today, his wife Jenny
:21:24. > :21:36.was watching on. They're expecting a baby daughter
:21:37. > :21:39.in four weeks' time. That drives me more
:21:40. > :21:43.and I think through the year I've got a lot of belief in myself,
:21:44. > :21:48.you know, this leave my wife I have a great group of people
:21:49. > :21:52.around me supporting me, so in that sense I'm happy
:21:53. > :21:55.and of course, I have At this level of tennis, every pound
:21:56. > :22:02.of prize-money is hard earned. This is the other side of tennis,
:22:03. > :22:07.far from Wimbledon. The total prize money
:22:08. > :22:10.this week is $15,000. 26-year-old Willis was always
:22:11. > :22:18.in control of today's match This wasn't Wimbledon but a small
:22:19. > :22:30.step in the right direction. Dan Pallett, BBC Midlands
:22:31. > :22:39.Today, Shrewsbury. Hopefully we will see him at the
:22:40. > :22:42.championships again this year. February 14th - an opportunity
:22:43. > :22:44.for florists and restaurants to boost profits or the chance
:22:45. > :22:46.to tell someone how Whichever way you look at it,
:22:47. > :22:50.New Street Station probably wouldn't be most people's idea
:22:51. > :22:53.of a romantic venue. But that's where more
:22:54. > :22:56.than 30 couples gathered to renew their wedding vows,
:22:57. > :22:58.in a ceremony organised Joan Cummins was also
:22:59. > :23:04.there, reporting. They came with family,
:23:05. > :23:06.they came dressed in their finest, but without exception,
:23:07. > :23:09.they made the journey to New Street Station with love
:23:10. > :23:13.in their hearts prepared to promise The first time we got married
:23:14. > :23:20.it was like more arranged. After 22 years, we
:23:21. > :23:22.are actually in love. Ken and Irene tied
:23:23. > :23:28.the knot 50 years ago. Five row-free decades later,
:23:29. > :23:32.the couple couldn't resist declaring their continuing love
:23:33. > :23:35.for each other. We tell each other every day
:23:36. > :23:38.that we love each other, Don't be ashamed, don't be afraid,
:23:39. > :23:45.just say it and mean it. Organised by BBC Radio
:23:46. > :23:52.West Midlands, the true romantics at heart gathered
:23:53. > :23:57.and re-dedicated their wedding vows. It is not only marrying
:23:58. > :23:59.the right partner, I think I've fallen
:24:00. > :24:06.in love with her more now We've just grown up together
:24:07. > :24:10.and nothing's change, really. We never fall out, never had
:24:11. > :24:15.an argument in 60 years. Just simple, having a laugh I think
:24:16. > :24:23.is the best way to get it. Couldn't think of being
:24:24. > :24:31.with anybody else. And for those of you who didn't find
:24:32. > :24:38.love this year, don't worry, Joan Cummins, BBC
:24:39. > :24:53.Midlands Today, Birmingham. She's finally found a job that suits
:24:54. > :24:55.her! Now, five decades without a row? Are we believing that? I am not
:24:56. > :24:56.sure! Not much love for the weather -
:24:57. > :24:59.we're hoping for the grey skies to lift, what are the chances
:25:00. > :25:08.Shefali? Loving the colour of your dress!
:25:09. > :25:11.Like a lot of relationships, it started off well but slowly
:25:12. > :25:15.deteriorated! Lovely photograph from one of our Weather Watchers. You can
:25:16. > :25:21.see, it is a love heart. We had quite a bit of cloud developing
:25:22. > :25:25.through the day the stop it was moving from the south-west. A bit of
:25:26. > :25:29.mist as well there and that is a trend that continues as the week
:25:30. > :25:33.goes on. We take a look at it from our pressure chart point of view. We
:25:34. > :25:37.have clear skies at the moment. There is this system pushing in from
:25:38. > :25:40.the south-west and then we have a respite on Thursday before we see
:25:41. > :25:44.the next band of rain starting to move in from the west. At it will be
:25:45. > :25:48.a lot milder later this week. From tomorrow onwards, that is because
:25:49. > :25:54.the winds are becoming southerly and south-westerly. A bit of rain on the
:25:55. > :25:59.cards at least for the far east. Cloudy with some rain on the next
:26:00. > :26:04.few days. Then a bit of rightness poking through for Thursday. Dry
:26:05. > :26:10.weather for a time, too. Mild and murky, that Merck and mixture of
:26:11. > :26:16.mist and fog patches. We seeing that through this evening and tonight. We
:26:17. > :26:20.have this front from the south-west bringing some polite and patchy
:26:21. > :26:24.rain. That will clear away leaving a trail of cloud, mist and fog
:26:25. > :26:28.patches, particularly in the rural valleys where we have a lot of
:26:29. > :26:33.moisture. The temperatures, six or seven Celsius, much milder than last
:26:34. > :26:38.night. No question of frost. Misty, murky, foggy tomorrow morning. That
:26:39. > :26:43.will start to slowly clear but some places it may linger. More cloud
:26:44. > :26:48.pushing from the south-west and that will bring in some rain, heavy in
:26:49. > :26:52.places, particularly in the eastern half of the region. Tebbutt is into
:26:53. > :26:57.double figures in many places. Up to 10 Celsius with southerly winds. --
:26:58. > :26:59.temperatures into double figures. There could be a touch of frost in
:27:00. > :27:02.the south-west. Thank you. On tomorrow's programme
:27:03. > :27:04.we'll be on the trail of a nationally important fossil
:27:05. > :27:06.collectiong from Staffordshire. Biddulph Grange Geological Gallery
:27:07. > :27:08.had been neglected for years, but a project to restore
:27:09. > :27:10.it is gathering pace. We'll see how collections
:27:11. > :27:12.from different museums around the country are helping bring this
:27:13. > :27:16.historical project up to date The originals of these
:27:17. > :27:18.fossils were collected in the 1800s and so we know
:27:19. > :27:21.that they are from the right sort of site, they were found
:27:22. > :27:24.about the right sort of time for Bateman using similar fossils
:27:25. > :27:26.and there's then the scientific accuracy that this is from a very
:27:27. > :27:33.particular rock deposit. # I knew you were trouble
:27:34. > :28:19.when you walked in # Now I'm lying
:28:20. > :28:23.on the cold, hard ground