:00:00. > :00:00.The headlines tonight: so it's goodbye from me,
:00:00. > :00:08.A woman in Wolverhampton dies from head injuries -
:00:09. > :00:14.after a piece of debris is blown off a roof by storm force winds.
:00:15. > :00:26.Everything has been shaking nonstop. I'm indoor Staffordshire, strong
:00:27. > :00:30.winds brought down trees and HGVs. This is as bad as it gets, we are
:00:31. > :00:35.struggling to stay on our feet. After Storm Doris caused chaos
:00:36. > :00:37.throughout the country, when will there be calm? I will have the
:00:38. > :00:39.details later. Also tonight: full speed ahead,
:00:40. > :00:42.the final piece of legislation for building HS2 is passed -
:00:43. > :00:45.we look at the winners and losers A woman has been killed
:00:46. > :01:01.in Wolverhampton, after being struck on the head by a piece of debris,
:01:02. > :01:04.blown off a roof An eye witness described
:01:05. > :01:10.the object as a piece of wood West Midlands Ambulance
:01:11. > :01:13.said the pedestrian died at the scene in the city centre,
:01:14. > :01:29.after suffering very As you can see the cordon is still
:01:30. > :01:33.in place, West Midlands Police is yet to release the identity of the
:01:34. > :01:36.victim but we have been told in the past few minutes that the lady's
:01:37. > :01:42.family has been informed of her death. Earlier this area of the city
:01:43. > :01:46.centre was a hive of activity as police tried to gather evidence as
:01:47. > :01:48.to what happened. From a busy shopping
:01:49. > :02:03.thoroughfare to a no-go zone, West Midlands Police say a 29 your
:02:04. > :02:10.old woman was walking past Starbucks when a piece of debris hit her.
:02:11. > :02:13.Some shoppers say the strength of the wind in Wolverhampton has
:02:14. > :02:16.It's a wonder to me, with how windy it was,
:02:17. > :02:19.there wasn't more things falling off the roofs than there were.
:02:20. > :02:23.My auntie phoned me up on the bus on the way here and she said,
:02:24. > :02:25.do you know the main street in Wolverhampton is closed off?
:02:26. > :02:28.She said apparently there's been an accident.
:02:29. > :02:32.You've just got to expect it from the wind.
:02:33. > :02:39.Police and fire crews have been busy here all day and as a consequence
:02:40. > :02:43.some of the shops in this centre had to close.
:02:44. > :02:45.Five hours on and the cordon is still very much in place
:02:46. > :02:49.as the emergency services continue their investigations.
:02:50. > :02:52.West Midlands Ambulance Service said it received no fewer than 15
:02:53. > :03:00.Unfortunately when paramedics got here it was clear that the victim
:03:01. > :03:03.had suffered very serious head injuries and they confirmed
:03:04. > :03:11.This wooden panel is now being taken away to be forensically examined
:03:12. > :03:15.and the Health and Safety Executive has been informed.
:03:16. > :03:18.Police are now trying to piece together the sequence of events that
:03:19. > :03:29.Earlier Starbucks released a statement to the BBC, saying they
:03:30. > :03:34.are shocked and saddened by this terrible incident. And that they are
:03:35. > :03:39.supporting the police with their investigation and they will remain
:03:40. > :03:44.closed until further notice. Clearly the high winds have caused a lot of
:03:45. > :03:49.problems and it is a reminder of how lethal they can be and how loose
:03:50. > :03:53.objects can turn into missiles. Extremely sad to think that one
:03:54. > :03:55.family tonight will have to come to terms with the loss of a loved one.
:03:56. > :03:59.Thanks for joining us. The storm force winds have
:04:00. > :04:01.been causing wide spread problems on our roads,
:04:02. > :04:03.rail and for air travel. Rebecca Wood has been looking
:04:04. > :04:13.at its impact across the Midlands. Driving rain and gale force winds
:04:14. > :04:21.signalled the arrival of Storm Doris on the Staffordshire Moorlands.
:04:22. > :04:25.Here, the winds Keane are gusting towards 70 mph and high sided
:04:26. > :04:33.vehicles are struggling and it has been a busy day for Fire and rescue
:04:34. > :04:36.teams. It proved too much for these HGVs and one by one they toppled
:04:37. > :04:41.over, but thankfully there were no injuries. Fire crews had to battle
:04:42. > :04:46.with the elements to rescue the driver, here, eventually walking to
:04:47. > :04:52.safety. He was able to get out because the vehicle was on its side.
:04:53. > :04:58.He is OK, no injuries. This is about as bad as it gets. We are struggling
:04:59. > :05:03.to stay on our feet and the winds are in excess of 80 mph at the
:05:04. > :05:08.moment. They often see the words of the weather here but for many today
:05:09. > :05:12.came as a shock. -- the worse. We often get the brunt of things but
:05:13. > :05:23.this is pretty extreme. Just a windy day. We are high up, this is Leek!
:05:24. > :05:26.With callers to BBC local radio stations helping to chart the storm
:05:27. > :05:33.progress, it was not just the West Midlands affected. I'm driving a
:05:34. > :05:37.coach and it is absolutely murder. There is a tree down and electricity
:05:38. > :05:43.cables are sparking over the road. Approach with great caution. Storm
:05:44. > :05:44.Doris toppled callous trees, some bringing down street lamps and power
:05:45. > :05:52.lines with them. -- campus trees. This the scene on the
:05:53. > :05:54.A452 near Leamington In Hereford damage to the roof
:05:55. > :05:57.of a new petrol station forced the closure for a time of the city's
:05:58. > :06:00.main river bridge causing There were delays for motorists
:06:01. > :06:09.on the A443 near Holt Heath, In many areas tree surgeons
:06:10. > :06:12.were on standby Away from the roads
:06:13. > :06:15.there were delays for train travellers too - this the Cross City
:06:16. > :06:17.line near Sutton Coldfield. Many bus journeys were cut short
:06:18. > :06:20.and long queues formed at Birmingham The advice from Highways Agency
:06:21. > :06:26.staff at their Qunton control centre: don't travel
:06:27. > :06:28.unless if you really have to - and if you do, keep
:06:29. > :06:36.your wits about you. In excess of 60 trees have come down
:06:37. > :06:38.in the region as a whole and quite a significant congestion and delays in
:06:39. > :06:41.the region. In West Bromwich
:06:42. > :06:46.garden furniture came blowing down the street -
:06:47. > :06:48.bedroom furniture too in places! In Smethwick a poplar
:06:49. > :06:50.80 feet tall crashed into the roof of a leisure centre
:06:51. > :06:55.causing extensive damage There were many narrow escapes
:06:56. > :06:59.across the Midlands, For the emergency services one
:07:00. > :07:03.of their busiest days in years as the power of Doris held sway
:07:04. > :07:09.across the region. And Rebecca joins us now from Leek
:07:10. > :07:12.in Staffordshire and reports this evening of a woman in Stoke who has
:07:13. > :07:22.been seriously injured Yes, thankfully things are calming
:07:23. > :07:28.down, but it has been a very disruptive day. Down the road in
:07:29. > :07:33.Stoke reports or woman in her 60s being treated at the Royal Stoke
:07:34. > :07:39.University Hospital for serious injuries -- reports of a woman. It
:07:40. > :07:42.is aborted a roof fell on her in a part of the city at around
:07:43. > :07:49.lunchtime. -- it is reported part of a row. Storm Doris has caused huge
:07:50. > :07:55.disruption on the railways. Yes, it really has. Seems at Birmingham new
:07:56. > :08:01.Street with many people waiting, stuck, not able to get anywhere,
:08:02. > :08:04.many lines are disrupted, not just because of trees falling, but
:08:05. > :08:14.greenhouses and sheds falling, as well. No service on the Virgin
:08:15. > :08:18.Trains service between London and Birmingham, and not good on the
:08:19. > :08:24.cross city line is there. Suspended between Redditch and Lichfield.
:08:25. > :08:29.Chiltern Railways have also stopped between Birmingham and
:08:30. > :08:38.Kidderminster. Finally, what about the roads? They are not great. Many
:08:39. > :08:51.of them blocked, queueing traffic on the M6 because we had a tree down.
:08:52. > :08:59.In Staffordshire the a 52 at Kingsley all blocked. Because of
:09:00. > :09:00.fallen power cables. Rebecca, thanks for joining us.
:09:01. > :09:03.And we'll have more on the path of the storm -
:09:04. > :09:06.and the forecast later in the programme.
:09:07. > :09:09.Our other main new tonight - the high speed rail line, HS2,
:09:10. > :09:15.The law needed to begin building work on the line,
:09:16. > :09:17.between Birmingham and London, has been given Royal Assent.
:09:18. > :09:20.It clears the way for construction of the first phase of HS2 to start.
:09:21. > :09:23.It's been almost a decade in the planning, it will be
:09:24. > :09:27.almost another ten years until the ?60 billion
:09:28. > :09:34.Here's our Transport Correspondent Peter Plisner reports.
:09:35. > :09:37.Here now today London got its link high-speed link to the continent...
:09:38. > :09:41.It's been a long time in coming - this me was back in 2007
:09:42. > :09:47.That day I'd been one a select number of people on board the first
:09:48. > :09:50.train to Brussels via the new HS1 link to London St Pancras
:09:51. > :09:53.and the possibility of HS2 was the talk of the train.
:09:54. > :09:55.We've been mad about motorways for the last 30 years.
:09:56. > :09:57.I think we've got to get mad about high-speed rail
:09:58. > :10:01.And mad we got - and despite many saying that high speed
:10:02. > :10:04.rail was too expensive, almost three years later
:10:05. > :10:06.I was there when the then Prime Minister, Gordon Brown,
:10:07. > :10:10.came to Birmingham to formally launch HS2.
:10:11. > :10:13.It just means huge economic transformation is possible
:10:14. > :10:17.and thousands upon thousands of jobs will be created as a result of it.
:10:18. > :10:20.The plans would see the high speed line cutting a swathe
:10:21. > :10:23.through the Warwickshire contryside on its way to stations
:10:24. > :10:27.at the airport and NEC and Birmingham city centre.
:10:28. > :10:28.But the announcement also meant thousands of blighted
:10:29. > :10:35.Nowhere more so than here in Gilson in North Warwickshire,
:10:36. > :10:38.once dubbed Britain's most blighted village.
:10:39. > :10:40.Here, HS2 Limited has agreed to buy almost every
:10:41. > :10:47.There are around 50 house in the village and virtually
:10:48. > :10:54.Mike Duley has yet to sell and he's one of the last
:10:55. > :10:58.It's very sad in a way but it was bound to happen.
:10:59. > :11:01.When the railway comes it would be split in two and it becomes
:11:02. > :11:04.Royal Assent is also a big blow for Joe Rukin -
:11:05. > :11:06.the region's leading anti-HS2 protester.
:11:07. > :11:08.A professional campaigner - he's devstated and
:11:09. > :11:16.It's bewildering after seven years that it has come to this
:11:17. > :11:18.because we have won every single argument but politics
:11:19. > :11:24.But politcians appear to have been swayed by the prospect of thousands
:11:25. > :11:26.of new jobs in places like Birmingham which is currently
:11:27. > :11:35.experiencing something of a boom in development.
:11:36. > :11:37.This is the new HSBC headquarters being built in Birmingham.
:11:38. > :11:40.When it is completed next year more than 2,000 people will work here,
:11:41. > :11:43.including 1,000 who will have relocated from London.
:11:44. > :11:46.And part of the reason it's being built here is HS2.
:11:47. > :11:48.Not far away, another major devlopment.
:11:49. > :11:54.Also given a boost by the prospect of high speed rail.
:11:55. > :11:57.From his office, Birmingham City Council leader John Clancy has
:11:58. > :12:00.People want to bring their businesses and indeed
:12:01. > :12:02.their headquarters to the city because they see that actually
:12:03. > :12:06.in terms of the economic activity it makes sense,
:12:07. > :12:09.but also nine years down the line, we are at the centre
:12:10. > :12:14.of the economy of the UK in a new and very real way.
:12:15. > :12:17.And during the next nine years while HS2 is being built,
:12:18. > :12:19.development will also happen around Birimngham's second HS2
:12:20. > :12:28.The man in charge of what's called UK Central reckons
:12:29. > :12:32.It's a key catalyst for the growth agenda around UK Central Hub
:12:33. > :12:34.and I think without HS2 the growth opportunities are significantly
:12:35. > :12:40.So, big benefits, but also damage to the environment
:12:41. > :12:47.With Royal Assent secured, it would seem that now there's no
:12:48. > :12:51.stopping the arrival of the high speed train.
:12:52. > :12:54.Peter's on the site of what will become the HS2 station serving
:12:55. > :13:03.You have followed every twist and tile.
:13:04. > :13:06.It's got Royal Assent, what have people been saying
:13:07. > :13:07.about the fact it's finally going to happen?
:13:08. > :13:10.Well, it's taken seven years to get to this point -
:13:11. > :13:13.But that has allowed more time for debate
:13:14. > :13:16.But ultimately HS2 enjoyed cross-party support
:13:17. > :13:22.in Parliament and that seems to have a crucial factor.
:13:23. > :13:25.Many still questioning why it won't be ready until 2026.
:13:26. > :13:32.It won't be easy to build and it is not really needed until then.
:13:33. > :13:34.Today we've been finding out what other questions
:13:35. > :13:43.Yes, we know the plans, but how effective is it
:13:44. > :13:52.It will mean faster journey times to places like London, 45 minutes, down
:13:53. > :13:54.from one hour 22 minutes. People have been asking why it is costing
:13:55. > :13:55.?56 billion. It would be good to understand how
:13:56. > :14:05.we might afford this. It is a lot of money and that is for
:14:06. > :14:10.certain. It could be spent elsewhere, many people are saying
:14:11. > :14:14.that. But hopefully it will generate money by boosting the region's
:14:15. > :14:15.economy. This is a question many people wanted to ask.
:14:16. > :14:18.How much is it going to cost to use the train?
:14:19. > :14:21.And will there be disruptions if there's any leaves on the rail?
:14:22. > :14:33.We simply don't know at the moment, but there are expected to be
:14:34. > :14:36.reductions in Inter-City services on the West Coast Main Line -
:14:37. > :14:39.so it's hoped that might mean that HS2 tickets won't cost much more.
:14:40. > :14:41.But we won't know about that until it opens.
:14:42. > :14:49.If they are building a new lines - they will make
:14:50. > :14:52.sure that there aren't any trees near the line!
:14:53. > :14:56.We'll have more with Peter later, on the impact of HS2 on our region -
:14:57. > :14:58.and we'll be hearing from some of those living in
:14:59. > :15:02.The automotive engineering group, Liberty House, has announced plans
:15:03. > :15:04.for a ?10 million centre of excellence in Warwickshire.
:15:05. > :15:06.The firm, which recently rescued Coventry company Covpress
:15:07. > :15:08.from administration, plans to build the facility next
:15:09. > :15:16.Management also announced plans to develop a new Supercar,
:15:17. > :15:19.as it continues to expand in the automotive production market.
:15:20. > :15:22.Every car which is released in the country now has
:15:23. > :15:26.We're the largest privately owned engineering business in the country
:15:27. > :15:33.The polls remain open in the Stoke on Trent Central by-election.
:15:34. > :15:34.Tristram Hunt resigned as the MP last month,
:15:35. > :15:37.to take up a new role at the Victoria and
:15:38. > :15:42.There are 10 candidates - the polling stations shut
:15:43. > :15:47.We'll be in Stoke in our late bulletin at 1030.
:15:48. > :15:50.And on BBC Radio Stoke there will be a special results programme
:15:51. > :15:55.And there'll be updates from the count during Graham Torrington's
:15:56. > :16:03.A jury's been told that a firearms dealer manufactured and supplied
:16:04. > :16:07.home-made bullets found at more than 90 crime scenes -
:16:08. > :16:10.including fatal shootings and a gun attack on a police helicopter.
:16:11. > :16:12.It's claimed Paul Edmunds from Hardwicke near Gloucester sold
:16:13. > :16:17.antique firearms to another dealer, along with ammunition -
:16:18. > :16:21.who passed them to a criminal gang based in the West Midlands.
:16:22. > :16:33.He denies the charges and the trial continues.
:16:34. > :16:35.The police service in Northern Ireland and the Met Police
:16:36. > :16:38.have been asked if they had advanced notice of the Birmingham pub
:16:39. > :16:39.bombings, which killed 21 people in 1974.
:16:40. > :16:42.The coroner overseeing the inquests has today asked them to disclose any
:16:43. > :16:44.information they may hold about the attack, which remains
:16:45. > :16:47.Our special correspondent, Peter Wilson was at today's
:16:48. > :16:53.The families of some of those killed in the Birmingham pub bombings
:16:54. > :16:59.gathered at the city's memorial to the dead.
:17:00. > :17:02.Before walking the short distance to today's pre inquest hearing.
:17:03. > :17:07.The inquest was ordered after new information alleged
:17:08. > :17:09.that the police and security services in 1974 had advance
:17:10. > :17:13.warnings that the bombings were due to take place.
:17:14. > :17:17.Today the court heard that Government departments had uncovered
:17:18. > :17:20.no such evidence but the coroner has asked for more searches
:17:21. > :17:27.If the government comes back and says that they still have no
:17:28. > :17:31.information, how on earth would that be possible?
:17:32. > :17:34.When this is the biggest unsolved mass murder of England's history
:17:35. > :17:37.And they are telling us they have no information,
:17:38. > :17:44.The coroner Peter Thornton QC promised that the inquest,
:17:45. > :17:46.when it does get underway later this year, will be thorough
:17:47. > :17:53.21 people died and nearly 200 were seriously injured when two
:17:54. > :18:02.Now the prison service, and the police in Northern Ireland
:18:03. > :18:06.and the Metropolitan police have all been asked to disclose evidence.
:18:07. > :18:09.We would prefer to have everything in the process because as you know
:18:10. > :18:12.this is the last time for an independent investigation.
:18:13. > :18:15.We prefer to have everything in, both disclosure and scope,
:18:16. > :18:16.than leave anything out which may be significant.
:18:17. > :18:19.So this is a good move by the coroner.
:18:20. > :18:21.Peter Thornton, the coroner, clearly understands the public
:18:22. > :18:29.He's authorised that a website should be set up so that everyone
:18:30. > :18:30.can follow the hearings once they get underway.
:18:31. > :18:35.Peter Wilson for BBC Midlands Today, Birmingham.
:18:36. > :18:37.And the full inquest is expected to begin in September,
:18:38. > :18:43.we will of course be following it here on Midlands Today.
:18:44. > :18:46.Let's return to our main story, Storm Doris, which has been ripping
:18:47. > :18:49.Shefali has been keeping an eye on its path,
:18:50. > :18:54.this was exceptional - what caused it?
:18:55. > :19:03.It was a result of Storm Doris deepening quite rapidly over a
:19:04. > :19:08.period of 24 hours. The central pressure dropped by 24 millibars in
:19:09. > :19:13.that period and it turned into what meteorologists have referred to as a
:19:14. > :19:20.weather bomb, the process of explosive cyclo- Genesis. That is
:19:21. > :19:26.what happens when you have a number of factors coming together, a strong
:19:27. > :19:30.jet stream and a low pressure, and that is what occurred and it was
:19:31. > :19:33.exceptional on this occasion. It also covered the whole of the
:19:34. > :19:39.region. Often they are just one area. Weather watchers have been
:19:40. > :19:43.very busy. Amber warnings still in force until eight o'clock, by the
:19:44. > :19:48.way, and it has sparked a flurry of these pictures. Depicting the kind
:19:49. > :19:54.of damage and debris that has resulted from the wind. The
:19:55. > :20:00.strongest gusts were across Staffordshire, 71 miles per
:20:01. > :20:06.recorded. Elsewhere wind speeds of 55-65 mph. More of that to come in
:20:07. > :20:09.the next couple of hours. But those weather warnings will be lifted by
:20:10. > :20:16.the time we get to eight o'clock this evening. After that things calm
:20:17. > :20:18.down. Storm Doris is on its way out. But we will see more on that in the
:20:19. > :20:26.forecast later. Our other main story tonight is HS2,
:20:27. > :20:29.which has been given the final For dozens of communities up
:20:30. > :20:34.and down the Midlands, Our reporter Bob Hockenhull
:20:35. > :20:40.has been meeting some of the winners and losers -
:20:41. > :20:43.living in the path of Abandoned, a thriving racing
:20:44. > :21:07.stables. 50 horses were in training
:21:08. > :21:09.at Horsley Brook farm Now all but one are gone -
:21:10. > :21:13.sold off because HS2 will slice through a business built up
:21:14. > :21:18.over 23 years. It is taking a third of my property,
:21:19. > :21:24.and that is not right. But as I said... There are many other people
:21:25. > :21:28.affected, I'm not the only one. We've been in this all our lives.
:21:29. > :21:34.Things have got to change, unfortunately.
:21:35. > :21:36.Ed is still waiting for his final compensation settlement.
:21:37. > :21:40.But says HS2 means his past successes in the racing world
:21:41. > :21:49.Water Orton Primary in Warwickshire -
:21:50. > :21:52.it dates back to Victorian times - the new line will go
:21:53. > :22:00.Hs2 has agreed to pay for a brand new ?5 million
:22:01. > :22:04.school on a new site away from the construction work.
:22:05. > :22:08.It would be fantastic to the children to have a new building
:22:09. > :22:11.which will have very little maintenance and it will mean we can
:22:12. > :22:17.focus our efforts on the education and learning and the enjoyment.
:22:18. > :22:19.HS2 has proved painful for many people but clearly not
:22:20. > :22:21.everyone in its path feels they are losing out.
:22:22. > :22:32.Let's return to our Transport Corresondent, Peter Plisner,
:22:33. > :22:34.who's at Curzon Street in Birmingham where the city's HS2
:22:35. > :22:37.Peter, when will construction work actually start?
:22:38. > :22:43.Some work has been done by engineers based in Birmingham, but we are now
:22:44. > :22:48.hearing that proper construction will not start until the middle of
:22:49. > :22:53.next year. Our preparation works start this year and what that will
:22:54. > :22:56.mean is undertaking key survey work and ground investigation and
:22:57. > :23:01.environmental work, such as relocation of local wildlife, but
:23:02. > :23:07.major construction does not start until next year. Phase one was
:23:08. > :23:11.approved today between London and Birmingham and phase two between
:23:12. > :23:16.Leeds and Manchester, still on track, but that will take until 2023
:23:17. > :23:22.over before that is open. Some work will start. In Curzon Street we are
:23:23. > :23:26.likely to see hoardings going up to protect this historic building, the
:23:27. > :23:29.first railway station built in the city and I'm being told that it is
:23:30. > :23:34.the rarest railway building in the world. No surprise that they want to
:23:35. > :23:39.protect the building, but don't expect construction of the station
:23:40. > :23:42.to start any time soon. It will be 2020 before construction of the
:23:43. > :23:51.Birmingham HS2 station actually starts. Thanks for joining us.
:23:52. > :23:53.Pretty momentum day and there is more in-depth analysis on the BBC
:23:54. > :23:56.website. The weather has been
:23:57. > :24:16.dominating the news all day - We call it actually. I don't want to
:24:17. > :24:23.give an agenda. It is on its way out. -- I don't want to give it a
:24:24. > :24:27.gender. We have had a window on the damage which has been done, falling
:24:28. > :24:36.trees and debris, the water whipping up into a frenzy. Plenty of
:24:37. > :24:45.structural damage in various places and building damage. In
:24:46. > :24:54.Staffordshire, we had up to 71 miles per. But it was quite widespread.
:24:55. > :24:59.Across the region. The warnings are now decreasing. Storm Doris is now
:25:00. > :25:05.heading to the east and it will continue in that direction before
:25:06. > :25:10.its arts to die away. It would take a wing of concentric circles and
:25:11. > :25:13.strong winds with it. Much lighter winds tomorrow and a ridge of high
:25:14. > :25:19.pressure which will calm things down. It will make it much drier, as
:25:20. > :25:24.well. The amber warning for strong winds will be lifted by eight
:25:25. > :25:29.o'clock. In the next hour, then things will calm down but we have
:25:30. > :25:36.another warning in place, that is for ice, later. Showery outbreaks
:25:37. > :25:39.across the region. Heavy pulses in there, embedded in some of those
:25:40. > :25:45.showery outbreaks, but they will be dying away later. Clear skies to
:25:46. > :25:49.end. Dry conditions and temperatures dipping to just 1-2 across most
:25:50. > :25:54.towns and cities and in rural areas near freezing. Across the North we
:25:55. > :25:58.might have a bit of ice, across Staffordshire, for which we have a
:25:59. > :26:05.warning. The ridge of high pressure working quite nicely. Plenty of dry
:26:06. > :26:10.weather. Sunny spells, as well. Behind that, showery outbreaks of
:26:11. > :26:15.rain, much colder air. Temperatures will rise to 7-8 and the winds
:26:16. > :26:22.significantly lighter from the north-westerly direction. Just ten
:26:23. > :26:25.mph. Tomorrow night, skies will clear further and we will see
:26:26. > :26:28.temperatures dropping low enough for a touch of frost and showery
:26:29. > :26:32.outbreaks again as we head into the morning.
:26:33. > :26:39.A bit of calm after the storm. We will end our coverage of Storm Doris
:26:40. > :26:43.with scenes from Birmingham new Street as well as other stations
:26:44. > :26:45.where things have been pretty chaotic as travellers tried to block
:26:46. > :26:52.their way around the disruption caused by the powerful winds. We
:26:53. > :26:58.have been in the station since 130 and now we are getting a taxi from
:26:59. > :27:03.our workplace. Very frustrating. The boards have stopped working. Train
:27:04. > :27:09.appears, disappears, more and more people building up. Just madness. A
:27:10. > :27:15.lovely young woman who lives in Stafford, she was coming by train to
:27:16. > :27:19.Birmingham and she heard me asking about getting to Birmingham and she
:27:20. > :27:24.said, do you want a lift? And she gave me a lift. The kindness of
:27:25. > :27:32.strangers. Absolutely, she was called Bella and she was lovely. You
:27:33. > :27:34.can keep up-to-date with the local travel situation on the BBC local
:27:35. > :27:40.radio station and the local website. I'll be back at 1030pm,
:27:41. > :27:43.when we'll be in Stoke on Trent with our political
:27:44. > :27:46.Editor Patrick Burns, as the polls