:00:00. > :00:00.Hello and welcome to Midlands Today. The headlines tonight...
:00:00. > :00:09.A 23-year-old is charged with the murders of a mother
:00:10. > :00:11.and her 13-year-old son in Stourbridge and the attempted
:00:12. > :00:14.Aaron Barley has been charged following stabbings
:00:15. > :00:23.Wolverhampton turn children's services rated with failings
:00:24. > :00:26.to good in five years - we look at how they've done it
:00:27. > :00:28.The 38 stone 33-year-old in danger of going blind,
:00:29. > :00:32.we track her specialist surgery which could save her life
:00:33. > :00:34.The thought that I could've gone blind, because of overeating, is...
:00:35. > :00:44.I'll be finding out why thatching and other traditional rural skills
:00:45. > :00:47.are being taught at this Shropshire school.
:00:48. > :00:50.And if you're planning on spending the weekend outdoors,
:00:51. > :00:53.will the weather be blooming marvellous, or not very pretty?
:00:54. > :01:11.Find out in the forecast a little later.
:01:12. > :01:14.A 23-year-old man has been charged with the murders
:01:15. > :01:17.of a mother and son, who were stabbed at their home
:01:18. > :01:20.Tributes have been paid to Tracey Wilkinson, aged 50,
:01:21. > :01:22.Pierce's father, Peter, was stabbed and injured.
:01:23. > :01:25.Aaron Barley has also been charged with his attempted murder.
:01:26. > :01:30.From Stourbridge, Giles Latcham reports.
:01:31. > :01:33.Once school was out, it began - a steady stream of children,
:01:34. > :01:35.many of them from Redhill, where 13-year-old Pierce
:01:36. > :01:43.was a pupil - gradually laying a carpet of flowers.
:01:44. > :01:46.At the school today, fond memories of a popular boy.
:01:47. > :01:52.Pierce was a loyal, caring and conscientious people.
:01:53. > :01:54.-- Pierce was a loyal, caring and conscientious pupil.
:01:55. > :01:58.He'll be sadly missed by all members of our school community.
:01:59. > :02:01.He always met everybody with a smile and was a kind
:02:02. > :02:11.He was a loving son and brother and our thoughts and prayers
:02:12. > :02:13.remain with his family, in particular his father Peter
:02:14. > :02:16.Pupils and staff are on site today and are being offered
:02:17. > :02:27.Police were called to an incident at the family home in Stourbridge
:02:28. > :02:29.at eight o'clock yesterday morning, in which Pierce and his
:02:30. > :02:35.In the picture, the family's beloved greyhound Mandy.
:02:36. > :02:38.The woman who helped re-home him two years ago was here today to pay
:02:39. > :02:49.They were easy to talk to and they loved the dogs.
:02:50. > :02:51.When they homed Mandy, we knew that she was going
:02:52. > :02:56.Not only that, that they would be great advocates for the breed.
:02:57. > :02:59.Shortly before four o'clock, the police said they had charged
:03:00. > :03:03.a 23-year-old man with the murders of Tracey and Pierce Wilkinson,
:03:04. > :03:08.and the attempted murder of Peter Wilkinson.
:03:09. > :03:10.That man is Aaron Barley of no fixed abode.
:03:11. > :03:12.He is due before magistrates tomorrow.
:03:13. > :03:15.Peter Wilkinson remains in hospital in Birmingham tonight -
:03:16. > :03:18.his condition described as critical but stable.
:03:19. > :03:25.Giles Latcham, BBC Midlands Today, Stourbridge.
:03:26. > :03:31."Stable and settled care", delivered with a "clear sense of vision".
:03:32. > :03:34.Words you may not associate with childrens' services in this region.
:03:35. > :03:35.But today, Ofsted has rated Wolverhampton as "good",
:03:36. > :03:38.putting it in the Top 20 in the country.
:03:39. > :03:40.Five years ago, there were failings, with the majority of childrens'
:03:41. > :03:46.services departments in the West Midlands struggling.
:03:47. > :03:48.Our Black Country reporter, Ben Godfrey, has been given
:03:49. > :03:50.exclusive access to see how they've turned things around
:03:51. > :03:54.I went into care, because, when I was at my primary school,
:03:55. > :03:57.they realised I had a red mark on my face and they thought
:03:58. > :04:00.that my mum was hitting me and they realised
:04:01. > :04:05.Gareth Rafferty was placed in care at the age of three.
:04:06. > :04:07.The support of foster parents have helped him fly through school.
:04:08. > :04:11.He's set to go to university next year.
:04:12. > :04:13.Luckily, because I'm 18 now, I'm allowed access to my file
:04:14. > :04:16.and I've spoken to the people in the council and they are more
:04:17. > :04:20.than happy to help me and, like, Transitions are helping me,
:04:21. > :04:22.and they're going to get me some clarity, really,
:04:23. > :04:25.to find out what actually happened when I was younger,
:04:26. > :04:30.Support for care leavers like Gareth is one reason why
:04:31. > :04:34.Ofsted has today rated Wolverhampton's Children's Services
:04:35. > :04:37.as good, at a time when the majority of departments in our region require
:04:38. > :04:44.We've done a lot of work that was recognised by Ofsted,
:04:45. > :04:46.in relation to children missing, some of the most vulnerable
:04:47. > :04:48.children, in relation to children subjected
:04:49. > :04:54.They used to call these children's centres, now called
:04:55. > :05:02.The name may be longer, but the time taken to handle
:05:03. > :05:04.a referral is shorter, now social workers, health visitors,
:05:05. > :05:09.midwives and the police are working side by side.
:05:10. > :05:11.Unlike many authorities, Wolverhampton says it's been able
:05:12. > :05:17.They've also managed to slash their bill for agency staff,
:05:18. > :05:24.And the children in care number is also down by 20%
:05:25. > :05:30.And that's due to early intervention.
:05:31. > :05:32.This week, 300 social workers came together and they'll
:05:33. > :05:38.Those who work mainly with adults will deal more with children,
:05:39. > :05:46.and vice versa, to better understand family relationships.
:05:47. > :05:48.There's a lot of work on parenting and parenting skills,
:05:49. > :05:50.building the confidence and competence of parents
:05:51. > :05:52.in their difficult job of looking after sometimes some
:05:53. > :05:58.Tyrese Walker is 14 and has dyspraxia.
:05:59. > :06:01.His mum Tracey needed help to build a better relationship
:06:02. > :06:03.with his school to ensure he was getting the right sort
:06:04. > :06:08.They support worker that I had, she had somebody in the family that
:06:09. > :06:09.had dyspraxia, so she fully understood really what
:06:10. > :06:17.For this children's services department, in one sense,
:06:18. > :06:25.Some children are still not getting help fast enough.
:06:26. > :06:32.Trying to get a hold of people in the Transitions
:06:33. > :06:34.team is quite difficult, so they might be busy.
:06:35. > :06:42.Sometimes, they don't pick up the phone and there is that issue.
:06:43. > :06:44.Wolverhampton is still among the most deprived areas
:06:45. > :06:47.of the country, but the quality of its care for children is making
:06:48. > :06:49.other local councils sit up and take note.
:06:50. > :06:53.Ben Godfrey, BBC Midlands Today, Wolverhampton.
:06:54. > :07:03.interesting to hear the detail of how they have turned things around.
:07:04. > :07:09.It's staggering, but just two councils in the whole country
:07:10. > :07:11.are rated as "outstanding" - the more affluent areas
:07:12. > :07:14.of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster.
:07:15. > :07:16.Here, under Ofsted's current framework, Wolverhampton joins
:07:17. > :07:24.Look at the West Midlands combined authority area
:07:25. > :07:28.The likes of Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley and Sandwell continue to be
:07:29. > :07:30.rated as "inadequate", but are making some
:07:31. > :07:37.The barrage of constant criticism is centred on failing to share
:07:38. > :07:40.information effectively, failing to put children first,
:07:41. > :07:48.social workers struggling with heavy workloads.
:07:49. > :07:53.And they don't always put the child first. Quite a mixture of various
:07:54. > :07:57.bell. -- mixture of areas. Does anyone have a
:07:58. > :07:59.solution that fits all? I've spoken to senior social workers
:08:00. > :08:03.who say their colleagues are doing incredible jobs
:08:04. > :08:10.in tough circumstances. It is with the best intentions for
:08:11. > :08:13.the children. Wolverhampton, as of last summer,
:08:14. > :08:18.had more than 2,000 children needing It was more than
:08:19. > :08:22.7,000 in Birmingham. OK, it's a bigger city,
:08:23. > :08:25.but there growing calls to make those larger departments smaller,
:08:26. > :08:39.even breaking them up. It will be interesting to see
:08:40. > :08:44.whether Birmingham and Sandwell, both holding voluntary or charitable
:08:45. > :08:49.trust, are both making changes. That could make taking the management out
:08:50. > :08:53.of councillor oversight into the hands of social workers, front line
:08:54. > :08:55.workers who may have the best will at heart, some people have said.
:08:56. > :09:00.Interesting, thank you. At 5'3" and 38 stone,
:09:01. > :09:02.obesity was causing Today, she has undergone
:09:03. > :09:04.specialist surgery, which she hopes will save her life
:09:05. > :09:07.and allow her to care Surgeons say it's increasingly
:09:08. > :09:11.difficult for them to get funding for this type of operation,
:09:12. > :09:13.despite a rapid increase in obesity. Here's our health
:09:14. > :09:15.correspondent Michele Paduano. I was out drinking most nights,
:09:16. > :09:17.eating whatever we wanted, and I went to the Isle of Man
:09:18. > :09:25.about 13 stone... Yeah, about 13, and by the time
:09:26. > :09:30.I came back, I was nearly 20. I got stuck in a rut,
:09:31. > :09:34.so I wasn't going out and I was quite happy in the flat,
:09:35. > :09:38.because we'd not long been here, and I was really happy,
:09:39. > :09:42.but then, I just ate and ate. Aged 32, she couldn't even walk up
:09:43. > :09:49.these stairs and needed help. You're fairly skipping
:09:50. > :09:51.up that staircase! Yeah, I am now.
:09:52. > :09:55.But not before? I would have had to stop and sit
:09:56. > :09:58.down quite a few times. Just to get up the stairs?
:09:59. > :10:01.Yeah, even to go down. Clinically depressed,
:10:02. > :10:03.she stopped going out. If it hadn't havebeen
:10:04. > :10:10.for my children, I seriously... She needed emergency surgery to put
:10:11. > :10:19.a shunt into her brain In cases like Rachel,
:10:20. > :10:28.where actually her obesity men In cases like Rachel,
:10:29. > :10:30.where actually her obesity meant she was losing her eyesight,
:10:31. > :10:32.it is quite extreme, but she's a lady of 33 years old,
:10:33. > :10:35.she's a young lady, she can make all these changes now and can
:10:36. > :10:38.completely turn everything around The hospital put her on these energy
:10:39. > :10:42.drinks and a 600-calorie-a-day diet. They kept her in for
:10:43. > :10:44.six weeks for detox. You have already lost a small
:10:45. > :10:46.person, haven't you? Yeah, I've just got a few
:10:47. > :10:50.more people to lose now! As a result, she has lost seven
:10:51. > :10:54.stone in six months. For the past week, she's lived
:10:55. > :10:56.in Heartlands Hospital, preparing for an operation
:10:57. > :10:59.which will close off most of her The last two years have been hard
:11:00. > :11:07.and I have worked hard and I do deserve this surgery today,
:11:08. > :11:09.because I put my effort in, Normally, this operation takes
:11:10. > :11:15.around an hour and ten minutes, but in Rachel's case,
:11:16. > :11:17.because of the complexity, It should be worth it, though,
:11:18. > :11:21.because, in two months, We should be able to do a bypass,
:11:22. > :11:27.given this picture. Overall, so far,
:11:28. > :11:32.I think it looks doable. This surgeon, Rishi Singhal,
:11:33. > :11:35.says that the NHS is cutting back on this type of operation
:11:36. > :11:41.at the time of an obesity epidemic. When I was told, at the beginning
:11:42. > :11:44.of the journey, it is a 12 month waiting list, I couldn't see an end
:11:45. > :11:48.to it, but I just want them to know to hang in there, don't give up,
:11:49. > :11:51.just keep trying and the thought I could've gone blind,
:11:52. > :11:57.because of overheating, is... It's frightening and I
:11:58. > :11:59.just don't want any other That was Rachel Murray
:12:00. > :12:07.talking to Michele Paduano. And we can tell you tonight
:12:08. > :12:09.that the operation was successful. we'll bring you news of her progress
:12:10. > :12:13.on the programme next week. Union staff at BMW's engine plant
:12:14. > :12:16.at Hams Hall in Warwickshire have It follows the announcement
:12:17. > :12:20.by the German car company that it was planning
:12:21. > :12:22.to stop their final Our reporter Sian Grzeszczyk
:12:23. > :12:27.has been following According to the Unite union,
:12:28. > :12:37.it was overwhelmingly in favour It involved union members at all
:12:38. > :12:41.four of BMW's plants in the UK, and 93% voted in favour
:12:42. > :12:47.of potential strikes. That's on a 72% turnout,
:12:48. > :12:49.which union leaders say shows the strength of feeling
:12:50. > :12:52.over this issue. So what impact will the planned
:12:53. > :12:57.pension changes have? Well, some workers believe
:12:58. > :13:01.they stand to lose as much as ?160,000 if the final
:13:02. > :13:03.salary scheme is closed, They've already had protests
:13:04. > :13:13.here in the Midlands and been to lobby bosses in Germany,
:13:14. > :13:16.who say they need to offer a pension that is sustainable
:13:17. > :13:18.and affordable in the future. This is a company, remember,
:13:19. > :13:25.that is unbelievably profitable. 6 billion euros profits
:13:26. > :13:28.just recently published and we've consistently said to them
:13:29. > :13:33.that it is completely unfair, in the circumstances
:13:34. > :13:35.that we are in, that they should no dates have been set
:13:36. > :13:43.for any strike action. Instead the unions are hoping
:13:44. > :13:46.this will put pressure on BMW And there will be more on this
:13:47. > :13:54.on the Sunday Politics with Patrick Burns
:13:55. > :13:59.at 11am, here on BBC One. A worker has died after becoming
:14:00. > :14:03.trapped in machinery 40-year-old Jamie Peakcock
:14:04. > :14:06.from Oldbury suffered serious injuries in the accident
:14:07. > :14:08.at the steel firm, He was taken to hospital,
:14:09. > :14:11.but died on Monday. The Health and Safety Executive
:14:12. > :14:14.has launched an investigation. The actor Jeremy Irons
:14:15. > :14:17.has joined the campaign against plans for an incinerator,
:14:18. > :14:19.on the outskirts of Gloucester, The group, Community R4C,
:14:20. > :14:31.have referred the contract to the competition and markets
:14:32. > :14:33.authority, claiming the scheme's anti-competitive, and that it
:14:34. > :14:35.discourages recycling by making it We have to reuse it,
:14:36. > :14:46.and we're in a world of limited resources and you see all over
:14:47. > :14:49.the world this push to recycle. And to build a mammoth
:14:50. > :14:51.incinerator in this beautiful part of the world is,
:14:52. > :14:56.I believe, a step back. Gloucestershire County Council says
:14:57. > :14:59.the new facility will save taxpayers more than ?100 million and makes
:15:00. > :15:01.enough clean electricity Thanks for joining us
:15:02. > :15:06.on Midlands Today. 23-year-old Aaron Barley is charged
:15:07. > :15:14.with the murders of a mother and her 13-year-old son
:15:15. > :15:17.in Stourbridge, and the attempted Your detailed weekend weather
:15:18. > :15:21.forecast to come shortly. "No-one protected me at the club" -
:15:22. > :15:27.former West Brom player Saido Berahino says he ended up
:15:28. > :15:30.hating the team he joined And how two wolves, rejected
:15:31. > :15:34.by their pack, are settling Many traditional buildings
:15:35. > :15:46.in Shropshire are in danger There simply aren't enough trained
:15:47. > :15:50.craftsmen to maintain them. So conservationists have decided
:15:51. > :15:54.to go into schools to teach teenagers the necessary skills
:15:55. > :16:10.to preserve the county's The engine house here, built in
:16:11. > :16:13.1784, once an integral part of Shropshire's mining industry.
:16:14. > :16:18.Historic England feared this important building was about to
:16:19. > :16:22.collapse. No craftsman from 50 miles away have been brought in to repeal
:16:23. > :16:27.it. -- and now some craftsmen have been brought in. The other using
:16:28. > :16:30.traditional skills that is now dying out. Using cement on a building like
:16:31. > :16:35.this is extremely damaging and should be avoided. We have a dire
:16:36. > :16:41.situation nationally I think with most skills, and kids generally are
:16:42. > :16:45.taught, if you end up in the construction industry, it means your
:16:46. > :16:49.field, but it is the absolute opposite that is true. So youngsters
:16:50. > :16:53.at the community college in Bishops Castle are being taught traditional
:16:54. > :16:59.skills to inspire them to become future guardians of the county's
:17:00. > :17:02.heritage. There are lessons in stone missionary, timber framing
:17:03. > :17:09.techniques, making and applying lime mortar and the ancient art of
:17:10. > :17:13.thatching. We have been amazed at how skilled and adept they are and
:17:14. > :17:16.how quickly they have picked up the skills, young stonemasons making
:17:17. > :17:20.work that is of professional quality. It has been very
:17:21. > :17:23.interesting to do and to find out how they used to do it in the olden
:17:24. > :17:29.days. Thatching is one of the ancient
:17:30. > :17:34.crafts, so old its origin is almost unknown.
:17:35. > :17:39.Many of Shropshire's houses were built before 1919, using traditional
:17:40. > :17:42.methods, so it is important to get youngsters interested and trained
:17:43. > :17:48.up. This has been my favourite, plastering. And you have enjoyed it
:17:49. > :17:50.and me do it in the future? Yes, probably be a builder or something
:17:51. > :17:56.like that. It is quite satisfying if you get it
:17:57. > :18:02.right? Absolutely. What do you make of that? Great job.
:18:03. > :18:07.And a great work from the children too, and hopefully it will inspire
:18:08. > :18:09.them to get working with the historic buildings.
:18:10. > :18:12.Smooth finish from Bob, I'm impressed!
:18:13. > :18:13.A big weekend ahead for Coventry City.
:18:14. > :18:18.We'll get to the Sky Blues trip to Wembley in a minute.
:18:19. > :18:22.and he's been speaking about his drugs ban.
:18:23. > :18:24.Yes, Berahino says he failed a drugs test earlier this season
:18:25. > :18:26.because someone spiked his drink in a nightclub.
:18:27. > :18:32.You might remember it came out when Berahino joined Stoke City
:18:33. > :18:36.from West Bromwich Albion in January that he'd served an eight-match ban.
:18:37. > :18:39.Now he's admitted to Football Focus on BBC One that he was irresponsible
:18:40. > :18:46.For me to get banned for something that I really haven't
:18:47. > :18:48.So it was spiked? Yeah, definitely.
:18:49. > :18:51.Because if I was going to get high, like the specialist said,
:18:52. > :18:54.you would have taken an amount way you want to get high and it
:18:55. > :18:57.would have came higher, the numbers were have came higher
:18:58. > :19:03.would have came higher, the numbers would have came higher
:19:04. > :19:06.He has also had the backing of Mark Hughes today.
:19:07. > :19:08.It happens in this day and age, unfortunately.
:19:09. > :19:11.I think a lot of people have been victim of that, so, um,
:19:12. > :19:14.that's always been his stance, so there's no reason
:19:15. > :19:17.to disbelieve that. It can happen.
:19:18. > :19:25.I understand he has been critical of his former club West Brom?
:19:26. > :19:28.Yes, he claims the club offered him no support during that drugs ban
:19:29. > :19:31.and that he hated the place by the time he left.
:19:32. > :19:38.That will be sad given he joined at 11. Yes.
:19:39. > :19:40.Now the Albion head coach Tony Pulis is clearly getting fed up
:19:41. > :19:45.He said today that life is "too short" to worry about what has
:19:46. > :19:52.Coventry City fans are counting down the hours to their first Wembley
:19:53. > :19:55.More than 43,000 will make the trip for
:19:56. > :19:56.Sunday's Checkatrade Trophy final against Oxford United.
:19:57. > :19:59.But it's not just the supporters who've been dreaming
:20:00. > :20:01.of the big occasion, as Nick Clitheroe found out.
:20:02. > :20:04.Cup final week is a time for giving it everything in training and making
:20:05. > :20:06.sure the manager wouldn't dare leave your name off
:20:07. > :20:10.But it's also a time to imagine fulfilling your childhood ambitions.
:20:11. > :20:12.When you're sort of with your friends, you sort of go,
:20:13. > :20:15.we should play Wembley, like your back garden Wembley
:20:16. > :20:17.or something, so, yeah, it's a nice opportunity,
:20:18. > :20:19.it's one that you probably might not ever get again.
:20:20. > :20:21.It's every boy's dream, really, to lead your team out
:20:22. > :20:26.You know, recently, I've been having a few dreams about the moment.
:20:27. > :20:27.To actually live it will be quite surreal.
:20:28. > :20:30.And if they want some inspiration as to what it would feel
:20:31. > :20:34.like to get their hands on a Wembley trophy, then they only have to look
:20:35. > :20:37.Manager Mark Robins and goalkeeping coach Steve Ogrizovic
:20:38. > :20:45.It's a one-club city and it's had a great tradition over
:20:46. > :20:48.It's a one-club city and it's had a great footballing tradition over
:20:49. > :20:50.the years and it really is unfortunate what's happened.
:20:51. > :20:52.At some stage, this club will turn around.
:20:53. > :20:55.Let's just hope that Sunday is the start of it.
:20:56. > :20:58.It's 30 years since Ogrizovic and his team-mates sent the city
:20:59. > :21:01.So it's little wonder that 43,000 fans have snapped
:21:02. > :21:04.In a season apparently destined for league relegation,
:21:05. > :21:06.they deserve more than just a day out, though.
:21:07. > :21:12.You know, brilliant support and the players are lucky to have
:21:13. > :21:16.Everywhere you look, there are signs of that
:21:17. > :21:18.enthusiasm from the supporters for Sunday's cup final.
:21:19. > :21:20.The good news for them is that the players
:21:21. > :21:27.Nick Clitheroe, BBC Midlands Today, Coventry.
:21:28. > :21:32.One other piece of football news for you.
:21:33. > :21:35.Hereford FC have been told they will have to replay
:21:36. > :21:36.their abandoned match against Didcot Town.
:21:37. > :21:39.The game earlier this month was called off minutes from the end
:21:40. > :21:41.after disturbances on the pitch involving players and fans.
:21:42. > :21:43.Hereford were winning 2-1 at the time.
:21:44. > :21:55.And the really big weekend and Europe for the wasps?
:21:56. > :21:57.European Champions Cup quarter-final against Leinster in Dublin.
:21:58. > :21:59.Wasps are the current league leaders.
:22:00. > :22:02.Leinster are top of the Pro 12 ie the clubs of Ireland,
:22:03. > :22:06.It's a bit of an Ireland v England rematch.
:22:07. > :22:08.The Wasps director of rugby Dai Young has urged his players
:22:09. > :22:12.He believes that will be good enough to win the match.
:22:13. > :22:18.Looking forward to that one. And it will be fantastic, and we
:22:19. > :22:22.will be at Wembley and hope we don't put the mockers on it.
:22:23. > :22:27.We have not had a good record, but we will be there. Come on the Sky
:22:28. > :22:28.Blues. Thank you, Dan.
:22:29. > :22:31.Two wolves, who were rejected by their own pack, are settling
:22:32. > :22:33.into life at a wolf sanctuary - in Shropshire.
:22:34. > :22:36.BBC cameras followed the pair as they made the journey
:22:37. > :22:37.from a private collection to their new life
:22:38. > :22:44.It's all thanks to a man who's spent more than 30 years
:22:45. > :22:47.Our Rural Affairs correspondent David Gregory-Kumar has more.
:22:48. > :22:50.In a valley somewhere in Shropshire, a pack of wolves.
:22:51. > :22:53.And the man who has dedicated much of his life to helping them.
:22:54. > :23:00.Tony Haighway has been rescuing wolves for the past 35 years.
:23:01. > :23:03.His sanctuary is called Wolf Watch UK, and it's been in this secret
:23:04. > :23:07.So, Tony, this is an amazing landscape.
:23:08. > :23:12.Well, Shropshire isn't agriculturally manicured, like a lot
:23:13. > :23:20.Farming practices here are very much the same as they have been
:23:21. > :23:25.And in Hertfordshire the latest, rather sleepy, wolves -
:23:26. > :23:28.brother and sister - set to start a new life
:23:29. > :23:36.I mean, the female, this one, actually had
:23:37. > :23:40.quite an easy time of it. Yeah.
:23:41. > :23:46.It took us two minutes to catch her. The male gave us a runaround.
:23:47. > :23:48.Because it takes longer than we expected to catch
:23:49. > :23:51.the pair of wolves, we arrive at the Wolf Watch valley
:23:52. > :23:57.Go round the back of the gate and put her there.
:23:58. > :23:59.But eventually, both pups are safe in their new home.
:24:00. > :24:02.All right, we're running quite a bit behind schedule,
:24:03. > :24:06.so we're not going to release the wolves now, we're going to wait
:24:07. > :24:08.overnight, let them get used to their new surroundings,
:24:09. > :24:12.then we'll be back in the morning to set them free.
:24:13. > :24:19.At first light, Tony is out with a chicken breakfast.
:24:20. > :24:21.Good boy. Come on, boy.
:24:22. > :24:23.Clearly, she's not ready to come out just yet,
:24:24. > :24:29.I think what I'll do is I'll just leave now and I'll let them come out
:24:30. > :24:30.on their own and we'll see what happens.
:24:31. > :24:33.It must be quite, quite fearful, you know, to be brought
:24:34. > :24:35.into a new environment, lots of strange people
:24:36. > :24:40.So we leave them to it and, eventually, they take their first
:24:41. > :24:49.David Gregory Kumar, BBC Midlands Today, Wolf Watch.
:24:50. > :24:57.They are beautiful! I am sure you will want to see more, and you can.
:24:58. > :25:01.And you can see how the wolves settle in and get
:25:02. > :25:04.And you can see how the wolves settle in and get on with the rest
:25:05. > :25:07.of the pack on Inside Out, tonight at 7.30 here on BBC1.
:25:08. > :25:09.One of the world's most extreme litter picks is taking
:25:10. > :25:11.place at Symond's Yat on the Herefordshire/Gloucestershire
:25:12. > :25:13.border this weekend, as dozens of climbers clean up
:25:14. > :25:17.The volunteers will be hundreds of feet above the ground removing
:25:18. > :25:19.litter, checking and replacing safety pegs and tidying up loose
:25:20. > :25:27.Good luck to them. Some gorgeous sunshine today. Height desert
:25:28. > :25:33.looking for the weekend? -- folk is it looking for the "Mac there will
:25:34. > :25:41.be a lot of showers around tomorrow. There has been plenty
:25:42. > :25:43.of lovely sunshine today. Temperatures made it up to 17
:25:44. > :25:46.Celsius in Coventry. But after a cold front cleared
:25:47. > :25:49.through during the early hours today That theme will continue
:25:50. > :25:53.into the weekend, tomorrow. The first day of April will come
:25:54. > :25:57.with the traditional April showers. Sunshine around, but they could be
:25:58. > :26:08.just about anywhere. It is feeling pressure, but by
:26:09. > :26:13.Sunday, feeling that I am bright. Tonight starting to see the showers,
:26:14. > :26:16.driven by a weather system moving its way through, the first show was
:26:17. > :26:21.pushing their way through through the next few hours, some clear
:26:22. > :26:25.spells and feeling fresher, temperatures falling away, more
:26:26. > :26:29.organised showers when we wake up tomorrow. We will see those showers
:26:30. > :26:34.working their way through from the West as we head through the data
:26:35. > :26:38.model, they will pay up by the afternoon, sunny spells around that.
:26:39. > :26:43.And with lighter wind in the sunshine it will not feel too bad.
:26:44. > :26:48.But some thunder in the showers and slow-moving, you will know about it
:26:49. > :26:51.if you are caught under them. But those die out through the overnight
:26:52. > :27:02.period into Sunday but these guys were clear and temperatures falling
:27:03. > :27:04.away, dipping down to four or five Celsius, lower than that in the
:27:05. > :27:10.countryside, gardeners beware. Lots more sunshine to come through
:27:11. > :27:15.Sunday. 43,000 expected to take the trip to Wembley and there will be
:27:16. > :27:18.some cloud but it will be dry, coverage on BBC Coventry and
:27:19. > :27:20.Warwickshire throughout the day. Staying settled for the rest of us
:27:21. > :27:29.with lots of sunshine. Thank you for that. That is all from
:27:30. > :27:31.us for now, I will have your late news after the ten o'clock News.
:27:32. > :27:34.Have a lovely weekend.