:00:00. > :00:11.Good evening. inquiry. Join me now on
:00:12. > :00:14.The government's been accusdd of fobbing off the families
:00:15. > :00:17.of those killed in the Birmhngham pub bombings in 1974.
:00:18. > :00:21.Tomorrow is the deadline for submissions about
:00:22. > :00:25.what should be considered as part of the fresh inquests into
:00:26. > :00:28.the 21 people who died, but it's still not clear what help
:00:29. > :00:31.- if any - their relatives will get with their legal bills.
:00:32. > :00:34.Our reporter Giles Latcham has been following the families' campaign.
:00:35. > :00:40.So what has or hasn't been offered, and to whom?
:00:41. > :00:46.Eight of them are with one firm of lawyers, KRW in Belfast `nd that
:00:47. > :00:55.group includes the Hambletons, sister and brother
:00:56. > :00:58.of Maxine Hambleton, killed in the Tavern In The Town in 19 4.
:00:59. > :01:01.Last night they got an award at a London theatre
:01:02. > :01:04.What they haven't got is any funding.
:01:05. > :01:06.The Legal Aid Agency says they can't fund them
:01:07. > :01:08.because they don't have contracts with law firms
:01:09. > :01:14.Another family is with a Liverpool firm of lawyers.
:01:15. > :01:18.I understand they've been offered just one month's funding - to take
:01:19. > :01:22.That family are very disappointed - the families as a whole consider
:01:23. > :01:27.They are treating us as second class citizens.
:01:28. > :01:32.of the Human Rights Article six act, which
:01:33. > :01:35.is the right to a fair hearhng, because the rates are so low
:01:36. > :01:45.that it would make KRW and the Liverpool company b`nkrupt.
:01:46. > :01:52.The deadline is very close now. Where does this go from herd? It is
:01:53. > :01:58.going to get more and more political. I was a debate in the
:01:59. > :02:02.Commons last night with manx Birmingham MPs attending. They will
:02:03. > :02:05.put pressure on the Justice Secretary now. The Justice Linister
:02:06. > :02:09.last night said that the government supports the principle of ftnding.
:02:10. > :02:11.The family should be represdnted, if the case requires
:02:12. > :02:19.it, and that's the system that we are trying to creatd.
:02:20. > :02:22.The timescale for these inqtests will now probably slip.
:02:23. > :02:34.Almost ?20 million is being spent on weirs along the River Severn
:02:35. > :02:39.It's being hailed as the most exciting river project in Etrope.
:02:40. > :02:41.It'll mean that protected species that haven't been able to gdt
:02:42. > :02:43.upstream to breed will now be able to flourish.
:02:44. > :02:49.At 220 miles long, it is Britain's longest rivdr.
:02:50. > :02:53.150 years ago, the River Severn used to be full of these.
:02:54. > :03:00.They are called shad, and they are like herring.
:03:01. > :03:02.They used to run as far up as Welshpool,
:03:03. > :03:15.Now they have dwindled, not to extinction, but not far off.
:03:16. > :03:18.Weirs like this at Worcesters are the reason for the declhne.
:03:19. > :03:20.In the biggest project of its kind in Europe,
:03:21. > :03:22.gates are being constructed in the weirs to allow the shad
:03:23. > :03:27.How can you be sure that thd fish will come upstream and breed?
:03:28. > :03:29.They did before the passes were built anyway,
:03:30. > :03:32.but by pure instinct we know that they will return.
:03:33. > :03:38.Research on other rivers where we have done similar projects
:03:39. > :03:44.the fish know what they havd got to go and find a way.
:03:45. > :03:46.So the fish know where they are heading.
:03:47. > :03:50.The hope is that people will be able to walk along this path,
:03:51. > :03:53.up to the weir, alongside the new fish pass and then
:03:54. > :03:56.into an underground chamber, a natural aquarium,
:03:57. > :03:59.where they will be able to see the shad, salmon and eels
:04:00. > :04:05.The water quality is the best it has been for years.
:04:06. > :04:08.Largely as a result of workhng with big industry,
:04:09. > :04:10.sewage works and that kind of stuff,
:04:11. > :04:13.the quality of stuff that goes into the river is excellent now
:04:14. > :04:22.There is even talk of a Shad Fest, a homecoming party
:04:23. > :04:27.for this old species, said to be a favourite of Hdnry III.
:04:28. > :04:30.But does anyone know what is they are?
:04:31. > :04:33.I would guess it is a big to do with a shadow?
:04:34. > :04:51.A man's been arrested at Birmingham Airport
:04:52. > :04:54.The 32-year-old from Coventry was detained
:04:55. > :04:56.by officers from the West Mhdlands Counter-Terrorism Unit
:04:57. > :05:00.A new report has found that Birmingham Prison is struggling
:05:01. > :05:03.to cope with the behaviour of inmates
:05:04. > :05:05.who are taking new psychoactive drugs.
:05:06. > :05:06.The Independent Monitoring Board found the drugs
:05:07. > :05:10.are creating a climate of fdar and bullying amongst prisondrs.
:05:11. > :05:13.It also warns that staff shortages are making it increasingly difficult
:05:14. > :05:23.Hereford's MP, Jesse Norman, has claimed that the Trust running
:05:24. > :05:25.Herefordshire's hospitals is at risk of being taken over
:05:26. > :05:27.by another hospital nearly 70 miles aw`y.
:05:28. > :05:31.There've been suggestions that Hereford County Hospital will merge
:05:32. > :05:34.with another hospital for some time, but Jesse Norman fears a de`l with
:05:35. > :05:42.South Warwickshire Foundation Trust is being rushed through.
:05:43. > :05:44.It should not be done with no consultation.
:05:45. > :05:47.There's got to be a focus on patient well-being and on the long-term
:05:48. > :05:49.security and well-being of health care in Herefordshire,
:05:50. > :05:53.The hospitals haven't commented but
:05:54. > :05:56.NHS Improvement said that Hereford County is getting better.
:05:57. > :05:59.It's working with the trust's Board on how best to make sure
:06:00. > :06:01.it gets the support it needs to continue improving
:06:02. > :06:03.and what can be done to ensure
:06:04. > :06:07.the long-term future of the services.
:06:08. > :06:09.Kashmiris from the region have taken part
:06:10. > :06:13.outside the Indian High Commission in London.
:06:14. > :06:15.The Himalayan region has bedn disputed since 1947,
:06:16. > :06:18.which has led to wars between India and Pakistan.
:06:19. > :06:23.Campaigners from Birmingham, Walsall and Wolverhampton
:06:24. > :06:29.joined other Kashmiris from across the UK in the protest.
:06:30. > :06:33.We'll be handing a memorandtm, signed, to the Indian government,
:06:34. > :06:37.that they should end their occupation and stop killing and
:06:38. > :06:41.torturing people, because at the end of the day, this issue has to be
:06:42. > :06:43.resolved by dialogue, so India has to come
:06:44. > :06:44.to the negotiating table and
:06:45. > :06:48.have a dialogue with the Kashmiri people.
:06:49. > :06:52.And end the suffering of thd Kashmiri people.
:06:53. > :06:55.The Ricoh Arena in Coventry is on a shortlist of venues to stage
:06:56. > :06:57.matches when England hosts the Rugby League World Cup hn 2 21.
:06:58. > :07:00.It was announced this morning that England had beaten America
:07:01. > :07:04.in the bidding process for the tournament.
:07:05. > :07:06.The Ricoh is already hosting a double-header
:07:07. > :07:10.of rugby league matches next weekend in the Four Nations tournamdnt.
:07:11. > :07:13.The American track and field team is set to return to Birmingham
:07:14. > :07:16.ahead of next summer's World Athletics Championships in London.
:07:17. > :07:20.The US and Jamaica used the city as a training base
:07:21. > :07:23.ahead of the 2012 Olympics, and the Americans are close
:07:24. > :07:26.to signing a deal to come back next year.
:07:27. > :07:43.This is no ordinary tourist getting a tour of the landmass. He's a
:07:44. > :07:50.and field team. His finalishng plans and field team. His finalishng plans
:07:51. > :07:57.ahead of the World Championships next summer. Look at the facility
:07:58. > :08:00.for output purposes and get the contracts signed and get re`dy for
:08:01. > :08:07.the World Championships. I `m excited for you folks. This is a
:08:08. > :08:10.nice place to be. We are bidding to host the 2026 world Commonwdalth
:08:11. > :08:13.Games and it can't do any h`rm to demonstrate to major sporting teams,
:08:14. > :08:17.one of whom is a Commonwealth nation, that we have the facilities
:08:18. > :08:21.and the ability to host nathons for sporting events. We been here
:08:22. > :08:27.before, with the Americans `nd Jamaicans using Birmingham `s their
:08:28. > :08:31.base ahead of the London 2002 Olympic. The Americans trained at
:08:32. > :08:36.the Alexander Stadium and included this discus thrower, who will be
:08:37. > :08:39.glad to come back. It was vdry warm and welcoming. The beauty of the
:08:40. > :08:45.sport is it doesn't matter where you're from. It is just the
:08:46. > :08:51.appreciation of athletics. Ht is not just sporting prestige. The
:08:52. > :09:06.Americans came here and it brought ?1 billion of benefit to thd city.
:09:07. > :09:09.Six army reservists from Birmingham and Hereford have set off
:09:10. > :09:12.on a hazardous expedition to reach the centre of the South Pold. The
:09:13. > :09:14.six, known as Spear 17, are seen here
:09:15. > :09:20.Henry was trying to do a solo, again, which is a very
:09:21. > :09:23.Six army reservists from Birmingham and Hereford have set off
:09:24. > :09:26.on a hazardous expedition to reach the centre of the South Pold. The
:09:27. > :09:28.six, known as Spear 17, are seen here
:09:29. > :09:31.They're following in the footsteps of British Army officer
:09:32. > :09:33.Henry Wordsley, who died attempting the same feat earlier this xear
:09:34. > :09:36.Henry was trying to do a solo, again, which is a very
:09:37. > :09:40.He was trying to do it unsupported with no form of outside
:09:41. > :09:45.The fact that we are a six-lan team, we have been training for two years,
:09:46. > :09:47.and preparing for this, and we will take one resupply
:09:48. > :09:50.at the South Pole as well, so I believe we have mitigated
:09:51. > :09:54.And that's almost all from the late team.
:09:55. > :09:56.I'll leave you now with the weather from Rebecca.
:09:57. > :10:01.Good evening. Today was verx similar to yesterday. Temperatures hovering
:10:02. > :10:05.around the mid teens. Perhaps not as high as yesterday but a ple`sant end
:10:06. > :10:09.quite lost but as we head through quite lost but as we head through
:10:10. > :10:13.the next few days very little is changing. It is going to be wide a
:10:14. > :10:17.cloudy day and it will be mostly dry. We have got a slight change to
:10:18. > :10:22.come, though. High pressure sitting over the bulk of us but we have this
:10:23. > :10:25.cold front and it could squdeze out the odd spot of drizzle. We start to
:10:26. > :10:28.see that thinking it's way southwards as we head through the
:10:29. > :10:34.overnight period. Further south we will keep clear skies and wd
:10:35. > :10:38.shouldn't see any mist and fog. Temperatures ranging between ten and
:10:39. > :10:43.12 Celsius. They fuse box of drizzle working their way down -- a few
:10:44. > :10:49.spots of drizzle working thdir way down. In the sunshine tomorrow
:10:50. > :10:54.temperatures could again put up to a possible 16, 17, maybe 18 Cdlsius
:10:55. > :10:57.somewhere. Further north whdre we keep the crowd from the cold front
:10:58. > :11:00.it will be lower than that `nd the cold front will make things feel
:11:01. > :11:01.cooler too. I will leave yot with an outlook for the next few daxs. Good
:11:02. > :11:05.night. fine and dry and on the mild side.
:11:06. > :11:10.My colleague Helen Willetts has with the national picture.
:11:11. > :11:16.Good evening. The dry October weather is set to continue into the
:11:17. > :11:20.weekend. It's been kind if you've been on half term. Not that I'm
:11:21. > :11:25.promising this sort of weather for all. Isn't it lovely, taken on the
:11:26. > :11:27.Isle of Wight. Our top temperature was 17 Celsius, not too far away.
:11:28. > :11:29.What a