:00:07. > :00:07.Good evening. news where you are.
:00:08. > :00:10.Police are hunting a gang of up to 200 bikers who caused ch`os
:00:11. > :00:13.on the streets of Solihull and Birmingham last night.
:00:14. > :00:15.Seven people have been arrested and ten motorbikes seized,
:00:16. > :00:20.but the so-called Halloween Ride-Out was just the latest in a series
:00:21. > :00:22.of incidents in the area in the last few months.
:00:23. > :00:42.All quiet there tonight, Nicola It is a very different scene tonight.
:00:43. > :00:46.Last night, this road was crammed with bikers who were driving without
:00:47. > :00:50.causing damage to vehicles. People causing damage to vehicles. People
:00:51. > :00:54.here simply want to know who is behind it and the police want to
:00:55. > :00:56.catch those people who they describe as criminal.
:00:57. > :00:59.These are the 200 bikers police are describing as "a menace".
:01:00. > :01:02.Riding scramblers, quad bikds and mopeds, the gang hijackdd
:01:03. > :01:04.the road in Kings Norton just after 9pm last night.
:01:05. > :01:08.The group wasn't just out for an evening ride.
:01:09. > :01:13.A police van was attacked and there are reports fireworks
:01:14. > :01:18.Hundreds of bikes came, like, loads of them.
:01:19. > :01:21.I was like, whoa, what's going on here?
:01:22. > :01:25.About 150 of them, really loud, skidding across the road,
:01:26. > :01:36.Are they causing any danger to people on the roads
:01:37. > :01:42.Many of the riders had their faces covered as they sped along roads,
:01:43. > :01:45.jumped red lights, weaved through traffic
:01:46. > :01:54.Officers say their actions were illegal
:01:55. > :01:56.and they're looking for those involved.
:01:57. > :02:00.These people do pose a thre`t to ordinary members of the public.
:02:01. > :02:03.I have a lot of sympathy for members of the public
:02:04. > :02:08.and then encountering this lot on the roads.
:02:09. > :02:13.We have described them as a menace and that is exactly what thdy are,
:02:14. > :02:17.In Leeds, similar scenes filmed last night.
:02:18. > :02:22.All part of what's being called a Halloween ride-out,
:02:23. > :02:24.and it seems to have been organised and choreographed
:02:25. > :02:32.This was shot two weeks ago in Kings Norton.
:02:33. > :02:36.It has been like this now on and off for about two months now.
:02:37. > :02:39.They ride round with no hellets on, no number plates,
:02:40. > :02:43.no lights, so it is getting out of hand.
:02:44. > :02:48.This event scared locals, but at least one biker was hurt too,
:02:49. > :02:57.suffering chest injuries after colliding with a car.
:02:58. > :03:01.So, Nicola, what are the police say they are doing about this?
:03:02. > :03:04.The police say these types of events are very difficult to plan for,
:03:05. > :03:10.especially where you have slall groups of bikers speeding off
:03:11. > :03:12.in different directions, as it makes it is hard for officers
:03:13. > :03:16.However, they say they are running a long-term operation to tackle
:03:17. > :03:19.the problem and they are working closely with Birmingham Citx Council
:03:20. > :03:23.They also say that if a member of the public suspects anyone
:03:24. > :03:26.is using a bike illegally or has a stolen bike
:03:27. > :03:31.A school in Shropshire had to apologise to nearby residents,
:03:32. > :03:34.after the bomb squad was called in to blow up a bottle of chemicals
:03:35. > :03:41.Thomas Adams in Wem was one of three schools in the Midlands which had
:03:42. > :03:45.The Shropshire school says they didn't have time
:03:46. > :03:47.to send out a warning and were following official advice.
:03:48. > :03:57.It was the noise that got the Shropshire town of Wem talking.
:03:58. > :03:59.For those living nearby, last night's explosion came
:04:00. > :04:10.And they didn't expect it to make such a big bang!
:04:11. > :04:12.I walked to the school to sde what it was about,
:04:13. > :04:15.because everyone said it was a bomb that had gone off.
:04:16. > :04:19.So I went to see what it was, but it wasn't.
:04:20. > :04:24.The answer to that can be found at the Thomas Adams School.
:04:25. > :04:29.Over half-term, they receivdd an e-mail warning them
:04:30. > :04:51.about a chemical used by A-level students, which stated...
:04:52. > :04:56.This chemical is an orange to red powder that if it becomes dry,
:04:57. > :04:59.can become explosive on the friction turn.
:05:00. > :05:03.So, with the container, if the lid was to be opened
:05:04. > :05:11.The school checked and found it did have an old bottle of the chemical,
:05:12. > :05:14.so they called the police, who called the bomb squad.
:05:15. > :05:17.The bomb disposal team came from Tewkesbury.
:05:18. > :05:20.They got the chemical and btried it about one foot in the ground.
:05:21. > :05:24.And then, at six minutes to eight, they detonated the substancd.
:05:25. > :05:30.And now this is all that relains from the Wem explosion.
:05:31. > :05:32.Wem is a quiet market town and people aren't used
:05:33. > :05:37.Certainly having a bomb disposal squad, as seen around the town,
:05:38. > :05:40.probably sparked a little bit of interest.
:05:41. > :05:43.But I think people have perhaps panicked slightly
:05:44. > :05:52.With all the school's stock of the chemical disposed of, things
:05:53. > :06:00.A video has emerged which appears to show a football fan being pushed
:06:01. > :06:04.over by a West Midlands polhce officer at Sunday's game between
:06:05. > :06:09.The video was posted online earlier today.
:06:10. > :06:12.The force's Professional St`ndards Department says the highest
:06:13. > :06:15.standards are expected from officers and anyone who's acted
:06:16. > :06:21.The Government's come under further pressure to give financial support
:06:22. > :06:24.to the families of the victhms of the Birmingham pub bombings.
:06:25. > :06:27.Fresh inquests are due to bd held into the 21 victims
:06:28. > :06:32.Relatives want the same sort of funding provided for famhlies
:06:33. > :06:38.Labour's Justice spokesman Richard Burgon raised the issue
:06:39. > :06:40.in the Commons earlier, which drew this response
:06:41. > :06:45.In terms of the debate about how we deal with these very difficult
:06:46. > :06:51.inquests in this very speci`l category of cases, and made it clear
:06:52. > :06:55.in the debate that the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice
:06:56. > :06:57.are working on that, looking at the precedents
:06:58. > :07:01.of what happened with Hillsborough, waiting for Bishop James Jones'
:07:02. > :07:05.report and also we will look at all the matters that havd been
:07:06. > :07:11.who're winning over millions of fans online
:07:12. > :07:15.and earning thousands of potnds from the videos they post.
:07:16. > :07:19.Peter Plisner has been to mdet the digital entrepreneurs -
:07:20. > :07:22.a young gamer who gets paid to test video games and a young wom`n
:07:23. > :07:28.who has fashion blogging and a new clothing line all sewn up.
:07:29. > :07:30.Meet the YouTube generation - young people earning thousands
:07:31. > :07:40.This is professional YouTubdr Fred Pye making his latest video
:07:41. > :07:46.He's a big fan of the video game Grand Theft Auto and millions
:07:47. > :07:50.of people log in to see how he plays the game.
:07:51. > :07:56.He spends most of the day m`king videos, and they're
:07:57. > :08:00.This one pitting a tram against a series of tanks,
:08:01. > :08:03.has been seen by more than a million people.
:08:04. > :08:07.And that means that what was once a hobby for Fred
:08:08. > :08:12.I told my friend I wanted to earn enough to maybe pay rent
:08:13. > :08:15.or something or just get by and stuff.
:08:16. > :08:17.But that was three or four years ago, or something.
:08:18. > :08:19.Then a few years later, it's just kind of...
:08:20. > :08:28.YouTubers like Fred earn thdir money from adverts placed
:08:29. > :08:35.It is thought they receive on average around $2 for evdry
:08:36. > :08:38.Fred's YouTube channel gets on average around
:08:39. > :08:45.so that would mean he could be earning $20,000,
:08:46. > :08:51.And some YouTubers also makd money thorough sponsorship deals.
:08:52. > :08:54.It makes sure your under eyes don't...
:08:55. > :08:56.And blogger Habiba Da Silva does just that.
:08:57. > :08:59.Around a million people a month watch her makeup videos, recorded
:09:00. > :09:05.For her, YouTube provides the ideal medium.
:09:06. > :09:09.They relate to me because I am just like anyone else, I am not really
:09:10. > :09:11.an actress, I am not someone on a TV channel
:09:12. > :09:17.I am literally being myself, and the genuineness on soci`l media
:09:18. > :09:22.really attracts people a lot more than TV nowadays.
:09:23. > :09:25.And for Habiba, YouTube poptlarity has also helped her launch
:09:26. > :09:28.It's proof that you don't nded expensive studios
:09:29. > :09:34.and a big advertising budget to make it big.
:09:35. > :09:36.One football result to bring you this evening
:09:37. > :09:46.and in League One, Coventry City beat Chesterfield 2-0 at hole.
:09:47. > :09:51.The wind stretches their unbeaten home record to 14 matches. That s
:09:52. > :09:56.all from me, I will leave you with a forecast.
:09:57. > :10:00.Good evening. Now we are into November, it is as though someone
:10:01. > :10:03.has flicked the switch and temperatures are starting to slip,
:10:04. > :10:09.as you probably felt today that it wasn't helped by the foggy lorning,
:10:10. > :10:13.which lifted into plenty of cloud across the region. As you c`n see
:10:14. > :10:17.from this last photograph, there was a chink of clear skies by the end of
:10:18. > :10:22.the day and that is going to continue through the night. It is
:10:23. > :10:26.going to be called unfairly frosted in the countryside, dry and clear.
:10:27. > :10:31.What he's doing it is this `rea of high pressure building in from the
:10:32. > :10:34.west, things settled. The frontal system that produced rain today is
:10:35. > :10:39.well ahead to the south and the next front comes in and by the thme you
:10:40. > :10:44.to Thursday, it comes in from the west and will produce rain but at
:10:45. > :10:48.the moment, quite settled and dry, it is clear, very cold in the
:10:49. > :10:54.countryside, temperatures dhpping to freezing waters below. For towns and
:10:55. > :10:59.cities those of two Celsius and we could get patches of mist in the
:11:00. > :11:02.morning. Tomorrow, a cracking day, dry and highs of 11 Celsius.
:11:03. > :11:12.couple of days, frosty mornings before turning unsettled. Good You
:11:13. > :11:17.know what, in evening. the last few days, much
:11:18. > :11:21.more following the calendar. A warm end to October, 1st November, abrupt
:11:22. > :11:25.change to the weather. In fact over the next few days, we will be
:11:26. > :11:29.getting colder air all the way from the north, almost from Arctic
:11:30. > :11:32.regions, a real nip in the air particularly for folks getting up
:11:33. > :11:36.early in the morning A good frost around and there is a frost on the
:11:37. > :11:39.way tonight. This is what is happening on the satellite. This
:11:40. > :11:44.ribbon of cloud is a cold front Watch the clouds in the north. See,
:11:45. > :11:48.they are coming in from the north, where the air is coming from. This
:11:49. > :11:52.cold front is moving southwards and away from us and the colder air in
:11:53. > :11:56.the north is oozing down across the UK and by the early hours of
:11:57. > :11:58.Wednesday, we are all in the