:00:07. > :00:10.More than 17 million drivers are expected to take to the roads
:00:11. > :00:13.over the Easter holiday weekend, with many of them passing
:00:14. > :00:17.Figures show that Good Friday afternoon is the worst day
:00:18. > :00:20.to travel, with drivers spending 25% longer in their car
:00:21. > :00:27.Here's our travel correspondent, Peter Plisner.
:00:28. > :00:30.This is what you will probably encounter at the
:00:31. > :00:32.busiest times, but there are ways of avoiding the worst congestion
:00:33. > :00:37.On busy days, people really see the value of this...
:00:38. > :00:41.Finlay Clark runs the free traffic app, WAZE,
:00:42. > :00:46.of the most accurate satnavs when it comes to traffic alerts.
:00:47. > :00:48.All of the information we are getting is from
:00:49. > :00:52.real drivers out on the roads, so everyone is crowdsourcing and
:00:53. > :00:55.sharing their traffic data, so we can see all the traffic
:00:56. > :00:59.and route you around it so that you avoid the traffic.
:01:00. > :01:02.Satnavs will certainly come in handy, as
:01:03. > :01:05.extra journeys over the bank holiday weekend put even more strains
:01:06. > :01:11.It has been a mixed picture on the roads so
:01:12. > :01:13.far today, but tomorrow, Good Friday, is expected to be
:01:14. > :01:15.the busiest, as five million drivers head out on the
:01:16. > :01:20.The busiest time will be between 10am and 2pm.
:01:21. > :01:23.Saturday could be busy too, as shoppers mix with long-distance
:01:24. > :01:29.Just as well that Highways England has lifted many roadworks.
:01:30. > :01:32.We think, based on previous experience, it does make quite a big
:01:33. > :01:36.and significant difference to people's movements.
:01:37. > :01:39.But not for drivers on the M5, where long-running roadworks look set to
:01:40. > :01:43.continue for now, and further up the motorway, next Tuesday sees
:01:44. > :01:48.the start of a two-year renovation scheme on a viaduct.
:01:49. > :01:50.We are trying to encourage people to consider using
:01:51. > :01:53.other modes of transport, or if you have to use the car,
:01:54. > :01:56.do you necessarily have to come up the M5?
:01:57. > :01:59.Could you get around Birmingham using another route?
:02:00. > :02:00.The best advice, both before and after
:02:01. > :02:07.Easter, has to be, avoid travelling at the busiest times.
:02:08. > :02:09.Well, our reporter, Ben Sidwell, is near the M5
:02:10. > :02:18.So what's the traffic picture there tonight?
:02:19. > :02:27.As you can see, it is running very nicely, which makes a change. These
:02:28. > :02:31.roadworks have been here since January last year. The stretch from
:02:32. > :02:35.Worcester up to junction five, about seven miles, will stay for the
:02:36. > :02:38.Easter weekend. It is one of the only stretches of motorway in the
:02:39. > :02:45.country that will have roadworks over the Easter weekend, 105 miles
:02:46. > :02:49.of roadworks in the Midlands have had them taken away for this
:02:50. > :02:56.weekend. The problem is, the hard shoulder is still out, 50 miles an
:02:57. > :03:02.hour, a breakdown here and this could be one of the biggest
:03:03. > :03:09.bottlenecks in the country this weekend. This work should be cleared
:03:10. > :03:14.by about June, but the problems are further north up the M5. Between
:03:15. > :03:19.junction two and junction one, those roadworks at the viaduct will last
:03:20. > :03:23.for two years, and the speed limits ten to 30 miles an hour will begin
:03:24. > :03:30.on cheese day, so it is a very short respite. Problems too on the trains
:03:31. > :03:32.this weekend. No trains are running between Wolverhampton and Telford,
:03:33. > :03:39.because of a bridge around Albrighton being replaced. It is
:03:40. > :03:47.probably the best it be all weekend here just now on the M5.
:03:48. > :03:49.Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust
:03:50. > :03:51.are accused tonight of failing to properly investigate the deaths
:03:52. > :03:54.Jack Burn and Sophiya Hotchkiss died shortly after birth,
:03:55. > :03:56.but their families say their concerns were
:03:57. > :03:59.The local coroner is now considering opening an inquest
:04:00. > :04:02.Earlier, I spoke to the BBC's social affairs
:04:03. > :04:05.correspondent, Michael Buchanan, who has been investigating this story,
:04:06. > :04:07.and began by asking him how the families feel
:04:08. > :04:10.Essentially, what they are saying is that the deaths
:04:11. > :04:13.of their babies were never properly investigated,
:04:14. > :04:15.or they were certainly not involved in any investigations.
:04:16. > :04:18.Advice from the Royal College Of Obstetricians And Gynaecologists
:04:19. > :04:21.say that families should be involved in these types
:04:22. > :04:25.of investigations if the Trust, if the staff are going
:04:26. > :04:28.to learn the maximum amount from each tragic incident.
:04:29. > :04:31.Take the case of Steph Prowse, who went to the Royal
:04:32. > :04:34.Shrewsbury Hospital in September 2014.
:04:35. > :04:37.She was concerned, she was feeling unwell, she was concerned
:04:38. > :04:42.She was left in a side room for 40 minutes.
:04:43. > :04:45.By the time staff came to check on her, they
:04:46. > :04:49.realised that her daughter had a weak heartbeat, and though her
:04:50. > :04:56.daughter,Sophiya, was born, she died just hours later.
:04:57. > :04:59.If they had got her out before, I truly believe it would have been a
:05:00. > :05:03.I would not be sitting here talking to you,
:05:04. > :05:08.because I would have a three-year-old running around.
:05:09. > :05:09.It is not just that case, unfortunately.
:05:10. > :05:13.She went to the Princes Royal Hospital
:05:14. > :05:17.in Telford just six months later, in March of 2015.
:05:18. > :05:25.labour, lasting 36 hours, with many delays and mistakes, and though
:05:26. > :05:32.her son, Jack, was born, he too died within hours of his birth.
:05:33. > :05:36.Since we realised this and investigated this, because we have
:05:37. > :05:40.spoken to the coroner, who is now considering opening an inquest into
:05:41. > :05:52.More research into it, and someone accountable for killing my boy.
:05:53. > :05:54.That's the only words you can describe it,
:05:55. > :06:02.What has been the Trust's reaction to this?
:06:03. > :06:06.The Trust has said that they investigate all deaths, and they do
:06:07. > :06:11.They acknowledge as well that they need
:06:12. > :06:13.to improve their communication with families, probably
:06:14. > :06:17.an indication that in these two particular cases, at least,
:06:18. > :06:24.Gloucestershire Police have been strongly criticised
:06:25. > :06:28.Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary says
:06:29. > :06:31.it needs to improve its approach to crime prevention,
:06:32. > :06:35.anti-social behaviour and protection for vulnerable people.
:06:36. > :06:37.It also says it's deeply concerned the force lacks
:06:38. > :06:41.the fundamental arrangements to tackle organised crime.
:06:42. > :06:44.We do take a little bit of umbrage with the words "deeply concerning,"
:06:45. > :06:48.because that is not the picture we have in the county, and the crime
:06:49. > :06:51.figures do not reflect that either, so I think the message would be,
:06:52. > :06:53."We accept you might have some concerns,
:06:54. > :06:56."and as Commissioner, Martin has got concerns as well".
:06:57. > :06:57."Deeply concerning," I think that sends out
:06:58. > :07:00.the wrong message to the public in Gloucestershire that we have a
:07:01. > :07:02.huge problem in the county, when we don't.
:07:03. > :07:06.A murderer who killed his former housemate in a "savage" street
:07:07. > :07:09.attack in Wolverhampton has been jailed for at least 40 years.
:07:10. > :07:13.Sivan Amin stabbed Mircea Cozmiuc only two years
:07:14. > :07:16.after he was released from prison for shooting someone
:07:17. > :07:21.Amin was found guilty of murder after a court heard how
:07:22. > :07:44.he ambushed his victim while wearing a balaclava.
:07:45. > :07:51.The Valley House charity celebrates its 40th birthday this week. This
:07:52. > :07:52.report comes from our special report comes from our special
:07:53. > :07:55.correspondent Peter Wilson. The BBC programme, Open Door,
:07:56. > :07:57.in 1978, captured an The people of Stoke
:07:58. > :08:04.Heath, Coventry, had taken on a house
:08:05. > :08:06.loaned by the council. 84 Valley Road became more
:08:07. > :08:09.than a hostel for the homeless, it Led by a dozen volunteers,
:08:10. > :08:15.one of the stars was Sheila North. We do not solve it in 24
:08:16. > :08:20.hours, or a week, or even But we are always there
:08:21. > :08:24.to give that little This is the first time her
:08:25. > :08:31.daughters, Bev and Sandra, She would listen to anything
:08:32. > :08:39.they had to say, she would let them say their piece,
:08:40. > :08:42.but she would also tell them where they had gone wrong,
:08:43. > :08:45.she would tell them in her words, not any posh words
:08:46. > :08:48.that they could not understand. The community was like a family,
:08:49. > :08:51.and that is how it stayed. Your mum made a real
:08:52. > :08:53.difference to people's lives? Just because she was normal,
:08:54. > :08:57.as they would put it. Valley House became a huge success
:08:58. > :09:01.story, a community coping with its own problems, finding
:09:02. > :09:05.its own solutions. Today, the charity has a budget
:09:06. > :09:10.of ?2 million, 70 staff helping 4,000 people
:09:11. > :09:13.across Coventry. If I had any issues,
:09:14. > :09:23.they would help me and advise me, and they would just be there,
:09:24. > :09:31.and be a shoulder, if I needed one. Peter Wilson, Midlands Today,
:09:32. > :09:38.Stoke Heath, Coventry. I'll leave you now with the holiday
:09:39. > :09:57.forecast from Rebecca. True bank holidays this weekend,
:09:58. > :10:01.neither are looking sparkling, but some scope for change. That's
:10:02. > :10:05.back-to-back holidays. Claudius skies out there for a time, but as
:10:06. > :10:11.we had through the weekend, we will BC and more of this. -- we will be
:10:12. > :10:23.seeing more of this. A north-westerly breeze, and there
:10:24. > :10:29.could be some rain tomorrow. A slightly milder night tonight than
:10:30. > :10:33.we have seen of late, temperatures between 5 degrees and 7 degrees. A
:10:34. > :10:37.cloudy start to the data model high pressure still sitting south of the
:10:38. > :10:40.country. It will keep these weather systems at bay for a time, but they
:10:41. > :10:48.will start to make some inroads, and once they do, how wind direction
:10:49. > :10:52.changes to north-westerly. A cloudy start, limited breaks, then some
:10:53. > :10:58.drizzle pushing its way across us, temperatures tomorrow just 12 or 13
:10:59. > :10:59.Celsius. Saturday looks better, and more information in the National
:11:00. > :11:04.forecast coming up. spot of light rain from that cloud.
:11:05. > :11:08.We will keep you updated. Now with the National Outlook, Tomasz
:11:09. > :11:12.Schafernaker. Good evening. It's not exactly
:11:13. > :11:17.cracking whether this Easter. I think the main message is there's
:11:18. > :11:23.going to be a lot of dry weather, just a little bit of rain from time
:11:24. > :11:24.to time. Not so bad overall across most of the UK,