:00:00. > :00:08.now on BBC1 it's time for the news where you are.
:00:09. > :00:11.Ukip leader Paul Nuttall was confirmed today
:00:12. > :00:12.as the party's candidate for
:00:13. > :00:13.the Stoke-on-Trent Central by-election.
:00:14. > :00:15.The vote on February 23rd follows the resignation
:00:16. > :00:27.Candidate for the Stoke by-election and our leader, Paul Nuttall!
:00:28. > :00:31.Applause for the man hoping to end 66 years of Labour's hold
:00:32. > :00:35.Stoke is already the capital of Brexit.
:00:36. > :00:40.Let us make Stoke the capital city of change.
:00:41. > :00:44.And change is what this MEP needs to become an MP in a seat
:00:45. > :00:48.where Ukip came second in the 2015 general election.
:00:49. > :00:51.Tristam Hunt only had a 5,000 majority, at a general election
:00:52. > :00:55.which was pre-Brexit, and pre-Jeremy Corbyn.
:00:56. > :00:57.I think we are in with a great chance.
:00:58. > :01:01.Half a mile across the A500, Labour launched their by-election campaign,
:01:02. > :01:04.but in the absence of a candidate yet to be selected, the Shadow
:01:05. > :01:09.We're taking nothing for granted, here, and we're talking to people
:01:10. > :01:12.and listening to people today about their concerns about what's
:01:13. > :01:17.We know the Royal has been under huge pressures.
:01:18. > :01:20.We're going to fight for the NHS in this by-election and beyond.
:01:21. > :01:23.But will this remain a Labour city when it comes to polling day?
:01:24. > :01:31.I know Ukip are trying to come in and get the seat safe,
:01:32. > :01:34.but I think it will still be Labour at the end of the day.
:01:35. > :01:36.Ukip's campaign will be encouraged by the numbers.
:01:37. > :01:42.70% of people in this city voted to leave the EU,
:01:43. > :01:44.but when the ballot papers are counted here next month
:01:45. > :01:51.or prove that this is still a safe Labour seat?
:01:52. > :01:54.And Patrick Burns will be talking to the Ukip leader Paul Nuttall
:01:55. > :01:57.about the Stoke Central by-election in this week's Sunday Politics.
:01:58. > :02:01.That's here on BBC One from 11 o'clock tomorrow morning.
:02:02. > :02:03.The Environment Agency is continuing to monitor
:02:04. > :02:05.a river in Shropshire after yesterday's pollution incident.
:02:06. > :02:07.An incident room was set up after chemicals were found
:02:08. > :02:12.The water company United Utilities says it's investigating an issue
:02:13. > :02:28.People are being advised to keep themselves and animals clear from
:02:29. > :02:34.the water. Six army reservists
:02:35. > :02:36.from Birmingham and Hereford have completed their hazardous expedition
:02:37. > :02:38.to reach the centre The six, known as Spear 17 became
:02:39. > :02:42.the first military team Only three teams in history have
:02:43. > :02:46.ever gone before them. we hope to catch up with them
:02:47. > :02:49.via satelite phone. Today's football results now, and,
:02:50. > :02:51.starting with the Premier League, Stoke City drew 1-1
:02:52. > :02:53.at home to Manchester. Meanwhile, West Bromwich Albion beat
:02:54. > :02:57.Sunderland two nil at the Hawthorns. In the Championship, Aston Villa let
:02:58. > :03:00.a two goal lead slip, drawing 2-2
:03:01. > :03:04.against Preston North End. Birmingham City drew
:03:05. > :03:07.one a piece at Blackburn. In League One, struggling
:03:08. > :03:17.Coventry City lost 1-0 In League Two it finished
:03:18. > :03:24.Cheltenham Town lost 2-1 And in the National League,
:03:25. > :03:29.it was a goalless draw for Solihull Moors at home
:03:30. > :03:34.to Boreham Wood. In Rugby, Worcester beat
:03:35. > :03:37.Enisei by 57 points to 14. Cricket, and Warwickshire
:03:38. > :03:42.and England all-rounder Chris Woakes says he's confident
:03:43. > :03:45.going into the final 50-overs The tourists will be looking
:03:46. > :03:49.to avert a three-nil whitewash in the series, and Woakes believes
:03:50. > :03:54.the team has the ability to do that. The fact that we've
:03:55. > :03:56.taken India so close in their own backyard twice,
:03:57. > :03:58.you know, we're really keen to go one better
:03:59. > :04:02.and get a win on Sunday, and, you know, take some
:04:03. > :04:04.momentum for the guys It's been bitterly cold
:04:05. > :04:08.so far this weekend. So, what's the forecast
:04:09. > :04:11.for tomorrow? We've got another cold
:04:12. > :04:16.night on the way today, there will be some cloud around,
:04:17. > :04:19.there will also be some breaks so we're looking at some clear skies
:04:20. > :04:22.and where we see those clear skies, the temperatures falling away
:04:23. > :04:24.quite quickly, and a bit That cloud could be thick enough
:04:25. > :04:28.to produce the odd spot of rain which could be wintry over high
:04:29. > :04:31.ground, but those temperatures falling to an overnight low
:04:32. > :04:33.of minus four Celsius. Now, as we move into tomorrow,
:04:34. > :04:36.there could be one or two patches of mist and fog that linger
:04:37. > :04:39.through the morning and then we're There will be some brightness
:04:40. > :04:43.in the mix as well. Temperatures reaching
:04:44. > :04:45.a maximum of 6 degrees, so it's not going to be feeling
:04:46. > :04:48.particularly warm as we move through today into tomorrow,
:04:49. > :04:51.and it's a similar story into next week, as high pressure stays
:04:52. > :04:53.in charge, although it does look like we'll see some
:04:54. > :04:56.more persistent fog. Our next bulletin is at nineteen
:04:57. > :05:19.minutes past six tomorrow evening. Good evening. It does not get
:05:20. > :05:22.warmer. If you check the UK as a whole, it has been one of the
:05:23. > :05:28.coldest days so far. The hard frost to come in areas where it stays
:05:29. > :05:32.clear, parts of East Anglia, the south-east, fog across Scotland, at
:05:33. > :05:36.West, a change, showers and parts of Wales and England, some snow on high
:05:37. > :05:42.ground as well. Meanwhile, down under through the early hours, Andy
:05:43. > :05:43.Murray will be getting ready for his next match in the