:00:00. > :00:07.The Labour candidate for the Stoke-on-Trent Central
:00:08. > :00:09.by-election, Gareth Snell, says he'll stand behind party
:00:10. > :00:11.leader Jeremy Corbyn, despite previously calling him
:00:12. > :00:17.Mr Corbyn was in the Potteries today to drum up support ahead
:00:18. > :00:26.He's a man with two by-elections on his hands.
:00:27. > :00:29.Jeremy Corbyn was in Hanley today, for one reason.
:00:30. > :00:32.Go out there, convince people to vote for Gareth to be
:00:33. > :00:43.Go out there, and get the support for him!
:00:44. > :00:46.Labour's candidate Gareth Snell is a local councillor,
:00:47. > :00:51.This election is going to be fought toe-to-toe with Ukip.
:00:52. > :00:53.Jeremy is the leader, I will be supporting him,
:00:54. > :00:56.he will be supporting me, and on the 23rd February I
:00:57. > :00:59.look forward to being elected to Parliament.
:01:00. > :01:01.And in the purple corner, Ukip's Paul Nuttall also set
:01:02. > :01:08.There's no doubt that this is Labour's seat to lose.
:01:09. > :01:10.The challenge on February 23rd will be getting voters
:01:11. > :01:13.In the 2015 general election, this constituency had one
:01:14. > :01:23.I didn't even know there was anything going on!
:01:24. > :01:28.I knew we were due for one, I didn't know when it was exactly.
:01:29. > :01:30.With the window for nominations still open,
:01:31. > :01:35.But Keira the collie has already made hers.
:01:36. > :01:41.Emma Thomas, BBC Midlands Today, Stoke-on-Trent.
:01:42. > :01:44.And a full list of all candidates for the Stoke Central by-election
:01:45. > :01:46.is available on the BBC News website.
:01:47. > :01:49.And of course there'll be more on the Sunday Politics
:01:50. > :01:52.from 11:00am tomorrow morning, here on BBC One.
:01:53. > :01:55.A man's been arrested in Belgium in connection with the murder
:01:56. > :01:58.of a man who was shot in West Bromwich.
:01:59. > :02:00.33-year-old Carl Campbell was killed as he sat in a car
:02:01. > :02:05.Police say a 24-year-old man was detained earlier this month
:02:06. > :02:08.and his extradition to the UK is being arranged.
:02:09. > :02:13.Two other men have already appeared in court charged with murder.
:02:14. > :02:16.It's been revealed a plane was in a near miss with a drone,
:02:17. > :02:19.just 500 feet above a primary school.
:02:20. > :02:22.The aircraft was on its final approach into Birmingham Airport
:02:23. > :02:24.last September when the pilot spotted the device hovering
:02:25. > :02:29.The UK Airprox Board said despite the near-miss,
:02:30. > :02:32.the flight was able to go on to land.
:02:33. > :02:37.Police have been unable to locate the drone, or its operator.
:02:38. > :02:41.The police watchdog says it's investigating an officer who pulled
:02:42. > :02:44.In football, Wolves are through to the fifth round of the FA Cup
:02:45. > :02:47.after a thrilling 2-1 victory over Liverpool at Anfield.
:02:48. > :02:49.The visitors took the lead after just 53 seconds.
:02:50. > :02:52.Richard Stearman left unmarked to head in Helder Costa's free-kick.
:02:53. > :02:54.Costa then set up Andreas Weimann, who calmly doubled Wolves'
:02:55. > :02:58.Liverpool scored late on to set up a frantic finale, but Wolves held
:02:59. > :03:07.We knew what we had to do coming here, we know
:03:08. > :03:12.Whoever it was we played, it was going to be a top, top team.
:03:13. > :03:15.We knew what we had to do, we had a game plan, we went into it,
:03:16. > :03:19.We've got such pace up front with Weimann, Costa and Nouha.
:03:20. > :03:22.It was one of those games where we really came out on top.
:03:23. > :03:24.Meanwhile in the Championship, Birmingham's poor run continues,
:03:25. > :03:30.In League One, Walsall drew 3-3 with Bury.
:03:31. > :03:32.It finished Gillingham 1-1 Shrewsbury.
:03:33. > :03:36.Coventry remain rock bottom after a 3-0 defeat at Northampton.
:03:37. > :03:39.And Port Vale were beaten 3-2 by Scunthorpe.
:03:40. > :03:43.In League Two, Cheltenham's game at Crewe ended goalless.
:03:44. > :03:45.And in the National League, a win for Solihull Moors,
:03:46. > :03:50.Finally, in rugby's Anglo-Welsh Cup Wasps
:03:51. > :03:58.And Worcester were beaten 28-22 by Harlequins.
:03:59. > :04:00.It's been quite a miserable day for most across the region.
:04:01. > :04:06.Here's Alex Hamilton with the latest forecast.
:04:07. > :04:09.We've had a mixed bag so far this weekend,
:04:10. > :04:13.We've got a messy array of fronts coming in our direction,
:04:14. > :04:19.As for tonight, we will have some clearer spells at times,
:04:20. > :04:22.but more showers moving across the region.
:04:23. > :04:27.A few mist patches here and there, and a chance of some frost forming,
:04:28. > :04:32.and icy patches as well on untreated routes.
:04:33. > :04:36.Tomorrow morning, some mist patches in place,
:04:37. > :04:38.brighter spells here and there in between the showers.
:04:39. > :04:41.Later on in the afternoon, more rain moving across the region,
:04:42. > :04:48.I'll leave you with the outlook, things are turning milder,
:04:49. > :04:53.but more unsettled over the course of the weekend.
:04:54. > :04:55.We'll be back tomorrow evening at 6:20pm.
:04:56. > :05:13.Until then, enjoy the rest of your weekend.
:05:14. > :05:19.Hello. If you don't like the cold weather, it certainly felt a lot
:05:20. > :05:23.better for you today, at least across the southern half of the UK.
:05:24. > :05:27.Still pretty chilly in northern areas, even some sleet. When we see
:05:28. > :05:31.this transition from one type of weather to another, we get a lot of
:05:32. > :05:35.variable weather. That's what we've had today that is what is on the way
:05:36. > :05:40.tomorrow. Sunshine and showers today, and tomorrow will be quite a
:05:41. > :05:47.mix as well. Lots of clouds in the Atlantic ready to come our way. The
:05:48. > :05:51.short term, just bits and spots of rain in the western areas, some rain
:05:52. > :05:54.in the North least. Cold enough for some ice to form in Northern
:05:55. > :05:58.Ireland, northern England and parts of Scotland. In the south it should
:05:59. > :06:03.be frost free, all in advance of this weather front which will spoil
:06:04. > :06:04.the weather for many of us across the southern half of the UK
:06:05. > :06:07.tomorrow. Pretty