:00:00. > :00:09.It's been a fast-moving day with protests here and in America
:00:10. > :00:12.against president Donald Trump's new immigration policy.
:00:13. > :00:16.One of the leading critics has been MP for Stratford-on-Avon,
:00:17. > :00:19.Nadhim Zahawi, who was born in Bhagdad in Iraq.
:00:20. > :00:23.Earlier, he expressed concerns on the Andrew Marr Show
:00:24. > :00:25.that he could be banned from visiting his children,
:00:26. > :00:30.My two sons who are twins are at Princeton University,
:00:31. > :00:34.Your sons are at university in America.
:00:35. > :00:38.How does it make you feel that Donald Trump doesn't
:00:39. > :00:43.Gosh, I don't think I've felt this discriminated against probably
:00:44. > :00:46.since little school, the kids were very cruel as a young
:00:47. > :00:52.But in the last hour the Foreign Office has managed
:00:53. > :00:54.to secure an exemption for anyone travelling from this country
:00:55. > :00:57.or with a dual nationality of one of the seven named countries.
:00:58. > :01:00.If you are travelling to the US from anywhere other
:01:01. > :01:03.than one of those countries, for instance the UK,
:01:04. > :01:08.In Nadhim Zahawi's case, he is a dual citizen of one of those
:01:09. > :01:11.countries but travelling to the US from the UK, so the
:01:12. > :01:16.Nine men have been arrested after hundreds of fans invaded
:01:17. > :01:19.the pitch during Coventry City's game against Northampton.
:01:20. > :01:22.The League One fixture was disrupted several times by fans
:01:23. > :01:29.Police say six arrests were made when Sky Blues fans invaded
:01:30. > :01:34.the pitch and a further three when flares were let-off.
:01:35. > :01:37.The police watchdog says it's investigating an officer who pulled
:01:38. > :01:40.over a Birmingham DJ in his Bentley and told him it was a fact that
:01:41. > :01:43.black men in gangster clothes commit crimes.
:01:44. > :01:47.27-year-old DMO Deejay was stopped near Leicester Square
:01:48. > :01:55.The whole incident was captured on a camera set up in the DJ's car.
:01:56. > :01:58.A swan that was shot with a crossbow in Cheltenham has "miraculously" not
:01:59. > :02:03.The bird, known as George, was found with a bolt
:02:04. > :02:05.embedded in its head in Pittville Park on Tuesday.
:02:06. > :02:11.Despite fears it had lost its eye, staff at Vale Wildlife Hospital
:02:12. > :02:17.were amazed to see it was still there after the swelling went down.
:02:18. > :02:19.More than 30,000 people descended on Birmingham today to celebrate
:02:20. > :02:24.The event was funded entirely by money raised
:02:25. > :02:27.And despite the wet weather, organisers say the celebrations
:02:28. > :02:36.The year of the Rooster starts off with a bang,
:02:37. > :02:40.Thousands gathered in Birmingham to mark the beginning
:02:41. > :02:46.The Chinese community encompasses a lot of different cultures as well.
:02:47. > :02:51.Although it's called Chinese New Year, it's not actually
:02:52. > :02:58.We count ourselves as one big happy family, coming altogether,
:02:59. > :03:02.I think it's the perfect thing for a pick me up.
:03:03. > :03:09.People born under the sign of the Rooster are said to be
:03:10. > :03:14.hard-working but there are also said to be dreamers and flashy dressers.
:03:15. > :03:18.Well, they're's plenty of that on offer here today.
:03:19. > :03:21.More than 12,000 Chinese people live in the city and that's
:03:22. > :03:34.to see Birmingham as a place that is so multicultural
:03:35. > :03:37.and having a day that you can come out and celebrate.
:03:38. > :03:39.Everyone coming along together, that's what humanity is.
:03:40. > :03:41.It's important, isn't it, because we live in a big city
:03:42. > :03:44.and different cultures and we need to learn from each other.
:03:45. > :03:47.A tiger, a snake, an oxen and a rat, so it was good
:03:48. > :03:51.Packed with colour and atmosphere, it seemed the damp weather was no
:03:52. > :03:55.match for the high spirits of this truly diverse city.
:03:56. > :03:58.Audrey Dias, BBC Midlands Today, Birmingham.
:03:59. > :04:02.It's been a wet and miserable day across the region.
:04:03. > :04:12.Here's Alex Hamilton with the forecast.
:04:13. > :04:16.Well, we started on a bit of a frosty note this morning
:04:17. > :04:19.but it is turning noticeably milder over the next few days and as this
:04:20. > :04:21.low pressure system starts to move out of the way,
:04:22. > :04:24.we are getting rid of some of the wet weather.
:04:25. > :04:26.As for this evening, though, there are still some
:04:27. > :04:29.We will continue to see some mist and fog patches
:04:30. > :04:35.Lows tonight of around six Celsius, so we will be staying frost free.
:04:36. > :04:38.As for tomorrow morning, we will have a little bit
:04:39. > :04:41.of brightness once that mist and fog starts to clear but then later
:04:42. > :04:44.in the day, we will start to see this band of showery rain working
:04:45. > :04:46.across the region with highs of around nine Celsius.
:04:47. > :04:50.Some milder weather on the way as well.
:04:51. > :04:53.Midlands Today will be back tomorrow just after 6am.
:04:54. > :04:55.Until then, enjoy the rest of your weekend.
:04:56. > :05:14.Good evening. Very soggy down south today. A wash-out of the day for
:05:15. > :05:20.some of us. Scotland, northern parts of England, had sunshine. It's going
:05:21. > :05:24.to be cold. Already is. This is what is heading our way for the week
:05:25. > :05:29.ahead. We need our brollies out and it'll turn Wendy later in the week.
:05:30. > :05:33.The rain is clearing. I wouldn't say necessarily particularly drying out
:05:34. > :05:38.after this rain band boost towards the east, it'll stay damp but cloudy
:05:39. > :05:43.and murky in the north. Maybe freezing fog in places. It will be
:05:44. > :05:48.cold in the glands of Scotland. It could be down to -10 degrees, it's
:05:49. > :05:54.already about -5 or 6 degrees right now. Monday we've got another band
:05:55. > :05:59.of rain heading our way. Most of the West Country, Wales, spots into
:06:00. > :06:00.Northern Ireland. Most of southern England overcast with some rain.
:06:01. > :06:02.Looks like