:00:00. > :00:08.We are back with the late news at 10 o'clock.
:00:09. > :00:14.West Midlands Police have launched an investigation after allegations
:00:15. > :00:16.that officers used excessive force and misused their batons
:00:17. > :00:20.Over a 100 supporters were caught up in clashes with police
:00:21. > :00:26.after Wolves' home match against Birmingham City on Friday.
:00:27. > :00:28.A former policeman, who was at the game,
:00:29. > :00:30.says what he witnessed shouldn't have happened.
:00:31. > :00:32.But the force has defended its tactics, saying the trouble
:00:33. > :00:34.was in danger of getting out of hand.
:00:35. > :00:40.The command "show of strength" has just been issued -
:00:41. > :00:42.police officers are raining down on football fans in a walk
:00:43. > :00:47.The clashes were filmed by this retired police chief inspector,
:00:48. > :00:50.someone who used to train the police in the use of force.
:00:51. > :01:05.He says West Midlands police overreacted.
:01:06. > :01:08.They did not appear to me to be a confrontation,
:01:09. > :01:11.The threat level that you would need to justify
:01:12. > :01:16.hitting someone over the
:01:17. > :01:19.head with a baton is a very high threat level.
:01:20. > :01:21.My perception is that threat level was not there.
:01:22. > :01:24.He says the fans there were largely Blues supporters in good spirits,
:01:25. > :01:35.But the police say the trouble was between rival fans.
:01:36. > :01:37.West Midlands Police have described the flashpoint
:01:38. > :01:41.Officers had issued warnings to no avail.
:01:42. > :01:42.To prevent further clashes, they used
:01:43. > :01:52.Somebody could have died from being struck on the
:01:53. > :02:04.For not walking quickly enough to a railway station?
:02:05. > :02:06.That seems to me like a really extreme overreaction.
:02:07. > :02:08.Eight Birmingham City supporters and five Wolves
:02:09. > :02:11.Sarah Bishop, BBC Midlands Today in Wolverhampton.
:02:12. > :02:12.The family and friends of a Shropshire paramedic
:02:13. > :02:15.who is recovering from serious brain injuries after falling down
:02:16. > :02:17.the stairs, say they're overwhelmed by the support shown for her.
:02:18. > :02:21.More than 200 people took part in a charity walk this morning.
:02:22. > :02:26.I would just like to thank you all for coming and
:02:27. > :02:29.Finn's mum Melissa Jago was a Shropshire paramedic.
:02:30. > :02:31.But since falling down the stairs last September,
:02:32. > :02:33.she suffered critical brain injuries and is now learning
:02:34. > :02:43.It is horrendous that falling down the stairs at home
:02:44. > :02:48.could cause such life-changing injuries.
:02:49. > :02:51.The campaign is called Thinking Of Mel and today more than
:02:52. > :03:05.I cannot believe the amount of people that have turned up.
:03:06. > :03:08.It is very tragic what has happened to Mel.
:03:09. > :03:11.There is a lot of feeling she was a very good
:03:12. > :03:13.The number of people who are here today
:03:14. > :03:17.When Mel returns home from hospital she'll need adaptations to her home
:03:18. > :03:24.and it's not yet known how much they'll cost,
:03:25. > :03:26.but the campaign is trying to raise at least ?10,000.
:03:27. > :03:29.It could be a long and difficult road to recovery but friends say
:03:30. > :03:43.all the support will really help to boost Mel's spirits.
:03:44. > :03:46.The Coventry Bees have been thrown out of the speedway's Elite League
:03:47. > :03:49.The British Speedway Promoters Association have suspended the Bees'
:03:50. > :03:52.license because of uncertainties about whether the team will be able
:03:53. > :03:55.The Bees are currently without a home track.
:03:56. > :03:58.The sport's governing body has also expressed doubts about the financial
:03:59. > :04:05.Stoke City have suffered a heavy defeat at Tottenham
:04:06. > :04:10.Stoke were over-run in the first-half,
:04:11. > :04:13.Three of them were scored by Harry Kane who then
:04:14. > :04:15.set-up his team's fourth goal for Delly Alli.
:04:16. > :04:21.Stoke supporters saw an improvement in the second half but it finished
:04:22. > :04:33.Wasps have stretched their lead at the top of rugby union's
:04:34. > :04:35.Premiership to six points by beating Gloucester 35 - 22.
:04:36. > :04:36.Jimmy Gopperth was Wasps' matchwinner with a
:04:37. > :04:40.Now on to the weather and it's been a dull,
:04:41. > :04:42.mild but blustery afternoon, but are the winds likely
:04:43. > :04:45.Here's Rebecca Wood with all the details.
:04:46. > :04:49.It certainly was a stunning start to the day today.
:04:50. > :04:51.The skies looked like they were on fire for a time.
:04:52. > :04:53.That was about the best of the brightness.
:04:54. > :04:56.Through tonight we will see a band of rain clearing.
:04:57. > :05:01.Temperatures falling away for a time.
:05:02. > :05:03.Not long before the next area of heavy, scattered
:05:04. > :05:07.A cold night with temperatures down to freezing.
:05:08. > :05:10.We start the day on a chilly note with those heavy,
:05:11. > :05:12.thundery downpours working their way through the region
:05:13. > :05:16.They could be a touch wintry over the tops of the hills.
:05:17. > :05:18.Around that, some brighter spells and the sun coming
:05:19. > :05:20.out and temperatures ranging between seven
:05:21. > :05:25.But, I'm afraid, more rain in the forecast
:05:26. > :05:30.I'm back with the late bulletin at ten o'clock.
:05:31. > :06:19.Good evening. The fifth named storm of the season has been affecting the
:06:20. > :06:22.west of the UK, and it was named Ewan by the Irish meteorological
:06:23. > :06:24.service because that is where the impact was expected, but it has been
:06:25. > :06:26.quite wet for some and