:00:00. > :00:00.It has to be that man, the coach, Eddie Jones, about to win the Six
:00:00. > :00:08.Good evening. Nations
:00:09. > :00:11.Hundreds of people have taken part in a march
:00:12. > :00:15.in Shropshire over proposals to change education funding.
:00:16. > :00:18.They claim the county could lose over ?13 million a year for schools,
:00:19. > :00:22.but the Department of Education says overall funding would go up by 0.1%.
:00:23. > :00:34.Organisers say more people than expected turned out
:00:35. > :00:37.for the march in Shrewsbury today, such is the level of anger
:00:38. > :00:39.at the proposed changes to school finances.
:00:40. > :00:42.It was organised by unions and schools fearful of the future.
:00:43. > :00:46.We live in the fifth richest country in the world and we're now cutting
:00:47. > :00:48.education drastically, and it's just not right.
:00:49. > :00:57.The Government says they are spending more
:00:58. > :00:59.on education than ever, but the National Audit Office say
:01:00. > :01:02.there'll be cuts of 8% per pupil over the next two years.
:01:03. > :01:05.The Department for Education says it wants to end what is a postcode
:01:06. > :01:08.lottery in school funding, and that Shropshire were actually
:01:09. > :01:13.lottery in school funding, and that Shropshire will actually
:01:14. > :01:16.figures not accepted by those protesting today.
:01:17. > :01:18.I think what's happening to our schools is very poor.
:01:19. > :01:21.And it's going to affect our children's and their
:01:22. > :01:29.It'll affect the adult centre, the FE sector, and really
:01:30. > :01:31.the implications of that for the whole of society will be
:01:32. > :01:36.Medium and larger schools are the ones that are going to be
:01:37. > :01:45.very hard hit by the proposed new funding formula,
:01:46. > :01:47.and that means that for us, 45% of schools
:01:48. > :01:50.negatively; 65% of pupils will be affected negatively.
:01:51. > :01:54.The march ended with a rally in Quarry Park, and the Department
:01:55. > :01:57.for Education says it's keen to listen to views during what is
:01:58. > :02:05.now a consultation period, ending on March the 22nd.
:02:06. > :02:08.The Care Quality Commission has said it will investigate after claims
:02:09. > :02:17.were made in the Sun newspaper that two female staff at home care
:02:18. > :02:24.company Caremark were selling sex chats,
:02:25. > :02:27.and removing clothes for online viewers, while at work in Walsall.
:02:28. > :02:31.Its Chief Executive says he is shocked by the allegations,
:02:32. > :02:33.which appear to have taken place in an administrative office,
:02:34. > :02:37.The owner of the local franchise says he's also shocked,
:02:38. > :02:41.Police are appealing for help in tracing a 28-year-old Gloucester
:02:42. > :02:44.Officers say they are concerned about Shane Marsden's welfare,
:02:45. > :02:50.after he sent his family messages on Tuesday.
:02:51. > :02:53.The CLA, which represents landowners in rural England and Wales,
:02:54. > :02:56.has called for more legal action to prevent fly-tipping
:02:57. > :03:01.In one of the latest incidents, a huge pile of rubbish was dumped
:03:02. > :03:03.on Tuesday on land owned by the Enville Estate,
:03:04. > :03:04.off the Bridgnorth Road near Stourbridge.
:03:05. > :03:07.Managers say the Environment Agency is investigating, but it will cost
:03:08. > :03:14.them at least ?10,000 to clear it up.
:03:15. > :03:18.To sport now, and in the Premier League
:03:19. > :03:22.West Bromwich Albion lost to Everton 3-0.
:03:23. > :03:25.In the Championship a welcome win for Aston Villa,
:03:26. > :03:32.Burton Albion won at home, beating Nottingham Forest 1-0.
:03:33. > :03:33.Birmingham City drew against Cardiff City
:03:34. > :03:41.1-1, while Wolves beat Rotherham United 1-0.
:03:42. > :03:42.In League One, Walsall drew 1-1 against Charlton Athletic.
:03:43. > :03:48.Shrewsbury Town also ended 1-1 in their match against Chesterfield,
:03:49. > :03:56.but Coventry City lost 2-0 to Bradford City,
:03:57. > :03:57.while Port Vale beat Swindon Town 3-2.
:03:58. > :04:00.In League Two, Cheltenham Town went down to Doncaster Rovers 2-0.
:04:01. > :04:03.Solihull Moors drew 3-3 at home to Braintree Town.
:04:04. > :04:06.Bromsgrove Sporting drew 1-1 against Cleethorpes.
:04:07. > :04:08.But Coleshill lost 2-1 to South Shields.
:04:09. > :04:14.and here's Jennifer Bartram with the forecast.
:04:15. > :04:19.A fairly mild night ahead, quite a lot of cloud around,
:04:20. > :04:24.and we will see some outbreaks of rain as well.
:04:25. > :04:28.Now, the rain is going to be mostly light and patchy; we could see
:04:29. > :04:30.the old heavier burst here and there.
:04:31. > :04:37.dropping down to around 9 or 10 degrees Celsius.
:04:38. > :04:41.So that does mean it's going to be a mild start to Sunday morning.
:04:42. > :04:42.Quite cloudy, a bit misty and murky initially.
:04:43. > :04:44.We'll see a brief spell of brighter weather,
:04:45. > :04:46.before some further rain pushes in in the afternoon.
:04:47. > :04:49.That will all clear away by late afternoon, and we'll see
:04:50. > :04:52.temperatures up to a high tomorrow of around 12 degrees Celsius.
:04:53. > :04:54.Into the start of next week it stays fairly mild,
:04:55. > :04:56.with some lovely spells of sunshine on Monday.
:04:57. > :04:59.Midlands Today will be back with more news
:05:00. > :05:09.at ten to six tomorrow evening, but from all of us here, goodbye.
:05:10. > :05:23.Good evening. Some of us managed to get some decent weather today, not
:05:24. > :05:26.everybody but some of us. Lovely picture from a weather watcher in
:05:27. > :05:31.Northern Ireland, Enniskillen, and in Northern Ireland we have the
:05:32. > :05:35.warmest day of the year for Northern Ireland, 16 Celsius. The Southeast a
:05:36. > :05:40.little warmer weather cloud broke up, 18 Celsius, but we have also had
:05:41. > :05:45.some light rain, and if anything this coming even in the clouds will
:05:46. > :05:51.thicken up again in some areas, so for a number of us it is going to be
:05:52. > :05:54.a cloudy and damp night. Mild at around nine or 10 degrees. Tomorrow,
:05:55. > :05:56.a mix of a day, rain