:00:07. > :00:00.Good evening. late news at 10pm.
:00:07. > :00:09.The Cheltenham festival may have grabbed the horse racing headlines
:00:10. > :00:13.this week but it was Staffordshire's turn in the spotlight today.
:00:14. > :00:15.The Midlands Grand National is estimated to be worth
:00:16. > :00:18.?4 million to the economy of Uttoxeter.
:00:19. > :00:25.This is Graham Butterworth's busiest weekend of the year.
:00:26. > :00:27.Midlands Grand National, completely booked...
:00:28. > :00:29.All his rooms have been booked by racegoers
:00:30. > :00:31.and he could have booked them out twice over.
:00:32. > :00:33.It's an essential lifeline, really, and there's other
:00:34. > :00:35.sources of customers, but Uttoxeter Race Course really
:00:36. > :00:43.Around 16,000 people were expected to attend today's big race,
:00:44. > :00:46.and with big crowds come big business.
:00:47. > :00:49.I think it becomes a different animal in Uttoxeter on race day.
:00:50. > :00:56.It certainly doubles everything that we do.
:00:57. > :00:59.We've been to Stratford Races, missed Cheltenham and this
:01:00. > :01:04.Pubs are brilliant here, then straight down to...
:01:05. > :01:16.Uttoxeter stages 25 race meetings a year, but this
:01:17. > :01:21.Midlands Grand National accounts for a large chunk of its income.
:01:22. > :01:24.In fact, the Midlands Grand National has more prize money than any
:01:25. > :01:29.When you look at where people are coming from, Derbyshire,
:01:30. > :01:31.Nottingham, Staffordshire, it's very much the National
:01:32. > :01:36.This was what they'd all come to see - the big race.
:01:37. > :01:40.So it won't be just the racecourse that will enjoy
:01:41. > :01:43.a financial windfall from the Midlands Grand National,
:01:44. > :01:52.Police say they are growing increasingly concerned
:01:53. > :01:55.for the welfare of two 13-year-old girls who have gone missing
:01:56. > :02:00.Holly Ward and Rhianna Spitz, were last seen
:02:01. > :02:03.at around nine o'clock last night in Birmingham.
:02:04. > :02:06.They were getting off the Number 97 bus in Garrison Lane
:02:07. > :02:12.They were then spotted heading towards Stechford.
:02:13. > :02:16.Hereford Football Club has confirmed that banning orders have been issued
:02:17. > :02:17.to three supporters, following incidents at their game
:02:18. > :02:25.the Southern League match, after Hereford supporters became
:02:26. > :02:29.involved in scuffles with home-team players.
:02:30. > :02:34.The club says investigations into the incidents are ongoing.
:02:35. > :02:37.Football now and starting with the Premiership,
:02:38. > :02:41.West Bromwich Albion beat Arsenal at the Hawthorns by
:02:42. > :02:46.His first header in the 12th minute from a corner
:02:47. > :02:53.Dawson sealed the win from a set piece in the 75th minute.
:02:54. > :02:55.Still in the Premier League and Stoke City lost by two goals
:02:56. > :02:59.In the Championship, it was a goal-less draw
:03:00. > :03:01.for Birmingham City at home to Newcastle.
:03:02. > :03:05.Burton Albion were 3-1 up before losing 5-3 to Brentford.
:03:06. > :03:09.Three wins in a week for Wolves, they beat Fulham 3-1.
:03:10. > :03:11.Aston Villa's winning streak continues.
:03:12. > :03:18.In League One, Coventry City lost 1-0 at MK Dons,
:03:19. > :03:25.Walsall were 2-0 up but lost 3-2 at Southend.
:03:26. > :03:29.In League Two, Cheltenham Town lost 1-0 at home to Cambridge.
:03:30. > :03:32.And in the National League, Solihull Moors beat
:03:33. > :03:38.A group of canoeists have recreated an historic journey
:03:39. > :03:45.They were following the route from Wootten Wawen in Warwickshire,
:03:46. > :03:48.The historic journey led to the restoration
:03:49. > :03:53.of the Southern Stratford Canal in the early 1960s.
:03:54. > :03:56.It was a rather grey day for those canoeists,
:03:57. > :04:04.We are fairly cloudy and mild and breezy as
:04:05. > :04:08.This evening, a few outbreaks of rain
:04:09. > :04:11.making their way towards the east through the evening and a few more
:04:12. > :04:13.outbreaks into the early hours in the south-west.
:04:14. > :04:15.But fairly cloudy and mild overnight.
:04:16. > :04:20.Overnight those of nine, ten Celsius.
:04:21. > :04:24.We move into tomorrow, there will be a few bright
:04:25. > :04:26.intervals, a fairly mild start to the day.
:04:27. > :04:28.If you catch any sunshine, not feeling too bad.
:04:29. > :04:31.There will be a few outbreaks of rain as we move
:04:32. > :04:33.Temperatures reaching a maximum of 13 Celsius
:04:34. > :04:34.with that breezy south-westerly breeze.
:04:35. > :04:38.As we move into Monday, we've got a band of rain which will
:04:39. > :04:41.By the time we get to Tuesday, feeling that
:04:42. > :04:44.Just before we go a reminder that Patrick Burns is here
:04:45. > :04:49.That's tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock on BBC1.
:04:50. > :04:53.Our next bulletin is at the same time tomorrow evening.
:04:54. > :05:13.Enjoy the rest of your weekend. Bye.
:05:14. > :05:23.Hello, the mild areas going to be with us into next week. Things set
:05:24. > :05:26.to be cooler with a return to overnight frost for some. This
:05:27. > :05:29.evening and overnight will be mild across the board, a messy picture,
:05:30. > :05:31.looks like Scotland