08/04/2017

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:00:00. > :00:00.Good evening. Grand National. Clive.

:00:07. > :00:09.Hundreds of balloons have been released in memory of a 20-year-old

:00:10. > :00:11.man from Birmingham, who died earlier this week.

:00:12. > :00:15.Declan Sullivan was a promising footballer, mentor and youth worker.

:00:16. > :00:25.A sea of green, for a young man who friends say always had

:00:26. > :00:28.A keen footballer, Declan had previously tried out

:00:29. > :00:31.for some big named clubs, but his home was

:00:32. > :00:36.He'd played there since he was a boy -

:00:37. > :00:39.growing up with the club and the players.

:00:40. > :00:44.But most importantly, he had time

:00:45. > :00:46.for everyone, whether it was an

:00:47. > :00:59.It's hard to take, because of the kind of person that he was.

:01:00. > :01:01.You would not expect something like this to happen.

:01:02. > :01:03.He was such a bubbly character, he

:01:04. > :01:05.would come in, you could see him

:01:06. > :01:15.have been left at the side of the A38,

:01:16. > :01:19.where Declan fell from a bridge in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

:01:20. > :01:21.There are so many flowers, candles and messages here -

:01:22. > :01:24.all saying something similar to this one, which reads 'Declan was always

:01:25. > :01:34.After volunteering as a youth worker 5 years ago,

:01:35. > :01:41.If there was a bit of tension in the room, he

:01:42. > :01:50.He was that guy, always a massive smile on his face.

:01:51. > :01:52.He lit up the room when he walked in.

:01:53. > :01:55.An inquest into his death was opened and adjourned yesterday.

:01:56. > :01:56.Louisa Currie, BBC Midlands Today, Birmingham.

:01:57. > :01:58.West Midlands Police says an English Defence League rally

:01:59. > :02:01.in Birmingham city centre passed off without any major disorder.

:02:02. > :02:03.Around a hundred protestors gathered at Centenary Square this

:02:04. > :02:05.afternoon after marching from New Street station.

:02:06. > :02:08.A counter protest took place at Victoria Square.

:02:09. > :02:13.Two arrests were made for alleged breaches of the peace.

:02:14. > :02:15.A man's been arrested as part of a fraud investigation

:02:16. > :02:19.into a fundraising page for a West Mercia Police dog.

:02:20. > :02:22.A social media page was launched to help raise money for retired

:02:23. > :02:25.Sergeant David Evans to keep his dog, Ivy.

:02:26. > :02:29.But the Force has insisted the animal had to be returned.

:02:30. > :02:31.A 32-year-old man from Market Drayton has been arrested

:02:32. > :02:37.on suspicion of fraud and released while investigations continue.

:02:38. > :02:40.The Liberal Democrat candidate for West Midlands Mayor

:02:41. > :02:44.launched her manifesto today in Wolverhampton with a promise

:02:45. > :02:49.Beverley Neilsen says she want to focus on improving

:02:50. > :02:51.opportunities for people of all ages, tackle congestion

:02:52. > :02:58.If we want a plan that is really going to change things,

:02:59. > :03:00.that will offer hope, that is going to deliver

:03:01. > :03:07.to keep our young talent in the region

:03:08. > :03:09.and to grow our small and medium-sized businesses,

:03:10. > :03:10.to nurture the engineering and innovation that

:03:11. > :03:16.is changing the world at the moment, then we need a Lib Dem mayor.

:03:17. > :03:18.On to football now and in the Premier League,

:03:19. > :03:21.Stoke City lost 2-1 at home to Liverpool, while West Brom

:03:22. > :03:24.also went down 1-0 to Southampton at the Hawthorns.

:03:25. > :03:27.In the Championship - Birmingham City lost 2-1

:03:28. > :03:36.It was a bad day for Wolves as they lost 3-1 to Bristol City,

:03:37. > :03:39.and it was a 1-1 draw between Burton Albion and the Villa

:03:40. > :03:43.In League One - Port Vale lost away to Chesterfield,

:03:44. > :03:45.while Coventry escaped relegation for now with a 1-0 win

:03:46. > :03:47.at Peterborough, Shrewsbury beat Rochdale 1-0, and Walsall drew

:03:48. > :03:53.One result in League 2 - Cheltenham drew 3-3 at Wycombe.

:03:54. > :03:56.And in the Vanarama National League - it was a bit of a shocker

:03:57. > :03:59.for the Solihull Moors as they lost 9-nil to Tranmere.

:04:00. > :04:03.That really is a bad day at the office, isn't it.

:04:04. > :04:06.Time for the weather now and it's been a glorious day -

:04:07. > :04:13.What a glorious weekend we have had so far.

:04:14. > :04:16.It stays dry and fine as we head through this evening.

:04:17. > :04:26.It won't be as cold as it was last night.

:04:27. > :04:29.Temperatures will drop down on average to about 7 degrees.

:04:30. > :04:36.There will be a bit of patchy mist first thing.

:04:37. > :04:38.But it's another good start to the day.

:04:39. > :04:39.Dry and fine, good spells of sunshine

:04:40. > :04:42.and actually, if anything, tomorrow it will be that bit warmer with

:04:43. > :04:44.temperatures getting to around 19 to 20 degrees.

:04:45. > :04:47.You can see that cloud building in, that will continue to

:04:48. > :04:49.feed down from the north-west, introducing cooler, fresh air.

:04:50. > :04:52.Your next working week will be more typical for this time of year,

:04:53. > :04:59.Midlands Today will be back tomorrow evening, just before 7pm.

:05:00. > :05:24.What a spectacular day to day. Hardly a cloud in the sky. Just

:05:25. > :05:30.clear blue skies around. A nice picture here from Lincolnshire.

:05:31. > :05:37.This evening and overnight will turn quite chilly. There will be a touch

:05:38. > :05:41.of brass frost. This is the satellite image from early on. Not

:05:42. > :05:45.often do we see pictures like this. Just a little bit of cloud in the

:05:46. > :05:51.North West of Scotland and that is pretty much it. This evening,

:05:52. > :05:59.starry, starry skies. The temperatures will dip away. It is

:06:00. > :06:03.cold enough for a bit of grass Frost. Another beautiful day across

:06:04. > :06:05.England but very