:00:11. > :00:11.Good evening. Kennedy, BBC News at Vimy Ridge.
:00:12. > :00:14.A potentially lethal batch of the Class B drug Black Mamba
:00:15. > :00:18.to West Midlands Police. Birmingham, according
:00:19. > :00:21.It comes after a man died in the city centre overnight
:00:22. > :00:26.The man who died was found in Fletcher's Walk in the early
:00:27. > :00:30.Police say he was homeless and believed to be in his 30s.
:00:31. > :00:32.Despite help from paramedics, he couldn't be saved.
:00:33. > :00:36.He'd been helped in the past by Birmingham homeless outreach.
:00:37. > :00:39.This lad that died this morning was very, very popular.
:00:40. > :00:44.He had a lot of friends on the streets, they loved him,
:00:45. > :00:51.And we're seeing young kids out here with drink and drug problems,
:00:52. > :00:54.family problems out here, off their face on this.
:00:55. > :00:58.You know, they can't move, they can't talk.
:00:59. > :01:03.And within a few months, I'll be honest, most of them die.
:01:04. > :01:07.Black Mamba, aka Spice, was recently reclassified from legal
:01:08. > :01:12.A number of homeless charities told me use initially dropped,
:01:13. > :01:16.but in the last few months, it's surged.
:01:17. > :01:18.We are not kidding, we're having ambulances out three,
:01:19. > :01:24.four times a morning, in the afternoon, and it's
:01:25. > :01:27.because it's a class B, it's not a class A drug,
:01:28. > :01:33.And it's available everywhere, on the internet, they just ring
:01:34. > :01:35.people up, people will bring it out to them.
:01:36. > :01:40.West Midlands Police say they believe the current batch
:01:41. > :01:43.of drugs on the streets of Birmingham is potentially lethal.
:01:44. > :01:46.Officers say they will take strong action against anyone involved
:01:47. > :01:49.in the production or supply of the drugs as they work
:01:50. > :01:57.to shut down the supply chain across the region.
:01:58. > :02:02.A picture of a young Birmingham woman smiling at an EDL protestor
:02:03. > :02:07.The photo was taken at yesterday's rally in the city
:02:08. > :02:09.centre where around 100 demonstrators were gathered.
:02:10. > :02:12.It's already been retweeted thousands of times and has
:02:13. > :02:18.been shared on Facebook and on online news sites.
:02:19. > :02:21.Police in Cheltenham say they're concerned for the welfare
:02:22. > :02:24.23-year-old Heidi Slender went missing from her home
:02:25. > :02:28.in the Vittoria Walk area last week and was last seen on Wednesday
:02:29. > :02:33.Police say Heidi is considered vulnerable and they want her,
:02:34. > :02:37.or anyone with information, to get in touch with them.
:02:38. > :02:41.People across the region have been soaking up the sunshine today
:02:42. > :02:46.The average for this time of year is around 13 degrees!
:02:47. > :02:50.Joanne Writtle has been out and about in Shropshire and Birmingham.
:02:51. > :02:55.Stunningly unseasonal weather drew crowds to Ironbridge in Shropshire
:02:56. > :02:57.at temperatures more akin to June bathed the Gorge in sunshine.
:02:58. > :03:03.It's quite surprising, for April, to see the weather so nice.
:03:04. > :03:06.It's lovely to be like this in April, we expect it from the summer.
:03:07. > :03:09.The summer rays were welcome news for people running the nearby
:03:10. > :03:15.We're so lucky to be launching our Easter holiday
:03:16. > :03:17.activities this weekend, the weather is absolutely glorious.
:03:18. > :03:20.Did you expect it to be this sunny in the Easter holidays?
:03:21. > :03:29.It's because, it's in, like, April time, and it's spring.
:03:30. > :03:36.You can do lots of different stuff like go in the paddling pool.
:03:37. > :03:40.Birmingham had a record number of tourists last year.
:03:41. > :03:44.39 million visitors according to Marketing Birmingham.
:03:45. > :03:48.So this kind of sunshine is a welcome extra boost
:03:49. > :03:51.for places like here, Cannon Hill Park.
:03:52. > :03:56.Tourism revenue reached ?6.5 million in the city with 70,000 jobs
:03:57. > :04:01.But today, all people were interested in were the 22
:04:02. > :04:07.It's a lovely day to get out, get some nice fresh air,
:04:08. > :04:09.get down to the park, get an ice cream.
:04:10. > :04:11.I hope that it will last a little bit longer,
:04:12. > :04:14.because sometimes we don't get so much chance to get this
:04:15. > :04:18.Over to the experts to find out the answers to that.
:04:19. > :04:21.Things are set to change as we head into this evening.
:04:22. > :04:24.A cold front is going to start to work its way down
:04:25. > :04:26.from the north-west and that will introduce cooler
:04:27. > :04:34.So, it seems it was good while it lasted.
:04:35. > :04:38.And we'll have the weather forecast for you in just a moment.
:04:39. > :04:42.One rugby result for you as Wasps stole a 32-30 win over Northampton.
:04:43. > :04:45.Paul Doran-Jones' last-minute try on his Wasps debut went on to give
:04:46. > :04:49.the Premiership leaders victory over the visitors.
:04:50. > :04:55.Elliot Daly's earlier try initially kept the hosts within touching
:04:56. > :04:59.distance but Christian Wade and Joe Simpson's tries put Wasps
:05:00. > :05:08.Temperatures reached 22 Celsius widely across the West Midlands
:05:09. > :05:11.today, but as we head towards the start of the new week,
:05:12. > :05:13.things are going to turn a little bit cooler.
:05:14. > :05:16.It's courtesy of a cold front that is sinking its way down
:05:17. > :05:18.from the north-west, introducing thicker cloud for a time
:05:19. > :05:22.and maybe the odd bit of light drizzle but nothing more than that.
:05:23. > :05:24.Clearer spells follow on behind with a minimum temperature
:05:25. > :05:30.So certainly a fresh start to the day tomorrow.
:05:31. > :05:33.A lot of brightness around, some good spells of sunshine.
:05:34. > :05:36.The risk of one or two showers on that north-westerly breeze
:05:37. > :05:41.Even in the sunshine, it won't feel quite as warm as today,
:05:42. > :05:46.with highs of 12 or 13 Celsius and cooler for much of this week.
:05:47. > :05:51.I'll be back with the late news just after 10.20pm tonight.
:05:52. > :06:08.Until then, have a very good evening, bye for now.
:06:09. > :06:17.Good evening. If you can use a smelter describes the weather it
:06:18. > :06:26.would be owed a barbecue, and why not? Beautiful blue skies with highs
:06:27. > :06:30.of 25 degrees, yes, there was more cloud further west, and it was thick
:06:31. > :06:34.enough for some rain in the far north-west of Scotland. You can see
:06:35. > :06:35.this old snow