:00:00. > :00:10.Two elderly residents of a care home in Staffordshire are in a serious
:00:11. > :00:13.condition in hospital after a fire severely damaged the property.
:00:14. > :00:15.They were amongst 25 residents who had to be evacuated.
:00:16. > :00:24.The alarm was raised at around 11.30 last night at the Standon House
:00:25. > :00:28.It took 20 firefighters around three hours to bring it under control.
:00:29. > :00:33.Staffordshire Fire Service say it was caused by a discarded
:00:34. > :00:36.cigarette in an external smoking area which lead to the fire
:00:37. > :00:39.spreading to the roof of the home. Seven of the residents had to be
:00:40. > :00:46.One to the Queens Hospital in Burton upon Trent
:00:47. > :00:53.In two of them here are said to be in a serious condition.
:00:54. > :00:56.The remaining residents had to be rehoused in nearby flats, and two
:00:57. > :01:02.Many of the residents' bedrooms were unfortunately quite seriously
:01:03. > :01:06.The majority of the fire was in the roof space and then
:01:07. > :01:13.we had quite a lot of smoke damage and obviously where we put water
:01:14. > :01:16.on to the fire, that water ingresses into the residents' rooms as well.
:01:17. > :01:19.That is why there was the need to re-home some of the residents.
:01:20. > :01:21.Keith Hall's 91-year-old mother who has dementia,
:01:22. > :01:24.She was absolutely fine about it, really.
:01:25. > :01:29.Just totally unbelievable what has happened.
:01:30. > :01:37.Police have thanked local residents for raising the alarm and helping
:01:38. > :01:51.A 32-year-old man, from Burton-upon-Trent, is helping
:01:52. > :02:08.police with their enquiries into a stabbing in the town
:02:09. > :02:11.A 36-year-old man is in a stable condition in hospital after being
:02:12. > :02:18.stabbed in Burton-upon-Trent police with their enquiries into a stabbing
:02:19. > :02:22.A 32-year-old man, who was arrested for attempted murder,
:02:23. > :02:24.has been released from custody and police are hunting
:02:25. > :02:28.Easter Sunday services around the Region have expressed a common
:02:29. > :02:32.Senior church figures have echoed the Archbishop of Canterbury's
:02:33. > :02:35.sentiments that terror and despair should not be allowed to triumph.
:02:36. > :02:36.In her Easter message the Bishop of Gloucester acknowledged
:02:37. > :02:38.that many are anxious about our changing world.
:02:39. > :02:42.People are feeling often quite fearful, they are aware of change
:02:43. > :02:45.which is not in their control, they are aware of uncertainty.
:02:46. > :02:49.What I want to be saying to people at least is that in many ways,
:02:50. > :02:52.Easter is all about change, but it is change which is
:02:53. > :02:54.It is change which is about hope and life.
:02:55. > :02:57.Around 2,000 people turned out at the Guru Nanak Sikh Temple
:02:58. > :03:00.in Walsall to celebrate one of the most important dates
:03:01. > :03:03.Vaisakhi commemorates the year of 1699, when Sikhism was born.
:03:04. > :03:05.Followers say the religion is characterised by
:03:06. > :03:09.These five sword-bearing men are symbolic of those who in 1699
:03:10. > :03:12.were baptised into the Khalsa, an order, a way of living
:03:13. > :03:18.if you like, that was established by the Guru Gobind Singh Ji.
:03:19. > :03:24.Today, a time for reflection and for Suki
:03:25. > :03:26.and Jason Peters, a chance for their little girl,
:03:27. > :03:31.Simaren to experience Vasakhi for the first time.
:03:32. > :03:33.She is just one-year-old and this is the first time
:03:34. > :03:36.we are her and obviously she is going to look
:03:37. > :03:40.and then as she gets older, we want to explain to her.
:03:41. > :03:43.Busy I want this to be a tradition because I went
:03:44. > :03:45.as a little girl every year, as a family, and we
:03:46. > :03:48.And it is very much a family occasion,
:03:49. > :03:55.To the beat of the drums, the procession sets off,
:03:56. > :04:00.a celebration of a faith that is rooted in equality.
:04:01. > :04:04.No one is higher than anyone else apart from the Guru Granth Sahib.
:04:05. > :04:07.We stand as a community, we don't judge anyone otherwise
:04:08. > :04:12.and it is all about, you know, no prejudice either.
:04:13. > :04:15.The streets of Walsall packed with colour and people
:04:16. > :04:20.And you're hoping your kids will continue this tradition
:04:21. > :04:24.Well, I'll carry on bringing them and hopefully
:04:25. > :04:27.A tradition that clearly means so much to so many.
:04:28. > :04:33.Amy Cole, BBC Midlands Today, Walsall.
:04:34. > :04:35.West Bromwich Albion and Liverpool fans stood in silence
:04:36. > :04:38.at the Hawthorns to remember Tracey and Pierce Wilkinson
:04:39. > :04:41.who were stabbed to death at their home in Stourbridge just
:04:42. > :04:45.The Club said Peter Wilkinson who was critically injured
:04:46. > :04:48.in the attack, was determined to return to the ground today
:04:49. > :04:54.And the result of that match, West Bromwich Albion
:04:55. > :05:04.In the Premiership, Wasps beat Bristol 36-21.
:05:05. > :05:06.Not the nicest weather if you've been out celebrating
:05:07. > :05:10.Here's Lucy Martin with the forecast for the rest of the Bank Holiday.
:05:11. > :05:14.A fairly chilly day across the west Midlands today.
:05:15. > :05:16.You might be surprised to hear that it has been cooler
:05:17. > :05:19.Our temperatures between ten and 13 Celsius.
:05:20. > :05:22.As we move through this evening and overnight, we are looking
:05:23. > :05:29.There will be one or two outbreaks of rain and temperatures falling
:05:30. > :05:31.to an overnight low of around 6 degrees Celsius.
:05:32. > :05:35.As we move into Easter Monday, we are looking at a largely cloudy day.
:05:36. > :05:37.There will be some brighter intervals and the sunny spell.
:05:38. > :05:39.One or two showers to look out for, as well.
:05:40. > :05:42.Our temperatures at a maximum of 12 Celsius with a light wind.
:05:43. > :05:45.As we move into Tuesday, it does look like it will be drier
:05:46. > :05:52.Our next bulletin follows tonight's ten o'clock news.
:05:53. > :06:14.Good evening if you spend Easter under cloudy skies with rain
:06:15. > :06:19.hopefully I can promise you something brighter for tomorrow, not
:06:20. > :06:23.much brightness earlier for our Weather Watch in Cumbria, there was
:06:24. > :06:24.sunshine, sunny spells of the northern Scotland