sima kotecha, bbc news, in the west midlands.gun melting away for the first time in a region that, until now, had been considered stable, compared with more dramatic changes on the continent elsewhere. nasa scientists say that satellites now show that ice streams into the ocean are speeding up, which could lead to a big rise in sea levels in the future. our science editor david shukman reports now from the un climate conference taking place in poland. a great chunk of ice breaks into the ocean. antarctica holds so much frozen water that, if all of it melted, the level of the sea would rise by as much as 70 metres. that's why nasa and other teams are keeping a close watch on what is happening. on a research flight i saw for myself how the glaciers, the great streams of ice, are accelerating in west antarctica. now nasa has studied satellite data which reveals another region changing as well, the much larger mass of ice in east antarctica. the glaciers there showing signs of stirring. we've known for some time that parts of antarct

i'm nowjoined by detective inspector warren hines, west midlands police federation spokesperson. of london, what is it like where you are? well, i think sir, can is right to highlight the issue that they face in terms of police numbers in london. but in the west midlands, we are now in a situation where we have less police officers then we had in 1974 and you do not need to be any kind of expert to know that that leaves us in a really, really difficult position when it comes to delivering the kind of service that nobody expects from modern policing. and is that because of budgetary cuts? it is. aside from london, london is catching up with where the rest of the country has been for quite some considerable time. budget cuts that we've been subjected to our brutal, really brutal. with lost so much experience and wejust brutal. with lost so much experience and we just can't do everything that is being expected of us. so, how does that translate into day—to—day policing, what are the changes? well, you've got people attempting to manage caseloads that are unmanageable, you've got peo

i was struck when i was doing some work in the west midlands in 2015.s. the upside is the flipside of what has happened in further education. it seems that 40% cut infunding further education. it seems that 40% cut in funding and his point was that more children get their a levels, for example, from college in yea rs levels, for example, from college in years than they do from school. but of course, it wasn't as glamorous and doesn't get as much focus. spreading a limited amount of resources around a very broad range and never mind adding in all the other skills, trying to get people apprenticeships and so on, it's quite a challenge. munce is right that they have been a success in what they have done in getting more people into university education —— lance. we need to look at where the benefits are because our lot of research shows a good high—quality apprenticeship is better for the individual, it is betterfor society, and a bad degree course. again, it's not as glamorous and it doesn't hit these nice targets. this is all something to look at a lot mo

and bright but chilly and with the morning commute tomorrow, some showers in the morning in the west midlandsof south—west england, wales and northern ireland, with some spots of rain possible. sunshine at best in the afternoon in eastern areas but feeling quite chilly with temperatures across devon and cornwall up to 12. and this is the battle between the mild air trying to work its way in from the atlantic and the cold air holding on for many. the cold air is heavier than mild there, so more difficult to shift out of the way. it could be a painful process for many this week. a frosty start quite widely with areas of cloud meandering around and light winds. some sunshine breaking through the cloud and rain holding off to the west to begin with. it will push them through the week proceeded bytes note, particularly on thursday and friday. —— proceeded by snow. we will keep you updated. this is bbc news. the headlines: police in new zealand investigating the murder of british backpacker grace millane say they have found a body. the rings the search for grace to an end, it is an unbearable time

a bit of lingering fog into the afternoon, eastern parts of wales and the west midlands.re on the struggle. now, into the evening, as soon as the sun sets, eastern england, driving home for christmas maybe? well, here's where we could see dense fog to take us into the latter stage of christmas eve and the start of christmas day. blue colours on our temperature chart show lots of frost for scotland and england, although that does ease away in the west as milder air pushes up from the south throughout. and that could come with a little bit of drizzle across western areas for christmas day. but the christmas day forecast itself is a largely dry one. a bit of frost around in the morning, especially across scotland and eastern england, and there will be some fog patches, central, eastern england especially. could linger for some all day long, but elsewhere, sunshine will break through what cloud we have. in the west, cloud thickest. could produce some drizzle but even the odd bright spell possible here too. temperatures in the west on christmas day, around 11 or 12 degrees. si

a bit of lingering fog into the afternoon, eastern parts of wales and the west midlands. on the struggle. into the evening, as soon as the sun sets, eastern england, driving home for christmas maybe, here is where we could see dense fog to take us into the latter stage of christmas eve and the start of christmas day. blue colours on the temperature chart show lots of frost for scotland and england, but it does ease away in the west as milder air pushes up from the south throughout. that could come with a bit of drizzle across western areas for christmas day. but the christmas day forecast itself is a largely dry one. a bit of frost around in the morning, especially across scotland and eastern england, and there will be some fog patches, central, eastern england. could linger for some all day long. elsewhere, sunshine will break through what cloud we have. in the west, cloud thickest. could produce some drizzle but even the odd bright spell possible here too. temperatures in the west around christmas day, around 11 or 12. single figures across much of eastern scotland and

a bit of lingering fog into the afternoon, eastern parts of wales and the west midlands.. into the evening, as soon as the sun sets, eastern england, driving home for christmas maybe, here is where we could see dense fog to take us into the latter stage of christmas eve and the start of christmas day. blue colours on the temperature chart show lots of frost for scotland and england, but it does ease away in the west as milder air pushes up from the south throughout. that could come with a bit of drizzle across western areas for christmas day. but the christmas day forecast itself is a largely dry one. a bit of frost around in the morning, especially across scotland and eastern england, and there will be some fog patches, central, eastern england. could linger for some all day long. elsewhere, sunshine will break through what cloud we have. in the west, cloud thickest. could produce some drizzle but even the odd bright spell possible here too. temperatures in the west around christmas day, around 11 or 12. single figures across much of eastern scotland and eastern england

a brilliant goal from anwar el ghazi put aston villa ahead against their west midlands rivals west bromear‘s women‘s world cup. arsenal midfielderjordan nobbs has ruptured a knee ligament, so she‘ll miss the tournament in june. manager phil neville described his vice—captain as invaluable. the draw takes place in paris at 5pm this evening, with scotland also in the hat. it‘s live on bbc two. and a great britain women‘s football team at the next 0lympics remains a possibility after the scottish fa decided not to block it, although they won‘t actively support or promote it. they‘ll review their position after tokyo 2020. european rugby‘s back this weekend and there was a big win last night for edinburgh in the champions cup. blair kinghorn scored one of four tires in a bonus—point victory over newcastle, and that put them top in their pool. 31—13 the score. and ulster beat scarlets by a single point in a thrilling match in llanelli. ireland wing jacob stockdale among their try—scorers. it finished 25—24. we won‘t see england‘s maro itojee in action for saracens tomorrow. he‘s picked up a

lots of sunshine around, but some lingering fog in northern ireland, east wales and the west midlandsost, sunny spells. the rain in the south—west will fizzle out. mildest year at 11—12, but for most of cooler day with temperatures in single figures. the big day itself, fog could be an issue in eastern parts of england, where winds are lightest. some patchy drizzle possible in the west. for the vast majority, christmas day will be dry. some festive dry in the east where it stays cool, mildest in the west. goodbye for now. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: a tsunami hits indonesia, causing widespread devastation. at least 220 people have been killed and more than 800 injured. the death toll is expected to rise. emergency services rush the injured to safety. eyewitnesses describe scenes of chaos after waves struck during the night. the water came in at about 5 metres high, and many cars were flown and hit our village. birmingham airport has temporarily suspended all flights following an air traffic control fault. sussex police are examining a damaged drone found near the perimeter

a brilliant goal from anwar el ghazi put aston villa ahead, against their west midlands rivals west bromt is a second family have seen them so far in the championship this week and there is for the iata come in. it inadvertently came off his arm. bring in va are and you will get these problems. cani these problems. can ijust these problems. can i just ask, these problems. can ijust ask, if on the pitch the player at that moment in time and said, looking off my arm,... the referee can still give it. evenif the referee can still give it. even if he is told? it is the letter e's decision, he says that the referee you can give that goal, i have my mitts all over that... will someone really do that? there have been moments of honesty over the years. i would can ill famously said. playing everton and he had bowled and told the referee. everyone said paolo de canale, what a brilliant sportsmen. but it is very rare. she had told the referee the referee could have said ok, no goal. that was last-minute. big west midlands derby. to be fair to jay rodriguez he must not quite sure. i don't blame him

deal yeah when i say to my right honorable friend we did indeed listen to manufactories in the west midlands and up and down the country as we were pushing this deal together and that has underpinned that desire to protect people's jobs and livelihoods while respecting and delivering on the result of the referendum. has underpinned the deal that we have on the deal that does it this deal does exactly that. thank you very much indeed mr speaker the prime minister challenge to others to be up front about what they want but she needs to be up front too that it was her breadlines that created the problem. that's led to the backstop yes that has brought her to the house of commons today in such a weak position here only on so she gave a moment ago can she tell the house whether a single of the e.u. leaders that she spoke to over the weekend indicated that they were prepared to renegotiate article twenty of the backstop protocol because in the absence of any such commitment isn't cancelling tomorrow's vote merely responding the. i say to the right on the gentleman that the issue that we were very

the police and crime commissioner to the west midlands says the settlement represents another real termsishments for people who attack ambulances. a bbc investigation, has found there were more than 200 attacks on vehicles in the past three years, with damage caused by knives, bricks, and even wheelie bins. matt graveling has the details — his report contains some flashing images. he's throwing what at the ambulance? slabs. one mindless moment, £3,500 worth of damage. and now he's punching the window and kicking the ambulance. this ambulance was forced off the road for six days. the man responsible was fined just £50. that attack in leicester was one of more than 200 recorded by ambulance trusts across the uk in the last three years. our investigation has found that, from broken windows to graffiti, and even slashed tyres, these vehicles have been attacked with metal poles, fireworks, knives and bricks. and as the service enters one of its busiest periods of the year, the message remains — take one of these off the road and you are putting lives at risk. i have cleared up from a job wher

it ended 2—2 between west midlands rivals aston villa and west brom.l from anwar el ghazi in the second half put villa ahead for the second time in the game and looked to be the winner, until a stoppage time equaliser which clearly came off the hand of jay rodriguez saw the game end level. villa move up to 6th whilst west brom remain 3rd. it's not even christmas yet but there could already be a problem for eddiejones ahead of the start of the six nations. saracens and england lock maro itoje will be out for an indefinite period, but certainly for "a number of weeks" with a knee injury. england's six nations opener against champions ireland in dublin is only eight weeks away. in better news, both vunipola brothers are expected to be back in action by the end of the month. european rugby is back this weekend and edinburgh have had a big win in the champions cup tonight against newcastle. they picked up a bonus point victory, a result that sees edinburgh leapfrog them into first place in pool 5. blair kinghorn scored one of their four tries in a 31—13 win

some lingering fog in northern ireland, east wales and the west midlands, but for most, sunny spells.zle out. mildest here, 11—12. for most, a cooler day with temperatures in single figures. the big day itself, fog could be an issue in eastern parts of england, where winds are lightest. some patchy drizzle possible in the west. for the vast majority, christmas day will be dry. some festive frost in the east where it stays cool, mildest in the west. bye for now. this is bbc news. the headlines. a tsunami, triggered by an erupting volcano, hits indonesia causing widespread devastation. more than 220 people are dead and more than 800 injured. emergency services are battling to save the injured. eyewitnesses describe scenes of chaos after waves struck at night. over here, an image that gives you a sense of the power of the waves. these cars, i'm told, were parked on the other side of the road and they been pushed into each other, on top of what was a holiday villa. sussex police are examining a damaged drone found near the perimeter fence of gatwick airport — as two people arrested on fri

an investigation has been launched into how west midlands police handled the case.a kotecha is at birmingham crown court. the defendant was described as controlling, violent and abusive in court this morning. we also heard that he had a wife and three other children in afghanistan and that was a point of tension between him and raneem oudeh, who he stabbed so brutally that day in august with her mother in solihull. thank you very much, sir. he'd been on the run for days but here's the moment when the killer of two was caught. police used pepper spray to control him. it was late august and 21—year—old janbaz tarin was wanted for the murder of his wife, 22—year—old raneem oudeh, and her mother, khaola saleem, who was 49. in the early hours of a monday morning, the women were found stabbed to death outside their home in solihull. we are a small family here in the uk but we meant a lot to each other. to lose them is like we have lost the happiest thing ever. it was like being in heaven with them, but now they've gone, it's like we've been brought down—to—earth. this cct

they are flat in the south—west, east midlands and north—east.vills. why do we think there are such variation if brexit is the reason it affects the whole of the uk? variation if brexit is the reason it affects the whole of the uk7m variation if brexit is the reason it affects the whole of the uk? it is a reflection of where the property markets are in the cycle. what we have seen in london is a reflection of how far house prices have moved since 2005. it just of how far house prices have moved since 2005. itjust means that in those markets buying a house is a much greater financial commitment so therefore when things become more uncertain buyers but, that's much more cautious. going back to basic principles of economics, when something is in short supply, generally, the price goes up. so if there are fewer houses coming onto there are fewer houses coming onto the markets why are people not seeing house prices rise? it is a reflection of the fact that at the same time the number of new buyer enquiries is down so you do not have a massive disconne

he made more than 300 appearances for the west midlands club, lifting the fa cup and three league titlesn at the olympics and england at the world cup. slater was the last amateur to play in an fa cup final and the only part—time player to be named footballer of the year. we are exactly four years away from the world cup final in qatar. it will be the first winter tournament because the middle east is simply too hot for football in the summer. there will be eight stadiums, seven of them brand new, with the final at lusail. it will be the most compact world cup, staged in a country roughly the size of yorkshire, but that hasn't made the preparations any easier. from doha, here's our sports news correspondent richard conway. for yea rs for years until the world cup final here in qatar and preparations are well under way. eight stadiums in total will be used in what will be a very compact turner met. we are talking about a country that is the size of your shirt, so organisers say fans will be able to attend a three—game today in the group stages and takea three—game today in the group stage

tomorrow there will be showers in north west england and into the midlands and later on as the sunshine hazy, a few spots of rain in south—west england, wales and northern ireland. most will get through monday dry but still chilly in eastern areas. see you soon. hello. this is bbc news with ben brown. the latest headlines: police in new zealand investigating the murder of british backpacker grace millane say they have found a body. this brings the search for grace to an end. it is an unbearable time for the millane family and our hearts go out to them. the prime minister warns britain will be in uncharted waters if the commons rejects her brexit deal as downing street insists there will be no delay to the vote. but one former cabinet minister says theresa may must renegotiate the withdrawal agreement. the eu doesn't want no deal and we don't want no deal say between us of course we can get a better deal for the uk. backstop goes. the 39 billion is for ourfuture the uk. backstop goes. the 39 billion is for our future agreement. more than 1700 arrests in france after another weekend of vi

northern ireland and western scotland in the eastern wales, west midlands, these are the areas pronemorrow. most of the country having a dry day, bright day, sunshine after that frosty start. staying mild towards the southwest. into the big day itself, though, again, some fog around across some southern though, again, some fog around across some southern and eastern areas. mostly dry. there will be a little bit of patchy drizzle in the west. a mild christmas day. foremost, temperatures in single figures. i will have more, though, throughout the evening. goodbye for now. this is bbc news. the headlines at 7pm: a tsunami, triggered by an erupting volcano, hits indonesia causing widespread devastation. more than 220 people are dead and more than 800 injured. emergency services are battling to save the injured. eyewitnesses describe scenes of chaos after waves struck at night. over here, an image that gives you a sense of the power of the waves. these cars, i'm told, were parked on the other side of the road and have been pushed into each other, on top of what was a holiday villa. sussex

this one from the west midland police department in the uk.ficer calmly taking off his shoes. tosses his utility belt into the sidewalk and jumps into this very frigid water where a 22-year-old woman is struggling to stay afloat. >> what's going on here? >> fallen off the bridge. the officer stopped. and the offic who w changed inte uniform and went back on duty. >> wow, that's amazing. a much more dramatic desperate situation off the coast of argentina. you see two young girls, 11 and 13, struggling to get back to shore. >> that's dangerous even for anyone who might try to help them. >> right. but as the camera pans over there's a fisherman there. >> no! >> yes. >> no! >> yes, exactly what you think 2 it is. one of the girls has managed to grab on to this fisherman's line so they don't get swept out to sea. >> that's crazy. >> fishermen noticed these three girls playing close by. soon after, he notices. and one of the girls swam back to the shore alone. a 17-year-old boy who was an aspiring life guard wound up rescuing the third one. beach is

this one from the west midland's department in the uk, camera of the officer taking off his shoes, tossestility belt on the sidewalk and jumps into this very frigid water where a 22-year-old woman is struggling to stay afloat. >> what's going on. >> passersby say she had fallen off the b above, officers called and one officer jumping right in while one other officer holds her. >> she seems kind of it. >> she was taken to the hospital for observation. the officer who jumped in put on another uniform and went to work. >>> you see two young heads bobbing around, two young girls 11 and 13, struggling to get back to shore. >> that's dangerous even for anyone who might try to help them. >> as the camera pans over, a fisherman right there. no! >> exactly what you think it is, one of the girls has managed to grab onto this fisherman's line so they don't get swept further out to sea. >> that is crazy. talk about being at the right place at the right time. >> the fisher marman noticed th three girls close by and then noticed they had been swept out. one makes her way out and a 17-year-old boy, an a

lots of sunshine around, but some lingering fog in northern ireland, east wales and the west midlandsut. mildest year at 11—12, but for most of cooler day with temperatures in single figures. the big day itself, fog could be an issue in eastern parts of england, where winds are lightest. some patchy drizzle possible in the west. for the vast majority, christmas day will be dry. some festive dry in the east where it stays cool, mildest in the west. goodbye for now.

lots of sunshine around, some lingering fog in northern ireland, east wales and the west midlands. outh—west will fizzle out. 11—12 the most, and a cooler day for the rest. as for the big day, fog could be more of an issue in eastern parts of england, where winds are lightest. some patchy drizzle possible in the west. for the vast majority, christmas day will be a dry run. a bit of festive frost in the east, where it stays cool is that in the west. bye for 110w. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: a tsunami hits indonesia, causing widespread devastation. at least 220 people have been killed and more than 800 injured. the death toll is expected to rise. emergency services rush the injured to safety. eyewitnesses describe scenes of chaos after waves struck during the night. the water came in at about five metres high, and many cars were flown and hit our village. sussex police are examining a damaged drone found near the perimeter fence of gatwick airport, as two people arrested on friday are released without charge. homelessness in the uk is at a record high, with 170,000 familie

lots of sunshine around, lingering fog through northern ireland, east wales and the west midlands. r 12 degrees. foremost, a much cooler day, with temperatures in single figures. fogg could be more of an issue eastern parts of england, where wind is lightest. some patchy drizzle possible in the west. for the vast majority, christmas day will be a dry one. a bit of festive frost to the east, where it stays cool. mildest in the west. goodbye for now. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11pm: the rescue effort in indonesia after a tsunami kills more than 200 people. hundreds of others were injured as a wave, thought to be triggered by a volcano, tore into the coast. translation: what was the government doing? at first they said they hadn't been a tsunami last night. they took ages to act. these waves we re they took ages to act. these waves were devastating. sussex police are examining a damaged drone found near the perimeter fence of gatwick airport, as two people arrested on friday are released without charge. they are fake, though, yeah? everything's fake, man. the uk's thriving trad

talking point, after a controversial ending, to last night‘s game in the championship. against their west midlandsw himself at the ball but admitted afterwards it had hit his arm. no var in the championship of course. it finished 2—all — villa were furious. the manchester city manager pep guardiola, says they will not be banned, from the champions league — but if they were, they‘d deal with it. allegations have been made that they found a way to get around financial fair play rules, the regulations put in place by uefa to stop clubs from spending beyond their means. but guardiola says senior figures at city, have assured him there is nothing to worry about. we won‘t be banned. i spoke to my chairman, my ceo, they explained to me. if it happened, we would accept it. manchester city have a big game today — they‘re away to chelsea in the early evening kick—off, and at lunchtime, liverpool have the chance to go top for a least a few hours. and in scotland, celtic can go back to the top of the table with a win at home to kilmarnock, who‘re leading going into today‘s fixtures. after their dramatic draw

northern ireland and central scotland, especially later on in north—east wales, down to the north west midlandstion that we go into the start of the festive week with a bit of frost. temperatures much lower across many areas as we start monday, compared to 10s and 11s across the south—west of the country, where tt will stay grey across christmas eve with patchy rain and drizzle. could be some fog through east wales and parts of the midlands. take note of that. elsewhere, a dry day, good spells of sunshine for the vast majority. feeling cooler than the weekend. temperatures in single figures for many. we finished the day with fog forming across eastern parts of england. that could last into the the night and into christmas day. it is across northern and eastern areas, to go with it, the blue on the chart is a sign of some frost. a weather front bringing some cloud of the west, that will lift temperatures up as we head into christmas day. the big day itself, always cloudy in the west with patchy drizzle. but most of the country will be dry, and the closest we can get to something white, festive f

this week one council in the west midlands has opened the doors of a new library in a rather unusualculture. something you could say applies to both libraries and churches. this building happens to be both. this is st mary's church here. it's been here really for 800 years. st mary's in the centre of lichfield hasn't been used as a church since the 1970s. now it's been restored to its former glory for a new purpose. litchfield's main library has now closed to make way for this, a new home for its 15,000 books. as well as the library here, there will be a tourist information point, a cafe and this performance space. we are walking into what was a chapel. this is going to be used as a very quiet space so you can study here. it might be an ancient building, but it's been kitted out with everything a modern library needs. this is what churches used to be used for. in the past, churches used to be used as meeting places, community places, places where people would gather to talk. where are you going to talk now in a library? they are no longer quiet any more, so you can talk and explore t

northern ireland and central scotland, especially later on in north—east wales, down to the north west midlands of the festive week with a bit of frost. temperatures much lower across many areas as we start monday, compared to tense and 11 is across the south—west of the country. it will stay grey across christmas eve with patchy rain and drizzle. could be some fog through east wales and parts of the midlands. take note of that. elsewhere, a dry day, good spells of sunshine for the vast majority of for the weekend. temperatures in single figures for many. we finished the day with fog forming across eastern parts of england. that could last into the the night and into christmas day. it is across northern and eastern areas, to go with it, the blue on the chart is a sign of some frost. a weather front bringing some frost. a weather front bringing some cloud of the west, that will lift temperatures up as we head into christmas day. the big day itself, a lwa ys christmas day. the big day itself, always cloudy in the west with patchy drizzle. but most of the week will be dry, and the closest we can g

there may be some fog in east wales and the west midlands.he weekend. temperatures in single figures for many. finishing the day with fog over eastern england which may last into the night and into christmas day. in northern and eastern areas, blues on the chart area sign eastern areas, blues on the chart are a sign of trust. but more cloud in the west lifting temperatures as we go into christmas day. for the big day, cloudy in the west with some drizzle but mostly dry and the closest we will get to something white may be a bit of festive frost across northern and eastern areas. he will see the best sunshine. varying cloud to allow some sunshine. always a chance of drizzle in the west and at its mildest, temperatures 10—12 here. middle single figures especially in the east, especially where there is fog, which may be an issue into the night and boxing day in the south—east. the wind will be lightest here. wind skirting the north of the uk, especially parts of scotland bringing rain on boxing day. at least the wind will be light, nothing too t

a brilliant goal from anwar, el ghazi put aston villa ahead, against their west midlands rivals west hand ofjay rodriguez. he threw himself at the ball. but admitted afterwards it had hit his arm, no var in the championship of course. it finished 2—all, villa were furious. the manchester city manager pep guardiola, says they will not be banned, from the champions league — but if they were, they'd deal with it. allegations have been made that they found a way to get around financial fair play rules, the regulations put in place by uefa to stop clubs from spending beyond their means. but guardiola says senior figures at city, have assured him there is nothing to worry about. we will not be banned. that is what i think. i chatted with my chairman and ceo and the extent to me. if it happens because they decide that they be well accepted to move forward. manchester city are away to chelsea, this evening, before that liverpool could go top, if they win at bournemouth. while there's a huge match in scotland, where celtic can take over at the top again if they can beat current leaders kilmar

the hand of rod earns west brom a controversial draw in the west midlands derby in the championship.on villa up in arms over jay rodriguez's goal. even though he didn't really mean it! and it's supposed to be a display of athleticism and accuracy, but i'm left chasing my own tail when i gave dog agility a go. good morning. another windy day to come today, even windier tonight gci’oss come today, even windier tonight across parts of southern england. them tomorrow, it turns colder. all the details right here on breakfast. —— then. it's saturday the eighth of december. our top story: in the last few hours, police in new zealand have said the disappearance of 22—year—old british backpacker grace millane is being treated as a suspected murder. a 26—year—old man is being questioned. auckland police say they have not located grace millane‘s body. she was last seen at a hotel on first december. more from our correspondent, hywel griffith. fun—loving and family orientated, grace millane‘s parents say her disappearance one week ago was entirely out of character and extremely hard for them to

it ended 2—2 between west midlands rivals aston villa and west brom. the second time in the game, and looked to be the winner until a stoppage time equaliser which clearly came off the hand ofjay rodriguez saw the game end level. villa move up to sixth whilst west brom remain third. a rematch between deontay wilder and tyson fury will be for the heavyweight title after the world boxing council announced it'll sanction the fight. britain's fury and american wilder shared a controversial and thrilling draw in los angeles last weekend. wilder's mandatory challenger is dominic brezeale, but the wbc‘s decision means he can fight fury next without being stripped of his belt. defending champion ronnie 0'sullivan remains on course for a record seventh uk championship title after he beat martin 0'donnell 6—1 to reach the semi—finals. 0'sullivan will now take on tom ford in the last four after ford defeated joe perry 6—2. i was just i wasjust a i was just a bit on edge, i wasjust a bit on edge, you know? you know, just trying to feel my way into it and it's neve

west midlands police face an investigation into the way they handled the case. also this lunchtime.

west england as well. sunny spells for the midland and eastern england but am glad back then the south—west.mperatures at about five to eight. through this evening and overnight, fog will form readily across eastern areas of england, extending into north—western part later in the night. but in the north—east, with clear skies, it will turn quite cold and frosty with temperatures down to minus four but milder in the south—west. christmas day, it could be foggy it is doubtful some of us with patchy frost around but mostly dry with drizzle across western areas. we have got rain and drizzle in northern and western areas of scotland. for most other cities dry and fog could linger in central and eastern areas into the afternoon. in the south—east there could be sunny spells developing here. temperatures are seven or 8 degrees in the east but quite mild in the west at 11 or 12. into boxing day, high pressure firmly in charge of the weather. a couple of weather fronts skating northern and western areas, bringing a bit of rain on boxing day in the north and west of scotland. otherwise it will be dry

now we can report for the first time that she was a 49—year—old woman from the west midlands called trycery, and she died in a hungarian clinic. the inquest into her death begins today. we will bring you the details in the next few minutes. our second exclusive story today — we can reveal more than 500 children have been refused british citizenship because of things like shoplifting and fights at school. i feel so completely removed from that lost, sad 13—year—old. i'm in my 20s, i have a good job and i'm a good person. it's been a huge price to pay, and until i get my citizenship, i will feel like i'm being punished for it. we'll bring you the story in five minutes. campaigners say the controversial policy is just cruel, but what do you think about the practice? and from 3d printed bionic arms — like the one dan here uses — to an mot for the bacteria in your gut, we find out about the tech innovations which could be transforming your life in 2019. hello, welcome to the programme. we're live until 11 this morning. we really want your experience today of how schools treat your child if the

tonight, showers continue for a time and push into northern england on the north west midlands.widely across scotland indication of temperatures freezing oi’ indication of temperatures freezing or below, a touch of frost possible anywhere across central and eastern england, and maybe in some well sheltered spots towards the day dry and bright tomorrow, dumfries and galloway into the north of england may be catching a few showers in the morning, but then we will see increased cloud towards parts of england and wales and northern ireland, again one or two spots of rain possible. a dry day for most, sunshine at best in the afternoon in eastern areas, but feeling rather chilly, temperatures across devon, up chilly, temperatures across devon, up to 12 degrees. here begins the battle between the mild air working its way through the atlantic and cold air holding on for many of us. cold air is heavier than mild, so difficult to shift, so it could be a painful process this week. on tuesday the cold air holds out, a wide frosty start, but areas of cloud meandering around, some sunshine br

an investigation has been launched into how west midlands police handled the case.from birmingham crown court. the defendant was described as controlling, violent and abusive in court this morning. we also heard that he had a wife and three other children in afghanistan, and that that was a point of tension between him and raneem oudeh, who he stabbed so brutally that day in august with her mother in solihull. thank you very much, sir. he'd been on the run for days but here's the moment when the killer of two was caught. police used pepper spray to control him. it was late august and 21—year—old janbaz tarin was wanted for the murder of his wife, 22—year—old raneem oudeh, and her mother, khaola saleem, who was 49. in the early hours of a monday morning, the women were found stabbed to death outside their home in solihull. we are a small family here in the uk but we meant a lot to each other. to lose them is like we have lost the happiest thing ever. it was like being in heaven with them, but now they've gone, it's like we've been brought down—to—earth. this cctv foo

this will benefit the whole of the uk and actually, the west midlands will be the primary beneficiarytjobs, it's about economic regeneration of areas along the line and brilliant connectivity between ten of the uk's biggest cities. not everyone in birmingham is so enthusiastic. you're putting people on the streets. they're on the dole tomorrow. hs2 wasn't designed to put people on the dole. they come down to take possession of the property. we've been served notice, the three months‘ notice. we refused to hand the keys over. we padlocked the gates up. we done what we had to do. no more, no less. darren bartlett owned this yard, which was taken by hs2 injuly. he thinks the process is unfair. if you buy a house off somebody, you don't get the keys until you've paid for it. hs2 are taking the keys and then doing the negotiations afterwards. so you've lost the one thing that you've got. you've lost your keys, which is, you've lost your land. hs2 has since made him an offer, but like others we've met, darren says it doesn't reflect the yards actual value. there were two businesses on the s

a bit of lingering fog into the afternoon for parts of wales in the west midlands but the best of sunshineinto the evening, as soon as the sun is set, here is where we could see dense fog, in the north. it will ta ke dense fog, in the north. it will take us into the latter stage of christmas eve and the start of christmas eve and the start of christmas day. blue colours show lots of frost for scotland and england but it is away in the west as mild air pushes up from the south throughout. that could come with a bit of drizzle across western areas for christmas day. christmas day forecast itself is a largely dry one. a bit of frost around in the morning especially because scotland and eastern england and they will be some fog patches in central eastern england. it could lingerfor some all day long. elsewhere, sunshine will break through what cloud we have. in the west, cloud thickest. even the odd bright spell possible here too. temperatures in the west around christmas day, alison 12. single figures across most of scotla nd single figures across most of scotland and eastern england in parti

in the west midlands, with the huge rise in violent crime, amnesties have been set up to take weaponsinjured increases, how best to deal with knife crime remains a challenge? the home office is tackling illegal smuggling of weapons into the country is a key priority. a care home in the english city of liverpool is trialling a new scheme to promote improved wellbeing among residents living with dementia. exercise bikes and videos are used to enable those affected to go on virtual cycling trips to locations around the world. let's take a look. what do i get out of this? companionship for one thing and the fa ct companionship for one thing and the fact is i have been able to do it andi fact is i have been able to do it and i am still there the next day. 9o aiti 90 ait i think something. 81. i don't know. i am 99. i love the cycling. i like the cycling because i feel as though i am in charge, you see. cycling because i feel as though i am in charge, you seelj cycling because i feel as though i am in charge, you see. i have been cycling. it takes your mind off other things. it feels like t

west. it will take the edge off what will otherwise by a milder day. into the evening, midlandsof the rain. that clears through, to push us into fresher air as we go into wednesday, so a cooler start on wednesday morning, dry and bright weather to come in the north and east. some will stay dry, the odd shower through the afternoon. southern and western areas frequent showers from the start of the day. some heavy with hail and thunder and fresher air, temperatures back down into single figures for many. thursday, fewer showers round. into friday after a chilly start more cloud and rain. temperatures on the up cloud and rain. temperatures on the up and it should be a mild run—up to christmas as well. back to you fiona. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. the prime minister sets a date in the new year for mps to vote on her brexit deal, saying hers in the best on offer. i know this is not everyone's perfect deal. it is a compromise. but if we lead the perf

you, you were born in the west midlands in england and had a pretty conventional upbringing with a dad servant who i thought wanted you to go into some kind of white—collar profession. they were you, a large growing up in provincial england. how do you feel so provincial england. how do you feel so comfortable writing about this i am strong military man in the middle of america? the american part is this character is always a forced out of the frontier. what worked in europe in the middle ages doesn't work any more because we are densely populated, settled, civilised and so on. the character, no choice of his own, but it was pushed out to where there is still a frontier which blames america. and no america well because in college i had married an american woman and i first went to american woman and i first went to america 44 years ago. i have lived there for more than 20. with an outsider‘s i which i think is very much more acute than a native's i, i know america well, i have seen it well and i can describe it well. i can explain and america to americans. —— and outsider‘s eye. —— and

a few weeks ago, i visited the west midlands to talk to keith harrison, the editor of the wolverhamptons. just a few decades ago, work in a local paper came with esteem, influence and a solid wage. titles like the independently—owned express & star in wolverhampton were treasured in their communities. these days, their importance has grown further but their commercial clout is diminishing. now if you want a second—hand car, you look online and if you want local news, fewer and fewer turn to print. it's challenging. i think if you look at the size of the audience compared to say 20 years ago, more people are reading our stories now than they were in that time, but that's if you take the print audience and the digital audience together. the difficulty we have got is of course a large proportion of those people who are reading are not paying for the content. it's how we start to monetise the digital segment. the romance and nostalgia of local papers is at odds with the brutal reality of digital news. now that we all have the equivalent of the printing presses in our pockets, classified ads