devon and cornwall police were called in to come and do three investigations on west midlands police‘gation, not re—investigating. it was called hansard 1, hansard 2, and hansard 3. and i can't discuss that because we had to sign paperwork but basically it is just to do with the west midlands police... do you want an thorough open public enquiry now? yes, yes, and we also want public prosecution but you see, what you've got to remember is this, we have been blocked at every single juncture because we are fighting thejuggernaut of the british establishment. what people need to understand, and i know this goes around world so what people need to understand is, when the legal aid was first implemented it was the foundation of our welfare state, and the welfare state was part of the mechanism for us, people like us, to bring the state to account, but the legal aid has now ceased to exist in its original format. it does not do what it says, this is a matter of right or wrong and the right or wrong here is that our loved ones deserve the right for truth, justice and accountability. where le

the people in the west midlands have been giving their reaction to those results. the west midlands haveto those resultslj thought their reaction to those results.” thought it was a whitewash for the brexit party. people are just so fed up brexit party. people are just so fed up witha brexit party. people are just so fed up with a tour and theyjust want somebody to say, this is what is going to happen, and get on with it. once and for all, this is what we've got. unfortunately, it will not please everybody but this is what we've got, let's stand together and let us achieve the objective. and steer this country where it needs to go. do people voted for, get out. we had no deal. we have no leadership at all. come on nigel, he is the only one speaking the truth. we have seen the figures, what does this translate to for the parties? this is a thunderbolt that polarises the two main parties at westminster, the two main parties at westminster, the conservatives and labour party. yes, we should insert the caveat that european elections don't translate across into a general election but there is

i cannot discuss that because we had to sign paperwork just to do with the west midlands police.ou have to remember is that this. we have been blocked at every single juncture because we fighting the juggernaut of the british establishment. what people need to understand and i know this goes around world so what people need to understand is when the legal aid was first implemented, it was the foundation of our welfare state and the welfare was part of the mechanism for us to bring the state to account but the legal aid has now ceased to exist in its original format. it does not do what it says on the tape. this is a matter of right or wrong and if the right or wrong here is that our loved ones deserve the right for truth, justice and accountability. where legal aid is concerned, where we have not been given equality of legal aid because the inequality of legal aid is so much brought to the fore when it has all been arranged by unelected civil serva nts all been arranged by unelected civil servants who hide in the shadow where, at the behest of whitehall officials, whose only cour

west midlands police are investigating whether a video made by a ukip candidate carl benjamin in which he says he "might rape" labour mp jess phillips, breaks the law. she says the comments made her cry and the straight and an exclusive interview she says she partly blames herself. sometimes i would rather someone were herself. sometimes i would rather someone were to punch me in the face than the constant degradation that you suffer as a than the constant degradation that you suffer as a woman than the constant degradation that you suffer as a woman in the public eye. it is constant. it constantly belittles you and makes you blame yourself. you blame yourself? i blame myself for some of this. a school in great yarmouth which has set up a foodbank for parents, offers free hair cuts and had a whip round to give parents £10 for their electricity meter says it feels like it's having to act as the "fourth emergency service" because of issues still being caused by universal credit. this is majorly important for me and my family. without the food bank we would be stuffed. i would have to go

that was patrick burns in the west midlands, which in the last european elections in 2014 voted in twome? well, to ukip, i have to correct you there, the last time around. mansfield is one of those areas that voted heavily in favour of leaving the eu, by 70% to 30%. the brexit party is in town today, preaching to those who already agree with them that we should be leaving the eu. there is no room for the compromises you heard patrick talked about in the report earlier. it is an interesting place to be politically, mansfield. in the local elections, they elected a labour mayor who defeated an independent. at the last general election, they returned for the first time a conservative mp and charged him with delivering crankset, which obviously hasn't happened yet. what do you detect of the mood then? is it angry or determined or both? there is a bit of both. i was talking to people the other day in the marketplace, fairly early in the morning, and you asked them what the main political story was that they wanted a dressing and pretty much everyone was saying homelessness. they were talkin

in terms of the water west midlands, the west midlands and the east midlands have been those regionsthe shift away from manufacturing to services. our own analysis has picked up on that. we find in the midlands a very distinct phenomenon to that of the north of england whereby relative erosion or decline in gdp per capita, that standard of living, your purchasing power, in the north of that decline in gdp per capita is about two thirds to be double to minority population decline, or as the midlands, about 9% is due to relative economic decline. the midlands have been feeling it particularly over the last 20 or 30 yea rs particularly over the last 20 or 30 years in terms of this notion of feeling left behind orfilling years in terms of this notion of feeling left behind or filling their living standards giving worse off. and i think there is a strong case to be maimed that you could correlate that relative feeling of decline in how good you think life is and how well you are doing to the consequent higher than average levels of support for previously ukip and now nigel faraj's boeckx

lot of low cloud, drizzly, murky conditions from the overnight period across parts of wales, the west midlandsptions rather than the rules. top temperatures tomorrow peaking at 21. if you like it that little bit warmer, good news for you in the next few days. let's take a look at today's papers. this photograph of nigel farage covered in milkshake appears on many of the front pages this morning including the metro. the paper says the politician was left "milkshaken" after the incident in newcastle—upon—tyne tyne when a man threw his drink over mr farage. the daily mail says prince charles is to host donald trump for tea during his state visit next month. the paper says their meeting is a surprise as reports had suggested the prince of wales had previously refused to have anything to do with the us president. bit of downton on the front cover. the daily telegraph focuses on the race to succeed theresa may — reporting dominic raab's suggestion that the basic rate of income tax should be cut to 15p. the former brexit secretary set out his plan in a debate with four other conservative leadership c

the west midlands has eight. that's a high number, given its population.mingham. thankfully, he survived. the blood is still here on the steps. when you talk to the police and experts about this, you get all sorts of answers. drugs, social media, children excluded from school. but what about austerity? in 2009, a training session for gang mediators who tried to intervene when rivals in birmingham were trying to kill each other. the murder rate fell. but in 2012, the scheme was scrapped. it hurts in here. and it wasn't. .. the fact that something that was working so well was just literally thrown away. so, they stopped it because of funding? i thought they felt it was job done, but the catalyst for that was austerity. and of course, it wasn'tjob done, so they're having to reintroduce gang mediation. lack of cash is also hampering the police, even in priority violent crime. unquestionably, in some cases of violence, the investigation won't move at the same pace as it would have done in the past. and pace is important. pace is hugely important, so we prioriti

the west midlands has eight. that's a high number, given its population.ved. the blood is still here on the steps. when you talk to the police and experts about this, you get all sorts of answers. drugs, social media, children excluded from school. but what about austerity? in 2009, a training session for gang mediators who tried to intervene when rivals in birmingham were trying to kill each other. the murder rate fell. but in 2012, the scheme was scrapped. it hurts in here. and it wasn't. .. the fact that something that was working so well was just literally thrown away. so, they stopped it because of funding? i thought they felt it was job done, but the catalyst for that was austerity. and of course, it wasn'tjob done, so they're having to reintroduce gang mediation. lack of cash is also hampering the police, even in priority violent crime. unquestionably, in some cases of violence, the investigation won't move at the same pace as it would have done in the past. but pace is important. pace is hugely important, so we prioritise these things hugely, but s

the west midlands has eight. that's a high number, given its population.urvived. the blood is still here on the steps. when you talk to the police and experts about this, you get all sorts of answers. drugs, social media, children excluded from school. but what about austerity? in 2009, a training session for gang mediators who tried to intervene when rivals in birmingham were trying to kill each other. the murder rate fell. but in 2012, the scheme was scrapped. it hurts in here. and it wasn't. .. the fact that something that was working so well was just literally thrown away. so, they stopped it because of funding? i thought they felt it was job done, but the catalyst for that was austerity. and of course, it wasn'tjob done, so they're having to reintroduce gang mediation. lack of cash is also hampering the police, even in priority violent crime. unquestionably, in some cases of violence, the investigation won't move at the same pace as it would have done in the past. and pace is important. pace is hugely important, so we prioritise these things hugely, b

in the west midlands, knife crime has risen by 96% since 2013, with eight fatal knife attacks this yearndon the highest rate in the country. here, they say, violent crime has moved beyond just those involved in gangs. it is across all people now, and we're seeing what used to be a small act of violence, perhaps a slap or a punch, turn into something far more serious. but two promising signs. in 95 of the 100 cases, someone has been arrested and in london the metropolitan police recently released figures suggesting a 10% fall in knife crime resulting in an injury. tom symonds, bbc news. this year's fatal stabbings have been documented on the bbc news website. the page is updated as police investigations into the killings progress, and when court proceedings get under way. doctors have used keyhole surgery to repair the spine of a baby with spina bifida — while still inside the womb. a team at king's college hospital in london performed the operation. it's not a cure for the condition, but for some children, it might mean they are eventually able to walk. here's our health correspondent,

with its industrial towns and cities, it's notjust the tories in the west midlands who suffered.because of the shambles what the conservatives have been up to in parliament and the labour party, i voted for the brexit party. he doesn't buy the warnings about leaving without a deal. i just think that's scaremongering. i really do think it's scaremongering. and he is not the only one. the brexit party's brilliant. nigel, come on! frustrated brexiteers aren't the only ones up in arms. at a jousting event at nearby warwick castle, plenty were still fighting for remain. i think i would like to see another referendum, because i think the last referendum was based on some mistruths. i know i didn't want to vote for a party that definitely represented brexit. warwick has been a stronghold of remain in this leave county. here there was a surge in support for pro—eu parties. willis a labour voter who turned to the lib dems. what do you think of labour's position on brexit? it's very wishy—washy at the moment. ithink, i mean, i'm a big corbyn supporter at core, but i just don't think they'v

the brexit party's success was exemplified by its showing in the west midlands, where the party tookhree meps in the region, while labour, the conservatives, greens and liberal democrats each have one. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth has been to warwickshire, to speak to a range of voters in the county. £20. or £20. 0r nearest offer! £20. or nearest offer! it seems some people feel a bit short—changed right now. there was plenty of brexit anger on offer near stratford earlier this morning. brexit anger on offer near stratford earlier this morninglj brexit anger on offer near stratford earlier this morning. i get a bit frustrated. chris and ron are traditional tory voters who turned to the brexit party in protest this time round. it was a vote that said, do it, whatever it is. what is it for you? for us, i think it's to leave the eu. this one is quite cute. across the region, conservative support plummeted. here, most people voted to leave. bill usually backs the tories, but he has lost patience. it will make them sit up and think, we have to do something, and there isa we ha

with its industrial towns and cities, it's notjust the tories in the west midlands who suffered.? because of the shambles what the conservatives have been up to in parliament and the labour party, i voted for the brexit party. he doesn't buy the warnings about leaving without a deal. i just think that's scaremongering. i really do think it's scaremongering. and he's not the only one. the brexit party's brilliant. nigel, come on! frustrated brexiteers aren't the only ones up in arms. at a jousting event at nearby warwick castle, plenty were still fighting for remain. i think i would like to see another referendum, because i think the last referendum was based on some mistruths. i know i didn't want to vote for a party that definitely represented brexit. warwick has been a stronghold of remain in this leave county. here there was a surge in support for pro—eu parties. willis a labour voter who turned to the lib dems. what do you think of labour's position on brexit? it's very wishy—washy at the moment. ithink, i mean, i'm a big corbyn supporter at core, but i don't think they've co

it says the west midlands police received a report of "malicious communication".ican passport because meghan is from the states. a variety, but all brexit in some shape or

here the mic tonight, we have the second instalment of the all west midlands championship play—off semifinalch albion and aston villa. west brom might have advantage at home, but advantage in the tyres with aston villa, having won mic 2—1 on saturday. dwight gale, albion‘s top scorer, was sent off in the dying minutes at villa park. he is suspended and unable to play this evening. the winners will play derby cou nty evening. the winners will play derby county or leeds united in the championship play—off final at wembley, but these clubs have big questions to answer in the summer. for west brom, who will be in charge. they have a caretaker manager at the moment after the previous manager was sacked. for aston villa, hi profile players, what will happen with them next season? they have loan signings whose future is uncertain. if they do get to the premier league, it is estimated that promotion is worth £190 million to each club. that makes problems go away, and that is what these clubs are after this evening. england's cricketers are playing their third one—day international against pakistan a

these make up the seven meps across the west midlands... ister, who said last night this result will be devastating to her brotherjacob. the conservatives had a terrible night across the country and again a bad night in the west midlands and east midlands, losing both meps and the east midlands. the lib dems gaining one and labour retaining their one. across the board, the west midlands and east midlands, mirroring the national picture, seeing the brexit party with three meps each. in terms of a future referendum or general election, it is difficult to say what it means, with lib dems gaining a seat each in the west and east midlands but what is clear is divisions remain the case in the west midlands and east midlands and something which a cup of tea and a fry up willjust not be able to solve. i think you need to get breakfast! making me feel hungry watching those chaps sitting there. let‘s see if joanna watching those chaps sitting there. let‘s see ifjoanna has had her brea kfast. let‘s see ifjoanna has had her breakfast. she is in westmins

but some pockets of showery rain coming in across wales, western england, perhaps into the west midlandshose clearer skies for east anglia, the south—east and lincolnshire. it should tend to lift in these areas, dry for most of the day, but we're likely to set off a few showers almost anywhere, really. some of those could be on the sharp side, helped by a little bit of brightness and sunshine, perhaps. but temperatures may be a shade lower for most places than they were yesterday. warmer in northern ireland, cooler in northern scotland, where we've still got a few heavy showers around during the evening. a lot of those will tend to fade away further south, and skies will tend to clear, so we'll see a little bit of mist and fog around too. but nothing too low in terms of temperatures — down to about five or six degrees in quite a few places. as we move into thursday, then, and we've got more of these showers, may showers of course. some sunshine around, but those showers developing in quite a few places. they may be heavy and thundery, wet weather moving down across scotland into the nort

the brexit party vote share is 38% in west midlands.ming after a strong showing in east england as well where the brexit party has one -- won the most votes. in wales the party has won the most votes. two of four seats in wales, labour party one of four in wales. you are looking at the latest when it comes to the european commission candidates speaking. the latest to speak with margaret in brussels. earlier she talked about the result of the party being knowficent although we do that macron is going to suffer a blow in the european parliamentary elections. that would have a victory for the national rally. you are looking at those pictures coming out of brussels the e.u.-u.k. elections results. let's get to first word news and go to other headlines. china's top financial regulator said escalating trade tensions will create volatility in global markets and hurt the world economy. the banking and insurance regulator said higher tariffs will have a limited impact on china's economy and would hurt the u.s. about as much. they said shorting t

over the irish sea away from the isle of man into the westernmost parts of england, perhaps the west midlandsst and fog patches early in the morning through lincolnshire and east anglia and the south east. but some brightness and some sunshine and dry here for most of the day. elsewhere we're likely to find some showers breaking out, especially if it does tend to brighten up there will be a fair amount of cloud around. temperatures not quite as high as they were on tuesday. highest temperatures towards the south—east — 17 or 18. warmer day though for northern ireland, cooler day for northern scotland. here we will have some more showers which could be quite heavy into the evening as well. showers further south tend to fade away and we'll probably find some more breaks in the cloud here and there, not too cold, mind you. lowest temperatures are going to be around five or six degrees, one or two mist and fog patches, perhaps. as we head into thursday, we're going to find whilst there will be some sunshine the cloud will develop, and we're going to find some showers developing, some could be hea

throw in the added element of a west midlands derby and this match had an extra spark. atch nerves, a combination of fingertips and crossbar denied jay rodriguez and west brom that luxury. with so much at stake, pressure can affect even the most experienced players. veteran glenn whelan with a rare mistake, and west brom's player of the year dwight gayle making him pay. chances were few and far between for both sides. one moment can change a match and substitute conor hourihane provided it. four minutes later, aston villa were ahead, jack grealish brought down, penalty. a massive moment in the tie, tammy abraham calmness personified. it would get worse for west brom before full—time, gayle shown a second yellow card and sent off for this challenge. he will miss the next leg on tuesday. aston villa are a step closer to a second successive play—off final. so advantage villa in the first game. leeds are playing derby in the other championship play—off semifinal. they're well into the second half. leeds united are winning. kemar roofe with the goal. leeds, who came third in

it says the west midlands police received a report of "malicious communication". finally, the daily mail asks if the new royal baby will get an american passport because meghan is from the states. a variety, but all brexit in some shape orform. a variety, but all brexit in some shape or form. but a variety, but all brexit in some shape orform. but can a variety, but all brexit in some shape or form. but can we start with you, the latest brexit target as deal prospects fade. a departure deadline has been set for august the 1st. talk us through this because let's not forget we were supposed to leave on march the 29th. and obviously be missed that and we will we we re obviously be missed that and we will we were given an extension until halloween. now the prime minister is eager to get us before that. insisting that it was possible for us insisting that it was possible for us to leave and not take part in the european elections, but that was impossible and they've confirm that today. so they will take place. then they had been hoping that at least would be out by the

the people of of wednesbury in the west midlands have been giving their reactions.and theyjust want are just so fed up of it all and they just want somebody are just so fed up of it all and theyjust want somebody to say this is what's going to happen and get on with it. once and for all, this is what we've got. unfortunately it is not going to please everybody, but this is what we've got, let's stand together and achieve the objective at the end of the day, and steer this country where it needs to go. do what the people voted for, get we out with no deal. they want we more than we want them. no leadership at all. none at all. come on nigel, get us all. none at all. come on nigel, get us out, he is the only one speaking the truth, he. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. over the last couple of weeks we have been moving around europe, we started in milan, then we went to warsaw, berlin, paris, we had turned up warsaw, berlin, paris, we had turned up here in brussels for the european election results, and let's look at austria next. last night austria's

and a last one to look at, also in the west midlands, walsall in the west midlands, the conservatives election back in 2017. so plenty to keep you going with huw in the dead of night and more to follow throughout the day on friday. and if you are feeling just a tad left out, perhaps you are in scotland or wales or most parts of england, where your council is not holding elections this time, well, there's the european parliament elections. they are looking increasingly likely to happen all over the uk towards the end of this month. chris mason keeping a lid on his excitement for now at least. we're using fewer plastic carrier bags than ever. thanks partly to the fact that, for the past few years, we've had to pay for them. despite that, more than a billion are still sold every year. britain's major supermarkets have all signed up to targets aimed at reducing the amount of plastic they use, so how are they going to do it? john maguire's been to wales to find out. our shopping habits have changed in recent years. bags for life really are here to stay. i won't pay 5p for a plastic bag. if

that is the picture here in the west midlands.he end of the day, the conservatives will still run the majority of councils in this pa rt of run the majority of councils in this part of the country. but the conservatives are taking quite a hit at the moment. overnight, they lost control of peterborough, basildon, southend. they failed to take their target seat of colchester. the big story of the night as far as we are concerned over here has been the success concerned over here has been the success of the liberal democrats, two very big scalps for them overnight, firstly, they took north norfolk, they doubled the number of seats they had in north norfolk district council and they are running that but the very big one la st running that but the very big one last night was chelmsford. until yesterday, they only had five seats on the council and today they have 31 and they are now running the council. in the next few minutes, vince cable, the liberal democrat leader, will go to chelmsford to congratulate his troops. on top of that, th

the west midlands constituency, three brexit party meps. an interesting result.sally?” revert back to the two main parties. how about you, sally? i didn't vote, deliberately didn't vote in the european elections because i voted to stay in, but the vote was to leave and, as such, we will leave. i would have thought. it's a democratic... it was a democratic vote and so... as bob said, i think it isa vote and so... as bob said, i think it is a protest vote and really, nigel farage, can't quite see it myself. interesting stuff. thank you very much indeed, enjoy the rest of your browsing this morning. lot of people we've spoken to this morning, a real range of opinions and clearly the main story here in the west midlands and right across the country is the very good results for the brexit party's three meps elected in the west midlands constituency. tim, thanks so much. that's it from breakfast for today. we will this you're watching a bbc news election special. the brexit party a clear winner in the poll, liberal democrats taking second place in a tough night for con

there could be a few showers in south wales, the south west midlands and the west country.ern and south—eastern areas with temperatures up to 22 degrees but in the far north of scotland, still a bit cooler at i! or 12 degrees. tonight, we lose the showers in the south. for most, dry with varying amounts of cloud. this finger of rain stops to push into northern ireland. quite a mild night, temperatures no lower than a 7-12d. in night, temperatures no lower than a 7—i2d. in the weekend, the long weekend, some sunshine, rain mainly in the north and west, especially on sunday, and it will turn cooler into bank holiday monday. this is saturday, dry to start off with, plenty of sunny spells. then the cloud will increase in scotland, northern ireland, and rain will eventually move in. it will gradually spread into the far north—west of england as well. if few showers in the south—east, they could be heavy, but generally for england and wales, dry with sunny spells. even if the cloud increases, the temperatures are still into the low 20s. that weather system will continue to move s

a west midlands derby on saturday.lla were seven points off the playoffs but coinciding with jack grealish‘s return to the side — went on a ten match winning run — culminating in 5th in the table. dean smith wants to make it a memorable end of the season for theirfans. the be all and end all is getting to the premier league. we are going through the play—offs lottery where there is 25% chance for all teams. it isa there is 25% chance for all teams. it is a tough route but a rewarding one if you do it. the other match — derby against leeds. remember when leeds boss marco bielsa got caught up in a spying scandal before this game earlier on in the season. no love lost between these too. sunderland — pompey in league one is a repeat of the football league trophy final. in league two — tranmere and forest green — who only recently came into the league via the playoffs — face each other in the first leg tonight. and, ben, what about the national league playoffs because we're guaranteed playoffs ? salford city against afc fyl

in the west midlands, knife crime has risen 96% since 2013, with eight fatal knife attacks this year,er and london the highest rate in the country. here, they say, violent crime has moved beyond just those involved in gangs. it is across all people now, and we're seeing what used to be a small act of violence, perhaps a slap or a punch, turn into something far more serious. but two promising signs. in 95 of the 100 cases, someone has been arrested and in london the metropolitan police recently released figures suggesting a 10% fall in knife crime resulting in an injury. tom symonds, bbc news. for the first time in the uk doctors have successfully used keyhole surgery to repair the spine of a baby with spina bifida while it was still inside the womb. the operation was performed by a team at king's college hospital in london. they say the procedure isn't a cure, but improves the baby's chances and is saferfor the mother than invasive surgery. the condition can lead to paralysis and affect bladder and bowel control. here's our health and science correspondent james gallagher. baby jaxson

but some pockets of showery rain coming in across wales, western england, perhaps into the west midlands clearer skies for east anglia, the south—east and lincolnshire. those should tend to lift, and these areas probably dry for most of the day, but we're likely to set off a few showers almost anywhere, really. some of those could be on the sharp side, helped by a little bit of brightness and sunshine, perhaps. but temperatures may be a shade lower for most places than they were yesterday. warmer in northern ireland, cooler in northern scotland, where we've still got a few heavy showers around during the evening. a lot of those will tend to fade away further south, and skies will tend to clear, so we'll see a little bit of mist and fog around too. but nothing too low in terms of temperatures — down to about five or six degrees in quite a few places. as we move into thursday, then, and we've got more of these showers, may showers, of course. some sunshine around, but those showers developing in quite a few places. they may be heavy and thundery, some wetter weather moving down across scot

parts of wales, the west midlands and down towards the far south—west of england.ards hampshire. because of the light wind it will not move the showers on, they could linger, some spots seem torrential downpours with the risk of hail and thunder. many areas avoiding them altogether, feeling present in the sunshine, temperatures between the low 20s. this evening, most of the showers will tend to fade away, we have more cloud and outbreaks of patchy rain for parts of northern scotland. here skies for many, we may see the return of mist and fog in some spots, temperatures between six and 11 degrees. through tuesday, high pressure starting to have more of an influence on the weather. there will still be some showers around, not as frequent as today. for parts of northern scotland, we still have cloud, outbreaks of patchy rain on and off throughout much of the day. elsewhere, some fine and dry weather around, lengthy spells of sunshine, still the risk of one or two heavy showers, many spots remaining dry and temperatures varying a little better than today, highs between

in a fortnight, west midlands and these are the greatest... the main exam.best... it might have gone in front. they thought they had the upper and it was ruled out for handball. a time, and ventilated the star quality in france and that might come. nikita parris hasjust been fulfilled. these are the moments she can muster to change. soon from being up against it, back in control. this was a day. and the home side toiled. at this time, there is work to do. as promised, the world cup two cricket world cup starts next week but they lost to austria 12 the ball tampering michael patrick gearey reports. and on the other hand, it was australia. a chance to welcome back david warner. an old friend. no time for risks, mark wood felt a twinge as after he went for a scan. to fully work. one tends to bat and the ball tampering ban made a3, the locals reminded him where he was. he will have to get used to that as well steve smith, also booed back from his van. —— ban. theyjudged him toa from his van. —— ban. theyjudged him to a safety —— and the runs will not make a mess

over the next two days the bbc‘s political editor in the west midlands, patrick burns, will be reportings in north staffordshire, which registered one of the biggest votes to leave the european union. welcome to brexit central. biddulph is one of the towns in and around stoke—on—trent which sent shock waves through the political establishment with their resounding referendum leave vote. more than two thirds of electors here voted out. so, i'm here to sample some opinions now almost three years on from the referendum. and it's not just opinions i'm sampling. well, when in staffordshire... cheese and bacon, please. £1.60 p. people had a vote and it hasn't been delivered. and it'sjust getting delayed and delayed and delayed. people are just losing faith in their politics today. they need to look at themselves because they didn't get together and deliver what the vote said. i think we just need a clear out. i believe now we'll never come out. here in tunstall, the leave vote was even higher. it's part of the stoke north constituency, where nearly three quarters of those who voted backed vote

i was in the west midlands yesterday.one losing 300 jobs. this is happening every day. we have had six weeks of talks that have amounted to nothing. now we need to find a new way. do not mind how it is done but they need a deal so they can keep investing and growing jobs. the idea of taking a ten day recess just feels wrong. i have heard arguments from people like yourself a lot over the last two years seeing these companies are getting rid of people, and yet we look at the figures and employment has never been so good. we have virtually in my lifetime never had employment at these record highs. people have gotjobs. never had employment at these record highs. people have got jobs. what are we worrying about? it is fantastic but we are worried about the conversations we are having with our employers dearly saying we are growing but we are growing at 1.2%. that is nowhere near where we need to be in order to raise wages to give people good jobs. if we take away brexit uncertainty, there is so much we could be doing. we prod

some pockets of showery rain coming across wales, western england, perhaps into the west midlands, furtherse clearer skies for east anglia, the south—east and lincolnshire. it should tend to lift in these areas, dry for most of the day, we are likely to set off a few showers most anywhere really, some of those could be on the sharp side, helped by a little bit of brightness and sunshine perhaps. temperatures may be a shade lower for most places than they were yesterday. warmer in northern ireland, cooler in northern scotland, where we've still got a few heavy showers around during the evening. a lot of those will tend to fade away further south and skies will tend to clear, so we'll see some mist and fog around too. but nothing too low in terms of temperatures — down to about five or six degrees in quite a few places. as you move into thursday, we've got some more of these showers, may showers of course. some sunshine around, but those showers developing in quite a few places. they may be heavy and thundery, wet weather moving down across scotland into the north—east of england. the wind d

dramatic footage ta ken by a west midlands police helicopter, has shown the moment a car ended up inhe suspected stolen car plunged into a small river in birmingham, and the occupants fled on foot. three teenagers were arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle. now, how's your posture? any aches and pains? perhaps you'd like a stronger core? well if so, then pilates might be the answer. millions of people worldwide are already benefitting from it — but not many know it started here in the uk. rick faragher has been to the isle of man to find out about the curious history of the system of exercises. the great war had started. for patriotism swept the streets of britain. among the proudest were people who weren't born here. but there was a problem — the government was suspicious. in 1914, the aliens restrictions act was passed. huge numbers of european nationals were sent to internment camps. these fields in the isle of man form part of the largest. over five years, more than 30,000 men were in interned at knockaloe farm, in the village of patrick. there were some that had been

scott proved to be enough, asjoe lynskey reports: in a fortnight‘s time, england's women swap the west midlandscup now is coming into view. and these are the final lessons before the summers main exam. denmark haven't qualified this time, but two years ago, they were second at the euros. although this was a friendly, england were having to quickly adjust, after that block from jade moore, next denmark was stopped by a referee's decision. this finish was ruled out for handball, but next month, when var checks up, it might be different. in times like this, england need their star quality, and in france, that may often come from paris. nikita paris has just been voted the rightist player of the year, these are the moments she can muster to change an underwhelming first half. and soon from being up against it, england found control. lead with the cross, and a terrific second half or england, again, it's someone on the play, but it was beautifully created and executed! that goal number two would see england through to the finish, but this was a day when denmark were unlucky, and the home side toiled

dramatic footage ta ken by a west midlands police helicopter has shown the moment a car ended up in ainute chase, the suspected stolen car plunged into a small river in birmingham, and the occupants fled on foot. three teenagers were arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle. it's a condition that affects as many as one in 12 boys, but there are fears that many colour blind children are still not being properly diagnosed, leading to calls for more screening. but it's not all bad news for those with the condition, as technology is helping with job prospects. breakfast‘s tim muffet has been to meet the world's first colour blind tube driver. please stand clear and mind the doors. stand clear and mind the doors. i have a colour vision deficiency, more commonly known as colour blindness. it's hard for me to distinguish between red and green. so, you might wonder how alex is allowed to drive a london underground train. until recently, he wouldn't have been, because he could have mixed up red and green signals. it can, you know, halt your career in terms of being a pilot, an electri

but some pockets of showery rain coming in across wales, western england, perhaps into the west midlandse. those should tend to lift, and these areas probably dry for most of the day, but we're likely to set off a few showers almost anywhere, really. some of those could be on the sharp side, helped by a little bit of brightness and sunshine, perhaps. but temperatures may be a shade lower for most places than they were yesterday. warmer in northern ireland, cooler in northern scotland, where we've still got a few heavy showers around during the evening. a lot of those will tend to fade away further south, and skies will tend to clear, so we'll see a little bit of mist and fog around too. but nothing too low in terms of temperatures — down to about five or six degrees in quite a few places. as we move into thursday, then, and we've got more of these showers, may showers, of course. some sunshine around, but those showers developing in quite a few places. they may be heavy and thundery. some wetter weather moving down across scotland into the north—east of england. the wind direction change

for people travelling in the west midlands region, for example, of the people taking south—western servicesessage is that passengers should check before they travel. and katy, away from rail, problems have been reported at manchester airport? that's right. an earlier power failure has resulted airport? that's right. an earlier powerfailure has resulted in problems with aircraft fuelling, and that has had a knock—on effect with delays and cancellations. the latest update we have is 69 cancellations in and out of manchester airport. those are towards the end of today and early into tomorrow morning. there is no clear idea of when those problems will be solved and things will be back to normal, but they advice is for passengers to check with their airline before they travel. katy austin at london's euston station, thank you. border force officials have intercepted two boats carrying 32 migrants in the english channel. the first vessel was found at around 4 o'clock this morning heading towards dover. all those on board the boats said they were from iraq or iran. family and friends of the argent

some pockets of showery rain coming across wales, western england, perhaps into the west midlands, furtherast and lincolnshire. it should tend to lift in these areas, dry for most of the day, we are likely to set off a few showers most anywhere really. some of those could be on the sharp side, helped by a little bit of brightness and sunshine, perhaps. temperatures may be a shade lower for most places than they were yesterday. warmer in northern ireland, cooler in northern scotland, where we've still got a few heavy showers around during the evening. a lot of those will tend to fade away further south and skies will tend to clear, so we'll see some mist and fog around too. but nothing too low in terms of temperatures — down to about five or six degrees in quite a few places. as you move into thursday, we've got some more of these showers, may showers of course. some sunshine around, but those showers developing in quite a few places. they may be heavy and thundery, wet weather moving down across scotland into the north—east of england. the wind direction changes as a sign of things to come

ina in a footnote's time, england's women's what the west midlands for the south of france.urnament next month sees the first use of the ar in the women's game, and had it been around here, denmark might have gonein been around here, denmark might have gone in front —— var. the wayside thought they had the opener, but it was ruled out, debatably, for handball. at times like this england need their star quality, and in france that may often come from nikita parris. nikita parris has just been voted the rightist player of the year. these are the moments she can muster to change an underwhelming first half. and soon, from being up against it, england found control. jill scott, it is a terrific second goal for england. that goal number two would see england through to the finish, but this was a day when denmark were unlucky and the home side toiled. at this stage, this close to a finals, they know there is work to do. slowy. they know there is work to do. sloppy, slow, our players they know there is work to do. 51°ppy. slow, our players have shattered. i have to say we have work

it says that west midlands police received a report of "malicious communication". asks if the new royal baby will receive an american passport? because, of course, his mother, meghan, was born in the united states. soa mix so a mix of front pages for us to peruse. hard brexit on most of them. so why not start there? rowena, let us so why not start there? rowena, let us start with the times. defiant may will stay until autumn. this is after a meeting with graham brady, the chair of the 1922 committee, which represents conservative backbenchers. can she? will she? which represents conservative backbenchers. can she? will sham says defiant may will stay until autumn. perhaps some wishful thinking. that seems to be her preferred timetable, not necessarily what will happen. what number 10 is doing is it is kind of kicking the brexit date, the deadline for brexit, further and further down the line. it's now more likely it will not be until august and the consequence of that is that theresa may would stay on until after the summer may would stay on until after the summer

west midlands police are investigating whether a video made by a ukip candidate in which he says he mightbenjamin, who is standing in the upcoming eu elections, sent her a tweet in 2016 saying: "i would't even rape you" — then last week shared a video on youtube saying "with enough pressure" he "might cave". jess phillips spoke to the derbyshire programme about what's been happening. i realised that i did what all women do in these situations, that i had put a brave face on it, pretending that it was all fine, saying i could cope. but then it dawned on me that for four years, this man has made a career out of harassing me, and i felt harassed. i felt, how could somebody say that they would rape me if forced, and be a legitimate candidate in an election. it was one thing when he was just an idiot off the internet with a load of bros following him. it is a different thing when he is standing on the same platforms that i am standing on, that he will potentially go to a parliament himself as an elected representative, when he said these things, and ijust can't believe that our system is so we