we're going to stick with the west midlands.o steve mccabe from sally okello labour mp and wonder given that in his constituency there is the most deprived part of the whole of the west midlands. why did his miss out? levelling up seems to be upsetting more people than it's pleasing . steve mccabe is the labour mp for selly oak and i guess you're now a veteran mp. you've there since you've been 97. now you've got within constituency druids heath the most deprived area in birmingham . so it's difficult to birmingham. so it's difficult to understand why you didn't get any levelling up money isn't it . it's absolutely delphic although i think it's the sixth most deprived area in the country and the so micro but yeah well i mean you tell me 90 million for the prime minister's very deprived constituency is that in rural knowsley over 45 million to build roads from dover. million to build roads from dover . you can see why that's dover. you can see why that's advantageous . so you tell me. advantageous. so you tell me. i mean, i think

we're going to stick with the west midlands.o steve mccabe from sally okello labour mp and wonder given that in his constituency there is the most deprived part of the whole of the west midlands. why did his miss out? levelling up seems to be upsetting more people than it's pleasing . steve mccabe is the labour mp for selly oak and i guess you're now a veteran mp. you've there since you've been 97. now you've got within constituency druids heath the most deprived area in birmingham . so it's difficult to birmingham. so it's difficult to understand why you didn't get any levelling up money isn't it . it's absolutely delphic although i think it's the sixth most deprived area in the country and the so micro but yeah well i mean you tell me 90 million for the prime minister's very deprived constituency is that in rural knowsley over 45 million to build roads from dover. million to build roads from dover . you can see why that's dover. you can see why that's advantageous . so you tell me. advantageous. so you tell me. i mean, i think

in the west midlands, and wants— that gently.ing huge resources and are credited to him and. s bringing huge resources and are credited to him and.— bringing huge resources and are credited to him and. s well, you've not to credited to him and. s well, you've got to have — credited to him and. s well, you've got to have a _ credited to him and. s well, you've got to have a system _ credited to him and. s well, you've got to have a system of _ credited to him and. s well, you've got to have a system of some - credited to him and. s well, you've| got to have a system of some kind, you have to collect taxes and have a serious conversation have to collect tax and thinkable way of dividing it up. to your point about centralisation, i've been in politics quite a while and i remember a time where a spin more mobilisations regional relations. and even in my own department where moving _ and even in my own department where moving people out acquainted pace to her office _ moving people out acquainted pace to her office and leads the other

andy street, your colleague, the conservative mayor of the west midlands, has said this afternoon thatwhole way of having different areas competing against each other to get hold of money suggests that the whitehall bidding and begging bowl culture is broken, he says, the centralised system of london civil servants making local decisions is flawed. i suppose the idea that there is somebody sitting in a building in central london deciding whether somewhere in morecambe or gateshead or welling gets money, how can they possibly know better than people locally that is a good idea? look, i think the truth is, you have got to run the country somehow, right? so you have got to have some sort of system in place. not everything, not everything can be decided from the local town hall or even the local mayor. but isn't the argument, grant shapps, that it is not about everything, that we live in an incredibly centralised england in particular, it is an incredibly centralised country and the uk as well, arguably. i am just going to push back gently against that if i can. because i was going to say,

daniel works for the west midlands ambulance service.king but understands why others might. personally, for me, it was more about kind of patient safety. so bearing in mind if a lot of staff are off on this strike, we have to factor into account kind of patient safety being compromised. and for me, that was something i didn't wish to kind of be a part of. and concerns over patient safety are one factor that ministers say is behind new legislation introduced today, to ensure minimum service levels in england, scotland and wales are maintained in the public sector during strikes. whilst we absolutely believe in the right to strike, we're duty bound... we're duty bound to protect the lives and the livelihoods of the british people. the british people need to know that when they have a heart attack, a stroke or a serious injury, that an ambulance will turn up and that if the need and if they need hospital care, they have access to it. but for paramedics like paul, a gmb union rep with 15 years experience working in the north west ambulance s

further south and east some early in wales and the west midlands and the west country, and that willunclear and we will see sunny spells. for many places it will be another cold day. only fairly mild in the far north—west of the uk. on sunday this frontal system will make progress in from the north—west, bringing outbreaks of rain, but it is running into an area of high pressure. there could be fork first thing in parts of eastern england and that could be slow to clear. further north and west a lot of cloud, some spots of rain, temperatures in belfast and stornoway all the way up to 10 degrees. that will feel very different. just three or four in east wales and parts of england. some of that mild air should eventually get down into the south—east corner eventually next week. it may not last long. it could turn colder again from the north later in the week. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me good afternoon. it's 1.34pm and here's your latest sports news. cameron norrie is out of the australian open. the british number one was beaten in the third round byjiri

fog could cause issues in east wales, the west midlands and the west country, freezing fog to start saturdayning. some of that can be dense and slow to clear, and there could be some slippery, icy conditions. but broadly speaking we will see some spells of sunshine for england and wales, the odd shower gracing the far south—east. further north and west, scotland and northern ireland seeing more cloud and splashes of rain, but the mildest of the weather, nine or 10 degrees in parts of north—west scotland. saturday night and into sunday, this next frontal system will bring outbreaks of rain. high pressure to the south—east, could bring some fog forming which could be slow to clear. eastern and south—eastern parts of england, once that has cleared, should see some sunshine. further north and west, some cloud but highs of 11 degrees. temperatures in some places no higher than three or 4 degrees in the south and east. it looks like that mild weather will eventually reach the south east corner, but not for long because it could turn colder again from the north by the end of next week. this is bbc

we meet the singing bus driver who's proving a hit in england's west midlands.e the iraqis out of kuwait has seen the most intense air attacks since the second world war. tobacco is america's oldest industry, and it's one of its biggest. but the industry is nervous of this report. this may tend to make people want to stop smoking cigarettes. there is not a street that is unaffected. l huge parts of kobe were simplyl demolished as buildings crashed into one another. this woman said she had been given no help and no advice i by the authorities. she stood outside the ruins of her business. j tens of thousands of black children in south africa have taken advantage of laws passed by the country's new multiracial government and enrolled at formerly white schools. tonight sees the 9,610th performance of her long—running play the mousetrap. when they heard of her death today, the management considered whether to cancel tonight's performance, but agatha christie would have been the last person to want such a thing. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: california is be

and finally, he has driven buses in the west midlands area of the uk for more than a decade and he lovest his job featuring many of his colleagues. it is notjust to show friends and family in india but is also a celebration of all the people he works with. he released it on youtube, and his song has become quite a hit. navtej johal reports. meet mr singh, the singing sensation. there probably aren't many bus drivers who would choose to write an ode to theirjob and then hire a production company to turn into this slick music video. but, as you're going to learn, ranjit singh really loves driving buses, so what better location to chat to him than in his happy place? the 59—year—old grandfather from west bromwich is more comfortable speaking punjabi, his mother tongue. i started by asking him why he wanted to make the video. translation: it's always - been my dream to make a music video about myjob so that when i retire, i can watch it back as a memento and reflect back on how me and my colleagues all used to drive buses together. the music video, performed in punjabi and featuring his coll

that's one of the headquarters for the airline, the west midlands reporterjack for the airline, the wester jack carson for the airline, the west midlands reporterjack carson is midlands reporter jack carson is there for us. i mean, it's devastating news, jack . devastating news, jack. definitely of course, fly be returned a few years ago. it doesit returned a few years ago. it does it based itself decide to base itself here at birmingham airport. it was a big, big thing for the west midlands bringing jobs. and of course , such a big jobs. and of course, such a big name within the aviation industry back here to the west midlands. but as we heard a few hours ago, they've now ceased trading and gone into administration . i read that administration. i read that statement that fly be released a few hours ago around 3 am. this morning. they said that we are sad to announce flybe has been placed into administration. david pike and mike pink of interpace have been appointed. the administrators. regretfully, flybe is now cease trading ceased trading all flybe flights from and to the uk are cancel

in a statement, west midlands police said...dy, his family and friends. however, we are still really keen to hear from anyone with information who was not already spoken to us." since cody's death, the crane has had its licence suspended for 28 days. it followed accusations by west midlands police of serious management failings at the club on the night he died. the crane says it is conducting a full and detailed review of its security procedures and says it is assisting fully with the police inquiry. in a statement earlier this week, cody fisher's family said. "they have broken our hearts. i have lost my best friend. my family and i asking for privacy and respect fullness at this heartbreaking time." the hollywood actorjeremy renner is reportedly in critical but stable condition after he had an accident while ploughing snow over the weekend. a spokesperson for the hawkeye star told the hollywood reporter he is receiving excellent care and is with his family. renner has received two 0scar nominations and is currently starring in

the north of we said street, for example, said andy street, for example, is that the man of the west midlands today. so it's not confined to the north, not just confined to the north, but that the but michael gove that the secretary's here. nandy his secretary's here. lisa nandy his opposite , and opposite number is as well, and kind of levelling up at the kind of levelling up is at the heart of been discussed heart of what's been discussed in ways. tom in in many ways. tom here in manchester. effectively what the regional mayors are saying is that what we do not want is what happened week, where you've happened last week, where you've got local authorities, local projects scrapping around, trying from this trying to get funding from this levelling funds competing levelling up funds competing against one another, what they want is more in places want is more money in places like among just andy like here among just andy burnham others. get to make burnham and others. get to make the decisions at local level . the decisions at a local level. they know the local they say they know the local are

places, some fog around, that has been proving rather stubborn across eastern parts of wales, west midlandshern england, maybe in the valleys, hanging around, still cloud coming into scotland and northern ireland. a bit of drizzle, nothing too much, quite windy especially in the north—west of scotland, temperatures nine celsius across northern ireland also. cultivated and wales, especially with the mist and fog. cloud overnight for scotland and northern ireland, rain from the atlantic, for england and wales, clear skies, that will lead to more fog forming, especially across eastern parts of england, this time it will be dense and freezing, a widespread phosphate england and wales, —7, chilly in south—east scotland, the rest of scotland and northern ireland above freezing. milder headline to care, south of south—westerly wind. light went underneath the blocking area of high pressure keeping it cold across england and wales come out for some areas still some fog. mainly across lincolnshire, perhaps in the parts of yorkshire, into the east midlands, down towards the south—east, only very slowl

wintry showers across northern ireland, north—west england, wales, the midlands, also easing, as willse of the morning and the colder air still in place in the south—east, not so in the north and west. we can see the trend. as we move from sunday into monday, eventually, that milder air represented by the yellow crosses us all so temperatures will be higher by the time we get to the early part of the new week. so, sunday, we continue with cold air in the south, but as we had through monday and tuesday, you can see for most they are heading back up into double figures. it is still going to feel cold wherever you are. this is bbc news. the headlines... towns and cities across the uk are set to receive more than £2 billion as part of a government pledge to reduce regional inequality. the prime minister defends the strategy�*s payment process. if prime minister defends the strategy's payment process. if you look at the — strategy's payment process. if you look at the funding _ strategy's payment process. if you look at the funding and _ strategy's payment process. if you look at the fundi

reporterjack award and we sent our west midlands reporter jack carson there.i jack. how you. oh, this is the best. this is the best i've ever had in my life. i've spent the whole day with with a pint in hand and to the people in this, in this pub and it's absolutely fantastic the pub itself dates back to the 16th century. the bottom floor of this is old 16th century shopfront of these beams you can see behind me date back to the tudor period in courtyard in the beer garden and we've got saxon and norman walls with the tamworth castle overlooking this fantastic pub and it's absolutely beautiful . it's one absolutely beautiful. it's one of the reasons why this pub chosen by camera, the campaign for real ales as the best pub in the uk . it was initially 52,000 the uk. it was initially 52,000 pubsin the uk. it was initially 52,000 pubs in the uk that was then whittled down further further until we got to the final four in the tamworth top one the award and i spoke to owner george greenaway to find out how it felt to win credible , it felt to win credible, absolute

a touch of frost, but some quite dense, freezing fog across east wales, the west midlands, into the west be slow to clear, but england and wales seeing the lands share of the sunshine land's share of the sunshine through the afternoon. just the odd shower grazing the far south—east. for northern ireland and for scotland a different look to the weather, more cloud in the sky, some splashes of rain. but it will feel milder, particular in the far north—west of scotland, where temperatures could get to nine or 10 degrees. as we move out of saturday night into sunday, this frontal system likely to bring more ran into the north—west. under this ridge of high pressure here, we could once again see some dense fog patches, this time especially across eastern parts of england. some of that fog could linger, but where it clears we will see some sunny spells into the afternoon. further north and west, though, more cloud, some spots of rain but milderfeel. 10 degrees for belfast. compare that to just three degrees in birmingham, and if we get stuck with fog for any length of time, your temperatures m

been a real struggle with this mist and fog — across parts of northern england, east wales, the west midlandshe uk, things are looking very different. we're getting atlantic air and a lot of cloud coming in, bringing in some milder conditions. still going to be quite windy for scotland and northern ireland into the night. some more rain coming in from the atlantic as well. some of that cloud just could edge into western—most parts of england and wales. but on the whole, we've got clearer skies. that's going to lead to some more fog, particularly across some eastern parts of england. it'll be dense, it'll be freezing as well. there'll be a widespread frost for england and wales. could be as low as —7. bit chilly, i think, for south—east scotland. the rest of scotland, northern ireland should see temperatures above freezing. we've got milder atlantic air here, but that's really, really struggling to arrive across south—eastern parts of the uk, where we've got this blocking area of high pressure keeping it cold, but keeping us with some sunshine as well. there will be some fog around, then, as w

been a real struggle with this mist and fog — across parts of northern england, east wales, the west midlandsetting atlantic air and a lot of cloud coming in, bringing in some milder conditions. still going to be quite windy for scotland and northern ireland into the night. some more rain coming in from the atlantic as well. some of that cloud just could edge into western—most parts of england and wales. but on the whole, we've got clearer skies. that's going to lead to some more fog, particularly across some eastern parts of england. it'll be dense, it'll be freezing as well. there'll be a widespread frost for england and wales. could be as low as —7. bit chilly, i think, for south—east scotland. the rest of scotland, northern ireland should see temperatures above freezing. we've got milder atlantic air here, but that's really, really struggling to arrive across south—eastern parts of the uk, where we've got this blocking area of high pressure keeping it cold, but keeping us with some sunshine as well. there will be some fog around, then, as we move into tomorrow morning, especially for east

well joining me now is our west midlands reporter , is our west midlands reporter, jack carson.e's in stafford now, south—east of england. reporter rae addison is in brighton . reporter rae addison is in brighton. i'm going to start with you, jack. what's the atmosphere been like there today ? it's been quite jubilant. it's been a lot of cars beeping their horns, a lot of chanting and singing the picket line here as the nurses show, how united they are and joined by one of the nurses of the picket line, mary marilyn barratt, who is really stoking the atmosphere here. and marilyn , of the things you've marilyn, of the things you've joined the picket line here for is about better. tell me why fair pay. we're working really hard. we are here on the front line, doing hard work. we say for want, safe. what i would want be paid fairly for our job that we're doing and, doing safeguard . now, you're you've safeguard. now, you're you've been telling me you're a student nurse in your final year. been telling me you're a student nurse in your final year . yes. nurse in your final year. yes

we could see some mist and fog forming, for example in north—west england, the west midlands, northern bring in some cloud and light rain and drizzle to the north—west. cold enough tonight for some frost. that is how we start day tomorrow. frosty, then mist and fog lifting but for most of us, once again, dry eye patchy light rain and drizzle in the north—west and temperatures similar to today. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. kyiv has come under fresh attacks by russian drones and missiles, the day after western leaders agree to send tanks to support ukraine. nhs physiotherapists walk out in england for the first time. they're the latest to join strike action over pay in the health service. the number of new cars made in the uk falls to its lowest level since 1956. donald trump is to be allowed back on facebook and instagram after a two—year suspension. the legal definition of a landlord is up for debate in the supreme court today, in a bid to protect tenants in some of england's worst rental properties. we will have more on that story in a couple of moments. sport and for a ful

has been a real struggle with this mist and fog scross parts of northern england, east wales, west midlands air and a lot of cloud, bringing in some milder conditions. still going to be quite windy for scotland and northern ireland into the night, some more rain coming in from the atlantic as well. some of that cloud just could edge into westernmost parts of england and wales, but on the whole we have got clearer skies. that will lead to more fog, particularly across eastern parts of england, it will be dense and freezing as well. there will be a widespread frost for england and wales, could be as low as —7. a bit chilly for south—east scotland, the rest of scotland and northern ireland seeing temperatures above freezing. got milder atlantic air here. that is really struggling to arrive across south—eastern parts of the uk, where we have this blocking area of high pressure keeping it cold. keeping us with some sunshine as well. there will be some fog around, then, as we move into tomorrow morning, especially for eastern england. lifting, one or two patches lingering into the afternoon. west

west midlands. year old boy at a nursery in. west midlands . police say three west midlands. police say three of them were arrested last month on suspicion of gross negligence, manslaughter and later bailed a further women were detained yesterday two on suspicion of corporate and one on suspicion of gross negligence . the nursery has been shut down. the mexican military have arrested the son of an imprisoned drug kingpin , guzman, imprisoned drug kingpin, guzman, also known el chapo. cartel leader oviedo guzman was captured during an operation set. gunfights and roadblock . set. gunfights and roadblock. the video posted appears to show burning blocking roads in the mexican city of culiacan . the mexican city of culiacan. the high profile arrest comes comes just days before president biden's visit to the country. drug trafficking is expected to be a top talking point for the leaders . you're up to date on tv leaders. you're up to date on tv nine in d, b plus radio. this is gb news now it's back to dan wootton tonight with . wootton tonight with. mark who could blame prince wil

west midlands. year old boy at a nursery in. west midlands . police say three west midlands. police say three of them were arrested last month on suspicion of gross negligence, manslaughter and later bailed a further women were detained yesterday two on suspicion of corporate and one on suspicion of gross negligence . the nursery has been shut down. the mexican military have arrested the son of an imprisoned drug kingpin , guzman, imprisoned drug kingpin, guzman, also known el chapo. cartel leader oviedo guzman was captured during an operation set. gunfights and roadblock . set. gunfights and roadblock. the video posted appears to show burning blocking roads in the mexican city of culiacan . the mexican city of culiacan. the high profile arrest comes comes just days before president biden's visit to the country. drug trafficking is expected to be a top talking point for the leaders . you're up to date on tv leaders. you're up to date on tv nine in d, b plus radio. this is gb news now it's back to dan wootton tonight with . wootton tonight with. mark who could blame prince wil

fog could cause issues in east wales, the west midlands and the west country, freezing fog to start saturday conditions. but broadly speaking we will see some spells of sunshine for england and wales, the odd shower gracing the far south—east. further north and west, scotland and northern ireland seeing more cloud and splashes of rain, but the mildest of the weather, nine or 10 degrees in parts of north—west scotland. saturday night and into sunday, this next frontal system will bring outbreaks of rain. high pressure to the south—east, could bring some fog forming which could be slow to clear. eastern and south—eastern parts of england, once that has cleared, should see some sunshine. further north and west, some cloud but highs of 11 degrees. temperatures in some places no higher than three or 4 degrees in the south and east. it looks like that mild weather will eventually reach the south east corner, but not for long because it could turn colder again from the north by the end of next week. this is bbc world news, the headlines. the british prime minister rishi sunak is fined for failing t

base their headquarters here in the west midlands.f course those customers, those passengers to the region, to birmingham airport . at 3 am. this morning, airport. at 3 am. this morning, we got that statement from flybe, which read we are sad to announce that flybe has been placed into administration. david pike and mike pink of into path have been appointed administrate reuters flybe has now trading all flybe flights from and to the uk are cancelled and will not be rescheduled. of course for all the people are being urged to go to the civil aviation authority there , aviation authority there, consumer director paul smith saying that we know flybe's decision stop trading will be distressing for all employees and customers and we urge passengers planning to fly with this airline not to go the airports because of course you will not get those flights as you expected . they went bust, of you expected. they went bust, of course, in march 20. the pandemic to blame it around then to 2400 people lost their jobs. we heard, of course in just a

seeing sunshine but some areas are still sitting under mist and fog across parts of wales, the west midlandsand ireland —— temperatures are lifting but across england and wales it will be cold, it will get colder overnight. we keep the cloud in the north—west, and wales clearer skies to that will lead to more fog forming, this time are especially across eastern parts of england, that will be dense and freezing, widespread frost for england and wales tonight, bit chilly in scotland but wales and northern ireland. cloud and outbreaks of rain on sunday in northern ireland, some of that cloud coming into wales and western parts of england, listing —— lifting temperatures a bit. 0ne of england, listing —— lifting temperatures a bit. one or two patches of fog could linger into the afternoon, there should be sunshine but it is still cold, three or 4 degrees, could be 10 degrees in northern ireland and western scotland. this is bbc news, the headlines... after pressure over the uk conservative party chairman's finances, nadhim zahawi says the matter is now resolved and he had paid everything the tax

west midlands at wolverhampton.vices running a lot, just running one per hour. so we've kind of having swathe of customers having a swathe of customers coming trains are coming in when those trains are coming in when those trains are coming here, coming in. so disruption here, people to alternative ways people have to alternative ways to travel, negotiations are going to continue between the rmt, the government and the operating . okay. thank very operating. okay. thank you very much for that, john. that's our west midlands reporter, jack carstens, wolverhampton carstens, who is wolverhampton station is just coming up to 1:20. you with gb news coming up we're four days into 2023, so how is your new year's resolutions going to be talking about that next? before that, let's a look at how the weather shaping up. i look it's shaping up. i look and it's aidan mcgivern with the latest forecast from met office forecast from the met office dher forecast from the met office drier for today but not for drier for many today bu

sunshine around, but we've also got some areas and mist and fog, particularly across east wales, the west midlands and a northern ireland lifting temperatures. we will keep the cloud overnight. england and will have clear skies overnight and we will see more role fog. particularly across eastern parts of england where it can be dense and freezing. there will be widespread frost for england and way. chilly in eastern scotland. maybe a bit more rain around for tomorrow. it will be less windy. some of the cloud will come into wales and western parts of england. the midlands and across eastern england will see some sunshine, but there will be that fall go around again. it will be slow to lift. if you patches could linger into the afternoon with temperatures of 3—4. the temperatures of 3—4. the temperatures will be higher further across the north of the uk. this is bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the headlines... after pressure over the uk conservative party chairman's finances , nadhim zahawi says the matter is now resolved and he had paid everything the tax authoriti

and finally, he has driven buses in the west midlands area of the uk for more than a decade and he lovesdecided to make a music video about his job featuring many of his colleagues — and notjust to show friends and family in india, but also as a celebration of all the people he works with. he released it on youtube and his song has become quite a hit. navtej johal reports. meet ranjit singh. there probably aren't many bus drivers who would choose to write an ode to theirjob and then hire a production company to turn into a slick music video. but, as you are going to learn, ranjit singh really driving buses, so what better location to chat to him than in his happy place. the 59—year—old grandfather from west bromwich is more comfortable speaking punjabi, his mother tongue. i started by asking him why he wanted to make the video. translation: it's always - been my dream to make a music video about myjob, so when i retire, i can watch it back as a memento and reflect back on how me and my colleagues all used to drive buses together. the music video, performed in punjabi and featuring his co

still around after the heavy rain, freezing fog likely to be an issue in some spots across the west midlandsnd i think for parts of east anglia early on on tuesday. not necessarily exclusively those areas, but those are the favoured spots. there's just that bit more cloud here again towards the south—east on tuesday, so slightly greyer skies, but the thickest cloud sitting towards the north—west where that milder air is across scotland and northern ireland. some breaks to the lee of high ground, some drizzly conditions further west, particularly across the western—facing hills. 0vernight tuesday into wednesday, we start to see some of this cloudier weather sinking its way further south. there's a weak weather front in there as well, so there'll be a bit of rain pushing into scotland and northern ireland. and you can just see that the midlands and wales looks a little bit milderforfirst thing on wednesday. still quite frosty across southern england and east anglia. and this front through wednesday will continue to push its way south, i don't think bringing anything too heavy in the way of rai

project, the high-speed expensive project, the high—speed rail line that will connect london, the west midlandsre reporting that it may never reach central london, or if it does, do so much later than planned, that it won't reach euston station and instead it would start and finish in the suburbs of west london. now, strikingly, speaking to those in government, they are not denying this tonight, so what is going on here? we know the government is committed to the connection to manchester and they are repeating that tonight, but we also know there are huge cost pressures in this project in particular but more broadly in the construction sector with spiralling inflation, so some awkward questions are being asked about precisely what should happen. now, speaking to people in the sector tonight, there are some saying, look, huge amount has been committed in terms of getting this line to euston and it might undermine the business case for the whole project were it to star in west london and potentially be much less appealing to passengers and there's all sorts of challenges as well about making that

the occasional shower might make inroads into parts of the west midlands, thanks to the southwesterly southwesterly breeze, although for many will be a dry start to the night with broken cloud coven the night with broken cloud cover, it will be a similar situation across north eastern england where showers are possible over the pennines whilst further east towards the coast it looks dry and fairly clear . scotland will see a large clear. scotland will see a large control post from west to east with showers in the west and clear with spells towards edinburgh and other eastern parts across northern ireland. it will be a changeable picture . there'll be some clear weather at times, especially in the east, but with some showers moving in from the west overnight. we'll hold on to clear spells and blustery showers. although most of the showers. although most of the showers are likely in the west and that is how the weather is shaping up into tomorrow morning . he's the king of breakfast tv and he's back and returning to his throne . this is breakfast his throne. this is breakfast and gb new

the occasional shower might make inroads into parts of west midlands thanks to the southwesterly breeze to the night with broken cover. it will be a situation across north england where showers are possible over the pennines whilst further east towards the coast it looks dry and fairly clear . scotland will see a large clear. scotland will see a large contrast from west to east showers in the west and clear with spells towards edinburgh and other eastern parts across northern ireland. it will be a changeable picture . there'll be changeable picture. there'll be some clear weather times, especially in the east, but some showers moving in from the west overnight. we'll hold on to clear spells and blustery showers . although most of the showers. although most of the showers. although most of the showers are likely in the west , showers are likely in the west, thatis showers are likely in the west, that is how the weather is shaping up into morning . join shaping up into morning. join every sunday at 6 pm. for glory meets exclusive interviews . i'll meets exclusive interviews. i'll be findi

the occasional shower might make inroads into parts of the west midlands, thanks to the southwesterly southwesterly breeze, although for many will be a dry start to the night with broken cloud coven the night with broken cloud cover, it will be a similar situation across north eastern england where showers are possible over the pennines whilst further east towards the coast it looks dry and fairly clear . scotland will see a large clear. scotland will see a large control post from west to east with showers in the west and clear with spells towards edinburgh and other eastern parts across northern ireland. it will be a changeable picture . there'll be some clear weather at times, especially in the east, but with some showers moving in from the west overnight. we'll hold on to clear spells and blustery showers. although most of the showers. although most of the showers are likely in the west and that is how the weather is shaping up into tomorrow morning . he's the king of breakfast tv and he's back and returning to his throne . this is breakfast his throne. this is breakfast and gb new

birmingham in the west midlands.ts but then there are large parts of country have of the country that don't have any of devolution. what are any form of devolution. what are those? so shielded by parts of the south—west in the uk is the south—west in places and cornwall? places like devon and cornwall? yep. got devolution yep. they haven't got devolution that about that that when talking about devolution there and when devolution down there and when people talk about levelling up again , they think about places again, they think about places like manchester or leeds, but why don't they think of exeter or newquay or indeed along the east coast of england, whether it's large swathes of social deprivation. so again, with all of these things, it's really complex, it's really difficult. and there is a frustration, i think, in some parts of the south that we got reflected actually by rishi sunak in the leadership that you actually by rishi sunak in the leaitalking that you actually by rishi sunak in the leaitalking about t

birmingham and the west midlands are likely to see a band of heavy showers move eastwards across then rather evening. it will turn rather breezy with temperatures of around six or seven celsius. and as a story for northeast england where a band of showers heavy at times will move eastwards across region through the evening, turning breezy with temperatures of around or eight celsius. southern will also see a few showers through the evening time with some clearer spells in between and light. moderate southwesterly breeze temperatures of between five and seven celsius. a moderate southwesterly breeze for northern ireland through the evening with areas cloud, a scattering of showers and clear spells. temperatures six or seven celsius. low pressure will continue dominate the uk's weather overnight . gales to the weather overnight. gales to the far north—west and further scattered showers and. that's how the weather shaping up . yes. welcome back. this is real britain on your tv, radio and onune britain on your tv, radio and online i'm absolutely gutted. i didn't manage to get to that mat

fog could cause issues across parts of east wales, the west midlands and the west country, freezing foge slow to clear as well, and there could be some slippery, icy conditions. but broadly speaking for england and wales we will see some spells of sunshine, maybe the odd shower, grazing the far south—east. further north and west, northern ireland and scotland seeing more cloud and splashes of rain, but this is where we'll have the mildest of the weather, nine or 10 degrees in parts of north—west scotland. saturday night and into sunday, this next frontal system will bring outbreaks of rain. underneath and area of high pressure to the south—east, we could see some fog forming which could be slow to clear. eastern and south—eastern parts of england, once that fog has cleared, should see some sunshine. further north and west, more cloud, some spots of rain, but highs of ten or 11 degrees. getting into the milder air but not so for east wales, and for the bulk of england, temperatures in some places no higher than three or 4 degrees. it looks like that mild air will eventually reach the sou

has been a real struggle with this mist and fog scross parts of northern england, east wales, west midlandsnd northern ireland into the night, some more rain coming in from the atlantic as well. some of that cloud just could edge into westernmost parts of england and wales, but on the whole we have got clearer skies. that will lead to more fog, particularly across eastern parts of england, it will be dense and freezing as well. there will be a widespread frost for england and wales, could be as low as —7. a bit chilly for south—east scotland, the rest of scotland and northern ireland seeing temperatures above freezing. got milder atlantic air here. that is really struggling to arrive across south—eastern parts of the uk, where we have this blocking area of high pressure keeping it cold. keeping us with some sunshine as well. there will be some fog around, then, as we move into tomorrow morning, especially for eastern england. lifting, one or two patches lingering into the afternoon. western parts of england and into wales will see more cloud, slightly higher temperatures. we have got cloud

daniel works for the west midlands ambulance service.tands why others might. personally, for me, it was more about kind of patient safety. so bearing in mind if a lot of staff are off on this strike, we have to factorise into account kind of patient safety being compromised. and, for me, that was something i didn't wish to kind of be a part of. and concerns over patient safety are one factor that ministers say is behind new legislation introduced today, to ensure minimum service levels in england, scotland and wales are maintained in the public sector during strikes. whilst we absolutely believe in the right to strike, we're duty bound... we're duty bound to protect the lives and the livelihoods of the british people. the british people need to know that when they have a heart attack, a stroke or a serious injury, that an ambulance will turn up and that if they need hospital care, they have access to it. but for paramedics like paul, a gmb union rep with 15 years experience working in the north west ambulance service, this strike is notj

daniel works for the west midlands ambulance service.t striking, but understands why others might. personally, for me, it was more about kind of patient safety. so bearing in mind if a lot of staff are off on this strike, we have to factorise into account kind of patient safety being compromised. and, for me, that was something i didn't wish to kind of be a part of. and concerns over patient safety are one factor that ministers say is behind new legislation introduced today, to ensure minimum service levels in england, scotland and wales are maintained in the public sector during strikes. whilst we absolutely believe in the right to strike, we're duty bound... we're duty bound to protect the lives and the livelihoods of the british people. the british people need to know that when they have a heart attack, a stroke or a serious injury, that an ambulance will turn up and that if they need hospital care, they have access to it. but for paramedics like paul, a gmb union rep with 15 years experience working in the north west ambulance servic

mist and fog patches forming over the west midlands, south—west scotland, northern ireland. on a learning curve today about the technology that could help do the thing quicker. you are right, we know it is a major problem so we are always looking for solutions. this impressive piece of kit is proving to be very useful and a great solution. we will give you a good look around. let us get back to the problem. tony, a bumper yearfor potholes, how bad has it been? we have seen a large increase on our breakdowns, — we have seen a large increase on our breakdowns, about 20% increase especially — breakdowns, about 20% increase especially when the weather is bad, the roads— especially when the weather is bad, the roads have big paddles, what we are seeing _ the roads have big paddles, what we are seeing is people can't see the potholes — are seeing is people can't see the potholes underneath the water, they drive through all cycle through, hitting — drive through all cycle through, hitting a — drive through all cycle through, hitting a pothole, then you have these _ hitting a pothol

it's a west midlands reporter will has the story.t's a sound west midlands reporter will has the story . it's a sound that the story. it's a sound that will comfort some and concern others. but today no matter the feeling fewer sirens will be heard on the road for the second time in less than a month thousands of ambulance workers , thousands of ambulance workers, wales and england are on strike despite crisis talks between department for health and union, unison and gmb on monday. the walkout couldn't be stopped at the of the dispute. pay while visiting a hospital in london yesterday, the health secretary of how it wouldn't be appropriate to return to last year's pay review but didn't rule out backdating pay in the next. the focus of the meeting was look at next year's pay next. the focus of the meeting review body and the evidence that we submit to that we want to work construct massively with the unions in terms of the that is submitted there but of course as part of that meeting we also listened to the trade unions in terms of th