Dia abolishes what she calls the cruelty of the benefits system people of low income see a real improvement in their living standards for the basic income people on higher incomes pay more than what they receive the taxes on their incomes Well the consumption. Away from politics the environment agency is urging homeowners across England to sign up to its flood warning system saying further floods are expected this winter after hundreds of homes have been inundated with water in recent days or flood warnings in our region have been downgraded today but Dave 3 from the Environment Agency in the Midlands says they can't let their guard down there is a slow being apart and developing and that the problem is the ground is absolutely saturated and the rivers are not having the time to recover so when we get those big rainfall events you know you just keep stopping it up so we're going to stay really vigilant probably right the way through the winter unless there is a big significant change in the weather pattern and what we're Hampton gang member has been jailed for 15 months after please stop him before they say he was going to carry out a suspected machete attack 19 year old Bell had the foot long Gurka style weapon about a clavier in a car when officers stopped him and he found in February bell from Hobby our gardens has been found guilty of possessing a bladed article along with the driver of the car factor from Telford he's been jailed for 9 months while passengers are being warned of disruption to services across the West Midlands tomorrow because of industrial action West Midlands railway and learned the North Western Railway will run a reduced service but some parts of the network having no trains at all this include stations between Wolverhampton Shrewsbury Kidderminster and Hereford and Brahms Grove and people across the West Midlands have been holding fund raising events for this year's children in need today it's ahead of tonight's appeal show on b.b.c. T.v. Last year a total of $58000000.00 pounds was raised for causes across the country Sarah Arnold from West Bromwich leisure center told us what they've been doing to raise money sweetly raising lots of money for children in need so we started on Monday with a charity rowing and cheese day we did the bike like we were riding the distance of the River Thames. B.c. We were in 95.64 This course will strike a keel in leverage he says the. They are desperate to put things right after a run of 6 league defeats in a row the South has a looking for their 1st win in League 2 since September tomorrow as they face Cambridge United at the banks's and we've got live coverage right here on b.b.c. Wm We're also following solo home malls to center back Alex Goodyear as agreed a new contract today ahead of their game at home to filed the 27 year old and now has a deal running through to the summer of 2022 and in cricket where it is Dominic Sibley's unbeaten on 6 and England are 2641 going into the 2nd day of their warm up game against a news is New Zealand a side in Wangaratta the Kiwis declared on 302 for 6 the way they drive for now but the rain is set to return tonight's won't be as cold as recent nights expect a low of 4 degrees Celsius 39 Fahrenheit mostly cloudy this weekend with a mix of bright spells and showers the high of 8 degrees Celsius for tomorrow that's 46 Fahrenheit that she needs and support for the West Midlands it's 5 minutes past 5. Joyce tied up with Paul Franks seem to be around 95.6 radio for the West Midlands Welcome back to the show rounding up the big stories rail strike set to start tomorrow we'll get details of that classic Steptoe and Son heading back to the stage in Birmingham later this month the man behind it John actor writer will be with us before 6 after 6 the top rock band Alter Bridge in Europe they're heading to arena Birmingham in December December the 18th the pleasure Oh and we'll talk to them after 6 and the best selling British life I write a Peter f. 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All over the world the longest journey 98 Hours before 7 We'll talk to another passenger who was on that trip now Labor promising free ultrafast broadband to every home and business in this country by 2030 if they win the general election the party would nationalize part of Bt to deliver the pledge and cover some of the $20000000000.00 pound cost with a tax on big Internet companies the industry body tech u.k. Saying Labor's proposal will be a disaster for the telecom sector and the customers it serves Let's get the thoughts of the shadow chancellor John McDonnell who's with us John afternoon Hi Hi let me just correct your insides to do this Ok it isn't actually ultra fast it's full fiber which is much better it's a much better service the headlines I mean labor vowing billions to nationalize broadband bt shares taking a tumble today so that the Tories said it was a fantasy plan how do you how do you respond what just explain the idea let's go through step by step showing 1st of all we now have coverage of our country by about 8 to 10 percent that's Will you look around the world South Korea for example what they did a number of years ago they set up a state company they invested through the state and again they were poorly served like us and then when a 10 year program plan program they now have 9798 percent coverage as a result their tech industries are buzzing we've got to match that otherwise we fall behind it's the same in Japan and Stockholm to Stockholm as a city is doing it now Island Island draw driving it through rural areas as a result. State Investment and state and public ownership the only way we're going to do this we've we've sat back and we'll let the private sector get on with it and it's failed there hasn't happened you know 10 percent at best 8 percent of that provided by opener so what we need is we need a dynamic approach over a 10 year program just like South Korea so we're setting up the ass bridges broadband we're taking open reach into public ownership along with bt technology and other elements of that we're investing 20000000000 Where did I get that 20000000000 from actually the government's own figure they published a commission from an independence body an analysis of what is needed the costs of it and the 20000000000 came from that independent study and so we're saying if we invest 20000000000 pounds we have our own state because we're putting that money in stacks payers money so therefore taxpayers the public should own that we have the company that will enable us the British broadband to roll that all out when we purchase the shares of Bt it will be in the same way as other public ownership schemes where we swap government bonds for bt shares actually bt shares have been forming over the last couple of years not because of any threats from us about nationalization just because of the performance of the company itself what the investors will get is a steady rate of return exactly what they need and want from government bonds and that's exactly what pension funds are telling me they need so at the end of that through this 10 year program the estimate is that actually gain independence on the set of her business studies estimated 59000000000 pounds worth of increase in productivity so economic benefits this is the way we lay the foundations of our future economy in the what is described as the 4th in just Revolution new technology artificial intelligence but also environmental benefits people less commuting will be undertaken Actually yes there is a all this. Surveys we've seen as well as a desire to move out of cities it's a rural areas will be a revival of many rural areas then addition to that I think there will be social benefits you know but you could do it for 20000000000 because people saying it would be 80000000000 or more is the government's figure 20000000000 pounds are look if the government is deny its own figures they commissioned it from an independent study it was part of their examination and analysis of the infrastructure in new technology that we need so we take in their figures and that's what will roll out a nationalization of broadband but also water Royal Mail energy companies that that's part of the the policy of the philosophy how do you assess the campaign at this stage John because it would be a labor of focusing on I mean n.h.s. There we've got telecoms the conservatives seem to be Bracks it focused much less so from label y. . It's interesting isn't it because I think what the government is doing is rolling out a sort of pretty crude campaign you know it's all Bracks Yes and they try in they try and then roll out all the old all the old campaigning I suppose stunts that they possibly can I don't think people believe the Moneyball I think what people are saying is yes we need to sort out Bracks and that's what Labor will do we'll we'll make sure that people have a credible option option to leave input but will you because the conservatives saying get breaks it Doug That's their mantra that's their catchphrase throughout this campaign everything else seems to be secondary and they will get it done but it's well within really would labor it would take a lot longer to get anything done our it would well be said that a maximum 6 months because we haven't negotiated credible day we were already in discussions with the government about this for 6 weeks if you remember and we were talking to the e.u. So we know what credible deal looks like and what the except that will go before people and that the people decide and then once and for all the people make their final decision and then we'll implement that decision whatever. Yes that's the 1st thing but as you know the real world is intruding into this campaign as well beyond a look at the n.h.s. Crisis that we're facing nearly a decade of underfunding of the n.h.s. To a scandalous level look at the result it is at the moment people on trolleys on record numbers a winter crisis I've met doctors and nurses and paramedics of this last fortnight the stress they're under is absolutely intensified I pay tribute to them for everything that they're doing but I blame this government 10 years of austerity has caused this and you know other issues come on the agenda look or sound the rising violent crime you know why is that because the government of cut police from all our communities the what's happening in education where teachers are under stress and head teachers are having to raise funds to pay for basics all of this the real world is intruding on this general election as a result of that yes people want Bracks sorted but they want to live in a decent society where yes they have a hospital and an n.h.s. That can serve them they have decent education facilities for their children and they're safe on the streets once again that's what Labor will provide the continues John McDonald could still do thanks for joining us. Travellin about a minute the voices he is Voice 3 still not get so good Arcturus his should be able to tell us story there were an actor a sub with them cats is not in Laos they're good at learning words and searching the out quite heavily disguised but there are clues in there all the voices tonight have posted or co-hosted Children in Need Terry Wogan to test daily are done that is Voice 3 if you think you know a double double 956. Travel for the West Midlands on b.b.c. w n 95.6 every 15 minutes just into Russia had a good morning we should be on the m 6 still looking quite slow as we had away from Junction 5 because Abramovich 3264 spaghetti junction in the us an expressway there was a breakdown along that stretch that has no clear Vista looking very slow the m 6 very busy in both directions around the m 5 link at Junction 8 as well the m. 42 slow in patches as usual from the m 4 to Lincoln junction 3 up to the m 6 a junction 7 to Q slow southbound the approaching junction for Shirley and the northbound side of the m 40 is struggling in towards the end $42.00 Lincoln as well if you're leaving the northbound side of the m 5 a junction $34.00 also in bit of care required there is a breakdown on the exit slip that's closed off a lane although there are no delays very heavy traffic around Birmingham city center still then we've got heavy traffic also around the 5 ways Island particular on his Linton road coming up from the bank staying with the Middle Way watery lane middle way that's also looking really slow going from small he highway of bored silly circus through to the nature was Parkway junction and the traffic lights are out at the pole Island on the a 38 so that's causing to lace on both that route and on the a 446 as you head up from the belfry. 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Thank you thank you travel every 15 minutes past the team from Woodlands to warm 630 tonight with the weekend weather Yeah I mean it's been exceptionally west over the past 24 hours I don't need to tell you but things are looking a little bit drier now as we head through tonight and into the weekend the low pressure that caused all of that turbulence yesterday is to the southeast of us and we've got a little feature running in from the east which is going to produce some showery outbreaks of rain through tonight but they'll arrive later on so nationally it's dry but there's a good deal of cloud crosses and it's a little bit milder because of that tonight so temperatures will hold up to about 4 or 5 maybe even 6 Celsius but there's a brisk northeasterly breeze so it's still going to feel quite cold if you're caught in that and then we'll start to see those Cheri outbreaks of rain arriving into central parts during the early hours of tomorrow morning the whole lot is moving northwards so it'll start to fragment as it goes but you could be caught in the odd heavy a burst that could even be some thunder in there if it's any worse than some of the lighter spells of rain that we could have and then tomorrow it's a mainly dry picture that rain should be across the north of those that's where the active showers are going to be so I think for the West Midlands looking largely dry tomorrow but it will be quite cloudy once again with some Brita brief breaks and it's going to be fairly breezy top temperatures of around $7.00 to $8.00 Celsius maybe 9 Celsius at a push and then we had 2 in South Sunday and Sunday is looking fairly showery again it's that line of showers across the north as which is moving southward and that could again produce some heavy bursts and perhaps and thunder and lightning in places but generally speaking it's going to be drier than it was yesterday but still quite cold with temperatures into the high single figures thank you for a brighter break. From. This little dog after. And on Monday morning I'll be joined by Chief Constable Dave Thomson know if you've got a question about anything to do with policing in the West Midlands rather than advice from a how not to drop an 8 week old police give us a call up to 10. Dollars to the show. Somebody to see constable Dave Thompson you'll cool me on Mondays mid-morning show morning we can. Danny back Monday voting 9 o'clock a quick text from Jason Frankie how does the recurring 2nd goal stand a corner kick when the pole wasn't in the quadrant. Ok it was only 6 No let. Him go. As. The Sun. Coming this is coming. From the. Let's postpone some cold circles now the weekend on the way in trying passages being let down by little to be a strike action which a starting tomorrow that's the message coming from West with his man and the street unions holding the industrial action of the plans where drivers closed doors instead of God Let's get the story from says Thomas he's head of corporate affairs it was with the trains He's with us in the studio. Going to be difficult weekend for quite a few royal passengers HA's we normally carry about 270000 people on a Saturday and that John is going to be affected by this the advice is check tomorrow the emergency timetable is on the website will be running fewer trains. The managers will be managing manning the trains to make sure that we keep the West Midlands moving but obviously we can't do the same as having a full crew available tomorrow so check before you travel go to our website check your journey before you leave home Ok so last services will be affected they'll be some cancellations just explain what this is all about I'll do my best and what it's not about is getting rid of the guards we made a guarantee to the are empty the union that represents the guards right at the start of this franchise we want to keep a guard on every train. They have said that it is about base No it's not we've got brand new trains coming in fantastic meaning Creek anyone who's traveling on a train tonight will know we need more capacity in the West Midlands we're investing in trains we're going to bring in 25 percent accurate capacity brand new trains they don't like the way the train to designed to operate the doors we've been trying to different and. Essential we want to keep the guard in the train with the passenger and being able to tell the driver when to close the doors that they'll still keep control of all the safety aspects of the train look after the passenger and just tell the driver when to close the doors as happens on lots of other train operating companies right now Ok Are they concerned then ultimately they feel they won't be a need for a guard Well let me give an absolute cop a bottom reassurance Frank see we want to keep a guard on every passenger train that we operate from now until the end of our franchise we want to guard on every train because we agree with the are empty it's better for passengers it's better that people have additional mobility needs it's better for security we want to keep a guard on every train but I believe that while striking if you give them that cost and balancing ranks you'll have to ask them because tomorrow the journeys of tens of thousands of West middle and is will be disrupted because of the action of the are empty and are threatening to do this all the way through Christmas every Saturday our job is to look after our passengers and keep them moving so we will do everything we can to move trains tomorrow there will be parts of the network where we have to run buses in place of of trains and we're sorry about that but we're trying to protect the core of the me my just walk through that the wonderful Christmas market we have just around the corner people should be enjoying that tomorrow but the trains aren't able or not able to run all the trains then people will miss out and businesses will suffer as well yeah and you said this is going to be every Saturday running up to and through Christmas that that has a result this now well we have said the are empty we have met all your needs we think that this action is unnecessary. 38 it's disproportionate and we just need to sit down and talk and solve this thing they are into union saying we will not allow the drive for profit to override the core issues of safe and accessible services for all on Westminster trains we stand firm on that basic principle what would you mind I'd say t