:00:03. > :00:06.Hello and welcome to Midlands Today with Suzanne Virdee and Nick Owen.
:00:06. > :00:16.The headlines tonight: Costing the NHS �100,000 - the illegal
:00:16. > :00:16.
:00:16. > :00:21.immigrant who has spent more than a year in hospital. When they are
:00:21. > :00:26.ready for discharge they should be sent back to their country of
:00:26. > :00:32.residence. Children as young as three are
:00:32. > :00:36.being given drugs to treat hyperactivity. It was like he was
:00:36. > :00:42.sleepwalking. He had dark circles under his eyes. His behaviour was
:00:42. > :00:44.wonderful but it did not look like him. 8000 on their way to
:00:44. > :00:47.Birmingham for the Lib Dem conference. It is claimed it will
:00:47. > :00:57.generate �12 million for the city. And the world's best gymnasts head
:00:57. > :00:57.
:00:58. > :01:01.to the Potteries. Good evening. Welcome to Friday's
:01:01. > :01:04.Midlands Today from the BBC. Tonight: Calls to deport an illegal
:01:04. > :01:10.immigrant who has spent over a year in hospital, costing the NHS more
:01:10. > :01:14.than �100,000. The patient was well enough to leave hospital last
:01:14. > :01:17.August but needed nursing care and had nowhere to go. The result - he
:01:17. > :01:20.has been living at Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley ever since. The
:01:20. > :01:29.issue has been raised in Parliament and border officials say he will be
:01:29. > :01:36.leaving the country soon. Joanne Writtle reports.
:01:36. > :01:41.Russells Hall Hospital serves 400,000 people in the Dudley area.
:01:41. > :01:46.The illegal immigrant from Pakistan has been here for 13 months, even
:01:46. > :01:51.though he could have been discharged in August last year.
:01:51. > :01:54.Margot James, the local MP, raised the matter in the House of Commons.
:01:54. > :01:58.I am not arguing that an illegal immigrant should not have emergency
:01:58. > :02:01.care if they have a crisis, but when that care is finished and they
:02:02. > :02:05.are ready for discharge they should be sent back to their country of
:02:05. > :02:13.residence because they have no entitlement to remain.
:02:13. > :02:16.The hospital released a statement, saying Our patient needed acute
:02:16. > :02:18.hospital care when admitted into hospital with complex medical
:02:18. > :02:21.conditions, and was medically fit to be discharged in August 2010,
:02:21. > :02:24.but required ongoing nursing care. The NHS is a national, not an
:02:24. > :02:27.international, health service and we will not tolerate its abuse,
:02:27. > :02:29.which is why arrangements for removal have been made in this
:02:29. > :02:31.complex case. That nursing care would usually be
:02:31. > :02:36.provided in the community, in the patient's or more a nursing home,
:02:36. > :02:41.for example. The people we spoke to in Dudley gave a mixed reaction.
:02:41. > :02:47.They should at least try to help him somehow. If the NHS should be
:02:47. > :02:52.used for residents of here. We pay the taxes. If he is an illegal
:02:52. > :03:02.immigrant they should send him back. A spokeswoman for the UK Border
:03:02. > :03:08.
:03:08. > :03:12.The Border agency has been working on the matter for nine months now
:03:12. > :03:17.and says it hopes to arrange for the man to return to Pakistan as
:03:18. > :03:23.soon as possible. Let's talk did Joanne now. Any news
:03:23. > :03:26.of when this patient will be deported?
:03:26. > :03:30.Tonight Margot James has told us that she understands he will be
:03:30. > :03:34.flown back to Pakistan towards the end of next week. When the matter
:03:34. > :03:38.was raised in the House of Commons, Damian Green, the Immigration
:03:39. > :03:42.Minister, said that an airline had been found to fly the man back home.
:03:42. > :03:46.He also said that care and reception arrangements had been
:03:46. > :03:52.made to ensure his removal from the country went smoothly.
:03:52. > :03:55.Why has it taken so long? Well, there have been lengthy
:03:55. > :04:01.negotiations between the UK Border agency and Pakistan International
:04:01. > :04:08.Airlines. The immigration removal centre was not equipped, it turns
:04:08. > :04:12.out, to provide the medical care needed. Apparently, all immigration
:04:12. > :04:15.removal centres are equipped to deal with short-term cases and
:04:15. > :04:20.medical emergencies, but not the type of care required by this man.
:04:20. > :04:24.In addition, a doctor here advised the UK Border agency that the man
:04:24. > :04:28.would need at least one medical escort to fly and that he would
:04:28. > :04:38.need to travel lying down on a stretcher. All in all, be described
:04:38. > :04:39.
:04:39. > :04:42.it as a highly complex case. -- they describe it. Later in the
:04:42. > :04:45.programme: Ben Rich is here with all the weekend weather news. Well,
:04:45. > :04:49.the weather calmed down briefly in midweek, but now it is turning
:04:49. > :04:52.unsettled again, just in time for the weekend. Join me for all the
:04:52. > :04:56.details of a blustery, showery outlook later in the programme.
:04:56. > :04:59.A new group's been set up by the Government to find out what caused
:04:59. > :05:01.last month's riots in Birmingham and other cities in England. The
:05:01. > :05:04.Independent Riots, Communities and Victims Panel launched a website
:05:04. > :05:07.today, and it is also sending thousands of letters to areas
:05:07. > :05:13.affected by trouble. Earlier I spoke to the panel's chairman,
:05:13. > :05:18.Darra Singh, and asked him who they wanted to hear from.
:05:18. > :05:25.We want to hear from as wide a range of people as possible -
:05:25. > :05:28.shopkeepers, businesses, residents who have been affected. We also
:05:28. > :05:33.want to hear from those in neighbouring areas who may not have
:05:33. > :05:39.had a direct impact but who have views. We want to hear from people
:05:39. > :05:44.who work with the police or local councils in the voluntary sector.
:05:44. > :05:48.As wide a range of people as possible. If you want to give us
:05:48. > :05:54.your views, we want to hear from you. What do you what to achieve by
:05:54. > :05:59.this? We have a very clear remit. We are a panel that has been set up
:05:59. > :06:03.to look at the grassroots experience and to take views from
:06:03. > :06:12.local communities and victims. We will be talking directly to
:06:12. > :06:16.affected areas through a range of visits. We hope to find out the
:06:16. > :06:21.motivations of people who rioted and while riots happened in some
:06:21. > :06:25.areas and not others, and what businessmen and women thought of
:06:25. > :06:28.the support they had and what we can learn for the future.
:06:28. > :06:32.The Home Affairs Select Committee is also investigating the riots.
:06:33. > :06:36.They have already been to Birmingham to collect information.
:06:36. > :06:41.How well you're investigation differ? We will be complementary.
:06:41. > :06:44.We will want to learn from the information that the Home Affairs
:06:44. > :06:49.Select Committee have already received. However, we are
:06:49. > :06:52.independent of government and we will build on that and speak to
:06:52. > :06:57.local communities and victims directly, as well as visiting areas
:06:57. > :07:06.that did not have riots to understand what they didn't have
:07:06. > :07:12.done in the past that has helped. And that report is due out next
:07:13. > :07:15.March. Tributes have continued to come in
:07:16. > :07:18.for a soldier from Shropshire who was killed in a shooting incident
:07:18. > :07:21.at an army firing range in Kent. Fusilier Dean Griffiths, from
:07:21. > :07:24.Market Drayton, served with the 1st Battalion the Royal Welsh. The 21-
:07:24. > :07:27.year-old father-to-be was described by his family as caring and fun-
:07:27. > :07:29.loving. They head of his former school today extended her sympathy
:07:29. > :07:32.to the Griffiths family. An investigation into what happened is
:07:32. > :07:36.under way. Thousands of Birmingham city
:07:36. > :07:39.council workers are to go on strike again next week in protest over new
:07:39. > :07:41.contracts. Members of Unison last walked out in June over plans to
:07:41. > :07:45.withdraw a range of shift bonuses and allowances. The union claims
:07:45. > :07:52.some workers could lose up to �6,000 a year as a result. The one-
:07:52. > :07:55.day strike is due to take place on Wednesday.
:07:55. > :07:57.The owner of a 4x4 who drove his vehicle up Snowdon has appeared
:07:57. > :08:00.before magistrates, charged with dangerous driving. Craig Williams
:08:00. > :08:03.from Cheltenham is also charged with driving on moorland, common
:08:03. > :08:10.land or land not used as a road. He was released on unconditional bail
:08:10. > :08:13.after failing to enter a plea. He will appear again next month.
:08:13. > :08:18.A leading educational psychologist says children as young as three are
:08:18. > :08:20.being given drugs to treat hyperactivity. Dave Traxson works
:08:21. > :08:25.with children in the West Midlands who have been diagnosed with
:08:25. > :08:27.Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder. He claims at least 100
:08:27. > :08:37.children under six are being prescribed drugs such as Ritalin to
:08:37. > :08:41.alter their behaviour. Holly Lewis has this report.
:08:41. > :08:51.Sarah from Lichfield was at her wits end when her nine-year-old son
:08:51. > :08:51.
:08:51. > :08:56.was prescribed Ritalin. She soon regretted her decision. It was like
:08:56. > :08:59.he was drug-induced, it was like he was sleepwalking. He had black
:08:59. > :09:08.circles under his eyes. Yes, his behaviour was wonderful but it did
:09:08. > :09:11.not look like him. You could see that there was something else.
:09:11. > :09:14.This educational psychologist believes only 20% of the children
:09:14. > :09:19.in the West Midlands to take psychotropic drugs should have been
:09:19. > :09:26.prescribed them. And he is alarmed by the age of some of the patients.
:09:26. > :09:29.The area we are most concerned about his prescribing these strong
:09:29. > :09:33.stimulants for children under six. The reason for that is that their
:09:33. > :09:40.brains have not finished developing at that stage and we are putting a
:09:40. > :09:42.toxic compound into a child's developing brain. Guidelines issued
:09:42. > :09:48.by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence state that drug
:09:48. > :09:53.treatment is not recommended for pre-school children. For month --
:09:53. > :09:58.Ford youngsters with moderate condition -- symptoms, behavioural
:09:58. > :10:03.therapy should be tried first. Sarah took her son of Ritalin and
:10:03. > :10:06.found a parenting course helped her cope with his behaviour. The
:10:06. > :10:09.Association of Educational psychologists is calling for a
:10:09. > :10:19.Government review into the prescription of powerful drugs for
:10:19. > :10:26.prescription of powerful drugs for prescription of powerful drugs for
:10:26. > :10:28.children. Our health correspondent, Michele Paduano, joins us now. If
:10:28. > :10:31.the National Institute for Clinical Excellence say children under six
:10:31. > :10:34.shouldn't be prescribed these drugs, how come it's happening at all?
:10:34. > :10:38.medicines are not actually licensed to be used for children who are six
:10:38. > :10:42.years of age and under. There are serious side-effects and it does
:10:42. > :10:47.affect their growth. Like all good rules, there are exceptions. The
:10:47. > :10:51.person who drew up the rules says that, in extreme cases and with the
:10:51. > :10:55.consent of the family, it can be used, but only in specialist
:10:55. > :11:01.centres. Our drugs such as Ritalin Mrs
:11:01. > :11:05.Ardely a bad thing? Both the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the
:11:05. > :11:08.National Institute for Clinical Excellence say that they work in
:11:08. > :11:13.the short-term. It is a bit more sketchy in the long term. They
:11:13. > :11:16.should only be used in extreme cases and in conjunction with other
:11:16. > :11:21.therapies and with education going on with the families. Like all
:11:21. > :11:30.things, medicine suffers from fashion and worries about cost. It
:11:30. > :11:33.is about getting it right for the children. Plans for a �14 million
:11:33. > :11:35.expansion to the Potteries shopping centre in Stoke-on-Trent went on
:11:35. > :11:37.show today. The project involves a mix of shops,
:11:37. > :11:40.restaurants and a cinema. 100 jobs could be created during
:11:40. > :11:44.construction, almost 200 once it is complete. If approved, building
:11:44. > :11:47.work would begin next year, with facilities opening in 2014.
:11:47. > :11:49.80% of businessmen in Coventry and Warwickshire say they are
:11:49. > :11:51.optimistic about their prospects for growth, despite the fragile
:11:51. > :11:54.economy. They were polled at today's Chamber of Commerce
:11:54. > :11:56.conference in a week that saw inflation and unemployment increase.
:11:56. > :12:06.One speaker, Lord Digby Jones, called for more encouragement for
:12:06. > :12:09.
:12:09. > :12:14.entrepreneurs. The nation has paid itself money it has never earned
:12:14. > :12:19.four years. What we have got to do, of course, is ensure that we put in
:12:19. > :12:24.the foundations for long-term, sustainable wealth creation. It is
:12:24. > :12:29.only business that generates taxation, or only business creates
:12:29. > :12:31.wealth and makes money that employs people.
:12:31. > :12:33.The Liberal Democrat conference begins at the ICC in Birmingham
:12:33. > :12:35.tomorrow. Around 8000 delegates, exhibitors and journalists are
:12:35. > :12:40.expected to attend the five-day event. Marketing Birmingham claim
:12:40. > :12:42.it will give a �12 million boost to the city's economy.
:12:42. > :12:45.The conference comes at a difficult time for the coalition government
:12:45. > :12:55.and also for the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition which runs Birmingham
:12:55. > :13:00.
:13:01. > :13:03.City Council. Party time again in Birmingham. The
:13:03. > :13:06.Tories' coalition partners are turning the place she other this
:13:06. > :13:16.year. Even the Conservative leader of Birmingham City Council is happy.
:13:16. > :13:18.
:13:18. > :13:21.It is a coup for the City of Birmingham. Here, like at
:13:21. > :13:24.Westminster, the Conservatives and the Lib-Dems are more than just
:13:24. > :13:25.good friends. The rule in a coalition known as the city
:13:25. > :13:28.council's progressive partnership. After winning seven elections
:13:28. > :13:32.together, they make Nick Clegg and David Cameron look like newly weds.
:13:32. > :13:35.But it has been a thorny year since the Westminster knot was tied in
:13:35. > :13:37.the Downing Street Rose Garden. And, much like the Deputy Prime Minister,
:13:37. > :13:40.Birmingham City Council's deputy leader, Paul Tilsley, enters his
:13:40. > :13:43.party's first autumn conference in the city with some battle scars. A
:13:43. > :13:46.poor set of local election results has put Birmingham's progressive
:13:46. > :13:50.partnership on the rocks, according to some. Given the pattern of seats
:13:50. > :13:52.that are going to go out in 2012, the runes seem to be cast that it's
:13:52. > :13:55.going to put that coalition in serious danger, particularly given
:13:55. > :14:00.that very slim majority they have at the moment.
:14:00. > :14:04.The Lib-Dems lost seven seats in May, leaving him with 24. Their
:14:04. > :14:07.Tory partners saw their seats fall by six to 39, giving the progress
:14:07. > :14:10.of partnership a total now of the 63 seats but Labour became the
:14:10. > :14:18.largest single party in Birmingham with 55 seats. Another six would
:14:18. > :14:21.win them back overall control next year. Or will it? Most of the
:14:21. > :14:24.Jeremiahs had us lasting eight months, let alone eight years, and
:14:24. > :14:30.part of that has to be Paul Tilsley's leadership, his ability
:14:30. > :14:40.to carry a Lib Dem party. All food for thought as the Lib Dem party
:14:40. > :14:41.
:14:41. > :14:43.guests gather to swap notes this weekend.
:14:43. > :14:47.And our political editor, Patrick Burns, joins us from outside the
:14:47. > :14:54.ICC now. Patrick, what will be the things to watch out for over the
:14:54. > :14:59.next few days? Certainly, a big highlight will be
:14:59. > :15:03.tomorrow. A proud moment for Paul Tilsley because he will formally
:15:04. > :15:07.welcome his party to his home town for the conference. And yet,
:15:07. > :15:11.paradoxically, we are also heard that the Labour group are extremely
:15:11. > :15:16.confident. They think it is a mathematical near certainty that
:15:16. > :15:21.they will have an overall majority for themselves up the May's
:15:21. > :15:27.elections. There is a big march and rally being money -- organised by
:15:27. > :15:33.the TUC which they say could drop to 30,000 people are in support of
:15:33. > :15:37.their campaign for justice, jobs and growth. As we have been hearing,
:15:37. > :15:47.Younis and have organised a strike on Wednesday to coincide with Nick
:15:47. > :15:48.
:15:48. > :15:53.Clegg's speech to conference. The riots are another big theme. There
:15:53. > :15:58.are likely to be protests against the Liberal Democrats on Monday.
:15:58. > :16:03.Some people say that they have reneged on their agreement to
:16:03. > :16:07.defend police numbers. I am joined by the MP for Yardley. As one of
:16:07. > :16:12.the architects of the progressive partnership, are you resigned, as
:16:12. > :16:19.Labour say that you should be, to losing power in the City? I think
:16:19. > :16:22.we have done a very good job. If Labour had the won their general
:16:22. > :16:27.election, the protests would be bigger. We would face deeper cuts
:16:27. > :16:31.of Labour won power. But people do not like the medicine. If you look
:16:31. > :16:34.around the world, the governing parties are suffering. We have
:16:34. > :16:39.managed to be more effective in dealing with its of the cuts will
:16:39. > :16:44.be less in the long term. People do not necessarily recognise that.
:16:44. > :16:47.It does seem that you're party is bearing the full brunt of any
:16:47. > :16:51.Government unpopularity that is going. There are some very serious
:16:51. > :16:57.problems and we have to fix them. We have to deal with the deficit,
:16:57. > :17:01.otherwise you end up with a situation like Greece. Effectively,
:17:01. > :17:05.there is a Labour Party in power there.
:17:05. > :17:09.You were in evidence since the immediate aftermath of the riots,
:17:09. > :17:15.but there has been criticised -- criticism from Lord Heseltine about
:17:16. > :17:23.the degree of local political leadership at that time of crisis.
:17:23. > :17:27.As a specific criticism about Birmingham? I did not see that...
:17:27. > :17:32.He compared leaders unfavourably against Boris Johnson in London.
:17:32. > :17:36.What did he actually achieve? discussed.
:17:36. > :17:41.One thing we can all agree on, of course, is that Birmingham is now
:17:41. > :17:48.firmly established in this merry- go-round of party conference cities.
:17:48. > :17:54.Back to you. And a reminder that the Politics Show returns this
:17:54. > :17:57.Sunday, live from the conference at 1:35pm. That's here on BBC 1.
:17:57. > :18:05.Still to come this evening: Molly's legacy - the little girl still
:18:05. > :18:15.helping others, despite losing her own fight against cancer.
:18:15. > :18:15.
:18:15. > :18:19.And that's after the sport with Dan. Stoke City flew home from Kiev in
:18:19. > :18:21.the wee small hours of the morning. Birmingham City got to bed a little
:18:21. > :18:24.earlier after their Europa League exertions. But neither team will
:18:24. > :18:30.have much of a breather before they are off again, in opposite
:18:30. > :18:33.directions, this weekend. Ian Winter reports. Of all the famous
:18:33. > :18:37.sights that Kiev has to offer, one sight will live forever in the
:18:37. > :18:40.memory of those who travelled east from the Potteries - the sight of
:18:40. > :18:43.Cameron Jerome scoring his first goal for Stoke City, a goal that
:18:43. > :18:47.made the long trip worthwhile for 400 travelling fans, and a goal
:18:47. > :18:51.which came so close to winning the game. But Dynamo Kiev spoiled the
:18:52. > :18:57.Potters' party with a late equaliser in stoppage time. A
:18:57. > :19:00.disappointing finale but plenty of positives for Tony Pulis. I am
:19:00. > :19:03.absolutely delighted with the players, he said. Obviously we are
:19:03. > :19:06.paid sick that we have conceded late on, but it is still a very
:19:06. > :19:11.good point. At St Andrews, Birmingham City
:19:11. > :19:14.found Braga too hot to handle. Last season they beat Liverpool on the
:19:14. > :19:17.way to the Europa League final, and they were 2-0 up inside the hour
:19:17. > :19:24.mark. Then Marlon King capped an impressive display by scoring his
:19:24. > :19:30.first goal for the Blues. And today manager Chris Hughton was full of
:19:30. > :19:34.praise for his performance. He is a good player and it is good to have
:19:34. > :19:39.him back. What was he like in the dressing room afterwards? I think
:19:39. > :19:43.he was delighted to have his goal bus-stop he was also placed to come
:19:43. > :19:48.through 90 minutes. He has been more and more desperate to get back
:19:48. > :19:51.training and playing and I think it showed last night. But two minutes
:19:51. > :19:56.from time, Braga wrapped it up at 3-1, leaving the Blues with food
:19:56. > :20:00.for thought before they meet again in Portugal in November. Between
:20:00. > :20:03.them, Chris Hughton and Tony Pulis made a total of 14 changes for last
:20:03. > :20:09.night's Europa League games. And no wonder. On Sunday Stoke head north
:20:09. > :20:13.to Sunderland and Birmingham travel south to Southampton.
:20:13. > :20:16.And to keep in touch with how your side gets on over the weekend tune
:20:16. > :20:20.into your BBC local radio station where they will have all the team
:20:20. > :20:22.news, match commentary and post- match reaction.
:20:22. > :20:26.Some of the world's best gymnasts are heading to Stoke-on-Trent this
:20:26. > :20:29.weekend for the Men's British Artistic Championships. It is an
:20:29. > :20:30.opportunity for those hoping to make the 2012 Olympics to finesse
:20:30. > :20:34.their performances, among them, Wolverhampton's Kristian Thomas,
:20:34. > :20:41.whose sights are set on a medal next year. Ben Godfrey caught up
:20:41. > :20:45.with him at training camp. Kristian Thomas took up gymnastics
:20:45. > :20:49.at the age of five, training near his home in Wednesfield. This week
:20:50. > :20:56.I joined him at the National Sports Centre in Lilleshall. The 22 year-
:20:56. > :20:59.old is now captain of the Great Britain men's team. I have to thank
:20:59. > :21:04.my brother because he was always the one who was climbing everywhere.
:21:04. > :21:08.My mum to come to a leisure centre. I can't remember where it was but
:21:08. > :21:10.it was local. And little brother followed. Aside from this weekend's
:21:10. > :21:13.British championships, Kristian's focus is next month's World
:21:13. > :21:22.Championships in Tokyo, where Team GB has a chance to secure a place
:21:22. > :21:26.at London 2012. My main job is to go there, put my hand up, do clean
:21:26. > :21:28.routines that I have been doing in preparation already. Kristian's
:21:28. > :21:31.training with gymnastics elite. There is World and European
:21:31. > :21:39.champion Beth Tweddle and Lewis Smith, a bronze medallist at the
:21:39. > :21:44.Beijing Olympics. Kristian brings a calmness to our team and I think he
:21:44. > :21:54.has had an incredibly strong year this year. I would think he thinks
:21:54. > :21:58.
:21:58. > :22:01.he is in a pretty good place. He came 6th in last year's world
:22:01. > :22:10.champions as. He knows he has to go all-out to if he has a hope of
:22:10. > :22:14.getting a lumbago. I have plenty of inspiration from the other athletes
:22:14. > :22:18.around. Ask Kristian which apparatus he prefers and he says he
:22:18. > :22:21.is an all-rounder, but then, when you spend 30 years a week in the
:22:21. > :22:25.gym, you've got the Olympics in your sights. Ben Godfrey, BBC
:22:25. > :22:35.Midlands Today, Shropshire. Definitely a case of do not try
:22:35. > :22:43.that at home! Imperial Commander is a tough horse
:22:44. > :22:48.racing with a tendon injury. We need a new Local Hero.
:22:48. > :22:50.This is a really compelling story. She was the little girl who
:22:50. > :22:53.captured hearts during her fight against cancer. Molly Ollerenshaw
:22:53. > :22:55.helped hundreds of other children when she narrated a cartoon to
:22:55. > :22:58.explain what it's like to undergo radiotherapy. Sadly, she died
:22:58. > :23:04.earlier this year, but, as Sarah Falkland explains, her legacy will
:23:04. > :23:08.live on. When the last film Moray he had --
:23:08. > :23:12.she had already been diagnosed with a third tumour and time was running
:23:12. > :23:15.out. But that did not stop her pitting her heart and soul into a
:23:15. > :23:20.cartoon made by the makers of Wallace and Gromit. In her short
:23:20. > :23:24.life, Molly had countless radiotherapy sessions. She was the
:23:24. > :23:28.perfect choice to help other children will become her feet --
:23:28. > :23:33.their fears. Molly's animation was sold on to hospitals around the
:23:33. > :23:36.world and the profits from it have helped to pay for this. It's a
:23:36. > :23:40.tomotherapy machine - the first high-definition one in the country.
:23:40. > :23:49.It allows doctors to target tumours more precisely. Molly's mum has
:23:49. > :23:54.come to see it. Four rows, it is about moving forward and trying to
:23:54. > :23:57.find positives from that dreadful situation. We can never bring Molly
:23:57. > :24:00.backed this up of course we would want to see her and bring her back
:24:00. > :24:05.and have a for every second. If we cannot do that they want to do
:24:05. > :24:08.something that makes a difference for other people. The machine cost
:24:08. > :24:16.�2 million. It means Birmingham's Elisabeth Hospital is the only one
:24:16. > :24:21.in Europe to have two of them. The risk of zapping healthy tissue is
:24:21. > :24:27.now extremely low. It is the difference between an accuracy of
:24:27. > :24:30.five mm and an accuracy of 2 mm. Each year 1,500 children in the UK
:24:30. > :24:32.are diagnosed with cancer. The Queen Elizabeth is the second
:24:32. > :24:35.largest centre in the country for radiotherapy treatment in children.
:24:35. > :24:39.Typically, around 80 children are treated each year. In the end, no
:24:39. > :24:49.machines could save Molly, but the one she has helped to pay for will
:24:49. > :24:49.
:24:49. > :24:59.start saving lives in November. What an incredible achievement. �2
:24:59. > :24:59.
:24:59. > :25:02.million she has raised. It must give so much strength to her family.
:25:02. > :25:04.The summer's music festivals are still going on. Some big names at
:25:04. > :25:14.Henley in Arden tomorrow afternoon and evening, including Bev Bevan
:25:14. > :25:16.
:25:16. > :25:24.and The Move, but the weather's all It is looking very mixed. We are
:25:24. > :25:27.expecting a bit of sunshine and some rain. There will be blustery
:25:27. > :25:33.showers and the wind will be a feature. There will be good sunny
:25:33. > :25:39.spells in between. For most of us it is fairly pleasant this evening.
:25:39. > :25:45.Later in the night the showers fling themselves in from the south-
:25:45. > :25:51.west. There could be the odd rumble of thunder mix them. This is how
:25:51. > :25:56.things look tomorrow - low pressure up to the north. This is not going
:25:56. > :26:01.anywhere fast. It is throwing showers in from the West. That is
:26:01. > :26:06.not a bad direction from us -- for us. A bit of shelter from the Welsh
:26:06. > :26:10.hills could mean that some of us do not see too many showers. Shares
:26:10. > :26:20.could be heavy and thundery tomorrow. It will be much cooler
:26:20. > :26:20.
:26:20. > :26:29.with highs of 16 or 17 Celsius. If you're going to any of the football
:26:29. > :26:34.matches, there will be some showers at Aston Villa versus Newcastle.
:26:34. > :26:37.The showers will fade away tomorrow evening. It will be dry for a time.
:26:37. > :26:42.Later in the night we see the persistent rain starting to make
:26:42. > :26:50.its way through Staffordshire. That will move south through all parts
:26:50. > :27:00.of the region on Sunday. There will probably be more showers on Sunday
:27:00. > :27:06.
:27:06. > :27:10.than on Saturday. The weekend is mixed and changeable - some sunny
:27:10. > :27:18.spells and showers, the showers heaviest on Sunday. It stays
:27:18. > :27:22.changeable as we go into next week. Not the best weekend forecast.
:27:22. > :27:28.The main headlines: All four of the trapped miners in Wales have now
:27:28. > :27:33.been found dead. Costing the NHS �100,000 - the
:27:33. > :27:39.illegal immigrant who spent more than a year in hospital.