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Welcome to Midlands Today. The headlines: jailed for four years,

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the former leader of Worcestershire County Council is convicted of sex

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attacks. We would like to apologise for any

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anxiety felt by either of the victims.

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The man who diffused the Birmingham riots insists it was self-defence.

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Businesses talc then Secretary that the government must do more to

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boost manufacturing. We are going to take time to get things back in

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order. Children get ready for the first

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Good evening. Welcome to Tuesday's Midlands Today.

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A senior politician and a church minister is jailed for sexually

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abusing two teenagers. George Lord was leader of

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Worcestershire County Council and to all appearances a pillar of the

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community. His standing gave him power and influence.

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A judge said today that the 79- year-old had abused his position by

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assaulting one teenager in a council chamber and later admitted

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three similar offences involving a 14-year-old girl in the 1970s.

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Found in his office before his fall from grace, George Lord, the one-

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time leader of Worcestershire County Council was harbouring a

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dark secret. The secret was exposed at Birmingham Crown Court where he

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was jailed for four years for sexually abusing two teenage girls.

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The first phase was 40 years ago when Lord now 79 was a church

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minister. The court was told that he started crooning the victim in

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the 1970s when she was 11. Heat started indecently assaulting her

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three years later. He told her that they had a special and secret

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relationship that she could not discuss with anyone. The judge told

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him he had abused his position. You should have been her protector, he

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said, not her abuser. As the leader of the county council

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he held the enormous power. He abused the power to prey on a 19-

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year-old woman at County Hall in 2010. It is a position of authority

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and trust which is being manipulated and broken and it can

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lead to difficulties for victims and their ability to trust people

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in the future. The victim's parents were in court and they are unhappy

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with the county council's handling The council is now holding an

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inquiry chaired by an independent official. They say that the

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sentencing of George Lord draws a line under what they say is a

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difficult matter. The chief executive said that employee

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welfare is of the utmost importance and the council has a

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whistleblowing policy which applies to everyone in the organisation no

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matter what their position. After sentencing, George Lord's solicitor

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read that a statement. He would like to apologise for any anxiety

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felt by either of the victims. He feels it was appropriate for him to

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resign as the leader of the Worcestershire County Council in

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order to preserve the good reputation of the council. George

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Lord will be placed on the sex offenders' register indefinitely.

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The judge told Lord from Brahms wrote that he was about to half of

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the four-year jail term before being eligible for all release on

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licence -- from Bromsgrove. Still ahead: the Mercury plummets

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so it must mean that cricket is Barrack -- cricket is back. Why

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Warwickshire believe this could be their season.

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A father who has appealed for calm and ended the Birmingham writes

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told a court today how he punched a man in self-defence. Tariq Jahan

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allegedly assaulted Sajjad Ali last July after an argument on a street

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in Handsworth in Birmingham. Tariq Jahan is the man credited

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with helping to stop the Birmingham riots after his appeals for calm.

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I lost my son. Step forward, do you want to lose your son's? Otherwise,

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calm down and go home. He came to national prominence after his son

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and two other young men died when they were hit by a car in Winson

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Green last August. A month before that it is alleged he punched 34-

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year-old Sajjad Ali to the ground and fractured his jaw in an

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unprovoked attack. Today Tariq Jahan gave evidence. He said the

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attack in Factory Road, Handsworth was entirely in self-defence and

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that he was head-butted by Sajjad Ali after a disagreement and

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punched him once to protect himself. Tariq Jahan told the police that he

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had lied to police about the incident and said that he had been

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elsewhere at the time and that he continued to live as recently as

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last week when he finally made a statement admitting it. He said

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that he lied may need to protect his wife. He told the court that

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when you start with a lie, you have to make up at the 1000 miles to

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cover the live. He said that when he has started there was no turning

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back. Tariq Jahan's wife Tahira Yasmin also gave evidence

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confirming what her husband had said. The court was told he had

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several previous convictions including one for actual bodily

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harm for his stepmother. He said it had been an accident. He said he

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deeply regretted what had happened with Sajjad Ali and that it was not

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how he normally behaved. The very significant part back

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Tariq Jahan played in the Birmingham riots was mentioned in

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court today? It was. Tariq Jahan had told the court when he was

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giving evidence that he had been trying to calm Sajjad Ali down

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before the alleged assault. His barrister then said that it was

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similar to what he had done in the Birmingham riots when he appealed

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to the community for calm. When that was mentioned, Tariq Jahan got

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a set and broke down in tears and was so upset that the court had to

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take a break because he felt he could not continue. The prosecution

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said that while everyone has huge sympathy for what happened to him

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during the riots, back must not cloud their judgment. -- that must

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not cloud their judgment. What will happen tomorrow? The defence will

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give their closing arguments and the judge will send the jury out to

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consider its verdict. The judge has told the court that it is expected

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that the trial will not finished until Thursday.

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Leading businesses have been expressing concern about the state

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of the economy to Vince Cable. That is despite a survey today from the

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British Chambers of Commerce which suggests some companies are slowly

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recovering. Mr Cable spent the day in

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Worcestershire visiting manufacturing firms. Our business

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correspondent reports on whether the talk was more about recession

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or recovery. Hand-made in the Malvern's and a

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perfect place for the Business Secretary to gather intelligence

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about the state of the economy and more.

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Despite being highly desirable, even this man has found the

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recession challenging and with conflicting surveys on whether the

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economy is recovering, the company's MD is still cautious.

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think in the UK things are extremely tight. Money is tight and

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a demand in the UK for luxury products is static at the moment.

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What we are trying to do at the moment is look for alternative

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markets particularly in the emerging economies like China.

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Things are not so bad that they cannot invest in its future. The

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Business Secretary also met one of the company's apprentices. The

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skills this man is learning are vital if production of such

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specialised vehicles is to continue. We learn the old methods of folding,

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Metal finishing techniques. We do not use many modern tools. He is

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one of 10,000 so-called mid- sized businesses here in the UK

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collectively representing 0.2% of all firms in the UK. They employ

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around 20% of all private sector workers say it is vital that

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companies like this are encouraged to grow. Not surprising that the

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message from government then this does is go for growth. If Britain

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is going to get right on to the fitting economic League, we have to

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get on to exports. It has got to come through business investment.

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Growth is not a problem that it was the based company, the biggest

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provider of computerise metal cutting equipment. Here exports are

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soaring and even UK sales rose by 60% last year. The recession was

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tough for us and business dropped by 80%. Since then things have

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picked up well. We are pretty optimistic. What about growth? How

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busy are you? We are now back to manufacturing about 80% of the

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levels we were prior to the recession. A chance to test drive a

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Morgan product and the state of the economy. By all accounts, the

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Business Secretary left to the region in a more positive mood

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about money factoring and when he arrived.

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What do you think is the main message Mr Cable will have taken

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away? I think he was fairly encouraged. We are in the workshop

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where they make the new Morgan car. Already 800 of them have been sold.

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With me tonight is Charles Morgan. Tell me, how well is it more been

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doing? You said in the film that you are cautious. Where is the

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company going? A if you can produce a new product that is innovative

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and has tradition rather like this model, you will have a worldwide

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market. We are finding that markets like Germany are really taking off

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on us. We are hoping to go to America with this. The motor market

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generally has been powering ahead. By using map? This is quite an

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expensive car to buy. -- are you seeing that? We are seeing a

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revival of innovation in British manufacturing. In the old days, we

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would end ties foreign companies to set up factory here and create jobs.

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Now the innovation is coming from British companies themselves.

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Jaguar Land Rover up the road is a perfect example. They have got new

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technology. They have also got the tradition of the 4x4 car up a bit

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like we have got the sports car traditions. We sought in the film

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an apprentice. How important are they to you? Incredibly important

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because they are the energy for the future. Education and the young

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people's attitude means that they are combining technology and hand-

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crafted. You have got the best of both worlds. Computer-aided design

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and also a real skill in terms of the assembly. You cannot have one

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without the other. Many thanks. Looking good. Let us hope it is a

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good sign for elsewhere in the economy.

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Police investigating the murder of a 92-year-old Black Country man to

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say he died as a result of severe head injuries. The former seaman

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William Davis was discovered at his home collapsed in Willenhall on

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Sunday evening. Saying goodbye to a neighbour and a

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friend, just one of a number of floral tributes left outside the

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home of 92-year-old William Davis. If the pensioner died from severe

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head injuries after being attacked at his home in Hobley Street in

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Willenhall on Sunday afternoon. is highly likely that the person or

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persons responsible may have left the address heavily bloodstained.

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We are appealing to any body that has any information at all about

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friends, relatives, neighbours, who may have been heavily bloodstained,

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who may have been concealing bloodstains on their clothing on

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Sunday afternoon, to please come forward. This afternoon, roads

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remain sealed off in Willenhall as forensic searches continued. Mr

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Davies was last seen at 3pm on Sunday afternoon when neighbours

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went granted depends and tea. They became concerned after not hearing

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from their -- they went round to give him some tea. They found him

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collapsed and call the police just after 6pm. William Davis was a

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veteran at war but to at -- restaurant of the war. He was

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described as fiercely independent. Cliff Shelley who owns the garage

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at the end of the road knows him well. He has been shocked by his

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murder. I used to stop and talk to him and sometimes he would show me

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the medals from when he was in the Navy. He was a really nice guy. I

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am shocked. Police said that initial investigations so no sign

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of a break-in or for Stent -- forced entry. They expect the area

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around his house to remain sealed off for two to three days while

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A campaign to clear the names of 24 building workers charged with eight

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-- charged with conspiracy after a strike 40 years ago stepped up

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today with a fresh appeal. The Shrewsbury Pickets Campaign is

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being led by a group including actor Ricky Tomlinson, who was

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jailed after a trial in 1973. They are claiming a miscarriage of

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justice, arguing the original case was political and an abuse of power

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by the government. Today was the last chance for

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people to comment on the planned changes to parliamentary boundaries.

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The government wants to reflect changing demographics and ensure

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each constituency has the same number of voters. But for towns

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such as more than, it could mean they are split into two consistent

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-- constituencies. Just a week ago we were getting

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temperatures around the 20 degrees. Very different today, with the

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gritters on standby and warnings of snow on the way.

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A freak event is another way to put it. We have currently got a very

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cold air moving in as I mentioned yesterday, combined with a heady

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period of rain tonight which could produce a fair covering of snow. It

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is going to feel bitterly cold with strengthening wind and a plummeting

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temperatures. I will have a full round-up later.

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Also on a programme, digging for Olympic glory, could your garden

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play a part in separate -- The government is facing yet

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another court hearing objecting to the plans for a high-speed rail

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link between Birmingham and London. More are expected before the

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deadline at the end of the week. Protesters say the government has

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failed to conduct a proper environmental assessment and made

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mistakes with its compensation programme. We are joined by David -

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- David Gregory. While these cases appearing now?

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The government said yes to HS2 at the start of the year, but there is

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a three-month window for people to get everything together and push

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for a judicial review over certain parts of the decision. That is what

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is happening now. I talked to a group earlier who have raised

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�200,000 to pay for a judicial review. That has come from

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individual contributions. May-June a group of councils such as

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Warwickshire and commentary who have got together to launch a

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similar challenge. -- they join. I would expect a more before the end

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of the week. What are the grounds for objection?

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It falls into two groups, environmental concerns, they are

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saying that the government has not played -- paid any attention to the

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environmental impact, and the other one is more complicated, it is

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about compensation payments, saying that the government's compensation

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scheme is not clearly set out. That is where things are happening.

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Later challenges might focus on the route as well.

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When will these cases be heard? The government gets 21 days to look

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at what people have objected to him, put their side of things, and the

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paperwork goes away to a judge. Four months from then, a judge will

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either say no to a judicial review or they will say yes and people can

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have their day in court. But then is a blockade on this at the moment,

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so it may take some time. It is just 115 days until the start

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of the Olympic Games, and if you are not lucky enough to have a

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ticket, there are still ways to be involved.

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Dennis the Olympic torch relay, reaching Cheltenham on may 23rd.

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There will be road closures which means that some schoolchildren may

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have to be at their desks at 6am. You can brush up on your

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Shakespeare during Stratford's World Shakespeare Festival. On the

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same day, Dancing for the Games will begin in Birmingham. On that

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30th June, contrary's pedal-powered Godiva Awakes puppet heads to the

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capital. -- Coventry's. And Olympic football starting commentary on

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25th July. We report on how you can get

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involved from your own garden. Gardening for the games? Yes, that

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is what I said. Phil offers a few tips on some patriotic planting to

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this young audience. How about a red, white and blue window-box? And

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it is not just about flowers. The idea of having London 2012

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vegetables foray shed barbecue or salad on the opening night or

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whatever weekend you cannot manage, or the closing ceremony, the idea

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has come together with these plants are to create eight celebration of,

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and it is very exciting bus-stop the event focused on gardening, but

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it is about more than getting green fingered for the Games.

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The question is what can you do to get your community in the Olympic

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mood? They need people to get motivated. It is about waving the

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flag for Britain and waving it for your community. This is a dress

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rehearsal for an Olympic qualifying football match at the Ricoh Arena

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in Coventry later this month. We want to encourage more and more

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people who have the confidence and the desire to make the Olympics and

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Paralympics, live in whatever way works for them. It could be about

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having a party in the street for the opening ceremony, getting the

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community together and having some gains. -- games.

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No such shortage of enthusiasm here are. They are aiming to sow the

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scenes for a rich harvest of community events later this year

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across the Midlands. -- so the seeds.

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Let's stay with the sporting scene. News of Stiliyan Petrov?

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Yes, Randy Lerner has been to visit Stiliyan Petrov to miss him well in

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his battle to overcome leukaemia. He attended Saturday's game with

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Chelsea, and received a standing ovation from both sets of fans. He

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is now being treated in London, where Alex McLeish about him in

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amazing spirit. He is determined to meet it head-on,

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and he was talking really positively, and could not wait to

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get started to try and clear up this illness. I do not know what he

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is thinking in his head, but he is the captain of Aston Villa and has

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shown the commitment on the pitch. He is a great leader and he wants

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to get himself a through this. It does sound as if he is in a

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positive frame of mind. That is the impression you get from

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Alex McLeish. He thanked supporters from across the country, saying he

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has been overwhelmed. But the clubs say they do not be able to give

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day-to-day bulletins, and they should respect him and his family.

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We will bring you update as and when the club replace -- release

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more. Birmingham City can take a step

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closer to the end-of-season play- offs tonight, they are away at

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Burghley hoping to repeat their 2-1 victory from earlier in the season.

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There one of four teams on 63 points, lying 4th in the

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Championship on goal difference. And we will have full match

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commentary from 7pm on BBC WM. On to cricket, and Warwickshire say

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the lessons they learnt from finishing second in last year's

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County Championship will be crucial in their attempts to go one better

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this time. The Bears missed out on the title on the final afternoon of

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last season. The new season starts on Thursday.

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The Bears have emerged from hibernation, and they are not

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grumpy. But it is not like Warwickshire's players have been

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dormant since the summer, pre- season started on November.

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This time around, they are determined to win the title.

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It was a big knock for all of us, that last day at Hampshire, and we

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were very tired and it was a very difficult run-in. But it gave us

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real impetus going into this year in terms of thinking how we can

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improve a little bit too maybe get over the line and win it this year.

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They have already got injury problems. Chris Woakes damaged

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ankle on a book -- ankle ligaments in Barbados. They will also have

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other high-profile absentees. Ian Bell and Jonathan Trott orange

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rancour with England at the moment, and their availability will be

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limited this summer. Preparation has been meticulous. They have even

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had check-ups for skin cancer and a sun damage. Now they are raring to

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The guys were already thinking about next season at the end of

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last season. We are eager to get back on the pitch, and we are

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playing a university site this week, but next week it is Somerset.

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Troughton expects the title race to be wide open, but if Warwickshire

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are in contention come August, they know exactly what it takes to

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become champions. I do try and get down and watch

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their season. They will have fresh impetus this

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year. I am going to ask you to lay your cards on the table. Will they

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do it this season? I am worried about them losing

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Chris Woakes. But they have got new players, and that may compensate.

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Ashley Giles said the one silver lining is that maybe Chris Woakes

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will have a break, as cricketers often play all year now. I saw them

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trudge of the pitch on that last afternoon, and they look to 10

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years older than last year of -- than today. They want to win it and

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will not leave anything on the pitch.

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Their spirit is really good. They had just come back from Barbados

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where Chris Woakes did his ankle, as they are very much buzzing this

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time. This time last year they were

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tipped for relegation, so they are looking in a good way.

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There are rumours that winter is about to return! Let's find out the

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Yes, there is snow on the way. We have had snow in June it, and you

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will find since last week, we will have seen a drop in temperature of

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around 15 degrees, largely due to a combination of Nordic air and a

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heady period of rain. We have had a combination of fronts coming

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through from the north today, and the first has gone through this

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afternoon and is still there this evening. You can see the last of

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the rain clearing the east of the region, but you will find that

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tonight and it through the early hours, the next one will come

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through from the north. It is more active and will produce heavy rain

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in the northern part of the patch. It will also bring snow over the

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highest ground, but the 200 metres. So the Peak District and the

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Pennines could see some. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning.

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Arts where it is rain and maybe some sleet and snow. -- elsewhere.

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It will be a cold night, temperatures down took roughly zero

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degrees. So they could be some ayes somewhere. -- ice. The snow is

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confined to to the highest ground, again about 200 metres. Tomorrow

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will be a bitterly cold day with a lot of Gamestation and higher wind

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speed. -- a lot of cloud. A huge drop in temperatures, last week we

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saw 21 Celsius. By Thursday it will Run thousands of students could --

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thousands of students could see tougher A-levels. And the former

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