06/04/2012 Midlands Today


06/04/2012

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Good evening. The death of a student who was knocked down by an

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unmarked police car in Birmingham has been referred to the

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Independent Police Complaints Commission. The 24-year-old Chinese

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national was hit on Wednesday night as he stepped onto the road outside

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the Newtown Shopping Centre. Police say the car's blue lights and

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sirens were on the time of the collision. His family were due to

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fly into Birmingham his afternoon. The Pro-Vice Chancellor of

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Birmingham City University paid tribute to him. He was studying for

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a master's degree and was near graduation. He was very well liked,

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had a big group of friends and some of them had studied together before

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they came to Birmingham City University. The students tell us

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that he was full of fun, always make them laugh.

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A 35-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of a 92-

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year-old war veteran. William Davis was found dead at his home in

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Willenhall in the Black Country last Sunday night. Police say he

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died as a result of severe head injuries. The woman's due before

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magistrates tomorrow morning. Detectives are asking residents to

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check their bins and gardens for any trace of blood-stained clothing.

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Villagers have joined forces to mount a search for an elderly

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neighbour who's been missing for more than a week. Widower George

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Summerfield disappeared last Thursday without a trace. Sarah

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Falkland reports. Thank you for coming. This is a

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fabulous turnout. It is the second time they have set out on a search

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for George. The villagers are anxious to find the retired

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draughtsman who seemingly vanished. He was a lovely bloke. I saw him

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every day of my life and I've known him since I was a kid. A nice old

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man. Very friendly. It is strange how old he is sort of around the

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village and then disappears. last anyone saw of George was a

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week last Thursday. He was seen walking into the village. This is

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where he has lived for the last 40 years. He loved his cats and

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villagers say that is what is unusual about his disappearance,

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because he would never have left his pet. Police have sent out dogs

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and offices into the surrounding countryside but villagers feel they

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need to play their part. It is a small community and something like

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this does not have been in and out of village hens the turnout today.

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We are all worried about him and one to help find him. George is

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said to be of sound mind and not given to going far from the village.

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People here say they will not call off the searches until he is found.

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A man's been badly hurt in a fire in a derelict factory in Walsall

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town centre. It broke out last night in the old Bowker & Cox

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company premises on Lower Forster Street. The 37-year-old was taken

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to hospital with 40% burns. Police and fire officers are investigating

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how the fire started. Protesters fighting changes to how

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libraries are run in Gloucestershire say they might

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consider legal action. Yesterday, councillors announced that seven

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rather than ten libraries will now be offered to the local community

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to run or face closure. But the concession wasn't enough for

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campaigners, who were thrown out of the meeting for heckling. They

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barely changed at despite all the comments of people made, so I am

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disgusted with what is going on and I'm not prepared to let my angry

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about. And Gloucestershire County Council

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say they feel they've now found the right way ahead and that any threat

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of legal action is unfounded. Football, and it's a big weekend

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for Stoke City who play two local derbies in 48 hours. Tomorrow, they

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face a Wolves side in free-fall, and on Easter Monday it's Aston

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Villa, whose own Premier league survival is far from certain. Laura

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May McMullan reports. Their defeat at Wigan last week was

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a one off according to manager Tony Pulis. The Potters are currently on

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38 points and want to surpass their all-important target of 40. Our aim

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is to get in the top 10, and if we perform well starting at Wolves

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then hopefully we can do that. Stoke City have lost only four of

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their home Premier League games this season. The captain's

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consistent defensive display alongside Robert Huth has been key..

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We have a top player in natty. -- Matthey. The manager says it's a

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time in the season where the team can't be complacent. The effort and

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commitment to what we have taken on has been outstanding. We want to

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finish as high as we can and make sure it is a season that everyone

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talks about. And one talking point was Jonathan Woodgate's fitness.

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Asked by some special visitors during the press conference. Nick

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has been injured. You will meet him in a minute. A possible six points

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on the table for Stoke this weekend and Premier League state before a

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fifth season. As soon as we get past 40 are will crack a bottle of

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wine open and have a drink. There's been some action in League

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Two today, where Port Vale won 2-1 one at Aldershot. Cheltenham beat

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Barnet 2-0. A 1-all draw for Burton Albion at Dagenham and Redbridge.

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Hereford United against Plymouth ended 1-1. And the Shrewsbury

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Macclesfield game has just kicked off.

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In the Blue Square Bet Premier, Tamworth are playing Bath and AFC

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Telford face Newport County. Both matches were due to kick off a few

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minutes ago, so we'll have the results in our late bulletin at

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10:10pm. Now the weather forecast. This bank

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holiday weekend looks to be a cloud the affair. We have seen cloud

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sinking southwards during the day and that sings -- sticks with us

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for much of this weekend. Cloudy but it should stay dry although we

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are going to see some spits and spots of rain. Temperatures will be

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close to average for this time of close to average for this time of

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year. Overnight that cloud thickens. Some light patchy rain.

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Temperatures dipping to four or five Celsius. For Saturday, this

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weather front producing a lot of cloud. Light patchy rain through

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the morning. Those will ease and it turns drier for the afternoon.

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Still holding on to a lot of cloud. Temperatures peaking at eight or

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ten Celsius. For this weekend it should feel fairly pleasant

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