:00:12. > :00:16.way. If only it was that simple. For picture offensive? Two men wearing
:00:16. > :00:19.stretchy outfits known as "mankinis" while collecting for charity. Well,
:00:19. > :00:22.their appearance caused outrage in a part of Birmingham with a high
:00:22. > :00:27.Muslim population. Especially as their sponsored walk coincided with
:00:27. > :00:30.a demonstration by far right protestors. The two men who were
:00:30. > :00:33.raising money for a charity for dogs needed a police escort after an
:00:33. > :00:37.angry crowd made it clear they weren't welcome. Giles Latcham
:00:37. > :00:42.reports. Steven Ellis and Jason Hendry love
:00:42. > :00:49.dogs and it was in aid of a dogs home that they set out with Steven's
:00:49. > :00:53.kids on a sponsored walk with a difference. The essential bits were
:00:53. > :00:59.covered up. The difference being their choice of costume, the highly
:00:59. > :01:06.revealing, for many rather comic "mankini". It was meant to be a
:01:06. > :01:08.laugh for a good cause and to be having the response we did in that
:01:08. > :01:12.area was unbelievable. They were walking the eight miles from
:01:12. > :01:18.Solihull to Birmingham but in a district home to many Muslims, they
:01:18. > :01:23.ran into trouble. The seminaked Juno say they and their supporters came
:01:23. > :01:28.under attack from Asian men are throwing stones, apples and eggs.
:01:28. > :01:33.The police were called and spent half an hour trying to prevent an
:01:33. > :01:39.unintended or unnecessary upset. Being called a paedophile, that's a
:01:39. > :01:44.bit extreme. It wasn't just me and Steve, we had my sister having
:01:44. > :01:47.racial comments thrown at her. same day a few miles away in the
:01:47. > :01:50.city centre the far right English Defence League were holding a
:01:50. > :01:53.protest and among local Muslims tensions were high. The pair say
:01:53. > :01:56.they didn't know the demonstration was taking place. The incident
:01:56. > :02:02.happened close to an Islamic charity. Among the staff there,
:02:02. > :02:09.contrasting views. Yes, the stonethrowing and the eggs is
:02:09. > :02:14.totally unacceptable. But seminaked men walking through a town is an
:02:14. > :02:21.except Bull as well. Through all of Birmingham there are people who are
:02:21. > :02:25.idiots and a few people have got onto these lads, raising funds for
:02:25. > :02:30.charity, do what you want. It is nobodies business if you want to go
:02:30. > :02:33.to spark ill, do it. The walkers were raising funds for the new HQ of
:02:33. > :02:41.Birmingham Dogs' home but they ended up being driven the last few miles
:02:41. > :02:44.under police escort. Hopefully people can and do stand everyone has
:02:44. > :02:47.a different idea of raising money. As long as it is legal, we support
:02:48. > :02:53.it. The pair raised �300 for the dogs home and remain undaunted.
:02:53. > :02:56.They're planning more charity events, mankinis included. And we'd
:02:56. > :03:00.like to know what you think? Would you be offended by men similarly
:03:00. > :03:04.dressed walking down your street? Or do you think those who objected went
:03:04. > :03:07.over the top by hurling abuse and more? Do get in touch by email,
:03:07. > :03:11.Facebook or Twitter and we'll try to bring some of your responses before
:03:12. > :03:15.the end of the programme. Coming up later in the programme:
:03:15. > :03:22.Millions of books on the move from the old Birmingham library to the
:03:22. > :03:26.new, including one that's worth more than four million pounds.
:03:26. > :03:29.These are the faces of some of those still wanted for the riots in
:03:29. > :03:32.Birmingham and parts of the Black Country two years ago. Since then,
:03:32. > :03:38.West Midlands Police have arrested 775 people for offences connected
:03:38. > :03:42.with some of the worst unrest in a generation. They're still looking
:03:42. > :03:46.for 79 others, who were alleged to have been involved, but have never
:03:46. > :03:49.been traced. In a moment, I'll be talking to an MP who says some of
:03:49. > :03:59.the issues behind the rioting still haven't been addressed, but first
:03:59. > :04:00.
:04:00. > :04:06.this report from Liz Roberts. The day a jewellers in Wolverhampton
:04:06. > :04:11.was on the sharp end of riots. we came in, everything was damaged.
:04:11. > :04:14.The whole shop was trashed, class -- glass everywhere. Today it's very
:04:14. > :04:18.different story CLIP 45 thousand pounds worth of damage was caused to
:04:18. > :04:26.this business. I will not let them defeat me. I will not retire yet. I
:04:26. > :04:34.started again. I started this 45 years ago, I started again. �45,000
:04:34. > :04:37.has been spent on repairs but the cost was immeasurable. We stand here
:04:37. > :04:43.to plead with the dudes to remain calm. Tariq Jahan's son lost his
:04:43. > :04:47.life while attempting to stop the rioters. I believe the community has
:04:47. > :04:55.kept the faith, they have done well. We have had no trouble since, there
:04:55. > :05:02.hasn't been anything to complain about. The rights came to an end.
:05:02. > :05:06.And people have shown unity -- riots. Today at youth centre in
:05:06. > :05:11.Winson Green a lack of opportunities is a recipe for frustration. Young
:05:11. > :05:20.people need more things to do. More activities, more programmes for
:05:20. > :05:27.young people to get into so they can go on to work. We can be
:05:27. > :05:32.misunderstood as a young man. Cutbacks in the youth services
:05:32. > :05:37.should not happen, more money should be put in and the youth are our
:05:37. > :05:41.future. Realistically we have to keep pumping money and have belief
:05:41. > :05:46.in them. The riots were the worst in a generation but the police have
:05:47. > :05:53.always been clear what they believe was behind them. This was not an
:05:53. > :05:58.angry crowd, this was a greedy crowd. What we were dealing with was
:05:58. > :06:02.dishonesty and disorder. The police say they are better equipped to
:06:02. > :06:07.react to any riots in future. Questions remain about what is being
:06:07. > :06:17.done to prevent that happening. I'm joined now by Khalid Mahmood, MP
:06:17. > :06:21.for Perry Barr in Birmingham. Two years after the riots, are the
:06:21. > :06:30.constituency moving on? No, I know reports say they have made a number
:06:30. > :06:35.of arrests with some outstanding but two years after the event we still
:06:35. > :06:39.have 80 people outstanding that need to be dealt with. We have the
:06:39. > :06:46.highest rates of youth unemployment, highest rates of young people coming
:06:46. > :06:52.out of education without training and therefore no jobs. The highest
:06:52. > :06:58.number of long-term unemployed for young people. We are about to lose a
:06:58. > :07:03.generation of young people. riots panel report stated the causes
:07:03. > :07:07.of these riots were complex, there is no one solution or
:07:07. > :07:13.recommendation. Not all of the recommendations were down to the
:07:13. > :07:17.government. It is a complex issue and the local authority has to play
:07:17. > :07:21.a role but the government is the catalyst. If the government
:07:21. > :07:27.continues to cut funding to local authorities and they cannot
:07:27. > :07:31.deliver, in my constituency there are youth centre is being closed
:07:31. > :07:38.because of the government cuts. It is difficult for the young people to
:07:38. > :07:44.move forward. Money is tight so if you are part of the Labour Party
:07:44. > :07:48.implementing the changes, what would you do? There are different ways,
:07:48. > :07:55.the central government has squeezed and squeezed local authorities. I do
:07:55. > :08:00.what I am doing, working with local institutions, a college which is
:08:00. > :08:07.investing �1 million into a campus. The campus was dead. I have young
:08:07. > :08:11.people going in and the college have done fantastic work. I want local
:08:11. > :08:14.authorities and councils and central government to support the small
:08:14. > :08:22.things which make huge difference. Does that need investment because
:08:22. > :08:25.you have done that when funds are tight? It needed money from the
:08:25. > :08:33.college so there are institutions that have money, we need to deliver
:08:33. > :08:37.a service and not delude young people. Do you think the riots in
:08:37. > :08:45.Birmingham and the Black Country could happen again? I do not want it
:08:45. > :08:50.to happen again. The first time in Liz tells there was no disturbance.
:08:50. > :08:54.We can beat the model. We need to work together and we need resources
:08:54. > :09:00.from central government. I do not want to see more disturbances in
:09:00. > :09:03.Birmingham. Jaguar Land Rover has reported a 25%
:09:03. > :09:06.increase in profits for the first part of the financial year compared
:09:06. > :09:09.with 12 months ago. The Indian-owned firm which has sites in Coventry,
:09:09. > :09:12.Castle Bromwich, Solihull and Warwickshire made pre-tax profits of
:09:12. > :09:18.�415 million between April and June. JLR's retail sales were up ten per
:09:18. > :09:22.cent overall - the biggest increases were in Asia.
:09:22. > :09:25.Part of the M6 in Staffordshire has been closed this afternoon after two
:09:25. > :09:27.separate accidents, one of which led to a chemical spill.
:09:27. > :09:30.Four cars collided on the northbound carriageway between junctions twelve
:09:30. > :09:34.and thirteen, Stafford South. Police say no-one was badly injured. Then
:09:34. > :09:44.two lorries crashed on the same stretch of motorway leading to a
:09:44. > :09:47.
:09:47. > :09:50.leak of a non-hazardous chemical. Joining us now from the County
:09:50. > :09:55.Showground about a mile from Stafford Hospital is one of the
:09:55. > :10:03.Trust's Special Administrators Alan Bloom. Good evening to you, Mr.
:10:03. > :10:06.Bloom. Good evening. You will be hearing
:10:06. > :10:12.what protesters have to say about plans for Stafford Hospital will you
:10:12. > :10:16.listen? Of course. This is the purpose of
:10:16. > :10:21.these meetings, the first of eight public meetings and we are very keen
:10:21. > :10:25.to hear what people have to say. you are downgrading services if the
:10:25. > :10:33.proposals go through and one proposal is to close the maternity
:10:33. > :10:39.unit which has caused uproar. People find it hard to understand closures.
:10:39. > :10:43.Firstly, to be clear, we are not closing the maternity unit, all
:10:43. > :10:49.prenatal and postnatal will take place as it always has. What we are
:10:49. > :10:52.recommending is that babies are not worn here at some stage in the
:10:52. > :10:57.future when other hospitals can deal with that. It is not that people
:10:57. > :11:05.will not be able to get care for their newborn babies and mums before
:11:05. > :11:13.or after the recommendation is for many reasons that the birds
:11:13. > :11:18.themselves take place where mums want. We have heard how the M6 has
:11:18. > :11:26.been closed around Stafford, it does not bode well if that happened if
:11:26. > :11:30.mothers have to go elsewhere. you know, roads shut everywhere all
:11:30. > :11:38.the time. It is always inconvenient and difficult when these situations
:11:38. > :11:44.arise but it is, there are always roads jams in places. Not everybody
:11:44. > :11:49.lives by Stafford either. People have to get there by road as well.
:11:49. > :11:54.Senior figures in paediatrics say they have not been consulted by the
:11:54. > :12:00.administrators, what do you say? Could you repeat the question?
:12:00. > :12:09.Senior figures in maternity units have not been consulted by
:12:10. > :12:18.administrators. They say the place... Yes, when you say the
:12:18. > :12:24.place, we have reported in the past and continue to report that both
:12:24. > :12:29.clinically and financially hospital is not sustainable as it is going
:12:29. > :12:34.into the future. That is clear. In terms of the way we put the
:12:34. > :12:38.proposals together, we have worked closely with the commissioners and
:12:38. > :12:44.with royal colleges who determine what services people need and should
:12:44. > :12:52.expect to get in the future. And come up with a proposal which is
:12:52. > :12:55.good for the next ten years. Thank Plans for a direct rail service from
:12:55. > :12:58.Shrewsbury to London could be back on track. Virgin Trains wanted to
:12:58. > :13:01.reintroduce the service by the end of the year, but their proposal was
:13:01. > :13:04.blocked by Network Rail and the Office of Rail Regulation. Virgin's
:13:04. > :13:07.now considering a revised plan, which could see trains running from
:13:07. > :13:11.Shrewsbury to London from next May. A telephone helpline which should
:13:11. > :13:13.have kept patients out of hospital and saved money seems to have failed
:13:13. > :13:16.to do either. Birmingham Own Health was a
:13:16. > :13:22.collaboration between NHS Direct and the Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer,
:13:22. > :13:25.which enabled nurses to help thousands of sick patients. Research
:13:25. > :13:32.funded by the Department of Health found that the service may have
:13:32. > :13:35.increased hospital admissions by nearly14%. This is our top story
:13:35. > :13:41.tonight: Outrage as two charity collectors in mankinis walk through
:13:41. > :13:44.Muslim communities during Ramadan. Your detailed weather forecast to
:13:44. > :13:48.come shortly from Shefali. Also in tonight's programme: Upsets in the
:13:48. > :13:51.League Cup, as two of our sides topple higher league opposition.
:13:51. > :14:01.And why closing streets to allow children to play in safety during
:14:01. > :14:26.
:14:26. > :14:32.the school holidays is an idea These pheasants reared at Whitchurch
:14:32. > :14:38.but thieves have struck three times this year alone in the most recent
:14:38. > :14:45.attack Andrew Growcott lost a thousand ducklings worth �3500.
:14:45. > :14:53.Insurance premiums are going up, accesses are higher so in many cases
:14:53. > :14:59.a libel claim, we cannot afford to claim any more. Insurance figures
:14:59. > :15:03.reflect claims made and according to a brutal crime survey by NFU mutual
:15:03. > :15:13.the cost of rural crime fell by 20% asked you. In the West Midlands
:15:13. > :15:14.
:15:14. > :15:21.though it is still costing 4-1p and in shop she it added up to �700,000.
:15:21. > :15:27.Dave Farms 250 acres and heads up the NFU in Shropshire. He says
:15:27. > :15:32.farmers have tried all kinds of security. We have used geese, llamas
:15:32. > :15:35.but they do not always fit into the modern situation occurs farmyard is
:15:35. > :15:44.unchanged but they were good at raising awareness of being noisy.
:15:44. > :15:49.Today, it is better to get a camera. David Fitz tracking is Isis to farm
:15:49. > :15:56.vehicles. It is a deterrent, that is a tamper-proof sticker which shows
:15:56. > :16:01.it is data tags and there are hidden parts which cannot be removed from
:16:01. > :16:11.the vehicle and those items can be scanned or traced by police and
:16:11. > :16:19.
:16:19. > :16:21.- the task of shifting more than a million books across the centre of
:16:21. > :16:25.Birmingham. They're heading for the city's spectacular new library which
:16:25. > :16:28.opens in less than a month. As Bob Hockenhull reports, it can be a
:16:28. > :16:33.delicate operation with the most valuable single volumes worth as
:16:33. > :16:36.much as four and a half million pounds.
:16:36. > :16:40.The last of the books are leaving the shell of Birmingham's old
:16:40. > :16:44.library. It's an operation that's taken two years of planning. More
:16:44. > :16:47.than a million have been packed into crates by a team of nearly 70
:16:47. > :16:54.people. It can be a delicate operation, especially considering
:16:54. > :17:01.the value of some volumes like a first edition Shakespeare play.
:17:01. > :17:08.lot of the book is from one section of the archives have been valued at
:17:08. > :17:11.up to 4-5p per book. We have taken great care moving those items,
:17:11. > :17:18.moving them under secure circumstances to make sure they
:17:18. > :17:25.arrive in the right place. They have been set the task of removing the
:17:25. > :17:29.books in 66 days. The majority are being brought down here. Eight
:17:29. > :17:32.storeys worth of books, CDs, DVDs and manuscripts should all have been
:17:33. > :17:37.moved to the new library by the end of this week. Fortunately it's only
:17:37. > :17:40.a short hop. But in this digital age, when more and more people are
:17:40. > :17:50.reading online, is it really necessary to keep all the books from
:17:50. > :17:55.the old library? People do have different reading styles, for some
:17:55. > :18:03.people the printed form is still the best option for them. And for young
:18:03. > :18:07.children, I can see the future where books do decline to an extent but I
:18:07. > :18:12.do not think they will totally disappear. And for all those avid
:18:12. > :18:22.readers keen to get their hands on the books - not long to wait now -
:18:22. > :18:22.
:18:22. > :18:26.the �189 million new library opens still waiting to see their team
:18:26. > :18:29.score this season after they went out of the League Cup in the first
:18:29. > :18:32.round last night. There was more misery as well for Coventry City
:18:32. > :18:34.supporters. But Burton Albion and Cheltenham Town pulled off the
:18:34. > :18:37.shocks of the round. Nick Clitheroe reports.
:18:37. > :18:43.After they dropped into the third tier of English football in May
:18:43. > :18:46.Wolves fans were hoping for a season of revival. And it would be wrong to
:18:46. > :18:49.read too much into their first two matches but those supporters are
:18:49. > :18:55.still waiting as Ryan Williams late free kick saw them knocked out at
:18:55. > :18:59.lower division Morecambe last night. If anyone's had a more miserable
:18:59. > :19:02.summer it would have to be Coventry City's supporters. Playing in yellow
:19:02. > :19:06.they finished on the wrong end of a five goal thriller for the second
:19:06. > :19:10.time in three days. Coventry had their captain sent off and missed a
:19:10. > :19:16.penalty in defeat at Leyton Orient but it was still a far from
:19:16. > :19:21.disheartening night for their manager. I thought we were to
:19:21. > :19:24.reflect tonight from when the game kicked off to the final seconds. If
:19:24. > :19:28.we give performances like that we have every chance of winning games
:19:28. > :19:36.of foot or this season. There were plenty of winners though including
:19:36. > :19:39.two of the shocks of the round. Sheffield United must be sick of the
:19:39. > :19:43.sight of Burton Albion. For the second season running in this
:19:43. > :19:46.competition the League Two side went to Yorkshire and won thanks to two
:19:46. > :19:49.goals from Chris Hussey. And Cheltenham Town also knocked out a
:19:49. > :19:52.team from the division above after a dramatic comeback. They were
:19:52. > :19:55.trailing 3-1 at home to Crawley before goals from Terry Gornell and
:19:55. > :20:02.Byron Harrison forced extra-time. Harrison went on to get the winner
:20:02. > :20:05.as well. I thought he would shocking last week and I told him so. That is
:20:05. > :20:09.the player I knew I was signing. Also through are Walsall who came
:20:10. > :20:13.out on top in a Midlands derby with Port Vale. Chris Robertson cancelled
:20:13. > :20:15.out Ashley Hemmings goal for the visitors and the 90 minutes was
:20:16. > :20:18.almost up when James Baxendale continued Walsall's flying start to
:20:18. > :20:28.the season with the winner. Birmingham City are through as well
:20:28. > :20:29.
:20:29. > :20:32.but needed extra-time to beat Plymouth Argyle at St Andrews.
:20:32. > :20:37.Shrewsbury Town won't be joining them though. Aaron Wildig's goal not
:20:37. > :20:41.enough to prevent a 3-1 home defeat by Bolton. And you can see all the
:20:41. > :20:43.goals from the first round in the League Cup Show on BBC One at 11.35
:20:43. > :20:47.tonight. For one day only, three busy streets
:20:47. > :20:50.in Birmingham were closed to traffic today. Not for roadworks, or because
:20:50. > :20:59.of a crime but to allow children to play. Sarah Falkland's in King's
:20:59. > :21:04.Heath for us tonight. So Sarah this was a pilot scheme for the city?
:21:04. > :21:11.Yes, it is a first for Birmingham in recent years. This street, one of
:21:11. > :21:17.three streets involved in this pilot. For four hours, the roads
:21:17. > :21:21.were closed and they were handed over to children for them to play.
:21:21. > :21:25.And not just his street Woodville Road, but two more in King's Heath
:21:25. > :21:34.as well. Normally busy rat runs, today they were playgrounds for the
:21:34. > :21:39.children who live here but haven't Midlands archive shows, streets were
:21:39. > :21:43.often closed off to traffic to allow children to play. But then came
:21:43. > :21:50.Stranger Danger and an influx of cars. In the pilot streets this
:21:50. > :21:56.afternoon the only rolling wheels were on bikes and scooters.
:21:56. > :22:00.started in Bristol. There were two macro mothers who wanted to give
:22:00. > :22:06.kids opportunities to play so they rolled out a scheme across 30
:22:06. > :22:09.streets. Birmingham got wind of it through a social inclusion programme
:22:09. > :22:13.started by the Bishop of Birmingham and they did research into the
:22:13. > :22:19.benefits of play because kids benefit mentally and physically from
:22:19. > :22:28.regular playing outside. After the pilot, the hope is other communities
:22:28. > :22:34.pick up on the idea and run with it. We love the idea. We enjoyed playing
:22:34. > :22:41.out as children ourselves. It is great. I would like to keep it like
:22:41. > :22:48.this everyday. Beautiful to get the community and kids together.
:22:48. > :22:54.it's apt day for this pilot - today is national play day.
:22:54. > :22:58.The cars are back in today. We have the remnants of the children playing
:22:58. > :23:02.today with handprints and hopscotch. One thing we have not mentioned is
:23:02. > :23:08.the impact on motorists and drivers and there has been a degree of
:23:09. > :23:11.goodwill on both sides. Drivers were good and moved their cars before the
:23:11. > :23:18.deadline and the organisers have been realistic saying if you need to
:23:18. > :23:22.get your car back they have allowed a few cars back in. They hope for a
:23:22. > :23:28.meeting with the council in a few weeks time and they hope Birmingham
:23:28. > :23:38.can follow the Bristol example and 30 roads could be closed on a
:23:38. > :23:40.
:23:40. > :23:48.if she has lineage. A beautiful day if she has lineage. A beautiful day
:23:48. > :23:53.today. Yes, not much to complain about although I am sure we will
:23:53. > :23:57.find something. Having been spoiled by high temperatures, today seemed
:23:57. > :24:05.comparatively cooler but temperatures will fall further by
:24:05. > :24:13.Sunday. Cooler Icelandic air is coming in our direction.
:24:13. > :24:18.Low-pressure arrives in the North linked up with a cold front. By the
:24:18. > :24:22.end of the weekend, more unsettled conditions. There was a
:24:22. > :24:26.deterioration in conditions as we saw more cloud and also showers
:24:26. > :24:30.breaking out but that was an echo from the disruption caused over the
:24:30. > :24:36.continent with a lot of cloud and thunderstorms breaking in the
:24:36. > :24:41.channel. Through this evening and night, the showers will diminish,
:24:41. > :24:48.much drier conditions, clearest bells and quite chilly again in
:24:48. > :24:52.rural areas with single figures. For most places in towns and cities,
:24:52. > :24:58.lows of around ten to 13. Some misty patch is developing tomorrow but
:24:58. > :25:05.other than that a similar pattern to today, it starts off with plenty of
:25:05. > :25:12.sunshine and then temperatures up to 22 or 23. Through the afternoon,
:25:12. > :25:18.cloud developing and we could see some showers breaking out. Generally
:25:18. > :25:23.a dry picture. We have another weather front on Sunday pushing in
:25:23. > :25:30.from the west again and that is having the effect of bringing some
:25:30. > :25:36.rain, patchy rain through tomorrow night. It is a weakening affair. The
:25:36. > :25:45.cloud will hold temperatures up at 14 to 15. On Thursday, , Friday, the
:25:45. > :25:49.remnants of the rain, a bit dull and Sending out a signal for the economy
:25:49. > :25:56.- the Bank of England says interest rates could stay at a record low for
:25:56. > :26:01.another three years. And outrage when charity workers walk through a
:26:01. > :26:07.Muslim area. An extraordinary response with many of you getting in
:26:07. > :26:10.touch. Mich Shelley calls it indecent exposure. " Imagine how
:26:10. > :26:14.many young eyes saw those two walking about". But Zoe Jackson says
:26:14. > :26:17."throwing stuff at people is not acceptable in any way. If they
:26:17. > :26:19.didn't like it don't look or call the police!" Mohammed Ashraf says
:26:19. > :26:22.many will find being half-naked offensive whether Christians or
:26:22. > :26:25.another religion. And from Safran Khan: "Ask yourself would you be
:26:25. > :26:29.comfortable with semi-naked men walking down the road? I'm not
:26:29. > :26:33.offended by it, but I wouldn't want my 7-year-old to have to see it. But
:26:33. > :26:41.Ben Parkes says simply - well done guys, after all it was for charity.