:00:00. > :00:00.Hello and welcome to Midlands Today. The headlines tonight: Six months'
:00:07. > :00:15.jail for a company boss who defied orders to remove a mountain of
:00:16. > :00:19.rubbish towering over homes. This is the view that we wake up to
:00:20. > :00:21.each day. It is horrendous. Is getting worse.
:00:22. > :00:26.Also tonight, all eyes on the dismal holiday weather that's drenched the
:00:27. > :00:29.region for much of the day. Rain and high winds have brought disruption
:00:30. > :00:31.to Christmas travel plans. We'll have the latest.
:00:32. > :00:34.I'm live at the Birmingham Christmas shelter, where 3,500 meals will be
:00:35. > :00:39.served to homeless people over five years.
:00:40. > :00:46.Birmingham rockers Black Sabbath on stage back home ` and don't their
:00:47. > :00:57.fans love it! And will these storms ever subside
:00:58. > :01:02.in time for Christmas? There's a lot to get through over the next day or
:01:03. > :01:13.so ` winds, rain and even some snow. Join me later for all the details.
:01:14. > :01:17.Good evening. A Black Country businessman's been jailed for six
:01:18. > :01:22.months for failing to clear a giant pile of rubbish. Robert McNaughton
:01:23. > :01:27.repeatedly ignored court orders to move hundreds of tonnes of waste
:01:28. > :01:31.from his yard in Brierley Hill. For four years, residents have had to
:01:32. > :01:35.put up with the eyesore towering over their homes. At its peak, it
:01:36. > :01:42.reached a height of 13m ` around 40ft. The cost of clearing it up
:01:43. > :01:46.could be as much as ?750,000. But when that will happen is still
:01:47. > :01:49.uncertain. Giles Latcham was in court.
:01:50. > :01:53.A last taste of freedom for Robert McNaughton, who will now spend
:01:54. > :01:57.Christmas behind bars. In his yard at Brierley Hill, hundreds of tonnes
:01:58. > :02:02.of household waste and soil piled up to 13m high. For locals, a stinking
:02:03. > :02:06.and ugly blot on their skyline. This is the view we wake up to each
:02:07. > :02:10.day. It's horrendous. It's getting worse, not better.
:02:11. > :02:14.??BLUE He had the opportunity over the last four years to have moved
:02:15. > :02:20.that stuff of his own speed, and he's made a number of promises, none
:02:21. > :02:24.of which have been kept. The Environment Agency have now got to
:02:25. > :02:27.the stage where they've got to do something about it, because it's
:02:28. > :02:31.just gone on for far too long. Robert McNaughton's licence to
:02:32. > :02:36.operate this site has been revoked. He says the landlord has locked him
:02:37. > :02:40.out. During a break in the hearing at court, he agreed for the first
:02:41. > :02:45.time to be interviewed. I asked him about the misery he has caused for
:02:46. > :02:50.the people living around here. I am liable. I intend to get it
:02:51. > :02:54.moved. If the judge decides to take my liberty away, I will have to
:02:55. > :02:58.serve my punishment. If I keep my liberty, I will continue to try and
:02:59. > :03:02.move it ` my best endeavours. But deprived of his liberty he was.
:03:03. > :03:06.The judge ordered that a six`month sentence for contempt of court
:03:07. > :03:09.should now be served. We are obviously very pleased that
:03:10. > :03:14.the court has supported us in this action. The local residents have put
:03:15. > :03:18.up with a lot, and they are frustrated. Our intention has always
:03:19. > :03:22.been to get the site cleared, and the judge was very clear today he
:03:23. > :03:26.wants that too. The issue from the residents' point
:03:27. > :03:30.of view is the fact that we've still got a massive amount of waste that's
:03:31. > :03:32.got to be cleared, and I think that is going to be a separate issue and
:03:33. > :03:38.saga altogether. Saga is right. The clear`up could
:03:39. > :03:42.cost ?750,000. Another court case is planned to try to get the landlord
:03:43. > :03:49.to stump up. What price this pile of rubbish is still here next
:03:50. > :03:52.Christmas? Giles Latcham, BBC. Coming up later in the programme:
:03:53. > :03:56.hopes that a third liver transplant can give Kate the chance to live a
:03:57. > :04:03.life she's only been able to dream of.
:04:04. > :04:07.Severe stormy weather sweeping up from the south has been causing
:04:08. > :04:12.problems on road and rail today. There's been a number of train
:04:13. > :04:15.cancellations already. We can go over live to Snow Hill Station in
:04:16. > :04:23.Birmingham now, and our reporter Bob Hockenhull.
:04:24. > :04:26.Lots of trouble, I'm afraid on the railways, Nick. There are some power
:04:27. > :04:30.line problems at Watford, which means that trains in and out of
:04:31. > :04:35.Houston have been significantly reduced. Also, from seven o'clock
:04:36. > :04:42.tonight, there will be a 50 mph speed limit on network rail's entire
:04:43. > :04:47.network, so that means, of course, because of the bad weather. As well
:04:48. > :04:51.as trains, planes have been struggling today, and a lot of lanes
:04:52. > :04:55.at Birmingham Airport have been struggling to land in the high
:04:56. > :05:01.winds. I gather there has been concern about flooding. That's
:05:02. > :05:19.right, Nick. There are three flood `` 33 flood alerts. Not only our car
:05:20. > :05:22.users having to watch out, but pedestrians are as well. Many have
:05:23. > :05:32.been battling with their umbrellas today. The winds gusted up to 50 or
:05:33. > :05:35.60 mph. In Stafford, they have had their Christmas celebrations
:05:36. > :05:39.disrupted. A few weeks ago, we filmed the lovely Christmas tree in
:05:40. > :05:43.Market Square. If you go back there today, it has been taking down
:05:44. > :05:48.because they felt it was unsafe to live it up. Less Christmas cheer in
:05:49. > :05:52.Stafford. The messages for all travellers, look at your local
:05:53. > :05:56.travel websites and if you do have to go out, travel on public
:05:57. > :06:02.transport, be careful. Thank you.
:06:03. > :06:06.People who are homeless are always very much in the spotlight at this
:06:07. > :06:09.time of year. Mary Rhodes is at a shelter in Birmingham right now. I
:06:10. > :06:14.should think it's looking pretty busy there. It certainly is. Thank
:06:15. > :06:19.you. They started serving dinner at 6pm here at the Birmingham Christmas
:06:20. > :06:23.shelter, so it is very busy at the moment. The shelter opened its doors
:06:24. > :06:27.today and will stay open around the clock for the next five days. The
:06:28. > :06:31.majority of people in this shelter are homeless, but they also people
:06:32. > :06:35.who were just lost or lonely. In a moment, I'll be talking to the chef
:06:36. > :06:38.and to some of the people who are using the shelter, but first, Ben
:06:39. > :06:41.Godfrey reports on the financial pressure on places like this `
:06:42. > :06:45.especially those which rely on public funding.
:06:46. > :06:48.When Steve's relationship ended, he was made homeless. He went from
:06:49. > :06:53.living in a five`bedroom home in Malvern to a room at the YMCA.
:06:54. > :06:59.I'm going to college. Got myself medication, stopped the drinking.
:07:00. > :07:04.Helping me to move on and get a flat. Help me because I can't read
:07:05. > :07:07.that well. The YMCA is facing an anxious wait
:07:08. > :07:12.as Worcestershire County Council consults over cuts to supported
:07:13. > :07:15.accommodation. The charity could lose a third of ?1 million, putting
:07:16. > :07:19.immense pressure on services and the 150 beds it has in Worcester and
:07:20. > :07:23.Redditch. It would be very difficult to keep
:07:24. > :07:26.the place safe. I believe it will take someone losing their life
:07:27. > :07:35.before people really and actually realise what the impact would be.
:07:36. > :07:39.In Birmingham, tough decisions have been taken at this drop`in centre.
:07:40. > :07:45.It's struggling with its energy bills and donations. From next
:07:46. > :07:50.month, it will no longer offer breakfast to some of the 2,500
:07:51. > :07:56.people it supports each year. But others have been more fortunate.
:07:57. > :07:58.Last year, more than 400 adults, including ex`offenders and
:07:59. > :08:06.recovering drug addicts, were warned they'd be out on the streets of
:08:07. > :08:10.Birmingham. The company managing 40 hostels in the city was stripped of
:08:11. > :08:14.much of its local authority funding. Now a charity has taken over as
:08:15. > :08:17.registered social landlord, and it's become less reliant on council
:08:18. > :08:21.money. It eases the pressure on the city,
:08:22. > :08:27.which is in a very difficult position financially. We'll be able
:08:28. > :08:30.to take on more staff and offer more support to move people forward, help
:08:31. > :08:37.them with drug addiction, counselling, alcohol support.
:08:38. > :08:40.The reason more than 70 turkey dinners are being served today is
:08:41. > :08:44.because these people have earnt it. They spent hours packing supermarket
:08:45. > :08:48.carrier bags over the last few weeks for those whose Christmas lunches
:08:49. > :08:54.are guaranteed. It's good to have a community and
:08:55. > :08:58.good to feel that you're welcome. Look at the food. I didn't think I'd
:08:59. > :09:01.have that much on my plate, but it's great.
:09:02. > :09:04.Today, charities say they have been pressured into doing more for less,
:09:05. > :09:18.but they are determined to survive. BBC Midlands Today, Birmingham. It
:09:19. > :09:22.is without doubt, the busiest time here. We are at the height of their
:09:23. > :09:29.dinner service. And with the head chef. It's a bit busy at the moment.
:09:30. > :09:36.We're doing chicken and a three bean hotpot. Were sitting around 100, so
:09:37. > :09:41.we have two do with more than expected. We're just a bit busy. We
:09:42. > :09:44.were hearing in the report about the financial pressures that centres
:09:45. > :09:49.like this are not. You are a charity, so where does your money
:09:50. > :09:54.and support comes from? Feeding this many people does not come cheap.
:09:55. > :09:59.I've been working hard to get sponsorship from catering
:10:00. > :10:04.companies, and they have given me the food for free. It's fantastic.
:10:05. > :10:09.Costs around for a half thousand pounds to look after everybody over
:10:10. > :10:13.Christmas over five days, and I can't believe the generosity of the
:10:14. > :10:19.companies. It is amazing. The money you get into your charity, where
:10:20. > :10:22.does it go? We work on other services as well, so we have lots of
:10:23. > :10:25.things to maintain for the charity. We're always looking for
:10:26. > :10:28.entertainment. We are always looking for entertainment. We're buying
:10:29. > :10:32.things like TVs so that we can show films and things like that. There
:10:33. > :10:38.are lots of things we need it for. Running a charity on its own. Della
:10:39. > :10:47.mac lets have a chat with Andy. Why do you come here? You do have a roof
:10:48. > :10:52.over your head now, so when you come now? Yellow socialisation. Meet new
:10:53. > :10:57.people. Catch up with old friends you only see every year. Another
:10:58. > :11:02.good thing when you live on your own is getting out and meeting new
:11:03. > :11:06.people, access services that sometimes you would never know were
:11:07. > :11:10.there. You were telling me you suffered a lot with mental health
:11:11. > :11:18.issues. Is that a common theme with people coming here? Yes. It is a
:11:19. > :11:23.common theme with the alcohol and drugs and mental health. I would say
:11:24. > :11:28.that is over 60% of homelessness. How important is it having somewhere
:11:29. > :11:34.like this to come over Christmas? Really important. It sucks that
:11:35. > :11:42.loneliness and boredom. `` stops that loneliness. Thank you. Coming
:11:43. > :11:49.back to you, the volunteers that you rely on here. How important are
:11:50. > :11:53.they? Very important. We would be up to do this shelter work. We have
:11:54. > :11:59.about 45 volunteers each session. We induct about 500, so it is
:12:00. > :12:04.absolutely amazing, and we have our rowing team leaders as well. I will
:12:05. > :12:07.let you get back to work. Thank you very much. Join me later when I will
:12:08. > :12:11.speak to the volunteers who are working here over Christmas.
:12:12. > :12:14.A bowling alley has been destroyed by fire in Wolverhampton. At its
:12:15. > :12:17.height, more than a hundred fire`fighters were dealing with the
:12:18. > :12:21.blaze at Strykers on Shaw Road. Crews were pulled out at one point
:12:22. > :12:23.over fears it would collapse. One fire`fighter was injured. An
:12:24. > :12:27.investigation is underway into the cause of the fire.
:12:28. > :12:30.Birmingham rockers Black Sabbath celebrated the climax of their world
:12:31. > :12:34.tour at the weekend with two homecoming gigs. They played hits
:12:35. > :12:40.from their 45`year career to more than 26,000 fans. Ben Sidwell went
:12:41. > :12:47.to meet the band and their fans, who travelled from around the world for
:12:48. > :12:52.a moment of rock music history. Even by Black Sabbath's standards,
:12:53. > :12:56.it has been an incredible year. I don't think we knew what to expect,
:12:57. > :13:04.really. The whole tour has been great. It's been fantastic.
:13:05. > :13:11.2013 has seen the band's first album of new material for 35 years top the
:13:12. > :13:15.chart all over the world. They were a constant sell`out wherever they
:13:16. > :13:22.played. We realise now that we're not going to live forever, so while
:13:23. > :13:26.we can still do it, we will do it. It is a God`given thing to us, and
:13:27. > :13:31.we're all still really good at what we do, so may as well do it. Some
:13:32. > :13:34.fans queued for over 12 hours before the two homecoming gigs in
:13:35. > :13:39.Birmingham, desperate to see the band who have been credited with
:13:40. > :13:43.creating heavy metal music. Don't know how long the Sabbath will be
:13:44. > :13:47.around anymore, so gotta see them while we can and get good spots.
:13:48. > :13:54.Unbelievable. A dream for 20`odd years. At last I've done it. The
:13:55. > :13:56.city where metal music began and where Black Sabbath began is
:13:57. > :14:07.special, so I've been looking forward to this day all year. But it
:14:08. > :14:10.wasn't just fans from England who have made the trip to see Ozzy
:14:11. > :14:14.Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler perform in the city where it
:14:15. > :14:20.all started for them back in 1968. Just wanted to see Black Sabbath in
:14:21. > :14:26.their hometown. I mean, it is nothing like seeing them in Italy. I
:14:27. > :14:30.saw them in Melbourne, and they were playing in my hometown, so thought
:14:31. > :14:36.I'd come over to see them in their hometown. This is the most
:14:37. > :14:43.nerve`wracking gig in the world. We can play everywhere and we end up
:14:44. > :14:47.back in Birmingham. No`one, not even the band, know what the future
:14:48. > :14:51.holds. Fans are just hoping this will not be the last time they see
:14:52. > :15:00.Black Sabbath take to the stage in their home city. Ben Sidwell, BBC
:15:01. > :15:02.Midlands Today, Birmingham. I was lucky enough to see them. It was
:15:03. > :15:05.sensational. This is our top story tonight: A
:15:06. > :15:09.businessman's jailed for defying court orders to clear a giant
:15:10. > :15:11.rubbish tip. Your detailed weather forecast to
:15:12. > :15:17.come shortly from Shefali`` if you're brave enough to listen. Also
:15:18. > :15:21.in tonight's programme: Strictly speaking, a weekend hard to beat.
:15:22. > :15:27.Abi ends as the surprise winner on the dance floor while husband Peter
:15:28. > :15:30.nets the winner for Stoke City. And join me at the Birmingham
:15:31. > :15:41.Christmas Shelter, where I'll be talking to volunteers who are giving
:15:42. > :15:44.up their time to help the homeless. Kate Treveener is able to look
:15:45. > :15:50.forward to 2014 after a marathon search to find the replacement liver
:15:51. > :15:54.she so desperately needed. She had her first transplant in 2010 when
:15:55. > :15:58.the donor liver had to be rescued from a burning plane, but it wasn't
:15:59. > :16:02.a success. Another followed and now a third ` and with it the news she's
:16:03. > :16:06.been hoping for. Holly Lewis reports.
:16:07. > :16:11.Kate knows all about planning for a big day. But for her, it has always
:16:12. > :16:16.been about finding a perfect match on the organ donor list. Kate, who
:16:17. > :16:19.is 21, is planning a career in the wedding industry after tests show
:16:20. > :16:24.her body has accepted her third new liver.
:16:25. > :16:28.It all goes so quick that it's not until now I've sat back and looked
:16:29. > :16:31.at it all and realise how much I've been through. When you're in the
:16:32. > :16:34.moment, you're just going with it, so you don't think about what's
:16:35. > :16:38.really going on. In 2010, Kate was already in surgery
:16:39. > :16:44.when a plane carrying her donor liver crashed. The pilot survived
:16:45. > :16:47.and the organ was rescued by a fire`fighter. The transplant went
:16:48. > :16:50.ahead, although the liver later failed.
:16:51. > :16:54.People in the ward were actually bringing me newspapers, and you
:16:55. > :16:57.would see people walking down the ward and they were pointing at the
:16:58. > :17:04.bed, because everybody on the ward knew it was me. My mum and dad sat
:17:05. > :17:06.me down and told me about it. It was like, "OK, then".
:17:07. > :17:10.Kate had all three of her transplants at the Queen Elizabeth
:17:11. > :17:13.Hospital in Birmingham. So far this year, 204 liver transplants have
:17:14. > :17:16.been carried out here, putting Birmingham on course to be the
:17:17. > :17:23.biggest liver transplant centre in Europe. But Kate's surgeon says she
:17:24. > :17:26.is an exceptional patient. Third liver transplant is a
:17:27. > :17:29.technically challenging operation, and also from the patient's point of
:17:30. > :17:38.view, they need stamina to recover from such a transplant operation.
:17:39. > :17:41.Kate says this Christmas will be a real celebration, but her thoughts
:17:42. > :17:52.will be with the donor families who made her surgery possible. BBC
:17:53. > :17:54.Midlands Today, Birmingham. Happy Christmas.
:17:55. > :17:57.It's almost here. Christmas means church services, presents under the
:17:58. > :18:01.tree, tinsel, turkey and carols, of course. BBC local radio stations
:18:02. > :18:05.across the region have been playing their part by organising a special
:18:06. > :18:09.series of carol concerts. And don't worry if you missed them ` there's
:18:10. > :18:20.another chance to hear them on air over Christmas. Rebecca Wood has the
:18:21. > :18:23.details. In Birmingham, there was Christmas
:18:24. > :18:29.spirit and plenty as hundreds of people packed into the city's
:18:30. > :18:33.Cathedral with BBC's presenters also playing their part. BBC Radio
:18:34. > :18:43.Shropshire hosted Carroll's where the congregation was in fine voice.
:18:44. > :18:46.In Stoke`on`Trent, St Peter's Academy accompanied the 900 people
:18:47. > :19:02.attending the traditional carol service. The worst Male voice choir
:19:03. > :19:14.`` the Worcestershire Male voice choir.
:19:15. > :19:21.And this weekend, hundreds packed into the Coventry Cathedral fall the
:19:22. > :19:33.annual concert. There will be back tomorrow and again on Christmas Day.
:19:34. > :19:38.It's been a weekend to remember for the Stoke City striker Peter Crouch,
:19:39. > :19:41.and his wife Abbey Clancey. First, Peter scored the winning goal to
:19:42. > :19:47.beat Aston Villa in the Premier league. Then Abi won the final of
:19:48. > :19:49.Strictly Come Dancing. Ian Winter reports.
:19:50. > :19:53.Santa looked out in the cold as if killing time at the match before the
:19:54. > :19:56.main event on the dance floor. But inside the Brit, there was a real
:19:57. > :19:59.festive flavour. And the perfect gifts arrived four days early for
:20:00. > :20:03.Peter Crouch. Before kick`off, he clearly, had lots on his mind.
:20:04. > :20:06.Hoping he'd score a goal to help Stoke beat Villa, and hoping his
:20:07. > :20:09.wife would score with the judges to win Strictly Come Dancing. Only at
:20:10. > :20:16.Christmas could such a dream come true. And it did. First, Strictly
:20:17. > :20:20.Football. With 20 minutes left, Crouch pounced to seal a 2`1
:20:21. > :20:24.victory. Dancing has never been his forte, but the message was clear.
:20:25. > :20:31."Please vote for Abi Clancy, because I'd love my wife to win Strictly. I
:20:32. > :20:34.will be honest. I'd like to say I've given her tips, but she is miles
:20:35. > :20:37.better than me. I only have the robot in my locker. Luckily, the
:20:38. > :20:39.robot dance wasn't part of his wife's repertoire, and Abbey
:20:40. > :20:43.delivered a stunning performance. Whilst the six million votes were
:20:44. > :20:46.being counted, she settled down in her deckchair, presumably to watch
:20:47. > :20:50.her husband on match of the day. At the Hawthorns, West Bromwich Albion
:20:51. > :20:52.looked to be heading for their fifth straight defeat when Hull City took
:20:53. > :20:55.a first half lead. Goal...camera...action A ?6,000 bill
:20:56. > :21:01.for Jake Livermore to replace the shattered lens. And four minutes
:21:02. > :21:04.before the end, Albion made it 1`1, thanks to Matej Vydra's first goal
:21:05. > :21:14.for the club, under caretaker coach Keith Downing. If it is a point for
:21:15. > :21:17.Steve Clark, I think the boys wanted to give him something back for the
:21:18. > :21:20.fantastic work he had done for 18 months. So Merry Christmas to the
:21:21. > :21:23.newly crowned winner of Strictly. But whilst she can rest her dancing
:21:24. > :21:30.feet over the festive period, Peter, her non`dancing husband, is off to
:21:31. > :21:38.Newcastle on Boxing Day. Time for the weather.
:21:39. > :21:45.The good news is it won't be. We still have a sticky troublesome
:21:46. > :21:49.period to get through before then. The strongest guts recorded across
:21:50. > :21:58.the region today ranged from between 40 to 60 mph. Very windy there, and
:21:59. > :22:04.unfortunately it will continue for the next four hours. Rainfall more
:22:05. > :22:10.clear`cut, because of the localised nature. This is what was down to. An
:22:11. > :22:13.unusually deep area of low pressure situated towards the Atlantic, and
:22:14. > :22:17.that still has a stranglehold over us. Over the next couple of days,
:22:18. > :22:23.the gaps between these ice bars will `` isobars will widen. This activity
:22:24. > :22:27.will die down over the Christmas period. For Christmas Day, this is
:22:28. > :22:38.how it is looking. It will be cold cock ``, crisper and it may turn out
:22:39. > :22:41.to be ``. This is how it is looking at the moment. Over the next three
:22:42. > :22:46.hours, we will see this rain intensified. It will spread
:22:47. > :22:52.north`eastwards, coupled with those strong winds. Again gusting up to 50
:22:53. > :22:56.mph. You can see that it has all blown out of the way to the east
:22:57. > :22:59.after midnight, so it is looking dry up by that stage. The winds are
:23:00. > :23:03.still with this, however, so those winds will keep those temperatures
:23:04. > :23:07.above freezing, but will still turn a lot colder. Perhaps just outside
:23:08. > :23:12.our region, some deposits. Temperatures between two and four
:23:13. > :23:17.degrees. A chilly start the day tomorrow. It will be quite gusty.
:23:18. > :23:21.Those winds still strong, it but is a lot drier. We will see some
:23:22. > :23:26.showers through the region from time to time. Some could be heavy, but
:23:27. > :23:28.they could be some wintry nests across the highest ground. There
:23:29. > :23:35.will be some sunshine tomorrow. Temperatures rising to five degrees.
:23:36. > :23:39.It turns even colder tomorrow night, so the likelihood of some snow
:23:40. > :23:44.increasing. For Christmas Day, drier. Thank you.
:23:45. > :23:48.Tonight's headlines from the BBC: Much of the UK has been been hit by
:23:49. > :23:59.a fierce storm, with heavy rain and winds disrupting Christmas travel
:24:00. > :24:03.for drivers and rail passengers. It's goodbye and happy Christmas
:24:04. > :24:07.from me as we return to Mary now, who's at the Birmingham Christmas
:24:08. > :24:10.Shelter. Thank you. Many people watching will be volunteering over
:24:11. > :24:17.Christmas. I have two volunteers here. Why did you start volunteering
:24:18. > :24:21.at this shelter? I have been coming for five years and the first year
:24:22. > :24:25.was because I had fallen out of love with Christmas, and I wanted to find
:24:26. > :24:29.something a bit more special about Christmas. I looked on the Internet
:24:30. > :24:37.and found this place and have never looked back. You clearly enjoy it.
:24:38. > :24:40.Yes. You haven't been doing it for as long. I've been doing it for
:24:41. > :24:46.three years. What was the motivation for you? As a Christian, I thought
:24:47. > :24:51.Christmas was about giving, so I wanted to give something back. I
:24:52. > :24:58.wanted to give that time back, and help other people. Speaking to some
:24:59. > :25:02.of the people, not many wanted to go on camera, you are using this
:25:03. > :25:07.shelter, there are common themes going through of mental issues and
:25:08. > :25:12.drug abuse. Is that we find? Yes, I spend a lot of time chatting these
:25:13. > :25:15.people, and a lot of the time, they talk about mental health issues they
:25:16. > :25:23.have had in the past year and things like that, and they just need that
:25:24. > :25:29.help. Along with volunteers, there is a bit of a hierarchy here,
:25:30. > :25:32.because you have been here longer. But you also have services coming
:25:33. > :25:39.here to help people. It is not just about a hot meal. Yes, the Mrs came
:25:40. > :25:45.in earlier. We have had a hairdressers, dentists. We had a dog
:25:46. > :25:53.grimmer last year. And a chiropractor. About half of
:25:54. > :25:59.everybody keep it uses the shelter, thank you for giving up your time.
:26:00. > :26:04.That is it from us. This is the last full programme on Midlands today
:26:05. > :26:08.before Christmas. Under half of all others, to have a very happy
:26:09. > :26:12.Christmas. I will be back with your next news at ten o'clock with the
:26:13. > :26:15.latest on the weather, but we leave you with the beautiful voices of
:26:16. > :26:26.Birmingham's like voices choir.