:00:00. > :00:00.Korean ferry capsized. That's all
:00:00. > :01:21.Good evening. A retired musician is recovering in hospital after being
:01:22. > :01:26.carjacked. Michael Green has a fractured hip as well as head
:01:27. > :01:31.injuries. Thugs targeted him for his 15`year`old car which they later
:01:32. > :01:36.crashed. The 84`year`old told his family that he thought he was going
:01:37. > :01:39.to die. Sian Grzeszczyk reports. Michael Green lived for his music
:01:40. > :01:42.entertaining audiences as a drummer across the Black Country and the
:01:43. > :01:49.world for decades. And this is him today. His injuries so severe, he
:01:50. > :01:53.needed surgery. Last Friday the pensioner was at this pub in
:01:54. > :01:57.Bilston. Known for its live music and part of the reason he was a
:01:58. > :02:00.regular. As he was leaving, up to six thugs attacked him to take his
:02:01. > :02:06.15`year`old Toyota car. His daughter Giselle is still coming to terms
:02:07. > :02:11.with what happened to her father. It was very upsetting to see. My dad
:02:12. > :02:16.had been an absolute gentleman, he didn't want to make any fuss at all
:02:17. > :02:21.in the hospital but he was covered in blood, he had a nasty head wound,
:02:22. > :02:25.he was obviously in a lot of pain. They had seen the victim just get
:02:26. > :02:29.into the car, he had literally just sat in the vehicle when he was
:02:30. > :02:32.forcibly dragged out of the car and dragged across the floor will stop
:02:33. > :02:37.to take the car is one issue but to cause the injuries that they caused
:02:38. > :02:41.a fractured hip, which has resulted in him still being hospitalised,
:02:42. > :02:44.causes me immense concern and I'm keen to catch those responsible.
:02:45. > :02:48.Michael's been drumming since he was a teenager and loves playing gigs
:02:49. > :02:53.for locals. Today people in Bilston said they were disgusted by news of
:02:54. > :02:58.his attack. It's awful, really. But they don't realise is they will be
:02:59. > :03:02.that old someday. But they think it's never going to happen to them.
:03:03. > :03:08.I think they need locking up, they want educating, for starters. No two
:03:09. > :03:11.ways about it. West Midlands Police arrested a16`year`old on suspicion
:03:12. > :03:17.of robbery who has now been bailed. Giselle had this message for the
:03:18. > :03:21.people responsible. I would think that they have got dads and grandads
:03:22. > :03:28.to, and I would like them to have a think about how they would feel if
:03:29. > :03:34.it was their grandad. How is the rest of the family feeling? Very
:03:35. > :03:38.shaken and upset. Detectives here say the violent attack on Mr Green
:03:39. > :03:43.was out of all proportion to any gain.. His aging car had little
:03:44. > :03:47.resale value. They want anyone who saw the Blue Toyota Avensis in the
:03:48. > :03:51.moments after it was stolen to get in touch. Michael is expected to
:03:52. > :03:54.remain in hospital for the rest of the week and is described as making
:03:55. > :03:58.good progress. His family are worried about the long term impact
:03:59. > :04:01.his attack will have on him but say despite his ordeal, he's a fighter
:04:02. > :04:06.and together they will get through this.
:04:07. > :04:09.And Michael Green's daughter Giselle visited him in hospital late this
:04:10. > :04:13.afternoon. She says he wants people to know how grateful he is for all
:04:14. > :04:17.the kind messages he's received since the attack.
:04:18. > :04:21.You're watching Midlands Today, good to have you with us. Coming up later
:04:22. > :04:24.in the programme: Looking into the future, Jaguar Landrover show off
:04:25. > :04:30.new technology which could be fitted to its four by fours.
:04:31. > :04:34.Doctors in Birmingham have carried out pioneering treatment on a
:04:35. > :04:37.diabetes patient who had problems injecting himself with insulin. It's
:04:38. > :04:42.a type of procedure that's almost routine in Germany but is new here.
:04:43. > :04:46.This region has the UK's highest rate of diabetes, affecting almost
:04:47. > :04:55.one in 12 people. Here's Giles Latcham.
:04:56. > :04:59.Good times for Kraig McLeod ` he's got his strength back ` he's got his
:05:00. > :05:07.life back. It's a far cry from two years ago ` when he was at rock
:05:08. > :05:10.bottom. It made me tired, it made my head spin constantly, constantly
:05:11. > :05:16.down in the dumps. When things are so bad, it just adds to it, it was
:05:17. > :05:22.horrendous, one of the worst moments of my life. He has type one diabetes
:05:23. > :05:28.induced to ride on entering injections four times a day, using a
:05:29. > :05:32.device a bit like a pen. `` rely on insulin injections. But he developed
:05:33. > :05:37.an analogy to the injection, which led to confessions which could have
:05:38. > :05:40.killed them. So the challenge for doctors at the Queen Elizabeth
:05:41. > :05:43.hospital in Birmingham was to find a way of delivering the insulin into
:05:44. > :05:48.Kraig's bloodstream but without needles. This is what they came up
:05:49. > :05:53.with ` a device made in Germany but used on only one other patient in
:05:54. > :05:58.the UK. The approach we took was to bypass the scheme completely, to put
:05:59. > :06:01.a port into his abdominal cavity so the insulin could be delivered
:06:02. > :06:08.straight into his abdomen rather than by the skin. Plenty of diabetic
:06:09. > :06:11.patients use pumps which deliver insulin under the skin. But Kraig's,
:06:12. > :06:17.surgically fitted, pumps it through a hole in his abdomen. I've got
:06:18. > :06:25.routine back again, you have control of your health, control your blood
:06:26. > :06:32.sugar is, which before anything like that was taken away. The simple
:06:33. > :06:35.things mean a lot, definitely. It's still new, we are learning but early
:06:36. > :06:38.signs are learning but early signs I suspend the right thing for him.
:06:39. > :06:42.Kraig's going back to work and making plans. Rare though it is
:06:43. > :06:46.here, it's a procedure much used on the continent and he hopes to spread
:06:47. > :06:51.the word so others like him will see their lives transformed.
:06:52. > :06:53.The unemployment rate in the West Midlands has increased slightly `
:06:54. > :06:57.despite falling nationally. 224,000 people are now out of work here ` an
:06:58. > :07:03.increase of 2,000 on the previous quarter. The latest figures mean
:07:04. > :07:07.around 8.2% of the population in the West Midlands is unemployed. It
:07:08. > :07:13.remains higher than the national average, a five year low of 6.9%.
:07:14. > :07:17.Police who were searching for a man reported to be in difficulty in a
:07:18. > :07:21.lake in the Black Country have recovered a body. The man was seen
:07:22. > :07:24.in the water at Walsall Arboretum at around half past seven last night.
:07:25. > :07:28.His death's being treated as unexplained.
:07:29. > :07:31.A 15`year`old boy's been questioned after he was arrested following the
:07:32. > :07:34.stabbing of a man in Birmingham on Monday night. Emergency services
:07:35. > :07:37.were called to Slade Road in Erdington after reports of a fight.
:07:38. > :07:43.They found a 24`year`old with knife wounds. He remains in a critical
:07:44. > :07:46.condition in hospital. If you've been on the M6 over the
:07:47. > :07:50.past few months, you've probably been stuck in slow traffic. Journey
:07:51. > :07:53.times on one of the busiest sections of the motorway are expected to
:07:54. > :07:59.improve from today. It follows the completion of the latest section of
:08:00. > :08:02.what's called the 'Smart Motorway'. The system, first trialled on the
:08:03. > :08:05.M42, allows drivers to use the hard shoulder at peak times. Here's our
:08:06. > :08:09.Transport Correspondent, Peter Plisner.
:08:10. > :08:12.The M6 this morning ` flowing freely. Reduced traffic because of
:08:13. > :08:15.the Easter holidays helped ` but so did the Smart Motorway system
:08:16. > :08:20.designed to ease congestion by slowing down traffic and using the
:08:21. > :08:24.hard shoulder as an extra lane. We breezed in to Birmingham and so did
:08:25. > :08:30.Steve Poole ` a regular commuter on a route which he says used to be
:08:31. > :08:34.more like a car park. Historically this has been one of the worst
:08:35. > :08:40.bottleneck areas in the country. Is cutting journey time down, from my
:08:41. > :08:43.perspective, 60%. The Smart Motorway concept was first trialled on the
:08:44. > :08:53.M42 east of Birmingham eight years ago. There it improved journey times
:08:54. > :08:56.and as a result was soon adopted elsewhere. After the M42 it was then
:08:57. > :08:59.installed on the M6 between junctions four and five and between
:09:00. > :09:03.10a and junction eight. The latest section that opened today will mean
:09:04. > :09:06.that Smart Motorway now covers more than 20 miles of the midlands
:09:07. > :09:11.motorway network. The completion of this game comes at a time when Smart
:09:12. > :09:15.Motorways rally is being introduced across the country. Another scheme
:09:16. > :09:27.near London becomes operational this the only solution was motorway
:09:28. > :09:30.widening. And here's where it's all controlled ` with hundreds of
:09:31. > :09:39.cameras, operators here have a bird's eye view of the traffic.
:09:40. > :09:45.First thing we have two look for is a high flow rate. Then we will check
:09:46. > :09:50.the flow on camera, if that looks heavy and congested on camera, we
:09:51. > :09:56.will open the hard shoulder. So is smart motorway replacing expensive
:09:57. > :10:02.motorway widening? Can build these schemes for a fifth of the cost of
:10:03. > :10:09.widening, less intrusive, less disruptive to residents, so a huge
:10:10. > :10:12.map of benefits. And freeflowing motorways aren't just good for
:10:13. > :10:16.commuters, they also help lorries get there quicker and that's good
:10:17. > :10:18.for the economy. Staying with motoring and Jaguar
:10:19. > :10:23.Landrover has been showing off technology that could be fitted to
:10:24. > :10:24.some of its four by fours in the future. The company's invested
:10:25. > :11:08.heavily to make its vehicles Galactic spaceship. Partnership
:11:09. > :11:15.means they want people to think about JL are in high terms, they
:11:16. > :11:20.spent billions on new engineers, trying to cement the idea that it is
:11:21. > :11:22.high`tech, cutting`edge technology. They also unveiled invisible
:11:23. > :13:02.technology? threatened with closure because of
:13:03. > :13:05.financial problems. Blackbrook near Leek's suffered from falling visitor
:13:06. > :13:08.numbers, and was put up for sale with an asking price of ?350,000.
:13:09. > :13:11.The administrators say they've received a good offer which
:13:12. > :13:13.guarantees the zoo's future and the jobs of staff.
:13:14. > :13:16.Our top story tonight: The 84`year`old dragged from his car and
:13:17. > :13:22.brutally attacked outside a pub, all for his 15`year`old Toyota. Your
:13:23. > :13:25.detailed weather forecast to come shortly from Shefali ` also in
:13:26. > :13:29.tonight's programme: Africa's first footballing superstar. With less
:13:30. > :13:39.than two months to go the World Cup in Brazil, we find out what he
:13:40. > :13:43.thinks of England's chances. This stunning regression of the Battle of
:13:44. > :13:47.the Somme was due to be destroyed but it has been saved. Join me later
:13:48. > :13:57.to find out how it is now going to go on public display.
:13:58. > :14:02.Almost 60 years ago, Hungarians took on the might of the Russian Army to
:14:03. > :14:07.attempt to overthrow Soviet occupation. Many ended up fleeing
:14:08. > :14:11.their country. Now the story of one refugee who came to live in Stoke on
:14:12. > :14:15.Trent is to be made into a feature film, as Lindsay Doyle has been
:14:16. > :14:18.finding out. The Last Train to Budapest, a short
:14:19. > :14:21.film by Staffordshire University students adapted from the novel by a
:14:22. > :14:24.Stoke`on Trent author based on the life of his Father, Nandor Pekar a
:14:25. > :14:38.young freedom fighter in the Hungarian revolution in 1956. The
:14:39. > :14:42.Russians came back with terrifying forces, air planes, tanks, you name
:14:43. > :14:47.it, they were going to destroy the freedom fighters. Once that had
:14:48. > :14:53.completed, there was no alternative, you either stayed and risked arrest
:14:54. > :14:59.or death, those kind of consequences, or you try to escape.
:15:00. > :15:02.It was one of the darkest chapters in 20th century Hungarian history.
:15:03. > :15:06.The Soviet Union had seized power at the end of the Second World War. Not
:15:07. > :15:08.only did Nandor Pekar's story inspire the Staffordshire students,
:15:09. > :15:14.now an independent film producer wants to make it into a feature
:15:15. > :15:19.film. These kids were 17, 18, going out, grabbing their dad's hunting
:15:20. > :15:23.rifle and walking down the street to try and stop the convoys of Russian
:15:24. > :15:33.tanks. It's just an amazing story, and a universal story. The film will
:15:34. > :15:36.be shot on location in Hungary and Stoke, capturing a moment in time
:15:37. > :15:40.still so vivid for another Hungarian Refugee. It was terrible, because
:15:41. > :15:47.some of them got hit. I was only 18 myself, I have seen some blokes
:15:48. > :15:56.there, some limbs knocked off, it was terrible. Nandor Pekar died in
:15:57. > :16:04.1987, he was just 48 years old. But now through the written word and
:16:05. > :16:07.film, his story is captured forever. Birmingham born director and writer
:16:08. > :16:11.Steven Knight is the man who brought Peaky Blinders to our screens last
:16:12. > :16:21.year ` the award winning BBC Drama about a gang in his home City in the
:16:22. > :16:24.1920s. Well tonight he's getting the red carpet treatment in Birmingham
:16:25. > :16:28.for his latest film release Locke, which gets its World Premiere here.
:16:29. > :16:32.Our arts reporter Satnam Rana is there ` this is quite a coup isn't
:16:33. > :16:35.it? It is a huge coup, Mary ` London and Leicester Square are what many
:16:36. > :16:38.of us associate with film premieres but tonight it's the turn of
:16:39. > :16:42.Birmingham. Locke is a drama thriller centered around the car
:16:43. > :16:47.journey of Ivan Locke played by Tom Hardy. A lot happens along the way.
:16:48. > :16:51.The man who has filmed it within the city is Stephen Knight, the director
:16:52. > :16:59.and writer of Locke. Brummie through and through. Why is it important for
:17:00. > :17:05.you to profile the city in this way? Why wouldn't you? It's a great city,
:17:06. > :17:12.a big`city, and I think the swagger of Birmingham should be returned.
:17:13. > :17:15.This was the manufacturing heart of the world at one point and here we
:17:16. > :17:20.are in the city where loads of creative people live, there is no
:17:21. > :17:25.reason you can't premiere film in Birmingham like you could in London.
:17:26. > :17:31.You deliberately chose to the opening scenes here. We were on a
:17:32. > :17:36.very cold roof, and we shot spaghetti Junction. I said to be
:17:37. > :17:39.director and photographer, there is spaghetti Junction, make it look
:17:40. > :17:43.like a beautiful painting, and he does. In a way, it is a Birmingham
:17:44. > :17:51.monument, it's beautiful but practical. You have been recording
:17:52. > :17:57.series number two of Peaky Blinders around the region. Important links
:17:58. > :18:01.to the whole area? Absolutely. We have to do more stuff, other people
:18:02. > :18:04.have to, just celebrated and don't be embarrassed or ashamed to write
:18:05. > :18:12.stuff that is set here. Thanks very much. I'm joined now by Tom Hardy,
:18:13. > :18:16.the star of the film. For you, you are the only character that appears
:18:17. > :18:22.in the film. It must've been a challenge to be in a car filming
:18:23. > :18:26.over five days. It was a bit of fun. I wasn't alone because I had
:18:27. > :18:30.everybody talking to me in my ear. You have an filming in the region
:18:31. > :18:37.for progress macro as well. What is your impression of Birmingham? Were
:18:38. > :18:44.filmed at end of full and magister, actually. But I've only just been
:18:45. > :18:51.here today. `` filmed it in Liverpool and Manchester. It's ready
:18:52. > :18:56.exciting having you here in the city and good luck with the premiere
:18:57. > :19:04.tonight. Tom Hardy, starring in Locke. Lots of Birmingham
:19:05. > :19:12.celebrities as well. A dazzling end to a sunny day here in the city. In
:19:13. > :19:14.just 57 days the World Cup kicks off in Brazil.
:19:15. > :19:17.32 nations will compete for football's ultimate prize, including
:19:18. > :19:21.five from Africa. It was back in 1990 that an African country first
:19:22. > :19:24.made its mark in the tournament. And today the undoubted star of that
:19:25. > :19:33.team was in Walsall ` our reporter Ian Winter caught up with him. From
:19:34. > :19:41.Cameroon to Walsall. Roger Milla is in town to roll back the years and
:19:42. > :19:46.jog a few memories of Italia 90. He has made a chance and scored! Roger
:19:47. > :19:48.Milla was the veteran who only agreed to play in the World Cup
:19:49. > :19:57.because he got a call from the President of Cameroon. TRANSLATION:
:19:58. > :20:01.Nowhere in the annals of football, has an old grandad of 38 come on and
:20:02. > :20:08.created history by scoring for his country. And neither had this, a hip
:20:09. > :20:12.wiggling goal celebration around the corner flag. Sadly for millions of
:20:13. > :20:16.fans around the world, that was the last days of his delightful dancing
:20:17. > :20:22.at Italia 90 because in the quarterfinals, Cameroon lost to
:20:23. > :20:25.England 3`2. Roger Milla is in the Midlands to say thank you to the
:20:26. > :20:29.University of Wolverhampton. Ten years ago he set up a charity to
:20:30. > :20:33.improve the lives of underprivileged children in Cameroon and the
:20:34. > :20:43.University has divided the new IT facility supporters work. But is it
:20:44. > :20:48.mean to have Roger Milla here? It's fantastic. A wonderful sportsman,
:20:49. > :20:51.Ambassador, here at our Institute of sport. Also, somebody who cares so
:20:52. > :20:57.much about developing education for young people. Roger Milla played in
:20:58. > :21:01.three World Cup finals and this was the goal everyone remembers. 24
:21:02. > :21:05.years later, seemed double double Lions of Africa are back in the
:21:06. > :21:11.world stage in the same group as the host nation `` indomitable Lions.
:21:12. > :21:18.Will Samuel Eto'o be celebrating like this? Why not a final, England
:21:19. > :21:25.versus Cameroon? That way we would get our revenge! Today the kids were
:21:26. > :21:29.out celebrating, but Roger Milla, 62 next month, will always be the
:21:30. > :21:35.undisputed king of the corner flag dance.
:21:36. > :21:39.Back in February a story we brought you about a unique tribute to the
:21:40. > :21:43.soldiers of World War One, provoked quite a reaction. Many of you were
:21:44. > :21:46.shocked that a recreation a day at the Battle of the Somme would be
:21:47. > :21:50.destroyed. Well we're happy to tell you it's been saved ` for now at
:21:51. > :21:56.least. Bob Hockenhull is at Dudmaston Hall in Shropshire ` tell
:21:57. > :22:00.us more. Would you believe it, all of this was made out of brown
:22:01. > :22:03.paper. It was made by students at Birmingham City University, who were
:22:04. > :22:14.given four weeks to created as part of the project, and they had ?450.
:22:15. > :22:16.They have made an excellent job of getting the detail here, it was due
:22:17. > :22:19.to be destroyed but that isn't going to happen any more. It's an art
:22:20. > :22:24.project that captured the imagination of the public. The
:22:25. > :22:27.regression of the Battle of the Somme was only meant to be
:22:28. > :22:33.temporary. It was due to be torn down and destroyed. Doug Marston
:22:34. > :22:39.Hall has come to the rescue. Some of the scenes have been gingerly moved
:22:40. > :22:44.and re`erected in the old kitchen. Enthralling visitors of all ages.
:22:45. > :22:57.It's really impressive, very emotive, surprisingly it's made by
:22:58. > :23:02.paper. It showed what it was like when they were in World War I.
:23:03. > :23:08.Considering how flimsy the display is, it's survived the move
:23:09. > :23:13.surprisingly well but in this plenary year will prove a timely
:23:14. > :23:18.reminder of what soldiers had to injure or in the dark days of the
:23:19. > :23:27.Somme `` centenary year. The public have until the end of Tiber to see
:23:28. > :23:35.this regression. `` October. It must've been a difficult job
:23:36. > :23:39.bringing it here. We had a team of staff who had to delicately wrapped
:23:40. > :23:42.soldiers in bubble wrap, then the students came to see us last week
:23:43. > :23:47.you had made all these pieces, they reinstated everything. As he said,
:23:48. > :23:52.it is very fragile, with his wonderful French walls just made out
:23:53. > :23:58.of paper. What has been the reaction? Amazing. Everybody
:23:59. > :24:02.remembers you covering it when it was made so many people are saying,
:24:03. > :24:06.this was on the television! They can get up close and personal and the
:24:07. > :24:11.children especially are in all. Of course, it's appropriate it as come
:24:12. > :24:17.here because you here have your own World War I history. Just like
:24:18. > :24:21.people around the country, we have been researching our family links
:24:22. > :24:26.with World War I. Captain Geoffrey served in Egypt, he was hard of
:24:27. > :24:35.hearing, he was behind the lines filling topography. He writes home
:24:36. > :24:38.poignantly, he lost first his `` both his first Commons, one of them
:24:39. > :24:43.re`enlisted as a private soldier and was killed in France. The think
:24:44. > :24:50.there is any chance that beyond October, these paper trenches will
:24:51. > :24:54.be saved? From the students when they came, they said they think this
:24:55. > :24:57.is the last time they think it could be moved and they have asked us to
:24:58. > :25:02.dispose of it in a fit and respectful way. For now, the public
:25:03. > :25:07.can come and see what it's all about and the detail really is struggling.
:25:08. > :25:11.There are rats in the sewers, people on stretchers with really detailed
:25:12. > :25:17.expressions of pain, so it is worth coming along and having a recruit.
:25:18. > :25:20.`` having a look at it. She enjoyed the evening sunshine so
:25:21. > :25:23.much last night, Shefali is out there again this evening. With
:25:24. > :25:29.Easter weekend edging nearer, is the weather about to change?
:25:30. > :25:37.Already the winds are blowing, it is breezy out here and if you were out
:25:38. > :25:45.in the sun trying, out of the sunshine, it did feel a bit nippy.
:25:46. > :25:49.It is looking cloudier, looking cooler and could even get the odd
:25:50. > :25:54.spot of rain. But things will recover by Good Friday and Saturday.
:25:55. > :25:59.Tomorrow's weather is indicative of what could be happening during the
:26:00. > :26:03.second half of the Easter weekend. There is an area of low pressure
:26:04. > :26:07.moving up from the South`East, never bodes well, that will bring with it
:26:08. > :26:13.some rain so more than just a spot, I think they could be a fair amount
:26:14. > :26:16.of rain into Easter Monday. The cloud is beginning to increase and
:26:17. > :26:20.filter through from the North West. We were lucky it held off until now.
:26:21. > :26:25.This will start to sink southwards through the night, the South`East
:26:26. > :26:30.will of clear but nevertheless, overall temperatures will be a
:26:31. > :26:38.couple of degrees higher so Frost is not going to be as much of an issue.
:26:39. > :26:41.Not as chilly tomorrow, and for tomorrow, will continue to see the
:26:42. > :26:45.crowd streaming in from the North West, spilling South`East through
:26:46. > :26:50.the day but by the afternoon, some brighter breaks developing.
:26:51. > :26:58.Temperatures will be pegged back, particularly for the North. The
:26:59. > :27:05.southern counties, highs of around 15 to 16, a cloudier day and perhaps
:27:06. > :27:08.some patchy light rain as well. For tomorrow night, the cloud lingering
:27:09. > :27:13.during the first half then clearing, and temperatures low enough for a
:27:14. > :27:17.touch of Frost as we head into Good Friday, but Good Friday, Saturday,
:27:18. > :27:20.looking fine and dry, just a bit cooler.
:27:21. > :27:25.Tonight's headlines from the BBC: Hundreds of school children are
:27:26. > :27:37.feared dead as a ferry capsizes off the coast of South Korea. That was
:27:38. > :27:41.the Midlands Today. I'll be back at ten o'clock when we'll be checking
:27:42. > :27:44.on just how smart the new smart motorway is turning out to be. We'll
:27:45. > :27:47.leave you with the scene from Dudmaston in Shropshire.