:00:00. > :00:00.chilly. That's all from the BBC News at
:00:00. > :00:20.I am so happy and pleased. I know it is not the end of the road and the
:00:21. > :00:23.end of the fight. The 24`year`old died
:00:24. > :00:25.after being restrained by bouncers Criticism of a knife surrender
:00:26. > :00:41.programme after only 16 knives It is a knee jerk reaction. It is a
:00:42. > :00:42.good sentiment, but it is not addressing the root cause of the
:00:43. > :00:44.problem. Left homeless by plans
:00:45. > :00:46.for high`speed rail ` When the big ministers get involved,
:00:47. > :00:56.things go slow slowly. And I've got
:00:57. > :00:58.a sneaking suspicion that you might A small glitch to contend with
:00:59. > :01:03.tonight, but otherwise things are A judge today ordered a review
:01:04. > :01:17.of a decision not to prosecute anyone over the death
:01:18. > :01:20.of a 24`year`old on a night out. Julian Webster's family said it
:01:21. > :01:23.marked a turning point in In April, 2009, Julian Webster
:01:24. > :01:27.died outside a Manchester pub after In May, 2012, an inquest said that
:01:28. > :01:33.restraint played But in March last year, the
:01:34. > :01:39.Crown Prosecution Service decided Since then,
:01:40. > :01:44.his family have been battling to get that decision reversed.
:01:45. > :01:49.Here's Cath Mackie. Sonia Webster's waited a long time
:01:50. > :01:53.for this moment, a review into the death of her son,
:01:54. > :02:05.Julian. I am overwhelmed. So happy, so
:02:06. > :02:10.please. I know it is not the end of the road and it is not the end of
:02:11. > :02:12.the fight, but it is... I cannot even explain.
:02:13. > :02:14.The 24`year`old who was from Edgbaston in Birmingham died
:02:15. > :02:18.on a night out in Manchester after returning to this bar to
:02:19. > :02:22.When released, he collapsed to the floor.
:02:23. > :02:25.The family's barrister Rajiv Menon QC told two senior
:02:26. > :02:28.judges in Birmingham that the decision not to prosecute anyone was
:02:29. > :02:33.so flawed and so irrational that the court should quash the decision and
:02:34. > :02:39.The Crown Prosecution Service had argued there was insufficient
:02:40. > :02:44.evidence, but the court ordered a review.
:02:45. > :02:47.The family of Julian Webster clapped as Lord Justice Elias announced
:02:48. > :02:51.Julian's mother, Sonia, closed her eyes and put her head in her hands.
:02:52. > :02:54.But the family were told this didn't mean there would be
:02:55. > :03:04.But it does mean the CPS has to review the case.
:03:05. > :03:08.We want proper consideration as to whether there should be a
:03:09. > :03:11.prosecution. Clearly, the evidence has not been properly considered
:03:12. > :03:12.before now. Speaking at the family home
:03:13. > :03:14.before today's hearing, Sonia Webster said the past five
:03:15. > :03:23.years had taken its toll. Stressful for me, the complete
:03:24. > :03:29.family. My husband. Everyone who was involved. Our lives have been on
:03:30. > :03:33.hold. It has been five years and we cannot move forward because there is
:03:34. > :03:37.unfinished business. Justice needs to be done for Julian. We cannot
:03:38. > :03:39.move on until it is taken care of. In a statement,
:03:40. > :03:42.the CPS confirmed they'll now carry Julian Webster's family say that
:03:43. > :03:48.must begin as soon as possible. Knowing her "ippon" from her
:03:49. > :03:59."wazari"` we meet Kelly Edwards, selected for the Commonwealth Games
:04:00. > :04:01.judo team this summer. It's been revealed that just 16
:04:02. > :04:05.knives have been handed in as part of a knife surrender
:04:06. > :04:07.programme in Birmingham. It began three months ago with
:04:08. > :04:13.a lot of fanfare. Our special correspondent
:04:14. > :04:14.Peter Wilson was at the launch then and joins us now
:04:15. > :04:18.at one of the knife surrender bins. Peter, I suppose any weapon taken
:04:19. > :04:35.off the streets has to be good news, That is right. This is one of three
:04:36. > :04:39.nice surrender bins. They are placed outside churches where you do not
:04:40. > :04:43.expect to find people carrying weapons. How many knives have been
:04:44. > :04:51.placed in this particular bin? Not a single one. The organisers say that
:04:52. > :04:55.the campaign is not a failure. It might have reigned three months ago
:04:56. > :04:58.on the parade, but there were high hopes for what was seen as a
:04:59. > :05:08.community`based nice surrender campaign. Yet the bins were put out
:05:09. > :05:14.places of worship rather than police stations `` knife surrender
:05:15. > :05:20.campaigns. Only 16 knives have been handed in since February. Any knife
:05:21. > :05:24.taken off the street is a knife that could have committed a murder. It is
:05:25. > :05:31.a slow start. We are hoping it will accelerate. That is the pattern
:05:32. > :05:36.elsewhere. In London, it started slowly but accelerated. Previous
:05:37. > :05:40.amnesties have seen hundreds of weapons handed in. People were
:05:41. > :05:45.demanding action after a series of knife attacks soar five young people
:05:46. > :05:49.killed in Birmingham including rap star Joshua Ribera. His mother
:05:50. > :05:53.offered to help publicise the campaign but nothing happened. She
:05:54. > :05:59.says education is the key to changing young people's attitudes.
:06:00. > :06:03.If you can send them in the opposite direction from street crime and
:06:04. > :06:08.knife crime and any kind of crime, that is successful. Guide them in
:06:09. > :06:12.another direction to prevent more violence and deaths. The police and
:06:13. > :06:18.crime commission says talks are under way to use young people and
:06:19. > :06:23.the fan base of Joshua Ribera to reenergise what has so far been a
:06:24. > :06:30.lacklustre campaign. Alison and I have met and she has agreed to help
:06:31. > :06:35.us with the next wave of knife bins and discussions are on as to the way
:06:36. > :06:40.she feels best able to put herself behind the campaign. A former gang
:06:41. > :06:46.member questions the whole point of knife and misdeeds. It is a token
:06:47. > :06:51.gesture, a knee jerk reaction. What should have been done, I think, was
:06:52. > :06:55.for us to open up wider discussion and debate about the real issues
:06:56. > :07:00.about why young people are carrying knives. More bins will be placed on
:07:01. > :07:05.the streets but it is hearts and minds that need to be changed.
:07:06. > :07:15.Has the type of been been successful elsewhere? It was pioneered in
:07:16. > :07:20.London and since 2009 some 10,000 weapons have been taken off the
:07:21. > :07:25.streets including guns. Here I have been talking to local people, some
:07:26. > :07:30.of them have not even noticed this let alone any publicity. After the
:07:31. > :07:41.three`month programme, what is likely to happen now? We are going
:07:42. > :07:46.to get an extra five bins. Clearly in order to make this campaign
:07:47. > :07:50.successful, you have got to energise people and excite people. You have
:07:51. > :07:55.got to draw people in. We are talking about young people. The
:07:56. > :08:02.message at the moment is not getting out. Perhaps if Alison, and using
:08:03. > :08:08.Joshua Ribera's reputation and his charisma, he of course lost his life
:08:09. > :08:10.to knife crime, perhaps that can reach out to young people. Thank
:08:11. > :08:16.you. The family of Stephen Sutton
:08:17. > :08:18.from Burntwood, Staffordshire, say his condition
:08:19. > :08:20.in hospital has deteriorated. He was re`admitted over the weekend
:08:21. > :08:24.with breathing difficulties. In a post on social media,
:08:25. > :08:27.his family said tumours are blocking his airways but he's currently in
:08:28. > :08:30.a comfortable and stable condition. He's
:08:31. > :08:33.so far raised more than ?3 million More than 500 homeowners who live
:08:34. > :08:39.on the route of the proposed high`speed rail link
:08:40. > :08:42.between London and Birmingham have But it seems getting the money
:08:43. > :08:46.isn't always straightforward. Midlands Today was contacted
:08:47. > :08:49.by one family who ended up living in a caravan because
:08:50. > :09:05.of continuing delays. HS2 agreed with this man last years
:09:06. > :09:09.that his home would be blighted by phase one of the line. Keen to
:09:10. > :09:14.resettle his family, it was agreed the house sale would be completed by
:09:15. > :09:20.April the 16th. They said there would be no problem. We thought, no
:09:21. > :09:27.problem at all. But when the date came, no exchange, no contracts. We
:09:28. > :09:31.signed the contract but HS2 did not. When the big ministries like HS2 and
:09:32. > :09:37.the transport ministry gets involved, things go so slowly. The
:09:38. > :09:42.family relocated to Dorset, moving on a weekly basis from caravan to
:09:43. > :09:45.chalet, hoping every day that the Department for Transport would
:09:46. > :09:51.complete on the house sale. Were you a bit naive assuming it will be
:09:52. > :09:57.sorted? I suppose we were. Too trusting. It is crazy. And
:09:58. > :10:01.frustrating. Following the BBC's involvement, he was told payment was
:10:02. > :10:10.imminent and whilst we were filming, a phone call. Good news.
:10:11. > :10:15.Thank you. Goodbye. Who was that? But was HS2 saying the money has
:10:16. > :10:23.just gone through. That is good news! The high`speed rail line is
:10:24. > :10:28.planned to run exactly along the tree`lined and through this field.
:10:29. > :10:33.In a statement, the Department for Transport said they were committed
:10:34. > :10:36.to making payments under the compensation scheme as soon as
:10:37. > :10:41.possible. If anybody thinks they have experienced delays, they should
:10:42. > :10:46.let them know. This family today became just the 12th family in the
:10:47. > :10:49.country to be compensated under the statutory provisions. Good news for
:10:50. > :10:55.this family who now can finish the packing and move on.
:10:56. > :11:00.A family's fight for justice ` now a judge orders a review into Julian
:11:01. > :11:02.Julian Webster's death on a night out.
:11:03. > :11:04.Your detailed weather forecast to come shortly.
:11:05. > :11:08.Who will be next at the helm at the Hawthorns?
:11:09. > :11:11.We look at the front runners to replace Pepe
:11:12. > :11:17.And survivors and students working together `
:11:18. > :11:26.the stories of D`Day veterans recorded for the 70th anniversary.
:11:27. > :11:29.The Labour Party has made Walsall its top target
:11:30. > :11:34.The council is a mirror image of the Government, run by a coalition of
:11:35. > :11:39.And a key battleground is the youth vote with all parties focusing their
:11:40. > :11:45.efforts on getting young people into work, as Ben Godfrey reports.
:11:46. > :11:49.Ashley Lovell has been taken on as an apprentice in Walsall,
:11:50. > :11:57.a town where thousands of teenagers are still struggling to find work.
:11:58. > :12:04.For young people, it is difficult. Leaving school with not the best
:12:05. > :12:05.grades, people tend not to find jobs. People are looking for
:12:06. > :12:07.experience. Around 7% of 16 to 24`year`olds are
:12:08. > :12:14.claiming Jobseeker's Allowance here. Labour has sent Shadow Health
:12:15. > :12:18.Secretary Andy Burnham to Walsall. The party says it's
:12:19. > :12:21.their number one target in the West Midlands and they're pledging
:12:22. > :12:31.more apprenticeships. We really need to ensure the economy
:12:32. > :12:34.works for our young people and that the apprenticeships that we create
:12:35. > :12:36.are ones that will stage a lifetime with people. That is going to be a
:12:37. > :12:37.major challenge. In the birthplace
:12:38. > :12:39.of the saddle industry, Labour has But the council is run
:12:40. > :12:43.by a minority administration. Mirroring Westminster, the
:12:44. > :12:47.Conservatives, who have 24 seats, formed a coalition with the Liberal
:12:48. > :13:00.Democrats, who have five seats. Two years ago, we put ?2 million
:13:01. > :13:05.into the budget to create 500 apprenticeships. It has been
:13:06. > :13:11.extremely successful, interest from just short of 3000 youngsters. Of
:13:12. > :13:16.those, 380 have gone on to be apprentices. We have a pilot scheme
:13:17. > :13:22.going on. There is a jobs club. That has got people who are long`term
:13:23. > :13:24.unemployed, long`term dependent on benefits it has got them back into
:13:25. > :13:25.jobs. Harnessing
:13:26. > :13:27.a young workforce is something the Saddle Company would love to do,
:13:28. > :13:31.but it's proving difficult. The Walsall firm is cautious
:13:32. > :13:44.about creating a raft The problem is, the gap between the
:13:45. > :13:48.training of the apprenticeships and suddenly there is a big gap and
:13:49. > :13:51.there are very few people of the skill level left to train the
:13:52. > :14:03.people. Unless action is taken quickly, that could be the downfall
:14:04. > :14:07.of the industry, in a way. Labour lost control 14 years ago. This time
:14:08. > :14:15.around they need a net gain of three seats to take overall control. The
:14:16. > :14:20.jobs market is also a battle ground for UKIP. It claims unskilled labour
:14:21. > :14:28.from Eastern Europe is driving up unemployment. It is fielding a
:14:29. > :14:30.record number of candidates here. Staying with the elections...
:14:31. > :14:33.The UK Independence Party launched its local and European election
:14:34. > :14:36.campaign in the West Midlands today. UKIP is fighting 218 council seats.
:14:37. > :14:39.It says that in the European elections it's expecting to do
:14:40. > :14:52.UKIP is a far stronger `` is in a fast on the position in the West
:14:53. > :15:02.Midlands. We are reaching out, not to this votes from Labour Lib Dems,
:15:03. > :15:04.20% of our support is coming from people who have not voted in the
:15:05. > :15:08.previous two elections. After the departure of Pepe Mel
:15:09. > :15:12.yesterday, are we any closer to finding out who the new head coach
:15:13. > :15:15.will be at West Brom? West Bromwich Albion have appointed
:15:16. > :15:19.their former first team coach Terry Burton
:15:20. > :15:21.as their new technical director. His first job will be to help find
:15:22. > :15:25.a new head coach. And there are plenty
:15:26. > :15:27.of names being talked of as There is flash photography at the
:15:28. > :15:31.end of this report. In fact, we don't even know who's
:15:32. > :15:37.in charge of the team. Pepe Mel's departure has
:15:38. > :15:39.got people talking. He's an Albion fan,
:15:40. > :15:42.but he's also a bookmaker and the market for Albion's new head
:15:43. > :15:45.coach is wide open. The favourites include
:15:46. > :15:47.the former Cardiff City manager Malky Mackay, Aberdeen manager
:15:48. > :15:50.Derek McInnes, a former Albion player, and former Birmingham City
:15:51. > :15:56.manager Chris Hughton. New owners at Leeds could see Brian
:15:57. > :16:00.McDermott looking for a new club. And Tim Sherwood sacked
:16:01. > :16:03.only today by Tottenham. Among the outsiders is
:16:04. > :16:06.the former Wolves boss Dave Jones. But whoever gets the job,
:16:07. > :16:18.speed is vital. A number of players out of contract.
:16:19. > :16:21.They want to know where they are. At the end of the transfer window last
:16:22. > :16:26.season, players were shoehorned into the football club. We do not expect
:16:27. > :16:30.to finish eighth in the Premier League. On the flip side, we do not
:16:31. > :16:31.expect to finish 17th. Pepe Mel's four`month reign ended
:16:32. > :16:41.with Sunday's 2`1 defeat Malky Mackay Roy, he was quite
:16:42. > :16:49.successful and he would fit very well. `` Malky Mackay. Tim Sherwood.
:16:50. > :16:51.Harry Redknapp. But recent histroy suggests we'll
:16:52. > :16:54.be doing this again quite soon. From Tony Mowbray to Roberto Di
:16:55. > :16:58.Matteo, Roy Hodgson to Steve Clarke, Albion are now looking for their
:16:59. > :17:02.sixth head coach in eight years. Everyone
:17:03. > :17:04.at the club will hope the next appointment endures longer than the
:17:05. > :17:16.four months that Pepe Mel lasted. How significant is today's
:17:17. > :17:23.appointment of Terry Burton as technical director? Very
:17:24. > :17:27.significant. The chairman is saying, he was not very happy with the
:17:28. > :17:30.appointment of Pepe Mel and he does not want them involved with the new
:17:31. > :17:39.appointment as well. The fans would say, get a move on. As for who the
:17:40. > :17:45.new manager will be or the new head coach, bookmakers and punters do not
:17:46. > :17:51.have an idea. The head coach thing is important, someone like Dave
:17:52. > :17:54.Jones might want control of signings as well as being head coach. More
:17:55. > :18:01.established names might be ruled out. One thing Pepe Mel's
:18:02. > :18:02.appointment has shown is that they may go with someone who speaks
:18:03. > :18:09.English. Probably a good move. The Commonwealth Games
:18:10. > :18:11.are just ten weeks away. Today, in Walsall, the England
:18:12. > :18:14.judo team was announced. Seven men and seven women, including
:18:15. > :18:16.Kelly Edwards from Shropshire. Look into these eyes
:18:17. > :18:21.and tell me what you see. The eyes of Kelly Edwards,
:18:22. > :18:23.focussed on success As a young girl growing up
:18:24. > :18:27.in Telford, Kelly loved gymnastics. But her mum promised her ?5 for the
:18:28. > :18:36.cinema if she'd have a go at judo. I think I had only been doing it a
:18:37. > :18:39.couple of weeks and I started to progress at the club and I was
:18:40. > :18:43.beating boys who were a similar age to me. I had good strength from
:18:44. > :18:45.gymnastics and it helped me to progress quickly.
:18:46. > :18:48.Six months ago, Denise Lewis opened the National Centre of Excellence
:18:49. > :18:52.And today, Kelly joined her England team`mates for their
:18:53. > :18:55.Amongst them, Nekoda Davis, a rising star with podium potential
:18:56. > :18:58.who's moved from London to Walsall to benefit from these elite
:18:59. > :19:08.To think I am not just going to be on a stage with just judo people,
:19:09. > :19:15.there are going to be other sports, the likes of Mo Farah, it is pretty
:19:16. > :19:19.amazing. I am really excited. What are you hoping for from the
:19:20. > :19:23.Commonwealth Games? A gold as always. Anything can happen on the
:19:24. > :19:27.day, but I am going out there to win. The Glaswegians want to show
:19:28. > :19:29.London they can do it as well. The atmosphere will be electric.
:19:30. > :19:31.Two years ago, Kelly Edwards cheered like mad
:19:32. > :19:35.when her good friend Gemma Gibbons won Olympic silver at London 2012.
:19:36. > :19:42.And this summer, Kelly would love to return to the Wrekin Star Judo Club
:19:43. > :19:46.in Telford with a Commonwealth medal to call her own.
:19:47. > :19:58.Good luck to Kelly. In judo terms, Dan means black belt. Have you got
:19:59. > :20:00.one? No. There is not much chance of me getting one either.
:20:01. > :20:03.Next month it will be 70 years since the D`Day landings,
:20:04. > :20:06.an anniversary that will be commemorated here and in France.
:20:07. > :20:08.The passing years mean there are fewer survivors
:20:09. > :20:11.of a turning point which led to the defeat of Nazi Germany.
:20:12. > :20:14.But in Coventry, schoolchildren are working to ensure the stories
:20:15. > :20:19.of surviving veterans live on, as Kevin Reide has been finding out.
:20:20. > :20:21.This mural being unveiled to Normandy veterans
:20:22. > :20:24.at a civic reception in Coventry was made by students at
:20:25. > :20:28.They were inspired after hearing first`hand accounts from
:20:29. > :20:41.When you have heard firing squads, you have seen women being tarred and
:20:42. > :20:45.feathered, those that collaborated with the Germans, you have seen
:20:46. > :20:47.people hanging from lamp posts and things like that, it is an
:20:48. > :20:50.experience you never forget. Ever. The mural depicts events
:20:51. > :20:52.in Coventry, like the destruction of the cathedral
:20:53. > :20:55.and the post`war celebrations.. The handshake symbolising
:20:56. > :21:08.a handover from those who fought to D`day, it is all about the troops
:21:09. > :21:12.storming in and winning the war and it is about peace and passing it on.
:21:13. > :21:18.Learning from the history book is not the same as hearing about their
:21:19. > :21:22.personal experiences. My favourite bit is the hands because it tells
:21:23. > :21:30.you a story. It has a deep meaning within that. Six schools are
:21:31. > :21:34.involved in project similar to this. It has been captured on film. It
:21:35. > :21:36.will be screened in the ruins of Coventry Cathedral next month.
:21:37. > :21:39.The Grace Academy are involved in making that film.
:21:40. > :21:42.Part of it shows the story of a young boy waiting
:21:43. > :21:46.for his dad to return from war, something that never happens.
:21:47. > :21:51.They have responded so well to the veterans, they have showed them
:21:52. > :21:56.respect and they have been really interested in their stories. It is
:21:57. > :22:02.to promote long`term peace, but also to remember the lives that were lost
:22:03. > :22:06.on Normandy day. I cannot think of a better way of passing on the
:22:07. > :22:10.thoughts of those who died. This is exactly what they would want. They
:22:11. > :22:16.are the children of their children that they did not have. They
:22:17. > :22:18.represent those lads who are still buried in Normandy.
:22:19. > :22:20.Next week, some of the Normandy veterans will
:22:21. > :22:24.return to Northern France to record the final part of the film.
:22:25. > :22:29.It's likely to be the last visit they make.
:22:30. > :22:35.Right at the beginning of the programme, you were promising
:22:36. > :22:44.something rather lovely. We did have great sunshine today. More to come?
:22:45. > :22:50.Temperatures are definitely on the rise. This is how it is looking. We
:22:51. > :22:56.have got mostly dry conditions. Quite sunny and warming up. Mostly
:22:57. > :23:01.dry. We are seeing off the last of the current clutch of showers. But
:23:02. > :23:07.there could be the odd one over the weekend as the warmth builds up. The
:23:08. > :23:10.high pressure is now carving out its territory across us. This is going
:23:11. > :23:14.to be resulting in the changes taking place over the next few
:23:15. > :23:19.days. Currently, we are looking at a few showers still across the region.
:23:20. > :23:24.These will be squeezed out of the way in favour of clearer skies and
:23:25. > :23:30.colder conditions. The air is quite cold at the moment. Significant hail
:23:31. > :23:33.showers. We have still got a north`westerly breeze. In sheltered
:23:34. > :23:39.hollows tonight, there could be a touch of grass frost. Across the
:23:40. > :23:46.board, we are looking at close of six or 7 degrees. They touch lower
:23:47. > :23:49.than recent values during the night. Clearer skies will lead to bags of
:23:50. > :23:57.sunshine tomorrow. A nice and sunny start. Chilly. A bit misty
:23:58. > :24:05.initially. The temperatures will rise a couple of degrees higher than
:24:06. > :24:07.today. Still got the light to moderate north`westerly breeze
:24:08. > :24:12.however. The cloud will fill in tomorrow night. Not quite as cold.
:24:13. > :24:16.Temperatures on a par with the values we have seen over recent
:24:17. > :24:24.nights of around nine to 10 degrees. Cloudy but dry. There could be mist
:24:25. > :24:29.in sheltered hollows. This is how we start the day on Thursday, dull and
:24:30. > :24:36.cloud milling around, but values rising very nicely to around 18 to
:24:37. > :24:40.20 degrees. Possibly even 21 for Hereford. A very warm end to the
:24:41. > :24:44.week. Over the weekend, the temperatures may rise a touch
:24:45. > :24:49.higher. Because the warmth is building, it could trigger the odd
:24:50. > :24:52.shower. On Saturday, a band of rain waiting in the wings to the
:24:53. > :24:55.north`west. But will travel down on Sunday in the evening. Lovingly
:24:56. > :24:59.sound of the sunshine! The first arrest on suspicion
:25:00. > :25:03.of murder in the case of Claudia Lawrence, the chef who went
:25:04. > :25:06.missing five years ago. The UK armed forces are to be
:25:07. > :25:09.investigated by the International Criminal Court for alleged abuses
:25:10. > :25:11.against Iraqi detainees. A family's fight for justice ` now
:25:12. > :25:15.a judge orders a review into Julian And criticism of a knife surrender
:25:16. > :25:51.programme after only 16 knives Can I make something clear to you?
:25:52. > :25:57.UKIP is not against immigration.