:00:08. > :00:10.And first the news that the Staffordshire teenager Stephen
:00:11. > :00:14.Sutton has been awarded an LBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours
:00:15. > :00:16.Stephen, who was from Burntwood raised millions of pounds
:00:17. > :00:20.for other teenagers with cancer before he died last month.
:00:21. > :00:22.His family say the MBE is a wonderful recognition
:00:23. > :00:29.His bravery and spirit capttred the hearts of millions.
:00:30. > :00:33.Now there's recognition from the Queen, no less `
:00:34. > :00:37.Stephen Sutton's fundraising efforts are worthy of an MBE.
:00:38. > :00:40.Stephen has done so much, you know, in his short lifetime,
:00:41. > :00:43.that any recognition that hd gains from that has got to be
:00:44. > :00:46.a positive for him, for his family and for the continuing fund`raising
:00:47. > :00:53.Stephen died aged 19 last month after
:00:54. > :00:58.His family say he was notifhed about the honour
:00:59. > :01:04.by letter shortly before his death and was happy to accept his MBE
:01:05. > :01:06.An award to make Stephen's home town of Burntwood even prouder
:01:07. > :01:13.In a statement, Stephen's mother Jane said she was
:01:14. > :01:16.truly delighted and immensely proud that her son had been recognised in
:01:17. > :01:22.She said Stephen thought it was an incredible honour to havd been
:01:23. > :01:27.nominated and his award defhnitely got the thumbs up.
:01:28. > :01:30.Sentiments no doubt shared by friends of Stephen.
:01:31. > :01:35.Some of them were at today's Download Music Fdstival
:01:36. > :01:40.at Donington Park where the crowds remembered the tdenager.
:01:41. > :01:44.He was a massive music fan `nd attended the festival last xear
:01:45. > :01:47.He has inspired so many people and to be able to see that fans of
:01:48. > :01:53.all the music we loved and dnjoyed are here ` it's lovely to sde.
:01:54. > :01:56.The public celebration of Stephen's life
:01:57. > :02:00.at Lichfield Cathedral two weeks ago attracted worldwide attention.
:02:01. > :02:03.And his fundraising continues to do so.
:02:04. > :02:07.Over ?4 million pounds has now been raised for the Teenage Cancdr Trust
:02:08. > :02:13.Other Midlands people recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours
:02:14. > :02:17.include the veteran Conserv`tive MP Bill Cash who's been knightdd.
:02:18. > :02:20.There's MBEs for the former Wyre Forest MP Doctor Richard Taylor
:02:21. > :02:25.who campaigned on local health issues and for Cllr
:02:26. > :02:30.Paul Tilsley, the Liberal Ddmocrat leader on Birmingham City Council.
:02:31. > :02:33.And Robert Francis QC, who chaired the public inquhry into
:02:34. > :02:44.Police are trying to find ott how a barefoot three`year`old boy was
:02:45. > :02:46.left wandering the streets of Birmingham late at night.
:02:47. > :02:49.The toddler was found by melbers of the public in Sparkbrook `
:02:50. > :02:52.but officers couldn't work out where he'd come from.
:02:53. > :02:55.He was reunited with his parents earlier today after
:02:56. > :03:03.I was parking my car in my drive and I saw a little boy running `cross
:03:04. > :03:15.I went to the child and I s`id what is the matter darling?
:03:16. > :03:24.He kept muttering something that I could not understand.
:03:25. > :03:26.The sale of Dana prison in Shrewsbury has been agredd.
:03:27. > :03:29.The Grade Two Listed building was put up for sale by the Ministry
:03:30. > :03:34.Before its closure in Febru`ry 013, there'd been a jail
:03:35. > :03:39.The selling agents won't sax who the buyers are or how much they re
:03:40. > :03:47.A mother has described the hmpact of receiving a hoax phone c`ll
:03:48. > :03:51.in the early hours of the morning telling her that her child was dead
:03:52. > :03:56.The woman rushed from her home in Bedworth in Warwickshire,
:03:57. > :03:59.to the George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton with her husband,
:04:00. > :04:04.Warwickshire Police have confirmed they're now investigating shx
:04:05. > :04:14.At two o'clock on Saturday lorning, Bindi received a call with news
:04:15. > :04:21.It was a man's voice and he just said, this is Gdorge
:04:22. > :04:24.Eliot Hospital, your child has died and you need to come to George Eliot
:04:25. > :04:35.The family rushed to the George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton
:04:36. > :04:39.Their son, Indy, 27, was supposed to be on a night out with friends.
:04:40. > :04:43.To compound their fears, Indy wasn't answering his mobile phone.
:04:44. > :04:47.My youngest son said, ?Mum, Dad please don't.
:04:48. > :04:56.When they reached Accident Emergency and spoke to nursds,
:04:57. > :04:58.it soon became clear it had been a cruel hoax.
:04:59. > :05:01.This person is sick and I cannot understand what joy
:05:02. > :05:16.In a statement, George Eliot Hospital said
:05:17. > :05:22.We understand five or call the made on Saturday morning also cl`iming to
:05:23. > :05:25.represent George Eliot Hosphtal and also saying that a loved ond had
:05:26. > :05:31.either been seriously injurdd or had died. As we were leaving thd
:05:32. > :05:38.hospital and other woman was coming in, tears in her eyes, saying where
:05:39. > :05:43.is the? Take me to him now. So I tried to comfort her and sax we have
:05:44. > :05:48.had this call as well. What was it like when your sun finally came
:05:49. > :05:59.home? I went running out and I gave him a hug before he even got out of
:06:00. > :06:02.the car. He was just so relheved to be home and so was I. What they put
:06:03. > :06:06.us through what was sheer hdll. the hoax caller has caused distress
:06:07. > :06:08.for both relatives and staff. They say they would never normally
:06:09. > :06:11.call someone to inform them Warwickshire Police are advhsing
:06:12. > :06:16.people to always check to sde if it's a genuine call asking
:06:17. > :06:20.for the name and landline ntmber Ben Godfrey, BBC Midlands Today
:06:21. > :06:26.Bedworth. Midlands Today will be back
:06:27. > :06:30.tomorrow evening at 7.20pm. I'll leave you with the weather
:06:31. > :06:36.from Rebecca Wood. Well, after what has been a pleasant
:06:37. > :06:42.day, things have turned a lhttle bit more unsettled and as we he`d
:06:43. > :06:45.through the next few days, `lthough we keep the high`pressure, there is
:06:46. > :06:48.plenty of cloud about and wd will see some showers as well,
:06:49. > :06:50.throughout the day. Now, we have got high`presstre
:06:51. > :06:52.still taking control so that does But tomorrow, we have this
:06:53. > :06:56.weakening cold front which hs So we have some showers to come
:06:57. > :07:01.through the next few hours, they will be quite lively at times,
:07:02. > :07:04.with the odd rumble of thunder. And that cloud cover will hdlp keep
:07:05. > :07:08.our temperatures up overnight, tonight, and we're looking
:07:09. > :07:11.at lows of between 12 and 14 We start off the cloud abovd us
:07:12. > :07:15.tomorrow and some showers rdmaining, But tomorrow is dominated
:07:16. > :07:20.by cloud and our temperaturds will feel a little different as well `
:07:21. > :07:24.down on where they have been today. The national forecast is on the way
:07:25. > :07:35.next and I will leave you whth next couple of days, looking good,
:07:36. > :07:41.temperatures in the 20s. Now the West -- now the National forecast.
:07:42. > :07:45.Good evening. Over the last two days in the south of England there has
:07:46. > :07:49.been a lot of sunshine and temperatures up to 26 degrees. Don't
:07:50. > :07:53.expect temperatures that high this weekend, cooler for many. A lot of
:07:54. > :07:58.dry weather even if it is a little bit on the cloudy side at times We
:07:59. > :08:02.see the cloud increasing this afternoon and through the evening.
:08:03. > :08:07.The cloud has been drifting south. Over the last few hours we started
:08:08. > :08:10.to see thunderstorms. Over the next few hours, further thunderstorms to
:08:11. > :08:14.be found across parts of northern England, the Midlands, the eastern
:08:15. > :08:19.side of Wales. They are drifting south overnight. Every bursts of
:08:20. > :08:22.rain with that. Most will clear into the English Channel. A lot of cloud
:08:23. > :08:27.out there, temperatures 14 or 1 degrees. Around the North Sea
:08:28. > :08:31.coastal areas, temperatures not rising far because there is a cool
:08:32. > :08:36.breeze from the North. Inland, the cloud -- the cloud breaks up in the
:08:37. > :08:37.afternoon. Sunny spells developing. One or two