02/07/2014

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:00:00. > :00:08.the Turner Prize in 1999. Christie's said it had been bought by an

:00:09. > :00:29.There will have to be an election for a new commissioner.

:00:30. > :00:32.Just yesterday our cameras were filming Bob Jones at work, attending

:00:33. > :00:39.He was at a public meeting to debate the so`called

:00:40. > :00:45.Government officials have constantly linked the police to

:00:46. > :00:48.the investigations but Bob Jones was always happy to speak

:00:49. > :00:59.Our greatest ally in the fight against counter`terrorism,

:01:00. > :01:02.the community themselves are not as confident the police are getting

:01:03. > :01:07.This is an issue the education authorities need to resolve.

:01:08. > :01:10.Bob Jones was the first to be elected Police and Crime

:01:11. > :01:16.He was regarded as the country's most knowledgeable commissioner.

:01:17. > :01:17.Today at Police Headquarters the news of

:01:18. > :01:26.The most important thing for him was being the voice of the community.

:01:27. > :01:29.Not his voice, his voice was not important.

:01:30. > :01:32.He would often say it is what the people want.

:01:33. > :01:34.The Crime Commissioner sets the police targets and holds the police

:01:35. > :01:39.to account ` some chief constables have fallen out with their new

:01:40. > :01:47.political masters but Chris Sims and Bob Jones made the new role work:

:01:48. > :01:51.No one has a bigger Democratic task in trying to connect with 2.6

:01:52. > :01:53.million people across the West Midlands in often sensitive and

:01:54. > :02:06.difficult areas and he was literally out day and night meeting people,

:02:07. > :02:13.holding summits, no one could have worked harder. Bob Jones famously

:02:14. > :02:16.said his job should be scrapped ` calling it too expensive and flawed.

:02:17. > :02:19.Yet his success at making it work will leave a huge void:

:02:20. > :02:22.Today in Wolverhampton people were remembering a local councillor who'd

:02:23. > :02:26.Aged just 59 Bob Jones was a man who many counted as a friend.

:02:27. > :02:30.Tonight his widow Sarah said that he also loved

:02:31. > :02:40.his family more than anything else in the world and they loved him.

:02:41. > :02:48.He was a great champion of all that was best in British policing. He

:02:49. > :02:53.worked hard in the West Midlands, having to cope with a thousand

:02:54. > :03:02.police officers who had been cut but maintaining local policing.

:03:03. > :03:07.Ironically, he was against the concept of Police and Crime

:03:08. > :03:12.Commissioners, wasn't he? He took the view that having commissioners

:03:13. > :03:19.was not a wise move but elections were held. He was one of the very

:03:20. > :03:24.best commissioners. I learned valuable lessons from him. He

:03:25. > :03:29.believed in accountability of the police service and he was good at

:03:30. > :03:35.exercising authority. What is his legacy would you say? A man who made

:03:36. > :03:40.a real difference in 30 years of public life and a man who was Police

:03:41. > :03:45.and Crime Commissioners and stood up for what people want which is

:03:46. > :03:52.neighbourhood policing, safety and security in their homes and in the

:03:53. > :03:56.streets where they live. He will be remembered with great fondness and

:03:57. > :03:58.affection and for a remarkable set of achievements throughout his

:03:59. > :04:06.lifetime in public service. A man has tonight been charged with

:04:07. > :04:09.killing his ex partner and the attempted murder

:04:10. > :04:11.of two children in Birmingham. 42 year old Luan Leigh was found

:04:12. > :04:14.dead at her home in Pype Hayes A 15 year old boy and a 9 year

:04:15. > :04:18.old girl were also attacked. Andrew Leigh, who's also 42,

:04:19. > :04:20.is due to appear Tougher punishments for

:04:21. > :04:23.fly`tipping came into force today. Offenders can now face jail

:04:24. > :04:26.and fines of up to ?3 million. Last year 711,000 cases were

:04:27. > :04:29.dealt with across the country. The estimated cost of clearing

:04:30. > :04:34.up the mess was ?36 million. Bob Hockenhull reports

:04:35. > :04:36.from the Enville estate near Stourbridge where fly`tipping

:04:37. > :04:50.is a weekly occurrence. This country track may seem idyllic

:04:51. > :04:56.on a summers day but this is how it looked a few months ago, completely

:04:57. > :05:04.blocked by contaminated waste led by flight tippers. These gates were

:05:05. > :05:09.smashed and 33 times of pre`sorted material, or contaminated, were

:05:10. > :05:15.dumped here in this beautiful woodland setting. The estate spent

:05:16. > :05:21.?7,000 getting the rubbish cleared up but it is an ongoing battle as

:05:22. > :05:25.rubbish is dumped on a weekly basis. The estate hopes introduction of

:05:26. > :05:31.stricter penalties will deter criminals. Until today the light of

:05:32. > :05:38.us could often expect a fine of just ?200. The sentencing council says

:05:39. > :05:42.that is too lenient. New guidelines mean those caught are far more

:05:43. > :05:49.likely to go to jail or a period of 18 months. Yet more waste discovered

:05:50. > :05:55.on the estate today. The local council is looking for clues as to

:05:56. > :06:00.who dumped it. The good message now is that there are clear guidelines

:06:01. > :06:05.setting out where magistrates should be looking and taking a more serious

:06:06. > :06:11.approach to this blight on the countryside. The authorities stress

:06:12. > :06:15.the need more information from the public if they are to stop flight

:06:16. > :06:24.tippers ruining our beautiful countryside. `` flight tippers.

:06:25. > :06:26.Finally, a pregnant woman shocked shoppers in Birmingham City Centre

:06:27. > :06:29.this afternoon when she went into labour on the pavement.

:06:30. > :06:31.It happened outside the Primark clothing store on New Street.

:06:32. > :06:34.Ambulance crews arrived in time for the birth of a baby girl.

:06:35. > :06:36.Mother and daughter are said to be doing well.

:06:37. > :06:39.I've leave you now with the weather from Shefali.

:06:40. > :06:45.At the end of fairly decent day you can rest assured we'll see at least

:06:46. > :06:48.the same but most probably better even better tomorrow ` possibly

:06:49. > :06:53.So in preparation for that the skies are already clearing `

:06:54. > :06:59.just a bit of cloud floating around but a warm one with a minimum

:07:00. > :07:09.of ten but for most 13 or 14C and by dawn tomorrow ` hardly a wisp of

:07:10. > :07:13.A beautiful sunny morning tomorrow ` brimming with sunshine

:07:14. > :07:15.which will be the catalyst to those soaring temperatures.

:07:16. > :07:18.We expect to reach a maximum of 24C but maybe even higher for the

:07:19. > :07:21.southwest of the region with light to moderate southwesterly winds.

:07:22. > :07:24.Those values may be knocked back a degree or two after that

:07:25. > :07:26.as cloud increases hand in hand with some rain from Thursday

:07:27. > :07:29.The national forecast is next ` here's

:07:30. > :07:34.more cloud on Friday. None of this survives into the weekend, some rain

:07:35. > :07:43.around on Saturday. It's certainly been a feast of

:07:44. > :07:47.football again. The temperature in S?o Paulo was much the same as we

:07:48. > :07:50.had in Glasgow and Bristol. Here, temperatures are set to climb higher