:00:00. > :00:08.That's all from the BBC News at Six, so it's goodbye from me and on
:00:09. > :00:16.What a difference a day makes ` all quiet
:00:17. > :00:25.on the busy city street where a baby girl was born just 24 hours ago.
:00:26. > :00:32.It is when the baby was delivered. I will meet some of the people caught
:00:33. > :00:36.up in the drama. Culling badgers not
:00:37. > :00:38.the solution to TB in cattle, It would not be enough to increase
:00:39. > :00:50.production. Neglected and overgrown `
:00:51. > :00:53.the families upset by lack of care dressed in a bikini,
:00:54. > :01:18.the former model bravely displaying I wanted to give other people the
:01:19. > :01:24.confidence. We should not be ashamed of who we are.
:01:25. > :01:26.Was at the warmest day of the year so far? I will have those answers
:01:27. > :01:38.later. A mother's recovering in hospital
:01:39. > :01:41.this evening after giving birth Dozens of people ` some of them
:01:42. > :01:46.filming as events unfolded on New Street in Birmingham ` cheered
:01:47. > :01:50.and showered the new mum with money The lunch time rush today on one
:01:51. > :01:58.of Birmingham?s busiest shopping streets ` just 24 hours
:01:59. > :02:02.after a pregnant woman found that her last minute baby shopping trip
:02:03. > :02:19.was interrupted by baby who wasn't We were shopping and my friend went
:02:20. > :02:25.into labour and she had the baby outside Primark. Everybody was so
:02:26. > :02:29.kind and thoughtful. All the community got together, it was
:02:30. > :02:31.incredible. The baby is doing fantastic and so was she. I am
:02:32. > :02:33.really pleased. It was a moment that united everyone
:02:34. > :02:36.on the street ` security guards, charity collectors ,shop assistants
:02:37. > :02:49.and police everyone wanted to help: People did help her at the time. It
:02:50. > :02:54.was mad. I am still shocked no, I cannot believe it. It was madness.
:02:55. > :03:01.Giving birth is a very private experience and she was doing it in a
:03:02. > :03:08.very public space. We as for hotels from the local shops. Were you
:03:09. > :03:14.scared? Now, I have three of my own. I was really happy for her.
:03:15. > :03:15.A passing doctor rolled his sleeves up.
:03:16. > :03:18.Crowds gathered and at the moment of delivery a round of applause
:03:19. > :03:30.The crowd just erupted. People were throwing money at her. It was
:03:31. > :03:37.fascinating. It was as if it was staged but it was natural. It was a
:03:38. > :03:41.lovely moment, probably not one that she wanted to share with most of
:03:42. > :03:47.Birmingham who were out shopping, but it was a really lovely moment.
:03:48. > :03:55.The baby was placed on the chest. We said it is a baby girl. Return to
:03:56. > :04:02.the crowd and said it is a baby girl and a big cheer went up. `` we
:04:03. > :04:08.turned to the crowd. The good news is both mum and the new arrival are
:04:09. > :04:16.doing well. The question now is, will that little baby end up with
:04:17. > :04:18.the retail inspired name? Congratulations from all of us here
:04:19. > :04:21.and Midlands Today. Good to have you with
:04:22. > :04:23.us this evening. that's the message from Roy Keane
:04:24. > :04:28.as he starts work as assistant And Robbie Williams says he feels
:04:29. > :04:31.proud and honoured to be made a freeman
:04:32. > :04:36.of his home city, Stoke on Trent. Culling badgers has little impact
:04:37. > :04:39.on the spread of bovine TB. That's the stark conclusion
:04:40. > :04:41.of new research from scientists In a paper published in the last
:04:42. > :04:49.half hour in the journal Nature, they say increased culling of cattle
:04:50. > :04:52.and more testing would all have Our Rural Affairs Correspondent
:04:53. > :04:58.David Gregory`Kumar is live tonight What's this research based on,
:04:59. > :05:08.David? by researchers at the University of
:05:09. > :05:10.Warwick, using real cattle movement But as you say
:05:11. > :05:22.the researchers have arrived at what Badger culling is not an effective
:05:23. > :05:26.way to control bovine TB. And the methods that could work `
:05:27. > :05:28.would inflict huge damage In a Warwickshire field these
:05:29. > :05:34.scientists are showing me the most advanced computer model
:05:35. > :05:37.of bovine TB ever created. And they've arrived
:05:38. > :05:49.at a pretty bleak conclusion: We would have loved to have found
:05:50. > :05:57.the one control measure which drops the number of cases of TB and also
:05:58. > :06:01.does not have a significant impact on the farming industry. But we have
:06:02. > :06:07.not managed to find one of those. We find a lot of control measures do
:06:08. > :06:08.not work well. Only three were able to reverse the annual increase we
:06:09. > :06:13.have seen. And these are
:06:14. > :06:16.the three measures that could have an impact on the disease `
:06:17. > :06:18.introducing a cattle vaccine, a one`off TB test of all the cattle
:06:19. > :06:21.in England,, and finally, if any cattle on a farm test positive for
:06:22. > :06:45.TB, you slaughter the entire herd. According to the model it does not
:06:46. > :06:51.have an impact on the spread. It is quite a dramatic reduction, but not
:06:52. > :06:54.enough to overturn the increase we see here. The cull would only have a
:06:55. > :06:56.marginal impact. This is the model going through
:06:57. > :06:58.its paces. Predicting both the location
:06:59. > :07:00.of infected farms on the map. And the number of infected farms,
:07:01. > :07:03.the red graph on the right. It also shows that tackling this
:07:04. > :07:06.disease is a long term project. This research gives politicians,
:07:07. > :07:18.farmers and friends It issues long`term scale for
:07:19. > :07:23.controlling the disease. You cannot expect controls introduced this year
:07:24. > :07:38.to have an impact next year. Any control policy will take several
:07:39. > :07:42.years to happen. In a statement the Farming Minister
:07:43. > :08:06.told us they could not investigate the findings. What about a one`off
:08:07. > :08:11.test? We already test cattle where there is a problem. We are testing
:08:12. > :08:17.cattle regularly. There is no point testing cattle in the low`risk
:08:18. > :08:32.area. There would not be a great use of resources. What about a vacuum?
:08:33. > :08:37.We are fully behind a strategy for trying to tackle TB in a number of
:08:38. > :08:43.different ways. Vaccination does not work on insect animals so you have
:08:44. > :08:51.to get that level of infection down in the first place. The problem is
:08:52. > :08:56.the method is not proven in the UK. We are supportive of a failed test
:08:57. > :09:00.in the future. Badger vaccination has not been ruled out. We would
:09:01. > :09:09.love to see if we could have field trials of that to look at the effort
:09:10. > :09:14.to see if it makes the difference. Thank you very much indeed. If you
:09:15. > :09:21.want to read the paper, you can find details on my blog. This has been
:09:22. > :09:22.the big topic of conversation between ministers and farmers all
:09:23. > :09:26.day here. The family of a Birmingham man who
:09:27. > :09:29.was murdered in Jamaica last Friday are calling on the
:09:30. > :09:31.Jamaican Government to take action. 54 year old Keith Murrain was
:09:32. > :09:34.a businessman who flew out Shortly after landing in Jamaica
:09:35. > :09:38.last week, he was travelling away from the capital Kingston's Norman
:09:39. > :09:52.Manley Airport in a hire car I want the Jamaican government to
:09:53. > :09:56.sit up and take notice. They have got to get involved and protect
:09:57. > :10:02.British people who go to Jamaica who try and create a better life for
:10:03. > :10:03.themselves and their families. They have to realise that this is not
:10:04. > :10:06.right. A grandmother who was killed
:10:07. > :10:09.in her own home in Halesowen died as a result of head injuries
:10:10. > :10:11.suffered during a violent attack. 80 year old Cynthia Beamond's
:10:12. > :10:14.body was found on Sunday night. Police also say her Vauxhall Astra
:10:15. > :10:17.car was found in the Druids Heath Around 2,000 petitions
:10:18. > :10:24.against the High Speed Rail link between London and Birmingham have
:10:25. > :10:26.been lodged in Parliament. They've have been sent in
:10:27. > :10:30.by people who'll be directly affected by the proposed new line
:10:31. > :10:33.and around a quarter of them are Our transport correspondent,
:10:34. > :10:36.Peter Plisner has been looking So Peter, firstly what's involved
:10:37. > :10:41.with the petitioning process Well, it's all part
:10:42. > :10:45.of the process designed to That's the bill that could clear
:10:46. > :10:50.the way for HS2 to be built. There's not going to be
:10:51. > :10:53.a public inquiry into HS2. People affected can petition
:10:54. > :10:55.parliament to have More than 1900 petitions
:10:56. > :11:04.had been received. But despite strong opposition
:11:05. > :11:07.from campaigners only 370 of them have come from the Midlands,
:11:08. > :11:10.the rest being lodged by people further south,
:11:11. > :11:14.include Buckinghamshire and London. I've been speaking one couple
:11:15. > :11:18.who have sent in a petition. They live at Buirton Green in
:11:19. > :11:20.Warwickshire and they're concerned about the impact of the construction
:11:21. > :11:35.of the line on their house All the compensation is within 120
:11:36. > :11:41.metres of the line and we fall outside of that. It does not take
:11:42. > :11:45.into account the fact there are huge construction sites much closer to
:11:46. > :11:51.properties than the actual line itself.
:11:52. > :11:57.It started meeting yesterday and could to take more than a year
:11:58. > :12:00.The committee will only be meeting in London,
:12:01. > :12:03.but it's chairman has announced that it'll be leaving the capital
:12:04. > :12:14.It is very important we planned our feet in local soil, especially
:12:15. > :12:20.Midlands soil. We can then have a 360 views. As we go on our travels,
:12:21. > :12:22.local people and local MPs may turn out to give us the benefit of their
:12:23. > :12:26.views. And the first
:12:27. > :12:28.of those visits will be to Birmingham on Tuesday July 15th and
:12:29. > :12:31.I've seen a copy of the programme. They're going to Curzon Street
:12:32. > :12:34.in the centre of Birmingham where And then to Washwood Heath where
:12:35. > :12:38.there's to be rolling stock depot. And then to Gilson in north
:12:39. > :12:41.Warwickshire which has been dubbed A Staffordshire family are
:12:42. > :12:46.campaigning to get The grass around St Johns Church
:12:47. > :12:50.in Heath Hayes is now as high as the gravestones `
:12:51. > :12:52.as well as covering the paths. Maxine Barber has been so upset,
:12:53. > :12:55.she's been trying to do some of the work herself,
:12:56. > :13:10.including installing a new fence. It is two years since the death of
:13:11. > :13:15.Sheila Barber. Since then a wilderness has grown up around the
:13:16. > :13:22.wilderness where she and two of her children are buried. We had to cut a
:13:23. > :13:30.pathway just to get in here. You want to be able to come and sit with
:13:31. > :13:35.your family. Whatever maintenance is carried out here is done by
:13:36. > :13:40.relatives. No one seems to know whose is the responsibility.
:13:41. > :13:47.Mandy's pagans are buried here, their graves attended by family, a
:13:48. > :13:52.small clearing in a jungle. It is disrespectful. These were people,
:13:53. > :13:58.these were village members for many years. It is very sad. The council
:13:59. > :14:03.told us today we are preparing to take on responsibility for the site
:14:04. > :14:10.later this month. The church said they handed over responsibility two
:14:11. > :14:14.years ago. Confusion abounds. It has been tied up in red tape. We
:14:15. > :14:19.arranged to meet the council are to hear her side of the story. She was
:14:20. > :14:26.heaving direct from the families of some of those buried here who were
:14:27. > :14:31.upset and angry. I had to get on my hands and knees. It is not good
:14:32. > :14:40.enough that it has come to this, is it? I agree. I intend to find out
:14:41. > :14:46.what the glitch was. It has caused upset, I agree with you. According
:14:47. > :14:48.to the Council the process of transferring responsibility has
:14:49. > :14:53.taken longer than usual but they will start looking after the site
:14:54. > :15:03.later this month. It has been my best for years. We will have to see
:15:04. > :15:06.if anything will be done. The church agrees it is unacceptable. The
:15:07. > :15:12.church agrees it is unacceptable. They will work with the council to
:15:13. > :15:15.restore the site to a place of rest and peace.
:15:16. > :15:17.A former model who has Crohn's disease has become
:15:18. > :15:20.an internet sensation after posting a picture of herself in a bikini,
:15:21. > :15:24.Bethany Townsend has had the disease, which affects her
:15:25. > :15:26.ability to digest food and eliminate waste, since she was three.
:15:27. > :15:29.Millions of people have now seen her picture.
:15:30. > :15:36.This is the picture which has been been seen around the world.
:15:37. > :15:39.Bethany Townsend on holiday in Mexico last December.
:15:40. > :15:43.My husband always said to me If we go on holiday I want you to wear
:15:44. > :15:48.I have always been a bit like, let's see how it goes.
:15:49. > :15:54.I thought let's do it, I will not meet these people again.
:15:55. > :15:56.At home in Worcester, she's stunned that nine million
:15:57. > :16:00.She sent it to the Crohn's and Colitis UK Facebook page.
:16:01. > :16:03.She's released others too, to try and break down barriers for people
:16:04. > :16:11.I felt like I finally had the confidence after three years of
:16:12. > :16:14.having them that I wanted to give other girls and guys the confidence,
:16:15. > :16:19.We have these bags but it does not define who we are.
:16:20. > :16:22.From the age of three Bethany's had Crohn's
:16:23. > :16:25.disease, affecting her ability to digest food and eliminate waste.
:16:26. > :16:29.Four years ago her bowel burst and she nearly died.
:16:30. > :16:32.She woke up in hospital with colostomy bags, which she'll
:16:33. > :16:39.Undeterred, she now wants to resume a part time modelling career.
:16:40. > :16:42.As soon as I had my colostomy bags My confidence was totally knocked.
:16:43. > :16:50.I lost so much weight that I just was not who I was anymore I suppose.
:16:51. > :16:54.I didn't feel like I could do that again.
:16:55. > :16:57.Bethany also works as a make up artist, and is building up her
:16:58. > :17:02.The charity which publicised her picture says she's an inspiration:
:17:03. > :17:05.The feedback we have had on our Facebook page has been
:17:06. > :17:09.People are drawing strength from what she is doing.
:17:10. > :17:11.These are conditions people don't want to talk about
:17:12. > :17:14.so it is important we get greater awareness and understanding
:17:15. > :17:22.So the work she's doing is helping us do that.
:17:23. > :17:25.Bethany is amazed by the publicity she's attracted.
:17:26. > :17:28.I never thought it would get a response like that,
:17:29. > :17:45.to me it is just a picture but to so many people it is so much more.
:17:46. > :17:48.Our top story tonight: A mother's recovering in hospital after giving
:17:49. > :17:51.birth in a city centre street. Shefali's all set to tell us if the
:17:52. > :17:55.hot weather's going to be with us for a few more days and also in
:17:56. > :17:57.tonight's programme` Two young lads with showbiz aspirations share the
:17:58. > :18:05.stage with eighties heartthrob Jason Donovan.
:18:06. > :18:08."I'm not confrontational, I'm just here to help."
:18:09. > :18:11.That was the promise from the famously combative Roy Keane today
:18:12. > :18:13.as he took up his position as Aston Villa's new assistant manager.
:18:14. > :18:16.The former Manchester United midfielder has been brought in
:18:17. > :18:20.by Paul Lambert to help steer Villa away from another relegation battle.
:18:21. > :18:24.Nick Clitheroe's report does contain some flash photography.
:18:25. > :18:27.There's no question about it ` Roy Keane is box office.
:18:28. > :18:30.Aston Villa's training ground was packed with
:18:31. > :18:31.reporters this afternoon. Some had even travelled from Ireland
:18:32. > :18:42.to hear him. I'm here to help the manager and to
:18:43. > :18:50.help the team and try and get results. I have some good
:18:51. > :18:52.experiences of being a player. And a manager. I think I can bring
:18:53. > :19:03.something to the party. to hear him.
:19:04. > :19:06.Keane will combine his job at Villa with being Martin O'Neill's number
:19:07. > :19:08.two at the Republic of Ireland. He'd turned down other offers,
:19:09. > :19:15.most notably to be Celtic manager, but says Villa just felt right.
:19:16. > :19:23.I may not look it but I am excited. I am looking forward to it. It would
:19:24. > :19:27.be nice and all this nonsense is out of the way. I'm ready for the
:19:28. > :19:30.challenge. I am aware the club is up for sale, but that did not put me
:19:31. > :19:32.off. but says Villa just felt right.
:19:33. > :19:34.There's no question this is intriguing.
:19:35. > :19:36.Paul Lambert has come through two tough years at Villa.
:19:37. > :19:37.So is bringing in an assistant known for speaking
:19:38. > :19:49.his mind inspired or a risk? We have known each other for a
:19:50. > :19:55.while. We respect each other. He knows my career and I know his. The
:19:56. > :20:00.manager of any football club has the last word.
:20:01. > :20:03.his mind inspired or a risk? Keane made it clear he knows
:20:04. > :20:06.his boundaries and is convinced the players will enjoy working with him.
:20:07. > :20:09.They'll find out when they return to training next week.
:20:10. > :20:11.And Nick's at Villa Park now for us. What kind of impact do you think
:20:12. > :20:16.Roy Keane will have, Nick? It is difficult to tell. He does not
:20:17. > :20:25.have a huge track record in management. Since losing the job at
:20:26. > :20:31.Sunderland he has been doing TV work. And now assistant to Martin
:20:32. > :20:35.O'Neill at the Republic of Ireland so it is a work in progress but
:20:36. > :20:39.quite an intriguing appointment to see how that works out for Aston
:20:40. > :20:45.Villa. Do you think the Villa fans will be happy or bemused? They would
:20:46. > :20:50.be happier if he was ten years younger and they had signed him to
:20:51. > :20:54.play in midfield. I think there will be slightly bemused, wondering when
:20:55. > :20:58.it's all about. Their main concern is the type of players they will be
:20:59. > :21:03.getting in. Paul Lambert said they had a few more Ireland's under fire
:21:04. > :21:11.today. That'll be the key to influencing Villa fans moves before
:21:12. > :21:15.the start of the new season. `` the mood of Villa fans.
:21:16. > :21:18.Robbie Williams has been presented with the Freedom of Stoke`on`Trent
:21:19. > :21:21.His parents, wife and 22`month`old daughter Teddy
:21:22. > :21:24.Robbie said he was "proud and extremely honoured".
:21:25. > :21:26.Bob Hockenhull reports. In the Lord Mayor's parlour in Stoke
:21:27. > :21:30.on Trent, a global superstar is given the freedom of his home city.
:21:31. > :21:32.The ceremony for Robbie Williams was so secret `
:21:33. > :21:39.the Lord Mayor himself only found it was happening shortly before.
:21:40. > :21:47.As soon as he walked through the door, he started chatting with me
:21:48. > :21:50.and everybody else. We felt like we knew him and he was part of the team
:21:51. > :21:53.for the long time. The Tunstall born singer received
:21:54. > :21:55.a civic scroll containing the city's corporate seal and took an
:21:56. > :21:59.oath vowing to act for the rights The Freedom of the City Award
:22:00. > :22:11.recognises Robbie's outstanding achievements in the music industry
:22:12. > :22:26.and his charity work. Robbie said There it is his signature. Just 14
:22:27. > :22:29.people were here. No one else knew it was happening and even his
:22:30. > :22:37.parents did not know until a few hours before.
:22:38. > :22:40.it was surreal to get such a huge honour and very poignant to have his
:22:41. > :22:42.little daughter Teddy and other family members present.
:22:43. > :22:45.Bob Hockenhull BBC Midlands Today, Stoke`on`Trent.
:22:46. > :22:48.Getting to act alongside big names such as Jason Donovan may well be
:22:49. > :22:50.a dream come true for some of you watching this evening.
:22:51. > :22:54.But it seems that two young boy actors are taking it all
:22:55. > :22:56.They're playing Little Jake on alternate nights in
:22:57. > :22:59.Our arts reporter Satnam Rana's been to meet them.
:23:00. > :23:10.# There no business like showbusiness...
:23:11. > :23:12.Just one of the bug Broadway hits from Irving Berlin's western
:23:13. > :23:21.And for young Oscar from Coventry and Brummie actor Theo and Oscar
:23:22. > :23:23.from Coventry treading the boads alongside Emma Williams
:23:24. > :23:26.and Jason Donovan ` this is a taste of showbusiness.
:23:27. > :23:28.But it's not just the show that must go on `
:23:29. > :23:42.Robbie said I have never really done it like that but I have never been
:23:43. > :23:48.with Jason Donovan. So it is my first time. Nervous because I have
:23:49. > :23:56.never seen it before and I have no idea what that I'm supposed to do,
:23:57. > :23:57.until yesterday. Since then I have been practising. I feel very
:23:58. > :24:00.nervous. The main role Annie is taken on
:24:01. > :24:02.by Emma Williams... a firm believer in investing
:24:03. > :24:15.in regional theatre and talent. It is great to bring theatre to the
:24:16. > :24:20.UK like this and to bring young actors onto the stage and get
:24:21. > :24:22.experience at this stage, it is so important.
:24:23. > :24:25.The boys will also be playing alongside Jason Donovan at
:24:26. > :24:39.Birmingham itself as the city, the developments going on, it is
:24:40. > :24:44.starting to change for the best. It is about how the city looks, it will
:24:45. > :24:51.encourage people to come here and get excited about... It's about
:24:52. > :25:04.developing a culture and theatre is the backbone of that culture. This
:25:05. > :25:08.show has toured the UK twice since it was first released but this is
:25:09. > :25:16.the Tony winning version. And for the boys it is an opportunity to
:25:17. > :25:25.star alongside the starters. Lucky lads! Time for the weather.
:25:26. > :25:39.Thank you very much. I have missed the sunshine. Today, Birmingham was
:25:40. > :25:45.warmer than personal enough. `` warmer than Barcelona. Not quite the
:25:46. > :25:52.warmest day of the year so far for the Midlands. In London, it was. It
:25:53. > :25:57.was warmer than Rio de Janeiro. If we look at the chart, we can see
:25:58. > :26:05.these dark yellow colours being diverted. So we will lose the warmth
:26:06. > :26:12.over the weekends. Temperatures will only reach the high teens, as
:26:13. > :26:15.opposed to the mid`20s. Right now we have a strip of green out in the
:26:16. > :26:23.north`west which will be moving our way slowly but surely. For a large
:26:24. > :26:27.proportion of the region it will bring more cloud, but for the North
:26:28. > :26:34.it will bring some light and patchy rain. Warm wherever you are.
:26:35. > :26:41.Temperatures are around 12 Celsius but most places will get 14 or 15
:26:42. > :26:49.Celsius. Tomorrow, it will be cloudy with the cloud syncing size. The
:26:50. > :26:57.rain will affect the north half of the region. `` with the cloud
:26:58. > :27:05.heading south. Rain across northern parts of the region. Cloudy days so
:27:06. > :27:09.temperatures will go down. And easy with that Southwest wind. You can
:27:10. > :27:15.see the area of rain moving into the West from Friday. Continuing into
:27:16. > :27:24.the early part of Saturday, so it will be wet. Temperatures into the
:27:25. > :27:29.high teens by Saturday. Take a look at this, passengers on a virgin
:27:30. > :27:35.train to Birmingham got a musical surprise. There was a musical flash
:27:36. > :27:39.mob to promote the pride of Birmingham awards in September which
:27:40. > :27:45.celebrate citizens who make a difference. The permit `` the
:27:46. > :27:48.musicians will be playing at the event at Birmingham town Hall. Had a
:27:49. > :27:49.good evening. Goodbye.