:00:00. > :00:00.The headlines tonight: That's
:00:00. > :00:09.The headlines tonight: Fighting in Syria is not an option `
:00:10. > :00:10.the message from a local mosque as two Birmingham men plead guhlty to
:00:11. > :00:23.preparing to carry out terrorism. We know that they were writhng ``
:00:24. > :00:27.they were right in the fighting zone with a group of very much p`rt of
:00:28. > :00:30.the Al`Qaeda syndicate. preparing to carry out terrorism.
:00:31. > :00:31.Police praise the parents? vigilance.
:00:32. > :00:34.Also tonight: Priced out of the countryside `
:00:35. > :00:36.new figures show people livhng in rural parts of our region would
:00:37. > :00:44.need a 150% pay rise to buy a home. They wanted a ?25,000 deposht, which
:00:45. > :00:50.we just could not afford. need a 150% pay rise to buy a home.
:00:51. > :00:53.Buzzing to be part of the England team ` we talk to Worcestershire
:00:54. > :00:56.batsman Moeen Ali ahead of the Test with India.
:00:57. > :00:59.We catch up with the World Cup fans who made front page news,
:01:00. > :01:02.now they're back from Brazil. There's something for everyone
:01:03. > :01:05.in the weather for the next few days ` we start with some sunshine, but,
:01:06. > :01:05.sadly, it's not going to last. I'll have
:01:06. > :01:17.the full forecast later on. Two men
:01:18. > :01:22.from Birmingham who had travelled to Syria to fight with extremist
:01:23. > :01:25.militias have admitted prep`ring to Nahin Ahmed and Yusef Sarwar, who
:01:26. > :01:29.were childhood friends, spent eight months in Syria after telling their
:01:30. > :01:31.parents they were going to Turkey. They admitted the terrorist
:01:32. > :01:36.offences today in court in London. Peter Wilson is in Handsworth,
:01:37. > :01:55.where the two men grew up. These two men have known each other
:01:56. > :02:00.since school days and they `ctually plans the operation of going to
:02:01. > :02:04.Syria with almost military style precision, asking advice from
:02:05. > :02:09.extremists in Syria as well as Scandinavia. Nahin Ahmed and Yusef
:02:10. > :02:15.Sarwar were involved heavilx in the fighting out in Syria. The police
:02:16. > :02:19.were only alerted to them when one of their family discovered ` letter
:02:20. > :02:26.from them saying they were going out to Syria for what they turndd jihad.
:02:27. > :02:31.When the police arrested thdm and they arrived home in Januarx they
:02:32. > :02:35.find a wealth of evidence against them. That is the reason whx today
:02:36. > :02:42.they changed their plea to ` guilty one. From some of the forensic work
:02:43. > :02:46.we have done, we saw they h`d explosive traces on their clothing.
:02:47. > :02:50.Released victors showing thdm holding guns. We know they were
:02:51. > :03:02.right in the fighting zone with the group very closely affect attach to
:03:03. > :03:08.Al`Qaeda. They were in the dangerous fighting zone. What has been the
:03:09. > :03:11.reaction in the Muslim commtnity? These two young men are supposed to
:03:12. > :03:20.have attended the Green Land Mosque. They don't remember them. A
:03:21. > :03:26.spokesman from the mosque tonight give this advice. As a mosqte, we
:03:27. > :03:31.always try to get the message across that fighting in Syria is not an
:03:32. > :03:35.option. In fact, they should be doing something else to channel
:03:36. > :03:43.their frustration by helping the humanitarian cause in Syria. I am
:03:44. > :03:50.joint now by an expert in anti`radicalisation. Why ard young
:03:51. > :03:54.men travelling I to Syria as Chamakh many of them see the Syrian
:03:55. > :03:57.situation as a humanitarian problem where innocent people are dxing at
:03:58. > :04:03.the hands of the brutal big theatre. Also, some of them have
:04:04. > :04:08.been indoctrinated into thinking it is the right to do without `ny
:04:09. > :04:15.understanding of the reperctssions on their community and for their
:04:16. > :04:20.family. Is the campaign frol the government working? It seems to have
:04:21. > :04:24.run into a problem, because of that contradict each message comhng from
:04:25. > :04:29.the government, which tends to say that we are supporting the FSA, but
:04:30. > :04:39.if you get involved you are a terrorist. That sense out a very
:04:40. > :04:41.ambiguous message. These two young men appeared today at Woolwhch Crown
:04:42. > :04:44.Court and there will be sentenced at a later date. They have been warned
:04:45. > :04:50.to expect a long custodial sentence. Breathing new life
:04:51. > :04:53.into empty spaces ` turning abandoned buildings in Stokd into
:04:54. > :05:15.theatres, galleries and studios People living and working in the
:05:16. > :05:18.countryside are being pushed out, as New figures from a national housing
:05:19. > :05:22.body show house prices in the countryside are betwden 3
:05:23. > :05:25.and 20 times the average salary A person living in rural parts
:05:26. > :05:27.of the West Midlands would need Almost half
:05:28. > :05:31.of the 50 most unaffordable places to live in England outside London
:05:32. > :05:44.are in rural areas. It had seemed an impossible dream,
:05:45. > :05:48.but Kate Hodson has fined a home in the village of Gnosall wherd she
:05:49. > :05:52.grew up. When she started looking at the like they would have to move
:05:53. > :06:05.away to find somewhere affordable to raise baby Ava. The prices for the
:06:06. > :06:10.three bed that we wanted, you were looking for a ?25,000 deposht, which
:06:11. > :06:14.we just couldn't afford. Thhs new estate has solve the dilemm` for the
:06:15. > :06:20.family. They have moved into one of 30 affordable homes built on the
:06:21. > :06:23.edge of the green belt at them too. The developers spent two ye`rs
:06:24. > :06:30.assessing the needs of the village and have provided houses whhch are
:06:31. > :06:35.up to ?80,000 cheaper than the usual price. In this particular vhcinity,
:06:36. > :06:38.houses are very expensive. The average young family would not be
:06:39. > :06:41.able to stay here, so what the parish understood was they would
:06:42. > :06:45.need to have something developed here that would meet that to keep
:06:46. > :06:52.the village going, to keep the younger element here. This hs the
:06:53. > :06:57.village centre at Gnosall. The National Housing Federation says a
:06:58. > :07:01.number of people in their 30s and 40s living in communities lhke this
:07:02. > :07:04.has dropped by 9% in the last ten years. It seems that that age group
:07:05. > :07:09.cannot afford to live in pl`ces like this. What is the cost for providing
:07:10. > :07:17.for them to stay? A local councillors says the villagd is
:07:18. > :07:23.being inundated with planning requests for building. This site is
:07:24. > :07:30.not suitable. It is in a be`utiful part of the country. In the village
:07:31. > :07:34.itself, opinion is divided on whether or home should be allowed.
:07:35. > :07:41.It is not a big enough commtnity to have that many houses being built.
:07:42. > :07:46.Definitely a good idea. Somd of it is a good idea, but not too much.
:07:47. > :07:52.For Kate, Newhouse has enabled her to keep her country roads, but with
:07:53. > :07:54.property prices still rising, young buyers need all the help thdy can
:07:55. > :07:56.get everyone to stay in villages. Well, you've been getting
:07:57. > :07:59.in touch about this on our Facebook "We should not be building on Grade
:08:00. > :08:03.One farmland. "New homes should be built on
:08:04. > :08:07.brownfield, not greenfield sites. There are loads of offices,
:08:08. > :08:10.warehouses on business parks If you can't afford a house
:08:11. > :08:20.in a certain area, A fire in a restaurant
:08:21. > :08:30.in Birmingham's Broad Street is believed to have been startdd
:08:31. > :08:31.deliberately. The road was closed off
:08:32. > :08:33.and traffic diverted during rushhour this morning
:08:34. > :08:36.as firefighters tackled the blaze. A hotel in the same building had to
:08:37. > :08:39.be evacuated, with more than 20 One man was treated at the scene
:08:40. > :08:48.by paramedics. An inquest has heard that
:08:49. > :08:51.the body of Black Country pdnsioner Cynthia Beamond was found
:08:52. > :08:53.in the garage at her house. The 80`year`old was found ddad
:08:54. > :08:55.at her home in Halesowen last month, two days
:08:56. > :08:58.after she'd been reported mhssing. A post`mortem found she died
:08:59. > :09:00.from serious head injuries. charged A 32`year`old man
:09:01. > :09:04.and 24`year`old woman have been Police are investigating after
:09:05. > :09:13.a teacher was car`jacked in front The 41`year`old man was att`cked
:09:14. > :09:16.outside Kenilworth School and Sixth Form yesterday by two men
:09:17. > :09:18.in balaclavas, They drove off in his blue
:09:19. > :09:31.Ford Fiesta, registration BD14 VPV. A former Midlands child protection
:09:32. > :09:34.expert says at least 20 prolinent paedophiles, including formdr MPs
:09:35. > :09:36.and Government ministers, children for "decades". Petdr
:09:37. > :09:39.McKelvie said the activities had been covered up out of
:09:40. > :09:46."self`interest" and for polhtical reasons. I'm joined by our reporter
:09:47. > :09:51.Ben Sidwell. So, who is Petdr I'm joined by our reporter
:09:52. > :09:53.Ben Sidwell. So, who is Peter McKelvie
:09:54. > :10:07.and how does he know this? He was a child protection m`nager at
:10:08. > :10:11.Hereford and Worcester Council. During his time there he worked in
:10:12. > :10:16.the conviction of a major p`edophile in Worcestershire. While working on
:10:17. > :10:23.that case, Mr McKelvie says he also came across evidence of a mtch
:10:24. > :10:27.larger paedophile ring. We `re looking at all institutions weather
:10:28. > :10:30.will be a small percentage of paedophiles, and a slightly larger
:10:31. > :10:35.percentage of people who kndw about it. Mr McKelvie says there `re
:10:36. > :10:41.leased 20 paedophiles involved and many more who knew about it but
:10:42. > :10:45.covered it up. He also fined seven boxes of potential evidence being
:10:46. > :10:51.stored by West Murcia policd. I spoke to the police today and they
:10:52. > :10:56.confirm that documentation were collated as part of the
:10:57. > :11:00.investigation and these matdrials remain part of an ongoing
:11:01. > :11:05.investigation. It is not just Mr McKelvie, is it? One Midlands MP has
:11:06. > :11:11.been leading a campaign to get information from the governlent In
:11:12. > :11:18.2012, Mr McKelvie took his concerns to the MP Tom Watson. That
:11:19. > :11:21.ultimately triggered a policy enquiry. Mr Watson has conthnued
:11:22. > :11:24.since then to try and get the government to establish a n`tional
:11:25. > :11:28.enquiry into allegations of organised child sex abuse.
:11:29. > :11:32.Over many, many years I havd spoken to a considerable number of victims.
:11:33. > :11:37.And, most recently, victims of, perhaps, the most powerful dlite
:11:38. > :11:41.group of paedophiles. I certainly believe that wh`t they
:11:42. > :11:50.are saying needs to be lookdd into in great detail.
:11:51. > :11:58.Mr McKelvie believes that the truth will finally come out.
:11:59. > :12:00.In Stoke on Trent, more than 20% of shops are dmpty.
:12:01. > :12:03.The city is faced a growing problem with abandoned
:12:04. > :12:06.But could a half`a`million pound plan help breathe new life
:12:07. > :12:09.As our Staffordshire reportdr Liz Copper's been finding ott,
:12:10. > :12:11.a new project's begun to turn disused buildings into theatres
:12:12. > :12:27.It is from a time when Cole was King, but Chatterley Whitfidld
:12:28. > :12:32.Colliery has lost its majesty. Although it is scheduled monument,
:12:33. > :12:37.these buildings have laid elpty since the 1970s. Today, thotgh, the
:12:38. > :12:42.old colliery stories was tr`nsformed into an art gallery. It's the start
:12:43. > :12:47.of a project to bring artists to use these abandoned spaces. We have
:12:48. > :12:53.people who are internationally known who want to work in these spaces
:12:54. > :12:56.because it inspires them. The demise of these once thriving buildings as
:12:57. > :13:04.a source of sadness for forler miners. Mining is in my blood. It is
:13:05. > :13:10.essential that a place like this, which in the 1930s employed over
:13:11. > :13:17.4,000 ten, if it can be brotght back together, it will be fantastic. The
:13:18. > :13:24.?500,000 to transform all khnds of this used basis. Places likd this
:13:25. > :13:35.old pottery in the centre of Stoke, and these empty shops. Do shoppers
:13:36. > :13:42.believe the initiative will work? So many places are derelict, it looks
:13:43. > :13:46.awful. I think if you turned them into something, that would be great.
:13:47. > :13:51.I suppose anything is better than boarded`up shops. Dined there there
:13:52. > :13:58.are some horrible derelict places. Empty shops makes the place
:13:59. > :14:02.miserable for everybody. Thhs exhibition is the start of `
:14:03. > :14:04.five`year programme. The hope is that artistic creativity will lead
:14:05. > :14:23.to renewed economic activitx. Fighting in Syria is not an option,
:14:24. > :14:27.a message from a local mosqte as to Birmingham men face a trial for
:14:28. > :14:30.fighting in Syria. 150 miles in six days
:14:31. > :14:35.in 40 degree heat ` just a walk We'll ask him why he's taking
:14:36. > :14:39.on the Marathon de Sables. Flying the flag for the Midlands `
:14:40. > :14:42.young dancers prepare to he`d to Glasgow for the first
:14:43. > :14:47.Commonwealth Youth Dance Festival. The Worcestershire batsman Loeen Ali
:14:48. > :14:50.says he's still 'buzzing' to be part Ali,
:14:51. > :14:53.who's from Sparkbrook in Birmingham, He'll play in just his third Test
:14:54. > :14:57.match when England play Indha But, Moeen Ali is getting
:14:58. > :15:06.used to being away. In June, he made his England
:15:07. > :15:10.debut and he is loving it. It is just amazing being involved
:15:11. > :15:13.and being around such top players Everyone just knows what is going
:15:14. > :15:18.on. And with an unbeaten centurx
:15:19. > :15:25.in just his fourth innings ? he has And he is happy to be a rold model,
:15:26. > :15:32.for his club, his home city, That was something I struggled
:15:33. > :15:42.with when I was younger. And to be a role model
:15:43. > :15:46.for other Muslims and peopld who And, Worcestershire supportdrs love
:15:47. > :15:55.him as a cricketer and as a person. He is a great example to anx young
:15:56. > :16:04.person wanting to play the game He always appears to
:16:05. > :16:06.be very friendly. He always gives autographs to
:16:07. > :16:08.children and old men! He is great to watch
:16:09. > :16:13.and great to talk to ` Moeen grew up in Birmingham
:16:14. > :16:30.and signed as a professional for Warwickshire aged just 15, but, four
:16:31. > :16:33.years later, moved to Worcestershire Chris Mander is a PE teacher
:16:34. > :16:41.at Moseley School and taught Moeen. His sporting talent stood ott
:16:42. > :16:45.from an early age. He could play cricket `
:16:46. > :16:47.that was his best sport. Anything he tried he was good at.
:16:48. > :17:05.He says it is great to plax for England, but now he has madd it he
:17:06. > :17:08.just wants more. Tributes have been paid to
:17:09. > :17:10.the former jockey and trainer Michael Scudamore,
:17:11. > :17:13.who's died at the age of 81. He won the Grand National on Oxo
:17:14. > :17:15.in 1959 and went on to become a successful r`cehorse
:17:16. > :17:19.trainer at his yard near Ross on Wye His grandsons, who now run the yard,
:17:20. > :17:24.have paid tribute to Michael saying: "He was the original and thd best",
:17:25. > :17:27.and ?Our feelings Brazil take on Germany
:17:28. > :17:36.in the first semi`final of the Watching at their homes
:17:37. > :17:39.in Worcestershire will be three fans who have spent the past month
:17:40. > :17:42.touring the South American country. They were hoping for England
:17:43. > :17:45.footballing glory, but had to settle for selfie and a media storl,
:17:46. > :18:01.as Ian Winter has been findhng out. Meet the boys from Brazil, `nd B,
:18:02. > :18:07.Alex and Josh, back home in Worcester after a 12 hour flight
:18:08. > :18:10.from real. No sign of jet l`g for a World Cup burn`out because they have
:18:11. > :18:17.just enjoyed the sporting trip of a lifetime. It was incredible. Really
:18:18. > :18:25.different. It was the best trip I have ever done in my life. The Lance
:18:26. > :18:29.worked hard to save ?3000 e`ch for their 31 day trip but they never do
:18:30. > :18:34.dream they would be making front`page news themselves. They
:18:35. > :18:40.sneaked into the England te`m hotel and find themselves face`to`face
:18:41. > :18:45.with the England squad. We saw Roy Hodgson next to the toilet. We asked
:18:46. > :18:48.them for a big year. He was more than happy to do it. Every 410
:18:49. > :19:02.minutes there would be a different person. We saw Joe Hart. Thdn little
:19:03. > :19:05.Jack Welch. Many years from now the boys will be able to tell their
:19:06. > :19:11.grandchildren we were there when Luis Suarez shattered our World Cup
:19:12. > :19:16.dream. The time the lads turned up for the final game against Costa
:19:17. > :19:21.Rica, hard fate was sealed `nd the Worcester three were not thd only
:19:22. > :19:33.ones feeling frustrated. Thd brains behind this banner is David Smith,
:19:34. > :19:39.and his campus framing shop created the banner that was seen around the
:19:40. > :19:43.world. Was the experience rdally priceless? Despite the earlx
:19:44. > :19:48.elimination, I would definitely go again. Brazil is a fantastic country
:19:49. > :19:56.and we have the holiday of ` lifetime. Davis to undecided about a
:19:57. > :19:59.trip to the next World Cup finals, but Andy, Josh and Alex havd already
:20:00. > :20:09.started planning for Russia in 008 team. `` 2018.
:20:10. > :20:11.He's run seven marathons in seven days on seven conthnents.
:20:12. > :20:14.He's run the London marathon for 10 years in a row.
:20:15. > :20:17.So, to say that Blind Dave Heeley is now preparing to take
:20:18. > :20:19.on the ultimate challenge mdans it's going to be tough!
:20:20. > :20:22.He's here along with his running guide, Tony, to tell us mord.
:20:23. > :20:25.So, Dave, you're going to rtn the Marathon des Sables ` 140 miles
:20:26. > :20:38.I asked myself the same question! It is something I have always fancied
:20:39. > :20:43.doing and never had the opportunity. Tony has done it before. He said it
:20:44. > :20:49.was tough, very tough and hd would never do it again, unless hd allowed
:20:50. > :20:53.me to become the blind runndr so he would become the guide. I don't
:20:54. > :21:02.think he was expecting me to say yes! We are in, paid`up, fully
:21:03. > :21:08.fledged members! Tony, how well do you know Dave, because you tickle a
:21:09. > :21:21.challenge and his nose and he sneezes straightaway. Do yot regret
:21:22. > :21:26.your words? Yes! Give us an idea of how tough it is. It is a good, hard
:21:27. > :21:35.race. The hardest thing I h`ve ever done. It is a six`day event, in the
:21:36. > :21:40.desert, running in the tempdrature, carrying your equipment. How do you
:21:41. > :21:54.go about training for those conditions? It is a difficult one.
:21:55. > :21:59.The fact that through this seven marathons, we are getting otr
:22:00. > :22:04.knowledge together in referdnce with the training. We can never really
:22:05. > :22:10.simulate what will be like. All Tony has said to me is that they heat is
:22:11. > :22:16.there, it will be there, no cold days, no rain and you just have to
:22:17. > :22:22.take it on the chin. The tr`ining, the running, the walking, the hills
:22:23. > :22:29.that we will attempt, time on our feet, all the time, rain, whnd,
:22:30. > :22:41.Shine, that will put the strength in. You just have to take the
:22:42. > :22:47.experience on the chin. Self belief has got you a long ways so far. You
:22:48. > :22:53.are doing this for fundraishng? For the Albion foundation. I am an
:22:54. > :23:03.ambassador for them. What they do for disabled sport is unbelhevable.
:23:04. > :23:09.They also support underprivhleged children and kids, bringing them off
:23:10. > :23:13.the streets, putting them in the team. They give them confiddnce and
:23:14. > :23:24.belief. It is fantastic what they do. We wish you all the best. We
:23:25. > :23:27.will keep up`to`date with your progress!
:23:28. > :23:30.Young dancers from Birmingh`m are getting ready to head up to Glasgow
:23:31. > :23:32.to open the first ever Commonwealth Youth Dance Festival.
:23:33. > :23:34.They'll be joined by hundreds of other young people
:23:35. > :23:42.Our Arts reporter Satnam Rana caught up with some of them
:23:43. > :23:51.Move is being perfected for the big performance. These young people from
:23:52. > :23:53.the RDC youth company will be dancing away from Birminghal to
:23:54. > :23:59.Glasgow for the inaugural Commonwealth Youth Dance Festival.
:24:00. > :24:09.We are a strong community of young people from in and around Bhrmingham
:24:10. > :24:16.and the West Midlands. We are going to open the Commonwealth Yotth Dance
:24:17. > :24:20.Festival. It is amazing. Thd first time I have ever been away from home
:24:21. > :24:27.to perform. It is a huge achievement. The company only set up
:24:28. > :24:31.a year ago. As an added bonts, they are opening the festival. Young
:24:32. > :24:36.people going into an intern`tional market. They will get to sed the
:24:37. > :24:43.other live companies from around the world. They will take part hn
:24:44. > :24:50.workshops, meet even pick jtrors `` meet different teachers. Ovdr 4 0
:24:51. > :24:55.young people will be taking part. What does it mean for them?
:24:56. > :25:00.Hopefully, more opportunitids to dance and do more things like this.
:25:01. > :25:05.It is recognition for the company because even though it is a big
:25:06. > :25:09.achievement, because we had just been together for a year, btt just
:25:10. > :25:14.more recognition, more opportunities. For these yotng
:25:15. > :25:19.people it is a once in a generation opportunity to take part in cultural
:25:20. > :25:21.celebrations ahead of the Commonwealth Games, which start
:25:22. > :25:26.later this month. Some rather strange weather
:25:27. > :25:49.around today, Yes, some very lively showers today.
:25:50. > :25:53.Very lively showers working their way through today. They will start
:25:54. > :26:00.to die out and tomorrow looks much better. I pressure is buildhng so
:26:01. > :26:04.things will start to dry out. We still have some of the lively
:26:05. > :26:12.showers working their way through the region tonight. Things will
:26:13. > :26:16.settle down overnight, and we will have some clear spells. We could see
:26:17. > :26:31.some mist and fog patches tomorrow morning. Temperatures overnhght will
:26:32. > :26:35.be mild. A ridge of high prdssure will move in, but only build for a
:26:36. > :26:40.day. That is because this low pressure is moving in. Behind the
:26:41. > :26:45.weather system the air is mtch warmer. Tomorrow is a good day with
:26:46. > :26:51.good spells of sunshine to come from the word go. Cloud is about the sun
:26:52. > :26:57.will burn through that and temperatures will get up to about 22
:26:58. > :27:00.Celsius. The wind will start to pick up. Quite a pleasant end to the day
:27:01. > :27:04.tomorrow with the sunshine remaining. Slowly as he worked away
:27:05. > :27:09.to tomorrow evening, the cloud will fill in from the east. The showers
:27:10. > :27:16.will start to make their prdsence felt. Temperatures will do ` little
:27:17. > :27:21.bit better tomorrow night. By Thursday, we have rain in the
:27:22. > :27:26.forecast. The best of conditions will be in western parts. Bx Friday
:27:27. > :27:30.it will be much more humid `nd there will be the risk of thunderstorms.
:27:31. > :27:33.The childhood friends from Birmingham admit fighting alongside
:27:34. > :27:45.That was the Midlands Today. I'll be back at a later timd than
:27:46. > :27:54.usual tonight, following thd World Cup semi` final here on BBC
:27:55. > :28:04.This is the first example we know of of infrared communication.
:28:05. > :28:08.Imagine if you could talk to the animals.