:00:00. > :00:10.The Met office issues a level to crash on the BBC News Channel.
:00:11. > :00:18.The Met office issues a level to alert as the heatwave continues.
:00:19. > :00:22.Make sure that you have enough water intake.
:00:23. > :00:24.But with heat and humidity come thunderstorms ` this weekend looks
:00:25. > :00:34.We'll find out how people are coping with the heat.
:00:35. > :00:41.Fine tuning for the future, the Midlands plant making specialised
:00:42. > :00:46.engines for BMW's hybrid sports car. We are proud to have it. It is
:00:47. > :00:56.a big boost. The Shropshire golfer making a
:00:57. > :00:58.blistering start at the open. And getting children interested in a
:00:59. > :01:07.virtual career in engineering. An official public health warning
:01:08. > :01:10.has been put in place, The Met Office has issued
:01:11. > :01:15.a level two alert. This means that on average
:01:16. > :01:18.the temperature will be 30 degrees Celsius during the day and
:01:19. > :01:21.around 15 degrees Celsius at night. They say it can have a significant
:01:22. > :01:25.effect on people's health if the hot weather lasts for at least two
:01:26. > :01:29.days ` and the night in between. Our reporter Kevin Reide has spent
:01:30. > :01:32.most of the day finding out how people are coping,
:01:33. > :01:47.and he's at Droitwich Lido tonight. This has been the busiest day of the
:01:48. > :01:54.year so far with 650 people visiting, I understand that one
:01:55. > :01:58.family has been here since 1030 this morning. That contrasts with cloudy
:01:59. > :02:07.days when they can get as many as five people.
:02:08. > :02:16.Droitwich having one of its busiest days so far. `` Droitwich Lido.
:02:17. > :02:25.And a similar picture in Walsall. But all this son and heat levels
:02:26. > :02:28.have led to a health warning. `` of this sunshine. Keep sensible
:02:29. > :02:36.precautions. Take enough water intake. Make sure they are aware of
:02:37. > :02:40.the signs of dehydration, the science of disorientation, and they
:02:41. > :02:47.take adequate precautions. In Walsall the message seems to be
:02:48. > :02:58.getting through. She's got factor 50 on. Factor 50 on her and the same on
:02:59. > :03:06.me. Yes, we have some cream. I have a T`shirt to protect him. She has
:03:07. > :03:08.plenty of sun factor on. Back in Droitwich and by late
:03:09. > :03:16.afternoon, temperatures had soared to the high 20s, that is over 80
:03:17. > :03:21.Fahrenheit. We have hot air working its way up
:03:22. > :03:27.from the near continent. As that meets cooler air from the Atlantic
:03:28. > :03:32.we will see some thunderstorms. They could cause some severe disruption
:03:33. > :03:36.through Saturday morning. We will be out clearing debris from the rivers,
:03:37. > :03:43.blocking culverts, making sure that water can flow through quickly.
:03:44. > :03:48.So all good things come to an end, and for more those little else to do
:03:49. > :03:54.but to have fun in the sun. `` for now.
:03:55. > :03:59.There are still some people in the pool. They have stayed open
:04:00. > :04:05.especially for us. I am joined now by Sandra who works here. How busy
:04:06. > :04:10.hazard in? It has been really busy, the son has been shining. `` how
:04:11. > :04:17.busy hazard being? Does the message about suncream get
:04:18. > :04:24.through. There are a few people that do forget, we do tell people it is
:04:25. > :04:28.best to put the suncream on. Especially when the water is cold,
:04:29. > :04:35.they forget. And this place was under threat not
:04:36. > :04:39.so long ago. We do a year`to`year basis and see how it goes, hopefully
:04:40. > :04:51.we will have it again next year. Tell me whether water comes from. We
:04:52. > :04:55.have got Brian in the water, `` salt in the water.
:04:56. > :05:00.What are you expecting for the first `` next few days? I am hoping for
:05:01. > :05:04.lots of sunshine so we have loads of people down.
:05:05. > :05:08.It could be quite a contrast if the weather changes on Saturday though.
:05:09. > :05:13.Yes, thunder and lightning, you cannot swim in that. Fingers crossed
:05:14. > :05:17.for hot weather. The door was open at half past ten
:05:18. > :05:22.tomorrow morning. And Rebecca will be have the full
:05:23. > :05:25.forecast later in the programme. One of the worst schools inspectors
:05:26. > :05:27.had ever seen ` The first electric hybrid sports car
:05:28. > :05:39.from BMW goes on sale in the UK this week, with engines
:05:40. > :05:42.made here in the Midlands. The car combines a petrol engine
:05:43. > :05:46.and a plug`in electric motor. The company's Hams Hall plant in
:05:47. > :05:50.Warwickshire will be the sole site Our business correspondent
:05:51. > :05:56.Peter Plisner reports. Enjoying the fruits of their labour
:05:57. > :05:58.` BMW workers looking around Sadly the car and the majority
:05:59. > :06:05.of its parts are made in Germany, but the engine that powers it is
:06:06. > :06:10.assembled here. And this is the new multi`million
:06:11. > :06:13.pound production line that's been Although it hasn't meant new jobs
:06:14. > :06:16.here, it does mean job security for the
:06:17. > :06:30.plant?s 800 workers, including newly We were given the opportunity to go
:06:31. > :06:35.on to this line as apprentices in our last year, and we have seen it
:06:36. > :06:42.right from the start, we have seen it go into production.
:06:43. > :06:48.BMW's plant opened in 2001. Since then it has produced more than 3
:06:49. > :06:52.million engines. This i8 engine is the first product to come out of
:06:53. > :06:54.here since the company announced a new investment programme for its UK
:06:55. > :06:56.plants. Nick Shappard has been at Hams Hall
:06:57. > :07:01.since the plant first opened And more investment is being made
:07:02. > :07:05.elsewhere in the plant. They constantly invest in their
:07:06. > :07:10.plans and their people. This empty space will house
:07:11. > :07:13.another new assembly line. The plant director says Hams Hall
:07:14. > :07:23.has a bright future. The engine for the i8 is built on a
:07:24. > :07:28.flexible production line, but as we develop the family further we will
:07:29. > :07:33.be investing in the high`volume production facilities being
:07:34. > :07:39.installed as we speak. The new i8 is not cheap, but getting
:07:40. > :07:44.behind the wheel you can see why. I have never driven a hybrid sports
:07:45. > :07:48.car. You would expect performance to be compromised, but the sky was
:07:49. > :07:52.incredibly powerful. And it is much more environmentally
:07:53. > :07:54.friendly than the average sports car. `` this car is incredibly
:07:55. > :07:59.powerful. West Mercia Police are to
:08:00. > :08:01.reinvestigate the attempted rape of a woman, which led to a Redditch
:08:02. > :08:04.man being wrongly jailed. Victor Nealon, who was living
:08:05. > :08:08.in the town at the time of the attack, was sentenced to life in
:08:09. > :08:11.1997 and spent 17 years in prison. Fresh DNA evidence meant that
:08:12. > :08:26.his conviction was then quashed Two applications for judicial review
:08:27. > :08:32.into the downgrading of services and Stafford Hospital have been turned
:08:33. > :08:50.down. The applicants say they will appeal.
:08:51. > :08:53.The applicants now have to decide whether to appeal the decision.
:08:54. > :08:56.The families of those killed in the Birmingham Pub Bombings are
:08:57. > :08:58.calling on West Midlands Police to reveal if republican terrorism
:08:59. > :09:00.suspects were told they would never face prosecution.
:09:01. > :09:02.A judge`led review of official letters issued to Irish republicans
:09:03. > :09:06.` informing them they were no longer wanted by police ` has concluded
:09:07. > :09:08.that the scheme was systematically flawed, but not unlawful.
:09:09. > :09:10.Brian and Julie Hambleton's sister Maxine was among the 21 people
:09:11. > :09:15.They want to know if anyone suspected of being involved was told
:09:16. > :09:20.We are going to write to the Chief Constable of the Police Service of
:09:21. > :09:22.Northern Ireland, and as came if years any information regarding the
:09:23. > :09:28.228 people who are in receipt of one of the environs letters. If one ``
:09:29. > :09:32.if anyone of them have ever been associated with the Birmingham pub
:09:33. > :09:41.bombings, and if they have, we would like information. A smack the on the
:09:42. > :09:46.run letters. `` the on the environs letters.
:09:47. > :09:48.A Birmingham MP says it's "peculiar" there have been no updates
:09:49. > :09:52.about when a new local TV channel is to be launched in the city.
:09:53. > :09:54.Steve McCabe has written to the Department of Culture, Media
:09:55. > :09:59.In 2012 Ofcom awarded licences for 21 local TV channels to be set up
:10:00. > :10:03.City8 has to launch by November the 6th, having won
:10:04. > :10:05.the licence for Birmingham ` or it will lose the licence.
:10:06. > :10:08.So far, only four local TV channels are actually up and running:
:10:09. > :10:10.in Grimsby, Norwich, London and Nottingham.
:10:11. > :10:16.Earlier I spoke to Steve McCabe about the questions he's raised.
:10:17. > :10:25.It was introduced in a fanfare about two years ago, and there has been
:10:26. > :10:28.radio silence since. I want to know if the company are still in
:10:29. > :10:34.operation, and if we are likely to see a launch before the November
:10:35. > :10:37.deadline, and obviously I want to know if everything's all right on
:10:38. > :10:42.the financial front. Why are you so concerned about this?
:10:43. > :10:49.Digital media has great potential for the Birmingham you `` Birmingham
:10:50. > :10:52.area. Local television is an important element of that jigsaw.
:10:53. > :10:55.We have tried to speak to City8 today and left numerous messages
:10:56. > :10:57.for Debra Davies who's in charge to ask for her reaction,
:10:58. > :11:10.I have not heard from her, I have no idea what she is doing. But I have
:11:11. > :11:13.had a phone call from a gentleman who is involved with the company,
:11:14. > :11:18.who suggested he will try and arrange a meeting with some of the
:11:19. > :11:23.representatives, and I am hoping that might be possible sometime next
:11:24. > :11:28.week. Was he able to answer any of your concerns? He suggested the
:11:29. > :11:33.project was still making progress, and that they were still optimistic
:11:34. > :11:36.there would be a launch, but after all this time what I'm interested in
:11:37. > :11:42.is a bit more detail. How would you sum up this whole
:11:43. > :11:47.situation? It is peculiar. We were told that there was this great new
:11:48. > :11:52.world opening up, that we were going to have local television, the
:11:53. > :11:56.company was all set to run, it had an April launch date and then a
:11:57. > :12:01.September launch date, and then total silence. If the company cannot
:12:02. > :12:05.do it, somebody else has got to have the chance to do it. If the company
:12:06. > :12:09.is going to do it, they need to tell the rest of us what is happening.
:12:10. > :12:11.A primary school in Dudley, which was described as
:12:12. > :12:14."one of the worst" inspectors had ever seen, is celebrating today
:12:15. > :12:17.Ofsted inspectors visited the school two years ago
:12:18. > :12:21.Heronswood Primary in Kidderminster has also been rated good,
:12:22. > :12:22.just under a year after failing their inspection.
:12:23. > :12:25.So how difficult is it to turn things around?
:12:26. > :12:34.Lindsay Doyle has been to Priory Primary in Dudley to find out.
:12:35. > :12:45.We were special measures. This time when the inspectors came they told
:12:46. > :12:54.us that we were now a good school. This is officially a good school
:12:55. > :12:58.according to Ofsted. It is a lovely school anyway, but I am really
:12:59. > :13:04.glad. It is positive to see the school going up again. Two years ago
:13:05. > :13:08.it plummeted into special measures. The school was in a mess, leadership
:13:09. > :13:13.and management was inadequate, behaviour was really poor.
:13:14. > :13:15.Safeguarding, there were issues there as well.
:13:16. > :13:22.The magic of science, a simple experiment with milk and food
:13:23. > :13:30.colouring, resort, and engaged class of 7`year`old pupils. We were told
:13:31. > :13:34.we had really good reports. We all cheered. Everyone is so proud and
:13:35. > :13:38.pleased to see the report. With almost an entire set of new
:13:39. > :13:45.teachers and more focus on creativity and pupil behaviour,
:13:46. > :13:48.Priory primary joins only 5% of schools nationally who have come
:13:49. > :13:54.from special measures into good in such a short space of time. We have
:13:55. > :13:57.put in some staff that were really, really enthusiastic and wanted to
:13:58. > :14:03.make learning fun for the children, and it all came together. One of the
:14:04. > :14:05.most important things has been the involvement of the students
:14:06. > :14:09.themselves. A school council has been set up. We
:14:10. > :14:14.get to choose what we want in the school.
:14:15. > :14:21.And the chance to get published. It is a published book with all of our
:14:22. > :14:29.stories in it. We get to choose our activity at the end of the week.
:14:30. > :14:37.No longer would do better `` "could do better", predicted grades next
:14:38. > :14:44.year, a stars. Our top stories.
:14:45. > :14:46.The Met office issues a level to work `` alert as the heatwave
:14:47. > :14:51.continues. The Shropshire golfer
:14:52. > :14:54.Ashley Chesters makes a blistering start at the Open; he's
:14:55. > :14:57.just four shots off the lead. The Library
:14:58. > :15:01.of Birmingham is shortlisted for What do a group
:15:02. > :15:12.of hoodies mean to you? Should children be seen
:15:13. > :15:14.and not heard? Increasingly youngsters are finding
:15:15. > :15:18.themselves labelled unfairly. As part of our Midlands Tomorrow
:15:19. > :15:20.series, we went to see a music group called Beats that aims
:15:21. > :15:24.to offer an outlet to young people Noreen Khan begins her report
:15:25. > :15:44.in Nuneaton ` A Saturday concert for shoppers in
:15:45. > :15:49.Nuneaton is not just about fundraising, but through music these
:15:50. > :15:56.youngsters are coming to terms with difficulties in their lives.
:15:57. > :16:01.Abbey started drinking to cover up depression problems. She thinks
:16:02. > :16:11.adults are too quick to judge. I was missing for a week, it was a sort of
:16:12. > :16:18.blackout, I do not remember what happened.
:16:19. > :16:23.Young people are seeing is being yobs and rough. There are some
:16:24. > :16:28.adults who think we are up to no good. If we judged all people that
:16:29. > :16:33.way, how would they feel? Tom has spent some time in care. He
:16:34. > :16:38.thinks the music group has turned his young life around. It is a
:16:39. > :16:45.horrible experience. You are back and your parents'. How
:16:46. > :16:50.are things? `` back at your parents'. We are still a bit bumpy,
:16:51. > :16:57.but it is better. The music group meets once a week
:16:58. > :17:01.and is constantly backing `` battling for funding. To the
:17:02. > :17:06.teenagers it is a way of dealing with events that happen around them.
:17:07. > :17:12.My dad desert dust `` decided to leave, so that left me all upset. I
:17:13. > :17:17.wanted to talk to my mum, but I had to hold back because I thought it
:17:18. > :17:21.would upset her, speaking about it. Do you think grown`ups are quick ``
:17:22. > :17:27.quick to criticise young people when they make mistakes? Definitely. But
:17:28. > :17:30.they always say you need to learn from your mistakes.
:17:31. > :17:34.Nuneaton is no different to any other time, and when I spoke to some
:17:35. > :17:39.adults, they revealed they actually had some sympathy and hopeful
:17:40. > :17:44.today's teenagers. I think they get a hard time. If they had something
:17:45. > :17:47.positive and creative to do, I am sure you would see a marked change
:17:48. > :17:50.in youth behaviour and anti`social behaviour. The young people today
:17:51. > :17:56.are doing quite well. And if you have a story
:17:57. > :17:59.about what it's like to be young and growing up in the Midlands,
:18:00. > :18:02.then we want to hear from you. You can e`mail us
:18:03. > :18:04.at midlandstoday@bbc.co.uk, or get in touch
:18:05. > :18:06.on Facebook or Twitter using Golf,
:18:07. > :18:14.and the Shropshire Amateur Ashley Chesters has made an impressive
:18:15. > :18:17.debut at the Open Championship. The 24`year`old
:18:18. > :18:20.from Wem finished his first round He's grinning from ear to ear `
:18:21. > :18:35.and who could blame him? Ashley Chesters has played
:18:36. > :18:37.the round of his life, But he started the day a bag
:18:38. > :18:48.of nerves. I could feel my heart pumping out of
:18:49. > :18:58.my body. I nearly said, what is going on? But I was so happy to see
:18:59. > :19:01.the ball goes straight `` go straight.
:19:02. > :19:07.And every step of the way he was followed by family and friends.
:19:08. > :19:19.A tremendous start, having built up to and for 12 months.
:19:20. > :19:45.But there've been no posh hotels for this pair.
:19:46. > :19:48.Chesters, along with his best friend and caddie Ricky Pharo, spent
:19:49. > :19:56.As they finished their round with a birdie on the 18th green, a first
:19:57. > :20:07.round score of two under par was beyond everyone's wildest dreams.
:20:08. > :20:11.I can't actually believe it. We couldn't have hoped for anything
:20:12. > :20:14.better than what he has done today. Of course, he's now got to do it all
:20:15. > :20:17.again tomorrow if he's to realise his dream of making the top half
:20:18. > :20:20.and playing at the weekend. But now his name's up there
:20:21. > :20:23.for all to see, Ashley Chesters is And you can follow Ashley
:20:24. > :20:29.and all the action from The Open at The Library of Birmingham has been
:20:30. > :20:45.shortlisted for a prestigious award. Run by the Royal Institute
:20:46. > :20:47.of British Architects, it's a nationally recognised award which
:20:48. > :20:50.the West Midlands won last year. The Library opened last September,
:20:51. > :20:52.and has been described by the Dutch company who designed it
:20:53. > :20:54.as a "People's Palace". Our reporter Amy Cole is there
:20:55. > :20:56.for us tonight. What do the judges like
:20:57. > :21:02.so much about the library? The judges say the library is a bold
:21:03. > :21:04.addition to the city. They have commented on the Harry Potter
:21:05. > :21:09.rotunda. The award does not just recognise innovative design, but
:21:10. > :21:14.also the impact a building has on the community. Last year Astley
:21:15. > :21:18.Castle won the award after architects created a space that
:21:19. > :21:23.reflected the history of the building but also build in some
:21:24. > :21:29.21st`century mod cons. ``. Game. I'm joined by Tom Epps,
:21:30. > :21:32.Exhibitions Manager at the Library. You face tough competition from
:21:33. > :21:33.The Shard, The London Olympics Aquatic Centre
:21:34. > :21:46.and Liverpool's Everyman Theatre ` I think the library stands out from
:21:47. > :21:49.the competition because it is a public library that belongs to
:21:50. > :21:52.everybody. Our architects had a problem because not only did they
:21:53. > :21:57.have to produce a beautiful building, but also meet the
:21:58. > :22:03.expectations of a million people. You have had a lot of visitors. Yes,
:22:04. > :22:07.well over 2 million people. On our busiest days we had about 15,000
:22:08. > :22:13.people. Loads and loads of visits from schools and younger people. I
:22:14. > :22:16.was talking to somebody earlier about the award, and he said what he
:22:17. > :22:23.thinks is unique about this building is that it is absolutely first class
:22:24. > :22:26.in terms of a library and really stands out from all other cities.
:22:27. > :22:32.We'll find out that result on October 16.
:22:33. > :22:35.Children from two Midland schools have been taking part in a hi`tech
:22:36. > :22:37.project aimed at encouraging an interest in engineering.
:22:38. > :22:40.The Civil Engineering giant Atkins is running the project, which is
:22:41. > :22:42.using the latest virtual techniques to demonstrate how building will be
:22:43. > :22:56.These children are finding out how "augmented reality" turns this paper
:22:57. > :23:01.But this technology can be used for so much more.
:23:02. > :23:05.The photographs in this woodland exhibition can only be seen once
:23:06. > :23:17.It's hoped that days like these will spark an interest in engineering.
:23:18. > :23:22.Students get an insight into engineering, and the jobs that are
:23:23. > :23:28.available. There is a preconception that it is all about Thomas and
:23:29. > :23:31.electricians, but there is a lot more out there, opticians, allsorts
:23:32. > :23:35.of science. `` plumbers. For the children,
:23:36. > :23:45.it's been a fascinating insight I never believed somebody could
:23:46. > :23:51.shine and iPad over something and, with a 3D drawing. Imagine how
:23:52. > :23:55.advanced the technology will be in the future.
:23:56. > :23:57.There's a real sense of excitement in the forest today as
:23:58. > :24:00.the children use their smartphones and tablets to reveal the pictures.
:24:01. > :24:03.But how does the technology that they're using today benefit
:24:04. > :24:12.Using the technology we are using in the forest, they can have an idea of
:24:13. > :24:19.what they are about to step into. We can put those onto manhole covers,
:24:20. > :24:22.so you can use the application to show the QR code, and they can see
:24:23. > :24:26.it and walk into it before they open a manhole.
:24:27. > :24:28.These kids had fun today, and organisers hope that days
:24:29. > :24:38.like these can prove how creative an job in engineering can be.
:24:39. > :24:44.I will have the full forecast in a minute, but first, we have seen lots
:24:45. > :25:20.`` a lot of photos sent in. It has been a lovely day today,
:25:21. > :25:26.temperatures have done very well. We got up to 27 in Worcestershire,
:25:27. > :25:31.widely in the mid`20s across the region. There has been plenty of
:25:32. > :25:35.sunshine, clear skies for much of the day, and it stays that way for
:25:36. > :25:40.the next few hours. But we can just see a hint of what is to come
:25:41. > :25:47.working its way in. We have showers to contain `` content with tonight.
:25:48. > :25:53.As we had through the early hours we will see that rain working its way
:25:54. > :26:00.up. `` head through. So a rumble of thunder as well. Temperatures
:26:01. > :26:04.ranging between 16 and 18 Celsius, so a muggy, sticky night. The last
:26:05. > :26:09.of those showers will slowly clear away as we head through tomorrow
:26:10. > :26:15.morning, then it is another good day in prospect. If today was hot, today
:26:16. > :26:19.`` tomorrow is going to be hotter. Temperatures rising up to 30 Celsius
:26:20. > :26:24.in some parts of the West Midlands, most likely in eastern parts. But
:26:25. > :26:29.with light winds it will feel pleasant. It is all change, though,
:26:30. > :26:34.as we head into Friday night. We have a yellow weather warning in
:26:35. > :26:37.place for heavy rain. We are expecting severe disruption from the
:26:38. > :26:43.thunderstorms working their way through on Saturday night. We could
:26:44. > :26:45.get hail, lightning and flush `` flash flooding. We end tomorrow
:26:46. > :26:51.though with some good spells of sunshine, then overnight cloud
:26:52. > :26:57.starts to fill in. Some heavy downpours in there, some lively
:26:58. > :27:03.thunderstorms as well. And another very muggy night, temperatures
:27:04. > :27:09.between 16 and 19 Celsius. This is how Saturday looks, starts off with
:27:10. > :27:15.heavy rain, eventually easing off, but then we will get some home`grown
:27:16. > :27:19.thunderstorms. Sunday looks better, and the start of next week is much,
:27:20. > :27:28.as well. Is much more calm.
:27:29. > :27:32.Malaysia Airlines passenger plane carrying nearly 300 people is
:27:33. > :27:37.on the Russian border. The Met Office issues a level two alert ` an
:27:38. > :28:06.It took less than 90 seconds for the eight-storey building to collapse.
:28:07. > :28:09.Imagine the number of women this industry supports.
:28:10. > :28:11.This World investigates the true cost of fashion.
:28:12. > :28:17.It took less than 90 seconds for the eight-storey building to collapse.