:00:10. > :00:14.Duped out of thousands of pounds, how elderly people are being
:00:15. > :00:44.I was asked to draw out ?68,000 of money from our account.
:00:45. > :00:45.The mother of a seven`year`old treated
:00:46. > :00:48.for cancer facing prosecution, for not sending her daughter to school.
:00:49. > :00:51.Aston Villa get off to a perfect start, with victory
:00:52. > :00:53.over West Midlands rivals Stoke in the first game of the season.
:00:54. > :00:58.And it may be mid August but it feels like mid September.
:00:59. > :01:00.So, is it getting worse or is it getting better?
:01:01. > :01:17.Three teenagers have been arrested by police investigating a scam
:01:18. > :01:20.which has cost some victims tens of thousands of pounds.
:01:21. > :01:22.Detectives say hundreds of people have been targeted.
:01:23. > :01:23.One bank customer from Worcestershire became
:01:24. > :01:26.suspicious when the fraudsters tried to convince her that staff she knew
:01:27. > :01:28.personally in her local branch were trying to steal her money.
:01:29. > :01:48.Early this morning, the police carried out numerous raids in
:01:49. > :01:52.London, arresting three teenagers in what they are calling operations
:01:53. > :01:56.effort. The aim is to smash a criminal gang which has targeted
:01:57. > :02:01.around 300 victims across the seven Midlands. One man has lost over
:02:02. > :02:04.?40,000. They were calling up, pretending to be a police officer or
:02:05. > :02:09.bank official, telling people there was a problem with their account and
:02:10. > :02:15.asking them to transfer money, so they receive it. 78`year`old Jeff
:02:16. > :02:20.and Iris nearly became victims when they were cold called numerous
:02:21. > :02:25.times. In this particular case, the scammers tried to persuade them that
:02:26. > :02:29.staff at the HSP staff in Bewdley were about to siphon money from
:02:30. > :02:32.their account but as they knew the staff and trusted them, they became
:02:33. > :02:39.suspicious and reported the matter to the police. He rang us about five
:02:40. > :02:45.or six times on the Friday. He rang twice on the Sunday. He said he was
:02:46. > :02:52.going to ring us again on Wednesday. He was very persistent. He wanted
:02:53. > :02:58.?68,000 and he gave us a sort code for a different bank, that we then
:02:59. > :03:04.had to place it into. We had to go to Kidderminster and place it in
:03:05. > :03:07.that bag. They also trick some elderly people into giving over
:03:08. > :03:12.their PIN numbers, then send careers to collect their cards so they can
:03:13. > :03:16.enter their accounts. The police and banks will never ask you for your
:03:17. > :03:20.PIN number on the phone. They will not ask you to transfer money into a
:03:21. > :03:25.different account on the phone. They will never send around a career to
:03:26. > :03:28.collect money from you. If any of those things happen, call the police
:03:29. > :03:31.and we can then deal with it. The police believe there could be many
:03:32. > :03:35.more victims who are simply too more victims who are simply too
:03:36. > :03:39.embarrassed to come forward. But they are now urging them to do so.
:03:40. > :03:43.the Birmingham doctor whose campaign has disrupted executions
:03:44. > :03:52.The mother of a seven`year`old who battled
:03:53. > :03:55.cancer is facing prosecution, for not sending her to school.
:03:56. > :03:58.Their legal team claim Birmingham City Council is being
:03:59. > :04:04.Although the cancer hasn't returned, Libby Bennett still needs regular
:04:05. > :04:11.Our Special correspondent, Peter Wilson has this exclusive report.
:04:12. > :04:14.A playground game but seven`year`old Libby Bennett despite being
:04:15. > :04:17.a picture of health has been a very sick girl, operated on because
:04:18. > :04:23.of a tumour on her kidney's but now her Mum Kerry Capper is in trouble.
:04:24. > :04:26.For keeping her daughter off school during seven days
:04:27. > :04:45.She woke up with a sore stomach and I get scared and I have kept it off
:04:46. > :04:49.school. And they have sent beta called because of it.
:04:50. > :04:52.Libby Bennett from Erdington was diagnosed with cancer five years ago
:04:53. > :04:54.she's still under the care of the Children's Hospital.
:04:55. > :04:58.Her mother admits not always phoning the school when her daughter is
:04:59. > :05:06.off claiming that her mobile phone doesn't always have credit.
:05:07. > :05:15.They should give some consideration to what I went to as a mother. When
:05:16. > :05:18.she does say she is ill, she gets really scared because we did nearly
:05:19. > :05:21.lose Libby. Birmingham City Council say they
:05:22. > :05:23.take a robust stance on No reason was given
:05:24. > :05:26.for the absences. The school again contacted
:05:27. > :05:28.the parent inviting her to a meeting to talk through any issues
:05:29. > :05:30.and concerns. When there was still no response
:05:31. > :05:33.a penalty notice was issued and when this was not paid
:05:34. > :05:38.the matter was sent to magistrates. So what are the penalties for not
:05:39. > :05:41.sending your child to school? Parents face a fine
:05:42. > :05:53.of ?60 per child, rising to ?120 If it comes to court magistrates can
:05:54. > :06:00.fine you up to ?2,500 and in extreme cases send you to prison
:06:01. > :06:02.for three months. Across the country in the last
:06:03. > :06:05.year 64,000 people were fined. A 70% increase mostly
:06:06. > :06:07.for taking their children away Next month Kerry Capper will have
:06:08. > :06:16.at attend the magistrates court. Her daughter won't have to be at
:06:17. > :06:29.court but she defends her mother. She doesn't let me have days off
:06:30. > :06:32.when I'm not ill. When I am ill, she gets worried.
:06:33. > :06:34.The council say they never fine people
:06:35. > :06:41.This young mum says it's never easy getting doctor's notes.
:06:42. > :06:43.England's women rugby players have returned home triumphant,
:06:44. > :06:46.after winning the World Cup for the first time in 20 years.
:06:47. > :06:49.They were reliant on a strong backbone of Midlands
:06:50. > :06:52.talent, with four players from Worcester and four from Lichfield.
:06:53. > :06:55.Ian Winter is at Lichfield rugby club now.
:06:56. > :07:08.Ian, they must be absolutely incredibly proud of their women.
:07:09. > :07:15.Absolutely. It is all quiet tonight. Monday is the one night of the week
:07:16. > :07:19.they don't have training but last night, the bar was full with
:07:20. > :07:23.everyone watching it on TV. Litchfield rugby club is rightly
:07:24. > :07:28.proud of its four players in the England rugby team. Quite rightly
:07:29. > :07:34.too. Let's look at one of the stars, Emily. Nobody scored more
:07:35. > :07:38.points in the final than her. This try sealed victory over Canada.
:07:39. > :07:44.Earlier, she had kicked three penalties. She finished up with 16
:07:45. > :07:54.points in an England victory. Fantastic scenes in Paris. 24
:07:55. > :07:57.England caps. What an achievement. It's absolutely terrific. It's a
:07:58. > :08:01.four`year long wait since the last final. The girls have done
:08:02. > :08:07.fantastically well to keep form and peaking at the end. Let's look at
:08:08. > :08:12.some of the celebrations, as the trophy was presented. There is also
:08:13. > :08:17.Sarah Hunter, Natasha Hunt and Vicky Fleetwood, plus another four players
:08:18. > :08:22.from Worcester. That states how healthy women's rugby is in the
:08:23. > :08:25.Midlands. Participation is up and the performance is up as well.
:08:26. > :08:30.Better coaches are coming in all the time and better players are coming
:08:31. > :08:34.through the ranks. It's fantastic for local rugby. You would have been
:08:35. > :08:40.there in Paris, except for one small thing. You had a baby. Six months
:08:41. > :08:46.ago, I had my little girl, so that mocked selection on the head and
:08:47. > :08:50.made my decision to stay at home. A good choice because I still get to
:08:51. > :08:55.watch the girls being incredibly successful. There are 50 senior
:08:56. > :09:00.women players at the club and the legacy of a victory like this could
:09:01. > :09:03.be great. Precisely. There is a strong junior setup in the club so
:09:04. > :09:07.it would be wonderful to have those players, the boys and girls, all
:09:08. > :09:13.seeing successful players coming out of Litchfield rugby club. Across
:09:14. > :09:15.Staffordshire and Worcestershire, we are rightly proud of our World Cup
:09:16. > :09:19.rugby winners. A man's appeared in court
:09:20. > :09:22.after a pro`Palestine demonstration Several protesters went
:09:23. > :09:25.into the supermarket at Hodge Hill, 35`year`old Naveed Zafar, from
:09:26. > :09:29.Alum Rock, appeared at Birmingham Magistrates Court this morning,
:09:30. > :09:31.charged with assaulting a police More than 500 volunteers have been
:09:32. > :09:40.helping to clear up, following the The Weston Park site played host
:09:41. > :09:52.to nearly 100,000 The festival generates ?6 million
:09:53. > :10:01.for the local economy. The thousands of discarded
:10:02. > :10:03.tents are sent to humanitarian A Birmingham hospital doctor says he
:10:04. > :10:07.has no regrets about a campaign halting the sale of a drug used
:10:08. > :10:10.in America, to kill death`row There've been claims that
:10:11. > :10:12.substitutes Dr David Nicholl persuaded
:10:13. > :10:17.the Danish manufacturers to withhold supplies of the drug,
:10:18. > :10:36.after he launched a petition In Ohio, it took 25 minutes for this
:10:37. > :10:41.man to die. In Oklahoma, it took 40 minutes for this man to die. Last
:10:42. > :10:44.month, this man took two hours to die in Arizona.
:10:45. > :10:47.Dr David Nicholl is a specialist who has dedicated his life to
:10:48. > :10:49.helping patients like Thelma Lord who suffered a brain haemorrhage.
:10:50. > :10:51.The doctor and human rights campaigner loathes
:10:52. > :10:57.the death penalty and hates medicine being seen as a humane way to kill.
:10:58. > :11:05.I get really upset when I see injustice. It's like a stone in my
:11:06. > :11:08.shoe which upsets me. The death penalty is a prime example of that.
:11:09. > :11:11.These stressed emails from the CEO of Danish Company Lundbeck shows
:11:12. > :11:14.the effect the petition of doctors, David Nicholl sent to the Lancet
:11:15. > :11:20.had in getting the company to stop supplying
:11:21. > :11:30.I had an e`mail asking for help. What do we do to get out of this
:11:31. > :11:33.situation? In Ohio it took twenty five minutes
:11:34. > :11:43.for Dennis Mcguire to die He is addressing legitimate concern
:11:44. > :11:53.about this misuse of medicine, which is the opposite of its intended use.
:11:54. > :11:57.Some of these prisoners have suffered quite significantly. Do you
:11:58. > :12:02.feel responsible? I absolutely refute that allegation. The people
:12:03. > :12:03.responsible are the people who order those drugs, that supply those drugs
:12:04. > :12:08.and inject those drugs. The brain specialist is just getting
:12:09. > :12:11.on with the job, knowing some simple actions have given the US
:12:12. > :12:15.authorities a real headache. Duped out of thousands of pounds,
:12:16. > :12:20.how elderly people are being Shefali will have the weather
:12:21. > :12:29.forecast for the Midlands shortly. West Bromwich Albion start
:12:30. > :12:34.their season conceding a late goal, They may not be popular with
:12:35. > :12:39.everyone, but our struggling School children have travelled to
:12:40. > :12:53.the World War One battlefields in France and Belgium, to uncover
:12:54. > :12:56.the story of a former pupil. Francis Waldron, from Birmingham,
:12:57. > :12:58.was part of the first squadron to fly
:12:59. > :13:02.from England into France in 1914. Ben Sidwell has more
:13:03. > :13:21.on the links between the present day It was the first war where aircraft
:13:22. > :13:25.played a significant part. The Royal flying Corps have lead Britain to
:13:26. > :13:30.victory but little is known of Major Francis Holdren, the man who became
:13:31. > :13:38.a very first pilot to take off from England to the war fields of France
:13:39. > :13:43.in 1914. Isn't it amazing that 100 years ago, a man from Ladywood ended
:13:44. > :13:48.from that historic flight, a group from that historic flight, a group
:13:49. > :13:55.of pupils who went to the same school as him have followed in his
:13:56. > :14:00.footsteps. After doing the research, it gave a good picture in
:14:01. > :14:04.my mind of what it was like. At the oratory Church it was this memorial
:14:05. > :14:08.plaque that started the youngsters journey. As the 12 and 13`year`olds
:14:09. > :14:14.were challenged to find out more about the man behind the name. Most
:14:15. > :14:20.people don't notice. They are not interested in it. I think we get to
:14:21. > :14:25.do it and make videos on it. It will carry on his memory. On the day he
:14:26. > :14:31.was killed, he flew over this village in this direction. As he
:14:32. > :14:36.flew over, his plane crash landed in the fields over there. For five days
:14:37. > :14:43.last week, the youngsters travelled across France and Belgium in search
:14:44. > :14:47.of the final resting place of Major Waldron. So many people walk past
:14:48. > :14:55.the pack and don't realise it is there. Then about it. Once you
:14:56. > :14:59.realise its significance, you think, this is someone that has actually
:15:00. > :15:02.done something. This is something that should be remembered. I hope a
:15:03. > :15:06.lot of people see this because it is important. People should be more
:15:07. > :15:22.interested in World War I. I can't believe how many people died
:15:23. > :15:32.in World War I, to protect this country. Amazing news story.
:15:33. > :15:35.Aston Villa were widely tipped as one of the favourites for relegation
:15:36. > :15:55.They call him the rock and Aston Villa are hoping Carlos Sanchez will
:15:56. > :15:59.strengthen their midfield for a season which saw many fearing for
:16:00. > :16:06.the club's survival. But the World Cup player joined... Stoke City had
:16:07. > :16:13.been tipped to be the surprise package this season but they were
:16:14. > :16:17.undone at the Britannia Stadium. This second`half goal was enough to
:16:18. > :16:24.risk the six points `3 points down the M6. To do it in the way we have
:16:25. > :16:36.done it, I thought was excellent. The back four were outstanding. They
:16:37. > :16:39.worked really hard. Tactically, I thought we were excellent. West
:16:40. > :16:48.Bromwich Albion were also marked down for a relegation struggle.
:16:49. > :16:54.Birmingham city went 18 games without a home league win last
:16:55. > :16:57.season. They are celebrating three points at St Andrews for the first
:16:58. > :17:01.time since the beginning of October. Perhaps the biggest drama of the day
:17:02. > :17:05.came in League 2. Shrewsbury town were losing at their home game with
:17:06. > :17:10.Tranmere tipped into stoppage time. Astonishingly, they not only
:17:11. > :17:16.equalised but then their fans saw the winner in the 94th minute. A
:17:17. > :17:21.barnstorming ending but no way did we not deserve to come away without
:17:22. > :17:26.a victory. I don't think anybody could say we didn't deserve that
:17:27. > :17:29.victory. What about this for a parting gift? Burton Albion were
:17:30. > :17:35.also losing with two minutes to go at home on Saturday when this
:17:36. > :17:37.footballer scored twice. Today, he moved up a division to join
:17:38. > :17:52.Scunthorpe. Hereford have failed to reach
:17:53. > :17:55.agreement with creditors. The club say they are confident about the
:17:56. > :17:58.future and will put season tickets on sale.
:17:59. > :18:02.Midlands athletes have been celebrating their part in the UK's
:18:03. > :18:10.best European Championship medal haul. Last night, these runners
:18:11. > :18:14.helped Team GB win gold in the four x 400 metres relay, breaking the
:18:15. > :18:18.three minute barrier. Stoke`on`Trent sprinter Ashlee Nelson won her
:18:19. > :18:22.second medal of the championship. She took gold in the four x 100
:18:23. > :18:27.metres relay, setting a British record in the process. It has been
:18:28. > :18:33.amazing. We've worked well as a team. We have two say a big thank
:18:34. > :18:36.you to individual coaches, the relay coaches and a big thank you to my
:18:37. > :18:46.family and friends, especially my mum.
:18:47. > :18:48.Britain's bat population may be recovering after years of decline.
:18:49. > :18:52.Of our 18 species of bat, five have increasing populations.
:18:53. > :18:54.Amongst them, our most common bat, the dainty pipistrelle
:18:55. > :18:56.which would you believe, weighs less than a ?1 coin.
:18:57. > :18:58.But although all bats and their roosts are protected
:18:59. > :19:02.by law, sometimes they need just a little more help.
:19:03. > :19:05.Our reporter Kathryn Stanczyszyn is in Walsall tonight.
:19:06. > :19:09.Kathryn, what's happening there to help bats?
:19:10. > :19:16.The idea here is to provide a safe haven for bats in need. It was
:19:17. > :19:22.exactly a year ago that we were here at the opening of this very flight
:19:23. > :19:28.cage. It is run by the group, Brum bats. They keep the location secret
:19:29. > :19:35.so they are understood. There are 16 residents in the box behind me. Five
:19:36. > :19:41.different species here. What they've all got in common is that they all
:19:42. > :19:47.need a bit of human help. This is Vladimir. He was attacked by a cat
:19:48. > :19:57.and is now building up his strength. It... It has been a big
:19:58. > :20:01.success since it was built a year ago, with more than 100 bats being
:20:02. > :20:07.looked after here in that time. Someone will find a bad hand they
:20:08. > :20:13.will Google what to do with a bat. They end up calling the conservation
:20:14. > :20:18.trust and they will give them a number. Then we go out to collect
:20:19. > :20:25.them. Most of these bats are from across Birmingham and the Black
:20:26. > :20:31.Country but this place... Although bats might not be everyone's's cup
:20:32. > :20:36.of tea, the small team of volunteers here are dedicated to them. A lot of
:20:37. > :20:41.people seem to have bad ideas about bats, that they are not nice, they
:20:42. > :20:45.will bite you and full of the disease. They not bad creatures and
:20:46. > :20:51.we should be looking out for them. They are our friends. That
:20:52. > :20:55.populations across the UK, previously in decline, are now
:20:56. > :21:00.stabilising. Experts say that is partly down to the work of places
:21:01. > :21:07.like this. I am holding a bat detector. You
:21:08. > :21:16.might be about to hear it. It's crucial to bats, and they use it to
:21:17. > :21:18.hand. They learned this instinctively but do have help from
:21:19. > :21:22.their mothers in the wild. If they don't get that, they are left
:21:23. > :21:31.vulnerable. That is what places like this are all about. You provide food
:21:32. > :21:34.and nurture but also a safe environment for them to training.
:21:35. > :21:47.That's right. They are flying around, getting good at hunting
:21:48. > :21:53.insects give us an idea of your day`to`day routine. We do a lot of
:21:54. > :21:59.cleaning out of droppings and things like that, feeling from and
:22:00. > :22:04.providing water. We them every day to make sure they don't get too
:22:05. > :22:10.skinny. You have 15 babies. Yeah, they are doing wonderfully. We have
:22:11. > :22:14.16 bats in total but 15 of them will be soft released. It is not just
:22:15. > :22:21.about day`to`day physical needs, it is about PR. They've not always have
:22:22. > :22:27.the best reputation. That's true. A lot of the bats we haven't cared to
:22:28. > :22:43.come out on visits for... People get to meet bats up close and see that
:22:44. > :22:47.they are cute and fluffy. Gloucester docks were converted into
:22:48. > :22:59.a Disney film set today. It's one of the locations for the sequel to
:23:00. > :23:06.Alice in Wonderland. There is something in the air. The
:23:07. > :23:14.hint of a voyage... Maybe a journey of discovery. Into a world of
:23:15. > :23:22.curious imaginings that were all dreamt up a very long time ago. Yes,
:23:23. > :23:30.this is Gloucester docks, but Reid dressed, recast to reflect the world
:23:31. > :23:34.of Tim Burton's take on Lewis Carroll. Of course, it is all just
:23:35. > :23:40.smoke and mirrors but fascinating post up even the set draws something
:23:41. > :23:46.of a crowd. It seems everybody here has got a camera and if you listen
:23:47. > :23:49.carefully, you can hear people whispering the name Johnny Depp.
:23:50. > :23:54.Whispering maybe, but I'm not sure that anyone has actually seen him
:23:55. > :24:00.yet. How many stars have you seen? None! We've seen a few extras. Lots
:24:01. > :24:05.of pirates. Actually, it doesn't matter whether he is here or not.
:24:06. > :24:09.Disney, and their big production, is. And that is good business for a
:24:10. > :24:15.city which is promoting itself and its locations. It has some amazing
:24:16. > :24:19.historical properties. The Cathedral is one. There is the history of
:24:20. > :24:27.Harry Potter filming there. Also, around the docks, there is an
:24:28. > :24:31.unspoiled... It helps them to reduce the costs of filming. If you go to
:24:32. > :24:34.an area where there are no television aerials, none of the
:24:35. > :24:39.modern accoutrements which means production is harder, it makes it
:24:40. > :24:43.easier and cheaper for them. The better the bottom line, the more the
:24:44. > :24:44.movie makers will want to sprinkle just a little bit of stardust
:24:45. > :25:00.around. We didn't even get the chance to say
:25:01. > :25:04.goodbye. It has changed suddenly and we are turning a corner this week.
:25:05. > :25:08.Things are turning distinctly autumnal as the temperatures tumble
:25:09. > :25:12.away. We will see some showers and sunshine as well. It will be breezy
:25:13. > :25:15.at times and then there will be a slight improvement over the weekend,
:25:16. > :25:21.when temperatures will pick up slightly. I think the best way to
:25:22. > :25:32.describe the temperature drops by using the air mass drop. This cooler
:25:33. > :25:36.north, spilling southwards through north, spilling southwards through
:25:37. > :25:41.the week. As far as the showers go, we have got low pressure dominating
:25:42. > :25:52.to the north`east. We've got quite a lot of traffic as far as the fronts
:25:53. > :25:58.are concerned. For this evening and overnight, we have still got a few
:25:59. > :26:01.showers across the North than half of the region in particular. They
:26:02. > :26:06.could stick around for much of the night. Elsewhere, it is looking
:26:07. > :26:14.drier and we are looking at dry weather across central and southern
:26:15. > :26:18.counties, along with cloud as well. It is not too cold to start the day
:26:19. > :26:22.tomorrow and it should be drive for a short time before we see more
:26:23. > :26:25.showers started to toppling from the north`west. They are following the
:26:26. > :26:29.line of the breeze which is coming in from that direction as well. Some
:26:30. > :26:34.of these could be on the vicious side. They are heavy at times but
:26:35. > :26:39.there will be some sunshine in between. That will only take
:26:40. > :26:46.temperatures to 15, 16 or 17 Celsius. The winds are light to
:26:47. > :26:50.moderate but if you are caught in the showers, you will know about it
:26:51. > :26:53.and the winds will pick up slightly. There is a pattern
:26:54. > :26:57.developing through the night. Tomorrow night, we've got much
:26:58. > :27:03.clearer skies said temperatures, for the first time in quite awhile, will
:27:04. > :27:06.drop down single figures. Another cold night on Wednesday night.
:27:07. > :27:21.Wednesday itself will be dry with plenty of sunshine.
:27:22. > :27:27.Shot six times, twice in the head, a postmortem on the black American
:27:28. > :27:31.teenager whose death has sparked violent protests.
:27:32. > :27:34.Duped out of thousands of pounds, how elderly people are being
:27:35. > :27:36.scammed into handing over cash, police make three arrests.
:27:37. > :27:38.And the mother of a seven year old treated
:27:39. > :27:42.for cancer facing prosecution, for not sending her daughter to school.