:00:00. > 3:59:59of Ashya King are in a Spanish jail tonight fighting extradition to
:00:00. > :00:20.Britain after Totally ashamed and disgustdd by
:00:21. > :00:22.what I have done. If I wasn't drunk, I would not have done it.
:00:23. > :00:24.Ashley Dodd pretended to be a doctor,
:00:25. > :00:31.Three months to save the Wedgewood collection for the nation,
:00:32. > :00:35.?2.7 million needs to be rahsed or it will be split up.
:00:36. > :00:43.It is not big bucks in terms of saving what is without doubt one of
:00:44. > :00:45.the most important archives of the Industrial Revolution.
:00:46. > :00:47.Are you paying for your neighbours' water?
:00:48. > :00:49.The meters fitted in the wrong place,
:00:50. > :00:53.New term, new school ` the latest addition to the
:00:54. > :00:56.Perry Beeches family of fred schools opens its doors for the first time.
:00:57. > :01:00.with rumours of better weather for this week.
:01:01. > :01:03.Today may not have filled you with hope, but join me later
:01:04. > :01:15.and I'll have the details of how the rest of the week is looking
:01:16. > :01:18.A Warwickshire man has apologised for the distress he caused,
:01:19. > :01:23.by making hoax calls to famhlies, telling them their child was dead.
:01:24. > :01:29.said he would never have done it if he hadn't been drinking.
:01:30. > :01:31.Today in court, he admitted making eight calls,
:01:32. > :01:33.picking numbers at random from the phone book
:01:34. > :01:38.from the George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton.
:01:39. > :01:43.This is Ashley Dodd, an unemployed warehouse worker,
:01:44. > :01:45.who spent one night in June binge drinking
:01:46. > :02:03.Have you got anything to sax to your victims? I apologise what I have
:02:04. > :02:05.done, I am ashamed at what H have done.
:02:06. > :02:07.He wasn't short for words when he called Bindy Hayer
:02:08. > :02:11.he claimed to be a doctor at the George Eliot Hospital `
:02:12. > :02:21.We were crying and my youngdst was saying, " please don't, it cannot be
:02:22. > :02:24.him. " Her son, Indy, arrived home from a
:02:25. > :02:27.night out safe and well hours later, unaware his mother had rushdd to
:02:28. > :02:40.A to try to identify his body He admitted making eight malicious
:02:41. > :02:44.phone calls. He even made up a name for himself.
:02:45. > :02:50.Some victims were too distressed to attend.
:02:51. > :02:57.We are relieved that he admhtted it but I'm not sure about the dxcuse of
:02:58. > :03:00.being drunk. I'm not sure that is a good enough excuse.
:03:01. > :03:01.Detectives traced his pay`as`you`go mobile phone,
:03:02. > :03:15.His original intentions werd to do some hoax calls to local takeaway is
:03:16. > :03:18.but has gone one step furthdr and had that devastating impact on the
:03:19. > :03:21.people that received the calls. He said it was a laugh at how can you
:03:22. > :03:27.think that doing that would be a laugh? Do you understand how you
:03:28. > :03:33.make those victims feel question yes. I have heard it all in the
:03:34. > :03:36.court. I'm totally ashamed of what I have done. If I wasn't drunk, I
:03:37. > :03:38.would not have done it. I h`ve said all of this in court.
:03:39. > :03:43.Dodd will be sentenced later this month.
:03:44. > :03:45.You're with Midlands Today. Good to have you with us.
:03:46. > :03:49.The eye`catching sculptures filling Gloucester Cathedral,
:03:50. > :03:57.including works from Damien Hirst and Antony Gormley.
:03:58. > :04:00.to save the Wedgwood Collection for the nation.
:04:01. > :04:02.Described by the United Nations as
:04:03. > :04:05."a unique archive of British politics, society, science `nd art,"
:04:06. > :04:13.unless ?2.74 million is raised by the end of Novdmber.
:04:14. > :04:15.The collection contains over 80 000 items from the Staffordshird
:04:16. > :04:18.pottery's history, as well as important paintings
:04:19. > :04:20.by the leading British artists of the day.
:04:21. > :04:36.It is the most complete collection of its kind in the world. 240 years
:04:37. > :04:43.of history. It tells the history of the ceramic industry but also the
:04:44. > :04:46.people who made the parts. They risk was it but having the history
:04:47. > :04:51.related to them, the problels, the successes, the trials and f`ilures,
:04:52. > :04:56.right the way through to thd most breathtaking objects. The collection
:04:57. > :05:00.has faced a fragile future. The ceramics here have been at the heart
:05:01. > :05:04.of lengthy legal proceedings. To understand why, you have to go back
:05:05. > :05:10.almost five years, to one of the lowest points in Wedgwood's long
:05:11. > :05:13.history. This was the gloomx scene as hundreds of workers filed in to
:05:14. > :05:18.hear their fate when Wedgwood and lapsed into administration. There
:05:19. > :05:25.were redundancies and a shortfall in the pension scheme. Because the
:05:26. > :05:29.museum employed five staff who were members of that pension schdme, it
:05:30. > :05:32.became liable for all of thd scheme's debt. It confirmed it was
:05:33. > :05:38.not protected so the collection had to be sold. To stop it being broken
:05:39. > :05:46.up, the Art fund has stepped in more the support of from the Herhtage
:05:47. > :05:49.Lottery Fund. But ?2.7 millhon bid to be raised through public
:05:50. > :05:53.donation. If we can raise the full amount by our deadline at the end of
:05:54. > :06:00.November, we will then give the collection to the Victoria `nd
:06:01. > :06:03.Albert is in, the Museum of Art design, who as owners of thd
:06:04. > :06:06.collection but provided with section in perpetuity. `` the big Tory and
:06:07. > :06:17.Albert Museum. If the money can be raised to keep
:06:18. > :06:23.this collection together, it will stay in Staffordshire, to the relief
:06:24. > :06:25.of the Wedgwood family. It hs important that this collecthon stays
:06:26. > :06:32.together because that is wh`t makes it so important, over 10,000 pieces,
:06:33. > :06:37.together, they tell the history of Staffordshire. The museum is
:06:38. > :06:42.dedicated to the potters who made objects of great beauty frol the
:06:43. > :06:45.soils of Staffordshire. It hs hoped that after years of uncertahnty the
:06:46. > :06:50.national treasures can finally be saved.
:06:51. > :06:52.Earlier, I spoke to the anthques expert and broadcaster Eric Knowles
:06:53. > :06:58.and asked whether he thought the collection could be savdd.
:06:59. > :07:10.The chances are a lot stronger now than they have ever been. Cdrtainly
:07:11. > :07:15.in the last four years, when this demise was launched upon thd world.
:07:16. > :07:18.It is not a long time to rahse almost ?3 million, just thrde
:07:19. > :07:23.months. Can they do it? You have to put it into context. I am a couple
:07:24. > :07:30.of miles away from the city, the Square mile, somebody made that
:07:31. > :07:35.amount of money this morning. He have to put it into context. It is
:07:36. > :07:44.not big bucks as far as savhng what is without doubt one of if not the
:07:45. > :07:50.most important archive of the Industrial Revolution. This is an
:07:51. > :07:54.intact archiver goes back 240 years. It is not just the pottery `nd
:07:55. > :08:00.paintings, it is all of the wonderful archive material, the
:08:01. > :08:14.letters between desire which would and Thomas Bentley and it is so
:08:15. > :08:17.important. `` Josiah Wedgwood. It certainly captures your imagination,
:08:18. > :08:21.I can tell. But maybe not for the public in the same way that the
:08:22. > :08:31.Staffordshire hoard did bec`use pottery and paintings does not have
:08:32. > :08:35.the same rights and glamour. You have had some sort of bypass because
:08:36. > :08:40.when you are addicted to pottery, all that glitters is not gold. A
:08:41. > :08:48.good early piece of pottery can set my pulse racing. A piece of
:08:49. > :08:53.porcelain by Ridgeway or whoever can give me a bit of a buzz, thdre are a
:08:54. > :08:56.lot of of people like me how powerful stop there are mord people
:08:57. > :09:14.who own a piece of ceramic than ever owned a piece of gold. No doubt that
:09:15. > :09:23.is what they banking on. Th`nk you. The police every least `` h`ve
:09:24. > :09:33.released previously unseen footage of the plebgate event. It could only
:09:34. > :09:38.the release now because of legal issues.
:09:39. > :09:40.The A38 road tunnels in the centre of Birmingham reopened
:09:41. > :09:42.as planned this morning, after a six`week closure.
:09:43. > :09:44.Engineers have been fitting new extractor fans
:09:45. > :09:48.Overnight closures, though, will continue into October.
:09:49. > :09:59.A railway reopen today, aftdr an extra section of track was `dded.
:10:00. > :10:00.From September, there will be three trains an hour in each direction as
:10:01. > :10:07.opposed to. `` as opposed to two. A BBC investigation has discovered
:10:08. > :10:09.that thousands of people could be paying for their
:10:10. > :10:12.neighbours' water by mistakd, because they've had a water meter
:10:13. > :10:14.fitted in the wrong place. Figures compiled by
:10:15. > :10:16.Inside Out West Midlands show Severn Trent, which serves large
:10:17. > :10:19.parts of the Midlands, says it deals with
:10:20. > :10:22.around 50 cases a year. Trish Adudu has this
:10:23. > :10:23.exclusive report. But, when it comes to piping it
:10:24. > :10:28.into our homes, I've come to meet one woman
:10:29. > :10:37.from Coventry who wasn't. The water meter was fitted on
:10:38. > :10:41.the pavement outside the bungalow. For a little while,
:10:42. > :10:43.the bills were all right but then they start coming in in vast numbers
:10:44. > :10:49.with enormous amounts of money on. I couldn't believe it `
:10:50. > :10:56.?700, ?800, ?300, ?400. because Doreen wasn't just paying
:10:57. > :11:01.for the water she was using. She was being billed
:11:02. > :11:05.for two of her neighbours. Well, on a typical street,
:11:06. > :11:09.the mains pipe carries the water in and smaller pipes come off ht
:11:10. > :11:13.into people's homes. But if your water company fhts
:11:14. > :11:16.the meter in the wrong placd, you end up paying
:11:17. > :11:19.for your neighbours' water Inside Out has discovered
:11:20. > :11:24.that's exactly what's happened in thousands of cases,
:11:25. > :11:28.just like Doreen's. Doreen's water company,
:11:29. > :11:30.Severn Trent, says it gets reports of abott
:11:31. > :11:35.50 cases like hers every ye`r. Neighbouring Yorkshire Water told us
:11:36. > :11:39.it dealt with 1,600 enquiries in a year
:11:40. > :11:43.and, across England as a whole, figures we've obtained
:11:44. > :11:47.show many more. That's a question I wanted to ask
:11:48. > :11:54.the water companies but Watdr UK, which represents them,
:11:55. > :11:57.refused to do an interview. It did give us
:11:58. > :12:01.this two`line statement, saying it's fairly unusual
:12:02. > :12:05.for water meters to be misconnected. They recognise this
:12:06. > :12:07.may cause distress and are working hard to
:12:08. > :12:12.stop this from happening Generally,
:12:13. > :12:13.companies tell us they see but obviously we expect
:12:14. > :12:18.them to take them very seriously and carry out
:12:19. > :12:19.thorough investigations to find out exactly what
:12:20. > :12:23.the cause is. Doreen's meter
:12:24. > :12:26.is now in the right place. But, with thousands of other cases
:12:27. > :12:28.still being investigated across the country each year,
:12:29. > :12:32.some of us will still be paxing for our neighbours' water rhght now
:12:33. > :12:38.without even realising it! And if you're concerned
:12:39. > :12:42.that you may have a problem with your water meter, report it
:12:43. > :12:44.to your water company first, as well as the Consumer Council
:12:45. > :12:48.For Water at ccwater.org.uk. You can also call them
:12:49. > :12:53.on 0121 345 1000. And you can see more
:12:54. > :12:56.on that story in the new series of Inside Out, tonight at 7:30pm
:12:57. > :13:01.here on BBC One. An apology from the man
:13:02. > :13:06.who made hoax calls to families Your detailed weather forec`st
:13:07. > :13:12.to come shortly from Shefalh. A permanent reminder
:13:13. > :13:16.of those who lost their livds for their country last year
:13:17. > :13:19.at the National Memorial Arboretum. Aston Villa get off to their best
:13:20. > :13:33.start to a season in eight xears. A group of religious leaders
:13:34. > :13:35.says the Birmingham schools caught up in the so`called
:13:36. > :13:38."Trojan Horse" affair would never have been investigated if they'd
:13:39. > :13:42.been classed as faith schools. The Accord Coalition For
:13:43. > :13:45.Inclusive Education is now calling on all the major parties to support
:13:46. > :13:49.its plans to regulate relighous schools in the future, incltding
:13:50. > :14:04.measures which would prevent pupils It is bad for society gizzard
:14:05. > :14:13.ghettoise is children. It is bad for the children and it is bad for faith
:14:14. > :14:18.as it associates us with division were as it should be welcomhng.
:14:19. > :14:21.it's been a more positive d`y for Birmingham's schools.
:14:22. > :14:23.It included the opening of a new comprehensive,
:14:24. > :14:25.the latest in the Perry Beeches family of free schools run
:14:26. > :14:28.by Liam Nolan, the man the press likes to call a "superhead".
:14:29. > :14:33.the opening came complete whth a sprinkling of stardust.
:14:34. > :14:36.The only thing missing was the red carpet.
:14:37. > :14:43.Certainly there was no shortage of passion.
:14:44. > :14:48.Birmingham has had a real b`shing lately about education and the young
:14:49. > :14:49.people in our city. This is our fight back.
:14:50. > :14:52.Joining the fight, a smattering of personalitids `
:14:53. > :14:54.keen to support the opening of Perry Beeches Four,
:14:55. > :14:56.the latest in a stable of academy schools
:14:57. > :15:09.This excitement, the showbiz, the unit is all intended as the antidote
:15:10. > :15:16.to a pretty rough six months or education in Birmingham. With all of
:15:17. > :15:22.the Trojan this, that and the other, Birmingham need this to show we can
:15:23. > :15:24.be outstanding, and this is what the schools have attained.
:15:25. > :15:27.Liam Nolan's won praise from the Prime Minister
:15:28. > :15:31.for turning around the orighnal Perry Beeches in Great Barr,
:15:32. > :15:33.once among the poorest`performing schools in the country.
:15:34. > :15:37.Perry Beeches Four, in an old kettle factory in the jewellery qu`rter,
:15:38. > :15:39.brings education to a part of the city
:15:40. > :15:42.that's had no school at all since the 1980s `
:15:43. > :15:54.What we have to do is find the very best that is happening and let that
:15:55. > :15:57.lead the system. That is wh`t I have always argued that is why I am for
:15:58. > :15:59.the academy system. Critics say academies
:16:00. > :16:00.are unaccountable to the communities they serve, but
:16:01. > :16:03.pupils are voting with their feet. Salma's daughter, Yasmin,
:16:04. > :16:14.preferred this school to a grammar. I backed her up because I hdard
:16:15. > :16:19.about the academy, it excitdd me. The drive and the ethos, thd
:16:20. > :16:20.values, all of that work in my favour.
:16:21. > :16:24.but the school is already oversubscribed and, wait for it
:16:25. > :16:31.Perry Beeches Five and Six are already in the planning.
:16:32. > :16:33.A service of dedication took place today,
:16:34. > :16:37.as the names of the 17 armed forces personnel who died while on
:16:38. > :16:41.active duty last year were `dded to the National Memorial in Alrewas.
:16:42. > :16:43.Among those remembered were Warrant Officer Ian Fisher
:16:44. > :16:45.from Staffordshire, along with Fusilier Lee Rigby.
:16:46. > :16:59.Their loved ones may be gond but their names will live on. The family
:17:00. > :17:06.of Staffordshire soldier warrant officer Ian Fisher were herd to see
:17:07. > :17:11.the names of 17 personnel added to the 16,000 already carved on the
:17:12. > :17:17.memorial. He was killed in Afghanistan last November. Being a
:17:18. > :17:24.son, they do not talk to thdir mothers. Or their wives! So we have
:17:25. > :17:30.learned so much since his ddath It is a pity we did not know about it
:17:31. > :17:38.beforehand. Jamie Webb. Samtel Flynt. 17 deaths in the year, the
:17:39. > :17:48.lowest number since 1948. Btt for the stonemason responsible for
:17:49. > :17:55.carving their names, it is still a heavy responsible to. `` a heavy
:17:56. > :18:01.responsibility. The family of Fusilier Lee Rigby laying a wreath.
:18:02. > :18:08.His father clearly overcome with emotion.
:18:09. > :18:19.This service is a time for poignant reflection but on the mind of those
:18:20. > :18:22.here today is the instability in many parts of the world and what
:18:23. > :18:28.that will mean for our servhce men and women in the coming years. The
:18:29. > :18:31.world is not a safe place and there is the prospect of service len and
:18:32. > :18:39.women losing their lives. It is a sombre fact that we have sp`re space
:18:40. > :18:43.on the walls of the memorial. For the sons of Ian Fisher, at least
:18:44. > :18:47.they will always know he didd serving his country.
:18:48. > :18:49.It's a day when football is dominated
:18:50. > :18:53.But Hereford United fans are worrying
:18:54. > :18:58.Ian Winter is here now with the latest on their fight for strvival.
:18:59. > :19:00.The club's been granted a temporary reprieve.
:19:01. > :19:03.A winding`up order has been adjourned for another week
:19:04. > :19:08.Hereford United owes more than ?300,000 to a number of creditors,
:19:09. > :19:13.including Revenue and Custols and their former manager, Martin Foyle.
:19:14. > :19:15.The club must now settle their debts by next Monday
:19:16. > :19:20.The Football League are investigating allegations
:19:21. > :19:24.that Port Vale fans made racist chants towards a Chesterfield player
:19:25. > :19:27.at the end of Saturday's 2`1 home defe`t.
:19:28. > :19:30.The club say they've had nulerous complaints from their own stpporters
:19:31. > :19:42.Anyone found guilty of racist abuse will be banned for life.
:19:43. > :19:52.Aston Villa are third place. August has been an excellent month. And
:19:53. > :19:56.Stoke city's win was a gem. Off to a flying start in thd
:19:57. > :20:00.Premier League. In the first half,
:20:01. > :20:01.Hull were hopeless. Gabby Agbonlahor scored first,
:20:02. > :20:04.to banish memories Then Andi Weimann popped
:20:05. > :20:07.in their second, paving the way for a 2`1 victory `
:20:08. > :20:20.their best start in eight ydars We had to get the points now and it
:20:21. > :20:26.takes the pressure off a little bit. We gain confidence.
:20:27. > :20:31.The bookies gave them no chance away to the champions.
:20:32. > :20:34.One magical moment from Mame Biram Diouf.
:20:35. > :20:36.And suddenly the Potters were perfectly poised to prevent Man City
:20:37. > :20:47.Everything was open, I said keep going, do not stop. I scored my
:20:48. > :20:49.first goal here. Whilst West Brom were conceding
:20:50. > :20:52.three at Swansea, Wolves were Nouha Dicko got the nod to score
:20:53. > :20:56.first, then two more from B`kary Wolves fans will be relieved that
:20:57. > :21:02.Sako's staying, with the team lying third on thehr return
:21:03. > :21:05.to the Championship. None of our But there's stopping Burton Albion
:21:06. > :21:09.on top of League Two. Beating Mansfield 2`1 means they've
:21:10. > :21:12.taken 13 points from five g`mes Exactly the same record as
:21:13. > :21:16.Cheltenham, who beat Hartlepool with And Shrewsbury Town are just two
:21:17. > :21:37.points behind after Jordan Clark's Just four hours to go on tr`nsfer
:21:38. > :21:51.deadline day. But it has bedn quiet here. Yes. That player got hnjured
:21:52. > :21:57.there on Sunday. That reallx is about it. Barring any late surprises
:21:58. > :21:59.before 11pm to night. There is still time!
:22:00. > :22:01.A major sculpture exhibition opened at Gloucester Cathedral tod`y
:22:02. > :22:03.featuring the work of leading modern artists including
:22:04. > :22:08.Called Crucible Two, 60 artists are represented.
:22:09. > :22:11.It's the second time the cathedral has staged an event of this kind.
:22:12. > :22:14.The previous show brought 100,0 0 visitors to the city.
:22:15. > :22:32.From the striking to the subtle Crucible is back to bring
:22:33. > :22:39.world`class culture back within reach of the public. The organisers
:22:40. > :22:43.leave that the success is b`sed not just on this culture but on the
:22:44. > :22:48.setting. All of the regular worship continues to take place but this is
:22:49. > :22:51.the kind of place that they can experiment, where things can be seen
:22:52. > :23:03.that you cannot see elsewhere. It is about context. Two years in the
:23:04. > :23:09.planning, Crucible has been painstakingly organised, with many
:23:10. > :23:15.decisions made about where to place the artwork. You start to sde a
:23:16. > :23:19.connection and it is partly to make people look at the cathedral as well
:23:20. > :23:22.as the art. There is the traditional, the obscure, the
:23:23. > :23:34.sometimes unnerving, a huge range is on show. The less won't `` from less
:23:35. > :23:46.well`known artists to Damien Hirst and Antony Gormley, a range of
:23:47. > :23:51.sculptors are presented. We hope to have a beneficial impact on the city
:23:52. > :23:58.as well. It is difficult to single out a single piece of work. This is
:23:59. > :24:02.Damien Hirst's fallen angel. It is the first time it has been seen
:24:03. > :24:08.anywhere. It is gold`plated. It is not until you get up close that you
:24:09. > :24:26.see how striking it is. Boldly placed next to the pulpit, ht shows
:24:27. > :24:29.Mary Magdalene as a drug addict It means a great deal to lot of people,
:24:30. > :24:37.I think, to see it so close at hand. It is beautiful. He is such a
:24:38. > :24:45.clever artist. A lot of this stuff you think, shock, horror. Crucible
:24:46. > :24:48.is free and open until October. A chance to see the best of bond
:24:49. > :24:55.sculpture in the splendour of the cathedral. August went out hn a
:24:56. > :25:00.blaze of glory. What the September have in store for us?
:25:01. > :25:07.Compared with last week, thhs week is not too bad. It can be stmmed up
:25:08. > :25:15.with three words, drier warler and karma. We cannot comment too much
:25:16. > :25:18.money out of brain beget. The winds will slacken, several be little to
:25:19. > :25:22.stir the cloud up. In the mdantime, we have a frontal system flhrting
:25:23. > :25:28.with the eastern half of thd region. In the next few days, it will be in
:25:29. > :25:35.the east that you see the most cloud. This evening, we see a
:25:36. > :25:37.frontal system slipping southwards. We'll see a little rain in
:25:38. > :25:42.southwestern parts of the rdgion to begin with but after that it looks
:25:43. > :25:46.drier across all parts with clear skies. Temperatures will drop to
:25:47. > :25:54.their lowest point, which around Herefordshire is around eight
:25:55. > :25:57.Celsius, but otherwise in double figures. It is in these cle`rer
:25:58. > :26:02.spots in the west that we whll see some pockets of mist and fog
:26:03. > :26:07.developing as we head towards dawn. That will lift a readily in the sun
:26:08. > :26:13.tomorrow morning. That will be in the west of the region. The frontal
:26:14. > :26:20.system will be heading in from the east so there could be like slightly
:26:21. > :26:26.murky conditions there. It hs a dry day with the best of the brhghtness
:26:27. > :26:33.to the west. Here, the highdst temperatures. Highs around 21
:26:34. > :26:40.Celsius, compared with the lows of eight, so that response is puite
:26:41. > :26:43.respectable. Easterly winds and they will not be a featured this week,
:26:44. > :26:48.they'll be light throughout, which is why the cloud could in places.
:26:49. > :26:53.There is evidence of a warmdr air mass tomorrow, a lot of clotd and
:26:54. > :26:58.temperatures only down to 14 Celsius. A warm night. Wedndsday
:26:59. > :27:04.will be cloudy but dry with a high of 22.
:27:05. > :27:11.Tonight's headlines. The parents of Ashya King are being held as they
:27:12. > :27:17.face extradition. And an apology from the man who made hoax calls
:27:18. > :27:21.telling families their child had died. We'll be back tonight.
:27:22. > :27:25.Goodbye.