:02:15. > :02:17.sledgehammers, at the end of last month ` but the store's owndr says
:02:18. > :02:20.he's had little support frol the police. Louisa Currie reports. With
:02:21. > :02:27.their faces masked, they were in and out in just 48 seconds, but for
:02:28. > :02:35.jewellery store owner John Davis it felt like a lifetime:
:02:36. > :02:46.Within two minutes it was chaos They were ruining my life in that
:02:47. > :02:50.short time. Sometimes I still do not believe it.
:02:51. > :02:54.The four men escaped with an estimated ?30,000 worth of stock `
:02:55. > :03:01.but it would have been far lore had this customer not intervened.
:03:02. > :03:13.I cannot explain why I did ht. As the last person left the shop I
:03:14. > :03:34.lunged at home. to be the most valuable, containing
:03:35. > :03:38.an estimated ?50,000 worth of stock ` including this ?8,500 dialond
:03:39. > :03:46.ring. John says he's only released
:03:47. > :03:53.the CCTV in the hope the gang can be Good to have you with us thhs
:03:54. > :03:59.here on Midlands Today. On the 30th anniversary
:04:00. > :04:02.of the groundbreaking discovery of DNA, experts on the vergd
:04:03. > :04:08.of another stunning developlent Hundreds of people lined
:04:09. > :04:10.the streets of Worcester today to see the fourth stage of the Tour
:04:11. > :04:13.of Britain cycle race. The dvent, which includes the former Tour de
:04:14. > :04:16.France winner, Sir Bradley Wiggins, is thought to have been worth at
:04:17. > :04:19.least half a million pounds to the local economy. The riders sdt off
:04:20. > :04:22.from Worcester at 11 o'clock, travelling through Evesham `nd
:04:23. > :04:25.Broadway before entering Gloucestershire, and finishhng in
:04:26. > :04:29.Bristol. Here's our Sports reporter Ian Winter. Team Sky is the hottest
:04:30. > :04:35.team on two wheels. Their attographs were much in demand. Their star
:04:36. > :04:40.rider is one of the most falous faces in world cycling. And this
:04:41. > :04:45.morning, Sir Bradley Wiggins was guaranteed the warmest of wdlcomes
:04:46. > :05:01.in Worcester. How much would it mean to do what he
:05:02. > :05:12.did last year? That Jura Brhtain is very important. `` the two of
:05:13. > :05:23.Britain. It is a fantastic place to have a bike race. They were all
:05:24. > :05:30.desperate for a glimpse of the latest gear and the fastest bikes.
:05:31. > :05:44.They get to catch up with all the other people. Attracting less
:05:45. > :05:53.attention. This team are colpeting in their first two of Britahn. What
:05:54. > :06:03.is the most enjoyable part of this stage? The last 200 metres. The city
:06:04. > :06:14.waves farewell to the Raiders. Destination Bristol. In the blink of
:06:15. > :06:27.an eye all 170 cyclists havd famished. `` all 170 cyclists have
:06:28. > :06:37.gone. Really has the High Street witnessed such a sporting fdast
:06:38. > :06:49.Fantastic. I did not expect it to be so busy. The atmosphere was some.
:06:50. > :06:51.Bradley Wiggins, Mark Cavendish Give us a win if you would like to
:06:52. > :07:01.see this event return soon. couldn't really have gone any
:07:02. > :07:22.better, Ian? Bradley Wiggins finds himself 2
:07:23. > :07:38.seconds behind the leader. This has been a huge success. It has been a
:07:39. > :07:42.fantastic day for Worcestershire. The Tour de France received rave
:07:43. > :07:50.reviews in Yorkshire. How does this compare? The crowds on the hill
:07:51. > :07:59.climbs have matched the two advance. People have turned out in
:08:00. > :08:03.their tens of thousands. Yot always had the confidence to back this
:08:04. > :08:12.event. Does it raise awarendss of the county? It raises awareness It
:08:13. > :08:19.is estimated to have raised half ?1 million. We have waited six years
:08:20. > :08:24.products to come to this region do we have to meet another six years? I
:08:25. > :08:30.am confident we can celebrate again in three years time. It sounds like
:08:31. > :08:35.a resounding success. A 13 year old boy has been ordered
:08:36. > :08:38.to appear before Worcester Crown court to face charges connected to a
:08:39. > :08:42.knife attack at a school in Malvern. Two people were slightly injured,
:08:43. > :08:44.including a teacher at Chase School, during an inchdent
:08:45. > :08:48.on Monday morning. The teenager, who can't be named for
:08:49. > :08:51.legal reasons, has been rem`nded into a local authority children s
:08:52. > :08:58.unit until the 18th of Septdmber. The Scottish flag's being flown
:08:59. > :09:01.by a number of councils across the region in the run up to
:09:02. > :09:05.the referendum over independence The Saltire can be seen
:09:06. > :09:10.above the council houses in Stoke, Campaigning stepped up
:09:11. > :09:17.a gear today as the leaders of all the main parties
:09:18. > :09:19.in Westminster cleared their diaries And the Leader of Sandwell Council
:09:20. > :09:34.said he felt it was important to add I want to send a message to the
:09:35. > :09:37.people of Scotland. We want them to stay in the United Kingdom.
:09:38. > :09:43.All the latest polling suggdsts the vote will be very tight, but what
:09:44. > :09:46.impact could the result havd on people here in the Midlands? One
:09:47. > :09:48.whisky distributor says he's concerned about what a yes vote will
:09:49. > :09:51.mean for consumers. He spokd to Joanne Writtle, as she gaugdd
:09:52. > :09:53.reaction from those for and against an independent Scotland.
:09:54. > :09:56.Scotland is famous for its whisky. It's distributed all over the world,
:09:57. > :10:03.some of it ending up here, hn Leamington Spa, in the hands of
:10:04. > :10:09.whisky consultant Matt Swift. As the referendum on Scottish independence
:10:10. > :10:16.looms, he fears a yes vote could lead to an increase in dutids. Matt
:10:17. > :10:20.My concerns are the tax and duty implications.
:10:21. > :10:23.supplies restaurants and bars with top shelf whiskies. But if he's
:10:24. > :10:36.right about price rises, both he and licensees like Helen Wild mhght
:10:37. > :10:40.start looking elsewhere for their supplies.
:10:41. > :10:46.figures there are about 750,000 people born in Scotland livhng south
:10:47. > :10:50.of the border. That's more than the population of Edinburgh or Glasgow.
:10:51. > :10:56.And here in picturesque Henley in Arden there's a Scotsman who's keen
:10:57. > :11:00.to see his homeland go it alone Brian Reilly moved away frol the
:11:01. > :11:10.west of Scotland 14 years ago. But he's passionate about his roots He
:11:11. > :11:12.wants independence, and it's a strong talking point among his large
:11:13. > :11:27.The author generation Arleigh Burke people. The younger generathon are
:11:28. > :11:33.looking to the future. `` the older generation are Labour peopld. Is it
:11:34. > :11:39.frustrating that you do not have a vote? Slightly frustrating hn that I
:11:40. > :11:40.am very interested in the vote. I think it is fair that peopld in
:11:41. > :11:51.Scotland get the vote. campaigning goes on. And cole
:11:52. > :11:54.September 18th, voters will decide. But whatever happens Scotland's most
:11:55. > :11:57.famous export is still likely to be this businessman's favouritd choice.
:11:58. > :12:00.And there's more about the hmpact the referendum could have in the
:12:01. > :12:02.Midlands from our Political Editor Hundreds line the streets as Tour
:12:03. > :12:09.of Britain cyclists speed through As the late summer sunshine
:12:10. > :12:24.continues, we'll have your detailed Hi, I'm Bob,
:12:25. > :12:28.join me later on Midlands Today to find out how me and the rest
:12:29. > :12:50.of my robot friends could one day I will be at the premier of a new
:12:51. > :12:55.film which features the amazing life of a man from Newcastle.
:12:56. > :12:58.Forensic scientists at West Midlands Police say they're working on ways
:12:59. > :13:01.of cutting the time it takes to give officers information taken from DNA
:13:02. > :13:04.evidence from five days to `round an hour. Today's an important
:13:05. > :13:06.anniversary ` it's exactly 30 years since DNA profiling was devdloped
:13:07. > :13:09.here in the Midlands. Our special correspondent Peter Wilson has been
:13:10. > :13:11.finding out more. At the forensic labs in Birlingham
:13:12. > :13:14.the West Midlands police te`ms are examining evidence found at dozens
:13:15. > :13:19.of cime scenes. Looking for finger prints. CCTV. DNA. 30 years on from
:13:20. > :13:33.the discovery of the crimefhghting tool, advances are still behng made.
:13:34. > :13:46.We have gone from obtaining a DNA profile from a stain the size of a
:13:47. > :13:51.Hundreds of high profile murders have been cleared over the last 30
:13:52. > :14:12.years thanks to DNA profiling. On New Years Eve 1996 17`year`old
:14:13. > :14:20.Nicola Dixon was murdered in Sutton Coldfield.
:14:21. > :14:35.Banks to DNA the family werd given justice. `` because of DNA.
:14:36. > :14:39.to convict Colin Waite ` his DNA profile meant there was 1 in a
:14:40. > :14:42.billion chance that someone else had carried out the murder. DNA
:14:43. > :14:44.identifies variations in each human retrieved from hair, saliva and
:14:45. > :14:53.blood that makes each one of us unique. But the police teams here
:14:54. > :15:08.The impact would be to bring offenders to justice more swiftly.
:15:09. > :15:10.DNA has proved people innocent as wdll as
:15:11. > :15:12.guilty. Giving detectives DNA hits almost from the crime scene could
:15:13. > :15:18.mean some criminals being arrested red handed.
:15:19. > :15:21.Work is underway to repair what some historians have described as one of
:15:22. > :15:25.the finest buildings in the Midlands. Beauchamp Chapel hn
:15:26. > :15:29.Warwick dates back to the 14th century. It was built to honour a
:15:30. > :15:33.man who was the richest in the country at the time. In the latest
:15:34. > :15:36.in our series on crumbling buildings, Bob Hockenhull rdports on
:15:37. > :15:39.the mission to save an archhtectural masterpiece.
:15:40. > :15:48.St Mary's Church in Warwick. Within its walls lies one of the greatest
:15:49. > :15:51.medieval chapels in Europe. When the richest man in the country Richard
:15:52. > :16:06.Beauchamp died in 1439, he wanted his fortune to be spent on creating
:16:07. > :16:13.this finery. But now it's all under threat.
:16:14. > :16:29.300 halls of beheading if I do. `` 300 halls have been identifhed.
:16:30. > :16:32.badly eroded too. ?1 million has been raised for these repairs. But
:16:33. > :16:36.another ?1 million is needed to restore the chapel completely. The
:16:37. > :16:38.problem's been compounded bx shoddy repairs in the past. So where
:16:39. > :16:50.is the other ?1 million needed for the restoration coming from? Nobody
:16:51. > :16:53.knows yet. But the town's MP, who worships here, believes it would be
:16:54. > :17:01.disastrous if Beauchamp Chapel was allowed to crumble.
:17:02. > :17:07.This Church symbolises the history of Warwick. The battles and the
:17:08. > :17:16.intrigues. In a sense it represents vanity
:17:17. > :17:19.Richard Beauchamp donated hhs vast buy his way into heaven. In doing so
:17:20. > :17:30.he's left the church with both a The best artists of the timd puts
:17:31. > :17:43.their work into the chapel. to preserve all this beauty is
:17:44. > :17:47.available. Now all that's ndeded is Not many of us can claim to
:17:48. > :17:57.have had a life that's exciting But Neil Baldwin
:17:58. > :18:01.from Newcastle`under`Lyme c`n ` and the premiere of Marvellous,
:18:02. > :18:04.based on his life, is taking place You might know him better
:18:05. > :18:07.as "Nello". He's 68
:18:08. > :18:09.and he's been a familiar figure Our reporter Elizabeth Glinka is
:18:10. > :18:37.at the red carpet launch Yes they have. Tonight 's event is
:18:38. > :18:47.about the film Marvellous, which will be broadcast on BBC Two later
:18:48. > :18:53.in the year. He has been a fixture on this university campus for many
:18:54. > :19:04.years. But he has never been a student here. He counts celdbrities
:19:05. > :19:20.amongst his friends. Prince Edward, Prince Charles. As a shy tednager he
:19:21. > :19:31.began visiting the campus. If he says he knows somebodx, he
:19:32. > :19:37.more than likely has. Assessed as having special needs as a child his
:19:38. > :19:54.story reached the national press in 2010. Marvellous recounts m`ny of
:19:55. > :20:02.the surprising events in his life. How do you do it? How do yot stay
:20:03. > :20:10.positive? I always wanted to be happy, so I decided to be. He also
:20:11. > :20:29.has a passion for music. Frhends from the local choir also fdature in
:20:30. > :20:50.the film. I felt that I had achieved something. I am very excited. I
:20:51. > :20:56.joined by the star of the fhlm and also by the director. What did you
:20:57. > :21:05.make of the script when you first read it? I could believe it. I could
:21:06. > :21:17.not believe it was set in and around the Stoke City. I have been a
:21:18. > :21:23.lifelong Stoke City supportdr. The script works because it is
:21:24. > :21:31.quintessentially revealed. The events that happened are marvellous,
:21:32. > :21:44.but they are not incredible. What was it like being watched bx Henman?
:21:45. > :21:55.`` by him. He was like a Gu`rdian angel to the set. Is there ` message
:21:56. > :22:05.to this film? It is an optilistic message. You can make things happen.
:22:06. > :22:16.If you expect people to say yes they generally do. The premher will
:22:17. > :22:21.get under way shortly. The rest of us can see it on September the 5th.
:22:22. > :22:24.There's been a big focus on robots today ` however wdird `
:22:25. > :22:28.at the 175th British Sciencd Festival in Birmingham.
:22:29. > :22:31.The festival first visited the city way back in 1839 and everyone from
:22:32. > :22:35.Charles Darwin to Professor Brian Cox has taken part over the years.
:22:36. > :22:38.All the talk today has been on ways robots might one dax make
:22:39. > :22:40.their way into our workplacd and even the classroom.
:22:41. > :22:45.Here's our Science Correspondent David Gregory`Kumar.
:22:46. > :23:02.But are they ready to gradu`te from the lab and enter the workplace
:23:03. > :23:09.Robots on a production line are often inside a safety cage.
:23:10. > :23:12.Researchers now based on having them interact with us.
:23:13. > :23:14.Stevie the geography teaching robot will be on trial in Mhdlands
:23:15. > :23:34.Children enjoy robots. Robots are an additional tool. An additional tool
:23:35. > :23:36.Bob the security robot has `lready been spotted patrolling
:23:37. > :23:40.And even if you won't see the robots themselves
:23:41. > :23:43.in an office or school near you you may well find the technologx they
:23:44. > :24:04.A car has been launched that recognises road signs. For ` moment
:24:05. > :24:09.your car is becoming autonolous There are lots of little thhngs in
:24:10. > :24:20.There's more good news for fans of Coventry City football club.
:24:21. > :24:23.Just days after their return to the Ricoh Arena the club has
:24:24. > :24:26.announced that manager Stevdn Pressley has signed a new contract.
:24:27. > :24:28.The Scot has agreed a four year deal.
:24:29. > :24:29.Pressley had been linked with a number
:24:30. > :24:33.Another manager staying in the Midlands is
:24:34. > :24:40.He's turned down an approach by Championship side Blackpool.
:24:41. > :25:07.It is the West that will be the best for the sunshine and the East less
:25:08. > :25:23.so. We are seeing pleasant sunshine even in the East of the reghon. The
:25:24. > :25:38.sunshine is turning easy through the day. With high pressure across the
:25:39. > :25:46.rest of the week it will be dry More of this very pleasant dry
:25:47. > :26:11.weather to come. Clear skies being taken over by Chloe dear onds. ``
:26:12. > :26:21.being taken over by cloudy skies. There could be marking us tomorrow
:26:22. > :26:28.morning. The sunshine will start streaming through. In the afternoon
:26:29. > :26:45.clouds will come through from the East. It will be cooler tomorrow.
:26:46. > :26:49.More cloud tomorrow night starting to filter through. Reasonably mild
:26:50. > :26:54.in towns and cities. Meanwhile, it's magnificent weather
:26:55. > :26:56.for the closing stages of the cricket season. Well done this
:26:57. > :26:59.evening to Jonathan Trott and teenager Sam Hain of Warwickshire in
:27:00. > :27:04.a stand of over 200 against Northants at Edgbaston.
:27:05. > :27:07.Finally, there's just time to wish our competitors good luck in the
:27:08. > :27:12.Invictus Games. The event, which is being championed by Prince Harry, is
:27:13. > :27:16.bringing together injured sdrvicemen and women from 13 nations. Our
:27:17. > :27:21.Midlands athletes include Clive Smith. He'll be competing in the
:27:22. > :27:40.cycling after being injured in Afghanistan. Everything is
:27:41. > :28:03.short`term, but that has given me a bit of focus. The headlines.
:28:04. > :28:06.David Cameron makes a direct appeal to the people of Scotland not to
:28:07. > :28:10.His message is backed by Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg.
:28:11. > :28:13.Smash and grab caught on calera but an intrepid customer stdpped
:28:14. > :28:17.in and snatched loot worth ?50, 00 back from the armed robbers.