:00:07. > :00:10.The headlines this evening: A community in shock
:00:11. > :00:12.after a seven-year-old girl is knocked down and killed
:00:13. > :00:21.The mum was running around hysterically, screaming. It's really
:00:22. > :00:23.upsetting. A GP was first on the scene,
:00:24. > :00:26.but nothing could be done Also tonight: Asbestos warnhng:
:00:27. > :00:29.residents urged to stay indoors after a severe factory
:00:30. > :00:31.fire in Wolverhampton. It was that strong and it's all over
:00:32. > :00:37.Ettingshall at the moment. Heading for a joyful reunion -
:00:38. > :00:40.the Afghan boy made famous in Calais by Lily Allen set
:00:41. > :00:46.to meet his dad in Birmingh`m. From awestruck teenager to lum
:00:47. > :00:48.of four, she's always loved Bros. Now, as she battles cancer,
:00:49. > :01:00.she meets her heroes. Vineyards soaking up the autumn sun.
:01:01. > :01:13.I will have all the answers later. "She was a beautiful angel,
:01:14. > :01:17.the happiest child, The poignant thoughts of a family
:01:18. > :01:23.in shock after a seven-year,old girl Sophia McDonald was crossing
:01:24. > :01:34.the Henley Road when she was Police say they're in the e`rly
:01:35. > :01:38.stages of their investigation. Dozens of bouquets and gifts have
:01:39. > :01:41.already been placed at the scene. You may find this report
:01:42. > :01:48.distressing. It was at four o'clock yestdrday
:01:49. > :01:50.afternoon that a seven-year,old girl from Coventry attempted
:01:51. > :01:52.to cross this busy road. But before Sophia McDonald
:01:53. > :01:54.could reach the other side she was hit by a skip lorry,
:01:55. > :01:57.dying moments later. We turned to see where our kids
:01:58. > :02:01.were because they were walkhng behind us and heard a screech and
:02:02. > :02:03.pop. My cousin was just running
:02:04. > :02:06.round in circles in the middle Then she ran off down
:02:07. > :02:10.here and I just ran straight to Nothing you could do
:02:11. > :02:16.for her daughter, bless I can't get the picture
:02:17. > :02:23.out of my head. It must be just
:02:24. > :02:25.incredibly upsetting. My little boy is having
:02:26. > :02:28.nightmares over it. The receptionist at this doctor s
:02:29. > :02:40.surgery heard screams One of the doctors here
:02:41. > :02:43.rushed to help, but by the time he got to the scend
:02:44. > :02:48.there was nothing he could do. Crossing this main road
:02:49. > :02:53.is something her and her mother must have
:02:54. > :02:56.done hundreds of times. It passes in front of
:02:57. > :03:02.the shops at Riley Square. When this happened,
:03:03. > :03:05.many of the shoppers tried hn vain The doctor came out from
:03:06. > :03:10.the practice just over the road There was nothing
:03:11. > :03:18.he could really do. So, people just covered her with
:03:19. > :03:19.blankets. The ambulances and
:03:20. > :03:21.the police came and... She was just running around
:03:22. > :03:27.hysterically screaming, "My The young pupils of St Lawrdnce s
:03:28. > :03:37.primary school are today de`ling with the death of one
:03:38. > :03:40.of their friends and classm`tes Police say they are still
:03:41. > :03:42.investigating how this collhsion happened, but whatever
:03:43. > :03:44.the cause, it has left a deep hole in the heart
:03:45. > :03:46.of And Tom is on Henley Road
:03:47. > :03:52.for us this evening. It all happened in a split second,
:03:53. > :04:08.Tom, and now a family That's absolutely right. Thd people
:04:09. > :04:14.you can see gathering behind me only gathered in the last half an hour or
:04:15. > :04:19.so to hold a vigil. They let off 12 balloons as a sign of respect. The
:04:20. > :04:27.school is offering extra support for the children, the parents and for
:04:28. > :04:31.the staff. I should add that I've spoken to the director of the
:04:32. > :04:36.company who said he offers his condolences to people here `nd that
:04:37. > :04:42.the driver of the vehicle shmply did not see the girl. What is rdmarkable
:04:43. > :04:46.and staggering about this is that it all happened in the blink of an eye
:04:47. > :04:49.but it's a tragedy the family will have to live with for ever.
:04:50. > :04:52.There've been fresh calls today for legal funding to support
:04:53. > :04:54.the families of the Birmingham pub bombings' victims.
:04:55. > :04:56.The Labour MP Andy Burnham, who championed the cause
:04:57. > :04:59.of the Hillsborough Disaster families, raised the subject
:05:00. > :05:01.during Prime Minister's Questions this lunchtime.
:05:02. > :05:04.He described delays in agreding Legal Aid payments as a "sh`meful"
:05:05. > :05:09.state of affairs and called on the Prime Minister to intervene.
:05:10. > :05:11.The right honourable gentlelan may be aware that the Birminghal
:05:12. > :05:14.families have been encouragdd to apply and have applied to the legal
:05:15. > :05:23.That was, as I understand it, what happened after the 7/7
:05:24. > :05:26.The Home Secretary has made clear our expectation that
:05:27. > :05:32.funding will be provided and we re waiting for decision from the legal
:05:33. > :05:35.aid fund and we're hoping it will be a positive one.
:05:36. > :05:37.Unemployment in the West Midlands has increased,
:05:38. > :05:39.according to the latest figures released today.
:05:40. > :05:42.The number of people out of work in the region went up by 3,000
:05:43. > :05:45.between June and August this year taking the jobless total to 168 000.
:05:46. > :05:51.The unemployment rate is now 5.9% here, which is 1%
:05:52. > :05:59.People living near the scend of a huge fire which destroxed three
:06:00. > :06:01.warehouses in Wolverhampton last night have been told to keep
:06:02. > :06:03.their doors and windows closed after concerns about asbestos.
:06:04. > :06:06.More than 60 firefighters wdre sent to deal with the blaze
:06:07. > :06:17.An archive of paper and plastics on fire compounded
:06:18. > :06:26.As fire fighting goes it was a tricky one.
:06:27. > :06:37.It's obviously a really challenging incident for us. We had arotnd 0
:06:38. > :06:40.firefighters at its height. It took over six hours to contain it. People
:06:41. > :06:49.living nearby say they woke to acrid smoke. I felt dizzy and swe`ty. It
:06:50. > :06:53.was that strong it was all over Ettingshall. You can't mess around
:06:54. > :06:58.with asbestos. It can cause loads of effects to your body. I smelt it
:06:59. > :07:03.this morning, it was really strong. Really bad. By mid-afternoon
:07:04. > :07:08.specialist teams were careftlly setting up any potentially dangerous
:07:09. > :07:12.debris. All the people round here have been given advice about what to
:07:13. > :07:18.do with asbestos. The advicd is don't touch it whether it is on your
:07:19. > :07:22.car whether you've trodden ht into your carpet. Significantly ht says
:07:23. > :07:28.that single short-term exposer should not significantly affect your
:07:29. > :07:31.health. Reassuring for residents and for a neighbouring warehousd owner
:07:32. > :07:36.who specialises in Christmas decorations it was a lucky dscape. I
:07:37. > :07:40.have roughly half ?1 million worth of stock and Christmas decorations
:07:41. > :07:44.due to go out tomorrow night to shopping centres all over the UK. I
:07:45. > :07:49.must be the luckiest man alhve that it hasn't burned down and thanks to
:07:50. > :07:51.our lovely fire brigade. Thd cause is under investigation.
:07:52. > :07:54.The City of Wolverhampton Council has given us a helpline number
:07:55. > :07:56.for anyone worried about last night's fire and possible
:07:57. > :08:11."I can't wait to hold him and embrace him."
:08:12. > :08:14.The words of an Afghani father living in Birmingham whose son has
:08:15. > :08:15.been given permission to le`ve the so-called "Jungle"
:08:16. > :08:20.Hazrat Gul Sherin didn't evdn know 13-year-old Shamsher
:08:21. > :08:25.And he was shocked to see the teenager being interviewed
:08:26. > :08:28.by the pop star Lily Allen on the BBC last week.
:08:29. > :08:46.Hazrat Gul Sherin watching his son Shamsher being interviewed
:08:47. > :08:52.Soon, father and child will be reunited in Alum Rock in Birmingham
:08:53. > :08:57.where Hazrat has lived since he fled his native
:08:58. > :09:12.Through an interpreter he spoke of his relief.
:09:13. > :09:17.TRANSLATION: To be honest, H'll be holding him and keep asking him how
:09:18. > :09:19.do you feel now? How was yotr journey?
:09:20. > :09:21.This is 13-year-old Shamsher talking to Lily Allen at the Calais
:09:22. > :09:25.His family paid for his esc`pe from Afghanistan because thdy feared
:09:26. > :09:31.His dad only recently heard Shamsher was in France.
:09:32. > :09:33.And was shocked to see a pop star apologising
:09:34. > :09:45.I apologise on the half of ly country. I'm sorry for what we
:09:46. > :09:49.produce through. Today in Calais, also
:09:50. > :09:51.through an interpreter, Shamsher talked of his relidf that
:09:52. > :09:54.he's now allowed to come to the UK TRANSLATION: He says the jungle
:09:55. > :10:11.isn't fit for animals. Tonight, the Home Office sahd it
:10:12. > :10:26.expected father and son to be I was really happy and thankful to
:10:27. > :10:27.the UK Government. I hope mx son can one day be with me.
:10:28. > :10:30.So, Hazrat is celebrating tonight, but his wife and other children
:10:31. > :10:34.He hopes they too will be able to come to the UK one day.
:10:35. > :10:38.You can hear more about Hasrat and Samsher's story on BBC WM's
:10:39. > :10:48.breakfast show tomorrow morning and it's online, too.
:10:49. > :10:50.A new Remembrance Centre at the National Memorial Arboretum
:10:51. > :10:53.in Alrewas was officially unveiled today.
:10:54. > :10:56.The aim of the ?15.7m development is to create a place for melories
:10:57. > :11:00.of those who have fought and died in conflicts across the ages.
:11:01. > :11:04.It reveals more about the n`mes behind the hundreds of memorials
:11:05. > :11:09.Our Staffordshire reporter has spent the day there with the granddaughter
:11:10. > :11:36.This new centre has been crdated to honour thousands of thosd
:11:37. > :11:44.These are my grandparents when they went to the palacd for my
:11:45. > :11:52.grandfather to receive the Victoria Cross from the Queen.
:11:53. > :11:57.It was the 20th of September 1917 and part of
:11:58. > :12:01.They were tasked to take a couple of farmhouses and he was le`ding his
:12:02. > :12:05.According to some of the eyewitnesses, at one
:12:06. > :12:08.point he said "I'm for this, lads" and tackled a machine gun
:12:09. > :12:13.That's the kind of action that quite understandably, I think,
:12:14. > :12:18.resulted in him being awarddd the Victoria Cross.
:12:19. > :12:21.The remembrance centre has `ll kinds of things to
:12:22. > :12:24.experience, from thought-provoking films to artwork and even a
:12:25. > :12:26.high-tech interactive floor where poppies spring up
:12:27. > :12:34.We've been waiting for it for a while and it's
:12:35. > :12:39.This new building puts the NMA where it should be, as a
:12:40. > :12:44.Raising the ?15.7 million pot of cash to fund all this
:12:45. > :12:49.excited about what it will mean for the Midlands.
:12:50. > :12:52.London will always see itself as a centre of remembrance
:12:53. > :12:56.with the Cenotaph, but actu`lly you will find the centre of gravity
:12:57. > :13:00.moves towards the centre of the country because we built this.
:13:01. > :13:08.Suddenly you will find people say, why aren't we going to
:13:09. > :13:12.The National Memorial Arboretum couldn't look
:13:13. > :13:15.more different today than when it first opened in 2001.
:13:16. > :13:17.Today, its founder reflected on its humble
:13:18. > :13:24.We were asking people to invest a tree or a memorial on a
:13:25. > :13:28.landfill site and who would be silly enough to do that?
:13:29. > :13:30.Sufficient people were sillx enough to believe we knew
:13:31. > :13:35.what we were doing and we'vd ended up with what is a very signhficant
:13:36. > :13:42.And Sian is at the Arboretum for us now,
:13:43. > :13:56.It is incredibly impressive and very high-tech as well. Let's take a
:13:57. > :14:02.close look at the interactive floor we saw. As you walk through, dozens
:14:03. > :14:07.of poppies appear beneath your feet and that is certainly something that
:14:08. > :14:11.has been proving popular amongst the people who've had a sneak pdek at
:14:12. > :14:17.the centre today. Sarah, wh`t do you hope this centre will achieve? I
:14:18. > :14:21.think it's really going to dnable people to discover more abott the
:14:22. > :14:28.story of remembrance through time from ancient burial mounds to
:14:29. > :14:31.tribute pages on social medha. And some of the amazing personal stories
:14:32. > :14:37.of those remembered here. It's incredibly detailed, as you say
:14:38. > :14:43.through the ages. What do you think it might do for visitor numbers We
:14:44. > :14:46.already work in 300,000 vishtors a year and the remembrance centre will
:14:47. > :14:52.be really important for us hn terms of growing numbers to 500,000, which
:14:53. > :14:57.will help our long-term sustainability. You must be very
:14:58. > :15:01.proud of it? It's amazing. H can't quite believe we've got herd as it's
:15:02. > :15:06.been a long style -- time in devastation. It's fantastic. Thank
:15:07. > :15:07.you for joining us. If you want to visit is open to the public from
:15:08. > :15:09.Friday. There's been a surge in the number
:15:10. > :15:16.of small producers making cider and perry in one
:15:17. > :15:18.of its traditional heartlands. Herefordshire already
:15:19. > :15:19.makes more than half of the cider drunk in the UK,
:15:20. > :15:22.but the industry's currentlx enjoying a further boost
:15:23. > :15:24.because of increased demand for traditionally-made
:15:25. > :15:27.ciders and perries. So we sent Arts and Culture Reporter
:15:28. > :15:30.Satnam Rana along to meet one maker Going to pick some apples
:15:31. > :15:42.up for the weekend. James Marston is one of 93 craft
:15:43. > :15:45.side and perry makers in Herefordshire and
:15:46. > :15:49.it's all done here. Everything about craft cider
:15:50. > :15:51.and perry making its hands on and that includes getting
:15:52. > :15:56.the fruit of the trees. This organic and traditional orchard
:15:57. > :16:06.has been here since the 1700s. For James, the way he makes cider
:16:07. > :16:09.and perry is about keeping It's a continuity of a long
:16:10. > :16:14.cultural tradition. It's been happening here
:16:15. > :16:16.for centuries in this beauthful part of the country and we are shmply
:16:17. > :16:21.maintaining that tradition. When the fruit is picked it's
:16:22. > :16:23.on to milling and today The only difference probablx is that
:16:24. > :16:43.instead of using straw, It is important we pack at the edges
:16:44. > :16:49.and corners because I don't want It's like a giant juicer and, boy,
:16:50. > :16:57.does it take some effort to build! The final stage is
:16:58. > :17:01.squeezing the juice out. Try and keep up with
:17:02. > :17:04.me as we just turn. This is the manual way it h`s been
:17:05. > :17:13.done for centuries M yes. It would have been done likd this
:17:14. > :17:20.in the through the centuries. We know that the last time before
:17:21. > :17:23.we came here that pressing took With sugar levels checked
:17:24. > :17:27.it is into the vat for at ldast nine months of fermentation
:17:28. > :17:29.and there is no waste. The cows get to chomp
:17:30. > :17:33.on the spent pumice. You've made a vat of perry
:17:34. > :17:37.which will now be made known But this is some of last ye`r 's
:17:38. > :17:50.cider. The end of a bottle so a bit
:17:51. > :18:05.of haze but well done. For one person, the last three years
:18:06. > :18:10.have been the toughest of hdr life. She has been charting her b`ttle
:18:11. > :18:15.with ovarian cancer on soci`l media and those who follow her on Facebook
:18:16. > :18:19.knows she has been a huge long-term fan of Bros and she even usdd lyrics
:18:20. > :18:25.from one of their biggest hhts to try to describe how she felt and the
:18:26. > :18:29.post struck a chord with thd twins themselves. So much so that they
:18:30. > :18:36.treated her to a trip of a lifetime. Mum of four was diagnosed whth O
:18:37. > :18:40.variant can set earlier this year and it's incurable. Having survived
:18:41. > :18:50.one battle, her response second time around was to create an onlhne blog.
:18:51. > :19:00." Dot-macro being on your own, I know I'll never love again."
:19:01. > :19:08.She posted lyrics from her favourite band, Bros.
:19:09. > :19:14.I never asked when will I bd famous but I'll is wondered what it must be
:19:15. > :19:17.like. Before long, Matt Ross got in touch and invited them to sde them
:19:18. > :19:22.appear on the Jonathan Ross show and he also paid for her to stax at the
:19:23. > :19:27.Dorchester hotel. She will never forget the moment they met. He got
:19:28. > :19:33.out of his car and walked straight to me. He said hello and gave me a
:19:34. > :19:36.hug straightaway. The best hug ever. She took her mum with her and
:19:37. > :19:42.meeting heard teenage idols ticked one thing of her bucket list. And
:19:43. > :19:46.mum was on hand to capture the final hug. We stood there for abott two or
:19:47. > :19:51.three minutes and he was just holding me telling me everything
:19:52. > :19:56.will be fine. He said a verx strong character and he believes in me
:19:57. > :20:00.Next on her bucket list is ` masquerade ball followed by hot air
:20:01. > :20:06.ballooning. For now she says she is just taking each day as it comes.
:20:07. > :20:10.And her Jordan are happy for her. It was good to get her out bec`use it
:20:11. > :20:20.drives us mad! With her funny sense of humour intact, do they wonder
:20:21. > :20:24.what the future may hold? The last time Aston Villa won away
:20:25. > :20:28.from home the British astronaut was still waiting for blast off into
:20:29. > :20:37.outer space. What a journey it has been since then? Completing 300
:20:38. > :20:40.orbits of the earth but Villa's travels have been less insphring
:20:41. > :20:45.until now. At last, a victory away from home.
:20:46. > :20:50.This is what it feels like to win away for the first time in `lmost 15
:20:51. > :20:59.months. Villa went ahead before the break. But then more than 4000
:21:00. > :21:03.travelling fans must have fdared the worst after this equaliser. Then a
:21:04. > :21:08.2-1 victory to give Steve Bruce four points from his first two g`mes I
:21:09. > :21:12.think they appreciated the dffort and the endeavour and the workrate
:21:13. > :21:19.they've put into day. They played like a team. If I can get that
:21:20. > :21:22.reaction then we will be OK. Michael Morrison but Birmingham city
:21:23. > :21:30.after a flying start against Rotherham. This brilliant solo
:21:31. > :21:35.effort gave the blues 3-1 ldad but it wasn't until a penalty shx
:21:36. > :21:39.minutes before the end that they restored a 2-goal cushion to win
:21:40. > :21:43.4-2. Whilst Birmingham lived up to fifth in the championship,
:21:44. > :21:54.Wolverhampton's promotion bhd suffered a setback. And Burton
:21:55. > :22:01.Albion went down a way to Ipswich. And this was the sky blues first of
:22:02. > :22:08.the season. Coventry were lhfted off the bottom of League 1 and they re
:22:09. > :22:13.replaced by Shrewsbury who last 3-0 at home to Sheffield United. Port
:22:14. > :22:17.Vale and a draw at home to Charlton thanks to a late penalty from Alex
:22:18. > :22:22.Jones. A similar result for all soared away to gelling. Franck
:22:23. > :22:28.Moussa got the equaliser with half an hour left.
:22:29. > :22:34.Sad news to bring you now. Gary Sprague has died at the age of 1.
:22:35. > :22:40.He joined Blues from Leeds hn 7 for a then record transferred fde.
:22:41. > :22:46.It was an organisation born out of an idea to get his son a gale of
:22:47. > :22:50.football. The late Doug Brown was a physiotherapist. City footb`ll club
:22:51. > :22:56.and also annoying their -- Lord Mayor. He founded a group to get
:22:57. > :23:01.just a few youngsters together to play the game and it has turned into
:23:02. > :23:06.a legacy. This week they ard being resented with the Queens aw`rd.
:23:07. > :23:17.-- presented. The beautiful game and some magic
:23:18. > :23:28.memories for thousands of f`milies across Staffordshire. At thd time
:23:29. > :23:39.England had won the World Ctp and it was 20 47 football. 24/ sevdn.
:23:40. > :23:49.You couldn't say for labs. Ht gets -- gives you a feeling of pleasure.
:23:50. > :23:59.It's still going strong. Evdry weekend more than 2700 children play
:24:00. > :24:04.for the Lads and Dads teams across Staffordshire. More than 150,00
:24:05. > :24:12.children have been involved over the years. I love it because yot get to
:24:13. > :24:16.play football. You can learn new skills and drills so you can be
:24:17. > :24:25.better at football when you grow up. Are you happy? Yeah. As a mtm always
:24:26. > :24:31.shouting on the edge of the pitch I'm sure the referee would love to
:24:32. > :24:35.get me off some weeks. It is all thanks to a former Stoke city
:24:36. > :24:44.physiotherapist, Doug Brown. His son just wanted to play football so in
:24:45. > :24:49.1967 he founded Lads and Dads. A former striker Garth Brooks was one
:24:50. > :24:53.of the first boys to play and in the early days the England legend Gordon
:24:54. > :24:57.Banks took on the role of president. Now in their 50th season thdy've
:24:58. > :25:04.been honoured with a Queens award for voluntary service. We are very
:25:05. > :25:08.privileged and I'm very honoured and proud to be head of an organisation
:25:09. > :25:17.that has been recognised by the Queen. Today, this season wd have
:25:18. > :25:21.265 teams. We have grown much bigger than we were. So a lasting legacy
:25:22. > :25:23.that is going from strength to strength and a past time th`t had a
:25:24. > :25:44.lasting effect on so many lhves There's a definite chill in the air
:25:45. > :25:50.at night time, isn't there? Yes, now it's turning darker sooner
:25:51. > :25:56.temperatures are falling quhcker and further. Look at these stunning
:25:57. > :25:59.photographs to lift our spirits Our weather watchers have outdone
:26:00. > :26:08.themselves. Some of these photos look like they've been liftdd out of
:26:09. > :26:12.the glossy magazine. We got the best of the sun in some areas and
:26:13. > :26:20.temperatures rose to nearly 15 Celsius. We have high presstre in
:26:21. > :26:26.control which will start to influence the north-east and draw
:26:27. > :26:30.wins in from the north and north-east so expect cold nhghts
:26:31. > :26:35.ahead and there could be frost as well. If you have delicate plants to
:26:36. > :26:42.protect, take note. It will be settled though and largely dry.
:26:43. > :26:50.Tonight, a touch of frost on the cards in rural spots. Attach of
:26:51. > :26:55.grass frost. Tomorrow it is more likely to be a frost. Cloud will
:26:56. > :27:04.drift in from the east which will melt away. A largely dry night
:27:05. > :27:15.tomorrow with just the odd shower here or there. They mainly dry
:27:16. > :27:19.picture with cloud in the morning. Temperatures will be a bit `bove
:27:20. > :27:25.average for the time of year and then will slowly slip lower into the
:27:26. > :27:35.weekend. Tomorrow night, cldarer skies. Temperatures will fall even
:27:36. > :27:40.further to nearly freezing. And then attach of air frost and fog and mist
:27:41. > :27:42.as we stared -- heading to Friday which will be a dry day and so will
:27:43. > :27:45.the weekend. Everyone's living these
:27:46. > :27:55.amazing lives, You're like a...
:27:56. > :28:06.Different person? Delve deeper.
:28:07. > :28:13.Ordinary Lives continues... WAVES LAP,
:28:14. > :28:14.WIND ROARS BIRDS SING,
:28:15. > :28:17.CRICKETS CHIRP