:00:11. > :00:11.Good evening. the news where you are. Goodbye.
:00:12. > :00:13.Police are investigating after a Shetland Pony was attacked
:00:14. > :00:18.The animals have been impounded after the pony's
:00:19. > :00:20.owners discovered it dead in its paddock in Staffordshire.
:00:21. > :00:26.You may find some of the details in Kevin Reide's report distressing.
:00:27. > :00:30.This is Monty, a 12-year old Shetland Pony savaged to death
:00:31. > :00:32.at his paddock in Burntwood on Christmas Eve by three
:00:33. > :00:37.It's left the owner and his family devastated.
:00:38. > :00:45.Around his mouth had been torn open, he had lost a lot of blood.
:00:46. > :00:51.The family from Great Wyrley had rescued Monty from a pitiful
:00:52. > :00:57.He had a chain left embedded in his neck and
:00:58. > :01:00.we were advised to have him put to sleep when we first had him
:01:01. > :01:03.and the vet said they would keep him in and see
:01:04. > :01:11.So it's awful for him to lose his life.
:01:12. > :01:13.Monty had his own purpose-built stable at Lamb's Lodge Farm,
:01:14. > :01:21.Staffordshire Police deployed dog handlers and an armed response unit
:01:22. > :01:24.to capture the roaming dogs and they say they have now been
:01:25. > :01:31.Meanwhile, they are making enquiries under the Dangerous Dogs Act.
:01:32. > :01:35.We have been through so many things, operations, to keep them going.
:01:36. > :01:39.He could not even run away because he had a bad shoulder.
:01:40. > :01:52.The dogs had been seen on the loose before acting aggressively.
:01:53. > :01:56.Kevin Reide, BBC Midlands Today, Staffordhsire.
:01:57. > :01:59.On the twentieth anniversary of the disappearance of two
:02:00. > :02:00.boys in Chelmsley Wood, their families say they're
:02:01. > :02:03.still hopeful of finding out what happened to them.
:02:04. > :02:07.David Spencer and Patrick Warren were both eleven when they went
:02:08. > :02:10.missing near their homes on Boxing Day in 1996.
:02:11. > :02:13.Their relatives now accept they are probably both dead
:02:14. > :02:19.and police have made a fresh appeal for information.
:02:20. > :02:21.It's predicted that Warwickshire's tourist economy could get
:02:22. > :02:24.a ?15 million boost next year as a result of Brexit.
:02:25. > :02:26.More than 18,000 people in the county are employed
:02:27. > :02:29.The County Council says there are indications that visitors
:02:30. > :02:34.from around the world are planning to take advantage of
:02:35. > :02:40.There were queues outside many of our major shopping centres
:02:41. > :02:42.today including in Stoke and Birmingham as the traditional
:02:43. > :02:45.Boxing Day Sales got underway - despite predictions that the rise
:02:46. > :02:48.of online retailers might persuade many people to stay at home.
:02:49. > :02:57.Ten to eight - queues snaking out of the Bullring.
:02:58. > :03:00.As the shutters to Selfridges went up, it was a case
:03:01. > :03:11.Time to see what deals were to be had.
:03:12. > :03:21.events by some of their competitors, the company said it wouldn't impact
:03:22. > :03:24.As much as the sales start early I think people
:03:25. > :03:27.still like to come out and make sure they have that moment.
:03:28. > :03:31.It is the busiest day of the year for us.
:03:32. > :03:34.tradition, people come out and queue from early
:03:35. > :03:35.hours in the morning, they
:03:36. > :03:38.Elsewhere in the Bullring, trading was brisk.
:03:39. > :03:45.Some had come with Christmas money to spend.
:03:46. > :03:52.I got ?220 so I have got a little bit to spend. I am looking forward.
:03:53. > :03:55.Come down and get a few things and get back for lunchtime. It is OK.
:03:56. > :04:08.We have a really developed -- redeveloped station and also the
:04:09. > :04:12.tram and people find lots of ways to travel into Birmingham city centre
:04:13. > :04:17.so fruitful and sales have generally been positive. -- footfall.
:04:18. > :04:19.And proof that spending never goes out of fashion.
:04:20. > :04:21.Amy Cole, BBC Midlands Today, Birmingham
:04:22. > :04:23.Onto sport now, let's start with football's Premier League
:04:24. > :04:26.where West Bromwich Albion lost one nil away at Arsenal.
:04:27. > :04:28.In the Championship Aston Villa beat Burton Albion two one.
:04:29. > :04:30.Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Bristol City three two.
:04:31. > :04:32.In League One, Shrewsbury lost 2-1 away to Bolton.
:04:33. > :04:34.Coventry City lost four one to Bristol Rovers.
:04:35. > :04:45.And Port Vale lost at home to Walsall, 1-0.
:04:46. > :04:47.Cheltenham Town, in League Two, and they lost two one
:04:48. > :04:49.Finally for football, the National League,
:04:50. > :04:51.where Solihull Moors beat Chester FC 3-2.
:04:52. > :04:54.Let's round the sport off with one rugby result and struggling
:04:55. > :04:56.Worcester failed to beat Bristol in the Aviva Premiership,
:04:57. > :05:04.And Rebecca, what do we have to look forward to?
:05:05. > :05:10.Today was a glorious Boxing Day and we have more of the same to come
:05:11. > :05:12.through this week. This stunning day and a stunning end with high
:05:13. > :05:18.pressure very much in charge as we had through the remainder of today
:05:19. > :05:22.and into tomorrow the winds will drop out. We will likely see a
:05:23. > :05:28.widespread frost as temperatures fall away. Some tricky driving
:05:29. > :05:33.conditions through the morning with that frost lingering but it will be
:05:34. > :05:39.dry and bright with good spells of sunshine. Still chilly temperatures
:05:40. > :05:43.3-5 C. The wind dropped outsole for Wednesday it will be a chilly day
:05:44. > :05:46.with temperatures not quite far but there will be some fog and that is
:05:47. > :05:48.how we continue for the remainder of the week.
:05:49. > :05:50.Finally congratulations to the four families who had Christmas
:05:51. > :05:51.day babies delivered at Hereford County
:05:52. > :05:55.Midlands Today will be back with more news at twenty
:05:56. > :06:05.and longer spells of rain over northern isles. By the end of the
:06:06. > :06:10.night, temperatures recovering once again after a chilly evening, three
:06:11. > :06:13.to five Celsius. Tomorrow and for the next couple of days, we have
:06:14. > :06:14.this area of