17/02/2017 Midlands Today

The headlines tonight: A four-year-old attacked

by a dog in Stoke on Trent - his mother's emotional

Not only has he got bad scar, he may be terrified of dogs fall like now,

and you just walked away. Gemma Bloor says the attack

happened in front of his Also tonight: Investigations after

campaigners have their personal details published online

by a right-wing group. Deep and cavernous: Rare access

to a Victorian underground reservoir that's been supplying water

for nearly 200 years We've got about 500 across a region,

and they range from something the size of your bedroom to this one,

which is absolutely huge. They've already knocked out two

Premier League sides in the FA Cup; can Wolves do it again

tomorrow against Chelsea? And from Wolves to giraffes

as West Midlands Safari Park welcome a new arrival,

but is the weather more like the African plains,

or are we staying in winter? A mother has spoken of her horror

after a dog attacked her four-year-old son

as they were walking Gemma Bloor, from Stoke-on-Trent,

says her child will be scarred Staffordshire Police recorded 325

dog attacks last year in which someone was injured,

although they point out the vast They're now trying to trace

the owner of the dog who fled, leaving Gemma

and her children helpless. Are you scared of dogs now? Gemma

Bloor's son Jonathan was attacked by a dog as they walked in Stoke on

Trent. Her daughter was terrified as it happened. Chelsea were screaming,

mum, he has bet him, dog has bit him. Jonathan turned around to look

at me, there was blood dripping from his face. I noticed a piece of his

bottom lip dangling down. This is Jonathan in hospital after the

attack, the plastic surgeon who treated him said the effects would

be long-lasting. He said the scar will always remain calm his lip will

never fully realign properly. The cars where the dog has bit him, it

has took a chunk out of it. Jonathan is recovering at home with his

sister and baby brother. Gemma believes the dog was a brown

stoppage of bold terrier is similar to this. The attack happened here

honours public footpath, and the dog owner simply disappeared. He is

described as a white man in his late teens or early 20s, he was wearing

grey tracksuit bottoms and a cap. Police say attacks are serious and

rare but need to trace the dog owner. This is an isolated incident,

we do have some more of the low-level minor injuries reported to

us that are more frequent. But this extent and level of injury is very

uncommon. Worried someone else might be attacked, Gemma has this message

for the man with a dog. You don't know what damage you've done to my

son, I don't know. That could remain for the rest of his life. Not only

has he got bad start, he may be terrified of dogs for life now. And

you just walked away. A number of you have been

in touch with us about this A BBC Midlands Today investigation

has discovered that personal contact details of more than 100 people have

been published on a right-wing web It invites users to add information

to expose individuals they describe We've spoken to two of the people

featured, who say they're disgusted. West Midlands Police say they're

trying to get the page closed down. Doug Gunter has just learned his

photo and address have been published on a social network

without his consent. He is listed under this, menacing banner. They

build an antifascist and neocommunist whose ideas will bring

about the end of the country. It stems from a disagreement online, it

was so long ago I don't remember the disagreement. They shot my details

in as being a dangerous antifascist who should get what they deserve.

We've investigated the right wing web page which date back to August

last year. Dozens of people appear and names are still being added.

Addresses, mobile phone numbers now and the public domain. Geoff Dexter

is another target, a campaigner for the rights of the lesbian, gay, by

and transgender community. He has reported it to the police as a hate

crime. The address may be a student address, and that could put other

people at risk. It has given me a greater determination to show this

kind of behaviour is unacceptable. That I won't be intimidated. We set

up a profile on this network in order to message the one contact

listed against this group. To put them suggestions versus inciting

hatred, that potentially it is in breach of data protection laws. We

haven't had a response. It may be difficult to identify the person, if

the person and the server didn't know they were using it outside of

the UK. The police may not be able to do it. There's not much that can

be done to protect you, it is more if anything comes of the back of it,

which he hoped the police will do something to track them down. I want

to encourage anybody else that might be worried about something like this

to stand together and take part in activities that unite our

communities. Following our investigation, West Midlands

Police's counterterrorism unit holders they are looking to of this

web page can be removed. And they will be contacting those names to

provide them with reassurance -- told us.

Four men are being treated in hospital after suffering

from carbon monoxide poisoning while in a Black Country factory.

Paramedics were called to a site on Powke Lane in Cradley Heath early

this morning to reports of men suffering from dizziness,

The workers were using forklift trucks and the ventilation

A 14-year-old boy has been charged over a series of stun gun attacks

The teenager is accused of shocking women using electrical

devices before attempting to steal their cars.

The incidents all happened over a four-day period earlier this month

The bill to clean up a park in Smethwick after a group

of travellers were evicted earlier this week could run

Tonnes of rubbish including more than 300 tyres,

rubble and double glazed windows were left behind

A woman from Staffordshire who became a sexual assault

campaigner after she was raped during a burglary at her father's

vicarage has donated her kidneys to two men.

It was in 1986, when Jill Saward was just 21, that she was sexually

The two patients who received Jill's kidneys had been waiting

A disciplinary panel's set to decide whether the identities

of whistle-blowers who gave evidence to the Trojan Horse inquiry should

have their identities revealed to some of the teachers involved.

Birmingham City Council and two teaching unions are among those

opposing the disclosure, saying the interviewees

The five teachers - who were all part of

the senior leadership team at the Park View Academy Trust -

say the information is vital to help them defend themselves.

Elizabeth Glinka has been at the hearing in Coventry

The arguments were ranging in the building for two days now, still no

answer to what is going to be decided. The reason why this is

absolutely significant is that it has potential implications for

future whistle-blowing cases, for cases where the government is asking

people to come forward and tell them what has happened in a particular

case. What this really boils down to is whether the teachers who were

facing this misconduct panel have the right to know the names of

people who gave evidence to the inquiry into the Trojan Horse

affair. That was the inquiry into the alleged Islam occasion of more

than 20 Birmingham schools. What we've had in the last two days as

both sides of this. On the one hand, my is forbidden City Council on the

teaching unions who represent those whistle-blowers saying, hang on, we

were guaranteed a and seek -- anonymity. And the lawyers saying,

some of this may be untreatable, it may have been exaggerated. We

deserved to be able to defend ourselves. Very, very heated

exchanges, nothing decided as yet. But we are told we should have a

written decision over the next four to five weeks.

In less than a week, voters will go to the polls

in the Stoke-on-Trent Central by-election, as Labour hopes to keep

Yesterday we heard from candidates who represent parliamentary parties.

Now BBC Radio Stoke's political reporter Emma Thomas has been

talking to some of those bidding to move into the House of Commons

Stoke Central has landed on red in every general election since 1950.

But with ten candidates names on the ballot paper next Thursday, there's

a chance that Labour's winning streak could come to an end. Calling

himself the shadow minister for the abolition of gravity, the incredible

flying brick is standing in his fourth by-election. Our referendum

policy was in, out, in, out, shake it all about, and I believe that has

come to fruition. As far as Brexit is concerned, we don't believe any

hard Brexit or a soft Brexit, we believe it should be al dente. A

retired Navy officer, Godfrey Davis represents the Christian people's

Alliance. In order to govern effectively, it has to be done on

the basis of biblical philosophy. Which is very different to the

general philosophy in society these days. The country has become a

post-Christian society, and I believe we as a country be to go

back to our traditional Christian roots. Independent Barbara Fielding

is a first-time candidate he wants the money to have absolute power. I

want the monarchy as it was -- the monarchy do have absolute power.

Like the French did. They had the best economy in the world. The

French king and queen. Marianne Troy Merritt, they were brilliant. David

Furnace from the British National Party also studied for London mayor

in 2016, and wants a block on immigration. It is best to have a

moratorium, definite band, until we can house the people already here,

until they could use a national health service for the people

already here. Until we give them employment. Another is another, the

country is full up. Says Tony Blair's 1997 landslide, Labour's

majority has been slashed from 20,000 to just 5000, leaving party

campaigners hoping the numbers for their weight on every the 23rd --

their way on February the 23rd. There are a total of ten

candidates standing in the Stoke-on-Trent Central

parliamentary by-election, which takes place next

Thursday, February 23rd. You can find more details

on the BBC News website. Thanks for joining us

on Midlands Today, this is our top story tonight:

After a four-year-old's attacked by a dog in Stoke on Trent,

police are searching for the owner The weekend's in touching

distance, but what about Rebecca's been talking

to the animals! I think they're a little off

with their predictions this weekend Staying mild this weekend, I'll be

back with more details later, and we'll meet the new arrival

at the park. And staying in the wild outdoors,

can Wolves claim their third Premier League scalp when they face

Chelsea tomorrow in the FA Cup? It's a miracle of Victorian

engineering that's usually The Hewletts reservoir

supplies all the water It's one of the largest of around

500 underground reservoirs used Now it's being drained

for maintenance giving our cameras and Environment Correspondent David

Gregory-Kumar a rare 170 years ago when Cheltenham was

running out of water, this was a solution the Victorians came up

with, Hewletts Reservoir, and today we have a rare chance to look

around. This is one of our service reservoirs where we keep water

before dithering it. We have inspection now, to give it a

checkup. We want to look after the assets. When full, this tank can

supply Cheltenham but two or even three days, 45 million litres of

clean water, it is absolutely enormous. It is quite hard to get a

sense of just how big it is done here, so what we've asked Duncan to

do is carry on walk in that way, down to the far end of the time, to

give you an idea of just how fast this space is. It took Duncan a good

few minutes to walk to the far side of the reservoir. I bet there's a

real long echo in here. Hello! Yes, around ten seconds. It may be huge

done here, but it is hidden from sight, most people have no idea it

exists. As you can see, where we are standing it just looks like a

greenfield, people have no clue at all about what is underground. This

is one of our biggest reservoirs where we store clean water, and

we've got about 500 of these across a region and they ranged anything

from something the size of your bedroom to this one, which is

absolutely huge. The good news is everything looks in good shape. We

had inspected last week and are pleased with it's in good condition,

the concrete that has been here pretence of years, we will look

after it into the future. Soon this vast space will be refilled, which

will take two weeks, and then Hewletts Reservoir will continue to

quietly supply water to Cheltenham, just as it has done for the last 170

years. Can Wolves upset the odds yet

again in the FA Cup? Why not? No one expected them to

beat Liverpool. Tomorrow Wolverhampton Wanderers bid

to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for the first time

in 14 years. The team standing in their way are

the Premier League leaders Chelsea. The Championship side are big

outsiders to cause an upset. But Wolves have already knocked out

two teams from the Premier League. And they have recent memories

of a Molineux victory over Chelsea. Remember this? January 2011. And the

Chelsea side containing a host of international 's were beaten 1-0. It

was in the Premier League, and current players Dave Edwards and

Danny Batth remember it well. Edwards played, Bath was on the

bench. We were very strong update, we came up against Frank Lampard and

Ashley Cole, John Terry, great English players. It was great for

the likes of me and other players in the team to get one over on them,

because it doesn't happen often. Hopefully we can do it again. Here

are a couple more reasons to believe an upset as possible. Balls went to

Stoke City, they played well -- Wolverhampton. They went and Gill,

played well again and beat Liverpool 2-1. They respect Chelsea, but not

in all of them. We admire the job the manager has done and the

organisation, they've got a strong defence. We know about the attack.

We did see Burnley on the weekend do a job, get a point, so there's

positives to be taken. And the players know this cup run is as much

for the fans as it is for them. It would go down in history books as a

great Molineaux day out, and I'm sure tickets will be scarce, not

many seats. We are really looking forward to it. I would love to go on

a cup run, because if you get through this, it opens up as you

have a great chance of being at Wembley. That's what everyone's goal

is. And if the Chelsea players are protesting at full-time, like they

were six years ago, Wolverhampton will have caused another cop shop.

-- cup shock. Athletics, and Mo Farah says

tomorrow's Indoor Grand Prix in Birmingham will be his last race

indoors in the UK. The four time Olympic gold medallist

has been a regular visitor to the city setting a host

of records indoors. This was two years ago

when he posted a new world But after the world championships

in London this summer he'll leave the track behind to focus

on the road. I think this will be my last track

race indoors. As I said, it all started in London 2012, my life has

changed and similar things have changed. For me, it wouldn't be fair

to continue on. I would like to be able to hang my spikes up at that

point. I think he will have earned it.

But in the world of cricket today, Nick, we've lost a former England

batsman Peter Richardsoj, who has died aged 85.

He was born in Hereford, played for Worcestershire and Kent.

And, Nick, you have fond memories of him.

He scored a century in that really big Test match at Old Trafford, he

got a century in 1936. Special residence only is he was batting

when I went to my first ever Test match with my father in 1958, the

first over I ever saw, alongside the Milton, the last guy to play

football and cricket England, in a team which included Peter May,

later. Magical names. Giants of the games. That start of my love affair

with cricket. The new season starts in eight weeks. We will leave

cricket the tennis. A big week in Shrewsbury, Mark Willis is going

well. Yes, he won then and is winning ever since. He is through to

the final, 1:30pm puts up he reached the doubles final, just lost it. And

tonight, rugby union, Beit gave the Gloucester. Difficult game, they are

at home to Saracens, they beat Worcester last week. Imagine, the

talk is about a potential talk over. Interesting times the Gloucester.

Should be a great game. I might try and watch it.

Parts of a famous ship captained by Scott of the Antarctic

have been brought to Gloucestershire for restoration.

The Discovery was built in 1900 for Scott's first Antarctic trip -

but now much of it's in need of repair.

The masts and rigging are being worked on at Nielsen's

The Royal researcher disco resells the Antarctic in 1901, the

pioneering expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott with in the Shackleton

and Edward Wilson on board. Since the 1980s, she's been in Dundee,

back where she was built. But with mass and Reagan in desperate need of

repair. And it is the traditional skills in Gloucester that are needed

for the job. What I see is that care and attention, loving attention we

need to give. It is good to see the skills going on, because you don't

see them often. Some of the Reagan is being restored, some completely

remade, like the huge part been taken away. It was rotting, said

Nigel is the man tasked with carving a new one from this huge hunk of

timber. Something you feel proud to be part of, working on those ships.

We have worked on a lot of historic ships. You get a good feeling on

them. It is not just work on the huge mammoth parts of the Discovery

make the difference, it is also about the attention to detail, and

look at these blocks, each one individually, beautifully restored.

Look at that, isn't it wonderful? You can look around here, it is only

part of what they have been doing. And to see the rest of it going on

here in the short time, it is. There's also a lovely serendipity to

the work being done in Gloucestershire, not just Edward

will sink bean from Cheltenham, but it was Captain Scott's son who set

up the trust. No hint of Antarctic weather

this weekend, I'm told. Rebecca's at West

Midlands Safari Park. Really pleasant at times

today, Beccy, is it time Welcome to the rhino enclosure

at West Midlands Safari Park - they're getting ready to head

to bed here. There are six rhinos, they had a

good year last year, but they aren't the only species are faring well at

this park. One on the endangered species list had a new arrival this

year, and Ben Sidwell has been finding out more.

Meet Fennessy, the newest arrival at West Midlands Safari Park.

Born on the 14th of January, he is the third

baby giraffe they've had here in the last six months.

Fennessy's birth was captured on CCTV.

Installed so staff can keep a close eye on what's

happening without interfering with the course of nature.

So you never know if things are going to be a bit

complicated, but thankfully everything was great.

He arrived safely and we didn't have to intervene and she did

Five-year-old Arusha seems to have taken motherhood in her

Whilst Fennessy is getting to know his new playmates, six-month-old

Fennessy is about a month old, and amazingly when he was

born, he was six foot, that's about the height of me.

But he's still got some growing to go, because when he's

fully grown, he could be as much as 17 feet high.

The latest arrival brings the number of

Rothschild's giraffes at the

Welcome news as they are an endangered species, with

only around 2500 of them left in the wild.

We are absolutely thrilled to have our three babies all being healthy,

all being looked after, and they're all first-time mums, so we are

really pleased with the results of our conservation work.

With the recent cold and wet weather, the

ground outside is still too slippery for Fennessy.

So visitors to the safari park will have to wait a few more

weeks for him to make his first public appearance.

And, yes, at six foot tall, here's the same height as me. It is lovely

and warm today, but it has been a lovely, mild day. We still have

plenty of cloud. Not too bad at all. Through this

weekend, we continue to get that milder air flooding. A warm weekend

but plenty of cloud and it is managing to stay lovely and dry. We

will get some rain at times but overnight. Who tonight, we keep that

cloud, setting over the top, across the North Midlands, where the system

bringing rain. And some drizzle and some mist and fog, but high pressure

in charge over the south of the country. That will keep weather

systems at bay, so mild night with loads of five Celsius, and we start

tomorrow on a mild but nodes with the chance of... But we are steadily

going to see things brightening up, perhaps we'll get some more

brightness than today. With lighter winds, temperatures pushing up to

12, maybe 13 Celsius once again. Trying to work its way in as we head

over tonight, a cold front, bringing drizzly rain, but temperatures of

five or six, so another mild night and it'll be another mild but cloudy

start of the day on Sunday. A cloudy day, lots of cloud and the forecast.

We will get an brightness and replied wind, twin feel too bad with

temperatures around ten or 11 Celsius. I am so sorry, we've had

real trouble with the sound. I hope you got the gist, at least the

pictures helped. Sorry about that. Let me tell you.

On Monday's Midlands Today, we'll be revisiting the tiny rural

church of Myndtown in Shropshire, where some remarkable discoveries

have been made about the bells in the bell tower there.

They're due to be taken down for restoration and could prove

to be some of the oldest in the country!

I'll be back at 10:25 with your late update.

Have a good evening and a wonderful weekend.

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