:00:18. > :00:22.The Worcestershire charity worker who's fundraising to adopt
:00:23. > :00:25.an orphaned boy from Uganda - she first held him when he
:00:26. > :00:39.More than ?20,000 has been pledged to help them leaping Emily back to
:00:40. > :00:43.the UK. More than ?20,000 has been pledged
:00:44. > :00:46.to help Emilie bring A bigger problem than heroin -
:00:47. > :00:50.concerns from the friend of a homeless man who died
:00:51. > :00:53.after taking the drug black mamba. Like, the homeless people,
:00:54. > :00:55.they're just taking it about the next day then,
:00:56. > :01:00.you know what I mean? They've survived the construction of
:01:01. > :01:03.the West Coast mainline and the M6 - concerns that Staffordshire
:01:04. > :01:05.woodlands could be under threat Make do and mend -
:01:06. > :01:08.the toy repair workshop Make do and mend -
:01:09. > :01:11.the toy repair workshop which is proving an unlikely hit
:01:12. > :01:13.with the gaming generation. And after a weekend of summery heat,
:01:14. > :01:16.today offered some welcome spring But there are changes ahead -
:01:17. > :01:23.those details in the forecast later. When Emilie Larter held a five-day
:01:24. > :01:28.old orphan in her arms, it set her on a path
:01:29. > :01:32.to becoming his mother. The 25-year-old, from
:01:33. > :01:35.Worcestershire, was volunteering for a charity in Uganda
:01:36. > :01:37.when she met the child. She became baby Adam's full time
:01:38. > :01:40.carer, and is now fundraising to help her cover the costs
:01:41. > :01:42.so she can adopt him. When his mother died, he and six
:01:43. > :01:56.other children were orphaned. Since then, he's been cared
:01:57. > :02:00.for by Emilie Larter, who was working for a charity in
:02:01. > :02:02.Uganda. She's now fostering him,
:02:03. > :02:13.and plans to adopt. is it bit more when it came to
:02:14. > :02:22.leaving him that I realised that when I spent months working in
:02:23. > :02:25.England his first steps and I want to be with him all the time.
:02:26. > :02:28.Emilie's hoping to raise the money for the adoption online,
:02:29. > :02:35.At her family home in Leigh Sinton, near Malvern, her parents have been
:02:36. > :02:56.Once we realise that there was a bond created their we were all
:02:57. > :03:01.emotionally involved. It came in stages but now we can get on with it
:03:02. > :03:02.and hopefully that bring him back as soon as possible.
:03:03. > :03:05.Emilie has to foster Adam before she can apply to the Ugandan courts
:03:06. > :03:13.She'll then need to get permission from the UK
:03:14. > :03:24.I believe the support network of my family and friends is so important
:03:25. > :03:26.and will never get that in Uganda. is so important and will never get
:03:27. > :03:28.that in Uganda. Already more than ?20,000
:03:29. > :03:31.pounds has been pledged. Emilie hopes to bring Adam to the UK
:03:32. > :03:34.by the end of this year. It's more of a problem than heroin -
:03:35. > :03:43.that's the view of a friend of a man thought to have been killed
:03:44. > :03:54.by the drug Black Mamba. Last year so-called 'legal highs'
:03:55. > :04:17.were criminalised, leading to a rise Closer to home, in Birmingham,
:04:18. > :04:20.a homeless man was found dead in Fletcher's Walk
:04:21. > :04:22.on Sunday after taking it. A shrine has now been set up -
:04:23. > :04:35.the problem persists. It gets you so high that they don't
:04:36. > :04:41.really care the just taking it they don't have to worry about tomorrow
:04:42. > :04:47.it a bigger problem than any other drug. It's just cheap and easy to
:04:48. > :05:05.He got hooked on black mamba in prison and was filmed as part
:05:06. > :05:08.But today he's clean and says he has been for months.
:05:09. > :05:14.His friend Paul has also managed to stop smoking spice.
:05:15. > :05:17.Although the pair are homeless and temptation is all around,
:05:18. > :05:19.they say it's too dangerous to start again.
:05:20. > :05:24.At this laboratory at Birmingham City Hospital,
:05:25. > :05:27.you're in and blood samples of addicts are put into
:05:28. > :05:49.an analyser to screen for substances in the drugs.
:05:50. > :05:51.At this laboratory at Birmingham City Hospital,
:05:52. > :05:53.you're in and blood samples of addicts are put into
:05:54. > :05:57.an analyser to screen for substances in the drugs.
:05:58. > :05:59.urineand blood samples of addicts are put into
:06:00. > :06:02.an analyser to screen for substances in the drugs.
:06:03. > :06:04.But scientists say it's becoming harder to detect new chemicals
:06:05. > :06:06.since the so-called 'legal highs' like black mamba were
:06:07. > :06:09.They say they need more samples to help find
:06:10. > :06:13.Professor Berg is now trying to organise a meeting with police,
:06:14. > :06:17.paramedics and homeless charities to look at a way forward and stop
:06:18. > :06:27.We need lots of samples from people that aren't able to provide them to
:06:28. > :06:32.tell us what they're taking. Professor Berg is now trying
:06:33. > :06:35.to organise a meeting with police, paramedics and homeless charities
:06:36. > :06:41.to look at a way forward and stop And if you want more advice then
:06:42. > :06:44.you can log on to a free and confidential website -
:06:45. > :06:47.Ask Frank.com - or there's a phone Pictures have emerged of the moment
:06:48. > :06:57.armed police raided a house on a residential street
:06:58. > :07:00.in Birmingham, after reports that a young man had been seen
:07:01. > :07:06.at the property with a gun. The footage,
:07:07. > :07:08.which was taken by a passer-by on a mobile phone, shows
:07:09. > :07:10.three teenagers being led from the property in
:07:11. > :07:12.Bordesley Green at gunpoint and asked to lie on the floor
:07:13. > :07:15.while a house is searched. West Midlands Police say this
:07:16. > :07:18.is routine procedure Overreaction, I can see why
:07:19. > :07:25.people might say that, but if you just remember
:07:26. > :07:27.that the information that the officers were given,
:07:28. > :07:29.that someone had gone into that house with more than one weapon,
:07:30. > :07:32.it was a residential address, As people are coming out, we don't
:07:33. > :07:37.know who is left within there, and there is only a few the officers
:07:38. > :07:40.to deal with all of that. They did their best to maximise
:07:41. > :07:43.all of the safety of everybody that was in there and they were only
:07:44. > :07:47.on the floor for a very short amount of time and they dealt
:07:48. > :07:50.with it as best they could, given the situation
:07:51. > :07:51.presented to them. A woman has died following
:07:52. > :07:53.a housefire in Newcastle-under-Lyme, The emergency services
:07:54. > :07:57.were called to Turin Road A woman was brought out
:07:58. > :08:01.but she died at the scene. The fire had gone so bad
:08:02. > :08:05.that the windows were The outside on the porch
:08:06. > :08:09.area was all on fire. Something very shocking,
:08:10. > :08:13.very shocking. The online retailer Amazon has
:08:14. > :08:15.announced it's planning to start recruiting 800 people
:08:16. > :08:17.later this year to work at its The new facility will
:08:18. > :08:21.be at Browns Lane and will employ a range of staff,
:08:22. > :08:23.including engineers and IT specialists,
:08:24. > :08:30.as well as warehouse operators. The government's announced
:08:31. > :08:32.?3.8 million of research funding, for a high-energy battery research
:08:33. > :08:37.project based at the It'll be led by BMW,
:08:38. > :08:41.to develop batteries which could be Almost ?500,000 will also be
:08:42. > :08:46.spent on another project, More than a hundred social care
:08:47. > :08:56.workers are quitting their jobs here in the West Midlands every day,
:08:57. > :08:59.that's according to the social care Carers themselves say poor pay
:09:00. > :09:05.and long working hours are partly The issue has prompted one company
:09:06. > :09:09.in Shropshire to give 10% pay rises to its staff
:09:10. > :09:12.to try to hang on to them. Our reporter Joanne Writtle has been
:09:13. > :09:15.looking into this and joins me now. Well, the adult care system
:09:16. > :09:19.has begun to collapse As you say, 105 carers leave their
:09:20. > :09:26.jobs in the West Midlands everyday. A former carer in West Bromwich told
:09:27. > :09:32.us she left after eight years because she was struggling
:09:33. > :09:34.to pay her bills - but felt guilty about leaving
:09:35. > :09:37.the people she was looking after. She now works for the GMB union
:09:38. > :09:42.which is campaigning for better It was really tough me,
:09:43. > :09:53.I found it very difficult to leave. The fact that, to work in that
:09:54. > :09:57.sector, I had to do a lot of long hours and I'd need to work 60 hour
:09:58. > :10:00.weeks in order to pay the bills. But I felt very guilty for leaving,
:10:01. > :10:04.because I am a very caring person. And I did and still do care
:10:05. > :10:24.about the people thatI looked after. I just hope that it does keep more
:10:25. > :10:27.carers in work, you know. We don't want to see it get any
:10:28. > :10:33.worse because people are going to go I mean, it's quite a taxing
:10:34. > :10:44.job I should think. They go from one to the other
:10:45. > :11:07.with always working with someone. There is anything being done to
:11:08. > :11:12.prevent people leaving the profession?
:11:13. > :11:15.Carers say they have adhered responsibility, people's lives in
:11:16. > :11:38.their hands. There can at least. A year ago he
:11:39. > :11:43.had 100 carers on his books now he has 80. Tee 18
:11:44. > :11:47.The reason they leave, one is low pay and the pressure
:11:48. > :11:48.The reason they leave, one is low pay
:11:49. > :11:50.and the pressure of the work, because
:11:51. > :11:58.Also, in terms of the amount they get for their
:11:59. > :12:01.mileage and upkeep of their car and there is an absence of benefits
:12:02. > :12:17.the Department of Health says the following statement. More than half
:12:18. > :12:28.of those who quit last year left the care sector altogether.
:12:29. > :12:45.Our top story tonight, the Worcester troop charity If you have a story
:12:46. > :12:47.you think we should be covering, you can e-mail us, or contact us on
:12:48. > :12:51.Facebook or Twitter. "They are our living cathedrals" -
:12:52. > :12:53.that's how Staffordshire's ancient woodlands have been described,
:12:54. > :12:55.but they could be under threat. The Woodland Trust is concerned
:12:56. > :12:57.seven woods could go, if the proposed route for Phase 2
:12:58. > :13:01.of the High Speed Rail project The route goes from
:13:02. > :13:06.the West Midlands to Crewe. Here's our transport
:13:07. > :13:10.correspondent Peter Plisner. Ancient woodland with a sprinking
:13:11. > :13:12.of bluebells at Whitmore Wood near Newcastle-under-Lyme -
:13:13. > :13:14.this rare forest would be destroyed if the current
:13:15. > :13:17.plans for HS2 go ahead. species of conservation concern.
:13:18. > :13:29.land-based habitat, with over 200 There are fantastic
:13:30. > :13:31.reservoirs, natural castles - our living cathedrals,
:13:32. > :13:33.if you like. This area is already something
:13:34. > :13:36.of a transport corridor, with the West Coast Main Line over
:13:37. > :13:39.here and a couple of miles Ancient woodland has
:13:40. > :13:42.survived the construction of both THOSE projects,
:13:43. > :13:44.but the proposals for HS2 would see major earthworks here -
:13:45. > :13:51.meaning the trees would have to go. Whitmore Wood is one of seven
:13:52. > :13:54.ancient woodlands seriously affected by the HS2 line as it tracks north
:13:55. > :14:08.from Birmingham to Crewe. Local residents are also concerned -
:14:09. > :14:11.their homes have been affected too, and many have already sold out
:14:12. > :14:13.to HS2 Ltd. Plans here include two tunnels,
:14:14. > :14:15.which both the Woodlands Trust and residents like Fred Smith say
:14:16. > :14:18.could easily be joined together We are disappointed that it wasn't
:14:19. > :14:22.included in last year's Environmental Impact
:14:23. > :14:23.Assessment report. HS2 has already changed a route
:14:24. > :14:44.in Buckinghamshire, where - as this video shows -
:14:45. > :14:47.the Chiltern tunnel has been extended to protect
:14:48. > :14:48.another ancient woodland. People in Staffordshire now want
:14:49. > :14:54.the same to happen here. A major new Birmingham
:14:55. > :14:56.music festival has been The three-day festival,
:14:57. > :15:06.called Beyond The Tracks, will take place in the city centre
:15:07. > :15:09.in September, and will feature a number of bands from Birmingham
:15:10. > :15:11.including two of the headliners. But with a number of big
:15:12. > :15:13.festivals having failed in recent years in the city,
:15:14. > :15:16.can this one really work? Ben Sidwell's at the location
:15:17. > :15:18.for the festival now. They must be pretty
:15:19. > :15:29.confident it will work, Ben? They are, and I think the location
:15:30. > :15:35.is going to play a big role in that. That is the main train line in and
:15:36. > :15:40.out of Birmingham, and if we go the other way, that is Curzon street,
:15:41. > :15:45.weather station for HS2 is going to be, and further run from that the
:15:46. > :15:50.city centre itself. But it is not just the location that has a second
:15:51. > :15:51.city feel, the line-up is made from a lot of Birmingham bans as well.
:15:52. > :15:53.Ocean Colour Scene, Editors and The Twang -
:15:54. > :15:56.just three of the Birmingham bands who'll be taking to the stage
:15:57. > :15:59.in their home city in September, at the brand-new Beyond The Tracks
:16:00. > :16:02.First time we've played outside in Birmingham, so yeah,
:16:03. > :16:15.Bill looks great, hopefully the weather's
:16:16. > :16:17.going to be brilliant, September time, and we look forward
:16:18. > :16:21.But can a major music festival be a success in this city?
:16:22. > :16:23.Birmingham's recent track record isn't very good -
:16:24. > :16:25.despite headliners such as Ed Sheeran, Fusion Festival
:16:26. > :16:27.failed to make things work and has moved to Liverpool.
:16:28. > :16:29.Wireless Festival, scheduled for at least three years
:16:30. > :16:32.in the city, lasted just one, due to poor ticket sales.
:16:33. > :16:34.What's different about this new one, though, is its location -
:16:35. > :16:37.in the heart of Birmingham, Eastside City Park was the venue for
:16:38. > :16:42.With up to 10,000 tickets a day, Beyond The Tracks Festival will need
:16:43. > :16:45.similar numbers if it's to cement a place on the Birmingham
:16:46. > :17:02.Let's speak to -- one of the organisers of the festival. John,
:17:03. > :17:08.we've heard that the big festivals have failed in Birmingham. Why will
:17:09. > :17:14.this succeed? I think previous attempts have come from maybe
:17:15. > :17:17.companies outside the city. Our local knowledge and partnerships and
:17:18. > :17:24.access to the local music scene I think will make as a success.
:17:25. > :17:30.We know that Birmingham sells almost 1 million concert tickets a year,
:17:31. > :17:34.the bubble people don't buy tickets for the big festivals. Why is that?
:17:35. > :17:38.I think if you bought a line-up together that people are going to
:17:39. > :17:45.kill for a ticket for, then, you know, you are good to have success.
:17:46. > :17:48.We will find that in September. Birmingham is missing a big
:17:49. > :17:54.festival, that's the one thing in the calendar it doesn't have. Yes,
:17:55. > :17:58.we've run smaller festivals, this will be our first foray into a
:17:59. > :18:12.bigger festival. Let's talk about the line-up. It has got a really
:18:13. > :18:18.strong line-up,. Ocean Colour Scene. Editors. Throughout the line-up
:18:19. > :18:25.there smaller bands from Birmingham, -- there are. So hopefully everybody
:18:26. > :18:27.comes together and comes out for it. The festival takes place between the
:18:28. > :18:33.15th and the 20th of September. Four months ago, Birmingham
:18:34. > :18:36.got its first boxing world champion. Dan Pallet has joined me -
:18:37. > :18:46.who are we talking about? His name is Tommy Langford, but he
:18:47. > :18:55.is far more -- far more from being -- just a boxer.
:18:56. > :18:56.Four months ago, Khalid Yafai became Birmingham's first
:18:57. > :19:00.But in 2017, Tommy Langford could become the second.
:19:01. > :19:01.He's unbeaten in 18 professional fights.
:19:02. > :19:03.And a week on Saturday, he's fighting to become
:19:04. > :19:05.the WBO's interim world champion at middleweight.
:19:06. > :19:08.Concentrate - you're going to need to.
:19:09. > :19:11.Tommy Langford is always on the move, he's got quick hands
:19:12. > :19:19.Above him towers a giant poster, bearing the face
:19:20. > :19:21.of Georgia's Avtandil Khurtsidze - the boxer who stands
:19:22. > :19:28.He's highly avoided by all the top operators, but ultimately,
:19:29. > :19:31.beating him puts me on the platform of those operators and gives me
:19:32. > :19:35.the chance to fight and mix with the elite in the world,
:19:36. > :19:38.and it gives me the right to start talking about the big, big names,
:19:39. > :19:44.Victory at Leicester a week on Saturday would make Tommy
:19:45. > :19:47.the interim world champion for the WBO at middleweight.
:19:48. > :19:49.And if the current champion, Billy Joe Saunders, doesn't
:19:50. > :19:52.fight him for the outright title within six months,
:19:53. > :19:57.His coach at Hall Green Boxing Club
:19:58. > :20:01.has watched him develop over many years.
:20:02. > :20:06.In dark gyms, cold runs, everything else.
:20:07. > :20:09.So the reward isn't now as such, it's just happened overnight -
:20:10. > :20:11.it's been going a long, long time and he's ready.
:20:12. > :20:12.But 27-year-old Tommy has further talents.
:20:13. > :20:15.Once the gloves are off - the trainers are on.
:20:16. > :20:18.And just a week after his fight, Tommy will join 7,000 others
:20:19. > :20:24.He covers the distance five times a week in training anyway.
:20:25. > :20:27.Yeah, makes a difference to doing it, you know,
:20:28. > :20:33.ten o'clock at night plodding round Selly Oak on my own,
:20:34. > :20:35.so that'll be nice, something to chase.
:20:36. > :20:41.And I will be chasing people, I ain't that quick!
:20:42. > :20:44.Tommy also has a degree in sports science from Birmingham University,
:20:45. > :20:46.and he's a big fan of West Bromwich Albion.
:20:47. > :20:48.But from the age of 11 he's dreamt of becoming
:20:49. > :20:53.a world boxing champion - that dream could be within grasp.
:20:54. > :21:01.Let's talk about football, and some great news for the Stoke
:21:02. > :21:16.Yes, it's taken a year, but he's finally played again.
:21:17. > :21:19.We filmed him back in training three weeks ago, but last night
:21:20. > :21:26.he played a full game for Stoke's U23s against Brighton.
:21:27. > :21:30.They lost 2-0, but he said he was "so happy to be back."
:21:31. > :21:32.And Birmingham City Ladies are just 90 minutes away from Wembley.
:21:33. > :21:34.Yes, on Easter Monday they're at home to Chelsea
:21:35. > :21:38.This afternoon two of the Blues players, Sophie Baggaley
:21:39. > :21:41.and Jessica Carter, were supporting a new FA scheme to encourage
:21:42. > :21:42.young girls to share their football dreams.
:21:43. > :21:45.And for Birmingham City Ladies, that means clinching their place
:21:46. > :21:49.We don't think we're underdogs any more, we know that we can go
:21:50. > :21:52.and compete with the best teams such as Chelsea and Man City and Arsenal,
:21:53. > :21:56.So we expect from ourselves to get to the final.
:21:57. > :22:01.Everyone gets on really well, everyone's training really hard,
:22:02. > :22:03.pushing each other in training, and that's only a good thing,
:22:04. > :22:09.so come Monday hopefully that'll be evident in our performance.
:22:10. > :22:22.Terrific achievement, let's hope they continue.
:22:23. > :22:24.For those of a certain generation, the idea of make do
:22:25. > :22:30.A repair cafe has opened in Coventry, to give kids and adults
:22:31. > :22:32.alike the chance to bring in old toys and small
:22:33. > :22:38.There are two things certain in life - kids love toys,
:22:39. > :22:42.Which is why Repair Cafe Coventry is proving popular this Easter.
:22:43. > :22:45.An idea which started in Europe has now come to Coventry city centre.
:22:46. > :22:53.Commentary just has the most fantastic history of invention and
:22:54. > :22:58.intervention -- innovation. -- Coventry. I've got kids growing up
:22:59. > :23:00.in the city, and I wanted this kind of space for them.
:23:01. > :23:03.This free initiative is supported by Coventry and Warwick University,
:23:04. > :23:05.as well as the City Council, aiming to encourage upcycling
:23:06. > :23:08.and introduce young minds to engineering skills.
:23:09. > :23:23.It was a robot, and it stopped working. Today, the people here are
:23:24. > :23:28.helping me fix it. It is fun, because it helps you fix toys and in
:23:29. > :23:31.years to come you don't need to throw them away. So hopefully will
:23:32. > :23:37.-- you will be able to fix all your time when you are grown up. And now
:23:38. > :23:41.they will not have to buy lots of new ones! Yes. -- and your mum.
:23:42. > :23:44.But it's not just kids that have been attracted to Repair Cafe -
:23:45. > :23:55.I've got this old vintage goal, which has lost its arms. And I had a
:23:56. > :24:08.go at repairing it myself. -- this old vintage goal. I thought somebody
:24:09. > :24:12.here could help me do it. Judging by how the children are enjoying
:24:13. > :24:14.themselves her, this place would be the last of its kind.
:24:15. > :24:17.With plans to hold Repair Cafe monthly, don't throw away those
:24:18. > :24:25.And if you're looking for a Fab Lab near you,
:24:26. > :24:28.then you can log onto fablabs.io - I know it's a funny website
:24:29. > :24:34.Let's catch up on the weather, Shefali is with me -
:24:35. > :24:50.If you are looking for anything substantial, there isn't much on
:24:51. > :24:56.offer. But as far as today went, it was full steam ahead. We had some
:24:57. > :25:00.pleasant spells of sunshine, and so were the temperatures. Just a
:25:01. > :25:06.fraction of what we had over the weekend, but very nice nonetheless.
:25:07. > :25:11.These are slightly above the average for the time of year which is about
:25:12. > :25:15.12. We had a bit of fair weather cloud bubbling up from time to time,
:25:16. > :25:21.however it did stay dry across much of the reason -- region. However,
:25:22. > :25:25.now we have got a slight fly in the ointment in the form of this cold
:25:26. > :25:30.front which is slipping sideways is -- south eastwards through tonight.
:25:31. > :25:34.The high pressure should weaken it substantially. It opens at the
:25:35. > :25:38.gateway to more unsettled conditions, slightly more unsettled
:25:39. > :25:42.conditions, for the remainder the weekend -- the week and Easter
:25:43. > :25:45.weekend. But the rain should become lighter on Thursday and Friday.
:25:46. > :25:50.Tonight we have some pleasant spells of sunshine to round of the day, and
:25:51. > :25:55.then into the evening, starting off with clear spells but then that
:25:56. > :25:59.cloud starting to increase. It should stay dry tonight, but then
:26:00. > :26:04.the cloud will have the effect of holding temperatures up at around
:26:05. > :26:08.seven or eight Celsius. Tomorrow it will be cloudy, through the day that
:26:09. > :26:13.cloud will thin and break to produce brightness and sunny spells, but
:26:14. > :26:17.behind that we've got some showery outbreaks of rain. Just the odd
:26:18. > :26:24.heavier bust, but temperatures are bit lower than today, rising to
:26:25. > :26:31.about 11 or 12 Celsius. -- just the odd heavier bust. So that breeze
:26:32. > :26:34.slowly coming down tomorrow night, Clay was spells, but cloud breaking
:26:35. > :26:38.up quite nicely so it will be a sunny start of the day on Thursday,
:26:39. > :26:40.but we are looking at quite a bit of cloud developing on Thursday and
:26:41. > :26:44.also Good Friday. -- cloudy spells. On tomorrow's programme,
:26:45. > :26:46.we've been on the river bank - as the Environment Agency tackles
:26:47. > :26:48.illegal elver smuggling. Exporting elvers outside the EU
:26:49. > :26:50.is banned, but those who break that law can
:26:51. > :26:53.make millions of pounds. We'll have a special report
:26:54. > :27:07.on the growing problem. When sold into a share, those Elvis
:27:08. > :27:15.can be worth as much as ?6,000 per kilo.
:27:16. > :27:36.That's all from us for now, I'll be back at 10:30
:27:37. > :27:38.There have never been so many people in work -
:27:39. > :27:41.that's what the Government keeps telling us.
:27:42. > :27:45.But what's the reality of this Tory jobs bonanza?
:27:46. > :27:49.Well, if you're one of the millions of people working on
:27:50. > :27:55.a contract without fixed hours or days, then it's not so good.