:00:00. > :00:14."She was a beautiful angel, the happiest child,
:00:15. > :00:20.The poignant thoughts of a family in shock after a seven-year,old girl
:00:21. > :00:24.Sophia McDonald was crossing the Henley Road when she was
:00:25. > :00:28.Police say they're in the e`rly stages of their investigation.
:00:29. > :00:32.Dozens of bouquets and gifts have already been placed at the scene.
:00:33. > :00:37.A warning that you may find Tom Turrell's report distressing.
:00:38. > :00:41.It was at four o'clock yestdrday afternoon that a seven-year,old girl
:00:42. > :00:45.from Coventry attempted to cross this busy road.
:00:46. > :00:47.But before Sophia McDonald could reach the other side
:00:48. > :00:52.she was hit by a skip lorry, dying moments later.
:00:53. > :00:55.We turned to see where our kids were because they were walkhng
:00:56. > :00:57.behind us and heard a screech and pop.
:00:58. > :01:01.My cousin was just running round in circles in the middle
:01:02. > :01:06.Then she ran off down here and I just ran straight to her.
:01:07. > :01:09.Nothing you could do for her daughter,
:01:10. > :01:17.I can't get the picture out of my head.
:01:18. > :01:20.It must be just incredibly upsetting.
:01:21. > :01:23.My little boy is having nightmares over it.
:01:24. > :01:26.He was just stood there staring...
:01:27. > :01:28.I can't even look over there.
:01:29. > :01:35.The receptionist at this doctor s surgery heard screams
:01:36. > :01:40.One of the doctors here rushed to help, but by the time
:01:41. > :01:45.he got to the scene there was nothing he could do.
:01:46. > :01:49.Crossing this main road is something her and her mother must
:01:50. > :01:57.It passes in front of the shops at Riley Square.
:01:58. > :01:59.When this happened, many of the shoppers tried
:02:00. > :02:06.The doctor came out from the practice just over the road
:02:07. > :02:11.There was nothing he could really do.
:02:12. > :02:13.So, people just covered her with blankets.
:02:14. > :02:16.The ambulances and the police came and...
:02:17. > :02:23.She was just running around hysterically
:02:24. > :02:30.The young pupils of St Lawrdnce s primary school are today de`ling
:02:31. > :02:33.with the death of one of their friends and classm`tes
:02:34. > :02:36.Police say they are still investigating how this collhsion
:02:37. > :02:39.happened, but whatever the cause, it has left a deep hole in the heart
:02:40. > :02:52.People living near the scend of a huge fire, which destroyed
:02:53. > :02:54.three warehouses in Wolverh`mpton last night, have been
:02:55. > :02:58.warned about the danger of being exposed to asbestos.
:02:59. > :03:00.More than 60 firefighters wdre sent to deal with the blaze
:03:01. > :03:06.Our reporter, Sarah Falkland, is there.
:03:07. > :03:19.We know a number of families were evacuated today. Of those who
:03:20. > :03:23.remained here on the Ettingshall remained here on the Ettingshall
:03:24. > :03:29.Road, they are being told not to tamper with debris or dust because
:03:30. > :03:33.of the rest of contamination. Saying that, the message from Publhc Health
:03:34. > :03:35.England is that the risk to health is low.
:03:36. > :03:37.An archive of paper and plastics on fire compounded
:03:38. > :03:40.As fire fighting goes it was a tricky one.
:03:41. > :03:42.It's obviously a really challenging incident for us.
:03:43. > :03:44.We had around 60 firefighters at its height, 12 appliances
:03:45. > :03:49.and an hydraulic platform fighting this fire.
:03:50. > :03:51.It took over six hours to contain it.
:03:52. > :03:55.People living nearby say thdy woke to acrid smoke.
:03:56. > :04:01.It was that strong it was all over Ettingshall.
:04:02. > :04:07.If you bhreathe it in, it c`n cause loads of effects to your body.
:04:08. > :04:10.I smelt it this morning, it was really strong.
:04:11. > :04:15.By mid-afternoon specialist teams were carefully sucking up any
:04:16. > :04:20.All the people round here have been given advice
:04:21. > :04:26.The advice is don't touch it whether it is on your car
:04:27. > :04:29.or whether you've trodden it into your carpet.
:04:30. > :04:33.Significantly, it says that single short-term exposure should not
:04:34. > :04:40.Reassuring for residents and, for a neighbouring warehousd
:04:41. > :04:42.owner who specialises in Christmas decorations,
:04:43. > :04:49.I have roughly ?.5 million worth of stock and Christmas decorations
:04:50. > :04:52.due to go out tomorrow night to shopping centres all over the UK.
:04:53. > :04:56.I must be the luckiest man `live that it hasn't burned
:04:57. > :05:01.down and thanks to our lovely fire brigade.
:05:02. > :05:13.Fire crews still on site tonight, damping down still going on.
:05:14. > :05:16.The advice tonight is if yot live near here and notice debris
:05:17. > :05:19.or dust on your property, don't sweep it up or vacuum it
:05:20. > :05:23.If you absolutely have to rdmove debris yourself, like from ` car
:05:24. > :05:25.windscreen, you should wear protective gloves,
:05:26. > :05:28.damp down, wipe down with cloth dispose of cloth in bags and put
:05:29. > :05:31.debris inside another bag - double bag it and call city council
:05:32. > :05:45.There've been fresh calls today for legal funding to support
:05:46. > :05:47.the families of the Birmingham pub bombings' victims.
:05:48. > :05:49.The Labour MP Andy Burnham, who championed the cause
:05:50. > :05:51.of the Hillsborough Disaster families, raised the subject
:05:52. > :05:52.during Prime Minister's Questions this lunchtime.
:05:53. > :05:55.He described delays in agreding Legal Aid payments as a "sh`meful"
:05:56. > :05:59.state of affairs and called on the Prime Minister to intervene.
:06:00. > :06:02.The right honourable gentlelan may be aware that the Birminghal
:06:03. > :06:05.families have been encouragdd to apply and have applied to the legal
:06:06. > :06:11.That was, as I understand it, what happened after the 7/7
:06:12. > :06:16.The Home Secretary has made clear our expectation that
:06:17. > :06:20.funding will be provided and we re waiting for decision from the legal
:06:21. > :06:24.aid fund and we're hoping it will be a positive one.
:06:25. > :06:26.Fifty people arrested at a Sikh Temple in Coventrx have
:06:27. > :06:29.been told no further action will be taken against them.
:06:30. > :06:32.They were detained at the Gtrdwara temple in Leamington Spa last month
:06:33. > :06:35.following a protest over an inter-faith marriage
:06:36. > :06:39.A number of Kirpans - a short sword and one of five
:06:40. > :06:42.physical symbols of faith worn by Sikhs - were seized
:06:43. > :06:48.A new Remembrance Centre was officially unveiled tod`y
:06:49. > :06:50.at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas in Staffordshire.
:06:51. > :06:53.The aim of the ?15.7 million development is to create a place
:06:54. > :06:58.for memories of those who've fought and died
:06:59. > :07:03.It also reveals more about the names on the hundreds
:07:04. > :07:09.There's been a surge in the number of small
:07:10. > :07:12.producers making cider in one of its traditional heartlands.
:07:13. > :07:13.Herefordshire already makes more than half
:07:14. > :07:17.of the cider drunk in the UK, but the industry's currentlx
:07:18. > :07:19.enjoying a further boost because of increased demand
:07:20. > :07:22.for traditionally-made ciders and perries.
:07:23. > :07:32.Going to pick some apples up for the weekend.
:07:33. > :07:35.James is one of 93 craft side and perry makers
:07:36. > :07:38.in Herefordshire and it's all done here.
:07:39. > :07:42.Everything about craft cider and perry making its hands
:07:43. > :07:45.on and that includes getting the fruit of the trees.
:07:46. > :07:54.This organic and traditional orchard has been here since the 1700s.
:07:55. > :07:57.For James, the way he makes cider and perry is about keeping
:07:58. > :08:08.It's the continuity of a long cultural tradition.
:08:09. > :08:10.It's been happening here for centuries in this beauthful part
:08:11. > :08:12.of the country and we are shmply maintaining that tradition.
:08:13. > :08:15.When the fruit is picked it's on to milling and today
:08:16. > :08:26.The only difference probablx is that instead of using straw,
:08:27. > :08:47.It is important we pack out the edges and corners
:08:48. > :08:49.because I don't want a floppy cheese.
:08:50. > :08:52.It's like a giant juicer and, boy, does it take some effort!
:08:53. > :08:54.The final stage is squeezing the juice out.
:08:55. > :08:57.Try and keep up with me as we just turn.
:08:58. > :09:05.This is the manual way it h`s been done for centuries?
:09:06. > :09:09.It would have been done likd this through the centuries.
:09:10. > :09:12.We know that the last time before we came here that pressing took
:09:13. > :09:17.With sugar levels checked, it is into the vat for at ldast nine
:09:18. > :09:19.months of fermentation and there is no waste.
:09:20. > :09:24.The cows get to chomp on the spent pumice.
:09:25. > :09:28.You've made a vat of perry which will now be made known
:09:29. > :09:31.But this is some of last year's cider.
:09:32. > :09:42.The end of a bottle so a bit of haze but well done.
:09:43. > :09:46.And that's almost all from the late team.
:09:47. > :09:48.I'll leave you with the weather from Shefali.
:09:49. > :10:06.Good evening. We had a mixttre of sunshine in some places and ploughed
:10:07. > :10:12.in others but it stayed largely dry. These settled conditions continue
:10:13. > :10:19.through the week. It will expend -- extended influence. Temperatures
:10:20. > :10:24.will slide as we head towards the weekend but they are still `round
:10:25. > :10:30.average for the time of year, just some fog and mist patches. @lso some
:10:31. > :10:38.frost during the night. Tonhght we could see patchy grass frost in
:10:39. > :10:43.rural spots as sky is clear. It will be a cold start tomorrow with cloud
:10:44. > :10:51.melting away gradually into the afternoon. The odd shower hdre and
:10:52. > :10:55.there. Temperatures will rise to 14 Celsius across the South West with a
:10:56. > :11:01.light, northerly breeze. Thd easterly we gain at -- gain at the
:11:02. > :11:02.weekend will also introduce more cloud but it should still
:11:03. > :11:10.that cool breeze to factor in. Here is Matt with the national outlook.
:11:11. > :11:13.Good evening. Just as the weather starts to quieten down across many
:11:14. > :11:16.parts of the country it notched up a gear across the east coast today.
:11:17. > :11:20.Near gale force winds whipping up rough seas for our weather watchers
:11:21. > :11:21.in north Yorkshire and in