29/12/2016

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:00:09. > :00:13.It's been revealed that the victim of a shooting in West Bromwich

:00:14. > :00:17.earlier this week had previously been jailed for a hit-and-run

:00:18. > :00:20.accident which resulted in the death of a 91-year-old man.

:00:21. > :00:23.Carl Campbell was sent to prison in 2009 after the crash in Tipton.

:00:24. > :00:25.On Tuesday, he was shot dead in West Bromwich.

:00:26. > :00:27.Two men have appeared before Dudley magistrates.

:00:28. > :00:33.This is Carl Campell eight years ago.

:00:34. > :00:35.On Tuesday afternoon, he was killed in this car

:00:36. > :00:38.after suffering a gunshot wound to his head.

:00:39. > :00:41.The shooting took place on this busy road in West Bromwich.

:00:42. > :00:45.33-year-old Carl Campbell was a passenger in the car,

:00:46. > :00:49.which was stationary at the junction of High Street and Dartmouth Street.

:00:50. > :00:52.This morning, two men charged with murder have appeared

:00:53. > :00:57.19-year-old Mohammed Humza and 24-year-old Vikesh Chauhan stood

:00:58. > :01:02.in the dock, confirming they had no fixed abode.

:01:03. > :01:11.They'll appear at Wolverhampton Crown Court tomorrow.

:01:12. > :01:14.Police believe an Audi Q5 recovered nearby may have been

:01:15. > :01:30.Detectives are continuing to appeal for anyone in the area around

:01:31. > :01:32.West Bromwich high street and Dartmouth St just after 2:30

:01:33. > :01:36.Police want to track down two people seen moving traffic cones

:01:37. > :01:40.We've speeded up the footage slightly to show

:01:41. > :01:44.The two people, one walking a dog, move the cones so that traffic can

:01:45. > :01:47.go down both lanes of the road near the British Motor

:01:48. > :01:50.The police say their actions would have put both road-workers

:01:51. > :01:54.A five-year-old boy, who was given part of his father's liver,

:01:55. > :01:56.says he feels "super better" nine months after the operation.

:01:57. > :01:59.Harry McKecken, from Shrewsbury, was born with a rare liver disease.

:02:00. > :02:01.The liver's the only internal organ that can regenerate.

:02:02. > :02:09.Tim Muffett's been to Shropshire to see how the family are getting on.

:02:10. > :02:12.For the family, 2016 was life changing.

:02:13. > :02:30.With no other donor available, Simon donated part of his

:02:31. > :02:34.He has a condition that is a blockage of the

:02:35. > :02:37.We have so many locations where Harry would go to

:02:38. > :02:40.bed at night fit and healthy and six o'clock in the morning he would wake

:02:41. > :02:43.up with a roaring temperature, vomiting and we'd end up in hospital

:02:44. > :02:47.2016, what a year this has been for you.

:02:48. > :02:58.It took a while to recover from the surgery, it

:02:59. > :03:01.took him a lot quicker to recover than I did.

:03:02. > :03:14.What can you do now you couldn't do before?

:03:15. > :03:19.You've been taking part in the transplant games.

:03:20. > :03:36.Hospitals can be unfamiliar, unsettling places for children.

:03:37. > :03:42.For their operations, Harry and Simon were

:03:43. > :03:57.matching gowns specially made by volunteers

:03:58. > :04:00.The latest batch is destined for the Princes

:04:01. > :04:02.Royal Hospital in Telford and will be a special delivery.

:04:03. > :04:05.We spent a lot of time there, he knows everyone

:04:06. > :04:08.When they're in hospital, it's very scary, they're away from

:04:09. > :04:11.their parents and is a different environment so it's important we do

:04:12. > :04:14.all we can to make it more homely environment and the jammers give

:04:15. > :04:16.them something to talk about and choose.

:04:17. > :04:18.Harry knows how comforting it can be.

:04:19. > :04:28.Onto football now and Aston Villa have maintained their unbeaten home

:04:29. > :04:30.record with a 1-1 draw against Leeds United.

:04:31. > :04:33.It was Leeds who went ahead early in the second half.

:04:34. > :04:34.Pontus Jansson heading past Mark Bunn.

:04:35. > :04:37.But Villa equalised from the penalty spot just minutes before full time.

:04:38. > :04:39.Jonathan Kodja sending Rob Green the wrong way.

:04:40. > :04:41.And Villa had the chance to win in injury time -

:04:42. > :04:43.but Kodja was denied by a superb save.

:04:44. > :04:45.Villa are now up to 9th in the table.

:04:46. > :04:48.Elsewhere in the Championship, Burton Albion are up to 19th

:04:49. > :04:51.after a handy win at Rotherham, 2-1, their first ever away win

:04:52. > :04:58.Before we go, can you help reunite this little cat with its owners?

:04:59. > :05:01.The black and white cat's being cared for at a vet's in Kent

:05:02. > :05:03.after being discovered in the back of a workman's van.

:05:04. > :05:06.The man had been on a trip to the Midlands, working

:05:07. > :05:08.near the Odeon cinemas in Telford and Birmingham.

:05:09. > :05:11.The cat has a distinctive collar with the name Boss on it.

:05:12. > :05:14.So, if Boss is your cat, or you think you know who he belongs

:05:15. > :05:19.to, get in touch with us at BBC Midlands Today via email,

:05:20. > :05:21.Facebook or Twitter and we'll try to get him back home.

:05:22. > :05:24.The weather's coming up with Rebecca.

:05:25. > :05:35.Good evening. Well it was a cold and frosty start to the date today. In

:05:36. > :05:41.many places, we had lingering freezing fog which did not help with

:05:42. > :05:46.temperatures. For tomorrow, we start to see a westerly flow which will

:05:47. > :05:49.introduce more moisture and also a little bit more cloud. Still high

:05:50. > :05:53.pressure in charge so we should stay dry but even though we have mist and

:05:54. > :05:58.folk to start the night tonight, we will slowly start to see that cloud

:05:59. > :06:02.pushing it out of the way. It will still be cold with some places

:06:03. > :06:06.dipping as low as minus three Celsius. But we should manage to

:06:07. > :06:11.stay above freezing. Tomorrow will be misty again and that cloud will

:06:12. > :06:17.slowly work its way in from the West. A cloudy day. A breeze through

:06:18. > :06:23.the day and also some sunshine but temperatures doing better. 6-8 C. As

:06:24. > :06:29.we head towards the end of the week, we will see a change. This cold

:06:30. > :06:38.front will introduce much colder air and there is more information

:06:39. > :06:45.Hello. Fold and frost has been a feature of the weather in recent

:06:46. > :06:51.mornings in England and Wales, producing a wintry scene with Frost

:06:52. > :06:54.in Oxfordshire this morning. In Highland Scotland, a completely

:06:55. > :06:58.different story. Thank you to our weather watchers for the photos.

:06:59. > :07:01.Snow on the hills but temperatures reaching double figures as the wind

:07:02. > :07:05.picked up and the weather systems knocking on the door. That will be

:07:06. > :07:08.hanging around with outbreaks of rain, blasting into Friday and

:07:09. > :07:11.Saturday as well. Further south, barely any