:00:00. > :00:09.An interpreter from Afghanistan, who served with British forces,
:00:10. > :00:12.says the Government has committed a great injustice by not
:00:13. > :00:17.Javed Hotak, who's living illegally in the Midlands,
:00:18. > :00:20.says he's received death threats from the Taliban, and fears
:00:21. > :00:22.for his life if the Home Office send him back.
:00:23. > :00:26.Last year, another war translator living in West Bromwich,
:00:27. > :00:28.apparently killed himself, rather than face deportation.
:00:29. > :00:32.Audrey Dias has this exclusive report.
:00:33. > :00:42.Now I feel ashamed and I regret my time with them.
:00:43. > :00:45.This was not the life that Javed Hotak imagined after spending
:00:46. > :00:49.two years fighting alongside British Armed Forces in Afghanistan.
:00:50. > :00:54.I was working as a soldier and interpreter as well
:00:55. > :01:03.Javed also worked for the Afghan special narcotics force, disrupting
:01:04. > :01:08.His reward - death threats from the Taliban.
:01:09. > :01:11.So he fled to Britain in 2008, hoping to find asylum in return
:01:12. > :01:18.Javed handed in the death threats he received from the Taliban
:01:19. > :01:24.In this one, for example, it says, "you will be in hell very soon."
:01:25. > :01:28.Here, they accuse him of being a "spy for the Crusaders"
:01:29. > :01:34.and sentence him and his family to the death penalty.
:01:35. > :01:37.Now, the Home Office refused to accept that these letters
:01:38. > :01:39.were genuine and they turned down his claim for asylum.
:01:40. > :01:41.Last week, the Commons Defence Select Committee heard
:01:42. > :01:47.The perception all over the country for them is that they have
:01:48. > :01:49.served the infidel forces, they are the eyes and ears
:01:50. > :01:53.Something dreadful will happen and we have no
:01:54. > :01:58.Now, if he is sent back, that would be an appalling act
:01:59. > :02:01.by our government and there would be one person to blame,
:02:02. > :02:05.that would be the ministers of the Crown and government
:02:06. > :02:08.in what is I think an act that is as shameful
:02:09. > :02:11.as any I can remember the British government taking.
:02:12. > :02:13.We have referred to the fact that all these other foreign governments
:02:14. > :02:16.have changed their opinion, they have lifted their interpreters
:02:17. > :02:18.out of Afghanistan and giving them leave to remain.
:02:19. > :02:20.Javed is making a renewed asylum application later this month
:02:21. > :02:26.I think it is really unimaginable to put yourself
:02:27. > :02:33.in a position like him, being let down
:02:34. > :02:36.by a government after working in the most dangerous circumstances.
:02:37. > :02:38.For now he finds himself working illegally in the West Midlands,
:02:39. > :02:41.relying on friends for a roof over his head.
:02:42. > :02:51.If you can't take the responsibility,
:02:52. > :02:53.don't send your troops, maybe if we worked for somebody else,
:02:54. > :02:56.Audrey Dias, BBC Midlands Today, Birmingham.
:02:57. > :03:05.In a statement the Home Office said...
:03:06. > :03:06.Charities supporting vulnerable people in Birmingham,
:03:07. > :03:09.have staged a protest over the threat of proposed
:03:10. > :03:13.Birmingham City Council says it needs to save ?170 million over
:03:14. > :03:15.the next four years and blames the Government for the
:03:16. > :03:29.Charities are concerned that carers, victims of domestic abuse,
:03:30. > :03:32.the homeless and people with disabilities will suffer
:03:33. > :03:35.greatly if the proposed budget cuts go ahead.
:03:36. > :03:41.They are going to have to pay more if they make these cuts.
:03:42. > :03:45.They will pay more in their homelessness applications,
:03:46. > :03:50.in their anti-social behaviour, in their policing,
:03:51. > :03:52.in their care costs, residential care costs,
:03:53. > :03:55.you know, we have clearly articulated to the council that this
:03:56. > :04:00.The City Council says following a recent public
:04:01. > :04:03.consultation it has made some changes in the supporting people
:04:04. > :04:08.budget to ?3.2 million in the new financial year.
:04:09. > :04:14.But it's blaming the government for not providing enough money.
:04:15. > :04:17.We believe that we have done some considerable movement in terms
:04:18. > :04:20.of the level of those cuts but the reality is that these
:04:21. > :04:22.are cuts that aren't decided here in the Council House
:04:23. > :04:25.where people will be protesting, these are decisions that are made
:04:26. > :04:29.in number ten and number 11 Downing Street.
:04:30. > :04:32.The proposed budget will be taken to a full council meeting
:04:33. > :04:38.It's also worth just mentioning that earlier today,
:04:39. > :04:41.the City Council announced that it was going to invest
:04:42. > :04:45.?183 million into council housing to improve 20,000 properties over
:04:46. > :04:52.Amy Cole, BBC Midlands Today, Birmingham.
:04:53. > :04:54.A Birmingham student who went paintballing to train for battle
:04:55. > :04:57.has been jailed for trying to travel to Syria to join
:04:58. > :05:04.20-year-old Humza Ali, from Ward End, was today sentenced
:05:05. > :05:06.to nine years after being found guilty of terror
:05:07. > :05:22.Two West Midlands Police officers have been arrested in connection
:05:23. > :05:24.with conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office, conspiracy
:05:25. > :05:29.The two officers, aged 47 and 35, who are based at Perry Barr
:05:30. > :05:32.in Birmingham, were arrested at their homes during early morning
:05:33. > :05:34.raids by the force's counter corruption unit.
:05:35. > :05:39.Five other men and a woman were also arrested.
:05:40. > :05:41.A man has gone on trial accused of murdering
:05:42. > :05:46.16-year-old Michael Warham was found collapsed with stab wounds,
:05:47. > :05:49.on Wayford Close on the Meole estate last August.
:05:50. > :05:53.Declan Graves, who's 19 and from Speke in Liverpool,
:05:54. > :06:01.The availability of hospital beds for patients is a recurring issue,
:06:02. > :06:05.but now doctors in Birmingham are piloting a scheme
:06:06. > :06:08.Some Leukaemia patients will be sent home immediately
:06:09. > :06:12.They usually have to spend around two weeks in hospital.
:06:13. > :06:14.Specialists also hope this could cut down on infections.
:06:15. > :06:16.Here's our Health Correspondent, Michele Paduano.
:06:17. > :06:19.So, we are probably about ten minutes away from starting.
:06:20. > :06:21.John Wyartt had high dose chemotherapy yesterday
:06:22. > :06:25.to destroy his blood cancer, but it's brutal and also
:06:26. > :06:29.His own stem cells were frozen before treatment.
:06:30. > :06:32.They are now being thawed and put back into his body.
:06:33. > :06:35.These are gel packs and they have been pre-warmed
:06:36. > :06:40.And these will help with the thawing process.
:06:41. > :06:42.Patients normally spend two weeks in hospital, but tonight,
:06:43. > :06:48.She has been cleaning the house for the last week solid and yes,
:06:49. > :06:51.the place has got antibacterial wipes everywhere and just every room
:06:52. > :06:57.has got them in and washes for your hands and it's
:06:58. > :07:05.Hey Ho, it's all for the best, isn't it?
:07:06. > :07:08.Patients are prone to infection and it can be fatal,
:07:09. > :07:11.but this small pilot study wants to see if some can be
:07:12. > :07:16.They stay in their own environment, they try to stay away
:07:17. > :07:18.from the hospital acquired infections, they have their own food
:07:19. > :07:21.and most of the patients would say that hospital food is not great,
:07:22. > :07:24.but it is something that when they have such an intensive
:07:25. > :07:30.This unit has 25 beds and serves a population of 1.4 million.
:07:31. > :07:33.There is always pressure on NHS beds, so if people can go home,
:07:34. > :07:36.then more cancer patients can be treated more quickly.
:07:37. > :07:39.Four days after transplant and John is visited by nurses.
:07:40. > :07:44.They take blood and check how the treatment is affecting him.
:07:45. > :07:47.It's just so nice to be able to sleep, go to your own bed,
:07:48. > :07:51.watch your own telly and just generally relax.
:07:52. > :07:55.It's better for John, but more pressure for his wife?
:07:56. > :07:58.Yeah, I do feel a sense of responsibility, it has to be
:07:59. > :08:03.said, being completely honest, but I think overall I think
:08:04. > :08:10.it is definitely, I do probably prefer it because I know that it's
:08:11. > :08:17.But John is hoping for a cure that will keep him out
:08:18. > :08:24.A busy night of football fixtures to take you through.
:08:25. > :08:27.In the Championship, a bad night for our clubs.
:08:28. > :08:29.Aston Villa's defence have questions to answer
:08:30. > :08:34.Birmingham City lost 2-1 at Preston, Craig Gardner
:08:35. > :08:42.And Wolves were beaten 1-0 at home by relegation threatened Wigan.
:08:43. > :08:45.In League One, Coventry City denied all three points by a late equaliser
:08:46. > :08:50.Port Vale lost 2-0 to Millwall, Shrewsbury also beaten
:08:51. > :08:52.2-1 by Peterborough, and Walsall took a point,
:08:53. > :08:58.In League Two, defeat at Stevenage for Cheltenham Town, beaten 2-1.
:08:59. > :09:02.And in National League, to complete a poor night for our clubs,
:09:03. > :09:07.Solihull Moors were beaten 2-1 by Woking.
:09:08. > :09:10.A rescue dog who captured hearts across the Midlands,
:09:11. > :09:12.got the ultimate Valentines present today by having having
:09:13. > :09:18.Molly the terrier cross was rescued by the RSPCA in Coventry.
:09:19. > :09:21.She underwent heart surgery, after well-wishers pledged more
:09:22. > :09:25.than ?3,000 to pay for the operation.
:09:26. > :09:27.Earlier, the medical team in Solihull told us Molly
:09:28. > :09:31.She came through the surgery really well.
:09:32. > :09:35.Everything went according to plan in the end.
:09:36. > :09:37.We had a few complications as we mentioned earlier
:09:38. > :09:40.but everything has worked out very well for her so she now has
:09:41. > :09:42.a heart that's beating about four times faster
:09:43. > :09:47.That's all from me for now, have a good night.
:09:48. > :09:52.I'll leave you with Shefali, who has the forecast.
:09:53. > :09:59.Hello, good evening to you. It all started off so well for Valentine's
:10:00. > :10:03.day with two lovebirds on the river in Warwick and some lovely sunshine
:10:04. > :10:13.in Staffordshire. Then the cloud started to thicken up, leaving these
:10:14. > :10:17.sheep curious. They were probably wondering what is going to happen in
:10:18. > :10:20.the next few day. I can tell you, we have some rain coming along tomorrow
:10:21. > :10:25.and then again on Friday was all coming from the West. There will be
:10:26. > :10:30.ready for farmers and anyone needing it. Then we have a rest on Thursday.
:10:31. > :10:36.Crucially these winds draw in much milder conditions. We will see mist,
:10:37. > :10:40.fog and cloud as well on the way. We have quite a bit developing right
:10:41. > :10:47.now. Some hill fog, quite right spread, quite extensive. A lot of
:10:48. > :10:51.cloud there. Ten bridges five or six else's, so a fairly mild at murky
:10:52. > :10:54.start to the day tomorrow full stop gradually through the day we will
:10:55. > :10:57.start to see the cloud thickening again from the south-west,
:10:58. > :11:02.introducing some rain, perhaps some hail and Thunder packed in drink
:11:03. > :11:03.because of the day. Top temperature 10 Celsius. The National is next.
:11:04. > :11:05.Good night. fog around to watch out for. Jon
:11:06. > :11:09.Hammond with the national forecast now.
:11:10. > :11:14.Good evening. There is some rain in the forecast but not a lot. Plenty
:11:15. > :11:19.of dry weather to look forward to as we head to the weekend. Cloud
:11:20. > :11:25.delivering some rain but plenty of spaces in between, hence my
:11:26. > :11:29.optimism. One of these blobs of cloud is producing dampness right
:11:30. > :11:33.now. We could see a glancing blow across the far south-east through
:11:34. > :11:37.the early hours and later some rain arriving across the far south-west.
:11:38. > :11:41.In between some hill fog overnight, not desperately cold, for most a
:11:42. > :11:46.touch of frost across the northern Glens of Scotland. At the other end
:11:47. > :11:49.of the UK some wet weather first thing for breakfast, pushing through
:11:50. > :11:53.Devon and Cornwall into South Wales. It won't hang around. Things will
:11:54. > :11:56.brighten up later in the day. Ahead of that a lot of low cloud around, a
:11:57. > :11:58.rather grey start to the day.