:00:00. > :00:15.A 23-year-old man's been remanded in custody charged with the murders
:00:16. > :00:18.of a mother and her son in the Black Country.
:00:19. > :00:20.Aaron Barley, of no fixed address, appeared before a judge
:00:21. > :00:27.Seated in the dock accompanied by a female custody officer,
:00:28. > :00:31.the 23-year-old man accused of the murders of a mother and son.
:00:32. > :00:35.13-year-old Pierce Wilkinson died at the family home in Greyhound Lane
:00:36. > :00:38.in Stourbridge along with his mum Tracey.
:00:39. > :00:40.His father, Peter, Tracey's husband, suffered wounds
:00:41. > :00:50.Any hearing that lasted seven minutes, the defendant
:00:51. > :00:56.His trial will likely take place in the autumn
:00:57. > :01:04.Yesterday the Wilkinsons' 18-year-old daughter, Lydia,
:01:05. > :01:07.who was away at university when the attack happened visited
:01:08. > :01:12.the family home to see the many floral tributes left outside.
:01:13. > :01:14.Her brother, nicknamed Pippin, she described as fun-loving,
:01:15. > :01:25.Mum Tracey was, she said, loving and caring, a wonderful mother.
:01:26. > :01:27.In statement she also said: Aaron Barley had never lived
:01:28. > :01:30.at the family home but had been helped by the family
:01:31. > :01:34.In court he's been described as of no fixed address.
:01:35. > :01:47.Lydia's father, Peter, remains seriously ill in hospital.
:01:48. > :01:50.Police have released images of a man they believe murdered a
:01:51. > :01:52.stranger in a random attack at a Birmingham tram stop
:01:53. > :01:58.57-year-old Anthony Banting suffered multiple stab wounds
:01:59. > :02:00.and died at the stop at Winson Green on Friday.
:02:01. > :02:03.Police say they've stepped up patrols in the area,
:02:04. > :02:10.but they're still keen to trace this man as well as potential witnesses.
:02:11. > :02:17.We have identified two and well-being in the area had exactly
:02:18. > :02:22.the right time. But while we have not identified those individuals so
:02:23. > :02:26.I would call out to them that if they wrote those individuals in that
:02:27. > :02:31.road at that time I would like them to contact the police.
:02:32. > :02:33.Health campaigners have reacted angrily to the news
:02:34. > :02:34.that the Children's Accident and Emergency department
:02:35. > :02:37.at County Hospital in Stafford will remain closed
:02:38. > :02:39.Services were discontinued last August,
:02:40. > :02:41.but a recent review has found that reopening them
:02:42. > :02:42.would still be "unsafe and unsustainable".
:02:43. > :02:47.Here's our Staffordshire reporter Liz Copper.
:02:48. > :02:49.For more than six months now, children from Stafford needing
:02:50. > :02:53.emergency treatment have been coming here to Stoke-on-Trent.
:02:54. > :02:56.It is one of the larger hospital A departments
:02:57. > :03:02.Now there is confirmation this arrangement shall continue.
:03:03. > :03:04.The number of children who would use this
:03:05. > :03:11.Therefore, it is much better to treat this very small group
:03:12. > :03:16.of very sick children in larger hospitals,
:03:17. > :03:18.such as the Royal Stoke here, or Wolverhampton.
:03:19. > :03:22.Since the Children's Emergency Centre in Stafford was shut,
:03:23. > :03:24.up to ten extra patients per week have been transferred
:03:25. > :03:28.The trust said it has made the changes to make sure
:03:29. > :03:35.safe children's services are delivered at both hospitals.
:03:36. > :03:37.The minor injuries unit for under- 16s at Stafford will continue
:03:38. > :03:43.But 46% of patients have been attending with minor illnesses.
:03:44. > :03:48.The plan is to start a GP-led services.
:03:49. > :03:51.Campaigners who fought to keep services at Stafford view this
:03:52. > :04:00.It affects so many families, so many children.
:04:01. > :04:03.When are they going to see sense and stop doing this to us?
:04:04. > :04:06.The adult A department at Stafford will be unaffected
:04:07. > :04:14.The trust says there will always be
:04:15. > :04:16.a senior member of staff trained in resuscitation on duty
:04:17. > :04:24.And our reporter Laura May McMullan is outside County Hospital
:04:25. > :04:30.in Stafford for us now, but it's not the only hospital
:04:31. > :04:40.in our region struggling to provide services, is it, Laura?
:04:41. > :04:43.This certainly isn't. Because of financial pressures as has been the
:04:44. > :04:50.tool to recruit enough staff. they've been struggling
:04:51. > :04:54.with staffing for a while. Elsewhere across the region
:04:55. > :04:58.in Worcestershire - maternity and children's services
:04:59. > :05:00.has already moved from the Alex in Redditch to Worcester
:05:01. > :05:03.for safety reasons. And in Shropshire,
:05:04. > :05:05.the department moved from but could now move
:05:06. > :05:14.back to Shrewsbury. It's a similar picture in
:05:15. > :05:16.Warwickshire and the Black Country, again, with paediatric services
:05:17. > :05:20.all being affected. Well, here at the county
:05:21. > :05:25.hospital in Stafford, following the review today,
:05:26. > :05:28.bosses say it's too soon to confirm whether or not the children's A
:05:29. > :05:35.department will ever re-open. Scientists have begun a ten-year
:05:36. > :05:37.experiment to monitor the impact climate change might have
:05:38. > :05:39.on a traditional English forest. Staff from the University
:05:40. > :05:41.of Birmingham have installed equipment which will pump carbon
:05:42. > :05:44.dioxide into the air, so they can see the way
:05:45. > :05:49.the plants and wildlife adapt. Our science correspondent
:05:50. > :05:56.David Gregory-Kumar has the details. At first sight this wood
:05:57. > :05:58.in Norbury in Staffordshire Ancient oaks are just
:05:59. > :06:02.about to burst into leaf. But this entire wood is now
:06:03. > :06:06.a massive scientific experiment. The important thing about this
:06:07. > :06:09.experiment is that we have taken It is very much about how the plants
:06:10. > :06:15.interact with the microbes These masts will pump out
:06:16. > :06:24.greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, artificially raising levels
:06:25. > :06:27.of the gas to where scientists think Then they'll see how
:06:28. > :06:31.the wood reacts. Only the researchers and scientists
:06:32. > :06:39.can actually go inside the heart of the wood inside the towers,
:06:40. > :06:42.is because that area Shortly, this is going to be
:06:43. > :06:54.the most measured woodland anywhere We want to follow the carbon
:06:55. > :06:58.that we are adding in as it comes into that woodland,
:06:59. > :07:00.it is taken up by the plants We want to follow it as it goes
:07:01. > :07:04.through the ecosystems. Some of it will be stored and some
:07:05. > :07:12.of it will come out. The entire aim is to keep the impact
:07:13. > :07:17.on the wood to a minimum. Making sure any changes
:07:18. > :07:19.are down to the extra When it is all over,
:07:20. > :07:30.everything will be removed. When we are finished,
:07:31. > :07:33.we will take the towers away. We will let the forest go back
:07:34. > :07:36.to its natural resting state. For the next ten years, this weird
:07:37. > :07:39.is the site for an extraordinary Network Rail has begun
:07:40. > :07:42.moving an estimated 250 tonnes of fly-tipped waste
:07:43. > :07:45.from the railway in Telford. It was discovered close
:07:46. > :07:47.to the Ironbridge Gorge World
:07:48. > :07:50.Heritage site in December. Work's been taking place to try
:07:51. > :07:53.to find out who's responsible. It's thought it will cost
:07:54. > :08:03.the taxpayer ?40,000 to clear. Museums and other attractions
:08:04. > :08:05.at the Gorge, which it's hoped will bring more
:08:06. > :08:08.tourists into Shropshire. The Museum of Iron is due to re-open
:08:09. > :08:10.this weekend but managers want to create
:08:11. > :08:14.new exhibition areas and cafes, to attract an
:08:15. > :08:26.extra 100,000 visitors a year. It is important that all old story,
:08:27. > :08:30.part of our local as well as our national history. It is important
:08:31. > :08:38.but we recognise it in these terms as a World Heritage Site, so we have
:08:39. > :08:39.a really important story that is as important as Hadrian 's Wall and the
:08:40. > :08:41.Pyramids. Coventry City football fans
:08:42. > :08:43.are still celebrating after the club won
:08:44. > :08:45.their first silverware in 30 years. 45,000 Sky Blues fans made the trip
:08:46. > :08:50.to Wembley on Sunday to see their team win
:08:51. > :08:51.the Checkatrade Trophy 2-1 against Oxford -
:08:52. > :08:53.and of course, they haven't stopped
:08:54. > :09:09.talking about it since! For further users well. -- for 30
:09:10. > :09:15.years as well. Well there seemed to be plenty
:09:16. > :09:18.of sunshine around today - I'll say goodbye and leave
:09:19. > :09:21.you with the full forecast
:09:22. > :09:23.for the week ahead, from Shefali. Well from the outset it looked
:09:24. > :09:28.you knew it was going to be All shown off to the best
:09:29. > :09:39.effect by the sunshine. There was a nagging northerly
:09:40. > :09:43.breeze that the edge off temperatures but they still managed
:09:44. > :09:46.to rise to 16 celsius in Coventry But apart from the odd
:09:47. > :09:50.niggle here and there, it's a largely dry and settled week
:09:51. > :09:53.with some chilly nights Tonight is not one
:09:54. > :10:02.of the settled, chilly nights - It's very mild with first
:10:03. > :10:19.the cloud and now the rain Quite cloudy with very. That cloud
:10:20. > :10:24.will peel back from the north-west, leaving us with spells of sunshine
:10:25. > :10:29.by the afternoon across the South West, up to about 14 Celsius. Still
:10:30. > :10:33.bad northerly breeze blowing about will continue through tomorrow
:10:34. > :10:36.night. In shouldered spots we have clear skies, and that will be across
:10:37. > :10:41.the region, we could get a touch of Grant Forrest. Some fog patches into
:10:42. > :10:46.the morning on Wednesday. They should live quite quickly. After
:10:47. > :10:50.that, B will see some pleasant spells of sunshine developing. Some
:10:51. > :10:57.clouds starting to stream in from the North. Further ahead, that high
:10:58. > :11:01.pressure still firmly in control, keeping things dry for Thursday, but
:11:02. > :11:02.on settled on Friday. is remaining settled. It will feel
:11:03. > :11:14.fairly warm and dry as well. Good evening. Some rain spreading in
:11:15. > :11:19.across the Atlantic overnight. As it does so we will see some fresh
:11:20. > :11:25.Atlantic air following on from behind. The pollen levels will drop
:11:26. > :11:30.but the temperatures will also drop. Some rain to go with the cloud. It
:11:31. > :11:35.is moving its way from west to east. Drying up in not an island and
:11:36. > :11:40.eventually it will dry up in most of Scotland. The fresher Atlantic air
:11:41. > :11:42.is following on behind. In major towns