:00:08. > :00:11.A woman from the Black Country who beat cancer three times has
:00:12. > :00:15.given birth to one of the world's oldest frozen egg babies.
:00:16. > :00:18.Alannah Roberts from Stourbridge was just 17 when she had her eggs
:00:19. > :00:19.frozen ahead of gruelling radiotherapy, which
:00:20. > :00:31.She was born more than 12 years after her mother was told treatment
:00:32. > :00:34.for her aggressive cancer could make her infertile.
:00:35. > :00:37.I was only 17, so I wasn't thinking about having children
:00:38. > :00:41.But my sister, who was in her early 20s, she was the one
:00:42. > :00:43.who asked the question, you know, "Would I be
:00:44. > :00:46.able to have children with the treatment I was having?"
:00:47. > :00:53.She said, "Is there a way we can save her eggs?"
:00:54. > :00:56.They said, "Yes, we can look into having her eggs frozen
:00:57. > :01:01.After freezing her eggs, Alannah battled and beat
:01:02. > :01:03.cancer for a second, and then a third time.
:01:04. > :01:07.After seven years in remission, she and husband Andrew decided
:01:08. > :01:09.to find out if their hopes of starting a family
:01:10. > :01:16.They say it was a miracle when baby Faith was born eight months ago.
:01:17. > :01:18.We were just overwhelmed with joy, weren't we?
:01:19. > :01:25.Gill Lockwood at IVI Midland in Tamworth has been treating
:01:26. > :01:29.Being a fertility doctor is the most rewarding job in the world,
:01:30. > :01:32.but there was something very special about being able to help this brave,
:01:33. > :01:37.young couple achieve parenthood against all the odds.
:01:38. > :01:39.Alannah now hopes to inspire other young women going
:01:40. > :01:43.through cancer that they too could have a family one day.
:01:44. > :01:47.The love that I have for her is just incredible.
:01:48. > :01:50.It's like nothing else and I want people to be able
:01:51. > :01:52.to have that as well, you know, to have the feeling
:01:53. > :02:03.Jennifer Meierhans, BBC Midlands Today, Stourbridge.
:02:04. > :02:06.A murder investigation has begun after a man died in Atherstone.
:02:07. > :02:08.The 21-year-old was found shortly before ten o'clock last night
:02:09. > :02:12.in Barsby Close with serious injuries to his head and body.
:02:13. > :02:15.He was taken to hospital but died this morning.
:02:16. > :02:17.Two men, aged 50 and 20 and both from Atherstone,
:02:18. > :02:19.were initially arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
:02:20. > :02:26.and remain in police custody while investigations continue.
:02:27. > :02:27.West Midlands Police kept up increased patrols today,
:02:28. > :02:30.despite the UK's terror threat level being scaled back.
:02:31. > :02:32.Dozens of locations across the Midlands have
:02:33. > :02:35.been guarded in the wake of the Manchester bomb.
:02:36. > :02:37.Extra patrols were put on at public events such
:02:38. > :02:46.The number of officers on patrol will be scaled back from tomorrow.
:02:47. > :02:48.A teenage boy has been charged after a fire
:02:49. > :02:50.was started at a supermarket in the Black Country
:02:51. > :02:52.on Saturday, triggering a massive police response.
:02:53. > :02:54.Armed officers and a fleet of ambulances were called
:02:55. > :02:57.to the Sainsbury's store in Blackheath following reports of
:02:58. > :03:03.No-one was hurt, but the shop and surrounding area were cordoned off.
:03:04. > :03:04.Officers have charged the 15-year-old with possession
:03:05. > :03:06.of a knife and maliciously causing an explosive substance
:03:07. > :03:15.A racetrack in Worcestershire has held stock car and banger racing
:03:16. > :03:18.for the first time this year, despite legal action leaving
:03:19. > :03:21.it at risk of closure over noise complaints.
:03:22. > :03:24.The owners of Grimley Oval Raceway, near Worcester, had to meet strict
:03:25. > :03:34.This racetrack has been alive with action for more than 50 years.
:03:35. > :03:37.Been coming here since, oh, about 1979 or so.
:03:38. > :03:40.Thoroughly enjoyed it, and going back to the days
:03:41. > :03:43.when it was all post and wire, it's always been good fun
:03:44. > :03:48.It's my little boy who took to it, so we come every week, he loves it.
:03:49. > :03:52.Just a good day out, really, for the family.
:03:53. > :03:55.But today is the first time since the season started in March
:03:56. > :03:59.that racing has been allowed to take place.
:04:00. > :04:01.Legal action has prevented any race days being held
:04:02. > :04:04.because some residents have complained about noise.
:04:05. > :04:08.The cars have undergone a strict noise-testing assessment
:04:09. > :04:10.to make sure they meet an agreed decibel level.
:04:11. > :04:14.And they can only race between 11am and 6pm.
:04:15. > :04:17.We want to race and continue to do our activities in a way
:04:18. > :04:19.that respects the wishes of the residents.
:04:20. > :04:21.If that means we're not allowed to have music
:04:22. > :04:23.on the PA, we accept that, it's just inevitable.
:04:24. > :04:27.We're bending over backwards to meet the requirements of the council
:04:28. > :04:30.because we want to continue racing here for as long as we can.
:04:31. > :04:33.It's very important for us because it's the only place we can
:04:34. > :04:39.Malvern Hills District Council says it's about balancing the sport
:04:40. > :04:45.We're very keen on growing our economy and our tourism
:04:46. > :04:48.offer in Malvern Hills, and this is a sport
:04:49. > :04:52.But we have to balance that with residents who have the right
:04:53. > :04:58.to live in their properties with reasonable expectations
:04:59. > :05:04.of noise and other environmental issues on this.
:05:05. > :05:06.Behind the track lives Michael Jukes and his family,
:05:07. > :05:09.who have been in Grimley all their lives.
:05:10. > :05:11.Since these people took over, and the ones before them,
:05:12. > :05:16.They've cut the music down, cut the sound down.
:05:17. > :05:24.With more than 100 cars taking part, all involved in the sport say
:05:25. > :05:25.they hope an agreement can be reached soon.
:05:26. > :05:35.Amy Cole, BBC Midlands Today, Grimley, in Worcestershire.
:05:36. > :05:37.Staffordshire strongman Eddie Hall has fulfilled his ambition
:05:38. > :05:38.of being crowned World's Strongest Man.
:05:39. > :05:40.The 29-year-old from Newcastle-under-Lyme has won
:05:41. > :05:42.Britain's Strongest Man for the last four years.
:05:43. > :05:44.Now he's beaten 29 other men to take the world title
:05:45. > :05:52.A soldier's become a record-equalling champion
:05:53. > :05:54.cheese-chaser today after running and tumbling his way
:05:55. > :05:59.to victory down a very steep hill in Gloucestershire.
:06:00. > :06:01.Chris Anderson, who's an infantryman with the 1st Battalion The Rifles,
:06:02. > :06:04.joined dozens of brave men and women taking part in the annual
:06:05. > :06:05.cheese-rolling races at Cooper's Hill.
:06:06. > :06:08.They were watched by thousands of spectators who attended one
:06:09. > :06:09.of England's stranger Bank Holiday traditions.
:06:10. > :06:18.Before the annual event on Cooper's Hill, a minute's applause
:06:19. > :06:30.in tribute to those killed or injured in Manchester.
:06:31. > :06:32.After which, the games began, gravity, a slippery
:06:33. > :06:37.double Gloucester getting the better of everyone, including in a white
:06:38. > :06:42.Do you know, I have wanted to do this for probably the best
:06:43. > :06:44.part of a decade now and when I was filming
:06:45. > :06:47.things like this for TV, I was never allowed to,
:06:48. > :07:01.health and safety, so I have come on my own today and I did it,
:07:02. > :07:03.I have done it now and I can tick that one off.
:07:04. > :07:06.The origins of this cheese rolling tradition are possibly pagan
:07:07. > :07:09.or linked to grazing rights, what is certain is that the Internet
:07:10. > :07:17.means a village event is now high on the international bucket list.
:07:18. > :07:20.I saw this on the news ten years ago and thought it looked
:07:21. > :07:30.Once you get up to the top it is so scary, it was really cool.
:07:31. > :07:32.I have been around with bulls in the street,
:07:33. > :07:34.so it is quite similar, that is why I came.
:07:35. > :07:38.What is more dangerous, cheese rolling or bull riding?
:07:39. > :07:41.You can tell from our faces it was mainly just mud.
:07:42. > :07:43.It was a lot slippery than it looked.
:07:44. > :07:46.Long-time viewer of the videos online, so they're sure
:07:47. > :07:49.I really wanted to get down there and get involved.
:07:50. > :07:52.What is the reality like appear to the videos?
:07:53. > :07:55.It is great, a lot steeper than I thought it would be.
:07:56. > :07:57.Injuries were few and minor, the local rugby team
:07:58. > :08:02.It is a bit like a rugby match, they are running a bit quicker
:08:03. > :08:14.They would go all the way to Brockworth if we did not stop them!
:08:15. > :08:18.Despite an international field, honours went to Brockworth
:08:19. > :08:25.The soldier has now won 20 overall to equal the cheese rolling record.
:08:26. > :08:28.When one extra and we will see, maybe when he edged
:08:29. > :08:32.I am 30 next year, so I am not getting any younger.
:08:33. > :08:36.Well, you've got to do something with your Bank Holiday!
:08:37. > :08:40.Before the Midlands and national weather, there's just time to tell
:08:41. > :08:43.you that tomorrow night, in the run-up to the general
:08:44. > :08:45.election, five of the region's leading politicians will be taking
:08:46. > :08:47.part in a special BBC Midlands Today election debate.
:08:48. > :08:49.They'll be taking questions from a live studio audience.
:08:50. > :08:52.That's tomorrow night, at 10:45pm, here on BBC One.
:08:53. > :08:54.For now, though, it's goodnight from me and I'll leave
:08:55. > :08:58.Good evening, well, I'm afraid it has been a rather wet
:08:59. > :09:02.It started off rather grey and cloudy and you definitely needed
:09:03. > :09:04.one of these right the way across the region.
:09:05. > :09:07.Plenty of rain today, it is steadily starting to ease away
:09:08. > :09:11.We will see it clearing away to the north and east,
:09:12. > :09:14.behind that there will be a few clear spells, a largely dry night
:09:15. > :09:16.with our temperatures a little down on where they have been,
:09:17. > :09:19.so perhaps an easier and more comfortable night to sleep with lows
:09:20. > :09:23.We start the day tomorrow with a weather system trying
:09:24. > :09:26.to push its way in from the west, fragmenting all the time,
:09:27. > :09:29.but it will bring with it a few spells of rain during the day.
:09:30. > :09:33.So we start off on a bright note then we start to see that rain
:09:34. > :09:37.Breaking down all the time, so not everywhere will see it
:09:38. > :09:40.but there will be a few showers, particularly through the afternoon.
:09:41. > :09:42.Now, in the sunshine it will not feel too bad,
:09:43. > :09:45.temperatures pushing up to 18 Celsius, but there will be some
:09:46. > :09:49.It is better news as we head through the middle of the week,
:09:50. > :09:50.things drying out, the sun returning.
:09:51. > :09:54.A freshening breeze so it will not be quite where we have been for much
:09:55. > :09:57.of this week but still, temperatures up close to 20.
:09:58. > :10:00.There is more information on all of that in the national forecast next.
:10:01. > :10:05.I will leave you with the outlook for next few days.
:10:06. > :10:11.Hello. There I think we've seen the back of the thunder storms now. Over
:10:12. > :10:16.the next few days, our weather will start to come in from the Atlantic.
:10:17. > :10:19.We'll draw down fresher air from the North West. Recently, we've been
:10:20. > :10:20.drawing up humid