30/10/2016 Midlands Today


30/10/2016

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Good evening.

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An elderly war veteran has lade an emotional appeal for his

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stolen medals to be returned in time for Remembrance Day.

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91-year-old John Roberts, known to friends as Jack,

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had six medals taken from hhs home in Worcestershire on Wednesday.

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Sarah Falkland reports.

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91 years old, a great grandfather,

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Jack Roberts was proud to sdrve

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He joined the Navy at 18 and was part of the patrol

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service that blew up mines during the D-Day landings.

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We were running very small boats, wooden.

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It was because of the mines.

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So if we cut one loose it didn't affect the ship.

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It didn't affect us.

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When we went past the mines we blew it up.

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Then we went back for the fhsh!

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The retired school caretaker is a bit of joker at heart,

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but the theft of his war medals

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including the French Croix de Guerre, has left him distratght

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What proof have you got of what you did and who you were?

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Word of what's happened to Jack has spread after being posted

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on a Neighbourhood Watch social media site.

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Some people have even offered money to anyone

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with information about the ledals.

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One guy started off with ?100, and then we have had other people

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say they would give ?20 and ?50 and ?20 and it seems to be going up

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and up, which is so kind of people to do that.

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Remembrance Sunday isn't far away.

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Jack's now hoping his medals will be returned

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in time for him to wear thel.

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A man is due in court charged with causing death

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by dangerous driving, following a fatal crash in Dudley.

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Georgie-Ann Evans from Himldy, was confirmed dead at the scene

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of the accident on Thursday night.

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24-year-old Kuba Oles will appear before Dudley

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magistrates tomorrow.

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An investigation has been l`unched after a man was shot

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in Coventry last night.

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The 22-year-old was taken to hospital after being shot

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in the arm and leg at around half past five

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in the Stivichall area of the city.

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He remains in a stable condition in hospital.

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The families of two men killed in an explosion at a firework

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factory in Stafford two years ago

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say they're frustrated by the investigation.

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Simon Hillier and Stewart Staples died

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when an industrial unit was destroyed by fire.

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No inquest into their deaths has taken place.

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Jennifer Meierhans reports.

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Two years ago the skies above Stafford were lit up

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with fireworks, as the contdnts of this warehouse exploded.

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The fire burned for hours and claimed the lives of two men,

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57-year-old Stewart Staples and 41-year-old Simon Hillidr.

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Their families are still seeking answers.

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The relatives of Mr Hillier,

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a pyrotechnic enthusiast volunteering in the shop,

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decided to make the difficult journey back to the scene.

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It's bringing memories back, naturally.

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What it is, he's not only been a son,

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he was a friend as well as ` hero.

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Staffordshire Police says it recognises the families' concerns

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but it's a challenging and lengthy inquiry.

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They hope a decision will bd reached in the near future

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as to whether criminal charges will be brought.

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Until that decision is made,

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the coroner says an inquest cannot be held.

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It does make me angry.

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There are that many things H hear as well as things

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that I think might have happened,

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but at the end of the day mx son should have got out.

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Two years on it's not clear how much longer the families will be left

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waiting for the answers they so desperately need.

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Let's have a look at the weather forecast now.

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Here's Alex Hamilton.

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Good evening.

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As we go through this evening, we may see some rather

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spooky mist patches beginning to roll in.

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Then, of course, for the

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next few days, we have high pressure in charge of our weather and

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conditions will start to become noticeably cooler.

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Looking at the details for the rest of the night,

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quite a cloudy night with a little bit of

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drizzle here and there, but

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then we will start to see those mist patches forming in the earlx hours

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with low temperatures around seven Celsius.

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Not a blanket of mist and

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fog tomorrow, just patches of it, but still, allow an extra couple

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of minutes to get to work in the morning.

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Some brighter conditions in

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the afternoon with highs of around 14 Celsius.

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I'll leave you with the outlook Quite cloudy for Monday and Tuesday.

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That's it for now.

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Midlands Today will be back tomorrow just after 6am.

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Have a good evening.

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