18/12/2016

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:00:07. > :00:13.Police are investigating whether a number of recent violent

:00:14. > :00:17.In the latest incident on Thursday, an 84-year-old man from Moseley

:00:18. > :00:20.was out jogging when he had his car stolen by robbers who took

:00:21. > :00:25.He's been talking to our reporter Tom Turrell.

:00:26. > :00:28.84-year-old Michael Sheehan has been using this Moseley park

:00:29. > :00:36.Last Thursday, he was attacked by four men hell-bent on

:00:37. > :00:42.One of them said, get the knife, and they produced a

:00:43. > :00:50.long knife and put it to my throat and said

:00:51. > :00:56.keys, or whatever it was.

:00:57. > :00:59.As they kicked him, Michael did what he could to shield his face.

:01:00. > :01:02.The main thing was to try and protect myself.

:01:03. > :01:05.I did not want my eyes or my teeth to be smashed in.

:01:06. > :01:08.I was trying to go into some sort of a ball.

:01:09. > :01:14.Police say there has been a spate of similar

:01:15. > :01:18.Recently a 75-year-old man fought off a gang who tried to steal his

:01:19. > :01:22.He was thrown to the ground and suffered cuts and bruises.

:01:23. > :01:25.Then last Sunday these men ran off after attacking a pregnant woman

:01:26. > :01:31.Peter Leadbetter is the chairman of the residents association

:01:32. > :01:36.There is an amount of fear and imitation.

:01:37. > :01:39.We are a very supportive community and we're not going to

:01:40. > :01:44.We are going to have to be very careful and

:01:45. > :01:47.supportive, particularly of those folk who are on their own.

:01:48. > :01:54.West Midlands Police were out in force today.

:01:55. > :01:58.A post mortem examination is due to be carried out on a man

:01:59. > :02:00.who died after being stabbed in a Birmingham street.

:02:01. > :02:03.The man, who's believed to be in his 20s,

:02:04. > :02:07.was found lying in Moseley Street, in Highgate, early

:02:08. > :02:11.Police have launched a murder inquiry.

:02:12. > :02:13.It's understood there's been some minor disorder at Hull

:02:14. > :02:16.prison after the transfer of inmates from Birmingham.

:02:17. > :02:20.15 prisoners were moved to Hull following Friday's riot

:02:21. > :02:29.It's understood one wing was closed for a short time,

:02:30. > :02:30.with the prisoners unhappy about being moved.

:02:31. > :02:32.A leading businessmen says that Brexit is harming

:02:33. > :02:36.the region's economy - six months after the EU referendum.

:02:37. > :02:38.Sir Peter Rigby told the Sunday Politics in the Midlands

:02:39. > :02:41.that the strong pound and rising inflation meant "business

:02:42. > :02:44.UKIP rejected his comments describing them as scare stories.

:02:45. > :02:52.One European market that is here to stay,

:02:53. > :02:56.Birmingham's Frankfurt Christmas market.

:02:57. > :03:00.The West Midlands voted strongly to leave the European Union but now one

:03:01. > :03:02.of the region's biggest business owners and a key

:03:03. > :03:12.The views and warnings, if you will, people who wanted

:03:13. > :03:20.The fall in the value of the pound, the inflation that is

:03:21. > :03:21.being introduced as a result of that.

:03:22. > :03:24.Importantly, this lack of understanding of what the

:03:25. > :03:28.alternative is to being a part of Europe.

:03:29. > :03:32.In business, one man's loss is another man's gain.

:03:33. > :03:34.A gold rush is underway at this jewellery shop.

:03:35. > :03:37.Thanks to a fall in the pound, the rise of gold measured

:03:38. > :03:40.It's owner never doubted that Brexit would be

:03:41. > :03:43.anything other than a success and with plans to expand, they're

:03:44. > :03:54.Certainly with the more expensive items, gold,

:03:55. > :04:13.Are voters showing any signs of buyers remorse?

:04:14. > :04:17.People who have to compete for jobs, council

:04:18. > :04:18.housing, education and other things look that don't.

:04:19. > :04:24.With the question of how the UK start the business of

:04:25. > :04:28.leaving the EU stuck in the Supreme Court

:04:29. > :04:32.will get will carry on going round in circles.

:04:33. > :04:34.In today's football, Aston Villa bounced back

:04:35. > :04:37.from their midweek defeat at Norwich by beating Queen's Park Rangers

:04:38. > :04:38.1-0 in The Championship at Loftus Road.

:04:39. > :04:47.The visitors could have taken the lead in the first half,

:04:48. > :04:48.but Jonathan Kodjia's penalty was saved.

:04:49. > :04:51.The Villa striker made up for it in the second half by scoring

:04:52. > :04:56.Some of the biggest stars in British sport are gathering at the

:04:57. > :04:58.Genting Arena near Birmingham tonight for the annual

:04:59. > :04:59.BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards.

:05:00. > :05:03.You can see more of the build up now by pressing the red button

:05:04. > :05:05.and the awards ceremony itself on BBC One from 7.

:05:06. > :05:11.Time for a look at the weather now with Alex Hamilton.

:05:12. > :05:17.Git evening. We have a yellow weather warning in force for fog

:05:18. > :05:21.tonight and into tomorrow morning. tonight and into tomorrow morning.

:05:22. > :05:26.Patches of fog across the West Midlands and some of those patches

:05:27. > :05:29.will be dense. High pressure in charge but we are likely to see some

:05:30. > :05:35.drizzle tomorrow. Overnight tonight, patches of fog will prove for a

:05:36. > :05:43.tricky driving conditions. Those of three Celsius. The sparkle of frost

:05:44. > :05:48.in rural spots. A great start to the day tomorrow. Some drizzle here and

:05:49. > :05:52.there. Some fog will be stubborn to left. Highs of eight Celsius. A

:05:53. > :05:53.cloudy picture for the next couple of days.

:05:54. > :05:57.I'll be back with the late bulletin at half past eleven.

:05:58. > :06:00.Until then, have a very good evening.