22/01/2017

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:00:10. > :00:12.A four-year-old boy has been praised by the emergency services

:00:13. > :00:16.after dialling 999 when his mother collapsed suddenly at home.

:00:17. > :00:19.Jake Onions from Shropshire reacted the moment he saw her lying

:00:20. > :00:21.motionless on the floor of their kitchen.

:00:22. > :00:28.Four-year-old Jake Onions at his home in Telford

:00:29. > :00:35.Even at his tender age he knew exactly what to do when his mum

:00:36. > :01:08.She stumbled and fled. Her son picked up a mobile phone and dialled

:01:09. > :01:12.999. where she can loose consciousness

:01:13. > :01:20.at any moment. I woke up with him tugging on my

:01:21. > :01:28.hair. He was on the phone to the police lady on the service and she

:01:29. > :01:31.was trying to talk to me. She said what a wonderful little boy he is.

:01:32. > :01:33.And it wasn't easy for Jake, he has developmental problems

:01:34. > :01:36.with his speech making his family even more proud.

:01:37. > :01:42.It was so emotional, just hearing him and knowing that my little boy

:01:43. > :01:48.was on his own, that is how it felt to me. He was trying to get the

:01:49. > :01:52.right help for me. He knew what the lady was saying but for him to get

:01:53. > :01:53.it across and say what was going on was amazing.

:01:54. > :01:55.The operator who took the call for West Mercia Police said

:01:56. > :02:00.she'd shed a few tears after speaking to Jake.

:02:01. > :02:03.Campaigners opposed to plans for the controversial high speed

:02:04. > :02:06.rail link between London, Birmingham and the north of England

:02:07. > :02:08.say their fight will continue, despite the news that phase one

:02:09. > :02:13.is likely to get royal assent in the next month.

:02:14. > :02:15.Protestors say there are still issues over construction

:02:16. > :02:20.of the line and how it will affect people living nearby.

:02:21. > :02:22.A group of elderly and disabled people have had a roller

:02:23. > :02:25.coaster of a week - and now their fortunes have

:02:26. > :02:29.First a trailer filled with their mobility scooters

:02:30. > :02:33.was stolen then a Midlands Today viewer donated a new trailer.

:02:34. > :02:37.Well, the stolen trailer's been returned, and they've had scooters

:02:38. > :02:40.and a wheelchair given to them too by people touched by their story.

:02:41. > :02:51.They've certainly got something to sing about now.

:02:52. > :02:55.The Place of Refuge Community Church in Walsall had had a terrible week

:02:56. > :02:58.when a trailer and mobility scooters were stolen.

:02:59. > :03:00.It threatened day trips and independence for

:03:01. > :03:10.But yesterday, after an anonymous tip off, their trailer was returned.

:03:11. > :03:22.I find it hard to cry but inside I was really sad and really really

:03:23. > :03:28.worried that we would not get it back. Now I feel really willing

:03:29. > :03:33.proud that they have. They have brought it back and... And I will be

:03:34. > :03:37.able to regain my life again. Earlier this week Midlands Today

:03:38. > :03:40.viewer Darren Logan donated another trailer, and he's happy to let them

:03:41. > :03:51.to keep it. The viewers and listeners, the

:03:52. > :03:57.contacts we have had through this misfortune, it is probably the

:03:58. > :03:59.positives outweigh the negatives and I want to thank everybody who was

:04:00. > :04:00.listening now. Mobility scooters and a wheelchair

:04:01. > :04:12.still haven't been returned - The fantastic thing is they ended up

:04:13. > :04:16.with more wheelchairs and mobility scooters than they had in the first

:04:17. > :04:17.place, such as been the response from the public.

:04:18. > :04:18.West Midlands police are investigating.

:04:19. > :04:25.Meanwhile, the church is now planning lots of trips out.

:04:26. > :04:27.The Midlands based discount retailer Poundland has been fined more

:04:28. > :04:30.than ?130,000 after pleading guilty to eight offences under Food Safety

:04:31. > :04:37.Birmingham City Council Prosecuted the Willenhall based company

:04:38. > :04:39.after environmental health officers found evidence of mouse activity

:04:40. > :04:41.throughout its store in central Birmingham on two

:04:42. > :04:59.Wasps scored seven tries to defeat zebra. They will play Leinster in

:05:00. > :05:00.the quarterfinals. It's been a bitterly

:05:01. > :05:02.cold weekend hasn't it? Claire Baffin-Massie sent us this

:05:03. > :05:05.frosty photograph of the sun rising And it looks like there are more sub

:05:06. > :05:22.zero temperatures to come this week? Despite high pressure in charge, we

:05:23. > :05:27.have seen quite a lots of variations, sunny spells, cloud and

:05:28. > :05:32.snow. Through this evening and overnight, we have cloud around but

:05:33. > :05:39.some breaks and the chance of seeing this -- frost developing and patchy

:05:40. > :05:44.fog. Lows of minus four Celsius. A chilly start tomorrow, some dense

:05:45. > :05:49.patches of fog first thing. The fog will lift and in some areas it could

:05:50. > :05:54.last all day but we will see bright intervals, temperatures not up to

:05:55. > :05:55.much, five Celsius and similar on Tuesday.

:05:56. > :05:58.I'm back with the late bulletin at 10:22pm.

:05:59. > :06:03.Until then, enjoy the rest of your evening.