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- 1. Hard News Story: Kallum: Good Evening and Welcome to The Late News with me Kallum Graham Lauren: And me Lauren Weston. Tonight we’ll be looking at the worrying increase of arson attacks within the midlands and on a brighter note ‘music’ to the ears of many children on hospital waiting lists… Insert: Title Sequence 30 sec Lauren: The Highest number of arson attacks has been recorded this year in the Midlands since 2000,- is Bonfire night becoming the hotspot of crime within our local area? Kallum: In 2004 under the firework health and safety regulations, a new age restriction was put in place to prevent those under the age of 18 from purchasing fireworks. Video Statistics Overlay (Voice Over) Lauren: The highest recorded figure of firework attacks was 202 dating back to 1996. Since then numbers have been dropping, reaching as low as 6 people in 2013. However, this year there has already been 35 recorded attacks within the Midlands alone. Snapchat Footage Of Firework being thrown (Voice Over) Kallum: This Snapchat shows a recent incident, where a young man was attacked by a firework, this was the spark for further activity. Cut to Interview with victim in homely setting. Gemma: I’m here today at the home of Tom jones, who was the victim of this attack. Hello Tom so where did this attack take place. Tom Jones: The attack took place in Brueton park at 2 in the afternoon. Gemma: What was going through your mind when the firework was thrown in your direction? Tom Jones: all I could think about was how do I get out of this situation and why were these people particularly aiming this attack towards me?
- 2. Gemma: Tom managed to get away but not before another firework was thrown and the jacket he was wearing catching fire. (Cut to video of Tom holding burnt jacket looking sad) Gemma: Thanks to the quick thinking of a friend, Tom was saved from any further damage but this is not an isolated incident… Some of you will remember earlier this year the arson attack on a local supermarket in Acocks Green also started by a group of young people playing with Fireworks and resulting on 1000’s of pounds worth of damage. In both of these cases these people we lucky to have escaped serious injury but… Lauren: St John Ambulance recently issued this advice following a survey which revealed that a third of parents and grandparents have witnessed an injury during Bonfire Night celebrations. (https://www.sja.org.uk/sja/what-we-do/latest-news/firework-related- injuries.aspx)-source article Mrs grant: “We are urging everyone to learn basic first aid skills ahead of Bonfire Night as shocking statistics reveal a third of parents and grandparents have witnessed an injury during Bonfire night celebrations* and 4,506 people visited A&E from 2014-2015 for treatment of a fireworks-related injury.** This is an increase of 111% from the previous year” Kallum: Police Constable Mrs L Grant backed this up with a plea to young people across the midlands… Mrs Grant: ‘Please can we remind both young and old of the dangers of playing with fire and particularly in the run up to bonfire night. A momentary lapse in judgement can cause yourself or someone else irreparable damage and you a prison sentence- be safe this bonfire night, have fun but stay safe and please if you see anyone acting irresponsibly with fireworks call out hotline immediately’. Flashes on screen 0121 964 333 Lauren: You can find that number again on our webpage and on the West Midlands Police website. Soft News Story: At the Studio Lauren: On a lighter note, the band , The Vamps, who started out as 4 boys from Sutton chasing a dream in 2012, have come back to West Midlands to throw a concert dedicated to raising money for Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
- 3. Kallum: This is all thanks to Sutton Coldfield city sensation and The Vamps lead singer, 22 year old Bradley Simpson, who has announced that he will be taking the band to Birmingham. Lauren: This decision has come after the 22 year old heard the devastating news that the Children’s Hospital didn’t have enough money for newer equipment to help children with diseases such as liver transplant surgery and small bowel transplant services. Kallum: This was highlighted earlier this year when 9 year old Chris Rogers tragically passed away from liver disease whilst still awaiting surgery due to the lack of specialist equipment. In the Midlands waiting lists for this type of surgery are 25% higher than in the rest of the UK. Lauren: The concert that was played in the O2 Arena has altogether raised Three hundred and fifty six thousand pounds after being sold out. The band has vowed to donate all of the proceeds to the Children’s Hospital. Nurse vox pop Nurse: This will make a huge difference to the patients and families here within the children’s hospital. We are so very grateful to the band and all their fans for all the support Fan vox pop Fan: I’m from Sutton Coldfield. I’m proud to be a fan of a band that remembers where they came from and still want to help people. Fan friend: BRADLEY WE LOVE YOU.) Back to the studio Kallum: Here are some videos that were taken by fans during the concert. Play a few clips of the concert Lauren: Now, here is Aneta with our weather report. Weather Report: Weather Reporter: Yes, hello everybody, I hope you have all had a lovely day, let’s see what the weather forecast is like tonight. Today has been quite cloudy in many areas with some rain or drizzle at times, mainly over the northern half of the country. Wednesday Evening:
- 4. Tonight we can be expecting a dark, cloudy evening with some additional gusts of wind ranging from 10 to 12 mph. We can await some light showers coming in from the south. Thursday morning: Into Thursday, a cloudy rather cold day with rain heavy at times quickly spreading from the west during the morning and persisting throughout the rest of the day. Rain may clear from the far west by evening with maximum temperatures at 13C Thursday evening: After a wet start, the rain will start to clear eastwards followed by much drier weather for the second half of the night with minimum temperatures reaching 7C. Friday: For our last day we have a dry and bright start with some sunny spells coming in from the east at first and then continuing throughout the rest of the United Kingdom up until around eight 0 clock, maximum temperatures will be reaching 16C. Weather Reporter: That’s all I have for you tonight, I hope you have a lovely evening and we will see you tomorrow. Back to the studio Kallum: That brings you up to date for your news and your weather. More details for both are on our website. Lauren: We’ll be back tomorrow at 9 o clock. Until then, goodnight.