Riot Heli Shots Lead To Arrests

The probe into an incident that saw a police helicopter being shot at during the summer riots in Birmingham has led to two 20-year-old men being arrested. Shots were fired outside the Barton Arms Pub in Aston at about 11.50pm on 9 August and now, a man from Nechells has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, riot and burglary. A man from Halesowen is being held on suspicion of riot. Both men were also arrested on suspicion of violent disorder, arson with intent to endanger life and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. New CCTV footage has also been released showing a man police also want to trace in connection with the incident.

Cricket Ace Dies

A famous England bowler Graham Dilley has died aged 52 after a short illness. The former Kent and Worcestershire paceman played 41 Test matches and 36 one-day internationals. His best moment came in 1981, when he helped England complete a memorable win in the third Ashes Test. Dilley took 138 Test wickets at an average of 29.76 but his biggest impact came with the bat in that famous battle with Australia in Leeds 30 years ago.

Patients To 'Have A Say'

People receiving continuing healthcare support from the NHS will have the right to ask for a personal health budget, by April 2014 Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has revealed. It will give the tens of thousands of people who receive NHS Continuing Healthcare - those assessed to have complex health and care needs - more choice and control over their care. Andrew Lansley said: "Personal health budgets clearly fit with the future direction of a modern NHS - an NHS which focuses on quality and gives patients more control and choice. They allow people to work with the NHS so that they can receive more personal, more tailored care, which fit with an individual's life and uses resources most effectively. This is a solution which must come as part of a cultural shift for doctors, healthcare professionals, providers and patients which sees the patient as an equal partner in decisions about their care," he said. "It will personalise the NHS and provide more integrated high quality care across health and social care."

Shop Workers Win Lotto

Staff at a supermarket in Greater Manchester were celebrating with champagne yesterday after their syndicate won more than £6.8m on the National Lottery. The 16 members of staff at Asda in Hyde, Greater Mancheser, who mostly work on the checkouts, have been celebrating their windfall, though most said they would stay on at work after they scooped Saturday's Rollover Jackpot.

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