after a joint appeal from bbc wm and west midlands ambulance service, jack was inundated with peoplee a voice with a dudley accent, as that is where - my fiancee is from. i also liked the timing of the voice. - i wanted to make the right choice. i it is going to be my voice for the rest of my life. i jack's anonymous donor was chosen, and has now recorded around 1,500 phrases to make up his vocabulary. today he's hearing his new voice for the first time. 0k. ready? the big moment. are you ready? go for it. dudley-accented voice plays. he gasps. are we ready to show mum and dad? hello, jack. you all right? dudley accent: i love you, mum and dad. . aww! i love you too, jack. super happy. super proud. i had my little — . shed my little tear. emotional. and super thankful to the guy that's, like, i donated his voice forjack. like...what a thing - to be able to have done. but there's one other thing jack wants to do before his wedding. i want you to take me to an aston villa game now, please, dad. i want to show off my new brummie voice. fair enough — 0k, jack. now it's time for a look at

after a joint appeal from bbc wm and west midlands ambulance service, jack was inundated with peopleght choice. it is going to be my voice for the rest of my life. i jack's anonymous donor was chosen, and has now recorded around 1,500 phrases to make up his vocabulary. today he's hearing his new voice for the first time. 0k. ready? the big moment. are you ready? go for it. dudley-accented voice plays. he gasps. are we ready to show mum and dad? hello, jack. you all right? dudley accent: i love you, mum and dad. . aww! i love you too, jack. super happy, super proud. | i had my little — . shed my little tear. emotional. and super thankful to the guy that's, like, i donated his voice forjack. like...what a thing - to be able to have done. but there's one other thing jack wants to do before his wedding. i want you to take me to an aston villa game now, please, dad. i want to show off my new brummie voice. fair enough — 0k, jack. we wish him well for the big day. rachael lewis reporting. to some sports news now and in cricket there was a breathless start to england s second test in new ze

west midlands fire service said. the ride dropped to ground level whilst in operation in an incident around 730 yesterday evening, according to west midlands ambulancefound 13 patients in need of help when they arrived at the scene. two women were treated by ambulance staff for injuries not believed to be serious and taken to hospital. around a dozen others were addressed and discharged at the scene. and those are the latest gb news headlines for now. more news from me in half an hour. >> very good morning to you, ben and miriam with you on britain's newsroom this morning live across the uk. and thank you for your comments as well on gbnews.com/yoursay. some very funny ones. you've been very creative this morning and also some news. have you heard of this mish rahman the reform council win? they want a seat in. >> was it somewhere in the north—west i think. >> let me just tell you exactly where it was. blackbrook vic floyd of reform uk won a seat on saint helens council from labour after the incumbent passed away. a lady called lynda maloney. yeah. so another success for momentum. momentum not corbyn's wing of the labour party for reform. >> and the

west mercia police said officers were called by west midlands ambulance service to an address in worcestershire at around 2:00 yesterday afternoon, after concerns were raised for the safety of a man with a knife. the force said attempts were made over several hours to deal with the incident, but the man was shot at around 740 yesterday evening. and dozens of people have died after a passenger plane crashed, with 67 people on board in kazakhstan. that's according to local officials. the country's emergency ministry said there were 25 survivors. the plane was en route from the azerbaijani capital, baku, to grozny in russia. reports say it was diverted because of fog. there were 62 passengers and five crew members on board that aircraft. that's according to the transport ministry. and those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, i'm tatiana sanchez. more in an hour. >> a very merry christmas to you. now, 2024 turned out to be a very turbulent year for the royal family. but despite the health battles, the king and queen, prince and princess of wales and the extended house of windsor have been f

west mercia police said officers were called by west midlands ambulance service to an address in redditch worcestershire, at around 2:00 yesterday afternoon , around 2:00 yesterday afternoon, after concerns were raised for the safety of a man with a knife. the safety of a man with a ane.the the safety of a man with a knife. the force said attempts were made over several hours to deal with the incident, but the man was shot just after 7:30 pm. and swimmers across the nafion pm. and swimmers across the nation have braved the chilly waters as they celebrated christmas day with a festive plunge. many of those swimmers turned out in support of various charity causes, with others simply enjoying a festive tradition. sea surface temperatures across the country were between 8 and 11 c, according to the met office, but plucky bathers, including many dressed as father christmas snowmen and elves, woke up extra early to take the plunge in bournemouth. if you're watching these pictures on television, these pictures on television, the enduring peter pan cop was also strongly attended in london's hyde p

west mercia police said officers were called by west midlands ambulance service to an address in worcestershirearound 2:00 yesterday afternoon, after concerns were raised for the safety of a man with a knife. the force said attempts were made over several hours to deal with the incident, but the man was shot at around 740 yesterday evening. and overseas now. dozens of people have died after a passenger plane crashed, with 67 people on board in kazakhstan, according to local officials. the country's emergency ministry said there were 25 survivors. the plane was en route from azerbaijani capital baku to grozny in russia. reports say it was diverted because of fog. there were 62 passengers and five crew members on board that aircraft, according to the transport ministry. and those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, i'm tatiana sanchez. more from me in an hour. >> hello. welcome back. thank you very much, tatiana. merry christmas to you all. we usually have a saying. there it went. so you've got an exciting shot of us instead looking a bit confused. but that's a free christmas gift on us, i