04/01/2012 North West Tonight

Our top story: A Merseyside mum calls for free removals after the

French breast implants scare. It is thought 1,000 women in

Merseyside may be affected. We will speak to the Shadow Health

Secretary. Battling the booze culture, why one

council plans to restrict new clubs and bars in the city centre.

Saved by Thatcher, how Jim Anderton kept his job during the political

storm of the 1980s. Forming a queue in Crewe - Bentley

sales soar. Ringing the changes in the sporting

world, why gadgets are starting to A mother from Merseyside says the

Government should force private clinics to offer free removals to

women who were given breast implants that are now at the centre

of an health scare. The company that make them have gone out of

business and in France the government is now paying for the

women to have them removed. Here, Ministers are holding back from

such measures. Dave Guest has more.

It is implants like this that are at the centre of the controversy.

PIP implants have been found to contain silicone normally used in

making mattresses. One UK specialist says they should never

have been implanted into humans. Obtaining accurate figures is

difficult. One estimate puts it at 42,000 and it is reported 1,000 of

those could be on Merseyside. I have been to meet one of those

women who wants the Government to take a tougher line with private

clinics. Jane Parry at home in Huyton with

her daughter. The building blocks are one of Olivia's Christmas gifts.

Mum got an unusual present. Her family paid for her to have an MRI

scan because she is worried about the ill effects that may be caused

by her PIP breast implants. I got a call to say they haven't ruptured.

But I want them out before they do. Jane is one of thousands of women

who received PIP implants, some of which have been found to contain

non-medical grade silicone. I had implants put in for my own reasons.

I didn't ask for non-medical grade gel to be put into my body. What

would you like to be done? Government has to say to the

clinics, "You have to replace the implants." Andy Burnham agrees the

Government needs to put pressure on clinics to help them. We have got

to see it facing up to its responsibility. For Jane, there is

an added complication, the clinic has gone out of business.

The Government has set up an expert review to assess just how much of a

risk women face. It's ordered private clinics to provide the

review panel with accurate statistics on how many PIP implants

have ruptured. The Health Secretary expects to have that information by

the end of the week. He says the Government will do whatever is

right based on the evidence to ensure the safety of women.

A Liverpool City Council could be calling time on new alcohol

licences in parts of the city centre. Councillors met to look at

proposals to stop new late-night venues from opening. The number of

pubs and bars have doubled in the last decade and there are concerns

the police can't control the resulting crime. Nina Warhurst

joins us now. Good evening. I'm in the Ropewalks area of the city. It

is quiet tonight. It does get very lively around here. In fact a

little bit too lively, so much so that some councillors met this

morning with locals and with Merseyside Police. They say they

are sick and tired of late-night revellers who don't know when time

is up. So they have said enough is enough and we want to make a change.

It doesn't just happen in Liverpool. A knees up leading to a punch up, a

night on the tiles turning into a night in the cells. It could become

the norm to refuse new liquor licences for late-night clubs and

bars in the Ropewalks area, as well as parts of the Cavern Quarter,

Victoria Street and parts of Matthew Street. Supporters say

current problems put too much strain on public services. There is

a risk with too many new licensed premises open it will place

additional burdens. Could the measures discriminate against

exciting new businesses with big potential? I think it is a bad idea.

If that restriction would have been in six months ago, this venue

wouldn't have been open now. Crime and anti-social behaviour are two

of the reasons behind the proposals. But there are some who fear that

restricting licences fails to deal with the causes of the current

problems. The tools are there to deal with badly-managed premises.

What we shouldn't do is penalise new businesses for badly-managed

current businesses which wouldn't be affected by the policy. It

doesn't make sense. Merseyside Police back the proposals and

stress that Liverpool remains a great place to work, live and

socialise. They say these measures could help it to stay that way.

That is important to stress that Liverpool is still a very safe

place to come out drinking. It is also important to stress that those

measures aren't definite yet and if they do go ahead, they do only

affect those small parts of the city centre that I mentioned

earlier. Liverpool City Council say if you live in the area, if you are

a business person in the area and you have your own views, get in

touch with them. The final council meeting, which will decide whether

the plans go ahead, happens in two weeks.

Thank you very much. So, do you think that there are too many pubs

and clubs in your area? Perhaps you think they do make where you live

more lively. Or do you agree that they increase

anti-social behaviour? Whatever More of today's news: Almost three-

quarters of a million people in the North West are relying on credit to

pay their rent or mortgage, according to Shelter. Those

affected are having to take out payday loans to avoid losing their

homes. The family of a Lancaster University student shot dead last

week are flying into the UK. Anuj Bidve, a 23-year-old student, was

killed on Boxing Day. His family are expected to visit the scene on

Friday before taking his body home. A 20-year-old man has appeared in

court charged with his murder. The family of a Merseyside

pensioner who went missing during a hiking trip to the Canary Islands

have made an appeal for information. 65-year-old Margaret Holt was last

seen in Lanzarote on 23rd December. We are very concerned. I think the

key thing is and my focus is on trying to find my mother. We need

to concentrate on the 23rd December and concentrate on the northern

part of the island. All police officers on duty at Sunday's

Manchester FA Cup derby will be wearing full riot gear. It is the

first time they will all be asked to wear that protective uniform and

the move comes after one police officer was left partially-sighted

after being struck by a missile at a previous derby match.

The Liverpool manager, Kenny Dalglish, has again defended the

way his club has handled the Luis Suarez affair. Liverpool decided

yesterday not to appeal the ban for racial abuse. Dalglish said there

are facts in the case which still haven't come out yet and now there

is growing criticism over the club's continued insistence that

Suarez has done nothing wrong. Luis Suarez smiles down from

Anfield today, but he and his club are still seething. They have

decided not to appeal against his eight-match ban because it would

obscure efforts to stamp out racism in football. They still say he has

done nothing wrong and they were right to wear T-shirts to support

him. If one of your guys was in trouble, would you help him if you

knew it was right? Would you support him? If they want to show

support for a team-mate, what is wrong with that? Suarez was banned

for racially abused Patrice Evra. The FA said he used a racial term

seven times during a match in October. And gave unreliable and

inconsistent evidence. Some think Liverpool should apologise. In my

view, that would be the correct thing to do. That would help speed

the process of people moving on. Maybe dealing with the situation so

it doesn't happen in the future. While the stance is one of trying

to say he's done nothing wrong, it goes against the spirit of our

league. One football expert says Liverpool's response has been

confused. The club has to be very careful that it doesn't appear to

be approving of the kind of behaviour that Suarez has been

found guilty of. Suarez's ban started with last night's defeat at

Manchester City. It is clear that Liverpool's sense of injustice

burns just as fiercely as the opinions of those who think the

club have played a poor hand in all this. If the results over the next

seven matches are as poor as the result last night, that sense of

injustice can only deepen. Tony will be here with the sport

later. Now, these are tough economic times.

So how come sales of a prestigious car made in Cheshire are soaring?

Bentley, which employs 4,000 workers, saw worldwide sales jump

by 37% last year. China is an important new market. Here, sales

were up by 5%. Who is buying them? It's one of the slowest production

lines in the world. If you stare hard enough, you will just about

see that that car is moving. But then it takes a long time to make a

Bentley. This factory in Crewe will turn out no more than 30 today.

Each one tailored to a particular buyer. But one thing all the buyers

have in common is money. customers are wide and varied. They

are all successful people that work very hard, of course... They are

all rich? They are not necessarily rich. They have funds to spend.

These cars start at �140,000? do. Of course, they take the choice

based on the value that they are getting. Sales are up 37% worldwide.

China's a big new market. But sales have improved in the US, Europe and

the UK, not everyone it seems is tightening the belt. In times of

recession, rich people, people who have been very successful, maybe

they want to demonstrate how successful they are. What better

way than to buy a supercar. years ago falling sales led to

hundreds of job cuts and short time working here. Bentley appears to be

weathering the storm. The company was taken over by VW in 1998. 4,000

people work here. The sales figures are good news for those workers and

for the Cheshire businesses where they spend their money.

I will be getting a Fred Flintstone one! Still to come: The science

behind cycling success. We meet the Manchester team helping Britain to

Olympic glory. Riding home to a civic reception,

Paul Hanagan receives plaudits from the people of Warrington.

It means ever so much. I mean, it brings it all back, really. It

seems a while ago now that I was crowned champion.

He was the country's most controversial police officer. Sir

Jim Anderton was Chief Constable of Greater Manchester police

throughout the 1980s and was guided by his Christian faith. One remark

in particular about AIDS victims triggered a move to force him out.

Now Government papers showed the Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher,

helped to save his career. He could inspire loyalty and

loathing, but even by Sir Jim Anderton's standards, this was

blunt language. AIDS victims he said were swirling around in a

human cesspool of their own making. The then Labour Leader had enough.

I was appalled at many of the statements that Sir Jim Anderton

made at the time. He was clearly creating tension between very

different ethnic communities in Manchester. He was targeting gay

groups in a very prejudiced way. The man was not fit to hold public

office. I wanted the Government to have an inquiry with the result I

would have hoped for of getting rid of him! The Prime Minister,

Margaret Thatcher, wanted to keep him, a suggestion that he would

need to clear future statements was shot down by Downing Street in the

At the time, the disease wasn't - people didn't think it was as

serious as it really was. I don't think you could say that sort of

thing nowadays. There's too much political correctness in society

nowadays. People are frightened of telling the truth. To some, moral,

to others prejudiced, but almost certainly naive. The documents

include a Home Office official explaining that Jim Anderton

thought there would have been no reason for him to anticipate any

controversy. Time for sport now. Tony is here.

Happy New Year! From that to Suarez. There's been

more reaction tonight? There has. Lots of people intervening. Gordon

Taylor is the latest, the Chief Executive of the professional

Football Association. He said tonight the punishment imposed on

Suarez sent out a clear warning that racism will not be tolerated

in football. He's issued a Apart from the damaging effect this

is having on Liverpool's reputation, it is also starting to have an

impact on the pitch? It is. They played without him last night

against Manchester City and they lost 3-0. Fans will be hoping that

he doesn't do irreparable damage to their Champions League hopes. City

marches on though. Manchester United are at Newcastle tonight.

What will happen with Wayne Rooney? He got fined a week's wages on

Boxing Day? That is what that they say. He's accepted his fine as well.

United fans will be desperate that he steps up tonight. They want

three points at Newcastle to stay level with Manchester City. For

these two rivals at the top at the moment, it is all about who can

hold their nerve. Manchester City may have wobbled

against Sunderland, but when Liverpool came calling, the wobble

was on the other foot. Pepe Reine should have saved Aguera's effort,

and Glen Johnson should have done more to prevent Yaya Toure making

it two. By the time Gareth Barry had been sent off, the Reds were

not helping themselves. James Milner made it three from the spot.

United fans will hope for a similar response from their side at

Newcastle tonight after that 3-2 home defeat to Blackburn. Rooney

will play as they play catch-up. The only thing on his menu tonight?

Goals. Which side of Manchester has got the bottle? I have had my head

in my hands for 35 years watching the Blues. Of course it could go

wrong. If I was a betting man, I would put my money on City. This

bloke is a Blue. Watch his wife's face. They know now they have to

own it. Manchester United have more experience. They want to win. They

didn't want to win last Saturday! Pressures of a different sort for

Wigan who stay in the bottom three after a thumping by Sunderland.

Hugo Rodellaga's goal was only a consolation. What's no consolation

is that the next survival game is against Manchester City.

Steve Kean might have hoped that the demonstrations against him

would end, but following Monday's defeat at home to Stoke,

supporters' groups say they will be resuming their protests with

increased intensity. The organisers' aim is to remove Kean

as manager, the Venkys as owners and to replace the current Board of

Directors. The American World Cup star Landon Donovan could play his

first game for Everton tonight as they take on Bolton. Donovan's re-

joined Everton on a two-month loan from LA Galaxy. Owen Coyle hopes to

play Gary Cahill tonight. Gary has coped with endless speculation over

the last two years. He is so focused on his football. That is

why clubs want him. He has all those attributes. Wales have to

play Costa Rica to honour Gary Speed, who was found hanged at his

home in November. The game will be played in Cardiff on February 29th.

Now, Warrington's Champion jockey Paul Hanagan is used to winning.

Today he was given an honour that was very close to his heart. He was

guest of honour at a special reception in his hometown. He is

still extremely humble about his star status.

An achievement recognised as one of the greatest in his sport was today

officially recognised by his hometown. The plaque and small

gathering at the town hall low-key for a man who boasts an incredible

record but doesn't like to boast. don't think I could achieve what I

have done if I wasn't from Warrington. It was a really good

upbringing. So, yeah, very proud moment. As a Warrington lad, we are

very proud of him. Extremely proud of his achievements. As a double-

winning Champion jockey, Paul has had more than his fair share of

accolades. But what does he make of what he's achieved? I'm very proud.

I'm more delighted for my parents. I started off as a stable hand.

is a commitment that takes its toll. Last year, Paul rode in 1,200 races,

travelling by car over 100,000 miles up-and-down the country. Paul,

you have hinted that because of the number of miles you have to travel

and the number of rides that you might not defend your title. Have

you made your mind up? It is a strenuous season. But once you have

recharged the batteries, you then get your fitness back, you never

know. An indication he has got bigger prizes in mind. What price

Mr Hanagan riding a Derby winner? Richard was stood on a doorstep!

What was your favourite Christmas present? I e-mailed my wife six

books I wanted and none of them arrived! Excellent(!) Maybe you

have got an iPhone, iPad, video camera, a smartphone, lots of

people did. Improvements in technology have changed many

people's lives. They have also revolutionised the world of sport

science. In the second of his special series, Stuart Pollitt has

been given access to the English Institute of Sport in Manchester.

Hoy has got it! He will get the bronze. Behind those successes, are

the people who work behind those doors. This is the team behind the

team. The British cycling team is the envy of the world so too is

their use of sports science and the latest technology. High in the

stands, armed with gadgets, performance analysts are as much

against the clock as the riders, racing to get stats to the middle

of the track. That video is streamed down, it is accessible by

the iPad touch displays. We have it down to one or two minutes after

the riders have finished that effort. In other events, such as

your team pursuit, where there's often four or five hours between

the rounds, that allows us to do a level of analysis on their

performance. A mile away, athletes can't escape analysis. It may look

like a Sports Hall, but you will find a total of seven hidden

cameras - four on that wall, two on that wall and one on the ceiling.

They are pointed on the fighters. They have been essential in giving

the fighters here that extra edge. It makes such a difference. Not

many teams have this. You don't feel you are on an episode of Big

Brother? Not quite! I suppose it is an intimidation factor when they

see the level our athletes can get day-to-day. Another example of how

those behind-the-scenes are making sure our athletes will be better

prepared than ever for the Olympics. Fascinating. We were promised lots

of rain yesterday. I believe it is still chucking it down. I cannot

tell you how fed up I am of tell you how fed up I am of

bringing you all of this miserable news! It doesn't get any better. I

suppose tomorrow afternoon, there is a chance you could see some

brighter conditions working their way through. Through the day today,

the rain kept on coming for many and it will keep on coming. Add to

that the wind, it will be gusty to gale force at times. Look at this,

this rain. Once you get past midnight, we will start to see this

rain breaking up. That is another grim night. It is wet, it is windy.

In terms of temperatures, it won't be too chilly. Now, when you get up

first thing, you will not notice the join. The cloud cover is still

around, the rain will keep on coming through the morning. You can

see the wind has changed to a north-westerly. It is still very

strong, though. Showers will die out as the morning goes on. Look

what happens as you head towards the tail end of the day. The sun

will start to come out for many places. After lunch, the sun will

start to get into the Isle of Man. We will all start to see drier

conditions. Towards tea time, the showers and the cloud start back

all over again. That wind will continue to be strong and gusty all

the way through taking the edge off the temperatures. We have been

looking for jobs - there is a weather presenter's job in

California! I lost my brolly today! It turned inside out. People have