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Good evening. Welcome to North West Tonight with Beccy Meehan and Peter

Marshall. Our top story: Stabbed to death by his former partner.

Anger from Michael Naylor's family after a health trust failed to tell

him he was at risk. But the report concluded that the trust couldn t

have prevented Michael Naylor's killer acting in the way he did If

he had one clue about that disclosure he would have been out of

there any second. Also tonight: The normal day that

went horribly wrong. The miraculous survival of the

mechanic engulfed in a fireball Seen but not heard: The cardboard

children hoping to stop motorists on the Isle of Man.

And picture perfect pumpkins ` the carving tricks that create a

Halloween treat. Chester Cathedral gives up some of

its secrets, join me for more information later.

And picture perfect pumpkins ` the carving tricks that create a

Halloween treat. A Mental Health Trust failed to warn

a man killed by his former partner that he was at risk. That was the

finding of a report today which said Brian Maddock, who killed Michael

Naylor in May 2010, had previously told his psychotherapist that he

planned to do just that. The report said some sort of serious incident

was foreseeable but concluded that the Trust could not have prevented

Maddock acting in the way he did. Laura Yates reports.

Brian Maddock killed his former partner after claiming voices told

him to do it. Years earlier he'd told his psychotherapist that he

planned to attack Michael Naylor with a knife he had under his bed.

But still those in charge of his care did nothing to warn him that he

was a danger. And today Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust said sorry

to his family. I apologise for the suffering that

the family had experienced. I do not think our employees caused it but we

do know that there were feelings and practice and we must improve upon

that. Brian suffered from anger problems,

post`traumatic stress disorder, obsessive behaviour and psychotic

episodes. The Trust treating him was aware that he became violent under

the influence of alcohol. And that in 1996 he had stabbed a previous

partner with a fork. The report into Mr Maddock's care found:

I believe that Michael would still have been here today had he been

told about the threat to his life. I know that if he had just had one

clue about that disclosure, he would have been out of there and a second.

But the report concluded the trust could not have prevented Brian

Maddock from acting and the bee that he did or the death of Michael

Naylor. Brian Maddock was found to have no Apple the tea of main

sufficient to have influenced either his thoughts or actions. The trust

has made significant improvements to its rescue monitoring and reporting

and given is that extra training. Michael Naylor's family say that

still does not go far enough. Earlier I spoke to Marjorie Wallace

from the mental health charity SANE. I asked her just badly she fought

the trust had failed in this case. The most troubling thing is that Mr

Naylor could have been warned about the fact that his life was in danger

and that he simply was not wanted. This was a foreseeable tragedy.

Is this an indication that too much weight is put on treating a patient

rather than protecting the public? Yes, one of the most troubling

findings of this inquiry was that the findings of the psychotherapist

was not passed on to the psychiatric team in charge of his care. That was

partly on the grounds in terms of patient confidentiality. If the

person had been assessed as being at high risk, that should have been

overridden. Do changes have to be brought about, what would you like

to see changed? We have been doing an analysis of these types of

instances for over 20 years and we would like to see some of these

fundamental failures overcome. The first thing is that someone with

such a toxic combination of psychiatric disorders should have

been on what is called an enhanced care programme and under very close

supervision. We would also like to say more communication between all

of the teams dealing with him, between each other and between any

potential victim and we would like to see them with a red alert system

for someone who would pose such a high risk so that lessons could be

learned in the future. Explained to me, what does that red alert system

do, how does that change things For anyone at high risk their should be

a red alert system so that all of the teams dealing with this case

means that he is under supervised care at all times. Thank you for

joining us. A driver who ploughed into four men

in a revenge hit`and`run has been sentenced to 20 years in prison A

judge told Aqab Hussain he had caused immeasurable pain, and was

lucky his victims had survived. He drove at the men after a small

argument started outside a nightclub in Central Manchester last August.

One of them is still in hospital and will never walk again. Nina Warhurst

reports. On the left are for friends walking

home in August of last year. What happens next distressing to show and

because of one of his injuries, one of the men involved does not

recognise his three children. Aqab Hussain was involved in this

incident. When Aqab Hussain drove down this

street at speed and into the men it was not an accident. It was

deliberate. It was intentional. It was as the jury found an attempt to

kill them. This is the wife of the worst injured, Michael Ward. He is

still in hospital and will never hold his children. What has been the

impact on you and your children It upset my oldest girl, she was five

at the time and now she is six and she wondered why this had happened

to her father. I try and explain the best I can. Aqab Hussain fled the

scene and then fled to Pakistan His sentence of 20 years reflected

this. This was four counts of attempted murder. He was using his

vehicle as a weapon and in attempts to murder people. Judge Atherton

told Aqab Hussain that it was only because of the excellent care that

Michael Ward had received that this was not a murder case but that he

would never be able to enjoy his own children and that as a father, Aqab

Hussain should know the pain that that had caused him.

Other news from around the North West now: Two men have been stabbed

in Manchester ` one has died from his injuries.

Police were called to Parry Road in long`sight in the early hours of

this morning after being alerted by the ambulance service. The men were

taken to hospital but one of them, a 25`year`old, later died.

Two Merseyside hospitals are getting extra funding from the government to

help ease the pressure on A this winter. Over ?4 million has been

given to Southport and Ormskirk Hospital. Aintree University

Hospital in Liverpool is receiving around ?1.5 million ` they're using

it to help fund a special "frailty" ward for older people, the first of

its kind in the North West. It should have been a been a normal

day at work. But it was a day Lee Roberts will never forget. The

mechanic was preparing a car for scrap when he was engulfed by a

fireball at work. He was lucky to escape with his life.

Today the company he worked for in Lancashire was fined ?40,000 for

breaking health and safety rules. Our chief reporter Dave Guest

reports. This was the day when Lee Roberts

saw his life change for ever. He was about to the fuel from a scrap plan

at this workshop and Lancashire All of a sudden this happened. It was

like a huge carpet being rolled towards me. As it hit me it has

knocked me back. I have had to run back to get out of the way. He

suffered horrific burns to his hands, face and legs, but he said it

could have been much worse had it not been for the quick actions of a

customer who happen to be on hand at the time. He dragged me into the

kitchen and started to douse water. A bucket after bucket. He has

actually saved my face and the skin on my body. The workshop was owned

by the firm Douglas The Valley Breakers and they agreed that they

had failed several rules of legislation. the field to eliminate

the risk. At Preston Crown Court the company faced the judge to discover

their punishment. The judge said it was clear that safety standards had

fallen below what should be expected but that he was satisfied this was

not a company which had ignored warnings or had tried to cut costs.

He said the firm had safety rules in place but had failed to supervise

them properly. He find the form ?40,000 and ordered them to pay

?25,000 and costs. Robert Lee says the psychological scars remain. His

life will never be the same. I will never go back to doing the same job

again. Still to come on North West Tonight:

Leaving home. The extra help being given to people growing up in care.

Going to extremes in memory of his murdered daughter. Bryn Hughes

prepares for an arctic adventure. For teenagers, leaving home can be a

big challenge. But if you've grown up in care, learning to live

independently can be even more daunting. Now a new scheme in

Cumbria is helping over 200 young people who are coming out of the

care system. A charity based in Ambleside is teaching them practical

skills such as cooking and DIY. Naomi Cornwell reports.

Meet Joe who's setting up home in Barrow. Jonathan, who hopes for a

career in catering and Zach, who's looking forward to having his own

place in Kendal. They're all getting used to living independently after

growing up in care. In a kitchen in Ambleside, they're getting a

masterclass from a top Cumbrian chef.

On the menu, a nutritious tomato soup that won't break the bank. It

was good. I had lots of fun. Until recently, all three have been

living in foster care, but this is one of the lessons they're learning

to help them adapt to living independently. it covers so many

skills that people need to get through life. You can work out the

different quantities of things through maths but it is about

working together. 200 young people across Cumbria are

taking part in the New Beginnings scheme, organised by the charity the

Brathay Trust. They may need information or dietary advice on how

to cook affordable meals. They may need advice about how to budget

their finances or do DIY. The cans `` we can support and develop them

so they are ready to go back into the community.

Joe's been in foster care in the North East, now he's getting his own

place in Barrow. I had very low self esteem and confidence. This has

helped me to learn new skills and meet new people. It has boosted my

confidence. Through that I have been able to get qualifications for

college and do things like food hygiene and an apprenticeship.

And it's opened Zach's eyes to what he can achieve at his new home in

Kendal. Some of the things I have done on this project I would not

have done elsewhere. Good luck to them, they all seem

like great children. They look like real children, but

take a closer look and they are just cut outs. These life`size photos are

being used in a new road safety campaign in the Isle of Man to try

and make motorists slow down. The Flatkidz are a first for the

police force. It was the idea of PC Andy Lloyd who said too many people

are driving too fast around the housing estates where he works. They

will initially be used around the Douglas area. Kelly Foran reports.

Meet the Flatkidz ` three life`size photographs of local children. These

will be placed around housing estates in an attempt to slow

motorists down. When I was walking to work I could see drivers passed

me far too quickly and I thought why not use this idea to help slow cars

down. Police say people are not sticking

to the 30mph speed limit in these residential areas and it's

dangerous, particularly near where children play.

Police hope these Flatkidz will make drivers think twice about their

speed, so let's see if people here think they will work...

Do you think it would work? Children just run onto the road and I think

it would make a slowdown. I think people will get used to it and it

will make little difference. People will become complacent. You would

really slow down if you think a child is going to cross the road. I

think it would make you slowdown but also jump because if you see it at

the last second it could cause an accident.

It's a brand`new initiative, so results will be closely monitored.

It is an interesting idea and that has been tried in other areas but it

will be interesting to see how the effects of this are evaluated.

There are only three Flatkidz at the moment, but if they are a success,

even more could be used across the island.

The try that with cutout policeman before, did they not?

There have been plenty of comments about this on our Facebook page

Andy Ashpitel says it's a good idea and should make drivers concentrate

more. Not everyone thinks it is a good

idea. Paul Turner says it's a bad idea and asks what will happen if a

driver mistakes a real child for a cardboard one.

John Quinn says once drivers find out they're cardboard cut outs,

they'll ignore them. Francesca Hardy simply says "really

creepy!" And Calum Rigby says it's sad this

needs to be done in the first place. The father of murdered police

officer Nicola Hughes has spent the past year fundraising and keeping

the memory of his daughter alive. Now he's preparing to take on a

whole new challenge, the North Pole Marathon is one of the toughest

endurance events in the world and in order to complete it, Bryn Hughes is

taking his training regime to extreme levels, as Ian Haslam found

out. It's the world's northern`most

marathon and the only one that's run entirely on water ` the frozen water

of the Arctic. It's a challenge Bryn Hughes is preparing to take for his

daughter, Nicola. Focusing on something like this really gives you

a positive focus. The past 12 months have been horrendous.

Late last night Bryn and his support team took to the slopes of

Manchester's Chill Factore. Even at `5, it's much warmer than the North

Pole And this is what a North Pole marathon looks like.

You got temperatures of `35, `3 . Full you must wear suitable

equipment to be able to run and sweat. It gives us something to

concentrate and focus on. It has been a great help to the friends and

family associated with the girls. The freezing cold air makes it more

difficult to breed and run and and some of the small could be knee deep

making it even tougher to run in. Come April, Bryn will be one of 50

people taking on the gruelling course, Nicola his inspiration

throughout, Three charities will benefit from Bryn's efforts `

they're hoping to raise more than ?50,000.

Nicola Hughes will remain my main motivation. It is her legacy. She

was always proud of me but I think she would be even more proud.

Ben Hope series more than ?50,0 0. `` Bryn Hughes. Ian Haslam, BBC

North West Tonight, Manchester. Chester Cathedral has dominated the

city's historic skyline for 100 years. During that time very few

people have been allowed access to its many hidden spaces.

But from next Easter the cathedral will throw open some very small

doors so that visitors can squeeze into some of its tightest spaces.

Our Cheshire reporter, Mark Edwardson's there now. Mark.

What an amazing setting, Mark. Debtors, Chester Cathedral bears

comparison with any other in the United Kingdom. It is magnificent

and visitors have long marvelled as `` at its huge stained`glass windows

and large pillars and vaulted ceilings. For a large part of the

last thousand years lots of looks and canyons in this building have

been shrouded from public gaze and access to next year it will change

with a new attraction being built. I got a sneak preview today so join me

on this tour. For the last 1000 years, unless you

are a member of the clergy, this is as far as you got. But full public

access will be given next year, including this 1000 year old

staircase. It is a modern building site! As you can see, up and The

Tower some of these passageways are very tight indeed. It is incredible

to think that no one from the public has been allowed up here for over

1000 Jews. One man, Nick, joins me now and he has been allowed up here.

What is so interesting about this? `` 1000 years. you could say that

perhaps some of the masons worked on this very building fabric. I am

making my way up to the top of the tower. It is only a couple of

hundred steps! This is the view that visitors at the height of the

cathedral will see for the first time. It is the same view that King

Charles the first got in 1645 when he watched his troops routed in a

battle to words the south`east. Mark, this is one of the most hidden

spaces of the building. If you crouch down, you can see the top of

the stone ceiling of the cathedral itself.

Most people believe this to be the roof? That is correct, people do not

believe or not that there is a space between the two things. If people

have mobility issues can the experience this? We will put a

walkway of the tour through so that anyone on request can see the tour

itself. Right, Mark, we are back on terra firma after that Germany. ,

thank you very much, Nick. `` journey. The vice dean of Chester

Cathedral now joins me. Thank you for joining us. You must be very

excited. absolutely, after 1000 years of these parts not being shown

to people, those parts that were chiselled by the stonemasons and

cleaned by the cleaners, they are now open to the general public from

next year. It is amazing to think how much of this building has not

been seen before. absolutely, we have staircases, those wonderful

cavernous areas over the rooftop. It will be an exciting opportunity

and, of course, there is also the tower overlooking Cheshire and

Wales. The view from up there is spectacular. Do you have a favourite

bit of this building that will go on show? For me it is those cavernous

bets over the roof spaces. `` bets over the roof spaces. Those are

areas that I have never ever seen. They were made with tools that we no

longer use today. Thank you very much, Peter. This attraction will be

open from next Easter. Manchester City are through to the

quarterfinals of the League Cup They needed extra time to beat

Newcastle at St James's Park. Edin Dzeko set up Alvaro Negredo for

City's opener. Dzeko then got onto the scoresheet himself to wrap up a

2`0 win. City travel to Championship side

Leicester in the quarterfinals. Manchester United go to Stoke. The

ties will be played during the week commencing the 16th of December

Blackpool and Blackburn Rovers have been charged by the Football

Association for failing to control their players during Saturday's 2`2

draw at Bloomfield Road. Two players were sent off when a scuffle broke

out late in the match. The two clubs have until Monday to respond to

their charges. Well it has suddenly got a little

bit spooky inside the studio! It's that time of year again and

many of you have been up to your arms in pumpkin pulp today. You ve

been sending in fantastic pumpkin pictures all day. And it's safe to

say it's given us all an inferiority complex here. Yes, a complex about

to be made worse when we see the work of Simon McMinnis from Poulton.

He's a pro. He's been carving for charity in Oswaldtwistle today.

Jayne McCubbin went to meet him Let's just get one thing straight `

this just doesn't cut it... This does. This is Simon McMinnis. This,

obviously, is SpongeBob SquarePants. And this is some of his work.

Because at this time of year, this is Simon's full`time job.

He's such a pro, I'm not even allowed to disturb him to ask him

what he does for the rest of the year.

You've spoken to him, you know what he does for the rest of the year?

Yes. He's a tiler. A tiler? Yes a tiler.

It's a slow process. So while Simon works it's a challenge for Claire

and Michelle. And here's some more inspiration

from you guys. No pressure, ladies, because there

is no prize! I couldn't make a living out of it?

I don't think so, love. We will leave that to the professionals

Some brilliant pumpkins on display. Some very creative pumpkins there,

and judging by the number of emails we've been sent today, lots of

people have clearly been very busy carving them out. Thank you for

sending us your photos. Time for the weather, but just before that we've

one more pumpkin to show you, a very Special One that you may well

recognise... This has been sent to us by Sarah Baker in Manchester and

if you haven't realised yet, this one is of our very own Eno.

It is Halloween Net. If you are going out tonight you can expect

drier skies. `` Halloween night It is a bit of a breezy night as we

head into the dawn. Clearer skies and temperatures will drop. Tomorrow

morning the clouds will thicken from the south ahead of this band of

rain. That will affect much of Greater Manchester and Merseyside.

It will be a breezy day and not particularly one. Highs of ten or 11

Celsius tomorrow morning. It will be a dry night on Friday and on

Saturday night it looks to be fairly unsettled, windy with some rain It

is not going to be particularly warm. Sunday, well, that could be

the better day of the weekend. You look lovely and I am enjoying

your Halloween `based address. Enjoy yourself tonight. Good night.

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