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after baby Luke died from the injuries he suffered at birth.

The Inquest into his death heard it was hours before doctors intervened.

Also tonight. A shocking night for the North West

as lightning hits a number of homes in a violent storm.

Slipping into history. The campaign to save

a waterfront access, threatened with closure after centuries of use.

An inquest has started in Bolton into the death

contractions and put her trust and faith into the hands of medical

professionals. She was advised everything was going well and she

would soon be holding a baby in her arms but that was not to be the

case. He was just three months old when he suffered a cardiac arrest

because of problems from the birth. His mother told the inquest she had

been assured everything was going well during her Labour but 15 hours

later the baby was delivered with multiple fractures to his skull and

brain damage. We need to hear the information and facts so we know

exactly what happened on the day he was born and on the day he died. The

inquest heard the head of the baby must have been wedged into his

mother's pelvis at some point during the labour. He was eventually

delivered by these alien. His parents were told he was dead but 20

minutes later they were told he was alive. `` delivered by Slovenian

section. The lessons to be learned will be too late for this baby and

his parents. He was my little boy, we loved him dearly and our dreams

are completely shattered. He was beautifully bright, he was

adorable, he knew he was laughed. Following his traumatic birth, Luke

was taken to hospital at Stoke. His parents had him christened at 3am

because they did not think he would make it through the night. Later he

was sent home and his parents raised the issue of treating him in his

short life. They were given just 30 minutes of training on how to deal

with him and his complex needs. The Julie at the Hillsborough inquest

has been told the tails about how the 96 people died in 1989. The fans

were only given half of the turn take `` turnstiles compared with the

Nottingham Forest side. Tell others more about the video that was

shown. The Julie have been hearing evidence from a senior police

officer about uncontentious matters. There has been talked about

the layout of the ground which is important because the Julie will go

to the ground. The image that was shown had no fans in it. On the day

itself the area would have been full of thousands of fans. We are still

watching it at the moment as the fans would have walked down the

tunnel into the pens. Explain to us what else was heard today. There

were a lot of images of maps, still photographs and video. One thing was

the location of the police control box and also some views from there.

What they would see was not necessarily a good representation of

what would be seen by the naked eye. There have been 7,000 still images

and clips of video. Liverpool fans were allocated less than half of the

turnstiles that the Nottingham Forest fans were allocated. The man

from this region has died in Malaga after struggling in the sea. The

former SCS sniper from who has lost his latest appeal against conviction

for possessing a gun and ammunition. A 15`year`old girl is to appear in

court on a charge of arson. A firefighter was killed as he was

dealing with the blaze in the city centre in July. 13 beaches in the

north`west have been given Seaside awards by the keep Britain tidy

group. A plane heading to the isle of man and several properties were

struck by lightning last night as a sudden storm hit parts of the will

and North Cheshire. Those caught up in it were today counting the cost

of damage in their homes. It is a night some will remember for a long

night to come. It was all white, it didn't my eyes. The noise just

flashed through the house. This is Birkenhead, the lightning came to if

in this street through the aerial in number seven. It was mad. The

lightning struck that the real originally but then it bounced

across the street hitting the house is on the other side. This man

snapped the lightning from his front room window without realising what

would still,. There was this terrific crash. I flew off my chair,

my phone was off and I was just in shock. This bungle came off far

worse, a ball struck the roof causing extensive damage. The owner

was not in neighbour saw the damage. Everybody was screaming and

went out. The smoke was coming out of the house and everything was on

fire. The graphic images were shot by an amateur film`maker who decided

to venture out to record the scene near his home. It sounded like lots

of explosions going off. It shot me backwards. Others were also busy

with their cameras capturing mother nature at her most awesome.

Spectacular. Just to confirm. The pictures you were seeing and the

sound were the actual sounds of the thunder and lightning. In case you

did not know, it is just two days until the European and local

elections. There is no shortage of choice, 11 parties are standing in

the region, let's catch up with some of the candidates with our political

editor. The main message is that we are different from UKIP. We are

about real people. I come from the area and a manufacturing base in

small business. I have a feel for people and the things that we need

in the area. We want to be the voice for England. We want to transfer

that voice to Europe to say the UK is four different nations. As the

voice of England we want to say what is not good for England in Europe.

We are offering a voice in the EU for working`class people, to explore

the nature of the EU, its attacks on worker's lives and on health and

safety legislation, nor one else is doing that at this moment in time.

`` no one else. In the Northwest we have seen many job losses, libraries

closed, public services reduced, this is an agenda being carried out

throughout Europe. We are not left or right or anarchists. We just use

common sense to protect citizens rights and to do that we need an

open Internet and transparency in government. You are nothing to do

with those men on the high seas? We occasionally drink from but that is

about it. Thursday is polling day, you can look at our website for

more. Still to come on this evening's programme. The local

tropicals. How our great, great grand parents found out what was

happening where they live. And the icing on his cake, I have feeling

unloved could the Manchester city start to the verge of quitting?

There is reliable access to the river Mersey, in more recent times

hundreds of boat owners have used the slipway but now that is under

threat. There will be a warehouse built their which will service wind

farms off of the costs. Tour operators say this is a popular

stretch of water for fishing and sightseeing trips. The only access

slipway is this one that is not affected by the tide. There have

been plans submitted to build a service centre on the car park which

would close access to the public. One tour operator has just agreed to

speak to us but he has customers and is out on a fishing trip. We are

just off to meet him. Gary Flint says that if the berry is closed to

the public it would badly affect his business. We are tidal, if we have

passengers out with us who want to get off, that is the only point

within 60 miles we can drop them off. The company who have submitted

the plans say they are relying on the planning authority to make due

consideration. I do not believe it is possible to develop the car park

and for people to have 24`hour access to the Mersey. The operators

say the slipway has been used for 700 years and they do not see why

they should need to stop now. A Lancashire farming business says its

expansion plans are being held back. It is struggling to find

people with the right skills to cut meat in the traditional way. Our

reporter went to meet the two brothers who set the business up. It

is a living teaching resource for these children learning about

sustainable farming. The family business was set up two years ago

but is set for a turnover of ?2 million this year. We teach decent

butchering skills. His dad is the head tutor. We have used kites and

paper fillings to show how you would fill sausage skin with sausage meat.

So far so good a thriving business. It is here at the cutting warehouse

by miles away that the expansion plans have hit the offer. Not enough

people want to put on these to work in there. The head butcher leads a

team of 20. Getting the work done is our problem at the minute, finding

traditional butchers who have the skill. The average age of the

butcher is now the three. People do not see butchering as a sexy

industry. Long working hours and poor day. It is a real opportunity

for young people to take on. The hope is that these young people will

be inspired to make real sausages when they choose a career. 100 years

ago local news was very different to what we have now. Most people found

the news in their local newspaper but some enterprising cinema owners

made local tropicals to the big film started. These gave a great insight

into how our great grandparents might have left. The archive from

the First World War has now been made public. April 1916, the whole

of Preston, it seems, it turned out to welcome home a hero. He had been

awarded the Victorian cross for conspicuous bravery. He had been

caught in a gas attack on the Western front. As he is driven past

the camera you can see him coughing into a handkerchief. Four weeks

after this civic reception he died while being treated for his wounds.

This is footage of the famous regiment. The Northwest film archive

has a valuable collection of films from this time. Who made these

films? They were made for or by local cinema owners. They were for a

cameraman to go out and record events. In these cases it was men

training in troops or leaving to go to war. The films show the home

front, not just men in uniform but the life they left behind. This is

Stockport market in 1910. One young man stops to look out at us from

another world and time. German shops wrecked by rioters in Liverpool

after the U`boat sunk a liner in 1915. Prisoners of war being taken

into captivity. It is thought these pictures were shot near Wigan. Here,

Lancashire Fusiliers marched through the area and although the place has

changed, you can still retrace their steps. Most of them would have been

sent off as reinforcement to battalions and later to the Western

front. I suspect some people will recognise family members from

photographs or these films. I suspect

something is missing. Manchester City's Yaya thinks they did not make

enough of his 31st birthday. He might be

like a birthday cake. Is he even awake? His agent says the snob

actually came from the club's owners. Is it a overreaction? It is

interesting from a psychology point of view, I think it is about

cross`cultural differences. His fans on twitter made a big deal. They

invited him for cake. But his agent was not laughing. Some others got a

cake or a car. This afternoon Yaya stepped into the road and says it is

all true but he will see more after the World Cup. Just to be nice. For

the fans, the club, everybody, we all love you, do not go. We beat a

cake today but the club would not let as drop it off. Ever mind, happy

birthday Yaya. A better day tomorrow. The sun is up at five

o'clock. That is really the predominant feature of the weather.

The patchy cloud will take over every now and then but realistically

it is a good day. There is a shower but it is on the Pennines. Most

places should be dried but with light winds coming from the south it

will look good and feel good out and about. Today temperatures got to 20

and 21, tomorrow 19 is the maximum. Need the most of that day because

everything changes going through Thursday. Thursday will be a fairly

wet day. Can we not tempt you? Cake from the pavement? I know what you

mean. It does not sound that Some people don't think real change

in Europe is possible. Some people don't think real change

is necessary. Some people don't think

it's worth fighting for. But we want to make Europe work

for Britain, and give you the final say

with an in-out referendum in 2017. have made Britain's economy

stronger and more competitive. a record number of people in work.

And we're predicted to be the fastest-growing economy

in the G7 this year.