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Germany. Good evening. Welcome to North West

Tonight. Type of love child Jai Joshi died in a fire at his

mother's vat flat. Now his father said this could have prevented the

charity. I have two explain it. The only word is lost. I feel empty

inside. Merseyside Police say they could not

forcibly removed J from his mum. How the fatal crush developed at

Hillsborough. The jury shown footage of the day of the tragedy.

Following in his father's tyre tracks. We meet the British champion

keeping it in the family for his home Superbikes debut.

And one of the happiest places to grow up. Which two places in the

North West have been named in Britain's top ten?

A grieving father who believes his little boy was murdered by his

former partner says the 4`year`old child would still be alive today if

the authorities had taken tougher action. Jai Joshi's father, who'd

won a custody battle for the child, claims Merseyside Police failed to

get his son back when the boy's mother refused to let him return

home. Just over a week later Jai was dead, killed in a fire deliberately

started in her flat. Nazia Mogra has this exclusive report. He was

probably the sweetest boy he could be. He was so innocent. If you asked

him to do something he would do it. This is the last photograph of

four`year`old Jai Joshi. Taken at his cousins birthday party. Just

weeks later he died. Two years ago he was at the centre of a custody

battle between his parents. His dad won custody, but agreed his former

partner could have the child during school holidays. Last month Jai went

to stay with his mother during half`term. But never returned.

I feel lost without him. I battled for four and a half years. To try

and keep him safe and then I feel it has all been taken away from me. Two

and half weeks passed ` Jai hadn't been to school. Paresh contacted

Merseyside, Lancashire Police and Social Services. From the social

worker to the inspector, they should have done their jobs but they

clearly have not done their jobs. Jai Joshi should have been at

school. His father believes Jai's mum started the fire, killing his

son and believes the police and other agencies may have been able to

act sooner. Merseyside Police believe the fire was started

deliberately. And there was no one else involved. In a statement

responding to Mr Patel's claims they say: "They did not have the power to

forcibly remove the child. The full circumstances of what happened are

currently being reviewed, and they can't go into detail. All will be

considered both at an inquest and by the Lancashire Safeguarding Children

Board". An inquest into Jai's death is due to start in July. I feel

there is a piece missing now. I don't feel complete without him. To

lose any child, for him to go before me as a dad, it is unimaginable. An

inquest is due to start in July. A decision will be made next week if

there should be a serious case review.

Merseyside Police are investigating offensive tweets sent to the mother

of the murdered toddler James Bulger. 2`year`old James was killed

by Jon Venables and Robert Thompson in 1993. The offensive messages were

sent by a twitter user using the name "the ghost of James Bulger".

Detectives are advising people not to approach two inmates on the run

from an open prison in Warrington. 43`year`old Anthony Peloe was

convicted of firearms offences and Jon Arnold, who's 30, was convicted

of robbery. The government says absconding is at a record low.

Immediate changes to tighten up the system will be made to protect a big

safety. The culling of thousands of seagulls

off the Lancashire coast will go ahead after a High Court ruling

today. It follows a legal challenge by the RSPB who wanted to prevent

the cull in the Ribble Estuary. BAE Systems asked for it over fears the

birds could be sucked into plane engines leaving Warton. The charity

says they plan to appeal. The jury at the new Hillsborough

inquests has watched video footage of the fatal crush which killed 96

people. They also saw CCTV images which showed how the overcrowding

became more intense when a senior police officer ordered the opening

of an entry gate. Our reporter Andy Gill is at the inquests in

Warrington. Can you tell us more about the video of the crowd that

the jury was shown today? Well, the jury is being taken

through uncontentious evidence. They saw a number of clips to take them

step`by`step as events unfolded. The families were told they could leave

if they thought it might be distressing. No families would

leave. We saw some BBC footage taken at about 2:50pm of the central pens,

three and four, where the crush developed. The lawyer guiding the

jury through this evidence said you will see the state in general and

the number of people in the pens. Among the images, with some which

they were told contained images of people at the last time base were

seen alive, of some of the 96 people who died in 1989.

The court also saw how police dealt with the crowd building up outside

the Liverpool end of the stadium. That is right. A crowd of people

developed outside the Liverpool end. At 2:42pm, the match commander

ordered the exit gate, data see, be opened. The video showed about 2000

Liverpool fans streaming into the ground to this exit gate. The jury

have also been told that there was no police order guiding the fans

away from the central tunnel leading to the central pens where the crush

was. They were not led away to different areas of the ground by

order. What was the jury told about the

emergency response to the disaster? Well, some of the most distressing

images were of people being taken away on makeshift, advertise

holdings, . We saw one image of a fan and a policeman running with a

wire structure from one side of the ground towards the Leppings Lane

end, where the injured and the panic of `` on the face of that fan was

very obvious to everyone watching. Thank you. Lloyds bank is closing

its call centre in Warrington with the loss of 300 jobs. It is partly

major restricting the bank owned by the taxpayer. The own that `` the

union representing some of the staff affected the closure will damage the

local economy and risks harming customer service. Why have loads

done a great Lloyds targeted this particular site? They are not

getting anyone forward to speak on camera. They see fewer of us are

using telephone banking and more of us are banking online. They do not

need call centres like this. In 2011, Lloyds announced a

signification programme, they were looking to lose 15,000 jobs and

today's announcement brings them to within 2000 of that target. The

union said, unsurprisingly, it is bad news for the local economy.

Yes and they say it's bad for Lloyd's own business as well. The

National Officer for Unite said this: many of the body is currently

based in Warrington have been subject to a number of business we

structures over the years. They have gone through, in the past, the

trauma and the threat of losing their job. Many have had to relocate

to work from Warrington. They have moved their family and their

children to work from Warrington. They are feeling very let down by

the Lloyd was micro`banking group. Many people will find this a black

night. What will happen to those people employed at the call centre?

There are 370 people involved in the banking department, 70 away from

there are affected. 180 will lose their jobs. 120 will be offered

redeployment to the Speaker centre in Liverpool. In a statement, Lloyds

and say it's about efficiency and improving their service to

customers. This is, perhaps, a little brave on the day they

announced job cuts, they say it's about providing job opportunities.

Stilted to still to come: It touches 2000 miles an hour. We have a rising

star in superbikes in the studio. Why is he keeping it in the family?

This week marks the 30th anniversary of the Abbeystead Disaster, an

explosion at a water pumping station in Lancashire which killed sixteen

people. This weekend there'll be an act of remembrance in the village of

St Michael's on Wyre On Wyre ` where most of those who died were from. In

the first of two reports, Peter Marshall has been speaking with

emergency workers who were among the first to arrive at the scene of the

tragedy. The years roll by, but memories of

the loss of so many lives at Abbeystead, remain fresh. May 23rd

1984. There has been a serious explosion tonight at a water

treatment plant in Lancashire. I couldn't see the smoke. I couldn't

see anything to suggest there had been a fire or explosion. As we came

over the crest, we saw this big hole in the ground. Big enough to put two

or three double`decker buses in. Unknown to anyone, methane gas had

seeped into it the valve house from coal beds deep underground. The gas

ignited ` as 44 people were on a tour. The blast must have been so

enormous. The roof but been dumb macro gone straight up like that

with the square concrete beams and gone straight down. Unfortunately,

there was a lot of people inside at the time. Most were from St Michaels

on Wyre. Their village had flooded badly in recent years, the water

authority arranged the tour to reassure them that the new pumping

system wouldn't make flooding worse. They had gone to be reassured that a

tragedy would not happen and ended up in a tragedy themselves. I walked

in and I thought what on earth could have taken these massive concrete

pillars of the building. What could have melted clothing? And that it on

the wall? Some of them had dropped back into the building. There were

some people who were now deceased. Metal mesh floors were destroyed,

casualties fell into water tanks below. Ambulance man and a

firefighter tried to help. He balanced himself on the ladder and I

dived in. I went down under the water, under the grill. I found two

men and managed to get them out. I would like to say they survived, but

they did not. Eight people were killed instantly in the blast. Eight

died later from their injuries. We searched down the pipes and the

tanks. It was not until morning before we had to agree with the

police that there was nobody else likely to survive. It became obvious

that this is not just an ordinary tragedy, it was a major one. You

don't forget everything. It is still there after, what, 30 years?

There will be another of support tomorrow.

We've been talking about it for weeks and tomorrow polls will open

for the European and local elections. It's the biggest test of

political opinion before next year's general election.

Yes, 26 councils and eight European seats here in the North West. Our

political editor, Arif Ansari, has been to Trafford, one of the biggest

council battles, to discuss what's at stake with Professor Jon Tonge.

Let's start here in Trafford, one of the big council contact that ``

contests especially for the Tories. The Conservatives are desperate to

hold onto Trafford, they have held it for a decade. What a

psychological to David Cameron if they lost it and this authority in

the North. They only need to lose two to lose overall control here.

The position is the same for the Conservatives in West Lancashire.

If we look at the electoral map, it is dominated by Labour. We have a

couple under no overall control. Labour has its eyes on those prices.

Especially Stockport. They believe they can press away at the Liberal

Democrat vote there. Half the councillors have been lost since

2010 and they risk being wiped out totally in Manchester, which could

become a 1`party Labour state. Apart from the local elections, we have

the European elections, once every five years. What is the

significance? A big contest. 80 seats up for grabs. We can divide

them between Labour, the Conservatives and UKIP. The battle

is there a seat currently held by the BNP, will you go to UKIP or to

the Liberal Democrats if the BNP lose it? Well, Willie go to the

Greens? They spring a surprise. For those voters who we have managed to

infuse this evening, how do they vote? What is the advice? Polls are

open from 7am to 10pm. If you have lost your card, don't panic, turn up

with your ID, don't tell macro the weather is beautiful. There are a

total of 11 parties standing in the European elections and they are on

your screen now. For more information you can take a look on

the website at bbc.co.uk/vote2014. And we will have full coverage of

the results on Friday. Local elections on Friday. European on

Sunday. Those are the actual results.

For 92 years a girls' school in Liverpool has taken photographs of

everything from sports days to school plays. Even a trip to Nazi

Germany in the 1930's, when the pupils of Holly Lodge Girls College

encountered a group of Hitler Youth. The collection is a fascinating

insight into Liverpool's social history, and today the entire

archive was handed over to the city's library. Lindsey Prosser

reports. The best years of their lives

captured in time, every event at Holly Lodge was photographed.

International school trips were considered an important part of

school life and those photographs have a rich social history. One in

particular document a trip to Germany, an international visit in

1937. In it, there is a particular photo of the school pupils and staff

watching Hitler youth do a tug`of`war, which is pretty

significant given what is happening at the time. And, two years later.

Country dancing was on the timetable and the school prided itself in

excelling at sport, ex pupil and now staff member, Carol Gribbin, has

found herself in the archive. Very memorable year, 1968. I was the

captain of the under 13 table tennis team and we won the championship. In

Stoke. It was very memorable for me. I was very excited, we were taking

down to Merseyside and a camera team came to the school and took

photographs at the school. This is what we have here today. For the

pupils looking through the history of their school has been an

education in itself. Mainly looking at the

had to treat them with respect and stand up and present yourself. The

material will now be catalogued and will then be available for the

public to look at. We are going to a very modern machine which will talk

to the person who writes this. It's an Italian bike. 200 miles an

hour Going to see you in action the identity you in action now. Your

dad raced for the same manufacturing team if you like. It's in the blood

I take it? Yes! It's strange for a parent to race in the same thing.

Following in his footsteps. I have spent my early life in the paddock.

I grew up with it and conceded on. Racing is the age of six, I think? I

mean this in the nicest possible sense of the word. Do you have to be

a bit bonkers to raise something like that? I think you have to be a

bit more bonkers to ride on the road exhibition mark we have a safety

fences. The speeds are high and the dangers are there but it's not too

bad. I have it abetted indistinct to. Nobody goes there to finish

second `` competitive instinct. It is different to cart racing because

you have more dangerous aspects. `` kart racing. You were nine times

British champion in super Moto. What is your ultimate ambition? What you

want to achieve in the end? To become world champion. That is my

main goal. It's my first year in superbikes. Hopefully in the years

to come I will be fighting right at the front. How do you think

Donington will go? To race in front of a home crowd is amazing. I love

the track and the atmosphere. We saw you in a clip before showing off.

When you are born with it, and it's in the family, that bug is with you

forever, isn't it? Yes, from an absolute child, I was like a gypsy

child going round the racing paddock, with my mum and dad in a

caravan. It is a racing way of life. It all looks glamorous, but on the

inside, it is not a glamorous. Don't you get scared? When things go

wrong, sometimes you have a moment of well... Thank you and good luck

at Donington Park. Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal does not

officially start yet. Possibly, some new signings this afternoon. At

least one player caught the eyes for all the wrong reasons. It was a

fundraising day. Fundraiser players were allowed to play on the Old

Trafford pitch, some with more style. There were a couple of good

moves in there! Can we get the picture please? To be fair, you kept

going. For a man of your brand age I think you did very well. Now, you'll

have heard the age old phrase 'it's grim up north', a description that

as we know is in no way factually correct, and there's now further

evidence ` as if we needed it ` to confirm that. Stockport and Preston

are amongst the top five places to live.

Another lovely Northwest happy day. Birds are singing and the sun is

shining. There is every reason to smile. Especially in Stockport happy

day nursery. What you love about Stockport?

My house. My friends. Is that what makes you happy? Does pulling faces

make you happy? There are lots of lovely people and children. That

makes me happy. Stockport is not the only very happy town in our region.

Preston is ranked eighth in the country and they have been found to

take the greatest pride in our homes. Thankfully, the Northwest has

no weapons and stays in the least happy place to live. ``

representatives. London appears to be one of the least happiest place

to live. What is so good about living here in Stockport? Your

friends don't move away from you. All my friends are here. Do you love

Stockport? No. Only joking. They say money and other things it cannot

bring you happiness. It appears that living in Stockport can.

Well, we are happy and we live in Stockport and Preston, but not ever.

You will not see the sun tomorrow. The picture will change entirely.

Tomorrow, is entirely different. It's going to be very wet. If not

for most of us, for all of us. The picture changes dramatically.

Temperatures mid to high teens, looking and feeling pleasant. The

first part of tonight is very quiet. There is a bit of a breeze but you

have a gorgeous and to the day. A couple of hours of sunshine to

enjoy. Before midnight, it is dry and clear. That is the calm before

the storm. Then, cloud begins to build from the south`east. The rain

comes from there and creeps up and over the Pennines to Cheshire. It

will be a wet start to the day. Two bridges overnight, 12 and 13

degrees. The Met office have issued a yellow warning. This runs the

Cheshire. From Liverpool across and south. That might change in the

overnight period as more details come in. That does not mean

everywhere will not see the rain, that just means the warning is the

Cheshire and south. You start the day with a rain spreading south. Do

breakfast time and the rush`hour and right up until lunchtime it moved

north. At times it will be heavy. There could be some heavy downpours

and localised flooding. There could be standing water.

There could be some heavy downpours and localised flooding. Through the

afternoon, it turned into a more showery picture. Temperatures only

15 Celsius. It's a good job we are only a happy bunch here when you see

whether like that extra mention Mark I wouldn't fancy riding his bike out

there. Have a good night by buy. that is to find that one item

that's going to change their life. Flames are beautiful. Made

nice money, that did. Nice money.