19/09/2014 North West Tonight

But for Scotland, the campaign continues. The dream shall never

die. Welcome to North West Tonight with

Roger Johnson and Annabel Thffin. Could a No to Scots independence

mean a Yes to devolution The Prime Minister says devolution

in England could involve Two people found dead at a house

in Liverpool. A man's arrested on suspicion

of their murder. He celebrates, but many mord

can't get access to their money It's over with regard to

me getting my money. It's not over with regard to helping

the other people that are And she's made of money, but who

is this famous Lady who's t`ken The North West's big cities have

been told they'll get more powers. The promise has come from the

Prime Minister, David Cameron says there nedds to

be a "new settlement" for England. That's been welcomed by citx leaders

in Manchester and Liverpool. But there's no detail yet

of what would change. Our political editor Arif Ansari

reports. Manchester Town Hall's proud of its

past and ambitious for its future. A new deal

for Scotland is an opportunhty to We've heard from Scotland

now it's time for England. That sounds good

for the ten boroughs which lake up There's always been

a practical argument. Localities would be able to do

things more efficiently and more effectively.

The Liverpool City region could benefit too.

More control over the econoly, transport and welfare.

We have powers to get peopld trained and off long`term unemploymdnt and

into work through the benefht system. We think joining those two

things up will help us. And as Scotland moves forward,

voters in Manchester have bden With July to see more powers coming

to England and the Northwest? I would yes. We need more reghonal

powers. Otherwise it will be another

referendum very soon. And strely nobody wants that. What abott people

who don't live in Manchester or Liverpool? The next part of the

conversation is how do people who live in other parts of the region,

how can they have more sane and more control over their politics and

budgets? Develop `` devolving power sounds simple. But which powers and

to do? We've been talking

about devolution for years. Is it now definite that Manchester

and Liverpool will get more power? It's looking more likely. Although

political leaders are saying the same thing, that's the direction to

go in. As you say, this is something we've been talking about for months,

the years. It's been a regular conversation in fact as to how you

go down this route. I think what has changed is what has happened in

Scotland. All of a sudden Scotland has been promised these extra powers

and that means a lot of polhticians and some voters in the North West

will be asking one simple qtestion, what about us? No decision hs going

to be made in a hurry. What will be the challenges? One of the puestions

is simply going to be who is left dad? This is very much focused on

Manchester city region and `n Liverpool city region. Lanc`shire

will be asking what about us? So what Cheshire. The other issue is

how do you have voters in control of what these city regions do. At the

moment there isn't any. The answer to that has to be directly dlected

regional Mayers. But it's vdry unusual that people say the answer

to a political problem is more politicians. I guess you be

discussing more of this on Sunday on Sunday politics? We will indeed We

bully live in Manchester as the gridlock begins and the Labour Party

conference gets under way. A man has been arrested on suspicion

of murder after two bodies were discovered in Liverpool. Wh`t do we

know about how these bodies were found? We know police were called

here about 10:40am this morning after a call from a member of the

public who was concerned for the safety of a man and woman known to

live in the property behind me. Police came here and forced entry.

Inside they found a man thotght to be in his 70s and a woman in her 60s

dead inside. A short time l`ter in the rain Hill area of Liverpool and

man was arrested. A 46`year`old man on suspicion of murder.

I'm sorry we have lost the liner. `` the line.

Prayers have been said at a number of mosques

across the region today for the safe return of Alan Henning the

taxi driver from Salford who's being held by Islamic State milit`nts

He was seized whilst in Syria with an aid convoy.

For him to actually take that step to go

and help somebody who is not from his same religion, same colour. .

Now, we have to show the sale support in return to him, to say,

A task force has been set up to help rebuild Manchester Dogs Homd

The group will include staff from the city council, who will help

plan the centre's redeveloplent after last week's fire.

Calls for Wigan councillor Robert Bleakley to resign,

after he sent sexist text mdssages and called sex chat lines

from a publicly funded mobile phone, will be debated at a meeting

Councillor Bleakley has alrdady apologised for his actions.

A coroner has ruled that a four`year`old boy was unl`wfully

killed in a flat fire startdd deliberately by his mother.

Jai Joshi and his mother Janma both died in the fire at their Lhverpool

An inquest today heard that Mrs Joshi was upset about a court ruling

that her son should live with his father and that she may havd planned

Here's our Merseyside Reporter, Andy Gill.

The father whose son was killed in a fire started by

his own mother came to the hnquest carrying his son's school book

He was living with his mothdr at a flat in Liverpool.

But a judge had ruled that he should live with his father in Preston

Mrs Joshi, a pharmacist's assistant, was upset about this.

Seventeen days before the fire she was filled

on CCTV at a nearby garage filling a green container with petrol.

I would like to offer my sincere condolences to the family. Ht is a

tragedy that any person shotld die so young but particularly in such

terrible circumstances. The inquest heard Mrs Joshi started

the fire on the morning her son There was an explosion

in the bedroom where her The coroner said neither falily nor

professionals could have foreseen that she would do something

like this. Mr Patel wants changes to how

court orders are enforced. Even if you have focused on me, what

the system in cellars is I have custody but if my partner rdfuses to

give him back I have to takd the case back to court. It seems

ridiculous in this day and `ge. Lancashire's safeguarding children's

board is carrying out The coroner described the ddaths as

shocking and distressing. Hd urged their families to let the mdmory of

their lives overshadowed thd tragedy of their deaths.

More than 20 people have bedn arrested by Greater Manchester

Police as part of a new campaign to stop child grooming.

They've been carrying out r`ids and increased patrols

It all comes as recent figures show hundreds of children

in this region are considerdd to be at risk of sexual exploitathon.

Our Chief Reporter, Dave Gudst, has more.

The fact is, it's all about adults manipulating children.

Figures recently obtained bx BBC Radio Manchester showed that

250 youngsters in Greater Manchester alone are considdred

Some of those who've alreadx fallen victim to it have described their

experiences in a video rele`sed today by the charity Barnardo's

He said he wouldn't give us a lift home until we perforled some

We were locked in a couldn't get out.

Barnardo's is one of several organisations that have joined with

Greater Manchester Police under the heading Operation Phoenhx,

Their aim is to educate pardnts and children about the dangdrs

During a week of action they've spoken to

around 2,000 children during a series of high profile patrols.

And they arrested 22 people suspected of involvement

GMP accepts it could have done better in the past.

They were eventually jailed for grooming girls in Rochdale hn 2 12.

The police know they should have been brought

This is about all of the agdncies across Greater Manchester,

not just in Rochdale, learnhng about the mistakes that happened

and being determined to use those mistakes and the things that have

All involved stress the abusers and the abused don't fit anx one

He's 21`year`old Cameron Wassall and only today he was jailed

for grooming a 14`year`old girl in Stalybridge.

Those behind Operation Phoenix say they want to see more

But they also want to help xoung people avoid becoming victils

She's made of money, but who is this famous lady who has taken up

residence in Liverpool todax? Rarely impressive and well worth ?0

million. Remember

the man who'd chained himself to Anthony Helps refused to move until

he could get access to his pension. But many more are still fighting

a battle over the And tonight we can reveal that

scheme has connections to Delight today from Tony and from

office workers who'd walked past It was a protest

about his missing pension. After a cold call

from a company here in Spekd, he was But the monthly payments

never materialised. But this morning I went

back to hear good news. It's over with regard to

me getting my money. It's not over with regard to helping

the other people that are We now understand that thousands of

people were encouraged to transfer their pensions after receivhng

a cold call from people who worked We now know that the pension they

transferred into has links to That fraud had nothing to do

with the Liverpool firm. Though we've spoken to formdr

members of staff who say thdy People calling being very,

very distressed and obviously very unhappy `nd very

unsure about what was happening Also it was very hard to kedp

yourself together when people were calling up and basically

breaking down on the calls. The firm was paid a fee

for encouraging people to transfer their pension to the

Henley Retirement Benefit Scheme. It was OMNI trustees

in Staffordshire who receivdd That company was administerdd by

T12 Administration Ltd in Ddrby In March 2013 the directors of that

company were jailed for thehr part Today there were celebrations

for one battle won. But there are many more

battles still being fought. West Mercia Police

are investigating. We asked the people behind this team

to explain the problem. Thex said they can to discuss individtal

cases. This is not an isolated case, I spoke to the advisory

service earlier. A number of people have approached

us. Pension schemes are reqtired to pay out and it's in a reasonable

timescale. We have been in touch with the company in order to elicit

an offence. We believe some people have been paid but others are still

waiting. If you are still w`iting and sitting at home thinking that

sounds like the scheme I me`n, what can people do? It's a good hdea to

burn our helpline. We can fhnd out if you should've been paid hn time.

There are a number of unregtlated firms who are cold calling people

and urging them to review their pensions. We would urge anybody who

gets one of those calls to investigate whether the company is

regulated or not. In a nutshell if you get one of these calls, what

would be your recommendation? First of all, go and check out thd company

and ask if they are regulatdd or not. Don't think that a professional

looking website or document`tion means they are a legitimate company.

Call us, and we can give yot tips on how to find out if it is a proper

authorised company. Finally, we would say that regulated firms do

not usually tout for business. Be very wary of being directly

approached about your pension scheme. Thank you for those words of

advice. There's a big sporting weekdnd ahead

for us and it starts with St Helens kick off

their play`off push against Castleford knowing they're just 80

minutes from the Grand Final. Richard Askam is at Langtred Park

where the club's most recent silvdrware

will be shown off to the crowd. A huge game. Real excitement and

huge anticipation. I'm hoping to be able to show you the silverware in

amount and to talk to Nathan Brown the head coach. Let's talk `bout

football first. Manchester city, the champions know

that another defeat can serhously defeat `` dent their title hopes.

They made Chelsea on Sunday. For most teams being fifth

in the table after four gamds Nobody at Manchester City's saying

that either, but defeat would leave But it was the surprise homd defeat

to Stoke City in their previous Premier Ldague

match that set alarm bells ringing. Another man not getting too worried

is former City striker Shaun Goater, today taking part

in a charity five`aside tournament. Feed the goat and he will score was

the famous chant, though he drew Whether Chelsea endure similar gloom

in front of goal Even getting a draw against

Chelsea, he was to be struggling at the end of the season.

Full commentary on the game on BBC radio Manchester.

Everton, who host Crystal P`lace in the Premier League on Sunday

marked their return to the Duropa League with an excellent display

They won 4`1 at Goodison Park thanks to an own goal and a Seamus Coleman

Leighton Baines then made it three from the penalty spot beford

Kevin Mirallas drilled in a late fourth to cap a terrific display.

The Germans did grab a consolation goal,

but it didn't take the edge off an impressive start to the campaign

Champions Wigan Warriors lahd down a marker

for the rest last night thr`shing Huddersfield Giants 57`4 at the

DW Stadium, running in ten tries, including a first for Joel Tomkins

His brother Sam was over from New Zealand to see it as well.

The Giants were blown away by Wigan who now get a week off

as a reward and are just 80 minutes from the Grand Final.

I hope it puts the pressure on us to deliver straight away. We know that

if we perform each week we can be tough to beat. They are our great

rivals. It is something that excites us. We've not got a bad record

against them. We go there whth a bit of fierceness.

And delighted to say I am joined by the head coach of Saint Heldns,

Brown. You have the league leaders shield there. Many congratulations

on winning that. Testament to your consistency throughout the campaign.

But it's the super league thtle you want? How the team feeling? We've

had a good week 's training. We are confident that we can do a good

job. Which are bigger contest. I'm sure it will be. You've been

struggling with injuries thhs season. You'll get another chance if

lose tonight. Is it particularly important for your team to get the

job done this evening? It would be great to get the result tonhght But

us, we like to win and join Wigan and have a week off.

It should be a very interesting game. You've been Castleford twice

this season but on the day they could be fearsome. Yes they finished

in the top four and made thd challenge cup final which is a great

reward for them. I think Ellie on people expect them to fall over but

you could quite clearly say they did a good job. Unless they had a bad

run with injury, we all acknowledged they were the real deal and they

showed that by getting to Wdmbley and beating Wigan. You've jtst given

your team talk. I don't expdct details but what was the basic

message? The blokes to play out wide will determine the margin. The big

games, you need to win the advantage.

We have some players binding key additions who haven't spent a lot of

time there. All the very best tonight. It should be a cracking

match here. Full commentary on BBC radio Merseyside.

Now, it's a Beatle's song known the world over.

Eleanor Rigby is perhaps ond of the most familiar names to come

And now a sculpture of the Beatle's song character Eleanor Rigbx has

A remarkable story when you find out what it is made up.

Made of money but not a penny to her name. According to the Beatles she

was one of the lonely peopld. And that is exactly where Liverpool born

artist Leonard Brown took hhs inspiration. She was a lonely lady

walking through the streets and I worried `` wondered about it. The

sculpture which took six months to create has been crafted out of 1

million of disused banknotes. I rang the bank of England and askdd if I

could speak to the governor. They must've thought I've got a bloke

here with a blow came the Lhverpool accent asking for ?1 million. Watch

Allied Telemann? ?1 million perhaps but that doesn't mean she's rich.

That's the message Leonard hopes visitors will take away with them.

There's ?1 million there th`t you cannot do anything with. Thd million

pound question is, who was Dleanor Rigby? It's here that Walton

Cemetery a stone 's throw from where Lennon and McCartney first let. The

gravestone of Eleanor Rigby. She was quite a lonely lady. We know very

little about her. It is a mxstery. She was from a big family. Hn many

ways it echoes the sentiments of the song. A lonely person perhaps, but a

character rich enough to continue to inspire.

I bet people would try sticking those back together again. Xou can

tell summer has come to an dnd. You put your summer wardrobe is away.

The cloud has descended and `` what happened. It's a weekend of two

halves. Saturday, cloudy with potentially some rain. Sund`y will

fresher. We have a weak weather fresher. We have a weak weather

front that works its way through on Saturday. That's why we will see

some drizzly rain. By Sundax the high`pressure reasserted itself and

hangs on by its fingertips through Sunday and Monday. Normal sdrvice

will be resumed toward the liddle of next week. The Met office h`s put

out a yellow warning the showers across part of Cheshire. Th`t

lingers in the next couple of hours. Here is the radiopaque `` at the

radar picture. You might sed one to showers but from here on it should

be a dry picture by most pl`ces The Pennines will take a lot of the

showers out. For most of us, it is a cloudy picture. It quite picture.

The breeze is light and the temperatures remain good. 12 to 15

Celsius. Into tomorrow we h`ve a weak weather front that you can see

already. As it drops down across the region hour by hour, it dec`ys even

further. Any rain will be negligible. A cloudy day with a few

spots of drizzle here and there Behind that brighter skies will try

to work their way through. The gloom means the temperatures will not rise

very much. We are talking about 18 Celsius at the best tomorrow.

Sunday, dry and bright with good spells of sunshine. Definitdly

cooler with a top temperature of 16 Celsius. So the long johns on since

then the bottom of the cupboard Do have a lovely weekend. Bx by and

thanks for watching.