25/01/2017 North West Tonight

Welcome to NorthWest Tonight with Annabel Tiffin

Could their deaths have been prevented?

We reveal two cases where people died after long ambulance delays.

I think it is an absolute disgrace and they should be held accountable

for that. We don't think this should ever happen again to anybody.

North West Ambulance Service admits in both cases paramedics

were waiting to hand over patients at A

Also tonight - 10,000 pheasants are being culled in Lancashire

after bird flu is detected at a farm near Preston.

Jennifer finally accepts a marriage proposal

And strong as steel but thinner than hair.

Could graphene now revolutionise the world of high fashion?

Pensioners Jack Skelly and Richard Hansbury

Tonight it's emerged that in their separate cases,

the fact that paramedics were waiting to hand over patients

at nearby hospitals may've contributed to their deaths.

Richard Hansbury, who was bleeding from a head wound,

waited more than an hour for an ambulance.

But first our Health Correspondent Gill Dummigan reports on the case

of 71-year-old Jack Skelly who died waiting

Jack Skelly was a man who loved life.

He appeared to be in good health but on December 19, he

collapsed in the family bathroom banging his head as he fell.

When it hadn't arrived in approximately

15 minutes, my husband decided to ring me.

She immediately began to assess her uncle's condition

while his family rang the Ambulance Service again.

I just kept talking to him, reassuring

By now, Jo said it was coming up to 50 minutes since the first call.

At the very most, it should've been there within 20.

Finally you could see that the colour was changing.

He was becoming more and more deteriorated,

sorry, in front of our eyes, basically.

Five minutes later, the ambulance crew arrived.

She said the family will never know whether he

might have lived if they had got there sooner.

Whenever somebody has a trauma, for example, they talk

about the golden hour and uncle Jack's golden hour was waiting for

I think it's an absolute disgrace and they should be

We don't think this should ever happen again

Two people had died waiting for ambulances. Steve is here for us

now. This case concerns

65-year-old Richard Hansbury. He lived alone in a sheltered

accommodation flat in Wigan. He'd collapsed in October

and was bleeding heavily The alarm was raised and the call

was flagged as red - Paramedics should have been

there within eight minutes. His family claim it was more

than hour before crews arrived. Mr Hansbury weighed 19 stone

and ambulance staff needed another None were available meaning

it was over two and a half hours after the first 999 call before

he got to hospital And Steve, so what have

the North West Ambulance said about the two deaths,

and the problems they're facing? As with Mr Skelly we featured

in Gill Dummigans report and in Mr Hansbury's case,

the Ambulance Service apologise They say there was high

demand and a number of resources were waiting

with patients at hospitals. They say the operating environment

over recent weeks has been amongst Demand for general 999 calls

is up 7% year to date. The amount of time

an ambulance waits at hospital Unions say their members

are feeling the pressure, and that they should be freed up

once they get to hospital. We think once the ambulance reaches

the hospital, the patient is then in a safe environment. The patient in

the community are the ones at risk because they can't get emergency

ambulances. They say that long waits for urgent

cases are unacceptable and are extremely frustrating

for our staff. They say they're working

with NHS colleagues Thousands of pheasants

are going to have to be culled at a farm in Lancashire

because of bird flu. The farm at the centre

of the outbreak in Preesall is worried it could go bankrupt

after Government officials confirmed the virus had infected some

of its birds. It's the first bird flu case

in Lancashire since 2015 - and comes amid restrictions

on the movement of poultry following outbreaks in other

parts of Britain. It was confirmed last night that

bird fly had -- bird flu had been found here. They are looking at the

source of the outbreak in 10,000 breeding pfennigs. I have done it

now 54 years and potentially it could everything out. -- breeding

pheasants. It could bankrupt us. Protection zone is around the

protected area along with the ten kilometre surveillance zone to stop

it from spreading. Animal health officers are at the farm and a

number of pheasants have died and the remaining birds are due to be

humanely culled. There will be a primary and secondary disinfect

which aims to bridge the form of any traces of the disease. The former

will get paid for the birds that are healthy and have to be destroyed

because of this disease. That is quite a good rate but what is the

huge cost? It is the cleansing disinfectant. He will have to clean

that form out to a stricter standard. Bill Davison runs a farm

close to the outbreak. I have a lot of sympathy for him. I have known

him all my life. You tend to feel it as well. As a farmer, I am not too

worried about this disease spreading, provided we do what we

have to do, which is keep the birds indoors. A precautionary measure

announced last month. It is that -- it is believed the strain has been

spread by migratory birds. It has been found in Wales, north Yorkshire

and Lincolnshire. It can be found on birds themselves if they are

undetected and infected. People's feet, materials taken out of the

farm, which is why we are strict on movement of off farms. Public Health

England says the riskiest oh low and the Food Standards Agency says the

risk is also low. -- says the risk is low.

Police have made an arrest after a 63-year-old was killed

in an alleged hit and run as he went for a walk with his

The man who died has been named as Michael Meekins.

The incident happened last night on Princes Way, Fleetwood.

A 23-year-old man is being questioned by police.

Detectives found a woman with stab wounds and man's body at two

separate homes on Merseyside, in incidents, which

The injured woman was found at a flat in Litherland yesterday

Police later found the dead man at another flat on the same road.

A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a man accused

of modern slavery charges Mohammed Riaz who's

63 and from Nelson denied forcing or compelling

a polish couple to work for him at his home in Nelson.

The jury at Burnley Crown Court was unable to reach a majority

The prosecution is yet to decide whether to go ahead

Thousands of pounds worth of damage has been caused

to Trafford Town Hall after a man smashed windows and

It happened early on Saturday morning.

The main entrance to the building won't be available

Police are investigating the attack.

There was some angry reaction from Brexit supporters on social

media last night when we revealed that Merseyside MP Louise Ellman

is going to vote against triggering Article 50.

The Labour MP for Liverpool Riverside is set to defy her

Although the nation as a whole voted to leave, most people

Louise Ellman joins us from our studio in Westminster.

Isn't it true that the majority winds the day and we toe the line.

--? I am going to do the best thing for my constituents. Liverpool's

success, our transformation has come about because of billions of pounds

of European funding invested in jobs. Big Ukip leader made the point

many times in the whole Brexit referendum campaign that it is no

such thing as European money, it is money we have given to Europe in the

first place. That money was not come to Liverpool before and it came in a

way that was innovative. Much of the research funding at Liverpool

University comes from Europe, students have exchanges, many of the

stuff come from Europe. Our whole economy is on working with Europe. I

have heard nothing from what the government have had to say to

suggest Liverpool will be able to progress if we don't carry on

getting the support. I'm not going to vote to let my constituents down.

Do you not see the point that people quite understandably will make

people -- even people who have voted remaining macro, saying they have

lost the argument, we have voted to leave and we should get on with it.

-- Remain. I am elected as a member of Parliament the Liverpool was

aside -- Riverside. Some of those who voted to remain were not

concerned about the future. Some of those that have voted to leave said

they didn't realise what impact it would have on jobs and the city. Are

you worried that Jeremy Corbyn has said Labour MPs who don't toe the

party line could face punishment? I have always done what I believed in.

I've voted against the Labour whip on a number of occasions. There was

the health service and the education and schools. Now I am looking at the

future of the city from Liverpool and up to now, I haven't had any

argument from the government about the negotiation may want to enter

into which will look after the people of Liverpool Riverside. You

were not trying to overturn Brexit, yes or no? I am not going to vote to

trickle -- trigger Article 50. Still to come, good grapheme

revolutionised the world of high fashion. And a life-size model of

the terracotta Army light up the night sky.

When Jennifer Ginley's boyfriend proposed, she said "No",

not because she didn't want to marry him, but because,

she says she didn't want to be a fat bride.

Jennifer, from Kirkby, was 19 stone, but within a year she had lost

nearly ten and is now looking forward to walking down the aisle.

Jennifer is here and looking great - you are literally half the woman

you were, Presumably boyfriend didn't care about your

He idolised me throughout the whole 11 years together and it was about

me wanting to feel great about myself and looking forward to being

a writer and planning a wedding when I was excited to try on bridal

gowns. How does it feel to look at those pictures? Proud. Proud I made

those changes and I can't say I hated myself and I was miserable all

the time, I had a great life and stop it was the wait was the top of

my to-do list. I wanted to be happier, healthier. Lots of people

will be watching who want to lose a lot of weight all little bit. How

did you do it? I followed the Slimming World plan. I had the

healthy eating plan and didn't exercise. I exercised once I lost

weight. I stuck to the healthy eating plan and changed my ways. I

committed to change and a healthy lifestyle. I was a serial failed and

had been on lots of diets. Every doubt you could think of, I have

done it. What is about -- what is your message to people who are in

the position you are in? The main thing is to believe in yourself. I

really had such confidence, even after so many years of failing. You

have to truly committed to changing yourself and developing your

willpower one day at a time. What would you say is the best thing feel

about the weight loss? What have you found that is different or better?

The physical is great. I feel more confident about myself but I am

proud of my mentality. I am a mob positive person. I am not negative

any more. If I say I'm going to do something, I can do it because I am

proud of yourself. Because you were so young, lot of that axis skin

shrugged back down. -- excess skin. I drink a lot of water. You have an

amazing run on your finger. When is your wedding? 2019. Have you been

dress shopping? No, not yet. Onto sport now and it's make

or break for Liverpool tonight as their EFL Cup campaign goes

on the line. Nothing short of a comprehensive win

over Southampton will do if they're to make the final and Richard

is at Anfield to look Hoping for a good night there. It is

a lovely, crisp and cold evening. It is make or break the Liverpool. A

Wembley final on offer. In terms of rediscovering the momentum, the

tempo that has made them so exciting this season, you can expect to

Liverpool to go for the jugular tonight. It won't be easy.

Southampton go into this game after a confidence boosting victory and

Jurgen Klopp knows he has a tough task on his hands. They are in a

good run at the moment and we know about this. We want to go to the

final also, so that's what we have to show. It is not sufficient to say

we want to go up. It would be important to score away. Whatever

happens tonight, there has already been some good news out of Anfield

today. Liverpool need it. 1-0 down from the first leg against

Southampton. The key man is the playmaker. The Brazilian, the

creative heartbeat has signed a new five year compact worth ?150,000 a

week. Several clubs have been sniffing around the Brazilian.

Excellent news for Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp ahead of what is a huge

game here at Anfield. Full match commentary on BBC Radio Merseyside.

Liverpool could face Manchester United. They play tomorrow against

Hull City. Sir Alex Ferguson, the legendary manager and has played --

paid tribute to Jose Mourinho and his growing influence at Old

Trafford. Speaking exclusively come he said the current team now matches

the winning mentality of Jose Mourinho.

Playing with great energy, determination will to win.

One piece of transfer news tonight, Burnley have agreed a ?10 million

fee with Hull City for midfielder Robert Snodgrass, but terms haven't

Onto last night's action now and Fleetwood Town are up to fourth

in League One after a 2-0 win away to top of the table

Conor McLaughlin and Devante Cole scored as Uwe Rosler's side

stretched their unbeaten League run to 11 games, moving them

to within six points of the automatic promotion places.

And Oldham's gesture of letting all fans in free to Boundary Park

meant a crowd of over 7000 saw Paul Green and Ryan McLaughlin

secure a much needed 2-0 win over Peterborough

for the relegation-threatened Latics.

Finally from me, some sad news in cricket with Lancashire

all-rounder Tom Smith forced to retire with immediate effect

31-year-old Tom, was a key member of the 2011 title winning team

and was named captain in 2015 before his season was

It could be Manchester United and Liverpool in the final. Liverpool

have to do the business here. Back to you.

They are calling it the most technically advanced dress.

Well today fashion met the world of science has a dress

which incorporates graphene, a material first discovered

in Manchester, was put on display in one of the city's most

Deena Campbell went to find out more.

Could this little black dress become a wardrobe staple for women

But can you tell what is different about it?

Designers from wearable tech company Cute Circuit have previously made

dresses for worn by celebrities like Nicole Sherzinger

It's the world's most technically advanced dress which sees a material

called graphene which was discovered right here in Manchester - used

We have this magical area here in the shape of the garment. We have an

LED suspended and it looks like it's exploding. The light has been

changing colour. We have a sensor hiding in the lining of the dress

Rand the chest that is stretchable material and hands with grapheme

also. In 2004 two scientists

from Manchester University discovered graphene and they later

went on to win the Nobel prize The idea of using it in fashion is

not a new concept but what is new is we have been able to incorporate

different types of grapheme onto this classic black dress.

The so called miracle material is lighter than paper

But were shoppers at the Intu Trafford Centre

in Manchester impressed by this marriage of science

It looks like something you can see at a party. Considering what it is

made of, it is great. It is unusual, nice and eye-catching. Probably too

much to me -- for me. Though this dress is just

a prototype and could set you back a few quid -

it's hoped more affordable versions of this type of wearable tech

will be available on the high street And everyday little number. China's

terracotta warriors are coming to Liverpool next year in what the city

says is a cultural 's coup for the city. Manchester is showcasing

life-size stone models of the warriors and they light up at night.

Joining them is our weather warrior who always lights up the night sky.

It is the Chinese New Year on Saturday and it is always a fun

spectacle. Standing on duty dancing all over the place, we have 40

illuminated Chinese terracotta Warriors and their horses. Louis

joins me and he has been on a world tour with these guys. They are so

spectacular. They are lighting and very charming. You have taken them

all over the world. Where have they been too? We have been in

Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh. Czech Republic, Finland, Australia,

Colombia and next up is Brazil. They started in Beijing. Of course. 2008.

During the games in Beijing. After that we started our cultural

promotion. How they received? Are they always a popular spectacle?

Really popular and many TV stations report them. We have so many

newspapers who report them. You are moving on to Brazil next meeting all

kind of weather conditions. What are they made off so they can work all

around the world? They are made by fabrics and we make them by way of

fire resistant and water resistant. Wherever you go, they will be fine.

We wish you luck. They are only here for four days so people need to see

them quickly. They are here until Sunday. Good luck on your trip to

Brazil. Our weather that night, they will feel rather cold in the city

centre tonight. Our temperatures will fall away.

Tonight, temperatures are on the way down and temperatures would be

around to Celsius. It could fall down 2-3 C rurally. The cloud is

starting to build as we had through the early hours of the morning. We

have a much cloudy affair. There will be some spells of sunshine but

it will be rather gloomy. The wind will be strong and raw. Daytime

temperatures around to Celsius. If you are out and about with the

strength of the wind, it will feel colder than that. It will feel quite

chilly and raw. Wrap up warm. The warriors are in town for four days.

The real terracotta warriors come to Liverpool to the world museum next

year. That will be a fantastic occasion.

Diane will be back with a weather forecast at 10:30pm. Thanks for

watching. RADIO: 'The UK has voted to leave

the European Union by 52% to 48. 'Ukip leader Nigel Farage celebrated

the result, declaring that 'dawn was breaking on an

independent nation.' Ugh! 'is expected to resign

later this morning.'