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Welcome to North West Tonight with Annabel Tiffin and Roger Johnson.

Gangster Stephen Akinyemi, shot dead in a luxury home in Cheshire.

Why did he die? The man who shot him orders a new inquest after a coroner

refuses to believe he defended himself.

Police say the fire that destroyed an historic church

It had just undergone a major refurbishment.

For years it's been our life, you know what I mean?

A wave of support for the children whose parents died from terminal

They are astounded by people's generosity.

And the stars are coming out tonight.

The stellar show in the dark skies of the Isle of Man.

Manchester gangster Stephen Akinyemi died after he was shot in the head.

The man who did it, Arran Coghlan, says he acted in self defence after

he attacked him in his Cheshire home. Today, second inquest opens

into the killing after the man who pulled the trigger said he was

unhappy with the original inquest's verdict.

Violence was part and parcel Stephen Akinyemi's life

He was shot and killed during a fight at this luxury home

He has always insisted Akinyemi was trying to kill him and says

Mr Coghlan was initially charged with the murder

He's no stranger to court proceedings.

He's twice faced courts accused of murder.

In 1996 he was cleared of shooting dead Chris Little and seven years

later was cleared of murdering drug dealer David Barnshaw.

In 2011, in an inquest into the death of Stephen Akinyemi,

a coroner recorded an open verdict and expressed doubts

over Arran Coghlan's account of what happened.

He launched a legal fight to get a new inquest.

He says the police could have arrested Mr Akinyemi before he went

to his home on that fateful night because they had evidence he'd

Mr Coghlan says they chose not to, even though they knew

there was potential for trouble between the two men.

Arran Coghlan has now got that new inquest.

He arrived in London this morning for the start of what's likely

Here we are, seven years down the line, two judicial reviews

I have had to fight, we are on our third coroner,

The coroner, Bernard Richmond QC, has said that he will consider

whether the police had any prior knowledge or suspicion that events

were going to unfold in the way that they did.

This afternoon, he heard from Stephen Akinyemi's brother, John.

He said his brother routinely wore body armour because he'd

But he said he did not know whether his brother

could easily access weapons or whether he carried

When asked directly whether his brother was a member

of a gang in Cheetham Hill, he said simply, he lived

Dave Guest, BBC North West Tonight, London.

Police say a huge fire, which destroyed a grade two listed church

in South that was started deliberately. It had it undergone a

?250,000 refurbishment. While the ever state parishioners have been

visiting it today investigators are trying to work out who started the

fire and why. -- while ever stated parishioners have been visiting.

It was a blaze so fierce flames could be seen for miles.

The silhouette of the Church of the Ascension lit up

Some parishioners ran out in their pyjamas to help.

Like Jean, married here 50 years ago, her two children baptised here.

A lot of memories here. My children were baptised here. A lot of

memories here. All five of their children

were christened here. I can't believe it. It has been in

our lives for years. Tonight police say they are treating the fire as

arson. They have released this CCTV of a teenage boy leaving the church

and are appealing for information. In two years it would have marked

its 150th birthday. Decades of services, gatherings, weddings and

christenings. The focal point of this community. The historic

features are now twisted and charred by the flames. So many peoples lives

are enmeshed the story of this church and to lose it in this way is

tragic beyond words. This is the one old building now left in the whole

of this district of Lola Broughton -- lower Broughton. Whether it can

be recovered is doubtful. The church has just had a ?250,000

refurbishment on it, repainting and rebuilding, which makes this via

even more devastating and now looks like two of gable ends will have to

be demolished. Jane carries the cross during massive, one of a new

generation of worshippers, she said the church means as much to the

young as the old. We have gone on trips, weekends away, and it's

through here, through funding and stuff and that's why means a lot to

us. There is still hope and faith is building -- there is still hope and

faith this building might be saved but knowing it was set alight

liberally makes this even harder. Officers investigating a fatal house

fire in Withington have found there A man and woman, Mohammed

Awad and Hasma Awad, Three girls and one boy aged

between 10 and 17 and a man remain A young woman who dumped her

new born sun in a rubbish bin A young woman who dumped her

new born son in a rubbish bin in a hospital toilet has walked

free from court. A judge told Orsolya-Anamaria Balogh

that he accepted that at the time her mind had been

disturbed after giving birth. It happened in the toilets

of Wigan Accident and emergency The child is now with foster parents

after making a full recovery. An announcement is expected tomorrow

morning about the future of a planned new nuclear power plant

in West Cumbria. The Financial Times reports that

Toshiba is to explain how much money it is likely to lose on its US

nuclear business and the future It could lead to the company

withdrawing from the NuGen partnership behind Moorside

but other companies are said to be Engineers have been assessing

the damage to a passenger ferry, which collided with a pier in strong

winds on the Isle of Man last night. The Ben MyChree crashed as it came

into Douglas Harbour. Escaped with minor damage and will

sail at 8:30pm this evening. Once they were in the harbour there

was a prolonged burst of wind, way in excess of what was forecast.

There is superficial damage to the ship. The pollutant of what everyone

is talking about -- the water everyone is talking about was not a

huge damage. Overuse of antibiotics is one

of our most common medicines That's the warning from doctors

as a new campaign is And more of them are prescribed

here than anywhere else. It's claimed around 5,000 people die

each year in England because antibiotics no longer work

for some infections. Let's talk about this

with Dr Rob Barnett, who represents Liverpool GPs,

he's at his surgery in Allerton. I know that you are backing a

campaign, which is warning about the overuse of antibiotics. What are the

dangers here of using them when they are not needed? If we use

antibiotics for coughs and colds, which are viral infections, when

they are not needed, we are going to end up with resistance to

antibiotics and as you have reported, we are the more and more

strains of infection, bacteria, that don't respond to antibiotics, that

will cause problems in the years to come. Is it too much to say that it

is killing people, this resistance to antibiotics? Well, the reports

seem to suggest that we are now seeing something in the region of

about 5000 deaths a year from antibiotic resistance and what we

really need to do try and make sure that people only take antibiotics

when it is appropriate and if they are prescribed to act you take the

courses for the length of time they are prescribed in the doses that are

prescribed. We see to many patients take antibiotics only two or three

days, they feel better, stop taking and got X and that's when the

bacteria will end up galloping resistance. -- stop taking them when

they get better and that is when the bacteria will end up gaining

resistance. Priddy will be the ARB in prescribed antibiotics, so do

some doctors -- presumably, they are being prescribed antibiotics, so do

some doctors need education on this? It is about reminding doctors about

when they should be prescribing them but it is also about expectation.

People go to their doctors and expect antibiotics and they get

upset if they are not prescribed. They feel they are being done out of

medication that would do them good but it is about, the campaign, to

remind people that for viruses, coughs, colds, antibiotics have no

part to play. A don't work. I know you do not have a crystal ball but

is very possibility that and got it in the future will be useless? -- is

there a possibility. The problem is over the last 30 years there has

been no new class of and the optics developed the NFC actually find ways

of developing news classes, -- class of antibiotics developed and unless

we find ways of developing new classes, we will see problems with a

lot more resistance and we will come into difficulties. Thank you very

much indeed. I don't know if you saw this

picture at the weekend. It appeared online and in

the newspapers and it touched It shows Julie and Mike Bennett,

husband and wife, mum and dad Julie died on Saturday night,

just five days after Mike had passed Julie and Mike's dying wish

was that their three children should The photograph has helped make

sure that will happen, Mike and Julie Bennet

with their children Luke, who's 21, 18-year-old Hannah

and Oliver, who's 13. Three children who lost both

parents within a week. It's Monday morning

and they are facing the reality of what has to be done

and they are in doing mode, so they are getting all the affairs

in order and they are making their plans for mum and dad

to say their farewells. Mike Bennet had been diagnosed

with cancer three years ago. Their children shared

a photograph of their parents' last moment together

at Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral. When the couple were admitted

earlier this month, staff there realised both were nearing

the end of their lives, so arranged for them to be put

in a side room together. I am really proud of the staff

on the ward realising they needed to do something

and quite quickly. They took their own initiative,

they made those plans themselves, they knew I'd agree with that,

we do everything we can to make the best care for our patients

but also in this case Shortly after the photo was taken,

Mr and Mrs Bennet were moved The hospice says it's unusual

to have two members of the same family pass away within such a short

space of time, but all patients things to do with the environment

that really matter to them, so replicating a home

environment for them, music that might be really important

to them, photos on the walls, looking after patients' spirituality

and so what keeps them going, what's important

to them as a person. The couple's final wish

was for their children to stay together at their home in Irby

and complete their education. People have donated

to an on line fundraising page From the young who are donating

their pocket money to the homeless chap giving everything he collected

that day, ?2.56, he collected it and he wanted it to go

towards the family, he understood the scale of what they were going

to face and, you know, Well wishers have raised

more than three times Andy Gill, BBC North

West Tonight, Wirral. We wish the children all the best.

Very difficult pine for the family. We have some good news for them this

evening. -- very difficult time for the family.

And good luck to Hannah, who found out this afternoon she's

been selected to represent England at Dance World Cup in Germany.

When Faris Khalifa was just 15, his whole world crumbled.

His parents and siblings were all killed in the Sudanese civil war.

He came to the UK seeking asylum and grew up in children's

Now in his 20s, Faris is working with charities, speaking publicly

about his experiences with depression and post-traumatic

stress disorder to encourage other men to open up

I came to Liverpool when I was 15 in 2002 as an unaccompanied asylum

seeker after losing my parents in Sudan.

It was an odd thing adjusting to the loss of family

because it can't be replaced, yet it doesn't stop

The culture shock was a big thing but the one thing that I found very

helpful was how accepting people in the city were.

The first area I grew up in Liverpool was Walton,

so I lived in a kids home on the Beaconsfield Road.

You never see any people from any other race but white.

It's like almost being in the middle of a very high-class

Once a kid tells you to go back to your country

or something of that nature, they don't realise that you take

If anything you take it home with you for years.

I suffered from anxiety, depression and it was a very

difficult thing to come to grips with because admitting

that your brain is faulty, it knocks your pride especially.

The first and the biggest hurdle I found was in talking about it.

My biggest "a-ha" moment was when I posted a video of me

on YouTube and the reaction I got, I've had people from like Columbia,

Switzerland, contacting me with issues so, so similar to mine.

I've had moments where I've been so upset and suddenly you just feel,

you know, Mr Furball here just next to you.

Another thing that I have which is a hobby of mine and is also

a calming feeling is music, because it's universal.

It's because I learned English mainly from TV.

A lot of Simpsons, a lot of Golden Girls.

I mean, I've got a Scouse accent, it comes out when necessary.

And no place feels like here, like every time you go to

Lime Street or John Lennon Airport, it's like, oh, yes, I'm as Scouse

His try out there over adverts too. -- his triumphant there over

adversity. Onto sport and all eyes

are on Manchester City tonight, the Blues are in action

at Bournemouth, but will their star Is he still the star striker? You

can ask that question, can't you? It has been a strange season for him.

Not always first choice under Pep Guardiola.

His long-term future seems to be increasingly uncertain.

I don't know, I think I was so clear.

I know what he has done in that club.

The only reason, with three guys, the other one plays good

So what happens at the end of the season, I don't know.

There's full match commentary on BBC Radio Manchester from 7pm.

There were wins for Liverpool and Manchester United

at the weekend, while Everton left Middlesbrough with a point.

Burnley's impressive home form continued with yesterday's 1-1

draw against Chelsea Having gone behind to the Premier League

leaders, the Clarets' record signing Robbie Brady, on his first

start for the club, equalised to move them up to 12th

In the Championship, Aiden McGeady's double helped

Preston beat Brentford and secure their first win

in five league matches, against a team they've lost

Fleetwood town are proving to be one of the surprise packages. The

manager was named manager of the month for January, with the team

fourth in the table. Head of the match against one of the division's

big boys, Bradford city tomorrow night, I went to talk to the main

man. A wind of change is blowing

through Fleetwood town, from their top-class training

ground, a team that's punching above its weight

at the top of the division, Under Uwe Rossler, Fleetwood

are unbeaten in 14 league games. You asked me at the beginning

of the season, what is Make sure you don't get relegated

and now we are at the end What's he saying now

then, promotion? A 0-0 draw against Rochdale wasn't

their most eye-catching performance. But plenty of their players, a

mixture of shrewd signings and players on loan from big clubs like

Liverpool, certainly stand out. The fans are starting to dream. It is

realistic. I think they have a real good chance. The team is great, they

are playing great. Just a great team, are they? What did you make of

the atmosphere at this club because you have been involved in some very

big clubs, Manchester city, Leeds United. This is a more intimate

connection between supporters, manager and players, isn't it? They

have come very far in a short space of time, many promotions in ten

years. Now, the higher you come, the club need to get stabilised. For a

man he made his name as a player with Manchester city, he still lives

in the north-west and remains an avid fan of the blues. There is

always a strong connection between my family and Manchester city

football club and that will never stop all those years and now I can

look forward in my coaching career, I am very keen and I rejoice I am

doing. I like to take the players and try and ride the wave as long as

we can put who knows, with a fair wind Fleetwood might be mixing it

with the championship boys before too long.

In the weekend Super League Warrington suffered an opening day

defeat at Catalans Dragons, but Champions Wigan made a winning

start to their title defence with a 26-16 win over Salford,

Laura Massaro became champion bull stop many congratulations to her.

And a good weekend for Morecambe fans who not only saw their side

beat Cambridge, but also had manager Jim Bentley hand out 2,000 free pies

to thank them for clubbing together to pay his recent ?1,000 FA fine.

I presume to 2000 different people, but you never know, people will do

anything for a freebie! They just spent all the money on pies! Perhaps

he made them all at home? You never know! Quick word on Laura Massaro,

what a achievement? She has been well not one, while champion in the

past, she has her set site on that. One of my kids went to see that on

Saturday. He was so if by watching Laura Massaro. He is going to make

you play! I was hopeless! I forget how big squash courts are!

The wonder of the night sky is something which has fascinated

But views like this one aren't that easy to see,

even when the North West's notorious clouds are having a night off.

Light pollution is a major problem, especially in built-up areas.

But some parts of the region have clearer skies than others,

If you only ever looked at the sky from a city or a town, it is

unlikely you have ever seen a truly dark sky. So, we headed off GDI love

man. It has the highest concentration of dark night skies in

the British Isles -- said we headed off to the isle of man. Howard

Parkin gives lectures on astronomy and he has invited us to one of the

best spots on the island. And what is likely one of the best nights of

the year. Gazing. I doubt the guy had ever seen so many stars. How

significant is this location? -- I don't think I have ever seen so many

stars. These are sites that had been acknowledged as great. Gazing.

Great. Gazing but not our cameras. Ours are not sensitive enough to

take in the stars. Here it is in all it's glory. We have taken these long

exposure pictures from exactly where we are standing. All of our time

that the geography for the duration of this film can tell us a bit more.

Paul, I guess you need a lot of patience, it is not fun thing you

can take a quick snapshot of, the sky? You need to be willing to be

outside the quite a while and also be prepared to put up with some cold

weather. All of Paul's time and effort to get the perfect shot

really paid off with a spectacular display of the sky.

And you can see Jacey Normand's full report on Inside Out North West in

You're going to have to close your eyes, member those pictures, how

beautiful they were? That is all you have got now, you haven't got any

pictures! We have got you! Good grief! Should we just say goodbye

now? No, 12-macro technical problems dogging us right now but fingers

crossed we will get some graphics in a moment.

The good news is it is dry, dry absolutely everywhere. Today, what a

cold day, that wind still coming towards us from the continent. Italy

cold. Our weather watchers' pictures, here it comes, it has come

to life, our pictures show some sunshine on the north-west was not

brilliant blue skies. Tonnes of sunshine on offer. Story as we go

through this week, it does see some changes in the forecast. The wind is

changing direction every single day, so it will be less cold, that is the

positive, but we will pick up cloud cover quite a bit from time to time.

At the moment if you are looking to stargaze tonight, it is 50-50.

Something in the way of skies that are clear and cloud. A bit of mist

and mark on the ground but the temperatures tonight, the story gets

better, temperatures are not as bad as they have been. Possibly not that

much lower than you see there. You may see some spells of sunshine

first thing in the morning, but as the day goes on more cloud. To

build. It is not a bad picture at all. At the town -- at -- not too

bad at all. At the end of the day, not bad. Did you learn anything at

all? We don't need graphics as long as we have you! And we had a lovely

shot of the outside there! Looking at the pavement! Have a lovely

evening. Goodbye. The laser. -- see you later.