02/01/2012 BBC News at Six

Four people found dead at a home in County Durham. Three of the victims

were women, there was a shotgun next to a man's body. I would like

to reassure our communities that the police are in control of this

incident. At this moment, we are looking for no-one else in relation

to this inquiry. The breast implant scare - a

medical expert says thousands of women may need surgery to remove

them. The man accused of murdering an

Indian student calls himself "Psycho Stapleton" in court.

A New Year pledge from David Cameron - he will do what it takes

Good evening. The former mining village of Horden is in shock today

after police found four bodies at a home late last night. The victims

who were all related were three women and a man who was licensed to

own six firearms. It is thought one of the weapons was found next to

his body. Three other people managed to escape the shooting

including a 19-year-old who jumped from an upstairs window.

This small village in County Durham had celebrated the New Year and

hours later it found itself at the centre of an investigation into

four deaths. A number of emergency calls were made, all reporting

sounds of gunshots at the house in Greenside Avenue in Horden.

Officers arrived just before midnight and found the bodies of

three women and a man who was in his 40s, next to him was a shotgun.

All four were related. At this stage, we are not looking for

anyone else. It is very early in the investigation. My priority is

to identify the individuals in the house and I am working closely with

friends and family to establish that. I need to know what's gone on

inside that house and that will take the rest of today and tomorrow

to complete all the inquiries. It's believed other people were in

the house and one 19-year-old woman escaped from an upstairs window.

Although the police are reassuring locals they aren't looking for

anyone else, there is still a sense of fear and the close-knit

community is shocked. It never happens here, does it? Four deaths?

You can't believe it. I'm shocked that it's happened on our doorstep.

It is a family matter, what we have been told over the news. I don't

suppose it is any threat to us. It is a big shock. I am scared.

was at work all the time, but she seemed to be all right. I used to

talk to her. I didn't know of any trouble. One of the women has been

named locally as Susan McGoldrick and the man is believed to be

Michael Atherton, a taxi driver who held six firearms licences. Three

for shotguns and three for the more strictly-controlled Section 1

firearms. At this stage, officers don't know if any of the legally-

held weapons were used in last night's shooting.

Fiona Trott is in Horden for us tonight. What are the details that

have been emerging through the day? The most important thing that I

think that has come to light today is the fact we have learned the

history of one of the residents that lived in that house. He has

been named as Michael Atherton. We know that one of those residents

had a firearms licence for three shotguns and three other types of

firearms. People here in Horden this evening are saying that they

have heard that the shootings took place and then the person that

fired the gun turned the gun on themselves. Now that has not been

confirmed by the police. But if that is the case, what police have

to do this evening is scrutinise what checks were taking place

before to look at this man's history and what firearms were

inside that house. Thank you. A senior plastic surgeon who is

advising the Government on the safety of breast implants has said

thousands of women may need surgery to remove them. Tim Goodacre say it

is failure rate of implants made by the French company PIP was

unacceptable. The saga over faulty breast

implants has meant an anxious festive season for thousands of

British women. The New Year is bringing more uncertainty with

claims from one UK clinic that 7% of implants made by the French

company PIP have ruptured. But seven times higher than the figure

acknowledged by the Government. One of the surgeons investigating the

scandal says all of them should be removed as a precaution. I would be

suggesting to the Department of Health that that rupture rate is

unacceptable and a programme should be put into place to remove these

devices. That is an open-and-shut case, if that is the data. It is an

opinion which has the backing of many of those who had the PIP

implants. This woman certainly doesn't want to take any chances.

I'm incredibly concerned about the impact these implants could be

having on my health. I haven't stopped worrying about it. I want

them replaced. PIP, which was closed down last year, was using

non-medical silicone in the implants. The French government has

already recommended they are removed from women who have them

and has said it will pay for the necessary operations. Here, the

Department of Health believes there isn't any danger unless the

implants rupture. It has set up a review panel to examine the safety

data. That panel is due to report later this week. Women with the

sub-standard implants will be waiting anxiously to hear its

findings. A man has appeared before

magistrates in Manchester charged with murdering Anuj Bidve. Mr Bidve

was shot in the head in Salford in the early hours of Boxing Day.

Kiaran Stapleton, who is 20, was remanded in custody. He told the

court his name was "Psycho Stapleton". Tonight, one week on

from the shooting, a vigil is about to take place in Salford close to

where it happened. Nick Ravenscroft is there for us now. There's been

quite a reaction to this murder locally? George, because people who

live around here didn't know Anuj Bidve, then they don't feel his

loss personally. Yet, the fact that a stranger who was merely passing

through this community could be shot dead has shocked many people

deeply. In fact, some people fear that the crime may have cast a

taint over the entire community and so tonight's vigil here, which is

due to take place shortly after 6.00, is their way not only of

paying their respects but also of distancing themselves from that

crime. Earlier today, a man appeared in court, a local man,

accused of the crime. He wasn't required to enter a plea of guilty

or not guilty, merely to confirm his name to which he replied,

""Psycho Stapleton"." In India, officers from Greater

Manchester Police have met Mr Bidve's parents. They have

criticised the British and Indian authorities for their handling of

the case. Andrew North met the family at their home in the city of

Pune. His report contains some flash photography.

Remembering an only son. The parents of Anuj Bidve and his

grandmother still can't believe he is dead. A brilliant student, and a

Manchester United fan, his father tells me. And my best friend.

is a big gap in my life. I cannot say more than this. They first

learnt he was dead from Facebook and asked why it took Greater

Manchester Police so long to call when they had his mobile or

cellphone. I am really very unhappy about this. Anuj was having his

cell along with him and in that cell my number, my family's numbers,

his mother's numbers were there. It could have been possible for the

police as well as the hospital authorities to contact us.

Criticisms the police had to answer themselves when they arrived.

Greater Manchester Police are at the family home offering their

condolences and trying to clear the air. Their presence has attracted a

large crowd. After two hours inside, officers left without comment. On

their way back to Britain. The country the Bidve family chose for

Anuj because there they thought he would be safe.

Here, the Prime Minister has said 2012 will be a difficult year for

millions worried about their jobs or struggling to pay the bills. But

in his New Year's message, David Cameron says the coalition is

determined to get Britain back up to strength. He also said the

Olympic Games and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee would provide

opportunities to showcase the country's traditions and talents.

The message from Downing Street this time last year was 2011 would

see Britain get back on its feet. In 2012, the Prime Minister accepts

that some are still struggling. search for work has become

difficult, particularly for young people. And rising prices have hit

household budgets. I get that. We are taking action on both fronts. I

know how difficult it will be to get through this. But I also know

that we will. And it is the state of the economy that may dictate the

Prime Minister's own fortunes in 2012. His colleagues in Europe have

warned of a difficult year ahead. Little surprise then that they are

cautious here, David Cameron says his Government's economic plans

have given some protection from the worst of those euro debt storms. We

have security, he says, for now. Reasons to be cheerful? Well, the

Olympic Games and the Diamond Jubilee are both in the diary.

we welcome the world to the best Olympics ever, and as? The 60th

year of -- and as in the 60th year of her reign we honour the Queen,

let us use these things as a mirror of ourselves, too, a mirror of the

nation. While the Prime Minister is promising his policies will tackle

excess in the city, Labour are demanding big changes to existing

plans. Instead of giving tax cuts to the banks, we would use the

proceeds of those monies to reduce tuition fees, we have said we would

use a repeat of a bank bonus tax to put in place a Youth Jobs Fund to

give many of the one million young people who are now out of work more

opportunities. No-one's under any illusions about the challenges of

2012. The debate will centre on how best to confront them.

Passenger groups have condemned new increases in rail fares. They go up

by an average of 5.9% today in England, Scotland and Wales. But

some commuters will find their season tickets increase by almost

11%. Rail passengers buying tickets

today will have noticed the difference. Others may only realise

how much extra they will pay when they return to work after the

Christmas break. The average rise for train travel is 5.9%, but some

I think they are too expensive. You go abroad and you can travel by

rail much more cheaply. When it is not rush hour, it is fine. But when

you are paying for rush hour trains and you have to stand, no. Rising

rail fares will make extra demands on stretched household budgets.

Ticket prices are likely to go up further in future years. It is very

difficult to see how passengers can bear more of these fare rises.

Passenger numbers are going up so there is more and more coming into

the industry the whole time. That is what should be funding the

investment. Rail companies say investment is needed to fund better

services, improve stations, more trains and they argue the rising

costs are a result of a shift in how all that is paid for. Every

January, the public is being asked a question, who should pay for

running our railways - the taxpayer or the passenger? The answer that

the Government have given to that question is the taxpayer should

subsidise the cost less and the passenger should pay more. Whatever

the arguments on both sides, travellers dependent on the rail

network to get to and from work will have no choice but to pay the

extra. Football: With the top three having

a day off, there are five games in the Premier League to tell you

Celtic remain top of the Scottish Premier League after beating

Dunfermline 3-0. Charlie Mulgrew ensured an easy win with a well-