:00:00. > :00:18.The headlines this Thursday lunchtime:
:00:19. > :00:21.The identity of a man whose death on Saddleworth Moor
:00:22. > :00:25.sparked a world-wide appeal is finally revealed.
:00:26. > :00:30.Cumbria Police is told to improve its protection
:00:31. > :00:32.And the curious incident of Stockport's Olivier-winning
:00:33. > :00:40.playwright inspiring pupils at his former school.
:00:41. > :00:43.It's a mystery that sparked an international inquiry -
:00:44. > :00:47.the discovery of an unidentified man's body on Saddleworth Moor.
:00:48. > :00:50.Police have spent more than a year trying to find out who he was and,
:00:51. > :00:56.after a painstaking investigation, they now believe they know.
:00:57. > :01:00.The BBC's Jon Manel has been following the story.
:01:01. > :01:05.Yes, this all goes back to the 12th of December, 2015 -
:01:06. > :01:08.I was totting it up before - 411 days ago, when Greater
:01:09. > :01:14.Manchester Police received what seemed like a routine call.
:01:15. > :01:17.A body had been discovered on Saddleworth Moor near beauty spot
:01:18. > :01:23.A cyclist had found the body that morning in awful
:01:24. > :01:27.But they had no idea who this person was.
:01:28. > :01:31.It was a man, he was believed to be between about 65 and 75,
:01:32. > :01:33.but all that was found on him were train tickets,
:01:34. > :01:38.a medicine container, with some traces of poison in it,
:01:39. > :01:46.There has been then an extraordinary bit of detective work
:01:47. > :02:03.For a start, there was Urdu writing on that medicine container
:02:04. > :02:05.but when they carried out the postmortem, they found a metal
:02:06. > :02:08.plate in his left leg, and that metal plate can only be
:02:09. > :02:10.fitted, was only used, in hospitals in Pakistan.
:02:11. > :02:12.He had obviously had a serious accident at some stage.
:02:13. > :02:15.So they knew about that connection and what we found out today,
:02:16. > :02:19.there was a Coroner's hearing near Rochdale, and we were told
:02:20. > :02:21.that the police studied all the flight manifests
:02:22. > :02:28.from Pakistan to London in the few days before he was discovered,
:02:29. > :02:30.looking for that profile, a white man between 65 and 75,
:02:31. > :02:38.And today at the Coroner's Court, they finally revealed
:02:39. > :02:44.Yes, so the name was searched on the passport agency database.
:02:45. > :02:49.They saw the photograph, it seemed to be a match,
:02:50. > :02:51.they then looked at CCTV images from Lahore, where he had
:02:52. > :02:56.It looks like it was him and they managed to contact this
:02:57. > :02:59.man's family, there was a DNA match with a relative, and so now finally
:03:00. > :03:09.He was 67 years old and after all of this time his family has now been
:03:10. > :03:25.You consume more about the story on the Radio 4 website. -- you can hear
:03:26. > :03:28.more about the story. Cumbria Police has been told it
:03:29. > :03:31.needs to improve how it protects Inspectors found a lack
:03:32. > :03:35.of understanding of the extent of child sexual exploitation
:03:36. > :03:42.and an inconsistent response It's the same police force that was
:03:43. > :03:47.criticised for its handling of the death of Poppy Worthington.
:03:48. > :03:49.According to the MP, there is some cause for concern.
:03:50. > :03:52.It's good that the commitment to protecting children is fully
:03:53. > :04:06.The examples of feel you are just not good enough. The Chief Constable
:04:07. > :04:10.and Commissioner and everybody else now have to take what is being said
:04:11. > :04:21.with the utmost seriousness and turn it around as possible. Cumbria
:04:22. > :04:26.police said that it will continue to review its dealings with children.
:04:27. > :04:32.We are joined by... Can you understand by people in, we are that
:04:33. > :04:38.they are shocked that the force, criticised for the way that it dealt
:04:39. > :04:41.with the death of Poppy Worthington, is still being criticised over its
:04:42. > :04:48.child protection? The first thing to do is to divorce the two issues.
:04:49. > :04:55.They are not related. Both involve child protection issues. Well, they
:04:56. > :04:59.don't. The TRANSLATION: Criticism was about the investigation after
:05:00. > :05:01.the tragic death of Poppy Worthington.
:05:02. > :05:08.This report looks into the wider sphere of child protection. It's
:05:09. > :05:14.important we get it right. This report also criticises the force by
:05:15. > :05:19.the way that they deal with child protection issues. Yes, they go on
:05:20. > :05:27.to talk about the quirky nation after the immediate protection of
:05:28. > :05:31.children. -- about the coordination. I absolutely accept the criticism as
:05:32. > :05:35.does the force. What is being done to change things? It is being
:05:36. > :05:39.criticised for not grasping the criticised for not grasping the
:05:40. > :05:44.seriousness of this? It would be unreasonable to suggest that they do
:05:45. > :05:48.not grasp the seriousness. It's important to remember that this
:05:49. > :05:51.report was written in July of last year, several of the recommendations
:05:52. > :05:58.have ready been completed. We have put additional resource into child
:05:59. > :06:04.protection and safeguarding. Additional training into domestic
:06:05. > :06:13.abuse and child sexual exploitation has of ready gone into force.
:06:14. > :06:22.Already we have increased by some amount. Ultimately the IT support
:06:23. > :06:26.has already been remedied. Many of these things have already been put
:06:27. > :06:28.in place. That is what to say that there are still some things to be
:06:29. > :06:35.done. Thank you for your time. A playwright from Stockport says
:06:36. > :06:37.giving children a proper education in the arts will make Britain
:06:38. > :06:39.a better country. Simon Stephens wrote the stage
:06:40. > :06:42.version of The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time,
:06:43. > :06:44.currently showing at Last night current students from his
:06:45. > :06:51.old school went to see the play. Our reporter Andy Gill
:06:52. > :06:53.was there too. I'm going to find out
:06:54. > :06:55.who really killed the dog. The play is based
:06:56. > :07:02.on Mark Haddon's book. It's the story of Christopher,
:07:03. > :07:05.a teenager with behavoiral difficulties who sets out
:07:06. > :07:07.to discover who killed a neighbour's dog and who uncovers truths
:07:08. > :07:10.about his own family on the way. Simon Stephens has won awards
:07:11. > :07:14.for his stage script. He went to Stockport School,
:07:15. > :07:17.or Mile End as its known. He wants pupils from state schools
:07:18. > :07:20.to believe they're as entitled to a career in the arts
:07:21. > :07:24.as anyone else. I think an education in the arts
:07:25. > :07:27.dignifies and empowers everybody with a spirit
:07:28. > :07:31.of empathy and communication. I think that makes
:07:32. > :07:33.the whole country better. It's not just about winning artists,
:07:34. > :07:36.it's about making this country Last night 200 current
:07:37. > :07:45.Stockport School pupils went He's already been back
:07:46. > :07:49.to his old school to fire The talk was inspiring
:07:50. > :07:52.because he came from, like, Stockport, it wasn't in London or LA
:07:53. > :07:55.or America, it's Stockport, you know, it's so humble
:07:56. > :07:59.and close to heart. There's no limits to how small
:08:00. > :08:08.or big you can be in the theatre. I've always kind of known I wanted
:08:09. > :08:11.to do something like that but people are always,
:08:12. > :08:13.like, suggesting different things and after the talk I just felt
:08:14. > :08:16.like it was definitely a good option and I should follow
:08:17. > :08:18.what I want to do. The Curious Incident Of The Dog
:08:19. > :08:22.In The Night-Time runs at the Lowry Andy Gill, BBC North
:08:23. > :08:28.West Today, Salford. Now the weather forecast
:08:29. > :08:31.with Charlie Slater. Plenty of cloud around
:08:32. > :08:35.over the next few hours. Where that cloud is thick enough,
:08:36. > :08:39.you can get the odd spot of drizzle. It's cold enough for that drizzle
:08:40. > :08:42.to fall as sleet and maybe Factor in the wind-chill, though,
:08:43. > :08:49.and you're talking more like -4, -5, That's what it actually feels
:08:50. > :08:54.like rather than its actual But cold no matter what way
:08:55. > :08:57.you try to look at it. Overnight tonight, into the early
:08:58. > :09:00.hours of Friday morning, temperatures will fall away down
:09:01. > :09:02.to around -1, maybe even -2. Friday daytime is generally dull
:09:03. > :09:05.and cloudy, maybe a bit overcast, potential for a little bit
:09:06. > :09:08.of drizzle here and there, but all in all a slightly
:09:09. > :09:10.less cold day tomorrow Thankfully a little bit milder once
:09:11. > :09:18.we're through to the weekend. North West Today will be
:09:19. > :09:26.back with at teatime. TV: He's not your father.
:09:27. > :09:54.WOMAN GASPS