:00:06. > :00:11.Good evening and welcome to North West Tonight.
:00:11. > :00:14.How our top story: two new deaths at Stepping Hill
:00:14. > :00:19.Hospital, as the police investigation grows. The family of
:00:19. > :00:23.one patient paid tribute to him. We have the latest from the hospital,
:00:23. > :00:27.as police continue to question a nurse who works there. Also
:00:27. > :00:31.tonight: The middle class monster - a report
:00:31. > :00:36.reveals the nine years of abuse this woman heaped on three young
:00:36. > :00:40.children. Very challenging parents. I think there is a sense that
:00:40. > :00:44.people backed off from challenging that parent.
:00:44. > :00:49.Driving down the costs. Proof that being careful behind the wheel can
:00:49. > :00:54.save you money. The best way of saving money is to look further
:00:54. > :00:58.ahead, so you are not breaking all the time, not accelerating all the
:00:58. > :01:05.time. And meet the man whose Star Trek
:01:06. > :01:14.obsession will see him been done to your television screens. -- it will
:01:14. > :01:19.see him beamed into your television screens.
:01:19. > :01:23.We want to know how you can eke out the extra distance from fuel in
:01:23. > :01:33.your car, and save yourself money. We were read out your tips at the
:01:33. > :01:35.
:01:35. > :01:38.end of the show. E-mail us. But we Two more patients at Stepping Hill
:01:38. > :01:41.Hospital have been identified as potential victims in the
:01:41. > :01:47.investigation into suspicious deaths. Police have revealed that
:01:47. > :01:51.the deaths of and 83-year-old woman and an 84-year-old man are now part
:01:51. > :01:55.of the their inquiry into contaminated saline drips. Nurse
:01:55. > :02:00.Rebecca Leighton remains in police custody after being arrested in
:02:00. > :02:07.connection with a three other deaths. Laura Yates is outside the
:02:08. > :02:12.hospital in Stockport. Not only is there is a fast-moving
:02:12. > :02:15.investigation, it is also one that grows ever more complex by the day.
:02:15. > :02:19.Yesterday, the nurse at the hospital was arrested on suspicion
:02:19. > :02:24.of murdering three patients. Today police confirmed they are
:02:24. > :02:29.investigating the deaths of a 4th and fifth patient at Stepping Hill.
:02:29. > :02:33.This is an investigation, they say, that requires detailed medical and
:02:33. > :02:39.forensic analysis. And any suggestion it is close to being
:02:39. > :02:44.complete his, they say, misleading. For days these three patients have
:02:44. > :02:47.been at the centre of the story. Tracey Arden, a mother of two,
:02:47. > :02:51.Arnold Lancaster, and great grandfather George Keep. This
:02:51. > :02:55.afternoon police confirmed they are investigating two more deaths, and
:02:56. > :03:01.84-year-old woman and 83-year-old Alfred Weaver from Stockport. This
:03:01. > :03:05.afternoon, his shocked family paid tribute to him. Just a wonderful
:03:05. > :03:10.person. Everybody in the hospital said what a charming, lovely
:03:10. > :03:14.gentleman he is. He has never complained once. He has accepted
:03:14. > :03:19.everything that has been thrown at him. He has been through hell and
:03:19. > :03:22.back. Police were keen to stress that patients should feel reassured
:03:22. > :03:27.and security measures now in place. I would like to reassure people
:03:27. > :03:33.that both of the deaths that are now forming part of his
:03:34. > :03:36.investigation occurred prior to the police being called, and there
:03:36. > :03:39.since the police have been investigating and the measures have
:03:39. > :03:42.been stepped up in terms of security at the hospital, we have
:03:42. > :03:47.had no further incidents of deliberate damage or contamination
:03:47. > :03:51.of products within Stepping Hill Hospital. Meanwhile, police
:03:51. > :03:55.continue to question Rebecca Leighton, the 27-year-old nurse at
:03:56. > :04:01.Stepping Hill, in connection with the three original deaths. Today,
:04:01. > :04:05.the family's neighbour expressed disbelief at what was happening.
:04:05. > :04:10.thought she was a lovely person so I just can't believe it. Beyond my
:04:10. > :04:17.comprehension. Around 60 police investigators are working round the
:04:18. > :04:21.clock to get to the bottom of just what has happened at this hospital.
:04:21. > :04:24.Tonight we have been told that police have for the second time
:04:24. > :04:29.been given more time to question nurse Rebecca Leighton. We
:04:29. > :04:33.understand they have until five past nine tomorrow evening to
:04:33. > :04:37.decide whether to charge or release her.
:04:37. > :04:41.For nine years, three vulnerable children were physically and
:04:41. > :04:45.emotionally abused by a couple whose middle class lifestyle
:04:45. > :04:49.blinded social workers to their pleas for help. The siblings,
:04:49. > :04:53.nicknamed by care workers as the "toxic trio", were repeatedly
:04:53. > :04:57.returned to the home in Cheshire. Their cries for help, including
:04:57. > :05:01.jumping out of windows and approaching strangers, were
:05:01. > :05:05.eventually listened to and their adoptive mother jailed. Today a
:05:05. > :05:11.report revealed the extent of her cruelty and issued an apology to
:05:11. > :05:15.the children. Maid appeared to be the ideal
:05:15. > :05:19.couple to offer a loving home to children in need. Jill Newcombe
:05:19. > :05:24.Buley and her husband, Nicholas, were professional, wealthy people.
:05:24. > :05:27.The couple had a home here in the village of Prestbury. When they
:05:27. > :05:31.offered to adopt three siblings from a troubled background, social
:05:31. > :05:36.workers were keen to accept the offer. The children had experienced
:05:36. > :05:41.a chaotic, abusive home life. Coming to Cheshire was to have been
:05:41. > :05:44.a new start for them. But moving in with the couple turned out to be
:05:44. > :05:48.the start of years of emotional and physical abuse. She repeatedly
:05:48. > :05:52.attacked them, smothering them with a pillow if they would not sleep,
:05:52. > :05:56.forcing them into cold baths, and even stamping on them in stiletto
:05:57. > :06:01.shoes. He did nothing to stop her. The experts supposedly monitoring
:06:01. > :06:05.the adoption were oblivious to it. Social workers refer to the
:06:05. > :06:08.children as the "toxic trio". No one listened when the eldest boys
:06:08. > :06:12.said that the children were being abused. Someone did eventually take
:06:12. > :06:17.notice, but not until the children had experienced nine years of
:06:17. > :06:21.torment. Today a report on the case highlights failings in the adoption
:06:21. > :06:26.process. The couple's application was rushed through with indecent
:06:26. > :06:29.haste, and many opportunities to spot problems were missed. There
:06:29. > :06:33.were many opportunities to intervene over the next decade
:06:33. > :06:37.during which the children were abused which were not taken. One of
:06:37. > :06:41.these children was telling you constantly, I am being abused. He
:06:41. > :06:44.was running away from home and being sent back. Correct me if I am
:06:45. > :06:48.wrong, but I thought the rule for professionals was that if a child
:06:48. > :06:53.so they are being abused you believe them first and then
:06:53. > :06:56.investigate. You are absolutely right and this is an absolutely
:06:56. > :06:59.appalling state of affairs that that did not happen in this case.
:06:59. > :07:05.Jill Newcombe Buley was jailed. Her husband received a suspended
:07:05. > :07:09.sentence. Earlier, I asked Lorraine Butcher,
:07:09. > :07:13.Cheshire East Council's Director of Children's Services, who was not in
:07:13. > :07:17.the job at the time, if an apology was an adequate response after the
:07:17. > :07:23.horror of those children had suffered. Saying sorry feels
:07:23. > :07:26.inadequate, certainly. I think what we need to do is to ensure that we
:07:26. > :07:30.learn from this and that no other children suffer as much as they
:07:30. > :07:35.suffered, as much as we possibly can. I know you were not in charge
:07:35. > :07:39.at the time, but the mind boggles at how these children could have
:07:39. > :07:44.been so let down. What clearly has happened is that no one has really
:07:44. > :07:47.listened properly to what they were being told. The fact that we
:07:47. > :07:51.certainly had an elder child here saying repeatedly that he was being
:07:51. > :07:55.hurt, and his brother and sister were being hurt, and they were in
:07:55. > :08:00.fear, and no one was listening to him, that is unforgivable,
:08:00. > :08:04.undoubtedly. Was this, do you think, partly because the adoptive parents
:08:04. > :08:07.were middle class, seemingly respectable, a doctor, dentist, and
:08:07. > :08:12.they were believed and the children were disbelieved, and even referred
:08:12. > :08:17.to one occasion as the toxic three? I think there is a dimension of
:08:17. > :08:21.this which is that other professionals were afraid to
:08:21. > :08:25.challenge what was essentially a confident, articulate, professional,
:08:25. > :08:29.very challenging parent. I think there is a sense that people did
:08:29. > :08:33.back off challenging that parent. Tell me what has happened now that
:08:34. > :08:40.has changed the system so that this unbelievable situation could never
:08:40. > :08:43.happen again? The council has invested significantly within
:08:44. > :08:50.children's services, in terms of improving the social work, social
:08:50. > :08:53.care capacity within the service. They have prioritised, undoubtedly,
:08:53. > :08:56.safeguarding children as its ultimate number one priority, and
:08:57. > :09:01.has bucked the trend against a backdrop of significant cuts in
:09:01. > :09:05.public services in the last two years, by adding further investment
:09:05. > :09:10.to ensure that we have the right staff in place who can respond more
:09:10. > :09:14.effectively and sooner. That sits alongside an extensive training and
:09:14. > :09:20.development programme with our partner agencies, with colleagues
:09:20. > :09:23.in schools, police colleagues, health colleagues also. When you
:09:23. > :09:27.say having the right staff in place, can I ask if any of the staff who
:09:27. > :09:32.so badly let these children down and did not investigate their
:09:33. > :09:37.complaints, if any of them are still working in the department?
:09:37. > :09:40.I can assure you that a number of those staff no longer work for
:09:40. > :09:44.children's services in Cheshire East. And you are convinced that
:09:44. > :09:49.this could never happen again, as a result of the changes that have
:09:49. > :09:55.been made? It we will do our damnedest to intervene early. We
:09:55. > :09:59.are doing so on a daily basis that I know of now. But I cannot say
:09:59. > :10:07.that no instance would ever happen again. We would hope to minimise
:10:07. > :10:10.the risk, certainly. Thank you. Thank you.
:10:10. > :10:13.There are moves to reduce allowances paid to some members of
:10:13. > :10:16.the transport authority Merseytravel. Last month we
:10:16. > :10:20.reported how Labour councillors were awarding themselves multiple
:10:21. > :10:23.allowances worth a total of a quarter of a million pounds. The
:10:23. > :10:27.six Liverpool councillors on Merseytravel have now voted to
:10:27. > :10:33.accept just one allow once, something urged by the Liberal
:10:33. > :10:36.Democrats. Clearly, councillors and have realised what they were doing
:10:36. > :10:40.was not acceptable so the pressure goes on to councillors in the other
:10:40. > :10:45.authorities to follow suit. It is incredibly difficult for them to
:10:45. > :10:48.now justify the current position. A man has appeared in court in
:10:48. > :10:53.Cornwall accused of murdering a Merseyside man and his friend.
:10:53. > :10:56.Brett Flornoy, a professional boxer from Birkenhead, and David
:10:56. > :10:58.Griffiths, disappeared last month while visiting the south-west.
:10:58. > :11:03.Earlier this week, two bodies thought to be theirs were found
:11:03. > :11:08.buried on a farm near St Austell. 25-year-old Thomas Haigh has been
:11:08. > :11:13.remanded in custody. A multi-million-pound overhaul of
:11:13. > :11:17.Victorian water mains on Liverpool Road in Huyton could begin as early
:11:17. > :11:22.as 20th January 12. United Utilities wants to revamp the
:11:22. > :11:27.network, following a huge burst there on Monday which led to 60
:11:27. > :11:31.local homes being flooded. Closing dates for maternity units
:11:31. > :11:34.in Greater Manchester have been announced. Salford will close in
:11:34. > :11:38.November and Bury in March next year. Thousands of people campaign
:11:38. > :11:43.against the closures but the NHS says that super centres in Bolton
:11:43. > :11:47.and Oldham will improve services. If you are a motorist, you will
:11:48. > :11:51.know that a tank of fuel can cost up to �70 these days but short of
:11:51. > :11:56.ditching the car altogether, how can you get more miles out of a
:11:56. > :11:59.litre of petrol or diesel? A taxi driver in Manchester has been
:11:59. > :12:03.taking part in an experiment which seems to show that changing the way
:12:04. > :12:07.we drive can save hundreds of pounds a year.
:12:07. > :12:10.You have cut back on non-essential journeys, you are using the bus
:12:10. > :12:15.when you can but you are still spending more than you can afford
:12:15. > :12:20.on fuel. What is the answer? The oil company Shell is carrying out
:12:20. > :12:25.an experiment involving 20 taxi drivers from across the country.
:12:25. > :12:31.Including Paul from Manchester. Under the dashboard, he has a spicy
:12:31. > :12:35.in his cab which is monitoring the way he is driving. He spends up to
:12:35. > :12:40.�1,000 a month on diesel. Shell say when he and others modified their
:12:40. > :12:44.driving, they started to use less fuel. They say they are on course
:12:44. > :12:49.to save �600 a year each if they keep it up. The best way of saving
:12:49. > :12:53.money is to look further ahead, so you are not breaking all the time,
:12:53. > :12:58.not accelerating all the time. is this just telling us what we
:12:58. > :13:04.already know? The rule is obviously not to be going too fast, and
:13:04. > :13:13.obviously not revving your engine, using up the gas. Do not break too
:13:13. > :13:18.late, keep a steady pace. At �1.42 per litre, you have to be aware.
:13:18. > :13:21.have noticed that on motorways people are beginning to slow down.
:13:21. > :13:25.If you are sticking to the speed limit and the flow of the traffic,
:13:25. > :13:30.you should not need to use your brakes so often, and that will save
:13:30. > :13:38.a lot of fuel. Paul could drive even more fuel-efficiently, but he
:13:38. > :13:43.will not. I feel if I drive too slowly, other vehicles overtake me.
:13:43. > :13:47.Tax these competing against you? Yes. It is a compromise between
:13:47. > :13:55.driving efficiently and trying to earn money. The search for ways to
:13:55. > :14:01.squeeze more out of a tank is on. We do want your tips. Derek has
:14:01. > :14:07.sent an e-mail saying, get the wife to push your car on the flat bits!
:14:07. > :14:11.You are in trouble! Still to come:
:14:11. > :14:16.An absolutely fantastic honour - comedian Jennifer Saunders plays it
:14:16. > :14:26.straight when she receives a north- west university degree.
:14:26. > :14:30.
:14:30. > :14:35.Join me later for the first ever You cannot fail to notice that pubs
:14:35. > :14:39.are having a difficult time. 1300 closed in Britain last year and it
:14:39. > :14:44.is particularly bad in Liverpool. In just two areas alone more than
:14:44. > :14:47.70 have closed in the last three years. Often the buildings are left
:14:47. > :14:53.boarded up and a target for vandals. Last night, Liverpool council
:14:53. > :14:58.discuss the plan to find new uses for some of them.
:14:58. > :15:02.This is just of the Dock Road in Liverpool, and this place used to
:15:02. > :15:07.be teeming with pubs. We are losing our taste for pubs. More of them
:15:07. > :15:11.are closing in the north-west than anywhere else in Britain. It was
:15:11. > :15:16.the community. It was the whole point of everyone being together,
:15:16. > :15:20.looking after each other, knowing everyone's business. Liverpool has
:15:20. > :15:24.a rich pub tradition. But while the best buildings have remain, dozens
:15:24. > :15:29.of others have fallen into disrepair. When they close, they
:15:29. > :15:36.often end up like this, an eyesore. According to some, they could be an
:15:36. > :15:38.asset. There has been damage, fire. As you can see, it is derelict. It
:15:38. > :15:45.is an example of the sort of building that perhaps could have
:15:45. > :15:49.been used for something else, if action had been taken sooner.
:15:49. > :15:53.building in Everton used to be a pub. Very popular it was, too, in
:15:53. > :16:00.its heyday. But as the trade trickled away, it gained a new
:16:00. > :16:04.lease of life as a community centre. A craft group is in full swing
:16:04. > :16:11.where the bar used to be you. It was saved by a housing association
:16:11. > :16:16.and it is now in full use most days of the week. We had our own
:16:16. > :16:21.community. The high-rise blocks brought it all together again and
:16:21. > :16:27.we looked for a community room. Because this was derelict, we
:16:27. > :16:29.opened up in July in 2002 and we have been operating ever since.
:16:30. > :16:33.Counsellors agree that this would not be the solution for every
:16:33. > :16:39.derelict pub, but if it stops last orders being called on some
:16:39. > :16:44.buildings, many think it is worth a try.
:16:44. > :16:48.Wayne Rooney scored a hat-trick as Manchester United beat Seattle 7-0
:16:48. > :16:53.in a pre-season friendly last night. After coming on in the second half,
:16:53. > :16:58.he scored three goals in 21 minutes. United's �17 million signing,
:16:58. > :17:03.Ashley Young, also had an impressive game. It was the second
:17:03. > :17:08.match in their tour of the States and attracted a crowd of 67,000.
:17:08. > :17:12.Everton have rejected a bid from Arsenal for Phil Jagielka. Asked an
:17:12. > :17:18.-- Arsene Wenger offered �2 million less than he offered for the same
:17:18. > :17:20.player last year. Jagielka signed a contract at Goodison in March and
:17:20. > :17:25.could succeed Phil Neville as club captain.
:17:25. > :17:29.Cricket, and with Lancashire trying to become county champions for the
:17:29. > :17:33.first time in 77 years, it has been a topsy-turvy day in the Roses
:17:33. > :17:36.match at Headingley. Lancashire appeared to be running away with it
:17:36. > :17:42.when Carl Hogg took five Yorkshire wickets for just 29 runs but the
:17:42. > :17:49.home side recovered. Lancashire hit 328 in their first innings but are
:17:49. > :17:54.struggling a bit on 33 for 3 in their second innings.
:17:54. > :17:57.We are more used to seeing this lady swigging champagne in Ab Fab
:17:57. > :18:01.and having the nation in stitches with her partner, Dawn French, but
:18:01. > :18:05.today Jennifer Saunders was that age Hill University. She was
:18:05. > :18:13.picking up an honorary doctorate in English literature. Was it time for
:18:13. > :18:21.her to get serious? Jennifer Saunders famously turned
:18:21. > :18:25.down an 0 p, so why Ormskirk, and why Edge Hill? It is fantastic, one
:18:25. > :18:30.of the first place that taught women teachers. It has a fantastic
:18:30. > :18:35.history. Jennifer Saunders was introduced to the university by its
:18:35. > :18:39.Chancellor, Tanya Byrom, with whom she wrote a book. But it has hardly
:18:39. > :18:43.been non-stop laughs. Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009, she has
:18:43. > :18:49.now made a full recovery and says it never affected her attitude to
:18:49. > :18:54.work. Not at all. I would still try and do as little as possible. That
:18:54. > :18:59.is my general philosophy. What advice would you give to the
:19:00. > :19:04.students leaving university this summer? Do not iron your clothes if
:19:04. > :19:07.you are still wearing them. You have to get an ironing board. The
:19:07. > :19:11.most important thing is that if you can get some confidence from being
:19:11. > :19:16.a place like this, because it is a very nurturing university, that is
:19:16. > :19:22.the best thing you can take from here.
:19:22. > :19:27.How lovely! Good advice for students.
:19:27. > :19:32.The studio is a little less vibrant tonight. One of our members has
:19:32. > :19:37.been sent to mix with the gardening world. I am talking about Ladies'
:19:37. > :19:42.Day at the RHS flower show at a Tatton Park. There she is, looking
:19:43. > :19:47.splendid. Of course, it was the first ever
:19:47. > :19:52.Ladies' Day in pattern today. Patten is not just about the nicer
:19:52. > :19:58.things in life. Right now I am standing in a garden designed by
:19:58. > :20:02.prisoners, and this has won the best show garden this year. It is
:20:02. > :20:09.inspired by knife crime. It represents the journey through a
:20:09. > :20:13.harsh type of crime, from this end, to a softer, gentle and more Krankl
:20:13. > :20:18.type of life. But back to Ladies' Day. The weather earlier this
:20:18. > :20:28.afternoon was brighter and warmer, and many people, many ladies came
:20:28. > :20:29.
:20:29. > :20:39.It is Ladies' Day Today, and I just can't wait to see what people are
:20:39. > :20:44.
:20:44. > :20:53.The Interflora florist of the Year competition is on Saturday. What
:20:53. > :20:58.have you got for me? We have to design a hat for a cottage garden.
:20:58. > :21:03.It is the North's greatest garden party. We wanted to inject some
:21:03. > :21:07.glamour into the show. It is fantastic. For the ladies of
:21:07. > :21:13.Cheshire, a chance to dress up and go out, it is more fun. When the
:21:13. > :21:18.weather is like this, it could not be better. The have you seen any
:21:18. > :21:28.beautiful hats today on lovely ladies? Some lovely ladies about,
:21:28. > :21:29.
:21:29. > :21:35.and some nice hats, too. And the odd fascinator, which is good.
:21:35. > :21:43.you dressed for Ladies' Day? Just a little. I don't usually go out with
:21:43. > :21:47.these. I am wearing Marks & Spencer, accessorised fascinator. It is
:21:47. > :21:54.excellent because we are very stylish in the north-west. Are you
:21:54. > :22:00.hoping to win the competition? Definitely. The best-dressed lady
:22:00. > :22:03.on the site today. They say that a woman's work is never done, and
:22:03. > :22:09.this garden focuses on all the serious work that women are doing
:22:09. > :22:19.all over the world. With changing climatic conditions, as you can see,
:22:19. > :22:20.
:22:20. > :22:28.we have named the garden "when the waters rise". I think you have the
:22:28. > :22:33.perfect jacket for this. Let's see if it fits on my big head.
:22:33. > :22:39.From something very colourful to something very different. I am in
:22:39. > :22:44.the garden for Cancer Research UK, inspired by the night walk in
:22:44. > :22:54.Manchester. Let's talk about the weather for today. I think we saw
:22:54. > :22:54.
:22:54. > :22:59.We had a lot of cloud but it was warmer and brighter than expected.
:22:59. > :23:04.For this evening, it is starting to cloud over again and we are likely
:23:04. > :23:08.to see one or two showers as we head into tomorrow but cloud cover
:23:08. > :23:12.will keep temperatures in double figures. In rural areas,
:23:12. > :23:17.temperatures down to eight Celsius. Tomorrow morning looks like a
:23:17. > :23:21.cloudy start but it could be bright in places. As we head into the
:23:21. > :23:25.afternoon we are likely to see cloud thickening in places to bring
:23:25. > :23:31.occasional showers. But as we head into late afternoon we are likely
:23:31. > :23:35.to see cloud braking and bringing drier and brighter conditions.
:23:35. > :23:39.Temperatures tomorrow might squeak to 20 degrees Celsius. As we head
:23:39. > :23:44.into the weekend, high pressure should be in charge for Saturday
:23:44. > :23:48.and also a Sunday. For Saturday, you can see that a high pressure is
:23:48. > :23:52.just hanging in. By Sunday, low pressure from the east is trying to
:23:52. > :23:58.knock it away, but generally the weekend is looking drier and
:23:58. > :24:06.brighter. We may see a lot of sunshine for Saturday. Sunday, not
:24:06. > :24:12.so sure. But the temperatures look better. Monday looks much better.
:24:12. > :24:20.And, Gordon, it is all about plants and gardening, but look at my shoes.
:24:20. > :24:26.I could not resist. High heels? Should I be wearing heels or
:24:26. > :24:29.Wellington boots tomorrow when we are going to be there? We will be
:24:29. > :24:34.there saying hello, so come and say hello to us.
:24:34. > :24:37.Next tonight, Wallace Davies has been a Star Trek fan since he was
:24:37. > :24:42.four. He has been around the world meeting the stars and has now
:24:42. > :24:46.achieved the ultimate Trekkie ambition. The hotel night manager
:24:46. > :24:50.from Salford was spotted by TV bosses at a convention. He so
:24:50. > :25:00.impressed them in his star Fleet Command uniform that they asked him
:25:00. > :25:03.
:25:03. > :25:08.to front a new trailers for the This is probably my most treasured
:25:08. > :25:14.one. It is a Christmas tree ornament. If you do not have one,
:25:14. > :25:18.you are not really a Star Trek fan. Rolliss Davies most certainly is a
:25:18. > :25:25.Star Trek fan and his obsession has paid off, beaming into TV sets
:25:25. > :25:30.across the UK. I have been a Star Trek fan for over 30 years.
:25:30. > :25:35.The word "elated" does not quite cover it. There is always some
:25:35. > :25:41.feeling, some moment you get in life where the best adjective in
:25:41. > :25:44.the English dictionary does not come close. He presents little
:25:44. > :25:49.known at Trekkie affects every week night before episodes of the next
:25:49. > :25:56.generation. He was spotted at a convention. TV producers then sent
:25:56. > :26:01.him a letter asking him to take part in special Star Trek projects.
:26:01. > :26:08.I spoke to about half a dozen close friends before I actually decided
:26:08. > :26:12.to call. I was walking around going, do you believe this? He stood out
:26:12. > :26:18.as being very charismatic, well spoken, and having this incredible
:26:18. > :26:23.encyclopaedic knowledge of all things Star Trek. That requires
:26:23. > :26:29.serious work. He can watch up to 10 hours of Star Trek in a day, and he
:26:29. > :26:34.has spent a fortune on memorabilia. Each one of these costs �11 and
:26:34. > :26:39.they are hand-made in the Isle of Man. His new job has got him into
:26:39. > :26:49.space, cyberspace. You can chat to him from 8pm before his hotel job
:26:49. > :26:51.
:26:51. > :26:57.with his new fans on Twitter. He looks the part! We have had a
:26:57. > :27:02.big response to our question about motoring money-saving tips. Ronnie
:27:02. > :27:08.from the Isle of Man has e-mails to say that he keeps his recount at
:27:08. > :27:14.2000, accelerates slowly and anticipates the road ahead. David
:27:14. > :27:20.says, I got my car converted to run on LPG. It cost a bit but now I am
:27:20. > :27:27.buying fuel at 75 p a litre and the car runs perfectly. Kevin says,
:27:27. > :27:34.turn off the engine in traffic queues. Deborah says drive at 60