:00:09. > :00:12.Good evening. Welcome to North West Tonight with Gordon Burns.
:00:12. > :00:15.And Ranvir Singh Our top story, why ringing your GP could cause you
:00:15. > :00:16.financial pain. And the Apprentice judge who could face a grilling
:00:16. > :00:20.over it. We ask Lancashire businessman
:00:20. > :00:22.Matthew Riley why some patients are still being overcharged. Also:
:00:22. > :00:28.Alzheimer's breakthrough - Manchester scientists say they can
:00:28. > :00:30.detect onset of the disease sooner than ever before.
:00:30. > :00:40.Jetting off for pioneering surgery, how five-year-old Kieran's charm
:00:40. > :00:43.
:00:43. > :00:46.helped raise the cash. What are you most excited about? Walking!
:00:46. > :00:56.And football finances, we reveal how the region's clubs score with
:00:56. > :01:05.
:01:05. > :01:12.And Colin Sykes is out in Cheshire where they've just won a top award
:01:12. > :01:19.for a green space. There are few nicer places to be on
:01:19. > :01:27.a night like tonight. At this Park, all is not what it seems to be
:01:27. > :01:37.there. And look who is back! Diane is back
:01:37. > :01:39.
:01:39. > :01:41.First: you probably saw Nelson businessman, Matthew Riley in the
:01:42. > :01:46.Apprentice final. He grilled the contestants on their business plans
:01:46. > :01:48.and now he's being quizzed about a business of his own.
:01:48. > :01:52.One of the companies he owns is called Surgeryline. It handles
:01:52. > :01:59.telephone calls for one in five GP surgeries. But the Department of
:01:59. > :02:05.Health said its pricing policy is unlawful. Here's Jayne Barrett.
:02:05. > :02:08.It's monday morning and you feel terrible. You call your GP. Instead
:02:08. > :02:16.of the receptionist telling you ofcourse your doctor can see you
:02:16. > :02:19.It's something patients hate. So this is something GPs have done in
:02:19. > :02:24.response. Sign up to companies like Surgeryline. Their 084 telephone
:02:24. > :02:28.numbers queue calls, instead of hitting the engaged tone. But call
:02:28. > :02:33.from a mobile, as these patients do in Manchester, and you'll pay a
:02:33. > :02:39.premium. I don't see why. Especially as it is the NHS. Most
:02:39. > :02:47.people just have mobiles these days. Surgeryline is owned by Mathew
:02:47. > :02:50.Riley in Nelson. Just as he quizzed these finalists about their
:02:50. > :02:54.business plans on the Apprentice, so he is being quizzed about his.
:02:54. > :02:59.Since April this year GPs have not been allowed to use a number that
:02:59. > :03:04.charges patients more than the cost of an equivicle geographical call.
:03:04. > :03:07.That statement questioned the lawfulness of his business. We only
:03:07. > :03:11.charge a local rate call but the mobile operators charge more than
:03:11. > :03:15.that. He was saying it is something they should pick up with them
:03:15. > :03:19.operators, not you. It is the way that the industry works that moment.
:03:19. > :03:26.To some people, we are talking about an extra 41p a minute. This
:03:26. > :03:36.is the NHS. The NHS is all about not paying your provider for
:03:36. > :03:43.
:03:43. > :03:46.services. We know of one Primary Care Trust which last week advised
:03:46. > :03:49.GPs to ditch the 084 number. The BMA this week issued fresh guidance.
:03:49. > :03:51.Existing contracts with firms like Mathew Riley's are legal, for now.
:03:51. > :03:56.New contracts, will have to ditch the two tier charges. Mathew
:03:56. > :03:58.Riley's business plan, not quite up to scratch.
:03:58. > :04:00.Researchers at Manchester University say they think they've
:04:00. > :04:03.made a breakthrough which could help detect Alzheimer's earlier
:04:03. > :04:05.than ever before. Half a million people in the UK suffer from the
:04:05. > :04:08.disease and it's hoped this discovery will revolutionise
:04:08. > :04:11.preventative treatment. Nina Warhurst reports.
:04:11. > :04:16.It begins with symptoms like slight memory loss and ends with sufferers
:04:16. > :04:19.unable to live independently. Experts believe that Alzheimer's is
:04:19. > :04:22.caused by an abnormal protein called amyloid, which sticks to
:04:22. > :04:29.parts of the brain. Now a team at University of Manchester has found
:04:29. > :04:35.a way of identifying it through brain scans. In this part of the
:04:35. > :04:37.brain, there is always -- already some dysfunction. Look at this
:04:37. > :04:41.patient's brain. At 67 he is suffering from minor memory loss.
:04:41. > :04:44.The red represents traces of amyloid. Two years later and look
:04:44. > :04:50.how it's spread. He'll be unable to construct complex sentences and is
:04:50. > :04:53.heavily dependent on a carer. But being able to spot means drug
:04:53. > :05:03.trials can start at a much earlier stage, making them much more
:05:03. > :05:13.
:05:13. > :05:16.effective. There are drugs out there that can remove this...
:05:16. > :05:19.team says it's crucial that people understand that Alzheimer's is
:05:19. > :05:23.treatable and even preventable. The more people who take part in the
:05:23. > :05:27.trial, the greater the number of drugs that can be thoroughly tested.
:05:27. > :05:33.The team here means that for many patients, Alzheimer's will be
:05:33. > :05:36.stopped in its tracks. This won't mean an overnight cure for
:05:36. > :05:42.alzheimers but what it will mean is a more focused and thorough way of
:05:42. > :05:45.attacking the disease. Police in Liverpool are
:05:45. > :05:49.investigating a shooting in a house that had two children inside at the
:05:49. > :05:52.time. A 25-year-old man was shot in the elbow at his home in Garston.
:05:52. > :05:58.It's thought he'd been in an argument with three men before the
:05:58. > :06:01.gun was fired. A 27-year-old man has been arrested.
:06:01. > :06:04.More than 400 jobs have been saved at Merseyside retailer TJ Hughes
:06:04. > :06:11.after Lewis's Home Retail bought four shops, including the flagship
:06:11. > :06:15.in Liverpool. More than 3,500 employees are still waiting to hear
:06:15. > :06:18.whether administrators will sell off 53 other stores.
:06:18. > :06:21.The running of Manchester's Metrolink will be taken over by the
:06:21. > :06:27.company which runs the Paris Metro. The RATP Group says its experience
:06:27. > :06:30.running tram systems across Europe will benefit the city.
:06:30. > :06:33.A woman who's fight against alcoholism featured on BBC Panorama
:06:33. > :06:40.last night says she wants her story told to prevent other young people
:06:40. > :06:44.becoming addicted to booze. Vicky White was drinking four or
:06:44. > :06:46.five bottles of wine a day when she was admitted to the Royal Liverpool
:06:46. > :06:53.Hospital. She's now recovering at home. Our Merseyside Reporter, Andy
:06:53. > :06:57.Gill, went to meet her. Vicky White at her mum's home in
:06:57. > :07:01.Liverpool. She still looks very poorly. But her appearance, at just
:07:01. > :07:08.35 years old, is nothing like as shocking as it was on the Panorama
:07:08. > :07:12.programme. Some people go their separate ways from alcohol, I
:07:12. > :07:15.didn't. I just carried on with it. Vicky was admitted to the Royal
:07:15. > :07:18.Liverpool Hospital in May. She started drinking heavily in her
:07:18. > :07:25.teens. She managed to give up for four years before starting again
:07:25. > :07:29.last Christmas. Last Christmas, I started drinking really badly again
:07:29. > :07:33.and I was drinking up to five bottles of wine a day. By would
:07:33. > :07:37.start at 6 o'clock in the morning when I would wake up. I would need
:07:37. > :07:42.a drink at that point. I would feel normal, like you would every
:07:42. > :07:47.morning. I would feel normal after a couple but I would just carry on.
:07:47. > :07:50.At first Vicky's liver didn't respond to treatment. We might see
:07:50. > :07:58.some improvement in the kidneys but I'm very concerned about her this
:07:58. > :08:02.time. Here's Vicky before the drink took hold. She has a teenage son
:08:02. > :08:05.and a young daughter and she wants her addiction to be a warning to
:08:05. > :08:11.everyone. People are starting at a very young age and I want other
:08:11. > :08:16.people to see what I've done and how you can end up. It is not fair
:08:16. > :08:23.on for families. It is not only you that is being put through it, your
:08:23. > :08:30.family are being put through it as well.
:08:30. > :08:32.A powerful story. Still to come in North West Tonight: Going to the
:08:33. > :08:39.match, which of our premiership teams are the most expensive, and
:08:39. > :08:45.the the cheapest, to watch? And find out whether aware Olympic
:08:45. > :08:49.hopefuls are on track for Olympic glory. I obviously want to be out
:08:49. > :08:59.partying because and 17 but this year, I need to dedicate my life to
:08:59. > :09:00.
:09:00. > :09:03.Five-year-old Kieran Forde-Thain has cerebal palsy and just eight
:09:03. > :09:08.weeks ago he made an emotional plea on the internet to raise money for
:09:08. > :09:11.an operation in America and it worked. Elaine Dunkley's been
:09:11. > :09:17.following Kieran's progress as he and his family prepare to fly to
:09:18. > :09:24.Missouri for pioneering treatment. Five-year-old Kieran Loves getting
:09:24. > :09:34.into mischief and playing football. But unlike most five year olds he's
:09:34. > :09:35.
:09:35. > :09:39.become an internet sensation. Eight weeks ago he made a heartfelt plea
:09:39. > :09:43.on YouTube and he's now managed to raise �55,000 to fly to America to
:09:43. > :09:52.have a life changing operation. Help me to get to America, help me
:09:52. > :09:55.to see a doctor, help me you walk and run. Kieran was born with a
:09:55. > :10:03.form cerebal palsy which greatly restricts his movements and once a
:10:03. > :10:07.week attends a wheelchair class. Kieran struggles with getting in
:10:07. > :10:12.and out of the car, the Bath, dressing and walking, even down to
:10:12. > :10:18.play in. He can only really play on of the floor. He cannot balance and
:10:18. > :10:28.play. If we can improve a small aspect of that, it should help him
:10:28. > :10:29.
:10:29. > :10:32.and us in everyday life, really. And this is where Kieran will have
:10:32. > :10:34.his operation - St Louis's Children's hospital in Missouri.
:10:34. > :10:37.Specialist surgeon Dr Park has been performing what's known as
:10:37. > :10:41.selective dorsal rhizotomy for over 20 years. After these two surgeries,
:10:41. > :10:46.we are expecting to be able to walk in one environments, inside and
:10:46. > :10:53.outside. He should be up to participate in recreational sports.
:10:53. > :10:56.What should we take with us in this rucksack? And Kieran's got one more
:10:56. > :11:03.message for all the people who donated money to make it possible.
:11:03. > :11:07.Thank you very much for my many. -- money. So with every thing packed
:11:08. > :11:14.it's of to America for four weeks with mum and dad. We never dreamed
:11:14. > :11:19.this was possible but it has always -- it has gone very quickly now.
:11:19. > :11:24.What will you most excited about? To be able to walk again. A are you
:11:24. > :11:31.excited Red being able to play as well? How long are we going to be
:11:31. > :11:37.on the plane for? 8 1/2 hours. you going to be a good boy? Will we
:11:37. > :11:42.have to tickle you if you are not? Find out tomorrow about Kieran is
:11:42. > :11:52.very warm welcome in Missouri. And his party trick which surprises the
:11:52. > :11:54.
:11:54. > :11:58.medical experts. I do urge you to stay with this
:11:58. > :12:04.story this week. He is a terrific child. He was comforting his own
:12:04. > :12:07.mother as he was going into surgery!
:12:07. > :12:10.Football, it's a big money business and not just for the people who run
:12:10. > :12:13.the game, but for the fans shelling out to support it. Tickets,
:12:13. > :12:19.refreshments, programmes - going to the match can soon add up. But
:12:19. > :12:22.which club provides the best value for money?
:12:22. > :12:25.Well, a survey by BBC Sport produced a league table of premier
:12:25. > :12:28.league clubs and here in the North West it seems we're both top and
:12:28. > :12:31.bottom of the table. Kate Simms has more.
:12:31. > :12:34.A trip to the terraces didn't used to cost the earth but the beautiful
:12:34. > :12:41.game has changed. Players, wages, merchandise - it all costs more and
:12:41. > :12:44.so do the tickets. So, if you're you're looking for the best value
:12:44. > :12:46.day out in the premier league, where should you go? BBC Sport
:12:47. > :12:56.asked every club in the league what they charged for tickets,
:12:57. > :13:02.
:13:02. > :13:06.Liverpool point out that at �48 for their most expensive ticket they're
:13:06. > :13:10.still cheaper than many of their rivals. What do their fans think of
:13:10. > :13:15.a day out? It is too dear, especially when you've got a family.
:13:15. > :13:25.For someone like me who has not got a season ticket, paying a little
:13:25. > :13:32.
:13:32. > :13:40.Man City only revealed the cost of a ticket and programme, a total of
:13:40. > :13:44.�28. Where can you have a Premiership experience at the
:13:44. > :13:48.lowest price? Yes, topping the table for the north west and the UK
:13:48. > :13:55.Blackbutrn Rovers, just �17.50 all in. Much to the pride of fans there
:13:55. > :14:01.today. They've been doing this over the last two or three seasons. They
:14:01. > :14:09.give football to their fans. Blackburn lead the way in many
:14:09. > :14:13.things. That is just one. We call upon the FA to look at ticket
:14:13. > :14:16.pricing, engage with the supporters because of supporters stopped
:14:16. > :14:22.turning up week in week out, football clubs wouldn't exist and
:14:22. > :14:27.neither would the Premier League. Professor Tom Cannon is a football
:14:27. > :14:37.finance expert. Why is there such disparity on cost of seeing a top
:14:37. > :14:44.
:14:44. > :14:49.flight game in this region? If you are paying players �200,000 a week,
:14:49. > :14:52.it is not surprising that tickets cost more. To be fair to United,
:14:52. > :14:56.tickets might be an obscure parts of the grand but their tickets are
:14:56. > :15:00.quite cheap at �28. What is the difference between here and Europe?
:15:00. > :15:06.It is cheaper in Europe, why is that? Germany is the reference
:15:06. > :15:10.point. Partly that is because the clubs are owned by the fans. The
:15:10. > :15:16.Football Association's own the clubs. If you go to Munich, you
:15:16. > :15:20.will pay �10 for a ticket. For the big clubs in Germany... Even at
:15:20. > :15:23.Real Madrid and Barcelona, bearing in mind their debts, the cheapest
:15:23. > :15:32.seats are actually a lot cheaper than most other big clubs here.
:15:32. > :15:39.When you get to the top end and they get very, very pricey.
:15:39. > :15:43.football in this country prising out the ordinary fan? You put your
:15:43. > :15:48.finger on a big issue. It is not just the average farm, it is the
:15:48. > :15:52.average family. You're talking about a man or woman who wants to
:15:52. > :15:57.take their son or daughter to Anfield for example, and you're
:15:57. > :16:02.talking �100. As soon as you have to get to the ground and park or
:16:02. > :16:08.public transport, it is... It is the next generation that will be
:16:08. > :16:11.had. In the league table for League One, Preston and Rochdale are the
:16:11. > :16:16.cheaper set of the whole of that league. In the championship, it is
:16:16. > :16:21.not much cheaper than the Premier League. That surprised me as well,
:16:21. > :16:24.that there is only a �5 difference. You are quite right, in the First
:16:24. > :16:29.Division, our clubs did particularly well. The North West
:16:29. > :16:39.generally, those clubs like Rochdale and Wigan, they are
:16:39. > :16:39.
:16:39. > :16:42.working very hard. There is lots of imagination going in.
:16:42. > :16:45.The countdown to London 2012 is on and athletes all over the country
:16:45. > :16:48.are chasing their Olympic dreams. But what about our hopefuls? Last
:16:48. > :16:58.year we introduced you to five of the region's best. Stuart Pollitt's
:16:58. > :17:02.
:17:02. > :17:05.been to see whether their training It has been an event for 12 months
:17:05. > :17:10.for our hopefuls. For some of them, that has meant medals but for
:17:10. > :17:13.others, it has meant injury and misery. For this swimmer, it has
:17:13. > :17:18.meant a little bit of both. He won a bronze at the Commonwealth Games
:17:18. > :17:23.and has been battling injury ever since. It has given my body a
:17:23. > :17:29.chance to recover and given it a break. It could be a blessing in
:17:29. > :17:34.disguise. The last two years, I've been thinking towards 2012. Laura
:17:34. > :17:37.is hoping that is true after winning silver in the world
:17:37. > :17:43.championships. She is currently recovering from a serious track --
:17:43. > :17:49.crash at a race in Spain. It was a big impact. The pilot, Fiona,
:17:49. > :17:52.broken collar bone. Laura just had so much scrapes and bombs. It will
:17:52. > :17:56.set their preparations for the World Championships back but
:17:56. > :18:01.nothing too much, we hope. despite a year of tough fights,
:18:02. > :18:09.Natasha has avoided injury and picked up European and British
:18:09. > :18:15.titles. I will be at the top of my game... An Olympic boxer is the
:18:15. > :18:20.greatest accolade. The Olympics is so special, especially with it
:18:20. > :18:23.being in London in 2012. Pentire fleet Stephen is just happy to be
:18:23. > :18:27.back in training. He has missed months thanks to four knee
:18:27. > :18:32.operations. Whenever you get over the barrier of being injured, you
:18:32. > :18:42.need to push yourself through it. Before you get through the barrier,
:18:42. > :18:47.I always think what if it comes back? I've got over that now.
:18:47. > :18:54.gymnast has been balancing Olympic preparation and A-levels. And 17, I
:18:55. > :18:58.want to be out. If you think about it, you can do it at any time of
:18:58. > :19:05.life. This year, I've got to dedicate my life to this. This will
:19:05. > :19:12.be the biggest of months of their lives. The prize, a place or even a
:19:12. > :19:18.medal at the Olympic Games. As well those five, your local
:19:18. > :19:20.radio stations have picked their own five athletes to follow. Radio
:19:20. > :19:22.Manchester will be featuring swimmer Keri-Anne Payne, Radio
:19:22. > :19:29.Merseyside, boxer Tom Stalker and Radio Lancashire, athlete Helen
:19:29. > :19:39.Clitheroe. We'll also be hearing from those three on North West
:19:39. > :19:42.
:19:42. > :19:47.Tonight soon. Lanka should trail Warwickshire by
:19:47. > :19:52.63 runs. Lancashire, who made 189 in their first innings were 28
:19:52. > :20:02.without loss. Earlier, they dismissed Warwickshire for 280 in
:20:02. > :20:03.
:20:03. > :20:09.Green flag awards are normally reserved for public parks and
:20:09. > :20:14.beautifully open spaces. But tonight, Sandbach is celebrating
:20:14. > :20:17.winning one for a surprising part of town.
:20:17. > :20:19.It's a place many residents will eventually visit but most hope
:20:19. > :20:28.it'll be a long time before they sample its attractions. Our
:20:28. > :20:33.Environment Correspondent Colin Sykes can explain all.
:20:33. > :20:37.What a lovely place to be on a warm, summer's evening, away from the
:20:37. > :20:41.traffic. It is a place of relaxation. Around the corner, you
:20:41. > :20:46.will see it is not all as it appears to be. We are in a cemetery,
:20:46. > :20:49.sand batch cemetery, which was established in the 1930s. It has
:20:49. > :20:55.just won an award which is normally given to parks and other urban
:20:55. > :21:04.spaces. -- open spaces. What did you do to have to get there so
:21:04. > :21:08.what? We spent months in hard work, planning and preparation. This is
:21:08. > :21:13.not just from our staff but also from the local community. He must
:21:13. > :21:16.be quite proud of this award. A we are extremely proud. We already
:21:16. > :21:20.have six awards and other green spaces around the candidate having
:21:20. > :21:23.the first in Cheshire, for a cemetery, is really a high
:21:23. > :21:28.achievement. Were you surprised that somewhere like this would get
:21:28. > :21:33.an award which is basically reserved for parts? No, not really.
:21:33. > :21:40.We have the local community actively involved. There is a high,
:21:40. > :21:45.active friends croup and we have a local town council. -- Group. They
:21:45. > :21:50.have all been very helpful. Royle said, this is a very peaceful
:21:50. > :21:52.place to be. Now most English pupils study
:21:53. > :22:02.Shakespeare or Chaucer but Harry Potter would probably be Ben Proos'
:22:03. > :22:10.
:22:10. > :22:14.I would just like to say, I've not been in prison! Three months in
:22:14. > :22:18.prison is what the cameraman said. It is nice to come back during
:22:18. > :22:22.August when you can expect some sunshine. Tomorrow will be a nice
:22:22. > :22:28.day but a bit of a fly in the ointment, one or two showers will
:22:28. > :22:32.pop up from time to time. After that, it gets much colder so if the
:22:32. > :22:38.warm temperatures are not what you enjoy, but at the tail-end of the
:22:38. > :22:41.week. It will cool down and it will be showery. First thing in the
:22:41. > :22:45.morning, we had a huge band of rain. Through the afternoon, these
:22:45. > :22:48.showers have marched away across the region. They are heading
:22:48. > :22:55.towards the Pennines and Fifa had some heavy downpours from time to
:22:55. > :23:00.time. This is our laces picture. -- latest picture. Through the night,
:23:00. > :23:05.it will be warm and humid. Temperatures will be between 13 and
:23:05. > :23:08.16 degrees. Very warm. Into tomorrow morning, quite a bit of
:23:08. > :23:12.clout around but it will not take long for that to start too thin and
:23:12. > :23:17.break. Patchy cloud and sunny spells. Temperatures will shoot up.
:23:17. > :23:23.We could say a high of 25 degrees. When that happens, sparking off one
:23:23. > :23:33.of two showers. This means 77 in Fahrenheit. It is going to be a hot
:23:33. > :23:44.
:23:44. > :23:47.Now most English pupils study Shakespeare or Chaucer but Harry
:23:47. > :23:49.Potter would probably be Ben Proos' book of choice.
:23:49. > :23:52.The 16-year-old has just been awarded the coveted title of the
:23:52. > :23:56.Magic Circles' Young Magician of the Year and he's got his english
:23:56. > :24:01.teacher to thank for that. Ben and Brian are here now. Have you got
:24:01. > :24:08.some tricks up your sleeve? Most magicians make predictions and
:24:08. > :24:12.I've put one on this piece of paper. It got a prediction. Inside there
:24:12. > :24:18.is a card which has been folded into quarters. We will come back to
:24:18. > :24:26.that in a minute. First, and come and to get you to select a card.
:24:26. > :24:36.This is a normal DEC. To make the card unique, I'll ask you to sign
:24:36. > :24:44.
:24:44. > :24:54.it across the front. Don't show me. Place the card back in the deck of
:24:54. > :24:55.
:24:55. > :25:05.cards. I am also going to get you to pick a card. That one. Sign your
:25:05. > :25:08.
:25:08. > :25:13.name on that side of the card. Place that one back there. I feel a
:25:13. > :25:17.bit nervous! Now we will go with you first. At the beginning, we
:25:17. > :25:22.made a prediction which has been here the whole time. Would you do
:25:22. > :25:32.me a favour and take a prediction, Territt, so the card falls onto the
:25:32. > :25:46.
:25:46. > :25:54.That has been there the whole time. We should have they can't... That
:25:54. > :26:04.is my signature! That is unbelievable. And yours is the one
:26:04. > :26:04.
:26:05. > :26:11.I kept safe. That is amazing. is bonkers, that, isn't it?
:26:11. > :26:21.We said at the beginning it all began because of your teacher. You
:26:21. > :26:21.
:26:21. > :26:25.have a conjuring club there. We do, yes. By the end of the year, we end
:26:25. > :26:31.up with about six pupils left to rot very interested in it. This is
:26:31. > :26:39.a huge tidal, Young magician of the year. Hope they can start doing
:26:39. > :26:45.theatres in Britain and then I could go to theatres in Europe.
:26:45. > :26:55.you think he could go to the top? Yes. Some other magicians, who do
:26:55. > :26:56.
:26:56. > :27:05.big shows, he was in the final a few years ago but didn't win it.
:27:05. > :27:10.have our own little bright spark. Is it nice to be back? It is a bit
:27:10. > :27:16.confusing on your first day. That has now blown my mind as well.
:27:16. > :27:25.was it like in jail them? I shall write my book and you can all buy