:00:12. > :00:16.Our top story: A Merseyside mum calls for free removals after the
:00:16. > :00:21.French breast implants scare. It is thought 1,000 women in
:00:21. > :00:24.Merseyside may be affected. We will speak to the Shadow Health
:00:24. > :00:29.Secretary. Battling the booze culture, why one
:00:29. > :00:34.council plans to restrict new clubs and bars in the city centre.
:00:34. > :00:41.Saved by Thatcher, how Jim Anderton kept his job during the political
:00:41. > :00:46.storm of the 1980s. Forming a queue in Crewe - Bentley
:00:46. > :00:56.sales soar. Ringing the changes in the sporting
:00:56. > :01:05.
:01:05. > :01:08.world, why gadgets are starting to A mother from Merseyside says the
:01:08. > :01:14.Government should force private clinics to offer free removals to
:01:14. > :01:20.women who were given breast implants that are now at the centre
:01:21. > :01:23.of an health scare. The company that make them have gone out of
:01:23. > :01:28.business and in France the government is now paying for the
:01:28. > :01:32.women to have them removed. Here, Ministers are holding back from
:01:32. > :01:37.such measures. Dave Guest has more.
:01:37. > :01:43.It is implants like this that are at the centre of the controversy.
:01:43. > :01:45.PIP implants have been found to contain silicone normally used in
:01:45. > :01:53.making mattresses. One UK specialist says they should never
:01:53. > :01:58.have been implanted into humans. Obtaining accurate figures is
:01:58. > :02:00.difficult. One estimate puts it at 42,000 and it is reported 1,000 of
:02:00. > :02:05.those could be on Merseyside. I have been to meet one of those
:02:05. > :02:09.women who wants the Government to take a tougher line with private
:02:09. > :02:15.clinics. Jane Parry at home in Huyton with
:02:15. > :02:20.her daughter. The building blocks are one of Olivia's Christmas gifts.
:02:20. > :02:24.Mum got an unusual present. Her family paid for her to have an MRI
:02:24. > :02:30.scan because she is worried about the ill effects that may be caused
:02:30. > :02:34.by her PIP breast implants. I got a call to say they haven't ruptured.
:02:35. > :02:39.But I want them out before they do. Jane is one of thousands of women
:02:39. > :02:44.who received PIP implants, some of which have been found to contain
:02:45. > :02:49.non-medical grade silicone. I had implants put in for my own reasons.
:02:49. > :02:54.I didn't ask for non-medical grade gel to be put into my body. What
:02:54. > :03:00.would you like to be done? Government has to say to the
:03:00. > :03:10.clinics, "You have to replace the implants." Andy Burnham agrees the
:03:10. > :03:18.Government needs to put pressure on clinics to help them. We have got
:03:18. > :03:22.to see it facing up to its responsibility. For Jane, there is
:03:22. > :03:26.an added complication, the clinic has gone out of business.
:03:26. > :03:30.The Government has set up an expert review to assess just how much of a
:03:30. > :03:34.risk women face. It's ordered private clinics to provide the
:03:34. > :03:37.review panel with accurate statistics on how many PIP implants
:03:37. > :03:42.have ruptured. The Health Secretary expects to have that information by
:03:42. > :03:48.the end of the week. He says the Government will do whatever is
:03:48. > :03:51.right based on the evidence to ensure the safety of women.
:03:51. > :03:56.A Liverpool City Council could be calling time on new alcohol
:03:56. > :04:00.licences in parts of the city centre. Councillors met to look at
:04:00. > :04:05.proposals to stop new late-night venues from opening. The number of
:04:05. > :04:09.pubs and bars have doubled in the last decade and there are concerns
:04:09. > :04:18.the police can't control the resulting crime. Nina Warhurst
:04:18. > :04:28.joins us now. Good evening. I'm in the Ropewalks area of the city. It
:04:28. > :04:28.
:04:28. > :04:32.is quiet tonight. It does get very lively around here. In fact a
:04:32. > :04:35.little bit too lively, so much so that some councillors met this
:04:35. > :04:40.morning with locals and with Merseyside Police. They say they
:04:40. > :04:46.are sick and tired of late-night revellers who don't know when time
:04:46. > :04:51.is up. So they have said enough is enough and we want to make a change.
:04:51. > :04:55.It doesn't just happen in Liverpool. A knees up leading to a punch up, a
:04:55. > :05:00.night on the tiles turning into a night in the cells. It could become
:05:00. > :05:04.the norm to refuse new liquor licences for late-night clubs and
:05:04. > :05:09.bars in the Ropewalks area, as well as parts of the Cavern Quarter,
:05:09. > :05:13.Victoria Street and parts of Matthew Street. Supporters say
:05:13. > :05:21.current problems put too much strain on public services. There is
:05:21. > :05:24.a risk with too many new licensed premises open it will place
:05:24. > :05:29.additional burdens. Could the measures discriminate against
:05:29. > :05:34.exciting new businesses with big potential? I think it is a bad idea.
:05:34. > :05:40.If that restriction would have been in six months ago, this venue
:05:40. > :05:44.wouldn't have been open now. Crime and anti-social behaviour are two
:05:44. > :05:48.of the reasons behind the proposals. But there are some who fear that
:05:48. > :05:53.restricting licences fails to deal with the causes of the current
:05:53. > :05:58.problems. The tools are there to deal with badly-managed premises.
:05:59. > :06:02.What we shouldn't do is penalise new businesses for badly-managed
:06:02. > :06:06.current businesses which wouldn't be affected by the policy. It
:06:06. > :06:11.doesn't make sense. Merseyside Police back the proposals and
:06:11. > :06:19.stress that Liverpool remains a great place to work, live and
:06:19. > :06:22.socialise. They say these measures could help it to stay that way.
:06:22. > :06:26.That is important to stress that Liverpool is still a very safe
:06:26. > :06:29.place to come out drinking. It is also important to stress that those
:06:30. > :06:34.measures aren't definite yet and if they do go ahead, they do only
:06:34. > :06:37.affect those small parts of the city centre that I mentioned
:06:37. > :06:43.earlier. Liverpool City Council say if you live in the area, if you are
:06:43. > :06:46.a business person in the area and you have your own views, get in
:06:46. > :06:51.touch with them. The final council meeting, which will decide whether
:06:51. > :06:58.the plans go ahead, happens in two weeks.
:06:58. > :07:03.Thank you very much. So, do you think that there are too many pubs
:07:03. > :07:08.and clubs in your area? Perhaps you think they do make where you live
:07:08. > :07:18.more lively. Or do you agree that they increase
:07:18. > :07:21.
:07:21. > :07:25.anti-social behaviour? Whatever More of today's news: Almost three-
:07:25. > :07:29.quarters of a million people in the North West are relying on credit to
:07:29. > :07:34.pay their rent or mortgage, according to Shelter. Those
:07:34. > :07:38.affected are having to take out payday loans to avoid losing their
:07:38. > :07:44.homes. The family of a Lancaster University student shot dead last
:07:44. > :07:49.week are flying into the UK. Anuj Bidve, a 23-year-old student, was
:07:49. > :07:52.killed on Boxing Day. His family are expected to visit the scene on
:07:52. > :07:57.Friday before taking his body home. A 20-year-old man has appeared in
:07:57. > :08:01.court charged with his murder. The family of a Merseyside
:08:01. > :08:06.pensioner who went missing during a hiking trip to the Canary Islands
:08:06. > :08:16.have made an appeal for information. 65-year-old Margaret Holt was last
:08:16. > :08:17.
:08:17. > :08:24.seen in Lanzarote on 23rd December. We are very concerned. I think the
:08:24. > :08:29.key thing is and my focus is on trying to find my mother. We need
:08:29. > :08:33.to concentrate on the 23rd December and concentrate on the northern
:08:33. > :08:37.part of the island. All police officers on duty at Sunday's
:08:37. > :08:41.Manchester FA Cup derby will be wearing full riot gear. It is the
:08:41. > :08:45.first time they will all be asked to wear that protective uniform and
:08:45. > :08:52.the move comes after one police officer was left partially-sighted
:08:53. > :08:55.after being struck by a missile at a previous derby match.
:08:55. > :09:00.The Liverpool manager, Kenny Dalglish, has again defended the
:09:00. > :09:04.way his club has handled the Luis Suarez affair. Liverpool decided
:09:04. > :09:08.yesterday not to appeal the ban for racial abuse. Dalglish said there
:09:08. > :09:12.are facts in the case which still haven't come out yet and now there
:09:13. > :09:19.is growing criticism over the club's continued insistence that
:09:19. > :09:23.Suarez has done nothing wrong. Luis Suarez smiles down from
:09:23. > :09:27.Anfield today, but he and his club are still seething. They have
:09:27. > :09:31.decided not to appeal against his eight-match ban because it would
:09:31. > :09:35.obscure efforts to stamp out racism in football. They still say he has
:09:35. > :09:40.done nothing wrong and they were right to wear T-shirts to support
:09:40. > :09:45.him. If one of your guys was in trouble, would you help him if you
:09:45. > :09:49.knew it was right? Would you support him? If they want to show
:09:49. > :09:53.support for a team-mate, what is wrong with that? Suarez was banned
:09:53. > :09:58.for racially abused Patrice Evra. The FA said he used a racial term
:09:59. > :10:02.seven times during a match in October. And gave unreliable and
:10:02. > :10:06.inconsistent evidence. Some think Liverpool should apologise. In my
:10:06. > :10:10.view, that would be the correct thing to do. That would help speed
:10:10. > :10:15.the process of people moving on. Maybe dealing with the situation so
:10:15. > :10:20.it doesn't happen in the future. While the stance is one of trying
:10:20. > :10:24.to say he's done nothing wrong, it goes against the spirit of our
:10:24. > :10:30.league. One football expert says Liverpool's response has been
:10:30. > :10:34.confused. The club has to be very careful that it doesn't appear to
:10:34. > :10:38.be approving of the kind of behaviour that Suarez has been
:10:38. > :10:43.found guilty of. Suarez's ban started with last night's defeat at
:10:43. > :10:46.Manchester City. It is clear that Liverpool's sense of injustice
:10:46. > :10:50.burns just as fiercely as the opinions of those who think the
:10:50. > :10:54.club have played a poor hand in all this. If the results over the next
:10:54. > :11:02.seven matches are as poor as the result last night, that sense of
:11:02. > :11:08.injustice can only deepen. Tony will be here with the sport
:11:08. > :11:12.later. Now, these are tough economic times.
:11:12. > :11:18.So how come sales of a prestigious car made in Cheshire are soaring?
:11:18. > :11:23.Bentley, which employs 4,000 workers, saw worldwide sales jump
:11:23. > :11:29.by 37% last year. China is an important new market. Here, sales
:11:29. > :11:33.were up by 5%. Who is buying them? It's one of the slowest production
:11:33. > :11:37.lines in the world. If you stare hard enough, you will just about
:11:37. > :11:42.see that that car is moving. But then it takes a long time to make a
:11:42. > :11:45.Bentley. This factory in Crewe will turn out no more than 30 today.
:11:46. > :11:51.Each one tailored to a particular buyer. But one thing all the buyers
:11:51. > :11:55.have in common is money. customers are wide and varied. They
:11:55. > :12:05.are all successful people that work very hard, of course... They are
:12:05. > :12:10.all rich? They are not necessarily rich. They have funds to spend.
:12:10. > :12:15.These cars start at �140,000? do. Of course, they take the choice
:12:15. > :12:20.based on the value that they are getting. Sales are up 37% worldwide.
:12:21. > :12:26.China's a big new market. But sales have improved in the US, Europe and
:12:26. > :12:30.the UK, not everyone it seems is tightening the belt. In times of
:12:30. > :12:33.recession, rich people, people who have been very successful, maybe
:12:33. > :12:38.they want to demonstrate how successful they are. What better
:12:38. > :12:43.way than to buy a supercar. years ago falling sales led to
:12:43. > :12:52.hundreds of job cuts and short time working here. Bentley appears to be
:12:52. > :12:56.weathering the storm. The company was taken over by VW in 1998. 4,000
:12:56. > :13:04.people work here. The sales figures are good news for those workers and
:13:04. > :13:13.for the Cheshire businesses where they spend their money.
:13:13. > :13:18.I will be getting a Fred Flintstone one! Still to come: The science
:13:18. > :13:22.behind cycling success. We meet the Manchester team helping Britain to
:13:22. > :13:26.Olympic glory. Riding home to a civic reception,
:13:26. > :13:32.Paul Hanagan receives plaudits from the people of Warrington.
:13:32. > :13:39.It means ever so much. I mean, it brings it all back, really. It
:13:39. > :13:44.seems a while ago now that I was crowned champion.
:13:44. > :13:47.He was the country's most controversial police officer. Sir
:13:47. > :13:51.Jim Anderton was Chief Constable of Greater Manchester police
:13:51. > :13:56.throughout the 1980s and was guided by his Christian faith. One remark
:13:56. > :13:59.in particular about AIDS victims triggered a move to force him out.
:13:59. > :14:06.Now Government papers showed the Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher,
:14:06. > :14:11.helped to save his career. He could inspire loyalty and
:14:11. > :14:17.loathing, but even by Sir Jim Anderton's standards, this was
:14:17. > :14:21.blunt language. AIDS victims he said were swirling around in a
:14:21. > :14:31.human cesspool of their own making. The then Labour Leader had enough.
:14:31. > :14:40.
:14:40. > :14:45.I was appalled at many of the statements that Sir Jim Anderton
:14:45. > :14:50.made at the time. He was clearly creating tension between very
:14:50. > :14:55.different ethnic communities in Manchester. He was targeting gay
:14:55. > :14:59.groups in a very prejudiced way. The man was not fit to hold public
:14:59. > :15:02.office. I wanted the Government to have an inquiry with the result I
:15:02. > :15:06.would have hoped for of getting rid of him! The Prime Minister,
:15:06. > :15:09.Margaret Thatcher, wanted to keep him, a suggestion that he would
:15:09. > :15:19.need to clear future statements was shot down by Downing Street in the
:15:19. > :15:30.
:15:30. > :15:35.At the time, the disease wasn't - people didn't think it was as
:15:35. > :15:39.serious as it really was. I don't think you could say that sort of
:15:39. > :15:46.thing nowadays. There's too much political correctness in society
:15:46. > :15:50.nowadays. People are frightened of telling the truth. To some, moral,
:15:50. > :15:53.to others prejudiced, but almost certainly naive. The documents
:15:53. > :15:58.include a Home Office official explaining that Jim Anderton
:15:58. > :16:04.thought there would have been no reason for him to anticipate any
:16:04. > :16:10.controversy. Time for sport now. Tony is here.
:16:10. > :16:15.Happy New Year! From that to Suarez. There's been
:16:15. > :16:19.more reaction tonight? There has. Lots of people intervening. Gordon
:16:19. > :16:21.Taylor is the latest, the Chief Executive of the professional
:16:21. > :16:25.Football Association. He said tonight the punishment imposed on
:16:25. > :16:35.Suarez sent out a clear warning that racism will not be tolerated
:16:35. > :16:45.
:16:45. > :16:49.in football. He's issued a Apart from the damaging effect this
:16:49. > :16:53.is having on Liverpool's reputation, it is also starting to have an
:16:53. > :16:59.impact on the pitch? It is. They played without him last night
:16:59. > :17:04.against Manchester City and they lost 3-0. Fans will be hoping that
:17:04. > :17:09.he doesn't do irreparable damage to their Champions League hopes. City
:17:09. > :17:14.marches on though. Manchester United are at Newcastle tonight.
:17:14. > :17:21.What will happen with Wayne Rooney? He got fined a week's wages on
:17:21. > :17:25.Boxing Day? That is what that they say. He's accepted his fine as well.
:17:25. > :17:28.United fans will be desperate that he steps up tonight. They want
:17:28. > :17:32.three points at Newcastle to stay level with Manchester City. For
:17:32. > :17:37.these two rivals at the top at the moment, it is all about who can
:17:37. > :17:40.hold their nerve. Manchester City may have wobbled
:17:40. > :17:45.against Sunderland, but when Liverpool came calling, the wobble
:17:46. > :17:49.was on the other foot. Pepe Reine should have saved Aguera's effort,
:17:49. > :17:54.and Glen Johnson should have done more to prevent Yaya Toure making
:17:54. > :18:00.it two. By the time Gareth Barry had been sent off, the Reds were
:18:00. > :18:03.not helping themselves. James Milner made it three from the spot.
:18:03. > :18:08.United fans will hope for a similar response from their side at
:18:08. > :18:13.Newcastle tonight after that 3-2 home defeat to Blackburn. Rooney
:18:13. > :18:18.will play as they play catch-up. The only thing on his menu tonight?
:18:18. > :18:22.Goals. Which side of Manchester has got the bottle? I have had my head
:18:22. > :18:27.in my hands for 35 years watching the Blues. Of course it could go
:18:27. > :18:37.wrong. If I was a betting man, I would put my money on City. This
:18:37. > :18:37.
:18:37. > :18:40.bloke is a Blue. Watch his wife's face. They know now they have to
:18:40. > :18:48.own it. Manchester United have more experience. They want to win. They
:18:48. > :18:53.didn't want to win last Saturday! Pressures of a different sort for
:18:53. > :19:01.Wigan who stay in the bottom three after a thumping by Sunderland.
:19:01. > :19:05.Hugo Rodellaga's goal was only a consolation. What's no consolation
:19:05. > :19:09.is that the next survival game is against Manchester City.
:19:09. > :19:13.Steve Kean might have hoped that the demonstrations against him
:19:13. > :19:18.would end, but following Monday's defeat at home to Stoke,
:19:18. > :19:21.supporters' groups say they will be resuming their protests with
:19:21. > :19:25.increased intensity. The organisers' aim is to remove Kean
:19:25. > :19:29.as manager, the Venkys as owners and to replace the current Board of
:19:29. > :19:34.Directors. The American World Cup star Landon Donovan could play his
:19:34. > :19:44.first game for Everton tonight as they take on Bolton. Donovan's re-
:19:44. > :19:54.joined Everton on a two-month loan from LA Galaxy. Owen Coyle hopes to
:19:54. > :19:58.
:19:58. > :20:05.play Gary Cahill tonight. Gary has coped with endless speculation over
:20:05. > :20:14.the last two years. He is so focused on his football. That is
:20:14. > :20:18.why clubs want him. He has all those attributes. Wales have to
:20:18. > :20:24.play Costa Rica to honour Gary Speed, who was found hanged at his
:20:25. > :20:30.home in November. The game will be played in Cardiff on February 29th.
:20:30. > :20:35.Now, Warrington's Champion jockey Paul Hanagan is used to winning.
:20:35. > :20:41.Today he was given an honour that was very close to his heart. He was
:20:41. > :20:46.guest of honour at a special reception in his hometown. He is
:20:46. > :20:50.still extremely humble about his star status.
:20:51. > :20:55.An achievement recognised as one of the greatest in his sport was today
:20:55. > :20:59.officially recognised by his hometown. The plaque and small
:20:59. > :21:04.gathering at the town hall low-key for a man who boasts an incredible
:21:04. > :21:11.record but doesn't like to boast. don't think I could achieve what I
:21:11. > :21:16.have done if I wasn't from Warrington. It was a really good
:21:16. > :21:21.upbringing. So, yeah, very proud moment. As a Warrington lad, we are
:21:21. > :21:25.very proud of him. Extremely proud of his achievements. As a double-
:21:25. > :21:31.winning Champion jockey, Paul has had more than his fair share of
:21:31. > :21:38.accolades. But what does he make of what he's achieved? I'm very proud.
:21:38. > :21:44.I'm more delighted for my parents. I started off as a stable hand.
:21:44. > :21:49.is a commitment that takes its toll. Last year, Paul rode in 1,200 races,
:21:49. > :21:53.travelling by car over 100,000 miles up-and-down the country. Paul,
:21:53. > :21:57.you have hinted that because of the number of miles you have to travel
:21:57. > :22:04.and the number of rides that you might not defend your title. Have
:22:04. > :22:09.you made your mind up? It is a strenuous season. But once you have
:22:09. > :22:14.recharged the batteries, you then get your fitness back, you never
:22:14. > :22:24.know. An indication he has got bigger prizes in mind. What price
:22:24. > :22:31.
:22:31. > :22:35.Mr Hanagan riding a Derby winner? Richard was stood on a doorstep!
:22:35. > :22:41.What was your favourite Christmas present? I e-mailed my wife six
:22:41. > :22:47.books I wanted and none of them arrived! Excellent(!) Maybe you
:22:47. > :22:50.have got an iPhone, iPad, video camera, a smartphone, lots of
:22:50. > :22:54.people did. Improvements in technology have changed many
:22:54. > :23:00.people's lives. They have also revolutionised the world of sport
:23:00. > :23:08.science. In the second of his special series, Stuart Pollitt has
:23:08. > :23:18.been given access to the English Institute of Sport in Manchester.
:23:18. > :23:28.
:23:28. > :23:32.Hoy has got it! He will get the bronze. Behind those successes, are
:23:32. > :23:42.the people who work behind those doors. This is the team behind the
:23:42. > :23:44.
:23:44. > :23:49.team. The British cycling team is the envy of the world so too is
:23:49. > :23:53.their use of sports science and the latest technology. High in the
:23:53. > :23:57.stands, armed with gadgets, performance analysts are as much
:23:57. > :24:03.against the clock as the riders, racing to get stats to the middle
:24:04. > :24:09.of the track. That video is streamed down, it is accessible by
:24:09. > :24:14.the iPad touch displays. We have it down to one or two minutes after
:24:14. > :24:19.the riders have finished that effort. In other events, such as
:24:19. > :24:24.your team pursuit, where there's often four or five hours between
:24:24. > :24:34.the rounds, that allows us to do a level of analysis on their
:24:34. > :24:34.
:24:34. > :24:37.performance. A mile away, athletes can't escape analysis. It may look
:24:37. > :24:42.like a Sports Hall, but you will find a total of seven hidden
:24:42. > :24:48.cameras - four on that wall, two on that wall and one on the ceiling.
:24:48. > :24:54.They are pointed on the fighters. They have been essential in giving
:24:54. > :25:01.the fighters here that extra edge. It makes such a difference. Not
:25:01. > :25:08.many teams have this. You don't feel you are on an episode of Big
:25:08. > :25:13.Brother? Not quite! I suppose it is an intimidation factor when they
:25:14. > :25:17.see the level our athletes can get day-to-day. Another example of how
:25:17. > :25:26.those behind-the-scenes are making sure our athletes will be better
:25:26. > :25:33.prepared than ever for the Olympics. Fascinating. We were promised lots
:25:33. > :25:40.of rain yesterday. I believe it is still chucking it down. I cannot
:25:40. > :25:41.tell you how fed up I am of tell you how fed up I am of
:25:41. > :25:44.bringing you all of this miserable news! It doesn't get any better. I
:25:44. > :25:47.suppose tomorrow afternoon, there is a chance you could see some
:25:47. > :25:55.brighter conditions working their way through. Through the day today,
:25:55. > :26:05.the rain kept on coming for many and it will keep on coming. Add to
:26:05. > :26:11.
:26:11. > :26:16.that the wind, it will be gusty to gale force at times. Look at this,
:26:16. > :26:23.this rain. Once you get past midnight, we will start to see this
:26:23. > :26:31.rain breaking up. That is another grim night. It is wet, it is windy.
:26:31. > :26:34.In terms of temperatures, it won't be too chilly. Now, when you get up
:26:34. > :26:38.first thing, you will not notice the join. The cloud cover is still
:26:38. > :26:41.around, the rain will keep on coming through the morning. You can
:26:41. > :26:44.see the wind has changed to a north-westerly. It is still very
:26:44. > :26:47.strong, though. Showers will die out as the morning goes on. Look
:26:47. > :26:52.what happens as you head towards the tail end of the day. The sun
:26:52. > :26:57.will start to come out for many places. After lunch, the sun will
:26:57. > :27:02.start to get into the Isle of Man. We will all start to see drier
:27:02. > :27:06.conditions. Towards tea time, the showers and the cloud start back
:27:06. > :27:15.all over again. That wind will continue to be strong and gusty all
:27:15. > :27:20.the way through taking the edge off the temperatures. We have been
:27:20. > :27:28.looking for jobs - there is a weather presenter's job in
:27:28. > :27:34.California! I lost my brolly today! It turned inside out. People have