:00:08. > :00:10.Good evening. Welcome to NorthWest Tonight with
:00:10. > :00:12.Roger Johnson. And Ranvir Singh.
:00:12. > :00:15.Our top story: An 18-year-old is arrested on
:00:15. > :00:17.suspicion of murder following the fire which killed four people in
:00:17. > :00:19.Lancashire. It has emerged that the blaze
:00:19. > :00:22.started in a wardrobe in the bungalow in Freckleton.
:00:22. > :00:28.Drilling for gas - scientists say the process of fracturing rock is
:00:28. > :00:34.unlikely to cause pollution. The high price of success - why top
:00:35. > :00:42.sports people say pressure is leading to a rise in depression.
:00:42. > :00:52.all got too much and I broke down on me dad. I never expected it.
:00:52. > :01:04.
:01:04. > :01:08.One of the world's greatest Two of our sides go head-to-head in
:01:08. > :01:11.a big final. Another big night for Manchester
:01:12. > :01:18.City. Can Liverpool begin the process tonne of knocking them out
:01:18. > :01:21.Detectives investigating a house fire in Lancashire which killed
:01:22. > :01:24.four siblings have arrested an 18- year-old on suspicion of murder.
:01:24. > :01:31.Reece Smith, his twin sisters Holly and Ella, and two-year-old Jordan
:01:31. > :01:40.all died. The fire began in an attic bedroom at their home in
:01:40. > :01:43.Freckleton on Saturday night. Naomi Cornwell is at the scene now. Naomi,
:01:43. > :01:47.what have police said about this arrest today? The teenager who has
:01:47. > :01:53.been arrested is 18 years old. He is from nearby and that tonight he
:01:53. > :01:59.has been questioned on suspicion of the murder of 19-year-old Reece
:01:59. > :02:03.Smith, his four-year-old twin stars and their youngest sibling. All
:02:03. > :02:07.four died in an attic bedroom of the house behind me late on
:02:07. > :02:12.Saturday night. All four, we now know, died as a result of breathing
:02:12. > :02:17.in smoke. There have been reports suggesting that Reece Smith may
:02:17. > :02:22.have been overcome by the smoke as he tried to rescue his younger sib
:02:22. > :02:26.siblings and their mother was led from the house by firefighters that
:02:26. > :02:30.night. We know that family and friends gathered here earlier that
:02:30. > :02:33.evening to celebrate her birthday. Police have not named the teenager
:02:33. > :02:37.who has been arrested today, but they have said he is not a member
:02:37. > :02:41.of the family. The death of the four children was
:02:41. > :02:44.shocking enough, people have been rather taken aback by the latest
:02:44. > :02:50.twist today. What else have the police had to say about how the
:02:50. > :02:55.fire started? Well, previously firefighters had
:02:55. > :03:01.indicated that the suggestions were from forensics at the scene that
:03:01. > :03:05.the fire had begun in or close to a wardrobe in an attic bedroom shared
:03:05. > :03:10.by the three youngest children and today police confirmed. They know
:03:10. > :03:13.the fire began inside that wardrobe. What is more, they say it has
:03:13. > :03:17.become clear that was not an accident.
:03:17. > :03:22.Everybody is shocked. This is a tragic incident, but the fact that
:03:22. > :03:25.it could be caused deliberately or recklessly is a shock to them and
:03:26. > :03:30.we give them all the support we can. It is my job to piece together what
:03:30. > :03:34.happened and if there is criminality culpability to find out
:03:34. > :03:37.who is responsible for it. Detectives say a number of people
:03:37. > :03:41.were in the house at the time and they are still in the process of
:03:41. > :03:49.interviewing all of those people to try to find out exactly what
:03:49. > :03:51.happened here. Geologists have moved to allay
:03:51. > :03:54.fears that the controversial process of drilling for shale gas
:03:54. > :03:56.in Lancashire could cause pollution of water supplies. The British
:03:56. > :04:03.Geological Survey says any risks associated with so-called
:04:03. > :04:06."fracking" appear low. But opponents living on the Fylde Coast
:04:06. > :04:14.say they're not convinced and want it banned pending a full
:04:14. > :04:17.investigation into environmental Since it started here, fracking has
:04:17. > :04:21.attracted controversy. It involves injecting millions of gallons of
:04:21. > :04:26.water, sand and some chemicals into the ground to free natural gas
:04:26. > :04:29.trapped in shale rock. Last November, campaigners stormed a
:04:29. > :04:33.drilling rig near Southport in protest. Part of the reason it is
:04:33. > :04:37.controversial is the experience of of people in America, where some
:04:37. > :04:41.claim it contaminated water supplies with methane. Now a
:04:41. > :04:45.spokesman for the British geological survey says most
:04:45. > :04:51.geologists are convinced it is unlikely that contamination would
:04:51. > :04:56.occur. Sheer distance helps with groundwater, 40 to 50 meters deep,
:04:56. > :05:01.while fracking occurs one to two miles down.
:05:01. > :05:10.Jon Bailey lives close to sites sites prepared for fracking.
:05:10. > :05:14.It was unlikely there would be no earth tremors, but there are two.
:05:14. > :05:21.What would happen when there are 00 drills in operation -- 800 drills
:05:21. > :05:27.in operation. We are concerned. Cuadrilla Resources suspended
:05:27. > :05:31.drilling since the Earth quaction last year. -- earthquakes last year.
:05:31. > :05:37.Cuadrilla say they are waiting for the go-ahead from Government before
:05:37. > :05:44.they resume fracking. They say they welcome the comments from the
:05:44. > :05:48.British geological survey. It is positive. They have looked at it
:05:48. > :05:53.from a different aspect and arrived at the same conclusion so very
:05:53. > :06:00.positive for the industry. Geologists say it is important
:06:01. > :06:10.seismic activity is monitored The Government says there will be
:06:11. > :06:12.
:06:12. > :06:14.enough money to extend high-speed to the north-west. The Transport
:06:14. > :06:20.Minister, Norman Baker, was in Manchester earlier pledging
:06:20. > :06:24.commitment to the second phase of HS2 due to be completed in 2033.
:06:24. > :06:29.The �33 billion is a cushion for unanticipated excesses that come
:06:29. > :06:33.through. I'm confident we will come in on budget or under budget.
:06:33. > :06:37.December's severe weather saw a 75% boost in air freight to the Isle of
:06:37. > :06:44.Man. Storms meant boats were unable to sail from the mainland leaving
:06:44. > :06:47.some shops with empty shelves. The lack of ferry crossings means air
:06:47. > :06:50.passenger numbers are up by 8,000 compared with December 2010.
:06:50. > :06:55.A familiar family of a nurse in Lancashire who was stabbed to death
:06:55. > :07:03.by an ex-partner while he was on bail have been told there will be a
:07:03. > :07:13.change in the law. Jane Cluft was murdered as she walked home from
:07:13. > :07:13.
:07:13. > :07:18.work. Her family say he should never have been allowed to walk
:07:18. > :07:22.free. Jane lived in fear. Her ex-partner,
:07:22. > :07:25.Jonathan Vass was on bail, charged with raping her. He went on to
:07:25. > :07:28.murder Jane as she walked through the car park of Blackpool Victoria
:07:28. > :07:32.Hospital. I feel that Jane would be alive
:07:32. > :07:37.today if they had the right to appeal against the bail decision.
:07:37. > :07:41.That decision to grant Jonathan Vass's bail cost Jane her life.
:07:41. > :07:46.Statistics show between 50 and 60 people a year are being killed by
:07:46. > :07:48.people who are out on bail for violent offences and it is just too
:07:48. > :07:55.many. In 2009 the judge granted Jonathan
:07:55. > :07:58.Vass bail. A the time the office representing judges said there was
:07:58. > :08:03.no evidence presented that Jonathan Vass was likely to commit further
:08:03. > :08:07.offences. Jane's family has managed to get a review of the law.
:08:07. > :08:12.Jane was living in fear and she documented how much fear she lived
:08:12. > :08:17.in. She documented that Jonathan Vass would kill her and you know,
:08:17. > :08:20.that came true. She was right and yet the victim had no say
:08:20. > :08:23.whatsoever within that bail decision. So this is why the
:08:23. > :08:26.amendment is so important. Today, the Prime Minister, David
:08:27. > :08:31.Cameron, expressed support for Jane's family.
:08:31. > :08:34.Our sympathies go out to the family who suffered so appallingly. I
:08:34. > :08:36.accept and the Government accepts, there should be a right of appeal
:08:36. > :08:42.against crown court decisions allowing bail.
:08:42. > :08:51.Jonathan Vass is serving a life sentence for Jane's family, finally
:08:51. > :08:54.An American who supplied guns to the region's criminal underworld is
:08:54. > :08:58.beginning a 10 year jail term. Steven Greenoe bought weapons in
:08:58. > :09:01.the States then smuggled them into the UK via Manchester Airport.
:09:01. > :09:04.Several were used in crimes here. He was caught following a joint
:09:04. > :09:14.operation between British and American police, but not before he
:09:14. > :09:18.managed to get more than 60 guns into the UK. He he described
:09:18. > :09:23.himself as a security expert who protected the rich and famous,
:09:23. > :09:29.including Madonna, but Steven Greenoe was a gun runner. He was
:09:29. > :09:33.very much a Walter Mitty character. An American citizen who was
:09:33. > :09:39.residing in this country. Greenoe bought guns in America
:09:39. > :09:42.before smuggling them into the UK. He flew into Manchester Airport.
:09:42. > :09:51.Those firearms have been used in fatal shootings. They have been
:09:51. > :09:56.used in shootings where people have been injured. Stephen Cardwell was
:09:56. > :10:01.the conduit through which Greenoe's weapons found buyers. Steven
:10:01. > :10:06.Greenoe passed through the arrivalshall on several occasions
:10:06. > :10:12.between February and July 2010. In all on his visits, he brought in
:10:13. > :10:19.over 0 60 weaponsment we are told airport security has never been
:10:19. > :10:23.tighter, so how was Greenoe able to transport his cargo through here
:10:23. > :10:26.without being challenged. Security is a process that you go through
:10:26. > :10:33.when you are leaving an apport rather than when you are arriving
:10:33. > :10:42.into an airport. The guns should have been picked up by the
:10:42. > :10:46.departure airport. Security staff once spotted guns in his luggage,
:10:46. > :10:49.but he convinced them they were non firing.
:10:49. > :10:57.The worrying feature of the case is over 50 of the weapons he brought
:10:57. > :11:00.Still to come on North West Tonight:
:11:00. > :11:07.The highs and lows of sport. Why top athletes could be more
:11:08. > :11:17.prone to depression. And Titian on tour. One of the world's greatest
:11:17. > :11:22.The idea of having directly elected mayors to run local councils has
:11:22. > :11:25.been around for a while, but there are still none in the North West.
:11:25. > :11:28.That might be about to change because Salford is holding a
:11:28. > :11:38.referendum on the issue later this month. But what's the difference
:11:38. > :11:39.
:11:39. > :11:43.between a council leader and a We are holding a referendum to deal
:11:43. > :11:47.with the mayoral issue. So not everyone in Salford is
:11:47. > :11:52.interested, but whoever does vote later this month will decide how
:11:52. > :11:57.everyone else votes in future and these campaigners want a mayor.
:11:57. > :12:04.the moment the current leader is only chosen by the ruling group.
:12:04. > :12:09.What we want is the 16,000 voters - - 168 ,000 of Salford City to
:12:09. > :12:12.choose a leader. Mayors are directly elected by
:12:12. > :12:16.voters, not councillors, they are more powerful because it is more
:12:16. > :12:20.difficult to block their decisions and they are in power for four
:12:20. > :12:25.years whether they remain popular or not. The referendum is costing
:12:25. > :12:29.the council about �200,000 and the existing leader says it is not
:12:29. > :12:33.required. The fact that more people are come to go live in Salford, I
:12:33. > :12:38.think we have achieved all that under the current system and I'm
:12:38. > :12:44.suspicious, even though it would be nice if it was me of concentrating
:12:44. > :12:47.all the powers in one person. But that's for voters to decide.
:12:47. > :12:50.It is democratic because it leaves it up to the public who decide who
:12:50. > :12:53.they want as a mayor. I think the councillors should know
:12:53. > :12:57.who is the best person for the job really.
:12:57. > :13:02.People will be watching this result with interest because in May, there
:13:02. > :13:06.will be referendums in another eleven cities including Manchester
:13:06. > :13:16.and Liverpool. Whatever happens here will give us an indication of
:13:16. > :13:16.
:13:16. > :13:23.Clearly it was rain in Salford today!
:13:23. > :13:25.He was dodging the rain drops! They were two of the most
:13:25. > :13:30.successful sports stars in the region but behind their public
:13:30. > :13:34.personas Andrew Flintoff and Ricky Hatton suffered huge lows. Both
:13:34. > :13:37.have spoken honestly about them. Andrew Flintoff reveals his
:13:37. > :13:43.problems and interviews the former World Boxing Champion about his
:13:43. > :13:49.struggles in a documentary on BBC One tonight. Stuart Pollitt reports.
:13:49. > :13:55.Their careers brought them success, wealth and adulation, but they
:13:55. > :14:02.brought a down side for Andrew Flintoff and Ricky Hatton.
:14:02. > :14:05.You experience some unbelievable highs and dramatic lows. You never
:14:05. > :14:09.think the world could turn into depression.
:14:09. > :14:13.The lowest point was during England's Ashes defeat.
:14:13. > :14:17.We lost the Ashes, it was in Melbourneks and Christmas is meant
:14:17. > :14:23.to be great, your family are over and it all got too much, I broke
:14:23. > :14:29.down on me dad. I broke down. I was on the field and I just had
:14:29. > :14:34.thoughts of retiring all the time. I just wasn't enjoying it.
:14:34. > :14:38.I took me gloves off and I sat down on the steps of the ring and I put
:14:38. > :14:47.a towel over my head and I started sobbing.
:14:47. > :14:52.For scat For Hatton it was defeat that triggered it. You are under so
:14:52. > :14:56.so much pressure, but realising me days were numbered and I had to
:14:56. > :14:59.retire and it was a gradual process. It is estimated one in ten
:14:59. > :15:04.sportsmen suffer a form of depression, but away from sport,
:15:04. > :15:07.the figures are starker. One in four people will suffer from some
:15:07. > :15:11.form of mental illness during their lives.
:15:11. > :15:14.It can be triggered by different things. For me, it was probably the
:15:14. > :15:17.cricket, but for other people, it is different.
:15:17. > :15:27.The sportsmen hope by sharing their stories, it will encourage others
:15:27. > :15:32.
:15:32. > :15:35.And you can catch that documentary on BBC One tonight at 10.45. With
:15:35. > :15:37.us now is Elaine Dickson from the mental health charity Mind. Hello.
:15:37. > :15:42.Hello. There they talked about external
:15:42. > :15:46.pressure, expectations, the end of a career, what am I going to do
:15:46. > :15:52.next as triggers, but is depression sometimes just in the brain? Is it
:15:52. > :15:57.the right neurons aren't firing and a tablet will help? For a lot of
:15:57. > :16:01.people an antidepressant can make a big difference, but we have got to
:16:01. > :16:07.recognise the impact of lifestyle events such as unemployment,
:16:07. > :16:12.redundancy, grief, that kind of thing.
:16:12. > :16:17.Stewart, said within the broader population, it is more common than
:16:17. > :16:22.amongst top sports people who get headlines for it. Is there a stigma
:16:22. > :16:30.attached to it where people don't like to admit to it and talk about
:16:30. > :16:33.it? The Time To Change Campaign has been good in trying to reduce the
:16:33. > :16:38.stigma that's been attached to. That has encouraged people to talk
:16:38. > :16:42.about it, not just celeb celebrities, but everybody as well.
:16:42. > :16:45.It is interesting hearing those celebrities talk about it, you look
:16:45. > :16:51.at it from the outside, great families and millions in the bank
:16:51. > :16:57.and travelled the world. Is it my life to the outsiders looks perfect,
:16:57. > :17:01.but I can't enjoy it? It is more difficult for the people at the top
:17:01. > :17:05.of a sporting profession to admit to having a problem like depression.
:17:05. > :17:11.As you say, everyone thinks they should be happy, they have loads of
:17:11. > :17:16.money. It is a life we all dream of? But they are humans like the
:17:16. > :17:19.rest of us and experience divorce, bereavement that we all do and they
:17:19. > :17:22.are under pressure to succeed as well.
:17:22. > :17:27.The first step to getting help, whoever you are, is to talk? Yes,
:17:27. > :17:31.definitely. I mean our advice from Manchester MIND would be to talk to
:17:31. > :17:35.somebody about it, talk to your family and friends about it and if
:17:35. > :17:40.necessary, go and visit your doctor. Superb. I wish I had more time.
:17:40. > :17:43.Thank you for coming in. Sport now, and Tony's at the Etihad
:17:43. > :17:48.Stadium for the first leg of the Carling Cup semi-final between
:17:48. > :17:54.Manchester City and Liverpool. It is no doubt getting exciting.
:17:54. > :18:04.Yes, lots and reds and blues. Both sets of players arrived a few
:18:04. > :18:22.
:18:22. > :18:24.minutes ago and and it will be a spicy affair bearing in mind
:18:24. > :18:28.Roberto Mancini's comments about the Luis Suarez affair. I'll be
:18:28. > :18:38.telling you about those in a moment, News from Everton who play at Spurs
:18:38. > :18:38.
:18:38. > :18:42.tonight in the Premier League. go if you love the club, Bill.
:18:42. > :18:46.You saddled us with debt. Tension in the blue half of
:18:46. > :18:50.Merseyside. Tension in the red half because they are at Manchester City
:18:50. > :18:54.tonight for the first leg of the Carling Cup semi-final. Eight days
:18:54. > :19:04.ago, Liverpool were beaten 3-0 by Manchester City. It will be tougher
:19:04. > :19:12.
:19:12. > :19:16.for City tonight. Not least because they have lost The Toure brothers
:19:16. > :19:18.Yaya and Kolo are away at the Africa Cup of Nations, they're also
:19:18. > :19:28.without their captain Vincent Kompany, who's banned for four
:19:28. > :19:31.
:19:31. > :19:33.matches. Mancini talked about the racism affair. He says Liverpool's
:19:33. > :19:38.Suarez should've quickly apologised to Patrice Evra. On the pitch you
:19:38. > :19:48.can do something that you don't want to do because you are nervous
:19:48. > :19:49.
:19:50. > :19:53.or you don't think on the pitch, but I don't know. I don't think
:19:53. > :20:00.this. He said it was a mistake for
:20:01. > :20:10.Liverpool to wear those T-shirts. Lots of talking points around this
:20:11. > :20:16.
:20:16. > :20:21.game. Tonight, a number of players are
:20:21. > :20:24.doubtful. How much sympathy do you have with Mancini? If you lose your
:20:24. > :20:34.best players, it is difficult. He has a big enough squad to come out
:20:34. > :20:44.and give Liverpool a game. That squad will be tested. Vincen
:20:44. > :20:46.will be a big miss because he is a leader as well as his game.
:20:46. > :20:49.important is this competition to Manchester City because they are
:20:49. > :20:52.out of the Champions League and out of FA Cup? Yes, it is very
:20:52. > :20:59.important. A trip to Wembley and you are into Europe. You know if
:20:59. > :21:05.you win it and you know you have got the likes of facing Cardiff or
:21:06. > :21:10.Crystal Palace. Kenny Dalglish never won this as a manager. Gerard
:21:10. > :21:14.is playing tonne. Liverpool -- tonight.
:21:14. > :21:19.It will be a test with Gerard back. I thought they played good football.
:21:19. > :21:24.Tonight, you know, it will be difficult and I think there will
:21:24. > :21:28.only be a goal either way in it. Thank you very much indeed.
:21:28. > :21:32.If you want to watch the game tonight, it is live on BBC One.
:21:32. > :21:42.There is a Match Of The Day special. If you want to listen to the game,
:21:42. > :21:55.
:21:55. > :22:03.there is full match commentary on There is lots going on in the worth
:22:03. > :22:10.west for football. A gymnast from Cost bee is hoping
:22:10. > :22:15.for -- Crosby is hoping for a medal. Dan Purvis was the all-round top
:22:15. > :22:20.scorer after performing on six pieces of apparatus at The O2. Team
:22:20. > :22:30.GB just needed to finish in the top four, but Dan's points mean they
:22:30. > :22:35.
:22:35. > :22:42.finished first. You may remember Amir Khan's
:22:42. > :22:45.controversial defeat to Lamont Peterson. Well, the International
:22:45. > :22:47.Boxing Federation now says Mustafa Ameen is not one of their officials.
:22:47. > :22:54.He works for their Education Trust. The admission could strengthen
:22:54. > :22:58.Amir's attempts to overturn the result. It would have been easier
:22:58. > :23:02.if Amir knocked him out in the first place. Neither of these teams
:23:02. > :23:07.can get knocked out tonne, it is the first leg of the Carling Cup.
:23:07. > :23:12.If Liverpool get a great result and make it tough for Manchester City,
:23:12. > :23:16.they started the season dreaming of winning four. If they go out of
:23:16. > :23:24.this, they go down to won. A sobering thought.
:23:24. > :23:31.We have had an e-mail for you. It is from Biker Nigel, it says,
:23:31. > :23:36."Could you wish Tony a happy birthday?". I tell you what, I
:23:36. > :23:40.don't look bad for 60, do I? I have got half me own teeth if that
:23:40. > :23:45.helps! Thank you Tony, have a lovely
:23:45. > :23:53.birthday. Now a story about nudity, violence
:23:53. > :23:56.and death. Not the usual stuff you expect towards the end of North
:23:56. > :23:59.West Tonight, but we do have a good reason for bringing it you. All of
:23:59. > :24:02.the above feature in one of the world's greatest Old Masters
:24:02. > :24:05.paintings, and it's going on display in Liverpool this week.
:24:05. > :24:08.It's a picture by the 16th century Venetian artist, Titian. Andy Gill
:24:08. > :24:13.has been to the Walker Art Gallery for a look. A young prince chances
:24:13. > :24:18.on the Roman goddess of hunting, Diana as she Bates after a hard day
:24:18. > :24:25.in the field. Diana is not impressed and a nasty end awaits
:24:25. > :24:33.the young man. This is the picture that's on display at the Walker Art
:24:33. > :24:41.Gallery. Experts say it is an important work of art painted by
:24:41. > :24:46.Titian. Titian is known for his energetic,
:24:46. > :24:56.loose brush work, but his colours and particularly evident in this
:24:56. > :25:01.painting are the the variety of reds that especialises in and also
:25:01. > :25:06.a fascination with use for paint to create reflections. You have got
:25:06. > :25:11.reflections in the stream and this fantastic crystal vase in the
:25:11. > :25:21.centre which is reflecting light. It is one of a series of paintings,
:25:21. > :25:23.
:25:23. > :25:30.a later work not on display here, shows him being torn into a stag
:25:30. > :25:35.and being torn apart by his own dogs. The Duke of Sutherland let it
:25:35. > :25:41.go for �1 million which is about a third of what it would have fetched
:25:41. > :25:51.if it had gone to auction. You can see the painting at the
:25:51. > :26:00.
:26:00. > :26:04.Good evening. Well, if you are looking forward to
:26:04. > :26:08.a change in the weather, I think this forecast will suit you. High
:26:08. > :26:10.pressure pushes its way in for the first time this winter so we will
:26:10. > :26:14.see a difference in this this weather.
:26:14. > :26:19.Dry and fine, but coldment if you have been driving on the motorways,
:26:19. > :26:28.you will notice they had signs up saying strong winds were forecast.
:26:28. > :26:31.The Met Office issued a warning for strong winds. For the rest of us,
:26:31. > :26:36.yes it will be breezy. Now you are looking at a lot of cloud through
:26:36. > :26:40.the night tonight and more of that dull, damp and drizzly weather
:26:40. > :26:44.pushing in. The further north you are, the more of that you will see.
:26:44. > :26:49.It becomes widespread as we head towards the early hours of the
:26:49. > :26:54.morning. In term of your temperatures, your final mild night,
:26:54. > :26:58.8 to 10 Celsius again. First thing tomorrow, there will be a lot of
:26:58. > :27:02.cloud cover and the remnants of this weather front allowing drizzly
:27:02. > :27:05.rain. The the changing wind direction will push that weather
:27:05. > :27:13.out of the way and look at the bright weather starting to work its
:27:13. > :27:17.way in. Late morning in parts of the Isle of Man and Cumbria and and
:27:17. > :27:23.every else sees it coming in. Temperatures falling from 11
:27:23. > :27:28.Celsius to 6 or 7 Celsius and you will notice the drop!
:27:28. > :27:33.What? 6 or 7 Celsius. The sunshine will match your