:00:12. > :00:16.Good evening. Welcome to North West Tonight. Our top story:
:00:16. > :00:20.A dark day in history. Two female officers are killed in a gun and
:00:20. > :00:24.grenade attack in Greater Manchester. Who clearly this is one
:00:24. > :00:27.of the darkest days and the history of our police force.
:00:27. > :00:32.Dale Cregan, one of Britain's most wanted men, is now being held by
:00:32. > :00:42.police on suspicion of murder. A community in shock. The residents
:00:42. > :00:42.
:00:42. > :00:48.of Mottram try to come to terms with the tragedy. Do have spent the
:00:48. > :00:53.day out and about, talking to police and are helping the people
:00:53. > :00:55.here who are in disbelief at. New figures show Blackpool has one
:00:55. > :00:58.of the highest rates of death from liver disease.
:00:58. > :01:08.And rural schools under threat. A Cumbrian MP fears some could close
:01:08. > :01:12.
:01:12. > :01:17.because of changes to the way they are funded.
:01:17. > :01:27.It couldn't have been a more routine Tuesday morning police call.
:01:27. > :01:27.
:01:27. > :01:35.Reports of a burglary in a quiet cul-de-sac here in Mottram. Minutes
:01:35. > :01:38.later, that cul-de-sac erupted into unbelievable violence and horror.
:01:38. > :01:46.Two woman police officers shot down by a gunman who hurled a grenade as
:01:46. > :01:49.he fired. The reactions - grief, shock, bafflement. Tonight, Prime
:01:49. > :01:59.Minister David Cameron described it as a despicable act, one of pure
:01:59. > :01:59.
:01:59. > :02:09.evil. Greater Manchester's Chief Constable said the killings had
:02:09. > :02:10.
:02:10. > :02:20.cast a long, dark shadow over his force. This report contains flash
:02:20. > :02:24.
:02:24. > :02:26.photography. Shortly before 11am this morning,
:02:26. > :02:30.two officers were sent to Abbey Gardens in Mottram. They were
:02:30. > :02:36.called to this cul de sac after a report of a burglary. Soon after
:02:36. > :02:46.their arrival, a window cleaner heard gunfire. I heard 10 shots
:02:46. > :02:48.
:02:48. > :02:53.quite close together. I heard a big bang. That must have been 10
:02:53. > :03:02.seconds after the shots. I got of Malaga and walks round. I saw an
:03:02. > :03:06.empty police car with the siren still flashing. Then a car sped off.
:03:06. > :03:10.The chief constable said later the burglary was bogus. The officers,
:03:10. > :03:13.unarmed, had, he said, been lured to the house deliberately by one of
:03:13. > :03:18.the country's most wanted men, Dale Cregan. They were attacked with a
:03:18. > :03:23.gun and a grenade. We believe either he has made the call or he
:03:23. > :03:29.has got someone else to make the call. That was for the purposes of
:03:29. > :03:36.drawing these officers to that particular scene. Then he has come
:03:36. > :03:43.out and killed them both. It would appear to be as if he has
:03:43. > :03:46.deliberately done this acts of cold-blooded murder. Dale Cregan
:03:46. > :03:50.was wanted for questioning about gun and grenade attacks that left a
:03:50. > :03:52.father and son dead. This was the scene in Clayton after one of the
:03:52. > :03:55.killings last month. A �50,000 reward had been offered for
:03:55. > :03:58.information on his whereabouts. Today, the long search for Dale
:03:58. > :04:08.Cregan ended with the deaths of two police officers, attacked with a
:04:08. > :04:08.
:04:08. > :04:17.gun and grenades. 32-year-old Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes, who was 23.
:04:17. > :04:22.Tonight, the Prime Minister dismissed calls that police
:04:22. > :04:32.officers should be armed. There is no sign that anything wrong was
:04:32. > :04:33.
:04:33. > :04:36.done. The only thing which has happened was an act of shocking
:04:36. > :04:44.evil of this man who has taken the lives of two police officers who
:04:44. > :04:47.were doing their duty. After today's incident, Dale Cregan
:04:47. > :04:50.handed himself in at a police station. He has been arrested on
:04:50. > :04:52.suspicion of murdering the two officers and the two men killed
:04:52. > :05:02.earlier this year. A shocking and dark day indeed for
:05:02. > :05:05.the police. Local residents have gathered to leave tributes. Our
:05:05. > :05:15.Chief Reporter has been with the Greater Manchester force throughout
:05:15. > :05:15.
:05:15. > :05:18.the afternoon and joins us now their headquarters. What has been
:05:18. > :05:25.the reaction to this terrible news of the deaths of constables Nicola
:05:25. > :05:29.Hughes and Fiona Bone? Well, this new headquarters
:05:29. > :05:35.building was to sighted -- designed to be light and airy, but the mood
:05:35. > :05:39.here is grey and sombre. Flags are flying at half mast. The Chief
:05:39. > :05:46.Constable summed up the mood here during the press conference this
:05:46. > :05:50.afternoon. Greater Manchester Police is in mourning today for the
:05:50. > :05:55.loss of two very brave and courageous colleagues who
:05:56. > :06:00.exemplified the very best of British policing. We are determined
:06:00. > :06:05.to make sure that we carry out the fullest investigation into their
:06:05. > :06:11.deaths and particularly bring to justice all those who may have been
:06:11. > :06:21.involved in planning these awful events and in harbouring those who
:06:21. > :06:23.
:06:23. > :06:26.have committed them. Two very young officers who were
:06:26. > :06:31.responding to the call this morning. What more can you tell us about
:06:31. > :06:39.them? Nicolas had been with the force for
:06:39. > :06:45.three years. She was a very great policeman. Her colleague, Fiona
:06:45. > :06:50.Bone, was 32 it and had five years' service under her belt. She was
:06:50. > :06:56.from the Isle of Man. She was Scheibe when she first arrived. She
:06:56. > :07:00.was well liked and respected by colleagues. Tragically, she was due
:07:00. > :07:09.to get married soon. This morning, she was discussing wedding
:07:09. > :07:14.arrangements with her fiance. She was talking about creating wedding
:07:14. > :07:18.invitations on computers. Sadly, her family and friends are now
:07:18. > :07:27.preparing for a funeral instead of a wedding.
:07:27. > :07:32.We believe these officers were ambushed. It shows the risks that
:07:32. > :07:42.officers face every day? Yes. Since Greater Manchester
:07:42. > :07:43.
:07:43. > :07:49.Police came into being in the 1970s, they have lost six officers. One
:07:49. > :07:55.police officer was stabbed at end 1993. His death was widely mourned
:07:55. > :08:05.at the time. Today, sadly, Greater Manchester Police have two more
:08:05. > :08:08.
:08:08. > :08:12.deaths to mourn. Earlier, I spoke to Our man from
:08:12. > :08:18.the greater Police Federation and asked for his reaction. We cannot
:08:18. > :08:23.believe what has happened today on the streets of Greater Manchester.
:08:23. > :08:29.Toulouse two dedicated, young officers in circumstances like this
:08:29. > :08:34.is to it -- is beyond belief. I cannot believe that police officers
:08:34. > :08:42.on the streets of Manchester have been attacked in cold blood with
:08:43. > :08:51.firearms and hand grenades. It is beyond belief. Can you describe the
:08:51. > :09:00.reaction of fellow officers? Colleagues are none. The cannot
:09:00. > :09:06.believe what we're witnessing. Police officers are resilient. We
:09:07. > :09:11.will pick ourselves up and carry on. We have officers responding to
:09:11. > :09:16.emergency incidents as we speak now. That is the nature of policing.
:09:16. > :09:20.There will come a point later today or tomorrow when every officer in
:09:20. > :09:26.Greater Manchester will reflect on what has happened today. We are
:09:26. > :09:35.wrongly human beings. Sir Peter Fahy said it was important --
:09:35. > :09:41.impossible to send armed officers to everyone. Are you to -- are you
:09:41. > :09:46.satisfied enough has been done to protect frontline officers? There
:09:46. > :09:50.was no intelligence about that address. We have to be realistic
:09:50. > :09:55.and say that Greater Manchester Police response to thousands of
:09:55. > :10:00.incidents every day. It is a very busy division. Two deploy armed
:10:00. > :10:07.officers at every single incident is unrealistic and every incident
:10:07. > :10:15.that officers have attended, they have done so after a risk
:10:15. > :10:20.assessment. There was no intelligence on that address.
:10:20. > :10:26.did you hear the news? I got a phone call this morning which was
:10:26. > :10:30.met with utter disbelief. I cannot believe this sort of thing is
:10:30. > :10:35.happening on the streets of Greater Manchester. This is a very sad day
:10:35. > :10:45.for the police force. Probably the saddest day in their -- in their
:10:45. > :10:50.
:10:50. > :10:59.history. Today's events follow a police
:10:59. > :11:02.investigation that has lasted nearly four months. It began in May,
:11:03. > :11:12.when 23-year-old Mark Short was shot dead during a party at a pub
:11:13. > :11:16.
:11:16. > :11:21.in Droylsden. Police said this was not a random attack. This is an
:11:21. > :11:24.isolated incident and we will put every effort into solving this.
:11:24. > :11:27.Then, last month Mark Short's father, 46-year-old David Short was
:11:27. > :11:30.killed in a gun and grenade attack at his home in Clayton. Police said
:11:30. > :11:33.they believed the incidents were connected, and released these CCTV
:11:33. > :11:38.images of the attack. They also issued a photo of a man they wanted
:11:38. > :11:41.to speak to in connection with both murders. 29-year-old Dale Cregan.
:11:41. > :11:46.By now, the search for him involved hundreds of officers, with some
:11:46. > :11:48.brought in from neighbouring forces. Two weeks later, with still no
:11:48. > :11:51.clues as to Cregan's whereabouts, police took the unprecedented step
:11:51. > :11:54.of offering a �50,000 reward for information leading to his arrest
:11:54. > :12:03.and that of another man thought to be involved, 33-year-old Anthony
:12:03. > :12:10.Wilkinson. The highest reward ever offered by the force.
:12:10. > :12:14.You don't have to go to court. Just information leading to the arrest.
:12:14. > :12:17.One anonymous call to Crimestoppers, that is all it takes.
:12:17. > :12:20.Then, just over two weeks ago, Anthony Wilkinson was arrested in
:12:20. > :12:23.Openshawe. He has since appeared in court charged with the murder of
:12:23. > :12:29.David Short. But still there was no sign of Dale Cregan. Until today,
:12:29. > :12:37.and the tragic deaths of two police officers. Tonight Dale Cregan's
:12:37. > :12:43.being questioned on suspicion of all four murders.
:12:43. > :12:50.Tonight, the people of Mottram have armed police on their streets. In
:12:50. > :12:54.some cases, the streets they have grown up on. Such a shocking double
:12:54. > :12:58.murder so close to home is going to take time to come to terms with.
:12:58. > :13:04.Our reporter has been gauging reaction in the area.
:13:04. > :13:09.People living on this estate describe a close-knit area up where
:13:09. > :13:13.many of the residents have spent their whole lives. Never has the
:13:13. > :13:19.community experienced anything like today. You don't expect something
:13:19. > :13:23.like this to happen on your doorstep. I feel for the families
:13:23. > :13:28.of the police officers. They have gone to do an honest day's work and
:13:28. > :13:35.look what has happened. This woman did not see events unfold, but says
:13:35. > :13:41.she heard them. I did not here the gunshots, but I heard the bang. I
:13:41. > :13:49.open my window and I could hear the helicopter. A church service will
:13:49. > :13:54.be held tomorrow, as the community tries to come together. This is a
:13:54. > :14:00.tragedy for the police officers and their families. But also a tragedy
:14:00. > :14:03.for the community as often an event like this are as the community.
:14:03. > :14:10.That is unfair on this neighbourhood. This church
:14:10. > :14:20.overlooks the estate. The flag has been flying at half-mast. The heavy
:14:20. > :14:22.
:14:22. > :14:28.police presence will be here for some time yet.
:14:28. > :14:35.Our reporter mentioned the Church and we will be talking to the local
:14:35. > :14:39.vicar later in the programme. We have had lots from the police today.
:14:39. > :14:44.Everybody's thoughts here tonight are with those of the two officers
:14:44. > :14:49.who died and their families. More from here later in the programme.
:14:49. > :14:52.Now back to the studio for the rest of the day's news.
:14:52. > :14:54.The first legal moves in the wake of the Hillsborough findings are
:14:54. > :14:57.being made this week. Lawyers representing Anne Williams whose
:14:57. > :14:59.son Kevin died in Sheffield are asking the Attorney General to
:14:59. > :15:08.consider criminal proceedings, but don't believe that prosecutions
:15:08. > :15:14.will be successful. It is always difficult with the
:15:14. > :15:19.passage of time to get a just result looking at both sides of the
:15:19. > :15:22.equation. I am not confident. I am confident there will be a new
:15:22. > :15:25.inquest and some form of public inquiry.
:15:25. > :15:27.Three people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a
:15:27. > :15:30.couple in Greater Manchester in July. Bob and Patricia Seddon were
:15:30. > :15:32.shot at their home in Sale. The couple's son, 45-year-old Stephen,
:15:32. > :15:35.has already been charged with their murder.
:15:35. > :15:37.A Lancashire MP says he has been given no guarantees about jobs
:15:37. > :15:40.should BAE Systems merge with aircraft manufacturer EADS. Ben
:15:40. > :15:43.Wallace, the MP for Wyre and Preston North met with the two
:15:43. > :15:53.firms today to discuss the planned merger. Unions BAE officials said
:15:53. > :15:53.
:15:53. > :15:56.the proposed deal would not affect existing projects.
:15:57. > :16:00.It is claimed 10,000 jobs could be created in Lancashire over the next
:16:00. > :16:02.decade if the UK exploits its shale gas resource. That is according to
:16:02. > :16:06.the Institution of Mechanical Engineers who say alternative
:16:06. > :16:13.energy sources need to be investigated. Campaigners claim the
:16:13. > :16:15.process causes environmental damage. Plans to turn a former ship in
:16:15. > :16:18.Liverpool into a floating bed-and- breakfast have been approved. The
:16:18. > :16:22.Planet, which is at the city's Canning Dock, was built in the
:16:22. > :16:30.1960s and guided vessels into and out of the River Mersey. The owner
:16:30. > :16:33.will convert the ship into eight guest bedrooms and a bar.
:16:33. > :16:40.Blackpool has one of the highest rates of deaths from liver disease
:16:40. > :16:43.in the country. The North West Public Health Observatory found the
:16:43. > :16:46.number of people who have died from the disease is three times higher
:16:46. > :16:49.than the national average. Health officials say almost half of cases
:16:49. > :16:53.are alcohol related and it paint a very poor picture of health.
:16:54. > :16:57.Tony abused alcohol for 12 years. He tried to take his own life on
:16:57. > :17:00.two separate occasions and his marriage ended in divorce. He has
:17:00. > :17:07.overcome his addiction and now helps others to do the same. He is
:17:07. > :17:12.not surprised Blackpool has a significant problem. A lot of
:17:12. > :17:20.people seem to come to Blackpool to try and escape. They have ideas
:17:20. > :17:23.that it has a holiday town, so you come here and there are no problems.
:17:24. > :17:26.But that is not the case. Blackpool's rate of liver disease
:17:27. > :17:31.death is almost 43 per 100,000. Compare that almost 24 for the
:17:31. > :17:34.North West and 17 per 100,000 for the rest of England. More than 40%
:17:34. > :17:44.of these deaths are alcohol-related and there has also been a big
:17:44. > :17:45.
:17:45. > :17:50.increase in hospital admissions for liver disease. There is one of
:17:50. > :17:54.licence for every 250 people here. That is driving competition and
:17:54. > :17:56.leading to the availability of cheaper and cheaper alcohol.
:17:56. > :17:58.Treatment centres have been expanded and specialist alcohol
:17:59. > :18:06.nurses in hospitals and safe haven buses for revellers have been
:18:06. > :18:12.introduced, but some say more can be done. We need to recognise that
:18:12. > :18:15.price has an issue -- has an impact and so does marketing. Both of
:18:15. > :18:18.those require government intervention. Today's report paints
:18:19. > :18:22.a poor picture of liver health in the region. The tragedy is that
:18:23. > :18:25.most of these deaths were avoidable. An MP is warning that dozens of
:18:25. > :18:28.small rural schools in Cumbria could face closure because of
:18:28. > :18:37.proposed changes to the way they are funded. Liberal Democrat Tim
:18:37. > :18:40.Farron made his comments as the council set out its ideas.
:18:40. > :18:46.John Ruskin High School in Coniston is small by anyone's measure.
:18:46. > :18:55.Around 200 pupils. But they say it provides an invaluable service for
:18:55. > :19:00.the local community. We are at the heart of the community and we bring
:19:00. > :19:02.our heart to a community that is potentially a holiday village.
:19:02. > :19:06.Government wants local authorities to change the way they distribute
:19:06. > :19:09.money to schools to make the system fairer. Some schools will be better
:19:09. > :19:16.off, but staff at John Ruskin say the proposals from Cumbria County
:19:16. > :19:20.Council could leave them �180,000 a year worse off within three years.
:19:20. > :19:26.We would try to look at the budget and see how we can make savings. In
:19:26. > :19:28.a small school like this, we work on the brink all the time.
:19:29. > :19:37.local MP, the Liberal Democrat Tim Farron, says Cumbria could lose
:19:37. > :19:42.dozens of small rural schools if the changes go ahead. None of the
:19:42. > :19:46.schools that would potentially be closed need to close. They are good
:19:46. > :19:51.schools, some of them are outstanding. There is no question
:19:51. > :19:56.that there anything other than completely viable, other than the
:19:56. > :20:03.county council's rather peculiar funding formula. But the local
:20:03. > :20:09.authority says that is nonsense. is irresponsible to suggest that 30
:20:09. > :20:12.schools are going to close. We do not know that yet at all.
:20:12. > :20:15.council has started consulting all schools to find out what they think
:20:15. > :20:18.about the new proposals. Football now, and Manchester City
:20:18. > :20:21.fans are hoping to enjoy their biggest European night for more
:20:21. > :20:25.than 40 years when they play Real Madrid in the Champions League
:20:25. > :20:29.tonight. The start of the group stage sees two of the world's
:20:29. > :20:36.wealthiest clubs fighting for supremacy. Who will come out on
:20:36. > :20:43.top? The English champions or the Spanish champions?
:20:43. > :20:48.The battle of the big spenders. Mourinho versus Mancini. Real
:20:48. > :20:55.Madrid's squad cost an estimated �408 million. Manchester City's,
:20:55. > :20:58.�341 million. It is not just a clash of cash, you have to win the
:20:58. > :21:08.mind games too. Mourinho got in first saying City will eventually
:21:08. > :21:10.
:21:10. > :21:15.win the Champions League, but maybe without Mancini. If it is the
:21:15. > :21:18.season are next season, sooner or later they can win the Cup.
:21:18. > :21:21.Mourinho succeeded Mancini at Inter Milan, but the Italian is playing
:21:21. > :21:24.down the rivalry with the man who named himself the special One. City
:21:24. > :21:28.were knocked out of the competition early last season, and this season
:21:28. > :21:38.their group's even harder. They not only face Real, but Ajax and
:21:38. > :21:42.
:21:42. > :21:48.Borussia Dortmund too. I think we're more strong run last year.
:21:48. > :21:51.But it will be very difficult for all of the teams. City could be
:21:51. > :21:54.boosted by the possible return of Sergio Aguerro tonight. But Real
:21:54. > :21:57.have real problems. They lost at the weekend and only have four
:21:57. > :22:00.points from four La Liga matches. Mourinho may have had a wry smile
:22:00. > :22:04.when City lost Carlos Tevez for half a season, but now Real's
:22:04. > :22:10.biggest star Ronaldo is rocking the boat. He says he is sad at the
:22:10. > :22:12.Bernabeu and wants �12 million a year.
:22:12. > :22:17.Two controversial refereeing decisions denied Everton victory
:22:17. > :22:24.over Newcastle at Goodison last night. The referee ruled out a goal
:22:24. > :22:33.by Maroune Fellaini, claming it was offside. And later he failed to see
:22:33. > :22:35.that a header from Victor Anichebe had crossed the line. Leighton
:22:35. > :22:44.Baines and Anichebe twice put Everton ahead, but second-half
:22:44. > :22:50.goals from Newcastle substitute goals from Newcastle substitute
:22:50. > :22:57.Demba Ba made it 2-2 at the end. It has been lively today. We have
:22:57. > :23:05.had some very good spells of sunshine and some heavy showers.
:23:05. > :23:14.Temperatures have struggled. These are the showers from early this
:23:14. > :23:19.afternoon. The heaviest showers are shown by a green. Look at the
:23:19. > :23:26.temperatures, still quite miserable. If we are lucky, we might see 15
:23:26. > :23:33.degrees on one of these days. Heading into the weekend, it looks
:23:33. > :23:39.as if we might see some clear skies on Saturday. For this evening, the
:23:39. > :23:46.rain continues to pile in. The heaviest showers will still cling
:23:46. > :23:52.on to the coast. Some of them coming through the Cheshire Cat.
:23:53. > :24:02.Were we have the clear skies, the temperatures will drop into low
:24:03. > :24:03.
:24:03. > :24:10.single figures. There could be a touch of grass frost. Chilly start
:24:10. > :24:19.tomorrow. There should be fewer showers. Tomorrow morning, we start
:24:19. > :24:26.off with some showers floating. It is less breezy. More cloud around.
:24:26. > :24:36.In between the showers, some spells of sunshine. Tomorrow, temperatures
:24:36. > :24:37.
:24:37. > :24:46.will be similar to today. It will feel more mild. As we head into
:24:46. > :24:55.thirsty, you can see the rain edging end across the West. That
:24:55. > :25:04.rain will be light and persistent. Disappointing temperatures again.
:25:04. > :25:14.Disappointing temperatures again. Friday will be drier but more cool.
:25:14. > :25:14.
:25:14. > :25:21.Let's return to our main story. I don't know whether you believe in
:25:21. > :25:31.symbolism of this type, but if you look at this guy, you can see two
:25:31. > :25:43.
:25:43. > :25:49.rain bowls. -- the sky, you can see two rainbows. People are shot. You
:25:49. > :25:54.do not expect to wake up to this. This was very alarming for many
:25:54. > :26:00.people and was so before the even understood what was happening.
:26:00. > :26:05.a community which has had knocks over the years, this is something
:26:05. > :26:11.that they don't need. This is a great community. Everyone knows
:26:11. > :26:15.each other. People are looking out for each other in difficult times.
:26:15. > :26:21.You are new to the job. Is that what you have found over six
:26:21. > :26:29.months? Very much. We have been made very welcome. People have made
:26:29. > :26:35.a real effort to help us settle in. To have such an act perpetrated at
:26:35. > :26:41.the centre of your community leaves people wondering why and how
:26:41. > :26:50.someone can behave in such a manner. As Christians, we believe the world
:26:50. > :26:55.has a broken place -- to world is a broken place and we can restore
:26:56. > :27:04.things. But that does not takeaway from the tragedy and sadness on a
:27:04. > :27:09.day like today. It is devastating for the families of those killed.
:27:09. > :27:15.You have a special service tomorrow? Yes, we are joining with
:27:15. > :27:19.another church and we will have a service of prayer for the families
:27:19. > :27:26.and all those affected by the horrible events today. Thank you
:27:26. > :27:32.for talking to us. This is an act which has shocked not just as
:27:32. > :27:35.community, not just the city, but the whole of the nation. The