:00:11. > :00:19.Welcome to North West tonight. They headlines: The mum who refused to
:00:19. > :00:24.give up. Anne Williams fought for justice for 24 years and died this
:00:24. > :00:29.morning. That woman gave up so much of her life trying to get truth and
:00:29. > :00:36.justice for her son. One of many tributes to her today. Praise for
:00:36. > :00:41.her amazing courage and commitment. A website naming and shaming
:00:42. > :00:46.paedophiles in Barrow say it's -- is criticised for encouraging
:00:46. > :00:51.vigilantes. Organisers say it is essential. We have to protect our
:00:51. > :00:57.children. No proof my dad is dead, her daughter takes his ashes into a
:00:57. > :00:59.bank after being in update its -- inundated with letters demanding
:00:59. > :01:04.money. The celebrities harnessing the
:01:04. > :01:08.power of pink and motoring through the region for breast cancer.
:01:08. > :01:18.Wigan's Manager drops in to make this couple's anniversary a gold
:01:18. > :01:24.
:01:24. > :01:29.For 24 years, Anne Williams refused to give up. She knew she had been
:01:29. > :01:34.lied to about how her 15-year-old son Kevin died at Hillsborough, and
:01:34. > :01:37.she was determined to prove it. She celebrated with the rest of the
:01:37. > :01:41.family's one last year's Independent report proved they were
:01:41. > :01:44.right all along, but by then she had been diagnosed with cancer. She
:01:44. > :01:49.died this morning before she could finally see justice done for her
:01:49. > :01:52.son. Our Merseyside reporter Andy Gill
:01:52. > :01:57.is like for us tonight behind the new Hillsborough memorial in
:01:57. > :02:03.Liverpool. There were a few floral tributes behind you, at many of
:02:03. > :02:07.those for Anne Williams tonight. They are. The timing of her death
:02:07. > :02:10.could hardly be more poignant, three days after the 24th
:02:10. > :02:15.anniversary, a week before the preliminary hearings in the new
:02:15. > :02:22.inquest for the Hillsborough victims, which Anne Williams's
:02:22. > :02:27.tireless campaigning largely helped bring about. She would have wanted
:02:27. > :02:32.to be there for the new inquest, and it is a genuine pity that she
:02:32. > :02:36.will not be there. Monday was the 24th anniversary of
:02:36. > :02:40.Hillsborough. Anne Williams defied doctors orders to be at the
:02:40. > :02:44.memorial service at Anfield. This was her final appearance in public.
:02:44. > :02:47.Late last year, she told the BBC she didn't know how long she had
:02:48. > :02:52.left. I take each day as it comes, I
:02:52. > :02:55.don't know how long I've got. I don't want to know. I am very
:02:55. > :02:59.poorly. A fellow campaigner with her at
:02:59. > :03:04.Anfield says her death should spur the authorities to make sure new
:03:04. > :03:08.inquests conclude quickly. Don't put this on the mother and
:03:08. > :03:14.father's, don't put them through this, it has to come to and end.
:03:14. > :03:21.That woman gave so much of her life to get truth and justice for her
:03:21. > :03:26.son. Don't let it happen again. Let these inquests come quickly, and
:03:26. > :03:30.let's get to the end of it. She wanted a new inquest for Kevin
:03:30. > :03:34.because of the accidental death verdict of the original ones. The
:03:34. > :03:39.coroner then ruled the victims were dead by 3:15pm, so the inquests
:03:39. > :03:45.never heard what happened after that. Anne found evidence her son
:03:45. > :03:48.was alive until 4pm. In September, she spoke to me about the
:03:48. > :03:53.Hillsborough Independent panel's revelation that 41 victims might
:03:53. > :03:59.have been saved. That is nearly half of the 96. They
:03:59. > :04:02.must have known that. And they have covered it up by putting the 3:15pm
:04:02. > :04:07.cut-off point at causing all this heartache.
:04:07. > :04:10.I after the report, the accidental death verdicts were quashed, and
:04:10. > :04:14.Anne was there to see it. It is a good feeling because they bounced
:04:14. > :04:17.me from one wall to the other and I knew what they were doing. They
:04:17. > :04:22.were wearing the down but I would wear them down before they wore me
:04:22. > :04:25.down, and I have actually done it. In a statement, the Bishop of
:04:25. > :04:29.Liverpool said She will go down in history as one of the key people
:04:29. > :04:32.who brought to light the truth of the Hillsborough tragedy.
:04:32. > :04:36.solicitor said There is no doubt that without her commitment and
:04:36. > :04:40.tenacious investigation, the families would not be where they
:04:40. > :04:45.are today, on the verge of justice after the truth has been uncovered.
:04:45. > :04:53.Tonight, the flag at Liverpool Town Hall flies at half mast for all
:04:53. > :04:56.woman many count themselves privileged to have known.
:04:56. > :05:00.Such a sad night, and it goes without saying that our thoughts
:05:00. > :05:04.are with Anne Williams's family and friends tonight. You met her many
:05:04. > :05:10.times and interviewed them many times. What will you remember about
:05:10. > :05:14.her? I think if anyone had a right to be angry about what happened, it
:05:14. > :05:18.was Anne Williams. There was anger there, but she never raised her
:05:18. > :05:23.voice, there were never any outbursts. What you did get what's
:05:23. > :05:27.this determined, calm, steely nature of. No matter how many times
:05:27. > :05:30.the courts not her back, she carried on going, even when the
:05:30. > :05:33.independent panel report was coming out, she was still gathering
:05:33. > :05:39.independence will stop she had an attitude which came out of what she
:05:39. > :05:45.felt about Kevin and Hillsborough, which was that you won't win, I
:05:45. > :05:50.will. Remarkable. Thank you. Joining me now from Westminster is
:05:50. > :05:56.Steve Rotherham, Labour MP for Liverpool Walton. I know you new
:05:56. > :05:59.and very well. We have heard a lot of tributes about her today -- knew
:05:59. > :06:04.Anne Williams. She must have showed a lot of strength to continue
:06:04. > :06:09.fighting even though she was very ill. Of course, its strength,
:06:09. > :06:13.determination, resilience, courage, I have heard them all today, she
:06:13. > :06:18.exhibited all those attributes in abundance, but also I think the
:06:18. > :06:22.thing that drove her when she felt weak and tired during the later
:06:22. > :06:27.stages of her illness was the unconditional love for her children,
:06:27. > :06:30.one, Kevin, who perished at Hillsborough, and one who survived.
:06:30. > :06:36.People have underestimated the power of a mother's love for their
:06:36. > :06:41.child. She achieved so much, it seems such a shame she hasn't been
:06:41. > :06:45.able to live to see the final piece in the jigsaw with the new inquests.
:06:45. > :06:49.Yes, I think that is possibly one of the real tragedies. Of course
:06:49. > :06:55.when anybody dies it is horrible for the family to contend with, and
:06:55. > :07:00.I sent my condolences to her family, but for her not to see the final
:07:00. > :07:05.piece of the jigsaw, when I spoke to her she said the thing she
:07:05. > :07:09.wanted for closure was to put Kevin's death certificate in a
:07:10. > :07:13.trinket box she kept with mementoes of him. She never picked up that
:07:13. > :07:18.death certificate because she didn't accept the original verdict
:07:18. > :07:22.of accidental death. Briefly, how important you think Anne Williams
:07:22. > :07:25.was in this fight for justice for the Hillsborough campaigners?
:07:25. > :07:30.was immensely important, just as all the others were in their own
:07:30. > :07:36.ways, but she took things but Kevin right the way through all the legal
:07:36. > :07:40.stages and the judicial stages to the European Court, and every stage
:07:40. > :07:44.she had a door slammed in her face and never gave up hope that one day
:07:44. > :07:48.the truth would be out, which we all know is there now, and justice
:07:48. > :07:52.would follow, and that is what her memory and legacy will be, that we
:07:52. > :07:57.continue that fight for justice for the 96.
:07:57. > :08:01.So Steve Rotherham, thank you. Other news from around the north-
:08:01. > :08:04.west, police in Cumbria investigating the alleged leaking
:08:04. > :08:08.of information about the Police and Crime Commissioner's expenses have
:08:08. > :08:12.arrested a third man. It was reported Richard Rhodes ran up a
:08:12. > :08:16.bill of �700 for a car and driver for two journeys. He has since
:08:17. > :08:20.repaid the money. A 54-year-old man was arrested today on suspicion of
:08:20. > :08:25.perverting the course of justice, and two others arrested last week
:08:25. > :08:27.have been released on bail. A up to a quarter of a million pounds has
:08:27. > :08:31.been set aside to reimburse Cumbrian farmers the the cost of
:08:31. > :08:35.removing sheep that died in last month's heavy snow.
:08:35. > :08:39.Farmers had to pay �15 per animal to have each carcass removed.
:08:39. > :08:42.Farmers on the Isle of Man were told last week by the Manx
:08:42. > :08:45.government they would also get financial help.
:08:45. > :08:51.Almost 100 jobs in a food processing park on the Isle of Man
:08:51. > :08:55.will be created. The �1.4 million investment will process fish in
:08:55. > :08:59.Peel. Plans to celebrate next month's
:08:59. > :09:03.opening of Liverpool's refurbished Central Library have been announced.
:09:03. > :09:07.The facade will be transformed into a giant bookcase with animations
:09:07. > :09:11.projected on the outside of the building. It has taken more than
:09:11. > :09:15.two years to refurbish. Cumbria Police have condemned a
:09:15. > :09:19.social networking site set up to name and shame paedophiles in
:09:19. > :09:22.Barrow. They say it could encourage vigilantes and drive offenders
:09:22. > :09:27.underground. Those behind the group say they are
:09:27. > :09:30.providing a vital service and don't condone violence in any way. Their
:09:31. > :09:34.Facebook page currently has 4000 members and they are holding their
:09:34. > :09:39.first public meeting tonight. Here is Dave Guest.
:09:39. > :09:43.The key and Debbie say their mother is on a mission to let people know
:09:43. > :09:47.if paedophiles are living in their neighbourhood. They are part of the
:09:47. > :09:51.group was set up a social networking page listing sex
:09:51. > :09:58.offenders living in their part of South Cumbria. They have combed the
:09:58. > :09:59.archives of local newspapers to get their information. They call
:09:59. > :10:05.themselves Communities Against Paedophiles.
:10:05. > :10:11.A we need to know where people were living. White you need to know?To
:10:11. > :10:15.protect children. Are you vigilantes? Not vigilantes.Is
:10:15. > :10:19.there a danger that you will unnecessarily alarmed people and
:10:19. > :10:27.encourage people to attack these offenders? Not at all. We don't
:10:27. > :10:32.condone any sort of violence. Your information might be out of date.
:10:32. > :10:36.It is checked and rechecked before it goes up. Their Facebook group
:10:36. > :10:39.currently has more than 4000 members and they are holding their
:10:39. > :10:44.first meeting tonight. Come Tripoli say this group could
:10:44. > :10:47.make things worse rather than better -- Cumbria Police say it.
:10:47. > :10:51.They say they already have systems in place to monitor offenders in
:10:51. > :10:55.the community and the activities of the group could succeed in driving
:10:55. > :10:59.those offenders underground. Then no one would know what they are up
:10:59. > :11:02.to. The Barrow MP agrees that monitoring sex offender should be
:11:02. > :11:08.left to professionals. I would strongly a caution against
:11:08. > :11:12.them going ahead with any action police say could putt at children
:11:12. > :11:15.at greater risk from paedophiles, not less.
:11:16. > :11:21.But Debbie and other members of the group stunned by what they are
:11:21. > :11:25.doing. Let's explore some of the issues
:11:25. > :11:29.raised in this report with Rachel Horman, a solicitor and an expert
:11:29. > :11:36.in this part of the law. Thanks for coming in. Remind us what the law
:11:36. > :11:41.allows people to find out at the moment. It is commonly known as
:11:41. > :11:44.Sarah's Law, and allows parents or guardians of children to make a
:11:44. > :11:50.request to the police in certain circumstances if they have concerns
:11:50. > :11:53.about somebody coming into contact with their child. So it is not a
:11:53. > :12:01.free-for-all, you can't just request information about a
:12:01. > :12:06.neighbour. You need a reason to do it. Yes, and there has to the risk
:12:06. > :12:12.of that person coming into contact with the child. I and police will
:12:12. > :12:17.interview you to ensure you have good cause. Yes.Who uses it at the
:12:17. > :12:22.moment? Often, it is parents, may be the parents have split up, maybe
:12:22. > :12:28.mum has a new boyfriend, and there might be concerns in that regard,
:12:28. > :12:32.and that person would be coming into contact with the child. I
:12:32. > :12:35.think last year there were approximately 900 applications made
:12:35. > :12:40.for information and only about 160 were granted.
:12:40. > :12:43.Do you get many websites like this popping up? Vigilantism is the big
:12:43. > :12:48.concern, because they are unregulated.
:12:48. > :12:53.That is a concern, and in America, they have Megan's Law, which allows
:12:53. > :12:57.more disclosure, similar to the Cumbrian group, there have been a
:12:57. > :13:02.lot of vigilante attacks, and actually, people had been murdered.
:13:02. > :13:06.We don't want to go down that road. Rachel, thank you. Good to meet you.
:13:06. > :13:11.Next, coping with bereavement is a difficult enough time for any
:13:11. > :13:15.family, but for one Paul -- one woman in Stockport, the loss of her
:13:15. > :13:20.father started an eight-month disagreement with her bank. Siobhan
:13:20. > :13:24.Peers has received over 20 letters from RBS since her father passed
:13:24. > :13:27.away in 2011, prompting her to take drastic action.
:13:27. > :13:32.Siobhan Peers lived with her father David all her life and cared for
:13:32. > :13:36.him in their home for a year before he died of cancer in 2011. After he
:13:37. > :13:40.died, Siobhan set about winding up his estate, and sent a copy of his
:13:40. > :13:43.death certificate to RBS to close an account she believes was in
:13:43. > :13:48.credit, but it turns out a copy wasn't enough.
:13:48. > :13:51.They said when you get a copy, we need a copy, so I sent a copy and
:13:51. > :13:58.thought that was that done with until we had a letter saying he
:13:58. > :14:03.owed me �6. Despite bringing the original of
:14:04. > :14:07.the certificates are into the back, the debts racked up to �600,
:14:07. > :14:13.prompting her to take drastic action.
:14:13. > :14:17.I took his ashes into the back and slapped them on the counter. I said
:14:17. > :14:21.that was David Pears. They had to close his account.
:14:21. > :14:26.RBS said they have to send some mail to help resolve personal
:14:26. > :14:31.affairs, but often Siobhan visited the Bank, further information came
:14:31. > :14:35.to light meaning it was necessary to contact her again, and apologise
:14:35. > :14:40.for distress caused. If I get apology and they leave me
:14:40. > :14:43.alone, I will be happy. Just leave me alone and let me grieve.
:14:44. > :14:49.RBS passed the issue to a debt collection agency, but this evening,
:14:49. > :14:56.but bank told the agency that debt has been written off.
:14:56. > :14:59.Still to come: Harnessing the power of pink, the celebrity fundraisers
:15:00. > :15:05.who had just arrived in Warrington as they motored through the country
:15:05. > :15:08.for breast cancer. And not your average postman,
:15:08. > :15:12.Wigan's Manager delivers this couple are rather special
:15:12. > :15:17.anniversary present. It is like a dream come true
:15:17. > :15:21.meeting him. She has not slept for week!
:15:21. > :15:24.Wonderful. The electioneering might have been
:15:24. > :15:29.quieter than normal, but a fortnight today, voters in England
:15:29. > :15:33.will go to the polls in certain county council elections. Today,
:15:33. > :15:37.Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg was campaigning in South Cumbria, but
:15:37. > :15:42.Lancashire will be particularly strongly contested. Arif Ansari is
:15:43. > :15:47.here to tell us all about it. That's right. Once every four years,
:15:47. > :15:52.the powerful county councils are in and of the voters. They provide
:15:52. > :16:00.some of the strategic services like schools, roads and social services,
:16:00. > :16:04.and the big political prize in the north-west is laxer County Council.
:16:04. > :16:07.It is great to be able to say that after it 20 years we have gained
:16:07. > :16:11.control of Lancashire County Council.
:16:11. > :16:16.David Cameron knocked Labour out four years ago. Labour lost 28
:16:16. > :16:19.seats in a disastrous performance as the Tories gained 20. The
:16:19. > :16:25.council leader still keeps that moment on his desk. Since then it
:16:25. > :16:29.has been tough as budgets have been cut. We have improved services can
:16:29. > :16:32.Dick -- significantly and invested in services people feel are
:16:32. > :16:37.necessary, and that is our greatest achievement.
:16:37. > :16:41.Labour says it is ready to return to power and wants to improve
:16:41. > :16:45.conditions for staff. At the moment, more than 20 per
:16:45. > :16:49.cent of people employed by Lancashire County Council on --
:16:49. > :16:53.Oram less than the living wage. That is deplorable, and that would
:16:53. > :16:56.be one of our first policies. They Lib Dems may hold the balance
:16:56. > :17:00.of power, but for now they simply need to hold on.
:17:00. > :17:04.In areas where we face Conservatives we have a strong
:17:04. > :17:08.opportunity to win. In areas like Burnley where we face the Labour
:17:08. > :17:13.Party, who are taking the populist outlook for granted, I feel we will
:17:14. > :17:18.actually hang on to our seats. So what do the voters want?
:17:18. > :17:23.A lot of the shops are shut and the area is depressed at the moment.
:17:23. > :17:31.I would like more houses for people living and working in the area.
:17:32. > :17:36.Cost of living. Immigration. Transport, housing, schools.
:17:36. > :17:40.The at experts say local elections are mainly decided by the national
:17:40. > :17:44.mood. That would mean Labour very much
:17:44. > :17:47.look like they will take control of Lancashire. It would be a huge
:17:47. > :17:52.disappointment to them if they didn't.
:17:52. > :17:55.But while Labour is confident, few are certain.
:17:55. > :18:01.The Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg was campaigning in Cumbria
:18:01. > :18:05.today. The county council there has been under no overall control since
:18:05. > :18:10.2001, and very unusually, is run by a Conservative item Labour
:18:10. > :18:15.coalition. All to play for there. Our viewers in High Peak will vote
:18:15. > :18:19.in Derbyshire County Council elections. John Hess has this
:18:19. > :18:24.assessment. Here in Derbyshire, the
:18:24. > :18:29.Conservative hold on County Hall is now on a knife-edge. Four years ago,
:18:29. > :18:33.the party took control of Labour for the first time since 1981, but
:18:33. > :18:37.recent by-election setbacks and a high-profile defection to you Kip
:18:37. > :18:43.are causing Tory jitters. The economic development has emerged as
:18:43. > :18:46.a battleground, but also how to improve adult social care and youth
:18:46. > :18:50.services at a time when budgets continue to be squeezed regardless
:18:50. > :18:55.of which party wins control in Derbyshire.
:18:55. > :19:00.So 3 elections campaigning -- campaigning underway and voting in
:19:00. > :19:06.a fortnight. John Hess is looking forward to this almost as much as
:19:06. > :19:10.A busy fortnight for you. We will have lots more.
:19:10. > :19:20.If you want to see a full list of the candidates, look online, those
:19:20. > :19:20.
:19:21. > :19:26.What do you get when you put four famous people in a pink Rolls Royce
:19:26. > :19:36.and ask them to drive the length of the country? This: At 30 FAB1
:19:36. > :19:43.
:19:43. > :19:53.Challenge. A 24 hour car ride to raise �1 million for Breast cancer.
:19:53. > :19:58.
:19:58. > :20:08.James May is stuck at the back of people that have turned up to see
:20:08. > :20:09.
:20:09. > :20:17.the fab four on the FAB1 Challenge. The car is driven by Chris Evans. I
:20:17. > :20:22.have all four or view, no, one is missing. Chris, this is for breast
:20:22. > :20:27.Cancer care, cause very close your heart. It is close to everyone's
:20:27. > :20:32.heart, one in eight women will get breast cancer. Whether a friend or
:20:32. > :20:39.relative, my mother has had it, hang fully got over that, having the all
:20:39. > :20:43.clear at the age of 87. We have a pink car, the pink cause, and we are
:20:43. > :20:47.not even half way there yet. You set off this morning very early from
:20:47. > :20:53.Lands End. You probably will not get there until four o'clock this
:20:53. > :21:02.morning. You are trying to raise �1 million. That will take a whole
:21:02. > :21:08.year? What will, less than a year. �1 million is the target. We are not
:21:08. > :21:16.half way until we get to Carlisle, which we did not know. I want to
:21:16. > :21:26.hire this car, now I have driven it, what do I have to do? Give �1
:21:26. > :21:32.million to FAB1. What has it been like driving? Amazing.You are
:21:32. > :21:37.championing charity causes. How important is this to you? It is
:21:37. > :21:42.important to everybody. Just because of life the way it is, a lot of
:21:42. > :21:48.people affected. We are just driving up the country, but trying to make
:21:48. > :21:53.this card the Star, which will make all the money. Thank you very much.
:21:53. > :21:58.From a very busiest shopping centre in Warrington, with four superstars,
:21:58. > :22:03.getting them all in the short. And look at that, and we did not
:22:03. > :22:08.even speak to two of them. What a good thing they are doing.
:22:08. > :22:13.A couple of lifelong Wigan Athletic supporters got the surprise of a
:22:13. > :22:16.lifetime today. Alan and Rita Winstanley could not make it to the
:22:16. > :22:20.recent FA Cup semi-final win, because it clashed with their golden
:22:20. > :22:28.wedding celebrations. But the club made sure they would not miss the
:22:28. > :22:33.final, sending two ticket and a rather special postman.
:22:33. > :22:39.A couple of golden tickets for Wigan Athletic's golden couple, handed
:22:40. > :22:43.over by the club's manager Roberto Martinez. I wanted to make sure you
:22:43. > :22:49.would not miss the final. Alan and Rita Winstanley, now in their late
:22:49. > :22:53.70s, have both been going to watch the Latics for more than 60 years,
:22:54. > :22:59.and missing one of the biggest days in the club's history was painful.
:22:59. > :23:04.Terrible, only one work. But after that visit from the boards, they do
:23:04. > :23:10.not need to worry about the final. They have always surrounded
:23:10. > :23:15.themselves with Wigan Athletic, a phenomenal story. And special people
:23:15. > :23:22.and we cannot let them down. It is like a gene come true, meeting him.
:23:22. > :23:26.She has not slept for a week. couple first met on an away trip
:23:26. > :23:30.following Wigan in the 1950s. Like most couples, they have had the odd
:23:30. > :23:37.disagreement. But that is one subject about which there is no
:23:37. > :23:47.argument. Who is the bigger Wigan fan? Me.
:23:47. > :23:49.
:23:49. > :23:53.is. No arguments? No.Even four feet of snow, she was still go. Devotion
:23:53. > :24:00.that deserved a kiss goodbye from Senor Martinez. Well, actually, Rita
:24:00. > :24:10.insisted on five. Happy anniversary to them. Hope you
:24:10. > :24:11.
:24:11. > :24:16.I wonder if he will give me a kiss on my 20th wedding anniversary. I
:24:16. > :24:23.would welcome the visit. Good evening, wild and windy over the
:24:23. > :24:28.last 12-18 hours. It has settled down a little going through today,
:24:28. > :24:34.things much calmer. But showers are the order of the forecast, popping
:24:34. > :24:40.up here and there. And some places with spectacular thunderstorms. That
:24:40. > :24:44.is the latest picture, with showers still going through. The live
:24:44. > :24:51.picture does not look too bad, some sunshine to enter the day. And
:24:51. > :24:55.tomorrow is much calmer. Through this evening and overnight, what you
:24:55. > :25:04.get is what you see. But waiting in the wings, hitting the Isle of Man
:25:04. > :25:11.first, then everywhere, the show resolve but then disappear. The wind
:25:11. > :25:15.filly gusty, but nowhere near as bad as last night stop into tomorrow, a
:25:15. > :25:19.combination of patchy cloud and some sunny spells. Showers at the
:25:19. > :25:24.heaviest in southern parts of the region, which is where they will be
:25:24. > :25:28.concentrated, but away from that, the son works its way through, the
:25:28. > :25:33.showers saving in the afternoon. And some places getting very pleasant
:25:33. > :25:38.sunshine. Top temperature 12 Celsius.
:25:38. > :25:46.Thank you, I know someone who would like it I cold. Before we go, you
:25:46. > :25:55.must meet this, Chester Zoo's newer libel, -- new arrival, and Humboldt
:25:55. > :25:58.penguin. They have cold him Doctor, after Doctor Who. And even has a new
:25:58. > :26:06.friend, baby Tardis, Davros and Dalek.