:00:04. > :00:07.Tonight with Annabel Tiffin and Roger Johnson. Our top story:
:00:07. > :00:17.Spotted out shopping - police release new pictures in the hunt for
:00:17. > :00:18.
:00:18. > :00:22.a murder suspect. If you look at the images, you are
:00:23. > :00:26.looking at a man who looks dishevelled so I think he is living
:00:26. > :00:30.hand to mouth. Michael Cope has been on the run for almost three weeks.
:00:30. > :00:32.Also tonight: New hope for Jackie - how the North West's leading the way
:00:32. > :00:35.in the search for a lung cancer cure.
:00:35. > :00:40.Heat wave warning - as the region basks in sizzling temperatures,
:00:40. > :00:43.experts warn of the dangers of too much sun.
:00:43. > :00:47.We're two weeks into our hottest spell in years and there's no end in
:00:47. > :00:50.sight. I'm live at Lyme Park with the latest.
:00:50. > :01:00.Is it Toni time again? Can Everton's Duggan fire England into the
:01:00. > :01:01.
:01:01. > :01:06.European Championship quarterfinals tonight? And it is another crew
:01:06. > :01:12.obviously hot day, so hard I am taking a dip in the lake with Mr
:01:12. > :01:20.Darcy. Join me in Cheshire to find out why Mr Darcy is back here at
:01:21. > :01:24.Lyme Park. First tonight, police have released
:01:24. > :01:28.new pictures of murder suspect Michael Cope, who's been on the run
:01:28. > :01:33.for almost three weeks. He's seen in the CCTV shopping for food, the
:01:33. > :01:36.first time he's been spotted since he disappeared. Police want to speak
:01:36. > :01:40.to the 28-year-old in connection with the killing of mother-of-two
:01:40. > :01:43.Linzi Ashton who was found dead at her home in Salford at the end of
:01:43. > :01:53.June. Peter Marshall is outside Greater Manchester Police's
:01:53. > :01:59.Headquarters now. This could be a significant moment
:01:59. > :02:04.in this murder enquiry. Since Linzi Ashton was found almost three weeks
:02:04. > :02:09.ago, there have been unconfirmed sightings of the chief suspect
:02:09. > :02:16.Michael Cope. Now it appears he has broken cover. We know where he was
:02:17. > :02:22.in July 40. The man at the centre of an incentive murder hunt goes
:02:22. > :02:27.shopping. Michael Cope captured on CCTV at a convenience store in
:02:27. > :02:37.Hindley. He picks up food to keep him going one on the run. He went
:02:37. > :02:46.straight to the cash machine, and withdrew some money and he got lots
:02:46. > :02:52.of food, �14 worth of food and then he checked his bag twice. Michael
:02:52. > :02:56.Cope, who is 28 and from Salford, is wanted in connection of the murder
:02:56. > :03:01.of his former partner Linzi Ashton. She was found dead at her home in
:03:01. > :03:07.Winton on Saturday, June 29. She died from pressure to her neck and
:03:07. > :03:13.multiple injuries. At a news conference, police were confident of
:03:13. > :03:18.finding Michael Cope. The amount of money we saw being taken out of the
:03:18. > :03:22.cash machine last week, the amount of food, is only a small amount. If
:03:22. > :03:29.you look at the images we have released, you are looking at a man
:03:29. > :03:33.who looks dishevelled and is living hand to mouth. They believe he is
:03:33. > :03:40.familiar of canal pathways and he may have spent time around waterways
:03:40. > :03:46.in Hindley. Detectives say information from the public could be
:03:46. > :03:51.vital. Look at outbuildings, sheds but I would say to the public, I
:03:51. > :03:55.consider this man dangerous so if you see him, ring the police
:03:55. > :03:59.immediately. The case has been referred to the Independent Police
:03:59. > :04:03.Complaints Commission after it was revealed Linzi Ashton reported
:04:04. > :04:09.assaults by Michael Cope before her death. The police officer saying he
:04:09. > :04:14.is believed to be dangerous, what have the police have to say to
:04:14. > :04:19.anyone in the area worried about this man being a large? The police
:04:19. > :04:24.want to warn people but do not want to panic people. The detective
:04:24. > :04:32.superintendent said, we understand developments may have on people but
:04:32. > :04:39.I assured them we have a dedicated team of detectives who want to find
:04:39. > :04:44.Michael Cope safely. He also says there is a �25,000 reward for any
:04:44. > :04:48.result that leads to conviction. Next tonight, it's the deadliest
:04:48. > :04:51.form of cancer and the least understood. But now Manchester is to
:04:51. > :04:55.play a key role in unlocking the secrets of lung cancer in the search
:04:55. > :04:58.for a cure. Experts are taking part in a world-first �14 million study
:04:58. > :05:01.launched today to find out how lung cancers become resistant to
:05:01. > :05:11.treatment and how therapy could target each patient's unique form of
:05:11. > :05:13.
:05:13. > :05:17.one of the country 's biggest killers but lung cancer can take
:05:17. > :05:23.time to diagnose and by then it may have entered the bloodstream. That
:05:23. > :05:27.has happened to Jackie Mills, she is now cancer free but there is a
:05:27. > :05:32.chance of returning. It is constantly on your mind on a daily
:05:32. > :05:38.basis, is it coming back? You grab at everything, every hope that you
:05:38. > :05:43.can. All the studies that they are doing, you will commit with open
:05:43. > :05:52.arms. 2000 people are diagnosed with lung cancer in greater Manchester
:05:52. > :05:56.each year. The mortality rate is higher than the England average. At
:05:56. > :05:59.the Paterson Institute for Cancer Research they hope to change that.
:05:59. > :06:05.Cutting edge technology will analysed tumour samples before and
:06:05. > :06:09.after surgery to see how the cancer changes and avoids treatment.
:06:10. > :06:13.know what the next step will be for the tumour and know what the best
:06:13. > :06:19.treatment will be at every stage of the progression because we know the
:06:19. > :06:24.tumour changes with time. This study will give an unprecedented insight
:06:24. > :06:30.into lung cancer but it is also ground-breaking because experts will
:06:30. > :06:35.be working with six other centres across the UK for the first time.
:06:35. > :06:40.The Tracker project also involves the University Hospital of South
:06:40. > :06:45.Manchester and the Christie were Dr Fiona Blackhall treats patients.
:06:45. > :06:50.Lung cancer is lots of different diseases, different types of cancer,
:06:50. > :06:59.each with its own genetic make up and we want to match the right
:06:59. > :07:03.treatment to that genetic make up. Jackie is doing everything she can
:07:03. > :07:09.to ensure her cancer will not return but if it does she hopes the study
:07:09. > :07:12.'s findings could help her beat it again.
:07:12. > :07:16.Other news from around the North West now and the Royal Liverpool and
:07:16. > :07:19.Salford Royal will be among the first hospitals in the country to be
:07:19. > :07:23.assessed under major changes planned by the government. The Chief
:07:23. > :07:26.Inspector of Hospitals wants to send in a "small army" of staff to try to
:07:26. > :07:28.raise standards. It comes after the Keogh Review into improving patient
:07:28. > :07:38.care put Tameside and East Lancashire Trusts into special
:07:38. > :07:44.measures. The way the CQC is now responding is great. The public want
:07:44. > :07:48.to have confidence in the NHS and they rightly should have and these
:07:48. > :07:53.inspections are part of building the confidence and providing open
:07:53. > :07:56.information back to the public about the state of our hospitals.
:07:56. > :07:59.Meanwhile, Cumbria police say they will not be investigating the Care
:07:59. > :08:02.Quality Commission over alleged failings to act on a report on the
:08:02. > :08:05.Morecambe Bay Hospitals Trust, published in 2012. The police say
:08:05. > :08:09.any failure to act had "no consequences" for the provision of
:08:09. > :08:12.health care in Cumbria. Proposals that could mean the
:08:12. > :08:15.closure of three council day care centres for elderly and disabled
:08:15. > :08:19.people in Manchester have been considered by the City Council
:08:19. > :08:23.today. A series of recommendations were given this afternoon and a
:08:23. > :08:29.final decision will be made next week. Seven centres could be cut to
:08:29. > :08:33.four to save �1.7 million. Police are appealing for witnesses
:08:33. > :08:36.after two women were attacked by a dog on the promenade in Blackpool.
:08:36. > :08:40.The attack, which happened last Monday evening, left one of the
:08:40. > :08:44.women with horrific injuries to her leg. The owner fled from the scene
:08:44. > :08:52.with the dog, which is believed to be a Staffordshire bull terrier or
:08:52. > :08:55.pit bull breed. And after five decades as the
:08:55. > :08:58.Queen's Guide to The Sands, Cedric Robinson is being honoured for his
:08:58. > :09:01.duty and commitment to Morecambe Bay. The 80-year-old has dedicated
:09:01. > :09:05.his life to running the famous cross-bay walks, which can involve
:09:05. > :09:10.up to 600 people at a time. He'll be honoured by the town council later
:09:10. > :09:14.this evening. With temperatures in some parts of
:09:14. > :09:20.the region reaching up to 28 degrees Celsius today, today is for many of
:09:20. > :09:24.us the 13th day in a row of hot weather. Unlike other parts of the
:09:24. > :09:28.country the North West is not in a heat wave yet, but we are, says the
:09:28. > :09:32.Met Office, on a level one warning. That means there's a 30% chance we
:09:32. > :09:42.could be in a heat wave at some point. We can join Dianne now at
:09:42. > :09:43.
:09:43. > :09:48.Lyme Park in Cheshire. I know there have to be measures but it feels
:09:48. > :09:53.like a heatwave, doesn't it? does. I have come to Lyme Park to
:09:53. > :10:01.see if there is a breath of air anywhere in the north-west but it is
:10:01. > :10:06.just as hot here as anywhere else. We are officially in a heatwave.
:10:06. > :10:12.That aside, we are still hotter than many European cities and it is the
:10:12. > :10:15.fact that the hot spell is now prolonged, we are seeing
:10:16. > :10:22.consequences. NHS Direct say that in the first two weeks of July they saw
:10:22. > :10:27.a spike in the number of calls related to heat and sun stroke. The
:10:27. > :10:35.grass around us is so bone dry there is the risk of fires and there are
:10:35. > :10:39.warnings tonight that coastguards are telling us rip tides are
:10:39. > :10:45.developing on some beaches. But United Utilities say our reservoirs
:10:45. > :10:49.are still 79% full and there is no plan for a hosepipe ban. Judy Hobson
:10:49. > :10:55.has been around the north-west to find out how this weather is
:10:55. > :11:01.affecting you. 20 size and degrees on West Kirby Beach and people are
:11:01. > :11:08.finding all sorts of ways to keep cool. There is a bit of a breeze so
:11:08. > :11:17.it is fresh and it is lovely. Coastguards hear people -- said
:11:17. > :11:23.people need to be careful. People do not realise that they can get cut
:11:23. > :11:33.off walking back to land. United Utilities have made this film to
:11:33. > :11:33.
:11:33. > :11:37.show how seeming in reservoirs can be fatal. Meanwhile, it is the
:11:37. > :11:42.elderly that health experts are worried about. It comes as NHS
:11:42. > :11:47.Direct says there has been an increase in calls about sunburn and
:11:47. > :11:52.sunstroke. Older people, especially those with heart disease or other
:11:52. > :11:57.chronic long-term decisions can be more prone to the heat so they can
:11:57. > :12:07.be quite vulnerable. I have been to the doctors and I am quite woozy
:12:07. > :12:09.
:12:09. > :12:15.today. Drinkwater, dressed sensible and wear a hat. In Salford it is
:12:15. > :12:20.keeping the young core that is proving difficult. Keeping in the
:12:21. > :12:27.shade, lots of fluids. It is hard to keep her cool in this weather but
:12:27. > :12:32.this helps her stay cool. She is resting here better than she would
:12:32. > :12:38.in a pram. The water levels here look quite low but they are normal
:12:38. > :12:42.for this time of year thanks to all that rain we had last summer.
:12:42. > :12:46.monitoring the situation and we are working with United Utilities to
:12:46. > :12:54.make sure water resources are managed properly. We urge people to
:12:54. > :12:59.take heed and look at how they use water, particularly members of the
:12:59. > :13:05.public. The Isle of Man was 23 degrees today but will be hotter
:13:05. > :13:09.tomorrow. It was 28 degrees here in this part in Chorley. It will be hot
:13:09. > :13:19.for a while yet and the advice is to drink lots of water, stay in the
:13:19. > :13:19.
:13:19. > :13:25.shade if you can. United Utilities say that with 1.7 million litres of
:13:25. > :13:29.water used every day to keep people call, they are advising householders
:13:29. > :13:34.to not waste water. If you are struggling with this heat and you
:13:34. > :13:44.want tips on how to stay cool and how to get quality sleep at night,
:13:44. > :13:52.the BBC website is where you need to go. I will be back with the full
:13:52. > :13:56.forecast later and I will also have a slightly familiar face.
:13:56. > :14:01.Next tonight, there's been a fall across the North West in the number
:14:01. > :14:04.of crimes being carried out. Annabel is here with more.
:14:04. > :14:07.Despite cuts to force budgets and police numbers, crime in the North
:14:07. > :14:10.West, like in the rest of the country, has gone down. In Cumbria
:14:10. > :14:13.it fell by 11%. Greater Manchester saw the same reduction, although
:14:13. > :14:20.sexual offences rose by 5% with reports of historical sexual
:14:20. > :14:26.offences increasing by a third. In Lancashire and Merseyside the
:14:26. > :14:29.reduction was 5%. While in Cheshire it dropped by 4%. Today Greater
:14:29. > :14:33.Manchester's Chief Constable said it was down to the commitment of
:14:33. > :14:36.officers and staff, as well as support from the public. Illustrated
:14:36. > :14:39.today when three more people were sentenced as part of Operation
:14:39. > :14:44.Cairo, in what the force is describing as one of its most
:14:44. > :14:47.successful drug operations. Working alongside residents the crackdown on
:14:47. > :14:57.drug dealing in Cheetham Hill has now resulted in 45 people being
:14:57. > :14:58.
:14:58. > :15:04.jailed. Elaine Dunkley reports. 12 months ago, Cheetham Hill was an
:15:04. > :15:09.area police classed as having a serious drug problem. Drug dealing
:15:09. > :15:15.was taking place in broad daylight. This officer says things are now
:15:15. > :15:23.changing because of a change in tactics. Local residents were
:15:23. > :15:28.invited to watch the operation where they went out and witnessed and
:15:28. > :15:32.watched us arrest offenders. The feedback we got worse yet they could
:15:32. > :15:38.see the police taking action. is what residents were concerned
:15:38. > :15:44.about, drug dealing in broad daylight all caught on CCTV. Today
:15:44. > :15:49.these three men were sentenced to a combined total of 11 years behind
:15:49. > :15:53.bars. Under Operation Cairo, 45 drug dealers had been locked up and over
:15:53. > :15:57.60 police raids have taken place to break the gangs. Living and working
:15:57. > :16:05.in Cheetham Hill has been tough for some residents who are fed up with
:16:05. > :16:11.the drugs gangs. Might grandchildren do not go out. This woman went to
:16:11. > :16:17.see the police in action. The public are coming forward and saying where
:16:17. > :16:23.they know this is all where this person is, we want to feel safe and
:16:23. > :16:28.we the police doing what they are doing, it is feeling safer. Getting
:16:28. > :16:33.drugs off the streets and dealers behind bars is a continuing battle.
:16:33. > :16:36.Police say they are continuing to make progress.
:16:36. > :16:39.Still to come on North West Tonight: It's Toni time again.
:16:39. > :16:48.Can Everton's Duggan fire England to an historic Euro 2013 win over
:16:48. > :16:58.France tonight? Be still my beating heart! Find out
:16:58. > :17:00.
:17:01. > :17:04.why Mr Darcy can be seen coming out of the lake at Lyme Park 24/7.
:17:04. > :17:08.Work officially started today on the Sixth Astute Class submarine at the
:17:08. > :17:10.Barrow shipyard. 5,000 people are employed there. But there's
:17:10. > :17:14.political debate over the future of Trident, Britain's submarine-based
:17:14. > :17:24.nuclear deterrent. Our Political Editor Arif Ansari reports from
:17:24. > :17:25.
:17:25. > :17:30.Barrow. Barrow's economy floats on submarine
:17:30. > :17:37.manufacturer. Inside this hall, two of the world 's most modern Saabs
:17:37. > :17:42.are being built and today work officially started on number six. --
:17:42. > :17:48.submarines. We squeezed on-board artful which is nearing completion.
:17:48. > :17:51.This is the weapons room of artful, it carries torpedoes, cruise
:17:51. > :17:58.missiles but not nuclear missiles and that is what the political
:17:58. > :18:02.debate is about. We live in a different world to the 1970s and
:18:02. > :18:07.1980s where there clearly was a nuclear threat. We cannot really
:18:07. > :18:12.afford any longer to maintain a nuclear deterrent, which ultimately
:18:12. > :18:16.we would never use anyway. Officially the Lib Dems want to
:18:16. > :18:21.reduce the number of nuclear submarines from four to three and a
:18:21. > :18:26.final decision has been delayed until after the general election.
:18:26. > :18:30.There is a degree of uncertainty that that creates. There is
:18:30. > :18:35.uncertainty in the supply chain as well but these things are very
:18:35. > :18:42.important political decisions and need to go through these processes.
:18:42. > :18:47.But it is clear which call the Conservatives and Labour are
:18:47. > :18:52.plotting. We are investing money to get the design worked out and once
:18:52. > :18:57.that is complete, we expect to look forward to making that investment
:18:57. > :19:03.decision in 2016. Who will we be determined? Who knows what the
:19:03. > :19:08.threat will be over the next 50 years. Work is due to be completed
:19:08. > :19:12.in ten years time but with both Tory and Labour support, by then the
:19:12. > :19:22.shipyard should be busy building the next generation of nuclear arms
:19:22. > :19:24.
:19:24. > :19:31.submarines. Football now and an exciting stage in the women's
:19:31. > :19:34.European Championships. England's hopes of progressing in
:19:34. > :19:44.the Women's European Championships could rest on the young shoulders of
:19:44. > :19:45.
:19:45. > :19:48.an up and coming player from Liverpool. Richard Askam has been to
:19:48. > :19:58.meet the community getting behind one of our new stars. Where Toni
:19:58. > :20:00.
:20:00. > :20:10.Duggan grew up in Everton, they are rather proud of her. I am proud of
:20:10. > :20:15.her. She always scores. This is Toni's local youth club where she is
:20:15. > :20:21.still active as a local youth worker alongside one of her old football
:20:21. > :20:31.managers who remembers just how talented she was at nine and ten.
:20:31. > :20:31.
:20:31. > :20:36.She was a great talent, always was. England's new kid on the Block honed
:20:36. > :20:41.her skills as a child on this street. Often with her grandfather
:20:41. > :20:46.who now does the same with some of the other football mad youngsters
:20:46. > :20:51.who live nearby. He has always been his granddaughter's biggest fan and
:20:51. > :20:57.now she is an award-winning international, he can guess how
:20:57. > :21:01.proud she is. It is outstanding. What makes it even more so is I know
:21:01. > :21:07.what is behind it, I know all the work that has gone on for years
:21:07. > :21:12.behind it. All the time she has given up for training. I just want
:21:12. > :21:16.to see her standing there when the national anthem is going.
:21:16. > :21:22.England fans will be hoping that Toni can find the net again this
:21:22. > :21:27.evening. And you can see the England France
:21:27. > :21:29.game live on BBC Three with coverage starting at 7pm.
:21:29. > :21:33.Meanwhile, Sevilla's Spanish international striker Alvaro Negredo
:21:33. > :21:35.is expected to undergo a medical today at Manchester City to complete
:21:35. > :21:38.a �20 million transfer. The 27-year-old who replaces Carlos
:21:38. > :21:41.Tevez is the second player new manager Manuel Pellegrini has signed
:21:41. > :21:45.from Seville after Jesus Navas. Meanwhile, City right-back Maicon
:21:45. > :21:50.has completed a permanent move to Italian side Roma for an undisclosed
:21:50. > :21:52.fee. Cricket now. In the LV County
:21:52. > :21:58.Championship Division Two, Lancashire drew their match against
:21:58. > :22:08.Glamorgan at the Emirates Old Trafford. The visitors ended their
:22:08. > :22:24.
:22:24. > :22:30.second innings on 94 for two on the people getting hot under the collar
:22:30. > :22:36.here because of him. Back to Lyme Park. Annabel thinks that his chest
:22:36. > :22:44.is not quite right. She sounds like somebody who has
:22:44. > :22:49.been looking for far too long. Take a look at this. This is Mr Darcy,
:22:49. > :22:58.the brooding hero of Pride and Prejudice. This is the re-creation
:22:58. > :23:03.of the BBC's adaptation starring Colin Firth. To commemorate the
:23:03. > :23:08.200th anniversary of the novel, Mr Darcy has been returned here to the
:23:08. > :23:14.lake for all of the visitors to enjoy and first in the queue today
:23:14. > :23:18.was Eno. He is tall, dark and very handsome.
:23:19. > :23:25.The dashing Mr Darcy said many hearts racing with this impromptu
:23:25. > :23:34.dip in Lyme Park in 1995. And thanks to temperatures close to 30 Celsius
:23:34. > :23:41.today, the historical heart throb is back to his old tricks again. But
:23:41. > :23:48.calm down, ladies. It is only a statue. He is the epitome of
:23:48. > :23:56.everything that is gorgeous. What is so gorgeous about Mr Darcy? He is so
:23:56. > :24:03.much over. The way he holds himself. He looked so sexy when he
:24:03. > :24:08.came out of the water. At 12 feet tall, the head and body of Mr Darcy
:24:08. > :24:12.is about the size of a double-decker bus and it took three people two
:24:12. > :24:22.whole months to complete the statue. The man who made him is very
:24:22. > :24:29.much a fan. Here's a homme marched to the famous character. The ladies
:24:29. > :24:33.have been coming round and have made remarks how much they enjoyed the
:24:33. > :24:39.original performances. Mr Darcy will stay put in Lyme Park until February
:24:39. > :24:47.but it was much too hot for me, so I found my own Mr Darcy to get me
:24:47. > :24:51.out. This is lovely. I could get used to this!
:24:51. > :24:58.If you don't think he looks quite like the Mr Darcy in your head,
:24:58. > :25:06.there is a reason for that. He is a composite of many of the Mr Darcys
:25:06. > :25:10.who have appeared on screen. Normally we would be wondering if
:25:10. > :25:13.somebody might pinch him, but in this weather we wonder if we might
:25:14. > :25:19.see him melt because there is a not see him melt because there is a not
:25:19. > :25:25.great deal of change. It stays very warm, in fact, tomorrow could be
:25:25. > :25:35.even warmer than today, temperatures up to 8060 graves but we do pick up
:25:35. > :25:35.
:25:36. > :25:40.a bit more cloud. -- 86 degrees. The area of low pressure coming in. Does
:25:40. > :25:46.not change things too much but it increases the humidity and we could
:25:46. > :25:52.see more showers. Through this evening, there is much more cloud in
:25:52. > :26:02.places and that is what we will get used to over the next couple of
:26:02. > :26:02.
:26:02. > :26:10.days. 11 to 17 degrees. Those are minimums. Almost a carbon copy of
:26:10. > :26:17.today - dry, fine with good spells of sunshine. As the day goes on, the
:26:17. > :26:25.cloud does not protect you from the sun. Inland we could get to 30
:26:25. > :26:31.Celsius, 86 in Fahrenheit. I think he is lovely! Not a patch on the