:00:12. > :00:17.Welcome to the programme. Our top story: Hillsborough families express
:00:17. > :00:25.anger as evidence emerges that the statements. The fans that words
:00:25. > :00:30.anger as evidence emerges that the have suffered as well. It is a huge
:00:30. > :00:36.insult to them. We will hear why investigation is too slow. The
:00:36. > :00:45.Lancashire MP facing a sex charge —— eight sex charges makes a statement
:00:45. > :00:48.Disabled workers losing their jobs mourned the close of this factory.
:00:48. > :00:56.I've been here for 26 years and mourned the close of this factory.
:00:56. > :01:02.The sister of a Blackpool teenager killed in race —— murder helps ——
:01:02. > :01:09.asks Ed Miliband to help in her campaign against sexist and violent
:01:09. > :01:13.And we find out if the witches from the West End can work their magic on
:01:13. > :01:30.An appalling insult to those who died and those who have survived
:01:30. > :01:39.Hillsborough, that is how families describing the news that police
:01:39. > :01:42.Hillsborough, that is how families Officers may have altered witnesses
:01:42. > :01:46.accounts of the disaster. Some relatives today criticised what
:01:46. > :01:48.accounts of the disaster. Some see as the slow progress of the
:01:48. > :01:57.enquiry being conducted by the IPC beginning of the end. An independent
:01:57. > :02:03.panel concerning what the families of those who died in Hillsborough
:02:03. > :02:08.been let down on the day of the disaster and misled since. That
:02:08. > :02:08.been let down on the day of the exactly one year ago. Investigations
:02:08. > :02:16.since our moving too slowly for exactly one year ago. Investigations
:02:16. > :02:19.afternoon. The emphasis on the last year has been around moving into
:02:19. > :02:26.premises, recruiting staff but progression in respect of interviews
:02:26. > :02:35.or any action taken. The main target of criticism is the IPCC. We've
:02:35. > :02:39.or any action taken. The main target the foundations in place to begin
:02:39. > :02:48.investigation into police misconduct retaliation in first by releasing an
:02:48. > :02:50.updating to its investigation hours before the press conference began
:02:50. > :02:55.here. They revealed that nearly before the press conference began
:02:55. > :02:58.police statements they have been tampered with, that is many more
:02:58. > :03:02.than was previously thought. For the first time, they also suggested
:03:02. > :03:04.than was previously thought. For the statements given by football fans
:03:04. > :03:07.may also have been altered. The revelations did little to impress
:03:08. > :03:16.these campaigners. We have been years. The IPC C have issued a
:03:16. > :03:21.statement today, yes. They now Obviously we totally welcome any
:03:21. > :03:27.move forward but our concern is Obviously we totally welcome any
:03:27. > :03:33.this isn't moving fast enough. It is now 24 years since 96 lost their
:03:33. > :03:44.lives at a football match. I lost my son at Hillsborough, his name was
:03:44. > :03:50.When the people who were responsible are brought to justice, I believe it
:03:50. > :03:58.will be done. I want to see people This afternoon, I spoke to Charlotte
:03:58. > :04:03.Hennessey from the campaign, whose father died. I ask for her reaction
:04:03. > :04:10.to the possibility that statements given by supporters may also have
:04:10. > :04:15.absolutely appalling. The fans that were airlifted and have suffered as
:04:16. > :04:20.well. It is a huge insult for them to find that their statements have
:04:20. > :04:28.been doctored as well. It is just not on. This has come out because of
:04:28. > :04:34.the investigation. Do you feel that investigation? I do feel that they
:04:34. > :04:38.are carrying out an investigation. I don't feel it is moving quickly
:04:38. > :04:46.enough. It took Hillsborough the Independent panel just two years to
:04:46. > :04:49.release the report. 12 months down the line, we are still waiting for
:04:49. > :04:54.arrests. We know that a handful the line, we are still waiting for
:04:54. > :04:57.arrests have been made but when the line, we are still waiting for
:04:57. > :05:05.investigation, why only a handful? know statements have been changed
:05:05. > :05:12.accountable for their actions. It is not moving quickly enough. The IPC C
:05:12. > :05:20.would say they are moving as fast as investigation to be the definitive
:05:20. > :05:25.account of what that day. —— IPCC. Do you accept that? We are not
:05:25. > :05:29.asking them to rush. We are asking them to give us updates of what
:05:29. > :05:32.asking them to rush. We are asking is that they have done. We don't
:05:32. > :05:40.have updates like that. We don't know what it is that they are doing.
:05:40. > :05:45.information, how can we have trust in these people? You have lived
:05:45. > :05:50.information, how can we have trust this your entire life. You continue
:05:50. > :05:56.father. I will fight for justice for my dad until the bitter end. I am
:05:56. > :06:01.not going anywhere and it is not just about my dad. It is about the
:06:01. > :06:05.other 95 victims that died on that day. We know that Hillsborough was
:06:05. > :06:11.completely and utterly preventable. They did not deserve to die on that
:06:11. > :06:17.day. Also, I'm fighting for justice for my survivor friends who have
:06:17. > :06:18.also had to live with this and live with the trauma every single day.
:06:18. > :06:26.Charlotte Hennessey speaking to with the trauma every single day.
:06:26. > :06:29.The Lancashire MP Nigel Evans made a speech in the House of Commons
:06:29. > :06:33.today. He defiantly protested his innocence after he was charged with
:06:33. > :06:38.eight sex offences including rape. He said he would continue as an
:06:38. > :06:42.eight sex offences including rape. but was stepping down as a Commons
:06:42. > :06:48.He told his fellow MPs he was going through hell and said he would fight
:06:48. > :06:53.the allegations to the bitter end. To a hushed chamber, Nigel Evans
:06:53. > :06:58.began this personal statement saying innocence. Winston Churchill said,
:06:58. > :07:07.keep going. Sage advice. I will innocence. Winston Churchill said,
:07:07. > :07:13.this through to the end. He will return to the backbenches and Saddam
:07:13. > :07:20.Parliament for the Ribble Valley. —— and serve as a independent member.
:07:20. > :07:26.I'm proud to serve the people of the Ribble Valley and the best tribute I
:07:26. > :07:32.can give them now is to get on with the job that they said to be here to
:07:32. > :07:36.do. His decision to sever side as deputy speaker will not come as
:07:36. > :07:37.do. His decision to sever side as surprise to many. At Preston police
:07:37. > :07:42.station last night, he was charged assault, five counts of sexual
:07:42. > :07:45.assault and one of rape, all against men. He still has a lot of support
:07:45. > :07:52.in his constituency but should he step aside as MP? Nigel has been a
:07:52. > :07:58.very good MP for is for 20 years and we should support him. Many of his
:07:58. > :08:02.constituents say he has continued to be a good MP since the original
:08:02. > :08:07.allegations were made back in May but do they think you can carry
:08:07. > :08:10.allegations were made back in May with the trial looming? He has been
:08:10. > :08:15.charged but he has not been found guilty of anything yet. No, I don't
:08:15. > :08:18.think you should stand down at all. He will not be able to commit to his
:08:18. > :08:27.duties properly. He will appear He will not be able to commit to his
:08:27. > :08:38.The number of people out of work in people are unemployed. It's the
:08:38. > :08:50.second quarter in a row that the Patrick McLaughlin said HS two will
:08:50. > :08:53.stronger. A new report claims the high—speed rail line will help
:08:53. > :09:00.greater Manchester 's economy grow by up to £1.3 billion. But some
:09:00. > :09:03.greater Manchester 's economy grow say the scheme will not be value for
:09:03. > :09:07.A 12—year—old boy is in the six people who has been arrested after a
:09:07. > :09:14.sawn off shotgun was discovered people who has been arrested after a
:09:14. > :09:21.Anfield. Two teenagers aged 15 and The CPS has been defending its
:09:21. > :09:31.decision to prosecute the Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell. Our
:09:31. > :09:35.reporter has been following this. The CPS has come under fire from
:09:35. > :09:43.Yes, they have. Michael Le Vell The CPS has come under fire from
:09:43. > :09:51.cleared of all charges yesterday following a week—long trial today,
:09:51. > :09:53.his family, supporters are various commentators in the media were
:09:53. > :09:57.questioning the CPS 's decision commentators in the media were
:09:57. > :09:59.bring a prosecution against him commentators in the media were
:09:59. > :10:13.there appeared to be nothing to corroborate the testimony. The CPS
:10:13. > :10:20.has come out fighting today. Someone not one. I don't even know what
:10:21. > :10:23.has come out fighting today. Someone is. Nobody should be above the law
:10:23. > :10:29.in this country. It doesn't matter who they are. Somebody said to me
:10:29. > :10:37.yesterday, you only pick on certain people. I cannot win. I am being
:10:37. > :10:43.Although he and his colleagues brought the case against the actor
:10:43. > :10:47.this year, a very high profile case, they had considered a prosecution a
:10:47. > :10:54.It does urge the allegations were Northwest reviewed the evidence
:10:54. > :10:59.It does urge the allegations were decided in December of that year
:10:59. > :11:03.that there was too little to merit a prosecution. Two months later, the
:11:03. > :11:11.complaint against the CPS. The case was reviewed in February this year
:11:11. > :11:30.decision was influenced by the fact the Jimmy Savile story had broken.
:11:30. > :11:36.Those in these kind of cases who make the complaint are protected by
:11:36. > :11:40.anonymity. One issue now that this case has raised is whether or not
:11:40. > :11:45.the accused should get that same You are right. The victims are
:11:45. > :11:55.guaranteed anonymity. Many think actor was cleared. He's an innocent
:11:56. > :11:58.including his heavy drinking, his affairs and so on were made public.
:11:58. > :12:01.The question is should he or anyone have to go through that? Today,
:12:01. > :12:03.The question is should he or anyone director of public prosecutions
:12:04. > :12:12.defended the decision to prosecute identifying subjects were there
:12:12. > :12:17.defended the decision to prosecute prosecutor and a real... The test
:12:17. > :12:21.for the jury is whether the case is proven beyond reasonable doubt.
:12:21. > :12:21.for the jury is whether the case is fact that a decision is taken to
:12:21. > :12:27.start a case and doesn't end up fact that a decision is taken to
:12:27. > :12:29.conviction doesn't mean it was improperly brought. I think it is
:12:30. > :12:40.very important that we reaffirm shouldn't have been brought is
:12:40. > :12:47.The actor has denied —— described his life over the last six months as
:12:47. > :12:53.sheer hell. He's about to go into discussions with producers at ITV on
:12:53. > :12:59.a return to Coronation Street. Disabled workers have broken down in
:12:59. > :13:09.tears after they were told the eighth Remploy in the Northwest
:13:09. > :13:13.tears after they were told the It means that 75 years or subsidised
:13:13. > :13:17.jobs for disabled people have come to an end. The government has said
:13:17. > :13:17.it is integrating those who have been made redundant into mainstream
:13:17. > :13:29.Workers at this recycling plant been made redundant into mainstream
:13:29. > :13:33.today given the devastating news that they were being made redundant.
:13:33. > :13:43.Many whose entire working life has abandoned. It is a joke. I've been
:13:43. > :13:49.here for 26 years and this is what they do. Sorry. Others who put their
:13:49. > :13:54.heart and soul into the company they do. Sorry. Others who put their
:13:54. > :13:55.a badge of honour had been ripped from them. I'm putting something
:13:55. > :14:08.nothing. This closure means the from them. I'm putting something
:14:08. > :14:10.of Remploy as a manufacturer in from them. I'm putting something
:14:11. > :14:18.Northwest. Founded by night —— in 1946, it provided jobs for severely
:14:18. > :14:21.injured men and women. It grew to employ thousands nationally, making
:14:21. > :14:27.everything from printed circuit boards to parcels. Last year, a
:14:27. > :14:31.recommended that all loss—making sites should close and workers
:14:31. > :14:41.should find new jobs in mainstream workers. A colleague the other week
:14:41. > :14:48.left in 2008 and he has still not got a job. The closure programme
:14:48. > :14:58.Birkenhead, Bolton and Oldham were either closed or sold off, followed
:14:58. > :15:01.followed in December with Burnley in July of this year. Last month,
:15:01. > :15:07.Blackburn announced it would close. Hayward has taken years total to
:15:07. > :15:12.336. The government says it is not closing role —— loss—making sites to
:15:12. > :15:17.try to save money but insists in the disabilities like this should be
:15:17. > :15:23.working in mainstream industry with the rest of society. Some argue
:15:23. > :15:25.working in mainstream industry with is a laudable aim but are the jobs
:15:25. > :15:27.there? The government says that either of those who have taken up
:15:27. > :15:31.our employment support package, either of those who have taken up
:15:31. > :15:37.people are now in jobs and training in north—west. We know that many
:15:37. > :15:39.more than this are in work but have chosen not to be tracked through
:15:39. > :15:41.their national insurance details. It is extremely difficult. If you take
:15:41. > :15:47.what the secretary of state has is extremely difficult. If you take
:15:47. > :15:50.today which is that we are looking at an uncertain market, and you
:15:51. > :15:52.today which is that we are looking at the way in which the market is
:15:52. > :15:56.changing 20 hours contracts, for disabled people, I think we are
:15:56. > :16:01.looking at a very uncertain market. As workers left the factory, they
:16:01. > :16:06.reflected on today's unemployment figures which show the Northwest has
:16:06. > :16:15.the largest quarterly rise in the We asked the government minister for
:16:15. > :16:18.the disabled for an interview but she was unavailable. On tomorrow's
:16:18. > :16:28.programme, we will have a special report speaking to former Wren ploy
:16:28. > :16:35.workers from Wigan. —— Remploy. The sister of the murdered Blackpool
:16:35. > :16:40.teenager Sasha Marston has met Ed Miliband to urge him to tackle
:16:40. > :16:44.attitudes towards women. Sasha was stabbed to death in a sexually
:16:44. > :16:48.motivated attack last January. This sister believes the behaviour
:16:48. > :16:59.of some men is being adversely affected by the way in which women
:16:59. > :17:03.Gemma was invited to Westminster after e—mailing Ed Miliband and
:17:03. > :17:07.telling him what happened to her younger sister. Sasha Marston, a
:17:08. > :17:12.student, was stabbed 58 times and her body set on fire when she was
:17:12. > :17:16.cleared to a Blackpool hotel with the promise of a part—time job.
:17:16. > :17:18.cleared to a Blackpool hotel with killer was jailed for life. Gemma
:17:18. > :17:22.believes attitudes towards women in affecting behaviour towards women.
:17:22. > :17:32.because there is so much of it, affecting behaviour towards women.
:17:32. > :17:36.is normalising the attitude that girls are things. Girls are not
:17:36. > :17:41.things, they are people. Very nice to meet you. Please come in. In
:17:41. > :17:46.things, they are people. Very nice private meeting, she urged him to
:17:46. > :17:49.advertising and the media. And to work to improve sex education in
:17:49. > :17:55.schools. I was moved by your e—mail and thank you very much for writing
:17:55. > :18:00.to me. Also incredibly sorry about the terrible experience you've been
:18:00. > :18:05.through. What is amazing about her is not just that something terrible
:18:05. > :18:09.happened to her family but she is now trying to make something good
:18:09. > :18:14.came out of it. The things she cares most about other way in which women
:18:14. > :18:18.and girls are portrayed in our society. Mr Miliband has spoken
:18:18. > :18:20.and girls are portrayed in our in the past against the way others
:18:21. > :18:22.portray women. Whether it was part of the explanation of Sasha 's case
:18:22. > :18:28.or not, I know it has a mission of the explanation of Sasha 's case
:18:28. > :18:34.—— an issue in our society and I'm determined to do something about it.
:18:34. > :18:37.He seemed to listen. He seemed to say that he wants to help. He said
:18:37. > :18:42.he would think about how we can say that he wants to help. He said
:18:42. > :18:47.about that. I will hope that he say that he wants to help. He said
:18:47. > :18:52.sincere. The Labour leader has pledged to keep in contact with
:18:52. > :18:59.Gemma and support her work to change Still to come: New York firefighters
:18:59. > :19:07.who survived the September the Still to come: New York firefighters
:19:07. > :19:13.attack visit a Lancashire village. And we will be meeting the witches
:19:13. > :19:17.of the West End whose success would turn other actors green with envy.
:19:17. > :19:36.It is an event that those of us forget. Today marks 12 years since
:19:36. > :19:40.the September the 12th —— September the 11th terror attacks in New
:19:41. > :19:46.York. Many firefighters played a key Today, some of those surviving
:19:46. > :19:52.officers came to a special memorial Lancashire, whose bond with the
:19:52. > :19:57.officers came to a special memorial spans one —— hundreds of years.
:19:57. > :20:08.Images that will never be forgotten. What happened on 9/11 shocks the
:20:08. > :20:13.world and lives. Today, we pause to remember... Few remember that better
:20:13. > :20:21.than these New York firefighters, anniversary in this village which
:20:21. > :20:28.was... My ancestry is here. He's wonderful people and your warmth,
:20:28. > :20:34.thank you for your generosity and your generosity Angela. Mike Sally
:20:34. > :20:48.Alok retired a month before. Hearing what was happening, he went to help.
:20:48. > :20:55.I got choked up. All of us spent days at funerals in our uniforms.
:20:55. > :21:01.England for years to link up with Northwest. For many, it is the first
:21:01. > :21:02.time they've been away from loved Unfortunately, 343 firefighters
:21:02. > :21:11.thankful that we have family to Unfortunately, 343 firefighters
:21:11. > :21:17.to. Other families today, it's painful for them. Being with these
:21:17. > :21:22.guys, it's meant so much to me since I came over in 2005. It helps a
:21:22. > :21:25.lot. The firefighters also had a tour of the village, stopping off
:21:25. > :21:29.for refreshments at the George Washington pub. There's lots of
:21:29. > :21:36.Washington heritage around the village. I cannot thank them enough
:21:36. > :21:40.for coming and seeing us. They are wonderful. I feel very honoured
:21:40. > :21:40.for coming and seeing us. They are memories will remain. Goodwill from
:21:40. > :21:50.around the world still provides memories will remain. Goodwill from
:21:50. > :21:56.Sport and one of Everton 's transfer deadline day 's signings says he is
:21:56. > :22:02.determined to make his move to midfielder has been speaking for the
:22:02. > :22:07.first time since his move from Wigan for a fee of about £14 million.
:22:07. > :22:11.first time since his move from Wigan will be some familiar faces from his
:22:11. > :22:16.least his manager. He says linking up with him again was a key factor
:22:16. > :22:20.in his decision to move to Goodison Park. He's a very good manager.
:22:20. > :22:25.in his decision to move to Goodison think you can see that he likes
:22:25. > :22:35.in his decision to move to Goodison pleasing for people watching. It is
:22:35. > :22:37.Lancashire 's County championship promotion charge has been held up by
:22:37. > :23:07.Let's hope the weather doesn't The smash hit musical, Wicked, has
:23:07. > :23:11.seen a decade of success. Tomorrow, the show will open in Manchester.
:23:11. > :23:19.Tomorrow night 's performance will Ireland tour and there is a very
:23:19. > :23:24.personal Northwest connection. Wicked is one of the most popular
:23:24. > :23:30.West End shows ever and tomorrow night, the musical will kick off its
:23:30. > :23:34.national tour with its first—ever UK performance outside London, in
:23:34. > :23:44.Manchester. For the leading lady, occasion. It is so exciting for
:23:44. > :23:47.Manchester. For the leading lady, It's 40 minutes away from home for
:23:47. > :23:51.me. All my family and friends can come and it is really exciting to be
:23:51. > :23:58.appear. Wicked is the untold story of the witches from the Wizard of Oz
:23:58. > :24:02.it's proving very popular with audiences in the Northwest. We have
:24:02. > :24:09.sold over 100,000 tickets. We've added extra matinees to meet the
:24:09. > :24:12.demand. We really are overwhelmed by the response. It will also travel to
:24:12. > :24:17.Dublin, Cardiff and Birmingham. the response. It will also travel to
:24:17. > :24:21.weeks in Manchester is the longest run in any single location. Moving
:24:21. > :24:29.such an extravaganza around the undertaking. There is a massive
:24:30. > :24:31.such an extravaganza around the of people who have been working
:24:31. > :24:34.such an extravaganza around the very long time to logistically make
:24:34. > :24:41.this work. We are trying to give audiences the very best version
:24:41. > :24:50.this work. We are trying to give final rehearsals are underway. It is
:24:50. > :24:55.such an honour that they finally given me the role and I'm really
:24:55. > :25:07.excited to be taking it on for myself and owning it. It's great.
:25:07. > :25:28.Tomorrow morning would be better than the afternoon. Good evening. We
:25:28. > :25:29.are still looking better to cooler conditions that we had through
:25:29. > :25:35.towards Friday and Saturday. If conditions that we had through
:25:35. > :25:39.watch that pool of cool air starting to move down across the whole of the
:25:39. > :25:43.country, we start to see that on Saturday. It is a temporary thing.
:25:43. > :25:50.You've heard about snow and gales all have read about them in the
:25:50. > :25:55.newspapers, not for us. That's not worry about that just yet. Today has
:25:55. > :25:58.been about the rain. Light and patchy through the morning but after
:25:58. > :26:04.lunch, it will start to take hold. It has been a very disappointing
:26:04. > :26:05.day. The back edge of that working through of the last couple of hours
:26:05. > :26:08.for many of us. While it is not completely going, sometimes our
:26:08. > :26:13.radar cannot pick up a fine stuff. Many places are still seeing some
:26:13. > :26:18.rain. From here onwards, it is very grey. Most of us will see the light
:26:18. > :26:23.stuff dying away as the night goes on but if you look close to the
:26:23. > :26:28.Pennines or the Cumbrian fells, on but if you look close to the
:26:28. > :26:29.will continue to see a few spots of rain every now and then. The other
:26:29. > :26:33.problem we will have towards the early hours is missed. I think
:26:33. > :26:39.visibility will be an issue first thing tomorrow morning but your
:26:39. > :26:44.temperatures will be about 12 to 14. That is your picture first thing. If
:26:44. > :26:51.you spots of drizzle still around. visibility isn't brilliant. This
:26:51. > :26:54.should die away and fingers crossed they would be a dry spell and even a
:26:54. > :27:00.bright spell from time to time. they would be a dry spell and even a
:27:00. > :27:04.cloud cover tries to thin and break but the next line of weather is
:27:04. > :27:09.waiting in the wings. The way we are looking at it at the moment is once
:27:09. > :27:15.you get past lunchtime, the cloud will thicken more and the rain will
:27:15. > :27:17.push towards the coast. It may not tea—time. The rain will spread