:00:05. > :00:12.Good evening. Welcome to North West Tonight with Roger Johnson and
:00:12. > :00:28.investigated Sir Cyril Smith accuse This is quite disgraceful if people
:00:28. > :00:33.were deliberately covering up. The former MP's brother has always
:00:33. > :00:36.said Sir Cyril did nothing wrong. Also tonight: Why is unemployment
:00:36. > :00:43.going up in the North West when Also tonight: Why is unemployment
:00:43. > :00:48.Anger in Cumbria at a rule change which means the county may store
:00:48. > :00:57.The corrupt court official who took money to wipe out drivers' penalty
:00:57. > :01:05.points. And poetry on a plate — Roger McCough helps make children's
:01:05. > :01:08.I hate it really quickly so I could see the words. It was very funny.
:01:08. > :01:25.I got the pieces of food out of Detectives who investigated the
:01:25. > :01:32.former Rochdale MP Sir Cyril Smith security services covered up his
:01:32. > :01:35.crimes of sexual and physical abuse. Retired police officers have told a
:01:35. > :01:45.TV documentary they are convinced that MI5 suppressed evidence against
:01:45. > :01:50.Sir Cyril died three years ago and his brother has always protested his
:01:50. > :01:54.innocence. But some of those who say they were abused by the politician
:01:54. > :01:57.are now calling for a fresh inquiry. One of the region's best known MPs,
:01:57. > :02:02.Cyril Smith was a big character One of the region's best known MPs,
:02:02. > :02:05.British politics. But was he too big and too important to expose as a
:02:05. > :02:12.child abuser? That's something Tonight's Channel four Dispatches
:02:12. > :02:17.investigating the Liberal MP who at negotiations about an election pact
:02:17. > :02:20.with Labour. Former Special Branch officer Tony Robinson was working in
:02:20. > :02:23.Lancashire when he received a call from MI5 requesting a secret dossier
:02:24. > :02:35.alleging eight offences against We understand that you have a file
:02:35. > :02:42.on Mr Smith, the Liberal MP for Rochdale. We said yes. They said
:02:42. > :02:47.they wanted that file sending down to an office by a certain date.
:02:47. > :02:54.That file went missing for the next It annoyed me that, I'd virtue of a
:02:54. > :03:01.person 's position, a quite serious offence could be pushed under the
:03:01. > :03:10.Former CID officer Jack Tasker says We did care and we were interested
:03:10. > :03:16.but there were very powerful people making sure we didn't investigate.
:03:16. > :03:20.Sir Cyril's family have always denied wrongdoing but politicians in
:03:20. > :03:39.Rochdale have been demanding action. cover—up, it meant the abuse could
:03:39. > :03:54.The plaque dedicated to Sir Cyril Smith is now gone but the rumours go
:03:54. > :03:58.on. 40 years on, very few of the victims believe they will get any
:03:58. > :04:06.Other news from around the North off—duty policeman on a night out in
:04:06. > :04:07.Stockport has been jailed. PC Gareth Francis was celebrating his 28th
:04:07. > :04:11.birthday when he was punched in Francis was celebrating his 28th
:04:11. > :04:13.face by Westley Holland in February. In a statement, his family described
:04:13. > :04:18.Gareth as a "loving, happy and sentenced to four and half years.
:04:19. > :04:24.The main author of the Hillsborough Professor Phil Scraton, has said he
:04:24. > :04:28.feels the new investigations into the disaster need greater scrutiny.
:04:28. > :04:29.Today marks 12 months since the report was published. Professor
:04:29. > :04:33.Scraton says he is disappointed report was published. Professor
:04:33. > :04:47.issue of an independent challenge manslaughter investigations has
:04:47. > :04:47.issue of an independent challenge That is a resounding weakness in the
:04:47. > :04:56.process. The issue of challenge That is a resounding weakness in the
:04:56. > :05:03.independent challenge, I think is crucial to reassuring the families
:05:03. > :05:28.A father and son have been charged in connection with helping Dale
:05:28. > :05:31.Cregan while he was on the run last summer before he murdered two police
:05:31. > :05:38.officers in Manchester last year. Jack Willbye, 57 from Kent, and
:05:38. > :05:39.officers in Manchester last year. Wythenshawe were remanded in custody
:05:39. > :05:42.to appear in court later this month. Another man, aged 41 from London,
:05:42. > :05:46.was today arrested in Spain and Another man, aged 41 from London,
:05:46. > :05:48.be brought back to the UK to faces charges of conspiracy to assist
:05:48. > :05:54.The Government says it cannot be complacent as unemployment edges up
:05:54. > :05:59.in the region for the second time in decrease nationally. Our political
:05:59. > :06:03.editor Arif Ansari is at Westminster today where the Government has
:06:03. > :06:05.signed a so—called City Deal aimed at boosting Preston's economy. How
:06:05. > :06:09.concerned will the Government be about these unemployment figures?
:06:09. > :06:11.Unemployment went up by 13,000 people and that the rate now stands
:06:11. > :06:19.at 8.3%, higher than the national average. For those who don't have a
:06:19. > :06:31.job, there is a real human cost average. For those who don't have a
:06:31. > :06:40.all of this. This is very much an unwanted anniversary for Steph Pryor
:06:40. > :06:42.who has been signing on for a year. It is very depressing because as
:06:42. > :06:49.every week goes by the are less It is very depressing because as
:06:49. > :06:57.advertised. More and more of the volunteers, so you are —— they are
:06:57. > :07:04.unpaid jobs. I would guess that volunteers, so you are —— they are
:07:04. > :07:16.have been applying for about four or five jobs every week. Most of them I
:07:16. > :07:21.have had no response at all. When I have had a response it is usually to
:07:21. > :07:36.say that they have had so many applicants that they cannot process
:07:36. > :07:46.finally found a job which she now The North West remains one of the
:07:46. > :07:50.biggest regions in the country for actually making things. We have
:07:50. > :07:56.about a quarter of the country actually making things. We have
:07:56. > :08:00.chemical workers and a fifth of actually making things. We have
:08:00. > :08:13.manufacturing sector would still They are making a safety valve for
:08:13. > :08:21.the oil industry. They believe they are bringing the country out of
:08:21. > :08:30.economic disaster duty goods like They are going out to Romania,
:08:30. > :08:39.Argentina, Kuwait. 75% of everything this country does is exported and
:08:39. > :09:01.many believe that is the way out of You have got to manufacture your way
:09:01. > :09:20.Jimmy has worked here for 23 years. That was the whole workforce back
:09:20. > :09:24.manufacturing base coming out of recession quicker and that is where
:09:24. > :09:34.we have to get to. It is important for Britain and important for the
:09:34. > :09:38.26 jobs have been created here but even with unemployment figures
:09:38. > :09:46.rising, they are looking for skilled people. Why can't you full these
:09:46. > :10:14.I think young people find IT and Many believe that skills shortage is
:10:14. > :10:18.Ministers announced what's called a City Deal for Preston and South
:10:18. > :10:31.Ribble at a launch at Number 11 The deal was signed under Nice the
:10:31. > :10:39.colours of a jockey, and that is very much the message the government
:10:39. > :10:51.wants to push, driving things on —— signed underneath the colours. I
:10:51. > :10:56.asked how concerned they were about It has been a major challenge across
:10:56. > :11:02.the world during this recession It has been a major challenge across
:11:02. > :11:08.as a country we have been doing better than in recent recessions.
:11:08. > :11:14.Today is a warning that we cannot be complacent and we want to create
:11:14. > :11:21.jobs in and around Preston. The people are telling us we can do
:11:21. > :11:22.jobs in and around Preston. The connections and that is why we are
:11:22. > :11:30.When will people in Preston and connections and that is why we are
:11:30. > :11:39.surrounding area start to see a It won't be immediately because
:11:39. > :11:45.Manchester and Liverpool already have City Deals but they are more
:11:45. > :11:58.about driving the economy in the long term. The leader of Lancashire
:11:58. > :12:08.It is opening up opportunities for business growth. Lots of housing has
:12:08. > :12:18.infrastructure was in there to match infrastructure in and really grow
:12:18. > :12:23.The government's big strategy is rebalancing the economy. But the
:12:23. > :12:32.unemployment figures show that they A corrupt court official who took
:12:32. > :12:36.money to wipe out drivers' penalty points is facing a possible jail
:12:36. > :12:39.David Kelly, who worked at Liverpool Magistrates' Court, was today found
:12:39. > :12:49.guilty on 23 charges of perverting Marshall reports from Preston Crown
:12:49. > :12:52.For six years, David Kelly abused his position as an admin worker
:12:52. > :12:56.For six years, David Kelly abused Liverpool Magistrates' Court. He was
:12:56. > :13:03.sending bogus or forged forms to the DVLA. They were motorists who were
:13:04. > :13:10.facing driving bans after having points applied. His scheme ran
:13:10. > :13:29.The conspiracy was under covered —— uncovered when fellow staff members
:13:29. > :13:43.He was caught out when applying uncovered when fellow staff members
:13:43. > :13:50.remove points from cases which hadn't even been processed and when
:13:50. > :14:00.she had no jurisdiction over. His behaviour jeopardises the public
:14:00. > :14:05.The court decided his only motive was financial gain although it is
:14:06. > :14:10.not clear how much money he made over the years. He either conspired
:14:10. > :14:20.with the customers directly, or Three people were also in court
:14:20. > :14:38.conspiracy as customers of David Kelly. He will be so sentenced
:14:38. > :14:44.A slap in the face for democracy. That's how campaigners in Cumbria
:14:44. > :14:46.rule—change which means the county could end up storing nuclear waste
:14:46. > :14:50.despite previously voting against The Department of Energy today
:14:50. > :14:54.decided to give smaller district councils the power to accept nuclear
:14:54. > :14:57.waste. That means a plan to bury radioactive material underground
:14:57. > :15:01.It was an issue that divided the county — whether or not to bury
:15:01. > :15:06.radioactive waste in Cumbria. The plans had been bold — to build a
:15:06. > :15:09.vast underground labyrinth to store Britain's nuclear waste. Supporters
:15:09. > :15:15.said it would bring much—needed investment and jobs to the county.
:15:15. > :15:18.Opponents were worried about safety and the affect on tourism to nearby
:15:18. > :15:23.attractions like the Lake District. In January, Cumbria County Council
:15:23. > :15:32.voted against continuing with the I think I've got to go back to
:15:32. > :15:42.central government and sale, you That was despite votes by Cumbria's
:15:42. > :15:46.five district councils. Three said no to nuclear waste. Two, Copeland
:15:46. > :15:50.and Allerdale, said they would consider the idea. Today's news
:15:50. > :16:04.turns the tables giving them final say. It is a slap in the face for
:16:04. > :16:22.democracy in that the council is The current County Council leader
:16:22. > :16:27.says he is disappointed and the district county councils have yet to
:16:27. > :16:40.The ultimate planning decision wouldn't rest with the council,
:16:40. > :16:44.The ultimate planning decision somewhere. It's currently stored
:16:44. > :16:59.Sellafield. But it's not a long—term solution. Some high—level waste
:16:59. > :17:00.Sellafield. But it's not a long—term thousands of years. Still to come on
:17:00. > :17:06.North West Tonight: This is the thousands of years. Still to come on
:17:06. > :17:11.that has so far raised more than £30,000 in memory of a top North
:17:11. > :17:17.And can serving a little prose with their potatoes really get children
:17:17. > :17:33.So slow readers learn to read better and it is a way of getting them
:17:33. > :17:36.So slow readers learn to read better Depression, poverty and relationship
:17:36. > :17:40.breakdowns are just some of the problems disabled workers in Wigan
:17:40. > :17:44.say they suffering a year after being made redundant. The Government
:17:44. > :17:48.has closed loss—making Remploy sites but insists the annual disability
:17:48. > :17:50.employment budget of £320 million will be used to help redundant
:17:50. > :17:54.workers get new work in mainstream industry. In the second of our
:17:54. > :17:57.special reports on the human impact of Remploy closures, our reporter
:17:57. > :18:13.Paresh Patel has been back to Wigan These were the tearful scenes when
:18:13. > :18:24.I've never felt sad as do now. They broke their spirits and they
:18:24. > :18:32.One year run, how are they coping? Ronnie Foster was a forklift driver
:18:32. > :18:39.for Remploy. Since losing his job, he has not had one interview and
:18:39. > :18:45.feels his life is unravelling. I've started drinking too much and
:18:45. > :19:25.it is disgraceful the way they This couple are in the mid—50s and
:19:25. > :19:31.have learning difficulties, two things which make it difficult.
:19:31. > :19:36.We have had nothing in months. The government closed the Remploy
:19:37. > :19:57.offers but promised the money saved would be used to help them find
:19:57. > :20:02.offers but promised the money saved Voluntary work is no good for me. It
:20:02. > :20:19.doesn't pay the bills, does it? continued to work on a monthly basis
:20:19. > :20:29.You can have as many tablets and talk to as many people as you want
:20:29. > :20:33.We did ask the Disability Minster Ester McVey for an interview on
:20:33. > :20:36.several occasions but she's been unavailable. In our final special
:20:36. > :20:50.report tomorrow we'll be speaking to former Remploy workers who've found
:20:50. > :20:57.A Manchester band, whose tribute to an Italian Motorcycle racer became a
:20:57. > :21:03.weekend play to thousands of MotoGP fans at the track named after him.
:21:03. > :21:07.Marco Simoncelli was just 24 when he was killed in an accident at the
:21:07. > :21:11.2011 Malaysian Grand Prix. The song, Rise Again by The Rainband, has
:21:12. > :21:16.since become the anthem for the foundation set up in his name. Ian
:21:16. > :21:23.MUSIC: "Rise Again" by The Rainband. A top five hit in Italy, it also
:21:23. > :21:28.made the top ten of the UK indie chart. But it's most familiar to
:21:28. > :21:31.fans of motor cycle racing the world over. Talented and charismatic —
:21:31. > :21:41.Marco Simoncelli was tipped to be the next big thing in MotoGP before
:21:41. > :21:57.his tragic death. Writing a tribute Finngan, whose family are big MotoGP
:21:57. > :22:03.fans. Since we saw you in January, we've played Glastonbury and the
:22:03. > :22:25.number of the key festivals. This track feels the Morse special to me.
:22:25. > :22:32.Currently preparing for a UK tour, tomorrow The Rainband fly out to the
:22:32. > :22:33.other side of Europe where sales of Rise Again have already raised
:22:33. > :22:40.It's something I'm really proud Rise Again have already raised
:22:40. > :22:46.And though the others weren't big on It was the first time I had been
:22:46. > :22:50.around motor sport and I absolutely Marco Simoncelli's death inspiring a
:22:50. > :22:56.hit song from an up—and—coming unlikely legacy but it's one that
:22:56. > :23:03.continues to help keep his memory Cricket and it's been a good day for
:23:03. > :23:06.Lancashire against Leicestershire as they chase promotin, perhaps as
:23:06. > :23:09.champions, from Division Two of they chase promotin, perhaps as
:23:09. > :23:12.County Championship. At the close of play Lancashire were 344—4 in their
:23:12. > :23:17.first innings. Stand—in captain play Lancashire were 344—4 in their
:23:17. > :23:21.Horton led from the front with an unbeaten 150 off 260 balls including
:23:21. > :23:25.I was there today but I didn't get to watch a single ball. I was stuck
:23:25. > :23:30.in a room doing something else. Meal times with children can be
:23:30. > :23:36.stressful but the Merseyside poet Roger McGough may have the answer.
:23:36. > :23:41.His solution — poetry on a plate. It's Roger's way of bringing reading
:23:41. > :23:45.out of the library and into the kitchen, and he spent this lunchtime
:23:45. > :24:01.at Four Oaks Primary School in stronger no doubt, you get high
:24:01. > :24:13.at Four Oaks Primary School in sprouts. Those were my own words,
:24:13. > :24:19.These children are captivated. It's hoped that poetry on a plate can
:24:19. > :24:28.make meal times a calmer and more enjoyable experience. Roger McGough
:24:28. > :24:39.has been asked by a food company to It is two things, getting kids to
:24:39. > :24:44.read and slow readers learn to read better. And it is a way of getting
:24:44. > :24:54.poetry out of the school environment As they eat their food the children
:24:54. > :24:57.enter a new world of discovery. We've met lovely people in far—away
:24:57. > :25:21.I got the pieces of food out of way and read it. There's writing on
:25:21. > :25:28.There is a poor and you can read it and it's got pictures. I ate it
:25:29. > :25:35.really quickly so I could read all I think they like poetry really
:25:35. > :25:41.young because of the expectancy I think they like poetry really
:25:41. > :25:48.the Ryan and the rhythm. It is like It's hoped the children will develop
:25:48. > :26:01.a love of poetry. At Four Oaks Primary School, poetry will be
:26:01. > :26:11.Good idea that. As long as it should Diane, you're looking very... What?
:26:11. > :26:29.We have quite a deep depression quite a few weather fronts. The
:26:29. > :26:41.forecast is not great for Sunday. The are going to be some deals at
:26:41. > :26:54.times through the weekend. —— some deals —— some gales. Try skies will
:26:54. > :27:19.come through after midnight. Because of the cloud cover it will be a
:27:19. > :27:20.come through after midnight. Because north—westerly. Tomorrow will be
:27:20. > :27:38.cooler with more rain pushing and. Intellectual is what I was thinking
:27:38. > :27:40.I hadn't realised I was wearing them. I thought I had my contact