:00:06. > :00:11.Good evening. Welcome to NorthWest Tonight with Annabel Tiffin. And
:00:11. > :00:15.Roger Johnson. Our top story. Death on a farm track, a company is fined
:00:15. > :00:20.after a young motorcyclist is killed after riding into a cable. The boy's
:00:20. > :00:25.father gives his reaction. Also The hero teenager and the thankful
:00:25. > :00:39.father, after a dramatic canal Remploy twins bucking the trend
:00:39. > :00:43.father, after a dramatic canal finding work. You have got night
:00:43. > :00:49.shifts and less breaks, but it makes us feel wonderful, we are proud
:00:49. > :00:57.shifts and less breaks, but it makes Exploring a new musical direction.
:00:57. > :01:01.And the first storms of autumn are on their way! Shall we look back at
:01:01. > :01:18.First tonight, "It was an accident waiting to happen". The words of a
:01:18. > :01:25.Crown Court Judge today, after a teenager. Ryan Acaster was riding
:01:25. > :01:40.his off—road motorbike when he hit a without adequate signage. His family
:01:40. > :01:42.Ryan, from Chorley, or 17 and has developed a love of motorbike. But
:01:42. > :01:50.in July 2010, he lost his life. developed a love of motorbike. But
:01:50. > :01:54.teenager arrived here on the desk of the state with friends to use his
:01:54. > :02:00.off—road bike on a private track, reading to Sultan 's ward. He was
:02:00. > :02:08.travelling at 20 mph when he hit a cable across the track one metre
:02:08. > :02:14.above ground. He was blown off his bike and died as a result of his
:02:14. > :02:22.injuries. The cable was but that I father of the teenager was in court
:02:22. > :02:32.to see the company find and ordered breaching the health and safety
:02:32. > :02:34.to see the company find and ordered devastating. We hope the judge
:02:34. > :02:36.to see the company find and ordered actions today will deter anybody
:02:36. > :02:41.else thinking of doing anything similar. And that might stop any
:02:41. > :02:48.other family having to go through The court heard the employee of
:02:48. > :02:49.other family having to go through company had erected the wire with no
:02:49. > :02:55.excess sign to prevent unauthorised access. Nash —— no access. When
:02:55. > :02:57.excess sign to prevent unauthorised was stolen, he replaced it with
:02:57. > :03:05.excess sign to prevent unauthorised T—shirt without informing his boss.
:03:05. > :03:09.It sends out a message to others to think about their actions and their
:03:09. > :03:14.employees and to make sure they monitor and supervise and that this
:03:14. > :03:19.does not happen again. The managing director today offered his apology.
:03:19. > :03:25.Just very sad for the family. The family are disappointed criminal
:03:25. > :03:30.charges were not brought by the Crown Prosecution Service but they
:03:30. > :03:35.say the decision today gives out the A teenager is being described as a
:03:35. > :03:42.hero this evening after rescuing a toddler from a canal in Merseyside.
:03:42. > :03:47.instinctively after hearing the cries of the baby and her child
:03:47. > :03:47.minder who were trapped in the Leeds Liverpool Canal in Bootle. Mark
:03:47. > :03:59.Amelia Yates, safe and sound in Liverpool Canal in Bootle. Mark
:03:59. > :04:00.Tuesday, it could have been a far more tragic end to this story.
:04:00. > :04:03.Amelia's pram had blown into the With her horrified childminder
:04:03. > :04:06.trapped by mud, a quick—thinking passer—by leapt into action. I heard
:04:06. > :04:15.a woman 's voice shouting for help twice. As I looked over the wall, I
:04:15. > :04:19.saw two heads in the canal and that was it, I was straight over and
:04:19. > :04:22.saw two heads in the canal and that the stairs. A man helped Kelly pull
:04:22. > :04:28.the childminder from the water. It was an instant thought, I put my
:04:28. > :04:32.foot on the floor and I pulled the baby out and moved her far—away
:04:32. > :04:33.foot on the floor and I pulled the the water. Adam Yates was on a boss
:04:33. > :04:39.when he got a telephone call. Just panic and I knew I could not do
:04:40. > :04:47.anything. I've was ten minutes away but it felt like ten miles. —— I
:04:47. > :04:49.was. I was urging the bus to go faster. Kelly is a hero, according
:04:49. > :04:58.to Amelia's grateful family. Kelly credit. Amelia was treated briefly
:04:58. > :05:02.at Alder Hey Hospital and was found to be uninjured. Her childminder
:05:02. > :05:05.suffered a sprained wrist. The family say Kelly has probably made a
:05:05. > :05:16.Families who lost loved ones in Hillsborough tragedy have welcomed
:05:16. > :05:23.progress towards establishing a scrutinise the investigations into
:05:23. > :05:30.failings and a cover—up. They met Commission and the director of
:05:30. > :05:35.public prosecutions in Warrington where it was accepted who should sit
:05:35. > :05:38.The mother of police killer Dale Creegan has appeared in court,
:05:38. > :05:42.accused of conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office. It
:05:42. > :05:47.confidential information last year. appeared at Manchester Crown Court
:05:47. > :05:48.earlier today, faces the charges, together with Greater Manchester
:05:48. > :05:54.Police employee Catherine Smith together with Greater Manchester
:05:54. > :05:56.her partner, Sean Booth. All three pleaded not guilty. They will face
:05:56. > :06:00.An investigation is underway after an improvised bomb was found in
:06:00. > :06:03.An investigation is underway after doorway in Wirral. Police believe
:06:03. > :06:07.the explosive was planted as part of properties were evacuated while
:06:07. > :06:09.the explosive was planted as part of controlled explosion was carried
:06:09. > :06:14.out. Three men have been arrested. A court official who took money
:06:14. > :06:21.out. Three men have been arrested. remove drivers' penalty points has
:06:21. > :06:24.Magistrates' Court, where he took money to overturn more than 100
:06:24. > :06:30.driving convictions. He was found guilty of 23 charges of perverting
:06:30. > :06:34.Councils in Greater Manchester are expected to lose around £200 million
:06:34. > :06:40.from their budgets in 2015. Local figures show funding could be cut by
:06:40. > :06:44.around 14%, with Manchester City Council finding savings of more
:06:44. > :06:47.around 14%, with Manchester City £50 million. The other nine local
:06:47. > :06:49.authorities will each have to make savings of between £10—20 million.
:06:49. > :06:56.A memorial plaque to Dame Thora savings of between £10—20 million.
:06:56. > :06:59.has been unveiled in her home town of Morecambe today. The tribute
:06:59. > :07:01.has been unveiled in her home town the BAFTA—winning actress has been
:07:01. > :07:14.fixed to the outside of the Eric Bartholomew pub. She was known to
:07:14. > :07:28.many for her part in Last of The disabled workers who have been made
:07:28. > :07:32.redundant from Remploy factories, we hear from those who have found new
:07:32. > :07:37.jobs in mainstream industry. On Wednesday, we saw how devastated
:07:37. > :07:41.staff work when we heard the final Remploy place was closing down.
:07:41. > :07:45.staff work when we heard the final some of those who lost jobs in Wigan
:07:45. > :07:50.depression. But in the concluding report tonight, we talk to those who
:07:50. > :07:55.Meet identical twins Gary and Neal Parsons who work as fabricators
:07:55. > :08:02.Meet identical twins Gary and Neal in red brewery. I got the job six
:08:02. > :08:09.redundant at Remploy. We love it to difficulties, they have adapted
:08:09. > :08:20.quickly to the reality of mainstream overtime. Dayshift, night shifts,
:08:20. > :08:25.less rakes, what wonderful. We are proud of working here. The online
:08:26. > :08:33.form a Remploy workers who have were growing and needed lads who
:08:33. > :08:38.could fit into the environment quickly so they could adapt to our
:08:39. > :08:41.growth. They came recommended that they could do a good job. That
:08:41. > :08:48.recommendation came from here, Remploy employment services, not to
:08:48. > :08:51.factories being closed down, this is a separate business and its remit is
:08:51. > :08:54.to help those with disabilities a separate business and its remit is
:08:55. > :09:03.jobs in mainstream employment. They are doing interviews next week.
:09:03. > :09:08.We do that by helping them with areas they perceive they have two
:09:08. > :09:13.employment. And addressing those barriers. That could be interview
:09:13. > :09:24.techniques, making sure they have got a good CV, helping with computer
:09:24. > :09:32.targeted. Have you got a vacancy available? Maurice Smith was also
:09:32. > :09:40.made redundant from Remploy in Oldham and is now working as a
:09:40. > :09:47.porter here. It is a good job.The government says it annual budget of
:09:47. > :09:54.£320 million for disability and poignant is to be protect it and it
:09:54. > :10:03.organisation. But in the current uncertain economic climate, Haupt of
:10:03. > :10:08.everybody at the moment. But the figures speak for themselves. In the
:10:08. > :10:14.north—west, we placed 3200 people and in Oldham alone, over 500 into
:10:14. > :10:19.The government's policy to close followed an independent review by
:10:19. > :10:21.Liz Sayce, from Disability Rights UK. Her report recommended that
:10:21. > :10:24.government funding should focus UK. Her report recommended that
:10:24. > :10:27.support for individuals, rather UK. Her report recommended that
:10:27. > :10:36.subsidising factory businesses. Well, earlier, I asked her if she
:10:36. > :10:40.This is about taking money from loss—making factories and putting it
:10:40. > :10:47.in to a support programme for people to get work anywhere. And that is
:10:48. > :10:55.really the heart of what we need to advocated for a small number of
:10:56. > :11:02.relatively small to save old people, just a few thousand. There are
:11:02. > :11:02.relatively small to save old people, million disabled people of working
:11:02. > :11:08.age in this country and we have million disabled people of working
:11:08. > :11:13.have support for all those people who need it, all of those. We have
:11:13. > :11:18.now lost all our Remploy factories in the north—west, the government
:11:18. > :11:24.says 154 are now in training but they do not know what has happened
:11:24. > :11:28.to the rest to have lost jobs. Can you say the policy has worked when
:11:28. > :11:34.almost half those people seem to Remploy factories are succeeding in
:11:34. > :11:40.regular employment with the right support and that is how it should
:11:40. > :11:44.be. This is a very big but, fiercely it is totally unacceptable if the
:11:44. > :11:52.government does not know what has obviously. They gave a commitment to
:11:52. > :11:59.track this time what happened. Has the government followed through
:11:59. > :12:03.on your recommendations enough? They have only partly followed
:12:03. > :12:07.through. It is good they have used it the Access to work programme
:12:07. > :12:10.through. It is good they have used helps more disabled people get into
:12:10. > :12:14.an claimant, that they have not helps more disabled people get into
:12:14. > :12:18.enough money into it and it is not acceptable they are not tracking,
:12:18. > :12:27.they do not know what has happened But the principle of closing down
:12:27. > :12:32.Generally, the principle of putting government money into supporting
:12:33. > :12:34.disabled people so they can work anywhere they want to is the right
:12:34. > :12:39.principle. And that is a better anywhere they want to is the right
:12:39. > :12:43.of the money. Sadly, it is a better use of the money propping up a
:12:43. > :12:53.business that is failing, that is That interview took place this
:12:53. > :12:55.The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, says he is confident he can
:12:55. > :13:00.reverse the party's fortunes at Clegg, says he is confident he can
:13:00. > :13:03.year's local elections. The party has lost more than 170 councillors
:13:03. > :13:11.in the region since entering the Liverpool, defected to Labour this
:13:11. > :13:16.year, in protest at policies like the changes to housing benefit.
:13:16. > :13:16.year, in protest at policies like Clegg has been speaking to our
:13:16. > :13:22.political editor, Arif Ansari, ahead Of course we can stop the decline
:13:22. > :13:27.and we have succeeded in winning local by—elections against the
:13:27. > :13:35.Labour Party and Conservative party and we won a local by—election in
:13:35. > :13:38.This year, we had elections for Lancashire county council, I am
:13:38. > :13:41.This year, we had elections for aware you campaigned ones. Have
:13:42. > :13:43.This year, we had elections for given up on the north—west in terms
:13:43. > :13:50.of your electrical ability? Of course not, with as many MPs as
:13:50. > :13:53.of your electrical ability? Of have got in the north—west and with
:13:53. > :14:03.great figures, Chris Davies, an excellent MEP, we continue to speak
:14:03. > :14:06.interview with Nick Clegg when Sunday Politics returns this Sunday
:14:06. > :14:15.at the later—than—usual time of A busy weekend ahead in sport, the
:14:15. > :14:22.Premier League returns. Liverpool were top of the league, going into
:14:22. > :14:27.the break. Yes, top of the league. And they have been rewarded for
:14:27. > :14:34.that. The best start to the season for 19 years for Liverpool. Three
:14:34. > :14:39.wins out of three. Boss Brendan Rogers was today named Manager of
:14:39. > :14:42.the Month for August, with striker Daniel Sturridge getting Player
:14:42. > :14:46.the Month for August, with striker the Month. Sturridge has scored
:14:46. > :14:46.the Month for August, with striker one—nil wins and, despite missing
:14:46. > :14:50.both this week's England games, one—nil wins and, despite missing
:14:50. > :14:54.expected to be fit to face Swansea on Monday night. Well, Liverpool's
:14:54. > :14:58.last opponents were Manchester United, who tomorrow host Crystal
:14:59. > :15:00.Palace in the lunchtime kick—off. Likely to make his United debut
:15:00. > :15:04.Palace in the lunchtime kick—off. new signing Maruoane Felliani, who
:15:04. > :15:10.was today presented to the media, As derbies go, there are few more
:15:10. > :15:18.between Burnley and Blackburn. Tomorrow, the old East Lancashire
:15:18. > :15:25.Championship. And there' is more at In—form Clarets haven't won this
:15:25. > :15:32.fixture for 34 years, victory could Blackburn, who hammered Bolton in
:15:32. > :15:37.their last match, could move into With the history, it turns into
:15:37. > :15:38.their last match, could move into than a game. But it is another
:15:38. > :15:41.performance we need to give to get three points and that is my main
:15:42. > :15:42.focus. But I understand it means more than that. It is right up
:15:42. > :15:47.there. The most important thing more than that. It is right up
:15:47. > :15:51.there is no trouble on and off the pitch and it is a good game and
:15:51. > :15:54.everybody goes away talking about It is usually a cracker! Manchester
:15:54. > :16:00.heavyweight Tyson Fury arrived back afternoon. He returned from his
:16:00. > :16:05.Belgian training camp in a private jet laid on by his sponsors two
:16:05. > :16:07.weeks ahead of his eagerly awaited £10 million fight with David Haye.
:16:07. > :16:15.Stuart Pollitt was waiting for him On Friday the 13th, has David Haye's
:16:15. > :16:23.worst nightmare just landed? I have arrived back in the UK, baby! At 6ft
:16:23. > :16:29.undefeated record, Tyson Fury is ready for the biggest bout of his
:16:29. > :16:34.mental, I am in a beautiful lace right now. It is going to be on
:16:34. > :16:37.believable on Saturday, I am going to be all cylinders firing and
:16:37. > :16:45.Tyson has spent the summer in a to be all cylinders firing and
:16:45. > :16:50.cabin near Antwerp. Away from home, away from the hype. It has been
:16:50. > :16:54.cabin near Antwerp. Away from home, work, it has been men only and I
:16:54. > :16:55.have not seen my wife and children for eight weeks. I am over the moon
:16:55. > :17:02.With a travel —— with travel on for eight weeks. I am over the moon
:17:02. > :17:07.league, but it carries big risks and he knows only a victory over David
:17:07. > :17:13.Hay will maintain this lifestyle. The jet was really nice and I feel
:17:13. > :17:17.like a movie star! We had luxuries, the food and drink, everything we
:17:17. > :17:24.wanted, it was very nice to travel Belgium is nice for beer, chocolate
:17:24. > :17:30.and chips, have you had those? All the things I love but I have not
:17:30. > :17:39.been able to eat those. It has been will have a trip back and get as
:17:39. > :17:43.much Belgian chocolate as I want! And after getting a taste for the
:17:43. > :17:48.high life, Tyson now needs to back Onto Superleague and Challenge Cup
:17:48. > :17:53.holders Wigan are just one game Onto Superleague and Challenge Cup
:17:53. > :17:55.reaching this season's Grand Final, Huddersfield. Shaun Wane's team
:17:55. > :17:58.scored 14 unanswered points after half—time with Super League's top
:17:58. > :18:02.scorer Josh Charnley running in half—time with Super League's top
:18:02. > :18:06.In women's football, Liverpool Ladies have moved to within touching
:18:06. > :18:11.distance of the Super League title. They beat Everton last night and are
:18:11. > :18:13.top the table, with just a game season in which the Reds have really
:18:13. > :18:18.go. It would be the perfect end season in which the Reds have really
:18:18. > :18:20.announced themselves as a major season in which the Reds have really
:18:20. > :18:27.force. I went along to Widnes' Halton Stadium to see how it all
:18:27. > :18:37.Liveable 's men have not even able to call themselves English champions
:18:37. > :18:47.they will almost be there, but the like in the men 's game, that red
:18:47. > :18:53.Without a doubt, don't care what anybody says. Of course it —— of
:18:53. > :18:58.course it does. It is a derby, it you have to beat them. Liverpool
:18:58. > :19:05.have been brought under the umbrella of Liverpool for all club and this
:19:05. > :19:09.recently. They have spent heavily to bring in 12 new players, several
:19:09. > :19:16.from overseas. It is a one club feel. I would not say we are equal
:19:16. > :19:19.to the men, but we are definitely part of the club and we have been
:19:19. > :19:23.well supported. Both teams went part of the club and we have been
:19:23. > :19:29.it and attacked. Everton with this stunning strike from one —— from
:19:29. > :19:37.half—time before Liverpool took control and ran out winners by
:19:37. > :19:41.hat—trick to put the Reds within touching distance of that first
:19:41. > :19:43.title. I am confident but football is a crazy game. I believe we have
:19:43. > :19:48.the talent to win the title and is a crazy game. I believe we have
:19:48. > :19:55.performances have been good. Everton successful. They will aim to bounce
:19:55. > :20:00.back and Liverpool will continue their march to the title. A really
:20:00. > :20:03.Cricket, and Lancashire could still be promoted back to the County
:20:03. > :20:07.Championship's First Division this weekend. They declared on 453 for
:20:07. > :20:10.seven in their first innings against Leicestershire, who in reply reached
:20:10. > :20:17.60 for three at close of play, on another rain affected day at Old
:20:17. > :20:20.And Sale Sharks host Newcastle in their first home game of the season
:20:20. > :20:32.in Rugby Union's Aviva Premiership at the newly named AJ Bell Stadium.
:20:32. > :20:38.Good luck to them! You will like this next piece. This is right up
:20:38. > :20:43.your street. Friday night, something a bit different. Now, two Manchester
:20:43. > :20:47.rappers, Adil Ahmed and Samantha, are already attracting interest
:20:47. > :20:47.rappers, Adil Ahmed and Samantha, the world of hip hop, urban music
:20:47. > :20:56.turning their hand to something the world of hip hop, urban music
:20:56. > :20:59.They have recently performed at the world of hip hop, urban music
:20:59. > :21:04.Royal Albert Hall as part of the Proms and they are here now. What
:21:04. > :21:11.was it like? Performing with a live Amazing, a good experience I have
:21:11. > :21:20.not experienced before. It was Matt is having seven —— it was madness
:21:20. > :21:28.television and performing on stage with artists we are influenced by. A
:21:28. > :21:30.documentary follows which people can watch next week. Give us a flavour
:21:30. > :22:15.of what you did on stage. Let's You've got a great voice! That is
:22:15. > :22:19.the classical side. But you would not necessarily put that music
:22:19. > :22:25.together with a classical orchestra. How did it come about? It came about
:22:25. > :22:32.when I got an e—mail of the producer from the BBC and they invited me to
:22:32. > :22:36.an audition here and I went to that and the next in London and I got
:22:36. > :22:41.through that. It is to encourage people to understand classical
:22:41. > :22:45.music. The idea of the documentary is to take young people who have
:22:45. > :22:50.never been exposed to classical music and try and fuse classical
:22:50. > :22:59.music with an open —— with an urban classical music before and now? I
:22:59. > :23:06.was not the biggest fan of classical music, and would not go out of my
:23:06. > :23:08.way to listen to it because I was not exposed to it and that made
:23:08. > :23:08.way to listen to it because I was harder. To be honest, the same
:23:08. > :23:13.thing. I have only been exposed harder. To be honest, the same
:23:13. > :23:19.it listening to it in films when you have it in the background, it makes
:23:19. > :23:20.a film more dynamic. Apart from that, not something I would listen
:23:20. > :23:27.to. You have a respect for them that, not something I would listen
:23:27. > :23:31.as I am sure they have for you. Alex technicality that is needed. The
:23:31. > :23:39.documentary is on BBC Three. It technicality that is needed. The
:23:39. > :23:47.September the 16th the first episode Thank you. Now onto the weather
:23:47. > :23:49.September the 16th the first episode Always on the right notes! Not
:23:49. > :23:55.necessarily in the right order! I can sun up your weather forecast
:23:55. > :24:09.different picture on Sunday, a lot of weather fronts bringing grain.
:24:09. > :24:15.And it will be windy. —— winking rain. The Met office have issued an
:24:16. > :24:22.alert for Sunday which could mean gales around coasts and hills by the
:24:22. > :24:27.end of the day. It was all right southern part of the Regent saw
:24:27. > :24:30.end of the day. It was all right heads North. —— the region. More
:24:30. > :24:36.northern places not seen anything so if you are out to —— if you are
:24:36. > :24:40.northern places not seen anything so this evening, you might see this but
:24:40. > :24:46.it does not last long. As it leaves us going over the other side of
:24:46. > :24:53.it does not last long. As it leaves Pennines, pics in cloud cover may
:24:53. > :24:59.breaks. Possibly six. But in other places, double figures. A lot of
:24:59. > :25:04.cloud cleared away for a while. First thing tomorrow morning, it
:25:04. > :25:10.could eat a chilly start. Away from that, not a bad day, but a tiny
:25:10. > :25:17.could eat a chilly start. Away from —— a tiny spot of drizzle. Much
:25:17. > :25:22.most places will have a good deal of sunshine. Some patchy cloud but
:25:22. > :25:24.most places will have a good deal of is not a bad day. With a northerly
:25:24. > :25:32.breeze, it will be cold full—time ——. But weather front after weather
:25:32. > :25:37.front on Sunday. And an alert for gales around coasts and hills. We
:25:37. > :25:44.are stepping into autumn with the first storms. Weather warning is not
:25:44. > :25:47.what we want to. But we did have a fantastic summer and because it
:25:47. > :25:51.what we want to. But we did have a Friday, we thought we would look
:25:51. > :25:56.back and see how lucky we have been. Enjoy these memories. It might be a
:25:56. > :26:02.long time before we enjoy it all A lot of people getting hot under
:26:02. > :26:09.the collar here. Don't look at me! This is lovely, I could get used to
:26:09. > :26:18.When did we last have a summer like Last year. It was horrible last
:26:18. > :26:29.year! It was awful last year. Thank you, I knew I was right. Just what
:26:29. > :26:37.Help every day by putting sun on their back —— suncream on their
:26:37. > :26:42.We had a lot of sunshine and things caught up. With plenty of sun, it
:26:42. > :26:51.has been a Great British rowing Another 30 degrees day is why the
:26:51. > :26:58.Northwest heatwave is now a level We are celebrating because you do
:26:58. > :27:04.not know when you will get it again. We had days of 30 degrees, what
:27:04. > :27:11.not know when you will get it again. you doing? In the cinema. What?
:27:11. > :27:11.not know when you will get it again. am exhausted today because it is
:27:11. > :27:31.Indian summer? A long way of if am exhausted today because it is
:27:31. > :27:38.we can have an Indian summer, it But it was great. Fingers crossed
:27:38. > :27:41.for next year, we need another. Enjoy your weekend, don't get wet!