:00:08. > :00:13.Our top story: Guilty of animal cruelty. The maximum punishment
:00:13. > :00:16.Our top story: Guilty of animal the owner whose dogs killed Jade
:00:16. > :00:24.Anderson. Beverley Concannon could be jailed when she's sentenced later
:00:24. > :00:35.Liverpool's Mayor says all—but government austerity will bankrupt
:00:35. > :00:38.That sinking feeling. Dave Guest gets a personal tour of Morecambe
:00:38. > :00:48.Bay from the Queen's Guide to the Returning to his roots. Superstar
:00:48. > :01:03.Barry Gibb gets a grilling at his old school. Imagine finding one
:01:03. > :01:08.Barry Gibb gets a grilling at his these. We will meet the exotic Falk
:01:08. > :01:20.and who fell into a bit of bother in It's more than six months since
:01:20. > :01:22.and who fell into a bit of bother in Anderson was killed by four dogs at
:01:23. > :01:27.a house near Wigan. Today, the owner of the dogs appeared in court.
:01:27. > :01:35.Beverley Concannon wasn't charged cruelty to the animals that killed
:01:35. > :01:41.manslaughter charge had been ruled Beverley Concannon arrived at court
:01:41. > :01:46.with her face hidden from view. Beverley Concannon arrived at court
:01:47. > :01:48.45—year—old has moved from Atherton since the terrible events at her
:01:48. > :01:52.house last March. Jade Anderson since the terrible events at her
:01:52. > :01:54.there to see a friend during the school holidays. Four dogs pounced
:01:54. > :02:01.on her and mauled her to death. school holidays. Four dogs pounced
:02:01. > :02:10.stepfather spoke of their loss on the BBC's Inside Out programme. I
:02:10. > :02:24.think that is all we think about every day. She was always laughing.
:02:24. > :02:33.Everyday. Very loving. Mysterious, mischievous. In June they visited
:02:33. > :02:37.Number Ten, calling for tougher mischievous. In June they visited
:02:37. > :02:41.animals. Beverley Concannon was taken to court for what she did
:02:41. > :02:52.animals. Beverley Concannon was her dogs rather than for what they
:02:52. > :02:54.did to Jade Anderson. The Crown Prosecution had decided against
:02:54. > :03:00.bringing a more serious charge of manslaughter. She pleaded guilty to
:03:00. > :03:10.unnecessary suffering of animals. Her dogs have all been destroyed
:03:10. > :03:17.Concannon, the court was told, was of previous good character. Do you
:03:17. > :03:21.think you have got off lightly? She'll be back in court later this
:03:21. > :03:28.month and could face a fine of up to £20,000 and up to six months in
:03:28. > :03:33.Walk around Liverpool and it looks prosperous city. But there's a
:03:33. > :03:38.warning tonight from the Mayor, prosperous city. But there's a
:03:38. > :03:41.Anderson. He says further spending cuts will mean the City Council
:03:41. > :03:42.Anderson. He says further spending be unable to continue investing
:03:43. > :03:46.Anderson. He says further spending regeneration projects or the arts.
:03:46. > :04:00.In fact, it won't be able to do Liverpool has never looked shinier.
:04:00. > :04:07.A regenerated waterfronts, a vibrant city centre, but the mayor is in the
:04:07. > :04:13.convince people the city is not doing as well as it appears. In
:04:13. > :04:15.convince people the city is not over two years time, if we continue
:04:15. > :04:29.to do the things we are doing, the city will be bankrupt. It is that
:04:30. > :04:33.million. The council says that will decrease to about £400 million in
:04:33. > :04:40.three years. It claims money it regeneration will no longer be
:04:40. > :04:46.available because it will be needed for compulsory spending such as
:04:46. > :04:51.social care and rubbish collection. Three years ago you could have said
:04:51. > :04:56.that the City Council wasted money. It is more difficult to argue that
:04:56. > :04:59.these days because the council has made serious reductions and cut
:04:59. > :05:05.these days because the council has most of the waste. It is not a
:05:05. > :05:15.question of trying both, it is a serious problem. If services are
:05:15. > :05:25.priorities be? Keep the leisure centres. They should ask people
:05:25. > :05:30.priorities be? Keep the leisure they choose. Quite a lot of things
:05:30. > :05:33.have been closed. Liverpool city does get more funding than other
:05:33. > :05:42.councils, but they have also been more deeply cut, so that means what
:05:42. > :05:45.Government Minister Brandon Lewis at the Conservative Party Conference. I
:05:45. > :05:55.asked him what he thought of Joe Anderson's comments today. The mayor
:05:55. > :06:00.of Liverpool have used this kind of scaremongering year—on—year, but the
:06:00. > :06:08.reality is that Liverpool has one of the highest spend spare household.
:06:08. > :06:12.provide quality services. They should have faith in trying to drive
:06:12. > :06:20.economic growth. The council should be a driver. Not just because that
:06:20. > :06:24.rates, but because that is their role in driving the community,
:06:24. > :06:28.creating employment, creating jobs, it is the core of what the council
:06:28. > :06:32.should be doing for and with its community. They have invited Eric
:06:32. > :06:35.Pickles to look at the books so community. They have invited Eric
:06:35. > :06:45.can talk through the financial reply. Will someone go and work
:06:45. > :06:46.can talk through the financial them and help them? I have been
:06:46. > :06:50.can talk through the financial Liverpool and I met the mayor when I
:06:50. > :06:54.was there. If they are abdicating responsibility, it is time for the
:06:54. > :07:00.mayor to stand down and let another party have a chance. I do not think
:07:00. > :07:09.he is saying he does not want to do the job. What he is saying is his
:07:09. > :07:13.budget is being decimated, he has already made massive savings and you
:07:13. > :07:17.are requiring him to go on cutting and he cannot provide the services
:07:17. > :07:20.with the money you are giving him. Other pill have to look at what
:07:20. > :07:25.with the money you are giving him. going on around the country. ——
:07:25. > :07:29.Liverpool. If they cannot get that cost—effectiveness that councils
:07:29. > :07:33.around the country are doing, they have to look at what is going on
:07:33. > :07:36.elsewhere and learn, and if they cannot do that the electorate have
:07:36. > :07:40.to put any council that can run cannot do that the electorate have
:07:40. > :07:43.council effectively. They have one of the highest spends per capita in
:07:43. > :07:50.the country with over £700 per The search for a missing pensioner
:07:50. > :07:59.from Kendal who disappeared in disappeared last Thursday. He was
:07:59. > :08:03.staying with his sister on the island of Paxos but had gone on
:08:03. > :08:04.staying with his sister on the day trip to Antipaxos. A Greek army
:08:05. > :08:07.helicopter with thermal imaging equipment to detect people through
:08:07. > :08:14.foliage and undergrowth has been John Lennon's childhood home in
:08:14. > :08:19.Liverpool is to be auctioned this month at the Cavern Club. The Beatle
:08:19. > :08:23.lived at this house in Newcastle Road in Wavertree in the 1940s with
:08:23. > :08:31.his parents until he was five. It's The seas around the Isle of Man
:08:31. > :08:34.could be an important breeding area for dolphins after the sighting
:08:34. > :08:36.could be an important breeding area newborn calves. The Manx Whale and
:08:36. > :08:45.Dolphin Watch says Risso's calves, aged about two weeks old, have been
:08:45. > :08:46.spotted north of the Calf of Man. The Government today announced a
:08:46. > :08:49.scheme to get GP's surgeries to The Government today announced a
:08:49. > :08:53.open longer, following complaints appointment. It's six months since
:08:54. > :09:00.managers as well as clinicians. appointment. It's six months since
:09:00. > :09:10.idea was to give GPs more freedom in treatment. But have the reforms
:09:10. > :09:16.Some said the heart of the NHS was about to be ripped out. In April,
:09:16. > :09:19.the Health and Social Care Act was the most radical overhaul the NHS
:09:19. > :09:22.has ever seen, and for the first time, gave GPs complete freedom
:09:22. > :09:25.has ever seen, and for the first decide where the health budget
:09:25. > :09:27.should be spent. Supporters said, great, they're best placed to do it
:09:27. > :09:31.as they know us best. Opponents great, they're best placed to do it
:09:31. > :09:36.they would become businessmen, rather than carers. In the first of
:09:36. > :09:40.three special reports, I've been back to a surgery in Trafford to see
:09:40. > :09:51.whether doctors are feeling the pressure, and whether patients have
:09:51. > :09:58.This time last year, this centre was preparing for some major changes. I
:09:58. > :10:01.have to be confident. This woman told us she hoped it would not
:10:02. > :10:08.affect our relationship with her favourite GP who she came to see
:10:08. > :10:16.regularly for angina and diabetes. Since April, what is different?
:10:16. > :10:20.regularly for angina and diabetes. Definitely. It is much harder to get
:10:20. > :10:29.because he is only here twice a week. Does that bother you? It did
:10:29. > :10:33.in the beginning. Why did those changes have to happen? When we
:10:33. > :10:43.first met this doctor he know what patients he was preparing to become
:10:43. > :10:46.knew that reporting to his omission in group meant he would see less of
:10:46. > :10:55.his patients. Being a physician in group meant he would see less of
:10:55. > :11:00.patients and long—term management of conditions and it is tricky coming
:11:00. > :11:05.something else and coming back in another day. Back in April, the
:11:05. > :11:07.government hoped the transitions would take place without patients
:11:07. > :11:14.really noticing any difference. would take place without patients
:11:14. > :11:21.and large, that has been the case, biggest survey of GPs show that
:11:21. > :11:22.and large, that has been the case, than half said it was difficult
:11:22. > :11:27.and large, that has been the case, engage with their new role because
:11:27. > :11:33.of increased workloads. 82% thought they run less appointments available
:11:33. > :11:40.and all felt that bureaucracy had increased. Meaningless surveys.
:11:40. > :11:42.and all felt that bureaucracy had does not make any sense. I do not
:11:42. > :11:45.know why the government wants to do that. It is likely to be the next
:11:45. > :11:51.six months that show the impact that. It is likely to be the next
:11:51. > :11:57.relationship that has been locked At lunchtime we asked you for your
:11:57. > :12:02.experience at the doctors. Do you have a surgery with a personal touch
:12:02. > :12:06.or has it become a business? Mark service. In with a problem, out
:12:06. > :12:11.within five minutes. Helena Lyons has no complaints. I can ring my
:12:11. > :12:14.doctor at 8am for an appointment the same morning. Faye Anderson warns,
:12:14. > :12:24.receptionists are mini dictators on a power trip. Wendy Harrison—Green
:12:24. > :12:39.says, the one thing I'm glad about is that my doctor always puts his
:12:39. > :12:45.nothing but praise for heart doctor and says that he deserves a medal.
:12:45. > :12:47.Emma Russell says, my GPs are great, very thorough and cut no corners.
:12:47. > :12:50.Under immense pressure, but the very thorough and cut no corners.
:12:50. > :13:00.hasn't suffered. Ian D Straughan says, try getting an appointment.
:13:00. > :13:04.Still to come: This was the last time Great Britain won the Rugby
:13:04. > :13:07.League World Cup. In a few weeks, the tournament is heading back to
:13:07. > :13:12.the region. We find out what the And home is normally the Middle
:13:12. > :13:24.East, so what's this wayward falcon A Merseyside MP has asked the Prime
:13:24. > :13:27.Minister to launch an inquiry into why increasing numbers of people are
:13:27. > :13:30.having to use food banks. The Labour MP for Birkenhead, Frank Field,
:13:30. > :13:31.having to use food banks. The Labour he's worried that they're becoming
:13:32. > :13:36.an institutionalised part of the welfare state. Mr Field says if
:13:36. > :13:38.an institutionalised part of the current trend continues, there'll be
:13:38. > :13:50.a food bank in most constituencies Minister'soffice has yet to respond.
:13:50. > :13:56.Volunteers prepare the food bank at St Chad's Church in Leasowe this
:13:56. > :14:00.afternoon. It's quiet today with few clients. But in the year since it
:14:00. > :14:05.opened, the numbers using this food bank have doubled. It is people
:14:05. > :14:08.opened, the numbers using this food are spiralling into debt and cannot
:14:09. > :14:12.afford to feed themselves. Or they may have finished work and they
:14:12. > :14:14.afford to feed themselves. Or they not get any benefits until they
:14:14. > :14:25.start work again. That is it for six Volunteers say they'll be empty
:14:25. > :14:27.start work again. That is it for six the weekend. Sometimes people who
:14:27. > :14:31.have a job may need to use the food bank because they have had a big
:14:31. > :14:34.eight to buy and that has left them short of money. And the complicated
:14:34. > :14:42.reasons behind the increased use in food banks are why Frank Field wants
:14:42. > :14:45.the PM to order an inquiry. I am dumbfounded about the numbers of
:14:45. > :14:51.people who have to rely on food banks. While a lot of people have
:14:51. > :14:57.views about how this is, we do not know and I have asked him to conduct
:14:57. > :15:01.an inquiry. Long before food banks become a natural way of life. Among
:15:01. > :15:05.the issues Mr Field wants an inquiry to tackle are, why do families
:15:05. > :15:16.become hungry? How does debt affect household management skills tackle
:15:16. > :15:24.government's work programme be improved to support families? We
:15:24. > :15:31.should not be reliant on food banks. It is not a step backwards, it is a
:15:31. > :15:52.Minister'soffice has acknowledged the beauty has a brutal side. The
:15:52. > :15:55.sands have claimed many lives over the centuries including 23 Chinese
:15:55. > :16:02.cockle pickers whose deaths made headlines across the world. The
:16:02. > :16:09.Queen's Guide to the Sands has been aiding people across the sands.
:16:09. > :16:14.Queen's Guide to the Sands has been has no plans to give up just yet.
:16:14. > :16:20.For 50 years, Cedric Robinson has been guiding people across the vast
:16:20. > :16:33.Here's the official the Queen's challenge and I love to take on
:16:33. > :16:41.Here's the official the Queen's challenge. He has paid the princely
:16:41. > :16:59.decades to guide thousands across the be. What are the branches for?
:16:59. > :17:10.There are dangerous areas. You have to keep on testing out. The water
:17:10. > :17:14.comes out, you have to keep moving. If you stop moving, you will have a
:17:14. > :17:18.problem. The constantly changing landscape means that if a route
:17:18. > :17:35.problem. The constantly changing safe one day it won't necessarily be
:17:35. > :17:43.branches to mark out a route. Do you ever get tired of the scenery? I
:17:43. > :17:51.will never tire of it. Every morning I look through the bedroom window
:17:51. > :17:55.Cedric has no plans to retire, at the age of 80, and senses father
:17:55. > :18:20.Everton continued their strong start to the season last night, beating
:18:20. > :18:23.Newcastle 3—2. Romelu Lukaku opened the scoring for the home side before
:18:23. > :18:29.manager after the game, made it the scoring for the home side before
:18:29. > :18:36.Lukaku added a second before Everton survived a late fight back from
:18:36. > :18:42.It will bring thousands of visitors region, not to mention the prospect
:18:42. > :18:45.of sporting success. We're talking about the Rugby League World Cup.
:18:45. > :18:49.The tournament starts in just over three weeks ending with the final at
:18:49. > :18:52.Old Trafford on November the 30th. And today it was revealed almost
:18:52. > :19:02.half the England squad will be This weekend, Wigan and Warrington
:19:02. > :19:07.head to Old Trafford for the biggest game in domestic rugby league. This
:19:07. > :19:18.same ground will hold them rugby World Cup final. Today, the England
:19:18. > :19:29.squad was announced and features 11 players from our clubs, six from
:19:29. > :19:35.Wigan. It is strong. You only have to look at the grand final to see
:19:35. > :19:42.that. I am sure the conveyor belt well be coming. The country has
:19:42. > :19:47.that. I am sure the conveyor belt won the tournament since 1972. The
:19:47. > :19:56.Australians are strong favourites. It is sinking in what we're to
:19:56. > :20:06.embark on. There is a belief about how we can perform. The tickets
:20:06. > :20:07.embark on. There is a belief about adjournment are coming —— for the
:20:07. > :20:15.tournament are coming from this office. It will bring millions of
:20:15. > :20:19.pounds to the economy in this area. Those in charge of the tournaments
:20:19. > :20:23.need it to have had a huge impact by the time the final comes here at the
:20:24. > :20:26.end of November because the debate about the structure of Super League
:20:26. > :20:30.and concerns that the best players are choosing to play and still young
:20:30. > :20:53.means that rugby league needs this of the greatest hits machines. You
:20:53. > :20:56.would think that over the years of the greatest hits machines. You
:20:56. > :21:02.the members of the Bee Gees would have been asked just about every
:21:02. > :21:07.possible question. But not Barry Gibb, when he returned to his old
:21:07. > :21:14.school. There was one question he There is only one way to delete
:21:14. > :21:24.school. There was one question he famous former pupil. Barry Gibb
:21:24. > :21:24.school. There was one question he grandchildren were shown where he
:21:24. > :21:37.spent some of his childhood. He grandchildren were shown where he
:21:37. > :21:42.met a new generation of fans. This was my school and I would never
:21:42. > :21:44.met a new generation of fans. This deemed that other children would be
:21:44. > :21:52.singing our songs or taking any lesson from us. The children had
:21:52. > :21:59.questions. When you came to the dinner? Bread and butter and tomato
:21:59. > :22:07.ketchup, that is what we used to The journey started at the cinema
:22:07. > :22:23.next door. International success followed with a move to Australia.
:22:23. > :22:29.He was here to unveil the school's expansion after performing at the
:22:29. > :22:37.weekend. The concept was amazing. I think it is surely kind of him. That
:22:37. > :22:45.performance was the first in the Northwest without two brothers. My
:22:45. > :22:50.whole family is involved in what I am doing in one way or another.
:22:50. > :22:52.whole family is involved in what I carrying the flag. The school has
:22:52. > :22:56.always relied on the Bee Gees to inspire the children, but many had
:22:56. > :23:03.no idea one of them most famous pupils here would be coming in. We
:23:03. > :23:08.were told they would be a special visit her. They do some great songs.
:23:08. > :23:18.I thought it was a bit exciting visit her. They do some great songs.
:23:18. > :23:38.a bit scary. He has promised a comeback when the school's expansion
:23:38. > :23:50.The boy asked, did you bring packed lunches or school dinners? The
:23:50. > :23:58.An exotic bird of prey is recovering Merseyside. He was found tangled in
:23:58. > :24:05.a TV aerial and had to be rescued by firefighters as magpies tried to
:24:05. > :24:15.attack him. The falcon originates in You might expect to see one of these
:24:15. > :24:23.in your local vet, but not one of dangling upside down from a chimney
:24:23. > :24:33.yesterday after tangling its talons in the TV aerial. Alarms that it was
:24:33. > :24:42.neighbours called the RSPCA —— attacked by other birds. They were
:24:42. > :24:51.attacking it. It was hanging down. Flapping all over the place. The
:24:51. > :24:57.house owner was relieved to have lost the addition to his roof. He
:24:57. > :25:07.was bothered because he missed the football. He was worried he would
:25:07. > :25:16.have no television. His name is aerial. The bird is the falcon never
:25:16. > :25:22.found in this area, but popular aerial. The bird is the falcon never
:25:22. > :25:26.the Middle East. This animal had no fractures, it has a lot of soft
:25:26. > :25:43.tissue, because it was hanging upside down. Its leg seems to be on
:25:43. > :25:45.the maned. —— getting better. As he is rather valuable, he has been
:25:45. > :25:49.taken to a top—secret location. is rather valuable, he has been
:25:49. > :25:51.owner will have to identify him is rather valuable, he has been
:25:51. > :26:14.his bleeding number before they It was an OK day. The temperatures
:26:14. > :26:27.were not too bad. We will see more certainly in the morning. You can
:26:27. > :26:33.tomorrow. Things will look better through the afternoon. Thursday
:26:33. > :26:33.tomorrow. Things will look better be fairly wet, but the rain is later
:26:33. > :26:37.than we anticipated, so it will be fairly wet, but the rain is later
:26:37. > :26:46.later on Thursday and day through Friday. Most places will see some
:26:46. > :26:52.through the night, and there will be drizzle in the Isle of Man. In terms
:26:52. > :26:58.of temperatures, we keep the breeze and the cloud cover and most of
:26:58. > :26:58.of temperatures, we keep the breeze will be in double figures. Through
:26:58. > :27:03.the early hours of the morning, will be in double figures. Through
:27:03. > :27:10.weather front pushes towards coastal areas and it will move towards the
:27:10. > :27:14.north—east. Many places will see it through rush hour. It will not be
:27:14. > :27:18.pouring down. There will be some heavy bursts. Once you get past
:27:18. > :27:24.lunchtime, things will start to heavy bursts. Once you get past
:27:24. > :27:39.dire. There will be a lot of cloud I knew the sunshine was too good to