:00:00. > :00:11.Good evening. Welcome to North West Tonight with Annabel Tiffin and
:00:12. > :00:15.Roger Johnson. Our top story. Rescue on the Mersey. Two crewmen are
:00:16. > :00:23.hailed heroes after saving a toddler who fell from the ferry. The
:00:24. > :00:30.three`year`old girl plunged from the top deck and was swept under the
:00:31. > :00:34.landing stage. Also tonight. Still fighting to clear her name. Susan
:00:35. > :00:41.May hopes new finger print analysis will prove she didn't kill her aunt
:00:42. > :00:45.twenty years on. Want to clear my name and I want justice for her.
:00:46. > :00:48.Going underground. Why green campaigners reckon drilling for
:00:49. > :00:55.shale gas under your home could be breaking the law on trespass. We
:00:56. > :00:59.will be talking about the economic impact of China on the north`west as
:01:00. > :01:04.the Chancellor heads to drum up trade and we will be getting his
:01:05. > :01:08.alter ego out of my car but to talk economic recovery. Is it happening
:01:09. > :01:12.where you live? And more Cornish than Cornwall. Why the cameras have
:01:13. > :01:27.come to Cumbria for a new TV period drama. A three year girl ` who fell
:01:28. > :01:30.from the top deck of a ferry ` is in hospital this evening after a
:01:31. > :01:34.dramatic rescue on the River Mersey. Two crewmen jumped into the water to
:01:35. > :01:43.save her. Tonight the ferry service has been suspended. Elaine Dunkley
:01:44. > :01:47.is at Seacombe on the Wirral. A really dramatic event there this
:01:48. > :01:52.afternoon. Fill us in on what we know about what happened. It was
:01:53. > :01:57.incredibly dramatic. Details are still sketchy, but one thing is for
:01:58. > :02:02.certain, a lot of people here are relieved. Around 2:30pm, the
:02:03. > :02:07.three`year`old was on board this very. She was in the passenger area
:02:08. > :02:12.and she managed to fall overboard, plunging 16 feet into freezing cold
:02:13. > :02:16.water. Within seconds, two Crewe members spotted her and dived in and
:02:17. > :02:20.managed to keep her above the surface of the water until
:02:21. > :02:27.eventually all three managed to get back on board the vessel. Relieved
:02:28. > :02:35.parents, I am sure. The men are being hailed as heroes. How is she?
:02:36. > :02:38.The little girl was taken to hospital in Birkenhead. She had a
:02:39. > :02:42.cut to her head, but she has been recovering and we have been told
:02:43. > :02:46.that she has gone home. People are relieved because this could have
:02:47. > :02:51.been so much worse had it not been for the staff on the vessel. But
:02:52. > :02:59.people are asking how it was able to happen. The coastguard agency have
:03:00. > :03:08.been interviewing witnesses. Mersey travel have suspended services.
:03:09. > :03:11.Thank you. It was a crime that shocked the community of Royton,
:03:12. > :03:14.near Oldham. An 89`year`old woman ` Hilda Marchbank ` beaten to death by
:03:15. > :03:18.her own niece. That niece, Susan May, served twelve years in prison `
:03:19. > :03:21.but always denied being the killer. Now, a key piece of evidence is
:03:22. > :03:25.being challenged ` and she's hoping finally to clear her name 20 years
:03:26. > :03:32.on. Stuart Flinders has this special report. Hilda Marchbank was
:03:33. > :03:41.suffocated and beaten to death at her home in Royton in 1993. Her
:03:42. > :03:46.niece and carer, found the body. When pushed back door open, she was
:03:47. > :03:55.on the bed. All I can remember that there was blood on her face. It was
:03:56. > :04:00.like sheer horror. Coming across a scene of horror. Suspicion fell on
:04:01. > :04:03.Susan May and she was convicted of murder. The police said she killed
:04:04. > :04:07.for Hilda's money. Through twelve years in prison and two appeals in
:04:08. > :04:10.the High Court, Susan May and her supporters have fought to clear her
:04:11. > :04:14.name. Now, expert help from Holland has allowed her to challenge what
:04:15. > :04:22.the judge in her trial described as the key piece of evidence against
:04:23. > :04:25.her. The police said Susan May left a bloody handprint on the wall as
:04:26. > :04:30.she fumbled for a light switch moments after the killing. She says
:04:31. > :04:35.there was no blood and here, about an hour's drive from Amsterdam is a
:04:36. > :04:37.man who says he can prove Arie Zeelenberg is a retired fingerprint
:04:38. > :04:41.expert. She is right. He's examned the evidence and concluded that,
:04:42. > :04:48.while Susan May's hand may have made the print, it wasn't covered in
:04:49. > :04:52.blood. It was not significant that fingerprints were found in the house
:04:53. > :04:55.because she was there regularly. The most important thing is that it was
:04:56. > :05:00.in blood from the victim, because that would relate to the crime. I
:05:01. > :05:08.found that looking at all the properties, it has the properties of
:05:09. > :05:12.a fingerprint placed with sweat, rather than with blood. The evidence
:05:13. > :05:19.has now gone before independent experts in the UK. I know that my
:05:20. > :05:24.hand prints were all over the house because I was there a lot. I did not
:05:25. > :05:29.murder her, so I know I did not fumble my way to a light switch with
:05:30. > :05:34.hands dripping in blood, which is what the police try to make out.
:05:35. > :05:39.Senior detectives still insist that Susan May is guilty, but she is an
:05:40. > :05:45.deterrent. I want to clear my name and I want justice for Hilda. She
:05:46. > :05:51.has not got just yet. I think Gladstone said that justice delayed
:05:52. > :05:56.is justice denied and I have been denied justice for 21 years and so
:05:57. > :06:04.has held. The body that recommends cases to the court of appeal is
:06:05. > :06:08.considering the new evidence. Stewart joins me now. I guess there
:06:09. > :06:15.is only one person who knows if she did it or not. Well Susan May is a
:06:16. > :06:20.passionate advocate in her own cause. She is 68 and has been quite
:06:21. > :06:25.sick. There is a sense of urgency to clear her name. There is another
:06:26. > :06:30.side to this. Senior detectives involved in the case are still
:06:31. > :06:35.convinced of her guilt. I spoke to one today he did not want to go on
:06:36. > :06:38.camera, but he said the investigation was open and true. We
:06:39. > :06:42.investigated with an open mind and dealt with the facts as they came
:06:43. > :06:45.out. He said it has been reinvestigated on a number of
:06:46. > :06:52.occasions with the same outcome. That is a reference to the fact that
:06:53. > :06:57.there have been two appeals. Thank you. Other news from around the
:06:58. > :07:00.North West now ` and a serial rapist who carefully planned a series of
:07:01. > :07:03.attacks on women in the Stockport and Gorton areas of Greater
:07:04. > :07:06.Manchester has been jailed for life. Adam Downworth was finally caught
:07:07. > :07:10.when he was spotted fleeing the scene of one his attacks. CCTV
:07:11. > :07:21.evidence then linked him to four other incidents. One thing we do
:07:22. > :07:28.know about the offences is that they were serious and horrific. They were
:07:29. > :07:32.calculated and he was obviously knowledgeable in part of the
:07:33. > :07:36.investigation. We found an array of books relating to certain
:07:37. > :07:39.techniques, including crime scenes. Detectives are appealing for
:07:40. > :07:42.information to help them identify the body of a woman found in Bolton.
:07:43. > :07:45.They've released pictures of the jewellery she was wearing and her
:07:46. > :07:50.mobile phone. Police believe she was between 18 and 25 years old and say
:07:51. > :07:55.she had long dark hair. Her body was found in a wooded area near Raikes
:07:56. > :07:58.Clough last Thursday. A family friend of Jade Anderson ` the
:07:59. > :08:01.teenager from Atherton who was killed by a pack of dogs ` has
:08:02. > :08:04.arrived at Parliament ` after cycling more than two hundred miles
:08:05. > :08:07.from Manchester. Royston Brett is supporting the "Justice for Jade"
:08:08. > :08:12.campaign ` which is calling for tighter legislation for dog owners.
:08:13. > :08:16.And Viking treasure worth a hundred thousand pounds is to be given a
:08:17. > :08:19.permanent home in Lancashire ` after being found in a field in
:08:20. > :08:22.Silverdale. The hoard ` which includes more than 200 pieces of
:08:23. > :08:26.silver and jewellery ` was found two years ago. The Government's given
:08:27. > :08:29.the go ahead for Fracking in Lancashire ` but could the
:08:30. > :08:32.controversial process be heading for the courts? Green campaigners
:08:33. > :08:34.claimed today that drilling for shale gas underneath people's homes
:08:35. > :08:38.could infringe trespass laws. But the drilling companies say the legal
:08:39. > :08:47.action doesn't have any basis in law. Our Environment Correspondent
:08:48. > :08:50.Judy Hobson reports. Meet one resident who's joining the legal
:08:51. > :08:56.challenge to stop fracking under her home. Karen Ditchfield lives in
:08:57. > :08:59.Singleton on the Fylde Coast. A drilling site run by energy company
:09:00. > :09:03.Cuardilla is just a quarter of mile away. She will not give permission
:09:04. > :09:11.for fracking under house and hopes others will do the same. I believe
:09:12. > :09:14.if people were to take the time and inform themselves seriously and
:09:15. > :09:18.actually look at the possible risks, I think they would join the
:09:19. > :09:20.bloc. The process of extracting shale gas involves drilling
:09:21. > :09:28.horizontally and vertically under thousands of people homes. Residents
:09:29. > :09:33.from farmers to homeowners have been told that they own the land they
:09:34. > :09:35.need their properties and anyone who drills it without permission is
:09:36. > :09:43.trespassing. Campaigners Greenpeace who are against fracking have
:09:44. > :09:47.highlighted the legal loophole. I think we have every chance of
:09:48. > :09:50.success. We hear reports that they are calling it the elephant in the
:09:51. > :09:53.room and they have been lobbying government to try and change the
:09:54. > :10:00.law. But today the UK Onshore Operators Group said the
:10:01. > :10:04.announcement was miselading. They said Activities at depths of over a
:10:05. > :10:07.mile under the ground do not impact on landowners, however in line with
:10:08. > :10:11.the law, operators will inform all landowners in a very clear and
:10:12. > :10:14.transparent manner. What is clear is that this is unknown legal territory
:10:15. > :10:23.which could affect future generations. When you got up this
:10:24. > :10:27.morning, you probably switched on a light bulb ` made in China. Brushed
:10:28. > :10:32.your teeth with a toothbrush ` made in China. And, a bit like me, spent
:10:33. > :10:35.the day typing on a keyboard ` made in China. The global reach of the
:10:36. > :10:38.world's biggest population grows every year. And now the Chinese are
:10:39. > :10:42.ploughing millions into the development of Manchester's Airport
:10:43. > :10:50.City. But the trade's not all one way. Andy Gill's been examining how
:10:51. > :10:58.North West firms are cracking China. It's the world's second biggest
:10:59. > :11:00.economy. And the fastest growing. No wonder Manchester Airport hope
:11:01. > :11:03.Chinese investment in nearby Airport City will lead to direct flights.
:11:04. > :11:11.Think of the potential tourist market alone. The fact of having a
:11:12. > :11:14.Chinese partner means that it begins the process of building
:11:15. > :11:18.relationships with China on behalf of the airport and when one of our
:11:19. > :11:22.major objectives is to try and achieve to rack flights between
:11:23. > :11:27.Manchester and China, it plays a very important part in that. George
:11:28. > :11:33.Osborne's announcement is a sign that relations are warming up after
:11:34. > :11:38.David Cameron met the Dalai Lama. It is a high profile example of new
:11:39. > :11:43.Chinese investment in the region. Businesses across the north`west are
:11:44. > :11:50.already realising the importance of doing business with China. One of
:11:51. > :11:53.the biggest poenmtial links is Peel Port's plans for a trade centre for
:11:54. > :11:56.Chinese firms in Birkenhead. Peel say negotiations with possible
:11:57. > :11:58.partners are at a sensitive stage. Last week Crewe`based Bentley cars
:11:59. > :12:11.were exhibiting in Beijing. China's its second biggest overseas market
:12:12. > :12:20.after the USA. Our customers trust Britain. They have a long history of
:12:21. > :12:24.building cars. Bentley is a car having a very traditional British
:12:25. > :12:26.craftsmanship. On a smaller scale the Liverpool`based specialist
:12:27. > :12:29.lubricanmt comaspny RS Clare is growing sales to China steadlily.
:12:30. > :12:35.The Chinese like the fact the the company is two hundred and sixty
:12:36. > :12:41.five years old. It seems to bring with it trust. They knew we were the
:12:42. > :12:48.right sort of people to deal with. We were not about to disappear as
:12:49. > :12:50.day later or a year later. Clare's China linsk were helped by
:12:51. > :12:53.Liverpool's twinnning arrangement with Shanghai. Manchester's twinned
:12:54. > :12:56.with Wuhan. Halton with Tongling. And Bolton with Zhaoqing. Companies
:12:57. > :13:00.like RS Clare say the key to doing well in China is to get the right
:13:01. > :13:10.Chinese business partner with the right contacts. More on our
:13:11. > :13:16.relationship with China tomorrow. Still to come on North West Tonight.
:13:17. > :13:20.No Premier League Championship football, we turn the spotlight on
:13:21. > :13:28.to League One and League Two. Join me for all the sport later. And the
:13:29. > :13:35.heart of Kirby Lonsdale becomes 1820s Cornwall, find out why later
:13:36. > :13:38.in the programme. As we saw a moment ago, the Chancellor and Tatton MP
:13:39. > :13:41.George Osborne is in China ` persuading companies there to invest
:13:42. > :13:43.in Britain. But our Economics Correspondent Jayne McCubbin has
:13:44. > :13:47.been touring the region with his alter ego. The Government says the
:13:48. > :14:02.economic recovery has begun ` but do business owners and workers agree?
:14:03. > :14:07.Jayne can tell us ` Jayne? Yes, we have been taking our road trip
:14:08. > :14:11.around the region, getting Mr Osborne out of the boot in as many
:14:12. > :14:17.places as we can. Chatting to as many people as possible to ask them
:14:18. > :14:22.this. Is economic recovery coming to your household, your town, your
:14:23. > :14:25.economic sector? We start in Lancashire, the manufacturing
:14:26. > :14:30.heartland of the north`west. How about this for ads to stick? The
:14:31. > :14:35.British Chamber of Commerce said that manufacturing has enjoyed the
:14:36. > :14:44.steepest increase in audits since the 1990s. `` in August. We are
:14:45. > :14:48.hitting the road to see if the north`west shares the Chancellor's
:14:49. > :14:52.optimism. The Sun has started to rise above the hill and the future
:14:53. > :15:00.looks brighter than it did a few years ago. Thank you. Is there a
:15:01. > :15:08.cause for applause in Lancashire? This is the sound of industry, a
:15:09. > :15:14.sound which was almost silenced. A huge earthquake has hit Japan. It
:15:15. > :15:24.triggered a Zune Army. In Thailand thousands of residents are fleeing.
:15:25. > :15:34.Because the recession was just one crisis to hit this firm which
:15:35. > :15:41.supplies car body parts to tile to. We could not supply parts. We had
:15:42. > :15:47.floods. In the space of four years, we reduced our turnover by 50%. To
:15:48. > :15:53.save the plant, he and staff agreed to a 20% pay cut which lasted for
:15:54. > :16:01.years. And it worked. We have turned a corner. They have just won a new
:16:02. > :16:06.?7 million contract so it is back on the road to hook up with a handy
:16:07. > :16:13.service station to meet our resident expert. When manufacturers start to
:16:14. > :16:18.say things are looking up, and we see more orders coming through, that
:16:19. > :16:24.is a good indication. Manufacturers I speak to are now more optimistic.
:16:25. > :16:30.On we go and it is back out of the boot for George. The population here
:16:31. > :16:37.is 9000, but Rolls`Royce is here making engines. They also make
:16:38. > :16:42.mattresses and here, they are churning out textiles. More optimism
:16:43. > :16:46.here where they are about to expand. A couple of years ago it was
:16:47. > :16:51.difficult. Our customers seem to want to go to the far east. Now is
:16:52. > :16:59.the realisation that we can supply them. Are we feeling the recovery?
:17:00. > :17:17.Divorce `` the bass boats yes. What about the workers? `` the bass boats
:17:18. > :17:23.yes. I will vote no. I will say yes. For yes is and they know. Will the
:17:24. > :17:37.optimism hold when we head off to Manchester tomorrow. ``? Ouch ` so `
:17:38. > :17:40.tomorrow ` George and I head south ` to Manchester and Eccles. We're
:17:41. > :17:44.looking at the retail sector. Perhaps not a key driver of recovery
:17:45. > :17:46.` but certainly an indicator when things are getting better. Later in
:17:47. > :18:00.the week ` Liverpool Birkenhead Chester Warrington and Knutsford.
:18:01. > :18:04.It's time for sport now and a welcome chance to take a proper look
:18:05. > :18:21.at our League One and Two clubs with Richard. We are going to talk about
:18:22. > :18:26.League One and two with John Coleman. Let us talk about the
:18:27. > :18:39.breaking news that Kevin Blackwell has been sacked. I am surprised and
:18:40. > :18:48.I feel for him. He is proved to be vulnerable. Is that the sort of job
:18:49. > :18:54.that would interest you? I would be interested. I know League Two like
:18:55. > :18:58.the back of my hand. Let us look at the top of League Two. That win for
:18:59. > :19:07.Morecambe, an excellent goal from Ryan Williams, that leaves them
:19:08. > :19:10.forth, but Fleetwood are second will stop Rochdale had a very good win
:19:11. > :19:15.against Newport. Which club will stand the test of the season?
:19:16. > :19:20.Fleetwood have the resources, but I do not see any reason why Morecambe
:19:21. > :19:25.could not enter the play`offs. They were very good. They will be up
:19:26. > :19:30.there come the end of the season. Let us look at the other end of the
:19:31. > :19:36.table. Accrington Stanley, a club you know very well. They got a point
:19:37. > :19:44.at the weekend, but how worried are you? I am very worried. It would be
:19:45. > :19:50.horrible to see them go down after all the work that has been put in.
:19:51. > :19:54.They are working really hard. James needs that when and ordinarily that
:19:55. > :20:01.would be a great point, but when you're at the bottom and getting
:20:02. > :20:10.cast adrift, you really need wins. Talking about needing wins, Tranmere
:20:11. > :20:14.Rovers need one. They won, an excellent victory, but they are
:20:15. > :20:23.struggling this season. What is different? I think he has raised
:20:24. > :20:29.fans expectations. They need a bit of luck. People underestimate the
:20:30. > :20:36.value of luck in football. Once you get a couple of wins, the team will
:20:37. > :20:39.start playing with confidence. I do not know if you have suffered the
:20:40. > :20:46.curse of the manager of the month, but perhaps he has suffered. An
:20:47. > :20:55.excellent victory for Crewe. Two defeats in a row. How good are
:20:56. > :21:02.Preston? They are good and they will be there at the end of the season.
:21:03. > :21:06.When you get it, it is because you have one lot of games. I'm sure they
:21:07. > :21:12.bounce back. Are they one of the favourites? They are club that
:21:13. > :21:23.should be in the Championship. Thank you. The former Manchester United
:21:24. > :21:27.manager, Sir Alex Ferguson has been given the rare honour of the Freedom
:21:28. > :21:30.of Trafford. And as part of the celebration a road adjacent to Old
:21:31. > :21:34.Trafford has been re`named in his honour. Sir Alex pulled aside the
:21:35. > :21:37.red curtain to reveal the new name for Water's Reach. He thanked the
:21:38. > :21:46.people of Trafford for making him so welcome during his 27 years as
:21:47. > :21:53.Manchester United manager. Finally from me, north west success on the
:21:54. > :21:56.golf course. Wigan's David Lynn has continued his memorable season with
:21:57. > :21:58.victory in the Portugal Masters. The 39`year`old Wiganer carded nine
:21:59. > :22:02.birdies in his final round in Vilamoura to make up a six shot
:22:03. > :22:06.deficit and take the title. David, who also finished second at the US
:22:07. > :22:11.PGA Championship has won more than a million dollars in prize money
:22:12. > :22:19.already this season. We will keep a close eye on his progress. Anyone
:22:20. > :22:23.visiting the Cumbrian town of Kirby Lonsdale today was in for a bit of a
:22:24. > :22:25.shock. They'd be forgiven for thinking they'd stepped back in
:22:26. > :22:28.time. It's undergone quite an amazing transformation ` for a new
:22:29. > :22:39.BBC period drama. Peter Marshall has been to take a look. It has had the
:22:40. > :22:48.Time Machine treatment. Market Square in Kirby Lonsdale, but not as
:22:49. > :22:51.we know it. It has become 19th`century Cornwall, modern`day
:22:52. > :22:58.shops masked by old, no detail too small, right down to the dirt. How
:22:59. > :23:02.much does it cost to create this? I cannot possibly answer that. It is
:23:03. > :23:11.impossible. There are too many variables involved. Is it worth it?
:23:12. > :23:20.I think so. Absolutely. The make over is for the BBC production of
:23:21. > :23:27.Jamaica Inn, a story of love and smuggling in 1820s Cornwall. It
:23:28. > :23:31.stars says the set is sublime. It feels better. When you come to the
:23:32. > :23:34.set and you can imagine what it might be, but that the green screen,
:23:35. > :23:41.it is right in front of your eyes, it is obviously a lot easier to get
:23:42. > :23:47.into the mood. It is fantastic locals have a chance to work on
:23:48. > :23:52.location. It is amazing. Tommy came down and saw the coach and the dead
:23:53. > :24:00.pigs and fire and smoke, it is fantastic. It is fantastic. The
:24:01. > :24:08.honour set is fantastic. You're almost there in Hollywood. The
:24:09. > :24:17.completed drama will be in 31 hour episodes, going out on BBC One at
:24:18. > :24:26.some stage next year. You turn up and it is muddy and rustic, but it
:24:27. > :24:39.is brilliant. Stephen Spielberg will be on the phone. It is now time for
:24:40. > :24:43.the weather. In tonight's Inside Out Di goes shrimping off the coast of
:24:44. > :24:44.Southport ` to find out why the industry's in decline. That's at
:24:45. > :25:00.half past seven here on BBC One. Here is the weather. Good evening.
:25:01. > :25:03.The weekend was fairly disappointing, some heavy rain and
:25:04. > :25:08.plenty of cloud, unsettle generally, we will hang on to the unsettled
:25:09. > :25:13.conditions for the week ahead. In between, you will see some bright
:25:14. > :25:18.spells, but also plenty of rain in this forecast. When I show you the
:25:19. > :25:23.pressure charts you will see why. Very messy on the pressure charts,
:25:24. > :25:29.low pressure eases away, leaving traders `` dry spells tomorrow. Here
:25:30. > :25:34.is the rain, bringing in more rain. Thursday should be drier. There will
:25:35. > :25:40.be some showers and then some more rain on Friday. On the positive
:25:41. > :25:44.side, as we head into Thursday and Friday, despite temperatures, well
:25:45. > :25:50.they say 14 degrees, it will feel a bit warmer than that because of the
:25:51. > :25:55.mild air. For this evening, there is still a fair amount of showers
:25:56. > :26:01.around particularly in Lancashire and Cumbria. Elsewhere, plenty of
:26:02. > :26:05.cloud. It is breezy as well. In the morning, the showers will ease away.
:26:06. > :26:09.We will see some holes in the cloud allowing for some fog patches to
:26:10. > :26:14.form. Where we do see those, temperatures will drop into single
:26:15. > :26:19.figures. Tomorrow will be brighter later on, plenty of showers in the
:26:20. > :26:24.forecast. We start off cloudy in the morning, the showers will move in
:26:25. > :26:32.from across the other side of the Pennines, West is best initially,
:26:33. > :26:34.the cloud will begin to melt away in the afternoon, hopefully some good
:26:35. > :26:39.spells of sunshine, lighter winds as well. Temperatures do not look too
:26:40. > :26:46.bad, 14 degrees, but with lighter winds it will feel milder. Look at
:26:47. > :26:49.this as we head into Wednesday, here comes the troublemaker, a huge band
:26:50. > :26:54.of rain comes in from the Atlantic and that will be with us hopefully
:26:55. > :26:58.late on Wednesday. The temperatures are disappointing, but as we had ``
:26:59. > :27:05.head into the end of the week, things will pick up. We are being
:27:06. > :27:11.positive, things are picking up. No doubt it is more autumnal. It will
:27:12. > :27:18.only get more so. It is, have your umbrellas handy. You will be back
:27:19. > :27:20.with the late news. I will be back with the weather. We will hopefully
:27:21. > :27:23.see you then.