:00:00. > :00:00.rest of the week. Thank you.
:00:07. > :00:11.And in the North West: Congestion`busting ` plans to turn
:00:12. > :00:18.17 miles of hard shoulder into an extra lane on two of the region s
:00:19. > :00:23.busiest motorways. I think it would be a good idea
:00:24. > :00:27.Keep the traffic flowing. If anything does happen, how will the
:00:28. > :00:30.services get there? Hanging in the balance. The Masareti
:00:31. > :00:40.suspended off a motorway bridge with the motorist six inches from being
:00:41. > :00:44.impaled. They were very, very calm and complaint with our instructions
:00:45. > :00:51.throughout. They were really very helpful. He has been a premiership
:00:52. > :00:56.player and manager. Now the former Liverpool footballer
:00:57. > :01:03.Mark Wright talks about the challenge of fostering.
:01:04. > :01:05.And join me to find out why this Cheshire country home is being
:01:06. > :01:13.transformed into a military hospital.
:01:14. > :01:20.Also tonight, I'm flying solo, as Roger left me for a far more
:01:21. > :01:24.glamorous occasion. It is very glamorous as well.
:01:25. > :01:29.Automatic cricket ground, although at the wrong time of year. Amit
:01:30. > :01:38.Lancashire County Cricket club for their North West Football Awards. It
:01:39. > :01:44.promises to be a star`studded and glittering evening.
:01:45. > :01:47.Plans have been announced for the region's first smart motorway, which
:01:48. > :01:50.it's hoped will cut congestion and make journey times more reliable.
:01:51. > :01:53.The ?228 million scheme outlined by the Highways Agency would mean
:01:54. > :02:02.converting the hard shoulder on a 17`mile stretch of the M60 and M62
:02:03. > :02:07.to a new, permanent lane. It is a plan which has its supporters and
:02:08. > :02:17.its critics. Ian Haslam has been following the story and joins us
:02:18. > :02:21.now. What has been the reaction It is something many of us can
:02:22. > :02:25.relate to. The all`too`familiar updates on BBC local radio
:02:26. > :02:32.confirming we are stuck in rush`hour traffic, again. You can see the
:02:33. > :02:37.traffic is moving freely at the moment, but then again it is only
:02:38. > :02:45.3:20pm. As this was rush`hour in the morning it would be a very different
:02:46. > :02:51.story. This morning took me ages to get through. However, such misery
:02:52. > :02:54.could become a thing of the past for those in 180,000 vehicles that
:02:55. > :02:58.travel along this 17`mile stretch from junction eight of the M60 near
:02:59. > :03:01.Sale to Junction 20 of the M62 near Rochdale. By 2017 it will have a
:03:02. > :03:05.permanent additional lane. It will be a nightmare as they are doing
:03:06. > :03:13.it, obviously, but long term it will be better. The M42 also uses the
:03:14. > :03:22.hard shoulder as an extra lane, but only during dizzy times. Induced to
:03:23. > :03:26.take 40 or 50 minutes. Now that they're using the hard shoulder it
:03:27. > :03:33.has made a great deal of difference. One major concern raised by the AA
:03:34. > :03:36.among others is safety. The Highways Agency says electronic signs are
:03:37. > :03:45.used to close lanes to allow emergency vehicles through and new
:03:46. > :03:49.safe refuge areas will be created. As well as people breaking down the
:03:50. > :03:53.emergency services themselves in the case of rape ten will use the hard
:03:54. > :04:01.shoulder to access an accident. I think it is too dangerous. As you
:04:02. > :04:04.heard in the report, the RAC has criticised the plans, they have said
:04:05. > :04:09.it is a second`rate version of the scheme in the Midlands, that is
:04:10. > :04:17.known as the Dynamic Hard Shoulder Scheme, where the hard shoulder on
:04:18. > :04:24.the M42 is opened up when needed. I asked why the proposals here were
:04:25. > :04:33.different. There are emergency refuge areas, but on the schemes
:04:34. > :04:42.they will be up to 200: Matters apart. `` 200 kilometres apart. What
:04:43. > :04:49.would happen if there was an accident. Hayward emergency services
:04:50. > :04:52.get access? This is one of the issues we have. As a breakdown
:04:53. > :04:56.organisation we have to be there to attend to our members and the same
:04:57. > :05:01.for the emergency services. There is a big? Over what will happen there.
:05:02. > :05:04.We feel that the government and the Highways Agency should be looking to
:05:05. > :05:13.make our motorway safer for people who breakdown rather than more
:05:14. > :05:21.dangerous. Do you suggest as an alternative `` what you suggest
:05:22. > :05:30.This June `` the issue for us is the emergency refuge areas. If they were
:05:31. > :05:34.same distances as their Dynamic Hard Shoulder schemes then that would be
:05:35. > :05:38.much safer. It's a photo which will strike fear
:05:39. > :05:41.into the heart of any motorist. ?100,000 of Maserati car overhanging
:05:42. > :05:50.a motorway bridge on the M6 at Haydock. Inside, a driver and
:05:51. > :05:54.passenger six inches from being impaled. They waited for over an
:05:55. > :05:57.hour before they were led to safety by emergency services.
:05:58. > :06:03.Today rescuers told how Nina Warhurst reports.
:06:04. > :06:11.Terrifying does not even come close. On Sunday morning's downpour
:06:12. > :06:15.this Maserati lost control and spun into to read barrier. Inside were a
:06:16. > :06:18.man and woman. She was unaware that the metal from the barrier had
:06:19. > :06:25.stopped just six inches from her legs. It happened in Haydock, the
:06:26. > :06:29.weighted for more than an hour before they could safely get out.
:06:30. > :06:32.What must have been going through their heads as the teacher at 3
:06:33. > :06:38.feet above one of the region's biggest roundabout? How happy must
:06:39. > :06:42.be have been to have seen the friendly faces from Merseyside Fire
:06:43. > :06:46.and rescue? We offered them reassurance. The clock is ticking in
:06:47. > :06:52.these type of incidents so we have to did a planning this `` we have to
:06:53. > :07:02.put up plan in place and get them out. They used a winch like this one
:07:03. > :07:06.to secure the car before rescuing the couple. Remarkably be escaped
:07:07. > :07:14.with miner injuries. How did you feel knowing that they were safe
:07:15. > :07:19.because of your team? We were delighted that it was a very
:07:20. > :07:26.successful result on this occasion. Police are looking at why and how
:07:27. > :07:37.the Carlos control. No doubt it is a sandy trip that no one will ever
:07:38. > :07:41.forget. `` Sunday trip. A man is in a serious condition
:07:42. > :07:45.after he was trapped under a lift in Bolton town centre. The 34`year`old,
:07:46. > :07:48.who is thought to have been carrying out maintenance work on the lift in
:07:49. > :07:51.the Jobcentre Plus building, was airlifted to hospital earlier with
:07:52. > :07:54.injuries to his left arm and right leg. It's understood he became
:07:55. > :07:56.trapped between two floors just before 11am this morning.
:07:57. > :08:00.The firm operating the coach involved in the Bestival crash which
:08:01. > :08:02.killed three people is to face a public inquiry. The driver, Colin
:08:03. > :08:06.Daulby, and passengers Kerry Ogden and Michael Molloy from Liverpool,
:08:07. > :08:09.died in the crash on the A3 in Surrey as they returned home from
:08:10. > :08:12.themMusic festival last September. Earlier this year Merseypride Travel
:08:13. > :08:15.was fined ?4,300 after admitting two charges ` one relating to a tyre,
:08:16. > :08:18.another to carrying too many passengers. A second man has been
:08:19. > :08:21.charged with the murder of a 19`year`old from Macclesfield. Zain
:08:22. > :08:24.Sailsman was found lying in the road on Bullocks Lane in Sutton with
:08:25. > :08:27.serious injuries on Wednesday. He died from a single stab wound.
:08:28. > :08:33.Charles Beadell and Ricky Jervis, who are both 22, have been charged
:08:34. > :08:36.with his murder. A plan to save Manchester's Co`operative Bank from
:08:37. > :08:40.collapse has been unveiled today. It involves the closure of around 0
:08:41. > :08:43.branches. 15% of the total. It also sees control of the institution fall
:08:44. > :08:46.into the hands of hedge funds for the very first time. Unite, the
:08:47. > :08:49.union representing banking staff, said the move could "suffocate its
:08:50. > :09:01.ethical ethos". Customers we spoke to today were also concerned.
:09:02. > :09:10.My fear is that they made eventually slowly turn into the same as all of
:09:11. > :09:14.the other banks and be joined. I was at Britannia and that was taken over
:09:15. > :09:18.by the Co`op. But now it will not be mutual. Whether they will keep the
:09:19. > :09:21.ethical standards, we will have to wait and see.
:09:22. > :09:25.A noisy neighbour has had his 7 0 vinyl records, 270 CDs and more than
:09:26. > :09:28.a 100 cassettes confiscated by South Ribble Borough Council. Simon Mayor
:09:29. > :09:31.from Teal Close in Leyland was playing loud music from mid
:09:32. > :09:34.afternoon until the early hours of the morning. If he is found guilty
:09:35. > :09:41.of breaching the order, the 40`year`old could be sent to prison.
:09:42. > :09:44.Hospitals in Greater Manchester are introducing a new scheme to try to
:09:45. > :09:47.spot people who are victims of domestic violence. Often the first
:09:48. > :09:53.indication something is wrong is when patients turn up at A But in
:09:54. > :09:56.a busy hospital the signs might go unnoticed. So domestic abuse
:09:57. > :09:59.specialists are being placed in five hospitals in an attempt to ensure
:10:00. > :10:09.victims don't go unheard. Our Chief Reporter Dave Guest has the details.
:10:10. > :10:22.This woman says she suffered physical and psychological abuse at
:10:23. > :10:26.the hands of a former partner. When I went to A I was suffering from a
:10:27. > :10:30.panic attack that I could not get on top of. All I wanted to do was talk
:10:31. > :10:38.everything out. Everything that was going on.
:10:39. > :10:43.Hospital staff are often on the front line when it comes to
:10:44. > :10:47.identifying potential victims. People with regular attendances
:10:48. > :10:50.perhaps coming with a number of injuries, perhaps not quite wanting
:10:51. > :10:56.to tell you head injuries have happened. Spotting the Saints is one
:10:57. > :11:00.thing, being able to do anything about it as another. That's why
:11:01. > :11:03.they're trying an experiment in this and four other hospitals in Greater
:11:04. > :11:06.Manchester, which will see domestic abuse specialists working alongside
:11:07. > :11:12.front`line emergency staff. The ?180,000 cost is being met by the
:11:13. > :11:19.Police and Crime Commissioner. That kind of early intervention that says
:11:20. > :11:23.do not put up with it can literally save someone's way. Two people in
:11:24. > :11:30.Britain die every week because of domestic violence. To pick up on it
:11:31. > :11:34.and encourage people to talk would be a good idea. If the idea proves
:11:35. > :11:36.successful it will be rolled out to other hospitals in Greater
:11:37. > :11:39.Manchester. Dave Guest, BBC North West Tonight, Rochdale.
:11:40. > :11:45.Still to come on North West Tonight: Shooting for success. Fleetwood fire
:11:46. > :12:00.their way to the top of the table. And the champagne is on ice as we
:12:01. > :12:07.gather at their North West Football Awards 2014.
:12:08. > :12:10.The footballer Mark Wright had an illustrious career. Captaining
:12:11. > :12:14.Liverpool when they won the FA Cup in 1992, and playing for England 45
:12:15. > :12:17.times. Today though, he was in the limelight for an entirely different
:12:18. > :12:20.reason. Mark and his wife Sue have launched a major campaign to recruit
:12:21. > :12:23.10,000 foster carers. They've been fostering for five years, and say
:12:24. > :12:28.people need to think more about the rewards of fostering, rather than
:12:29. > :12:32.the difficulties. Andy Gill reports. The campaign was launched today in
:12:33. > :12:35.the trophy room at Anfield. Because, as the managing director put it
:12:36. > :12:39.Liverpool FC thinks of itself as a family club. Mark Wright is an
:12:40. > :12:43.ambassador for a company which works with local councils to find foster
:12:44. > :12:46.homes for children. He and his wife, a barrister who works in child
:12:47. > :12:58.protection, say recruiting 10,0 0 new foster families out of the UK
:12:59. > :13:02.population should be achievable Children who are sad, let down, left
:13:03. > :13:08.alone, deserted, whatever you want to see. For us as foster carers to
:13:09. > :13:13.bring a smile to their face, that is the reward. There is nothing better
:13:14. > :13:16.than to be able to see a child who has been neglected or has had an
:13:17. > :13:22.unfortunate start in life to develop and flourish Andrey gained their
:13:23. > :13:26.childhood. Former team`mates of Mark support his campaign. Rail it has
:13:27. > :13:33.nothing to do with Liverpool or sport fit all. It is about helping
:13:34. > :13:44.people to find opportunities to foster, that is what football can
:13:45. > :13:47.do. The agency Mark represents says the figures on children's care show
:13:48. > :13:51.why more foster parents are needed. One in five homeless people has been
:13:52. > :13:54.in care. Nearly a quarter of the prison population has been in care.
:13:55. > :13:57.They're four times more likely to commit suicide than other young
:13:58. > :14:00.people when they leave care. I think it is about giving the life chances
:14:01. > :14:02.back to children and young people. Providing educational support where
:14:03. > :14:07.it is needed, providing therapy that's really important. Foster Care
:14:08. > :14:10.Associates say they'll consider single parents, unmarried couples
:14:11. > :14:15.and same`sex couples as foster carers. Andy Gill BBC North West
:14:16. > :14:18.Tonight Liverpool. Richard is here with the sport now
:14:19. > :14:27.and the latest on Manchester City's goalkeeping situation.
:14:28. > :14:30.Yes, and it looks that "rest" that Manuel Pellegrini gave to Joe Hart
:14:31. > :14:35.when he left him out of Saturday's game against Norwich is turning into
:14:36. > :14:38.a bit more of a holiday. Ahead of tomorrow night's Champions League
:14:39. > :14:45.match at home to CSKA Moscow, the City manager was asked whether Hart
:14:46. > :14:48.will be back between the sticks I do not know when Joe Hart will come
:14:49. > :14:54.back to the team, it is very important for him to have a rest. He
:14:55. > :15:03.played every match in the last two and a half years so we will see in
:15:04. > :15:06.the future what we must do. There will be commentary on BBC Radio
:15:07. > :15:09.Manchester of City`Moscow tomorrow, as well as commentary of United s
:15:10. > :15:12.trip to Real Sociedad. Ahead of the trip to Spain, Reds
:15:13. > :15:15.midfielder Marouane Fellaini has called for the FA to examine video
:15:16. > :15:18.evidence of an incident in Saturday's win at Fulham. Fellaini
:15:19. > :15:21.says they should review Sascha Reiter's apparent stamp on Adnan
:15:22. > :15:24.Januzaj late in the 3`1 win at Craven Cottage. The FA can act
:15:25. > :15:27.retrospectively if an incident isn't mentioned in the referee's match
:15:28. > :15:33.report. Fellaini says the stamp is worthy of a red card.
:15:34. > :15:36.The top of League Two has a nice North West look to it tonight, with
:15:37. > :15:40.Rochdale fourth, Morecambe fifth and Fleetwood Town on top after a 4`1
:15:41. > :15:42.thrashing of Newport at the weekend. Manager Graham Alexander has
:15:43. > :15:51.assembled a lean, and it seems hungry, squad, which is living up to
:15:52. > :15:54.its pre`season billing. I spoke with Graham earlier today, as well as the
:15:55. > :16:06.man whose first`ever professional hat`trick secured the points for his
:16:07. > :16:25.team. Spending power has seen many Mark
:16:26. > :16:36.Fleetwood out. Fleetwood eased past Newport in some stale. To get my
:16:37. > :16:47.first professional hat trick was really nice and to get three all at
:16:48. > :16:53.once was great. Fleetwood Town asked top `` are top but still searching
:16:54. > :16:57.for more consistency. The expectations are there and the
:16:58. > :17:02.chairman has supported you in the transfer market, but you know how
:17:03. > :17:05.ambitious years. It is one of the reasons I wanted to get the job
:17:06. > :17:10.because you want to work with people who want success and that is what we
:17:11. > :17:14.have here. We have players who are hungry for it. We have played well
:17:15. > :17:18.in a number of games and have had some good results, we've had some
:17:19. > :17:24.disappointing results as well. But I still think that our overall
:17:25. > :17:30.performance level can rise. It takes a lot of work for players who have
:17:31. > :17:34.not played on a Saturday to support their team`mates, but they have done
:17:35. > :17:46.it and it is great to be a part of it.
:17:47. > :17:49.The top of League Two has a nice North West look to it tonight, with
:17:50. > :17:53.Rochdale fourth, Morecambe fifth and Fleetwood Town on top after a 4`1
:17:54. > :17:55.thrashing of Newport at the weekend. And Fleetwood's goalkeeper Scott
:17:56. > :17:59.Davies is among those short listed for League Two Player of the Year in
:18:00. > :18:02.tonight's North West Football Awards. The awards were set up six
:18:03. > :18:05.years ago to celebrate the region's best and brightest footballers,
:18:06. > :18:08.managers and back`room staff. This year's event promises to be very
:18:09. > :18:11.special indeed, so let's go over to Roger at Old Trafford. But not the
:18:12. > :18:14.football ground, Roger? Not the football ground, neutral territory
:18:15. > :18:16.tonight because the great and the good of everything all club you can
:18:17. > :18:18.think of in the North West are gathering here at Old Trafford
:18:19. > :18:21.Cricket ground to celebrate those awards that you were talking about.
:18:22. > :18:23.Lots of people gathering for the drinks reception which precedes the
:18:24. > :18:25.awards. 21 of them being contested tonight. Here are some of the key
:18:26. > :18:28.ones to look out for. For players have been short listed for the North
:18:29. > :18:35.West's Premier league player the year. Leighton Baines, whose deadly
:18:36. > :18:54.free kicks have made him such a favourite at Everton, is up against
:18:55. > :19:05.Liverpool's Jamie character. In the rising Star award, Ross
:19:06. > :19:12.Barclay is up against Tom Ince and for other contenders. Tom Innes is
:19:13. > :19:17.also up for championship player of the year. But he faces tough
:19:18. > :19:27.competition in this category. For the women's player of the year
:19:28. > :19:32.award, it is one Liverpool player up against two Everton players.
:19:33. > :19:38.Here is a man who has played for many North West clubs. Thank you for
:19:39. > :19:50.talking to us. Just pick out in that little round up there, just a few of
:19:51. > :19:59.the awards. How'd you compare players who are experienced with
:20:00. > :20:12.young, up`and`coming stars? They are both great food dollars. ``
:20:13. > :20:19.footballers. I am still enjoying my time up here. It is going well. We
:20:20. > :20:24.are sitting fourth in league. We have our expectations this year We
:20:25. > :20:28.have made a decent to the season. How have you found, having played in
:20:29. > :20:33.the Premiership in the Champions League, no plain denim League one,
:20:34. > :20:45.how have you found out and the strength of the competition? I have
:20:46. > :20:49.played at this level before. There are a lot of teams they're trying to
:20:50. > :20:56.play football in the right way. I have and pleasantly said prized ``
:20:57. > :21:01.surprised by the level. There are some fantastic teams in this league,
:21:02. > :21:09.will send Sheffield United and, it has been very competitive. We wish
:21:10. > :21:19.you a successful evening tonight. Enjoy it. Listeners to BBC read a's
:21:20. > :21:23.Lancashire, Manchester and Merseyside can listen to the lions
:21:24. > :21:32.share of tonight 's ceremony. That programme starts at 7:30pm. I will
:21:33. > :21:41.be on air from 7pm. Join us if you can. There is a dress code. No one
:21:42. > :21:50.told me about the dress code, as you can see. But apparently they will
:21:51. > :21:55.let anyone in here. You do not have a bowtie on either.
:21:56. > :21:59.I have gone for the football of the, which I will not be able to
:22:00. > :22:00.carry off. Thank you