:00:00. > :00:00.arrives on Friday. Can't wait! That's all from
:00:00. > :00:09.Good evening. Welcome to North West Tonight with Roger Johnson ` and
:00:10. > :00:12.Annabel Tiffin. Our top story: Operators of a coach which crashed
:00:13. > :00:16.killing three people have today lost their licence, the second time in
:00:17. > :00:18.ten years. The company's been criticised by one of the victim s
:00:19. > :00:22.mothers. Also tonight: Seven day service `
:00:23. > :00:27.the GPs offering us better care and saving millions of pounds in the
:00:28. > :00:30.process. Lessons in togetherness ` the pupils
:00:31. > :00:41.back under one roof after fire wrecked their school. I can equate
:00:42. > :00:48.it to when the children come home for Christmas. They are all in the
:00:49. > :00:52.right place. The unsung hero award goes to Maggie and Joe Forber. The
:00:53. > :00:55.humble heroes on a night of stars. Winning ways for a Cheshire couple
:00:56. > :00:58.at the glitzy Sports Personality of the Year Awards.
:00:59. > :00:59.And magic moments ` the help and kindness of our latest Christmas
:01:00. > :01:16.star. The operator of a coach which
:01:17. > :01:20.crashed on the way back from a music festival last year killing three
:01:21. > :01:23.people today lost its license. MerseyPride Travel was prosecuted
:01:24. > :01:30.back in August after a court heard a tyre which was nearly 20`years`old
:01:31. > :01:33.had blown out. But today it emerged the company had lost its license
:01:34. > :01:38.before after safety concerns This was a journey home from a music
:01:39. > :01:41.festival which ended in tragedy This was a journey home from a music
:01:42. > :01:44.festival which ended in tragedy The driver Colin Daulby and passengers
:01:45. > :01:48.Kerry Ogden and Michael Malloy didn't make it back to Merseyside
:01:49. > :01:51.after a crashed caused by the blow out of a 19`year`old tyre. Today at
:01:52. > :01:55.a public inquiry friends and family of those killed came to hear whether
:01:56. > :01:59.MerseyPride Travel would be able to operate again. They also heard that
:02:00. > :02:02.the company had a questionable record. In 2003 MerseyPride Travel
:02:03. > :02:07.had its license revoked because of unsatisfactory maintenance of
:02:08. > :02:10.vehicles. Over a five year period checks on the companies vehicles
:02:11. > :02:14.lead to notices being issued in 71% of inspections for inadequate
:02:15. > :02:18.maintenance. This is compared to the national average of 19%. Today
:02:19. > :02:45.Merseypride Travel had its licenses was revoked. I would like to see
:02:46. > :02:48.MerseyPride Travel and other unscrupulous companies taken off the
:02:49. > :02:51.road. The company did not attend the public hearing. In August
:02:52. > :02:59.Merseypride was fined ?4000. The tyre which casued the crash was old
:03:00. > :03:06.but not illegal. To lose a child over a tie that was illegal, it is
:03:07. > :03:12.excruciating. It is outrageous that that is still allowed to go on.
:03:13. > :03:17.After three deaths, we still have laws in this country that allowed
:03:18. > :03:20.tires of any age to be transporting hundreds of thousands of people
:03:21. > :03:24.every year. The families of those who died say they will continue to
:03:25. > :03:26.fight for a change in the law. The Granada weather presenter Fred
:03:27. > :03:29.Talbot has been re`arrested over allegations of historical sex abuse
:03:30. > :03:33.at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys during the 1970s and 80s. The
:03:34. > :03:37.arrests relate to five allegations of indecent assault on former pupils
:03:38. > :03:41.and one other allegation. No action has been taken in relation to the
:03:42. > :03:44.alleged offences for which he was originally arrested but he remains
:03:45. > :03:47.on police bail in relation to one indecency.
:03:48. > :03:51.The Manchester Central MP Lucy Powell says she's appalled she been
:03:52. > :04:00.named on a list of top ten laziest MPs. The list, published in The Sun
:04:01. > :04:03.Newspaper, was based on the 39`year olds voting record while she was on
:04:04. > :04:15.maternity leave. The paper has since issued an apology. The father of
:04:16. > :04:20.Gary and Phil Neville appeared before Bolton Crown Court today
:04:21. > :04:25.accused of sexually assaulting a 46`year`old woman in very early this
:04:26. > :04:29.year. He denies the charges. A man has been arrested on suspicion
:04:30. > :04:33.of murder after woman's body was found at a house in greater manager.
:04:34. > :04:41.Glennis Brierley was found outside Littleborough yesterday. . A
:04:42. > :04:45.45`year`old man, thought to be her son, is being held by police. Stuart
:04:46. > :04:53.Flinders is there for us now ` Stuart what more can you tell us?
:04:54. > :04:57.The call went into Greater Manchester Police on Saturday from a
:04:58. > :05:01.public call box and somebody saying that there had been a killing at
:05:02. > :05:05.this house behind me. A patrol were sent to investigate and the police
:05:06. > :05:11.found the body of a 64 year macro woman. She had been stabbed. ``
:05:12. > :05:20.64`year`old woman. They arrested a man on suspicion of murder and we
:05:21. > :05:27.believe him to be her son. What do we know about Glennis Brierley? She
:05:28. > :05:33.has been named by the police tonight. She was a well`known member
:05:34. > :05:37.of this community. It is a little hamlet above little brother. One man
:05:38. > :05:44.said he moved in here 30 years ago and has been firm friends with her
:05:45. > :05:52.ever since. She was a psychotherapist and on her website
:05:53. > :05:59.she describes her worst as being album many people with problems She
:06:00. > :06:04.had hobbies in drawing, painting and embroidery. I have spoken to a pub
:06:05. > :06:09.landlord and he was telling me she was a keen member of their weekly
:06:10. > :06:14.quiz and that tomorrow night, when they begin their regular quiz, they
:06:15. > :06:21.will start with two minutes silence in her memory. She will be very much
:06:22. > :06:24.missed in this area. BAE Systems in Cumbria has been
:06:25. > :06:27.awarded two new contracts totalling nearly ?80 million to build the next
:06:28. > :06:30.generation of nuclear deterrent submarines. The Barrow`based firm
:06:31. > :06:36.are to begin the ordering process to secure castings and forgings for the
:06:37. > :06:39.submarines. The new vessels are due to enter service by 2028.
:06:40. > :06:41.Anti`fracking campaigners used a giant wind turbine blade to blockade
:06:42. > :06:45.the entrance to an exploratory drilling site in Salford earlier
:06:46. > :06:51.today. Protestors at Barton Moss assembled the 17`metre blade in
:06:52. > :06:55.symbolic action early this morning. Police later moved it.
:06:56. > :06:59.Liverpool actor Ricky Tomlinson helped deliver a 100,000 signature
:07:00. > :07:02.petition to Downing Street today in an effort to quash the convictions
:07:03. > :07:10.of 24 picketers, accused of intimidating workers 40 years ago.
:07:11. > :07:12.The petition was handed over by the Royle Family actor and union
:07:13. > :07:21.leaders, who were also accused of violent picketing during the 19 2
:07:22. > :07:26.strike. How many times have you tried to see
:07:27. > :07:30.your GP to be told the soonest appointment is days or weeks away?
:07:31. > :07:33.Back in October the Prime Minister said he wanted doctors to keep their
:07:34. > :07:37.surgeries open seven days a week. Now a group of practices in Greater
:07:38. > :07:40.Manchester have started doing just that. They say it will improve care
:07:41. > :07:43.and could save millions of pounds in the long run. Our Health
:07:44. > :07:53.Correspondent Nina Warhurst has been at a busy surgery in Radcliffe.
:07:54. > :07:57.Sunday lunchtime and the family are squeezing an appointment into their
:07:58. > :08:05.hectic lifestyle. I have my business and family and can never get in in
:08:06. > :08:11.the week. It is really convenient here. This practice a few miles
:08:12. > :08:16.north of Manchester is one of six in the area staying open until 8pm in
:08:17. > :08:20.the week and until 6pm at weekends. This is about improving access for
:08:21. > :08:25.busy patients with busy lives but it is no secret that the NHS is under
:08:26. > :08:31.enormous financial pressure. This is also about saving money. How? It is
:08:32. > :08:35.thought across England more than ?200 million is spent every year on
:08:36. > :08:38.people turning up to A who don't need to be there. In greater
:08:39. > :08:45.Manchester, they think they can cut the number of those cases by 40 by
:08:46. > :08:50.offering better access to GPs. I was playing golf and I felt a pain in my
:08:51. > :08:53.leg. Howard had to come off the golf course after nine holes and his wife
:08:54. > :08:57.made him an appointment. If Christine had told you the surgery
:08:58. > :09:01.was opened today, what would you have done? We have come back from
:09:02. > :09:08.holiday and I was concerned it could be a thrombosis. I would have gone
:09:09. > :09:12.to A And you won't find many patients complaining about that
:09:13. > :09:17.access to care but what about the people providing it? This can't be
:09:18. > :09:21.much fun for you coming in on a Sunday. It is not the most ideal
:09:22. > :09:26.situation but we have to give the patient is better access, better
:09:27. > :09:31.continuity of care. We have to do it once in awhile. Not all GPs will be
:09:32. > :09:37.quite so keen but if the savings make sense it might be a pill they
:09:38. > :09:41.will all have to swallow. Dr Rob Barnett is a family doctor in
:09:42. > :09:44.Liverpool and he speaks for the British Medical Association. He
:09:45. > :09:52.joins us now live from our Merseyside studio. What do you think
:09:53. > :09:56.of this idea? It will be interesting to see how it works. It sounds a
:09:57. > :10:03.good idea but there are questions we still need to have answered. The
:10:04. > :10:09.fact is that there is a member of `` a number of doctors and if we have
:10:10. > :10:15.to have GPs working until 8pm in the evening and weekends, we will have
:10:16. > :10:22.to take them from somewhere. We may have to find more doctors. This is
:10:23. > :10:25.going to cost money. They think they will be `` there will be savings
:10:26. > :10:30.elsewhere in the NHS. A lot of patients who go to A do need to be
:10:31. > :10:34.there. While we may get some shift, I don't think it will release the
:10:35. > :10:38.savings that are being talked about. We also need to take into what
:10:39. > :10:41.account the fact that it is not just about GPs, it is about having nurses
:10:42. > :10:45.who are working these hours and practice staff. It will be
:10:46. > :10:55.interesting to see whether these pilots are properly evaluated to see
:10:56. > :10:57.what the costs are. We hear about A services being tied up when
:10:58. > :11:13.people should be going to their GP. It is not always convenient for
:11:14. > :11:17.people to go to their GP. I am not averse to seeing it up or providing
:11:18. > :11:23.that we probably evaluate the pilot systems. There is an issue whether
:11:24. > :11:28.we have got the workforce to be able to do what is being suggested in
:11:29. > :11:34.these pilots. In principle, you are saying GPs are happy to make it
:11:35. > :11:40.work? It is not a case of them being work`shy? Not wanting to work
:11:41. > :11:44.weekends. GPs have always tried to find ways of making things easier
:11:45. > :11:49.for patients but we have to accept the fact that there is a finite
:11:50. > :11:55.number of GPs and resources. If you take me away from seeing patients at
:11:56. > :11:59.9pm `` 9am on a Sunday morning to see patterns on a Sunday evening,
:12:00. > :12:02.patients that want to see me during the day on Monday will not be able
:12:03. > :12:12.to. We have to understand that and see how it is going to work. Lots of
:12:13. > :12:17.people have been in touch. We will read your comments out late in the
:12:18. > :12:31.programme. Still to come on North West Tonight: The play is starring
:12:32. > :12:36.in a weekend sports fest. Colleagues helping out in their hour of need. I
:12:37. > :12:41.didn't think I am anything special but people have made me feel special
:12:42. > :12:45.today. Now to a heart warming tale of
:12:46. > :12:48.Christmas reunion. Ever since a huge fire devastated their school this
:12:49. > :12:51.Summer, pupils at Leyland St Mary's Roman Catholic Technology College
:12:52. > :12:55.have been separated from each other. But not anymore. Years eight and
:12:56. > :12:58.nine have finally returned to the fire`damaged site so that all pupils
:12:59. > :13:03.are again under one roof. Peter Marshall reports.
:13:04. > :13:05.The halls and corridors are once more, just like any normal school.
:13:06. > :13:20.Hectic, lively, at times noisy. But this is not just a normal
:13:21. > :13:24.school. What you have achieved year eight and nine has been
:13:25. > :13:28.extraordinary. Extraordinary. Both Pupils and teachers `have endured a
:13:29. > :13:33.traumatic term. In September a devastating fire destroyed many of
:13:34. > :13:36.its buildings. The damage was immense. Since then, the school
:13:37. > :13:45.community has been split into separate schools. Until today. Now
:13:46. > :13:50.everyone is back under one roof I can equate it to a mother when the
:13:51. > :13:55.children come home for Christmas. They are all in the right place We
:13:56. > :13:58.are back together again. Years eight and nine are the last to return to
:13:59. > :14:07.Leyland from alternate premises in Preston. This is like our home and
:14:08. > :14:17.it is a lot better to be back here. It is a family reunion in a way It
:14:18. > :14:22.is nice that everyone is back here together and we are not having to go
:14:23. > :14:25.on a bus which was a bit annoying. You will really tired a threat.
:14:26. > :14:28.Temporary classrooms are being used. Parts of the school remain a
:14:29. > :14:30.building site. It's hoped building work on new permanent buildings will
:14:31. > :14:42.start next summer. Happy to be back at school! Well
:14:43. > :14:44.Richard is here now with Monday s sport and very differing fortunes
:14:45. > :14:48.for our Champions League representatives.
:14:49. > :14:51.Yes, the draw for the last 16 was made in Switzerland earlier today
:14:52. > :14:54.and makes great reading for Manchester United but has given
:14:55. > :14:56.neighbours City the toughest of tasks. United will take on Greek
:14:57. > :15:05.club Olympiakos while it's City`Barcelona in a tie that really
:15:06. > :15:09.is the talk of Europe already. It shows just how crucial it is to
:15:10. > :15:12.win your first round group in the Champions League That's right, group
:15:13. > :15:15.winners get a second place finisher in the last 16.
:15:16. > :15:19.United duly won their's, City would have had they scored one more goal
:15:20. > :15:22.away to Bayern Munich last week a goal which we now know would have
:15:23. > :15:26.meant they avoided the likes of Barcelona at this stage. The ties
:15:27. > :15:33.will be played next February and March.
:15:34. > :15:40.Sergio Aguero will miss out after a calf injury. The Northwest for top
:15:41. > :15:58.teams racked up a total of 18 goals. For United, there were plenty of
:15:59. > :16:04.positives. Danny Welbeck scored twice against Aston Villa. Perhaps
:16:05. > :16:10.best of all was the return fare action of Darren Fletcher. He was
:16:11. > :16:16.back in the United States `` shirt after bowel surgery.
:16:17. > :16:22.Four goals from Everton might have flattened the blues a little bit but
:16:23. > :16:24.it was another result that marks them out as a growing force in the
:16:25. > :16:39.battle for the top four. Five goals for Liverpool at White
:16:40. > :16:45.Hart Lane could have been seven or eight. A couple from Luis Suarez
:16:46. > :16:48.made it 17 for the season for him. In the absence of Steven Gerrard
:16:49. > :16:56.through injury, he captained the side. Jordan Henderson stepped up
:16:57. > :17:01.for a man of the match display. It is our place to come. We knew we
:17:02. > :17:07.wanted to be at our best to get a good results and we were fantastic
:17:08. > :17:13.today. Manchester City's home record is enough to strike fear into any
:17:14. > :17:16.defence. They conceded three against Arsenal but at the other end with
:17:17. > :17:22.they banged in half a dozen with the sort of attacking football that
:17:23. > :17:29.Manchester City getting used to It is 35 goals in eight Premier League
:17:30. > :17:33.matches. It doesn't matter how many we concede, we are going to score
:17:34. > :17:42.goals. Every team is fearful of that. I was stuck for words. First
:17:43. > :17:46.time ever. Is there any team to fear any more? Liverpool on Boxing Day
:17:47. > :17:58.will be the next side trying to crack the fortress that is the
:17:59. > :18:01.Etihad Stadium. Uwe Rosler's first League game in
:18:02. > :18:05.charge of Wigan Athletic ended in victory, but only after a topsy
:18:06. > :18:08.turvy derby at home to Bolton. The Latics went two up thanks to Ben
:18:09. > :18:10.Watson's penalty and then this spectacular effort from Manchester
:18:11. > :18:15.United loanee Nick Powell. Wanderers fought back and equalised through a
:18:16. > :18:18.spot kick of their own and this goal from Neil Danns. But Wigan were back
:18:19. > :18:20.in for good shortly afterwards when Callum McManaman stroked home.
:18:21. > :18:23.Oldham Athletic winger Cristian Montano has been sacked by the club
:18:24. > :18:26.following his arrest in a spot`fixing investigation. The
:18:27. > :18:29.22`year`old was one of six players arrested and bailed as part of an
:18:30. > :18:32.inquiry by the National Crime Agency. The player had been
:18:33. > :18:36.suspended without pay since the allegations were made last week
:18:37. > :18:39.Something for Rugby League fans here on BBC One tonight. There's a
:18:40. > :18:42.special edition of The Super League Show looking back at the season and
:18:43. > :18:46.at the issues affecting our clubs over the close season. You'll hear
:18:47. > :18:50.from Salford owner Marwan Koukash and Wigan Warriors coach Shaun Wane
:18:51. > :18:52.among others. That's the Super League Show, tonight at 11.20 on BBC
:18:53. > :19:02.One. Last night was a poignant one for
:19:03. > :19:05.the region. The main TV event last night was the BBC's Sports
:19:06. > :19:07.Personality of the Year awards. As well as that recognition for
:19:08. > :19:10.Hillsborough campaigner Anne Williams, there was more north west
:19:11. > :19:14.involvement with mention of Trophy Town Wigan and a special award for
:19:15. > :19:18.Sir Alex Ferguson to mark the show's 60th anniversary. The honour was
:19:19. > :19:32.accepted by her husband and children. She spent years calling
:19:33. > :19:40.for the accidental death verdict for the Hillsborough victims to be
:19:41. > :19:45.overturned. It was a big night for the
:19:46. > :19:49.Northwest. Alex Ferguson got the Diamond award for his achievements.
:19:50. > :20:01.One of the best awards went to a couple from Wilmslow. Earlier I went
:20:02. > :20:06.to meet them. I asked them how they felt when they got the award. They
:20:07. > :20:21.are incredible, the Unsung Hero award goes to Maggie and Joe Forber.
:20:22. > :20:27.They were so lovely and had such a nice time. It was completely
:20:28. > :20:31.overwhelming because we have spent the day with all the other winners
:20:32. > :20:41.from all the other regions and there were so many wonderful people there
:20:42. > :20:47.dealing with disabled children, people playing rugby with down
:20:48. > :20:53.syndrome children. When the basketball came on the screen, my
:20:54. > :20:59.heart and my stomach was churning. It was overwhelming. It must feel
:21:00. > :21:04.like you are rewarded every day through the work that you do. We
:21:05. > :21:07.deal with children and we have always dealt with children. We have
:21:08. > :21:14.been schoolteachers most of our lives and it is an extension of this
:21:15. > :21:19.school teaching. We help the kids to grow up in many ways, not just
:21:20. > :21:26.basketball, in other schools as well. That is why we do it because
:21:27. > :21:30.we get a lot of satisfaction from that. Have you had much reaction
:21:31. > :21:40.from friends and relatives and people you have helped? When we got
:21:41. > :21:45.back home, 100 e`mails, another 50 this afternoon. We have had text
:21:46. > :21:51.messages from all over the world. People that have been with us for
:21:52. > :22:01.many, many years and have appreciated everything that Joe has
:22:02. > :22:06.done for them. Basketball and other things. Joe, you are not going to
:22:07. > :22:11.Leicester on your laurels? I think while we have got our health, we
:22:12. > :22:16.will carry on. We may just come away a little bit but we have no
:22:17. > :22:20.intention of retiring completely. I am not sure what we would do if we
:22:21. > :22:25.did retire. I don't fancy sitting on this couch all day long watching TV.
:22:26. > :22:32.We will carry on. Congratulations to both of you.
:22:33. > :22:37.This is the season of goodwill and every day in the run`up to Christmas
:22:38. > :22:40.we've been highlighting viewers whose extraordinary spirit of
:22:41. > :22:44.kindness and generosity sets them apart.
:22:45. > :22:47.Today we meet a member of staff from a school in Prescot who's helped two
:22:48. > :22:51.colleagues cope with the grief of losing their mum. Lindsey Prosser
:22:52. > :23:16.reports. We wanted you to have this. I don't
:23:17. > :23:21.think I am anything special but people have made me feel special
:23:22. > :23:26.today. They nominated their colleagues are supporting them
:23:27. > :23:32.during a very difficult time. And fortunately we lost our mum this
:23:33. > :23:35.year and it was the worst time of our life. At points we thought we
:23:36. > :23:46.couldn't get through. It was people like gene that helped us to see that
:23:47. > :23:54.we can carry on. She is a true person and is just lovely. This
:23:55. > :24:06.sister says she is the backbone of the school. Can I say I come to work
:24:07. > :24:17.because I love all of you. You are always kind to me. Thanks to
:24:18. > :24:25.everyone and you make me feel about 20!
:24:26. > :24:30.Well done. Now for the weather. We have had two weeks of settled
:24:31. > :24:36.weather with lots of cloud. The week ahead is going to be different. This
:24:37. > :24:39.is what tomorrow looks like. This is what Wednesday could look like. It
:24:40. > :24:47.is going to turn wet and very windy on Thursday `` Wednesday and we
:24:48. > :24:53.could see severe gales at times Tonight, it is a quiet night. There
:24:54. > :24:58.are occasional showers but you are in for a dry night. It is going to
:24:59. > :25:06.be a chilly night with some frost. Temperatures will fall as low as low
:25:07. > :25:10.as three Celsius in rural areas Tomorrow, it is going to be colder
:25:11. > :25:16.and the temperatures will struggle after the overnight dip. We start of
:25:17. > :25:20.dry and bright. Plenty of sunshine in the forecast through the
:25:21. > :25:22.afternoon and light winds. Maybe some fog patches beginning to form
:25:23. > :25:29.by late afternoon. The temperatures, for Celsius at best in
:25:30. > :25:35.one or two spots. Very cold indeed but I is of eight Celsius. Into
:25:36. > :25:40.Wednesday, here comes the rain. Some heavy rain coming in from the
:25:41. > :25:45.Atlantic. Very windy all so late on Wednesday into Thursday. Thursday
:25:46. > :25:51.looks mostly dry but Wednesday is not looking good. We could see winds
:25:52. > :25:57.of up to 70 or 80 mph in one or two spots. The only plus about Wednesday
:25:58. > :26:01.is the temperatures. We could see ten or 11 Celsius. As the cold front
:26:02. > :26:05.appears on Thursday, it is dry but colder. You've heard the saying
:26:06. > :26:09.coals to Newcastle. How about baubles to Bethlehem? It's
:26:10. > :26:12.a similar thing. Tomorrow night we join the Liverpool firm who've been
:26:13. > :26:17.asked to decorate and light the Christmas Tree in the town where the
:26:18. > :26:20.Christmas story began. So from tomorrow we hit the road, all the
:26:21. > :26:26.way to Palestine, with the boys taking the baubles to Bethlehem An
:26:27. > :26:30.adventure that has it all. Scousers. Falafels. The Israeli Security
:26:31. > :26:37.Service. And a dinner date with the Palestinian Prime Minister.
:26:38. > :26:45.You can't ask for more. Earlier we asked for your
:26:46. > :26:49.experiences of booking an appointment at the doctors ` after
:26:50. > :26:52.the decision to open six in Manchester until 8pm seven`days a
:26:53. > :26:56.week. Liz Baxter posted on our Facebook page. This has been coming.
:26:57. > :26:59.A doctor will expect to shop and do other things at the weekend ` why
:27:00. > :27:02.shouldn't we have access to the NHS at weekends.
:27:03. > :27:06.SA on Twitter posted ` My husband is a GP. My kids don't get to see him
:27:07. > :27:10.now. If the surgery is open until 8pm, he won't be home until after
:27:11. > :27:15.9pm ` there goes whatever little family life we have!
:27:16. > :27:19.While Bernadette Phillips e`mailed to say ` If GPs were available even
:27:20. > :27:23.one day at the weekend it would make a huge difference. They could still
:27:24. > :27:26.have the other day free ` and those who can't come Monday to Friday
:27:27. > :27:35.would have an alternative. It's better than using locums or A
:27:36. > :27:40.Thank you for your comments. We are back tomorrow and on Thursday we are
:27:41. > :27:42.going behind the scenes on the programme. Goodbye.