:00:00. > :00:00.goodbye from me. On BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you
:00:00. > :00:07.Good evening. Welcome to North West Tonight with Annabel Tiffin and
:00:08. > :00:11.Roger Johnson. Our top story: "A kind and brilliant man". Tributes to
:00:12. > :00:17.Manchester MP Paul Goggins who's died after a short illness. We'll be
:00:18. > :00:21.in his constituency hearing from friends and colleagues.
:00:22. > :00:30.Also tonight: Left out of the loop. But can Liverpool still benefit from
:00:31. > :00:35.high speed rail? I am at the Etihad Stadium women
:00:36. > :00:38.just a city will expect to win their semifinal tonight after Manchester
:00:39. > :00:42.United lost their third game in a row.
:00:43. > :00:47.I am recently back from the international space station and find
:00:48. > :00:54.out why I have landed in Cheshire later in the programme.
:00:55. > :01:01.Politicians from across the political divide were united today
:01:02. > :01:04.to pay tribute to Paul Goggins. The MP for Wythenshawe and Sale East
:01:05. > :01:06.died after collapsing while running last week. It's believed he'd
:01:07. > :01:09.suffered a brain haemorrhage. The Prime Minister, David Cameron,
:01:10. > :01:13.described him as "a kind and brilliant man". His constituents
:01:14. > :01:28.have been paying their own warm tributes too. Stuart Flinders is at
:01:29. > :01:33.the Wythenshawe Forum. In an age when many people are sceptical about
:01:34. > :01:37.politicians the general tributes being paid to pull Goggins are that
:01:38. > :01:42.he was a man of pure political motives. He served in Gordon
:01:43. > :01:46.Brown's and Tony Blair's governments. He was able prison
:01:47. > :01:53.minister and the Northern Ireland minister. But it was sheer in the
:01:54. > :01:58.heart of its constituency that he was particularly well known. This is
:01:59. > :02:02.where he would meet his constituents in regular surgeries.
:02:03. > :02:10.The afternoon show on Wythenshawe's community radio station. And there's
:02:11. > :02:15.only one talking point. I am going to be reading out a lot of comments
:02:16. > :02:19.from Facebook and a lot of condolences. The radio station's
:02:20. > :02:22.tucked away in a corner of the Wythenshawe Forum, the heart of this
:02:23. > :02:30.community with its leisure centre, library, and shops. He did regular
:02:31. > :02:34.surgeries in the library meeting room. Paul Goggins used to meet his
:02:35. > :02:43.constituents here. His last visit was for the Christmas panto. You met
:02:44. > :03:02.a lot of dignitaries. How was pull Goggins? `` Paul goblins? Paul
:03:03. > :03:09.Goggins was MP here from 1997. He'd previously been a social worker and
:03:10. > :03:14.councillor in Salford. He was someone of the deepest principle. It
:03:15. > :03:19.shone throughout his career. He was a kind and brilliant man who
:03:20. > :03:22.believed in public service. He cared about the welfare of children and
:03:23. > :03:25.the importance of social work. At the Forum's afternoon tea dance,
:03:26. > :03:38.Paul Goggins was described as kind and a good listener. We went to his
:03:39. > :03:45.surgery one time. He was very pleasant and a nice gentleman. He
:03:46. > :03:48.was a very nice man and has a good reputation among his constituents. A
:03:49. > :03:56.book of condolence is being opened here tomorrow.
:03:57. > :04:04.Tony Lloyd is with me, the great amount us to police Commissioner. I
:04:05. > :04:09.was particularly struck by this idea of cynicism against purity and
:04:10. > :04:23.politics when David Blunkett said Davis was somebody in a different
:04:24. > :04:27.mould. He was the kind of politician who gave politics a good name. The
:04:28. > :04:34.kind of tributes to a third would be typical of simply across Manchester
:04:35. > :04:39.where he was deeply loved because he was a very normal person. A very
:04:40. > :04:45.clever man but very human and normal. As a north`west Labour MP
:04:46. > :04:51.you will have worked closely with him. What was he like? He was a good
:04:52. > :04:59.friend of mine. Today is a sad day. His family must be devastated. All
:05:00. > :05:06.his friends have lost a decent human being and somebody who had no edge
:05:07. > :05:10.to him, no unkindness. He was a Catholic which we would not normally
:05:11. > :05:22.mentioned but it is relevant in his case. His Christianity informed the
:05:23. > :05:28.moral judgements he made. His campaign against poverty and he was
:05:29. > :05:33.there to fight for the vulnerable was what marked him out in politics
:05:34. > :05:37.and life. The fact he chose to be an inner`city member of Parliament
:05:38. > :05:45.emphasised his commitment to the people he understood and came from.
:05:46. > :05:56.Thank you for joining us. Back to you in the studio.
:05:57. > :06:05.Our political editor is here. The tributes at the unwavering about
:06:06. > :06:10.what a nice man he was. Because of his personality, that is a lot of
:06:11. > :06:13.cynicism about politicians and most of them go into it for the right
:06:14. > :06:19.reasons, to improve society, and that was the case for Paul Goggins.
:06:20. > :06:26.He was driven by the principles we heard about them. In addition to
:06:27. > :06:31.that some politicians don't get far but he did. He was just below
:06:32. > :06:35.Cabinet rank and what we saw today because of his death and the tribute
:06:36. > :06:39.being paid was a Prime Minister 's question Time today which was
:06:40. > :06:44.well`behaved and he would have been very pleased about that. It was a
:06:45. > :06:47.nice tribute to the kind of man he was.
:06:48. > :06:52.Has Liverpool been left on the sidelines when it comes to high
:06:53. > :06:55.speed rail? Under current plans, the proposed HS2 link will go to
:06:56. > :06:58.Manchester but not Merseyside. Today a Government Minister was in
:06:59. > :07:02.Liverpool to talk about how the city can still benefit. Lord Deighton was
:07:03. > :07:06.speaking at a meeting of the task force which is aimed at helping
:07:07. > :07:09.businesses make the most of HS2. But campaigners there say they'll carry
:07:10. > :07:15.on fighting for it. This from our Merseyside Reporter, Andy Gill.
:07:16. > :07:18.Campaigners opposed to HS2 put up a white elephant outside the Liverpool
:07:19. > :07:23.offices where the minister met local business leaders. Most of them, and
:07:24. > :07:27.most local politicians are right behind the idea. But should they be
:07:28. > :07:36.worried that Merseyside will fall behind if the new line doesn't come
:07:37. > :07:42.to Liverpool? The difference frankly is quite marginal. The big
:07:43. > :07:47.investment makes a difference. It's about the things you do is take
:07:48. > :07:51.advantage of the line coming. The first phase of HS2 would link London
:07:52. > :07:54.to the Midlands. The second, due to be ready by 2033, would extend the
:07:55. > :07:58.line to Yorkshire and the North West. Manchester and Wigan would get
:07:59. > :08:01.stations on the fast track. But the other branch would stop at Crewe.
:08:02. > :08:04.With HS2 Manchester to London journeys drop from two hours and
:08:05. > :08:13.eight minutes to one hour and eight. It would take one hour and thirty
:08:14. > :08:16.six from Liverpool. The people charged with improving the
:08:17. > :08:19.Merseyside economy don't think the difference will be marginal and they
:08:20. > :08:23.will campaign for the high`speed line to come all the way to line
:08:24. > :08:33.Street, not least because of the difference it will make to potential
:08:34. > :08:37.investors. It is about time and investment attitude and how people
:08:38. > :08:41.see the city region. We have a very strong argument to justify it. Some
:08:42. > :08:48.feel the whole idea is a waste of money. Liverpool could lose up to
:08:49. > :08:52.?50 million per year if HS2 goes ahead because it will suck more
:08:53. > :08:57.economic activity to Manchester and make Manchester more dominant. The
:08:58. > :08:59.HS2 task force is made up of trade unionists, academics and local
:09:00. > :09:06.government leaders. Its mission to help regions make the most of HS2
:09:07. > :09:10.continues in Manchester tomorrow. Five areas of the North West are
:09:11. > :09:13.being told to take measures to prevent voting fraud before this
:09:14. > :09:16.May's local and European elections. The Electoral Commission believes
:09:17. > :09:21.that Oldham, Blackburn, Burnley, Hyndburn and Pendle are at
:09:22. > :09:24.particular risk. Nationally, the Commission wants voters to prove
:09:25. > :09:28.their identity with photo evidence. Graham Jones, the MP for Haslingden
:09:29. > :09:38.and Hyndburn, says that won't solve the problem. The major issues have
:09:39. > :09:42.been around proxy votes and postal votes and across East Lancashire
:09:43. > :09:50.that is where it is felt by people on both sides that the regulations
:09:51. > :09:52.or to be tightened. `` should be tightened.
:09:53. > :09:57.An armed robber from Salford who spent four years on the run has been
:09:58. > :09:59.jailed for six and a half years in Spain, for drugs and firearms
:10:00. > :10:04.offences. Andrew Moran was arrested at a villa on the Costa Blanca in
:10:05. > :10:07.May last year. He'd escaped from the dock during his trial in Burnley in
:10:08. > :10:09.2009. The 31`year`old faces extradition to the UK after
:10:10. > :10:12.completing his Spanish sentence. Detectives have released CCTV of a
:10:13. > :10:16.thief's attempts to rob a post office in Oldham on Christmas Eve.
:10:17. > :10:19.In what is believed by detectives to be an act of desperation, the thief
:10:20. > :10:23.is shown repeatedly trying to get behind the counter. After failing to
:10:24. > :10:26.smash the screen he then climbs onto the counter, and removes the ceiling
:10:27. > :10:31.tiles before successfully getting into the secure area. Officers
:10:32. > :10:34.believe the man was heard outside the Post Office making comments
:10:35. > :10:38.about his lack of money and not being able to buy Christmas presents
:10:39. > :10:41.for his children. The health trust which runs the
:10:42. > :10:46.Royal Lancaster Infirmary has been issued a formal health warning over
:10:47. > :10:49.staffing levels on a ward there. It follows an inspection in October by
:10:50. > :10:52.the health watchdog, the Care Quality Commission. Morecambe Bay
:10:53. > :10:55.NHS Trust says it's already put measures in place to address the
:10:56. > :10:58.problem. The CQC did praise the Trust for significant improvements
:10:59. > :11:01.in the maternity unit at Furness General, where a number of mother
:11:02. > :11:06.and baby deaths are still being investigated.
:11:07. > :11:11.Paddy Gracey is a horse whisperer who uses his gifts to help his local
:11:12. > :11:13.community. Paddy from Wigan pairs difficult horses with challenging
:11:14. > :11:18.children and his supporters say he gets amazing results. But his work
:11:19. > :11:22.may end in a matter of weeks, unless he finds new land for his horses. A
:11:23. > :11:31.petition has been launched to help him stay in the town. Lindsey
:11:32. > :11:34.Prosser reports. We need to block the path he is going into.
:11:35. > :11:38.Paddy Gracey calms horses and children. Paddy works with children
:11:39. > :11:47.who have emotional and behavioural problems. They leave here in
:11:48. > :11:52.powered, full of confidence. They can't believe what they have done
:11:53. > :11:56.themselves with the horses. They take that back to school and it
:11:57. > :12:02.changes the way they can work in teams and it hills their confidence
:12:03. > :12:07.up. It shows them a new way to work. Paddy may have to close his business
:12:08. > :12:12.in a matter of weeks as he has to leave this land. Ideally he'd like
:12:13. > :12:16.the council owned land next door. The council has watched me work with
:12:17. > :12:22.the children. The MP has been here. They know what kids get out of this.
:12:23. > :12:27.It is not just about the horses, even the people in the community say
:12:28. > :12:31.it's a lovely place to come. A community petition has been launched
:12:32. > :12:37.to keep Paddy in Wigan so he can continue today. When they have
:12:38. > :12:41.worked with Paddy for one or two sessions you can see it definite
:12:42. > :12:46.effect in terms of how they treat one another, how they can empathise
:12:47. > :12:52.which is probably the biggest thing. It makes me feel calm. I couldn't do
:12:53. > :12:55.it the first time I came here but now I enjoy it. Paddy says the
:12:56. > :13:02.council know he's interested in the land but the authority says it can't
:13:03. > :13:07.comment until a formal bid is made. Still to come on North West Tonight:
:13:08. > :13:14.We talk to one of Super League's former super powers. But can St
:13:15. > :13:18.Helens return to winning form? And the singing spaceman, back down
:13:19. > :13:19.to Earth in Cheshire to bring some first`hand knowledge to Stargazing
:13:20. > :13:37.Live. Manchester City will hope to take a
:13:38. > :13:40.step closer to Wembley tonight, but last night their rivals United ended
:13:41. > :13:44.up that bit further away. It's semifinal time in the Capital One
:13:45. > :13:54.Cup and for all the details we can join Richard Askam at the Etihad
:13:55. > :13:58.Stadium. City fans are full of optimism but
:13:59. > :14:04.United fans will be down after last night. Yes. United have work to do
:14:05. > :14:10.after that defeat against Sunderland but city will expect to win against
:14:11. > :14:16.West Ham tonight. West Ham lost to Nottingham Forest at the weekend.
:14:17. > :14:24.The city manager says that will have no bearing on tonight 's game. They
:14:25. > :14:33.had an awful result but their best 11 did not start. I am sure tomorrow
:14:34. > :14:44.will be a different game. It is important for our team to play well
:14:45. > :14:47.and try and win. Let's talk to the reporter from the daily Telegraph.
:14:48. > :14:51.Last night it was obvious that Manchester United fans gave pretty
:14:52. > :14:58.vocal support to the team and manager. Did you think David Moyes
:14:59. > :15:05.have `` has the support of the bulk of the supporters and the owners?
:15:06. > :15:10.6000 fans were chanting his name and as a group they are behind them. One
:15:11. > :15:14.or two fans individually have their doubts about tactics and transfers
:15:15. > :15:21.but generally they are behind him. What about the owners? The owners
:15:22. > :15:30.are fully behind David Moyes and the money is there for him to spend. We
:15:31. > :15:34.are going to see the goals now. Not pleasant watching for United fans.
:15:35. > :15:38.What is going wrong with the team? They have a lot of problems. They
:15:39. > :15:47.are missing key players in the defence. At full`back they have
:15:48. > :15:53.problems. They have a lot of injuries. Phil Jones is a huge mess
:15:54. > :16:01.and Wayne Rooney is not fit. When Phil Jones does not play, they lose
:16:02. > :16:04.a lot of energy in the team. We will wait to see how strong a side
:16:05. > :16:08.Manchester City play tonight. Let's talk about Super League now,
:16:09. > :16:15.with the start of the new season just a month away. And one of the
:16:16. > :16:18.traditional powers of the game is aiming to return to trophy`winning
:16:19. > :16:21.ways. St Helens haven't won one for several seasons. But as I found out
:16:22. > :16:24.today, the Saints believe they're on their way back.
:16:25. > :16:33.They added bulk that Saint Helen 's hope well adept to the return of the
:16:34. > :16:42.saints. And another of the new signings will bring a bit of devil
:16:43. > :16:52.to the team. We feel like we have a balanced squad. If any side, that
:16:53. > :16:56.top four position is always there. In the super league era Saint Helens
:16:57. > :17:03.have racked up the trophies. Five titles and seven challenge cups. But
:17:04. > :17:09.the last of them was in 2008. As soon in a town mad on rugby league.
:17:10. > :17:15.Every time we put on that shirt we represent the town and the legends
:17:16. > :17:20.of the club. We need to do that justice every time we walk out onto
:17:21. > :17:26.the field. Those are the kinds of things with the new guys need to
:17:27. > :17:29.know. They had a slow start last season and pre`season training has
:17:30. > :17:35.not been for the faint`hearted. All that fitness and strength has been
:17:36. > :17:42.put into place now and there is a big expectation on us. We all want
:17:43. > :17:46.to play in these big games and win trophies for the club. After missing
:17:47. > :17:50.off in the play`offs last season many pundits are predicting this
:17:51. > :17:58.time could well see the saints emerge as a real force once again.
:17:59. > :18:01.This week we've been featuring Sir Philip Craven, the inspirational
:18:02. > :18:05.Bolton born leader of the Paralympic movement. Today, Stuart Pollitt
:18:06. > :18:09.reports from Rio on the battles still ahead for disabled people and
:18:10. > :18:25.why that very word, according to Sir Philip, should be banned.
:18:26. > :18:31.After 13 years at the top, Sir Philip Craven says Rio will be his
:18:32. > :18:36.last Paralympics in charge. What was the incentive to drive onto real? I
:18:37. > :18:41.am not going to finish on a great games because I am fearful of the
:18:42. > :18:46.next one because I am not. There are always things that need fixing. One
:18:47. > :18:51.of those things is dealing with the DWORD. Disabled. You look it up in
:18:52. > :18:57.the dictionary and it doesn't function. It doesn't operate.
:18:58. > :19:05.Education about the Paralympics is fundamental. You don't change
:19:06. > :19:09.perceptions by legislation. Real perception change happens through
:19:10. > :19:14.positive experiences. If the movement is now flying high Sir
:19:15. > :19:19.Philip does not undertake to the skies are much longer. I am sick and
:19:20. > :19:24.tired of some of the outdated rules that the lines don't even realise
:19:25. > :19:35.they've got. Once I've finished, I will not be using planes. Sir
:19:36. > :19:39.Philip's achievement across 40 years in the paralytic movement has made
:19:40. > :19:48.him an inspiring figure across the world especially in Brazil. The
:19:49. > :20:00.first word that comes to mind is inspiration. He is one of the most
:20:01. > :20:05.incredible figures in the Paralympic movement. When that chapter finally
:20:06. > :20:09.ends it will be bad news for translators across the world. Great
:20:10. > :20:17.for the Northwest. They say my accent is very easy to understand.
:20:18. > :20:23.Here in real last night it was not Britain or Yorkshire. For the next
:20:24. > :20:26.few years the Brazilians will have to get used to a golden accent as
:20:27. > :20:35.Sir Philip Nick Shaw they keep the Paralympic ball rolling. `` Sir
:20:36. > :20:39.Philip. Well, that's it from me at the
:20:40. > :20:42.Etihad Stadium. You can get full match commentary from tonight's game
:20:43. > :20:50.on BBC Radio Manchester and watch highlights on the League Cup Show on
:20:51. > :20:56.BBC One at 11:05pm. It's going to be harder Manchester
:20:57. > :21:01.City to score tonight. West Ham have got Roger Johnson in defence.
:21:02. > :21:04.Now, if you were watching the programme yesterday you'll know
:21:05. > :21:08.Jodrell Bank in Cheshire is hosting the BBC's Stargazing Live event this
:21:09. > :21:13.week. In a moment, we'll be hearing from an intergalactic superstar,
:21:14. > :21:16.there today. But first, let's take a look at another north west space
:21:17. > :21:20.venture involving the Gaia satellite. It'll create the first
:21:21. > :21:26.ever 3D map of our galaxy, the Milky Way, and measure the positions of a
:21:27. > :21:30.billion stars. It blasted off into space last month, and its position
:21:31. > :21:33.is being tracked by a team from Liverpool John Moores University who
:21:34. > :21:42.are making sure it doesn't go off course. Naomi Cornwell reports.
:21:43. > :21:45.High above the clouds on top of an extinct volcano on the island of
:21:46. > :21:49.Parliament is a little bit of the pool. This robotic telescope in the
:21:50. > :21:53.Canary Islands is the largest in the world. It longs to John Moores
:21:54. > :21:59.University which is playing a crucial role in keeping this on
:22:00. > :22:03.track. The Gaia satellite will measure the positions of the stars
:22:04. > :22:07.in our galaxy. We are getting a map of our local neighbourhood which we
:22:08. > :22:14.have never had before. This will allow us to know what it's like and
:22:15. > :22:18.where we fit in it. The satellite is being pulled in different directions
:22:19. > :22:23.by gravity from the Earth and the sun. The Liverpool telescope is my
:22:24. > :22:28.job is to take images of the satellite. It might be almost 3000
:22:29. > :22:31.miles away but all the data from the telescope ends up in this office in
:22:32. > :22:39.Liverpool before it is distributed around the world. This is an image
:22:40. > :22:51.of the Gaia spacecraft which we took early this morning. It is a million
:22:52. > :22:54.kilometres away. I look at supernova explosions and the particular kind I
:22:55. > :22:58.look at our massive stars which explode at the end of a lifetime.
:22:59. > :23:06.That is why ten tackle be good for us because of the things it will
:23:07. > :23:10.pick up. And space for the Northwest will teach nonscientists about what
:23:11. > :23:14.they are doing. The cameras that were built for Gaia are more
:23:15. > :23:18.sophisticated than anything ever built before and that will affect
:23:19. > :23:22.your digital camera and phone in a few years time because we will all
:23:23. > :23:30.be using that technology. The mission could also discover new
:23:31. > :23:33.planets. It is a unique opportunity to get to know our galactic
:23:34. > :23:36.neighbourhood. Well we promised you a stellar
:23:37. > :23:40.superstar and we weren't exaggerating. When Commander Chris
:23:41. > :23:54.Hadfield recorded this video of himself in space singing David
:23:55. > :23:57.Bowie, 20 million people hit "play". Commander Hadfield's at Jodrell Bank
:23:58. > :24:00.in Cheshire tonight for the BBC's Stargazing Live. Dave Guest's been
:24:01. > :24:12.along there this afternoon to meet him.
:24:13. > :24:18.It was the moment when life imitated art. Chris Hadfield performing David
:24:19. > :24:23.Bowie's classic hit was circling above the Earth. Back on Earth
:24:24. > :24:28.Commander Hadfield is taking part in tonight 's edition of stargazing
:24:29. > :24:32.live in Cheshire. He told me he was quite surprised by the fuss his
:24:33. > :24:38.video in space had made. The reaction has been delightful to see
:24:39. > :24:43.so many people that see space flight as not just science but also at and
:24:44. > :24:52.humanity and bringing the two together. What is the overriding
:24:53. > :24:57.memory of being up in space? Being on a spacewalk is an experience like
:24:58. > :25:03.no other. The magic of being weightless in a 1`person spaceship.
:25:04. > :25:10.Hanging on with one hand in between the world and the universe. It is a
:25:11. > :25:16.fantastic perspective. They have got to be some boring bits as well?
:25:17. > :25:25.There are no boring things, just boring people. I am sure Brian Cox
:25:26. > :25:31.has mentioned to you he was a pop star in a previous life. Any chance
:25:32. > :25:40.of you do wedding? We have played together on stage at Hammersmith
:25:41. > :25:46.Apollo. Two stars in perfect alignment! You
:25:47. > :25:49.can see more of Commander Hadfield tonight on stargazing live. Straight
:25:50. > :26:05.onto the weather now. . Good evening. Temperatures in real
:26:06. > :26:10.today with highs of 33 Celsius. There, it was not so bad. 10
:26:11. > :26:14.Celsius. We had some sense showing but tomorrow is going to be colder
:26:15. > :26:20.and four Friday more of the same. If you want sunshine you have to wait
:26:21. > :26:25.until Saturday when we will see some sunny skies. Temperatures falling
:26:26. > :26:31.away and the cold weekend heading in our direction. Tonight, rain
:26:32. > :26:38.spreading back in. Some heavy downfalls in places. Temperatures
:26:39. > :26:44.are OK. That rain is not going to help the flooding situation. We
:26:45. > :26:53.already have two flood warning `` mornings. Tomorrow, we start off
:26:54. > :26:58.with showers. They will ease for a time. Drier and brighter in the
:26:59. > :27:05.afternoon and maybe some sunshine in between. And north`westerly breeze
:27:06. > :27:07.around tomorrow so highs of seven Celsius but it may feel cooler.
:27:08. > :27:13.Tomorrow night, we will season clearer skies which is good for
:27:14. > :27:19.stargazing. Clear skies particularly across parts of Cheshire. A touch
:27:20. > :27:35.dry on Friday but not much warmer. A fantastic opportunity to meet
:27:36. > :27:43.Chris Hadfield. He was a fighter pilot and an astronaut. He can sing
:27:44. > :27:45.a bit as well! Thanks for watching. Have a good night. Goodbye.