:00:00. > :00:09.and Thursday. That's it.
:00:10. > :00:13.Good evening. Welcome to North West Tonight with Annabel Tiffin and
:00:14. > :00:17.Roger Johnson. Our top storx: The train drain. Anger as rolling stock
:00:18. > :00:24.from our most overcrowded route is sent south to increase capacity
:00:25. > :00:26.there. We'll be live at one of the region's biggest stations.
:00:27. > :00:29.Also tonight: Stronger together A suggestion Liverpool and Manchester
:00:30. > :00:31.should merge to help close the north`south divide.
:00:32. > :00:35.I meet the Bolton boy done good He's built a multi`million pound
:00:36. > :00:41.business empire on the back of a ?1 bet.
:00:42. > :00:43.And role reversal. The prim`ry school pupils using their
:00:44. > :01:01.technological know`how to tdach the older generation.
:01:02. > :01:05.Rail passenger groups are condemning as "crazy and scandalous" a decision
:01:06. > :01:12.to transfer trains from a crowded line out of Manchester ` to routes
:01:13. > :01:15.in the Home Counties. Travelwatch North West says that nine of the 70
:01:16. > :01:18.Transpennine Express trains ` which run between Manchester, Leeds and
:01:19. > :01:21.Hull ` are to be switched to Chiltern Rail. Our Transport
:01:22. > :01:40.Correspondent Judy Hobson is at Manchester's Piccadilly Station It
:01:41. > :01:45.hasn't gone done well? This is one of the busiest routes in thd
:01:46. > :02:01.country. So why has this decision been made? Well, TransPennine
:02:02. > :02:06.Express don't own the stock. It s up to the Department for Transport to
:02:07. > :02:15.decide where the stock goes. There are a lot of very unhappy pdople.
:02:16. > :02:18.The First TransPennine Exprdss routes in and out of Manchester are
:02:19. > :02:22.so overcrowded that at peak rush hour times nearly a quarter of
:02:23. > :02:24.passengers are forced to st`nd ` according to government figtres In
:02:25. > :02:27.fact, the early morning Manchester to Middlesbrough service is the
:02:28. > :02:31.third most crowded in the country. News that the company will now lose
:02:32. > :02:46.nine of its 70 trains has ottraged rail passenger groups. It is
:02:47. > :02:50.unexpected. In a year, nearly a million seats off the network.
:02:51. > :02:58.TransPennine Express recently acknowledged a problem with
:02:59. > :03:01.overcrowding. It said a ?60 million cash boost from the governmdnt would
:03:02. > :03:05.improve services. An increase in the number of train journeys is due to
:03:06. > :03:08.start from later this year ` now it seems they'll lose them agahn next
:03:09. > :03:16.year. This is one of the most overcrowded routes. We should not be
:03:17. > :03:24.transferring stock down to the south`east. This is not accdptable.
:03:25. > :03:34.If the cuts go ahead, it's dstimated there would be 30,000 fewer seats on
:03:35. > :03:39.TransPennine routes per week! They usually have only a couple of
:03:40. > :03:46.carriages. There aren't enotgh seats now. Many people are standing the
:03:47. > :03:49.whole journey. So why this sudden U`turn by a government who `ppears
:03:50. > :03:51.to be favouring passengers hn the south? The Department for Transport
:03:52. > :03:55.says passengers shouldn't bd concerned. It says it will find
:03:56. > :03:57.rolling stock from elsewherd ` and passenger journeys won't be
:03:58. > :04:11.affected. Rail Passengers groups are yet to be convinced. Nick Donovan is
:04:12. > :04:17.from the company. Why has this decision been made? Over thd next
:04:18. > :04:29.year there will be about ?60,00 of investment. We have had to
:04:30. > :04:37.renegotiate the contract. It is quite a constrained fleet. Somebody
:04:38. > :04:47.else has been able to offer a longer term deal. The government s`ys that
:04:48. > :04:52.we should not worry about it... We are currently talking to thd
:04:53. > :04:57.Department for Transport. The challenge is that it is a vdry busy
:04:58. > :05:01.market. Longer term that is a lot of money going into the North of
:05:02. > :05:06.England for new trains and so on. But there is a short`term pdriod,
:05:07. > :05:16.where a short, diesel fleet is very critical. This seems a very
:05:17. > :05:19.confusing situation? We are opening up the discussion with the
:05:20. > :05:26.Department for Transport. From March of next year, as part of thd
:05:27. > :05:41.government's read varnishing programme, we are speaking to them
:05:42. > :05:48.and hoping to get a good outcome. `` refurnishing. Thank you. All the
:05:49. > :05:56.trains I have seen here tonhght have been very busy indeed.
:05:57. > :06:00.The Court of Appeal is set to hear the case of a former Manchester gang
:06:01. > :06:03.member who was convicted of murder. Dwaine George was jailed for 12
:06:04. > :06:06.years after a teenager was shot dead in Miles Platting. The case has been
:06:07. > :06:09.investigated for tonight's Hnside Out North West programme by former
:06:10. > :06:19.Lancashire Police detective Michael Gradwell. Michael, what's the
:06:20. > :06:22.background to this case? Thd murder in 2001 of 18`year`old Danidl Dale
:06:23. > :06:26.shocked Manchester ` a city already dubbed "Gunchester". Daniel was an
:06:27. > :06:29.innocent victim of gang warfare that had already claimed 30 lives in just
:06:30. > :06:36.five years. Disputes over drugs money, territory and reputations
:06:37. > :06:40.spiralled into killings. Thd man convicted by a jury of Danidl Dale's
:06:41. > :06:43.murder was Dwaine George. Hd served 12 years in prison and was released
:06:44. > :06:50.late last year. He's always denied involvement in the killing, and now
:06:51. > :06:53.hopes to clear his name. Let's hear what Dwaine George told us `bout
:06:54. > :07:02.joining the notorious Cheetham Hill gang as a teenager. You went places.
:07:03. > :07:05.People respected you becausd they feared you. You could just leet a
:07:06. > :07:08.group of guys... Something could happen, like a confrontation... You
:07:09. > :07:12.could end up fighting. As a gang, we were known for robberies, drugs and
:07:13. > :07:15.partying. We got in fights from time to time. That was our life, really.
:07:16. > :07:22.Were people scared of you? Some people, yeah. Some of the evidence
:07:23. > :07:25.in this case relates to what's called gunshot residue ` wh`t is
:07:26. > :07:28.that? When detectives investigate a shooting they look for thesd
:07:29. > :07:33.microscopic particles which are ejected during firing. Thesd
:07:34. > :07:36.particles can land on the shooter and their clothing. The mord
:07:37. > :07:41.particles, the stronger the link between weapon and suspect. In a
:07:42. > :07:48.coat at Dwaine George's house, forensic teams found gunshot residue
:07:49. > :07:51.` but only two minute particles And, in a car belonging to Dwaine's
:07:52. > :07:56.mother, they discovered a spent cartridge case which he admhtted was
:07:57. > :08:00.his. The shell case wasn't connected to the murder ` but could it have
:08:01. > :08:06.contaminated the coat? Let's hear what ballistics expert Philhp Boyce
:08:07. > :08:10.has to say about that. One spent cartridge case will contain tens if
:08:11. > :08:14.not hundreds of thousands of gunshot residue particles. These particles
:08:15. > :08:16.are so small, even from a spent cartridge, they can become `irborne
:08:17. > :08:24.and contaminate everything `round them. I would advise the police that
:08:25. > :08:31.those levels are so low that you really can't come to any conclusion.
:08:32. > :08:34.In effect, they're insignifhcant. Have the courts changed thehr view
:08:35. > :08:39.on forensic evidence like this since the original murder? In those 1
:08:40. > :08:42.years since Daniel Dale's ddath courts have become much mord
:08:43. > :08:47.cautious about the value of gunshot residue. So one of the new puestions
:08:48. > :08:52.the Court of Appeal will be asking is, with just two particles to go
:08:53. > :09:01.on, was it reliable evidencd? Michael Gradwell, thank you. You can
:09:02. > :09:06.see more of Michael's report on Inside Out North West tonight on BBC
:09:07. > :09:10.One at 7:30pm. Plans to set up a free school in
:09:11. > :09:13.Oldham staffed entirely by former military personnel have been killed
:09:14. > :09:16.off by the Department for Education. The Phoenix Free School was due to
:09:17. > :09:19.open in September but after representations by Oldham Council `
:09:20. > :09:22.who cited the over capacity of secondary school places in the town
:09:23. > :09:26.` the Department for Educathon has withdrawn its support for the
:09:27. > :09:29.project. Motorists who use the Mersex Tunnels
:09:30. > :09:32.are being subjected to highway robbery, according to UKIP. The
:09:33. > :09:36.party held a protest near to the Kingsway Tunnel entrance in Wallasey
:09:37. > :09:41.this morning. It was one of six being staged across the country
:09:42. > :09:44.Greater Manchester's Police Commissioner Tony Lloyd has set up
:09:45. > :09:47.an independent panel to revhew the way police deal with protests and
:09:48. > :09:49.demonstrations. The announcdment was brought forward following rdcent
:09:50. > :09:52.claims by anti`fracking demonstrators that they had been
:09:53. > :09:54.subject to rough treatment from GMP officers. The Chief Constable Sir
:09:55. > :10:02.Peter Fahy has welcomed the development.
:10:03. > :10:06.There've been large plumes of smoke across Salford and Manchestdr from a
:10:07. > :10:09.fire at a paper recycling shte. Fire crews are still dealing with the
:10:10. > :10:20.blaze. It started late last night on Duncan Street in Salford. Some local
:10:21. > :10:25.train services have been disrupted. You could see it miles away.
:10:26. > :10:29.It's not something most people would welcome on their doorstep ` a toxic
:10:30. > :10:32.tip. So plans to expand one in West Lancashire are meeting with strong
:10:33. > :10:35.opposition from people living nearby. The tip's owner says it s
:10:36. > :10:38.perfectly safe ` but needs to be bigger. The locals in Skelmdrsdale
:10:39. > :10:41.have mobilised to fight his proposals. Our Chief Reportdr, Dave
:10:42. > :10:44.Guest, has been speaking to both sides. Whitemoss Tip on the
:10:45. > :10:47.outskirts of Skelmersdale t`kes the waste that others might not want.
:10:48. > :10:51.The types of waste we take `re hazardous, like contaminated soils.
:10:52. > :10:56.Everything that comes to us is treated before it comes to the site.
:10:57. > :11:01.It's the waste that's hazardous ` not the site. This 17 acre site has
:11:02. > :11:09.been operating for the past 20 years or so. It can take up to 150,00
:11:10. > :11:13.tonnes of waste each year. Lost is said to come from the north west.
:11:14. > :11:17.But it'll be full within thd next couple of years, which is why the
:11:18. > :11:20.company want to extend it. Hn fact, they plan to take the site `cross
:11:21. > :11:27.this swathe of land which borders the M58. Many locals are far from
:11:28. > :11:33.happy. We've had our fair share of landfill in this community. 13
:11:34. > :11:41.landfill sites. Extension after extension. We think enough hs
:11:42. > :11:44.enough. There is a substanthal body of scientific evidence, published in
:11:45. > :11:49.reputable journals, linking landfill sites with serious illnesses. Do
:11:50. > :11:55.people round here have anything to worry about? The sites are very
:11:56. > :11:58.tightly regulated. The government has carried out lots of
:11:59. > :12:03.investigations... Public he`lth bodies will not support the
:12:04. > :12:06.allegations made. Opponents remain unconvinced and say they've now
:12:07. > :12:11.gathered names of around 3,000 people who are concerned about the
:12:12. > :12:15.expansion proposals. The proposals will be considered during a public
:12:16. > :12:34.examination later in the ye`r. The final decision will be taken by the
:12:35. > :12:39.Environment Secretary next xear Now, can you imagine this. Driving
:12:40. > :12:48.up the M6 from London and bding greeted by a road sign welcoming you
:12:49. > :12:51.to ManPool. Maybe LiverChester! A new super`city linking, you guessed
:12:52. > :12:55.it, Manchester to Liverpool. It s one idea from a new commisshon which
:12:56. > :12:58.will advise the government on how it could help cities outside of London
:12:59. > :13:01.better perform. Jayne McCubbin is outside now ` and I suspect there
:13:02. > :13:04.are plenty of people howling at their TV screens right now, because
:13:05. > :13:20.behind this are years of fidrce rivalry! I'll tell you what ` they
:13:21. > :13:26.weren't liking this on Facebook this afternoon. We're here because this
:13:27. > :13:29.is where the Scouse`Manc rivalry first began. The Manchester Ship
:13:30. > :13:33.Canal. But what we're talking about is an idea ` to better conndct the
:13:34. > :13:41.cities and reap the rewards that follow. Massive response to this on
:13:42. > :13:45.Facebook today. Manpool ` sounds like a male dating site ` s`ys one
:13:46. > :13:49.person. No ` it's not a mald dating agency... It is a serious economic
:13:50. > :13:52.idea that will go to governlent later this year. Two cities with a
:13:53. > :13:55.long history of rivalry. Not just on the football pitch ` but
:13:56. > :13:58.economically too. The Liverpool and Manchester Railway ` the first
:13:59. > :14:01.inter`city railway in the world But rivalry reared its head when
:14:02. > :14:05.Mancunian merchants grew tired of paying dues to bring goods hn and
:14:06. > :14:08.out of Manchester. So, this was built ` the world's biggest ship
:14:09. > :14:12.canal ` a big bold statement which told Liverpool 'we don't nedd you'.
:14:13. > :14:22.But is it time to man`up to the possibility of a ManPool? It's not
:14:23. > :14:30.about trying to get them to be the same place. It's about workhng
:14:31. > :14:33.together. The reality is, the North is massively overshadowed bx the
:14:34. > :14:37.might of London. And the gap is growing. Look at what happens in
:14:38. > :14:40.rush hour across the countrx. The population in London booms. All that
:14:41. > :14:43.economic activity. Creating all of that wealth. Manchester bardly a
:14:44. > :14:46.blip in the distance. Now ` look at these stats. In 2011 the government
:14:47. > :14:50.invested ?1.2 billion in research and development in London and the
:14:51. > :14:53.south east. In the North West, just ?82 million. In terms of tr`nsport
:14:54. > :15:00.infrastructure, the governmdnt's spending ?5,000 per person hn London
:15:01. > :15:11.and the south east. Compare that to ?800 per person here. We ard wasting
:15:12. > :15:30.potential. If we invested shmilar amounts... We could see our
:15:31. > :15:40.economies in the north flourish As far as Manchester is concerned, they
:15:41. > :15:43.often look towards Leeds. Who knew the Spice Girls were unwitthngly
:15:44. > :15:49.onto a new economic strategx? When two become one... Could it happen?
:15:50. > :15:59.The Liverpudlians could takd off if they were the second part of the
:16:00. > :16:12.name. `` kick off. Who knew you were a Spice Girls fan!
:16:13. > :16:15.Still to come on North West Tonight. Wembley winners again. Manchester
:16:16. > :16:22.City lift the League Cup for the first time since 1976.
:16:23. > :16:31.And primary school are coming IT on its head. `` turning.
:16:32. > :16:36.What can you do with a pound? These days, you might say, not very much.
:16:37. > :16:39.But what if you placed a bet with it and ended up with a billion pound
:16:40. > :16:42.company? Well, that's what happened to John Roberts. His friend wagered
:16:43. > :16:46.a pound John wouldn't get hhs business idea off the ground. AO.com
:16:47. > :16:49.has just floated on the Stock Exchange and John's share h`s made
:16:50. > :16:54.him a very wealthy man. Mark Edwardson went to meet the Bolton
:16:55. > :17:00.boy made good. You might know AO.com from its TV adverts. It grew into a
:17:01. > :17:03.huge company selling washing machines and fridges online, from
:17:04. > :17:18.bizarrely humble beginnings in a Bolton pub... And a bet. Wotld all
:17:19. > :17:21.that have happened without the bet? I couldn't say! John Roberts left
:17:22. > :17:25.school without qualifications. The Bolton boy's become known as the
:17:26. > :17:31.Kitchen King. His firm's floated on the stock Exchange, valued `t ? .6
:17:32. > :17:41.billion. It's reported he's taken home ?86 million so far. We talk
:17:42. > :17:46.about culture... This our pdople having fun. Today, celebrathons at
:17:47. > :17:55.the firm's headquarters in Horwich. We had a viable business. To do
:17:56. > :18:00.?80,000 in our first month... We knew we could build it. It's a real
:18:01. > :18:14.buzz. AO.Com now employs 1,000 people. Appropriately, the company
:18:15. > :18:20.has laid out the red carpet. There is always fun stuff happening. You
:18:21. > :18:41.are made to feel part of a lassive family. Did your friend pay up on
:18:42. > :18:48.the bed? `` bet? Of course. Well done to him!
:18:49. > :18:51.Richard is here with the sport now and the quadruple... Or certainly
:18:52. > :18:58.the treble... Could be on for Manchester City. It didn't look good
:18:59. > :19:08.at half`time. They were loshng one note to Sunderland. `` 1`0.
:19:09. > :19:13.Manchester City are also in the quarterfinal of the FA Cup. They are
:19:14. > :19:20.in the champions league as well Far from basking in the success of his
:19:21. > :19:39.first trophy in England, Manuel Pellegrini is hoping this is just
:19:40. > :19:54.the start. Manuel Pellegrinh! Who says that the Capital One Ctp
:19:55. > :20:18.doesn't matter? Toure! What a goal! Fantastic! Oh yes! That was
:20:19. > :20:26.incredible. Toure... To Nav`s.. All over! The commitment from everybody
:20:27. > :20:42.is fantastic. It means so mtch to the fans. This is the best. Manuel
:20:43. > :20:53.Pellegrini! To win the first trophy is important for me and important
:20:54. > :21:04.for the club. City 3`1 Sunddrland! So the treble or even the qtadruple
:21:05. > :21:13.is still on for Manchester City One down, three more to go! Thex have
:21:14. > :21:26.just got to keep believing. Manuel Pellegrini! Manchester City fans
:21:27. > :21:29.were great fun yesterday. Luiz Suarez was instrumental in all
:21:30. > :21:32.three of Liverpool's goals `t Southampton to take them into second
:21:33. > :21:36.place in the Premier League ` four points behind Chelsea. The Truguayan
:21:37. > :21:39.capitalised on a poor back pass to score this ` his 24th leagud goal of
:21:40. > :21:43.the season. Suarez then provided the pass for substitute Raheem Sterling
:21:44. > :21:46.to make it 2`0. He then won a penalty which Steven Gerrard
:21:47. > :21:55.converted for their four win in a row.
:21:56. > :21:58.Bolton Wanderers moved nine points clear of the Championship rdlegation
:21:59. > :22:01.zone with a 4`0 win over Bl`ckburn. Neil Danns crossed to midfidlder
:22:02. > :22:10.Mohamed Kamara who headed W`nderers ahead. Joe Mason doubled thd lead
:22:11. > :22:14.before the break. In the second half, Jay Spearing's long r`nge shot
:22:15. > :22:19.was adjudged to have crossed the line. Andre Moritz's got thd fourth.
:22:20. > :22:22.Sean O'Loughlin scored two of Wigan's nine tries as the Stper
:22:23. > :22:25.League champions beat Wakefheld 46`24 to earn their first points of
:22:26. > :22:29.the season. The England loose forward was one of nine plaxers
:22:30. > :22:33.retained from the team that lost the World Club Challenge to Sydney
:22:34. > :22:37.Roosters. Ben Flower, Joe Btrgess and Liam Farrell all went over the
:22:38. > :22:41.line with Matty Smith adding five conversions.
:22:42. > :22:44.A new series of Late Kick Off returns tonight with an exclusive
:22:45. > :22:47.interview with Karl Oyston. The Blackpool Chairman explains why he
:22:48. > :22:51.sacked Paul Ince after asking him and his management team for a list
:22:52. > :22:59.of potential signings ` but it never arrived. I thought if they can't be
:23:00. > :23:01.bothered, I shouldn't worry myself too much about defending thdir
:23:02. > :23:09.position against the supporters and everyone else. You can see that
:23:10. > :23:20.interview on Late Kick Off `t 11.20pm on BBC One. The new Manuel
:23:21. > :23:32.Pellegrini chant... It is stuck in my head! The fans love it.
:23:33. > :23:36.Have you reached the stage where your children or grandchildren know
:23:37. > :23:51.more about computers than you do? One primary school is making good
:23:52. > :23:59.use of pupils... It may look like a conventional lesson but thex are
:24:00. > :24:05.teaching has been told on its head. You can look at the photos xou have
:24:06. > :24:15.taken. The youngsters here `re the ones leading the computer ldssons.
:24:16. > :24:21.How do I go back? Press that one. You have to explain what yot are
:24:22. > :24:25.doing well you're doing it. You need to make sure the person can
:24:26. > :24:40.understand. The students ard all over 60. She is very patient. She
:24:41. > :24:49.does it all for me. It is all part of a plan to bring different
:24:50. > :24:54.sections of the community together. The children understand the
:24:55. > :25:01.technology straightaway. It is fantastic bear able to shard that
:25:02. > :25:07.with other members of the community. `` they are able to share. Ht is
:25:08. > :25:19.exciting. You can teach somdone how to do something. This doesn't have a
:25:20. > :25:21.keyboard. I am not used it. These classes take place once a wdek.
:25:22. > :25:27.One`to`one training for those who need it. They are quick learners. Do
:25:28. > :25:53.they concentrate? Yes. Now time for the weather. It has
:25:54. > :25:58.been a brilliant start to M`rch That is still plenty of sunshine to
:25:59. > :26:03.come. As we head towards thd end of the week we may see some rahn but
:26:04. > :26:10.temperatures will be back in double figures. There will be plenty of
:26:11. > :26:18.clear skies around tonight. Frost may begin to form. Also somd showers
:26:19. > :26:25.drifting in. Temperatures whll drop very close to freezing. I stspect
:26:26. > :26:28.possibly lower than that. There will be some misty patch is tomorrow
:26:29. > :26:40.morning. Tomorrow is not looking bad at all. `` misty patches. The breeze
:26:41. > :26:45.is coming in but it will be less prominent as the day goes on. Choose
:26:46. > :26:51.the afternoon will see highs of seven or eight Celsius. Not quite as
:26:52. > :26:58.warm as it has been today. Tomorrow night is going to be even colder.
:26:59. > :27:02.Plenty of clear skies. Tempdratures will drop below freezing in one of
:27:03. > :27:06.two spurts. We're still going to keep the dry conditions on
:27:07. > :27:20.Wednesday. Possibly highs of ten or 11 Celsius. Spring is on thd way!
:27:21. > :27:27.Don't trust it! `` curse it Goodbye.