:00:00. > :00:00.worth up to ?2000. That is all from us,
:00:00. > :00:07.Good evening. Welcome to North West Tonight with Roger Johnson `nd
:00:08. > :00:11.Annabel Tiffin. Our top story: murdered in his own
:00:12. > :00:16.home by a burglar looking to buy cocaine. Today this war vetdran s
:00:17. > :00:20.killer is jailed for 18 years. We'd be no more accepting of his
:00:21. > :00:22.death if it had been of old`age peace and dignified. Instead, he
:00:23. > :00:26.wasn't peaceful, he wasn't comfortable, he was scared, agitated
:00:27. > :00:29.and distressed as a result of this callous attack.
:00:30. > :00:36.The jury heard Frank Worslex's killer had offended 42 times before.
:00:37. > :00:38.There's no place like Lyndale, say parents fighting to save thdir
:00:39. > :00:43.children's very special special school.
:00:44. > :00:47.She's so vulnerable that I have to have implicit trust in anybody I
:00:48. > :00:52.leave her with. If I didn't have that, she simply would not go to
:00:53. > :00:55.school. 140,000 people sign a petithon after
:00:56. > :00:57.teenage Sophie dies from cervical cancer. Advice from a top doctor on
:00:58. > :01:23.what women should do. I am Ben Trueman. Find out later why
:01:24. > :01:27.I am as Michael Orlan. Frank Worsley was a war vetdran a
:01:28. > :01:31.father and a grandfather who cared for his wife until she died from MS.
:01:32. > :01:35.He was adjusting to life on his own. That was until drug addict Daniel
:01:36. > :01:38.Crompton broke into his house at night and beat him in his bddroom.
:01:39. > :01:42.Crompton, who it was revealdd had 47 previous convictions, carridd out
:01:43. > :01:48.the attack to steal 85 pounds to buy cocaine.
:01:49. > :02:04.Help me. Help me. I have bedn attacked.
:02:05. > :02:07.The harrowing 999 call of 87`year`old Frank Wosley ` `n
:02:08. > :02:22.innocent and defenceless eighty seven year old widower.
:02:23. > :02:27.He died of a stroke a fortnhght later. Today his family werd in
:02:28. > :02:36.court to see the man responsible jailed, a family liason offhcer read
:02:37. > :02:38.out a statement. He was scared, agitated and
:02:39. > :02:42.distressed as a result of this callous attack. He was in p`in and
:02:43. > :02:45.there was nothing could be done It was not easy to watch him lose his
:02:46. > :02:47.fight for the over the following weeks.
:02:48. > :02:56.Daniel Crompton ` a drug usdr ` escaped with ?85. Daniel Crompton
:02:57. > :02:59.had 40 seven previous convictions. He had been drinking and taking
:03:00. > :03:04.drugs but had run out of money. He broke into Frank Worsley 's home
:03:05. > :03:09.because the window had been left open. His actions were as brittle as
:03:10. > :03:18.they were cowardly. He did not have two punch Frank He
:03:19. > :03:22.punched a more than once and took a shirt off and wrapped around his
:03:23. > :03:26.face. A war veteran, he was adjust to life
:03:27. > :03:30.on his own at his home in Bolton, He had cared for his wife Mary who had
:03:31. > :03:38.multiple sclerois for 25 ye`rs before her death in 2012.
:03:39. > :03:42.A quiet but pleasant man. Hd must have been kind because he looked
:03:43. > :03:45.after his disabled wife. I cannot Daniel Crompton must serve ` minimum
:03:46. > :03:47.of 18 years in prison. Believe it has happened. Fr`nk
:03:48. > :03:51.Worlsey's family said today there were now winners in this case. They
:03:52. > :03:57.will never recover from thehr traumatic loss.
:03:58. > :04:02.To the parents and children who use it, Lyndale School is irreplaceable.
:04:03. > :04:05.It offers care and education to youngsters with the most colplex of
:04:06. > :04:08.needs. But to Wirral Council the school represents an under tsed
:04:09. > :04:14.facility which is why it's considering closing it down. But, as
:04:15. > :04:17.our reporter explains, the parents aren't about to give it up without a
:04:18. > :04:31.fight. For these children, Lyndale is the
:04:32. > :04:37.most special of special schools We have youngsters here aged from
:04:38. > :04:42.two to 11 years old. They h`ve profound learning difficulthes or
:04:43. > :04:47.medical difficulties. They do not have communication skills. The need
:04:48. > :04:50.oxygen, and some of them have epilepsy.
:04:51. > :04:59.Lily and Neave are two of those children who have complex ndeds
:05:00. > :05:04.She cannot sit up, walk or talk Seizures need to be controlled. She
:05:05. > :05:08.cannot do anything for hersdlf. She is so vulnerable but I had to have
:05:09. > :05:11.implicit trust in anybody I leave her with. There is no other school
:05:12. > :05:15.like Lyndale School. But providing this level of care
:05:16. > :05:18.doesn't come cheap ` up to ?26, 00 per child per year. And Lyndale
:05:19. > :05:22.currently has only around h`lf the number of children it could take.
:05:23. > :05:30.That's why Wirral Council is considering whether to closd it
:05:31. > :05:34.The quality of care and education is very good at the school. Thdre are
:05:35. > :05:40.concerns as to whether we c`n sustain this.
:05:41. > :05:45.Is this about saving money? No. It is about making sure we have
:05:46. > :05:50.the best education, care and provision for these vulnerable
:05:51. > :06:00.children. The parents remain unconvinced.
:06:01. > :06:03.The schools they have spoken about our excellent schools but those
:06:04. > :06:08.children have different needs to our children. It is very expenshve at
:06:09. > :06:12.the school because of the slall numbers.
:06:13. > :06:23.It is what it is. Those need need to be met. I would say that thdy
:06:24. > :06:26.deserve the level of care they get. A final decision will not bd made
:06:27. > :06:31.until all interested parties have been consulted. I suspect it is not
:06:32. > :06:37.difficult to guess what the answer of the parents and indeed the pupils
:06:38. > :06:45.will be. A few minutes ago I spoke to Wirral
:06:46. > :06:50.South MP Alison McGovern. I asked her if the local council had got
:06:51. > :06:57.this decision wrong. The council need to look at every
:06:58. > :07:01.option to keep this school. It is an inspiration to me. Some of the work
:07:02. > :07:06.done at the school with children who have suffered significant
:07:07. > :07:12.disabilities or illnesses is really amazing. I think we need to search
:07:13. > :07:17.every way possible to keep this school open. Parents have rdceived
:07:18. > :07:22.amazing support from the Lyndale School, so I think we have to work
:07:23. > :07:28.hard to keep it open. You are the Labour MP. The school
:07:29. > :07:32.has our budget shortfall, c`n you persuade the council to change its
:07:33. > :07:35.decision? This is a consultation. I whll work
:07:36. > :07:39.with parents and the wider community to make sure that we look for every
:07:40. > :07:44.possible way to keep this school open.
:07:45. > :07:49.Would it help to increase the school to age 18?
:07:50. > :07:58.For a long time, parents have talked to me about the possibility of
:07:59. > :08:02.extending this. I think that must be taken into account. This is what I
:08:03. > :08:09.mean when I say that we must look at every solution to protect Lxndale
:08:10. > :08:13.School. It is a small number of parents but a lot of people in our
:08:14. > :08:17.community feel strongly abott the importance of caring for chhldren
:08:18. > :08:23.with significant disabilitids and that is why we must all work
:08:24. > :08:26.together to find the best solution. Parents and other special schools
:08:27. > :08:33.may feel that there are schools cannot cope with these children
:08:34. > :08:38.There are practical difficulties. The important thing is the needs of
:08:39. > :08:43.each individual child. And laking sure those needs are met. It is not
:08:44. > :08:49.easy to do and we must be vdry careful because each child has very
:08:50. > :08:54.individual, specific needs. That is why we have to start from the point
:08:55. > :09:01.of view of what each child needs and how they can be helped to ddvelop
:09:02. > :09:04.and community. The families of former Brithsh
:09:05. > :09:08.soldiers, including two frol the North West, who are locked tp in an
:09:09. > :09:11.Indian prison have been to Downing Street calling for them to be freed.
:09:12. > :09:14.A petition with around 150,000 signatures was handed over, urging
:09:15. > :09:17.the UK Government to do mord to help the men. Paul Towers, originally
:09:18. > :09:21.from Bootle, and Ray Tindall of Chester, were crewmen on an American
:09:22. > :09:27.owned ship, said to be provhding anti`piracy protection. The boat was
:09:28. > :09:31.detained by Indian authorithes. We're trying to get our boys out of
:09:32. > :09:37.jail in India. We do not thhnk this is right. We're not shouting and
:09:38. > :09:47.screaming or banging on doors. We are asking diplomatically if they
:09:48. > :09:52.can just do their best. A road in Wigan has been naled in
:09:53. > :09:55.honour of a soldier from thd town ` who died whilst serving in Hraq
:09:56. > :09:59.Kingsman Jamie Hancock was 09 when he was killed in Basra eight years
:10:00. > :10:05.ago. He was serving with Thd Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. The road in
:10:06. > :10:08.Hindley Green has been calldd Hancock Close.
:10:09. > :10:11.An Inquest has been hearing how a soldier from Greater Manchester died
:10:12. > :10:14.after being accidentally shot during a training exercise. Fusilidr James
:10:15. > :10:17.Wilkinson from Whitefield, was in Kenya at the time of the incident in
:10:18. > :10:26.2011. It happened when a colleague was examining the barrel of a
:10:27. > :10:30.machine gun which had jammed. An online petition to lower the age
:10:31. > :10:33.of cervical screening ` following the death of a teenager frol Wirral
:10:34. > :10:35.` has attracted more than 140`hundred and forty thous`nd
:10:36. > :10:39.signatures. On last night's North West Tonight we brought you the
:10:40. > :10:42.story of 19`year`old Sophie Jones ` who had cervical cancer and died at
:10:43. > :10:46.the weekend. Her family belheve she'd still be alive ` if screening
:10:47. > :10:49.was available for women unddr ` 25. Joining me now from our Livdrpool
:10:50. > :10:52.studio is Dr Jonathan Herod the Medical Director at Liverpool
:10:53. > :11:05.Women's Hospital ` who sits on the National Cervical Screening
:11:06. > :11:09.Committee. Sophie and her f`mily and friends want a reduction.
:11:10. > :11:13.Would you support a reduction in the screening age?
:11:14. > :11:26.I do not think that would bd the best way to prevent deaths from Sir
:11:27. > :11:30.Michael cancer. `` cervical cancer. It is different screening women at
:11:31. > :11:36.different ages. We must unddrstand that cervical cancer in womdn under
:11:37. > :11:39.the age of 25 is extremely rare On the contrary, the kind of changes we
:11:40. > :11:44.might pick up on a cervical screening are very common and most
:11:45. > :11:48.of these changes would improve without treatment. If we were to
:11:49. > :11:51.reduce the age of streaming, we would probably subject huge numbers
:11:52. > :11:56.of young women to potentially intrusive and unpleasant tests and
:11:57. > :12:00.investigations that may havd consequences for the rest of their
:12:01. > :12:04.lives. But it would fail to make much of an influence on the numbers
:12:05. > :12:11.of women who get cervical c`ncer in this country.
:12:12. > :12:14.If a young woman who was sexually active and did feel that solething
:12:15. > :12:19.was wrong, who was under thd age of 25, felt something was wrong, could
:12:20. > :12:24.she get a test? At the present time, she wotld not
:12:25. > :12:32.be accepted for a smear test on the cervical screening programmd. No.
:12:33. > :12:38.Many people watching that at the moment may feel this seems terribly
:12:39. > :12:42.unfair. Yes, people do know their own bodies
:12:43. > :12:47.but a screen test is effecthvely something for people who have no
:12:48. > :12:52.symptoms. If we're serious `bout reducing the number of cancdr cases
:12:53. > :13:01.in this country, we need to do three things: Encourage, especially as
:13:02. > :13:07.parents, our daughters to h`ve the vaccination at school when they are
:13:08. > :13:10.aged 12 years old. This will hugely reduce their chances of getting
:13:11. > :13:15.cervical cancer. The second thing is that for women over the age of 5,
:13:16. > :13:22.it is important to attend for regular cervical smears. Thdn it is
:13:23. > :13:25.highly paid that what happened to Sophie would happen to you because
:13:26. > :13:31.by and large we can prevent the risk. Thirdly, for all women, if you
:13:32. > :13:36.have symptoms then you should seek attention from your doctor. The kind
:13:37. > :13:42.of things to look for are irregular bleeding between periods, btt
:13:43. > :13:48.importantly irregular bleedhng that may occur after sexual intercourse.
:13:49. > :13:57.It is important to seek the advice of your GP.
:13:58. > :14:03.Thank you. A van driver has been convicted for a second time for
:14:04. > :14:08.causing death behind the whdel. He died when his car hit a lamp post
:14:09. > :14:15.last October. The jury at Lhverpool Crown Court found this man guilty of
:14:16. > :14:25.causing death by dangerous driving. He was told to expect a substantial
:14:26. > :14:27.sentence. Detectives investigating thd
:14:28. > :14:30.disappearance of a mother`of`six from Manchester are appealing to her
:14:31. > :14:33.neighbours in a further attdmpt to find her. 40`year`old Kimberley
:14:34. > :14:36.Brown was last seen in July 201 . Over the next two weeks arotnd ,000
:14:37. > :14:39.letters will be delivered to homes within a one mile radius of her
:14:40. > :14:42.address in Rusholme. The health regulator Monitor has
:14:43. > :14:45.appointed a new interim chahrman to run the trust behind Manchester s
:14:46. > :14:48.Christie Hospital. An investigation into the way the trust is rtn raised
:14:49. > :14:51.concerns over management at the Christie, but was satisfied with
:14:52. > :14:55.patient care. The interim chairman is Sir Hugh Taylor ` who's currently
:14:56. > :15:00.chair of Guy's and St Thomas's in London.
:15:01. > :15:03.Liverpool's Ken Dodd has bedn crowned a Legend of Comedy `t
:15:04. > :15:05.Leicester Comedy Festival. The 86`year`old beat Jasper Carrott
:15:06. > :15:07.Lenny Henry, Nicholas Parsons, Jennifer Saunders and Victoria Wood
:15:08. > :15:26.to take the title. Still to come on North West Tonight:
:15:27. > :15:31.we have done the job for thd challenge cup.
:15:32. > :15:34.Warrington have their hands on it. We have no intention of letting go
:15:35. > :15:48.of it. Could Ben be the new Michael Owen? He's scored 123 goals in just
:15:49. > :15:57.18 games. The guys on the sofa were great
:15:58. > :16:00.sports. Despite big cuts to library services
:16:01. > :16:03.across the UK, one of Manchdster's best known landmarks has bedn
:16:04. > :16:06.getting a multi`million pound make over. The Central Library h`s been
:16:07. > :16:09.closed since 2010 but now youngsters from Parrs Wood High ` workhng on
:16:10. > :16:13.the BBC's School Report project ` have been given special accdss to
:16:14. > :16:18.the building before it re`opens to members of the public later this
:16:19. > :16:24.month. Here's their report. It has been closed for years and
:16:25. > :16:28.cost millions of pounds to be be built. We are at Manchester Central
:16:29. > :16:38.library to get a sneak peek before it reopens. I work in the lhbrary
:16:39. > :16:45.archives and I wanted to invite you here to show you what we do. The
:16:46. > :16:48.library is 80 years old this year. It was a beautiful building but it
:16:49. > :16:53.was looking tired and needed repaired.
:16:54. > :16:59.Why did it take four years to renovate the library? We had to move
:17:00. > :17:07.books to different locations across the region. There was a lot of
:17:08. > :17:16.building work. It was a large project.
:17:17. > :17:26.Now everybody can see these books is. I look after the budget for the
:17:27. > :17:31.City Council. Where did the money come from? The
:17:32. > :17:35.vast majority came from the City Council 's Mac capital fund. That is
:17:36. > :17:47.a budget we use for buildings and growth. It costs a lot of money
:17:48. > :17:55.The paint is not even dry. H used to come here with my dad and now it
:17:56. > :17:59.looks so amazingly different. It is a place for young people like me to
:18:00. > :18:13.come and learn and have fun and enjoy the experience.
:18:14. > :18:26.We are out of a job exclusion Mark the library looked great.
:18:27. > :18:29.And hundreds of children from school across the North West will be
:18:30. > :18:33.delivering the news on School Report Day, which is 27th March.
:18:34. > :18:36.And you can see stories by other young reporters from around the UK
:18:37. > :18:41.on the BBC News School Report website: bbc.co.uk/schoolreport
:18:42. > :18:46.The Manchester United Managdr David Moyes says despite his team's poor
:18:47. > :18:49.form his position at the cltb isn't under threat United are currently
:18:50. > :18:52.seventh in the table. They lost to Liverpool at the weekend and need to
:18:53. > :18:59.beat Olympiakos by three cldar goals, tomorrow night to st`y in the
:19:00. > :19:02.Champions League. Were making big plans for the
:19:03. > :19:07.future. That is why there is a six`year contract. This club does
:19:08. > :19:11.not work on short`term. It has long`term vision.
:19:12. > :19:14.Rugby League: the draw for the Fourth Round of the Challenge Cup
:19:15. > :19:16.has given last season's winners Wigan Warriors what looks lhke a
:19:17. > :19:19.relatively easy match against lower`league opposition. But it s
:19:20. > :19:23.handed some tough ties to Whgan s local rivals, Warrington and St
:19:24. > :19:28.Helens. So let's look at thd draw in detail. Wigan are away to
:19:29. > :19:31.Championship side Dewsbury. The current Superleague leaders St.
:19:32. > :19:34.Helens travel to Huddersfield. Warrington face a trip to Htll KR.
:19:35. > :19:37.Salford Red Devils are away to last year's losing finalists Hull FC
:19:38. > :19:45.Widnes Vikings are at Champhonship side Halifax. There are two
:19:46. > :19:47.all`Championship clashes: Bottom`club Rochdale play top`club
:19:48. > :19:50.Leigh, and Barrow travel to Keighley. If you're looking for a
:19:51. > :19:52.potential giant` killing, c`n Oldham, from Championship One, beat
:19:53. > :19:59.financially`troubled Bradford Bulls, currently bottom of the Supdrleague?
:20:00. > :20:03.Earlier today, the cup draw was held here. Afterwards we spoke to three
:20:04. > :20:06.big names in super league. They brought the cup in.
:20:07. > :20:10.It'll be a tough draw, but H think any draw where you avoid thd other
:20:11. > :20:15.Super League clubs isn't too bad. It's an away fixture for us but it's
:20:16. > :20:19.a game we are expected to whn. As you say, you avoided a stper
:20:20. > :20:23.league draw in the first rotnd. The same cannot be said of you. Ben how
:20:24. > :20:29.do you feel about your fixttre with Hull KR?
:20:30. > :20:33.It'll be a real tough one. There is a hostile crowd up that way. We ve
:20:34. > :20:40.been there a few times before and they knocked us out on time. The
:20:41. > :20:43.year after, we had a last`mhnute drop goal in extra time. I'l sure
:20:44. > :20:47.it'll be no different this time It'll be tough, but we will be ready
:20:48. > :20:53.for them. And you have Huddersfield away, will
:20:54. > :20:56.that be tough? Yes, it is tough there. Huddersfield
:20:57. > :20:59.are very consistent, as thex proved last year winning the leagud leaders
:21:00. > :21:03.shield within Super League. We're under no illusions as to wh`t this
:21:04. > :21:06.challenge presents. Having said that, we are a team in good form
:21:07. > :21:13.ourselves at the moment. So, hopefully we can advance through to
:21:14. > :21:16.the next stage. You have all been doing this media
:21:17. > :21:20.launch today for the draw. Xou're sat side`by`side on the sof` now. Is
:21:21. > :21:27.it odd when you have a friendship or maybe a bit of history with each
:21:28. > :21:32.other? Yeah, it is a little bit. Wd have
:21:33. > :21:36.all played for England as wdll so we are all familiar with each other.
:21:37. > :21:39.Once you come away from these events, you go back to playhng for
:21:40. > :21:46.your club and let the rivalries carry on.
:21:47. > :21:51.We were saying earlier, in `n FA Cup draw, we would not have thrde
:21:52. > :21:58.Premier League footballers sitting here, talking to us. Apart from the
:21:59. > :22:01.obvious wage packet, what you think the major difference is between
:22:02. > :22:05.rugby league players and footballers, that we can get you
:22:06. > :22:08.here together? Rugby League is a special sport it
:22:09. > :22:11.is still very community oridntated, we still involve local amatdur
:22:12. > :22:15.clubs, so I think that whatdver opportunity we get to promote what
:22:16. > :22:32.we think is a brilliant sport, we will take.
:22:33. > :22:44.It was great to chat to thel. He's only seven but Ben Trudman has
:22:45. > :22:46.already got the better of Mhchael Owen and Wayne Rooney ` beating
:22:47. > :22:50.their junior goal`scoring rdcords. Ben's bagged more than 100 goals
:22:51. > :22:52.already this season for his team Haydock Juniors. Stuart Pollitt s
:22:53. > :23:00.been to meet the football`m`d youngster and his family.
:23:01. > :23:07.Ben looks like a baby Beckh`m. He takes free kicks like a fully grown
:23:08. > :23:19.Becks. But what Ben's reallx good at is scoring goals.
:23:20. > :23:22.He's already better than a few big names. Aged ten Michael Owen scored
:23:23. > :23:26.a record 92 in a season. At nine Wayne Rooney managed 99. But Ben's
:23:27. > :23:34.beaten both with 123 goals hn 1 games. That's six a match!
:23:35. > :23:47.What do your friends think? Some do not believe me.
:23:48. > :23:54.Every budding footballer nedds help and Ben is no different. Luckily his
:23:55. > :24:07.big brother is in goals and little sister here picks up the balls. I
:24:08. > :24:16.like getting muddy. When he is famous he will travel the world I
:24:17. > :24:24.will look after him. We have two decorate his bedroom
:24:25. > :24:25.like a football pitch. His schoolwork and as Homer comds before
:24:26. > :24:45.football. Just how good is Ben? His tdchnical
:24:46. > :24:48.ability is great. He can do it all. If he keeps running rings around his
:24:49. > :25:02.opponent you will be hearing a lot more about Ben Trueman. That was
:25:03. > :25:08.great. His brother was a decent keeper. We should look out for them
:25:09. > :25:18.in the future. Ben Trueman, you heard it here first.
:25:19. > :25:24.Here's Eno with the weather. Good evening. It was wet and windy today.
:25:25. > :25:33.I was sent a very nice photograph. But the picture is not therd. When I
:25:34. > :25:47.resolve these technical problems I can show you the photograph. Just to
:25:48. > :25:57.show `plastic this area is, it will be unsettled with rain showdrs and
:25:58. > :26:01.wind and gales. It will be rainy. Strong winds by the end of the week.
:26:02. > :26:07.Tonight: Still a lot of clotd around. Still quite windy and we may
:26:08. > :26:14.see deals around the coast `s well as we head into dawn. Low
:26:15. > :26:23.temperatures of seven degreds. That is a positive, I suppose! Wd should
:26:24. > :26:27.see some bright spells tomorrow Still quite breezy through the
:26:28. > :26:35.morning and into the afternoon. Occasional showers easing through. A
:26:36. > :26:43.lot of cloud tomorrow. Some hazy sunshine. Tomorrow may be the
:26:44. > :26:53.warmest day of the week so far. High temperatures of 14 degrees. On
:26:54. > :27:00.Thursday: A cold front sinkhng south, dragging a huge band of rain
:27:01. > :27:05.with it. Heavy rain on Thursday and also strong winds. We could see
:27:06. > :27:11.deals again on high ground `nd around the coast on Thursdax.
:27:12. > :27:15.Heading into the weekend, the picture does not improve much. Much
:27:16. > :27:25.cooler, down to single figures. And more rain.
:27:26. > :27:32.Our exhaustive list of the challenge cup draw missed out Swindon Lions.
:27:33. > :27:41.We apologise. They are at home to your. Good luck. We will have that
:27:42. > :27:48.photograph tonight. Thank you. Goodbye.