:00:11. > :00:13.California's City of Angels. Good evening. Welcome to North West
:00:14. > :00:19.Tonight. Our top story: Jail for two care workers from Bury ` caught on
:00:20. > :00:22.camera abusing a quadriplegic man. The court heard how they physically
:00:23. > :00:42.and verbally abused the brain damanged man.
:00:43. > :00:47.Also tonight: we are live at what we do is buy monkeys are stolen.
:00:48. > :00:50.It's advantage Manchester City ` as Liverpool need a favour from Everton
:00:51. > :00:53.on a pivotal Premier League weekend. And LA Confidential. The Victorian
:00:54. > :01:01.Bolton architect who designed some of the iconic buildings in
:01:02. > :01:04.California's City of Angels. Daniel Moran suffered catastrophic
:01:05. > :01:08.injuries in a car crash. He was left brain damaged and unable to move. So
:01:09. > :01:11.when he went into a specialist rehabilitation centre his family
:01:12. > :01:14.thought his quality of life would improve. Instead ` the opposite.
:01:15. > :01:17.They used secret cameras to prove that Daniel had been the target of
:01:18. > :01:20.repeated physical and verbal assaults from two of the staff at
:01:21. > :01:31.the Highbank Priory Home in Bury. Today, Rita Page and Lynette Crook
:01:32. > :01:34.were jailed. Lynette Crook and Rita Page were
:01:35. > :01:37.supposed to care for Daniel Moran. But Bolton Crown Court heard both
:01:38. > :01:40.had physically and verbally abused him. The 21`year`old was a patient
:01:41. > :01:44.here at the Priory Highbank Centre near Bury. A severe brain injury
:01:45. > :01:48.from a car crash had left him unable to move or communicate. His family
:01:49. > :01:50.became concerned about the way he was being treated and, fearing that
:01:51. > :01:54.their complaints weren't being heeded, installed a secret camera in
:01:55. > :01:58.his room. The footage showed him being slapped, jabbed with a pen and
:01:59. > :02:07.insulted. Today his family called for cameras to be used routinely to
:02:08. > :02:16.check on care standards. We have totally dependent patients, if you
:02:17. > :02:19.place camera on them 24 hours a day then the results can be life
:02:20. > :02:21.changing. It's an idea the government is considering, after the
:02:22. > :02:25.BBC's Panorama secretly filmed elderly people being abused at a
:02:26. > :02:28.care home in Essex. The Care Quality Commission had visited while the
:02:29. > :02:39.team were undercover, but gave the home a clean bill of health. Though
:02:40. > :02:47.maybe a role for the of cameras. We need to establish evidence in order
:02:48. > :02:50.to take establish action stop `` effective action. Highbank Hospital
:02:51. > :02:53.near Bury has issued an unreserved apology and in a statement told us:
:02:54. > :02:56.'The Company will not tolerate behaviour of this nature and both
:02:57. > :02:59.health care assistants have been dismissed for gross misconduct. This
:03:00. > :03:02.was an isolated incident and does not represent the high standards at
:03:03. > :03:05.this otherwise excellent hospital.' Sentencing each woman to seven
:03:06. > :03:08.months in prison, Judge Timothy Clayson told them both: "The
:03:09. > :03:11.consequences of what you did have been profound. You broke the trust
:03:12. > :03:14.placed in you by Daniel's family and chose to belittle and demean him on
:03:15. > :03:23.multiple occasions." Because of their convictions, they'll never be
:03:24. > :03:26.able to work as carers again. An investigation is underway after
:03:27. > :03:29.the theft of five rare and endangered monkeys from Blackpool
:03:30. > :03:32.Zoo. Police believe the monkeys may have been stolen to order. They've
:03:33. > :03:44.alerted ports and airports to try and stop them being taken abroad.
:03:45. > :03:48.Peter Marshall is at the zoo now. Blackpool Zoo is closed but that has
:03:49. > :04:00.been very busy today. They have lost five of their monkeys. They were
:04:01. > :04:03.taken from enclosures behind me. The perpetrators made there way exactly
:04:04. > :04:07.to the monkeys. They knew what they were looking for. These are the ones
:04:08. > :04:10.left behind. They're on the international union for conservation
:04:11. > :04:14.of nature critically endangered list. Only 6,000 are left in the
:04:15. > :04:21.wild. I think it's disgusting. We haven't ever had any primates stolen
:04:22. > :04:31.from the zoo. They are very endangered. We beat them. `` We
:04:32. > :04:38.breed them. For something like this to happen is devastating. Two
:04:39. > :04:47.females and a young baby were taken overnight on Tuesday. Two male
:04:48. > :04:54.monkeys are also a can. `` were also taken. Our main concern is the
:04:55. > :05:00.welfare of the animals. One of the seniors was carrying a the
:05:01. > :05:04.`month`old baby. If it is taken away from its mother then it could
:05:05. > :05:12.potentially give. The thieves knew what they wanted. `` potentially
:05:13. > :05:15.die. Experts say that that is the black market in this country and
:05:16. > :05:24.abroad. They can fetch thousands of pounds. We have notified every
:05:25. > :05:30.possible agency we can. They could have been moved out of the country.
:05:31. > :05:37.The more people that know, the better chance of recovering them. It
:05:38. > :05:41.is very worrying. What type of enclosures are they being kept him?
:05:42. > :05:48.Are they being given the correct food? Police say it is vital the
:05:49. > :05:54.monkeys are, as soon as possible. The survival may depend on it.
:05:55. > :06:02.You can see some of them behind me enjoying some of the last evening
:06:03. > :06:13.sun. Tell me first of all, they might have ordered this faith? ``
:06:14. > :06:19.theft. It is a targeted attack. They have probably gone to a private
:06:20. > :06:33.collector. Why would someone want them, as a pet? You do gatekeepers.
:06:34. > :06:44.`` get keepers. It is a pic trade. `` pet trade. Is it a major problem?
:06:45. > :06:49.Thankfully not. But we have seen instances across Europe. This is the
:06:50. > :06:56.first significant left in the UK for a number of time. But we have got
:06:57. > :07:08.wheels in motion across Europe. Thank you. Back to you.
:07:09. > :07:11.The family of a Preston man who's missing in Cumbria have thanked
:07:12. > :07:14.those helping to search for him. John Allen, who's 76, was last seen
:07:15. > :07:17.in the Ravenglass Estuary on Monday. A search involving the coastguard
:07:18. > :07:26.and specialist underwater teams is underway. It's thought Mr Allen may
:07:27. > :07:29.have been trying to rescue his dog. The family of a Bolton teenager
:07:30. > :07:32.found hanged in a Salford park have paid tribute to him. 15`year`old
:07:33. > :07:35.James Jones has been described as a "hardworking", "conscientious boy",
:07:36. > :07:39.who "had a heart of gold". He was found near to Ellen Grove on Monday.
:07:40. > :07:42.The US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer say it will keep Astra Zeneca's
:07:43. > :07:44.Macclesfield plant open ` if its controversial takeover of the
:07:45. > :07:47.company goes through. Pfizer's chief executive Ian Read has written to
:07:48. > :07:58.the Prime Minister ` giving assurances about maintaining the
:07:59. > :08:02.2,000 Astra Zeneca jobs in Cheshire. A man from Merseyside has been told
:08:03. > :08:05.he'll have to spend at least 23 years in jail for killing his
:08:06. > :08:08.partner and his disabled daughter. William Owen admitted the double
:08:09. > :08:11.murder of Sharon Hayter and Stephanie Owen. But the real reason
:08:12. > :08:15.why Owen killed his family is still a mystery. And his his partner's
:08:16. > :08:20.family are furious that he appeared to try and blame her for her
:08:21. > :08:23.daughter's death. Andy Gill reports. Mother and daughter in happier
:08:24. > :08:27.times. Sharon Hayter was described by her family as kind and generous `
:08:28. > :08:29.devoted to caring for Stephanie, who had learning difficulties. One
:08:30. > :08:32.morning last November police discovered their bodies at their
:08:33. > :08:35.home in Knowsley village. Both had been battered to death, probably
:08:36. > :08:41.with a hammer, though the weapon's never been found. The murderer was
:08:42. > :08:45.their partner and father, William Owen. He can't recall the killings,
:08:46. > :08:55.so the family don't know why he did it. It is awful to lose one loved
:08:56. > :08:59.one, two is incomprehensible. The court heard that until the murders
:09:00. > :09:02.Owen also took good care of his daughter. He lived off toast and
:09:03. > :09:09.Mars Bars and denied himself luxuries. The prosecution believes
:09:10. > :09:19.that he had slept in a small box, on cardboard. Stefanie had her own room
:09:20. > :09:27.and Sharon slept downstairs. Before admitting both the models, William
:09:28. > :09:31.Owen suggested that Sharon may have been responsible for the daughter's
:09:32. > :09:35.death. It infuriated Sharon's family. In a statement, Sharon
:09:36. > :09:38.Hayter's family said throughout this sad time he has cynically tried to
:09:39. > :09:42.apportion blame for Stephanie's cowardly murder on our sister
:09:43. > :09:44.Sharon. Everyone who knew Sharon was sickened by his cowardly and
:09:45. > :09:57.outrageous lies. Owen won't be released until he's served at least
:09:58. > :10:01.23 years of a life sentence. Europe often stirs up passion. In
:10:02. > :10:04.three weeks we will be voting for who we want to represent us at the
:10:05. > :10:08.European Parliament for the next five years. But for many of us the
:10:09. > :10:12.simple fact is we don't know what goes on in Brussels and what our
:10:13. > :10:15.MEPs do. So BBC Radio Manchester's Political Reporter Euan Doak went to
:10:16. > :10:23.Brussles with two listeners to find out. European elections are pretty
:10:24. > :10:32.unusual. We have to elect eight MEPs. Two listeners to radio
:10:33. > :10:39.Manchester got in touch. They said that they wanted to know what those
:10:40. > :10:52.Euro MPs actually do. We sent them over to Brussels. Brussels, capital
:10:53. > :10:55.of Belgium, famous for chocolate, and a statue of a little boy
:10:56. > :10:58.spending a penny. And important because it's the home of the
:10:59. > :11:03.European Union, which critics say spends too many of ours. And Frank
:11:04. > :11:09.Baker and Eileen Maxwell are here to find out what goes on. I've
:11:10. > :11:14.absolutely no idea what the European Parliament looks like or what it
:11:15. > :11:22.does. Most of us do not know what our European MPs do. We are hoping
:11:23. > :11:26.to find out. More than 40,000 people work at the EU in Brussels. Those
:11:27. > :11:29.elected will take their seats here in the European Parliament. In the
:11:30. > :11:33.first of their radio interviews, Frank and Eileen spoke to Arlene
:11:34. > :11:35.McCarthy who has been an MEP for 20 years and is now standing down. We
:11:36. > :11:42.make the legislation against these people. Brussels is about much more
:11:43. > :11:47.than the European Parliament building. It is about the heads of
:11:48. > :12:00.states. Then it is the European Commission. So what do the
:12:01. > :12:13.commissions do? The 28th. `` There are 28. You have a British
:12:14. > :12:16.Commissioner. One of the EU's more popular institutions is Geoff Meade,
:12:17. > :12:19.a Press Association reporter here for 35 years. He arrived before Mrs
:12:20. > :12:21.Thatcher was Prime Minister and even then the monthly trip to Strasbourg
:12:22. > :12:35.didn't make sense. While trucks go up and down the motorway
:12:36. > :12:42.delivering new documents. It is so stupid. We have been given a fair
:12:43. > :12:53.picture. We have seen a positive outcome. I understand more. It was a
:12:54. > :13:01.nice trip but they seem to have learned something. Yes but the
:13:02. > :13:04.problem is that very few people have the opportunity or desire to go over
:13:05. > :13:13.to find out and that shows the disconnect between European politics
:13:14. > :13:25.and folders. `` voters. Here's the list of parties are standing. You
:13:26. > :13:29.can get more details on the website. In terms of European elections were
:13:30. > :13:34.having to beat on the Sunday Politics where we are looking at
:13:35. > :13:38.this. This Sunday we have three of the candidates for the Conservative
:13:39. > :13:45.Party, Labour and the Greens. It is a feisty debate. They are trying to
:13:46. > :13:56.persuade people to give them the airport. `` their vote.
:13:57. > :13:59.Still to come on North West Tonight: It all comes down to the final,
:14:00. > :14:03.nail`biting 90 minutes ` the battle at the bottom to stay in League One.
:14:04. > :14:13.And from Bolton to LA. The Victorian architect who shaped the sky line of
:14:14. > :14:16.the City of Angels. For many years there's been a
:14:17. > :14:19.shortage of housing in the region, but finding land for new homes is
:14:20. > :14:23.sometimes a problem. But Manchester City council may have found part of
:14:24. > :14:26.the solution. It's planning to clean up former landfill sites for
:14:27. > :14:33.developers to build on. Here's our Environment Correspondent Judy
:14:34. > :14:37.Hobson. Manchester needs more houses. The city's population has
:14:38. > :14:40.grown by 30,000 over the past three years. But finding land to build on
:14:41. > :14:43.is a problem. The City Council thinks this could be part of the
:14:44. > :14:47.answer. Landfill sites which were filled in before the 1974 Control of
:14:48. > :14:50.Pollution Act could potentially be developed for housing and schools `
:14:51. > :14:56.the challenge is to see if they can be cleaned up. This former tip in
:14:57. > :15:05.Collyhurst is to be the pilot project. This site was filled in
:15:06. > :15:12.before 1974 which means that under the other will be kind of materials.
:15:13. > :15:15.Glass, ten, plastic. It was before we started to recycle. `` tin. The
:15:16. > :15:19.waste will be dug up, and materials separated ready for recycling. The
:15:20. > :15:22.hole will then be filled with inert material The Environment Agency will
:15:23. > :15:32.make sure no toxic chemicals are present and if safe development can
:15:33. > :15:35.begin. In principle this is a really good idea. As long as it has been
:15:36. > :15:40.treated properly I am sure those houses will sell. Here in
:15:41. > :15:50.Collyhurst, the idea had a mixed reaction. It would not appeal to me.
:15:51. > :15:57.We need cases. Clean it up. We need cases. I don't think they need to
:15:58. > :16:01.build any more. Fill up the vacant houses. The council thinks 500 acres
:16:02. > :16:07.of former landfill could be developed ` providing 1,000 new
:16:08. > :16:10.homes. Sport now and it's the penultimate
:16:11. > :16:14.weekend in the Premier League. It's going to be absolute nail biter for
:16:15. > :16:18.the fans of Manchester City and Liverpool who are battling it out
:16:19. > :16:21.for the title. But how do the fans of their rivals Manchester United
:16:22. > :16:23.and Everton feel about it? As Richard has been finding out,
:16:24. > :16:26.loyalties are being conflicted. A lot of the raids from Manchester are
:16:27. > :16:35.going to be cheering on their arrival blues. `` reds. `` rival
:16:36. > :16:43.blues. They will be cheering on Roberto Martinez's men. The bulk of
:16:44. > :16:52.Manchester 's raids will be hoping that city win. If they win, Everton
:16:53. > :16:57.could be handing the title to their bitter rivals Liverpool. Manchester
:16:58. > :17:06.United find themselves in the unusual position of wanting
:17:07. > :17:18.Manchester City to win. It is a title fight where
:17:19. > :17:28.may be cheering on the blues. `` reds. Will you be able to stand at
:17:29. > :17:38.the Liverpool win the title? No. I hope we beat them. I have Liverpool
:17:39. > :17:53.fans in the family. We are just focusing on trying to win for
:17:54. > :19:23.ourselves. We have high standards. Luis Suarez! What is it going
:19:24. > :19:26.given them a great chance of avoiding relegation. The Seasiders
:19:27. > :19:29.need just to draw their home game with Charlton tomorrow to stay up.
:19:30. > :19:33.But they'll go down if they lose and the other three teams below them `
:19:34. > :19:35.Birmingham, Doncaster and Millwall ` all win.
:19:36. > :19:38.It's complicated at the bottom of League One as well. Tranmere could
:19:39. > :19:42.be relegated even if they beat Bradford tomorrow. It's a bit
:19:43. > :19:45.simpler for Crewe. A win at home to Preston North End will keep them
:19:46. > :19:48.safe. Stuart Flinders looks at the fight to avoid the drop. Whether
:19:49. > :19:51.it's the groundsman at Crewe or the players at Tranmere, football is
:19:52. > :19:55.going through its prematch ritual for the last time this season. And
:19:56. > :19:58.for both clubs, it could the last time they do it in League One.
:19:59. > :20:01.Tranmere's future depends not only on their own result. They'll be
:20:02. > :20:08.keeping an eye on games played elsewhere. We will have someone in
:20:09. > :20:13.touch with the bench to make us aware of what is happening. But we
:20:14. > :20:23.cannot ignore the fact that it has an impact on what we do as well. We
:20:24. > :20:29.have got to go out and win a game. That will be down to the coaching
:20:30. > :20:32.staff and the players. We have to get onto it. Tranmere haven't been
:20:33. > :20:46.in the bottom tier for a quarter of a century. Crewe's destiny is in
:20:47. > :20:53.their own hands. But they have to be Preston North End. Preston are going
:20:54. > :21:02.to be tough? They do not need to win the game like Crewe Alexandria two.
:21:03. > :21:06.`` do. I think they are relying on the fact that they wanted a little
:21:07. > :21:09.bit more. But the one at Deepdale earlier in the season. Crewe haven't
:21:10. > :21:17.won at home since February first, but there's no shortage of optimism
:21:18. > :21:26.here. We go with hope. Optimism. The other good team that we beat them at
:21:27. > :21:32.their place. They will steal. `` stay up. You have to be confident.
:21:33. > :21:38.Will it be celebrations or recriminations? The final 90 minutes
:21:39. > :21:42.of the season will decide. Rugby League, and after three
:21:43. > :21:44.defeats in nine days over Easter, St Helens bounced back emphatically
:21:45. > :21:48.last night. They hammered London Broncos 48`18 to go back to the top
:21:49. > :21:51.of Super League. Luke Walsh got this try ` one of nine for Saints ` and
:21:52. > :21:55.kicked six goals. Now tonight, fourth placed Wigan
:21:56. > :22:00.have a crucial top of the table match against second placed Leeds at
:22:01. > :22:03.Headingly. Warriors crushed Hunslet 52`8 in the last round of the
:22:04. > :22:07.Challenge Cup. But tonight it will be undoubtedly a tougher test as the
:22:08. > :22:10.go up against the stingiest defence in Super League. Leeds have conceded
:22:11. > :22:16.barely an average of only eight points per match this season. And
:22:17. > :22:20.you can hear full commentary on BBC Radio Manchester.
:22:21. > :22:24.Bolton boxer Amir Khan says he's confident he will show the world
:22:25. > :22:28.tomorrow night in Las Vegas how much he has improved during his year out
:22:29. > :22:31.of the ring. The 27`year`old last fought last April in Sheffield when
:22:32. > :22:34.he defeated Julio Diaz. The former unified light welterweight World
:22:35. > :22:38.Champion moves up in weight to face American Luis Collazo in a non`title
:22:39. > :22:48.fight. A win could see him take on five division World Champion Floyd
:22:49. > :22:56.Mayweather next. Let's hope he gets that fate. He wants that one. ``
:22:57. > :23:01.fight. He was hoping they would be fighting Floyd Mayweather at this
:23:02. > :23:05.time but it did not come. Now, the Los Angeles skyline is
:23:06. > :23:08.famous from decades of films and tv shows but did you know many of its
:23:09. > :23:12.most iconic buildings were designed by a man from Bolton? John Parkinson
:23:13. > :23:16.was trained in the town before leaving to make his fortune in
:23:17. > :23:23.California in the 1880s. His work in LA has left a lasting impact as
:23:24. > :23:27.Stuart Pollitt explains. It's one of the world's most famous
:23:28. > :23:31.skylines and much of it was created by this man. This is John Parkinson.
:23:32. > :23:34.Born in Scorton near Preston, he trained as an architect in Bolton
:23:35. > :23:45.before leaving for America in the 1880s. Not so bad. The buildings he
:23:46. > :23:49.designed include City Hall destroyed in the film War of the Worlds. And
:23:50. > :23:58.the memorial coliseum ` the only venue to host two Olympic Games. All
:23:59. > :24:02.of his major works were built in America. There is little known in
:24:03. > :24:09.this country. If he had stayed maybe you would not have prospered.
:24:10. > :24:13.Architecture in this country was quite established but he saw the
:24:14. > :24:21.opportunity in the United States. The game was a lot more. `` Their
:24:22. > :24:24.gain was our loss. But not many people in LA knew about Parkinson's
:24:25. > :24:27.work until recently. British journalist Stephen Gee has written a
:24:28. > :24:31.book about the architect and is working on this documentary. He was
:24:32. > :24:39.such a founder. He is almost identified with the city. Last week,
:24:40. > :24:43.an LA square was named after him. Tomorrow he will be remembered at an
:24:44. > :24:46.event marking 75 years since the opening of one of his most famous
:24:47. > :24:48.buildings Union Station. He built some of the most important civic
:24:49. > :24:54.buildings in Los Angeles. As important as any architect. So,
:24:55. > :25:04.finally recognition for the man who built LA and whose story is surely
:25:05. > :25:12.good enough for Hollywood. Very nice.
:25:13. > :25:26.Time now for the weather. Good evening. The are some reasonable
:25:27. > :25:37.sunny spells. Sunday is the odd day out. Close out rates then. `` cloud
:25:38. > :25:45.and outbreaks. You can see what happens on Sunday. It looks like
:25:46. > :25:51.it'll be a fairly wet affair. The sun comes back eventually and today
:25:52. > :26:03.it has been very pleasant. This is how it looks. We are heading into a
:26:04. > :26:07.cold night. Many places will have it cold over the next few nights but
:26:08. > :26:16.the cloud breaks up. We are talking about potential force. `` frost. You
:26:17. > :26:28.can see the blue descending on the charts. It darkens. The cloud starts
:26:29. > :26:32.coming in. A frost for some. Temperatures in towns and cities are
:26:33. > :26:39.five or six. The best of the weather will be around in the morning. A bit
:26:40. > :26:46.of cloud cover. The lousy weather front coming towards us. Through the
:26:47. > :26:51.isle of man. By this time tomorrow it will be with many places. So
:26:52. > :26:57.while the cloud pushes and Italy's most of the day dry. Not brilliantly
:26:58. > :27:05.sunny but certainly try. It is not a bad picture. Temperatures of 13 or
:27:06. > :27:12.14. A band of rain on Saturday night will linger on Sunday. It should be
:27:13. > :27:23.gone eventually. Is your barbecue a wash`out? It looks so.
:27:24. > :27:27.And fire crews tackling a house fire in South Manchester have rescued and
:27:28. > :27:29.given oxygen therapy ` to a tortoise! The animal was found
:27:30. > :27:32.during the fire in Didsbury yesterday afternoon. Thankfully the
:27:33. > :27:43.tortoise survived ` although perhaps it was a little "shell`shocked"!?
:27:44. > :28:06.Apparently it was a turtle succes! Good buy.
:28:07. > :28:06.Men are even less tolerant of women than they were before.
:28:07. > :28:11.It's shocking it'd happen in a public place.
:28:12. > :28:13.I don't find it funny, but I don't find it offensive.
:28:14. > :28:16.It really is vile. Shock value sells.
:28:17. > :28:19.Men are even less tolerant of women than they were before.
:28:20. > :28:22.The hatred of women. Some people are offended.
:28:23. > :28:24.Others think women should just man up.
:28:25. > :28:28.and even misogyny socially acceptable?
:28:29. > :28:32.Join me, Kirsty Wark, as I investigate...