23/05/2014 North West Tonight

Welcome to North West Tonight with Annabel Tiffin and Roger Johnson.

But its first councillors come as the Lib Dems suffer heavy local

election losses We'll analyse the region's changing political

The Inquest jury visits the scene of the 1989 tragedy.

The Cod Army hope to batter Burton at Wembley in the

The jury in the new Hillsborough inquests have visited the scene

of the 1989 tragedy to see the stadium for themselves.

96 Liverpool fans died in the disaster at an FA Cup semifinal

The stadium has changed a lot since that time

and the jury members were shown the former location of important

Our Merseyside Reporter Andy Gill is live in Sheffield for us tonight.

Andy, this was a strictly controlled visit.

It was. Tonight the Hillsborough ground is once again the

Hillsborough stadium in the closed season. But for a few hours today it

was a working coroner 's court, with all of the things that that implies.

There were restrictions about what the media could say and short while

they were here. But that jury were the precise people who were `` will

decide exactly how and why the 96 liver or fans died. It was important

for them to know what the stadium looked like and how it worked. The

jurors arrived to retrace the footsteps of Liverpool fans and 99.

The coroner used a microphone to speak to the jury about what they

were seeing. Hillsborough is different now from how it was at the

time of the disaster. Cones and tape were used to mark where key features

used to be. The turnstiles were much further forward, and the cones here

represent the wall for those turnstiles were. Over here,

represented by the yellow cones, was the position of gate C. That was the

gate that was opened on police orders to relieve pressure outside

came in here and went down the came in here and went down the

central tunnel into pens three and four. Put graphs were shown,

the pens as they were. The jury also the pens as they were. The jury also

saw other key locations. Promote health, they drove past a pub where

drank. They walked along from the drank. They walked along from the

station to the stadium, just as the fans did. The jury travelled along

the emergency services rich to the Northern General Hospital, then it

was passed an old bus station, back to the stadium to see the memorial,

onto the Royal Hallamshire Hospital and then back to the start. The jury

will be back at court next week when the inquests resume. The jury were

also shown in the position of the police control box. The coroner said

to them that the view that they had no is not the same as they had

then. They were shown the position of crash barriers where they were on

the terraces. And they visited the Sheffield Wednesday club shop. That

building used to be the gymnasium, which is where many of the bodies

were taken. Disgraced broadcaster Stuart Hall

has had his prison sentence doubled after being convicted of indecently

assaulting a girl under the age of 16. He was already serving a

30`month sentence for sex offences and was told today he will be behind

bars for another two and a half years. But the judge told the

84`year`old he would have received a much greater sentence if he'd been

prosecuted under current laws. Our The judge explained that because

these offences dated back to the early 1970s and 1980s then he had to

be sentenced with the guidelines at the time. Had they been committed

more recently he would be able to give a more strict sentence. He said

that it represented a gross breach of trust about most gravity and

involved an element of grooming. He said it had been carried out by him

with a sense of arrogant and contemptible amenity and represented

an act of file bravado and betrayal. Stuart Hall sat quietly in the dock

having no reaction to those comments or the sentence. The sentence was

two years and six months to run consecutively with the one he is

already serving, not at the same time, but it starts when this one

that he is already doing finishes. When Matey be out? He was always due

to be heading back to prison today. He is serving a sentence for 14

indecent assault that he admitted to last year. The two and a half years

that he has been given here today for the additional two indecent

assaults are to run after that. They will be added onto the 18 months. In

theory, Stuart Hall faces another three years in prison. The judge

criticised him for not showing any remorse and said that he should have

disclosed these two indecent results at the time `` two indecent assaults

at the time. Because he had not done that he said he had to impose a

severe sentence, although he said it is likely that Stewart will be

released on licence for the last two years of his sentence, so in theory

he could be out by the end of next year.

A 47`year`old man shot during a siege

in Liverpool remains in a stable condition in hospital tonight.

Armed officers surrounded the house on Shellingford Road

The Independent Police Complaints Commission has launched

The Liverpool Philharmonic Hall is closing for six months from this

The multimillion`pound project will see the stage rebuilt

and improvements made to the foyer, box office,

We've been voting to elect councillors in 26 local

While there has been no change in overall control in most of them

the challenge from UKIP has been fiercely felt across the region.

Bolton elected the first two UKIP councillors,

They've been taking seats from all of the main parties.

but the Lib Dems have been the main casualties overall.

They've been completely wiped out in Manchester,

have just one councillor left in Rochdale, and in Liverpool, where

they used to be so strong, they lost every seat they were defending.

The Conservatives were defending two councils.

They lost West Lancashire to no overall control and held Trafford

in Greater Manchester, but it was a close`run thing and we can join

Overall this has been a good day for Labour, but it shows that they can

win in parts of Manchester. Labour did not expect to take this council,

but they did expect that they were going to be able to knock the

Conservatives out so that this came under no overall control. It is a

big success for the Tories here. I spent most of the day in Manchester

for where, as you said, the Liberal Democrats had a terrible day, losing

nine seats. As for UKIP, yes, some games, the first elected councillors

in the region, but no widespread breakthroughs with them, as Stewart

Flinders reports. Notice anything different about

Bolton? The town hall clock is still ticking but, according to the town's

new UKIP councillors, Bolton is according to the town's new UKIP

councillors, Bolton is changing. The whole reason for UKIP is to

change our relationship with Europe. What has that to do with Bolton

Council? It is important for us to talk about local issues have you

been campaigning on European issues? Now we have been `` no, we have been

campaigning on local issues. What are your policies specifically? It

is all about level playing fields. We chip in 5.2 9p per year in

council tax in the word and we get little back spent in the ward ``

?5.2 million. What are you going to be asking for? An equal share out of

money across the North. UKIP finished second in 13 other words.

What is it about them that has proved so attractive to waters and

Bolton? Immigration is imported, controlling our borders. These are

the things that you are concerned about? The same old thing, the same

old rhetoric. Teasing that is why people voted for them? Be fed up

with the main parties, aren't they? UKIP bar on the march, blood Dems

are in retreat. `` UKIP are on the march. Even the party's

Parliamentary candidate lost his council seat. It is premature to say

that liberalism is dead. It is not dead in Rochdale, I will be back

next year. We will come out with a strategy to win some seats back. How

far can UKIP go? How far down candle Lib Dems call `` can the Lib Dems

go? In Liverpool the Green Party made several games. That pushes them

up to four. They are now the main opposition party to labour in

Liverpool. The British National Party narrowly held onto its only

seat in the country and that is with only six votes. Let us have a chat

now to a professor from Liverpool University. Can you begin by giving

us your analysis of Labour's performance? The North West map was

already read but it has gone deeper shade of red. Labour really needed

to take this council out of Conservative control. This was the

Battle of the suburbs. In West Lancashire red was an overall

control but Labour ought to have taken it. Labour has one big, but

mainly in the cities and mainly at the expense of the Liberal

Democrats. I was in Manchester today, the Liberal Democrats look

shattered and had been wiped out of Manchester. How bad is it for them?

We kept asking how low can the Liberal Democrats go, and the answer

is rock bottom. They are an endangered species in the cities.

The only thing that they can cling to amid the wreckage is the fact

that they did better in Sefton and Stockport, already do have some

parliamentary seats. What about UKIP? This is a tasty starter for

them. The fact that they got representation in Bolton and all the

much they did not expect is a real roost for UKIP. They are presence,

`` real boost. Thank you very much indeed for seeing the election

through to the end with us. Jamie elections there were two ballot

papers. For those of you who used them there are still more to come,

the European elections will be counted

The family of a convicted terrorist have been told their

The authorities wanted to seize Munir Farooqi's house in Manchester

because that was where he conducted his activities.

It was the first time anti`terror laws had been used in this way.

But a judge today ruled taking the house would punish

Our Chief Reporter Dave Guest has the story.

The courts within Manchester and the a convicted terrorist, currently

The courts within Manchester and the UK have proven that it is not a

terrorist family, because at `` because if it was then the house

would have been seized. Think it was the crippling to do, to use

legislation to make this application, which was heard by the

judge `` it was the correct thing to do.

Munir Farooqi won't be considered for parole until at least 2020.

Dave Guest, BBC Northwest Tonight, Manchester.

Next tonight, the face of a four`year`old girl from Preston will

be on many cinema screens from today as part of an appeal to raise money

Megan Fish was born with a congental heart defect and needs a

number of operations, but was chosen to front a fundraising campaign

Megan was born a remarkable girl, her heart was not working quite

right. A star on firm and just as likely to light up any room if you

meet her. `` start one film. She was born with a complex heart condition.

I have a purely hard. And you have to come here to the hospital? With

her family she attends weekly play sessions at Liverpool's Alder Hey

Hospital. It is like walking back into a family. She knows exactly

where she is going, she knows all the staff, so she feels at home and

she feels as if she has what some security about what is going to

happen to her. Hospital's newest ambassadors taking part in a charity

appeal to fund research and equipment at the new Alder Hill

Hospital which opens next year. We have had fantastic support from the

community and corporate. We still have a long way to go. We have

raised about 2 million in pledges and income since October. Today, the

youngster, who has already had two operations, were told that doctors

will operate again next week. Megan is showing us that she is ready for

this next operation, so hopefully she will feel that she will be able

to do a little bit more. Before then her immediate concern is to catch

yourself on television tonight. Back to the studio.

And, Richard, the bank`holiday weekend could see Fleetwood Town

Yes, in the League Two playoff final on Monday.

I've been at the club a couple of times this week and there's a

And if Fleetwood beat Burton Albion at Wembley it'll be half`a`dozen

A remarkable story that now just needs a happy ending.

In many ways their rises one of the most couple stories on foot pole. It

is just everything, unbelievable. It has been difficult at times, but to

get a success story, it is buzzing. My mum actually asked if we could

get tickets. I thought she was making it up. She is in the singing

section. Cashiers noisy! Enjoy. Average crowds of a few hundred a

decade ago have swelled to more than decade ago have swelled to more than

200 now and five times that are expected to make the journey to

Wembley `` 2000. Fleetwood A is a place on its own, it is very unique.

Sometimes I think we have this tribal feeling amongst ourselves

that we are proud of this town and where we have come from and we want

the team to do well and support the team at Wembley.

The team is on the brink of English football's third tier. I think

everyone will remember it for the rest of their lives. You only enjoy

it if you win. You only enjoy it if you win, go they are focused. That

is what we are going to try and do. A victory that would cap an

extraordinary rise for a small club with increasingly big ambitions.

There'll be all the build`up and full match commentary,

On to Super League, and Wigan Warriors are up to second

in the table after a convincing 25` 4 victory

The Warriors scored four tries, two of them by Joe Burgess.

His second saw him run 70 metres to put the game beyond Salford.

The Red Devils have now not won in seven matches.

Tonight St Helens will be looking to bounce back

from last weekend's Magic Weekend defeat against Warrington Wolves.

Saints take on Huddersfield Giants at Langtree Park.

Nathan Brown's men could go back to the top of the table with a win.

The Wolves are at Wakefield on Sunday with Widnes at Castleford.

Two of the North West's female boxers have been talking about

their hopes of winning gold at the European Championships next month.

Preston's Lisa Whiteside and Natasha Jonas from Liverpool are both part

of the GB squad competing in Romania at the end of this month.

Natasha, in the blue, is determined to shine ahead of selection for

And, like her, Lisa is focused on winning gold.

I do not want anything less. It is a tough tournament, the Europeans. We

do have the Commonwealth Games and the World Championships, but the top

girls are usually in the European countries. We're always trying come

back with a medal,. After Fleetwood Town, I cannot wait. Let us hope

that they can do it. Good luck to them.

A baby camel is being hand`reared at Blackpool Zoo after her mother

The Bactrian calf, who is just three weeks old,

She's being fed bottles of milk five times a day

She has not been aimed yet, but the scarf appears to be part of the

family at Blackpool zoo. When her mother rejected her it seemed that

she would not survive. The mother kept kicking the calf away. Then we

decided to give her an artificial milk replacer. The little one is now

housed with a surrogate mother. This are good mother's brawl is vital.

to behave like a camel. But for now to behave like a camel. But for now

she is safe with her keepers. Like all newborn babies she has to

be weighed. The real test as to how she is doing. 31. And all is fine.

When she gets older we will start introducing some solid food

gradually. The rest is history, as they say. She is the third camel to

be born at the zoo. It is in danger of species, less than 1000 remain

the wild. They are all doing well the wild. They are all doing well

and it is hoped that eventually this and it is hoped that eventually this

little one's mother will start taking an interest.

It is a mixed forecast. Things do get better in our weekend forecast

day by day. Hank holiday Monday is still looking like the best day of

Walter waltz on chain. It gets worse Walter waltz on chain. It gets worse

before it gets better. We can still see many lines coming towards us. If

you are going out this evening the rain will still be around for

another couple of hours. By midnight, apart from on the Isle of

Man, the pick should become drier. `` picture. A couple of breaks in

the cloud cover every now and again but it is predominantly cloudy and

the temperatures are 11 or 12 Celsius. However, you do not keep

that picked for a morning. Relatively bright for the first

couple of hours of daylight. But the Met Office have issued a yellow

warning, that is far of the most southern parts of the region. The

rain that turns up could be really very heavy indeed. This is your

cloud cover every now and again. But cloud cover every now and again. But

11, it will be very heavy at times. 11, it will be very heavy at times.

Showers will follow behind it. There could be some thunder, potential

downpours. The warnings are for the most southern parts of the region,

but just about anywhere could see some showers from time to time. That

is a poor picture. This line of whether tries to pull away and we

might catch some dry weather here and there. On Sunday there are still

some showers. Not as lively or as heavy. It does quieten down. We

cannot promise you Walter waltz unchained but some good weather. Top

temperature of 18 Celsius. You know that you know that you're

getting old when policeman and doctors start to look like they

should still be at school. We did not mention the victory of the

18`year`old who has been elected as a councillor. Well done to him.

Have a lovely bank holiday.