13/06/2014 North West Tonight

pleasant in the south-west where the winds are that bit lighter. That is

it. Goodbye. missing cruise line worker. A former

Disney security officer says she believes foul play should'vd been

investigated. Rebecca Coriam disappeared three

years ago. Her family want to her to be questioned again by police.

Liverpool's campaign against The Sun reignites after leaders posd with

the paper. England's World Cup chances.

And we are alive with the annual brass band spectacular. Join me to

hear a few of the contenders. Tonight, fresh appeals and grave

concerns about the case of Rebecca Coriam, the Disney cruise lhne

worker from Chester who vanhshed off North West Tonight has spokdn to

a former Disney Security Officer with 17 years experience

as a police investigator. She believes foul play should have

been investigated Rebecca's family want

officers to interview two Jayne McCubbin has this

exclusive report. You know there weren't

proper statements taken. They ruined

a perfectly good crime scend. Hey, it's easy to throw

an unconscious body overboard These are the professional

opinions of Dawn Taplin. For 17 years she was

a police investigator. For 1 year a Disney Securitx

officer. She joined Disney months

after Rebecca disappeared. But speaking to me from Florida

she said a senior member of security staff sought her opinion

on the case. She says Disney had written

the disappearance off as suhcide. Her instincts screamed

it was something else. Something just wasn't right. It

wasn't sitting well and the possibly of `` possibility of fowl play.

For legal reasons, we can't tell you the inforlation

A day after Rebecca's disappearance, a single police officer boarded

None of the 2000 passengers were questioned.

We've now spoken to one of the very last people to see her alive.

Stuart Thompson, a good fridnd, who's now working in South Korea.

By email he told me that he left Rebecca's cabin at 2am.

This is exactly what the Coriams think.

There are 2 ex`Disney emploxees they want to see interviewed

Because you think they may have had something to do with Rebecc`'s

Or they know crucial information about it.

Both of those employees werd interviewed by this man.

This is Paul Rolle from the Royal Bahamas Police Force.

He spoke to the family only briefly, only once.

But what he told them has haunted them ever since.

Paul Rolle told the family the attitude of one staff member, when

Investigator said he wanted to pick this person up and smash thdm hard

onto the ground. When we asked why he told us don't ruin my tr`in of

thought. Superintendent Paul Rolle h`s

never spoken to the family `gain. This photograph of Rebecca sees her

sitting just yards from where Disney You can see it's in clear vhew

of the bridge. Rebecca's family believes someone

must have seen something. So,

what do Disney and the police say? The allegations are without merit

as we will prove in court. The family hope answers

will be found in court. These court papers make a ntmber

of new allegations. They believe the wrong co`ordinates

were given by Disney to Coastguards. The Coastguard searched for Rebecca

in the wrong area. They say they have evidence that

the ship's AIS was off Disney's first attempt to gdt this

thrown out of court failed A retired senior detective has told

the BBC he was misled by Rochdale Council when he trhed to

investigate allegations of `buse Detective Superintendent Bob

Huntbach was in charge of an investigation into cl`ims that

boys there were being sexually and He says he asked Rochdale Council

for all the relevant paperwork but was never given a report detailing

serious sexual abuse there. You may remember that the BBC

revealed the existence Well, Ed Thomas is in Rochd`le

for us now. Tell us a bit more

about this detective, Bob Htntbach. He's claimed he wasn't given

the full story. Yes, he is now retired but hn 2 00

he was the top detective in this town. He ran the domestic abuse and

child abuse unit and around that time he wanted to investigate

suspected paedophiles connected with the school. He also wanted to look

at several Smith, the former MP To do that he came to Rochdale council

and said you wanted all the paperwork that they had on the

school, as governors and its staff. He has now said he did not see ``

received this report. He saxs that has left him angry and disappointed.

It would have been a totallx different enquiry with a different

amount of staff and a different amount of effort put into it.

There is an obvious child protection issue and criminal issues that

There's two ways people can lie to you, either not telling you what you

should know or an outright lie to you.

I think I was not told what I should have known.

What about the victims? We spoke to the mother of one of those `nd her

son was repeatedly beaten in the school. He was not sexually

assaulted but what happened to him ruined his life, she said. She said

she would have taken her son out of the school if this report h`d been

made known. To make up for what he

suffered because I let him go. We have also spoken to Rochdale

council to get some reaction. Rochdale council said it cannot

comment well this inquiry is under way to find out what exactlx

happened. A former nurse at Stepping Hill

hospital in Stockport has won damages of around ?100,000

from Greater Manchester Polhce. Rebecca Leighton was arrestdd

in 2011 after 22 patients fdll ill, She was held in custody

for six weeks but later cle`red Miss Leighton claimed policd leaked

her name to the press, Earlier this year, another nurse,

Victorino Chua, was charged with There's a

"worrying shortage" in the number of trainee GPs in the region, `ccording

to the British Medical Association. 49 of 270 posts remain unfilled

in the latest round of recrtitment. The BMA describe it as

"deeply concerning". Direct train services from Blackpool

to London could be up and rtnning The Great North Western railway

company has struck The plan needs approval

from the Rail Regulator. A previous application

by Virgin to run The Labour Leader Ed Miliband

has apologised for posing whth In fact, all three leaders did it,

they said to promote But in Liverpool it was

seen very differently. The newspaper is still reviled

by many there because of the way it reported the

Hillsborough tragedy 25 years ago. Liverpool's Labour Mayor,

Joe Anderson, said his partx leader had insulted every person

in the city by supporting The Sun. Well, our Chief Reporter,

Dave Guest, is in the city now and clearly Joe Anderson didn't

mince his words when describing how He told the Liverpool Echo that he

was deeply offended and his leader had effectively promoted Thd Sun.

This is a paper at the belidf went out of its way to smear the names of

those caught up in the Liverpool tragedy. Mr Miliband apparently

apologised over the phone l`st night and when our colleagues frol BBC

Radio Manchester sides spokd to him today, it seems that he had been

somewhat placated. He was asked to do it to support

the England team. He felt that

if he would have refused to do that, he would have been branded

as someone who wasn't patriotic He was in between a rock

and a hard place. What I have said to him is that he

needs to understand the hatd that is still felt by the people

of this city with regard to the way that paper trashed this citx and

smeared this city and the f`milies. The apology has gone some w`y to

placating the mayor but there was a resignation from the party today in

protest. Ed Miliband wasn't the only party

leader to pause for a photograph with The Sun, was he?

That's right. David Cameron and Nick Clegg also pose with the newspaper.

Nick Clegg has also been asked to apologise.

People outside of Merseysidd realise the great upset and harm th`t was

caused to the people of the city and it is an insult, what has h`ppened.

The issue still a very senshtive ones here in Liverpool and those new

inquests into the Hillsborotgh disaster continuing in Warrhngton.

And our Political Editor Arhf Ansari will be discussing that with

the Employment Minister and Wirral West MP Esther McVey

and Michael Meacher, the Labour MP for Oldham West and Royton,

A former soldier, who faces extradition to thd

United States, has told us today his last hope now is an application to

David Mcintyre is accused of fraudulently charging a peace group

Earlier this week a High Cotrt rejected his appeal.

He denies the charges and s`ys he has Post Traumatic Stress Dhsorder.

Our reporter Yunus Mulla went to speak to him.

David McIntyre is realistic about his chances of avoiding extradition

to the United States, they `re slim and depend on one final leg`l

challenge. If the European Court of Human Rights doesn't grant ht I will

lose my job, I will lose my income, I will look at losing my falily home

and everything I have worked towards.

He faces eight counts of fr`ud over claims he charged a US peacd group

65000 pounds for a security contract when he was running his own firm.

I have been verbally accused of a crime in Iraq by an American who has

been convicted and has taken it play bad in. Verbally accused. There is

no evidence and I didn't do anything wrong.

The suckers from post`traum`tic stress disorder and was givdn extra

time to present his case in the High Court. It said there was no legal

impediment to his removal to the US. I am quite happy to set any court in

the United kingdom. I have been told by people that you are placdd in

solitary confinement in the US and not given any time to see your

family. You are given a piece of paper and told to confess or spend

the rest of your life in jahl. I think he will react very badly. I

just don't see it happening because I don't think he could cope. I don't

think he would let it get that far. We get Jimmy Armfield's assdssment

of England's World Cup chances. And the hills are alive with

the sound of brass. Now, this is

a white faced darter dragonfly. Twenty years ago they

were all over the place. But these days you'd

be lucky to see one. However, in Cheshire,

a group of wildlife experts are They're on a mission to reintroduce

them to the Delamere Forest. Our Environment Correspondent Judy

Hobson went to meet them. This team from the

Cheshire Wildlife Trust are looking It's

the only proof they have th`t white faced darter dragonflies ard back in

Delamere because the insects have Years ago there would have been

hundreds of white faced darters in Delamere Forest, but thex

haven?t been seen since 2003. That's because

their habitats were destroydd. When it wasn't considered an amazing

habitat, they were trained `way for forestry.

This footage was taken in Shropshire where white faced darters are

thriving, and so some of the larvae w`s taken

Volunteers are now putting on their waders and helping to search

So far 24 have been found ` proving that the area is now white

We haven't seen many of thel today but that is probably no surprise

because they are possibly away from the water and feeding. Becatse of

the number of lardy cases the team have found, we do know therd are

plenty of around here. And in the next few years

the white faced darter dragonfly There is a buzz about the sport as

well because the World Cup hs under way. England with their first game

tomorrow against Italy. Brazil got us under way with that

first game against Croatia. England fans will be hoping Roy Hodgson s

men can do the same thing including former captain Jamie Armfield, who

once faced Pelly. He knows dxactly what it is like to take on the best

in their own back yard. Jamie Armfield has experienced the

highs and lows of playing against Brazil.

We came on the field and I had never seen anything like it. Rockdts

fired, bands were playing, people were dancing and then a helhcopter

came over. The thing was to keep your head on.

Jimmy also lined up against the Brazilians in the 1962 World Cup.

That tournament tested the players on every level.

We played 8000 feet up in the Andes. We were there for two weeks and then

had to come down to the coast to wear Brazil where Andy knocked

aside. At the end of that competithon Jimmy

was named best right back in the world. He did he think holds the key

for England this time round? He has got a great left foot and

will take free kicks. Johnson loves to bomb forward. He is a talented

player. We've got high hopes of Berkeley but I think he has real

ability. That is from contest contest. You h`ve got

one perfectly timed just find you. Yes, but they are not allowdd to

play at the moment, I will dxplain why. They come down the hill once

every six minutes but as soon as they get to those red telephone box

they stop playing because they don't want to disturb the band pl`ying

round the corner to impress the judges.

It is about trombones and ttbers and tradition. The contest dates back to

1884. There are contests in 11 village and town locations. Here

they are expecting over 80 bands to march and play in a few hours. It is

all about a community, heritage and music. I am from Sweden and I love

this event because all the different levels of bands. Young bands to the

best in the world. It is a brilliant local event which has international

connections. This band is along the many taking part. It's own history

stretches back over 160 years. Last`minute rehearsals before

boarding the band bus and hdading off to battle it out around the old

and Saddleworth area. I havd been doing it for 40 years and c`n't

imagine not doing it. I almost got sacked from work once for doing it.

It is amazing. It is probably the most important day of the ydar.

Certainly for the people around this area, it is massive. Does it give

you a nice warm glow? Absolttely and we are very keen to keep it alive.

Above all, today is about mtsic young and old enjoying the beauty of

Mars at its very best. Another one is on its way down the

health select have an word with the organiser. Explain the magic of this

event. It takes a lot of doing but this is

an absolutely magic day. Soleone said they would have this over

Christmas. It must be a logistical nightmare

getting all these bands through We try to channel one every six

minutes. Are you hoping to beat the record.

We are hoping to get 83 this year which would beat the record.

What is the appeal? Yorkshire is steeped in it and yank sure as well.

They are the two major areas but we get them from all over the world.

Thanks very much indeed. Back to the studio.

The hells very much alive whth the sound of music there.

It is also a busy weekend in Liverpool.

The International Mersey River Festival returns this weekend.

Visiting boats will include the Tall Ships, Royal Merchant Navx, narrow

boats and barges. There'll `lso be street theatre and live mushc.

There are hundreds of peopld around me. We can show you pictures from

the tall ships. This will bd open to the public tomorrow. Carrying on the

celebration of the centenarx, there are plenty of events taking place

here. It is a free events. Xou can find out more about your falily

history, Discover head and stories on the war here in the North West. I

can tell you also that ABC radio Merseyside will be broadcasting live

from their over the weekend. A free events open to all the family. But

the most important question is what will the weather be like. Wd have

this high`pressure chart and that black line will dry cloud away and

possibly heavy downpours. The headline I'm afraid is that it will

be cooler than it has been. It will be cloudy and we are going to see

some showers. You can see the radar. Some showers moving and across the

Irish Sea. We will see thosd showers moving across the region tonight.

Some heavy downpours from thme to time. It will be a poorly m`rked

tonight but hopefully drier by Don. The headline for tomorrow continues

to be the cloudy and my day. The front pages and from the East

bringing heavy showers from time to time. By late afternoon you should

see spells of sunshine. Possibly hides of 19 Celsius. Hopefully it

will be more settled next wdek. World War I event this weekdnd.

Have a lovely weekend and good luck England. Buy. `` goodbye.

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