:00:09. > :00:11.Welcome to North West Tonight with Annabel Tiffin.
:00:12. > :00:14.The region's imams step up the campaign to dissuade Muslim
:00:15. > :00:17.The man leading the police campaign warns young
:00:18. > :00:23.Hundreds march on Downing Street to demand recognition for a Wirral
:00:24. > :00:39.the wait for cycling fans is nearly over. Streets have taken up a bit of
:00:40. > :00:42.a French flavour as they begin to welcome the biggest cycling event in
:00:43. > :00:51.the world. And we are in Liverpool for
:00:52. > :00:58.something very special in tribute to the 96.
:00:59. > :01:03.The campaign to dissuade thd region's young Muslims from going to
:01:04. > :01:11.fight in Syria and Iraq stepped up a notch today. Local imams usdd Friday
:01:12. > :01:14.prayers to read an open letter urging them not to go.
:01:15. > :01:17.They fear some may have been brainwashed by radicals and are
:01:18. > :01:20.their duty. The security services believe up to 500 Britons m`y have
:01:21. > :01:23.gone to Syria. Earlier this year, a young man from Manchester w`s killed
:01:24. > :01:26.there and another was reported missing. Our Chief Reporter, Dave
:01:27. > :02:16.Is it because generally the majority in the North West to not believe in
:02:17. > :02:22.it? 100% people have signed it. The only thing is the mechanism. The
:02:23. > :02:27.problem is the bureaucracy `nd the way that the system runs. R`ther
:02:28. > :02:30.than the lack of will. It is estimated up to 500 Britons could
:02:31. > :02:36.have made their way to Syri` to fate. Earlier this year one man lost
:02:37. > :02:43.his life after travelling from Manchester to fight there. One of
:02:44. > :02:47.his friends has not been he`rd of since he went out last autuln.
:02:48. > :02:53.Today's letter was a direct appeal to young British Muslims not to
:02:54. > :02:57.follow in their footsteps. This leaflet explains people how they can
:02:58. > :02:59.support their Muslim brothers and sisters in Syria without getting
:03:00. > :03:05.involved in violence and indeed going over there. A lot of xoung
:03:06. > :03:09.people had been duped into this idea that they have an obligation to go
:03:10. > :03:16.and fight. I think that thex are just misled, these people. @ny who
:03:17. > :03:20.do return to the UK are likdly to be intercepted by the police under a
:03:21. > :03:27.rival as they would be conshdered a possible security threat ye`r. The
:03:28. > :03:31.Chief Constable of Greater Manchester has warned that ht is not
:03:32. > :03:34.just young men who are being encouraged to go to Syria and Iraq,
:03:35. > :03:38.he says that young women ard being urged to travel to conflict areas to
:03:39. > :03:50.offer themselves as so`calldd jihad grades. `` brides.
:03:51. > :03:53.We think the Muslim community in general has given a very cldar
:03:54. > :04:01.message. And a very strong teaching about the Qur?an is really
:04:02. > :04:03.seriously concerned about the impact on young people.
:04:04. > :04:08.country where there is a very large Muslim community, are you
:04:09. > :04:10.disappointed that more commtnity leaders haven?t come forward?
:04:11. > :04:12.There?s more than 100 imams nationally who have come out and
:04:13. > :04:15.given this message. I don?t think it?s just about numbers. Thd key
:04:16. > :04:19.You?re concerned, too, about young women
:04:20. > :04:23.being encouraged to go out to places like Syria. Yes, part of thd
:04:24. > :04:31.narrative on the internet and social media is also directed towards
:04:32. > :04:34.females with the perverted hdea of them going out there and becoming
:04:35. > :04:46.the killers, one of the soldiers, one of the jihadists out thdre. It?s
:04:47. > :04:49.clearly an incredibly dangerous thing to do and it is that lessage
:04:50. > :04:52.that you may think you?re a British Muslim, but going into such a
:04:53. > :04:55.chaotic, violent scenario as we ve got now in Syria and Iraq, xou
:04:56. > :05:00.yourself will be at great pdrsonal risk. You may end up being
:05:01. > :05:01.kidnapped, or whatever, and it?s incredibly dangerous.
:05:02. > :05:05.evidence that young women from this country have answered this call
:05:06. > :05:10.Yes, we believe there is, there are cases that we?re looking at. Any
:05:11. > :05:14.idea of numbers? No, it?s vdry hard to estimate numbers, and thhs is
:05:15. > :05:16.about intelligence, it?s about information, it?s about young people
:05:17. > :05:19.who?ve disappeared. We are `ware of a number of famines who are very
:05:20. > :05:21.concerned about their young people who?s gone missing, who?ve travelled
:05:22. > :05:24.to Turkey or whatever. And clearly we?re working very hard with the
:05:25. > :05:40.security sources and other people to try to establish where they are
:05:41. > :05:43.Hundreds of paratroopers have marched on Downing Street to demand
:05:44. > :05:46.a soldier from Merseyside bd given a medal for gallantry 32 years after
:05:47. > :05:51.his death. Corporal Stewart McLaughlin from Wallasey didd in a
:05:52. > :05:53.Defence say the rules mean they can't give retrospective aw`rds
:05:54. > :06:05.Here's our Merseyside Reporter, Andy Gill.
:06:06. > :06:12.His family say that service personnel travelled from already
:06:13. > :06:19.country. He was killed in Jtne, 1982. He had become a father that
:06:20. > :06:25.February. It was one of the conflict's most fiercely fotght
:06:26. > :06:30.battles. Corporal MacLachlan held several challenges before bding
:06:31. > :06:39.killed. But his bravery was never officially recognised. If you cannot
:06:40. > :06:47.honour the remarkably brave, he was an exception to the rule, then why
:06:48. > :06:54.are we sending our people to war? His commander says that he wrote a
:06:55. > :06:57.citation for him, but that was lost. It was also claimed that his unit
:06:58. > :07:07.mutilated the bodies of Argdntinian soldiers but investigators found no
:07:08. > :07:13.proof. Last summer, after discussions with his family, plaque
:07:14. > :07:16.was erected in Corporal McLaughlin's honour. But his family
:07:17. > :07:20.say that this is not enough and that they want official recognithon of
:07:21. > :07:31.his bravery from the military. The Ministry of defence says th`t..
:07:32. > :07:39.Do not let protocol or worrhes about President stop you from doing the
:07:40. > :07:51.right thing. An online petition calling for a medal has nearly 000
:07:52. > :07:55.signatures. And musician has admitted indecently assaulthng a
:07:56. > :08:07.pupil at Cheatham School of music. Nicholas Smith carried out the
:08:08. > :08:14.assaults at the school in the 1 80s. A community group has failed in its
:08:15. > :08:18.bid to purchase a Cumbrian Lountain. They were raising money to buy it
:08:19. > :08:22.after it was picked up for sale in order to pay a tax bill. An offer
:08:23. > :08:34.for more than the gate pricd has been accepted from an as yet unnamed
:08:35. > :08:37.bidder. The boxer Amir Khan has been arrested in connection with an
:08:38. > :08:42.alleged assault. Two men were allegedly attacked in Bolton. Their
:08:43. > :08:46.injuries were not thought to be serious. Amir Khan was questioned by
:08:47. > :08:57.police today and has now bedn released on bail. Tributes have been
:08:58. > :09:08.paid to Lisa Jones after an explosion was used to `` of
:09:09. > :09:11.flammable material culture. Students at North West univdrsities
:09:12. > :09:22.have warned that benefit ch`nges may deter others from higher edtcation.
:09:23. > :09:25.The government is proposing to reform the Disabled Students
:09:26. > :09:29.Allowance. We will hear from the Universities
:09:30. > :09:30.Minister. He will be telling us why he thinks the changes are ndcessary
:09:31. > :09:57.on this weekend's Sunday politics. Liverpool screen writer
:09:58. > :09:59.Jimmy McGovern has made his name with hard`hitting dramas.
:10:00. > :10:02.And the latest will be shown this weekend.
:10:03. > :10:05.It's called Common and it's been inspired by a 300`year`old law.
:10:06. > :10:07.Perhaps not the most obvious source of creative inspiration, but Jimmy
:10:08. > :10:10.believes the Law of Common Enterprise leads to injustices.
:10:11. > :10:13.He came in to tell us more `bout it with the lawyer Simon Natas.
:10:14. > :10:16.And we began by asking Simon to explain exactly what the law says.
:10:17. > :10:20.It allows a number of peopld to be jointly charged with murder, for
:10:21. > :10:22.example. They make all play different roles. The prosecttion
:10:23. > :10:27.might suggest that they plax different roles, but ultimately they
:10:28. > :10:34.are all guilty of the same offence. How often does that come into play?
:10:35. > :10:39.It is very common, particul`rly in homicide cases. Jenny, can xou
:10:40. > :10:48.illustrate the drama that you have created? One young man waits
:10:49. > :10:55.outside, there is a fate in the pizza parlour, an innocent bystander
:10:56. > :10:59.is stabbed to death and all four boys are charged with murder, even
:11:00. > :11:04.the boy who did nothing. Yot don't have to prove you wrote doing
:11:05. > :11:11.anything. If you were there, you will get done for murder. Is there a
:11:12. > :11:15.danger, however, that if thhs law is changed then gangs can see, I was
:11:16. > :11:19.just on the periphery of it and the person who struck the full goes down
:11:20. > :11:23.and the rest of them do not. Is a question of what people are
:11:24. > :11:28.prosecuted for and what thex are sentenced for. You're not s`ying
:11:29. > :11:36.that they should be prosecuted, just not sentence for murder? Thdre is no
:11:37. > :11:40.injustice of somebody has a public order offence, but the jump from
:11:41. > :11:44.that to murder is an enormots one. It is a question of making sure that
:11:45. > :11:54.the punishment fits the crile and that has got out of kilter. Get your
:11:55. > :11:59.hands off my door! The factors, there is a political imperative
:12:00. > :12:03.here. Any reform of that makes it look like the politicians are
:12:04. > :12:07.getting soft. Now wants to be soft on murder, but you should bd soft on
:12:08. > :12:13.injustice either. The victil, if they have been murdered, has no
:12:14. > :12:17.second chance. We maintain that read the entire film, there is no greater
:12:18. > :12:26.injustice than having your life taken away from you. Murder is the
:12:27. > :12:30.greatest injustice. However, a great injustice should not allow other
:12:31. > :12:33.injustices to be committed `s well. I'm sure it will get people talking.
:12:34. > :12:36.Thank you. Interesting, isn't it? Lovely man,
:12:37. > :12:40.wasn't he? Both lovely. We bring you the ups ` and lore
:12:41. > :12:49.ups ` of this weekend's racd. And we take a tour
:12:50. > :13:13.around the colourful world It does finally because if
:13:14. > :13:24.Liverpool's Luis Suarez may be on his way.
:13:25. > :13:27.It does look like the endgale. Very good sources both year`round in
:13:28. > :13:37.Spain reporting that Luis Starez is on his way. It is not offichal but
:13:38. > :13:40.there is strong over the in the region of ?60 million plus the
:13:41. > :13:48.transfer of a striker to Liverpool. For local cycling enthusiasts
:13:49. > :14:05.it's the chance of a lifetile. Denby Sinclair and Ben Naylor
:14:06. > :14:20.race with a club in Glossop. We will see all of the raiddrs that
:14:21. > :14:29.we become too. It will be ftn. Good to get a bit of an awareness of
:14:30. > :14:32.cycling as well. Spectators will be waiting for Chris Froome, M`rk
:14:33. > :14:36.Cavendish gender rest. They will be coming right up to this sumlit,
:14:37. > :14:43.which is more than 500 metrds above sea level. It will be wrong and it
:14:44. > :14:52.will certainly be grilling. `` long. 40,000 spectators are expected
:14:53. > :14:59.to line as part of the routd and the world's press will be here `s well.
:15:00. > :15:06.It is the same passion and love around cycling, but I did not expect
:15:07. > :15:12.that much passion here. Such a large event. Only the World Cup and the
:15:13. > :15:20.Olympic games are bigger in the sports hierarchy. Lots of these
:15:21. > :15:24.places are dictate. Yes, people have come from many different cotntries,
:15:25. > :15:31.Alaska, Germany, Holland, and Australia. For those who know the
:15:32. > :15:39.cereal like the back of thehr hand, seeing Mark Cavendish and all the
:15:40. > :15:45.stars will be unforgettable. To see them cycling on the road th`t I do
:15:46. > :15:50.everyday, it will be really good. It should be fantastic.
:15:51. > :15:52.The Wimbledon journey is ovdr for North West mixed doubles pair
:15:53. > :15:55.Naomi Broady and Neal Skupski after they went out in
:15:56. > :15:57.Naomi from Stockport and her partner,
:15:58. > :16:00.who?s from Liverpool, went down in straight sets to the number 16 seeds
:16:01. > :16:04.There is some consolation ` they earned ?57,000 each,
:16:05. > :16:21.which Naomi says is equal to what she's earned in the last ten years.
:16:22. > :16:27.Andrew Flintoff will return to cricket tonight. Heavy rain has
:16:28. > :16:32.delayed the start of play and could cause a complete wash`out. Stay
:16:33. > :16:39.tuned to BBC local radio st`tion for news about any play. Back to the
:16:40. > :16:42.Tour de France. Some Isle of Man residents giving beer by Mark
:16:43. > :17:02.Cavendish the needle. These ladies have been busy netting little yellow
:17:03. > :17:05.jerseys for the finish line. Wonderful. I noticed that you did
:17:06. > :17:34.not get on your bike for th`t report earlier.
:17:35. > :17:35.Our reporter is that the city's Anglican Cathedral to tell ts about
:17:36. > :18:04.the Liverpool Biennial. whistler, next to, as you s`y,
:18:05. > :18:10.Michael Nyman composition. Let us get the daft bit out of the way
:18:11. > :18:13.Every other year we get to a moment in the programme where we
:18:14. > :18:28.tell you that Liverpool's Bhennial has arrived yet again.
:18:29. > :20:17.I said this sounds plausibld, so here I am. His work is
:20:18. > :20:21.Nyman. I do not have an I whll not have the rest of my life with the
:20:22. > :20:28.Steve McClaren moment. This is a very personal commission for you.
:20:29. > :20:34.Yes, this piece goes back to 19 8 five `` 1985, to the terrible
:20:35. > :20:46.disaster. They were commisshoned to do a piece on He's all. I w`s
:20:47. > :20:53.commissioned to do a statemdnt piece 40 modern. Whilst I was writing the
:20:54. > :20:55.piece Hazel happened. Then four years later, when I was rewriting
:20:56. > :21:05.one of the movements, Hillsborough happened. This piece is involved for
:21:06. > :21:14.me with Liverpool football. You had to do this, didn't you? Yes, it had
:21:15. > :21:26.to be done. Tell us about the movements. The first movement is a
:21:27. > :21:33.beautiful setting of the 96 names. The Royal Liverpool Philharlonic. I
:21:34. > :21:37.am missing the best bets. S`lly is a director. We are running out of
:21:38. > :21:41.time. It is a sell`out year, but people can hear this again hn the
:21:42. > :21:50.future. What do they need to do Lomax we will be broadcasting it in
:21:51. > :21:53.the Cathedral. We have run out of time. It is not going to rahn
:21:54. > :22:01.throughout the world this stmmer, so do not let this put you off.
:22:02. > :22:07.You are very brave first Dane with your guess is through that rain
:22:08. > :22:18.Time for the weather. Artwork inspired by curtains,
:22:19. > :22:25.address inspired by curtains. I am glad that I was kept in studio,
:22:26. > :22:29.because I can show you on the radar of what has been happening `cross
:22:30. > :22:33.the regions. Heavy rain swedping in from across the Irish Sea. Ht is not
:22:34. > :22:37.just been in Liverpool, it has been across Lancashire and Cumbrha has
:22:38. > :22:42.seen plenty of rain. The good news for the weekend is this, hopefully
:22:43. > :22:46.we will not see a lot of rahn, there will be a fair amount of sunshine,
:22:47. > :22:51.but also expect some isolatdd thundery showers. Some were rain to
:22:52. > :22:56.come tonight. We start off with some light, patchy rain, but if xou keep
:22:57. > :23:00.your eye on the picture you can see some rain flashes. Heavy rahn during
:23:01. > :23:05.the night, the winds will bdgin to ease. There will be a lot of cloud
:23:06. > :23:11.around, another mild, muggy night. Temperature still in double figures,
:23:12. > :23:15.possibly walls of 10 Celsius. A drab, damp start to your dax. We
:23:16. > :23:19.will hang onto clouds initi`lly but we hang onto the afternoon `nd it is
:23:20. > :23:23.an improving picture. It coles try and it should become brightdr. Some
:23:24. > :23:27.good spells of sunshine expdcted but also the chance of one two heavy
:23:28. > :23:32.showers and the winds becomd lighter. If you catch this tnchained
:23:33. > :23:38.then it should feel warm, underneath 17 or 18 Celsius. A rush of showers
:23:39. > :23:41.on Saturday, but in between some good spells of sunshine `` ` rash of
:23:42. > :23:45.showers. You will have to be very cldver to
:23:46. > :23:53.catch that unchained then. It will be warm in the sunshine
:23:54. > :23:56.Thank you for being with us later than normal. Hopefully back to
:23:57. > :23:58.normal next week. Goodbye.