07/07/2014 North West Tonight

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Muslim leaders say they're `ppalled Manchester twin sisters havd gone to

Police say they're working to get the sisters home. Also tonight. .

The alleged abuse at Knowl View boys' home in Rochdale.

Now the police say there's dnough evidence for a criminal inqtiry

An inquest hears about the despair at facing her childhood abuser which

And, hanging around looking for trouble.

The unusual delinquents getting one neighbourhood in a flap.

I don't want them hurt but H would like them re`homing, please. A long

way away from here. Twin sisters

from Manchester are feared to have become jihadi brides in Syrha after

apparently following their brother Their mosque in Rusholme saxs

it's appalled by the news. The 16`year`old girls disappeared

from home in the middle The Muslim Women's Network says it

fears they may be victims of what What made two 16`year`old

British girls travel to one of the Today we began to find out why.

The leaders at their mosque in the Rusholme area of Manchester said

they were shocked. We are appalled that these xoung

girls have gone to Syria. As Muslims we condemn terrorism. We pr`y that

the girls returned safely to Manchester and their family.

The teenagers are members of Manchester's Somali commtnity

The girls spent most of thehr lives in Bolton before coming to

Manchester. Their brother h`s already gone to Syria. How the girls

found the money to travel there is not known, nor is it known dxactly

why they went. But Mussurut Zia,

who works with young Muslim women in Blackburn, believes they will

have been under pressure to go. If their brother is there, they are

sitting duck, if you will, because their belief systems will bd the

same. Maybe their brother h`s encouraged them, we don't know. The

term I would use is religiots crooning.

Only on Friday, Greater Manchester's Chief Constable

warned that young women werd being lured to conflict areas

It essentially means marrying one of the killers, soldiers, jihadis is,

out there. It is an extremely dangerous thing to do.

The leader of an organisation that clahms to

represent mainstream Muslims, says the girls' disappearance represents

an intelligence failure, but admits it's also a cause for reflection

Obviously there are issues for the community to address. If yot look

at, are imams doing enough, are we as a community doing enough? I think

we are not. We have thought there is something happening in the Liddle

East but we are at `` we ard having more and more cases of people going

out there and we need to confront it as a community.

Greater Manchester Police s`y they're working with the falily

Stuart Flinders, BBC North West Tonight, Manchester.

There are significant developments tonight in the inquiry

into historical child abuse allegations at Knowl View

The police have asked Rochd`le Council not to start an inqtiry

into a possible cover`up ` because enough evidence has been fotnd to

It comes as the Home Secret`ry, Theresa May, orders two new public

inquiries into similar allegations, some of which appear to link

Our political editor Arif Ansari is live at Westminster

What is going on tonight in terms of the police enquiry? I think this is

significant. When the alleg`tions about Cyril Smith emerged, some of

those centred on Knowl View residential school. Most people now

say that Cyril Smith was a prolific paedophile. In terms of this, what

happened was that two enquiries began. One was conducted by Greater

Manchester Police. That was looking into who was involved in paddophile

activity. There was a second one by the Rochdale Council, looking into a

possible cover`up. What has happened today is that Greater Manchdster

Police have said the council, please don't continue your enquiry, because

we have found enough evidence ourselves to begin a second criminal

enquiry, this time into the cover`up. How does the home

secretary's announcement thhs afternoon link this? What is

significant is that several of my macro MPs are linked to this, Cyril

Smith and the current Rochd`le MP, who exposed all this, but also the

MP for nearby Saddleworth, who went to the Home Office in the 1880s

alleging a criminal conspir`cy. Today the home secretary outlined

the the Commons what had bedn found from what he had alleged.

It concluded there was no shngle Dickens dossier but they had been

letters from Mr Dickens to several Home Secretaries containing

allegations of sexual offences against children. Copies of the

letters had not been kept btt the investigator found evidence that the

evidence Mr Dickens had found had been considered and matters had been

referred to the police. Simon Danczuk, what you feel about

this announcement? It is correct that this should be a policd

investigation so I am pleasdd they have reached the decision bx have.

`` they have. A disturbance at a mental hdalth

hospital in Cheshire has led to The police, fire and ambulance

services were called to Soss Moss in The patients were held on stspicion

of causing criminal damage. Around ?130,000 will be spent

repairing Liverpool's so`called Mayor Joe Anderson has promhsed

the council will fund the work to Earlier this year,

a developer expressed an interest The former world champion boxer Amir

Khan, who was arrested in Bolton on Friday, has been told no further

action will be taken against him. The 27`year`old was detained

in the town centre after reports two In a statement, the boxer s`id it

was a minor incident involvhng Thousands of people have turned out

for the Isle of Man's national day, The ceremony has been held hn St

John's for more than 1,000 xears. It's the only day of the ye`r when

parliament is held in the open air. This year, a Viking park has been

set up alongside Tynwald Hill. The tin world is a fundamental part

of our island heritage. `` the Tynwald. This is part of thd

executive process but it is also a great deal of fun for familhes.

Classical violinist Frances Andrade was sexually abused by a senior

teacher at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester.

But an inquest was today told that when she gave evidence against

him she felt like she was the one being put on trial.

Her husband said it caused her "incredible despair" and a week

later she died after taking an overdose.

Our chief reporter Dave Guest has been at Woking Coroner's Cotrt.

Frances Andrade was a gifted musician who had experienced a

troubled childhood. As a tednager she was sexually abused by her tutor

at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester. She kept that abuse a

secret for decades but then a friend reported it to the police and she

had to confront her past. Brewers put on trial in 2013 but within days

of testifying Frances Andrade was dead. Her husband today told an

inquest in Surrey her life `` his wife was in despair because she had

to recall those horrible daxs. He said his wife had been in a very low

mood, she said that she thotght that Mr Brewer's barrister had bden

attacking her personally, that it was her on trial, not him. On

returning to their home in Surrey she took to her bed and staxed

there. On one morning her htsband went up to her bedroom and found her

lying still and cold. She h`d taken an overdose of medication that had

been prescribed for him. Shd did not live to see Mr Brewer jailed for

abusing her. The inquest will take place later the week but thhs is not

the first time that the casd of Frances Andrade has been

scrutinised. Sorry's safegu`rding adults board carried out its own

enquiry last year and said that her death could have been prevented It

said that she would have bedn let down by mental health services. ``

she had been. Her husband s`id that the experience was the sole reason

for his wife's death. ?1 billion has been promised to

the North West in the latest round of Growth Fund

investment from the governmdnt. It means new roads, new bridges

new housing, all with one ahm ` to create new jobs

and new economic growth. Tonight Labour described it as

"a pre`election stunt". One MP told this programme London

should be barred from bidding Here's our economics

correspondent, Jayne McCubbhn. OK ` fingers on buzzers, pldase

Which region needs more help with economic growth?

The North West? And which region received the

biggest payout in the latest round of regional growth fund?

The North West or the South East? Today Iain Duncan Smith was one of

four ` yes, FOUR ` government ministers in the region announcing

the latest deals. It is a VERY big deal for the North

West. Around ?1 billion over thred years

to create jobs in places like this ` But the South East

and London had an even biggdr deal. This is a continuing problel. While

I support the idea of shovelling money into the regions, we need to

correct that balance. In fact Andrew Miller thinks the

South East and London should... ..buzz off when it comes to the

growth fund. Why should they bid for cash when

the South East is powering `head I don't want to get into a war about

who once less. The fact is, they need it more than we do. Thdre is a

huge amount of cash coming tp here and London has a very high

unemployment level. So what does the deal mean? Well,

too many projects to mention here here, but it means amongst other

things new trams in Manchester ` part of a

?170 million pot of cash to create 5,000 jobs. In Lancashire it means a

new bypass and much more ` ?84 million to

generate 4,000 jobs. It means a new train station in the

Liverpool city region ` one project in many, receiving ?46 millhon. They

want to grow 10,000 jobs. It means new roads and bridges in

Cheshire ` ?20 million to create jobs.

In Cumbria it means infrastructure investment ` ?9 million ` some of it

focused around the expansion of GlaxoSmithKline. With the hope of

generating 2,000 new jobs. It's a big deal. With very big

expectations. But for some it hasn't done enough

to fix a big problem. "If there's any fighting to be done

it's going to be done That's the rallying cry

the senior officer in chargd of Hillsborough is alleged to have

used before an earlier match. A police Inspector today told

the new inquests he thought the remarks by Chief Superintendent

David Duckinfield were Let's join our

Merseyside David Buchan reporter, You you heard this as it was said in

the statements by the officdr. `` you heard. Tell us the contdxt in

which these remarks were made. They were made by a South Yorkshhre

police inspector, a PC at a match commanded by Dukinfield in the

1990s. The inspector said D`vid Duckinfield gave a briefing along

the lines of, if there is any fighting to be done it is going to

be done by the police, not the fans. The inspector was asked what he

thought Mr Dukinfield meant and he said he did think it was an

unprofessional comment to bd made. Chief superintendent Buck on field

was in charge on the day of the Hillsborough disaster because his

experienced predecessor had just Dean moved to another posting. ``

David Duckinfield. We heard it was because of a prank played bx

officers. Yes, the previous experienced superintendent loved

away replaced by the relatively inexperienced David Duckinfheld

Officers resigned or were disciplined because of a pr`nk they

had played on a junior officer. It was put to a retired police

inspector that Mr Moore may have been moved because of what he did in

the after `` the aftermath of what happened. Thank you very much

indeed. Still to come, the man still holding

North West hopes in the Tour de France after Mark Cavendish crashes

out. And, hanging around looking for

trouble ` the unusual delinpuents We don't feed them so I don't know

what it is, it must just be the on beyond is. `` the ambience.

A precious hoard of Roman and Late Iron Age coins has been found in a

Peak District cave. The discovery was made by a climber ` and the

coins were then fully excav`ted with the help of former soldiers injured

Deep inside this cave archadologists found gold and silver coins placed

here as some kind of bank ddposit. How the coins got in the cave is a

mystery. The coins are thought to have belonged to a tribe who lived

around Lincoln around the thme of the Roman invasion of Britahn. Each

is decorated with a horse or a wreath. One theory is that powerful

individual came here to hidd the corn is `` the coins. In thd hope

that the gold and Silverwood increase in value the longer it

remained hidden. `` silver would. It is quite significant in that it has

a mixture of Iron Age and Roman coins, which is quite unusu`l. The

true France, haven't you?

It was incredible. When it came into our region there were tens of

thousands of people lining the route well

It is gobsmacking. You are thinking, my God, that is my little boy in the

Tour de France. Perhaps in ` couple of years we might be used to it but

coming right now it is a shock. Simon is draft `` was draftdd in by

the Orica`GreenEDGE team. Hd got the nod over his panted twin brother

Adam. This was Simon speaking a few days ago. `` talented twin brother.

I think he deserves a bit of a rest and he can come back strongdr.

Simon Yates is the world ch`mpion! Simon won gold at last you's track

world championships but his journey to the Tour was forged in the tough

climbs around Ramsbottom and Bury. His long standing partner and mental

Bob Duckworth knew he was something special. `` mentor. He said the

course record. Tremendous pride yes.

They always ask you, will hd ride the Tour de France? We alwaxs said,

no, we would like it but of course, no! But now he is in it. So now we

can say, yes, he does, he h`s! At just 21 years old to makd the

Tour de France is some achidvement in itself.

Steven Reid as they prepare for life in the Premier League.

The 33`year`old, who can pl`y in defence and midfield, has agreed a

one`year contract at Turf Moor with manager Sean Dyche saying hd'll

bring valuable experience to the side.

Andrew Flintoff has finally made his long`awaited return to first class

cricket, taking two wickets as Lancashire moved to the top of their

T20 group with a 50 run win over Worcestershire at the weekend.

Four years after retiring from the game, Freddie ended with figures of

2 for 36 and used social media to give his reaction. "Apart from

getting donged for 2 6's by a couple of cheeky kids, loved it."

Super League leaders St. Helens endured a miserable afternoon on

Humberside, suffering a surprise 40 points to 10 defeat at Hull KR.

It started to go wrong after just six minutes when a loose pass from

Jon Wilkin ended with the home side going over for the first of eight

tries. The only consolation for Saints is that they remain top of

the table after a surprise defeat for Leeds at Wakefield on Friday.

Now some delinquents who have been strutting around Stockport `nd

ruffling the feathers of thd locals. Where they are from is a mystery.

Our reporter has been investigating these fellas.

Bramhall. Leafy and pleasant. Pigeons are not a pest here, it is

an altogether more upmarket plague of peacocks. Jenny's bungalow was

invaded by five, and they c`used a bit of a flap. I came in and there

were three in the hall and two in the kitchen. The windowsill was that

deep in faeces and it is not pleasant and it makes you g`g. It

was everywhere, in my phone, splashed on my pictures, I had to

take down the curtains. It was in the kettle, which was distrdssing!

Up the street from Jenny was one of the peacocks' favourite roosts. The

children have really taken to them, people come and take photos. We

don't feed them so we don't know what it is, it must just be the

ambience. Do you want to sax hello to the peacocks? They are bdautiful.

Enter the local scrap dealer and the peacocks take flight.

Would you take some away? I would take some away, yes.

I don't want them hurt, but I would like them re`homing, please. A long

way away from here! Preferably Cornwall!

They are terrible trouble m`kers, aren't they?

If anybody is going to Cornwall on holiday and fancies a few gtests in

the car, Jenny would be verx grateful!

Good evening. We managed to have a decent weekend after all of the rain

that fell on Friday afternoon to Saturday morning. After that we had

good spells a sunshine and we had good spells today, but tomorrow a

mixture of scattered showers and sunny spells. Over the last couple

of hours are not of rainy p`tches have formed to the south`west of us.

If you have not seen any of them as yet, you could do in the next few

hours. They will move into lany places before they die away as the

sun begins to set. Once we get rid of them the night should be fairly

straightforward, light winds and a rural temperature of about dight or

9 degrees, but well in double figures in the towns and cities

even 14 degrees. Tomorrow morning we have a big weather fronts moving

across the region from the West to the east. You start your dax with

the cloud cover, spots of drizzly rain from time to time. I think the

Isle of Man will see some of the best weather through the dax. It is

trying to move up over the Pennines, gets held up by them, but for most

of us there will be an improvement from morning into the afternoon

Around Pennine area is the showers could persist for a time. The breeze

from the north`west, not particularly strong, five to ten

mph, and temperatures of 18 or 9 degrees.

That story has put me right off the cup of tea we had on the desk.

You are an animal lover but it is too much having those.

They are beautiful, but that is all they are. Good night!