28/07/2014 North West Tonight

Calls tonight for better support of sex abuse victims

in the court system following the death of Frances Andradd.

The Director of Public Prosdcutions says they should be receiving more

Under offer ` energy firms are invited to explore

The woman who flew half way round the world to save her cousin's life.

And if you have professed your love on one of these locks on Chdster

Bridge, be prepared for heartbreaking news.

There's a call tonight for victims of sex crimes who go to

It follows the inquest into the death of Frances Andrade.

She was the violinist who khlled herself soon after giving evidence

against a teacher who'd abused her as a child in Manchester.

The coroner said she should have had more help with her orde`l.

Now the boss of a nationallx renowned support centre in

Here's our chief reporter, Dave Guest.

For Frances Andrade, reliving the traumas

She took an overdose after testifying against a former

teacher at Chetman?s School of Music in Manchester who'd sexuallx abused

An inquest was told Mrs Andrade didn't seek counselling prior to

giving her evidence because she believed

I think there seems to be a view that having pre`trial therapy is in

some ways going to be a difficulty for the criminal case. This is the

St Mary 's sexual assault rdferral centre here in Manchester. They see

600 people here each year. They have built up a reputation for excellence

in the way they care for victims of serious sexual crime.

Bernie Ryan says St Mary's has a team of independent

Sexual Violence Advisers who support victims from the molent

of their complaint through to and beyond any court proceedings

but access to such expertisd is patchy throughout the country.

We shouldn't be denying the Timothy Wright to support before and after

trial. The Andrade case was further

complicated by the fact that although the

criminal investigation was carried out by Greater Manchester Police,

who have good links to St M`ry's, Her local force don't have

the same rapport with the cdntre The Coroner

in Woking said he'd be writhng to the Director of Public Prosdcutions

calling for better advice and We don't rehearse the victils, we

don't coach them. But we can tell them about what they will f`ce.

No`one will ever know for sure whether better counselling

and support would have changed things for Frances Andrade `

The Government has declared all of Greater Manchester, Mersdyside,

Lancashire, Merseyside and Cheshire open for

New licences were issued today which gives energy companies

the opportunity to frack for shale gas across the majority

Industry leaders say this whll give them the opportunity to ste`l

a march of the rest of the country in this emerging sector.

Environmental campaigners still have concerns.

Our reporter Jayne McCubbin is in the village of Waddington

It's beautiful here. We are not 1 million miles away from an `rea

where a licence has been gr`nted to explore for shale gas. No stch

license exists here, yet. That could change. Let's look at what happened

six years ago with the government The pub

and the Post Office the main trade. But could granting a licencd to

explore for shale gas bring a whole The kind licence already gr`nted

to Cuadrilla a few miles aw`y. I think we should see how

it goes with the licences Without us having more facts

and figures and reassurances, I It is not a view shared

by government, which wants to crack It wants to get these exploratory

drills producing shale gas It shows the potential

for shale gas is being expanded The government accepts that some

areas need protection, like the Forest of Bowland just

a few miles north Waddington, an We have got to make the most

of the energy resources we have got as a country but we have also to

protect our beautiful countryside. In Waddington, the people I spoke

to have yet to be convinced that This weekend saw Liverpool taken

over by giants. The marionettes are being hailed as a massive stccess.

But getting all those peopld into and out of the city proved to be a

challenge. An estimated one million visitors

and road crews meant that the rail network was always going to

be under pressure. There were long queues to gdt

into stations, The local operator ran

extra trains and introduced We were able to get everyond

into town and out again. The main line of Lime Street

struggled but we integrated But we were running the trahns on

the underground. The theme this year was memories

of August 1914. When men volunteered

for the Liverpool Pals Regilent to The commissioning body thinks

the World War One theme fitted Absolutely delighted by both the way

that the show and the whole event has animated the city and used the

various devices that it has at its Funding came from public bodies

and sponsorship, You can have a really emotional

tale which resonates with a whole I think that is what we havd had

in Liverpool. The Grandma and the Little Girl

giant shared an embrace on Thursday The puppeteers shared

in the dancing. Very good,

makes me proud of my city. As the crowds watched the Ghants,

we had cameras to bring you And a crane's eye view

of the Lilliputians at work. More crowds watched

the farewell parade. Grandmother and the Little Girl

sailed away down the Mersey. The council say it is too e`rly to

decide We will be showing you some great

pictures of the events. And we will be looking at the story behhnd the

Giants in a documentary next Tuesday. It is really worth

watching. A fantastic story all about the Liverpool Pals. South

Yorkshire police lost control as the Hillsborough disaster unravdlled

according to a police officdr. He said and equated radios madd

communications difficult on the day. He was giving evidence at the

Hillsborough inquest in Warrington. He also said that looking at the TV

`` CCTV footage today, he s`w a different picture to what hd thought

he was watching on the day. Our reporter has been in court. How did

he say the police lost control, Ben? He said it was in part due to the

forces' that the force's and equated radio system. Signals were not

getting through and the control box in the ground was

they could not get through to control.

sea trawlers before they wotld hear messages from their control system.

weather. He was asked to describe the atmosphere

control box between about 245 and 2:50pm, that was about the time

between a request for a gatd to be opened and the order being given. He

said it was highly pressurised inside the box. He was asked if it

included fear? He said no, but it was not organised. It was clear that

we were not controlling what was happening. The message had gone out

to open another gate. It crdated a life of its own. He was controlling

the peeping `` the police's CCTV footage cameras. What did hd have to

say about that? The jury watched many minutes of this grainy

black`and`white footage showing crowds massing outside the ground.

We also saw footage that he had shot from inside the ground of the

crushed developing within pdns three and four. He said that he does not

know why he didn't say something different during the day. Why he was

not more alert to what was `ctually going on. He said his trainhng meant

that he was in a mindset th`t made him think that a public orddr

situation will develop at a football match rather than anything dlse

Still to come, made the wom`n who flew halfway around the world to

donate a kidney to her coushn. And the councillors in Cheshire who say

that these Lovelock have got to go. `` these Lovelock 's have got to go.

Muslims across the North West are celebrating Eid`al`Fitr which means

an end to a month of fasting. It is traditionally an `` a time for

family and good food but sole say that this year's celebration will be

muted because of the ongoing conflict in Gaza. At this mosque in

Burnley, and at mosques across the West, traditional prayers wdre said

early. Basically, it is simhlar to Christmas. A family event, xou get

together to celebrate socially and bring all the community togdther.

The run`up to Eid`al`Fitr is frantic. At this beauty salon in

Blackburn, it was a 12 hour day The preparation has been partictlarly

hard this year. 19 hour fast and I think people want a hamper! Unlike

Christmas, the date of Eid``l`Fitr is not fixed. It depends on when the

new Moon is first sighted. Ht can cause confusion. It is a lunar month

which will follow and the w`y the moon behaves is not very certain all

the time. Does it make life difficult, not knowing when it will

be? I think that is part of the celebration, looking forward to it

and not knowing is part of the beauty of it. But there is no

confusion of `` `` there was no confusion about the main topic of

conversation. Conversation will be muted. Today, there is a sense that

everything is not right. Thd Eid`al`Fitr celebration is not the

same as it used to be in prdvious years. There will be food and family

get`togethers but most will be thinking of those less forttnate

than themselves. Now, when Paul Arana went to see her GP in St

Helens about a throat infection she did not expect to be rushed to

hospital. Test showed that she had high BP causing kidney failtre. She

knew that she needed a transplant at her cousin flew 10,000 miles from

the home in Australia to give Paula one of her kidneys. They ard both

recovering from the operation. The simple pleasure of drinking a glass

of water is something Paula is getting used to thank to her cousin.

Until a week ago, she was on dialysis and only able to drink it

little each day. Your diet hs so restricted! When you are on dialysis

and stuff like that. Everything is just so restricted in Food Drink.

Lilly coming to do this is just I really can't think of anythhng words

to say. How grateful I am for it. If it was the other way around, I hope

we would be having the same conversation because I would be

doing this for her. We were always joking that it was good to go OK,

and it did. We are both saw but OK. International transplants lhke this

are becoming more frequent `s more people are in contact with relatives

abroad. We have people coming in from Pakistan, Burma, Afric`n

countries, America. It is e`sier to deal with Western countries because

they have a similar assessmdnt process. The kidney has been

mentioned so many times on their Facebook pages, it has even been

given a name, Sydney, after the city where it was born and bred. He is

now on all the updates as wdll. He has is a little Facebook page! Paula

hopes to leave hospital in the next few days and because her cotsin is

not allowed to fly for several weeks, they are looking forward to

spending time together. We `re ladies at lunch. I am still off

work. What a lovely story. Family devotion. Richard is back from a

short break. My mum will be please! I was going to ask if you mhssed me!

Commonwealth games are in ftll swing but what are our `` one of our main

gold medal hopes missed out today. Yes, Laura Massaro, squash champion

could not live up to that bhlling in Glasgow. She was up against the best

player in the women's game for the last decade. Laura has beatdn before

but she could not find her ` game today. There were some controversial

and some painful moments. Hdre is a look at the final and the other

highlights for the region's competitors.

She wanted it to be her crowning glory but the Golden Gala British

squash have to settle for shlver. You're going to the matches knowing

that worst cases silver, but you won the gold. Laura did not go out

without a fight. But gradually, the world champion seven times over the

last nine years, took control. Laura battled on but could not stop the

Malaysians winning straight games. I feel like I have a lot of confidence

when I play hard but when she brings out a game like that it is difficult

to break down. I didn't havd quite enough to break down. She w`s in

front of me the entire time. That was this afternoon. Last night,

there was gold in the pool. An incredible second medal for Fran

Halsall. The 50 metre butterfly one in a record time. Adding to her

previous triumphs in the 50 metre freestyle. Amazing. That was

incredible because that was my 0th Commonwealth medal sold was special.

To do it in that time, as wdll. Being the fastest qualifier in being

the favourite, to be able to swim that swim and come up with the best

time. And I am so happy with the gold. There was plenty of elotion

and the shooting range wherd the Isle of Man's Carrie Creevex

finished in his final Commonwealth Games. How proud have you bden to

represent the Isle of Man? Very proud. The end of the line for

Harry, but not for Fran Halsall She says `` she has her eyes set on more

gold this evening. Cricket now, just Butler has had an

eventful day. It quickfire series of balls against India. He looked to be

dismissed for a dark but he got the benefit of an umpire's revidw. He

was dropped at slip and madd a major contribution to England's 169`5

declared. Football now. And Dejan Lovren says

he cannot wait for the season to start with liveable. He follows Adam

Lallana and he gave his reaction to the moon. A dream come true. I am

glad to the here. I am proud. My family of course proud. I c`n't wait

to start. Finally, Oldham athletic encountered

a you `` an unusual problem. They got a seven figure deal frol sports

direct but they don't have ` seven figure deal from sports

they don't navigate! The te`m have been playing `` they don't have a

kit. They have been playing in something else.

Embarrassing for all parties, I would have thought.

It is come a bit. It will all be forgotten once it arrives in big

turnout in it. Good to have you back. Now, how do

you express your devotion and love for your loved one. I tell ly wife

every day. I put on a pedestal. Breakfast in bed may be? Well, what

about Pat looking your love to a bridge?

That sounds as something I would not like. It means leaving your padlock

on a bridge. It is a craze which started in Europe. There ard dozens

of locks adorning a bridge but they are damaging it and the council has

promised tough love. They love locks on Chester's bridge.

Declarations of devotion to a husband, wife, or love. Othdrs tell

the briefest tales of sorrow and loss. Others are puzzlingly cryptic.

I think it's a nice idea. I like them. It is like a little story

attached to them. Freddie and Ella, brother and sister, adding their way

to the messages padlocked to the bridge. But there is a problem.

Cheshire West and Cheshire Council says that the 90`year`old bridge is

being crushed by the weight of this love affair. On a suspension bridge

which is designed to be flexible, that Flex ability also the locks to

move that movement causes the paint to chip. The lock craze started in

Europe. One bridge in Paris started to collapse under the presstre of

the padlocked. There is no danger of that happening in Cheshire. There is

a rumour that they are alre`dy been removed. I ought to go down there

with the kids on Sunday morning to have a read of other people's locks.

Love is said to be the key to the gates of happiness. But tough love

is set `` will win out here. That and some cutters. There will be

tough love and the locks have to,. The council say they will rdturn the

lock in tact if you still h`ve the key. But you have to be swift. What

happens if you have fallen out of love, do you get your lock back

Let's have a look at the we`ther. Last week, we were heading to 3

degrees. This week, at the dnd of the week, temperatures just about

being over 20 degrees. That is not the only problem. Midweek it turns

unsettled and will turn bredzy and quite cool as well. This is because

we have a conveyor belt of cold fronts moving in from the Atlantic.

On Wednesday, Thursday and possibly on Friday where we could sed some

rain. For this evening, plenty of sunshine with light winds as well.

Maybe some cloud towards storm. It should be cool overnight. It drives

are tomorrow morning. A bright start as well with sunshine. But then

front begins to move in frol west to east. You can see it then wd head

into Wednesday. It turns more unsettled. We see the breezd picking

up. It could be much lower than that in the northern half of the region.

a fabulous weekend for the Giants. What was the highlight?

It is mind blowing! I think they are real. And they just feel re`l in

their hearts. It is magic. I leave the ashram, travel halfway

across the world to find my father, Oh, well. As Vashrati says,

gotta keep smiling! We don't tend to use the bathroom

together here. All right, well,

I'll catch you later. This ashram of yours,

it might be a cult. I take it back,

he's definitely Cuckoo's son. I just feel like my whole body's

been taken over by an alien. She's my age. She's four years

younger than you, Mum, Nine of 'em made redundant.

What? How long were you going to leave it

before you told me? I thought I'd get another job.

I was a successful businesswoman