:00:00. > :00:12.A bolt in charity claims its bank account has been closed bec`use it
:00:13. > :00:16.sends aid to Gaza. A warning about herbal incense `
:00:17. > :00:19.a man dies after using it Police say users have no re`l
:00:20. > :00:28.idea what they're taking. We get up close and personal with
:00:29. > :00:42.the snow leopards. A Bolton based charity's calling for
:00:43. > :00:45.a boycott of HSBC after being told HSBC wrote to the Ummah Welfare
:00:46. > :00:50.Trust saying its accounts would be closed next month because the
:00:51. > :00:52.organisation now falls outshde what The charity's one of just three
:00:53. > :00:57.organisations in the countrx Our Chief Reporter, Dave Gudst,
:00:58. > :01:07.has the story. The Ummah Welfare Trust says it aims
:01:08. > :01:09.to alleviate poverty and suffering across the world by providing
:01:10. > :01:11.emergency relief to victims Most recently it's been
:01:12. > :01:28.sending aid to Gaza. But the Trust believes its work
:01:29. > :01:30.there has made its bankers nervous, so much so that HSBC no longer
:01:31. > :01:37.wants the charity as a customer In this letter, HSBC says the
:01:38. > :01:40.charity's accounts will be closed in September because the trtst
:01:41. > :02:03.falls outside of our risk appetite. It was d?j? vu. During the last war
:02:04. > :02:14.in Gaza we experienced this. They serve as notice during the previous
:02:15. > :02:23.war. Two banks, Barclays and now HSBC? It is not only our ch`rity of
:02:24. > :02:29.which is faced with this situation. Other Islamic organisations have
:02:30. > :02:30.been told they are no longer welcome as
:02:31. > :02:31.So why would a bank want to turn away customers?
:02:32. > :02:33.Well, they're under growing pressure to be careful
:02:34. > :02:37.In 2012 HSBC had to pay a $1.9 billion penalty to the US
:02:38. > :02:42.government for deficiencies in its anti`money`laundering controls.
:02:43. > :02:51.They are being very cautious about what kind of deposits and ftnds they
:02:52. > :02:58.transact. Do they need to h`ve proof that organisations do
:02:59. > :03:02.something wrong before they decide they do not want their customs? They
:03:03. > :03:07.should not be in a position to discriminate without evidence. Are
:03:08. > :03:10.you doing anything they need to worry about? We are providing
:03:11. > :03:12.essential aid. The Ummah Welfare Trust is now
:03:13. > :03:14.calling The bank, for its part, said today
:03:15. > :03:18.it doesn't discuss its relationship But it said decisions to end
:03:19. > :03:21.a customer relationship are not Dave Guest, BBC Northwest Tonight,
:03:22. > :03:36.Bolton. Police
:03:37. > :03:37.in Manchester have warned pdople not to smoke herbal incense, following
:03:38. > :03:40.the death of a man who'd bedn using He collapsed and suffered a heart
:03:41. > :03:45.attack, and died later in hospital. Detectives say they know he'd been
:03:46. > :03:47.smoking a substance called Dclipse. They've appealed to other
:03:48. > :03:49.users not to smoke it. Naomi Cornwell is
:03:50. > :03:51.in the city's Northern Quarter where The 44 year old man who hasn't been
:03:52. > :04:19.named was on this street on the 19th July when he became
:04:20. > :04:30.unwell and collapsed. `` apologies, we seem to be having
:04:31. > :04:33.some technical problems and will try to rejoin her later in the
:04:34. > :04:34.programme. An Oldham lorry driver who drove
:04:35. > :04:35.his 17`tonne truck over another motorist's head has been jahled
:04:36. > :04:37.for life. Mark Slater's been told he'll serve
:04:38. > :04:39.at least 15 years for the mtrder His body was found near his van
:04:40. > :04:43.on the A57 near Warrington `fter His family say their lives
:04:44. > :04:53.will never be the same again. Four youths have been arrested on
:04:54. > :04:56.suspicion of murder by Mersdyside police after a man was killdd
:04:57. > :04:59.when he was hit by a quad bhke. The 65`year`old had serious
:05:00. > :05:01.underlying health issues and died six days after being knocked down
:05:02. > :05:15.on New Brighton promenade. Two 15`year`olds, a 16`year`old and
:05:16. > :05:17.a 17`year`old were detained this Police have released this CCTV
:05:18. > :05:22.footage of a man dressed as a clown, Detectives believe he may h`ve been
:05:23. > :05:26.in the Walton area acting as a charity collector before
:05:27. > :05:37.forcing staff in the Cheque Centre Around 70 cards have had thdir
:05:38. > :05:42.windows smashed by vandals `t a car dealership in Wigan. The owners say
:05:43. > :05:48.it has caused around ?200,000 worth of damage.
:05:49. > :05:51.A patient health watchdog is demanding an inquiry
:05:52. > :05:53.into a ?4 million consultathon that could lead to the re`organisation
:05:54. > :05:55.of accident and emergency sdrvices in Greater Manchester.
:05:56. > :05:57.Under a scheme called Healthier Together,
:05:58. > :06:01.people with a serious injurx will no longer be taken to their local A
:06:02. > :06:04.Instead, they'll be taken to a specialist Super Hospital.
:06:05. > :06:06.But HealthWatch says the public hasn't had
:06:07. > :06:13.Our Health Correspondent El`ine Dunkley joins us now.
:06:14. > :06:16.The Healthier Together Constltation could be one of the most important
:06:17. > :06:20.This could determine where xou receive treatment in a life or
:06:21. > :06:22.death situation` it's about the re`organisation of emergencx care
:06:23. > :06:43.A centrally driven, top`down process that lacks any democracy. If you put
:06:44. > :06:49.out such a rubbish consultation document and are already seding you
:06:50. > :06:50.have 90% support, what do they want Those were MPs
:06:51. > :06:51.in Westminster last week. Today Health Watch the organisation
:06:52. > :06:52.which represents patients s`ys under parliamentary rules Healthidr
:06:53. > :06:55.Together does not have the power to collectively spend public money and
:06:56. > :07:08.there has been little communication. They have been meeting in sdcret and
:07:09. > :07:12.not engaging properly with the public and when I put down `
:07:13. > :07:19.question of which had to be answered, we found out that they
:07:20. > :07:24.have spent ?4.1 million on propaganda and other measurds. This
:07:25. > :07:26.is totally unacceptable and they have not been given permisshon
:07:27. > :07:27.But Healthier Together says the consultation is legal.
:07:28. > :07:28.And today Prime Minister David Cameron urged
:07:29. > :07:36.Healthier Together says crucially this will save thousands of lives.
:07:37. > :07:48.We have gone through a rigorous process, checking every step. At the
:07:49. > :07:51.top of the NHS in England, they have also checked out what we have done
:07:52. > :07:58.and we are putting forward innovative ideas about improving
:07:59. > :08:00.quality and safety for Greater Manchester, making it the bdst in
:08:01. > :08:01.Healthier Together are doing a number of road shows around the
:08:02. > :08:12.The 12 week consultation will end in September.
:08:13. > :08:22.Major disruption to trains on the West Coast Main this afternoon with
:08:23. > :08:32.long queues at Preston stathon, and all services stopped after what is
:08:33. > :08:39.described as a press pass incident. The first fully electric buses
:08:40. > :08:47.operate in Manchester City centre are to come into service. They
:08:48. > :08:50.produce zero emissions under to run than conventional diesel buses.
:08:51. > :08:56.The police officer in chargd as the Hillsborough disaster unfolded was a
:08:57. > :09:01.fish out of water, the clail made at the new inquest today. The jury has
:09:02. > :09:06.been hearing from people who worked with him. He was criticised for not
:09:07. > :09:23.providing through leadership on the day. `` truth. What was said about
:09:24. > :09:27.him? They worked in close qtarters together in the police control box
:09:28. > :09:35.on the day of the semifinal. Today, he was questioned by a barrhster
:09:36. > :09:44.representing the Police Feddration. He said that when a request was made
:09:45. > :09:49.for an exit gates to be opened, things were not being led. The
:09:50. > :09:54.barrister asked if he agreed that note leadership was offered at any
:09:55. > :09:58.stage, and he replied saying that is my opinion, yes. The barrister
:09:59. > :10:04.continued referring to the Chief superintendent saying, once he was
:10:05. > :10:10.and said that control box that he seemed to be a fish out of water? He
:10:11. > :10:16.replied, indeed. The former constable says he believes the
:10:17. > :10:21.predecessor, who had left the job as much, and are just three wedks
:10:22. > :10:25.before the semifinal, he sahd that he would have done a
:10:26. > :10:34.responding to the situation on the day. And we have heard something
:10:35. > :10:44.today about the quality of the police radios in use on that they?
:10:45. > :10:52.`` they. The jury heard thex were ten years old and had been deployed
:10:53. > :11:02.to the miners strike in 1984. The jury heard that officers fotnd them
:11:03. > :11:12.the same time could be cut off. Other
:11:13. > :11:32.jury has heard from Andrew Sanderson,
:11:33. > :11:45.Cumbria's elusive snow leop`rds even said the base
:11:46. > :11:47.but it's been putting a hugd strain on some of our health services.
:11:48. > :11:49.The North West Ambulance Service says it's struggling to copd with
:11:50. > :11:58.This month alone, the number of seriously ill
:11:59. > :12:00.patients, particularly with heart or breathing problems, has risdn
:12:01. > :12:04.And it means other patients may be waiting longer for an ambul`nce
:12:05. > :12:09.For a service in constant ddmand, the last thing you need is `dded
:12:10. > :12:18.But for these paramedics, fhnding a way to cope is the only option.
:12:19. > :12:30.emergency calls and that is constant throughout the day. 12 hour shifts
:12:31. > :12:32.and the a In Rob's area of Central Manchester
:12:33. > :12:33.and Salford, they're receivhng up to In central Liverpool yesterday,
:12:34. > :12:37.that figure was 520. And it's prompted
:12:38. > :12:38.the ambulance service to issue The most seriously ill
:12:39. > :12:43.patients will be prioritised. If your condition is assessdd over
:12:44. > :12:46.the phone to be less serious, you may have to wait longer
:12:47. > :13:01.for an ambulance, We need to work differently in that
:13:02. > :13:08.we are advising patients to go to alternative pathways of cle`r, for
:13:09. > :13:18.example the GP or walk`in cdntres or a pharmacy. This is one of three
:13:19. > :13:25.call centres across the UK `nd as you can imagine they are under
:13:26. > :13:30.pressure. You need to be calm and a good listener and to try to
:13:31. > :13:37.understand what the collar hs going through. You take each in isolation
:13:38. > :13:37.and never forget the fact it is an individual person each time.
:13:38. > :13:39.Taking your eye off the ball is impossible.
:13:40. > :13:40.To cope with the demand, the Ambulance Service is pl`cing
:13:41. > :13:42.some paramedics in hard to reach locations,
:13:43. > :13:47.and sending others, to less serious calls, in rapid response vehicles.
:13:48. > :14:00.Now, it's off to Glasgow for the latest on the Commonwealth Games.
:14:01. > :14:05.We have had some brilliant results so far.
:14:06. > :14:07.Stuart Pollitt is there and the latest bid to bring gold back to
:14:08. > :14:12.Yes, right behind me in the gymnastics arena where
:14:13. > :14:21.Stockport's Hannah Whelan is looking for a second gold in two daxs.
:14:22. > :14:23.Yesterday, there were tears on the podium as Hannah celdbrated
:14:24. > :14:32.This evening she's competing on her own in
:14:33. > :14:34.the all`around final where gymnasts tackle every bit of apparatts `
:14:35. > :14:43.If Hannah wins she could become one of the stories of these games.
:14:44. > :14:45.But it's not just gymnastics which has been going
:14:46. > :14:53.Wrestling has too, and it's yielded another medal
:14:54. > :15:01.The North West's only medal of the day so far has come courtesy
:15:02. > :15:05.of Salford`based Leon Rattigan in the Men's 87 kilogram wrdstling.
:15:06. > :15:07.Having won two of his three contests today he beat Soso Tamarou
:15:08. > :15:21.It caps off a good couple of days for the Rattigan falily
:15:22. > :15:25.Yesterday his wrestler wife Yana Rattigan won gold.
:15:26. > :15:27.On the wrestling family thele, Sarah Grundy fought her way to
:15:28. > :15:31.a bronze medal match, a day after brother Mike won bronze.
:15:32. > :15:33.Sadly she couldn't follow stit, beaten by Tayla Ford of New Zealand
:15:34. > :15:38.In hockey, England's women, captained by
:15:39. > :15:42.Manchester's Kate Richardson`Walsh, moved closer to securing a ledal,
:15:43. > :15:51.as they beat hosts Scotland 2`1 to reach the semi finals.
:15:52. > :16:02.It was the tight game we expected. It was like being in Buenos ideas,
:16:03. > :16:04.electric. I just want an atlosphere and it was great.
:16:05. > :16:06.No medals for the region in Gymnastics for the two mdn
:16:07. > :16:07.from Merseyside both represdnting Scotland.
:16:08. > :16:09.Southport's Daniel Purvis l`st night won silver
:16:10. > :16:12.in the gymnastics team event and had hopes of an individtal medal
:16:13. > :16:15.in the men?s all`around competition, but eventually finished fourth.
:16:16. > :16:18.His Southport club`mate Frank Baines meanwhile came sixth.
:16:19. > :16:21.On the athletics track, Wigan's Jenny Meadows, a former
:16:22. > :16:23.world championship bronze mddallist, won her heat in the 800 metres and
:16:24. > :16:40.It was important to get into the top three and did not want to bd too
:16:41. > :16:45.slow but wanted to conserve energy. It had to be decent haste btt job
:16:46. > :16:49.done. the two time commonwealth bronze
:16:50. > :16:50.medallist known as the Blackpool Tower, has qualifhed for
:16:51. > :16:56.tomorrow evening's discus fhnal They may have won only one ledal so
:16:57. > :16:59.far but Team Isle of Man have made In fact, the Manx flag has been
:17:00. > :17:04.in evidence at almost every venue. And despite the absence
:17:05. > :17:06.of their biggest name, Mark Cavendish, the cycling team is again
:17:07. > :17:09.looking strong ` in fact, for an island with a population of around
:17:10. > :17:12.80,000 they've become one of the Tomorrow the Isle of Man ro`d
:17:13. > :18:06.racing team takes centre st`ge. The team includes 18`year`old
:18:07. > :18:08.Anna Christian. Her brother Mark won bronze in Delhi
:18:09. > :18:27.four years ago and finished fourth We are always hearing things and
:18:28. > :18:32.receiving tips. Your brother helps? Sets the bar high for me to reach.
:18:33. > :18:43.At the other end of the age range, Andrew Roach is in his seventh
:18:44. > :18:48.games. What was the setup lhke in terms of assistance and health? None
:18:49. > :18:59.of that! Just turned up at xour bike? Pretty much. The team manager
:19:00. > :19:10.as part of that support system. We have the world's best cyclists. It
:19:11. > :19:20.is great and we have great depth and strength. And
:19:21. > :19:33.likes of Mark Cavendish, thdy may not be
:19:34. > :19:46.quick better football news `nd big news for Everton
:19:47. > :19:55.of Romelu Lukaku for a fee of around ?25 million, and expected club
:19:56. > :20:01.Do you adore all types of cheese? Paradise was waiting for yot in
:20:02. > :20:02.Cheshire. The event, which is part
:20:03. > :20:16.of the Nantwich Show is the biggest Tens of thousands flocked in to
:20:17. > :20:18.enjoy the flavours. Visitors came from all around the world.
:20:19. > :20:24.Our Cheshire reporter Mark Ddwardson was amongst them.
:20:25. > :20:26.The traditional welcome to the International Cheese Festival.
:20:27. > :20:28.From a humble, crumbly Cheshire to the tinglingly
:20:29. > :20:33.tangy, they were all here, with a flavour for every palette.
:20:34. > :20:45.I have never really been a cheesy tower until today. There were some
:20:46. > :20:48.Lithuanian cheeses which Daniel Williams
:20:49. > :21:05.from Sandbach was up against some We are against relatively slall
:21:06. > :21:11.competitors of Marks Spencer is, Morrisons, Asda!
:21:12. > :21:13.In the end, Daniel's Davidstow and Goliath battle served up
:21:14. > :21:17.Across the marquee, the Isle of Man Creamery.
:21:18. > :21:29.It is a platform to talk to the customers in the UK and consumers
:21:30. > :21:30.can try the cheeses and see what the Isle of Man is all
:21:31. > :21:32.Children, Cheddar and a taste challenge.
:21:33. > :21:43.We have been tasting cheese and scoring them between one and ten.
:21:44. > :21:49.Celebrity chef James Martin and his Wednesday kitchen.
:21:50. > :21:58.It is nice when the weather is like this because two years ago ht was
:21:59. > :22:04.horrible cheese is not the place you want to
:22:05. > :22:06.be! With 40,000 visitors, the organisers
:22:07. > :22:07.say the festival's been just grate. Mark Edwardson,
:22:08. > :22:12.BBC North West Tonight, Nantwich. Good bit of Lancashire, you can t
:22:13. > :22:17.beat it. In the wild, they're
:22:18. > :22:19.among the most elusive of creatures, and in captivity too the snow
:22:20. > :22:20.leopard doesn't court publicity But now two new cubs have bden
:22:21. > :22:23.successfully bred at the Lakeland Wildlife Oasis near
:22:24. > :22:25.Milnthorpe in South Cumbria, and we sent our reporter Peter Marshall to
:22:26. > :22:46.try and capture them on camdra. Meerkats love a bit of publhcity.
:22:47. > :22:54.The babies as well. The Snow Leopard mail is on proud dad patrol but the
:22:55. > :23:05.Cubs are more elusive. You cannot stop children making a noisd and if
:23:06. > :23:13.they do not like noise they will not come out. I only got
:23:14. > :23:15.came here yesterday as well. Did you see them yesterday? No, that is why
:23:16. > :23:23.we came back again. But if xou are quiet and have patience it can pay
:23:24. > :23:26.off. The most beautiful cat you can imagine. So out of proportion, it
:23:27. > :24:00.makes them adorable. officially classed as endangered
:24:01. > :24:08.bandit is thought there are between four and 6000 of these left in the
:24:09. > :24:15.world. In the long term, thd breeding programme will help bolster
:24:16. > :24:22.the dwindling population in the native Himalayas. For now it is fine
:24:23. > :26:00.with mum. Very cute. You cannot have one,
:26:01. > :27:00.If you are gardener, this is a godsend. Drive for four or sort
:27:01. > :27:07.good news for gardens. As long as it does not
:27:08. > :27:08.umbrella! Thanks for watching, see you later, goodbye.