04/09/2014

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:00:00. > :00:10.Welcome to North West Tonight with Roger Johnson, and Annabel Tiffin.

:00:11. > :00:15.Eyewitnesses claim a Wigan lan was beaten to death by police in Ibiza.

:00:16. > :00:22.They've used excessive forcd and is that what's killed hhm?

:00:23. > :00:26.And if that is the case, I need to find that out.

:00:27. > :00:27.Spanish police deny the allegations and say Lukd Rhoden

:00:28. > :00:31.Also tonight, a shortage of dentists in Lancashire leaves patients with

:00:32. > :00:46.I'm in Heysham in Lancashird where we have been told this nucldar power

:00:47. > :00:49.station could be shut until December. So what does that mean for

:00:50. > :00:51.our energy supplies? A father is demanding answers

:00:52. > :01:02.after his son died while Luke Rhoden, who used to pl`y

:01:03. > :01:07.rugby league for Wigan, is said But today people who claim to be

:01:08. > :01:12.eyewitnesses say Luke was, hn fact, beaten to death

:01:13. > :01:14.by Spanish police officers. The police in Spain

:01:15. > :01:16.say that's not true. Stuart Flinders has been

:01:17. > :01:21.to meet Luke's father. This video is said to show Spanish

:01:22. > :01:26.police officers wrestling whth Some say the officers went too

:01:27. > :01:35.far and beat him to death. Luke Rhoden, 25 years old,

:01:36. > :01:39.was in Ibiza on a friend's stag do. A promotional video for

:01:40. > :01:42.the hotel he was staying at makes it clear it's for young holidaxmakers

:01:43. > :01:46.out to have a good time. On Tuesday night, Luke, beh`ving

:01:47. > :01:48.erratically according to sole, But since then a flood

:01:49. > :01:56.of allegations on Twitter and Facebook has raised questions

:01:57. > :02:00.about exactly what happened. One woman,

:02:01. > :02:25.claiming to be an eyewitness, says: I'm not disagreeing, he may have

:02:26. > :02:29.been erratic. We know he julped off the balcony. But still, what force

:02:30. > :02:35.have they used to subdue my concern, that's what I nded to

:02:36. > :02:40.get to the bottom of. A website video reporter in his

:02:41. > :02:42.spare time, Luke Rhoden was keen on When he was younger he

:02:43. > :02:49.the Academy at Wigan Warriors. When he was younger he playdd rugby

:02:50. > :02:52.league at a very high level. People in rugby league world, people like

:02:53. > :02:59.Sam Tomkins, he played with through his youth right up tntil

:03:00. > :03:08.Academy level at Wigan. from it. The club have exprdssed

:03:09. > :03:23.their shock at the news. took to the field. So, what did

:03:24. > :03:51.happen? We spoke to the ambulance but he later died of a

:03:52. > :04:28.heart that he had that cardiac arrest I

:04:29. > :04:46.need to find out. is one of the very few in the city

:04:47. > :05:05.taking on NHS patients. But obviously, it hits the poordr people

:05:06. > :05:27.harder, Upper right, eight. In nearby

:05:28. > :05:50.Kendall, contracts. Typical contracts for NHS

:05:51. > :06:07.dentistry are The families of 94 adults whth

:06:08. > :06:10.severe disabilities in Salford have been given a week to appeal against

:06:11. > :06:13.Salford City Council's decision to The council wants to stop stbsidised

:06:14. > :06:22.travel in order to save ?600,00 a A judge will consider

:06:23. > :06:28.the matter further next week. A consultation starts today

:06:29. > :06:30.into plans to build a tunnel carrying high volt`ge

:06:31. > :06:34.cables under Morecambe Bay. 50m`high pylons would also be built

:06:35. > :06:36.through the Lake District to link a new power station near Sellafield

:06:37. > :06:40.to the National Grid. Local MP John Woodcock

:06:41. > :07:04.is opposing the plans. prevent abuse. It follows the

:07:05. > :07:18.scandal in Rotherham which saw an estimated 1400 girls actually

:07:19. > :07:20.exploded a basic senior perhod. And the actor Tony Robinson,

:07:21. > :07:21.best known for playing Baldrick in the series Blackadder,

:07:22. > :07:23.is in Liverpool today. He's promoting the use of

:07:24. > :07:25.World War One archives We're looking at the hundredth

:07:26. > :07:29.anniversary of the First World War in particular the contributhon that

:07:30. > :07:34.the people of Liverpool madd, the King's Regiment is legendary, it

:07:35. > :07:36.got six VCs just that one rdgiment. Cheshire Police has had to

:07:37. > :07:41.re`examine close to a hundred allegations of rape,

:07:42. > :07:44.after concerns were raised about the way in which it ddalt with

:07:45. > :07:47.a number of cases. A report found that

:07:48. > :07:48.the force had dismissed a ntmber Today, Rape Crisis workers told this

:07:49. > :07:52.programme the problem is not isolated to

:07:53. > :07:55.Cheshire, but every police force. It comes as a second critic`l report

:07:56. > :07:58.from Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabularies said too lany

:07:59. > :08:14.crimes in Cheshire are not being Imagine calling the police to report

:08:15. > :08:20.a rape. Imagine being told, before an investigation has even bdgun

:08:21. > :08:23.that no crime has been commhtted. It is almost as traumatic as the

:08:24. > :08:29.incident itself. For some pdople takes them such a lot to be able to

:08:30. > :08:38.come in someone else and tell thdm what

:08:39. > :08:49.has gone on. This report saxs there a sample of 30 rape allegathons It

:08:50. > :09:09.found 14 were based on the opinion of offhcers,

:09:10. > :09:32.not on facts. It is not up to them for all forces. `` isolated too

:09:33. > :10:02.Especially that Cheshire police is one of the

:10:03. > :10:29.most that we were not going to c`rry a

:10:30. > :10:52.crime of rape as the had been no crime, as rapes, they

:10:53. > :11:24.were concerned about has changed over time and wd do

:11:25. > :11:59.everything that we can to kdep up to crime recording standard as to

:12:00. > :12:43.whether a crime is recorded or not. recording, problems with deployment.

:12:44. > :13:13.How can people watching Here's our Environment

:13:14. > :13:49.Correspondent Judy Hobson. investigated. So why the delay in

:13:50. > :14:34.getting designed to do that and has done so

:14:35. > :15:30.very well over many years. when the weather turns cold.

:15:31. > :15:49.Lucky it has warmed up a little bit! That's all I can say.

:15:50. > :15:55.isn't it, this is your whold life? With the Fire Service knockhng

:15:56. > :15:56.on doors in the neighbourhood and fitting smoke alarms, it's

:15:57. > :15:57.the response from the neighbours One has given Sean a bed

:15:58. > :16:05.and many more promising to get him It is fantastic that strangdrs,

:16:06. > :16:12.people you don't know, you see them walking round the town and that and

:16:13. > :16:14.they are like, hang on a minute We are a little town

:16:15. > :16:29.and let's just show what we can do. It's really good,

:16:30. > :16:30.it's quite unusual as well, what Hopefully they've got quite a lot

:16:31. > :16:43.of volunteers, so just waiting for the last bits

:16:44. > :16:46.and pieces to come in place. With the theory that many h`nds make

:16:47. > :16:48.light work, they know While there is still much to be

:16:49. > :16:53.done, they hope with generosity and community spirit,

:16:54. > :16:55.they can give Sean his home back. Claire Fallon,

:16:56. > :16:57.BBC North West Tonight, Darwen. A fortnight today, voters in

:16:58. > :17:00.Scotland will be deciding But the result of the indepdndence

:17:01. > :17:06.referendum will profoundly `ffect A large number of Scots livhng

:17:07. > :17:14.in the Northwest feel shut out While many people may feel

:17:15. > :17:18.it's not much to do with thdm. Our political editor Arif Ansari

:17:19. > :17:27.reports. Scotland may be heading tow`rds

:17:28. > :17:29.independence but many Scots are For decades it's been

:17:30. > :17:32.a traditional summer destin`tion. John Grierson moved

:17:33. > :17:35.here 15 years ago. I'm Scottish, proud to still be

:17:36. > :17:41.Scottish, but they've given people up in Scotland who have onlx lived

:17:42. > :17:44.there six months, I think I should be entitled to

:17:45. > :17:54.a vote, because I intend to hopefully retire back to Scotland

:17:55. > :17:56.at some stage, where my famhly are. But some of his Scottish gudsts will

:17:57. > :18:02.be voting, and voting yes to If you're a Scotsman

:18:03. > :18:08.and you've got Scottish blood running through your veins, you ve

:18:09. > :18:11.got to vote yes for independence. The Queen visited Dunsop Brhdge

:18:12. > :18:17.in Lancashire eight years ago, a village

:18:18. > :18:22.of geographical significancd. So, according to one measurd

:18:23. > :18:24.at least, I'm stood But if you take Scotland aw`y,

:18:25. > :18:30.what makes Dunsop Bridge spdcial In fact, Scottish independence would

:18:31. > :18:36.fundamentally change the political, economic and cultural life

:18:37. > :18:41.of the entire Northwest. What it does is break up thd

:18:42. > :18:44.United Kingdom, which is thd state It'll mean we live in

:18:45. > :18:51.a very different state in ftture. I'll be faced with a question

:18:52. > :18:54.of what kind of passport will I want, a UK passport or a Scottish

:18:55. > :18:59.passport, presumably? A lot of people are still to

:19:00. > :19:04.see that wider significance. Do you think the Northwest

:19:05. > :19:06.as a whole would change as well No.

:19:07. > :19:12.No. We'll remain the same,

:19:13. > :19:15.I don't think Scotland infltences A lot

:19:16. > :19:19.of these big companies would have to The decision hangs in the ahr

:19:20. > :19:25.but when Scottish voters swoop in a fortnight, they will bd

:19:26. > :19:45.deciding your future too. Interesting, it will have an

:19:46. > :19:47.influence one way or another. 1 th of the month is polling day.

:19:48. > :19:48.Super League now and St Heldns have the chance to finish on top

:19:49. > :19:53.of the table if they avoid defeat against Warrington Wolves.

:19:54. > :19:55.It would mean Saints picking up the League Leaders' Shield

:19:56. > :20:01.Once the regular season is over of course, attention turns to

:20:02. > :20:03.the play`offs and the big prize on offer, the

:20:04. > :20:06.But there are a few scores to be settled before then.

:20:07. > :20:09.Richard Askam is at Langtred Park for us.

:20:10. > :20:11.Richard, the Wolves would love nothing better than to spoil Saints'

:20:12. > :20:23.You are absolutely right. The Saint Helen 's fans will be packed into

:20:24. > :20:29.the stands over full by kick`off, hoping thdy can

:20:30. > :20:40.clinch the shield real business will start in a few

:20:41. > :20:53.moments time. player's perspective on the league

:20:54. > :21:11.leaders shield, finishing certainly see value in it and it

:21:12. > :21:37.should club, the league leaders shheld has

:21:38. > :22:08.huge enough experience in the te`m to be

:22:09. > :22:50.able to do that, we close is the club to getting back to

:22:51. > :23:43.those glory days? We guys like myself. Certainly not you.

:23:44. > :24:18.Good It's more than 80 years since

:24:19. > :24:35.Ken Dodd started school herd curriculum. `` they can then use in

:24:36. > :25:14.school. We used to We asked the children what

:25:15. > :25:24.they think of the makeover. He is very funny, doing really well

:25:25. > :25:39.for his age, he looks reallx well. Andy Gill, BBC North West Tonight,

:25:40. > :25:48.Knotty Ash.