:00:00. > :00:00.and on BBC One, we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.
:00:00. > :00:00.Welcome to North West Tonight with Roger Johnson and Annabel Thffin.
:00:07. > :00:09.As video of a second British hostage is released,
:00:10. > :00:13.more than 100 Muslim groups call on Islamic State to release Salford
:00:14. > :00:25.We'll talk live to one of the Muslim leaders pleading for Alan Hdnning's
:00:26. > :00:31.The family of a zoo keeper killed by a tiger say they still h`ve
:00:32. > :00:37.unanswered questions after an inquest into her ddath
:00:38. > :00:41.The first pictures from inside Manchester Dogs Home
:00:42. > :00:55.And will be a Liverpool when Ellie 1000 people are taking part in a
:00:56. > :01:01.huge exercise to make sure the emergency services work togdther as
:01:02. > :01:09.The Muslim community in the North West has united to express hts
:01:10. > :01:13.revulsion at the kidnapping of the Salford aid worker Alan Henning and
:01:14. > :01:19.Leaders from different secthons of the Islamic faith have shgned
:01:20. > :01:22.a letter condemning Islamic State, the group who've threatened to
:01:23. > :01:26.We'll be talking to one of the 100`plus signatories to
:01:27. > :01:42.the letter in a moment, but first Clare Fallon reports.
:01:43. > :01:46.Filmed during Alan Henning's last hours of freedom.
:01:47. > :01:53.But travelling to Syria with the friends who called him Gadget
:01:54. > :02:03.Held hostage for the last 9 months and whth a
:02:04. > :02:07.video posted by his captors at the weekend threatening to kill him
:02:08. > :02:14.The response here is one of condemnation.
:02:15. > :02:24.It looks very clear that whoever kills a human being...
:02:25. > :02:25.Anjum Anwar works at Blackburn Cathedral.
:02:26. > :02:29.She's one of the many Muslil leaders in the UK who've signed a ldtter
:02:30. > :02:37.He is an innocent human being who was out there doing good work,
:02:38. > :02:45.helping people. It is painftl but someone like me, I can only imagine
:02:46. > :02:50.A new hostage video released today makes no reference to Alan Henning.
:02:51. > :02:52.It shows another British man being held by IS.
:02:53. > :02:54.But it's not just the militants using social ledia.
:02:55. > :02:57.With the hashtag Not in My name more and more people are hoping
:02:58. > :03:20.their message is heard and that it might just help.
:03:21. > :03:29.Do you think Islamic State will take any notice of people like this?
:03:30. > :03:35.Firstly I think they should be called an Islamic State. We hope it
:03:36. > :03:44.will make a difference for @lan Henning. That is very important for
:03:45. > :03:47.us. Given how extreme their behaviour has been shown to be,
:03:48. > :03:54.could this make them even more resolved? We hope that the text of
:03:55. > :04:00.the letter and the appeal from the Muslims of the UK will make a
:04:01. > :04:05.difference. What is the perception of the Muslim community herd to what
:04:06. > :04:14.is deemed done in your name in Syria and Iraq? They are saying not in our
:04:15. > :04:18.name. I have signed at this letter and all the mosque council have
:04:19. > :04:24.signed it. It has been signdd on behalf of over 27,000 Muslils. Their
:04:25. > :04:30.perception is that this is `n an Islamic State who are going around
:04:31. > :04:35.pretending to be Islamic. What is the perception that a Muslil people
:04:36. > :04:39.in this country are finding from the broader community in the wake of
:04:40. > :04:44.what is being done by Islamhc State to the Western hostages who have
:04:45. > :04:52.already been executed? We h`ve been here a very long time. Indigenous
:04:53. > :04:59.people here are very tolerant. There are a few exceptions and yot would
:05:00. > :05:04.get that in any community. But are you finding people are antagonistic
:05:05. > :05:08.towards you? You find that lore in cyberspace than in face`to`face
:05:09. > :05:13.meetings. If people are sayhng this face`to`face, then I feel it is a
:05:14. > :05:23.good thing because it is an opportunity to engage.
:05:24. > :05:26.An inquest in Kendal today heard how a zoo`keeper was mauled to death
:05:27. > :05:28.by a tiger as she worked in the animal's enclosure
:05:29. > :05:32.After the jury's conclusion this afternoon,
:05:33. > :05:37.Sarah McClay's mother and p`rtner reacted to the end of the inquest.
:05:38. > :05:41.Beccy Meehan was at the inqtest and joins us now.
:05:42. > :05:57.The family has sat through four days of gruelling testimony. The
:05:58. > :05:59.coroner, after his summing tp, praised the dignified and sdnsible
:06:00. > :06:07.manner in which the family conducted themselves. They heard in some
:06:08. > :06:19.detail about the attack. Earlier the jury came back with a narrative
:06:20. > :06:24.verdict. A wildlife lover whth a dream job she was working as a zoo
:06:25. > :06:29.keeper in Cumbria when she was mauled to death by a tiger last
:06:30. > :06:34.year. An inquest in Kendal this week heard how the 24`year`old from
:06:35. > :06:38.Glasgow was working inside ` cat enclosure in May 2013 when she was
:06:39. > :06:44.killed. Today the jury concluded that the tiger walked through a door
:06:45. > :06:49.that had been left open in the enclosure and smacked Sarah from the
:06:50. > :06:51.keepers corridor where she worked. She loved animals and it ironic that
:06:52. > :07:07.she should've been killed an animal. Much of the testimony focusdd on how
:07:08. > :07:12.the safety door came to be open No responsibility was apportioned.
:07:13. > :07:18.Earlier this week zookeeper David Gill told how he fired a
:07:19. > :07:25.tranquilliser at the tiger. Sarah was a dedicated and valued lember of
:07:26. > :07:29.the staff. Her enthusiasm and friendly character were appreciated
:07:30. > :07:35.by everyone she met. A separate investigation into the zoo hs
:07:36. > :07:44.ongoing. But Sarah's partner, the trauma is ongoing. It is quhte
:07:45. > :07:51.simply no future, and what could've been. As we had, the coroner
:07:52. > :07:58.recorded a narrative verdict. This isn't the end of the story? That's
:07:59. > :08:04.right. The GRE was asked to come to some conclusions about the facts.
:08:05. > :08:09.That is what they did. The family has said there are some unanswered
:08:10. > :08:14.questions. They have their own ideas on who is responsible for what
:08:15. > :08:17.happened to Sarah. They are keeping silent on their theories until there
:08:18. > :08:21.is a conclusion to another investigation which is being carried
:08:22. > :08:31.out. We are led to believe that is coming close to its conclushon.
:08:32. > :08:38.There is still some distancd to run on the story.
:08:39. > :08:41.Manchester Dogs Home has begun to put up temporary kennels next to the
:08:42. > :08:43.buildings destroyed by last week's fire, although no stray dogs are
:08:44. > :08:55.The kennels have been lent by Battersea Dog's Home.
:08:56. > :09:03.Six dogs have returned to the kennels. More than ?1 million has
:09:04. > :09:11.been raised to rebuild the home Judy, six dogs are back but still a
:09:12. > :09:15.lot of work to do. There is yes Behind me is the block that was
:09:16. > :09:20.destroyed by the fire. We c`n't go in at the moment because of health
:09:21. > :09:24.and safety reasons but we c`n show you some extent of this fird. As you
:09:25. > :09:29.can see, the roof was made of timber and fibreglass. Everything hs
:09:30. > :09:35.banned. The fire spread quickly sending debris crashing to the
:09:36. > :09:40.ground. The smell of smoke `nd burned wood is still very strong.
:09:41. > :09:47.And of course, around 50 dogs died in the fire. Lisa Graham is the
:09:48. > :09:54.manager of the home. I'm sure you've not had much sleep this week. How
:09:55. > :09:58.are these this week? Not too bad we are looking forward. Obviously, we
:09:59. > :10:03.still have the devastation to deal with but we have been able to gain
:10:04. > :10:09.access to a kennel area and bring some of the dogs back to st`rt their
:10:10. > :10:19.rehabilitation. Yes we have some shots. You can only take a handful
:10:20. > :10:23.of dogs at the moment. Our temporary kennels are going to be used for the
:10:24. > :10:28.strays that will start coming into us. We will hold them temporarily.
:10:29. > :10:34.We will still be sending thdm over to our Cheshire side.
:10:35. > :10:45.People have been very generous. When will the new dogs can be buhlt here?
:10:46. > :10:53.We don't have that on a timdline yet. We are dealing with dogs who
:10:54. > :10:57.are in an emergency stay. Wd only had the site released to us in the
:10:58. > :11:03.past 24 hours. We are just starting. Thank you very much. Most of the
:11:04. > :11:15.dogs who did survive have bden fostered.
:11:16. > :11:17.A former Merseyside police hnspector has denied he 'accentuated
:11:18. > :11:19.the negative and eliminated the positive' in statements about
:11:20. > :11:21.the behaviour of Liverpool fans before the Hillsborough dis`ster.
:11:22. > :11:23.Keith Wilkinson was one of 14 mounted officers
:11:24. > :11:27.The inquests heard how a second report he made contained
:11:28. > :11:37.more references to fans drinking which hadn't appeared in his first.
:11:38. > :11:39.A train derails in Liverpool, crashing into several cars
:11:40. > :11:41.and a school, killing and injuring hundreds of people
:11:42. > :11:43.But don't panic, it's an imaginary scenario for a massive
:11:44. > :11:47.Nearly 1,000 people from the emergency services, local
:11:48. > :11:52.councils, NHS and utility companies are taking part in the exercise
:11:53. > :11:56.The idea is get them working together more effectively
:11:57. > :12:10.The "injured" trapped in cars, trains and buildings.
:12:11. > :12:17.And as realistic as possibld to test how the emergency services
:12:18. > :12:31.The pressure that the firefhghters feel in responding to this scenario
:12:32. > :12:34.is as intense as it would bd if it were real incident.
:12:35. > :12:38.The RAF are also involved in the exercise.
:12:39. > :12:40.After real disasters like the London bombings in 2005,
:12:41. > :12:44.a number of enquires concluded the services did work well together
:12:45. > :12:54.Which is why training like this is vital.
:12:55. > :13:00.We've done 31 exercises across the country. This is by far the biggest
:13:01. > :13:15.will stop it the finale for the programme. We are seeing sole 1 00
:13:16. > :13:18.players. The people who takd the decisions here don't know in detail
:13:19. > :13:19.what is going to happen beforehand and the scenario can change many
:13:20. > :13:43.times during the day. Communication is one of the
:13:44. > :13:48.important things. Local students volunteered to be casualties. It was
:13:49. > :13:56.emotionally draining. Reallx quite scary. It's been one of the most
:13:57. > :14:06.horrific yet I opening experiences. The exercise runs until midnight.
:14:07. > :14:08.The UKIP leader Nigel Faragd arrived in Heywood
:14:09. > :14:10.and Middleton today to launch his party's by`election campaign.
:14:11. > :14:12.The contest is taking place following the death of
:14:13. > :14:16.A UKIP leaflet has accused Labour of ignoring years of child sextal abuse
:14:17. > :14:21.But Labour have hit back saxing Nigel Farage's party is exploiting
:14:22. > :14:25.the suffering of abuse victhms for political ends.
:14:26. > :14:34.For Nigel Farage, today was about persuading the people of Hexwood
:14:35. > :14:46.There were a lot of people out there who are looking for something
:14:47. > :14:50.different. I think in UKIP what they see is a political party made about
:14:51. > :14:54.people are not career polithcians. They are from all walks of life
:14:55. > :14:56.But UKIP have already caused a big row here.
:14:57. > :14:58.The party is being accused of exploiting the scandal of sexual
:14:59. > :15:02.The parties by`election leaflet blames the abuse
:15:03. > :15:05.of white girls mainly by Asian men on Labour's reluctance
:15:06. > :15:19.Every single case where large`scale sexual grooming and molestation of
:15:20. > :15:23.young girls has happened, every single case, there are Labotr
:15:24. > :15:26.run... The Rochdale MP Simon Danzctk says
:15:27. > :15:28.UKIP are exploiting the isste He's on holiday but spoke to us
:15:29. > :15:39.from abroad. I've examined this issue very
:15:40. > :15:44.closely. During that time UKIP have never had anything to say about it.
:15:45. > :15:55.They are quite clearly trying to get votes on the back of this awful
:15:56. > :16:02.crime. I think that's despicable. Someone shouted racist to you. Any
:16:03. > :16:06.known politician walking down any high street will get abuse of some
:16:07. > :16:16.kind. Racist is a strong word isn't it? Yes it is. So do the people that
:16:17. > :16:28.live here want change? I am not a racist yet I want to support UKIP. I
:16:29. > :16:38.won't vote UKIP. I want my country back. I voted Labour all thd time. I
:16:39. > :16:43.won't vote UKIP. The big qudstion is will UKIP overturn Labour's big
:16:44. > :16:45.majority of 6000 here. In exactly three weeks time we will find out
:16:46. > :17:00.when voters go to the polls. We will be talking to all
:17:01. > :17:01.the parties Both the Conservatives and the
:17:02. > :17:05.Green Party said they didn't want to comment on the row about
:17:06. > :17:08.the Rochdale grooming scand`l. We're still awaiting a statdment
:17:09. > :17:10.from the Liberal Democrats. You can see a full list
:17:11. > :17:12.of all the candidates The man in charge of Salford Reds
:17:13. > :17:30.explains how he hopes to improve on And the author of warhorse dxplains
:17:31. > :17:40.how he will be bringing the curtain down in Salford. It's a fantastic
:17:41. > :17:45.privilege to walk on the st`ge with these people.
:17:46. > :17:48.Sport now and Richard, an old favourite is back to try and turn
:17:49. > :17:55.Yes Stanley, fifth bottom of League Two, have appointed John Coleman
:17:56. > :17:59.He certainly won't need to be shown around.
:18:00. > :18:02.John was manager there for 13 years from the late 0990s and
:18:03. > :18:05.took the club all the way up from the lower reaches of non le`gue
:18:06. > :18:09.He replaces James Beattie who left the club last week
:18:10. > :18:24.When you've been in a club so long, and the feeling that you have, you
:18:25. > :18:32.can't describe it. I am really looking forward to this.
:18:33. > :18:35.Everton kick off their Europa League campaign tonight at home to German
:18:36. > :18:39.It'll be their first Europe`n campaign in five seasons and manager
:18:40. > :18:42.Roberto Martinez is excited by their group stage opponents.
:18:43. > :18:45.The draw has been really kind in the way of bringing two
:18:46. > :18:51.phenomenal teams of the quality of Lille and Wolfsburg to Goodison.
:18:52. > :18:55.And then a real surpise with Krasnodar beating Real Sociddad
:18:56. > :18:59.in the previous play`offs, so in terms of group stages it is
:19:00. > :19:07.Despite holding their own against the five time winners,
:19:08. > :19:10.Manchester City still lost their opening Champions League match
:19:11. > :19:12.at Bayern Munich as their continental wobbles continudd.
:19:13. > :19:15.The Blues are desparate to lake their mark in Europe this sdason
:19:16. > :19:17.and while they remain heavily fancied to progress
:19:18. > :19:20.from the group stage, there's plenty of hard work ahead after thdy went
:19:21. > :19:39.down to Jerome Boateng's last minute goal in Bavaria.
:19:40. > :19:42.With the regular season proving to be one of the tightest and lost
:19:43. > :19:44.thrilling in years, excitemdnt levels are through the roof
:19:45. > :19:47.for Super League's play`offs which get underway tonight when Whgan
:19:48. > :19:50.While the winners progress, the losers get a second chance next
:19:51. > :19:53.week but the Warriors have no intention of relying on the
:19:54. > :20:00.We approach it in a special way We have to win this game. We w`nt that
:20:01. > :20:04.weekend. That's how the plaxers approach it. Training has bden
:20:05. > :20:06.intense. The players know it is an important time of year and they want
:20:07. > :20:13.to get back to Old Trafford. Salford Red Devils owner Dr Marwan
:20:14. > :20:16.Koukash says frustrations at the way rugby league is run might c`use him
:20:17. > :20:19.to reconsider how much he invests. The multi`millionaire, who `lso owns
:20:20. > :20:22.a string of racehorses , wants clubs to be able to spend more on players
:20:23. > :20:25.than the current salary cap. On top of that his plans to build
:20:26. > :20:28.a stadium for Swinton Lions were submitted this week and as we
:20:29. > :20:31.reported yesterday he's also close I started by asking him
:20:32. > :20:35.about a disappointing bottol`half Overall, the season has been
:20:36. > :20:39.very disappointing for us. But the calibre
:20:40. > :20:41.of players we have had in the team we should have been at the
:20:42. > :20:45.very least been in the top dight. You mention that you
:20:46. > :20:47.accept you made mistakes. What are those mistakes,
:20:48. > :20:50.in your mind? I'm usually somebody who
:20:51. > :20:56.is careful in what I do. I made others make decisions
:20:57. > :21:00.for me and we ended up prob`bly with Is there not
:21:01. > :21:07.a counter`argument that you employ experts, rugby league experts,
:21:08. > :21:10.to do the playing side and xou are But then I might have emploxed
:21:11. > :21:21.the wrong experts to advise me. What about the crowds here
:21:22. > :21:24.at Salford? We are potentially losing, dvery
:21:25. > :21:31.game, about 2,000 to 3,000 people. If being here keeps fans aw`y
:21:32. > :21:35.then we need to ask why. If you can't get people to
:21:36. > :21:38.work with you then you have Just explain
:21:39. > :21:42.the overall strategy then You've been linked with all sorts
:21:43. > :21:48.of clubs. It will end up with a decent
:21:49. > :21:55.stadium for Swinton to play in. Once we are given the green light
:21:56. > :21:59.then I'll go ahead and complete As for the Australian link, yes I am
:22:00. > :22:07.getting frustrated by the w`y things I might have to reconsider
:22:08. > :22:13.the amount of money I am investing What about the future then
:22:14. > :22:20.for Salford? Where do you see
:22:21. > :22:24.the team being next season? We've got some very exciting people
:22:25. > :22:29.to come into the team I would be very disappointed
:22:30. > :22:46.if we are not up there. It's been
:22:47. > :22:49.the biggest show ever staged at the Lowry Theatre with some of the
:22:50. > :22:55.biggest puppets in the business The critically acclaimed War Horse
:22:56. > :22:58.has had an 18 weeks sell out run It's a tale of love, loss and
:22:59. > :23:09.overcoming unimaginable obstacles. And the main star is a horsd,
:23:10. > :23:15.a big puppet horse. War Horse was written by
:23:16. > :23:19.Michael Morpurgo in 1982. Since then Joey
:23:20. > :23:48.the War Horse has entertaindd Tonight, Michael is joining his
:23:49. > :23:56.beloved Jerry for one night on stage. Did you see the star on the
:23:57. > :24:04.door outside? Have you rehe`rsed yet? I've been doing nothing else.
:24:05. > :24:09.Duane tear my lines? I'll sde if I can remember them. Nine guineas
:24:10. > :24:17.That's it. Do you only have one line? With more than one line..
:24:18. > :24:19.Although it is only made of cable, leather and steel,
:24:20. > :24:23.when I met Joey a few mnths ago i was pretty terrified of it.
:24:24. > :24:25.Tonight, Michael is sharing the stage with him,
:24:26. > :24:41.I still don't know what it hs. Three people making an animal, live. It on
:24:42. > :24:51.in Germany as we speak. It on in London as we speak now. 100 years
:24:52. > :24:56.after the First World War bdgan Two of the essential capitals that
:24:57. > :25:03.created this holocaust of the war. It is a play about the love of peace
:25:04. > :25:09.and a longing for a reconciliation. After this, the warhorse wagon will
:25:10. > :25:19.be rolling on to South Africa in time for Christmas.
:25:20. > :25:30.Here is someone who never forgets her lines.
:25:31. > :25:38.The further north you are in the region, the better the weather will
:25:39. > :25:49.be. This is why. We have thhs line of whether coming towards us. That
:25:50. > :25:54.will bring Cherry rain. We will get clear and fresh conditions for
:25:55. > :26:02.Sunday. This is how it looks outside our window now.
:26:03. > :26:14.Getting to the coast, most places are fairly gloomy and grey. Pockets
:26:15. > :26:20.of mist could develop. Keep your eye on the showers. They will ptsh
:26:21. > :26:29.further north. Once again, the wall of this cloud cover means that
:26:30. > :26:32.temperatures would drop too far Tomorrow is all about the showers in
:26:33. > :26:37.the southern part of the region They will work their way through and
:26:38. > :26:41.become heavy. The wind is not very strong so those showers are
:26:42. > :26:46.slow`moving. I can't tell you exactly where they will turn up but
:26:47. > :26:52.hopefully not too many placds will see them. There is a lot of cloud
:26:53. > :26:56.cover to start. That will thin and break with bright disguising the
:26:57. > :27:01.afternoon. It won't be brilliantly sunny. We won't see the samd
:27:02. > :27:06.temperatures that we've had over the last couple of days. The lack of
:27:07. > :27:10.sunshine, even though it will brighten up, I think we will see
:27:11. > :27:16.temperatures around 19 Celshus at best. But the weekend, a we`ther
:27:17. > :27:23.front goes through on Saturday. That could be rain. It's affair, Sunday
:27:24. > :27:38.is better. It was like the summer holidays today. Is there likely to
:27:39. > :27:44.be an Indian summer? Somethhng to look forward to.