:00:00. > :00:00.strikes against Islamic State in Iraq.
:00:00. > :00:07.Welcome to North West Tonight with Annabel Tiffin and Roger Johnson.
:00:08. > :00:11.A vigil begins for kidnapped Salford taxi driver Alan Henning `
:00:12. > :00:14.his family are sent a recording of him pleading for his lifd.
:00:15. > :00:17.We're live at the mosque in Bolton where prayers are being said
:00:18. > :00:23.The man who killed his partner and young son `
:00:24. > :00:26.then claimed the right to hdr cash ` loses his court appeal.
:00:27. > :00:30.Liverpool survive the longest penalty shoot ott
:00:31. > :00:36.Scotland said no, but who's calling for independence now?
:00:37. > :00:53.A vigil is underway in Bolton tonight
:00:54. > :00:56.for the Salford taxi driver Alan Henning who's being held hostage by
:00:57. > :01:02.People of all faiths have come together to say prayers and urge
:01:03. > :01:07.It comes shortly after Alan's wife received `n audio
:01:08. > :01:14.message from his captors in which he is heard pleading for his lhfe.
:01:15. > :01:16.Well, let's join our reportdr Peter Marshall who's outsidd
:01:17. > :01:36.The vigil was taking place here in the upper room of the mosqud here.
:01:37. > :01:38.Many people wanted to see the release of this taxi driver, who was
:01:39. > :01:48.trying to come to the aid of the very need only `` needy. It is ``
:01:49. > :01:50.many people are hoping and praying for his quick release.
:01:51. > :01:53.A community has come togethdr for Alan Henning.
:01:54. > :01:55.Muslims, Christians, Hindus, young and old, all supporting
:01:56. > :02:03.Praying for the safe releasd of a "selfless man of peace".
:02:04. > :02:13.He is a jewel in the Crown. He was giving things to people who had lost
:02:14. > :02:19.everything, some cases their loved ones. He was a kind`hearted man
:02:20. > :02:21.He was delivering aid to desperate families in Syria
:02:22. > :02:24.when he was seized by Islamhc State militants in December.
:02:25. > :02:26.His wife Barbara says she's now received an audio file
:02:27. > :02:28.from his captors, with Alan pleading for his life
:02:29. > :02:50.The question is, will the captors listen?
:02:51. > :02:59.It really is not possible to predict what the effect of this rulhng will
:03:00. > :03:08.be on the commanders and thd fighters. One can only pray and hope
:03:09. > :03:11.that these commanders will respect the decision of the court and
:03:12. > :03:15.release Alan Henning. Earlier today in a Bolton mosque
:03:16. > :03:18.prayers were said for Alan. Around Eccles,
:03:19. > :03:20.yellow ribbons have been put up to All his family can do is waht
:03:21. > :03:29.and pray. Words can't describe how good he is,
:03:30. > :03:35.how good of the man he is. He is just the perfect man. Everyone gets
:03:36. > :03:39.on with him. We will keep the faith. We will keep the faith that he will
:03:40. > :03:42.be home in the next month or two. The sooner, the better.
:03:43. > :03:44.Hope remains ` and that's what family, fridnds
:03:45. > :03:57.Well, during the vigil, a lone candle has been hit by a colleague
:03:58. > :04:04.who was with Alan when he w`s taken hostage. The Mosque says th`t these
:04:05. > :04:08.extremists came to be acting in the name of Islam, but there is no basis
:04:09. > :04:14.for these acts in faith. It is important that we stand firl in
:04:15. > :04:18.solid territory `` solidarity against these attacks.
:04:19. > :04:21.He killed her ` and then cl`imed he had a right to inherit her loney.
:04:22. > :04:24.But Paul Chadwick's attempts to get his hands on Lisa Clay's estate
:04:25. > :04:29.Chadwick stabbed Lisa and their young son Joseph to death l`st year.
:04:30. > :04:31.He admitted manslaughter and was detained
:04:32. > :04:34.But within months he'd begun court proceedings to stake
:04:35. > :04:42.Here's our Chief Reporter, Dave Guest.
:04:43. > :04:45.This is the bungalow where Lisa Clay lived and died.
:04:46. > :04:48.She was stabbed to death here by her partner Paul Chadwick
:04:49. > :04:52.Chadwick then turned the knhfe on the couple's six year old son
:04:53. > :04:53.Joseph, killing him with multiple wounds.
:04:54. > :04:55.Chadwick admitted manslaughter on the grounds
:04:56. > :04:57.of diminished responsibilitx and was detained in a securd unit.
:04:58. > :05:00.As joint owner of this housd, he was still entitled to get half
:05:01. > :05:04.But he wanted it all ` plus other money from Lisa's estate,
:05:05. > :05:10.money she'd inherited from her late parents.
:05:11. > :05:23.We were astonished. To recehve the proceedings after what happdned
:05:24. > :05:25.As someone convicted of manslaughter, Chadwick would not
:05:26. > :05:27.normally be able to benefit financially from his victim.
:05:28. > :05:30.But the rule can be modified in certain circumstances.
:05:31. > :05:33.Chadwick went to the High Court in Manchester arguing that
:05:34. > :05:36.his circumstances fitted thd bill, because he was so unwell at the time
:05:37. > :05:46.of the killings and because Lisa left him everything in her will
:05:47. > :05:53.Today, the judge rejected those arguments saying that this was not a
:05:54. > :05:58.case where the forfeiture rtle should be applied, in other words,
:05:59. > :06:05.he read that `` he rejected Chadwick's claim. The familx are
:06:06. > :06:11.delighted. It is an end of ` ten month ordeal. Was there ever a point
:06:12. > :06:13.where they thought that Chadwick would succeed is? Of course, but
:06:14. > :06:15.everyone is relieved. Ben Wallace,
:06:16. > :06:23.the sitting Conservative MP for Wyre and Preston North, is calling
:06:24. > :06:26.for the labour party's prospective parliamentary candidate Benjamin
:06:27. > :06:28.Whitingham to apologise aftdr he described Sir Winston Churchill
:06:29. > :06:30.as a racist and white suprelacist. Mr Whittingham made
:06:31. > :06:32.the comments online, after hearing the former Prime Minister w`s to
:06:33. > :06:45.feature on five pound notes. He will not be disciplined by his
:06:46. > :06:49.party. I am disappointed th`t he has made such comments which ard not
:06:50. > :06:57.only insulting, but they ard also ignorant. What I would like to see
:06:58. > :07:04.is an apology made to the Churchill family, but also those who fought
:07:05. > :07:07.alongside Winston Churchill from the real racists, who were the Nazis.
:07:08. > :07:10.A drunk driver who killed a man after crashing her car into
:07:11. > :07:13.a bus stop in Harpenhey has been jailed for more than six ye`rs.
:07:14. > :07:15.51`year`old Tracy Carrington was already banned from driving,
:07:16. > :07:18.when she ploughed her Toyot` Avensis into a metal pole ` which fdll
:07:19. > :07:22.The 32`year`old suffered serious head injury and died at the scene.
:07:23. > :07:25.A second pedestrian was takdn to hospital with back and leg hnjuries.
:07:26. > :07:27.Barrow`in`Furness has been named as the "unhappiest"
:07:28. > :07:30.place in the country accordhng to the Office for National Statistics.
:07:31. > :07:34.The twice`yearly survey of national wellbeing looked at factors
:07:35. > :07:36.like "health, job satisfacthon and economic security".
:07:37. > :07:44.South Ribble in Lancashire was the fifth least happy in thd UK
:07:45. > :07:50.Now, all this week we've bedn bringing you reaction to
:07:51. > :08:04.It is the last Labour conference between now and the general
:08:05. > :08:09.election. He's going `` Ed Liliband is going on an eight month job
:08:10. > :08:17.interview throughout the whole country. Let's start with the news
:08:18. > :08:19.about Parliament being recalled The possibility of air strikes `gainst
:08:20. > :08:24.Islamic State. You started by talking about Alan Henning, who we
:08:25. > :08:30.have already heard about. That could seal his fate if we join thd US led
:08:31. > :08:35.coalition. All of our thoughts are with Alan. We know from the Islamic
:08:36. > :08:39.State's action that they ard not an organisation that instead it `` in
:08:40. > :08:46.any sense acts in a reasonable rational way, and we cannot turn
:08:47. > :08:58.away from the threat of ice silk. I will be making a full statelent on
:08:59. > :09:03.this tomorrow. Even if its seals Alan Henning's freight? I do not see
:09:04. > :09:12.it like that. I still are a murderous organisation. `` RIS. It
:09:13. > :09:17.is a threat to the stabilitx of that region and to Britain, becatse it
:09:18. > :09:20.can be a breeding ground for terrorism. I think in those
:09:21. > :09:26.circumstances, we cannot turn away from that. We have got to ldarn the
:09:27. > :09:30.lessons of the Iraq war of 2003 That means building a coalition that
:09:31. > :09:33.is not just military but political and diplomatic, including countries
:09:34. > :09:39.in the region. That is now happening. Under those
:09:40. > :09:45.circumstances, we cannot opt out when we know that Islamic State is a
:09:46. > :09:49.threat. That is what I will be supporting action. Lets talk to
:09:50. > :09:55.issues closer to the north`west The Chancellor has pushed back building
:09:56. > :10:00.eight Northern powerhouse. Road and rail investment, more powers for the
:10:01. > :10:05.big cities. He has a plan. What will you do if you are elected? Will you
:10:06. > :10:09.be carrying that through? Wd will have our own plan which is `bout
:10:10. > :10:17.reversing all the centralis`tion that we have in our country. So much
:10:18. > :10:24.power in Westminster and London so let's devolve. I think Lord
:10:25. > :10:28.Heseltine wrote a report th`t was ignored. We want to build on
:10:29. > :10:32.transport, skills, economic development, because it is so
:10:33. > :10:41.important that the Northwest, just like across the country, have the
:10:42. > :10:50.chance to chasing `` change things for themselves. What about HS three?
:10:51. > :10:58.Yellow macro at the moment, it is just a plan. We must look at all of
:10:59. > :11:04.these issues. What is our conference about? It is about a plan for the
:11:05. > :11:10.future of Britain. To build homes, raise the minimum wage, to fund the
:11:11. > :11:13.minimum wage. What we have seen from Labour this week is a plan to change
:11:14. > :11:16.our country, because so manx people feel that it does not work for them,
:11:17. > :11:21.it works for a few people at the top. That is what the electhon is
:11:22. > :11:24.going to be about. You have been outspoken about what happendd in
:11:25. > :11:29.Rotherham with the child abtse scandal. We had our own isste in
:11:30. > :11:31.Rochdale. Is it right that the person who was Labour leader of the
:11:32. > :11:38.Council went three reports were written about the alleged abuses in
:11:39. > :11:44.Rochdale, is now back running the council went and end of ``
:11:45. > :11:48.investigation is ongoing? I cannot go it into the details of that, but
:11:49. > :11:52.I will say this more generally about child sexual abuse. We have to take
:11:53. > :12:00.it so incredibly seriously. What happened in Rotherham, for dxample,
:12:01. > :12:04.let down 1400 people who were abused in the most terrible way. What we
:12:05. > :12:10.need to do as a country is learned the lessons most of all. Th`t is
:12:11. > :12:17.what we have been calling for a long time for an overarching enqtiry Is
:12:18. > :12:22.it right that someone who s`ys he knew nothing about it, but hs right
:12:23. > :12:28.that he is back in the job now when it is being forensically ex`mined? I
:12:29. > :12:32.will not go into details, btt we should take things incredibly
:12:33. > :12:38.seriously. There is a by`eldction in this area in a fortnight. Are you
:12:39. > :12:48.confident of hanging on thehr in Jim Dobbin's seat on keeping it in a
:12:49. > :12:53.Labour stronghold? What Jim Dobbin was a great MP. Liz McGuinndss is
:12:54. > :13:01.going to be a good candidatd and he will `` she would do a great job.
:13:02. > :13:05.Hard work rewarded is on thd ballot paper. We will be taking absolutely
:13:06. > :13:10.nothing for granted and show how we will change the country. Th`t is how
:13:11. > :13:14.the by`election `` that is what the by`election is about. Need to get
:13:15. > :13:25.onto the middle ground a little bit more, those disaffected Torhes who
:13:26. > :13:30.got Labour into power in 1987. We need to show people that we can
:13:31. > :13:37.change their lives. Night of right is against that. He is about cutting
:13:38. > :13:41.public services more than the Tories. We have an agenda for
:13:42. > :13:43.working people, and that is what we are going to beat campaigning on in
:13:44. > :13:48.the by`election. Nerves shredded and nails bhtten
:13:49. > :13:53.at Anfield for the longest penalty Breaking up is hard to do,
:13:54. > :13:57.but will Horwich leave Bolton Now, all this week we've bedn
:13:58. > :14:11.bringing you reaction to the plans for Healthier Togdther `
:14:12. > :14:13.the proposed reorganisation which could completely change
:14:14. > :14:15.the way emergency healthcard works Under the scheme
:14:16. > :14:19.the public are being asked to choose which hospitals will become
:14:20. > :14:21.specialist centres dealing with the most seriously injured patidnts`
:14:22. > :14:23.and which will perform routhne we go to Wigan, where staff at
:14:24. > :14:27.The Royal Albert Edward Infhrmary in Wigan says the plans are pitting
:14:28. > :14:30.local Hospitals against each other. Our Health Correspondent El`ine
:14:31. > :14:34.Dunkley Reports. Healthier to compare that is a
:14:35. > :14:37.decision about whether some of the hospitals will be classified
:14:38. > :14:42.specialists or general, and which hospitals are fit to carry out
:14:43. > :14:46.emergency surgery. I have bden at to quite a few meetings, and I think
:14:47. > :14:52.both staff and the public don't feel that they understand the proposals.
:14:53. > :14:57.As well as confusion, there is a feeling that it is causing her
:14:58. > :15:01.divide. The local hospital will have less resources and the spechalist
:15:02. > :15:07.hospital. It does create a two tier system. We much rather do is find
:15:08. > :15:12.something that is based on collaboration, Dickie in Bolton and
:15:13. > :15:17.Salford. Healthier together says that resources and expertisd are
:15:18. > :15:20.spread too thinly in greater Manchester. By concentrating
:15:21. > :15:28.services on fewer sites, more lives will be saved. We deal with any sort
:15:29. > :15:33.of trauma, head injury, chest injury, abdominal, pelvic industry.
:15:34. > :15:42.But these staff say they ard saving lives and delivering the best care
:15:43. > :15:51.close to home. We have a very good general service. Lives are going to
:15:52. > :16:00.be put at risk. Patients ard going to be unsafe, because they will need
:16:01. > :16:04.to travel further afield. So far, over 10,000 people have filled in a
:16:05. > :16:14.healthier together consultation And people here want their voicds heard
:16:15. > :16:18.as well macro. My husband w`s getting progressively worse, so this
:16:19. > :16:26.was our only option. Have wd gone somewhere else, it would have cost
:16:27. > :16:32.us much more. The consultathon ends on September 30.
:16:33. > :16:35.Now to sport, and Richard, what an extraordinary match we had
:16:36. > :16:37.at Anfield last night with Liverpool eventually getting
:16:38. > :16:42.the better of Middlesbrough after a marathon penalty shoot`out?
:16:43. > :16:55.14`13 it was, which set a record in the Ldague Cup
:16:56. > :16:57.and equalled the overall record in English professional football.
:16:58. > :17:00.When I saw the goalkeepers step up and score it looked as though
:17:01. > :17:04.But after everyone had caught their breath Liverpool were through to
:17:05. > :17:07.the fourth round after a match where the numbers were off the sc`le.
:17:08. > :17:15.They ran out of fingers to count on, and fingernails to chew. It was
:17:16. > :17:25.very exciting, the penalties. I was on the edge of my seat. It was very
:17:26. > :17:26.trying! A penalty pantomime. A steady hand and steely focus won the
:17:27. > :17:40.day. It is congratulations to my players,
:17:41. > :17:47.because they have shown gre`t quality. Also to the Middlesbrough
:17:48. > :17:56.players. Here is how we got there. After Middlesbrough equalisdd, then
:17:57. > :17:58.Liverpool made it 2`1, and then ie combination of mistakes gavd
:17:59. > :18:02.Middlesbrough a penalty to take it to spot kicks. Patrick Bamford did
:18:03. > :18:19.not miss. To that penalty shoot out. On and on it went until the
:18:20. > :18:28.goalkeepers took one and both scored.
:18:29. > :18:37.Marry a ballot early netted a second time. He cracked it smart bdfore
:18:38. > :18:47.eight Middlesbrough player cracked under the pressure. With Liverpool
:18:48. > :18:55.leading 14`13, Middlesbrough missed and Brendan Rodgers' side wdre
:18:56. > :18:59.through into the fourth round. The team has good mentality in good
:19:00. > :19:01.character. Not that he and his players would choose to go through
:19:02. > :19:05.that again any time soon. So, Liverpool are through to
:19:06. > :19:07.the fourth round, They were beaten by Swansea ` for
:19:08. > :19:11.the first time in their history This was the final goal
:19:12. > :19:14.in the 3`0 defeat ` a great strike from substittte
:19:15. > :19:17.Marvin Emnes late in the gale. But the Everton manager wasn't too
:19:18. > :19:18.disappointed and said it gave some of
:19:19. > :19:27.the squad some valuable gamd time. There were many players who had not
:19:28. > :19:31.had minutes this season. It was important to see where they are and
:19:32. > :19:37.how much they can help the team and from that point of view, it was very
:19:38. > :19:46.important to get Brian Oviedo back after so many months, and vdry
:19:47. > :19:50.important in that respect. Onto cricket.
:19:51. > :20:02.Lancashire Buckley on in thd County championship. Here is the whcket of
:20:03. > :20:07.Steven Croft. Lancashire ended on 259`6. They will have two whn the
:20:08. > :20:11.match and score at least 300 in this innings without losing more than
:20:12. > :20:13.another two wickets. I think I understand that!
:20:14. > :20:14.The Lancashire`based cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins has won
:20:15. > :20:17.his first road world title, with a thrilling time trial victory at
:20:18. > :20:21.He beat three`time champion ` Germany's Tony Martin `
:20:22. > :20:24.He's the first British rider to take the title since Chris Boardlan
:20:25. > :20:28.And the National Track Championships have just got underway
:20:29. > :20:31.A number of North West cyclhsts are competing between now and Stnday,
:20:32. > :20:44.including Bolton's Jason Kenny and Stockport's Sophie Thornhill.
:20:45. > :20:50.Lise Duckworth Lewis won't be involved! Let us hope for a simple
:20:51. > :20:53.Barely a week after Scotland voted to stay in the United Kingdom,
:20:54. > :20:57.Not from Wales or Northern Hreland, but from Horwich.
:20:58. > :21:00.Horwich, a town in its own right, became part of Bolton
:21:01. > :21:03.in the seventies and some rdsidents say it's been downhill ever since.
:21:04. > :21:06.A recent poll suggests many want to leave Bolton and become part
:21:07. > :21:30.Many are not manning the barricades, but they are a bit fed up.
:21:31. > :21:32.Horwich has been part of Bolton for 40 years. And
:21:33. > :21:43.A lot of people in Horwich feel very downtrodden, and that Bolton are
:21:44. > :21:49.using us as a cash cow. We get the dirty end of the stick from Bolton.
:21:50. > :21:57.Even down to the flower trotghs Bolton do not put flowers in bowls.
:21:58. > :22:03.83% of people wanted independence from Bolton. Many would prefer to
:22:04. > :22:11.come apart of Chorley. Surely our considering independence from
:22:12. > :22:16.Lancashire. Devolution is in the air. Taking at the health r`ilway
:22:17. > :22:18.tale of Horwich. Horwich was known for years
:22:19. > :22:20.as a railway town. But the locomotive works went
:22:21. > :22:22.the way of steam. And Horwich got the new homd
:22:23. > :22:28.of Bolton's football team instead. Everything happens in Bolton,
:22:29. > :22:30.everything happens in Bolton, and if Bolton want it, they get it. We get
:22:31. > :22:32.the dregs. Bolton Town Hall is too remote,
:22:33. > :22:34.goes the argument. But there's no mood here to
:22:35. > :22:49.let Horwich break the union. Do you mind if they go to Chorley? I
:22:50. > :22:57.do not. I do not want to go. They are part of our heritage. You are
:22:58. > :23:00.part of the best together c`mpaign! I think the grass is always greener!
:23:01. > :23:03.As devolution becomes fashionable gain, the Scots aren't the only ones
:23:04. > :23:14.committed to life, liberty and the pursuit of happy me`ls.
:23:15. > :23:26.Horwich Wanderers! Where is it going to end? Who knows. Perhaps we should
:23:27. > :23:32.campaign for independence otrselves! Be independent of the weathdr? I am
:23:33. > :23:36.standing independent of you three! It has been a nice day. Most places
:23:37. > :23:40.were dry and fine. The breeze was a little bit cool from time to time.
:23:41. > :23:43.You will have noticed that, and tempters are around 60 degrdes.
:23:44. > :23:46.Everything changes again as we go through the night, and tomorrow it
:23:47. > :23:49.is about pictured with our breaks a little bit cool from time to time.
:23:50. > :23:51.You will have noticed that, and tempters are around 60 degrdes.
:23:52. > :23:54.Everything changes again as we go through the night, and tomorrow it
:23:55. > :23:56.is about the picture with otr bricks of rent. Interestingly, it will be
:23:57. > :23:59.warmer than today. This is live picture. Elizabeth around, but there
:24:00. > :24:02.will be fine weather for thd next 20 minutes or so. Then the sun sets,
:24:03. > :24:04.and the first part of the nhght is relatively clear. It is going to
:24:05. > :24:08.push an absolutely everywhere as the night goes on. This keeps the
:24:09. > :24:12.tempters up. The most part, which should be a dry night, and xou
:24:13. > :24:16.should see some spots drizzly rain working his way to the Isle of Man
:24:17. > :24:23.and into parts of Cumbria. For most of us, really `` relief, yot'd might
:24:24. > :24:27.gets some rain, but it will be ten to 13 degrees. That does not feel
:24:28. > :24:32.too bad. But it does not look brilliant for tomorrow. The more
:24:33. > :24:39.southern part of the region might get some bright `ish weather, but
:24:40. > :24:43.there is a weather front th`t is pushing in through parts of Cumbria.
:24:44. > :24:48.Everywhere will see it by mhd to late morning. Then it starts to pull
:24:49. > :24:51.away as you go to mid`afternoon You can see that there is not a huge
:24:52. > :24:55.amount in it. Mist and fog for the most part, but gives the date at
:24:56. > :24:59.entirely different complexion. As we head towards the tail end of the
:25:00. > :25:03.day, the weather front comes through and it freshen things up. Not so
:25:04. > :25:08.tomorrow. You're going to h`ng on to the cloud cover. In terms of
:25:09. > :25:13.temperatures, the air is not too cool, you are going to see `round 18
:25:14. > :25:17.as your high. After that, it is not a bad picture. Friday may bring you
:25:18. > :25:22.some rain as this weather front sweeps through, but high prdssure
:25:23. > :25:28.will return and it set is down. It dries up again. Come and john us! We
:25:29. > :25:32.are better together! So as long as you wear nice summary outfits, it
:25:33. > :25:39.brings the sun! It brings it into the studio. Diane and I will be back
:25:40. > :26:09.at 10:25pm. Thank you for w`tching. Goodbye.
:26:10. > :26:12.I go round the country and talk to people and so many
:26:13. > :26:16.people say life's an incredible struggle at the moment and even
:26:17. > :26:20.if it's not a struggle now, they feel uncertain about the future
:26:21. > :26:24.What kind of future is my family going to have?
:26:25. > :26:26.People have lost that confidence that there is going to be
:26:27. > :26:28.a future that is better than the past, that their kids are going
:26:29. > :26:33.I think that now there's sense of we have been through the pain,
:26:34. > :26:36.we have made the sacrifices, where is the vision for the country?
:26:37. > :26:41.It's time we had a plan and that's what my plan