:00:00. > :00:00.Welcome to North West Tonight, with Annabel Tiffin and Roger Johnson.
:00:00. > :00:07.Our top story: Crisis in the NHS - as new figures reveal ambulances
:00:08. > :00:22.My major concern is what it means for patients, waiting on stretchers,
:00:23. > :00:28.in corridors, not being seen quickly enough.
:00:29. > :00:31.We'll talk to a top A doctor, who's warning patients'
:00:32. > :00:36.Preston's controversial bus lanes - more than a million pounds in fines
:00:37. > :00:38.are issued to drivers in just two months.
:00:39. > :00:40.Giving patients like Aimee the chance to have children -
:00:41. > :00:42.a campaign to help cancer patients have their eggs frozen.
:00:43. > :00:45.The train taking us back to the 1940s -
:00:46. > :00:47.we meet the model maker who spent 30 years recreating Liverpool's
:00:48. > :01:10.It's a subject we've covered before, but the problem appears
:01:11. > :01:13.Ambulances waiting for hours outside North West A before
:01:14. > :01:17.A leaked report obtained by this programme shows
:01:18. > :01:19.that since the New Year, ambulance staff have waited up
:01:20. > :01:24.to ten hours to hand over patients in A
:01:25. > :01:26.The worst delay happened in Southport, but there have
:01:27. > :01:32.been serious problems throughout the region.
:01:33. > :01:36.Yunus Mulla reports on those latest figures.
:01:37. > :01:44.The length of time an ambulance waits can vary from hospital to
:01:45. > :01:48.hospital. Today, leaked figures suggested that some hospitals are
:01:49. > :01:53.way above recommended target levels. On the 4th of January and ambulance
:01:54. > :01:58.waited for more than ten hours at Southport hospital; the day before,
:01:59. > :02:03.at North Manchester, the length of time was almost nine hours.
:02:04. > :02:09.On the 12th of November -- January -- December, the length of time was
:02:10. > :02:14.nine hours. My major concern is what it means
:02:15. > :02:20.for patients waiting on stretchers, in corridors, not being seen quickly
:02:21. > :02:24.enough. The NHS death -- NHS staff are working wonders with appalling
:02:25. > :02:29.resources. This image was sent to MP Stephen
:02:30. > :02:37.Twigg. A constituent said the waiting room at Aintree hospital's
:02:38. > :02:40.A was like an airport lounge. Leading doctors today wrote to the
:02:41. > :02:48.Prime Minister warning patients' lives are being put at risk.
:02:49. > :02:51.What I've been advocating is an increase in national insurance
:02:52. > :02:56.contributions, that it should be earmarked only for the NHS and
:02:57. > :03:01.social care, because if you designed and NHS now you'd have both of those
:03:02. > :03:05.key services as a single service. The Prime Minister today responded
:03:06. > :03:10.during a debate led by the opposition parties.
:03:11. > :03:14.Over the Christmas period in the Tuesday after Christmas, we saw the
:03:15. > :03:19.busiest day ever in the National Health Service. And over the few
:03:20. > :03:25.weeks around Christmas, we saw the day when more people were treated in
:03:26. > :03:31.accident and emergency within four hours than had ever happened before.
:03:32. > :03:35.The North West Ambulance Service has seen an increase in red incidents,
:03:36. > :03:37.and said today these are patients in a serious concern but need to go to
:03:38. > :03:54.hospital. Patients will want to see
:03:55. > :03:55.improvements. The Government maintains a huge amount of action is
:03:56. > :04:00.being taken to address problems. Mark Holland is a doctor
:04:01. > :04:02.in Greater Manchester who's the President of the Society
:04:03. > :04:05.for Acute Medicine, and one of those who wrote to the Prime Minister
:04:06. > :04:18.today warning lives are being put If the ambulance situation something
:04:19. > :04:22.that you recognise? Yes, because we were in a situation where there are
:04:23. > :04:26.people in the emergency department who cannot go to the wards, and
:04:27. > :04:31.therefore we cannot off-load the ambulances. If you can't off-load
:04:32. > :04:37.them, the ambulances cannot go to their next job, so the whole system
:04:38. > :04:43.is blocked up. Is it just a matter of time, do you think, before
:04:44. > :04:50.somebody dies on a horse -- hospital trolley in the Northwest?
:04:51. > :04:55.Naturally every day in the year we will see 1800 deaths in the UK, the
:04:56. > :04:58.fact that people are now on trolleys mean -- means the same thing could
:04:59. > :05:03.coincide. That would be tragic. I read one
:05:04. > :05:08.report where a hospital had put a senior doctor in a corridor just to
:05:09. > :05:12.assess the people in the corridor. I'm familiar with those types of
:05:13. > :05:17.stories. In my role with the Society I've had e-mails from a number of
:05:18. > :05:20.colleagues around the country, and those types of stories of people
:05:21. > :05:26.feeling hopeless in the jobs they are trying to do are actually very
:05:27. > :05:30.common now. The Prime Minister said the Red
:05:31. > :05:34.Cross description of the NHS being a humanitarian crisis was
:05:35. > :05:39.irresponsible and overblown. What do you think? We are not in a
:05:40. > :05:46.situation where -- like it is in Syria, but we are in a humane crisis
:05:47. > :05:50.because it is a crisis which is affecting human beings, and there is
:05:51. > :05:54.a person at the top of the food chain who is in denial that the
:05:55. > :05:58.crisis is occurring. And therefore I feel a lot of sympathy with the Red
:05:59. > :06:02.Cross, they have no axe to grind, they have come out and made a
:06:03. > :06:06.powerful statement and I think we have an obligation to take them
:06:07. > :06:11.seriously. The Government says ?10 million
:06:12. > :06:15.going in, 1600 more doctors, they are investing in the NHS.
:06:16. > :06:19.Are you saying that? We are not seeing any benefits, and therefore
:06:20. > :06:26.one wonders where these things are happening. A lot of people feel the
:06:27. > :06:32.accounting figures are, you know, slightly colourful accounting. 1600
:06:33. > :06:39.extra doctors. We are the third worst doctored country in Europe, we
:06:40. > :06:45.have 2.8 doctors per 1000 per head in the population. Adding in 1600
:06:46. > :06:49.takes us to 2.8 three. There's been talk today of a
:06:50. > :06:51.political consensus to bring the parties together to plot a way
:06:52. > :07:00.forward. Is that a good idea? Yes, I think we
:07:01. > :07:07.probably do need an immediate injection of cash to get social care
:07:08. > :07:11.in place. I think it is right that party politics are done away with
:07:12. > :07:17.people work together, but I also think it is right that the NHS needs
:07:18. > :07:20.a very -- strong leader. Guys like you are interviewing different
:07:21. > :07:23.people every day of the week and I don't think anybody out there can
:07:24. > :07:29.tell us who runs the NHS because there are too many people who appear
:07:30. > :07:34.to put their hands up but nobody ever takes ultimate responsibility.
:07:35. > :07:41.Is it as bad as you have ever known? Gimmickry yes. I've lived through
:07:42. > :07:46.another bad winter, 1989, 1990, and this is worse.
:07:47. > :07:48.The Prime Minister has paid tribute to a soldier from Middleton
:07:49. > :07:52.22-year-old Scott Hetherington was serving with the 2nd Battalion
:07:53. > :07:56.His death is thought to have been the result of a shooting accident.
:07:57. > :07:58.At Prime Minister s Questions today, Theresa May described him
:07:59. > :08:05.Police say a one-year-old baby was inside a house in Liverpool
:08:06. > :08:10.Three men burst into the property on Dacy Road in Everton and shot
:08:11. > :08:16.He's now in hospital in a stable condition.
:08:17. > :08:19.Lancashire Police were forced to close part of Preston New Road
:08:20. > :08:21.for four hours earlier today because of an anti-fracking protest.
:08:22. > :08:23.Demonstrators were walking in front of lorries heading
:08:24. > :08:29.Police say it caused long tailbacks and diversions in the area.
:08:30. > :08:32.Ferries between the Isle of Man and Lancashire have been cancelled
:08:33. > :08:35.Strong winds and rough seas mean sailings are suspended
:08:36. > :08:41.Elsewhere, power was lost to around a thousand homes in parts of Cumbria
:08:42. > :08:48.Wintry showers are forecast across the region tomorrow.
:08:49. > :08:51.Fines worth more than a million pounds have been issued to thousands
:08:52. > :08:53.of drivers in Preston after the introduction
:08:54. > :09:01.Motorists caught out by the new restriction are furious
:09:02. > :09:03.Lancashire County Council has made so much money in less
:09:04. > :09:06.But the authority says the changes at Fishergate,
:09:07. > :09:09.designed to ease congestion, will continue on a trial basis.
:09:10. > :09:25.Preston's main shopping street, transformed in recent years, it is
:09:26. > :09:31.now a shared space scheme. Vehicles and pedestrians have equal right of
:09:32. > :09:37.way. Over Christmas 2015, and at peak times, to congestion got quite
:09:38. > :09:42.bad, so in October last year drivers were stopped from turning right near
:09:43. > :09:47.the railway station, and a temporary bus lane was introduced during the
:09:48. > :09:53.day. Here is where the bus lane begins.
:09:54. > :09:58.It is active between 11am and 6pm. We've seen countless numbers of
:09:59. > :10:03.drivers ignore the science and carry on Dan Fisher gate; they will get a
:10:04. > :10:09.?60 fine. The first day they put the camera
:10:10. > :10:15.in, they were here, a few people, to advise the people that it's a bus
:10:16. > :10:20.lane only. But next day onwards there was no body here.
:10:21. > :10:25.My daughter came up Chapel street, and she didn't realise. She's got a
:10:26. > :10:34.fine. Since October, Lancashire County
:10:35. > :10:41.Council housing -- issued 23,000 fines.
:10:42. > :10:44.We have signs making clear that if people go any further, there is a
:10:45. > :10:52.camera. Let's take a ride on the Preston
:10:53. > :10:56.bus. The bus lane has been fantastic. It
:10:57. > :11:02.is like proceeding down the road with no traffic on it at all, and it
:11:03. > :11:05.has allowed us to provide our passengers with the service that
:11:06. > :11:09.they deserve. Michael is a solicitor who works and
:11:10. > :11:24.lives in Preston. It has moved whatever congestion
:11:25. > :11:27.there was, and the next area is not designed for through traffic.
:11:28. > :11:29.Last night we told you about the father and son from Burnley
:11:30. > :11:31.on trial for allegedly exploiting a Polish couple
:11:32. > :11:39.Well, today the two men hit back at their accusers,
:11:40. > :11:42.claiming the pair were alcoholics who would have been on the street
:11:43. > :11:46.But the woman who says she was used as a slave told the jury at one
:11:47. > :11:53.stage she was only paid one pound a day.
:11:54. > :11:56.Our chief reporter Dave Guest has been following the case,
:11:57. > :12:12.Remind us about who is in the dock. Mohamed rears a 62, his son is 27.
:12:13. > :12:20.The crown's case is that these two men used the Polish couple as
:12:21. > :12:27.slaves, it has been alleged that two men had to work long hours living in
:12:28. > :12:31.squalor in outbuilding at the back of the family home in Nelson. These
:12:32. > :12:37.two men deny charges of forcing these people to work in the trial
:12:38. > :12:42.here. The lawyers for the father and son,
:12:43. > :12:49.though. They have come out and said some quite harsh words about the
:12:50. > :12:54.alleged victims today? Yes, they said that these two complainers were
:12:55. > :12:57.the authors of their own misfortune, and they were described as
:12:58. > :13:01.alcoholics with a tendency towards violence, and they were said not to
:13:02. > :13:05.have been forced to work, and although the accommodation was not
:13:06. > :13:07.5-star it was better than being on the streets which is worth,
:13:08. > :13:11.according to the defence, this couple would not -- would have been
:13:12. > :13:15.had it not been for the generosity of this father and son. But the race
:13:16. > :13:21.to question wasn't feasible that this man in his 60s could dominate
:13:22. > :13:26.these two people in their 20s? One of the alleged victims, the
:13:27. > :13:30.woman, says she was only paid ?1 per day at one point.
:13:31. > :13:37.She said at one point she was paid nothing, then it became ?1. Then it
:13:38. > :13:41.became ?4 per day which brought her into line with her partner. For that
:13:42. > :13:56.they had to work from 7am some to 10pm at night, the trial continues
:13:57. > :14:00.tomorrow. You can see extremely windy conditions there. We will have
:14:01. > :14:11.a forecast later. The Portuguese man of war once more
:14:12. > :14:14.sound and fury from the Old Trafford faithful.
:14:15. > :14:20.The train taking us back to the 1940s. The model maker who has spent
:14:21. > :14:22.30 years recreating Liverpool's lime street station.
:14:23. > :14:25.Fertility experts in Manchester have called on the NHS to help more women
:14:26. > :14:27.diagnosed with cancer to freeze their eggs.
:14:28. > :14:29.Treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy can
:14:30. > :14:36.Researchers carried out a national study which found that fewer than 4%
:14:37. > :14:39.of young women who could be helped are given the option of freezing
:14:40. > :14:49.Aimee is only in her twenties, but she's spent much of her life
:14:50. > :14:56.Now, after being told she has a bone marrow disorder,
:14:57. > :14:58.she's having to consider her future plans for a family,
:14:59. > :15:02.I'm now looking at another bone marrow transplant.
:15:03. > :15:09.So it's going to completely, like, kill off my eggs, so I'm looking now
:15:10. > :15:14.to getting my eggs frozen, to protect them before
:15:15. > :15:16.I start having my chemo and radiotherapy again, really.
:15:17. > :15:22.Being a mum means the absolute world to me.
:15:23. > :15:25.But doctors here found not enough cancer patients
:15:26. > :15:29.With over 8,000 young women in the UK being diagnosed
:15:30. > :15:31.with cancer every year, they say around half
:15:32. > :15:35.receive treatment that could leave them infertile -
:15:36. > :15:38.yet only 154 across the country had their eggs frozen through the NHS.
:15:39. > :15:41.I think we've been very lucky in Manchester when we set this
:15:42. > :15:43.service up about eight or nine years ago.
:15:44. > :15:46.We did it in collaboration with the Christie, we got the local
:15:47. > :15:48.commissioners on board, and so we've actually been able
:15:49. > :15:51.I think across the country, apart from funding issues
:15:52. > :15:54.which is only one small part of it, I think really a lot
:15:55. > :16:07.I think a lot of patients don't realise what we can do,
:16:08. > :16:11.so I think patients often don't ask to be referred and I think cancer
:16:12. > :16:12.specialists often don't think about referring patients.
:16:13. > :16:15.But the study found that more women in the North West
:16:16. > :16:18.are being the option to freeze their eggs than in other
:16:19. > :16:22.Out of 154 cycles of egg freezing for cancer that took place in 2014,
:16:23. > :16:25.38 of those were done in the North West, that's almost 25%
:16:26. > :16:29.It is something to recognise, it is something to build on,
:16:30. > :16:33.and it is something that we hope will see even further improvement.
:16:34. > :16:35.Aimee and Kyle hope this will allow them to start
:16:36. > :16:38.a family in the future, and that raising awareness
:16:39. > :16:42.will ensure other cancer survivors are given that chance too.
:16:43. > :16:45.It gives me a bit of hope, looking to the future.
:16:46. > :16:57.It keeps me positive, thinking one day hopefully I'll be a mum.
:16:58. > :17:06.It all went to plan in the EFL Cup last night for Manchester United.
:17:07. > :17:15.2-0 winners in their first leg against Hull.
:17:16. > :17:28.We could be on for a Liverpool- United final. Yes, Jose Mourinho is
:17:29. > :17:29.happy with the result, but he wants a little more noise from the Old
:17:30. > :17:32.Trafford faithful. He said, It won't be
:17:33. > :17:35.like coming to the theatre." It's fair to point out
:17:36. > :17:39.I think that even though there's a trophy on offer,
:17:40. > :17:42.the League Cup isn't a priority You could say the same
:17:43. > :17:45.for Liverpool, who play the first leg of their semifinal tonight,
:17:46. > :17:49.away at Southampton. But after losing in the final last
:17:50. > :17:52.season, Jurgen Klopp's side will be desperate to go one
:17:53. > :17:55.better this time. First up though, a tricky
:17:56. > :17:58.double-header against the Saints. Opportunity, not pressure,
:17:59. > :17:59.has been the watchword Criticised in some quarters
:18:00. > :18:05.for fielding Liverpool's youngest ever line-up,
:18:06. > :18:08.in the FA Cup at the weekend, a 0-0 draw at home to
:18:09. > :18:10.League Two's Plymouth, he'll turn back to many
:18:11. > :18:13.of his senior men tonight. It's always a new day,
:18:14. > :18:16.always a new chance, Jurgen Klopp will certainly be
:18:17. > :18:23.boosted by the return to fitness The Brazilian is back, after almost
:18:24. > :18:34.seven weeks on the sidelines. As for their Premier League
:18:35. > :18:35.opponents on Sunday, they aren't shouting it
:18:36. > :18:38.from the rooftops just yet but a quiet confidence is growing
:18:39. > :18:40.at Manchester United. United had to work hard
:18:41. > :18:45.for their 2-0 win last night, Juan Mata and Marouane Fellaini
:18:46. > :18:48.with the goals, but with Liverpool's arrival in mind, Jose Mourinho urged
:18:49. > :18:50.supporters to work harder The players have to improve,
:18:51. > :18:58.I have to improve. And I'm sorry to say, the fans
:18:59. > :19:03.I think you also have to improve. He isn't the first manager to ask
:19:04. > :19:06.for more from their crowd, of course - Jurgen Klopp did it
:19:07. > :19:10.in no uncertain terms in November, and Manchester City's Pep Guardiola,
:19:11. > :19:14.the same ten days ago. So a sign of the times,
:19:15. > :19:16.or a particular issue for the Old Trafford
:19:17. > :19:19.faithful to solve? No more than anywhere
:19:20. > :19:23.else, I don't think. Couple more goals going.
:19:24. > :19:24.You know. I'd have thought it
:19:25. > :19:30.was a lot better then. Definitely going to be ramped
:19:31. > :19:32.up against Liverpool. A two-goal cushion for the second
:19:33. > :19:35.leg puts United in a great position to make their first final
:19:36. > :19:49.on the Jose Mourinho. And after nine wins in a row,
:19:50. > :19:53.the Reds are really starting to find their feet, and no doubt
:19:54. > :19:55.on Sunday, their voice. And there'll be full
:19:56. > :19:57.match commentary from St. Mary's tonight on BBC
:19:58. > :19:59.Radio Merseyside. Kick-off is 7:45, all
:20:00. > :20:01.the build-up begins at 7:00. Action on the field for the Reds,
:20:02. > :20:04.but off it for Everton who've made They've agreed a ?22 million
:20:05. > :20:08.deal to sign midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin
:20:09. > :20:09.from Manchester United. The French international,
:20:10. > :20:11.a ?25 million buy from Southampton in 2015, has featured in just eight
:20:12. > :20:14.games under United Manchester City have been charged
:20:15. > :20:20.by the Football Association for failing to ensure anti-doping
:20:21. > :20:22.officials knew where players Clubs are required to provide
:20:23. > :20:28.accurate details of training sessions and player whereabouts,
:20:29. > :20:31.so that they are available It's understood the information
:20:32. > :20:37.was not updated after City The rising star of Lancashire
:20:38. > :20:41.cricket says the support he's had from the North West has
:20:42. > :20:45.spurred him on. 19-year-old Haseeb Hameed
:20:46. > :20:47.from Bolton made his Test debut for England
:20:48. > :20:52.against India in November. He had to cut his tour short
:20:53. > :20:55.because of a broken finger, but had already impressed
:20:56. > :20:57.with his unflappable style. And the opener says the extra
:20:58. > :21:00.attention he gets these days from fans is something he's more
:21:01. > :21:02.than comfortable with. It makes you feel happy that,
:21:03. > :21:07.you know, you've made a lot of people here back home proud that
:21:08. > :21:09.you've gone on to you know, if anything it
:21:10. > :21:24.gives me a lot of confidence He's not exactly mobbed when he goes
:21:25. > :21:31.out shopping, but he is getting extra attention.
:21:32. > :21:38.We should say that Bryan Robson is 60 today.
:21:39. > :21:44.60! Tears, Rich. -- Cheers.
:21:45. > :21:47.Now let s take a journey back in time to 1940s
:21:48. > :21:52.Liverpool, because the city's Lime Street Station has had
:21:53. > :21:58.a makeover to look just as it did in the early post-war years.
:21:59. > :22:00.However, we're not talking about the actual station here,
:22:01. > :22:03.but a model version made at a house in Lytham St Annes.
:22:04. > :22:05.John Holden, who s originally from Southport, started his labour
:22:06. > :22:14.And as Ian Haslam reports, his project is yet to hit the buffers.
:22:15. > :22:18.This is how Liverpool Lime Street Station looked and might have
:22:19. > :22:30.The attention to detail is astonishing. The station platforms
:22:31. > :22:33.behind me, over there as the north-western hotel and all around
:22:34. > :22:42.me people are milling around. Now all I've got to do is track down the
:22:43. > :22:51.man responsible for all of this. And here he is. As a five-year-old
:22:52. > :22:55.little boy, the station left such a burning impression on me, and ever
:22:56. > :22:56.since I always wanted to make a model.
:22:57. > :22:58.And this is how the real-life Lime Street Station looked around
:22:59. > :23:09.You've got the London north-western hotel...
:23:10. > :23:25.Are you ready to accept parcels train? We are indeed. Tell the
:23:26. > :23:30.computer that you want to go to platform eight. Two buttons is all
:23:31. > :23:31.but you need to do, and then you can drive the train. And hey presto,
:23:32. > :23:34.there is the train. The railway fills the entire
:23:35. > :23:45.extension of John's house - Got one more major building to do,
:23:46. > :23:53.and we've recently put 160 figures on lime street. Next up, the station
:23:54. > :23:54.is on the move. It will go on display in Scotland for a few days
:23:55. > :24:15.next month. John Holden, we salute you.
:24:16. > :24:19.Wintry weather. We're sticking with the story that the cold air is
:24:20. > :24:22.descending, and we will see some wintry conditions over the next
:24:23. > :24:27.couple of days. We're going to get used to do some pretty low
:24:28. > :24:31.temperatures. This has been the picture as you've gone through the
:24:32. > :24:36.afternoon. One or two rain showers, but by the cold air is starting to
:24:37. > :24:39.bed in we will start to see those showers turning wintry. From
:24:40. > :24:44.midnight tonight we have a Met Office warning that there could be
:24:45. > :24:51.snow absolutely anywhere. They are snow showers, not a white out, but
:24:52. > :24:55.it doesn't take much to cause chaos. Don't make this the last forecast
:24:56. > :24:59.that you look at, because the forecast is a constantly evolving
:25:00. > :25:05.thing and it may change a few times as the night goes on. For most of us
:25:06. > :25:09.the showers will fall as rain, but over the highest levels you could
:25:10. > :25:13.have snow. Not expecting any problems first thing tomorrow
:25:14. > :25:18.morning, because the amounts should be too great. Because the breeze has
:25:19. > :25:22.been so strong, there could be a little bit of drifting in places.
:25:23. > :25:30.The temperatures around three degrees, a cold start. Your BBC
:25:31. > :25:36.Local Radio station will give you the absolute latest details on the
:25:37. > :25:41.forecast. There could be two centimetres anywhere, five
:25:42. > :25:45.centimetres over the highest levels. Sometimes it is rain, sometimes
:25:46. > :25:49.snow. It can cause lots of problems. Away from it, some spells of
:25:50. > :25:50.sunshine, but my goodness it is going to feel very, very cold
:25:51. > :25:52.indeed. And finally, you may remember us
:25:53. > :25:54.telling you about Cheshire Police's The force was asking
:25:55. > :25:59.the public to decide a name And Axel has been
:26:00. > :26:07.voted the favourite. They are wonderful to follow on
:26:08. > :26:10.Twitter, because you learn all about dogs. Have a lovely evening, thanks
:26:11. > :26:33.for watching. Goodbye. I think my political beliefs are
:26:34. > :26:37.really quite straightforward. I believe that our country needs to
:26:38. > :26:40.work for everyone. Not just for the rich,
:26:41. > :26:42.not just for the privileged, not just for those who know
:26:43. > :26:45.the right people or who've got the loudest voices, but a country
:26:46. > :26:49.that really works for everyone, has the opportunity to be
:26:50. > :26:53.who they want to be. In order to make sure that the
:26:54. > :26:57.country works for everyone,