13/01/2017 North West Tonight

Welcome to North West Tonight with Beccy Barr...

The NHS crisis - almost half of the region's trusts were on major

alert on the same day after New Year.

They raised serious concerns about the demands being put on them.

Protest at the Port of Liverpool - unions accuse owners Peel

There's very little toilet facilities, and, more importantly,

Thousands of hens are slaughtered because bird flu fears mean they can

We've lost over 12,000 birds that have had to go to slaughter,

that would normally be pecking around the garden,

It's been heartbreaking for the charity.

And I'll have the sport as the eyes of the world focus

Merseyside and Manchester's big four go head to head in an

all-North-West match-up that will be watched by billions

First tonight, more evidence today revealing the pressure

New figures from the NHS show that during the first week of this year

almost half of the acute trusts in this region flagged up serious

concerns about the level of demand being made on them.

Two on Merseyside declared a major alert on the same day,

meaning patient safety could be at risk.

But there was also confusion over the accuracy of the figures.

Our chief reporter, Dave Guest is outside

But was the situation there during the first week of the New Year?

On January the 4th, this hospital declared an Opel four alert,

basically, the pressure on services were such that patient safety was

being compromised potentially. On that same day, January the 4th,

another Merseyside hospital, Southport, declared a similar alert.

One stage down from Opel four is Opel three, and that is when the

local health care system is compromising patient flow. In

planing words, it means there are a too people -- many people in

hospital, even though this should be careful as where. The problem is,

there isn't another elsewhere for them.

The official figures released today were wrong, when they?

NHS England initially said another two Merseyside hospitals, Aintree

and Alder Hey, had also issued Opel four alert on January the board.

This morning, those two hospitals beg to differ, and NHS England

admitted the error. Aintree Hospital had been booked on and Opel three

alert, still pretty serious, and Alder Hey shouldn't have been on the

list at all. Sources the situation where you are

today? The hospital makes the point of that

these figures are a snapshot in time and change throughout the day to day

business. We spoke to a few of the people coming out of here earlier

this evening. I noticed a lot of people in the

corridor. The dad came in last night, he was in recess at least

eight hours, that's when I left. It was the same again today, loads of

people in the corridor. All the staff are absolutely

fantastic, absolutely brilliant. They're why to death and underpaid.

My mum has been in quite awhile, and I think the nurses do a great job.

They're under pressure, but that's the NHS at the moment, isn't it?

Interesting point that chap at the end made, whatever the label you put

on it, whatever type of alert, all hospitals are facing similar

pressures at the moment? Let's not forget that, during the

first week of 2017, almost half the acute NHS trusts in this region were

experiencing pressures cause by pressures on the social care system,

which meant their own pace and flows were being affected. It's story we

have heard a lot of in recent weeks, and I am sure we will hear more in

weeks to come. The Government is making billions of pounds more

available to the NHS. Thousands of hens are being

slaughtered in the North West because fears over bird flu mean

they can no longer roam free. A re-homing charity says

many of it's volunteers don't have the space to keep them indoors,

after the Government Meanwhile, the National

Farmers Union has warned of potential catastrophy

for the region's 2500 hens are re-homed at this farm

in Rossendale every year. For the last month, is resident had

been confined to a shared. You normally would see

chickens wandering round. At the moment, we can't do anything,

we can't allow them Adele Hall is one of 500

British Hen Welfare Trust volunteers who take in birds due

to be sent to slaughter. It's had a massive effect, we've

been unable to re-home any hens. We've had to cancel our re-homings

for January and February. We've lost over 12,000 birds that

have had to go to slaughter that would normally, by now,

be pecking around our gardens, It's been heartbreaking

for the charity. And, of course, the restrictions

don't just apply to hens, Meaning these turkeys have been

stuck inside this shed Adele's now trying to

ensure her birds can get This is the hen run I'm having

built, which not everyone can do, they don't have the resources

to do this. One of the important thing is he's

going to do is put on a roof, something that won't allow droppings

to come through on the ground. Which is how it's believed

the disease has been spread After cases across Europe, bird flu

has been found in North Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Wales

in the last month. Our farmers are good

at spotting disease, But that doesn't affect

the food supply. Our big effort is to

reduce limit that affect But the National Farmers Union says

the region's free-range egg producers could be badly affected

by the restrictions. If it keeps going on for months

and months, Trading Standards or the Government could sit

there and make it difficult to sell And what would that do to farmers,

to free-range farmers? That would be catastrophic,

that would be, yes. They've got all the

expenses, there's... Just because the birds are sat,

doesn't make it any cheaper. In fact, it could possibly make

it even slightly more We worry if the restrictions

are extended, so we're just keeping our fingers and toes crossed

that it all stops at the end of February and we can carry

on our work. The Government says it's

strengthening its surveillance on the extent of infection

in wild birds. Police in Rochdale have launched

an investigation after the body of man was found

in an alleyway last night. The man - who's believed to be

in his 30s - was discovered off His death is being

treated as suspicious. The funeral's taken place

of a teenager from Lancashire who died from a suspected allergic

reaction to a takeaway meal. 15-year-old Megan Lee had eaten food

from the Royal Spice takeaway in Oswaldtwistle and died

on New Year's Day. Two men have since been

arrested and bailed. A suspected paedophile from Bury

who was one of Britain's most wanted fugitives has been arrested

in France after crashing his car. Stephen Carruthers was wanted

by Cumbria Police on suspicion of taking indecent photographs

of a child. The region was snowy last night,

but it was strong winds and fallen trees that have caused

problems on the Isle of Man. Some major roads were blocked

and power lines damaged. A driver had to be cut free

from this van at St Johns, We'll have some of your weather

photos later in the programme. Lorry drivers and dock workers

staged a protest at the It comes just weeks

after the ?400 million Liverpool2 superport was officially opened -

one of the most modern in the world. But union officials say not

everybody coming to the facility is being treated the same -

particularly lorry drivers collecting cargo who have nowhere

to go to the toilet. Earlier, I spoke to Colin

Carr, regional officer for the Unite union,

and started by asking him what conditions are

like for dock workers. Because they have no

real canteen facilities. There's a canteen there,

but it's in very poor disrepair. Very little toilet facilities,

and, more importantly, Tell me, what are conditions

like for drivers that Ordinarily, they're OK,

because you're only 20 minutes in the port,

but when things go wrong and they have to stack up

and park along Regent Road which is a residential area,

they have no facilities whatsoever. Peel say they have

invested ?1 million --?0.25 million in refurbishing

an amenities block. I asked my members about this

amenity, and there is no such There may well be an amenities such

as that but it has been invested in on the Liverpool2 dock area,

the new dock area with the bigger cranes, but our members,

the 350 workers that I represent, are not working on that

part of the port. Peel's other point is that there

are truckstops which offer The nearest safe and secure parking

area for a lorry driver from the Port of Liverpool

is the service station on the M62. Peel bring them here,

Peel Port has the authority, they're the port authority

and harbour masters, they have responsibility

for what goes on in around the dock, Look, we're very, very happy

with Peel being in Liverpool, we're happy that they prosper

and have built and invested in the port, but they can't do that

on the backs of less than their welfare facilities

and abrogating their responsibility to lorry drivers who provide that

a vital link in their chain. Helping others get

a diagnosis sooner - the cancer champions heading out

into the community. And meet the new king

of Rwanda - he lives in a terraced house

in Sale. Amazing story!

We all know that what's going on in your life in general can affect your

health. A pioneering scheme has been running an Oldham which assigns

people committee nurses with good results.

The scheme is being rolled out across Gator Manchester.

Stacey had relationship problems, she was struggling with debt,

bringing up three young children. It was all starting to take its toll.

My anxiety was ridiculous, couldn't go to the shop without it flaring

up. I wasn't sleeping. Every month I would go to the Dr, get

prescriptions for anti-parent -- added to presence.

And then her GP prescribed route. She sorted out many other problems,

got her in your house, helped redecorate. Now Stacey's life is

transformed. She gave me the help I needed to get

my life back on its feet. Focused care works on the basis that

people who have problems with housing, benefits relationships

often suffer from copper two health as a result. They get south -- they

get stressed, don't eat properly, and did turn to drink or drugs. The

only way to make them healthier is to tackle this root causes will

stop. Our role is to help people, sort out

their debts, help them sort out their benefits. Help them with their

relationships, make lots of referrals, and when they're up and

standing, if they fall down again, we help them up again.

Stuart needs help with this housing, and with negotiating benefits to

help pay for his carers. She's just done everything, from

helping me with forms, to confronting the housing, the lot.

She's really been a rock for me. In the five years the scheme has

been running, GPs here say the difference is been impressive.

The people have started attending for Smithers, looking after their

long-term conditions. We were stunned, because there is two years

of apparatus, because people started using primary care. -- their A use

at rated. The scheme will be rolled across

Greater Manchester in the coming months. I knew initiative was

launched today to help people get an early diagnosis and cancer.

The project was launched in Greater Manchester today,

asking survivors to become cancer champions.

He came in earlier with one of the champions, Gilbert Morgan.

We asked Gilbert why he got involved.

Well, for me, because I've got a personal journey,

I was caught it early and had an operation,

But also, my father had prostate cancer as well, but I never knew

This is a big thing in the black community, the elder generation

It's something that men find quite difficult to talk about,

I think it's men across the board don't talk about medical issues,

especially when it concerns their private parts.

What do you think having cancer champions can do to ease that issue,

Right, if I see a friend, like yourself, I'd say,

I say, listen, all it takes is a few seconds,

Because most men assume it's the old-fashioned way.

It's women too, but what you need is people like Gilbert

who are prepared to put themselves out there and do it?

Gilbert's such a fantastic example, you can see that straightaway.

We're saying today, in launching this

Greater Manchester Cancer Champion movement,

that we want even more people to get involved.

It's really easy to become a cancer champion, to speak up

where you are and talk to your friends and family.

And it's not just about diagnosis, is it?

Just explain to us the message you're trying to get out.

Absolutely, this is really, really focused on prevention.

Because four in ten cancers, we know, can be prevented.

So we want to get there before we have to deal with treatment.

That's easy lifestyle changes, things like your

Obviously, cutting back on smoking and giving it up.

Some of these things are starting to get more awareness,

And we want people like Gilbert, who are brilliant at engaging,

on the street, in the barbers, in the pub with their friends,

with their family, getting those messages across so we can prevent

cancer and make sure we improve the treatment of cancer too.

To be quite honest with you, I'm 52 this year,

I'm very, very lucky, because I caught mine so early.

If they catch it at different stages, you end up

either being impotent, incontinent...death.

We wish you well, and good luck with the project.

I'd like to feel 35 again! Wouldn't we all!

You always talk to people about your experiences, if you've been ill,

trite A1(M). Anything that helps people to

communicate, custody stigmatised. We're sitting on the fence here?

Very much, definitely. Big weekend? Manchester United side,

or is it Merseyside and Manchester? I'll leave that to you.

Yes, Everton/City on Sunday lunchtime at Goodison and then

Of course, the rivalry between our two biggest cities

is well known, and whether they're Blue or Red, it's all part of those

neverending arguments about which is better.

And even though the managers might be from all around Europe -

the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal and Germany - they will have

been left in no doubt just how important it is to get one over

on the city at the other end of the East Lancs Road.

Nice pastor Lukaku, Lukaku! It is a special game.

Aguero puts it in! Usual exuberance and space. Matter,

one nil! Everybody wants this dealing,

everybody wants this game. Good run this, to wrap it up... !

Never looked like missing! Gives game away against City, if we

play with that aggression, and pressing, we can make it very

difficult. Raheem Sterling once more, up

against stones this time. Kolarov on the overlap, and Kolarov to finish

it off. It's always in that situation, how

much quality you have. Young wheeze it, 1-0! Another one

picked up. I have been here for two months, and

I understand, step-by-step, as I mentioned it is a good rivalry,

because I was feel that rivalry. It's very good thing for football

clubs. Oh, what a goal! That as a wonder

strike from Christian Benteke! That's what he can do. Out of the

blue. Obviously, it's very, very important

that we are really ready. There's no time for race voices if you miss a

pass, you just need to be ready again the next time.

All the best coverage of course of those matches on BBC

Now United have turned down an undisclosed bid for winger

Memphis Depay from Lyon, but a move to France remains a distinct

Lyon coach Bruno Genesio has described the Dutchman

as his "number one priority" during the January transfer window

Depay joined United from PSV Eindhoven for ?31m in 2015,

but hasn't started a Premier League game under Jose Mourinho.

Burnley boss Sean Dyche says the club will continue to operate

in the same manner as they recorded the fifth highest profit in Europe

The Clarets reported a net profit of 40m euros

in the year they were relegated from the Premier League,

which is ahead of the likes of Bayern Munich, Porto and Ajax.

They were one of four English teams in the top five,

along with Spanish giants Real Madrid.

There could be some brand new sporting silverware

the Womens' British Basketball League Cup.

It's the competition's debut season, and the Manchester Mystics -

seen here in the red celebrating their semifinal success -

are up against the Nottingham Wildcats in Sunday's final.

You can watch live from 12:15 via the BBC red button, or on

We're just going to go back to that Jose Mourinho press conference.

As a reporter, the last thing you want to happen is for your phone

to start ringing when the man himself is in full swing.

It could only be worse if the phone was right in front

It's a reporter from Talksport, the phone was on the test record the

press conference, and it went. He could of had some fun there, it's

Pep Guardiola! Jurgen Klopp that's not available.

At the end, he asked what the question was.

This is a dig at the people in the gallery, from Aaron respected that

journalists, people always ring at this time, it's not our fault!

Producers or our family, people who should know better!

Thank you very much indeed. It wasn't snow Armageddon today, was

it? There was some in the garden, but

combine the morning. There was some in certain parts of

the county, critically in east Lancashire.

Many of you took the chance to get out in some beautiful scenery,,

we've heard about fake news this week, year's your flaky news!

We have some very talented photographers.

And a beautiful region as well. Thank you very much at deed for all

those photographs. I took this photo last night and put it on Twitter, it

didn't make it onto virtual of honour. It was a weather report to

take a picture of the snow! It was great, big fat flakes falling

down. Any more?

Yes, a little more could be in the forecast through the night. If you

didn't see the snow, there could well be more through the early

hours. A weekend of two house, sadly, we continue in this cold

vein, feeling very wintry outside, lots of sunshine and largely drive.

By Sunday, we get back to mild our -- air, cloudy. This is the track of

the showers through the afternoon. The Isle of Man seeing their fair

share, for most of us, a dry afternoon with spells of sunshine.

Through tonight, the showers keep coming, a yellow warning for ice.

Elsewhere, there could be slippery surfaces on untreated surfaces.

There could be wintry weather just about anywhere, up to twocm, or up

to fight backcm on the hills. Many places will be wet first thing in

the morning when you get up. Overnight temperatures, most towns

and cities around the zero mark, so rural areas much colder than that,

minus won is a possibility. This line of showers drops, that is the

sun out from many of which are stacked, it will be a very nice

wintry day, and a sunny day. In the coastal areas, you will be lucky if

you see showers, for most of us a dry day. Temperatures, 5 degrees,

Saturday night, they will hardly fall, because the mild air returns.

On Sunday, the number is good, perhaps 9 degrees, but the picture

isn't found play -- fabulous, perhaps drizzly.

How well do you know your neighbours?

Emmanuel Bushayija lives in a terraced house in Sale.

His neighbours describe him as normal, down to earth,

He is in fact a king - King Yuhi VI of Rwanda.

He's just inherited the throne in the African country

His neighbours were surprised to hear it.

It's a bit wait to find that there's a King living on your road. It's a

bit surreal. I think you's away at the minute, isn't he? At his uncle's

funeral. That's all I really know about him.

He's very humble, private man. I just got to know him as afraid as a

manual, the nice man he is, I enjoy his company.

Extremely! Not many people have a king as a

friend. I could bump into a king when I go

shopping at the supermarket! Have a lovely weekend, bye-bye.