:00:00. > :00:07.Welcome to NorthWest Tonight with Annabel Tiffin
:00:08. > :00:11.Could their deaths have been prevented?
:00:12. > :00:18.We reveal two cases where people died after long ambulance delays.
:00:19. > :00:25.I think it is an absolute disgrace and they should be held accountable
:00:26. > :00:28.for that. We don't think this should ever happen again to anybody.
:00:29. > :00:30.North West Ambulance Service admits in both cases paramedics
:00:31. > :00:32.were waiting to hand over patients at A
:00:33. > :00:34.Also tonight - 10,000 pheasants are being culled in Lancashire
:00:35. > :00:39.after bird flu is detected at a farm near Preston.
:00:40. > :00:47.Jennifer finally accepts a marriage proposal
:00:48. > :00:53.And strong as steel but thinner than hair.
:00:54. > :01:09.Could graphene now revolutionise the world of high fashion?
:01:10. > :01:11.Pensioners Jack Skelly and Richard Hansbury
:01:12. > :01:16.Tonight it's emerged that in their separate cases,
:01:17. > :01:18.the fact that paramedics were waiting to hand over patients
:01:19. > :01:21.at nearby hospitals may've contributed to their deaths.
:01:22. > :01:23.Richard Hansbury, who was bleeding from a head wound,
:01:24. > :01:26.waited more than an hour for an ambulance.
:01:27. > :01:29.But first our Health Correspondent Gill Dummigan reports on the case
:01:30. > :01:30.of 71-year-old Jack Skelly who died waiting
:01:31. > :01:44.Jack Skelly was a man who loved life.
:01:45. > :01:47.He appeared to be in good health but on December 19, he
:01:48. > :01:49.collapsed in the family bathroom banging his head as he fell.
:01:50. > :01:55.When it hadn't arrived in approximately
:01:56. > :01:57.15 minutes, my husband decided to ring me.
:01:58. > :02:02.She immediately began to assess her uncle's condition
:02:03. > :02:06.while his family rang the Ambulance Service again.
:02:07. > :02:08.I just kept talking to him, reassuring
:02:09. > :02:15.By now, Jo said it was coming up to 50 minutes since the first call.
:02:16. > :02:18.At the very most, it should've been there within 20.
:02:19. > :02:24.Finally you could see that the colour was changing.
:02:25. > :02:29.He was becoming more and more deteriorated,
:02:30. > :02:34.sorry, in front of our eyes, basically.
:02:35. > :02:39.Five minutes later, the ambulance crew arrived.
:02:40. > :02:41.She said the family will never know whether he
:02:42. > :02:43.might have lived if they had got there sooner.
:02:44. > :02:46.Whenever somebody has a trauma, for example, they talk
:02:47. > :02:49.about the golden hour and uncle Jack's golden hour was waiting for
:02:50. > :02:56.I think it's an absolute disgrace and they should be
:02:57. > :03:01.We don't think this should ever happen again
:03:02. > :03:16.Two people had died waiting for ambulances. Steve is here for us
:03:17. > :03:19.now. This case concerns
:03:20. > :03:21.65-year-old Richard Hansbury. He lived alone in a sheltered
:03:22. > :03:23.accommodation flat in Wigan. He'd collapsed in October
:03:24. > :03:25.and was bleeding heavily The alarm was raised and the call
:03:26. > :03:32.was flagged as red - Paramedics should have been
:03:33. > :03:34.there within eight minutes. His family claim it was more
:03:35. > :03:39.than hour before crews arrived. Mr Hansbury weighed 19 stone
:03:40. > :03:41.and ambulance staff needed another None were available meaning
:03:42. > :03:48.it was over two and a half hours after the first 999 call before
:03:49. > :03:53.he got to hospital And Steve, so what have
:03:54. > :04:03.the North West Ambulance said about the two deaths,
:04:04. > :04:06.and the problems they're facing? As with Mr Skelly we featured
:04:07. > :04:09.in Gill Dummigans report and in Mr Hansbury's case,
:04:10. > :04:12.the Ambulance Service apologise They say there was high
:04:13. > :04:17.demand and a number of resources were waiting
:04:18. > :04:20.with patients at hospitals. They say the operating environment
:04:21. > :04:23.over recent weeks has been amongst Demand for general 999 calls
:04:24. > :04:29.is up 7% year to date. The amount of time
:04:30. > :04:31.an ambulance waits at hospital Unions say their members
:04:32. > :04:56.are feeling the pressure, and that they should be freed up
:04:57. > :05:07.once they get to hospital. We think once the ambulance reaches
:05:08. > :05:14.the hospital, the patient is then in a safe environment. The patient in
:05:15. > :05:15.the community are the ones at risk because they can't get emergency
:05:16. > :05:19.ambulances. They say that long waits for urgent
:05:20. > :05:21.cases are unacceptable and are extremely frustrating
:05:22. > :05:22.for our staff. They say they're working
:05:23. > :05:24.with NHS colleagues Thousands of pheasants
:05:25. > :05:32.are going to have to be culled at a farm in Lancashire
:05:33. > :05:34.because of bird flu. The farm at the centre
:05:35. > :05:37.of the outbreak in Preesall is worried it could go bankrupt
:05:38. > :05:39.after Government officials confirmed the virus had infected some
:05:40. > :05:42.of its birds. It's the first bird flu case
:05:43. > :05:44.in Lancashire since 2015 - and comes amid restrictions
:05:45. > :05:46.on the movement of poultry following outbreaks in other
:05:47. > :05:59.parts of Britain. It was confirmed last night that
:06:00. > :06:02.bird fly had -- bird flu had been found here. They are looking at the
:06:03. > :06:08.source of the outbreak in 10,000 breeding pfennigs. I have done it
:06:09. > :06:18.now 54 years and potentially it could everything out. -- breeding
:06:19. > :06:21.pheasants. It could bankrupt us. Protection zone is around the
:06:22. > :06:27.protected area along with the ten kilometre surveillance zone to stop
:06:28. > :06:31.it from spreading. Animal health officers are at the farm and a
:06:32. > :06:38.number of pheasants have died and the remaining birds are due to be
:06:39. > :06:41.humanely culled. There will be a primary and secondary disinfect
:06:42. > :06:46.which aims to bridge the form of any traces of the disease. The former
:06:47. > :06:50.will get paid for the birds that are healthy and have to be destroyed
:06:51. > :06:55.because of this disease. That is quite a good rate but what is the
:06:56. > :07:00.huge cost? It is the cleansing disinfectant. He will have to clean
:07:01. > :07:05.that form out to a stricter standard. Bill Davison runs a farm
:07:06. > :07:13.close to the outbreak. I have a lot of sympathy for him. I have known
:07:14. > :07:16.him all my life. You tend to feel it as well. As a farmer, I am not too
:07:17. > :07:21.worried about this disease spreading, provided we do what we
:07:22. > :07:27.have to do, which is keep the birds indoors. A precautionary measure
:07:28. > :07:31.announced last month. It is that -- it is believed the strain has been
:07:32. > :07:40.spread by migratory birds. It has been found in Wales, north Yorkshire
:07:41. > :07:47.and Lincolnshire. It can be found on birds themselves if they are
:07:48. > :07:53.undetected and infected. People's feet, materials taken out of the
:07:54. > :07:59.farm, which is why we are strict on movement of off farms. Public Health
:08:00. > :08:03.England says the riskiest oh low and the Food Standards Agency says the
:08:04. > :08:07.risk is also low. -- says the risk is low.
:08:08. > :08:09.Police have made an arrest after a 63-year-old was killed
:08:10. > :08:12.in an alleged hit and run as he went for a walk with his
:08:13. > :08:16.The man who died has been named as Michael Meekins.
:08:17. > :08:18.The incident happened last night on Princes Way, Fleetwood.
:08:19. > :08:20.A 23-year-old man is being questioned by police.
:08:21. > :08:23.Detectives found a woman with stab wounds and man's body at two
:08:24. > :08:25.separate homes on Merseyside, in incidents, which
:08:26. > :08:30.The injured woman was found at a flat in Litherland yesterday
:08:31. > :08:35.Police later found the dead man at another flat on the same road.
:08:36. > :08:42.A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a man accused
:08:43. > :08:44.of modern slavery charges Mohammed Riaz who's
:08:45. > :08:46.63 and from Nelson denied forcing or compelling
:08:47. > :08:49.a polish couple to work for him at his home in Nelson.
:08:50. > :08:52.The jury at Burnley Crown Court was unable to reach a majority
:08:53. > :08:56.The prosecution is yet to decide whether to go ahead
:08:57. > :09:00.Thousands of pounds worth of damage has been caused
:09:01. > :09:02.to Trafford Town Hall after a man smashed windows and
:09:03. > :09:08.It happened early on Saturday morning.
:09:09. > :09:10.The main entrance to the building won't be available
:09:11. > :09:29.Police are investigating the attack.
:09:30. > :09:31.There was some angry reaction from Brexit supporters on social
:09:32. > :09:34.media last night when we revealed that Merseyside MP Louise Ellman
:09:35. > :09:36.is going to vote against triggering Article 50.
:09:37. > :09:39.The Labour MP for Liverpool Riverside is set to defy her
:09:40. > :09:42.Although the nation as a whole voted to leave, most people
:09:43. > :09:55.Louise Ellman joins us from our studio in Westminster.
:09:56. > :10:04.Isn't it true that the majority winds the day and we toe the line.
:10:05. > :10:08.--? I am going to do the best thing for my constituents. Liverpool's
:10:09. > :10:13.success, our transformation has come about because of billions of pounds
:10:14. > :10:20.of European funding invested in jobs. Big Ukip leader made the point
:10:21. > :10:24.many times in the whole Brexit referendum campaign that it is no
:10:25. > :10:29.such thing as European money, it is money we have given to Europe in the
:10:30. > :10:34.first place. That money was not come to Liverpool before and it came in a
:10:35. > :10:38.way that was innovative. Much of the research funding at Liverpool
:10:39. > :10:43.University comes from Europe, students have exchanges, many of the
:10:44. > :10:46.stuff come from Europe. Our whole economy is on working with Europe. I
:10:47. > :10:51.have heard nothing from what the government have had to say to
:10:52. > :10:55.suggest Liverpool will be able to progress if we don't carry on
:10:56. > :11:05.getting the support. I'm not going to vote to let my constituents down.
:11:06. > :11:10.Do you not see the point that people quite understandably will make
:11:11. > :11:13.people -- even people who have voted remaining macro, saying they have
:11:14. > :11:21.lost the argument, we have voted to leave and we should get on with it.
:11:22. > :11:29.-- Remain. I am elected as a member of Parliament the Liverpool was
:11:30. > :11:32.aside -- Riverside. Some of those who voted to remain were not
:11:33. > :11:36.concerned about the future. Some of those that have voted to leave said
:11:37. > :11:46.they didn't realise what impact it would have on jobs and the city. Are
:11:47. > :11:52.you worried that Jeremy Corbyn has said Labour MPs who don't toe the
:11:53. > :11:55.party line could face punishment? I have always done what I believed in.
:11:56. > :12:02.I've voted against the Labour whip on a number of occasions. There was
:12:03. > :12:05.the health service and the education and schools. Now I am looking at the
:12:06. > :12:10.future of the city from Liverpool and up to now, I haven't had any
:12:11. > :12:13.argument from the government about the negotiation may want to enter
:12:14. > :12:20.into which will look after the people of Liverpool Riverside. You
:12:21. > :12:33.were not trying to overturn Brexit, yes or no? I am not going to vote to
:12:34. > :12:34.trickle -- trigger Article 50. Still to come, good grapheme
:12:35. > :12:41.revolutionised the world of high fashion. And a life-size model of
:12:42. > :12:47.the terracotta Army light up the night sky.
:12:48. > :12:49.When Jennifer Ginley's boyfriend proposed, she said "No",
:12:50. > :12:50.not because she didn't want to marry him, but because,
:12:51. > :12:54.she says she didn't want to be a fat bride.
:12:55. > :12:57.Jennifer, from Kirkby, was 19 stone, but within a year she had lost
:12:58. > :13:00.nearly ten and is now looking forward to walking down the aisle.
:13:01. > :13:07.Jennifer is here and looking great - you are literally half the woman
:13:08. > :13:09.you were, Presumably boyfriend didn't care about your
:13:10. > :13:26.He idolised me throughout the whole 11 years together and it was about
:13:27. > :13:30.me wanting to feel great about myself and looking forward to being
:13:31. > :13:38.a writer and planning a wedding when I was excited to try on bridal
:13:39. > :13:43.gowns. How does it feel to look at those pictures? Proud. Proud I made
:13:44. > :13:47.those changes and I can't say I hated myself and I was miserable all
:13:48. > :13:55.the time, I had a great life and stop it was the wait was the top of
:13:56. > :13:59.my to-do list. I wanted to be happier, healthier. Lots of people
:14:00. > :14:07.will be watching who want to lose a lot of weight all little bit. How
:14:08. > :14:13.did you do it? I followed the Slimming World plan. I had the
:14:14. > :14:18.healthy eating plan and didn't exercise. I exercised once I lost
:14:19. > :14:23.weight. I stuck to the healthy eating plan and changed my ways. I
:14:24. > :14:30.committed to change and a healthy lifestyle. I was a serial failed and
:14:31. > :14:35.had been on lots of diets. Every doubt you could think of, I have
:14:36. > :14:40.done it. What is about -- what is your message to people who are in
:14:41. > :14:45.the position you are in? The main thing is to believe in yourself. I
:14:46. > :14:53.really had such confidence, even after so many years of failing. You
:14:54. > :14:56.have to truly committed to changing yourself and developing your
:14:57. > :15:00.willpower one day at a time. What would you say is the best thing feel
:15:01. > :15:06.about the weight loss? What have you found that is different or better?
:15:07. > :15:12.The physical is great. I feel more confident about myself but I am
:15:13. > :15:17.proud of my mentality. I am a mob positive person. I am not negative
:15:18. > :15:22.any more. If I say I'm going to do something, I can do it because I am
:15:23. > :15:31.proud of yourself. Because you were so young, lot of that axis skin
:15:32. > :15:41.shrugged back down. -- excess skin. I drink a lot of water. You have an
:15:42. > :15:45.amazing run on your finger. When is your wedding? 2019. Have you been
:15:46. > :15:55.dress shopping? No, not yet. Onto sport now and it's make
:15:56. > :15:57.or break for Liverpool tonight as their EFL Cup campaign goes
:15:58. > :16:00.on the line. Nothing short of a comprehensive win
:16:01. > :16:02.over Southampton will do if they're to make the final and Richard
:16:03. > :16:18.is at Anfield to look Hoping for a good night there. It is
:16:19. > :16:25.a lovely, crisp and cold evening. It is make or break the Liverpool. A
:16:26. > :16:30.Wembley final on offer. In terms of rediscovering the momentum, the
:16:31. > :16:33.tempo that has made them so exciting this season, you can expect to
:16:34. > :16:39.Liverpool to go for the jugular tonight. It won't be easy.
:16:40. > :16:42.Southampton go into this game after a confidence boosting victory and
:16:43. > :16:53.Jurgen Klopp knows he has a tough task on his hands. They are in a
:16:54. > :17:00.good run at the moment and we know about this. We want to go to the
:17:01. > :17:09.final also, so that's what we have to show. It is not sufficient to say
:17:10. > :17:20.we want to go up. It would be important to score away. Whatever
:17:21. > :17:28.happens tonight, there has already been some good news out of Anfield
:17:29. > :17:33.today. Liverpool need it. 1-0 down from the first leg against
:17:34. > :17:39.Southampton. The key man is the playmaker. The Brazilian, the
:17:40. > :17:44.creative heartbeat has signed a new five year compact worth ?150,000 a
:17:45. > :17:48.week. Several clubs have been sniffing around the Brazilian.
:17:49. > :17:53.Excellent news for Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp ahead of what is a huge
:17:54. > :17:57.game here at Anfield. Full match commentary on BBC Radio Merseyside.
:17:58. > :18:05.Liverpool could face Manchester United. They play tomorrow against
:18:06. > :18:10.Hull City. Sir Alex Ferguson, the legendary manager and has played --
:18:11. > :18:13.paid tribute to Jose Mourinho and his growing influence at Old
:18:14. > :18:19.Trafford. Speaking exclusively come he said the current team now matches
:18:20. > :18:23.the winning mentality of Jose Mourinho.
:18:24. > :18:29.Playing with great energy, determination will to win.
:18:30. > :18:38.One piece of transfer news tonight, Burnley have agreed a ?10 million
:18:39. > :18:41.fee with Hull City for midfielder Robert Snodgrass, but terms haven't
:18:42. > :18:47.Onto last night's action now and Fleetwood Town are up to fourth
:18:48. > :18:50.in League One after a 2-0 win away to top of the table
:18:51. > :18:55.Conor McLaughlin and Devante Cole scored as Uwe Rosler's side
:18:56. > :18:57.stretched their unbeaten League run to 11 games, moving them
:18:58. > :19:06.to within six points of the automatic promotion places.
:19:07. > :19:09.And Oldham's gesture of letting all fans in free to Boundary Park
:19:10. > :19:12.meant a crowd of over 7000 saw Paul Green and Ryan McLaughlin
:19:13. > :19:14.secure a much needed 2-0 win over Peterborough
:19:15. > :19:21.for the relegation-threatened Latics.
:19:22. > :19:24.Finally from me, some sad news in cricket with Lancashire
:19:25. > :19:27.all-rounder Tom Smith forced to retire with immediate effect
:19:28. > :19:36.31-year-old Tom, was a key member of the 2011 title winning team
:19:37. > :19:39.and was named captain in 2015 before his season was
:19:40. > :19:53.It could be Manchester United and Liverpool in the final. Liverpool
:19:54. > :20:04.have to do the business here. Back to you.
:20:05. > :20:14.They are calling it the most technically advanced dress.
:20:15. > :20:17.Well today fashion met the world of science has a dress
:20:18. > :20:20.which incorporates graphene, a material first discovered
:20:21. > :20:23.in Manchester, was put on display in one of the city's most
:20:24. > :20:25.Deena Campbell went to find out more.
:20:26. > :20:28.Could this little black dress become a wardrobe staple for women
:20:29. > :20:31.But can you tell what is different about it?
:20:32. > :20:34.Designers from wearable tech company Cute Circuit have previously made
:20:35. > :20:39.dresses for worn by celebrities like Nicole Sherzinger
:20:40. > :20:44.It's the world's most technically advanced dress which sees a material
:20:45. > :20:47.called graphene which was discovered right here in Manchester - used
:20:48. > :21:01.We have this magical area here in the shape of the garment. We have an
:21:02. > :21:07.LED suspended and it looks like it's exploding. The light has been
:21:08. > :21:11.changing colour. We have a sensor hiding in the lining of the dress
:21:12. > :21:14.Rand the chest that is stretchable material and hands with grapheme
:21:15. > :21:17.also. In 2004 two scientists
:21:18. > :21:18.from Manchester University discovered graphene and they later
:21:19. > :21:36.went on to win the Nobel prize The idea of using it in fashion is
:21:37. > :21:40.not a new concept but what is new is we have been able to incorporate
:21:41. > :21:42.different types of grapheme onto this classic black dress.
:21:43. > :21:44.The so called miracle material is lighter than paper
:21:45. > :21:47.But were shoppers at the Intu Trafford Centre
:21:48. > :21:49.in Manchester impressed by this marriage of science
:21:50. > :22:04.It looks like something you can see at a party. Considering what it is
:22:05. > :22:06.made of, it is great. It is unusual, nice and eye-catching. Probably too
:22:07. > :22:09.much to me -- for me. Though this dress is just
:22:10. > :22:11.a prototype and could set you back a few quid -
:22:12. > :22:14.it's hoped more affordable versions of this type of wearable tech
:22:15. > :22:34.will be available on the high street And everyday little number. China's
:22:35. > :22:40.terracotta warriors are coming to Liverpool next year in what the city
:22:41. > :22:44.says is a cultural 's coup for the city. Manchester is showcasing
:22:45. > :22:51.life-size stone models of the warriors and they light up at night.
:22:52. > :23:01.Joining them is our weather warrior who always lights up the night sky.
:23:02. > :23:06.It is the Chinese New Year on Saturday and it is always a fun
:23:07. > :23:10.spectacle. Standing on duty dancing all over the place, we have 40
:23:11. > :23:17.illuminated Chinese terracotta Warriors and their horses. Louis
:23:18. > :23:25.joins me and he has been on a world tour with these guys. They are so
:23:26. > :23:30.spectacular. They are lighting and very charming. You have taken them
:23:31. > :23:38.all over the world. Where have they been too? We have been in
:23:39. > :23:45.Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh. Czech Republic, Finland, Australia,
:23:46. > :23:54.Colombia and next up is Brazil. They started in Beijing. Of course. 2008.
:23:55. > :24:00.During the games in Beijing. After that we started our cultural
:24:01. > :24:05.promotion. How they received? Are they always a popular spectacle?
:24:06. > :24:11.Really popular and many TV stations report them. We have so many
:24:12. > :24:16.newspapers who report them. You are moving on to Brazil next meeting all
:24:17. > :24:22.kind of weather conditions. What are they made off so they can work all
:24:23. > :24:29.around the world? They are made by fabrics and we make them by way of
:24:30. > :24:35.fire resistant and water resistant. Wherever you go, they will be fine.
:24:36. > :24:43.We wish you luck. They are only here for four days so people need to see
:24:44. > :24:52.them quickly. They are here until Sunday. Good luck on your trip to
:24:53. > :24:53.Brazil. Our weather that night, they will feel rather cold in the city
:24:54. > :25:06.centre tonight. Our temperatures will fall away.
:25:07. > :25:13.Tonight, temperatures are on the way down and temperatures would be
:25:14. > :25:17.around to Celsius. It could fall down 2-3 C rurally. The cloud is
:25:18. > :25:22.starting to build as we had through the early hours of the morning. We
:25:23. > :25:26.have a much cloudy affair. There will be some spells of sunshine but
:25:27. > :25:36.it will be rather gloomy. The wind will be strong and raw. Daytime
:25:37. > :25:40.temperatures around to Celsius. If you are out and about with the
:25:41. > :25:47.strength of the wind, it will feel colder than that. It will feel quite
:25:48. > :25:52.chilly and raw. Wrap up warm. The warriors are in town for four days.
:25:53. > :25:53.The real terracotta warriors come to Liverpool to the world museum next
:25:54. > :26:05.year. That will be a fantastic occasion.
:26:06. > :26:07.Diane will be back with a weather forecast at 10:30pm. Thanks for
:26:08. > :26:36.watching. RADIO: 'The UK has voted to leave
:26:37. > :26:45.the European Union by 52% to 48. 'Ukip leader Nigel Farage celebrated
:26:46. > :26:49.the result, declaring that 'dawn was breaking on an
:26:50. > :26:55.independent nation.' Ugh! 'is expected to resign
:26:56. > :26:58.later this morning.'