:00:00. > :00:00.Welcome to North West Tonight with Roger Johnson
:00:00. > :00:14.After a year, and a worldwide appeal, his identity
:00:15. > :00:24.You always think back, could I have asked more questions? With
:00:25. > :00:26.hindsight, everything is easy, isn't it? At least we have some conclusion
:00:27. > :00:29.now and we can all put it to rest. David Lytton's suspected suicide has
:00:30. > :00:32.puzzled detectives for months. The family of a Blackpool couple
:00:33. > :00:37.killed by a terrorist in Tunisia say their lives have
:00:38. > :00:56.been torn apart. I did not want to touch, I did not
:00:57. > :00:59.want to do anything for hard because I was so scared of hurting hard
:01:00. > :01:11.because she was so small and fragile. I live at 36 Randall St, I
:01:12. > :01:18.like maths, outer space, looking after Toby... And from Page to
:01:19. > :01:21.stage, we will need to be Stockport playwright who adapted the curious
:01:22. > :01:29.incident of the dog in the night-time.
:01:30. > :01:32.A man's body, which was found on Saddleworth Moor in December 2015,
:01:33. > :01:34.has finally been identified following an international
:01:35. > :01:38.Detectives pieced together CCTV footage, medical records
:01:39. > :01:40.and travel information - to solve the mystery
:01:41. > :01:46.And today he was finally named as David Lytton.
:01:47. > :01:49.The 67-year-old flew in from Pakistan -
:01:50. > :01:54.and travelled directly to the North West.
:01:55. > :01:56.He then walked up onto the moors and police believe
:01:57. > :02:09.For more than one year, his identity was a mystery. Now we can finally
:02:10. > :02:14.put a name to a face. The body of David Litton was found on the mirror
:02:15. > :02:22.into those in and 16. He had no wallet, not ID and was untraceable
:02:23. > :02:28.until now. We were so pleased. We could not believe we had potentially
:02:29. > :02:41.found out. It was the first the family knew. David had been living
:02:42. > :02:45.in Pakistan since 2006. He left Pakistan in 2015 and arrived at
:02:46. > :02:50.London Heathrow the following day. He took the train from the capital
:02:51. > :02:55.to Manchester and was captured on CCTV. Later, he arrived at the
:02:56. > :03:00.Clarence pub where he asked the landlords directions to the top of
:03:01. > :03:03.the mountain. It played on my mind, the fact we have not found him for
:03:04. > :03:08.two years and you are listening, could I have asked more questions?
:03:09. > :03:13.With hindsight, everything is easy, isn't it? At least we got some
:03:14. > :03:18.conclusion now and I think we can put it to rest. From the pub, he
:03:19. > :03:22.headed the short distance to the local beauty spot. This is Doug
:03:23. > :03:27.Stone reservoir that he trekked through on his way up the hill to
:03:28. > :03:32.the moors. Why he travelled such a distance and why he came to this
:03:33. > :03:37.location remains a mystery. Among the theories investigated and later
:03:38. > :03:45.discounted by detectives were whether he had a personal connection
:03:46. > :03:52.to the 1940s plane crash. There are so many unanswered questions, a man
:03:53. > :03:57.the police believed to kids an life in December 2015 and it is
:03:58. > :04:02.compounded by the fact they did not know who he was for so long. --
:04:03. > :04:11.believe took his life. They have now been able to speak to his family. He
:04:12. > :04:18.has been dubbed dog story because of where he was found. --
:04:19. > :04:37.Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of a soldier
:04:38. > :04:39.from Greater Manchester who died in a shooting accident in Iraq.
:04:40. > :04:42.Lance Corporal Scott Hetherington was 22 and had only
:04:43. > :04:45.Today crowds gathered in Middleton as his funeral
:04:46. > :04:49.Hundreds of people gathered to pay their respects to a young
:04:50. > :04:52.soldier described by his commanding officer as a "big character"
:04:53. > :04:55.this community, our streets, our schools and these people were all
:04:56. > :04:58.special to him. Lance Corporal Scott
:04:59. > :05:10.Hetherington was 22 years old. Scott was taken from us suddenly and
:05:11. > :05:11.it has been hard for any of us to get our heads around what has
:05:12. > :05:14.happened. He was one of 150 members
:05:15. > :05:17.of the 2nd Battalion, the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
:05:18. > :05:20.who set off on a six month They'd been training Iraqi
:05:21. > :05:24.and Kurdish security forces The Ministry of Defence is carrying
:05:25. > :05:27.out a full investigation into what happened on the 2nd
:05:28. > :05:30.of January, but it's understood Lance Corporal Hetherington died
:05:31. > :05:32.in a shooting accident. Today the regiment's chaplain paid
:05:33. > :05:39.tribute to "Snowball" to "Snowball" as he was known
:05:40. > :05:47.by his fellow soldiers. He would do this wonderful salute
:05:48. > :05:54.and I would wind to be window down and do a hi-fi. He was buried with
:05:55. > :06:12.full military honours. Inspectors are found a lack of
:06:13. > :06:16.understanding of the extent of child sexual exploitation. The force says
:06:17. > :06:24.it will continue to review its services to children.
:06:25. > :06:26.The cost of a police investigation into alleged financial
:06:27. > :06:27.irregularities at companies which provided services
:06:28. > :06:29.for Lancashire County Council and Liverpool City Council has
:06:30. > :06:33.22 staff are working on the three year investigation
:06:34. > :06:35.into One Connect Limited and Liverpool Direct -
:06:36. > :06:44.The Sophie Lancaster Foundation has been awarded a ?50,000
:06:45. > :06:46.Government grant to help their work challenging prejudices
:06:47. > :06:50.The funding comes in the 10th anniversary year of the Lancashire
:06:51. > :06:53.student's death after being attacked in a park in Bacup.
:06:54. > :06:55.The daily catch limit on King Scallops has been
:06:56. > :06:59.It was introduced in November when there was a bumper crop
:07:00. > :07:02.of scallops and boats raced to land as many as they could.
:07:03. > :07:05.The government says the restrictions worked well but are no longer needed
:07:06. > :07:19.We had to takes action and the only way to do that was a limit which we
:07:20. > :07:23.could police on a daily basis, rather than a weekly basis, that
:07:24. > :07:27.some people wanted. That has worked quite well and enabled fishermen to
:07:28. > :07:32.make enough money over a period of time.
:07:33. > :07:34.The family of a Blackpool couple who were killed
:07:35. > :07:37.while on holiday in Tunisia, told an inquest that an "evil
:07:38. > :07:39.and twisted" ideology has torn apart their lives.
:07:40. > :07:41.Dennis and Elaine Thwaites were sunbathing on the beach
:07:42. > :07:43.at Sousse in June 2015, when they were shot dead
:07:44. > :07:48.Emily Unia has been following the inquests
:07:49. > :07:50.which have been taking place at the Royal Courts
:07:51. > :08:05.She joins us now. Good evening. Bring us up-to-date with the
:08:06. > :08:11.evidence today. Lindsay, the daughter, was in court this morning
:08:12. > :08:19.and read out a statement that Lindsay had written. She sat by his
:08:20. > :08:23.side as he read it. Of her mother Elaine, Lindsay had written, my
:08:24. > :08:29.heart is smashed into pieces. She was my world. Of her father Dennis,
:08:30. > :08:34.Lindsay had written, I idolised my dad, lived up to him and loved him.
:08:35. > :08:41.I loved unconditionally. He was my shining light, my style. -- my
:08:42. > :08:47.starter. He played football in the 1960s and there was an anecdote of
:08:48. > :08:52.playing George Best on the beach in Minorca. There was sadness because
:08:53. > :08:56.they were planning a surprise birthday in the Dominican Republic.
:08:57. > :09:01.Sadly, that was a holiday that was never going to happen. A very
:09:02. > :09:06.difficult day for the family, Emily, what did other witnesses say about
:09:07. > :09:11.it? Be described as seeing them on the beach into those and in 15 and
:09:12. > :09:16.setting themselves up on sun lounges and then the chaos and panic that
:09:17. > :09:20.ensued once they realise the gunman had opened fire. He was firing
:09:21. > :09:23.indiscriminately at people who were sunbathing on the beach and enjoying
:09:24. > :09:28.the holiday. They panicked, they ran and tried to hide and were fearing
:09:29. > :09:36.for their lives. One witness described he saw bodies that he
:09:37. > :09:41.believed to be Dennis and Helene. It wasn't until he returned to the UK
:09:42. > :09:48.that he was sure they had died. -- Ealing. How long are the inquests
:09:49. > :09:52.going to last? There will be more inquests next week and then we are
:09:53. > :09:56.looking at a further four weeks before the coroner is going to be
:09:57. > :09:59.reaching his conclusion. Thank you very much for your time. Emily, who
:10:00. > :10:05.has been following the inquests. It recorded the hit makers
:10:06. > :10:14.we celebrate the success Honoured for her charity work
:10:15. > :10:19.Denise Fergus is rewarded The new Mersey Gateway Bridge could
:10:20. > :10:32.be just months away from opening - but the governmnet's
:10:33. > :10:43.already being accused When he was the Chancellor, George
:10:44. > :10:47.Osborne promised he would look at allowing local people to cross it
:10:48. > :10:49.for free. The Government have now confirmed the charges will not be
:10:50. > :10:53.waved at all. It's meant to be a 62 million pound
:10:54. > :11:00.a year boost to the local economy. But when it's built it'll mean
:11:01. > :11:03.a ?1000 a year cost at least to those who'll have to pay to cross
:11:04. > :11:06.the river and get back every day. And that will definitely include
:11:07. > :11:09.drivers who live in Frodsham. They're just five miles away
:11:10. > :11:11.from it, but unlike residents in the borough of Halton
:11:12. > :11:19.which contains the bridge, People go to work every day, while
:11:20. > :11:29.should they have to pay to cross a river to go to work? -- why? It is
:11:30. > :11:34.?2 each way. Is that what it is going to be? I have no idea. There
:11:35. > :11:38.is no point in that. As long as the other bridges still operating and
:11:39. > :11:46.free... It is not. You will have to pay for that as well? For both? That
:11:47. > :11:50.is appalling. The former Chancellor George Osborne promised a review to
:11:51. > :11:56.see that if the local people could cross for free. This local decision
:11:57. > :12:00.has dashed those hopes. Can we have a debate so that the Government can
:12:01. > :12:05.explain why they have broken their promises to my constituents? The
:12:06. > :12:09.Government has been accused of smoke and mirrors. I am disappointed with
:12:10. > :12:19.the U-turn. It is going to cost thousands a year to reach over. That
:12:20. > :12:25.is because there will be tall is on the old bridge, too. The Government
:12:26. > :12:29.says the cost of extending the travel could have reached up to ?600
:12:30. > :12:33.million and that is because of authorities on the other side of the
:12:34. > :12:37.water could have demanded free travel for their residents, too. But
:12:38. > :12:42.are now calls for a compromise so that people can cross through free
:12:43. > :12:48.if they are going to work or a medical appointment. Others want a
:12:49. > :12:52.U-turn on the current U-turn. Some locals are facing the prospect of
:12:53. > :12:55.having to pay to get across the new bridge. Lots of you have been in
:12:56. > :12:58.touch on social media this afternoon.
:12:59. > :13:02.Fiona Goodier says the bridge tolls mean "it will cost a fortune"
:13:03. > :13:05.for people in Runcorn and Halton to access hospitals in Liverpool.
:13:06. > :13:08."Toll charge + parking + fuel - at least ?10 a time.
:13:09. > :13:10.But Richard Cunliffe says "I won't have to sit
:13:11. > :13:20.I don't think he minds whether he has to pay an art, he is just happy.
:13:21. > :13:21.We're going to talk about Denise Fergus.
:13:22. > :13:24.The mother of murdered toddler James Bulger has been honoured today
:13:25. > :13:28.Denise Fergus set up the James Bulger Memorial Trust
:13:29. > :13:30.to support young people and reward those making a positive
:13:31. > :13:34.Today in a special ceremony in the House of Lords she was given
:13:35. > :13:38.Shortly after the ceremony she told me what it meant
:13:39. > :13:41.to her to have her work recognised in this way.
:13:42. > :13:43.I set up the charity because I did not want
:13:44. > :13:46.James to be remembered as
:13:47. > :13:50.the child who was murdered, I wanted his name to be remembered
:13:51. > :13:56.With the charity, I think we have achieved that.
:13:57. > :13:58.Not only are we remembering James, we are also
:13:59. > :14:06.Remind us what you do for other children.
:14:07. > :14:11.At the moment, we have a static caravan near Blackpool where we get
:14:12. > :14:13.--give children respite holiday whenever they want in the caravan.
:14:14. > :14:15.Children who've been through bereavement,
:14:16. > :14:24.victim of crime, having to care for parents or siblings.
:14:25. > :14:27.You understand at firt hand to be a victim of crime and for the
:14:28. > :14:30.relatives of victims of crime, it is so hard and sometimes those
:14:31. > :14:46.In my experience when I lost James, my
:14:47. > :14:49.mum lived in a four-bedroom house and I went to
:14:50. > :14:54.There are only so many rooms in the caravan.
:14:55. > :14:56.You have to talk and you know what the
:14:57. > :15:06.I wanted families to come together because I felt the
:15:07. > :15:09.rest of the family were going through what I was going through as
:15:10. > :15:18.It is not burdening them. It is people coming together through
:15:19. > :15:22.difficult times. I know you would never have wished to be in this
:15:23. > :15:28.position. You are in this position because you lost your son. How proud
:15:29. > :15:32.you think James would have been? I think James would have said, go on
:15:33. > :15:38.and do what you need to do. He is not here to speak to himself so I
:15:39. > :15:44.have two be his voice. I think he would be proud of what I am doing
:15:45. > :15:49.and everyone that is involved in the charity. We all work so hard, it is
:15:50. > :15:54.not just me. The whole charity works so hard to get where we are and we
:15:55. > :15:59.are going to make it bigger. Denise, thank you so much and
:16:00. > :16:03.congratulations again. She is so proud of all the work she has done.
:16:04. > :16:08.Do you know what she liked the best of today? She met Bradley Walsh. She
:16:09. > :16:11.said that was the best bit. He does a very good game show, I believe.
:16:12. > :16:14.A playwright from Stockport says giving children a proper education
:16:15. > :16:17.in the arts will make Britain a better country.
:16:18. > :16:20.Simon Stephens wrote the stage version of "The Curious Incident
:16:21. > :16:23.of the Dog in the Night-time", which is showing at the Lowry
:16:24. > :16:29.He also wants pupils at state schools to believe
:16:30. > :16:33.that they are entitled to pursue careers in the arts.
:16:34. > :16:35.Last night, current students from his old school
:16:36. > :16:38.Our reporter, Andy Gill, was there too.
:16:39. > :16:40.I'm going to find out who really killed the dog.
:16:41. > :16:43.The play is based on Mark Haddon's book.
:16:44. > :16:50.It is the story of Christopher, a teenager with
:16:51. > :16:53.behavioural difficulties whos sets out who killed
:16:54. > :16:56.the neighbour's dog and
:16:57. > :16:58.finds out truths about his family on the way.
:16:59. > :17:00.Simon Stephens has won awards for his script.
:17:01. > :17:03.He went to Stockport School, or Mile End as it's known.
:17:04. > :17:05.He wants pupils from state schools to believe they are
:17:06. > :17:07.as entitled to a career in
:17:08. > :17:18.I think education and the arts it dignifies
:17:19. > :17:20.and empowers everybody with a spirit of empathy and communication.
:17:21. > :17:37.It is not just about training artists, it is about making this
:17:38. > :17:40.Last night 200 Stockport School pupils
:17:41. > :17:44.He has already been back to his old school to fire
:17:45. > :17:47.It was inspiring because it came from
:17:48. > :17:57.There is no limits to how small or big you can be in the
:17:58. > :18:01.I have always known I've wanted to do something like that but
:18:02. > :18:05.people are all suggesting different things.
:18:06. > :18:08.After the talk, I felt it was a good option and I should
:18:09. > :18:11.The school's head of drama says Simon's
:18:12. > :18:14.It is a direct link to the outside world
:18:15. > :18:17.and that world, for a lot of our students, it feels distant.
:18:18. > :18:20.They might just have access to this through books, TV and does not
:18:21. > :18:25.The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightime runs in the Lowry
:18:26. > :18:36.Football now and the Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says
:18:37. > :18:40.the team must not let their chance to make it to the EFL
:18:41. > :18:43.United take a 2-0 lead into the second leg of their
:18:44. > :18:46.semi-final against Hull City at Old Trafford tonight.
:18:47. > :18:49.Hull are in a relegation battle in the Premier League,
:18:50. > :18:51.but Mourinho says improved performances in recent matches make
:18:52. > :19:08.They played at home, the matches they won very well, too.
:19:09. > :19:14.They played against Chelsea very well, too.
:19:15. > :19:19.So I think they are in a good situation.
:19:20. > :19:23.I think Manchester United are playing at Hull tonight.
:19:24. > :19:25.Successful, United will meet Southampton at Wembley
:19:26. > :19:28.after their 2-0 aggregate win over Liverpool in the other semi final
:19:29. > :19:31.The Reds had plenty of chances to get back in the tie last
:19:32. > :19:35.night as well as a couple of strong penalty claims.
:19:36. > :19:38.A late Saints goal ended Liverpool hopes, but the boss still had
:19:39. > :19:59.For me, it is very important the way we
:20:00. > :20:13.As ever, Roger is right. They are playing at Hull but I am leaning the
:20:14. > :20:14.sports team. As ever, Roger is right...
:20:15. > :20:20.Now you might wonder why I'm holding up a penny -
:20:21. > :20:23.it looks tiny in my hands but incredibly this was the size
:20:24. > :20:25.of baby Francesca Bradley-Curran's little feet when she was born
:20:26. > :20:34.You can see the picture on the screen. Such a graphic illustration,
:20:35. > :20:35.that. Despite having no heartbeat, doctors
:20:36. > :20:37.at Liverpool Women's Hospital Her parents are now sharing
:20:38. > :20:57.their story to show that very Are you standing up? It is hard to
:20:58. > :21:01.believe now that Francesca was ever fighting for her very existence.
:21:02. > :21:10.This was heart last April, coverings covered in tubes and... It was just
:21:11. > :21:15.the top of the head that I had seen because she was that small. We did
:21:16. > :21:19.not know if she was a boy or a girl. She was so small, her tiny feet and
:21:20. > :21:25.hands were barely bigger than a penny. I did not want to touch her,
:21:26. > :21:29.do anything for her because I was so scared of hurting her because she
:21:30. > :21:34.was so small and fragile. Francesca was born at 24 weeks and two days.
:21:35. > :21:39.Before a 24 weeks, the chance of survival is much less but doctors
:21:40. > :21:47.will look at each case and take into account is appearing's wishes. It
:21:48. > :21:53.proved premature babies can survive. Looking at her now, how well she has
:21:54. > :22:04.done. The nurses became like friends to us. They are like friends now,
:22:05. > :22:08.I'd be? That is tiny. They had to tape it on. Francesca's parents have
:22:09. > :22:15.made a memory box to remember how far she has come. She also battled
:22:16. > :22:22.sepsis, meningitis and two collapsed lungs. She is now happy and healthy
:22:23. > :22:31.and the apple of her period's eyes. -- parent's eyes. She is just
:22:32. > :22:35.wonderful. Amazing work by the medical team who got her fit. We
:22:36. > :22:37.were talking about Manchester United and the game at Hull tonight. We get
:22:38. > :22:39.it. Sir Paul McCartney, The Stone Roses,
:22:40. > :22:41.Manchester United, children What could that lot
:22:42. > :22:45.possibly have in common? They all recorded at the once-famous
:22:46. > :22:47.Strawberry Studios in Stockport. Some of the biggest hits
:22:48. > :22:49.of the seventies and eighties Stockport Museum is celebrating
:22:50. > :22:54.its story with a special exhibition. This was one of the biggest
:22:55. > :23:06.hits of the '70s. Not just in Britain,
:23:07. > :23:12.but in America and around the world. It was recorded, not in London
:23:13. > :23:19.or Los Angeles, but in Stockport. This is where 10CC recorded I am not
:23:20. > :23:24.in love in 1974 and 75. Strawberry Studios closed down
:23:25. > :23:28.nearly a quarter of a century ago but, as you can see,
:23:29. > :23:36.it has not been forgotten. This is Eric Stewart's guitar
:23:37. > :23:39.that was used on all the first 10CC albums that were
:23:40. > :23:47.recorded in Stockport. It was one of the members of 10CC,
:23:48. > :23:52.Eric Stewart, who helped set up Strawberry Studios
:23:53. > :23:54.in the late 60s. If you look at the music
:23:55. > :23:56.press of the time, a lot of the journalists coming up saying,
:23:57. > :23:59.Oh, no, we're going to Once inside, it was
:24:00. > :24:03.the complete opposite. These studios overcame
:24:04. > :24:04.prejudice towards Stockport and began attracting performers
:24:05. > :24:09.from around the world. Neil Sedaka crossed
:24:10. > :24:12.the Atlantic to be here. # There is no one
:24:13. > :24:16.quite like grandma. The children of Saint Winifred's
:24:17. > :24:18.only had to travel around Then came Joy Division,
:24:19. > :24:29.the Smiths, the Buzzcocks. United and City
:24:30. > :24:32.recorded here as well. In the days before
:24:33. > :24:52.digital, this was perhaps Strawberry's finest hour. I am very
:24:53. > :25:01.proud of being a part of Strawberry Studios. The studio was not there,
:25:02. > :25:04.the band would not have existed. It is as simple as that.
:25:05. > :25:06.The sign is still there but they stop making music
:25:07. > :25:13.Strawberry Studios now houses offices.
:25:14. > :25:21.A place of history, isn't it? What a shame they do not record there.
:25:22. > :25:28.Perhaps the blossoms are watching. Shall we have a look at the weather?
:25:29. > :25:33.It has been really cold. It is January, as you keep telling us.
:25:34. > :25:38.Most places have had a very poor day today. The sun was trying to get
:25:39. > :25:43.out. A glimpse of it through the cloud but it has been a grey and
:25:44. > :25:47.windy and temperatures very low, one or two from most places. The good
:25:48. > :25:52.news is, the temperatures are gradually starting to rise again. It
:25:53. > :25:59.is a bit of a mess. Some weather from time to time. Wet weather at
:26:00. > :26:03.any point through the day. We have got this mild a starting to retiring
:26:04. > :26:09.as the wind comes back from the Atlantic. At the minute, it is cold
:26:10. > :26:13.out and about. Colder than it was last night in most places. A lot of
:26:14. > :26:18.cloud around but in the early hours of the morning, clear skies. Already
:26:19. > :26:23.it feels chilly and the numbers on the map will not impress you. We are
:26:24. > :26:29.going to be talking around -1 or minus two Celsius. That the towns or
:26:30. > :26:36.cities. In the rule areas, -4 or minus five. A hard frost first thing
:26:37. > :26:40.tomorrow morning. It uses down a little bit as we go through the
:26:41. > :26:44.night, the breeze. The visibility will be a problem. So far, not
:26:45. > :26:51.whether warnings. Weather warning free right now. The late bulletin
:26:52. > :26:58.might have different details. First things in the morning, Bright 's
:26:59. > :27:02.Wells. As we walks watch the weather, the cloud will come in
:27:03. > :27:06.quickly through the morning. By late morning, many places will be up to
:27:07. > :27:12.blanket cloud again. It could look quite gloomy for many of us. The
:27:13. > :27:16.picture like this afternoon. The temperatures will be better than
:27:17. > :27:21.today. We are talking about three or four Celsius. That is not that much
:27:22. > :27:26.better at all, is it? No, it is not. We were talking about Strawberry
:27:27. > :27:32.Studios. He is very excited because the Bay City rollers recorded there.
:27:33. > :27:38.Do you remember that one? Of course I remember them. Thank you for
:27:39. > :27:44.watching. Kian and I will be back at half past ten. -- Kian. How old do
:27:45. > :27:58.you think I am? Einstein replaced Newton's theory
:27:59. > :28:00.of universal gravitation with a more accurate theory -
:28:01. > :28:03.general relativity. So, why's my apple falling?
:28:04. > :28:06.Well, it's not. It is the ground that accelerates up
:28:07. > :28:10.to meet the apple. So that's why the chair
:28:11. > :28:13.that I'm sitting on now that actually feels
:28:14. > :28:15.as if it's accelerating up It's really changed my relationship
:28:16. > :28:21.with this chair. Mm-hm.