:00:00. > :00:08.Welcome to NorthWest Tonight with Roger Johnson
:00:09. > :00:23.Police Taser a blind man as his white stick is mistaken for a gun at
:00:24. > :00:28.a Manchester Railway Station. An investigation has begun.
:00:29. > :00:31.Jail for the fly-tippers caught on camera as they dumped asbestos
:00:32. > :00:37.And a little TLC for the tiny squirel found injured
:00:38. > :00:43.This place in spy of the formation of the National Trust and now, after
:00:44. > :01:02.more than 120 years, the Trust finally owns it.
:01:03. > :01:09.An investigation has been launched after a blind man was tasered at a
:01:10. > :01:15.railway station. Officers were called to the scene when his white
:01:16. > :01:21.stick was mistaken for a gun. An investigation has begun. What do we
:01:22. > :01:26.know about what happened? Around this time last night with the light
:01:27. > :01:31.fading, police surrounded a man who they thought was dangerous and
:01:32. > :01:35.carrying a weapon. That weapon turned out to be a walking stick and
:01:36. > :01:45.a full investigation is now under way. This shopkeeper described a dog
:01:46. > :01:54.barking and armed officers shouting to a man to lie down outside
:01:55. > :01:59.Levenshulme station. The blind man was tasered after police mistakenly
:02:00. > :02:05.took his folding came for a gun. The shopkeeper said the man was
:02:06. > :02:10.distressed. He was in a confused state. It was a bit dark but I could
:02:11. > :02:15.make out he was probably quite worried, in a state of panic, sort
:02:16. > :02:22.of thing. What were the officers around him trying to do? They were
:02:23. > :02:27.trying to calm him down. They had realised... From about ten or 15
:02:28. > :02:33.metres I could make out it was a mistaken identity course. One
:02:34. > :02:37.officer went into the shop to buy a drink that was given to the man.
:02:38. > :02:39.Police were originally called following reports of a man with a
:02:40. > :03:00.gun. Police said today... In 2012, a blind man was tasered in
:03:01. > :03:05.Lancashire after his white stick was mistaken for a sword. He was walking
:03:06. > :03:12.in Chorley town centre on the way to meet friends. Police say that this
:03:13. > :03:15.latest incident will be referred to Greater Manchester Police's
:03:16. > :03:22.professional standards Branch for a full investigation. Within the last
:03:23. > :03:27.half hour, police have released a few more details. They say to
:03:28. > :03:32.witnesses and firearms officers felt the man they tackled was agitated
:03:33. > :03:42.and acting in an agitated manner, as a result they deployed that Taser.
:03:43. > :03:46.Officers have visited the man today and apologised. He has accepted that
:03:47. > :03:49.apology and no formal complement has been made.
:03:50. > :03:51.There was reassurance for workers at Vauxhall's
:03:52. > :03:54.Ellesmere Port plant today - after the boss of French firm
:03:55. > :03:56.Peugeot told officials here that he's not in the business
:03:57. > :04:01.Carlos Tavares has been in London - as his firm moved closer
:04:02. > :04:03.to a takeover of Vauxhall from General Motors.
:04:04. > :04:05.He met union leaders and government ministers.
:04:06. > :04:07.Earlier the BBC's Business Correspondent John Moylan told me
:04:08. > :04:15.This was the first meeting between Mr McCluskey and Mr Tavares.
:04:16. > :04:24.Len McCluskey, perhaps, Britain's most important,
:04:25. > :04:26.powerful union leader and Mr Tavares will be very
:04:27. > :04:29.aware that the unions up at Ellesmere Port have a track
:04:30. > :04:31.record of being really important stakeholders in the plant.
:04:32. > :04:38.Mr McCluskey himself came out and certainly seemed,
:04:39. > :04:41.at least confident that they had established
:04:42. > :04:45.I'm pleased about some of the assurances that we've been
:04:46. > :04:46.given about honouring existing agreements and that
:04:47. > :04:49.means our products in Ellesmere Port and Luton.
:04:50. > :04:52.Although still a lot of issues and technical
:04:53. > :04:58.Interestingly, Mr McCluskey also said the Peugeot boss
:04:59. > :05:02.talked in terms of not being here to shut plants.
:05:03. > :05:04.That's not a firm commitment but it's the kind of language
:05:05. > :05:07.We know that Greg Clark, the Business Secretary
:05:08. > :05:12.Theresa May has even spoken to the Peugeot boss on the phone.
:05:13. > :05:14.What are the government having to say, though?
:05:15. > :05:16.I think there's been lots of activity at a government
:05:17. > :05:22.You've had a statement from the Department of business
:05:23. > :05:25.saying it was a constructive meeting where they made the case of how
:05:26. > :05:33.They also discussed Peugeot's approach to increased market share
:05:34. > :05:40.and the Secretary of State says that he was assured that commitments
:05:41. > :05:43.to the plants would be honoured but also there was recognition that
:05:44. > :05:45.members of the Vauxhall pension fund would be no worse off.
:05:46. > :05:52.I think that's important assurances for workers at Vauxhall, as well.
:05:53. > :05:58.Police have confirmed that human remains found on a Greek island
:05:59. > :06:00.are those of a Cheshire man, who went missing
:06:01. > :06:05.Steven Cook, who was 20 and from Sandbach, was on holiday
:06:06. > :06:08.when he disappeared on the island of Crete in 2005.
:06:09. > :06:11.Following a forensic examination, Greek authorities confirmed
:06:12. > :06:14.the remains found in a well in Malia were his.
:06:15. > :06:16.The former Conservative Home Secretary and long-serving
:06:17. > :06:19.Lancashire MP David Waddington has died at the age of 87.
:06:20. > :06:21.Lord Waddington - who was born in Burnley -
:06:22. > :06:26.represented three Lancashire constituencies as an MP
:06:27. > :06:34.the Prime Minister Theresa May said he would be sadly missed.
:06:35. > :06:36.And the Prime Minister visited Cumbria today -
:06:37. > :06:38.after the Conservatives won a surprise victory in
:06:39. > :06:41.Theresa May joined the new MP Trudy Harrison in Millom -
:06:42. > :06:43.in the southern-most tip of the constituency.
:06:44. > :06:48.It's the first by-election gain by a sitting government in 35 years.
:06:49. > :06:50.Two men have been sent to prison after Liverpool Council began
:06:51. > :06:57.They were caught repeatedly dumping rubbish, including bags of asbestos,
:06:58. > :07:05.Flytipping costs Liverpool more than a million pounds a year
:07:06. > :07:08.and the town hall recently announced a cut in council tax for anyone
:07:09. > :07:27.George Parry and David Smith ran a man and fan service collecting
:07:28. > :07:31.sofas, building materials, household rubbish and dumped it here in a back
:07:32. > :07:36.street in Norris screen. They didn't know they were being filmed. We
:07:37. > :07:42.identified the vehicle used and stopped it on a number of occasions.
:07:43. > :07:45.From that we identified the driver and front seat passenger which
:07:46. > :07:49.subsequently turned out to be the two that were prosecuted for the
:07:50. > :07:55.offence. They are not the only offenders. The shopkeepers whose
:07:56. > :07:59.buildings back onto the street have watched helplessly as it has been
:08:00. > :08:06.used as a tip for a long time. We've had beds, 3-piece suites, fridge
:08:07. > :08:13.freezers, just general bags of rubbish and waste. The rats out
:08:14. > :08:18.there sometimes have been terrible. Parry and Smith from West Derby in
:08:19. > :08:25.Liverpool, both unemployed, pleaded guilty to four charges each. More
:08:26. > :08:32.evidence of fly-tipping in the very street used by Parry and Smith. The
:08:33. > :08:37.cross the city, fly-tipping costs cancel taxpayers more than ?1
:08:38. > :08:42.million per year. Liverpool Council is determined to stamp it out. Two
:08:43. > :08:47.teams in the north and two teams in the south to remove rubbish keeping
:08:48. > :08:51.it as clean as possible. Enforcement teams will be going through the
:08:52. > :08:57.rubbish to find out where it comes from so we can go after the people
:08:58. > :09:02.dumping it. And incentives for people in forming an fly-tippers. If
:09:03. > :09:07.you provide information that leads to successful prosecution we will be
:09:08. > :09:14.looking at council tax rebates and other incentives. The council deal
:09:15. > :09:18.with 55 fly-tipping incidents per day. Shopkeepers were surprised to
:09:19. > :09:22.learn that somebody had actually been sent to prison for fly-tipping
:09:23. > :09:24.in their back street. The council hopes it will serve as a warning to
:09:25. > :09:27.others. Now - finding it difficult
:09:28. > :09:33.to get to see a doctor? A ?41 million pound scheme to give
:09:34. > :09:36.patients greater access has been approved
:09:37. > :09:39.for Greater Manchester today. Already in some areas surgeries
:09:40. > :09:42.are banding together to offer evening and weekend appointments
:09:43. > :09:44.at a central hub. Now that's going to extended
:09:45. > :09:46.across the whole area. Our Health Correspondent
:09:47. > :09:49.Gill Dummigan reports. It's constantly busy in here -
:09:50. > :09:51.from 06.45 am to 6.30PM, But given a chance, patients
:09:52. > :10:02.would like to be here even longer. It would be easier because I
:10:03. > :10:07.wouldn't have to make time up at work and rearrange all my calendar
:10:08. > :10:13.to come and be seen. It's hard to come in when you are working during
:10:14. > :10:19.normal opening times. Longer opening is a good idea. It gives people the
:10:20. > :10:21.opportunity to get appointments outside working hours and also when
:10:22. > :10:25.they have not got childcare. to a limited weekend morning service
:10:26. > :10:29.in central Bolton. They say more of that would free
:10:30. > :10:36.them up to be more effective. It would help in terms of relieving
:10:37. > :10:40.some of the workload for is and it would be good for patients as well,
:10:41. > :10:44.if they are working or caring for others when they find it difficult
:10:45. > :10:46.to see us during the week. GP surgeries group together
:10:47. > :10:50.and send patients to one central hub for evening
:10:51. > :10:52.and weekend appointments. There are already around 40 of these
:10:53. > :10:55.in Greater Manchester, This will increase those hours
:10:56. > :10:59.and bring that up to more than 60. This extention of GP opening hours
:11:00. > :11:02.was central to Greater Manchester's case for health devolution
:11:03. > :11:04.getting control of its own
:11:05. > :11:17.six billion pound budget. They argue that debtor access to
:11:18. > :11:21.primary care use people healthier and away from hospital.
:11:22. > :11:23.But at 41 million pounds some think the money
:11:24. > :11:30.could be better spent on core services
:11:31. > :11:39.We need to invest any money available in the area where it will
:11:40. > :11:53.reach the most people. The backers say this will bring more support.
:11:54. > :11:57.Bringing in chemists and people like musculoskeletal people.
:11:58. > :12:08.A busy week after all that stuff on social care earlier in the week.
:12:09. > :12:14.Still to come on North West Tonight -
:12:15. > :12:16.Join me later in the unlikely new home of rugby league.
:12:17. > :12:20.The National Trust takes over one of the most recognisable
:12:21. > :12:28.A new museum telling the story of the British Music industry
:12:29. > :12:34.opens in Liverpool in a couple of weeks' time.
:12:35. > :12:37.The music promoter Harvey Goldsmith is behind it and it
:12:38. > :12:48.after the city beat 11 other bids to host it.
:12:49. > :12:54.The icons of North West's musical heritage need no introduction
:12:55. > :12:57.and they're all among the stars showcased in the British
:12:58. > :13:05.We go from 1945 up to the present day and show our visitors what
:13:06. > :13:09.amazing talent the UK has produced. The museum was searching
:13:10. > :13:11.for a permanent home after five years in London
:13:12. > :13:13.when Harvey Goldsmith got a surprise invitation
:13:14. > :13:25.from the City Council to Walked in the door and I said yes.
:13:26. > :13:30.Not knowing what it was they wanted to do. It is the most spectacular
:13:31. > :13:34.room. They said we'd love you to bring your rock 'n' roll museum up
:13:35. > :13:42.here. Liverpool is actually the home of British music, actually. This is
:13:43. > :13:47.the core of the museum, our tribute to live music. We have this stage
:13:48. > :13:56.set up underneath the amazing skylight of the Cunard building.
:13:57. > :14:04.Here we are in the 1990s. We look at Britpop, the boy bands, the girl
:14:05. > :14:09.bands. Take that, the Spice Girls. We go back further and look at the
:14:10. > :14:13.Manchester scene. It will be run by age to build trust to run workshops
:14:14. > :14:17.to get children into music. but how will it fit
:14:18. > :14:21.with the existing Beatles story museum and exhibitions already
:14:22. > :14:29.in the city? You can't have too many musically
:14:30. > :14:32.based institutions. I think it will be an added attraction.
:14:33. > :14:35.The value of Liverpools tourism industry has grown by nearly
:14:36. > :14:37.ten percent with visitor numbers up year on year.
:14:38. > :14:39.The City Council will be hoping this latest attract helps
:14:40. > :14:48.It will be popular. We should go. A team they are out.
:14:49. > :14:51.And Manchester United are building up to the League
:14:52. > :14:57.It could be Jose Mourinho's first trophy with United.
:14:58. > :15:05.No United manager has won a major trophy in their first year.
:15:06. > :15:12.Mourinho's team take on Southampton on Sunday at Wembley.
:15:13. > :15:14.And as you know the Reds are fighting on several
:15:15. > :15:18.As well as the Premier League they're still in the FA Cup
:15:19. > :15:22.Today they were drawn against the Russian side FC Rostov
:15:23. > :15:27.But as for the League Cup Mourinho says he wants to win it and he wants
:15:28. > :15:36.Let's try to win another one this season.
:15:37. > :15:39.Plus, the quality and dimension of our football is very
:15:40. > :15:44.Now to Blackburn Rovers and new manager Tony Mowbray has
:15:45. > :15:47.the chance to get up and running in his first match in charge.
:15:48. > :15:51.Mowbray has replaced Owen Coyle who left the club this week.
:15:52. > :15:56.Second bottom Rovers face Burton Albion who are just
:15:57. > :15:59.a couple of places above them in the Championship table.
:16:00. > :16:01.And Mowbray says he's determined to turn the team's
:16:02. > :16:05.If we can get the players facing in the right direction,
:16:06. > :16:06.winning games, enjoying each other's company,
:16:07. > :16:09.respecting the gaffer and his thoughts and ideas of how to play,
:16:10. > :16:12.then I hope that the people who support this club will respect that
:16:13. > :16:18.the lads on the pitch are giving everything for this club.
:16:19. > :16:20.Rovers then have a new manager and in speedway the famous
:16:21. > :16:26.It secures the club's future after a series of setbacks.
:16:27. > :16:29.Under the previous owner the Aces had their license taken away.
:16:30. > :16:33.A new group has now been given permission to take charge
:16:34. > :16:35.of the historic club, which means the Aces will be
:16:36. > :16:38.able to carry on racing at Manchester's National Stadium.
:16:39. > :16:41.Wigan Warriors are to be investigated by the Rugby Football
:16:42. > :16:43.League after they called off their Super League home game
:16:44. > :16:55.The game has been switched to the home of the Vikings, which is an
:16:56. > :17:00.all-weather pitch. The RFL say they'll be
:17:01. > :17:02.looking into the matter. Elsewhere tonight Leigh host
:17:03. > :17:04.St Helens , Warrington Castleford All the best coverage of course
:17:05. > :17:08.on your BBC local radio station. Staying with rugby league
:17:09. > :17:10.and what about this As you'll know, despite repeated
:17:11. > :17:17.attempts to grow the game, rugby league remains a sport
:17:18. > :17:19.dominated by Northern England. Now, its newest club
:17:20. > :17:21.Toronto Wolfpack has become the first Trans-Atlantic team
:17:22. > :17:23.in world sport. Ahead of the Wolfpack's first
:17:24. > :17:25.competitive game tomorrow, Stuart Pollitt has this exclusive
:17:26. > :17:28.report on the North American team For decades rugby league
:17:29. > :17:41.has tried to expand beyond the M62 corridor
:17:42. > :17:51.with mixed results. They are Kent Invicta
:17:52. > :17:53.and are based at the The biggest change in Rugby League
:17:54. > :17:58.for 100 years took place in Paris The first time that Wales
:17:59. > :18:01.has ever had a club Now the sport's crossing the pond
:18:02. > :18:06.and breaking new ground. What will this look
:18:07. > :18:09.like in a few months' time? The Toronto Wolfpack
:18:10. > :18:13.is the brainchild of this man. It's a pioneering project that
:18:14. > :18:17.will take not only Rugby League to another level, another stratosphere,
:18:18. > :18:21.it'll also change the way world sport is done on a
:18:22. > :18:23.professional level. Despite starting in
:18:24. > :18:26.the third and bottom tier, there's a record
:18:27. > :18:28.sponsorship deal and Wolfpack season ticket sales have
:18:29. > :18:34.hit a promising 4,000. The artificial pitch
:18:35. > :18:45.here is kept on the cover Because of the weather,
:18:46. > :18:55.the Wolfpack won't play any home
:18:56. > :18:56.games here until May. the team is training on the other
:18:57. > :19:00.side of the Atlantic and ex-Leigh Centurions
:19:01. > :19:03.head coach Paul Rowley. Unique, interesting, challenging.
:19:04. > :19:06.Bit of everything, really. Imagine the first
:19:07. > :19:08.conversations to recruit Saying, you know,
:19:09. > :19:13.there's a new team in Toronto. One of those who said yes
:19:14. > :19:17.is the former Saints Some of the clubs have been
:19:18. > :19:31.around a hundred years. We've all bought into
:19:32. > :19:34.this bit of a dream. are Barrow Raiders
:19:35. > :19:37.who make the seven-hour The Wolfpack cover travel
:19:38. > :19:42.and accommodation but the trip could still be costly the club
:19:43. > :19:46.and its part-time players. It may be that clubs take weaker
:19:47. > :19:49.squads because players can't get It's an unfortunate position
:19:50. > :19:53.where these guys probably It gives that element
:19:54. > :19:58.of travel, experience. A sport long criticised
:19:59. > :20:01.for failed expansion could now become the blueprint used by others
:20:02. > :20:17.across the globe. Fascinating idea. You can see the
:20:18. > :20:29.wolf pack in the Challenge Cup live tomorrow. More about how the club
:20:30. > :20:35.came about an Inside Out next week. It is a heck of a commute. They will
:20:36. > :20:38.fly over all the teams they are playing and their accommodation.
:20:39. > :20:45.They will come over here and play their away games in a block of four
:20:46. > :20:47.weeks, as well. That's amazing. And expensive! They have a very rich
:20:48. > :20:58.backer. That is how they do it. Back in 1893, a Cumbrian clergy are
:20:59. > :21:03.logged out over beautiful Grasmere Island and lamented that the public
:21:04. > :21:08.could never visit it because like much of the Lake District at the
:21:09. > :21:12.time, it was privately owned. He was so outraged that he decided to do
:21:13. > :21:20.something about it and along with the tricks but he helped to form the
:21:21. > :21:22.National Trust. And recently, finally, the National Trust has
:21:23. > :21:31.their hands-on Grasmere Island. Small but beautifully formed.
:21:32. > :21:38.Grasmere Island is at the heart of the Lake District. Wordsworth is
:21:39. > :21:43.said to have picnic here recently. Recently, the island came up for
:21:44. > :21:55.sale but the thought of it becoming private property deeply outraged
:21:56. > :22:01.canon Walmsley. Loew he had an affinity for natural beauty. The
:22:02. > :22:07.journey to the island is added to lick experience. The new owner made
:22:08. > :22:18.a few new additions that didn't go well with the public. He planted
:22:19. > :22:22.shrubbery that caused indignation. A letter was sent asking him to
:22:23. > :22:30.reconsider his changes. The reply was blunt. If you are so concerned
:22:31. > :22:35.about the island, you were perfectly competent to come and buy it. That
:22:36. > :22:41.is the issue. Bits of the Lake District being sold off to the
:22:42. > :22:47.highest bidder. He was passionate that ordinary people had access to
:22:48. > :22:51.natural beauty and nature. The loss of the island to public use proved
:22:52. > :22:56.the catalyst for him to become a founding father of the National
:22:57. > :23:03.Trust. Only now as the island been able to take control of it. The
:23:04. > :23:06.island has been bequeathed to the National Trust. Will it be overrun
:23:07. > :23:12.with hundreds of people coming to visit? While we never prevent people
:23:13. > :23:18.from coming, physical access to the island is difficult which makes it a
:23:19. > :23:21.refuge for nature. As a conservation charity, that's really important
:23:22. > :23:29.tours. Quite an oak tree you have here. It is. A wonderful oak tree. A
:23:30. > :23:40.veteran. Who knows how many hundreds of years old. The Canon spent his
:23:41. > :23:45.last days within view of the island. Now, at last, the island is part of
:23:46. > :23:55.the trust's portfolio to be preserved for everyone to view for
:23:56. > :24:06.ever. Lovely. Who is this an impression of? He can't do his own
:24:07. > :24:07.growing. I love Grasmere. I fancy a visit. You might spot some of these
:24:08. > :24:11.in that neck of the woods. A baby red squirrel,
:24:12. > :24:17.just one month old. He has quite an appetite,
:24:18. > :24:20.but wasn't always so bright He was rescued by
:24:21. > :24:44.volunteers in Ainsdale. He had fallen from a tree and had
:24:45. > :24:51.been on the ground for some time. He had a bloody nosed and covered in
:24:52. > :24:54.lice was very cold. Merseyside has long been active
:24:55. > :24:56.in the protection of red squirrels, with Formby one of the last
:24:57. > :24:59.remaining strong holds Sebastian's rescue coincides
:25:00. > :25:03.with a national campaign urging more people to volunteer to help these
:25:04. > :25:05.rare animals For now Rachel has to provide
:25:06. > :25:08.round the clock care for Sebastian. So how does it feel looking
:25:09. > :25:20.after this unusual newborn? He takes a lot of my time and
:25:21. > :25:24.obviously is quite a conversation piece. It's really important not to
:25:25. > :25:27.handle him in too much. He needs to have minimal contact. Only hold him
:25:28. > :25:33.at feeding time. It's hoped Sebastian will be ready
:25:34. > :25:35.for release by early summer. Juliet Phillips
:25:36. > :25:52.BBC North West Tonight. It doesn't get much cuter than that.
:25:53. > :25:58.Apart from Di! I can be just as vicious, if you are not careful.
:25:59. > :26:05.Take a look at this glorious picture. Absolutely beautiful over
:26:06. > :26:11.the North West. It has been cold. It will be windy but mild. These
:26:12. > :26:20.weather fronts are trailing across as. Next week, we cooled down and
:26:21. > :26:24.see the return of sunshine. This afternoon has all been about wet
:26:25. > :26:32.weather. Over the next couple of hours, we're expecting showers. For
:26:33. > :26:36.the most part, it is relatively settled right now. Temperature is
:26:37. > :26:42.lowest in the first part of the night and will rise as the weather
:26:43. > :26:45.comes in, the wet stuff I have been talking about. Initially
:26:46. > :26:54.temperatures down to around three, as you start the day, four, five, 6
:26:55. > :27:01.degrees. Tomorrow, the rain is never far away. A warning for heavy rain
:27:02. > :27:09.in Cumbria. Through the afternoon, many places will be really quite
:27:10. > :27:14.wet. No brightness at all. Temperatures are pretty good. The
:27:15. > :27:18.rain keeps coming through the night. Petering out towards Sunday morning.
:27:19. > :27:29.Sunday, the reverse. The best of the weather first thing. Wind and rain
:27:30. > :27:37.to come later on. The message is, it's wet. It's hardly news, is it?
:27:38. > :27:40.The Museum of British music opens in the Cunard building on the 9th of
:27:41. > :27:52.March. Have a great weekend. Enjoy it.
:27:53. > :27:54.Cake-a-bake? Yeah. What is that?
:27:55. > :27:56.It's like bake a cake, but we flipped it.
:27:57. > :27:58.Oh, my God, we love flipping. Cake-a-bake. Cake-a-baking.
:27:59. > :28:03.I love it. I so love it when this happens.