:00:00. > :00:00.Welcome to North West Tonight with Annabel Tiffin and Roger Johnson.
:00:00. > :00:08.Not fit for purpose: A damning report says
:00:09. > :00:13.Cumbria Police's investigation into Poppi Worthington's
:00:14. > :00:25.We have been working very hard since 2014 to this date to try and make
:00:26. > :00:26.sure we are putting things in place to make sure this could never happen
:00:27. > :00:27.again. A new Inquest into the toddler's
:00:28. > :00:30.death will be held in May. From hero to zero: Last
:00:31. > :00:33.month Robert rescued two children from a house fire,
:00:34. > :00:39.now he's told he'll be deported. Raising a glass to Rhys, and
:00:40. > :00:46.the charity beer named after him. From Liverpool to Langebaan: How
:00:47. > :00:49.this Merseyside message in a bottle Poppi Worthington was just 13 months
:00:50. > :01:07.old when she died in 2012. Today the investigation
:01:08. > :01:18.by Cumbria Police has been branded And unstructured and disorganised
:01:19. > :01:35.failure by the police watchdog. IP CC lays at the door of the police
:01:36. > :01:38.hearing from the case. We'll hear from the police constable soon.
:01:39. > :01:43.First, this report from Gill Dummigan.
:01:44. > :01:45.In December 2012, Poppi Worthington collapsed at her home
:01:46. > :01:48.She was taken to the local hospital but pronounced dead
:01:49. > :01:50.there and the police began an investigation.
:01:51. > :01:53.Yet more than four years on no one is any nearer to knowing why
:01:54. > :02:01.The investigators found evidence that then an unstructured
:02:02. > :02:04.investigation that was not fit the Earth. The evidence clues suggested
:02:05. > :02:10.that basic investigative principles were not followed.
:02:11. > :02:13.The IPCC report details a series of errors and omissions
:02:14. > :02:16.The house was not sealed off and potentially vital
:02:17. > :02:23.Poppy's aunt was allowed to throw away what could be
:02:24. > :02:26.A concern that she may have been seriously sexually abused
:02:27. > :02:29.but the IPCC says detectives continued
:02:30. > :02:33.And witness accounts weren't taken until eight months after her death,
:02:34. > :02:37.At that point her father Paul Worthington was questioned
:02:38. > :02:43.He denied it, and both parents were released without charge.
:02:44. > :02:47.An inquest into her death lasted seven minutes and recorded the cause
:02:48. > :02:57.But at the beginning of 2016 a family court judge ruled that
:02:58. > :03:00.Paul Worthington probably did sexually abuse his daughter.
:03:01. > :03:03.Something he has always strongly denied.
:03:04. > :03:06.The Crown Prosecution looked at the case again -
:03:07. > :03:08.but ruled that the police didn't have enough evidence
:03:09. > :03:24.By the time the Trail was picked up, it had gone cold. So probably, there
:03:25. > :03:29.will be never be justice for Poppi Worthington and that is a terrible
:03:30. > :03:32.thing. For that baby girl, and of course the whole community.
:03:33. > :03:33.Two officers were singled out for criticism.
:03:34. > :03:35.Detective Superintendent Forrester retired during the investigation
:03:36. > :03:40.and Detective Inspector Sadler was demoted and then also retired.
:03:41. > :03:47.Today, calls for a change in the rules by the local MP
:03:48. > :03:49.DS Forrester today released a statement
:03:50. > :03:52.saying he was truly sorry that they were not able to establish
:03:53. > :03:54.the cause of Poppy's death and for the mistakes made
:03:55. > :03:59.but that the IPCC didn't live in the real world,
:04:00. > :04:04.The view that this investigation was not fit the purposes by the family,
:04:05. > :04:13.High Court judge and Chief Constable, who has accepted that the
:04:14. > :04:14.force that Poppi down. -- let Poppi down.
:04:15. > :04:17.A new inquest will be held into Poppi's death in May.
:04:18. > :04:19.Jerry Graham took over the post of Cumbria's Chief Constable
:04:20. > :04:21.in 2014 almost two years after Poppi's death.
:04:22. > :04:25.I spoke to him earlier and asked for his response to the IPCC's
:04:26. > :04:29.I am very clear that the initial investigation into Poppi
:04:30. > :04:33.Worthington's death fell well short of what Poppi's family
:04:34. > :04:34.could have expected and should have
:04:35. > :04:41.And I would like to give a heartfelt apology to Poppi's family
:04:42. > :04:43.for the inadequacies in Cumbria Constabulary's initial
:04:44. > :04:52.The IPCC report does mention two senior officers by name.
:04:53. > :04:54.And says they have cases to answer for gross misconduct.
:04:55. > :04:58.Neither did face those charges and both have now
:04:59. > :05:01.retired, presumably on a full police pension.
:05:02. > :05:09.Both officers would have faced gross incompetence under misconduct
:05:10. > :05:18.The most senior officer officer retired from the
:05:19. > :05:25.police force, as was his right under regulation.
:05:26. > :05:27.But should he have been allowed to retire while
:05:28. > :05:31.Well, the government is looking at legislation to change.
:05:32. > :05:33.Because the public will have the review, is that
:05:34. > :05:37.And I have some sympathy with that position, because I think that
:05:38. > :05:39.the family of Poppi Worthington and the public need
:05:40. > :05:43.But under existing regulations, that offer was able to retire.
:05:44. > :05:46.The second officer was a detective inspector, and did face gross
:05:47. > :05:48.incompetence and indeed, got a sanction.
:05:49. > :05:56.These were not bad people who did a bad job,
:05:57. > :06:07.who made serious mistakes in this particular case.
:06:08. > :06:09.Can anyone be really confident that nothing like
:06:10. > :06:12.This incident happened in December 2012.
:06:13. > :06:14.It first came to my notice in the middle
:06:15. > :06:18.hard since 2014, to this day, to make sure
:06:19. > :06:21.place to make sure this would never happen again.
:06:22. > :06:31.I am confident that that is the case.
:06:32. > :06:33.Police investigating the death of a two-year-old boy in Birkenhead
:06:34. > :06:36.have arrested a man and a woman on suspicion of murder.
:06:37. > :06:39.The child was found unresponsive at a house in Woodville Road
:06:40. > :06:42.He was taken to Arrowe Park hospital but pronounced
:06:43. > :06:47.A 28-year-old man and a woman aged 24 are now in custody.
:06:48. > :06:57.Two other children have been taken into care by Wirral Council.
:06:58. > :07:00.More than 90 guns have been handed in during a month-long weapons
:07:01. > :07:05.For the past month, Manx police said they would ask no questions
:07:06. > :07:11.The weapons and ammunition will now be destroyed.
:07:12. > :07:13.Network Rail says trains should be running in and out
:07:14. > :07:19.of Liverpool Lime Street by next Thursday.
:07:20. > :07:21.Two days ago a wall collapsed, sending 200 tonnes of
:07:22. > :07:32.Netting will stop any more getting down onto the rail but a the line
:07:33. > :07:35.will have to close so support can be constructive.
:07:36. > :07:38.A private firm hired to crack down on litter louts has fined more
:07:39. > :07:41.people in Liverpool in a single day than the council managed
:07:42. > :07:44.17 workers wearing body cameras issued 315 fines
:07:45. > :07:47.The Kingdom company keeps half the money raised.
:07:48. > :07:53.The other half goes to the City Council.
:07:54. > :08:09.ago, Robert Chilowa was called a hero after saving children from a
:08:10. > :08:12.house fire. But he is now facing deportation to Zimbabwe despite
:08:13. > :08:20.living in Britain the 16 years. A petition has been launched urging
:08:21. > :08:23.the Home to think again. The crack of the Home Office to think again.
:08:24. > :08:25.I'm standing where there's a border, the second border.
:08:26. > :08:27.The kids were hanging at the top there.
:08:28. > :08:30.That's what I call them decide, please, come, so that's
:08:31. > :08:39.Already struggling to come to terms with what happened that night,
:08:40. > :08:42.Robert Chilowa now finds himself facing deportation.
:08:43. > :08:44.Obviously what you went through was traumatic,
:08:45. > :08:47.I go for these treatments with the psychologists.
:08:48. > :08:50.Two weeks after, just to get a letter to say,
:08:51. > :08:58.What I'm going through right now is support, not somebody to slap me
:08:59. > :09:10.the opposition party against President Mugabe and has
:09:11. > :09:11.concerns about returning to Zimbabwe.
:09:12. > :09:14.But the Home Office is satisfied he can do so safely,
:09:15. > :09:16.An online petition to save Robert from deportation now has more
:09:17. > :09:21.Support has also come from friends at the Manchester charity shop
:09:22. > :09:29.My prayer is that he will be supported and when you look at him
:09:30. > :09:31.going back, where is he going to start from?
:09:32. > :09:34.So it's quite a big thing for the church and the charity
:09:35. > :09:36.as well, when you look at his situation.
:09:37. > :09:40.Obviously he did a brave thing, but could that
:09:41. > :09:47.All I did was to save the kids, not to say I'm going to put
:09:48. > :09:57.For me to be told that, OK, you did what you did, thank you.
:09:58. > :10:07.Robert says he'll continue to fight his deportation.
:10:08. > :10:15.The end is neigh for our Big Brexit Tour.
:10:16. > :10:18.All week we've been in a caravan, inviting people onboard to tell us
:10:19. > :10:20.what they think about leaving the EU what their Brexit
:10:21. > :10:23.Tonight, we're in Manchester, and we're looking ahead
:10:24. > :10:27.With the last in our week of special reports, here's our social affiars
:10:28. > :10:37.All week, we've been all over the region,
:10:38. > :10:42.They told us we couldn't have crooked cucumbers, crooked bananas.
:10:43. > :10:46.For our final stop on our big Brexit tour, we are looking
:10:47. > :10:56.ahead to the future, to what comes next.
:10:57. > :11:00.While most of us are still in bed, the traders at New Smithfield Market
:11:01. > :11:13.As the UK begins haggling over the terms of the EU,
:11:14. > :11:16.we've come here to meet the Masters in the art of deal-making.
:11:17. > :11:22.We source food from all over the world.
:11:23. > :11:25.I could be buying red or green capsicums or tomatoes and I'm
:11:26. > :11:28.restricted I'm comes to did at certain times of the year
:11:29. > :11:30.to buy from Holland and others to buy from Spain.
:11:31. > :11:33.However, I could buy some nice produce from Jordan
:11:34. > :11:41.Now I feel, with the shackles of Brussels off, I can deal
:11:42. > :11:44.with these countries and can source them a lot cheaper as well.
:11:45. > :11:47.And that's how you felt about being in the European Union?
:11:48. > :11:52.Back in the 1970s, the last time there was a vote
:11:53. > :11:55.about being in the EEC, as it was then, Rob campaigned for in.
:11:56. > :12:12.I want a prosperous marketplace and the prosperous country.
:12:13. > :12:14.And I think we've got the potential to be prosperous.
:12:15. > :12:17.But with the value of the pound down, not everyone here sees
:12:18. > :12:22.And now, with the expenses going up, and everything
:12:23. > :12:26.I don't know what's going to happen, is going to come down again?
:12:27. > :12:30.It could be years before it settles down.
:12:31. > :12:33.Back on the road, we are heading across Manchester to Moss Side,
:12:34. > :12:40.Geoff Thompson has been working with young people in the city
:12:41. > :12:44.for more than 20 years, having set up the youth charter.
:12:45. > :12:48.I just think we're stronger being part of something.
:12:49. > :12:51.To say he's not a fan of Brexit is an understatement.
:12:52. > :12:53.I don't think people understood that they weren't
:12:54. > :12:58.They were voting for the future citizens of this country.
:12:59. > :13:00.As a result, the young people in their dreams and aspirations,
:13:01. > :13:06.of jobs, employability, has been completely overlooked.
:13:07. > :13:10.Having invited people into our caravan to share
:13:11. > :13:25.the thoughts throughout the region, Here at St Mary's rimary,
:13:26. > :13:28.I think Britain needed more information about Brexit.
:13:29. > :13:30.We're going to be stronger as a country with independence.
:13:31. > :13:32.Now we don't have, like, trade-wise, we don't
:13:33. > :13:51.I agree with what she said. It's also our country.
:13:52. > :13:54.Next stop out of our journey out of the EU, will be
:13:55. > :14:00.Then we will get an idea what Brexit really means.
:14:01. > :14:02.And how our lives, and the lives of future
:14:03. > :14:10.It has been a really fascinated series to hear everybody's views on
:14:11. > :14:11.our part of the region. Clare's caravan trip's
:14:12. > :14:14.come to an end. But the Brexit debate continues
:14:15. > :14:16.on the Sunday Politics with Nina Warhurst on Sunday
:14:17. > :14:29.at 11am, here on BBC One. And I'm sure it will continue on
:14:30. > :14:36.this programme as well for many years. Still to come. Washed up on
:14:37. > :14:41.the Western Cape. From Liverpool to Langebaan: How
:14:42. > :14:44.this Merseyside message in a bottle And as Tony Bellew prepares
:14:45. > :14:50.for his big fight, I'll be talking to his mate in this Liverpool gym
:14:51. > :14:52.about his chances. You might recognise
:14:53. > :15:00.one or two of them. It was Jamie Gallacher, in case you
:15:01. > :15:09.were wondering. The cracker Jamie character.
:15:10. > :15:12.When Rhys James was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer at just
:15:13. > :15:17.35, he could have retreated from the world.
:15:18. > :15:24.Pubs and a good pint played a major part in Rhys James' life.
:15:25. > :15:26.He worked in them, he found friends through them.
:15:27. > :15:39.And when he was diagnosed with cancer, he found help meeting
:15:40. > :15:42.others who had the disease in the pub where he had been
:15:43. > :15:46.Now his special beer, Rhys' Remedy, is on tap here,
:15:47. > :15:50.raising money for the charity, Shine, who supported him.
:15:51. > :15:54.Rhys wanted to leave behind a legacy, and I think that's great.
:15:55. > :16:00.A pint as a legacy for Rhys is perfect.
:16:01. > :16:03.He was never out of the pub and never not spending time with people.
:16:04. > :16:17.Reese made a bucket list and top of it was getting
:16:18. > :16:28.I promised I'd celebrate, love, honour, respect...
:16:29. > :16:39.I have never known anyone come home so tired
:16:40. > :16:41.and so broken and still have
:16:42. > :16:49.But nine months after tying the knot, Rhys passed away.
:16:50. > :16:53.Rhys worked with the Chop House to develop the beer before he died.
:16:54. > :16:56.His friends are now embarking on a year of phrasing.
:16:57. > :17:01.You lose people that mean a lot to us, and you can get upset.
:17:02. > :17:04.And then you think you can do something about it and it
:17:05. > :17:08.This is a wonderful way to remember Rhys in a totally positive way.
:17:09. > :17:11.Rhys James was a believer in the power of a pint,
:17:12. > :17:16.now every time his beer is drunk, it will continue to help others.
:17:17. > :17:28.And we got it on authority that it's a good point.
:17:29. > :17:31.The war of words is over and we can start looking
:17:32. > :17:33.ahead to that big fight for Liverpool's Tony
:17:34. > :17:51.You've been talking to somebody not making out sporting comeback? Yes,
:17:52. > :17:55.Jamie Carragher knows him very well. The war of words is over. Nothing as
:17:56. > :18:00.bad as we saw earlier in the week but we can look forward to see Tony
:18:01. > :18:09.fighting David Haye at the O2 Arena tomorrow night. David Haye was a
:18:10. > :18:14.stone heavier. But Tony is unflustered and can stab at when it
:18:15. > :18:24.matters. And I found out from my time today that his mates, Jamie
:18:25. > :18:38.Carragher included, are behind him. The way in for are most anticipated
:18:39. > :18:44.fights in years. It's at this gym in Liverpool where he learned his trade
:18:45. > :18:49.from the age of 14. And people know him not as a boxer but as a man.
:18:50. > :18:57.How's he going to be, mentally, how will he be in the lead up to the
:18:58. > :19:01.biggest fight in his career call? In the press conference, he didn't look
:19:02. > :19:10.rattled. And he's got into David Haye's head. I'd like to help. You
:19:11. > :19:18.hope and pray that it will go his way. I've known Tony since he was a
:19:19. > :19:23.young lad. His father is an old friend of mine. He's a good fighter.
:19:24. > :19:31.Our member him coming in as a kid, I said in previous interviews, he's
:19:32. > :19:40.never lost that this occasion. -- dedication. Fantastic fella. Always
:19:41. > :19:45.great for the club and he represents as well. We've all got very big
:19:46. > :19:50.confidence on him. He knows what he's doing. In recent fights, Tony
:19:51. > :19:56.Bellew has shown waves they call him bomber. But with David Haye the
:19:57. > :20:00.bookies' favourite. He'll need all his firepower tomorrow night. What
:20:01. > :20:08.you can be sure of, he doesn't lack support.
:20:09. > :20:10.Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says he wants
:20:11. > :20:12.Wayne Rooney to stay at Old Trafford, despite Everton
:20:13. > :20:14.this week declaring their interest in the England captain.
:20:15. > :20:16.United host Bournemouth in tomorrow's early kick off
:20:17. > :20:19.while Liverpool are at home to Arsenal in the late game hoping
:20:20. > :20:22.to arrest their recent poor run of one League win in seven.
:20:23. > :20:28.Because we were involved in the games, so that's
:20:29. > :20:33.So it's not too important to compare the start of the season with this
:20:34. > :20:41.Football referees have become so fed up with the treatment they're
:20:42. > :20:44.subjected to in the grassroots game that they will strike this weekend
:20:45. > :20:47.in an effort to give such abuse the red card.
:20:48. > :20:51.Amateur games across the country will be affected by the action
:20:52. > :20:58.prompted by 18-year-old ref Ryan Hampson.
:20:59. > :21:00.He set up a Facebook campaign calling on officials
:21:01. > :21:02.to boycott games in protest at the treatment they receive.
:21:03. > :21:19.Thanks for joining us. Tell us about the abuse you have had and other
:21:20. > :21:24.people but prompted you to take action? In my referee career so far,
:21:25. > :21:32.I've been head-butted, punched and spat out. Wow. So you thought you
:21:33. > :21:39.just had to do something? It had happened a few times and then enough
:21:40. > :21:41.was enough for me. I went on Facebook pages asking how referees
:21:42. > :21:47.feel about a strike possibly happening. And referees weren't
:21:48. > :21:51.sure, and I thought, as always been a strong person, if I've got
:21:52. > :21:56.something in my mind, go for it, and I went for it. It's a big step to
:21:57. > :22:01.you. We will now see a video from the FAA, part of their respect
:22:02. > :22:05.campaign. Clearly you feel the message isn't getting through. The
:22:06. > :22:10.authorities doing enough? In my opinion, no. Manchester FA have
:22:11. > :22:16.brought in some good policies into the game and we appreciate that,
:22:17. > :22:20.myself and the organisation supporting me through the campaign.
:22:21. > :22:25.However, we've had meetings with the FA in London on the 31st of January
:22:26. > :22:29.and it wasn't productive in my opinion. However, we have a
:22:30. > :22:33.follow-up meeting on 10th of March and they're coming to Manchester
:22:34. > :22:39.this time, which is good because it took me ages to get up there.
:22:40. > :22:42.Hopefully that will be more productive and they'll be better
:22:43. > :22:46.dialogue, hopefully we'll get some real change and we believe in
:22:47. > :22:53.changing flux, the grassroots football. What are you hoping to
:22:54. > :22:57.achieve this weekend? From this weekend, teams, players, managers
:22:58. > :23:01.and coaches of all clubs, realising that something needs changing.
:23:02. > :23:06.Forgetting about the FA for a minute, they, or clubs need to take
:23:07. > :23:10.accountability because without us, you don't have a game. Without a
:23:11. > :23:18.referee, you can't play a match. You can have a official but we the only
:23:19. > :23:22.unbiased person on that pitch. Absolutely. Funny that you have the
:23:23. > :23:32.same problems in rugby league and union. How do you feel about these
:23:33. > :23:35.adults that treated you like that? I can't really say because we're
:23:36. > :23:40.on-air. Do you know what, we've got to deal with it haven't we? But
:23:41. > :23:49.enough is enough and it's time to change. Did you thanks for joining
:23:50. > :23:58.us. -- good for you. We will finish with Super League, we'll keep you
:23:59. > :24:02.up-to-date with St Helens versus Wakefield and Leeds versus Saints
:24:03. > :24:05.when they make the short trip to Wigan. That'll be tasty. Thanks.
:24:06. > :24:18.Enjoy your weekend. When Tommy Atkinson died, his
:24:19. > :24:22.granddaughter came up with an unusual way of celebrating his
:24:23. > :24:25.memory. She put a message in a bottle. And it's been on quite a
:24:26. > :24:25.journey. He served there in
:24:26. > :24:30.the army in the 1940s. Sadly before he died he became ill
:24:31. > :24:33.and never had the chance to return. His granddaughter Jannine decided
:24:34. > :24:36.she wanted to take him hoping it might make
:24:37. > :24:56.the mammoth journey. It was something he had mentioned. I
:24:57. > :24:59.wanted his memory to live on and it was a bit of a spontaneous thing to
:25:00. > :25:01.do and hope it got somewhere close to it, even if it never got to
:25:02. > :25:11.Singapore. in South Africa by Marriette
:25:12. > :25:20.and Alwyn Carstens. Never thought she could help she's
:25:21. > :25:25.proven me wrong. The bottle has been
:25:26. > :25:28.thrown back into the sea. Jannine hopes it'll one day reach
:25:29. > :25:32.the place her Grandad loved so much. What an amazing story. All those
:25:33. > :25:41.thousands of miles away. We've got the weekend coming up, we
:25:42. > :25:44.are hoping for some good weather. It's been cold this week.
:25:45. > :25:53.It gets a a bit milder. A glimpse of sunshine through the day but the
:25:54. > :25:58.cloud will build. This is a pattern through the weekend. Is gives us a
:25:59. > :26:02.wet start, it will get brighter and mild but Sunday, you're back with
:26:03. > :26:06.cloud and rain. It's all about these weather fronts, this area of low
:26:07. > :26:10.pressure. They keep on coming from time to time. Next week, there's
:26:11. > :26:15.nothing really to consistent in what we will see. Today, the line of rain
:26:16. > :26:19.turned up earlier than anticipated, on off all the way through many
:26:20. > :26:22.places and really unpleasant. It's light and patchy for the most part,
:26:23. > :26:26.through the night, you might get advice poll now and then than it
:26:27. > :26:30.will take back off again. Is it with us on and off all the way through.
:26:31. > :26:36.The cloud is low on the hills, so dampened drizzly, low visibility, as
:26:37. > :26:41.we head towards doom, the dawn, another all the way through. Tebbutt
:26:42. > :26:46.is widely too low to light, five and six for the most part, the more
:26:47. > :26:52.southern part should see the back of it by seven or 8am. Across Greater
:26:53. > :26:56.Manchester, the right, the brightest eyes will come through. And it won't
:26:57. > :27:00.take long to clear, the sun will come out. Saturday is the better
:27:01. > :27:07.day. The breeze will be well Tivoli light, the sun should be there but
:27:08. > :27:13.the number is on the chart are quite good. We are talking about nine to
:27:14. > :27:18.11. More showers on Saturday night through to Sunday and Sunday will be
:27:19. > :27:21.dry, the cloud is always there. It doesn't take too long before the
:27:22. > :27:31.rain turns up. So Saturday is the day. So Clare will be all right in
:27:32. > :27:35.her caravan? And Tony Bellew is an outsider? That'll be interesting to
:27:36. > :27:38.see. Have a lovely weekend whatever you're doing. Thanks for watching.
:27:39. > :27:41.Goodbye.