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Welcome to North West Tonight with Annabel Tiffin and Roger Johnson.

Our top story: A woman from Liverpool is found

She just the most fun girl you can imagine,

she's so happy-go-lucky, it's so sad, so horrible.

Her family say she'll be sadly missed.

Also tonight: The teenager jailed for killing PC Dave Phillips

in a stolen truck loses an appeal against his 20-year sentence.

I'm in Cannes, where Gary Neville is responding to his criticisms to his

plans to regenerate part of Manchester.

We recall an elephant's odyssey to join a Victorian zoo.

It was big news everywhere where the elephant stopped off. There's a

place in Kendal that is called the elephant yard. That's where the

elephant slapped. -- slept. Tributes are being paid this evening

to a former Liverpool student It's feared twenty-eight-year-old

Danielle McLaughlin was sexually assaulted before her body was found

close to a popular beach in Goa. Danielle studied at Liverpool John

Moores University, and worked in a pub at the Albert Dock

before her trip to India. Our Merseyside Reporter,

Andy Gill, has the details. Friends say Danielle McLaughlin,

who was originally from John Moores University have

confirmed that she was a student here, though it hasn't said

what she studied or when. After university she worked

at the Pumphouse Pub A former colleague and friend

says staff and customers loved her. She was the most fun girl you can

imagine, happy-go-lucky. When you heard from your personal point of

view, what did you think? It brought a tear to my R. To my eye. I saw the

stories, thought all my God. Danielle grew up in

County Donegal in Ireland. Community leaders

there say the family It's always a natural for a mother

to lose a child. Even if it is a 28-year-old child. They are

understandably grieving. She was popular, outgoing and lively. She

took part in school musical. She was a great Irish dancer.

Recently Danielle's grandfather died.

In a statement tonight Daiielle's moher said: "The family

would like to express our thanks to all who have got in touch

Police in India say Danielle may have been sexually assaulted

The teenager jailed for twenty years for killing the Merseyside Police

officer Dave Phillips got the punishment he deserved.

That was the conclusion of three judges today as they rejected

Clayton Williams' appeal against his sentence.

Last year, the car thief was convicted of manslaughter

after running over the officer while driving a stolen

Here's our Chief Reporter, Dave Guest.

A stolen pick-up truck is being pursued along

At the wheel, 18-year-old Clayton Williams.

PC Dave Phillips was trying to stop him.

He's seen here, crouching at the side of the road,

deploying a device to puncture the tyres of the stolen vehicle.

But Williams veered towards the officer,

The Merseyside force lost a valued officer,

a young family lost a much loved father and husband.

Today a judge described it thus:

The harm rippled through three generations.

Sir Brian Leveson was speaking in the Court of Appeal.

Unlike most courts, cameras are sometimes allowed

Williams had been trying to get his jail sentence cut.

Last year a jury him of manslaughter.

The trial judge described his crime as "a very grave offence."

Today his barrister argued that was too much.

We suggest that Clayton Williams has been sentenced to very many years,

far in excess, we suggest, of what was appropriate

The question is, your Lordships will be asking, is this so graver

crime to director sentence of 20 years for a 19-year-old.

In our judgment, although undoubtedly severe, he cannot have

any complaints about the sentence which was thoroughly deserved.

So Williams will continue to serve the sentence originally imposed.

And PC Phillips' family will continue trying

to rebuild their lives as best they can.

An 88-year-old driver is being interviewed by the police

after a car struck four pedestrians in South Manchester, leaving one man

The collision happened on Woodhouse Lane in Wythenshawe

A woman, and two children aged nine and two were also hurt.

A group of residents, living near Preston New Road in Lancashire,

are challenging the government's decision to allow fracking there.

They told a judge at the High Court in Manchester proper planning

The government's lawyers will give evidence tomorrow.

A final ruling is expected next month.

The number of people unemployed in the north west

The figures for November to January show 173,000

people are out of work - that's 4.9% of the workforce.

Too many children are waiting for mental health care. And there is a

huge backlog. When Chelsea was seven, two things

happened which changed her life. She was adopted, and she

started hearing voices. It first started off saying

to burn the house down. bit worse because I didn't

want to live there. Then it got a Bit worse,

saying to go and jump off a bridge, But to get the right help

took her family five years. When my counselling

came, I didn't want it. Because it'd been such a long wait

I couldn't be bothered any more. A recent report found that

in this region nearly half of the children referred to CAMHS -

the specialist child and adolescent mental health service,

had to wait for treatment. And another 40% were turned away

because their problem wasn't seen as serious enough -

far higher than the What we find is that the longer

a child or young person waits before they get the help they need,

the more problematic and complex And it gets more difficult

to resolve the problem is The government is putting an extra

?1.4 billion into CAMHS. But at the same time

demand has gone up. Campaigners say that is because of

a number of reasons. An increasing poverty

and insecurity, greater awareness of the issue,

but also because the sort of groups that are traditionally intervened

early to stop things and escalating, youth groups, charities,

public health campaigns, have been cut, and so nothing

is done until the problem And that's an issue

the Children's Commissioner - in Manchester last week

- wants improving. They want people who are there

who can help the here and now. They say, we want someone

to talk to in school. If we have long waiting lists,

we want people to keep in touch One practical thing is being

trialed in Tameside. These teachers are being trained

to spot mental health mental health is improved,

you see a massive improvement in their well-being

and life chances. If a concern's raised,

the school can put measures in place to try to stop the situation

from escalating. One-off blips nothing

to be worried about. But we want to build a picture

of the child so if it does become a concern,

we can share it with the parent and the parents can can,

co-chair at their concerns with us. She's moved away and is

doing well at college. In the future she wants

to run her own business. I've got that going in my mind am

going to do my best to get there. I have my ups and downs,

but that's the way life goes. It's in our issue that touches many

young people and families. Andy Burnham has launched his

manifesto, setting out plans for what he'll do if he becomes

Mayor of Greater Manchester. The Labour MP for Leigh says

he would put young people at the heart of policy,

offering free bus passes for 16-18 He plans to fund his ideas by taking

bus services off private companies, and reducing agency staff

in the public sector. We can't build a strong

and prosperous society in the future, we can't make

a success of Brexit in Greater Manchester

unless we invest in the next generation and give every single

young person here hope that there is an opportunity

for them at the end of school. We'll bring you the manifestos

of other candidates when they're launched, and you can find a full

list of those standing at

bbc.co.uk/candidates Gary Neville was speaking

at an investment fair and said he was willing to make

changes to the design. The event in Cannes also heard

about massive plans to redevelop parts of Merseyside,

as Phil McCann now reports. The carpets at this time of year

in Cannes are blue, not red. This Europe's biggest

investment show. It's been a very busy day

for the North West here in Cannes. Full of announcements

from local councils. The first one today has been

in Birkenhead, where a plan has been unveiled for hundreds

of new apartments, a hotel and conference centre

at Woodside Waterfront. In town, there will be a new market

and a heritage district Wirral Council's here to try

and raise ?1 billion for it. There is a buzz about

Wirrell and Birkenhead. People think that Wirrall

is going places, this city The council hopes Birkenhead's

market could eventually resemble This annual investment

show in Cannes is where councils come every year

to talk-up regeneration schemes. But over in Manchester this

famous face is behind one Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs

want to build two skyscrapers But they're willing

to act on the concerns. From our point of view there is no

doubt that some of the suggestions made to us in the consultation

process and the planning process, we need to listen to,

we need to refine certain aspects of it, change certain aspects of it,

we are still fundamentally believe in scale, and the building

being tall, and that is You mentioned Historic England

there, and they do seem to be objecting to the fundamentals,

not just the design. You'll be aware,, that they were

saying it will damage the city's historic heart,

dwarfing and aggressively There is expected to come faulty,

to fundamentally disagree with. I suppose the language

they have used. Elsewhere funding's been secured

for a ?35m cancer centre in the Paddington village

development in the city centre, one of a new wave of facilities

providing proton beam treatment. At the Cheshire stand in Cannes,

plans to regenerate Chester and redevelop land around Crewe

when HS2 comes have been outlined. And back in Manchester,

some very long-term thinking. The City Council's chief executive

told an audience that within the next few years,

the city region will have to look at installing an underground railway

because the trams will be too full. A lot being discussed there, imagine

if it all came to fruition. Still to come in north-western night. Could

the future be up for Goodison Park as Everton eye on new Dockside Field

of dreams? And the bones of a great story. How Maharaja's journey amazed

Victorian Manchester. Thousands of lives could be saved

if a Manchester scheme to detect lung cancer was introduced

across the country. That's according to NHS researchers

who carried out a pilot scheme CT scanners were sent

to shopping centres, and people between the age of 55

and 74 was invited to be tested. Recently, I went for a lung check

and I've been diagnosed with cancer. Michael found out about his

condition thanks to a pilot scheme Instead of waiting for people to go

to the doctor's with a problem, the project targeted poorer areas

where lifestyle and smoking make lung cancer the most common

cause of premature death. They wrote to everyone

aged between 55 and 74, Around half then went

on to have CT scans. I went for a lung health check,

and was given an appointment So I think the timescale

is absolutely terrific. Most people who are diagnosed

with lung cancer don't find out until stage four of the disease,

by which time it's We did about 1400 scans,

and of those we diagnosed We did about 1400 scans, and of

those we diagnosed 42 cancers. And importantly, 80%

of those are early stage. We were diagnosing one

cancer for every scanning The team behind the scheme believes

it could save many more lives. We did manage to target the poorest,

the most deprived sections Which is said to be

hardest to reach. I could've gone two or three years

and it could have everywhere. It's now hoped funding will be

approved to extend the scheme to other areas of Greater Manchester

and eventually, across the country. Sport now with Richard

and quite a Good scheme. Romelu Lukaku has turned down

the most lucrative contract offer That's all. How will the make ends

meet? The top scorer's goals have been

a big factor behind the team's I'm told the contract

is still very much on the table. The developers Peel have confirmed

today that negotiations to build After several false dawns

in the past what do Everton fans make of that,

and of course of Lukaku? In modern football you can never

put your mortgage on any player But after Romelu Lukaku's agent had

said it was 99.9% likely he d sign he d sign a new deal,

it was a shock to may Everton fans I'm hoping Hill signed a new deal.

It could be one of those things. It's got to his head. Will he signed

the contract? He can be persuaded. Romelu Lukaku has indicated

it's his ambition to play Champions League football that lies

at the heart of the matter. And for clubs like Everton with

designs on joining Europe's elite. A new ground can often be

the building blocks for a new era. The club is seriously

considering constructing a new stadium on the edge

of the city's waterfront and This is this proposed site for the

new stadium. The obstacles before that happens but it's clear that

Everton have been holding talks up buyers level with the council and

the owners of Peel Holdings. And they want to make it happen.

Neither Everton nor the City Council wanted

But when it was suggested to the city's mayor that the project

This was Joe Anderson's response on twitter: "what happens

is beyond your imagination, but it's happening and

It's a new start that Everton football club. It's a shame, it's

been here the years. They can put money behind it. Being a good

businessman, he can make things happen this time. If the plan does

come to fruition, it will look spectacular. The American architect

in charge has built stadiums around the world. This is a Roma's Stadium

in Italy. Will his next beyond the bank of the Mersey?

Sticking with Everton, well kind of, one of their most famous fans has

announced he'll be sidelined for a significant amount of time.

Boxer Tony Bellew needs surgery on the right hand he broke

during his victory over David Haye and coulod be out of action

Manchester City have a huge night ahead of them as they attempt

to book their place in the quarter finals of the Champions League.

Pep Guardiola's side take a 5-3 first leg lead to AS Monaco,

but despite that two goal advantage, the Blues boss doesn't

want to see his side on the defensive tonight.

I want to see a team from the first minute to win the game.

After that, in that level, everybody can beat you and

I want to see my team with the feeling.

The feeling I want is that I want to win the game.

There's full commentary from France on BBC radio Manchester from 7:45pm.

Blackburn Rovers moved out of the Championship relegation zone

after a late equaliser away at Fulham last night.

Lucas Joao scored in the fourth minute of injury time to earn a 2-2

draw which extends their unbeaten run under new boss Tony Mowbray

to six games and moves them a point clear of the bottom three.

Fleetwood remain second in League One after Cian Bolger's

goal was enough to see off Walsall one nil.

Bolton, victors over the Cod Army on Saturday,

remain just a point behind after a four nil win at Gillingham.

At the bottom, Bury moved six points clear of the drop zone after a three

nil home win over Bristol Rovers, George Miller with their third,

while Oldham are still just a point behind The Shakers after a brace

from Lee Erwin secured a 2-1 victory over Oxford.

In lead to -- lead to, this handball gave Blackpool verbiage victory.

Crewe have won two of their last three now after a comprehensive

3-0 win at Crawley and how about this for goal of the night

from Accrington Stanley's Sean McConville, the highlight

of their five nil thrashing of lowly Leyton Orient.

He could try that a hundred times are not do that again. Can we see it

again? Talk spirit. He shoots it, it hits the bar, hits the keeper on the

back. And it goes into the goal. Does he claim that one then? He'll

claim it but it will probably go down as an own goal. But he can

legitimately claim that Kanti? He said.

Now it was a jumbo journey which amazed Victorian Manchester.

An elephant called Maharaja walked two hundred miles from Edinburgh

to the once-famous Belle Vue zoo in 1872.

His imposing skeleton is still one of the main attractions

And Maharaja's long march south has now inspired a new book.

MUSIC: Dance of the Hours by Amilcare Ponchielli

In the late 19th century, the owner of Belle Vue

Maharaja, the eight-year-old Asian elephant in an Edinburgh

He arranged for the animal to be transported to Manchester on a train

accompanied by his keeper, Lorenzo.

The walk took ten days and it was big news everywhere

It was reported in local newspapers, and there's a place in Kendal that

are still called the elephant yard, that's where the Elephant slept.

Jane Kerr has written book called The Elephant Thief,

after a visit to the Manchester Museum.

And becoming taken by the presence of Maharaja's skeleton.

I think because the story had stuck with me so long,

and I think because you have a gem of a story there, an outline

that is fascinating, you know that it will work

So I use it as a backdrop, the true story, to use all these

So Jane's version of Maharaja's journey sees a young boy called Sane

offered an unbelievable opportunity to ride Maharaja 1300 miles

Of course, like any good tale, he gets swept up

Sitting in a vault of the Manchester Museum lies

a painting of Maharaja with his keeper.

They reached a toll gate during their trip and there

was urgently a dispute about how much Lorenzo should pay

It's thought Maharaja lived for another ten years before dying

But his memory lives on at the Manchester Museum,

and in Jane's new book, The Elephant Thief.

That is an astonishing story. Maharaja was a trailblazer. We were

taking bets as to when you would say trunk roads. Not that you're

predictable. Some are just too obvious. Let's find out what the

weather is like. Nowhere near as good as today. If

you have mowed the lawn, Roger. I'm telling you on behalf of your other

half. If you didn't mow your lawn today, you've missed your chance.

Some good-looking temperatures today. Lovely view skies over

Windermere, lovely photos my weather watcher. Temperatures as high as 16

degrees in Nantwich in Cheshire. And also Greater Manchester. Here's the

temperatures for tomorrow. 11 or 12 degrees if we're lucky. We'll see

some rain too. Changes in the weather conditions are courtesy of

the weather front. It's a cold front, and will bring lots of clouds

leaving behind colder air. As we head into the weekend, we will see

rain as you can see on the chart. That will be Saturday and some parts

of Sunday. Tonight isn't looking so bad. Clear skies like this guy this

evening and mild overnight. We will hear some clouds filling in with fog

patches on high ground in Cumbria. It's breezy as well, and a mild

night. Temperatures will only drop as low as six or 7 degrees. We will

see nine or 10 degrees in Cumbria. So a cooler day tomorrow, and a

cloudy day. From the word go. A cloudy start in the morning, turning

a bit breezy, the clouds will thicken from time to time to bring

new light, drizzly rain. We will see bright spells through the afternoon,

so breezy, cloudy, drizzly as well. Disappointing temperatures compared

to today. Highs of 11 degrees tomorrow. Just 9 degrees in Cumbria.

Tomorrow night, all the rain clearing away so clear skies

tomorrow night, hopefully frost free, but as we head into Friday, it

looks to be another cloudy picture with more rain on the right. These

are the temperatures for the weekend. Not too good. You can't

make up for a glossy forecast by wearing a sunny dress. I can't

believe you're telling them my trick. Bad Roger from not mowing the

lawn today. Thanks for watching, have a lovely evening.

'The UK has voted to leave the European Union

'Ukip leader Nigel Farage celebrated the result,

'declaring that dawn was breaking on an independent nation.

'Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to resign

'The pound fell sharply as the referendum result became apparent,

'and traders are bracing themselves for panic when the markets open.

'and England are confident of advancing to the next stage