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Ian Brady's lawyer says the serial killer's ashes will definitely NOT

Brady's body will be released tomorrow afternoon.

Fury as a woman who conned a special needs charity out of ?25,000 is told

the world's biggest wind turbines come on-line

My brave dad's struggle with dementia -

actor Christopher Eccleston calls for more awareness of the illness.

And we saw this wonderful personality stripped away.

The lawyer who represented Ian Brady today said that

suggestions his ashes might be scattered on Saddleworth

The confirmation came today as the inquest into his death resumed. His

lawyer complained about speculation that was started by the coroner

yesterday. Yunus, has Brady's

body been released? Can you can clear up the confusion

about the stories over what will happen to Brady's remains? What we

have is a coroner by his own admission, he did not have the legal

authority, but he felt he had a moral duty to ask for assurances

over the ashes of Ian Brady and particularly they would not be

scattered on the moor. But by doing that is what he did was lead to

speculation that somehow this was his last wish. Brady's solicitor and

the executor of his well has written to the coroner to say that he was

deeply unhappy about those comments come. He says there is no likelihood

that those ashes will be spread across the moor and he wanted to

make that clear. He also said today that as far as he was concerned the

contents of the will will remain private because it is private

document. And we've heard that Brady's buddy is still under police

guard. -- body. Let me take you back to what happened to my red Hendley.

When she died the pill the service at real problem is finding someone

to take her body. So the coroner wanted assurances that somebody

would take Brady's body. We hurt from the police today who said that

as far as they were aware that those assurances had not been made and the

coroner has now agreed that the release of the body will be delayed.

Yunus, we know Brady died of natural causes,

so does there need to be a full inquest?

The lawyer wanted the interest to conclude today but the coroner said

that because Brady had spent 50 years in custody he wanted a full,

Frank and fearless enquiry into his death. He also said that people may

wonder about his human rights because when he was alive he did not

care about the human rights of other people, so the inquest would in fact

happen, there will be a full inquest, at the end of June. Thank

you very much. A public inquiry has heard claims

the Greater Manchester Police force is 'rotten to the core' and tried

to cover up its failings after an unarmed man was shot dead

by a firearms officer. The fierce criticism came

from the barrister representing Anthony Grainger was at

the wheel of a stolen car - parked up in the village

of Culcheth near Warrington - At the inquiry for us is our social

affairs correspondent, Clare Fallon, and we're now in the final stages

of these public hearings. Some controversial allegations today

as the barristers in this enquiry made their closing rock remarks.

That is right. Those scathing criticisms came as this enquiry

reaches the final stages of the public hearings, with the lawyers

representing the various parties making their closing statements. The

aim of this public enquiry is to establish exactly what happened when

Anthony Grainger, and on armed man was shot Dowell dead. At the time

the police said they thought he was part of a plan to carry out an armed

robbery, but of course no weapon was found. So today the fierce

criticisms came from the lawyer who is representing the victim's family.

Of the police operation itself he said this was more like a kamikaze

cavalry than a restrained and professional approach that should

After today's hearing I spoke to the victim's partner and asked her with

the enquiry reaching its final station, what she hoping for?

A 62-year-old man, from North Wales and a 55-year-old from Wirral

are being questioned on suspicion of conspiring to commit arson

An inquest has concluded that a man who was crushed to death by a bale

of carpet that fell on him at a Widnes recycling plant,

The jury said though that the storage of the bales

at Fresco Environmental Ltd "contributed" to

A man was rescued from the sea off the Fylde coast this morning

after being spotted up to his neck in the waves.

An RNLI inshore lifeboat was launched to pull the man out

He was treated for the effects of the cold.

Unemployment in the North West fell by 24,000 in the last quarter.

The number of jobless in the region now stands at 154,000,

Visitors to the Isle of Man TT races are being told not

to treat the island's roads like a race track.

Thousands of bikers travel to Manx motorsport events and each year

people die in crashes that aren't connected to the racing.

22-year-old Lewis Clerk was killed when he was hit by another biker

who was riding on the wrong side of the road - his image

is being used in a new safety campaign which launched today.

People, when they are out and about, need to be sharp

They need to stay within their own limits and their

And they simply just need to treat the place

A fraudster who stole almost ?25,000 from a Preston charity has been told

The ruling has outraged staff at Space Centre which caters

for people with complex special needs.

Fund raiser Fiona Barnes was jailed after admitting she stole cash

But a proceeds of crime hearing was told she now has no assets.

Our Chief Reporter, Dave Guest, has the story.

The Space Centre in Preston is a sanctuary for people

She was opposed to raising funds to keep it going. In reality she was

pocketing cash which should have gone to the charity. She stole

almost ?25,000 in all. It was devastating. We really thought we

would going to close. It was only through the good nature of the

building contractors that we didn't. What did you think of her? When I

knew her I thought she was marvellous, a friend, a great

colleague. But she was so calculating, she came in new exactly

what she was going to do. She knew it would probably ruin us. She

admitted stealing the money in court. She was changed jailed for 15

months for what she did. Yesterday a hearing was held to decide how much

of her ill gotten gains she would have to pay back. But the judge was

told financial assets now amount to zero and so ordered she should just

pay back ?1 and that could be paid over seven days. The here is

outraged. To think she admitted she had taken nearly ?25,000 only to

have to pay ?1 back. I find it absolutely disgraceful. Of course it

is common practice for the authority to seize assets from convicted

Reynolds. Police killer, had his home sold. A career criminal amassed

a ?2 million fortune, he died in 2012 but last year his family were

forced to surrender the money. But assets to be seized they have two B

assets in the first place. When a court finds that someone has no

assets, they may make a nominal order of ?1 like they have in this

case to be paid immediately or initial time. After this the Crown

Prosecution Service can make a further application should the

defendant come into money. So there is still just a chance the centre

may still get back what it lost. Lancashire Police say they've

arrested over 130 anti-fracking protesters at a shale gas

exploration site near Little Plumpton since January -

and are also it's investigating over 30 complaints about it's

officers by protesters. It comes as a silent vigil

by campaigners against so called "aggressive policing"

at the Preston New Road site, decended into

confrontation with officers. This, say anti-fracking groups,

is proof that Lancashire Police are using increasingly aggressive

tactics to crackdown on protesters. Today the response from campaigners

was a vigil outside Kirkham police station - no confrontation,

no shouting, just near silence. I'm disappointed that

the police can't cope with emotion without resorting

to shoving people. Are you disappointed

with the way it's panned out? I am a little bit

because obviously we wanted it to be a silent protest

but unfortunately feelings run high. Scenes like this have become

a regular sight at Preston New Road since energy firm Quadrilla began

to prepare the site for Shell gas Last month one of its

suppliers pulled out amid claims of bullying and

intimidation by protesters. There is a real concern,

genuine concern, about the You say that, but there

have been people here today who are maybe slightly

aggressive towards police. People were shouting,

people were shouting They were going right

up into the police That is true but the point

being is that this is not something that has happened

completely from isolation. Lancashire Police

say around a hundred officers are needed

at the site each day, which is costing

close to half ?1 million a month. But have they been overly

aggressive towards protesters? We took the footage

to a senior officer. Do these videos show

police wrongdoing? Well, clearly, I can't comment

on specific incidents. A number of complaints

have been made about police behaviour and they will be

properly investigated. There's approximately 30 complaints

been made about police behaviour. On the flip side I would say that

134 arrests have been made in direct connection

with the development of the quick, And those arrests, I feel,

have all been appropriate, Following today's

exchange, protest groups handed police a letter

signed by over 300 people. They're asking the incoming

Chief Constable of Lancashire Police to join them

in an open meeting where they'll ask him to hear their concerns

about the way police are handling the situation

at the site and Preston New Road. In the meantime anti-fracking groups

say their protests will continue. My Brave dad's struggle with

dementia, the actors Christopher Ecclestone calls for more awareness

of the illness. And boxing clever, Natasha Jonas and balancing her

ambitions with motherhood. A new wind farm off the Merseyside

coast boasting the world's biggest wind turbines

was officially launched today. Each of the 32 binds -- turbines is

taller than the Blackpool Tower. It is hoped they would generate enough

electricity to power a medium-sized town.

Our Merseyside Reporter, Andy Gill, has been taking

This morning, we took a helicopter over Liverpool Bay

with the Danish energy firm, Dong, who run the new wind farm.

Each of the turbines is nearly 200 metres tall,

that's more than 600 feet in old money.

Each of the blades are as long as nine double-decker buses.

The innovative technology embedded in these machines mean that

we can harness more electricity at low wind speeds,

and therefore generate higher electricity as well

for the homes around the north-west Merseyside region.

Overall, the Burbo Bank extension can produce enough

electricity to power 230,000 homes a year.

The power which the turbines generate

It then goes down 25km of undersea cables

to an onshore station in north Wales.

When you get close up to these turbines,

you realise just how colossal they are.

One turn of the blades on just one of the turbines produces enough

electricity to power the average home for more than a day.

The facility inaugurated today is an extension of one

built ten years ago, though the original only has a

Further up the coast five sites near Barrow of producing enough

They had a posh do at Anfield to launch

So will the world's tallest turbines be

Whenever we saw a new type of turbine arising we always kind of

looked at each other and said, "Well, it can't

And the only lesson learned from that is

it always got bigger and it got massively bigger.

So I don't think the journey will stop.

And among the investors in Liverpool Bay, the

The idea is that it generates as much renewable

energy as it uses in its factories and shops.

Everything we use in our factories, in our offices, in our

shops, locally as well - we have a Lego shop

here in Liverpool - everything is balanced by our

The new wind farm has an expected life

Andy Gill, BBC North West Tonight, Liverpool.

That was a posh do! Volleyball 's and everything.

He's famous for playing Doctor Who and starring in many

other TV dramas and films, but the actor Christopher Eccleston

says he has another role - to raise awareness of dementia.

His Dad - Ronnie - lived with dementia for 12

Today Christopher returned to his home city of Salford to open

a new centre aimed at helping others live WELL with dementia.

The idea that you have coloured the bookcase, because my father was a

reader, you would have gone here. And it's all about their dignity, so

my dad would approve. Close to home, and

close to his heart. Christopher Eccleston has a personal

interest in the new hub My dad was and is my hero. He was a

lovely man. He could be a swine as my mum would say, as I can be, as we

all can be. And sadly, for the last 12, 14 years of his life, you lived

with dementia. And we saw this wonderful personality stripped away.

The aim of this centre is to be somewhere where people with dementia

can come and share their experiences - not just with each other,

but somewhere where they can pass on their advice to academics

Dementia affects two in three people.

So one in three of us are likely to have dementia,

and one in three of us will be supporting someone with dementia.

So actually, yes, dementia now touches more people than it

The priority is how we support people who have

dementia now to live well in the community,

as independently as possible for as long as possible.

It's been designed in consultation with people

I was 49, and I was nursing, I was looking after people with dementia.

And I found myself being very clumsy, I would put things down on a

surface too heavy and they would break. Or I would be tripping over

things, and then I was not recognising people. Later on in the

journey, things can get tough, and directed lies that. But until such

time we can help people live well, whether they are in a nursing home,

or their own home, thereof things that each of us can do. I can prompt

this because I know what I am talking about, not as much as my mum

does... Christopher Eccleston's mum,

Elsie cared for his Dad Today she joined him as the new hub

was officially opened. It's hoped this will be

a valuable resource, not just for academic research,

but for those with dementia Naomi Cornwell, BBC

North West Tonight, Salford. What an emotional day for

Christopher Ecclestone. And we know joy. And her dementia dog. It's a

pioneering new thing. She really works hard.

Manchester United's David de Gea hasn't travelled

for the club's Premier League game at Southampton tonight.

Jose Mourinho is continuing to rest his squad ahead of next

week's Europa League final in Stockholm.

Does that mean he might play in the final then?

Meanwhile Manchester City virtually sealed their Champions League

place last night With a convincing victory at home to West Brom.

Yaya Toure scoring City's third in at three one win.

It was also the final home game for Pablo Zabaleta.

Zabaleta, who made 322 appearances for City,

winning two league titles, the FA Cup and two League Cups.

One city fan said to me today it was a really emotional night, he was a

real legend. The Liverpool boxer Natasha Jonas

says she can't wait to get Natasha fought at both the Olympic

and Commonwealth Games as an amateur and after coming out of retirement

now has her sights set on trying Like any other fighter Natasha

has to make sacrifices And as the mother of a young

daughter she's got to juggle a busy life at home with a punishing

schedule in the gym. Richard Askam met up with her today

to see how she's getting on. Natasha Jonas has the single minded

determination of any fighter. As a single Mum to

17th month old Mela. Boxing to me is just another job. It

is a job, maybe it's a bit different to everybody else is job but I am a

single working mum. There are millions of us. I'm here to break

down barriers and make sure we can do it.

And since coming out of retirement has been training in her current gym

She is doing fantastic. If there's one thing I've learned about her she

is a perfectionist. Does two sessions, then goes home and picks

up her baby. Natasha first came to prominence

as one of the stars of Britain's Where she lost out to the eventual

gold medal winner Katie Taylor. And she's now determined to prove

herself in the professional game. As well as I did as an amateur I

feel like I underachieved a bit. I want to make sure I walk away with

no regrets. Her mind is totally set on being a world champion and giving

it her best shot. Do you think she can do that? 100%.

Making sure her daughter is cared for - this was the two

And of course honing her skills in the gym.

But with a big supportive family behind her she says it works well.

Boxing is a dangerous profession. Having such a young daughter, is

that on your mind? You never want to think about not coming home. But

that could be the same for a race car driver or any dangerous sport.

She is my motivation to do anything. I want her to see success. I

strongly believe that success breeds success.

Her mum is very much on track to make her professional debut,

She's going to be fit, running around after a toddler and going to

the gym. Shall we look at the weather? It

rained. Even when the rain turned up it was

later than we anticipated, but it hasn't been as bad. This picture

shows just a little tins of sunshine every now and then. Some nice

pictures coming in. This is a lovely one. As we head to the next couple

of days we are cooling down a little, the air will become cooler

and fresher. There is low-pressure close to us, forcing whether France

towards us, so I think we will see some showers and outbreaks of rain

in the next few days. This is how it is panning out. Some sunshine every

now and then and the temperatures are neither one nor cold. Today here

is the rain. Parts of Merseyside and Cheshire haven't seen the rain. As

we speak it is pulling away, you can see it moving over the other side of

the Pennines, and will clear to the North Sea in the next couple of

hours. From here onwards it improves. It gets dry and clear and

as the weather front pulls through we will start to feel the benefit of

the cooler air coming in. The overnight temperatures have been in

double figures and mid-teens earlier this week. I think tonight will be

more realistic. Some places will fall to around eight degrees.

Remember, on the chart are minimum temperatures. Some places will still

be around nine or ten. Tomorrow is a bit hit and miss. There will be some

showers but also some sunshine. The showers are not that widespread but

where they turn up they could be fairly heavy and there could be some

thunder. That is the exception rather than the rule but you can see

them working through Cumbria, down the Pennines, that is where they

could be at their liveliest. Elsewhere, good, long spells of

sunshine, a light breeze. It will be cooler and fresher, at maybe 15, 16,

17 if you are lucky. Someone picking me up and the lack

of football knowledge! Just before we go -

we ran a story last night about the auction for the legendary

Hilda Ogden's even more legendary pinny, curlers and headscarf .Well

the auction was held this afternoon in Southport and the items

were snapped up for ?4,200. They were bought by advertising

executive Trevor Beattie. I don't know what he's going to do

with them. Thanks for watching. Have a lovely evening.

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