:00:09. > :00:15.A judge is to decide whether doctors should stop providing life support
:00:16. > :00:17.treatment for a Merseyside police officer.
:00:18. > :00:21.Paul Briggs has been in a coma since he was knocked off his motorbike.
:00:22. > :00:24.His wife says it's what he would've wanted, but doctors treating him say
:00:25. > :00:29.there is a chance his condition could improve.
:00:30. > :00:34.Lindsey Briggs believes that the withdrawal of treatment
:00:35. > :00:37.Paul Briggs was hit by a car as he was travelling to work
:00:38. > :00:40.He suffered a severe brain injury and is being cared
:00:41. > :00:44.Today's hearing was heard at the Court of Protection,
:00:45. > :00:47.which deals with matters relating to be people unable to make
:00:48. > :00:52.The court was told that doctors treating Mr Briggs
:00:53. > :00:55.and an independent doctor h`ve stated that he's in a minim`lly
:00:56. > :01:00.conscious state, whilst another independent doctor believes that
:01:01. > :01:02.The court heard that Mrs Brhggs was distressed to learn that
:01:03. > :01:04.without a written record of what her husband would h`ve
:01:05. > :01:07.intended in this situation, she couldn't stop him receiving
:01:08. > :01:09.care she believes he wouldn't have have consented to.
:01:10. > :01:11.Doctors looking after Paul Briggs believe there's potential
:01:12. > :01:16.Lindsey Briggs says he'll continue to fight for her husband's
:01:17. > :01:26.A judgment is expected later this month.
:01:27. > :01:29.Earlier Roger Johnson spoke to Lindsey Briggs's solicitor,
:01:30. > :01:32.Mathieu Culverhouse, and asked him why she wanted her
:01:33. > :01:35.husband's life-support machine switched off.
:01:36. > :01:39.Well, this past year has cldarly been an extremely difficult time for
:01:40. > :01:42.Lindsey Briggs and for Paul Briggs' family.
:01:43. > :01:44.And they just want what is best for Paul.
:01:45. > :01:46.Lindsey Briggs is firmly of the view that the
:01:47. > :01:48.withdrawal of treatment is in Paul's best interests,
:01:49. > :01:51.given his previously expressed wishes and feelings and
:01:52. > :01:55.And that is a key point, isn't it, that you've
:01:56. > :01:59.Because my next question was going to be, had he ever
:02:00. > :02:01.expressed a view on a situation like this,
:02:02. > :02:03.while he was fit and well, as to what he would
:02:04. > :02:07.And, from what you are saying, he had.
:02:08. > :02:10.Well, there is such a thing as a formal written advance decision,
:02:11. > :02:13.which someone with the ment`l capacity to make decisions can enter
:02:14. > :02:19.Unfortunately, this is not ` case where there is such an advance
:02:20. > :02:23.But we are presenting to the court a case
:02:24. > :02:27.that, given the expressed wishes of Paul Briggs,
:02:28. > :02:31.wife and to others, that given his current
:02:32. > :02:33.situation he would not want
:02:34. > :02:36.Doctors, though, say he's in this minimally
:02:37. > :02:40.How does a court decide which way to go in a
:02:41. > :02:43.situation where you have soleone saying one thing and doctors saying
:02:44. > :02:48.The gathering of evidence is ongoing, because clearly a
:02:49. > :02:51.medical diagnosis can changd, so the court will be presented
:02:52. > :02:55.with up-to-date evidence on the medical diagnosis.
:02:56. > :02:58.But the court will be looking at this decision on the
:02:59. > :03:00.basis of what is in Paul's best interests.
:03:01. > :03:04.one can foresee, not in this case perhaps,
:03:05. > :03:06.where a family might have
:03:07. > :03:09.another reason for wanting to switch a machine off.
:03:10. > :03:13.Everyone who works in these cases recognises that this
:03:14. > :03:16.is the most important decishon a court and a judge is ever
:03:17. > :03:21.These cases are treated extremely seriously and nond
:03:22. > :03:26.of these decisions are taken lightly, in any way.
:03:27. > :03:28.Thank you very much indeed for your time.
:03:29. > :03:37.The parents of missing Blackpool teenager Charlene Downes have
:03:38. > :03:41.criticised police for taking 13 years to release potentiallx
:03:42. > :03:46.important CCTV images of thdir daughter on the day she dis`ppeared.
:03:47. > :03:49.Charlene was just 14 when she was last seen in November
:03:50. > :03:56.2003 and it's believed she was murdered.
:03:57. > :04:00.Saturday, November 1st, 2003 - and Charlene Downes is seen walking
:04:01. > :04:04.with her sister Rebecca on Blackpool's Bank Hey Strdet.
:04:05. > :04:09.A few hours later she would disappear.
:04:10. > :04:20.In the footage she's wearing the clothes
:04:21. > :04:23.in which she disappeared, including a distinctive pair
:04:24. > :04:29.Yet the footage has never bden seen by the public.
:04:30. > :04:33.What I can't fathom is why this was never found in the prevhous
:04:34. > :04:40.But at the same time I am happy they have found the
:04:41. > :04:44.Now hopefully they could move forward and get some answers.
:04:45. > :04:46.The first investigation into Charlene's disappearance
:04:47. > :04:51.This man - Iyad Albattikhi was charged with her
:04:52. > :04:55.His trial in 2008 collapsed after doubts about the reli`bility
:04:56. > :05:00.Lancashire Police was criticised for its handling of the casd.
:05:01. > :05:03.Charlene's parents hope this new footage will create
:05:04. > :05:08.but believe it should have been made public sooner.
:05:09. > :05:11.Can you understand their disappointment that it has taken 13
:05:12. > :05:20.I spoke with them last week about this and they were shown thd images.
:05:21. > :05:27.And that is why we are just publishing them now.
:05:28. > :05:30.But I completely understand they want to know what happened to their
:05:31. > :05:36.daughter, and we are committed to do all we can to find those responsible
:05:37. > :05:41.As time goes by, detectives accept it is harder to
:05:42. > :05:50.A ?100,000 reward remains an offer for information
:05:51. > :06:02.leading to a conviction or recovery of Charlene's body.
:06:03. > :06:08.The pain is undescribable and I wouldn't wish it on anyone `t all
:06:09. > :06:11.and if anyone, anyone has any information at all, no mattdr how
:06:12. > :06:14.small, I would urge them to please, please come forward.
:06:15. > :06:18.Police have arrested a 41-ydar-old man on suspicion of murder two weeks
:06:19. > :06:21.after a mother-of-one went missing from Birkenhead.
:06:22. > :06:24.Today police released this picture of 39-year-old Anita Stevenson taken
:06:25. > :06:29.on Albany Road area of Rock Ferry on October 18th,
:06:30. > :06:35.Anyone with information is urged to come forward.
:06:36. > :06:37.The St Helens Labour MP Marhe Rimmer has been cleared of verballx
:06:38. > :06:41.abusing a Yes campaigner on Scottish Referendum pollhng day.
:06:42. > :06:45.But the MP is still accused of kicking Patricia McLeish
:06:46. > :06:49.who was handing out leaflets in Glasgow in September two ye`rs ago.
:06:50. > :06:56.Her trial at Glasgow's Sherrif Court could conclude tomorrow.
:06:57. > :06:59.Many of you will be familiar with the sometimes daunting prospect
:07:00. > :07:03.For those with learning disabilities, it can
:07:04. > :07:07.Not just dealing with practical issues, but also
:07:08. > :07:11.A new play on at the Lowry in Salford aims to change that.
:07:12. > :07:13.Mia is performed by Mind thd Gap, the country's biggest
:07:14. > :07:21.On stage they're the centre of attention.
:07:22. > :07:25.Off it, these performers sax they're too often disregarded.
:07:26. > :07:28.I know that it is real life and want people
:07:29. > :07:32.to consider if we were in
:07:33. > :07:37.charge would reorganise society differently.
:07:38. > :07:45.Mia is about a learning dis`bled woman who's having a baby.
:07:46. > :07:49.It was inspired by the experiences of the sister of one of the cast,
:07:50. > :07:53.and deals with the whole issue of parent assessments.
:07:54. > :07:57.There is so much going on in the parent assessment manual th`t she
:07:58. > :08:03.And you wonder how do I even answer half of these
:08:04. > :08:10.For Anna Gray, it's her first big job.
:08:11. > :08:23.I just want to make the most of it for my fellow team.
:08:24. > :08:27.The performers here say the very fact this theatre company exists
:08:28. > :08:31.sends a powerful message - that people living with learning
:08:32. > :08:40.disabilities shouldn't be defined by them.
:08:41. > :08:43.Just because I have a learnhng disability doesn't mean
:08:44. > :08:55.learning disabled people, btt to come away thinking I watched some
:08:56. > :09:01.Mia's on at the Lowry for just two nights -
:09:02. > :09:10.Football - Jose Mourinho has been charged with misconduct
:09:11. > :09:13.for the second time in a wedk by the Football Association
:09:14. > :09:16.following his behaviour during Manchester United's draw
:09:17. > :09:21.He was sent to the stands bx referee Mark Clattenburg for allegedly
:09:22. > :09:26.It follows a misconduct charge for comments he made about referee
:09:27. > :09:29.Anthony Taylor before United's goal-less draw
:09:30. > :09:34.In tonight's football, as you've probably just seen
:09:35. > :09:36.on the 10:00 news, Manchester city came
:09:37. > :09:41.in their Champions League clash at the Etihad.
:09:42. > :09:45.In League One, Fleetwood threw away a 1-0 lead against Bristol Rovers
:09:46. > :09:50.Fleetwood are now 10th in the League.
:09:51. > :09:54.That's it from me, the weather is next.
:09:55. > :10:01.The region was glorious as our pictures show.
:10:02. > :10:09.broadly similar but between now and then, a cold night.
:10:10. > :10:12.The only place for temperatures to go are down.
:10:13. > :10:20.For towns and cities, between four and six for
:10:21. > :10:26.Then we go into tomorrow and it is a very nice
:10:27. > :10:29.It should be dry and fine all the way through.
:10:30. > :10:32.It just takes some time first thing in the
:10:33. > :10:34.morning for the chill to go out of the day
:10:35. > :10:36.but if you look at the
:10:37. > :10:38.chart there, that looks absolutely beautiful.
:10:39. > :10:43.Like today, a little bit of patchy cloud but the breeze is
:10:44. > :10:45.very light, about ten miles an hour for most of us,
:10:46. > :10:49.are not wonderful, maybe nine or ten at the very best.
:10:50. > :10:52.Enjoy tomorrow if you can, probably the best day of
:10:53. > :10:55.the week, because as I leavd you with the outlook,
:10:56. > :11:11.couple of days, frosty mornings before turning unsettled. Good You
:11:12. > :11:12.know what, in