:00:13. > :00:19.A court's heard how a young man fell to his death when he tried to escape
:00:20. > :00:22.from a lift that got stuck in an apartment building in Bolton.
:00:23. > :00:25.Craig Jones was 27 - he fell five floors,
:00:26. > :00:28.suffering injuries so severe he died later in hospital.
:00:29. > :00:30.Our social affairs correspondant Clare Fallon
:00:31. > :00:35.has been at Bolton Crown Court for us today.
:00:36. > :00:38.Craig Jones has been described as a man who was full
:00:39. > :00:44.He worked as a plasterer and he lived in an apartment block
:00:45. > :00:47.that is only a couple of hundred metres from where I'm standing
:00:48. > :00:51.And, back in 2014, he got stuck in one of the lifts
:00:52. > :00:55.Now, in court we heard that there were previous
:00:56. > :00:59.People have been stuck in them before.
:01:00. > :01:03.On occasions, fire crews have been called out to rescue people.
:01:04. > :01:06.In addition, there was a problem with the emergency call button.
:01:07. > :01:10.And, so, on this occasion, Craig Jones decided to try and get
:01:11. > :01:16.He managed to get the doors open and he tried to lower himself out
:01:17. > :01:25.but he fell about five floors and suffered injuries that
:01:26. > :01:27.were so serious he couldn't be saved.
:01:28. > :01:31.Now, the company with responsibility for managing that apartment
:01:32. > :01:34.building, for ensuring its safety, Warwick Estates has pleaded guilty
:01:35. > :01:39.We were expecting the company to be sentenced today for.
:01:40. > :01:42.For the judge to say how much that company will have
:01:43. > :01:47.But towards the end of the day in court, the judge said
:01:48. > :01:49.that he simply needs more time to consider that sentence.
:01:50. > :01:52.That may now happen tomorrow or the delay may be further.
:01:53. > :01:54.Of course, Craig Jones's family came here today hoping
:01:55. > :01:57.that they would get some closure, hoping that, by this evening,
:01:58. > :02:00.they would know what punishment had been handed out but now we'll have
:02:01. > :02:06.A drink-driver who killed a woman in a hit-and-run incident
:02:07. > :02:09.in Greater Manchester has been jailed for six years.
:02:10. > :02:11.Susan Smythe was walking home from playing bingo
:02:12. > :02:15.when she was hit by a speeding car in Stretford in September.
:02:16. > :02:19.Paul Tomlinson from Sale Moor was sentenced to six years,
:02:20. > :02:22.but could be released in three, which has angered
:02:23. > :02:27.The justice system stinks in this country.
:02:28. > :02:31.For taking someone's life, three years is nothing.
:02:32. > :02:38.and her children are doing the life sentence too.
:02:39. > :02:43.Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder -
:02:44. > :02:46.after the death of a man following a large fight
:02:47. > :02:49.The 31-year-old was found with serious head injuries
:02:50. > :02:55.Police are are asking for witnesses to come forward -
:02:56. > :03:13.as its thought there were up ten men involved in the disturbance.
:03:14. > :03:23.a drugs fugitive has been sentenced to 13 years. A consignment of
:03:24. > :03:28.cocaine from Tilbury docks was found in November 20 13.
:03:29. > :03:30.A new trial of technology which could help hundreds
:03:31. > :03:33.of thousands of blind people to get some sight back
:03:34. > :03:36.Initial trials on the so-called "bionic eye" have been
:03:37. > :03:38.so successful, the NHS is now funding further research.
:03:39. > :03:39.Our Health Correspondent Gill Dummigan reports.
:03:40. > :03:42.Keith Hayman from Fleetwood suffers from a rare progressive condition
:03:43. > :03:48.In the mid '80s, he finally went blind,
:03:49. > :03:51.and that's how he stayed for the next 30 years.
:03:52. > :03:55.I've missed seeing my grandchildren grow up.
:03:56. > :03:57.That's the biggest heartache, really.
:03:58. > :03:59.But in 2009, Keith had a revolutionary operation
:04:00. > :04:03.at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital.
:04:04. > :04:06.Surgeons implanted a chip like this at the back of his eye,
:04:07. > :04:09.which has allowed him to see light and shapes.
:04:10. > :04:13.Not full sight, but still a life-changing improvement.
:04:14. > :04:16.It just gives you more of an interest,
:04:17. > :04:19.because instead of walking around in total darkness everywhere,
:04:20. > :04:25.you have got all these shapes to work out what they are.
:04:26. > :04:30.You know, windows and lights and people, cars, everything.
:04:31. > :04:33.The system uses special glasses with a built-in video camera.
:04:34. > :04:39.That sends wireless signals to that chip implanted on Keith's retina.
:04:40. > :04:43.The chip then helps send that visual information to the brain.
:04:44. > :04:45.Keith's operation was funded by the company
:04:46. > :04:49.This new trial with five patients, also with the same condition,
:04:50. > :04:58.the technology could eventually become widely available.
:04:59. > :05:00.Retinitis Pigmentosa, the condition which Keith
:05:01. > :05:06.and the five patients in this new trial suffer from, is fairly rare.
:05:07. > :05:10.But there's a second trial being run here to see how the same technology
:05:11. > :05:13.can help people with Age-Related Macular Degeneration,
:05:14. > :05:17.the most common cause of sight loss in the UK,
:05:18. > :05:25.I think a lot of ophthalmologists think this is in the realms
:05:26. > :05:27.of science fiction, but it's very much become science fact.
:05:28. > :05:34.So we are very, very excited about it.
:05:35. > :05:36.Keith helped researchers shape this technology.
:05:37. > :05:40.The hope is that, within a few years,
:05:41. > :05:47.the benefits he's had from it can be shared with thousands of others.
:05:48. > :05:50.The Food Standards Agency has begun an investigation after six food
:05:51. > :05:56.It's believed the cause of the outbreak of the campylobacter
:05:57. > :05:59.bacteria is the consumption of raw milk from a vending machine
:06:00. > :06:05.South Lakeland council says the owner is helping
:06:06. > :06:07.with the investigation and has suspended the sale of raw
:06:08. > :06:13.The Royal Blackburn Hospital and Burnley General will be known
:06:14. > :06:15.as Teaching Hospitals from now on to reflect their
:06:16. > :06:18.The East Lancashire Trust, which runs the hospitals,
:06:19. > :06:22.says they already have a well established reputation for providing
:06:23. > :06:24.placements for students and they're significantly increasing the number
:06:25. > :06:33.Iran Air has placed a multi-billion pound order for 100 new Airbus jets.
:06:34. > :06:35.The wings will be built at the company's plant
:06:36. > :06:40.Airbus is one of many western businesses attempting to take
:06:41. > :06:41.advantage of the easing of international
:06:42. > :06:49.Dianne will be here in a moment to tell us more
:06:50. > :06:52.about Storm Barbara, but first - in a few days' time,
:06:53. > :06:55.many communities in the north west will be marking the first
:06:56. > :06:56.anniversary of the devastating Boxing Day floods.
:06:57. > :06:58.One of the Lancashire villages hardest hit
:06:59. > :07:02.Today a new flood defence system aimed at protecting
:07:03. > :07:10.The new flood defence for Croston has been built a couple of miles
:07:11. > :07:17.From today, it protects 400 properties to
:07:18. > :07:21.The Environment Agency spent ?6 million building a dam which will
:07:22. > :07:24.hold back the river Yarrow if needed.
:07:25. > :07:26.One of the problems is that when heavy rain produces surface
:07:27. > :07:30.water, which would normally run into the river,
:07:31. > :07:38.if the river is full, it has nowhere to go.
:07:39. > :07:40.Now these new gates can be closed, damming the
:07:41. > :07:43.river here so thought water builds up further upstream, meaning there
:07:44. > :07:45.is more room further downstream in Croston
:07:46. > :07:52.Last December, it was one of many Northwest communities affected
:07:53. > :08:03.One community leader said the floods caused huge stress for many people,
:08:04. > :08:05.some of whom are not in their house now.
:08:06. > :08:07.She is confident the new scheme will work.
:08:08. > :08:10.People often stand here and say, it could not possibly have
:08:11. > :08:27.If we had that amount of rain again, their steam would cope with it.
:08:28. > :08:32.Storm Barbara could affect the north-west tomorrow.
:08:33. > :08:35.Ferries to and from the Isle of Man are likely to
:08:36. > :08:41.An extra freight ship has been brought in to
:08:42. > :08:45.mate sure that supplies storage the island.
:08:46. > :08:47.Bad weather and Christmas traffic mean some road journeys
:08:48. > :08:51.could take three times longer than normal.
:08:52. > :09:00.The M6 between Stoke and Warrington is expected to be one of
:09:01. > :09:02.the busiest routes, the M60 and M62 near Rochdale
:09:03. > :09:08.Get onto our website or download our app
:09:09. > :09:11.and look at the route you have
:09:12. > :09:14.to take and plan your journey on plenty of time.
:09:15. > :09:16.Engineering work and station closures will affect some
:09:17. > :09:24.A planned strike by British Airways cabin crew is due
:09:25. > :09:38.All eyes are on Storm Barbara as she works her way
:09:39. > :09:41.across the North West of England as we go through tomorrow.
:09:42. > :09:44.The Met Office are warning that there could be winds gusting
:09:45. > :09:47.50-60 miles an hour and even 70, which could cause significant
:09:48. > :09:52.After that, well, Saturday still a bright blustery day
:09:53. > :09:54.with one or two showers but for Christmas Day,
:09:55. > :09:58.I'm afraid there is another storm coming towards us bringing very
:09:59. > :10:04.At the minute, the showers have moved away, so we're dry.
:10:05. > :10:07.That's how we're staying through the night.
:10:08. > :10:11.That's the exception, rather than the rule.
:10:12. > :10:13.Many towns and cities between three and 5 degrees.
:10:14. > :10:15.Heading toward dawn, will see one or two showers
:10:16. > :10:18.starting to break out, particularly in parts of Cumbria.
:10:19. > :10:20.But if you're up early, then maybe a couple of spells
:10:21. > :10:27.But this is the big story, Storm Barbara.
:10:28. > :10:29.Lunchtime until six o'clock tomorrow evening, that's when the winds
:10:30. > :10:33.One or two spells of sunshine through the morning
:10:34. > :10:36.but as the afternoon goes on, the rain starts to work its way in.
:10:37. > :10:39.It's going to be fairly fast moving but with some pretty heavy
:10:40. > :10:43.Once again, let me just remind you, those gusts of wind,
:10:44. > :10:45.50-60 mph and potentially up to 70, as well.
:10:46. > :10:50.But with some disruption on the cards, BBC local radio
:10:51. > :10:52.stations the best place to get the updates.
:10:53. > :11:10.itself, it's not white, but it's warm. Temperatures could reach 15.
:11:11. > :11:17.I suppose you could say today was the calm before the storm. A winter
:11:18. > :11:18.chill, plenty of sunshine, but more wintry showers in