:00:00. > :00:16.The parents of a young girl who died after a hit-and-run in Oldham
:00:17. > :00:18.say they had hoped God would save her because
:00:19. > :00:23.Zaneta Krokova and her cousin Helena Koltarova were hit by a car
:00:24. > :00:26.driven by Gabor Hegedus on New Year's Eve.
:00:27. > :00:29.Today he admitted causing their deaths by careless driving.
:00:30. > :00:35.A New Year's Eve hit-and-run claimed the lives of these two cousins -
:00:36. > :00:42.Distraught family members gathered at the place where 12-year-old
:00:43. > :00:46.Helina was killed and Zaneta, who was 11, was seriously injured.
:00:47. > :00:50.She passed away the following Monday.
:00:51. > :00:54.They were hit as they crossed Ashton Road in Oldham, hand-in-hand,
:00:55. > :00:59.One witness recalled they were flipped into the air
:01:00. > :01:04.The driver didn't wait to find out what he'd done.
:01:05. > :01:07.He is 38-year-old Hungarian Gabor Hegedos.
:01:08. > :01:10.Today he pleaded guilty to two counts of causing death
:01:11. > :01:18.The families of Helina and Zaneta spoke through an interpreter today
:01:19. > :01:24.They are saying that their life has just twisted from just like that,
:01:25. > :01:29.that even the siblings not feeling the way that they should,
:01:30. > :01:37.This picture of Hegedos was uploaded to social media
:01:38. > :01:42.Families in court also heard 18-year-old David Orsos plead guilty
:01:43. > :01:45.to perverting the course of justice by agreeing to dispose
:01:46. > :01:50.Both also admitted other charges related to the deaths
:01:51. > :01:57.Even when the doctor said that there is a chance that she could die,
:01:58. > :02:06.They thought that because of her in good heart that
:02:07. > :02:10.God will let her stay, but he still took her with him.
:02:11. > :02:12.Remanding Hegedos and Orsos in custody, His Honour Judge Potter
:02:13. > :02:15.warned them they face a significant jail term.
:02:16. > :02:18.Sentencing will take place on 26 June.
:02:19. > :02:19.Mark Edwardson, BBC North West Tonight,
:02:20. > :02:24.Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester.
:02:25. > :02:26.Christine Lofthouse has epilepsy and a number
:02:27. > :02:32.It's left the 49-year-old from Manchester needing 24-hour care.
:02:33. > :02:35.But the Department for Work and Pensions has told
:02:36. > :02:37.her she's fit to work - and has cut her benefits
:02:38. > :02:47.There's barely room in a large storage box for all of
:02:48. > :02:52.A series of illnesses centred on the brain have left her
:02:53. > :02:58.She recently had to undergo what's called a Work Capability Assessment.
:02:59. > :02:59.You felt you weren't assessed properly?
:03:00. > :03:02.I was definitely not assessed properly.
:03:03. > :03:10.I took lots of information, put it on the desk thinking
:03:11. > :03:13.that she would take a look at it and she took no notice
:03:14. > :03:16.of any of the information that was on the letters.
:03:17. > :03:19.Christine lives full time with her carer in Wythenshawe.
:03:20. > :03:22.We will go out together, but I have to hold her hand.
:03:23. > :03:25.If we go out together I always have to be with her.
:03:26. > :03:27.She can't be left alone, because she won't remember where she is.
:03:28. > :03:31.She won't remember what bus to get on.
:03:32. > :03:34.A few days ago, Christine received this letter
:03:35. > :03:40.They accept that she's not fit enough to hold down a full-time job,
:03:41. > :03:44.but say she might be able to do some paid employment, and they want
:03:45. > :03:51.In the meantime her benefits are being cut by nearly ?200 a month.
:03:52. > :03:54.You are being asked now to attend a meeting where you can discuss
:03:55. > :04:02.I have told them I would want to do work.
:04:03. > :04:11.But that is the point of the meeting, isn't it,
:04:12. > :04:31.The Department for Work and Pensions told us...
:04:32. > :04:34.According to the most recent figures, 59% of appeals
:04:35. > :04:41.Christine Lofthouse says she wants to work, but would be a danger
:04:42. > :04:48.Stuart Flinders, BBC North West Tonight, Manchester.
:04:49. > :04:50.I spoke to Louise Cousins from the organisation
:04:51. > :04:53.Epilepsy Action and she told me why she believed the current system used
:04:54. > :04:59.to assess people was inadequate for people with epilepsy.
:05:00. > :05:04.It is unable to accurately assess the impact of living with epilepsy.
:05:05. > :05:07.It is a fluctuating and hidden condition which can affect people
:05:08. > :05:13.And it is perfectly feasible that a person with epilepsy could be fine
:05:14. > :05:16.one minute and very unwell the next, and that isn't reflected
:05:17. > :05:19.or recognised in the assessment processes at all.
:05:20. > :05:23.What we are asking for is for assessors to be trained to better
:05:24. > :05:26.understand the nature of conditions like epilepsy, and for questions
:05:27. > :05:31.in the assessment process to better reflect the fluctuating nature
:05:32. > :05:39.So, if somebody does have a very severe case,
:05:40. > :05:42.like the example that we have, what affects could working
:05:43. > :05:47.Working full-time, if your epilepsy is so
:05:48. > :05:53.severe that that is a challenge for you, it could increase the severity
:05:54. > :06:04.and type of seizures, it could make people very, very tired.
:06:05. > :06:06.The operators of Stanlow Oil Refinery in Cheshire have been fined
:06:07. > :06:08.?1.6 million following an explosion there four years ago.
:06:09. > :06:10.The blast destroyed part of the interior
:06:11. > :06:13.of the Ellesmere Port plant in November 2013.
:06:14. > :06:17.A Health and Safety Executive inquiry concluded
:06:18. > :06:19.that the operators - Essar - were in breach
:06:20. > :06:25.A primary school on the Isle of Man remains closed this week
:06:26. > :06:29.More than 100 pupils at the Ballacottier School
:06:30. > :06:32.in Douglas caught the vomiting bug last week.
:06:33. > :06:35.The school re-opened this morning, but all the pupils were sent home
:06:36. > :06:37.again as inspectors said the cleaning hadn't been done
:06:38. > :06:44.A new musical co-produced by Take That has become the fastest
:06:45. > :06:47.selling theatre tour ever - taking ?2 million in its first
:06:48. > :06:50.two hours of tickets going on sale this afternoon.
:06:51. > :06:53.The Band will be played by the winners of BBC
:06:54. > :06:58.Take That announced news of the tour at the Manchester Apollo -
:06:59. > :07:00.where they performed their first major gig in the early '90s.
:07:01. > :07:10.Take That first performed right here at the Manchester Apollo in 1992.
:07:11. > :07:15.25 years later they are back to launch their new musical The Band.
:07:16. > :07:22.For AJ, Nick, Yazdan, Curtis and Sario, this
:07:23. > :07:27.In February they were crowned the winners of the BBC programme
:07:28. > :07:30.Let It Shine and now their dreams are becoming realised
:07:31. > :07:33.as they will be performing as The Band in a new musical
:07:34. > :07:36.co-produced by none other than Take That.
:07:37. > :07:40.We're back here at Manchester Apollo and it is a great feeling
:07:41. > :07:44.because this is the place we first started our tour.
:07:45. > :07:51.Also we are in Manchester and it is a fantastic feeling.
:07:52. > :08:02.The musical is about what it is like to grow up adoring a boy band.
:08:03. > :08:08.For five 16-year-old friends in 1992, The Band is everything.
:08:09. > :08:11.The boys say Take That were hands-on producers.
:08:12. > :08:15.They have been coming into our rehearsals and they have a strong
:08:16. > :08:21.Producing musical theatre is extremely exciting for anybody
:08:22. > :08:28.I have been involved in the last few years and I am really thrilled.
:08:29. > :08:31.The lads are now involved as well, cos it is so rewarding.
:08:32. > :08:37.It is wonderful to see how they have grown since winning the TV show
:08:38. > :08:42.and they have been in rehearsals for the last few weeks.
:08:43. > :08:51.Tickets are now on sale for the 20-date tour which will see
:08:52. > :08:54.The Band visit much of the UK, and including Manchester
:08:55. > :09:08.That's it from me - here's Dianne with the weather.
:09:09. > :09:18.We had a fabulous weekend. There is more of that to come. We have
:09:19. > :09:25.started the week 's mother. A couple of changes in the next couple of
:09:26. > :09:34.hours,. Rain coming in. From Wednesday onwards it looks largely
:09:35. > :09:41.dry and find up to the weekend. This ring has worked its way in over the
:09:42. > :09:47.last couple of hours. Hardly in it. Is joined by another band by the
:09:48. > :09:53.early hours of the morning. Later and patchy again. Temperatures
:09:54. > :09:58.between seven and nine but over the tops of the hills this ability low
:09:59. > :10:05.first thing of the morning. The rain will linger in the first hours of
:10:06. > :10:08.daylight. The rain clearing everywhere by late morning and the
:10:09. > :10:14.sun comes out and stays up through the day. Patchy cloud into Cumbria
:10:15. > :10:22.towards the end of the day but great for most. North-westerly breeze but
:10:23. > :10:28.hours of sunshine. 12 or 13. A dry and clear night on Tuesday.
:10:29. > :10:35.Temperatures seventh or eight Celsius. After that it is high
:10:36. > :10:40.pressure. Cloud amounts will vary. It won't be wall-to-wall sunshine
:10:41. > :10:45.but Wednesday should be decent. Some drizzle but that won't amount to
:10:46. > :10:52.much. A north-westerly breeze, 11 or 12. Thursday you might have more
:10:53. > :10:58.cloud but it will break from time to time and the same on Friday. A
:10:59. > :11:00.decent picture. Not particularly warm for the weekend, it stays dry
:11:01. > :11:03.and fine. Good night. is remaining settled. It will feel
:11:04. > :11:15.fairly warm and dry as well. Good evening. Some rain spreading in
:11:16. > :11:19.across the Atlantic overnight. As it does so we will see some fresh
:11:20. > :11:26.Atlantic air following on from behind. The pollen levels will drop
:11:27. > :11:31.but the temperatures will also drop. Some rain to go with the cloud. It
:11:32. > :11:35.is moving its way from west to east. Drying up in not an island and
:11:36. > :11:41.eventually it will dry up in most of Scotland. The fresher Atlantic air
:11:42. > :11:46.is following on behind. In major towns and cities it will be five, 6
:11:47. > :11:52.degrees. Across England and Wales there would be extensive cloud
:11:53. > :11:57.cover. It will be a pretty grey and wet start to some parts of Wales and
:11:58. > :12:01.the South West of England. Not much rain by eight o'clock in the
:12:02. > :12:02.morning. Pretty grey, misty and