:00:00. > :00:17.It's come to light that police officers,
:00:18. > :00:20.who fatally shot an unarmed man in Cheshire, had a meeting
:00:21. > :00:23.with the officer who shot alleged London gangster Mark Duggan before
:00:24. > :00:28.Today, at a public inquiry into the death of Anthony Grainger,
:00:29. > :00:32.there were questions about why that meeting had taken place.
:00:33. > :00:37.Our social affairs correspondent Clare Fallon was at the hearing.
:00:38. > :00:40.You might think in the hours and days after an event like this,
:00:41. > :00:43.an event in which an unarmed man was shot dead by police,
:00:44. > :00:46.one of the priorities would be getting clear and accurate accounts
:00:47. > :00:49.from the police officers who were there on the ground
:00:50. > :00:55.But today, at the enquiry into the death of Anthony Grainger,
:00:56. > :00:58.we heard that it was six days before those firearms officers
:00:59. > :01:03.gave their written witness accounts of what had happened.
:01:04. > :01:06.And they only gave those written accounts after they had had
:01:07. > :01:11.a meeting with another police officer, a man known as V53,
:01:12. > :01:15.and he is the police officer who shot dead Mark Duggan in London
:01:16. > :01:20.That was a high-profile police shooting, not least
:01:21. > :01:23.because the protests that it triggered in London quickly
:01:24. > :01:27.escalated, and there was rioting, not just in the capital,
:01:28. > :01:32.but also here in Liverpool, in Manchester, and in other cities.
:01:33. > :01:35.And so, today, at this enquiry, where one of the police officers
:01:36. > :01:38.who was in that meeting was giving evidence, he was essentially
:01:39. > :01:44.He was asked by a lawyer representing the Grainger family,
:01:45. > :01:48."Did you not think when V53, the man who shot dead Mark Duggan,
:01:49. > :01:53."came up to Manchester and came into a meeting of all the firearms
:01:54. > :01:55."officers in this case, did you not think,
:01:56. > :02:01.The response from the police officer was no.
:02:02. > :02:04.He said the meeting was about welfare and support
:02:05. > :02:07.for the police officers who were involved.
:02:08. > :02:11.It was 2012 when Anthony Grainger was shot dead in a car park
:02:12. > :02:17.in Cheshire during an operation by the Greater Manchester Police,
:02:18. > :02:21.which was meant to be targeting suspected armed robberies.
:02:22. > :02:24.But during the course of this enquiry we have heard
:02:25. > :02:26.that there were issues with some of the intelligence
:02:27. > :02:29.that had been gathered by Greater Manchester Police,
:02:30. > :02:37.and that after Anthony Grainger was shot dead no weapon was found.
:02:38. > :02:39.A minute's silence has been held in Blackpool tonight
:02:40. > :02:43.to remember the victims of the Westminster terror attack.
:02:44. > :02:46.People of all faiths came together in St John's Square
:02:47. > :02:51.Earlier a Service of Hope was held at Westminster Abbey.
:02:52. > :02:52.Among those attending were the Edge Hill University
:02:53. > :02:57.students from Lancashire caught up in the horrific events last month.
:02:58. > :03:01.For everyone involved, even in our party from the Edge Hill,
:03:02. > :03:07.we came, and this is part of a process of healing and kind of
:03:08. > :03:12.Like, putting everything to bed and just showing
:03:13. > :03:20.A man spared jail for domestic abuse after telling a court he would lose
:03:21. > :03:22.an offer to play professional cricket is to have his
:03:23. > :03:26.Mustafa Bashir, from Middleton in Greater Manchester,
:03:27. > :03:30.beat his wife with a cricket bat and forced her to drink bleach.
:03:31. > :03:32.He claimed he'd lose a contract with Leicestershire County Cricket
:03:33. > :03:37.But the club later said this was "wholly false".
:03:38. > :03:40.A controversial proposal to charge people to be "crucified" to fund
:03:41. > :03:44.Manchester's Easter Passion Play has been cancelled by organisers.
:03:45. > :03:47.The idea, to let members of the public pay to
:03:48. > :03:49.spend time on a cross, was branded blasphemous and highly
:03:50. > :03:55.People in the Isle of Man are being asked to help
:03:56. > :03:57.the Manx government make ?25 million worth of cuts.
:03:58. > :04:00.It's part of measures to tackle an ?80 million
:04:01. > :04:04.A new webpage has been set up so residents can suggest
:04:05. > :04:08.where they think the money should be saved.
:04:09. > :04:11.Press reports that the Guardian newspaper is considering a move back
:04:12. > :04:14.to its traditional north west homeland from London have been
:04:15. > :04:20.It's claimed the move is being considered as the paper
:04:21. > :04:24.But the Guardian insists it has no plans to leave
:04:25. > :04:30.It's a title that has traditionally had strong northern roots.
:04:31. > :04:34.When the paper was first launched back in 1821, it was called
:04:35. > :04:37.the Manchester Guardian, only ditching the Manchester
:04:38. > :04:48.This is what we intend to have on Monday.
:04:49. > :04:51.It spent almost 150 years at its Cross Street premises
:04:52. > :04:55.in the city, but in the 60s began its move to the capital.
:04:56. > :04:58.Its current headquarters near King's Cross.
:04:59. > :05:01.Now the Times claims it is considering a return
:05:02. > :05:04.to the north-west, as it attempts to save money.
:05:05. > :05:09.A lot of people were sad, very sad, when the Guardian left in 1964.
:05:10. > :05:12.It had a fabulous old building, sadly now knocked down,
:05:13. > :05:14.on Cross Street in the middle of Manchester.
:05:15. > :05:17.And let's hope, if it does come back, that the title
:05:18. > :05:20.Manchester Guardian goes back on the masthead at
:05:21. > :05:25.According to the Times report, the move is being actively
:05:26. > :05:28.considered by the Guardian media group as it tackles falling
:05:29. > :05:31.advertising revenue and needs to make savings.
:05:32. > :05:34.It is thought Media City UK in Salford is a potential
:05:35. > :05:39.Ever since 2011, when the BBC moved many of its productions
:05:40. > :05:42.to Media City from London, the area has proved an attractive
:05:43. > :05:48.ITV is here too, and Channel 4 is currently being urged
:05:49. > :05:54.Media commentators say a move by the Guardian could make sense.
:05:55. > :05:57.Well, there have been rumours circulating for quite a while,
:05:58. > :05:59.and obviously the Guardian itself, it's been under pressure.
:06:00. > :06:01.Costs are obviously much higher in London.
:06:02. > :06:04.Moving up here, staff turnover tends to be lower, office costs
:06:05. > :06:24.In a statement, Guardian News and Media says:
:06:25. > :06:28.It was a Grand National which was to go down in history.
:06:29. > :06:30.20 years ago today, 60,000 spectators, jockeys
:06:31. > :06:34.and racing staff had to suddenly evacuate the course after bomb
:06:35. > :06:38.Families were separated from their loved ones,
:06:39. > :06:43.But local people offered spare rooms and help in a showing
:06:44. > :06:47.of true community spirit, as Naomi Cornwell reports.
:06:48. > :06:50.You can see how close we are to the racecourse.
:06:51. > :06:54.That would have been full of cars, Rolls-Royces, chauffeurs,
:06:55. > :06:56.all the razzmatazz that went with them!
:06:57. > :07:00.And when the course was evacuated, all that razzmatazz ended
:07:01. > :07:06.All the jockeys were in here in the silks, the whips...
:07:07. > :07:08.It turned into a rather large party, actually!
:07:09. > :07:11.And we were dispensing food and drinks.
:07:12. > :07:16.Well, we thought we had plenty, till they drank us dry!
:07:17. > :07:18.You all represent the best face of Britain.
:07:19. > :07:21.We always got Christmas cards from them thanking us
:07:22. > :07:27.It was an amazing day, it was the most memorable day, ever.
:07:28. > :07:30.Spirits were high, but thousands of people still needed to find
:07:31. > :07:37.I'm joined by two people in the studio, Jack
:07:38. > :07:44.We have just tried several hotels and we can't get in anywhere.
:07:45. > :07:47.Somebody rang in, from my memory, and said, I've got a spare room,
:07:48. > :07:52.And then that just started a flood of calls.
:07:53. > :07:55.I don't think anybody got left on the streets.
:07:56. > :07:57.Schools and sports centres pitched in.
:07:58. > :08:01.We decided to stay at the leisure centre with everybody else,
:08:02. > :08:04.and it was, yeah, terrific camaraderie and atmosphere.
:08:05. > :08:07.Melling Road runs alongside the racecourse, and many
:08:08. > :08:10.of the houses here became homes for the night for racegoers who had
:08:11. > :08:17.There were ten people, ten men, and they were all wagon
:08:18. > :08:18.drivers from Nottingham, and they had come into
:08:19. > :08:24.So they had nowhere to go, so I ended up
:08:25. > :08:29.I used about 500 tea bags that weekend!
:08:30. > :08:32.Well, I had about three pounds of bacon, and I had to run down
:08:33. > :08:36.to the shop to get some more, and some more eggs and bread,
:08:37. > :08:40.And with them all being young lads I thought they'd eat a loaf each!
:08:41. > :08:43.Carol's generosity was hailed as a shining example of how
:08:44. > :08:45.the people of Liverpool opened their homes
:08:46. > :08:50.The following month, a race at Aintree was named after her,
:08:51. > :08:54.The Carol Towner Spirit Of Merseyside.
:08:55. > :08:58.I was really pleased, you know, that they did get recognised, cos
:08:59. > :09:02.there was lots and lots of people beside me who took people in.
:09:03. > :09:05.I am absolutely amazed at the generosity of
:09:06. > :09:08.It's been wonderful, I've had the best time,
:09:09. > :09:24.In the Premier League, Manchester City missed out on
:09:25. > :09:27.three points after losing away to Chelsea.
:09:28. > :09:42.Meanwhile, Liverpool drew 2-2 against Bournemouth at Anfield.
:09:43. > :09:49.Is that it from me, a very good rest of the evening. I will leave you
:09:50. > :09:52.with the weather. Lots of cloud today across the
:09:53. > :09:56.north-west. It has been a pretty uninspiring day. As you can see from
:09:57. > :10:02.our weather watcher Victor from this evening, this is Rivington. But
:10:03. > :10:07.better news from the weekend, warm air coming in from the south, and by
:10:08. > :10:12.Sunday we could see temperatures in the region of up to about 21,
:10:13. > :10:16.increasing amounts of sunshine. As for tonight, it stays pretty cloudy.
:10:17. > :10:21.We could see a few gaps developing in that cloud, it should be dry.
:10:22. > :10:26.Temperatures into Thursday morning round about 7-8 C. Thursday, it is
:10:27. > :10:32.going to be cloudy, we could even see a few showers coming in from the
:10:33. > :10:37.Isle of Man. By the afternoon, the cloud may break up just a touch. One
:10:38. > :10:41.or two glimmers of sunshine, what on the whole it is cloudy, maximum
:10:42. > :10:47.temperatures 10-11, a cool feel for the day like we saw through today.
:10:48. > :10:51.Into Friday, it will stay cloudy, for Aintree, temperatures 10
:10:52. > :10:54.Celsius. By Saturday, temperatures starting to rise, and with that
:10:55. > :10:58.there will be increasing amounts of sunshine as well. Over the weekend,
:10:59. > :10:59.more sunshine to come, temperatures rising as well, the national outlook
:11:00. > :11:04.is coming up. or 15. It is sunny towards the
:11:05. > :11:05.weekend and we could see the low 20s