15/11/2013 North West Tonight

Commonwealth Summit in Sri Lanka. That is all from the BBC News at

six. On Good evening. Welcome to North West

Tonight. Our top story: BAE's ? 0 billion deal to build Typhoon

fighter jets. It could secure thousands of jobs in Lancashire

It is expected the deal will be officially announced on Sunday. Also

tonight: A man and a woman die as their light aircraft crashes near

Chester. That's my boy, Birtley's best is all

set for his international debut I am very proud. All the family is

proud. It is like a dream come true. The Cunard ocean liner sunk by a

German u`boat. Remembering those who died on the Lusitania a hundred

years ago. Join us on north`western eight at the home of ballroom

dancing as we show you some Saturday night dancing. Roger is not here. He

is out and about, helping to make homes for Pudsey and he has someone

rather special with him. We are alive in Manchester tonight

with all the fundraisers for Children In Need. Steve has been

raising money today, Pudsey has been raising money and, look, Chris and

Hacker the dog from CBBC. Look at the state of that! I will have a

word. We will hear also from the Northwest Quire, they will be taking

part in a big single later in the evening for Children In Need. We

will have a sneak preview of the song a little bit later. We are on

two level the night as well, join us later in the programme for all the

fun of Children In Need to find out what you have been doing to raise

money. We are looking forward to it.

We start tonight with some good jobs news today from Lancashire. BAE

Systems seems set to announce a ?6 billion deal to supply the United

Arab Emirates with dozens of Typhoon fighter jets. The news should be

announced at the Dubai International Airshow on Sunday, helping to

safeguard thousands of jobs at the company's two Lancashire factories.

Mark Edwardson reports. Britain and the United Arab emirates

have a long and close military relationship. Sources within BAE

Systems say the initial deal with the UAE is for 60 Typhoons, maybe

more. We are talking about ?6 billion worth of aircraft, a defence

arrangement between the UK and the United Arab Emirates signed last

year. This might well be the icing on the cake.

A BAE Systems source says an official deal announcement could

come as early as Sunday, the start of the air show, though there's been

no official comment from the firm. Staff are delighted. Good news for

engineering, technical, manufacturing, document, all manner

of seeds involved. Human rights groups have accused the

UAE of human rights abuses. David Cameron, who's on his way to the

Gulf has said, "Their security is important for our security and this

is vital for British jobs." And traders neighbouring the Warton

plant say it's crucial for them too. All of the local businesses around

here, it will generate something from BAE Systems getting this order.

Is great. All the businesses, everyone, it is great news.

The Red Arrows have been performing over Dubai ahead of the air show.

They fly BAE's Hawk trainer jets, there's speculation they'll be

needed too. And if the UAE deal s successful, other Gulf states may

follow suit. Once this deal has been signed, it could allow BAE Systems

to go onto find deals with Saudi Arabia and other countries in the

region. There could be some more good news to come, a source within

BAE Systems told us that if the deal goes through another with India that

it thought it had lost to the French could be back on the cards.

And they'll be looking at the state of the labour market in the region

on this week's Sunday Politics. The latest rounds of council cuts are on

the way and that means jobs. The Labour MP for Manchester Central and

the Liberal Democrat MP for Cheadle will be here to discuss that. The

unemployed figures, and the possibility of a combined authority

for Mercy said. Drivers at 11am on Sunday.

The Dean of Lancaster Cathedral s been convicted of historic sexual

offences. Canon Stephen Shield has been found guilty of three offences

of indecent assault against a man at Preston Crown Court. The abuse took

place between 1985 and 1992. A male nurse has appeared in court

accused of headbutting a patient at the Royal Blackburn hospital.

53`year`old David Hadfield is charged with GBH. The hospital say

he was immediately suspended following the alleged incident back

in August. Airline Flybe plans to close its

Isle of Man base from next April, making 49 of its 51 staff employed

there redundant. The carrier says it will continue to fly in and out of

the island's Ronaldsway Airport though. Flybe says the cuts are

necessary to keep the company viable.

Jimmy Savile's former flatmate and driver has appeared in court charged

with a number of child sex offences. Ray Teret, an ex`DJ in Manchester,

will face trial next year. Stuart Pollitt's report contains some flash

photography. The air in the 1960s, the width and

works together in Manchester for three years. Today, the former pilot

radioed the GI that the Crown Court for the first time to face dozens of

times of historical sexual offences covering for decades. In total, the

72`year`old faces 32 child sex allegations. They include 16 charges

of rape, attempted rape and indecent assault. The alleged victims are 14

young girls and 117`year`old. The event are said to have happened

between 1962 and 1996, primarily around greater Manchester. Although

Reed Tebbit was closely associated with Jimmy Savile, none of the

charges he faces are in any way linked to the former BBC presenter

as DJ. Bitter Manchester police have

stressed that there are investigation into him is in no way

linked to the Metropolitan police investigation into Jimmy Savile

He was gutted conditional bail and told the return on April 17. The

court heard that he intended to plead not guilty and will face trial

in October. A man and a women have died after a light aircraft died

near Chester. The plane came down near the runway at the bus UK

factory. Emergency services were called to the Saint Catherine 1pm. I

can see the runway lights, can you tell any more about what happened.

The aircraft, a twin engine like that came down here at the airport,

which is in Broughton on the North Wales side of the border with

Chester just if you mail signed me. Pictures show it appeared to be in

some difficulty before it came down, but North Wales police arrived here

just after 1pm and they found the wreckage of the light aircraft close

to the runway. A man was pronounced dead at the scene, a woman was taken

to the nearest hospital just the few miles away but she also later died.

There was no one else on the aircraft.

Do we know any more about why the aircraft was there?

This airport is actually on quite a large site, the Airbus UK has its

factory here, the wings for some of their claims are made here. The

airport is mainly used for fleet, but the number of commercial and

private flights also operate here. Clearly, investigations are being

carried out by Airbus say it was not one of the planes. The group which

manages the site says that it does not wish to comment at this stage

and has left all enquiries to north little `` North Wales police. The

air accident investigation bureau has sent a team which is

investigating the circumstances around the crash.

Controversial plans to allocate land across South Lakeland for thousands

of new homes over the next 12 years have been approved. The council s

identified sites in towns and villages to build 400 houses a year,

as well as allowing businesses to expand. Objectors argued it took up

too much countryside. But inspectors have ruled the council's plans are

justified. Almost a thousand people have joined

a petition to rebuild the Sandiway Round Tower in Northwich. The grade

II listed landmark had to be demolished after a car collided with

it last night. The tower's bricks, seen here in better times, are being

stored by the council with the hope of possible reconstruction at a

later date. Manchester's Christmas Markets are

back for their 15th year from today. More than 300 stalls helped boost

the city's economy by ?70 million last year. They also brought in over

1.7 million visitors to Albert Square alone.

One part of the North West will have a particularly close eye on

England's match against Chile tonight. Jay Rodriguez, who was born

in Burnley and made his name with his hometown club, is in line to

make his debut for his country at Wembley. The striker moved to

Southampton last year for a fee of about ?7 million. But as Richard

Askam found out, there are lots of people rooting for him back home in

Lancashire. Rodriguez! What I call! He has made

it in the Premier league, and knows he is about to make his family even

prouder. The Burnley boy, born and bred, will be there tonight. It is

like a dream come true. I can't believe I am going to Wembley to see

my son play. I do thought he gets five minutes, I would be so proud

just watching him warming up. As a youngster, Jay Rodrguez began to

shine as a footballer and play for one of his local teams. Although he

clearly had talent, his coach from age ten to 14 says he was certainly

no prima donna. He was a lovely lad, he was very unassuming and not

pig`headed or anything. It is brilliant for the club. Jay Rodrguez

was picked up by Burnley and made his way through the ranks to the

first team where the forest. One of his former coaches says he expected

to take his international debut in stride in just the same way.

Everything he has had to move up in, any level, he has adapted to it and

done well. I'm sure know with the England squad he will adapt to that

and be fine. With four goals to his name this season the young striker

could make a name for himself at Wembley this evening. As far as his

dad is conserved, `` as far as his dad is concerned... The messages in

getting people talking on the streets, the always finish up by

saying what a great lad. It makes me so proud. Good luck to him for

tonight. James Dyer, from Liverpool, was

working in the engine room of the Cunard liner Lusitania when a German

U boat torpedoed it in 1915. He managed to survive, but 1,200 people

died. Today James's daughter and many others went to a special

commemoration to mark the centenary of the sinking. Andy Gill reports.

In her day she was one of the fastest liners on the Atlantic. The

Lusitania came into service from Liverpool in 1907. In May 1915 a

German U boat attacked her. She sank off the coast of Ireland. Men, women

and children among the dead. James Dyer a stoker here in the centre,

survived and rescued two children. He grabbed a piece of wood or

whatever, there were some children and he got a hold of the children

and took them back and save them. Two American children. People in

Liverpool called her the Lusy. Crowds gathered in her home port as

the news broke. There was anti German rioting in Liverpool,

Manchester and Salford. Joe Wynne's great grandfather and uncle George

were aboard. The people were cleaning the bunks in the caverns,

people who are in the bowels of the ship, and the likes of George in the

kitchen peeling potatoes, they were the families keeping millionaires

happy upstairs. Today dozens of people came to a drop in session

about the liner at Merseyside Maritime Museum. It is organising a

centenary exhibition about the tragedy. One of the Lusitania's

propellers was salvaged from the sea bed 30 years ago and it will be at

the centre of commemorations in 2015. Nearly one century on it is

clear how strongly the Lusitania study still resonates in Liverpool.

She was at the landing stage very regularly, she was a very familiar

sight there. Vocal people held her in high regard.

It's thought up to 600 people aboard, crew and passengers, had

north west connections. And the museum wants to hear as many stories

as possible. Andy Gill BBC North West Tonight, Liverpool. It is a big

night, it is Children In Need. Roger has left the studio and has joined

our fundraisers party in Manchester. Let's go to him no. It looks

reassuringly chaotic there! There you are. Give us each year, look

like you are enjoying yourselves. CHEERING. We have extra chaos this

year. Look two is here. Hacker the dog, for the third year running

they have booked him again. Can we not get Annabelle brought over, she

could have shared my black pudding. She has a punch`up forbidding. I

thought you liked meat paste. I was given that a very special man.

Annabelle would not want to know about your black pudding. We are

going to hear a lot more from Chris at Hacker during the course of the

evening. Let's have a chat to some of the people raising money today.

What is your name? Aristide from beehive fundraisers and we have

raised ?800 from the `` for Children In Need. What is that? It is a

Sontarn. We have been fundraising since 1985. You are a very kind man.

`` on the Mac. Thank you to you and your very good`looking friends. I

lots of others. Jessica and Abigail, he went to Snowdon. How hard is

that? It was quite hard. Which one are you? Abigail. Jessica, which

part was the hardest? Going up the steep debt. Uses 5 3

and, well done. When are you from? Witness. Thank you. You guys, what

did you do? The Mac we got up at about half past four this morning

and we raised ?4762. You're from trolley? Fantastic. I am from

wedding! The town of Wigan! Let s look at some of the great things you

have been doing across the North today.

Thank you so much for everything you have been doing. These guys are

among those who benefit. Tell me who you are and where you're from and

what he gets from Children In Need. Kilmer begets supported by Children

In Need, we are from the FW eight, would stand for the Fatima women's

Association group and we want to say thank you to Children In Need for

supporting our projects. How does the money help? We do a lot of

different activities to build confidence and lots of other things

as well. Thank you for coming to see us. Hopefully there will be more

support in future. Let's talk to more people who have raised some

money. Whether you from? Bolton What did you do?

Raise money. You did raise money, quite right! Series ?259. What did

you do to raise money? We danced. Brilliant! And I bet you

danced really well. ?31,000. What did you do? We had raffles and cake

baking throughout all of the stories in the north`west. Billion, thank

you very much indeed. Children In Need isn't the only

major BBC event in the North West this weekend, as Strictly Come

Dancing comes live from Blackpool, for many people the home of ballroom

dancing. Abbey Clancy and Natalie gimme the art in the area, and we

caught up with them. My first taste of the Tower ballroom, it becomes

your every year for strictly and they say that this year it will be

better than ever. Rehearsals are already well underway. They are

having a break in the dancing for the moment. Here is one for the

ladies. And speaking of one for the ladies, here is the wonderful and

Honda deck. Tell us what it feels like to be here? It is tremendous.

Look at the ballroom. Magnificent as ever. But who is getting a

face`lift. It looks amazing. Alan is just announcing JLS. Don't tell

anyone. This is the area where the dancers come on, I will try and have

a chat `` have a chat with some of them. There is James Jordan. Good to

see. Looking to Blackpool? I am but I will not be dancing because I

injured my back. I am gutted. Last week you were not well enough

to be on the show. How are you know? So much better. A week of rest over

the weekend and I am excited to be bringing some fun to the dance

floor. What kind of stuff do you have to do for the quick step? One,

two, three, four! I actually mess that up. That was at least the name

from me. If only you were on the panel. `` at least 89. This is the

dreaded spot where the judges said. But now it is the production

coordinator. The desk is messy at the moment. Tomorrow, this is where

it is going to be happening. Tell us about the cha`cha`cha. We're not

doing so much of this, it is more freestyle. It is all about twisting

and getting the audience going. What you can see them all in action

tomorrow night. Strictly tomorrow live from

Blackpool. Chris, do you fancy strictly? It is all about the fit

work. Watch my feet, Roger. Can you clean this mess up for me? All,

please. I tell you what, Hacker can use rotary deal for the weather I

can, over to Brian Eno for the weather.

Thank you very much. Goodness, I wish I was related to Brian Eno

that would be brilliant. Roger is doing brilliant year, the

temperature today have not been billion but we have had a lot of

clothing and the occasional spot of rain. It has not stopped many people

from going out there and doing their bit for Children In Need. Over the

weekend we keep the temperatures at around nine or 10 degrees at best,

but what what happens on Tuesday. What's the temperatures. Four or

five degrees on Tuesday. If it is that cold during the day, over make

temperatures will drop well below freezing. It is all because of this.

We have mild air at the moment and that will ebb away in the next two

or three days. By the time we get to Monday or Tuesday because there will

continue to fall in from the Arctic said, it will be very cold on

Tuesday. Let's go through to tonight, if you are outdoors doing

your bit for Children In Need it is not looking bad. Lots of clothes

around, the occasional spit and spot of rain. It will not amount to much,

we keep the temperature fairly high. Those of a farming degrees. We could

hang on to the cloud once again `` temperatures of eight or nine

degrees. Weaving the odd spot of rain in places, a bit of a westerly

breeze at times. If every dad and Dolby, temperatures will". Heading

into Sunday, more of the same, lots of clothes around and more rain on

Sunday night to Monday. Generally, the weekend is going to be quite

cloudy as I have said. Look at the temperatures for Tuesday. Five or

six degrees rake across the board. Very cold, there. Much warmer in

human where Roger and Are with the Children In Need choir who have been

rehearsing all afternoon. We have left the renegades dog

outside, it is a bit quieter in here, a bit calmer. As you said the

choir have been here rehearsing and I have some of them with me. Your

big moment in a feud, not that long, if you minutes time. You are in

charge of building the squire together. Tell us about what it has

meant for the kids. I have got to see it has been fabulous for the

children. Seeing their faces from the first workshops we delivered to

seeing them here in the rehearsal this afternoon and what it will be

like tonight, it has been fantastic. You are singing nationally as part

of the big thing but many of these people, many of these young people

have not done before. Some of them have got some, Hammer, have you some

before? `` Hannah. It is brilliant. I feel more comfortable now. Singing

in the choir. That a three quarters of a million people watching you

right now. That is not as nerve wracking and singing, is it? . How

much are you enjoying it? It is fun, that it was more scary this time. I

feel better and feel more safe. I ask one of the guys over here, what

are you singing? Singh by Gary Barlow. How easy has that been to

learn? It has been easy, I knew it before. The harmonies are really

good as well. They are on at 25 past eight on BBC One as part of the

whole national singsong. We will get a preview, if you like. Thank you

for what you have done for chosen in need. Stay with us if you can. Have

a lovely weekend. Thanks for watching. # just sing # Just sing. #

just sing. # Just sing. # Sing it louder, sing it clearer. # Knowing

everyone will hear you. # Make some noise, find your voice tonight. #

Hear a thousand voices shouting out.