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goodbye from me. On BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you

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Good evening. Welcome to North West Tonight with Annabel Tiffin and

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Roger Johnson. Our top story: "A kind and brilliant man". Tributes to

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Manchester MP Paul Goggins who's died after a short illness. We'll be

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in his constituency hearing from friends and colleagues.

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Also tonight: Left out of the loop. But can Liverpool still benefit from

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high speed rail? I am at the Etihad Stadium women

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just a city will expect to win their semifinal tonight after Manchester

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United lost their third game in a row.

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I am recently back from the international space station and find

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out why I have landed in Cheshire later in the programme.

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Politicians from across the political divide were united today

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to pay tribute to Paul Goggins. The MP for Wythenshawe and Sale East

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died after collapsing while running last week. It's believed he'd

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suffered a brain haemorrhage. The Prime Minister, David Cameron,

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described him as "a kind and brilliant man". His constituents

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have been paying their own warm tributes too. Stuart Flinders is at

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the Wythenshawe Forum. In an age when many people are sceptical about

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politicians the general tributes being paid to pull Goggins are that

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he was a man of pure political motives. He served in Gordon

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Brown's and Tony Blair's governments. He was able prison

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minister and the Northern Ireland minister. But it was sheer in the

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heart of its constituency that he was particularly well known. This is

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where he would meet his constituents in regular surgeries.

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The afternoon show on Wythenshawe's community radio station. And there's

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only one talking point. I am going to be reading out a lot of comments

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from Facebook and a lot of condolences. The radio station's

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tucked away in a corner of the Wythenshawe Forum, the heart of this

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community with its leisure centre, library, and shops. He did regular

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surgeries in the library meeting room. Paul Goggins used to meet his

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constituents here. His last visit was for the Christmas panto. You met

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a lot of dignitaries. How was pull Goggins? `` Paul goblins? Paul

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Goggins was MP here from 1997. He'd previously been a social worker and

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councillor in Salford. He was someone of the deepest principle. It

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shone throughout his career. He was a kind and brilliant man who

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believed in public service. He cared about the welfare of children and

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the importance of social work. At the Forum's afternoon tea dance,

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Paul Goggins was described as kind and a good listener. We went to his

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surgery one time. He was very pleasant and a nice gentleman. He

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was a very nice man and has a good reputation among his constituents. A

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book of condolence is being opened here tomorrow.

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Tony Lloyd is with me, the great amount us to police Commissioner. I

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was particularly struck by this idea of cynicism against purity and

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politics when David Blunkett said Davis was somebody in a different

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mould. He was the kind of politician who gave politics a good name. The

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kind of tributes to a third would be typical of simply across Manchester

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where he was deeply loved because he was a very normal person. A very

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clever man but very human and normal. As a north`west Labour MP

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you will have worked closely with him. What was he like? He was a good

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friend of mine. Today is a sad day. His family must be devastated. All

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his friends have lost a decent human being and somebody who had no edge

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to him, no unkindness. He was a Catholic which we would not normally

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mentioned but it is relevant in his case. His Christianity informed the

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moral judgements he made. His campaign against poverty and he was

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there to fight for the vulnerable was what marked him out in politics

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and life. The fact he chose to be an inner`city member of Parliament

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emphasised his commitment to the people he understood and came from.

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Thank you for joining us. Back to you in the studio.

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Our political editor is here. The tributes at the unwavering about

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what a nice man he was. Because of his personality, that is a lot of

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cynicism about politicians and most of them go into it for the right

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reasons, to improve society, and that was the case for Paul Goggins.

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He was driven by the principles we heard about them. In addition to

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that some politicians don't get far but he did. He was just below

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Cabinet rank and what we saw today because of his death and the tribute

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being paid was a Prime Minister 's question Time today which was

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well`behaved and he would have been very pleased about that. It was a

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nice tribute to the kind of man he was.

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Has Liverpool been left on the sidelines when it comes to high

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speed rail? Under current plans, the proposed HS2 link will go to

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Manchester but not Merseyside. Today a Government Minister was in

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Liverpool to talk about how the city can still benefit. Lord Deighton was

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speaking at a meeting of the task force which is aimed at helping

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businesses make the most of HS2. But campaigners there say they'll carry

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on fighting for it. This from our Merseyside Reporter, Andy Gill.

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Campaigners opposed to HS2 put up a white elephant outside the Liverpool

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offices where the minister met local business leaders. Most of them, and

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most local politicians are right behind the idea. But should they be

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worried that Merseyside will fall behind if the new line doesn't come

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to Liverpool? The difference frankly is quite marginal. The big

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investment makes a difference. It's about the things you do is take

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advantage of the line coming. The first phase of HS2 would link London

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to the Midlands. The second, due to be ready by 2033, would extend the

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line to Yorkshire and the North West. Manchester and Wigan would get

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stations on the fast track. But the other branch would stop at Crewe.

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With HS2 Manchester to London journeys drop from two hours and

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eight minutes to one hour and eight. It would take one hour and thirty

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six from Liverpool. The people charged with improving the

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Merseyside economy don't think the difference will be marginal and they

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will campaign for the high`speed line to come all the way to line

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Street, not least because of the difference it will make to potential

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investors. It is about time and investment attitude and how people

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see the city region. We have a very strong argument to justify it. Some

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feel the whole idea is a waste of money. Liverpool could lose up to

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?50 million per year if HS2 goes ahead because it will suck more

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economic activity to Manchester and make Manchester more dominant. The

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HS2 task force is made up of trade unionists, academics and local

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government leaders. Its mission to help regions make the most of HS2

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continues in Manchester tomorrow. Five areas of the North West are

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being told to take measures to prevent voting fraud before this

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May's local and European elections. The Electoral Commission believes

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that Oldham, Blackburn, Burnley, Hyndburn and Pendle are at

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particular risk. Nationally, the Commission wants voters to prove

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their identity with photo evidence. Graham Jones, the MP for Haslingden

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and Hyndburn, says that won't solve the problem. The major issues have

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been around proxy votes and postal votes and across East Lancashire

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that is where it is felt by people on both sides that the regulations

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or to be tightened. `` should be tightened.

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An armed robber from Salford who spent four years on the run has been

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jailed for six and a half years in Spain, for drugs and firearms

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offences. Andrew Moran was arrested at a villa on the Costa Blanca in

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May last year. He'd escaped from the dock during his trial in Burnley in

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2009. The 31`year`old faces extradition to the UK after

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completing his Spanish sentence. Detectives have released CCTV of a

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thief's attempts to rob a post office in Oldham on Christmas Eve.

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In what is believed by detectives to be an act of desperation, the thief

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is shown repeatedly trying to get behind the counter. After failing to

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smash the screen he then climbs onto the counter, and removes the ceiling

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tiles before successfully getting into the secure area. Officers

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believe the man was heard outside the Post Office making comments

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about his lack of money and not being able to buy Christmas presents

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for his children. The health trust which runs the

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Royal Lancaster Infirmary has been issued a formal health warning over

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staffing levels on a ward there. It follows an inspection in October by

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the health watchdog, the Care Quality Commission. Morecambe Bay

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NHS Trust says it's already put measures in place to address the

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problem. The CQC did praise the Trust for significant improvements

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in the maternity unit at Furness General, where a number of mother

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and baby deaths are still being investigated.

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Paddy Gracey is a horse whisperer who uses his gifts to help his local

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community. Paddy from Wigan pairs difficult horses with challenging

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children and his supporters say he gets amazing results. But his work

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may end in a matter of weeks, unless he finds new land for his horses. A

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petition has been launched to help him stay in the town. Lindsey

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Prosser reports. We need to block the path he is going into.

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Paddy Gracey calms horses and children. Paddy works with children

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who have emotional and behavioural problems. They leave here in

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powered, full of confidence. They can't believe what they have done

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themselves with the horses. They take that back to school and it

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changes the way they can work in teams and it hills their confidence

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up. It shows them a new way to work. Paddy may have to close his business

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in a matter of weeks as he has to leave this land. Ideally he'd like

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the council owned land next door. The council has watched me work with

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the children. The MP has been here. They know what kids get out of this.

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It is not just about the horses, even the people in the community say

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it's a lovely place to come. A community petition has been launched

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to keep Paddy in Wigan so he can continue today. When they have

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worked with Paddy for one or two sessions you can see it definite

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effect in terms of how they treat one another, how they can empathise

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which is probably the biggest thing. It makes me feel calm. I couldn't do

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it the first time I came here but now I enjoy it. Paddy says the

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council know he's interested in the land but the authority says it can't

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comment until a formal bid is made. Still to come on North West Tonight:

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We talk to one of Super League's former super powers. But can St

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Helens return to winning form? And the singing spaceman, back down

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to Earth in Cheshire to bring some first`hand knowledge to Stargazing

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Live. Manchester City will hope to take a

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step closer to Wembley tonight, but last night their rivals United ended

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up that bit further away. It's semifinal time in the Capital One

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Cup and for all the details we can join Richard Askam at the Etihad

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Stadium. City fans are full of optimism but

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United fans will be down after last night. Yes. United have work to do

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after that defeat against Sunderland but city will expect to win against

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West Ham tonight. West Ham lost to Nottingham Forest at the weekend.

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The city manager says that will have no bearing on tonight 's game. They

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had an awful result but their best 11 did not start. I am sure tomorrow

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will be a different game. It is important for our team to play well

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and try and win. Let's talk to the reporter from the daily Telegraph.

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Last night it was obvious that Manchester United fans gave pretty

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vocal support to the team and manager. Did you think David Moyes

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have `` has the support of the bulk of the supporters and the owners?

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6000 fans were chanting his name and as a group they are behind them. One

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or two fans individually have their doubts about tactics and transfers

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but generally they are behind him. What about the owners? The owners

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are fully behind David Moyes and the money is there for him to spend. We

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are going to see the goals now. Not pleasant watching for United fans.

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What is going wrong with the team? They have a lot of problems. They

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are missing key players in the defence. At full`back they have

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problems. They have a lot of injuries. Phil Jones is a huge mess

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and Wayne Rooney is not fit. When Phil Jones does not play, they lose

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a lot of energy in the team. We will wait to see how strong a side

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Manchester City play tonight. Let's talk about Super League now,

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with the start of the new season just a month away. And one of the

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traditional powers of the game is aiming to return to trophy`winning

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ways. St Helens haven't won one for several seasons. But as I found out

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today, the Saints believe they're on their way back.

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They added bulk that Saint Helen 's hope well adept to the return of the

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saints. And another of the new signings will bring a bit of devil

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to the team. We feel like we have a balanced squad. If any side, that

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top four position is always there. In the super league era Saint Helens

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have racked up the trophies. Five titles and seven challenge cups. But

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the last of them was in 2008. As soon in a town mad on rugby league.

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Every time we put on that shirt we represent the town and the legends

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of the club. We need to do that justice every time we walk out onto

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the field. Those are the kinds of things with the new guys need to

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know. They had a slow start last season and pre`season training has

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not been for the faint`hearted. All that fitness and strength has been

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put into place now and there is a big expectation on us. We all want

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to play in these big games and win trophies for the club. After missing

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off in the play`offs last season many pundits are predicting this

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time could well see the saints emerge as a real force once again.

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This week we've been featuring Sir Philip Craven, the inspirational

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Bolton born leader of the Paralympic movement. Today, Stuart Pollitt

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reports from Rio on the battles still ahead for disabled people and

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why that very word, according to Sir Philip, should be banned.

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After 13 years at the top, Sir Philip Craven says Rio will be his

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last Paralympics in charge. What was the incentive to drive onto real? I

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am not going to finish on a great games because I am fearful of the

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next one because I am not. There are always things that need fixing. One

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of those things is dealing with the DWORD. Disabled. You look it up in

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the dictionary and it doesn't function. It doesn't operate.

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Education about the Paralympics is fundamental. You don't change

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perceptions by legislation. Real perception change happens through

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positive experiences. If the movement is now flying high Sir

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Philip does not undertake to the skies are much longer. I am sick and

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tired of some of the outdated rules that the lines don't even realise

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they've got. Once I've finished, I will not be using planes. Sir

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Philip's achievement across 40 years in the paralytic movement has made

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him an inspiring figure across the world especially in Brazil. The

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first word that comes to mind is inspiration. He is one of the most

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incredible figures in the Paralympic movement. When that chapter finally

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ends it will be bad news for translators across the world. Great

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for the Northwest. They say my accent is very easy to understand.

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Here in real last night it was not Britain or Yorkshire. For the next

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few years the Brazilians will have to get used to a golden accent as

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Sir Philip Nick Shaw they keep the Paralympic ball rolling. `` Sir

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Philip. Well, that's it from me at the

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Etihad Stadium. You can get full match commentary from tonight's game

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on BBC Radio Manchester and watch highlights on the League Cup Show on

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BBC One at 11:05pm. It's going to be harder Manchester

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City to score tonight. West Ham have got Roger Johnson in defence.

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Now, if you were watching the programme yesterday you'll know

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Jodrell Bank in Cheshire is hosting the BBC's Stargazing Live event this

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week. In a moment, we'll be hearing from an intergalactic superstar,

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there today. But first, let's take a look at another north west space

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venture involving the Gaia satellite. It'll create the first

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ever 3D map of our galaxy, the Milky Way, and measure the positions of a

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billion stars. It blasted off into space last month, and its position

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is being tracked by a team from Liverpool John Moores University who

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are making sure it doesn't go off course. Naomi Cornwell reports.

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High above the clouds on top of an extinct volcano on the island of

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Parliament is a little bit of the pool. This robotic telescope in the

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Canary Islands is the largest in the world. It longs to John Moores

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University which is playing a crucial role in keeping this on

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track. The Gaia satellite will measure the positions of the stars

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in our galaxy. We are getting a map of our local neighbourhood which we

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have never had before. This will allow us to know what it's like and

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where we fit in it. The satellite is being pulled in different directions

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by gravity from the Earth and the sun. The Liverpool telescope is my

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job is to take images of the satellite. It might be almost 3000

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miles away but all the data from the telescope ends up in this office in

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Liverpool before it is distributed around the world. This is an image

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of the Gaia spacecraft which we took early this morning. It is a million

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kilometres away. I look at supernova explosions and the particular kind I

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look at our massive stars which explode at the end of a lifetime.

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That is why ten tackle be good for us because of the things it will

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pick up. And space for the Northwest will teach nonscientists about what

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they are doing. The cameras that were built for Gaia are more

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sophisticated than anything ever built before and that will affect

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your digital camera and phone in a few years time because we will all

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be using that technology. The mission could also discover new

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planets. It is a unique opportunity to get to know our galactic

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neighbourhood. Well we promised you a stellar

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superstar and we weren't exaggerating. When Commander Chris

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Hadfield recorded this video of himself in space singing David

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Bowie, 20 million people hit "play". Commander Hadfield's at Jodrell Bank

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in Cheshire tonight for the BBC's Stargazing Live. Dave Guest's been

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along there this afternoon to meet him.

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It was the moment when life imitated art. Chris Hadfield performing David

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Bowie's classic hit was circling above the Earth. Back on Earth

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Commander Hadfield is taking part in tonight 's edition of stargazing

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live in Cheshire. He told me he was quite surprised by the fuss his

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video in space had made. The reaction has been delightful to see

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so many people that see space flight as not just science but also at and

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humanity and bringing the two together. What is the overriding

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memory of being up in space? Being on a spacewalk is an experience like

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no other. The magic of being weightless in a 1`person spaceship.

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Hanging on with one hand in between the world and the universe. It is a

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fantastic perspective. They have got to be some boring bits as well?

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There are no boring things, just boring people. I am sure Brian Cox

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has mentioned to you he was a pop star in a previous life. Any chance

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of you do wedding? We have played together on stage at Hammersmith

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Apollo. Two stars in perfect alignment! You

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can see more of Commander Hadfield tonight on stargazing live. Straight

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onto the weather now. . Good evening. Temperatures in real

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today with highs of 33 Celsius. There, it was not so bad. 10

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Celsius. We had some sense showing but tomorrow is going to be colder

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and four Friday more of the same. If you want sunshine you have to wait

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until Saturday when we will see some sunny skies. Temperatures falling

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away and the cold weekend heading in our direction. Tonight, rain

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spreading back in. Some heavy downfalls in places. Temperatures

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are OK. That rain is not going to help the flooding situation. We

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already have two flood warning `` mornings. Tomorrow, we start off

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with showers. They will ease for a time. Drier and brighter in the

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afternoon and maybe some sunshine in between. And north`westerly breeze

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around tomorrow so highs of seven Celsius but it may feel cooler.

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Tomorrow night, we will season clearer skies which is good for

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stargazing. Clear skies particularly across parts of Cheshire. A touch

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dry on Friday but not much warmer. A fantastic opportunity to meet

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Chris Hadfield. He was a fighter pilot and an astronaut. He can sing

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a bit as well! Thanks for watching. Have a good night. Goodbye.

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