05/04/2014 North West Tonight

more throughout the evening on the BBC News channel. We are back with

the late news that just colliding with a police van in

Cumbria last night. Scott D`niel Gibson from Barrow`in`Furness was

riding along the A590 betwedn Melton and Lindal when the collision

occurred. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say the fdmale

officer was driving the van was taken to hospital suffering from

shock. The incident has been referred to the Independent Police

Complaints Commission. Friends and family of a man who went

missing in Bowness nine days ago have this weekend joined with

members of the community and police to step up the search for hhm.

20`year`old Matthew Jordan from Middlesbrough was last seen in the

early hours of March 27th after a night out. Matthew's mum has called

for as many people as possible to head to Goodly Dale Primary School

tomorrow to help out. Please, I appeal to anyone because

the more people we have out searching for Matthew, you know

that's what we want, to try and find him.

The owners of Pineau De Re `re celebrating tonight after Ldighton

Aspell rode to victory in the Grand National at Aintree. The evdnt

brought thousands of visitors to the region, along with a multimhllion

pound boost to the Merseyside economy. Naomi Cornwell was there.

The weather was gloomy but the going was good at Aintree for the busiest

day in the racing calendar. It's glamorous, it's fabulots.

All these lovely Scousers. Brilliant.

It's the National, there's no better.

150,000 racegoers have come through those gates over the last three

days. And with many then tr`velling on to Liverpool's bars