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northern England towards the Midlands. Further west, through

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Wales and the south-west, we could see eastern spells of sunshine. But

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some lovely sunshine and some warmth potentially if the showers Es for a

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time in the south-east. That could bring with it a new set of Robins.

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We could see problems. The temperature is could rise, but that

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means through the evening, we could see a cluster of heavy and possibly

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thundery showers developing. As we move towards the weekend, the winds

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will become more of a feature. Heavy showers, but at the same time, there

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will also be sunny spells. this is a serious

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Good evening. Welcome to North West Tonight. Our top story: Dash for gas

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` and coin`in the cash. The government says go ` but protesters

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in Blackpool say no. Lancashire's urged to be the first to frack.

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Also tonight: "He went to watch the team he loved, and came home in a

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coffin." More emotional tributes at the Hillsborough Inquests. His life

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was only just beginning. He didn't get the chance to fall in love, or

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hold his own child in his arms. Farage on the offensive. The UKIP

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leader has been on the campaign trail here. He'll join us live. He's

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shaken everybody up. I think they're right about immigration.

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And a bargain too far? I'm at a Lancashire charity shop, whose

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latest promotion hasn't gone down too well with one local resident.

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"He went to watch the team he loved and came home in a coffin". They're

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words of a woman who lost her 19`year`old brother at Hillsborough.

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The Inquests in Warrington have been continuing to hear the stories of

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some of the 96 people who died in the disaster 25 years ago. Our

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reporter Elaine Dunkley has been there this morning.

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Christopher Devonside was 18 when he was killed at Hillsborough. He'd

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gone with ten friends. Three of them never returned home. He wanted to go

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to university. He had good aspirations. Today his father Barry

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told of the comfort he and his family felt at being able to tell

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the world about the son they lost 25 years ago. It spoke volumes about

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him and his life, his likes and dislikes, it all made a massive

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difference to myself and my wife. This was the tribute paid to

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19`year`old Paul Carlisle by his sister Donna Miller. Every Friday he

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would come home with his favourite sweets. He used to tell his mother

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that everybody would know his name. I will be famous and I will buy you

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a house. Today, there were memories that made families laugh fondly,

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other memories that broke hearts. Ken Clarke spoke about his son Paul

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` a good`natured boy with a good sense of humour. There were memories

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of how he wanted a BMX bike for Christmas, a drum kit that woke the

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neighbours a pet gold fish named Ian and Kenny after Ian Rush and Kenny

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Dalglish. His father said to this day all his friends meet together in

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the village on the 15th of April to remember him and lay flowers on his

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grave. Tributes were also read out for Martin Wild, Anthony Kelly,

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Joseph McCarthy, Stephen Harrison and Joseph McCarthy. The parents of

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Jonathan Owen also spoke... They told me being able to remember so

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many good memories has helped with their grief. It was very nice to do

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it. I was honoured to do it. He was wonderful.

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Police say they are worried about the number of young men travelling

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to Syria. Nazia Mogra has spent the day with the Syrian community in

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Manchester. Rusholme in Manchester is home to a

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large Syrian Community. From Shisha cafes to restaurants ` many come

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here to relax. Maher and Husam are in their 20s ` young Syrians who

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came here after the conflict started. I cannot tell you how

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frustrated I am and how frustrated the Syrian community as. Is that my

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be go to fight? Yes. Maher has lost a brother in Syria. Hasam works to

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provide for his friends and family back home. Increasingly, hundreds of

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young British Muslims are leaving home and going to fight. In January,

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Anil Khalil Raoufi from Didsbury, also known as Abu Layth, died while

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fighting in Syria. In March, properties were searched in

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Manchester and four people were arrested for travelling to and

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supporting the conflict in Syria. One person was charged. And this is

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why Greater Manchester Police, along with other forces, want families to

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stop young Muslim men from going. What we know is that mothers and

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sisters will be the people who recognise the signs and the changes

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in behaviour. In terms of interesting things online, changes

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in the conversation... These mothers were today learning Arabic at the

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British Muslim Heritage Centre. Many of them agree with the police. I

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think it is very important for parents to know what their children

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are up to. The police want Muslim mothers to speak out... Do you think

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that will work? Mothers in the Muslim community would not usually

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go to the police. Many believe there are other ways to help, such as by

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giving to charities. Syria Relief, since the conflict began, has raised

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?6 million. Rather than going and leaving your studies behind, putting

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your life and risk, you can stay here and do fundraising. For young

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Syrians in Manchester the reality of what's happening in their home

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country is still hard to believe. Hasam rings his family every day,

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worried about their safety. Maher doesn't know when he'll next talk to

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his family. A popular Lancashire pub has been

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severely damaged by a fire. The blaze broke out at the Dressers Arms

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at Wheelton near Chorley at 5:30am this morning. At its height, 50

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firefighters were at the scene. Water was pumped from the

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Leeds`Liverpool canal half a mile away to fight the flames.

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The Coronation Street actress Barbara Knox has appeared in court

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accused of drink driving. She pleaded not guilty to one charge at

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Macclesfield Magistrates this morning. The 80`year`old ` who plays

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Rita Tanner in the ITV soap ` was released on unconditional bail and

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will face trial in July. Some museums and art galleries

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across Liverpool and Wirral have been closed today, as plans about

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possible redundancies and budget cuts were laid out to staff. Funding

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for National Museums Liverpool has been cut by 28% since 2010.

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Latest figures show crime has gone up on Merseyside for the first time

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in eight years. It rose by just over 1% last year ` with shoplifting

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going up by 16% and violence causing injury by 10%. Crime also rose by 1%

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in Cumbria ` where violence against the person increased by 8%.

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Greater Manchester Police have seized 31 vehicles as part of their

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biggest ever operation to take criminals off the road. `` 43

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vehicles. More than 200 officers were involved, targeting people who

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haven't paid for insurance or road tax, or who don't have a driving

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licence. Officers used automatic number plate recognition technology

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to spot offenders. They made eight arrests. `` 11 arrests.

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Protestors held a demonstration in Blackpool today at a conference

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designed to highlight the economic benefits of fracking. The body which

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represents shale gas firms says it could create 64,000 jobs ` and

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provide a ?33 billion boost to the nation's economy. But the

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government's warned that those jobs could go to foreign workers if towns

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like Blackpool don't invest in the necessary skills. Naomi Cornwell

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reports. Get ready for fracking. That was the message from the

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government to the 400 North West businessmen who were invited to this

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meeting today. Tests have already been carried out by several

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companies interested in drilling. The UK onshore operators group

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claims that drilling for thousands wells for shale gas could create

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64,000 jobs across the UK. It sounds like Blackpool do not embrace

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fracking, they could miss out on billions of pounds of investment. We

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know from the United States at this became a huge industry in avoiding

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thousands of people. `` employing. I think there are going to be

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clusters, you have seen what has happened in Aberdeen with the North

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Sea oil. This is a chance for Blackpool or Preston to beat the of

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a new industry. `` be at. It is a massive investment. It would be

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lovely to fill rooms. But as he Blackpool residents, I could not

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dream of living anywhere else. The fact that it could be a catalyst for

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regeneration is a benefit. But protesters do not believe the

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claims. What effect will this have on tourism and agriculture? This is

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something that will not be shared. What are our existing businesses...

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Job prospects... For how long? This is a short`term industry. It is not

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a proven resource. So who will be the first to take the gamble? Our

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towns and businesses will have to challenge the public image of

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fracking if they are to get gas. Judy, how significant is this

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announcement for the North West? This is the government telling

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Lancashire to get ready for fracking. It's saying this industry

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is worth billions, so be prepared for work on building businesses and

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training people for the jobs needed or you will miss out. It's also a

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message ` the government is saying we believe fracking will happen. Two

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more years of exploring for the shale gas, then extraction could

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start. But it's not as clear cut as it seems. We know we are sitting on

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a lot of shale gas, we still don't know for definite that we can get it

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out of the ground. The other big issue is public opinion. There are a

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lot of people locally and nationally who do not want this industry. The

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government says permits to carry out fracking will be made at a local, it

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will compensate local communities, we will regulate it so it is safe.

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But that doesn't seem to be working ` it will have to work hard to win

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people over, and they are a long way from doing that.

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Thank you. Due to technical issues, we will be

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talking to someone who had an interest in this report shortly.

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Still to come on North West Tonight: Training for Everest ` the woman

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from Cleveleys taking on the toughest marathon of all.

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And not posh enough for Penwortham. The charity shop whose cheap jeans

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have upset one of the neighbours. The leader of the UK Independence

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party, Nigel Farage, has been in the earlier today. It is the latest in

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the series of interviews with party leaders. We had David Cameron a fuel

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cycle. `` a few weeks ago. Nigel Farage joins us now. Let's talk

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about why you are here. The European elections are coming up. Local

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elections as well. We'll do you think UKIP will get the votes from?

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Across the. So much we hear about politics comes from the Westminster

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bought. That is always the assumption that UKIP is a sub party.

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The have been many by`elections and we have scored as many as 25% of the

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poll. We are getting quite a chunk of votes from all Labour voters.

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Also people who are nonvoters. Four European elections the time`out is

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usually 35%. `` turn out. We do not want people to stay at home. You are

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after the Labour voters. But you really get them? Labour gained in

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the share of the votes, so although you came second you were getting

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Labour voters? With a low turnout, and the postal voting time`out

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system that is open to abuse, we were digging hard into the Labour

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vote. The European elections are exactly a month from today. UKIP is

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on 33% of the vote. Something is happening. What is more important?

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European elections or local elections? Our local MP said that

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the local elections are more important. We will do both. But

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clearly I have come on the programme to talk about the National Lodge. ``

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national launch. Nominations close at 4pm today and we are fighting for

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lots of seats in the north`west of England. We feel that what we have

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to say is relevant to local government. Even on a big national

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issue like immigration, that affects every council. I know you are going

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to ask me about fracking. We have been asking some people about UKIP

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and what they think. Let's have a listen. I think he's shaken

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everybody up. It's good in that he's shaken the other major parties up.

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That's a good thing. Immigration... Europe... I'm definitely for it. I

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think they're right about immigration. There are only so many

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people who can fit in the country. We can't get many more in. When

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you're stood in a doctor's queue, and there are a lot of immigration

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people in front of you, it's hard to take. I haven't got the answers `

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we've got to get to grips with it. We've got to be open`minded. Are

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UKIP the answer? Absolutely, categorically not! You would not

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have expected him to say that. You bring to these places, this is

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George Osborne's constituency. We get lots of voters. Tory. Lib Dems.

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But it was irresistible not to go into George Osborne's constituency.

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You have got to make inroads. You have no elected representative apart

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from Paul Nuttal. Our development has been slower in the north and the

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South East. We came ever so close. But you cannot always be the

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bridesmaid? These elections are a make or break moment. Let's talk

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about fracking. We have done a lot of stories. People feel very

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strongly. UKIP are in favour, is that correct? We have been

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completely opposed to the wind energy project. It leads to

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massively increase bills. That has not been that people at home are

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paying higher bills but the whole industry is leading this country. It

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is going to India. I want Britain to be self`sufficient. I want our

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factories to compete with America and India and China. Is it helpful

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that your energy spokesman called people who are anti`fracking

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eco`freaks? That are extremes on both sides of the argument. But many

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people... I know the public are concerned.

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pounds. One more question about one of your members who has been

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suspended for making racist comments on social media. He was featured in

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one of your campaigns. You have had to fight off accusations this week

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that your campaign posters are racist. This must make your heart

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sank? `` sink? sea level. Within a couple of

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kilometres, we go across the glacier. There are lots of difficult

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parts. Andrea spends most of her time working in the French Alps.

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She's one of a group of British women based in Chamonix who will be

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doing the marathon ` an event so difficult only around 20

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non`Nepalese runners will take part. There are only 100 people, so with

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the seven of us we're almost taking up 10%! It's more than 60 years

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since the mountain was conquered. Climbing it remains a dangerous

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business. Last week, 13 guides died in an avalanche. Will it give you

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any sleepless nights? It does, but it's going to be an adventure and so

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much fun. I guess training along here at the pier is no good from an

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altitude point of view but it can be cold! Yes! And windy! I love running

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along the beach! It's picturesque. But after ten hours of running on

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Everest, how picturesque it is will be the last thing on Andrea's mind.

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Nigel Farage said as he left, you must be mad.

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Most of us love a bargain. And where better to pick one up than your

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local charity shop? But try telling that to one very angry resident in

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Lancashire. Yes he ` or she ` has written an anonymous letter to the

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latest charity shop to open in Penwortham accusing it of knocking

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thousands of pounds off the value of their home. The shop put the letter

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on the internet ` and it's now gone viral. Abbie Jones reports.

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Business has been brisk since the Integrate Charity Shop opened. It

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supports adults with learning disabilities. On the rails are

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hundreds of items with knock`down prices. But this promotion has

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proved a bargain too far for one local resident. Yesterday this

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letter was pushed through the letterbox. It's unsigned, there's no

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address... But the author isn't happy. It calls the shop sign

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'tatty'. But it's the jeans for ?1.50 that's really got the author's

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goat. The letter says the advert has reduced the value of their house by

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several thousand pounds. It puts the whole tone of the area in jeopardy,

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and they're threatening to write to the council. We can't see that by

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opening a shop we're lowering the prices of property or causing any

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undesirables to visit. We're trying to provide good value and support

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the work the charity does! If they'd rather have an empty shop here...

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And not give people with learning disabilities or mental health

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problems the opportunity... Integrate put the letter on

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Facebook. It's been viewed over 25,000 times. I think it's

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ridiculous. Out of order. The shop is immaculate. It's revolting.

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Disgusting how people can say that about a charity. We couldn't find

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the anonymous letter writer but some people did have some sympathy.

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Unfortunately all the shops you need around here are going and it's just

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charities now. A sign for jeans for ?1.50. No. The sign is being changed

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but the shop is here to stay. And bad news for the letter writer... So

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are its promotions. They have got all of this site is

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and everything! `` the sizes! What are you saying about my hips!?

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Good evening. Not a bad day. Many places saw temperatures around 16

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degrees. As you head through the next few days, the our changes. ``

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there are changes. Tomorrow the weather comes from the east. This is

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the picture for the weekend. There will be some brighter skies on

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Saturday afternoon. We are at the mercy of low pressure. The sunshine

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has been around and the showers have been relatively limited. Still one

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or two out and about so you might bump into one over the next few

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hours. But the quiet picture, really. `` a quiet picture. Once

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again the winds are late. That could be a pocket of mist in places

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tomorrow. Temperatures are really good. Five and six for towns and

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cities. Tomorrow, the weather is coming from the East and eventually

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you may see some of the best. We all wake up with the client not get

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friends and brakes. `` the cloud and it thins and breaks. By this time

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tomorrow it will be in more places including the isle of man. The

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closer you are to the coast, a reasonable day. Temperatures are not

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so bad. 13 or 14. Back to you. Thank you.

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David has e`mailed. He said that we did not wish everybody is happy

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Saint Georges. `` St George's Day. It was also

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All across the country, millions of families are waking up

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to a Britain in which they find it harder to get on.

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Whilst the Government keeps telling people everything is fixed,

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