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Nick Clegg tells his supporters to stand firm, dismissing talk

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of a Welcome to North West Tonight with

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Beccy Meehan and Roger Johnson. Life in prison

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for the killer who plotted his alibi over a bag of chips moments

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after stabbing a man to death. Wayne Smith killed Jonathan Britton

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because he was dating his ex`wife. Unions claim plans to reduce

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ambulance cover will put lives This man killed two

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serving soldiers. We reveal the mistakes

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which allowed him to get a job I don't understand why it has taken

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such a long time for this to be brought out into the open.

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A jealous husband from Merseyside who murdered

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his estranged wife's partner has been jailed for at least 28 years.

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Wayne Smith stabbed Jon Britton on the doorstep of his home at

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Smith was caught on CCTV telling a friend about what he'd done.

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He also used his friend to back up a false alibi that they'd been

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playing war games on the night of the murder.

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Andy Gill is at Liverpool Crown Court for us now.

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Andy, tell us more about why Wayne Smith killed Jon Britton.

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Wayne Smith is an IT engineer from Birkenhead. He stabbed Jon Britton

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to death in December last year. The court was told that Jon Britton was

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in a relationship with Wayne Smith's estranged wife. The

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prosecution service say that he Wayne Smith could not cope with the

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fact that his marriage had broken down. He was always suspicious man.

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He spied on her, he kept tabs on her. He set about inner core blood

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and premeditated way to kill Jon Britton.

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And Smith used a friend of his to help with an alibi?

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Yes, he was into war games played with a younger friend. He went to

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the his friend's house on the night of the murder. The pair were

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captured on a chip shop CCTV later that night, the moment when Wayne

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Smith told his friend what he had done. His friend seems visibly

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distressed. They made up stories to back`up the story that that is what

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we have been doing on the night. Eventually, the friend told police

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what had really happened. Wayne Smith had denied murder, but today

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he was convicted. The judge said he had spun a web of sophisticated lies

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to the jury. She sentenced him to life for the murder but said he

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would have two serve at least 28 years in jail before being

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considered for parole. Tonight, Jon Britton's family paid tribute to

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him, they said their lives had been changed irreversibly and time had

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not managed their pain. Union leaders say cuts to

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the region's ambulance service could There are plans to reduce

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the number of emergency vehicles available during

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the early hours to save money. Managers say it can be done without

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major risk but UNISON officials disagree as our Chief Reporter,

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Dave Guest, explains. It is a front`line emergency

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service. But in common with many other public services, it has two

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seed money. This year, this ambulance service as to save over

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?13 million. We have saved a similar amount of the last three years. We

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cannot take any more out without affecting the front line. The plan

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is to reduce the number of ambulances on call between midnight

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and 8am in some areas of the North West. In Bolton, they currently have

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four of these emergency ambulances on duty between midnight and 8am,

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but that'll be cut to three. But they say they will not be reducing

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the number of these rapid response vehicles they have out on the roads.

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Unison say the cuts could put lives at risk. If ambulance response times

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are longer, people with heart attacks and strokes will take longer

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to get to hospital for treatment. Time is of the essence. If someone

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is involved in a road accident, there treatment will be delayed. It

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has to mean a poor service. It will have an effect on patients at some

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point. We are trying to do with 999 calls definitely. Any of our

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paramedics will see that a lot of people they go to see do not need an

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ambulance. Can you guarantee people that if they need an ambulance

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during those hours, they will get one? They will get one. We have only

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produced small amount of cover after midnight. The ambulance service CV

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to `` say they do not want to make cuts, but their proposals are the

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best option. The family of a security guard who

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was jailed for killing two of his colleagues are calling for an

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enquiry as to why it happened. G4S Africa have been aware of

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crucial screening. Danny Kit Symons is serving a 20

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year prison sentence. He had been employed by security firm G4S even

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though on bail for a firearms offence and suffering from

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post`rheumatic stress disorder. Leaked documents appear to show that

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five months before the murder, two audits carried out which found that

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the company were only binding basic details and not carrying out all

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criminal checks. I would like to see a public enquiry. I do not

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understand why it has taken such a long time for this to be brought out

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into the open. There should be an enquiry immediately. Basic documents

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such as a completed application form and military references for missing

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file details on his personnel form were incomplete and inappropriate.

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G4S actually identified that their vetting procedures needed to be

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tightened up. But the people who were supposed to do the checking did

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not tighten it up. The mother of one of his victims is also calling for

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answers. Why would you put guns into the hands of men who had not been

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vetted properly, or screened properly? G4S said in light of the

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impending in quest, they were not commenting. We want to hear from G4S

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on this. The home affairs select committee have had the leadership of

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G4S for us. We still hold contracts of ?600 million with the Home

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Office. People say that time is a healer, but time is not a healer. It

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was on as time `` it gets worse as time goes on because you still

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firmly believe he will come home one day.

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patrols in Aintree after a man who got into an argument with a group of

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men was stabbed to death in the street.

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Officers were called to Melling Avenue near to the racecourse just

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before midnight, where they found the 33`year`old man unconscious. He

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He was taken to hospital but later died.

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because they couldn't afford food, according to Save The Children.

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The charity found one in 20 families had visited a foodbank,

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An online troll who's posted abuse about the Hillsborough disaster

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and the murder of toddler James Bulger says he won't co`operate with

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Old Holborn, whose real name is Robert Ambridge, says his online

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One of LS Lowry's finest works has gone up on display

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for the first time since it was painted over 50 years ago.

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Station Approach, which depicts Manchester's Exchange station, is

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expected to fetch up to ?3 million when it's auctioned next month.

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It's now on show at the Lowry in Salford.

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teacher. Some people will be appalled by that view. The teacher

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is going in the to teach, not to be hit in the face with a custard pie

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by someone who puts it on Facebook. This is a paper plate with fake

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cream. I have seen a young lad who I think will work hard to prove a

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point now and make amends. Jacob will be able to sit

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his A`Level exams at the school but it will go

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on record that he's been excluded. In a statment, the school,

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Altrincham Grammar, said his actions caused humilitation

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and said the school will always take a firm stance with students who

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assault staff in any way. A story that has got people talking

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today. On Facebook and Twitter. Still to come. Still laying around.

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Chickens are still on the loose. We did not imagine they could last

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out there. And revving up for the TT. Motor

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cycle fans start flocking to the Isle of Man.

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underwent a CT scan at the Royal Blackburn Hospital last July after

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years suffering with headaches. She was told it was clear, but has now

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learned part of her scan results, which showed an aneurysm, or a

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swelling of blood within an artery or vein, weren't passed on to

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doctors at the time. A month later, she collapsed with a haemorrhage.

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I could have been dead. I was told that very few people do actually

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make it to hospital. And knowing that just gives me the frights and

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I'm taking each day at a time. In a private meeting with hospital

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staff earlier this month, she was told the enhanced scan images taken

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in July weren't passed on at that time because of a computer failure.

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She's now received a letter from the hospital apologising.

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her life. The family has had to sell the fast food takeaway business they

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Yesterday, we told the the story of John Liver who, like thousands

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of men from the North West, didn't come home from the First World War.

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He was a relative of Graham Liver, the breakfast presenter at

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BBC Radio Lancashire, who went to Belgium to see where he fell.

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Tonight, Graham follows in the footsteps of

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Tom Liver who, just five days after John died, also lost his life.

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Happy, excited faces as yet unaware of the horrors they would face.

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Tom Liver signed up for the Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

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and survived the Somme, sent home through injury.

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Four months later, he returned to active duty in Belgium,

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They would have come up this rise behind us. Today, blocking our path

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is a housing estate. Like so many, family

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members found themselves fighting alongside each other. Tom was next

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to my great grandfather Thomas Henry. According to the war diary of

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that time, 26 September 1917, they fought hand`to`hand combat with the

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Germans for up to 11 hours, repelling two counter attacks that

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day and one the day after. You can't start to imagine what it must have

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Sadly, he died of those injuries and is buried here.

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Thousands of men never returned to the north`west,

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remembered just a few miles down the road at Passchendaele .

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Up until a few months ago, I knew nothing about John and Tom's

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story, now I am immensely proud that I am the only member

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of their family to visit their final resting place to pay my respects.

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We are building up to the start of the Isle of Man TT.

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They reckon 40,000 bike fans will travel to the island over

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That'll be the most for seven years and there are also plenty

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Morecambe's John McGuiness is just six short of Joey Dunlop's record

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He'll be hoping to eat into that and maybe even better

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his own lap record which was clocked at well over 131 miles per hour.

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The first race isn't until this weekend, but as

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Kelly Foran reports TT fans are already arriving in large numbers.

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The roaring of engines, the smell of petrol and the sight of

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It's that time of year for the TT races.

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People come from all over the world to watch their heroes racing around

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Some folk will say they are stupid, but they're not, they're brave,

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We come here, stay at a campsite, look at the races, enjoy the island.

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Some so dedicated, they come back year on year.

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This is the greatest event in the world.

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B and B is and campsites are fully booked.

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Tourists will spend around ?26 million over the two weeks.

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It is the biggest two weeks of the year.

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The majority of people, as soon as TT 2014 has finished, they will

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There is a real buzz here at the moment. Fighters are being urged to

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leave the racing to the professionals. `` bikers. They will

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see police and the course, and they are the for a reason.

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Qualifying sessions take place this week before the first race

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In Rugby Union, Sale Sharks' Danny Cipriani says he is more focused

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than ever as he prepares to win his first England cap in six years.

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The fly`half, who won the last of his seven caps

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in 2008, has been in impressive form for the Sharks this season.

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Form that has pushed him into the England squad to tour New Zealand.

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But he says the hard work starts now ahead of

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I have put myself in a position to be here, on form. But it is now for

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me to kick on and drive forward. I want to put myself against the best

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in the world. There is no better way to prove your worth.

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In football, a number of North West stars are building up to the

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World Cup of course and today Liverpool's Glen Johnson had

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He says club team mate Luis Suarez has told him he will be fit to play

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These were the scenes after the knee operation that made him a doubt for

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the Group D match, and at that point it didn?t look hopeful, but Johnson

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Well, another Liverpool player who'll be wearing the three lions

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in Brazil is Jordan Henderson, who says England's young guns are

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The younger lads coming in will be having a go, really excited going to

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They are very confident and they play with no fear.

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Yes, I think they will be looking forward to it and I'm sure,

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given the opportunity, they'll take it and want to be playing.

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Lancashire's Roses match against Yorkshire has ended in a draw

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But there has been Lancashire success to celebrate for England

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against Sri Lanka at Emirates Old Trafford

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James Anderson took a couple of wickets as the hosts bowled out

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Sri Lanka for 67 and then knocked off the reply without losing

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England now lead the 5 match series 2`1.

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month, a lorry carrying over 6,000 chickens crashed into a safety

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barrier on the M62 spilling thousands of birds across the

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carriageway. Around 3,000 were rescued by

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volunteers from a nearby animal sanctuary but exactly two weeks

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later there are still hens being found wandering around in the area

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every day. Rescuers say more should be done to help gather up the rest.

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Alive and clucking and making themselves at home.

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The remaining fortunate few who had a very lucky escape.

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Nevertheless, feathers have been ruffled among some of the volunteers

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I would have thought it would have been that responsibility of highways

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to search the area, ignoring so many chickens were on the loose.

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`` knowing. As soon as the motorway was open, they disappeared with the

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But there is still a possibility of them entering onto the motorway.

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Around 6000 chickens spilled onto the motorway

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when the lorry carrying them crashed, causing huge tailbacks.

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Two weeks on and the aftermath can still be seen.

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As you can see, there are eggs everywhere.

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Chickens are still being found alongside the carriageway.

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It is just so surprising, we didn't imagine they could last

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out there, but they are doing really well obviously.

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We saw one on the opposite side of the motorway walking alongside

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Some of the hens were brought to the rescue centre where many have

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An online campaign group has also helped to find new homes

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But now the focus is on the hens that were not quite so lucky.

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We want to be the voice of the chickens that we were not

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They were picked up upside down, flung into crates.

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There was no regard of whether they had broken wings or legs.

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Let's look ahead to what we can expect from the weather.

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It has to get better, doesn't it? We knew that today would not be a very

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good day. If you watch the timeline, you will see the remnants are still

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around tomorrow. I faded, it moves out the way. Saturday, we are on

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track for some decent weather. `` by Friday, it moves out of the way.

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This has been the rain through the day. It was at its heaviest first

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thing in the morning. If you have got a dry area, but it looks dry,

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the reader cannot always pick up the fine rain. We will continue to see

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this dull, damp and drizzly rain on and off. Temperatures will be pretty

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good because of all the cloud and rain. 10`12d at the minimum.

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Tomorrow morning, a broadly similar picture. A, damp start. The rainbow

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try to pull out of the way. You may have to wait for tea`time to see any

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big improvement. This sky will try to brighten up then. It should be

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largely dry and a little sunshine. It will not feel good, temperatures

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of 14 or 15 degrees. Thank you. Lots of April getting in

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touch about the pupil who was expelled for throwing a custard pie

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on a plank de. One teacher says, it was a prank

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day, which is not an assault. If the teacher did that to our

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people, they would be sacked. How ridiculous that a schoolboy is

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rewarded by a ?20,000 a year job. Good night.

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The very nature of the American personality was defined.

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Ray Mears explores the land behind the Hollywood legend

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and discovers the wild that made the West.

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