17/08/2014 North West Tonight

on the BBC News Channel and I will be back with the late news

Hundreds of people opposed to fracking have staged a protest

Campaigners say the controversial process will harm the area, but one

group that represents businesses in the town says the only damage done

They wanted the Blackpool tourists to get their message, and it took

the protest from the South Pier to the North Pier. How is Shell gas

extracted? When you add to that question, you will have the answer.

Cuadrilla has applied for planning permission to set up a fracking site

in the village of Little Plumpton. It will change the character of our

parish for a long time to come if it goes ahead, and I am frightened

about what you cannot see. 250 people have joined the protest,

fewer than expected, but there are people here from across the country.

We believe there are a lot of with this kind of procedure and our

union is 100% behind this, as we were behind the people up further

north. A few days ago, members of a national campaign group occupied a

field in Sussex, they previously want to local businesses could

targeted. We will see more and more local resistance and

for people to realise they are not alone in the fight.

direct action concerns one group representing 200 businesses.

the busiest seaside resort of the busiest time of the year and we do

not want disruption. Cuadrilla said that taking the law into your own

hands is anti`democratic and harmful to locals and local businesses. The

fracking debate focuses now on Lancashire.

The names of more than 400 children who've

been killed in Gaza have been read out during a rally in Manchester.

People met in Albert Square to call on the British Government to put

more pressure on Israel to end the conflict.

They released balloons to remember those who've died.

Israel strongly denies deliberately targeting civilians,

but speakers at today's event urged Israel to end its blockade of Gaza.

It looks right now like we are a long way from peace.

We will always be a long way from peace until such time as we come

together, stand together, regardless of our various political viewpoints.

All of us that can agree that for the sake

of being decent to the other members of the human race, this has to stop,

A man accused of punching a pregnant teenager in the stomach, causing her

to lose her baby, has been charged with child destruction.

Police say the 16`year`old girl was attacked in Copster Park in Oldham.

Dusan Bako, who's eighteen, and from nearby Copster Hill Road,

is due to appear before Oldham Magistrates tomorrow.

Health officials say 31 cases of salmonella food poisoning have

now been linked to a Chinese take`away on Merseyside.

They've been investigating Wok's Cooking in Kirkby

since 33 people from Merseyside and Cheshire became ill.

In Birmingham, three people have died following a similar outbreak.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission has been informed

after a man was critically injured in a crash,

just moments after being spotted by police in Greater Manchester.

The 22`year`old's motor scooter collided with a tree

Officers had spotted he wasn't wearing a helmet.

Football, and reigning Premier League champions Manchester City won

David Silva put Manuel Pelligrini's side on their way to victory after

a superb back`heel from Edin Dzeko opened up the home side's defence.

Earlier Liverpool clinched a 2`1 victory over Southampton

at Anfield when Daniel Sturridge scored twelve minutes from time.

In Superleague, Widnes Vikings lost 28 points to 14

at Huddersfield Giants despite a try and three goals from Danny Tickle.

Cricket, and Lancashire's Ashwell Prince hit a century to put the

Red Rose ahead against Durham on Day Three of their County

Lancashire are all out for 421, Durham made 59`1 in their second

innings. Hundreds of people have taken part

in the Salford Triathlon today. Competitors at the Quays faced a 15

hundred metre swim, 40 kilometre Among the early finishers were

members of the Knutsford Tri Club. It's the challenge,

the personal challenge, that's what it's all about.

And me mates as well. Yes,

it is a great club to be a member. We have great camaraderie. It is

good to be in our 50th year Now for a look

at the weather with Kay Forster. The winds have been the star

of the show today, really gusty north`westerly winds

and they will continue over the next few hours or so,

so still a yellow weather warning We could still have gusts up

to 50 mph into this evening. The wind will ease down tonight,

but we could see some showers pushing in,

they will go south into the morning, so a cloudy, damp night and all

of that will keep the temperatures up once again, into double figures

with lows of 11 or 12 Celsius. Tomorrow, cloudy and damp to start,

but showers continuing to push to the south and much drier

and brighter into the afternoon The chance

of one or two showers across eastern parts and with the wind easing down,

feeling a bit better with highs That's all for now.

I'll be back just after 10:15. Good evening. It was a slow start

for England and Wales. We got there in the end today. A cloudy morning,

with some outbreaks of rain. As