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That's all from the BBC News at Six, so

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Welcome to NorthWest Tonight with Annabel Tiffin

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An attack on a pensioner terminally ill with cancer is condemned

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Shocking new figures show one in three children

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Convicted of dangerous driving by his own head`cam video,

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the biker who almost caused a head`on collision.

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And the new film reveals the beauty of humble Middleton in Greater

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Manchester. 69`year`old Jack Keppie

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is terminally ill with cancer. But that didn't stop two thugs

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beating him up to steal his wallet, leaving him

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with suspected broken ribs. Today, Greater Manchester Police

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condemned the attack as cowardly Visiting his local pub

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in Denton had been one Here's our chief reporter,

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Dave Guest. A pint at his local is

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a simple pleasure for Jack Keppie, He knows his time is limited

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so he intends to enjoy what time he This is his local `

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the Angel in Denton. Then on his way home he was

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attacked by two thugs. Suddenly I was hit by two thugs, hit

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on the back of the head, I fell to the ground, they started kicking me

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and took my wallet, they took all the money out of it and threw the

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wallet in my face in an aggressive manner. I ended up lying on

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ground face down. That was it really. It is unlikely the thieves

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would have known about Jack's terminal illness but it was easy for

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them to see he was a Field guide who was not going to put up much of the

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fight. They left him with suspected cracked ribs and run off that way.

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They were in the 20s with local accents. One was wearing

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tracksuit, the other a black tracksuit and both had the foods up.

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His friends at the Angel are shocked and appalled by what's happened.

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It is difficult what he is going to anyway, the pain with the cancer,

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though he is going through the mental side of this as well. It is

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hard. Understandably, Jack's now wary

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about walking to the pub, but intends to use a taxi so he can

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continue with his life while he can. A 57`year`old man's been arrested

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on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead in a

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back garden in Greater Manchester. Police went to to a house on Wigan

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Road in Leigh this morning after a caller expressed concern for the

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welfare of a woman living there. Officers say they're not looking

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for anyone else CCTV has emerged

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which shows how lucky a pedestrian was to avoid potentially fatal

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injuries when a car sudddenly A traffic light on Ashton Road

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prevented the vehicle ploughing She suffered a broken arm

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in the accident last week. Cumbria police say more than 120

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sheep have been rustled from land above Windermere over

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the last seven months. The farmer has lost 60 Charolais

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Cross lambs and 67 Herdwick ewes and says they've been stolen in

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small numbers on a frequent basis. They were taken from an open

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fell above Troutbeck village A sculpture honouring the Liverpool

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Pals is to be officially unveiled at Lime Street Station by Prince

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Edward at the end of this month. The Pals were more than 6,000 men

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who volunteered to fight in WWI. The sculpture has been funded

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by public donations. A quarter of children starting

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primary school in Blackpool And by the time they start secondary

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school, a third of them are obese. The figures come

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from a new report compiled by public health officials, who say part of

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the problem is the large number of In a moment we'll be asking

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the local council leader what's But first this report from

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Yunus Mulla. As a parent, what could be better?

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Seeing them burn off calories and staying healthy. I'll be better?

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Seeing them burn off calories and staying healthy. While these they do

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not choose what Peter, we choose what to get them. It is easier, fast

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food, it is more available. They do not ask for salad and broccoli, the

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one sausage and chips. It is more money cost you find difficult. It is

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the cost of what to do. One in four schoolchildren are obese when they

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arrive at reception, it is one in three by year six. We have fast`food

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take`out at every corner providing unhealthy food. That is driving our

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obesity crisis. Child obesity is part of the problem and although

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advances have been made in areas such as substance abuse during

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pregnancy, there is slower improvement than elsewhere in the

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country. School breakfasts are one initiative. Will it make any real

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difference? We have had suggested improvements in the past. Whether it

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will really make an improvement is another matter. How long will the

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improvements make? It will take five or ten years we are told. Earlier I

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spoke to the reader and asked what he made of the findings of the

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report. To see some of these things written down gives you cause for

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reflection. The whole purpose of the report is to make us think

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depth about what we are doing and whether we should be doing

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some areas and less in others. It is thought`provoking. I battle it is,

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one in three clinically obese by the time they leave primary school.

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What, if anything, can the council do about that? I think our school

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breakfast programme is having an impact. We are 18 months into that.

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Giving children a healthy breakfast is part of it. It takes a had of

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time to bed in. How much responsibility does the council

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have? We can only do so much but I think it is important we take a

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civic leadership role and we see macro that the health of Blackpool

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residents is something we take responsibility for along with them,

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the NHS, our schools and leisure centres. We have a powerful role to

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play in highlighting the issues. Having a dialogue with the residents

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and our partners in what we will do to tackle that. How much of the

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problem do you think it is that there are an awful lot of people

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ease in Blackpool? It is the place lots of visitors come to. It can be

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hard to make the right choice, we are encouraging more quality food

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providers into the town to extend the range that is available to

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people. We wanted to be not all hotdogs and doughnuts, marvellous as

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those things are! Thank you for joining us.

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You may remember ealier this year we showed you dramatic video

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of a motorbike crash that almost cost the rider and the driver

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Jack Sanderson from Cheshire recorded the incident

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on a camera fixed to his helmet and uploaded it onto YouTube.

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It became an internet hit, but that wasn't the end of the matter.

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Today Jack Sanderson found him self in court,

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The boxed in new Road, a magnet for motor cyclists. In February Jack

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Sanderson went for a ride that should have cost him his life. After

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crashing through a stone wall he was thrown from the bike but survived

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unharmed. The video, recorded on a camera on his helmet, became an

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Internet hit. In April he went to see what was left off his bike.

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told us he had learned his lesson and he hoped that would be the end

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of it but it was not. After our programme police officers paid

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him a visit. Today, Jack Sanderson found himself at the magistrates

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courts `` caught on a charge of dangerous driving. He pleaded not

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guilty. He said he was in full control until he hit the fence. He

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drove into the fence to avoid a collision. The driver of the

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oncoming vehicle had a statement read to the court. He had turned to

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his wife and said he thought he may be dead. The passenger said she

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could see his face and lies. They pulled over and run back to the

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scene of the incident Sanderson sitting there with his

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friends and he apologised to them. He admitted he had never read the

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Highway code and he will be sentenced next week. He also faces a

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claim for compensation from the farmer who wants more than ?1000 to

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appear his wall. Dramatic pictures. It's emerged today that many

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of the North West's trains could soon be run by state`owned French,

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German or Dutch companies. Six firms, four of them European,

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were today shortlisted for two franchises connecting towns

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and cities throughout the North. The news comes as unions organised

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protests in the North West against There was a protest outside line

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Street station today about increased prices.

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We'll be talking to the rail union, the RMT, in a moment, but first

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Today protesters where saying no to an increase. To have affordable

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public transport in our make sure people can get to work and

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college. It is not just the fears they are protesting about, the two

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services are run as franchises and plans for the new ones will increase

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fears, cut services and reduce ticket office hours. The plans also

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look at more frequent services on busier routes. These are the six

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that are fighting for the franchises. Among them those who

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make up Northern rail. We desperately need investment in new

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rolling stock, better services, improved stations. The Department

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for transport says train services in the North are expensive, costing the

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taxpayer serious money. The subsidy per passenger is among the highest

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in the country. With passenger numbers across the North rising and

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no increase in subsidies, whoever wins has a difficult journey ahead.

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Earlier I spoke to Craig Johnson, the regional organiser of the Rail,

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I asked him why he was concerned about the franchise process.

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First of all, we are remapping the veil wheeze of the North of England

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saw Trans Pennine services will be lost. We are likely to get less safe

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and less well`trained staff on trains, they are going to bring in

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driver only operated trains. There will be reductions in opening hours

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of ticket offices and reductions in those who stay open. There will be a

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hike on fears, it is bad news on every front. The government say they

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will not take cards off of dreams and the stations they will close are

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used by only a handful of people each week. Taxpayers are helping to

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subsidise railways as much as they are at the moment so anything which

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makes them more efficient has got to be a good thing? It is extraordinary

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that today we have heard that the three potential figures are from the

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French national state railways, the German and Dutch national state

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railways. It seems they are quite happy to see foreign state companies

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run our nationalised railway. But if it is going to make our service as

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good as those on the continent, why is that bad? I do not think it will

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be good. The investment issue, the taxpayers money, I agree there is a

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tremendous waste in the rail network, we are being three or four

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times more than privatised railways than beware for nationalised British

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rail. There is a message in there. Still to come. Addicts at a woman's

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present help the governor how difficult it is to stop taking

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drugs. Promising not to use on the day we got out it was straight back

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to the drugs. And the new film made by an award`winning photographer.

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Well over half of women offenders have used hard

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Some may beat their drug and alcohol addiction whilst

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in prison but all too often lapse when they leave A new project

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in the North West aims to end the cycle of addiction and offending.

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Women at Styal prison are being offered

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intensive support while they're serving time, and will then be given

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This is a drug and alcohol rehabilitation unit but

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Today the imamates told politicians of their battle with addiction

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The unit gives women intensive support and as part

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of a new approach to recovery they'll receive that same support

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when they leave and it's leaving prison which Kerry fears.

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The scheme is being piloted in the North West

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and the government believes it will ultimately save them money.

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If the project is successful it could be taken up throughout

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It is easy to stay drug`free in prison but once you get out, you

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have got to face everything you have left behind. Bumping into people who

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you used to buy drugs off of, it is very easy to fall back down. What

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help will she get when she leaves prison? He/she will be met at the

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gate, taken to a safe place by negotiation. The support she will

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have from the support community will also include people she has worked

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with in here. They believe this will ultimately save money. If they can

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cope with the addiction, get back to work and contribute to peeing taxis,

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it is a win `win situation for everyone. Despite those attempts to

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help the women prisoners, some believe the jail should be closed

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down, like all women's presents. I asked why. If you change people's

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lives by getting them to be law`abiding working in the two

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unity, that is especially true of women, they commit fewer crimes than

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men and different kinds to men. In this prison in particular most of

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the women are either on remand or awaiting trial, they have not

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convicted yet, or they have committed my old crimes which could

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be dealt with within the community. It is a waste of money. Some say to

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do it in the community is much more intensive, it takes money and

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investment. It is much cheaper in the long`term and more effective if

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done in the community. I am pleased Simon Hughes is visiting a woman's

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centre, that is helpful in turning the lives around, dealing with the

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problems that have caused this in the first place, whether being

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addicted or some other related crime. We know that many women

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return to prison afterwards because the current situation does not solve

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the problems. There are some who have committed Jenas crimes and

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should be locked up. There are around 100 perhaps. Keenness crimes.

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Small units have been suggested, independent ones, they could deal

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with the very few women who have committed serious offences. The vast

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in the community, change the lives in the community which would be a

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great crime register and save a lot of money for the community. Sport

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now. The clarets took the lead at Turf Moor against Chelsea thanks to

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this volley. Diego Costa equalised for the visitors a short time later

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and further goals secured three points for Chelsea. That is the real

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top end of the business we are in, in the Premier league. We have not

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been defeated and have to be realistic. We do not enjoy losing

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enjoyed the fact we got through that game and will move forward. I think

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he lost his voice during the game last night! He will get his own back

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against Rosie Modine you'll later in the season, I am sure. Now a video

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to make people fall in love with Middleton has gone on the intranet.

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Rochdale Borough Council commissioned it and hope it will

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encourage people to visit the area's most famous buildings during

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September when they will be open to the public for free. Middleton as

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you have never seen it before. This five`minute film is a series of

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time`lapse sequences to showcase the town's most interesting buildings.

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It used 15,000 stills, what is its creator trying to achieve? It is to

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jar of the senses and make people look again at our heritage. It is a

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fragile thing, it takes a lot of money and volunteers. This is the

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first art nouveau charge. It is about the new as well as the old.

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There are different periods and styles represented, from medieval

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times until the Industrial Revolution. That is unique. The

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Borough Council commissioned the film using money from the Heritage

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Lottery Fund. If its aim is to encourage visitors and residents to

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fall in love with the ADF, has it worked? It is clearly recognisable

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it looks so good. A lot of people these days out on the intranet but

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do not go out. This film shows them and gives the idea there is

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something in Middleton. It is an example of what we have got and I do

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not think local people appreciate it. The film`maker wanted to show

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the beauty of this town and asked if we all take where we live for

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granted. If they are free to go in there is nothing to lose. We all

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live in towns which have beautiful buildings but we just do not see

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them. Look up above the shop fronts. Looking up to date we would have

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seen a lot of sunshine. Yes. Funny and Chile. That is the same forecast

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for tomorrow. Things do not really changed too much heading through the

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next 12 to 24 hours. We will keep that cool theme. Tomorrow is not too

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bad. Thursday sees an area of weather which will bring some rain.

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On Friday things will settle again and it is largely drive. That day

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does not look too bad, it is just the feel of the weather. This

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afternoon temperatures have been around 16 degrees. The showers from

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first thing this morning died away through the afternoon. There has

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been plenty of sunshine around. The sun at this time of year this is

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picture right now. A evening in store with pretty decent spells of

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sunshine for most. Tonight it will be mostly settled and clear. For

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towns and cities we are still talking nine, ten and 11 degrees. It

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will be nippy first thing tomorrow morning. There will be a line of

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showers early on at these will move through relatively quickly. Northern

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parts will have the best weather from the start. The cloud will break

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up and move away and then an awful lot of sunshine around from

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mid`morning. The wind not so strong. Any showers which turn up

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could be slow`moving. There will hardly be any at all sort not a bad

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afternoon. Temperatures significant, 14 to 16 degrees. After

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that another chilly night in store initially backed the cloud will

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start to roll back on N. That will roll towards us as we go back into

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Thursday. One to showers on Friday and Saturday but a lot of dry and

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bright weather. Thank you. We have had quite a few tweets about our

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item on Child obesity. Most say it is unfair to blame the takeaway is.

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One man says the patents should be blamed, he should be responsible for

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making sure children eat sensibly and exercise. A lady says childhood

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obesity is the fault of the parents. Outside factors are blamed too much.

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Someone else says you cannot blame the takeaway is, every town and city

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has then, it must be the parents. Another person says it is down to

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poverty, cheaper foods are full of fat and sugar. That is all for now.

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Good evening.

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