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a couple in their seventies are still missing 24 hours

They'd been warned repeatedly that their hoarding

good news and bad from the National Grid: some pylons

But giant new ones will spring up in South Cumbria.

This is just a disaster for the landscape of the Duddon Estuary.

Alongside Hitler walks walks the present virtual

dictator of Germany, Himmler.

He was Hitler's right hand lan but did Northwest Soldiers catch

Autumn gold - the region's changing colours taken by you.

Two people are still missing after fire gutted a house

It's not known whether the owners - a couple believed to be

in their 60s or 70s - were in the house

Merseyside Fire Service says its officers had previously

warned the couple that hoarding items inside the house

The fire quickly engulfed the house. A passing motorist dialled 899 after

spotting smoke just after four o'clock yesterday afternoon.

Firefighters were on the scdne eight minutes later. We are three doors

down. We were out when the fire started. We came home on thd bus and

we thought it might have bedn our place alight. We learn from somebody

else on the street it wasn't. It was the house with the yellow c`r. We

knew it was occupied by people who didn't go out very much. Knowing

what we know of the people, it seemed quite likely that thdy were

still in the house. It was very shocking. The Fire Service says it

could be days before they m`naged to access the house and surgerx safely.

They don't know whether the occupants of the house were inside

at the time. They note they have a daughter but haven't been able to

contact her. Authorities had been contacted with reports that they

were holding large amounts of material at the property. Wd have

struggled to gain access but we are working in unison with Mersdyside

Police and a demolition company to affect access. Officers had

previously visited the housd but had been unable to access. As the couple

owned it, they would have h`d to obtain a warrant to coming `nd had

not yet been able to do so. As a private property, we don't have the

same powers but we have been and given advice to the owners. The

building is now being dismantled to make it safe for fire officdrs to

search for the couple. Neighbours say they fear the worst.

The National Grid has agreed to spend millions burying

a new power cable deep bene`th the Lake District National Park

And it'll spend more than a billion constructing a tunnel under

Morecambe Bay to link that cable to the national transmission system.

But it still plans to use htge new pylons to carry the cable

And that news has been greeted with dismay by those who believe

the scheme with scar a picturesque part of South Cumbria.

Our Chief Reporter, Dave Guest, has the story.

This is why the new power line is needed.

It's a nuclear powered stathon which is due to be built at

They will have to get the electricity generated

It's a massive project and one that's proving controversial.

It's just a disaster for the landscape of the Duddon Estuary.

Part of the proposal involvds putting up giant pylons that run

straight through the picturesque Furness penhnsula.

Today, those concerned about the plan were invited to this

hotel in Kendal to discuss exactly what the National Grid

They discovered the company had made some changes to its original plans.

For instance, they've deciddd to bury a 14-mile stretch along

the western fringe of the Lake District National Park

That's on top of the money they've already agreed

tunnel beneath Morecambe Bax. The cost of that, ?1.2 billhon.

However, they still plan to run an overgrown section

About quarter of the route will be underground and out of sight.

The rest of the route, we think we can replace the existing

line with bigger pylons but a lot fewer of them.

When he says bigger, he means they could be almost twice

the size of the existing pylons in the Duddon Estuuary.

50 metres high, about the shze of Nelson 's column.

We would very much like to see it being buried under the

Duddon Estuary because it would avoid an awful lot of problems

they would have at the top of the estuary because that's

where both the landscape and also internationally protected

wildlife sites combine to m`ke it a very difficult area

We need to push them to the final solution.

Of course, National Grid wotld say it's simply not cost-effecthve

But where they've gone so f`r means they could actually spend

that additional money and m`ke a big difference to everyond

We have to balance the environment, the landscape, people's opinions.

We think we can route an ovdrhead line in a really sensitive way

National Grid say they will be starting a public consultathon

at the end of this week and it will run through till early January.

They hope to submit a formal planning application during 201 .

Their main aim is to try to get construction underway during 20 9.

David Guest, BBC North West tonight. Kendall.

A man's appeared in court accused of murder -

after a dismembered and burned body was found in a suitcase

The body of Yang Lu was discovered on October 10th in a lay-by off

Ming Yang, who's from Manchdster, has been remanded in custodx,

he'll appear at Nottingham Crown Court tomorrow.

A man's being questioned in Merseyside after a van r`mmed

into a police car and drove at an officer - before being chased

Police say the incident unfolded following reports that

a man in a van had approached a teenage girl.

Manchester's Lord Mayor Carl Austin-Behan says he's reported

a hate crime to police, after being subjected

to homophobic abuse outside a Justin Bieber concert last night.

Meanwhile inside the pop st`r himself stormed off stage

at the Manchester arena because his fans wouldn't

A coroner has heard how a m`n was beaten by Spanish police molents

before his death. Luke Rhod`n was on a stag weekend in a beta. Police

have said they were simply restraining him. A number of people

on the weekend gave evidencd today saying that they had been drinking

and hadn't had much sleep. They said that they had left Luke Rhodan to

sleep it off. They went out for a second evening. Another witness in a

different group at the same hotel described how later that night he

heard a loud bind and saw Ltke hobbling through the lobby having

apparently jumped from his balcony. He said that he appeared to be an

some sort of hallucinogenic drug. Police came to restrain him. On two

occasions police pressed about on against his throat, he said. He

said, it was police brutality. Another witness filmed what was

happening on a mobile phone. She said that the police hit hil with so

much force that the bat on flew out of his hand. She also says that

police threatened her if shd didn't stop filming. Spanish policd have

always said that they simplx acted to restrain him. Tomorrow, we hear

from the Spanish doctor who came on the scene to treat Luke. Thd inquest

is expected to last until Wddnesday. Still to come on

North West Tonight - This looks like a regular p`ssenger

plane. The last thing you whll see is duty-free. It is part of a

project called Into The Blud. Commentator: Pedro! He Scords For

Chelsea. Humiliated mourinho apologises

to manchester united fans after the Reds

are battered at the Bridge. All across the North West

there are memorials to the len and women who fought and didd

in the two great wars Of course many of our heroes lived

to tell their tales from thd most But one incredible story has never

been told on screen... And it involves one of the lost

infamous Nazis of World War II Hitler has killed himself,

along with many leading Nazhs. On May the 23rd, this extraordinary

footage is taken. It shows the dead body of the most

wanted man in Europe. He's just taken a cyanide phll

after being taken prisoner two days Alongside Hitler walks the present

virtual dictator of Germany, He planned the Holocaust and ran

the death camps but he was captured by five ordinary soldiers

on a routine patrol. This is Chris Mannion,

who stumbled on the story while researching his grand

father's war exploits. Proving it has consumed him

for the past three years. My grandfather's picture

was on my grandmother's mantelpiece. He sadly died years

and years before I was born. As a young boy, you know, mdn who go

to war, you think of as heroes. There were lots of stories handed

down about a top Nazi, about him landing on D-Day

and fighting in Belgium, The story about a top Nazi was one

that other families had heard without anyone ever following it up.

Until now. Chris was determined to get the full

facts behind the arrest of Himmler. He knew there were four

other men who were on patrol What he did know was that,

in all probability, Trouble is, there's more th`n

100 men on here. The first and easiest

name to add to the list was Lance Sergeant William Lorris

from Ludlow in Shropshire. He was the only man named

on the arrest form. Chris used the Internet

and an appeal in local The family of Gunnar Michael Fahey

from Manchester had also he`rd He just happened to mention matter

of factly, I captured He said, I didn't know

who he was at the time. one of the other soldiers fhred

a warning shot in the air. He said it was either

a mill or a baker's shop. I ran in after him and he w`s hid

under the counter. I went in after him

and pulled him out. Paul Fletcher and his sister

Trish had the same family anecdote but their dad,

John Fletcher from Liverpool, He'd tell us little stories

about the war and he said hd'd captured Heinrich Himmler btt

my dad could be a bit of a joke so we all thought he was just

stretching the truth, basic`lly So, we just took it

with a pinch of salt. The name of Gunner George Slee

completed the list. Their descendants had never

met until now. We've all got the same storx is one

we start to talk about it. Slept in the same rooms,

went out drinking, risked And corny as it sounds,

my grandfather can see it and we're all, 72 years later,

we got together and we're You won't find these five mdn

in the history books. But their role in capturing one

of the 20th century's most wanted Really painstaking research to get

to that story. Incredible. @ll of the families had heard the same and

nobody had put it together. Absolutely amazing.

And you can hear more on that incredible story

on Inside Out North West, which is on BBC One

The UK's largest and most sophisticated rese`rch

aircraft has arrived at Manchester Airport

It's been studying atmospheric pollution across the region

from the Lake District to Lhverpool and all points in between.

It's part of project called out of the blue and tomorrow yot can

as part of the Manchester Science Festhval

This looks like a regular jdt eyeliner but it is everything but.

It is a giant flying laboratory It's testing the atmosphere for air

pollution. James is one of the scientists doing analysis. Tellers

tellers what you have been doing. As you can see, this is where the seas

would normally be this was ` jet eyeliner. It's been replaced by

racks of instruments that mdasure different compounds and gasds and

aerosols in the atmosphere. It looks very high-tech, is it? It's very

high-tech. These are cutting edge, state of the art instruments. There

isn't a flying laboratory lhke this anywhere else in Europe. We have a

fantastic facility that we can use to fly around and measure compounds

in the air. We should be looking at some data on Wednesday? Yes, we

should see some initial restlts on Wednesday. Plenty of exciting things

to learn about and see on this plane. To learn a little bit more is

Julia Maddock from the environmental research Council. We've brotght the

aeroplane here, a state of the art world leading aeroplane to

Manchester, along with 40 exhibits, so we can bring to life the science

and get people hands-on with what we are doing. Anybody can come and have

a look at this flying labor`tory. Absolutely. This is a uniqud

opportunity. We are opening the aeroplane of two people frol across

the country. They just need to register online on our webshte and

they can bid for free tickets for places to come around and sde the

equipment and meet the scientists. Thank you for joining us. On

Wednesday we will have some results from the collection of data that's

been happening today. And adroplane enthusiast 's dream. Stuart is

herewith the sport. The main story is about the expression on the faces

of those two men. Not as happy as they were earlier in the se`son

They could do no wrong. It was going to be a Manchester to horse title

race and things are not working out that way now.

Yes after setting the pace at the start of the season City

And things didn't get a lot better yesterday,

Jose Mourinho apologies to the United fans as they lost 4-0

on Mourinho's return to Stamford Bridge.

City at least got a point at home to Southampton but they're now

five games without a win - amazingly that's Pep Guardiola's

Managing in Manchester isn't proving particularly easy right now.

COMMENTATOR: Mourinho's United have been blown

Jose humiliated at the ground where once he could do no wrong

When the mistakes are individually, it's

We have to analyse, we have to think between each other

Peter Barnes is one of very few footballers

Which of the two clubs would you be more

They bought players in the summer and I think you've got young lads

coming in and done well but they, young lads need a bit more time

They got to find a bit more consistency.

To me, it's a big transitional period for United.

United a goal down within 30 seconds as they conceded four.

City at least salvaged a pohnt to stay top despite this

I think it's possibly his toughest job

coming to the Premier League in England.

different City coming in the New Year.

I think we need to pull ourselves together.

They played yesterday with Chelsea,

I blame only one guy, Jose Lourinho. I think, it was his choice.

It's too early to panic for sure but next up

for both teams is a local ddrby a match that means more than it

In the weekend's other matches only goal difference is keeping

Liverpool off the lead of the Premier League.

The Reds needed to beat West Brom by two clear goals to top the table.

Roberto Firmino's cross set up Sadio Mane for the first.

Then Philipe Continho's jinking run doubled Liverpool's lead.

There was last minute drama in Burnley's match against Dverton.

Sam Vokes gave the Clarets a first-half lead.

But Everton's new big money signing Yannick Bolasie replied

Then Turf Moor erupted as Johann Berg Gudmundsson's shot

was followed up by Scott Arfield for the last gasp winner.

In the Football League, Preston made it seven games

without defeat with a superb 1- win at promotion-chasing Norwich.

Alex Baptiste headed the winner for North End

Not such good news in Leagud One where all our sides lost,

Oldham going down 2-0 at home to Bristol Rovers.

The Latics still in the relegation zond.

In league two, Blackpool boss Gary Bowyer cancelled his players'

day off and it seemed to work as they hit four past Doncaster

Brad Potts scored two including this unstoppable free kick.

Manx motorcyclist Cal Crutchlow won his second MotoGP

The win in Australia makes the Ramsey resident the first Briton

to win two races in a season since Barry Sheene in 1979.

And just before I go a reminder that it's Bury v Bolton in leagud one

tonight at Gigg Lane, commentary on BBC Radio Manchester.

I've been to see that fixture many times down the years. Bolton haven't

won at Bury since 1929. Hopdfully, that might give them a chance. It's

a big game. Both are flying high in League 1. Bolton looking for an

immediate return to the championship. I read that Jose

Mourinho now has an identic`l record to David Moyes in the first nine

games. That's worse than Sttart s omen. Are they going to givd him

more time? Absolutely. Therd is no suggestion that either manager is

under pressure. They have btilt their future and invested hdavily on

these managers and their pl`yers. They will be given a lot more time.

It is such a tight title race, it could be any one of our north-west

sides. It is not going to bd one where a runs away with it.

Dianne's got the weather in a moment, but before that,

just look at this stunning picture from Mark Gilligan from Cheshire.

It's called Finding Gold taken at Wastwater in the Lake District

It's won the Amazing Moments section at the Landscape Photographdr

The colours have been particularly vibrant this year and you'vd been

sending us your pictures of the autumn across the North West,

# Now the summer days are ending # Now believes are coloured greener

and gold # The summer days are ending and the

nights are getting cold # From the East, the wind is blowing

# Now the sky's no longer blue # Overhead the clouds are growing

# Summers gone and so are you.. #. but the technology isn't pl`ying

along. Ignore what the picttres are going to be but listen to what I'm

going to tell you, you will find out what the weather is going to be The

pictures might not cooperatd. The weather tends to come towards us

from the West which it tends to be why we have so much wet weather

They will come from the East for the next few days. This was supposed to

show you the fact that we h`ve high pressure. For some reason, ht has

blanked itself out. High prdssure for the next 48 hours but after that

the wind changes direction `nd the weather starts to come from the

Irish Sea and the Atlantiqud originally. Weather fronts start to

come back towards us. Pivothng from east to west and normal service will

be renewed. That was my favourite picture from earlier. Absolttely

glorious. Lots of beautiful shots and find weather. This evenhng and

overnight, a static picture. Earlier, tiny spots of drizzle on

the wind. Through the night it's all about the cloud cover. It's been

really stubborn in places. That is clearing out and temperaturds will

be fairly low. Something we've got to get used to. Most towns `nd

cities between 5-7 degrees. Rural areas may get down to two or even

lower. Looking at the touch of Frost and some fog around river v`lleys.

Tomorrow will be a more consistent day done today. Tomorrow much more

in the way of sunshine. Somd really good spells of sunshine. Thd whole

feel of the day is going to be very nice indeed. After a chilly start

through the afternoon, I wotldn t be surprised if the temperaturds get to

around 12-13d. It's going to look and feel pretty good. A little more

in the way of cloud cover. @ week weather front on Wednesday. A tiny

spot of drizzle here and thdre. After that, more cloud cover meaning

the numbers will be a littld bit higher overnight and towards the

weekend. Fine for the next 48 hours, at least. Sad news that has come

while we have been on air. Pete Burns the lead singer of De`d Or

Alive died at the weekend of a cardiac arrest. His family say they

are devastated by the loss. We will bring you more on that an hour late

news at 10:30pm.