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earlier this evening. There will be more on that and any | :00:00. | :00:11. | |
Talks will be held tomorrow to try to prevent a strike | :00:12. | :00:15. | |
employed by Swissport - are planning to strike | :00:16. | :00:21. | |
More than half a million passengers are expected to pass | :00:22. | :00:24. | |
through the airport over the holiday period. | :00:25. | :00:26. | |
This has become one of the busiest times of the year. | :00:27. | :00:34. | |
640,000 people are expected to travel through Manchester Airport | :00:35. | :00:39. | |
That's more than 20% up on last year, it's a record. | :00:40. | :00:45. | |
At Liverpool too, the numbers are on the up, | :00:46. | :00:48. | |
And whether or not you are affected by this dispute over pay is likely | :00:49. | :00:54. | |
First of all, if you're flying from Liverpool, Swissport do | :00:55. | :01:02. | |
operate baggage handlers there, but they're members of a different | :01:03. | :01:04. | |
union, so they're not expected to go on strike. | :01:05. | :01:07. | |
If you fly from Manchester, it may depend on which airline you're with. | :01:08. | :01:10. | |
Ettihad, Monarch, Virgin Atlantic are three of about 30 airlines that | :01:11. | :01:16. | |
are involved with Swissport, whose bags are handled by Swissport. | :01:17. | :01:20. | |
Of course, the company will do their best to minimise any | :01:21. | :01:23. | |
disruption to passengers, and the dispute may not | :01:24. | :01:25. | |
even go to a strike, because there are talks tomorrow at Acas. | :01:26. | :01:30. | |
But the strike is scheduled start at midnight on Thursday | :01:31. | :01:33. | |
going into Friday morning and to finish at midnight on Christmas Eve, | :01:34. | :01:37. | |
And even if this strike is called off, just to warn you, | :01:38. | :01:47. | |
there are two other national disputes threatening | :01:48. | :01:48. | |
one of them involving airline pilots at Virgin Atlantic, | :01:49. | :01:52. | |
and the other involving British Airways cabin staff. | :01:53. | :01:54. | |
So quite a bit of uncertainty if you're heading into the skies | :01:55. | :01:57. | |
on your way to see family or just to seek some sunshine | :01:58. | :02:01. | |
Members of Manchester's Syrian community have met tonight | :02:02. | :02:06. | |
to discuss the ongoing humanitarian crisis in their homeland. | :02:07. | :02:10. | |
Greater Manchester has the second-largest Syrian | :02:11. | :02:13. | |
community in the UK, and many are worried about relatives | :02:14. | :02:16. | |
Syria has been at war for over five years, | :02:17. | :02:22. | |
with millions of people forced to leave the country. | :02:23. | :02:25. | |
Those here tonight say they hope their stories will | :02:26. | :02:27. | |
increase awareness of the true plight of Syrians. | :02:28. | :02:30. | |
There's been so much confusion over what's happening in Syria | :02:31. | :02:32. | |
And so much propaganda being promoted. | :02:33. | :02:36. | |
We wanted to take this opportunity today to explain the situation | :02:37. | :02:40. | |
Daher arrived in Manchester from Syria two years ago, | :02:41. | :02:45. | |
They are happy, because they are safe. | :02:46. | :02:51. | |
But we still think about the other members of our family, | :02:52. | :02:54. | |
What do you want people here in Manchester to know about Syria? | :02:55. | :02:59. | |
Just want them to know that the war in Syria is not | :03:00. | :03:02. | |
a civil war, just between an opposition and a regime. | :03:03. | :03:08. | |
People want out the street, just for freedom. | :03:09. | :03:12. | |
Yasser came to the North West from Aleppo last year. | :03:13. | :03:15. | |
We are in the 21st century, and can you imagine that people | :03:16. | :03:22. | |
are killed by barrel bombs, just because they ask for freedom? | :03:23. | :03:25. | |
I think now, our friends in Manchester, especially | :03:26. | :03:29. | |
Manchester, they get to know the reality and they | :03:30. | :03:33. | |
While for Haytham, contacting friends and relatives | :03:34. | :03:37. | |
Everyday, we're looking if they're still alive or not. | :03:38. | :03:43. | |
Because when you talk to them, you listen to the sound | :03:44. | :03:46. | |
of the barrel bombs in the background. | :03:47. | :03:50. | |
It's not easy to listen to that all the time. | :03:51. | :03:57. | |
Meanwhile, a Greater Manchester charity has launched a huge mission | :03:58. | :04:00. | |
to provide aid to thousands of people fleeing Aleppo. | :04:01. | :04:03. | |
As the city's being evacuated under a truce deal, many | :04:04. | :04:06. | |
Up to 8000 people have already arrived in nearby Azaz, | :04:07. | :04:11. | |
Earlier, I spoke to Rehan Salim from the charity and asked him how | :04:12. | :04:17. | |
The word from our ground teams is that people are leaving with only | :04:18. | :04:23. | |
They are carrying what they can carry in terms of foodstuff, etc. | :04:24. | :04:30. | |
Unfortunately, they're going through dire conditions, | :04:31. | :04:33. | |
in the winter it gets down to around minus four degrees. | :04:34. | :04:37. | |
People are freezing, they don't have any food, | :04:38. | :04:39. | |
People are struggling making their way to Azaz. | :04:40. | :04:45. | |
8000 people is a lot to descend on one area, | :04:46. | :04:50. | |
how do you cope with that amount of people? | :04:51. | :04:53. | |
That is the issue, and they're expecting maybe another | :04:54. | :04:55. | |
We and many other charities are working on Azaz. | :04:56. | :05:02. | |
We're working in terms of providing hot food meals, | :05:03. | :05:05. | |
particularly when people are coming from this area. | :05:06. | :05:09. | |
Lack of food and water, we're providing 5000 meals per day. | :05:10. | :05:13. | |
One of the big concerns for ourselves is that | :05:14. | :05:16. | |
a good 30-40% of those leaving are children. | :05:17. | :05:20. | |
The children, many are without their parents. | :05:21. | :05:22. | |
So when they get to Azaz, they don't have anyone there. | :05:23. | :05:26. | |
This is a concern for people like Unicef, who are | :05:27. | :05:28. | |
Reports are saying, because Idlib is right next to Aleppo, | :05:29. | :05:40. | |
there is potential this could be the next target in | :05:41. | :05:42. | |
This is something we're preparing for, but for the time being, | :05:43. | :05:48. | |
We saw you're providing shelter and food, what can people here do? | :05:49. | :05:55. | |
So far, we've had such great reaction to the Aleppo appeal, | :05:56. | :06:04. | |
I think, in the first three days, we raised around ?250,000, | :06:05. | :06:06. | |
that is a testament to the people of Manchester and the UK, | :06:07. | :06:11. | |
the majority of the donations have come from here. | :06:12. | :06:13. | |
People are feeling it, with the Facebook videos. | :06:14. | :06:16. | |
I think people feel a responsibility, | :06:17. | :06:18. | |
A man and a woman in their 20s have been arrested after a baby was found | :06:19. | :06:29. | |
A Warrington-based housing association has signed | :06:30. | :06:30. | |
a ?2.5 billion pound deal to build thousands of flat-pack | :06:31. | :06:33. | |
Your Housing Group are linking up with the | :06:34. | :06:36. | |
Chinese National Building Company to build factories in the UK | :06:37. | :06:38. | |
Its expected at least one of the factories will be | :06:39. | :06:43. | |
A plaque has been unveiled at Liverpool Town Hall to the memory | :06:44. | :06:48. | |
of the hundreds of local people who supported the anti-fascist cause | :06:49. | :06:51. | |
The new memorial marks the 80th anniversary of the war | :06:52. | :06:56. | |
Of the 130 that went to fight for the International | :06:57. | :07:01. | |
Brigade against Franco - 28 were killed. | :07:02. | :07:06. | |
Timothy Broadhurst loves playing sport and socialising with friends - | :07:07. | :07:10. | |
Now, thanks to a new scheme, he's become a valued member of staff | :07:11. | :07:18. | |
at the head office of shoe repair firm Timpson in Manchester. | :07:19. | :07:21. | |
Timothy Broadhurst is 25, and has been working | :07:22. | :07:28. | |
It's down to DS WorkFit, an organisation which helps | :07:29. | :07:33. | |
employers to connect with people with Down's syndrome. | :07:34. | :07:37. | |
This is one of my jobs, car park managing. | :07:38. | :07:41. | |
This is the postroom, where I sort the post out. | :07:42. | :07:45. | |
When he first started, his colleagues were given additional | :07:46. | :07:47. | |
training to understand the challenges facing someone | :07:48. | :07:50. | |
One of the main objects for us is finding a manager who really | :07:51. | :07:57. | |
wants to employ someone who has Down's syndrome. | :07:58. | :08:03. | |
Although his colleagues insist he's treated | :08:04. | :08:05. | |
He just seems to get in and get on with it, kind of thing. | :08:06. | :08:11. | |
Every so often, he might need an arm round his shoulder or even | :08:12. | :08:15. | |
And earlier this year, Timothy received a special award | :08:16. | :08:19. | |
Presented by none other than Coronation Street | :08:20. | :08:24. | |
Can I have a pork and turkey, please? | :08:25. | :08:32. | |
It's made me proud, how I'm working here. | :08:33. | :08:40. | |
A fun-loving character to have round the building. | :08:41. | :08:45. | |
Timpson has an opportunities for all policy, and considers anyone | :08:46. | :08:48. | |
for a role, as long as they're able to do it. | :08:49. | :08:52. | |
After seeing Timothy successfully hold down a job, | :08:53. | :08:55. | |
it's hoped other employers may be prepared to do the same. | :08:56. | :09:05. | |
If you don't want to now the result of the Merseyside derby, | :09:06. | :09:08. | |
Highlights are on Match Of The Day after this bulletin. | :09:09. | :09:13. | |
Sadio Mane got Liverpool's winner in injury time for a 1-0 win. | :09:14. | :09:18. | |
The Reds are now second in the Premier League. | :09:19. | :09:24. | |
That's it from me, here's Eno with the weather. | :09:25. | :09:36. | |
Not looking too good. The week ahead looks fairly unsettled. Expect | :09:37. | :09:44. | |
outbreaks of rain from time to time, and quite strong winds as well. | :09:45. | :09:49. | |
Tonight it is cloudy and a little breezy, fog patches will form and | :09:50. | :09:53. | |
temperatures down to three degrees. A cloudy start tomorrow, fog patches | :09:54. | :09:59. | |
lingering for a time. It will be cloudy throughout the afternoon, | :10:00. | :10:03. | |
light breaks here and there, breeze picking up. Some drizzly rain in | :10:04. | :10:07. | |
places, temperatures peaking at 7 degrees. Tomorrow night, we will see | :10:08. | :10:16. | |
a band of rain pushing through, strong winds behind that rain, | :10:17. | :10:20. | |
temperatures down to 4 degrees. Heading into Wednesday, a breezy | :10:21. | :10:25. | |
day, blustery showers, bright spells, temperatures peaking at 8 | :10:26. | :10:31. | |
degrees. We continue in this vein. For Thursday, looking cloudier, | :10:32. | :10:36. | |
still quite breezy with bright spells, temperatures around 8 | :10:37. | :10:40. | |
degrees. For Friday though, a change on the way. A big brand of rain | :10:41. | :10:46. | |
pushing through, some very heavy rain and possibly gales as well. | :10:47. | :10:52. | |
Disappointing temperatures in places, 10 degrees, but feeling | :10:53. | :10:58. | |
colour. Christmas Eve looks fine at the moment, but for Christmas Day, | :10:59. | :11:00. | |
unsettled, expect rain, The rest of the weekend, some rain | :11:01. | :11:04. | |
around, windy, but with dry and bright spells. | :11:05. | :11:12. | |
Heavy weather is brewing, it will not reach us just yet. It will take | :11:13. | :11:18. | |
a good few days before the stormy weather reaches us. At the moment, | :11:19. | :11:23. | |
it's just potential, nothing is certain, but it will be different to | :11:24. | :11:24. | |
what | :11:25. | :11:26. |