:00:00. > :00:00.Hello and welcome to Inside Out North West,
:00:00. > :00:11.This week, we ask whether the police are winning the war on drugs.
:00:12. > :00:14.It is quite shocking for me to come here and see this is
:00:15. > :00:16.Is this happening all over the country?
:00:17. > :00:20.Yes, it is, and this is not even one police force.
:00:21. > :00:23.We investigate whether the Northern Powerhouse is on track.
:00:24. > :00:26.The big goal here is to try and turn around something that has
:00:27. > :00:29.blighted our country for 100 years, which is the North and South divide.
:00:30. > :00:32.And we discover why a growing number of people are becoming
:00:33. > :00:51.This is my escape from the boring and mundane world.
:00:52. > :00:54.Drug abuse is a major public health problem that impacts
:00:55. > :01:01.Directly or indirectly, every community is affected by
:01:02. > :01:07.Jacey Normand has been spending time this summer in one Lancashire town,
:01:08. > :01:16.looking at the impact drugs have had on the town.
:01:17. > :01:20.This is Brierfield in the borough of Pendle,
:01:21. > :01:23.once a busy industrial town, it's gone through a lot
:01:24. > :01:28.of changes over the years - some positive and some negative
:01:29. > :01:31.A resident from a town in L`ncashire was so concerned about the selling
:01:32. > :01:35.of drugs openly on their streets that she contacted us to find out
:01:36. > :01:40.why the police seemed to be doing nothing about it.
:01:41. > :01:50.For reasons of safety, she has asked not be identified
:01:51. > :01:56.How bad have things God? -- how bad are things here now?
:01:57. > :01:59.I think most of the residents feel that things have got worse over
:02:00. > :02:04.In spite of police efforts to clean it up, it doesn't seem to bd
:02:05. > :02:07.Everybody's aware of it, everyone's aware you can get drugs
:02:08. > :02:10.You can easily identify people in cars on the street,
:02:11. > :02:12.or walking the street with drugs for sale.
:02:13. > :02:15.Sometimes I think the probldm is so big that to ignore it
:02:16. > :02:18.Everybody who lives here knows about it.
:02:19. > :02:22.We don't know what the police are doing about it.
:02:23. > :02:25.We wouldn't let our children get a school bus in the mornings
:02:26. > :02:28.or in the evenings because xou know that the younger and vulner`ble
:02:29. > :02:33.children are easy targets for the dealers.
:02:34. > :02:36.We do not know what the polhce are doing about it.
:02:37. > :02:39.These drugs here are just a fraction of the amount that have been
:02:40. > :02:41.seized by the police, and our own research revealdd
:02:42. > :02:43.there have been a number of high-profile arrests over
:02:44. > :02:47.So if the police are removing drugs from the streets,
:02:48. > :02:53.I went to see Paul Goodhall, Neighbourhood Policing Inspdctor
:02:54. > :03:00.He's been catching criminals for 28 years.
:03:01. > :03:02.How big of a problem are drtgs in this community?
:03:03. > :03:06.I think it would be fair to say that we have a problem with drugs,
:03:07. > :03:08.but our problem is no different to a number
:03:09. > :03:12.There is a perception against the community that
:03:13. > :03:15.sometimes we don't do enough, or that we're not doing anything,
:03:16. > :03:23.and that very often for me is a perception rather than reality.
:03:24. > :03:26.Paul took me out on a routine patrol to show me some of the areas
:03:27. > :03:33.But the reality is that we are doing an awful lot.
:03:34. > :03:37.They will see the visible aspect that we do, like me and Tim
:03:38. > :03:46.But sometimes they ring us about drug-taking in the opdn air,
:03:47. > :03:49.and there may be another angle to it and we may decide to tackle
:03:50. > :03:52.that in a covert way, and that is to say we will put
:03:53. > :03:55.people on the ground, that are quite clearly observing
:03:56. > :04:03.in a discrete way to see what is actually happening.
:04:04. > :04:08.Sometimes people may not appreciate when they call us about drug-taking
:04:09. > :04:12.in the open era, that we decide to tackle that in a covert way and the
:04:13. > :04:15.individual might be a big drug dealer who has a bigger network in
:04:16. > :04:24.place. We see the problem is getting worse?
:04:25. > :04:26.-- would you say that? It has been a constant in M`y 2
:04:27. > :04:30.years of police service. It's a view shared by his stperiors
:04:31. > :04:32.at Lancashire Police. Superintendent Damian Darcy has
:04:33. > :04:34.a message for the dealers. We know exactly who is dealhng
:04:35. > :04:36.drugs in whichever town and that is through various things
:04:37. > :04:39.that we've got in terms In fact, we have police
:04:40. > :04:42.resources out there, so anybody who thinks that they re
:04:43. > :04:45.one step ahead of the policd is actually one step
:04:46. > :04:47.nearer a jail cell. Back at the station,
:04:48. > :04:49.Paul's heading out on a raid The drugs team often do
:04:50. > :04:53.covert work, so do not They move in fast and quickly have
:04:54. > :05:05.arrest three people. They move in fast and quickly have
:05:06. > :05:07.arrested three people. So, Paul that must be quite
:05:08. > :05:14.a successful morning for yot. We've found a quantity of drugs both
:05:15. > :05:18.Class A and Class B, so we're confident we've had
:05:19. > :05:24.a good day this morning. It'll lead to other things,
:05:25. > :05:28.as you've seen. We've seized a number of itdms,
:05:29. > :05:31.not just drugs, so there's an investigation to take pl`ce
:05:32. > :05:34.now which will continue All three men at the property were
:05:35. > :05:44.arrested and remain on police bail. All of the drugs which are seized
:05:45. > :05:47.by the police are brought here to this secret location,
:05:48. > :05:50.where they're processed before Paul, tell me a little
:05:51. > :05:55.bit about what's in all There's obviously a variety
:05:56. > :06:00.of drugs here in various quantities and sizes,
:06:01. > :06:03.and this is the location thdy all come to, as you said, with ` view
:06:04. > :06:15.to it all being processed. You can see these are sophisticated
:06:16. > :06:21.operations, just looking at that. It looks like a gigantic labor`tory.
:06:22. > :06:25.terraced house not far from here. As terraced house not far from here. As
:06:26. > :06:34.you can see, the amount of dffort that goes into producing cannabis is
:06:35. > :06:40.there before your eyes. It hs grown from the little ones here and they
:06:41. > :06:43.start off at that level, and then they get the full blown the thing
:06:44. > :06:47.that grows before they start selling it.
:06:48. > :06:49.It is shocking for me to cole here and see this is just one collection
:06:50. > :06:51.from one police force. Is this happening
:06:52. > :06:52.all over the country? Yes, it is, and this is not even one
:06:53. > :06:56.police force, is it? We are talking about
:06:57. > :06:58.a part of a police force, Yeah, it is shocking,
:06:59. > :07:01.but it is what it is. As I said before, it's a constant
:07:02. > :07:05.battle and the officers are out there doing their level best
:07:06. > :07:08.for their respective communhties, Once they've been through a court
:07:09. > :07:17.process, they come in here `nd this is the room they go into with a view
:07:18. > :07:21.to getting rid of the drugs. Once we've had the seizures dealt
:07:22. > :07:25.with at court, the courts ghve us They come into these big yellow bins
:07:26. > :07:38.here, and as you can see, It gives us great pleasure to fill
:07:39. > :07:50.these and get rid of them. Whatever the police do,
:07:51. > :07:52.drugs will always get through to those that want them
:07:53. > :07:55.and the concerns of local rdsidents But the very presence of people
:07:56. > :08:00.on drugs on the streets herd means you would expect a rehabilitation
:08:01. > :08:04.centre somewhere in the town. It used to have one,
:08:05. > :08:11.but it closed last year. Inspire, the organisation
:08:12. > :08:14.that ran the centre, say its closure was part
:08:15. > :08:17.of a restructuring and assured us that it hadn't affected the service
:08:18. > :08:21.to its users. People wanted to receive services
:08:22. > :08:25.closer to their homes. They didn't like the stigma attached
:08:26. > :08:29.to coming to a service building and they wanted to receive services
:08:30. > :08:34.where they live and work, and that is what we're
:08:35. > :08:39.trying to provide now. Do you have any concerns
:08:40. > :08:41.that the financial cuts There's actually been no re`l cut
:08:42. > :08:47.in financial terms this year. Like many councils,
:08:48. > :08:48.Lancashire County Council are having We are providing a model th`t's
:08:49. > :08:55.based on evidence based practice and provides more choice,
:08:56. > :08:57.flexibility and options And it's based on those reasons
:08:58. > :09:07.rather than budget cuts, that we've changed the way we
:09:08. > :09:10.deliver services. And we listen to the local people
:09:11. > :09:12.across east Lancashire. Over the past few years,
:09:13. > :09:15.the number of drug seizures, arrests and convictions havd
:09:16. > :09:20.all gone up. Over the past few years,
:09:21. > :09:30.the number of drug seizures, arrests and convictions havd
:09:31. > :09:31.all gone up. If you believe the drug problem
:09:32. > :09:34.in the area is getting worsd, you may see that as a sign that
:09:35. > :09:37.there's more drugs than If you're the police,
:09:38. > :09:42.you'll see it as a sign that you're It all depends on which sidd
:09:43. > :09:48.of the fence you're on. There's always plenty
:09:49. > :09:50.of arrests going on of the lower end of the scale ,
:09:51. > :09:53.never the people who are at the top end and who are
:09:54. > :09:55.bringing the drugs in. Unless you take out the drugs
:09:56. > :09:57.coming into the area, they'll always be people
:09:58. > :10:02.to sell them. I wouldn't say it's an easy
:10:03. > :10:06.area of work for us, but it is a core part of thd work
:10:07. > :10:10.that we do, and we Well, it was former
:10:11. > :10:16.Chancellor George Osborne's big idea to help rebalance the econoly away
:10:17. > :10:18.from over reliance But with him consigned
:10:19. > :10:22.to the backbenches where dods that leave his concept
:10:23. > :10:27.of the Northern Powerhouse? Toby Foster's been
:10:28. > :10:36.trying to finding out. He examines claims that the
:10:37. > :10:38.uncertainty about Brexit cotld threaten billions in investlent and
:10:39. > :10:40.jobs across the North of England. The nation's wealth
:10:41. > :10:42.was built on the graft This slick promotional video
:10:43. > :10:47.is how the Government as a place for foreign
:10:48. > :10:51.investment. But just what is the
:10:52. > :11:09.North Powerhouse? Since the vote to leave the EU, many
:11:10. > :11:10.aspects of life in the UK h`ve been overshadowed by a post Brexht
:11:11. > :11:13.uncertainty. I have come to York,
:11:14. > :11:15.home of the Europhile. 58% of the electorate here
:11:16. > :11:18.voted to remain in the EU. I wanted to test the mood hdre,
:11:19. > :11:21.and see what effect Brexit A Dutch flower-exporter had just
:11:22. > :11:24.arrived with a delivery which had become 20% more expensive
:11:25. > :11:27.because of the exchange ratd. At the moment, we only
:11:28. > :11:32.export to the UK, so The shops are going to buy lower
:11:33. > :11:38.quantities of flowers. Because they have to pay more,
:11:39. > :11:41.we are selling less flowers. That is bad news for
:11:42. > :11:44.florist Richard Bothamley. It might mean we might lose these
:11:45. > :11:49.fantastic lorries coming in with such a wonderful
:11:50. > :11:52.supply of fresh flowers. There's no way we could
:11:53. > :11:55.grow them in England. We do not have the daylight,
:11:56. > :11:58.the weather or the For months on, and after George
:11:59. > :12:21.Osborne's sacking, we have ` new MP. The devolution deals we've signed
:12:22. > :12:23.as a government will bring ?3 billion of funding that
:12:24. > :12:26.would otherwise be spent As someone from the North,
:12:27. > :12:29.a proud northerner, I've always argued we're better at making
:12:30. > :12:30.decisions for ourselves. And we require a mayor as p`rt
:12:31. > :12:33.of that, because we expect there to be a strong figure
:12:34. > :12:35.of accountability. Following on from London's layor,
:12:36. > :12:38.there are going to be votes for so-called metro mayors
:12:39. > :12:40.in Manchester, Liverpool, Tees Valley, and right
:12:41. > :12:44.here in Sheffield, where thd idea of an elected mayor was thrown out
:12:45. > :12:50.in a referendum just four ydars ago. Critics fear the Government will use
:12:51. > :12:53.devolution of power to shift the blame to local government
:12:54. > :12:58.for the deep cuts in servicds. But the thinktank Centre For Cities
:12:59. > :13:01.is more positive about the hdea of devolving financial powers
:13:02. > :13:06.through a city region mayor. There's a big debate
:13:07. > :13:07.about whether devolution is about managing cuts,
:13:08. > :13:10.or about making sure you can make So what we are doing by devolution
:13:11. > :13:15.we are giving places the ch`nce to take their own decisions
:13:16. > :13:18.about what works. People in Whitehall don't know
:13:19. > :13:21.what's going to work best 250 civil service jobs in Sheffield
:13:22. > :13:30.at the Department for Busindss, Many staff working on the concept
:13:31. > :13:36.of the Northern Powerhouse face losing their jobs
:13:37. > :13:40.or moving to London. The irony of this
:13:41. > :13:42.isn't lost on them. Move the big departments
:13:43. > :13:45.out of Whitehall. The Government is moving
:13:46. > :14:00.in the wrong direction with this If we are going to keep our
:14:01. > :14:04.brightest and best in the north we need to make sure there are well
:14:05. > :14:09.paid and skilled jobs to make them keep away from the allure of London.
:14:10. > :14:12.I'm on my way to meet a man who with a first class masters
:14:13. > :14:14.and doctorate in Physics from Oxford University,
:14:15. > :14:17.could have had his pick of hi-tech jobs anywhere in the countrx.
:14:18. > :14:20.Most of my friends from Oxford went off to London or the major
:14:21. > :14:24.But Richard Lewin found work in his home in the Lake District.
:14:25. > :14:26.At Siemens Subsea plant in Ulverstone,
:14:27. > :14:28.he's working on prototype c`ble that will have a 30-year life sp`n three
:14:29. > :14:31.miles beneath the sea, and plugs that can handle
:14:32. > :14:35.the output of a small nuclear power station.
:14:36. > :14:39.I was afraid that I might h`ve to get a job in the South E`st
:14:40. > :14:42.if I wanted to work in rese`rch and development, so I was ddlighted
:14:43. > :14:50.when I had the opportunity to do some hi-tech work in the North West.
:14:51. > :14:52.But for Richard is not all about the job.
:14:53. > :14:54.This is the landscape that surrounds him on his
:14:55. > :15:02.So, as you cycle to work through all of
:15:03. > :15:05.this every morning, Richard, do you ever wonder what the rat
:15:06. > :15:10.I prefer not to, as I cycle to work on a day like today I enjoy
:15:11. > :15:14.There's not really anything in London to draw me away from such
:15:15. > :15:18.But Richard's employer is Gdrman, and investment is key
:15:19. > :15:19.if the Northern Powerhouse is to work.
:15:20. > :15:22.Siemens has already invested heavily in the North, including this
:15:23. > :15:25.?310 million wind turbine blade factory in Hull.
:15:26. > :15:30.Now they say Brexit threatens such investment in the future.
:15:31. > :15:33.Short-term, in terms of any investment decisions
:15:34. > :15:36.you might want to make here, especially those that result
:15:37. > :15:40.in exporting to the EU, they will be on ice.
:15:41. > :15:48.Dr Craig Berry is a politic`l economist at Sheffield Univdrsity
:15:49. > :15:51.specialising in the Northern economy.
:15:52. > :15:54.He fears Brexit poses a major threat to the success
:15:55. > :15:59.The Brexit vote was a vote to take back control but it actuallx
:16:00. > :16:02.undermines the ability of the North to take back control.
:16:03. > :16:05.This is primarily because the very specific effects of the
:16:06. > :16:06.European structural and investment funds
:16:07. > :16:11.The North was in receipt of several billion pounds over a
:16:12. > :16:15.seven-year period up to 2020 from these funds, and it is quite
:16:16. > :16:19.uncertain how much that will actually now end up in the region.
:16:20. > :16:22.What will the effect be on investment and jobs?
:16:23. > :16:25.These are worrying times in relation to car
:16:26. > :16:30.They will not all be at risk, even if a big investor like
:16:31. > :16:34.Nissan moves out, some of those jobs will be taken out by other firms,
:16:35. > :16:38.you know, picking up the pieces of the industry.
:16:39. > :16:42.Since leaving office former Chancellor George Osborne h`s
:16:43. > :16:44.set up the Institute for the Northern Powerhouse
:16:45. > :16:48.The Northern Powerhouse isn't just a slogan,
:16:49. > :16:53.and it's not just saying evdrything in the North is great.
:16:54. > :16:55.You'll understand how some northerners failed to look
:16:56. > :16:58.at you as the champion of the North when we saw the cuts.
:16:59. > :17:01.Can you really be a champion of the north after being in charge
:17:02. > :17:04.When I became Chancellor, people were being laid off,
:17:05. > :17:08.unemployment was rising, and investment wasn't coming
:17:09. > :17:12.The big goal here is to try to turn around something that
:17:13. > :17:14.blighted our country for 100 years, which is the north-south divide
:17:15. > :17:23.Already we've heard from people like Siemens and Nissan that they're
:17:24. > :17:25.putting their investment in the North on hold
:17:26. > :17:28.This is very much reliant on investment, isn't it?
:17:29. > :17:30.In the Brexit world, it's even more important
:17:31. > :17:33.that the North sells itself around the world.
:17:34. > :17:36.I was with the leaders of the different cities.
:17:37. > :17:40.We went to China, and as a result Chinese investment has started
:17:41. > :17:43.to flow into Manchester and Sheffield and Leeds.
:17:44. > :17:46.It's an example of how collectively the North can
:17:47. > :17:52.There are still major obstacles to realising the vision
:17:53. > :17:57.Vital transport improvements are long overdue.
:17:58. > :18:00.And the success of George Osborne's big idea will largely come down
:18:01. > :18:18.A growing number of people hn our region are stepping back in time to
:18:19. > :18:22.take on the manners and the dress of the Victorian era. The so-c`lled
:18:23. > :18:27.Steampunk community is hoping to boost tourism by putting thd
:18:28. > :18:40.Victorian back into the traditional seaside resort of moron. -- more
:18:41. > :18:44.common. # I'm feeling good...
:18:45. > :18:51.# It's a new dawn and a new day and # It's a new dawn and a new day and
:18:52. > :18:54.a new life... #. All of these outlandish people
:18:55. > :18:57.around me are indulging in ` bit of escapism,
:18:58. > :19:00.and they have chosen to havd this splendid day out in an old resort
:19:01. > :19:06.where Victorians used to escape to ? lovely Morecombe.
:19:07. > :19:08.So what makes a respectable looking person of a certain
:19:09. > :19:30.One of my favourite pieces hs this pheasant arm piece, custom lade
:19:31. > :19:38.although it is a non-violent thing, you see a lot of Steampunks wearing
:19:39. > :19:46.weapons. Hello, I am Lady Rose. This is a
:19:47. > :19:53.Victorian dress. It has a h`t and under codes. It is my Alice in
:19:54. > :19:56.Wonderland tea party hat. I have got tea and a handbag, because drinking
:19:57. > :19:58.tea is an integral part of Steampunk.
:19:59. > :20:00.Hiya, I'm Rob, otherwise known as the Professor.
:20:01. > :20:02.I'm in Khakis because, as you can see, it's tropic`l
:20:03. > :20:12.temperatures today, so I'm wearing a Khaki riding outfit down.
:20:13. > :20:25.She's not very good at getthng boots off, hence the gators.
:20:26. > :20:31.So, what exactly is Steampunk style? Imagine time stopping still during
:20:32. > :20:37.the Victorian era and industrial revolution and add some imagination.
:20:38. > :20:43.It is grown-ups getting togdther in celebrating the fact that there are
:20:44. > :20:50.potentially in our imaginathons and there are worlds of science fiction
:20:51. > :20:56.starting in the Victorian pdriod. Based on HG Wells and Jules Verne,
:20:57. > :21:01.it is about peacocks and sw`ns. The men released their inner pe`cock
:21:02. > :21:06.that they repress, and the swans, the graceful ladies.
:21:07. > :21:11.What is your day job? I am a bank manager. It is `
:21:12. > :21:18.departure because this is mx escape from the boring mundane world.
:21:19. > :21:21.There seems to be a lot of that It is very escapist and you will
:21:22. > :21:26.find the majority of people you see around here are professionals who
:21:27. > :21:30.are retired. A community of people who like manners and looking
:21:31. > :21:35.splendid and being faintly ridiculous. We are faintly
:21:36. > :21:42.ridiculous and we celebrate the ability to be ridiculous.
:21:43. > :21:46.I do not think you can take this really seriously.
:21:47. > :21:53.In its heyday, this was a Vhctorian resort, and many took advantage of
:21:54. > :22:06.the steam train links from Scotland and Yorkshire. The station hs now
:22:07. > :22:11.known simply as the Platforl. Why in Morecambe?
:22:12. > :22:15.Here, it was the edge of an industrial town, and every worker in
:22:16. > :22:18.the north and Yorkshire camd here for their holidays, so why not the
:22:19. > :22:23.same place? This former railway station holds a
:22:24. > :22:29.special place for the enthusiasts. Steampunks love everything
:22:30. > :22:35.industrial and mechanical and are form of -- fond of cogs. Wh`t a
:22:36. > :22:40.beautiful hats. We like anything Victorian looking,
:22:41. > :22:45.things with steam engines... And a lot of cogs.
:22:46. > :22:49.A lot of that because of thd industrial work. If you can find a
:22:50. > :23:00.hat that fits... That is a small hat.
:23:01. > :23:07.I will try it on. I had a bhg head. Would you like to borrow it?
:23:08. > :23:11.I will start going on a prolenade. You have two promenade and xou need
:23:12. > :23:22.a walking stick. This will cost me a fortune.
:23:23. > :23:28.It is always time for tea, because it is flashing.
:23:29. > :23:31.I could just sit in my little workshop and I build things, but I
:23:32. > :23:42.have no concept of what thex will be for. The idea forms from thd stuff I
:23:43. > :23:48.use. That is something I have made out of plumbing fittings. You put
:23:49. > :23:54.this in the middle, and thex are Tory eyes with an LED behind them.
:23:55. > :23:59.-- toys. The Steampunk community has people
:24:00. > :24:04.all across the world, and m`ny are here. It feels like a Victorian
:24:05. > :24:08.London party. Apart from thhs, you go for it. Nobody judges
:24:09. > :24:15.No. People doing re-enactments have No. People doing re-enactments have
:24:16. > :24:27.to have a specific period... Splendid indeed. I have to say, it
:24:28. > :24:35.is great here. Turnaround. Ht saves paying the bus there, doesn't it?
:24:36. > :24:43.We are a Manchester group. Ht took about half an hour for us to get
:24:44. > :24:48.ready, standing in the car park .. I have two focus on this splendid
:24:49. > :24:53.arm. It is made of brass, and thdre is a
:24:54. > :24:57.compass. Spare parts and bits of Hoovers.
:24:58. > :25:03.I have even got a Victorian mobile phone.
:25:04. > :25:09.What more can I say? It really is practical and beautiful. Give us a
:25:10. > :25:16.spin. Look at that. What happens if the keys stops?
:25:17. > :25:23.Then I stop. And then you get wound up?
:25:24. > :25:25.Usually the children wind md up We have travelled through thme
:25:26. > :25:31.drinking tea so that they don't have to do.
:25:32. > :25:37.And there is a tea strainer. Drinking tea is a dangerous game.
:25:38. > :25:38.I do not know what else to say. I think it is time to have a cup of
:25:39. > :25:44.tea. I have to speak in a hushed
:25:45. > :25:47.tone because the tension Behind me, there is a duel going on,
:25:48. > :25:52.except there are no weapons in site. It's all done with a cup
:25:53. > :26:23.of tea and a biscuit. # On a gathering storm comes a tall
:26:24. > :26:26.handsome man with a red right-hand... #.
:26:27. > :26:28.On the command "choose weapons" you will pick a biscuit up
:26:29. > :26:33.in your thumb and forefinger, you will not use any...
:26:34. > :26:51.On day, and prepare, it will start. On the next, and, dunk the biscuit
:26:52. > :27:06.two thirds of the way. On the come and withdraw, that is when ht
:27:07. > :27:21.starts. The duel. Dunk. One, two, three, four... Five. Withdr`w. Now,
:27:22. > :27:25.let's see this. Stop it decomposing in front of you.
:27:26. > :27:38.CHEERING Let's see if I can find
:27:39. > :28:14.my own inner peacock. very much. I have enjoyed bding a
:28:15. > :28:17.peacock, and for one day, these Steampunks have travelled in their
:28:18. > :28:18.own time machine to bring Vhctorian glamour back to the lovely old
:28:19. > :28:28.resort of Morecambe. I feel a bit underdressed. Hf you
:28:29. > :28:32.want to join in, there is another Victorian Steampunk festival this
:28:33. > :28:41.weekend in Morecambe. We ard back next Monday. See you then.
:28:42. > :28:50.Next week, can the NHS survhve diabetes? We investigate whx a
:28:51. > :28:54.growing obesity is costing billions. It is a condition that is gdtting
:28:55. > :29:06.out of control yes, it is gdtting out of control.
:29:07. > :29:09.Hello, I'm Elaine Dunkley with your 90-second update.
:29:10. > :29:12.Silence to remember the Aberfan disaster.
:29:13. > :29:15.50 years ago today, a mountain of coal waste engulfed a village,
:29:16. > :29:21.144 people were killed - most of them were children.
:29:22. > :29:26.A chemical incident at London's City Airport.
:29:27. > :29:27.He was a policeman and a scout leader.
:29:28. > :29:30.Today, Allan Richards was found guilty of 40 offences,
:29:31. > :29:32.including rape and sexual assault against boys as young as eight.
:29:33. > :29:39.He had carried out the attacks over 30 years.
:29:40. > :29:41.A chemical incident at London's City Airport.
:29:42. > :29:46.Passengers were evacuated and all flights grounded.
:29:47. > :29:48.26 people have been treated for breathing problems and two
:29:49. > :29:51.The scene in the English Channel earlier.
:29:52. > :29:56.This is a Russian aircraft carrier heading to Syria.
:29:57. > :29:59.The ship was monitored by the Royal Navy