:00:02. > :00:08.Good evening. Welcome to North West Tonight with Ranvir Singh and Roger
:00:08. > :00:14.Johnson. Our top story: United in remembrance - towns across the
:00:14. > :00:18.region fall silent to honour the fallen on Armistice Day.
:00:18. > :00:24.Also in tonight's programme: No gas supply for days - several thousand
:00:24. > :00:27.people in Wirral face a cold weekend after a pipe burst.
:00:27. > :00:31.Speeding into the limelight - the new film designed to show Burnley
:00:31. > :00:37.at its best. And the magic number - the boy who
:00:37. > :00:47.has lived all his live for 11 o'oclock today.
:00:47. > :00:55.
:00:55. > :00:58.I am 11. I was born in the 11th Today across the north-west, we
:00:58. > :01:01.marked Armistice Day. At 11 o'clock, thousands stood in silence for two
:01:01. > :01:07.minutes, just as the guns had fallen silent along the Western
:01:07. > :01:10.Front for the first time in 1918. For some it was a chance to think
:01:10. > :01:20.about the fallen in the two world wars, for others reminder of those
:01:20. > :01:30.lost more recently in Iraq and Afghanistan. Nina Warhurst reports.
:01:30. > :01:31.
:01:31. > :01:34.LAST POST SOUNDS. They are, of course, too young to remember the
:01:34. > :01:44.world wars of the 20th century but, for this generation, British forces
:01:44. > :01:48.
:01:48. > :01:51.have been in conflict for all of their young lives. Across the
:01:51. > :01:53.region thousands of you stopped to remember. In Salford, hundreds of
:01:53. > :01:56.children gathered at the Imperial War Museum North. The two-minute
:01:56. > :02:04.silence was followed by a short film and a chance to think about
:02:04. > :02:14.what war means to them. My great grandad was driving in the war in a
:02:14. > :02:25.
:02:25. > :02:31.fire truck and then a mortar hit Poppies started growing in the
:02:31. > :02:36.fields and that is why we wear them. They died for us, they didn't die
:02:36. > :02:39.for no reason. For Geoff, who was a prisoner of war in Japan and who
:02:39. > :02:42.witnessed the atrocities of Nagasaki, it is important to see
:02:42. > :02:50.young people remember. It is really nice because they realise, if you
:02:50. > :02:53.totter than, they are very interested in what you have to say.
:02:53. > :02:56.Christmas is now fast approaching and financial strains are affecting
:02:56. > :03:06.more families than usual, but once again today the 11th hour of the
:03:06. > :03:07.
:03:07. > :03:09.11th day was a chance to stop and remember.
:03:09. > :03:13.Several thousand people in Wirral are without gas tonight and could
:03:13. > :03:20.be without it for several days. It is because water got into the gas
:03:20. > :03:23.pipes after a water main burst. National Grid's opened an incident
:03:23. > :03:33.room to support vulnerable people, and our Merseyside reporter, Andy
:03:33. > :03:34.
:03:34. > :03:38.Gill, is there. How were people coping and what has
:03:39. > :03:45.actually happened? We're at a recreation centre where
:03:45. > :03:52.National Grid have set up a command centre. Close to hear a water main
:03:52. > :04:01.has burst. Water has got into the gas supply and homes have gone off.
:04:01. > :04:04.The gas service have to cut homes off when that happens. We think up
:04:04. > :04:09.to 3,000 households could be without gas at the moment. The
:04:09. > :04:14.National Grid people tell me they have reached about 800 homes to
:04:14. > :04:18.turn off the gas. They have to turn it off in each individual home in
:04:18. > :04:23.order to reconnect the supply and then switch it back on again in
:04:23. > :04:33.each individual home. That is a massive job. Are people OK about
:04:33. > :04:35.
:04:35. > :04:38.it? National Grid are dishing out electric heaters and things to cook
:04:38. > :04:43.meals on. For elderly and vulnerable people this will be a
:04:43. > :04:49.big problem. They do not want to give people too many bits of
:04:49. > :04:53.electrical kept because you could lose the electricity as well as the
:04:53. > :05:03.gas by doing that. Area where I spoke to us of the people who had
:05:03. > :05:06.
:05:06. > :05:11.lost their supply. -- I spoke to some of the people has up how much
:05:11. > :05:21.inconveniences it causing you? is terrible. I have one tiny hot
:05:21. > :05:21.
:05:21. > :05:26.plate to feed four of us. We cannot have a shower or anything.
:05:26. > :05:30.The question is: When is the supply going to come back on? At National
:05:30. > :05:36.Grid have to go into each and every home. They will be working
:05:36. > :05:43.throughout the weekend, they tell me. A spokesperson said they hope
:05:43. > :05:52.to get this sorted out in two or three days. There are still heaters
:05:52. > :06:00.and cookers here at this recreation centre and people to give advice.
:06:00. > :06:02.Thank you. A man from Liverpool, convicted of taking part in an
:06:02. > :06:05.international gun-running operation, has been given an indeterminate
:06:05. > :06:09.jail sentence. Steven Cardwell was told today he would not be able to
:06:09. > :06:11.apply for parole for at least 11 years. He sold an arsenal of
:06:11. > :06:16.firearms which had been smuggled into the UK on transatlantic
:06:16. > :06:20.flights. Stuart Flinders has the story. The guns came from this man,
:06:20. > :06:24.an American living in North Carolina and Shropshire. Every few
:06:25. > :06:30.weeks he would fly into Manchester Airport carrying guns dismantled
:06:30. > :06:33.and packed with his other luggage. Eight days after one weapon was
:06:33. > :06:40.bought in South -- in North Carolina it was being offered for
:06:40. > :06:46.sale in Liverpool. These are the types of weapons he dealt in. Some
:06:46. > :06:49.weapons have been put to use. A man was shot in the leg with one of
:06:49. > :06:56.them in Wythenshawe in Manchester last year. One was used in a fatal
:06:56. > :07:00.shooting. Another was used it in a shooting in Toxteth as recently as
:07:00. > :07:05.September. It was far that a car containing a Barry Maitland-Stuart
:07:05. > :07:10.small children, including a baby. Fortunately nobody was hurt.
:07:10. > :07:16.Another gun was used in an attempted robbery and yet another
:07:16. > :07:20.was fired through a window. Steven Cardwell is only the latest
:07:20. > :07:24.conspirator to be dealt with. you sell a firearm you as culpable
:07:24. > :07:28.as the person who pulls the trigger. That is a strong message that
:07:28. > :07:33.should go out to people who are considering engaging in this type
:07:33. > :07:38.of criminality. A man who modified the weapons at his factory near
:07:38. > :07:47.Liverpool docks was jailed earlier this year. The American man was
:07:47. > :07:50.arrested in North Carolina and as - - and is awaiting sentence.
:07:50. > :07:52.Controversial plans for a new biomass energy plant in Davyhulme
:07:53. > :07:55.have been thrown out by Trafford Council. At a meeting last night,
:07:55. > :07:57.councillors unanimously rejected a recommendation in favour of the
:07:57. > :08:04.project. They said it was in response to significant public
:08:04. > :08:06.concern about the impact on public health.
:08:06. > :08:09.Manchester's new Sikh temple officially opened today. The �2
:08:09. > :08:11.million Sri Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara has been built in Whalley
:08:11. > :08:21.Range and hopes to attract thousands of visitors from across
:08:21. > :08:22.
:08:22. > :08:27.the country. You said the name beautifully.
:08:27. > :08:30.Thank you. I might just know a thing or two about it! Don't forget,
:08:30. > :08:33.tomorrow is the day when the BBC's asking you to record a message,
:08:33. > :08:37.story or just part of your daily routine for Britain in a Day. The
:08:37. > :08:40.idea was inspired by Ridley Scott's feature film Life in a Day - filmed
:08:40. > :08:44.all over the world. Now they want to capture a snapshot of life in
:08:44. > :08:48.the UK - and tomorrow's the day. You can record it on any kind of
:08:48. > :08:51.camera - or even on your phone. To find out how to upload your film go
:08:51. > :09:01.to bbc.co.uk/britaininaday. The results will be broadcast on
:09:01. > :09:02.
:09:02. > :09:05.national television - just before next year's Olympic Games in London.
:09:05. > :09:07.They have become regular visitors to the River Mersey - the big
:09:07. > :09:10.cruise ships bringing wealthy tourists to Liverpool and beyond.
:09:10. > :09:13.But when the city got funding for its cruise terminal it agreed that
:09:14. > :09:17.ships could not start or end voyages there. Liverpool wants the
:09:17. > :09:22.rule changed and the Government is expected to decide in the next few
:09:22. > :09:32.weeks. But now the European Commission is saying it might want
:09:32. > :09:32.
:09:32. > :09:36.some of its money back. Here is our political editor, Arif Ansari.
:09:36. > :09:39.is the cruise terminal and we are walking along the landing stage.
:09:39. > :09:42.For many visitors it is their first glimpse of Liverpool. But they are
:09:42. > :09:48.only allowed a quick visit. The city's regeneration and tourism
:09:48. > :09:52.body wants to change that. At the moment lots of visitors spend lots
:09:52. > :09:55.of money while they are here. They are only here for the day, they do
:09:55. > :09:59.not stay overnight. It would multiply the economic impact if we
:09:59. > :10:06.could do that. The other thing is that it would create more jobs
:10:06. > :10:10.because there would be lots of servicing of the additional
:10:10. > :10:13.passengers coming through the terminal if we got turn around
:10:13. > :10:16.status. Liverpool was the world's premier port. But as cruising
:10:16. > :10:22.became more popular Southampton cornered the market. Liverpool is
:10:22. > :10:24.again attracting the big ships and wealthy tourists. It's terminal
:10:24. > :10:30.opened in 2007 with about �9 million of government funding and
:10:30. > :10:37.�8.6 million from Europe. Liverpool is offering to repay the Government
:10:37. > :10:40.�5 million but has always said Europe does not want compensating.
:10:40. > :10:44.But in a letter the European Commission suggests it does. "We
:10:44. > :10:52.will ensure state aid rules are fully respected... A financial
:10:52. > :10:56.correction could not be ruled out." They must compete on a level
:10:56. > :11:01.playing field. Southampton has no subsidy for its cruise business and
:11:01. > :11:05.Liverpool should be exactly the same. It should be private money
:11:05. > :11:10.competing with private money, nothing more than that. Europe's
:11:10. > :11:14.position on this will not scupper Liverpool's plans but they could
:11:14. > :11:16.certainly make them more expensive. Perhaps more serious is set and
:11:16. > :11:25.then's threat to take this to judicial review, assuming the
:11:25. > :11:28.decision goes in Liverpool's favour at all. A little earlier I spoke to
:11:28. > :11:31.Councillor Joe Anderson, the Leader of Liverpool City Council, and I
:11:31. > :11:33.began by asking him how damaging it would be to Liverpool's cruise
:11:33. > :11:40.aspirations if the European Commission did demand its money
:11:40. > :11:45.back. It will be extremely damaging, and the issue for us is that we
:11:45. > :11:48.have agreed with central government on the state aid issue and the fact
:11:48. > :11:53.that we would be glad to pay back some of the money. We have agreed
:11:53. > :11:56.that. It would be hugely damaging if the likes of Southampton and
:11:56. > :12:00.others demand that we payee European money back. I think it is
:12:00. > :12:03.quite obscene. The fact of the matter is that this would be a
:12:03. > :12:07.restraint of trade issue. We believe that the European Union
:12:07. > :12:13.money was given for us to increase the economic benefits to the city
:12:13. > :12:17.of Liverpool. You mention a restraint of trade, state aid, it
:12:17. > :12:24.all gets very little. Is there not a danger that this will end up in
:12:24. > :12:31.court. Southampton have said they will ask for a rid -- a judicial
:12:31. > :12:34.review. We will pay the money back to central government and if you
:12:34. > :12:39.are comfortable with what we're doing we will look at judicial
:12:39. > :12:46.review. It is my job to stand up for the city and to bring
:12:46. > :12:56.investment. Can you afford that? You have just announced �50 million
:12:56. > :12:59.of cuts next year. There will be people in Liverpool who will say,
:12:59. > :13:05.it would be nice to have this but we want have vital services
:13:05. > :13:10.protected. Each of these cruise liners brings around �1 million to
:13:10. > :13:19.the local economy. We have 16 lined up to come in next year. It would
:13:19. > :13:26.be a huge boost to the city. Lots of people benefit and it creates
:13:26. > :13:32.jobs. Southampton have said that, effectively, by paying the money
:13:32. > :13:38.back yourself, you are effectively using state money anyway. Of course,
:13:38. > :13:41.up Southampton are trying to protect 75% of the cruise trade
:13:41. > :13:46.that they operate. I would suggest that Southampton stick to running
:13:46. > :13:53.to what they already have and stop trying to restrict others. I think
:13:53. > :13:56.they are being a bit greedy and a bit perverse demanding that we, as
:13:56. > :14:06.a local authority, should pay the Exchequer back in difficult
:14:06. > :14:12.
:14:12. > :14:15.Financial Times. thank you very much.
:14:15. > :14:19.And you can see more on the so- called Cruise Wars on this week's
:14:19. > :14:21.edition of the Politics Show. That is here and BBC 1 on Sunday
:14:21. > :14:24.afternoon at the slightly later- than-normal time of ten past three.
:14:24. > :14:28.Sport now and, Tony, I've never heard of a club telling its
:14:28. > :14:33.supporters not to buy tickets for one of its big matches, but that's
:14:33. > :14:37.almost what Kenny Dalglish has said to Liverpool fans?
:14:37. > :14:40.Yes, quite extraordinary. Dalglish is furious that the Football League
:14:40. > :14:42.have scheduled Liverpool's Carling Cup quarter final at Chelsea just
:14:43. > :14:48.two days after his side play Manchester City in the Premier
:14:48. > :14:51.League on Sunday, 27th November. His exact words to Liverpool fans
:14:51. > :14:54.are: "Think carefully before buying tickets for the League Cup game. We
:14:54. > :15:04.don't want them spending their money, then we decide there's no
:15:04. > :15:06.
:15:06. > :15:13.other option but to use only young players in the tie." It is candid.
:15:13. > :15:23.A cynic would say that you have 25 players. Is there any chance of it
:15:23. > :15:25.
:15:25. > :15:27.being changed at this late stage? No, it seems not. And as Sir Alex
:15:27. > :15:30.Ferguson recently said, it's largely about the power of TV.
:15:30. > :15:33.Liverpool want to move the match against City forward to the
:15:33. > :15:36.Saturday, but Sky Sports and the Premier League want it to be
:15:36. > :15:40.televised on the Sunday. Now 12 of our local sides will be
:15:40. > :15:43.hoping for a little bit of glory in the FA Cup First Round this weekend.
:15:43. > :15:46.Among them are non-League Nantwich Town, who've reached this stage for
:15:46. > :15:50.the first time in their long history. Tomorrow they go to League
:15:50. > :15:53.One promotion contenders MK Dons, as Ian Haslam reports. Jimmy Quinn
:15:53. > :15:57.was once a prolific goalscorer for the likes of West Ham, Reading and
:15:57. > :16:02.Northern Ireland. Before that he played for Nantwich in the FA Cup.
:16:02. > :16:10.32 years on he has come full circle. It is fantastic for the club, for
:16:10. > :16:16.the players. It is our Cup final. If they perform like I know they
:16:16. > :16:19.can, we might at least get them back here for a draw.
:16:19. > :16:26.An historic market town which is arguably now best known for its
:16:26. > :16:30.cheese-making. This weekend it is all about the football. Everyone is
:16:30. > :16:39.really excited. It is the biggest game we have had in our history.
:16:39. > :16:43.is brilliant. I am putting �5 on Nantwich. This is a tribute
:16:43. > :16:52.smoothie for Nantwich Town getting in the FA Cup. Have people been
:16:52. > :16:57.buying these? Yes. We are down to the last trade.
:16:57. > :17:00.Mad Bailey works for an insurance company during the day. I have to
:17:00. > :17:07.concentrate in the office even though I would like to have a kick
:17:07. > :17:13.around. The lads are going down there feeling confident and we can
:17:13. > :17:18.get a great win. Sharing that optimism are these fans who met
:17:18. > :17:26.watching their beloved club. They have clocked up 100 seasons on the
:17:26. > :17:31.Nantwich terraces between them. we happen to get something out of
:17:31. > :17:36.the game, well, that would be a good Sunday lunch that we will have,
:17:36. > :17:43.want it? It certainly will. And, of course, a place in the
:17:43. > :17:46.second round will also be on the menu.
:17:46. > :17:48.And you can hear full commentary on MK Dons versus Nantwich on BBC
:17:48. > :17:51.Radio Stoke at three o'clock tomorrow. And there's full coverage
:17:51. > :17:55.of Preston v Southend on Radio Lancashire, Tranmere v Cheltenham
:17:55. > :17:57.on Radio Merseyside, and Barrow v Rotherham on Radio Cumbria.
:17:57. > :18:00.Boxing now, and Wythenshawe's heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has
:18:00. > :18:05.again hit the headlines, rejecting with contempt a possible fight with
:18:05. > :18:08.Audley Harrison. "Leave him to the dogs" was Fury's response to
:18:08. > :18:12.Harrison's suggestion. Currently, British and Commonwealth champion,
:18:12. > :18:16.he's hoping for a shot at the world title if he beats Canadian Neven
:18:16. > :18:19.Pajkic in Manchester tomorrow. Fury's caused controversy by saying
:18:19. > :18:29.he really enjoys inflicting damage on his opponents. Richard Askam has
:18:29. > :18:36.
:18:36. > :18:41.been to meet him. I know I am the ultimate heavyweight in the world.
:18:41. > :18:50.I am going in there to punish him and making quit rather than knock
:18:50. > :18:55.him out. -- make him quit. What would you say to people who say
:18:55. > :18:59.that your attitude is beyond the Line? My attitude to boxing - this
:18:59. > :19:06.is not ballet or football where you can get a kick in the leg and roll
:19:06. > :19:11.around on the floor foreign hour. This is a fight game. People get
:19:11. > :19:16.hurt. If you're not into parting people and it does not make you
:19:16. > :19:21.happy when you break someone's nose or knock them out, if you are not
:19:21. > :19:26.smiling and thinking, yes, you are not sporting. This is a brittle
:19:26. > :19:35.thing. You have spoken about your psychological state. You have lots
:19:36. > :19:43.of highs and lots of lows. Tell me about that. If I go somewhere I
:19:43. > :19:48.don't enjoy it. Everything I do I think, that was rubbish. Where do
:19:48. > :19:57.you see yourself when you finally retire. I was always destined to be
:19:57. > :20:02.great in boxing. Winning this title is just one more step in becoming
:20:02. > :20:12.the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.
:20:12. > :20:19.
:20:19. > :20:28.We can only assume that Richard was on Barry Matt Godden's shoulders. -
:20:28. > :20:34.- Barry McGuigan's. I know that you're a big advocate
:20:35. > :20:40.of Burnley. Do you think you get a bad press? Yes, if you say to
:20:40. > :20:50.people, where deer live, and the living Burnley, they say that the
:20:50. > :20:57.
:20:57. > :21:00.11 within shot. -- where do you live?
:21:00. > :21:04.Bright lights, forward moving and very futuristic - this is Burnley
:21:04. > :21:14.as seen through the lens of a film- maker who is sick and tired of
:21:14. > :21:18.
:21:18. > :21:22.people's perception of his home town. They see the bad press and...
:21:22. > :21:32.People miss what Burnley is becoming. For me it is not about
:21:32. > :21:34.
:21:34. > :21:38.the footballer cricket, for me it is the mix of the old and the home.
:21:38. > :21:42.It sits in a bowl between hills and moors that give it a green identity
:21:42. > :21:46.will stop and that identity and landscape is changing fast. This
:21:46. > :21:50.canal was purpose built to serve as the males and industrial buildings
:21:50. > :21:54.during Victorian times. They are now part of the regeneration
:21:54. > :22:01.project recently championed by Prince Charles. The viaduct that
:22:01. > :22:07.cuts across the town is a stunning piece of Victorian architecture
:22:07. > :22:12.against the model recently built college. Those kinds of things
:22:12. > :22:18.fascinate me. My grandfather was a photographer. He photographed the
:22:18. > :22:26.town in the 20s. I have photographs of the time with 40 or 50 mill
:22:26. > :22:30.chimneys. The modern bus station is a destination now. It is somewhere
:22:30. > :22:38.that is worth seeing. It is a gateway into the town rather than
:22:38. > :22:41.an exit. For me, Burnley breathes in quite a unique way that I am
:22:41. > :22:51.drawn to. Which is just as well because this
:22:51. > :22:54.
:22:54. > :23:00.six-minute film is made out of 8,000 photographs. Piece of
:23:00. > :23:09.Victorian architecture. I am biased but I could see the
:23:09. > :23:12.beauty in Burnley there. It's always a bit of a shame when
:23:12. > :23:15.you have to go to school on your birthday. But Zachary McGough
:23:15. > :23:18.didn't mind too much today because he really was the centre of
:23:18. > :23:21.attention. On the eleventh day of the eleventh month of the eleventh
:23:21. > :23:28.year... Zachary was eleven. Sarah Mulkerrins spent the day with the
:23:28. > :23:37.birthday boy and his classmates. Happy birthday.
:23:37. > :23:42.For Zachary McGough, this Armistice Day is a special one. I was born in
:23:42. > :23:47.the 11th hour. Does this special 11-year-old like spare a -- sharing
:23:47. > :23:56.his birthday with Armistice Day? Yes, because you're remembering
:23:56. > :24:00.those who have fought. They are not -- they fought not just for the
:24:00. > :24:09.families of the king and queen but for you.
:24:09. > :24:13.When we named him we did not have a clue and then afterwards my antique
:24:13. > :24:21.phones to tell me that God has remembered to -- that it means God
:24:21. > :24:25.has remembered. The timetable has been altered to
:24:25. > :24:35.honour Armistice Day. Staff and children pause that 11am to
:24:35. > :24:40.
:24:40. > :24:45.remember those who had fallen. -- post. Zachary, with his wonderful
:24:45. > :24:55.statistic, is an example of the future that so many people gave
:24:55. > :25:03.
:25:03. > :25:13.their lives to secured. -- to secure.
:25:13. > :25:13.
:25:14. > :25:17.It is good news, believe it or not, for this time of year. Both days at
:25:17. > :25:21.the weekend look like being mostly dry with pretty good spells of
:25:21. > :25:25.sunshine. That is not the story or the next couple of bars. We have
:25:25. > :25:29.had a lot of cloud cover through the day. This band of rain will
:25:29. > :25:39.work its way through the Isle of Man in the next few hours. There is
:25:39. > :25:40.
:25:40. > :25:45.a little more to come. By midnight tonight it should have left most
:25:46. > :25:51.places, moving over the Pennines. Behind it the cloud cover will try
:25:51. > :26:01.to start a thin and break-in one or two parts. Temperatures could fall
:26:01. > :26:02.
:26:02. > :26:06.as low as seven Celsius for a short while. The cloud clubber will be
:26:06. > :26:11.breaking in the morning as soon as the sun comes up. It will be a
:26:11. > :26:21.really nice looking day. There will be still some cloud cover around
:26:21. > :26:27.
:26:27. > :26:37.the Pennines. It will come and go as the day goes on. The
:26:37. > :26:37.
:26:37. > :26:42.temperatures will be pretty good in the sunshine in the afternoon. The
:26:42. > :26:47.rain comes back on Saturday night. There is a lot of cloud cover
:26:47. > :26:51.around and temperatures will be in double figures again. A very mild
:26:51. > :26:56.night. A little bit of rain could still be around first thing on
:26:56. > :27:02.Sunday morning but it will move away quite quickly. Dry and find on
:27:02. > :27:11.Sunday afternoon with a high temperature 14 Celsius. Earlier you
:27:11. > :27:21.heard a little snippet of the choir at that school. Let's go back and
:27:21. > :27:37.