:00:00. > 3:59:59stories on the BBC News Channel That's all from me, stay with us on
:00:00. > 3:59:59BBC Good afternoon. Two men havd been
:00:00. > :00:14.Monday. Now the local outlook. Good afternoon. Two men havd been
:00:15. > :00:17.arrested on suspicion of thd armed robbery of a betting shop in Denton
:00:18. > :00:22.this morning. Police were c`lled to Betfred on Stockport Road jtst after
:00:23. > :00:25.9am to find a man had fled hn a car to a property in Walker Strdet. The
:00:26. > :00:33.armed man and the driver relain in police custody.
:00:34. > :00:37.Business Secretary Vince Cable has told the Sunday Politics he wants
:00:38. > :00:40.businesses to put forward their own proposals for the reform of business
:00:41. > :00:43.rates. Mr Cable was in Burnley to open a new business park. A recent
:00:44. > :00:46.report said postponing the revaluation of business ratds by two
:00:47. > :00:54.years was costing businesses in Greater Manchester alone more than
:00:55. > :01:00.?60 million a year in extra tax In areas where commercial rents have
:01:01. > :01:03.not risen, there is a genuine grievance that companies ard not
:01:04. > :01:09.getting the benefit of this in terms of their business rate. We need to
:01:10. > :01:13.look at the system and reformat Bash back and reform it.
:01:14. > :01:15.And you can see our politic`l editor Arif Ansari's full interview with
:01:16. > :01:24.the Business Secretary on this week's Sunday Politics tomorrow at
:01:25. > :01:27.11am on BBC One. Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers
:01:28. > :01:31.says he's not worried his tdam is conceding goals as long as they re
:01:32. > :01:34.winning. The Reds, who play at Southampton later, have scored the
:01:35. > :01:37.most goals in the Premier Ldague but also have the fourth worst defensive
:01:38. > :01:40.record. When we attack and score the goals we have it is because of the
:01:41. > :01:45.squad and the team. We conshdered disappointing goals last wedkend but
:01:46. > :01:51.at this stage of the season it is about winning.
:01:52. > :01:54.It promises to be a special weekend for four`year`old George Johnson
:01:55. > :02:01.from Wallasey. George will be mascot at this weekend's Capital One
:02:02. > :02:07.cup final for Sunderland, not Manchester City.
:02:08. > :02:13.George has not had much luck in his short life but for Sunderland, he is
:02:14. > :02:18.a lucky charm. He has had 74 operations as doctors tried to
:02:19. > :02:25.uncover his mystery condition. He was at great Ormond in London for
:02:26. > :02:30.the majority of his life. Hhs tea is either a bag of vitamins or a bag of
:02:31. > :02:35.fats. George has to be fed through his heart every night. His family
:02:36. > :02:40.are trying to raise thousands of pounds to go to America for
:02:41. > :02:47.treatment. He could be in hospital for eight months. George is mascot
:02:48. > :02:55.at the game between Sunderl`nd and Manchester. The team has kept faith
:02:56. > :03:08.with them. When you are a m`scot, they seem to win. Yeah, but the
:03:09. > :03:13.other teams want us to support them. The other teams want you to support
:03:14. > :03:21.them so they win? And whoevdr wins tomorrow, no one deserves to walk
:03:22. > :03:29.out at Wembley more than George Let's get a check on the we`ther.
:03:30. > :03:34.Some places have had dry and bright conditions but others have showers
:03:35. > :03:39.around and that stays the s`me this afternoon. Winds are fairly light,
:03:40. > :03:43.still feeling quite fresh ott there but pleasant in any brightndss. This
:03:44. > :03:50.evening we will see rain work its way in. It may turn wintry hn parts
:03:51. > :03:53.of the Pennines. The breeze will strengthen with overnight lows
:03:54. > :03:59.around for Celsius. A wet and windy at day to come tomorrow. Th`t it
:04:00. > :04:07.from me for now. I would back just after 6pm.
:04:08. > :04:14.Hello there. The first day of March, and quite a wintry chill to
:04:15. > :04:18.the first thing, but conditions have improved a lot, a lot of sunshine
:04:19. > :04:22.have there, so the daffodils you can see behind me, a good sunny Saint
:04:23. > :04:23.David's day across