:00:02. > :00:08.Good evening. Welcome to North West Tonight with Gordon Burns and
:00:08. > :00:12.Ranvir Singh. Our top story: Four years in jail for trying to incite
:00:12. > :00:16.a riot through Facebook - a fair sentence or rough justice? We'll be
:00:16. > :00:21.taking to friends of the men and a barrister as concerns are raised
:00:21. > :00:27.about such swift justice. Also tonight: The bodybuilder Tasered by
:00:27. > :00:29.police - an investigation begins in Barrow where he died hours later.
:00:29. > :00:39.All smiles for the PM - but unemployment figures climb
:00:39. > :00:42.
:00:42. > :00:52.dramatically despite his investment news. The Grand Design to put a
:00:52. > :00:58.
:00:59. > :01:03.Also Dianne is out enjoying the sunshine in Southport.
:01:03. > :01:07.Yes, welcome to Southport for the 82nd Southport Flower Show. The
:01:07. > :01:10.judges are just over there with their clipboards. They are still
:01:10. > :01:15.marking these show gardens. It isn't that difficult to create them
:01:15. > :01:22.because all you have to do to make this one is to be able to drink 100
:01:23. > :01:26.bottles of champagne. Count me in! Come back later.
:01:26. > :01:32.One of the two men jailed for four years each for trying to organise a
:01:32. > :01:34.riot through Facebook has announced he is to appeal the sentence. Perry
:01:34. > :01:37.Sutcliffe-Keenan and Jordan Blackshaw were sentenced at Chester
:01:37. > :01:42.Crown Court and have been subject of legal and moral debate ever
:01:42. > :01:45.since. Some experts say the sentences are too harsh while
:01:45. > :01:48.others have said they are not enough. In a moment I'll be
:01:48. > :01:51.speaking to a leading criminal barrister about how defendants are
:01:51. > :01:58.being dealt with, but first Laura Yates has spent the day in
:01:58. > :02:02.Northwich the scene of one of the those would-be riots. 21-year-old
:02:02. > :02:06.Jordan Blackshaw set up a Facebook page asking people to meet here
:02:06. > :02:12.around the back of McDonald's in Northwich. His intention seemed
:02:12. > :02:17.clear. He called the page "smashdown in Northwich Town" and
:02:17. > :02:22.he wrote, "We need to get this kicking off all over." Jordan was
:02:22. > :02:26.one of two men yesterday given long prison sentences jailed for their
:02:26. > :02:32.intentions rather than the consequences.
:02:32. > :02:36.We were advised that he would sentence that the court was bound
:02:36. > :02:40.to feel that was the only sentence that could be imposed. That said, I
:02:40. > :02:49.wouldn't have anticipated it would be as much as four years. He was
:02:49. > :02:54.having a laugh on Facebook. It is only a little group on Facebook.
:02:54. > :02:59.People haven't got big sentences that have done the riots. He gets
:02:59. > :03:02.four years for nothing! Compare their sentences to these
:03:03. > :03:06.unconnected crimes in the last few weeks. A man in Lancashire was
:03:06. > :03:09.given four months for stealing a van. A man in Liverpool five-and-a-
:03:09. > :03:14.half years for setting fire to his own business and two charges of
:03:14. > :03:18.fraud and a man in Cheshire got seven years for manslaughter.
:03:18. > :03:22.Yesterday, a Crown Court Judge said the mayhem meant he was unable to
:03:22. > :03:27.consider crimes in isolation. Many others have similar views.
:03:27. > :03:32.these men have been successful in their enterprise to get together a
:03:32. > :03:36.gang in Warrington and or in Northwich, then many other people
:03:36. > :03:42.would have acted in a criminal way, many other people would have
:03:42. > :03:45.resorted to violence, to looting, to theft. Back in the legal world,
:03:45. > :03:49.as the Prime Minister congratulated the judges on their sentencing,
:03:49. > :03:55.other solicitors warn of many problems still to come.
:03:55. > :04:01.Criminal Justice System process isn't governed by a reality TV show
:04:01. > :04:05.where the majority of the vote gets the sentence. It is calibrated by
:04:05. > :04:09.careful, independent judges and magistrates taking into account the
:04:09. > :04:12.particular circumstances of offences. A group has been set up
:04:12. > :04:16.in support of the two men jailed on the very same site that got them
:04:16. > :04:21.into so much trouble in the first place.
:04:22. > :04:31.That was Lauraiates. Joining us is Tim bren nand a top criminal
:04:32. > :04:33.
:04:33. > :04:37.barrister. Usually when -- Laura Yates. Joining us is Tim Brennand,
:04:37. > :04:40.a top criminal barrister. Are barristers getting the time?
:04:41. > :04:45.hearing about cases being brought to the sentence hearing very
:04:45. > :04:48.quickly without the adjournment for reports. That can happen. In some
:04:48. > :04:52.cases, especially where the sentence might be regarded as
:04:52. > :04:55.inevitable, a prison sentence, some judges take the view there is no
:04:55. > :05:00.need therefore to adjourn for reports. Is that fair to the
:05:00. > :05:03.defendants because of course the judicial process still has to take
:05:03. > :05:08.its rightful course? The defence advocate can always apply if there
:05:08. > :05:13.is a psychiatric or a medical or some other special reason, that is
:05:13. > :05:16.an application that will be made and very often heard favourably.
:05:16. > :05:19.What about a barrister looking at other cases, two weeks before the
:05:19. > :05:22.riots somebody was given four months for something similar and
:05:22. > :05:25.now they are getting years. Wouldn't that be part of a
:05:25. > :05:30.barrister's job to put that to the judge? You can't equate like with
:05:30. > :05:35.like. The judge will look at the individual case, individual
:05:35. > :05:38.mitigation and take account of any aggravating features or mitigation.
:05:38. > :05:41.It can't be like-for-like because of the unprecedented situation
:05:41. > :05:46.which surrounded each of these individual acts? These cases are so
:05:46. > :05:52.unusual that it would be wrong to compare and take as an example
:05:52. > :05:56.what's happened in other cases. terms of appeals, we have already
:05:56. > :06:00.heard one of the Facebook people mentioned in Cheshire is going to
:06:00. > :06:05.appeal. We will hear many more. There is a man who could face jail
:06:05. > :06:10.for stealing two scoops of ice- cream. It will cost us a lot as
:06:10. > :06:14.taxpayers? Judges have a difficult job. You have the hang them and
:06:14. > :06:22.flog them brigade. On the other, you have the bleeding heart
:06:22. > :06:29.liberals that want to install a reha billtive type of regime and --
:06:29. > :06:33.he ha bill Taytive type of regime. -- reha bill Taytive type of regime.
:06:33. > :06:37.Do you think it right that judges do respond - there is real appetite
:06:37. > :06:41.for people to get swift and harsh justice in these circumstances, but
:06:41. > :06:46.is it right that judges respond to that? What these judges are doing
:06:46. > :06:49.are recognising that these riots are unique and are serious and
:06:49. > :06:53.aggravating feature to the circumstances of any particular
:06:53. > :06:56.individual who is facing a serious criminal charge as a result of
:06:56. > :07:03.their involvement, whatever that may be. In a word, you feel
:07:03. > :07:07.completely at ease, do you, that justice is being done fairly,
:07:07. > :07:09.swiftly and appropriately? system works, yes. Thank you very
:07:09. > :07:12.much. An investigation's under way
:07:12. > :07:18.tonight following the death of a man who was Tasered by police in
:07:18. > :07:20.Cumbria. Officers had been called to a flat near Barrow town centre
:07:20. > :07:25.to investigate reports of a disturbance. At some point they
:07:25. > :07:29.used pepper spray and fired a Taser several times at Dale Burns. The
:07:29. > :07:32.27-year-old collapsed and later died. Friends say they're
:07:32. > :07:36.devastated. The Independent Police Complaints Commission says its
:07:36. > :07:46.investigators are looking into what happened. Here's our Chief Reporter,
:07:46. > :07:46.
:07:46. > :07:50.Dave Guest. The Taser is supposed to disable violent suspects without
:07:50. > :07:53.causing permanent harm. But when Cumbria Police discharged one last
:07:53. > :07:57.night things didn't work out that way. It happened when officers
:07:57. > :08:03.arrived at a flat in the centre of Barrow to investigate reports of a
:08:03. > :08:07.disturbance. A Taser was fired at 27-year-old Dale Burns. He died
:08:07. > :08:10.soon afterwards. I don't know what's happened. I know he's been
:08:10. > :08:15.Tasered for a domestic disturbance, which is a bit over the top. Dale's
:08:15. > :08:19.mum left this tribute at the scene. And at a local gym, where he
:08:19. > :08:24.regularly worked out, friends were in a state of disbelief. I have
:08:24. > :08:33.known him since he was 15. He is one of the nicest lads you will
:08:33. > :08:37.ever meet. Even though I'm 20 years older than him, he was like one of
:08:37. > :08:42.my best friends, he was like my son. There are strict rules governing
:08:42. > :08:47.the use of Tasers. They are capable of delivering a 50,000 volt shock
:08:47. > :08:52.and were introduced in 2004. By last year, in Cumbria Tasers had
:08:52. > :08:57.been drawn more than 100 times. Only discharged on 26 occasions.
:08:57. > :09:01.is important to ensure that Tasers are potentially-lethal and they
:09:01. > :09:04.should only be given to officers who are trained to such high
:09:04. > :09:09.standards. Otherwise there is a potential risk that they could be
:09:09. > :09:12.open to misuse. In a statement, Cumbria Police said that following
:09:12. > :09:17.an incident at this address, a Taser was deployed and a man became
:09:17. > :09:21.ill soon afterwards. He was taken to hospital where he died. They
:09:21. > :09:24.said the matter has now been referred to the Independent Police
:09:24. > :09:31.Complaints Commission and so they can make no further statement at
:09:31. > :09:34.this time. The family of a woman from Wigan
:09:34. > :09:39.are flying out to the Seychelles after her husband was killed by a
:09:39. > :09:41.shark, while on honeymoon there. Ian Redmond from Nelson in
:09:41. > :09:45.Lancashire died after the attack yesterday, while his wife Gemma was
:09:45. > :09:51.sunbathing on the beach. Gemma said her husband was "a remarkable
:09:51. > :09:54.individual who will be deeply and sorely missed".
:09:54. > :09:56.A woman from Leigh died after she contracted a lethal infection from
:09:56. > :10:01.hospital equipment not being cleaned properly, an inquest has
:10:01. > :10:04.found. Jacqueline Thomason was admitted to Wigan Infirmary for
:10:04. > :10:11.routine surgery to remove part of her thyroid gland, but after the
:10:11. > :10:14.operation she became ill and five days later she died of septicaemia.
:10:14. > :10:19.A hospital inquiry later found that cross contamination had occurred in
:10:19. > :10:20.an anaesthetic room. The Cabinet Office has decided to
:10:21. > :10:23.appeal the Information Commissioner's ruling that
:10:23. > :10:33.documents relating to the Hillsborough tragedy should be made
:10:33. > :10:33.
:10:33. > :10:36.available under the Freedom of Information Act. The Government
:10:36. > :10:44.believes any release of information should be managed through the
:10:44. > :10:46.Independent Panel and should be allowed to run its course.
:10:46. > :10:51.The discount department store TJ Hughes has announced it's closing
:10:51. > :10:55.12 more stores - three of them in the North West. Shops in Bootle and
:10:55. > :11:03.Oldham will close on Sunday and the store in Warrington will shut the
:11:03. > :11:05.following Friday. 172 jobs in the region will be lost.
:11:05. > :11:10.The latest unemployment figures released today made grim reading
:11:10. > :11:13.showing a big rise in those out of work in the North West. Shortly
:11:13. > :11:16.after the figures were revealed the Prime Minister arrived in Cheshire
:11:16. > :11:21.to launch a new Enterprise Zone, which he says will help solve the
:11:21. > :11:27.problem. Here's Stuart Pollitt with more.
:11:27. > :11:30.Thanks. The latest picture on jobs in the North West isn't a bright
:11:30. > :11:34.one. Figures today showed a total of 300,000 people were out of work.
:11:34. > :11:38.That's a rise of 35,000 between April and June. The largest rise of
:11:38. > :11:40.any region in the country. Today, I spoke to the Prime Minister at
:11:40. > :11:44.Daresbury Science Park near Warrington where he was unveiling
:11:44. > :11:46.an enterprise zone that he says will help create more jobs.
:11:46. > :11:52.Enterprise zones aim to entice businesses with cheaper rates,
:11:52. > :11:55.superfast broadband and less planning control. The zone at
:11:55. > :11:58.Daresbury is the third for the North West although there won't be
:11:58. > :12:05.any in Lancashire or Cumbria. But will it really provide the jobs
:12:05. > :12:09.today's unemployment figures prove the region desperately needs? This
:12:09. > :12:14.patch of land will David Cameron hopes become a fertile one for job
:12:14. > :12:17.creation. In 20 years' time, it will be home to 10,000 hi-tech
:12:17. > :12:21.science and technology jobs. It is great to come here and see how
:12:22. > :12:28.people are really building and creating for the future. He was
:12:28. > :12:32.here to tell Daresbury it had been made an enterprise zone. If we look
:12:32. > :12:35.at the businesses that are going to provide those jobs, it doesn't tend
:12:35. > :12:39.to be the very big businesses, it is the smaller businesses that will
:12:39. > :12:43.invest and expand and grow. Many of them are located here. We want many
:12:43. > :12:47.more. Here is an enterprise zone, come here, pay less rates, face
:12:47. > :12:50.less regulation, fewer planning restrictions, invest, grow and
:12:50. > :12:56.expand. That will be good for everyone in the North West. Will it
:12:56. > :13:02.be good for people a few miles away in Runcorn? I'm 20 years old, I
:13:02. > :13:04.have been unemployed since I was 17. They are having problems getting
:13:04. > :13:11.enough science and technology students into colleges, we know
:13:11. > :13:16.that. Perhaps this will encourage them. If there were more jobs going,
:13:16. > :13:20.I would go for science. Go and do a college course and get
:13:20. > :13:24.qualifications. Four, five, six jobs created for every job on site
:13:24. > :13:29.will be created off-site. There is a direct benefit to the local
:13:29. > :13:37.economy as a result of that supply chain activity, servicing this site.
:13:37. > :13:42.Today's good news for those at Daresbury meant bad news for Barrow
:13:42. > :13:46.waterfront and BAE Systems sites at Warton and Samlesbury. They were
:13:46. > :13:48.left off the enterprise list. Critics of enterprise zones say
:13:48. > :13:53.they don't create new jobs but suck them in from other areas which
:13:53. > :14:00.don't have a zone. With almost 9% of people out of work in the North
:14:00. > :14:03.West, this is a long-term plan which will not provide a quick-fix.
:14:03. > :14:06.Back to you. The owners of one of the country's
:14:06. > :14:10.biggest salt mines are calling for work on a giant underground gas
:14:10. > :14:12.store to be halted because of safety fears. A French company has
:14:12. > :14:17.been granted planning permission to create the gas caverns 500 feet
:14:17. > :14:21.below ground next to the Winsford Salt Mine in Cheshire. But miners
:14:21. > :14:25.says they want to be reassured they won't be at risk once the store is
:14:25. > :14:32.up and running. Our Environment Correspondent Colin Sykes reports.
:14:32. > :14:38.We have come from the oldest part of the mine... It takes 15 minutes
:14:38. > :14:41.to drive from the lift shaft to the action at the Winsford Salt Mine.
:14:41. > :14:46.This is the working face of the mine where this giant machine is
:14:46. > :14:49.cutting into the salt. We are about a kilometre away from where the gas
:14:49. > :14:53.storage will be but obviously as this work continues, they will get
:14:53. > :14:58.ever closer to the scene. The mine covers nearly three square miles.
:14:58. > :15:03.The gas store being created in the salt nearby will be Britain's
:15:03. > :15:07.second biggest holding 400 million cubic metres of natural gas in huge
:15:07. > :15:14.cavities created by pumping in water to dissolve the salt. There's
:15:14. > :15:17.concern about a fault line in the rock. My main concern is the
:15:17. > :15:22.general safety of the workforce around this area, especially being
:15:22. > :15:27.so close to the gas. The ability to store gas leaves countries less at
:15:27. > :15:33.the mercy of a volatile market. Storage here makes up 4% of
:15:33. > :15:38.national consumption, compared to 23% in France and 19% in Germany.
:15:38. > :15:41.The storage in Cheshire will allow the UK to store 12% of consumption.
:15:41. > :15:45.The mine owners aren't against the store but claim they haven't been
:15:45. > :15:50.consulted about safety. Having a gas facility this close to an
:15:50. > :15:53.active mine is a big concern for us. We have asked repeatedly from the
:15:54. > :15:58.storage energy people to provide us the information they have evaluated
:15:58. > :16:04.to allow us to assess whether or not this gas storage presents a
:16:04. > :16:07.risk to our employees. Safety is the key thing. Store Energy didn't
:16:07. > :16:11.want to be interviewed. They say they have full planning permission
:16:11. > :16:16.for the project and they are happy they have complied with all the
:16:16. > :16:26.relevant authorities. The first of the gas caverns is due to open by
:16:26. > :16:30.
:16:30. > :16:33.2013. Now Richard's here with the sport
:16:33. > :16:35.and news of ANOTHER new arrival, or almost, at Manchester City, though
:16:35. > :16:37.it doesn't come as much surprise really.
:16:37. > :16:40.Yes, Gordon, it's looking increasingly likely that Arsenal's
:16:40. > :16:43.French midfielder Samir Nasri will soon be a City player. Sources have
:16:43. > :16:53.told BBC Sport that a �25 million move could be completed within 24
:16:53. > :16:57.
:16:57. > :17:07.hours. Some good wins for clubs in League
:17:07. > :17:18.
:17:18. > :17:20.One and League Two. There was a milestone for one of our most
:17:20. > :17:23.prolific strikers. Yes, Ryan Lowe scored again for
:17:23. > :17:26.Bury, his 50th for the Shakers. He got 28 goals last season as they
:17:26. > :17:30.were promoted from League Two. And he's at it again in a higher
:17:30. > :17:32.division. Let's have a look at his latest, this header from a David
:17:32. > :17:35.Worrall cross which helped them to a 2-1 victory over Sheffield
:17:35. > :17:38.Wednesday. Damien Mozika got the crucial second for their first
:17:38. > :17:41.league win of the season. And fans of two of our other League One
:17:41. > :17:45.clubs will be feeling a lot better after their first three points.
:17:45. > :17:47.Preston North End thanks to a 2-0 victory at Chesterfield. Barry
:17:47. > :17:50.Nicholson with the clincher and what a terrific result for Oldham
:17:50. > :17:53.at Scunthorpe, where Matt Smith got the winner in a 2-1 win.
:17:54. > :17:56.It was also a good night for some of our League Two teams, Accy
:17:56. > :17:59.Stanley beat Bradford 1-0 but probably the result of the night
:17:59. > :18:03.was Macclesfield Town's who went to Hereford and thumped them for four.
:18:03. > :18:06.One of the goals was a real beauty. Have a look at this. Ross Draper
:18:06. > :18:08.with this fantastic effort almost from his own half. Brilliant. And
:18:08. > :18:11.Morecambe will be pleased with their night's work as well.
:18:11. > :18:13.Substitute Kevin Ellison with an injury time winner at Cheltenham
:18:13. > :18:16.that leaves the Shrimps riding high in the play-off positions.
:18:16. > :18:19.Now who do you think David Moyes rates his best ever signing? Mikael
:18:19. > :18:22.Arteta? Tim Howard? Well you might be surprised by the Everton
:18:22. > :18:25.manager's answer. It's a man who never even played under him, physio
:18:25. > :18:29.Mick Rathbone. Mick, or Baz as he's known throughout the game, has just
:18:29. > :18:32.written this brilliant book about his career as both a player and the
:18:32. > :18:34.man with the magic sponge. I've been talking to him about "The
:18:34. > :18:40.Smell of Football" and started during his playing days with
:18:40. > :18:43.Blackburn Rovers. The eight years at Blackburn were fantastic.
:18:43. > :18:47.Everything when you are a kid, those years at Blackburn were
:18:47. > :18:51.everything I dreamed they would be. Then you moved on to Preston where
:18:51. > :18:56.you met another person who was going to be very influential on
:18:56. > :19:05.your career, David Moyes? When I got my first proper role as a
:19:05. > :19:11.physio, that was at Preston North End. That would be '95. I went in
:19:11. > :19:17.and the captain was David Moyes. This was almost a different era in
:19:17. > :19:23.football. I remember we were at the Isle of Man tournament. That is
:19:23. > :19:27.where I met Dave. How close did you get to David Moyes? When you work
:19:27. > :19:32.for the same manager for 15 years, you become close. I enjoyed working
:19:32. > :19:38.for David Moyes. It was a great period for the clubs we worked at.
:19:38. > :19:45.We have stayed good friends. When you followed David Moyes to Everton,
:19:45. > :19:49.you were dealing with high-profile players, the likes of Wayne Rooney,
:19:49. > :19:53.Duncan Ferguson, players of that ill bg. How much of a pressure is
:19:53. > :19:58.there, Mick, when you are looking after multi-million pound athletes
:19:58. > :20:01.like they are? There is a lot of pressure. I was head of the medical
:20:01. > :20:05.department and the buck stopped with me. My decision was the final
:20:05. > :20:10.decision. When you see a young player like Wayne Rooney who was
:20:10. > :20:15.earmarked as a star from a very young boy, do you think, "I better
:20:15. > :20:22.look after him"? Well, yeah, of course you do. He had the injury, I
:20:22. > :20:27.had to look after the injury, there was a lot of pressure on that. You
:20:27. > :20:32.can't be star-struck by the players. I would be lying if I didn't say
:20:32. > :20:35.there was a sharp intake of breath when Wayne hobbled off in that game
:20:35. > :20:40.for England and that was then my responsibility. If you let that
:20:40. > :20:47.cloud your judgment, the injury is the injury and it has to be treated
:20:47. > :20:52.in the same way. It gave me a fantastic thrill. I used to run, in
:20:53. > :20:59.my last years at Everton, I would be running around with the Phil
:20:59. > :21:05.Nevilles, players like that. I never forgot how fortunate I was.
:21:05. > :21:12.It's the simple things that catch you out! Here is the book. It was
:21:12. > :21:19.great to talk about. Now to cricket: A great first day for
:21:19. > :21:29.Lancashire against Worcestershire. 107 from Steven Croft helped them
:21:29. > :21:30.
:21:30. > :21:40.overcome a slow start. That's great stuff. Thank you very
:21:40. > :21:44.
:21:44. > :21:48.much. Take the book with you! I will never leave it again!
:21:48. > :21:51.The flower growers of the North West should be seeing the best of
:21:51. > :21:55.their blooms right now. The Southport Flower Show is under way.
:21:55. > :22:00.It always provides visitors with a visual spectacle rarely equalled
:22:00. > :22:06.anywhere else in the country. Our Dianne is there for us. What have
:22:06. > :22:10.you seen so far? Take a look at this. Everybody likes something
:22:10. > :22:18.different. I just think this is fabulous. It's been created by
:22:18. > :22:24.Barry Thompson. He used to be a photographer. He followed Kasabian
:22:24. > :22:29.and then he had a change of career. This is his first show garden. He
:22:29. > :22:32.has won within his category. Hardly surprising. It is spectacular. Of
:22:32. > :22:42.course, the Southport Flower Show isn't just about the gardens. It is
:22:42. > :22:48.about so much more. It is about food, leisure, entertainment and we
:22:48. > :22:53.We Will Rock You is coming to Liverpool so they are promoting
:22:53. > :22:57.that. Flowers are always going to be the star of the show. Within the
:22:57. > :23:02.gardens, there is a vintage theme this year and what could be more
:23:02. > :23:11.vintage than a Spitfire. There's some really unusual exhibits at the
:23:11. > :23:15.show this year. But the minimalist gardens do seem to pop up so
:23:15. > :23:21.regularly and they are beautiful. I am currently standing in one of the
:23:21. > :23:26.nicest ones I have ever seen. This is Paul Richards Eagar den, it is a
:23:26. > :23:31.piece of Los Angeles. We are not sure how Paul has done. The judges
:23:32. > :23:35.are still going around. I have my fingers crossed. I think this is
:23:35. > :23:39.beautiful. Weatherwise, it's played along as we have gone through the
:23:39. > :23:45.along as we have gone through the day today. Not terribly warm,
:23:45. > :23:49.temperatures around 18 or 19 degrees. Friday doesn't look too
:23:49. > :23:53.bad. A weather front on Saturday. Then Sunday cheering back up again.
:23:53. > :23:58.The problem we have is coming in tomorrow. Let's take a look at the
:23:58. > :24:03.chart. I don't think you will have too many problems at all. It is
:24:03. > :24:09.fairly clear. It could end up being a bit cool for a while. You might
:24:09. > :24:13.get a six in rural areas. It will feel nippy first thing. Tomorrow is
:24:13. > :24:18.a day of two halves. The timing on the rain turning up, we are not
:24:18. > :24:21.confident about that. But we think it will be in the second half of
:24:21. > :24:25.the day. The cloud will be creeping in all of the time. On the leading
:24:25. > :24:28.edge of this rain that is moving through central parts of the UK and
:24:28. > :24:33.pushing towards us, there could be one or two showers from time to
:24:33. > :24:36.time. As we head towards the tail end of the day, there could be more
:24:36. > :24:42.organised rain coming through. It will probably be light and patchy
:24:42. > :24:48.for the most part. Tomorrow takes a bit of a dive but of course the
:24:48. > :24:49.gardens like the rain and your temperature will reach 19 Celsius.
:24:49. > :24:52.temperature will reach 19 Celsius. Back to you.
:24:52. > :24:56.Now to a story that gives the phrase "getting on the property
:24:56. > :25:00.ladder" a whole new meaning. Plans have been submitted to build a
:25:00. > :25:04.family home - high up an old Victorian factory chimney in Bolton.
:25:04. > :25:07.It's one of the last old chimneys in the town and used to serve a
:25:07. > :25:14.bleach works. But as Peter Marshall reports it could get a new
:25:14. > :25:20.residential role. They call it Bolton's big chimney because it is
:25:20. > :25:25.big and it is a chimney. Built in 1863 for Halliwell Bleach Works, it
:25:25. > :25:32.is 260 feet high and since the 1970s obsolete. Perhaps not for
:25:32. > :25:37.long. That is great if it is in the trees... Robin Rowles and Tony Lang
:25:37. > :25:42.on behalf of a potential high-rise homeowner have come up with a plan.
:25:42. > :25:46.The opportunity to do this might seem a bit hairbrain to people, but
:25:46. > :25:52.the reality is there. If it is mad, it is special as well. This is our
:25:52. > :25:55.impression of what it will look like. A 360 degree glass and steel
:25:55. > :26:00.settlement circling the whole chimney. The two-storey property
:26:00. > :26:04.with its living space, three bedrooms and two bathrooms will be
:26:04. > :26:12.perched just above the tree line. To get to it, you will use stairs
:26:12. > :26:15.and a lift, but what do locals think? I would say no, I think. I
:26:15. > :26:22.have got a spirit of adventure and I would like to live in something
:26:22. > :26:28.like that myself. I'm not answering your question! I think it is mad.
:26:28. > :26:33.Absolutely crazy. I like it. I like the courage of it. There aren't
:26:33. > :26:38.many chimneys like this left. Fred Dibner was instrumental in getting
:26:38. > :26:43.it listed structure status. wonderful view up here. It hit us
:26:44. > :26:48.with the wow factor immediately, the idea of creating something that
:26:48. > :26:51.would remain for a long time and put modern structure with old
:26:51. > :26:56.structure as well on such an important building. If planning
:26:56. > :27:02.permission is granted, the sky-high home could be completed in 18
:27:02. > :27:09.months. Wow, it is pretty stunning stuff!
:27:09. > :27:15.Is there a lift up the middle? We were wondering. Or a ladder?! It
:27:15. > :27:20.wouldn't be any good for me. I couldn't go anywhere near those