29/08/2011

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:00:16. > :00:21.Good evening. A motorcyclist has died at the Manx Grand Prix

:00:21. > :00:24.festival on the Isle of Man. When Hamilton from Northern Ireland was

:00:24. > :00:28.killed in in a crash at the Junior Manx Grand Prix. He had won the

:00:29. > :00:32.newcomers race on Saturday and organisers described him as a great

:00:32. > :00:37.loss to the sport. The body of a woman has been discovered on a

:00:37. > :00:41.beach in Wirral. The woman, believed to be in her twenties, was

:00:41. > :00:44.discovered at Perch Rock near the promenade at 7:00am. Merseyside

:00:44. > :00:48.police are treating the death as unexplained.

:00:48. > :00:53.Two members of staff to private security firm have been sacked

:00:53. > :00:58.after an electronic tag was put on an offender's false leg at his home.

:00:58. > :01:02.It meant he could remove the leg and break his curfew. G4S, which

:01:02. > :01:05.also runs private prisons locally, said the officers failed to stick

:01:05. > :01:09.to correct procedure when fitting the tag.

:01:09. > :01:14.Changes planned for the Peak District National Park have been

:01:14. > :01:17.put out to public consultation. The plans include new bridleways and

:01:17. > :01:22.the removal of livestock to help restore heather. It is a five-year

:01:22. > :01:25.plan. We have taken over the management of the site on behalf of

:01:25. > :01:30.the National Park. If we want to do the very best we can for people and

:01:30. > :01:35.for wildlife on the site. Over the next five years, we propose a

:01:35. > :01:39.number of changes so that people can get the very best expedience.

:01:39. > :01:43.Public toilets in one of Cumbria's biggest tourist -- tourist areas

:01:43. > :01:46.have been saved from closure. A deal has been done by the parish

:01:46. > :01:52.council to save dozens of toilet blocks including seven in

:01:52. > :01:55.Windermere. The centre of Manchester was turned

:01:55. > :02:01.into a race track today when Formula One driver Jenson Button

:02:01. > :02:05.got behind the wheel of his McLaren to entertain thousands of fans.

:02:05. > :02:15.Bank holidays, all was a good chance to take your car for a spin.

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:02:16. > :02:20.-- always. Jenson Button obviously agrees, added the -- as did the

:02:20. > :02:24.thousands braving the rain to catch a glimpse. It is always fun driving

:02:24. > :02:29.around the streets of the city, especially with such a big crowd.

:02:29. > :02:32.It is very special. Yesterday, he was fighting his way to third place

:02:32. > :02:40.in the Belgian Grand Prix. Today, the only fight was among the

:02:40. > :02:45.autograph hunters. Can you sign my hat? Of course I can. Fantastic.

:02:45. > :02:51.Fabulous to be so close to them. were within 10 feet of them. Jaw-

:02:51. > :02:54.dropping we brilliant. I have never heard anything like it in my life.

:02:54. > :02:59.Those famous for other sports have the chance to try Formula One for

:02:59. > :03:04.size. It is amazing. It is the first time I have been so close to

:03:04. > :03:10.a Formula One car. Great to bring it to Manchester, because you never

:03:10. > :03:17.get an event like this. My father always watch it when I was little.

:03:17. > :03:21.Any kind of sport, my boyfriend is a big fan of. For Jenson Button,

:03:21. > :03:25.the speed limit was risen to 70mph and he was allowed to ignore red

:03:25. > :03:33.lights. But then for those taking every possible advantage point,

:03:33. > :03:35.this was a different sort of rush hour. -- vantage point.

:03:35. > :03:40.I would not have minded seeing that for myself.

:03:40. > :03:44.It could be a close finish for Lancashire in the latest cricket

:03:44. > :03:52.match in the Clydesdale Bank 40 Mac match in the Clydesdale Bank 40 Mac

:03:52. > :03:53.-- 40 at Trent Bridge. They made -- 40 at Trent Bridge. They made

:03:53. > :03:58.248 for 5, thanks to Tom Smith. Nottingham were 117 for three from

:03:58. > :04:02.21 overs a short time ago. The 7th English Open chainsaw

:04:02. > :04:07.competition has taken place in Cheshire. Wood carvers from across

:04:07. > :04:14.the world travelled to the Cheshire again and Country Fair to compete.

:04:14. > :04:20.-- Game and Country Fair. The show was very important to the

:04:20. > :04:27.international chain saw arts. They all want the title. It is the

:04:27. > :04:31.biggest event in the world for a us. It is fantastic. We have some of

:04:31. > :04:35.the best chainsaw sculptors in the world here. There is a chap from

:04:35. > :04:40.Seattle and he has won more competition has than anyone else.

:04:40. > :04:42.He is unbelievably good and quick. Typical bank holiday weather today.

:04:42. > :04:48.Typical bank holiday weather today. Let us see what the week ahead

:04:48. > :04:53.holds. It has been a typical bank holiday

:04:53. > :04:55.today. The son failed to shore up that many of the events that we had

:04:55. > :04:59.across the region. It has been fairly overcast and the

:04:59. > :05:09.temperatures, well, it is the end of August. Nothing to write home

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:05:10. > :05:16.about. Very disappointing temperatures indeed. This evening,

:05:16. > :05:20.still many clouds around and showers floating around. It will be

:05:20. > :05:23.breezy as well. Temperatures will hold up. Double figures in towns

:05:23. > :05:28.and cities. But we will see temperatures dropping under clear

:05:28. > :05:34.skies. Tomorrow, a slight improvement on the weather. It is

:05:34. > :05:41.going to be less breezy with few showers, but fairly overcast. We

:05:41. > :05:45.are going to hang on too much of the cloud into the afternoon. We

:05:45. > :05:51.may see the occasional glimmer of brightness. Don't hold your breath.