29/08/2011 North West Tonight

Good evening. A motorcyclist has died at the Manx Grand Prix

festival on the Isle of Man. When Hamilton from Northern Ireland was

killed in in a crash at the Junior Manx Grand Prix. He had won the

newcomers race on Saturday and organisers described him as a great

loss to the sport. The body of a woman has been discovered on a

beach in Wirral. The woman, believed to be in her twenties, was

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

police are treating the death as unexplained.

Two members of staff to private security firm have been sacked

after an electronic tag was put on an offender's false leg at his home.

It meant he could remove the leg and break his curfew. G4S, which

also runs private prisons locally, said the officers failed to stick

to correct procedure when fitting the tag.

Changes planned for the Peak District National Park have been

put out to public consultation. The plans include new bridleways and

the removal of livestock to help restore heather. It is a five-year

plan. We have taken over the management of the site on behalf of

the National Park. If we want to do the very best we can for people and

for wildlife on the site. Over the next five years, we propose a

number of changes so that people can get the very best expedience.

Public toilets in one of Cumbria's biggest tourist -- tourist areas

have been saved from closure. A deal has been done by the parish

council to save dozens of toilet blocks including seven in

Windermere. The centre of Manchester was turned

into a race track today when Formula One driver Jenson Button

got behind the wheel of his McLaren to entertain thousands of fans.

Bank holidays, all was a good chance to take your car for a spin.

-- always. Jenson Button obviously agrees, added the -- as did the

thousands braving the rain to catch a glimpse. It is always fun driving

around the streets of the city, especially with such a big crowd.

It is very special. Yesterday, he was fighting his way to third place

in the Belgian Grand Prix. Today, the only fight was among the

autograph hunters. Can you sign my hat? Of course I can. Fantastic.

Fabulous to be so close to them. were within 10 feet of them. Jaw-

dropping we brilliant. I have never heard anything like it in my life.

Those famous for other sports have the chance to try Formula One for

size. It is amazing. It is the first time I have been so close to

a Formula One car. Great to bring it to Manchester, because you never

get an event like this. My father always watch it when I was little.

Any kind of sport, my boyfriend is a big fan of. For Jenson Button,

the speed limit was risen to 70mph and he was allowed to ignore red

lights. But then for those taking every possible advantage point,

this was a different sort of rush hour. -- vantage point.

I would not have minded seeing that for myself.

It could be a close finish for Lancashire in the latest cricket

match in the Clydesdale Bank 40 Mac match in the Clydesdale Bank 40 Mac

-- 40 at Trent Bridge. They made -- 40 at Trent Bridge. They made

248 for 5, thanks to Tom Smith. Nottingham were 117 for three from

21 overs a short time ago. The 7th English Open chainsaw

competition has taken place in Cheshire. Wood carvers from across

the world travelled to the Cheshire again and Country Fair to compete.

-- Game and Country Fair. The show was very important to the

international chain saw arts. They all want the title. It is the

biggest event in the world for a us. It is fantastic. We have some of

the best chainsaw sculptors in the world here. There is a chap from

Seattle and he has won more competition has than anyone else.

He is unbelievably good and quick. Typical bank holiday weather today.

Typical bank holiday weather today. Let us see what the week ahead

holds. It has been a typical bank holiday

today. The son failed to shore up that many of the events that we had

across the region. It has been fairly overcast and the

temperatures, well, it is the end of August. Nothing to write home

about. Very disappointing temperatures indeed. This evening,

still many clouds around and showers floating around. It will be

breezy as well. Temperatures will hold up. Double figures in towns

and cities. But we will see temperatures dropping under clear

skies. Tomorrow, a slight improvement on the weather. It is

going to be less breezy with few showers, but fairly overcast. We

are going to hang on too much of the cloud into the afternoon. We

may see the occasional glimmer of brightness. Don't hold your breath.