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Good evening and welcome to North West Tonight. A what top story - he

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died because of mistakes by the Cumbrian hospital where he was born.

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Now police say they are investigating other mother and baby

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deaths there. He died a terrible death. He bled to death because it

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preventable reasons. The news comes after Furness General Hospital

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failed to breach basic standards in maternity care. Jailed - 3 men from

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Manchester who plotted to kill soldiers in Afghanistan. The chief

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executive of Manchester City resigns. This mother Nellie died

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because she did not have a flu jab. -- nearly died. Her and I am at

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this stadium that reeks of history. Join me later, before they market

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down! -- knock it down. Police have this afternoon confirmed they are

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investigating the deaths of a number of mothers and babies

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treated at the Furness General Hospital in Cumbria. An

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investigation, initially into the death of baby Joshua Titcombe three

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years ago, has been widened to include more deaths. The news comes

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as maternity services at Furness General are criticised for failing

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to reach essential standards. His family court in their little

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fighter. Joshua Titcombe was nine days old when he died in November

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2008. An inquest decided he died from an it in section, which staff

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at Furness General Hospital failed to spot. Dash back and in -- and

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infection. He died a terrible death. He bled to death because of

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preventable reasons. No police investigating Joshua's death have

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widened the investigation. They are looking at a number of deaths after

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mothers and babies were treated at Furness General Hospital. In a

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separate development, the Care Quality Commission, an independent

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regulator which carried out unannounced inspections at Furness

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General Hospital, says it has come Serbs in three areas: -- concerns

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We want an urgent response from the hospital and they are required to

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tell us within 14 days what they planned to do. The chief executive

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of the Morecambe Bay NHS Trust says that Improvement had been made.

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report is supportive of what we do, but we need to go further. We

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accept that and we will make sure that we do what we need to do.

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Care Quality Commission says it will make future and announced

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visits. Any more information from the police, Peter? Not a great deal.

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15 detectives are working on this investigation and family liaison

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officers have also been brought in. There has been talk that staff

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possibly colluded before giving evidence to be inquest in the

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summer. Cumbria police said that the details are complex and it is

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too early to comment. We heard from the chief executive of the trust,

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but it was done before the announcement today. Yes. They say

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they are not aware of any further investigation into the tragic death

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of Joshua Titcombe. They say they will co-operate with the police if

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contacted. Three men from Greater Manchester

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have been jailed for plotting the deaths of British soldiers in

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Afghanistan. Munir Farooqi, a former Taliban fighter, was given

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four life sentences. Manchester Crown Court heard he had been the

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ringleader of the group, recruiting and brainwashing vulnerable young

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men to try to turn them into terrorists.

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Munir Farooqi was well known at Longsight market. At another store

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in Manchester he was helped by Matthew Newton. Munir Farooqi

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fought for the Taliban and was captured in 2001. They were using

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the market stalls to capture and We know Munir Farooqi lived here in

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Munir Farooqi. His basement was equipped as a propaganda production

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centre. We know he wanted to kill 30 or 40 people in theatre. He is a

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grave threat to the young people in the UK, and perhaps a graver threat

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to our troops in theatre. Today, both men were jailed, as was Israr

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Malik. Giving Munir Farooqi for life sentences, the judge said you

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were involved in brainwashing and are a dangerous extremist.

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Manchester City's chief executive has resigned after sending an email

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that appeared to mock the illness of a player's mother. The club's

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been investigating the message sent by Garry Cook to Dr Anthonia Onouha,

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mother and agent of Nedum Onouha. Tonight he admitted what he called

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an error of judgement. Stuart Flinders is at City's Etihad

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Stadium. Did he jump or was he pushed?

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Well, he clearly was hoping not to have to jump because when the

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affair came to light, he said it was nothing to do with him. But the

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club has carried out an investigation and he now admits to

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what he calls an error of judgment. I did mention that it appeared to

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mark the illness of a player's mother. Tell us a bit more about

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the e-mail. Yes. Doctor on newer is the mother

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of Nedum Onouha. -- doctor on newer. She received an e-mail that

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contained a jokey reference to her suffering from cancer. She

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confronted coke macro about it, but he blamed a colleague. -- coke

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With all the signings at Manchester City and their chances of winning

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the Premiership, he has had to go. He has been at the club for three

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momentous years. He oversaw the sale, making them the richest club

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in the world. Manchester City are sad to see him go.

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The Nursing and Midwifery Council will hold a hearing on Wednesday to

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review Rebecca Leighton's suspension - the nurse who was

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arrested during the investigation into contaminated saline at

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Stepping Hill Hospital. Last week the Crown Prosecution Service

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announced they were dropping all charges against Miss Leighton, who

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was released from custody. Police say a man's received the

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largest custodial sentence yet after taking part in last month's

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Manchester riots. 18-year-old Thomas Lamb of no fixed address

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pleaded guilty to breaking into the Spar shop in Piccadilly, stealing

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cigarettes and alcohol. He also broke into Ladbrokes, but didn't

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manage to steal anything. He was sentenced to more than four years

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at Manchester Crown Court today. Controversial plans for a bio mass

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incinerator on the banks of the Mersey have been given the go-ahead.

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Peel Energy's plant on Ince Marshes will be fuelled by almost 200,000

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tonnes of waste wood a year. Cheshire West and Chester council

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says it had no option but to approve the development, despite

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some opposition from residents in Helsby and Frodsham.

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My role model, my inspiration, my world. A tribute from the sister of

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the Wirral teenager Hayley Holmes whose funeral was held this

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afternoon. Hayley's younger sister Keely read out the tribute at a

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service attended by her family and hundreds of Hayley's friends.

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Hayley drowned off the Wirral coast last month. Shoes belonging to her

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and her boyfriend Robbie Crofts were found on the shore. He's still

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missing. The coffin of Wight. The mourners

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in bright colours at the family's request. This was to be a

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celebration of Hayley Holmes's brief life. Her younger sister read

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a personal tribute. I give mum and dad and extra case to make up for

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you not been there. You were my role model. I always looked up to

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you. You are my precious big sister and I will always love you. Hayley

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was 17. She drowned off the Wirral coast. Her boyfriend is still

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missing. Many of her friends were at the funeral. I expected the

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girls to be very tearful. They have overwhelmed me with how mature and

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dignified they have been and how keen they are to support Hayley's

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family. Her family say she was one in a million and their allies will

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never be the same again. Still to come in North West

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Tonight: find out how the supporters are faring later on. And

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Ireland invasion - a Manx welcome for the elite Commonwealth athletes.

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In her early forties, Carol Williams was active and healthy,

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although she did have mild asthma and was prone to chest infections.

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But when she was told to have the flu vaccine last winter, she turned

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it down. She didn't think she really needed it. By the New Year,

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Carol was seriously ill in hospital with swine flu. She almost died and

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spent weeks in intensive care. Now Carol is encouraging everyone

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offered the flu jab to make sure they have it. We'll hear from her

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in a moment, but first here's our health correspondent Laura Yates.

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It is that time of year regain. The flu season is almost upon us. Last

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winter almost 1,300 people were admitted to hospital with the flu.

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In one week 300 people were taking into critical care. This region was

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the hardest hit in the country and that his wife the NHS is

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encouraging people eligible for the flu vaccination to take it. I am

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going to visit a woman who didn't take it last year and nearly died.

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This was Carol Williams on Boxing Day last year. She had mild asthma

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and turned down the fleet jab. She did not think she needed it.

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just got more difficult to believe. In the end I was bent over. I

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couldn't do it any more. It was too painful to breed. My daughter and

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husband were there. I said, at sea in a couple of days. In fact, Carol

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was kept on a ventilator box six weeks, sedated and paralysed. She

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nearly died. Her family were told she was unlikely to live through

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the night on several occasions. How did you feel knowing you were so

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close to death? It was very scary. In late February when I was more

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lucid, I couldn't believe it. I can believe what had happened and all

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the procedures. I couldn't believe it. My family had to go through

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that just because I did not have the flu jab. Carol's lungs are

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badly scarred and simple tasks like this are a struggle for her. It

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could take a couple of years for her to look fully recover. If you

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are eligible for a vaccine you can expect to be contacted by your GP

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in the next few weeks. Just a Lots more information on the NHS

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website. Well, it's time for sport now and

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it could be a big night out in Warrington tonight, Tony

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Yes, it promises to be a night to remember if the Wolves do the

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business away to Hull. A point at the KC Stadium should be enough for

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them to seal the Super League leaders Shield, their first title

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in half a century Quite an achievement, but that

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won't be a case of job done for them, will it?

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No, it will mean that they have finished the regular season top of

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the table, but then they have to negotiate the play-offs if they are

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to make the season's showpiece the Grand Final. Confidence is high

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though, with a lot of praise for coach Tony Smith. The transition

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from when he turned up to the way things are now, top of the table

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will be great. There is coverage of that game tonight on BBC Radio

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Manchester. If you are a Lancashire fan who can

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remember winning the County Championship then you will be of a

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certain vintage. This season they've got a great chance of

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ending one of North West sport's longest hoodoos - one lasting three

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quarters of a century. Lancs are taking on Hampshire in their final

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home game of the season from where Stuart Pollitt reports.

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The red rose of Lancashire has occupied top place eight times.

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These were the last month to deliver at the championship to

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Lancashire, in an era when county cricket was a bigger share in town

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-- was the biggest show in town. Lancashire's loyal supporters are

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hoping that the prize will come back to them. It has been a long

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time. Kenny believe it has been 77 years since they last won it?

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don't believe that. Hopefully they can beat Hampshire and put

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themselves in a great position, going into the final round of

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matches next week. It makes it more exciting. It is a long time since

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Lancashire won it out right. If it does not work, it will not be

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through lack of trying. Are they finally going to do it this year?

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No! At think it might be a draw. That will be a shame. -- I think.

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With a few more wickets and some luck, this could finally be

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Lancashire's year. Well, Lancashire have pushed on in

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their second innings, setting up an interesting final day at Liverpool.

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They will resume on 195 for 2 in their second innings. Their overall

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lead is 202. Coverage throughout the day on your local BBC radio

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station. Now it's the smallest nation ever

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to be host the Commonwealth Youth Games, so the Isle of Man has gone

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all out, to make a big deal of the event. Athletes from over 60

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nations are on the island to compete in seven different sports

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over the coming weekend and Sarah Mulkerrins is there.

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Long haul flights, choppy ferry crossing, noisy coach trips and jet

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lag. Despite all this the 1,300 athletes and officials from all

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over the Commonwealth were in good spirits arriving on the Isle of Man

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this week. The Games kicked off with a bang last night with over

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200 performers taking part in the opening ceremony. Behind the scenes

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the excitement was mounting as all the different teams lined up.

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feels great. I am really honoured. It is a 36 Howard Flight. To see

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the track is great. Are you looking for a gold-medal? By we always try

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to do the best. I hope Jamaica will be in the top three. I want to be a

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great athlete. On hand for added inspiration this weekend is Dame

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Kelly Holmes, who knows a thing or two about winning. When I was 16 I

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went to the mini Youth Olympics. I remember marching round and winning

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my race. I remember standing on the rostrum with the national anthem

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playing and I thought, one day this will be will. The celebrations

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ended last night, but competition is away in earnest this morning.

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Athletes from over 60 countries are all here hoping to make a dent this

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weekend on the commonwealth youth You can keep up-to-date with all

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the sport by That's it for now, but don't go

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away. I'll be back later with a sad farewell to a north west sporting

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stalwart. And with the Isle of Man General

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Elections less than three weeks away, this Sunday you can see a

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special edition of the Politics show with Annabel Tiffen and Arif

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Ansari. They will look at the big issues, including the change in VAT

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on the island and the high house prices. The programme comes from

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Tynwald, the islands Parliament, and it's on this Sunday evening

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10.25 on BBC One. And now for the weather.

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It's an next forecast for the next couple of days. Very unsettled, but

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there is room for some sunshine. Saturday will start wet, but it

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will clear. Today, it hasn't been too bad. Temperatures at 21 Celsius.

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What we are looking out for now of the shower was. They have started

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to during the last couple of hours. Part of Merseyside and Cheshire

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might not see too many of them, but they will be around. An overcast

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and damp night. It is very mild as well. Temperatures Genevieve 15

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degrees, but they could go as high as 18. Some days this week we have

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not made 18 degrees. Tomorrow, the rain will try to clear and the

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picture starts to look better after lunchtime. There will be some

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sunshine and patchy cloud. The breeze comes from the south-west,

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dragging in that mild air. Temperatures as high as 23 degrees.

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Saturday evening, the showers will pile on. Sunday, very unsettled.

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The Met Office are warning that the remnants of a Hurricane Run will be

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hitting a were -- of a Hurricane Wilma be hitting our shores. --

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Hurricane Ida will be. Now, it's almost the end of the

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programme and almost the end of an era. On Sunday, Super League's

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Salford City Reds play their last home game at a ground they've

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graced for 110 years. The Reds move to a state-of-the-art stadium next

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season, but against Catalan Dragons their average crowd of 4,500 will

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swell to a capacity 11,500 as they say goodbye. For one man, it might

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be too much to bear. Every brick, every blade of grass will soon be a

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memory, no more so full -- than for the chairman. For the last time he

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is showing us be five wonders of the Willows. When I was a boy, I

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sat in this seat next to my father. I always sit on the front row at

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eye-level. I have sat there for many years. When the game has

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finished, I like walking towards the shed. They always give me a

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good reception. I love to show them I am supporting them as well.

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are going to take you last walk on Sunday? Yes. It will be difficult.

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The dressing room, a sacred place. You shake a player's hands and

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smiled the wintergreen. What is the significance of this box? Any sport

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is about winning and the vice chairman, everyone always buys me a

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pint of bitter. I've had 10 prize this year and I am desperate to get

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a pint on Sunday. The will there be a tear? I have to be honest, I'm

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not an emotional person. I can only remember crying at my mother's

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funeral. I don't know what will happen on Sunday. This place means

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a lot to me. If I do, it is probably deserved, isn't it? He is

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a lovely fellow. Good luck to Salford. By the way, I am on the

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One Shown after this with my dogs. -- Show.

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