:00:01. > :00:06.Tonight with Ranvir Singh and Roger Johnson.
:00:06. > :00:13.Our top story: revisiting the scene of the tragedy - the mother who
:00:13. > :00:15.lost four children in a fire returns home. The fire service say
:00:15. > :00:19.smoke alarms at the family's bungalow didn't work.
:00:19. > :00:29.Also in the programme: faster trains to London move a step closer
:00:29. > :00:29.
:00:29. > :00:34.- a boost for business or an environmental eyesore? We need good
:00:34. > :00:39.access to London. Businesses have been crying out for this sort of
:00:39. > :00:42.transport investment. Alan Shearer's body has been in this
:00:42. > :00:44.shirt. Big bucks from cast-off kits - the
:00:44. > :00:46.local firm selling the shirts off the stars' backs.
:00:47. > :00:56.And is this the world's most expensive chicken? We meet Amelia,
:00:57. > :01:12.
:01:12. > :01:15.The mother of four children who Supporters say it's the answer to
:01:15. > :01:17.overcrowding on our railways and will benefit both commuters and
:01:17. > :01:20.businesses with hugely reduced journey times. Today the prospect
:01:20. > :01:24.of high speed trains connecting the North West with London in just over
:01:24. > :01:27.an hour moved a step closer after the Government gave the green light
:01:27. > :01:31.to the first phase of the project. But critics fear the scheme will
:01:31. > :01:35.carve up the Cheshire countryside. Abbie Jones reports.
:01:35. > :01:39.It's no secret our trains are chronically overcrowded. By 2020
:01:39. > :01:44.the West Coast Main Line will be full. The hope is these new high
:01:44. > :01:48.speed trains will take the strain. They'd have over 1,000 seats. And
:01:48. > :01:58.reach 225 miles an hour. Businesses like Manchester Airport say they'll
:01:58. > :02:02.bring more passengers within their reach. We need to join up air, road,
:02:02. > :02:06.rail, bus, and this is the sort of move that will make the UK
:02:06. > :02:12.competitive again. We need good access to London. Businesses have
:02:12. > :02:15.been crying out for such an investment. It now takes Manchester
:02:15. > :02:18.passengers two hours and eight mins to get to London. That would drop
:02:18. > :02:21.by an hour. And there wouldn't just be faster journey times for places
:02:21. > :02:24.on the high speed network. Preston, Wigan and Lancaster would also see
:02:24. > :02:26.travel times cut. And although there are concerns trains wouldn't
:02:26. > :02:34.run right into Liverpool, the journey to London, now two hours
:02:34. > :02:38.ten minutes, would take an hour and 46. If it reduces journey times, it
:02:38. > :02:43.is more likely that people will come on short breaks to the likes
:02:43. > :02:47.of Liverpool. We want to see jobs created, some of which I want to
:02:47. > :02:50.see go to people who are qualified and perhaps even unemployed in the
:02:50. > :02:53.Liverpool area. But there's no guarantee yet the
:02:53. > :02:57.trains will run through the north west. Today the first phase from
:02:57. > :03:00.London to Birmingham was approved. Supporters hope that means the
:03:00. > :03:04.second phase up here will be too, but that route won't be chosen
:03:04. > :03:06.until 2014. A worry for campaigners who fear it may carve up the
:03:06. > :03:15.Cheshire countryside, without actually stopping at places like
:03:15. > :03:20.Goostrey, Holmes Chapel and Styal. I don't think it is the major area
:03:20. > :03:26.or where we need investment in the transport infrastructure. Where we
:03:26. > :03:30.needed is on the commuter lines. And for that matter, commuter buses.
:03:30. > :03:33.The trains themselves may be faster than ever, but it will be 2032
:03:33. > :03:36.before North West passengers can get on them.
:03:36. > :03:44.A little earlier I spoke to the Rail Analyst Christian Wolmar. I
:03:44. > :03:51.asked him if he thought HS2 would be a good thing for the North West.
:03:51. > :03:54.First, I would not be so short that HS2 is going to happen. There is a
:03:54. > :03:59.parliamentary process. We only have to look in Parliament at the debate
:03:59. > :04:02.and to see a lot of Tories are unhappy about it. There will be yet
:04:02. > :04:06.more consultation, and of course then they will have to sort out the
:04:06. > :04:10.precise route to Manchester and Leeds. It is likely to happen, the
:04:10. > :04:17.government intends it to happen, but there is still a long way to go
:04:17. > :04:23.and tell it opens to Birmingham in 2036. Not an Manchester until 2033.
:04:23. > :04:28.Should it happen? It worries mean that it will take away all rail
:04:28. > :04:32.investment from other parts of the country and concentrated just on
:04:32. > :04:36.this one Coral. The other problem is that it has no great
:04:36. > :04:40.environmental advantage. When the project was put forward, the idea
:04:40. > :04:47.was that it would be a green project. But it is clear that at
:04:47. > :04:52.best, it is carbon neutral and it will lose -- used as much C02 in
:04:52. > :04:54.the present situation. At worst, it might use more carbon.
:04:54. > :04:58.Environmental concerns are paramount for people who will be
:04:59. > :05:02.affected by the route. Many people in Cheshire. Have they done enough
:05:02. > :05:07.in what they have announced today it in terms of the route to
:05:07. > :05:12.Birmingham to mitigate against the concerns of people? They have made
:05:12. > :05:16.a lot of effort and that suggests that as the route is designed
:05:17. > :05:21.further north, they will also ensure that as many mitigating
:05:21. > :05:26.measures are introduced in order to allay opposition. The ordinary
:05:26. > :05:30.railways cost a fortune to travel on any rivals to this will be for
:05:30. > :05:34.rich businessmen, isn't it? Ordinary people will not be able to
:05:34. > :05:38.afford it. Looking at other countries with high-speed rail, you
:05:38. > :05:45.tend to have to pay more to go on those services ban on conventional
:05:45. > :05:48.services. That is logical. On high- speed one, which runs between St
:05:48. > :05:53.Pancras and the Channel Tunnel, there are pretty good fares for the
:05:53. > :05:56.Kent commuters who also use that line. I think it will be quite
:05:56. > :06:00.expensive, certainly I don't think the idea of commuting between
:06:00. > :06:06.London and Manchester will be feasible, apart from very well-off
:06:06. > :06:12.people. Thank you very much. Pleasure.
:06:12. > :06:15.That is his opinion. And we'd like to know what you think about a high
:06:15. > :06:25.speed rail link from this region to London. Get in touch via email,
:06:25. > :06:29.
:06:29. > :06:31.The mother of four children who were killed in a house fire three
:06:31. > :06:34.days ago attended a church service in their memory today. Michelle
:06:34. > :06:37.Smith joined schoolchildren, parents and friends at St John the
:06:37. > :06:40.Divine Church in Lytham. Four-year- old twins Holly and Ella, two-year-
:06:40. > :06:45.old Jordan and their elder brother, Reese, who was 19, died in the
:06:45. > :06:47.blaze in Freckleton on Saturday night. Meanwhile investigators say
:06:47. > :06:51.it's highly probable that smoke alarms in the family home weren't
:06:51. > :06:58.working at the time. Our reporter Peter Marshall is at the scene of
:06:58. > :07:01.the fire in Freckleton now. Peter, I understand that Michelle
:07:01. > :07:07.Smith returned to the scene today for what must have been a difficult
:07:07. > :07:12.return? Yes, Michelle Smith and her family have been through so it
:07:12. > :07:15.street -- some extremely dark days. Today, she came back to spend some
:07:15. > :07:20.time looking at the many floral tributes that have been left it and
:07:20. > :07:24.the message is that where the tragedy happened on Saturday night.
:07:24. > :07:28.She took time to read the messages and just see how people have been
:07:28. > :07:32.touched by this. The messages have been from friends, relatives and
:07:32. > :07:38.total strangers from the community who have been affected by the scale
:07:38. > :07:48.of this tragedy. Their name of Don to St John the Divine Church for a
:07:48. > :07:50.
:07:50. > :07:54.special vigil. They lit candles for all the children who died,
:07:54. > :08:00.including 19-year-old Rhy. I spoke with the vicar of the Church early
:08:00. > :08:05.and this is what he said. When you lose four children, you cannot put
:08:05. > :08:09.it into words, you cannot imagine how they are feeling. We will find
:08:09. > :08:13.out more about that in the days to come.
:08:13. > :08:19.Peter, we saw Michelle Smith today. We heard from the children's
:08:19. > :08:23.grandfather yesterday. How are the family coping?
:08:23. > :08:32.One can only imagine the sort of Tom more oil but they are going
:08:32. > :08:36.through, to Louis four children from one family. -- the turmoil.
:08:36. > :08:39.The baby was just two years old. The family has said that the
:08:39. > :08:44.support they have been shown by so many people in the community has
:08:44. > :08:53.been such a great help to them. I am sure that the service this
:08:53. > :08:57.afternoon was a great help as well. Peter, we heard about the probable
:08:57. > :09:03.inefficient firearms in the property. What is the latest on the
:09:03. > :09:06.investigation there? A well, the fire service is saying that its
:09:06. > :09:11.initial investigation shows that it is highly probable that the fire
:09:11. > :09:14.alarms were not working before the fire. Their tests on the alarms
:09:14. > :09:17.after the fire show that they were not working, but they had not been
:09:17. > :09:21.damaged by flames so it is most probable they were not working
:09:21. > :09:25.before. That probably explains why the fire was able to develop so
:09:25. > :09:31.fatally and before anybody could react to get in there and stop it
:09:31. > :09:35.from developing so badly with the outcome that week saw. I spoke to
:09:35. > :09:40.have Simon Bowen from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service and he said
:09:40. > :09:44.to me how important it was that if you have fire alarms installed,
:09:44. > :09:49.that you check them regularly. the alarms are fitted, clearly you
:09:49. > :09:54.need to ensure that people maintain them. You need to keep checking and
:09:54. > :10:01.to ensure that their work. They are an early warning in case of fire.
:10:01. > :10:06.They are crucial. The smoke alarm provides the early warning.
:10:06. > :10:10.The investigation into the cause of this awful tragedy continues. We
:10:10. > :10:15.have still no word on the exact cause of the fire. Peter, thank you
:10:15. > :10:25.very much indeed. Apologies for the background noise at the start of
:10:25. > :10:35.
:10:35. > :10:39.A student who went missing after a night out in Manchester has been
:10:39. > :10:41.found dead in a river near to the city centre. Gurdeep Hayer has been
:10:41. > :10:43.missing since leaving a nightclub on the 2nd of January. Greater
:10:43. > :10:46.Manchester Police say they are no suspicious circumstances
:10:46. > :10:48.surrounding his death. Geologists in the UK say it's
:10:48. > :10:52.extremely unlikely that "fracking" a controversial process of drilling
:10:52. > :10:55.for shale gas will lead to water pollution in Lancashire. The
:10:55. > :10:58.practice which originates in the US and involves pumping high pressure
:10:58. > :11:02.liquid underground has been deemed as low risk by the British
:11:02. > :11:04.Geological survey. Fracking by energy company Cuadrilla was halted
:11:04. > :11:14.in Blackpool last year following concern that it had caused
:11:14. > :11:15.
:11:15. > :11:18.Back at the start of the recession, we decided to follow a group of
:11:18. > :11:21.people through the perilous waters of the downturn. They were our Nine
:11:21. > :11:24.in 09. Among them, the artisan chocolatier who risked it all for a
:11:24. > :11:27.dream. The estate agent who was living the dream, before it came
:11:27. > :11:31.crashing down. Well, today we were warned we could be heading towards
:11:31. > :11:39.the dreaded double dip recession. So, what became of our Nine in 09?
:11:39. > :11:45.Here's our Economics Correspondent Nine lives, 12 months, one
:11:45. > :11:48.recession. But what about now? 'Hello again!' Today I went back to
:11:48. > :11:54.Liverpool to meet Bala. Her chocolate shop had been inspired by
:11:54. > :11:57.a romantic novel. A gamble, especially in a recession. 'It's
:11:57. > :12:07.secured on the house, basically it's got to work. Three years on,
:12:07. > :12:10.
:12:10. > :12:15.this is it. The shop closed after Christmas. It is heartbreaking, it
:12:15. > :12:20.is sad that it did not work out. When I last came here, the economy
:12:20. > :12:25.had just crept into economy. Today we are told to expect it to
:12:25. > :12:35.contract, at least in one quarter. We need two it for it to reach that
:12:35. > :12:41.
:12:41. > :12:44.dreaded double dip back into recession. So how was the recovery
:12:44. > :12:46.for Mark, our man in manufacturing? Business boomed in 2010. But in
:12:46. > :12:49.2011, his biggest customer collapsed. A costly hit. Unemployed
:12:49. > :12:52.Stephanie Pound is now employed. Agency work, but still work. The
:12:52. > :12:55.Penney's retirement pot is still pinched by those historic low
:12:55. > :12:57.interest rates. Rates which show no sign of rising. And how about our
:12:57. > :13:01.people in property? The crash affected Estate Agent Jonathan
:13:01. > :13:04.directly. In 09 the posh pad and the hot tub went on the market, as
:13:04. > :13:07.business dried up. We used to have great parties there. The money was
:13:07. > :13:10.pouring in at one time. Back today. Well, the money definitely isn't
:13:10. > :13:13.pouring in, but we're still here.' I honestly don't think that the
:13:13. > :13:16.market will pick up for another five years. His house never sold.
:13:16. > :13:19.Neither did that of his client Miranda who we'd also followed.
:13:19. > :13:22.Economic woes haven't been shared by all. In 09 our Ann's dreams of
:13:22. > :13:27.an empire beyond fish suppers were in doubt. She'd struggled to get
:13:27. > :13:33.finance from the banks. But today. Ta darrr! Her chip shop training
:13:33. > :13:36.academy is open. Over at the coffee shop, she's helped more than 500
:13:36. > :13:42.people on line. All good news for Woodley where business is finally
:13:42. > :13:49.picking up. We were closing down at a rate of one every month or so,
:13:49. > :13:51.but it's really thriving now. And it isn't all over for Bala. The
:13:51. > :13:58.shop might have closed - the business hasn't. She's still
:13:58. > :14:03.trading via the internet and farm shops. How confident are you now?
:14:03. > :14:13.100% actually, because I've learnt so much. A new beginning, hopefully
:14:13. > :14:15.
:14:15. > :14:19.not in a new recession. Nice to see them all again. Great
:14:19. > :14:21.news about the chip shop. Three schoolchildren from
:14:21. > :14:25.Warrington have been injured after a double-decker bus they were
:14:25. > :14:28.travelling on went through a low bridge. The roof of the bus was
:14:28. > :14:30.ripped off and the driver is being treated for shock after the
:14:30. > :14:34.incident this morning in Grappenhall. It is understood the
:14:34. > :14:37.bus had taken a wrong turn. A senior Labour councillor from
:14:37. > :14:40.Rochdale has resigned after a video emerged of him allegedly smoking
:14:40. > :14:44.cannabis. Farooq Ahmed, the councillor for Wardleworth, was
:14:44. > :14:48.suspended by the Labour party when the matter came to light. Mr Ahmed
:14:48. > :14:51.denies he was smoking cannabis. Oldham Athletic has praised the way
:14:51. > :14:54.Liverpool Football club dealt with racism directed towards one of
:14:54. > :14:57.their players. Defender Tom Adeyemi broke down in tears after
:14:57. > :15:03.apparently being subjected to racist abuse from a supporter in
:15:03. > :15:06.the stands at Anfield during an FA Cup clash with Liverpool. Oldham
:15:06. > :15:15.thanked both Liverpool and Merseyside Police for the way the
:15:15. > :15:25.Going with a swing - Steve Parry hears from our top gymnasts on
:15:25. > :15:25.
:15:25. > :15:30.their preparations for London 2012. I think we are almost like sisters.
:15:30. > :15:35.There will be times when I will be in a mood and she will know how to
:15:35. > :15:45.stay away! Meet the Cheshire chicken with one
:15:45. > :15:46.
:15:46. > :15:51.The RSPCA is nursing dozens of seal pups back to health after they were
:15:51. > :15:54.battered by the recent storms. One of the juveniles was washed up near
:15:54. > :16:02.a scrapyard at Liverpool docks as it battled against high winds along
:16:02. > :16:05.the North West coastline. Two of pups are being cared for at a
:16:05. > :16:07.specialist wildlife hospital in Cheshire from where our Environment
:16:07. > :16:11.Correspondent Colin Sykes reports. A fish for Steptoe. A fitting name
:16:11. > :16:14.for this male grey seal pup washed up near a scrapyard at Liverpool.
:16:14. > :16:24.He's only a couple of months old and swimming in the high seas
:16:24. > :16:25.
:16:25. > :16:30.proved too much. He was one of those young seals that wasn't just
:16:30. > :16:35.coping. We had the is storms and the seas have been very choppy and
:16:35. > :16:36.for the inexperience to seals, it has been very tricky. He was washed
:16:36. > :16:40.ashore. Steptoe's making good progress.
:16:40. > :16:45.He's starting to put on weight but it'll be months before he's strong
:16:45. > :16:49.enough to be released. Seals can normally cope with whatever nature
:16:49. > :16:54.throws at them, but the last few weeks have been difficult. The
:16:54. > :16:57.RSPCA is looking after a total of 60 seals. High winds over the last
:16:57. > :17:00.few weeks have made sea conditions difficult for the grey seal pups
:17:00. > :17:03.which have only just been weaned and are not strong swimmers Next
:17:03. > :17:10.door Rudolph is on antibiotics. She's a Common Seal, slightly older
:17:10. > :17:17.than Steptoe. She was washed up with injuries on the Cumbrian coast.
:17:17. > :17:21.She had a few wins so the thought is that she was washed up on be
:17:21. > :17:25.beat and got injured of the rocks. The wounds have picked up
:17:25. > :17:35.infections as well so I am treating out. Both seals should make a full
:17:35. > :17:38.
:17:38. > :17:48.recovery They'll be released back They are so cute! Isle of the names
:17:48. > :17:59.
:17:59. > :18:04.they give to them, Rudolph, There is no doubt that the next two
:18:04. > :18:08.gymnasts have a unique relationship. Best is Britain's most successful
:18:09. > :18:13.gymnast ever. Hannah from stop what is the young prodigy who is now
:18:13. > :18:17.British champion and in the world top 10. In the latest of Our
:18:17. > :18:20.Special Reports, Steve has been to meet the Dewar at their training
:18:20. > :18:24.base. Top step has had a reputation for
:18:24. > :18:34.many things over the years. One thing people don't know is that it
:18:34. > :18:42.
:18:42. > :18:46.has the most successful gymnastics A lot of that is down to death and
:18:46. > :18:51.Hanna. They share a coach, a training centre and dreams of
:18:51. > :18:55.Olympic success. It was not always that way. I used to be a fan when I
:18:55. > :19:00.was younger. I remember having a picture with her. I was like
:19:00. > :19:05.everyone else. When I came here, I was like, oh my God, it is best.
:19:05. > :19:13.But I'm used to what now. No longer star-struck, Hannah And Deaths
:19:13. > :19:18.stand together as Britain's best gymnasts. -- Hannan and F.
:19:18. > :19:28.almost like sisters now. We are very friendly and we just catch up.
:19:28. > :19:28.
:19:28. > :19:37.She knows when to stay away when I am moody. He is more moody? She is!
:19:37. > :19:41.That is the highest and hardest routine the world has ever seen.
:19:41. > :19:44.They are always chasing me and making me improve, my team-mates. I
:19:44. > :19:49.cannot sit back on what I have already achieved. What they both
:19:49. > :19:54.want to achieve his success in London. She wants that medal so
:19:54. > :19:58.much and we want her to get it. I would love to finish my career with
:19:58. > :20:04.a medal. That is the one medal but I am missing and that is why I have
:20:04. > :20:08.carry on training. How do you think Hannah can do it? She has done
:20:08. > :20:12.really well recently, nine that the world championships. She can
:20:12. > :20:16.definitely move into the top spots. It would be a massive result.
:20:16. > :20:22.are not just draining together for 30 hours a week, they live together
:20:22. > :20:26.as well along with fellow hopefuls. He spent a lot of time with each
:20:26. > :20:33.other. I guess it would be horrendous if he did not like one
:20:33. > :20:36.another. Luckily we get on so it is not an issue. With that type of
:20:36. > :20:42.team spirit, the only issue for these two is to help each other to
:20:42. > :20:48.the Olympic glory. They will do it for us's. They
:20:48. > :20:58.will! We will step -- support them every
:20:58. > :21:05.
:21:05. > :21:15.They have turned over �1 million trading used football shirts. Our
:21:15. > :21:18.
:21:18. > :21:23.reporter has been finding out the Big names, big clubs and big wages,
:21:23. > :21:29.so getting one of these shirts of their backs would said to back a
:21:29. > :21:34.pretty penny. In 2006, football fans sold their first sherd from
:21:34. > :21:37.their student home. Role for five years and they are running a big
:21:37. > :21:42.business, turning over �1 million last year from selling classic
:21:42. > :21:49.football shirts on line. The first one week salt was a man Utd Brian
:21:50. > :21:58.Kidd shirt which we sold for 1,200 pounds. That is a players' shirts
:21:58. > :22:05.from 1989, 1990. I quite like this one, I like the colours. That is a
:22:05. > :22:08.shirt from 1986 worth about �400. 400 quid! OK, I need a football
:22:08. > :22:13.expert to explain to the white people are so happy to pay hundreds
:22:13. > :22:18.of pounds for a bit of polyester. It is unique. There are only so
:22:18. > :22:23.many match one shirts. Anybody can buy a replica, stick that up with a
:22:23. > :22:27.replica -- an autograph. If you know and it has been won by a
:22:27. > :22:31.player and in a specific match, you are getting a piece of the match.
:22:31. > :22:35.I'm in a stockroom and some of the shirts are not nice, but if I had
:22:35. > :22:39.to pick one already worn by a player, it would have to be this
:22:39. > :22:47.one: Alan Shearer's body has actually been in this shirt. Better
:22:47. > :22:51.still, how about that one? The lads are doing really well, with �2
:22:51. > :22:57.million of business forecast for next year. They have just bought 15
:22:57. > :23:07.years of AC Milan's kits. All of the material they used in games,
:23:07. > :23:07.
:23:07. > :23:17.shirts, socks, even down to underparts. Not so great.
:23:17. > :23:18.
:23:18. > :23:21.Next, not why but how did the chicken cross the road? Answer?
:23:21. > :23:23.With a bionic leg! A Cheshire Chicken has undergone major surgery
:23:23. > :23:26.after breaking its femur in a mystery accident.
:23:26. > :23:29.Amelia is a rescued battery chicken, and so had a tough start in life.
:23:29. > :23:33.So when her owner found her struggling, she refused to give up
:23:33. > :23:35.on her, whatever the cost. Nina Warhurst reports.
:23:35. > :23:40.Dancing away on her Plumley Farm, you'd never guess Amelia stared
:23:40. > :23:49.death in the face when she snapped her thigh bone. Her owner had two
:23:49. > :23:54.options: have her put down or pay for the leg to be saved. Like I
:23:54. > :23:58.said to the vet, I would have done it to Mike dogs and cats so that
:23:58. > :24:01.she was my pet, why not do it for her as well?
:24:01. > :24:04.On the right you can clearly see the snapped bone, then this x-ray
:24:04. > :24:13.shows where metal pins were placed to secure it with a mini scaffold
:24:13. > :24:17.on the outside to keep it in place. How much did all that cost? �600!
:24:17. > :24:20.You realise that people will think you are a bit Crackers spending
:24:20. > :24:25.that money. Yes, they do. They don't mind
:24:25. > :24:28.telling me. I have got used to it now. Perhaps it was wise for Sue to
:24:28. > :24:30.wait until the bill was paid before telling her husband whose
:24:30. > :24:35.relationship with Amelia has had its challenges.
:24:35. > :24:39.What relationship you have with the ticking? It is fraught to. The
:24:39. > :24:43.first time I met her, she paid to me in the eye and since then I have
:24:43. > :24:47.kept my distance. As you can see, she is back socialising with the
:24:47. > :24:52.other chickens, but there is some concern that her new-found
:24:52. > :24:56.celebrity status might prove a bit devices. I think they might be a
:24:56. > :25:02.bit jealous! But I hope they don't break her leg to get in the papers
:25:02. > :25:06.and on the telly! I cannot do with the stress, it is too expensive.
:25:06. > :25:09.Sue's pets haven't put her and John off eating chicken, but from now on
:25:09. > :25:14.they'll only eat breast. Chicken leg is strictly off the menu.
:25:14. > :25:24.Oh my word! That is an expensive chicken leg. They will have to get
:25:24. > :25:26.
:25:26. > :25:31.her insured. Let's get the weather A very mixed day today. Some places
:25:31. > :25:35.sort it sunshine while others saw cloud. -- sort sunshine. But the
:25:35. > :25:39.trend is for colder weather. By the time we get to Saturday, daytime
:25:39. > :25:46.temperatures will have fallen from 12 to around four degrees. That is
:25:46. > :25:49.only half the story because tonight, temperatures will be low. On Friday
:25:49. > :25:54.they will be in minus figures. We are definitely going to feel the
:25:54. > :25:58.contrast. This is what we will see tomorrow: It continues to be cloudy
:25:58. > :26:03.and drizzly from time to time. It will also be mild so make the most
:26:03. > :26:07.of it. Where weather crossing the region tonight. For the most part,
:26:07. > :26:11.it is light and patchy. If anywhere avoids it, it will be parts of
:26:11. > :26:16.Merseyside and Cheshire. We could all see rain as the night goes on.
:26:16. > :26:21.The temperatures will be really good tonight. Almost up to 10
:26:21. > :26:24.degrees. Tomorrow, you wake up with cloud cover and some rain will
:26:25. > :26:29.linger. This is the weather front that will move away as the morning
:26:29. > :26:33.continues. Into the afternoon, most places become a drier. I cannot
:26:33. > :26:36.promise you anything to bright, maybe the Isle of Man will see good
:26:36. > :26:42.spells of sunshine. Maybe Cheshire and Merseyside as well. They get
:26:42. > :26:46.the best of the shelter. But for most of us, it is cloudy and mild,
:26:46. > :26:51.make the most of it because it will be a long time before we see those
:26:51. > :26:56.temperatures hit 11 again. Before we go, let's get some of
:26:56. > :27:01.your comments on Facebook. Amanda Jopson says, "Waste of money, sort
:27:01. > :27:11.the country out first. It's going to take 14 years to build. Very
:27:11. > :27:12.
:27:12. > :27:22.poor. . Peter Barlow is more positive:
:27:22. > :27:27.
:27:27. > :27:30."Why moan, guys? They are doing it to make our lives easier! Es Walker
:27:30. > :27:33.is a bit worried. He says: "Unless phase two is granted at the same
:27:33. > :27:36.time, there is no point even starting phase one. The chances are
:27:36. > :27:38.costs and environmental concerns will spiral to such an extent that
:27:38. > :27:41.a future government will be pressured to cancel additional