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The Southport paedophile finally jailed after being tracked across

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the world for years. He is the first person ever to be

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extradited from China to the UK. Parents are worried about support

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for their deaf children in schools. I have help with my maths group and

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my reading. A meeting the neighbours - the

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live-in job with a little less conversation but a lot of wildlife.

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Will Manchester beat London in the big Premiership showdown?

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And waiting for hours in the rain for Simon Cowell to turn up wearing

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sunglasses. He is among the celebrities looking for talent in

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Salford. He can be nasty and I can A sex offender from Merseyside is

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behind bars tonight after becoming the first person to be extradited

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from China to the United Kingdom. The judge at Liverpool Crown Court

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this afternoon described David Price as a very dangerous

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individual. He admitted making and distributing

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indecent images of children. One was younger than six. But he

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skipped bail nearly nine years ago and went on the run. Andy Gill now

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explains how the police tracked him down.

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David Price's crimes began in 1990. He was jailed for four years for

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gross indecency with a young girl. He worked in the construction

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industry and travelled all over the world. He was married and had

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children. After his initial conviction, he next appeared on the

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police radar in 2003. That May, priced offered -- Price offered to

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supply images over the internet to a police officer posing as a sex

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offender in Colorado. He offered to take into the United Arab Emirates

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to abuse children. Police in Merseyside found hundreds of

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indecent images of children. He took the photographs in Dubai,

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telling bigger roles' mother that she could only make money by

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allowing him to abuse her daughters. He took images of children and sold

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them around the world. Price was charged but absconded

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that October. First he flew from Manchester to India. In 2004,

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police tracked him in Kenya and Tanzania. They think he mayor have

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committed more offences there. -- he may have. Merseyside police

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alerted the Chinese authorities when he travelled to Hubei Province.

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The Crown Prosecution Service played for the American police

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officer who first spotted Price's online activity to fly from

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Colorado to the magistrates' court here. He gave evidence and that

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allowed Merseyside Police to apply for an international arrest warrant.

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There is no extradition treaty between China and here, but the

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Chinese acted on the arrest warrant and handed Price over late last

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year. The world has become a smaller place, and that includes

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criminal justice. We will pursue people around the world. Price was

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jailed for seven years, with another eight months for skipping

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bail. The judge said he was wicked and depraved.

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Next, the parents of deaf children in Salford say their youngsters

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could be left isolated in the classroom if plans to reassign

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specialist teachers go ahead. The council says it is trying to make

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better use of its staff. The parents say it will mean that their

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hearing impaired youngsters are robbed of the vital support they

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need. Here is David Guest. Ethan is a bright and confident

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six-year-old. He has moderate hearing loss but attends a

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mainstream school with support from a specialist teacher. She helps me

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in my groups, like in my electricity group, my maths group

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and my reading. She also goes into the classroom and works with the

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other children in the class to help Ethan in that environment.

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Salford Council is considering changes to its provision for

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children like Ethan, which could mean that he gets less specialist

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support in the classroom. It would have a huge impact. He would

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struggle with the work they are doing at school because he would

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not have that back-up support. The British Deaf Association say

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this is not an issue confined to Salford. They say there has been a

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reduction in the number of teachers by the death across the country,

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and they fear that deaf children could be marginalised in the

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classroom. The council says that is not about cuts, it is about big

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beat -- making better use of specialist teachers by reassigning

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their specialisms. We are looking at other areas of the service where

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children have special needs and we perhaps need to put more effort

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into those. The Autistic Society for Greater

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Manchester says that children with Asperger's syndrome find it

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especially hard to find teaching support. They need the support to

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help them in later life. Should that come at the expense of other

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children with special needs? Definitely not.

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Ethan and his mum will have to wait until later in the year until they

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discover whether he will lose some of his support.

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He seems like a happy little chap, doesn't he? Lots of you have been

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debating this on our Facebook page. Harmony Woodhouse told us: Natalie

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She thinks the proposals are unbelievable. Helen Jones does not

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agree, arguing that she believes that placing children in mainstream

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Thank you for all of your responses. Police have apologised to the

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family of the Southport Women murdered by her husband just weeks

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after she had complained to them that he was harassing her. Kate

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Mott's call was logged by Merseyside police as "adults

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quarrelling over divorce". In fact, her husband could have faced arrest

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for breaching a court order set up to protect her. The Independent

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Police Commission said there were failings at every stage of the case.

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Cull, a nurse, was found dead in her car off a country road in

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Scarisbrick near Southport in 20th January 10. She had been strangled

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by her husband, who then tried to make it look like a car crash. He

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even made an emergency call to try to cover his tracks. The car was

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not there. Brent Mott is serving life for

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murder. She had obtained an non- molestation order to stop her from

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harming her. Any breach would be an arrestable offence. She complained

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to police about a breach but they failed to log details of the call

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properly, failed to deploy a police officer, wrongly decided there was

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no power of arrest and failed to check Brent Mott's history on the

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police come -- police computer. Police actually do have policies to

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deal with incidents of this nature. One would hope this is an isolated

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incident and that lessons can be learned. The force has acknowledged

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failings and says that a senior officer has met and apologised to

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the family. It said it is reviewing its domestic abuse policy and has

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strengthened the way it deals with such cases. I think in

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circumstances like this where someone has lost their life, sorry

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is never enough. I am very pleased that Merseyside police have offered

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that apology. Elsewhere in news from the north-

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west, tributes have been paid to our former mountain rescue worker

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who has died in an accident in California. Michael Machell died at

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cascade faults in Lake Tahoe on Saturday. He attended 170 incidents

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with the Langdale and Ambleside mountain rescue team.

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An inspection has found a special unit for women with mental health

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problems at a jail in Cheshire to be wholly unsuitable. The Chief

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Inspector for Prisons says the prison is improving but, despite

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the best efforts of staff, services were stretched. The unit may now be

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updated or replace. Rail users in Burnley are plot are

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-- -- are welcoming plans to update -- upgrade to a station in the 10th.

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Journey times to Manchester will be cut in half.

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A man has been jailed for setting a BBC Radio Manchester radio car on

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fire during last summer's disturbances in Salford. The 23-

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year-old was sentenced to five-and- a-half years at Manchester Crown

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Court. Speculation is growing that there

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could be a directly elected Mayor in Liverpool, without asking the

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voters if they want one in the first place. The vote is due to

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take place in May, but could be cancelled.

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The issue of Mayors is becoming a hot topic. What is going on here?

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This is all about how to run a city. At the moment, people elect a

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councillor and the councillors elect a leader. Here in Liverpool,

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there is going to be a referendum on the issue of whether to change

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to a Mayor or not in May. That is a decision made by the Government.

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There at -- there is speculation that the City Council may be

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swinging round, saying, yes, we will change the system and perhaps

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do it without a referendum. I think that all the parties are being

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pushed down the route to been forced to say where they stand.

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Labour is essentially saying that, if it comes with extra powers and

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perhaps extra money, they would be much more keen on the idea.

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A week from today, I think, the people of Salford will be telling

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the rest of us whether they want an elected Mayor or not.

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That is not a referendum that is being forced upon them by the

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Governor Michael the council, it is simply that 5% of the electorate

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there decided that they wanted a river -- a referendum. So they will

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get a vote. That takes place on Thursday. It is not clear how many

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people will be bothered to vote, but it will be an important

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decision that has been taken. The crucial difference is that, in

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Salford, voters will take the decision. Here in Liverpool, it

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could be the voters or simply the council. What it depends on here is

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for the Government to make a decision on what those extra powers

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could be and when they tell them, before the council decides where it

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stands. Thank you. Could Salford be getting

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its own Boris Johnson? There is more about that on the

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Sunday Politics this weekend. The Mansfield has had a Mayor for a

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decade. Could Salford following their footsteps? Find out on Sunday.

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It is not the usual job advert. Working in a word observatory. It

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will not be everybody's cup of tea, but a handful of people have

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applied for one of the most isolated jobs are out there, one a

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tiny island off the Isle of Man. It is so far away from the hustle

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and bustle that 50 % of the population leaving would mean you

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would be on your own. It is our own private island. If you like birds

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and wildlife, you cannot be being on here. It is the perfect breeding

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ground for seals. It is around 400 metres off the

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south coast of the Isle of Man. You could walk there in a matter of

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minutes, but the sea causes a huge problem. The strong wind create a

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massive barrier to even get there, so the inhabitants can be cut off

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for weeks on end. At the same time, that isolation makes it the perfect

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place for a bird sanctuary. We have just passed 600 birds ringed. We do

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not catch every the hour that passes through. You would have to

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rely on a welter water if you love you, ate hardly Ehlich ate -- well

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for water, hardly any electricity. It is quiet, you are left your own

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devices. I love it here. Despite the lack of human life, there is

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plenty of wildlife. Few cities honour their war dead

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like Liverpool. Inside the town hall, an entire room is a memorial

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to those killed in the First World War. One wall is a list of all

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those who died. For decades, many names have been missing. Only now

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has the council been able to put things right.

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Marie Dean and her children have come from Oxfordshire to see

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justice done. Two relatives died in the Great War. They went their

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separate ways and eventually it went off to France to fight and die

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within a year of each other. They fought for our country and saved

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our country. If they are not honour, it is like they did nothing. In the

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1920s, the country promised never to forget its war dead. A room in

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the town hall was dedicated to their memory. 13,000 enlisted, but

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many others were forgotten. Some people died after the war,

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were not included in the figures. There was a whole host of reasons.

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What we did at that time was tried to get as many as possible and

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subsequently have tried to include every person we can. Even a century

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on, new names are coming to light. Today, 21 names were added to the

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list. This is my great uncle, he was from Liverpool and was in the

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Royal Welch Fusiliers. He was sadly killed in 1917. -- Welsh. 150 names

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have been added since the 1920s. The council will continue to add

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names to ensure all of them are honoured.

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It is a wonderful tribute. Richard has joined us. Now the sport.

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Developing news at Northwich Victoria but not what the fans

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might want to hear. Bad news for the club. The company that owns the

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ground has said Northwich Victoria will not be allowed to play any

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more games there. The club had been hoping for a compromise to at least

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play there until the end of the season. The chairman gave us this

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reaction. It is devastating for the fans and the clubs. The club is 130

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years old. The fans have been so bothered by this. They are homeless.

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What do they do now? It looks as though the ground, built about six

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years ago for a cost of �4 million, will be demolished. The club have

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been told without a stadium it is ridiculous, they have been told

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they can keep the floodlights and the pitch. They will be trying to

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mount a legal challenge. If it is often said London has the lion's

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share of wealth, but when it comes to football the situation is

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reversed. Manchester City and Manchester

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United could have a monopoly on the trophies. Tottenham Hotspur will

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arrive at the Etihad Stadium and Manchester United will play Arsenal.

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London is calling, but is anyone The last time this quartet clashed,

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it was Manchester 13, London 3. But the challenge from the capital has

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not gone away. Tottenham Hotspur are a very strong team. They are

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good players. For me they are one of the best teams. I would not want

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to go there and sit back. We have people that can hurt them. I will

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take the game to them. Spurs are a good team. No doubt about it. Here,

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we should be them. Are you worried about the challenge from London?

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There are lots of trains to It was painful to be there at the

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time, but I fear nothing. We have survived big disappointments.

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years ago, when it was combustible, Roy Keane having a love match in

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the tunnel. It has not been like that for three years. Argue worried

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about the challenge from London? think challenge is more from

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Manchester. Manchester, definitely. I think Manchester United are more

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consistent. If results end up the way of Manchester, this could be

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the weekend where the title race goes from a tale of two laxities,

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to a tale of one city. -- two cities. Amir Khan says Lamont

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Peterson is running scared of a rematch. Earlier this week, the

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Bolton boxer withdrew his appeal to the IBF after his controversial

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points that the in Washington. He said the hearing would not have

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been fair. The WBA has ordered a rematch, but speaking exclusively

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to the BBC, he says Lamont Peterson is not keen to face him again.

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will not win the next fight. We offered him a great fight, the most

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money he will ever make. 50 % is a great result. This is not an offer

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I would make with anyone. If I was him I would take the fight. Rugby

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Union, and a very disappointing night for Sale Sharks. They were

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knocked out of the Amlin Cup by a Brive. Three penalties and a dry

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made the final score 19 to nine. We have been following the progress

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of some of our Olympic hopefuls over the last few months. We have a

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programme on Sunday looking at Beth Tweddle and Jennifer Pinches.

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Natasha Jonas will also be featured along with Stephen Mason. It is on

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BBC One at Sunday 5:00pm. Beth They waited in the freezing rain

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for nearly three hours, a crowd of hundreds of. They were roadside the

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Lowry in Salford, getting a glimpse of one of the most influential

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figures in television. After a red carpet parade of A-list celebrities,

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they were rewarded with some moments in the presence of Simon

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Cowell. Even the biting cold it could not dampen the excitement,

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with Ant and Dec arriving. Thank goodness he is back. Then the new

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line-up of judges. He can be nasty and I can be nice. Not happy about

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the weather, but it is good to be back in Manchester. The audience is

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so friendly. With the contestants for the competition kept inside the

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theatre, it was left for the stars to drum up excitement.

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The BBC had been wonderful but I am very ambitious and I want to try

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new things. Was a personal call from Simon Cowell? Not personal

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call. He does not have my mobile number. Last to arrive, complete

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with sunglasses, the top of the bill. This is a show where the

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creator and judges are more important than that contestants. It

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is an event where members of the audience believe they can have a

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This is a very northern shore. -- show. I always had that feeling

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about it. A lot of variety audience historically come from the North of

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England, it feels right to be a peer. We never did get to see the

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show, but I believe the man sat That was nice. Now the weather. It

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That was nice. Now the weather. It is certainly not the weather for

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sunglasses. They did not take heed of the weather forecast. We have

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interesting weather coming for the next 24 hours. Remember back on

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Monday we had temperatures of four Celsius. It was bright and crisp.

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Tomorrow it will be 10 Celsius. It has been all about his huge band of

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rain that has plagued us. Many places have looked dry over the

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last couple of hours, but do not like and be fooled by it. More rain

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will become heavy. It will break up and become more like showers. It

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will become drier in most areas. You will notice the weather will be

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very mild. Temperatures of around eight Celsius. Some places did not

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even get to four. There are some spot of drizzly rain. As the

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morning goes on, that will move away and the cloud cover will then

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and break. There will be enough sunshine to make a difference. You

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will notice cost of went up to 50 mph. -- gusts of wind. The

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temperatures of 10 Celsius will be early in the day, as the sun comes

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out, temperatures will fall away. These will be around nine degrees.

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I he ended the day it will be seven. We have a weather front that will

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bother us on Saturday night. It will bring some rain in. As it

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