:00:05. > :00:09.Good evening. Welcome to North West Tonight with Roger Johnson and
:00:09. > :00:17.Annabel Tiffin. Our top story: Judgement day. Jail for the vicar
:00:17. > :00:21.who pocketed thousands by marrying illegal immigrants who'd never met.
:00:21. > :00:25.It is like a doctor, you do not expect them to have their hand in
:00:25. > :00:28.the till at the same time. The authorities say John Magumba's
:00:28. > :00:30.sentence shows British immigration is no longer a soft touch.
:00:31. > :00:34.Also tonight: Liverpool could become the largest
:00:34. > :00:38.city outside London to get a directly elected mayor, but why
:00:38. > :00:43.aren't voters getting to decide? Troops for teachers - the parents
:00:43. > :00:47.keen to send children to a school run by ex-soldiers.
:00:47. > :00:57.And walking with giants - the biggest little girl about to bring
:00:57. > :01:03.
:01:03. > :01:06.The Reverend Patrick John Magumba was a respected pillar of his
:01:06. > :01:09.community, with three congregations in Rochdale who trusted him. But
:01:09. > :01:12.for almost three years he deceived his parishioners, pocketing
:01:12. > :01:17.thousands of pounds for marrying illegal immigrants in 28 sham
:01:17. > :01:21.weddings. At one stage, the Church of England was so impressed with
:01:21. > :01:24.the number of foreign nationals he was marrying, it put him on a
:01:24. > :01:28.special committee to spot sham weddings. Today, Magumba was jailed
:01:28. > :01:35.for two-and-a-half years. Our reporter Abbie Jones is outside St
:01:35. > :01:40.Peter's church in Newbold. It was a spectacular fall from
:01:40. > :01:45.grace. The Reverend Magumba came to Rochdale from Uganda in 2004. He
:01:45. > :01:49.was very well respected. But now his reputation is in tatters and
:01:49. > :01:52.he's become the first vicar in the north-west to be prosecuted for
:01:52. > :02:00.conducting sham marriages. Jailing him today, the judge said he'd
:02:00. > :02:05.brought scandal to his church and let down his parishioners. He was a
:02:05. > :02:09.trusted vicar, but Reverend Magumba arrived at court today in a
:02:09. > :02:14.convicted criminal. What do you have to say to your permit --
:02:14. > :02:19.parishioners? Are you sorry for what you did? Have you got an
:02:19. > :02:23.apology for them? For Magumba, the institution of marriage should have
:02:23. > :02:33.been sacred, but at St Peter's Church, he pronounced couples who
:02:33. > :02:33.
:02:33. > :02:37.had never met husband-and-wife, for money. Slovaks, Polish people, they
:02:38. > :02:43.married people from Uganda to give them benefits in the UK. He stole
:02:43. > :02:46.the fees, over �1,000. You take it on trust. It is like a doctor. You
:02:46. > :02:49.do not expect them to have their hand in the till at the same time
:02:49. > :02:54.as going through the ceremonies. It will have a lasting effect on some
:02:54. > :02:58.people. If you cannot trust the vicar, who can you trust?
:02:58. > :03:02.Parishioners had even lend him money to clothe his six children.
:03:02. > :03:07.What was it like when you found out he was doing that? Devastated,
:03:07. > :03:12.couldn't believe it. The church registers record some of the phoney
:03:12. > :03:16.weddings, many with fake addresses, and some may never happy -- even
:03:16. > :03:20.taken place. He married one woman twice within a week. When
:03:20. > :03:26.confronted, he said they were twins and it was common for twins in
:03:26. > :03:33.their country to have the same name. The only variation was their age.
:03:33. > :03:40.Brazen. He told more lies when he was interviewed. Where has the
:03:40. > :03:46.money gone? Has it gone through proper channels? Yes. It looks like
:03:46. > :03:50.you have tried to cover it up. knowingly, honestly. In the 11
:03:50. > :03:58.years before he became a vicar in Rochdale there were no weddings at
:03:58. > :04:01.St Peter's. Between 2007-2010 there were suddenly 21. Only one was
:04:01. > :04:06.genuine. Even that did not set alarm bells ringing. Incredibly, he
:04:06. > :04:09.was put on a special church working party looking at how to spot sham
:04:09. > :04:13.marriages, because he had been marrying so many foreign nationals.
:04:13. > :04:17.And while the police acknowledge that he set out to deliberately
:04:17. > :04:20.deceive the diocese, they say it took officers just a few minutes
:04:20. > :04:26.looking through church accounts and registers to know that something
:04:26. > :04:30.was wrong. The Manchester diocese says Magumba was an experienced
:04:30. > :04:35.clergymen given responsibilities on trust. It says the trust was broken
:04:35. > :04:38.and the criminal activity was hidden. It gave full corporation
:04:38. > :04:43.when suspicions grew. Police say that the Church must tighten
:04:44. > :04:48.procedures. They are now going after the phoney brides and grooms.
:04:48. > :04:52.Officers say they have no idea how many people are now living in the
:04:52. > :04:55.UK because of Magumba's actions here. That's because some of the
:04:55. > :04:59.stubs on marriage certificates he issued weren't filled in. His
:04:59. > :05:04.barrister said today he carried out the first sham marriage to help
:05:04. > :05:08.someone who had HIV stay in the UK and was deeply ashamed of his
:05:08. > :05:14.actions, and that Magumba will now be remembered for his bad deeds,
:05:14. > :05:18.not his good. Two men are being questioned on
:05:18. > :05:21.suspicion of murder tonight, after the decapitated body of a man was
:05:21. > :05:25.found on fire in Stockport. Firefighters made the grim
:05:25. > :05:29.discovery after being called out to a fire close to the town centre in
:05:29. > :05:36.the early hours of this morning. Police are still trying to identify
:05:36. > :05:40.the victim. Naomi Cornwell reports. Just 100 metres from a police
:05:40. > :05:45.station, the man's body was found following a series of events in the
:05:45. > :05:48.early hours of this morning. First, at 4am, close to the town centre
:05:48. > :05:51.police arrested two men on suspicion of possessing shotgun
:05:51. > :05:54.cartridges. Then, less than an hour later, firefighters called them to
:05:54. > :05:58.say they'd found a body. Firefighters made the grim
:05:58. > :06:03.discovery after being called here just after 5am following reports of
:06:03. > :06:10.a fire in the wooded area. On arriving, they found the body of a
:06:10. > :06:15.man on fire. He'd been decapitated. We do not know the cause of death.
:06:15. > :06:22.We remain open-minded as to the circumstances of how he was left in
:06:22. > :06:26.that area. A second area of woodland, just
:06:26. > :06:30.half a mile away, has also been cordoned off as part of the
:06:30. > :06:39.investigation. The two arrested men, aged 29 and 31, are now being
:06:39. > :06:43.questioned on suspicion of murder. You do not expect it. It is
:06:43. > :06:46.gruesome. It is still sinking in, to be honest.
:06:46. > :06:50.Police have sought to reassure local residents, saying they don't
:06:50. > :06:57.believe this is linked to gangs or organised crime and promising to
:06:57. > :07:01.maintain a large police presence in the area over the coming days.
:07:01. > :07:05.Voting is well underway in Salford as the city decides whether it
:07:05. > :07:10.wants a directly elected mayor. If the "yes" campaigners win, it will
:07:10. > :07:14.mean powers that were given to the local authority will be held by one
:07:14. > :07:17.person. Polls are due to close at 10pm with the result expected after
:07:18. > :07:22.midnight. Liverpool may have to pay up to �9
:07:22. > :07:26.million if it wants cruise liners to start and finish at the Pier
:07:26. > :07:29.Head. The Transport Minister, Mike Penning, says the city's previous
:07:29. > :07:34.offer of repaying �5.3 million of Government grants for the cruise
:07:34. > :07:38.liner terminal would not be enough to cover the losses felt by other
:07:38. > :07:42.ports like Southampton. Royal Mail says it can't explain
:07:42. > :07:46.why a village post office in Cumbria has closed without warning.
:07:46. > :07:49.Residents in Hawkshead were surprised to find the door of their
:07:49. > :07:52.local post office locked and the windows covered with newspapers.
:07:52. > :07:57.Royal Mail says it's now working on a temporary solution.
:07:57. > :08:01.It's emerged that the artist LS Lowry turned down a knighthood. A
:08:01. > :08:05.list of those who declined honours between 1951 and 1999 has been
:08:05. > :08:09.published for the first time. It reveals that Lowry was offered the
:08:09. > :08:18.honour in 1968 but he refused because he didn't want to stand out
:08:18. > :08:23.from the crowd. He really was a private person. He did not want to
:08:23. > :08:30.change his situation in the street, if you like. He had nothing against
:08:30. > :08:33.it, really, as a system. But he did not want somebody to stop him and
:08:33. > :08:37.say, Sir Lawrence. He would really prefer people to call him by his
:08:37. > :08:41.name. There has been speculation for a
:08:41. > :08:44.while that Liverpool City Council could press ahead with plans for a
:08:44. > :08:48.directly elected mayor. Today the Labour leader, Joe Anderson,
:08:48. > :08:52.confirmed that's exactly what he wants. He says he's done a deal
:08:52. > :08:56.with the Government - switch to a mayor and get more powers in
:08:57. > :09:01.exchange. But opponents say that's not true and they are angry that
:09:01. > :09:05.voters will not get a say in a referendum. Our political editor
:09:05. > :09:09.Arif Ansari reports from Liverpool. Mayor of Liverpool, a big title for
:09:09. > :09:13.a big city. The Government wants more mayors. The council wants more
:09:13. > :09:21.powers. So they've done a deal. Now Uncle Joe wants to become city
:09:21. > :09:27.father. It hopes to get people back into work, and it hopes to unlock
:09:27. > :09:30.growth in the city. Those are powerful tools for us to have, and
:09:30. > :09:32.powers for us to have. I do not think it is right for me, as leader
:09:32. > :09:36.of the Council, to turn this deal down.
:09:36. > :09:39.But what is a mayor? It's a council leader directly
:09:39. > :09:43.elected by voters not councillors. They're more powerful. And they
:09:43. > :09:47.remain in power for four-year terms. So for now Joe Anderson has seized
:09:47. > :09:52.the political initiative. He says the deal's so good that it doesn't
:09:52. > :09:59.need a referendum. But opponents say it would still have been polite
:09:59. > :10:03.to have asked. The Government has said we should have these
:10:03. > :10:07.referendums. That is the right of people, to decide how they are
:10:07. > :10:10.governed. Having said we're going to have one, it is not on to them
:10:10. > :10:13.say, we are not because the Labour Party in Liverpool think they know
:10:13. > :10:21.better. The deal still needs to be voted
:10:21. > :10:24.through the city council with a two-thirds majority. Our political
:10:24. > :10:28.editor is here. Part of the issue is whether the Government is
:10:28. > :10:33.putting pressure on Liverpool to move to a directly elected mayor,
:10:33. > :10:36.what they want. You have word from the Deputy Prime Minister. There is
:10:36. > :10:39.an argument in Liverpool about this, because there is no doubt the
:10:39. > :10:44.Government wants more directly elected mayors across the country,
:10:44. > :10:48.and they are keen on one in Liverpool. The argument is, is the
:10:48. > :10:52.Government actually saying, you can have these powers anyway, or are
:10:52. > :10:57.they saying, you can only have the powers if you go from there? That
:10:57. > :11:00.seems to be the position Joe Anderson has taken, but this letter
:11:00. > :11:04.from the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, to the party leaders in
:11:04. > :11:08.Liverpool, has an interesting sentence in which it says, "It is
:11:08. > :11:12.important to clarify that knows City Deal, including Liverpool's
:11:12. > :11:17.proposal, is contingent on having an elected mayor". That plays into
:11:17. > :11:21.the hands of the opponents of Joe Anderson who say you can have the
:11:21. > :11:25.powers without a mayor. Still to come:
:11:25. > :11:29.Tackling the big one. The wounded Cheshire soldier training to climb
:11:29. > :11:39.Everest. And a Red Letter Day. Liverpool get
:11:39. > :11:44.through to play at the new Wembley for the first time. Brilliant,
:11:44. > :11:48.superb. Craig Bellamy was man of the match. He was fantastic.
:11:48. > :11:51.Plans for a military-style school run by former soldiers in Oldham
:11:51. > :11:54.appear to be gathering momentum. The names of interested parents are
:11:54. > :11:58.being collected and potential school premises have been
:11:58. > :12:02.identified. The Phoenix, as it would be called, could open as one
:12:02. > :12:04.of the Government's new free schools. Its backers claim former
:12:04. > :12:14.soldiers will introduce classroom discipline where trained teachers
:12:14. > :12:17.
:12:17. > :12:22.Not since the days of national service has the army's way been
:12:22. > :12:26.offered as a solution to peacetime problems. The school's backers say
:12:26. > :12:30.there will be no square-bashing or screaming sergeant majors, but no
:12:30. > :12:33.acceptance of bad behaviour in the classroom either. They point to an
:12:33. > :12:39.American scheme and say that it shows that former soldiers know
:12:39. > :12:42.best when it comes to discipline, not trained teachers. Recruitment
:12:42. > :12:46.is under way. These two mothers have signed their children up.
:12:46. > :12:51.way that they are taught self- discipline in the Army, I think is
:12:51. > :12:55.a big factor what appeals to me. We do not have that self discipline
:12:55. > :12:59.any more in school. Isn't the person most qualified to teach the
:12:59. > :13:03.person with the best teaching qualification? If not necessarily.
:13:03. > :13:09.It is the person and the way that they teach, not the letters behind
:13:09. > :13:13.their name. The NUT is not so sure. Our problem is that the teachers
:13:13. > :13:17.will not be trained. People in charge of the classroom will be ex-
:13:17. > :13:21.military, and most of them, probably all of them, will not have
:13:21. > :13:26.teaching qualifications. But don't they know about discipline?
:13:26. > :13:33.course. But teachers are trained in teacher training colleges all over
:13:33. > :13:36.the country. This could be the site of the new school. The this school
:13:36. > :13:40.has now merged with another one in Oldham to become an academy. Staff
:13:40. > :13:49.and pupils here will soon be moving out. So could the new free school
:13:49. > :13:57.move in? The Phoenix school hopes We're joined now by Tom Burkhard -
:13:57. > :14:02.the military school is his idea. Can you clarify, there will not be
:14:02. > :14:07.any qualified teachers at the school? That is not true. Some
:14:07. > :14:12.teachers will be qualified. The exception is the special needs co-
:14:12. > :14:18.ordinator who must be qualified. But they will beat former military
:14:18. > :14:23.ex servicemen? Yes. I am querying the bit about the not necessarily
:14:23. > :14:28.needing a qualification because I imagine that seems like an insult
:14:28. > :14:33.to qualified teachers. In the United States, they did three major
:14:33. > :14:36.studies, the biggest ever taken to compare the performance of pupils
:14:36. > :14:46.are taught by teachers who are qualified and those who had little
:14:46. > :14:51.
:14:51. > :14:53.or no training. When steady was biased against teachers. All of the
:14:53. > :14:57.studies than there was no significant difference in the
:14:57. > :15:03.academic performance of pupils regardless of who they were taught
:15:03. > :15:07.by. It has provoked quite a response. We had an e-mail from a
:15:07. > :15:10.retired teacher who said I would not have the military had to fight,
:15:10. > :15:16.I do it expect them without qualifications to tell me how to
:15:17. > :15:21.teach. It is contentious. misunderstanding is most people in
:15:21. > :15:27.the military have spent most of their careers teaching. If you
:15:27. > :15:34.think about it. In a military context. There is not a great deal
:15:34. > :15:38.of difference. In the military you have young men and women, many from
:15:38. > :15:46.difficult backgrounds, you have to win the respect and Corporation.
:15:46. > :15:51.This is what they are good at. The research shows the more experienced
:15:51. > :15:56.teachers can keep control. parents have signed up so far.
:15:56. > :16:03.is closer to 70 or 80. What reasons are they giving you for coming to
:16:04. > :16:09.your school? Discipline. Most of my friends are teachers and they are
:16:09. > :16:17.aware... The standards of discipline in our schools are worse
:16:17. > :16:21.than most. People without a military background know the
:16:21. > :16:25.situation is in crisis and something needs to be done. I am
:16:25. > :16:29.sure at one applauds the strong discipline but the purpose of
:16:29. > :16:34.school is to educate and teacher. Are you confident you can deliver
:16:34. > :16:41.those standards? If we could not deliver them, we would not have the
:16:41. > :16:48.discipline. One great misconception about our school is we would have
:16:48. > :16:57.discipline harking back to national service. The modern military is
:16:57. > :17:01.entirely volunteer. So, it is not a bootcam? Certainly not. We feel we
:17:01. > :17:06.would want to concentrate on the academic skills. We follow the
:17:06. > :17:14.national curriculum? No, something harder. The international G C S E,
:17:14. > :17:18.a syllabus which we have looked at closely, teachers who teach have
:17:19. > :17:24.looked closely and it offers a better standard than the
:17:24. > :17:32.conventional GCSE we have now. As you know, the government has lost
:17:32. > :17:36.faith in the GCSE and are making changes. I end on a positive e-mail.
:17:36. > :17:40.Elaine says what a sensible idea, this can only be a good thing for
:17:40. > :17:46.children who need to learn discipline and self-worth but also
:17:46. > :17:49.respected family values. Thank you. Thank you. Well, we may not find
:17:49. > :17:51.out if former soldiers can make good teachers for a while yet, but
:17:52. > :17:54.there's no doubting their bravery and determination. And here's a
:17:54. > :17:57.story that really highlights this. Fresh from their success in
:17:57. > :18:00.reaching the North Pole a charity raising money for injured service
:18:00. > :18:03.personnel has set its heights a little higher. This time they're
:18:03. > :18:06.planning to take a team of five wounded soldiers to the top of
:18:06. > :18:09.Mount Everest in May. Today the group was out training on the
:18:09. > :18:14.Cumbrian fells. Just to warn you, Eleanor Moritz's report does
:18:14. > :18:17.contain graphic images of war. These men are always up for a
:18:17. > :18:21.challenge. Last year they made it to the North Pole. Their next
:18:21. > :18:25.mission is to climb Mount Everest. Captain Martin Hewitt from Cheshire
:18:25. > :18:35.is leading the expedition. He lost the use of his right arm when he
:18:35. > :18:37.
:18:37. > :18:42.was shot. It is a different team to the North Pole expedition. Despite
:18:42. > :18:46.the disabilities, we have been ahead of the vast majority. Keep me
:18:46. > :18:49.on my toes. Captain Hewitt was one of those on first year's trek to
:18:49. > :18:52.the North Pole, which raised over �2 million for wounded soldiers.
:18:52. > :18:58.They were joined on that trip by their patron, Prince Harry. We
:18:58. > :19:03.don't know if he'll be climbing to Everest this year. Prince Harry
:19:03. > :19:06.added a great deal to the charity, he was so down to earth. He
:19:06. > :19:09.integrated into the team immediately on arrival. Today the
:19:09. > :19:14.team was out training in Grizedale Forest but conditions here won't
:19:14. > :19:21.prepare them properly for the hostile environment of Everest. So
:19:21. > :19:25.they've also climbed Manaslu - the 8th highest mountain in the world.
:19:25. > :19:31.The team includes Andy Hawkins he grew up in Wirral. Reaching the
:19:31. > :19:33.summit is more than conquering Everest. His tank was firebombed.
:19:33. > :19:36.But for former soldier Carl Highnett, reaching the summit is
:19:36. > :19:39.about more than conquering Everest, his tank was firebombed in Basra
:19:39. > :19:44.and he suffered 37% burns. It is a change of scenery and seeing if you
:19:44. > :19:47.can move on and do things what other normal able-bodied people
:19:47. > :19:50.will struggle with as well. team set off for the Himalayas in
:19:50. > :19:57.may. Their plan to put a group of servicemen who've overcome serious
:19:57. > :20:01.injury, on top of the world. Terrific.
:20:01. > :20:04.Astonishing. Liverpool fans are preparing to return to Wembley for
:20:04. > :20:07.the first time in 16 years. A thrilling 2-2 draw at Anfield
:20:07. > :20:11.against Manchester City last night meant the Reds went through to the
:20:11. > :20:15.League Cup Final 3-2 on aggregate. Manager Kenny Dalglish dedicated
:20:15. > :20:21.the win to the fans and - as Richard Askam reports - it was an
:20:21. > :20:31.emotional night. The end of a match full of talking
:20:31. > :20:33.
:20:33. > :20:42.points. And one word on the lips of Wembley! It was a game that swung
:20:42. > :20:46.one way. Then the next. Wasn't short on controversy. The penalty
:20:46. > :20:50.given for a Micah Richards handball. An accidental ricochet he claimed.
:20:50. > :20:59.The referee decided otherwise. There was an outstanding
:20:59. > :21:03.performance from City's keeper Joe Hart. He will go on to be one of
:21:03. > :21:06.the best keepers in the world. The seeds he made in the first and
:21:06. > :21:08.second leg. And Liverpool's Craig Bellamy who after Edin Dzeko's easy
:21:09. > :21:11.finish threatened to break Liverpudlian hearts. Came up with
:21:11. > :21:21.the decisive goal, the Welshman combining superbly with Glen
:21:21. > :21:27.
:21:27. > :21:32.Bellamy for Liverpool! Absolutely superb. Craig Bellamy was man of
:21:32. > :21:38.the match. Fantastic. Craig, I love you. Thanks for coming back. The
:21:38. > :21:42.long wait is over and these fans can look forward to a Wembley final
:21:42. > :21:51.after waiting a decade. City will concentrate on the small matter of
:21:52. > :21:55.the Premier League title. Get on! Liverpool against Cardiff should be
:21:55. > :21:58.good. City fans dismayed. You may have differing opinions on this
:21:58. > :22:01.story - depending on if you're male or female. The United States
:22:01. > :22:03.international footballer Tim Ream has been describing how he
:22:03. > :22:06.cancelled his honeymoon in Tahiti to complete his two and half
:22:06. > :22:09.million pound move to Bolton Wanderers. The New York Red Bulls
:22:09. > :22:13.defender was about to fly to the South Pacific just hours after
:22:13. > :22:16.marrying his girlfriend Kristen. But he then received a call from
:22:16. > :22:24.the Bolton manager offering him a contract and he ended up spending a
:22:24. > :22:29.week in a hotel at the Reebok stadium. I waited until the
:22:29. > :22:33.nuptials were concluded and opened some prisons. The manager asked if
:22:33. > :22:38.I would be willing to cancel my honeymoon and go to Bolton and
:22:38. > :22:42.honeymoon here. After much talk with my new wife, we were
:22:42. > :22:49.disappointed to pass up the trip but we knew this was the right
:22:49. > :22:57.thing to do. Why would you want to go to Tahiti? Tongue firmly in his
:22:57. > :23:01.cheek. How would you feel? If my husband was marrying her, he
:23:01. > :23:03.would not have cancelled his honeymoon! That's another matter.
:23:03. > :23:09.Three years ago this mechanical spider brought Liverpool to a
:23:09. > :23:13.standstill. This year it's the turn of a little girl giant who'll be
:23:13. > :23:17.wowing the crowds. As well as bringing in visitors - it's also
:23:17. > :23:27.hoped her visit will be felt in the North of the City long after she's
:23:27. > :23:31.
:23:31. > :23:36.Imagine a little lady, 30 ft tall roaming the streets of Liverpool
:23:36. > :23:43.representing a local girl whose dad never came back from the Titanic's
:23:43. > :23:48.maiden journey. The creators made a mysterious spider in 2008, now she
:23:48. > :23:52.could crush him. Her presence will be felt way beyond the three-day
:23:52. > :23:57.visit. The scale of the journey will be three times that of the
:23:57. > :24:03.Spider. The other star of the show it will beat the northern part of
:24:03. > :24:08.the City, she starts around here and look at the view she will have.
:24:08. > :24:18.We want to show off the beautiful places that Liverpool has.
:24:18. > :24:23.Especially in the north of the city, and people who live in the region.
:24:23. > :24:27.She will pass through Stanley Park, Everton and Anfield and it's hoped
:24:27. > :24:31.they will be a lasting legacy for this part of the city which has
:24:31. > :24:38.sometimes felt left out of the art parties. I think it will be
:24:38. > :24:43.wonderful. The roads will be lined with everyone, flags and banners.
:24:43. > :24:46.All of the cafes were to amazing. It's great and Liverpool.
:24:46. > :24:56.arrives on 20th April and she may look innocent but expect a few
:24:56. > :25:01.surprises. She is eye-catching, to say the least.
:25:01. > :25:08.The spider had such a great impact. Good stuff. The weather now with
:25:08. > :25:15.Dianne. What did you say about the honeymoon? I would have gone on my
:25:16. > :25:21.own. Why should two people suffer? Good evening. The mild winter, it
:25:21. > :25:26.has gone. If I show you what happens, you will understand. We
:25:26. > :25:30.have cold air descending across the UK. It does not want to move away
:25:30. > :25:35.as we head through the weekend and to the start of the working week.
:25:35. > :25:39.There is no sign of warm air battling this. Daytime temperatures
:25:39. > :25:48.around five or six degrees was to night-time temperatures in minus
:25:48. > :25:52.It looks very quiet in Salford. The more northern parts of the region,
:25:52. > :25:57.Cumbria, the Isle of Man and Lancashire, the showers have been
:25:57. > :26:01.fairly widespread. Many places have seen one or two but if you look at
:26:01. > :26:06.the map parts of Lancashire and Cumbria they have been lively.
:26:06. > :26:11.Nothing much changes tonight. It is a showery picture all the way
:26:11. > :26:15.through. The air temperature is low, on high ground there will be
:26:15. > :26:23.snowfall which could stick on the Pennines. Some sleet and hail at
:26:23. > :26:30.low levels but no problems. It is a showery regime. Temperatures are
:26:30. > :26:38.interesting, towns and cities to and three, four on the coast. Minus
:26:38. > :26:46.one or two in rural areas. The mornings will be fairly cold. We do
:26:46. > :26:51.have showers from time to time but also cloud. Today, sunshine remedy
:26:51. > :26:55.the day. That is true of tomorrow. As the showers coming, merging with
:26:55. > :27:00.longer spells of rain and on the tops of the Pennines snow will be
:27:00. > :27:06.falling. It could settle for a short times. Snow and low levels as
:27:06. > :27:11.well, not causing any problems. Temperatures are not great, five or
:27:11. > :27:17.six Celsius. I wonder if looking at weather map
:27:17. > :27:22.footballer is regretting his decision.
:27:22. > :27:29.I suspect a to flee five-year contract at Bolton will make up for