:00:13. > :00:18.Good evening. Thousands of people turned out in Preston today to take
:00:18. > :00:26.part in the first big event of the city's Guild year. The BBC's
:00:26. > :00:32.Preston Passion was held at the bus station and aired on BBC One.
:00:32. > :00:37.It was time for that hard work to come together. A modern-day
:00:37. > :00:47.interpretation of the Easter story, televised live on BBC One, from
:00:47. > :00:56.Preston Bus Station. I nodded. It is different, and very
:00:56. > :01:00.nice. You loved the dancing. More than 1,500 people took part,
:01:00. > :01:06.mingling with the crowds before us some in their roles. Three short
:01:06. > :01:13.dramas punctuated this hour-long performance.
:01:13. > :01:21.Intruding in moving debut by 12- year-old Aimee Leech. Tears were
:01:21. > :01:26.dropping on my jacket!. A proud moment for all Prestonians,
:01:26. > :01:31.and the Leyland plant. It was fantastic to play in front of 4,000
:01:31. > :01:38.people. It was all part of the Preston Guild celebrations, held
:01:38. > :01:43.every 20 years since 1179. I was in the 1972 Guild. I enjoyed it then
:01:43. > :01:48.so I wanted to be in it today. expectations of these people have
:01:48. > :01:53.been so high, and aged a wonderfully professional job.
:01:53. > :01:57.have never entered something like this before. It is a good
:01:57. > :02:02.experience. The Preston Passion was a chance
:02:02. > :02:06.for everyone to take part. Those who did, are unlikely to forget the
:02:06. > :02:14.experience. If you missed it, you can see the
:02:14. > :02:21.whole thing on the BBC iPlayer. New procedures have been introduced
:02:21. > :02:23.at Manchester Airport after it emerged that around 100 passengers
:02:23. > :02:27.recently did not have their passports checked because they were
:02:27. > :02:34.sent the wrong way. They arrived on flights from Amsterdam, Brussels
:02:34. > :02:39.and Antwerp, and were directed to their entry point for domestic
:02:39. > :02:42.flights. Airport staff are now supervising arrivals.
:02:42. > :02:46.Coastguards are warning visitors to the North West coastline to expect
:02:46. > :02:54.some beaches to be shut to vehicles this weekend due to high tides.
:02:54. > :03:00.Some parts of the cost expect tides of more than ten metres.
:03:00. > :03:04.Getting into deep water. The Gormley statues on Crosby beach
:03:04. > :03:08.submerged under the high tide. Spring tides happen once every four
:03:08. > :03:12.weeks, but this month that coincides with the Easter holiday,
:03:12. > :03:18.and there are worries that people may get caught out. Every time we
:03:18. > :03:25.have a spring tide we have some sort of difficulty, because the
:03:25. > :03:30.length of our coast line we have these areas where a more extreme
:03:30. > :03:34.weather type can come in. So Sunday will see the highest tide on our
:03:34. > :03:40.coastline, and the advice is to check the tide times and only
:03:40. > :03:44.venture out after high tide. Wirral's Olympic cyclist Chris
:03:44. > :03:48.Boardman has announced he is to stand by him from his position in
:03:48. > :03:52.British Cycling after the London 2012 Olympics. He was individual
:03:52. > :03:57.pursuit champion in 1992. He is set to quit his role as director of
:03:57. > :04:02.research and development in orders. Wigan claimed the spoils in their
:04:02. > :04:06.rugby League's Super League derby with St Helens. They beat Saints
:04:06. > :04:12.20-ten at Langtree Park. After back-to-back wins against
:04:12. > :04:17.Leeds and Warrington, Saints were hoping for a third. They started
:04:17. > :04:25.well, with an ugly score for Francis Meli. But Wigan turned it
:04:25. > :04:30.round by the break took score 12-4 by half-time. Iosia Soliola scored
:04:30. > :04:36.soon after to pull it back to 12- ten. Wigan then hit back. Sam
:04:36. > :04:41.Tomkins scoring before Michael Shenton's sin-binning triggered two
:04:41. > :04:49.further reading scores from Gareth Hock and Jeff Lima. Five tries for
:04:49. > :04:52.Wigan, securing victory on their first visit to Langtree Park.
:04:52. > :04:55.Meanwhile Warrington came from behind to beat Widnes in last
:04:55. > :04:58.night's Super League tie. Bottom of the table Widnes had a dream start,
:04:58. > :05:01.and got themselves into a 12-0 lead. But Warrington hit back with 46
:05:01. > :05:04.unanswered points, including a hat- trick from Chris Riley. The final
:05:04. > :05:07.score was 46-12 - leaving Widnes propping up the Super League.
:05:07. > :05:09.Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini says his side can still win
:05:09. > :05:11.the Premier League despite slipping five points behind rivals
:05:11. > :05:14.Manchester United. City are preparing for Sunday's clash in
:05:14. > :05:24.London with fourth-placed Arsenal, which will start half an hour after
:05:24. > :05:27.
:05:27. > :05:31.United finish their game at home to QPR.
:05:31. > :05:38.If they win all the games, they deserve to win this title. But
:05:38. > :05:48.seven games to the end, I think anything can happen. The fact we
:05:48. > :05:52.
:05:52. > :05:56.lose four points in two games, that It has been a disappointing start
:05:56. > :06:02.to Easter. We have been sat under a blanket of cloud all day, and I
:06:02. > :06:07.think we will see the clouds continuing over the next two days.
:06:07. > :06:16.It will be unsettled over the weekend, lots of clients around,
:06:16. > :06:22.rain at times. -- lots of clouds. You can see a messy picture - lots
:06:22. > :06:26.of isobars coming in, so a windy Monday. Tonight it is probably more
:06:26. > :06:32.of what you have seen this afternoon. Cloudy with spots of
:06:32. > :06:36.rain. It will be a murky night. We have the breeze and the clouds, so
:06:36. > :06:42.the temperatures will stick well above freezing. It should be frost-
:06:42. > :06:45.free tomorrow morning, but yet again more of the same. Lots of
:06:45. > :06:50.clouds, starting off through the morning and continuing into the
:06:50. > :06:54.afternoon. Thickening here and there. We may see breaks in the
:06:54. > :07:02.cloud trying to allow the sun to break through. It should be less
:07:02. > :07:07.windy tomorrow, this breezy, a quiet day. 8, 9, ten, maybe even 11
:07:07. > :07:12.Celsius if we are lucky. More of the same on Easter Sunday. 12