09/04/2012

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:00:12. > :00:14.Good evening. A man arrested in Greater Manchester on suspicion of

:00:14. > :00:17.murdering a pensioner in Northern Ireland ten years ago is being

:00:17. > :00:20.questioned by police. Norman Moffatt, who was 73, was stabbed as

:00:20. > :00:23.he walked home in County Londonderry in 2001. A 42-year-old

:00:23. > :00:33.man was arrested in Stockport by officers from Northern Ireland and

:00:33. > :00:35.Greater Manchester Police and has Workers at a Merseyside factory who

:00:35. > :00:40.claim they have been unlawfully dismissed say they will protest

:00:40. > :00:43.outside the gates until they get a fair deal. Their trade union is

:00:44. > :00:46.taking legal action on their behalf against the Bootle company MMP - a

:00:46. > :00:54.packaging firm which closed the factory earlier this year. Laura

:00:54. > :00:57.Yates reports. Many here lost their jobs week ago

:00:57. > :01:01.but they come here every day. Treated unjustly, they say, they

:01:01. > :01:08.are determined to fight until the end. How long are you prepared to

:01:08. > :01:13.stay out here? As long as it takes. We need a fair resolution for the

:01:13. > :01:17.people who have been finished off by this company. Workers say they

:01:17. > :01:21.were locked out of the factory which makes cereal boxes in the

:01:21. > :01:26.middle of February, without warning or explanation. Some redundancies,

:01:26. > :01:29.they say, were expected, but many of those they claim were made

:01:29. > :01:34.redundant without proper consultation. Many, like Terry,

:01:34. > :01:37.have worked here for years. I am really angry and annoyed. The fact

:01:37. > :01:42.is this is a viable company and a company that is making money.

:01:42. > :01:46.Others, like Allen, wonder how they will cope without work. I am

:01:46. > :01:52.worried about paying bills. I have lost everything. I am worried about

:01:52. > :01:56.whether rival lose my house. It is bad times at the moment. The United

:01:56. > :02:01.unions say they are so appalled by the way workers have been treated

:02:01. > :02:06.that they are taking the company to court. There is no notice period,

:02:06. > :02:09.consultation. We have a campaign for the work is at this site and we

:02:09. > :02:15.will overturn this and bring the full force of the Union down to

:02:15. > :02:18.make sure happens. We have tried to contact the company several time --

:02:18. > :02:28.ties were they have not return our calls. The case will now be heard

:02:28. > :02:34.

:02:34. > :02:37.in court. The wife of a Lancashire man who died after being injured at

:02:37. > :02:40.a London nightclub has described him as a perfect, son, husband and

:02:40. > :02:43.father and says his death is utterly devastating. Father of two

:02:43. > :02:46.Philip Sherriff was hit with a bottle during a celebrity event at

:02:46. > :02:49.the club last week and died last night. Police are treating his

:02:49. > :02:52.death as murder and a 25-year-old man has been arrested.

:02:52. > :02:54.After a campaign spanning a decade, what's believed to be the country's

:02:54. > :02:57.first "all lads" club has re-opened in Liverpool. The Florence

:02:57. > :03:00.Institute for Boys has undergone a �6 million restoration after it was

:03:00. > :03:04.almost destroyed in a fire in 2005. Ruth Clegg reports.

:03:04. > :03:09.No pain, no gain, the motto drilled into the boys back in 1889, and

:03:09. > :03:13.this belief has lived on in the walls of the club. It closed in the

:03:13. > :03:17.1980s and in 1999 was partially destroyed in an arson attack.

:03:17. > :03:22.was a wreck. There was no roof, it was burnt out and it was a dark

:03:22. > :03:30.hole and now she is a shining light at night. 80-year-old Billy

:03:30. > :03:34.Williams used to box at the club and he changed his family life.

:03:34. > :03:40.had to be here because there were so many things going on. There was

:03:40. > :03:44.entertainment, trading, dancing in the hall. The club was built by --

:03:44. > :03:51.in -- the club was bought by Bernard Hall in memories of his

:03:51. > :03:57.daughter Florence. What she could mean if she was serving the

:03:57. > :04:00.community, was listening to their memories. There is something going

:04:00. > :04:04.wrong in the area and we needed to do something, and this is the place

:04:04. > :04:08.for that. And it has already started. Families enjoying Easter

:04:08. > :04:18.Sunday in the Old Hall. Perhaps a new beginning for the local mean a

:04:18. > :04:18.

:04:18. > :04:21.Rugby league, and Warrington suffered a heavy defeat at Catalan

:04:21. > :04:24.Dragons this afternoon. It was the first time in three seasons that

:04:24. > :04:28.they've had 40 points scored past them. Mickey Higham and Chris Riley

:04:28. > :04:31.ran in first-half tries for Wire, and Brad Dwyer scored late on. But

:04:31. > :04:33.Warrington went down 44-16. Salford Warrington went down 44-16. Salford

:04:33. > :04:43.lost at home to Hull KR by 18-0, Widnes were thrashed 38-4 by

:04:43. > :04:47.

:04:47. > :04:50.Bradford and Wigan beat Wakefield A World War Two pilot who left �2

:04:50. > :04:52.million in his will to ensure military bands would play at a

:04:52. > :04:56.Wigan park had his dying wish fulfilled today. William Higham

:04:56. > :04:59.wanted others to be able to enjoy music at the bandstand at his

:04:59. > :05:01.beloved Mesnes Park, as he did in his childhood. Today, his family

:05:01. > :05:06.officially opened the newly restored bandstand as Abbie Jones

:05:06. > :05:09.The Greater Manchester Police Military Band. It was music like

:05:09. > :05:18.this that William Higham loved. Now thanks to his generosity,

:05:18. > :05:22.generations to come can share his passion. He had a great affinity

:05:22. > :05:27.with the military, especially with the six brothers being in the air

:05:27. > :05:30.force, army and the Marines. It just meant a lot to him. And I am

:05:30. > :05:35.sure if he had been there he would have been in his element and

:05:35. > :05:38.delighted. William was a pilot in the Second World War. But he was

:05:38. > :05:42.also a businessman. He made millions through his floristry

:05:42. > :05:45.company. When he died three years ago, he left �2 million to the

:05:45. > :05:48.Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust on one condition, that the money would

:05:49. > :05:52.sit in a trust fund and the interest be used to ensure military

:05:52. > :05:56.bands play at the Mesnes Park bandstand. He did say he would

:05:56. > :06:00.leave the sum of money in the well, but not how much. We thought it

:06:00. > :06:05.might be a few hundred or �1,000, we did not imagine anything on the

:06:05. > :06:11.scale it turned out to be. before and could play here they had

:06:11. > :06:16.to renovate the bandstand itself. William's bequest even paid for

:06:16. > :06:19.this refurbishment. It is a wonderful legacy and I think he has

:06:19. > :06:24.done a great thing for the people of Wigan. Fantastic. What a true

:06:24. > :06:33.gentleman. Today, William's family officially opened the bandstand and

:06:33. > :06:37.brought the music he loved back to Hundreds of people gathered in

:06:37. > :06:41.Preston today despite the rain to enjoy the annual Easter egg roll.

:06:41. > :06:44.The event held at Avenham Park is a tradition dating back centuries.

:06:44. > :06:49.This year is particularly special as it's the city's Guild Year,

:06:49. > :06:59.celebrated every 20 years. And for some there was fun, even without an

:06:59. > :07:01.

:07:01. > :07:06.egg to roll. Not a great day for a No sunshine, and typical bank

:07:06. > :07:09.holiday weather. Dahl, drab, wet and no sunshine. But for the week

:07:09. > :07:14.ahead I can offer you something better. It is going to be unsettled,

:07:14. > :07:17.but we should see a fair amount of sunshine and plenty of April

:07:17. > :07:21.showers. For this evening and tonight still plenty of rain around

:07:21. > :07:25.and it is still fairly breezy and there are lots of cloud around. All

:07:25. > :07:30.of these features will keep the temperatures well above freezing.

:07:30. > :07:33.For tomorrow, all change. Breezy, hopefully bright and that we will

:07:33. > :07:38.exchange the rain for showers. These showers through the afternoon

:07:38. > :07:43.will be heavy at times. Blustery in places were the key and westerly