:00:52. > :00:54.The region goes on flood alert again as a month's worth of rain's
:00:54. > :01:01.predicted in 24 hours. Dale Cregan appears in court
:01:01. > :01:04.charged with the murders of two Greater Manchester Police officers.
:01:04. > :01:08.Between 11 o'clock this morning and 11 tomorrow the North West is set
:01:08. > :01:11.to be hit by a month's worth of rain. Tonight, for the third time
:01:11. > :01:14.this year, many places in the region are steeling themselves for
:01:14. > :01:17.flooding. In a moment, we'll be going to one place already hit, but
:01:17. > :01:20.first let's have a look at the situation around the region. There
:01:20. > :01:23.is one flood warning in and around Ellesmere Port down through Stoak,
:01:23. > :01:25.Picton and Mickle where flooding's expected in the next few hours and
:01:25. > :01:28.immediate action's required. But there are 36 flood alerts where
:01:28. > :01:30.flooding's possible and they're urging people to be prepared.
:01:30. > :01:33.Levels on many rivers, lakes and tributaries are rising because of
:01:33. > :01:39.persistent rain which is forecast to continue throughout the evening
:01:39. > :01:42.and tomorrow. Problems could get worse in the next 24 hours.
:01:42. > :01:45.There's been widespread travel disruption. Train services in the
:01:45. > :01:48.disruption. Train services in the region have been badly affected.
:01:48. > :01:50.Merseyrail services to and from Chester and Ellesmere Port are the
:01:50. > :01:53.worst affected. Trains are suspended between Rock Ferry and
:01:53. > :01:59.Chester and Ellesmere Port. There are no trains between Wigan
:01:59. > :02:02.Wallgate and Southport and Kirkby. There are no trains from Blackburn
:02:02. > :02:05.to Clitheroe. Services between Liverpool Lime Street, Crewe and
:02:05. > :02:15.London are also severely affected. Colin Sykes is at one of the worst
:02:15. > :02:22.
:02:22. > :02:26.affected areas in Great Sutton just This is where we have the flood
:02:26. > :02:32.warning for the region. This book are behind me is normally about 2
:02:32. > :02:38.ft deep, it has been 72 deep at some times today. We have had four
:02:38. > :02:43.inches of rain since yesterday. If you look over here on the road to
:02:43. > :02:49.the water has spilled out from the Brook,, over the grass, flooded the
:02:49. > :02:53.road, and cars can get three but it has been causing problems. We spoke
:02:53. > :03:00.to some local people. The water rises very quickly when you get
:03:00. > :03:07.very heavy rain like today. It has been non-stop. It can rise within
:03:07. > :03:12.an hour, it to a point when you start getting worried. Today, it is
:03:12. > :03:16.about 7 ft deep. We only live a couple of feet away from that
:03:16. > :03:23.quarter. In the past we have had a water within about half-an-inch of
:03:23. > :03:26.coming into the house. The pavings collapsed round the porch and I'm
:03:27. > :03:30.worried it is seeping into the foundations. Whenever we get a
:03:30. > :03:38.heavy rainfall, once a year, it is all to do with a grid not being
:03:38. > :03:44.maintained, basically. They have been numerous problems in
:03:44. > :03:47.this area. About an hour ago we were in a location where the road
:03:47. > :03:52.was flooded and the police had to help a woman from her car. There
:03:52. > :03:57.have been problems at the Canal in St Helens were the canal has burst
:03:57. > :04:01.its banks. I have a representative from the Environment Agency. How
:04:01. > :04:05.difficult has it been? It has been difficult. Most parts of the north-
:04:05. > :04:09.west are experiencing persistent rain, the Environment Agency has
:04:09. > :04:13.issued 36 flood alert and one flood warning. The Environment Agency has
:04:13. > :04:17.mobilised its operational field teams to keep rivers free of
:04:17. > :04:24.blockages, operate flood defences and monitor river levels. The big
:04:24. > :04:29.question is with all these alerts next 24 hours? We are anticipating
:04:29. > :04:35.more rain later on tonight and into tomorrow morning, really important
:04:35. > :04:40.people remain tuned to local broadcasts, avoid a necessary
:04:40. > :04:44.travel and the Environment Agency website is a wealth of information.
:04:44. > :04:48.The advice for people is keep checking that. Absolutely. Keep
:04:48. > :04:53.tuned into local radio and TV weather broadcasts, the Environment
:04:53. > :04:57.Agency website has got lots of information on how to stay safe and
:04:57. > :05:00.information about what the weather is doing in people's localities.
:05:00. > :05:06.Thank you very much. Just while we have been on air I have heard the
:05:06. > :05:10.number of flood warnings has actually gone up to six.
:05:10. > :05:13.As you heard from Mark there there will be more rain tonight. You can
:05:14. > :05:22.get the latest on the late bulletin tonight. In the meantime you can
:05:22. > :05:32.get up-to-the-minute information And we will have the forecast late
:05:32. > :05:34.
:05:34. > :05:36.in the programme. The man charged with murders of two
:05:36. > :05:38.police officers in Tameside last Tuesday, has appeared before
:05:38. > :05:40.Manchester Crown Court. Dale Cregan is charged with four murders,
:05:40. > :05:43.including those of PC's Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes.
:05:43. > :05:46.Dale Cregan appeared at Manchester Crown Court via videolink this
:05:46. > :05:49.morning, and was remanded in custody, to next appear in court on
:05:49. > :05:52.the 5th of November. The judge, unhappy at some of the reporting of
:05:52. > :05:59.the case, ordered there be no further reporting of court
:05:59. > :06:02.proceedings until the start of any future trial. It's now six days
:06:02. > :06:05.since the deaths of WPCs Fiona Bone and PC Nicola Hughes in Mottram.
:06:06. > :06:08.Yesterday prayers were said at the Church of St James the Great in
:06:08. > :06:10.Hattersley, while a remembrance service of reflection took place at
:06:11. > :06:13.St Michaels Church in Mottram. At Manchester City's Premier League
:06:13. > :06:16.match at home to Arsenal, the officers were remembered with a
:06:16. > :06:18.minute's applause prior to kick off. Today the Greater Manchester Police
:06:18. > :06:21.Federation has announced plans to sell wristbands featuring the
:06:21. > :06:27.collar numbers of the officers and the date they died, with proceeds
:06:27. > :06:30.going to their families. Meanwhile a vigil organised by police for
:06:30. > :06:40.officers and the public, will take place at the scene of the shootings
:06:40. > :06:42.
:06:42. > :06:47.You do often feel helpless so praying for the dead officers, for
:06:47. > :06:57.their families, becomes your reaction, your expression of hope
:06:57. > :06:58.
:06:58. > :07:00.A 57-year-old man's been arrested on suspicion of murder after
:07:00. > :07:04.another man was stabbed in Manchester. Radoslaw Waclawiak was
:07:04. > :07:08.taken to hospital but died later from a fatal knife wound to the
:07:08. > :07:12.chest. The family of 14-year-old killed in
:07:12. > :07:16.a crash in Salford at the weekend have paid tribute to him. Cameron
:07:16. > :07:18.Cash from Swinton was hit by a car on the East Lancs Road. A man was
:07:18. > :07:23.questioned on suspicion of dangerous driving but later
:07:23. > :07:27.released without charge. A consultation on major changes to
:07:27. > :07:30.the fire service in Cheshire begins today. The Fire Authority needs to
:07:30. > :07:33.save �5 million over the next four years. Plans being put forward
:07:33. > :07:40.include some stations losing a fire engine and more on-call, rather
:07:40. > :07:50.than full-time, staff. The brother and friend of a woman
:07:50. > :07:57.
:07:57. > :08:03.Are running a marathon every day Anthony Grainger died during a
:08:03. > :08:07.police operation in the Cheshire village of Culcheth. Officers
:08:07. > :08:11.believed he and two others in the vehicle were about to mount an
:08:11. > :08:21.armed robbery. It all happened on this car park in Culcheth last
:08:21. > :08:25.
:08:25. > :08:28.March. A search of the car failed to find any weapons. Grainger's
:08:28. > :08:31.family have been campaigning since then to have the officer who fired
:08:31. > :08:35.the fatal shot charged with his murder. On Friday two men who'd
:08:35. > :08:38.been in the car with Grainger and who were arrested at the scene and
:08:38. > :08:44.a third who was picked up later were found not guilty of conspiracy
:08:44. > :08:48.to rob by a jury in Manchester. Fantastic news. I knew it would
:08:48. > :08:52.come to that because he wasn't doing anything wrong. But he did
:08:52. > :08:55.have a criminal record and was in a stolen car at the time. He could
:08:55. > :09:01.have bought it like that, we don't know and we will never know. Only
:09:01. > :09:04.he will know that. Would you would ultimately? I would the police
:09:04. > :09:08.officer charged with his murder. The verdict on Friday was an
:09:08. > :09:12.important landmark for his family in the fight for justice. All I can
:09:12. > :09:17.say is it will make us even more determined to pursue it to his
:09:17. > :09:19.rival conclusions. The events that unfolded are being investigated by
:09:19. > :09:23.the independent Police Complaints Commission. It has submitted its
:09:23. > :09:27.initial findings to the Crown Prosecution Service and its final
:09:27. > :09:31.report should be ready some time next month. It will be bent for the
:09:31. > :09:41.CPS to decide whether there is sufficient evidence for any
:09:41. > :09:54.
:09:54. > :09:57.criminal charges to be laid against Thousands of jobs are under threat
:09:57. > :10:00.tonight after the Wigan-based sports retailer JJB announced it's
:10:00. > :10:02.gone into administration. The store has failed to find a buyer after
:10:02. > :10:06.years of financial difficulty and up to 180 stores could close.
:10:06. > :10:09.Elaine Dunkley has the details. This was once a giant on the high
:10:09. > :10:11.street. But in these tough times even the mighty can fall. Thousands
:10:11. > :10:14.of workers now have an uncertain future but today's news of
:10:14. > :10:17.administration came as no surprise to retail analysts. I don't think
:10:17. > :10:19.it is a surprise if anybody tells us they are struggling, but if
:10:19. > :10:23.something occurs that I have been looking at the company over the
:10:23. > :10:26.last few years, they are not particularly strong in their own
:10:26. > :10:32.branded, brands they control themselves. That is where retailers
:10:32. > :10:35.tend to make the margin. In the 1990s bands like East 17 helped
:10:35. > :10:38.JJBs push the sports cas look to teenagers across the land. In 1990s
:10:38. > :10:47.there were over 400 stores and the company was worth nearly 1 billion
:10:47. > :10:51.on the stock market. Very sad. It is a very black day for the people
:10:51. > :10:59.of Wigan. Dave Whelan opened the store in the 1970s and sold it in
:10:59. > :11:03.2007 when he became too ill to take care of business. I will look at a
:11:03. > :11:07.few of the stores, I know the ins and outs, and a few more people in
:11:07. > :11:11.the sports industry will be looking and hopefully we will get a few of
:11:11. > :11:14.the back in action. Things are no doubt gloomy on the
:11:14. > :11:19.high street but a combination of tough competition and weak
:11:19. > :11:23.management decisions has lead to administration. It is a great shock,
:11:23. > :11:28.been around for ages, does all the brands, football shirts, it is
:11:28. > :11:31.great, so it is. Where the economic situation in the country is going
:11:31. > :11:37.it doesn't surprise me it all established brands are taking the
:11:37. > :11:39.hit. Recession, hard to get money, shop. In a statement JJB said it
:11:39. > :11:49.would continue to trade through all its retail outlets pending
:11:49. > :11:51.completion of the sales and Vauxhall has closed its Ellesmere
:11:51. > :11:54.Port car plant in Cheshire for the next week. The firm says it's
:11:54. > :11:57.because of sluggish sales across Europe. All the workers will still
:11:57. > :12:01.get paid but nothing will roll off the production lines. The company
:12:01. > :12:03.and the unions say it's just a short-term problem. But with the
:12:03. > :12:13.eurozone economy still in trouble, what does the long term hold for
:12:13. > :12:17.Ellesmere Port? Driving rain outside, and only a
:12:17. > :12:22.couple of hundred workers inside, carrying out maintenance on the
:12:22. > :12:26.assembly line. Normally 2000 people work here. But falling car sales in
:12:26. > :12:31.Europe have led Vauxhall to show at Ellesmere Port for a week to avoid
:12:31. > :12:35.build-up of stock. Four fifths of cars made here are exported. The
:12:35. > :12:40.company and the unions say the plant has a bright future in the
:12:40. > :12:44.long term. Recently we were taken on as one of those who will build
:12:44. > :12:49.the new generation Astra, that hasn't changed. We are looking
:12:49. > :12:52.forward to shift working, and taking on a number of new members
:12:53. > :12:57.for a union. The workers are getting paid this week, the company
:12:57. > :13:01.can call on them for extra work in the future. The company and the
:13:01. > :13:06.unions say this shutdown is a short-term issue. But one expert
:13:06. > :13:11.says carmakers like Vauxhall may be facing trouble in the long term if
:13:11. > :13:17.they -- if their sales are squeezed between upmarket brands like BMW,
:13:17. > :13:22.and cheaper mass-produced cars from Asia. It is being squeezed in the
:13:22. > :13:28.middle of the market by the German premium brands like BMW coming down
:13:28. > :13:32.and the value brands like Haydn died coming up. It is a very
:13:32. > :13:37.uncomfortable future for the brand. Upmarket Land Rover are doing well
:13:37. > :13:40.at Halewood. A car parts maker in a them saying Europe is worried and
:13:41. > :13:46.factories must look elsewhere for growth. We have dramatically
:13:46. > :13:49.increased our exports, directly into Asia and indirectly as well.
:13:49. > :13:53.If she is continuing to grow, currently, and long may that
:13:53. > :14:00.continue. Vauxhall says they did build cars and wait for buyers,
:14:00. > :14:02.they make them to order. Still to come on North West
:14:02. > :14:07.Tonight: Tangerines tipped for the top,
:14:07. > :14:10.could this be their big chance to head the championship?
:14:10. > :14:20.And we've seen what the weather's caused today, but what's in store
:14:20. > :14:26.
:14:26. > :14:28.More rain. The Liberal Democrat conference is
:14:28. > :14:31.underway in Brighton, with announcements today on reviving the
:14:31. > :14:34.economy. But what about the party's own fortunes in the North West?
:14:34. > :14:36.Well, it's been a pretty miserable picture ever since the party
:14:36. > :14:38.entered government two years ago. Our political editor Arif Ansari
:14:38. > :14:42.has been analysing the Liberal Democrats' performance.
:14:42. > :14:47.Well this map tells part of the story. Before the general election
:14:47. > :14:51.the Liberal Democrats were running 11 of our 36 councils. But look at
:14:51. > :14:54.it now, they are left running just two, Stockport and South Lakeland.
:14:54. > :14:58.And that means loads of councillors have lost their seats. They had
:14:58. > :15:02.about 400 when they entered government in 2010. But tough
:15:02. > :15:07.decisions meant difficult times. Last year they lost more than 100
:15:07. > :15:16.councillors. And this year was almost as bad with the number again
:15:16. > :15:21.falling to about 230. Locally the Liberal Democrats have suffered. We
:15:21. > :15:24.saw in the local elections in 2011 the party been virtually decimated
:15:25. > :15:28.in more or less every place where it stood. 2012, it was almost as
:15:28. > :15:31.bad. What the Liberal Democrats will hope is that the local story
:15:32. > :15:37.can make some sort of recovery for them, despite the national picture
:15:37. > :15:39.but that is a real talent. So what about those MPs who are already
:15:39. > :15:43.worrying about the next general election? The Lib Dems have six
:15:43. > :15:46.seats in the region. But they are vulnerable. Even a small 3% swing
:15:46. > :15:56.would see three of those seats, Manchester, Withington, Burnley and
:15:56. > :15:56.
:15:56. > :16:04.Cheadle changing hands. There is danger on both the local and
:16:04. > :16:08.national fronts but good to see the swingometer in action. I spoke to
:16:08. > :16:14.the Lib Dem president Tim Farron and asked how the party could
:16:14. > :16:19.regain ground here? The obvious thing is to recognise
:16:19. > :16:25.the main concern that effect most people, the economy, the ability to
:16:25. > :16:30.pay the rent, pay the mortgage, to be able to afford to live, have
:16:30. > :16:34.basic necessaries -- necessities and a few luxuries. If you have
:16:34. > :16:39.lost your dog pit is a massive issue. Are you succeeding in
:16:39. > :16:43.helping people on this incomes, in danger of losing their jobs,
:16:43. > :16:47.cutting the public budget? There are many cuts and savings I find
:16:47. > :16:52.pretty hard to swallow but you have got to ask yourself what another
:16:52. > :16:55.party have made it any better? No. You would have lost control of a
:16:55. > :17:02.number of councils in this part of the world, are you confident he can
:17:02. > :17:05.win those back and get back in local government? South Lakeland
:17:05. > :17:08.District Council has a bigger Liberal Democrat majority any year
:17:08. > :17:12.ago, so don't read this as a pattern everywhere. They are
:17:12. > :17:15.gaining seats in many parts of the north-west. Another part we have
:17:15. > :17:19.lost seats and the reality is really good hard-working
:17:19. > :17:22.councillors who did not deserve to lose, good Liberal Democrats, who
:17:22. > :17:27.serve their communities, lost because of the national situation
:17:27. > :17:33.and we have got to take the rap. The one area where they retain
:17:34. > :17:38.trust is in our relationship with our community, people know we serve
:17:38. > :17:48.them better than the other parties, we immerse ourselves in the places
:17:48. > :17:50.
:17:50. > :17:52.Well time for sport now and, Tony, we were all hoping that Sunday's
:17:52. > :18:00.meeting between Liverpool and Manchester United would be a
:18:00. > :18:03.fitting tribute to the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster. Yes,
:18:03. > :18:06.bitter rivals for years, both clubs came together yesterday to mark
:18:06. > :18:09.something far more important than any football match. As we can see
:18:09. > :18:12.here, players from both sides wore tracksuits with 96 on the back.
:18:12. > :18:15.Patrice Evra and Luis Suarez shook hands after their fallout in the
:18:15. > :18:18.past. United legend Bobby Charlton presented Ian Rush with flowers for
:18:18. > :18:25.the Hillsborough memorial and fans from both sides listened to their
:18:25. > :18:35.managers and common sense and acted with dignity. The fans at Anfield a
:18:35. > :18:35.
:18:35. > :18:38.credit to their club but not everybody behaved. 99.9% did. A
:18:38. > :18:41.couple took to put it to take issue with the referee who has made a
:18:41. > :18:45.complete to the police. That shouldn't detract there from a day
:18:45. > :18:55.that brought out the best from the vast majority of fans across the
:18:55. > :18:55.
:18:55. > :18:58.field and an enthralling 90 minutes on it.
:18:58. > :19:01.Sir Alex Ferguson always understood the need for respect. But he was
:19:01. > :19:04.never in doubt about the need for three points yesterday either. "Our
:19:04. > :19:08.rivalry with Liverpool, he told his fans, is based on a determination
:19:08. > :19:11.to come out on top." Jonjo Shelvey didn't help the home side with a
:19:11. > :19:14.lunge on Jonny Evans. Ref Mark Halsey might have punished both
:19:14. > :19:16.players but the red card was reserved for the Reds. As it was
:19:16. > :19:19.Liverpool took the lead when skipper Steven Gerrard slotted home.
:19:19. > :19:21.His celebration spoke volumes. He lost his cousin at Hillsborough.
:19:21. > :19:23.United were level within five minutes as full-back Rafael
:19:23. > :19:26.produced a Brazilian masterpiece. Despite being outnumbered Liverpool
:19:26. > :19:28.dominated the second half, only for Glen Johnson's clumsiness with
:19:28. > :19:35.Valencia giving the referee another chance to break the Kops hearts.
:19:35. > :19:42.Robin Van Persie just about won it. Were United lucky? We were very
:19:42. > :19:45.poor today. The post half, Liverpool dominated. In the second
:19:45. > :19:53.half we were better statistics in terms of possession.
:19:53. > :19:57.performance level right up until the 65, 70 minutes was outstanding.
:19:58. > :20:00.The balance in the team. It's a result that puts United second and
:20:01. > :20:03.Liverpool in the bottom three with their worst start for over 100
:20:04. > :20:07.years. No doubt Brendan Rodgers' tenure is a work in progress. But
:20:07. > :20:10.for both of these historic clubs after a day of high drama and
:20:10. > :20:13.emotion, thankfully, yesterday was job done.
:20:13. > :20:16.Premier League champions Manchester City have been urged to improve by
:20:16. > :20:20.manager Roberto Mancini after they let the lead slip in a 1-1 draw
:20:20. > :20:23.with Arsenal. City have won just two of their five matches so far
:20:23. > :20:28.and took the lead against the run of play shortly before half-time
:20:28. > :20:30.through a Joleon Lescott header. But Arsenal battled back after the
:20:30. > :20:40.break and equalised nine minutes from time when Lauent Koshellny
:20:40. > :20:41.
:20:41. > :20:44.beat Joe Hart. City haven't kept a clean sheet all season.
:20:44. > :20:49.In the Championship, Blackpool could go top tonight if they beat
:20:49. > :20:52.Huddersfield Town. The club's enjoying its best start to a season
:20:52. > :20:56.for half a century. So, could it be on course for a repeat of that
:20:56. > :21:00.historic promotion two years ago? Even the seagulls were grounded by
:21:00. > :21:06.the weather in Blackpool today. But the football club's flying high. A
:21:06. > :21:09.6-0 win over Ipswich last month made everybody take notice. And
:21:09. > :21:14.though key players, Charlie Adam and DJ Campbell no longer feature
:21:14. > :21:20.in this squad, there's new talent. Tom Ince is the club's top scorer.
:21:20. > :21:23.Great to be playing football, given the opportunities I have been given,
:21:24. > :21:28.and performances I have been put in on his great for me and benefited
:21:28. > :21:35.back Paul as well. It is a team game and we have all been playing
:21:35. > :21:37.well. The weather has deteriorated since Saturday's training session
:21:37. > :21:42.but Blackpool haven't made heavy weather of their started the season.
:21:42. > :21:45.The best start since the 1950s. The names Matthews and Mortensen may
:21:45. > :21:51.not mean much to this generation of players, but the manager wants them
:21:51. > :21:54.to look forward not back. Doesn't matter about years ago or what
:21:54. > :21:59.happened in the past, that is all history. We want to make some use
:21:59. > :22:04.and get a real good team and we are showing signs we are not bad and I
:22:04. > :22:07.want to keep that going. Here's one bit of history the fans wouldn't
:22:07. > :22:11.mind repeating, the club's sensational rise to the Premier
:22:11. > :22:16.League in 2010. But how does that team compare with the current crop?
:22:16. > :22:20.The Football they're playing now is unbelievable. Better than when they
:22:20. > :22:24.were promoted. They are scoring plenty of goals, a little bit of a
:22:24. > :22:28.lapse in defence on occasions. But the main thing is they are scoring
:22:28. > :22:35.plenty goals. It will take more than heavy rain to keep these
:22:35. > :22:41.players from being real challengers this season. I am not sure that was
:22:41. > :22:44.the Seagull at the start. Wigan will play reigning champions
:22:44. > :22:46.Leeds in Super League's play-off semi finals on Friday night after
:22:46. > :22:50.choosing the Rhinos as their opposition in yesterday's Club Call
:22:50. > :22:54.announcement. Shaun Wane's side could also have chosen Warrington
:22:54. > :22:57.but the Wolves will now meet St Helens in the other semi final on
:22:57. > :23:00.Saturday after they booked their place in the final four with a 24-
:23:00. > :23:03.12 win over Hull FC at the weekend. Finally tonight, some sad news,
:23:03. > :23:06.former Lancashire batsman Harry Pilling has died at the age of 69.
:23:06. > :23:16.A stalwart from the county's great one day sides of the 1970's, he
:23:16. > :23:25.
:23:25. > :23:27.scored almost 20,000 runs in an 18- year-career.
:23:28. > :23:37.They are obviously tough in Blackpool because the weather is
:23:37. > :23:41.Probably by Wednesday he will get better. Good evening. It has been a
:23:41. > :23:44.wet and windy start to the week, some wild weather around today. If
:23:44. > :23:51.I show you to regard this is what has been happening this morning and
:23:51. > :23:54.into the afternoon. Had the pulses of rain were the green flashes are
:23:54. > :24:01.-- we have seen the heaviest rainfall causing a lot of
:24:01. > :24:07.disruption. 50 mm of rain falls so far in Crosby, that is nearly two
:24:07. > :24:13.inches of rain, and counting. There is plenty more rain yet to come.
:24:13. > :24:17.Over the next 36 hours, Woody Billy Beck. As we have been on her I have
:24:17. > :24:23.spoken to the Environment Agency and the flood warnings have gone up
:24:23. > :24:28.from one to six flood warnings and we also have 36 flood alerts in
:24:28. > :24:31.force tonight. That is changing all the time. The reason for the
:24:31. > :24:36.horrendous weather is this, the steep area of low pressure. You can
:24:36. > :24:41.see tonight will swivel to the other side of us, swivelling to the
:24:41. > :24:46.west coast, so for tomorrow we will see some more rain from the habit
:24:46. > :24:49.had fully by a Wednesday you can see that just easing. Just leaving
:24:49. > :24:54.you with showers on Wednesday. Let's have a look at tonight.
:24:54. > :24:58.Plenty more rain to come. We still have an amber warning in force from
:24:58. > :25:04.the Met Office. This is the second highest level. Plenty more rain
:25:04. > :25:09.still to come. This warning is valid until 6am tomorrow morning.
:25:09. > :25:13.Let's have a look at the rate. You can see some heavy palsies still
:25:13. > :25:18.coming in tonight. Particularly across Lancashire and Cumbria, the
:25:18. > :25:27.rain just easing off. The wind is also picking up, possibly severe
:25:27. > :25:32.gales. A lot of rain as well. Underneath, wet, windy and cloudy
:25:33. > :25:39.skies, the temperatures will hold well above freezing. Tomorrow we
:25:39. > :25:43.could see up to 80, and even 100 mm of rain fall on high ground.
:25:43. > :25:47.Localised flooding could be an issue, continues tomorrow. The rain
:25:47. > :25:52.continues to pile in, and the rain is falling on saturated ground.
:25:52. > :25:56.Still some heavy pulses as we head into the afternoon. Hope fully the
:25:56. > :26:00.wind eases attack. Another miserable day to come tomorrow. The
:26:00. > :26:10.temperature similar to what we had for today. If you're worried about
:26:10. > :26:16.