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The headlines: economic this aura of this for their economy? Details

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of the high-speed train route are announced. This is the most

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monumental decision that any government has made since 1827.

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Some say that the new rate will devastate the countryside. We will

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have reaction from across the region.

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Searching the icy waters - rescue teams searched for a missing diver

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in the Lake District. Still adrift in a winter Wonderland

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- the Lancashire couple desperate for the big thought to reach them.

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After months of speculation, details of the new 32 billion

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pounds high-speed train link to the NatWest have finally been announced.

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There will be new stations at Manchester and Manchester Airport

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and journey times to the capital will be slashed. It is also claimed

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that integration with the existing network will speed up intercity

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journey times across the entire region. There is already opposition

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to the plans under Phil scheme will not be finished until 2030.

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We now know where the new high- speed rail line will be built. At

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Birmingham it splits, one line going east up to Sheffield and

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Leeds, the other enters our region just south of Crewe. There will be

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a station at Manchester Airport and Manchester Piccadilly. There were

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also be a new train line at Wigan. Trains at the moment travel at Max

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novel 125 miles per ever between Manchester and London. The journey

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time will be cut. In future it will take just 68 minutes. It is

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estimated that it will bring �1 billion worth of investment into

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the Manchester economy. Our correspondent is at Piccadilly

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station. Welcome to plat form four at

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Piccadilly station. The new high- speed station will be built it

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right next door, and one will be built at Manchester Airport. Two

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sections will be built underground at Crewe and Manchester. The new

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high-speed line will have a new spur on to the existing network.

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High-speed trains are common in other parts of the world, but in

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built up Britain, the writ of HS2 has always been controversial. --

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the route. The last seven miles into Manchester also be made.

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us is the most monumental decision since 1827. It completely changes

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the geography of Great Britain. Their journey time from Manchester

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to London bobby reduced to 68 minutes. The cost will be �32

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million. The journey time will be cut dramatically, but the price for

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that will be a limited number of stops. Is that going to be a major

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stumbling block? I think it is OK if it is going to be quick, because

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two hours is quite a lot. potential for the north-west is

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wonderful. I do not think he needs to be much quicker.

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The transport minister said that the new high-speed route would take

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passengers off existing lines, making more space for extra freight

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trains. We think it is only right for the north-west that it is their

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fair share of the economic benefits to come. Spain and France and

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everywhere else has shown that has been a real club does show -- does

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help region's struggling economically. We think it will

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bring a great economic this to the region, it will create jobs, it

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will connect us as a city much better to many other cities in the

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country. There is still a long way to go

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there for the plan gets off the ground, its critics will fight to

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try and make sure it does not. Consultation will continue until

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the end of the year, and it is likely to be the 20 thirties before

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we can see the first train running. High speed is all about breaking

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the North-South divide, says the government. But many critics say it

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will be damaging to the countryside. We want to know what you think. It

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is a huge economic boost our -- is it issued economic this are a

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The high-speed rail link will cut a swathe through Cheshire from north

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to south as it makes his way from Greater Manchester to the capital.

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As Roger set to resort of differing opinion, Cheshire East Council has

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welcomed the connections, saying it will bring a huge economic boost to

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Crewe. But it has led to some opposition.

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Commuters at Crewe railway station, many of them London-bound. A

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journey that can often take up to two hours. High-speed trains from

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Crewe more Jong -- will join the line and take just 58 minutes to

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get to London Euston. As long as it does not affect the surrounding

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area too much. I think it is essential. Just overran ever, does

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that pit into -- is that it Crewe into commuting distance of London?

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With such a big project, the government has sent the Home

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Secretary to Crewe to spread the message. But further up the line

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there is less support. The railway is probably worth more than my

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opinion. A new branch rind words are Wigan.

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HS2 is now should ensure to cross these people's land. We are not

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only people who will be affected and we have not been consulted. It

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is hardly democracy in action. Their rent some of their plans to

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this lady, who runs a riding school. The noise, all of the work that has

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got go with it. But will have a big impact on the area. I honestly

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think if you do get it long term we will probably move.

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For Cheshire East Council the next stop is a brand new integrated HS2

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station in Crewe. High-speed rail has been considered

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by the government for several years. It is expensive, controversial, and

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one of the big political considerations has been the impact

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on the countryside. Bigger questions are still being

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asked about how it will benefit the economy and if it is value for

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money. Our reporter has been putting those questions to the

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Chancellor. The Chancellor was at the drawing

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board this morning, but high-speed rail now looks a future certainty.

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It promises a higher speed regional economy. You are coming from abroad,

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you are a big international business, you might a previously

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thought that you should locate your head quarters in London, but now

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you may say that Manchester has great connections, not just to the

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rest of England but to Europe. It is going to change the geography of

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British. Right next to Manchester Piccadilly.

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But the real success is to have secured a second station at the

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airport. For the Manchester Airport station we had to make a very

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strong economic case to the Department for Transport, I am

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delighted that they have accepted the strength of that case.

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Trains to London from the airport will take just 59 minutes. From

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Manchester city centre it will take just over one hour, from Liverpool,

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just over one-and-a-half hours. Business leaders there are

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concerned. All the major city should be treated fairly and

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proportionately. This proposal should not be advantage -- should

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not disadvantage a major hub like Liverpool city region.

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Five everyone will pay. Estimated at 1,000 pounds per household. Some

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next-best do not believe it will even succeed in rebalancing the

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North-says economies. Where high- speed rail links have been

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introduced, the majority of the benefits have been accrued to the

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major cities, To Paris, or to Madrid.

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This is obviously a subject that is of interest to lots of you. Many of

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you have got in touch to tell us what you think of the plans. Adia

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in Southport said that the money could be far better spent on their

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existing lines and trains. Another says that it would be great for the

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north-west, bringing us a line with London with more jobs and

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businesses. We will read out some more at the

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end of the programme. Remember to start your text message worth at

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NWT. The Chief Constable of Greater

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Manchester Police says that the forces should be allowed to apply

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positive discrimination to increase the number of senior officers from

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non-white backgrounds. Sir Peter Fahy says that there is an

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embarrassing lack of black and ethnic minority officers at the top

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of British policing. He admits it is unlikely to happen but feels

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that changes needed. Policing does need to be representative of their

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-- of the society it places. But also far gathering intelligence,

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using undercover officers. It is not just about political

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correctness our target. A woodchip factory in Merseyside

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has admitted liability for a fire which bind their great days back in

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2011. -- which burned there for eight days back in 2011.

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An ice-cream seller has been given a six-month suspended prison

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sentence for assaulting his arrival last year. Zeheer Ramzan was also

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convicted of possessing an offensive weapon and criminal

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damage. He must also do unpaid work and pay �900 cost.

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A campaign in memory of a Liverpool school boy to get a fair player

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latest in all public buildings has reached a significant milestone --

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de February eaters. An Olympic cyclist has launched a

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project in Liverpool. Bad weather has forced the set to

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be called off for a diver who has gone missing in the Lake District.

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The man was doing a plant dive with friends but failed to resurface.

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Specialist equipment has been sent to the up -- sent to the water,

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because of the depth of the water. Rescuers have worked through the

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night using sonar to try and find the missing diver. He had gone

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diving at Wast Water yesterday afternoon. His friends reported 10

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missing from the remote spot just after 3pm. Police, fire and rescue,

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ambulance and mountain rescue teams as well as an RAF helicopter had

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been involved. Today, the search was scaled down. The alarm was

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raised as quickly as possible. There is always some danger a risk

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involved, but at this moment in time we cannot say how or why the

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driver has not returned to the surface. The bad conditions other

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set temporarily called off this afternoon almost exactly 24 hours

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after the man went missing. Wast Water's steps make it popular with

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divers. But it may now have claimed 75 years ago, thousands of Jewish

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children were rescued from Nazi- occupied Europe and brought to

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safety in England. Now their journey, on what was known as the

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Kindertransport, has been turned into a musical by the composer Carl

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Davis and the Manchester Halle Choir. Tonight's edition of Inside

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Out North West meets some of the children. The musical's creation

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has been an emotional experience 200 boys and girls weighed a

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greeting to England. They are between the ages of five and 17.

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came here in 1939 with the Kindertransport. I was 14. My name

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is Steve Mendelsson, and I came to the UK on the Kindertransport in

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April 1939, having left my home in Germany. I was very happy to be

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able to get out of Germany, certainly. But of course, one had

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to leave one's parents behind. hindsight, we know that most of

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these parents did not survive and the children never saw them again.

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The thing about this story is that all these children survived.

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It is poignant stuff. You can see more of that story on Inside Out

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North West at 7:30pm. I have seen the whole film, and it is well

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worth watching. And Tony will be here with Inside Out. And he is

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here now. What can we start on other than a Oldham's fantastic

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victory over Liverpool? And as well as pleasing fans, probably kept the

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manager in a job? I think it has. It was a fantastic 90 minutes.

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Latics manager Paul Dickov is staying. His job was under threat,

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but after his side played superbly, the club's chairman told us he will

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not be leaving Boundary Park for now. How could he, after guiding

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his team to that victory against Liverpool and a fifth-round tie

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against Everton? And they arrived more full of hope

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and belief. They left almost in disbelief. Like nothing ever, ever

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but I have witnessed. Absolutely fantastic. Just can't believe it.

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Fantastic, the best victory ever. And this is why. Matt Smith almost

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gave up on making it as a professional player, turning as a

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young man to education and a degree in international management. Oldham

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fans will be glad he did not turn his back on football. He put the

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Latics ahead after just three minutes and after Luis Suarez had

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restored order for Liverpool, the big striker grabbed a second to

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save -- to send Boundary Park wild. Reece Wabara made it 3-1 early in

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the second half and despite this Joe Allen goal for the Reds, it was

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Paul Dickov side -- Paul Dickov's side who held on for his superb

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wind. Fantastic. I can't even describe it. This is why we do it.

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The fans were amazing. The players were incredible. The tactics were a

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spot-on. These Oldham fans have not had much to celebrate recently.

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They certainly do now, after a truly unforgettable match at

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Boundary Park. Their next opponents, the blues of Everton, will be

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hoping Boundary Park's FA Cup managed -- Magic has run its course.

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Brilliant for the fans who have stayed a loyal. Everton are close

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to a new signing. They have agreed a �7 million fee to sign the Dutch

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international Leroy Fer from FC Twente. The 23-year-old, nicknamed

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"the bouncer" because of his strength, has scored 10 goals in 29

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appearances for his club. If you are a super league fan, you

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will not need me to tell you there are just four days to launch of the

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new season. Our top teams have been limbering up to put their case for

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a big campaign ahead. But on the night, Inside Out North West

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revealed that debts among Rugby League's top 5th -- 14 sides could

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be as high as �68 million. For me, it is the hardest sport in the

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world. So poorly drafted in a big name to get their season to gear,

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but it is big debts which were the big talking point when the teams,

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ready for action. The game could be on the brink of a financial abyss.

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Or industries go through a tough time. Hopefully, when there is a

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good product that comes out of the other side, it comes out stronger.

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We do not want rumours going on about Superleague clubs being in

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trouble. Times are tough. In any industry, sport or whatever. But

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fortunately for myself, the club has a reasonable support base.

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fragility of Superleague is personified by Salford City Reds.

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Facing a wind-up petition from the taxman, the club now faces a

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possible new future as a potential superpower. Underrate Kuwaiti born

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businessman. We would all have been out of a job otherwise. So it is

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amazing. Salford has a long tradition in the game and it has

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kept them afloat. I think we are to reliant on this. It is the same for

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Warrington. Coaches and captains had their say today, but the

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underlying message was clear - in Superleague, more than ever, it is

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money that talks. You can see the report that sport -

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maxed but that concern on Inside Out North West tonight, with me.

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knew about the problems Salford have had, but it seems to be

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spreading. So more clubs are doing well, but some have real concerns.

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Now, Dianne will be here with a full forecast in a couple of

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minutes, but after all the snow last week, talk has now turned to

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the problems of strong winds, heavy rain and potential flooding. But

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not if you live in a remote spot high on the hills above Blackburn.

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Janice Crewdson has just spent her fourth day snowbound at her home in

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Tockholes, where some snowdrifts are doggedly refusing to melt.

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Go on the tops at Tockholes today, the outlook remained stubbornly

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Arctic for Janice Crewdson and the herd of fallow deer she keeps as

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pets. She has not been able to get her vehicle through heavy

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snowdrifts up to the Maine Road since Friday, and supplies are

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running low. The animal feed is getting a bit low now. Just hoping

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tomorrow, we can get started with that again. We are getting low on

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fresh fruit like vegetables, but we have plenty of food in the freezer.

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My neighbour is planning to get some bits and bobs. This is her

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route to civilisation, blocked by drifts and attract a vehicle. The

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hair salon she runs in Blackburn has had to remain closed. I have

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done some baking, got on top of my cleaning and ironing, stuff hire

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have been able to do for a day or two. I am getting a bit of cabin

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fever now, a bit fed up. Hopefully, I will get to work tomorrow. There

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were no home comforts for those trapped on the M6 in Lancashire for

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hours on Friday night and Saturday morning, when a foot of snow

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snarled up traffic between junctions 25 and 27. It is 2

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o'clock in the morning on the middle of the M6 motorway, and as

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you can see probably behind me, we have ground to a standstill. Now to

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rescue teams called in to help say conditions there were the worst

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they had seen for 30 years. BBC Radio Lancashire stayed on air

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throughout the night. People were worried about running out of fuel.

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People were worried about things like eating and other basic human

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needs. Some were expecting to spend a night in the car. They might not

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have been prepared. Back on the tops, the hope is that the drifts

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will have finally disappeared by tomorrow.

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It did not take long to wash away at my house. The snowmen are all

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We have had lots of High Speed 2 e- mails. First, the weather.

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The good news is, there is no snow forecast as we head through this

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week. But what we have could cause problems. We will definitely see a

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windy week, and there will be rain at times. It was heavy enough

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through the day today. Through the next 24 hours, look at this warm

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plume of air that comes towards us. I think the snowdrifts will be gone

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tomorrow, because temperatures shoot up to 13 Celsius. After that,

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we cool back down again. By the end of the week, precipitation could be

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wintry over the tops. Sleet will be in the forecast towards the tail-

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end of the week, but nothing substantial in the way of snow.

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This big band of rain moved towards us today. Tomorrow, we will have

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another one that will last for a good portion of the day. Tomorrow

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is a much wetter picture. Right now, we have showers still around, and

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they could continue for a few hours. But overnight, it becomes dry just

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about everywhere. In the morning, the cloud cover gradually begins to

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break up. The wind prevents the temperatures from falling too low.

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Today on the Isle of Man, winds hit 52 mph. By the tail-end of tomorrow,

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we will see that all over again. That is keeping temperatures up

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tonight. Tomorrow morning, the sun is up just before 8 o'clock. But it

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will not last for long, because the cloud cover thickens and the next

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area of rain creeps towards us. This area of rain will be with us

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for a huge portion of the day, probably lingering until 4 o'clock

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in many places. Even then, it is followed by some showers. And it

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will be windy. But look at those numbers. It is mild just for one

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Thank you for your comments about High Speed 2. Geoff says the one

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hour decrease in the train time will benefit very few people.

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Improve the present system at less cost. Cathy says, I think it is a

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fantastic opportunity for the north-west to prosper. Other

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countries have these high-speed links, and we should support this

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for the future of job opportunities for the younger generation. Peter

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says, stop bringing the new -- at the high-speed link will cut

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liveable off economically. Another fierce as the region's economy will

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be secured for years. Craig in Blackpool says the Government

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should sort out what we already have. I am fed up of standing all

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the way home and being cramped. anonymous one says, wow, the best

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thing for the north-west since the steam engine. Car from Bolton says

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a come-on, people, this is called progress and it represents

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investment in National Infrastructure. We had a huge

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