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Good evening. Welcome to NorthWest Tonight with Annabel Tiffin. And

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Roger Johnson. Our top story. Death on a farm track, a company is fined

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after a young motorcyclist is killed after riding into a cable. The boy's

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father gives his reaction. Also The hero teenager and the thankful

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father, after a dramatic canal Remploy twins bucking the trend

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father, after a dramatic canal finding work. You have got night

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shifts and less breaks, but it makes us feel wonderful, we are proud

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shifts and less breaks, but it makes Exploring a new musical direction.

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And the first storms of autumn are on their way! Shall we look back at

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First tonight, "It was an accident waiting to happen". The words of a

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Crown Court Judge today, after a teenager. Ryan Acaster was riding

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his off—road motorbike when he hit a without adequate signage. His family

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Ryan, from Chorley, or 17 and has developed a love of motorbike. But

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in July 2010, he lost his life. developed a love of motorbike. But

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teenager arrived here on the desk of the state with friends to use his

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off—road bike on a private track, reading to Sultan 's ward. He was

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travelling at 20 mph when he hit a cable across the track one metre

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above ground. He was blown off his bike and died as a result of his

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injuries. The cable was but that I father of the teenager was in court

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to see the company find and ordered breaching the health and safety

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to see the company find and ordered devastating. We hope the judge

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to see the company find and ordered actions today will deter anybody

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else thinking of doing anything similar. And that might stop any

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other family having to go through The court heard the employee of

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other family having to go through company had erected the wire with no

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excess sign to prevent unauthorised access. Nash —— no access. When

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excess sign to prevent unauthorised was stolen, he replaced it with

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excess sign to prevent unauthorised T—shirt without informing his boss.

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It sends out a message to others to think about their actions and their

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employees and to make sure they monitor and supervise and that this

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does not happen again. The managing director today offered his apology.

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Just very sad for the family. The family are disappointed criminal

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charges were not brought by the Crown Prosecution Service but they

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say the decision today gives out the A teenager is being described as a

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hero this evening after rescuing a toddler from a canal in Merseyside.

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instinctively after hearing the cries of the baby and her child

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minder who were trapped in the Leeds Liverpool Canal in Bootle. Mark

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Amelia Yates, safe and sound in Liverpool Canal in Bootle. Mark

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Tuesday, it could have been a far more tragic end to this story.

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Amelia's pram had blown into the With her horrified childminder

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trapped by mud, a quick—thinking passer—by leapt into action. I heard

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a woman 's voice shouting for help twice. As I looked over the wall, I

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saw two heads in the canal and that was it, I was straight over and

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saw two heads in the canal and that the stairs. A man helped Kelly pull

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the childminder from the water. It was an instant thought, I put my

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foot on the floor and I pulled the baby out and moved her far—away

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foot on the floor and I pulled the the water. Adam Yates was on a boss

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when he got a telephone call. Just panic and I knew I could not do

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anything. I've was ten minutes away but it felt like ten miles. —— I

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was. I was urging the bus to go faster. Kelly is a hero, according

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to Amelia's grateful family. Kelly credit. Amelia was treated briefly

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at Alder Hey Hospital and was found to be uninjured. Her childminder

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suffered a sprained wrist. The family say Kelly has probably made a

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Families who lost loved ones in Hillsborough tragedy have welcomed

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progress towards establishing a scrutinise the investigations into

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failings and a cover—up. They met Commission and the director of

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public prosecutions in Warrington where it was accepted who should sit

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The mother of police killer Dale Creegan has appeared in court,

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accused of conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office. It

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confidential information last year. appeared at Manchester Crown Court

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earlier today, faces the charges, together with Greater Manchester

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Police employee Catherine Smith together with Greater Manchester

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her partner, Sean Booth. All three pleaded not guilty. They will face

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An investigation is underway after an improvised bomb was found in

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An investigation is underway after doorway in Wirral. Police believe

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the explosive was planted as part of properties were evacuated while

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the explosive was planted as part of controlled explosion was carried

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out. Three men have been arrested. A court official who took money

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out. Three men have been arrested. remove drivers' penalty points has

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Magistrates' Court, where he took money to overturn more than 100

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driving convictions. He was found guilty of 23 charges of perverting

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Councils in Greater Manchester are expected to lose around £200 million

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from their budgets in 2015. Local figures show funding could be cut by

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around 14%, with Manchester City Council finding savings of more

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around 14%, with Manchester City £50 million. The other nine local

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authorities will each have to make savings of between £10—20 million.

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A memorial plaque to Dame Thora savings of between £10—20 million.

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has been unveiled in her home town of Morecambe today. The tribute

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has been unveiled in her home town the BAFTA—winning actress has been

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fixed to the outside of the Eric Bartholomew pub. She was known to

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many for her part in Last of The disabled workers who have been made

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redundant from Remploy factories, we hear from those who have found new

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jobs in mainstream industry. On Wednesday, we saw how devastated

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staff work when we heard the final Remploy place was closing down.

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staff work when we heard the final some of those who lost jobs in Wigan

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depression. But in the concluding report tonight, we talk to those who

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Meet identical twins Gary and Neal Parsons who work as fabricators

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Meet identical twins Gary and Neal in red brewery. I got the job six

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redundant at Remploy. We love it to difficulties, they have adapted

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quickly to the reality of mainstream overtime. Dayshift, night shifts,

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less rakes, what wonderful. We are proud of working here. The online

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form a Remploy workers who have were growing and needed lads who

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could fit into the environment quickly so they could adapt to our

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growth. They came recommended that they could do a good job. That

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recommendation came from here, Remploy employment services, not to

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factories being closed down, this is a separate business and its remit is

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to help those with disabilities a separate business and its remit is

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jobs in mainstream employment. They are doing interviews next week.

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We do that by helping them with areas they perceive they have two

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employment. And addressing those barriers. That could be interview

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techniques, making sure they have got a good CV, helping with computer

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targeted. Have you got a vacancy available? Maurice Smith was also

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made redundant from Remploy in Oldham and is now working as a

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porter here. It is a good job.The government says it annual budget of

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£320 million for disability and poignant is to be protect it and it

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organisation. But in the current uncertain economic climate, Haupt of

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everybody at the moment. But the figures speak for themselves. In the

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north—west, we placed 3200 people and in Oldham alone, over 500 into

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The government's policy to close followed an independent review by

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Liz Sayce, from Disability Rights UK. Her report recommended that

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government funding should focus UK. Her report recommended that

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support for individuals, rather UK. Her report recommended that

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subsidising factory businesses. Well, earlier, I asked her if she

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This is about taking money from loss—making factories and putting it

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in to a support programme for people to get work anywhere. And that is

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really the heart of what we need to advocated for a small number of

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relatively small to save old people, just a few thousand. There are

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relatively small to save old people, million disabled people of working

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age in this country and we have million disabled people of working

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have support for all those people who need it, all of those. We have

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now lost all our Remploy factories in the north—west, the government

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says 154 are now in training but they do not know what has happened

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to the rest to have lost jobs. Can you say the policy has worked when

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almost half those people seem to Remploy factories are succeeding in

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regular employment with the right support and that is how it should

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be. This is a very big but, fiercely it is totally unacceptable if the

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government does not know what has obviously. They gave a commitment to

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track this time what happened. Has the government followed through

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on your recommendations enough? They have only partly followed

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through. It is good they have used it the Access to work programme

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through. It is good they have used helps more disabled people get into

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an claimant, that they have not helps more disabled people get into

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enough money into it and it is not acceptable they are not tracking,

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they do not know what has happened But the principle of closing down

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Generally, the principle of putting government money into supporting

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disabled people so they can work anywhere they want to is the right

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principle. And that is a better anywhere they want to is the right

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of the money. Sadly, it is a better use of the money propping up a

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business that is failing, that is That interview took place this

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The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, says he is confident he can

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reverse the party's fortunes at Clegg, says he is confident he can

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year's local elections. The party has lost more than 170 councillors

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in the region since entering the Liverpool, defected to Labour this

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year, in protest at policies like the changes to housing benefit.

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year, in protest at policies like Clegg has been speaking to our

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political editor, Arif Ansari, ahead Of course we can stop the decline

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and we have succeeded in winning local by—elections against the

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Labour Party and Conservative party and we won a local by—election in

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This year, we had elections for Lancashire county council, I am

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This year, we had elections for aware you campaigned ones. Have

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This year, we had elections for given up on the north—west in terms

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of your electrical ability? Of course not, with as many MPs as

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of your electrical ability? Of have got in the north—west and with

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great figures, Chris Davies, an excellent MEP, we continue to speak

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interview with Nick Clegg when Sunday Politics returns this Sunday

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at the later—than—usual time of A busy weekend ahead in sport, the

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Premier League returns. Liverpool were top of the league, going into

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the break. Yes, top of the league. And they have been rewarded for

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that. The best start to the season for 19 years for Liverpool. Three

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wins out of three. Boss Brendan Rogers was today named Manager of

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the Month for August, with striker Daniel Sturridge getting Player

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the Month for August, with striker the Month. Sturridge has scored

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the Month for August, with striker one—nil wins and, despite missing

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both this week's England games, one—nil wins and, despite missing

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expected to be fit to face Swansea on Monday night. Well, Liverpool's

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last opponents were Manchester United, who tomorrow host Crystal

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Palace in the lunchtime kick—off. Likely to make his United debut

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Palace in the lunchtime kick—off. new signing Maruoane Felliani, who

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was today presented to the media, As derbies go, there are few more

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between Burnley and Blackburn. Tomorrow, the old East Lancashire

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Championship. And there' is more at In—form Clarets haven't won this

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fixture for 34 years, victory could Blackburn, who hammered Bolton in

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their last match, could move into With the history, it turns into

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their last match, could move into than a game. But it is another

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performance we need to give to get three points and that is my main

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focus. But I understand it means more than that. It is right up

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there. The most important thing more than that. It is right up

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there is no trouble on and off the pitch and it is a good game and

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everybody goes away talking about It is usually a cracker! Manchester

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heavyweight Tyson Fury arrived back afternoon. He returned from his

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Belgian training camp in a private jet laid on by his sponsors two

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weeks ahead of his eagerly awaited £10 million fight with David Haye.

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Stuart Pollitt was waiting for him On Friday the 13th, has David Haye's

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worst nightmare just landed? I have arrived back in the UK, baby! At 6ft

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undefeated record, Tyson Fury is ready for the biggest bout of his

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mental, I am in a beautiful lace right now. It is going to be on

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believable on Saturday, I am going to be all cylinders firing and

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Tyson has spent the summer in a to be all cylinders firing and

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cabin near Antwerp. Away from home, away from the hype. It has been

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cabin near Antwerp. Away from home, work, it has been men only and I

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have not seen my wife and children for eight weeks. I am over the moon

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With a travel —— with travel on for eight weeks. I am over the moon

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league, but it carries big risks and he knows only a victory over David

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Hay will maintain this lifestyle. The jet was really nice and I feel

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like a movie star! We had luxuries, the food and drink, everything we

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wanted, it was very nice to travel Belgium is nice for beer, chocolate

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and chips, have you had those? All the things I love but I have not

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been able to eat those. It has been will have a trip back and get as

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much Belgian chocolate as I want! And after getting a taste for the

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high life, Tyson now needs to back Onto Superleague and Challenge Cup

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holders Wigan are just one game Onto Superleague and Challenge Cup

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reaching this season's Grand Final, Huddersfield. Shaun Wane's team

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scored 14 unanswered points after half—time with Super League's top

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scorer Josh Charnley running in half—time with Super League's top

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In women's football, Liverpool Ladies have moved to within touching

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distance of the Super League title. They beat Everton last night and are

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top the table, with just a game season in which the Reds have really

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go. It would be the perfect end season in which the Reds have really

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announced themselves as a major season in which the Reds have really

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force. I went along to Widnes' Halton Stadium to see how it all

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Liveable 's men have not even able to call themselves English champions

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they will almost be there, but the like in the men 's game, that red

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Without a doubt, don't care what anybody says. Of course it —— of

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course it does. It is a derby, it you have to beat them. Liverpool

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have been brought under the umbrella of Liverpool for all club and this

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recently. They have spent heavily to bring in 12 new players, several

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from overseas. It is a one club feel. I would not say we are equal

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to the men, but we are definitely part of the club and we have been

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well supported. Both teams went part of the club and we have been

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it and attacked. Everton with this stunning strike from one —— from

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half—time before Liverpool took control and ran out winners by

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hat—trick to put the Reds within touching distance of that first

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title. I am confident but football is a crazy game. I believe we have

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the talent to win the title and is a crazy game. I believe we have

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performances have been good. Everton successful. They will aim to bounce

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back and Liverpool will continue their march to the title. A really

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Cricket, and Lancashire could still be promoted back to the County

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Championship's First Division this weekend. They declared on 453 for

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seven in their first innings against Leicestershire, who in reply reached

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60 for three at close of play, on another rain affected day at Old

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And Sale Sharks host Newcastle in their first home game of the season

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in Rugby Union's Aviva Premiership at the newly named AJ Bell Stadium.

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Good luck to them! You will like this next piece. This is right up

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your street. Friday night, something a bit different. Now, two Manchester

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rappers, Adil Ahmed and Samantha, are already attracting interest

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rappers, Adil Ahmed and Samantha, the world of hip hop, urban music

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turning their hand to something the world of hip hop, urban music

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They have recently performed at the world of hip hop, urban music

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Royal Albert Hall as part of the Proms and they are here now. What

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was it like? Performing with a live Amazing, a good experience I have

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not experienced before. It was Matt is having seven —— it was madness

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television and performing on stage with artists we are influenced by. A

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documentary follows which people can watch next week. Give us a flavour

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of what you did on stage. Let's You've got a great voice! That is

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the classical side. But you would not necessarily put that music

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together with a classical orchestra. How did it come about? It came about

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when I got an e—mail of the producer from the BBC and they invited me to

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an audition here and I went to that and the next in London and I got

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through that. It is to encourage people to understand classical

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music. The idea of the documentary is to take young people who have

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never been exposed to classical music and try and fuse classical

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music with an open —— with an urban classical music before and now? I

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was not the biggest fan of classical music, and would not go out of my

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way to listen to it because I was not exposed to it and that made

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way to listen to it because I was harder. To be honest, the same

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thing. I have only been exposed harder. To be honest, the same

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it listening to it in films when you have it in the background, it makes

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a film more dynamic. Apart from that, not something I would listen

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to. You have a respect for them that, not something I would listen

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as I am sure they have for you. Alex technicality that is needed. The

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documentary is on BBC Three. It technicality that is needed. The

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September the 16th the first episode Thank you. Now onto the weather

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September the 16th the first episode Always on the right notes! Not

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necessarily in the right order! I can sun up your weather forecast

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different picture on Sunday, a lot of weather fronts bringing grain.

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And it will be windy. —— winking rain. The Met office have issued an

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alert for Sunday which could mean gales around coasts and hills by the

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end of the day. It was all right southern part of the Regent saw

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end of the day. It was all right heads North. —— the region. More

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northern places not seen anything so if you are out to —— if you are

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northern places not seen anything so this evening, you might see this but

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it does not last long. As it leaves us going over the other side of

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it does not last long. As it leaves Pennines, pics in cloud cover may

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breaks. Possibly six. But in other places, double figures. A lot of

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cloud cleared away for a while. First thing tomorrow morning, it

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could eat a chilly start. Away from that, not a bad day, but a tiny

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could eat a chilly start. Away from —— a tiny spot of drizzle. Much

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most places will have a good deal of sunshine. Some patchy cloud but

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most places will have a good deal of is not a bad day. With a northerly

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breeze, it will be cold full—time ——. But weather front after weather

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front on Sunday. And an alert for gales around coasts and hills. We

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are stepping into autumn with the first storms. Weather warning is not

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what we want to. But we did have a fantastic summer and because it

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what we want to. But we did have a Friday, we thought we would look

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back and see how lucky we have been. Enjoy these memories. It might be a

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long time before we enjoy it all A lot of people getting hot under

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the collar here. Don't look at me! This is lovely, I could get used to

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When did we last have a summer like Last year. It was horrible last

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year! It was awful last year. Thank you, I knew I was right. Just what

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Help every day by putting sun on their back —— suncream on their

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We had a lot of sunshine and things caught up. With plenty of sun, it

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has been a Great British rowing Another 30 degrees day is why the

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Northwest heatwave is now a level We are celebrating because you do

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not know when you will get it again. We had days of 30 degrees, what

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not know when you will get it again. you doing? In the cinema. What?

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not know when you will get it again. am exhausted today because it is

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Indian summer? A long way of if am exhausted today because it is

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we can have an Indian summer, it But it was great. Fingers crossed

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for next year, we need another. Enjoy your weekend, don't get wet!

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