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:00:08. > :00:13.Good evening. Welcome to North West Tonight with Annabel Tiffin and

:00:13. > :00:17.Perfect partners — the hospital twinnings aiming to bring about

:00:17. > :00:20.We'll also be hearing about the Morecambe Bay hospital trust still

:00:20. > :00:29.failing in emergency care. Also tonight. I will be explaining how

:00:29. > :00:32.these weapons were used by a gang that mounted a turf war for control

:00:32. > :00:37.of the drugs market in parts of Ensuring a lasting legacy for Nicola

:00:37. > :00:44.— the father of one of the murder Manchester policewomen preparing for

:00:45. > :00:52.a polar challenge. It's a legacy for something that continues in the

:00:52. > :00:58.Liverpool's mayor wants to scrap the And are they bonkers? The Manchester

:00:58. > :01:24.It was a shocking indictment of patient care. Poor staffing levels,

:01:24. > :01:27.appalling medical errors and bad management were revealed in the

:01:27. > :01:30.Keogh Report in July, with problems so serious at East Lancashire and

:01:30. > :01:33.Tameside that the Trusts were placed in special measures. Today the

:01:33. > :01:38.Government announced they'll be partnered with the best NHS Trusts

:01:38. > :01:39.improvements. The troubled Trusts have also announced just how they're

:01:39. > :01:53.reporter, Abbie Jones, joins us have also announced just how they're

:01:53. > :01:57.The Keogh Review revealed our region has some of the worst performing

:01:57. > :02:01.hospitals in England. But it also has some of the best. Now they'll

:02:01. > :02:04.partner up. For Tameside that means being matched with the University

:02:04. > :02:07.Hospital of South Manchester at Wythenshawe, while East Lancashire

:02:07. > :02:11.will work with Newcastle—upon—Tyne. Salford Royal, where matrons are

:02:11. > :02:16.demoted if standards slip, will partner Buckinghamshire. Senior

:02:16. > :02:20.managers, doctors and nurses from those good Trusts will physically go

:02:20. > :02:24.into Tameside and East Lancashire. Money will be available to backfill

:02:24. > :02:35.them, and the Trusts could be paid extra if they produce real results.

:02:35. > :02:41.Salford Royal and Wythenshawe is to love the best hospitals in the NHS

:02:41. > :02:42.and the very best way that we can turn around hospitals with very

:02:42. > :02:47.troubled histories is by giving turn around hospitals with very

:02:47. > :02:52.access to the practical skills —— two of the best hospitals. Salford

:02:52. > :02:56.Royal has one of the best safety records in the whole NHS. And that's

:02:56. > :03:00.not the only reason Salford Royal has been chosen. It has the fifth

:03:00. > :03:06.lowest death rate in England, and staff do hourly checks on every

:03:06. > :03:10.Manchester is top in the north west satisfaction. It's been working

:03:10. > :03:11.Manchester is top in the north west Tameside for six months and Karen

:03:11. > :03:15.James, Tameside's interim Chief hospital. She says things have

:03:16. > :03:23.already improved through the Trusts working together. We've actually

:03:23. > :03:30.improved the number of nurses that are on the wards. We have improved

:03:30. > :03:33.out of hours medical cover. We are starting to actually achieve the

:03:33. > :03:37.four hour Accident and Emergency target, and certainly that is the

:03:37. > :03:41.first time within nearly the last 12 months. But those who've experienced

:03:41. > :03:43.poor patient care at Tameside, like Maria Theofilous, whose father

:03:44. > :03:53.picked up two superbugs, are still sceptical. Hopefully they will have

:03:53. > :03:55.views of what they have been doing over there and they will bring it to

:03:55. > :04:03.Tameside. You know, people will over there and they will bring it to

:04:03. > :04:06.hopefully trust the hospital because with it being the highest death

:04:06. > :04:08.hopefully trust the hospital because in Manchester, it has scared a lot

:04:08. > :04:11.of people away. Meanwhile East Lancashire says it's also been

:04:11. > :04:19.working hard since the Keogh review. 16 extra trained nurses and health

:04:20. > :04:23.care assistants have been recruited. —— 60. And it's opened an extra

:04:23. > :04:26.care assistants have been recruited. on the Burnley General Hospital

:04:26. > :04:31.improvement plans will be made public every month, and senior

:04:31. > :04:33.through will be sacked. But it will take time before we know whether

:04:33. > :04:40.they've truly turned themselves Meanwhile Morecambe Bay Hospitals

:04:40. > :04:43.criticism, this time for failing to meet targets set for emergency care.

:04:43. > :04:52.Out of 49 recommendations, just seven have been fully met. The

:04:52. > :04:58.improvements. But inspectors say progress has been worryingly slow.

:04:59. > :05:13.Warhurst is in Lancaster now. Nina, Unfortunately, I don't think she can

:05:13. > :05:20.hear us just now. Hopefully we will be able to join her in a little

:05:20. > :05:32.while. Let's bring you some other news while we try and establish

:05:32. > :05:33.searching an address in Lancashire following raids in the south of

:05:33. > :05:39.earlier this week in connection following raids in the south of

:05:39. > :05:43.suspected terrorism in Syria. There have been no arrests in Lancashire

:05:43. > :05:47.and the exact location of the raids A woman from Wigan has been charged

:05:47. > :05:52.with animal cruelty offences after four dogs killed a teenage girl

:05:52. > :05:54.with animal cruelty offences after Concannon has been charged with

:05:54. > :05:56.with animal cruelty offences after offences under the Animal Welfare

:05:56. > :06:00.Act. Jade Lomas—Anderson was killed while visiting a friend's house

:06:00. > :06:03.Act. Jade Lomas—Anderson was killed Atherton earlier this year. The

:06:03. > :06:05.Act. Jade Lomas—Anderson was killed Liverpool's Lime Street station

:06:05. > :06:09.could be transformed to allow faster and bigger trains to stop in the

:06:09. > :06:13.city. The trains would join from the end of the of the proposed High

:06:13. > :06:16.Speed two line at Crewe. The current HS2 plans don't include Liverpool

:06:16. > :06:24.but meetings have been taking place today to see how the North West

:06:24. > :06:28.but meetings have been taking place benefit. Let's try and join Nina

:06:28. > :06:32.again. She has been talking about how improvements have been slow

:06:32. > :06:35.again. She has been talking about emergency care at Furness General

:06:35. > :06:40.Hospital and the Royal Lancaster. I was trying to ask you before, how

:06:40. > :06:49.worrying are these findings? Hello because when inspectors came here in

:06:49. > :06:54.January of 2012, they were really worried about what they found.

:06:54. > :06:56.Things like not enough staff in paediatric care, departments that

:06:56. > :07:02.you may need eating properly and that directly affecting care. ——

:07:02. > :07:08.apartment is not communicating recommendations and when they came

:07:08. > :07:12.back in April this year, they found that only three of them had been

:07:12. > :07:16.met. The hospital said that it had only been 18 months and that they

:07:16. > :07:27.had made significant improvements. changes had happened, but they are

:07:27. > :07:34.criticism and another blow to staff working hard to build trust. Last

:07:34. > :07:40.recommendations to change emergency care but by April this year, only

:07:40. > :07:46.seven had been met. Inspectors raised particular concern around

:07:46. > :07:51.paediatric staffing, complaints handling, and a culture of a culture

:07:51. > :07:55.reluctant to change. We visited Furness General Hospital in April.

:07:55. > :08:03.We were disappointed to find that took instant regulatory action at

:08:03. > :08:09.that point to make sure that that was put right. Just as top hospital

:08:09. > :08:13.bosses are today being moved so was put right. Just as top hospital

:08:13. > :08:17.can share their skills, Joanne came here from Salford Royal as a senior

:08:17. > :08:24.nurse 18 months ago. She knows there's a long way to go. With only

:08:24. > :08:30.be seven recommendations met, is that good enough? We have more to

:08:30. > :08:35.do. We need to make sure that the patients and families within our

:08:35. > :08:40.communities are confident. We know we are making progress with that. I

:08:40. > :08:47.am out and about all of the time. Clearly, we would want it to be

:08:47. > :08:50.inspectors agree that there have been improvements in standards of

:08:50. > :08:55.quality and care with clinicians and not managers leading the way. Their

:08:55. > :09:00.concerns are around whether those improvements can be sustained and

:09:00. > :09:03.built upon. This is all part of Morecambe Bay's journey and they are

:09:03. > :09:05.confident that in time, standards here will be as high as they are in

:09:05. > :09:13.Nina, it does seem that we hear here will be as high as they are in

:09:13. > :09:19.Morecambe Bay. I'd these criticisms as bad as we have heard in the

:09:19. > :09:23.past? No. I think we have to keep this in context. It is not like

:09:23. > :09:26.past? No. I think we have to keep criticisms over the maternity unit.

:09:26. > :09:29.I spent some of the morning in here and it is important to point out

:09:29. > :09:35.just how dedicated and passionate the staff in here are. For example,

:09:35. > :09:42.in the past year, they have managed to/ AMD waiting times were other

:09:42. > :09:44.struggled in those areas. —— reduce Accident and Emergency waiting

:09:44. > :09:46.times. They are confident that in the coming years they will see a lot

:09:46. > :09:51.of those targets met. They just the coming years they will see a lot

:09:51. > :09:54.to prove that to inspectors. And as we have been hearing, we can expect

:09:54. > :10:01.more twinning. The staff thing that is a good idea? —— the staff think

:10:01. > :10:09.that is a good idea? It does make sense, doesn't it? Why not learn

:10:09. > :10:15.from the people who are doing the hospitals are not like restaurants.

:10:15. > :10:21.You can just switch managers around. fundamental principles of running a

:10:21. > :10:26.hospital and people like David Dalton, who walked into Salford

:10:26. > :10:30.hospital and people like David years ago with a pledge to making

:10:30. > :10:36.Salford one of the most safe in years ago with a pledge to making

:10:36. > :10:39.NHS, he says it can be done. Thank A drugs gang who fought a turf war

:10:39. > :10:42.with their rivals are beginning A drugs gang who fought a turf war

:10:42. > :10:45.sentences tonight. Police say it's a miracle no one was killed when they

:10:45. > :10:49.tried to settle scores by shooting at their enemies. Chester Crown

:10:49. > :10:51.Court was told the four men had effectively cornered the market

:10:51. > :10:54.Court was told the four men had supplying heroin and cocaine in

:10:54. > :10:58.Court was told the four men had Reporter, Dave Guest, has the story.

:10:58. > :11:05.They were four lads from Liverpool with ambitions to expand their

:11:05. > :11:06.illicit drugs business. They were coming into Cheshire, and they took

:11:06. > :11:14.violence and intimidation. They coming into Cheshire, and they took

:11:14. > :11:18.up a safe house in this first floor flat, and stockpiled it with drugs,

:11:18. > :11:22.guns and ammunition. When they fell out with a rival gang, they decided

:11:22. > :11:25.to settle scores with violence. Brady Cole spotted one of their

:11:25. > :11:36.rivals in Halewood, and opened fire on him. This weapon was used as

:11:36. > :11:38.rivals in Halewood, and opened fire shooting when the police ——. When

:11:38. > :11:47.the police recovered it, it was fully loaded and ready for action.

:11:47. > :11:51.automatic machine gun. The police also recovered a stash of drugs

:11:51. > :11:53.automatic machine gun. The police ammunition from behind the heavily

:11:53. > :11:57.fortified front door. The men kept a fierce pit bull terrier to keep

:11:57. > :12:00.unwanted visitors at bay. They showed no consideration for the

:12:00. > :12:04.safety of the community, for their lives the lives of others. Their

:12:04. > :12:08.violence was escalating and it was imperative that they were caught. At

:12:08. > :12:11.Chester Crown Court, Cole and Jamie Barnet admitted possessing firearms

:12:11. > :12:14.with intent to endanger life and conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.

:12:14. > :12:22.Dean Kenton and Lewis Gandy admitted possessing a firearm and ammunition.

:12:22. > :12:26.The recorder of Chester said it possessing a firearm and ammunition.

:12:26. > :12:29.clear that the gang had revelled in the violence associated with their

:12:29. > :12:33.drugs trade. He said they had become carried away with their own sense of

:12:33. > :12:37.importance and it was vital that a message went out that the sort of

:12:37. > :12:49.behaviour would not be tolerated. He years, and the other two for six

:12:49. > :12:55.years each. Some other stories. improving the railway line between

:12:55. > :12:58.frequency of trains will be doubled to increase capacity. It comes after

:12:58. > :13:02.years of campaigning by railway enthusiasts and local politicians.

:13:02. > :13:05.And Blackpool's Tram system is to be expanded. More than £16 million

:13:05. > :13:06.And Blackpool's Tram system is to be been awarded to extend the service

:13:07. > :13:15.from the Promenade to Blackpool And the Animal World and Butterfly

:13:15. > :13:21.House in Moss Bank Park in Bolton is council says it'll work with the

:13:21. > :13:25.RSPCA to find new homes for the animals which include guinea pigs,

:13:25. > :13:35.swans and goats. Six park rangers Lancashire Police has revealed how

:13:35. > :13:38.it's going to save £20 million as part of the latest round of cuts.

:13:38. > :13:41.There will be management changes, and more than a hundred and fifty

:13:42. > :13:44.officers' posts will go. But with £40 million already saved, are the

:13:45. > :13:51.people of Lancashire getting a poorer service or better value for

:13:51. > :13:54.money? Stuart Flinders reports. Policing the old fashioned way in

:13:54. > :14:00.Preston. But things are changing in million to save, the force has

:14:00. > :14:04.already cut forty million and today announced the next £20 million of

:14:04. > :14:08.cuts. There's still another thirteen million yet to find. The latest

:14:08. > :14:11.cuts. There's still another thirteen mean management changes and the

:14:11. > :14:15.cuts. There's still another thirteen including 165 police officers. And

:14:15. > :14:24.yet, through all this, crime in Lancashire is falling. What evidence

:14:24. > :14:31.is there of a direct link between the cuts and your ability to police

:14:31. > :14:36.emerging spikes of and some crime types, such as sexual offences.

:14:36. > :14:42.emerging spikes of and some crime specifically because of the cuts? ——

:14:42. > :14:50.IDs one specifically because of cuts? I think we can pin that on the

:14:50. > :14:57.supple enquirer. And there is no force in the country that is not

:14:57. > :15:05.seen shoplifting go up. —— the Jimmy Savile inquiry. From the Police

:15:05. > :15:09.seen shoplifting go up. —— the Jimmy Crime Commissioner, warning the

:15:09. > :15:15.Government. It is so far so good, however, they have got to understand

:15:15. > :15:24.the consequences of the decisions that they have taken. But you are

:15:24. > :15:29.consequences over. What I am also saying is that we are only part

:15:30. > :15:33.consequences over. What I am also through the cuts. Lancashire police

:15:33. > :15:36.existing staff. Their message to central Government appears to be

:15:36. > :15:44.that any further cuts might just be And you can hear more on that story

:15:44. > :15:47.tomorrow on Graham Liver's Breakfast show on BBC Radio Lancashire. Graham

:15:47. > :16:00.will be getting reaction from the local Police Federation just after

:16:00. > :16:04.Still to come on North West Tonight. cyclists to the top is set to become

:16:04. > :16:10.one of the most important men in world sport. And we are at the

:16:10. > :16:18.Manchester car park that has gone The father of one of the policewomen

:16:18. > :16:22.murdered in Manchester last year is planning to set up a Foundation

:16:22. > :16:22.murdered in Manchester last year is her memory. Bryn Hughes has entered

:16:22. > :16:26.next year's North Pole Marathon her memory. Bryn Hughes has entered

:16:26. > :16:34.start his fundraising drive. The first anniversary of Nicola Hughes's

:16:34. > :16:37.death passed yesterday. She was gunned down with colleague Fiona

:16:37. > :16:40.Bone investigating a bogus report of a burglary in Greater Manchester. If

:16:40. > :16:43.you were watching last night, you'll know Bryn and his family gave us

:16:43. > :16:46.their only interview to mark the anniversary. Tonight, we hear more

:16:46. > :17:06.about the icy challenge which lies It is a massive challenge. Only

:17:06. > :17:06.about the icy challenge which lies people a year completed. It is the

:17:07. > :17:14.only marathon in the world that people a year completed. It is the

:17:14. > :17:24.motivation is making sure people remember Nicola and what sort of

:17:24. > :17:28.They call it the coolest marathon on earth, and nobody would dispute

:17:28. > :17:32.They call it the coolest marathon on with temperatures touching —30

:17:32. > :17:38.Celsius, it is a daunting challenge. I thought he was crazy. But we

:17:38. > :17:41.talked about it and he explained that he wanted to do something

:17:41. > :17:46.really different to remember Nicola and we've thrown ourselves behind it

:17:46. > :17:57.now. That something positive for us Sam —— and Nicola's brother Sam

:17:57. > :18:06.now. That something positive for us making sure his dad has stomach

:18:06. > :18:08.now. That something positive for us it. I he'll get there. I think you

:18:08. > :18:15.will anyway. I hope he does. I hope he comes back. Winter evenings will

:18:15. > :18:18.be spent in meticulous preparation and searching for sponsors. He hopes

:18:18. > :18:23.to raise money for victim support for the care of police survivors,

:18:23. > :18:27.and the Northwest police Benevolent Fund. But the ultimate aim is to

:18:27. > :18:34.create a Foundation in Nicola's name, perhaps to help people who

:18:34. > :18:45.have lost children through crime. As a legacy, I think she would be

:18:45. > :18:48.Bryn's big run is next April. If you'd like to find out more about

:18:48. > :18:59.the challenge, you can find details www.justgiving.com/pchughesnorthpol—

:18:59. > :19:04.erun. That is all one word. We wish Love them or loathe them, bus lanes

:19:04. > :19:10.are a feature in most towns and cities. The aim is to keep traffic

:19:10. > :19:13.drivers believe they cause more congestion. The Mayor of Liverpool

:19:13. > :19:16.has now decided to suspend the city's bus lanes for nine months.

:19:16. > :19:18.Joe Anderson believes that will allow traffic to flow more freely.

:19:18. > :19:23.It's mid afternoon in Liverpool allow traffic to flow more freely.

:19:23. > :19:26.the traffic here is already busy. At peak times this bus lane is enforced

:19:26. > :19:30.but the Mayor of Liverpool wants to suspend the city's bus lanes for

:19:30. > :19:38.nine months Some drivers support Joe Anderson's plans. Originally the bus

:19:38. > :19:43.lanes were designed to try and take buses away from busy routes. I do

:19:43. > :19:47.not believe that that has worked. We have CCTV footage which actually

:19:47. > :19:50.proves that in some cases, they cause more congestion. Some driver

:19:50. > :19:59.support the plan. I was a cross cause more congestion. Some driver

:19:59. > :20:05.car 's length and I got a £30 fine. And if you don't go across you can

:20:06. > :20:08.cause an accident. People try to cut in, you might forget there are

:20:08. > :20:12.people coming on, and it is so difficult to time. Liverpool's major

:20:12. > :20:15.bus companies are not happy — they believe suspending the lanes will

:20:15. > :20:24.create congestion and make buses late. We carry 80 million passengers

:20:24. > :20:29.per year in Merseyside, and our passengers want to know" there are

:20:29. > :20:35.get eaten punctual service. Bus lanes are really important —— want

:20:35. > :20:41.to know their bus will be on time. There are some bus users who want

:20:41. > :20:44.more bus lanes. I don't think people take any notice of these bus lanes!

:20:44. > :20:55.The Mayor says he will review the bus lanes at the end of the trial.

:20:55. > :21:00.View quick bits of sports News. Lancashire's cricketers are on the

:21:00. > :21:03.verge of assuming the title in the second division, while in football,

:21:03. > :21:12.Wigan are history by playing their first game in Europe. There are

:21:12. > :21:17.Lancashire who next week could become one of the most important men

:21:17. > :21:20.in world sport. Brian Cookson, from Whalley, is the current president of

:21:20. > :21:24.British Cycling. He's the favourite to be elected as the head of the

:21:24. > :21:36.UCI, which runs the sport. Stuart Cavendish has won the world title!

:21:36. > :21:38.This region is used to producing cycling World Championships and

:21:38. > :21:39.This region is used to producing the end of next week, it could have

:21:39. > :21:45.a world leader. Mark Cookson is the end of next week, it could have

:21:45. > :21:51.favourite to be the next head of the UCI. The current head has been

:21:51. > :22:01.disgraced by his association with already has 17 of his foes pledge.

:22:01. > :22:09.Elections can be won and lost in the cleaning up the sport's drug tainted

:22:09. > :22:15.image and doing more to promote women cycling. It is. Transparent

:22:15. > :22:23.enough, people do not trust it any more. —— it is not transparent

:22:23. > :22:27.enough. One of the most persuasive arguments in Brian's favour is that

:22:27. > :22:32.by pointing to what he has achieved here, at the National Cycling Centre

:22:32. > :22:37.in Manchester, where he has been the president of British cycling for the

:22:37. > :22:39.past 15 years. What drives a man to retire from his job in the council

:22:39. > :22:44.and take on one of the toughest retire from his job in the council

:22:44. > :22:45.in international sport? It is not that sudden, is it? I have been

:22:45. > :22:54.doing two jobs. My children are that sudden, is it? I have been

:22:54. > :22:59.grown up so that is not a problem. My wife is very happy with the

:22:59. > :23:05.prospect of spending some years looking in Switzerland. And if the

:23:05. > :23:11.vote goes his way, he and his wife will soon be swapping the Ribble

:23:11. > :23:17.Valley for the banks of Lake Geneva. dropping from the trees recently,

:23:17. > :23:22.but what do you think one of these conkers is worth? Well, 20p, if

:23:22. > :23:24.but what do you think one of these want to use it to pay for your

:23:24. > :23:34.parking in one part of Manchester City Centre. Catch! Thanks for that.

:23:34. > :23:38.Where have you been keeping this? A car park in the Northern Quarter is

:23:38. > :23:41.allowing customers to pay in conkers and pledging to plant them into

:23:41. > :23:46.allowing customers to pay in conkers forest in return. So will it grow?

:23:46. > :23:48.Naomi Cornwell's been investigating. Ever thought the cost of city centre

:23:48. > :24:02.parking was bonkers? Well here, Ever thought the cost of city centre

:24:02. > :24:09.have so far had £300 worth redeemed, chestnut trees. At the car park

:24:09. > :24:12.have so far had £300 worth redeemed, Tara Street you can stay for two

:24:12. > :24:20.hours for 15 conkers. No, you pay at the office. You've been dealing

:24:20. > :24:24.hours for 15 conkers. No, you pay at the customers. Show me your conkers.

:24:24. > :24:34.Here are the ones we have had up until now. But mind you stick to the

:24:34. > :24:43.rules. All customers must adhere to household can exchange conkers

:24:43. > :24:52.within the time period. The National Cruelty To Conkers has investigated

:24:52. > :25:01.the scheme and found it good. You can pay in conkers, what do you

:25:01. > :25:05.environment, then I am for it. The horse chestnut season is in full

:25:05. > :25:09.swing, but there is a limit to how much you can cash in on the conker

:25:09. > :25:13.currency. The company will accept up to 50 for each visit. That is to

:25:13. > :25:16.help rejuvenate the High Street to 50 for each visit. That is to

:25:16. > :25:19.the retail environment for the basically have to reduce parking

:25:19. > :25:25.costs. We will see how it goes. basically have to reduce parking

:25:25. > :25:39.horsing around going on. It might be motorists, but the squirrels want

:25:39. > :25:49.I think it's a good idea. Why not? Changeable, but on the up. I have

:25:49. > :25:52.some reasonable news for you. If you watch the board, it really does

:25:52. > :25:55.some reasonable news for you. If you in all the way through to Sunday and

:25:55. > :25:58.Monday as well. Has only will it be? It depends on how much the cloud

:25:58. > :26:02.cover breaks. The cloud could be a bit of an issue for us. We will

:26:02. > :26:05.cover breaks. The cloud could be a more in the way of sunshine on this

:26:05. > :26:13.side of the Pennines, but I do think we will see some from time to time.

:26:13. > :26:18.The temperatures could hit 20 or 21 degrees in the sunshine. So it turns

:26:18. > :26:25.gradually get brighter and brighter. The shocking sight of the day, that

:26:25. > :26:30.morning. That disappeared throughout brightened up through the afternoon

:26:30. > :26:33.as well, with many places seeing spells of sunshine. One to spot

:26:33. > :26:36.as well, with many places seeing showers still around right now but

:26:36. > :26:39.the story from here on out really is that cloud cover is the main story

:26:39. > :26:44.through the night. The breeze has There will be a break every now

:26:44. > :26:50.through the night. The breeze has then. Temperatures will be around

:26:50. > :26:53.tomorrow, it is a better day than today. The morning is still very

:26:53. > :26:57.great and fairly overcast, but the cloud cover will break through the

:26:57. > :26:59.morning and after lunchtime, there should be more in the way of bright

:26:59. > :27:04.skies and sunny spells. It will should be more in the way of bright

:27:04. > :27:08.long way off, that good sunshine, with light winds and brighter skies,

:27:08. > :27:15.it is still not a bad picture. In terms of temperatures, there is

:27:16. > :27:20.it is still not a bad picture. In 16 will be about as good as it gets.

:27:20. > :27:28.And at the weekend, a possibility of We have had lots and lots of comment

:27:28. > :27:34.on Facebook about the conkers idea, but my favourite is from Tim, who

:27:34. > :27:39.says that it will have to be a real pay and display machine! I thought

:27:40. > :27:45.that was very good. Put this over here in this encase you decide to