:00:24. > :00:38.. Some fear they've lost their life A Blackpool couple were killed
:00:38. > :00:42.taking an after dinner short cut across a five—lane American freeway.
:00:42. > :00:48.I can't tell you how much I'm going to miss them. It's really upset
:00:48. > :00:51.mummy. She could go to Brendan if there was ever a problem. It could
:00:51. > :00:57.be worth £500,000. The valuable there was ever a problem. It could
:00:57. > :01:03.brew man sculpt found during a house clearance in Bury. Can I give you
:01:03. > :01:13.this award? Oh, yes! Stealing the show from a pussy cal dabble, the
:01:13. > :01:19.meningitis. Is it bah hum bug or Christmas cheer? Join me later in
:01:19. > :01:37.They should be on the other side of the world but almost 200 families
:01:37. > :01:44.fear they may have lost a million pounds after visa for their Hajj
:01:44. > :01:46.The travel agents involved including two in Manchester and Ashton under
:01:47. > :02:04.lime are devastated and hope to sums of money to travel here for
:02:04. > :02:06.Hajj, a journey every Muslim with the means to must make before they
:02:06. > :02:16.die. Instead, many were here at the means to must make before they
:02:16. > :02:23.Khalid's first Hajj with his wife. They said we'd get visas next week.
:02:23. > :02:26.We were supposed to fly on 5th October which is gone. It is not
:02:26. > :02:30.about money, it is about everything. We were emotionally ready. Ambia
:02:30. > :02:38.Khatun had saved for five years We were emotionally ready. Ambia
:02:38. > :02:43.thinking about it all the time. We were emotionally ready. Ambia
:02:43. > :02:51.can't sleep or eat. Inside, more families, Mohammed Azad and his
:02:51. > :02:54.can't sleep or eat. Inside, more who paid over 6,000 and the family
:02:54. > :03:00.who paid over £12,000. City Travel is dealing with families and is
:03:00. > :03:06.working with Ashton trail to refund the money. ASH ton travel said there
:03:06. > :03:11.was no warning of the problems until they went to pubbing up the visas
:03:11. > :03:17.from other company in London. We extend our apologies. We are trying
:03:17. > :03:24.our level best. We have already asked for the refund of the tickets.
:03:24. > :03:31.We are talking professional advice. And legal advice to inDemme knife I
:03:31. > :03:40.losses. The London firm Travel Star told agents not to buy ticket etc
:03:40. > :03:45.until visa arrived. ASH ton travel says its windows have been shark
:03:45. > :03:48.smashed. We'd like the Government to intervene, maybe regulate it in
:03:48. > :03:53.smashed. We'd like the Government to way where the money is safe. It
:03:53. > :03:57.smashed. We'd like the Government to There is no indication any fraud has
:03:57. > :04:00.investigating. Without looking into every sing the victim here tonight,
:04:00. > :04:05.I can't say where it will go to every sing the victim here tonight,
:04:05. > :04:09.Greater Manchester police is taking it seriously. The hope is these
:04:09. > :04:14.families will get their money back but the chance of performing the
:04:14. > :04:25.Pill fromage they wanted this year We report people losing money over
:04:25. > :04:27.the Hajj every year. It is very istressing for shows involved. Is
:04:27. > :04:34.snuff being done? You're right. istressing for shows involved. Is
:04:34. > :04:36.was sat here about how things could potentially go horribly wrong during
:04:36. > :04:46.happen. Especially because this potentially go horribly wrong during
:04:46. > :04:51.suggestion with this there has been any wrongdoing. It could be just a
:04:51. > :04:56.terrible mistake. But, as you can see, it is understandable there
:04:56. > :05:01.terrible mistake. But, as you can calls for more regulation. Anyone
:05:01. > :05:05.can set up a travel agent. People are swayed by deals which are too
:05:05. > :05:13.good to be true. We don't know if Manchester police have put stuff on
:05:13. > :05:18.their website tied in with a new national campaign but it seems a
:05:18. > :05:26.little too late. People booked in months before. The usual safeguards,
:05:26. > :05:32.ABTA, ATOL travel agents. Use a credit card but prevention is still
:05:32. > :05:38.the key. All those key things, do your research. Go with somebody
:05:38. > :05:44.recommended, it is ATOL protected. Use credit cards. Won't oh, no if
:05:44. > :05:51.more people are affected for the Friends and neighbours have been
:05:51. > :05:59.speaking of their shock at the news and Brenda McElroy were killed
:05:59. > :06:05.crossing a dangerous freeway in and Brenda McElroy were killed
:06:05. > :06:15.Virginia. They'd only arrived in the holiday. A couple tried to cross the
:06:15. > :06:19.Britain. The deaths of Brenda and Ted have made American Newson US
:06:19. > :06:24.television. Nurses attempted to Ted have made American Newson US
:06:24. > :06:31.first aid but it w already too late. notorious. The couple were crossing
:06:31. > :06:36.the five—lane freeway between their hotel and a diner when they were
:06:36. > :06:42.struck by a van. Ted and Brenda lived in the south shore area of
:06:42. > :06:50.Blackpool. Both in their seventies, both retired but both very active.
:06:50. > :06:55.theatricals and foreign trips every year. Today, their neighbours spoke
:06:55. > :07:01.of their sadness. I can't tell you how much I'll miss them. It's really
:07:01. > :07:07.upset mummy. She could go to Brenda if there was ever a problem. They
:07:07. > :07:13.will be very well missed. They were sprightly people. They were all
:07:13. > :07:18.together, you know. A real shock to us. Very sad. The McElroy's next
:07:18. > :07:23.door neighbours spoke to them the day they left for America? They
:07:23. > :07:28.door neighbours spoke to them the wonderful people. Very kind to us.
:07:28. > :07:33.Always say hello. They knew we were Polish. Always had good advice for
:07:33. > :07:36.us. They were wonderful people. The driver of the vehicle involved in
:07:36. > :07:48.the accident with the couple isn't Other news: A quarter of young
:07:48. > :07:52.backgrounds in the north—west are failing below expected standards in
:07:52. > :07:59.reading, writing and maths. One failing below expected standards in
:07:59. > :08:03.four seven—year—old's on free school meals failed to reach targets last
:08:03. > :08:07.year. They'll have a one in six chance of getting five good GCSEs.
:08:07. > :08:12.Police revealed the name of the chance of getting five good GCSEs.
:08:12. > :08:20.whose body was fohn in the canal Manchester's gay village. He was
:08:20. > :08:25.Sean Markey. 39 from Newton Heath. The cause of the death has proved
:08:25. > :08:31.inconclusive. Further tests will be A woman suffered serious burns after
:08:31. > :08:39.a flaming sambuca cocktail exploded in her face. The woman was found
:08:39. > :08:43.with injuries to her face and chest in Lola's Bar. The bar says it is
:08:43. > :08:51.reviewing its health and safety collapsed beneath homes in Liverpool
:08:52. > :08:59.has started more than 14 months after residents were forced to move
:08:59. > :09:07.out. 11 houses were declared unsafe after the tunnel collapsed. Families
:09:07. > :09:19.Tens of thousands of larch trees are to be feld on the isle of man after
:09:19. > :09:23.island's trees are infected by sudden oak death. The infection
:09:23. > :09:27.island's trees are infected by kill trees and has spread across the
:09:27. > :09:34.UK after being found in south—west They have been dubbed the aquanauts.
:09:35. > :09:40.They are specialist ans nears. They will head down into one of the
:09:40. > :09:47.region's main water pipes to inspect it. The Haweswater Aqueduct is
:09:47. > :09:47.region's main water pipes to inspect metres long. It supplies drinking
:09:47. > :10:08.These are the engineers who will inspect one of the region's main
:10:08. > :10:11.aquanauts, they'll spend hours underground checking every inch
:10:11. > :10:14.aquanauts, they'll spend hours it. The original builders worked in
:10:14. > :10:19.very different conditions. This archive shows the enormity of the
:10:19. > :10:28.task. Drilling at the face. When drilled, the holes were packed with
:10:28. > :10:33.certainly today's health and safety rules wouldn't allow pipe smoking in
:10:33. > :10:42.the tunnels. The project began in 1930 and took 40 years to complete.
:10:42. > :10:47.Haweswater 82 miles to Bury where it will be used to supply 1.5 million
:10:47. > :10:49.homes. We've become more and more reliant on this aqueduct. There
:10:50. > :10:54.comes a point where you need to reliant on this aqueduct. There
:10:54. > :10:59.it out of service and make sure reliant on this aqueduct. There
:10:59. > :11:06.operation. The pipe has to be dry for every inch to be inspected.
:11:07. > :11:12.Other pipes have had to be put in place before switching the pipe
:11:12. > :11:21.Other pipes have had to be put in The project's taken ten years to
:11:21. > :11:28.builders were navvies from all over the UK. You had the Scottish, Irish
:11:28. > :11:34.and the English all encamped. Each had their own section they'd build.
:11:34. > :11:38.You had interesting inter actions on the boundary between the Irish and
:11:38. > :11:47.the guys from the Liverpool areas. today's acknouts have had weeks
:11:47. > :11:55.the guys from the Liverpool areas. training. We'll find out tomorrow
:11:55. > :11:59.how they got on. Until Now you know where the water comes from when
:11:59. > :12:04.how they got on. Until Now you know turn the tap on. Snlt still to
:12:04. > :12:12.Big men on even bigger money. The basketball head to Manchester for a
:12:12. > :12:19.glitzy preseason workout. And find out why Harley stole the show at the
:12:19. > :12:33.Pride of Britain Awards. And lefts a putties cat doll speechless —— putty
:12:33. > :12:35.300—year—old man scooped is expected to fetch a six figure sum when it
:12:35. > :12:42.goes up for auction next month. to fetch a six figure sum when it
:12:42. > :12:59.Jewish religious text is a unique work attracting attention from local
:12:59. > :13:05.unorthodox place. This hand—painted Jewish manuscript was discovered in
:13:05. > :13:13.a cardboard box in a garage during a fairly modest looking manuscript
:13:13. > :13:19.sitting in there. I picked it up. Leaved through it and realised this
:13:20. > :13:31.is a significant piece. The book is scriptures and songs. It is all
:13:31. > :13:42.handwritten by the scribe. Each It ended up in the UK after being
:13:42. > :13:48.smuggled out of Belgium during the war from a family fleeing the Nazis.
:13:49. > :13:54.This family became split up. Various sides of the family were not talking
:13:54. > :14:01.to each other. Decades enshoed and these things get lost. The book
:14:01. > :14:06.deals with the passover festival. There are also familiar stories
:14:06. > :14:10.deals with the passover festival. the old test ament, including this
:14:10. > :14:18.illustration of the Egyptian army being drowned in the read sea. The
:14:18. > :14:26.manuscript's estimated value is between £100,000 and one million.
:14:26. > :14:30.The illustrations are very often not necessarily depicting what a Jew in
:14:30. > :14:38.Egypt would have looked like but what a local Jew would have looked
:14:38. > :14:42.like. You get very westernised Jews. The manuscript goes to auction at
:14:42. > :14:54.the end of the November. The price it fetches testament to its real
:14:54. > :14:59.Amazing. Goes to show, you never ever know what's in a box in the
:15:00. > :15:05.garage hidden away. Snell I'm sure I haven't one of those in my garage!
:15:05. > :15:09.We have a history feel to this part of the programme. We'll stay with
:15:09. > :15:12.events in the past. To the Second World War and a celebrated artist
:15:12. > :15:18.detained on the Isle of Man the World War and a celebrated artist
:15:18. > :15:27.is being exhibited there. Kurt shwit ares was thought to be a security
:15:27. > :15:29.He's a modernist artist and featured at—the—Tate Gallery this year. Some
:15:29. > :15:33.of his work has gone on show on at—the—Tate Gallery this year. Some
:15:33. > :15:43.islands where he spent time during Hotels, boarding houseles and whole
:15:43. > :15:55.streets of residential homes seized for military service. Surrounded by
:15:55. > :16:00.barbed wire. The view was these Germans and Austrians living in
:16:00. > :16:04.Britain were potential spice. So Churchill said collar the lot.
:16:04. > :16:10.Artist Kurt Schwitters fled his Churchill said collar the lot.
:16:10. > :16:15.country but was interned as an enemy he willen. The railings around the
:16:15. > :16:22.park now a far cry from barbed wire. It was in an attic studio that he
:16:22. > :16:31.passed time with art. It was a time internees, Manx, people of Britain,
:16:31. > :16:38.they all thought it wasn't a case of if there was an invasion, but when.
:16:38. > :16:43.It meant as an internee you might go to PEed at night and not really
:16:43. > :16:46.It meant as an internee you might go whether in the morning the soldiers
:16:46. > :16:51.at the barbed wire might be in a totally different uniform. To keep
:16:51. > :16:56.themselves occupied, internees paid Kurt for portraits. Now, they are on
:16:56. > :17:01.display down the road from where they were drawn. He was here for 16
:17:01. > :17:10.months. An incredibly long period of proposed he created 200 to 250
:17:10. > :17:20.works. A collection will stay here With respect to Kurt Schwitters
:17:20. > :17:22.works. A collection will stay here everybody else on the programme
:17:22. > :17:26.tonight, the star of the show is about to appear. In the space of 24
:17:26. > :17:32.hours he's been to Number Ten to meet the Prime Minister. He turned
:17:32. > :17:36.down a kiss with a Pussycat Doll. Snell Not many people would do that.
:17:36. > :17:44.Snell Harley Lane is only eight years old but his life is certainly
:17:44. > :17:48.We've followed Harley's story since he contracted meningitis four years
:17:48. > :17:58.ago and lost all of his limbs. Since then, he's raised over one million
:17:58. > :18:07.for charity. They know star quality many eight—year—olds have Carol
:18:07. > :18:11.Vorderman, Louis Walsh and Nicole shirts I thinker could youing up to
:18:11. > :18:15.meet them. Harley Lane's helped raise thousands for charity and
:18:15. > :18:17.meet them. Harley Lane's helped the winner of last night's pride of
:18:17. > :18:25.Britain child of courage award. I give you this award? Oh, yes! Hard
:18:25. > :18:30.to believe that four years ago, I give you this award? Oh, yes! Hard
:18:30. > :18:38.little boy's heart stopped three times. Meningitis and septicaemia
:18:38. > :18:47.causing him to lose his arms and his Stunning doctors by making it home
:18:47. > :18:51.for Christmas six in months later. And since then, he's learned to
:18:51. > :18:52.for Christmas six in months later. a full life on prosthetic legs.
:18:52. > :19:02.Earlier this year, he took part a full life on prosthetic legs.
:19:02. > :19:07.leading to last night's award. Can I just give you a kiss? No! After
:19:07. > :19:12.that, pride of place among the other winners on a trip to Number Ten
:19:12. > :19:12.that, pride of place among the other meet another big fan. Not a bad
:19:12. > :19:16.couple of days before returning meet another big fan. Not a bad
:19:16. > :19:27.to Stockport to watch the awards forgiven him for turning down that
:19:27. > :19:35.kiss! He'll regret it when he's older! Snell it was his little face.
:19:35. > :19:41.Football now and the Blackpool manager Paul Ince has been given one
:19:41. > :19:45.of the more harsh penalties handed out by the Football Association
:19:45. > :19:45.of the more harsh penalties handed his conduct towards a match official
:19:45. > :19:51.after their win at Bournemouth. his conduct towards a match official
:19:51. > :19:54.has a five—match stadium ban after admitting three charges over his
:19:54. > :19:59.actions in the tunnel after the game. He's also been charged with
:19:59. > :20:08.using abusive and insulting words. Do you know who this man is? He
:20:08. > :20:10.using abusive and insulting words. one of the biggest, in more ways
:20:10. > :20:19.than one, sports stars in the world. He' in Manchester right now. His
:20:19. > :20:23.name is Kevin Durant. He plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder. They
:20:23. > :20:27.name is Kevin Durant. He plays for up against the Philadelphia 76ers at
:20:27. > :20:34.the Manchester arena later. Will his arrival and that of his team—mates
:20:34. > :20:39.make the sport more popular here? In America, Kevin Durant' Vess well
:20:39. > :20:46.known and earning £11 million a year, very well paid. Now he's
:20:46. > :20:53.brought his six foot nine inches to the city. Trying to get football
:20:53. > :20:59.out there and hopefully they enjoy it. The cost of enjoying Kevin and
:20:59. > :21:06.coin this game doesn't come cheap. These seats cost £400. A fair bet
:21:06. > :21:09.we'll see a few of Manchester's footballers in the front row.? He's
:21:09. > :21:14.my favourite player. To see him footballers in the front row.? He's
:21:14. > :21:18.over here, a good opportunity. We happen to have a good friend who
:21:18. > :21:26.lives here. We thought we'll visit basketball game. If I say the name
:21:26. > :21:34.Kevin Durant, what would you say? No Kevin likes it that way. It is cool
:21:34. > :21:41.to walk down the street and be a regular person. Go to the grocery
:21:41. > :21:52.store, to the maul and the movies —— superstar. You get to see what in
:21:52. > :21:55.the NBA are the best athletes in the word. Manchester City Council says
:21:55. > :22:00.bringing basketball here brings word. Manchester City Council says
:22:00. > :22:04.money. It drives visitor numbers and drives that sfi centre economy.
:22:04. > :22:06.Everyone knows sport can do lots of positive things. But it is the
:22:06. > :22:11.things Kevin and his colleagues positive things. But it is the
:22:11. > :22:17.do on a basketball court which dictate whether this event is a
:22:17. > :22:20.A great game when it is played that well. Snlt last night, if you are
:22:20. > :22:26.watching, we had Wigan Warriors well. Snlt last night, if you are
:22:26. > :22:30.coach in with all their silverware. Their success at the Super League
:22:30. > :22:36.Grand Final at the weekend has been followed by pictures of this. The
:22:36. > :22:40.Greater Manchester Police Museum found this footage. It appears to be
:22:40. > :22:44.a Wigan Police training video. We were not sure about the date of
:22:44. > :22:48.a Wigan Police training video. We footage. Thanks to those in touch.
:22:48. > :22:51.The consensus is it is either from 1958 when they beat Workington or
:22:51. > :23:04.We've only said goodbye to what 1958 when they beat Workington or
:23:04. > :23:08.weather. In a minute but first, 1958 when they beat Workington or
:23:08. > :23:16.of our high street shops are getting Look at what we've found by the
:23:16. > :23:21.seating area by the lifts here at the BBC this morning. A genuine
:23:21. > :23:26.tree. A Christmas tree already. Those of you watching last year
:23:26. > :23:30.tree. A Christmas tree already. we didn't have a genuine tree. We
:23:30. > :23:36.We need to shove it away so they In Liverpool, the Christmas will
:23:36. > :23:44.thes really are going up. With two months to go, is it a case of Ho!
:23:44. > :23:48.Ho! Ho! Or No! No! No! ! Here in Liverpool, it feels like Christmas
:23:48. > :23:52.has come early. It is only October but the lights are already up. I
:23:52. > :23:56.walked up here now, looked up and thought they have the Christmas
:23:56. > :24:00.lights up. Next thing will be the Christmas tree. The lights will
:24:00. > :24:02.lights up. Next thing will be the be switched on until November but
:24:02. > :24:07.for Liverpool and other cities, preparation starts now. People don't
:24:07. > :24:10.want to be seeing Christmas lights when we are hanging on to that
:24:10. > :24:15.concept of summer still being here but it is a necessary evil. All
:24:15. > :24:17.concept of summer still being here hard work needs to go in to make the
:24:17. > :24:23.most of those last four or five weeks of year when retailers will
:24:23. > :24:30.take in about 25% of their annual takings. Customers come in around
:24:30. > :24:37.July asking about Christmas. Most of stocking fillers and decorations.
:24:37. > :24:42.Sol are already doing a rowering trade. Anything that's new, they are
:24:42. > :24:49.spreading the cost. That's really important. Money's tight. They are
:24:49. > :24:52.something every week. There is Halloween, difficult alley and
:24:52. > :24:57.Bonfire Night still to celebrate. With 77 days and five hours to go,
:24:57. > :25:04.the Christmas countdown has already begun. The lights are up already.
:25:04. > :25:15.What do you think? A disgrace. Christmas. You're saying bah hum
:25:15. > :25:20.bug? Yes. It is is a bit too soon. Halloween's not been yet. Christmas
:25:20. > :25:27.can never come too early. If I had my way my decorations would be up
:25:27. > :25:29.already! Lots of you have commented. You've seen Christmas lights in
:25:29. > :25:59.We had this sent on Twitter. A full Christmas lights display at housing
:25:59. > :26:07.units store in Manchester. Thank you for all of those. Not Christmassy
:26:07. > :26:14.Definitely not straight out into the warmth. This is not a dig at your
:26:14. > :26:19.Christmas tree. This is a time to be digging out your winter woollies.
:26:20. > :26:23.Have on my winter coat. It is quite windy here in Salford. Big changes
:26:23. > :26:31.on the way for everybody. It will turn much colder and windier over
:26:31. > :26:36.All courtesy of that lump of blue air you can see singing south. All
:26:36. > :26:44.the warm air ebbing away. Very cold air coming in from the north. We go
:26:44. > :26:48.from highs of 17 or 18 Celsius to a disappointing 13 Celsius. If you
:26:48. > :26:52.think that's cold, on Thursday we Tonight, plenty of clouds around.
:26:52. > :26:59.Mostly spits and spots of rain. Tonight, plenty of clouds around.
:26:59. > :27:05.Tomorrow, drier and brighter in Tonight, plenty of clouds around.
:27:05. > :27:09.start off fairly cloudy through Tonight, plenty of clouds around.
:27:09. > :27:13.morning. Again some showers on and off through the morning and into the
:27:13. > :27:17.afternoon. As that cold front sinks south, it brings with it plenty
:27:17. > :27:21.afternoon. As that cold front sinks sunshine. The rain will ease away.
:27:21. > :27:28.Disappointing temperatures. 13 or 14 Celsius. You add in the wind chill.
:27:28. > :27:35.It will probably feel like 10 or 11 That's getting a lot colder. Wrap up
:27:35. > :27:44.warm. What you can't see on our decorations are on one side. The
:27:44. > :27:46.festive. Snell not yet. Good night.