:00:00. > :00:00.Good evening. Welcome to North West Tonight with Roger Johnson. And
:00:07. > :00:14.Annabel Tiffin. Our top story: Paying their
:00:15. > :00:18.respects. Hundreds answer a call to arms and
:00:19. > :00:30.attend the funeral of a war veteran they never knew. It is very
:00:31. > :00:33.poignant, especially today. I just had to come along.
:00:34. > :00:35.We look at how social media made Harold Percival's death a national
:00:36. > :00:45.news story. Also tonight: commuter chaos on the
:00:46. > :00:48.motorway, a high`street `` high`speed pursuit ends in tragedy
:00:49. > :00:55.as a man tries to run a police officer down.
:00:56. > :01:08.13 years after it sank off the Isle of Man. Works starts preparing the
:01:09. > :01:12.Solway Harvester for scrap. The man just didn't know when to say no He
:01:13. > :01:14.never stopped, he was fantastic Tributes to a rugby league icon
:01:15. > :01:16.Supreme charity fundraiser Steve Prescott loses his battle against
:01:17. > :01:20.stomach cancer. On your bike. Dave Myers leaves
:01:21. > :01:31.Strictly, having had the time of his life.
:01:32. > :01:39.In life, Harold Jellico Percival was an unassuming man who shied away
:01:40. > :01:43.from fuss. But his death created an almighty one. When it seemed as
:01:44. > :01:45.though few would turn out for his funeral today, a rallying call was
:01:46. > :01:49.sounded through social networking sites. People were urged to show
:01:50. > :01:52.their support for a World War II veteran, due to be laid to rest on
:01:53. > :01:55.Armistice Day. And, as our Chief Reporter Dave Guest explains,
:01:56. > :02:01.hundreds answered that call on a rainy Lancashire morning.
:02:02. > :02:11.They never knew Harold Percival But that didn't matter. Because I was
:02:12. > :02:15.not able to go to my own fathers 's role I'd decided that he was a war
:02:16. > :02:21.hero as well so I would come to this one and remember what they all did.
:02:22. > :02:26.I am a next service by myself and it is very pointed, especially on the
:02:27. > :02:30.11th of the 11th so I just had to come along. Harold died, aged 9 , in
:02:31. > :02:33.a Lytham care home. With few surviving relatives it seemed as
:02:34. > :02:36.though the congregation at his funeral would be sparse. In the end,
:02:37. > :02:41.it was anything but. The funeral director had highlighted
:02:42. > :02:47.Harold's story in the local paper. He said it was a shame if a few
:02:48. > :02:51.turned out to say farewell to a man who served with bomb come during the
:02:52. > :03:00.Second World War. It got picked up and put on Facebook and it has
:03:01. > :03:04.escalated from there. So, as he arrived at the eleventh
:03:05. > :03:06.hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, people gave a
:03:07. > :03:23.rousing welcome, before observing the Armistice silence. Thank you for
:03:24. > :03:28.coming. We marvel at the power of the printed word, be it on paper or
:03:29. > :03:33.string `` screen, the word brought you here to give thanks for the life
:03:34. > :03:36.of Harold Jellicoe. The crematorium was filled within minutes but many
:03:37. > :03:41.more have stayed out of the rain. They cannot hear or see the service
:03:42. > :03:44.but they say the important thing is they are here to show their For
:03:45. > :03:49.Harold's family it was all a little overwhelming. Support and show they
:03:50. > :03:53.care. It is just outstanding. It is amazing and it takes your breath
:03:54. > :03:56.away. It has been a fantastic turnout. It is more than we could
:03:57. > :04:02.have ever dream before. What would Harold have made of it
:04:03. > :04:07.all? Well, apparently he was never one for a fuss, but perhaps he would
:04:08. > :04:10.have been moved by this one. Thousands of commuters were caught
:04:11. > :04:12.in chaos on the region's motorways this morning after a man died
:04:13. > :04:17.following a dramatic 100`mile`an`hour police chase on the
:04:18. > :04:20.M6. The motorway was closed for 11 hours following the incident, which
:04:21. > :04:24.began when a car was deliberately driven at a woman in Blackpool last
:04:25. > :04:27.night. Ian Haslam is at Standish, close to where the man died while
:04:28. > :04:36.crossing the motorway on foot. So Ian, how did this all begin last
:04:37. > :04:43.night? Things are back to normal here on
:04:44. > :04:47.the M6 but it was a far different story 24 hours ago. This is what we
:04:48. > :04:53.know so far, details have been coming through to us all afternoon.
:04:54. > :04:59.We know a woman was deliberately hit and injured by a car in Blackpool at
:05:00. > :05:05.around 9pm last night. Minutes later a police pursuit began of the car,
:05:06. > :05:10.which was a grey Ford focus. That took them to Preston new road where
:05:11. > :05:15.officers tried to stop the man with Sting and he tried to run over one
:05:16. > :05:25.of the police officers but he was not injured. They then went on to
:05:26. > :05:30.another motorway and a police car forced it off the road, thankfully
:05:31. > :05:38.none of the police officers were injured. It made its way to the M6
:05:39. > :05:43.and hit a `` another Ford Ka and the motorist was uninjured. They pulled
:05:44. > :05:47.up on the hard shoulder close to Charnock Richard where the driver
:05:48. > :05:51.got out and crossed the motorway and was hit by a car coming in the
:05:52. > :05:56.opposite direction and was pronounced dead at the scene. We
:05:57. > :05:58.have had a quote tonight from the Lancashire Police saying...
:05:59. > :06:15.An investigation's been it was all very dramatic and it had
:06:16. > :06:23.a knock`on effect for thousands of motorists. Yes I have been speaking
:06:24. > :06:25.to people and one man said it took two and a half hours to get from
:06:26. > :06:31.Liverpool to Manchester this morning which something is up. We have
:06:32. > :06:35.pictures of the scene at 9am this morning where it is virtually at
:06:36. > :06:39.hand still `` standstill. It is much heavier than normal and it meant a
:06:40. > :06:44.very busy morning for those in charge of bringing the information
:06:45. > :06:47.to people across the region. The closure extended into the morning
:06:48. > :06:52.rush hour and there were stories of it taking two and a half hours for
:06:53. > :06:57.people to get to work and we saw that journeys were taking double
:06:58. > :07:03.what they should have done. I spoke to some of the people caught up in
:07:04. > :07:08.the tailbacks this morning. I think it delayed us by about one hour
:07:09. > :07:13.Traffic was horrendous. We were stationary for at least half an
:07:14. > :07:16.hour. My daughter was taking photographs with a mobile phone to
:07:17. > :07:22.show her boss that it was really bad. She was running one hour late.
:07:23. > :07:28.That is what the motorists had to stay after a morning of congestion.
:07:29. > :07:36.Lancashire Police have confirmed an investigation is now underway by the
:07:37. > :07:39.Independent complaints commission. An investigation's been launched
:07:40. > :07:42.after the body of a woman was discovered following a house fire in
:07:43. > :07:46.Merseyside. Crews were called to Village Road in Wirral on Sunday.
:07:47. > :07:54.The victim was found after the blaze had been put out. It has since
:07:55. > :07:56.emerged that batteries from the smoke alarm had been removed. Both
:07:57. > :07:59.Merseyside Police and the Fire Service are investigating.
:08:00. > :08:01.The former Manchester City Youth player Courtney Meppen`Walter, from
:08:02. > :08:06.Greater Manchester, has joined Carlisle United on a two`week trial.
:08:07. > :08:09.The 19`year`old player was sentenced to 16 months in prison in February
:08:10. > :08:14.after a road traffic collision which led to the deaths of two people The
:08:15. > :08:21.defender's linked up with the League One side after being released from
:08:22. > :08:24.jail. A scrutiny panel to oversee the
:08:25. > :08:29.progress of the new enquiries into the Hillsborough disaster has been
:08:30. > :08:32.announced. Members will have access to material and information that
:08:33. > :08:36.were gathered by previous investigations. They will have the
:08:37. > :08:41.power to publicly voice any concerns that they have about those two
:08:42. > :08:45.enquiries. For more than a decade, it has been
:08:46. > :08:48.a memorial to seven fishermen who lost their lives off the Isle of
:08:49. > :08:51.Man. But today the process of scrapping the scallop dredger The
:08:52. > :08:55.Solway Harvester began. The families of the Scottish crew were told their
:08:56. > :08:58.deaths in 2000 were a tragic accident. And, although the vessel
:08:59. > :09:06.has been kept for ongoing legal action, it's been decided it is no
:09:07. > :09:09.longer needed. This rusting wreck in Douglas
:09:10. > :09:15.Harbour is a chilling reminder of one of Britain's's worst wishing
:09:16. > :09:18.tragedies. Seven fishermen from neighbouring Scottish villages are
:09:19. > :09:24.now believed to have drowned after the wreck of their trawler, the
:09:25. > :09:28.Solway Harvester, was found... The entire crew lost their lives,
:09:29. > :09:31.claimed by the very season which they made their living. Rescuers
:09:32. > :09:36.searching for seven missing fishermen believe they have located
:09:37. > :09:40.the wreckage of their boat. The isle of man kept their promise to the
:09:41. > :09:44.families by recovering and keeping the Solway Harvester, due to the
:09:45. > :09:55.possibility of continuing legal action. The captain was involved in
:09:56. > :09:59.salvaging the wreck and his job now is to scrap it. There needs to be
:10:00. > :10:01.closure because this has been a very sad and macabre recite in the
:10:02. > :10:06.harbour for 13 years. It is always a reminder of the tragedy that
:10:07. > :10:10.occurred. The move is reckoned `` the move is welcomed by the public.
:10:11. > :10:14.I do not think it is nice for any fishermen for this to be the last
:10:15. > :10:18.place that people say. I would prefer it to go back to where it was
:10:19. > :10:22.bound and left at the bottom of the sea but it should be removed. It is
:10:23. > :10:26.a good idea, it is long past time it was done. The scrapping of the
:10:27. > :10:30.Solway Harvester will be done as quickly and as sensitively as
:10:31. > :10:37.possible. It is just a closure for the Isle of Man and also for the
:10:38. > :10:39.families of the deceased. The opportunity and the time has come
:10:40. > :10:44.and we believe it is appropriate `` we believe it is appropriate to move
:10:45. > :10:47.on. The vessel is expected to be gone by the time of the 14th
:10:48. > :10:49.anniversary of the sinking in January.
:10:50. > :10:53.Cleveley's last market will close to make way for a new Poundland store.
:10:54. > :10:57.Traders had fought a public campaign to keep it open ` with support of
:10:58. > :11:01.the local MP. But today they moved stock out and dropped plans for a
:11:02. > :11:04.civil court action. It is the last of three markets to close in the
:11:05. > :11:07.town. Councillors in Blackpool will vote
:11:08. > :11:11.this evening on whether to close the organisation set up to promote the
:11:12. > :11:14.town. Marketing Blackpool, which is partly funded by the council, lost
:11:15. > :11:26.?375,000 on this year's Illuminations switch`on, after
:11:27. > :11:29.introducing a charge for tickets. When Kelly Griffin from Oldham was
:11:30. > :11:32.diagnosed with breast cancer her world fell apart. She feared the
:11:33. > :11:37.disease might rob her of seeing her three children grow up. But, two
:11:38. > :11:39.years on, Kelly is back at work and has even got married.
:11:40. > :11:42.Kelly is part of a clinical trial at Manchester's Christie Hospital. Her
:11:43. > :11:45.handprints, and those of other cancer survivors, are now being
:11:46. > :11:48.included in the design of a new research centre. And, as Abbie Jones
:11:49. > :11:56.reports, it's hoped treatment there will offer new hope to more patients
:11:57. > :11:59.like Kelly. Push nice and hard. Purple paint. One way to leave a
:12:00. > :12:02.lasting impression. Kelly Griffin's handprints will now be immortalised
:12:03. > :12:06.in the windows of Manchester's new cancer research centre. But she says
:12:07. > :12:09.the treatment, including a new trial drug, she received at the Christie
:12:10. > :12:18.hospital has left an equally positive mark on her life. I have
:12:19. > :12:22.had positive scan results. We have holidays and me and my husband both
:12:23. > :12:26.work and we are able to take our children to school so everything
:12:27. > :12:29.really continues as normal which is fantastic for us. Without new
:12:30. > :12:32.research into cancer, 10`year`old Amber Irvine's family say she might
:12:33. > :12:38.not be here today. Amber, from Ashton under Lyne, nearly died from
:12:39. > :12:47.leukaemia, but is now in the clear. It was a bit scary. I did not know
:12:48. > :12:50.what was going on but my mum and dad explained and then it was all right.
:12:51. > :12:53.Amber dug the first piece of ground for the new Manchester Cancer
:12:54. > :12:57.Research Centre which opens next year. Funded by Cancer Research UK,
:12:58. > :13:01.The University of Manchester and The Christie, it hopes to make more
:13:02. > :13:06.breakthroughs in treatment. We want to have more trials so patients will
:13:07. > :13:11.potentially benefit from potential new treatments. We want to really
:13:12. > :13:12.understand the disease in more detail.
:13:13. > :13:15.Lily Beswick was diagnosed with cancer just after her first
:13:16. > :13:20.birthday. She tragically died a year ago. But her mum Clair says advances
:13:21. > :13:27.in research still helped them. We had those nine months with her that
:13:28. > :13:30.probably 20 years ago without the research that has happened, we would
:13:31. > :13:34.not have had that. Kelly and her family are now slotting the pieces
:13:35. > :13:38.of their life back together. She hopes her story and the new centre
:13:39. > :13:45.will give others hope that they can do the same.
:13:46. > :13:48.It is a milestone day for the Christie and BBC Radio Manchester is
:13:49. > :13:52.raising money for them all year Still to come on North West Tonight:
:13:53. > :14:02.It's that time of year again, how you can help Children In Need.
:14:03. > :14:06.The children of today remember generations gone by as hundreds get
:14:07. > :14:21.together for an act of wartime remembrance. We will get straight
:14:22. > :14:24.with that story. Remembrance commemorations have taken place
:14:25. > :14:27.across the region today and hundreds of schoolchildren have been getting
:14:28. > :14:31.a stark reminder of the horrors of war. They've been taking part in an
:14:32. > :14:34.act of remembrance, based on a host of wartime events including the
:14:35. > :14:37.blitz, dam`busting and D`day. It's being performed to raise money for
:14:38. > :14:39.the Royal British Legion. Peter Marshall went along to see
:14:40. > :14:42.rehearsals. Don't let there be a gap! Keep it up.
:14:43. > :14:44.Lest we forget. A vivid reminder of history's horrors for today's
:14:45. > :14:49.schoolchildren. The rise of the Nazis, evacuation, sacrifice. All
:14:50. > :14:57.acted out by youngsters from a dozen Lancashire primary schools. If we do
:14:58. > :15:04.not learn about it then it could all start again and it is not very nice.
:15:05. > :15:09.People gave their lives for us and we are giving something back to
:15:10. > :15:13.them. Sometimes it makes you want to cry. If we remember how horrible it
:15:14. > :15:15.is that we will learn not to start another war in the future.
:15:16. > :15:19.The Forget`Me`Not act of remembrance has been created by head teacher
:15:20. > :15:27.Simon Wallis, based on memories from his own family. I have had tears
:15:28. > :15:30.rolling down my cheek at times because it strikes a chord because I
:15:31. > :15:35.am thinking about my family and people who are no longer with us.
:15:36. > :15:38.Its poignant and powerful. In the D`day reconstruction, children are
:15:39. > :15:46.given a number which decides if they survive or die, the lottery of life
:15:47. > :15:50.and death in war. There are limits of entertainment am from within the
:15:51. > :15:54.performance, there has to be to keep the children engaged, but above all
:15:55. > :16:03.it is about remembrance, reminding young and old about the true horrors
:16:04. > :16:05.of armed conflict. It ends with scores of
:16:06. > :16:12.schoolchildren creating that blood red symbol of remembrance, the
:16:13. > :16:15.poppy. Money raised by public performances earlier today and later
:16:16. > :16:29.tonight go to the Royal British Legion.
:16:30. > :16:32.The North West has long been one of the most generous regions when it
:16:33. > :16:37.comes to donating money to Children In Need and it is hoped that this
:16:38. > :16:39.year will be no different. Friday is expected to be bigger and better
:16:40. > :16:42.than ever. Expected to be?
:16:43. > :16:49.It will be! You are taking part of course.
:16:50. > :16:53.The venue for us this year is in Manchester. I will meet some heroes
:16:54. > :16:58.who have raised thousands of pounds over the years. What does the
:16:59. > :17:01.charity do with all of that money? Carol is integral to the campaign
:17:02. > :17:07.and you have some facts and figures for us.
:17:08. > :17:12.BBC Children In Need is one of two official BBC charities.
:17:13. > :17:23.BBC Children In Need is one of only two official BBC charities. We're
:17:24. > :17:28.consistently one of the most generous regions. Last year you gave
:17:29. > :17:32.more than ?2 million. Now while we give a lot, we get a lot back. The
:17:33. > :17:35.charity is currently funding 31 North West projects totalling ? 3
:17:36. > :17:38.million. Each year a board of volunteer trustees sift through the
:17:39. > :17:41.applications to decide which projects to fund. But there's never
:17:42. > :17:45.enough money to go round. Children In Need can only fund one in every
:17:46. > :17:47.three projects. And every penny you give goes towards helping children
:17:48. > :17:50.and young people. That's because Children In Need invests your
:17:51. > :17:54.donations and pays its running costs from interest it makes. Now, I've
:17:55. > :17:57.been to visit three projects this year The Boathouse, a youth project
:17:58. > :17:59.for children in a deprived area of Blackpool.
:18:00. > :18:02.Pulling Together, an arts project in Manchester which is creating a
:18:03. > :18:05.puppet show to raise awareness about forced marriage among young girls.
:18:06. > :18:07.And Oakleaf, a bereavement service for children in Liverpool. Your
:18:08. > :18:11.donations pay for specialist children's counsellor, Joan Brennan.
:18:12. > :18:14.She uses techniques such as play therapy to help youngsters and their
:18:15. > :18:25.families come to terms with loss and separation. She says the service is
:18:26. > :18:30.invaluable. First of all I would say an absolute thank you for the money
:18:31. > :18:34.that we have had so far to build this service. The service is very
:18:35. > :18:38.new and we are doing so much. We have a whole waiting list of
:18:39. > :18:43.children to come in here and see us, children and families and
:18:44. > :18:47.schools that have really desperate for our full service `` about are
:18:48. > :18:53.really desperate for our service. So, the big night is this Friday.
:18:54. > :18:56.Joining Roger will be the Children In Need choir, Hacker T Dog and
:18:57. > :18:59.Chris from CBBC and most importantly, our fundraisers.
:19:00. > :19:02.Roger, have you been airbrushed on that?
:19:03. > :19:07.I think it is an old photo! How old? There is some
:19:08. > :19:11.conversation, there are two things about going to work with no make up
:19:12. > :19:16.on all wearing your pyjamas to work. Can you get away with it? I
:19:17. > :19:22.would wear my pyjamas to work. I would love to be brave enough to go
:19:23. > :19:25.barefaced. Richard will be here He is here for the sport and he might
:19:26. > :19:30.wear our pyjamas if he is very lucky.
:19:31. > :19:37.It is shaping up to be one of the most exciting title races in years.
:19:38. > :19:40.Liverpool are just two points off the top after another convincing
:19:41. > :19:43.win, this time over Fulham, while Manchester United are also finding
:19:44. > :19:45.their feet after a huge win over leaders Arsenal.
:19:46. > :19:48.It was United's big names that made the difference in that game.
:19:49. > :19:51.Yes, Wayne Rooney and Robin Van Persie both drew praise from David
:19:52. > :19:54.Moyes after the 1`0 win. And they combined for the
:19:55. > :19:58.all`important goal as well. It was Rooney's corner that was met by the
:19:59. > :20:01.Dutchman midway through the first half, as United moved to within
:20:02. > :20:11.three points of Liverpool and five of The Gunners. We defended well.
:20:12. > :20:15.That was tough teams and Arsenal moved the ball really well. We
:20:16. > :20:19.defended well and created the better chances so I think we deserved the
:20:20. > :20:22.win. All good for United then, but a sorry Sunday for Manchester City.
:20:23. > :20:25.They really are having problems away from home this season. After
:20:26. > :20:28.surprise and costly defeats at the likes of Cardiff and Aston Villa
:20:29. > :20:32.already this season, it's now four points from 18 away for City, after
:20:33. > :20:34.this loss at lowly Sunderland. Manager Manuel Pellegrini has
:20:35. > :20:37.admitted he's concerned and says they must start winning if they re
:20:38. > :20:44.to retain their Premier League title hopes.
:20:45. > :20:47.One of our most inspirational sporting figures passed away at the
:20:48. > :20:51.weekend. Steve Prescott, who played for the likes of St Helens and Hull
:20:52. > :20:54.FC, raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity despite being
:20:55. > :20:58.diagnosed with terminal cancer seven years ago. Since then Steve has
:20:59. > :21:00.driven himself to run marathons row across the Channel and take on
:21:01. > :21:08.countless other physical challenges. A man to be truly admired.
:21:09. > :21:14.An inspirational figure who battles to the end. Few people have touched
:21:15. > :21:18.as many lives as Steve Prescott As a rugby player he did have equals
:21:19. > :21:25.and I think it is safe to say that everybody knew him as a person, he
:21:26. > :21:28.did not have an equal and never will. Messages and tributes have
:21:29. > :21:32.flooded in and a book of condolence has been opened. He was such an
:21:33. > :21:38.inspiration, truly wonderful human being. The man did not know when to
:21:39. > :21:45.say no. He never stopped, he was fantastic. He will not be forgotten
:21:46. > :21:50.in this town, that is for certain. Steve, Saint Helen 's double `` St
:21:51. > :21:55.Helens born and bred, made his name with his home club and this was his
:21:56. > :21:59.finest hour scoring two tries to lift the challenge cup. He did not
:22:00. > :22:03.just inspired a rugby league community, he inspired everyone
:22:04. > :22:08.Typically he often spoke about what others had done for him. This was
:22:09. > :22:13.him after a charity match. The rugby league community has got together
:22:14. > :22:17.and it is fantastic. Despite his condition he ran marathons, climbed
:22:18. > :22:23.mountains and swam across rivers to raise more than ?500,000, much of it
:22:24. > :22:28.for cancer research in Manchester. He took his challengers on
:22:29. > :22:31.headfirst. He led them from the front and I took pleasure on being
:22:32. > :22:36.with him on many of the challenges and he was always there, no matter
:22:37. > :22:39.how poorly he was. You could not keep count of the charities and the
:22:40. > :22:43.things he was doing. I would pick up the paper up and he would be
:22:44. > :22:48.climbing something or rowing something and I just could not
:22:49. > :22:52.believe it. More than inspirational, `` more than inspirational, probably
:22:53. > :22:58.mostly `` the most exceptional person I have ever met. Steve
:22:59. > :23:01.insisted after he died at his foundation would carry on and
:23:02. > :23:07.continue raising money. A true man of steel.
:23:08. > :23:12.He really was a tremendous fellow and I could have picked any number
:23:13. > :23:16.of examples to illustrate how far he went to raise money. In 2012 is he
:23:17. > :23:19.started a tremendous fellow and I could have picked any number of
:23:20. > :23:21.examples to illustrate how far he went to raise money. In 2012 is he
:23:22. > :23:24.started challenging Harle and ran across the Humber Bridge and swam
:23:25. > :23:28.part of the Humber estuary and then cycled to Liverpool. He swam the
:23:29. > :23:35.mercy, he got out and ran to witness and then the next day he got in a
:23:36. > :23:39.canoe for 27 miles to Old Trafford and he delivered the match ball
:23:40. > :23:42.A real man of steel, you are absolutely right.
:23:43. > :23:45.If you watch Strictly Come Dancing, you'll know our very own Dave Myers
:23:46. > :23:48.was voted off this weekend. The Hairy Biker from Barrow failed to
:23:49. > :23:51.impress with his tango which was described as stompy. But he's
:23:52. > :23:55.certainly been one of the most entertaining contestants on the
:23:56. > :24:02.show. Afterwards he said it had been a spectacular privilege to take
:24:03. > :24:05.part. Judy Hobson reports. Their dance was described as a
:24:06. > :24:14.little rough around the edges but Dave Myers definitely deserved full
:24:15. > :24:19.marks for entertainment. Let me tell you, you are unforgettable,
:24:20. > :24:23.unpredictable and for me you are on Mr. But his dancing was not
:24:24. > :24:28.unmissable. He was the sixth celebrity to be
:24:29. > :24:34.voted off this series. US jumping around like a beast of burden,
:24:35. > :24:37.dragging that poor girl. It is like John Sergeant all over again. And
:24:38. > :24:43.although disappointed, he said he'd had the time of his life. It has
:24:44. > :24:48.been like being part of the best party ever. There is a strictly
:24:49. > :24:51.family. People ask if it is really competitive but the early person you
:24:52. > :24:55.really compete with it yourself My only thoughts were moving my feet
:24:56. > :25:03.one in front of the other. There are two things we really love
:25:04. > :25:07.in this world, biking and baking. He is best`known as a hairy biker
:25:08. > :25:12.but his roots remain firmly his hometown of Barrow. We have got a
:25:13. > :25:19.dance Academy and a lovely theatre and I am looking forward to going
:25:20. > :25:23.back there tomorrow. I am a middle`aged man with two left feet
:25:24. > :25:28.and I got halfway through Strictly Come Dancing and my last dance was
:25:29. > :25:35.my best dance. I thought it was all right. If you are a fan, can see
:25:36. > :25:37.more of his stomping steps on the Stricly Chrsitmas Special, although
:25:38. > :25:40.he insists his dances arent supposed to be funny, they just come out that
:25:41. > :25:43.way. He gave hope to dad dances like me
:25:44. > :25:49.everywhere! Well done. Today was a completely
:25:50. > :25:55.different day to yesterday. Yesterday there was plenty of
:25:56. > :25:59.sunshine but it has been very disappointing today. Cloudy with a
:26:00. > :26:05.lot of rain on and off all day. In the next few days you can see the
:26:06. > :26:10.warm air is just starting to flow away so it will be chilly for the
:26:11. > :26:15.next few days. We go from 13 degrees today down to 10 degrees tomorrow
:26:16. > :26:20.and for the rest of the week we keep the temperature is in single
:26:21. > :26:27.figures. Tonight plenty of cloud around. Look at this, the rain will
:26:28. > :26:32.ease the way and it will be drier by dawn. We hang onto clear skies and
:26:33. > :26:36.it will be murky by dawn and temperatures could fall to two or
:26:37. > :26:41.three degrees. Cumbria will be the coldest place to be by dawn.
:26:42. > :26:45.Tomorrow, what a difference a day makes, conditions will be better. It
:26:46. > :26:49.will be drier and brighter from the word go. We hang onto clear skies
:26:50. > :26:55.first thing with sunshine through the morning. It will be a breezy
:26:56. > :26:59.day. Chile despite the sunshine Hardly any rain around tomorrow
:27:00. > :27:05.Look at these temperatures. They will be in single figures in parts
:27:06. > :27:10.of Lancashire. Over the next couple of days there is plenty of clouds to
:27:11. > :27:14.come as we head into Wednesday. Look at this. A lot of cloud. The
:27:15. > :27:19.temperatures will just about stay in double figures and from Wednesday
:27:20. > :27:23.into Thursday we expect rain and a weather front so it will be colder
:27:24. > :27:29.again by Thursday. It is all up and down, isn't it
:27:30. > :27:34.Thank you very much. The excitement of Children In Need
:27:35. > :27:44.is building already. The one show is live in Bolton after
:27:45. > :27:45.this with a rickshaw challenge. We are wearing pyjamas?
:27:46. > :27:47.Hope so.