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all from us. Now we join our news teams where you

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Good evening. Welcome to North West Tonight.

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Once a Fusilier, always a Fusilier. Tributes to Lee Rigby as two men are

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convicted of his murder. His parents talk of their pain at his death and

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their pride in his service to the country.

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He died serving his country, doing what he believed in, is serving his

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country to preserve our way of life. Tonight we're live in Fusilier

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Rigby's hometown, Middleton, where an entire community feels a sense of

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loss. We'll be speaking to those who knew him.

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Also tonight, disappointment for BAE Systems workers in Lancashire as the

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United Arab Emirates pulls out of a deal for 60 Typhoon aircraft.

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And no smoke without fire ` why Preston's pub of the year has been

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told to stop burning wood in the city's smokeless zone.

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Fusilier Lee Rigby had dreamt of joining the army from the age of

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four. Growing up in Langley in Middleton, he was determined to join

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his local regiment. But last May, the father`of`one was singled out in

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a horrifying attack near his barracks in London, simply for being

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a soldier. He had survived a gruelling tour of Afganistan. But he

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was hacked to death on home soil by Michael Adebowale and Michael

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Adebolajo, who were today found guilty of his murder.

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Tonight, we'll be live from The Old Bailey in London with our reporter

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Dave Guest, and Roger is live in Middleton, the town where Lee Rigby

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grew up. Talk to people here in Middleton

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about Lee Rigby and they'll recall a young man full of life. A young man

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with a zest for life. A little boy who heard stories of his

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grandfather's time in the army, and whose mind was always made up that

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he too wanted to be a soldier. This was a community which came together

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on this very spot in the immediate aftermath of Lee Rigby's death in

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May. People for whom the horror of what happened to one of their own

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still appalls. Later in the programme, we'll hear from his

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friends, his former teachers, his army colleagues ` to whom he'll

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always be known as Riggers. And, always be known as Riggers. And,

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most poignantly of all, his family, whose loss is the greatest of all.

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Our chief reporter has been following today's developments.

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The place behind me is no stranger to the salacious, the sensational or

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the downright shocking. But the case which concluded today has been

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described as one of the most savage murder cases seen here in many a

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year. Lee Rigby, a lad from Langley who'd served Queen and country, was

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slain in a street a few miles from this spot.

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The case shocked the country at the time. The final moments of his life

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and his horrific death were replayed and revisited in graphic detail

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during the trial. At times, it all became too much for his family,

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who'd travelled down from Middleton to be here. Lee's mum Lyn said,

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after the verdicts, no amount of justice will bring Lee back. His

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wife Rebecca says they've lived through their toughest times. It's

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been especially tough for Lee's little boy Jack.

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Who can forget those heartbreaking images of him at Lee's funeral? In

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their statement, the family spoke of their determination to ensure Jack

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has a secure future. He served his country and we will

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now focus on building a future for his son Jack, making him as proud as

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`` of his father than we all are. He will be missed by all of his family

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and those who loved him. The murder of Lee Rigby caused

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widespread revulsion. As Stuart Flinders reports, it was a crime

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that was as senseless as it was shocking. He had survived a

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difficult tour of Afghanistan who left his colleagues dead. His family

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were relieved to have him back in the UK, but then this. A car was

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driven at him, and then it was described by a witness as a butcher

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attacking a piece of meat. Later, it was described commonly. `` calmly by

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the accused. He was a soldier that we spotted.

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The only reason that we have killed this man today is because Muslims

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are dying daily by these British soldiers.

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Michael Adebowale and Michael Adebolajo preached at passers`by

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whilst children work moved to safety. One woman confronted the

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killers, whilst another comforted the dying soldier.

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I heard someone say don't touch the body, so I lifted my head and my

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eyes met two hands, one carrying a revolver. He was carrying a knife.

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With no care for their own lives, the soldiers of Allah, according to

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them, confronted the police. They were immediately given first aid

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after being shot. During the trial, no remorse, no sense of the damage

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done that day in London. The murderers will have to wait

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until the New Year to find out what their punishment is. Prosecutors say

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that they will be pressing for the maximum penalty.

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The Crown Prosecution Service will be asking the court to find that

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this merger was motivated by terrorism, when the defendants come

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to be sentenced, said that all options under counterterrorism

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legislation are available to the judge.

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Meanwhile, the intelligence and security services are reviewing the

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circumstances of the's murder, in particular, white these men would

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more closely monitored, given that they were on the intelligence

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monitor. For now, Lee Rigby's family can rest assured that the men who

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murdered him have been brought to account.

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Lee was brought up just down the road from here. A life`long

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Manchester United fan, his family say he was a sports`mad teenager who

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was quiet but confident. You will hear from his uncle later, he said

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that you could never be angry with me for long, because he was always

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smiling `` with Lee Rigby. And also determined ` he was twice

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unsuccessful in joining the army, but didn't give up and got in third

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time around. He always kept in touch with home. He text did his mother

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the night before he died, calling her one in a million. He always

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found them from Afghanistan. His parents have been sharing their

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memories of their son with us. Lee died serving his country,

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serving his country to preserve our way of life and our freedom of

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speech and the opportunity to be able to walk the streets in this.

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That is what we believed in and that is what he believed he was doing in

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the Army. He was preserving our democracy and our country and all of

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the world, because he has been all over the world.

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Family meant the world to him. He made a lot of friends, treated them

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all like brothers. He always had a craving to do the Army. He was so

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determined. His grandad was always in the Army. He was so proud to be a

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Fusilier. I went into work and the screens

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that we have in work showed it on the TV in the canteen. I actually

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sat there and watched it, watched it all. I did not know. I tried Lee

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straightaway and I could not get hold of him. I thought to myself, it

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has to be Fusilier, because he has not phoned. `` it has got to be Lee.

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I went to sit and watch what they did to our Lee. I would not wish

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anyone, whoever they are, to go see the same thing. I don't think they

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should be able to come out and walk on the streets again.

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Lee Rigby's parents and there and everyone's thoughts are with them,

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particularly at this time of year as they prepare for Christmas without

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their son and for young Jack, Lee's two`year old son, who is without his

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father will stop Lee Rigby was a very popular young man.

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He played for all for the Middleton Boys, he went to the high school

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here. We have been speaking to some of his friends and a form each who

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told us that he was proud to serve as a soldier.

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When Lee Rigby became a drummer in the Army, he discovered a instrument

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he loved. He also met his best friend. He was a win's best man at

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his wedding, but Owen Farrell himself a pallbearer at his funeral.

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I used to speak to him about things. And to be able to speak to people

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about my feelings is a big thing. But the two were first and foremost

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soldiers, doing double duties on machine guns.

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We used to try and be better than each other. He used to remind me

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every day. Lee was always determined to be a

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soldier. He said his heart was to be a Fusilier. He trained for that

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career at this college in Rochdale. He knew what he wanted to do from

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day one. We ask them what they would like to do, and he said that he

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wanted to be a Fusilier and join the Army. He worked hard to be in.

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This biker was in the Army cadets with Lee. The two met in secondary

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school. After Lee's death, he arranged tribute bike rides to raise

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money. He was one of my heroes. We signed

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books of condolence and put in words for his family to read. But I wanted

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to keep his name going, so we organised these bike rides.

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Lee is a Fusilier remembered around the world, but it is amongst his

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friends, family and neighbours that his loss is felt the most.

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It is the support of the people here in Middleton, across the country and

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around the world that has been a real source of strength to Lee's

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family in the months since his death. Our reporter has been talking

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to Lee's uncle, a local councillor in Middleton, about the strength

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that they have had in their hours of darkness, and what might be Lee s

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legacy. The community has been amazing.

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Fundraising events, there is a trust fund for the sisters. Obviously, the

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fund for the sisters. Obviously the first few days were very difficult.

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I was at the doorstep and it was nine o'clock night, probably on the

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second night after his death. A young army cadet, no older than ten

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years old, walked up to the door, saluted me, laid down flowers,

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saluted and walked away. Little things like that are the moving

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things, rather than the small `` the large events. The small events get

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to you. What has it been like in the past

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few months,

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