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:00:10. > :00:12.Good evening. Welcome to North West Tonight with Roger Johnson and

:00:13. > :00:16.Annabel Tiffin. Our top story: High winds and heavy

:00:17. > :00:22.seas. But the region breathes a sigh of relief ` as storm damage is less

:00:23. > :00:26.than feared. I am on Walney Island, where

:00:27. > :00:31.residents have been campaigning for flood defences for the last eight

:00:32. > :00:34.years. We'll have the latest on how the

:00:35. > :00:37.weather has hit the region, and what more is to come.

:00:38. > :00:40.Also tonight: The BNP leader Nick Griffin vows being declared bankrupt

:00:41. > :00:41.won't make him default on his political ambitions.

:00:42. > :00:43.The long walk to the big screen. political ambitions.

:00:44. > :00:45.The long walk to the big screen We The long walk to the big screen. We

:00:46. > :00:53.hear from the local director who made the blockbuster movie on

:00:54. > :00:57.Mandela. Mandela is so inspiring on all sorts

:00:58. > :01:00.of levels, but just meeting him in person was a day that I will never,

:01:01. > :01:03.ever forget. And the ultimate make over. How your

:01:04. > :01:21.generosity helped a disabled boy after thieves set fire to his

:01:22. > :01:32.sensory room. We will bring you a round`up of the

:01:33. > :01:36.weather problems shortly. But first, the North West MEP and leader of the

:01:37. > :01:39.British National Party, Nick Griffin, has been declared bankrupt.

:01:40. > :01:42.But he insists he won't stand down and he says he will run for

:01:43. > :01:48.re`election in May. But another North West MEP has urged him to go.

:01:49. > :01:51.Mark Edwardson has more. Nick Griffin has been one of the

:01:52. > :01:54.region's eight MEPs since 2009. His bankruptcy order is to do with

:01:55. > :01:57.unpaid solicitors' costs and fees of about ?120,000. It was imposed

:01:58. > :02:01.during a hearing at Welshpool County Court yesterday, the one nearest to

:02:02. > :02:04.his home. It doesn't necessarily bar a person from seeking political

:02:05. > :02:09.office or serving as an elected representative. Mr Griffin tweeted

:02:10. > :02:13.about it today, saying, "Being bankrupt does not prevent me being

:02:14. > :02:18.or standing as an MEP. It does free me from financial worries. A good

:02:19. > :02:28.day!" Another North West MEP is Chris Davies, who was puzzled Mr

:02:29. > :02:32.Griffin ever found himself bankrupt. He was elected as one of two British

:02:33. > :02:38.National Party MEPs but they are now split into two different parties. He

:02:39. > :02:43.was elected on an anti`immigration platform at that has been taken over

:02:44. > :02:52.wholesale by UKIP. What has he achieved? Come on, neck, the party

:02:53. > :02:55.is over. We did ask Nick Griffin for an

:02:56. > :02:58.interview. He declined saying he intends to stand for re`election in

:02:59. > :03:01.May. But he couldn't speak to us because he had a "prearranged

:03:02. > :03:05.election campaign meeting" and said he could "see no reason to change my

:03:06. > :03:08.plans to help the institutionally anti`white BBC produce a piece of

:03:09. > :03:11.news." And what of the party? Well, again on Twitter, Nick Griffin has

:03:12. > :03:14.sought to reassure supporters that while his own personal finances may

:03:15. > :03:18.be in disarray, everything is rosy for the BNP. He said,"Party funds

:03:19. > :03:22.are not affected in any way. Our campaign in May will be our most

:03:23. > :03:25.professional yet and I will be lead candidate in the North West." Mr

:03:26. > :03:28.Griffin also says he is turning the experience of bankruptcy to the

:03:29. > :03:37.benefit of what he describes as hard`up constituents. He's producing

:03:38. > :03:43.a booklet on dealing with debt. Three years after the murder of a

:03:44. > :03:48.In other news, Leighton Hospital in Crewe has had an outbreak of the

:03:49. > :03:51.winter vomiting bug, norovirus. Visiting restrictions have been put

:03:52. > :03:53.in place on two wards. Visitors are being asked to consider postponing

:03:54. > :03:57.their visit. Three years after the murder of a

:03:58. > :03:59.man from Liverpool, detectives are appealing for fresh information

:04:00. > :04:02.20`year`old Eddie Pybis was shot while in the passenger seat of a

:04:03. > :04:05.silver Volvo that was travelling along Utting Avenue in Anfield.

:04:06. > :04:10.Eight men were arrested but no`one has been charged.

:04:11. > :04:15.They may be protecting somebody that they no longer hold allegiances to.

:04:16. > :04:18.I appeal to those people to come forward and provide that information

:04:19. > :04:19.and then we can bring the right people to justice and provide

:04:20. > :04:22.closure for the family. Manchester has shown far stronger

:04:23. > :04:26.house`price growth than anywhere else in the country, according to

:04:27. > :04:29.the Nationwide. The cost of a home in the city rose by 21% last year.

:04:30. > :04:40.That's compared to an average increase of around 8.5%.

:04:41. > :04:43.Strong winds and high tides combined today to overwhelm stretches of the

:04:44. > :04:47.North West coastline. Homes and businesses were flooded on the Isle

:04:48. > :04:50.of Man. Elsewhere roads were closed and rail services cancelled.

:04:51. > :04:53.There are still flood warnings in force, particularly along the

:04:54. > :05:10.Lancashire coast, but the damage has not been as bad as many had feared.

:05:11. > :05:15.One of the worst affected areas was Walney Island in Cumbria.

:05:16. > :05:19.Residents at this caravan park are braced themselves for the strong

:05:20. > :05:21.winds. But they were worried that the only thing separating their

:05:22. > :05:27.homes from the sea was this garden wall. I have not seen it come over

:05:28. > :05:36.the wall before, this is requited difficult day for us. `` really

:05:37. > :05:40.quite a difficult day. You can see how high the water is that moment

:05:41. > :05:44.and the wind is really picking up. But look how close it as two

:05:45. > :05:58.people's homes. It is not quite high tide yet, but you can see it coming.

:05:59. > :06:04.This road was intact before we arrived, an hour later it had

:06:05. > :06:11.crumbled. The coastline here has been retreating at a rate of 0.4

:06:12. > :06:14.metres per year. Residents to have been campaigning for sea defences

:06:15. > :06:17.for eight years. They will finally get them next month but today they

:06:18. > :06:26.will just have to cross their fingers. I am terrified, I am really

:06:27. > :06:31.frightened, because the sea is a strong thing and if the wall goes

:06:32. > :06:36.then it will be up. All we have got left is the wall. The fire brigade

:06:37. > :06:40.was called to pump water out and then the police arrived. They are

:06:41. > :06:45.offering people the option to move and they have a minibus offering to

:06:46. > :06:50.transport people who do not have transport. But most stayed put as

:06:51. > :06:56.they have done over the last eight years. Within not to be here talking

:06:57. > :06:59.to you if we thought that the coastal defences would get finished.

:07:00. > :07:04.We would have gone away a long time ago. Residents hope that that is the

:07:05. > :07:15.last of the bad weather for at least a few more weeks.

:07:16. > :07:16.Our chief reporter will be rounding up more news from around the region

:07:17. > :07:27.later. There is more to come though. There is definitely more to come.

:07:28. > :07:34.High tides were exceptionally higher than we thought today. The winds

:07:35. > :07:37.were not quite as strong so we went to 32 flood warnings at lunchtime.

:07:38. > :07:42.We are now down to eight flood warnings but we're not quite out of

:07:43. > :07:46.the woods yet. We are expecting snow tomorrow and rain on Sunday. I will

:07:47. > :07:57.bring you a full forecast at the end of the programme.

:07:58. > :08:02.Cumbria was not the only place affected.

:08:03. > :08:08.We will be rounding that up with Dave Guest. Quite badly affected on

:08:09. > :08:17.the Isle of Man today as well. We will hear from him later. But still

:08:18. > :08:31.to come: They may be the the only... Lowest ranked `` the lowest

:08:32. > :08:50.ranked team left in the cup, but find out how Macclesfield think they

:08:51. > :08:53.will fear. Film director Justin Chadwick has

:08:54. > :08:55.met Nelson Mandela and Barack Obama, both of whom he describes as

:08:56. > :08:59."'inspirational". But he reserves special praise for a

:09:00. > :09:00.group of people in Bolton, whose names you've probably never heard

:09:01. > :09:04.of. Justin is the man behind Mandela:

:09:05. > :09:08.Long Walk to Freedom, which opens in cinemas today. But he made his first

:09:09. > :09:09.faltering steps into drama as an amateur at the Bolton Little

:09:10. > :09:11.Theatre. Stuart Flinders reports.

:09:12. > :09:15.I have beautiful children and a beautiful wife. It is likely to be

:09:16. > :09:19.one of the films of the year. The story of Mandela's Long Walk to

:09:20. > :09:22.Freedom as told by a man, whose own journey began here in the North

:09:23. > :09:26.West. The man Justin Chadwick says inspired him to see his future in

:09:27. > :09:35.drama, a retired fireman, who ran an amateur youth drama group in Bolton.

:09:36. > :09:37.I remember this small boy who turned up with fire in his eyes and

:09:38. > :09:57.passion. He did have a presence. He passion. He did have a presence He

:09:58. > :10:01.made his presence felt, certainly in the play Kes. He made a deep

:10:02. > :10:05.impression. I knew end of the videos knew that there was a future for

:10:06. > :10:08.this man. In On Golden Pond, Justin Chadwick appeared opposite one of

:10:09. > :10:13.the Little Theatre's old hands and stole the scene. Stuart

:10:14. > :10:23.unfortunately he had several slips and just got him out of the mire on

:10:24. > :10:31.many occasions. He was just very quietly confident. A natural. You

:10:32. > :10:36.will go and see the film, of course. Will you be able to resist turning

:10:37. > :10:40.to the person next to you and saying, I was there at the

:10:41. > :10:44.beginning? You'll mark I will quietly sit there and revel in his

:10:45. > :10:48.production, knowing full well that may be a little piece of it could be

:10:49. > :11:04.attributed to me. It is wonderful what he has done, I think.

:11:05. > :11:11.Earlier I spoke to Justin and asked him what it had been like to meet

:11:12. > :11:19.Nelson Mandela. I met him right before his 90 first birthday. ``

:11:20. > :11:24.91st birthday. What an inspiring man. To have that compassion and

:11:25. > :11:28.forgiveness. He is so inspiring on so many levels, but just meeting him

:11:29. > :11:37.personally, it is a David Howell never forget. `` a day that I will

:11:38. > :11:42.never forget. Sadly he did not live to actually see the film itself. And

:11:43. > :11:45.to actually see the film itself And he was not well enough to see a

:11:46. > :11:50.screening that I know that he should over there. Do you think that he

:11:51. > :11:55.would have felt that you did him proud? Winnie Mandela and his

:11:56. > :11:59.daughters all talk about the authenticity of the film and her

:12:00. > :12:03.traitors to his legacy and how important the film as to his legacy.

:12:04. > :12:09.On the day after he passed away I'd met with the daughters and they said

:12:10. > :12:14.that the film is very important to their father and very true to their

:12:15. > :12:26.father. That means everything to me as a film`maker. UI Nelson Mandela.

:12:27. > :12:35.We have to talk a little bit about your roots. You are from Salford.

:12:36. > :12:45.You started at the Bolton Little Theatre. A teacher had said to me,

:12:46. > :12:52.you have to channel your energy and go and join a youth group. So I went

:12:53. > :12:56.down to the theatre, which was behind the bus station. And was this

:12:57. > :13:01.man there, Tom Campbell, who was a fireman, and he basically, with all

:13:02. > :13:06.of these other kids that came from all over the North West, was so

:13:07. > :13:10.inspiring. It was not a stage school, it was about telling

:13:11. > :13:19.stories, about not acting, about being real, being true, and that led

:13:20. > :13:25.to my career and I owe a lot to Tom and Little Theatre. We know that

:13:26. > :13:28.they are very proud of yourself. Thank you very much for speaking to

:13:29. > :13:34.us today. A really nice guy. What an amazing

:13:35. > :13:40.journey to have taken. All the way from Bolton to meeting

:13:41. > :13:44.Nelson Mandela. It must be odds`on that it will get Oscar nominations

:13:45. > :13:48.by the score, given the timing. I really want to see it.

:13:49. > :13:56.Let us return to what would have been our top story, the weather

:13:57. > :14:00.problems. Cumbria and the West Coast took a

:14:01. > :14:07.battering. Roads were closed and real services were disrupted.

:14:08. > :14:13.They were cleaning up in Ramsey on the Isle of Man this afternoon after

:14:14. > :14:15.strong winds and high tides combined to swamp seaside properties. We

:14:16. > :14:25.removed all the stock and kept sleeping. We managed to contain it

:14:26. > :14:29.`` kept sweeping. One minute we were thinking, it might happen, it may

:14:30. > :14:35.not. Then we looked round the corner and we could see the water coming

:14:36. > :14:41.in. Firefighters on the island said that they had helped with 20 calls

:14:42. > :14:46.from people who's properties had been affected. Elsewhere they had

:14:47. > :14:54.been prepared from early on for the storm. This is Lancaster, these

:14:55. > :14:57.barriers are designed to prevent water seeping into quayside

:14:58. > :15:29.properties. The wall of the West Coast is on alert for...

:15:30. > :15:37.Several years ago it was commonplace for seafront properties to flood.

:15:38. > :15:43.Today though that has not happened. It has been breached in some places,

:15:44. > :15:46.a lot of debris has come over, but it has held the seat back pretty

:15:47. > :15:52.well. We have been fortunate, there have been a lot of high tides, but

:15:53. > :15:55.we have not had the high winds that were predicted. That has made the

:15:56. > :16:00.situation much better than we thought. Perhaps not as bad as they

:16:01. > :16:04.fought but still bad enough to cause some disruption. At this railway

:16:05. > :16:12.station the track was completely submerged. And the Road linking

:16:13. > :16:20.Barrow to Walney Island did not fare much better. In Chester the River

:16:21. > :16:27.Dee overflowed its banks, swamping this playground. Thankfully

:16:28. > :16:37.riverside properties were speared. `` spared. Elsewhere across the

:16:38. > :16:40.region, our viewers captured the impact of the high tides and strong

:16:41. > :16:44.winds on various parts of the North West Coast. Fortunately though it

:16:45. > :16:54.seems that our region escaped relatively lately during the first

:16:55. > :16:57.storm of 2014. Fantastic victories. Thank you to

:16:58. > :17:05.everybody who sent them on. Thank you very much. Eno will be here to

:17:06. > :17:13.let us know, we believe there are more storms coming on Sunday.

:17:14. > :17:15.Sport now, and Stuart's here. It's FA Cup third`round weekend,

:17:16. > :17:19.traditionally a highlight of the football calender but some are now

:17:20. > :17:22.saying the competition has lost some sparkle Well, I don't think fans of

:17:23. > :17:25.Cup`holders Wigan Athletic would agree with that, but, yes, Paul

:17:26. > :17:28.Lambert, the Aston Villa manager, believes some Premier League teams

:17:29. > :17:32.can do without the competition and that it's actually a hindrance. That

:17:33. > :17:35.certainly isn't the case for Macclesfield Town, the lowest ranked

:17:36. > :17:39.team left in the Cup. They need it more than probably anyone else as

:17:40. > :17:42.they battle to stay in business with debts of half a million pounds.

:17:43. > :17:46.Tomorrow a sold`out Moss Rose will welcome Sheffield Wednesday and club

:17:47. > :17:55.bosses say victory could save the club. There are those who think the

:17:56. > :18:06.sun has set on the FA Cup's glory years...but here they're grateful

:18:07. > :18:14.for the grand old competition. The FA Cup is keeping this club alive.

:18:15. > :18:19.They maybe have ?1 million in debt, that is not an insignificant amount

:18:20. > :18:23.of money, but we still have creditors to pay from last season.

:18:24. > :18:29.Is the FA Cup keeping you going as a club? It is, yes. Macclesfield's run

:18:30. > :18:32.to the fourth round last year earned them around ?300,000. This year

:18:33. > :18:35.they've already netted up to ?100,000. The dream would be to beat

:18:36. > :18:39.Sheffield Wednesday and draw a Premier League giant which could

:18:40. > :18:42.bring in as much as ?1 million. It has been so important, we just hope

:18:43. > :18:46.that tomorrow we can get a result because, again, it means being able

:18:47. > :18:50.to survive for the rest of. That survival fight has been helped by

:18:51. > :18:57.nurse Zoe. The fan and fundraiser has been doing her bit to keep her

:18:58. > :19:01.club alive. I shaved my head a couple of years ago, as well as

:19:02. > :19:06.being a season ticket holder and having shares in the club. What else

:19:07. > :19:13.could I do? I have written a book on district nursing, every copy of that

:19:14. > :19:15.I sell, ?2 go to the fund. Being an FA Cup at the moment is the only

:19:16. > :19:18.thing that is saving us. And it's thing that is saving us. And it's

:19:19. > :19:22.the goals from Scott Boden that have saved Macclesfield so far in this

:19:23. > :19:28.Cup run. The Sheffield United fan's scored in every round. Three goals,

:19:29. > :19:31.yes. It should be tasty. Macclesfield already have a taste

:19:32. > :19:45.for FA Cup glory another victory could move them closer to the

:19:46. > :19:49.ultimate goal ` saving this club. And it's not just in Macclesfield

:19:50. > :19:52.where they're hoping for an FA Cup upset. Spotland will host its

:19:53. > :19:55.biggest crowd of the season when Rochdale welcome Leeds United. There

:19:56. > :19:57.are 44 places between League Two Dale and their Championship

:19:58. > :20:00.opponents, but don't discount the underdogs' chances. It is going to

:20:01. > :20:05.be a difficult task but it is in no way impossible. We will probably be

:20:06. > :20:12.at her very, very best. `` our very best. We are capable of doing it, we

:20:13. > :20:17.have played some marvellous football this season and I do not think we

:20:18. > :20:19.need to go into the aim with fear. Rochdale's neighbours Oldham renew

:20:20. > :20:22.old rivalries on Sunday when they travel to Anfield to take on

:20:23. > :20:25.Liverpool for the third successive season. So are the Latics defenders

:20:26. > :20:36.having sleepless nights over facing super`striker Luis Suarez? It is

:20:37. > :20:39.brilliant for these lads, they are young enough and why should they not

:20:40. > :20:44.go to the premiership one day? At the moment Luis Suarez is on fire.

:20:45. > :20:48.Meanwhile Suarez's boss Brendan Rodgers is in hot water ahead of

:20:49. > :20:52.Sunday's game. An hour ago he was charged by the FA over comments he

:20:53. > :20:55.made about referee Lee Mason after the defeat at Manchester City on

:20:56. > :20:59.Boxing Day. In total, there are 13 North West clubs in Cup action this

:21:00. > :21:04.weekend, keep up across all of it on both Saturday and Sunday on your BBC

:21:05. > :21:07.local radio station. Manchester United manager David Moyes has other

:21:08. > :21:11.things to worry about as well as the FA Cup. He's embroiled in the debate

:21:12. > :21:14.over diving. Yes, along with players from a number of clubs, United's

:21:15. > :21:17.Ashley Young and Adnan Januzaj have been accused of that dreaded word

:21:18. > :21:25."simulation" this season and the manager has reiterated his solution

:21:26. > :21:28.today. 24 hours after one of the club's fanzines, Red Issue, cold on

:21:29. > :21:37.the manager to sort the problem he's put forward the idea of using

:21:38. > :21:41.video evidence against perpetrators. I do not think that we will go down

:21:42. > :21:46.the route of video technology. I have always thought that simulations

:21:47. > :21:49.it certainly the one that they should be allowed to view, but I

:21:50. > :21:53.would not want videos, really, to come into the game.

:21:54. > :22:00.Diving is also on the mind of Everton's Roberto Martinez. It's an

:22:01. > :22:03.issue which is one of the game's big talking points this season and the

:22:04. > :22:06.Goodison Park manager think it's a by`product of bringing so many

:22:07. > :22:15.players from overseas into the Premier League. I'll was felt

:22:16. > :22:18.extremely proud of the British game compared to other leagues around

:22:19. > :22:24.Europe that we do not have that in our culture, of trying to buy the

:22:25. > :22:28.seasons. Unfortunately it has been happening and we have been a mixture

:22:29. > :22:41.of cultures and asked who seasons and we are going to `` we're going

:22:42. > :22:44.to be saying that. On Christmas Day a family from

:22:45. > :22:48.Manchester were hoping to give their severely disabled son a very special

:22:49. > :22:51.present. But it wasn't to be. Fiona and Wesley Ratcliffe had

:22:52. > :22:54.converted a shed into a special sensory room. But on Christmas

:22:55. > :23:04.morning thieves broke in, stealing equipment and setting it alight.

:23:05. > :23:07.Well, many of you got in touch with us to see how you could help to give

:23:08. > :23:15.Harvey a belated Christmas present. Elaine Dunkley reports.

:23:16. > :23:20.Christmas Day was ruined for Harvey and his family. This is what was

:23:21. > :23:30.left of his special sensory shed. The only comfort was Harvey's two

:23:31. > :23:33.guinea pigs survived. Everyone was expecting the moment and they just

:23:34. > :23:37.never got it. It would be spoilt Christmas day. But all was not lost.

:23:38. > :23:53.So it's new`found friends to the rescue. Local neighbours and

:23:54. > :23:57.businesses decided to help out. Shelley put that year in the corner?

:23:58. > :24:00.Myth that one up a bit. Whilst Harvey and his family have been away

:24:01. > :24:10.on holiday, everyone here has been busy. Even the guinea pigs have a

:24:11. > :24:13.new home. I thought, they have had their Christmas ruined now and let a

:24:14. > :24:15.surprise them. This will be a massive surprise. We love Christmas,

:24:16. > :24:18.really. Everyone has helped out, massive surprise. We love Christmas,

:24:19. > :24:20.really. Everyone has helped out we really. Everyone has helped out, we

:24:21. > :24:25.used our resources and tried to dismantle back on their face. We

:24:26. > :24:28.battled the weather, got wet most days. It was one of those situations

:24:29. > :24:37.where it tugged at our heartstrings straightway. We have five more

:24:38. > :24:46.minutes. Three, for... And with just minutes to spare, the surprise

:24:47. > :24:48.everyone has been waiting for. Harvey has Phelan`McDermid Syndrome,

:24:49. > :24:53.which means he's aware of little around him but loves light colour

:24:54. > :25:04.and sound. Finally he'll be able to enjoy the perfect Christmas present.

:25:05. > :25:09.He loves it. He absolutely loves it. Just his reaction, he is wandering

:25:10. > :25:12.about, he is making his noises. I cannot thank everybody enough for

:25:13. > :25:19.what they have done for my son. Elaine Dunkley, BBC North West

:25:20. > :25:22.Tonight. That is such a lovely end to what

:25:23. > :25:28.was on. Ray. Well done to everybody who helped

:25:29. > :25:31.out, it is such a heart`warming story.

:25:32. > :25:37.It was brilliant. Time for the weather. More about

:25:38. > :25:42.stuff installer. `` in the store.

:25:43. > :25:45.We saw tides over ten metres today which is exceptionally high. That

:25:46. > :25:51.could be record high tides for 2014. which is exceptionally high. That

:25:52. > :25:54.could be record high tides for 014. could be record high tides for 2014.

:25:55. > :26:02.Unfortunately we sought in the week of 2014. But the winds were not as

:26:03. > :26:04.high as predicted. 63 mph on the Isle of Man. Having said that we

:26:05. > :26:07.still have the yellow weather warning in force from the Met

:26:08. > :26:17.Office, which is valid until mid`eyed. It is still blowing a gale

:26:18. > :26:25.in Cumbria `` until midnight. We could see some clear spells, perhaps

:26:26. > :26:30.a touch of frost and maybe some foggy patches as well. Temperatures

:26:31. > :26:35.will fall to three or four Celsius. A different type of weather warning

:26:36. > :26:38.tomorrow, this is for snow. But we are only talking about snow on high

:26:39. > :26:43.ground. We start off on a cloudy note tomorrow. We will see the rain

:26:44. > :26:47.beginning to edging. It is less windy as well. The rain and sleet

:26:48. > :26:54.could be following Arsenal as you can see on high ground over the tops

:26:55. > :26:59.of the Pennines. `` falling as snow. It could be less windy but it will

:27:00. > :27:04.not be particularly warm, perhaps high temperatures of 67 Celsius. ``

:27:05. > :27:10.high temperatures of 67 Celsius `` six or seven Celsius. Wet and windy

:27:11. > :27:14.conditions, some more rain to come on Sunday. We could see some more

:27:15. > :27:20.flooding because we already had this saturated ground. At lunchtime we

:27:21. > :27:28.had 32 flood warnings, we are now down to eight. You might want to

:27:29. > :27:32.keep the number handy. BBC Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire

:27:33. > :27:37.and Cumbria will keep you updated about your local area.

:27:38. > :27:41.Take here if you're out and about in the bad weather at the weekend.

:27:42. > :27:44.It could be nastier again. Have a great weekend though, if you can.

:27:45. > :27:49.Thank you for watching. Goodbye