:00:00. > :00:07.Good evening. Welcome to North West Tonight, with Annabel Tiffin and
:00:08. > :00:11.Roger Johnson. Our top story. Accused of rape and kidnap. A court
:00:12. > :00:15.is told a Chester man attacked his victim just two days after being
:00:16. > :00:19.released from prison. It's claimed Peter Watton subjected the woman to
:00:20. > :00:21.a nine`hour ordeal. Also tonight.
:00:22. > :00:27.Police search an anti`fracking campsite after claims a flare was
:00:28. > :00:31.fired at the force helicopter. The former alcoholic Lancashire
:00:32. > :00:33.woman who's dog chewed off part of her face. She says it saved her
:00:34. > :00:47.life. I am happy to be alive, I am happy
:00:48. > :00:52.to know I am going to live. And, the story of Sir Philip Craven,
:00:53. > :00:59.one of the most important people in the world of sport.
:01:00. > :01:04.A court has heard that a man kidnapped and raped a woman just two
:01:05. > :01:07.days after being released from prison. Peter Watton was halfway
:01:08. > :01:10.through a six`year sentence for kidnap and robbery. Mr Watton, who's
:01:11. > :01:18.from Chester, denies 12 offences. What are the basic details of the
:01:19. > :01:33.alleged attack? Six tall and muscle`bound, that is
:01:34. > :01:39.how the prosecution described the man in the dock, he is 37 years old,
:01:40. > :01:44.Peter Watton, from Chester, and it is their case that in June last year
:01:45. > :01:49.he lay in wait for a lone female on a footpath not far from here, on the
:01:50. > :01:53.outskirts of Chester. His alleged victim was out jogging with her dog
:01:54. > :01:59.when he is said to have pushed her into bushes and, armed with a knife,
:02:00. > :02:04.subjected her to a nine`hour ordeal of sexual degradation. At the end of
:02:05. > :02:09.it, she broke free and ran to a house and raised the alarm. Peter
:02:10. > :02:14.Watton's case is there was no life and that this was a chance encounter
:02:15. > :02:17.followed by consensual sex over a much shorter period of time. He
:02:18. > :02:21.denies 12 charges, including rape and kidnap. This is said to have
:02:22. > :02:30.happened days after his release from prison. How was Peter Watton
:02:31. > :02:33.arrested? Just two days after he had been released from prison after
:02:34. > :02:38.serving half of a six`year sentence for kidnap and robbery. Another
:02:39. > :02:43.detail given to the jury about his past, in 1999, the admitted
:02:44. > :02:48.attempting financially to abduct another woman while he was dressed
:02:49. > :02:56.as a policeman. He was finally arrested in June near a railway line
:02:57. > :03:01.on the Welsh border after a chase, after he had been spotted by an
:03:02. > :03:04.off`duty special constable. The police have decided they wanted to
:03:05. > :03:09.question him quickly, within three and a half hours of the alarm being
:03:10. > :03:14.raised. They knocked on his door, he was not there. It was after a
:03:15. > :03:20.manhunt that he was finally arrested. Tomorrow, is alleged
:03:21. > :03:23.victim will give evidence. Police have been searching the
:03:24. > :03:26.campsite set up by anti`fracking protestors at Eccles in Greater
:03:27. > :03:29.Manchester. It follows claims that a flare was fired from the camp
:03:30. > :03:33.towards a police helicopter as it came in to land at a nearby
:03:34. > :03:36.airfield. The protestors deny the claims. Today, they chained
:03:37. > :03:44.themselves together to block the road leading to the site.
:03:45. > :03:50.Power to the people! The protestors have a right to protest. The police
:03:51. > :03:52.have a duty to ensure it's done lawfully. Today, Greater Manchester
:03:53. > :03:54.Police revealed that's cost ?33 ,000 Police revealed that's cost ?33 ,000
:03:55. > :04:01.since the protest camp was established here in Eccles.
:04:02. > :04:10.The company IGas says it wants to establish whether fracking for shale
:04:11. > :04:16.gas would be feasible here. In the bigger picture, more fossil fuels
:04:17. > :04:19.being burned, contributing to climate change, so we are trying to
:04:20. > :04:22.stop that. This morning, three women manacled themselves to a complex
:04:23. > :04:29.system of tubes and concrete blocks to barricade the access road.
:04:30. > :04:35.Specialist teams are attempting to cut them free from the pipes and
:04:36. > :04:40.concrete. If their aim was to cause disruption to traffic flow in and
:04:41. > :04:43.out of the site here, judging by the backlog of the road, it seems they
:04:44. > :04:46.have had some success. The lane was also clogged by large numbers of
:04:47. > :04:50.police, who'd arrived to search the protest camp. The pilot of a police
:04:51. > :04:53.helicopter had reported that a flare was fired from here as his aircraft
:04:54. > :05:02.came in to land at the adjoining airfield. Demonstrators denied any
:05:03. > :05:07.involvement. They said they would not sanction such a move. Nobody
:05:08. > :05:12.would look to in danger anybody's life, it is a silly action. Would
:05:13. > :05:17.you turn in the person who fired the flare? Yes, if we found out who the
:05:18. > :05:20.person was. The police found a small quantity of cannabis, but no flares
:05:21. > :05:22.or flare gun. IGas say they'll continue their explorations here.
:05:23. > :05:29.The protestors say they'll continue trying to disrupt them.
:05:30. > :05:34.The financial regulator has launched an investigation into the
:05:35. > :05:37.Manchester`based Co`operative Bank. The review will consider the role of
:05:38. > :05:41.former senior managers at the Co`op, which underwent a rescue last year
:05:42. > :05:46.after a ?1.5 billion black hole was discovered in its finances. The
:05:47. > :05:50.Treasury has already announced an independent review into the lender's
:05:51. > :05:54.troubles. An inquiry into a helicopter crash
:05:55. > :05:57.in the North Sea in which 16 people died, including a man from
:05:58. > :06:02.Merseyside, has been told the aircraft fell like a torpedo. A
:06:03. > :06:05.seaman who saw the crash off the Aberdeenshire coast nearly five
:06:06. > :06:08.years ago said its rotor blades broke away from the fuselage. James
:06:09. > :06:12.Edwards from Fazakerley was among those killed.
:06:13. > :06:15.Police investigating claims of historic sex abuse at two Manchester
:06:16. > :06:17.music schools are considering extradition proceedings against a
:06:18. > :06:23.former violin teacher living in the United States. 56`year`old Chris
:06:24. > :06:26.Ling is wanted for questioning as part of their investigation into
:06:27. > :06:31.allegations at Chetham's School of Music and the Royal Northern College
:06:32. > :06:34.of Music. Detectives say an Oldham Athletic
:06:35. > :06:39.fan who was stabbed after yesterday's FA Cup game at Liverpool
:06:40. > :06:42.is refusing to talk to them. The man, who's 35, flagged down a
:06:43. > :06:47.passing ambulance in the Anfield area after a disturbance at around
:06:48. > :06:51.5pm. His injuries are not life`threatening.
:06:52. > :06:54.Work to build a new link road connecting Heysham to the M6
:06:55. > :06:57.motorway is finally under way. Last month, objectors lost their final
:06:58. > :07:13.legal challenge to stop the ?12 million project.
:07:14. > :07:19.It was the most brutal of wake`up calls, but Wendy Hamriding says her
:07:20. > :07:22.dog biting off part of her face was one of the best things that ever
:07:23. > :07:26.happened to her. Wendy was an alcoholic and says drink would have
:07:27. > :07:29.killed her had she not suffered the horrific injuries inflicted by her
:07:30. > :07:34.pet. Now, surgeons have rebuilt her face, and she hopes to work with
:07:35. > :07:39.recovering alcoholics. I should warn you, you may find this
:07:40. > :07:44.report distressing. She entails strangers' stays and
:07:45. > :07:49.constant pain, but Wendy Hamriding says the day she woke up to find her
:07:50. > :07:54.dog had written off half her face is the day she stopped being controlled
:07:55. > :08:00.by alcohol and began to live again. I was a chronic alcoholic, there was
:08:01. > :08:05.no when the left. I wanted her back. When this happened, she came back.
:08:06. > :08:12.Would you say this has saved your life? Yes, my dog saved her life ``
:08:13. > :08:17.saved my life. She was drunk, had fallen down the stairs and had
:08:18. > :08:22.passed out. She knew immediately she would never touch and a big drop.
:08:23. > :08:29.People will say, how can you be pleased that this has happened? I
:08:30. > :08:33.would be dead otherwise. I am no good to anybody dead, I am no good
:08:34. > :08:38.to Mike kids or grandkids dead. Incredibly, specialists teamed up
:08:39. > :08:42.with a surgeon in Brighton who took part of her tooth and moulded it to
:08:43. > :08:48.create a protective layer for a new fake I, and for the first time in
:08:49. > :08:54.two years, she can see again. How happy are you now? Really happy. I
:08:55. > :08:58.enjoy waking up in the morning, giving the birds sing, and all I
:08:59. > :09:10.does today was shot at them because I had a hangover. I am happy. `
:09:11. > :09:15.shout at them. I'm happy to know I am going live.
:09:16. > :09:23.It is courageous of her to tell her story, and he very much.
:09:24. > :09:28.Many coastal roads on the Isle of Man were closed as rain and gale
:09:29. > :09:31.force winds moved in. Many residents spent yesterday putting sandbags
:09:32. > :09:36.outside their houses in preparation for more flooding this afternoon. A
:09:37. > :09:37.red flood warning was issued and gusts reached up to 60 miles an
:09:38. > :09:49.hour. The town promenade this afternoon,
:09:50. > :09:55.the road turned into a river. High tide and strong winds and a bad
:09:56. > :09:58.combination. Over 10,000 sandbags have been handed out over the
:09:59. > :10:03.weekend, some people have fled their homes. This is my parents' house,
:10:04. > :10:11.but because they are elderly, they are staying in the hotel. They are
:10:12. > :10:19.staying there until Saturday, till we can get downstairs emptied and
:10:20. > :10:24.cleared and dry. With the cooker on `` on blogs, she did all she could.
:10:25. > :10:28.We got the fridge freezer out of the kitchen, we put it up on breeze
:10:29. > :10:32.blocks to see if we could lift it out of the water. It came in so
:10:33. > :10:39.fast, we could not do it quick enough. Today, numerous roads were
:10:40. > :10:43.closed, to keep people away. After Friday's storm, it took hours to
:10:44. > :10:50.clear away the debris. There were hundreds of tonnes of silt on the
:10:51. > :10:54.road, we were using excavators to clear it before we could sweep it.
:10:55. > :11:00.Forecasters say it could be years before we see whether this severe
:11:01. > :11:05.again. It is a fairly rare event. We saw a flood event like this on
:11:06. > :11:13.Friday, but the last one was in 2002, so 12 years ago. It is a one
:11:14. > :11:18.in ten to 15 year event. These narrow streets and again covered in
:11:19. > :11:20.water today, residents and volunteers are clearing out what is
:11:21. > :11:27.destroyed so they can move back home.
:11:28. > :11:33.Let's hope there is no more rain and wind to come. We will have the
:11:34. > :11:36.weather at the end of the programme. Still to come on North West Tonight.
:11:37. > :11:39.From London to Rio. We meet the local man masterminding
:11:40. > :11:50.some the world's biggest sporting events.
:11:51. > :11:53.The Chancellor's confirmed today billions of pounds more will be cut
:11:54. > :11:57.after the next general election. billions of pounds more will be cut
:11:58. > :11:59.after the next general election And after the next general election. And
:12:00. > :12:04.that means the squeeze on our councils will continue. Over the
:12:05. > :12:08.next few weeks, many councils are publishing their budgets for this
:12:09. > :12:14.coming year. But what does it mean in practice for those affected?
:12:15. > :12:19.There's no doubt councils have been hit hardest by the Government's
:12:20. > :12:24.cuts. Local Government has already lost about a quarter of its budget.
:12:25. > :12:27.But today, the Chancellor reminded people that he's trying to balance
:12:28. > :12:29.the books and defended the need for another ?25 billion of cuts after
:12:30. > :12:41.the next election. When it comes to the choices we
:12:42. > :12:46.make, I want to go on creating a welfare system that is fair to those
:12:47. > :12:49.who need it, making sure it protect those who need it, but also fair to
:12:50. > :12:52.those who pay for it. Take Salford City Council. It says
:12:53. > :12:55.it's lost ?97 million over the last three years. Government funding is
:12:56. > :12:59.being cut by ?16 million next financial year. But with increasing
:13:00. > :13:04.costs taken into account, Salford says it will actually need to save
:13:05. > :13:07.?25 million. So, it's stopping free social`care support for people
:13:08. > :13:16.classed as having moderate needs, people like Betty Morris.
:13:17. > :13:27.I have paid for a cleaner to come and clean for me. Now, that has been
:13:28. > :13:29.cancelled. How can I add my age to my own cleaning?
:13:30. > :13:32.Salford was the last council in Greater Manchester to still meet
:13:33. > :13:36.moderate need. But in a statement, it said, we spend 22% of our annual
:13:37. > :13:40.net budget of ?60 million on adult social care, yet have had to make
:13:41. > :13:48.?25 million cuts to this over the past three years. This shows the
:13:49. > :13:51.real, human impact of the savage cuts Salford City Council is being
:13:52. > :13:54.forced to make. 1,000 people on moderate care are being reviewed. It
:13:55. > :14:03.should save about ?1 million, though that's costly for those like Betty
:14:04. > :14:07.who lose out. Tomorrow, Salford will publish its annual budget, they will
:14:08. > :14:18.tell us who else will lose out as well.
:14:19. > :14:21.A Manchester`based charity is warning about the increase in human
:14:22. > :14:25.trafficking in the North West. Hope For Justice has rescued 142 victims
:14:26. > :14:29.of modern slavery in the last two years in the UK, and says more needs
:14:30. > :14:37.to be done to tackle a growing crime.
:14:38. > :14:40.Last year, a couple from Salford were jailed for trafficking a girl
:14:41. > :14:48.into the country from Pakistan. The court heard how they had kept the
:14:49. > :14:52.girl in a cold, damp cellar with no contact with the outside world for
:14:53. > :14:58.nearly a decade. As shocking as it is, it does not surprise those
:14:59. > :15:01.working for Hope For Justice. I have dealt with numerous cases of the
:15:02. > :15:07.most horrific kinds of abuse imaginable. That is always going to
:15:08. > :15:12.be shocking to me. Predominantly, people are brought into the country
:15:13. > :15:18.via some kind of deception, for the promises of work or a different life
:15:19. > :15:22.in this country. We had to work every day, seven days a week, from
:15:23. > :15:29.morning until evening. We had to live in the same room and sleep on
:15:30. > :15:34.the same bed. I'd used to think that the UK was a place of freedom. By
:15:35. > :15:37.setting up the charity, its founders hope they can reach out to more
:15:38. > :15:44.people who would otherwise remain trapped. There is a strong feeling.
:15:45. > :15:51.People talk about slavery, they imagine people being locked in
:15:52. > :15:54.cages. Why put somebody in a physical page when you can put them
:15:55. > :16:03.in a mental cage? You can see more on the work done by Hope For Justice
:16:04. > :16:07.tonight at 7:30pm on BBC One. It is an amazing story.
:16:08. > :16:12.They have got some fantastic access, they went with the police,
:16:13. > :16:18.looking for the traffickers. It is at 7:30pm.
:16:19. > :16:22.Diane will be there, and she will return to us next month, after
:16:23. > :16:25.working on other projects for a while.
:16:26. > :16:26.Richard is here now with the sport, and we start with a recurring theme,
:16:27. > :16:39.more misery for Manchester United. Yes, a fifth home defeat of the
:16:40. > :16:43.season, and this one sees them dumped out of the FA Cup as well.
:16:44. > :16:46.Swansea won at Old Trafford for the first time in their history thanks
:16:47. > :16:50.to Wilfried Bony's late, late winner. This after United had been
:16:51. > :16:58.reduced to ten men following the sending off of Fabio da Silva.
:16:59. > :17:02.No excuse, we had a very strong team at, just about every player we had
:17:03. > :17:10.was an international. Nearly every player. It has been a tough start, a
:17:11. > :17:15.tough opening period. Disappointed that we have not won more games and
:17:16. > :17:18.played better. But I am sure it will change, I have got no doubt about
:17:19. > :17:21.that. Manchester United fans have been largely patient after the
:17:22. > :17:23.team's stuttering start under David Moyes.
:17:24. > :17:27.Is that still the case, do you think?
:17:28. > :17:30.It is hard to gauge. There were signs that certain sections of the
:17:31. > :17:34.support were growing restless. There were boos at Old Trafford at the end
:17:35. > :17:37.of the match. But I think, as these banners indicate, the support for
:17:38. > :17:40.David Moyes and the understanding that his rebuilding job will take
:17:41. > :17:43.time remains pretty solid. It's fair to say, though, that United's
:17:44. > :17:46.Capital One Cup semifinal against Sunderland tomorrow night has now
:17:47. > :17:49.taken on added significance. Well, earlier in the weekend, some
:17:50. > :17:53.of our other sides made it safely through to Round Four. And for one
:17:54. > :17:57.or two, that old phrase the magic of the FA Cup was spot on.
:17:58. > :18:02.Rochdale made it into the Fourth Round for the first time in 11 years
:18:03. > :18:07.in style. Scott Hogan scored the first. Ian Henderson the second an
:18:08. > :18:16.absolute cracker that capped his man`of`the`match performance. And a
:18:17. > :18:21.great day for the club. It has snowballed for us over three rounds,
:18:22. > :18:25.we have got another home game now, with the tail sticking again, it is
:18:26. > :18:27.fantastic, and it makes such a big difference. Dale could face a
:18:28. > :18:31.Macclesfield Town side boosted by events on and off the pitch. Talks
:18:32. > :18:33.about a possible takeover of the Conference club are progressing.
:18:34. > :18:35.about a possible takeover of the Conference club are progressing And
:18:36. > :18:43.a battling 1`1 draw earnt Macc a replay at the Championship's
:18:44. > :18:46.Sheffield Wednesday. Blackburn Rovers very nearly pulled off one of
:18:47. > :18:50.the shocks of the round, pushing Manchester City all the way at Ewood
:18:51. > :18:52.Park. Alvaro Negredo fired City in front just before half`time. But
:18:53. > :18:55.Rovers matched last season's finalists and earnt a replay thanks
:18:56. > :18:59.to Scott Dann's equalizer. A phenomenal effort, playing against a
:19:00. > :19:02.world`class team. They have restored some pride in the club today.
:19:03. > :19:05.Preston North End also have a replay against higher`league opposition.
:19:06. > :19:11.Kevin Davies' goal enough for PNE to bring Ipswich Town back to Deepdale.
:19:12. > :19:16.The holders Wigan Athletic had a firm hold on their tie against MK
:19:17. > :19:21.Dons. Leading 2`0, and then 3`2, thanks to Callum McManaman's goal.
:19:22. > :19:25.But the Latics let it slip, and will have to do it all again at the Dons.
:19:26. > :19:28.Bolton's Jermaine Beckford once again showed his remarkable
:19:29. > :19:32.goal`scoring knack in the competition, this time against
:19:33. > :19:37.Blackpool. The striker has netted in the Third Round in each of the last
:19:38. > :19:38.five seasons. And popped up again with the winner against the
:19:39. > :19:46.Seasiders. Roberto Martinez guided Wigan to Cup
:19:47. > :19:50.glory last season. And there are signs he just might do the same with
:19:51. > :19:55.Everton. His side easily dispatched QPR, 4`0. Stevenage, from League
:19:56. > :20:01.One, will certainly have their work cut out in Round Four.
:20:02. > :20:04.Well, it all means that five of our teams face replays next week.
:20:05. > :20:07.Holders Wigan face that tricky trip to MK Dons, Preston host Ipswich and
:20:08. > :20:10.Macclesfield hope to keep their fairy tale alive at Sheffield
:20:11. > :20:13.Wednesday on Tuesday. Manchester City and Blackburn renew their
:20:14. > :20:18.rivalry at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday. You can get details of
:20:19. > :20:23.the Fourth Round draw on the BBC Sport website.
:20:24. > :20:25.For the last ten years, he's been at the forefront of the Paralympic
:20:26. > :20:29.movement, in charge of spectacular Games like London 2012. So, how did
:20:30. > :20:34.Bolton`born Sir Philip Craven become one of the most important people in
:20:35. > :20:37.the world of sport? We have been given exclusive access to the
:20:38. > :20:38.President of the International Paralympic Committee on a recent
:20:39. > :20:54.trip to Rio. We are here tonight to celebrate the
:20:55. > :21:01.opening ceremony of the 2008 Paralympic Games.
:21:02. > :21:08.The London 2012, the greatest Paralympic Games ever. Sir Philip
:21:09. > :21:11.Craven has been the head of Paralympic sport for the last
:21:12. > :21:18.decade, working to transform the Games into a global spectacle.
:21:19. > :21:27.It's a job which has taken him to some of the most glamorous places
:21:28. > :21:30.around. But a lot of his work is done from his home near Crewe. Sir
:21:31. > :21:35.Philip actually grew up in Bolton, but his life changed at 16. I was
:21:36. > :21:44.rock climbing with some friends in Bolton, I got to the top, I had put
:21:45. > :21:48.some notes into the cracks, and out it came, down I went, ten metres, I
:21:49. > :21:54.broke my back. Lying in a hospital bed in Southport, he had another
:21:55. > :21:59.life`changing experience. It would be about the second or third day, I
:22:00. > :22:02.saw wheelchair basketball played outside my window, and launched
:22:03. > :22:04.myself into it. He competed in five Paralympics as a player before going
:22:05. > :22:10.on to run wheelchair basketball. Paralympics as a player before going
:22:11. > :22:15.on to run wheelchair basketball Sport at this level is available,
:22:16. > :22:16.first`class support, on an equal par with able`bodied sport. In 2001, Sir
:22:17. > :22:19.with able`bodied sport. In 2001 Sir Philip was elected President of the
:22:20. > :22:26.International Paralympic Committee, presiding over a home Games. It did
:22:27. > :22:30.not matter what happened at the closing ceremony, these have been
:22:31. > :22:40.the greatest Paralympic Games ever, but bring gonorrhoea the junior
:22:41. > :22:45.road! `` bring on Rio! Recently re`elected, he will make regular
:22:46. > :22:51.chips here as he checks on preparations for the 2016 Paralympic
:22:52. > :22:54.Games. I am looking for spirit, activity, interest, emotion. I am
:22:55. > :22:56.going to find it. Tomorrow, we'll see what Sir Philip does find from
:22:57. > :23:08.his visit to Brazil. I always think he speaks a lot of
:23:09. > :23:10.sense. More from him through the week.
:23:11. > :23:15.They'd never seen daylight and were terrified of human contact. But ten
:23:16. > :23:18.young foals are starting the New Year enjoying the feel of grass
:23:19. > :23:22.under their hooves for the first time after being rescued from a
:23:23. > :23:25.research laboratory. The charity that took them in freed the horses
:23:26. > :23:28.through negotiation rather than direct action, and says it hopes its
:23:29. > :23:35.approach will see more animals released.
:23:36. > :23:40.Racing around their paddock, kicking up their heels. But before
:23:41. > :23:45.Christmas, these young foals had never seen the great outdoors. They
:23:46. > :23:48.were just hours from slaughter. About to be put down after spending
:23:49. > :23:56.their short lives being used for medical experiments. They work
:23:57. > :24:02.absolutely terrified, they would huddle in the corner, in a group.
:24:03. > :24:06.You could not see them, they could not see you, they were protecting
:24:07. > :24:10.each other. They had never been handled, apart from to have their
:24:11. > :24:14.tests on them. It has shocked me, how fast they have come on. At the
:24:15. > :24:17.laboratory, the foals had only numbers. Now, they've been given
:24:18. > :24:20.names, the first initials of which spell out the words Will To Live.
:24:21. > :24:23.They were rescued by Unite To Care, which campaigns to end animal
:24:24. > :24:26.testing but also wants animals used for research to be re`homed rather
:24:27. > :24:31.than euthanized. The charity doesn't believe in violent action, but in
:24:32. > :24:39.quiet negotiation. It reached a deal to free the foals on condition the
:24:40. > :24:43.laboratory wasn't named. Testing is a legal requirement, so if we took
:24:44. > :24:49.30 animal out, they would replace them, because the tests have to be
:24:50. > :24:53.done. The negotiation, it has worked a lot better, because we now have
:24:54. > :24:56.ten animals out alive that would not have been out alive otherwise. For
:24:57. > :24:59.now, the foals are being stabled at the Peggy Henderson Animal Sanctuary
:25:00. > :25:01.in Sale. Two have already been re`homed. The others are still
:25:02. > :25:02.looking. Until then, they're delighting in their new`found
:25:03. > :25:09.freedom. Delighting in the mud! We have had
:25:10. > :25:24.lots of rain lately. Hopefully, improving a tiny little
:25:25. > :25:29.bit. A disappointing start to the working week, the first working week
:25:30. > :25:34.of 2014. We have had a lot of rain today, and very strong wind. Very
:25:35. > :25:41.close to 50 mph recorded in Merseyside. Over that in Cumbria and
:25:42. > :25:45.the Isle of Man. Still, a yellow weather warning, which is valid
:25:46. > :25:52.until mid`night, for strong winds, maybe gales around the coasts. For
:25:53. > :25:56.this evening, we have seen the flood warnings just going down quite a
:25:57. > :26:04.lot, eight of them at lunchtime, we are now down to three. Call the
:26:05. > :26:09.flood line number if you are concerned. This evening, we start
:26:10. > :26:11.with fewer showers than this afternoon, but overnight, the cloud
:26:12. > :26:16.starts to build, and the strong, starts to build, and the strong,
:26:17. > :26:20.blustery showers sweeping in from the west. Very strong wind as well
:26:21. > :26:29.around the coast. The temperatures are not so bad. For tomorrow, pretty
:26:30. > :26:31.much more of the same. Not quite as windy as it has been today, but
:26:32. > :26:41.still quite windy. We are going to see some sunshine
:26:42. > :26:48.through the afternoon, and plenty more showers. Not as many as we have
:26:49. > :26:54.seen today. It will not feel that warm, once you factor in the wind
:26:55. > :26:57.and the rain. Over the next two days, Wednesday and Thursday,
:26:58. > :27:00.hopefully it should be quieter and dryer.
:27:01. > :27:07.Fingers crossed! A lot of communities will be
:27:08. > :27:11.relieved, after what we had towards the back end of last week.
:27:12. > :27:15.High pressure building on Thursday, so hopefully dryer.
:27:16. > :27:20.We will be here with a full weather forecast at 10:30pm.
:27:21. > :27:54.We are off home! Have a good night, thank you for watching.
:27:55. > :28:14.TOM: # And if there's anybody left in here
:28:15. > :28:18.# That doesn't want to be out there... #