:00:00. > :00:00.rain from the east. That's all from the BBC News At Six.
:00:07. > :00:09.Good evening. Welcome to North West Tonight with Roger Johnson and
:00:10. > :00:13.Annabel Tiffin. Our top story: Food banks, one year
:00:14. > :00:19.on ` now twice as many people are seeking help, including nurses and
:00:20. > :00:25.other low`paid workers. Yeah, we had a nurse that worked in a local
:00:26. > :00:32.hospital, a young lad that was demobbed from the Army, people that
:00:33. > :00:35.rely on businesses... We'll hear from a Conservative MP on the
:00:36. > :00:38.increasing use of food banks. Also tonight: "Our lives are dark and
:00:39. > :00:42.empty" ` Linzi Ashton's family weep in court as her killer gets a
:00:43. > :00:45.minimum of 27 years. Paul Ince is sacked as Blackpool
:00:46. > :00:51.manager after a supporters' group accuses him of damaging the club's
:00:52. > :00:58.reputation. I'm happy that he's been sacked. It should have happened
:00:59. > :01:02.weeks ago. # Cry Me A River.
:01:03. > :01:06.Bob's not crying any more ` the Stockport singer rejected by judges
:01:07. > :01:17.on The Voice could be about to hit the big time.
:01:18. > :01:21.North West Tonight has obtained figures which show that a growing
:01:22. > :01:27.number of low`paid workers, including NHS nurses, are having to
:01:28. > :01:29.resort to food banks. But the coalition government today denied it
:01:30. > :01:32.was evidence of increasing poverty, suggesting that more people are
:01:33. > :01:42.using food banks simply because more food banks are being opened. Annabel
:01:43. > :01:44.has been looking at the figures in more detail.
:01:45. > :01:48.Yes, The Trussell Trust, which supplies 41 food banks in the North
:01:49. > :01:51.West, says that the number of people seeking help in the region has
:01:52. > :01:55.almost doubled, going up from 2 thousand in the six months to March
:01:56. > :01:58.last year to more than 58 thousand by September. And figures from
:01:59. > :02:02.Foodbank Wirral show that the number of people in work needing help has
:02:03. > :02:08.more than doubled, going up from 615 in 2012 to 1,578 last year. The TUC
:02:09. > :02:12.says that's not surprising because more than a fifth of the region s
:02:13. > :02:19.workforce, 21%, earn less than what it calls the living wage of ?7. 5 an
:02:20. > :02:22.hour. Lindsey Prosser has been looking at how more people in
:02:23. > :02:27.low`paid work are now turning to food banks.
:02:28. > :02:31.Just over 12 months ago at North West Tonight, we looked at the issue
:02:32. > :02:34.of food poverty and the number of food banks opening across the
:02:35. > :02:40.region. The Prime Minister also entered the debate. One of the
:02:41. > :02:44.reasons why food banks are more extensive today than they were two
:02:45. > :02:47.or three years ago is that we've actually allowed them to advertise
:02:48. > :02:51.themselves in job centres so they are available to people. We've now
:02:52. > :02:54.gone back to see how things have changed. Courtney Hall is caught up
:02:55. > :03:01.in benefit delays. The 16`year`old has a newborn baby and no food at
:03:02. > :03:06.home. You have to put everything for the baby first and then wait for
:03:07. > :03:08.yourselves. You have to look after the baby first, don't you? Cases
:03:09. > :03:12.like Courtney's are normally associated with food banks, but now
:03:13. > :03:14.the number of working people in low`paid jobs seeking help is
:03:15. > :03:18.growing. They're telling the food bank that making ends meet is
:03:19. > :03:25.sometimes impossible. Claire ` not her real name ` is a single parent
:03:26. > :03:33.working full`time. When my bills are paid I have ?230 to ?250 to buy my
:03:34. > :03:37.food, petrol to work and for my son's clothing, my clothing and to
:03:38. > :03:42.get my son to school and it goes nowhere. I end up slipping back into
:03:43. > :03:49.using the credit card to buy food, otherwise we'd starve. And Claire's
:03:50. > :03:53.story is not unusual. Yeah, we've had a nurse that works in a local
:03:54. > :03:56.hospital, we've had a young lad that was demobbed from the Army, people
:03:57. > :03:59.that run their own businesses, builders and contractors. At
:04:00. > :04:06.Liverpool Central Foodbank, an increasing number of claimants have
:04:07. > :04:11.debt problems. We've had research that up to one third of our clients
:04:12. > :04:15.have considered or even attempted suicide. So for lots of people, it's
:04:16. > :04:19.really, really overwhelming. Today food bank managers met to look at
:04:20. > :04:23.ways of helping people on benefits and low incomes make a tight budget
:04:24. > :04:30.go further so they can afford to feed themselves.
:04:31. > :04:35.Earlier I spoke to the Conservative MP for Chester, Stephen Mosley. I
:04:36. > :04:38.asked him if the Government accepts that increasing numbers of people in
:04:39. > :04:46.work are using food banks because they can't afford to live on the
:04:47. > :04:49.wages they're being paid. There have always been people who have
:04:50. > :04:53.struggled with the money they receive. What we've seen over the
:04:54. > :04:56.past few years is a big growth in the number of food banks. The trust
:04:57. > :05:02.will trust is a very effective organisation and is very good at
:05:03. > :05:08.spreading food banks. `` the Trussell Trust. We are seeing people
:05:09. > :05:11.who want to help, want to donate food, want to distribute food at
:05:12. > :05:15.food banks. Its all these things coming together. We've seen a big
:05:16. > :05:19.explosion in the number of food banks and we've seen a larger number
:05:20. > :05:22.of people using them. And a big explosion in the number of food bug
:05:23. > :05:25.because there is a demand ` people are struggling. That's an
:05:26. > :05:30.indictment, surely, of your government's policies. I wouldn t
:05:31. > :05:35.agree with that. The government wants people to get involved, to
:05:36. > :05:37.volunteer to help other people. That's why we are allowing job
:05:38. > :05:41.centres to refer people to food banks. That was banned in the past.
:05:42. > :05:47.More people are coming to food banks. Would you agree with Edwina
:05:48. > :05:55.Currie, who says there is an element of choice here? People are choosing,
:05:56. > :06:00.she said, to spend their money on dog food and tatties, rather than
:06:01. > :06:04.food. I wouldn't say people are necessarily spending their money on
:06:05. > :06:08.that but they are spending it on heating and housing... Which is
:06:09. > :06:12.costing a fortune. You pay heating bills, like the rest of us. If
:06:13. > :06:14.you've not got much money in the bank or much disposable income,
:06:15. > :06:21.energy costs are crucifying some people. There are choices to be
:06:22. > :06:25.made. If you're not working, you get a whole range of benefits ` housing
:06:26. > :06:29.benefit, council tax benefit, job`seeker's allowance. Or maybe
:06:30. > :06:33.Doron zero hours contract with an employer that doesn't give you the
:06:34. > :06:40.work you need in any given month. `` maybe you're on. I would say the
:06:41. > :06:43.most important thing is that more people are unworkable stop the
:06:44. > :06:48.number of vacancies is increasing and unemployed but is down. Things
:06:49. > :06:51.are moving in the right direction at a national level and is moving in
:06:52. > :06:53.the right direction in the North West, and starting to move in the
:06:54. > :06:57.right direction for individuals as well. Thank you.
:06:58. > :07:01.Two women from Merseyside have been charged with an offence under the
:07:02. > :07:03.Dangerous Dogs Act. It follows the death of 79`year`old Clifford
:07:04. > :07:07.Clarke, who was fatally attacked by a dog in May last year. Hayley
:07:08. > :07:10.Sulley and Della Woods, who are both 29, have also been charged with
:07:11. > :07:17.three offences of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal.
:07:18. > :07:20.The death of a teenager from Manchester, who was on a gap year
:07:21. > :07:23.abroad, has been raised at Westminster today. MPs and his
:07:24. > :07:26.parents are calling for tighter regulation of the adventure holiday
:07:27. > :07:29.industry. Luke Molnar was 17. He died eight years ago after being
:07:30. > :07:39.electrocuted by a metal washing line, whilst on a conservation camp
:07:40. > :07:42.in Fiji. A lot of these deaths that are happening are avoidable and
:07:43. > :07:47.preventable. This is the saddest thing of all. It's not that they
:07:48. > :08:08.were just accidents. They weren t, they were preventable and they could
:08:09. > :08:11.still be preventable. Her Royal Highness the Princess
:08:12. > :08:13.Royal has been visiting the Isle of Man today. Princess Anne officially
:08:14. > :08:16.opened the Ballavartyn Equestrian Centre, meeting young horse riders.
:08:17. > :08:20.Despite the weather delaying her arrival by over two hours, she also
:08:21. > :08:21.spent time at the island's prison and Department of Environment, Food
:08:22. > :08:25.and Agriculture. BBC Radio six Music is to host its
:08:26. > :08:28.first music festival in Manchester. Next month's two`day event, being
:08:29. > :08:30.held at the Victoria Warehouse in Trafford, will feature acts
:08:31. > :08:32.including Damon Albarn, The National and Franz Ferdinand.
:08:33. > :08:36.The jealous ex`boyfriend who murdered Salford mother of two Linzi
:08:37. > :08:39.Ashton was today jailed for a minimum of 27 years. Michael Cope
:08:40. > :08:42.was jailed for life after admitting inflicting more than 100 injuries
:08:43. > :08:45.during a brutal and sustained attack. There were emotional scenes
:08:46. > :08:48.as one of Linzi's friends shouted that his sentence was still not
:08:49. > :08:51.enough. Our chief reporter Dave Guest joins us from Manchester Crown
:08:52. > :08:55.Court. Yes, as you say there was a highly
:08:56. > :08:59.charged atmosphere in court number three as Cope discovered his fate.
:09:00. > :09:06.As he was being taken down, two men rushed at the dock beating their
:09:07. > :09:08.fists on the bulletproof glass. They were shouting abuse at him. Linzi's
:09:09. > :09:11.family had listened to harrowing details of the torment Linzi
:09:12. > :09:14.suffered at Cope's hands. The judge, Mr Justice Parker, said it was
:09:15. > :09:19.difficult to imagine the suffering she'd undergone as Cope beat and
:09:20. > :09:23.then strangled her in her own home. After killing her, he went on the
:09:24. > :09:27.run for almost a month. He appears to be just another
:09:28. > :09:31.shopper picking up a few provisions. But this is a killer on the run
:09:32. > :09:34.These images were released by the police as they searched for Michael
:09:35. > :09:44.Cope after he'd killed his girlfriend. Michael Cope brutally
:09:45. > :09:47.murdered Linzi Ashton and not only took her in the prime of her life
:09:48. > :09:51.but also took her away from two young girls. Linzi Ashton had
:09:52. > :09:57.suffered months of abuse from Cope. He'd tried to strangle her twice,
:09:58. > :10:01.and beat her senseless in a street. Then one day in late June last year,
:10:02. > :10:07.he subject to the two what was described as an extremely violent
:10:08. > :10:17.attack at her home in Salford. `` subjected her to. When she was
:10:18. > :10:22.found, she had suffered 108 injuries to her head and body. Cope was a man
:10:23. > :10:29.who a history of violence, and a jealous streak which bordered on
:10:30. > :10:32.paranoia. Linzi had reported the abuse to the police ` though Cope
:10:33. > :10:35.attempted to pressure her into retracting her complaints. The way
:10:36. > :10:37.the police dealt with her is being investigated by the Independent
:10:38. > :10:39.Police Complaints Commission. Yesterday at Manchester Crown Court,
:10:40. > :10:43.Cope admitted murdering Linzi, together with three counts of
:10:44. > :10:46.assault. As he began a life sentence, a police officer read a
:10:47. > :10:52.statement on behalf of Linzi's mother. We all miss her terribly.
:10:53. > :10:56.Nothing will ever replace her. She left behind two gorgeous girls, who
:10:57. > :11:00.will always be reminded what a beautiful, wonderful, caring person
:11:01. > :11:05.she was. A big light went out in all our lives that day she died. She
:11:06. > :11:11.wasn't just my daughter but my best friend. I miss her every moment of
:11:12. > :11:15.every day. Dave, we heard that the IPCC is
:11:16. > :11:20.investigating whether the police did enough to protect Linzi Ashton. When
:11:21. > :11:25.will we hear the results? It could be some time yet. This afternoon the
:11:26. > :11:28.IPCC said their investigation now begins in earnest because the
:11:29. > :11:32.criminal proceedings have reached a conclusion. They will be looking at
:11:33. > :11:35.the contact the police had with her prior to her death and whether the
:11:36. > :11:39.police could have done anything else to protect her. The outcome of that
:11:40. > :11:43.report is still some way in the distance but when we get it, we will
:11:44. > :11:47.bring it to you. A court has heard how a car driver
:11:48. > :11:51.high on a cocktail of drugs killed a Manchester scientist, ploughing into
:11:52. > :11:54.his taxi at more than 100 miles an hour. The tragedy happened only
:11:55. > :12:01.minutes after Sean Barrett arrived in Australia. His family today
:12:02. > :12:04.received an apology from the man whose reckless driving killed Sean
:12:05. > :12:09.and his taxi driver. From Perth Jonathan Morrell reports.
:12:10. > :12:14.This was the state of the taxi after the accident. Sean Barrett was a
:12:15. > :12:19.front seat passenger. The impact killed him and the taxi driver
:12:20. > :12:23.instantly in October 2012. The Manchester scientist had only
:12:24. > :12:27.arrived on a flight from the UK and our earlier and the car he was in
:12:28. > :12:32.was hit by a stolen Toyota. He had been here to speak at a conference.
:12:33. > :12:43.These stolen car was being driven by Anthea Foggo T, and the court heard
:12:44. > :12:48.he was high on a cocktail of drugs `` Anthony Fogarty. He had
:12:49. > :12:51.repeatedly refused to stop the police and the pursuit lasted for
:12:52. > :12:57.two hours as he drove on the wrong side of the road with headlines off
:12:58. > :13:07.`` headlights of. He had a number of serious conditions and a ``
:13:08. > :13:11.convictions. The prosecution told the court that the impact between
:13:12. > :13:17.the stolen car and the taxi Sean Barrett was in was so intense it
:13:18. > :13:22.caused an explosion and fire, before pushing the taxi 45 metres up the
:13:23. > :13:26.road. Witnesses said they had seen Anthony Fogarty drop out of the
:13:27. > :13:33.driver's side of the car and claim the driver had run off. Leaving the
:13:34. > :13:39.court, Anthony Fogarty's mother expressed her family and her son's
:13:40. > :13:43.remorse. I would say I am very deeply sorry for the sudden death
:13:44. > :13:48.and he's got to live with that for the rest of his life. I'm just his
:13:49. > :13:51.mum and you try to put them on the straight and narrow but he chose the
:13:52. > :13:54.path and it's up to him to correct that. As proceedings in the court
:13:55. > :14:00.were about to end, Anthony Fogarty read the following statement. He
:14:01. > :14:04.said, "if the families are here I want to apologise for my actions. It
:14:05. > :14:10.won't bring them back but I want them to know I'm sorry". He will be
:14:11. > :14:22.sentenced on February 14. Still to come on North West Tonight:
:14:23. > :14:25.# I cried a river over you. Did the Voice judges make a big
:14:26. > :14:28.mistake? Rejected Stockport singer Bob Blakeley hopes to sign a major
:14:29. > :14:31.recording contract. And the puppies who'll be trained to
:14:32. > :14:43.help the disabled ` could you provide them with a home for a year?
:14:44. > :14:46.We'll give you the contact details. I expect a lot of interest!
:14:47. > :14:51.The Blackpool manager Paul Ince has been sacked less than a year after
:14:52. > :14:54.taking charge. Reports tonight suggest that the former England
:14:55. > :14:59.player was told the news in a text message. They made a promising start
:15:00. > :15:05.to the season but have suffered a poor run of form. Now it seems Paul
:15:06. > :15:11.Ince has paid the price. Let's go to our reporter Stuart Flinders, who's
:15:12. > :15:21.at Bloomfield Road. Well, Roger, it seems that that 2 `0
:15:22. > :15:26.defeat was the final straw and Paul Ince may have been sacked by text
:15:27. > :15:29.message. That's the rumour. Amongst the supporters I've been speaking to
:15:30. > :15:35.today, there's not a lot of sympathy for him. I don't think his mind s
:15:36. > :15:38.been fully active on the job, to be honest with you. I think he was
:15:39. > :15:43.probably looking after his son's interests. I'm happy he's been
:15:44. > :15:49.sacked, that's for sure. It should have happened weeks ago. I'm glad
:15:50. > :15:53.he's gone, to be honest. He was tragically inept. But I don't think
:15:54. > :15:59.he is the problem. The bigger problem is Mr Ashton. Why? He
:16:00. > :16:04.doesn't seem to be giving anybody any backing.
:16:05. > :16:08.Lets talk to Tim Fielding and John Aspinall, who represent the
:16:09. > :16:12.supporters' organisations. I came here early in the season and saw a
:16:13. > :16:15.cracking game against Leicester You were top of the table, five wins out
:16:16. > :16:24.of six. What's gone wrong since then? A combination of things. We've
:16:25. > :16:30.seen a lot of off field discipline issues and, tactically, the view has
:16:31. > :16:33.been that they don't have a plan B. As the season has worn on, he's lost
:16:34. > :16:38.the dressing room. Nobody was calling for his head when you were
:16:39. > :16:43.doing so well before. That was papering over the cracks. The
:16:44. > :16:48.football wasn't entertaining to watch and it was very boring. To
:16:49. > :16:52.what extent has this issue with his son, the star player Tom Ince, been
:16:53. > :17:02.a distraction? There was talk of him moving on elsewhere. It's unhealthy
:17:03. > :17:08.and creates a potential conflict of interest. Who would you lie to see
:17:09. > :17:17.as manager? Arie Ferguson is going to step in as the short`term
:17:18. > :17:20.manager. `` Barry Ferguson. I think the most important thing is that
:17:21. > :17:37.whoever it is is supported by the owners. Thank you very much. We will
:17:38. > :17:39.have to wait and see. This year's BBC Sport Relief has
:17:40. > :17:44.been officially launched today ` with all of us being encouraged to
:17:45. > :17:48.get off our sofas to do some running and cycling for a good cause. The
:17:49. > :17:51.last Sport Relief was in 2012 ` when viewers in the North West raised an
:17:52. > :17:54.impressive ?2 million. BBC Radio Manchester's Allan Beswick has been
:17:55. > :18:02.to one project which benefited from your generosity.
:18:03. > :18:07.The ?2 million raised in the last Sport Relief helped nearly 400
:18:08. > :18:11.project in the region and this year, we're encouraging people to swim,
:18:12. > :18:17.run, cycle, to raise even more money. This online radio station was
:18:18. > :18:23.set up by a project in Salford and has around 40 presenters, each of
:18:24. > :18:27.which has a learning difficulty I joined some of the presenters for a
:18:28. > :18:33.chat. What I want to know is what you get out of this radio station.
:18:34. > :18:37.Why are you doing it? I know that I'm bringing some kind of
:18:38. > :18:42.inspiration or joy to someone else. We know what it's like to have
:18:43. > :18:46.learning difficulties, so we can get the message across. That's what the
:18:47. > :18:55.radio station does for them but it is about one thing, really ` making
:18:56. > :19:00.radio. This woman who has autism is never happier than when she's
:19:01. > :19:07.presenting for the radio station. It's really, really, really cool.
:19:08. > :19:13.What kind of music do you play? Pop, swing, rock, musicals, rock 'n'
:19:14. > :19:19.roll, the rat Pack, Motown, discos, movies, hits from the decades and
:19:20. > :19:24.even Eurovision! I believe it's life changing, confidence building, it
:19:25. > :19:28.gives them the opportunity to develop themselves as individuals
:19:29. > :19:35.and also to become more widely regarded, maybe, for their
:19:36. > :19:39.attributes and their skills. Carly goes to college twice a week. Twice
:19:40. > :19:49.she comes here and that's a big big part of her life. So if Carly's
:19:50. > :19:53.happy, Maugham is happy! Join in the sport relief games. Find out about a
:19:54. > :20:00.Sport Relief event near you on our website.
:20:01. > :20:02.Sport Relief is towards the end of March.
:20:03. > :20:11.Now, if you watched BBC One's The Voice on Saturday night, you may
:20:12. > :20:23.remember this contestant. # Now you say you love me.
:20:24. > :20:33.# You cried the whole night through. # Well, you can cry me a river.
:20:34. > :20:41.# Cry me a river. # I cried a river over you.
:20:42. > :20:44.You saw his name on the screen. He is Bob Blakeley, a warehouse worker
:20:45. > :20:48.from Stockport, and he blew the judges away with his rendition of
:20:49. > :20:51.Cry Me A River. In fact, Sir Tom Jones thought he was already a
:20:52. > :20:54.professional singer. Well, Bob, is with us now. Good evening. Lovely to
:20:55. > :21:02.see you. They didn't choose you What on earth were they thinking? I
:21:03. > :21:08.have no idea! I stood there but when I was performing that, I didn't look
:21:09. > :21:13.at the chairs. I was looking at the audience reaction, cos it was a
:21:14. > :21:18.crescendo of sound. Also behind me with the musicians and with the
:21:19. > :21:20.audience reaction, it was only when I finished that I looked at the
:21:21. > :21:26.chairs and they haven't turned round! Does the reaction from the
:21:27. > :21:31.audience almost give you even more power and passion? It was absolutely
:21:32. > :21:41.fantastic because as soon as I started singing, there was a section
:21:42. > :21:44.that was to the left of where I was saying that started to stand up
:21:45. > :21:49.immediately. It was like a Mexican wave. It went round the audience. I
:21:50. > :21:55.think the judges will be beginning to regret their decision. Let's hear
:21:56. > :22:01.what Will.i.am said. The voice was pristine. It was like a glove
:22:02. > :22:06.between what the band was doing and what you were doing. You sound like
:22:07. > :22:12.a pro. The show is about people like Bob. He shouldn't have went home.
:22:13. > :22:17.Sorry. They made a mistake but it's possible that you may get picked up
:22:18. > :22:25.anyway now. Yeah, I've been speaking to a couple of big, influential
:22:26. > :22:31.names in the music industry that are interested in having a look at what
:22:32. > :22:40.I can do. Don't be modest ` Mike Batt and Mike stock! It's sort of
:22:41. > :22:45.above me because I never thought it would go this big, you know? It s
:22:46. > :22:51.just taken off. What does everyone in the warehouse then? I went in to
:22:52. > :22:54.see them today and they've all given me their congratulations, even the
:22:55. > :23:03.bosses. The company has been really good. What is the company? Kerry
:23:04. > :23:08.foods. They will be calling you Bob FM even more now! Thank you very
:23:09. > :23:14.much for coming in. My pleasure Thank you.
:23:15. > :23:21.From Bob and his unbelievable voice to this lot ` a whole bundle of
:23:22. > :23:24.cuteness and energy! Eventually they'll go on to help people with
:23:25. > :23:28.disabilities but before then they need your help. A charity is looking
:23:29. > :23:32.for 30 volunteers in the North West, to offer them a home for the first
:23:33. > :23:35.year of their lives to teach them basic skills. Elaine Dunkley
:23:36. > :23:39.reports. Adorable bundles of fun, destined
:23:40. > :23:41.for a life of greatness. When these puppies grow up, they'll be
:23:42. > :23:55.companions for people with disabilities. Before then, expect
:23:56. > :24:02.mischief and mayhem. Volunteers please step forward. Anyone who has
:24:03. > :24:06.a secure garden and loves dogs and is willing to take our puppies to
:24:07. > :24:11.all the places we need them to go to make them well rounded and well
:24:12. > :24:14.socialised puppies ` we're hopefully going to find those 30 people today.
:24:15. > :24:17.Volunteers will take pups that are eight weeks old and will look after
:24:18. > :24:26.them for 12 months. Saying goodbye isn't easy but it is worthwhile
:24:27. > :24:31.When Mickey went to his training, I felt as if he'd gone to university!
:24:32. > :24:34.We were so pleased. It's a different sort of feeling than your own dog.
:24:35. > :24:38.From children with autism to older people with dementia, these dogs are
:24:39. > :24:43.a lifeline. Pauline Martin is a retired nurse and is up for the
:24:44. > :24:48.challenge. What difference will it make to you
:24:49. > :24:53.to have a little puppy at home? It would be company in the house. A
:24:54. > :24:58.structure to the day, actually, because we would have to get up and
:24:59. > :25:02.take it out, walk it, love it. Mary Lamb doesn't go anywhere without Yan
:25:03. > :25:09.by her side. A faithful friend she couldn't do without. If it wasn t
:25:10. > :25:13.for the puppy socialisers, we would still be stuck in the house and have
:25:14. > :25:25.no confidence, do nothing. But the work that they do, the end result
:25:26. > :25:28.gives a disabled person a life. They are incredibly cute. We'll give
:25:29. > :25:30.you the contact details at the end of the programme if you want to
:25:31. > :25:41.help, after the weather forecast. You are prepared for sport!
:25:42. > :25:46.I'm doing my bit for sport relief. I'm wearing a T`shirt ` that is my
:25:47. > :25:51.bit for sport relief! A decent start today. The cloud
:25:52. > :25:56.lingered for ages but we have rain on the way this evening. That will
:25:57. > :25:59.linger into Wednesday. A bit more rain on Thursday and then proper
:26:00. > :26:04.rain as the heavy rain comes in on Friday. Hopefully, things may be a
:26:05. > :26:08.bit better on Saturday so heavy rain begins to move in this evening from
:26:09. > :26:13.the Irish Sea. It's falling particularly on higher ground. We
:26:14. > :26:17.keep the heavy pulses into the early hours but you conceive the rain
:26:18. > :26:22.continues to move to the other side of the Pennines. Plenty of cloud
:26:23. > :26:27.around and a bit of a breezy night but temperatures not looking too
:26:28. > :26:30.bad. Lows of four or five Celsius. Things look so much better tomorrow.
:26:31. > :26:35.A mixture of bright spells and some showers because the rain completely
:26:36. > :26:40.moves away. Some showers drifting in but plenty of sunshine in between.
:26:41. > :26:44.We are going to keep a lot of cloud through the day, and light winds, as
:26:45. > :26:48.well. Showers continued to pile in by late afternoon. Disappointing
:26:49. > :26:55.temperatures ` just seven or for tomorrow. For Thursday, a bit more
:26:56. > :26:59.rain and then this frontal system moves in. It's bringing with it a
:27:00. > :27:05.huge band of rain, which is likely to linger from Friday night into
:27:06. > :27:10.Saturday. On Saturday, we could see some heavy showers in places. Over
:27:11. > :27:17.the next few days, it will stay very, very unsettled.
:27:18. > :27:20.Jog over! As promised, here are the details of you would like to
:27:21. > :27:30.volunteer to get in touch for the dogs.
:27:31. > :27:43.We will put the details on Facebook, as well, to give you a second
:27:44. > :27:53.chance. Have a good night. Goodbye.