:00:00. > 3:59:59weather on the way. That's all from the BBC News at Six, so it's goodbye
:00:00. > :00:07.from me, and on BBC Good evening. Welcome to North West
:00:08. > :00:10.Tonight with Annabel Tiffin and Roger Johnson. Our top story:
:00:11. > :00:13."Sticking to his script" ` the prosecution says William Roache lied
:00:14. > :00:17.when he denied sexually abusing five young girls. We'll be live at the
:00:18. > :00:23.court on the day the prosecution summed up its case. Also tonight:
:00:24. > :00:26.Liverpool's Mayor calls for an urgent safety review after Everton
:00:27. > :00:37.fans complain of a crush before the Merseyside Derby. I will be finding
:00:38. > :00:40.out how this site in East Cheshire could be used to produce green
:00:41. > :00:42.energy for thousands of homes and businesses.
:00:43. > :00:45.Preparing for a 3,000 mile row through Atlantic storms ` the man
:00:46. > :00:54.who's never set foot in a boat before. It is a challenge I have
:00:55. > :01:00.wanted to do since I was 16. I have never been out at sea so I don't
:01:01. > :01:02.know if I will get seasick. Coming home in style, the RAF pilot
:01:03. > :01:18.dropping by for a hug from his mum. Jurors in the William Roache trial
:01:19. > :01:22.have been urged to set emotions to one side and use common sense when
:01:23. > :01:25.considering their verdicts. The plea came from the prosecution as they
:01:26. > :01:27.summed up their case against the actor.
:01:28. > :01:32.The Coronation Street star denies allegations of sexually assaulting
:01:33. > :01:40.five teenage girls in the 1960s Our Chief Reporter, Dave Guest, joins us
:01:41. > :01:43.from Preston Crown Court. He has been following this case in its
:01:44. > :01:49.entirety. Dave, this case is clearly entering its final stages now.
:01:50. > :01:53.That's right. We have heard from all of the witnesses we are going to
:01:54. > :01:59.hear from, now it is time for the defence and prosecution to summarise
:02:00. > :02:02.this case as they see it. The prosecutor and White QC was blunt
:02:03. > :02:10.and to the point when she opened her closing speech this morning. She
:02:11. > :02:13.said someone was lying. Five women say Bill Roache sexually assaulted
:02:14. > :02:19.them when they were teenagers in the 1960s. William Roache said they made
:02:20. > :02:23.it up. It never happened. Miss White told the jury Mr Roache's
:02:24. > :02:26.fame had prevented his accusers from coming forward earlier because they
:02:27. > :02:29.feared no`one believed them. For years his fame had sheltered him,
:02:30. > :02:33.she said. In 2014, it was time to set no store by fame, to set store
:02:34. > :02:37.by the facts. Yesterday, Coronation Street co`stars had turned out to
:02:38. > :02:40.speak up for their colleagues. Anne Kirkbride and Chris Gascoigne, alias
:02:41. > :02:48.Deirdre and Peter, his screen wife and son, described him as a lovely
:02:49. > :02:51.man and an inspiration. But in court today, Miss White said no`one in
:02:52. > :02:55.their right mind would expect Mr Roache to sexually abuse teenage
:02:56. > :02:58.girls in front of his colleagues. Well intentioned as their evidence
:02:59. > :03:03.was, she said, the jury must consider just how helpful it had
:03:04. > :03:08.been. She also pointed out that those giving evidence yesterday had
:03:09. > :03:11.only known him since the 1970s. Miss White claimed William Roache was a
:03:12. > :03:14.different person in the 1960s, adding, "The adulation he received
:03:15. > :03:17.daily massage his sexual ego." Miss White urged the jury to use common
:03:18. > :03:18.sense during their deliberations and, she said, they must put
:03:19. > :03:34.emotions aside. But, she said, the jury must
:03:35. > :03:44.approach their task with the same courage as had been shown by the
:03:45. > :03:48.five complainants. That is the prosecution's take on
:03:49. > :03:51.things. Tomorrow the defence will paint a very different picture for
:03:52. > :03:56.the jury when the present their closing speech. Mr Roache denies
:03:57. > :04:03.four charges of indecent assault and two of rape. Thank you very much
:04:04. > :04:07.indeed. They will have more tomorrow.
:04:08. > :04:10.Fans involved say it was a crush. Police say it wasn't. But on Tuesday
:04:11. > :04:13.night, before the Merseyside Derby in Liverpool, around 1,000 fans were
:04:14. > :04:16.struggling to get into Anfield as the game kicked off.
:04:17. > :04:19.Today, the Mayor of Liverpool asked for a safety review. Everton
:04:20. > :04:22.Football Club is also writing to Liverpool asking them to explain
:04:23. > :04:30.what went wrong. Jayne McCubbin has been following the story and joins
:04:31. > :04:33.us now live from Anfield. Yes, some people I have spoken to did they
:04:34. > :04:39.described what happened as a bottleneck. No significant injuries.
:04:40. > :04:43.No formal complaints to the police. But other people we have heard from
:04:44. > :04:46.him involved in this incident on the other side of the stadium on Tuesday
:04:47. > :04:52.said that what happened was frightening. It was scary, they are
:04:53. > :04:56.surprised that it happened and how it has been dealt with and they want
:04:57. > :05:01.answers. These images were filmed on Tuesday
:05:02. > :05:04.night. Police say they haven't received any formal complaints. But
:05:05. > :05:05.some of those in the crowd made clear their thoughts on social
:05:06. > :05:19.media. The footage was filmed by this man.
:05:20. > :05:27.I go to the match, I know. This is wrong. It felt wrong. That's why I
:05:28. > :05:31.started filming. Just in case. I tried to film again ten minutes
:05:32. > :05:37.later and I couldn't even get my arms up. That is how constricted it
:05:38. > :05:40.was. It was insane. Merseyside Police say this morning they spoke
:05:41. > :05:44.to the father of a 13`year`old boy who was injured in the crowd, by a
:05:45. > :05:47.police horse. But no formal complaint has been made. Today they
:05:48. > :05:52.said too many fans hadn't followed advice to arrive early. Flares had
:05:53. > :05:56.caused problems at previous games. So Derby fans were to be searched on
:05:57. > :05:59.the way in. On Tuesday, ten minutes before the start of the game,
:06:00. > :06:03.Liverpool Football Club said 25 of away fans arrived at once. 800
:06:04. > :06:08.people. That caused congestion. David says it wasn't congestion ` it
:06:09. > :06:17.was a crush. And it wasn't the fault of fans. It was chaos. There were
:06:18. > :06:22.police on horses pushing people into the side. There is a wall there It
:06:23. > :06:32.was honestly chaos. Today, Joe Anderson waded into the row with
:06:33. > :06:41.this tweet. Neither the club not the force has confirmed if this is to
:06:42. > :06:44.happen. Tonight I spoke again to the police
:06:45. > :06:49.and they wanted to make one thing clear and it is this. Fans arrive
:06:50. > :06:55.late but they do not blame the fans. For anything that happened. So who
:06:56. > :06:59.is to blame? What went wrong? If there may gets his way and the
:07:00. > :07:03.review happens, the answers should be in there and Everton football
:07:04. > :07:07.club have also written or are in the process of writing to Liverpool who
:07:08. > :07:09.are responsible for policing the event and perhaps we will get
:07:10. > :07:15.answers there. Thank you.
:07:16. > :07:18.A man's died in a house fire in Bolton. Three fire crews fought the
:07:19. > :07:21.blaze on Bradshawgate just before seven o'clock last night. They
:07:22. > :07:23.rescued a 43`year`old man but he died later in hospital from serious
:07:24. > :07:26.injuries. Manchester United footballer Ashley
:07:27. > :07:30.Young has been banned from driving for six months. The 28`year`old
:07:31. > :07:40.pleaded guilty to speeding on the M6. He was going 71mph in a 50 zone.
:07:41. > :07:43.Cumbria Council met today to decide how to save ?24 million from the
:07:44. > :07:47.council budget over the next year. The council decided to go ahead with
:07:48. > :07:50.plans to introduce street parking charges but have reconsidered plans
:07:51. > :07:56.to down grade Fire Services across the county. The council says it
:07:57. > :07:59.needs to save ?89 million by 20 7. In a fortnight's time, voters in
:08:00. > :08:02.Wythenshawe and Sale East will choose a new MP. The by`election
:08:03. > :08:06.follows the death of the former Labour MP Paul Goggins.
:08:07. > :08:09.It's considered to be a safe Labour seat. But some wonder how well the
:08:10. > :08:12.UK Independence Party will do. Our Political Editor, Arif Ansari, has
:08:13. > :08:21.been surveying the political battle ground.
:08:22. > :08:25.People here have had just two MPs in 60 years. But now they need to
:08:26. > :08:30.choose the constituency's political direction. Labour's Deputy Leader
:08:31. > :08:36.Harriet Harman told me she was hoping for a strike. The Labour
:08:37. > :08:43.candidates are hoping to win. You seem to have a gentler touch than
:08:44. > :08:49.Harriet. I used to do bowling as a child. Outside, opponents are
:08:50. > :08:54.circling. What brings you here? You seem to be at the wrong launch. This
:08:55. > :08:58.is for the Labour Party. Publicly, the Labour Party does not want to
:08:59. > :09:04.focus on UKIP but take a look at this campaign letter. How UKIP are
:09:05. > :09:09.even worse than David Cameron's Tories. One Labour's scale, that is
:09:10. > :09:14.pretty bad. I think people are talking about the cost of living
:09:15. > :09:19.crisis. They are not talking about issues that UKIP has no answers for.
:09:20. > :09:26.That is not all that voters are concerned about. There is not enough
:09:27. > :09:31.money to go around. Too much immigration? Yes. I don't like
:09:32. > :09:34.people coming into our country and taking over the national system
:09:35. > :09:42.Immigration worries could benefit UKIP. The mat if UKIP can leapfrog
:09:43. > :09:48.into second place. That will validate their argument. They can be
:09:49. > :09:56.the opposition in the North. UKIP's candidate is a proud outsider. I did
:09:57. > :10:01.not do well at school. But I had to win through another way. I am here
:10:02. > :10:04.to win this constituency. UKIP need conservative defectors as well. It
:10:05. > :10:10.would take a miracle for the Tories to win here. They are praying for
:10:11. > :10:16.second place. No wonder they have turned to the church and selected a
:10:17. > :10:20.bitter. I have a young family. Money matters are very important to me.
:10:21. > :10:25.The thing which the Conservatives are strong on is a strong economy.
:10:26. > :10:33.The Lib Dems are defending their votes and policies. We need more
:10:34. > :10:38.opportunity to make it a safer place to live. So you are not exactly
:10:39. > :10:45.packing your bags for Westminster? It is packed already. Absolutely!
:10:46. > :10:51.There is no shortage of ambition, but only one ticket to Parliament.
:10:52. > :10:53.Arif Ansari, BBC North West Tonight. There are seven candidates
:10:54. > :10:57.contesting the by`election in Wythenshawe and Sale East ` the list
:10:58. > :11:01.is on the screen now. Polling is on Thursday, 13th February.
:11:02. > :11:04.The Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, has been examining
:11:05. > :11:07.plans for a new relief road at Manchester Airport. It would link
:11:08. > :11:10.the Airport with the A6 at Hazel Grove. ?165 million of Government
:11:11. > :11:18.funding has already been secured for the first phase of the project.
:11:19. > :11:21.People in Cumbria are waiting too long for ambulances ` that's
:11:22. > :11:23.according to a health scrutiny committee. Guidelines say ambulances
:11:24. > :11:26.should reach patients in serious need within eight minutes, 75% of
:11:27. > :11:36.the time. But in Cumbria ambulances only meet the target in two`thirds
:11:37. > :11:41.of cases. Plans are being considered to tackle the worsening problem of
:11:42. > :11:45.coastal erosion in the Isle of Man. The main area of concern is on the
:11:46. > :11:48.North West coast near Kirk Michael. The first meeting will take place in
:11:49. > :11:51.February and will include a local commissioner representative.
:11:52. > :11:55.Still to come on North West Tonight: We get a preview of a UK first `
:11:56. > :11:58.Benjamin Britten's only commissioned ballet is performed at The Lowry in
:11:59. > :12:01.Salford. The landlubber who's swapping his
:12:02. > :12:11.rowing machine for a more daunting watery challenge.
:12:12. > :12:14.Huge regeneration plans for north Liverpool moved a step closer today
:12:15. > :12:19.` with details published of a 260`million pound investment in
:12:20. > :12:23.Anfield. The scheme includes new housing, green spaces and a hotel `
:12:24. > :12:26.and could provide 700 jobs. There's also going to be a street
:12:27. > :12:32.named in honour of the Liverpool fans who died in the Hillsborough
:12:33. > :12:35.Disaster. Mark Edwardson reports. Instantly recognisable to any
:12:36. > :12:40.football fan, Anfield is also one of Liverpool's most deprived districts.
:12:41. > :12:48.There aren't many Premier League footballers here. It is all right.
:12:49. > :12:53.It is not bad. It is a bit rough sometimes. It has got a bad
:12:54. > :12:58.reputation. But it is good. Anfield's regeneration has been
:12:59. > :13:02.blighted by years of uncertainty. We are trying to create accommodation
:13:03. > :13:07.and properties that people want to live in. It is to try to keep the
:13:08. > :13:10.committee together so a lot of the properties will be for the existing
:13:11. > :13:13.community and for people to have been in this community for a long
:13:14. > :13:17.time, helping them to stay here The scheme is ambitious. It includes 150
:13:18. > :13:21.refurbished houses, 250 new ones on derelict land. There'll be a new
:13:22. > :13:29.High Street, shops and gardens. Commercial premises will include a
:13:30. > :13:32."training hotel". There will be 50 jobs created there, at any given
:13:33. > :13:36.time there will be ten apprenticeships. There will be other
:13:37. > :13:39.people placed with other establishments in the city, but that
:13:40. > :13:43.will be the heart of what we are doing in terms of training young
:13:44. > :13:46.people so they can have a career in hospitality. Significantly there'll
:13:47. > :13:56.be a new, wide street built to the west of Anfield stadium. Liverpool
:13:57. > :13:58.FC and the city councillors are staying tight`lipped about what will
:13:59. > :14:04.happen to the stadium in the generation, but with ?260 million on
:14:05. > :14:07.offer, some people who live in Anfield remain sceptical about the
:14:08. > :14:13.regeneration scheme. I have mixed feelings. It has broken a lot of the
:14:14. > :14:18.community up. There is perfectly good houses being flattened. It
:14:19. > :14:26.really needs it. It would benefit the community hugely. They would be
:14:27. > :14:32.left in the doldrums here without real progress being made, and it
:14:33. > :14:36.is, I hope, a signal to them that this means business. If all goes to
:14:37. > :14:41.plan, the scheme could be given the go`ahead in April. Mark Edwardson,
:14:42. > :14:45.BBC North West Tonight, Liverpool. We talk a lot about energy bills on
:14:46. > :14:48.this programme, and today Cheshire East Council claimed it could have
:14:49. > :14:51.the answer to lower fuel bills for thousands of people ` and it's green
:14:52. > :14:54.energy. The council has just received a
:14:55. > :14:57.grant for almost ?200,000 to explore geothermal energy ` by using the hot
:14:58. > :15:08.water which lies several kilometres underground. Here's our Environment
:15:09. > :15:12.Correspondent, Judy Hobson. Cheshire East Council hopes this
:15:13. > :15:16.piece of land, or rather what is under it, could be the answer to
:15:17. > :15:21.lower energy bills. The Cheshire basin is one of the hottest parts of
:15:22. > :15:25.the UK. And they plan to drill two boreholes here, 3000 metres down.
:15:26. > :15:30.The pipelines will be the width of a Telegraph poll and will be sunk into
:15:31. > :15:33.a limestone reservoir. The water there could be 100 degrees. The hot
:15:34. > :15:36.water would be pumped up to heat homes and businesses. The cooled
:15:37. > :15:42.water will return back into the ground. If it also is too good to be
:15:43. > :15:46.true, maybe it is. It could cost ?10 million to drill the holes. The
:15:47. > :15:49.order you go down, the more expensive because you have to get
:15:50. > :15:54.the drill bit back out. That is the hard part. If we are going to go
:15:55. > :15:58.down to five kilometres, that is where the expense comes in and that
:15:59. > :16:02.is where it has to be looked at what are we going to get out, what is it
:16:03. > :16:04.worth? This is a district heating centre in Southampton using mainly
:16:05. > :16:11.geothermal energy. It powers flats and businesses in the area and saves
:16:12. > :16:15.over 12000 tonnes of CO2 a year Why haven't we explored the idea more in
:16:16. > :16:19.the Northwest? We could have been doing this for 20 years. We have had
:16:20. > :16:26.other cheap energies. North Sea gas has been a wonderful thing but it
:16:27. > :16:34.has displaced a requirement to look for other energies. For some, the
:16:35. > :16:37.cost is the main stumbling block. Geothermal energy will make a
:16:38. > :16:42.contribution, we need lots of other things to solve the worlds problems.
:16:43. > :16:47.We need nuclear, shale gas, fracking, lots of things. Cheshire
:16:48. > :16:55.council will begin exploratory drilling here in the next few weeks.
:16:56. > :16:58.Manchester City are playing the best football in the world, according to
:16:59. > :17:02.Tottenham boss Tim Sherwood. City went to the top of the Premier
:17:03. > :17:05.League after thrashing Spurs 5` at White Hart Lane. Sergio Aguero
:17:06. > :17:09.scored the first here but later limped`off with a hamstring injury.
:17:10. > :17:21.Stevan Jovetic got his first goal for the club. Kompany, Dzeko and
:17:22. > :17:25.Toure got the others. They are certainly scoring lots of
:17:26. > :17:28.goals. John McGuinness from work has been inducted into the motor sport
:17:29. > :17:34.Hall of Fame. The 20 time Isle of Man TT winner joined the likes of
:17:35. > :17:40.Michael Schumacher in the Hall of Fame. Ross Brawn was also inducted
:17:41. > :17:42.at last night's event in Covent Garden.
:17:43. > :17:45.He was hailed as one of the all time great opera composers. But Benjamin
:17:46. > :17:52.Britten had only one commissioned ballet. And tonight it will be
:17:53. > :17:55.performed at The Lowry in Salford for the first time in the UK.
:17:56. > :17:59.The Prince of The Pagodas is a Japanese fairy tale. Its director
:18:00. > :18:05.has spent 30 years developing the story. And our reporter Abbie Jones
:18:06. > :18:08.was given a special preview. It's a tale of magic, a wicked
:18:09. > :18:13.stepmother and a Princess searching for her missing brother. Oh, and a
:18:14. > :18:18.scaly salamander. This is a rare ballet. It is only the third version
:18:19. > :18:24.of The Prince of The Pagodas to be performed worldwide ` and the first
:18:25. > :18:27.in the UK. Past ballet stars to take the lead include Strictly judge
:18:28. > :18:32.Darcy Bussell. Today's cast features dancers Yvette Knight from Carnforth
:18:33. > :18:35.and James Barton from Wirral. It is always a big thing being part of a
:18:36. > :18:39.premiere. Because there is that nice feeling of the company coming
:18:40. > :18:42.together to make it work in such a short space of time. People can
:18:43. > :18:45.expect something visually really exciting that they haven't probably
:18:46. > :18:49.seen before, it is quite different to any of the other classics that we
:18:50. > :18:54.bring out, Swan Lake or Sleeping Beauty. I think there is something
:18:55. > :18:57.in there for everybody. Composer Benjamin Britten made his name
:18:58. > :19:01.producing something for everybody ` works for the world's virtuoso
:19:02. > :19:05.performers and for schoolchildren. But the storyline of his only ballet
:19:06. > :19:11.wasn't quite so hot. Director David Bintley has spent three decades
:19:12. > :19:14.honing it. It took me 30 years to arrive at this version and the
:19:15. > :19:20.Japanese influence was a key in that process. But it is an absolutely
:19:21. > :19:27.fantastic score and hopefully we will finally do it justice. This is
:19:28. > :19:31.the skin and the hands of the salamander. The 200 plus costumes `
:19:32. > :19:34.and sets ` have been designed by Rae Smith, who was also the designer for
:19:35. > :19:37.War Horse. As well as the classical Japanese stuff, you have got
:19:38. > :19:45.fantastical stuff like, this is part of the Chinese king, who has this
:19:46. > :19:49.amazing. This amazing, glittery dragon and here you see all of these
:19:50. > :19:53.little fire things, which look quite flat now but when he is moving, they
:19:54. > :19:56.move like fire. As opening night draws closer, pirouettes are
:19:57. > :20:01.perfected, routines rehearsed, The ballet opens tonight and ends on
:20:02. > :20:10.Saturday. Abbie Jones, North West Tonight, Salford Quays.
:20:11. > :20:17.So graceful, isn't it? Brilliant stuff. We will get the weather in a
:20:18. > :20:25.moment. I suspect there will be more rain on the way. But spare a thought
:20:26. > :20:28.for a rower from St Helen's who will be battling huge waves and storms in
:20:29. > :20:31.the Atlantic Ocean. Matt Inglesby and seven fellow
:20:32. > :20:35.rowers are hoping to raise thousands of pounds for charity and smash a
:20:36. > :20:38.world record by sailing from Gran Canaria to Barbados in 32 days. Not
:20:39. > :20:40.bad considering Matt has never been in a boat before. Elaine Dunkley has
:20:41. > :20:54.been to meet him. Matt Inglesby is taking on a
:20:55. > :20:59.challenge which would strike fear into the saltiest of sea dogs `
:21:00. > :21:06.conquering the Awe of the Atlantic. Only there's a slight hitch. I have
:21:07. > :21:09.never been in a boat before. In fact, he's never ventured into the
:21:10. > :21:16.sea. But he's not letting this small matter get in the way of a 3000 mile
:21:17. > :21:19.nautical adventure. It is a challenge I have wanted to do since
:21:20. > :21:24.I was 16 and I have never been out at sea so I don't know if I will get
:21:25. > :21:27.seasick but I am sure I will on such a small boat, but just being out
:21:28. > :21:35.there, seeing what it is like, in the middle of the ocean, with maybe
:21:36. > :21:38.40 foot waves. Matt and his rowers will endure seasickness and storms
:21:39. > :21:44.with strength and stamina and very little in the way of home comforts.
:21:45. > :21:48.Over 30 days is a long time for any sort of communication with family
:21:49. > :21:51.and home, I am going to miss seeing the Everton scorers. Matt's
:21:52. > :22:00.confident about his adventure at sea but it's a nervous wait for his mum
:22:01. > :22:05.on dry land. There won't be many people who can tell that story, I
:22:06. > :22:12.guess, the world over. What is the next adventure? God knows. But there
:22:13. > :22:18.will be another one. He has got his sights on an Everest Marathon on. He
:22:19. > :22:21.will have to get his sea legs pretty quickly, but this is one adventure
:22:22. > :22:29.he's taking in his stride. Elaine Dunkley, BBC North West Tonight
:22:30. > :22:35.That is a challenge. Matt, if you are watching, don't be worried. We
:22:36. > :22:39.saw lots of pictures of enormous 40 foot waves in that report. You have
:22:40. > :22:47.never been in this eBay for! Don't be put off. `` never been in the sea
:22:48. > :22:51.before. Nearly 25 years after he left his
:22:52. > :22:53.primary school in Lancashire, Royal Navy helicopter pilot Chris
:22:54. > :22:57.Southworth paid a flying visit back to The Willows primary school in
:22:58. > :23:00.Kirkham earlier. His mum ` who's also assistant head teacher there `
:23:01. > :23:04.hasn't seen him since he was home for Christmas. Today, they were
:23:05. > :23:07.re`united on the school field. Coming in to land and making quite
:23:08. > :23:11.an entrance. The excitement a struggle to contain, for none more
:23:12. > :23:15.so that Chris's mum, who also happens to be the assistant head
:23:16. > :23:20.teacher. Oh, mother. It is great to be here today to see the kids, to
:23:21. > :23:24.get them to have a look around the aircraft, to show them what it is
:23:25. > :23:27.like to be in the air crew in the Royal Navy and to let them actually
:23:28. > :23:30.enjoy it, enjoy the experience. Where Lieutenant Chris Southworth
:23:31. > :23:34.once spent playtimes as a school boy today became the spot to land his
:23:35. > :23:40.Royal Navy Lynx helicopter as a pilot. I haven't been back here in a
:23:41. > :23:43.long time so it is nice to come back, see the building, see the area
:23:44. > :23:48.and have a look around. Just remember what it was like. In the
:23:49. > :23:52.area on a training exercise, Chris and his colleagues brought a little
:23:53. > :23:56.more than usual to the classroom. It was so exciting because the children
:23:57. > :23:59.did not know about it. And they only found out when he landed, they knew
:24:00. > :24:03.something special was going on but they did not know what. Even the
:24:04. > :24:07.longstanding lollypop lady remembers him! You used to be my lollipop
:24:08. > :24:09.lady. I am. 30 years now! It's hardly the most conventional of
:24:10. > :24:13.teaching methods, but for children here at The Willows primary school,
:24:14. > :24:18.lessons are about to get a little bit more interesting. When it comes
:24:19. > :24:23.to show and tell, this is the clear winner. It was really awesome
:24:24. > :24:27.because it was so windy and all the leaves went everywhere. When he came
:24:28. > :24:30.down, the grass went all flat and it was very cold. Some people were
:24:31. > :24:38.feeling jumpy and some people were waving. I was jumping and waving.
:24:39. > :24:41.But no`one wanted to wave goodbye to today's special guests. Especially
:24:42. > :24:52.not Mrs Wilson. Suzanne Hailey, BBC North West Tonight, in Kirkham.
:24:53. > :24:58.It is a bit better than the average bring your dad to work school day.
:24:59. > :25:02.That would be very good. The groundsman had put all the
:25:03. > :25:07.leaves in neat piles as well. Let's move on to the weather. There was a
:25:08. > :25:12.touch of Frost this morning. That is the least of our problems.
:25:13. > :25:16.We have got plenty of rain on the way and high winds. Hello. Plenty of
:25:17. > :25:23.weather to talk about in the next 48 hours at the very least. It up to
:25:24. > :25:27.the weekend. I will show you what is going to happen. Tomorrow, a huge
:25:28. > :25:32.band of rain sweeps in, followed by some strong winds, and on Saturday
:25:33. > :25:38.severe gales around the coast and on high ground. Quite windy on Sunday
:25:39. > :25:41.and more rain is on the way for Monday, so I think we can safely say
:25:42. > :25:45.that we are going to see some localised flooding in some places
:25:46. > :25:50.over the next two or three days Tonight, it is a quiet night
:25:51. > :25:56.initially, the calm before the storm, lots of clear skies. Mostly
:25:57. > :25:59.dry. Occasional bits of rain here and there, a touch of frost in
:26:00. > :26:04.places where we see some clear skies and temperatures dropping below
:26:05. > :26:08.freezing in Cumbria. I suspect it will be cold everywhere. This is the
:26:09. > :26:12.first of the weather warnings. It is for snow. We will not see snow
:26:13. > :26:16.everywhere tomorrow but we will see some on high ground, but the main
:26:17. > :26:22.problem for tomorrow will be rain. We start off mostly dry. Cloudy but
:26:23. > :26:28.the clouds continue to build and the band of rain wets in from the iris
:26:29. > :26:32.E, headed through the afternoon and when it bumps into the cold there we
:26:33. > :26:37.have had from the east that is where we are likely to seize no. It will
:26:38. > :26:41.not settle. In the Isle of Man, they have amber warnings at the moment
:26:42. > :26:45.for flooding and many roads will be closed tomorrow and Saturday. You
:26:46. > :26:50.might want to check the Manx government website to see which
:26:51. > :26:55.roads will be closed. They are expecting coastal flooding. Inland,
:26:56. > :26:57.lots of rain, occasional snow, and very cold, five or six else's
:26:58. > :27:00.tomorrow and we are not out of the woods yet because for the weekend,
:27:01. > :27:06.another weather warning, this is for winds. We will see gales on
:27:07. > :27:09.Saturday, may be severe gales, particularly around the Irish Sea
:27:10. > :27:13.coast and actually the strongest winds are likely to be read about
:27:14. > :27:19.lunchtime where we have got the high tide. These are the high tide. It is
:27:20. > :27:24.around midday that we could see some very big waves and possibly some
:27:25. > :27:28.coastal flooding on Saturday. Thank you very much. Winter is back
:27:29. > :27:34.and we had those big coastal surges, didn't we? But not quite as bad for
:27:35. > :27:42.fully? Hopefully, but you never know. `` not quite as bad
:27:43. > :27:45.hopefully? We will keep pupils did. Thanks for watching. Good night ``
:27:46. > :27:48.we will keep you posted.