:00:00. > :00:00.That's all from the BBC News at Six, so it's goodbye from me, and on BBC
:00:00. > :00:13.Good evening. The top story. The jury in the Bill Roache trial told
:00:14. > :00:17.the case against him is full of inconsistencies.
:00:18. > :00:22.The defence barrister called `` called some of the evidence week.
:00:23. > :00:24.Could this happen again? Coastal communities make
:00:25. > :00:30.preparations as high tides combined with heavy rain. The school Governor
:00:31. > :00:34.pined for taking his children to school during term time, you says he
:00:35. > :00:41.had no choice. Fined. The start of the Chinese New
:00:42. > :00:51.Year, and Manchester prepares for a weekend celebration.
:00:52. > :01:00.The jury in the Bill Roache trial has been told the case against him
:01:01. > :01:05.is weak and full of inconsistencies. The barrister also criticised the
:01:06. > :01:08.way police had investigated the allegations.
:01:09. > :01:12.She said in the post Jimmy Sabo era, any allegation made against a
:01:13. > :01:21.celebrity had to end up in court. Jimmy Savile `` Jimmy Savile. It
:01:22. > :01:22.seems the defence has been as forthright as the prosecution last
:01:23. > :01:29.night. Yes, the prosecuted yesterday began
:01:30. > :01:35.her closing remarks with the words, someone here is lying. That being
:01:36. > :01:38.was taken up today by the defence. The QC representing William Roache
:01:39. > :01:43.started her address with this famous lines, what a tangled web we weave
:01:44. > :01:48.when first we practice to deceive. The implication being that the women
:01:49. > :01:54.accusing William Roache whether deceivers. She said that when you
:01:55. > :01:57.tell a lie, you have to keep a clear head and good memory which he says
:01:58. > :02:03.the story is told in court were littered with inconsistencies.
:02:04. > :02:08.`` but she says. She worked her way through the stories by the Bible
:02:09. > :02:13.women, suggested each had inconsistencies `5 women. The woman
:02:14. > :02:18.who claimed Mr Roache raped her at this bungalow had given `` had given
:02:19. > :02:20.`` had given different accounts of her age and why she was in the
:02:21. > :02:31.property. The QC said this was. . The sisters who claimed they were
:02:32. > :02:35.assaulted after looking for autographs outside Granada. She said
:02:36. > :02:43.they had got their heads together to concoct a story. Macro `... .
:02:44. > :02:45.Turning to the woman who says she was indecently assaulted in the
:02:46. > :02:56.toilets at the Granada building The QC said the police investigation
:02:57. > :03:00.had been lacking, one complainant was interviewed in front of her
:03:01. > :03:05.husband and was `` and he was also called as a husband. But despite the
:03:06. > :03:13.contradictions, the case had made it to court. She said,
:03:14. > :03:19.contradictions, the case had made it It was now for the jury to
:03:20. > :03:23.scrutinise the evidence before them. So the prosecution, defence, they
:03:24. > :03:27.have said everything, it is all coming to an end.
:03:28. > :03:32.That is right, on Monday morning, the judge will address the jury and
:03:33. > :03:37.do his summing up of the case and direct them on any points of war.
:03:38. > :03:42.And late on Monday or Tuesday, the jury will be sent away to consider
:03:43. > :03:46.their verdict. How long is a piece of string #.
:03:47. > :03:53.We have no idea how that will take. He denies four counts of indecent
:03:54. > :03:57.assault and macro of rape dating back to the 1960s. `` and two of
:03:58. > :04:01.rape. Somerfield nuclear`power station says above levels of
:04:02. > :04:04.radiation which forced some workers to stay away today were caused by
:04:05. > :04:09.Nat Chile occurring background radon.
:04:10. > :04:14.Thousands of staff were told not to come to work after an hour level
:04:15. > :04:19.detected levels of activity overnight `` naturally occurring.
:04:20. > :04:22.The company says there is no risk to the workforce or public.
:04:23. > :04:27.A maths teacher from the Isle of Man has been found guilty of rape and
:04:28. > :04:34.ten counts of indecent assault. He committed the crime `` crimes
:04:35. > :04:37.between 2010 and 2013 and five girls aged up to 17. He will be sentenced
:04:38. > :04:45.next week. Ed Miliband has been on the campaign
:04:46. > :04:48.trail to support his party's campaign in the forthcoming
:04:49. > :04:52.by`election. It follows the death of an MP earlier this month. Ed
:04:53. > :04:58.Miliband says he is improving response times at the Accident and
:04:59. > :05:01.Emergency unit. Mike will be fighting for the people
:05:02. > :05:07.of Wythenshawe and sale East on issues that matter. Like the issue
:05:08. > :05:11.of BEA in the Department in Wythenshawe. `` the Accident and
:05:12. > :05:17.Emergency. People are worried they cannot get seen quickly and Mike has
:05:18. > :05:18.that at the top of his campaign There are seven candidates standing
:05:19. > :05:37.in the by`election. Manchester is getting it and so is
:05:38. > :05:41.cruel and Wigan, but plans for a HS2 do not include Liverpool. `` two.
:05:42. > :05:45.Today, a campaign was launched to change that.
:05:46. > :05:49.Businesses say it could cost the Merseyside economy billions. We will
:05:50. > :05:56.be putting that point to a spokesman.
:05:57. > :06:01.It is the ?46 billion project which the government says will energise
:06:02. > :06:06.the economy. It is not going to come to Liverpool. Instead, trains will
:06:07. > :06:10.travel at high speed as far as which field or Crewe and slow down for the
:06:11. > :06:16.rest of the journey here. Businesses do not want the economy of live In
:06:17. > :06:22.the sidings. `` the economy of Liverpool. We
:06:23. > :06:27.could lose ?2 billion over 20 years. The boss of a finishing the company
:06:28. > :06:32.says HS2 would help him. A lot of buyers from the chain
:06:33. > :06:35.stores which the company provides for based in London or the Midlands
:06:36. > :06:39.and they could come here more quickly so it will be better because
:06:40. > :06:44.they would be more efficient. It takes two hours four minutes from
:06:45. > :06:50.London to live `` to Liverpool, under HS2, that would reduce to one
:06:51. > :06:55.hour 43 minutes. But Manchester will see a 43% improvement in its London
:06:56. > :07:01.journey time. It will come down from two hours to one hour and eight
:07:02. > :07:08.minutes. Ending city `` bringing HS2 to Liverpool would bring the travel
:07:09. > :07:12.time down, the extension would cost up to ?1.9 billion but campaigners
:07:13. > :07:18.say it would boost the Merseyside economy by ?8 billion over 20 years.
:07:19. > :07:22.If the proposals go ahead, it it will be worse for Liverpool than the
:07:23. > :07:28.current situation. HS2 will push other cities up and it will hold
:07:29. > :07:34.Liverpool under the water. If it were extended, the question
:07:35. > :07:39.is, who would pay? Central government or what local businesses
:07:40. > :07:47.the expected to contribute in some way? `` what local businesses.
:07:48. > :07:55.`` would. We have a representative from HS2 here. ?1.9 billion for that
:07:56. > :08:00.extra 20 miles to take it to Liverpool, a lot of money, but it is
:08:01. > :08:05.not in the grand scheme of things, why not extend it?
:08:06. > :08:10.It is important to stress we are connect in HS2 to Liverpool, we have
:08:11. > :08:14.that connection at Lichfield or Crewe and you will see high`speed
:08:15. > :08:19.trains coming into Liverpool lime Street from London. We have tried to
:08:20. > :08:22.design a scheme that fits in with the entire rail network and provides
:08:23. > :08:27.the best services across the Northwest.
:08:28. > :08:32.It is not a High Speed Rail link going to Manchester, they will slow
:08:33. > :08:36.down from Crewe onwards. He put in Liverpool think they will miss out
:08:37. > :08:42.on the way that Manchester and other cities will not.
:08:43. > :08:48.`` in the way. It is correct trains will travel at high speed as far as
:08:49. > :08:52.Crewe. We are very pleased places like Liverpool are entering the
:08:53. > :09:00.debate about High Speed Rail. They are looking at the benefits to
:09:01. > :09:07.Manchester and two leads and other places `` to Leeds. They do not want
:09:08. > :09:12.to miss out. The government will be looking at the proposals, I am sure.
:09:13. > :09:22.So is there a likelihood the wide could be extended to Liverpool? ``
:09:23. > :09:26.the line. We will look at proposals that come
:09:27. > :09:28.through to us and I am sure the government will, and come to a
:09:29. > :09:34.conclusion. A separate question in the papers
:09:35. > :09:39.today about the report into whether the actual HS2 scheme is value for
:09:40. > :09:43.money. That report seems to have been blocked from released by the
:09:44. > :09:49.Transport Secretary so it is not being made public, why? That is a
:09:50. > :09:54.decision for the Minister. In HS2, the scheme is value for money, it is
:09:55. > :09:58.an important piece of infrastructure for the transport system, and we are
:09:59. > :10:03.ploughing on very quickly in delivering this project and are
:10:04. > :10:08.determined to deliver it on time and on budget.
:10:09. > :10:11.Thank you. The links between the Northwest and
:10:12. > :10:19.London will be considered on the Sunday Politics this week.
:10:20. > :10:23.Getting more women elected to Westminster but stopping everyone
:10:24. > :10:26.else heading to London is a topic this week, I will be joined by a
:10:27. > :10:31.Conservative Minister and a Labour MP to debate women 's short lists
:10:32. > :10:38.and the growing financial gap between here and London.
:10:39. > :10:42.Coastal communities in Lancashire and Cumbria and the Isle of Man are
:10:43. > :10:47.battling down the hatches after a warning of possible flooding this
:10:48. > :10:52.weekend. High spring tides coincide with strong winds and heavy rain.
:10:53. > :10:57.Earlier this month, we were on Barrow, affected by bad flooding.
:10:58. > :11:04.Since then, and emergency sea defence has been repaired but they
:11:05. > :11:08.are not home and dry yet. Even at high tide, the sea was
:11:09. > :11:12.relatively calm today. It was a different story a month ago when
:11:13. > :11:20.high tides and strong winds demolished a temporary sea defence.
:11:21. > :11:25.Last time you are here, this wall, water was flooding at the height of
:11:26. > :11:29.the storm and now look at it today. If you look over the wall, you can
:11:30. > :11:34.see the reason. Barrow Borough Council has prepared
:11:35. > :11:41.`` has repaired the sea defence a series of holders. Residents feeling
:11:42. > :11:47.happier? Much happier. When we get the weekend over, we will.
:11:48. > :11:52.Celebrating. `` we will begin celebrating. The
:11:53. > :11:56.wall had been washed away. The impact of the storms had done
:11:57. > :12:01.terrible damage. We were able to release money for a temporary
:12:02. > :12:05.structure hopefully to protect the residential community.
:12:06. > :12:10.A proper sea system will be put in place next month after years of
:12:11. > :12:15.campaigning, but winds of up to 60 mph coinciding with a high tide of
:12:16. > :12:19.over ten metres forecast for the Northwest coast from midday
:12:20. > :12:24.tomorrow. One area preparing for the severe weather is the Isle of Man
:12:25. > :12:26.and there has already been local flooding in Castletown. Residents
:12:27. > :12:34.here hope this temporary defence will hold up one last time.
:12:35. > :12:40.Worrying times for many. A full forecast later.
:12:41. > :12:46.Probably more wind and rain to come. Still to come. Saluting a Super
:12:47. > :12:51.League legend as St Helens prepare for James Roby 's testimonial, we
:12:52. > :12:56.see him as we have never seen him before. And enter the Dragon,
:12:57. > :13:06.celebrations for Chinese New Year is the year of the horse arrives. `` as
:13:07. > :13:10.the year. Parents will know how holiday prices
:13:11. > :13:13.increase during the school holidays and schools have clamped down on
:13:14. > :13:19.families who take children out in term time to save money. One man has
:13:20. > :13:23.made headlines today, a school Governor in Macclesfield who was
:13:24. > :13:28.fined ?60 for taking his child out to visit a sick relative in Spain.
:13:29. > :13:36.He ended up with a bigger fine when he went to court. Some people will
:13:37. > :13:38.empathise because we know prices go up at others will say you are a
:13:39. > :13:44.school Governor and you should have known better. `` but others.
:13:45. > :13:50.At the time I bought the holiday, I was not a school Governor. I was
:13:51. > :13:53.when I went. I am an agricultural contractor and we can only take
:13:54. > :13:58.holidays at certain times. The summer holidays, it is a very busy
:13:59. > :14:05.time and we cannot go away as a family. I have five children and I
:14:06. > :14:11.wanted two week with my family in Spain `` two weeks. And with a sick
:14:12. > :14:14.relative, but you know the rules. Other people will say that they have
:14:15. > :14:20.jobs and it is not easy to get time off. Why should you be different? Is
:14:21. > :14:27.the school Governor think relevant? You should have known better. I
:14:28. > :14:31.should have known better now. I have have not been treated different to
:14:32. > :14:35.anyone else. It is time the government looked into this and
:14:36. > :14:40.regional `` and regionalised holidays to spread it out. You have
:14:41. > :14:45.six weeks where half the population wants to go abroad and you have
:14:46. > :14:50.horrendous prices. The academy would say it is a non`authorised absence
:14:51. > :14:55.and as a Governor and parent, you should support their policy. I agree
:14:56. > :14:59.with you. My other children were authorised to go on holiday. I
:15:00. > :15:04.thought there would be no problem for my eldest daughter to go on
:15:05. > :15:11.holiday. Did you ask for permission? We did. It had been refused? It had,
:15:12. > :15:17.I was not aware of that. You have been in the papers and social media,
:15:18. > :15:21.on kind things have been said and people will have their opinions ``
:15:22. > :15:26.on kind. Do you wish you hadn't done it? I do, but I am building memories
:15:27. > :15:35.for my children while they are young. And would not do it again?
:15:36. > :15:40.Definitely not! We wish you well. Thank you.
:15:41. > :15:44.Visitors to a cemetery in the Peak District have been upset by the
:15:45. > :15:51.decision to film a drama about zombies by the BBC. Scenes are being
:15:52. > :15:55.shot at a Glossop cemetery. The local council gave permission for
:15:56. > :15:59.the filming but teletext of those buried say it is disrespectful.
:16:00. > :16:06.`` but relatives of some of those buried there. In the flesh is 1
:16:07. > :16:11.drama about zombies were `` reintegrating into the community.
:16:12. > :16:17.`` a team. This was the first series, but the BBC is filming a new
:16:18. > :16:22.series and has chosen Glossop cemetery as a location.
:16:23. > :16:29.I came down and I was appalled that my mum 's grave and everybody else
:16:30. > :16:37.around here, all these people are grieving and it is so wrong. It was
:16:38. > :16:45.floodlit like a circus. When I found out what was being filmed, a zombie
:16:46. > :16:48.film, it hurts. Our mums are not zombies and we do not want this
:16:49. > :16:54.place to represent that. We have laid our mums to rest. The
:16:55. > :16:59.production team say they sorry for offence caused.
:17:00. > :17:04.It is vital to convey we have been working on empty ground and we would
:17:05. > :17:09.not have used existing headstones, we brought our own into the area. We
:17:10. > :17:14.want to use authentic locations but we have put everything in place to
:17:15. > :17:18.prevent upset. The cemetery is owned by the Borough
:17:19. > :17:24.Council who gave BBC permission to film now. Today, they said they
:17:25. > :17:34.agreed to allow filming macro `` filming...
:17:35. > :17:45.But some here hope the film crew will not be returning.
:17:46. > :17:52.Onto sport. Transfer deadline day today. We were expecting a busy day
:17:53. > :17:57.at the top of the Premier League. No big deal is yet?
:17:58. > :18:03.Not yet. David Moyes says Manchester United will not be doing last`minute
:18:04. > :18:11.business. City appear to have pulled out, the asking price for Fernando
:18:12. > :18:17.and this man, the defender, in excess of ?40 million for both, was
:18:18. > :18:21.thought to be too high. Liverpool have not got their major target over
:18:22. > :18:26.the line. The managing director is in the Ukraine trying to tie up a
:18:27. > :18:33.deal but little sign of an agreement yet. Manager and in Rogers has said
:18:34. > :18:37.it is complicated so fans might be left sweating.
:18:38. > :18:43.Everton have added a Czech Republic goalkeeper from Sparta Prague. And
:18:44. > :18:46.there has been significant activity for championship teams. Backbone has
:18:47. > :19:15.signed Craig Conway. Finally, Wanderers have let striker
:19:16. > :19:21.Craig Davies leave on loan. He has joined Preston North End. You can
:19:22. > :19:25.keep up`to`date with any last`minute moves on the BBC website.
:19:26. > :19:34.One of the most significant deals was late in games chased by David
:19:35. > :19:38.Moyes 's Manchester United, he signed a new contract at Goodison
:19:39. > :19:43.Park and said he was impressed by the determination of Roberto
:19:44. > :19:49.Martinez to keep him. He was adamant he wanted me to stay here which was
:19:50. > :19:53.flattering. To have your old manager wants to take you with him and your
:19:54. > :19:59.Corrin to manage to want to keep you. `` current manager. That was an
:20:00. > :20:04.interesting perspective. You can see a full interview
:20:05. > :20:10.tomorrow. Rugby union, sale sharks could leave
:20:11. > :20:14.their stage after 18 months in Salford. The chairman says the
:20:15. > :20:22.stadium has fallen short of expect patients and he has raised concerns
:20:23. > :20:28.`` expectations. Attendance has dropped from 8,000 to 6,000 since
:20:29. > :20:33.making the move from Stockport. James Roby has said it will be
:20:34. > :20:36.emotional when he walks out on the pitch for his testimonial this
:20:37. > :20:42.evening. Saints will play Wigan Warriors in a match to honour one of
:20:43. > :20:45.the best loved players of St Helens. James has only played for his
:20:46. > :20:50.home`town club where he has won most major honours.
:20:51. > :20:55.I am a fan at heart and when I retire, I will be back on the
:20:56. > :21:03.terraces. In the posh seats! Yes! I still
:21:04. > :21:07.class myself as a fan. I am local and I still live in the town and
:21:08. > :21:13.bump into fans. What would you point to be your
:21:14. > :21:20.greatest success? I always remember the 2006 final, the first and only
:21:21. > :21:29.grand final I have one. The try I scored at Wembley in 2007.
:21:30. > :21:34.I do not often celebrate and I celebrated, that definitely sticks
:21:35. > :21:42.out. You had a cameo appearance in a
:21:43. > :21:48.film! Yes, ! `` yes, for my high school.
:21:49. > :21:51.I a reasonable man. One of the teachers grabbed me and
:21:52. > :21:59.said, we are doing a film, walk past in the back ground in a shot. I
:22:00. > :22:04.said, no problem. I turned up and they had a full camera crew and
:22:05. > :22:08.props people! It was all staged in the school canteen and there were
:22:09. > :22:15.300 people behind the camera watching!
:22:16. > :22:21.I only had one line. You didn't tell me you had a boyfriend! No, you
:22:22. > :22:27.didn't tell me you had bought him a top! It was a while ago! I remember
:22:28. > :22:32.going in and I was like, really embarrassed.
:22:33. > :22:38.I got it done and I managed to keep a straight face and do it!
:22:39. > :22:43.Will you do any more? I do not think so. I have never seen it, it was at
:22:44. > :22:48.the local pictures but I think all the lads would have gone down to
:22:49. > :22:53.watch it so I said nothing, but they will probably get a copy now!
:22:54. > :22:58.He will kill me! Thank you for that footage.
:22:59. > :23:04.You are wicked! That is so mean and unkind to dig
:23:05. > :23:07.out something from somebody 's past! It is very cruel.
:23:08. > :23:13.Look at this, Richard. What is that? !
:23:14. > :23:22.What on Earth was that? ! He has not changed a hit!
:23:23. > :23:27.Look into that camera. `8 it. I would like to say that was the
:23:28. > :23:32.height of fashion. `` a bit. You can blame that on your
:23:33. > :23:38.colleagues. Former colleagues!
:23:39. > :23:39.We thought we should get it `` we thought we should get you back for
:23:40. > :23:47.James. That hair!
:23:48. > :23:52.Today is the first day of the year 4712 in the Chinese calendar. We
:23:53. > :23:56.have just gone into the year of the horse.
:23:57. > :24:02.It is a big celebration in China and the North West, particularly
:24:03. > :24:06.Liverpool and Manchester. Our reporter is inside and square in
:24:07. > :24:22.central Manchester. It looks lovely. `` Saint and is square. `` St Ann's.
:24:23. > :24:27.The smells are incredible. These stalls have been here since
:24:28. > :24:33.yesterday. The suites have been selling well, so have some of the
:24:34. > :24:41.Dragons and lanterns. It is the year of the horse and there is a clue,
:24:42. > :24:48.because this wiki `` because this is incredibly lucky. Bonnie will tell
:24:49. > :24:57.me more. A lot of children will have got these. Yes, I am still waiting
:24:58. > :25:00.for mine. Parents give these to their children and married couples
:25:01. > :25:06.give them to singletons and children. Last year was the year of
:25:07. > :25:14.the snake and thousands turned out, 25,000, 75,000 here. What can we
:25:15. > :25:21.expect over the next couple of days? We have got a pop`up market which is
:25:22. > :25:29.fantastic here. It has been really popular. It commentates in in
:25:30. > :25:34.Chinatown. We will have the celebrations and those pictures on
:25:35. > :25:39.Sunday, and what I am going to do next is eat some of the food!
:25:40. > :25:43.Happy New Year to our Chinese viewers.
:25:44. > :25:46.The weather now. More rain is on the way.
:25:47. > :25:53.`` plenty going on this weekend particular tomorrow. You are out
:25:54. > :25:58.doors, Sunday is better. Windy tomorrow, may be severe gales, and
:25:59. > :26:07.likely to see coastal flooding. Tonight, ice and forming. A rain
:26:08. > :26:14.this afternoon, that is using. `` a little rain. Showers later which
:26:15. > :26:19.will ease away. Queer scale skies overnight that clear skies
:26:20. > :26:25.overnight. Frost will be forming. `` clear skies overnight. We will see
:26:26. > :26:28.icy stretches tonight and tomorrow. And I suspect temperatures will drop
:26:29. > :26:36.below freezing. Another where the warning for wind tomorrow. ``
:26:37. > :26:43.weather warning. We are expecting winds of up to six, 70 mph at
:26:44. > :26:49.lunchtime `60. It will Corrin is I'd with high tide. `` it will coincide
:26:50. > :27:01.with high tide. There could be coastal flooding. We start mostly
:27:02. > :27:09.dry, cold. More relevant well for us know `` more rain will fall as snow.
:27:10. > :27:15.And strong winds, gales around the Irish Sea coast of up to 60 mph A
:27:16. > :27:22.lot of rain, a miserable day. Localised flooding will be an issue.
:27:23. > :27:30.Drier on Sunday. For now, we have 13 flood warnings and 12 Ford alerts.
:27:31. > :27:38.`` flood alerts. A miserable weekend.
:27:39. > :27:40.It will play havoc with your hair! Thank you for watching. Have a nice
:27:41. > :28:49.weekend. Next up in the Den, it is Chris and
:28:50. > :28:57.Alex. Hello, dragons, thank you for having us. I am out. We are not
:28:58. > :29:01.asking for money, we want you to come on The One Show. I think you
:29:02. > :29:02.are very brave, but I am