02/02/2014

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:00:00. > 3:59:59There's more throughout the evening on the BBC News Channel, and I'll be

:00:00. > :00:17.back with the late Good evening. Police have until the

:00:18. > :00:20.early hours of tomorrow morning to continue questioning three people

:00:21. > :00:26.over the death of a seven` week`old baby in Oldham. The boy, named

:00:27. > :00:28.locally as Thomas Gacek, who lived on Hillside Avenue in the

:00:29. > :00:32.Clarksfield area of Oldham, was taken to hospital a week ago with

:00:33. > :00:35.serious head injuries and died on Monday. A 23`year`old woman, who's

:00:36. > :00:37.believed to be his mother, her 35`year`old boyfriend and a

:00:38. > :00:42.26`year`old man are all being held on suspicion of murder.

:00:43. > :00:46.A service of remembrance to mark the 40th anniversary of the M62 coach

:00:47. > :00:50.bombing has taken place today. Off`duty soldiers and their families

:00:51. > :00:54.will on their way from Manchester to barracks in Yorkshire when an IRA

:00:55. > :01:00.bomb was detonated on board killing 12 people.

:01:01. > :01:04.It was the 4th of February in 1 74, of duty soldiers and their families

:01:05. > :01:09.returning from a weekend break. They were making a routine coach journey

:01:10. > :01:13.across the Pennines from Manchester to Catterick Garrison when the

:01:14. > :01:19.device, not to have been planted by the provisional IRA, detonated. ``

:01:20. > :01:28.thought to have been. It was travelling eastbound along the M62

:01:29. > :01:33.from junction 25 and 26, it exploded after midnight and explosion heard

:01:34. > :01:35.for miles around. The memorial was here that Hartshead Moor services,

:01:36. > :01:40.where those involved in the explosion were brought or first aid

:01:41. > :01:46.treatment. The 12 who lost their lives that they were remembered It

:01:47. > :01:50.had a profound impact. Everyone knows someone involved in the

:01:51. > :01:55.aftermath and those kind of stories get embedded in the local

:01:56. > :01:58.consciousness. The IRA never admitted responsibility for the bomb

:01:59. > :02:05.and families have accepted they may never know what happened. Justice

:02:06. > :02:12.never was done. But I do not seek justice or revenge. I would sooner

:02:13. > :02:17.not let that part control my life, I would sooner look forward. Despite

:02:18. > :02:28.it happening for decades ago, the tragedy is still fresh in the minds

:02:29. > :02:31.of those who attended today. No it is Chinese New Year and across the

:02:32. > :02:38.North West thousands have been celebrating the start of the Year of

:02:39. > :02:43.the Horse. Yunus Mulla joined them. The Dragon led the parade to mark

:02:44. > :02:48.the Chinese New Year and the Year of the Horse. It is said to bring

:02:49. > :02:53.prosperity and wealth. We want to use this event to promote

:02:54. > :02:58.multiculturalism for people of different backgrounds, not just for

:02:59. > :03:03.the Chinese community, but for all the people. Liverpool has Europe's

:03:04. > :03:08.oldest Chinese community and here as well there was a dazzling

:03:09. > :03:13.performance in Chinatown. With thousands expected in Manchester and

:03:14. > :03:18.Liverpool, organisers lay the apathy that celebrating the Chinese New

:03:19. > :03:28.Year seems to get bigger and bigger. `` organisers believe the chance to

:03:29. > :03:35.celebrate. Can I say happy New Year. HE SPEAKS CHINESE.

:03:36. > :03:40.All this activity in the city centre supports all the jobs and all the

:03:41. > :03:47.cafes and restaurants, all the businesses in the city centre. It

:03:48. > :03:52.has been brilliant so far. Good you get to see the parade. All good

:03:53. > :04:01.What have the children made of it? What do you think? Really good!

:04:02. > :04:04.The new rugby league season is just days away. Championship side Leigh

:04:05. > :04:12.Centurions say reaching Super League is a realistic goal. , automatic

:04:13. > :04:15.promotion and relegation will return to Super League, and Leigh have been

:04:16. > :04:17.strengthening their squad to compete. Among the new signings is

:04:18. > :04:20.Scottish International forward Oliver Wilkes, who last played for

:04:21. > :04:27.Leigh in 2005. There has been drastic improvements right across

:04:28. > :04:31.the board. Obviously, the venue and the training facilities are all

:04:32. > :04:36.first class, one of the best in the country, first`class pitch. And the

:04:37. > :04:38.club has been run by some very determined and professional people.

:04:39. > :04:43.Football, and Liverpool were held to a one all draw away to West Bromwich

:04:44. > :04:47.Albion. Daniel Sturridge's goal was cancelled out by former Everton

:04:48. > :04:52.striker Victor Anichebe's equaliser. Here's the weather with Sara

:04:53. > :04:56.Blizzard. Good evening. The showers that have

:04:57. > :05:01.been around through the percentage of today will gradually start to

:05:02. > :05:05.ease overnight and we we have seen the clear spells developing it will

:05:06. > :05:09.gradually start to cloud over. A weather front not far away working

:05:10. > :05:13.its way from the West. The night`time temperatures not overly

:05:14. > :05:17.cold due to the cloud and the breeze into the early hours, minimum

:05:18. > :05:21.temperature five Celsius, but showers coming in again tomorrow

:05:22. > :05:35.morning, working up from the south, and a weather front coming in across

:05:36. > :05:38.the Isle of Man, the band of rain which will come through later in the

:05:39. > :05:40.day. The wind will also strengthen again, reaching gale force at times,

:05:41. > :05:42.so miserable conditions initially. Throughout the evening, the band of

:05:43. > :05:45.rain works its way towards the east. We not only have that around

:05:46. > :05:48.by Monday, but low pressure develops by Tuesday, strengthening the

:05:49. > :05:53.winds, pushing through another band of rain, so an unsettled outlook

:05:54. > :05:58.with the possibility of further flooding. That is it for now. I am

:05:59. > :06:07.back just after 10:15pm tonight Goodbye.

:06:08. > :06:13.Good evening. Most of us have had a fine Sunday with some sunshine, but

:06:14. > :06:19.there is more wet and windy weather on the way. Focused tomorrow across

:06:20. > :06:23.western areas. In the east, again, generally dry and breezy. The

:06:24. > :06:26.breezes picking up again overnight, the wind is getting lively again

:06:27. > :06:30.around western coasts and with further high tides, the ongoing risk

:06:31. > :06:33.of coastal flooding. Though strong winds bringing the rain back to

:06:34. > :06:38.Northern Ireland. Elsewhere, apart from a few showers, a dry night and

:06:39. > :06:41.mainly frost free. A wet start across Northern Ireland, the rain

:06:42. > :06:45.pepping up across Pembrokeshire Devon and Cornwall through the day.

:06:46. > :06:46.Many central and eastern areas