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Good evening. Welcome to NorthWest Tonight. Our top story.

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Ten years on from the cockling tragedy in Morecambe Bay, we speak

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to the only survivor. I tried to swim through the channel. I thought,

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am I going to die? 23 Chinese cockle pickers drowned after being trapped

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by the tides. Also tonight: Could Blackpool become the first place to

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ban alcohol sales in the early hours.

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Sixty days of sharks and storms ` the Bolton boys who survived their

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Atlantic challenge. Hold on tight as we take you to new

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heights in the Lake District. And we are live on stage at the magister

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arena where 7000 children prepare for a performance.

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Everyone here had heard the stories about Morecambe Bay. Tides quicker

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than a running horse. Quicksands and channels to claim the unwary. But in

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February 2004, the world became aware of its truly lethal danger.

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That was when 23 Chinese cockle pickers drowned after being trapped

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by the tides. This week marks the 10th anniversary of that disaster.

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With the first of three special reports into the cockle tragedy

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here's Peter Marshall. Well these are images forever etched

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on the minds of anyone who was at the scene of that developing tragedy

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on the 5th of February, 2004. The sands of Morecambe bay had been the

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epicentre of a rush for valuable cockles. But the human cost would

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prove immeasurable. 23 people ` Chinese illegal immigrants with

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families back home ` washed to their deaths. Only one man would be pulled

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alive from the waters that night ` his story a potent reminder of the

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bay's ever`present danger. Morecambe Bay ` both beautiful and

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brutal. We have visual with one person only,

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on a sandbank. Ten years have passed but time is not diminished the

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painful memories of one who survived.

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TRANSLATION: I tried to swim through the channel,

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but I couldn't do it. I thought Obama parents. I wondered, am I

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going to die? Li Hua was the only person rescued

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alive from the waters that night. He now lives under witness protection

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with a new identity. He gave evidence in the trial. He was very

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nearly the 24th victim. When did you realise you were in great danger?

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TRANSLATION: It was when the water covered the

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wheel. Everyone was panicking. We try to swim but the water was

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flowing so quickly, some were dragged under it straightaway. I was

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in despair. I thought, am I going to die tonight. I thought about my

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parents and my wife and my child. I just couldn't understand why God

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would do this to me. He stripped off his waterproofs, struggled and

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stumbled in the darkness. I thought I might just as well wait to die.

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Then, I don't know how, wave may be turned me around, I was on my own

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and in Sharrow `` was in shallow water. I kept praying and praying. I

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kept waving. They did not seem to see me. But then, they stopped. Li

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Hua has rebuilt his life together with the wife and son he feared he

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would never see again. My family are all healthy and we are happy. I have

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a job. We don't have a lot of money, but we are happy to go through each

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day peacefully. I am very grateful to the police and the British

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authorities. I am glad to be alive. The words there of Li Hua, spoken

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through an interpreter. Tomorrow we'll hear from those who took part

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in the huge search operation and from the detectives faced with

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unravelling just who was to blame. And the full story on tonight's

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Inside Out North West on BBC One at 7:30pm.

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A mother has appeared in court charged with murdering her

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seven`week`old son in Oldham. Katarzyna Gacek is accused of

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killing her son Thomas last week. She is also accused of assault or

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ill`treatment of a child. The 24`year`old was remanded in custody

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to appear before Crown Court. Two men, aged 35 and 26, also appeared

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charged with child neglect. Survivors of the Hillsborough

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disaster say they were intimidated by police from the independent force

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asked to investigate the disaster. According to an investigation by

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Newsnight, fans have come forward to ask our West Midlands Police took

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their statements. A clean`up operation is under way on

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the Isle of Man as high tides and strong winds lead to more flooding

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in coastal areas today. Numerous roads, including Douglas Promenade,

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that you can see here, were closed for most of the afternoon to keep

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traffic and pedestrians away. Jurors in the William Roache trial

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have been told to leave emotion out of their decision making. The trial

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judge made the comments while summing up the evidence in the

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actor's trial. Our chief reporter Dave Guest is at

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Preston Crown Court. You have been there most days of the trial, the

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time is almost here for the jury to retire and consider its verdict

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Yes, that was the message to the jury from the judge. He told them

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they would be hearing no further evidence and the time would soon

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come when they would have to assess and examine the evidence that they

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have heard during the three weeks of the trial. They would have to sit

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down and decide what they believed in what they didn't. And who they

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did not believe. William Roach arrived at court

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knowing that his trial is entering the final stages. Five women accused

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the actor of molesting them as teenagers in the 1980s. He denies

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it. That, says the judge, is at the heart of this case. He told the jury

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there is a conflict of evidence which they must resolve. He added,

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you must assess the witnesses, bringing together your experience,

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knowledge of the world and common sense. You must decide whether you

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accept all, some, or none of what witnesses say. The judge said the

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case have probably aroused emotions but emotions had no place in the

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decision`making process. He pointed out that the prosecution had to

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prove guilt, not for the defendant to prove his innocence. He added

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that if they were sure he was guilty, the verdict must be guilty.

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If they were not sure, the verdict must be not guilty. So, tomorrow

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morning, the judge will continue with the final part of his summing

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up. He said he expects to send out the jury to consider their verdict

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in the afternoon. He denies four charges of indecent assault and two

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charges of rape. Cumbria's former Chief Constable has

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broken his silence about his yearlong suspension from the force

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following allegations of misconduct. Stuart Hyde was cleared of all

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charges, but in an exclusive interview on tonight's Inside Out on

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BBC One, he says he's not satisfied. It does not feel like a fair process

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at all. It feels like a one`sided view. People that made allegations,

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their allegations have been treated as correct without any opportunity

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for me to address them. Next tonight, Blackpool could

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restrict opening hours and roll back 24 hour drinking if an application

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by Lancashire Police is successful The force has applied for an EMRO `

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an Early Morning Restriction Order ` that would ban the sale of Alcohol

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at certain times. This is how the night ends for some

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` the result of too much alcohol ` so is the answer to ban its sale in

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the early hours? Today Blackpool Council's licensing committee heard

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an application from Lancashire Police for an EMRO ` Early Morning

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Restriction Order. This B owner gave evidence and is in favour. The

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weekend is a nightmare. It is full drinking after three o'clock that

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now continues. There are swarms of people, anti`social elements. The

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order would prevent alcohol sale between three and 6am ` although

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opening hours would not change. 22 out of the town's 1377 licensees

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would be affected. The police say that the area would `` where would

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apply accounts for 35% of all violent crime in Blackpool.

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Lancashire Police say it is not about punishing individual

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businesses. It is an attempt to `` to address an imbalance. Reducing

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opening hours was recently trialled in St Helens where incidents far by

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72%. They used to be a doorman at one of the nightclubs, so I can see

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the benefits. I am happy for them to do everything they can. Back in

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Blackpool, the owner of the biggest nightclub is one of the strongest

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opponents. We have to compete with other places and we compete by

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having great facilities. We do not want to be disadvantaged by having

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to close early. The early `` the hearing is expected to end to carry

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on to the end of the week. Still to come, 60 days of sharks and

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storms. We will be chatting to Bolton boys who survived the

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Atlantic Road. And the launch of Super League 014.

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A lot of boys in the second half of this programme!

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They spent almost 60 days at sea, surviving storms and a catastrophic

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problems with the boat and even a capsized mid`ocean. Now they are

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celebrating in the Caribbean. There are some flash photography in this

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report. Bobbing along on the beautiful

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briny. An adventure for Mark Brocklehurst, Nick Griffiths, Matt

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Nuttall and Finn Christo. The Bolton Atlantic challenge is about to set

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off from the Canary Islands. This is for the Bolton Lads and Girls Club.

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We spotted a problem there. We want to do this for a friend of ours He

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was going to be one of the crew He died in a plane crash in Nepal. Said

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to be the world's toughest rowing race, it took them across the

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Caribbean to the island of Antigua. It was over 3000 miles of open

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ocean. The waves towered over us and crashed on top of us. We were

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inverted. 59 days, 18 hours, four minutes and nine seconds after

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leaving the Canaries... A warm Bolton welcome at the quayside in

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Antigua for Mark Brocklehurst, Nick Griffiths, Matt Nuttall and Finn

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Christo. They should have been here in January but he is here now, so

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that is fantastic. 16 team started the race. The boys from Bolton

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finished the rate. Four birds have to be abandoned, while other teams

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have yet to arrive in Antigua. Well done to them.

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Standing the test of time is an overused phrase. GL Robertson has

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been an institution in the city It started out as a pharmacy but

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branched out to the newfangled craze of photography.

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It has assessed its last print and shut up shop.

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It is 1796. King George III is king. Spain declares war on Britain and a

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pharmacy is" best. This is Cheapside, where the old pharmacy

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used to be. `` a pharmacy is opened up in Lancashire. Most geographers

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`` most photographers were doing their own work with chemicals that

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could only be bought from the local chemists. This is my other camera, a

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Kodak folding camera. Times changed and the shop moved here. Reg Stodden

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started working in the chop from the 1960s but soon bought the building.

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`` he bought the shop. When I started, I was using the touring

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cameras. Then I have used cameras manufactured over a period of 1 0

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years. But now he is retiring. Nobody wants the business. It is a

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shame to see it go. Very sad, very disappointing. All the family are

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interested in photography. Not bad for a 200`year`old business from

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pharmacy to photography. Who would have thought.

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The end of an era. Football now There is a big game tonight. And

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tonight the unstoppable force meets the immovable object in what

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promises to be an explosive match at the Etihad. The Premier League's

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most prolific scorers ` second placed Manchester City ` take on

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third placed Chelsea. Richard Askam is at the stadium now.

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I imagine it is all getting very exciting down there? You can always

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tell when the fans think it is a pivotal fixture `` fixture, because

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there is an edge in the night. It is the best scorers against the meanest

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defence in Chelsea. The two managers do not particularly get on. They

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have a long history going back to their time in Spain. Jose Mourinho

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has been playing mind games. He has been saying things like, with all

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their money, city should have one more trophies. Manuel Pellegrini is

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not rising to it. I think we have two points more. It is not only a

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race against Chelsea. There are chances to get the title so at this

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moment of this it `` of the season, we are thinking about improving

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everything. We are going to try to win. We are not going to change our

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philosophy. We are going in a certain direction and we are not

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changing because of one game against a certain opponent. In the

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Championship, Burnley continued the pressure for automatic promotion

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with a 3`3 draw away to second placed QPR. The clarets equalised

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twice. But wins Park Rangers `` Queens Park Rangers share the

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points. Blackburn's kept alive play`off hopes with a 2`0 win over

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managerless Blackpool. Veteran midfielder David Dunn opened the

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scoring in the first half with this. Grant Hanley got a late second.

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Wigan continued their great run under new boss Uwe Rosler. Late

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goals from Marc`Antoine Fortune and Jordi Gomez ensured a two`one win

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over Charlton. If you're a fan of one of our Super League teams you

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won't need me to tell you the long wait is nearly over. The new season

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will get underway on Friday when Champions Wigan Warriors kick off

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against Huddersfield Giants. Well today was the official launch for

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the new campaign and it certainly got the juices flowing.

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The men hoping to lead their team to Super League glory. And you can be

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sure there'll plenty of bumps and bruises along the way.

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Changes to the way the game has been structured come into play this

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season. In particular the return of promotion and relegation.The North

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West's five top division teams all have different targets. It will make

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it a tougher competition. There `` it will be a lot more competitive.

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When you are playing a team towards the bottom, they are fighting for

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their lives. The Northwest's five top division teams all have

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different targets. Wigan, double winners last season, to do it again.

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Warrington Wolves pipped at the post in the final to finally make this

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the year they win that elusive title. Much fancied St Helens to

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bring the glory days back. Salford, with 14 new players, to challenge

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for the first time. And Widnes to keep on improving. We brought in two

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or three players to make a stronger throughout the year. We need a bit

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of luck. The depth of our squad is not fantastic. And with the

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relegation trapdoor the battle at top and bottom could be even more

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intense than ever. It promises to be a fascinating

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season. Because of that promotion and relegation coming in, it will be

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very competitive indeed. Good luck to all of our teams.

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Absolutely. Any team news for tonight? No! Not yet. The teams come

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out shortly and I will be first with that. But we know there are a couple

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of key players missing. Sergio Aguero, top scorer, out with a

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hamstring problem for four to five weeks. Also Nasri, who has been

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playing well. But Manchester City are not short of reinforcements

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Negredo is likely to be upfront tonight.

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Annabel was tried elegantly guide you towards telling us that! Will

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Chelsea come to park the bus? Just hit us on the counterattack? Jose

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Mourinho was complaining that West Ham's football was 19th century

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football because of the way they parked the bus against his Chelsea.

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But he is no stranger to playing that defensive way. The meanest

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defence in the Premier League. It is safe to say that Chelsea will not be

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open tonight. There is full commentary on BBC Radio Manchester.

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One City player highly recommends it. Brazilian Fernandinho says he

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listens to the station on the way to training sessions to learn English.

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Of course he does! The voices of seven thousand

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children will fill one of Manchester's biggest venues tonight.

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Young Voices is aimed at bringing together children from across the

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region and boosting their confidence.

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And as if performing in an arena used by the likes of Beyonce and

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Robbie Williams wasn't exciting enough, they'll be singing with the

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X Factor's Stacey Solomon. There are loads of people there

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Annabel, this is the pen amuck `` the pinnacle of my career. But these

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lovely children, 7000 children, are. They are about to perform as

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part of the young voices event. It is for children around the Northwest

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to give them confidence. They are excited tonight. They will be

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singing, dancing, their sign language to. They wouldn't `` they

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will be performing with Stacey Solomon who made a name on the X

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Factor. It is a bit scary knowing that you have got all these people

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watching. I think we will get nervous. When our parents come,

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there are 10,000 parents coming I am still nervous. It has been

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fantastic and I'm excited for the concert. You heard from some of the

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children who will be performing from Bolton and St Andrews. Let's have a

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word with the man who is trying to coordinate all this. 7000 children,

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what could possibly go wrong? ! Well, we have been doing this for 17

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years of. It is 7000 kids each day, over the three days. It is such a

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special occasion for everyone. So good that you are doing it the next

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two nights with different children as well? Exactly, with all their

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mums and dads to support them. It certainly seems to have boosted

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their confidence. They are in fine voice.

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What a fantastic opportunity. Straight onto the weather.

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Very unsettled over the weekend It was a bit better on Sunday. The

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weekend `` the week ahead will also be unsettled. Sunshine and showers

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and then very wet and windy on Wednesday. A bit quieter at the end

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of the week. But we are expecting rain on Friday. As for tonight, you

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can see the band of rain sitting over the Irish Sea. That rain begins

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to move inland. It is falling snow on higher ground. Temperatures

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dropping. With clear skies, we may see clear frost `` we may see frost

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and icy patches by tomorrow morning. Tomorrow, bright spells and

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showers. They make their way in from the West. Some of them will be

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heavily through the afternoon. There will be some hell, maybe some

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thunder. Some sunshine in between. `` there will be some hail. As we

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head into tomorrow night into Wednesday, another area of deep

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low`pressure makes it way in from the Atlantic. It is bringing in

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heavy rain on Wednesday. It will be quite windy, just a degree Celsius.

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Hopefully quieter on Thursday and Friday.

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We're going to leave you tonight with some stunning, bird's`eye views

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from the Lake District. If you've ever been walking there, you'll know

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low`flying fighter jets can be a common sight. The Science Museum in

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London has just released a jet`powered video of the Cumbrian

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countryside ` filmed from the cockpit of a Typhoon Eurofighter on

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a training flight. It is fantastic. Hold on tight!

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The night. `` good night. Into the Lake District. The weather

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looks good ahead. Over banking. Low height. Reset. Height 500 feet. 400.

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350.

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