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Thank you. That's all from the BBC News at Six so it's goodbye from me,

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Good evening. Welcome to North West Tonight with Roger Johnson and

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Annabel Tiffin. Our top story. Tracey Shelvey died after a man was

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cleared of raping her. Now the police operation is being

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investigated. Tracey was one of seven complainants

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in the case. Also tonight: Cumbria's education crisis. Inspectors raise

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serious concerns about failing secondary schools in the county

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Carry on drinking. But the Police hit out as Blackpool rejects curbs

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on 24`hour licences. My dad Les Dawson. Now his baby s

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grown`up, she's made a surprising discovery about her father's life.

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And taking the plunge with Davina McCold. How the TV celebrity was

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reduced to tears for charity in Windermere.

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A week ago Tracey Shelvey fell to her death from a Rochdale shopping

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centre. Days earlier she'd heard that the man she and six other women

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had accused of rape had been acquitted. Now it's emerged an

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investigation has started into the way the police handled some of the

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cases. Tracey Shelvey's death has prompted

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one victim of a separate rape case to waive her right to anonymity and

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speak to us about the trauma of going through the legal system.

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Here's Jayne McCubbin. In June 012 a number of women went to police to

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make allegations of rape. In July, three of those women complained to

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GMP about the way in which their cases had been handled. The matter

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was referred to the IPCC and IT began an investigation. But almost

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immediately it stalls. That's because in August 2012 ` 24`year`old

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Patrick Hall is charged with seven counts of rape. At that point the

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legal system says the IPCC can't question officers involved in a

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court case. A trial and a retrial follow. Patrick Hall is finally

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found not guilty of all charges Within days of that acquittal,

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Tracey Shelvey is dead. Now the IPCC said they are now looking again at

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the original case. The court process is traumatic. Traumatic for people

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who're wrongly accused. Traumatic for the complainant. So tonight we

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reveal a unique project in Liverpool to take some of the trauma out of

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the court process. It has been the hardest two years of

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my life. It is difficult to say the word out lied `` loud. I tried to

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commit suicide in January. You feel worthless. Aimee Pye waived her

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right to anonymity to speak to us. She felt so strongly that victims of

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sexual assault need a voice. She felt so strongly that the court

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system could make victims doubt themselves. If I have to stand up

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against someone who's telling me are you sure that's right? Is your

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memory correct? You doubt yourself. Frances Andrade committed suicide

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during the trial of Micheal Brewer. Her husband said she was traumatised

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after being accused of lying in court. Micheal Brewer was later

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convicted of her sexual assault Tracey Shelvey fell to her death

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last week at the end of what police described as a traumatic case for

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all involved. Patrick Hall was proven innocent. Now here at

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Liverpool Crown Court, a new scheme's about to be piloted. They

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hope it will deal with the trauma of giving evidence. Complainants can be

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cross examined on camera months earlier in the court process. And

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without the alleged offender being present. We hope that the new system

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will make sure the victim can give the best evidence that they can

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They will be able to give it early in the process which means their

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recollection will be as fresh as it can be and it will mean that they

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are not in the court building, not in the same room as the defendant

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and we hope that will empower them to give the best evidence that they

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are able to give. Amy was supported by the rape and criminal abuse

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centre will stop her attacker eventually pleaded guilty. The talk

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your body. Give yourself a voice and don't let them take that away. In

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the trial involving Tracy `` Tracey Shelvey, Patrick was found not

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guilty. An inquest will decide how and why she fell to her death. The

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IPCC are now looking at the original case and on looking at how it was

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handled by the GNP. We expect further news on it this week.

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The Schools watchdog Ofsted has raised serious concerns about the

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quality of secondary education across Cumbria. It says too few

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secondary schools in the county are good in Barrow all three

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state`funded secondaries are now deemed to be failing.

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The Local Education Authority admits work has to be done but says the

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county has many great schools. Peter Marshall reports.

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The message to schools like Walney is must do better. It's been put in

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special measures following its latest Ofsted inspection. Some

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parents are not impressed. I don't think the school is very good. It is

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down to stability at the moment They are chopping and changing. The

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school, now has a new head and says an improvement plan is already in

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place. In Barrow all three state funded secondary schools are now

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deemed to be failing to some degree. Furness Academy remains in special

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measures but is making adequate progress. Inspectors identified

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serious weaknesses at St Bernard's Catholic High School. Its overall

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effectiveness ` inadequate. We want to provoke change and reaction. We

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are desperate that the children get a better education. We believe all

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children should go to a good school and that is what we want to haven't

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all stop `` what we want to happen. The watchdog went in to 17 secondary

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schools in the county in November and December after concerns about

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poor performance. It says the inspections have raised concerns

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over: it does paint a negative picture but I would urge people to

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remember the positives. There is a huge amount of good work that goes

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on in schools throughout Cumbria and I have no doubt that Cumbria County

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Council says its working hard to improve those schools under its

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control but stresses that 65% of secondary school pupils in the

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county attend a school that is either good or outstanding. Will

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continue. Ofsted says it will hold follow up inspections in the next

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few weeks. A teenager who attacked a paramedic

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with a baseball bat while he was responding to an emergency call in

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Leyland has been jailed for eight years. Lewis Westwood, who's 19 hit

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the trainee over the head last October. The paramedic sustained a

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fractured skull and is still recovering.

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The retrial has started of a police call handler who's accused of giving

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information to the family of Dale Cregan at the time he was on the

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run. It's alleged Kathryn Smith abused her position of trust within

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Greater Manchester Police because her boyfriend was a friend of

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Cregan. She's on trial with two other people, one of them Cregan's

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mum Anita. The family of a pensioner from

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Kendal who disappeared on holiday last summer held a service today to

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celebrate his life. Roger Bainbridge was 67 when he disappeared on the

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Greek holiday island of Anti`Paxos. His family say that although they

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can't hold a funeral they wanted to give friends and family a chance to

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mark his life. The North West continues to have the

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the highest number of empty shops in the country. According to the Local

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Data Company, more than 17% of units in the region were empty last year.

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Among the worst performing locations are Morecambe's West End, Bolton and

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Altrincham. Greater Manchester's Chief Constable

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has pleaded not guilty to charges arising from the death of a man shot

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dead by one of his officers. Sir Peter Fahy is accused of breaching

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health and safety laws in connection with the death of Anthony Grainger.

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He was fatally wounded during a police operation in Cheshire in

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2012. His family and supporters say the legal action against the force

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doesn't go far enough. Here's our Chief Reporter Dave Guest.

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They say they want justice for Grainger, and they believe the

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authorities are failing to deliver it. The Crown Prosecution Service is

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taking action against Greater Manchester Police for allegedly

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breaking Health and Safety laws But Anthony Grainger's supporters

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demonstrating outside the CPS offices in Manchester today, say

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that's not enough. We are after justice and not after the person

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that pulled the trigger but also the commanding officers who were

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involved in the operation. Anthony Grainger died at the wheel of this

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stolen Audi on a car park in Cucheth, Cheshire in 2012. GMP

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officers believed he was about to take part in an armed robbery. But

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no weapons were found in the vehicle. The Crown Prosecution

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Service decided not to take action against the officer who pulled the

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trigger. Instead they've opted to take the Chief Constable to court

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for allegedly breaking health and safety rules. The chief is what s

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known as the corporate sole of the force, a legal status that means he

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represents the force but doesn't share criminal liability. In this

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case it's alleged there were serious deficiencies in the preparation of

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the operation which exposed people to unnecessary risk. If convicted

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the force could face an unlimited fine. In London today a lawyer

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entered a not guilty plea to the health and safety breach on behalf

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of Sir Peter who was not in court. There'll be a further hearing later

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this month at Southwark Crown Court. These protesters say that will not

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deliver true justice for Anthony Grainger.

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A ban on early morning drinking in Blackpool has been rejected. The

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police and local council leaders wanted alcohol sales after 3am to be

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stopped to end drunkenness and violence on the streets. The

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council's licensing committee has rejected the plan ` saying trouble

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is more likely to be caused by people drinking before that time. So

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what happens now? Stuart Flinders reports. Blackpool at three in the

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morning. The police and council leaders wanted this to be closing

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time to limit drunken behaviour But the town's biggest bars and clubs

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won't be closing for another two hours yet. And the council's own

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licensing committee has now rejected an EMRO or Early Morning Restriction

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Order, saying the cause of trouble on Blackpool's streets was more

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likely to be drinking before 3am. Lancashire police say they are

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disappointed by this decision and they say late night drinking causes

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problems for them, ambulance staff, shop and Post Office workers to

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They say they want to work with the licensees to find an alternative

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solution for the problem but you get the impression that the relationship

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between both sides has been damaged. The relationship has not been as it

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should be. Who's fault is it? On both sides. I don't know. Have the

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police handed it badly? I think they have probably gone into quickly

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without looking at alternatives Lancashire Police wouldn't discuss

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the issue on camera. Nor would Blackpool Council, which says an

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alternative solution to the problem of drunken behaviour must be found.

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Visitors agree there's a problem. But what's the solution? A very good

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question. I really don't know, to be honest with you. They are not going

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to shut the bars at 3am. What is the alternative? You need the later

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hours because if everyone is going at the same time, it causes hassle.

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It is a story lots of you have been getting in touch with. We may read

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out some of your comments later Still to come on North West Tonight.

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A tale of two cities. The best of times, the worst of times `

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contrasting football fortunes in Liverpool and Manchester.

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And pedalling through the pain. Davina McCall heads for Accrington `

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on the latest leg of her Sport Relief challenge.

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Les Dawson was one of the greatest comics to come from the North West `

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and became something of a national treasure. He was famous for his

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extraordinary piano playing ` and his Sissy and Ada routines. But he

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had other talents which have ` until recently ` remained a secret.

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His daughter Charlotte was a baby when Les died and during her journey

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to find out more about him, she made an amazing discovery. Six Music s

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Chris Hawkins went to meet her for this week's Inside Out North West.

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I kept getting this recurring nightmare that I was a sports car

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and the wife's mother had her foot on the throttle. This is a special

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place for Charlotte. She had to grow up without her dad, sharing the

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memory with his adoring fans but never actually knowing him in

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person. Charlotte has had to piece together her father's story for

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herself. This is for you Charlotte. This is

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the home video that Les Dawson made for her. Now she wants to find out

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about the man and his rise to fame and the talent he kept secret. In

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the North of England, we have something called learners. This is a

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romantic novel I found when I was moving house. I came across the

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romantic novel that he wrote. He wrote it in a woman's name. He hid

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behind a pseudonym. Yes, he did I have read every book. I have had to

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get to know him through all of this but I am so lucky in a way because

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he has left me search an incredible legacy. At the end of the day, all I

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want is my dad back. Wave to the camera. Say hello. You won't

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remember any of this. He makes you laugh every time you see him. You

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can see more of that at Inside Out tonight at 7:30pm.

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Richard is herewith the sport. Another painful weekend if you're a

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Manchester United fan. Particularly as Liverpool had such a

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good result as well? Yes David Moyes used the phrase as bad is it gets

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and even though they didn't lose against Fulham.. It finished 2` .

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Iit was the way it ended that was so disappointing. United, who had three

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quarters of the possession and put in more than 80 crosses conceded

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right at the death. Liverpool thrashed the then leaders Arsenal

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5`1 and as you can see it puts a completely different complexion on

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the Premier League table. It leaves United nine points behind Liverpool

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who sit in that crucial fourth spot...and Brendan Rodgers' side

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just six points off the leaders after a weekend which couldn't have

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been more different for our big two reds. Red alert at Old Trafford

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This was the image that should have been on the back pages. The United

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boss celebrating his comeback from a goal down. With the hard work done,

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they were undone into added time. Many were scratching their heads. It

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is the worst position they have been named because of that particular

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thing that if they are not in the Champions League, who will come to

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Manchester United? The bookmakers see them as long shots for a place.

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They harp 200`1. `` are. Liverpool on 25 /1. They are now 14/1. Fourth

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favourite. Liverpool are the big movers this weekend.

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In the Championship. These were the goals. It could have been ten. Luis

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Suarez might not have scored but this is worthy of another knock

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Speaking today, his manager was still on a high. It was wonderful to

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watch. The team played without concentration and organisation and

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quality. Brendan Rodgers now has two look at rising expectation.

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I'm sure it will turn for Manchester United. Burnley moved into second

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spot thanks to a brace from Danny Ings which secured a 3`1 win over

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Millwall. The visitors took the lead on the half hour mark but Ings

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blasted in this equaliser. Dean Marney than put the Clarets ahead

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before half time. Ings scored again in the second half to ensure all

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three points. In League one. Two goals from Joe

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Garner's was enough for Preston to beat struggling Tranmere and close

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the gap on the three teams above them. Craig Davies provided the

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cross for the Garner to nod in his first. Rovers levelled when Ash

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Taylor finished from close range. A swift counter attack allowed Garner

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to slip in for the winner. The Liverpool heptathlete Katarina

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Johnson`Thompson made a strong challenge to replace pregnant

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Jessica Ennis on the British Athletics team by winning two golds

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at this weekend's Sainsbury Indoor Championships in Sheffield. The

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21`year old broke the British high jump record that's stood since 997

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by clearing 1.96 metres. She took the long jump title with a personal

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best of 6.75 metres. I interviewed her last year and her

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favourite thing is her Nan's fry up. Manchester United fans are

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struggling at the minute but four of the top centre are our clubs.

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Everton are not far behind. Everton slipped up a little bit

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against Spurs. Liverpool was a standout results. Luis Suarez'

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volley was sensational. Most of us would think twice before

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swimming across Windermere in the height of summer. Little wonder then

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that on a morning when many were scraping ice off the windscreen it

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was an even more daunting challenge for TV presenter Davina McCall.

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She was reduced to tears on the latest stage of her 500 mile run,

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cycle and swim from Edinburgh to London for Sport Relief.

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After being carried from the waters of Windermere she recovered to ride

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to Accrington where we can join Stuart Pollitt. She has already

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climbed the mountains of the lakes put Day three was the day that she

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feared most. It involved swarming across Lake Windermere where their

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water temperature was for Celsius. It is perishing week`old and I just

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have to keep moving. I am very nervous. I literally can't stop

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shaking. On the verge of tears as she prepared to enter the water her

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spirits were kept up. Under an hour later and towards the

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end of the swim, she began to struggle and had to climb to her

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support kayak. They had to carry her to the warmth of a nearby hotel

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Thankfully after receiving treatment to warm her up, she was able to

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recover. I have warmed up now and have had a warm bath. I am ready to

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get on the bike. She is still on the way. You have to add my her. She

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looked like she couldn't move when she came out.

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And if Davina has inspired you to do your bit for this year's Sport

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Relief ` then log onto bbc.co.uk/sportrelief and sign up to

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an event near you. I'm delighted to say that Diane s

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back with us for the weather. Were you going to say an old face?

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You have a new hairstyle. It is nice to be back.

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We are still stuck with that very wet weather as we had through the

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next couple of days. We have a drop in temperatures and it is wet and

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winter re. It will also be windy. Thursday, we have gale force winds.

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There is a little bit of everything in store. That's called out is

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descending everywhere. Every cloud has a silver lining and this is our

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live shot. What you will see is one all too clear spells tonight. You

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will be able to see Jupiter and it would be a great night to see that.

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There are one or two showers around. There is some good breaks

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developing in the cloud but as you head towards dawn, this is the next

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area of rain moving through the Isle of Man as you head towards the early

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hours of the morning. Temperatures through the night are around to

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Celsius. Rowley, it could be much colder and you will be looking at a

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frost. `` in rural areas, it could be much colder and you will be

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looking at a frost. The Met Office have issued a yellow warning for

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snow mainly over the highest hills. You could be looking at up to five

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Celsius `` five centimetres. For most of us, it is another wet

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morning. It keeps on coming. By 11 o'clock, it should have cleared the

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coast and then eventually everywhere. With that cold air

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around, it will feel really quite winter re and you will see some

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wintry showers. Through Tuesday night into Wednesday, there could be

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more wintry showers. Temperatures around five Celsius at best.

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When you come back, all you think you are going to talk about is rain

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and rain. But I am bringing you rain and snow!

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We were talking about the Early Morning Restriction Order order that

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they have not brought in in Blackpool. Barry tweeted that they

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have chosen stags and hens over families. One man says it is what

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people want to do rather than what the police want them to do.

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Andrew says not good for Blackpool, not good for the policing. Nigel

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Jackson says, I love Blackpool but I don't visit late on at night. We

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have had Kerry Hodgson who is back. Many are glad to see you back.

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It is nice to be back. It is nice to return to work.

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Good night.

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