:00:00. > :00:00.military activity in the area tonight. That is all from us,
:00:00. > :00:07.Good evening. Welcome to North West Tonight with Roger Johnson.
:00:08. > :00:11.And Beccy Meehan. Our top story An apology for the woman who's in a
:00:12. > :00:18.coma, after the Government told her to get back to work.
:00:19. > :00:21.It comes after the case was raised in the House of Commons.
:00:22. > :00:24."Help us find our son." The parents of missing Liverpool man make an
:00:25. > :00:27.emotional appeal for information. Under scrutiny.
:00:28. > :00:31.Claims this woman's company carried on claiming payment for training
:00:32. > :00:36.unemployed youngsters after they'd left.
:00:37. > :00:39.The real Downtown Abbey, a look at the First World War hospital ward
:00:40. > :00:51.recreated at a Cheshire stately home.
:00:52. > :00:54.They are piling in for the first ever Six music festival. Join me
:00:55. > :01:08.later to see how the party is shaping up.
:01:09. > :01:12.A Rochdale woman's got an apology from a company running the
:01:13. > :01:16.government's back`to`work schemes after it told her she needed to go
:01:17. > :01:19.on an intense training course or face losing her benefits. The
:01:20. > :01:22.problem was Sheila Holt was in a coma. Sheila's family told it about
:01:23. > :01:24.her severe mental illness, which means she can't work. But
:01:25. > :01:27.correspondence from the firm continued. The affair's also led to
:01:28. > :01:32.a ministerial apology, as Mark Edwardson reports.
:01:33. > :01:35.Sheila Holt on holiday in 2012. She's had severe bi`polar since
:01:36. > :01:46.childhood and hasn't worked for 27 years. And in a hospital's intensive
:01:47. > :01:50.care unit... I am here to look after her cat and make sure her house is
:01:51. > :01:53.all right. For when she comes home. `` comes home. Sheila's father Ken
:01:54. > :01:56.looks after his daughter's home while she's away. He says her
:01:57. > :02:01.problems arrived in the post and continued more than a month after
:02:02. > :02:08.she'd been hospitalised. The letter was from a government contract,
:02:09. > :02:10.inviting Sheila to attend what it called intensive job focused
:02:11. > :02:15.activity. Thinking the letter telling her she had to go on the
:02:16. > :02:21.course. Then even later on, another one came. It told her that she had
:02:22. > :02:25.to go on the course and she would lose the benefits if she did not
:02:26. > :02:29.attend. She was in a coma in hospital! Sheila Holt's MP raised
:02:30. > :02:34.the issue in the Commons and received a Government apology.
:02:35. > :02:40.Whilst in hospital she had a heart attack and that has cost to be in a
:02:41. > :02:42.coma since then. I apologise unreservedly to the family as the
:02:43. > :02:49.minister responsible. The system has to be able to differentiate between
:02:50. > :02:53.those that cannot work, as Sheila cannot, and those who will not work.
:02:54. > :02:57.In a statement, Seetec told us, "We sincerely apologise for the upset
:02:58. > :03:00.and distress caused to Ms Holt and her family by our correspondence. We
:03:01. > :03:03.acknowledge on this occasion it was inappropriate to continue to contact
:03:04. > :03:11.Ms Holt. We are currently investigating why this has
:03:12. > :03:17.happened." I do believe that there must be hundreds, maybe thousands up
:03:18. > :03:23.and down the country that may well have been hospitalised because of
:03:24. > :03:26.it. I am going into hospital and hoping she is a bit better. Ken Holt
:03:27. > :03:30.remains convinced his daughter will one day come home. Mark Edwardson,
:03:31. > :03:34.BBC North West Tonight, Rochdale. The parents of a Liverpool man who
:03:35. > :03:37.has not been seen for more than a month have today made an appeal for
:03:38. > :03:41.information. Francis Brenan was living in Spain but police say he
:03:42. > :03:50.was abducted by a gang poising as Spanish police officers. `` posing.
:03:51. > :03:53.His family think his disappearance may be linked to a criminal group he
:03:54. > :03:59.became involved with. Yunus Mulla reports.
:04:00. > :04:03.Francis is 25 and from Liverpool. He fled to Spain to avoid being
:04:04. > :04:07.sentenced for assault last October. He has been living near Alicante but
:04:08. > :04:12.today, his parents said that not heard from him since the end of
:04:13. > :04:18.January. We know he is not an angel but he is awesome. He has a loving
:04:19. > :04:22.family and I do not know the answer to that, the reason why he has
:04:23. > :04:28.painted. Merseyside Police are working with the Spanish
:04:29. > :04:31.counterparts. According to his beans, France's had decided he was
:04:32. > :04:36.going to return back to his home in Anfield. The day after he made that
:04:37. > :04:40.promise, police say he was abducted from the car he was travelling in by
:04:41. > :04:47.three men posing as Spanish police officers. He has not been seen
:04:48. > :04:52.since. In 2007, he was jailed for a free, for causing trouble outside
:04:53. > :04:57.the home of a grandfather, who died after confronting a gang of youths.
:04:58. > :05:02.Surobi people within the criminal paternity of Merseyside and the X
:05:03. > :05:09.pat community in Spain that will know what has happened to Francis
:05:10. > :05:12.and may be able to offer us information.
:05:13. > :05:16.His family say he had recently settled down in a relationship is
:05:17. > :05:23.the if he had something to delay, he would tell you. He had his cards
:05:24. > :05:29.close to his chest. Our lives, his grandparents', his brother and's, we
:05:30. > :05:31.are on hold. We do not know how to deal with this. `` his
:05:32. > :05:34.girlfriend's. The former BBC broadcaster Stuart
:05:35. > :05:39.Hall has appeared at Preston Crown Court and denied 15 charges of rape
:05:40. > :05:43.and five indecent assaults. The allegations involve two girls aged
:05:44. > :05:46.between 12 and 16 and are said to have taken place in Greater
:05:47. > :05:51.Manchester and Cheshire between 1976 and 1981. Mr Hall, who presented BBC
:05:52. > :05:57.regional news and the entertainment show It's a Knockout, will stand
:05:58. > :06:00.trial on May the 6th. Two North West businesses have been
:06:01. > :06:03.named by Business Secretary Vince Cable for failing to pay the minimum
:06:04. > :06:06.wage. Between them, Macclesfield based Peter Oakes Limited and Lisa
:06:07. > :06:15.Cathcart, who runs Salon Sienna in Manchester, owe staff a total of
:06:16. > :06:22.around ?5,500. They were highlighted as part of a naming and shaming
:06:23. > :06:23.scheme. Both employees disputed and Sadie mistake was rectified
:06:24. > :06:25.immediately. Police have launched an
:06:26. > :06:28.investigation into ticket fraud at the Beyonce show in Manchester
:06:29. > :06:32.earlier this week. It's believed up to ?28,000 worth of fake tickets
:06:33. > :06:35.were sold to fans over the internet, most for more than ?100.
:06:36. > :06:38.More needs to be spent on the region's transport networks,
:06:39. > :06:41.according to the Knowsley MP George Howarth and the Blackley and
:06:42. > :06:44.Broughton MP Graham Stringer. They're urging the Government to
:06:45. > :06:49.invest more and balance the way money's spent. Figures show more
:06:50. > :06:54.than twice as much is invested in roads, rail and airports in London
:06:55. > :06:56.than the North West. Staying with politics and this
:06:57. > :07:00.weekend our political editor Arif Ansari will be chatting to the
:07:01. > :07:03.Labour MP for Salford and Eccles, Hazel Blears, about her decision to
:07:04. > :07:06.stand down at the next election Andrew Stephenson, the Conservative
:07:07. > :07:14.MP for Pendle, will also be on the Sunday Politics. That's on Sunday
:07:15. > :07:18.morning at 11am on BBC One. Next week is National Apprenticeship
:07:19. > :07:22.Week and there's a lot of money to be made by companies which take an
:07:23. > :07:27.out of work young person, train them up and help them find a job.
:07:28. > :07:30.But tonight we are back on the trail of a training company in Hindley,
:07:31. > :07:33.the Leadership Development Centre. Jayne McCubbin asks if its owner
:07:34. > :07:36.received cash to train students who weren't even in the classroom.
:07:37. > :07:39.First we heard from apprentices who hadn't been paid. Next the students
:07:40. > :07:43.who'd worked hard for a year but never received qualifications.
:07:44. > :07:46.Tonight, we track down the students who'd earned Molly Prince money
:07:47. > :07:52.even though they'd dropped out of courses. Jessica wanted to be a
:07:53. > :07:56.teaching assistant. Josh wanted to work in a gym. They'd both signed
:07:57. > :08:00.onto courses with LDC but both dropped out after a couple of
:08:01. > :08:04.months. I had high hopes for it but in the end I got messed about. It
:08:05. > :08:09.just didn't seem professional. Waste of me time and effort really. I just
:08:10. > :08:13.left and found a proper job. But today, I showed them a document
:08:14. > :08:20.given to me by a former member of staff. It shows a list of students
:08:21. > :08:23.on LDC courses. Josh and Jessica's names still on the books... Four
:08:24. > :08:26.months after they'd left. In September you'd had six months worth
:08:27. > :08:30.of work reviewed. But I never did any work. I left before we did
:08:31. > :08:34.anything. You didn't hand in any work? I didn't hand in anything
:08:35. > :08:37.Each time a review took place, the company could draw down cash. A six
:08:38. > :08:45.month review was done for you in September. Very surprised. That is
:08:46. > :08:51.totally wrong. It was not there What were you doing in September?
:08:52. > :08:57.Nothing. In fact, the sheet says Josh was on a gym work placement in
:08:58. > :09:00.Buckshaw Village until September. I've never been there. I've never
:09:01. > :09:06.even heard of it. Certainly never had a placement there? No. Today,
:09:07. > :09:14.Molly Prince strenuously denied any wrong doing. She said... I have
:09:15. > :09:16.dealt with a number of fabricated allegations since having to make
:09:17. > :09:20.staff redundant. I cannot believe the extent some people will go to in
:09:21. > :09:23.order to damage others when they feel they have been somehow wronged.
:09:24. > :09:26.Since our last report, she's now unable to bid for training
:09:27. > :09:30.contracts. Today, we learnt that LDC's Hindley HQ is up for auction.
:09:31. > :09:39.One of a number of properties being sold off, worth almost ?750,000
:09:40. > :09:41.Amongst the properties up for auction is this place. This is David
:09:42. > :09:46.Beckham's old house. Apprentices who haven't been paid and staff who were
:09:47. > :09:54.out of pocket will want to know if any of that cash will come their
:09:55. > :09:57.way. She will continue to follow that
:09:58. > :09:59.story. Still to come on North West Tonight:
:10:00. > :10:00.Manchester City's last League Cup winner says the spirit of '76 will
:10:01. > :10:18.live on at Wembley this weekend A major musical festival kicks off
:10:19. > :10:22.in Manchester. Next, the last in our current series
:10:23. > :10:32.looking at the impact of the First World War on life here at home. If
:10:33. > :10:38.you are a fan of Downton Abbey, this will resonate with you.
:10:39. > :10:39.Just like Downton, this hole was used as a military hospital. The
:10:40. > :11:02.wards have been recreated. This this was `` this home was
:11:03. > :11:08.turned into a hospital 100 years ago to look after soldiers injured at
:11:09. > :11:14.war. Scrapbooks, and letters have been used to recreate what was then
:11:15. > :11:17.known as Stanford Hospital. This is the actual ward where the soldiers
:11:18. > :11:24.were looked after. The lady of the house, Lady Stanford, thought that
:11:25. > :11:28.it was right at the hospital but really for officers. She reckoned it
:11:29. > :11:33.was not suitable for Tom Eaves. But they nearly 300 men treated here,
:11:34. > :11:40.not one officer. They were all Tom Eaves. We rather hope they did not
:11:41. > :11:45.make a mess. Lots of houses, Victorian villas, all around this
:11:46. > :11:50.area were used as hospital. There were 3000 auxiliary hospitals in
:11:51. > :11:54.people 's' homes by the end of the war. This is the grand staircase,
:11:55. > :11:58.one of the poshest bits of the house. There are portraits on the
:11:59. > :12:03.walls. This one is a van Dyck. Why would you put an operating theatre
:12:04. > :12:06.here? The answer is that it was 100 years ago and this is one of the few
:12:07. > :12:10.places in the house that had clean running water and the all`important
:12:11. > :12:15.sink. One of those operated on was William Johnston, a Scottish
:12:16. > :12:20.soldier. He had shrapnel wins. He complained of severe headaches and
:12:21. > :12:26.x`rays showed that he had shrapnel in the brain. He died in Manchester
:12:27. > :12:32.Royal infirmary a few days after having some removed. This is the
:12:33. > :12:35.great Hall. It was turned into the recreation wings for soldiers. It is
:12:36. > :12:43.where they would have come to eat the meals, play games, write letters
:12:44. > :12:46.and play the gramophone. The logbook was kept by the senior nurse who run
:12:47. > :12:53.the hospital. This is the basis of story. It was our first stopping
:12:54. > :12:56.point. This is where she logs every single patient, their admission and
:12:57. > :13:01.what they were treated for and what happened to them afterwards. Another
:13:02. > :13:07.useful source of interviews that Lady Jane Rayne give to the National
:13:08. > :13:10.Trust in the 1990s. Those wretched men suffered terribly but they all
:13:11. > :13:18.had to be undressed and believed twice a day, morning and evening.
:13:19. > :13:24.The sister of Lord Stanford, Lady Jane Rayne, trained as a nurse and
:13:25. > :13:27.work in another hospital. When this hospital opened, she started to work
:13:28. > :13:40.here with the patient in her own home. `` `` Lady Jane Grey.
:13:41. > :13:44.Young men here got to have a social reversal and play croquet lawn, a
:13:45. > :13:49.world away from the life they lived and life they would return to. I get
:13:50. > :13:53.a feeling that it was as happy place as it could be, given the things
:13:54. > :13:56.people came with. It really was all about giving people the best chance
:13:57. > :14:05.they had. There was laughter, fun, banter. But there was also a real
:14:06. > :14:07.sense of duty and patriotism. Such a brilliantly creation.
:14:08. > :14:10.It is incredible. And if you want take a look round
:14:11. > :14:13.Stamford Military Hospital, Dunham Massey opens its doors tomorrow ``
:14:14. > :14:19.brilliant re`creation. But there's no rush, it will remain as the
:14:20. > :14:22.hospital for the next two years It is great and well worth a visit
:14:23. > :14:26.Plenty of time to get down there. And just to remind you, your local
:14:27. > :14:29.radio stations have been running World War I stories all this week
:14:30. > :14:35.and all of them are on our website...
:14:36. > :14:47.Lots more to come, of course. Sport now. And this weekend could be
:14:48. > :14:50.a defining one for Manchester City. Those of us be certain it would call
:14:51. > :14:56.it the League Cup final. He means as old him! Not you.
:14:57. > :15:02.It was the league at last time they won it. Manuel Pellegrini has got a
:15:03. > :15:04.bit of a problem? That's right, Pellegrini has been
:15:05. > :15:07.given an immediate two`match touchline ban by UEFA for
:15:08. > :15:09.criticising the referee after the recent 2`0 defeat to Barcelona in
:15:10. > :15:13.the Champions League. Pellegrini accused the official of not being
:15:14. > :15:16.impartial. The ban means he can watch from the stands but is not
:15:17. > :15:19.allowed in the dressing room, technical area or communicate with
:15:20. > :15:23.his players starting with the second leg in Barcelona on March 12th.
:15:24. > :15:27.I suppose he can put that on the back burner can't he, as City go
:15:28. > :15:30.into that big final on Sunday? Yes, and it's big perhaps because of the
:15:31. > :15:33.possible knock`on effect if the Blues were to lose. The Premier
:15:34. > :15:36.League and Champions League are the big targets. But perhaps
:15:37. > :15:38.psychologically, after losing in the FA Cup Final last season, they can't
:15:39. > :15:45.afford another Wembley disappointment.
:15:46. > :15:48.Manchester City have one or two scores to settle. Their last visit
:15:49. > :15:53.to Wembley ended in a shock defeat to Wigan in the FA Cup Final. And on
:15:54. > :15:55.Sunday, they face a team who've beaten them on the last two
:15:56. > :16:14.occasions they've met. I have a bad memory of Wembley so we
:16:15. > :16:17.will change a little bit and when my first trophy. This is Manchester.
:16:18. > :16:22.City do have some good memories of the League Cup. And this is one of
:16:23. > :16:26.the iconic moments in Blues history. COMMENTATOR: What a goal!
:16:27. > :16:29.It was a goal that has given Denis Teuart cult status at City, who face
:16:30. > :16:37.another of his former clubs in this year's final. I am sure Manuel Valls
:16:38. > :16:43.greenie will use that result as part of his team talk. But complacency
:16:44. > :16:47.and not being prepared to do the hard things to win a game. `` I am
:16:48. > :16:50.sure Manuel Valls use it. The buzz word amongst City fans is
:16:51. > :16:53.momentum, with the FA Cup, Premier League title and Champions League
:16:54. > :17:01.trophies still up for grabs. And Sergio Aguerro is back from injury.
:17:02. > :17:07.COMMENTATOR: Slipping away from the defender to get it on aggregate I
:17:08. > :17:09.think they will do really well. We will take that as well, I think
:17:10. > :17:12.Confident about it. City are heavy favourites, just as
:17:13. > :17:20.they were against Wigan. So what could the psychological impact be if
:17:21. > :17:24.they lose? They cannot afford another performance such as Wigan
:17:25. > :17:28.last year. Because if they do, if the underperformer again, it will
:17:29. > :17:33.seriously affect the momentum going into it.
:17:34. > :17:36.A possible consequence that make this final about much more than just
:17:37. > :17:39.another trophy. `` makes this final. And you can hear full match
:17:40. > :17:42.commentary of Sunday's final at 2pm on BBC Radio Manchester, with the
:17:43. > :17:45.build up starting at midday. Liverpool's Daniel Sturridge, who's
:17:46. > :17:48.become only the second player in Premier League history to score in
:17:49. > :17:53.eight consecutive matches, will be aiming to make it nine tomorrow at
:17:54. > :17:56.Southampton. A goal would mean he'll be just one short of equalling Rudd
:17:57. > :18:01.Van Nistlerooy's record of scoring in ten matches in a row for
:18:02. > :18:04.Manchester United in 2003. St Helens thrashed Salford City Reds
:18:05. > :18:09.38`0 to make it three wins from three to go top of the Super League.
:18:10. > :18:13.John Wilkin began the rout with this try. Tom Makinson ripped Salford's
:18:14. > :18:18.defence apart with a deft kick, to allow Australian scrum`half, Luke
:18:19. > :18:24.Walsh, to score. Walsh went on to kick seven goals, taking his total
:18:25. > :18:26.to 18 points. Manchester's velodrome was
:18:27. > :18:30.originally a white elephant built for the city's failed Olympic bid.
:18:31. > :18:34.20 years on, it's a powerhouse for British cycling, producing champion
:18:35. > :18:40.after champion. A special programme on Inside Out North West tells the
:18:41. > :18:48.story of the medal factory. Stuart Pollitt is there for us this
:18:49. > :18:53.evening. Thank you. They call it the medal
:18:54. > :18:58.factory, as you say. The factory produced another medal just last
:18:59. > :19:04.night. Over in Columbia, at the World Track Cycling Championship,
:19:05. > :19:08.the women's Perseid containing a few other Olympians from London 201 won
:19:09. > :19:12.yet another gold medal for Great Britain. That is the success... It
:19:13. > :19:18.is because of a place like this Let's have a sneak preview of what
:19:19. > :19:22.is on tonight's programme. All of the successful people you can
:19:23. > :19:28.think of in British cycling, it all goes through this building. It has
:19:29. > :19:34.all gone over those boards. COMMENTATOR: In 61.609. An
:19:35. > :19:37.unbelievable ride! I remember walking in and being amazed at how
:19:38. > :19:43.steep the banks are. I had never seen anything like that in Britain.
:19:44. > :19:55.COMMENTATOR: Chris Hoy is the Olympic champion. Gold medallist and
:19:56. > :19:59.Olympic champion Bradley Wiggins. Victoria Pendleton is the Olympic
:20:00. > :20:06.champion. The response to the team is incredible. Cycling is lifted to
:20:07. > :20:12.a new level in the UK. It is a very special time for everybody involved.
:20:13. > :20:21.Winning was always the main goal and it was very special. It was quite
:20:22. > :20:28.nice after such a long time of it. COMMENTATOR: He gets the gold medal!
:20:29. > :20:32.You have to pinch yourself when you see how much the sport that you love
:20:33. > :20:34.has transformed in such a short space of time. It is a dream come
:20:35. > :20:47.true for a cycling fan like myself. I am joined now by Ian Drake, the
:20:48. > :20:53.boss of British cycling. Summarise how important this place is for the
:20:54. > :20:55.development of the sport. The National Cycling Centre here has
:20:56. > :21:00.been the foundation of all the alleged success we have seen over
:21:01. > :21:09.the past 1215 years. You go back ride to the... We had had won
:21:10. > :21:13.Olympic medal in 72 years and then 2012 inspired a generation. It has
:21:14. > :21:17.been phenomenal, none of which could have been achieved without this
:21:18. > :21:20.place. What has it done for the repetition of four Manchester and
:21:21. > :21:24.the North West? Is this recognised around the world as a centre for
:21:25. > :21:28.excellence? Yes, not only in the cycling world but across all sports
:21:29. > :21:31.at the medal factory. Everybody wants to replicate the success that
:21:32. > :21:34.British cycling is that, although it has been achieved through a
:21:35. > :21:39.partnership of Manchester and funding partners. We now use the
:21:40. > :21:44.success as the inspiration to get more and more people riding advice.
:21:45. > :21:49.It is not just elite level. It is good for grassroots as well to stop
:21:50. > :21:56.absolutely. Every body wants to be a cyclist and that is good news ``
:21:57. > :21:58.good news for the sport and for the future.
:21:59. > :22:03.Thank you very much for joining us. Just to remind you, you can catch
:22:04. > :22:09.that programme, Inside The Medal Factory, this evening. I have
:22:10. > :22:13.watched it this afternoon in the office and it is well worth
:22:14. > :22:17.catching. Thanks for the recommendation. It
:22:18. > :22:20.really is an amazing legacy that it has left.
:22:21. > :22:25.And seeing some of the big names in that documentary, it makes you
:22:26. > :22:27.realise quite how many of the big cyclists are from here and have
:22:28. > :22:30.trained here. Thank you very much indeed. Just
:22:31. > :22:37.before the weather was clear, it may not be summer but the festival
:22:38. > :22:39.season is already underway. BBC Radio six music kicked off
:22:40. > :22:42.proceedings with its first ever festival.
:22:43. > :22:45.Blur's Damon Albarn is headlining tonight, with a sneak preview of his
:22:46. > :22:49.new solo album. And US R'n'B star Kelis had a girlie
:22:50. > :22:55.chat with Lauren Lavern today. Tell us what is going on.
:22:56. > :23:00.What's going on. The gate opened at 4pm. The festival was kicked off by
:23:01. > :23:04.a local band. I can tell you that it is absolutely heaving in there.
:23:05. > :23:09.Hundreds of people are already enjoying music from their idols
:23:10. > :23:20.It is two days of eclectic music. Three huge indoor stages and over 30
:23:21. > :23:24.live performances. The line`up is a celebration of the up and coming and
:23:25. > :23:30.the iconic. The line`up is fantastic. Everybody who needs to be
:23:31. > :23:34.here is here, really. Blur's Damon Albarn is headlining
:23:35. > :23:37.tonight, with a sneak preview of his new solo album.
:23:38. > :23:43.And US R'n'B star Kelis had a girlie chat with Lauren Lavern today. But
:23:44. > :23:48.tonight, the star will be lighting up the stage with songs from her
:23:49. > :23:55.latest album. So it's no surprise, tickets were quickly snapped by fans
:23:56. > :24:00.within minutes of release. We have come to an half hours on the train.
:24:01. > :24:05.Manchester is a good place for music, isn't it? It is the hard for
:24:06. > :24:20.a lot of music started. A good place to be. The Horrors. Very Good Band.
:24:21. > :24:22.Just Fantastic. Six Music Has A Very Significant history here. There is
:24:23. > :24:27.the heritage of the Manchester music scene.
:24:28. > :24:34.But it is not just the big names on show here. One of Liverpool's newest
:24:35. > :24:39.band has also been given the nod. It is amazing! A bit scary. We feel
:24:40. > :24:42.ever so slightly out of our depth but we are going to try. We will be
:24:43. > :24:46.fine. With all 8,500 tickets already sold out for both nights nd another
:24:47. > :24:49.2,000 gone for the free fringe next door, it's set to be a rocking
:24:50. > :24:59.weekend in Greater Manchester. `` and another 2000 gone.
:25:00. > :25:02.The cameraman and myself have been here all afternoon and as you can
:25:03. > :25:07.see, I have been enjoying myself in there. One of my favourite singers
:25:08. > :25:13.of all time, Achilles, is actually currently on stage. If you will
:25:14. > :25:19.excuse me, Roger and Becky, I need to go back in. `` Kelis.
:25:20. > :25:22.Thank you very much that. Was right all of the big stars and her all of
:25:23. > :25:30.the big stars and her own this includes! Diane is a bit under the
:25:31. > :25:31.weather and with Eno out and about, we have a debut.
:25:32. > :25:37.we have It is likely to be here. Did you see
:25:38. > :25:40.this last night? It was absolutely amazing. A stunning array of
:25:41. > :25:44.coloured lights in the sky. Of course, it was the Northern Lights.
:25:45. > :25:48.It was a rare event to see them in the UK. It is normally reserved for
:25:49. > :25:53.polar regions but they were captured on many cameras. Deep reds and
:25:54. > :25:56.greens and blues, a result of highly charged particles from the sun
:25:57. > :26:00.colliding with gases in the upper atmosphere. The forecast for tonight
:26:01. > :26:03.is a lot lower but there will be some clear skies around if you want
:26:04. > :26:08.to do some stargazing. Just wrap up warm because it is very cold
:26:09. > :26:12.outside. For the weekend, it is going downhill. We are not likely to
:26:13. > :26:16.see any stars tomorrow, as the rain slowly pushes in leading into a wet
:26:17. > :26:20.and windy day on Sunday. Now, for a time being, clear skies mean
:26:21. > :26:25.temperatures are taking a tumble. Already, we are likely to see some
:26:26. > :26:30.light winds. That means mist and fog also. One or two passing showers
:26:31. > :26:34.leaving a risk of ice during the early hours of the morning.
:26:35. > :26:39.Temperatures dipped to zero, one or two degrees. A widespread frost
:26:40. > :26:43.Some tricky conditions if you're heading out first thing and driving.
:26:44. > :26:46.It is going to be a pretty good day. Remember your umbrella as we will
:26:47. > :26:50.see one or two showers. You will be unlucky. You can see the clouds
:26:51. > :26:53.breaking up into the afternoon, allowing some sunshine, which is
:26:54. > :26:58.great. Just a gentle breeze and feeling quite pleasant in the wind
:26:59. > :27:02.as temperatures rise to around seven or eight Celsius. Those showers will
:27:03. > :27:05.intensify later on, leading into a wet night on Saturday night. The
:27:06. > :27:10.rain slowly clears off the heads of the early hours of Sunday morning.
:27:11. > :27:16.Again, leaving a legacy of nice On Sunday, it goes downhill. `` a
:27:17. > :27:18.legacy of ice. The winds pick up with string, leading into an
:27:19. > :27:22.unsettled week next week. I am sorry!
:27:23. > :27:27.We will have you back, don't worry! Area, it is the end of winter today.
:27:28. > :27:31.Yes, the 1st of March is the beginning of spring for weather
:27:32. > :27:34.people. It is looking cold. That is all went on to say.
:27:35. > :27:37.Today was a glorious day. My beautiful.
:27:38. > :27:37.Thank you for watching. Have a lovely weekend.
:27:38. > :27:42.Good night.