01/03/2014

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:00:00. > :00:15.on the BBC News Channel, we are back with the late news 10:10. Now on BBC

:00:16. > :00:19.Good evening. Two men have been arrested on

:00:20. > :00:22.suspicion of the armed robbery of a betting shop in Denton this morning.

:00:23. > :00:26.Armed police were called to Betfred on Stockport Road just after 9am to

:00:27. > :00:30.find a man had fled in a car to a property in Walker Street. The armed

:00:31. > :00:32.man and the driver remain in police custody.

:00:33. > :00:35.A Manchester MP has urged the Christie Hospital in Manchester to

:00:36. > :00:38.focus on patients following the resignation of its chairman. Lord

:00:39. > :00:40.Keith Bradley said he'll leave once a replacement is found for the

:00:41. > :00:43.cancer hospital. His decision follows the suspension late last

:00:44. > :00:47.year of the trust's chief executive. The Withington MP, John Leach, says

:00:48. > :00:50.the new chairman needs to resolve its problems quickly.

:00:51. > :00:53.Over 1000 people in Liverpool today queued for the first glimpse inside

:00:54. > :00:57.the newly renovated headquarters of the White Star Line, the company

:00:58. > :01:00.that owned the Titanic. The Grade two`listed building at 30 James

:01:01. > :01:05.Street is currently being transformed into a hotel and

:01:06. > :01:08.apartments. Trudi Barber was there. Hundreds snaked around the corner to

:01:09. > :01:11.look inside the converted building that's been empty for over 30 years

:01:12. > :01:24.until a multi million pounds investment plan to restore it to its

:01:25. > :01:31.former glory. It is quite inspiring. It is impressive. It is a shame it

:01:32. > :01:34.has been empty. It's expected to be finished by April, but its new

:01:35. > :01:41.owners were overwhelmed by the interest in its heritage. Liverpool

:01:42. > :01:45.has been an amazing city. This is one of the buildings that make

:01:46. > :01:48.people feel this way. Some even travelled from Belfast where the

:01:49. > :01:53.Titanic was built, before it hit an iceberg and sank in 1912, killing

:01:54. > :02:00.over 1500 people woman. My grandfather was a carpenter who

:02:01. > :02:03.worked on it on the construction of the Titanic. To see it now is a

:02:04. > :02:18.wonderful. The world famous Whitestar line building will soon be

:02:19. > :02:25.proudly welcoming thousands again. This event saw some of the biggest

:02:26. > :02:34.names. And other coming north western band will play. I think it

:02:35. > :02:47.will be a surreal experience. It is always lovely to play Manchester and

:02:48. > :02:54.see familiar faces. Sale Sharks beat London wasps 22`7.

:02:55. > :02:57.It promises to be a special weekend for four year old George Johnson

:02:58. > :03:00.from Wallasey. George will be mascot at this weekend's Capital One Cup

:03:01. > :03:01.final ` for Sunderland not Manchester City. Stuart Pollitt

:03:02. > :03:05.explains. Despite the smile, George hasn't had

:03:06. > :03:08.much luck in his short life. But for Sunderland Football Club he is

:03:09. > :03:11.proving to be a lucky charm. The four`year`old has had 75 operations,

:03:12. > :03:18.as doctors try to uncover his mystery digestive condition. We

:03:19. > :03:21.ended up down at Great Ormond in London, which should have been for

:03:22. > :03:26.eight days and he's ended up being there the majority of his life. His

:03:27. > :03:30.equivalent of his tea is a bag of vitamins or a bag of fats. George

:03:31. > :03:34.has to be fed through his heart every night. His family are trying

:03:35. > :03:38.to raise thousands of pounds to go to America for treatment. He can

:03:39. > :03:42.wake up one morning and have something planned for the day and

:03:43. > :03:45.can be in hospital, or an ambulance, or not come back from Great Ormond

:03:46. > :03:48.Street for eight months. George s dad supports Sunderland, his mum

:03:49. > :03:52.Everton. George was a mascot at the game between the two on Boxing Day.

:03:53. > :03:55.Sunderland won and he was mascot again when they beat Manchester

:03:56. > :03:59.United to reach Wembley. So the team has kept faith with George. When you

:04:00. > :04:06.are mascot they seem to win, don't they? Lucky mascot. Yes. All the

:04:07. > :04:13.other teams want me to support them. The other teams want you to support

:04:14. > :04:15.them so they win? Yes. And whether Sunderland win or lose tomorrow

:04:16. > :04:27.nobody deserves to walk out at Wembley more than George.

:04:28. > :04:31.Here's Mel Coles with the weather. Good evening. After a pleasant

:04:32. > :04:34.springlike day, we're going to see the cloud increase this evening

:04:35. > :04:38.There will be one or two showers and rain will push its way in. It may

:04:39. > :04:42.turn wintry through northern part of the Pennines. As it clears, there

:04:43. > :04:46.will be the risk of some ice, but on the whole temperatures not dropping

:04:47. > :04:49.far, with lows of around four or five Celsius. Tomorrow gets off to

:04:50. > :04:53.quite a dull start. Plenty of cloud around, some drizzle, some showers

:04:54. > :04:56.as well. Then the main band of rain starts to sweep in from the west,

:04:57. > :05:01.accompanied by strong winds, and tomorrow will feel quite fresh.

:05:02. > :05:13.That is it from me. I will be back with more news.

:05:14. > :05:20.Hello. For some of us, it was quite a decent state, some sunshine

:05:21. > :05:23.around, but not the case right now in Northern Ireland and parts of

:05:24. > :05:24.Scotland, chilly with some rain as