:01:05. > :01:08."scrounger". How embarassed are you? Very
:01:09. > :01:10.embarassed. No comment anymore. The Manchester based Co`Operative Group
:01:11. > :01:19.announces the worst financial results in its 150 year history.
:01:20. > :01:30.Fortifying the Fylde. Work starts on multi`million pound sea defences to
:01:31. > :01:34.protect the Lancashire coast. And revealed. We will tell you the
:01:35. > :01:51.most common animals in the north`west.
:01:52. > :01:56.It's a custom dating back more than 800 years. Specially`minted Maundy
:01:57. > :01:59.Money handed out to a deserving group of pensioners as a symbolic
:02:00. > :02:02.gesture of appreciation. And today it was Blackburn's turn to host the
:02:03. > :02:06.historic ceremonial event. 88 men and 88 women ` one for each of the
:02:07. > :02:09.Queen's 88 years ` each received two purses of money, as the Queen
:02:10. > :02:11.commemorated Maundy Thursday, watched by hundreds of well`wishers.
:02:12. > :02:19.Our own royal`watcher, Gill Dummigan, was there too and joins us
:02:20. > :02:22.from Blackburn Cathedral. Yes, it's eight years since the
:02:23. > :02:25.queen has been in Blackburn ` the first time she's ever been in
:02:26. > :02:28.Lancashire to celebrate the Maundy Thursday ceremony. So as you can
:02:29. > :02:37.imagine there was great excitement here, both inside and out.
:02:38. > :02:47.From early morning, a sea of red, white and blue. We have been doing
:02:48. > :02:50.good business. And then, the waiting was over. The Queen and Prince
:02:51. > :02:56.Philip ushered into the Cathedral to carry out this most ancient of Royal
:02:57. > :02:59.duties. This is the first time the Queen has carried out the Maundy
:03:00. > :03:03.ceremony in Lancashire, a tradition which goes back to the fourth
:03:04. > :03:08.century. Its origins go back to Christ's washing of his disciples'
:03:09. > :03:13.feet. That went out in about 1730. These days the Queen gives out
:03:14. > :03:17.specially minted coins. This year it was 88p worth ` mirroring her age.
:03:18. > :03:20.Handed out to 88 men and 88 women ` selected for their services to the
:03:21. > :03:31.local community and church. Less than an hour later, it was all over.
:03:32. > :03:39.Was it a good service? Fantastic. You will look back on this?
:03:40. > :03:52.Definitely. I don't know how she did it. Not at her age. I am younger
:03:53. > :03:58.than her. I felt happy and excited. We walked around the church and we
:03:59. > :04:05.shook the Queen's hand. Everyone feeling it was a job well done. I
:04:06. > :04:09.think the feeling in the town is wonderful. This is the Queen coming
:04:10. > :04:19.here pain is a wonderful honour to come to Blackburn. `` paying those.
:04:20. > :04:22.The phrase which kept coming up ` a once in a life time experience. One
:04:23. > :04:24.which these people will never forget.
:04:25. > :04:28.But of course it didn't end there for Blackburn did it? No it didn't.
:04:29. > :04:34.The Queen went on to Ewood Park, Blackburn Rovers' ground, of course.
:04:35. > :04:37.And she began the day with a drive through the town. Naomi Cornwell has
:04:38. > :04:39.been following her through the rest of the day.
:04:40. > :04:45.They'd been out early in Blackburn for a glimpse of Her Majesty's
:04:46. > :04:50.arrival. Everybody wants to see the Queen. I came out in the cold. The
:04:51. > :04:57.Queen and Duke of Edinburgh arrived by train, meeting members of the
:04:58. > :05:03.armed forces inside the station. It was fantastic. It was great to see
:05:04. > :05:07.here. She looked great. At the Cathedral, more crowds were
:05:08. > :05:17.gathering in excitement. She is worth waiting for. It is wonderful.
:05:18. > :05:20.It is a great opportunity. Then it was on to Ewood Park, and a
:05:21. > :05:36.Lancashire luncheon for the Royal Party at Blackburn Rovers. We had a
:05:37. > :05:40.wave from her. All I could see was a pink hat. At King George's Hall, the
:05:41. > :05:43.88 men and 88 women who'd been chosen to receive Maundy money from
:05:44. > :05:51.the Queen were themselves treated to a civic reception. It has been a
:05:52. > :06:05.wonderful day. We are honoured to be part of it. I find her. It was so
:06:06. > :06:18.overwhelming. She was so approachable.
:06:19. > :06:24.We have the book that the Queen signed. Well, joining me now is
:06:25. > :06:47.Canon Andrew Hindley. Use anchor the Queen? A little bit `` U sang for
:06:48. > :06:58.the Queen? I did. It is such an honour to do it for her. I was
:06:59. > :07:03.speaking to people as they came out. Everyone said it was an honour. This
:07:04. > :07:08.is a religious ceremony and the Queen is the head of the church.
:07:09. > :07:20.What does it mean for you? She takes it so seriously. To give 88 men and
:07:21. > :07:28.88 women this wonderful gift, they were tearful. It was emotional. It
:07:29. > :07:34.was surprisingly emotional. It reflects our Lord's whole thing
:07:35. > :07:47.about service to the community. These people who are given service?
:07:48. > :07:54.Yes. Most are over 70. Those have given far more. What is it about the
:07:55. > :07:58.Queen that inspires this devotion? She is a person who is the whole
:07:59. > :08:10.image of cell service. She offers her whole body in the way she is. ``
:08:11. > :08:15.self service. Everyone here seems impressed at how she had acted. She
:08:16. > :08:24.really does connect well with people, ordinary people. People were
:08:25. > :08:27.so moved by her. I know you have another service today so I will let
:08:28. > :08:35.you prepare phase. Back to you in the studio.
:08:36. > :08:38.A Runcorn man's been arrested by detectives investigating a serious
:08:39. > :08:42.sexual assault in the town. The alleged attack happened near Irwell
:08:43. > :08:45.Lane two weeks ago ` and the victim was a 26`year`old woman. Cheshire
:08:46. > :08:48.police are advising women on nights out to stay with their friends and
:08:49. > :08:54.be conscious of who is walking near to them.
:08:55. > :08:58.The father of a two`year`old girl who died after suffering injuries
:08:59. > :09:04.has been paying tribute to his daughter. He said the whole family
:09:05. > :09:12.had been left devastated. A 23`year`old man has been remanded in
:09:13. > :09:19.custody. The company bringing marionettes to the country will mark
:09:20. > :09:23.100 years since the First World War and those taking part for four`man
:09:24. > :09:36.army recreating the recruitment of the Liverpool battalions. And 6500
:09:37. > :09:39.knitted Easter chicks have been donated to a children's hospice in
:09:40. > :09:42.Greater Manchester. Knitters from as far as Italy, France and Spain
:09:43. > :09:45.joined local crafters after an appeal by Francis House Children's
:09:46. > :09:47.Hospice in Didsbury. The chicks were filled with chocolates and
:09:48. > :09:54.distributed to 25 schools who sold them to help raise funds.
:09:55. > :09:57.The judge said he "perpetuated a scrounger" and he should be "deeply
:09:58. > :10:00.ashamed". Andrew Mitchell from Lancaster told the Department for
:10:01. > :10:04.Work and Pensions he could only walk with his crutches, couldn't go out
:10:05. > :10:07.alone and needed care at home. But it was all a lie. Instead Andrew
:10:08. > :10:11.Mitchell was working as a courier delivering parcels across Lancaster.
:10:12. > :10:14.He cheated the tax payer out of more than ?35,000. Today he was sentenced
:10:15. > :10:20.to four months. Nazia Mogra's been at Lancaster Crown Court.
:10:21. > :10:24.He picks up a large parcel. Puts it on his shoulder, then wrestles with
:10:25. > :10:28.it while climbing the stairs. All this from a man who said he could
:10:29. > :10:32.barely walk a few yards before he felt dizzy. A man who said he
:10:33. > :10:36.couldn't bend, lift or carry. A man who said he couldn't walk without
:10:37. > :10:40.his crutches. This is just some of the hours of footage secretly filmed
:10:41. > :10:44.by the Department for Work and Pensions. Mr Mitchell worked as a
:10:45. > :10:55.self employed courier for Hermes for three years, getting paid up to
:10:56. > :11:01.?1200 a month. He was secretly filmed and was going from house to
:11:02. > :11:04.house with no trouble at all. All while claiming incapacity, housing
:11:05. > :11:08.and disability allowances. Mr Mitchell at an earlier date pleaded
:11:09. > :11:16.guilty to all five counts of fraud ` he said he committed the fraud
:11:17. > :11:24.following the death of his son. I do feel sorry. It is something that
:11:25. > :11:29.happened. When he started to claim benefit years ago he told us he
:11:30. > :11:36.couldn't walk more than 80 yards in four minutes. He had discomfort
:11:37. > :11:46.because of arthritis. Obviously, his condition improved over time and he
:11:47. > :11:52.failed to tell us about that. The judge told them he should be
:11:53. > :11:56.thoroughly ashamed. You cheated your community and the tax payer." Mr
:11:57. > :12:04.Mitchell, who still works as a courier, says he will be paying the
:12:05. > :12:19.money back. How embarrassed are you? Very embarrassed. No comment.
:12:20. > :12:21.Thousands of jobs are at risk at the Co`operative Group after the
:12:22. > :12:25.organisation revealed its worst financial results in its 150 year
:12:26. > :12:27.history. Today, a century and a half after the Co`operative movement
:12:28. > :12:31.began in Rochdale, the organisation announced losses of ?2.5 billion for
:12:32. > :12:34.2013. It's the latest in a string of problems for the Co`op, which has
:12:35. > :12:39.lurched from crisis to crisis. So what does this mean for its
:12:40. > :12:46.customers and staff? But first Abbie Jones is here to tell us more.
:12:47. > :12:51.The Co`op owns lots of businesses ` a bank, supermarkets, undertakers,
:12:52. > :12:55.pharmacies. But its own interim chief executive said today its
:12:56. > :12:58.problems lie in trying to be all things to all men. Richard
:12:59. > :13:03.Pennybrook said there would be job losses. Some from not replacing
:13:04. > :13:07.staff who retire or leave, some from selling off businesses. But the
:13:08. > :13:17.Co`op will be thousands of people smaller than it is now.
:13:18. > :13:24.We have to make cuts in our cost base. What I can say to colleagues
:13:25. > :13:28.is that we will go to job cuts last. We will explore every other avenue
:13:29. > :13:33.first. Where it becomes necessary to reduce jobs then we will treat
:13:34. > :13:37.colleagues with the appropriate respect. The bulk of the Co`op's
:13:38. > :13:40.problems stem from its bank. Last year it discovered a ?1.5 million
:13:41. > :13:43.financial hole ` after it bought the Britannia Building Society and tried
:13:44. > :13:48.to buy over 600 branches of Lloyds Bank. And it's had to pay out
:13:49. > :13:51.millions for misselling personal protection insurance. Buying the
:13:52. > :13:56.Somerfield supermarket chain also lost the Co`op Group money. And the
:13:57. > :13:59.organisation's lost a string of bosses. Its disgraced former
:14:00. > :14:08.chairman Paul Flowers was yesterday charged with drug offences. Its
:14:09. > :14:10.previous chief executive left last month saying the Group was
:14:11. > :14:20.ungovernable. Customers today weren't impressed. I want to keep
:14:21. > :14:29.some money in case I lose some. I have given up on them to be honest.
:14:30. > :14:35.They have time, possibly. It is who owns it now. Who owns the bank is a
:14:36. > :14:39.big question. A rescue deal last year meant the Co`op Group only owns
:14:40. > :14:47.30%. It might now have to give up more to free up money to stem
:14:48. > :14:58.today's eye watering losses. The BBC business reporter has been
:14:59. > :15:01.following this. He is here now. Let's talk about jobs. You have
:15:02. > :15:08.talked of the interim chief executive. What is the danger?
:15:09. > :15:13.Richard Pennybrook has been talking about what he feels has a cost base.
:15:14. > :15:19.He needs to cut costs. It is losing money. They need to find money from
:15:20. > :15:25.somewhere to stem the tide of losses, otherwise there's a danger
:15:26. > :15:30.it exist. There is ways of doing that. He has to cut costs. In the
:15:31. > :15:35.future he can hope profits will go up. I asked him is it thousands of
:15:36. > :15:40.jobs that will have to go. He refused to put the number to me. We
:15:41. > :15:44.pressed him on it. He didn't challenge me when I said thousands
:15:45. > :15:48.of jobs. I think we can assume that'll happen. This is a business
:15:49. > :15:54.which is not that big and is making a enormous losses and somebody needs
:15:55. > :16:00.to steady the ship. People who have savings in the banks, should they be
:16:01. > :16:06.worried? I don't think so. There is a good mentor guaranteed behind all
:16:07. > :16:18.our savings. `` government guarantee. There has been a lot of
:16:19. > :16:25.attempts to change things. Does the Co`op have a future, and if so
:16:26. > :16:29.doesn't have a future in its form? It was said it would be a great
:16:30. > :16:34.shame if there wasn't an organisation run by its members,
:16:35. > :16:38.that delivers profits back into a community. I think almost everybody
:16:39. > :16:44.would agree with that. The point is how you make decisions, this is an
:16:45. > :16:51.organisation that needs to make changes in months, not years. There
:16:52. > :16:56.seems to be resistance? Some members feel you do this within a democratic
:16:57. > :17:00.structure, that is what makes the Co`op special. The right decision
:17:01. > :17:11.but only come out through democratic debate. There are other people in
:17:12. > :17:19.the group that feel you need a more plc company in order to make
:17:20. > :17:27.decisions fast, for example can you cut 1000 jobs in a matter of weeks.
:17:28. > :17:32.I think Richard Pennybrook is from a public company background. That is
:17:33. > :17:38.his experience and maybe the fact he is at the helm will mean that is
:17:39. > :17:47.more the choices they make. It is good to get your insight. Still to
:17:48. > :17:52.come. The England star who has turned professional as Manchester
:17:53. > :17:58.City bid to dominate women's football. It is amazing. My focus is
:17:59. > :18:12.now on football. In the past I was at home. And the wildlife in your
:18:13. > :18:16.garden. The first rocks have arrived on the
:18:17. > :18:19.beach at Fleetwood as part of an ?86m investment in the Fylde coast's
:18:20. > :18:22.sea defences. The money will be spent protecting 12,000 homes on
:18:23. > :18:25.Rossall and Ancholsholme. The work will take three years to complete
:18:26. > :18:32.and create jobs for local people. Yunus Mulla has been looking into
:18:33. > :18:35.flooding in the area. The great storm of 1927, widespread
:18:36. > :18:41.flooding and destruction along the coast. Sea defences were breached
:18:42. > :18:45.then and again on a number of occasions since. Almost a century
:18:46. > :18:50.later these boulders weigh up to ten tonnes each and they will form the
:18:51. > :18:55.front line for the next 100 years in a battle to stop nearby properties
:18:56. > :18:58.flooding. They are below sea level and it is important they have the
:18:59. > :19:02.knowledge they have a strong sea defence which is going to last and
:19:03. > :19:08.cope with all the conditions we do get up here. 7500 properties will
:19:09. > :19:16.get protection along a 2km stretch in Rossall and a further 4500 along
:19:17. > :19:25.in Ancholsholme. Here you see a scheme which is bringing in ?86
:19:26. > :19:29.million, 325,000 tonnes of rock. It will protect a very large number of
:19:30. > :19:34.properties. In Ancholsholme there will be a new concrete sea wall and
:19:35. > :19:41.the promenade here raised. Marjorie and Tony's bungalow was flooded in
:19:42. > :19:46.the major flooding is the 1970s. I wanted everything out which was wet.
:19:47. > :19:52.That was taken out. It was taken straightaway. We got it dried and
:19:53. > :19:55.everything. Tony, what do you think of the new sea defences? Excellent.
:19:56. > :20:20.Further down the coast in Blackpool sea defences, which
:20:21. > :20:22.2019. Football and it was a bad night for
:20:23. > :20:25.both Manchester City and Everton in the Premier League. City's title
:20:26. > :20:30.hopes took a huge blow as they drew 2`2 at home to bottom of the table
:20:31. > :20:33.Sunderland. The Blues are now six points behind leaders Liverpool but
:20:34. > :20:37.have a game in hand. Everton's 3`2 defeat by Crystal Palace leaves them
:20:38. > :20:38.a point behind Arsenal, who are in the fourth place Champions League
:20:39. > :22:04.qualifying spot. If she's given an opportunity she
:22:05. > :22:08.has to take it. Toni will be playing her home games here. Their ground is
:22:09. > :22:12.in the shadow of Manchester City's Etihad Stadium and, like for the
:22:13. > :22:22.men's team, if the women's team are to have any success this season they
:22:23. > :22:25.must get past Liverpool. A move to full`time training and the backing
:22:26. > :22:30.of the club's American owners helped the Reds raise standards and race to
:22:31. > :22:34.the title last season. They have adopted a winning philosophy and
:22:35. > :22:38.have integrated us into that so it is great for us. With City,
:22:39. > :22:41.Liverpool and others developing their women's team, there's likely
:22:42. > :22:56.to be more opportunities for players in the future to follow Toni's lead
:22:57. > :23:06.and become full`time footballers. I wonder how long the women get paid
:23:07. > :23:11.the same as the men. Gymnast Luke Strong has become the first man in
:23:12. > :23:16.32 years to win a senior medal at European Championships. The
:23:17. > :23:20.20`year`old, who missed the Olympics, won the bronze medal in
:23:21. > :23:23.Portugal. Lancashire County Cricket Club has made a record operating
:23:24. > :23:26.profit after four successive years of losses thanks to international
:23:27. > :23:28.cricket. It made ?3.5 million after renovating Old Trafford to Test
:23:29. > :23:32.match standards and selling the naming rights to Emirates Airlines.
:23:33. > :23:35.A record 150,000 spectators came to see the Ashes Test Match and One Day
:23:36. > :23:49.Internationals against Australia in just six days last August.
:23:50. > :24:04.What are the most common animals found in the region's gardens?
:24:05. > :24:09.For the first time, the RSPB has asked people to tell them about any
:24:10. > :24:13.wildlife, not just birds, that they spot. Thousands of people in the
:24:14. > :24:16.north west took part in the survey, and the results give an important
:24:17. > :24:20.picture of which species are declining. Here's our environment
:24:21. > :24:24.correspondent Judy Hobson. It is incredible to think what could
:24:25. > :24:43.be moving around your garden June night. This footage was taken by
:24:44. > :24:50.wildlife enthusiast in Birkenhead `` during the night. Thousands of
:24:51. > :24:54.people have responded to a survey which is getting information about
:24:55. > :24:58.the wildlife. The results give a picture of which animals are
:24:59. > :25:13.threatened. The 50 most frequent visitor to gardens were badgers. The
:25:14. > :25:20.most common creature is a grey squirrel. We asked the public to
:25:21. > :25:25.give us information so we can understand where people are seeing
:25:26. > :25:31.wildlife in the garden, and how often they see it. It is the
:25:32. > :25:36.beginning of a process. The results confirm fears that hedgehog numbers
:25:37. > :25:40.are declining and in greater Manchester, now December sent people
:25:41. > :25:50.never spot a red squirrel. The information will help people
:25:51. > :26:02.understand all the factors `` 97% of people. I bet he thinks he is
:26:03. > :26:06.sophisticated. Can you give us a sophisticated weather forecast?
:26:07. > :26:11.sophisticated. Can you give us a sophisticated weather Good evening.
:26:12. > :26:18.We have a weekend of two parts. Saturday is better than Sunday and
:26:19. > :26:32.Monday. Towards the tail end of Sunday it is not that good. I think
:26:33. > :26:39.it will turn rainy on Sunday night. It means that on Sunday it'll be a
:26:40. > :26:43.much more cloudy affair, because the next two days will be very good
:26:44. > :26:49.indeed. Make the most them if you can. I'm showing you this picture.
:26:50. > :26:55.There is not a great deal of rain on it. It'll be light and patchy, but
:26:56. > :27:02.over the last couple of hours, some places are seeing rain making its
:27:03. > :27:09.way in. After that, look at the clearance in the weather. The cloud
:27:10. > :27:13.clears out through the night, so we are heading into a cold one. That'll
:27:14. > :27:20.be an issue tonight and tomorrow night. Some of the coldest nights we
:27:21. > :27:27.have had for a while. This picture you will see tomorrow holds for
:27:28. > :27:32.Saturday as well. It is a bit nippy in the morning, but the sun is up as
:27:33. > :27:36.well so it will get rid of that quickly. It is dry and fine through
:27:37. > :27:43.Friday and Saturday. Good spells of sunshine. The winds will be light,
:27:44. > :27:49.but slightly cooler and dryer, to the temperatures won't be as good,
:27:50. > :27:58.possibly 12 or 13 Celsius. Things change on Sunday. It is not a bad
:27:59. > :28:10.weekend. Half a good bank holiday weekend. What you need is a bit of
:28:11. > :28:15.inside knowledge. Book your days off. Have a lovely Easter.