:00:16. > :00:18.northern England towards the Midlands. Further west, through
:00:19. > :00:26.Wales and the south-west, we could see eastern spells of sunshine. But
:00:27. > :00:29.some lovely sunshine and some warmth potentially if the showers Es for a
:00:30. > :00:38.time in the south-east. That could bring with it a new set of Robins.
:00:39. > :00:41.We could see problems. The temperature is could rise, but that
:00:42. > :00:44.means through the evening, we could see a cluster of heavy and possibly
:00:45. > :00:51.thundery showers developing. As we move towards the weekend, the winds
:00:52. > :01:06.will become more of a feature. Heavy showers, but at the same time, there
:01:07. > :01:14.will also be sunny spells. this is a serious
:01:15. > :01:21.Good evening. Welcome to North West Tonight. Our top story: Dash for gas
:01:22. > :01:24.` and coin`in the cash. The government says go ` but protesters
:01:25. > :01:29.in Blackpool say no. Lancashire's urged to be the first to frack.
:01:30. > :01:32.Also tonight: "He went to watch the team he loved, and came home in a
:01:33. > :01:37.coffin." More emotional tributes at the Hillsborough Inquests. His life
:01:38. > :01:43.was only just beginning. He didn't get the chance to fall in love, or
:01:44. > :01:47.hold his own child in his arms. Farage on the offensive. The UKIP
:01:48. > :02:02.leader has been on the campaign trail here. He'll join us live. He's
:02:03. > :02:05.shaken everybody up. I think they're right about immigration.
:02:06. > :02:08.And a bargain too far? I'm at a Lancashire charity shop, whose
:02:09. > :02:30.latest promotion hasn't gone down too well with one local resident.
:02:31. > :02:36."He went to watch the team he loved and came home in a coffin". They're
:02:37. > :02:38.words of a woman who lost her 19`year`old brother at Hillsborough.
:02:39. > :02:42.The Inquests in Warrington have been continuing to hear the stories of
:02:43. > :02:45.some of the 96 people who died in the disaster 25 years ago. Our
:02:46. > :02:48.reporter Elaine Dunkley has been there this morning.
:02:49. > :02:51.Christopher Devonside was 18 when he was killed at Hillsborough. He'd
:02:52. > :02:57.gone with ten friends. Three of them never returned home. He wanted to go
:02:58. > :03:01.to university. He had good aspirations. Today his father Barry
:03:02. > :03:06.told of the comfort he and his family felt at being able to tell
:03:07. > :03:10.the world about the son they lost 25 years ago. It spoke volumes about
:03:11. > :03:18.him and his life, his likes and dislikes, it all made a massive
:03:19. > :03:21.difference to myself and my wife. This was the tribute paid to
:03:22. > :03:28.19`year`old Paul Carlisle by his sister Donna Miller. Every Friday he
:03:29. > :03:37.would come home with his favourite sweets. He used to tell his mother
:03:38. > :03:41.that everybody would know his name. I will be famous and I will buy you
:03:42. > :03:44.a house. Today, there were memories that made families laugh fondly,
:03:45. > :03:48.other memories that broke hearts. Ken Clarke spoke about his son Paul
:03:49. > :03:57.` a good`natured boy with a good sense of humour. There were memories
:03:58. > :04:00.of how he wanted a BMX bike for Christmas, a drum kit that woke the
:04:01. > :04:04.neighbours a pet gold fish named Ian and Kenny after Ian Rush and Kenny
:04:05. > :04:08.Dalglish. His father said to this day all his friends meet together in
:04:09. > :04:12.the village on the 15th of April to remember him and lay flowers on his
:04:13. > :04:14.grave. Tributes were also read out for Martin Wild, Anthony Kelly,
:04:15. > :04:26.Joseph McCarthy, Stephen Harrison and Joseph McCarthy. The parents of
:04:27. > :04:30.Jonathan Owen also spoke... They told me being able to remember so
:04:31. > :04:37.many good memories has helped with their grief. It was very nice to do
:04:38. > :04:55.it. I was honoured to do it. He was wonderful.
:04:56. > :05:08.Police say they are worried about the number of young men travelling
:05:09. > :05:12.to Syria. Nazia Mogra has spent the day with the Syrian community in
:05:13. > :05:15.Manchester. Rusholme in Manchester is home to a
:05:16. > :05:19.large Syrian Community. From Shisha cafes to restaurants ` many come
:05:20. > :05:23.here to relax. Maher and Husam are in their 20s ` young Syrians who
:05:24. > :05:32.came here after the conflict started. I cannot tell you how
:05:33. > :05:51.frustrated I am and how frustrated the Syrian community as. Is that my
:05:52. > :05:55.be go to fight? Yes. Maher has lost a brother in Syria. Hasam works to
:05:56. > :05:57.provide for his friends and family back home. Increasingly, hundreds of
:05:58. > :06:01.young British Muslims are leaving home and going to fight. In January,
:06:02. > :06:04.Anil Khalil Raoufi from Didsbury, also known as Abu Layth, died while
:06:05. > :06:06.fighting in Syria. In March, properties were searched in
:06:07. > :06:11.Manchester and four people were arrested for travelling to and
:06:12. > :06:16.supporting the conflict in Syria. One person was charged. And this is
:06:17. > :06:24.why Greater Manchester Police, along with other forces, want families to
:06:25. > :06:29.stop young Muslim men from going. What we know is that mothers and
:06:30. > :06:36.sisters will be the people who recognise the signs and the changes
:06:37. > :06:40.in behaviour. In terms of interesting things online, changes
:06:41. > :06:43.in the conversation... These mothers were today learning Arabic at the
:06:44. > :06:48.British Muslim Heritage Centre. Many of them agree with the police. I
:06:49. > :06:57.think it is very important for parents to know what their children
:06:58. > :07:07.are up to. The police want Muslim mothers to speak out... Do you think
:07:08. > :07:14.that will work? Mothers in the Muslim community would not usually
:07:15. > :07:17.go to the police. Many believe there are other ways to help, such as by
:07:18. > :07:21.giving to charities. Syria Relief, since the conflict began, has raised
:07:22. > :07:27.?6 million. Rather than going and leaving your studies behind, putting
:07:28. > :07:31.your life and risk, you can stay here and do fundraising. For young
:07:32. > :07:34.Syrians in Manchester the reality of what's happening in their home
:07:35. > :07:37.country is still hard to believe. Hasam rings his family every day,
:07:38. > :07:49.worried about their safety. Maher doesn't know when he'll next talk to
:07:50. > :07:52.his family. A popular Lancashire pub has been
:07:53. > :07:56.severely damaged by a fire. The blaze broke out at the Dressers Arms
:07:57. > :07:59.at Wheelton near Chorley at 5:30am this morning. At its height, 50
:08:00. > :08:02.firefighters were at the scene. Water was pumped from the
:08:03. > :08:06.Leeds`Liverpool canal half a mile away to fight the flames.
:08:07. > :08:09.The Coronation Street actress Barbara Knox has appeared in court
:08:10. > :08:12.accused of drink driving. She pleaded not guilty to one charge at
:08:13. > :08:16.Macclesfield Magistrates this morning. The 80`year`old ` who plays
:08:17. > :08:23.Rita Tanner in the ITV soap ` was released on unconditional bail and
:08:24. > :08:26.will face trial in July. Some museums and art galleries
:08:27. > :08:29.across Liverpool and Wirral have been closed today, as plans about
:08:30. > :08:32.possible redundancies and budget cuts were laid out to staff. Funding
:08:33. > :08:40.for National Museums Liverpool has been cut by 28% since 2010.
:08:41. > :08:44.Latest figures show crime has gone up on Merseyside for the first time
:08:45. > :08:47.in eight years. It rose by just over 1% last year ` with shoplifting
:08:48. > :08:51.going up by 16% and violence causing injury by 10%. Crime also rose by 1%
:08:52. > :08:58.in Cumbria ` where violence against the person increased by 8%.
:08:59. > :09:01.Greater Manchester Police have seized 31 vehicles as part of their
:09:02. > :09:04.biggest ever operation to take criminals off the road. `` 43
:09:05. > :09:07.vehicles. More than 200 officers were involved, targeting people who
:09:08. > :09:10.haven't paid for insurance or road tax, or who don't have a driving
:09:11. > :09:13.licence. Officers used automatic number plate recognition technology
:09:14. > :09:23.to spot offenders. They made eight arrests. `` 11 arrests.
:09:24. > :09:26.Protestors held a demonstration in Blackpool today at a conference
:09:27. > :09:29.designed to highlight the economic benefits of fracking. The body which
:09:30. > :09:32.represents shale gas firms says it could create 64,000 jobs ` and
:09:33. > :09:35.provide a ?33 billion boost to the nation's economy. But the
:09:36. > :09:39.government's warned that those jobs could go to foreign workers if towns
:09:40. > :09:48.like Blackpool don't invest in the necessary skills. Naomi Cornwell
:09:49. > :09:52.reports. Get ready for fracking. That was the message from the
:09:53. > :09:56.government to the 400 North West businessmen who were invited to this
:09:57. > :10:05.meeting today. Tests have already been carried out by several
:10:06. > :10:07.companies interested in drilling. The UK onshore operators group
:10:08. > :10:17.claims that drilling for thousands wells for shale gas could create
:10:18. > :10:20.64,000 jobs across the UK. It sounds like Blackpool do not embrace
:10:21. > :10:26.fracking, they could miss out on billions of pounds of investment. We
:10:27. > :10:34.know from the United States at this became a huge industry in avoiding
:10:35. > :10:38.thousands of people. `` employing. I think there are going to be
:10:39. > :10:46.clusters, you have seen what has happened in Aberdeen with the North
:10:47. > :10:57.Sea oil. This is a chance for Blackpool or Preston to beat the of
:10:58. > :11:04.a new industry. `` be at. It is a massive investment. It would be
:11:05. > :11:12.lovely to fill rooms. But as he Blackpool residents, I could not
:11:13. > :11:19.dream of living anywhere else. The fact that it could be a catalyst for
:11:20. > :11:24.regeneration is a benefit. But protesters do not believe the
:11:25. > :11:30.claims. What effect will this have on tourism and agriculture? This is
:11:31. > :11:36.something that will not be shared. What are our existing businesses...
:11:37. > :11:44.Job prospects... For how long? This is a short`term industry. It is not
:11:45. > :11:49.a proven resource. So who will be the first to take the gamble? Our
:11:50. > :11:59.towns and businesses will have to challenge the public image of
:12:00. > :12:04.fracking if they are to get gas. Judy, how significant is this
:12:05. > :12:06.announcement for the North West? This is the government telling
:12:07. > :12:09.Lancashire to get ready for fracking. It's saying this industry
:12:10. > :12:13.is worth billions, so be prepared for work on building businesses and
:12:14. > :12:16.training people for the jobs needed or you will miss out. It's also a
:12:17. > :12:20.message ` the government is saying we believe fracking will happen. Two
:12:21. > :12:23.more years of exploring for the shale gas, then extraction could
:12:24. > :12:29.start. But it's not as clear cut as it seems. We know we are sitting on
:12:30. > :12:34.a lot of shale gas, we still don't know for definite that we can get it
:12:35. > :12:40.out of the ground. The other big issue is public opinion. There are a
:12:41. > :12:47.lot of people locally and nationally who do not want this industry. The
:12:48. > :12:50.government says permits to carry out fracking will be made at a local, it
:12:51. > :12:54.will compensate local communities, we will regulate it so it is safe.
:12:55. > :12:59.But that doesn't seem to be working ` it will have to work hard to win
:13:00. > :13:00.people over, and they are a long way from doing that.
:13:01. > :13:07.Thank you. Due to technical issues, we will be
:13:08. > :13:14.talking to someone who had an interest in this report shortly.
:13:15. > :13:17.Still to come on North West Tonight: Training for Everest ` the woman
:13:18. > :13:19.from Cleveleys taking on the toughest marathon of all.
:13:20. > :13:29.And not posh enough for Penwortham. The charity shop whose cheap jeans
:13:30. > :13:34.have upset one of the neighbours. The leader of the UK Independence
:13:35. > :13:39.party, Nigel Farage, has been in the earlier today. It is the latest in
:13:40. > :13:47.the series of interviews with party leaders. We had David Cameron a fuel
:13:48. > :13:54.cycle. `` a few weeks ago. Nigel Farage joins us now. Let's talk
:13:55. > :14:03.about why you are here. The European elections are coming up. Local
:14:04. > :14:11.elections as well. We'll do you think UKIP will get the votes from?
:14:12. > :14:15.Across the. So much we hear about politics comes from the Westminster
:14:16. > :14:24.bought. That is always the assumption that UKIP is a sub party.
:14:25. > :14:30.The have been many by`elections and we have scored as many as 25% of the
:14:31. > :14:39.poll. We are getting quite a chunk of votes from all Labour voters.
:14:40. > :14:47.Also people who are nonvoters. Four European elections the time`out is
:14:48. > :14:53.usually 35%. `` turn out. We do not want people to stay at home. You are
:14:54. > :15:00.after the Labour voters. But you really get them? Labour gained in
:15:01. > :15:07.the share of the votes, so although you came second you were getting
:15:08. > :15:11.Labour voters? With a low turnout, and the postal voting time`out
:15:12. > :15:20.system that is open to abuse, we were digging hard into the Labour
:15:21. > :15:27.vote. The European elections are exactly a month from today. UKIP is
:15:28. > :15:33.on 33% of the vote. Something is happening. What is more important?
:15:34. > :15:37.European elections or local elections? Our local MP said that
:15:38. > :15:44.the local elections are more important. We will do both. But
:15:45. > :15:54.clearly I have come on the programme to talk about the National Lodge. ``
:15:55. > :15:58.national launch. Nominations close at 4pm today and we are fighting for
:15:59. > :16:05.lots of seats in the north`west of England. We feel that what we have
:16:06. > :16:11.to say is relevant to local government. Even on a big national
:16:12. > :16:20.issue like immigration, that affects every council. I know you are going
:16:21. > :16:25.to ask me about fracking. We have been asking some people about UKIP
:16:26. > :16:31.and what they think. Let's have a listen. I think he's shaken
:16:32. > :16:34.everybody up. It's good in that he's shaken the other major parties up.
:16:35. > :16:41.That's a good thing. Immigration... Europe... I'm definitely for it. I
:16:42. > :16:45.think they're right about immigration. There are only so many
:16:46. > :16:50.people who can fit in the country. We can't get many more in. When
:16:51. > :16:54.you're stood in a doctor's queue, and there are a lot of immigration
:16:55. > :16:58.people in front of you, it's hard to take. I haven't got the answers `
:16:59. > :17:01.we've got to get to grips with it. We've got to be open`minded. Are
:17:02. > :17:13.UKIP the answer? Absolutely, categorically not! You would not
:17:14. > :17:22.have expected him to say that. You bring to these places, this is
:17:23. > :17:30.George Osborne's constituency. We get lots of voters. Tory. Lib Dems.
:17:31. > :17:37.But it was irresistible not to go into George Osborne's constituency.
:17:38. > :17:46.You have got to make inroads. You have no elected representative apart
:17:47. > :17:56.from Paul Nuttal. Our development has been slower in the north and the
:17:57. > :18:03.South East. We came ever so close. But you cannot always be the
:18:04. > :18:10.bridesmaid? These elections are a make or break moment. Let's talk
:18:11. > :18:16.about fracking. We have done a lot of stories. People feel very
:18:17. > :18:23.strongly. UKIP are in favour, is that correct? We have been
:18:24. > :18:28.completely opposed to the wind energy project. It leads to
:18:29. > :18:33.massively increase bills. That has not been that people at home are
:18:34. > :18:40.paying higher bills but the whole industry is leading this country. It
:18:41. > :18:44.is going to India. I want Britain to be self`sufficient. I want our
:18:45. > :18:52.factories to compete with America and India and China. Is it helpful
:18:53. > :18:59.that your energy spokesman called people who are anti`fracking
:19:00. > :19:09.eco`freaks? That are extremes on both sides of the argument. But many
:19:10. > :19:35.people... I know the public are concerned.
:19:36. > :19:37.pounds. One more question about one of your members who has been
:19:38. > :19:43.suspended for making racist comments on social media. He was featured in
:19:44. > :19:45.one of your campaigns. You have had to fight off accusations this week
:19:46. > :19:47.that your campaign posters are racist. This must make your heart
:19:48. > :21:17.sank? `` sink? sea level. Within a couple of
:21:18. > :21:23.kilometres, we go across the glacier. There are lots of difficult
:21:24. > :21:27.parts. Andrea spends most of her time working in the French Alps.
:21:28. > :21:30.She's one of a group of British women based in Chamonix who will be
:21:31. > :21:33.doing the marathon ` an event so difficult only around 20
:21:34. > :21:37.non`Nepalese runners will take part. There are only 100 people, so with
:21:38. > :21:49.the seven of us we're almost taking up 10%! It's more than 60 years
:21:50. > :21:54.since the mountain was conquered. Climbing it remains a dangerous
:21:55. > :21:59.business. Last week, 13 guides died in an avalanche. Will it give you
:22:00. > :22:06.any sleepless nights? It does, but it's going to be an adventure and so
:22:07. > :22:10.much fun. I guess training along here at the pier is no good from an
:22:11. > :22:19.altitude point of view but it can be cold! Yes! And windy! I love running
:22:20. > :22:22.along the beach! It's picturesque. But after ten hours of running on
:22:23. > :22:41.Everest, how picturesque it is will be the last thing on Andrea's mind.
:22:42. > :22:48.Nigel Farage said as he left, you must be mad.
:22:49. > :22:52.Most of us love a bargain. And where better to pick one up than your
:22:53. > :22:56.local charity shop? But try telling that to one very angry resident in
:22:57. > :22:59.Lancashire. Yes he ` or she ` has written an anonymous letter to the
:23:00. > :23:03.latest charity shop to open in Penwortham accusing it of knocking
:23:04. > :23:07.thousands of pounds off the value of their home. The shop put the letter
:23:08. > :23:09.on the internet ` and it's now gone viral. Abbie Jones reports.
:23:10. > :23:12.Business has been brisk since the Integrate Charity Shop opened. It
:23:13. > :23:15.supports adults with learning disabilities. On the rails are
:23:16. > :23:18.hundreds of items with knock`down prices. But this promotion has
:23:19. > :23:21.proved a bargain too far for one local resident. Yesterday this
:23:22. > :23:25.letter was pushed through the letterbox. It's unsigned, there's no
:23:26. > :23:32.address... But the author isn't happy. It calls the shop sign
:23:33. > :23:36.'tatty'. But it's the jeans for ?1.50 that's really got the author's
:23:37. > :23:39.goat. The letter says the advert has reduced the value of their house by
:23:40. > :23:43.several thousand pounds. It puts the whole tone of the area in jeopardy,
:23:44. > :23:48.and they're threatening to write to the council. We can't see that by
:23:49. > :23:58.opening a shop we're lowering the prices of property or causing any
:23:59. > :24:01.undesirables to visit. We're trying to provide good value and support
:24:02. > :24:06.the work the charity does! If they'd rather have an empty shop here...
:24:07. > :24:08.And not give people with learning disabilities or mental health
:24:09. > :24:11.problems the opportunity... Integrate put the letter on
:24:12. > :24:19.Facebook. It's been viewed over 25,000 times. I think it's
:24:20. > :24:24.ridiculous. Out of order. The shop is immaculate. It's revolting.
:24:25. > :24:29.Disgusting how people can say that about a charity. We couldn't find
:24:30. > :24:33.the anonymous letter writer but some people did have some sympathy.
:24:34. > :24:42.Unfortunately all the shops you need around here are going and it's just
:24:43. > :24:51.charities now. A sign for jeans for ?1.50. No. The sign is being changed
:24:52. > :25:00.but the shop is here to stay. And bad news for the letter writer... So
:25:01. > :25:13.are its promotions. They have got all of this site is
:25:14. > :25:26.and everything! `` the sizes! What are you saying about my hips!?
:25:27. > :25:35.Good evening. Not a bad day. Many places saw temperatures around 16
:25:36. > :25:43.degrees. As you head through the next few days, the our changes. ``
:25:44. > :25:49.there are changes. Tomorrow the weather comes from the east. This is
:25:50. > :25:55.the picture for the weekend. There will be some brighter skies on
:25:56. > :26:02.Saturday afternoon. We are at the mercy of low pressure. The sunshine
:26:03. > :26:12.has been around and the showers have been relatively limited. Still one
:26:13. > :26:17.or two out and about so you might bump into one over the next few
:26:18. > :26:26.hours. But the quiet picture, really. `` a quiet picture. Once
:26:27. > :26:30.again the winds are late. That could be a pocket of mist in places
:26:31. > :26:38.tomorrow. Temperatures are really good. Five and six for towns and
:26:39. > :26:45.cities. Tomorrow, the weather is coming from the East and eventually
:26:46. > :26:57.you may see some of the best. We all wake up with the client not get
:26:58. > :27:03.friends and brakes. `` the cloud and it thins and breaks. By this time
:27:04. > :27:07.tomorrow it will be in more places including the isle of man. The
:27:08. > :27:15.closer you are to the coast, a reasonable day. Temperatures are not
:27:16. > :27:25.so bad. 13 or 14. Back to you. Thank you.
:27:26. > :27:35.David has e`mailed. He said that we did not wish everybody is happy
:27:36. > :28:01.Saint Georges. `` St George's Day. It was also
:28:02. > :28:04.All across the country, millions of families are waking up
:28:05. > :28:07.to a Britain in which they find it harder to get on.
:28:08. > :28:12.Whilst the Government keeps telling people everything is fixed,