09/05/2014

:00:00. > 3:59:59of the sunshine across south-west That's all from the BBC News at Six,

:00:00. > :00:00.so it's goodbye from Good evening. Welcome to North West

:00:00. > :00:08.Tonight with Annabel Tiffin... And Roger Johnson. Our top story:

:00:09. > :00:13.The cash machine conman is sentenced to seven years in jail for stealing

:00:14. > :00:19.millions from the banks. Trouble is Maxwell Parsons wasn't

:00:20. > :00:21.there, he's on the run. Also tonight:

:00:22. > :00:24.Fracking is blamed for an increase in earthquakes in the US. But the

:00:25. > :00:31.industry says it couldn't happen here.

:00:32. > :02:21.Targeted for their gold, the court, however, the real figure

:02:22. > :02:24.could be nearer 7.5 million. This fraud went to the heart of the

:02:25. > :02:31.banking system and the payment system. It risked the banks putting

:02:32. > :02:36.a halt to all of the payment system. If the banks cannot be sure of a

:02:37. > :02:41.genuine transaction, a genuine sale and refund, then of course they

:02:42. > :02:44.cannot be sure of anything. It really risked bringing the whole

:02:45. > :02:50.banking system to its knees. This is a man who likes to keep below the

:02:51. > :02:53.radar. Inquiries have been made here and overseas and we will continue

:02:54. > :02:57.those. We will never go up. So Parsons wasn't in court when he

:02:58. > :03:01.was convicted by a jury last month. `` never give up. He's been on the

:03:02. > :03:05.run since last June. And he wasn't in court today when he was sentenced

:03:06. > :03:08.to seven years in jail. Of course, the police will have to find him

:03:09. > :03:11.before he starts serving that sentence. Oh, and the banks have

:03:12. > :03:14.since changed their systems so a similar fraud is no longer possible.

:03:15. > :03:18.Greater Manchester Fire Service says a 999 call handler helped to save

:03:19. > :03:21.the lives of five people trapped in a burning flat.

:03:22. > :03:24.The operator stayed on the line and gave safety advice until fire crews

:03:25. > :03:28.were able to rescue them from the first floor flat in Oldham. The fire

:03:29. > :03:42.is being treated as arson. A wheelie bin and a mattress had been pushed

:03:43. > :03:52.against the door and set alight. NO AUDIO

:03:53. > :03:55.Representatives of the fracking industry in the UK say people

:03:56. > :03:58.shouldn't be alarmed by reports of earthquakes in the United States.

:03:59. > :04:01.Scientists say the disposal of waste fracking water is responsible for an

:04:02. > :04:03.increase in earth tremors in Oklahoma.

:04:04. > :04:05.But the industry here says its practises are very different. Our

:04:06. > :04:10.environment correspondent Judy Hobson reports.

:04:11. > :04:13.Fracking is big business in the United States but in one state the

:04:14. > :04:18.industry is under particular scrutiny. Oklahoma has had a surge

:04:19. > :04:22.in the number of earthquakes measuring more than 3.0 on the

:04:23. > :04:32.Richter scale. In the past seven months there have been 183. Breaking

:04:33. > :04:40.news, we are talking about the earthquakes. 3.0 or greater

:04:41. > :04:42.earthquakes have occurred... Some scientists blame fracking.

:04:43. > :04:49.Scientists in the US say a likely contributing factor is fracking. If

:04:50. > :04:52.those scientists are correct, how good so many earthquakes happen?

:04:53. > :04:55.Fracking involves firing water into rock to release gas. That flowback

:04:56. > :04:58.water then needs disposing of. In the States it's injected into deep

:04:59. > :05:01.wells, which increases underground pressure. Here in the North West,

:05:02. > :05:04.the safety of fracking has been the biggest concern for protestors `

:05:05. > :05:07.especially after it caused two minor earthquakes on the Fylde coast. But

:05:08. > :05:13.the industry says it's highly regulated and so the Oklahoma

:05:14. > :05:18.experience cannot happen here. I'm at the IGas site in Barton Moss.

:05:19. > :05:21.Companies here in the UK say that couldn't happen here because they

:05:22. > :05:28.dispose of water in a different way. Ucoog says... Injecting waste water

:05:29. > :05:31.into underground wells is prohibited. Today, IGas has agreed

:05:32. > :05:34.to buy rival company Dart Energy, which has licenses to explore for

:05:35. > :05:38.gas in Cheshire. IGas is now the biggest onshore oil and gas company

:05:39. > :05:41.in terms of area in the UK. Meanwhile, rival company Cuadrilla

:05:42. > :05:48.could be the next to begin fracking in the region. And that could as

:05:49. > :05:51.early as next year. The percentage of the Co`op bank

:05:52. > :05:56.owned by Manchester's Co`operative group is set to fall. The bank needs

:05:57. > :06:00.to raise ?400 million and the group says it won't be putting in any new

:06:01. > :06:03.money. It means the organisation's stake could fall to around 20% `

:06:04. > :06:09.potentially affecting the way the bank is run.

:06:10. > :06:12.Police have confirmed that a body found in woodland in Burnley is that

:06:13. > :06:17.of Declan Edwards. The 16`year`old was discovered in Rowley Park

:06:18. > :06:20.yesterday. He'd been missing since Sunday. Officers say his death is

:06:21. > :06:25.not being treated as suspicious and are thanking the local community for

:06:26. > :06:29.helping with the search. Plans have been announced for a film

:06:30. > :06:33.about the Manchester music legend Morrissey. It would focus on his

:06:34. > :06:37.early life, before he formed the Smiths. The film, which has a

:06:38. > :06:40.working title of Steven, is being made by Manchester film`makers Mark

:06:41. > :06:46.Gill and Baldwin Li, who produced the Oscar`nominated Voorman Problem.

:06:47. > :06:51.Work on it is expected to start this year.

:06:52. > :06:54.A woman has told a court she felt physically sick giving evidence

:06:55. > :06:59.against Stuart Hall, who she accuses of raping her when she was 12.

:07:00. > :07:01.Earlier this week, the former broadcaster pleaded guilty to a

:07:02. > :07:06.charge of indecent assault but denies 20 charges of rape and

:07:07. > :07:10.indecent assault against two girls. Elaine Dunkley has been at Preston

:07:11. > :07:13.Crown Court today. Today, Stuart Hall, the 84`year`old

:07:14. > :07:15.former broadcaster, appeared at Preston Crown Court to face

:07:16. > :07:21.allegations of rape and sexual assault. He is currently serving a

:07:22. > :07:25.30 month sentence for indecently assaulting 13 girls. Today, the jury

:07:26. > :07:29.heard evidence from a woman in her 40s recalling events that took place

:07:30. > :07:32.in the '70s and '80s, when Stuart Hall was a presenter on programmes

:07:33. > :07:37.like It's A Knockout and Look North West. The woman claims that she was

:07:38. > :07:41.repeatedly raped and sexually assaulted by Stuart Hall for a

:07:42. > :07:45.period of 3`4 years, from the age of 12. At times, the alleged victim

:07:46. > :07:49.broke down whilst giving evidence. She said for all these years she had

:07:50. > :07:53.kept what happened a secret because he was a friend of the family. She

:07:54. > :07:58.spent all her life trying to conceal it because she felt dirty, ashamed

:07:59. > :08:02.and responsible. Stuart Hall's defence went on to ask if it was her

:08:03. > :08:07.intention to claim compensation. She said she felt insulted to be asked

:08:08. > :08:11.that question. She said it had taken her a long time to choose to do

:08:12. > :08:15.this. Stuart Hall denies 20 charges against him of rape and sexual

:08:16. > :08:21.assault. The trial continues next week.

:08:22. > :08:24.Asian families in the North West are being warned about the growing

:08:25. > :08:28.threat of thieves targeting their homes to steal collections of gold

:08:29. > :08:31.jewellery. Thousands of pounds of high value jewellery has been taken

:08:32. > :08:33.from homes in Lancashire in the last few weeks.

:08:34. > :08:37.Many of the items taken are irreplaceable, having been passed

:08:38. > :08:48.down from generation to generation. Peter Marshall has this report.

:08:49. > :08:52.It is intricate, it is expensive. Asian Heritage jewellery is part of

:08:53. > :08:58.a tradition. It is also increasingly a target for thieves. This mother

:08:59. > :09:03.knows that to her cost. She wants to remain anonymous. I was devastated,

:09:04. > :09:10.in tears. My daughter was crying her eyes out. It was terrible. She lost

:09:11. > :09:14.over ?10,000 worth of gold jewellery when these targeted her home in

:09:15. > :09:19.Blackburn. Many items are passed down form generation to generation.

:09:20. > :09:22.They have taken something very special from us. It is expensive to

:09:23. > :09:27.buy but when it is passed on from your mother or mother`in`law, there

:09:28. > :09:33.is that bonded labourers. It is different. This duo's shop has been

:09:34. > :09:40.targeted for times. Security is now extremely tight. He is well aware

:09:41. > :09:46.why thieves find the jewellery such an attraction. It is the quality.

:09:47. > :09:54.Asian jewellery is either 22 or pure gold, 24 carat. England's jewellery

:09:55. > :10:00.is mostly nine carat or 14 carat. It is very easy to sell Asian jewellery

:10:01. > :10:05.because everybody likes pure gold. We have individuals, organised crime

:10:06. > :10:11.groups that travel from neighbouring forces, from Manchester and West

:10:12. > :10:15.Yorkshire. We have teams of those that come in and specifically target

:10:16. > :10:19.the Asian community but we also have some individual that lives within

:10:20. > :10:24.this community that to have knowledge of who has called, etc,

:10:25. > :10:28.that are committing those offences. Police say they are working with

:10:29. > :10:37.local communities to tackle the problem.

:10:38. > :10:41.Still to come on North West Tonight: I am at Wigan athletic where the

:10:42. > :10:45.nearest are starting to fray as they try to get back into the Premier

:10:46. > :10:51.League through the play`offs. I know it is G10! Anne Haug

:10:52. > :10:59.horsepower on a tiny scale helped one disabled women when illness

:11:00. > :11:04.stopped her riding habit. People, and say that the diet I have made

:11:05. > :11:07.their day and it is lovely to see. `` that I have made their day.

:11:08. > :11:11.The local and European elections are less than a fortnight away. And

:11:12. > :11:14.tonight we conclude our series of interviews with the leaders of the

:11:15. > :11:17.main parties, having already had David Cameron, Nigel Farage and Nick

:11:18. > :11:22.Clegg here in the studio. Tonight, it's the turn of the Labour leader

:11:23. > :11:26.Ed Miliband. No surprise for that. His party is stronger than the

:11:27. > :11:30.others here in the North West. So, does that mean it has the most to

:11:31. > :11:34.lose? We are fighting for every vote and I think we are fighting on the

:11:35. > :11:37.issue that matters to most people, across this region, which is the

:11:38. > :11:39.cost of living crisis facing families. Showing how a Labour

:11:40. > :11:43.government with Labour councils, and working in Europe, would make a

:11:44. > :11:46.difference on energy prices, with our energy price freeze that we

:11:47. > :11:49.would implement as a government, on childcare, a massive issue for so

:11:50. > :11:52.many mothers and fathers, and also on a very important issue that we

:11:53. > :11:56.have raised in this campaign, which is housing. People who are renting a

:11:57. > :12:00.house privately find that they are getting a very raw deal in the

:12:01. > :12:03.private sector. When it comes to spending, correct me if I am wrong,

:12:04. > :12:06.but you have said post`general election you will stick to the

:12:07. > :12:10.Government's spending plans. We have said in the first year of a Labour

:12:11. > :12:13.Government we will not be borrowing more for day`to`day spending and by

:12:14. > :12:17.the end of the parliament will be making sure that we balance the

:12:18. > :12:20.books. I think that is the right thing to do. Given what happened to

:12:21. > :12:24.Labour's management of the economy before, how can anyone believe you?

:12:25. > :12:28.We showed very clearly that we have learned lessons. On banking... Take

:12:29. > :12:32.the issue that caused the financial crisis, banking regulation. Labour

:12:33. > :12:36.is leading the way in saying that we have to reform the banks so that

:12:37. > :12:38.they work for small businesses in the north`west and we have an

:12:39. > :12:43.economy that works for everybody, and not just a few at the top. So we

:12:44. > :12:47.are learning lessons from the past. We will be tough on spending in the

:12:48. > :12:51.future. We know there will not be money around but we know also that

:12:52. > :12:53.we can change the country, we can change things, unlike this

:12:54. > :12:56.government which is changing things for the worst. You mentioned energy

:12:57. > :13:00.prices. You are in favour of fracking. Our position is that we

:13:01. > :13:03.have said that we should not set ourselves completely against it but

:13:04. > :13:06.we do need to answer people's legitimate environmental and safety

:13:07. > :13:10.concerns. There are real concerns that have got to be answered. Have

:13:11. > :13:14.we got time to do that? Many people are saying let's get on with it. We

:13:15. > :13:17.have got time. The Government is saying that somehow fracking is the

:13:18. > :13:22.answer to all of our energy problems. It is not. Maybe it can

:13:23. > :13:26.play a role but it has got to be done in the right way. How worried

:13:27. > :13:29.are you about UKIP? It is really important to see what UKIP stand

:13:30. > :13:33.for. Nigel Farage said he wants to complete the work of Mrs Thatcher.

:13:34. > :13:36.He wants to keep the flame of Thatcherism alive. That is a direct

:13:37. > :13:40.quote. He wants a flat tax, cutting taxes for the richest. He wants to

:13:41. > :13:43.charge people to see their GP. I don't think that represents the

:13:44. > :13:46.values of the working people of the North West. Maybe when working

:13:47. > :13:50.people are worried about their jobs, UKIP are giving them a place

:13:51. > :13:53.to go that maybe Labour, who let lots of people into the country

:13:54. > :13:56.during the years of Labour government... Maybe you were a bit

:13:57. > :14:00.too lax and maybe now UKIP have moved into that territory, saying

:14:01. > :14:04.they will protect them. Well, I have changed our position on immigration.

:14:05. > :14:07.I think we want longer transitional controls when new countries come in

:14:08. > :14:10.to the European Union. Let's crack down on those employers who do not

:14:11. > :14:13.pay the minimum wage because that undercuts workers already here. It

:14:14. > :14:17.exploits people coming in and undercuts workers already here. But

:14:18. > :14:20.cutting ourselves off from the rest of Europe is not good for jobs.

:14:21. > :14:24.There are so many multinational companies across this region. They

:14:25. > :14:27.all say it is a disaster to get out of the single market. Also let's

:14:28. > :14:31.look at the values. People vote on the basis of values and what people

:14:32. > :14:35.stand for. I do not believe that Nigel Farage and UKIP stands for the

:14:36. > :14:39.working people of this region. Part of the problem is that, maybe not so

:14:40. > :14:42.much at local elections, but the elephant in the room is the general

:14:43. > :14:46.election 12 months ahead, is that people vote on personality. Do you

:14:47. > :14:52.like David Cameron? I have nothing against him personally! I always

:14:53. > :14:56.think it is quite important in politics not to get into a situation

:14:57. > :14:59.where you say you hate someone but I hate what he's doing to the country.

:15:00. > :15:03.It seems very personal at times, for people watching and from the

:15:04. > :15:05.outside. I know there is a bit of theatre about Prime Minister's

:15:06. > :15:09.Questions, for example, but people are actually turned off by that.

:15:10. > :15:13.Many people. Well, I try and do that in as reasonable a way as possible.

:15:14. > :15:16.My wife always says to me "You've got to ask questions the country

:15:17. > :15:19.wants asking." Whether that is about the private rented sector, people

:15:20. > :15:23.renting their homes. Or it is about what happened to the Royal Mail,

:15:24. > :15:27.something I have been asking about in the last few weeks. All the other

:15:28. > :15:30.subjects ` the cost of living crisis. I try and ask about those

:15:31. > :15:34.questions. It is not about David Cameron personally. It is about his

:15:35. > :15:37.policies, what he stands for and what he's doing to the country,

:15:38. > :15:40.which so many people across this region... Basically people think the

:15:41. > :15:43.Tories just do not understand their lives. They do not get this region.

:15:44. > :15:47.They do not get what the country needs. They do not stand for

:15:48. > :15:50.everybody, they stand for a few. That is my problem with David

:15:51. > :15:53.Cameron and this government. But things are improving. Well, of

:15:54. > :15:56.course we welcome the growth in our country. Therefore why change?

:15:57. > :15:59.Here's the thing, you have got a government that thinks the problems

:16:00. > :16:03.are fixed. I take a different view. I think there are deep issues about

:16:04. > :16:07.the way this country is run. They go beyond one government. Do we run our

:16:08. > :16:11.country for a few wealthy people in our society or do we run it for most

:16:12. > :16:14.people? Or do we encourage everybody to aspire...? Well, let's encourage

:16:15. > :16:17.everybody. But we do not encourage everybody by cutting taxes for the

:16:18. > :16:21.richest and making everybody else pay more. We do not encourage people

:16:22. > :16:25.to aspire by charging them the bedroom tax. We do not do that by

:16:26. > :16:28.failing to stand up to the energy companies. Let's change the way this

:16:29. > :16:32.country is run. There is deep discontent in this country about the

:16:33. > :16:35.way it has been run and we want to change it and that is what a Labour

:16:36. > :16:42.government offers. Ed Miliband, thank you. Thank you.

:16:43. > :16:44.If you want to know all of the candidates standing in the European

:16:45. > :16:52.elections, you can see them on our website. There are other people

:16:53. > :16:55.standing. We have spoken to four of them, the main candidates. What do

:16:56. > :16:59.you think their main challengers are? The thing about the European

:17:00. > :17:04.elections is that people often see it as an opportunity to go and vote

:17:05. > :17:10.for another party which in the past has been the UK Independence Party,

:17:11. > :17:16.most recently. This time you get really represent an actual threat to

:17:17. > :17:21.the parties. Roger was talking to Ed Miliband. Labour needs to win these

:17:22. > :17:27.elections are great. The Tories won lasting. They should not be getting

:17:28. > :17:30.knocked into third place. The Lib Dems are fighting for NEC.

:17:31. > :17:35.Interesting that Roger asked if it late David Cameron. I can tell you

:17:36. > :17:41.that you get, PNP and Lib Dems are only Sunday Politics this week and

:17:42. > :17:45.they do not like each other. I imagine it was a feisty one!

:17:46. > :17:49.He was very delighted when I asked him that. `` diplomatic.

:17:50. > :17:52.Sport now. It's the final nerve`shredding weekend of the

:17:53. > :17:56.Premier League season as the title race goes down to the wire. Will it

:17:57. > :17:59.be Manchester City or Liverpool who are crowned Champions? It's also the

:18:00. > :18:02.first leg of the play`offs as Preston, Fleetwood and Wigan chase

:18:03. > :18:04.promotion. Richard Askam is at the DW Stadium as Latics face QPR

:18:05. > :18:06.tonight. Wiggin did it all underway against

:18:07. > :18:09.Queens Park Rangers? Yes. I think there is a particular

:18:10. > :18:14.tension that surrounds the play`offs. It means so much to both

:18:15. > :18:17.of these teams. They are both trying to bounce back into the Premier

:18:18. > :18:21.League at the first attempt. It is worth an awful lot of money. More

:18:22. > :18:25.than ?100 million for getting back into the top flight. Preston, North

:18:26. > :18:31.end and Fleetwood also did it to block. All of them will need a

:18:32. > :18:36.little slice of luck. The play`offs, not all about luck at

:18:37. > :18:41.the college football's lottery for good reason. Matches to cross your

:18:42. > :18:47.fingers and hope your team can handle the pressure. What we are

:18:48. > :18:52.having is pressure being put on. You have the pressure, I have the

:18:53. > :18:56.pressure. Starting tonight then we at Loftus Road on Monday. It all

:18:57. > :19:02.goes to plan, the final at Wembley on Saturday the 24th. For us, we

:19:03. > :19:05.have the ambition to go back to the Premier League and there is also the

:19:06. > :19:14.need to get back to the Premier League. Preston North End's layup

:19:15. > :19:19.play`off numbers stacked very badly. Ed previous attempts have failed to

:19:20. > :19:23.add up to promotion but this time they have and his card. Their

:19:24. > :19:28.manager has done it three times with three different clubs. It is a great

:19:29. > :19:34.opportunity for supporters to know what everybody is capable of doing.

:19:35. > :19:38.North end start tomorrow night, travel to Rotherham on Thursday the

:19:39. > :19:46.15th and then a League One final on Sunday the 25th.

:19:47. > :19:51.Fleetwood's rapid rise and the football league has had little to do

:19:52. > :19:55.with love. They have spent Italy and wisely `` spent heavily and wisely.

:19:56. > :19:59.They have quality in numbers in their squad. We know that promotion

:20:00. > :20:03.is on our hands. It is down to ourselves and if we do the job right

:20:04. > :20:10.then we can still gain promotion and get what we set out to do. We know

:20:11. > :20:13.it is a challenge. The pressure begins at York tomorrow, at Hyder on

:20:14. > :20:19.Friday the 16th and Wembley date on Monday the 26th. A bank holiday

:20:20. > :20:27.weekend when all the other side will be hoping their numbers,.

:20:28. > :20:31.`` all three sides. Let us have a quick chat with the chief executive

:20:32. > :20:37.of Wigan Athletic. How are you nervous? A little nervous, excited,

:20:38. > :20:42.but these are the guys in football. It is going to be a great night and

:20:43. > :20:46.great occasion and the atmosphere will be electric. We're looking

:20:47. > :20:49.forward to it. So you should be. We were talking about what this means

:20:50. > :20:52.financially to a team that is proposed to stop how important is

:20:53. > :20:56.that for the future of the club that he go on? It is not essential. We

:20:57. > :21:01.run the football club in a certain way. We do not gamble on promotion.

:21:02. > :21:04.It would be fantastic to get promotion. It is worth over ?100

:21:05. > :21:08.million and that is worth a lot of money. We will be doing everything

:21:09. > :21:12.we can to take the first step tonight along that road. Jonathan,

:21:13. > :21:16.all the best of luck. Let's hope they can do it tonight. If you think

:21:17. > :21:20.it will be ten years now, what about the race for the Premier League

:21:21. > :21:29.title. A few city fans I know think that the Blues might still do it.

:21:30. > :21:35.They need one point on Sunday. Let your from both managers. I expect to

:21:36. > :21:39.win. We need one point four. We are just thinking when the match and the

:21:40. > :21:43.best way to do it is to try to play the way we know. They are not

:21:44. > :21:47.without being disrespectful, I think the expectation is that Manchester

:21:48. > :21:52.City will win. It certainly will not be easy for them. To go into that

:21:53. > :21:56.last game, no matter what the result is that you need, certainly, as I

:21:57. > :22:01.said, they will want to win the game. West Ham Co`operative Energy

:22:02. > :22:05.on a high note of. They know they have the players to cause problems.

:22:06. > :22:12.`` West Ham will also want to end only note. To do's deadline for a

:22:13. > :22:15.deal between city and UEFA looks like it will pass without any

:22:16. > :22:21.amendment. It is reported that the Blues are facing a fine of almost

:22:22. > :22:23.?50 million and restrictions to their champions league squad. No

:22:24. > :22:27.agreement could lead to harsher penalties. In Super League, their

:22:28. > :22:39.earthly matters. Wiggin, the Warriors, they could go third.

:22:40. > :22:46.I should mention that there will be full commentary on this match

:22:47. > :22:51.tonight on BBC Radio Manchester Jimmy. To Lancashire club tomorrow.

:22:52. > :22:55.Both full commentary on BBC Radio Manchester.

:22:56. > :22:59.Thank you very much indeed. We could keep going down the leagues, all the

:23:00. > :23:02.leagues, we will go down as down as far as Altrincham who are in the

:23:03. > :23:09.play`offs for the Conference North tomorrow. Good luck to them.

:23:10. > :23:12.Good luck to all of them. When Elizabeth developed

:23:13. > :23:14.osteoarthritis she feared it would end her lifelong love of working

:23:15. > :23:19.with horses. So that she can no longer write, she

:23:20. > :23:28.has found another way to still be with them but on a smaller scale.

:23:29. > :23:35.Wythenshawe is known for its characters and here are two of its

:23:36. > :23:39.finest. Do not worry about it, two years already. You have a cat

:23:40. > :23:44.waiting for you. Lives grew up working in stables and when she

:23:45. > :23:51.developed osteoarthritis, instead of giving up horses, she thought she

:23:52. > :23:57.would find a pair of that letter. I used to cycle and ride, I used to

:23:58. > :24:01.swim. It was devastating. I thought everything I had lost was taken

:24:02. > :24:07.away. How much of a difference has is made? A huge amount. It has made

:24:08. > :24:11.me get up in the morning. If I did not have them, I do not think I

:24:12. > :24:19.would get up. What is the reaction? People, and asked to stroke and, say

:24:20. > :24:23.that I have made their day. You do not see horses on the road,

:24:24. > :24:29.especially little ones. Tinkerbell has had her moments, like when she

:24:30. > :24:34.debuted as the donkey in the Nativity. If she wants to put the

:24:35. > :24:39.toilet, starts reversing. She did that on stage and I thought, please,

:24:40. > :24:47.not next to baby Jesus. But she did! Merry Christmas, one and all.

:24:48. > :24:51.Everybody just laughed. These two have a very busy schedule, dropping

:24:52. > :24:55.into care homes and starring at charity events. It is an early

:24:56. > :25:00.night. You have got your dinner ready. Apple, carrots, fresh water.

:25:01. > :25:05.What have I got? Probably deans Saunders!

:25:06. > :25:11.Fantastic. That is brilliant. It seems the battery, doesn't it? It

:25:12. > :25:17.is a bit like a Roman chariot. Chorlton Heston!

:25:18. > :25:21.That was our last report tonight. Also that was our last report from

:25:22. > :25:23.Nina, who is leading us after three years. We will be sorry to see you

:25:24. > :25:27.go. She is leading on to new talent

:25:28. > :25:34.Dominic challenges but has been great additions to the team.

:25:35. > :25:39.House looking for the weekend? I have no great news. Good evening.

:25:40. > :25:44.We had a decent end to today after some very heavy showers. We're

:25:45. > :25:49.expecting a huge band of rain, which you can see Miliband tonight into

:25:50. > :25:53.the first part of the weekend. It will leave behind on Saturday and

:25:54. > :25:57.all that and a lot of blustery showers. `` which you can see moving

:25:58. > :26:02.into night. We are also expecting a breezy affair on Saturday and

:26:03. > :26:03.Sunday. But in between the sunshine, we should see some

:26:04. > :26:47.showers. will be quite heavy through the

:26:48. > :26:52.afternoon, possibly longer. In between them, plenty of bright

:26:53. > :28:08.spell. A stiff breeze through the