:00:00. > :00:11.effect, it is moving in the right direction. We
:00:12. > :00:16.Good evening. A 29`year`old man has been arrested on suspicion of
:00:17. > :00:19.attempted murder after a woman was stabbed in the neck in Rochdale on
:00:20. > :00:23.Thursday. The 30`year`old woman, who police say is a sex worker, was
:00:24. > :00:27.knocked to the ground by a man, who then demanded money before stabbing
:00:28. > :00:30.her in the neck with a knife. He ran off empty handed. The woman was
:00:31. > :00:33.taken to hospital and later released. Police described the
:00:34. > :00:41.incident as a vicious and unprovoked attack.
:00:42. > :00:44.A bus passenger has been killed after colliding with a bus he'd just
:00:45. > :00:47.been travelling on in Astley Bridge yesterday afternoon. 46`year`old
:00:48. > :00:50.Delroy Finney from Bolton died of his injuries at the scene. Roads
:00:51. > :00:53.were closed for six hours while the police carried out an investigation.
:00:54. > :00:56.Officers are appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident or saw Mr
:00:57. > :00:58.Finney before the collision to contact them.
:00:59. > :01:02.Boxing legend Rick Hatton and former Manchester City players took part in
:01:03. > :01:05.a charity football match earlier in memory of a mother murdered by her
:01:06. > :01:09.ex`boyfriend at her home in Salford. Linzi Ashton, who was 25, was beaten
:01:10. > :01:12.and strangled by Michael Cope last June. The event was organised by
:01:13. > :01:22.Linzi's family to raise money for victims of domestic violence. Nazia
:01:23. > :01:25.Mogra was at the match in Hyde. Linzi Ashton's two daughters Daisy
:01:26. > :01:31.and Destiny were mascots at the match today held in memory of their
:01:32. > :01:36.mum. I really appreciate what people have done, the donations they have
:01:37. > :01:42.made. I am just happy that something good has come out of something bad.
:01:43. > :01:46.Linzi was just 25 when she was battered and strangled to death by
:01:47. > :01:56.her ex boyfriend Michael Cope. In January, he was sentenced to life in
:01:57. > :02:07.prison. A police officer has been accused of gross misconduct and
:02:08. > :02:10.could be sacked. Be independent police in crimes commission will be
:02:11. > :02:14.looking into this and that is right and proper they are. Captaining the
:02:15. > :02:17.side made up of police officers, firefighters and probation workers,
:02:18. > :02:26.former Boxer Ricky Hatton, who arrived a little late. The old
:02:27. > :02:33.boys, when I was youngster, they were all the ones I was cheering on.
:02:34. > :02:41.It as good to see the lads but more importantly the cause. I we win.
:02:42. > :02:46.Those other players say it is not about the score. Her family and the
:02:47. > :02:57.players hope today's bends will help encourage people to speak out until
:02:58. > :03:07.it is too late. He final score 10`8 to the City legends. And Manchester
:03:08. > :03:10.City fans face a nervous wait ahead of tomorrow's last Premier League
:03:11. > :03:13.showdown. Manchester City are now favourites to pip Liverpool to the
:03:14. > :03:17.title and would do so if they draw or win their home game against West
:03:18. > :03:19.Ham. Liverpool could clinch the title by beating Newcastle if City
:03:20. > :03:22.lose. Ahead of that Premier League title
:03:23. > :03:25.battle tomorrow there are two league playoffs today. Preston North End
:03:26. > :03:28.are an hour into the first leg of their League One playoff semi final
:03:29. > :03:31.against Rotherham. This girl is 1`0 to Rotherham. And at 7.30pm,
:03:32. > :03:35.Fleetwood kick off in their League Two play`off semi final first leg
:03:36. > :03:40.against against York City. Super league: Last night Wigan
:03:41. > :03:43.Warriors went third in the Super League table with an eight`try
:03:44. > :03:46.victory over Hull FC, and Warrington Wolves beat Catalan Dragons at home,
:03:47. > :03:49.while Widnes lost 18 points to 24 after a late try by Wakefield. Ten
:03:50. > :04:00.minutes ago Salford Red Devils kicked off against Hull KR. The
:04:01. > :04:03.score is 0`0. And in Rugby Union Sale Sharks ended the season with a
:04:04. > :04:09.defeat to London Irish away, finishing up sixth in the table.
:04:10. > :04:14.Let's get a look ahead to the weather with Sara Blizzard.
:04:15. > :04:17.Good evening. It has been a wet day with the heavy showers that have
:04:18. > :04:21.been around and just looking ahead to the other half of this weekend,
:04:22. > :04:24.it will stay like that. We'll have a blustery wind which will make it
:04:25. > :04:28.feel quite cold at times but there will be a little bit of sunshine in
:04:29. > :04:30.between those heavy showers. They are continuing throughout the
:04:31. > :04:33.evening, merging together to give prolonged periods rain. A night`time
:04:34. > :04:36.temperature of nine Celsius and tomorrow as well. The showers
:04:37. > :04:39.continue to come in and that very strong westerly wind. A very
:04:40. > :04:43.blustery day in store for Sunday. The showers move through quickly due
:04:44. > :04:46.to the strength of the wind. The temperatures tomorrow reaching a
:04:47. > :04:49.maximum of 14 Celsius, but the outlook for the next few days, still
:04:50. > :04:51.quite showery for the earlier part of the week but towards the end we
:04:52. > :04:59.have high`pressure building back in. of the week but towards the end
:05:00. > :05:01.That is it from me. Alba back tomorrow evening. I hope you can
:05:02. > :05:14.join me then. `` I'll be. Good evening. We have seen plenty of
:05:15. > :05:20.showers scattered across the country today. There will be drier and
:05:21. > :05:23.brighter spells in between. Low pressure is sitting across the
:05:24. > :05:28.country, with some tightly packed isobars to the south. That indicates
:05:29. > :05:33.some strong winds. They will continue throughout the night, going
:05:34. > :05:38.up to gale force at times. The main focus of the wettest weather across
:05:39. > :05:45.parts of West Wales is this rain. It will not be a particularly cold
:05:46. > :05:48.start to Sunday. Showers, not everywhere, some of us will see
:05:49. > :05:52.drier weather weather window of sunshine around, but be prepared for
:05:53. > :05:56.those showers if you're stepping out in the morning.