:00:00. > :00:00.finish one ahead of Shane Lowry of Ireland. And that is all the sport.
:00:00. > :00:14.There's more Good evening. Counting has started
:00:15. > :00:19.for the North West's European Election. Voters went to the ballot
:00:20. > :00:22.box on Thursday to choose eight Euro MPs. There are counts at councils
:00:23. > :00:24.across the region tonight, coordinated from Manchester Town
:00:25. > :00:29.Hall. Our political editor Arif Ansari is there.
:00:30. > :00:34.This is the count for voters in Manchester. 11 political parties on
:00:35. > :00:37.the ballot paper, plenty of choice. And these elections are taking place
:00:38. > :00:42.in about 40 councils across the north`west. As the results come in,
:00:43. > :00:45.they will go up on that scoreboard over there and Manchester town hall
:00:46. > :00:50.will be the place where those numbers are totalled up and divided.
:00:51. > :00:54.There are eight Euro MPs in the region. And what will happen to
:00:55. > :00:58.political parties? Labour at the moment have two but expect to go up
:00:59. > :01:05.to three. The Conservatives on three are braced to lose one, to go down
:01:06. > :01:09.to two. On a bad day, it could be even worse. What about UKIP? They
:01:10. > :01:14.won one here five years ago. They are probably going to go on to two
:01:15. > :01:18.tonight. That is what they are aiming for. And then the eighth
:01:19. > :01:22.seat, the big story here last time was when Nick Griffin won it for the
:01:23. > :01:26.BNP. He is expected to lose. Will the Lib Dems hold on or could the
:01:27. > :01:29.Greens take it? Plenty of questions here and we will find out in the
:01:30. > :01:31.next few hours. Meanwhile, Southport's Lib Dem MP
:01:32. > :01:34.John Pugh is questioning Nick Clegg's leadership of the party
:01:35. > :01:39.after dismal local election results saw them lose more than 250 local
:01:40. > :01:42.councillors. Misty Pugh suggested a dozen of his Commons colleagues had
:01:43. > :01:45.expressed doubts about the Deputy Prime Minister saying, "While the
:01:46. > :01:53.Captain goes down with the ship, there's no need for the ship to go
:01:54. > :01:56.down with the captain." But Cheadle's Lib Dem MP Mark Hunter
:01:57. > :02:00.told Sunday Politics that it would be foolish to change leaders now.
:02:01. > :02:03.There is clearly a problem about engagement, which we have
:02:04. > :02:06.acknowledged. We have to work harder at getting that message across and
:02:07. > :02:11.finding other ways in which we might be able to do it. But I do not think
:02:12. > :02:14.the idea of changing leaders 12 months out from the general
:02:15. > :02:18.election... The idea that with one single bound we can be free of all
:02:19. > :02:20.these problems and a new leader will magically transform our fortune is
:02:21. > :02:23.for the birds. One of the the region's biggest
:02:24. > :02:26.animal charities has launched a campaign to help prevent dogs
:02:27. > :02:30.overheating in cars. The Dogs Trust says there's been an annual rise in
:02:31. > :02:34.the number of dogs dying in the North West, with many owners unaware
:02:35. > :02:42.of the danger they're putting their pets in. Ian Haslam reports.
:02:43. > :02:49.It is simple, poignant and it could be a life`saver. The message could
:02:50. > :02:54.not be clearer. This is something that is on the increase. People do
:02:55. > :03:00.forget that dogs can die in hot cars. It can only take 20 minutes
:03:01. > :03:04.for a dog to actually die in a hot car. Here at the charity's North
:03:05. > :03:08.West base, many of the staff have seen the problem first`hand. Some of
:03:09. > :03:12.the examples are actually on Southport beach. People have left
:03:13. > :03:17.their dogs in the car while they have gone shopping. They have had to
:03:18. > :03:21.be rescued. I actually saw a dog in the boot of a car panting very
:03:22. > :03:25.heavily and the owners were totally unaware. Unfortunately, there have
:03:26. > :03:29.also been many examples of dogs overheating on car journeys in the
:03:30. > :03:33.region. The advice is to keep your car as cool as possible, get things
:03:34. > :03:37.like these sunblinds for the windows and stop regularly so the dog can
:03:38. > :03:41.drink water. They need to really think about what they are doing when
:03:42. > :03:47.they leave the dog in the car. Basically do not do it. Please do
:03:48. > :03:51.not do it. The Dog's Trust have put out similar messages to this in the
:03:52. > :03:56.past. They are hoping this one will prove a turning point.
:03:57. > :04:00.Liverpool's first Rock and Roll Marathon and Half Marathon's been
:04:01. > :04:03.taking place today. The 7,500 runners were greeted with live music
:04:04. > :04:07.and entertainment at almost every mile. The event, which was spread
:04:08. > :04:12.across the city, started and finished at the iconic waterfront.
:04:13. > :04:16.Really nice out in the park. A good day up there and then coming along
:04:17. > :04:19.the Mersey towards the end was perfect. Seeing kids all lined up.
:04:20. > :04:26.People supporting their rain and their family. It feels great to have
:04:27. > :04:29.loads of scousers cheering us on. It was brilliant fun. Lovely weather.
:04:30. > :04:32.Lovely city to run around. Absolutely amazing. I am getting
:04:33. > :04:38.married next Saturday and my bride`to`be is about an hour behind
:04:39. > :04:41.me. She cannot catch me! In Super League, Ben Currie's brace
:04:42. > :04:48.helped Warrington to a convincing 36`4 win at Wakefield. But Widnes
:04:49. > :04:51.lost 34`22 at Castleford. Cricket now. The first day of
:04:52. > :04:54.Lancashire's County Championship match against Yorkshire at
:04:55. > :05:00.Headingley has been badly affected by rain. Lancashire are batting
:05:01. > :05:04.first and are 86 for one. The weather now, with Mel Coles.
:05:05. > :05:08.Good evening. Showers have been the order of the day and are putting in
:05:09. > :05:12.an appearance tomorrow, too. But we should get to see some dry, bright
:05:13. > :05:14.spells as well. Back to this evening, the showers continuing.
:05:15. > :05:18.Some are still quite heavy although they will fade as the night goes on.
:05:19. > :05:21.A few clear spells may be allowing for some mist and fog to develop.
:05:22. > :05:25.Temperatures dropping. Tomorrow, for most places, getting off to a dry
:05:26. > :05:29.start with some brightness through the morning and into the early part
:05:30. > :05:32.of the afternoon. Showers return as we go through into the afternoon.
:05:33. > :05:36.Some could be potentially heavy and thundery. Tuesday looks like being a
:05:37. > :05:44.showery day but a little bit later on there will be the risk of some
:05:45. > :06:08.rain moving in. See you later. Goodbye.
:06:09. > :06:16.Good evening. Some of us had a pretty good soaking. It downpours
:06:17. > :06:21.around with thunder and lightning. It wasn't so bad everywhere. The
:06:22. > :06:25.satellite picture across the Midlands, East Anglia and the south
:06:26. > :06:30.coast, the Isle of Wight. A beautiful end to the day. You can
:06:31. > :06:31.see further west and north and that is