:00:00. > 3:59:59Thank you. That is all from us for this evening. It is good night from
:00:00. > :00:14.me, Fans of Fleetwood Town Football Club
:00:15. > :00:20.are celebrrating tonight after they won the League Two play`off final
:00:21. > :00:22.against Burton Albion. Their victory means they'll play
:00:23. > :00:25.third tier football for This was one
:00:26. > :00:30.of these I was there moments. They have seen the team rise
:00:31. > :00:33.through the divisions. And now with the hope of English
:00:34. > :00:36.football, they managed to get into League One to compete with
:00:37. > :00:40.the big boys next season. A brilliant day, especially
:00:41. > :00:51.with these two little fellas. I was there 29 years ago,
:00:52. > :00:59.even better today. 29 years ago last time you were
:01:00. > :01:01.at Wembley? When you look at tha , now you are
:01:02. > :01:36.in League One, can you believe it? To being near the bottom to being
:01:37. > :01:42.third in football, it is brilliant. Amazing, absolutely amazing. What
:01:43. > :01:46.does it mean to the fans? It means everything. What about
:01:47. > :01:53.you? I can't believe it. I can't believe it at all. What was
:01:54. > :01:57.it like when the goal went in? It was heaven. Knowing that we had a
:01:58. > :02:04.good chance of going up. Last time I was here, it was 1985.
:02:05. > :02:07.We are going up I knew that we were going to do it.
:02:08. > :02:10.After five years in Brussels, the British National Party Leader
:02:11. > :02:13.Nick Griffin is no longer a North West Euro MP.
:02:14. > :02:15.The North West elected eight MEPs with Labour
:02:16. > :02:26.Our political editor Arif Ansari was at the count.
:02:27. > :02:29.Nick Griffin's time as a Euro MP ended as it began,
:02:30. > :02:35.Two demonstrators were arrested and one BNP member injured, but for
:02:36. > :02:49.A different Nick Griffin stepped forward as Labour won.
:02:50. > :02:55.We have got rid of the racist BNP from the North West.
:02:56. > :02:58.It is fantastic and it is fantastic for Labour.
:02:59. > :03:01.We came within 1% of getting that fourth seat and that is a good
:03:02. > :03:07.springboard for Labour in the North West to the general election.
:03:08. > :03:12.I was surprised when I was elected five years ago,
:03:13. > :03:18.It has been a privilege to serve the people of the North West,
:03:19. > :03:21.I hope that those who have been elected will take
:03:22. > :03:43.They also took three of the seats. Last year, we missed out by 1000
:03:44. > :03:45.votes on a second seat. We have travelled, we have tripled our
:03:46. > :03:48.representation in the North West. The Conservatives,
:03:49. > :03:50.who won last time, dropped We inherited a deficit and huge
:03:51. > :03:55.problems, so the fact that we have held two seats here is good, we
:03:56. > :03:59.would have liked to have had the The Greens failed to get
:04:00. > :04:03.a seat, but helped the Liberal The Liberal Democrats did not stick
:04:04. > :04:09.around for defeat, but they will not be able to hide from
:04:10. > :04:12.the questions about what it means US drugs giant Pfizer has withdrawn
:04:13. > :04:21.its multi`billion takeover bid for UK pharmaceutical firm
:04:22. > :04:24.AstraZeneca, which employs up to Astra Zeneca rejected a final offer
:04:25. > :04:30.from Pfizer earlier this month. But analysts think other offers
:04:31. > :04:32.could come in the future. Any merger between AstraZeneca
:04:33. > :04:39.and American rival Pfizercould have This is the value of Astra Zeneca
:04:40. > :04:46.to the North West ` ?4.5 billion. That's 3%of the region's GVA,
:04:47. > :05:07.the total value of all goods Concerns were heightened when there
:05:08. > :05:11.were questions about the takeover earlier this month. They would not
:05:12. > :05:18.say how many jobs it would keep in Macclesfield.
:05:19. > :05:23.It means if the work finds. I do not know how many.
:05:24. > :05:26.The local MP has welcomed news that Pfizer has withdrawn
:05:27. > :05:36.I do not think that they won public trust. If they ever come back, they
:05:37. > :05:41.need to put more on the table. I am keen that we have as many jobs here
:05:42. > :05:47.as possible. The worry with Pfizer is that they could cut back the
:05:48. > :05:51.base. City analysts do not think that the
:05:52. > :05:58.deal will disappear for good. Under the rules, the negotiations could
:05:59. > :06:00.take place again in three months. Otherwise, Pfizer will have to wait
:06:01. > :06:03.six months before starting again For those
:06:04. > :06:05.in the North West whose livelihoods depend on the pharmaceutical giant,
:06:06. > :06:09.uncertainty will continue. A 49`year`old man's been killed
:06:10. > :06:11.after his car collided with The family of Liam Edge say he was
:06:12. > :06:16.a loving husband and father of three boys and he'll be greatly
:06:17. > :06:19.missed by everyone. The police are appealing
:06:20. > :06:22.for witnesses. Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers
:06:23. > :06:25.has signed a new contract to keep He says he's both humbled
:06:26. > :06:30.and privileged to be offered the chance to extend his stay,
:06:31. > :06:33.which he says will be exciting, Around 1000 people have taken part
:06:34. > :06:40.in a procession that has been popular
:06:41. > :06:43.with generations of Mancunians. The Annual Whit walk was held
:06:44. > :06:45.in Manchester earlier. The tradition dates back more than
:06:46. > :06:49.200 years and was started by Sunday schools to ensure children didn't
:06:50. > :06:52.get involved in gambling Cricket, and on the second day
:06:53. > :06:59.of the County Championship match at Headingley, Lancashire made 325
:07:00. > :07:16.in their first innings. stopped in reply, Yorkshire have
:07:17. > :07:19.ended the day 29 without loss. After a nice day for a bank holiday,
:07:20. > :07:33.we have The bank holiday went exactly as we
:07:34. > :07:37.have predicted. It was a best day to day. Cloud has begun to build over
:07:38. > :07:42.the last two hours. The story as we go through this week, I am afraid
:07:43. > :07:48.that today was a one off, and it will be unsettled with rain at times
:07:49. > :07:52.for the next couple of days. Our picture tonight is one of showers
:07:53. > :07:57.that are moving across the Pennines. They will move in as you head
:07:58. > :08:02.towards midnight and in some places and they will be on and off for a
:08:03. > :08:08.time. It is worth noting that showers will end our day. All of the
:08:09. > :08:12.temperatures will be warmer because of the cloud cover, 11 or 12 in
:08:13. > :08:22.places. Tomorrow, do not beef fooled by the dry weather when you get up.
:08:23. > :08:26.The showers will merge for a longer spell of rain as you get into the
:08:27. > :08:29.afternoon. It will not be pouring through the day, but it will take a
:08:30. > :08:34.turn for the worst when you get turn for the worst when you get
:08:35. > :08:38.after lunchtime. Even the isle of man will see some showers. It is a
:08:39. > :08:44.day that provides a lot of cloud cover and showers.
:08:45. > :08:51.This wind from the north`east, not a good temperature for us, will see
:08:52. > :08:55.temperatures of 13 degrees. The outlook is not brilliant, we will
:08:56. > :09:01.keep that north`easterly breeze on Wednesday, keeping the temperatures
:09:02. > :09:06.down. Once again, you can see that rain moving in. It will move to the
:09:07. > :09:12.east as you go to Thursday. You won't notice the difference, it will
:09:13. > :09:16.be a degree or so of difference in temperature. On Friday, the picture
:09:17. > :09:22.should be better, but it will never be wonderful. It will be dry rather
:09:23. > :09:27.than any real sunshine. When the children are off, the weather often
:09:28. > :09:29.takes a turn for the worst. We will be back at 10:30 p.m.. Good
:09:30. > :10:13.evening. Good evening. If I were to conduct a
:10:14. > :10:18.straw poll about the weather events today, I suspect we would get a
:10:19. > :10:24.split decision. There were significant differences around, we
:10:25. > :10:27.have sunshine and some warmth, but also this cloud and rain coming up
:10:28. > :10:33.through the Channel into the north of England. On top of that, some
:10:34. > :10:37.showers in the north-west, some of them thundery from Northern Ireland
:10:38. > :10:43.and Scotland, so a real eclectic mix. This will drift away over the
:10:44. > :10:48.next few hours, we will keep the cloud overnight, and we will see
:10:49. > :10:49.more significant rain pushing in off the north