31/05/2014

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:00:00. > :00:11.Now on BBC One it's time for the news where you are.

:00:12. > :00:15.A man from Morecambe has been jailed for six weeks for feeding pigeons.

:00:16. > :00:18.John Wilkinson has breached an ASBO forbidding him from feeding

:00:19. > :00:23.The council says it's causing a mess in the town

:00:24. > :00:29.But today supporters gathered calling for his release.

:00:30. > :00:36.He is known by many as the Morecambe Bird Man.

:00:37. > :00:39.For years, he's fed the pigeons on the promenade.

:00:40. > :00:44.Some residents are furious that John Wilkinson has been locked up

:00:45. > :00:48.for six weeks for breaching an ASBO forbidding him

:00:49. > :01:06.My mother used to feed the birds, and it was heard dying wish that

:01:07. > :01:09.John Wilkinson continue to. He has always done it.

:01:10. > :01:10.I am sure that he will be worried about these birds, he will be

:01:11. > :01:13.terrified. Today,

:01:14. > :01:15.some residents organised a public bird feed, and others are protesting

:01:16. > :01:26.on social networking sites. This has been going on far too long.

:01:27. > :01:30.It has been centred on a man who feeds the birds. The fact that they

:01:31. > :01:38.have put him in a place where he will be suffering more ridicule. It

:01:39. > :01:47.is not a place for a man like him. The council said that he was feeding

:01:48. > :01:49.them 40 kilograms of bread, and pizza a day, which could attract

:01:50. > :01:51.rats. Despite the council's reasons,

:01:52. > :01:54.supporters here say they'll continue The Foreign Office has confirmed

:01:55. > :02:00.it's looking into the case of a woman from Stockport who's

:02:01. > :02:03.believed to have been given Roya Nobakht was arrested

:02:04. > :02:06.after making comments on Facebook, Thousands of people have gathered

:02:07. > :02:16.across the region today for the arrival of the Queen's Commonwealth

:02:17. > :02:19.Baton, marking the start Crowds lined the streets

:02:20. > :02:23.as it arrived in Manchester this morning, before it went

:02:24. > :02:36.on to Congleton in Cheshire, where Where better to begin the English

:02:37. > :02:45.leg of the Commonwealth Baton Relay than in the north`west. Stop, the

:02:46. > :02:47.National cycling centre in Manchester.

:02:48. > :02:54.It is a fantastic opportunity. Then a journey to the National

:02:55. > :02:59.Squash Centre. Then time to leave the city, and into Cheshire, where a

:03:00. > :03:03.crowd of 10,000 people celebrated its arrival.

:03:04. > :03:10.It has been my pleasure to symbolically handover the baton to

:03:11. > :03:19.the young people of the town. Congleton is the only place not a

:03:20. > :03:22.city to host the baton, but it hosted the Olympic torch, and people

:03:23. > :03:27.here say that they are proud to be marking it again.

:03:28. > :03:34.It is fantastic that everyone is giving it such support. We are only

:03:35. > :03:39.lucky to have it in Congleton. It is really good.

:03:40. > :03:43.The people here today are just inspiring. They make me feel so

:03:44. > :03:44.humble. After an exciting day in Congleton

:03:45. > :03:51.Park, it was back to Old Trafford. Michael Dunlop ended BMW's 75`year

:03:52. > :03:54.wait for victory in the big bike class at the Isle of Man TT, with

:03:55. > :03:58.a win in today's Superbike opener. Third place went to the Isle

:03:59. > :04:06.of Man's Conor Cummins. It has not been a bad day for the

:04:07. > :04:19.weather. Will it continue? It has been a lovely day today, the

:04:20. > :04:24.coast saw sunshine, but there will be cloud inland through the

:04:25. > :04:31.evening. The temperatures will drop to a minimum of nine Celsius. We

:04:32. > :04:34.start off quite bright, in the early morning, but then the clouds will

:04:35. > :04:39.increase in the afternoon. There is the chance of the odd shower, but it

:04:40. > :04:44.was still be quite a warm day. Maximum temperature of 20 Celsius,

:04:45. > :04:48.with the wind quite gentle. Throughout Monday, we are starting

:04:49. > :04:53.to see the weather breaking down again. A cold front will work its

:04:54. > :04:57.way eastwards. Low pressure for the rest of the week, remaining quite

:04:58. > :05:04.showery. We will be back with the news later

:05:05. > :05:13.on, but from me, enjoy the rest of the weekend. Goodbye.

:05:14. > :05:20.Hello. So far, so good. Most of us have had a dry start of the weekend.

:05:21. > :05:24.Some of us will be turning wetter tomorrow. For that change we look to

:05:25. > :05:27.the far north-west of the UK. Overnight into western Scotland,

:05:28. > :05:31.thicker cloud. Patchy hybrids of rain moving in. Some of that

:05:32. > :05:36.reaching Northern Ireland late in the night. Elsewhere, dry. Where you

:05:37. > :05:38.are clear, you will see some patchy mist and fog developing.

:05:39. > :05:41.Temperatures just over a single figures. There will be a different

:05:42. > :05:45.look to the weather across the western side of the UK. Western

:05:46. > :05:50.coast 's of England and Wales, so much sunshine today. More cloud

:05:51. > :05:54.around, maybe a hint of drizzle. In the evening we will start to see our

:05:55. > :05:57.bricks of rain. Central and eastern England will see a fair amount of

:05:58. > :06:00.morning sunshine. Southern and eastern Scotland, a dry start. For

:06:01. > :06:04.Northern Ireland and western Scotland, not just goal, but rampant

:06:05. > :06:08.places to begin the day. Easier when you have rain, the temperature held

:06:09. > :06:09.down. There will be