:00:00. > :00:14.Police in Manchester say thdy are trying to trace two 16`year`old
:00:15. > :00:18.sisters who've flown to Turkey amid reports they're heading for Syria.
:00:19. > :00:21.Detectives say the girls flew from Manchester Airport to Hstanbul
:00:22. > :00:26.Since then the teenagers have been in contact with their familx
:00:27. > :00:30.but officers say they are unable to confirm their location now.
:00:31. > :00:33.They're investigating exactly why the girls have travelled abroad and
:00:34. > :00:39.Police are hunting for two men who escaped frol Kirkham
:00:40. > :00:42.34`year`old Philip Stephenson is serving a sentence
:00:43. > :00:45.for firearms offences, while Gareth Robinson who's 24`ye`rs`old,
:00:46. > :00:50.Both men are from Oldham and are believed to be in
:00:51. > :00:57.Oldham Council is trying to improve education in the town
:00:58. > :00:59.after admitting some schools are simply not good enough.
:01:00. > :01:01.They've drafted in the former Labour Education Secretary,
:01:02. > :01:04.She's heading a new education commission to advise
:01:05. > :01:10.Our political editor Arif Ansari reports.
:01:11. > :01:13.Stoneleigh Academy is one of Oldham's best primary schools.
:01:14. > :01:16.The children here seem bright and ambitious.
:01:17. > :01:23.I learn lots of things and I would like to teach somebody.
:01:24. > :01:32.Do all your parents and families want you to do well at school?
:01:33. > :01:36.But Oldham has the lowest skills levels
:01:37. > :01:40.across the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester, the lowest weekly wages,
:01:41. > :01:45.and the council leader says there can be a lack of ambition too.
:01:46. > :01:48.I think for a lot of people, they have been let down by the
:01:49. > :01:51.system over decades and generations and what we are trying to do is say,
:01:52. > :01:55.The reality is, everyone is improving and Oldham
:01:56. > :01:58.needs to improve that much better to make sure our people get
:01:59. > :02:01.Oldham might be committed to raising standards across the town
:02:02. > :02:04.but the council have less direct control over schools
:02:05. > :02:09.which are increasingly becoling academies and are more independent.
:02:10. > :02:12.In fact, there are now 11 different types of school in Oldham,
:02:13. > :02:19.We can be better than we are at the moment and it matters that children
:02:20. > :02:23.The Commission is ambitious to raise Oldham's game and it's got
:02:24. > :02:33.Five Deemster cars have been driven into Liverpool Cathedral this
:02:34. > :02:35.afternoon to mark the start of the 90th anniversary celebrations
:02:36. > :02:41.They made the stop off en route to the Isle of Man, where they're
:02:42. > :02:45.The vehicles ceased production in 1924,
:02:46. > :02:50.the same year the cathedral was consecrated as a place of worship.
:02:51. > :02:53.These Deemster motor cars were manufactured for a decade
:02:54. > :03:01.As it happens, that is the very decade in which the far east end
:03:02. > :03:04.of the cathedral that you c`n see behind me was under construction.
:03:05. > :03:06.We are using them, really, to draw attention to
:03:07. > :03:12.our 90th anniversary which happens in two weeks time on 20th July.
:03:13. > :03:14.Sport and there were two wickets for Andrew Flintoff on
:03:15. > :03:16.his comeback to competitive cricket as Lancashire Lightening be`t
:03:17. > :03:21.Worcestershire by 50 runs in the T20 blast competition this afternoon.
:03:22. > :03:29.In reply Worcestershire only reached 179 for 7.
:03:30. > :03:31.On to Rugby League and in Super League,
:03:32. > :03:34.the league leaders Saint Helens have been beaten 40 points to 10 by Hull
:03:35. > :03:41.Thousands of people headed to the hills today
:03:42. > :03:44.to catch a glimpse of the world s best cyclists as the Tour de France
:03:45. > :03:47.Today's stage included routds through Rochdale and the
:03:48. > :03:50.Peak District, where the roads were packed with spectators.
:03:51. > :03:53.It's hoped the event has brought a big boost to the local economy.
:03:54. > :04:01.Yorkshire might have claimed the majority of this stage of the tour,
:04:02. > :04:03.but Greater Manchester was proud to host the most interesting section.
:04:04. > :04:06.Police estimated that over 00,0 0 people climbed the hill to line
:04:07. > :04:09.the one kilometre of the rotte through Rochdale as it passed
:04:10. > :04:14.With a steep bend, this marked the end of the longest
:04:15. > :04:24.The Isle of Man's Mark Cavendish had to withdraw from the rest
:04:25. > :04:30.of the tour after crashing in yesterday's final sprint.
:04:31. > :04:33.I had a bit of optimism hoping it was just swelling and maybe it would
:04:34. > :04:37.go down this morning but it is actually worse this morning so I am
:04:38. > :04:47.Later, as the tour reached the Peak District, the leaders were
:04:48. > :04:51.touching 60 mph as they flew towards Woodhead reservoir.
:04:52. > :04:53.It's attracted a worldwide `udience of over three billion TV viewers
:04:54. > :05:02.and provided a chance to show them our spectacular landscapes.
:05:03. > :05:07.Here's the weather with Charlie Slater.
:05:08. > :05:12.A somewhat bright end to the day and a bright end to the weekend
:05:13. > :05:15.Just a couple of showers dotted around the north`west as we make
:05:16. > :05:19.As we go into the early part of Monday morning,
:05:20. > :05:22.some of those showers will start to fizzle out and those temperatures
:05:23. > :05:25.are allowed to fall down to around 12 or 13 Celsius.
:05:26. > :05:29.A couple of heavy showers around, first thing,
:05:30. > :05:32.but then behind it some dry and bright weather through the liddle
:05:33. > :05:35.part of the day followed by a few drizzly showers into the afternoon.
:05:36. > :05:39.It is just the occasional shower that xou are
:05:40. > :05:43.And that is a theme that is going to continue
:05:44. > :05:48.Couple of showers mixed up hn there with a good deal of dry, bright and
:05:49. > :06:16.Hello again. Today's big event was certainly blessed by fine weather,
:06:17. > :06:25.but there has been some rain around here and there. Those showers will
:06:26. > :06:28.continue to drift further east over the next few hours, but by and
:06:29. > :06:30.large, they should become more confined