12/07/2014 North West Tonight

A man has been attacked with a machete in Manchester

as he tried to stop an argument between a man and woman.

Police say the 24`year`old victim was walking though Gorton at 1: 0am

When he tried to intervene, the man attacked him causing

A 33`year`old man was arrested on suspicion of serious assault

Officers are appealing for witnesses.

A gun amnesty began in Greater Manchester this morning.

Police are appealing to anyone with an illegally held

Anyone can give up their we`pons anonymously and without fear

of prosecution at police st`tions for the next two weeks.

More than 50,000 people are expected in Lancashire over the course

of the weekend at to make the most of the sunny weathdr

The agricultural event has become renowned

for the finest livestock along with food halls and attractions.

The highlight of the farming calendar herd

in Lancashire and, on parade, some of the finest dairy cattle

The Great Eccelstone Agricultural Show is a shop window

Some farmers here say it is taking place at a good time for thdm.

There's a great population out therd.

When China get a taste of western food, they like ht,

and I think it's an expanding market to look forward to.

The line`up was strong wherever you looked.

The lucky had that coveted first prize.

There's always something new, this year, the mounted games,

an example of how the show has evolved over the years.

Something to smile about for Sheila Robinson.

I can't believe it. Where has time gone? It?s unimaginable.

When we set off 40 years ago, it was just this top field.

The crowds didn't have much to complain about.

It's fantastic and the weather has made it even better.

It's entertaining and brilliant to watch.

The goats, the sheep... We don?t get that close to them usually.

Later, Salford Red Devils take on Hull FC at home and Wigan W`rriors

The latest round of the Jet Ski British Championships takes place

The two`day event sees 42 competitors across four

The fastest racers can reach speeds of 90 miles an hour, achieving

After another warm day todax, we do have a band

It may give the odd heavy btrst for a time overnight,

but it becomes a quite light and patchy in the early hours.

It will be a humid night as well, with temperatures dropping to

The rain band is still around tomorrow morning, quite broken

We do start to see some drier weather returning into the `fternoon

on Sunday but it will certainly be a fresher day tomorrow.

Temperatures not as warm as today, with highs of 20 Celsius.

That's all from us. Have a good night.

We are seeing thunderstorms developing. Some of these will stay

with us well on into the evening to be replaced with outbreaks of rain

later in the night. The rain we had heading into western Scotland and

Northern Ireland and spreading