:00:00. > :00:00.Welcome to North West Tonight with Roger Johnson and Beccy Meehan.
:00:07. > :00:20.We'll look back on the region's mood a century ago on the eve of war.
:00:21. > :00:24.And we will hear how the lights will be going out tonight as they did a
:00:25. > :00:27.be going out tonight as thex did a century ago across the region.
:00:28. > :00:29.Death threats for selling Israeli products.
:00:30. > :00:32.The shop owners who've becole the target of pro`Palestinian protest.
:00:33. > :00:36.The Cumbria GPs who say NHS funding changes could shut them down.
:00:37. > :00:45.The pupils in Bolton who're studying fhshing.
:00:46. > :00:59.We have two use maggots as bait. They are pretty disgusting.
:01:00. > :01:02.100 years ago today people `cross the region heard the chilling news
:01:03. > :01:06.Commemorative events have bden held throught the UK and Europe today
:01:07. > :01:09.and tonight the lights will go out on many of the region's iconic
:01:10. > :01:15.All this week, we'll be bringing you special reports
:01:16. > :01:18.Today we're bringing you a snapshot of the day itself.
:01:19. > :01:21.But first, let's go to the Imperial War Museum North
:01:22. > :01:43.This is said to be the first British gun fired in World War I. It is a
:01:44. > :01:51.field gun. It was first used in a retreat from Mons in 1914. That is
:01:52. > :01:54.where it was hit in a German attack. One man, a bombardier will, was
:01:55. > :02:01.killed. Four others were injured. You will have heard it said many
:02:02. > :02:06.times in the last few weeks how it is difficult to imagine what life in
:02:07. > :02:12.the trenches was like. Here is a flavour of some of the news stories
:02:13. > :02:21.of the day. Here in Liverpool,
:02:22. > :02:23.crowds have besieged the big grocery Bacon is up from a shilling
:02:24. > :02:30.a pound to 1/6 a pound. The closure of the European ports
:02:31. > :02:40.mean that Salford docks and the ship can now hear are crammed
:02:41. > :02:43.with ships that can't get ott. Goods are piling up
:02:44. > :02:46.in warehouses and quaysides. There is due to be an announcement
:02:47. > :02:51.soon about the selling off In Burnley, hundreds gather for a
:02:52. > :02:57.peace meeting here in Market Square. The speaker, Mr JP Leather, condemns
:02:58. > :03:01.what he describes what he c`lls this The meeting breaks up
:03:02. > :03:09.as hecklers hurl abuse. A party of Catholics from Holycross
:03:10. > :03:13.Church is trapped in France. The Echo heard from
:03:14. > :03:16.Mr William Fitzgerald of the Catholic Young Men's Society,
:03:17. > :03:20.who said the the party had got as far as Paris only to find that
:03:21. > :03:23.all trains had been cancelled Here at Old Trafford,
:03:24. > :03:30.Lancashire are playing Yorkshire. Bank holiday Monday,
:03:31. > :03:37.the Manchester Courier reckons, that was because of the unsettled
:03:38. > :03:41.weather and the European crhsis Crowds here more interested
:03:42. > :03:44.in discussing the impending war. Newspaper sellers are doing
:03:45. > :03:52.a roaring trade. Liverpool's Cotton Exchange
:03:53. > :03:56.suspends business. Mill owners tell the Manchester
:03:57. > :03:59.evening News that they cannot afford Foreigners cannot afford to pay
:04:00. > :04:02.for them. Some fear that cotton short`ges
:04:03. > :04:07.were close mills within weeks. The bad news here is that
:04:08. > :04:11.Lancashire's captain, AH Hornby, is A party of Esperanto enthushasts
:04:12. > :04:27.from Burnley are trapped in France. These men, who believe the universal
:04:28. > :04:31.language can bring about world peace, find that there conference
:04:32. > :04:34.in Paris is cancelled because Here in Blackpool,
:04:35. > :04:49.bank holiday crowds are struggling to get home as the crisis c`uses
:04:50. > :04:51.train cancellations. Overnight reports tell us that
:04:52. > :04:53.French, German and Austrian waiters here at the Metropole
:04:54. > :04:56.Hotel have gone home to join up. I am joined by the director of the
:04:57. > :05:16.Imperial War Museum here. Shnce I am joined by the director of the
:05:17. > :05:18.Imperial War Museum here. Since the Imperial War Museum here. Since the
:05:19. > :05:19.19th century, the Northwest has always been a major recruitlent
:05:20. > :05:23.19th century, the Northwest has always been a major recruitment area
:05:24. > :05:30.for the Army. Simply because the number of urban centres, and lots of
:05:31. > :05:40.working that lived here. And the battalions in particularly. There
:05:41. > :05:45.was an idea that men who worked together in the office or factory
:05:46. > :05:48.should join and serve together. That's how the concept of this
:05:49. > :05:56.battalion was formed. There is a negative, a lot of them died
:05:57. > :06:01.together as well. That is where women came into play. With `ll those
:06:02. > :06:04.men going off to fight at the front, it left a huge gap in
:06:05. > :06:08.industry, and in other services as industry, and in other services as
:06:09. > :06:14.well. That had to be filled. Society not only had to continue as it had
:06:15. > :06:19.done before the war, but actually, manufacturing around munitions and
:06:20. > :06:21.weapons and other equipment before the army had to be stepped up to
:06:22. > :06:26.meet the need. Women were vdry much meet the need. Women were very much
:06:27. > :06:31.encouraged to go back into the factories and other services such as
:06:32. > :06:41.the postal service, to fulfil those roles. After the war, that had had
:06:42. > :06:43.an effect because women had a different perception of thelselves
:06:44. > :06:48.different perception of themselves and society. Women wanted to boat.
:06:49. > :07:00.It was this women's could bd seen to It was this women's could bd seen to
:07:01. > :07:08.society. That secured women over 30 the vote afterwards. We happen
:07:09. > :07:09.exhibition. It is the largest exhibition about this. It is on
:07:10. > :07:15.until 2015. And all this week
:07:16. > :07:18.your BBC local radio stations will be continuing with their special WW1
:07:19. > :07:20.at Home reports ` in partnership with Imperial War
:07:21. > :07:22.Museums ` telling the stories of how the Great War impactdd
:07:23. > :07:34.on life here in the North West. We will have more on the
:07:35. > :07:37.commemoration of the First World War and in the programme.
:07:38. > :07:39.A Jewish business owner in Manchester says he's received death
:07:40. > :07:42.threats ` after his shop became the focus of anti`Israeli protests.
:07:43. > :07:44.For more than two weeks pro`Palestinian campaigners have
:07:45. > :07:47.been gathering outside the Kedem cosmetics store in the city centre `
:07:48. > :07:48.asking shoppers to boycott its products.
:07:49. > :07:51.Greater Manchester's chief constable has told us it's 'unfortunate' one
:07:52. > :07:54.business has become the focts of so much anger, but is ruling out
:07:55. > :08:05.This is not an Israeli embassy or place of power.
:08:06. > :08:08.This is a cosmetics shop in Manchester city centre.
:08:09. > :08:14.It's owned by a Jewish businessman and sells Israeli products.
:08:15. > :08:23.Not just for protests ` but also for death threats.
:08:24. > :08:37.What is he saying to there? A swear word? I will burn your shop. You
:08:38. > :08:41.must be worried? I am not used to that. We are just a cosmetics shop.
:08:42. > :08:43.We do not come with any polhtical We do not come with any political
:08:44. > :08:49.agenda. Other businesses
:08:50. > :08:51.which protesters say have links with Overrun ` and occupied
:08:52. > :08:54.by pro`Palestinian campaigners ` this is the Marks and Spencer store
:08:55. > :08:57.in central Manchester last lonth. But it's this shop ` on the upmarket
:08:58. > :09:11.King Street ` which has become With protesters out in force, we
:09:12. > :09:14.have weakened shouting matches between the two sides, and that is
:09:15. > :09:15.why security has been steppdd between the two sides, and that is
:09:16. > :09:17.why security has been stepped up. between the two sides, and that is
:09:18. > :09:23.why security has been stepped up. We have police officers permandntly on
:09:24. > :09:26.guard and monitoring the situation. Has this reached a point th`t you
:09:27. > :09:32.Has this reached a point that you should consider banning protests?
:09:33. > :09:36.There are only strict conditions where police can ban static process.
:09:37. > :09:39.We have not reached that criteria, and we are policing it very closely.
:09:40. > :09:42.UI either part of the soluthon or UI either part of the solution or
:09:43. > :09:50.part of the problem. For now though, as long as the
:09:51. > :10:09.conflict continues in Gaza, it's Meanwhile, there are unconfirmed
:10:10. > :10:13.reports that a person from Rochdale was killed in an Israeli air strike.
:10:14. > :10:17.A woman's been remanded in custody after a man was killed when a car
:10:18. > :10:20.crashed into a bus stop ` fatally injuring him with flying debris
:10:21. > :10:22.32 year old Adam Uyiekpen h`d been walking along Moston Lane
:10:23. > :10:24.in Harpurhey in Manchester when the accident happened.
:10:25. > :10:27.A woman's been charged with causing death by dangerous driving `
:10:28. > :10:37.driving whilst disqualified ` and assaulting a Police offhcer
:10:38. > :10:39.Police are investigating a dog attack that's left
:10:40. > :10:42.a four year old boy with horrific injuries in Widnes.
:10:43. > :10:44.Riley Fox was attacked by the animal at a neighbour's home.
:10:45. > :10:48.The dog's not thought to be a banned breed and has since been destroyed.
:10:49. > :10:49.Riley's father has told North West Tonight
:10:50. > :10:54.Liverpool City Council's promising all its one`pound homes will be
:10:55. > :10:56.renovated within a year ` after it emerged just five buyers
:10:57. > :11:01.The first man to buy one sthll hasn't moved in ` ten months
:11:02. > :11:08.The Council put 20 houses up for sale as part of the scheme `
:11:09. > :11:10.with homeowners expected to cover the refurbishment bill.
:11:11. > :11:18.But problems with insurance has caused delays.
:11:19. > :11:21.A doctor's surgery in the Lake District fears it may have to
:11:22. > :11:25.Hawkshead GP has just 900 patients but in the summer visitors to
:11:26. > :11:27.the area greatly increase the workload adding further pressure
:11:28. > :11:40.Our Health Correspondent El`ine Dunkley reports.
:11:41. > :11:45.Mrs Milband has been coming to this surgery for 40 years.
:11:46. > :11:53.When it comes to funding, size matters.
:11:54. > :12:01.For auction, the critical `` the situation is critical.
:12:02. > :12:03.Core funding by the NHS is worked out per patient
:12:04. > :12:05.which means some small rural surgeries are struggling.
:12:06. > :12:12.There is a very small registered list, but it covers a huge area.
:12:13. > :12:17.They get less funding. We nded the They get less funding. We need the
:12:18. > :12:23.government to look at essential small practices. We need to ensure
:12:24. > :12:26.that the costs of running the surgery are met.
:12:27. > :12:29.Attracting visitors to this part of the world isn't a problem
:12:30. > :12:33.but attracting extra funding for a busy summer period is.
:12:34. > :12:46.Very little funding attached to the tourists, but they are a big part of
:12:47. > :12:48.our work load. We do not get paid for looking after those.
:12:49. > :12:51.In rural areas, GPs provide a range of services from minor
:12:52. > :12:59.If this surgery closes residents fear they could become isolated.
:13:00. > :13:12.It is far enough to go to go to hospital. If we lost art surgery as
:13:13. > :13:20.well, it will be really difficult. It would concern me immensely. I
:13:21. > :13:22.need the comfort of surgery. I need the comfort of people that H know.
:13:23. > :13:35.GPs here say time and money is running out.
:13:36. > :13:43.An urgent solution needed to relieve the pressure.
:13:44. > :13:47.We relive some of the golden moments for the north west's sports stars
:13:48. > :14:05.And fishing makes it onto the curriculum at one school in Bolton.
:14:06. > :14:09.Let's return to our commemorations of the start of the First World War.
:14:10. > :14:12.And it's the home of the big switch`on ` but tonight Blackpool is
:14:13. > :14:16.It's one of the main locations for a national event `
:14:17. > :14:18.to mark the anniversary of the declaration of war in 1914.
:14:19. > :14:21.Between ten and eleven o'clock, the lights at the top of the Tower
:14:22. > :14:28.It will be repeated at locations around the region and beyond.
:14:29. > :14:31.Naomi Cornwell's in Blackpool now ` so why have they decided to mark
:14:32. > :14:50.The Eid here `` the idea is inspired by the Foreign Secretary of the
:14:51. > :14:56.time, when he said, the lamps are going out all over Europe. We will
:14:57. > :14:58.not see them lead again in our lifetime. Here at Blackpool, the top
:14:59. > :15:04.of the tower will be eliminated, of the tower will be elimin`ted
:15:05. > :15:10.just before ten o'clock, thdy will be turned off for an hour to mark
:15:11. > :15:15.the occasion. It will be a very poignant moment, not just for here,
:15:16. > :15:17.but locations around the region There are too many to list, but I
:15:18. > :15:22.can give you an idea of someone. can give you an idea of somdone
:15:23. > :15:31.Manchester United's Stadium, the Emporio `` the Imperial War Museum
:15:32. > :15:36.North. The live the building. `` liver building.
:15:37. > :15:44.There will be a re`enactment of people being called up to w`r.
:15:45. > :15:45.There will be a re`enactment of people being called up to war. This
:15:46. > :15:51.people being called up to w`r. This whole event has been driven by the
:15:52. > :15:58.Royal British Legion. Let's have worked with in common from the Royal
:15:59. > :16:05.British Legion. How important it is that everyone gets involved? It is
:16:06. > :16:10.very important. What we are today have originated from the dark days a
:16:11. > :16:17.century ago. If everything happens tonight, it will be an absolutely
:16:18. > :16:20.wonderful spectacle. We are in for a time when we have to commemorate.
:16:21. > :16:24.Sadly we lost so many people, time when we have to commemorate.
:16:25. > :16:24.Sadly we lost so many peopld, and Sadly we lost so many peopld, and
:16:25. > :16:26.here in Blackpool we lost many Sadly we lost so many people, and
:16:27. > :16:29.here in Blackpool we lost m`ny as well, but we have two all pay our
:16:30. > :16:36.well, but we have two all p`y our respects to those who served and are
:16:37. > :16:44.serving for us today. It will be an emotional day.
:16:45. > :16:46.Sport now, and the Glasgow Commonwealth Games
:16:47. > :16:51.are all wrapped and the north west's athletes certainly did us proud
:16:52. > :16:57.By our reckoning athletes from the region have won 44 medals in all.
:16:58. > :17:01.And they left us with plentx of memories after a
:17:02. > :17:22.Here's a reminder of some of those golden moments.
:17:23. > :17:36.It is Frank house or at the moment. Going well.
:17:37. > :17:42.I am so happy to have one that gold medal. It has not sunk in. It is
:17:43. > :17:47.medal. It has not sunk in. Ht is Webster who takes it! It is going to
:17:48. > :17:59.be tight! 23.96! She really stretched forward. It is
:18:00. > :18:15.fantastic, and I am so happy. That is the fastest time in the
:18:16. > :18:25.world this year. I'm joined now by a man who knows
:18:26. > :18:28.all about success in the pool. Steve Parry who won medals
:18:29. > :18:30.at the Commonwealth and Olympic Games and of course covered
:18:31. > :18:36.swimming for the BBC in Glasgow I am still buzzing! It was `
:18:37. > :18:48.fantastic games, and particularly for some unknown you know vdry well.
:18:49. > :18:55.I have known friend since I she was 13 years of age. She has achieved so
:18:56. > :18:59.much. She was unbelievable last week at the Commonwealth Games. She beat
:19:00. > :19:01.the best girl in the world, Kate Campbell from Australia. She
:19:02. > :19:03.the best girl in the world, Kate Campbell from Australia. Shd was
:19:04. > :19:08.Campbell from Australia. She was finding it so easy, enjoying every
:19:09. > :19:14.moment. It was great to see. That puts it into context. Peopld say
:19:15. > :19:16.that it is not the Olympic Games, but in swimming, the very best
:19:17. > :19:16.that it is not the Olympic Games, but in swimming, the very bdst in
:19:17. > :19:26.but in swimming, the very best in the world, these are Canadi`ns and
:19:27. > :19:29.Australians... People say there are not that competition. In sole sports
:19:30. > :19:34.and some events, that is true. That and some events, that is true. That
:19:35. > :19:39.is because there are only 70 is because there are only 70
:19:40. > :19:41.nations. But some of the event are extremely tough, and they are the
:19:42. > :19:47.best in the world. For a frhend to best in the world. For a friend to
:19:48. > :20:00.win the gold medals, it is ` phenomenal performance. You won a
:20:01. > :20:03.gold medal in Manchester. Do you think the same could happen to
:20:04. > :20:06.Fran? She is an unbelievabld Fran? She is an unbelievable
:20:07. > :20:07.performer. She always steppdd Fran? She is an unbelievabld
:20:08. > :20:07.performer. She always stepped up Fran? She is an unbelievable
:20:08. > :20:10.performer. She always steppdd up the right time. It did not go farther
:20:11. > :20:10.performer. She always stepped up the right time. It did not go f`rther in
:20:11. > :20:15.right time. It did not go farther in 2012, but she could get on the
:20:16. > :20:24.podium in Rio, and she could just deed of the crowd. She is in a new
:20:25. > :20:30.setup in Loughborough, and she won in under 24 seconds. Any man would
:20:31. > :20:36.be proud of that. Hopefully she will not be watching! She will bd
:20:37. > :20:39.not be watching! She will be training. There is no time off these
:20:40. > :20:41.days. There is always the next days. There is always the next
:20:42. > :20:43.competition to go to. That hs not so competition to go to. That is not so
:20:44. > :20:47.nice about the sport. Widnes Vikings have earned
:20:48. > :20:50.themselves a three point cushion over Hull KR with a key victory over
:20:51. > :20:52.their play`off rivals yesterday. This well worked try from Chris Dean
:20:53. > :20:55.just before the break gave The Vikings
:20:56. > :21:00.a crucial half time lead th`t they The Vikings
:21:01. > :21:02.a crucial half time lead that they They ran in four more tries after
:21:03. > :21:08.the break to win by 28 points to 10. You can see more from that latch and
:21:09. > :21:11.all of the weekend's games on The Next weekend Widnes and Warrington
:21:12. > :21:15.have Challenge Cup semi finals. The Wolves met the media to preview
:21:16. > :21:18.their clash with Leeds today and Helens' Langtree Park,
:21:19. > :21:33.could be a decisive factor It is the top option to comd up
:21:34. > :21:37.against, but those of the sort of challenges that everyone religious.
:21:38. > :21:41.Hopefully with the atmosphere, that would live after us as well. Living
:21:42. > :21:43.down the road, it is going to be a good venue for us, and we are going
:21:44. > :21:46.to make it that way. The Everton striker Steven Naismith
:21:47. > :21:48.is to give tickets to the club's home games to unemployed
:21:49. > :21:50.people on Merseyside. He's personally bought four tickets
:21:51. > :21:53.for all the matches at Goodison Park, and staff at
:21:54. > :21:55.Job Centre Plus in Liverpool will When you have the platform that you
:21:56. > :22:01.are on, there is a big chance to give back and make a difference, and
:22:02. > :22:05.came up with this idea of inviting somebody along to experience what I
:22:06. > :22:10.do for a job, and also hopefully have a good day
:22:11. > :22:24.and boost their morale. Some possible transfer news
:22:25. > :22:26.involving Manchester city. Jack Rodwell could be on the movd. He
:22:27. > :22:27.involving Manchester city. Jack Rodwell could be on the move. He has
:22:28. > :22:34.Rodwell could be on the movd. He has been spotted at Sunderland's
:22:35. > :22:35.training ground. We thought that you would undertake the credit for Fran
:22:36. > :22:40.Blair! I was just hadn't bedn would undertake the credit for Fran
:22:41. > :22:40.Blair! I was just hadn't been `` Blair! I was just hadn't bedn ``
:22:41. > :22:42.hanging on to her coat`tails. There's a statistic that fishing
:22:43. > :22:45.is the biggest mass participation It does not pass my test! If you can
:22:46. > :23:02.drink cocktail while playing it .. Well a school in Bolton thinks it's
:23:03. > :23:05.worthy of a place on the curriculum. Smithills School is beside ` lake `
:23:06. > :23:09.and it's become the only school in the North West to offer `ngling
:23:10. > :23:11.tuition to students on site. Seven members
:23:12. > :23:13.of staff are professionally We joined one pupil
:23:14. > :23:20.as she tried the new subject. Hi, I'm Kalisha
:23:21. > :23:25.and I'm actually fishing at school. It's the summer holidays
:23:26. > :23:27.at the moment. But we are also fishing
:23:28. > :23:33.in term time as well. My school in Bolton has
:23:34. > :23:36.its own lake next to the school. They even have
:23:37. > :23:39.their own fishing team. Sir, why do we learn
:23:40. > :23:42.about fishing at school? I think it teaches you things that
:23:43. > :23:46.you cannot teach in the classroom. Things like patients, for example,
:23:47. > :23:49.because no matter how angry you get at that fishing rod, you sthll
:23:50. > :23:54.on not going to catch a fish, says therefore, when you go back in the
:23:55. > :23:57.classroom, you can show those skills that you learned here, but apply
:23:58. > :24:06.them to your studies inside. We are fishing for perch,
:24:07. > :24:09.roach and rudd. An angling coach teaches us
:24:10. > :24:17.the skills. How difficult is it
:24:18. > :24:19.to start fishing? There are plenty of clubs that have
:24:20. > :24:25.coaching, and other organisations like the Scouts, the Cubs and
:24:26. > :24:29.the Guides will do fishing as well. The gear we are using today probably
:24:30. > :24:39.will cost you less than ?20. I did not catch any fish,
:24:40. > :24:43.but some of my classmates dhd. And there are always plenty
:24:44. > :25:01.more fish in the sea! Joking aside, that looks like a lot
:25:02. > :25:08.of fun. Being really mean`spirited, I had been wishing that it would be
:25:09. > :25:18.raining at home. It has not been! It came back to rain this weekend. It
:25:19. > :25:23.is all going wrong from this. It is all heading back down hill. Longer
:25:24. > :25:28.spells of rain. Let's put that in context. It is a weak weathdr front
:25:29. > :25:36.pushing up. Some places, it could at stay dry. The rain slowly moves
:25:37. > :25:39.inland. For the time being, a couple of hours of sunshine left. @
:25:40. > :25:46.beautiful end to the day. The sunset at 9pm this evening. Eastern parts
:25:47. > :25:48.of Lancashire could seek tempters down to eight or nine Celsits.
:25:49. > :25:48.of Lancashire could seek telpters down to eight or nine Celsius. A
:25:49. > :25:52.down to eight or nine Celsits. A veil of cloud just coming in with
:25:53. > :25:56.the showers clipping the Isle of Man. That is the picture overnight.
:25:57. > :26:03.Man. That is the picture ovdrnight. Temperatures around 12 or 13 on
:26:04. > :26:06.coastal districts. Tomorrow starts on a bright and sunny note, but we
:26:07. > :26:13.could see some rain down in Cheshire. That cloud smoothly ``
:26:14. > :26:16.slowly moving in. It will become more frequent over Irish Se` coasts.
:26:17. > :26:20.more frequent over Irish Sea coasts. It will move up from Wales, and we
:26:21. > :26:26.could see one or two showers through the afternoon. These could be heavy
:26:27. > :26:29.in places. As I said, one or two places could just about Ms them and
:26:30. > :26:34.see sunshine again. Temperatures similar against today. Thosd
:26:35. > :26:40.see sunshine again. Temperatures similar against today. Those showers
:26:41. > :26:50.could tear you `` continue, and that means a wet start for Wednesday It
:26:51. > :26:55.will leave some sunshine through Wednesday afternoon and Thursday is
:26:56. > :26:59.looking pretty good as well. You have a busy evening. We will have
:27:00. > :27:05.lots on the late news about the World War I. Thank you very much for
:27:06. > :27:08.watching. We will be with you at 6:30pm. Have a great evening.
:27:09. > :27:12.Goodbye.