:00:00. > :00:40.Through Sunday and inch or two inches of rain, gales are possible
:00:41. > :00:42.Good evening. Welcome to North West Tonight with Roger Johnson and Beccy
:00:43. > :00:45.Meehan. Our top story: Keep calm or face the consequences. Police warn
:00:46. > :00:47.Gaza protestors ahead of weekend gatherings. The activists have been
:00:48. > :00:50.warned to behave when they gather in Manchester tomorrow. Also tonight: A
:00:51. > :00:52.near miss with an exploding e`cigarette and a fresh warning
:00:53. > :00:55.after a man dies in a Merseyside house fire. Sailing into dangerous
:00:56. > :00:58.waters. The story to the Fleetwood Trawlers, requisitioned to fight in
:00:59. > :01:01.the First World War. And filled with pride. Burnley's only dry dock is
:01:02. > :01:04.open for business again thanks to the hard work of four enthusiasts.
:01:05. > :01:07.Traders in one of Manchester's most upmarket
:01:08. > :01:08.shopping streets are bracing themselves for large demonstrations
:01:09. > :01:17.this weekend by supporters from both sides of the conflict in Gaza.
:01:18. > :01:26.The council say that the protests are putting jobs at risk. But the
:01:27. > :01:31.protesters say it is important voices are heard. What is a scene
:01:32. > :01:36.like at King Street at the moment? You can probably see that it is
:01:37. > :01:43.reasonably quiet. It has been a low key affair this afternoon, with
:01:44. > :01:47.protesters on both sides of the Gaza debate. Loki and low numbers but
:01:48. > :01:54.both sides very keen to make their arguments very forcibly. `` low
:01:55. > :02:03.key. It is a subject that causes bitter divisions. What is wrong with
:02:04. > :02:07.Israel? What is right with Israel? Those divisions are here on the
:02:08. > :02:13.streets of Manchester today. Israel don't seem to be listening to our
:02:14. > :02:16.protest and the governments are not taking action so it is time
:02:17. > :02:20.people to rise up and do something. I think we have a moral duty to make
:02:21. > :02:26.sure that those people who bring harm and suffering to
:02:27. > :02:29.Manchester are not allowed to do that. Pro`Palestinian protesters say
:02:30. > :02:35.this cosmetics shop buys stock from Israel so it makes money for Israel
:02:36. > :02:39.and therefore they say it should be boycotted. The Israeli products
:02:40. > :02:45.bolster the Israeli economy. For those working inside, this has
:02:46. > :02:49.become a daily ritual. We will never close down because of this on
:02:50. > :02:53.principle. Not just us. Every shop in this street has been affected. He
:02:54. > :02:58.is right. Larger gatherings at weekends have attracted far more
:02:59. > :03:03.protesters from both sides. At this fashionable street in the heart of
:03:04. > :03:06.Manchester say they are suffering as a result. I think we are largely
:03:07. > :03:12.frustrated. The protesters not be happening in King Street but in a
:03:13. > :03:16.neutral area like near the town hall, near Piccadilly Gardens. Do
:03:17. > :03:21.you think the Israeli Government is watching what is going on at King
:03:22. > :03:26.Street and taking notice? The only impact of these demonstrations week
:03:27. > :03:29.in and week out is to lose jobs in Manchester. The police say
:03:30. > :03:34.do all they can to facilitate peaceful protesting but with
:03:35. > :03:37.substantial numbers expected over the weekend here, they say they
:03:38. > :03:43.do anything necessary to uphold the law and prevent disorder. Clearly I
:03:44. > :03:48.will not talk about the tactics we will be employing
:03:49. > :03:54.and coming weeks. Does there come a point where you
:03:55. > :03:59.and force them to disperse? That is a sort of thing we
:04:00. > :04:02.so King Street is bracing itself for another unpredictable
:04:03. > :04:04.Nobody is quite sure what will happen here tomorrow. The City
:04:05. > :04:09.Council is keen to stress Street and Manchester is open for
:04:10. > :04:14.business keen to stress they will do their
:04:15. > :04:20.utmost to uphold will take any action necessary to do
:04:21. > :04:27.so. Protesters on both sides keen Thank you. We will follow those
:04:28. > :04:28.protests on the bulletins this weekend.
:04:29. > :04:31.A man has died in Wirral after an explosion believed to have been
:04:32. > :04:34.Merseyside's Fire Service says it's the ninth incident involving
:04:35. > :04:38.Firefighters have been visiting homes in Wallasey this afternoon to
:04:39. > :04:40.warn smokers they may be in danger without realising it.
:04:41. > :04:54.Because they produce vapour rather than smoke, they are billed as
:04:55. > :04:58.cleaner than traditional cigarettes and some believe they are useful
:04:59. > :05:02.step on the way to giving up smoking altogether.
:05:03. > :05:07.electronic they need to be charged like a mobile phone and
:05:08. > :05:12.e`cigarette was on charge in this pub
:05:13. > :05:18.up. Now e`cigarettes are being blamed for the death
:05:19. > :05:20.Wallasey. The body of the 62`year`old man was found in a
:05:21. > :05:23.bedroom at his home. Fire investigators believe an
:05:24. > :05:27.had exploded while on charge, tearing into a pipe from an oxygen
:05:28. > :05:32.machine the man relied on to him breathe. Electronic cigarettes
:05:33. > :05:36.are increasingly popular with sales rising by 30% every year. Police in
:05:37. > :05:42.Merseyside have now been called to nine incidents involving
:05:43. > :05:44.e`cigarettes. The fire service is now including warnings about
:05:45. > :05:50.e`cigarettes on community visits. Make sure you charge them during the
:05:51. > :05:57.day. Don't leave them charging overnight. Buy them from a reputable
:05:58. > :06:03.retailer, always use the charger plug that comes with it and check it
:06:04. > :06:06.has the CE mark on it as well, the safety mark. Manufacturers are
:06:07. > :06:10.calling for a sense of proportion. It is really important that people
:06:11. > :06:14.use the supplied charger and follow instructions. Batteries should never
:06:15. > :06:19.be left unattended while charging. As the fire service has pointed
:06:20. > :06:21.out, this pales into insignificance compared to the number of fires
:06:22. > :06:33.caused by tobacco cigarettes. This is not an e`cigarette problem but a
:06:34. > :06:38.battery problem. This was the damage done to a house in
:06:39. > :06:40.faulty charge was used for an e`cigarette. Smokers are being
:06:41. > :06:41.A health regulator has found no evidence human tissue samples were
:06:42. > :06:43.sold to drug companies by Manchester's Christie Hospital
:06:44. > :06:44.The Human Tissue Authority investigated after concerns were
:06:45. > :06:47.raised in the House of Commons by the North West MP Rosie Cooper.
:06:48. > :06:49.The regulator says it's confident the Christie's procedures
:06:50. > :06:57.The National Crime Agency has released images of
:06:58. > :07:00.a man they believe was involved in an operation to smuggle 45 kilos of
:07:01. > :07:04.The man, who's thought to be from the North
:07:05. > :07:10.West, was photographed loading the suspect sacks at Liverpool docks.
:07:11. > :07:11.Rail union officials held a demonstration outside
:07:12. > :07:14.The Government is currently consulting on services
:07:15. > :07:17.and routes operated by Northern Rail and First TransPennine Express.
:07:18. > :07:19.The RMT fears a loss of direct rail services from Blackpool, no guards
:07:20. > :07:29.The Government says it's about delivering benefits for passengers.
:07:30. > :07:31.11 libraries in Liverpool could close as part of council plans
:07:32. > :07:35.The Library service needs to reduce its budget by a quarter.
:07:36. > :07:38.Among those that could be at risk are Wavertree, Fazakerley
:07:39. > :07:46.Everyone knows fracking is a controversial issue,
:07:47. > :07:50.Now there are calls for up to 12 councillors at Fylde
:07:51. > :07:53.Borough Council to stand down after they declared a prejudicial or
:07:54. > :07:57.Three were given payments by a firm conducting a geophysical survey.
:07:58. > :07:59.The other nine sit on committees which have accepted
:08:00. > :08:01.They're adamant they haven't done anything wrong.
:08:02. > :08:16.Here's our environment correspondent Judy Hobson.
:08:17. > :08:26.Two and a half years ago, Councillor Trevor Fidler allowed a company onto
:08:27. > :08:32.his land to survey the rock beneath. A macro that came through the
:08:33. > :08:37.vegetable garden. They said it was a safety matter because the coastline
:08:38. > :08:42.had just experienced two earth tremors and they were offering him
:08:43. > :08:48.?150 for the inconvenience. He said no problem. It has since emerged
:08:49. > :08:52.that company was working for Cuadrilla who plan to carry out
:08:53. > :08:56.fracking in the area. Last week there was a council vote on
:08:57. > :08:58.and campaigners working in the industry had asked councillors to
:08:59. > :09:03.declare a personal or prejudicial interest. Trevor did and now
:09:04. > :09:09.something that he and others should have done so sooner. At that time
:09:10. > :09:12.Cuadrilla had never been heard of and fracking had never been referred
:09:13. > :09:17.to. It was simply a scientific and therefore why should one make
:09:18. > :09:24.500 households allowed seismic testing on their land in return to
:09:25. > :09:29.cash, including Councillor Tommy Threlfall who holds the portfolio
:09:30. > :09:32.for the environment. He also said he did not realise the company was
:09:33. > :09:38.connected with Cuadrilla and declared a prejudicial interest
:09:39. > :09:41.before the vote. Neither think they have done anything wrong and others
:09:42. > :09:47.disagree. Where is the trust? How can we trust them to make decisions
:09:48. > :09:49.with any influence when they have money in their pockets from
:09:50. > :09:54.Cuadrilla? Nine other councillors said they were members of community
:09:55. > :10:00.groups that received money from Cuadrilla and another councillor
:10:01. > :10:04.said she was also paid for tests on her land and said it was done in
:10:05. > :10:11.good faith. It over the borough. If I had known
:10:12. > :10:17.then what I know now, I have allowed it. The whole episode
:10:18. > :10:25.has outraged anti`fracking groups. I have been councillors for a very
:10:26. > :10:31.long time and they know you have to borough council can't approve
:10:32. > :10:36.fracking, that is down to the County intense scrutiny over the coming
:10:37. > :10:38.months. North West exports to India have
:10:39. > :10:38.increased 15% in the last two years. It's a huge opportunity
:10:39. > :10:40.and no wonder. By next year, the size of its
:10:41. > :10:42.wealthy new middle class is expected to exceed the population of the UK,
:10:43. > :10:45.Germany, Italy and France combined. So as part of our Export Or Die
:10:46. > :10:48.series, we're going to follow one company as it sets out on its Indian
:10:49. > :10:50.adventure. Here's our economics correspondent
:10:51. > :11:09.Jayne McCubbin to introduce them. We start this programme is a
:11:10. > :11:15.newsflash. Alcohol consumption in the UK is going down. Binge drinking
:11:16. > :11:23.Britain is getting clean? Has anybody checked this script? The
:11:24. > :11:28.truth is that Britain as a whole has been drinking less and less of this
:11:29. > :11:33.every year since 2002. For this man, that is a problem. I think consumers
:11:34. > :11:37.are much more aware of alcohol intake. There is also the health
:11:38. > :11:41.thing and the Government actively targeting us to make sure people
:11:42. > :11:48.don't drink as much alcohol any more. No wonder Halewood
:11:49. > :11:56.International has to become more international. So the next step is
:11:57. > :12:02.here. Give me an idea of why you are excited about this and the scale of
:12:03. > :12:07.it. I think the scale is the big one. One. Alcohol might be banned in
:12:08. > :12:17.parts of India but boozing is booming. Admittedly many people
:12:18. > :12:22.don't drink but many do. There is a huge drinking consumption in India.
:12:23. > :12:27.They are super`confident and no wonder. Exporting has already
:12:28. > :12:35.transformed their business. When we started two years ago it was less
:12:36. > :12:39.than 2%. Over the next four years it will be about 30%. Amazing. Can you
:12:40. > :12:45.be blas? about India? I would like to. There
:12:46. > :12:51.be done. Can the exporters crack the overseas market? No idea! We will
:12:52. > :12:55.find out over the next 12 months. And more from that story later in
:12:56. > :12:56.the year, no doubt. But can Blackburn make a winning
:12:57. > :13:01.start as the new football season The restored dry dock,
:13:02. > :13:05.where they're hoping business will The First World War was
:13:06. > :13:15.the first total war. Every economic sinew was yoked to
:13:16. > :13:17.the cause of victory and the Trawler fleets
:13:18. > :13:20.and their crews were commandeered by the Royal Navy and put to work
:13:21. > :13:23.protecting vital shipping lanes. In the last of our current
:13:24. > :13:26.World War One At Home series, Annabel Tiffin tells the story
:13:27. > :13:48.of the Fleetwood trawlers. Robert Butler, drowned aged just 20
:13:49. > :13:52.while trying to clear a mine off the Scottish coast on a Fleetwood
:13:53. > :13:57.trawler. No glory in this death, no medals, no heroism, not a death to
:13:58. > :14:05.inspire a poem or heroic monument. A victim from a forgotten corner of
:14:06. > :14:10.the First World War's killing grounds. Here in Fleetwood there are
:14:11. > :14:15.no trawlers left. The cod wars and EU quotas saw to that. Just
:14:16. > :14:20.reminders of the fishing past dotted around the channel. 100 years ago
:14:21. > :14:26.this entire area would have been crammed, and in 1914, virtually the
:14:27. > :14:32.entire fleet of 111 was signed up to the war effort. Fleetwood had ships
:14:33. > :14:39.and experienced sailors. 100 trawler men were already part of the Naval
:14:40. > :14:45.reserve. The day before war was declared, they got the call, landed
:14:46. > :14:51.their catch and sailed away. Looking across to the deepwater channel,
:14:52. > :14:56.where the big trawlers that became the minesweepers and the First World
:14:57. > :15:01.War sailed in and out of the port. This local historian
:15:02. > :15:04.the Fleetwood trawlers did was a vital and underappreciated role.
:15:05. > :15:11.They were helping to keep food Lifeline is open, make sure ships
:15:12. > :15:16.were protected in our coastal waters, which was a vital part of
:15:17. > :15:23.the war. Only a tidal proportion of ships passing around the British
:15:24. > :15:29.waters were lost relatively, largely due to the efforts of these men.
:15:30. > :15:35.There were fears about the town's survival but fishing was still a
:15:36. > :15:38.vital industry. Replacement trawlers were built and retired men put back
:15:39. > :15:44.to work. My own great`grandfather was one of these men. He came and
:15:45. > :15:53.retired to the Fleetwood area and he was asked when war broke out if he
:15:54. > :15:58.sure that the ships were kept at sea. Of the 111 Fleetwood trawlers
:15:59. > :16:05.conscripted, 20 were lost. Robert's memorial is in the church at the dog
:16:06. > :16:08.and his nephew and niece still live here. `` the church in the village.
:16:09. > :16:18.The whole family were fishing for shrimps and shellfish and it was all
:16:19. > :16:21.sailing in those days. And he wasn't in very long before he was swept
:16:22. > :16:28.away. They were looking for and he went down and they lowered
:16:29. > :16:31.the boat to go in but it capsized. He went overboard and basically all
:16:32. > :16:38.his waders and heavy duty thing is filled with water and dragged him
:16:39. > :16:45.down. He was never found but they do have a memorial in the church for
:16:46. > :16:57.him. Such a waste It is just part of our history and
:16:58. > :17:03.it is part of our family. The latest in our World War I films. You can
:17:04. > :17:09.find all the stories that BBC radio stations have been running
:17:10. > :17:14.this week. Sport now and the new football
:17:15. > :17:17.season is finally here. Blackburn Rovers get
:17:18. > :17:29.us under way tonight. Some consternation from viewers that
:17:30. > :17:35.the football season is already here even though it is summer. Dumb
:17:36. > :17:40.people will be delighted and other people think there has been no
:17:41. > :17:43.escape with the World Cup. `` some people. Some people it thinks it
:17:44. > :17:47.never ends but I am not one of them! Yes, Rovers take on Cardiff City
:17:48. > :17:48.at Ewood Park tonight, with the rest of our Football League
:17:49. > :17:50.teams kicking off tomorrow. In the Championship, Wigan take on
:17:51. > :17:52.Reading, Blackpool are at Nottingham A question I put to
:17:53. > :17:57.the former Everton, Wigan First up,
:17:58. > :18:08.Blackburn Rovers who last season appeared to have put a past littered
:18:09. > :18:11.with fans' protests behind them. Rovers finished two points
:18:12. > :18:13.off the play`offs and are hoping to I think now we are expecting
:18:14. > :18:17.a few bigger and better things We have Jordan Rhodes and we know
:18:18. > :18:22.he will score goals for them. It is about the rest of the team
:18:23. > :18:25.contributing along the way. For Blackpool fans,
:18:26. > :18:27.the dizzy heights of the Premier For the bulk of preseason,
:18:28. > :18:32.new manager Jose Riga has only had a handful of players to work with,
:18:33. > :18:36.with supporters' demonstrations against the club's owners continuing
:18:37. > :18:39.but in the last few days a dozen Can't see anything but relegation
:18:40. > :18:48.for Blackpool this season. I want to see the North West
:18:49. > :18:53.clubs higher in the league. But seeing the negativity around the
:18:54. > :18:56.clubs, the supporters aren't happy and it might take time for the
:18:57. > :18:58.players to gel and suddenly you are A poor start and
:18:59. > :19:03.a strong finish was last season's Manager Dougie Freedman says he now
:19:04. > :19:09.has a very good and honest group I don't think they will be
:19:10. > :19:14.relegation candidates but I can't see them being
:19:15. > :19:17.in the top six positions. They are
:19:18. > :19:20.a club that should be because of the Premier League pedigree they
:19:21. > :19:22.have had over the last ten years but I think this might be a stable
:19:23. > :19:29.period for Bolton this season. Last season was one to remember
:19:30. > :19:31.for Wigan with their first journey in European competition and another
:19:32. > :19:36.great run in the FA Cup. Although despite momentum going
:19:37. > :19:38.into the play`offs under Uwe Rosler They have a lot
:19:39. > :19:45.of quality within that squad anyway and I think now with the signings
:19:46. > :19:48.they have made, they are going to be Overall I think they will be
:19:49. > :20:03.a force come the end of the season. Full commentary from Ewood Park
:20:04. > :20:06.tonight on BBC Radio Lancashire with all our stations all over tomorrow's
:20:07. > :20:09.action for all of our teams too. Radio Manchester will be at Wembley
:20:10. > :20:12.on Sunday for the Premier League's curtain raiser, the Community
:20:13. > :20:14.Shield, where Premier League champions Manchester City take on
:20:15. > :20:36.FA Cup winners Arsenal, a useful Maybe both teams don't arrive at our
:20:37. > :20:40.best moment because both teams have a lot of players just arriving from
:20:41. > :20:47.the World Cup but I think it will be both teams to win it and we will try
:20:48. > :20:48.to. So, City off to Wembley and they
:20:49. > :20:51.could soon be followed there by two Warrington and Widnes will meet
:20:52. > :20:56.there in the Challenge Cup final if they can win their respective
:20:57. > :20:58.semis this weekend. But while one of those clubs is well
:20:59. > :21:01.used to trophy glory, the other has been long starved of
:21:02. > :21:03.silverware, as Ian Haslam reports. Warrington know all
:21:04. > :21:06.about winning the Challenge Cup. Under coach Tony Smith they have
:21:07. > :21:08.done it three times What happened in the past is
:21:09. > :21:12.in the past and it is what we do It should be a good battle
:21:13. > :21:17.between two very good teams. Widnes used to know all
:21:18. > :21:19.about winning the Challenge Cup but the one`time kings have not done
:21:20. > :21:22.so for 30 years. It is building the cultures
:21:23. > :21:25.and philosophies of this club, understanding our history,
:21:26. > :21:27.how great this club was On Sunday it will be a 12,000
:21:28. > :21:36.sell`out at Leigh Sports Village It is special this club,
:21:37. > :21:44.the success we have had, Once you get a taste for it,
:21:45. > :21:53.you have a craving for it. For Wolves that marks familiar
:21:54. > :21:55.territory, for Widnes it marks progress, and since returning
:21:56. > :21:57.from Super League last year they have gone from finishing bottom to
:21:58. > :22:01.being play`offs contenders. To be in the top eight in the
:22:02. > :22:07.Challenge Cup in our third season, I'm not sure how many rugby league
:22:08. > :22:11.pundits would have predicted that. We are quite happy with
:22:12. > :22:14.our progression. Of course both sides know what would
:22:15. > :22:18.await them in the final, each other. Some are not willing to
:22:19. > :22:21.tempt fate too much. Wembley hasn't been spoken
:22:22. > :22:25.of ones and hopefully if we can get the result this week
:22:26. > :22:30.we can start to mention the W word. There are going to be nervous
:22:31. > :22:35.but they are good. Win, and they might struggle
:22:36. > :22:55.to contain their excitement. I hope that happens because it would
:22:56. > :22:59.be a cracking final. Yes, and the rest of the football on Monday
:23:00. > :23:00.night's programme. Thank you. It's taken months of sweat
:23:01. > :23:02.and tears but an important part of Burnley's waterways history is
:23:03. > :23:04.back in business. The Bank Hall dry dock fell
:23:05. > :23:07.into ruin after the colliery closed but it's now been lovingly restored
:23:08. > :23:22.to its former glory. This dog was once at the heart of
:23:23. > :23:31.the nation but when the coal and textiles industries disappeared, so
:23:32. > :23:37.did the men who worked here. `` dock. Almost half a century on, they
:23:38. > :23:42.are repairing boats here once again as part of the restoration. It was
:23:43. > :23:49.my only chance to do something like this in my life. It was 70 feet long
:23:50. > :23:53.and 40 feet wide and six feet deep. Mud, dirt, shopping trolleys,
:23:54. > :23:58.everything. Everything you could imagine was in the bottom. It was a
:23:59. > :24:06.dumping ground. We have been on board for the last 12 years. Les
:24:07. > :24:12.built his own boat and we wanted to paint boats and there was
:24:13. > :24:17.do them. This wasn't what we wanted because we just wanted to
:24:18. > :24:20.odd boat. A nice way to fill your time. And then this was just
:24:21. > :24:30.marvellous. All they needed business plan and once that was in
:24:31. > :24:34.place, the council agreed to lease the land. The dried dock is
:24:35. > :24:39.remaining link to the industrial past of this area. There were once
:24:40. > :24:46.22 canal boats every day taking coal station. This is the first canal
:24:47. > :24:52.boat they have repaired and there should be more. Three days down to
:24:53. > :24:56.Wigan and three up to Skipton. If somebody once their boat back in,
:24:57. > :25:01.this couldn't be better. Although the dock is still a work in
:25:02. > :25:07.progress, waterways around Burnley are still open for business once
:25:08. > :25:15.again. That was a real Labour of love. Great work. We have had some
:25:16. > :25:21.apocalyptic weather forecasting. Is it going to happen? A weekend of two
:25:22. > :25:29.halves. Still not firm on the detail for Sunday. On Sunday there is doubt
:25:30. > :25:34.about the rain for our part of the world and let me
:25:35. > :25:37.Saturday is not too bad with fine spells of sunshine.
:25:38. > :25:43.hurricane Bertha coming through the endless channel
:25:44. > :25:49.of the day we could see the remnants of it moving in from late morning
:25:50. > :25:53.onwards. Some showers turned up today, not as widespread as we
:25:54. > :25:58.thought, but where they have turned up they have been belters with
:25:59. > :26:02.localised flooding and torrential downpours. They were relatively
:26:03. > :26:06.short lived. Some of them firing in Cumbria but they will travel North
:26:07. > :26:15.over the next couple of the theme tonight is settled and
:26:16. > :26:23.quiet. If you are dog walking last night, working or going out,
:26:24. > :26:32.and fresh and that is because of the westerly winds.
:26:33. > :26:39.the difference. Really it could be eight and
:26:40. > :26:48.degrees. And Saturday I would love to
:26:49. > :26:55.at any point. That is all the risk is and many places
:26:56. > :27:01.comes and goes, so not wall`to`wall sunshine and we
:27:02. > :27:04.breeze. Not boiling hot but a top temperature in the afternoon of 21.
:27:05. > :27:07.21 is the magic figure of 70 Fahrenheit. On Sunday, the
:27:08. > :27:13.weather will be in southern parts of the country
:27:14. > :27:17.us, we could see strong winds and heavy rain.
:27:18. > :27:26.way in terms of weather forecasting so we bring you the very latest at
:27:27. > :27:38.10:30pm. `` 24`38 hours. A weekend of two halves? Shias after your job!
:27:39. > :27:40.We will have a job swap. `` she is after your job! Enjoy your weekend.
:27:41. > :27:42.Goodbye.