:00:00. > :00:09.Welcome to North West Tonight with Beccy Meehan, and Roger Johnson.
:00:10. > :00:13.The Government's accused of covering up the effects
:00:14. > :00:23.Nobody wants to come and live near to a fracking site.
:00:24. > :00:27.But it comes on a day when a poll shows more than half of
:00:28. > :00:31.No cause for concern, claim nuclear bosses, after two
:00:32. > :00:42.I've been talking to the married couple who, as the new owners of
:00:43. > :00:46.Tranmere Rovers, have vowed to turn around the club 's fortunes. Nobody
:00:47. > :00:49.wants a JP when she's 70. And the beak who ruffled some
:00:50. > :01:03.feathers by singing in court. The Government is facing accusations
:01:04. > :01:06.of covering up the facts about fracking after a report into
:01:07. > :01:11.its impact was heavily redacted. 58 sections of a study called
:01:12. > :01:13."Shale Gas: Rural Economy Impacts",
:01:14. > :01:16.have been blacked out. Ministers have defended
:01:17. > :01:17.the decision, In a moment we'll talk to the Chief
:01:18. > :01:22.Executive of fracking company IGas. First this from our environment
:01:23. > :01:36.correspondent Judy Hobson. The report looks at the potential
:01:37. > :01:40.impact of fracking on Burrell areas but some 58 sections have been
:01:41. > :01:42.redacted. `` rural areas. The government says it is in the public
:01:43. > :01:55.interest. The report looks at how drilling
:01:56. > :01:59.sites could impact on property prices but three sections are
:02:00. > :02:04.redacted. Today, environmental campaigners asked what the
:02:05. > :02:07.government was hiding. I think the report is deeply worrying because of
:02:08. > :02:11.the scale of the amount that has been blacked out, that has been
:02:12. > :02:14.redacted. If we are to have a serious debate in this country about
:02:15. > :02:18.the impacts of shale gas then we cannot have the government hiding
:02:19. > :02:23.lots of the evidence from us. The report does mention a survey which
:02:24. > :02:27.showed a drop of property prices need to age ruling well. It is a
:02:28. > :02:30.subject being closely watched by those living near potential drilling
:02:31. > :02:36.sites in the region. The retailer `` married Taylor lives in a house
:02:37. > :02:43.where drillers want to start fracking 18 months ago. The sale
:02:44. > :02:47.sell`through after agreeing a sale on the house. A week later, the
:02:48. > :02:52.estate agent told me they were pulling out. They said it was
:02:53. > :02:56.because of the fracking. She says she believes two sales have folded
:02:57. > :02:59.because of fracking. This comes as another report today says there is
:03:00. > :03:06.much support for shale gas exploration. 57% of those questioned
:03:07. > :03:08.supported and 16% oppose it. But will the heavily redacted report
:03:09. > :03:11.impact on how people view this industry?
:03:12. > :03:13.We asked the Government for an interview
:03:14. > :03:16.about the redacted report but they were unable to put anyone up.
:03:17. > :03:18.But I did speak to Andrew Austin, who runs one of
:03:19. > :03:25.I began by asking him about today's survey, which shows people are
:03:26. > :03:28.And I asked him if he could understand people being
:03:29. > :03:30.cynical about it, because it was commissioned
:03:31. > :03:34.Well, I think that's why we used Populus to carry out the survey.
:03:35. > :03:36.In fact on their website you'll find copies of
:03:37. > :03:41.You will actually see, when you look through those questions, they
:03:42. > :03:46.That is an important thing to add credibility to the report.
:03:47. > :03:48.Do you think you're winning the argument, then?
:03:49. > :03:50.At a national level, in terms of the need for gas
:03:51. > :03:56.and domestically`sourced gas, I think we are winning the argument.
:03:57. > :03:58.The industry is still working with local communities to give them
:03:59. > :04:01.the comfort that this can be done safely and in an environmentally
:04:02. > :04:03.responsible manner and with minimum disruption to the
:04:04. > :04:07.When you are trying to reassure those communities, then,
:04:08. > :04:10.how helpful or otherwise is it that the government releases a report
:04:11. > :04:16.with more than 50 redactions under a Freedom of Information request?
:04:17. > :04:19.That inevitably makes people think they are hiding something.
:04:20. > :04:22.Well, I can't comment on the government report because
:04:23. > :04:25.as you say, it was received under a Freedom of Information request
:04:26. > :04:34.Obviously we like to be as frank and open as we possibly can be
:04:35. > :04:37.but I'm sure there are reasons why those sections were redacted, and
:04:38. > :04:40.we obviously spend a lot of time working with government and with
:04:41. > :04:43.NGOs to make sure we have a sensible and honest debate about
:04:44. > :04:49.what the implications of national gas from shale in the UK could be.
:04:50. > :04:52.Will you be saying anything to the government to encourage them to
:04:53. > :04:55.make these redacted parts available, to have that free and open debate
:04:56. > :05:00.We will continue to work with the government to have a free
:05:01. > :05:05.Will you ask them to make this report more freely available?
:05:06. > :05:08.That's not my call, it is up to the government to make that decision.
:05:09. > :05:13.I don't know what the redacted sections were, so I can't comment.
:05:14. > :05:15.They are not hiding behind competitive advantage or any
:05:16. > :05:17.kind of commercial reasons, they're are basically saying that
:05:18. > :05:20.they don't want to strangle the debate at this stage
:05:21. > :05:25.I think it's always best to have information out in public.
:05:26. > :05:32.The debate is about giving local people comfort in
:05:33. > :05:36.what can be done locally, to make sure that concerns are addressed.
:05:37. > :05:45.Part of Heysham's nuclear power plant has been shut down
:05:46. > :05:49.Two reactors will be closed for eight weeks as the power company
:05:50. > :05:53.Crucially, they say the public has nothing to fear.
:05:54. > :06:07.A defect at a nuclear power plant, an eight week shutdown. It sounds
:06:08. > :06:12.alarming but EDF energy says we have nothing to fear and energy experts
:06:13. > :06:17.agree. Let me talk you through the problem. This is a nuclear reactor.
:06:18. > :06:20.Gas inside the reactor flows around the nuclear fuel, where it is heated
:06:21. > :06:25.and then it travels to the boiler, where the water is heated. The water
:06:26. > :06:28.turns to steam, the steam powers the turbines and the turbines create
:06:29. > :06:32.electricity. Crucially the problem is not here in the nuclear core,
:06:33. > :06:36.which might be alarming, but over there in the boiler.
:06:37. > :06:39.So it's not in the nuclear part of the plant, it's in
:06:40. > :06:43.That makes this potentially a commercial issue ` clearly,
:06:44. > :06:46.while this is operating at less than full power it is costing money ` but
:06:47. > :06:50.not a safety issue in nuclear terms because it is not actually close to
:06:51. > :06:57.So, what is the impact of the shutdown? A shutdown which has
:06:58. > :07:05.happened only once before at Heysham on this scale. The grid will lose
:07:06. > :07:10.1000, 150 megawatts of power is. `` 1155. That can power around 1.5
:07:11. > :07:14.million homes. Fortunately that is happening in the summer, when demand
:07:15. > :07:17.is low, so there should not be an impact on our bills.
:07:18. > :07:20.Well, it's not great to turn off your nuclear reactors, so there
:07:21. > :07:25.But I guess over the next couple of months, it is not the worst time
:07:26. > :07:30.It might be a different kettle of fish if it was the middle
:07:31. > :07:42.So, an eight`week shutdown starts on Heysham one. Heysham two was not
:07:43. > :07:45.affected but the regulator will only bring it back into service when it
:07:46. > :07:49.is satisfied it is absolutely safe to do so.
:07:50. > :07:51.A Greater Manchester policeman's been charged with voyeurism
:07:52. > :07:54.The investigation into PC Kevin Dwyer ` who is currently
:07:55. > :07:58.suspended from duty ` relates to the recovery of a number of videos
:07:59. > :08:00.believed to have been filmed in Manchester, Warrington and Chester.
:08:01. > :08:02.He'll appear before magistrates later this month.
:08:03. > :08:07.A woman's been praised for forcing a knife`wielding robber
:08:08. > :08:12.CCTV footage shows her pulling him away from
:08:13. > :08:15.the counter where he was threatening the shopworker, eventually leading
:08:16. > :08:22.A 21`year`old man's in hospital with head injuries after the car he was
:08:23. > :08:25.driving crashed into the side of Hopwood Hall College in Rochdale.
:08:26. > :08:27.The crash was captured in these dramatic CCTV pictures
:08:28. > :08:33.Police want to speak to the two people who were nearly hit
:08:34. > :08:38.People on the Isle of Man are being invited to have
:08:39. > :08:44.It would prohibit discrimination on age, gender and sexual orientation.
:08:45. > :08:46.It's considered one of the most important pieces of
:08:47. > :08:54.social legislation to be progressed in the Isle of Man in recent times.
:08:55. > :08:59.Now, this little four`year`old boy behind us will become the first
:09:00. > :09:05.patient to undergo new treatment for a rare inherited disease in
:09:06. > :09:07.Manchester later. Jack has a disease which is a fatal condition that
:09:08. > :09:13.causes progressive dementia in children. He is taking part in a
:09:14. > :09:17.trial at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and our health
:09:18. > :09:22.correspondent reports. Having a kickabout and a cuddle are just a
:09:23. > :09:27.few of Jack's favourite things, but this little boy is also providing a
:09:28. > :09:33.rare insight into a rare condition. The day he was born I knew there was
:09:34. > :09:36.something wrong with him. I knew his stomach was always swollen, I knew
:09:37. > :09:41.the way he slept, and I just kept taking him to the doctor. Jack was
:09:42. > :09:45.born with San Felipe syndrome. As time goes by, he will forget the few
:09:46. > :09:55.precious words he has learned and the validity to walk and play. It is
:09:56. > :09:59.very hard, to communicate. `` and the ability to walk and play. We
:10:00. > :10:04.just see him as our Jack, really. We don't know anyone else who has the
:10:05. > :10:07.same as Jack. So we can't ask questions and stuff. The disease
:10:08. > :10:13.affects just 100 children in the UK. Trials here will try to determined
:10:14. > :10:16.whether a substance could slow down the build`up of chemicals in the
:10:17. > :10:22.brain which causes the condition. Children often don't survive past
:10:23. > :10:25.their early 20s, so we hope that the treatment will alter the course of
:10:26. > :10:30.the disease so that we move away from that situation where we have
:10:31. > :10:36.progressive decline and loss of skills. We hope to be able to try
:10:37. > :10:39.and stabilise the disease. Jack and his family have travelled from
:10:40. > :10:41.Sunderland because the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital is
:10:42. > :10:49.world`renowned for research into red genetic disorders. `` rare genetic
:10:50. > :10:53.disorders. It is inevitable that we will lose Jack but we will have him
:10:54. > :10:58.for a bit longer if it does work and that is why we want to do it, to
:10:59. > :11:02.make more memories. And Jack could help more children in the future.
:11:03. > :11:09.Jack's condition is rare but his story is one that has touched many
:11:10. > :11:13.people. This trial gives hope for potential for new treatments.
:11:14. > :11:25.We wish the family all the best and all the best to little Jack. Still
:11:26. > :11:28.to come tonight, a Rovers return for Mark Palios as the former FA chief
:11:29. > :11:33.executive and his wife complete a takeover Tranmere Rovers. They like
:11:34. > :11:38.their bit of justice from a younger bit of stuff. And the jailhouse
:11:39. > :11:47.shock, a magistrate sings a protest song as she is forced to retire at
:11:48. > :11:51.the age of 70. Next month, formerly in people will go to the polls to
:11:52. > :11:55.decide the future of the United Kingdom. `` 4 million people.
:11:56. > :11:59.Chances are you will not be one of them. The referendum on Scottish
:12:00. > :12:03.independence is open only to voters living in Scotland, so you may think
:12:04. > :12:06.it does not have anything to do with us. But a host of English
:12:07. > :12:11.celebrities including Mick Jagger are begging Scotland to stay in the
:12:12. > :12:13.UK. We went to meet one of them campaigning in Manchester.
:12:14. > :12:15.You don't have to be a celebrity to sign...
:12:16. > :12:19.Mick Jagger and Cliff Richard on the same bill.
:12:20. > :12:23.Simon Cowell's name is there as well.
:12:24. > :12:26.Their message to Scotland, according to TV historian Dan Snow,
:12:27. > :12:31.You are in the wrong place, you should be in Scotland?
:12:32. > :12:35.I'm not Scottish, it is not my decision, it is
:12:36. > :12:38.What I am, though, is I'm from the rest of the UK.
:12:39. > :12:42.The rest of the UK has been quite quiet about this and what we'd
:12:43. > :12:44.like to say to Scottish people is, we hope you stay.
:12:45. > :12:47.Nobody here has a vote, so you're not going to influence things?
:12:48. > :12:51.No one here has a vote, all we're trying to do is let the Scottish
:12:52. > :12:55.They didn't have time to sign, they weren't allowed to
:12:56. > :13:00.If you sign this, we'll do a selfie for you.
:13:01. > :13:02...may have had an ulterior motive.
:13:03. > :13:04.The owners of a shop selling Scotland's most famous export
:13:05. > :13:09.It could certainly change the taxation, it could affect people's
:13:10. > :13:22.Perhaps people would be a little bit negative towards it
:13:23. > :13:26.There are great cities in Scotland, Glasgow and Edinburgh, that belong
:13:27. > :13:30.The leader of Manchester council wants Scotland to stay too, but
:13:31. > :13:32.could Scottish independence actually be good for the North of England?
:13:33. > :13:35.As somebody who was born in England, I am an English Scot,
:13:36. > :13:38.so I care for England as much as I care for Scotland.
:13:39. > :13:44.At the moment everything seems to skew towards London.
:13:45. > :13:46.After independence there will perhaps be a rebalancing in England
:13:47. > :13:49.as they look towards the North as well little bit.
:13:50. > :13:57.Scotland goes to the polls next month.
:13:58. > :14:00.It's time for sport now and the football season got off to
:14:01. > :14:05.But the excitement at one club went up a level today. Tranmere
:14:06. > :14:09.And one of them is a familiar face in more ways than one.
:14:10. > :14:11.Richard Askam has spent the day at Prenton Park
:14:12. > :14:24.Mark Palios is the owner with his wife, is there much excitement about
:14:25. > :14:29.his return to the club? Absolutely, many people will know Mark Palios as
:14:30. > :14:32.a former chief executive of the football Association. He was also a
:14:33. > :14:37.player here with almost 300 appearances. This is a sizeable
:14:38. > :14:40.club, more than 6000 fans for the game on Saturday. It has fallen on
:14:41. > :14:45.hard times but many fans do believe that the club has found the answer.
:14:46. > :14:51.Mark has taken over, along with his wife, Nicola. The husband and wife
:14:52. > :14:55.team Tranmere fans are pinning their hopes on to take their team forward.
:14:56. > :14:59.I think it could be good for the club. Obviously there is money
:15:00. > :15:03.coming into the club and the future is going to look brighter. Peter
:15:04. > :15:07.Johnson has been really good for us over the last 25 years but it is
:15:08. > :15:11.time to move on and I think he has probably found the right person to
:15:12. > :15:14.take the club forward. Mark Palios knows Tranmere inside out. He
:15:15. > :15:20.understands it as a player, administrator, is it an astute
:15:21. > :15:24.executive of the Association, and businessman. `` this is him as chief
:15:25. > :15:28.executive. The club clearly means a lot to him. This was the press
:15:29. > :15:31.conference earlier today. We think we can leveraged the potential
:15:32. > :15:35.around this array, nation of knowledge of sport, knowledge of
:15:36. > :15:41.business and an awareness of doing things differently. `` through the
:15:42. > :15:46.knowledge of sport. In recent years, the owner has wanted to sell but
:15:47. > :15:50.only to the right people, as he made clear in an exclusive interview with
:15:51. > :15:54.BBC late kick`off last season. What this club needs is someone like me,
:15:55. > :16:00.27 years ago. I made a big difference here. So that wants to be
:16:01. > :16:05.carried on but I think age is catching me up and I am ready to
:16:06. > :16:08.move on. What about Nicola Palios? She is a highly successful
:16:09. > :16:13.commercial lawyer and like her husband, a self`confessed sports
:16:14. > :16:17.nut. How do they work together? We have a very different style of
:16:18. > :16:21.working, but actually become meant each other quite well. Who the boss?
:16:22. > :16:27.I couldn't possibly answer that question. That's you then. I will
:16:28. > :16:34.let people draw their own conclusions on that one. Message
:16:35. > :16:38.received loud and clear. Delighted to say I am joined by Mark Pangloss
:16:39. > :16:42.now. At the end of that feature that we have just seen, with a twinkle in
:16:43. > :16:48.her eye, your wife suggested that in the partnership she is the boss. ``
:16:49. > :16:51.joined by Mark Palios. She was an Oxford blue, she did roaring in
:16:52. > :16:55.Oxford and when you look at it, you realise she was the Cox, shouting
:16:56. > :17:00.the orders are not doing the heavy lifting. So on that basis, yes. A
:17:01. > :17:02.serious point, she did make this point as well, you bring very
:17:03. > :17:10.different and confirmatory skills to the club. `` comp entry skills. What
:17:11. > :17:15.is necessary at the club is to do a lot of stuff off the pitch. That
:17:16. > :17:19.will go unseen. The business skills, the legal skills, and we both have
:17:20. > :17:24.commercial backgrounds. That is what we will bring. If you like, I do
:17:25. > :17:29.have the linking between the boot room and the board room as well. We
:17:30. > :17:34.will have a pretty robust relationship, Rob and I, in terms of
:17:35. > :17:38.what is going on on the pitch. But off the pitch, Nicola and I will
:17:39. > :17:44.bring most help to the club. A unique, nation in many ways, fans
:17:45. > :17:48.are fans and they want to see the best players that they can. `` a
:17:49. > :17:51.unique combination. They will want you to buy the best players to get
:17:52. > :17:56.back to League 1 as quickly as possible. Is it a more gradual
:17:57. > :18:01.process? Not as simple as that at the moment. We finance the club and
:18:02. > :18:04.we have two years, the breathing space to do the stuff off the park
:18:05. > :18:09.which then starts to make the whole thing work here at Tranmere. That is
:18:10. > :18:12.when you bring in what I call the secondary funding, to do that type
:18:13. > :18:17.of thing. In the short term we have sufficient cash to supplement the
:18:18. > :18:20.squad that Rob has but we will not be splashing the cash and buying a
:18:21. > :18:25.lot of players. At the moment with what we have got, we think we can
:18:26. > :18:29.make sure that Rob has the resources that he needs to ensure that we have
:18:30. > :18:31.a good season in division two. Thanks very much indeed. And make
:18:32. > :18:36.sure you listen to Nicola! It's been a mixed 24 hours
:18:37. > :18:39.for Pemier League champions The good news first,
:18:40. > :18:46.they've completed the ?32 million signing of French defender
:18:47. > :18:48.Eliaquim Mangala from Porto. It's welcome news
:18:49. > :18:53.for City who were second best throughout in yesterday's Community
:18:54. > :18:55.Shield at Wembley where they went Now, there are few sides in world
:18:56. > :19:03.football whose fortunes have changed A decade ago the club was
:19:04. > :19:13.languishing in the depths of non`league, on Saturday came it's
:19:14. > :19:19.first ever appearance in League One. Ian Haslam was there as the Cod Army
:19:20. > :19:23.started the season with a 2`1 win A new season and a new division
:19:24. > :19:29.for Fleetwood Town. They are well used to that after so
:19:30. > :19:33.many promotions, only now they are Chairman Andy Pilley has
:19:34. > :19:39.overseen the phenomenal rise. I've been looking forward to this
:19:40. > :19:43.all summer, almost like a kid We intend to enjoy
:19:44. > :19:49.our latest adventure. I always
:19:50. > :19:51.like to have a cheeky look inside This is Fleetwood Town's changing
:19:52. > :19:53.room, Including striker
:19:54. > :20:00.Stephen Dobbie, who was at Blackpool He has had his shirt on
:20:01. > :20:05.since two weeks ago. Ten years ago we were playing
:20:06. > :20:09.in front of 30 men and a dog, Saturday's visitors were Crewe, who,
:20:10. > :20:14.after two hugely successful years under Steve Davis,
:20:15. > :20:15.struggled last season. Optimistic, happy with
:20:16. > :20:18.a mid`table finish this year. We did it a couple of years ago with
:20:19. > :20:24.youngsters so we might do it again. Here we are,
:20:25. > :20:26.Fleetwood Town and Crewe Alexandra, We are about to get underway here,
:20:27. > :20:30.glorious sunshine, Sizing up an opportunity,
:20:31. > :20:39.inside the box and here is Vaughan, he has turned and swivelled
:20:40. > :20:42.and tucked it in. Now it is on the left and side
:20:43. > :20:45.with Proctor, who goes for goal. Right footed,
:20:46. > :20:54.and he has put it in beautifully. It is our first game at this level
:20:55. > :21:06.as a club, and I thought they We hit the bar a couple of times
:21:07. > :21:10.and had two penalties and took one of them,
:21:11. > :21:13.it could have been very different It is a good feeling to win
:21:14. > :21:23.our first game of the season even Widnes Vikings say they'll work
:21:24. > :21:39.with the Rugby Football League to investigate the violence that
:21:40. > :21:41.followed their Challenge Cup semi The club's Chief Executive James
:21:42. > :21:48.Rule has described the scenes as shameful and in a statement on the
:21:49. > :21:52.Vikings website added that "It's imperative that everyone works
:21:53. > :21:56.together to try and salvage what is Finally from me,
:21:57. > :22:01.the National Football Museum in Manchester takes receipt
:22:02. > :22:04.of a new exhibit tomorrow. The most famous locks
:22:05. > :22:06.in football are the latest thing to go on display, former Blackburn
:22:07. > :22:10.midfielder Robbie Savage has donated his famous or infamous blonde hair
:22:11. > :22:13.after his recent cut. We'll have more on tomorrow's
:22:14. > :22:27.North West Tonight. I did offer to donate mine. Let's
:22:28. > :22:35.leave it there. You took the words right out of my mouth. Which one is
:22:36. > :22:43.the question! Robbie Savage had more big blonde hair than I did, quite
:22:44. > :22:48.jealous. Becky was among those taking part in the liveable
:22:49. > :22:52.triathlon yesterday. How was it? Very windy and wet. A lot of
:22:53. > :23:03.jellyfish as well. That's not me, by the way. That was the winner. Really
:23:04. > :23:07.good fun. Really tough conditions. To me and the other people but
:23:08. > :23:11.finished it, I think it was a good achievement just to get round in the
:23:12. > :23:15.conditions. Well done to Liverpool as well, really good fun. I don't
:23:16. > :23:20.feel worthy to be sitting on the sofa with you. Let's move on.
:23:21. > :23:23.Sooner or later, we all have to retire.
:23:24. > :23:28.Move on and let the next generation take over.
:23:29. > :23:30.But when should that be and who should make that decision?
:23:31. > :23:34.And now the rules say she has to step down.
:23:35. > :23:38.But she doesn't want to and believes she still has a lot to
:23:39. > :23:45.As Clare Fallon explains, she made a rather unusual protest about it.
:23:46. > :23:49.SINGING: Nobody wants a JP when she's 70.
:23:50. > :23:52.For 15 years she has been upholding the law but on her last day
:23:53. > :23:56.in the job, Karen Henshaw took a stance against
:23:57. > :24:00.rules and regulations, specifically the rules saying she is too old to
:24:01. > :24:05.be a magistrate, by singing her opposition to the courtroom.
:24:06. > :24:12.# When once your big brown eyes have lost their glitter...
:24:13. > :24:15.Some people have said, go back in your box, you silly old bat,
:24:16. > :24:21.But I think we should be given the option of carrying on
:24:22. > :24:26.if we feel we have a lot to offer and we feel up to the job.
:24:27. > :24:29.Most of us are being told we have to work longer
:24:30. > :24:32.and there are some notable examples of people who have carried on past
:24:33. > :24:43.Brucey kept on dancing into his 80s, the Queen, now 86, has only recently
:24:44. > :24:55.And at 90, Sir Neville Mariner has this month become the oldest
:24:56. > :25:00.Proof, according to Karen, that she's not too old.
:25:01. > :25:03.As we are a much more ageing population, and people's health is
:25:04. > :25:07.much better now, then I feel that eventually, the length of term
:25:08. > :25:16.70 tomorrow, Karen insists she is not past it.
:25:17. > :25:20.She hopes her protest song makes others realise that.
:25:21. > :25:30.# No one wants a JP when she's old. #
:25:31. > :25:38.She says new how to grab the attention, didn't she? Absolutely,
:25:39. > :25:45.we wish her well. Now, we have had some unusual weather today in
:25:46. > :25:50.certain parts? We have, we see it sometimes but not often in August.
:25:51. > :25:54.Good evening, David Hewlett sent us these pictures of the coast, from
:25:55. > :25:57.Blackpool to Fleetwood, very strong wind. It is a westerly wind,
:25:58. > :26:02.straight from the Irish Sea, whipping up the phone, it looks like
:26:03. > :26:07.it is snowing. Does not last very long but it is very impressive to
:26:08. > :26:11.see. And I'm afraid as we go through this week, conditions are not going
:26:12. > :26:14.to change much. Because we have got high tides and strong winds, I'm
:26:15. > :26:17.afraid we do have a flood warning tonight. This is the Mersey stream
:26:18. > :26:27.Warrington. Potential that there could be
:26:28. > :26:32.flooding in the overnight period when we have high tide. The whole
:26:33. > :26:36.week is unsettled, we have ex`hurricane Bertha out in the North
:26:37. > :26:40.Sea, out across parts of Scotland. You can see the air circulating
:26:41. > :26:45.around, coming from a north`westerly direction. Never great for us, much
:26:46. > :26:49.fresher and cooler conditions and a north`westerly does tend to feed in
:26:50. > :26:53.the showers. It has been the picture today, showers have lined up across
:26:54. > :26:57.many places with thunder and lightning. They will continue
:26:58. > :27:00.through the night. The wind has been gusty and continues to be gusty
:27:01. > :27:02.through the night. It moves the showers through quickly but it makes
:27:03. > :27:07.them very noticeable, though you could be woken up why them in the
:27:08. > :27:12.night. Overnight temperatures 13 or 14 degrees. `` woken up by them. In
:27:13. > :27:15.the more southern parts when you get up you could have some sunshine but
:27:16. > :27:19.with the weather working through, showers will break out. The wind is
:27:20. > :27:28.not quite as strong but still lively and adopter project of 17 degrees.
:27:29. > :27:31.`` and a top temperature. It is falling rapidly. I have really
:27:32. > :27:39.had enough of ex`hurricane Bertha. I wish she would not hang around. If
:27:40. > :27:44.some are done? It will come around again hopefully. `` is some done?
:27:45. > :27:46.Bags were watching and have a very good evening. `` thanks for
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:28:19. > :28:26.in weekly instalments, too? Who really fought for Britain
:28:27. > :28:38.and her allies in World War I? BBC Two reveals the forgotten
:28:39. > :28:44.faces of the First World War.