:00:00. > :00:24.Hundreds of North West publhc sector workers have been protesting
:00:25. > :00:26.in Manchester over the Government's austerity measures.
:00:27. > :00:28.Unions say cuts to services are wrecking people's lives,
:00:29. > :00:30.while firefighters, teachers and council workers have
:00:31. > :00:36.They came from across the rdgion in protest.
:00:37. > :00:38.The jobs they do might be dhfferent but
:00:39. > :00:52.As an ordinary teacher, what this Government has done over thd last
:00:53. > :01:02.few years is just attack us. nurses and we are all seen job cuts
:01:03. > :01:11.and we are seeing them hit the The aim of the Government's
:01:12. > :01:18.austerity programme is to hdlp Manchester, Liverpool, all of the
:01:19. > :01:23.towns and cities around the north`west, they have
:01:24. > :01:28.price, and some of the great services,
:01:29. > :01:31.schools, that has all been by the wayside.
:01:32. > :01:32.It also says there are record numbers of people in work.
:01:33. > :01:34.But that the job isn't done, and so a realistic assessment will
:01:35. > :01:42.continue of what needs to bd done to deliver a brighter economic future.
:01:43. > :01:51.The unions see things differently. This Government tells us thdy
:01:52. > :01:54.support hard`working familids. There are more hard`working familhes
:01:55. > :01:56.living in poverty than ever before! Today's march comes ahead of the
:01:57. > :01:57.Trades Union Congress in Liverpool. Britain Needs A Pay Rise is the
:01:58. > :02:00.theme, as unions discuss further Greater Manchester Police are
:02:01. > :02:07.appealing for witnesses after an arson attack on thd
:02:08. > :02:10.Islamic Centre in Newton He`th. Officers were called
:02:11. > :02:12.at 11.25pm last night to reports of two men stealing CCTV caleras
:02:13. > :02:17.from the centre on Regent Street. Then at about 1.20am this morning,
:02:18. > :02:20.police were again called out to discover the centre's minibts had
:02:21. > :02:24.been deliberately set alight. In each case,
:02:25. > :02:39.two men dressed in black were seen It is key to solving any incidents
:02:40. > :02:43.like these, and the community must come forward if they have hdard or
:02:44. > :02:50.seen anything or have mission which could help us, to come
:02:51. > :02:54.forward, give us A woman killed in a three`c`r
:02:55. > :02:56.collision in Cumbria yesterday Mrs Mason was driving one
:02:57. > :02:57.of the vehicles involved in She was pronounced dead
:02:58. > :02:59.at the scene. Mrs Mason, a retired pharmacist
:03:00. > :03:02.was described by her family as a active member of life
:03:03. > :03:04.in the Levens community. Each
:03:05. > :03:06.of the other two cars were driven by Former Police Chief Bob Eastwood was
:03:07. > :03:13.today selected to stand as the Conservative candidate for Blackburn
:03:14. > :03:15.at next year's general election Mr Eastwood retired
:03:16. > :03:19.as chief superintendent in charge of policing in the area in @pril
:03:20. > :03:22.after four years in the job. He'll stand against Labour candidate
:03:23. > :03:25.and Blackburn with Darwen Council The position has been held
:03:26. > :03:34.since 1979 by Labour MP Jack Straw. Sport now, and Rugby Union's
:03:35. > :03:36.Premiership got under way this afternoon, with Sale Sharks losing
:03:37. > :03:40.to Bath at the AJ Bell Stadhum. There were two tries apiece,
:03:41. > :03:43.but five penalties from George Ford The match also marked Sale fly`half
:03:44. > :03:49.Danny Cipriani's 100th Premhership Let's get a quick check
:03:50. > :04:10.on what the weather has in store, Good evening. If you have bden stuck
:04:11. > :04:18.under the cloud and rain, you will be pleased to hear the worst part of
:04:19. > :04:27.cloud is clearing south and east and we have
:04:28. > :04:42.staying dry with plenty of sunshine to go with
:04:43. > :04:54.decent sunshine across the Hsle of Man and the rain continues to clear
:04:55. > :05:15.Temperatures down to eight or nine. Tomorrow morning, a much better
:05:16. > :05:16.Good evening. It was a mixed bag to start the