:00:10. > :00:13.MP Andy Burnham has backed calls for Wigan councillor
:00:14. > :00:17.Robert Bleakley to resign after he used a taxpayer`funded mobile phone
:00:18. > :00:21.to send sexist text messages and call sex chat lines. A petition was
:00:22. > :00:24.held today in councillor Bldakley's home town of Tyldesley callhng for
:00:25. > :00:28.him to stand down. Emma Firth reports.
:00:29. > :00:31.The message was clear in Tyldesley today. They want their councillor
:00:32. > :00:36.Robert Bleaklely to go. Led by Labour MP Andy Burnham and local
:00:37. > :00:40.councillors, people were urged to sign a petition asking for his
:00:41. > :00:44.resignation. It's about time that he let somebody
:00:45. > :00:47.come in who wants to build Tyldesley up.
:00:48. > :00:52.Very disappointed. And time to go. Robert Bleakley was found to have
:00:53. > :00:56.racked up a bill of over ?2,000 on his council mobile phone, which he
:00:57. > :01:02.used to call sex chat lines and send explicit and sexist text messages.
:01:03. > :01:07.Wigan Council has now banned him from having any contact with women,
:01:08. > :01:10.but they don't have the powdr to remove him from his post.
:01:11. > :01:14.What kind of message would ht send to young people about polithcs if
:01:15. > :01:18.nothing is done? So there ndeds to be a right of recall of MPs and also
:01:19. > :01:21.an ability to remove councillors who don't meet the accepted standards.
:01:22. > :01:24.We've tried to contact Councillor Bleakley today at his house but have
:01:25. > :01:28.had no response. Earlier in the week he told North West Tonight he
:01:29. > :01:32.apologised to any women he had offended but said he had no
:01:33. > :01:36.intention of standing down. I've always said I'm going to serve
:01:37. > :01:41.a full term until 2016. I al not a quitter.
:01:42. > :01:43.Those signing the petition, hope this will make him think
:01:44. > :01:51.Greater Manchester Police s`ys a 15`year`old boy arrested on
:01:52. > :01:54.suspicion of arson after a fire at Manchester Dogs Home on Thursday has
:01:55. > :01:58.been released on bail pending further enquiries. The blazd in
:01:59. > :02:02.Harpurhey killed dozens of dogs while around 150 animals were
:02:03. > :02:06.rescued. The charity has bedn overwhelmed with donations. An
:02:07. > :02:09.internet appeal launched by the Manchester Evening news has raised
:02:10. > :02:13.over ?1.2 million and an appeal by the sister site Cheshire Dogs Home
:02:14. > :02:16.for foster carers had to be suspended this afternoon after the
:02:17. > :02:22.influx of supporters caused tailbacks on the M6.
:02:23. > :02:28.When we saw it we said we whll have to help out at least fortnight and
:02:29. > :02:31.see where we go from there. It just proves, despite recessions `nd
:02:32. > :02:35.whatever, we can pull together. We heard of the rescue service going on
:02:36. > :02:39.here today. We have not got a dog ourselves. We lost our dog `nd we
:02:40. > :02:42.have come here today to foster and help them out. It is the Brhtish
:02:43. > :02:46.isn't it? When there's a crhsis we all step up. We all help. Wd do what
:02:47. > :02:48.we can. Always have done, always will.
:02:49. > :02:51.51 dogs were fostered today. Cheshire Dogs home has a nulber of
:02:52. > :02:55.drop off sites around the rdgion and a helpline for anyone who w`nts to
:02:56. > :02:57.help animals displaced by the Harpurhey fire. The best wax is to
:02:58. > :03:02.check the charity's website displayed on your screen.
:03:03. > :03:05.A signed photo of Adolf Hitler "discovered in the ruins" of his
:03:06. > :03:09.bunker in Berlin after his death was sold at auction in Cheshire today
:03:10. > :03:12.for over ?10,000. The framed picture belonged to war reporter William
:03:13. > :03:16.Forrest, who witnessed the Normandy landings and the crossing of the
:03:17. > :03:23.Sport now and in the Premier League today Manchester City denied Arsenal
:03:24. > :03:28.There was a draw, too, for Burnley against Crystal Palace,
:03:29. > :03:33.Liverpool kicked off against Aston Villa at 5.30pm.
:03:34. > :03:40.The score there a few moments ago stood at
:03:41. > :03:49.In Rugby Union's Premiership, Sale Sharks succumbed to a second`half
:03:50. > :03:52.fight back from Gloucester that saw Sharks lose 27 points to 34.
:03:53. > :03:55.In Super League last night St Helens' hopes of finishing top
:03:56. > :03:57.received a huge knock. This Mark Percival kick levelled the scores
:03:58. > :03:59.that nearly clinched the le`gue leader's shield, but Huddersfield
:04:00. > :04:03.went on to score a late drop goal beating St Helens 17 points to 6.
:04:04. > :04:08.Also last night, Salford be`t Widnes by 36 points to 6.
:04:09. > :04:13.Here's Mel Coles with the wdather forecast.
:04:14. > :04:17.Good evening. It took a while for the day to get going but most places
:04:18. > :04:19.have seen some bright spells and even some sunshine through this
:04:20. > :04:22.afternoon. Tomorrow will be a similar day. It will start off grey
:04:23. > :04:25.but the day will pick up a little bit later on. This evening, there
:04:26. > :04:29.are a few clear spells around at first but gradually the clotd will
:04:30. > :04:32.start to increase from the dast bringing a few spits and spots. It
:04:33. > :04:34.won't be particularly cold. Temperatures dipping down to around
:04:35. > :04:37.10 to 14 Celsius. It starts off a bit grey tomorrow with quitd a bit
:04:38. > :04:41.of cloud around and it may produce some drizzle during the morning but
:04:42. > :04:43.very steadily that cloud will start to lift and eventually break during
:04:44. > :04:46.the latter part of the afternoon. There will be an easterly breeze
:04:47. > :04:51.tomorrow which will make it feel a little bit fresher but tempdratures
:04:52. > :05:13.That's it from me. I'll be back tomorrow evening just beford 7pm.
:05:14. > :05:19.Hello. Some subtle changes in our weather at the start of next week,
:05:20. > :05:25.even some rain around for some of us, but for the rest of the weekend,
:05:26. > :05:31.it will be as you were. Try this evening, with temperatures gradually
:05:32. > :05:37.slipping away. More of a breeze and southern parts of the UK. The
:05:38. > :05:41.breeze. Temperatures going down to fire. It will be chilly in Northern
:05:42. > :05:42.Ireland, western Scotland and