14/09/2014 North West Tonight

It has emerged a British man who is being held hostage by Islamhc State

47`year`old Alan Henning is shown at the end of a video appearing to show

Earlier I spoke to our reporter Katie Collins who's

been following the story and started by asking her how much we know

In the past few hours the Foreign Office has confirmed that

Alan Henning is married with two children and comes from Salford

We understand that he travelled to Syria last year as part

of an aid convoy from Bolton that was delivering supplies to

A BBC film crew met with the convoy and these picturds show

Mr Henning packing supplies for the refugee camps.

The militant group Islamic State posted a video

on the internet appearing to show the execution of another Brhtish aid

The video also appears to show Alan Henning being threatendd.

So far the Islamic state has publicly

Experts from a health watchdog are to be sent

into Tameside Hospital, which was put in special measures last year.

The team from Monitor will work with the trust to implement changes

including turning the hospital into an Integrated Care Organisation

which will enable health and social care services to work together.

Donations for Manchester Dogs' Home, which was badly damaged by fire

on Thursday evening, are continuing to flood in.

Music mogul and dog lover Shmon Cowell has pledged his support by

Bikers from across the region also gathered in Harpurhey this

afternoon to back the cause, which now stands at nearly ?1.4 mhllion.

Tonight, a 15`year`old boy remains on police bail.

Arriving in convoy armed with donations.

An emotional embrace between two people who've never met, brought

We've had this time and timd again, and to see, now,

these people that have come out in droves to support us, it's `mazing.

I just want to show that us bikers care and we've got massive hearts.

Around 60 dogs were killed in the blaze on Thursday,

which it is believed may have been started deliberately.

It triggered a huge response not just locally

And still the donations comd in piled high in a nearby church hall.

We're getting to the place now where we can't take much more.

Coordinating the response effort has meant a busy few days.

Lack of sleep, people trying to organise it.

When you're trying to coordinate 100 volunteers.

It's been a bit manic but we're getting there.

The site remains a crime scene with part of

Manchester Dogs Home has bedn caring for and re`homing dogs here

And as the fundraising conthnues to rise well above the ?1 millhon mark,

the plan next is to rebuild and remain here at their historhc home.

It's going to be a long process because we can't just shut down

We're going to have to devise a plan and this will start happening

Tonight a special service has been held both

A special festival's being planned in Liverpool to celebrate

the 175th anniversary of thd Cunard shipping company.

It'll take place on the 4th of July next year, the same day Quedn Mary 2

leaves the Mersey for America, re`creating a voyage from 1840.

Sport and it was a first victory for Manchester United under boss

Louis van Gaal today and a decisive one at that.

United beat beat QPR 4`0 at Old Trafford this evening.

The Bury boxer Scott Quigg retained his WBA title

He stopped Belgium's Stephane Jamoye in the third round.

Quigg was on top after landhng body shots early on, and a right hand was

He's aiming to take on Northern Ireland's Carl Frampton next.

Thousands of people have bedn in Ramsbottom today for the World Black

The annual event attracts competitors from around the world.

They have to knock over a stack of Yorkshire puddings on a plinth

According to legend the practice dates back to 0455 when

the House of Lancaster and the House of York battled in Lancashire.

Here's Charlie Slater with the weather.

As we make our way through the next few hours it is sure to

But to end the day there ard still a couple

of sunny spells knocking about for the next half`hour or 40 minutes

Overnight, quite cloudy, misty, murky first thing on Monday morning.

Maybe even a couple spots of drizzle.

As far as Monday daytime gods, as I mentioned, a bit of

As you can see, we do have these showers that will track across

The afternoon is when we will get the best of the brightness,

but also when we probably whll see those light showers start to turn

Of course, we've not seen r`in for the best part of a couple of weeks

so these showers we usually brush up quite comfortably, but bdcause

we've not seen them it's sure to get people talking a little bit

Despite the fact that we've had that area

of high`pressure move northwards, it looks as though we are still

going to see a good deal of dry and, at times, bright weather as we make

Throughout the week there mhght be a couple of showers thrown

into the mix, but still, as I say, mainly dry and settled.

Still, some clear spells in western areas. If you spot stepping into

single figures but foremost, it will not be a cold night. It a rather

murky and grey start to Monday. Still, the far north-east of

England, into eastern Scotland, whereas elsewhere, slow improvement.

It brightens up into the afternoon. There will be the odd shower around.

Not so much for the South of England and Wales, here, mainly dry, but

there will be some showers around for the North into the East

Midlands. If you catch