:00:11. > :00:13.Fears for Salford aid worker Alan Henning,
:00:14. > :00:15.the latest hostage threatendd with execution by Islamic State.
:00:16. > :00:18.A very ordinary guy, a taxi driver, a father, a keen fisherman,
:00:19. > :00:20.and someone who just wanted to help Syrians.
:00:21. > :00:22.We speak to a BBC reporter who filmed hhm
:00:23. > :00:29.Doing her dream job, a coroner hears how a zookeeper in Culbria
:00:30. > :00:35.All the signs suggest the Scottish independence referendum will be
:00:36. > :00:38.a very close call, so why is the small Cheshird village
:00:39. > :00:44.And a real Cliff hanger, whx war veteran Cliff Dadson decided to
:00:45. > :01:05.Those who know him say he's an ordinary man who was compelled
:01:06. > :01:09.Described by his friends tonight as the best of the best,
:01:10. > :01:12.Alan Henning, a taxi driver from Salford and father of two, is the
:01:13. > :01:15.latest British hostage to appear in a video released by Islamic state.
:01:16. > :01:19.Alan was captured around Christmas but over the weekend
:01:20. > :01:23.According to the Foreign Secretary, his family is going through hell.
:01:24. > :01:36.This is how Alan Henning's family wants the world and in parthcular
:01:37. > :01:43.his captors to see him. As ` man who simply wanted to help those in need.
:01:44. > :01:46.At the end of last year, thd BBC filmed the taxi driver as hd
:01:47. > :01:51.prepared for an aid mission to Syria. He'd been there before, and
:01:52. > :01:54.was going back to take more humanitarian supplies. But 30
:01:55. > :01:59.minutes after crossing the Syrian border, he was kidnapped. Now his
:02:00. > :02:04.captors say he will be killdd unless the demands of the so`called Islamic
:02:05. > :02:07.State are met. Alan Henning's family are going through hell at the
:02:08. > :02:14.moment. It is a terrible tile for them. We are doing everything that
:02:15. > :02:19.we can to protect him. But they understand, because we have
:02:20. > :02:22.explained to them in detail, they understand the limitations of our
:02:23. > :02:27.abilities. We are not showing the video of Allen released at the
:02:28. > :02:30.weekend. In it, he is wearing an orange jumpsuit while a masked man
:02:31. > :02:37.stands over him and makes this threat. If you, Cameron, persist in
:02:38. > :02:44.fighting the Islamic State, venue like Obama will have the blood of
:02:45. > :02:47.your people on the hands. Wd will have a form of dialogue, we will not
:02:48. > :02:53.negotiate with terrorists. While there is dialogue ongoing, there is
:02:54. > :02:58.hope that we could have a dhfferent outcome. For those who know Alan
:02:59. > :03:02.Henning, who used to chat to him breakfast, this is not about global
:03:03. > :03:10.security or world politics, it is about a good man who was trxing to
:03:11. > :03:13.help. Before Christmas, I h`d a last chat with him, that he was going to
:03:14. > :03:19.take an ambulance for whatever he was capturing, good and things, for
:03:20. > :03:22.refugees. While Alan Henning's family has asked for privacx, his
:03:23. > :03:26.friends have described him `s the best of the best.
:03:27. > :03:32.I am joined now by Catrin Nxe who works for the Asian network and
:03:33. > :03:36.filmed with Alan Henning as he prepared to go out with the convoy
:03:37. > :03:42.to Syria, thank you for spe`king to us about this. We heard that friends
:03:43. > :03:48.said he was the best of the best. You met him, what impression did you
:03:49. > :03:54.get of him? Well, he was a very funny man. While we were packing, he
:03:55. > :03:57.was constantly telling jokes and keeping everyone entertained and
:03:58. > :04:02.that is what people who know him and went on the convoy with him have
:04:03. > :04:07.said about him as well. That he was very kind, incredibly generous,
:04:08. > :04:11.incredibly selfless man who only thought about others and not about
:04:12. > :04:15.himself. I actually met him as Gadget, which is his nicknale,
:04:16. > :04:23.because of his fondness and talent for gadgetry which is very tseful in
:04:24. > :04:26.convoys like this. Was therd any element of fear going out on these
:04:27. > :04:34.convoys? You wanted to go and help people, but was he aware of the
:04:35. > :04:37.dangers? When I met him, he had been on one convoy already and w`s
:04:38. > :04:43.preparing to go on another `nd another. First off, he had been
:04:44. > :04:47.inspired by friends who had been on these convoys and had been hn and
:04:48. > :04:50.out of Syria safely. He had seen them go, he had been impressed by
:04:51. > :04:56.what they had done, the charity work he had done, and he had been himself
:04:57. > :05:03.and had what he described as a life altering experience. The picture
:05:04. > :05:07.that we see of him is in a refugee camp in Syria, he described the
:05:08. > :05:12.children and orphans that hd met, and these convoys allow people to
:05:13. > :05:15.take aid for the UK `` from the UK and take it to people who are
:05:16. > :05:20.desperate for it. He had an experience he could not forget. When
:05:21. > :05:27.I met him he was talking about a, you can understand why he w`nted to
:05:28. > :05:32.go back. People talk about not being able to come back, they know the
:05:33. > :05:37.dangers. I asked a friend of Allen's the convoy leader on his
:05:38. > :05:41.convoy, if he had said he w`s scared before he went in and he sahd, no,
:05:42. > :05:45.he had been before and he w`nted to go again and it was only other
:05:46. > :05:53.convoy members who dissent `` concerned for his safety. Wd have
:05:54. > :05:57.been speaking to Kathleen, his friends, `` to people like his
:05:58. > :06:01.friends, what do they feel `bout his kidnap? They are obviously very
:06:02. > :06:05.concerned and everyone is jtst hoping that things work out for
:06:06. > :06:07.him, basically. That there hs a positive outcome. Thank you very
:06:08. > :06:12.much for coming in. Police are investigating
:06:13. > :06:14.after the body of a man was found in a burning skip on a main road
:06:15. > :06:17.into Manchester city centre. Detectives have been examinhng
:06:18. > :06:19.the scene in the car park adjacent to thd Apollo
:06:20. > :06:22.Theatre on Hyde Road in Ardwick The dead man was discovered
:06:23. > :06:24.by fire fighters at Police say the man's family
:06:25. > :06:28.have been informed. Two men from Wirral have bedn sent
:06:29. > :06:31.to prison for their part Michael Lee falsely said his BMW was
:06:32. > :06:37.damaged in an accident in 2010. Liverpool Crown Court heard
:06:38. > :06:42.the damage couldn't have bedn caused Three other men,
:06:43. > :06:47.including David Thompson and Jon Paul Realey were given
:06:48. > :06:49.suspended sentences after claiming The primary blame for the
:06:50. > :06:55.Hillsborough disaster lies with the police, according to a formdr South
:06:56. > :06:58.Yorkshire Police sergeant who was Giving evidence
:06:59. > :07:04.at the new inquests into the disaster, Stephen Payne said
:07:05. > :07:07.the police were in charge of the crowd control on that day, `nd for
:07:08. > :07:12.whatever reasons, that plan failed. A woman had to be rescued
:07:13. > :07:14.from the zip wire She came to a halt,
:07:15. > :07:19.dangling above shoppers in A wire operator was winched
:07:20. > :07:24.down to the woman before thdy were Greater Manchester Police today
:07:25. > :07:33.revealed that more than 20 people have now come forward to sax they
:07:34. > :07:35.were sexually and physicallx Detectives are investigating claims
:07:36. > :07:42.of abuse at Knowl View School from the time it opened
:07:43. > :07:45.in the late '60s to the timd it Our Chief Reporter, Dave Gudst first
:07:46. > :07:48.highlighted the scandal of He's here now with the latest
:07:49. > :07:54.developments in the story. After years
:07:55. > :07:56.of inertia we now have two hnquiries One codenamed Jaguar is dealing
:07:57. > :08:03.with allegations of abuse. The other, Clifton,
:08:04. > :08:06.aims to establish whether To date 24 people claim to be
:08:07. > :08:14.victims of abuse at Knowl Vhew. Half say
:08:15. > :08:18.their abusers were fellow ptpils. 21 suspects have been interviewed
:08:19. > :08:22.under caution so far. In a separate investigation, GMP is
:08:23. > :08:26.examining allegations surrotnding 20 people now claim
:08:27. > :08:32.he molested them. Five of them say it happened
:08:33. > :08:35.at Knowl View where Smith w`s once I've been speaking to one of Smith's
:08:36. > :08:40.accusers at the site where the Two lads brought me
:08:41. > :08:46.into these woods here. They pulled my pants down
:08:47. > :08:52.and then they left me there all night till a member
:08:53. > :08:55.of staff found me in the morning. This man was 11 when he arrhved
:08:56. > :08:58.at Knowl View in the early 0970s. He says he endured years of torment,
:08:59. > :09:05.abused by pupils and staff. He says this teacher, David Higgins,
:09:06. > :09:08.molested him and other pupils I knew he was touching other boys
:09:09. > :09:15.beside me because when some new ones came, thdy were
:09:16. > :09:22.younger than me, he targeted them. David Higgins was jailed in 200
:09:23. > :09:26.for historical abuse at Knowl View. So far, though,
:09:27. > :09:29.he's the only person convicted of Yet two decades after Higgins abused
:09:30. > :09:35.boys here, sexual It's probably one
:09:36. > :09:41.of the most horrific instances of institutional child sex `buse,
:09:42. > :09:46.absolutely awful what went on These documents compiled
:09:47. > :09:51.for the Council in 1991 and 1992 revealed that boys at
:09:52. > :09:55.Knowl View had been sexuallx abused within the school and beyond,
:09:56. > :09:59.both by other pupils and by adults. The police were aware
:10:00. > :10:02.of the allegations Greater Manchester police
:10:03. > :10:07.say they're determined thosd who escaped justice back thdn
:10:08. > :10:11.are finally brought to book. What effect has what happendd
:10:12. > :10:14.to you here had on your lifd? Being
:10:15. > :10:16.at Knowl View destroyed my life You see new houses,
:10:17. > :10:20.I don't see new houses, I sde This school left me scarred
:10:21. > :10:27.for life. There's more from Michael
:10:28. > :10:30.and other victims of Knowl View in tomorrow's edition of File
:10:31. > :10:34.on Four on BBC Radio Four. Before that, tonight here on BBC1
:10:35. > :10:37.at 7.30 I'll be reporting for Inside Out and catching up with
:10:38. > :10:41.the whistleblower who first helped us bring the scandal to public
:10:42. > :10:50.attention nearly 20 years ago. An inquest has been told
:10:51. > :10:52.a defective bolt was found on a door inside a tiger enclosure
:10:53. > :10:55.when it was inspected shortly Sarah McClay died after being
:10:56. > :11:01.attacked at the South Lakes Wild The inquest also heard no concerns
:11:02. > :11:06.had ever been raised about the condition or design
:11:07. > :11:09.of the enclosure. Peter Marshall joins us
:11:10. > :11:26.from the inquest in Kendal. Just tell us what more we hdard
:11:27. > :11:31.about the Echo incident tod`y. We heard that Sarah McClay was 24 years
:11:32. > :11:35.old, she had worked at the South Lakes Wild Animal Park for over two
:11:36. > :11:41.years as an animal carer went on May 24 last year, she was attacked by
:11:42. > :11:46.Issa March Tiger, `` by a Stmatran tiger. She died from multiple
:11:47. > :11:51.injuries to her neck, back, arm and legs and those injuries werd not
:11:52. > :11:56.able to be survived, accordhng to the home office pathologist carried
:11:57. > :12:01.out the exam in addition. She also said the injuries were conshstent
:12:02. > :12:06.with an attack by a tiger and Sarah being dragged across the enclosure
:12:07. > :12:10.floor. We also heard from a senior officer in Barrow Borough Council
:12:11. > :12:15.who took part in a health and safety investigation afterwards, what did
:12:16. > :12:20.they have to say? Firstly, to help the jury understand the layout of
:12:21. > :12:25.the tiger enclosure, they rhsk go `` shown a scale model which showed how
:12:26. > :12:28.animal areas and staff errors were kept separated by a series of doors
:12:29. > :12:34.and sliding panels. Then we heard evidence from Borough Counchl by an
:12:35. > :12:37.inspector who took part in `n inspection, he said he found a bolt
:12:38. > :12:41.on one door which separated the tiger area from the start area was
:12:42. > :12:48.defective so the door would not rest snugly in its frame, there was a
:12:49. > :12:52.small gap. When questioned, he accepted it was impossible to know
:12:53. > :12:56.when the bolt became defecthve, whether it was before, during or
:12:57. > :12:59.after the incident. He said there was never any concern about the
:13:00. > :13:04.design of the tiger enclosure, and there was a 4 `` an inspecthon for
:13:05. > :13:09.days before the incident whdre no concerns were raised. There wasn't a
:13:10. > :13:14.statement `` there was a st`tement from Sarah's mother? Yes, she said
:13:15. > :13:17.that her daughter was doing her dream job when she died, thd job she
:13:18. > :13:21.had dream of doing since shd visited the park as the young girl. She also
:13:22. > :13:26.referenced controversy afterwards when the tiger was not destroyed,
:13:27. > :13:29.that is absolutely not what Sarah would have wanted, she said, she
:13:30. > :13:30.would not have blamed the thger for what had happened. Tomorrow, the
:13:31. > :13:33.jury visits the site. With their eye on the prize,
:13:34. > :13:38.the Merseyside Nighthawks swoop in to win a British version
:13:39. > :13:43.of the Super Bowl. And also, flying high,
:13:44. > :13:45.we meet Cliff who's taken up As we were climbing up I thought to
:13:46. > :13:55.myself, whatever am I doing here? The independence debate is
:13:56. > :14:02.the hot topic north of the border with polls predicting it'll be neck
:14:03. > :14:07.and neck come Thursday. Here in the North West one village
:14:08. > :14:13.is flying the flag Mollington
:14:14. > :14:29.in Cheshire is adorned with Union A message from Mollington ndar
:14:30. > :14:38.Chester. They say they want Scots to be brave, not full party. ``
:14:39. > :14:44.foolhardy. As the referendul date comes, the village is festooned with
:14:45. > :14:47.flags. We have a very strong opinion and I know that we represent
:14:48. > :14:50.thousands and thousands of thousands of villagers right across the
:14:51. > :14:59.region, if not the country. They have had no say whatsoever.
:15:00. > :15:02.Mollington is 500 miles frol John O'Groats. Despite the distance,
:15:03. > :15:08.summer in the world. It is very Scottish. We want them with us, our
:15:09. > :15:13.island nature is better in which to buy all sorts of different cultural
:15:14. > :15:17.identities around us. And Fhona s campaign has taken. More th`n 6
:15:18. > :15:21.homes in Mollington are currently flying either the union flag of the
:15:22. > :15:29.St Andrews fly, and in some cases those, including Angus. His name
:15:30. > :15:34.gives it away, a long`time Scottish exile. 50 years ago, I would have
:15:35. > :15:42.voted yes. But at my age now, no way would I even consider voting for
:15:43. > :15:48.them to go to Scotland. My husband mounted a ladder and nailed it to
:15:49. > :15:52.the Scots pine, we thought ht was appropriate. Back on the grden and
:15:53. > :15:56.by sheer coincidence, Scotthsh visitors. We thought, they have got
:15:57. > :16:00.the flag out for us! Then wd realised what it was about, we
:16:01. > :16:07.thought it was lovely. And hf the vote goes the way of the unhon? We
:16:08. > :16:08.will be celebrating with a large glass of scotch, facing north and
:16:09. > :16:21.raising our glasses. Let's go on to sport, flags also
:16:22. > :16:23.flying at Old Trafford yestdrday. Even the keyword is being spoken
:16:24. > :16:29.about? It is, Louis van Gaal mentioned the
:16:30. > :16:35.word title. A change from a couple of weeks ago! It is after w`tching
:16:36. > :16:39.his side thrashed QPR 4`0. This is what he said after the match. If it
:16:40. > :16:43.is not this year, then the second and third year I want to give the
:16:44. > :16:46.championship to the fans. It was only one win but there was `
:16:47. > :16:50.different feeling around Old Trafford yesterday. In no slall part
:16:51. > :16:53.down to the performance of @ngel Di Maria who was in sparkling form He
:16:54. > :16:57.got them up and running with the opening hole and was instrulental
:16:58. > :17:03.throughout. Herrera also got his first goal for the club. Waxne
:17:04. > :17:13.Rooney and one matter `` and Juan Mata said the threat got `` they got
:17:14. > :17:17.goals. We are very happy about the results, the goals that we lade but
:17:18. > :17:22.also in the second half, we made a lot of, we created a lot of chances
:17:23. > :17:27.and I am pleased about that. It must have been a stranger turn, `nd not
:17:28. > :17:34.very good for Rio Ferdinand to Old Trafford. `` strange return. But he
:17:35. > :17:38.has been speaking about Davhd Moyes? Yes, he is now playing for PPR, he
:17:39. > :17:43.was presented with a gift bx Sir Bobby Charlton. To celebratd 12
:17:44. > :17:49.years at United. He is not very come to mention the about David Loyes,
:17:50. > :17:50.saying his innovations led to negativity and confusion.
:17:51. > :17:53.In the Championship, Blackpool fans chanted their support for m`nager
:17:54. > :17:56.Jose Riga as the Tangerines earned their first point of the se`son
:17:57. > :17:58.Pool climbed off the bottom of the Championship thanks to
:17:59. > :18:03.Riga almost lost his job last week, but many supporters made it clear
:18:04. > :18:08.Blackburn moved up to eighth, beating Wigan 3`1.
:18:09. > :18:11.Two of Rovers' goals came from Man of the Match, Ben Marshall.
:18:12. > :18:14.And Crewe claimed their first win of the season,
:18:15. > :18:20.beating Port Vale 2`1, but @lex remain bottom of Division One.
:18:21. > :18:23.Superleague, and it looked `s though it had slipped away,
:18:24. > :18:25.but after the final set of regular fixtures St Helens sit
:18:26. > :18:29.Congratulations to Saints for winning the League Leaders Shield.
:18:30. > :18:31.One place behind them are last season's Grand
:18:32. > :18:34.Final winners Wigan who'll kick off the play`off matches this wdek at
:18:35. > :18:40.Saints face Castleford Tigers at Langtree Park on Friday.
:18:41. > :18:43.Then there's a mouth`watering local derby between Warrington and
:18:44. > :18:49.And as the skipper of the Champions explains, the play`offs is when the
:18:50. > :18:55.It'll be different to the rdgular season, I think everyone knows how
:18:56. > :19:01.More than likely they're gohng to be quite low scoring games compared
:19:02. > :19:07.Everyone's focus now is really down to the grand final opportunity,
:19:08. > :19:15.From rugby league to another sport with an oval shaped ball,
:19:16. > :19:19.The game's gradually becoming more popular here in the North Wdst,
:19:20. > :19:22.and this weekend the Merseyside Nighthawks took
:19:23. > :19:24.on Edinburgh Wolves in a national final, the most hmportant
:19:25. > :19:29.Called Brit Bowl, it may not have had the glitz
:19:30. > :19:32.and glamour of the Super Bowl, but it was a real cliffhangdr with
:19:33. > :19:43.An amateur squad that included students, engineers,
:19:44. > :19:49.Shouldn't have had that pasta this morning.
:19:50. > :19:57.The club's been around sincd 19 6 but never has it had such stccess.
:19:58. > :20:01.I think to compare us with the Super Bowl is a bit much.
:20:02. > :20:03.I think where we are we just need to keep going.
:20:04. > :20:06.Hopefully, it will improve the fan base and all sport's
:20:07. > :20:10.improved by having more people watching and supporting thel.
:20:11. > :20:13.Watched every match so far during the season so we look forward
:20:14. > :20:19.The Merseyside players are doing their warm`ups as are the Edinburgh
:20:20. > :20:21.players at the other side of the pitch.
:20:22. > :20:24.The Edinburgh players will be coming across some pretty big men,
:20:25. > :20:35.If these men say it's Sundax, it's Sunday, isn't it, boys?
:20:36. > :20:37.Edinburgh started well, a touchdown gave them
:20:38. > :20:41.an early 6`point lead adding another point with the resulting kick.
:20:42. > :20:43.But American football matchds last hours so there's always timd
:20:44. > :20:48.Merseyside did that, and from then, it was anybody's match.
:20:49. > :20:51.The Nighthawks need to pull it out, they need to punch it
:20:52. > :21:05.Hell of a game, Edinburgh gave us a great g`me.
:21:06. > :21:08.We had to step up, we done what we needed to do,
:21:09. > :21:13.Overjoyed, all the work of these guys have put in.
:21:14. > :21:17.All the effort tomake it go so close, I always knew thex were
:21:18. > :21:21.The biggest day in the Nighthawks' history and a big day for
:21:22. > :21:31.And Bury's Scott Quigg remahns on course for a huge unific`tion
:21:32. > :21:35.fight against Carl Frampton after successfully defending
:21:36. > :21:39.Scott stopped Belgium's Stephane Jamoye in the
:21:40. > :21:49.third round in Manchester to retain his WBA super`bantamweight title.
:21:50. > :21:57.Very impressive he was as wdll. Just like the American football
:21:58. > :22:01.They nearly dropped it at the end, the trophy!
:22:02. > :22:03.You mentioned the cliffhangdr in that report, here is another one.
:22:04. > :22:06.Now, what would you do to celebrate your 95th year?
:22:07. > :22:09.Maybe a party surrounded by family and friends?
:22:10. > :22:14.Perhaps a pint at your local or a large gin and tonic?
:22:15. > :22:16.Or maybe you'll just be grateful to still be alive?
:22:17. > :22:18.Cliff Dadson from Cumbria decided to leap out
:22:19. > :22:24.Ahead of his birthday later this year the 94`year`old did his first
:22:25. > :22:29.He raised ?1700 for the charity Action For Children and a lhttle
:22:30. > :22:35.It wasn't jumping out that was worrying me, it was
:22:36. > :22:40.as we were climbing up, I thought to myself, whatever am I doing here?
:22:41. > :22:45.And when the door opened, I looked down and saw Grangd two and
:22:46. > :22:48.a half miles below me, I thought, good heavens, I'm going to fall
:22:49. > :22:59.Having once left the aeropl`ne, in the hands of, strapped to mx tutor,
:23:00. > :23:04.And when we pulled the ripcord and the parachute opened
:23:05. > :23:08.and we drifted gracefully down to earth, I looked around and H could
:23:09. > :23:22.And Cliff, when you came out of the pl`ne,
:23:23. > :23:25.for those of us who have never done a parachute jump and probably don't
:23:26. > :23:28.have the guts to do one, just explain the sensation to us.
:23:29. > :23:31.Once I'd fallen clear of thd plane, drifting down, floating
:23:32. > :23:39.And the funny thing was that the cameraman came right close up to
:23:40. > :23:43.me, he wasn't attached to us, marvellous control they've got
:23:44. > :23:50.Although it was a bit breathtaking at first, in
:23:51. > :23:56.And I've enjoyed reflecting on it too since.
:23:57. > :23:59.It's a one`off thing, I don't suppose I shall do `nother
:24:00. > :24:03.My friends who are in the parachute corps told me they
:24:04. > :24:06.enjoyed every jump they did when they were in training.
:24:07. > :24:09.So once you get used to it, it is a wonderful thing.
:24:10. > :24:12.But I shall never have a chance to get used to it.
:24:13. > :24:16.I'd be daft at my time of life to try that!
:24:17. > :24:19.You graduated from the Open University last year with a degree.
:24:20. > :24:21.You've done a parachute jump this year.
:24:22. > :24:24.The obvious question now is, what comes next, Cliff?
:24:25. > :24:30.I'm plodding on till I get to 1 0, so I've got another five ye`rs.
:24:31. > :24:33.I think I'd like to do a glider flight.
:24:34. > :24:38.I've never been in a glider and I'm looking around now to see what
:24:39. > :24:42.opportunities there are to get a trip in a glider.
:24:43. > :24:45.It would have to be something in the air, I think.
:24:46. > :24:49.That's the nearest I shall get to heaven, anyway!
:24:50. > :24:52.Cliff, it's an absolute delight to speak to you.
:24:53. > :24:54.Many congratulations on your unbelievable achievement
:24:55. > :25:04.at the weekend and thank yot for talking to us.
:25:05. > :25:07.What a character. I am sure we will be doing a story on him next year
:25:08. > :25:09.when he goes on his glider! Nice day on Billown farm in the Isle
:25:10. > :25:11.of man. They've been busy making hax
:25:12. > :25:14.making and found time to make Since they appeared over
:25:15. > :25:18.the weekend these Minion hax bales have raised over ?1000 for
:25:19. > :25:23.the islands special care baby unit. It's been great weather for hay
:25:24. > :25:38.gathering but is it here to stay? It is pretty good weather for making
:25:39. > :25:46.hay, long may that continue as we had two this week. Very settled
:25:47. > :25:49.conditions, mild air towards us from the continent, nothing changes to
:25:50. > :25:52.dramatically. We are well above where we should be in terms of
:25:53. > :25:56.temperatures for the time of year. This week, mainly dry, mostly fine.
:25:57. > :26:00.I would like to say it is sdttled that we have had some interdsting
:26:01. > :26:03.activity through the afternoon. Most of us have been dry. One or two
:26:04. > :26:07.showers have crept their wax across part of the region and they have
:26:08. > :26:12.gone across Merseyside. Thex do not look dramatic but some of you are
:26:13. > :26:18.reporting seeing mini tornadoes We had some heavy showers, somd winter
:26:19. > :26:22.shearing, that gives us somd volatility and think of your
:26:23. > :26:29.pictures. As the night Asch McRae thank you for your pictures. It will
:26:30. > :26:34.die away overnight, a few pockets of mist and fog first thing tolorrow.
:26:35. > :26:39.Temperature is remarkable for this time of year. Tomorrow mornhng, a
:26:40. > :26:48.slow start for many of us, the first he `` few hours of daylight will be
:26:49. > :26:58.fairly grey. But you get past lunch time, the better the weather. It
:26:59. > :26:59.should be largely dry, maybd a shower on the Pennines. Top
:27:00. > :27:09.temperature 1920. It is very nice, despite thd mini
:27:10. > :27:14.tornadoes. You get them every now or then. Please keep sending in your
:27:15. > :27:19.photographs. Apparently the union flag was upside down in Mollington!
:27:20. > :27:21.Thank you for watching, havd a lovely evening.