:00:00. > :00:00.Welcome to North West Tonight with Annabel Tiffin and Roger Johnson.
:00:00. > :00:08.A milestone moment as construction work starts at a shale gas
:00:09. > :00:15.It is a significant day but obviously it's a sad day for us
:00:16. > :00:18.because it means they have started work, which is something we did not
:00:19. > :00:22.Protesters say they're angry, as the legal battle
:00:23. > :00:28.Why the North West has more paramedic posts to fill
:00:29. > :00:35.Thanks for saving Shaun's life - his wife shows her gratitude
:00:36. > :00:43.And find out why this daredevil action is actually the safe thing
:00:44. > :00:59.Today marked an important milestone for Lancashire,
:01:00. > :01:05.The first day of work at a site which has been fiercely
:01:06. > :01:09.The field in Little Plumpton, near Blackpool, is where permission
:01:10. > :01:13.has been granted for fracking - a method of extracting shale gas.
:01:14. > :01:19.All along, there've been furious protests from opponents,
:01:20. > :01:22.who insist fracking shouldn't be allowed.
:01:23. > :01:24.And today, some of those protesters were back,
:01:25. > :01:27.as the process of preparing the site began.
:01:28. > :01:32.Our social affairs correspondent Clare Fallon was there.
:01:33. > :01:34.They call this "an important milestone" -
:01:35. > :01:36.the company with permission to frack at this site
:01:37. > :01:40.moving in and starting work, under the watchful eye of
:01:41. > :01:45.those who have fought this all along.
:01:46. > :01:48.Despite the protests, by the end of the year,
:01:49. > :01:51.the energy firm Cuadrilla hopes to be pumping up a shale gas
:01:52. > :01:56.For now, though, its first things first -
:01:57. > :02:01.chainsaws and portaloos for the workers.
:02:02. > :02:03.The first job is to construct the site.
:02:04. > :02:05.That will take several months, about three months to complete,
:02:06. > :02:08.and after that we will start drilling the Wells.
:02:09. > :02:12.Clearly there are people who are still against this,
:02:13. > :02:14.and we understand that, and equally we understand they have
:02:15. > :02:18.At every step on a very long journey to this point,
:02:19. > :02:21.those opposed to fracking have made their feelings clear.
:02:22. > :02:23.Two and a half years ago, this field became the so-called
:02:24. > :02:27."Nana Camp" as protesters made it home.
:02:28. > :02:30.But after much legal toing and froing, in October
:02:31. > :02:34.the Government said yes to fracking here, overruling
:02:35. > :02:40.Cuadrilla, the company with permission to frack here,
:02:41. > :02:42.say this is a significant day for them.
:02:43. > :02:47.It is a significant day, but obviously it's a sad day for us,
:02:48. > :02:49.because it means they have started work, which is something we didn't
:02:50. > :02:56.Because this is the end of the battle for you, isn't it?
:02:57. > :02:59.No, I think actually it's just the start of a new phase.
:03:00. > :03:01.It's the start of a new phase in the battle.
:03:02. > :03:04.This is just the start and this whole area will be completely
:03:05. > :03:08.Now the beautiful Fylde as we know it, birds and animals
:03:09. > :03:11.and trees and fields, that will be a thing of the past.
:03:12. > :03:14.With a timetable for drilling by spring and fracking by autumn,
:03:15. > :03:17.Cuadrilla promises what happens here will be safe,
:03:18. > :03:21.heavily monitored, and will mean jobs.
:03:22. > :03:24.But even now, with work under way, those fighting fracking say
:03:25. > :03:27.they have not given up and are still looking
:03:28. > :03:35.Clare Fallon, BBC North West Tonight, Little Plumpton.
:03:36. > :03:37.The North West Ambulance Service has a greater shortage
:03:38. > :03:40.of paramedics than anywhere else, according to figures obtained under
:03:41. > :03:47.There are more than 200 unfilled posts in the region.
:03:48. > :03:50.Unions claim that's putting even more strain on staff
:03:51. > :03:53.and that the service is now reaching crisis levels, but the trust says
:03:54. > :03:57.it's actually created extra jobs and is recruiting from abroad.
:03:58. > :04:06.It's a difficult job with long hours and often volatile situations,
:04:07. > :04:09.and in the North West there aren't enough paramedics doing it.
:04:10. > :04:16.Unions say that's putting a huge strain on staff and the service.
:04:17. > :04:23.These stresses and the pressures of the job have been increasing but he
:04:24. > :04:28.has not increased with it, so many paramedics have been leaving the
:04:29. > :04:32.service. At the same time, because it is a less appealing service to
:04:33. > :04:34.work for now, the number of applicant is decreasing, so it has
:04:35. > :04:35.reached crisis level. Under figures obtained
:04:36. > :04:37.by the Labour Party, there's a shortage of 204 paramedics
:04:38. > :04:39.in the North West, The Ambulance Service says
:04:40. > :04:44.the number of vacancies should It says it's used Government money
:04:45. > :04:48.to create extra posts which it's had to fill,
:04:49. > :04:50.and that new rules that paramedics must have higher levels of training
:04:51. > :04:54.have made it harder to recruit. But it's adamant it's
:04:55. > :04:59.tackling the shortfall. News of paramedic shortages come
:05:00. > :05:01.on top of recent figures from NHS England showing ambulances
:05:02. > :05:03.in the North West aren't responding to some of
:05:04. > :05:06.the most critical patients But the Ambulance Service is deeply
:05:07. > :05:11.reliant on what the rest Ambulances have waited up to ten
:05:12. > :05:17.hours to hand patients over in Southport because the hospital
:05:18. > :05:30.was full, tying up the fewer Unison members report to us all of
:05:31. > :05:36.the time that there has been increasingly spending hours on
:05:37. > :05:42.occasions in A on ambulance stretchers waiting to be triage into
:05:43. > :05:44.the services. This goes all the way back to Ambulance Services, where a
:05:45. > :05:51.vehicles are on the road because there are more and more time being
:05:52. > :05:52.spent in A being spent on patients.
:05:53. > :05:55.The Department of Health says it's recruited over 2,000 more paramedics
:05:56. > :05:58.nationally and announced a new pay deal to reduce pressure on services.
:05:59. > :06:00.But unions say mounting strain on a cash-strapped NHS can only mean
:06:01. > :06:03.more pressure for those on the front line.
:06:04. > :06:05.Earlier I spoke to Ged Blezard, the Director of Operations
:06:06. > :06:08.at the North West Ambulance Service, and asked him why it
:06:09. > :06:12.seems there are so many vacancies in the service.
:06:13. > :06:15.The main reason for us having a large vacancy gap is because of
:06:16. > :06:19.We have actually had some investment, so we have put that
:06:20. > :06:23.They are not vacancies but actually new posts that have been created
:06:24. > :06:28.It is much higher than everywhere else, though, and are you the only
:06:29. > :06:32.region to have got this extra money for extra staff?
:06:33. > :06:34.I think we have got a more significant increase
:06:35. > :06:37.in staffing than other areas, yes, so that is why we are probably
:06:38. > :06:43.However, we have done a lot of work to reduce this vacancy gap in terms
:06:44. > :06:45.of recruiting from overseas, and we have recruited 50 paramedics
:06:46. > :06:49.from international countries such as Poland and Finland.
:06:50. > :06:52.We are also looking at over recruiting our EMT1 staff,
:06:53. > :06:54.which is the emergency medical technicians, to compensate
:06:55. > :07:00.So, we are actually 1% off fully staffed.
:07:01. > :07:02.Why do you need to recruit from abroad?
:07:03. > :07:06.Can you not get enough paramedics from within the country?
:07:07. > :07:09.There is a national shortage of paramedics within the UK,
:07:10. > :07:12.and there has recently been a change in how paramedics are trained
:07:13. > :07:14.and a lot of investment in upskilling them.
:07:15. > :07:17.It now takes two years at university to become a paramedic,
:07:18. > :07:21.and that lengthens the time it takes to recruit to posts.
:07:22. > :07:25.So we know that, looking overseas, the Polish and Finnish paramedics
:07:26. > :07:27.have a similar qualification two ours, and it is easier
:07:28. > :07:30.at the moment to recruit from there, because we can recruit them
:07:31. > :07:34.But the long-term plan is that we will recruit
:07:35. > :07:39.We have just got to catch up with the two-year gap that it
:07:40. > :07:43.I suppose the problem is that you are saying you have got this
:07:44. > :07:46.extra funding for new staff, but that is not going to show
:07:47. > :07:49.for another two years, so in the meantime what effect
:07:50. > :07:51.is that going to have on the service the public get
:07:52. > :07:55.The actual vacancy gap is only 1% of staff now,
:07:56. > :07:58.so that is only about 70 staff that were vacant, and we are
:07:59. > :08:04.By the end of this financial year, which is in the end of March,
:08:05. > :08:09.So actually the vacancy gap is minimal, it is just
:08:10. > :08:12.that the staff grading is not correct, and there are less
:08:13. > :08:14.than they should be, but we are actually recruiting
:08:15. > :08:17.and recruiting very hard to try to bridge that gap.
:08:18. > :08:24.Thorn Cross Open Prison in Warrington has been praised
:08:25. > :08:28.for providing inmates with good training and education,
:08:29. > :08:29.and helping them resettle back into communities.
:08:30. > :08:32.A report by the Chief Inspector of Prisons says staff should be
:08:33. > :08:35.congratulated for making the jail safe, and keeping the number
:08:36. > :08:43.Everton Football Club says plans to build a new stadium -
:08:44. > :08:46.most likely at Bramley Moore Dock - could be confirmed in
:08:47. > :08:49.Liverpool's Mayor Joe Anderson says the council is helping
:08:50. > :08:53.with the plans and ?20 million has been allocated for a new road and
:08:54. > :09:02.A transgender woman from Merseyside, being held at a male prison,
:09:03. > :09:07.Jenny Swift from Seaforth in Sefton was on remand at Doncaster Prison
:09:08. > :09:12.She was found unresponsive in her cell on December the 30th
:09:13. > :09:16.An independent investigation will be carried out by the Prisons
:09:17. > :09:24.Supermarket chain Lidl is creating 500 jobs at a major
:09:25. > :09:28.The company says millions of pounds will be invested into the site,
:09:29. > :09:35.A planning application will be submitted later this year.
:09:36. > :09:38.New plans are being considered to allow television cameras to film
:09:39. > :09:41.inside the Isle of Man's Tynwald Parliament.
:09:42. > :09:42.A group of politicians recommends the rules
:09:43. > :09:50.A decision will be made later this month.
:09:51. > :09:52.The Lake District is famous for its wonderful views,
:09:53. > :09:56.but many of them could be ruined forever, according to some of those
:09:57. > :10:03.Tomorrow is the final day of consultation on plans to build
:10:04. > :10:06.a line of pylons the size of Nelson's Column on the edge
:10:07. > :10:11.Campaigners want the power cables hidden underground.
:10:12. > :10:13.The National Grid says any changes would make our
:10:14. > :10:21.You don't get better days than this in the Lake District,
:10:22. > :10:25.but this view out to Duddon Estuary here could be about to change.
:10:26. > :10:28.The National Grid wants to build a line of pylons here,
:10:29. > :10:35.These are some of the people trying to stop it.
:10:36. > :10:37.Annette Carmichael joined friends and neighbours
:10:38. > :10:41.in Broughton-in-Furness this morning to protest at the plans.
:10:42. > :10:44.She runs a small B with a view of the estuary.
:10:45. > :10:47.We are going to have pylons at least twice the height,
:10:48. > :10:50.with really thick cables, cutting across the view.
:10:51. > :10:52.Do you think that would put people off visiting the area?
:10:53. > :10:57.I have been speaking to guests of my own who have come from the UK,
:10:58. > :11:00.from Europe and further afield, like the States and Australia,
:11:01. > :11:03.and they are absolutely horrified by the idea of this sort of thing
:11:04. > :11:08.The pylons will carry electricity from a new nuclear power
:11:09. > :11:13.The National Grid has already made concessions,
:11:14. > :11:17.but a 14 and a half mile stretch along the coast is to be buried
:11:18. > :11:23.And there is to be a 13 mile tunnel under Morecambe Bay,
:11:24. > :11:31.But that doesn't go far enough for the organisation dedicated
:11:32. > :11:42.So, you are going to have two very large pylons sat
:11:43. > :11:48.But is here and Broughton is going to see these pylons.
:11:49. > :11:52.You are Friends Of The Lake District and as you have shown me on the map,
:11:53. > :11:54.this route actually goes outside the national Park, doesn't it?
:11:55. > :11:57.The route is outside the Lake District National Park
:11:58. > :11:59.but in places it is six metres outside the National Park.
:12:00. > :12:01.So it is visible and will affect the views.
:12:02. > :12:04.The consultation period for these plans ends tomorrow
:12:05. > :12:06.and there is little sign of the National Grid
:12:07. > :12:10.They say, to make these plans more environmentally friendly would be
:12:11. > :12:18.This project isn't paid for by the National Grid,
:12:19. > :12:21.it is paid for by all of us through our electricity bills,
:12:22. > :12:24.so we have got to strike a balance between protecting those
:12:25. > :12:25.environments and keeping energy bills affordable
:12:26. > :12:29.If the plans are approved by the Government, work
:12:30. > :12:42.Stuart Flinders, BBC North West tonight, Cumbria.
:12:43. > :12:45.Glorious views today. It would be great to walk in the Lake District
:12:46. > :12:47.today. Flying high with a head for heights,
:12:48. > :12:51.but what links these motorbikers with some of Britain's
:12:52. > :12:57.biggest entertainers? This person took this up because
:12:58. > :13:00.motocross was too dangerous. And how life up North has influenced
:13:01. > :13:07.the nation's fashion and culture. When Shaun O'Brien was diagnosed
:13:08. > :13:10.with cancer he needed all the help he could get,
:13:11. > :13:13.and he got that from the NHS His wife Cat was grateful,
:13:14. > :13:18.and it got her thinking about how She could have held a coffee
:13:19. > :13:26.morning, or raised money running a marathon, but went a bit further
:13:27. > :13:29.than that, and next month she's giving one of her kidneys
:13:30. > :13:48.to a complete stranger. Thank you for coming in. Cat, the
:13:49. > :13:53.question to start with, why not a marathon? Why donate a kidney?
:13:54. > :14:00.It was a story on the radio that made me realise that you could do
:14:01. > :14:03.it. I did not realise you could donate via altruism, Anderson as I
:14:04. > :14:09.heard the story, even if he had not had the cancer it would have been
:14:10. > :14:14.something I wanted to do. -- as soon as I heard this. It will help
:14:15. > :14:21.someone live free from machines. And it was down to the BBC. This has all
:14:22. > :14:23.come about from the Jeremy Vine show.
:14:24. > :14:27.You heard something Jeremy Vine said?
:14:28. > :14:31.It was a lady. The story resonated with you?
:14:32. > :14:36.She had done the same thing and it was hearing her speak about how
:14:37. > :14:42.rewarded she felt from doing it and the story of how it all went about.
:14:43. > :14:45.He was in the car and said, I can do that.
:14:46. > :14:49.A lot of us would hear a story like that on the radio as we often do and
:14:50. > :14:53.it brings a tear to your eye and you move on and carry on with your life
:14:54. > :14:57.and never followed through on those kind thoughts. What does this say to
:14:58. > :15:03.you, Shaun about your wife? I probably just rolled my eyes and
:15:04. > :15:10.it was, OK, if that is what you want to do. That is what she is like.
:15:11. > :15:17.What an amazing thing to do. Some people are not so nice about
:15:18. > :15:21.it, but a lot of people are nice. I am not doing it so that people think
:15:22. > :15:26.I'm nice. It is a case of, I can help someone and I am physically
:15:27. > :15:29.able to help someone, and after tests discovered I am physically
:15:30. > :15:35.able, so I will do. Are some people being critical? Why
:15:36. > :15:39.would they be critical? They seem to think that maybe I want
:15:40. > :15:44.some sort of thing out of it or to make money out of it, whereas there
:15:45. > :15:48.is no money to be made. There is no monetary value.
:15:49. > :15:51.You are not allowed to do that. Maybe media attention, for example.
:15:52. > :15:58.I only spoke to the local paper and it snowballed since yesterday from
:15:59. > :16:02.the local paper. The whole point of speaking to the paper was because if
:16:03. > :16:05.I had not heard that Lady's story on BBC radio, I would not have known
:16:06. > :16:09.you could do this. I did not know you could donate to a stranger.
:16:10. > :16:11.You hope somebody else might see this?
:16:12. > :16:17.They might but the nation is not for everybody. People can sign the
:16:18. > :16:20.register. Shaun, this is also a thank you
:16:21. > :16:25.really because of the treatment you have received, because you underwent
:16:26. > :16:28.treatment for cancer. How are you now?
:16:29. > :16:37.I am fine. I have felt fine for the past six months at least, 12 months.
:16:38. > :16:44.You had cancer in a consul? My right tonsil, which spread. It
:16:45. > :16:54.was on my neck, which is when you told me to go to my GP. -- it was
:16:55. > :16:56.cancer of the tonsil. Straight to the hospital.
:16:57. > :17:04.And then they get all of the tests that they do. They said they had
:17:05. > :17:11.found some cancer cells. It was from me seeing a GP to me having a
:17:12. > :17:17.surgery was about three months. What I was going to say was I had
:17:18. > :17:21.first-hand experience with the NHS with a family member over the past
:17:22. > :17:24.month, and it was fantastic. On this programme we hold people to account
:17:25. > :17:27.and criticise, but you have had fantastic care through three
:17:28. > :17:35.different hospitals? Yes. Manchester Royal and two
:17:36. > :17:37.others, all fantastic. And my local GP.
:17:38. > :17:46.You are now putting your trust in the doctors to do a procedure on you
:17:47. > :17:51.and hopefully so someone... Yes, it is major surgery, but I
:17:52. > :17:56.trust them completely with that. If you have any questions, there is
:17:57. > :17:59.always an actual team that works with people, so if you have
:18:00. > :18:04.questions you can ask the team if you're concerned. That team is there
:18:05. > :18:08.for you if you are concerned. If you're worrying...
:18:09. > :18:11.Unique recovery time, obviously. You have a physical job, and you? What
:18:12. > :18:19.do you do? I drive wagons, skip wagons for a
:18:20. > :18:23.local waste management company. And they have been great about it?
:18:24. > :18:25.They have. How much recovery time do you have
:18:26. > :18:29.to have? The surgeon says I will be able to
:18:30. > :18:33.fend for myself after a few weeks. It can take up to three months
:18:34. > :18:37.before you are fully recovered after two weeks I will be able to make my
:18:38. > :18:43.own cups of tea. He will not have to look after me any more.
:18:44. > :18:45.Maybe tonight. It is your ninth wedding anniversary today?
:18:46. > :18:50.It is. What a way to celebrate.
:18:51. > :18:55.We have a lovely picture, look at this. Beautiful. We wish you every
:18:56. > :19:00.success with the surgery. Thank you for coming in.
:19:01. > :19:05.People do not have to do live donation but if people want to
:19:06. > :19:08.register on organ donation we have the website coming up any a moment
:19:09. > :19:11.so people can register for that as well. It is a great thing you're
:19:12. > :19:15.doing and thank you for coming in and telling us.
:19:16. > :19:18.Thank you. A change of tack now.
:19:19. > :19:21.Motocross rider Nez Parker was one of the best in Britain
:19:22. > :19:24.at his favourite sport - until he was forced to give it up.
:19:25. > :19:27.Nez from Leyland needed to do something less likely to hurt him.
:19:28. > :19:34.Motocross was what Nez Parker did best, but injuries took their toll.
:19:35. > :19:37.On this knee I have had six operations and ACR
:19:38. > :19:43.The Leyland rider was forced to retire aged just 25.
:19:44. > :19:46.With his dream job over, Nez realised he had to do something
:19:47. > :19:48.safer, something less likely to break his bones...
:19:49. > :20:03.This is freestyle motocross, Nez's new career.
:20:04. > :20:05.Here, riders perform tricks and stunts for points instead
:20:06. > :20:09.Most people would think it bizarre that you chose
:20:10. > :20:14.Well, it is really dangerous and if you crash it's going to hurt,
:20:15. > :20:18.but it's up to me and it is no one else who is going to
:20:19. > :20:22.When you watch the racing on Saturday night, you will realise
:20:23. > :20:27.There are very few professional level motocross riders who end up
:20:28. > :20:32.So he is very unique and Nez has become a freestyler in no time
:20:33. > :20:36.at all, so I think he has left quite a few people scratching their heads
:20:37. > :20:42.Nez is practising at the Manchester Arena
:20:43. > :20:45.where the Arenacross National Tour starts at the weekend.
:20:46. > :20:48.There are plenty of family watching but his mum will be
:20:49. > :20:52.She did at the whole time I did motocross,
:20:53. > :20:57.She would stand looking the opposite way as I was coming past.
:20:58. > :21:00.But my brother does MMA, he is a cage fighter as well,
:21:01. > :21:03.so that is not very good for her nerves, either, is it?
:21:04. > :21:08.So it seems that in the Parker family at least, Nez
:21:09. > :21:19.Stuart Pollitt, North West Tonight, Manchester.
:21:20. > :21:23.No fear of danger in that family. If you are interested...
:21:24. > :21:25.And the Arenacross Tour comes to the Manchester Arena
:21:26. > :21:38.A bit of football news. Pep Guardiola this afternoon clarified
:21:39. > :21:41.his, that city are ten years behind neighbours Manchester United, he
:21:42. > :21:46.said that in an interview with NBC the American broadcaster, about the
:21:47. > :21:49.visit to West Ham. Pep Guardiola said he was talking about title
:21:50. > :21:54.winning history and not the level of the current teams.
:21:55. > :21:56.The titles, in 20 years about Manchester United beating... Nothing
:21:57. > :22:00.that last three or four years, because in the last five years,
:22:01. > :22:06.Manchester city have achieved more target of getting better. I never
:22:07. > :22:10.said this club is below the other one right now, no.
:22:11. > :22:14.Not having a happy time with the media, Pep.
:22:15. > :22:18.has always influenced culture and fashion.
:22:19. > :22:21.Now the Open Eye photography gallery in Liverpool is marking its 40th
:22:22. > :22:23.anniversary with a special exhibition celebrating the north's
:22:24. > :22:25.impact on what we wear and what we think.
:22:26. > :22:27.Our Merseyside Reporter, Andy Gill, has been for a preview
:22:28. > :22:40.The photographer Glen Luchford shot the Stone Roses
:22:41. > :22:47.Morrissey is another north-west artist featured at
:22:48. > :22:54.A parka featuring New Order album covers - one was recently
:22:55. > :22:58.auctioned for ?15,000 - is another example of how the north
:22:59. > :23:08.I think there has been quite a big thing about how important northern
:23:09. > :23:14.You know, so we can trace it way back to, sort of, the industrial
:23:15. > :23:17.revolution, major cities and how they grew.
:23:18. > :23:19.But then how the knowledge and wealth and experiences
:23:20. > :23:26.But the gallery's 40th anniversary show isn't just about music -
:23:27. > :23:30.as these photos from Skelmersdale in the 1980s show,
:23:31. > :23:32.it's also about the northern life and the region's
:23:33. > :23:41.MUSIC: How Soon Is Now? by The Smiths
:23:42. > :23:45.We've always worked with both local and national and international
:23:46. > :23:48.talent, but interestingly a lot of the artists that we worked with,
:23:49. > :23:54.particularly in the 1970s and 80s, have become the international
:23:55. > :23:58.talent, and we are working with a huge pool of northern talents
:23:59. > :24:00.now that I'm sure will become the international
:24:01. > :24:05.The main part of this show are the images,
:24:06. > :24:07.the videos, the stills, the clothes themselves,
:24:08. > :24:14.all of which tell you the story of the influence of the North.
:24:15. > :24:17.But there is also a section where you can sit and listen
:24:18. > :24:19.to the influences and memories of major fashion designers who grew
:24:20. > :24:28.So what is it about the north that fascinates the fashionistas?
:24:29. > :24:31.The North is a bit like Rio or Paris, so if you have never been,
:24:32. > :24:34.you can have an idea about what it is like.
:24:35. > :24:35.You know, the smell, the architecture,
:24:36. > :24:39.And yeah, there is an element to it that I think people
:24:40. > :24:41.do find quite exotic, and I think that is
:24:42. > :24:46.Open Eye started in a former pub in 1977.
:24:47. > :24:49.It's now at Mann Island near the Pier Head.
:24:50. > :24:52.The 40th anniversary show opens tomorrow.
:24:53. > :25:02.Andy Gill, BBC North West Tonight, Liverpool.
:25:03. > :25:08.We were saying earlier, when did it become the 1980s and 1970s was the
:25:09. > :25:13.olden days? That makes me feel old.
:25:14. > :25:21.What a great day today, a lovely winter day.
:25:22. > :25:24.Very, very cold, but one or two people like producer Helen have not
:25:25. > :25:29.listened to me. She forgot to take an extra layer, a fleece this
:25:30. > :25:35.morning, because it was that cold. How cool what it? This photograph
:25:36. > :25:38.captures it beautifully. This was the Leeds Liverpool canal this
:25:39. > :25:43.morning, frozen over. The good news is that tomorrow things are
:25:44. > :25:50.completely different. Much more mild tomorrow, but always a lot of rain.
:25:51. > :25:53.Here comes the rain tomorrow. High pressure above as for the weekend.
:25:54. > :25:58.It is not going to stay settled but it is going to say much milder
:25:59. > :26:02.because of the cloud cover over the weekend. For this evening, at the
:26:03. > :26:06.moment, still a bit chilly with frost out there. That will change as
:26:07. > :26:10.you can see, this band of cloud is pushing in from across the Irish
:26:11. > :26:19.Sea. It will bring spots of rain by Dawn and also the wind is picking up
:26:20. > :26:21.and temperatures, look at them. So much better than last night.
:26:22. > :26:23.Although I still think we may see subzero temperatures in one or two
:26:24. > :26:26.spots. Tomorrow morning is a different picture with starting off
:26:27. > :26:30.cloudy with rain pushing in and persistent on and off through the
:26:31. > :26:34.morning into the afternoon. The wind picks up as well through the
:26:35. > :26:38.afternoon. Maybe not a lot in the way of sunshine tomorrow, but look
:26:39. > :26:41.at the temperatures tomorrow - perhaps double-figure temperatures
:26:42. > :26:47.across the Isle of Man. Elsewhere seven or eight Celsius but with
:26:48. > :26:52.plenty of rain. Tomorrow night is going to be so much milder than last
:26:53. > :26:55.night. Look at the temperatures, five or six or seven Celsius
:26:56. > :27:00.overnight tomorrow. Again very cloudy with spots of rain and
:27:01. > :27:04.possibly some fog patches forming for tomorrow night. We head into the
:27:05. > :27:08.weekend and high pressure is in charge of your weather. This is
:27:09. > :27:12.Saturday. It is going to be quite cloudy, maybe with some like an
:27:13. > :27:14.drizzly rain, temperatures around eight or nine Celsius, and we are
:27:15. > :27:19.going to continue with the good-looking temperatures into
:27:20. > :27:20.Sunday. Monday has double-figure averages maybe with a chance of
:27:21. > :27:26.rain. It does not know what to do.
:27:27. > :27:29.It is up and down, like a yo-yo. It was called today.
:27:30. > :27:34.Called this morning but lovely with beautiful blue skies, so I do not
:27:35. > :27:37.mind. It felt cold. I don't like the rain but not
:27:38. > :27:40.everyone thinks the same. Have a lovely evening.