:00:00. > :00:08.Welcome to North West Tonight with Beccy Barr and Roger Johnson.
:00:09. > :00:12.Two women are killed after a car, driven by an 89-year-old man,
:00:13. > :00:18.hits pedestrians in a Manchester hospital car park.
:00:19. > :00:20.The driver's been arrested on suspicion of causing death
:00:21. > :00:24.A Liverpool backpacker is rescued by Australian police
:00:25. > :00:30.after being kidnapped and assaulted over a two month period.
:00:31. > :00:35.The opinion investigators and myself is that we have potentially saved
:00:36. > :00:39.this young girl's life. Anything may have tran spired.
:00:40. > :00:42.In the latest of our reports on pollution, could it be one
:00:43. > :00:50.We meet the oldest working cooper in the country,
:00:51. > :01:04.who's retiring after more than 50 years.
:01:05. > :01:07.Two women have died after a car ploughed into a group
:01:08. > :01:09.of pedestrians near the entrance to a Manchester hospital.
:01:10. > :01:12.The 89-year-old driver of the car has been arrested.
:01:13. > :01:17.Our reporter, Mark Edwardson, is at Withington Hospital now.
:01:18. > :01:32.Yes, it's quiet now. This is the main entrance to Withington Hospital
:01:33. > :01:36.in South Manchester. You can imagine, in the early afternoon
:01:37. > :01:43.today, this was probably quite a busy area. Behind me, over my
:01:44. > :01:46.shoulder, you can see where there are temporary barriers. Two heavy
:01:47. > :01:50.bollards have been knocked over, lying on their side against the
:01:51. > :01:54.wall, there is a dent in there as well. That is where the incident
:01:55. > :01:58.happened. It looks like a car has somehow gone out of control and it's
:01:59. > :02:03.hit this group of pedestrians that you mention. Unfortunately, amongst
:02:04. > :02:08.those pedestrians were two women who were taken to hospital with what at
:02:09. > :02:13.the time were described as life-threatening injuries. Mark,
:02:14. > :02:19.unfortunately we now know that those two women have sadly died of those
:02:20. > :02:23.injuries. What more can you tell us Well, as you say, they were taken to
:02:24. > :02:28.hospital for treatment. We were told a couple of hours ago that one of
:02:29. > :02:32.the women had sadly died because of her injuries and in the last, sort
:02:33. > :02:37.of, 20 minutes or so, another update has come from the police to confirm
:02:38. > :02:41.that the second woman has also died. A dreadfully sad afternoon and a
:02:42. > :02:45.devastating course of events for the families and friends of those women.
:02:46. > :02:52.What do we know about the car driver? Well, what we know has come
:02:53. > :02:56.from Greater Manchester Police. He is an 89-year-old man. He has been
:02:57. > :03:00.arrested of suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and also
:03:01. > :03:03.causing serious injury by dangerous driving and that he's currently in
:03:04. > :03:07.custody. Now, police sea say they are in the early stages of this
:03:08. > :03:12.investigation, but they want to talk to anybody who saw the collision or
:03:13. > :03:16.anybody who saw that green Ford Focus around the hospital before the
:03:17. > :03:20.collision happened. Mark, thank you very much indeed. The Mark live for
:03:21. > :03:26.us at Withington Hospital. Beccy will have the latest on that on the
:03:27. > :03:31.late news at 10.30pm. Absolutely. Next tonight.
:03:32. > :03:34.The North West Ambulance Service say they've seen a surge in call-outs
:03:35. > :03:36.to deal with people taking the former legal high, Spice.
:03:37. > :03:39.In fact, one charity claims 95% of Manchester's homeless community
:03:40. > :03:41.are now taking the synthetic drug, which is now being dealt
:03:42. > :03:44.on the streets instead of being sold in shops.
:03:45. > :03:45.These disturbing images were captured by one
:03:46. > :03:50.of our reporters in the city centre just a few hours ago.
:03:51. > :03:53.It's feared a new strain appears to freeze those who smoke it,
:03:54. > :03:56.leaving them standing or squatting like statues and, in some cases
:03:57. > :04:00.Joining us now is Julie Boyle from the homeless charity, Lifeshare.
:04:01. > :04:07.Thank you very much for coming along. Why is this happening now?
:04:08. > :04:12.The homeless community? This particular strain that makes people
:04:13. > :04:15.in this Catonic state seems to have overtaken all the supply in
:04:16. > :04:19.Manchester. It's the worst one I've seen, this particular strain. We
:04:20. > :04:22.have seen disturbing pictures of what people look like when they take
:04:23. > :04:27.it. In your experience of dealing with people, what does it do to them
:04:28. > :04:32.in the longer term? This one at the minute makes people Catonic. In the
:04:33. > :04:37.future there will be hard withdrawal can symptoms. It's harder to come
:04:38. > :04:44.off Spice than it is to come off heroin. Why are people taking Spice,
:04:45. > :04:47.what is going on in this homeless community that cause this is
:04:48. > :04:52.epidemic? It's to get off to sleep so they are not on edge in case
:04:53. > :04:55.someone attacks them. Soon enough they are then addicted to it. What
:04:56. > :05:02.is the solution from the work you've done? They need to get the chemistry
:05:03. > :05:06.recognised and being able to do an anecdote and get young people into
:05:07. > :05:11.accommodation than the system out at the minute. 95% of people in the
:05:12. > :05:15.homeless people are taking this drug, that will be very shocking to
:05:16. > :05:20.people, why is this happening? As I say, it's very addictive, it's very
:05:21. > :05:24.difficult to get off. The withdrawal symptoms are awful. Young people are
:05:25. > :05:30.carrying Class A drugs being paid in Spice to do that. They are arrested
:05:31. > :05:35.and go to prison for it. What do you think the authorities need to do? To
:05:36. > :05:38.crackdown on this now? They need to go further up the chain. Not the
:05:39. > :05:44.low-level street dealers. They need to get the big boys who are
:05:45. > :05:47.providing all the Spice on to the streets of Manchester, go further up
:05:48. > :05:50.the train, get them arrested and put into prison. In your experience
:05:51. > :05:56.working with homeless people, how does it compare to similar issues
:05:57. > :06:00.we've had in the past? I call it an epidemic amongst the homeless
:06:01. > :06:03.community in Manchester. I've never seen anything like it in any other
:06:04. > :06:08.strain of Thank you for drug. Coming in and talking to us, Julie.
:06:09. > :06:12.You can hear more on this on BBC Radio Manchester tomorrow morning.
:06:13. > :06:29.A man has been arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs after four
:06:30. > :06:29.13-year-old girls were hospitalised after taking ecstasy in Wythenshawe,
:06:30. > :06:30.Police believe the girls took the drugs, described
:06:31. > :06:30.as Pink Teddy Bear pills, near to the Civic Centre.
:06:31. > :06:31.They have since been discharged from hospital
:06:32. > :06:35.The former Crewe Alexandra football coach, Barry Bennell,
:06:36. > :06:38.has been charged with eight counts of historical child sexual abuse
:06:39. > :06:43.following an investigation by Cheshire Police.
:06:44. > :06:46.The alleged offences took place between 1980 and 1987 and relate
:06:47. > :06:49.to alleged assaults against two boys, both aged under 16.
:06:50. > :06:52.Mr Bennell will appear via video link at South Cheshire
:06:53. > :07:01.The Vice Chair of the local labour party in Wallasey, Paul Davies,
:07:02. > :07:03.has been told he could face lifelong suspension after being referred
:07:04. > :07:08.to the party's disciplinary body for bullying and intimidation.
:07:09. > :07:11.Last year the entire local party was suspended after MP Angela Eagle
:07:12. > :07:15.At a hearing today, the local party was told the suspension will be
:07:16. > :07:22.lifted in May subject to training and supervision conditions.
:07:23. > :07:24.Liverpool's Lime Street station will fully re-open tomorrow,
:07:25. > :07:29.Engineers have been working round the clock to clear 200 tonnes
:07:30. > :07:32.of debris which was blocking lines into the station after a retaining
:07:33. > :07:44.A limited number of services to London will begin tonight.
:07:45. > :07:51.This is a story I'm sure you'll remember.
:07:52. > :07:53.It's more than 18-months since a water contamination scare
:07:54. > :07:55.affected hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses
:07:56. > :08:01.Yet we're still no nearer to knowing why it happened
:08:02. > :08:02.and what could prevent it happening again.
:08:03. > :08:07.The organisation charged with the task of investigating says
:08:08. > :08:13.it's still not ready to announce what it's discovered.
:08:14. > :08:15.An MP is now calling on the Government to make
:08:16. > :08:25.Here's our chief reporter, Dave Guest.
:08:26. > :08:27.This is what caused the problem, Cryptosporidium, a nasty bug that
:08:28. > :08:29.causes serious stomach and breathing problems.
:08:30. > :08:31.On August 6th 2015, traces of it were found
:08:32. > :08:33.in Lancashire's water supply, so United Utilities ordered
:08:34. > :08:35.people to boil tap water before drinking it.
:08:36. > :08:37.Around 300,000 homes and businesses were affected.
:08:38. > :08:44.Restrictions were in place for roughly a month.
:08:45. > :08:46.The Drinking Water Inspectorate began an immediate investigation
:08:47. > :08:49.to find out what went wrong, but as yet they're not
:08:50. > :08:52.It became a daily ritual for thousands in Lancashire
:08:53. > :08:57.For a month, they were told to boil water or drink bottled water
:08:58. > :09:01.after the main supply was contaminated by a bug
:09:02. > :09:11.The source of the problem was traced to the Franklaw Treatment Works,
:09:12. > :09:18.but despite 18 months of investigation by the Drinking
:09:19. > :09:20.Water Inspectorate, we still don't know how it happened.
:09:21. > :09:29.I'll be writing today to the Secretary of State to demand
:09:30. > :09:31.this she puts pressure on the Drinking Water Inspectorate
:09:32. > :09:34.to start to inform my constituents what happened and what they're
:09:35. > :09:40.For the Drinking Water Inspectorate, over 18 months on, still to be
:09:41. > :09:43.refusing to shed any light on it, it's not acceptable.
:09:44. > :09:46.The staff at the Brookside Care Home Saa the water restrictions
:09:47. > :09:53.The care home sector in itself is a very demanding
:09:54. > :09:57.So it was an added demand that went on for far longer
:09:58. > :10:02.What do you think of the fact, 18 months on, we still don't
:10:03. > :10:04.know what caused it, we still have no official report?
:10:05. > :10:08.We still haven't had effect a risk in assessment to say
:10:09. > :10:10.this is what happened, this is how it happened
:10:11. > :10:13.and what measures they are putting in place to stop it happening again.
:10:14. > :10:15.The Consumer Council for water has similar concerns.
:10:16. > :10:17.We are disappointed that it's taken so long.
:10:18. > :10:20.Consumers need to have confidence in their water supplies and they're
:10:21. > :10:22.frustrated that we don't have clarity at this
:10:23. > :10:24.moment on what the causes were and the ability
:10:25. > :10:32.So we've written to the Drinking Water Inspectorate to express our
:10:33. > :10:41.The Drinking Water Inspectorate told us the process is continuing
:10:42. > :10:43.and a report will be published when that process is complete.
:10:44. > :10:46.But as yet it's noncommittal about when that will be.
:10:47. > :10:48.Police in Australia have rescued a Liverpool backpacker
:10:49. > :10:50.after she was abducted by an ex-boyfriend and
:10:51. > :10:55.It's alleged that the 22-year-old was raped and assaulted by her
:10:56. > :10:56.attacker as they travelled around Queensland.
:10:57. > :10:59.I've been speaking to Rachel Clun from The Brisbane Times about a case
:11:00. > :11:06.which has made headlines today across Australia.
:11:07. > :11:11.Injured, bewildered, desperate - the 22-year-old backpacker wanders
:11:12. > :11:14.into a roadhouse in Mitchell, bloodied and bruised.
:11:15. > :11:19.The woman met an Australian man at the end of January
:11:20. > :11:21.at a dance music party in a paddock, essentially.
:11:22. > :11:23.They started a relationship, but the relationship turned
:11:24. > :11:34.And the abuse started a few days after that.
:11:35. > :11:36.They stayed in Cairns, which is where they met for
:11:37. > :11:38.a while, before travelling around Queensland.
:11:39. > :11:41.A lot of the areas where she would have been would have been unknown
:11:42. > :11:43.to her and she wouldn't have known anyone there.
:11:44. > :11:47.It would have been difficult for her to have made a mistake.
:11:48. > :11:56.-- An escape. She was held against her will, allegedly raped and
:11:57. > :12:00.assaulted. An ordeal that spanned two months. How did police found
:12:01. > :12:04.her? She went to a service station. Got petrol for the car. Couldn't pay
:12:05. > :12:08.for the petrol. The woman who owned the service station called police.
:12:09. > :12:12.She was distressed, crying, she was really shaking and that. She had two
:12:13. > :12:16.black eyes and marks on the side of her neck. Police pulled the car
:12:17. > :12:20.over, found the woman in this distressed state and then, after
:12:21. > :12:26.some questions, found the man hiding in a storage compartment of the
:12:27. > :12:29.vehicle. Should back canpackers and tourists and travellers in Australia
:12:30. > :12:33.be concerned? This isn't the first time an incident of this nature has
:12:34. > :12:41.occurred? Australia receives large numbers of tourists from the UK and
:12:42. > :12:44.all over the world daily, so for the vast majority Australia is a really
:12:45. > :12:48.safe place to You just have be. To be careful. Especially going in the
:12:49. > :12:51.outback where you won't have a signal on your phone. You don't know
:12:52. > :12:55.where the next petrol station will be if you get in trouble or anything
:12:56. > :13:02.like that. What is the process from now? He was charged with a string of
:13:03. > :13:06.offences, including rape, assault. We have potentially saved saved this
:13:07. > :13:11.young girl's life, given what's happened to her, the extent of what
:13:12. > :13:16.has happened and over the period of time anything may have tran spired.
:13:17. > :13:19.She is being cared for by the police and medical professionalsals at this
:13:20. > :13:22.stage shechl was taken to hospital initially and she will go to
:13:23. > :13:24.hospital tomorrow for follow-up treatment. Thank you very much for
:13:25. > :13:30.your time. Thank you very much. We meet the Southport golfer who's
:13:31. > :13:42.made a memorable start to the year. Go on, go on, go on. In. I think
:13:43. > :13:49.it's going. YES! Britain's longest serving
:13:50. > :13:56.barrel maker bows out. For three nights this week,
:13:57. > :13:58.we're taking a closer It's associated with lung
:13:59. > :14:02.conditions and heart disease, A team at Lancaster University has
:14:03. > :14:12.published some ground-breaking research which suggests pollution
:14:13. > :14:20.particles could be one of the causes of
:14:21. > :14:21.Alzheimer's disease. Here's our environment
:14:22. > :14:29.correspondent, Judy Hobson. Here in the north-west,
:14:30. > :14:32.we have some of the most congested roads in the country and it's
:14:33. > :14:34.affecting our health. Vehicles, especially diesels,
:14:35. > :14:35.emit tiny particles, known as PM2.5s, they're so small
:14:36. > :14:38.they can become lodged These particles can be
:14:39. > :14:41.exerting damage to health. But scientists, here
:14:42. > :14:42.at Lancaster University, have made another discovery
:14:43. > :14:46.after analysing brain cells. The brains we looked
:14:47. > :14:48.at came from two locations. They came from Manchester,
:14:49. > :14:50.in the UK, and they came And those particles,
:14:51. > :14:59.those pollution particles, we found in abundance
:15:00. > :15:01.in the human brain. The exact source of the particles
:15:02. > :15:04.isn't yet known, but Professor Marr says it shows there could be a link
:15:05. > :15:07.between pollution and The strong suggestion is that those
:15:08. > :15:14.particles from the air, as we're walking along in the city,
:15:15. > :15:17.some of those particles are getting probably directly into our brains
:15:18. > :15:22.through the old factory bulb. In the 1950s, Manchester's smog
:15:23. > :15:25.was so thick it sometimes Today the air looks
:15:26. > :15:32.cleaner, but we now know Manchester is currently
:15:33. > :15:46.in breach of its legal limits for nitrogen dioxide,
:15:47. > :15:48.an invisible gas which It affects people like Dave Lawson,
:15:49. > :15:51.who has bronchiectasis. It's making it very,
:15:52. > :15:53.very difficult to breathe and, again, that restrictive feeling
:15:54. > :15:55.around the chest is very, As soon as that bus comes
:15:56. > :16:00.near you, you can feel it? You can feel, not just the heat
:16:01. > :16:03.reverberating off it, but also the chemicals
:16:04. > :16:05.and everything else that are coming out of it,
:16:06. > :16:08.you can really notice it. Children are especially
:16:09. > :16:15.vulnerable to air pollution. Last year 14,000, under the age
:16:16. > :16:21.of four, were admitted to hospital with respiratory problems in Greater
:16:22. > :16:22.Manchester. Ffion and Ben have asthma,
:16:23. > :16:25.their school is by a busy It makes my breathing a bit faster
:16:26. > :16:32.and I just feel like a little It's a bit wheezy, which makes me
:16:33. > :16:37.start coughing because my throat's When I'm running about, it kind of,
:16:38. > :16:44.like, it's like when you're laughing and then you can't breathe and,
:16:45. > :16:47.like, you get cramps and your stomach kind
:16:48. > :16:49.of knots up and you can't In Greater Manchester local
:16:50. > :16:54.councils are making changes, all designed to persuade us
:16:55. > :16:57.to leave our cars at home, but so far pollution levels remain
:16:58. > :16:59.stubbornly high while the evidence about its impact on our health
:17:00. > :17:10.conditions to grow. How strong is the link
:17:11. > :17:25.with Alzheimer's then? It indicates a link, it's not
:17:26. > :17:30.conclusive. Particles, made of iron, in the front of the brain, identical
:17:31. > :17:32.to those in patients with Alzheimer's. They think the
:17:33. > :17:37.particles must have come from a pollution source. They are not sure
:17:38. > :17:42.what the source is. It could be exhaust fumes, it could be road dust
:17:43. > :17:46.or brake pads. All these sources produce matter. It could be home
:17:47. > :17:50.heating systems or wood burning. They need to do more research.
:17:51. > :17:54.Worrying. What can be done about it? Things can be done about it.
:17:55. > :17:57.Councils in Liverpool and Manchester want to create clean air zones where
:17:58. > :18:01.the most polluting vehicles would be banned from the city centre. So, it
:18:02. > :18:05.could be all diesels. That is what Liverpool want. It could be the
:18:06. > :18:10.older diesels, old buses and old taxis. They want to extent the
:18:11. > :18:13.public transport systems. The experts tell us doing all this will
:18:14. > :18:19.make a difference. In some cities in Europe they have been doing it for
:18:20. > :18:21.years. Tomorrow, I'll be looking at how Germany and Switzerland
:18:22. > :18:26.brought their pollution levels down. brought their pollution levels down.
:18:27. > :18:29.The scientists tells us that in the UK pollution isn't getting worse. We
:18:30. > :18:33.health. That is a good thing. It health. That is a good thing. It
:18:34. > :18:36.means we can ask the Government then to do something about it. OK. Thank
:18:37. > :18:41.you very much for that. We will look out for that other piece tomorrow.
:18:42. > :18:43.Sport now, and Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic
:18:44. > :18:45.has accepted a three game ban for an elbow
:18:46. > :18:53.The Swedish striker, who has scored 26 goals this season,
:18:54. > :18:58.won't play in the Premier League until United's game with Everton
:18:59. > :19:02.After a miserable 2016, when he almost dropped out
:19:03. > :19:04.of the world's Top 200, Southport golfer Tommy Fleetwood has
:19:05. > :19:17.This year he's leading the European Tour money list and
:19:18. > :19:19.on Sunday finished second in the World Golf
:19:20. > :19:21.That earned him prize money of ?850,000.
:19:22. > :19:24.Stuart Pollitt's been to see him today.
:19:25. > :19:35.I wonder what the winner got? How about this for a millionar dollar
:19:36. > :19:42.putt -- million dollar putt? If anybody is due a putt this week it
:19:43. > :19:47.has to be you. All right. I thought I had it about halfway. One of them
:19:48. > :19:52.things. Once you have hit it. At the end it tried to miss. Very cool. It
:19:53. > :19:57.was a big putt. It not only got him into second place it got him a spot
:19:58. > :20:02.in next month's Masters for the first time. It has always avoided me
:20:03. > :20:06.that tournament. It's great. Every golfers dream. To play in the
:20:07. > :20:11.Masters, it's my caddy's dream to go there. Last year was OK, there were
:20:12. > :20:17.struggles, this year you have won one tournament. Second here. Million
:20:18. > :20:23.dollars ahead of anyone else on the race to Dubai. Yeah. It was coming
:20:24. > :20:30.last year. I had a tough time for a about a year from mid 2015 to 2016.
:20:31. > :20:34.I went back to my old coach that I've had, my caddy, one of my best
:20:35. > :20:38.mates has been on the bag since that time as well. Those twos switches
:20:39. > :20:45.made a massive difference. He can look forward to the Open at Royal
:20:46. > :20:51.Birkdale, a Major in his hometown. The Open being at Birkdale it can't
:20:52. > :20:53.be closer to where I grew up. I should be playing in it, which will
:20:54. > :20:58.be, it will be fantastic. The crowds be, it will be fantastic. The crowds
:20:59. > :21:04.will be great. 2017 is an amazing year. It could be a really good one?
:21:05. > :21:10.My best year ever, it's only March! You have to keep going. Golf has
:21:11. > :21:14.changed and the ball gets higher all the time. There is golf to be
:21:15. > :21:18.played. I put myself into a position to do things I've never done before.
:21:19. > :21:22.Like I said, I've not had chance to sit and think about it yet. I'm sure
:21:23. > :21:30.we will set more goals. If putts like this keep finding the hole,
:21:31. > :21:36.then those goals will be achieved. Fantastic story. Let's hope 2017 is
:21:37. > :21:41.Tommy's year. Good luck to him. Thank you to him for talking to us.
:21:42. > :21:47.Not often you get a prolific sportsman talking to you a couple of
:21:48. > :21:49.days after his big win and the Bocking yesterday as well with Tony
:21:50. > :21:53.Bellow. -- boxing. He's been rolling out the barrel
:21:54. > :21:56.in Liverpool for more than 50 years. Les Skinner is the oldest working
:21:57. > :21:59.cooper in the country. A cooper, if you didn't know,
:22:00. > :22:01.is someone who makes But, sadly, it's a dying craft
:22:02. > :22:05.and Les is calling it a day. Stuart Flinders has
:22:06. > :22:12.been to meet him. What are you doing? A 40 gallon
:22:13. > :22:17.barrel. You have to strip the hoops back. Striking wood and metal. Not a
:22:18. > :22:25.piece of plastic in sight. It will be refilled. With rum. With rum?
:22:26. > :22:35.Yes. For a company in Liverpool? Yes. I can smell it. A smell of rich
:22:36. > :22:43.spirit fillslet air at Les workshop. These are the sights and sounds he
:22:44. > :22:46.lived with since he went through the traditional ceremony back in 1960.
:22:47. > :22:50.You get inside, they push it over and roll you round. It's one of
:22:51. > :22:57.those things. Everyone expects it. It's no surprise. Back then there
:22:58. > :23:00.were plenty of customers in Liverpool. There was the oil
:23:01. > :23:06.industry using them, the food industry was using them. They used
:23:07. > :23:12.to export meat products pickled in brine to the West Indies. In truth,
:23:13. > :23:26.this was a dying craft even then. Now, orders to make a barrel from
:23:27. > :23:33.scratch like this are few and far between. The National Trust, the
:23:34. > :23:37.makers of period dramas, place occasional orders. Most of Les' work
:23:38. > :23:46.now is repairs. What have you done to it? Jointed it, so it has a
:23:47. > :23:51.smooth joint. Yes. So it can go back in? Yeah. What will you do now with
:23:52. > :23:58.your spare time? I will have to find something to do. Maybe go fishing.
:23:59. > :24:01.The workshop is up for sale. It's the end of an era for Les, but for
:24:02. > :24:13.Liverpool, too. I hope Les has a fantastic
:24:14. > :24:18.retirement. Absolutely. What a shame. Let's hope it isn't a dying
:24:19. > :24:22.art. How is the weather? We are in the good books. Most days this week
:24:23. > :24:29.we are in the good books. Yesterday was fabulous. Today was OK, a decent
:24:30. > :24:33.day. Our weather watchers pictures show how it started, beautiful
:24:34. > :24:37.spells of sunshine. We started to see more cloud cover rolling in.
:24:38. > :24:40.towards us because we have rain. The towards us because we have rain. The
:24:41. > :24:46.story through the next couple of days is mild air working in.
:24:47. > :24:49.Tomorrow you will have mild air, temperatures into double figures. We
:24:50. > :24:54.have mild air and the weather fronts will stay out of the way until we
:24:55. > :24:57.get to Friday. After that, well I still think there will be dry
:24:58. > :25:04.weather in the forecast. Not too bad at all. We clouded up during the
:25:05. > :25:09.afternoon. Isle of Man and Cumbria saw showers. They are creeping jefr
:25:10. > :25:13.where. They are turning into nothing as they move inland. Here come the
:25:14. > :25:18.showers through the night. Behind the showers an active area of rain.
:25:19. > :25:22.Last night we saw rain crossing us. Tonight it's much bigger. As it
:25:23. > :25:27.rises over the high ground you can see intense colours there. There
:25:28. > :25:31.will be bursts from time to time. As we head towards the early hours of
:25:32. > :25:35.the morning it should be gone. The cloud cover will probably be fairly
:25:36. > :25:38.constant. Temperatures not an issue at all, that is thanks to the rain,
:25:39. > :25:42.not a great thing, six or seven degrees for most of us. For rural
:25:43. > :25:47.areas three or four is where we will be. No frost first thing. The top of
:25:48. > :25:52.the Pennines will have murky areas, visibility poor for the first hour
:25:53. > :25:55.of daylight. The sun is up at 4.30am. We are getting the value of
:25:56. > :26:00.those early mornings. A bit of cloud in the southern parts. Brighter
:26:01. > :26:04.skies in the northern parts. That sunshine spreads everywhere through
:26:05. > :26:09.the day. More in the way of sunshine than you saw today. Add to that the
:26:10. > :26:14.mild air that is a nice recipe for a pretty good afternoon. Some places
:26:15. > :26:18.will struggle, but by the afternoon it's a nice picture. Not
:26:19. > :26:23.wall-to-wall sunshine, but patchy cloud floating around. 10-11 degrees
:26:24. > :26:26.will look and feel nice. Nothing to worry about Wednesday through to
:26:27. > :26:29.Thursday. Thursday should be a dry picture with good spells of
:26:30. > :26:34.sunshine. Friday some outbreaks of rain. Back in the mixed stuff as we
:26:35. > :26:38.head towards the weekend. Diane, thank you very much. Now, before we
:26:39. > :26:41.go. Manchester Storm Ice hockey
:26:42. > :26:43.team made it a night to remember for a young fan,
:26:44. > :26:46.called Sebastian, at the weekend. The two-year-old has a severe
:26:47. > :26:48.neurological disorder and is working So, the club flew Sebastian
:26:49. > :26:53.and his parents to Belfast to watch He met the team before
:26:54. > :26:58.going on a lap of honour on the ice and presenting the Man
:26:59. > :27:10.of the Match award. It was emotional thing for us,
:27:11. > :27:17.really. It was just amazing to see and him take it in. You know, the
:27:18. > :27:23.smile on his face the whole way round, pretty much, a memory we will
:27:24. > :27:30.never forget. Wonderful moment. Smile on everyone's face now. Sadly
:27:31. > :27:38.Storm lost 5-2. No-one minded. No, another day. More on that tragedy
:27:39. > :27:42.that happened today at Withington Hospital later tonight. Good night.