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and on BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.

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Welcome to North West Tonight with Annabel Tiffin...

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Devastated - families return to the Wirral blast site and see

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My front bedroom window, the small window, I had just gone to bed and

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the whole window just came out. One man injured in the blast remains

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in a critical condition. Jail for the waste-company

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boss whose over-filled We reveal the dangers

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of unlicensed taxis - and the councils giving permits

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to convicted sex offenders. It is a ticking time bomb. Somebody

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soon is going to get seriously hurt or sexually assaulted.

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They are all there, these Ramblers, to all and short, some in casual,

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some in their Sunday best. -- tall and short.

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How times have changed for fell walkers.

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Amanda Knox and her mother, Margeret, were enjoying a quiet

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evening in last Saturday when an explosion ripped

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through their home and sent them fleeing for their lives.

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Nearly a week after the suspected gas blast in Wirral they're

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homeless and critical of the local council's response.

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Today Stuart Flinders took them back to see the damaged property

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in New Ferry for the first time since the evacuation.

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With the outer cord and lifted today the full extent of the damage could

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be seen up close. -- cord. Amanda and her mum Margaret last saw their

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homes as they ran from the explosion. Today I took them back.

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It is my house. Which one? Right next to the shop. Oh...

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My front bedroom window, the small window, I had just gone to bed and

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the whole window just came out. And landed on me bed. That I was just

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about to get into. When you look at it now you are lucky you survived.

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We are. We got out, didn't we, the kids got out. That is my house. They

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have lost everything, including their cat, and they are living in a

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hotel. They are not impressed with the council's response. We have been

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left basically defined our own way. Our insurance company did speak to

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us and told us to find ourselves somewhere else to live. Have you

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been able to do that? No.

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Wirral Council says it has been in touch with all those badly affected.

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They said they would be contacting Amanda and Margaret as soon as

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possible to have them all the help they needed. One man badly injured

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was named as 21-year-old Lewis Jones, currently in a critical

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condition. His family have thanked friends for their support. Those

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living near the area have rallied around. At this primary school in

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afternoon of fundraising events, an idea not of staff but the children

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themselves. We thought we would help the families. How much do you think

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you will raise? Over ?175, I believe. I will raise over ?200. An

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investigation into the cause is going on and the decision will have

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to be made about how many of these properties can be saved.

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You might remember a huge fire in Stockport in 2013 which forced

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A year later another blaze broke out in Salford

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Both began at recycling plants owned by Barry Kilroe.

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was jailed for 15 months, after admitting failing

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He also ran a third site in Warrington, which was illegal.

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There are hundreds of whales of rotting waste here and it has been

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abandoned. -- bails. Barry Kilroe's company noted here, it is thought --

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he brought it here to export to Europe but he didn't have a license

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and some of it has been here for four years.

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Tonne upon tonne of abandoned rotting waste.

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It's been here so long, trees are sprouting out of it.

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The company, Asset and Land, only had a licence to

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Today the owner, Barry Kilroe, was jailed

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for 15 months, after admitting ten charges relating to waste handling

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This was significantly bad in terms of the

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What Mr Kilroe did by taking out leases onto

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other people's land and then filling it with illegal activities and

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illegal waste has left them with a legacy

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running into millions for

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the clean-up and unfortunately those landlords will have to take that.

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In the summer of 2013 a huge fire forced parts of the M60 to close.

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It had broken out at J25, a recycling plant in Bredbury.

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This time at Recovered Fuels in Salford.

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The smoke was so thick, Network Rail suspended its services to Liverpool.

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Both companies were owned by Barry Kilroe.

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This was a significant environmental damage as well as damage to

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infrastructure and the communities around the sites where Mr Kilroe

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chose to undertake a criminal activity.

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In the space of a year Environment Agency officers visited all three

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On each occasion they found problems.

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Waste should be stored securely indoors.

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At every site the amount of waste exceeded the limit allowed and was

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They issued notices, they were ignored.

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People would say it is an inefficient system.

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The court service has to be fair to all and everybody is innocent until

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proven guilty. Finding the evidence has taken a while because of Mr

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Kilroe's own defence but we got there in the end.

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It cost ?3 million to clean up the Salford and Stockport sites.

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The site here in Warrington will cost the owner much more.

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There is no insurance here so the landowners will have to foot the

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bill to clear it. The Environment Agency say they were pleased that

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Barry Kilroe got a custodial sentence. They say this kind of

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crime is becoming more common because it is very lucrative and

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they say they hope this sentence will give an example.

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A Manchester man's been sentenced after being convicted

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of murdering his sister by setting her on fire.

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Stephen Archer poured petrol over Julie Archer

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in her Newton Heath living room in February 2016.

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She never regained consciousness and died three days later

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He was given life imprisonment, to serve a minimum of 27 years.

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A utility firm's been fined nearly ?1 million,

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of a health-and-safety offence following the death of a worker.

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John Flowers died after falling from an electricity pole

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Electricity North West was convicted of contravening work-at-height

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regulations by failing to ensure the work was supervised.

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Councillors in Liverpool have approved a financial plan

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which could see Everton Football Club build a new stadium

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The authority won't itself be providing any funding

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for the new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock,

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The Green party's candidate to be Metro Meta Liverpool launched his

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manifesto today. He outlined his policies and said sustainable

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transport will be a key focus if he is elected. -- Metro Mayor.

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We should have better bus ticketing and integration of services but I

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want to go further and reallocate a significant amount of road space to

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walking, cycling and public transport.

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We have been hearing from all of the candidates as they launch their

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manifestos. You can see more on our website.

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An investigation by the BBC has revealed that the number of

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unlicensed taxi drivers has grown but also some councils are handing

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out licences to convicted criminals. Right now we are going

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through a very busy, bohemian part of Manchester,

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the Northern Quarter. But it is also a hotbed for touting

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and illegal private hire activities. This is where round about 2am

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it is literally like the Wild West. Bob Azam has been a black-cab

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driver for 15 years. He is concerned about cars that

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haven't been licensed in the city. It is in my view just a matter

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of time, it's a ticking time bomb. Somebody soon is going

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to get seriously hurt We found out that across the region

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one in five drivers applying to the disclosure and barring

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service had previous convictions. Nevertheless, through a Freedom

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of Information request we found out that six councils in the North West

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had approved some of these licenses. These were Blackpool, Burnley,

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Cheshire East, Eden, The offences ranged from indecent

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exposure and indecent assault to sexual-offence charges,

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including one driver We asked all of the councils how

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the drivers had passed the fit Licensed drivers like Bob are now

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using instant-messaging groups as alerts if they spot

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so-called pirate drivers. Members of the public are being put

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at risk on a daily basis And you can see more on that story -

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including an interview with the mother of Rachel Thacker,

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who was murdered by a bogus taxi driver -

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in tonight's Inside Out North West, Still to come on North

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West Tonight... These are Ramblers. Please don't

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call them hikers, they don't like it.

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We take a ramble through the history of fell walking.

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And we are in Liverpool to travel back in time 100 years to find out

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how they dealt with food poverty during World War I.

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Anyone who grew up in Manchester right up to the 1980s might've

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struggled to believe it would one day become a global city,

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with a booming population and a growing tourism industry.

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It's fair to say the city's been transformed,

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and Sir Howard Bernstein has been a key part of the change.

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Today Sir Howard leaves the Town Hall for the last

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time after 46 years, and he's been talking to our

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It was 1971 when a young Howard Bernstein from Cheetham Hill

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entered Manchester Town Hall to do the washing-up.

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He describes Manchester then as a city with soul that had

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lost its way and he wanted to make a difference.

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My role was able to shape Manchester in the future.

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Opportunities are sometimes disguised in grotesque form

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and Howard's came on the 15th of June 1996.

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Some people say it was the best thing to ever happen to Manchester

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but it doesn't feel like that at the time, did it?

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It was an appalling period, certainly in my life,

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and I think most Mancunians' lives as well because we saw

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But Manchester sprung out of the rubble, defiantly transformed

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National Architecture Awards followed and Howard

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from Cheetham Hill became Sir Howard.

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How does it make you feel to think, I was a big part of that?

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I am enormously proud and, you know, when you look at the challenges

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we have had over the last 20 years and you see how the city

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has changed, of course, I feel privileged to have been able

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How did it feel when you sat and watched the opening ceremony

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Truthfully, "When is this going to finish?"

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I couldn't enjoy it, no, the whole period leading up

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to the Commonwealth Games was sheer agony for me.

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One good thing that came out of them, his beloved Manchester City

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was be able to move house. Did you declare a personal interest that

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point? It was written on my wrist. After 46 years of walking

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through these doors, it is time to say goodbye,

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but never to Manchester. We haven't seen the last of you? You

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certainly haven't. And Nina will be looking

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at how metro mayors will continue the regeneration

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of Greater Manchester and the Liverpool City Region,

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and discussing Brexit, What are you having

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for your tea tonight? And could you make a three-course

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meal for under three quid? You could, if you follow the example

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of a team of historians and food They've recreated a World

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War I National Kitchen. The Government set them up 100 years

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ago to tackle food shortages But could they be relevant

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to how we use food today? Our Merseyside reporter,

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Andy Gill, has the answers. This is a recreation

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of a National Kitchen. A government initiative aimed

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at tackling problems of food shortages towards the end

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of the First World War. The idea was that anyone could eat

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here well and cheaply. We are recruiting that model

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from the First World War, which is feeding people

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cheaply and nutritionally. These are state-sponsored but local

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initiatives and adhere to a price structure and consist

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of healthy food. It's a hundred years since the first

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National Kitchen opened. The Government wanted

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to avoid the social stigma But the event is not

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just about the past, the organisers think that these

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National Kitchens have important lessons for the future,

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about how we deal with food poverty All the food tonight

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was saved from going to waste All of the food that we use

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has been intercepted, so from large supermarkets,

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bakeries, anywhere around the city that would throw food away

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because of sell-by dates We will intercept that and cook it

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up and feed it to people. It is great to recreate something

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that might be long forgotten for most people and also

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to emphasise the not wasting food. It is a wonderful idea. I have been

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aware of the junk food project for quite some time and it is doing a

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wonderful job. Social events can also bring people together.

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Tonight's prices are pitched at the 1917 equivalent.

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And you pay what you feel - cash or helping wash up.

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More National Kitchens will pop up across the country

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It looks very convivial, doesn't it? Lots of rumbling tummy is here now.

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Richard's here now with a look ahead to the weekend's

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sporting highlights, and not much debate

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Yes, the 228th Merseyside derby at Anfield tomorrow lunchtime.

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Liverpool, in fourth, are just six points clear of their neighbours

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and Everton will be desperate to try and close that gap.

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The Blues haven't won across the park since 1999.

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And as always ahead of the derby, there was only one topic

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And for the fans fraught with tension.

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For a real supporter it is the be all and end all. You have to be in

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the city to realise what a big deal it is. In the Merseyside derby

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bragging rights are always at stake but the Liverpool this time it is

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also about cementing their place in the top four. Don't win, no top

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four. Everton will be closing in on you as well. No chance, they are not

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finishing above us. Got butterflies, on edge, but really confident this

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time. If the blues can win at Anfield for the first time since

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1999, a top four finish them is on the cards. With shirts on 11 monkeys

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could normally beat us. But hopefully tomorrow we will win. --

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with red shirts. We need to do the right things in the right moments,

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be aggressive but not too aggressive, be hard but especially

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against yourself, fight for everything. Try everything to make

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your own supporters happy. Jurgen Klopp's team will certainly

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miss the injured Adam Lallana. But it's Everton who are really

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having to reshuffle, and influential midfielder

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Morgan Schneiderlin all missing. I think we still have a strong team

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tomorrow and once again... And his in-form

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side know just how big Liverpool have lost just one

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of the last 20 Merseyside derbies Should be a cracker as always. You

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can get reaction from Anfield on BBC Radio Merseyside.

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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says defenders

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Chris Smalling and Phil Jones could be facing long lay-offs,

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after they picked up knocks on England duty,

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with some reports claiming they injured each other

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Meanwhile, the Old Trafford boss has admitted that he didn't treat

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Bastian Schweinsteiger well before his move to the USA

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He is in the category of players that I feel sorry

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It was the last thing I told him before he left.

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Manchester City Women need the challenge of their Champions

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League semifinal opponents Lyon to gauge their progress

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as a team, so says manager Nick Cushing after last night's

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A Lucy Bronze header was enough for a 1-0 win on the night and a 2-0

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victory on aggregate over Danish side Fortuna Hyorring

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They now meet reigning champions Lyon over two legs for a place

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Salford Red Devils' impressive start to the Super League season continues

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after victory over St Helens moved them temporarily joint top

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Michael Dobson scored two tries, this one pretty much sealing the win

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The Red Devils have won four of their past five games and move up

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And there's Super League action on BBC Radio Manchester tonight,

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It's a pleasure so many of us take for granted -

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freely across vast tracts of beautiful countryside.

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But the right to roam was earned through the efforts

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Their efforts and the joys of walking in the Lake District

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are celebrated in a new exhibition at Kendal's Museum of Lakeland Life.

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Dave Guest has spent the day strolling up there.

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Even on an overcast, rather grey March morning,

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the majestic beauty of the Lakeland Fells

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Mark Scott has been exploring this terrain for as long as he can

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remember as a fell walker and rock climber.

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It is a great leveller with people, you don't need vast amounts of

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money, just a pair of boots, a jacket, a flask and a rucksack. And

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I suppose the landscape changes every day. It can change in minutes.

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But landscapes such as this have not always

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Until the 1930s more than 50% of England was private land where you

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couldn't go and work. It was quite a hard political struggle to get

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access to foot paths, crags and fells.

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But bit by bit more and more land was opened to the public -

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and there were plenty of people keen to enjoy it.

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They are all there, these Ramblers, tall and short, some in kilts, some

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in their Sunday best. Please don't call them hikers, they don't like

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it. The joys of walking

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and climbing are celebrated in a new exhibition at the Museum

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of Lakeland Life in Kendal. We come to the Lake District, we

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think it is a lovely relaxing place, we can walk and climb if we want,

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but we wouldn't -- wanted to highlight the fight to get access to

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those things. This battered canister once sat atop

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the imposing Pillar Rock. Victorian adventurers

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who made it to the top would leave their calling

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cards in it. Nowhere to deposit calling cards

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today, just beautiful scenery to enjoy. That is what the place is

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about, is to share. That is why I enjoy it.

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The Fun on the Fells exhibition runs until October.

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Even in the cloud it is beautiful. Dianne, we have some nice weather

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coming? Sunday is definitely the better day

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of the weekend. Saturday really quite unstable. First thing in the

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morning, beautiful sunshine around, blustery out and about but when the

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wind drops the sunshine has been really valuable. The picture has

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changed through the afternoon, towering clouds coming in, and we

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have showers coming our way. If you are out now don't be fooled by the

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late sunshine. The showers have been moving through North Wales in the

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recent hours and it. To spread. A fairly showery picture for all of

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us. Last night it was ridiculously mild. The temperatures tonight are

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still good, not quite as mild, but still talking about nine and 10

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degrees. On Saturday you have showers to content with one moving

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through the region, some fairly lively, and there could be thunder

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and hail. Don't be surprised if you see a lightning flash, and stable

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through the morning, but as they pull away through the afternoon

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there is room for optimism that the sun will come out and buy the tail

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end of the day things will settle down. The light by the end of the

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day is really valuable to us. The picture will improve by about 3pm

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and places will dry up completely by the end of the day. Temperatures are

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11 to 13 degrees, showers should be killed off on Sunday through to

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Monday. Sunday should be dry and fine, spells of sunshine around.

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Your job is safe. Annabel's forecast wasn't quite right, was it?

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You have a programme coming up at 7:30pm. What is it called?

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Inside Out North West.

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