:00:00. > :00:16.Here on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are.
:00:17. > :00:19.Blind, vulnerable people from across the North West have told
:00:20. > :00:22.the BBC they were systematically beaten and abused by
:00:23. > :00:26.the headmistress of their specialist primary school in the late 1950s.
:00:27. > :00:29.Some of them were just five years old when they started
:00:30. > :00:31.at The Royal School for the Blind in Liverpool.
:00:32. > :00:33.The school - which still teaches blind children -
:00:34. > :00:35.says it's saddened by the allegations of historical abuse.
:00:36. > :00:39.We were borders, five or six years of age, coming from home
:00:40. > :00:43.She would line the children up and walk from one end
:00:44. > :00:45.of the dormitory to the other, smacking or beating
:00:46. > :00:53.There's nothing worse than being hit by anyone when you can't see
:00:54. > :01:01.I am angry, yes, I am angry because my childhood was taken away
:01:02. > :01:09.Their stories kept secret for 60 years, for the first time revealing
:01:10. > :01:12.the physical and emotional abuse that took place at this school
:01:13. > :01:25.At the time, blind primary school children from across the North West
:01:26. > :01:29.After nearly dying last year, one of the victims decided
:01:30. > :01:32.she didn't want to take the secret to her grave.
:01:33. > :01:34.Life is very precious, it is very, very precious.
:01:35. > :01:40.And I said, look, I am going to do this because I don't know how
:01:41. > :01:42.much time I've got left, nobody does, but this
:01:43. > :01:53.But five more people have now come forward to share their shocking
:01:54. > :02:01.They all say they were left hurt and humiliated
:02:02. > :02:03.by the headmistress, Margaret McLenan.
:02:04. > :02:05.She was hitting me that much that my left leg
:02:06. > :02:16.Pain did not come into it, the fact it was being done to me
:02:17. > :02:23.Stephen has tried to go back to the school in the past,
:02:24. > :02:25.but he suffered flashbacks and could not face it.
:02:26. > :02:31.If I tried to tell you how she behaved to bed-wetters,
:02:32. > :02:35.children who really only deserved a cuddle, that's all they deserved,
:02:36. > :02:40.that is what their mum and dad would have given them...
:02:41. > :02:43.Not with her - rub your nose in the sheets, make you wash them
:02:44. > :02:52.Now, Miss McLenan died a few years ago, but the school here behind me
:02:53. > :02:57.is still open and it is still run by the same charity.
:02:58. > :02:59.Its president has sent me a statement.
:03:00. > :03:02.She said they are saddened to hear of the memories of some pupils back
:03:03. > :03:04.in the 1950s but such behaviour would not be tolerated
:03:05. > :03:10.Kate West, BBC North West Tonight, Liverpool.
:03:11. > :03:13.Two men have been arrested over the death of a 15-year-old girl
:03:14. > :03:16.who died after suffering an allergic reaction shortly after
:03:17. > :03:21.Megan Lee from Lancashire died in hospital on New Year's Day.
:03:22. > :03:25.The men, both staff at a local Indian takeaway, are being held
:03:26. > :03:27.on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter by gross negligence.
:03:28. > :03:36.This Indian takeaway here in Oswaldtwistle
:03:37. > :03:39.A sign in the window says it is undergoing refurbishment,
:03:40. > :03:42.but it is also at the centre of a police investigation into
:03:43. > :03:47.the death of a popular teenager - 15-year-old Megan Lee -
:03:48. > :03:53.who died on New Year's Day, two days after suffering a severe
:03:54. > :03:58.allergic reaction shortly after eating a takeaway meal.
:03:59. > :04:02.Now, as part of that investigation, Lancashire Police
:04:03. > :04:04.have arrested two men - a 37-year-old man from
:04:05. > :04:08.Rossendale and a 38-year-old man from Blackburn -
:04:09. > :04:14.both on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter by gross negligence.
:04:15. > :04:18.Both men work at this takeaway and both are in police custody.
:04:19. > :04:21.Now, if you look at the website of the Royal Spice, there's
:04:22. > :04:24.a mention about allergies, it makes it clear that it is aware
:04:25. > :04:29.that some customers may have specific dietary requirements.
:04:30. > :04:34.Now, police say they are working with Trading Standards officers
:04:35. > :04:38.and also environmental health as part of its investigations.
:04:39. > :04:42.Megan was a popular teenager, a member of a number of clubs
:04:43. > :04:44.here and her parents have described her as a role
:04:45. > :04:52.They are being kept fully informed about today's developments.
:04:53. > :04:55.A postmortem has been carried out but the results of which will not be
:04:56. > :05:03.An inquest has heard a transgender woman from Merseyside,
:05:04. > :05:06.who was being held at a male prison, was found hanging in her cell.
:05:07. > :05:10.Jenny Swift from Sefton was on remand at Doncaster Prison
:05:11. > :05:13.She was found unresponsive on December 30th and
:05:14. > :05:23.The inquest into her death was opened and adjourned to June 6th.
:05:24. > :05:25.Passenger numbers at Liverpool John Lennon Airport have grown
:05:26. > :05:28.to their highest level in five years.
:05:29. > :05:35.Latest figures show more than 4.8 million people used
:05:36. > :05:38.the airport in 2016, with a busier than expected December
:05:39. > :05:44.seeing over 340,000 people pass through the airport.
:05:45. > :05:46.When Private James McLaughlin of the Loyal North Lancashire
:05:47. > :05:48.Regiment lost his life during the First World War,
:05:49. > :05:52.there was no funeral, no memorial service.
:05:53. > :05:54.It's not even known where his body lies.
:05:55. > :05:59.But his grandchildren are determined his sacrifice
:06:00. > :06:02.Today - 100 years to the day since his death -
:06:03. > :06:04.they met at Preston Minster for a service of remembrance.
:06:05. > :06:13.His home in Preston was demolished years ago.
:06:14. > :06:15.The factory he worked at is long gone too.
:06:16. > :06:26.Killed in action on 9th January, 1917, fighting the Turks
:06:27. > :06:29.in Mesopotamia, in what's now known as Iraq.
:06:30. > :06:32.The biggest problem as far as the troops that got injured is,
:06:33. > :06:43.The Turks had blocked the river, so they could not
:06:44. > :06:52.James left behind a baby daughter who never knew him.
:06:53. > :06:58.Mum was a really quiet lady but she always remembered him,
:06:59. > :07:01.especially on Remembrance Weekend, and when the poppies used
:07:02. > :07:05.to fall from the ceiling on the Saturday night service
:07:06. > :07:08.from the Royal Albert Hall, she always said, one of those
:07:09. > :07:13.Until now, James' story has been a private family affair,
:07:14. > :07:23.kept alive in these items returned to them after his death.
:07:24. > :07:33.And for a decade and a biscuit tin. -- they were kept for decades in a
:07:34. > :07:34.biscuit tin. The identity tag he would be
:07:35. > :07:36.wearing well in action, rather a poignant item
:07:37. > :07:38.here with a silk handkerchief the grandmother said
:07:39. > :07:41.she bought him before he left. Why was it so important
:07:42. > :07:43.for you to remember this man that Is important in the wider context
:07:44. > :07:52.but because it is 100 years, we need to focus and think
:07:53. > :07:58.about it more. There was no memorial
:07:59. > :08:08.service in 1917 but now, a century on, his family
:08:09. > :08:10.is honouring his memory. Hundreds of thousands of British
:08:11. > :08:12.servicemen and women Today was a reminder that
:08:13. > :08:15.each had a unique story. James McLaughlin's story
:08:16. > :08:20.hasn't been forgotten. The draw for the fourth
:08:21. > :08:23.round of the FA Cup has Manchester United will face
:08:24. > :08:28.Wigan Athletic at Old Trafford. The region's lowest-ranked team
:08:29. > :08:30.left in the competition, Accrington Stanley, will face
:08:31. > :08:32.Premier League opposition with a tie There are potentially two more
:08:33. > :08:39.all-North West games. Burnley will play Fleetwood if they
:08:40. > :08:44.both get through their replays and Bolton will host Manchester City
:08:45. > :08:49.if they can overcome Crystal Palace. Elsewhere, Rochdale's reward
:08:50. > :08:56.for beating Barrow is a home game against Huddersfield,
:08:57. > :08:57.and Liverpool will face Wolves at Anfield, providing
:08:58. > :09:11.they win their replay. Looking at some small, is that
:09:12. > :09:16.correct? Yes, some big changes are coming.
:09:17. > :09:27.For Thursday and Friday some strong winds are possibility. It is about
:09:28. > :09:31.the changing wind direction. At the moment it is coming from the
:09:32. > :09:35.Atlantic giving us mild conditions. By Wednesday, it comes from the
:09:36. > :09:39.North and really will be very cold and as it moves across the North
:09:40. > :09:43.West of England, there is room for snow in places. Showers are still
:09:44. > :09:46.around in many places and that is the story as we head through the
:09:47. > :09:51.night, dull, damp and drizzly, just as it was through the day. This
:09:52. > :09:55.gives the temperatures and the wind is gusty. For most places we are
:09:56. > :10:01.talking about five or six towards the early hours. Tomorrow is not
:10:02. > :10:05.that different to the day. Again, quite windy first thing, and you can
:10:06. > :10:07.see there is a lot of cloud cover and from late morning onwards the
:10:08. > :10:10.showers will merge for longer spells of rain in the afternoon. By the
:10:11. > :10:13.clock for clock in the afternoon that should have cleared and there
:10:14. > :10:17.could be some bright spells the end the afternoon. The numbers are not
:10:18. > :10:22.too bad, eight or nine in most places, possibly ten for the Isle of
:10:23. > :10:28.Man. More in the mix of sunny spells on Wednesday. This transition comes
:10:29. > :10:31.in towards the tail end of the day as they cold air moves on. Any
:10:32. > :10:36.showers over higher ground could turn wintry. The numbers will be
:10:37. > :10:39.seven or eight but that is around lunchtime, as you head through the
:10:40. > :10:44.afternoon the temperatures will drop. For Thursday and Friday, two
:10:45. > :10:47.separate Met Office warnings, strong winds and wintry showers affecting
:10:48. > :10:51.many parts of the North West, there could be up to five centimetres of
:10:52. > :10:57.snow falling. Always difficult this far-away to get the detail correct.
:10:58. > :11:00.A similar story for Friday. Your national forecast is next but I will
:11:01. > :11:02.leave with the outlook for the weekend and the picture changes
:11:03. > :11:06.again, less cold but still someone precipitation we get will be of a
:11:07. > :11:09.wintry nation and Thursday is one we have to watch out for. The weekend
:11:10. > :11:12.outlook, it stays chilly with a northerly wind and possibly frosty
:11:13. > :11:21.nights. The national weather forecast now.
:11:22. > :11:26.Wet and windy weather across the western side of Scotland.
:11:27. > :11:29.Blood-pressure is in charge of the weather, lots of isobars and it
:11:30. > :11:33.remains windy overnight across northern and western parts of
:11:34. > :11:38.Scotland. It will blow a gale here. That is the north-west quadrant of
:11:39. > :11:41.the UK, that is where we expect most of the overnight rain. Within
:11:42. > :11:46.north-westerly breeze it is chilly and by the end of the night it is
:11:47. > :11:50.three or 4 degrees in major towns and cities, rural spots lower than
:11:51. > :11:54.that, and a risk of icy patches in some places. Across the eastern side
:11:55. > :11:59.of Scotland not much rain, more on the west, still breezy but not as
:12:00. > :12:03.windy as it is now. Northern Ireland will be fairly cloudy with some rain
:12:04. > :12:07.in the morning, not much in northern England but some in the Pennines,
:12:08. > :12:08.but for the it will be