:00:12. > :00:15.A top-performing primary school was closed down
:00:16. > :00:18.indefinitely this afternoon after a mutiny by parents and staff.
:00:19. > :00:22.They were filmed celebrating and singing football-style chants
:00:23. > :00:26.In the past week, the tensions between staff,
:00:27. > :00:29.parents and the head at Bollin Primary in Bowden
:00:30. > :00:32.have erupted into strike action and demonstrations.
:00:33. > :00:40.Celebrating, they thought, the departure of their school's
:00:41. > :00:47.You're getting sacked in the morning!
:00:48. > :00:50.Except, the council has confirmed, Mrs Brindle hasn't been
:00:51. > :00:55.This is a school where parents, staff and even governors are divided
:00:56. > :01:00.On Thursday, parents protested and staff went on strike
:01:01. > :01:03.about the way the school is being run.
:01:04. > :01:06.Today, it was closed, parents unsure when their children
:01:07. > :01:12.This mother has sympathy with the head teacher.
:01:13. > :01:16.It's a terrible situation for us all.
:01:17. > :01:19.My son is suffering now, we're all suffering now.
:01:20. > :01:24.Trafford Council said it had to shut the school
:01:25. > :01:28.Our primary objective is to make sure that we can
:01:29. > :01:32.Is it possible to put any timescale on it for parents?
:01:33. > :01:37.It's probably unwise to put a time limit on it, but clearly,
:01:38. > :01:39.we all want to see it happen as soon as possible.
:01:40. > :01:42.The council added that its powers to intervene are limited.
:01:43. > :01:46.We've seen, I think, today, a lack of senior leadership
:01:47. > :01:50.capacity in the school, which has meant we were justified
:01:51. > :01:53.We're exercising all the powers available to us.
:01:54. > :01:56.The National Union of Teachers has told us there has been too much
:01:57. > :01:58.pressure on staff under an oppressive
:01:59. > :02:03.Others disagree with that, and Mrs Brindle's previously
:02:04. > :02:07.defended her leadership, saying she's 100% committed.
:02:08. > :02:09.Wherever your sympathies lie, it is clear from these pictures
:02:10. > :02:18.and today's developments that this is a divided school.
:02:19. > :02:21.Police and the RSPCA are investigating after residents
:02:22. > :02:24.say a pack of foxhounds rampaged through their Cheshire
:02:25. > :02:29.Neighbours say the hounds raced through gardens chasing a fox,
:02:30. > :02:33.Their local councillor is now asking for the issue to be
:02:34. > :02:39.It was literally hound after hound, 15-20 hounds
:02:40. > :02:44.Edwina and Kevin Church live on a quiet Chesire street,
:02:45. > :02:49.But on Saturday, to their horror that all changed.
:02:50. > :02:52.Dozens of foxhounds burst into their garden, chasing,
:02:53. > :02:55.they say, a fleeing fox, accompanied by masked men and women
:02:56. > :03:04.There were dogs flying in all directions trying to get to the fox.
:03:05. > :03:07.The fox, at this point, had gone to the back of the garden.
:03:08. > :03:10.If you'd had small animals, pets, even children in the garden,
:03:11. > :03:16.You don't know what these dogs would have done.
:03:17. > :03:21.Gwen Stanley says she came out of her house
:03:22. > :03:26.There were cars everywhere, the police had to block the street off.
:03:27. > :03:31.There were people trying to come up the road, down the road.
:03:32. > :03:39.Edwina and Kevin say the dogs tore into the fox.
:03:40. > :03:42.Neighbours claim a woman tried to conceal it in her coat,
:03:43. > :03:44.claiming she was pregnant, but it felt to the floor.
:03:45. > :03:49.We've seen pictures of the dead animal, but have decided
:03:50. > :03:57.Residents rang Chesire Police, who say they're taking
:03:58. > :03:58.the allegations seriously and are investigating
:03:59. > :04:01.What happened on Saturday is absolutely outrageous, unacceptable.
:04:02. > :04:04.There's a lot of land, a few farmers, and not one of us
:04:05. > :04:10.were informed of the hunt that was going to take place.
:04:11. > :04:12.The Cheshire Forest Hunt and has apologised for what happened,
:04:13. > :04:15.but hasn't explained how the fox was killed.
:04:16. > :04:18.Residents say they want urgent action to ensure Saturday's drama
:04:19. > :04:26.Tributes have been paid to the veteran Manchester
:04:27. > :04:30.MP Sir Gerald Kaufman, who's died at the age of 86.
:04:31. > :04:32.They were lead by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who described him
:04:33. > :04:39.Sir Gerald was first elected in 1970 as MP for Manchester Ardwick,
:04:40. > :04:42.and then in 1983 as member for Gorton, when he famously
:04:43. > :04:45.called his party's left-wing 1983 election manifesto
:04:46. > :04:50."the longest suicide note in history".
:04:51. > :04:54.As a constituency MP, he was probably as good as I met.
:04:55. > :04:58.Not truly a political bruiser, far too subtle to be a bruiser.
:04:59. > :05:03.He ripped people apart with the rapier of his tongue,
:05:04. > :05:06.and those who were on the receiving end very often came off
:05:07. > :05:12.Manchester-born film producer Joanna Natasegara is celebrating
:05:13. > :05:15.after winning the Oscar for Best Documentary
:05:16. > :05:21.Her film focused on the work of the White Helmets -
:05:22. > :05:24.a group of volunteer rescue workers who risk their lives to rescue
:05:25. > :05:31.The people have voted, the MPs have voted.
:05:32. > :05:33.Now we await the triggering of Article 50, which will start
:05:34. > :05:36.the process of Britain leaving the EU.
:05:37. > :05:39.But what will it mean for us here in the North West?
:05:40. > :05:41.Clare Fallon has set out on a Big Brexit Tour
:05:42. > :05:45.And she starts in Blackpool, where they say they're
:05:46. > :05:55.MUSIC: Around The World by Daft Punk
:05:56. > :05:58.As Brexit Britain gets ready to leave the European Union,
:05:59. > :06:13.First stop is the region's Brexit capital, Blackpool.
:06:14. > :06:16.Where more voted to leave the EU than anywhere
:06:17. > :06:24.In each place we stop, we'll be asking people
:06:25. > :06:28.what they want from the Brexit deal, how they see post-Brexit Britain,
:06:29. > :06:32.and we'll be inviting them into our caravan to talk
:06:33. > :06:40.to them about their Brexit hopes and fears.
:06:41. > :06:46.We need to be independent and get back what we've lost.
:06:47. > :06:49.Why do think so many people voted to leave?
:06:50. > :06:51.I think they all voted on the immigration ticket.
:06:52. > :06:55.It wasn't about immigration or anything, just that the poverty
:06:56. > :07:00.level in England has been quite shocking, and to think how much
:07:01. > :07:06.They told us we couldn't have crooked cucumbers, crooked bananas,
:07:07. > :07:17.We shouldn't be told, we're independent.
:07:18. > :07:20.Not only did Blackpool vote overwhelmingly to break free
:07:21. > :07:23.from the European Union, there are people here predicting
:07:24. > :07:31.We noticed, almost as soon as Brexit happened, I think
:07:32. > :07:34.it was a combination of the weakening pound,
:07:35. > :07:38.maybe a few fears and concerns over travelling abroad,
:07:39. > :07:41.but between those two issues, we definitely saw a
:07:42. > :07:47.What Blackpool lacks in year-round sun,
:07:48. > :07:54.in makes up for in kilt-wearing knife jugglers up ladders.
:07:55. > :08:01.Right now, it's the low season at the Pleasure Beach.
:08:02. > :08:05.This lot are on a tour about the site's history.
:08:06. > :08:11.Across this park, they're getting ready for the future and a new ride.
:08:12. > :08:13.But they're buying it from Germany, where you don't get as much
:08:14. > :08:18.roller-coaster for your pound at the moment.
:08:19. > :08:21.The flip side is, it's costing us a lot more money to install
:08:22. > :08:23.the ride, which will be opening next year.
:08:24. > :08:27.That wasn't so good, but we'll weather that one
:08:28. > :08:30.Hopefully the increase in visitor numbers this year
:08:31. > :08:37.As we leave Blackpool, and town were most voted to leave
:08:38. > :08:40.the EU, many are predicting a bright future.
:08:41. > :08:44.But in other places, not everyone is heading off
:08:45. > :08:52.Football, and Match of the Day follows this programme,
:08:53. > :08:54.so if you don't want to know tonight's Liverpool result,
:08:55. > :09:01.The Reds were beaten 3-1 by Leicester this evening,
:09:02. > :09:07.Philippe Coutinho scoring the only goal for the visitors.
:09:08. > :09:09.One of Everton's greatest players, Alex Young,
:09:10. > :09:13.Nicknamed The Golden Vision, he was considered by many to be
:09:14. > :09:20.The Scot won the League title in 1962-63, the FA Cup in 1966
:09:21. > :09:33.Alex passed away in hospital near Edinburgh after a short illness.
:09:34. > :09:40.That's all the news and sport from me. Let's get a look at the weather
:09:41. > :09:45.with Diana. It's cold out there, and will stay
:09:46. > :09:49.that way through the week. As we take a look at the weather for the
:09:50. > :09:53.week ahead, not many changes, the week progresses as it starts. A cold
:09:54. > :09:57.feel, wintry at times, and if you haven't got the wintry stuff, it
:09:58. > :10:03.will be wet. Wednesday looks like being the driest day at the moment.
:10:04. > :10:07.Across the region, a little lull over the last few hours, but comes
:10:08. > :10:12.the next line pushing their way in. The Met office has issued a weather
:10:13. > :10:17.warning for the whole north west of England, untreated services could
:10:18. > :10:21.have ice, so it could be slippery. This show is that worked their way
:10:22. > :10:26.in, the highest level route you may catch some low-level slow. The
:10:27. > :10:34.numbers on the chart tell the story, two on the coasts, Rowley minus one.
:10:35. > :10:38.Frost taking time to recover. At times you will see the showers,
:10:39. > :10:42.again, they could be wintry just about anywhere. Covering on high
:10:43. > :10:48.roots as the day goes on, showers turning to rain as the day goes on.
:10:49. > :10:53.And then later it all mergers on us. It won't feel too warm as you walk
:10:54. > :10:57.around, around 7 degrees tomorrow night. More showers coming through,
:10:58. > :11:01.Wednesday could be one of the brighter days, after that, Thursday
:11:02. > :11:03.and Friday, showers at times. The public at times,
:11:04. > :11:13.John Hammond has the weather for the rest of the country.
:11:14. > :11:18.According to one man-made definition, spring begins in a
:11:19. > :11:26.couple of days, but in reality weather does it own thing at its own
:11:27. > :11:28.pace. This was taken in Midlothian, a funny old day, some