:00:12. > :00:13.Firefighters have been tackling a huge blaze at a warehouse
:00:14. > :00:22.15 fire engines were sent to the building on Tan House Lane,
:00:23. > :00:25.where a large amount of plastic and cardboard was ablaze -
:00:26. > :00:28.causing a huge plume of black smoke which could be seen for miles.
:00:29. > :00:32.People living nearby have been advised to stay away and keep
:00:33. > :00:37.Crews are expected to be there for a while.
:00:38. > :00:39.The swarms of flies almost unbearable.
:00:40. > :00:45.Hundreds of tonnes of rubbish were dumped in parts of Liverpool,
:00:46. > :00:47.making life a misery for many people last summer.
:00:48. > :00:49.Today, after an undercover investigation, scores of police
:00:50. > :00:52.and environmental protection officers carried out
:00:53. > :00:54.raids across the country and arrested two people.
:00:55. > :01:03.Police and environment agency staff raided businesses and homes in three
:01:04. > :01:09.A covert operation was set up after alleged illegal
:01:10. > :01:13.dumping at 17 sites, including Liverpool and Warrington.
:01:14. > :01:17.Nearly 500 tonnes were left at this site in Everton last year.
:01:18. > :01:20.Another 2,000 tonnes were dumped nearby.
:01:21. > :01:26.Organised criminals involved in this activity.
:01:27. > :01:30.That is why we work very closely with the police to take the
:01:31. > :01:33.strongest action, and also look at recovering any proceeds of those
:01:34. > :01:35.In Liverpool, the council welcomed today's arrests.
:01:36. > :01:40.The dumping here last summer caused plagues of flies and other vermin.
:01:41. > :01:44.And the cabinet member for neighbourhoods says
:01:45. > :01:50.When something happens in an area like this,
:01:51. > :01:52.panic unsurprisingly spreads to the community.
:01:53. > :01:56.To realise that tonnes, hundreds of tonnes of
:01:57. > :02:00.toxic waste is on your doorstep creates an atmosphere of fear.
:02:01. > :02:01.Collecting rubbish is the relatively cheap
:02:02. > :02:07.Taking it to landfill or for recycling is expensive.
:02:08. > :02:12.And by just dumping it, unscrupulous operators can save hundreds
:02:13. > :02:15.of thousands of pounds. Leaving others with a big bill.
:02:16. > :02:19.If waste is illegally dumped on private
:02:20. > :02:27.land, it is usually the band owner who pays for the clean-up.
:02:28. > :02:30.On two sites here in Liverpool last summer,
:02:31. > :02:32.the council, already facing big budget cuts,
:02:33. > :02:38.The clean-up cost Liverpool close to ?500,000.
:02:39. > :02:40.Two men have been arrested on suspicion of organising
:02:41. > :02:43.the illegal dumping of waste in Liverpool and elsewhere.
:02:44. > :02:45.One man was arrested in Hertfordshire,
:02:46. > :02:50.Andy Gill, BBC North West Tonight, Liverpool.
:02:51. > :02:55.I've been speaking to Lee Rawlinson from the Environment Agency.
:02:56. > :02:58.I asked him how big a problem the dumping of waste by criminal
:02:59. > :03:07.Treasury and legitimate business across the whole of England.
:03:08. > :03:11.Here in the north-west, the Environment
:03:12. > :03:14.Agency, we have shut down around 50 illegal waste site in these last
:03:15. > :03:18.It is a huge problem, because waste is something that we
:03:19. > :03:22.But there is a big criminal fraternity out there making a lot of
:03:23. > :03:27.I take it they do it's because there is money to be made?
:03:28. > :03:29.The waste industry, 97% of industry that operates are legal
:03:30. > :03:35.We do produce a lot of waste as a country.
:03:36. > :03:38.But then there is a criminal fraternity that get
:03:39. > :03:41.involved with this and will try to undermine and undercut.
:03:42. > :03:43.The waste industry is often then used to find
:03:44. > :03:45.other illegal activities such as drugs and other crimes.
:03:46. > :03:48.Detectives investigating the murder of a man in Salford say he died
:03:49. > :03:52.The body of 61-year-old Giuseppe Roncari was found at his
:03:53. > :03:57.Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.
:03:58. > :04:00.Six robbers who blew up cash machines to steal huge amounts
:04:01. > :04:06.of money have been jailed for a total of 92 years by a judge
:04:07. > :04:11.He said the gang were ruthless, brazen and breathtakingly arrogant.
:04:12. > :04:13.They travelled the country attacking cash machines,
:04:14. > :04:15.pumping gas into them, causing explosions.
:04:16. > :04:19.A group of mental health campaigners in Manchester say they're being left
:04:20. > :04:21.without vital support because of cost cutting.
:04:22. > :04:25.They say the health trust which provides their care is wrongly
:04:26. > :04:30.marking them down as recovered, leaving them vulnerable.
:04:31. > :04:32.The trust rejects the claims and says it's working with them.
:04:33. > :04:36.Our Health Correspondent Gill Dummigan has this report.
:04:37. > :04:38.This brother and sister have lived with his paranoid
:04:39. > :04:41.In the past, it's left him in hospital.
:04:42. > :04:44.These days, it simply leaves him terrified.
:04:45. > :04:47.I hear voices saying they are going to kill me.
:04:48. > :04:54.How does it make you feel? Really scared.
:04:55. > :04:56.Until late January, he had the support of a psychiatric
:04:57. > :04:59.nurse who he could turn to for advice and support.
:05:00. > :05:02.But then, they say, the mental health trust decided he was well
:05:03. > :05:09.It has a massive effect on our life because when he does
:05:10. > :05:12.have the support that means we can step back a little bit.
:05:13. > :05:19.Mental health services are often categorised by a step method.
:05:20. > :05:29.Zero is the support of friends and family, the lowest.
:05:30. > :05:31.Step five is inpatient services, the highest,
:05:32. > :05:34.and as individuals change, they can step up or step down
:05:35. > :05:38.Campaigners in Manchester say too many people are being stepped down
:05:39. > :05:39.before they are ready, leaving them unsupported
:05:40. > :05:44.One group which represents people with mental health needs say they've
:05:45. > :05:47.heard from dozens who, because they've been judged
:05:48. > :05:51.recovered, have lost not only medical but also financial support.
:05:52. > :05:56.Many of them have lost most of their benefits.
:05:57. > :06:01.When they can't do that, they can't look after themselves.
:06:02. > :06:11.They go back into hospital or something drastic happens to them.
:06:12. > :06:38.The two sides will be meeting next week to try to find a solution.
:06:39. > :06:40.Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson has confirmed he wants
:06:41. > :06:43.to become an MP in Liverpool, if the Walton MP Steve Rotheram
:06:44. > :06:46.wins the vote to become the region's metro mayor.
:06:47. > :06:49.Mr Anderson has said he'll put his name forward if the seat
:06:50. > :06:54.He'd need to be selected by the Labour Party as a candidate
:06:55. > :06:57.first, before he could stand in June's general election.
:06:58. > :07:01.A cat has lost one of its legs after being shot six times at close
:07:02. > :07:05.Despite his injuries Jasper managed to limp
:07:06. > :07:10.The RSPCA said the two-year-old, was shot by an air gun and had
:07:11. > :07:16.Yesterday, we were at the Heysham Moss in Lancashire,
:07:17. > :07:20.today we are at The Dee marshes in Cheshire are home to a host
:07:21. > :07:24.of wildlife but wardens are urgently appealing tor volunteer fire
:07:25. > :07:27.watchers after another suspected arson attack on the reed beds.
:07:28. > :07:32.The marshes, a site of international importance, have suffered a number
:07:33. > :07:35.of fires in recent years, killing birds and mammals
:07:36. > :07:38.and destroying valuable habitat. Lindsey Prosser reports.
:07:39. > :07:41.Thousands of birds visit this nature reserve.
:07:42. > :07:51.It's here that volunteer Tim Jepson discovered the blaze.
:07:52. > :07:54.Turned around and saw a plume of smoke, so I came to investigate.
:07:55. > :07:57.It was important it didn't spread to the main reed bed.
:07:58. > :08:00.That's why it was important to get it put out quickly.
:08:01. > :08:04.Four years ago a large fire did spread on the marshes.
:08:05. > :08:07.The RSPB want people to be aware of how important the area is.
:08:08. > :08:11.It destroys the habitat and it's not just for these birds,
:08:12. > :08:18.A lot of harvest mice will have died during the fire.
:08:19. > :08:22.It then destroys the habitat where the birds nest
:08:23. > :08:27.This is an internationally-recognised site
:08:28. > :08:32.of special interest and local people want it protected.
:08:33. > :08:38.It attracts bird-watchers from far and wide.
:08:39. > :08:42.It's clearly an important local resource.
:08:43. > :08:44.Education for the young people is really, really important.
:08:45. > :08:47.You have to get them interested at a young age and caring
:08:48. > :08:58.The RSPB are asking for people to volunteer to deep
:08:59. > :09:01.-- keep a watch over the reed beds during the mating season.
:09:02. > :09:02.It's really important to have volunteers,
:09:03. > :09:05.to keep an eye on the site, to make sure this
:09:06. > :09:14.Football, and in the Europa League quarterfinal second leg with
:09:15. > :09:18.Anderlecht, Manchester United were taken to extra time.
:09:19. > :09:22.It finished 1-1 after normal time, 2-2 on aggregate,
:09:23. > :09:24.and Marcus Rashford scored the winner that puts United into
:09:25. > :09:47.For the latest on the fire, tune in to the radio and Tony Snell.
:09:48. > :09:55.We have had cloud over the last couple of days and the high-pressure
:09:56. > :10:01.means that it stays. It is being jacked towards us from the Irish
:10:02. > :10:04.Sea. With the high pressure asserting itself, the weather front
:10:05. > :10:10.of the week. The significant story is, towards the start of next week,
:10:11. > :10:13.if you watch the arrows, they come from the north. Temperatures will be
:10:14. > :10:18.lower than they should be for this time of year. In some places, there
:10:19. > :10:26.could be snow, believe it or not, perhaps not us. Temperatures 12 or
:10:27. > :10:33.13 for the next couple of days. Tomorrow, still mild air. Cloud
:10:34. > :10:38.cover, a juice spots of drizzle, but generally temperatures pretty good.
:10:39. > :10:46.Nine or ten. Tomorrow, an awful lot of cloud cover. If anything, some
:10:47. > :10:51.more light and patchy drizzle. Not amounting to much and most places
:10:52. > :10:56.not any. Quietening, brightest guy is trying to come through, but
:10:57. > :11:01.temperatures around 12 or 13. He is the outlook.
:11:02. > :11:04.week for much of the UK and for more about that and the UK outlook, Helen
:11:05. > :11:13.Willetts. The sunshine make such a difference
:11:14. > :11:17.this time of year, only 12 or so degrees under the cloud today but 19
:11:18. > :11:22.in eastern Scotland not far away from St Andrews. Also in north-east
:11:23. > :11:26.England, where we had the majority of the decent sunshine. Even under
:11:27. > :11:30.cloud it was dry for the most part. We have this week whether forgiving
:11:31. > :11:34.showers in the south. This weather front starting to pep up in the
:11:35. > :11:38.North, it'll change the feel of the weather for all of us in the coming
:11:39. > :11:42.36 hours. Through the night very little changes, cloud comes and
:11:43. > :11:47.goes, there will be missed a shallow fog south of the M4. Possibly the
:11:48. > :11:49.odd pocket of ground frost here and there. You can see the rain
:11:50. > :11:53.gathering further north and already by the time we get to morning we
:11:54. > :11:54.have colder air in across Orkney and Shetland with a