:00:00. > :00:20.A witness to the killing of a Rochdale man on holiday
:00:21. > :00:24.in Sri Lanka six years ago has given evidence for the first time,
:00:25. > :00:26.telling officials that the attackers had insulted and groped
:00:27. > :00:27.female holiday makers earlier in the evening.
:00:28. > :00:30.Khuram Shaikh was at a party with his girlfriend
:00:31. > :00:33.when he was attacked on Christmas Day in 2011.
:00:34. > :00:34.Four men were convicted of his murder.
:00:35. > :00:38.An inquest in Heywood today recorded a conclusion of unlawful killing.
:00:39. > :00:55.Khuram Sheikh was a Red Cross worker on the Gaza Strip.
:00:56. > :00:57.In 2011, he and his Russian girlfriend went
:00:58. > :01:00.They were at a Christmas party when Mr Sheikh
:01:01. > :01:03.intervened in a fight involving a group of
:01:04. > :01:08.Mr Sheikh was shot and stabbed more than 40 times. He died.
:01:09. > :01:11.His girlfriend was also attacked and raped, but she survived.
:01:12. > :01:13.In 2014, four men were convicted
:01:14. > :01:19.One of those who didn't give evidence at the
:01:20. > :01:22.trial was Christopher Stootsbury, Canadian holiday-maker.
:01:23. > :01:33.He described the atmosphere at the hotel in the run-up to the incident.
:01:34. > :01:36.He said the woman in his party had complained about the group of local
:01:37. > :01:42.men being insulting towards them. He described them as having quite a
:01:43. > :01:47.grope and make passes at some of the women. He said that when Mr Sheikh
:01:48. > :01:51.was attacked it was like he was being targeted directly as Etihad
:01:52. > :01:54.had words with this troubled Minelli and evening. This was one of the
:01:55. > :01:55.story is not told that the original trial but has been heard today at
:01:56. > :01:59.the inquest. Nearly four weeks on from a huge
:02:00. > :02:02.gas blast in Wirral, residents say they're
:02:03. > :02:03.still being affected It's emerged that the incident
:02:04. > :02:08.might not qualify for regeneration But the council and the local MP
:02:09. > :02:12.say they'll lobby hard Nearly a month on, and the scale
:02:13. > :02:19.of the devastation Roof tiles scattered like a badly
:02:20. > :02:27.shuffled deck of cards. And dozens of families
:02:28. > :02:31.unable to return home. Christopher Lee Power
:02:32. > :02:32.was on his sofa His house is uninhabitable
:02:33. > :02:43.and all his furniture a write-off. Four weeks on, when I walk past
:02:44. > :02:47.a shop or a building, I run. The reason for that, psychologically
:02:48. > :02:55.I'm thinking that it is going to explode so I'm very
:02:56. > :02:57.traumatic inside and having An inquiry into the cause
:02:58. > :03:07.of the explosion is continuing. The local MP says any financial help
:03:08. > :03:10.from central government for regeneration is on hold
:03:11. > :03:14.until after the election. Wirral Council and local MP
:03:15. > :03:16.say while there's no it's important it puts forward
:03:17. > :03:24.the most compelling case possible. There is nobody available to take
:03:25. > :03:27.decisions whilst a general election The properties which took the brunt
:03:28. > :03:33.of the blast are so badly damaged they might well have
:03:34. > :03:37.to be demolished completely. Some of the homes which
:03:38. > :03:39.are less badly damaged might be habitable again
:03:40. > :03:46.in about six months. Police are appealing
:03:47. > :03:49.for help to trace a man after a couple were kidnapped
:03:50. > :03:51.at gunpoint in Wigan. Andrew Evans from Golborne is wanted
:03:52. > :03:56.for robbery and kidnap. It follows an incident last
:03:57. > :03:58.month in which a man - armed with a gun and a knife -
:03:59. > :04:02.forced his way into the home of a couple in their late 70s
:04:03. > :04:05.and demanded they drive to a cash machine to withdraw
:04:06. > :04:07.hundreds of pounds. Pre-wedding nerves are nothing new,
:04:08. > :04:09.for any happy couple. But for hundreds of brides
:04:10. > :04:12.preparing to tie the knot worries about their big day
:04:13. > :04:15.are very real tonight. That's because one of Lancashire's
:04:16. > :04:17.longest-established bridal firms Dan Kerr Brides has shut
:04:18. > :04:26.both its stores after 100 years, saying the family business can no
:04:27. > :04:29.longer compete against It's every bride-to-be's
:04:30. > :04:36.worst nightmare. Finding out the shop you've
:04:37. > :04:38.ordered your wedding dress I felt sick, nerves,
:04:39. > :04:47.that horrible feeling you get. We went down to the shop,
:04:48. > :04:50.there was a load of people outside, The shop was empty and the stuff had
:04:51. > :04:54.been liquidated and taken away. A lot of people crying
:04:55. > :04:56.outside the shop. After over 100 years of trading,
:04:57. > :04:59.Dan Kerr has shut up shop Their affairs are now being handled
:05:00. > :05:04.by an insolvency firm in Manchester. Gemma's eight months pregnant
:05:05. > :05:07.and getting married in July. I believe this is the first time
:05:08. > :05:15.you have seen your dress. The first time I have
:05:16. > :05:17.seen my dress, yes. Her dress was completed before
:05:18. > :05:20.Dan Kerr went bust and she was able to pick it up from Robson Kay's
:05:21. > :05:22.warehouse in Manchester I am very excited, looking
:05:23. > :05:27.forward to trying it on, finding a veil and tiara
:05:28. > :05:30.and accessories to match the dress, But not so straightforward
:05:31. > :05:32.for Stephen and his fiancee. She saw her dream
:05:33. > :05:35.dress, tried it on. And we've no idea to be
:05:36. > :05:52.honest what is going on. And here at that firm,
:05:53. > :05:55.workers are going through racks and racks of wedding dresses
:05:56. > :05:57.to unite them with their owners. Most people understand
:05:58. > :06:01.it is not our fault and not People are stressed and if everyone
:06:02. > :06:04.thinks that their dress So, while some are looking
:06:05. > :06:08.forward to their big days, In Super league tonight, Widnes have
:06:09. > :06:14.beaten St Helens in a tight game. They won 16-14 with Patrick Avan
:06:15. > :06:34.scoring the winning try. Get your long johns ready for next
:06:35. > :06:42.week. Good evening. It has been a decent week of weather. We should
:06:43. > :06:49.see mostly dry conditions. But it is not going to be plain sailing. We
:06:50. > :06:52.start of the cloudy skies, with the class pushing away through Cumbria
:06:53. > :06:57.and he would see temperatures as low as two Celsius. It will be dry once
:06:58. > :07:02.again heading into the afternoon. It looks like a bright afternoon for
:07:03. > :07:11.most. Bright and breezy as well. Temperatures peaking at around 12
:07:12. > :07:18.Celsius. As we head into Sunday we will still keep those temperatures
:07:19. > :07:24.around 12 Celsius. So, mostly dry as I have said. If you are heading to
:07:25. > :07:30.London for the London Marathon it'll had warmer, the mid-teens in London,
:07:31. > :07:34.and the artwork, on Monday and Tuesday, look at that. Coming up,
:07:35. > :07:38.your national marathon. Here is the outlook for
:07:39. > :07:39.the weather for the next few days and Helen Willetts has the National
:07:40. > :07:52.forecast. While unusual to see snow in May, it
:07:53. > :07:56.will be a shock to the system. We've seen some interesting contrast. 19
:07:57. > :08:01.degrees cost is in Scotland in the sunshine today. In the sunshine only
:08:02. > :08:07.11. The differences we are behind a cold weather front. Seeing a stepped
:08:08. > :08:12.down in temperatures. The cold air filtering sound so there will be a
:08:13. > :08:15.widespread ground frost across the country. The week weather front
:08:16. > :08:21.still with us so we could cheat patchy mist and fog. The best chance
:08:22. > :08:26.of seeing the meteor shower overnight will be in those clear
:08:27. > :08:28.skies further north. A better chance for south overnight. We start
:08:29. > :08:29.Saturday