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That's how neighbours in Manchester are describing

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the suspected murder of a man - who ran out of his house to confront

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Former Royal Navy lieutenant Mike Samwell appears to have been

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run over by his own vehicle early Sunday morning.

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Tonight, detectives are still questioning a 21-year-old suspect.

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Here's our Chief Reporter Dave Guest.

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The saddest of homecomings for Jessica Samwell.

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Her quiet suburban life was thrown into chaos yesterday morning.

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That's when her husband Mike went to investigate noises they'd heard

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Apparently run over by his own car after disturbing someone

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I've met them a couple of times, seeing them on the street.

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Very quiet, hard-working, just a lovely guy, really.

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He always said hello and good morning and I just feel so desperate

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for his wife for what she must be going through.

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It's horrible and I feel really bad for the poor family.

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So, a life lost, a wife widowed and it seems

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That car, an Audi, turned up a short distance from here in the Ladybarn

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district of Manchester later in the day.

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The police want to hear from anyone who saw the vehicle on its journey

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They also want to hear from anyone who saw a blue BMW being driven

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erratically in the area at around the same time.

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Mike Samwell was a former naval officer.

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He'd served 12 years as an engineer sub Mariner, eventually reaching

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Today, the Navy and former sub Mariners joined those

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The Mariners in Manchester are here to help in any way possible.

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There's a national organisation out there for support.

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Most recently, he'd worked for an engineering

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Mike was a hugely well liked colleague.

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He was bright and positive with a great career ahead of him

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and it's a terrible loss to all of us, he will

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Tonight, a man of 21 is still being questioned by police

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Dave Guest, BBC North West Tonight, Chorlton.

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A tourist from the Isle of Man has drowned at a beach in Thailand.

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Scott Townsend, who was 37 and from Douglas,

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is reported to have disappeared after going into the sea

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He was pulled from the water by rescuers,

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The Home Office has rejected Lancashire Police's request

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for extra funding to staff the anti-fracking protests

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Government rules mean the force can only apply for extra cash once

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the operation has exceeded 1% of its annual

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budget, which amounts to ?2.6 million.

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The union representing guards on Merseyrail trains says talks

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aimed at ending their dispute has broken down, which could lead

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Members of the RMT union have now walked out twice,

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including on Grand National day, in protest at the planned

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introduction of driver-only operated trains.

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A candidate for Mayor of Greater Manchester has

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defended his decision to record his manifesto in native

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Mohammed Aslam, who is standing as an Independent, says

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he speaks several languages, but his decision has

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Does the new Mayor of Greater Manchester need

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The BBC website gave each candidate a chance to do

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Independent candidate Mohammed Aslam decided to deliver his in Urdu.

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A decision that's sparked some controversy.

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He says he did it because not everyone in the North

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Mr Aslam also says he speaks four languages and talks

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to potential voters in whatever language they understand.

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We've come to Chetham Hill, where Mr Aslam's from,

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to find out what people here think about his decision.

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It would be beneficial for me if he said it in English.

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I think it is a good idea actually so his views get over to everybody,

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not just people who understand English.

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It should be in English, it is for everyone.

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It's not only people who speak Urdu who live here, it's everyone.

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Whether Mr Aslam will be able to get his message across remains

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The election takes place next Thursday 4th May.

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Juliet Phillips, BBC North West Tonight, Manchester.

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Well, some of the other candidates have been reacting to this story

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tonight and I'm joined by our reporter Naomi Cornwell.

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We contacted every candidate standing to be mayor

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Another independent candidate, Marcus Farmer told us: Mr Aslam's

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decision to record his manifesto in Urdu is obviously

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a measured decision based on the fact that he,

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and many others, think there is going to be a low turnout

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"It's almost 200 years since the Peterloo massacre

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so the best thing that proper Mancunians can do

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The Green Party's candidate, Will Patterson said ours is an open

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democracy open to everyone, regardless of whether English

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But I do wonder how he can accurately represent the views

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of people in Greater Manchester if he does not speak the language

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used by the great majority of them to any great fluency."

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Ukip's candidate, Shneur Odze, said "It's great that we have people

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of all backgrounds putting themselves forward for election.

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It would be preferable if he got some English classes,

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but what I fear more is lack of integration in civic and communal

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life, and I wish the media would speak about the real issues."

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And for a full list of all those standing -

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in both the Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region Mayoral

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Nearly half of people in the North West are putting

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their lives at risk by ignoring a simple test.

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That's the warning from Bowel Cancer UK which wants more people that

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Today Ben Ashworth, who has bowel cancer,

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began a week of co-presenting Radio Lancashire's Breakfast

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This is BBC Radio Lancashire, itis Graham and Ben at Breakfast...

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The latest step in what Ben Ashworth calls his cancer journey.

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Five years ago he was told he had bowel cancer and shortly afterwards

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Today, he was trying to raise awareness of his illness.

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I have lost so many friends to bowel cancer and other cancers,

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it is horrible and I think the more that can be done to raise

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Ben, a keen runner, has completed 24 marathons since his diagnosis.

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He was training for one when he first experienced symptoms

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such as loose stools and unexpected weight loss.

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If we can try and help other people understand bowel cancer symptoms,

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the earlier people are diagnosed, in 90% of cases, if it is caught

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Bowel cancer is the nation's second biggest cancer killer,

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If you're registered with a GP and aged 60-74, you will

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receive a test in the post for free every two years,

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but here in the North West on average only 53% of people

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One, people might be embarrassed to do the test, two,

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people might feel well, so there feel there is no need to do

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the test and three, fear, people might not want to know.

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Ben and his family were told last year that his cancer had returned.

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He's currently undergoing further treatment to prolong his life.

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He has defied all statistics because normally statistics

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for stage four disease is about two and half years so he has

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doubled his statistics and one of the main reasons

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We want to make sure other people enjoy their lives and don't have

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to be facing five-year battle with stage four cancer.

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A campaign to widen the age group that are sent for free screening

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tests, but in the meantime Ben Ashworth is deternmined to stay

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Yunus Mulla, BBC North West Tonight, Blackburn.

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That's it from me, here's the weather.

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Good evening. This week is all about a big drop in temperatures. You will

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have felt it by now. The start of the working week, very cold by day

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and night. By Thursday, things start to feel a bit better. It is all

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about this cold front that went through earlier today, allowed

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through these cold winds. If you are just about to take the dog out it is

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bitterly cold outside. Since we last spoke we have started to see some

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wintry showers. That is the story through the night. Over the highest

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hills there could be covering on the grass in the morning but for most of

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us it is dry and very cold. Your temperatures for towns and cities to

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and three Celsius. Rowley -2-macro. Tomorrow morning it will be cold but

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the sunshine will be there from the word go. The cloud will build from

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late one it through to the afternoon there could be some wintry showers

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and again rain, hail, or a bit of snow. Away from them that cold

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northerly wind. It will feel icy. A strong wind. The numbers don't look

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too bad but at on the wind chill or take away a few degrees. When the

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showers turn up the temperatures will fall further. We keep that

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wintry feel as ago from Tuesday night into Wednesday. Wednesday has

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fewer showers but still bleeding cold at eight or nine Celsius. As we

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go through Thursday and Friday things should settle down a bit.

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More cloud cover but acquire the picture. At the moment the weekend

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looks like it will be cloudy at times but it should be mainly dry.

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Good night. course, there'll be the threat of

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some rain. More with the national forecast now.

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Good evening. It's been turning colder from the north so far today.

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It's been cold enough for significant snow in northern

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Scotland. This was mid afternoon. More recently it's been blowing

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around over the tops of the mountains. Snow in April not

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necessarily unusual but it's usually unwelcome. The colder air coming in

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behind the front which clears towards the near continent, opening

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the floodgates to this Coldstream of air all the way from the Arctic.

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That cold air increasingly cold air will spread its way across all parts

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tonight and will be with us tomorrow and Wednesday as well. A cold night

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ahead of us. A widespread frost developing and further wintry

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showers. Most in Scotland and the north-east of England too. Cold

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winds as well. Maybe a few wintry showers in Northern Ireland and

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Wales, maybe the odd few into the Midlands. Clear skies, windy and

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cold. Major

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