28/01/2017

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:00:11. > :00:13.Bird flu has been found at a second pheasant farm in Lancashire,

:00:14. > :00:15.according to the Department for Environment, Food

:00:16. > :00:19.The UK's chief veterinary officer said avian flu has been discovered

:00:20. > :00:22.at a farm with 1,000 birds in Wyre, which has what's described

:00:23. > :00:24.as a business link to nearby farm Hy-Fly Game Hatcheries Limited

:00:25. > :00:28.in Preesall, where the infection was confirmed on Tuesday.

:00:29. > :00:32.Birds at the site will now be culled and a 3km protection zone has been

:00:33. > :00:38.Public Health England said the risk to humans was "very low".

:00:39. > :00:41.A minute's applause was held at the Bolton Wanderers game

:00:42. > :00:43.against Charlton today in memory of Phyllis Robb,

:00:44. > :00:48.one of the best-known survivors of the 1946 Burnden Park tragedy,

:00:49. > :00:50.who died last week at the age of 102.

:00:51. > :00:53.The famous picture showed Phyllis being lifted

:00:54. > :01:00.33 people died at the FA Cup game when 85,000 fans showed up,

:01:01. > :01:02.many more than expected, and barriers gave way,

:01:03. > :01:07.She remained a Bolton fan her whole life.

:01:08. > :01:11.I feel inspired by her, proud, and I'll be quite emotional

:01:12. > :01:14.because she was very, very close to us.

:01:15. > :01:17.She didn't have any children, so me and my

:01:18. > :01:22.two brothers were her family, and she treated us like her own.

:01:23. > :01:25.You can tell, you can hear it in my voice now

:01:26. > :01:27.that I do get quite emotional about her,

:01:28. > :01:30.because she was just such a wonderful, wonderful lady.

:01:31. > :01:36.Hopefully she'll be there watching the match from above.

:01:37. > :01:38.Emotions often run high in an FA Cup clash,

:01:39. > :01:41.but today, as Blackburn beat Blackpool to progress to the fifth

:01:42. > :01:44.round, there was at much drama off the pitch as there was on it.

:01:45. > :01:46.Supporters from both teams were out in protest against their clubs'

:01:47. > :01:51.respective owners at Ewood Park, as Juliet Phillips reports.

:01:52. > :01:55.Football, united, we'll never be defeated!

:01:56. > :01:59.Fans from opposing teams come together with a common goal.

:02:00. > :02:02.These Blackburn and Blackpool supporters won't be cheering

:02:03. > :02:05.inside Ewood Park today, but chanting outside it instead.

:02:06. > :02:07.They are boycotting the game due to concerns over

:02:08. > :02:12.Venky's at Blackburn and Oyston at Blackpool.

:02:13. > :02:15.We are here because we want to send a collective message to our owners

:02:16. > :02:18.and to the football authorities that football without

:02:19. > :02:24.The fans of Blackpool and Blackburn are absolutely fed up

:02:25. > :02:27.with the way our owners have treated our football clubs,

:02:28. > :02:31.using them as private businesses rather than the community assets

:02:32. > :02:36.It is heart-wrenching to stay away from the football club.

:02:37. > :02:38.It's a long time since I've missed a football match,

:02:39. > :02:41.and today I will stay away to support my club and my team,

:02:42. > :02:44.but I will not knock anybody who feels that they have to go

:02:45. > :02:46.into the ground and support the team.

:02:47. > :02:49.The only guilty party are the owners of Blackburn Rovers and Blackpool.

:02:50. > :02:51.There are at least 100 protesters from Blackpool and Blackburn

:02:52. > :02:58.But the question is, what do the fans going to the match think?

:02:59. > :02:59.Nobody's listening, it's as simple as that.

:03:00. > :03:05.You ought to get in there and support your team.

:03:06. > :03:07.I can understand people wanting to protest because of what's

:03:08. > :03:10.going on being diabolical, but is it going to make any

:03:11. > :03:12.difference when the owners are never here to see it?

:03:13. > :03:14.We want Venky's out! We want Venky's out!

:03:15. > :03:17.The protesters remained outside as the game began.

:03:18. > :03:22.Their dispute will likely continue long after today's final whistle.

:03:23. > :03:26.Juliet Phillips, BBC North West Tonight, Blackburn.

:03:27. > :03:28.Elsewhere, in the FA Cup fourth round today,

:03:29. > :03:31.Championship side Wolves stunned Liverpool, who crashed

:03:32. > :03:34.out of their second cup competition in a week.

:03:35. > :03:39.Despite this late goal from Divock Origi, Jurgen Klopp's

:03:40. > :03:43.side failed to find an equaliser and suffered their third home defeat

:03:44. > :03:47.in a week including Wednesday's loss to Southampton in the EFL Cup.

:03:48. > :03:49.As we mentioned, Blackburn progress to the fifth

:03:50. > :03:55.So do Burnley, who beat Bristol 2-0, and Man City who beat

:03:56. > :03:59.It's the end of the road though for Accrington,

:04:00. > :04:02.who lost 1-0 to Middlesborough, and for Rochdale, who lost

:04:03. > :04:05.Man United take on Wigan tomorrow to round off this

:04:06. > :04:10.Now let's take a look at the weather.

:04:11. > :04:13.Well, we've had a real mixed bag this weekend,

:04:14. > :04:17.Quite a messy number of fronts coming towards us,

:04:18. > :04:21.So, as we have a look at the detail overnight tonight,

:04:22. > :04:24.we'll continue to see those showers moving their way across the region,

:04:25. > :04:26.with perhaps a few wintry elements over the higher ground,

:04:27. > :04:29.and lows night of around one Celsius.

:04:30. > :04:31.So, there's a possibility for patches of ice and some

:04:32. > :04:38.Then, tomorrow, we'll continue to see those showers clearing,

:04:39. > :04:41.and then some brighter spells for a time, before more rain

:04:42. > :04:44.starts coming in tomorrow evening and tomorrow night.

:04:45. > :05:03.turning milder over the next few days.

:05:04. > :05:07.Tomorrow morning the best of the weekend weather. That's it for now.