:00:16. > :00:21.Oldham Council has denied newspaper reports of a "Trojan Horse" Islamic
:00:22. > :00:27.plot to take over a state school in the town.
:00:28. > :00:31.The Sunday Times says concerns had been raised by the head teacher
:00:32. > :00:34.at Clarksfield Primary and claims there are extremism issues at two
:00:35. > :00:37.Our reporter Yunus Mulla has been following the story.
:00:38. > :00:39.Their allegations concern the activities of a number
:00:40. > :00:41.of people connected to Clarksfield Primary School
:00:42. > :00:43.in Oldham and claims of a Trojan Horse style plot
:00:44. > :00:46.The Sunday Times reports the head teacher, Patricia O'Donnell,
:00:47. > :00:49.has expresed concerns about her own safety
:00:50. > :00:51.after receiving death threats and aggressive verbal abuse,
:00:52. > :00:54.and that the head teachers' union NAHT is currently supporting
:00:55. > :00:57.a number of members in the Oldham area with a variety of apparent
:00:58. > :01:10.Now, the school was criticised by Ofsted in 2013 for its
:01:11. > :01:21.quotes a confidential report on the views of local authority
:01:22. > :01:23.officers at the time - they claimed a former governor,
:01:24. > :01:25.Nasim Ashraf, and others were "seeking to secure changes
:01:26. > :01:28.to reflect their interpretation of Islam, and were behaving in a way
:01:29. > :01:30.which harassed and sought to intimidate school staff,
:01:31. > :01:34.It is important to add here that the report concluded this
:01:35. > :01:37.did not constitute a Trojan plot and that Mr Ashraf was not
:01:38. > :01:39.an extremist and was not found to have intimidated anyone.
:01:40. > :01:42.You spoke to Mr Ashraf today - what did he tell you?
:01:43. > :01:46.He stated categorically that he had nothing to do with any Trojan Horse
:01:47. > :01:48.plot against the head teacher and had only got involved in
:01:49. > :01:51.the school to improve it because of his Muslim beliefs.
:01:52. > :01:53.Mr Ashraf is known locally for his charity work and said
:01:54. > :01:57.he was concerend about the damage this could do to his reputation
:01:58. > :02:08.They said they take allegations of this kind very seriously
:02:09. > :02:25.We were not able to contact the head teacher or her union
:02:26. > :02:28.or the current chair of governors, but I'm told that a number of people
:02:29. > :02:31.connected with this story will be making a comment in the coming days.
:02:32. > :02:34.Hundreds of police investigations are being reviewed, after two men
:02:35. > :02:36.who work at a forensic science lab in Manchester were arrested
:02:37. > :02:38.on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.
:02:39. > :02:40.Randox Testing Services in Blackley provides drug
:02:41. > :02:43.and alcohol tests for police forces across the UK.
:02:44. > :02:46.The company has been working with Greater Manchester
:02:47. > :02:51.It said the investigation centred on the manipulation of data,
:02:52. > :02:53.rather than any tampering with actual tests.
:02:54. > :02:56.Six people have been treated by paramedics after a fire
:02:57. > :03:00.at industrial units in Greater Manchester.
:03:01. > :03:02.60 firefighters attended the blaze, which broke out at commercial units
:03:03. > :03:05.on Louisa Street in Openshaw just after midnight.
:03:06. > :03:07.Nobody was seriously injured but local residents
:03:08. > :03:10.are being urged to keep their doors and windows closed.
:03:11. > :03:20.Parishioners of the Church of Ascension in Salford,
:03:21. > :03:22.which burned down last week, have attended Sunday service
:03:23. > :03:26.A 22-year-old man from Salford, arrested in connection with the fire
:03:27. > :03:28.on suspicion of arson, has been bailed until March.
:03:29. > :03:30.The Bishop of Manchester and other faith leaders attended the service
:03:31. > :03:41.One week on from the fire, we are still finding out how bad the
:03:42. > :03:43.damage to the building is and what the future
:03:44. > :03:54.We have had wonderful pledges of help and support
:03:55. > :03:56.from other Christian communities, from the city of Salford,
:03:57. > :03:58.from the Jewish community, from the Muslim community,
:03:59. > :04:02.who are all with us in our tragedy and keen to help out in whatever
:04:03. > :04:06.In the FA Cup, they are well into the closing stages
:04:07. > :04:09.of the all North West tie at Ewood Park between
:04:10. > :04:12.Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United.
:04:13. > :04:14.Rovers took the lead thanks to Danny Graham scoting this goal
:04:15. > :04:31.United hit back with Marcus Rashford.
:04:32. > :04:36.Ibrahimovic has scored four United so they are currently leading 2-1.
:04:37. > :04:42.a hat-trick from Denny Solomona pushed Sale to victory
:04:43. > :04:44.in a high-scoring affair against leaders Wasps.
:04:45. > :04:48.Sale had raced to a 31-9 lead before Wasps hit back in the second half.
:04:49. > :04:52.Sale winning the game by 34 points to 28.
:04:53. > :05:01.in double figures as we move into in double figures as we move into
:05:02. > :05:06.the working week. the working week.
:05:07. > :05:10.Today was a cloudy affair, the cloud thickening from the West through the
:05:11. > :05:15.day. Overnight it will be a similar story, lots of cloud around, low
:05:16. > :05:22.cloud, mist and murk and outbreaks of light rain. An overnight low of
:05:23. > :05:27.eight to 10 Celsius, so very mild. It will be a mild start tomorrow,
:05:28. > :05:31.fairly cloudy as well, some outbreaks of rain through the day.
:05:32. > :05:38.Any breaks in the cloud in limited supply. Temperatures reaching 13
:05:39. > :05:43.degrees and quite westerly wind. I will leave you with the outlook to
:05:44. > :05:47.the week. It will be an unsettled story, noticeably colder by mid
:05:48. > :05:53.week. Tomorrow, cloudy and mild with outbreaks of rain.
:05:54. > :05:59.We will be back just after 10pm with a round-up of your Sunday evening
:06:00. > :06:13.News. From me, enjoy what is left of Sunday afternoon.
:06:14. > :06:23.on and on. It is because of the direction of the wind. Tomorrow's
:06:24. > :06:27.temperatures might be higher than today by a couple of degrees. There
:06:28. > :06:31.has been a lot of cloud. But we had some lovely pictures coming in. Some
:06:32. > :06:38.sunshine, but predominantly the clouds have been -- the skies have
:06:39. > :06:44.been cloudy. This will continue as well as a smattering of rain. For
:06:45. > :06:45.all those reasons it isn't