05/03/2017 North West Tonight


05/03/2017

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An investigation's underway after an elderly man died in a fire

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The victim hasn't yet been formally identified and detectives

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Firefighters were called to this modern block of flats in Hattersley

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There were flames coming out of the front window of the ground

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floor flat and smoke through the door to

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The body of a man believed to be in his 50s was found.

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Marie Scholes lives next door and had to leave the building.

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His carer came everyday, so he could come out everyday,

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you know, and that was all you saw of him, really, his carer going up

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It took 15 firefighters to make the apartment safe.

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Greater Manchester Police and Greater Manchester Fire

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and Rescue Service have launched a joint investigation.

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It's a fire that has been burning for some time in there.

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No, we have got investigations at the moment that are ongoing

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The building has a stay put policy if the alarms go so residents stay

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in the building whilst we carry out our firefighting operations.

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Some residents were evacuated but the majority of the residents

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The block of flats is owned by a housing association

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with a number of tenants having medical needs.

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Police say the investigation is in its early stages

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but they will be speaking to a number of residents.

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A spokesman for the housing association described what happened

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today as awful and said they would be doing

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Investigators say they want to speak to anyone who may have

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Yunus Mulla, BBC North West Tonight, Hyde.

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A man's been charged with murder following the death

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Emergency services were called to a house in Birkenhead on Wednesday,

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but the toddler was later pronounced dead in hospital.

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28-year-old Craig Smith has been charged with his murder and two

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While 24-year-old Ashley Willet is also accused of neglect,

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as well as causing or allowing a child to suffer physical harm.

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The Independent Police Complaints Commission is to investigate a fatal

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A 24-year-old man died yesterday morning when he crashed

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after being signalled to stop by the police.

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The Lancashire force say the incident has been referred

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An announcement about the future of Vauxhall's plant

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at Ellesmere Port is expected early tomorrow morning.

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It's owner, General Motors, is understood to have reached a deal

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to sell the brand to France's PSA Group, which makes

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It's leaving some fearful of the Cheshire site's future.

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What we have got to do is sit down not only with Peugeot but also

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with the government and also with the unions to look

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at what Peugeot's plans are for the next round of models

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and what we can do to make sure this is an attractive

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Four men arrested in connection with the escape of a prisoner

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in Liverpool have been released on police bail.

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Convicted murderer Shaun Walmsley remains at large after being sprung

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from custody during a visit to Aintree hospital

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The arrests followed a swoop on a car in Dorset.

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It's emerged Liverpool boxing champ Tony Bellew broke his right hand

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early on in his heavyweight fight against David Haye last night.

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The WBC cruiserweight champion won when Haye's corner threw

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in the towel during the eleventh round after suffering an ankle

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Speaking after his victory, Bellew said he couldn't wait to get

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There's more to life than boxing so, you know,

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I just want to live my life, man, I just want to

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I'm happy I have come through tonight, I'm happy we both

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go home safe and I'm happy I've come to this arena again.

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You know what, tonight I've taken my glory like I said I would.

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In the Premier League, Everton's hopes of qualifying

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for the Europa League suffered a set back after they lost to Tottenham

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at White Hart Lane in their first defeat in ten games.

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Romelu Lukaku pulled one back, but two last gasp goals saw

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In the Premier League's other match, Manchester City have

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Volunteers have been out litter picking around the north west today,

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including here in Manchester city centre this afternoon.

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It's been organised by Keep Britain Tidy.

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It's latest campaign hopes to get half a million members

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of the public to help clean up their local communities.

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Here's the weather with Jennifer Bartram

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We had a fair amount of rain this morning and through the afternoon

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that has turned more in the showers and some of these showers

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are going to linger as we had through the overnight period.

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There will be a few clear spells as well and under the clear skies

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the temperatures could drop to around two or three Celsius.

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But under the cloud, more like around four

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or five Celsius to take us into Monday morning.

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And Monday is looking like a much better day.

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Yes, there will still be a few showers here and there but plenty

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of spells of sunshine to be had as well.

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And in the sunshine temperatures could get up to highs of around

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As we head through the rest of the week some dry weather to be

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had on Tuesday but turning wet overnight into Wednesday.

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I'll be back with the late news just before 10.30pm tonight.

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Until then, have a very good evening.

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Hello, as was the case on Saturday there was a lot of whether around

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today. Showers for some, some saw the staff of postcard material, for

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others it was more Christmas card material. We had pictures like that

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quite widely across the Midlands and Wales as well. This weather system

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has been here for a good part of the day in Wales and the North Midlands

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and southern England. It is not that warm underneath that particular

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front. Some winter arenas

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