:00:12. > :00:15.Hundreds of parents and teachers marched through Sandbach today
:00:16. > :00:18.to voice their fears that schools in the area will be hit
:00:19. > :00:21.They're angry the Government's proposed new funding formula
:00:22. > :00:23.would reduce spending per pupil in Cheshire East to among
:00:24. > :00:28.Other parts of the North West would gain.
:00:29. > :00:36.Pupils and their families joined teachers today to protest
:00:37. > :00:41.The Department for Education says the current system is unfair,
:00:42. > :00:45.and the new national funding formula is aimed at narrowing the gap
:00:46. > :00:49.between schools in affluent and deprived areas.
:00:50. > :00:51.It would reduce spending per pupil in Cheshire East
:00:52. > :00:56.to just under ?4200, among the lowest in the country.
:00:57. > :00:58.While other parts of the North West would gain.
:00:59. > :01:03.In Knowsley, for example, it would go up to just over ?5,000.
:01:04. > :01:06.There's a basic amount that every single school needs to be able
:01:07. > :01:10.to provide the range of provision that schools are
:01:11. > :01:15.And we've talked to them about what that amount is,
:01:16. > :01:20.and what they're proposing is way below that amount.
:01:21. > :01:23.The Department for Education says school funding
:01:24. > :01:27.is at its highest level on record, and that the consultation that ends
:01:28. > :01:31.next week is aimed at making sure they get it right.
:01:32. > :01:34.But in areas like this, the plans face strong opposition.
:01:35. > :01:36.I think for extracurricular activities especially,
:01:37. > :01:40.they may get the basic education, but it's the extracurricular stuff
:01:41. > :01:42.that adds real value for the children.
:01:43. > :01:46.The overall level of funding isn't high enough.
:01:47. > :01:49.There's less teachers, so that can't be a good thing, can it?
:01:50. > :01:52.So, you know, that's going to have an impact on class
:01:53. > :01:56.The Government hopes its plans will make school funding more
:01:57. > :01:59.consistent across the country, but many here believe more
:02:00. > :02:07.funding is needed overall, so no-one should lose out.
:02:08. > :02:09.Police in Oldham have released photos of two women
:02:10. > :02:12.they want to speak to in connection with a spate of so-called
:02:13. > :02:15.distraction thefts over the past five months.
:02:16. > :02:18.More than ten thefts have been reported where the thieves have
:02:19. > :02:21.distracted people by purporting to be selling cheap jewellery
:02:22. > :02:25.or bumping into people at cash points or hysterically asking
:02:26. > :02:30.directions to hospital while stealing from them.
:02:31. > :02:32.Officers in Oldham are keen to speak to anyone
:02:33. > :02:38.From today, if you tune into BBC Radio Manchester, you may hear
:02:39. > :02:42.a few unfamiliar voices, because listeners are
:02:43. > :02:46.It's called Over to You and, throughout the week,
:02:47. > :02:49.they will present, produce and report for the station.
:02:50. > :02:53.One of Monday's breakfast presenters will be Jackie McNeish.
:02:54. > :02:59.But maybe after, when I get in there on Monday, my tongue
:03:00. > :03:03.will probably grow that big and I'll be gasping for breath.
:03:04. > :03:07.I'm excited by it, I see it as a big opportunity.
:03:08. > :03:09.I just want to get as much as I can from it.
:03:10. > :03:13.Sport, and in the Premier League, Romelu Lukaku scored twice
:03:14. > :03:17.as Everton beat Hull City 4-0 to move level on points
:03:18. > :03:22.Meanwhile, Burnley are still waiting for a first away win
:03:23. > :03:25.in the Premier League this season having been held to a goalless draw
:03:26. > :03:29.by bottom-placed Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
:03:30. > :03:31.And in Superleague, Saints have travelled to France
:03:32. > :03:43.As of a few moments ago, Saints were leading Catalans 22-12.
:03:44. > :03:45.Saints have won just one of their opening four
:03:46. > :03:51.Tomorrow, Salford Red Devils host Castleford Tigers and Wigan take
:03:52. > :03:58.Lets get a check on the weather with Lucy Martin.
:03:59. > :04:01.Low pressure in charge of our weather this evening,
:04:02. > :04:08.These weather fronts are making their way
:04:09. > :04:10.across to the east, isobars squeezing, indicating
:04:11. > :04:14.Tomorrow, we are looking at more outbreaks of rain,
:04:15. > :04:16.courtesy of that weather front making its way east.
:04:17. > :04:20.Putting detail on the map, outbreaks of rain, fairly cloudy,
:04:21. > :04:23.some hill fog developing in a prone spots.
:04:24. > :04:28.Overnight lows of 9 degrees, still fairly mild for the time of year.
:04:29. > :04:32.Into tomorrow, a fairly cloudy start, outbreaks
:04:33. > :04:37.In any bright intervals in the south, it could feel quite
:04:38. > :04:42.decent, temperatures not too bad, a maximum of 13 Celsius with that
:04:43. > :04:51.As we move into Monday, a band of rain introduces fresh air,
:04:52. > :04:54.so moving into Tuesday, it will be cooler with
:04:55. > :04:59.That's all for now, we'll be back with your tea-time
:05:00. > :05:22.Hello, the mild areas going to be with us into next week. Things set
:05:23. > :05:25.to be cooler with a return to overnight frost for some. This
:05:26. > :05:29.evening and overnight will be mild across the board, a messy picture,
:05:30. > :05:32.looks like Scotland Northern Ireland and northern England seeing the fair
:05:33. > :05:37.share of the rain, some quite heavy at times. A blustery night. Look at
:05:38. > :05:42.the temperatures, 9-11 C. Tomorrow, mild and windy very windy across
:05:43. > :05:43.England and Wales and there will be rain in the