08/04/2017 North West Tonight


08/04/2017

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Workers from two rail companies in the north-west are on strike

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on one of the busiest days for visitors to Merseyside -

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The action by the RMT union is against changes to staffing

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On Saturday, the 8th April, due to strike action being taken

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by members of the RMT union, a reduced train service will run

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Grand National day and thousands descend on Aintree in the sunshine.

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The day chosen by the RMT union to make the loudest voice possible,

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but some punters didn't know the strike was happening.

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We would of got a train, I suppose, but just got a taxi.

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We're probably just going to try and find a train home

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Well, yeah, we'd usually get the train, but we're going to have

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to get taxis or walk, and have you seen these shoes -

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The strike started at midnight with RMT members on the picket lines.

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It's a serious message that we're putting out because this

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This is not about Aintree, it's not about the Grand National,

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this is about how we we operate Merseyrail trains

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The RMT union say around 2,000 workers from Merseyrail

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and Northern Rail have refused to cross picket lines.

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The rail companies have tried to maintain a limited service,

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not only to Aintree, but on other parts

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We understand that we've got to continue our

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We've got to try and sort this dispute out of driver-only

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But, for today, our focus has been to make sure that the RMT's attempts

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to spoil the Grand Nationalal haven't been able to take effect.

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Northern Rail say they are running a third

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We've got a lot of time to talk about how we can improve

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Talking costs nothing, but strike action is painful all round.

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The advice for passengers travelling from Liverpool this evening

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is to plan your journey and be patient.

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Mairead Smith, BBC North West Tonight, in Liverpool.

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Detectives are appealing for information after reports shots

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were fired from one moving car at another on a busy main road

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At about 2.50pm, a silver Vauxhall sped past a blue VW

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golf on Rochdale Road, when a passenger is believed

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Police describe it as a reckless act that could easily have

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The Manchester passion took place in Cathedral Gardens today.

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A cast of local people has recreated the story of Jesus' final days.

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They were supported in the telling of the Easter story

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by Manchester Inspirational Voices, a 60-strong community choir,

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which is the current BBC Songs of Praise Gospel Choir of the Year.

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Now, if you were watching North West Tonight yesterday,

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you might remember a lovely story about a teenager from Widnes

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who was set to receive a Rotary Club Young Citizens Award.

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Well today, at a ceremony in Manchester, he did just that.

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Our next award goes to 14-year-old Aidan Jackson.

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Inspired by the death of his friend Olivia,

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Aiden set about fundraising in her memory.

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Whilst also managing his own health problems and Asperger's,

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he's raised ?16,000 over the past two years.

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Sport, and Manchester City ended a four game winless run

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in the Premier League with a comfortable 3-1 victory over

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Hull City earlier that boosted their hopes of finishing

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Burnley drew 0-0 with Middlesbrough and Liverpool came from behind

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to beat Stoke City and stay on course for a top-four finish

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thanks to goals by substitutes Philippe Coutinho and Roberto

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Cricket, Lancashire is facing it's first fixture

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in the County Championship season after narrowly avoiding

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At the close on Day Two, Lancashire lead Essex by 274 runs

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It has been glorious today, can it continue? Here's Kaye.

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Well, what a glorious day it's been and it stays dry and fine as we head

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through this evening and then dry overnight tonight as well.

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Now, it won't be as chilly as it was last night,

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temperatures down to between five and nine degrees.

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There could be a little bit of patchy mist, that will lift

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Plenty of sunshine to kick us off tomorrow morning,

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feeling really quite warm as well, but then the cloud

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Most of us will stay dry, just the odd spot of drizzle

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is possible with temperatures between around about

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The winds become more west to north-westerly,

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and that sets us up for a cooler week, I'm afraid, with temperatures

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That's it from me for now. I'm back tomorrow teatime. Have a peaceful

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evening. Goodbye.

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