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Workers from two rail companies in the north-west are on strike | :00:11. | :00:14. | |
on one of the busiest days for visitors to Merseyside - | :00:15. | :00:17. | |
The action by the RMT union is against changes to staffing | :00:18. | :00:22. | |
On Saturday, the 8th April, due to strike action being taken | :00:23. | :00:30. | |
by members of the RMT union, a reduced train service will run | :00:31. | :00:33. | |
Grand National day and thousands descend on Aintree in the sunshine. | :00:34. | :00:40. | |
The day chosen by the RMT union to make the loudest voice possible, | :00:41. | :00:46. | |
but some punters didn't know the strike was happening. | :00:47. | :00:51. | |
We would of got a train, I suppose, but just got a taxi. | :00:52. | :01:03. | |
We're probably just going to try and find a train home | :01:04. | :01:05. | |
Well, yeah, we'd usually get the train, but we're going to have | :01:06. | :01:11. | |
to get taxis or walk, and have you seen these shoes - | :01:12. | :01:14. | |
The strike started at midnight with RMT members on the picket lines. | :01:15. | :01:18. | |
It's a serious message that we're putting out because this | :01:19. | :01:20. | |
This is not about Aintree, it's not about the Grand National, | :01:21. | :01:26. | |
this is about how we we operate Merseyrail trains | :01:27. | :01:28. | |
The RMT union say around 2,000 workers from Merseyrail | :01:29. | :01:34. | |
and Northern Rail have refused to cross picket lines. | :01:35. | :01:38. | |
The rail companies have tried to maintain a limited service, | :01:39. | :01:40. | |
not only to Aintree, but on other parts | :01:41. | :01:42. | |
We understand that we've got to continue our | :01:43. | :01:48. | |
We've got to try and sort this dispute out of driver-only | :01:49. | :01:52. | |
But, for today, our focus has been to make sure that the RMT's attempts | :01:53. | :01:57. | |
to spoil the Grand Nationalal haven't been able to take effect. | :01:58. | :02:10. | |
Northern Rail say they are running a third | :02:11. | :02:13. | |
We've got a lot of time to talk about how we can improve | :02:14. | :02:17. | |
Talking costs nothing, but strike action is painful all round. | :02:18. | :02:20. | |
The advice for passengers travelling from Liverpool this evening | :02:21. | :02:22. | |
is to plan your journey and be patient. | :02:23. | :02:24. | |
Mairead Smith, BBC North West Tonight, in Liverpool. | :02:25. | :02:26. | |
Detectives are appealing for information after reports shots | :02:27. | :02:28. | |
were fired from one moving car at another on a busy main road | :02:29. | :02:31. | |
At about 2.50pm, a silver Vauxhall sped past a blue VW | :02:32. | :02:35. | |
golf on Rochdale Road, when a passenger is believed | :02:36. | :02:39. | |
Police describe it as a reckless act that could easily have | :02:40. | :02:45. | |
The Manchester passion took place in Cathedral Gardens today. | :02:46. | :02:52. | |
A cast of local people has recreated the story of Jesus' final days. | :02:53. | :02:58. | |
They were supported in the telling of the Easter story | :02:59. | :03:01. | |
by Manchester Inspirational Voices, a 60-strong community choir, | :03:02. | :03:02. | |
which is the current BBC Songs of Praise Gospel Choir of the Year. | :03:03. | :03:08. | |
Now, if you were watching North West Tonight yesterday, | :03:09. | :03:10. | |
you might remember a lovely story about a teenager from Widnes | :03:11. | :03:12. | |
who was set to receive a Rotary Club Young Citizens Award. | :03:13. | :03:16. | |
Well today, at a ceremony in Manchester, he did just that. | :03:17. | :03:23. | |
Our next award goes to 14-year-old Aidan Jackson. | :03:24. | :03:28. | |
Inspired by the death of his friend Olivia, | :03:29. | :03:30. | |
Aiden set about fundraising in her memory. | :03:31. | :03:32. | |
Whilst also managing his own health problems and Asperger's, | :03:33. | :03:34. | |
he's raised ?16,000 over the past two years. | :03:35. | :03:37. | |
Sport, and Manchester City ended a four game winless run | :03:38. | :03:39. | |
in the Premier League with a comfortable 3-1 victory over | :03:40. | :03:44. | |
Hull City earlier that boosted their hopes of finishing | :03:45. | :03:46. | |
Burnley drew 0-0 with Middlesbrough and Liverpool came from behind | :03:47. | :03:50. | |
to beat Stoke City and stay on course for a top-four finish | :03:51. | :03:53. | |
thanks to goals by substitutes Philippe Coutinho and Roberto | :03:54. | :03:55. | |
Cricket, Lancashire is facing it's first fixture | :03:56. | :03:58. | |
in the County Championship season after narrowly avoiding | :03:59. | :04:00. | |
At the close on Day Two, Lancashire lead Essex by 274 runs | :04:01. | :04:04. | |
It has been glorious today, can it continue? Here's Kaye. | :04:05. | :04:23. | |
Well, what a glorious day it's been and it stays dry and fine as we head | :04:24. | :04:28. | |
through this evening and then dry overnight tonight as well. | :04:29. | :04:30. | |
Now, it won't be as chilly as it was last night, | :04:31. | :04:33. | |
temperatures down to between five and nine degrees. | :04:34. | :04:35. | |
There could be a little bit of patchy mist, that will lift | :04:36. | :04:38. | |
Plenty of sunshine to kick us off tomorrow morning, | :04:39. | :04:41. | |
feeling really quite warm as well, but then the cloud | :04:42. | :04:43. | |
Most of us will stay dry, just the odd spot of drizzle | :04:44. | :04:48. | |
is possible with temperatures between around about | :04:49. | :04:50. | |
The winds become more west to north-westerly, | :04:51. | :04:53. | |
and that sets us up for a cooler week, I'm afraid, with temperatures | :04:54. | :04:56. | |
That's it from me for now. I'm back tomorrow teatime. Have a peaceful | :04:57. | :05:02. | |
evening. Goodbye. | :05:03. | :05:06. |