lots of you from blackpool.ollow the conversation facebook, twitter and instant ram. —— instagram #mumta keover. and don't forget today is all about starting this conversation. is going to continue for a long time online. it's just a chance to share experiences, share your thoughts, your stories and sometimes it's just about hearing somebody say, you know what, i recognise that and i have been through it as well. other celebrity mums will head off into the audience and get themselves ready and it's a good time to meet our panel. hi. i'm annie and i'm the editor and chief of net mums. we are a place where eight million mums come and talk every month. and where they can offer peer—to—peer support, that invaluable support to get you through those tricky days. i am a perinatal psychiatrist consultant on the nhs and i'm also chair of the maternal mental health alliance which represents 85 patients and professional organisations all committed to improving the mental health of mums and the outcomes for them and their b

i work for better start right here in blackpool.w services for mums and dads with babies and young children as part of the better start initiative. it is a national lottery funded initiative and it is all about improving outcomes. hi everyone, i'm neev. i'm a radio presenter and a dj. i had my first child last year. a beautiful child cold genevieve. i struggled with my mental health in the month that followed her birth and i feel like, because i got through it all, i have so many tips and hopefully some really useful advice for you mums today. i'm so excited to be here. thank you. let's get this discussion started because we've got so many mums and so many fantastic stories to share in the audience. we'll begin with eve. eve, hello. hi. i was reading one of your posts online the other day, which was so much good information that i wished, to be honest, someone had given me on the way home from the hospital. tell us about your experience to start off with. i'm coming at this from having never had a mental illness and when i had my so

latch blackpool.eping in a car, ca rava n it anyone and sleeping in a car, caravan oi’ it anyone and sleeping in a car, caravan or tent in the town. fines of up to £100 can be issued for any breaches of these orders. the local government association says it will work constructively with the government to introduce the new guidelines. public space protection orders are used for the really serious and of antisocial behaviour and councils don't choose to do this on their own. residents will come to us, businesses will come to us and to say there might be some bedding, daytime drinking or even street racing. that is the sort of things that these orders are used for. the revised guidelines say councils must focus on specific problems rather than blanket bans of behaviour that are not in themselves antisocial. they must make sure they consult the public before the regulations are introduced. andy moore, bbc news. more children from vulnerable backgrounds in england will get the chance to attend some of the

house of a formerfairground owner has turned up in the house of a former fairground owner at in blackpooldad was a film collector. today it will be shown in full at the bfi in the southbank as pa rt full at the bfi in the southbank as part of their believed to be missing series. including a crackly recording of the first ever tv appearance by pete postlethwaite at the age of 29. i still like it, sometimes. come on, local loonie hears voices from out of space. let's get on with it. one was a half—hour bbc play broadcast in 1975, in which he played a journalist investigating the possible arrival of an alien spaceship. the original was wiped, but the director held onto a video—cassette of the first edit, which has been restored. other discoveries include the only surviving episode of late—night horror, from 1968, which was cancelled by the bbc after 16 part series due to the number of complaints about it being too scary. and an episode of itv police drama no hiding place has turned up in a share earlier. in the 1960s it had audiences of 7 million, but only 20 of the 236 shows survived. this

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this was all happening in blackpool and the car was then registered in bristol.£9 million in a year. however, that is just the ones going into branches. £100 million has been lost injust six months by people unwittingly paying fraudsters online. this is obviously really good news for those that use their branch. they are often the most vulnerable, so everything that banks can do to help is good news. however, more and more of us now bank online and certainly have to bank online because bank branches are closing. so we want to see more done to protect consumers from being scammed online. automatic, preowned... but with the internet playing such a big part, it is still a good lesson to be wary of sellers asking for cash. i would tell people, if they want cash, don't buy. the bank—police tie—up, which meant barry did get his dream car, will soon be in place across the country. simon gompertz, bbc news, in essex. the labour mp jess phillips has written an open letter in which she calls on the prime minister to put aside personal loyalities when considering the case o

he will do a children in need concert in blackpool.‘s chief inspector of schools. last year, ofsted displayed this school to be inadequate and put it on special measures. today it is ranked as good overall, which reflects the current trend. with nearly 2 million more children in good schools now than in 2010. today‘s ofsted report covers 21,000 state schools in england. it says 90% of primary is an almost 80% of secondaries are good or outstanding. but 130 schools have not earned a good rating in more than a decade. for 12 years now they have not been good in any point, so a child‘s time in a typical secondary school, five years, so a third generation through those schools who have never experienced being ina schools who have never experienced being in a good school, and we should not be happy with that. saint peters was turned around quickly but ofsted says other places can be too willing to blame local poverty for school stagnation. teachers say too that highlighting persistent failings can lead to a spiral of problems where schools

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and some things run right through us, just like sticks of blackpool rock.strong and the whole world hears the spirit of our cities in our song. and we look out to a new year now, we make our resolutions, we resolve to solve with all involved, inclusive new solutions. and we look out at this patchwork, at our people and our places, at our region as a legion of so many faiths and faces. our friends and neighbours, colleagues, children, grandkids. me and you. we're counting on each other. 96. and 22. take our passion, our compassion, as we hold our loved ones tight and make our love a towering beacon across the northwest tonight. tony walsh reciting his own poem. now the weather forecast. it is more likely to be a grey or even wet christmas rather than a white christmas, and overnight we have the cloudy grey skies and misty weather over the hills in the west, winds picking up for northern parts of the uk, blowing drizzle into scotla nd of the uk, blowing drizzle into scotland and the northern isles, but a mild night and temperatures weren't for much, typically

thank you to the teams at the harbour in blackpool and belmont and longbridge for taking such care. central lancashire for giving me enough rope to develop the making history is visible project. i know dozens of strong, clever artists and curators, mostly women, and have talked to one 01’ mostly women, and have talked to one or other of them everyday. i them dearly. thank you to matt burchill for being amazing artists and clever assistance and the kindest men i have ever known. thank you to the hollybush gardens gallery for giving me both time and space. to the art and cultural historians who cared enough to write essays about my work for decades, thank you. you gave me sustenance in the wilderness years. thank you to susan for never allowing me to give up or throw away my work and to patricia for helping us my work and to patricia for helping us both. thanks to my mother, for letting me do what i wanted as a teenager as long as i came home by 10pm. i quickly learned to squeeze thank you to richard'blisssfof me thank you to rioha'rd'blisssfof me carry - finally, thank you to rioha'r

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the greatest game requires the greatest stage, and they called blackpool's paul burgess the best groundsmann, the football, the press officer, whatever, that it will be in great addition. it will bea will be in great addition. it will be a nice pitch, and the best team will win the game. it is barcelona enjoying football dominance at present, they lead real madrid by 11 league points. and though sport won't fix everything here, there are i°ys won't fix everything here, there are joys that both teams can share. 0n saturday the world's eyes turn to madrid to see the world's superstars. japan's emperor akihito has been greeting crowds who gathered at the imperial palace to wish him a happy 84th birthday. currently december 23rd is a national holiday, but that might change into a normal working day after his abdication in april 2019, when his son, crown prince naruhito, becomes the new emperor. his birthday will then turn into the new national holiday. earlier i spoke tojeff kingston. he's director of asia studies at temple university and he told me more about the emperor's popularity. yes, i m

the group claims, for example, that as part of a crackdown on begging, blackpool wanted to ban loiterings and shop entrances. doncaster wanted to ban groups of three or more people causing nuisance or annoyance to people in the town centre. brighton wanted to stop anyone and sleeping in a car, caravan or tent in the town. fines of up to £100 can be issued for any breaches of these orders. the local government association says it will work constructively with the government to introduce the new guidelines. public spaces protection orders are used for the really serious end of anti—social behaviour and councils don't choose to do this on their own. residents will come to us, businesses will come to us, and say there might be some aggressive begging, daytime drinking or even street racing. that is the sort of things that these orders are used for. the revised guidelines say councils must focus on specific problems rather than blanket bans of behaviour that are not in themselves anti—social. and they must make sure they consult the public before the regulations are introduced. andy moore, bb

this was all happening in blackpool and the car was then registered in bristol. name but the contact details didn't match. banks say they have stopped customers being defrauded of £9 million in a year. however that is just the ones going into branches. £100 million has been lost injust six months by people unwittingly paying fraudsters online. this is obviously really good news for those that use their branch. they are often the most vulnerable, so everything that banks can do to help is good news. however, more and more of us now back online and certainly have to bank online because bank branches are closing. so we want to see more done to protect consumers from being scammed online. automatic, preowned... but with the internet playing such a big part, it is still a good lesson to be wary of sellers asking for cash. i would tell people if they want cash, don't buy. the bank—police tie—up which meant barry did get his dream car, will soon be in place across the country. simon gompertz, bbc news, in essex. the comedian, peter kay, has cancelled his first stand—up

the greatest game requires the greatest aid and labour call blackpool professor paul burgess the besteat condition notjust the real madrid but for barcelona. ill bea real madrid but for barcelona. ill be a nice pitch and the best team will win. it is past to let barcelona dominating at present, they lead real madrid by 11 points. those points won't fix everything but the joys both can share. on saturday the world's eyes turn to madrid to see the superstars. now, what could be simpler than running, surely the most pure and natural of all athletic disciplines. but not for those those with visual impairments. loughborough university has developed a running line, to help children, allowing them to run safely without the need for a guide. gemma collis—mccann reports. i have only 5% vision so i can't see anything straight ahead.“ i have only 5% vision so i can't see anything straight ahead. if you can imagine pulling your to fist in front of your face that's how i see the world. tim is a former paralympic champion in the 800 metres and has competed in four paralympic games in new zealand. h

while high—performing schools in the north and the midlands are getting fewer, with children in blackpoolools. one of the biggest issues is retaining high—quality teachers in schools with problems. it is easier for better schools to recruit better teachers. london has been particularly successful in doing that, and that has contributed to its success over the last few years, whereas parts of the north have been less successful in doing that. and there are localised issues like poverty and isolation that can have an impact on child outcomes. the education secretary, here visiting her old school in rotherham, has already announced more focused investment in areas with particular problems. her department said, we are targeting the areas that need the most support through the £72 million opportunity areas programme, and investing £280 million in the school ‘s most in need. but the education policy institute says some of the places with the fewest high—performing schools aren't getting the help they need. it says the government must find new ways to bring good schools to all communities. birmi

mean that rhetorically but literally with the onset of the civil war that the 4 million enslaved blackpoolrgest concentration of wealth in the country that you think that is a side note that you don't get it. that you don't get it. perspective of writing, i don't want to say that but i will say african-american culture is rich. a certain crop of riders the notion is we have to go to them we cannot learn to talk like them or do what they do then we can't really advance. that is not your culture that isn't what i knew. that wasn't my heritage. just like any writer have to come you are. i think folks get that now but they didn't. >> in the background of why you did that was how you were raised. your father occupy the world of black nationalists that you left nationalism but it never left you? >> that is how i was raised. my name. but in order to expand or frankly go out and fight i had to know more than that traditio tradition. i was not raised in a particularly religious house. forgive me. [laughter] that somebody had died for your sins. i am so sorry. [applause] i can only speak to who i am

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this was happening in blackpool and the car was registered in bristol. correct business name, but the contact details did not match. banks say they've stopped customers being defrauded of £9 million in a year. however, that is just the ones going into branches. £100 million has been lost injust six months by people unwittingly paying fraudsters online. this is really good news for those who use their branch. anything the banks can do to help them is good news. more and more of us bank on line and certainly have to bank on line because bank branches are closing. so we want to see more done to protect consumers from being scammed online. automatic, preowned. but with the internet playing a big part, it is worth being wary if asked to pay in cash. i would tell people, if they want cash, don't buy. the bank—police tie—up which meant barry did get his dream car will soon be in place across the country. for star wars fans the wait is nearly over. the eighth episode in the franchise, the lastjedi, gets its cinema release at midnight tonight. but last night the

me, that was the danced to remember, in blackpool in the final. forward with their inventive choreography and excellent choices of music and everything else. super fans, who do you think will win? we we re fans, who do you think will win? we were talking about this, when we? i think, me personally, i'm really undecided. for the first time. that helps! although i am steering towards gemma, because i like her journey. her, for me. but they are all amazing. and the new partners. gemma is the only one left in the final who hasn‘t had proper dance training, is that right? that's right. joe. he was in a west end show. they have been to stage school and they know how to hold themselves. if you have danced before, or had an element of training in whatever branch of dance musical theatre, it gives you just an advantage, slightly, in picking up an advantage, slightly, in picking up the routine a bit quicker, really. and then, perhaps being a bit more comfortable on saturday night, going out and performing. bit more comfortable on saturday night, going outan

but if you live in barnsley, redcar, cleveland or blackpool, there is a different perspective and thatishe most talent around the country for mostjobs. it is insignificant in relative terms to london. david laws, what do you say? there is something in both of the points adrian makes. but london, not so long ago, was a really low performing part of the country when there was still a lot ofjob opportunities. adrian‘s school is a good example of the fact that even in parts of the country where funding is low and there aren‘t as many good opportunities, you have schools doing fantasticjob. i understand adrian‘s actually is. we don‘t have been of schools with the strength of leadership, governance and teaching that there appears to be in adrian‘s school. part of the challenge isn‘t just be in adrian‘s school. part of the challenge isn‘tjust the money and the aspiration, it is how do we help to ensure the quality of leadership, governance and teaching, notjust in london and the south—east where the problem has been largely cracked, but throughout the rest of the country as well? thank you both

while high performing schools in the north and the midlands are getting fewer, with children in blackpoolto high performing schools. 0ne hartlepool having the worst access to high performing schools. one of the biggest issues is retaining high—quality teachers in schools with problems. it is easierfor better schools to recruit better teachers. london has been particularly successful in doing that, and that has contributed to its success over the last few years, whereas parts of the north have been less successful at in doing that. the education secretary, here visiting her old school in rotherham, has already announced more focused investment in areas with particular problems. but the education policy institute says some of the places with the fewest high performing schools aren't getting the help they need. it says the government must find new ways to bring good schools to all communities. a baby has been born from an embryo which was frozen nearly 25 years ago. baby emma was conceived in october 1992, just a year and half after her mum's own birth. health officials believe it is the lon