wigan made a slick start to their super league season with a 28 point thumping of salford.econd half when their backline tore through the salford defence. wigan won it 40—12. wakefield trinity won at hull kr. last season's runners—up castleford were woeful against st helens. ben barba collected man of the match going overfor two tries, while mark percival scored a hat—trick. barba setting him up here. justin holbrook‘s men off to a flier in their season opener, taking it 16—6. west ham have sacked director of player recruitment tony henry over claims he said the club wouldn't sign any more african players. a newspaper report carried quotes from henry stating african players "cause mayhem" when they're not in the team. the club said his comments were unacceptable, adding they conducted a "full and thorough investigation". manager david moyes says the scandal hasn't damaged team morale ahead of tomorrow's match at brighton. the comments are wrong. we were signing two players from africa on deadline day, so i can only say they are wrong. inaudible. of course. you can see the p

there was a thrilling finish to tonight's super league clash between wakefield and salford.ford scored through chris welham. that left gareth o'brien needing to kick this conversion to draw the match... but he missed, so wakefield took the victory14—12. we have seen a mixture of sunshine and some wintry showers today, ca ptu red and some wintry showers today, captured quite nicely i think in this weather watch picture behind me, which is from the highlands of scotland, you can see the fresh snowfall over the high ground, clear skies overhead. there will not be quite as much sunshine to go around as we start off this weekend, ra i nfo rd as we start off this weekend, rainford many of us but the sunshine will be back on sunday, the air turns colder and there will be more snow showers on the way. this is the satellite picture at the moment, in the area of cloud racing towards the british isles, this is an atlantic weather front that is bumping into the cold air which we started to see some of this rain turned to snow in western scotland, and i think as we go on through the nigh

wakefield were 14—8 in front with a minute to go when salford scored through chris welham.ersion to draw the match. but he missed, so wakefield took the victory14—12. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are michael booker, deputy editor of daily express and rachel shabi, journalist and broadcaster. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the i says theresa may has been given the go—ahead by the treasury to cut tuition fees. calls for the two british so—called islamic state fighters, to face trial at the hague leads the telegraph. the daily mail says that one of the britishjihadis was attempting to travel back to the uk. the ft leads with the strong stance made by the eu's chief negotiator for brexit, that a transition deal is "not a given". the guardian claims safety breaches at laboratories could have exposed scientists to potentially lethal diseases. the ft leads with the strong stance made by the eu's chief negotiator for brexit, that a trans

as oui’ salford. good afternoon to you. granddaughter of emmeline pankhurst. i have to begin today by asking what today really means for you and your family? good afternoon. it is really important as a symbol asa it is really important as a symbol as a single moment to reflect on the past and i think that's what we are doing. we are coming together as a country, all media outlets, many organisations are celebrating the centenary. it was a symbolic important moment of not complete folks, but still finally some women got the parliamentary vote. so my family and many others would have been rejoicing, knowing how difficult the journey to that point was and knowing it was just a marker ona was and knowing it was just a marker on a very long road which continues today. and you write about history and gender politics yourself. you are an author on that topic. do you feel it's still important to remind people actually how much some women really struggled more than 100 years ago? it was more than just about making placards. women en

roger bone, markjones, and salford's eddie coleman.r, geoffrey bennett, david pecaut duncan edwards. dublin's on boy. my god, there wasn't any who came home. there are those who went down that long, long road before us, but we try to keep them in our site. and memories high as the busby babes are in mortal. the red devils that never died. gregg harry ending sportsday with john watson. —— harry gregg. the world's most powerful rocket is being launched into space tonight. the falcon heavy launcher, made by elon musk‘s spacex company, has twice the lifting capacity of any other rocket. but it is also, uniquely, intended to be re—usable. if all goes well, mr musk believes the rocket‘s payload could be in orbit for several hundred million yea rs. our science correspondent, victoria gill, is here with me now. victoria, when will it set of? that's the big question hanging over this space launch at the moment. the original window open half an hour ago, and actually we have had a delay until 8:45pm. spacex is saying the window will now open at

he joins us from salford. thank you for coming on newswatch. that some audiences don't care about sport, but was there too much on bbc news, particularly on breakfast? well, samira, perhaps you won't be surprised to hear me say that i don't think so. obviously it was up to every programme editor of each news programme to decide whether they covered the winter olympics and how much they gave to it. but i'm not surprised that many of them chose to give it extensivecevezage becausetheue there's been some really, really compelling human stories, some wider issues at stake as well in terms of some of the politics and diplomacy that was going on around the games. and, of course, we know that there is huge audience interest in this. in fact, on the television coverage alone, more than 30 million people have tuned in through the games, that's more than many of the other major sporting events that we cover, for instance, wimbledon or the six nations. so there's no doubt there has been a wide audience interest, although of course i appreciate some viewer

it is indeed, i have the comfort of the sofa in the in salford this evening. going on in the winter olympics, nearing its conclusion, two days of competition remaining. sadly britain's women's curlers will not get the chance to contest a gold medal as they lost today's semi final to sweden. having won a bronze in sochi four years ago, that's the best they can hope for now in pyeongchang. as david 0rnstein reports. 24 2a hours after britain's male curlers were knocked out of these winter games, it's also bitter disappointment for the women having lost in the semifinal to sweden. there were beaten by the swedes in the group stage and it was a repeat here today as sweden took control on, and although early on, and although britain fought back to level at the halfway point the asserted fought back to level at the halfway point the - asserted their point the swedes asserted their authority in the seventh end and never looked back, finishing 10—5 winners. britain can still match the performance of sochi four years ago by winning bronze when they play in the third—pl

skippack pike is closed near plank road in lower salford township, car brought down pole and wires. stick to gravel pike. an accident in east montgomery avenue lower merion we have problem with that one. traffic is cleared 0 kings highway. we had lots of closures, when broad street closed everybody was out and about, all the closures lifted and looking good on the vine. ♪ >> philadelphia eagles are super bowl champions be eagles fans everywhere this is for you! >> oh, my goodness, love the tears in the eyes, the that was the radio call the moment the patriots passed into the end zone e it was incomplete. nick foles matched tom brady score for score. the only sack in the game that forced the fumble in the 4th quarter. the eagles won the barn burner 41-33. eagles are 2018 super bowl champions, after generations of waiting and prayer maybe next are year coming up short this city gets it's lombardi trophy. >> we'll here from the team in minnesota, plus the city plans to release the details of the parade down broad street this week. jamie apody and ducis rogers are with the team in minne

there was a thrilling finish to the super league match between wakefield and salford.drifted just wide, so wakefield won by 1a points to 12. there's no doubt about the big game of the day in the premier league — the north london derby at wembley, with tottenham and arsenal both chasing a top four finish and champions league football next season. for arsene wenger, there's more than local pride at stake with his side four points behind spurs in the table. i know he has been watching his games over 20 years that the isis is an opportunity to come back on the table, but the champions league spot that he is the priority. last season, we were above them and, but it isn't to be focused on them but it isn't to be focused on them but i think the me, it is not going forward from me, both teams have the quality and the powerful and the quality and the powerful and the quality to win games. celtic‘s defence of the scottish cup continues today — they take on partick thistle in the fifth round. we told you that all three british competitors in the snowboard slopestyle had failed to

but in this salford household in northern england it's no easy feat sloane was broken her big family live on around two hundred pounds almost two hundred eighty dollars per week that's all they have to build some food but at least the rent is covered with six kids. it's crazy. that school. schoolbooks rebuts pre-k. is not even. that for years from. close children go to four different schools the family lives on state welfare benefits and so having a car is out of the question. sloan's partner kevin has provided some relief he's currently after her job still sloan has faced worse. but my ex-husband left. with six children. all. live on toast and coffee so my kids can. have that little bit extra. loans experience is not unique almost a third of all children in this area live in poverty that means their household income is less than sixty percent of the annual british median income over the past five years the number of people living in poverty in the u.k. has risen children's charities say that increasing living costs and cuts in state benefits have left many families without sufficien

there's a disabled vehicle lower salford out on maine street and oak drive. >>> new this morning the "today" show takes on inside look at the hackers who can take down computer networks and steel personal and company information. >> but not all hackers are criminals. companies hire so-called good hackers in companies from the inside. >> we went inside a hack to see not only how easily they got inside but also what are the hackers after? how easily can they identify it, and once they fine that data weather it's personal information, financial information, whatever, how can they extract it? and how can we shore up our own defenses? it was really very eye opening. >> and be sure to watch the first of a two part "today" show series called hacking of america starting on nbc 10. >>> new to the set this season kelly clarkson joins adam, blake, and alicia in the coaches chairs. >> clarkson's presence on the show is sure to make this season a memorable one. of course it's one thing to be a guest mentor on "the voice," which she has been. but becoming a coach is different. >> i completely frea

>> somewhere near the upper salford township park sits the exact point in montgomery county where three different congressional districts meet. it's where we met michael and diane pines from telford out for a walk on this beautiful day. >> so you live in montgomery county and your current congressman is... [ laughter ] >> i thought you said these were going to be easy questions for god's sake. >> downplay blame michael. it sliced and diced montgomery county in five districts. in county with more democrats than republicans. oh, and none of the u.s. reps actually lives in the county. >> i've seen the drawings of how it's been chopped up to accommodate certain parties. so i don't agree with that at all. >> the new map drawn by a stanford university professor and okayed by the pa supreme court would more or less give montgomery county its own member of congress. i spent way too much time trying to put together this puzzle of pennsylvania's old congressional map with good government advocate david thornburgh. >> this little beauty, that's the seventh. >> yup. >> seems perfectly compact and l

business correspondent sean farrington has been looking at the details, he's in our salford newsroom.ng commission, the regulator looking at this, has used pretty strong words, systemic issues. it means it is not just one or two micro people, this is the structure of the company not assisting the anti—money—laundering practices and executing social responsibility how they should. 0ne problem was the gambling commission found that ten customers were able to use money found from criminal proceeds to put through william hill accounts, which ended up with william hill making £1.2 million in profit on the back of our cash. so pa rt profit on the back of our cash. so part of the £6.2 million is to pay back the £1.2 million, £5 million is a fine linked to breaching regulations put in place. some extraordinary examples being given by the gambling commission, one of simply placing more than half £1 million over these accounts over the period of a year or more. william hill having a verbal conversation at assuming they are earning more than £300,000, the customer, thinking they could afford it.

lower salford township skippack pike closed near plank road. stick to gravel pike. we have an accident in bear, delaware, traveling 7 miles per hour highway one northbound at roth bridge. looking good on i-95. it's not the main roads, but the suburbs watch out for slick spots. >> fans took to streets to celebrate the super bowl championship. the game went down to the last second. i lost years off my life in the last 06 seconds. the eagles were victorious defeating the patriots 41-33. giving philadelphia it's first championship in 58 years. one by one the players took turns 'tis -- kissing the bottom beard trophy. eagles and quarterback nick foles show they are the top dogs and could not be stopped. foles becomes the first quarterback to lead the eagles to the super bowl and the first quarterback who started the season as a backup to win the super bowl since tom brady in 2002. broad street became a sea of green when fans took over all the way to city hall. hydraulic fluid police placed on the poles was not enough to keep fans from climbing them. >> the fans descend o

and there is one match tonight, it is wakefield against sa lfo rd. tonight, it is wakefield against salfordo football. mike lineal‘s contract extension as northern ireland manager has been formally announced. —— michael o'neill. i know that the job in hand is one that i will devote my life and soul too. the job is one that i will devote my life and soul too. thejob i took on is one that i will devote my life and soul too. the job i took on six yea rs and soul too. the job i took on six years ago is still as appealing and exciting as it was then. the nature of football is now that it is a lucrative business. for me, the personal nature of this job has been a big factor in the decision to stay on. meanwhile, walter smith will not ta ke meanwhile, walter smith will not take thejob meanwhile, walter smith will not take the job for a second time for scotland. riyad mahrez says he will continue to give his all to leicester after training with the side for the first time since his transfer request to manchester city was turned down last month. the winger has travelled with the team for their game

>> somewhere near the upper salford township park sin sits the exact point in montgomery county whereee different congressional districts meet. it's where we met michael and diane pines from telford out for walk on this beautiful day. >> so you live in montgomery county. and your current congressman is... [ laughter ] >> i thought you said it would be easy questions. for god's sake. >> don't blame michael the gop map sliced diced montgomery counsel too five congressional districts and none of the us reps lives in the county. >> i've seen the drawings of how it's been chopped up to accommodate certain parties so i don't agree with that at all. >> reporter: new map drawn by a stanford university professor and okayed by the pa supreme court would more or less give montgomery county its own member of congress. i spent way too much time trying to put together this puzzle of pennsylvania's old congressional map with good government advocate david thornburgh. >> this little beauty that's the seventh. >> yup. >> seems perfectly compact and logical if you're on drugs. >> reporter: weirdly draw

not far from the upper salford township park sits the point in montgomery county where three different congressional districts meet. we met michael and diane pines and their dog all from telford out for buck on this beautiful spring like day. >> so you live in montgomery county, and your current congressman is -- [ laughter ] >> they said these will be easy questions. for god possession. >> reporter: can you tell me who your congressman is? >> don't blame michael or mook key. the gop map sliced and diced montgomery county into five congressional districts. this in a county with enough population to have a congressman or woman all its own. >> i did think that was unfair, yeah. it should never look like like some kind of disney character. [ laughter ] >> reporter: not the funny cute ones. >> yeah, right. >> reporter: nearby linda traits was watch herring kids play. we informed her that none of the current five u.s. reps repping montco actually lives in montco. she didn't like that. >> if you're not from here i feel like it's more difficult to know the community. >> reporter: new map draw

he joins us from salford. thank you for coming on newswatch.ach news programme to decide whether they covered the winter olympics and how much they gave to it. but i'm not surprised that many of them chose to give it extensive coverage because there was some spectacular sport, there has been some really compelling human stories, some wider issues at stake as well in terms of some of the politics and diplomacy that was going on around the games. and, of course, we know that there is huge audience interest in this. in fact, on the television coverage alone more than 30 million people have tuned in through the games, that's more than many of the other major sporting events that we cover, for instance, wimbledon or the six nations. so there is no doubt there has been a wide audience interest, although of course i appreciate some viewers and listeners are not going to be as engaged in sporting stories. this story of building up the athletes' journey is another issue more generally that viewers raised. a lot of focus on british competitors who ended

wigan made a strong start to their super league season with a 110—12 win against salford.6. ben barba collected man of the match going overfor two tries, while mark percival scored a hat—trick, barba setting him up here. now for something with just as many crunching challenges as the six nations. it's the mainly women's sport of roller derby. 38 nations are competing for the world cup in manchester this week and you can watch it live on the bbc. for a taste of how physical it gets, i've been to train with some of the highly—fancied england team. rollerskating has never been so physical. in the sport of roller derby, thou shalt not pass. it looks like organised chaos, but this is all about tactics and preparation for the third world cup. it's basically british bulldog on roller skates mainly played by women since roller derby was started in america in the nineteen thirties. believe me, there are tactics going on at the moment in this melee. there are two teams of either attacking and defending at the same time. each team nominates a player to be their so—called jammer. they

there was a thrilling finish to last night's game, after a last—minute try from salford, gareth o'brienll about today's football focus. spurs against arsenal is going to get a lot of attention. jan vertonghen, we will be talking with him about where spurs are and where he hopes they will be. as well as talking about today's game, he has reflected upon the fact that he is belgian and will be taking on quite a lot of his spurs team—mates in the world cup when they play each other. this is what he has said about that. first time in my career that i will face mike tottenham team—mates, it is going to be something very special. i watched the draw with eric dier. 0h i watched the draw with eric dier. oh my god! no! we spoke about it the next day but ever since, no one ever mentioned it again. plenty more from jan vertonghen, talking to us. he watched it with eric dier, who plays for england, they will be heading off against each other. not very happy, made the same noise. chelsea in prices to talk about as well, kasper schmeichel on the programme, interestingly, riyad mahrez refused to train

let's talk now to paul highton, he's an ex—salford city reds rugby league player. him and is now in jail following being convicted for armed robbery. this is his first tv interview about his experiences. thank you so much for coming in. when you went into rugby league it was a time when the game was turning professional and you decided to leave your studies behind and focus on the game, did that ever feel like a gamble, a risk, in those early days? not really. it was a child he childhood dream. —— it was a childhood dream. —— it was a childhood dream. —— it was a childhood dream. it was an easy transition for me to jump into that. as you said, i put my studies on the back burner and it was always going to be next season, i will start studying next year and you get wrapped up in a new contract. you think everything is rosy for a few yea rs think everything is rosy for a few years and towards the back end of those careers, those contracts, you think what is next. what is that point in your career? literally as you are heading towards the end or did you give it any th

wigan made a strong start to their super league season with a 40—12 win against salford. helens as the home side thrashed last season's runners—up castleford 46—6. ben barba collected man of the match going overfor two tries, while mark percival scored a hat—trick, barba setting him up here. let's get back to the start of the six nations, and our man 0lly foster is at the principality stadium in cardiff ahead of their opening match today, where wales will be hoping to burst the scottish bubble. absolutely, good morning to you, mike. a big old empty stadium but my favourite stadium in the world for the, 74,500 will be here this afternoon —— for rugby. 15 matches across the next six weeks. that's what it's all about. wales have their name on the trophy a couple of times, you've got to go back to 2013 for that. scotland have never won this trophy, 1999, the last time scotla nd this trophy, 1999, the last time scotland won the five nations, but victory is few and far between for the scots, but could this be their year? what an opener. they've had a fantastic year last year, r

reported feeling embarrassed by seeing their parent drunk. it really is the hot seat up there in salford i will try to follow in her footsteps as best i can. six nations news to come but we will start in the premier league werejose mourinho said newcastle's players fought like animals to hold off pressure and hold on to 1—0 win over his players at st james's park. report... a feeling that doesn't come very often. newcastle united have only beaten manchester united at home three times in the last yea rs. at home three times in the last years. they may be short on resources but rafa benitez‘s side are big on effort. as i have things to come from jonjo shelvey, against the team second in the premier league. at the other end... showing he was able to equal anything david do he was capable of and he was not only saving grace for newcastle. florian lejeune kept things all square here. even if it wasn't to be jose mourinho's day a point would have done for the geordie nation battling to stay in the premier league, but when you have the chance, why not take it, and matt ritchie certainly dead. t

victory for the wolves, who'd only won one of their first three matches, since the season began. and salfordship. items were thrown onto the pitch by supporters who've grown frustrated with the allam family's running of the club, midway through the first half. the home side did go on to win, though. nouha dicko, scoring the only goal of the game to move hull out of the relegation zone. and finally, if you can't find your snowboard, you could always find a friend! this is a nice alternative. go underneath! yesterday, we had team gb's latest 0lympic medallist, snowboarder, billy morgan, showing off his scooter skills around the olympic village, and today we've got another boarder who's found an alternative mode of transport! this is norwegian snowboarder stale sandbech riding down the mountain on fellow rider tyler nicholson's back. the accolades should surely go to the man underneath. no skill required. a stiff back, and keep away from walls. you can try it later. let's talk some more about that incredible bronze medal achievement from british snowboarder billy morgan in the early hours of th

fc, in new south wales, thrilling finish closer to home last night, after a last—minute try from salfords kick. the big match today, arsenal taking on tottenham hotspur, arsenal are four behind spurs. for us, this is an opportunity to come back in the table, closer to the champions league spot. that is the priority. last season, we were above them. it is not right to focus on them. for me, there is no one favourite, both teams have equality and are powerful and have the quality to win games. lunchtime today. celtic's defence of the scottish cup continues today — they take on partick thistle in the fifth round. celtic mourning the passing of former midfielder liam miller. he has died of cancer aged just 36. fans across the country are in shock with this news, i certainly was, as a leeds van, he play for manchester united and sunderland as well, winning 21 caps with the republic of ireland. a lot of memories coming out about liam miller at various grounds. stop what you are doing, watch this, the accuracy, it has put england in trouble. a spectacular throw. england openers jason roy and al

this is the scene outside the studios in salford.away from here, we're looking at further snow showers and a bitterly cold day. good morning, it's tuesday the 27th of february. also this morning. the international trade secretary, liam fox, attacksjeremy corbyn's brexit plan as "a complete sell—out", despite support from some tory rebels. the body of a fifth person has been found after an explosion which destroyed a building in leicester. good morning from gateshead where they are launching the great exhibition of the north. be 80 days of events across the region in 30 different venues and i will be looking at what impact it could have. in sport, britain's winter 0lympians return from pyeonchang, with skeleton champion lizzy yarnold undecided if she'll go for a hat—trick of golds at the next games. good morning. first, our main story. snow is falling across parts of the uk as cold air begins to sweep in from russia. the met office has issued amber warnings for large parts of the south east and north east of england. up to 10cm of sno

i've been volunteering at salford royal but more on the bereavement office side. you coming in and you're now helping others —— the last thing. we are talking about sleep this morning and how much teenagers need. what's the story? there's a school, we have spoken to a head teacher at a school, starting school later for teenagers. if you are struggling with a teenager this morning, it you are struggling with teenagers this morning, there's a reason they are so tired. jackie said not helpful preparing a young person for a workplace where they can't choose their hours. kirin said you will have the same problem later in the morning when they are meant to be getting up. sounds like kirin is the parent. this is a period in time it affects them, they do grow out of it literally —— kieron. affects them, they do grow out of it literally -- kieron. amy says not all teenagers have this. as a university student i struggle to stay up beyond 9:30pm. school at 7am would have stopped me being in dance classes and the girls brigade, a very important part of my development, so one

let‘s cross now to dave guest who is in salford.an that i've been walking, up and down walking the hallways, going to get my cups of tea. yeah, amazing. it does look stunning. 50 years ago the beatles went to india and there is an exhibition at liverpool to celebrate this? yes, 1968, the year after the famous summer of love, when the beatles went to india to find peace, spiritual enlightenment, to escape the limelight for a while, but a young canadian photographer there to escape a broken heart got to know them and he allowed them to photograph them, and the picture is featured at the beatles museum in liverpool. clearly the famous four found inspiration in india and george harrison ford is most famous song well he was there and with him was his wife of that time, patti boyd. he was always rather curious about how this boy from liverpool suddenly, well, not suddenly, although it seems suddenly, was world—famous. i think he really wanted the answer to that, as if there was an answer. fascinating. 50 yea rs there was an answer. fascin

and in a moment i'll be talking to annabel tiffin who's in salford, and can tell me about the blackpoolgs around, improving product range, starting to control costs. —— grabill. and on its first anniversary, in operation, 2017 last year, they announced pre—tax profits of £47 million. which is extraordinary, and owner shares of the workers. —— for the workers. if you think that is only three years, what a turnaround. plenty for them to talk about when union bosses are meeting business minister, richard harrington. the minister has said, when humans happens, the impact on the social and economy of a community must be taken into consideration. this was welcomed by one of the unions at scunthorpe, the community union, and i sense that the unions know at the moment that things are going well, they have a spring in their step, they think the future looks good, talking about a golden future for steel—making in this country, and this is a representative of the community union. procurement is one of the main thing is, all we want the government to say, we don't even have the order yet, the high

rights in every waking mimnute, trade unionst, disability officer for the nut and labour", and in salford for pip in order to get technology on his phone. grace. you worked for one of the companies that assess claimants. you trained for two weeks, you lasted in the job 5 wks. why? i was disgusted with the system i was working in. it was institutional abuse to me, so i resigned and escalated my concerns to my nursing council. what do you mean by institutional abuse? the system wasn't adequate. it didn't give claimants long enough to explain and express the type of discomfort, the type of pain that they were going through. the nurses were under a lot of stress, and i think it led to a lot of mistakes. i know copying and pasting goes on. what you mean? nurses copying from word documents onto assessment reports. so not genuinely filling in an assessment report having had an interview with the claimant? no. why? to save time? yes. nurses are expected to assess for five client today. 0ver that, they get a £50 bonus. so if you see six or more clients today, you get an extra 50 quid? there is a l

yes, and it's a great time of year — i'll be watching our local side here salford take on wigan tonights rhinos, who made the trip to warrington wolves. the excitement was clearly too much for some. warrington captain chris hill, on the left here, had to leave the game early after his wife went into labour — congratulations to them on the birth of their little girl. unfortunately hill was absent as england winger ryan hall provided the highlight with two tries on the night, helping leeds warrington captain chris hill, on the left here, to a 16—12 win on the night. elsewhere hull fc began their campaign with a six—try win over huddersfield. and there is some more live sport to come today, as great britain's men begin their davis cup campaign with a tie against spain in marbella. they'll be without the british number two kyle edmund, who misses out after picking up a hip injury in the semi—final at the australian open. andy murray is a long term injury casualty, and with dan evans suspended it means liam broady and cameron norrie will be flying the flag. broady will take on albert ramos—v

and chemmy alcott joins us from salford.ening ceremony, how is everyone feeling? there is a huge bundle of excitement and nerves but also they are all frothing, they are ready to perform, they've done thousands of hours of work and ready for those two minutes to show the world what they are made of an especially from britain, we are the underdogs in winter sport but also know that we are sending the most powerful and strongest team we ever have sent. there is that camaraderie about being united. we have talked so about being united. we have talked so much about the cold, the media gets excited about a thing and it seems to be the cold with this winter olympics. how much does it affect an athlete, we are talking about —10? affect an athlete, we are talking about -10? for the alpine skiers it was about —25 and they are going 80 mph so there is a huge wind—chill, the boys are covering every part of theirface the boys are covering every part of their face with tape and if you leave a ny their face with tape and if you leave any

going on in a moment but we thought we would show you this gorgeous view a head of the sunrise at salfordd all that often reserve those words the next week because that is when the proper cold siberian will be coming towards parts of the uk with a chance of snow. a lovely sunrise across parts of the uk. there are a few showers to start the day. want to showers, we notice there are weather fronts in the atlantic. some areas of cloud around, frost here and there. mentioning the odd shower. the eastern parts of northern ireland and western areas of scotland through the day. fairly light winds. 4- through the day. fairly light winds. a— seven degrees but no one as cold as it will be next week. in tonight, some areas of cloud around the large brea ks some areas of cloud around the large breaks in the cloud allowing frost to develop more widely than it did last night. more of those into the frosty blue tomorrow morning. notice much of northern ireland, the western fringes of scotland staying away from the frost. more breeze compare with the rest of the uk. tomorrow morning, may be the odd fog p

one of these figures, known as tommies, outside the studio next to the imperial war museum north on salfordre now 100 years on from the first world war and 2018 is 100 before we entered it. it is really important that we remember that people have lost their lives, that we commemorate those who have served and lost their lives. it is also important we educate the younger generation that these wars, we never wa nt to generation that these wars, we never want to repeat that kind of tragedy. the consequence of that war and other wars and recent consequences, we have got lots of young people with mental health issues. the third objective is to contribute raising money to help here the hidden and mental wounds of those who have served. it isa it is a powerful image. the parties outside the tower were amazing, are you hoping to have a similar impact with these? we are. the thing is, the parties in the tower, on first look it looked like an army. but then each party represented a life lost and family shattered. we have taken the names of the memorials and brought them to people'shomes. in the cente

and from salford, rogerjohnson is here with news of the fix the fells project in the lake district whichme bigger —— she has had to wear a prosthetic foot. in her condition her condition is so difficult to treat that the nhs have suggested that the only option for her is to have her leg amputated above the knee and wear a permanent perspective. kyra's pa rents a re permanent perspective. kyra's parents are keen to save the leg. they have spent six years researching and speaking to different surgeons. they have found the leading surgeon is based in florida. he is in israel at the conference. they will fly her out to israel to meet him and repairfor an operation which will lengthen her leg and realign her pelvis and align her ankle so it can be prepared for the lengthening process. i spoke to kyra as she was getting ready in brighton and she told them what it is like to live with this condition. fine macro i need to wear a prosthetic to help me walk otherwise i will be limping on this leg. she isa i will be limping on this leg. she is a very brave little girl. let's hope the operation will

in salford, annabel tiffin is here to tell us more about a move to give transport for greater manchestertem in greater manchester. attacking drivers and breaking ticket machines, quite a long period, 86 of results were recorded on metrolink, 46 of which were upon staff. hundreds 65 reports of threatening or abusive behaviour for all so reported and there was a serious incident and the driver being injured when a brick was thrown through the window of his cab. all this adding up to commuters feeling unsafe and demanding that something is done about it. bear in mind, there is something like 240 million journeys mind, there is something like 240 millionjourneys made on mind, there is something like 240 million journeys made on the mind, there is something like 240 millionjourneys made on the region boss mike buses and trams each year so the chances of you coming across one of these incidents are slight but nevertheless transporter greater manchester wants to come down heavily on what they say is the troublesome few the sake of the many. the mayor of greater manchester has decided to take th

here in greater manchester several local newspapers have closed including the salford advertiser, ther and the wilmslow express. this is dangerous for our democracy. incredible and trusted news sources decline we can become vulnerable to news that is untrustworthy. to address this challenge to our public debate we will launch a review to examine the sustainability of our national and local press. it will look at different business models for high quality journalism. look at different business models for high qualityjournalism. and because digital advertising is now one essential source of revenue for newspapers the review will analyse how that supply chain operates. it will consider whether the creators of co nte nt will consider whether the creators of content a re will consider whether the creators of content are getting their fair share of advertisement revenue. and it will recommend whether industry 01’ it will recommend whether industry or government led solutions can help improve the sustainability for the future. a free press is one of the foundations on which our democracy is