Digital reporter Jack Marshall with today's top north west news headlines and weather
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00:00 Morning, my name's Jack Marshall and these are your headlines from across the North West.
00:05 In Tarleton, a man in his 50s and a 17-month-old baby girl tragically died in a fatal car crash
00:11 on the morning of Sunday, February 4th.
00:13 Lancashire Police officers were called to report that a Land Rover Discovery had collided
00:17 with a Mini Cooper and then a tree at 8.26am.
00:21 Two people were pronounced dead at the scene and their loved ones have been notified and
00:25 have been supported by specifically trained officers.
00:29 In Blackpool, festival goers were treated to an unexpected surprise when Led Zeppelin
00:33 legend Robert Plant took to the stage alongside his late bandmate John Bonham's sister for
00:39 an impromptu gig.
00:41 Singer Debra Bonham, sister of the late Led Zeppelin drummer, was performing with her
00:45 band Bonham Bullock at the UK Blues, Rhythm and Rock Festival at Blackpool's Winter Gardens
00:51 when she got Plant and his current bandmate Susie Diane up on stage, with the trio performing
00:57 a number of classic Zeppelin songs for the astonished audience.
01:02 In Wigan, a teenage driver stopped by police for bad driving was found to be in possession
01:06 of illegal horse tranquiliser.
01:09 Greg Finch, 19, of Grey Clothes in Wigan, appeared before borough magistrates to plead
01:14 guilty to careless driving of a Volkswagen Golf on Bolton Road in Aspall and to possessing
01:19 ketamine.
01:21 In Burnley, police have executed a drug warrant in the Piccadilly Road area, with officers
01:25 from the Burnley Task Force having located a substantial amount of drugs and cash at
01:30 the property and having arrested a 38-year-old man who has subsequently been interviewed
01:34 by the team.
01:36 The Morecambe Bay NHS Trust has been revealed to be in the top 10% for their diagnostic
01:41 imaging performance in England, with more than 95% of people receiving tests within
01:45 six weeks of being referred for imaging.
01:48 With patients across Morecambe Bay and Lancaster now waiting less time for diagnostic scans
01:52 such as CT, MRI and ultrasounds, many people are able to receive further treatment sooner.
01:59 On to the weather now and the Met Office has forecast sunny spells during the day which
02:02 will be mostly cloudy and drizzly for most people across the North West with highs of
02:07 11 degrees.
02:09 Winds will remain strong in some places however and conditions will get slightly wetter and
02:13 windier as the mild evening arrives.
02:16 Thank you and have a lovely day.
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