Digital reporter Sian Jones with today's top north west news headlines and weather
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00:00 Hello, my name is Sian Jones and these are the latest headlines from our newsrooms across
00:04 the North West.
00:06 A Wigan dad who had virtually his whole life ahead of him died suddenly months after the
00:10 birth of his son in Inglisthird. Bolton Coroner's Court was told Jonathan Winder, 32, was looking
00:16 forward to the future with his partner Lauren Jones and their baby, but sadly he was found
00:22 unresponsive in bed at home in Ince on Monday, June 5th, and paramedics confirmed he had
00:28 died.
00:29 Winder was described as 'vibrating outpouring' as he grew up and he became an apprentice
00:32 joiner after leaving school, before moving to Australia and working in joinery and landscape
00:38 gardening.
00:39 Actress Hannah Waddingham and black belt Anna Alfibo have been revealed to have enjoyed
00:43 a secret romance this year.
00:46 The 49-year-old star of Ted Lasso and Sex Education was all over our television screens
00:51 as the host of the Eurovision Song Contest this year, but little did we know that behind
00:55 the stage waiting for her was Lancashire singing sensation Alfie Fifty. This week, a source
01:01 told The Sun that the famous pair were actually an item during the filming of the competition,
01:06 although the romance is now over.
01:09 In other news, Preston station was the scene of a 60-strong flash mob protest at the height
01:13 of the Friday rush hour after demonstrators staged a sit-in to call for a ceasefire in
01:19 the ongoing conflict in Gaza. The group gathered on the ramp leading to the station's central
01:25 platforms at 5pm, one of the busiest moments of the week.
01:30 Organiser Michael Lavlett told the Lancashire Post that the intention was to raise awareness,
01:36 not cause disruption, and so those taking part positioned themselves to ensure that
01:40 there was still sufficient space for the travelling public to pass on either side.
01:46 A new indoor laser tag attraction is planned on the site of an eyesore alley and two Art
01:50 Deco buildings in Morecambe, it has been revealed.
01:54 Johnny's Entertainment Jet Ltd has applied to Lancaster City Council for a change of
02:00 use on 206 and 207 Marine Road Central and the Winter Gardens arcade to have an indoor
02:06 sport and recreation, not swimming pools, ice rinks or motorised vehicles or firearms.
02:13 Jet Ltd said they hope to open their own laser tag attraction on the site.
02:19 And finally, bubbly, burly film and television personality Dave Fishwick has had to turn
02:25 down an invite to appear on hit programme I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here due to
02:30 other commitments. Dave, who became a global name this year thanks to the Netflix biopic
02:35 Bank of Dave, is a regular face on British television and has just revealed that he had
02:40 received an invite to enter the jungle on the cult show which sees contestants eating
02:45 bugs and sleeping wild in the Australian jungle. If he had been able to accept the invite,
02:51 Dave would have been the second burly lad to appear on the show hosted by On Sunday,
02:56 following Radio 1 DJ and fellow St James' Lanehead pupil Jordan Knott, who finished
03:01 runner-up to Giovanna Fletcher in Series 20 in 2020.
03:06 The weather now, storm debris bringing heavy rain and strong winds this morning with the
03:10 very strong and possibly damaging coastal gales developing into the afternoon with highs
03:15 of 12 degrees.