Assistant editor Iain Lynn with today's top north west news headlines and weather
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00:00 Hello and welcome. These are the top headlines making the news today from our newsrooms across
00:04 the North West. A man has been rescued from a canal in Wigan just 24 hours after two people
00:09 died after being pulled from the same waterway. Emergency services were called to the Leeds
00:13 Liverpool canal near Wigan Investment Centre on Waterside Drive to help the man on Wednesday
00:18 afternoon. A source has told Wigan Today that the man was using a wheelchair and was rescued
00:23 from the water by a passerby. Two ambulances attended and the man was taken to hospital
00:28 but his current condition is not known. The public have been urged to call 999 for immediate
00:33 sightings of a missing man who has links to Blackpool. D'Nico Bowden was last seen in
00:38 the Claremont area of Blackpool. The 20-year-old was wearing a white polo shirt, black trousers
00:43 and a black coat when he was last seen. He's described as 6 foot 2 inches tall, slim build
00:48 with short mousy brown hair. New images have been released of what Preston's new £45 million
00:55 cinema and leisure complex will look like. Eric Wright Construction, which is developing
00:59 the venue on the former indoor market site, is seeking planning permission to make amendments
01:03 to plans passed in May 2022. As part of the process, architects have released new drawings
01:07 of how the structure will look from various angles as well as indicating where new signage
01:11 will be. Research from the Labour Party shows that only eight banks remain in Burnley, meaning
01:17 that 42.9% have closed since 2015. The party has announced a new policy to bring banking
01:23 services back to communities like Burnley, as new analysis shows the scale of decline
01:28 in services on high streets.
01:31 And an Ed Sheeran lookalike caused a stir with customers when he visited Lancaster Burger
01:35 Bar this week. Ty Jones, who bears a remarkable resemblance to singing sensation Ed, was at
01:40 Bergshake in St Leonard's Gate on Wednesday to shoot a promotional video for the business.
01:46 In the weather, you'll know it's been a frosty start to Friday, but it will continue to be
01:49 mostly dry with sunny spells. Much of the same for the weekend, so wrap up well and
01:53 make the most of the sunshine.
01:55 That's it for now, thanks for watching, have a cracking weekend and we'll see you next
01:59 Monday.
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