Digital reporter Alan Weston delivers the latest North West headlines for Friday, June 21
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00:00Good afternoon. Here are the top headlines today making the news across our newsrooms
00:07in the North West. Amateur sleuths have been keeping a close eye on a live webcam showing
00:13a mountain road in Tenerife where missing length teenager Jay Slater was last seen.
00:20The webcam has become a focal point in the search for Jay, 19, from Oswald Twistle, who
00:25was reported missing on Monday morning. A major search is underway on the Spanish island
00:30with police dogs, mountain rescue teams and growing numbers of Jay's family and friends
00:35flying out to join search efforts. Starbucks is set to open a brand new branch
00:42in Blackpool, creating 20 new shops for local people. The international coffee brand, which
00:48operates over 1,300 outlets in the UK alone, has announced that it is gearing up to open
00:54a brand new store with a view of the iconic Blackpool Tower.
01:01Firefighters tackled a house blaze in Morecambe. Two fire engines attended the domestic building
01:05fire on West End Road early yesterday morning. They remained in attendance for around six
01:12hours. A mother and daughter business duo have recently
01:16opened a new salon in Wigan Borough. Sam and Kaitlyn launched their beauty studio Eden
01:22in Astley. As well as offering a wide range of health and beauty treatments such as Essence
01:27and Reiki therapies, Eden has also installed a luxurious Japanese head spa, which is the
01:34first in the borough. A Burnley pub landlady has won the most prestigious
01:39award for licensees in the hospitality industry. Justine Bedford, who has run the Royal Deich
01:45for the past 11 years, was named as the Licensee of the Year by the British Institute of Innkeeping.
01:53Now for the weather. Today will be mostly fine and dry, with warm sunny spells and a
01:58maximum temperature of 22 degrees. That's it for now, thanks for watching.