Digital reporter Dominic Collis with today's top north west news headlines and weather
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00:00 The reporters found the dignity of detainees in Lancashire Police custody was not always
00:05 protected with some people left naked in their cells.
00:08 Lancashire Police faced fresh criticism after inspectors examined the way the force ran
00:14 its custody facilities.
00:15 HM Inspectors at Prisons and HM Inspectors at Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services
00:21 found the use of force by custody staff was not always managed well.
00:27 Revised plans for the £6 million refurbishment of the Stanley buildings in Blackpool Town
00:32 Centre have been given the go-ahead.
00:34 The updated scheme will preserve more of the heritage of the building between Church Street
00:38 and Corn Street, which dates back to 1935.
00:44 Police have seized counterfeit e-cigs and tobacco from various Burnley shops.
00:49 Officers from the Burnley Neighbourhood Policing Team have worked alongside Trading Standards
00:53 and visited numerous shops across the town yesterday based on the intelligence received.
01:00 Hundreds of homes and businesses in the borough of Wigan are without electricity after a power
01:05 cut.
01:06 The outage on Wednesday morning has affected 677 properties in the Leigh, Westleigh and
01:11 Hasterleigh areas.
01:12 The second phase of the £15 million redevelopment of Haitian Business Park has been given the
01:18 go-ahead.
01:20 The work will deal with four new employment units and a new gatehouse, which will significantly
01:25 improve the appearance of the site entrance and kick-start further investment in the park,
01:30 which is in Middleton Road, Middleton.
01:32 And finally the weather will accept some dry conditions over the next two days but turning
01:37 wet over the weekend.
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