Reporter Emma Downey with today's headlines for the North West.
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00:00Hello, I'm Emma Downie and these are your news stories from across the North West this
00:05Thursday.
00:06A 43-year-old Preston man, caught in a sting by paedophile hunters, has escaped a prison
00:13sentence.
00:14Anthony Stewart from Deepdale, who was snarred for sending perverted messages to decoys he
00:19thought were 14-year-old girls, was given a suspended sentence when he appeared at the
00:24city's Crown Court.
00:26Black Prince Nicola Thorpe has been forced to say goodbye to her new TV show with Jeremy
00:31Kyle as its channel has been taken off the air.
00:35The 35-year-old, who has also played Nicola Rubenstein in Coronation Street between 2017
00:41and 2019, has been the host of Talk TV's breakfast show, Talk Today, since October.
00:49In Burnley, a new owner has taken over the reins of one of their quirkiest and unique
00:54bars.
00:55Graham Slade, who has over 30 years' experience in hospitality and retail management, has
01:01bought the lease for the Cirque Retro bar in Bank Parade.
01:06He says the bar will stay the same with just a few changes.
01:10Police have appealed for help in tracing the next of kin of a man who died in Wigan.
01:15GMP Wigan West posted on their Facebook page the name of the man, which is Norman Holland,
01:22aged 62, who died amid address on Vincent Wigan, May 5.
01:28There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death, and anyone with any information
01:33should call the police coroner's office.
01:36A mother-in-law, Abi Ann Hamish Mills, will become Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Lancaster
01:41tomorrow.
01:42Abi is the council's disability champion, and Hamish is the chairman of the Standards
01:48Committee.
01:50They'll take over from Roger Demingsen and Martin Bottoms.
01:54And finally, the weather.
01:55Well, as from today until the weekend, there's going to be no rain, fingers and toes crossed,
02:02and the weather is going to be at a high on Saturday of between 24 and 25.
02:07So make sure you put that sunscreen on.
02:09Have a lovely day.