Spring dump to pay for the networks expansion and to cover operating costs David Sidebottom is from the watchdog transport focus he says fares are outstripping the cost of living has been a freeze on us for years and that's largely recognized as part of that being rebuilding the network and expanding the networks all the disruptions being caused passengers well that said 6 percent a year for the next 3 years is a lot particularly people seller is nowhere near as much in that in terms of the cost of living increases there is growing pressure on the parole board to explain its decision to release the serial sex attacker John Worboys the black cab driver was jailed in 2009 for offenses against 12 women in London but detectives believe there were dozens more victims he served around 10 years of a life sentence Rochelle Council's promising to press ahead with its flagship 18000000 pound Riverside shopping center scheme despite Marks and Spencer pulling out last year the authorities say they're preparing to make a number of high profile announcements about the projects in the next few weeks there's been a sharp rise in hospital admissions across the country for confirmed cases of flu more than $500.00 people were admitted towards during Christmas week with a quarter of them in intensive care and a chest bosses of warned of a bad flu season after a strain or experienced its worst winter for a number of years. Is a g.p. In Chelford near Wilmslow she says you can still get the flu vaccination about a year or so before the flu comes the World Health Organization works out what flu they think is going to happen and they try and make sure that the vaccine covers those so they are straining gets their flu before we do so we do know that this year they were hit harder but the vaccine we have at the moment should cover it. A ceremony is taking place this morning to own a police and rail staff for their bravery following the Manchester Arena barmy British transport police officers and staff from Northern Rail will be honored at Manchester Town Hall the much the city caps and Vincent Kompany is a Premier League football clubs to lower their ticket prices the defender who recently graduated from Manchester Business School with an m.b.a. Focused on ticket prices for his dissertation company says making football cheaper means that teams get a better home advantage because it creates a better atmosphere in the ground and my findings were. Good better home advantage depending on the other misfit and concluded within your facilities and Mr for me is linked as well to the people there and for the stadiums so those who live for the club and plans for a 40 meter Tower opposite the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester city center a set to be rubber stamped next week it will be part of a renewable energy heating system for nearby civic buildings including the Town Hall works expected to start in the spring. Really interested with Mark Preston a Manchester United manager Jos a Marine e.o. Has rubbish reports that he's thinking about leaving Old Trafford in the summer the Reds boss also says he's fully committed to the club that's despite still living in a city center hotel United take on Championship side Darby in the f.a. Cup 3rd round tonight you got commentary here on b.b.c. Radio Manchester and Australia's cricket cricketers have dominated the 2nd day of the final Ashes Test against England in Sydney they've closed on 193 for 2 and he's a trial by 153 run sport in full on the way few 830 great amounts as theirs were generally cloudy with a few bright spells and scattered showers winds lighter than yesterday highs of 6 Celsius. B.b.c. Radio. Just travel update how's he doing it for minutes past 8 Sarah being told of an accident on the m 60 on the side as you had a few tools gentian 18 so that says to Mr junction a safe. Quiet today it's such a different day not really a rush hour toll maybe a slight built on the m 62 will stop a 56 from sail to a bit busy as well to attend for team play not sure what's happening and more it's at the moment I'm wondering if the bridges there are open because there is very heavy traffic he starts and he thwarts and and also through Latchford as well so this one which is May have been open air in the last 20 minutes and is your making your way through on public transport champs and trains running well but if you're heading out next week just be prepared 3 days as strike action taking place affecting northern services Thursday will be Monday anything to add before then 161-2285. First with honest and water were I'm still trying to b.b.c. Radio much coming Friday morning is the worst of it over with we've done the 1st week of 2018 coming up between now and 9 o'clock going to be back at the recycling sense to find out about where your Christmas tree goes if you choose to recycle it also this week we've been talking about fire safety Mainly we've been talking about apartment blocks following that fire at an apartment block in Manchester but what about in your house where you live what you know what to do in the event of a fire we're going to be talking to the greats much to Fire and Rescue Service on the way we've been talking about apostrophes this morning a little earlier John Richards joins us from the apostrophe protection society it's because he's infuriated with the poor use of apostrophes we'd like to hear your stories on that load you've been in search so far read more your messages in the next hour or 161228 double to double 5 you can text 3 double 3 Start your text with the word Manc you can join our grammar police and let us know where we're going rogue. You've been telling us how much she spend on the morning commute as well how much does it cost you to get to and from work we're about to talk about cost to transport Robin Berry morning to you a cold 161-228-2225 extension 2 say his daughter went to Liverpool University that had a degree she's carried on living in the pool but is now doing a Ph d. In Leeds. And you will train ticket at the pool to Leeds. 8 and a half 1000 pounds a year so be that but they do say but things happen in threes because this week train prices have gone up then it was the buses now this morning it's how trams back news for you if you are regularly use or at the Metro Link because fares ingrates much stuff gone up by about 6 percent and there's going to be another 6 percent rise every year until 2020 only this week we saw protests held outside dozens of railway stations against the largest increase in rail fares in 5 years as ticket prices went up by an average of 3.4 percent so when 6 percent 2 on the bus network for some journeys or b.b.c. Radio Manchester Kate West has gone out to find out what this will mean for our wallets. Ashton the next star who asked. The service to. Pay at the Ashton underlined tram stop overlooking Ikea and the Reese help part behind me this morning it's going to cost you if you try to get into work on time staying to Piccadilly for 9 o'clock 40 pence more than it would have been yesterday the price rises they when you go ahead the annual tickets going up by 50 pounds that's why people travelling these rates every day it can be hard estates as a big sign in front of me saying Metrolink fares are changing not going up changing Let's see what people here think but I think it's too much too expensive today we think there's a charge for fairly Anyway you get one station we can be charged 2 pound fish steak but then I have to travel some Typically all the way to Boston today and it's only cost me $5.00 pounds. 5 pence increase that's like I'd say a peak return to Manchester Piccadilly I could understand as long as they improve the conditions of the tram it doesn't offer a person from township trams that scotched and you know it looks after they often quite feel very faint you know all of the boats. My pet fought back strong. I think it is kinder to colds because they Kozel call the time when the bosses have really expensive stuff or just to go to work so I don't tell my kids but I know so well your other options all you can save yourself a Quaids if you will less than 30 seconds here to the bus station Afternoon Delight where you can get every 10 seconds to Piccadilly the 4 pounds 50 any time of day this hasn't gone up but the all price rises across the bus services they went at just a couple of days ago on the 2nd of January and also as we've been hearing about the prices of good for trains as well so trams trains and buses Oh no increasing home prices don't know where to go it's coming from drugs to this 150 What was it when I was 6 stable commuter and just from a Call me stupid to commit so I'm a bit confused because it's going to buy time today since May It was 3 pounds on a steakhouse that day. I'm going to bed and chair I'm going up the stairs to the coming out of class to college I have to travel that far because it's still a college that has more costs if it does carry on the next chair I will have to look at maybe given it I don't want to say when it won't be my last chair and I really don't want a 25 pound a week for me and when I take the kids as well it says that it just gets pressed on it's not really needed I don't think he's got something else to give. Too much. And outside of playing and busy Piccadilly I'm on my flight trying to check train prices it's the most expensive are to 6 pounds 10 to get here and back from Ashton but it only takes 10 minutes compared to haul finale on the trip over but. So that all alternatives Steven Rhodes is the customer director of transport grace much to join us is this morning good morning to you Stephen. You heard some of the reactions the other things that we've heard this morning do. The unreliable crowded bit of a cheek is nits to put these 1st. Well I'm never going to be Suppose an ideal time for us to book fires are going to do recognize that the schools hardship to some people as I've been said I think are already on your program this morning we haven't put them up for 4 years and we still really long and hard about the necessity of doing it now. We've consulted and spoken to people over the summer about how best to put these increases in and when to do it but unfortunately got to the point to make sure that we can keep my children calm but suppose if you like a financially stable footing that we do get these increases put in at this point I say also time enough to go on and we make sure people have known about them but they recognise that this going to chime is difficult for some people you know shooting yourself in the folks who just said there's a lot of people use the Metro Link I think it was a recent survey 60 percent said they were pleased with the price of the Metro Link says you've got a captive audience there you just not going to frustrate them and they not going to look for an alternative use we certainly don't think it's a captive audience as it is a competitive marketplace not least of course with people that may want to drive not just with buses and trains as you mentioned. We try to make sure that those prices are really sensitively which implies So as has been said it's cheaper than the train from production but it's a longer train journey so we think very long and hard about those fires and try to make sure it's fair and equitable I'll goal here is to make sure that we recover the operational costs of running the tram system that doesn't require or get any public subsidy to operate on an ongoing basis but Similarly it doesn't it doesn't deliver is not required to do the 3 feel like a profit in the same way that some private operations are all the money that we get from passenger revenues is ploughed back into the service and making sure it's not only delivered day in day out but is improved as well since the talk about passenger revenues there obviously you've got a huge passenger base but one thing that regularly has cropped up this morning is are you actually taking in all the revenue. Use the you should the people are saying ticket machines haven't been working for a month since they want to deign road near where I live hasn't rightly saying they know people that get on the train the tram for free because both actively that they're not being checked as they go in is not something that you're going to review the the this or procedures for taking revenue on the trams I mean when we keep under close review each getting the right level I suppose all of checking in a number of different ways that a lot of effort goes in to make sure the ticket machines are kept operational and I do recognize that from time to time some of them are to operation out of operation for longer than we want but there are other ways also of buying tickets increasingly convenient to use for example an online sales and we're doing more to improve small ticketing over the next year or so I was well so we do try to provide alternatives and he said buy out the level of check or if you read new inspection as we call it putting people on the trams to check and with our new Metrolink contract so we are doing more of that now going forward than we did do before so we keeping it on the very close review Yeah quite a few people getting in touch as we're speaking now basically saying come down the Fed dodges are you doing enough well I think we're doing that and that's that I'm saying in terms of our new contracts for the operation of the system that puts more effort into fire dodging answer it is a real issue for us but regardless of that after 4 years of affairs freeze and I think your listeners will recognize that you know sadly the cost of living has increased in the 4 year period it's really necessary for us to get back to a position whereby the long term sustainability of what a great system of Manchester the envy of many areas of the u.k. We do actually put fires up and passengers pay that bit more towards ensuring that we cook our cover the costs of running the system going to lose customers as a result of this. I do recognise that in the short term it's something that will make some people stop and look at alternatives but I think actually when we look at the last of those increases and I'm not trying. You know any way to belittle them but some of them are. On a recent ticket I hope people come and take a considered c.n.n. Still think what a great system to operate reliably on a regular basis and we hope that people will stick with us Ok Stephen Roach the customer director of transport for great semester any thoughts on trying to get in touch this morning 816-1228 double to double 5 pulsars why all transport companies have to put faster pull the tax people can't afford them the whole point of buses and trams was to keep cars off the road but my sister started using her car again to work in Manchester because it's cheaper now than using the train as we're asking how much this morning you spend on getting to and from work Kiran good morning to you I don't want to write it down because it will just upset me just mention the student from Barry who went to the university stayed there after he agreed to a Ph d. In Leeds that now pays 800000 pounds to his Eagles So how much d. Spend on getting to and from work and I tried to persuade him to tell us how much he writes Just let me contact me Swiss bank cannot be back in. $13.00 double 3 stick monkey print if you tax or even better give us a call would you like hearing the voice in the morning I want 61228 double to double 5 because the cost of transporting great I'm sure is our main story this morning elsewhere in the headlines a ceremonies taking place later on a place and rail stuff for their bravery following the Manchester Arena bombing and the much to City captain Vincent company's urging Premier League football clubs to lower their ticket prices as for the weather it's a generally cloudy day few bright spell some scattered showers winds lighter than yesterday high temperatures of 6 l.c.s. Mike Sweeney say this morning from 9 o'clock he wants your suggestions for alternative film endings he's going to tell us more about that maybe at the end of Les Mis they could win the lottery and then they wouldn't be limits anymore they could all be singing I don't know your thoughts this morning didn't film ending really 1st. There's nothing worse is there than sitting through a couple of hours of Vilma it gets to the end you go really that was it let us know this morning you know maybe the end of Jaws maybe it could have ended a part in a Sea Life Center Robin get blown up with a chemist 016-1228 double suitable 5 Mikes with you this morning from 9 just go back to the punctuality thing Ian's been in search this is with regards to the apostrophes that we were talking about earlier we had somebody on from the keep apostrophe special society or something and even has been in search and said it's rude to correct the appalling grammar of your child's primary school teacher my 8 year old son is in Year 3 and has had a lot of homework to do each week and after hours of arguing we do eventually sit down and we plough through the times table the spelling and the creative writing etc Every Friday we received the homework book which obviously indicates how well you've done etc and we check the teachers comments The only problem is that she the primary school teacher doesn't know the difference between your y o u r And your y o u apostrophe r.-e. And it's I.D.'s and it's a positive e f. My wife surprised the red pen from my hands she says because nobody's going to thank the smart alec parents who correct his son's teachers grammar with sons and teachers with apostrophes. Carol Thay's as this as a secretary I have to admit struggling with apostrophes work to Secretary hate seeing letters not properly paragraph though and 100 think. And don't they teach to remember when you made that jump in school ways to do handwriting practice and you actually go from pencils to Byron. With it still the same anymore but we accurate member the last thing I wrote in depth problem the Christmas cards were the 6 I wrote with the most. And you just don't. Pop shocked and Miss down now on the phone. How much there were any spelling mistakes or grammatical mistakes in Jeremy Paxman his memoir Ok he brought his memoir Out to life in questions it's on sale at Waterstones apostrophe s. . And crude into the papers today if you're going to the Kensington branch of Waterstone's I've always thought the reason real indignity of being in the bargain book it's where you can now get Jeremy Paxman his memoir for just 3 pounds the cover price was $35.00 and what's more. What's more it's a signed copy of. Jeremy's in the bargain book somebody put him out of his misery and go buy it for 3 quit. Good morning teaching to b.b.c. Radio much to we're here till 9 o'clock listening to our. East the radio Manchester travel update it's been a quiet Friday morning Sara here has been a bit of activity going on on the m 60 and 62 around Haywood we had an accident called an earlier it's an 18 it's not there it's heading up towards Haywood between $18.19 separate traffic travelling away from Manchester and what it was it was a vehicle that had broken down in the middle lane and another one stopped in front of it now the passenger crossed the road it was it's kind of thing to do but it's left us with one lane closed at the moment where this broken down vehicle is stuck and traffic is slow as well as seen from say Mr Ireland 18 to 19 thanks to Martin for letting us know what was going on is very very quiet we're expecting it set of course to return to normal next week certainly when everyone heads back to work properly and this all the schools are back but says so far so good Warrington traffic's pretty sluggish I think the bridges have been open in the last 20 minutes half an hour also just held everything up public transport wise running well on the charm trains that matter if you had the only commutes. The number you need 161 t 285. With Mike Sweeney is your 1st chance of the New Year to speak directly to one of the burden no doubt he'll be hoping that 2008 is less eventful in some ways finish 1st 8 months in the role but what do you think of each time in office and what would you like to draw to his attention in a vigil my life in great amount just a better is your chance to put your body directly to our met on the ground and with Mike's weening Monday morning from now on b.b.c. Radio Manchester and I'm going to be with you tomorrow morning from 9 o'clock Rick Astley is my guest tomorrow Scott something new which we're doing going to do every Saturday morning we're going to have a travel agent on and we're going to choose a different city from around the world every week and we're going to tell you a little bit about it and then we look to your reaction and if you've been there where you'd go to what places you visit tomorrow I know you've been there we're talking Barcelona to see if you have been sparse alone or if there's one or 2 most go to places or some experiences that you've had there is no tomorrow morning between 9 and a day now would you know what to do if a fire broke out in your home yesterday on the program you might recall we were hearing about managed to city councils plans to launch a fire Weis campaign this is to remind residents to get up to speed with the policy in their building it followed that massive blaze break out on Saturday on the 9th floor of a block close to Piccadilly Gardens Yeah got us talking about fire safety measures that we employ in our own homes and I've long been about going to bat and say to keep the case in the back of the door I haven't got a letter box in the front door she can't hook in came the keys out a lot but that is because experience is a journalist has taught me too many times that people have died in house fires trying to get out of their houses and been able to unlock doors in time so we had some. Responses that were really interesting including the woman he said a firefighter once told her to go to bed with the keys so that shut the fire crews ever arrive a set of beating down the door you can just throw you keys out them all seems very sensible advice we decide to get some more as well because Clapper has agreed to come in and tell us a bit more she's community safety manager for the much to birth rates might Fire and Rescue Service joins us here thank you for coming in Claire is it is something that most people don't talk about but most people should have to escape your own home in the event of a fire morning everybody very much so if you've got a simple plan in mind at the time of a fire you know fortunately did occur that's the term you want to rehearse something you want to have given it some thought and be ready to put into place know where the family are how to get them together how to get them out safely that sort of thing what's I'm a sensible and leave in my case in the back of the door open I think you'd have to balance that with security measures personally keep Mickey's side of the bad so for that very reason ever that's very reason that you mentioned you know you've got them there 1st thing you've got in your hand if you leave them in the back of the door you know they're a bit of a target for. Burglars and things that can I have you know at all to me from that you know right and my advice would say to keep them somewhere where you can easily get to them grab them in your hands take them with you for that very reason I'm very been able to unlock the door yes to to get out one of the other top tips that people should follow that are easy to think that. The easiest and most important thing is to have a working smoke alarm and you proper say you know I say to family and friends would you pay 5 pounds to keep your family safe from fire course award of course award but you'd be surprised how many people don't actually have a working smoke alarm in the house and how often do you find cases of smoke being covered up with him for a long way from the ground or on a bike. In a movie I don't want to go now and quite often the people that do that are those who are most at risk of fire because they're used to it in oh yeah and in food aisle because they are the east of the alarm going off they're the ones that cover a yeah that small car and gives you a vital early warning that there's a fire in your property gives you that extra time to. Get the family together get out of the House well the reason bits and bobs. One of these things as well is 2. Simple measures like turn everything off at night not only does it keep electrical safety keep you safe from the risk of fire saves you money. Be amazed if you look at the data about how much energy is used by stumbling his new television and other electrical items on standby what about Christmas time we talked about 20 Christmas trees out for recycling. Many of us to leave our fairy lights on overnight is that still a stupid thing to do because they're not the fire risk they once were they well you know if you think a lot of people buy decorations that can Big poor quality say I would say Turn them off a tech 2nd before you go to bed turn them off and then you know that the safe and if you take you know Christmas tree out Christmas tree has been in your house over the festive period if you've got a real tree you know real. Fir Tree get it away from the property don't leave it propped up against the wall for weeks easily be set on fire by somebody walking past with a cigarette or whatever got it caught or put it in the bin in the recycling bed and get rid of it the causes of fires changed I remember when I was younger every sort of advert seemed to be the fire safety advocate with the chip pan which was bursting into flames Nowadays I'm just thinking of candles for instance are so popular and every store that you go to seems to sell them if you found that the nature of what starts a virus change you know if you go into a an m.r.i. Wherever you know there's a whole range of candles what we say is get proper. Candle holders You'd be amazed how many fires start by people who buy the little tea lights which look Ok look substantial They got little metal case around them but actually those cases get hot people are put them on the bath you know we've had them but melt the bath panels and fall through and start fires and my husband has never ceased to be surprised at my stupidity He's actually asked may never light candles when I'm not in the house there was a time or a candle and I just did it unthinkingly in a corner unit where obviously there was a display cabinet above here and so when I began to smell burning man looking tired and going out was I was busily setting light to the display cabinet above the flame and it was so good but 8 inches but it was lit it was blackened charred timber. I was stupid but I'm not the only a set fire to America with a frame on the fireplace but still on the mantel piece so easy to get distracted or just to do something in the heat of the moment you know we come across a lot of people who particularly the elderly have memory problems of the start of dementia you know when it's so easy just to Potter you know a parent on the cooker under the grill and wander off for care at it was interesting yesterday as we were talking about this after the program was the different ways that people have thought about getting out of the property one of our producers said his mom used to keep a rope under a bed somebody else suggested well is it worth investing in a rope ladder you know straight out the bed bedroom window are the provisions that people take which might sound ludicrous but actually in the event of I would be quite handy. It's not something we routinely recommend you know we would recommend people you know exit the building Safeway if we get somebody who is trapped in a bedroom we give out of ice to you know. Keep low to the ground where the smell will be less dense to put some her window to alert the firefighters which room they're in you know open a window if it's safe to do so to get air in who wouldn't generally recommend people. Not in the bed sheets together in that sort of thing but obviously if you are in a situation where that's you don't know alternative and it's very much down to the individual but we you know we get there really quickly in most cases to fires we'd rather firefighters rescue people say for. Our class Thank you for coming in. From Manchester Fire and Rescue Service having the time to have to thank Ed thanks for the text and calls this morning good morning to Steve he says What the heck's happening with the variable speed limits on the boat choice of their own sub just came along the m 62 from when it motorways empty and yet the variable speed limit is down to 50 was money well spent Wasn't it and 2 years of disruption of notice that we're so Steve I've been on the m 60 late at night and they've already got some of the variable speed signs up and it's always at 50 now doesn't it was just a matter of course maybe something that will come to next week. And keep your comments coming in about public transport amounts to how much you spend also on your commute to and from work clamped down on fare dodgers Ses Helen and staff the trams full time with Tech ticket collectors rather than just having spot checks keep the comments coming in on 3 double traced confronting a message. Of the sport to 2nd from our presence at the headlines which it transport bosses in Greater Manchester defending a 6 percent rise in tram fires which come into force this morning is the 1st rise in 4 years but fares will rise by the same amount every year until 2020 the parole board is under pressure to publicly explain why it's releasing the serial sex offender John Worboys the former taxi driver who was jailed in 2009 is thought. Have assaulted more than a 100 women and Rochelle councils promising to press ahead with its flagship Riverside shopping center scheme despite Marks and Spencer pulling out last year therefore it is so they are preparing to make a number of high profile announcements in the next few weeks and Greater Manchester is why the generally cloudy today with a few bright spirals and scattered showers winds lighter than yesterday eyes of 6 l.c.s. Clad fire safety one from the yet fascinate the still here for those people who want a fire check on that going to do 5 fighters still go round and say you have community safety advisers who go out and visit people in the homes and the operational firefighters as well will come out and visit free it's absolutely free it's called a safe well visit. A light touch chat with people in the homes identifying risk factors that might make them more at risk of having a fire we give brief advice do a quick check around the home so we can point out anything that's obvious that they can put right themselves. We will wear appropriate give out some restriction equipment such as small calm light people to exchange chip pens for deep fat fryer if we can. I'm also referred to other agencies partners services for additional advice and support there and. There's a range where all they need to do is ring 080555815 or they can go on the Greater Manchester Fire Service website completely free to anybody that wants one useful information if you call us we'll pass the number on thanks very much Pat . B.b.c. Radio Majesties got Joe same Reno n.v. This morning Mark 11 his bed made for him a nice little hotel will be going down to the all you can eat buffet was in all his life stories of the Lowry isn't a whopper they do a good breakfast there in the morning that you do books despite the fact he's in that hotel he's announced he's not quitting United he has you are not quitting is the headline on the back page of the Manchester Evening News this morning on the back page of The Sun I'll never walk out on United Joe's a club will decide if I go to my favorite this morning about a page of The Daily Mirror just simply says a massive letter is garbage because that's how the Manchester United manager Joe Zimmer in your house described the stories he wants to leave Old Trafford in the summer the Reds boss also insists that the club's fans shouldn't have any concerns about the fact he still living in a city center hotel at the rates he months into the job Marino's family remain in London but he says the United fans have got nothing to worry about if they want me to be. Away from my from where you see these things if I could do this for yourself and that's something that doesn't well tonight united kick off the f.a. Cup 3rd round the house the Championship side Darby can see at Old Trafford you've got for much commentary on $95.00 f.m. Tonight and it's available online if you're in the u.k. Via the b.b.c. Sport website former Reds assistant boss might feel a part of our commentary team kick off our 2nd f.a. Cup commentary the weekend is from the Ethie high. Stadium tomorrow where Manchester City midfielder Fernon Denio says that he'll be ready to star in their tie against Burnley if required the Brazilian is expecting the Blues boss Pep Guardiola to ring the changes but he says he doesn't like missing any games. But I for sure is going to be ready for it feed in the. Player to play over on the road cross professional I don't like the rest of them off letting a manager Richie Whelan says he wants to bring in at least 2 forwards during the January transfer window the Latics have already seen 5 players leave the club this week including their top scorer everybody's off the strikers and I want to. Keep a vision Holloway and get 2 more in who are different to me they. Only got one strike I don't want to play once I want to go out and play to or from Manchester City woman strike Kennedy in a dame says she wants to make history with the club after joining them in a move from the United States to 29 year olds got an incredible story she 1st learned to play football at a refugee camp in Denmark that's after escaping the Taliban in Afghanistan where she says she's already noticed one thing about Manchester so far I mean I have a positive impression said the waiter and they say this is going to last for a couple of months yet then it doesn't really get better yes that's kind of scaring me but they say that in the Premier League last night it finished all square between Saddam and West Ham in a London Darby at Wembley finish one all in Cricket Australia have got a firm grip on the final Test against England in the Ashes in Sydney they close a 2nd day's play on 193 for 2 in their 1st innings we've been coauthored on beaten on that man Steve Smith is still unbeaten overnight as well the Aussies trailed by $153.00 runs with 8 Wiki's still in hand like a shag carriage Glen Chapple would join England lines as a fast bowling coach for the Red Bull section of their tour to West Indies this spring and the formally censuring player and coach Tommy go. Raney has died he also had spells as a coach at Swinton lines Warrington and suffered. I was to go through with the intro b.b.c. Radio and I'm sure to. Be Talking ending in a couple of moments time we were trying to think out see you end this morning's program to strike up with an appropriate song based on what we've been talking about today we've decided to go with the subject of apostrophes. And general sort of vocabulary and talk and so on and we think we've come up with something kind of appropriate which going to here just before 9 today after which Mike's we need talks about endings in films are you going to be talked to that would have been a good one so anything by talking heads stop stop Yes Stop Yeah now. You've got me going now you'll find out what A.B.C.'s. Good. You know none of them you know because every day you play something about 4 or 5 days out of the last 7 or 8 years and all of us are great and so great and it's nothing by Barry comma. No that's not say just ruined everything you know we'll talk to Mike in a couple of those time we're going to get the weather details 1st taste Charlie Slater morning Charlie Yes good morning to you a bit of a cold day out there today the temperatures are only ever going to get to about $5.00 and $6.00 degrees Celsius and this a lot of cloud around as well and a few showers too so not particularly pleasant day today certainly a day for the big. And then we go through tonight head towards the early hours of Saturday morning there's more cloud around there in a couple of showers but temperatures will fall to about $2.00 and $3.00 degrees Celsius so where expect a little bit of frost on the countryside 1st thing on Saturday morning and Saturday itself starts of darling cloudy shower you think you know this again but thankfully it will get better as the day goes by we'll see blue sky will see sunshine but it is going to be freezing cold all day long on Saturday you look at highs of only 45 degree Celsius factor in a cold northerly breeze and it will feel even colder still on. That is the way of it through Sunday as well with lots of dry bright sunny weather around but also staying very very cold with top temperatures of only 4 degree Celsius and that is the way of into the star next week as well thank you Charlie that brings time to nearly 29 is Mike Sweeney still minding it's his it's the 1st time of ever done a phone in with something that spots off by social media because normally I listen to you listen to the news with the media I mean recently I've been carrying on your stories so saw on social media did you know they shot a an alternative ending to Titanic you know where you think well know that everybody says that way it didn't sink you know Kate Winslet character at the end as an old lady and she waits till she's on this boat with the cameras they've been looking at the wreck and she walks to the back of the boat and hope it's not a spoiler and the necklace that that nasty bloke been looking for she drops into the city but Cameron wrote another ending in which the crew of the boat. Catch you doing this and try and persuade a not so and it's like this this dialogue and she still drops in the sea at the end but that's nowhere near as good as this proper poignant ending and she then goes back to bed and she she dies and she goes back down into the sea and meets Leonardo Dicaprio on everything and all the box lights or alternative film endings if the want to do so for me in Casablanca at the end of it she should run off with. When she's carrying a candle for each had just been kicked in the torch she should such a I'm sorry I'm going to go off with Hans I'm not going which affronts with you anything mate so do won't you have different vocab or envious because American film so the alternative and these oh even if you want to do it well you then should be quite amused and say this you're an alternative and it's a Titanic and it didn't see. I think. It's so I want you to think alternative movie endings for me Ok can you think of any I was just wondering with the a many alternative film titles that more mundane sort of go on a bus replacement service. That would be you know the field of. Say it was called coal. One of the say residents but well you just either either because you don't like the ending to a film and you want to change it or you just want to be Miss Chivas No Look at all thinking about if you got to me now get on the blower and phone me now 101-6228. B.b.c. Radio Manchester travel update Sara How's it doing it managed to me that broken down from the m 60. Back open but there was a little bit of delight it built up towards the scene so if you're wondering why it's a bit slower than $18.00 to $19.00 that was the reason why nearly a broken down vehicle but still been pretty slow this morning it seems to have developed and chatting to you from the show Cliff area in the last half an hour also. Towards the spot and road junction said let me hold up a look slow out towards the m 62 through Milne row and there is a slight build up as you're heading through towards the end 56 now from only crane . The a 53 eights on the whole though not about picture cost Greater Manchester cool than if you know differently 161-2285. Richard Norton So in this week's program we're going back to the days of scooter song 964 through 1968 when the ride outs will be followed by hip downside. And the solenoid clubs enjoying the esoteric sounds like. The 60s American song playing is called modern soul which in those rare cases where you're getting why all of the tune into the pirates tonight from town b.b.c. Radio Manchester Good morning to 18 minutes away from 9 on b.b.c. Radio much to fill an alley with you till Mike Sweeney's with you today at 9 o'clock he's looking for your alternative film endings I did say that we've got an unusual ending to today's program we were trying to come up with a song based on what we've been talking about we decided to go for the whole punctuation thing and the whole talk about the cabin Rick set reporting burnished morning Paul says How about ending your program stay with the word up by cameo. Suggestion not the one we've chosen though you can find out what that is in just a couple of moments time plus going to be back with our reporter Michelle Adamson we talked at the start of this week about the fact that maybe we were a big Grinch like we were a bit god soon as the Christmas festivities were over that was it the whole lot got taken down all the decorations the trees the tinsel you name it for most though if they have kept them up it's tomorrow when they've got to remove everything by and we're going to be back with Michelle Adams and she's recycling today Christmas trees and she's here we're told so talked about Grandma as well and just stopping our producer you in here is totally going to be talking to a teacher hopefully before 9 o'clock on the use of apostrophes However in telling us that a little written has spelt apostrophe incorrectly. Robyn stop all the behind is big and should controversial just on the back of the fire safety advice and where to levy keys overnight is proving a topic of debate because I leave them in the back of my front door no glass in the front door no letterbox so not so much a security issue could be for some however Rob say's he doesn't think that taking the keys to bed with you and leaving on the bedside table the idea being you can throw him out your window is a fire crew should they need to break in or should anything happen emergency wise overnight the 1st thing you see when you wake up you can copy keys but Rob says it doesn't think that is necessarily good advice because he says if someone did have a big break into the house it's better that they find a key quickly then stare as rather than search the whole household there are enough . I tell you what I was looking at the other day I was wandering across by the library an elf The musical is still on and I know that particular favorite yours you went to see it before Christmas but it's interesting what they make musicals out of nowadays because of course elf was a film and they quite often make films and then they make a musical Not long afterwards Les basic setter Jr was currently on at the so that playhouse complete this what they've made a musical out of. But on a mound. You can go to the so that playhouse now which is London se one and you can go and see banana man the musical It's about Eric wimp an ordinary schoolboy who lives in the deeply suburban Acacia Road he eats a banana and he gets transformed. And his brain power decreases accordingly and he is then the man of peel very good. Now but you didn't you school is that thing that they don't make a musical out of what rhymes with banana drama going on a drama Ok it's Court and I just let me give you the headlines as they stand this morning transport bosses in Greater Manchester defending a 6 percent rise in triumph as which comes into force this morning Rochelle Council is promising to press ahead with its flagship Riverside shopping center despite Marks and Spencer pulling out last year in plans for a 40 meter Tower opposite the bridge waterhole imagine the city center to be approved next week weather was just out the details from Charlie a cloudy day a few bright spells highs of 6 l.c.s. Now a special ceremony is being held later in Manchester is to one of $68.00 members of the British Transport Police officers Northern Rail and Carlisle support services for their work in the aftermath of the Manchester Arena attack the teams including British Transport Police officers were among the 1st on the scene at the attack in May treating people who were injured and offering support all $68.00 are being awarded with the Chiefs commendations from Chief Constable Paul Crowther Paul joins us now morning to you Paul good morning. Thanks Jenny has to take his back to how you would team got involved ilmenite Yes well. Maybe no everybody's is aware that actually the arena he's talked will match the Victoria Station and so officers on patrol at the station itself for the very 1st I'm saying. And of course I will tell you stories scenes of devastation and. Did some an enormously bright and dedicated actions to try to help those who were injured on the thing as I today is is 1st lady for us to remember the 22 people that were killed in the incidents but also to recognize those very bright even dedicated actions of the police officers and an outlay stuff and our friends and colleagues from Northern Ryle from Carlisle police have assisted did some fantastic work and we know they didn't do the job to get commendations How do they feel about receiving these penalties. Well as always I think colleagues look at these often as just doing the job but that actually when you when you see the actual things that they date the steps that they took the lengths that they went to to to help try to cite people to comfort those who were injured and support I was family members that were I'm saying and I'm with ice with terrible scenes of of devastation themselves it's way beyond the code of j.t. And that simple recognize that and that's what today's about the wait wait we recognize our actions which are actually just part of a huge effort all around a $180.00 British Transport Police officers but also of great to Manchester Police and the fire and ambulance service and all the emergency services that evening and you'll reteam actually remain that didn't day for quite a few days they did it yes. Obviously it was a scene that needs to be protected for a number of days what it would. Evidence has collected. My office together with quite smashed the place and others were involved in the very difficult task of recovering all the evidence and of course recovered the deceased from the so you know so it lasted many days and some so some outstanding work done by many people in some very difficult circumstances and only on 2 feet for Pauses Well we heard about your police dog didn't we mojo being the 1st police dog on the scene sadly develop stress related alopecia we learned Slater house mojo now yes my toes turns on. We probably forget sometimes that. Our sort of 4 legged friends are helpless in our Big I do too some do some really specialist work also affected bodies around some so it was very interesting the outpouring of sympathy and support from the public for show and indeed for all the police officers and colleagues from across the emergency services for everything that they did that night and shows can be quite emotional but also celebrate every day for the work that they did thank you for joining us this morning. Brings time to tend to 9 with you watching much telly plants do this so if you say I think this weekend binge watching if you're into that watch and a lot tell you want Game of Thrones has been named Those been Jubal t.v. Box set in the latest poll kind of just recommend if you've not seen it this week said child watch again Mafia going to see I tried but I was doing other things when I was well you know you need to devote your attention to it it was a bit so it was a bit Daniel Craig there wasn't all those see you see scenes Alam people are saying yes it seems like he's doing the audition thing the next Bondy's tipped his knee to be the next Bond but it is a great drama to 2 programs have been and gone is the fact is it going to be anything isn't it nice Yes and I have to however it was Monday Tuesday this week and it is worth seeking out I also want to catch up with the crowd of what. Parsecs was so good 1st was safe so it's like history on the go I don't know whether I'll be tempted to have any pizza this weekend has been does a fine pizza however says that a new fad for this show about confidence and food fights only you know what's going to hit the marketing gurus to tell us what to eat regarding our pizzas this year likely to be Britain's top food trend industry expert claims purple pizza bases of late when the reason why absolutely no idea apparently it is because the using healthy vegetable flour which means that they go purple green base is also likely to be a thing Ok 10 minutes away from 9 so this morning we've been talking about punctuation Earlier we heard from John Richards John is from the apostrophe Protection Society east cross very cross because he just feels that young people are not taught how to use them properly or actually too lazy to bother using them correctly without quite a lot of response of this is well in support of John's few points that grammar is important even had an email from a in saying Is it rude to want to correct the appalling grammar of your child's primary school teacher when they write on the kids' homework they don't know the difference between your in your the one with an apostrophe in meaning you are or it's an x. For a tase Well let's ask if that would be frowned upon a teacher getting that back from a parent is passing can't just an executive had teacher here in Manchester Good morning good morning how important is grammar Patsy I think it is I think it's actually really important we know language can change over time and words obviously change over time but a lot of grammar is about helping with meaning so it does actually matter so for a parent like Ian news e-mailed in saying she you know would it be a hold over the coals for correcting his child's teacher for the wrong grammar on his homework. I think if it stood on end in a polite context or maybe you know just a quiet word when you see that nice is so it's not embarrassing for the child I do think it matters is still taught religiously it's taught much more I think there's been a generation gap when it wasn't taught so in such a structured way and now particularly in primary schools it's gone back to be much more structured I think children have a much wider a copy Levy to talk about language and structuring sentences than Then many years before so I think teachers are having to catch up and have extra training in the kind of grammar that young people are being taught why do so many people get it wrong I don't actually know because I don't think it's difficult but clearly there is an issue but I think that's one of the simpler rules can you help yourself as a teacher book correct things when you see them wrong this all started off because it was yet another face you pulled that someone you want to show that was incorrectly apostrophized well is that there are a lot of time after a while to have a quiet word because can't walk past one times when I'm on holiday I say you're on holiday just chela better. Now I think it does matter and I think a lot of people would rather know and get it right especially if it's something that can be easily reprinted or really don't do text I text you text grammatically correct I was just doing that I was doing some more now and I remember having to put the pasta fit before the name I thought to be bother with the text but we did it when I am dead so I do texts and I don't do the show no don't do you know let's say you he said of you know every time it's me Ok Cintron seen it punctuation irritations is the apostrophe the worst culprits Yes Yes But I mean when I was the head teacher of on this car I read I feel up to that one tire to school just because it was so important to make sure they were. Because I find commas a funny thing you know I read a lot of stuff and I think. The common really comma there is not hard and fast rules and you can use it as you feel necessary Well well there's certain situations when you definitely would but the apostrophe is the one that causes most confusion and Mark is happening that's the simplest one and I don't put you on the spot book can you explain what he used to. That's the world I'm not sure if it's before or less that's the one that I have to Chestnut self which is that 3rd generation thing because I also think there's something now where people using dot dot dot seems to be a coverall for most punctuation so in a sentence particularly in social media we see obviously a lot of written stuff before some people just use sequence of dots rather than any kind of punctuation. The top button skull will print should still be around in say . Knight said the only dinner would put choice and still be around in 3040 years time or will they be replaced by a note she comes. Well that's a good question but it might come at the meaning that certain great article features day so I think it will be a blend of both weather over time it will dissipate I do not know. But there's more and more being taught and isn't written works told by children or do they use keyboards now there's still a lot of written because if the Spanish tonight with the new exam system they've got 3 hour exams and they've just got to keep writing so they've got to be familiar and there's more and more. Than a few years ago for spelling punctuation and grammar spine so it is significant in a number of subjects all right to not a time pass a thank you for coming in Nice to have you on Posse k. In that exact head teacher in Manchester we're. Apostrophe r.-e. Heading off for the weekend I'll be back with you though tomorrow morning from 9 o'clock we're back on breakfast Monday from 6 and the space kind of appropriate. Isn't it. It's own captain sensible great weekend. a completely random 3 way it. Ok alternative film endings plays whether it's a film that you really don't like the way ended and you want to change it or the producer and the director rolled into one obvious want to be mischievous ring me now or 6 want to do a double 2 double $595.00 going. On. And on. The radio next. It's Friday morning 9 o'clock you listen to b.b.c. Radio much of the time if you're news now with Richard stead transport bosses in grace of Manchester defending a 6 percent rise in triumph as which come into force this morning here's the 1st rise in 4 years but fares will increase by the same amount every year until 2020 is being done to pay for the networks expansion and to cover operating costs Stephen Rhodes is the customer director transport for Greater Manchester he says they need to balance the books we haven't put them up for 4 years and we still really long and hard about the necessity of doing it now but unfortunately got to the point to make sure that we can keep actual income financially stable for saying that we do get these increases put in at this point as a loss of time and after going in we've made sure people have known about them but I do recognise that there's going to charm it's difficult for some there's growing pressure on the pro.