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it was the favourite who won the day. corach rambler proved a bargain for his owners — a scottish syndicate who bought him forjust £17,000. the largest military parade in 70 years — more than 6,000 members of britain's armed services will take part in next month's coronation. and the weather, a lot more cart around today compared to yesterday, patchy rain in the west but it will fill wall. all the details and outlook coming up after breakfast. just as she will feel warm. it's sunday, 16th april. our main story: motoring groups have welcomed the government's decision to cancel th...

time, the risks would have been reduced. i think the scandal here is that, basically, motorways have been expanded on the cheap and safety considerations have not always been at the top of the agenda. the transport select committee said these new smart waterways allow 1600 vehicles every hour to travel, and it's vital on busy days. this was vital to ease congestion, to allow people to get around faster and more easily. is there a better way to do this? ., , easily. is there a better way to do this? . , ., , ., this? certainly we would question whether smart _ this? certainly we would...

There's been a historical link between liverpool and ireland since time immemorial, really. in the early 1800s, principally in terms of digging canals and then, a little later, the railway, but also more significantly in the wake of the irish famine in the 1840s. and they brought, of course, their music with them. it's notjust music like this, fantastic though it is, but three of the beatles, as you probably know, were of irish descent — and maybe ringo, too. it's permeated every aspect of this city's life, its culture and, obviously, its music. music ends. cheering. many of the descendants ...

The groundwork for the city we know today. and so, in a far cry from the signature eurovision style, i'm taking it back to basics. irish folk nights like these are a regular event across liverpool. i find this one already in full flow. hello, john. hello, there. hi. it seems your sessions are really popular. i walked through the bar, there are people dancing, there are lines outside. is this quite common? when you turn up, the people turn up? yeah. and it happens on virtually every night of the week in this city. why is irish music so popular here? there's been a historical link between liverp...

In the early 1800s, principally in terms of digging canals, and then a little later, the railway, but also more significantly, in the wake of the irish famine in the 1840s. and they brought of course their music with them. it's notjust music like this, fantastic though it is. but three of the beatles, as you probably know, were of irish descent and maybe ringo, too. it's permeated every aspect of this city's life, its culture, and obviously its music. music ends, cheering. many of the descendants of those early migrants still find reason to come together every week to express themselves throug...