27/12/2016 North West Tonight

We are back with the late news at 11pm.

Police patrols on Merseyside have been stepped up after two

In the first incident four adults and a child were in the living room

of a house in Harefield Road in Speke when shots were fired

Three adults in their twenties were injured by shotgun

Police say the address was mistakenly targeted.

Meanwhile a 27-year-old man was shot in the leg in Heyworth Street

in Everton and is in stable condition in hospital.

A 25-year-old man has been charged with attempted rape, sexual assault,

and assault after a series of attacks on Merseyside.

The alleged crimes took place on Sefton Park Road

and Brompton Avenue and Sefton Park, yesterday morning.

Nuradine Jafar from Selbourne Street in Toxteth has been remanded

in custody will appear before South Sefton Magistrates tomorrow.

Wigan Council is calling for what it refers to as a "missing" part

of HS2 to be reinstated - a move which they say could slash

journey times for commuters travelling to Manchester.

The short stretch of track appeared on the original plans for HS2

HS2 say removing the northern cord doesn't compromise the major

benefits the high speed line will bring to Wigan and Manchester.

A service has been held in Fleetwood to mark

the tenth anniversary of the Morecambe Bay

This morning some of their families joined lifeboat

A decade on, the memories of what happened 25

miles off this coast are still very clear for many.

Worst night of my life. And to lose such a lovely man, a very good

husband and a very good father. It doesn't seem like ten years. Just

like, I don't know, it has just gone so quick. It's hard to comprehend.

As soon as we got the call we knew it would be a big college, and it

was search and rescue. We usually take five people, but we took nine

people that night, but unfortunately there was not a lot we can do.

The helicopter had taken off from Blackpool Airport on the night

of the 27th of December 2006, destined for the gas fields.

Seven men died when it crashed into the sea in bad weather.

They included the pilots, Steve Potton from Blackpool

Rig worker Robert Warburton from Heysham was also among the dead.

It was so tragic, and the seven men went out to work one day and didn't

come back, so it has had a big impact. I've been down here many

times walking the dog or whatever, and people are looking at it, and

said did you know anybody, and I say yes, and it's quite nice, and I

think Steve would be really pleased that we do remember him and all the

other men. A project to remove decades-old

nuclear waste from one of the most hazardous sites at Sellafield

will continue in 2017. The plan is to eventually build

a new structure around the storage building so the waste can be

removed by robots. It will take more than 100 years

to decommission the site. Almost ?2.5 million

from the National Lottery is to be spent on the Peak District,

between Macclesfield and Buxton. The cash will be used to improve

the water quality in local rivers, funding rural skills apprenticeships

and encouraging tourism. In the Premier League,

Liverpool are currently playing The latest score is

Liverpool 2, Stoke 1. Jonathan Walters gave the visitors

and early lead with this header. Roberto Firmino then gave the Reds

the lead just before half time. Lancashire Head Coach

and Cricket Director Ashley Giles is set to leave Old Trafford

in the New Year. The Red Rose have given permission

for Giles to speak to Warwickshire after the two clubs agreed

a compensation package. Giles still had two years to run

on his contract but wanted to move back to the midlands

for family reasons. Good evening. It is turning into a

very cold evening and night now. We have got high pressure which has

settled the weather down, which means the wind is lighter, but it

means we're seeing a widespread frost tonight and it is already the

start of mist and fog developing. Freezing fog patches are likely.

Difficult driving conditions out the. And a very cold night. We're

the fog is, it means it will be slow to clear, if it clears at all. We're

the brighter skies are, there is a difference in temperatures, with a

maximum of seven in the afternoon. A cold day in general, and we will

start to find it turns a little mild as we get closer to the weekend. It

is cloudy at times due to the position of the area of

high-pressure. Temperatures gradually increasing, but there is a

possibility of wet and windy weather the weekend.

I will be back at ten past 11 this evening. Hope you can join the then.

Good evening. It's a wintry night out there. Temperatures as low as

minus three in one or two places already.