:00:12. > :00:14.Good afternoon. Police are appealing for information
:00:15. > :00:21.after a lawfully`held shotgtn was stolen from a home in Manchdster
:00:22. > :00:23.last night. Four men armed with knives broke into a 79`year`old
:00:24. > :00:27.woman's home in Didsbury and demanded cash before searchhng the
:00:28. > :00:30.house and making off with the weapon and ammunition belonging to a family
:00:31. > :00:39.member. Officers are keen to hear from anyone who can help iddntify
:00:40. > :00:42.the thieves and recover the shotgun. Manchester Central Library has
:00:43. > :00:44.reopened to the public after a 50 million refurbishment. The hconic
:00:45. > :00:48.building on St Peter's Square closed in 2010 and over a million books
:00:49. > :00:55.were sent into storage in the Cheshire salt mines. Nishma Hindocha
:00:56. > :01:00.reports. Manchester's reborn Central library.
:01:01. > :01:04.It has been closed for four years and has cost ?48 million to rebuild.
:01:05. > :01:11.Today, hundreds of people c`me to have a look at the new building We
:01:12. > :01:15.have come to look inside. It is lovely. I have been waiting for
:01:16. > :01:21.three years for this. It is fantastic. I loved that it hs open
:01:22. > :01:26.again. I used to use it when I was a student, and it has been a long time
:01:27. > :01:32.it was opened. The great two listed building has
:01:33. > :01:37.opened new rooms like a reading room. Previously, only 30% of the
:01:38. > :01:42.building was opened to the public, but now they can enjoy 70% of it.
:01:43. > :01:47.We will have to million people visiting Manchester, so which will
:01:48. > :01:58.be brilliant for the economx, but also for the Manchester reshdents to
:01:59. > :02:02.enjoy the library. Fotball and all four of our Premier
:02:03. > :02:04.League teams are in action this afternoon. Both Manchester City who
:02:05. > :02:08.are home to Fulham, and Livdrpool, who travel to Cardiff, are `iming to
:02:09. > :02:11.close the gap on leaders Chdlsea. After their dramatic midweek win in
:02:12. > :02:14.the Champions League, can M`nchester United continue their recovdry at
:02:15. > :02:17.West Ham? Everton are home to Swansea. The Blues are still in the
:02:18. > :02:23.chase for European football. The most important thing th`t we
:02:24. > :02:28.have is in front of us with these tend games, which will show was how
:02:29. > :02:33.strong we are as a team. It will be very important, the next eight
:02:34. > :02:37.weeks. Sale Sharks will look to boost their
:02:38. > :02:40.chances of a top four finish against league leaders Northampton `t the AJ
:02:41. > :02:43.Bell Stadium this afternoon. Sam Tuitupou and Danny Cipriani return
:02:44. > :02:46.to Sale's starting line`up `fter coming off the bench in the last
:02:47. > :02:47.game at Wasps. Here's the weather with Kayd
:02:48. > :02:59.Forster. We have had a taste of wintdr today.
:03:00. > :03:04.It has been a cold start with some snow showers across the Lakd
:03:05. > :03:10.District and Peak District. That will continue this afternoon, a
:03:11. > :03:16.mixture of sunshine and showers But it is feeling cold this aftdrnoon,
:03:17. > :03:20.temperatures around seven or eight Celsius. Some of the showers will
:03:21. > :03:28.continue into the CV, wintrx over higher ground. `` this evenhng. But
:03:29. > :03:34.for most of us it will try out later tonight. If you get clear skies the
:03:35. > :03:39.temperatures will be down to two or three Celsius. Tomorrow will be
:03:40. > :03:44.brighter and drier. There whll be some showers around in the
:03:45. > :03:49.afternoon, but far fewer th`n today. A lot more sunshine. It will still
:03:50. > :03:52.feel cold, with temperatures about seven or eight Celsius.
:03:53. > :04:13.I will be back at 5:20pm. Goodbye. Hello. The weekend started with
:04:14. > :04:17.snowcapped hills and blue sky. Since then, more clout has built and the
:04:18. > :04:25.showers have broken out widely. Some heavy downpours and hell stones --
:04:26. > :04:28.he'll stones. This is all part and parcel of the colder weather
:04:29. > :04:35.weekend. There is a wintry flavour to the showers. It is snow we and
:04:36. > :04:39.there are frosty and icy nights Over recent hours, you can see the
:04:40. > :04:45.cloud has built up as the showers have developed. There are organised
:04:46. > :04:47.showers moving east across England over the next two hours, and