:00:12. > :00:15.Hello and Welcome to Northwest Tonight. A candlelit vigil is being
:00:15. > :00:19.staged in Salford tonight in memory of an Indian student shot dead
:00:19. > :00:22.there on Boxing Day. Anuj Bidve was studying at Lancaster University. A
:00:22. > :00:26.man calling himself Psycho Stapleton appeared in court this
:00:26. > :00:36.morning charged with his murder. Police officers from Greater
:00:36. > :00:41.
:00:41. > :00:46.Manchester have visited Mr Bidve's family in India. Anuj Bidve was 23.
:00:46. > :00:52.He was shot in the head in the early hours of Boxing Day morning.
:00:52. > :00:56.He was studying at Lancaster University. This morning, a man
:00:56. > :01:03.accused of his murder was brought to the dock, but appeared for only
:01:03. > :01:13.a few minutes. When asked to confirm his name, he said his name
:01:13. > :01:23.
:01:23. > :01:26.was Psycho Stapleton. He will be remanded to Manchester Crown Court.
:01:26. > :01:29.Officers from Greater Manchester Police have travelled to Mr Bidve's
:01:29. > :01:32.home in India. Today, they met his parents. There was support for the
:01:32. > :01:34.family in the country's capital, New Delhi, with a peace march to
:01:34. > :01:37.the British Embassy. Kiaran Stapleton was refused bail. Four
:01:37. > :01:39.others have been arrested in connection withe the police inquiry.
:01:39. > :01:40.Stuart Finders, BBC North West Tonight, Manchester Magistrates
:01:40. > :01:43.Court. Former Liverpool and Everton
:01:43. > :01:45.defender Gary Ablett has died after a long battle against cancer. It's
:01:45. > :01:48.understood he passed away peacefully last night. Tributes
:01:48. > :01:53.have been pouring in from the footballing world, as Kate Simms
:01:53. > :01:57.reports. A lovely man, a great servant, a true Scouser. Just some
:01:57. > :02:02.of the tributes paid to Gary Ablett today. He died last night 16 months
:02:02. > :02:05.after being diagnosed with non- Hodgkin's lymphoma. As a player,
:02:05. > :02:08.Gary Ablett was loved on both sides of Stanley Park. A Liverpool lad,
:02:08. > :02:18.he made 128 appearances for Everton and 109 for the red side of the
:02:18. > :02:21.
:02:21. > :02:24.city. An exceptional player, a credit to the club. Gary Ablett
:02:24. > :02:32.remains the only player who lifted the FA Cup for both Merseyside
:02:32. > :02:41.clubs. Alan Hansen played with him at Liverpool. He was a lovely guy,
:02:41. > :02:48.quiet and unassuming. Everybody loved him. For he was in the
:02:48. > :02:54.dressing room when Liverpool wore one of the great teams. Talking to
:02:54. > :02:59.two or three ex-players, we are absolutely stunned. But he was a
:02:59. > :03:03.manager, too. He joined Stockport County in 2009, and although he was
:03:03. > :03:07.here for just one season, fans remember him fondly. It is
:03:07. > :03:11.understood that Stockport's players will wear black armbands this
:03:11. > :03:20.weekend. Gary Ablett was just 46 years old. He leaves a wife and
:03:20. > :03:23.three children. A canoeist is in hospital with
:03:23. > :03:26.serious injuries after being rescued from an icy river in
:03:26. > :03:28.Cumbria. She got caught up in fast- flowing waters in the River Rothee
:03:28. > :03:31.near Sedbergh yesterday. Britain's first female track gold
:03:31. > :03:36.medallist, Ann Brightwel, marked the start of 2012 by taking part in
:03:36. > :03:39.a 60-mile relay today. She set off off from the birthplace of the
:03:39. > :03:41.modern games in Shropshire and crossed the finish line in her home
:03:41. > :03:49.town of Congleton in Cheshire this afternoon, carrying a message of
:03:49. > :03:53.Wayne Rooney has accepted a fine from Manchester United for his
:03:53. > :03:56.performance in training after a Christmas night out. The striker
:03:56. > :04:06.has been fined around �200,000 after a Boxing Day evening out with
:04:06. > :04:06.
:04:06. > :04:10.wife Coleen and team-mates Jonny After their heroics at Old Trafford,
:04:10. > :04:15.Blackburn Rovers have come back down to earth with a bump. Rovers
:04:15. > :04:18.were beaten 2-1 at home by Stoke City. Peter Crouch got both goals.
:04:18. > :04:27.And Blackpool enjoyed a New Year return to winning ways, beating
:04:27. > :04:30.Let's have a look at the weather now. Showers this evening will
:04:30. > :04:39.clear. Becoming very windy with widespread gales, and severe gales
:04:39. > :04:42.possible over the hills. It will also feel a lot colder. Minimum
:04:42. > :04:45.temperature, two degrees Celsius. Tomorrow, any rain will clear to
:04:45. > :04:47.leave a day of bright and sunny intervals with blustery showers,
:04:47. > :04:50.wintry over high ground. Remaining very windy, though, with a