:00:00. > 3:59:59throughout the evening on the BBC News Channel. We are back with the
:00:00. > :00:16.late news at Good evening. A Manchester family's
:00:17. > :00:19.Christmas efforts to help their severely disabled son have been
:00:20. > :00:22.ruined by vandals. Fiona and Wesley Ratcliffe had converted a shed into
:00:23. > :00:25.a special sensory room as a Christmas present for seven`year`old
:00:26. > :00:28.Harvey. But just hours later thieves broke in, stealing equipment and
:00:29. > :00:34.setting the shed on fire. Naomi Cornwell reports.
:00:35. > :00:37.Harvey has Phelan`McDermid syndrome. It means he is aware of little
:00:38. > :00:40.around him, but loves lights, colours and sounds. This was
:00:41. > :00:47.supposed to have been his surprise Christmas present. His parents and
:00:48. > :00:52.extended family had all saved up to create a sensory room for him,
:00:53. > :00:55.kitted out with special toys. But in the early hours of Christmas
:00:56. > :01:03.morning, thieves broke in, stealing lighting and music equipment and
:01:04. > :01:08.setting fire to it all. We are devastated. We had family coming
:01:09. > :01:12.down from Scotland for the weekend, the week. Everyone was expecting the
:01:13. > :01:15.moment and he just never got it. the week. Everyone was expecting the
:01:16. > :01:18.moment and he just never got it The moment and he just never got it. The
:01:19. > :01:24.family have come down from Scotland, they are all devastated.
:01:25. > :01:27.They never got to see the reaction. It really spoiled Christmas day. The
:01:28. > :01:31.fire spread to a neighbouring hutch, but Harvey's two guinea pigs escaped
:01:32. > :01:37.and survived ` one small comfort for a family who had been hoping for a
:01:38. > :01:40.happier Christmas. Police are continuing their
:01:41. > :01:44.investigation after a man died in a fire in Liverpool in the early hours
:01:45. > :01:47.of this morning. Fire`fighters were called to the first`floor flat in
:01:48. > :01:51.Rocky Lane in Tuebrook at around 1.30am. A man in his 40s was brought
:01:52. > :01:55.out unconscious and taken to hospital but died a short time
:01:56. > :01:59.later. A group of bus drivers from
:02:00. > :02:02.Blackpool say they face a bleak New Year after being told just a few
:02:03. > :02:06.days before Christmas that they no longer have a job. Classic Bus North
:02:07. > :02:08.West has stopped the route it ran connecting Blackpool and Preston.
:02:09. > :02:18.The move also leaves villagers without a bus service. Elaine
:02:19. > :02:21.Dunkley reports. It's been a tough Christmas for
:02:22. > :02:28.these bus drivers in Blackpool and it is looking like a bleak New Year.
:02:29. > :02:36.I literally have a cup with about 10p on it in coppers. It is
:02:37. > :02:39.embarrassing. My Christmas dinner is courtesy of a food parcel. Just a
:02:40. > :02:43.week ago, they received letters from Classic Bus North West stating they
:02:44. > :02:48.no longer had a job, they claim the company owes them thousands of
:02:49. > :02:53.pounds. We will have to put the house on the market because we
:02:54. > :02:55.cannot afford the bills. Christmas presents, virtually nothing this
:02:56. > :02:59.year. It is terrible. Classic Bus North West has stopped the number 80
:03:00. > :03:02.route from Blackpool to Preston with immediate effect. It now means
:03:03. > :03:10.villages such as Inskip and Catforth in Lancashire have no public
:03:11. > :03:11.transport. The service is a lifeline for many people in this village It
:03:12. > :03:18.for many people in this village. It is the only means of public
:03:19. > :03:21.transport. There is no shop in the village, no public services. It will
:03:22. > :03:24.have a negative impact on people 's lives. Classic Bus North West has so
:03:25. > :03:29.far been unavailable for comment. Elaine Dunkley BBC North West
:03:30. > :03:32.Tonight. And in the Premier League,
:03:33. > :03:34.Manchester United came back from two goals down to beat Hull City 3` .
:03:35. > :03:37.goals down to beat Hull City 3`2. United had Antonio Valencia sent off
:03:38. > :03:40.in stoppage time. Everton lost 1`0 to bottom club Sunderland. And
:03:41. > :03:48.Manchester City are playing Liverpool at the moment. The latest
:03:49. > :03:51.quarter we have is 1`1. `` way to score. In the Championship, Bolton
:03:52. > :03:54.beat Barnsley, whilst Burnley lost at Middlesbrough and there were
:03:55. > :03:57.goalless draws for both Blackburn and Wigan. Blackpool are playing
:03:58. > :03:58.Leeds. It is 1` 02 leads, the latest that match.
:03:59. > :04:05.Now time for the weather. We are respecting another storm for
:04:06. > :04:09.tomorrow. It will start tonight. We are respecting another storm for
:04:10. > :04:14.tomorrow. It will start tonight More strong winds tomorrow and rain
:04:15. > :04:18.tonight. We already have to flood warnings from the Environment
:04:19. > :04:21.Agency. We are likely to see this increasing overnight is that rain
:04:22. > :04:25.streams in from across the Irish Sea. It will be heavy at times,
:04:26. > :04:31.easing away the other side of the night leaving heavy wintry showers
:04:32. > :04:36.and places. Temperatures down to maybe one or two Celsius. From am
:04:37. > :04:43.tomorrow we have an amber weather warning for strong winds from the
:04:44. > :04:50.weather office. Gusts of up to 0 mph over the tops of the Pennines in
:04:51. > :04:54.Cumbria and Lancashire. On the Isle of Man and around the coast it will
:04:55. > :04:58.be a miserable afternoon. Lots of showers and not particularly warm.
:04:59. > :04:59.That is all from us for now. We are back with Moretti and 15 PM.
:05:00. > :05:10.Goodbye. Hello there, most of us have had a
:05:11. > :05:15.quiet Boxing Day, mostly dry, chilly, lingering mist, light winds.
:05:16. > :05:16.That is all about to change. The next storm