:00:00. > :00:12.2014 in the traditional way. There's 2014 in the traditional way. There's
:00:13. > :00:15.Good evening. Merseyside Police are urgently
:00:16. > :00:19.appealing for witnesses after a man was attacked and critically injured
:00:20. > :00:22.on his way home from a New Year s Eve party. Detectives say
:00:23. > :00:26.40`year`old Michael Cunliffe was the victim of what appears to have been
:00:27. > :00:36.a random, unprovoked attack. Lindsey Prosser reports.
:00:37. > :00:41.Say we are tagged here on the way home from a party. He stopped to a
:00:42. > :00:45.group of people, and was then punched to the ground in an
:00:46. > :00:48.unprovoked attack. The no time to defend himself. The group of
:00:49. > :00:55.individuals talking to Mr Cunliffe prior to the attack did come to his
:00:56. > :00:58.aid afterwards and offer first aid, which is credible conduct. I would
:00:59. > :01:02.appeal to those individuals in the first instance to come and speak to
:01:03. > :01:06.the police and give us an account of what happened. At the moment, we
:01:07. > :01:11.have no motive whatsoever. Also it is a busy thoroughfare. There are a
:01:12. > :01:14.of people milling around and cars driving around, so anyone who was in
:01:15. > :01:18.the locality at the time and saw this take place, I would appeal for
:01:19. > :01:23.them to come forward and contact police. Police say Mr Cunliffe's
:01:24. > :01:27.partner and teenage son keeping a vigil at his bedside and are
:01:28. > :01:30.desperate for any information. Detectives investigating the death
:01:31. > :01:33.of a woman found at a house in Warrington have arrested a
:01:34. > :01:37.38`year`old man. Police called to Knutsford Road in Latchford at :45
:01:38. > :01:42.last night discovered the body of a 34`year`old woman. They're treating
:01:43. > :01:46.her death as suspicious. Three members of staff at North West
:01:47. > :01:49.Ambulance Service were assaulted during last night's celebrations.
:01:50. > :01:55.Paramedics were called to more than 2,000 incidents across the region
:01:56. > :02:00.between midnight and 6am. One of the worst was a fight in Skelmersdale
:02:01. > :02:03.involving as many as 20 people. Football, and Manchester City are
:02:04. > :02:08.still second in the Premier League, just one point behind Arsenal, after
:02:09. > :02:11.winning 3`2 at Swansea. The Blues' goals came from Fernandinho, who
:02:12. > :02:13.struck after just 13 minutes, Yaya Toure, who made it 2`1 with a
:02:14. > :02:22.deflected shot, and Alexander Kolarov, who beat the keeper after a
:02:23. > :02:26.run which started in his own half. Meanwhile, Liverpool's 2`0 win over
:02:27. > :02:28.Hull means they go fourth. Everton drop to fifth after being held to a
:02:29. > :02:30.1`1 draw at Stoke. Hull means they go fourth. Everton
:02:31. > :02:37.drop to fifth after And in the :30 kick off, it's Manchester United 0,
:02:38. > :02:41.Spurs 1. Now here's a rather extreme way to
:02:42. > :02:44.get rid of that New Year hangover. 100 swimmers dived into Salford
:02:45. > :02:47.Quays for charity today. They braved the cold water to raise money for
:02:48. > :03:00.the children's unit at Tameside Hospital. Naomi Cornwell reports.
:03:01. > :03:04.These brave souls opted to start 2014 by dunking themselves in dock
:03:05. > :03:07.nine. The water temperature is just five degrees, and there is a
:03:08. > :03:11.bitterly cold wind, but that has not deterred them. It was all the idea
:03:12. > :03:14.of a nurse from Tameside Hospital who wanted to raise money for the
:03:15. > :03:18.children's unit where she works It's going to go towards the
:03:19. > :03:21.children's unit, because it is fantastic to have the extra
:03:22. > :03:25.equipment during the winter. It will be brilliant. You drop in, and your
:03:26. > :03:31.first reaction is to have an intense heat, it is your body's mechanism to
:03:32. > :03:35.try and heat itself. You have each gym and is burning sensation. You
:03:36. > :03:41.just feel completely alive. Every sense, every nerve ending is
:03:42. > :03:46.singing, so it is indescribably lovely.
:03:47. > :03:52.Well, 2014 has started with a lot of rain. Is that going to continue
:03:53. > :03:56.Eno? It will continue for the week
:03:57. > :04:00.ahead. Good evening. A bit of a soggy start to the new year. Plenty
:04:01. > :04:03.of rain around this morning and into this afternoon. A yellow weather
:04:04. > :04:08.warning in place for rain from The Met Office until midnight. Flood
:04:09. > :04:13.alerts keep rising, we are now up to 14 from the Environment Agency. The
:04:14. > :04:19.number on the screen is the one you may want to call if the rain
:04:20. > :04:23.continues to pile into this evening. Still some heavy pulses in places.
:04:24. > :04:27.It will be quite a breezy night may be windy across the Isle of Man
:04:28. > :04:35.Temperatures are OK, down to three or four Celsius. Thankfully, the
:04:36. > :04:37.second day of 2014 looks better Drier and writer, once we get rid of
:04:38. > :04:42.the showers in the morning. They will head to the other side of the
:04:43. > :04:47.Pennines. Another breezy day. Some 's spells of sunshine. Maybe eight
:04:48. > :04:54.Celsius if we're lucky. Some rain on Friday, and strong winds. BBC local
:04:55. > :04:57.radio with you updated as always. That is all from us for now. Have a
:04:58. > :05:21.very happy New Year. Hello. It is a New Year but it is
:05:22. > :05:28.the same old weather. Flood warnings are on the rise. The flood line
:05:29. > :05:33.number is on screen if you are at all concerned. Still some rain to
:05:34. > :05:38.come this evening and overnight Still some heavy bursts. It will
:05:39. > :05:39.push the way towards the east taking the strongest winds with