:00:00. > :00:13.Now on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are. Goodbye.
:00:14. > :00:21.People have been gathering in parts of the North West today to mark
:00:22. > :00:23.the first anniversary of the Boxing Day floods
:00:24. > :00:25.from Storm Eva - when more than 2,000 properties were damaged.
:00:26. > :00:28.Many are still not back in their own homes a year on.
:00:29. > :00:37.At St Mary's in Radcliffe work is still continuing to get
:00:38. > :00:39.the church and community back to normal.
:00:40. > :00:43.We had five feet of sewage water in this building.
:00:44. > :00:44.There were people moving their precious
:00:45. > :00:49.Last night when the rain started there were
:00:50. > :00:52.children who wanted to take toys to their bed
:00:53. > :00:55.because they were frightened the flood would take them again.
:00:56. > :00:58.Today an event is being held to bring
:00:59. > :01:00.together people affected by last years floods to reflect
:01:01. > :01:14.We have noticed now is the emotional stress we're
:01:15. > :01:17.Thousands of homes across the region were damaged
:01:18. > :01:19.left without power after Storm Eva hit on Boxing Day.
:01:20. > :01:22.The Environment Agency was criticised by some for not doing
:01:23. > :01:25.Since then it says new flood schemes have
:01:26. > :01:26.protected over 2,000 more properties.
:01:27. > :01:29.6,000 tonnes of gravel removed from rivers and over 1,000 owners
:01:30. > :01:40.We are stood by the Salford flood Basin.
:01:41. > :01:42.It will flood designated areas to protect other areas downstream.
:01:43. > :01:44.We have opened a second basin since Storm Eva
:01:45. > :01:47.which means 1900 properties will be protected in the Salford area.
:01:48. > :01:49.We have worked hard across the whole of the
:01:50. > :01:53.North West and spent ?1.5 million improving our rivers
:01:54. > :01:57.At St Mary's they are still fundraising to replace
:01:58. > :02:09.equipment lost in the floods but say they do not like spirit or
:02:10. > :02:13.Stars from the North West have been amongst those paying
:02:14. > :02:16.tribute to George Michael, who died yesterday at the age of 53.
:02:17. > :02:19.Sir Paul McCartney said his "sweet soul music will live on even
:02:20. > :02:27.for the piano on which John Lennon composed the hit song, Imagine -
:02:28. > :02:29.and handed it to the city's Beatles Story Museum,
:02:30. > :02:36.Liverpool footballer Roberto Firmino has been charged with drink-driving
:02:37. > :02:38.after being arrested on Christmas Eve.
:02:39. > :02:40.His car was stopped in Liverpool city centre
:02:41. > :02:50.He's due to appear before magistrates on January 31st -
:02:51. > :02:52.Earlier this year a group of volunteers in Rawtenstall
:02:53. > :02:54.began meeting every week, to hand out donated
:02:55. > :03:01.Now, the group is hoping to expand and open a cafe to help people,
:03:02. > :03:07.Every Friday morning, the place is full.
:03:08. > :03:09.Anyone in the area who may be feeling the pinch can
:03:10. > :03:12.pick up their weekly shop for next to nothing.
:03:13. > :03:23.I am one of these just about managing,
:03:24. > :03:29.Kate Craig started the food group after experiencing
:03:30. > :03:34.We have all had some kind of financial crisis in
:03:35. > :03:38.our lives and it is from my own financial difficulties about five
:03:39. > :03:41.years ago when I was made jobless that started
:03:42. > :03:42.this passion to try and
:03:43. > :03:48.Now she has got bigger plans for 2017.
:03:49. > :03:54.Kate will be opening a community cafe serving hot meals which will be
:03:55. > :03:57.alongside the weekly food group which has been so successful other
:03:58. > :04:02.It's a very exciting new experience for all
:04:03. > :04:06.We hope to open four days a week and especially on Saturday so
:04:07. > :04:15.we can get some youth volunteers in to get some work experience.
:04:16. > :04:18.Match of the Day will have the results of our Premier League
:04:19. > :04:21.matches later, so if you don't want to know them now,
:04:22. > :04:30.Manchester United beat Sunderland 3-1 at Old Trafford,
:04:31. > :04:32.with Henrikh Mkhitaryan scoring the pick of the game's
:04:33. > :04:34.goals in the 86th minute to secure three points.
:04:35. > :04:36.Meanwhile, goals from Kevin Mirallas and Romelu Lukaku gave
:04:37. > :04:38.Everton their first away win since September.
:04:39. > :04:41.They beat champions Leicester 2-nil.
:04:42. > :04:44.In the day's other games, Andre Gray's 81st-minute strike gave
:04:45. > :04:47.Burnley a hard fought 1-nil victory against Middlesbrough -
:04:48. > :04:56.and the latest score in Manchester City's match at Hull is
:04:57. > :05:01.Not a good day for our Championship sides, struggling Blackburn
:05:02. > :05:04.and Wigan both lost their games and Preston went down 4-1 to Leeds.
:05:05. > :05:06.Now the weather for tonight and the bank holiday
:05:07. > :05:20.On Christmas Day, today quite cold. Through this week, things will turn
:05:21. > :05:24.colder. Quite a lot of cloud cover. There could be some fog, we have an
:05:25. > :05:30.area of high pressure Syria looks area of high pressure Syria looks
:05:31. > :05:38.like it should be dry. Temperatures are falling away as we speak. I
:05:39. > :05:45.would not be surprised if most of us will get between zero and three and
:05:46. > :05:54.4 degrees. The sun should be there from the word go, I am not sure this
:05:55. > :05:56.six on the chart is realistic. Temperatures of five or six will be
:05:57. > :05:59.as good as it gets. We're back with more
:06:00. > :06:02.from the North West tomorrow. Until then, enjoy the rest
:06:03. > :06:07.of your Christmas holiday. and longer spells of rain over
:06:08. > :06:09.northern isles. By the end of the night, temperatures recovering once
:06:10. > :06:15.again after a chilly evening, three to five Celsius. Tomorrow and for
:06:16. > :06:19.the next couple of days, we have this area of high pressure which
:06:20. > :06:25.will really settle the weather down, compared with of late. We start
:06:26. > :06:28.tomorrow on a mainly dry note. There will be a few showers continuing in
:06:29. > :06:33.the north-west and the northern isles, and the wind picking up here
:06:34. > :06:37.as we go through the day. Elsewhere, it's looking dry, with plenty of
:06:38. > :06:42.brightness and sunshine and not as raw a field tomorrow as we have had
:06:43. > :06:47.today, with less in the way of wind. Temperature wise, up a notch to
:06:48. > :06:50.around seven to nine Celsius. For the rest of the UK, we are also
:06:51. > :06:55.under the influence of high pressure. Dry conditions across the
:06:56. > :06:59.board, with brightness and sunshine and very little in terms of wins.
:07:00. > :07:01.Temperatures around six or