:00:00. > :00:10.We are back with the late news at 11pm.
:00:11. > :00:16.Police patrols on Merseyside have been stepped up after two
:00:17. > :00:23.In the first incident four adults and a child were in the living room
:00:24. > :00:26.of a house in Harefield Road in Speke when shots were fired
:00:27. > :00:30.Three adults in their twenties were injured by shotgun
:00:31. > :00:36.Police say the address was mistakenly targeted.
:00:37. > :00:38.Meanwhile a 27-year-old man was shot in the leg in Heyworth Street
:00:39. > :00:44.in Everton and is in stable condition in hospital.
:00:45. > :00:46.A 25-year-old man has been charged with attempted rape, sexual assault,
:00:47. > :00:48.and assault after a series of attacks on Merseyside.
:00:49. > :00:51.The alleged crimes took place on Sefton Park Road
:00:52. > :00:58.and Brompton Avenue and Sefton Park, yesterday morning.
:00:59. > :01:01.Nuradine Jafar from Selbourne Street in Toxteth has been remanded
:01:02. > :01:13.in custody will appear before South Sefton Magistrates tomorrow.
:01:14. > :01:16.Wigan Council is calling for what it refers to as a "missing" part
:01:17. > :01:19.of HS2 to be reinstated - a move which they say could slash
:01:20. > :01:21.journey times for commuters travelling to Manchester.
:01:22. > :01:23.The short stretch of track appeared on the original plans for HS2
:01:24. > :01:33.HS2 say removing the northern cord doesn't compromise the major
:01:34. > :01:36.benefits the high speed line will bring to Wigan and Manchester.
:01:37. > :01:38.A service has been held in Fleetwood to mark
:01:39. > :01:40.the tenth anniversary of the Morecambe Bay
:01:41. > :01:44.This morning some of their families joined lifeboat
:01:45. > :01:56.A decade on, the memories of what happened 25
:01:57. > :02:05.miles off this coast are still very clear for many.
:02:06. > :02:15.Worst night of my life. And to lose such a lovely man, a very good
:02:16. > :02:18.husband and a very good father. It doesn't seem like ten years. Just
:02:19. > :02:27.like, I don't know, it has just gone so quick. It's hard to comprehend.
:02:28. > :02:32.As soon as we got the call we knew it would be a big college, and it
:02:33. > :02:36.was search and rescue. We usually take five people, but we took nine
:02:37. > :02:40.people that night, but unfortunately there was not a lot we can do.
:02:41. > :02:43.The helicopter had taken off from Blackpool Airport on the night
:02:44. > :02:46.of the 27th of December 2006, destined for the gas fields.
:02:47. > :02:49.Seven men died when it crashed into the sea in bad weather.
:02:50. > :02:50.They included the pilots, Steve Potton from Blackpool
:02:51. > :02:58.Rig worker Robert Warburton from Heysham was also among the dead.
:02:59. > :03:07.It was so tragic, and the seven men went out to work one day and didn't
:03:08. > :03:11.come back, so it has had a big impact. I've been down here many
:03:12. > :03:18.times walking the dog or whatever, and people are looking at it, and
:03:19. > :03:22.said did you know anybody, and I say yes, and it's quite nice, and I
:03:23. > :03:24.think Steve would be really pleased that we do remember him and all the
:03:25. > :03:32.other men. A project to remove decades-old
:03:33. > :03:35.nuclear waste from one of the most hazardous sites at Sellafield
:03:36. > :03:39.will continue in 2017. The plan is to eventually build
:03:40. > :03:42.a new structure around the storage building so the waste can be
:03:43. > :03:46.removed by robots. It will take more than 100 years
:03:47. > :03:59.to decommission the site. Almost ?2.5 million
:04:00. > :04:02.from the National Lottery is to be spent on the Peak District,
:04:03. > :04:04.between Macclesfield and Buxton. The cash will be used to improve
:04:05. > :04:07.the water quality in local rivers, funding rural skills apprenticeships
:04:08. > :04:09.and encouraging tourism. In the Premier League,
:04:10. > :04:11.Liverpool are currently playing The latest score is
:04:12. > :04:19.Liverpool 2, Stoke 1. Jonathan Walters gave the visitors
:04:20. > :04:22.and early lead with this header. Roberto Firmino then gave the Reds
:04:23. > :04:30.the lead just before half time. Lancashire Head Coach
:04:31. > :04:32.and Cricket Director Ashley Giles is set to leave Old Trafford
:04:33. > :04:34.in the New Year. The Red Rose have given permission
:04:35. > :04:37.for Giles to speak to Warwickshire after the two clubs agreed
:04:38. > :04:41.a compensation package. Giles still had two years to run
:04:42. > :04:45.on his contract but wanted to move back to the midlands
:04:46. > :04:57.for family reasons. Good evening. It is turning into a
:04:58. > :05:00.very cold evening and night now. We have got high pressure which has
:05:01. > :05:05.settled the weather down, which means the wind is lighter, but it
:05:06. > :05:12.means we're seeing a widespread frost tonight and it is already the
:05:13. > :05:15.start of mist and fog developing. Freezing fog patches are likely.
:05:16. > :05:26.Difficult driving conditions out the. And a very cold night. We're
:05:27. > :05:33.the fog is, it means it will be slow to clear, if it clears at all. We're
:05:34. > :05:38.the brighter skies are, there is a difference in temperatures, with a
:05:39. > :05:42.maximum of seven in the afternoon. A cold day in general, and we will
:05:43. > :05:47.start to find it turns a little mild as we get closer to the weekend. It
:05:48. > :05:50.is cloudy at times due to the position of the area of
:05:51. > :05:54.high-pressure. Temperatures gradually increasing, but there is a
:05:55. > :05:59.possibility of wet and windy weather the weekend.
:06:00. > :06:07.I will be back at ten past 11 this evening. Hope you can join the then.
:06:08. > :06:13.Good evening. It's a wintry night out there. Temperatures as low as
:06:14. > :06:14.minus three in one or two places already.