:00:00. > :00:12.we are back with the late news at 11pm, now on BBC One it's time
:00:13. > :00:17.The lead author of the influential Hillsborough Independent Panel
:00:18. > :00:20.report says he's refused to accept a New Year's Honour.
:00:21. > :00:23.Professor Phil Scraton says he has rejected an OBE
:00:24. > :00:25.because of the failure of successive Governments to help Hillsborough
:00:26. > :00:30.In a statement, the author and academic says he realises it may
:00:31. > :00:37.Detectives investigating the fatal shooting of a father of two
:00:38. > :00:40.in Liverpool have arrested a man on suspicion of murder.
:00:41. > :00:43.Mark Hillman was found with gunshot wounds on Lloyd Close
:00:44. > :00:49.A 22-year-old man from Kirkby is being questioned
:00:50. > :00:53.by officers from the force's Serious Organised Crime unit.
:00:54. > :00:56.It's hoped new research by the University of Liverpool
:00:57. > :01:02.could help diagnose the early stages of rain diseases, such
:01:03. > :01:04.could help diagnose the early stages of brain diseases, such
:01:05. > :01:08.Academics have been looking at the brush-strokes of artists
:01:09. > :01:12.Living with dementia, Joyce Cope still enjoys painting.
:01:13. > :01:15.But today, her work is very different from the highly detailed
:01:16. > :01:20.pieces she used to produce before the disease took hold.
:01:21. > :01:24.They are just really good copies of the Old Masters and very detailed.
:01:25. > :01:33.from years ago, but generally, if you ask her what she had
:01:34. > :01:37.for breakfast this morning, she can't remember.
:01:38. > :01:41.But can art, more specifically, the way artists work, tell us
:01:42. > :01:43.something about the development of dementia and other
:01:44. > :01:49.There is some fractal content in this, which is what we call
:01:50. > :01:55.Fractal analysis is a complex, mathematical method of looking
:01:56. > :01:59.The recurring patterns of our brainwaves and
:02:00. > :02:05.The same applies to the individual brush strokes of artists.
:02:06. > :02:11.Now, an analysis of more than 2,000 works by seven famous artists has
:02:12. > :02:15.revealed tiny changes in those patterns.
:02:16. > :02:19.In artists who went on to develop dementia or Parkinson's Disease,
:02:20. > :02:24.the fractal patterns started to change in an unusual way.
:02:25. > :02:28.So what we find is up to 20 years before they actually had a diagnosis
:02:29. > :02:31.of a neurological disorder, the fractal content
:02:32. > :02:34.within their paintings had started to decrease.
:02:35. > :02:39.The artist Willem de Kooning was diagnosed with Alzheimer's
:02:40. > :02:44.The brush stroke patterns seen in his earlier work were different
:02:45. > :02:49.But in the work of Picasso, who died free of any known
:02:50. > :02:52.neurological disease, the patterns remain constant
:02:53. > :02:55.throughout his life, regardless of what he was painting.
:02:56. > :02:58.So is it easier to use oils than watercolours?
:02:59. > :03:03.This won't help diagnose dementia or similar diseases,
:03:04. > :03:08.but it does give a valuable insight into changes that are taking place
:03:09. > :03:10.in the brain years before the illness appears,
:03:11. > :03:21.and so could help answer questions about these devastating conditions.
:03:22. > :03:24.BAE Systems say they plan to take on over 550
:03:25. > :03:27.300 will work on the two submarine programmes at Barrow-in-Furness.
:03:28. > :03:29.The defence giant's building new Dreadnought class
:03:30. > :03:33.and maintaining four Astute class submarines.
:03:34. > :03:35.Greater Manchester Police have held an event to improve
:03:36. > :03:39.the safety of horse riders on the region's roads.
:03:40. > :03:42.Riders and motorists were given advice and a tour of the force's
:03:43. > :03:45.mounted unit to encourage them to share the roads responsibly.
:03:46. > :03:48.It was organised following a rise in the number of road accidents
:03:49. > :03:54.Horses, riders are being put in dangerous situations.
:03:55. > :03:59.Sometimes through their own fault, so that's why we
:04:00. > :04:02.are here, to educate riders and make sure they are looking after
:04:03. > :04:04.themselves and putting themselves in the right position
:04:05. > :04:07.and doing the right things, but also for motorists.
:04:08. > :04:09.Football now and Morecambe's manager Jim Bentley's confirmed
:04:10. > :04:12.that the club is under a transfer embargo.
:04:13. > :04:14.It follows a a huge period of uncertainty behind
:04:15. > :04:19.the scenes at the Globe Arena since the takeover by Brazilian
:04:20. > :04:23.Last week, directors at the club criticised Mr Lemos for failing
:04:24. > :04:30.In the Christmas holidays it's more important than ever to help young
:04:31. > :04:35.Wigan Youth Zone takes over when schools close
:04:36. > :04:38.providing somewhere to go, something to do and someone to talk
:04:39. > :04:40.to and is making a huge impact on the young members
:04:41. > :04:51.To me, the Youth Zone means a family and somewhere to go.
:04:52. > :04:54.A place where people can be free and make friends
:04:55. > :05:02.Since he became one of the 6000 members of Wigan Youth Zone,
:05:03. > :05:04.he's throwing himself into the centre's enterprise group,
:05:05. > :05:08.set up two small businesses and found the confidence
:05:09. > :05:14.For Sean, inspiration came in the centre's
:05:15. > :05:19.The 19-year-old was struggling with a variety of problems
:05:20. > :05:23.Since coming here, I've come out of my shell a bit.
:05:24. > :05:27.I started writing new songs, on two songs which I filmed music
:05:28. > :05:31.videos for and have been put up on the Wigan Youth
:05:32. > :05:38.Sport plays a central role in Wigan Youth Zone, too.
:05:39. > :05:40.There's a gym equipped with kit from the London
:05:41. > :05:43.2012 athlete's village, a sports hall which hosts
:05:44. > :05:47.all sorts of activities, a climbing wall, a boxing gym,
:05:48. > :05:53.Once local athlete Jenny Meadows retired from competing,
:05:54. > :06:04.It's ready important that we do keep active.
:06:05. > :06:07.Obviously we are an under active nation at the moment so it's
:06:08. > :06:10.great that sport and physical activity still has a presence here.
:06:11. > :06:16.The centre was founded with ?6 million from local
:06:17. > :06:18.businessmen Dave Whelan and Martin and Bill Ainscott,
:06:19. > :06:20.but it costs ?2 million a year to run.
:06:21. > :06:22.The benefits, though, run deep with school attendance up
:06:23. > :06:25.We have prevented them from entering the criminal justice system.
:06:26. > :06:28.That is down to the engagement of the staff here, there's
:06:29. > :06:31.For these young people, it's truly an opportunity
:06:32. > :06:37.Becky Barr, BBC North West Tonight, Wigan.
:06:38. > :06:51.We have had a really happy frost, haven't we? A lovely day. We
:06:52. > :06:55.promised you yesterday that it would be foggy and cloudy but most people
:06:56. > :06:59.didn't see either of those things. la pictures have captured that heavy
:07:00. > :07:03.frost this morning. I don't think we need to worry about that first in
:07:04. > :07:07.this morning because we will see more cloud cover and milder
:07:08. > :07:11.temperatures. That is temporarily because by that I would get to New
:07:12. > :07:15.Year's Day the temperatures for away and it will be very cold to start
:07:16. > :07:20.the New Year. At the moment it is 50-50, we have cloud and the cloud
:07:21. > :07:28.will build la by Allah, fairly low so it will be a bit misty over the
:07:29. > :07:38.tops of the hills. Some drizzle on the -- the cloud will build
:07:39. > :07:43.overtime. Tomorrow it is a great picture all the way through but the
:07:44. > :07:47.breeze is light and the air is mild so under the cloud cover while it
:07:48. > :07:54.won't look bright and temperatures would be too bad. Seven or eight
:07:55. > :07:57.Celsius. We will be back at the later than usual time at ten past
:07:58. > :08:17.11pm. Have a lovely evening. Goodbye.
:08:18. > :08:25.Temperatures have dropped away shortly and we have seen some fog,
:08:26. > :08:29.particularly through the Midlands. We do have some clout drifting in
:08:30. > :08:34.from the west. By the end of the night, towards the East Midlands as
:08:35. > :08:38.well. Further north, more of a breeze from the south-west, bringing
:08:39. > :08:43.in a weather front. Keeping the temperatures at seven or 8 degrees.
:08:44. > :08:47.Freezing or just below to the south-east corner. Fog will live to
:08:48. > :08:49.low cloud and generally speaking a lot more cloud than we saw