02/01/2017 North West Tonight

As you may have just seen, a second girl has died

after an apparent hit and run incident in Oldham.

11 year old Zaneta Krokova was hit by a car on Ashton Road

on New Year's Eve and died this morning.

Her 12-year-old cousin, Helina Kotlarova, died at the scene.

Four men aged between 18 and 59 are being questioned

on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

In an appeal for information, police have released images

One of the girls' former teachers says their friends are in shock.

A lot of the pupils from our school witnessed the incident as well.

It has deeply affected the pupils and

it is giving them the support during this difficult time.

Thousands of people have protested against plans to build 200,000

homes in Greater Manchester, some of them on green belt land.

The so-called Spatial Framework is a 20-year plan

backed by the leaders of Greater Manchester's ten local

Those behind the scheme say Greater Manchester

building homes on green belt land is essential.

Opponents, like the hundreds of people marching through Bury

today, say their concerns are being ignored.

The people of Bury do not feel like they are getting a voice.

The council seems to be pushing the spatial framework through.

We are still bumping into people on the streets now that

It's supposed to be a consultation period.

So this is what the walk is about today, to raise awareness.

On route, the fields that could eventually

Once these fields are gone, there is no

We just need to make sure everybody registers their

Also today, a similar protest in Oldham, where a huge

crowd of people marched to the Tandle Hill Country Park.

Greater Manchester's green belt land makes up just under half

orange would be vulnerable to development.

Thousands of hectares of green belt land could be lost

This site here at Elton Reservoir is just over 200 hectares,

space potentially for around 3,000 new houses.

The plans are based on Greater Manchester's population

increasing by a projected figure of almost 300,000 over

Those against the plans say taht building on green

belt areas will be disastrous for generations to come.

I think we have to take into account people's

feedback and look at it very, very carefully.

Unfortunately, there is not enough brownfield land in Bury to deliver

the housing targets we've been set, which is 12,700 by 2035,

which it means that in Bury and other places,

elements of the green belt may have to be released.

Something protesters say they will continue to oppose.

Just look around, it is absolutely beautiful and everybody here uses

There are other places they can build first.

It's an easy option for them but they're not going

A public consultation on the Greater Manchester spatial

Police believe two of the three people found dead at the foot

of cliffs near Dover yesterday were a brother and

They were discovered after police found the body of another man -

who's thought to be in his forties and from Greater Manchester.

Police say the cases are not linked - and the deaths are not suspicious.

From tomorrow, rail commuters in Merseyside face major delays.

Engineering work means there'll be no rail services

across the Mersey for six weeks, with further disruption

Traffic through the Mersey road tunnels will also be affected.

Here's our Merseyside Reporter, Andy Gill.

Merseyrail passengers face six months of delays from January

the third, starting with the full closure of the Wirral to Liverpool

Will I have to get the ferry at eight o'clock in

I don't know what I'm going to have to do.

It's going to be a nuisance but I'm not worried.

40-year-old track bed under the loop line below Liverpool

and in the Mersey rail tunnel needs replacing.

No major intervention works have taken place

It is about time to replace the track and bring it

forward into the 21st-century and make it a safer and more reliable

The trains will be replaced by extra bus

services, which will use the Mersey road tunnels.

Rail travellers are being urged not to use their cars.

We reckon that if the congestion levels are as we predict

they will be through the two highway tunnels, it will put about 20

minutes onto a journey on average that a rail passenger

There is no doubt that the local economy will be

Businesses have been encouraged for weeks now

to think about how they can help their staff get to and from work

The Green Party candidate for the mayor collection has died suddenly.

His party members say they have lost a great friend and colleague.

Sites in Merseyside, Cheshire and Lancashire have been

named among 14 new "garden villages" in England.

They're aimed at easing the housing shortage,

and must include green spaces and good transport links.

The areas chosen include the Halsnead development

in South Whiston, Bailrigg in Lancaster and a site

Ten-man Manchester City beat Burnley 2-1.

Everton manager Ronald Koeman enjoyed a 3-nil win over his

Liverpool were held to a two all draw by Sunderland.

And in the late kick off, Manchester United are one-nil

up against West Ham, with around 10 minutes left.

Blackburn Rovers fans held a protest against the club's owners earlier -

marching from the town centre to Ewood Park before kick off

in their Championship match against Newcastle.

Good evening. Today was a cold one. The trend for this week is to stay

largely dry. Ice is a problem for some places first thing tomorrow

morning. Mostly cold because tomorrow we have this line of cloud

that works its way and could have some drizzle but raises the

temperature is. It is a temporary thing and we could be back with the

wet weather as we go through Friday. Clear whether around and you can see

a present moon and Venus looks spectacular tonight. The cloud cover

is starting to build and rain working its way in. Ice could be a

problem in the more southern parts of the region first thing tomorrow.

The surfaces could be slippery. You can see the numbers on the chart for

towns and cities. Included tomorrow morning and eyes could be a problem

for a short while. More cloud cover than today. Some spots of drizzle.

The rain might try and come out now and then. The numbers are important

tomorrow. It will be better than it felt today. Seven Celsius. After

that, back in the cold air on Wednesday and Thursday and the rain

returns. Back to normal. That is all from us for now. We will be back at

20 past ten this evening. Until then, goodbye.

Good evening. It has been turning colder and clearer and our weather

watchers have been capturing the sunshine. Here is the scene in

Derbyshire and where we have had the clear skies by day, we are in for a

cold night tonight. Temperatures already plummeting, particularly

towards the south with some icy stretches across parts of central

and southern England, and into Wales.