0:00:17 > 0:00:18Good evening.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20Police in Merseyside have stepped up patrols after two
0:00:20 > 0:00:21shootings on Boxing Day.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24In the first, four adults and a child were in the living room
0:00:24 > 0:00:27of a house in Harefield Road in Speke when shots were fired
0:00:27 > 0:00:28through the window.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Three adults in their twenties were injured.
0:00:30 > 0:00:31Police say the address was mistakenly targeted.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34Meanwhile a 27-year-old man was shot in the leg in Heyworth Street
0:00:34 > 0:00:39in Everton and is in stable condition in hospital.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42A 25-year-old man has been charged after a series of sex attacks
0:00:42 > 0:00:43on women in Merseyside.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45The alleged crimes took place on Sefton Park Road,
0:00:45 > 0:00:47Brompton Avenue and in Sefton Park, yesterday morning.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Nuradine Jafar from Selbourne Street in Toxteth has been remanded
0:00:50 > 0:01:00in custody will appear before South Sefton Magistrates tomorrow.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06Wigan Council is calling for what it refers to as a "missing" part
0:01:06 > 0:01:09of HS2 to be reinstated - a move which they say could slash
0:01:09 > 0:01:10journey times for commuters travelling to Manchester.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13The short stretch of track appeared on the original plans
0:01:13 > 0:01:14for HS2 but was removed.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16HS2 says removing the northern chord doesn't compromise the major
0:01:16 > 0:01:23benefits the high speed line will bring to Wigan and Manchester.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26A service has been held in Fleetwood to mark
0:01:26 > 0:01:27the 10th anniversary of the Morecambe Bay
0:01:27 > 0:01:28helicopter crash.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30Seven men died in the accident.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32This morning some of their families joined lifeboat
0:01:32 > 0:01:33crews to remember them.
0:01:33 > 0:01:43Naomi Cornwell reports.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54A decade on, the memories of what happened 25 miles off this
0:01:54 > 0:01:55coast are still very clear for many.
0:01:55 > 0:01:56Worst night of my life.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59And to lose such a lovely man, a very good husband
0:01:59 > 0:02:06and a very good father.
0:02:06 > 0:02:07It doesn't seem like ten years.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Just like, I don't know, it has just gone so quick.
0:02:10 > 0:02:17It's hard to comprehend.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21As soon as we got the call we knew it would be a big college,
0:02:21 > 0:02:22and it was search and rescue.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25We usually take five people, but we took nine people that night,
0:02:25 > 0:02:32but unfortunately there was not a lot we can do.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35The helicopter had taken off from Blackpool Airport on the night
0:02:35 > 0:02:37of the 27th of December 2006, destined for the gas fields.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40Seven men died when it crashed into the sea in bad weather.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42They included the pilots, Steve Potton from Blackpool
0:02:42 > 0:02:43and Simon Foddering from Preston.
0:02:43 > 0:02:51Rig worker Robert Warburton from Heysham was also among the dead.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55It was so tragic, and the seven men went out to work one day
0:02:55 > 0:02:57and didn't come back, so it has had a big impact.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00I've been down here many times walking the dog or whatever,
0:03:00 > 0:03:03and people are looking at it, and said did you know anybody,
0:03:03 > 0:03:06and I say yes, and it's quite nice, and I think Steve would be really
0:03:06 > 0:03:16pleased that we do remember him and all the other men.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Sport, and in the Premier League, Liverpool beat Stoke
0:03:25 > 0:03:26City 4 -1 at Anfield.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28The visitors an early lead, but Adam Lallana got the equaliser
0:03:28 > 0:03:31and Roberto Firmino gave the Reds the lead just before half time.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Then in the second half...
0:03:33 > 0:03:35An own goal from stoke and the fourth from Daniel Sturridge
0:03:35 > 0:03:38who sealed the win for Liverpool with his first league
0:03:38 > 0:03:40goal of the season - and Liverpool's 100th under manager
0:03:40 > 0:03:50Juergen Klopp.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Lancashire Head Coach and Cricket Director Ashley Giles
0:04:00 > 0:04:02is set to leave Old Trafford in the New Year.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05The Red Rose have given permission for Giles to speak to Warwickshire
0:04:05 > 0:04:07after the two clubs agreed a compensation package.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Giles still had two years to run on his contract but wanted to move
0:04:10 > 0:04:12back to the Midlands for family reasons.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Let's get a check on the weather with Sara Blizzard.
0:04:14 > 0:04:15Good evening.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18It is turning into a very cold evening and night now.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21We have got high pressure which has settled the weather down,
0:04:21 > 0:04:23which means the wind is lighter, but it means we're seeing
0:04:23 > 0:04:26a widespread frost tonight and it is already the start of mist
0:04:26 > 0:04:27and fog developing.
0:04:27 > 0:04:32Freezing fog patches are likely.
0:04:32 > 0:04:33Difficult driving conditions out there.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38And a very cold night.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Where the fog is, it means it will be slow to clear,
0:04:41 > 0:04:45if it clears at all.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Where the brighter skies are, there is a difference
0:04:48 > 0:04:51in temperatures, with a maximum of seven in the afternoon.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54A cold day in general, and we will start to find it turns
0:04:54 > 0:04:57a little mild as we get closer to the weekend.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59It is cloudy at times due to the position
0:04:59 > 0:05:00of the area of high-pressure.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Goodnight.