:00:12. > :00:15.A woman's appeared in court charged with the murder of a man
:00:16. > :00:18.who was stabbed to death in St Helens.
:00:19. > :00:21.29-year-old Mireslaw Kowalczuk died from a single stab wound
:00:22. > :00:27.Karolina Rutkowska has been remanded in custody and will face
:00:28. > :00:34.Sales of raw milk from a Cumbrian farm have been suspended
:00:35. > :00:37.Lancashire Police are looking for this man who was caught
:00:38. > :00:39.on camera stealing three charity boxes from a restaurant
:00:40. > :00:42.They were taken from Waheed's on Randal Street
:00:43. > :00:46.He came in through the front door and also stole a laptop.
:00:47. > :00:48.Some of the world's top showjumpers and their horses
:00:49. > :00:51.are making their way to Liverpool for the opening of the city's
:00:52. > :00:53.International Horse Show tomorrow, the biggest event
:00:54. > :00:58.Stuart Pollitt went along to find out more.
:00:59. > :01:00.From the biggest names in showjumping to the smallest
:01:01. > :01:03.Shetland pony, the Echo Arena has been transformed into a mecca
:01:04. > :01:10.Among the competitors are the UK's number one rider,
:01:11. > :01:13.Scott Brash and no fewer than six members of the famous
:01:14. > :01:19.It's great to be here in Liverpool with all the family
:01:20. > :01:21.and especially at this time of year, yeah.
:01:22. > :01:25.The first year that it was on, I think Nina and all the team did
:01:26. > :01:29.a fantastic job creating a top show in the North, which is
:01:30. > :01:31.The big stars start competing tomorrow.
:01:32. > :01:34.Today's opening session was a chance for amateur riders
:01:35. > :01:35.like Sophie Bowen-Howard from Lancashire to
:01:36. > :01:41.When you're in there it's not as bad but leading up to it, it's like,
:01:42. > :01:44.my heart is like constantly going like that but I really enjoy
:01:45. > :01:49.We travel a couple of hours every other weekend up and down
:01:50. > :01:52.the country but to have one in the North is really good.
:01:53. > :01:56.The Echo Arena has undergone a major transformation to host this event.
:01:57. > :01:59.And not just here in the arena, where they have specially designed
:02:00. > :02:02.fences and the special surface laid out, but out the back as well.
:02:03. > :02:05.Part of the car park has now become a make-shift stable block
:02:06. > :02:09.with around 100 horses being stored here over the next few days.
:02:10. > :02:11.It's something different for the city of Liverpool,
:02:12. > :02:13.who of course have an equestrian heritage.
:02:14. > :02:15.We have the Grand National based down the road at Aintree.
:02:16. > :02:18.We have got nine or ten riders coming over from Europe,
:02:19. > :02:22.so they will be on their way now, so they take this really seriously.
:02:23. > :02:25.It's a big deal, it's top sport and there will be lots of people
:02:26. > :02:28.viewing from around the world on the live streaming.
:02:29. > :02:30.The main events last for three days, starting tomorrow.
:02:31. > :02:35.Stuart Pollitt, BBC Northwest Tonight, Liverpool.
:02:36. > :02:37.Now, you will have have heard of famous artists
:02:38. > :02:41.But do you recognise the name of Wynford Dewhurst?
:02:42. > :02:45.The largely unknown artist was born in Manchester in the 19th century
:02:46. > :02:48.and an exhibition of his work is currently showing in the city.
:02:49. > :02:55.Well, we saw this was a Manchester artist but to be honest
:02:56. > :02:58.with you although I'd heard that name, I didn't really
:02:59. > :03:02.I hadn't heard of Wynford Dewhurst before.
:03:03. > :03:09.The Manchester Art Gallery has opened an exhibition,
:03:10. > :03:16.which showcases a collection of the finest works
:03:17. > :03:18.by the Manchester-born writer and artist dubbed
:03:19. > :03:22.Dewhurst's works were heavily influenced by one of the founders
:03:23. > :03:28.Everybody who truly loves Manchester really should be very,
:03:29. > :03:35.Not only was he born and raised here, he held a lifelong
:03:36. > :03:42.Dewhurst is most famous for his 1908 work, The Picnic.
:03:43. > :03:46.This is the artist in 1908, at the very peak of his powers.
:03:47. > :03:51.He is expressing his vision in probably his most complete way
:03:52. > :03:55.and many people do see this as his finest work.
:03:56. > :04:03.He originally trained in the legal profession but after showing
:04:04. > :04:06.artistic flair and after a number of his paintings were published
:04:07. > :04:10.in local journals, he decided to become a painter.
:04:11. > :04:13.And he was quite a controversial character in that he devised
:04:14. > :04:16.a theory that the art movement, Impressionism, first
:04:17. > :04:23.Dewhurst outlines in his theory that Impressionism wasn't French
:04:24. > :04:25.in origin but it was British and he names specifically
:04:26. > :04:28.John Constable and J M W Turner, two of the greatest landscape
:04:29. > :04:33.artists in history, obviously British.
:04:34. > :04:37.Whatever the case, Dewhurst's talent certainly speaks for itself.
:04:38. > :04:40.Manchester's Monet is on until April.
:04:41. > :04:46.Deena Campbell, BBC Northwest Tonight, Manchester.
:04:47. > :04:49.It is very nearly New Year's Eve, which means time to find out who's
:04:50. > :04:53.Amongst those in the North West, Ken Dodd.
:04:54. > :04:57.The 89-year-old entertainer from Knotty Ash becomes Sir Ken Dodd
:04:58. > :05:00.in recognition of his services to charity and show business.
:05:01. > :05:03.Catch tomorrow's North West tonight for more on others
:05:04. > :05:08.Sport and in the Premier League this evening.
:05:09. > :05:13.Everton remain seventh in the table but are six points behind sixth
:05:14. > :05:18.placed Manchester United, having played a game more.
:05:19. > :05:21.Let's get a look ahead to the weather for New Year's Eve.
:05:22. > :05:26.Well, the end of 2016 and the start of 2017,
:05:27. > :05:31.Tomorrow, it should be relatively mild, largely cloudy,
:05:32. > :05:34.However, on New Year's Day, temperatures take a real tumble.
:05:35. > :05:37.It is going to be a cold start to the New Year.
:05:38. > :05:40.In between those days, we have a line of rain
:05:41. > :05:43.that is going to work its way through and may well dampen people's
:05:44. > :05:47.A few spots of drizzle are in the wind as we speak
:05:48. > :05:50.but for the most part it is a dry night.
:05:51. > :05:53.There will be a couple of breaks here and there but for the most part
:05:54. > :05:56.the temperatures are very good indeed, between 7 and even
:05:57. > :06:00.So, for New Year's Eve, it's a decent enough sort of day.
:06:01. > :06:02.It is very mild, there will be a lot of cloud cover,
:06:03. > :06:05.which breaks from time to time to allow some good
:06:06. > :06:08.In terms of the numbers, 9 and 10 Celsius and look
:06:09. > :06:11.at the line of rain that comes through for New Year's Eve,
:06:12. > :06:15.making midnight rather wet for most places.
:06:16. > :06:23.That is it from me for now and in fact for 2016. I will be back in
:06:24. > :06:24.2017. Alex will be here tomorrow. I hope you can join her then. In the
:06:25. > :06:42.meantime, happy New Year. Good evening. Looking ahead to 2017
:06:43. > :06:45.it looks like we will start off on a cold note. This weather front will
:06:46. > :06:50.move south in the next day or so bringing rain with it, but also much
:06:51. > :06:53.colder air following a lull behind. It will sweep the fog away. It's
:06:54. > :06:54.grey for