:00:00. > :00:13.It's time for the news where you are.
:00:14. > :00:19.A second girl has died after an apparent hit
:00:20. > :00:24.11-year-old Zaneta Krokova was hit by a car on Ashton Road
:00:25. > :00:26.on New Year's Eve and died this morning.
:00:27. > :00:27.Her 12-year-old cousin Helina Kotlarova died at the scene.
:00:28. > :00:30.Four men aged between 18 and 59 are being questioned
:00:31. > :00:32.on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
:00:33. > :00:37.In an appeal for information, police have released images
:00:38. > :00:43.One of the girls' former teachers says their friends are in shock.
:00:44. > :00:47.A lot of the pupils from our school witnessed the incident as well.
:00:48. > :00:55.It has deeply affected the pupils and
:00:56. > :00:58.it is giving them that support through this difficult time.
:00:59. > :01:00.A soldier from the 2nd Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
:01:01. > :01:03.The Battalion is based at Weeton Barracks near Blackpool.
:01:04. > :01:06.The Ministry of Defence has said it happened in Taji in Iraq.
:01:07. > :01:08.The soldier's next of kin have been informed
:01:09. > :01:12.and an investigation is underway but the MoD says
:01:13. > :01:14.it was not the result of enemy activity.
:01:15. > :01:16.Protests have taken place against controversial plans to build
:01:17. > :01:18.more than 220,000 homes across Greater Manchester
:01:19. > :01:25.In Bury, hundreds of people took part in a march through the town.
:01:26. > :01:28.Most of the houses in the plan will be on brownfield sites -
:01:29. > :01:31.but some parts of the green belt are also under threat.
:01:32. > :01:33.A consultation on the plans ends in two weeks.
:01:34. > :01:39.The people of Bury don't feel like they're getting advice.
:01:40. > :01:43.The council just seems to be pushing the spatial
:01:44. > :01:49.We are still bumping into people on the streets who don't
:01:50. > :01:51.It's supposed to be a consultation period.
:01:52. > :01:54.This is what the walk was about today, to raise awareness.
:01:55. > :01:57.As leader of Bury Council I have said that one of my
:01:58. > :01:59.priorities is to get more affordable housing built and prioritise
:02:00. > :02:02.Unfortunately, there is not enough brownfield
:02:03. > :02:03.land available in Bury to
:02:04. > :02:07.deliver the housing targets we've been sent, which is 12,700 by 2035.
:02:08. > :02:11.It means that elements of the green belt may have to be released.
:02:12. > :02:14.Police believe two of the three people found dead at the foot
:02:15. > :02:16.of cliffs near Dover yesterday were a brother and
:02:17. > :02:21.They were discovered after police found the body of another man -
:02:22. > :02:24.who's thought to be in his 40s and from Greater Manchester.
:02:25. > :02:27.Police say the cases are not linked and the deaths are not suspicious.
:02:28. > :02:29.From tomorrow, rail commuters in Merseyside face major delays.
:02:30. > :02:32.Engineering work means there'll be no rail services
:02:33. > :02:34.across the Mersey for six weeks, with further disruption
:02:35. > :02:39.Traffic through the Mersey road tunnels will also be affected.
:02:40. > :02:43.Here's our Merseyside Reporter, Andy Gill.
:02:44. > :02:50.Merseyrail passengers face six months of delays from January
:02:51. > :02:53.3rd, starting with the full closure of the Wirral to Liverpool
:02:54. > :02:58.Will I have to get the ferry at eight o'clock in
:02:59. > :03:02.I don't know what I'm going to have to do.
:03:03. > :03:10.It's going to be a nuisance but, no, not worried.
:03:11. > :03:12.A 40-year-old track bed under the loop line below Liverpool
:03:13. > :03:14.and in the Mersey rail tunnel needs replacing.
:03:15. > :03:16.No major intervention works have taken place
:03:17. > :03:22.It is about time to replace the track and bring it
:03:23. > :03:25.forward into the 21st-century and make it a safer and more reliable
:03:26. > :03:33.The trains will be replaced by extra bus
:03:34. > :03:35.services, which will use the Mersey road tunnels.
:03:36. > :03:39.Rail travellers are being urged not to use their cars.
:03:40. > :03:44.We reckon that if the congestion levels are as we predict
:03:45. > :03:47.they will be through the two highway tunnels, it will put about 20
:03:48. > :03:49.minutes onto a journey on average that a rail passenger
:03:50. > :03:54.There is no doubt that the local economy will be
:03:55. > :04:01.Businesses have been encouraged for weeks now
:04:02. > :04:05.to think about how they can help their staff get to and from work
:04:06. > :04:13.The Green Party's candidate for next May's mayoral elections
:04:14. > :04:16.for Greater Manchester has died suddenly of a heart attack.
:04:17. > :04:18.Deyika Nzeribe from Hulme was in his 50s and had been
:04:19. > :04:23.His campaign manager Astrid Johnson said party members have lost a great
:04:24. > :04:28.Burnley have re-signed Joey Barton for the remainder
:04:29. > :04:30.of the season despite the threat of a Football Association ban.
:04:31. > :04:35.He left Scottish Premiership side Rangers in November.
:04:36. > :04:39.In the same month, he was given a one-match ban for breaking
:04:40. > :04:41.Scottish FA rules on gambling and has since been charged
:04:42. > :04:56.Today was dry, bright, and cold for most of us.
:04:57. > :05:00.You look up you can see the crescent moon and Venus looks spectacular.
:05:01. > :05:02.Temperatures are hovering around the zero mark
:05:03. > :05:05.Through the night there will be some subtle changes.
:05:06. > :05:09.This cloud cover will support some spots of rain.
:05:10. > :05:12.As it bumps into the cold air, ice could be a problem,
:05:13. > :05:14.particularly but not exclusively in the more southern
:05:15. > :05:25.Tomorrow, a much more cloudy chart in towns and
:05:26. > :05:31.Tomorrow, a much more cloudy picture. The ice could be a problem
:05:32. > :05:36.on untreated surfaces for a while tomorrow morning. The sun will try
:05:37. > :05:41.and get out but I don't think it will be too successful. Spots of
:05:42. > :05:45.drizzling rain could turn up. The breeze is quite keen. Temperatures
:05:46. > :05:50.around six or seven Celsius. We are back in the cool air again.
:05:51. > :05:52.Wednesday and Thursday will be fairly chilly. That is all from us
:05:53. > :05:54.tonight. Steve Saul will be here with
:05:55. > :06:10.the breakfast bulletins tomorrow. Good evening. It's been a dry and
:06:11. > :06:14.bright day across most parts of the country today. Despite the chilly
:06:15. > :06:23.feel to the weather, there has been some sunshine. Clear skies as the
:06:24. > :06:26.sun set in east Essex. With those clear skies around, temperatures are
:06:27. > :06:28.plummeting, particularly across southern parts. Here we see the
:06:29. > :06:30.coldest temperatures.