23/10/2016 North West Tonight

Charities in Liverpool have today been thanked for helping people

struggling with a range of problems as public spending is reducdd.

This year's Civic Service was dedicated to those who've

Our reporter Katie Walderman met a former soldier who says

But the real battle began when he left.

I thought I wouldn't be abld to have any purpose in life

So I started getting feelings back of suicide again,

which I had in the early st`ges of PTSD, and I knew that

He turned to Tom Harrison House and he now works for the ch`rity

They've been a godsend, a life-saver, to tell you the truth.

As soon as I plucked up the courage to walk into Tom Harrison House

for an assessment, I felt so at home, the camaraderie

It has given me purpose back, to have empathy and support

I've seen them struggle and that, I can put myself in their shoes

And today, the charity and countless others in Liverpool have bedn

thanked for the support thex've given the city's people

This year's Lord Mayor's Annual Civic Service has bedn

In this age of austerity, when we've got massive cutb`cks

I think the charities have really stepped up to the mark,

in this city and others, to make it safe for people.

Should it be down to the likes of charities to pick up the tab

You know, shouldn't local councils and the government be doing more?

I don't think government or local government is ever going to be able

to pick up all the pieces that we need to be able

But it's important that charities carry on doing that work and I just

wanted to thank them for what they've done over ` long

As council budgets continue to tighten, it appears the work

Katie Walderman, BBC North West Tonight, Livdrpool.

An 86-year-old man has died after being struck by a van

Police are appealing for witnesses after the collision

It's thought the vehicle did stop at the scene.

Three North West councils are facing criticism after asking news`gents

not to sell the Sun newspapdr, because of the lies it publhshed

Liverpool, Wirral and West Lancashire councils are urghng

Campaigners say it should never be forgiven.

But some Conservative politicians say

How many of the staff are still on The Sun?

I believe an individual has the right to decide

The fact is that they printdd a lie that had massive impacts

throughout the '90s on the economy of Merseysidd,

The North West MEP, Paul Nuttall, has annouced he's going to stand

A history lecturer born and brought up in Bootle,

he joined Ukip 12 years ago and until recently, was the party's

The 39-year-old says he can heal the party's divisions

Ukip is facing an existential crisis.

What's happened over the sulmer has put us on a...

We could be getting onto a spiral which we couldn't get off,

but I believe that I am the man to bring the factions together,

to create unity within the party, and to build and restructurd and get

us ready for the year, for the coming challenges.

Fire-fighters have spent a third day tackling a huge mound of burning

scrap metal and plastic at Seaforth Docks near Bootle.

When the blaze was at its hdight, people living nearby were advised

to keep their doors and windows closed.

Fire crews today broke up the pile of re-cycling material and say

Here's a look ahead to the weather forecast with Lucy Martin.

but there were some blue skies in the mix.

As we move through this evening and overnight,

then, we do have variable amounts of cloud.

We'll see some clearer skies and, with those clear skies,

temperatures will fall to a minimum of around four or five degrdes

in the north, more like sevdn in towns and cities in the south.

it should be a largely dry start to the day.

We've got a little bit more in the way of cloud

than we've seen today, but still plenty in the way

of brightness, so we will sde a little bit more in the wax

of low cloud creeping in from the south into the afternoon.

Temperatures tomorrow at a maximum of 12 Celsius,

Now, I'll leave you with the outlook.

We're starting to see those temperatures creep up

I do hope you have a peaceftl evening. Goodbye.

So far this month most of the rain has been near Eastern coasts. That's

changing quite dramatically. All of this cloud coming in from the south

and this rain band moving across the channel into southern parts of

England right now. The rain is easing off in the south-east of

England. The main focus will be for the south-west of England where

there could be heavy bursts of rain in Devon and Cornwall. With the

shield of cloud pushing into Wales, the Midlands and the southern half

of the UK, but it isn't as cold night. Different story further

north, breaks in the cloud allowing for a touch of frost