:00:10. > :00:12.A man's been charged with the murder of Paul Groom
:00:13. > :00:15.The 48-year-old from Fazackley suffered head injuries
:00:16. > :00:17.in a suspected assault a few days earlier.
:00:18. > :00:19.Michael Hill, who is 32 and from Kirkby,
:00:20. > :00:24.will appear before magistrates tomorrow.
:00:25. > :00:27.Some schools in the North West look set to lose as much as 10%
:00:28. > :00:29.of their income after the Government changed its funding formula.
:00:30. > :00:32.It means jobs could be lost in West Cheshire and Manchester
:00:33. > :00:35.but, in other places, budgets will increase.
:00:36. > :00:43.It's trigonometry time for this year nine maths class at Burnage Academy,
:00:44. > :00:45.but it's sums of a different type bothering the head.
:00:46. > :00:49.He thinks up to 10% could be cut from his school's budget
:00:50. > :00:58.from the running costs of the school -
:00:59. > :01:02.it is going to affect staffing, more than likely.
:01:03. > :01:05.And that will, of course, affect what happens in the class
:01:06. > :01:09.There are winners and losers across our region
:01:10. > :01:13.Amongst the winners are Blackpool, Knowsley and Bury,
:01:14. > :01:16.who will all see a 2% increase in their funding.
:01:17. > :01:20.The biggest losers are schools like this one in Manchester -
:01:21. > :01:25.Also losing out is Cheshire West and Chester schools.
:01:26. > :01:31.Those figures are just for the first year under this new formula.
:01:32. > :01:36.The Government says the settlement does make things fairer.
:01:37. > :01:38.I think, over time, there's been an increasing imbalance
:01:39. > :01:41.between inner city schools and other schools.
:01:42. > :01:46.that there is a more reasonable balance.
:01:47. > :01:47.The changes may be welcome in Trafford,
:01:48. > :01:49.but not in Ellesmere Port and Neston,
:01:50. > :01:54.I think there is a slight weighting towards rural areas,
:01:55. > :01:59.but I think the core problem, really,
:02:00. > :02:04.is that school funding has not been keeping up with inflation.
:02:05. > :02:06.The National Audit Office warned this week
:02:07. > :02:09.that there was a ?3 billion gap in funding for schools.
:02:10. > :02:12.That means in Burnage and beyond, whether you are a winner or loser
:02:13. > :02:21.this week, more pressure on budgets appears inevitable.
:02:22. > :02:23.Hundreds attended a Christmas carol concert in Chester
:02:24. > :02:28.It's the second year the cathedral has held such an event
:02:29. > :02:30.to help civilians in the war-torn country.
:02:31. > :02:39.From parishioners and politicians to people out Christmas shopping,
:02:40. > :02:48.they came with Syria in their thoughts.
:02:49. > :02:51.It's believed half the population of Syria have fled their homes
:02:52. > :02:53.since the war began, and there were songs and prayers
:02:54. > :02:59.something that's on our screens daily at the moment,
:03:00. > :03:05.as it was in Bethlehem when Jesus was born.
:03:06. > :03:10."How can we help the Christ child this Christmas,
:03:11. > :03:14.and those especially in Aleppo, Yemen and across the world?"
:03:15. > :03:17.The concert was free, but people were asked
:03:18. > :03:19.to make a donation to the charity Christian Aid,
:03:20. > :03:21.one of many working to ease the suffering.
:03:22. > :03:23.Been very upsetting, really, hasn't it?
:03:24. > :03:29.we thought we'd give some contribution.
:03:30. > :03:31.We should all be thinking about people over there
:03:32. > :03:37.and doing what we can, the little we can.
:03:38. > :03:42.It's all we can do, you know, try and support them as much as we can.
:03:43. > :03:45.Some of the money will also support Syrian refugees
:03:46. > :03:57.Here's Alex with a look ahead to next week's weather.
:03:58. > :04:01.Here's Alex with a look ahead to next week's weather.
:04:02. > :04:05.Well, we did have quite a misty, murky day today.
:04:06. > :04:07.And we've got more mist and murk on the way this evening.
:04:08. > :04:09.High pressure still broadly in charge of our weather,
:04:10. > :04:12.but with that occluded front coming towards us, we are expecting
:04:13. > :04:14.some drizzly conditions at times throughout the day.
:04:15. > :04:16.Now, looking at the detail for the rest of tonight,
:04:17. > :04:18.there some mist and fog patches in places.
:04:19. > :04:24.Where there are a few breaks in the cloud this evening,
:04:25. > :04:27.you may see just a sparkle of frost in rural spots,
:04:28. > :04:31.Tomorrow morning, some of those patches of mist and fog may
:04:32. > :04:34.take some time to clear, so quite a grey start.
:04:35. > :04:40.But some drizzly conditions as well, and highs of 10 Celsius.
:04:41. > :04:46.Rather cloudy weather on the way for the next few days.
:04:47. > :05:06.From all of us on the late team, goodbye.
:05:07. > :05:12.Good evening. It's a big week for pre-Christmas travel plans and the
:05:13. > :05:16.weather can be quite challenging at times, too. We start the week with
:05:17. > :05:20.the issue of fog once again. Just about anywhere on the hills on
:05:21. > :05:24.Monday morning but at its most extensive at lower levels across
:05:25. > :05:26.parts of western England and Wales, particularly towards the south-west,
:05:27. > :05:30.it could hamper your morning journey and some of the airports. Maybe not
:05:31. > :05:34.as extensive as it has been through the weekend in East Anglia and the
:05:35. > :05:38.south-east but fairly great start for many. Damp, too, in parts of
:05:39. > :05:40.Scotland and Northern Ireland but brightening up later. Subtle hints
:05:41. > :05:45.of brightness through the cloud elsewhere. It does stay rather grey
:05:46. > :05:47.and misty and all in all, a fairly cool day. We finish Monday with
:05:48. > :05:51.patchy rain and drizzle in eastern England which will push westward,
:05:52. > :05:54.some heavy bursts in and around the English Channel but clear skies
:05:55. > :05:55.through Monday night into Tuesday