:00:11. > :00:14.Youth workers, campaigners and charity fundraisers are among
:00:15. > :00:17.those from the North West recognised in the New Year's Honours list.
:00:18. > :00:20.Among the more familiar faces is the comedian Ken Dodd,
:00:21. > :00:28.As a young officer in the Merseyside Force,
:00:29. > :00:31.Sabi Kaur had the foresight to recognise the dangers of forced
:00:32. > :00:39.Very exciting, very humbling, and I am made
:00:40. > :00:42.up with the fact that I have been honoured.
:00:43. > :00:44.For seeking justice and for services to bereaved families,
:00:45. > :00:46.the Right Reverend James Jones becomes a Knight Commander.
:00:47. > :00:50.He chaired the Hillsborough Independent Panel which negotiated
:00:51. > :00:52.the disclosure of documents about the disaster.
:00:53. > :00:53.The family have shown extraordinary forbearance over
:00:54. > :00:59.the years as they have struggled to get people
:01:00. > :01:05.In receiving this honour I also salute their forbearance.
:01:06. > :01:07.Also giving up his time to help others is Kevin Jones.
:01:08. > :01:10.For the past 30 years he's been instrumental in keeping
:01:11. > :01:13.St Catherine's Hospice in Preston running.
:01:14. > :01:21.Astounded and humbled, amazed, all those things.
:01:22. > :01:27.Ken Dodd, who becomes Sir Ken Dodd, certainly was.
:01:28. > :01:38.I am very proud, very proud and highly tickled.
:01:39. > :01:39.The actress Patricia Routledge, who's originally from
:01:40. > :01:42.North West sporting stars are recognised too.
:01:43. > :01:44.Cheshire's Olympic couple Jason and Laura Kenny receive CBEs,
:01:45. > :01:46.our hockey gold medallists receive MBEs, with Stockport's Kate
:01:47. > :01:49.Richardson-Walsh appointed an OBE for her captaincy.
:01:50. > :01:51.Lancashire's Olympic rower Scott Durant announced his
:01:52. > :01:56.retirement from the sport on the day he was awarded an MBE.
:01:57. > :02:01.Not retiring anytime soon is Akeim Mundell.
:02:02. > :02:04.Nine years ago, as a teenager, he began to help bring communities
:02:05. > :02:08.For his continuing efforts, he receives a British Empire Medal.
:02:09. > :02:16.I started working with the police and the local councils to put on
:02:17. > :02:17.under 18 events, to put on projects to get young people working the
:02:18. > :02:18.elderly. The same honour goes
:02:19. > :02:20.to Richard Price from Chester, who's volunteered for the Samaritans
:02:21. > :02:29.for 40 years. I do see this not just as an honour
:02:30. > :02:29.for me but a reflection on the chest of volunteers.
:02:30. > :02:35.Even those being honoured want to honour others.
:02:36. > :02:38.The man credited with discovering the Beatles has died, aged 86.
:02:39. > :02:40.Allan Williams arranged the group's first performances
:02:41. > :02:50.He went on to manage them until 1961.
:02:51. > :02:56.What he achieved with the Beatles early on, he was instrumental in
:02:57. > :02:59.them going to Hamburg which was instrumental in them becoming a
:03:00. > :03:03.group that they were. A character who had a great deal to do with the
:03:04. > :03:06.success of Mersey beat someone who after you met him you went away and
:03:07. > :03:16.you thought you were glad you met him.
:03:17. > :03:19.Police are appealing for witnesses after a charity shop in Wirral
:03:20. > :03:22.A passer-by called 999 after seeing smoke coming
:03:23. > :03:24.from a broken window of the Claire House Children's
:03:25. > :03:26.Hospice shop in Bromborough just after 3.30am this morning.
:03:27. > :03:28.No one was hurt but the shop was badly damaged.
:03:29. > :03:33.The shop is so important, the donations we get off the customers
:03:34. > :03:36.and the general public around here, so I can't put it into words that
:03:37. > :03:38.all of their stuff is going to be gone, that they donated to us. It is
:03:39. > :03:43.just a tragedy. Football now, and in
:03:44. > :03:45.the Premier League, Burnley hammered Sunderland with a 4-1 win,
:03:46. > :03:47.including a hat-trick Manchester United came from behind
:03:48. > :03:51.to beat Middlesbrough 2-1. And at Anfield, Liverpool beat
:03:52. > :03:53.Manchester City with this goal early Now the weather forecast
:03:54. > :04:03.with Alex Hamilton. Good evening. If you are out
:04:04. > :04:08.celebrating tonight you should take your wet weather gear with you. This
:04:09. > :04:13.was the picture early on with hints of blue sky here and there but we
:04:14. > :04:17.expect rain this evening thanks to the cold front that is sinking over
:04:18. > :04:22.the UK. High-pressure weights in the wings so we expect cooler weather in
:04:23. > :04:26.the next few days but slightly more chance of brighter spells as well.
:04:27. > :04:31.Overnight a lot of wet weather around the wintry elements to the
:04:32. > :04:36.showers on higher ground. Lows of around 2 degrees. If you are out to
:04:37. > :04:40.take your wet weather gear and wrap up warm as well. As we go through
:04:41. > :04:45.the night and into tomorrow morning rain will start to out of the way. A
:04:46. > :04:49.few showers behind it with wintry elements over higher ground and
:04:50. > :04:56.highs tomorrow of five Celsius with the northerly breeze so it will be
:04:57. > :05:00.no -- noticeably cooler tomorrow. I leave you with the outlook of cooler
:05:01. > :05:03.and brighter weather for the new year and the new working week.
:05:04. > :05:05.And that's the last North West bulletin of 2016.
:05:06. > :05:07.Have a great night and a happy new year.
:05:08. > :05:16.wonderful New Year. You can keep up with all the best. Happy New Year.
:05:17. > :05:23.Good evening. As we head through the final few hours of 2016 the weather
:05:24. > :05:30.is on the change. We've got called her swooping in and there is a
:05:31. > :05:34.weather front bringing a soggy New Year's Eve. It is raining across
:05:35. > :05:37.southern Scotland and Northern Ireland and that will push south as
:05:38. > :05:41.we head towards parts of northern England. Showers moving in from the
:05:42. > :05:42.North Southwark could be