:00:11. > :00:13.An Oldham family has described its horror
:00:14. > :00:16.at witnessing a hit and run crash where a 12-year-old girl died.
:00:17. > :00:19.Her 11-year-old cousin who was holding her hand at the time
:00:20. > :00:25.Police say they want to speak to the driver of a black Volkswagen.
:00:26. > :00:35.Two cousins, Helina Kotlarova and Zaneta Krokova, both victims
:00:36. > :00:38.of a hit and run crash on New Year's Eve.
:00:39. > :00:40.Today, a distraught and devastated family gathered close
:00:41. > :00:43.to where 12-year-old Helina was killed and 11-year-old Zaneta
:00:44. > :00:49.Sylva Kotlarova describes a frantic effort the family made to help.
:00:50. > :00:54.She was on the floor, she had blood all over her face
:00:55. > :01:01.I thought she was going to breathe or something but she couldn't
:01:02. > :01:10.This face was all bleeding and there was nothing to do.
:01:11. > :01:13.The cousins had popped out to the shops to get
:01:14. > :01:20.They were part of a larger group of family and friends
:01:21. > :01:23.who were crossing this busy road coming out of Oldham town centre.
:01:24. > :01:26.The rest of the group had made it to the other side.
:01:27. > :01:29.They went to the shop and when they came back,
:01:30. > :01:34.They were holding their hands together.
:01:35. > :01:37.Police say the driver of a black VW Golf didn't stop.
:01:38. > :01:45.It is shocked news because it is the New Year.
:01:46. > :01:54.Trying to keep my mum and dad strong.
:01:55. > :01:59.It is hard to believe that she is gone because she was too young.
:02:00. > :02:01.Their father told the BBC he was too upset to speak publicly
:02:02. > :02:15."The whole family," he said, "is comforting each other."
:02:16. > :02:17.A at Stepping Hill hospital in Stockport has been described
:02:18. > :02:19.by a spokesperson as, "almost intolerable"
:02:20. > :02:21.because of the number of patients who turned up yesterday.
:02:22. > :02:24.Staff say they have been overwhelmed, and have once again
:02:25. > :02:26.asked people only to turn up if their condition is
:02:27. > :02:32.Hundreds of people have been protesting against plans to erect
:02:33. > :02:34.ninety electricity pylons just outside the Lake District.
:02:35. > :02:36.Campaigners marched through Duddon Valley this morning
:02:37. > :02:38.from where the 50 foot high pylons will be seen
:02:39. > :02:45.The National Grid says it HAS already revised its designs,
:02:46. > :02:56.so that fewer pylons would be visible.
:02:57. > :03:01.It was invented in Liverpool, uses electric powered wheelchairs,
:03:02. > :03:03.and is thriving across Merseyside, where organisers are hoping it
:03:04. > :03:10.Power hockey is a game of speed and skill.
:03:11. > :03:12.A sport most definitely not for the faint-hearted.
:03:13. > :03:14.Marcus Harrison is one of the top performers.
:03:15. > :03:16.His muscular dystrophy doesn't stop him powering past opponents.
:03:17. > :03:19.I started playing hockey when I was six.
:03:20. > :03:24.That was the first sport I started playing and before that I didn't
:03:25. > :03:36.Never thought Marcus would be able to play sport.
:03:37. > :03:39.He heard about the hockey and came along and that was it.
:03:40. > :03:45.Competitors play with electric chairs which means it
:03:46. > :03:53.Each one can cost several thousand pounds.
:03:54. > :03:58.Power hockey has spread to 22 schools around Merseyside
:03:59. > :04:01.but the next challenge is to expand it around the country and ultimately
:04:02. > :04:04.It is vitally important for total integration,
:04:05. > :04:06.especially for people who are power wheelchair users.
:04:07. > :04:09.To roll it out nationally will take a lot more resources and a lot
:04:10. > :04:16.They invented power hockey hair at Greenbank Sports Academy.
:04:17. > :04:23.Now their goal is to spread its message far and wide.
:04:24. > :04:26.In rugby union's Aviva Premiership, not a great start to the New Year
:04:27. > :04:29.for struggling Sale Sharks who suffered a narrow
:04:30. > :04:31.23-24 defeat to Bristol - meaning they haven't won in eight
:04:32. > :04:46.Lets hope it is better news on the weather. Here is Alex.
:04:47. > :04:52.We had a mixed bag today. We started on a rainy note that the rain
:04:53. > :04:57.started to push southwards and we had some brighter weather this
:04:58. > :05:03.afternoon thanks to our weather watchers for sending in the
:05:04. > :05:07.pictures. We are expecting more settled conditions on the way
:05:08. > :05:11.tomorrow. Looking at night, we have some showers around and some of
:05:12. > :05:19.those may be wintry over higher ground. A cold night tonight.
:05:20. > :05:23.Temperatures down to minus two Celsius. We are expecting a
:05:24. > :05:28.widespread frost. Tomorrow, we have a frosty start tomorrow and there
:05:29. > :05:33.will be some decent sunny spells and variable amounts of cloud throughout
:05:34. > :05:38.the day. Do wrap up warm if you are out and about. Highs of five
:05:39. > :05:44.Celsius. I will leave you with the Outlook. Bright weather to come.
:05:45. > :05:53.We will be back with you just before 11pm.
:05:54. > :06:07.Have a good evening and a very happy New Year.
:06:08. > :06:15.Good evening. Well, to Bake Off 2017, the weather has been fairly
:06:16. > :06:19.mixed, wet and cloudy in the South, colder but clearer further north.
:06:20. > :06:21.This was taken in County Down earlier in the day, plenty of
:06:22. > :06:26.sunshine there, but with clear skies by day, a cold nights tonight. That
:06:27. > :06:27.will fill the south across