:00:15. > :00:19.As you may have been hearing, five men have been arrested
:00:20. > :00:21.on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving,
:00:22. > :00:23.following a hit and run crash in Oldham last night.
:00:24. > :00:25.A 12-year-old girl died and her 11-year-old cousin
:00:26. > :00:30.The girls were crossing the road hand in hand when they were struck
:00:31. > :00:40.Police want to speak with anyone who saw a dark Peugeot 807
:00:41. > :00:42.in the area and to the driver of a white van believed
:00:43. > :00:47.Two cousins, Helina Kotlarova and Zaneta Krokova, both victims
:00:48. > :00:53.of a hit and run crash on New Year's Eve.
:00:54. > :00:56.Today, a distraught and devastated family gathered close
:00:57. > :01:00.to where 12-year-old Helina was killed and 11-year-old Zaneta
:01:01. > :01:09.Sylva Kotlarova describes a frantic effort the family made to help.
:01:10. > :01:11.She was on the floor, she had blood all over her face
:01:12. > :01:18.I thought she was going to breathe or something but she couldn't
:01:19. > :01:28.This face was all bleeding and there was nothing to do.
:01:29. > :01:31.The cousins had popped out to the shops to get
:01:32. > :01:34.They were part of a larger group of family and friends
:01:35. > :01:38.who were crossing this busy road coming out of Oldham town centre.
:01:39. > :01:45.The rest of the group had made it to the other side.
:01:46. > :01:48.They went to the shop and when they came back,
:01:49. > :01:52.They were holding their hands together.
:01:53. > :01:55.Police say the driver of a black VW Golf didn't stop.
:01:56. > :01:59.It is shocked news because it is the New Year.
:02:00. > :02:07.Trying to keep my mum and dad strong.
:02:08. > :02:13.It is hard to believe that she is gone because she was too young.
:02:14. > :02:16.Their father told the BBC he was too upset to speak publicly
:02:17. > :02:30."The whole family," he said, "is comforting each other."
:02:31. > :02:32.A at Stepping Hill hospital in Stockport has been described
:02:33. > :02:34.by a member of staff as, "almost intolerable"
:02:35. > :02:37.because of the number of patients who turned up yesterday.
:02:38. > :02:39.Staff say they have been overwhelmed, and have once again
:02:40. > :02:42.asked people only to turn up if their condition is
:02:43. > :02:49.Hundreds of people turned out this morning to protest against plans
:02:50. > :02:52.to erect ninety electricity pylons just outside the Lake District.
:02:53. > :02:53.Campaigners marched through Duddon Valley -
:02:54. > :02:58.from where the fifty foot high pylons will be seen
:02:59. > :03:02.The National Grid says it has already revised its designs,
:03:03. > :03:04.so that fewer pylons would be visible.
:03:05. > :03:09.But opponents say the landscape will be ruined.
:03:10. > :03:14.Was invented in Liverpool, uses electric powered wheelchairs,
:03:15. > :03:21.Now campaigners are hoping that 2017 is the year it will be considered
:03:22. > :03:23.a Paralympic sport and are calling for more financial support
:03:24. > :03:32.It's vitally important for total integration,
:03:33. > :03:35.especially for people who are power wheelchair users.
:03:36. > :03:41.So to roll it out nationally will take a lot more resources
:03:42. > :03:43.and a lot more infrastructure in making sure this is indeed
:03:44. > :03:47.not just a national, but an international sport.
:03:48. > :03:53.And staying with sport, in rugby union's Aviva Premiership
:03:54. > :03:56.it hasn't been a good start to the year for
:03:57. > :03:58.They suffered a narrow 23-24 defeat to Bristol
:03:59. > :04:03.meaning they haven't won in eight matches.
:04:04. > :04:17.Good evening and happy New Year. We have brighter weather on the way
:04:18. > :04:22.tomorrow. High pressure is in charge of our weather but we are expecting
:04:23. > :04:27.a cold night ahead. There are some wintry showers around for the higher
:04:28. > :04:31.ground, a little bit of drizzle but mostly dry as we go into the early
:04:32. > :04:36.hours with those of minus two Celsius. We are expecting a
:04:37. > :04:39.widespread frost this evening. Looking at the details, we have a
:04:40. > :04:47.frosty note. Not wall-to-wall frosty note. Not wall-to-wall
:04:48. > :04:50.sunshine but variable bits of cloud. Highs of lots of bright weather on
:04:51. > :04:55.the way tomorrow. Here is the outlook.
:04:56. > :04:56.That's it from me and the Sunday team.
:04:57. > :04:58.Do enjoy what's left of your evening, and have
:04:59. > :05:07.We will be back tomorrow. Happy New Year.
:05:08. > :05:16.For many, New Year's Day was a shocker with all of that rain
:05:17. > :05:21.around. Tomorrow will be sunny, but it is getting colder. This is rain
:05:22. > :05:25.clearing from the south-east. These specks of white as snow mixed in
:05:26. > :05:27.with showers across parts of northern England, particularly
:05:28. > :05:33.across Scotland, low levels here. I say that they hazard in northern and
:05:34. > :05:37.eastern areas. I would not rule out slippery areas almost anywhere by
:05:38. > :05:42.the morning, by which time temperatures will be close to or
:05:43. > :05:43.below freezing in many places. A bright and