22/01/2017

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:00:00. > :00:20.A Merseyside police officer whose wife won a legal battle to allow him

:00:21. > :00:23.to die has passed away peacefully at a hospice in Wirral.

:00:24. > :00:26.PC Paul Briggs had suffered severe brain injuries in a motorbike

:00:27. > :00:28.crash on his way to work, leaving him in a minimally

:00:29. > :00:40.PC Paul Briggs worked in Merseyside's Roads Policing Unit.

:00:41. > :00:43.The crash in 2015 left him unable to move or speak.

:00:44. > :00:46.He was kept alive by food and hydration given at the Walton

:00:47. > :00:50.Paul's wife Lindsey had told the Court of Protection he wouldn't

:00:51. > :00:54.Doctors disagreed, saying there was potential

:00:55. > :00:57.for his condition to improve slightly.

:00:58. > :01:12.At the time, a solicitor gave her reaction outside court.

:01:13. > :01:15.This court case is the hardest thing we have ever had to do.

:01:16. > :01:17.We did it for Paul to honour his wishes.

:01:18. > :01:19.We are grateful that Mr Justice Charles has shown

:01:20. > :01:21.compasion towards Paul, has respected his

:01:22. > :01:24.understood what Paul would have wanted.

:01:25. > :01:26.Paul Briggs was later moved to a hospice to receive

:01:27. > :01:28.only palliative care - making him as comfortable

:01:29. > :01:32.His family said they were relieved he would finally be at peace

:01:33. > :01:39.This weekend, Lindsey Briggs posted a message on Twitter saying Paul had

:01:40. > :01:42.died as a result of his road traffic collision, adding "we're

:01:43. > :01:45.to terms with all he's been put through."

:01:46. > :01:47.Merseyside Chief Constable Andy Cook has said PC Briggs's

:01:48. > :01:59.colleagues and friends here are all thinking

:02:00. > :02:03.He paid tribute to the way Paul dedicated his

:02:04. > :02:09.career to protecting the

:02:10. > :02:12.public and the way that Lindsey and his family bravely fought

:02:13. > :02:15.Paul's family told us they've been overwhelmed by the kind

:02:16. > :02:16.messages of understanding, compassion and support

:02:17. > :02:19.from the public and hope their journey may somehow

:02:20. > :02:22.The mother of Lee Rigby says she was threatened with arrest

:02:23. > :02:25.if she didn't attend a court where she was forced to look

:02:26. > :02:27.at a distressing image of her son's killer.

:02:28. > :02:30.Lyn Rigby has told a Sunday newspaper she was forced to go

:02:31. > :02:32.to a legal appeal brought by an internet troll who'd

:02:33. > :02:36.As Liam O'Donoghue reports, campaigners are now

:02:37. > :02:40.calling for a new law to protect grieving relatives.

:02:41. > :02:46.Lyn Rigby will never get over the death of her son Lee,

:02:47. > :02:49.the Royal Fusilier who was hacked to death in 2013.

:02:50. > :02:52.This week she says she was threatened with arrest if she did

:02:53. > :02:54.not attend a legal appeal by Christopher Spivey,

:02:55. > :02:57.convicted of harassing the Rigby family with grossly

:02:58. > :03:06.During the case, Lyn broke down when asked how she felt

:03:07. > :03:08.about an image much more graphic than this one showing Lee's

:03:09. > :03:13.The National Victims' Association says Lyn should never

:03:14. > :03:15.have been summoned and grieving families need to be protected.

:03:16. > :03:21.I believe Mrs Rigby was threatened with arrest, which is outrageous.

:03:22. > :03:24.These things should not happen to a victim who has

:03:25. > :03:26.suffered great loss and been through an ordeal already.

:03:27. > :03:30.Mr Hines wants a victims' law to stop murder victims

:03:31. > :03:40.in court where a written statement would suffice.

:03:41. > :03:47.Protestors calling for a pet store which sells pedigree puppies to be

:03:48. > :03:49.closed down staged a small demonstration outside

:03:50. > :03:55.They claim a number of puppies have died of illnesses shortly

:03:56. > :04:00.The company strongly denies the claims, saying it only buys

:04:01. > :04:02.puppies from licensed, regulated breeders and is the only

:04:03. > :04:09.But a campaign group is asking the authorities to take action.

:04:10. > :04:13.We've set up a petition as well that has had over 2000 signatures

:04:14. > :04:19.just overnight to get this place closed down.

:04:20. > :04:22.If not closed down, then stop the sale of pet shop puppies.

:04:23. > :04:24.It's been going on for years and years and years.

:04:25. > :04:27.Football, and Burnley lost to a very late and very controversial penalty

:04:28. > :04:31.Six minutes into injury time, an Arsenal player appeared to be

:04:32. > :04:35.in an offside position when he was fouled

:04:36. > :04:41.Alexis Sanchez scored from the spot to make it two-one to the Gunners.

:04:42. > :04:43.Just minutes earlier the Clarets had equalised with a penalty

:04:44. > :04:50.Southport golfer Tommy Fleetwood came from behind to win

:04:51. > :04:54.He carded a final round of 67 to finish 17 under par,

:04:55. > :04:56.one shot ahead of US Open champion Dustin Johnson.

:04:57. > :05:01.It's his first European Tour title in more than three years.

:05:02. > :05:04.Here's Lucy Martin with a look ahead to the weather forecast.

:05:05. > :05:09.High pressure in charge of our weather as

:05:10. > :05:15.That means we are looking at settled weather but also the chance of

:05:16. > :05:28.Plenty of cloud around during the night and some breaks.

:05:29. > :05:31.Where we see those breaks, there could be a chance of fog

:05:32. > :05:34.Temperatures close to freezing in towns and cities.

:05:35. > :05:36.Just below if you're out in the countryside.

:05:37. > :05:38.Some fog first thing and that could be

:05:39. > :05:41.slow to clear during the morning but once it does, some patchy cloud

:05:42. > :05:47.It is going to feel cold, despite seeing some wintry sunshine.

:05:48. > :05:50.I will leave you with the outlook, Tuesday is looking pretty similar,

:05:51. > :05:55.It does look like the wind will pick up as we get to midweek.

:05:56. > :06:00.That does it from me. I will be back just after 20 past ten more news and

:06:01. > :06:27.weather. Until then, goodbye. of freezing fog. Already warnings in

:06:28. > :06:28.place from the Met office. I will