:00:10. > :00:16.A Merseyside police officer whose wife won a legal battle to allow him
:00:17. > :00:19.to die has passed away peacefully at a hospice in Wirral.
:00:20. > :00:22.PC Paul Briggs had suffered severe brain injuries in a motorbike
:00:23. > :00:25.crash on his way to work, leaving him in a minimally
:00:26. > :00:33.PC Paul Briggs worked in Merseyside's Roads Policing Unit.
:00:34. > :00:37.The crash in 2015 left him unable to move or speak.
:00:38. > :00:40.He was kept alive by food and hydration given at the Walton
:00:41. > :00:44.Paul's wife Lindsey had told the Court of Protection he wouldn't
:00:45. > :00:49.Doctors disagreed, saying there was potential
:00:50. > :00:52.for his condition to improve slightly.
:00:53. > :01:01.At the time, a solicitor gave her reaction outside court.
:01:02. > :01:04.This court case is the hardest thing we have ever had to do.
:01:05. > :01:06.We did it for Paul to honour his wishes.
:01:07. > :01:09.We are grateful that Mr Justice Charles has shown
:01:10. > :01:11.compasion towards Paul, has respected his
:01:12. > :01:17.has understood what Paul would have wanted.
:01:18. > :01:19.Paul Briggs was later moved to a hospice to receive
:01:20. > :01:21.only palliative care - making him as comfortable
:01:22. > :01:29.His family said they were relieved he would finally be at peace
:01:30. > :01:34.This weekend, Lindsey Briggs posted a message on Twitter saying Paul had
:01:35. > :01:36.died as a result of his road traffic collision, adding "we're
:01:37. > :01:40.to terms with all he's been put through."
:01:41. > :01:42.Merseyside Chief Constable Andy Cook has said PC Briggs's
:01:43. > :01:44.colleagues and friends here are all thinking
:01:45. > :01:48.He paid tribute to the way Paul dedicated his
:01:49. > :01:57.career to protecting the
:01:58. > :02:00.public and to the way that Lindsey and his family bravely fought
:02:01. > :02:03.Paul's family told us they've been overwhelmed by the kind
:02:04. > :02:05.messages of understanding, compassion and support
:02:06. > :02:07.from the public and hope their journey may somehow
:02:08. > :02:14.The mother of Lee Rigby says she was threatened with arrest
:02:15. > :02:18.if she didn't attend a court case where a distressing image of one
:02:19. > :02:22.Lyn Rigby has told a Sunday newspaper she was forced to attend
:02:23. > :02:24.an appeal brought by an internet troll who'd caused her
:02:25. > :02:27.As Liam O'Donoghue reports, campaigners are now
:02:28. > :02:33.calling for a new law to protect grieving relatives.
:02:34. > :02:36.Lyn Rigby will never get over the death of her son Lee,
:02:37. > :02:39.the Royal Fusilier who was hacked to death in 2013.
:02:40. > :02:42.This week she says she was threatened with arrest if she did
:02:43. > :02:44.not attend a legal appeal by Christopher Spivey,
:02:45. > :02:48.convicted of harassing the Rigby family with grossly
:02:49. > :03:02.During the case, Lyn broke down when asked how she felt
:03:03. > :03:05.about an image much more graphic than this one, showing Lee's
:03:06. > :03:09.The National Victims' Association says Lyn should never
:03:10. > :03:11.have been summoned and grieving families need to be protected.
:03:12. > :03:17.I believe Mrs Rigby was threatened with arrest, which is outrageous.
:03:18. > :03:19.These things should not happen to a victim who has
:03:20. > :03:21.suffered great loss and been through an ordeal already.
:03:22. > :03:25.Mr Hines wants a victims' law to stop murder victims
:03:26. > :03:29.in court where a written statement would suffice.
:03:30. > :03:37.Sport and Match of the day follows this bulletin
:03:38. > :03:46.I wont spoil the results for you now...
:03:47. > :03:49.Southport's Tommy Fleetwood came from behind to win
:03:50. > :03:52.He carded a final round of 67 to finish 17 under par,
:03:53. > :03:55.one shot ahead of US Open champion Dustin Johnson.
:03:56. > :04:02.It's his first European Tour title in more than three years.
:04:03. > :04:10.Let's get a quick check on what the weather has in store for us.
:04:11. > :04:14.High pressure in charge of our weather as we move
:04:15. > :04:18.Overnight, there is the chance of seeing some dense
:04:19. > :04:21.Plenty of cloud around and where we see some
:04:22. > :04:22.breaks in that cloud, that's
:04:23. > :04:25.where we could see a touch of frost developing and one or two
:04:26. > :04:28.Temperatures falling to just about freezing in towns and cities.
:04:29. > :04:31.Quite a cold start to the day tomorrow.
:04:32. > :04:34.One or two patches of fog to look out for.
:04:35. > :04:37.Once that lifts, we are looking at some sunny spells and patchy cloud.
:04:38. > :04:39.Temperatures reaching a maximum of six Celsius.
:04:40. > :04:43.It is going to be quite cold tomorrow, despite all
:04:44. > :04:48.Tuesday is looking pretty similar to Monday.
:04:49. > :04:57.That was all from me for now. Ellie will be here in the morning for the
:04:58. > :05:02.news and updates. At the peaceful evening. Goodbye.