:00:09. > :00:11.Police investigating the murder of a man,
:00:12. > :00:14.who was shot dead in Liverpool, are appealing for witnesses to find
:00:15. > :00:20.44-year-old Tommy Baker was attacked after he left a gym on Friday.
:00:21. > :00:26.Tommy Baker was from Everton and a father of two.
:00:27. > :00:32.On Friday morning, he was working out at the Phoenix Fitness Centre
:00:33. > :00:36.He left the gym soon after eight o'clock
:00:37. > :00:42.that's where he was shot twice in the head and the chest.
:00:43. > :00:45.He was taken to hospital, where he died.
:00:46. > :00:50.A postmortem examination confirmed it was a result of gunshot wounds.
:00:51. > :00:54.Police believe the killer arrived at the scene in
:00:55. > :00:57.a small, grey or silver hatchback, parked it next to Mr Baker's
:00:58. > :01:04.The killer then sped away towards Liverpool city centre.
:01:05. > :01:08.Officers say motorists may have had to take action to avoid the vehicle.
:01:09. > :01:11.Tommy Baker was known to the police, and they believe this
:01:12. > :01:14.was a targeted attack, but they're stressing that,
:01:15. > :01:19.at this stage, they don't know the motive.
:01:20. > :01:22.The gym is in part of the Stanley meat and fish market,
:01:23. > :01:27.Detectives have stepped up patrols in the area,
:01:28. > :01:33.They say it would have been busy at the time of the murder,
:01:34. > :01:41.Shabnam Younus-Jewell, BBC North West Tonight.
:01:42. > :01:44.Two activists have been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage
:01:45. > :01:47.after entering the BAE Systems site in Warton, in an apparent
:01:48. > :01:51.attempt to disarm warplanes bound for Saudi Arabia.
:01:52. > :01:55.In a statement, the two men said they were trying disarm fighter jets
:01:56. > :01:58.to prevent them from being delivered to the Saudi government.
:01:59. > :02:03.The Cumbrian MP and Liberal Democrat leader, Tim Farron, has called
:02:04. > :02:07.Theresa May's initial refusal to criticise President Trump's
:02:08. > :02:11.temporary ban on people from seven mainly Muslim countries entering
:02:12. > :02:15.Speaking on the Andrew Marr programme, Mr Farron said
:02:16. > :02:19.the Prime Minister needed to put what was right over diplomacy.
:02:20. > :02:22.It's not insulting to stand up to somebody who is behaving
:02:23. > :02:25.in a way which is appalling - arguing for the reintroduction
:02:26. > :02:29.of torture, being misogynistic, and this appalling ban on people
:02:30. > :02:34.entering the United States from Muslim countries.
:02:35. > :02:37.We would have expected her to go over to the United States
:02:38. > :02:43.Celebrations have been taking place across the north-west today
:02:44. > :02:47.Manchester has long had strong connections with China,
:02:48. > :02:50.and today thousands of people crowded the streets to take
:02:51. > :02:55.part in the festivities, as Juliet Phillips reports.
:02:56. > :02:58.A 175-foot dragon has been snaking its way
:02:59. > :03:03.It's in a parade to celebrate this Chinese New Year,
:03:04. > :03:08.People born in this year are said to be hard-working,
:03:09. > :03:13.It's a year to, sort of, get down to business.
:03:14. > :03:16.So, as long as you are prepared to work hard,
:03:17. > :03:18.then the way will be paved for accomplishment and success.
:03:19. > :03:20.New Year is a really special time for everybody,
:03:21. > :03:23.really, for families and young people, and it is just a great
:03:24. > :03:28.Festivities had been happening in Liverpool, as well,
:03:29. > :03:31.home to Europe's oldest Chinese community.
:03:32. > :03:35.Schoolchildren this week were treated to a lion dance performance.
:03:36. > :03:39.Back in Manchester, the streets were crowded.
:03:40. > :03:43.Around 90,000 people came to the Chinese New Year celebrations
:03:44. > :03:49.The city has the largest population of Chinese people outside of London.
:03:50. > :03:53.Of course, it's the weather, you know, the England weather,
:03:54. > :03:55.it always pours down, but this year it's really great.
:03:56. > :03:58.All of the Chinese people are getting together today
:03:59. > :04:02.in Chinatown and Albert Square to celebrate the New Year together,
:04:03. > :04:07.The dragon itself is fantastic, and the lions doing the lion dance
:04:08. > :04:12.Just all of the colours and all of the vibes here,
:04:13. > :04:14.everyone is just having a great time.
:04:15. > :04:16.It is much more better than I have in Hong Kong.
:04:17. > :04:27.Juliet Phillips, BBC North West Tonight, Manchester.
:04:28. > :04:30.Sport, and Manchester United go through to the fifth round of the FA
:04:31. > :04:32.Cup after beating Championship side Wigan today.
:04:33. > :04:33.Bastian Schweinsteiger marked his first Manchester United
:04:34. > :04:37.start for a year with this goal and an assist in the 4-0 victory.
:04:38. > :04:39.Wigan, 22nd in the Championship, had given a good account
:04:40. > :04:41.of themselves in the first half, before conceding three
:04:42. > :04:46.Sport, and Manchester United go through to the fifth round of
:04:47. > :04:48.Now let's take a look at the weather.
:04:49. > :04:52.Well, we've had a real mixed bag of weather today -
:04:53. > :04:54.some sunshine, some showers, and we started off
:04:55. > :04:58.But as we went through the day, those showers started to work in,
:04:59. > :05:01.and we've got some more wet weather on the way.
:05:02. > :05:04.If we have a look at the charts, we've got this rather messy
:05:05. > :05:06.collection of fronts slowly moving out of the way,
:05:07. > :05:09.so we are expecting slightly drier weather for a time tomorrow.
:05:10. > :05:11.As we have a look at the detail overnight tonight, there
:05:12. > :05:15.with those showers slowly clearing away to the east.
:05:16. > :05:17.Quite cloudy conditions as well, with lows of around 0 Celsius.
:05:18. > :05:23.Then, as we have a look at the details for tomorrow morning,
:05:24. > :05:26.we will start on quite a cloudy note, but then there
:05:27. > :05:28.will be some brightness, particularly to the north
:05:29. > :05:31.of the region, before we get yet more rain starting to work in.
:05:32. > :05:33.Now, that will be quite showery in nature, with highs
:05:34. > :05:40.we've got quite a showery week ahead,
:05:41. > :05:42.still some brighter spells in there as well,
:05:43. > :05:48.but turning noticeably milder over the course of the next few days.
:05:49. > :06:16.There was some sunny and cheerful weather across the UK today.
:06:17. > :06:21.Scotland and the far north of England, but further south, a rainy,
:06:22. > :06:27.ugly picture, and it's still pouring with rain in some places. The week
:06:28. > :06:31.ahead, more spells of rain and some wind towards the end of the week.
:06:32. > :06:37.There is a lot happening here. There's a lot of weather fronts
:06:38. > :06:43.lining up in the Atlantic, a lot of isobars and lots of wind heading in
:06:44. > :06:49.our direction. From tonight and into tomorrow, this unsettled spell of
:06:50. > :06:51.weather continues. Get rid of one area of rain in the