0:00:11 > 0:00:14Good afternoon.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17The children of a couple from Wirral who both died of terminal cancer
0:00:17 > 0:00:20within days of each other have shared a photo of the heart-breaking
0:00:20 > 0:00:22moment their parents said goodbye to each other.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26The picture of Julie and Mike Bennet was taken at St John's Hospice.
0:00:26 > 0:00:31Their children are being comforted by relatives and friends who have
0:00:31 > 0:00:34launched a fundraising campaign to help them face the
0:00:34 > 0:00:35devastating double loss.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37Here's Mark Edwardson with the details.
0:00:37 > 0:00:41A devoted couple hand in hand as they had been many times before,
0:00:41 > 0:00:46sharing their last moments together.
0:00:46 > 0:00:51It's a photo of Julie and Mike Bennet from Irby.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Both terminally ill with cancer, both passed away within a week.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58They were so down-to-earth.
0:00:58 > 0:00:59Nothing was ever too much trouble.
0:00:59 > 0:01:04Very open-minded, always encouraging their children.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Mike died last Monday, Julie last night.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09They leave three children - Luke, who's 21, 18-year-old Hannah
0:01:09 > 0:01:14and Oliver, who's just 13.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18Bravely, they decided it was appropriate to pay tribute
0:01:18 > 0:01:21to their beloved parents by posting the picture on social media.
0:01:21 > 0:01:27To release that photograph of their mum and dad
0:01:27 > 0:01:30in hospital shows an incredible strength in character.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Yeah, it captured who their parents are, holding hands to the end.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36It wasn't attention seeking, it was to share
0:01:36 > 0:01:39the news of their parents, and it was a beautiful moment,
0:01:39 > 0:01:43that they were there for each other.
0:01:43 > 0:01:5057-year-old Mike Bennet had been fighting cancer for three years.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Julie was 50 and was diagnosed last April.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56They're well known locally for their generosity.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59And now that kindness is being repaid - a JustGiving
0:01:59 > 0:02:01website set up just last week to help their children has
0:02:01 > 0:02:04already raised far more than its ?50,000 target.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06It struck a chord with an awful lot of people.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09People feel it and they've been touched by it and so they understand
0:02:09 > 0:02:12it, and I think they understand what life holds in the future
0:02:12 > 0:02:15for the kids and want to support them through that.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Julie and Mike's children, naturally too upset to be interviewed today,
0:02:18 > 0:02:26say they're overwhelmed by the response.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30Detectives in Lancashire are appealing for witnesses
0:02:30 > 0:02:33to what they've described as the shocking robbery
0:02:33 > 0:02:36of a 92-year-old man at his home in Preston.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39It happened on Lytham Road yesterday afternoon.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43The victim was left with serious leg injuries after being attacked
0:02:43 > 0:02:46by an intruder who claimed he was owed money for work
0:02:46 > 0:02:48he'd done on the house.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Merseyrail services between Liverpool and Birkenhead
0:02:51 > 0:02:54will resume tomorrow morning.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Wirral line services will now start and end their journeys
0:02:57 > 0:02:59at James Street, although there's only one platform
0:02:59 > 0:03:02available there this week.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04For the past six weeks passengers have had to use replacement
0:03:04 > 0:03:07buses to cross the river because of an ongoing
0:03:07 > 0:03:12track renewal programme.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Now, light pollution means that many of us have never seen the night
0:03:16 > 0:03:17sky in all its glory.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Well, tomorrow's Inside Out will feature the Isle of Man
0:03:19 > 0:03:22which has the largest concentration of dark sky sites in the British
0:03:22 > 0:03:26Isles making it the perfect destination for stargazing.
0:03:26 > 0:03:32It's a place from where you can even see the Milky Way.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35The best thing we can see in the winter months,
0:03:35 > 0:03:38there's a feature to our side here called the winter hexagon,
0:03:38 > 0:03:41which gives you about nine or ten, what we call first magnitude,
0:03:41 > 0:03:44the very bright stars, which are only seen during winter
0:03:44 > 0:03:46months from the Isle of Man and places in Northern Europe.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50We don't see that in towns or cities and that is one of the criteria
0:03:50 > 0:03:54for being a dark sky site, the ability to see the Milky Way.
0:03:55 > 0:04:00And you can see the programme tomorrow evening at 7:30 on BBC One.
0:04:00 > 0:04:05In the Premier League, Burnley held league leaders Chelsea
0:04:06 > 0:04:07to a 1-1 draw at Turf Moor.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09The visitors scored first, but the Clarets record signing
0:04:09 > 0:04:12Robbie Brady made his full debut following a January move
0:04:12 > 0:04:20from Norwich and equalised with a stunning free kick.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Now running one marathon is an achievement in itself.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26But a 29-year-old man from Stockport has just finished running eight
0:04:26 > 0:04:27marathons in eight days.
0:04:27 > 0:04:32Carl Beresford is raising money for the Christie Hospital and ran
0:04:32 > 0:04:33from Denton in Manchester to Ravensglass in the
0:04:33 > 0:04:37Lake District and back.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40He says it was to say thanks for treating his girlfriend
0:04:40 > 0:04:41Vikki Parr who was diagnosed with cervical cancer
0:04:41 > 0:04:44and is now recovering.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Now, it's been an extremely cold day with temperatures barely getting
0:04:48 > 0:04:51above a couple of degrees, but will it get better?
0:04:51 > 0:04:52Here's Rebecca Wood with the latest weather forecast.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55Good evening.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58It has been a dull, cold and grey day today.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01We've had plenty of grey skies out and about, even some snow,
0:05:01 > 0:05:03particularly over the tops of the Pennines.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07The showers continue to work their way north and westwards
0:05:07 > 0:05:09as we head through tonight.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12Again, we could see some snow showers here and there over
0:05:12 > 0:05:14the tops of the hills.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18Elsewhere, we are starting to see the cloud thinning a little bit,
0:05:18 > 0:05:21but it's a cold night again, the easterly breeze and cloud
0:05:21 > 0:05:23keeping us largely frost-free with temperatures holding at two
0:05:23 > 0:05:24and four Celsius.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27A chilly start tomorrow, but the wind direction is changing
0:05:27 > 0:05:31to something that brings in something a little bit drier
0:05:31 > 0:05:34and a little bit clearer, but it is going to take its time
0:05:34 > 0:05:36so it will be a cloudy start tomorrow.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39There will be mist and fog lingering over the tops of the Pennines
0:05:39 > 0:05:43and we start to see some breaks in the cloud, but it will be windy,
0:05:43 > 0:05:45especially along the coast, where there could be gale-force
0:05:45 > 0:05:51winds at times and it is going to be chilly, temperatures at six Celsius.
0:05:51 > 0:05:56It won'feel that way, but at least the sun is coming out
0:05:56 > 0:05:57and it's getting a little brighter.
0:05:57 > 0:05:58That's all for now.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00I'll be back at 11:22 with another update.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Bye.
0:06:09 > 0:06:09Good
0:06:09 > 0:06:09Good evening,
0:06:09 > 0:06:09Good evening, dull,
0:06:09 > 0:06:10Good evening, dull, grey,
0:06:10 > 0:06:11Good evening, dull, grey, cold,
0:06:11 > 0:06:12Good evening, dull, grey, cold, miserable.
0:06:12 > 0:06:12Good evening, dull, grey, cold, miserable. And