:00:00. > :00:13.Now on BBC one it's time for the news where you are.
:00:14. > :00:18.Commuters are being urged to plan ahead as tomorrow's rail strike
:00:19. > :00:20.is expected to cause delays on roads and public transport
:00:21. > :00:27.The RMT union is in dispute with Northern Rail and Merseyrail
:00:28. > :00:30.over plans to introduce more driver-only-operated trains.
:00:31. > :00:34.As rail workers take part in a 24-hour walkout tomorrow,
:00:35. > :00:40.the impact is expected to be felt far beyond the region's railways.
:00:41. > :00:43.Transport for Greater Manchester is among those warning that
:00:44. > :00:49.Roads and motorways are expected to be busier than normal,
:00:50. > :00:54.with more pressure on tram and bus services around the region too.
:00:55. > :00:56.The strike by members of the RMT union centres
:00:57. > :01:01.It wants Northern Rail and Merseyrail to give more
:01:02. > :01:04.assurances that they won't transfer the task of opening and closing
:01:05. > :01:07.train doors to drivers, and disputes the train operators'
:01:08. > :01:11.promise that it would not put safety at risk.
:01:12. > :01:16.Northern want to have 50% of services by 2020 operating
:01:17. > :01:19.what they call driver-controlled operation - that's the operation
:01:20. > :01:22.of a train without a guard - and similar on Merseyrail,
:01:23. > :01:25.with the introduction of new services and, again,
:01:26. > :01:28.they want to see services operated without a safety-critical guard
:01:29. > :01:31.on board, and that's unacceptable to us.
:01:32. > :01:33.Northern Rail - the biggest train operator in the region -
:01:34. > :01:38.says only 40% of services are likely to operate tomorrow.
:01:39. > :01:41.It says it will provide around 300 rail replacement bus services
:01:42. > :01:44.And Northern Rail tickets will also be accepted
:01:45. > :01:51.What we've had to do is focus our timetable about moving
:01:52. > :01:54.people where we have conductors available, or managers
:01:55. > :01:58.who are conducted trained available to operate.
:01:59. > :02:00.We're looking at our core flows, which are between cities
:02:01. > :02:04.We're not able to service every area.
:02:05. > :02:06.We have put bus replacements on to supplement that
:02:07. > :02:08.and I would encourage people to visit the website.
:02:09. > :02:10.Merseyrail hopes to run trains every half hour
:02:11. > :02:16.The train service that we plan to operate is very much dependent
:02:17. > :02:18.on resources being available on the day.
:02:19. > :02:22.We would urge our customers to check our website -
:02:23. > :02:26.Merseyrail.org - and also follow us live on Twitter @Merseyrail,
:02:27. > :02:28.where further details will be available, should there be
:02:29. > :02:32.With many rail passengers expected to use the roads instead,
:02:33. > :02:35.everyone is being urged to leave extra time for their journeys.
:02:36. > :02:40.Naomi Cornwell, BBC North West Tonight.
:02:41. > :02:43.More than ?275,000 has been raised for the children of a couple
:02:44. > :02:46.who died of cancer within days of each other in Wirral.
:02:47. > :02:50.This photo of Mike and Julie Bennet holding hands during their last
:02:51. > :02:54.moments together was seen by millions of people online,
:02:55. > :02:57.after it was shared by their family following their deaths last month.
:02:58. > :03:00.The money raised means their three children can now continue
:03:01. > :03:05.Merseyside fire crews remain at the scene of a huge blaze
:03:06. > :03:09.at a scrap metal recycling plant on the waterfront in Sefton.
:03:10. > :03:11.As many as 40 firefighters have been trying
:03:12. > :03:14.to put out the flames today at Alexandra Dock in Bootle,
:03:15. > :03:17.after the fire broke out early yesterday morning.
:03:18. > :03:19.Local residents are still being advised
:03:20. > :03:23.Investigators are expected to be on site next week
:03:24. > :03:28.A man's been arrested on suspicion of affray
:03:29. > :03:31.after a 48-hour armed stand-off in Cheshire ended safely.
:03:32. > :03:35.Officers had surrounded a house on Kingsdown Close in Weston
:03:36. > :03:39.on Thursday lunchtime after a man with a crossbow refused to leave.
:03:40. > :03:42.A 56-year-old is being questioned by detectives.
:03:43. > :03:45.Sport and the Premier League coverage is coming up in a few
:03:46. > :03:48.moments here on BBC One, in Match of the Day 2.
:03:49. > :03:51.In Super League, Widnes failed to score at home against the early
:03:52. > :03:53.season league leaders, Castleford this afternoon,
:03:54. > :03:58.Meanwhile, a last-gasp conversion foiled a Salford fightback
:03:59. > :04:04.and earned Wakefield back-to-back Super League wins at Belle Vue.
:04:05. > :04:06.Now here's Alex Hamilton with the weather.
:04:07. > :04:09.Well, after a mixture of sunshine and showers today,
:04:10. > :04:12.we've got more of that on the way for the new working week.
:04:13. > :04:15.High pressure is building, though, so we're looking at broadly settled
:04:16. > :04:19.Now, as we have a look at the detail tonight,
:04:20. > :04:21.still the odd shower around, cloud increasing, but still some
:04:22. > :04:26.clearer spells in the early hours, lows of around 4 degrees Celsius,
:04:27. > :04:28.so we should stay broadly frost-free tonight.
:04:29. > :04:30.Then, as we look towards tomorrow morning,
:04:31. > :04:35.Variable amounts of cloud throughout the day, but where that cloud
:04:36. > :04:37.starts to thin and break, we're expecting some brighter spells
:04:38. > :04:42.And with highs of around 12 degrees Celsius, it will be
:04:43. > :04:47.I'll leave you with the outlook - reasonably settled for the start
:04:48. > :04:56.of the new week, a few sunny spells, but a few scattered showers as well.
:04:57. > :05:04.That is it from me. I do hope you have a peaceful night. Bye-bye.
:05:05. > :05:07.But from all of us here, have a good night.
:05:08. > :05:14.Good evening. For many places it was a fairly cloudy day on suspend but
:05:15. > :05:17.there was sunshine for western areas during the afternoon, and here are
:05:18. > :05:23.the clear skies at sunset in Northern Ireland. Thanks to weather
:05:24. > :05:27.watcher Robin for this picture, those clear skies have been making
:05:28. > :05:30.their way further east ward. Temperatures are dropping away, we
:05:31. > :05:34.have seen temperatures of freezing in parts of Northern Ireland. More
:05:35. > :05:38.cloud rolling in during the latter part of the night but towns and
:05:39. > :05:41.cities down the five and six m the countryside many of us will see the
:05:42. > :05:42.temperatures a degree or