:00:10. > :00:16.Two dogs have been killed by armed police and two others seized
:00:17. > :00:17.after a group of dogs were allegedly "dangerously
:00:18. > :00:24.Police were called to reports a number of pit bull-type animals
:00:25. > :00:26.were on the loose around Queens Park this morning.
:00:27. > :00:29.Two people have been injured and a man has been arrested,
:00:30. > :00:37.Armed officers from Greater Manchester Police along
:00:38. > :00:43.were deployed here to Queens Park in Bolton just after 10:20am this
:00:44. > :00:46.morning after reports that six pit bull-type dogs were dangerously out
:00:47. > :00:48.of control and that at least two people had been attacked.
:00:49. > :00:52.In the operation that followed, two dogs
:00:53. > :00:55.were seized and another two dogs were shot dead just a
:00:56. > :00:59.All of this happened in front of witnesses.
:01:00. > :01:08.I thought maybe they are looking for somebody else, but
:01:09. > :01:11.So somebody told me, they shoot the dogs.
:01:12. > :01:20.The police tried to confront the dog,
:01:21. > :01:23.the police didn't have any choice
:01:24. > :01:26.Police say a 60-year-old woman was bitten on the
:01:27. > :01:29.hand and a man was also injured on the leg.
:01:30. > :01:31.They also add that a 38-year-old man was arrested on
:01:32. > :01:34.suspicion of affray and allowing a dog to be dangerously out
:01:35. > :01:39.The pit bull is one of a number of breeds banned under the
:01:40. > :01:47.In a statement, Greater Manchester Police said today
:01:48. > :01:48.that the officers acted with our number
:01:49. > :01:50.one priority in mind, to
:01:51. > :01:51.protect people and prevent them from harm.
:01:52. > :01:54.Another dog is still on the loose, people are advising people
:01:55. > :02:06.Detectives in Merseyside are questioning three teenagers
:02:07. > :02:10.after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed in St Helens on Friday night.
:02:11. > :02:14.The victim was knifed on Parr Stocks Road in Parr just
:02:15. > :02:24.The three, who are all local and aged 19, 18 and 16, have been
:02:25. > :02:27.A fourth teenager, who's 17, has been bailed.
:02:28. > :02:29.The victim remains in hospital and his condition is
:02:30. > :02:36.Runners from across the region have been pounding the pavements
:02:37. > :02:38.today, taking part in both the Liverpool Half Marathon
:02:39. > :02:42.But two competitors were given quite a surprise this afternoon
:02:43. > :02:51.after crossing the finish line, as Juliet Phillips reports.
:02:52. > :02:58.The gruelling 26-mile course of the Greater Manchester Marathon.
:02:59. > :02:59.Many with special reasons for running,
:03:00. > :03:06.For some runners though, the highlight of the
:03:07. > :03:12.I am here at the finish line with Brian Gallacher.
:03:13. > :03:15.Brian, you have a very special question for your partner,
:03:16. > :03:18.I have actually, yes, I'm going to ask her
:03:19. > :03:21.to marry me this afternoon if she finishes, or when she finishes!
:03:22. > :03:24.And how are you feeling at the moment?
:03:25. > :03:26.Well, I'm very nervous in myself and very
:03:27. > :03:30.I think she will be really shocked at the end, shocked at
:03:31. > :03:32.finishing the race and also shocked at what's going to happen.
:03:33. > :03:35.I don't know who's more nervous, him or me!
:03:36. > :03:36.There needn't have been so much nervousness.
:03:37. > :03:51.It looks like Hannah and Luke from Preston are also in it
:03:52. > :04:00.Juliet Phillips, BBC Northwest Tonight.
:04:01. > :04:07.In the Premier League today, Manchester City had
:04:08. > :04:09.to settle for a 2-2 draw against Arsenal
:04:10. > :04:13.First with this goal after five minutes from Leroy Sane and again
:04:14. > :04:15.just before half time with this from Sergio Aguero.
:04:16. > :04:19.But Arsenal fought back on each occasion.
:04:20. > :04:22.The result means fourth-placed City missed the chance to pile
:04:23. > :04:24.the pressure on Chelsea, who remain 11 points ahead
:04:25. > :04:30.Staff from Merseyside charity Autism Together
:04:31. > :04:31.are attempting to bounce into the Guinness
:04:32. > :04:36.They're trying to beat the current record in trampolining by jumping
:04:37. > :04:42.They started at midday and by the time they're finished
:04:43. > :04:44.tomorrow, it's estimated they will have bounced
:04:45. > :04:51.That's the equivalent of reaching Everest five times over.
:04:52. > :04:54.In doing so, they're hoping to raise money to expand the charity's
:04:55. > :05:09.It has been a glorious day across the north-west, but can it continue?
:05:10. > :05:13.Here's Rebecca Wood with the weather.
:05:14. > :05:18.It has certainly been a day with plenty of pleasant spells of
:05:19. > :05:20.sunshine. There has been cloud around, and that is a theme we will
:05:21. > :05:24.keep this week but tonight clear keep this week but tonight clear
:05:25. > :05:29.spells and temperatures will fall away. Inland we will see
:05:30. > :05:34.temperatures falling away, at the coast they managed to stay little
:05:35. > :05:42.bit higher. We could get a touch of frost in sheltered spots. Tomorrow
:05:43. > :05:46.high pressure keeping things under control, sunny start of the day,
:05:47. > :05:52.lots of sunshine throughout the day with light winds and then the cloud
:05:53. > :05:56.will thicken up in the Isle of Man by around lunchtime. Staying settled
:05:57. > :06:06.for the remainder of the week. I will be back later, goodbye.
:06:07. > :06:12.It was a lovely second part to the weekend for most parts of the UK,
:06:13. > :06:17.lots of sunshine, more cloud to the east but in the last few hours it
:06:18. > :06:21.started to melt away and the process will continue, most places seeing
:06:22. > :06:26.lengthy clear spells overnight and much like last night it will turn a
:06:27. > :06:32.bit chilly. We might see mist and fog, like winds, more of a breeze in
:06:33. > :06:34.the north and west, cloud and patchy rain approaching the Western Isles
:06:35. > :06:35.by the end