Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Live updates from Merseyside and Cheshire have finished for the day but we'll be back at 08:00 on Wednesday with the latest news, sport, weather and travel.
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Updates on Tuesday 10 November
News, sport, weather and travel updates return from 08:00 on Wednesday
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Weather: Outbreaks of persistent rainpublished at 17:58
Dianne Oxberry
Weather presenter, BBC North West TonightIt will be cloudy across most parts with outbreaks of rain and drizzle.
There could be a few heavier outbreaks in the north around Southport by morning.
Wednesday is another cloudy day with rain moving south eastwards, turning heavy at times.
Coming up on North West Tonightpublished at 17:53
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End of twitter postFootball: Liverpool's Milner out of England squadpublished at 17:48
BBC SportJames Milnerhas pulled out of the England squad for the forthcoming friendlies against Spain and France.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Liverpool midfielder has withdrawn with a thigh injury.
Roy Hodgson’s England team have arrived in Alicante to begin their preparations for Friday's match against Spain at the Estadio Jose Rico Perez.
They play France at Wembley next Tuesday.
Police appeal after Gateacre shop robberypublished at 17:43
Police are appealing for information after a robbery at a shop in Grange Lane Stores in Gateacre.
Image source, GoogleA man armed with a knife, entered the shop at 18:50 last Wednesday and forced staff to open the till. He took a quantity of cash and also stole the staff member’s silver and rose gold Marc Jacobs watch.
Police say he left the shop on a push bike and was last seen heading towards the loop line in the direction of South Station Road.
The man is described as being dressed in dark clothing with his face partially covered and his hood up. He was wearing a glove on his right hand but not his left.
Football: Chester posts pre-tax profit for second successive seasonpublished at 17:35
Chester FC recorded a pre-tax profit of £98,730 for the 2014-15 season, external, it has been revealed.
Huyton town centre CCTV cameras to be scrappedpublished at 17:26
Knowsley Council is to scrap CCTV monitoring and security services in Huyton town centre.
Image source, Sue AdairThe authority says it can't afford to provide the same level of service as it once did, as it deals with a budget shortfall of £34m over the next two years.
The move will save £67,000 a year.
Runcorn dad jailed for six years for killing Polish restaurant workerpublished at 17:18
A Runcorn man whose punch led to the death of a restaurant worker has been jailed for six years this afternoon, external.
Chester MP claims Manchester court officials 'prevented him doing his duties'published at 17:10
Chester's MP says he was "prevented" from doing his constituency duties when he was barred from a court room on Friday.
Image source, Labour PartyLabour's Chris Matheson told the House of Commons last night that he had been "prevented by the actions of public officials" from performing his duties as a constituency MP when he was barred from entering a case involving "40 to 50 of my constituents" at Manchester Civil Justice Centre.
He said he was told he could not enter and the police had been called and so he had left, adding: "I believe that the officials of the court, knowing that I was a member of parliament, denied me the opportunity to support my constituents".
Commons Speaker John Bercow said while he hadn't been there, he was "personally... very sympathetic to you and I think it is very regrettable that you have had to bring the matter to the House".
Latest headlines from Cheshire and Merseysidepublished at 17:01
Paul Burnell
Reporter, BBC News OnlineToday's top stories from Cheshire and Merseyside:
- The Ministry of Justice reveals £14m has so far been spent on the new Hillsborough inquests.
- An elderly woman is taken to hospital following an accident involving a bus in Liverpool city centre.
- CCTV monitoring and security services in Huyton town centre are to be scrapped, as Knowsley Council acts to deal with a budget shortfall of £34m over the next two years.
Hillsborough inquests cost £14m since set up, Ministry of Justice figures showpublished at 16:47
Emma Stanley
Reporter, BBC News OnlineNew inquests into the deaths of 96 fans at the Hillsborough disaster have cost more than £14m so far.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe amount, detailed by the Ministry of Justice, external, covers 169 days of hearings since a jury began hearing evidence in the specially-built courtroom in Warrington on 31 March 2014.
The largest expense has been almost £6m for the coroner's legal team.
Legal fees for bereaved families have not been included in the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) figures for the 12 month period until March 2015.
Council rejects appeal to reveal details of potential transit sitespublished at 16:32
Warrington Borough Council has rejected an appeal urging it to reveal which locations have been considered or voted on as a potential transit site for travellers., external
Travel: Accident in Liverpool city centrepublished at 16:17
BBC TravelGreat Charlotte Street and Elliot Street in Liverpool city centre are closed from the Ranleigh Street junction to Lime Street junction because of an accident involving a bus and a pedestrian.
Football: Study shows Everton's team shortest in leaguepublished at 16:02
BBC SportResearch by the CIES Football Observatory, external has thrown up some interesting facts about Liverpool's two Premier League sides.
Image source, APThe study found Liverpool had one of the youngest squads, with an average age of 25, while Everton has the shortest team, with an average height of 180.5cm.
It also found Everton players stayed longer with the club than any other Premier League side, remaining Blues for an average of 4.14 years.
Chester dotcom millionaire Simon Nixon sells his homepublished at 15:55
Dotcom millionaire Simon Nixon has loosened ties with Chester after his beautiful house overlooking the Dee was sold, external.
St. Helens man jailed after heroin worth £195,000 found in safepublished at 15:46
Tom Mullen
Reporter, BBC News OnlineA drug dealer who kept heroin worth £195,000 in a safe at his St. Helens home has been jailed.
Image source, Merseyside PoliceAnthony Simpson was arrested after a police locksmith broke open the safe during a raid at his home in Thackray Road in August.
He later admitted possession of heroin with intent to supply and was jailed for five years four months at Liverpool Crown Court.
Liverpool city centre bus stops to close for five dayspublished at 15:36
The "deterioration of the road surface" means essential work is needed and the bus stops on Sir Thomas Street will be closed from Sunday, external, Merseytravel say.
Image source, GoogleTravel: Congestion in Widnespublished at 15:29
BBC TravelThere is heavier than usual traffic on Ditton Road eastbound in Ditton between the Hale Road junction and Ditton Roundabout.
Elderly woman in accident involving bus in Liverpool centrepublished at 15:19
An elderly woman has been taken to hospital following an accident involving a bus on Elliot Street in Liverpool city centre.
Image source, GoogleIt happened at about 12:40 - Great Charoltte Street and Elliot Street are currently closed.
Brother of Hillsborough victim reacts to new inquests costspublished at 15:10
Ben Schofield
Hillsborough reporter, BBC Radio MerseysideThe brother of a man who died at the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 has reacted to the news that the Ministry of Justice has so far spent £14m on the new Hillsborough inquests, external.
Steve Kelly, whose brother Michael died in the disaster, said: “If we had had what we considered to be the truth and justice all those years ago, these [hearings] wouldn't be occurring at this point in time."
The full expenditure report, external, which includes a breakdown of how the money has been spent, is available on the Hillsborough inquests website.
