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 Tuesday with the latest news, sport, weather and travel.
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Updates on Monday 16 November
News, sport, weather and travel updates return from 08:00 on Tuesday
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Weather: Rainy in places clearing laterpublished at 17:51
Dianne Oxberry
Weather presenter, BBC North West TonightCloud will increase bringing some outbreaks of rain this evening, heavy at times, before clearing away later tonight, introducing drier and cooler weather with some clear spells.
Tuesday will be cloudy with heavy rain spreading northwards during the day.
It will become very windy through the evening particularly along the coast towards Formby and Southport, with further rain, before becoming drier later in the night.
Coming up on BBC North West Tonightpublished at 17:44
Join us for this and more stories at 18:30 on BBC One.
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End of twitter postWidnes pub wins to star rating for toiletspublished at 17:31
A Widnes pub has won a platinum star rating for the quality and standards of its toilets, external ˗ in the Loo of the Year Awards 2015.
Tributes to French Everton fan club member killed in Paris attackpublished at 17:16
Tributes were today paid to an Everton fan killed in the Paris terror attacks., external
Latest headlines from Cheshire and Merseysidepublished at 17:00
Paul Burnell
Reporter, BBC News OnlineToday's top stories from Cheshire and Merseyside:
- The 16-year-old boy shot dead in Liverpool has been named as Lewis Dunne from Vauxhall - he was shot in the back.
- A medical expert says a 19-year-old Liverpool university student who died at Hillsborough was alive after the match was stopped.
- A Liverpool care home has been placed in special measures following an inspection that found the premises were "unsafe and potentially dangerous".
Woman charged over theft of disabled man's moneypublished at 16:47
Paul Burnell
Reporter, BBC News OnlineA 34-year-old woman has been charged after money was stolen from a disabled man at a Liverpool newsagent.
Police said two women stole cash from the 64-year-old man at the shop on Lower House Lane, Croxteth, on 3 November.
The woman has been charged with theft and released on bail.
Police refer Speke man's death to watchdogpublished at 16:33
Paul Burnell
Reporter, BBC News OnlineThe death of a man who Merseyside officers tried to take to hospital has been referred to the police watchdog.
Officers were called to reports the man was having a "medical episode" at a house in Cassley Road in Speke early on Sunday.
They decided to take him to hospital in their vehicle but later called for an ambulance when he deteriorated.
Merseyside Police referred itself to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
Plans for new mental health hospitals in Liverpool and Southportpublished at 16:19
Merseyside could get two new mental health hospitals as part of a massive investment in psychiatric care, external.
Travel: Broken down train causes disruptionpublished at 16:03
BBC TravelA broken down freight train at Crewe is causing disruption between Liverpool Lime Street and Birmingham New Street.
Football: Balotelli could face groin surgerypublished at 15:45
BBC SportAC Milan striker Mario Balotelli's Euro 2016 bid has suffered a blow after reports claim he will undergo groin surgery this week.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe surgery would mean Balotelli, who has made only four appearances since re-joining Milan on loan from Liverpool earlier this season, would be out of action for three months
Bentley Care Home placed in special measures by CQCpublished at 15:28
Emma Stanley
Reporter, BBC News OnlineA Liverpool care home has been placed in special measures following an inspection that found the premises were "unsafe and potentially dangerous".
Image source, GoogleThe Care Quality Commission (CQC) made four unannounced visits to Bentley Care Home in September and October.
It rated the Bentley Road home as inadequate, saying fire escape routes were blocked and fire doors did not work.
The owners say "immediate action" has been taken to make improvements.
Three sentenced for money laundering over fake football ticketspublished at 15:15
Three defendants from Halton have been sentenced for money laundering, external as part of a conspiracy to sell fake tickets to hundreds of fans attending Liverpool FC home games.
Latest headlines in Cheshire and Merseysidepublished at 15:02
Today's top stories in Cheshire and Merseyside:
- The 16-year-old boy shot dead in Liverpool has been named as Lewis Dunne from Vauxhall - he was shot in the back.
- A Liverpool care home has been placed in special measures following an inspection that found the premises were "unsafe and potentially dangerous"
- People gathered outside Liverpool's St George's Hall this morning to observe a Europe-wide one-minute silence to remember the victims of the Paris attacks
Teenager killed in Liverpool was 'shot in the back'published at 14:53
The 16-year-old victim of a shooting in Liverpool last night has been named by police as Lewis Dunne from Vauxhall.
Image source, Family photographPolice say he was shot in the back.
Travel: Heavy traffic in Runcornpublished at 14:47
BBC TravelThere is heavier traffic than usual in Runcorn on the following roads:
- A557 Rocksavage Expressway westbound between Runcorn and the A5126 Weston Link junction
- A557 Weston Point Expressway eastbound in Runcorn between the Runcorn Widnes Bridge and Runcorn
- A558 Daresbury Expressway eastbound between the A533 Bridgewater Expressway junction and the A56 Chester Road junction
Fight 'arranged between two gangs'published at 14:27
The BBC has been told a fight between two rival gangs had been arranged in the same area in Liverpool where a teenage boy was shot dead last night.
The 16-year-old was found on the towpath near to Burrows Court in the Eldonian Village just after 23:00 last night.
Forensic experts are at the scene - police say they don't yet have a motive for the murder.
Chester Odeon cultural centre drop-in sessions for the publicpublished at 14:14
The team behind the project transforming Chester’s former Odeon cinema into a new cultural centre is hosting drop-in sessions to inform the public on progress., external
Book of condolence opens at town hallpublished at 13:59
A book of condolence has opened at Liverpool Town Hall for the victims of the Paris attacks.
It comes after people across the city observed a one-minute silence this morning.
The book will be open Monday to Friday between 09:00 - 17:00 and on Saturday and Sunday between 12.00 - 16:00. The book closes on Sunday.
Sefton observes one-minute silencepublished at 13:46
A one-minute silence was observed across Sefton this morning, with the Atkinson Building in Southport being lit up in the colours of the Tricolore.
Image source, Sefton CouncilA spokesman for Sefton Council said: "Sefton Council has been remembering those who lost their lives in Paris last week.
"As a mark of respect and expression of solidarity, flags at Southport, Waterloo and Bootle Town Halls have been lowered to half-mast."
