BBC Local Live: Merseyside on Monday 16 November 2015

Summary

Updates on Monday 16 November
News, sport, weather and travel updates return from 08:00 on Tuesday

Live Reporting

Liverpool teenager who died in shooting named locallypublished at 13:34
Chris Long
Reporter, BBC News Online
The teenager who died after being shot in Liverpool yesterday has been named locally as Lewis Dunne.
The 16-year-old was found on a towpath near Burrows Court, Eldonian Village, in the Vauxhall area of the city, by a member of the public at about 23:10 on Sunday.
Burrows Court has been closed off to allow forensic examinations to be carried out and police divers are searching the canal next to the towpath for evidence.
Travel: Congestion on M62published at 13:21
BBC Travel
Very slow and heavier than usual traffic on the M62 eastbound between junction 10, for the M6 Croft Interchange and junction 11 for the A574 at Birchwood.
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Liverpool stops to remember Paris attacks victims - in picturespublished at 13:09
People in Liverpool stopped this morning to observe a one-minute silence in memory of the victims of the Paris attacks on Friday.
Image source, AFP/Getty Images
Image source, AFP/Getty Images
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Most people stood quietly to pay their respects - one woman threw handfuls of red, white and blue confetti in tribute to those who died.
Football: Southport manager Paul Carden leaves National League sidepublished at 12:58
BBC Sport
National League side Southport have parted company with manager Paul Carden by mutual consent.
Image source, Getty Images
The 36-year-old has departed following Saturday's 4-0 loss at home to Cheltenham, which left them 22nd in the table and five points from safety.
Man who drove after drinking at funeral bannedpublished at 12:50
Warrington Guardian
A man who drove after drinking at a friend’s funeral has been banned for 15 months, external.
Latest headlines in Cheshire and Merseysidepublished at 12:39
Today's top stories in Cheshire and Merseyside:
- The BBC has been told a fight between two rival gangs had been arranged in the same area in Liverpool where a 16-year-old boy was shot dead
- People gathered outside Liverpool's St George's Hall to observe a Europe-wide one-minute silence to remember the victims of the Paris attacks
- Two-thirds of people in the North of England have either never heard of, or know nothing about, the Northern Powerhouse, according to a BBC-commissioned survey
Travel: Rail disruption in Liverpoolpublished at 12:23
BBC Travel
There is disruption on Merseyrail between Liverpool Moorfields and Sandhills due to a track fault.
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Forensic teams at the scene of teenager shooting in Eldonian Villagepublished at 12:12
Forensic teams are at the scene of where a 16-year-old boy was shot dead last night in Liverpool.
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The teenager was found on a towpath near Burrows Court, Eldonian Village, in the Vauxhall area of the city, by a member of the public.
Football: Southport manager Paul Carden leaves club 'by mutual consent'published at 12:00
Ian Kennedy
Reporter, BBC Radio Merseyside Sport
Southport FC have announced that manager Paul Carden has left the club by mutual consent.
Southport lost 4-0 at home to Cheltenham at the weekend, and are currently third from bottom of the National League table.
Crowds at St George's Hall for Paris attack victims silencepublished at 11:46
The Mayor of Liverpool led a memorial service at St George's Hall plateau in Liverpool today in memory of the victims of the Paris attacks.
A one-minute silence was observed at 11:00, prayers were read out and the French national anthem was played.
Mobile police station arrives in Eldonian Villagepublished at 11:38
Marc Gaier
Reporter, BBC Radio Merseyside
A mobile police station has arrived at Eldonian Village in Liverpool as the investigation into the murder of a 16-year-old boy continues.
British man killed in Paris was Liverpool university studentpublished at 11:25
British man Nick Alexander, who was killed in the Paris attacks on Friday was a former University of Liverpool student.
Image source, Alexander family
The 36-year-old from Essex was has been described as "clever" and "having a lot of charm".
St Helens bridge lights up in French colours in memory of Paris victimspublished at 11:12
St Helens Star
The Steve Prescott Bridge lit up in the French tricolour on Saturday night, external to honour the victims of the Paris terrorist attack.
People gather at Liverpool's St George's Hall to remember Paris victimspublished at 10:58
Jessica Robbins
Reporter, BBC Radio Merseyside
I'm at St George's Hall in Liverpool where people are gathering for the one-minute silence for the victims of Paris attacks at 11:00.
The silence will be observed across Europe to honour the victims of the attacks in Paris on Friday, in which at least 132 people died.
Mersey Tunnel traffic to stop to remember Paris attack victimspublished at 10:50
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Emergency services to observe one-minute silence for Paris attack victimspublished at 10:45
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Forensic teams at Eldonian Villagepublished at 10:36
Forensic teams have arrived in Liverpool's Eldonian Village at the scene of where a 16-year-old boy was shot dead last night.
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The last woman left on a Liverpool derelict streetpublished at 10:28
Type Garrick Street, Liverpool, into Google Streetview, you get a picture of a row of empty terraced houses with one woman dressed in jeans and a jumper, washing the pavement outside her house.
Image source, Google
The houses are all but abandoned and are being sold for £1. But 30 years ago it was a vibrant inner-city street, so what went wrong?
Local rumours of planned 'gang fight' in Eldoninan Villagepublished at 10:12
Marc Gaier
Reporter, BBC Radio Merseyside
A local teenager has told me this morning that a "gang fight had been arranged" for the area where a 16-year-old boy was found dead in Eldonian Village.
Latest headlines in Cheshire and Merseysidepublished at 10:01
Today's top stories in Cheshire and Merseyside:
- A 16-year-old boy has been shot dead in the Eldonian Village, Liverpool - police have launched a murder investigation
- The Mayor of Liverpool has questioned whether the government's Northern Powerhouse plan will actually work for the region if the cuts to councils continue
- A Europe-wide one-minute silence will be held on the Plateau at St George's Hall this morning at 11:00