Updates on Tuesday 17 November
News, sport, weather and travel updates return from 08:00 on Wednesday
Giulia Bould
Reporter, BBC Radio Merseyside
Concerns about the safety of the M56 through Cheshire will be brought up in Parliament today.
It is after a series of crashes on the stretch between Runcorn and Ellesmere Port.
Weaver Vale MP Graham Evans wants more electronic warning signs with variable speed limits.
Merseyside will become the fifth city region to sign a devolution deal later, giving its political leaders wide-ranging powers.
Last week, the five council leaders of Merseyside plus Halton "agreed in principle" a deal with the government to devolve more powers from Whitehall.
The deal will be signed on Tuesday morning and voters will elect a mayor in 2017.
Giulia Bould
Reporter, BBC Radio Merseyside
Today's top stories in Cheshire and Merseyside:
- Merseyside will become the fifth city region to sign a devolution deal later, giving its political leaders wide-ranging powers
- A 16-year-old shot dead in Liverpool was shot once in his back, a post-mortem examination has revealed
- Concerns about the safety of the M56 in Cheshire will be brought up in Parliament today
BBC Travel
Eldonian Way in the Eldonian Village, Liverpool closed in both directions between the Colin Drive junction and the A5038 Vauxhall Road junction because of a serious police incident.
A dry and cloudy start to the day but heavy rain will arrive by lunchtime. Winds will pick up too. Highs of 14C.
Jenny Coleman
Reporter, BBC Local Live
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