Digital reporter Gayle Rouncivell with today's top north west news headlines and weather
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00:00 Hi, I'm Gail with the latest news headlines from across the North West.
00:04 Asylum seekers are to be moved out of their temporary accommodation at a hotel in Morecambe.
00:10 The Strathmore Hotel had been being used as temporary housing for asylum seekers, but
00:15 this will now cease by the end of January 2024.
00:19 The Home Office has confirmed it is terminating its contract and all the asylum seekers will
00:24 be given a minimum of five days notice before being moved.
00:29 A body has been found by police searching for a missing woman in Blackpool.
00:33 Police have been searching for Yvonne Cheston since the 67-year-old was reported missing
00:38 last Friday.
00:39 Sadly, her family has now confirmed that Yvonne was found in the early hours of today, less
00:44 than a mile from when she was last seen.
00:47 Police said Yvonne's death is not being treated as suspicious.
00:52 A popular mural in Preston will remain in place after Town Hall officials decided that
00:57 it didn't harm the listed building on which it had been painted without planning permission.
01:02 The mother artwork appeared on the side of Hogarth Gin Bar in Church Street in July.
01:07 However, due to an oversight by the property owners, the mural didn't have the green light
01:12 from the City Council.
01:14 A retrospective planning application has now been approved for the painting.
01:20 Clitheroe and Colne are to benefit from additional resources to tackle anti-social behaviour.
01:25 Home Office funding is being rolled out across the county and police have today confirmed
01:29 that cash will help neighbourhoods such as Clitheroe and Colne.
01:34 A Wigan man has been accused of running two cannabis farms.
01:38 Benjamin O'Shaughnessy, 33, of Sandbrook Gardens in Orrill has been charged with cultivating
01:43 128 plants of the Class B drug at an address in Skelmersdale and to also possessing with
01:49 intent to supply.
01:51 He's also charged with producing 60 plants at an address in Preston as well as dishonestly
01:56 using electricity.
01:58 He will appear at Preston Crown Court next month.
02:02 Finally in the weather, it will remain dry today but cloudy across the region as well
02:06 with temperatures of around 8 degrees.
02:09 Check out all these stories and more on our websites.
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