Digital reporter Alan Weston with today's top north west news headlines and weather
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00:00 Hello, here are the top headlines today, making the news across our newsrooms in the North West.
00:07 Pubs, bars and restaurants in Leyland Town Centre were forced to close early last night due to a fault with electricity cables beneath the streets.
00:18 Fire crews were called at around 8pm with four engines parked up outside a row of shops.
00:25 Crews found no sign of fire and handed the instance over to Electricity North West who worked into the early hours of the morning to restore power.
00:34 A police search is underway in Blackpool for a missing schoolgirl who disappeared from Stanley Park.
00:41 Lancashire Police said the girl, named as Tegan, was last seen in the park on Wednesday but no time was given.
00:49 Plans for a brand new 86-bed hotel to be built on Morecambe Prom could be given the go-ahead next month.
00:57 The proposals have been drawn up with a projected tourism boom from the forthcoming Eden Project Morecambe in mind.
01:05 Police are appealing for information after a man was seriously assaulted in Burnley yesterday morning.
01:11 Officers were called at about 11am after the victim, a local man in his 30s, suffered a serious head injury after he was attacked by two other men.
01:22 He was taken to hospital where he remains in a serious condition.
01:26 A 16-year-old has appeared in court charged with the murder of a Wigan borough dad, Paul Marsh.
01:32 The teen, who cannot be identified, is accused of stabbing the 49-year-old at an address on Samuel Street in Atherton on November 17.
01:41 The youngster made his first appearance yesterday at Manchester Crown Court, Crown Square, where a bail application was turned down.
01:48 Now for the weather. After a blustery start, today will turn bright with plenty of sunny spells into the afternoon.
01:56 Feeling cold despite the sunshine, with the fresh northerly winds easing for all by the evening.
02:02 That's it for now. Thanks for watching.
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