00:00 I'm Emily Bonner, time now for your latest news updates.
00:03 A 31-year-old man from Ormskirk has been arrested after a three-year-old girl was mauled by a dog in Kirby over the weekend.
00:10 The child was taken to hospital after the attack outside the Market Tavern pub on Saturday.
00:14 Her injuries are described as serious but not life-threatening.
00:17 A coroner said questions must be answered after Elaine and Philip Marco died after their vehicle was submerged in floodwater on Queen's Drive.
00:26 The inquest will investigate how United Utilities maintain drainage and sewage in the area as well as City Council's highway maintenance.
00:34 The inquest is due to resume in February.
00:36 According to Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service, the increased warmth in May led to the number of call-outs to blazes rising from 611 until April to 665 a month later.
00:48 Figures topped out at 750 in June before temperatures cooled in July.
00:52 That's all your local headlines for now.
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