the government says it s to pay for modernisation. rail groups say it s a kick in the teeth for passengers. and in half an hour, we will be looking back on a momentous year in sport. which included an incredible 12 months for andy murray. that is the year in sport. good evening and welcome to bbc news. first, an 11 year old girl has died, two days after she and her cousin were knocked down by a car in a hit and run crash in oldham. her cousin, who was 12, died at the scene. greater manchester police have released one of five men they had arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. peter harris reports. at the scene, tributes continued to build. this now a shrine to two young girls. 11 year old zaneta krokova lost the fight for her life this morning. her cousin helina kotlarova died on new year s eve. my my thoughts and prayers are with her family at this sad time. police believe the girls were struck by a peugeot 807 car here that failed to stop. it was lat
good evening and welcome to bbc news. the so called islamic state group claims one of its followers was behind the new year s eve nightclub attack in istanbul, which killed 39 people and wounded scores of others. a number of arrests have been made, but the hunt continues for the gunman who opened fire. officials have now identified all but one of the victims, saying most were foreign nationals. some of their funerals have been taking place today, as mark lowen reports from istanbul. it is slowly sinking in. grief binding together a nation pulled apart by terror. they mourned 23 year old yunus gormek, killed in the attack on the reina nightclub. a student working there for new year s eve, who was simply in the wrong place. at his funeral, his colleague. she took refuge from the gunman in the bathroom. i was in the toilet. the electricity went out. and i was like, yes, ok, that s all. and i said my last goodbyes to one of my friends. telling, 0k, goodbye, that s all, i love you
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