Daily news bulletin: Everton fan banning order, rail delays and storm closes Chester Zoo

📰 A three-year Football Banning Order has been issued to an Everton fan for shouting a racist slur during the game against Burnley on Monday, 13 September 2021.

Deanna Franklin, aged 43, of Bath Street North, Southport, was handed the ban after it was reported that she directed a racist slur towards a Burnley player during the game.

She must also not go within a mile of Goodison Park for two hours either before kick-off or after a match ends when Everton play there. The same rule applies to stadiums in other cities when Everton travel there for games.

📰 Chester Zoo announced its closure on Friday due to storm Eunice. They said they were keeping their gates closed for the safety of the animals and keepers.

The Zoo advises those with tickets that they've automatically extended them for a whole year until the end of Feb 2023.

📰 Rail passengers have been facing travel disruption due to Storm Eunice. Rail engineers worked to clear trees and debris from railway lines on the West Coast main line and other key North West rail routes after Storm Dudley brought gusts of 90mph.

With Storm Eunice forecast to be even more ferocious, passengers are being warned that journeys will face disruption.