Summary

  • Results coming in across Greater Manchester and eastern Cheshire

  • Labour win back Rochdale from George Galloway's Workers Party of Britain

  • Esther McVey narrowly re-elected in the traditionally safe Tory seat of Tatton

  • Lib Dems gain Hazel Grove from the Conservatives

  • Labour gains Bolton West and Leigh & Atherton from the Conservatives

  • Labour set to win a landslide victory, according to exit poll

  • Live results and reaction from across the UK

Live Reporting

Written by Paul Burnell, Ewan Gawne & Jonny Humphries. Edited by Ian Shoesmith & Tom Mullen

  1. ‘Lessons learned’ after station collapse - MP

    An MP meets with rail bosses after the collapse of a station roof three years ago.

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  2. Pupils left 'humiliated' by school's lanyard rules

    A school's new rules on lanyards detailing pupils' learning disabilities are met with anger.

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  3. Drug driving arrests after boy, 12, struck by car

    A boy is in hospital after being seriously injured in the incident on Thursday evening, police say.

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  4. Morrissey donates £50k to help save lads club

    The Smiths star donates £50k to the Salford Lads Club, which features on the band's album sleeve.

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  5. MPs urge Rayner to deal with council cash delays

    Wigan MPs write to the deputy prime minister in protest over a council funding hold-up.

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  6. New housing officers say some homes 'horrendous'

    Newly-trained officers graduate to bolster the ranks of Greater Manchester housing enforcement teams.

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  7. Health Secretary urged to visit crumbling hospital

    Councillors are calling on Wes Streeting to witness the state of Stepping Hill Hospital in person.

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  8. Council's housing waiting list time up to 12 years

    A report finds the register of people wanting a new council home in Stockport has grown to 8,000.

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  9. Public inquiry to study new service station plans

    The owner of Tebay Services on the M6 in Cumbria wants to open similar facilities in Cheshire.

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  10. Plastic tubs and pots to be accepted in recycling

    Residents in Greater Manchester, apart from Wigan, can now put plastics pots and trays in recycling bins.

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  11. Government rules out cash for crumbling hospital

    The health minister rules out extra cash for Stepping Hill hospital prompting MPs to urge a rethink.

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  12. Family heartbreak put Rick Astley on path to fame

    Rick Astley says he craved the spotlight because he didn't "get enough attention" from his parents.

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  13. Girls Aloud star's plaque unveiled by her mother

    The plaque, dedicated to Sarah Harding, is part of the Stockport Music Story walking tour.

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  14. Man jailed for series of bowling alley thefts

    Damien Rigby had "absolutely no regard for others", police say.

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  15. Man threatened to kill MP and 'execute' NHS staff

    Ryan Breheny, found with a cache of weapons at his home, is jailed for more than three years.

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  16. Prison's drug problem 'worst in England and Wales'

    A report finds HMP Hindley in Wigan is overrun with drugs despite efforts to tackle the problem.

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  17. Grade II-listed mill to be turned into flats

    The building has been empty since a 2018 fire, and will become home to 135 apartments, developers say.

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  18. Bid to turn ex-pub into 15-bed house knocked back

    Plans to turn the Crispin Arms in Wigan into a 15-bed HMO sparked fears the area would be "ghettoised".

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  19. Diggers, watches, whisky and cars seized in raid

    Forty-three stolen vehicles, including a Range Rover and 12 diggers, are recovered by police.

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  20. Derelict mill burnt out in overnight fire

    Fire crews work overnight to put out a blaze at a derelict mill at a village in Stockport.

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